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Aqua park’s big splash More than one million people have visited Craigieburn’s Splash Aqua Park and Leisure Centre since it opened its doors a year ago. The $35.5 million centre celebrated its first birthday last Tuesday with a family fun day featuring a twilight Zumba dance party, entertainment and a free barbecue. Since it’s opening, visitors to Splash have zoomed down the centre’s two waterslides 40,000 times and taken part in more than 680 swimming lessons each week. In the gym, members have run 176,212 kilometres on the treadmills – enough to circle the Earth’s equator more than four times. Members have also sweated their way through 4556 group fitness classes and booked in more than 20,000 health consultations. Hume mayor Geoff Porter said the centre offered community members many ways to have fun, relax or achieve fitness goals. “Over the past year, members and guests have visited Splash over a million times – what a fantastic achievement for the health and wellbeing of our community,” he said. “Hume City Council is working to provide our community the facilities they need and that continue to make Hume a great place to live.” HUME MAYOR GEOFF PORTER
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No cash for Whittlesea By Laura Michell Whittlesea will miss out on Pick My Project funding as all 30 of the municipality’s submissions failed to attract enough votes. The $30 million initiative was launched by the state government earlier this year to give communities a say in the projects and programs they wanted funded in their local areas. Residents and local groups were asked to submit their ideas, with the community then
given the chance to vote for their top three projects. The government funded 18 projects in the northern metro region, which covers Whittlesea, Hume, Banyule, Darebin and Nillumbik, totalling $2.95 million. Submissions from Whittlesea groups included a high ropes course in Epping North, bike shelters in Whittlesea and upgrades to the cricket nets at Laurimar Recreation Reserve. The municipality’s most popular project was a laundry van for homeless people living in and
around Thomastown. The project attracted 175 votes but that was not enough. Thomastown MP Bronwyn Halfpenny said she was “bitterly disappointed” that no projects in her electorate were successful. “All the proposals that I have seen were extremely well thought out … but voters have spoken and those with the greatest number of votes succeeded,” she said. “I ask anyone who was not successful to contact me to discuss other options in future.” Yan Yean MP Danielle Green said Mernda,
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Council calls in MAV, VLGA chiefs By Laura Michell Whittlesea council is yet to decide whether it remains a member of the Municipal Association of Victoria and the Victorian Local Governance Association, opting to postpone the decision until it hears from the organisations’ chief executives. The council decided in June to review its membership to both organisations to ensure they were beneficial and there was no duplication of services. The decision meant the council did not pay its MAV membership
fees by the due date of August 31, making it a non-financial member. As a consequence of the council’s decision, Cr Mary Lalios, who is the MAV president, faced the prospect of losing her position with the association. However, the Supreme Court of Victoria ruled late last month that she could continue as president. The council has invited MAV chief executive Kerry Thompson and VLGA chief executive Kathryn Arndt to make a presentation to council outlining the benefits of membership to their organisation, after council officers found
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there was “little” duplication of services. A report to last Tuesday’s council meeting said the council used the MAV membership, including participating in MAV procurement activities but said the council made little use of is VLGA membership.Cr Lawrie Cox, who is the council’s MAV representative said he
wasn’t convinced the council should remain a member of the MAV. “I have serious doubts of the benefits,” he said. Cr Tom Joseph said he believed the council should not be members of either organisation as the annual fees – $55,628 for the MAV and $37,760 for VLGA – were a waste of ratepayers’ money. Councillors Alahna Desiato and Caz Monteleone accused their colleagues of using the review as an attack on Cr Lalios. Cr Monteleone said he was “ashamed” to be on the council.
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Plenty Valley Christian College students and their families cooked up a storm in the kitchen last week, learning to make healthy meals as part of a school holiday program. Participants, including 10-year-old Hollie and mum Angela Tuckwell (pictured), took part in the Jamie Oliver Learn Your Fruit and Veg initiative, which is being run by Camp Australia as part of its school holiday sessions. As part of the workshop, participants learnt to make two wholesome meals using seasonal ingredients, with follow-up learning opportunities made available to parents to reinforce the importance of healthy eating. Research by Oliver’s The Good Foundation found that 71 per cent of Australian children aged 3-17 did not eat the recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables, with less than a third eating vegetables every night. Laura Michell
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Speeding, unlicenced and drink drivers were caught out by police on roads across Whittlesea and Hume during the grand final long weekend. Police were out in force between September 27 and September 30 for Operation Scoreboard and detected 126 offences across the outer north. In Hume, 10 drivers were caught drink driving, with 21 found to be driving unregistered vehicles. Eight drivers were found to be unlicenced. Police caught 15 drivers speeding, including a P-plate driver who was found to be driving at 107km/h in a 60km/h zone on Donald Cameron Drive in Roxburgh Park. The driver was one of two people in Hume to have their cars impounded during the operation. In Whittlesea, 19 drivers were caught speeding, while two drink drivers were detected by police and seven drivers were found to be unlicenced. Road Policing Command acting assistant commissioner Neville Taylor said it was disappointing to see so many motorists taking risks behind the wheel. “There’s just no excuse. This type of behaviour … simply puts all road users at increased risk,” he said. “The majority of our road users did the right thing and I’m thankful that so many were able to enjoy the sporting weekend.” Across the state, police performed 91,987 breath tests, with 215 drink drivers caught. Police carried out 1875 drug tests, catching 194 drug drivers. More than 2500 drivers were caught speeding and more than 500 were found to be using their mobile phones while driving. Laura Michell
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A bale of a time was had by all Epping North residents have thrown their support behind farmers affected by drought, raising close to $3600 for Rural Aid. Developer Lendlease held a community day at Aurora to raise money for Rural Aid’s Buy-A-Bale initiative, supporting communities affected by drought. The money will be used to buy fodder and other essential items to help farmers and their livestock through the drought. A Lendlease spokeswoman said about 100 people attended the recent community day which included raffles, live music, balloon twisting and face-painting. “The day was a success with additional community groups supporting the initiative, including Epping Cricket Club, Epping CFA, the Sikh Community Connection, Epping’s Winged Dragon Karate Team, Epping RSL and the U3A ukulele choir,” she said. KIRSTEN STEEDMAN AND CHLOE, 6
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Come face to face with creepy crawlies at Whittlesea’s Bugged Out Festival this Sunday. The festival’s reptile and wildlife show will let visitors get up close with bugs, snakes and other fascinating creatures. Visitors will also learn about Whittlesea’s biodiversity, get their hands dirty making seed bombs and insect hotels, take part in an indigenous smoking ceremony and learn about bush tucker. It will be at Epping North Conservation Reserve, Stonebridge Rise, Epping, from 11am-3pm.
Celebrate Children’s Week with an afternoon of fun at Rockin’ at Redleap. Hosted by Whittlesea council, the event will transform Redleap Reserve into an interactive day of art making, performance, kids’ activities, storytelling, dancing and more. It’s on Sunday, October 21, noon-4pm at Redleap Avenue, Mill Park. FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Northern Star Weekly @nstarweekly @star_weekly
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Complaints roll in for council By Laura Michell
Joseph’s marathon effort An Epping support worker from the Brotherhood of St Laurence will be pulling on his walking shoes this Sunday to show support for people facing hardship. Settlement, Youth and Families program manager Joseph Youhana, who oversees the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s employment pathways for people seeking asylum program, will be taking part in the Melbourne Marathon three-kilometre walk to raise money for the program. Since 2013, the program has helped almost 400 people seeking asylum to get a job, or improve their job prospects through further training, work experience or volunteering. Mr Youhana, who came to Australia as a refugee from Iraq, via Syria in 2006, said he felt privileged to take part in the walk to support the most vulnerable in the community. He said that under recent federal government changes, many asylum seekers have had their income support cut off and were facing destitution. “We provide people seeking asylum with intensive one-on-one guidance … to overcome many barriers to work,” Mr Youhana said. “They lack networks, they don’t understand Australian workplace culture … and employers often don’t recognise their overseas qualifications.”
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Hume council is one of the most complained about councils in Victoria, according to the Victorian Ombudsman’s annual report. The report shows the Victorian Ombudsman’s Office received 110 complaints about Hume council in the 12 months to July, putting it in fifth place for complaints in Victoria. Moreland is the state’s most complained about council, with 151 complaints received by the Ombudsman’s office, followed by Geelong and Casey (115 complaints). The Ombudsman’s office received 81 complaints about Whittlesea council, down from 119 in 2016-17. Hume chief executive Domenic Isola said the council had received 5.1 complaints for every 10,000 residents, which was lower than the state average of 5.4. He said the council ranked 48th in terms of complaints once population was accounted for. “Anyone in the community can make a complaint to the Victorian Ombudsman … as part of the customer complaints and feedback policy, council does advise people that option is available to them should they choose to use it.” The Ombudsman’s annual report, released earlier this month, said complaints about local government accounted for 22 per cent of all complaints made to the Ombudsman during the past financial year. It said planning, nuisances, local laws, parking and rates were among the top complaints, with conflicts of interest, improper conduct, poor governance and complaint handling also prominent. The report stressed the figures did not reflect the number of substantiated complaints made about each council.
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Taking centre stage Two performers from Whittlesea are set to showcase their talents in a concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre later this month. Thomastown’s Zayne Mehrez and South Morang’s Joseph Samarani are among 60 young artists set to perform in 125BPM on Sunday, October 21, to mark the 125th anniversary of Melbourne’s Newsboys Foundation. The concert is a collaboration between Outer Urban Projects and the Melbourne Youth Orchestra and aims to help young orchestra members, rappers, beat boxers and gospel singers to showcase their talents. The Melbourne Youth Orchestra and Outer Urban Projects both receive funding from the Newsboys Foundation, which aims to help young Victorians to take part in academic
pursuits, arts and culture, sport and outdoor education, and develop lifestyle skills. Mehrez, who joined Outer Urban Projects in 2011, will be singing alongside the orchestra on October 21. Samarani will be playing a range of percussion instruments. He has been part of Outer Urban Projects since 2016. Mehrez said 125BPM would give him a chance to expand his music and learn new styles. “I also think it will send a positive message to the younger generation that it is great to come together,” he said. Details: www.melbournerecital.com.au Laura Michell
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Residents want action on pokies By Laura Michell Whittlesea residents have thrown their support behind a council push to reduce the number of poker machines in the municipality. The council recently conducted a community attitudes and liveability survey to find out the characteristics, behaviours, needs and expectations of the community. The survey provided the council with insight into health and wellbeing, employment, gambling, transport, environmental sustainability and more.
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More than 61 per cent of residents surveyed felt the number of poker machines in the area should decrease. Mayor Kris Pavlidis said the data reinforced the council’s push for poker machine reform. In July, the council joined a statewide call for
poker machine reform, led by the Alliance for Gambling Reform. It wants all political parties to commit to revoking the government’s decision to allow another 199 poker machines in Whittlesea and to prevent any more poker machines being brought into the municipality’s gaming venues. The council also wants the mandatory shutdown of poker machine venues between 2-8am, and for machines to be limited to $1 maximum bets per spin, have slower spinning rates and remove losses disguised as wins. “Residents strongly agreed that there are too
many opportunities for gambling, and poker machines are a serious social problem in the local community,” Cr Pavlidis said. “Furthermore, there was very strong agreement that gambling negatively affects people’s health and wellbeing.” Whittlesea has 691 poker machines and four of the state’s top-10 venues for poker machine losses. In 2017-18, more than $106 million was lost on local machines. “Our communities are suffering from gambling harm and it’s only getting worse,” Cr Pavlidis said.
Seniors set to get busy Hume’s senior residents will be taking centre stage throughout October as part of the annual Hume Seniors Festival. The festival coincides with Seniors Month, which encourages older residents to celebrate active ageing with a range of social experiences across the municipality. The activities start with events at Hume’s three leisure centres, including zumba, carpet bowls and chair dancing, until October 12. The Hume Seniors Festival Big Day Out will be held on October 26 at the Lynda Blundell Centre in Dallas from 10.30am-2pm. The annual event is a chance for seniors to have some fun, meet new people and find out about the services offered by Hume council. The event will feature dancing, craft, bocce and leisure activities. The festival will conclude with a morning tea at Newbury Child and Community Centre in
Craigieburn on October 30, 10.30am-12.30pm, featuring a performance by the Victoria Police pipe band. Details: www.hume.vic.gov.au Laura Michell
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Celebrate Seniors Week at Broadmeadows library on Wednesday, October 10, with a performance by Me ’n’ Me Mates. The group performs traditional and contemporary Australian songs. At 1093 Pascoe Vale Road from 10.30am-noon. Bookings required. ■ 9356 6900
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Gain an insight into the make-up of Lalor at Lalor library’s profile night on Tuesday, October 30, 5-6pm. Explore the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ community profile, changes over time and comparisons with
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Consumer Affairs will visit Mill Park library on Monday, October 15 to speak with older residents about scams. At 394 Plenty Road, 1-2pm. Bookings required. ■ 9437 8189
New parents are being encouraged to take part in Hume council’s Baby Makes Three program. The three-week program helps couples maintain healthy relationships after the birth of a baby. Mum, dad and baby attend a weekly, two-hour evening session. It starts on Thursday, October 11, at Elizabeth Drive Maternal and Child Health Centre, 27 Barrymore Road, Greenvale, from 6.30pm. ■ hume.vic.gov.au
Dress up as your favourite superhero, grab the family and head to Craigieburn library on Thursday, October 25, for a Halloween trivia night. At 75-95 Central Park Avenue, 6.30-7.30pm. Bookings required. ■ 9356 6980
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Give indoor bowls a try at the Northern Indoor Carpet Bowls Tournament on Thursday, October 11, 9am-3pm at the Mill Park Basketball and Netball Stadium, Redleap Reserve, Mill Park. Open to people aged 55 and above who are interested in learning bowls. Cost $7. ■ 9407 5913
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An exhibition showcasing the community’s contributions to Whittlesea council’s Whittlesea 2040 time capsule is on display at The Great Hall at Whittlesea council, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang until Friday, October 12. The exhibition includes photos, paintings and letters. ■ whittlesea.vic.gov.au
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s director of Geelong Grammar’s Institute of Positive Education, Justin Robinson admits his long-term hope for how wellness is taught in schools could actually end up costing him and his colleagues at least their titles. “Part of our hope is that the name will disappear – positive education will just be called ‘education’, because no matter where you’re educated you’ll learn numeracy, literacy, all the academic and creative skills,” Robinson says. “But you’ll also learn about resilience and gratitude and relationships, and the social and emotional skills that will help you throughout life.” Robinson believes schools chart their direction in keeping with society’s needs; in the early 1900s, for example, education was framed around the industrial revolution, when people needed to obey rules and carry out repetitive jobs. Today, with the rise of ill-being evident in growing rates of anxiety, depression and suicide, schools need to be proactive in providing wellbeing skills and knowledge. “Partly as a result of a fairly safe, peaceful society – and then also through increased ill-being in the developed world – the response has been, ‘Let’s build a science around wellbeing’,” he says. “Hence, came positive psychology; ‘Let’s try to study hope, study optimism, study resilience, study how you build relationships, study how you find meaning and purpose in your life. Let’s add some of that scientific rigour and method to trying to work out how you help a young person develop social and emotional skills so as to cope and contribute in society,’” he says. Geelong Grammar’s focus on positive
education dates back more than a decade, while the institute – a resource that has helped train nearly 15,000 teachers from all over the world in wellness education – has been operating for the past five years.
Through a project called Positive Education Enhanced Curriculum, a carefully sequenced curriculum framework sets out more than 400 lessons covering students from early learning through to VCE.
Embedding the teaching element, so that a lens of wellbeing sits across everything at school, can be done without fuss and with an eye to the small things, such as teachers not having special chairs that differ from those of students and perpetuate notions of power. Or committee meetings (uniform, parents’ advisory, and so on) breaking with the norm by placing a single item on the agenda – wellbeing – and discussing it. Buy-in to the program continues at Geelong Grammar, with Robinson reporting that every staff member – from the principal to teachers, gardeners and cleaners – has completed a three-day positive education discovery course. “Which shows them how important we think wellbeing is, and to have this common language to help nurture the wellbeing of those around us. It’s in the water now; it’s just something we do.” Peter Hanlon
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“It’s theirs; it’s not about teachers looking at it,” she says. Over at The Knox School in Wantirna South, staff recently revamped their wellbeing program significantly to ensure its relevance. “It was completely reviewed to look at the issues children are facing today, particularly in light of smartphones and social media,” explains principal Allan Shaw. “Subsequently, it’s had a much greater focus on communication skills, care, empathy, resilience and responsibility.” A wellbeing committee comprised of the school’s vice-principal, psychologist, nurse and
heads of house, oversees the program, while heads of junior, middle and senior schools also provide input and monitor its progress. Like Mentone Girls’ Grammar, the school ensures the program is adaptable in order to address issues that might arise. “There is an actual program to be followed but, also, we understand that key to it is the relationships that the adults have with the students,” says Shaw. “So, the program can be flexed by the teachers when needed, should they need to pursue a certain other topic with students because it’s topical.”
Feedback from surveys regularly conducted with parents and students shows the revamp is proving popular. “We’re seeing continuing growth in the overall satisfaction with the program,” Shaw says. “That’s good to see.” Essentially, wellness programs allow students to prioritise emotional, mental and physical health alongside academics, giving them the language and space to speak up if they need help. This adds up to making wellbeing initiatives, in Frost’s words, “a no-brainer, really”. Erin Munro
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SPORT Kangaroos put up a fight but fall to University There were positive signs for the Greenvale Kangaroos in Victorian Premier Cricket, but it wasn’t enough to get the win against Melbourne University. At times the Kangaroos looked the likely winners, but Melbourne University steadied late to hit the winning runs with 11 balls remaining. Kangaroos captain-coach Matthew Love said there was good signs early. “We took it up to them for long periods of time,” he said. “Melbourne University is a pretty strong outfit throughout the grades. “We didn’t get the points, but were right in it and learnt a lot from it.” Early on it looked like the Kangaroos were going to struggle to reach 100, when they were in trouble at 6-55. They steadied through Sunam Gautam (63) and Humza Ali, who was making his first XI
debut, and finished 41 not out off 53 balls. The Kangaroos made a respectable 9-173 from their overs. Love said they were happy with where they were at the lunch break. He was even happier early in Melbourne University’s innings. “We pulled momentum back and were feeling good going into the tea break,” he said. “We made 170-odd from being 6-60, which is a good score. “We opened the bowling with Ali and Kyle Adams and they bowled their 10 overs out.” Melbourne University was in trouble at 4-51 at the tea break and were well below the required run rate. But there was little joy after tea for the Kangaroos, as Melbourne University went on to win. “Like all good sides, they built a good partnership,” Love said.
Ali and Gautam took two wickets each for the Kangaroos. Adams finished with 1-10 off his 10 overs. Love said they were impressed with how Ali performed. “He was the best for us,” he said. “We opened the bowling with him and he took a ripper of a catch.” The Kangaroos play two one-dayers this weekend, facing Ringwood and Essendon. Meanwhile, the Kangaroos have announced the first of their signings for the Super Slam T20. Replacing the Premier Cricket T20 competition, teams will compete for the chance to play against teams from across the country. Melbourne Renegades young gun Beau Webster and former Victorian fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom are the Kangaroos first two signings for the competition.
Sunam Gautum had a good match for Greenvale. (Shawn Smits)
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Whittlesea’s Garry Guy. (Damian Visintini)
Whittlesea bowls off to a good start
Ryan Pearson on his way to 172 on Saturday. (Damian Visentini)
Bats show their class By Tara Murray Plenty Valley couldn’t have asked for a better start to the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association north-east division. After a slow start with the bat, the Bats produced a stunning innings to take control against Coburg. The Bats smashed 8-396 on the back of not one, but two special innings. Bats captain-coach James Dickinson said he hadn’t seen many innings like the two he did on Saturday. At the top of the order, Ryan Pearson made a massive 172 which included 30 fours. “At 4-80-odd the game could have gone either way,” Dickinson said. “We got a good partnership between Ryan and Rory Collins. “It was a special innings by Ryan. He’s grown a lot the last couple of years. “He had to work hard early on, before the bowlers got fatigued and he spread the field.” 18 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ OCTOBER 9, 2018
Coming in at number eight, veteran Sean Ayres had 97 not out off 73, including 11 fours and four sixes. Dickinson said Coburg still had three overs remaining to bowl when the umpires called stumps. “It’s a luxury to have his [Ayres’] experience down the order,” he said. “If he knew they were going to call stumps he probably would have gone for the century.” Collins, in his first game for the Bats, chipped in with 57. Dickinson said the key for them next week was to get early wickets. He said with the quick field at Yarrambat runs could be made quickly. The game was moved to Yarrambat because Coburg’s ground wasn’t ready. Dickinson, in his first season as coach, said the off season had been a good one for the club. “There’s a lot of younger guys involved throughout all the grades,” he said.
“They’re training strong and adapting to what we are trying to teach them.” The top side is expected to look a bit different this season. In round one alone, the Bats had four players make their first XI debut for the club. They come into the side with varying experience. “Mitch Harris was playing in our fourths last season and has had a ripper pre-season. “Luke Andree has been out of the game for a couple of years and has come back. “Callum Nankervis is from Wang [Wangaratta]. Rory Collins has played at premier level before, but has been in England the last five years. “He’s just moved to the area.” In Women’s Premier Cricket, Plenty Valley started the season with a win against Essendon Maribyrnong Park. The Bats made 127, before bowling EMP out for 120. Tayla Vlaeminck and Rhiann O’Donnell took nine wickets between them for the Bats.
Whittlesea got off to a good start in Bowls Victoria Premier Division pennant on Saturday. Having been promoted in the off season, Whittlesea showed early signs it would be a side to keep an eye on this season, beating last year’s premier Altona in round one. The teams split the rinks, two apiece. Three of the rinks were separated by a total of three shots. The difference was the rink which Whittlesea won by nine shots. That was the final margin, with Whittlesea winning 76 (16)-67 (4). Bundoora RSL had a tough start against last season’s preliminary finalists Deer Park. Josh Corless’ rink won by one shot to give Bundoora two points, but that was where the joy ended. Adam Galloway’s rink was in the mix all day, but Nathan Murray and Luke Aiello’s rinks had big losses. Deer Park won 95 (16)-60 (2). In division 1, section 1, Lalor lost 90 (14)-78 (4) to Sunbury. Lalor dominated one of the four rinks, before winning a second one on the last bowl. In division 2, section 2, Craigieburn started with a strong win against Keilor. Craigieburn won three rinks on the way to a 90 (16)-74 (2) win. Epping RSL had a much closer match, defeating Buckley Park 78 (14)-74 (4). Broadmeadows won three rinks in its division 3, section 1 match-up against Werribee (2), but it wasn’t enough to get the overall win. Werribee won 92 (12)89 (6). Tara Murray
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Kookas fall at first hurdle, but confident all is not lost Rosebank came out on top against Rivergum in their grand final rematch in the opening round of the North Metro Cricket Association’s Jika Shield. In a good way to start the season, the competition’s best two teams in recent history got to kick things off. Neither side had the best day with the bat, but it was Rosebank that came out on top. Rosebank made 167 and was bowled out with one ball remaining in its 40 overs. The Kookas, however, then struggled with the bat, with only three players reaching double figures. They finished 8-125. Kookas captain-coach Gary Bell said he wasn’t necessarily surprised with the result. “We probably weren’t expecting the greatest start,” he said. “We had a poor pre-season. That’s our normal standard with a lot of players playing footy finals. “Unfortunately that’s just the way it is. “If we’re going to lose a game early on, we’d rather lose to them. “It’s just a blip on the radar.”
Bell said he was happy with how the side bowled and fielded and thought they did a great job restricting Rosebank’s total. Jarrod Bannister took four wickets, but went at more than a run a ball. Bell said they didn’t perform with the bat though. Veteran Alex Jesensek (27) was the only batsman of the top six to reach double figures. Kyl Ewart (20) and Scott Morley (37 not out) added some respectability late. Despite the poor start, Bell said they again expected to be in the mix come the pointy end of the season. The Kookas have won four of the past five premierships and have played in the past six grand finals, all against Rosebank. Bell said they had kept the core group of players together. That had been the key for the Kookas over their successful period. “Everyone is there again,” Bell said. “Paul Unkles has come back and he kept. He was good behind the stumps. “He batted down the order, but will play up the order in the two-dayers.
“Cory Altis bowled extremely quick yesterday. He missed a lot of cricket last season.” Bell said the motivation in the group was still high and they weren’t keen on giving up their title as the competition’s benchmark. “We don’t get bored being the hunted team,” he said. “People get excited to beat us, but we hate losing. It was an ordinary feeling after Saturday. It’s a good feeling being the hunted.” In other results, Holy Trinity defeated Bundoora Park, Keon Park easily accounted for Preston Baseballers and Preston YCW District got home against Heidelberg West. Meanwhile, Lalor Warriors got off to a good start in the Kemp Shield. The Warriors dropped from the top grade down to D-grade due to the loss of a number of players. On Saturday, the Warriors defeated Sagarmatha. The Warriors made 9-191 before bowling Sagarmatha out for 152. Rajat Sharma top scored for the Warriors with 63, while Sami Choudhary took four wickets in the win. Tara Murray
Two year deal for MVP By Tara Murray Craigieburn Eagles have received a huge boost with the reigning Big V division 2’s Most Valuable Player Damon Smith signing on for another two seasons. Smith was a revelation for the Eagles this year and played a key role in their run to the minor premiership. Smith averaged nearly 19 points and 10 rebounds a game during the year. His efforts saw him last month awarded the league’s division 2 MVP award. Smith, who is back at home in America, said it was a great feeling to take out the award. “Anytime you start a season and/or finish the season you want to improve from where you were stat-wise and as a team,” he said. “So coming in to this league I knew I had to make a good impression as well as have a successful season. “This is the first time I’ve received an MVP award, so it’s a huge honour and I’m really blessed to have great teammates and coaching staff. “No one can get an MVP without those two and in my eyes this is a team award.” Smith, who has previously played overseas, said he thought the season had gone well. He said it took a little while to adjust to the umpiring early in the season, but said having played in a number of different countries had helped make the adjustment easier. Smith said it was disappointing to lose in the semi-finals to Mildura Heat, but the Eagles had played their hearts out. “They just had a couple more shots fall and that’s all it takes sometimes.” After just one season playing at Craigieburn and in Australia, Smith said it already felt like home. While he has signed a two year deal, he said he would also like to look at the possibility of moving to Australia permanently with his partner Katie. He said it was a relief knowing where he would be playing basketball for the next two seasons. “The thing I enjoyed most about playing here is the diversity of the players. Most guys can do more then one thing and I think that is what makes the league fun. “The thing I enjoy most about playing with Craigieburn would be how close the organisation is. “If there is an issue off the court, everyone is helping trying to figure it out. I’ve had parents reach out and ask me if I needed anything. “Not that I did, but for them to reach out to extend their help when they don’t have to is what makes people like me and other imports feel like home.”
Alex Jesensek was the only top order batsman to reach double figures. (Damian Visentini)
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Whittlesea has appointed former Heidelberg champion Blair Harvey as its coach for next year’s Northern Football League season. Harvey, a six time premiership player, was announced as the Eagles new coach last week. Meanwhile, Bundoora has announced Andrew Sturgess as its coach for next season. For full stories on both appointments, go to www.starweekly. com.au/sports.
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Jacana started the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Russell Pollock Shield division 5 in fine fashion against Footscray ANA. Jacana made 5-245 from its 40 overs, with Ilyas Wajid top scoring with 74. The Jaguars then restricted Footscray ANA to 107, with Matthew Diss taking 4-11. Westmeadows, Greenvale Kangaroos, Tullamarine and Craigieburn have to wait another week to get their seasons underway, with several grades called off due to a number of pitches not being ready.
DVCA
Epping has a chase on its hands in the opening round of the Diamond Valley Cricket Association Barclay Shield. Lower Eltham has set Epping 264 for victory after a strong day one of their clash.
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Troy Geary has been appointed Roxburgh Park’s new women’s coach. Geary, who was assistant coach of the club’s youth league girl’s side this year, was announced as the new coach last week. Geary said he was excited by the role and was keen on making a strong female program across the club. For the full story, go to www.starweekly.com.au/ sports.
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Damon Smith is returning for Craigieburn Eagles next season. (Shawn Smits)
Smith said the aim for next season is to win the championship. The Eagles have won the minor premiership the past two years, before being knocked out in the finals series. “My next step has a couple of things tied to it. First and foremost … winning a championship. “I would say short term … I would like
to continue to make my teammates better. Demand more out of them and that’s going to bring the best out. “I want to continue to work with the youth and kids around the area. I love how much guys around the club want to work with me and get better at the game.”
Bundoora premiership coach Phil Plunkett has been appointed coach of Old Paradians Amateur Football Club for next year’s Victorian Amateur Football Association season. FOR MORE SPORT, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Northern Star Weekly @starweeklysport @star_weekly 19 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ OCTOBER 9, 2018