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Eagles land the big one

Craigieburn Eagles are Essendon District Football League division 1 premiers after a hard-fought win against Tullamarine on Sunday. The Eagles, who were red-hot favourites going into the game, looked in trouble early in the third quarter but responded to win 15.10 (100)-12.8 (80). ■ For more match action and reaction, turn to page 19

Retail, jobs boost for north

By Laura Michell Construction of a retail and recreation precinct that dwarfs Melbourne’s biggest shopping centre will start in Craigieburn early next year.

Known as Humex, the precinct will be built by construction and development company JTX on 32 hectares on the Hume Highway.

As revealed by Star Weekly online, the development will boast the southern hemisphere’s largest children’s indoor play centre, one of the biggest medical centres in Victoria, homemaker retailers, a supermarket, service station, a childcare centre and a 12-storey hotel.

It will also feature a building material display

centre, including five levels of retail display suites for home fixture and fitting businesses.

JTX chief executive Anthony Elcheikh said there is no other development like Humex in Victoria.

He said the building material display centre would be the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

“It will have more tenancies than Chadstone … it will be 30 times the size of Bunnings,” he said. “It will bring businesses from China to Hume to display their products, and attract people from all over Australia and New Zealand to Hume.”

Mr Elcheikh said Humex had been seven years in the making, with Hume council

An artist’s impression of Humex.

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granting a permit for the site in November last year. The precinct, which is bordered by the highway, Hume Freeway and Amaroo Road, is expected to cost $650 million to construct and

take between three and five years to complete.

It will be built in four stages, with stage one to begin within the next six months. The first stage includes a service station, supermarket, medical centre, bottle shop and big box retailers.

Mr Elcheikh said Humex was designed to meet the needs of the community.

“The community has grown so much, but the services and infrastructure never grew in line with it,” he said.

“This is driven by the needs of the people.”

Craigieburn residents have taken to social media to welcome the development, with many commenting that it will boost jobs and house values in the area.

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Combined effort for safe city

By Laura Michell Feeling safe is a number one concern for Whittlesea residents, to the extent some are not getting full value out of life in their city.

Whittlesea councillors voted last week to work more closely with local police and community groups on a new strategy to address negative perceptions of safety, as well as initiatives to prevent crimes.

The strategy outlines ways the council can work with Whittlesea police and local groups to help reduce alcohol and drug-related crime,

dangerous driving and crimes against property.

The strategy includes crime prevention goals the council will set about achieving over the next four years.

Mayor Stevan Kozmevski said community safety is one of its biggest issues.

“Negative perceptions of safety are a barrier to residents accessing local space, and impact on the health and wellbeing of our community in many different ways.”

The strategy noted that 41 per cent of participants in the council’s annual household survey rate their perception of safety in the

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public areas at night as ‘somewhat unsafe’ or ‘very unsafe’. However, almost 70 per cent rated safety during the day as ‘somewhat safe’ or ‘very safe’.

The strategy noted 14 per cent of 2015 survey participants had rated safety, policing, crime and drugs as important, up from eight per cent

in 2014. Cr Kris Pavlidis said it is important to address perceptions of safety. She said while the city’s crime rate hadn’t been cause for concern in recent years, she now frequently heard reports of houses and cars being broken into in the city’s north.

There were 14,889 offences recorded in Whittlesea between April 2015 and March 2016, up from 13,572 in the previous 12 months.

Whittlesea Inspector Paul Tysoe said the new strategy would help improve policing. “We need the support of our council … community groups, business owners and the residents.”

Stick to speed limit: police

Full moon for festival Whittlesea’s Chinese community will celebrate the annual Moon Cake Festival at Epping this Saturday.

The celebration, which is also known as the mid-autumn festival, is marked by Chinese people around the world.

Celebrations are held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the 13-month Chinese lunar calendar, generally between early September and early October, when the moon is full and at its brightest.

The festival is a time to gather with family and friends, and give thanks by sharing moon cakes, a round pastry with a rich filling made from red bean or lotus seed paste.

The Whittlesea Chinese Association will celebrate the festival at the Epping memorial hall, from 7pm on Saturday.

The celebration will include a lantern parade and traditional singing and dancing.

Association president Regina Mun Han Leung-Huning said the festival was a chance for Whittlesea’s Chinese community to come together.

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Police and Whittlesea council have joined forces to target speeding drivers around schools in Mernda.

Whittlesea police took to Mernda Village Drive on August 29 to provide residents with 40km/h stickers to place on their rubbish bins in a bid to remind drivers to slow down.

Acting Sergeant Rhonda Coates said police statistics revealed that most pedestrian accidents happened around schools and shopping precincts.

“Some streets, such as Mernda Village Drive near the school, have a permanent 40km/h speed limit to ensure students and families are kept safe,” she said.

“But we are finding drivers are not sticking to the limit.

“We hope that when people see the bins on the nature strip each week they will be reminded to slow down.”

Acting Sergeant Coates hopes the police presence in the street will also remind residents of the risks of speeding and that they will be fined if caught.

“We are going to take a zero tolerance approach to low-level speeding,” she said.

Mayor Stevan Kozmevski said the council produced the stickers as a visual reminder for people of the speed limit around schools.

“Speed limits around schools are for safety reasons and we would urge people to stick to them,” he said.

The council will be using its electronic speed observation trailer in the street as another reminder to drivers. The trailer records the speed of a vehicle and displays a message to drivers depending on the speed. It will also soon be reviewing the traffic and road safety condition in the area.

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Warning signs for snake habitat

By Laura Michell Signs warning people about the potential presence of snakes will be installed at a Lalor park after residents raised their concerns.

In May, Whittlesea council received a petition signed by 163 people calling for shrubs at Whittlesea public gardens to be taken out, that safety measures be taken to protect people from snakes, and for shade trees to be planted.

But last week, councillors voted to not remove any shrubs from the park, instead opting for signs to make people aware of snakes.

The Barry Road park is home-base to the Whittlesea community festival, which is held in March each year.

A report to council stated snakes are part of the natural ecosystem of the park. It stated that snakes are most active during warmer months, and move freely between grassy areas, garden beds, sand, and even bitumen.

The park features more than three hectares of garden beds, as well as extensive grassy areas, a large ornamental lake, wetlands and an off-leash dog park.

The report rejected the removal of shrubs.

“It is considered that removing the shrubs throughout the Whittlesea public gardens, as requested in the petition, would have minimal, if any, impact on the presence of snakes, and would reduce the visual aspect of the park,” it stated.

“A consistently applied approach to the management of snakes in public spaces is to advise users of the possible presence of snakes through warning signage.”

It is expected the signs will cost about $1200 to supply and install.

The council says it will remove snakes from

sections of the park on a reactive basis, with the report recommending that individual snakes only be relocated if they are “frequently present” in intensively used sections, such as the picnic area.

Whittlesea public gardens have been identified as one among four sites suited to siting a major new community park, once the council prepares a new masterplan to guide its development.

The council says it will again consider the removal of shrubs and the planting of shade tress as part of its masterplan process.

Frocktober fundraiser “It’s gone from strength-to-strength since then and got bigger every year,” Ms Hawke said.

The event will include a fashion show, in which the CWA members will model, as well as stalls and raffles.

Last year’s event raised $3200.

Frocktober will be held at the Whittlesea Bowls Club, 101 Church Street, Whittlesea, from 7.30pm on October 10.

Tickets are $20 and include supper and a drink.

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A Whittlesea-based branch of the Country Women’s Association is urging women to put on their best frock to help raise money for ovarian cancer research.

Jumbunna Night CWA, which comprises members from Whittlesea and surrounding suburbs, is hosting a Frocktober fundraiser on Monday, October 10.

The event aims to raise money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

According to the foundation, 1400 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year and it claims the life of one woman every 10 hours in Australia.

There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer and there is no cure.

Jumbunna CWA member Erica Hawke said the group had been running the fundraiser for the past four years. She said it started after a member raised the idea of supporting the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

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Jenene McCall and Whittlesea mayor Stevan Kozmevski get ready to deliver meals.

(Shawn Smits)

Delivery service stars Fifty volunteers who deliver more than 100 meals to homes across Whittlesea have been recognised by Whittlesea council.

The council held a special event last Wednesday to mark National Meals on Wheels Day and say thank you to its volunteers.

The council’s Meals on Wheels program delivers meals to frail aged residents and people with a disability, helping them live at home for longer.

Mayor Stevan Kozmevski said the volunteers were a friendly face to many in the community.

“Some of these people may live alone so the person who delivers a meal is not just bringing food but their company as well,” he said.

“Our volunteers are also a set of eyes and ears who can check on a client’s wellbeing. Any

concerns are reported to council staff who then contact family members or carers.

“This is an important role and has the potential to save lives.”

Cr Kozmevski said Meals on Wheels Day was the perfect opportunity to thank the volunteers.

“We’d like to recognise them for the wonderful work they do [to] support some of our most vulnerable residents,” he said.

“I know many volunteers also report how fulfilling and satisfying their role is, knowing they are making a difference to someone’s quality of life.”

To volunteer with the council’s delivered meals service, phone 8401 6223.

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An adult respite centre will finally be opened in Whittlesea, after the state government committed $2.5 million for the facility. The new six-bed centre, which is expected to be built in the east of the municipality and open next year, is the result of a five-year campaign

by Respite Alliance Whittlesea and the council.

Business bus visit

Small business operators in Doreen and Epping will be able to access free mentoring, support and government business services when the Small Business Bus visits Whittlesea later this month.

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Inner north values drive rates up

By Laura Michell

Kudos for dress to impress Four years of hard work are beginning to pay off for Nazdar Polos after she was chosen to design an evening gown for the secretary of the state Education and Training Department to wear to the Victorian Training Awards.

The Roxburgh Park resident (pictured) was chosen from a pool of Victorian TAFE fashion students who responded to the department’s request for creative designs for a dress for secretary Gill Callister.

Ms Polos, who studies at Broadmeadows’ Kangan Institute, designed a dress incorporating tulle, lace, silk and hand beading. It took three weeks to make the dress, which has 30 metres of fabric.

“A lot of work went into it. I hand-dyed the fabric,” said Ms Polos, who is in the final months of an advanced diploma of applied fashion design and technology, having previously completed a certificate and diploma in fashion as well as two years of language classes. She arrived in Australia from Iraq in 2007 as a refugee.

Ms Polos says she dreams of opening an eveningwear and bridal business, incorporating designs that reflect her culture. “I love fashion,” she says. “In my culture, we use a lot of embellishments and embroidery; that’s been an inspiration as I create my evening dresses.”

(Joe Mastroianni)

Residential property values in Broadmeadows, Tullamarine and Gladstone Park have risen by more than 15 per cent in the past two years, driving up council rates for some households.

Latest Hume council valuations reveal that Broadmeadows had the steepest rise in property values, with the median house price rising 16.49 per cent, from $285,000 in 2014 to $332,000 in 2016.

Tullamarine was next, with a 16.15 per cent increase, followed by Gladstone Park (15.41 per cent). The average increase in residential values across Hume was nine per cent, while overall, property values across the municipality rose by seven per cent.

Valuations are conducted every two years, and are used by councils to calculate rates.

The average rate rise across Hume will be 2.5 per cent, or $45 per household, for 2016-17, in line with the state government’s cap on rate increases.

However, increases will be higher in areas where property values have been climbing.

Hume council spokesman Michael Sinclair said rates are calculated by dividing the total income the council needs to obtain from rates by the total value of all properties in the city.

The result is known as the rate in the dollar.

Individual property rates are then calculated by multiplying the property’s value by the rate in the dollar.

“Council does not collect extra revenue as a result of the valuation process. Valuations are simply used as a tool to assess the rates payable for each property.”

Residents can appeal their property valuations by contacting the valuations department within two months of rates notice being issued. Details: www.hume.vic.gov.au

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Green light for jobs in the north

By Laura Michell

Race on for Headspace Beau Barbera will put his fitness to the test to raise money for Headspace Craigieburn.

Beau is one of a team of volunteers and staff members from the youth mental health service taking on the Melbourne Marathon on October 16.

The 19-year-old will complete the 10-kilometre run, while other team members have signed up for the 5.7-kilometre run and three-kilometre walk.

Money raised will help fund events run

by Headspace Craigieburn’s youth advisory group.

Beau raised the idea of taking part in the marathon as a way of promoting Headspace and the work done there.

“I want to give people an insight into what it is like to be involved with Headspace, and get the message out there that it’s okay to not be okay,” he said.

Headspace community awareness officer Michell Glowacki said the service hoped to roll out four projects in the near future that help educate people better about mental health.

She is hopeful the Craigieburn community will get behind the service by either signing up for the Melbourne Marathon or donating money.

Details: headspace.org.au/craigieburn

(Joe Mastroianni)

Melbourne’s northward march to Donnybrook had another piece of its puzzle approved by the state government last week.

A 488 hectare employment precinct, the base for an estimated 7930 new manufacturing, light industrial and retail jobs, has been given the go-ahead at Craigieburn North.

Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) chief executive Peter Seamer said the precinct would provide jobs to people in the city’s north.

“Melbourne is growing very rapidly, and these areas need industries and jobs,” he said.

The VPA has been developing plans for the new precinct for more than two years. It will be bordered by Donnybrook Road at its northern end, the Sydney-Melbourne railway line, Merri Creek and the proposed Amaroo Business Park on Amaroo Road.

The precinct will be developed over the next 20 years, with most of the site rezoned as industrial land, enabling start-ups of high-tech industries, as well as factories, warehouses and other specialist manufacturing sites.

Land in the northern part of the new precinct, which stretches as far north as Donnybrook’s residential subdivisions, will be made available for offices and specialist retail uses.

Brookville Drive, Amaroo Road and Summerhill Road will be upgraded, while an east-west bridge will be built across Merri Creek, linking the Hume Freeway to Donnybrook Road.

Mr Seamer said it had taken time to finalise plans, address environmental and biodiversity concerns and consult with Hume council, landowners and the Aboriginal community.

He said large areas of the precinct would be dedicated to conserving the habitat of the area’s protected growling grass frogs.

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Trails strategy to boost tourism

By Laura Michell A strategy aimed at creating a 780-kilometre network of bicycle and walking trails across the northern suburbs has been backed by the state government.

The government has provided $50,000 to help Whittlesea, Hume, Banyule, Darebin, Moreland, Nillumbik and Yarra councils launch the Northern Regional Trails Strategy.

The strategy identifies 120 existing off-road trails and 96 proposed trails that would create a network spanning 780 kilometres across the northern suburbs.

It estimates it would cost $169 million to $217 million to build the entire trail network, which would deliver benefits valued at between $2.9 billion and $4.6 billion over 30 years.

The benefits would include increased tourism and recreation opportunities, and many full-time jobs during construction.

Twenty-nine trails have been deemed “priority” due to their alignment with major tourist destinations and their potential to be built quickly. Five priority trails, including an additional link along the Merri Creek Trail, have been identified in Whittlesea, while seven priority trails have been flagged in Hume.

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Sport Minister John Eren said the strategy would encourage more people to get active.

“This trails strategy will motivate more Victorians to pedal their way to a healthy and active lifestyle. Melbourne’s north is a great place to get outside and enjoy the outdoors,” he said. “New trails will provide cyclists, walkers

and runners with a safe, vehicle-free way to get healthy.”

The strategy has the support of the Bicycle Network. Chief executive Craig Richards said the plan painted a clear picture about the significant economic, social and community benefits of creating more spaces for people to ride and walk.

“There should be no hesitation from local, state and federal governments to fund the Northern Regional Trail Network. The quicker we get it built, the quicker we can all reap the rewards of a happier, healthier and more connected community.”

Chefs get progressive Whittlesea’s libraries are planning to tempt foodies taste buds this month, with two moving feasts.

The feasts are part of Yarra Plenty Regional Library’s FEASTival – a food-inspired festival aimed at attracting foodies to the libraries.

The festival will run throughout September.

Moving feasts will be held at Thomastown and Lalor libraries on Saturday, September 10, and at Mill Park and Whittlesea libraries on Saturday, September 17.

Yarra Plenty library community co-ordinator Georgina West said the annual event had been running for seven years.

“It used to be a three-course event for Thomastown, Lalor and Mill Park libraries,” she said.

“Now that Whittlesea library has opened, we have made it a two-course event on two different days.”

Ms West said attendees would be treated to cooking demonstrations by local chefs.

Entrees will be served at Thomastown and Whittlesea, with main meals served up at Lalor and Mill Park.

Details: www.yprl.vic.gov.au Laura Michell

Cook Ngan Phan will offer up some tasty fare for the FEASTival. (Damjan Janevski)

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Lalor residents are sowing the seeds of successful partnerships, working together to create identifying signs for a community garden.

Students at Peter Lalor Vocational College have joined forces with the Lalor and Districts Men’s Shed, Lalor Community Garden members and Whittlesea council to design and create the signs to aid the management of compost bays, communal garden areas and a worm farm.

Following a recent worm farm and composting workshop, gardeners said they wanted signs that would help them educate visitors on good composting and worm farm practices, as well as helping gardeners manage the system.

At the start of the school term, community garden members provided foundation and senior students at Peter Lalor Vocational College with a brief for the project requiring the students to make the signs as part of a numeracy project.

The community garden sign project is part of the council’s Sustainability Outreach Whittlesea program.

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MY PLACE Marisa Debattista is passionate about helping animals. The Attwood resident is the founder of Campbellfield-based charity Second Chance Animal Rescue, which helps find homes for unwanted cats and dogs. She talks with Laura Michell.

What suburb do you live in?

I live in and was brought up in Attwood. I love this area.

What do you love about your community?

The relaxed, family environment is wonderful for raising children. I feel safe here and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

How did Second Chance Animal Rescue get started?

I started Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) eight years ago. I was volunteering at an animal shelter and then worked as a vet nurse where I was able to see a lot of the behind-the-scenes aspects of animal welfare. I felt that more needed to be done and there were not enough resources available for people and animals that needed help. So SCAR was born.

How many animals are helped by SCAR each year?

We rescue and re-home, on average, 1000 animals every year.

Is there anything about your community you would change?

Myself and my dedicated team are working hard to help the people of Hume care for their animals and make sure that they have the tools

(Shawn Smits)

Have you always been passionate about animals?

I have always been passionate about animals and their wellbeing, and never wanted to be someone that stood still when I could make a difference in my own way to the lives of animals and their owners. and resources to care for their pets easily and effectively. If I could change one thing, I would want everyone in my community to understand the importance of de-sexing their animals so that we can continue to see a drop in dogs and

cats entering our pound system and decrease the rate of pet homelessness in Victoria.

How do you like to spend your spare time?

I like to spend my spare time with my husband

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What’s in a name is history …

By Alexandra Laskie Names are tricky … and prominent Australian linguist and current Chair of Linguistics at Monash University Professor Kate Burridge is one of the first to admit this.

Despite Australia’s relatively short history, the way we pronounce the names of some Victorian suburbs has changed since they were first nominated and assigned a post office in the mid to late 19th century.

“Pronunciation [of words will change] spectacularly over time,” Professor Burridge says. “Often sounds will drop off at the end.

“Typically words get shorter, and names can do that dramatically. What happens is frequently [used] words shorten strikingly.”

And, she says, there’s no definitive answer when it comes to the “correct” way to pronounce any suburb names due to the fluid nature of the English language.

“I suppose it’s not a clear-cut thing. Things change and will always change.”

She says snobbery can be attached to certain pronunciations – such as Reser-VOIR, pronounced with a French inflection, as opposed to Reser-VOR – for the area known for its three water reservoirs; while the way a person says Lalor can reveal their age or how new they are to the area.

Star Weekly has delved into the history of suburb names in Melbourne’s north and west that people often bumble over, fight about, say incorrectly or, after taking a look at the spelling, are too downright scared to say aloud at all.

Cairnlea Park Primary School teacher Margaret Connelly.

say the tropical north Queensland city ‘Cairns’.

She says the name has its origins in the Scottish word for a pile of rocks – a cairn – in reference to the cairn on the corner of Station Street and Ballarat Road, which was built to commemorate the centenary of the Hamilton Hume and William Hovell expedition to find new grazing land for the young colony. This passed through Deer Park in 1824. According to Sunshine and District Historical Society, ‘lea’ refers to a paddock.

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the suburb should be pronounced CAIRN-lea and later continued his fight for the working not CARN-lea. “It’s not phonetically correct to class in the Victorian Upper House.

The Peter Lalor Co-operative Housing say CARN-lea,” Ms Connelly points out.

Society was named in his honour. The society LALOR – The northern suburb of Lalor was was formed in 1947 and was made up of named after Eureka stockade leader and ex-servicemen who built 900 homes on land politician Peter Lalor, whose surname was north of Thomastown – today’s Lalor – to pronounced LAW-ler. Mr Lalor migrated to address Victoria’s severe housing shortage and Australia in 1852 and headed straight to the rampant building costs following the war.

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TRUGANINA – Honorary secretary of the Truganina Progress Association Wendy Bitans says Truganina is named after an indigenous woman called Truganini. But, she says, the name isn’t pronounced phonetically, it’s Truga-NINE-a, not Truga-Neena as most people tend to say.

“When people say it like that it makes it an Italian name but it is actually an Aboriginal name,” she says.

Annie (Peg) MacKenzie outside her Lalor home.

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Carre Riddell and Thomas Ferrier Hamilton in 1841, who emigrated from Scotland on the Abberton. They purchased a stock and depasturing licence of the Mount Macedon run to graze cattle.

According to the Australian National University’s National Centre of Biography, Mr Riddell’s surname, after whom the suburb was named, is pronounced “Riddle”, not “Riddell” as it appears.

ROXBURGH PARK – The Heritage Council of Victoria notes Roxburgh Park was “almost certainly” named by Thomas Brunton, a prominent flour miller and public and community office holder, president of the Royal Agricultural Society and a Member of the Legislative Council [upper house parliamentarian].

A Victorian heritage database report says Mr Brunton named his 131 hectares at 30 Whiltshire Drive after his birthplace on the Tweed River in Scotland. Brunton bred cattle, horses and Shropshire sheep at Roxburgh Park.

Hume councillor Jack Ogilvie says many people pronounce the suburb’s name Rox-BERG Park, rather than the way the Scottish town of Roxburgh is said. “I tell people, no, it’s called Rox-BROUGH Park, without the emphasis on the ‘g’.”

MYRNIONG – Bacchus Marsh District Historical Society member Jenny Couper says Myrniong should be pronounced Mer-NE-ong.

“The name is thought to be an Indigenous word meaning edible root,” she says.

COIMADAI – Ms Couper says the historical society believes the town’s name is derived from an indigenous word describing an old, male kangaroo at rest. She says it should be pronounced Com-I-da. Coimadai Primary School opened in 1862 and is still open today.

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The Demons pushed hot favourites Craigieburn for the first three quarters, before the Eagles’ class showed through when it was needed most.

Kicking four of the first five goals of the last quarter, the Eagles crushed the Demons’ premierships hopes in 10 minutes.

The Demons showed the fighting spirit that had got them into the grand final, kicking the last three goals to make the scoreboard more

or less respectable. In the end, it was a 20-point loss, with the Eagles winning 15.10 (100) - 12.8 (80).

For Demons’ coach Anthony Leydin it was a case of what might have been. As for most of the season, they fought above their weight.

“We came here to win, and that’s something we have to accept,” he said.

“If you look at the landscape in division 1, we have a few inherent disadvantages that we needed to overcome.

“We thought we were in a pretty strong position heading into three-quarter time.

“They stepped up and we didn’t, and it was over probably 10 minutes into the last.”

Leydin said the Demons were left to rue not making the most of first-half opportunities.

“I don’t think our forward line worked overly well today, and that was probably the difference.

“We had 14 more inside 50s in the first half, and we didn’t put the score on the board … again that has been our problem all year long, and even last year. We took it as far as could.”

For the Demons, the match was also the curtain-fall on the careers of four players – David Brockway, Chris Burns, David Scott,

Nathan Tieppo. Leydin said the club had some big decisions moving forward.

“Obviously, we need to get a bit more depth through our list, and get a bit more top-end talent, if we want to challenge,” he said.

“I mean it’s early days, and maybe we need to take a step back and look at other options and build from there. We’ve got this close it would be a shame to go the other way, but if it’s what’s best for the club long term, then we’ll head down that path.”

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Eagles fulfil their flag destiny

By Tara Murray The Essendon District Football League division 1 premiership was always seen as Craigieburn’s to lose this year.

Having made the grand final last year, the Eagles strengthened their line-up in their bid to go one step further in 2016.

They started the season on fire, winning their first 12 games before a mid-season slump saw the doubts of those outside the club begin to grow.

But after thumping Tullamarine in the first semi-final, the Eagles were again seen as the team to beat in the grand final.

On Sunday they would again face Tullamarine, which had snuck through to the grand final after beating Oak Park in a preliminary final thriller.

This time, Craigieburn emerged victorious with a 15.10 (100)-12.8 (80) scoreline.

For Eagles coach Peter Bugden it was a relief to meet the club’s high expectations.

“I can tell you now, when you’re the senior coach and you’re expected to win, there’s so much pressure,” he said after the game. “It’s a relief, that’s all it is.

“They had us at half-time. I think we were pushing up daises a little bit and they were full of run … fortunately the big boys came out to play in the second half.”

Unlike the last time the two teams met, the Demons came to play. They attacked early and put the Eagles defenders under pressure.

The Eagles on the other hand, while not having the same number of inside-50s, had key targets who were getting the ball, namely Jason and Cameron Cloke.

The Eagles led by 19 points at quarter-time.

But the Demons didn’t go away, with Jack Sims showing why the club had recruited him from the Riddell District Football League.

He kicked three of the Demons’ goals for the second quarter as they reduced the margin to four points at the main break.

The Eagles got the first two goals of the third quarter as both Clokes continued to provide issues for Tullamarine up forward. Cameron kicked two goals.

Just as the Eagles looked like they were going to run away with it, the Demons kicked their first goal of the quarter in the 17th minute through Chris Burns. That was quickly followed by a Jack Burns goal that kept the Demons in the game.

The Eagles held a 20-point lead going into the final quarter, with the Demons kicking with a slight wind.

The Eagles needed someone to stand up early in the last quarter, and it wasn’t surprising it was one of the Clokes who did so. Jason kicked the opening two goals of the quarter.

Justin Marcy kept the Demons’ small chances alive by getting one back, but when Alex Loizou and Samuel Laffan kicked goals for the Eagles the game was over.

The Demons kicked the last three goals of the game to reduce the margin, but it was too little too late.

Clockwise from above: Craigieburn’s Jason Cloke proves a handful for Tullamarine; Cameron Cloke and Tye Browning celebrate; Tullamarine’s Chris Pereira-Oliva reflects as Ben Fynch celebrates. (Shawn Smits)

The Eagles’ coaching staff made a few changes at half-time, including moving Ryan Bongetti into the middle of the ground.

It was a winning move, with Bongetti being awarded the best-on-ground medal.

“We made some minor changes,” Bugden said. “We thought we needed more runners and to get some pressure on exit [from the 50], and also ‘Bono’ going into the midfield obviously.

“The boy has had a strained ACL and he could have easily not played – to play and get best on ground [was massive].

“Nick Fletcher and David Courouzou didn’t get much of a run in the second half, as we needed runners.

“‘Fletch’ had an injury for four to five weeks but we think a little bit of ‘Fletch’ is better than none.”

Jason Cloke kicked four goals, while Cameron Cloke and Samuel Laffan kicked three each.

Laffan is one of the young brigade of home-grown Craigieburn players who have cemented spots in the senior side.

The youngest, 16-year-old Tye Browning, played in the senior side’s past four games of the season, including both finals.

“I think Sammy Laffan, Jamie Gorgievski, Jake Piggott and Ben Fynch are young boys who have earnt their spots over a three-year period,” Bugden said. “They’ve stuck by the

club and worked really hard and have been rewarded for it.”

“Sammy is 60 kilos wringing wet, but 60 kilos of heart.

“Tye didn’t get a lot of game time today but when he was on the ground what a contribution – he did what we want of a quality senior player.”

The win puts the Eagles back in premier division – that’s a long way from the end of the 2014 season, when they avoided relegation to division 2 on percentage.

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By Tara Murray Hume City Broncos returned to the top of the tree in Big V women’s state championship, winning their third championship in four years.

Looking for redemption after last year’s grand final heartache against Ringwood, the Broncos faced a similar scenario to 12 months’ ago.

They led the Hawks 1-0 in the grand final series, and were just one win away from the championship. Last year the Hawks pushed it to three games and took the title 2-1.

But on Saturday the Broncos kept their composure and won game two to take the championship 2-0.

Not much separated the two in the first three quarters, and the Broncos led by just one point with three minutes remaining in the game.

The Broncos hit some crucial free throws to open up the gap, and secure their 78-71 win.

Broncos’ coach Katrina Hibbert said it took

longer than hoped to get on top in the game, but it was a relief to get across the line.

“It looked for a while that we would be going to game three,” she said. “They came out physically and took out a lot of what we wanted to run.

“They reduced Colleen’s [Planeta] touches, which meant we had to find other avenues.”

Hibbert said the players had learnt from the experience of losing game three of the grand final series last year in a thriller.

One big thing this year for the Broncos was making free throws late in the game.

“We understood scoreboard pressure this year and knew we were in the bonus,” Hibbert said. “We got to the free throw line and thought for a little bit we were cursed when Colleen missed two free throws, and she doesn’t miss many.

“Viv [Saad] stood up and hit a couple of shots, and [Nicole] Zammit hit hers, which gave us a three-shot separation – and they couldn’t get the winning shot like they did last year.”

Hibbert said the disappointment of last year had spurred players to become a better side, and better basketballers individually.

Nicole Zammit was awarded most valuable player in the grand final, on the back of 24 points, seven assists and eight rebounds.

“I joked she should miss half a season every year,” Hibbert said.

“She locked down [Melissa] Dixon for most of the game, and she was able to get on the scoreboard.

“She has basketball smarts.”

Zammit was one of five players to score double figures. Planeta (14 points and 15 rebounds), Mua Laloifi (10), Yinka Olorunnife (13) and Viv Saad (10) all chipped in.

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Nicole Zammit was most valuable player, scoring double figures on Saturday night. (Shawn Smits)

Young Cannons blown away

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Sarah Wright is one of a number of home-grown talents playing for the Broncos.

(Shawn Smits)

Six of the best for Hume City Broncos Hume City Broncos wrote another chapter into the remarkable history of their Big V women’s state championship side.

Having played off in seven of the past nine grand finals, including winning five championships, the Broncos made it title number six on Saturday night.

Facing Ringwood for a fourth straight season decider, the Broncos sought revenge after losing to the Hawks 12 months ago.

And revenge was sweet.

Broncos’ coach Katrina Hibbert, who played in the 2013 championship before taking the role of coach the past two years, said it was a credit to the club to have developed such a strong program.

“To implement a program … with locals being the focus and not signing players as a quick fix … they’ve done a great job of keeping juniors at the club and coming through the 20 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

system,” she said. “It’s evident in the success that you don’t have to go out and get big name imports and have a big budget to be successful.

“Viv [Saad], Mua [Lalofi], Rebecca [Romeo], Sarah [Wright] and Jacinta [Scott] are the core group of players, who have come through together.”

Saad, Lalofi, Wright, Romeo and Scott have all played in the past four grand finals, including three championships.

Colleen Planeta and Yinka Olorunnife now have two championships each, while Nicole Zammit, Monique Andriuolo, Sophie Byrnes and Natalie Karantzoulis won their first title this season.

The championship, though, signals what could be an end of an era. Planeta could finish her time with the Broncos – with three state championship most valuable player awards to go with her two championships.

Meanwhile, Jacinta Scott announced before Saturday’s game that she would be retiring from Big V after more than 300 games with the Broncos, Hawks and Craigieburn Eagles.

Her retirement was a double celebration with her partner Paige proposing during the post game celebrations.

Hibbert said it was also possible that Olorunnife would hang up the boots.

“They are not just great players, but they are also great people,” Hibbert said.

“Colleen was a great find and her consistency should see her win a third MVP. To do what she has done as an import is massive.”

The win also signals the end for Hibbert, who will join the coaching panel of Women’s National Basketball League side Melbourne Boomers.

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The gap between the Calder Cannons and the top sides in the TAC Cup was obvious in the opening round of finals.

Having finished in eighth spot, the Cannons faced two-time reigning premiers Oakleigh Chargers in the first round’s elimination final.

The Cannons had the bulk of the inside 50s early, but weren’t able to hit the scoreboard and were left to watch as the Chargers made the most of their opportunities.

The Chargers led by 13 points at quarter-time, but that was as close as it would get for the rest of the match.

A seven-goal-to-zero second quarter blew the game open, and the Cannons couldn’t find any answers.

It was much the same for the rest of the match, with the Chargers winning 23.10 (148)-5.12 (42).

Cannons’ coach Andrew Johnston said the result was an indication of where the team was at this season.

“We knew we were the bottom of the top eight sides, to be honest,” he said.

“Once Oakleigh, Sandringham and Eastern Ranges all got their players back, we knew they would be too good.

“The attitude has been super all year, we just didn’t have enough star players.”

Johnston said as soon as they weren’t able to convert, players dropped their heads and the side deflated a little.

With the game over, Johnston switched players around, making sure the 18 and 19-year-old players in their last games for the Cannons finished on the ground.

He said most in Saturday’s side would go up into open age football next year.

Johnston said the result this season was what they’d expected pre-season after being knocked out in an elimination final last year.

“To get to play finals is a reward, and take no credit away from Oakleigh Chargers, they were too good.”

Ben Ronke and Noah Balta kicked two goals each, with Ronke named best in the loss. Johnston said Ronke and Zachary Guthrie were their best chances come draft time. Balta, Dylan Landt and Brad Bernacki would be players to watch next season for the Cannons.

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Sloppy kicking, penalties cost Roxburgh Park the flag Roxburgh Park’s premiership dreams have come to a heartbreaking end.

The Magpies entered the Essendon District Football League division 2 grand final as favourites, having defeated East Keilor in the semi-finals two weeks before.

But there was no repeat of that performance in the grand final as the two sides fought out a thriller, with East Keilor winning by 10 points 13.8 (86) - 11.10 (76).

The Cougars started the better of the two sides, the Magpies struggling with composure and skills. They also weren’t helped by undisciplined play that cost them 50-metre penalties.

In the second quarter, the Magpies started to get back into the game, with their smalls providing a spark up forward. Division-leading goalkicker Luke Capuano was doing likewise, but couldn’t convert his chances.

The magpies reduced the margin to one point at half-time.

Much of the third quarter went goal for goal.

Both sides looked in control at times, with the Cougars making the most of the Magpies’ undisciplined acts yet again.

At one stage, they gave away consecutive

50-metre penalties that took the Cougars from the back line to the forward 50, where they converted.

The Magpies trailed by 13 points heading into the last quarter.

After kicking the first two goals of the last quarter to level the scores, the Magpies were left to rue missed chances. The ball was spending most of its time in the Magpies’ forward line, but they couldn’t find the middle of the goals.

Three missed shots saw them take the lead by three points, instead of what could have been a match-winning lead.

When the Cougars got it down their end, they converted to retake the lead. The Magpies’ heads dropped and the Cougars increased the lead to nine points. The Magpies had one more shot in front of goal, but missed again.

Harley Short was the best for the Magpies while Capuano kicked three goals.

The loss capped off a mixed day for the Magpies, who had all three of their senior sides in grand finals.

The under-18.5s were first up, losing to the Cougars 13.9 (87)-6.6 (42).

The reserves tasted premiership success, the first premiership for the club’s seniors since

Harley Short, who was Roxburgh Park’s best, tries to get away from the pack. (Damian Visentini)

it joined the competition in 2005, defeating Jacana 11.9 (75)-8.13 (61).

Thomas Dowse, who kicked three goals, was awarded the best on ground medal.

Pingers in flag fizzer

By Tara Murray Epping couldn’t reproduce its semi-final form in the Northern Football League division 3 decider, leaving the club to ponder a second straight grand final loss.

In the first week of the finals, the Pingers were dominant as they disposed of Watsonia.

But Watsonia turned the tables in the grand final.

The Saints were clean with the ball – and when they didn’t have it, they pressured the Pingers into making mistakes.

Any chance the Pingers had of getting back into the game were gone after they scored five successive points in the third quarter.

The last quarter was all the Saints as they won their first premiership since 1987 with a 14.11 (95)-6.12 (48) scoreline.

Pingers coach Greg Whitcroft said it was disappointing they couldn’t reproduce the form that had got them into the grand final.

“We didn’t play well and they didn’t allow us to play well,” he said. “It was the polar opposite of last time – they did what we did to them.

“I’m not sure whether it was nerves or they just didn’t let us play our game. We had a lot of young players and most didn’t have their greatest day. They had done well for the rest of the year.”

Whitcroft said that if they had been able to convert in the third quarter, they may have had a sniff going into the last quarter.

It wasn’t to be though as the Pingers were held goal-less in the second half.

Whitcroft said he didn’t think the Pingers had a winner, with both the younger players and more experienced struggling.

Aaron Willitts kicked half of his side’s goals, but there was little support up forward.

Daniel Moore, who retired after the game, was named best in the loss.

Whitcroft said Moore was one of the best players in the competition.

“He is a terrific bloke and a terrific player,” he said.

The grand final loss sees the Pingers finish the season in the same spot as last season.

Whitcroft, in his first year of coaching the club, said he thought they had progressed despite the result.

“We had 10 guys under the age of 20 in the grand final,” he said. “Last year we won nine games and three of them were against [bottom side] Heidelberg West. This year we’ve won 14 games including a final.”

Whitcroft said he would make a decision on his coaching future in the next couple of weeks, but said the club wanted him to continue.

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Premier shows Greenvale no mercy Greenvale’s season has come to a disappointing end in Essendon District Football League premier division.

In a one-sided preliminary final against reigning premier Aberfeldie, the Jets proved no much for the Gorillas.

The Gorillas led by 29 points at half-time, but having kicked an inaccurate 6.11, they could have been much further ahead.

It didn’t get any better for the Jets in the second half – they scored just two goals, both in the third quarter.

The Gorillas kicked the last 10 goals of the game to win 17.18 (120)-4.10 (34) and set up a grand final match-up with Keilor.

Jacob Thompson was the only multiple goal-scorer for the Jets, with Nick Lower and Brett Stillman named the best players.

The Jets’ reserves side will play Keilor in the grand final on Saturday.

Bulls go close in semi-final Bundoora fell just short in its attempts to reach the Northern Football League division 1 preliminary final.

Greensborough kicked the first five goals of their semi-final, before the Bulls answered with five of their own.

A late Greensborough goal in the second quarter gave it a five-point lead at the main break.

The second half was a more even contest, with neither side able to kick more than two goals in a row.

Importantly for Greensborough, it was able to hold the lead the whole time. Three goals to two in the final quarter wasn’t enough for the Bulls, who lost 10.15 (75)-10.9 (69).

Gary Moorcroft was the main goal-scorer for the Bulls with three.

Daniel Moore takes a mark in the final game of his career. (Shawn Smits)

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