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Roxburgh Park’s Josef Hanna might be only 19 years old, but that hasn’t stopped him making a name for himself in the music world. Mr Hanna, who started playing the violin at four, has performed with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and is a regular member of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra. He also performed at last year’s Melbourne Festival at the Victorian Arts Centre. The music lover’s hard work has caught the attention of Hume council, which recently honoured him as part of its 2016 Hume Art Awards. The council announced Mr Hanna as winner of its ‘emerging performing artist under-30’ award.

He said the grant would help with his musical studies.

North hit hard as jobs go

By Laura Michell Pockets of Hume, including Broadmeadows, continue to be plagued by unemployment, despite a drop in the overall jobless rate in the city and across the state.

Latest small area labour market statistics for the March quarter, compiled by the federal department of employment, reveal the unemployment rate at Broadmeadows is 22.6 per cent, where it has hovered for the past year.

Campbellfield, Coolaroo and Meadow Heights also have high unemployment, with

about 20 per cent looking for work. But the overall jobless rate in Hume is significantly lower, at 9.1 per cent, while in Whittlesea, unemployment is 7 per cent. The state average is 6 per cent, down from 6.5 per cent in March last year.

Broadmeadows has been hit hard by widespread redundancies, with companies including Ford and Woolworths closing local operations.

The small area labour market statistics reveal more than 1000 people in Broadmeadows are looking for work.

A jobs centre set up at Broadmeadows in a bid to address rising unemployment and help workers affected by manufacturing closures has seen an increase in retrenched workers aged between 40 and 55 seeking help.

Run by the Kangan Institute, the Skills and Jobs Centre is designed as a first point-of-call for workers needing to re-skill, unemployed workers needing support to retrain, and for students wanting to start training.

The centre’s industry engagement consultant, Kerrie-Anne McPhee, said the centre has helped about 450 people through the job search

and training process. “This includes workers in transition and job seekers,” Ms McPhee said “Anyone wondering what to do next can access the right information [at the centre] to help them make an informed decision about their future.”

Ms McPhee said the centre was able to help job seekers with career planning, retraining and education pathways.

She said the centre had links to local employers, could help to connect people with job opportunities, and it runs workshops to boost employability and confidence.

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Cameras could be safe option

By Laura Michell CCTV cameras could be installed in high crime areas across Whittlesea after councillors backed a proposal to develop a CCTV policy.

Cr Ricky Kirkham raised a notice of motion at the council’s June 28 meeting, asking for a CCTV policy to improve community safety.

He said there are growing concerns about safety, with overall crime up 8.7 per cent in Whittlesea in the 12 months to March.

Cr Kirkham said closed-circuit cameras

should be installed in public places where there is a potential risk to people’s personal safety.

“We should develop a policy where we can start to protect the community more broadly,” he said.

“If you drive through most of the areas in Mernda and Doreen, as well as parts in the southern area of the municipality, you can see that graffiti is on the rise.

“We need to deter offenders and make people feel safe. I would like to see the council on the front foot and be real leaders in the field.”

Mayor Stevan Kozmevski said while he supported the CCTV policy proposal, he believed that installing cameras was not the best way to make people feel safe.

“More police is what we really need to make the community feel safe,” he said.

Cr Kozmevski said he wanted to ensure that the community had a say in the policy and that their privacy wasn’t overlooked.

The council will consult with police and the community over coming months to determine whether cameras should be installed.

Earlier this year, a Burnet Institute report found that the installation of CCTV cameras in Footscray in 2011 had failed to reduce the sale or use of injecting drugs on the streets. Based on a study of more than 680 injecting drug users, the report found the main effect of the cameras was to shift injecting heroin and “ice” users from public toilets on to streets farther from the cameras.

But Victoria Police and Maribyrnong council say the cameras have boosted the “perception” of public safety.

‘Ambitious’ works through

Gwen Nguyen has worked at Tontine for 24 of its 60-year history of manufacturing in Australia. (Damjan Janevski)

National brand backs its locals Campbellfield company Tontine is celebrating its 60th year of Australian manufacturing, making it one of the last businesses to continue local production.

The iconic Australian brand moved to its Campbellfield factory eight years ago to boost its output of pillows and quilts.

It makes about four million pillows and about 750,000 quilts each year.

The company employs 120 people at its factory, warehouse and sales centre, many of whom are migrants.

General manager Ian Shannon said about 40

per cent of Tontine’s employees had worked for the company for more than 15 years. Among them, is admin worker Gwen Nguyen, who started at Tontine in 1991.

Ms Nguyen began working at Tontine four years after moving to Australia, on the assembly line. Now, she works in payroll and helps look after the company’s contractor database.

She said she is proud to have worked for a company that has remained local after so long.

Mr Shannon said Tontine continues to manufacture in Australia because it has a great

team and has invested in the latest technology.

“Tontine has been an interesting business because it’s innovative,” he said.

He acknowledged that the loss of many manufacturers will impact locally. “[The manufacturing industry] is hard to replace. Manufacturing provides opportunities for many people, including migrants.

“When manufacturing starts to die, you lose a big employment pool.”

Laura Michell

Hume council will spend a record $74 million on capital works this year, as it seeks to deliver essential community infrastructure as soon as possible.

Councillors approved the 2016-17 budget on June 27, making minor changes to its draft budget, which was released in May. Following community submissions, councillors voted to include $40,000 for resurfacing two courts at Tullamarine Tennis Club, after the club approached the council because three of its courts had been deemed unsafe.

Club spokesman Colin Akers said other clubs and the North Suburban Night Tennis Association had complained about the conditions of the courts.

The budget includes an average rates rise of 2.5 per cent, in line with the state government’s new cap. The average household will pay about $45 more in rates this year. But as this is a revaluation year, the degree of change will vary.

The council will also repay almost $25.95 million in borrowings, making it virtually debt-free.

Mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou said said there would be “huge investments” in services and community facilities.

She said the budget included the most ambitious capital works program of her eight years on the council, with $19 million to complete the aquatic and athletics centre at Craigieburn Anzac Park, and $1.47 million will upgrade the pavilion at Craigieburn’s DS Aitken reserve.

In Broadmeadows, $3 million will go towards redeveloping the old town hall, while money will also be spent to increase car parking in the CBD. Laura Michell

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Hotel bid to join pokie venues

By Laura Michell An extra 20 gaming machines will be activated in Whittlesea if the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation approves the application of South Morang’s Commercial Hotel.

Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group, which owns the Plenty Road venue, applied for 40 machines to help fund major renovations.

But the group says it will take out 20 gaming machines from its three other local hotels – The Plough, Bundoora Tavern, and Excelsior – if its

South Morang application is approved. This, it states, means there will be only an extra 20 machines overall in Whittlesea.

The Commercial Hotel has not had poker machines as yet, while 10 other venues in the city operate 691 machines.

In a statement to the commission, venue manager Natalee Melaney said 40 gaming machines at the Commercial would underwrite construction of a gaming room, upgrades to the public bar, and a new rooftop beer garden and function room.

“The aim is to significantly improve the feel

New hub to fight crime The first concept designs for Mernda’s new police station have been released by the state government.

The $15 million police station will be built on the corner of Bridge Inn Road and Pimpinella Pass. It is expected to open in late 2017.

Last month, the state government appointed ADCO Constructions to design and build the new station.

The building will house uniformed officers, family violence response staff and a criminal investigation unit, along with other police units and administrative staff.

It will be sited among existing river red gum trees, respecting its locale and integrating with the landscape of Mernda.

Police Minister Lisa Neville said the station will service Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

“This is a first look at what will be a state-of-the-art, crime-fighting hub for the Mernda community,” she said.

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“Construction of the new Mernda police station is on track – part of our work to give police the people, facilities, technology and powers to get their job done and protect Victorian communities.”

The station is the result of two years of campaigning by members of the Mernda community.

Mernda Needs a Police Station group spokesman Tom Joseph said the community has lobbied for the station because it is concerned about the rising number of burglaries and break-ins in the area.

He said that residents wanted to see a greater police presence at Mernda.

Laura Michell Artist’s impression of Mernda’s new police station. (Supplied)

of the hotel and provide a range of different facilities that are not currently available,” she said, adding the poker machines also meant the hotel would employ an extra 20 people.

A social and economic impact assessment submitted to the VCGLR as part of the application said the extra machines were likely to have a minor impact on problem gambling.

The assessment said the hotel would have one of the smallest numbers of gaming machines in Whittlesea and would operate for fewer gaming hours than other venues in the area.

Whittlesea has four of the top 10 hotel venues

in Victoria for player losses. They include the Epping Plaza Hotel, which recorded the state’s highest gambling losses last year.

Between July 2015 and May 31 this year, gamblers lost more than $102 million at Whittlesea’s gaming venues, up from $100 million in the previous 12 months.

Whittlesea council has launched an online survey to gauge the community’s thoughts on the Commercial Hotel’s application. Residents can have their say until July 13 at bit.ly/2903eP8 The VCGLR will conduct a hearing on the group’s application at a later date.

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Rail report raises ire Whittlesea council claims it was refused access to a key report on the Mernda rail extension, which led to a decision to elevate sections of the track.

The council’s city transport and presentation director Nick Mann took the unconventional step of raising a matter of urgent business at the June 28 council meeting, urging councillors to write to Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan expressing disappointment that reference designs for the project, released in May, include elevated rail track.

He told the meeting the council had unsuccessfully sought the release of a geotechnical report, which had led the Level Crossing Removal Authority to include elevated rail at Hawkstowe Parade, The Parkway and Mernda town centre.

But the authority’s project director Graeme Chambers has disputed Mr Mann’s claim.

“The geotechnical report is available for council officers to view and receive a briefing on,” Mr Chambers said last week.

Councillors backed Mr Mann’s motion, agreeing to write to Ms Allan citing 12 matters of urgency around the impact of the proposed elevated rail sections on nearby residents, and ongoing maintenance of areas under the raised tracks.

Cr Mary Lalios said the council wanted to view the report to ensure all options had been considered before the project proceeded with elevated rail.

“The community is very concerned about the eyesore and the blight on the landscape this will have. We have to be a voice for the community,” she said. “If the geotechnical report says it can’t be done [at or below ground level] for whatever reason, I think that we as a council will understand that.”

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Mr Chambers said the authority had included sections of elevated rail in the track extension’s reference designs to ensure that no new level crossing would be created by the project.

“A high water table, basaltic rock conditions and existing underground services were also key considerations,” he said.

The extension is due to open in 2019 and will include a premium station at Mernda, as well as a second station near South Morang’s Marymede Catholic College. Bidders have been asked to price a third station near Hawkstowe Parade.

John Holland and a McConnell Dowell Constructors/UGL Engineering joint venture have been shortlisted to tender for the track extension.

A contract for the project is expected to be awarded in early 2017, with construction to start soon afterwards.

(Damjan Janevski)

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A Ghana adventure Ato Sam is on a mission to introduce as many people as possible to the culture of his homeland Ghana.

Mr Sam, who lives in Mill Park, migrated to Australia in 2008 with his Australian wife, Amanda, and set up a not-for-profit group to teach people about Ghana.

Abusua Pa Experience offers four-to-six week tours of the west African nation, during which participants stay in Mr Sam’s family home, are taught the basics of the language and learn traditional cooking.

They can also get involved in volunteer work.

“I want to share my culture with as many people as I can,” he said. “I want people to experience the beauty and nature of Africa.”

Mr Sam runs cooking classes from his Mill Park home to raise money to donate to the Ghanaian community in his homeland. A recent class helped out a school, while future classes will fund better drinking water.

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Children are number one Drivers are being urged to fill up at a Kalkallo service station during July to help raise money for children’s charity Variety.

Throughout the month, Kalkallo’s Caltex outlet will donate one per cent from the sale of premium fuel to the charity.

Owner John Nsar is also encouraging motorists to show their support by making gold coin donations.

Mr Nsar said the business is supporting Variety because it is a great way to give back to the community.

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“After having children and knowing how precious they are, I want to ensure that I am doing all I can to support them and help them,” Mr Nsar said.

“I believe Variety is doing great work in this area and changing the lives of many disadvantaged and sick children in Australia.”

Last year, the service station raised $3000 for the charity – a figure Mr Nsar is hoping to better this year.

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Hume council will name Craigieburn’s newest park ‘Craigieburn Anzac Park’.

The 12-hectare park, bound by Aitken and Marathon boulevards and Windrock and Central Park avenues, is due to be finished next year. The $48.5 million park will feature a leisure centre, an athletics track, pavilion, an inclusive playground and a war memorial.

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By Laura Michell Fania Nicolaidis has been living with diabetes for 56 years.

The South Morang grandmother was diagnosed with type one diabetes in 1959, at 19 years old. At the time, she was five months’ pregnant with her second child and had limited English, having only moved to Australia from Greece four years earlier.

“It was a shock. I was working in our fish and chip shop and a customer suggested I go to the hospital because I looked very pale. I went to the hospital and I was kept there. I wasn’t expecting to be told I was diabetic,” she said.

Diabetes runs in Mrs Nicolaidis’ family, with her father, brother and two of her children also challenged with the condition. Her son died in 2010 from diabetes-related heart disease.

Mrs Nicolaidis said she is vigilant about managing her medication and diet, and strives to remain active.

When her children were younger, she would get up at 5am every day to make them healthy lunches and exercise before going to work.

“I have managed so long because I keep active. I want people to know that diabetes can be managed,” she said. “Diabetes has robbed me and my family of a lot.”

Mrs Nicolaidis is one of more than 10,000 people in Whittlesea living with diabetes.

The municipality has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the northern suburbs, alongside Hume.

In both areas, 6.1 per cent of the population has been diagnosed with diabetes, which is above the state average of 5 per cent.

Dianella Health chief executive Dr Neil Cowen said national diabetes week (July 10-16) was an opportunity to raise awareness of the condition.

Fania Nicolaidis will receive an award from Diabetes Victoria that recognises her efforts in living with diabetes for more than 50 years. (Damjan Janevski)

Dr Cowen said people who are overweight, do not exercise enough, and don’t maintain a healthy diet are at greater risk of contracting it.

He said in Hume, half the population do not do sufficient exercise, while only 4 per cent eat the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables. Forty-two per cent of residents are overweight. The state average is just 17 per cent.

“The link between diet and diabetes is pretty

obvious,” Dr Cowen said. “Diabetes week is a chance for us all to be reminded that we have choices between that unhealthy kebab or pie, or something healthier … we need to choose healthier options.”

To mark national diabetes week, Diabetes Victoria will present Mrs Nicolaidis with a Kellion Victory Medal in the 50-year category, recognising her management of her condition.

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Doggie park survey opens Dog owners can have their say on a new park being built at Broadmeadows for their four-legged friends.

Hume council is planning a dog park at the John Ilhan Memorial Reserve, on Barry Road, to be built next year.

Mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou said there are plans for drinking fountains for people and water bowls for dogs in the fenced-off park, but council wants community input about other features to be included.

“Would pet owners like a small dog park with a variety of exercise equipment, or perhaps a bigger park with fewer challenge for canines?” she said.

The council is particularly keen to hear residents’ thoughts on a sensory area, which enables dogs to smell and feel, as well as a time-out zone for small dogs and shy canines.

“Dogs love to keep active, and there are many simple attributes that can help a canine to jump and practice obedience,” Cr Patsikatheodorou said.

“Challenging obstacles at dog parks can build great skills in canines, and enable our four-legged friends to meet and socialise with other dogs.

“It will be a perfect spot for dog owners to meet other people who love animals.”

A council survey asks dog owners to have their say on the park.

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Voters in the northern suburbs have returned incumbent Labor MPs Rob Mitchell, Andrew Giles and Maria Vamvakinou in the 2016 federal election.

While counting is continuing in the seats of McEwen, Scullin and Calwell, with some polling places, pre-poll and postal votes yet to be finalised, voters have thrown their support behind the three MPs, with swings of up to 8 per cent towards Labor.

Mr Mitchell held onto his seat of McEwen, despite challenges from eight others, including embattled Liberal candidate Chris Jermyn.

Before the election, McEwen was considered to be one of the most marginal seats in the country, with Mr Mitchell holding the seat by a margin of 0.3 per cent, or 313 votes.

But, late last week, with votes from all but one polling booth counted, there was a swing of 8.15 per cent Mr Mitchell’s way.

According to the Australian Electoral Commission, Mr Mitchell secured more than 45 per cent of first preference votes, up from 37 per cent at the 2013 election.

Mr Mitchell said he was humbled and grateful for the support and confidence given to him by voters across the electorate.

“I have to give a huge congratulations to the team of supporters, who were the lifeblood of our campaign,” he said.

“We were out every day talking with voters about what mattered most to them.”

In Calwell, Ms Vamvakinou has also been returned, securing 69 per cent of the two-party

preferred vote. There was a swing of more than 5 per cent towards Ms Vamvakinou.

But the normally safe seat had been plagued by confusion around the affiliation of candidate John Hsu. Mr Hsu quit the Liberal Party after his links to a brothel were exposed, choosing instead to run as an independent.

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Scullin MP Andrew Giles retained his seat with a swing of 3.9 per cent towards him.

Late last week, Mr Giles had secured more than 58 per cent of first preference votes, while Liberal candidate Melanie Stockman had received just 27.8 per cent.

Mr Giles, who was first elected to represent the safe seat in 2013, thanked voters for supporting him for a second term.

He said he was excited to still have “the privilege of working for the diverse communities of fantastic people which make up the Scullin electorate”.

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MY PLACE Cara Horner is the group leader of Epping North Scouts, who were formed in February this year for the emerging community in Epping North and Wollert. She talks with Laura Michell.

How long have you lived in Epping North and what brought you to the area?

outdoor activities I was developing a passion for.

I’ve lived in Epping North for eight years. As a sustainability educator, I loved the then cutting-edge sustainability features the Aurora estate offered and also the masterplan guiding development of the estate. The housing was affordable in an area relatively close to the Melbourne CBD and our move here reduced commuting times for my partner and I.

How many members does Epping North Scouts have and how long has it been operating?

We have 49 youth members, eight leaders and two youth helpers, with more youth members joining every week. The group has been operating since February this year and is currently using the council-owned and operated Galada Community Centre for its meetings.

What do you love about your community?

I love its multicultural nature and also the strong sense of community in Epping North and Wollert. I love the protected river red gums, stony knolls and old dry stone walls in the area, and I also love that we can drive five minutes up the road and be in the country.

What are the challenges facing a new Scouts group?

As a new group, our fundraising task is enormous. We are starting from scratch so we need to buy every piece of equipment that we need to run weekly activities and the adventurous outdoor activities scouting is renowned for. Apart from buying equipment like tents, sleeping mats, cooking equipment, backpacks, tables, benches, shelters and navigation equipment, we also need to buy a shipping container to store the equipment and a trailer to take it all around in.

We then need to find somewhere to store them.

How long have you been involved with Scouts?

Why did you first become involved?

You can find out more information about Epping North Scouts via our website, www. vicscouts.com.au/epping-north.html, or our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ENScouts.

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Point of view unplugged For Chester Vega, drawing has become the most effective way of dealing with his emotions.

Whenever he feels a strong sense of sadness or rage, he sits down and depicts what he is feeling.

Over time, he has put together a series of works, which is set to be displayed at Craigieburn’s Gee Lee-Wik Doleen Gallery later this month.

Vega said each piece in his Drawn and Quartered exhibition considered the language of the body, and explored some of the darker emotions that we all experience.

He says he hopes the exhibition will resonate with anyone who has endured challenges in their life.

Each piece has been left untitled so as not to influence the way people view the drawings.

Vega, who lives in Craigieburn, feels anxious about displaying his work locally.

He says that it has been a long time since he put his work on public display.

“I did a few exhibitions after uni, and then took a break for about 20 years,” he says.

“Recently I decided to pick up again.

“I’m terrified to have my work shown in my suburb.

“Friends will have a first-hand look at what I have been spending my time on.

“It’s scary knowing that people you know will be viewing your work.”

Drawn and Quartered will be on display at the gallery at the Hume Global Learning Centre, 75-95 Central Park Avenue, Craigieburn, from July 21- October 30.

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Schools with a social conscience Australia’s first saint, Mary MacKillop, said: “People should never see a need and do nothing to help”. She was definitely a woman of her word.

Given the number of children without an education living in rural Australia at the time, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop (as she is now known) helped establish schools and worked with the poor and disenfranchised, teaching them mathematics and how to read.

Her philosophy to help those in need has been adopted by schools across Melbourne.

In fact, giving back to the community has a long history at Melbourne schools which, like St Mary, are inspired by their community and religious beliefs.

Catholic Education Melbourne executive director Stephen Elder says the philosophy behind social justice in schools takes inspiration from the life of Jesus and his work with the poor and marginalised.

“His philosophy was to feed the hungry, love God and love your neighbour – to love everybody ‘as I have loved you’,” Stephen says. “[The] teaching really centres around what Jesus has inspired us to do.”

He says, in modern times, Pope Francis has continued to inspire the Catholic and wider community, including schools, to be of assistance and “get their hands dirty” helping those in need.

“Catholic schools in and around Melbourne and Geelong have adopted several approaches and programs to making social justice and service to the community part of the curriculum,” Stephen says.

“In some schools, students visit elderly citizens’ homes, engaging with and learning

from community elders. When students truly engage, they are often surprised at how much they love this kind of work,” Stephen says.

Secondary schools also embark on outward-facing social justice projects overseas, where students work directly with local communities to build social capital or work in orphanages.

It’s all part of providing an insight into the benefits of giving up your time to help others.

“We hope the joy of giving gets into our students’ DNA and inspires them, and others, to value social justice activities as young adults,” Stephen says.

At Xavier College, the Social Justice Network extends to parents of students.

Xavier, and other schools, including Siena College and Haileybury, see their work as an opportunity to make a difference in the world.

Siena College principal Gaynor Robson-Garth says students are able to enhance their global perspectives.

“For all at Siena College, social justice is about making a difference in the world, through compassion and service to others,” she says.

“We help our students to critically examine the world and not be complacent.”

Haileybury marketing director Sarah Bryant says there are multiple benefits.

“For students it creates awareness of their community, as well as their own self-worth,” she says.

“We all benefit from living in a just society – one that supports the law and human rights, where each individual is valued as an equal member of that society.”

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Cause I can Dollars for those in need Each year, Melbourne schools help to raise millions of dollars for those in need, locally and internationally.

Fund-raising is a large part of schools’ social justice programs.

Money raised goes to causes that include cancer awareness and research charities, The Salvation Army, World Vision, Caritas and even other schools in Australia and overseas.

While many fund-raisers are one-offs, some school programs have a long history.

This includes the Maytime Fair that Xavier College, a Catholic Jesuit school, has held annually for 64 years.

The school has raised millions of dollars for the Jesuit mission, which helps refugees, students and communities in developing countries, including East Timor and India, as well as other Asian and African nations.

Projects include improving the educational outcomes for students in these countries, offering pastoral care and advocacy for refugees, as well as medical care and social services.

St Monica’s College also has a long-running fund-raiser. For more than 30 years staff have helped to raise money for the Presentation Sisters in Pakistan.

The sisters run convent schools across Pakistan that provide education for poor

children. Money raised by St Monica’s has helped villages in the southern Sindh region of Pakistan, especially after a 2006 flood ravaged the area.

Money was also used to buy a solar water purifier for the Francis Nagar village in the same region, ensuring residents have access to clean drinking water.

Kilvington Grammar School is a Baptist school whose houses each have a nominated charity to raise money for.

Every term, one of the houses – Fysh, Barrett, Fethers and Burman – runs a series of fund-raising programs.

Local charities, including CanTeen and Very Special Kids, benefit from the students’ generosity.

Kilvington is also involved in Operation Christmas Child run by Samaritan’s Purse.

It is an annual program in which children raise money and donate toys for other children overseas.

Haileybury has also taken part in this program, sending more than 500 shoeboxes of toys to children in need in the past six years.

Haileybury marketing director Sarah Bryant says the school donates useful gifts to children overseas, some of whom might never have been given a gift before.

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“The boxes are sent to needy children in South-East Asia, the Pacific and Papua New Guinea,” Sarah says.

Haileybury students also support The School of St Jude in Tanzania. Senior students from Castlefield House raise money for projects at the school.

“The School of St Jude provides free, quality education to some of Tanzania’s poorest children,” Sarah says. “Every year, the boys fund one teacher and two students to attend and work at the school. Each year they can raise

between $2000 to $3000 and in 2016 they have set their target at $5000.”

This type of fund-raising gives students the chance to see how they are changing the lives of children overseas.

“The Castlefield boys receive letters from the students that they support, which take pride of place within the House Room,” Sarah says.

“The boys were also able to watch online as the first batch of year 12 students graduated in 2015 – it was a very special moment.” melissa.heagney@theweeklyreview.com.au

St Monica’s College, Epping “A School of Educational Enterprise”

St Monica's College, Epping has launched its biggest and most important project since the College was founded in 1964. Called Project Forward, the project incorporates a number of new building developments, including demolition of current buildings. All of this in order to continue catering for Catholic Education in the northern suburbs of Melbourne.

The first of the building projects is the demolition of Augustine House on Dalton Road to make way for a purpose built administration centre. This has now commenced. Once that is completed, a proposed multi-level teaching and learning centre will be built on the Davisson Street Campus.

Principal, Mr Brian Hanley, said we never rest on our laurels. “St Monica’s College, Epping will continue to be the leading Catholic Coeducational College delivering quality education to the youth of the northern suburbs of Melbourne.

We constantly review and improve every aspect of life at St Monica’s College, Epping to ensure every student has the opportunity to excel.”

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Helping hands Melbourne students learn through volunteering “Through [teachers] sharing their experiences, students have now requested to help too, with the younger students (aged 14-17) doing food preparation and those over 18 being able to actually assist with distribution.

“Not only are current staff and students involved, but past students have continued to volunteer to help,” she says.

Siena’s students also volunteer internationally.

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Year 11 students experience life at the Kopanang Community Trust in South Africa, which brings together women in need to teach them life skills and also cares for orphans.

Students live and work in the community for a fortnight.

“The experience is a life-changing one for those who participate and it has a profound impact on how they see and understand poverty and the lives of those less fortunate than themselves,” Gaynor says.

Through volunteering, Xavier College students learn about the school’s Jesuit philosophy of social justice and giving back to those in need.

Students are required to volunteer at least 150 hours in their senior years through programs that include teaching English to newly arrived Australians.

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One of the strongest philosophies behind social justice in schools is, undoubtedly, volunteering.

Many schools have adopted programs that allow students to volunteer time to charities and educational projects in their local communities and across Melbourne.

Not only do people in need benefit, it allows students to learn from their experiences.

St Monica’s College in Epping encourages students to visit the Exodus Community in the Olympic Village, West Heidelberg, not too far from the school.

St Monica’s social justice co-ordinator, Fadi Elbarbar, says year 12 students visit this area to meet the people who live in the Olympic Village.

It’s one of the poorest areas in the state.

“They walk the streets with these people, learn about the area and how inherent poverty affects them and their families,” Fadi says.

“They then sit down and discuss what they saw and how they feel.

“While they’re not raising money, what they are doing, in terms of service, is giving these people the voice that they do not usually have.”

While students at Siena College in Camberwell volunteer their time, teachers, principals and parents at the school are also involved in volunteering.

Staff are regular volunteers at the St Vinnies’ soup kitchen each weekend. Principal Gaynor Robson-Garth says it’s a great way for educators at the school to lead by example. “For more than a year, staff have been volunteering at the St Vinnies soup van on Sunday evenings,” Gaynor says.

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Among its many programs, Xavier students volunteer through Rotary Gardening, an initiative in which students don gardening gloves to help those in need.

They also offer their time to St Catherine’s Nursing Home and by teaching English to students who have migrated from countries where English is not their first language.

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Xavier College students also volunteer on Thursday afternoons after school at Yooralla Balwyn, taking part in the art circle program.

Students assist groups at the school with their works of art.

At Kilvington Grammar School in Ormond students from year 7 to senior years take part in voluntary work. Year 9s work with a charity called Helping Hands, which makes prosthetic hands for people in countries including Afghanistan and Cambodia. Students also

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volunteer for a term at a community-based charity or organisation.

Community volunteer work is also done by students at Academy of Mary Immaculate.

They work with organisations, including the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, McAuley Community Services for Women and Mercy Aged Care facilities, which are near the school’s Fitzroy campus.

The school’s social justice co-ordinator Sue Moran says much of the volunteering is student driven.

“Students are moved by the experiences of others and are highly motivated to make a difference,” she says. “Working together to create meaningful outcomes for others is an enriching experience and one that teenagers relish as individuals and as an experience to unite them as a community.

“As teachers, we are inspired to deepen their experiences with the many and varied experiences that are available to the education community.” melissa.heagney@theweeklyreview.com.au

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CONSIDER THE SAUCE Kenny Weir takes in the west’s swish new Greek eatery …

After a long gestation, the new George Calombaris establishment at Williamstown is up and running.

The “soft opening” Consider The Sauce attends is loosely dedicated to media. It follows one the previous night for family and friends and will be followed by another for locals.

I enjoy running into a few pals, but each invitee has chosen their own timetable and there is no communal seating, so this is just like a busy (normal) night and plays a dual role of fine-tuning the restaurant and its food.

My dining companion, Star Weekly sales gun Rochelle Loney, and I go for the Feed Me set menu that retails for $49.

In some ways, this is a bit lazy of us, and I later regret not taking the opportunity to explore the a la carte menu in more depth.

But it does make things easy – and, besides, what we are served is very much the kind of thing I suspect many, perhaps most, customers here will want.

What we get is pretty much straight-up Greek food – and I say that as no criticism.

It all ranges, in my opinion, from good to very good, to outstanding.

Warmed Mount Zero olives – lovely.

In my world, the paler and less fishy the taramosalata the better it becomes.

This is a luscious verging-on-white delight served with slightly fluffy, char-grilled pita bread.

The black sesame lavosh and granny smith slices and puree top the saganaki with elan.

HELLENIC HOTEL Address: 28 Ferguson Street, Williamstown Phone: 9393 1000 But the saganaki is just OK – maybe it’s simply not my thing.

The HH grain salad with pulses, nuts and herbs is cool and moist, topped with creamy smoked yogurt.

Heirloom carrots with fenugreek and almonds are sweet and flavoursome.

The Hellenic Hotel rotisserie chicken …

Normally, I’d expect to see greater depth of colour and way more turbo-charged seasoning.

But this is superb.

Of the two pieces we are presented, I get the one with the breast meat.

To my great happiness, it is moist and delicious – which speaks highly of the quality of the chook, and the skill with which it has been cooked.

Greek rice pudding – risogalo – is topped with rhubarb and candied pistachios.

It’s a fine way to complete our meal. I like that its sweetness seems restrained.

Consider The Sauce will visit Hellenic Hotel again soon to see how the $15 upstairs bar daily specials shape up!

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And this property does not let the team down. With three bedrooms, a large living area that's full of natural sunlight for most of the day, a recently updated kitchen that has more storage than most would know what to do with, a separate dining/second living area, laundry and bathroom.

One of the most exiting features is the outdoor entertaining area that is screaming to host its next house warming, all undercover with room for plenty of outdoor furniture and a stunning bluestone built-in barbeque area. This area can 1 2 3 be gated off to keep little ones in or pets out. The PRICE: $245,000 rear yard also has a large colour bond shed. Do not let this get away, call now to organise an INSPECT: By appointment immediate inspection and secure your piece in CONTAC TACT: Da this rapidly evolving market whilst it's still cheap.

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By Tara Murray Craigieburn Eagles finals hopes are in their own hands with three rounds left to play in division 2 of Big V men’s basketball.

The Eagles are one of three sides fighting for the final spot in the top six, with only one game separating them going into the last month of the season.

The final two games became even more crucial after the Eagles lost to Pakenham on Saturday night.

Scores were level at three-quarter time, before the Warriors scored the first nine points of the last quarter to set up the 82-75 victory.

Eagles coach Dennis McNamara said his team’s past two games – against the other two sides looking to make finals, Maccabi and Collingwood – would decide the season.

“If we can beat them both, we should make finals,” McNamara said before Saturday’s game.

“We already lead them head-to-head and if teams are equal on points it’s decided on that, not percentage.

“If we can win either or both the next two games, it’ll take the pressure off.”

It has been a tough season for the Eagles so far. Injuries and visa issues meant they were severely undermanned in many games.

McNamara said they were getting closer to having a full squad, with only two players missing last weekend and as players return to the side, results are starting to be more consistent.

“We’re back in control,” McNamara said.

“When we’ve been close to full strength, our biggest loss has been five points.

“Against the top side we were in the game until the last minute and it’s really pleasing that we were within three points of the best side.”

Import Jonathan Maybank took to the court for the first time on Saturday after being delayed because of visa issues.

McNamara said Maybank’s visa was approved too late for him to play enough games to qualify for finals, leaving the Eagles without their best player if they do make it.

Despite not playing until this week, Maybank’s talents have still been noticed higher up. He was part of the inaugural National Basketball League Pro Combine, where some of Australia’s best talent showcased their skills in front of NBL officials.

Meanwhile, the Eagles women’s side had reason to celebrate after winning only their second game of the season on Saturday night.

The Eagles came out firing after quarter-time to beat Werribee Devils 69-46 in a bottom-of-the-table clash.

Trailing by two points at quarter-time, the Eagles then had their best quarter of the game to score 23 points and open up a 13-point lead.

They extended the lead in every quarter as Nicole Cameron and Natalie Stewart top-scored for the Eagles with 15 points each.

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SPORT Eagles’ wings clipped for the first time this season It was a weekend of upsets in the Essendon District Football League and there was none bigger than Tullamarine’s win over Craigieburn.

It was first against third in the division 1 match, but the gap between the unbeaten Eagles and the rest of the competition was huge.

The Demons got the jump and surprisingly led by 27 points at quarter-time. There was no comeback from Craigieburn as the Demons went on to win 12.9 (81)-7.12 (54).

Demons coach Anthony Leydin said the first quarter proved to be the difference.

“It ebbed and flowed but we got a mini-break in the first quarter, which we deserved,” he said. “It became a more even

contest after the first quarter. We tried to crack the game open but, credit to them, they fought back every time and it become an arm wrestle.”

While the midfield was a key for the Demons, the defence stood tall against everything thrown at them.

Having no Cameron Cloke to defend against was a bonus for the Demons, but they kept Jason Cloke, Glenn Robertson and Nick Fletcher goalless.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome,” Leydin said.

“Certainly everything went our way. The players who were given responsibility played out of their skins.”

Two of those defenders, Chris Burns and Col Laurie, were named in the Demons’ best, while Jack Sims was the leading goalscorer with three.

The Demons will have another week of wait and see on the injury front, with Joel Flanigan going off injured in the first 10 minutes.

The win sees the Demons move to second on the ladder but with two byes to third-placed Westmeadows’ one.

Leydin said the win against the Eagles did not change anything for his side.

“It doesn’t relieve the pressure and just makes you realise how valuable wins are,” he said.

A courageous return

By Tara Murray Renae Schwarze thought her football career was over when she fractured her back playing for Melbourne University.

But instead of feeling sorry for herself and wondering what might have been, she worked her way back and returned to the field.

And on Sunday the 26-year-old celebrated her 100th game, a combination of 50 with Glenroy and 50 with Jacana.

But it wasn’t all good news on the day – Jacana suffered a shock 6.9 (45)-4.5 (29) loss to Roxburgh Park in the north-west division of the Victorian Women’s Football League.

Schwarze said she had played more than 100 games but had not been able to get the records of how many she played in two years with Melbourne University. So she chose Sunday’s match to celebrate the milestone.

“I played under-10 and under-12 at Glenroy and was the first girl to play 50 games for the club,” she said.

“After 12 I couldn’t play for a few years because girls couldn’t play on past under-12.

“I started playing again when I was 17.”

During her time with Melbourne University, Schwarze showed promise and was selected for Victoria. That was all cut short when she suffered what she thought was a career-ending back injury.

“I was tackled after disposing of the ball and was thrown onto my coccyx bone.

“It sent shivers through my whole body. I lost feeling in my left leg and had to learn to walk again.”

Schwarze was devastated at the thought of not playing again but was determined to get back on the field.

Despite many people telling her she was “crazy” and she shouldn’t play again, Schwarze turned her attention to her recovery.

More than two years later she was given the go-ahead by her surgeon and joined the newly formed Jacana side.

“My surgeon told me to act like a normal teenager and said go play sport,” Schwarze said.

“He said if more damage is to occur, it will happen anyway. It took a good two and half years to get back to playing. I’m not at the level I used to be, but it’s a lot more fun.”

Schwarze has passed on her knowledge to other players at the club, as a coach and an assistant coach.

She has decided this year will be her last as a player and she hopes to go out with a finals series. Jacana is currently fourth on the ladder.

“I’m going to play out the season and hope to have success and get into finals,” Schwarze said. “We’ve never had this chance before…we used to get thrashed by more than 100 points every week.”

Renae Schwarze is a role model for younger footballers. (Damjan Janevski) 28 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ JULY 12, 2016

“We play Oak Park and Hillside in the next two weeks and we’ll know where we sit after those matches.”

The Eagles weren’t the only division 1 side to suffer a shock loss, with Westmeadows going down 7.13 (55)-7.11 (53) against Hillside.

In premier division, Greenvale slipped outside the top four with a loss to Essendon Doutta Stars. The Stars blew the game open in the second quarter in an 18.3 (111)-10.8 (68) win. Ladder leader Keilor was among the losers.

In division 2, Roxburgh Park maintained top position by defeating East Sunbury and Jacana suffered yet another close loss.

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Broncos win a fine farewell for coach ORENA Hume City Broncos sent outgoing coach Lanard Copeland off in style with an eight-point win against Hawthorn in Big V state championship men’s basketball.

The Broncos announced last week that Copeland wouldn’t coach out the season as he had planned due to his commitments with the Sydney Kings.

He will be one of Andrew Gaze’s assistant coaches at the NBL side for the 2016-17 season.

A Broncos statement said: “Copeland identified that he may not be able to do both roles at the same time to the high standard he sets for himself.”

Kelvin Bowers will coach the Broncos for the rest of the year. Bowers has coached several Big V sides, including Bulleen, Warrandyte and Sunbury.

On Saturday night, the Broncos jumped out of the blocks against the Magic, eventually recording an 87-79 win.

Lee Jeka returned to the line-up and starred with 31 points. Luke Egan and Javari Williams also reached double figures.

The win and Eltham’s loss mean the Broncos move back into the top six with four regular season matches remaining.

The Bronco women beat Whittlesea and Eltham at the weekend.

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City nails win in second half A second-half goal scoring display from Hume City ensured victory against Melbourne Knights in NPL soccer.

No one bothered the scorers in the first half. City’s Tom Cahill opened the scoring in the 57th minute.

Theo Markelis made it 2-0 in the 71st and Cahill put the icing on the cake in the 85th with his second.

The win cements City’s spot in the top four.

In NPL 2 west, Whittlesea Ranges had a 2-2 draw with Sunshine George Cross.

The Ranges remain on top of the ladder.

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Cold-hot-cold Bulls make life hard for themselves You never know which Bundoora team will turn up in division 1 of the Northern Football League.

The Bulls were disappointing against Whittlesea two weeks ago before handing Heidelberg its first loss of the season a week later.

And on Saturday, it was another case of what might have been after the third-placed Bulls lost 15.11 (101)-14.11 (95) to eighth-placed Northcote Park.

Bundoora football manager Darryl Richards said his team wasn’t mentally switched on.

“We had the same issue against Whittlesea when they thought someone else would get the job done,” he said. “It was a wake-up call.

“We then took on the best team in the competition [Heidelberg] and gave them a flogging. It’s disappointing to then play like we did.”

Both sides had their chances as they traded the lead, but the Bulls couldn’t hit the lead in the last quarter.

“They wanted the ball more,” Richards said.

“Scores were level in the last few minutes and both sides were desperate to get the next score.

“They hunted in numbers, had a lot more aggression and kicked a goal with about five seconds to go. They deserved the win.”

Ruckman Matthew Dennis was best for the Bulls on his 30th birthday, while Dominic Nixon showed his time in the reserves had paid

off and he was named among the best players in his first senior game back. Gary Moorcroft kicked six goals to add to the eight he kicked last week.

Richards said the coaching staff was likely to look at the forward line and its make-up during the week.

He said while they loved that 40-year-old Moorcroft was still kicking goals, they didn’t want to have to rely on him.

“We could have won if we’d got the forward line working,” Richards said. “The ball came out of the forward line too quickly, making it harder for our defence, which has been rock solid.”

The loss caused the Bulls to slip to fourth on

Cannons grit nails win

By Tara Murray Lachlan Bramble was the hero for the Calder Cannons, when his come-from-behind goal grabbed victory against the Northern Knights.

The Knights hit the front late in the final quarter of the TAC Cup match at RAMS Arena on Saturday after the Cannons had led from early in the first quarter.

Instead of dropping their heads, the Cannons players responded through Bramble’s goal and then at the defensive end, their pressure prevented the Knights getting a clear shot to snatch the win.

The Cannons won 10.7 (67)-8.14 (62).

They entered the game as favourites, but coach Andrew Johnston knew they wouldn’t have it all their own way.

He said the Knights were a better team than their ladder position and win-loss ratio would suggest.

“They have some quality players and we knew they would be up and about,” he said.

“This is like their finals … credit to our boys, who played well.”

The Knights weren’t without their chances, especially in the second quarter when they were left to rue poor kicking at goal.

“They probably shot themselves in the foot by not kicking straight and our guys were able to kick a lot straighter,” Johnston said.

“It was 7.2 to 2.7 at half-time. We put the work in early to give ourselves a chance.

“We couldn’t sustain that for four quarters, unfortunately, and they were able to come back and put some real pressure on us.”

Johnston said the way his side had run out games in recent weeks gave him confidence his players could fight back after losing the lead and despite the Knights appearing to have more run at the weekend.

“Earlier in the year, you’d have guys in this competition who would put their heads down and all of sudden they get run down and lose by a couple of goals.

“To our credit, some of the leaders really stepped up. Bramble took control and finished it off.”

Liam Middleton, Tom Burnside and Muhammad Saad kicked two goals each in a forward line missing Karl Brown who made his debut with Coburg in the VFL. Despite missing Brown, the Cannons still looked dangerous when going forward, with Johnston liking the work of Burnside, Mitchell Lewis and Noah Balta.

The win was the Cannons’ fifth in a row.

They have a bye this week.

“We were 0-4 and we needed to try and even the ledger which we did last week and now we’re in front,” Johnston said.

“I think the boys have worked hard the last two months, so to have a week off this week will be to our advantage.”

Calder Cannon Muhammad Saad evades the Northern Knights’ Mason Blakey.(Shawn Smits)

percentage behind Macleod, and Richards said every game was now vital. “The aim was always to get into the top three, and to lose games like that puts us behind the eight ball,” he said.

Whittlesea’s three-game winning streak came to an end in a 13.11 (89)-9.12 (66) loss to Macleod.

In division 2, the struggles continued for Thomastown and Lalor, who lost again.

And in division 3, thriller kings Epping again won a close one, beating St Mary’s by two points. Mernda set up a top-two clash with Epping after beating Kilmore, while South Morang lost to Watsonia.

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Upfield a team on the rise A new coach and new players have sparked a change of fortune for Upfield in FFV’s state league 3 north-west.

Upfield began the season poorly, failing to win any of its first five matches.

Its record since then has been six wins, one loss and a draw.

Club secretary Wally Hanna says the signing of Domenic Gangemi as coach is the main reason for the turnaround.

Gangemi started the season coaching National Premier League 2 side Werribee City before stepping down and joining Upfield. “He’s a quality coach and the players are responding to him,” Hanna said. “They’re enjoying training and there’s more commitment. His training is different every time.”

Hanna said that after picking up new players to add depth, Upfield now had 18 players competing for places.

And it was making an impact on the field , with the side confident it can match it with any team.

Upfield sits fifth on the ladder with a game in hand on three of the sides above it.

But two weeks without a fixture didn’t benefit Upfield on Saturday, as it lost 3-1 to Melbourne City, the first defeat under Gangemi.

Hanna said the season’s aim was still to try for promotion.

“We have players leaving to play for NPL clubs and clubs in higher divisions,” he said.

“We’re growing at junior level and have a lot of players coming through. We want a senior team at a higher level so we can keep the kids for longer.”

In state league 2 north-west, Sporting Whittlesea pushed ladder leader Geelong but succumbed 3-2.

Hume United’s game against Essendon United was postponed because of ground conditions.

In state league 4 north, Plenty Valley Lions drew 2-2 with Boroondara Eagles Carey, while Marcellin Old Collegians defeated Mill Park 3-0 and Bundoora United lost 3-1 to Northern Falcons.

Ladder leader Epping City didn’t get onto the pitch and its match against FC Strathmore will now be played on the second catch-up weekend in late August.

Keon Park pulled off the upset of the state league 5 north season, inflicting RMIT’s first loss. Sitting 10th after just one win, Keon Park shocked everyone with its 2-1 result.

Second-placed Greenvale United and Craigieburn City (fourth) joined RMIT in losing to teams below them on the ladder.

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