The Great Southern Star - April 14, 2015 by The Great Southern Star

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LEONGATHA PARROTS TO HOST WONTHAGGI POWER IN BLOCKBUSTER MATCH THIS SATURDAY

We’ve won: Leongatha players leave the ground after the win, as club supporter Andrew Westaway gives coach Beau Vernon a well deserved pat on the back.

FLYING START Leongatha wins for new coach Beau Vernon By Tony Giles HARD work during the off season and the appointment of new coach Beau Vernon has led to an ideal season start for the new look Leongatha senior football team. On Saturday in front of a bumper local crowd, Leongatha got its sea-

Well ahead: despite holding a commanding lead over Traralgon, Leongatha’s senior coach Beau Vernon was still giving out orders to players at three quarter time.

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son underway in emphatic style with a 123 point thumping of Traralgon. The anticipation of the contest has been building for weeks; would Vernon have the ideal start to his coaching career? Vernon told The Star on Monday he was “quite nervous going into the first game”. “I would have been a lot more nervous this week if I’d lost my first game,” he said. He describes the win as not only a relief but “a bit weird”. “It was great having the win of course, but then you look forward to this week against Wonthaggi and then the week after, away to Maffra, and your mind has to refocus,” Vernon said.

There was a real buzz of excitement in the air at the game on Saturday as Leongatha fans applauded every goal kicked, extending the Parrots’ lead way beyond the reach of their opposition. Many at the club attribute the turn-around of the club’s fortunes to the appointment of its new coach, Vernon. Leongatha’s Terry Ginnane, who was on the appointment committee, said the club had no doubt Vernon stood out as the best candidate for the job. Vernon last played for the club in season 2012; a season the club will never forget. Continued on page 4.

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Holiday hot spot SOUTH Gippsland has recorded a strong tourist season, with visitor numbers up despite the cooler summer. Booking numbers were either equal or above average, boosting tourism operators’ coffers during their major trading period. Destination Gippsland CEO Terry Robinson said major operators reported more tourists in the area and Prom Country executive officer Christine Legg said accommodation was heavily booked during the peak of summer and Easter. “Our website was up by 40 per cent on hits, which means we are generating a lot of interest,” Ms Legg said. Ms Legg said the cooler weather was also beneficial, as tourists were more inclined to visit many attractions rather than stay on the beach. “Coal Creek was busy, especially with its Easter Egg hunt, and Tour de Tarwin got good figures too,” she said. “We had a good Easter with plenty going on inland and on the coast, which is great. It was good across the board.” Coal Creek site coordinator Rowena Ashley said the Easter egg hunt was sold out again. “As usual, we also had the spinners, general store and cafe open, we had bush skill demonstrations and the train was operating,” she said. Cooler weather allowed tourists to gravitate towards shopping hub Wonthag-

gi. Though numbers were high this season, the Wonthaggi Business Association (WBA) has big plans for next Easter. “Next Easter we will be having a tourism festival to celebrate Wonthaggi’s cultural background.” town manager Hannah Quilford said. Ms Quilford said businesses were flat out during the peak tourism period. “We have bigger signs pointing to Wonthaggi and Inverloch on the Phillip Island turn-off now,” she said. “We requested a tourist sign for the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine, but that hasn’t happened yet. We plan to increase signs for the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine around the town too.” Inverloch remains a popular destination for tourists due to its beautiful beaches and relaxed country feel. Numbers were good over the peak summer period and the school holidays. Accommodation was fully booked, similar to most years. Wilsons Promontory also experienced a successful season, with bookings filled to capacity. “Compared to last year, bookings and numbers in the school holiday program were on par,” commercial operations manager Brent Moran said. Mr Moran said there was little rain and the weather was pleasant during the season, so no visitors’ spirits were dampened. He hopes numbers will increase next year, as units are developed to replace those destroyed in the flood of 2011.

Towns face water woes THE townships of Poowong, Loch and Nyora are on the cusp of facing water restrictions. Without significant, sustained rainfall to wet the catchment and cause runoff, the Little Bass System will continue to drop. South Gippsland Water’s managing director Philippe du Plessis said, “Water levels in the Little Bass Water supply system which supplies the townships of Poowong, Loch and Nyora are now close to stage one water restriction levels. “While the system will often refill quickly once winter rains arrive, the introduction of stage one water restrictions may be necessary in coming weeks.”

Mr du Plessis said a cash back program was available for Poowong, Loch and Nyora customers. The program, as part of the new sewer scheme, provides customers with cash back for buying or installing new water efficient products and appliances. The program is designed to help reduce the amount of waste water generated for treatment, as well as reducing demand on drinking water supplies. The cash back program is only available to customers in Poowong, Loch and Nyora, and includes offers for new dual flush toilets, water saving showerheads and rainwater tanks connected to the toilet and laundry. For more information, residents can visit www.sgwater.com.

au/cashback. The Living Victoria Rebates are still available for all other townships to assist with installing water saving devices. The Little Bass system is at 55 per cent capacity. Leongatha’s Ruby Creek is 63 per cent full. Lance Creek reservoir, which supplies Wonthaggi, Inverloch and Cape Paterson, is 71 per cent full, as is Korumburra’s Coalition Creek. Fish Creek’s Battery Creek reservoir is 72 per cent full and Foster Dam is full.

Super scissors: from left, South Gippsland Secondary College students Will Chester, Carmen Tracy, Maxine Park Deere, Mariah Lawrence and Tori Cripps, and chairman of the Victorian Anzac Centenary Committee Ted Baillieu officially opened the South Gippsland at War – 1914 to 1918 exhibition at Foster’s museum on Tuesday night. The scissors used were the same pair used for the opening of the Promontory road in 1939. Full story on page 15.

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Flying start for Parrots Continued from page 1. The club won the first seven games of that season, lost to Sale, then hosted Wonthaggi on June 23, 2012. At that game

Vernon, who had his head over the ball, was bumped by a Wonthaggi player. Vernon sustained a serious neck injury, paralysing him from the chest down.

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With the club deeply concerned for Vernon, it was obvious football had to come second and Leongatha lost the preliminary final that year by one point. Fast forward to season 2015 and Vernon has brought together a line-up of genuine talent in the Parrots’ aim of making a finals’ presence or even better. Returning to the club and debuting well on Saturday are two past best and fairest players, Tas Clingon and Cade Maskell. Add to this former Casey Scorpions and returned Parrot Jake Best (nine goals on Saturday), Aaron Heppell (brother of Essendon ball magnet Dyson), and Dale Houghton, ex-Williamstown, and the club has the makings of a

formidable side. Part of the reason Vernon was so popular at the club, Mr Ginnane said, was his inclusive nature. “Beau has been very welcoming and he wants to include all family members, supporters and friends to the club, not just the players,” he said. “This not only extends to senior players but footballers and netballers from all levels and grades. “We have an exciting mix of players this season and it is great to watch the calibre of players running around.” “Saturday’s win has certainly reaffirmed the committee’s decision Beau has what it takes to coach.” Watching from the sidelines at the game were Vernon’s parents Daryl and

Kerry, who also go along to watch son Zak play and also watch Beau’s wife Lucy play netball. Ginnane said the club was not getting ahead of itself at this stage and he targeted this Saturday’s contest under lights against Wonthaggi at Leongatha as a huge test. “We’ll see how we’re standing after this Saturday’s game. Wonthaggi knocked off the reigning premiers on Saturday and is at least as good as last year, being premiership runners-up,” he said. “We have plenty of speed across all lines but if things don’t go to plan, there’s plenty of scope to change things around. That didn’t happen as much on Saturday against Traralgon but we can change the game plan to suit the match.”

Singing the song: joining together in a rousing rendition of the club’s song were, from left, coach Beau Vernon, Sean Westaway, Aaron Heppell and Shem Hawking.

Bag of tricks: Jake Best marks in the square and goes on to boot one of his nine goals for Leongatha.

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Left, Under siege: Traralgon is under pressure from Leongatha players Jaxon Harry, Kyle Cooper and Dale Houghton.

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Charges revoked FORMER Leongatha RSL president David Edwards has won an appeal in the County Court which overturned his fraud charges. Dr Edwards was charged with falsely representing as a decorated

person after wearing service medals. The service medals suggested he had actively fought in battles during Vietnam War. However, it was proven he was a logistic, supply and equipment officer in the Royal Australian Air Force. The appeal was heard in June of

last year. Both his conviction and fine of $1000 were quashed. He is now expected to be of good behaviour for 12 months and ordered to pay $500 to Legacy. Dr Edwards was advised not to make any further comment at this time.

Overturned: former Leongatha RSL president David Edwards (far left) won an appeal in the County Court, which lessened his sentence for falsely representing himself as a decorated person.

Sinking feeling SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has been accused of setting outdoor pools up to fail. Cr Don Hill said communities must be allowed to manage their pools without the responsibility of owning them. He said the revised aquatic strategy now out for public comment stipulates communities can take over management only when they own the pools, thereby removing any council liability. The Mirboo North and Foster communities want to manage their pools, believing they can improve the pools’ finances and attendances. Mirboo North pool committee does not want to own its pool. Cr Hill said Foster pool committee had already lodged a plan with council to run its pool, with a view to eventual ownership. Cr Hill has vowed to continue to lobby council to return $9 million to the pools’ capital works budget from 2022-23, saying if a pool needed major works then, there would be no money available and the pool would close.

“The budget is setting up pools to fail,” he said. “I believe there is no rational reason why communities cannot run pools, and choose what services they want to run and improve attendances.” Council communications officer Jeannie Hicks said council had allocated $7.6m capital expenditure over the next 15 years for outdoor pool renovations and renewals. “That will more than adequately provide for capital improvements at all of council’s outdoor pools, except for Foster, which is currently being considered for community ownership and management,” she said. “The works planned, particularly in the next eight years, negate the need for major capital provision for pools in the latter years of the long term financial plan.” Mirboo North pool committee president Fred Couper said his group wanted to manage the pool but not own it. “We still want to work in partnership with the shire. We want to take greater responsibility for managing the pool and we think we can deliver savings in operations for the shire, but we are still keen for the council to take some ownership

Rates defence SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has refuted claims it is misleading ratepayers about the true extent of proposed rate rises next financial year. Mirboo North ratepayer Tony Eden said council used a property with a capital improved valued of $175,000 on which to base the average rate rise of 4.9 per cent. But he said residential properties worth $200,000 would experience an increase of 6.3 per cent, residences valued at $300,000 would pay an extra 9.8 per cent and a home worth $400,000 would be charged 11.9 per cent more. He said an average residence worth $350,000 would pay an extra 10.9 per cent. “They talk about transparency and consulting, but here they hide the real cost to

ratepayers for their own purposes,” he said. But council customer relations manager Christian Stefani said those figures were incorrect. He said residential properties in the $150,000 to $200,000 range would receive a 1.85 per cent rate reduction, while mid valued properties in the range $200,000$250,000 would receive a 1.7 per cent reduction. Higher valued properties in the range $350,000 $400,000 range could expect to pay 7.67 per cent more. Council abolished the municipal charge this year, reducing rates for people in lower valued properties. “This is a balanced way of explaining the decreases and increases. Across all property types/values the average rate rise is an increase of 4.9 per cent,” Mr Stefani said. The charge was $181.70 this financial year.

• Cr Don Hill responsibilities,” he said. “It’s about trying to get the community more engaged and to take greater responsibility. “We think we can offer flexibility and grow numbers.” The Mirboo North pool needs $3 million worth of works, Mr Couper said. The top half of the pool shell needs replacing and new scum gutters, kiosk and toilets are required. The committee plans to replace the two toddler pools with a larger children’s pool. Foster pool president Ian Lyon said the committee’s position did not change. “We welcome the opportunity to resume the management of the pool as we did for many years,” he

said. Cr Hill said an earlier version of the current draft council budget allocated $18.9 million for pool capital works until 2029-30, but that had now been reduced to $9.8 million: $5.6 million for the pools renewal program, and $2.1 million each for the renewal of the Mirboo North pool and a hydrotherapy pool for South Gippsland SPLASH leisure centre in Leongatha. He said he had been told by council the $9 million was removed to more accurately reflect expected pools expenditure, namely renewing pool shells. “It’s erroneous to say the $9 million covers pool shells because by the end of 2022-23, there will only be two pool shells – Poowong and Toora - that will have not been done. That would only cost $3.6 million so there is $5.4 million which there is no explanation for,” he said. Cr Hill said he suspected council wants communities to take over pools. “If that is what council is going to determine, they should talk to the communities about it rather than removing the funding by stealth,” he said. “The people at Mirboo North are very concerned they are facing an uncertain future because council has

taken all the expenditure away in seven years’ time.” Ms Hicks said the only pool currently being considered for community ownership was Foster. “We understand the Mirboo North pool committee wants to take over management of its pool and is making a presentation to council tomorrow (Wednesday) in the public presentation session on that matter. Their proposal is currently not within the scope of the aquatic strategy,” she said. “The draft aquatic strategy is currently out for public consultation and a final decision about the level of capital works will not be made until council adopts the revised strategy and council plan.” At its March meeting, council accepted a petition with 1900 signatures relating to the Korumburra, Poowong, Foster and Mirboo North pools. The petition asked council to return to noon opening times and reinstate the 24ºC minimum opening temperature. In May, council will received a report of the outcomes of a review of the pools during the 2014-15 season and consider those outcomes in formulating the final revised aquatic strategy.

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Leongatha thinks of Max LEONGATHA man Max Wood has been transferred from hospital in the wake of a horrific car accident that claimed the life of his wife Rosemary on April 6. Police said an oncoming car allegedly crossed double white lines and caused a head-

on collision on the South Gippsland Highway at Lang Lang. Last Friday, April 10, was Mrs Woods’ birthday and yesterday (Monday, April 13) would have been the couple’s 52nd wedding anniversary. The couple’s daughter Vicki Choate said, “Dad’s been inundated with all sorts of offers for help and condolences. Dad’s men’s

shed friends have a roster to care for the garden and neighbours are helping too.” Mr Wood is a member of the Leongatha Men’s Shed. “We would just like to thank the community for its support,” Mrs Choate said. Mr Wood was transferred from the Alfred Hospital to a rehabilitation centre and is not able to bear weight for six weeks.

Helping hand: Max Wood (front, right) was among the Leongatha Men’s Shed members to show off the group’s new driveway in December last year. The men’s shed members are taking care of his garden while he recovers from a car accident. Pictured are front, Alan Hoy and back, from left, Ian Lester, Paull Lahn, Ken Reid and Ron Campbell.

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Road a bumpy mess By Sarah Vella LUMPS, bumps and

holes have returned to Carmodys Road just outside of Leongatha,

Fed up: John Hulls, of Leongatha’s Carmody’s Road, is sick of the terrible state of the road and wants to see South Gippsland Shire Council do more to maintain it.

only two months after it was last graded. Carmodys Road resident John Hulls is fed up with the road continually being in a, “very bad rough and pot holey state”. He sent a letter to the South Gippsland Shire Council to that effect in March, however is yet to see any action in response to his complaint. Frustrated with the lack of repairs, Mr Hulls has written another letter to the council, this time with the signature of every resident of Carmodys Road included for support. “I expect to see a response to my letter sent to every resident on my list explaining the next step,” Mr Hulls said. “I think the council needs to maintain the road to a higher standard. Sealing the road would be ideal.” Mr Hulls said an accident should not have to occur before council takes the poor condition of the road seriously. “I would love to see it sealed, but if they just took care of it more often, that

would be good too. A grader whizzing up and down once a quarter is clearly not enough,” he said. Mr Hulls said his rates were supposed to go towards road maintenance. “We don’t get rubbish collection, we don’t have sewerage and we don’t have town water. If council can’t afford to maintain the road, that isn’t good enough,” he said. Having the road sealed would be the ultimate solution to the problem, but Mr Hulls said if the gravel was maintained to a better standard, that would be good too. South Gippsland Shire Council’s director of engineering services Anthony Seabrook said council would only look at sealing Carmodys Road if it took in excess of 150 vehicles per day. It currently takes approximately 110 to 140 vehicles per day. “It could potentially be undertaken as a special charge scheme, however, in accordance with council policy, it would require 70 per cent of the residents to agree to the scheme,” he said. “Without undertaking

a detailed design, it would cost around $200,000 to seal 500 metres in front of the houses.” Council roads are inspected every eight weeks and any defects actioned by a due date according to the level of risk. Carmodys Road was last inspected on February 17. Mr Seabrook said a works order was then raised for potholes at the bridge approach and corrugations, and these works were completed by February 19. “Council also inspects customer requests, places appropriate signage at road hazard locations and treats roads as soon as possible when weather conditions allow,” he said. Road pavements require sufficient moisture for the material to bind together. Insufficient moisture will loosen the pavement and corrugations will return. Mr Seabrook said the council does not have access to water in dry conditions. “All motorists have a responsibility to drive appropriately for the condition of the road to ensure safety of themselves and others,” he said.

Turbines make electricity TWENTY-FIVE of the 52 turbines at Bald Hills Wind Farm are now operational. The progress is an achievement for wind farm general manager Matthew Croome. “Many turbines are still undergoing testing so are not operating continuously. We expect the wind farm will be fully operational by mid June 2015,” he said. While the wind farm has a massive presence on the Tarwin Lower-Walkerville skyline, the wind farm is also contributing to community groups. The wind farm will give a minimum of $625,000 to its community fund, with $25,000 per year for the next 25 years. Distribution of the funds will be the responsibility of a fund committee. “We have recently called for applications for local community members to become committee members for the Bald Hills

Wind Farm Community Fund,” Mr Croome said. “Members of the community fund committee will be responsible for assessing applications from local community groups, sporting clubs and local events for funding support and deciding which applications will receive funding. “Since announcing the community fund, we have received a number of expressions of interest from members of the community who would like to be considered for one of the 12 spots on the committee.” Application forms to become part of the Bald Hills Wind Farm Community Fund Committee are available to download at www. baldhillswindfarm.com.au. Mr Croome said the wind farm had received requests for support from local sporting clubs, organisations and events, and had supported some of these, including the Tour de Tarwin event on Easter Saturday.

Magical musical to be unveiled THIS Friday, April 17, is the opening night of the Prom Coast Seachange Festival and the gala opening of an exciting brand new musical being staged by Foster theatre company FAMDA.

Centre stage: rehearsing for Waratah the Musical were, from left, Taj Cooper, Leuca Maclean, Bon Maclean, Harley McDonald-Eckersall, Sean Webb, Sarah Maclean, Emma Fletcher, Cas Maclean and Amy Tudor. Photo by Robert Paragreen.

Waratah the Musical is a show specially designed as family entertainment for the festival. It is set appropriately in Sandy Point but the time is 1965, which provides scope

for a whole jukebox of catchy pop and rock tunes from that era. There are songs made famous by the likes of Johnny Young, Normie Rowe, The Masters Apprentices and The Easybeats. Song titles such as What’s Wrong with the Way I Live?, Temptation’s ‘Bout to Get Me, Woman You’re Breaking Me, She’s a Mod and Chao Baby are cleverly integrated into the storyline by local writer and theatre director, Chris Dickins. The story tells of two

families who have come to the shores of Waratah Bay for a summer holiday. Love is in the air and it comes in various forms - secret love, puppy love, summer love and love that could be brotherly, unrequited, romantic, fading, illicit, mere infatuation or just downright embarrassing. Some of South Gippsland’s most talented and experienced actors singers and dancers will be on stage to bring the show to life. One family is played by a combination of Terry Lay,

Brothers died two years apart TONY Moon of Korumburra and his brother Andrew are writing a book that will identify the names on the cenotaph at Korumburra, spanning the First and Second world wars. They are sharing the stories of soldiers on the cenotaph with Star readers in the lead-up to the centenary of the landing at Gallipoli.

REGINALD Shapland was born in Devon, England and moved to Australia when he was young. Reg was working as a farmer on Mr Ritchies’ property in Arawata when he enlisted on February 3, 1915. He was a member of the Union church Arawata. His family included parents Edwin and Louise, brothers Earnest and Percy, and his sisters Nora and Daisy. Reg left Melbourne on May 8, 1915 on HMAT Ulysses, four days after his brother Percy was killed at Anzac Cove. Originally Reg joined D Coy 21 Battalion. He reported sick in early August 1915 and was evacuated to Helouan Convalesant Hospital where he stayed until he was discharged for light duties on September 1, 1915. On October 25, 1915 he returned to Galpolli and stayed for the remainder of the campaign. Reg returned

to Alexandria Egypt on January 7, 1916 with his battalion. On March 19, 1916 he joined the British Expeditionary Force and moved to France, where he disembarked in Marseilles on March 26, 1916. Reg served with his battalion between March and into August 1916, where he would have fought through the Somme and Pozieres battles. On August 25, 1916 he transfered to 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery. He served with this unit throughout the end of 1916 and in to 1917. Reg was reported killed in action on May 4, 1917, exactly two years to the day his brother was killed. Private J. Mitchell from Princess Street, Korumburra wrote of Reg on January 18, 1918: “I know the causality. He was a man, about 5ft 10 ins. Fairly well built, about 22 years old. “He was advancing on

the second line near Bullecourt and had a part of the trench mortar in his hand. A machine gun bullet hit him on the chest, killing him instantly. I saw the casuality’s body about 12 hours after the attack. He was never buried as it was impossible to bury him at the time. I was an eyewitness. He was known and liked by all of his comrades.” The 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery was part of the 6th Brigade order of battle. It provided three trench mortars and crew to the 22nd Battalion (Under Lt Grey), and one mor-

• Private Reginald Reid Shapland.

tar and crew each to the 24th, 21st and 23rd battalions. Two mortars with crew were also in the Brigade reserve. While it is not known which element Reg fought with, it is known the crews under Lt Grey with the 22nd Battalion were in the vanguard of the advance on the left and after falling behind the barrage, they suffered heavy causalities. This unit was forced to fight a “very stiff musketry action” with the German defenders and casualties were heavy. The 2nd Australian Division was tasked with attacking the Hindenburg Line at Bullecourt. The division attacked at 3.45am on May 1, 1917. The 2nd Divisions attack was on 2nd Brigade frontage with the 6th Brigade on the left and the 5th Brigade on the right, with the first objective being the German trenches at 51b.U.23.c.85 to U.22.d.6.3. Reginald was known as ‘Chappie’ and appears to have been serving in France with the Mitchell brothers, also from Korumburra.

FACT BOX PRIVATE REGINALD REID SHAPLAND Regimental Number: 968. Rank: Private. Unit: 6 Light Trench Mortar Battery. March in to unit: B Company 21st Battalion. From: Arawata. Calling: farmer. Born at: Devon, England. Next of kin: Edwin Shapland (father, Jeetho, later of Shellcotts Road). Enlistment date: February 3, 1915. Enlistment location: Korumburra. Embarked: May 8, 1915 on HMAT Ulysses. Cause of death: killed in action. Date of death: May 4, 1917. Place of death: Bulluecourt. Age at death: 21 years. Illness/wound: April 10, 1918. Place of burial: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

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The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera at Warragul last year and lead vocalist in the band, beggs2differ, Nicole Cooper, regular performer in musicals with both FAMDA and Leongatha Lyric and Mungo Trumble, who has worked previously with Wonthaggi Theatrical Group. The other family features Gippsland Theatre award winners Bruce Grainger and Jo Street as the parents with Connor Epifano, Leuca Maclean and Taj Cooper as their sons. If you have ever had a summer holiday at the beach, you will identify with some of the trials and tribulations, antics and laughter that come with the story. Baby Boomers will be filled with nostalgia. Younger audience members will get caught up in the instantly appealing rhythms and the great dance moves. There is something for everyone in Waratah the Musical, making it a ‘must see’ component of the Prom Coast Seachange Festival. See it all come to life on stage for eight performances starting with the Prom Coast Seachange Festival on Friday, April 17. There are two shows the following day at 2pm and 8pm on Saturday, April 18. On the second weekend, with the Anzac commemorations and the Seachange festival in full flight, there is only one Waratah performance at 8pm on Saturday night. In the final week, Waratah can be seen at 8pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with a 2pm matinee as well on the final Saturday, May 2. It is worth noting the Thursday performance on April 30 is a special cheap night with all tickets on sale for just $15. Tickets are on sale through Main Street Revelations in Foster or by phone on 0435 535 867. Details on www. famda.org.au.

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Financial crisis warning By Tayla Kershaw FORMER MP Alan Brown believes Bass Coast Shire Council is setting itself up for a financial crisis. He said councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rating strategy proposals ignore the State Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directive that rate rises would be capped at CPI. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To the best of my knowledge, it is not running the Victorian State Government so how it can blatantly ignore government policy on such an important issue is staggering,â&#x20AC;? Mr Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All other organisations, companies and governments throughout Australia are framing budgets to limit rises in inflation but not good old Bass Coast Shire Council.â&#x20AC;? Council will consider adopting its rating strategy and Long Term Financial Plan at tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Wednesday) meeting at Cowes. Mr Brown said staff costs increased by more than $2.3 million and councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future budget projections continue increases in staff costs by millions of dollars each year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They talk about sustainability throughout their documentation but I can assure them that such financial outcomes for their long suffering ratepayers are absolutely unsustainable,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the third year of the current council being in control of the shireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finances and they cannot blame former administrations for future financial outcomes.â&#x20AC;? Mr Brown said ignoring governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy would spell future failure and the financial plan urgently needed to be rewritten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although council will flatly deny it, I estimate it has spent in excess of $200,000 in formulating these flawed plans,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has spent vast amounts of staff time and resources as well as outside resources including consultants.â&#x20AC;? Mr Brown said if council did not rewrite its future short, medium and long term financial plans, it would be setting Bass Coast up for a crisis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is working on an arrogant assumption it will gain an exemption from government policy of capping rate increases to CPI each year but what happens when it is refused?â&#x20AC;? Mr Brown said.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I call on council to withdraw its flawed plans and come up with proposals which both address the community interest and respond to State Government requirements.â&#x20AC;? Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Kimberley Brown said a public consultation process had been undertaken over the last four weeks and all submissions received, including Mr Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments, would be considered at tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Council does not propose to make any public comment in response to Mr Brown or any other submission until such time as it is has had the opportunity to consider the reports and all submissions on April 15,â&#x20AC;? she said. Cr Brown said council received more than 30 submissions to the draft documents released for public comment. She said 2015-16 operational costs are expected to be lower than first indicated, with an increase of just 1.6 per cent from the previous year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been achieved through organisational efficiencies and an organisational realignment,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the life of the plan, this equates to $26 million in savings compared to the 2014-15 budget and Strategic Resource Plan.â&#x20AC;?

Winners are grinners: from left, Travis Christall, Dimitri Van Oss and Quinn Brookes-Page of Inverloch Stars won their soccer match against Drouin at Korumburra Recreation Reserve on Saturday. They were contesting the round robin Korumburra Cup held to launch the South Division season. Full story on page 43.

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In all, 239 drivers were processed for 324 offences. Senior Sergeant Steve Gibson of Wonthaggi Police said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Considering the media campaign nationally around reducing the road toll, I can only see these statistics as deplorable, particularly the prevalence of drug impaired drivers, which equated to one in 10 checked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local police and Bass Coast Highway Patrol will be redoubling its efforts to reduce such behaviours which place all road users at risk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drivers should be aware the State Highway Patrol will almost certainly be visiting this area again soon.â&#x20AC;? No drivers exceeded the legal blood alcohol limit, despite police undertaking 1600 preliminary breath

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Water board shake up BOARD members of South Gippsland Water will have to reapply for their positions under a state-wide review of water corporation boards by the State Government. Minister for Environment, Water and Climate Change Lisa Neville urged current water corporation board members to take part in the expression of interest process that will begin in the next few weeks. A letter to water corporations stated there would be a rigorous selection process consistent with Victorian Government appointment and remuneration guidelines. Water and catchments group would be responsible for overseeing this process. “We recognise the contribution of our water corporation board members and thank them for their work. They are all encouraged to participate in an expressions of interest process,” Ms Neville said. The current members of South Gippsland Water’s

board include Jim Fawcett, David Schultz, Chris Badger, chair Joan Liley, Steve Rieniets, Anna Kilborn and Irene Irvine. The review excludes managing directors; in South Gippsland Water’s case, Philippe du Plessis. The chairs and managing directors of Victoria’s water corporations last week met with Ms Neville. The review will be part of the government’s plan to meet challenges now and in coming years, including climate change, changing rainfall patterns, more frequent and severe dry periods and droughts, and ensuring water supplies can support population and economic growth. Ms Neville said the board review would “ensure we have the best people in the right positions across the 19 water corporations to implement new policy directions and deliver efficient water services”. “With approximately half of Victoria’s water corporation board appointments due to expire in September 2015, it is timely to review

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Council Chambers, Leongatha Bookings for speaking times essential Ph 5662 9222 Wed, 15 April 1.00pm Budget Community Q & A Session (*Lodge questions when booking) 2.00pm; 7.00pm* (*by noon 14/04) Wed, 22 April 10.00am 2.00pm ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 1. Assembly of Crs Report- March 2. Discretionary fund Report 3. Documents/contracts under CEO delegation - March 4. Social community infrastructure review – public exhibition 5. PA 28a Nyora Rd, Poowong 6. Proposed discontinuance of part of Flinders St, Korumburra 7. Formalise road discontinuance for Jumptown Lane, parts of little Princes St & Mair Cr, Korumburra 8. General question time 9. Closed - community grants program 10. Closed - Audit Committee report LAST DAYS TO COMMENT ON AQUATIC STRATEGY The revised Aquatic Strategy is now on exhibition & can be viewed at Council, local libraries, Tarwin Lower Community Health Centre, Venus Bay Community Centre and Foster, Leongatha & Milpara community houses, and at www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au. Written submissions will be received until COB 17 April, 2015 and can be posted to Council, hand delivered or emailed. Enquiries Ph 5662 9200 PROPOSED BUDGET ON EXHIBITION The detailed document and a Summary are currently on display for community feedback at Council, local libraries and on the website until COB on 29 April, 2015. Written formal submissions can be submitted or informal comment can be made on the OurSay website (details on line and with hard copies). TENDER Council is seeking submissions from qualified companies / applicants for the following Tenders: SGC16/02 Supply & delivery of quarry products & road making materials SGC16/03 Supply & delivery of premixed concrete Tenders close 2pm AEST on Tues 5 May 2015. Documentation available from 5662 9254. Or www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Drainage Works: Galvins Rd, Mirboo Nth/ Silcocks Hill Rd & Creamery Valley Rd, Toora Road Maintenance: Carmodys Rd, Leongatha/ Walkerville/ Middle Tarwin/ Meeniyan Kerb Replacement: Bruce St, Leongatha Bridge Deck Replacement: Wyghts Bridge, Meeniyan Road Reconstruction: Henrys Rd, Nyora 9 Smith St., Leongatha 3953 (Private Bag 4) Ph: 5662 9200 Fax: 5662 3754 council@southgippsland.vic.gov.au www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

and refresh the delivery of effective water management across the state,” she said. The government will also require water authorities to ensure they face the challenges of climate change, including changing rainfall patterns. South Gippsland Water did not wish to comment.

Guiding water future: the current board of South Gippsland Water, from left, Jim Fawcett, David Schultz, Chris Badger, managing director Philippe du Plessis, chair Joan Liley, Steve Rieniets and Anna Kilborn. Absent: Irene Irvine.

POLICE BRIEFS Caught at 151km/h A KORUMBURRA man will face court after being nabbed speeding at 151km/h on the South Gippsland Highway at Leongatha last Thursday.

Awarded: Wonthaggi resident Lex Milkins (centre) was given a divisional commendation from the Wonthaggi Police for his bravery. Superintendent Malcolm Menzel (left) presented the certificate, watched by Lex’s wife Lorraine.

Lex’s bravery rewarded ALEXANDER “Lex” Milkins received a divisional commendation from the Wonthaggi Police last week. The Wonthaggi resident was nominated for the commendation after showing a great act of bravery last year. He was woken by a loud noise on at 4am on June 27, 2014. A car was involved in a collision outside his home and had caught fire. Mr Milkins saw a woman was trapped inside the car and he contacted the police. He then assisted Sergeant Matthew Simpson to rescue the woman by pulling her from the burning car. The award was presented to him by Superintendent Malcolm Menzel for his courageous act in a dangerous circumstance and saving the woman’s life. The framed certificate was presented to Mr Milkins at the Wonthaggi Police Station, where 20 police officers were there to congratulate him.

Boat swamped at Inverloch A WONTHAGGI man is lucky to be alive after his boat was swamped by a wave and sank at the entrance to Anderson Inlet at Inverloch on Sunday. The man launched a 10 foot aluminium boat from Inverloch boat ramp and attempted to cross the entrance when the engine stalled. Police said the boat was swamped and sank onto a sand bar at the entrance to the inlet, about 12.30pm. The man launched without wearing a life vest and was stranded with the boat on the sand bar. A passing jet skier and members of the South Gippsland Yacht Club helped the man return to the jetty. As of yesterday (Monday), the boat was yet to be recovered. Police said the incident served as a reminder for all boat users to make sure they wear or carry appropriate safety equipment and take care when crossing bars and entrances, especially if not familiar with the area.

The18 year old probationary driver was detected by Mirboo North Police at 10.30pm. His vehicle will be impounded for 30 days and he will be summonsed to appear before Korumburra Magistrate’s Court. “It’s disappointing the people are putting themselves and others at risk by driving at this speed,” Sergeant John Cantwell said.

Fire mystery A SUSPICIOUS fire was lit near the Bass Coast Rail Trail at the Dalyston bridge on Sunday. The fire destroyed about 50m2 around 2.30pm.

Any information about this incident can be given to Wonthaggi Police Station.

Driving in dark A BLACKBURN man was fined $221 and lost one demerit point for driving offences at Tarwin Lower on Saturday night. The 29 year old was driving a tractor and trailer on Tarwin Lower Road at 9.36pm when he was intercepted by Foster Police. Leading Senior Constable Darren Lomax said the trailer did not have lights and the load on the trailer obscured the tractor’s lights.

Too bright A PRESTON man was intercepted by Foster Police for failing to dip his headlights at Stony Creek on Sunday evening. The 28 year old was

Scooter stolen POLICE are seeking information about the theft of a scooter in Wonthaggi. The scooter was stolen between 11.30pm on April 6 and April 7 from the front porch of a Gordon Street address.

caught driving on the South Gippsland Highway. He received an infringement notice of $221 and lost one demerit point.

Cyclist booked A CYCLIST was issued with a penalty notice after nearly colliding with a police officer in Wonthaggi on Saturday morning. The 55 year old Wonthaggi woman was riding illegally on the footpath in Graham Street when the officer stepped out of a shop. The officer took evasive action to avoid a crash and sustained injury. The officer had been undertaking a foot patrol in Wonthaggi at the time. Sergeant Barry McCoy, not the officer involved, said, “Police just remind people that you can be charged with bicycle offices and if you do not take proper care, you will be held accountable by way of a penalty notice.”

The custom built ‘Envy/Apex’ scooter is described as having a black base/ deck, chrome handle bars and red grip tape, black forks and silver clamps. Any information in relation to this incident can be given to the Wonthaggi Police Station.

Subject of theft: the distinctive scooter stolen from Wonthaggi.

History lesson

WONTHAGGI Police Station has recently received an influx of new officers and they are keen to discover the town’s past. To help police understand and connect with the community, Wonthaggi historian Sam Gatto delivered a history lesson recently. Mr Gatto covered many unique aspects about the town and explained the first recorded murder case that occurred in South DudBack then: miners emerge from the Wont- ley. This is the third time he has dehaggi State Coal Mine. New police are keen livered history lessons to appreciato discover Wonthaggi’s past. tive local police.

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Work safety swoop WORKSAFE Victoria has a job to do across Gippsland and it is a major undertaking. Phil Grimson, regional operations manager for WorkSafe Victoria, said, “The program hasn’t changed.” What is about to change, however, is the season, with wet weather now more likely. WorkSafe advised people working in agriculture to be alert. All vehicles need to be checked before winter and driving practices altered as dusty tracks become muddy. The steep terrain of South Gippsland presents challenges and Mr Grimson called upon quad bike users to take care since they were at significant risk of injury. “Farmers should consider all forms of transport,” Mr Grimson said. “That may be a tractor or a utility, especially one of the compact two person utilities on the market.” Mr Grimson reminds farmers that children under 16 are not permitted to drive quad bikes, and that all users must wear helmets and not take passengers. “Of the 10 agriculture related workplace fatalities in Victoria in 2014, eight occured on farms and two

of these fatalities were children,” he said. From 2008-14 in South Gippsland, the agricultural sector had 80 WorkSafe claims, costing the industry $7,930,319. That was second only to the manufacturing sector, with 171 claims costing the industry $7,862,284. Third was construction with 68 claims costing $4,934,624. “Dairy farming continues to be one of the most high risk industries in the state,” Mr Grimson said. “We are continuing to see injuries caused by body stressing and injuries where workers are hit by a moving object, such as machinery, or an animal. “Slips, trips and falls

also remain an issue.” Mr Grimson said WorkSafe would continue to work with South Gippsland employers and workers to improve health and safety in workplaces. “A key goal will be to visit new workplaces to ensure they’re equipped with all the tools necessary to make informed decisions about health and safety, and to make sure employers understand their legal obligations,” he said. One of the simplest ways to improve safety in the workplace is regular consultation between employers and workers to discuss hazards and risks. Healthcare and social assistance is a significant employer across South

Gippsland, and key issues include incorrect and awkward manual handling, dealing safely with obese patients and ensuring workplaces have systems to deal with aggressive or violent patients. WorkSafe will be working with employers to design and implement programs to improve safety in residential aged care facilities and local hospitals. In the retail sector, another significant South Gippsland employer, particularly of young workers aged 15–24, WorkSafe will be visiting supermarkets, hardware and clothing stores to focus on incorrect and awkward handling. “During peak periods such as holiday periods,

FORMER Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay is stepping up the fight against the drug ice. The former Bass Coast police inspector will head a national ice taskforce following the appointment by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. “It is an enormous challenge and there is work to be done in the community to solve the problem in the health, education and policing sectors,” Mr Lay said. “We need to get better at joining these sectors together and the Prime Minister has given me the opportunity to do so.” The taskforce will also answer to the Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash.

Safe encourages businesses to not only rely on control measures such as line markings, but to physically separate such machinery and foot traffic. WorkSafe encouraged businesses in South Gippsland to consider ap-

pointing a staff member to monitor and suggest ways to minimise or eradicate risk in their workplace. Businesses seeking guidance or information can contact WorkSafe on 1800 136 089 or visit worksafe. vic.gov.au

Think safety: quad bikes continue to be responsible for a significant number of injuries on farms in South Gippsland.

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Everyone’s business: Phil Grimson, WorkSafe’s regional operations manager, calls on everyone in workplaces to regularly talk about health and safety issues.

Lay to tackle ice crisis By Tayla Kershaw

where workers are sometimes called in at short notice, timer pressures mean sufficient training can often be forgotten,” Mr Grimson said. Forklifts operating in close proximity to pedestrians are a hazard and Work-

“I’m not certain there’s been a high level investment in health and education for this matter,” Mr Lay said. “This is an opportunity to speak to the experts and make a difference. Most of the work has been through law enforcement and the problem still remains. Law enforcement isn’t the answer. We need to be in the health and education space too.” Mr Lay said ice has been on the scene for a decade and although law enforcement had been strong, there had been no resolution. “It’s time we look for other options. We need to reduce the damage,” he said. “We need a whole community approach as ice has been seen in sporting clubs, businesses and even schools. I suspect the answer is in the community. We need to listen to their concerns and

view, and I believe we will find a solution.” Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement. “Ice is ruining Australian lives and it’s time to act now,” Mr Andrews said. “Recently, I released Victoria’s Ice Action Plan – our landmark, $45.5 million effort to reduce the supply, demand and harm of a drug that hurts users, workers and families alike.” The Victorian Emergency Physicians Association also welcomed Mr Lay’s appointment. Emergency physician Dr Dimitris Giannios indicated that in less than 24 hours, more than 40 people were waiting in hospital emergency departments in Melbourne’s south east with mental health and psychotic episode related injuries, largely due to ice.

“The drug does harm to the body and the brain. It leaves a walking shell of a person – a zombie,” Dr Giannios said.

Sir Rod Eddington will chair a reference group, while KPMG, together with the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, will review the current government bodies responsible for tourism and major events. The Victorian Visitor Economy Review is the first of its kind in nearly two decades.

The Committee for Gippsland has made a submission to the review in a bid to see Gippsland play a major role in lifting the state’s major events and tourism numbers. The highlights include the Tour of Gippsland cycling event, which is nationally televised and travels through Warragul, Leongatha, Yinnar, Sale, Port Albert Paynesville, Metung and Traralgon. In announcing the review, Premier Daniel Andrews said, “We’ve got to keep our edge, retain our strength and get more tourists through the gate because it means more jobs and a stronger state.”

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Reason to party: Beryl Kelly celebrated her 101st birthday with her family recently. She is the last sibling of Walter and Elsie Rowe of Arawata, and resides at Carinya Lodge, Korumburra. Beryl is pictured with, back, from left, grandson Warwick Nash, and left to right, great grandchildren Asten Nash and India Curtis, granddaughter Andrea Curtis, and front, Archer Curtis.

Cuppa for cancer CANCER Council Victoria is calling on South Gippslanders to make every cup count by hosting an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea this May. Last year, 35 hosts in South Gippsland held a morning tea with friends, family and colleagues, raising $24,501 for the fight against cancer. Cancer Council is hoping to make this year bigger than ever by recruiting a record

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Majestic location: see the stunning Agnes Falls at an open day this Saturday.

Autumn gardens in Gippsland AUTUMN colour is with us in the gardens of Gippsland and beautiful they are. You can enjoy four of them in the Foster area on Saturday, April 18 as part of the Prom Coast Seachange Festival organised by the Welshpool and District Horticultural Society. Beginning at 11am, Tony Jackson, former general manager of Yates, will speak on creating of a garden from professional plans, keeping in mind the

latest trends at the garden of Ivan and Heather Ray, at Amey’s Track, Foster. There will also be a cutting demonstration and all guests will receive a free potted cutting. This will be followed by a light lunch available to purchase and eat in relaxing surroundings. Plants will also be for sale. Three more gardens will be open including the Rathjens’, Kempers’ and Crowls’ from 1pm to 4pm.

All these gardens offer different and useful ideas – two are town gardens with clever use of space, whilst the Crowls’ is a sweeping country garden taking in wonderful views. Cost of entry to all gardens is $12, the profits going to Prom Country Aged Care. If the weather dares to be wet, the morning program will divert to the meeting room of the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre. For enquiries, please contact Kate Crowl on 5682 2185.

Drum at youth event YOUNG people across Australia are gearing up for another energetic National Youth Week, celebrated from April 10 to 19. Bass Coast Shire Council’s major event, No Talent Required, will be held on Saturday, April 18. The event will offer free workshops, food, activities and an open microphone talent quest, supported by Wonthaggi Rock Star School’s Leigh Owens at 2pm. A massive drumming circle will be hosted by Gippsland’s renowned drummer and music facilitator Steve Shulz. Mr Shulz has worked with schools and attended festivals all round Australia for many years. Mayor Cr Kimberley Brown said Mr Shulz’s high energy, engaging style will leave participants feeling energised, excited and like a

drummer by the end of the session. “In the lead up to Steve’s session at the No Talent Required event, Wonthaggi Secondary College will host a ‘taster’ drumming workshop at the school’s McBride campus on Wednesday, April 15,” Cr Brown said. “Students must register at the school office to participate.” Wonthaggi Secondary College is looking forward to the drumming workshop and says it’s an excellent opportunity to get young people involved in music and rhythm. Mr Shulz has worked with many of the students in the past.

“I use the rhythms of language to teach drumming,” he said. “If anyone’s familiar with my workshops they will well remember the ‘bobs-your-uncle’ beat. “My sessions are fun and easy for everyone to participate in.” There will also be a photo exhibition showcasing the youth involved in the Stop Tagging Start Street Art project. This laneway mural project was developed as part of a State Government community crime prevention grant. Council, Wonthaggi Business Association, Wonthaggi Secondary Col-

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Drum circle: Steve Shulz will host an energetic Drumming Circle at the National Youth Week event in Wonthaggi on Saturday.

lege Satellite VCAL and Wonthaggi Police worked together on the Abrahams Laneway street art in Wonthaggi at the end of 2014. “The exhibition will highlight the involvement of VCAL students who worked from start to finish on the mural, mentored by professional artists,” Cr Brown said. “The VCAL students have made a fantastic contribution to this project. Their support has underpinned the success of the Abrahams Laneway project. “The outcomes of this project have been substantial. There has been a reduction in graffiti around town, and other street art projects have sprung up as result of the project.” If drumming and street art doesn’t grab your attention, there will be hip hop workshops run by Studio Phoenix; a Get Your Body Into Art workshop by Headspace; a circus tricks workshop run by local 12 year old busker Jayden Matthews; and theatre workshops run by former Wonthaggi Secondary College student and professional actor Rory Godbold. To register for the No Talent Required talent quest, contact council’s youth planning and policy officer Geraldine Archibald.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - PAGE 11

Flood risk eased

Health delay A REPORT regarding the lease of land to Bass Coast Health has been withdrawn by Bass Coast Shire Council from the agenda for tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting. Council CEO Paul Buckley said council had yet to receive clarification of the negotiations regarding the use of the $2.5 million offered by Minister Greg Hunt for health services on Phillip Island. At its meeting on February 18, council deferred a decision in relation to the proposed

FLOODING should be a problem of the past for shoppers and businesses in the heart of Inverloch.

lease pending “advice from Bass Coast Health in relation to future plans for expanding services on the site and clarification of the negotiations regarding the use of the $2.5 million offered by Minister Greg Hunt for health services on Phillip Island”. Bass Coast Health has provided additional information, however, council is yet to receive advice from the State Health Minister and/or department in relation to the $2.5 million. Mr Buckley said once confirmation was received, the report would be represented to council.

Bass Coast Shire Council is now putting the final touches to stage two of the A’Beckett Street drainage project. Work is expected to be finished this week. The $200,000 final stage entails building new underground stormwater drainage from the Inlet Hotel on The Esplanade to the A’Beckett Street intersection. The works extend the underground drainage installed as part of stage one, and will increase the capacity of drainage to carry more water underground and protect neighbouring properties against flooding during storms. Flooding has been of particular concern at the intersection of A’Beckett and William streets in the past.

Dairy proposal scaled back THE capacity of a dairy plant proposed for a Kernot farm by its Chinese owners has been downscaled. Bass Coast Shire Council yesterday (Monday) stated the height and capacity of a milk bottling plant had been reduced, and a proposed barn would be built in two stages. The first stage was designed to accommodate 500 cows and the second stage extension would cater for a further 500. The buildings will now be 11.5m high. Council’s general manager sustainable development and growth Allison Jones said a community

meeting was held last Thursday in response to issues raised at the previous meeting on February 12. Council has referred the application for a planning permit to the Environment Protection Authority. The EPA requested additional information from the applicant which was submitted to council last week. Once the EPA response is received, council will be in a position to complete the assessment in consideration of the referral agency responses, community submissions and the requirements of the planning scheme. Council is likely to consider the application at the June council meeting.

Men at work: constructing the second stage of the A’Beckett Street drainage project at Inverloch were Paul Kolac (left) and Ross Morton of ADA Constructions.

Transport plea SOUTH Gippsland motorists risk facing being stuck in traffic all day on the Monash Freeway – the major link between the region and Melbourne. South Gippsland Shire Councillor Andrew McEwen said council rejected a request from lobby group South West Transport Group to work with adjacent councils and contribute $30,000 for an integrated transport plan for 2035 for South West Gippsland. Cr McEwen is the chairperson of South West Transport Group and said the lack of a transport plan “means ultimately road gridlock during the day on the Monash”. “Population growth in Casey, Cardinia, Bass Coast, South Gippsland and Baw Baw will add an additional 502,373 new residents in the next 20 years. The roads won’t cope,” he said.

“It was highly disappointing while council is committing in its new budget $27 million for new capital projects, it can’t find $30,000 to contribute to an essential study to address our growing transport needs.” Cr McEwen said the new capital projects included municipal precinct, $18 million; South Gippsland SPLASH extensions, $3 million plus and annual costs of $200,000; and $5.8 million for a new sports pavilion and oval in Leongatha South. Mayor Cr Jeanette Harding said council had many competing funding obligations to consider as part of developing the 2015-16 budget and minimising the impact on ratepayers. She said council voted on the matter and decided not to fund the support requested on this occasion. “Please note, council both on its own and as a member of the six council Gippsland Local Government Network (GLGN), has in fact advo-

cated for support funding of $50,000 towards the South-West Gippsland Integrated Transport Strategy and many other transport initiatives, including funding of at least $1 million per year over the next four years for each of the six GLGN councils for discretionary spending on road and bridge project upgrades, and maintaining road and bridge infrastructure,” she said. “We are supportive of developing the strategy, but are also aware not everything can or needs to be funded through ratepayers’ contribution. We hope to attract some State Government support as well. “Council, along with GLGN, is also supporting a priority project through VicRoads to fund the realignment of the South Gippsland Highway at the section known as the Black Spur, south of Koonwarra.” Cr McEwen said Melbourne’s population would grow from 4.25 million to 7.7 million by 2050, and

the Monash would reach capacity in the next 10 years. “Travel times for both buses and cars to Melbourne will stretch dramatically. Getting freight to and from Melbourne and the ports will become difficult and more expensive,” he said. “This will be particularly the case if the State Government retains the Port of Melbourne or even more urgent if Bay West is developed as a new port. Whatever you think about the East West freeway extension and tunnel, the situation without it becomes worse for access to ports.” The annual meeting of the South West Transport Group tonight (Tuesday) will discuss how to proceed on lobbying for an integrated transport plan. The meeting will be held at the Austral Hotel, Korumburra from 7pm to 9pm.

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By Brad Lester LEONGATHA truck driver Andy Grayden disagrees with the final location of the Leongatha heavy vehicle alternate route released recently and believes his idea is better. Instead of passing through Long Street, Mr Grayden believes the route should pass along the railway line, past the railway station, and join Koonwarra Road just beyond the existing bridge. There, he recommends a roundabout be built, with a link to an extension of Young Street for trucks to use to access Inverloch, thereby avoiding McCartin Street as well as Bair Street.

He also called for a roundabout at the junction of Anderson, Roughead and McCartin streets. “It’s a 60 year fix for Leongatha instead of the five year bandaid they have now,” he said. Mr Grayden said his proposal would negate the need to alter the junction of Ogilvy and Long streets, and Koonwarra Road. “It would be safer at Ogilvy Street for mums and school children, and the people on Long Street would be happier rather than having to come out onto a heavy vehicle route,” he said. Mr Grayden said South Gippsland Shire Council and VicRoads did not support his proposal. “They say they have not got any money but nobody has any money,” he said.

“They say the design has all gone through but it’s only figures on a computer. They can delete it.” Council communications office Jeannie Hicks said council and VicRoads explored the option of the railway land early in the planning project some years ago. “Unfortunately VicTrack, the manager of this Crown land was not willing, under either the previous Labor or Coalition governments, to dispose of the rail corridor,” she said. “In addition, roundabouts were considered but as they have to be large to accommodate long vehicles, they occupy large amounts of costly real estate and are outside the scope of the funding provided by the State and Federal governments.”

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OPINIONS Questioning council

ONE of the most important features in the Long Term Financial Plan is the amount of rates levied each year by Bass Coast Shire Council. On page 5 it is stated council rates are currently $414 below like council average. Page 37, chart 13 shows rates and charges per assessment. It seems safe to assume the 17 councils listed are the councils being compared. This bar chart is incorrect and the chart does not agree with the MAV rates survey of all Victorian councils. For the 2013-2014 year quoted the average of the 17 councils is $1670 and Bass Coast is $1478 - a difference of $192, not $414. For the current year, 20142015, the average is $1734 and Bass Coast $1577- a difference of $157. Why use last year’s data and why is the bar chart wrong? Perhaps council can explain. The average bar chart figures are about 17 per cent higher than the actual figures. CEO Paul Buckley has stated publicly that future employee costs will be capped at 4.5 per cent next year and then 3.5 per cent thereafter. Has it taken exposure of the massive 8.9 per cent increase in the 2014-2015 budget to achieve this? Remember the CEO was

responsible for this budget and our councillors approved it. When we compare similar Gippsland councils, Baw Baw, South Gippsland and Wellington , they have similar expenditure of $65.8 million compared to Bass Coast’s $68.4 million, but Bass Coast has 52.6 EFT (equivalent full time) employees more than the average of the other three, a total of 328.1. At an average employee cost of $85,834, again similar to the other councils , it amounts to about $4.5 million more in employee costs . Why have we so many more employees? The EBA allowed for a four per cent rise in wages and salaries which should increase employee costs to $27,056,000. The budget for employee costs was $ 28,162,000 - a difference of $1,106,000. The four per cent increase was known at budget time so why has council included the extra $1,106,000 and where will it be spent? CEO, please explain. John Swarbrick, Rhyll.

Upgrade, not build PLENTY of people complain about continually rising rates and the ever expanding South Gippsland Shire Council staff as ever increasing ‘make-work’ opportunities are discovered. So if you are one of these people, make sure you write a formal submission to the draft

E D I T O R I A L Give pool communities a chance FOR too long the future of outdoor pools in South Gippsland has been debated by council and the community, and yet an outcome satisfactory to all parties is yet to be reached. The Foster and Mirboo North pool communities are keen to take over management of pools in their towns, but according to the revised aquatic strategy out for community comment until this Friday, management cannot occur without ownership. But such an arrangement literally throws pool committees – comprising all volunteers – in the deep end, especially if they are trying to balance working full time with family, friends and their community work. One can also appreciate council’s position. Council is burdened with the massive financial drain pools impose – and pools are only used for a limited season and provided for what council often states is a shrinking clientele. South Gippslanders are already fortunate to have so many pools per head of population, especially compared to other councils. Council has been accused of having the penultimate aim of closing some outdoor pools and directing swimmers towards the heated pool at South Gippsland SPLASH. Whether or not that is true, financially it does make sense, especially given the cold winters the region is famous for, but it’s a long way to drive from Foster or Mirboo North to Leongatha just for a swim. Councils in metropolitan Melbourne would not have the same problem, as their pools are in closer proximity to a greater proportion of the population and no doubt more frequented. The introduction of triggers flagging pools’ futures for review has resulted in communities revealing their passion for their pools and producing some innovative business plans as a result. Council could do worse than to give communities the opportunity to manage their pools within a restricted budget. That way, they could test their proposals and hopefully prove indeed pools are facilities worth keeping.

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budget for 2015-2016. OurSay might be a convenient sounding board and a godsend for people with particular barrows to push, but suggestions on this site have no legal status. Formal submissions on the other hand must be published and formally responded to. See The Star’s shire notices or the council website for details. If you, like me, are angry the long-term budget includes $23 million to be spent on a new municipal precinct (aka flash new council offices) before the municipal precinct study now under way is even completed, let alone presented to council and the public, write a formal submission. The $119,000 for this study was included in this year’s budget after a submission was received from the former CEO of West Gippsland Regional Library stating the present Leongatha library was too small for a town the size of Leongatha. The same submission described the successful relocation of the Wonthaggi library to the former shop in the middle of the shopping centre. Disregarding this information, council staff seized on this submission as a means of promoting a new municipal precinct and so the $119,000 was added to the budget. The little publicity so far available has promoted a ‘need’ for even more meeting rooms, a ‘need’ to locate a new library in the new council complex, as well as a ‘need’ for greater promotion of the council, greater prominence in the town, etc. As Bass Coast and many other shires have shown, the shopping centre is a good place to locate a public library. But it is not at all obvious that erecting a grand new municipal precinct on Watt Street or Roughead Street would be any improvement at all on the present central site. Either of these locations would definitely be worse for a new library. Hopefully the consultants awarded the tender for the precinct study will be professional enough to carefully evaluate upgrading the two present council buildings in Smith Street. Wilma Western, Leongatha.

Rates confusion I WISH to comment on the annual rate rises proposed by the South Gippsland Shire Council without any thought to the residents who have to pay them. Council, through all local newspapers, have been advising residents of a 4.9 per cent increase this year, however the real cost to many households will be far greater. I urge residents to look at their own property value and do the sums for themselves, as this 4.9 per cent increase is misleading. In the past five years, council rates for many home owners in this shire have doubled. Even though the current State Government is moving to cap rate rises to inflation from next year, nothing will return to residents the millions of dollars in rates that have already been collected from a shire that struggles to maintain the services the former four municipalities were able to provide so well, at reasonable cost for more than 100 years. Firstly the 4.9 per cent is presumably some average figure council calculates, however under this budget most income producing farms will pay less in rates than last year, and all home owners will pay massive increases once again. I understand the effect on rates of scrapping the municipal charge, but my concern is for the majority of normal home owners, who I believe are not being provided clear enough information of what this budget will mean for them. My calculation is that you would need to live in a residence with a capital improved value of $175,000 to qualify for the increase of 4.9 per cent council is telling you. In reality rates and charges on a residence worth $200,000 will increase by 6.3 per cent. A residence valued at $300,000 will pay an extra 9.8 per cent. A residence valued at $400,000 will pay an extra 11.9 per cent, and if your home is valued at $500,000 then you will pay an extra 13.3 per cent and so on. An average residence worth $350,000 would pay an extra 10.9 per cent to council this year. So please do your own sums and form your own conclusion. Is a

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rate rise of 4.9 per cent misleading? You be the judge. As for Councils Active Aging Plan, this will be another waste of money if retirees are rated out of this municipality. Young families already finding it hard to get into the property market, will also be faced with rate bills far more than they can afford, so this will hinder future growth. We can do nothing and again pay whopping increases to a council that needs half our rates for its administration costs rather than maintaining pools and basic infrastructure they were handed debt free when the four former shires became one. Or we can say enough is enough and do whatever it takes to change this high rating, big administration culture. Sadly two out of our nine councillors are referred to as trouble makers for fighting to keep your rates down. They will never succeed unless ratepayers across the municipality support them by making written submissions opposing this current budget, and putting pressure on all other councillors to manage our rates better and seek other ways to raise income. Tony Eden, Mirboo North. See council’s response in the story ‘Rates defence’on page 5.

Trees unsafe

I REFER to Dani Hendriks’ letter to the editor in The Star Wednesday, April 8, 2015 titled ‘Reveal park costs’. Ms Hendriks’ comments regarding the proposed removal of cyprus trees from the park contain some inaccuracies and require a right of reply to ensure the correct information is published, not only for Ms Hendriks’ understanding but also for the benefit of other site users and ratepayers. Arborists have confirmed half of the cyprus trees in the park have an airborne disease known as cyprus canker which can spread and is spreading. Also, a report from the CFA recommends various actions to meet its performance measures, and these include reducing vegetation and items between and around structures (this includes the cyprus trees on the

foreshore). The trees are dying or will soon be affected by the disease. They are not safe and must be removed as they pose a fire and safety hazard to the users of the park. When considering the removal (please note a decision of council was required at a public council meeting), it was noted the trees are not within a heritage overlay, nor are they recognised on the significant tree register. Council does not perceive them as having biodiversity value in the same way native vegetation does. The trees are marked for future removal in a staged approach as part of a more broad vegetation plan for the park. This plan will commence with a foreshore erosion study for which council was successful in securing a government grant. We have engaged a consultant to commence this study and the outcome will include a revegetation program. An important clarification to note is the current sites near the trees are not intended to be closed, however the vans occupying these sites do need to be relocated while the revegetation works are undertaken. We maintain our preference is to work with siteholders as changes are made at the park rather than engage in an ongoing public argument. Council does take its committee of management responsibilities very seriously and any legal action will be vigorously defended. All site users who have concerns are encouraged to contact council directly, via phone or a meeting in person. This offer has and continues to be extended to all site users so that we can better address your specific concerns and work together to improve the park. This will also afford us the opportunity to provide you with factually correct information first hand. Tim Tamlin, CEO, South Gippsland Shire Council.

VOXPOP! VOX Why are football and netball important to country communities?

“It’s a bit of joy on the weekend. It gets all the guys together and girls.” Jordan Nagel, Leongatha.

“Because it brings the community together. It’s good for younger blokes to get fit and get together with their mates.” Michael Trotto, Leongatha.

“I think one of the biggest things is it brings the community together. It’s the socialisation for the young ones, the comradeship and community togetherness. ” Jan Birrell, Leongatha.

“It’s a great way of keeping fit and it’s great for grandparents to enjoy watching.” Bob Birrell, Leongatha.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - PAGE 13

Begin Bright set to open A TUTORING and school readiness centre is opening in Leongatha with an open day on Saturday,April 18.

Home time: after 26 days journeying from Tasmania to Victoria in kayaks, the paddlers completed their journey at Port Welshpool.

Soldiers conquer Bass Strait By Sarah Vella TWELVE current and ex-defence personnel embarked on a daring epic adventure across Bass Strait recently, as a form of therapy. Battling large swell and storms, the kayakers completed the journey in 26 days. They set off from Little Musslerow Bay, Tasmania on March 13 and arrived at Wilsons Promontory on Wednesday, April 8. The journey was run by Mates4Mates, an organisation that supports current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members who have suffered physical or psychological wounds, injuries or illnesses as a result of their service, either in Australia or overseas.

Sea kayak leader Mark Thomas said tackling Bass Strait was not easy. “You need to find an outlet that equals the challenge of the hardships of war and the Bass Strait is definitely something that can replicate that,” he said. “It takes a lot of effort.” Soldier Chris Hanrahan, who took on the challenge, returned from Afghanistan in 2010. He was injured and was diagnosed with post traumatic stress syndrome. He said Mates4Mates had helped him to regain the sense of camaraderie and mateship he had on the battlefield. “Paddling together to achieve that mission, it was good to have that feeling back again. It is something you can’t get sitting on the couch one day a week with the psychologist,” he said. “It was day in, day out the best therapeutic activity I could have partaken in.”

Victoria bound: the kayaking party tackles the swells of Bass Strait, en route for Wilsons Promontory.

Population talks By Sarah Vella THE last in a round of community consultations regarding season population impacts on coastal towns was held in Toora recently. Between December and February a survey was circulated throughout South Gippsland’s coastal towns including Toora, Port Franklin, Port Welshpool, Venus Bay, Walkerville, Sandy Point, Waratah Bay and Yanakie. Community consultations have already been held at Walkerville, Sandy Point (encompassing Waratah Bay and Yanakie) and Venus Bay. South Gippsland Shire Council social planning officer Vicki Bradley said another meeting will be held in Springvale for non permanent rate payers. “From Toora, we received 18 responses and around 25 people attended the consultation session,” she said. “We provided the attendees with a

summary of responses from Toora, Port Franklin and Port Welshpool and identified key results from the survey.” Ms Bradley said issues discussed at Toora were about attracting people to the town. “Some of the issues flagged were car parking, the possibility of more walking tracks and better signage to keep people informed about what is happening in the area,” she said. “We discussed the issues and some possible solutions. We also discussed the priority of the solutions, what is doable in the short term, and the groups and organisations responsible for providing the solutions. “ The results of the consultations and the survey will be looked at in relation to existing council strategies. A large report combining all the information will be developed. Ms Bradley said a draft of the report will be presented to council in June or July, highlighting key issues identified in the survey with recommendations.

“We're having a free family fun day to celebrate the opening,” Begin Bright Leongatha owner Kate Foster of Leongatha said. The centre offers school readiness sessions for young children, tutoring for primary school aged children and holiday programs. Mrs Foster said although tutoring traditionally focuses on secondary students, Begin Bright is for primary and preschool aged children. “As a primary teacher, I know primary age children do need help at times,” she said. All tutoring is provided by fully qualified primary school teachers and school readiness teachers have at least early childhood qualifications. Staff have completed working with children checks and first aid training. Begin Bright Leongatha is the 21st franchise Australia wide and the first in regional Victoria. School readiness classes begin for two to three year olds, who become comfortable in the classroom, learn to interact with other children, and do simple art and craft activities. As the children become older, the programs become more structured and activities more detailed. As children become nearer to school age, they learn how to behave in a classroom, are happy, safe and secure in the environment, and learn more about numbers and the alphabet. School readiness programs can also help parents, Mrs Foster said. “The idea is parents get used to

Begin Bright: celebrating the opening of a Leongatha tutoring centre for primary aged children, from left, South Gippsland Shire Council's business liaison officer Renae Littlejohn, young Eden Foster, council's manager of children and family services Sally Baker, Imogen Foster, business owner Kate Foster with Ronan, and councillor and chair of council's economic development committee Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks. dropping the child off as well,” Mrs Foster said. This can reduce the anxiety the parent and child feel on the first day of school. Mrs Foster said there was also an option to challenge preschool aged children who are already working at a Prep level. For children who attend primary school, tutoring is available. Tutoring can help students who are struggling in a particular area or can challenge students who need extension. Tutoring is one on one or in small groups of no more than three. “We assess the child in the first meeting and find out what they need so we can specialise the tutoring to the child,” Mrs Foster said. Holiday workshops for primary school children involve craft, science

experiments and activities that touch on popular themes such as children's movies. South Gippsland Shire councillor and chair of council's economic development committee Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks supported Ms Foster's business opening. Mr Hutchinson-Brooks said the business had filled an empty shop and created jobs equivalent to two full time employees. Council's business liaison officer Renae Littlejohn said she was pleased about the business opening. Visitors to the family fun day on Saturday, April 18 will receive balloons, free face painting and gift bags. They can also enter a competition to win an education pack. Bookings can be made on the day. Classes begin on Tuesday, April 21.

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Signs ready for Anzac Day SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council road crews were busy last week installing 65 commemorative road signs in time for Anzac Day. “The signs are honouring local World War One veterans as part of the Victorian Government’s Anzac Commemorative Naming Project,” said John Moylan, council’s manager of engineering and assets. “This project has also supported council to name 15 formerly unnamed roads in the shire. The outcomes have been multiple: we’ve honoured these veterans,

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Centenary 2015 provided clearer addresses for current residents and it has helped council to manage its road infrastructure better.” A grant from the Victorian Veterans Council is now enabling council to

install the Anzac centenary signs on these 15 roads plus 50 other roads that already recognise World War One veterans but haven’t had the commemorative insignia.” One of the last formal

namings to take place is for the Hallston bridge at the intersection of Leongatha Yarragon Road, Griggs Road and Allambee Estate Road, which has been informally known as Mark’s Bridge for years. “Descendants of Cecil Marks and other Hallston residents will formally celebrate the naming with an afternoon tea on Anzac Day,” Mr Moylan said. “Cecil and Ivy Marks farmed the block adjoining the bridge from the early 1900s until Cecil’s death in 1944. The signs are a simple way to record some of the heritage and pioneers of our shire for years to come.”

Remembering them: Alan Baillie, South Gippsland Shire Council’s operations team leader – sealed roads, installs a sign honouring Anzacs in Sangster Lane, Leongatha.

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THE Leongatha and District Historical Society is working on a display that will honour the men from the old Woorayl Shire who died in or as a result of World War One.

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There are 152 names on the black marble honour rolls in Leongatha Memorial Hall. The society is researching each man on these honour rolls and the society will host a show about the soldiers during the Anzac Day centenary this month. More detailed information will be available on the society’s webpage later this year. Finding photographs of these men has been an ongoing project and the society now has 50. These photographs have been beautifully mounted by Leongatha framer Gerard Bruning and will go on display from Anzac Day. It is not too late to have a photograph included so members of the public are welcome to bring in a photograph to be copied. Recently relations of Edwin Issac Barrett, who lived at Nerrena, came to the society to donate photographs of him and his family. Ted Barrett was 24 years of age when he enlisted in Leongatha in February 1916. He was five foot, 10 inches tall, and had brown hair and grey eyes. Ted died of wounds received at Mont St Quentin on September 18, 1918, so close to the end of the war. He died in hospital in Rouen and is buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension

Brave man: Edwin Barrett, formerly of Nerrena, was noted for his bravery during World War One. in Rouen. Ted was the recipient of The Distinguished Conduct Medal, a medal second to a Victoria Cross and awarded to non -officers. On October 4, 1917 he was at Broodseinde, Belgium. For 24 hours he continuously carried messages from battalion headquarters to the front line under the heaviest fire. He was tireless and fearless. Not only his own battalion but the commanding officer of the 24th Battalion noticed his work. On October 9 he gained the foremost position gained by the battalion and there he made excellent use of his rifle, inflicting many casualties on the enemy. Later in the day he volunteered to bring back information, though it seemed certain death, he successfully got through with his dispatch which was of most importance. Ted is just one of the men who will finally have his story told to a wider audience nearly 100 years after he died.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - PAGE 15

The left and right hand: from left, David Qu, the new owner of IGA Mirboo North, with his store manager, Leanne Taylor.

Local connection: from left, Prue Fleming, Michael Heal and Merran Wilde at the opening of the South Gippsland at War – 1914 to 1918 exhibition last Tuesday in Foster. The man in the photograph, Capt John Fleming, is Prue and Merran’s grandfather.

Anzac spirit celebrated By Sarah Vella THE FOSTER and District Historical Society held the official opening of the South Gippsland at War – 1914 to 1918 exhibition at the town’s museum on Tuesday, April 7. Attended by many locals, including those with relatives in World War One and the chairman of the Victorian Anzac Centenary Committee, Ted Baillieu, the evening was a great success. Curator Michael Heal said the exhibition was aimed to tie in with the national centenary celebrations. “The overall objective was to have a look at the original Shire of South Gippsland and to use that as a boundary to work within to create a story on those involved in World War One,” he said. The planning for the exhibition began in 2013. “From past experiences, I knew country newspapers were a wealth of information so we began our research with The Mirror,” Mr Heal said. “From there, we moved to the internet and the AIF Project and the Australian National Archives to gather information.” Mr Heal said the information the researchers gathered was split into three categories: written history, living history and visual history. The written history included stories about local towns, patriotic meetings, letters, farewells casualty lists and soldier records. The visual history included war memorials, avenues of honour, honour boards and memorials. The living history was about people living in the area who have a connection to the war and included a photo gallery of five soldiers who have living relatives in the Foster area. From the original Shire of South Gippsland, 73 soldiers died as a result of the war. Mr Heal said the society made a battlefield cross in memory of the fallen soldiers, which is on display as part of the exhibition. “Either side of the cross

Great night: from left, emcee for the evening Richard Jones, Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien, chairman of the Victorian Anzac Centenary Committee Ted Baillieu, exhibition curator Michael Heal, Foster and District Historical Society president Meg Rogers and McMillan MP Russell Broadbent at the opening of the South Gippsland at War – 1914 to 1918 exhibition last Tuesday. is a list of the fallen soldiers’ names and 73 knitted poppies are at the base. One poppy for each soldier,” he said. South Gippsland Secondary College students also undertook research for the exhibition. Eleven students were given two names of local fallen soldiers to research as part of the Fallen Anzacs Project. Students Carmen Tracy spoke to the crowd at the opening about the project. “We each researched and collated biographies on two of the local fallen World War One soldiers. We wrote about their experiences at war with information we gathered from the National Archives,” she said. “It was a really reward-

ing, interesting experience.” Miss Tracy said there were some difficulties faced when undertaking the research, particularly deciphering the handwritten records. “We learnt how the soldiers lived and how the government contacted their families after they died,” she said. “We hope we have given the soldiers the respect and recognition they deserve.” Mr Baillieu said this year, April 25 was not just about Anzac Day. “It is a commemoration of 100 years of the Anzac spirit, but also of World War One,” he said. Mr Baillieu said when the war was declared, Melbourne was the capital of Australia and the country

was actually in the middle of a federal election. “Victoria was a bubbling, enthusiastic place at the time and that is the Victoria that went to war,” he said. The first troops left Australia in October 1914. “They were under the impression they were off on an adventure. They thought they would be home by Christmas. That was the scene Australia found itself in 100 years ago,” Mr Baillieu said. “I want to congratulate the Foster RSL, the historical society and the students for the work they have done here. That is what it is all about.” The exhibition will be on display until the end of January 2016.

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CWA exhibits skill

By Laura Gibb

THE Gippsland Hills Group of Country Women’s Association (CWA) branches held its 61st exhibition of handicrafts,

art and home industries in Meeniyan Hall on Friday and Saturday.

Gippsland Hills Group president Heather Scott said the exhibition was successful, with entries

showing members’ skill in baking, sewing, art, craft, preserving and more. “We have more than 900 entries,” she said. “Last year our 60th was an extra special one and we didn’t expect to have quite as many entries this

year, but we have almost the same number.” Mrs Scott is pleased the CWA is flourishing. “Fifty new branches have formed in Victoria in the last few years. “It’s growing as a whole and it’s growing in

this area.” Korumburra, Kardella and Bena branches received special commendations because every member of those branches entered items in the exhibition. Meeniyan branch received first place in the branch aggregate awards, Woorayl branch received second and Bena branch, third. Marilyn Mackie of Meeniyan branch won first place in the individual aggregate and received the Elinor Scott Individual Aggregate cup; Maryke

Dann of Bena branch, second in the individual aggregate; and Patricia Griggs of Inverloch branch, who was absent, received third place in the individual aggregate awards. Inverloch branch president Joyce Ingle accepted it on her behalf. Best exhibit winners were Jenny Rich of Meeniyan branch for her knitted lace baby shawl; Judith Johnson of Mirboo North Night Owls branch for her patchwork; Maryke Dann of Bena branch for her Brazilian embroidery; Beverly

Rowe of Korumburra branch for her dressed doll; Brenda Asquith of Inverloch branch for her paper tole; Theresa Bateman of Woorayl branch for her Zentangle inspired artwork; Heather Scott of Meeniyan branch for her Sparkles photograph; Jasmin Mackie of Meeniyan branch for her raspberry jam; Faye Bland of Meeniyan branch for her plain sponge; Evelyn Stephens of Woorayl branch for her pavé and Margaret Nelson of Woorayl branch for her fern.

CWA winners: from left, Inverloch CWA branch president Joyce Ingle accepting third place in the individual aggregate awards for Patricia Griggs (absent); Marilyn Mackie of Meeniyan branch, who won first place in the individual aggregate and received the Elinor Scott Individual Aggregate cup; and Maryke Dann of Bena branch who received second place in the individual aggregate at the Gippsland Hills CWA exhibition in Meeniyan Hall.

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Clever hands: Maryke Dann of Bena CWA branch, left, won best embroidery and canvas work exhibit for her Brazilian embroidery; Evelyn Stephens of Woorayl branch, won best floral art exhibit for her pavé; and Norma Head of Korumburra branch holding toys made by Beverly Rowe (absent), who won best toys and dolls exhibit at the Gippsland Hills CWA exhibition in Meeniyan Hall.

Mayor’s message Cr Jeanette Harding

WITH the recent release of the final design for the heavy vehicle alternate route in Leongatha, it’s been good to note the renewed community interest in the project.

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Some have referred to the project as a town bypass which is not the case. It may seem a pedantic point but it does distort the intent somewhat. The alternate route aims to divert heavy vehicular traffic out of Bair Street so shoppers and motorists are safer, and the area can grow as a retail precinct – not draw people away from it as a bypass might. Conceptual plans are currently being drawn up to enhance the shopping experience in Bair Street with appropriate pedestrian peninsulas, more parking and attractive leisure and landscaped areas. Many grand schemes for a major bypass were proposed over the years, costing millions that we don’t have, nor are likely to have funded. We are also competing against many larger towns across the state with greater traffic pressures. While this design is not perfect, we are fortunate enough to have had the $5.12 million project fully funded by State and Federal governments and not burdening the ratepayer. It should be completed within a year. So let’s be thankful for this step forward which will remove up to 600 heavy vehicles per day from the CBD.

Council is pleased to be supporting the biennial Prom Coast Seachange Festival which will feature more than 60 events during the weekends of April 1719 and April 24-26. There looks to be something for every taste, with exhibitions, performances, presentations, tours, sport, workshops and local fare on offer. Tickets to the various events are selling fast, so go to the festival website www.promcoastseachangefestival.org to secure your tickets and keep in touch as it unfolds. Congratulations are in order for the organisers of the Easter Tour de Tarwin that raised a record $17,000 for emergency services. That represents a lot of amazing work behind the scenes that has obviously paid off and provided much enjoyment to visitors and locals alike. Council has allocated $1.2 million for kindergarten building upgrades in Corner Inlet in five years’ time. A review of the services provided from the three satellite kindergartens has commenced with a number of future scenarios being considered. A positive meeting was held last week with concerned parents and community members from Welshpool and Toora regarding the future of their kindergarten buildings. It was great to see so many mums and children at the meeting and a strong passionate message was delivered about the importance of each of the facilities to the Corner Inlet community.

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Scouts prepared for adventure MEMBERS of the 2nd Leongatha Scout Group joined others from across Gippsland and metropolitan Melbourne at the 19th Gippsland Corroboree at Nyora over Easter. Around 500 scouts and leaders camped at the Working Horse and Tractor Rally site and spent their days taking part in a range of fun, challenging and adventurous activities including canoeing, abseiling, rock climbing, mountain biking and construction. There was also a water-slide, low-ropes course, archery, pop-guns, damper cooking (and eating), traditional crafts and Frisbee golf. One novel activity was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;crate stackingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, where scouts were challenged to simultaneously build and climb a stack of milk crates, without it falling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a very popular activity,â&#x20AC;? camp chief Sue Kemp said, as she explained participants were harnessed and roped to prevent falling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One scout managed to stack 18 crates.â&#x20AC;? Whilst many of the activities were individual challenges, some required teamwork to complete them. During the dam challenge, patrols of four to eight scouts were presented with a collection of ropes, wooden spars and empty plastic drums. The challenge was for them to design and build a raft, then use it to get their entire patrol across the dam without getting wet. Completing the construction activity required patrols to build and cross a small bridge using ropes and wooden spars. Service is a part of the scout ethos and in line with this, there were two scheduled service activities. Scouts assisted with relocating fallen timber, splitting firewood and maintaining fences at the Working Horse and Tractor site and undertook paving at Bell Park Scout Camp nearby. A wide game, disco, Scoutsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Own (reflective time) and campfire â&#x20AC;&#x201C; complete with songs and skits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; filled the evenings. During the closing ceremony, the Corroboree flag was lowered and handed to a representative of the organising committee for the 20th Gippsland Corroboree to be held at a different location in three yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time. If you are interested in finding out more about Scouts in South Gippsland, please contact district commissioner Sue Kemp by telephoning 0429 636 268.

Party time: scouts show they had fun during the corroboree closing parade. Right, Hold on: Leongatha scout leader Janet Williams tries abseiling. Left, Up high: rock climbing was popular and a new experience for many scouts.

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Megan’s top art FORMER Leongatha Secondary College student Megan Fraser has had her work featured in the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) StArt Up: Top Arts 2015 exhibition.

For over 21 years, this popular exhibition has presented outstanding work by students who have completed Art or Studio Arts studies in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), providing insight into young people’s ideas, thinking and creative practices. Megan said, “My work is about the physical and mental consequences of negative body image, brought on by the media, peers or ourselves. “In my works, the models appear to

suffocate themselves, which shows how the pressure comes from within us – there is no way we should look. “Generally, my work critiques the social expectations, prejudices, discontent and consequences of the way people are portrayed in the media, making people want to strive for perfection or become irked with their own bodies, even though they are healthy and normal. “My work figuratively, and literally with the transparency of the plastic, exposes the truth behind artificial beauty – struggling, suffocating, unhealthy, withering people.” The exhibition is on display at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square until June 28.

Building blocks: from left, Korumburra Men’s Shed members Ken Nicholas of Korumburra, John Cengia of Korumburra, Ray Clapton of Leongatha, Wayne Turner of Mirboo North, Terry Kelly of Korumburra and Alan Neicho of Korumburra.

Men’s shed to expand By Laura Gibb THE Korumburra Men’s Shed has become so popular it is expanding into a new building. With tables and chairs, woodworking tools, other machinery and a kitchenette all set up, the group has filled the Old Joinery Building at Coal Creek to capacity. They will continue to use the building, men’s shed member Terry Kelly of Korumburra said. “We’ve got a beautiful setting

here,” he said. However, the group plans to move the saws and other noisy machinery to the railway station just inside Coal Creek’s entrance. The change will make the Old Joinery more peaceful and improve accessibility to the machinery. Mr Kelly said the current building is hard to reach for people with impaired mobility, like stroke survivors such as himself. “That will make it much more accessible,” he said. Korumburra Men’s Shed has more

than 25 members. It is just one of many men’s sheds in South Gippsland. Men’s sheds are a no pressure place where men can go to use the tools, follow their interests, have a cup of tea and chat with other men. “It’s primarily for the benefit of men’s physical and mental welfare,” Mr Kelly said. Mr Kelly moved to Korumburra recently. “One of the first things I did was join the men’s shed,” he said. “It’s better than staring at four walls.”

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On display: former Leongatha Secondary College student Megan Fraser and teacher Jamie Cummins at the National Gallery of Victoria recently, where Megan’s work is featured in the StArt Up: Top Arts 2015 exhibition.

Mayor’s message Cr Kimberley Brown

Three cheers for volunteers I WAS fortunate to meet with the Phillip Island Red Cross volunteers recently and present long service awards to some of their dedicated volunteers. Awards were given out for up to 50 years of service. These are incredible achievements and commitment to the Red Cross and our community. Volunteers are so important to our communities, whether it be for emergency services, visitor information centres, sporting clubs, halls and reserves committees or environmental groups, just to name a few. Hundreds of people also just lend a hand when needed, as we saw during the Good Friday Appeal recently. When you sit down and think about what volunteers achieve in Bass Coast year after year, the list is endless. Volunteers are all working towards one common goal and that is bettering our community for all to enjoy. I know we are all busy with our personal lives these days, but please consider helping out when you can and support our many community groups, organisations and charities.

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As a community visitor volunteer you will be matched to an elderly person who has a similar social and cultural background, to provide friendship and company. What do community visitors do? Visit someone who is socially or culturally

isolated Visit them in an aged care home, or in their

home Meet your new friend at least once a fortnight Spend your visits doing things you both enjoy Go for a walk, or visit a local attraction.

For further information or if you know someone who might appreciate a community visitor, please call 1800 242 696 or visit www.lchs .com.au/volunteers

By sharing your time and interests with each other, it is hoped your elderly friend will feel better about themselves and less lonely. Latrobe Community Health Service operates this program throughout Gippsland. We will support you to adapt to your role as a community visitor. The community visitors scheme is funded by the Australian Government.

National Youth Week is now underway and we are hosting our very own youth celebrations here in Bass Coast. Our Future Leaders Influencing our Community group has been busy organising a variety of events and workshops for No Talent Required, to be held at the Wonthaggi Town Hall on Saturday, April 18.

The free event will run from 11am with workshops in drumming, theatre, hip hop dancing, circus skills and street art, and the talent quest beginning at 2pm. So if you’re aged between 12 and 25, come along and join in on a workshop or activity that suits your interests, learn some new skills or sit back and enjoy watching the talent quest.

Mayor’s diary Councillors met with submitters to the Long Term Financial Plan and Rating Strategy recently. I thank every community member who took the time to contribute and share their thoughts and ideas with us, which will be considered at this month’s ordinary council meeting. The meeting is coming up again, and will be held at the Cowes Cultural Centre on April 15, starting at 5pm. This is a great opportunity for our Phillip Island residents to come along and take part in the gallery. I hope to see you there. I’m very excited to attend the mayoral ball on Friday, April 17 to raise money for the Bass Coast Community Foundation. With more than 100 people attending, it’s bound to be a great night. Plans for the Phillip Island 150th celebration have begun, with the committee meeting again in the coming week. Keep an eye out for more news in the near future. You can also find out what’s happening at council by liking my page, ‘Cr Kimberley Brown – Bass Coast Shire Council’ on Facebook, or by following @CouncillorBrown and @BassCoast on Twitter.

NBN advances HOMES and businesses in South Gippsland and Bass Coast are a step closer to getting the National Broadband Network. The NBN Co has released a quarterly national rollout plan to September 2016, which includes more than 55,000 premises in the federal electorate of McMillan. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent said it was an important milestone for the area, with greater certainty for homes and businesses as they prepare for superfast broadband services. “The NBN will deliver internet access that’s fast, reliable and affordable,” he said. “Better broadband will transform the way homes and businesses communicate, do business and access online services.” NBN Co provides monthly updates on its website showing areas that have reached build preparation, build commencement and that are ready for service.

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EW homes meet family and tradesman requirements in the way this property does. Cleverly positioned on a large block with front and rear road access for maximum usage, there’s room for all the toys and more. Extensive shedding includes a double garage with handy separate toilet, storage and workshop area; additional under house storage; single tandem carport; 12m x 7m shed with loft and room for large boat and caravan storage; separate

Outside a partially enclosed barbecue area is sheltered and private. Neat turf lawns and low maintenance gardens surround the home. The backyard is secure and dog proof. Some of the many extras included are a ducted vacuum system, ceiling fans throughout, tinted windows, several electric window shutters plus three driveways to choose from. Close to schools and with space for everyone to enjoy, this property is definitely one with the lot.

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The students worked with the foreshore reserve community groups once a week for up to three hours throughout term one. In early 2015, Newhaven College Year 9 teacher Steven Scott contacted council and various volunteer groups working on Phillip Island seeking interest in having students participate in their environmental activities work. The students are completing a module Environmental Applications: Coastcare and Landcare as part of the Community Projects subject. The focus of this module is making a difference in the community through participation in ongoing projects, in consultation and partnership with community organisations. The students have been busy working with five different community groups. They have pulled out Sea Spurge

with Red Rocks Coast Action; helped with vandalism management and woody weeding with Cape Woolamai Coast Action; picked up rubbish for Clean Up Australia Day and woody weeding with Rhyll Coast Action; woody weeding with Cape Paterson Residents and Ratepayers Association; and helped out at the Barb Martin Bushbank with seed cleaning and propagation. Mr Scott said it was encouraging to have such enthusiasm from the younger generation in conserving the environment. “It also allows the students to be exposed as to what other activities there are available in the shire and region,” Mr Scott said. “The volunteer groups are eagerly looking for new likeminded people to join them.” Council and the participating volunteer groups would like to thank Mr Scott and the students for their time and effort. It has been extremely helpful to have them lending a hand and learn about the environment they live in.

N its early days this home was one of Leongatha’s boarding houses, where young single men came to live (including Alex Scott and Staff’s very own Peter Dwyer).

It no longer gleams and glistens as it did back then, but this solidly built brick veneer is just waiting for someone to restore it to its former glory. The property offers three good sized bedrooms, a separate lounge with a fire place, a kitchen large enough to also accommodate a dining table, a solid brick garage and a generous back yard. If you’re up for the challenge, this property offers great opportunity. Come and see; an auction well be held on site at 11am on Saturday, May 2.

Taking shape: Landcare work is underway at the Holden Proving Ground at Lang Lang. From left, Tully Gray of the Bass Coast Landcare Network, Tony Rogers (Holden), and Derek Snowden and Sam Daikin, also of Bass Coast Landcare Network. Photographer: Robbie Gray.

Tree deals benefit nature LAND restoration and revegetation will be the focus of nine new partnerships with community partners of the Western Port Biosphere Foundation. “We will see 189 hectares of bush land enhanced and 32.3 hectares of land re-vegetated this year,” Duncan Malcolm, chair of the Western Port Biosphere Foundation said. “We are delighted to be renewing contracts and establishing new partnerships with community groups to get this important work done.” Nine new contracts have been signed with community partners to care for and improve habitat within the biosphere reserve. The contracts are with Bass Coast Landcare Network, Cardinia Catchment Landcare Group, Cardinia Environment Coalition,

Cardinia Shire Council, the Habitat Restoration Fund, Mornington Railway Preservation Society, Phillip Island Nature Park, and Toomuc Creek Landcare Group. Benefits of the work being done by community partners include weed control, management and revegetation of land which connects habitats. The Growing Connections project has overseen 668 hectares of habitat protection and 72.5 hectares of re-vegetation since 2012. In this time 58,200 individual plants, comprising 128 different species, have been planted. The Growing Connections projects bring people together to foster conservation. This is one of the main goals of the Western Port Biosphere. Growing Connections is supported by the Australian Government.

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A regional partnership with the TAC and the Victorian Government.

Parents can shape young drivers PARENTS of primary school children are the focus of a new campaign to save young lives on Victorian roads. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donnellan last week launched the Transport Accident Commission’s Parental Role Modelling campaign, highlighting the role parents play in shaping the driving behaviour of their children. The campaign aims to reduce road trauma among drivers aged 18 to 25, who only make up 12 per cent of drivers in Victoria yet account for around one in five deaths. It follows international research linking the driving style of parents with that of their children in their first year on their P-plates. Mr Donnellan said actions like speeding or talking on the phone while driving were things children might pick up from the back seat without parents being aware. “Our actions as adults have a powerful effect on children. We need to set the right example early on,” Mr Donnellan said. Included as part of the campaign is a TV commercial where a young boy attached to puppet strings mimics the erratic behaviour of his father, illustrating the power of parental role modelling. This is the first time the TAC has directly targeted parents of primary school children in order to reduce road trauma, with parents of children aged five to 12 the primary audience. The campaign highlights the Andrews Labor Government’s commitment to improve safety for young drivers with its Road Safety Starts Early plan. “We have come a long way in reducing road trauma in Victoria, but we still have a long way to go,” Mr Donnellan said. The Labor Government’s plan includes building the world’s first dedicated road safety education complex - the Crash and Trauma Education Centre - and free defensive driver training for all year 10 students. The TV commercial can be found at: http://www.tac.vic.gov.au/road-safety/tac-campaigns/ young-drivers/landing

Mimicking Dad: the Transport Accident Commission is urging parents to be appropriate role models for their children while driving.

Share the roads and travel happy VICTORIANS are being urged to look out for each other as part of a new behavioural awareness campaign to improve safety on our roads. Travel Happy encourages all road users - bike riders, pedestrians, motorcyclists, car and truck drivers - to think about their behaviour on the road and how they can make positive changes. Minister for Roads Luke Donnellan said all Victorians have a responsibility to share the road. “More than five million Victorians

use our roads every day and we can only make our roads safer if people make the right choices and get involved in the discussion about road safety,” he said. “We can all get impatient and frustrated, but whether you drive a car, a truck, a motorcycle, ride a bicycle, walk or catch public transport - it is up to all of us to stop unsafe behaviour. “VicRoads and its road safety partners are actively working to change the culture that exists where deaths or serious injuries is the price we pay to use the roads. “Travel Happy is a long term initiative that builds on previous road safety

campaigns and focuses on the impact mood and driver behaviour can have on road safety. “All road users, regardless of their preferred mode of transport, will benefit by being aware of their behaviour on our roads.” The campaign will commence with a series of community based events and will be supported by an integrated advertising campaign, campaign ambassadors and the Travel Happy website where people can test their knowledge of road rules and make a pledge. Road user groups will be represented by ambassadors including pedestrians

(Mick Malthouse), cycling (Matt Keenan and Charlie Farren) and motorcycles (Paul Mercurio). An independent survey of 1000 roads users, commissioned by VicRoads found that: 70 per cent say the behaviour of others on the road impacts their mood while commuting; of the road users who are frustrated or angry, almost half, 46 per cent, attribute their frustration to other road users’ behaviour; ahead of traffic congestion; just 47 per cent of Victorian road users feel happy on their daily commute; almost a quarter, 23 per cent of mo-

torcyclists feel frustrated on the road; and almost three quarters, 71 per cent, of truck drivers feel frustrated on the road. VicRoads has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders including, Victoria Police, Bicycle Victoria, Public Transport Victoria, Yarra Trams, Victoria Walks, Transport Accident Commission, Vic Health, the Amy Gillett Foundation, Department of Justice and Regulation, Victorian Transport Association, Motorcycle Action Group, Transurban, Linfox, Toll and councils. For more information, visit www. travelhappy.vic.gov.au

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - PAGE 25

An SUV with small car versatility THE Mitsubishi ASX SUV has been upgraded and refined for improved overall drive performance and style. The 2015 model ASX is quieter, smoother and offers

better on-road performance. Featuring a host of features, including day time running lamps, a spacious interior, large boot space and increased fuel efficiency, now there’s even more reason to love the ASX. The stunning ASX is available in both

2WD or 4WD. The updated 2015 Mitsubishi ASX was claimed to up the Japanese SUV’s value for money proposition, as well as improve its refinement. The value equation is clear: the update saw all

Lots of room: Greg Challis says the ASX features loads of boot space.

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These are the startling statistics to emerge from a recent Newspoll. The survey enlisted 1,055 Australian drivers aged between 18 and 64 to find out which driving conditions they feared most. The data showed drivers were more nervous about driving in rain than anything else. A total of 36 per cent of participants said rain was their most feared driving condition, ahead of snow (23 per cent) and heavy traffic (17 per cent). Despite this, the survey also showed that less than one quarter (22 per cent) of drivers thought about checking their tyres before embarking on a long trip. The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce also recently revealed that more than 30 per cent of cars fail roadworthy tests because of worn tyres. The reduced friction of

a worn tyre on a wet-road can increase a vehicle’s stopping distance from 60km/h by as much as 53 metres, according to the VACC. Even with good tyres and brakes, a wet road increases stopping distance by the equivalent of a 5 km/h higher road speed, and the difference is even greater with poor tyres or brakes, the VACC report found. Here is a seven-point safety checklist for mak-

Ready to go: Knight’s Mitsubishi’s Greg Challis with one of several ASX SUVs in stock now. trims and fabrics, and the cloth in the LS base model was of a nice quality. The base model also gets a leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear-shifter, and its 6.1-inch touchscreen media unit – which is now standard across the range and is nicely bordered by piano black inlays – is decent. It’s easy to use and offers all the requisite items such as USB input and Bluetooth phone and audio with voice control.

ing driving on wet roads not only less stressful, but also safer: • Routinely check your tyres • Reduce your speed • Increase your distance from the car ahead • Know how to recover from a skid • Drive in the tracks of a car ahead of you • If the rain becomes too heavy, pull over • Dry your brakes after driving through standing water.

Seat comfort is good up front, while in the back there is a flat, broad bench that sits low and makes for a reasonably spacious area for broader-shouldered passengers to sit. The flat seat also makes child seat fitment simple, and the ASX has three toptether points and outboard ISOFIX points. For adults, there’s reasonable kneeroom, and unlike the higher-spec models that have a large glass roof panel, head-

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Rotarians rush to paramedics’ aid THE Rotary Club of Korumburra continues its support of local community programs. The club donated equipment to the Korumburra Ambulance Service last Thursday. Two Engel medical refrigerator/ warmers, valued at approximately $1000 each, were presented to paramedics at the Korumburra Ambulance Station by Rotarians. This specially designed equipment keeps essential fluids cool in the summer and warm in the winter, as well as refrigerating MICA drugs carried by the ambulances. They take the place of eskis with ice,

or the necessity of having to microwave fluids to warm them up before heading off in an ambulance. Team leader Ben Minchin, speaking on behalf of the paramedics, thanked the Rotary Club of Korumburra and explained how this equipment will make the operation of the ambulances more efficient. The devices can be set to a range of different temperatures, depending on what is required with the particular fluids on board the ambulances, and operate on 12 volts through a plug in the console. They will be an excellent addition to the ‘high tech’ equipment that ambulances now carry.

Health first: at the official handover ceremony of new equipment to the Korumburra Ambulance Service by Korumburra Rotarians were, from left, Rotarians Euan Coutts, Steve Tonkin and Richard Oldham, with paramedics Ben Minchin, Leigh Nichols-Thompson, Rachel Downie and Tristan Hawksworth, plus Rotarian Peter Biggins. The equipment can be seen on the stretcher at front.

Generation Facebook By Finn Donohue, work experience TODAY, in our digital age, it is fair to say the younger generation is becoming more dependent on phones and not each other for entertainment. When the adolescent population is “bored”, what’s the first thing that comes into their head for entertainment? Playing sport? No. Making face to face conversation? No. Playing music? No. Social media? Correct. Things like Snapchat, instagram, Kik, and especially Facebook are all cures of boredom, but why? How often do you walk down the street and see a

Right balance: social media can dominate teenagers’ lives, should they let it. Source: Flickr. teenager, or a group of them on their phones, bent over, absorbed in their own little world, not taking in what’s going on around them. Is it because of the constant “interaction” with the rest of world that social media provides that is so appealing? Who knows, but it’s evident that social media

is becoming overwhelmingly popular for right and wrong reasons. It’s a worry that social media is making teens lose track of developing the important conversation skills they will need later in life like eye contact, body language and even on the spot conversation.

Whether or not social media is harmful or not, teens claim that things like Facebook are an important way of staying connected with friends and family. “Messaging enables me to remain in close contact with acquaintances of my past,” Paris Tzimos said. These social networking platforms enable adolescents to connect with ‘friends’ and join together as a community with ‘mutual’ friends, some of whom you have never even met, let alone talked to. While these are all positive ways of meeting new people, the instant replies mean the real meaning of the message can sometimes be taken away, as well of the emotion and human contact that a real, face to face conversation brings.

New Girl Guides make their promise THREE young girls made their Guiding Promise at the Leongatha Lyrebird Guide unit recently. Amelia Gromotka, Lyrra Hurst and Mia Schneeidruk were welcomed by the other members of Lyrebird Guides after promising to do their best to:

• be true to myself and develop my beliefs; • to serve my community and Australia; and • and live by the Guide Law. The girls have been having fun at Guides earning their first badge, the Air badge. This has meant giant bubbles, paper planes, ping pong ball experiment and

lots more. While having fun, the girls are also living their promise and last term supported the South Gippsland Relay for Life. The Girl Guides sold raffle tickets to raise funds which went to the Cancer Council for support and research. The Lyrebird unit is for

girls from Grades 2 to 4 and the Lizard unit is for girls from Grade 5 upwards. The units meet on a Wednesday, 5pm to 6.30pm and 7pm to 8.30pm at the Guide Hall. Anyone interested in joining Girl Guides should contact Chris Oliver on 0402 864 4397 or coliver@ guidesvic.org.au

The good life: the community room seen from across part of the garden with snap peas and sweet corn flourishing, and netting keeping the birds from being first to the strawberries.

Leongatha Community Garden to flourish AFTER many months of hard work, preparation and community support, the Leongatha Community Garden is flourishing with a wide variety of fruit trees, herbs, eggplant, spinach and other nutritious plant life. An official opening for the garden will be held on Friday, May 1 at 4pm. Located in Howard Street at the western end of the former primary school and adjacent to Yooralla, the community garden has large propagation facilities and garden plots that can be used by members

Bass Coast Council all ears BASS Coast Shire Council wants to enhance the way it works with residents, ratepayers and community groups.

Joining the team: new Leongatha Lyrebird Guides, from left, Lyrra Hurst, Mia Schneeidruk and Amelia Gromotka with their new Promise certificates.

of the community for a small fee. All plots have access to water, compost material and gardening tools. The area also has a community room with kitchen, several tool sheds for communal gardening equipment, composting facilities and a large sized chook shed. Membership costs are just $5 per year ($10 per family) and $20 for a plot per year. Anyone who is interested in becoming a member, obtaining a plot and sharing the good life of gardening can contact Belinda Brennan after 3.30pm on 0409 004 901 or belindab@wgcma.vic.gov.au

Council has launched a review of the way it engages with communities to understand different points of view, collect feedback and inform decision making. In coming weeks, all members of the community will be invited to share their views about how council communicates, what could be improved and what works well. Council encourages everyone to have their say by participating in a stakeholder group, visiting an open house event or filling in a feedback form. These opportunities will be advertised in advance to allow the greatest participation possible. An independent

team will assess the feedback. “Your opinion matters,” mayor Cr Kimberley Brown said. “The experiences and ideas collected will help council staff and councillors develop stronger processes for working with the community and informing the decisions that impact on our shire. “It will help us understand how you like – and expect – to be involved in decision making.” Cr Brown said council wants to know what the community think about council letters, website information, publications, media coverage, community committees, social media, council meetings, public meetings and information tents. “Is council engaging with people in the right way on the right issues? Can we listen better? Is anyone missing

out? Are we using feedback appropriately? Are we spending too much or too little on consultation?” Cr Brown asked. “In every community, individuals will have different views on specific issues; we won’t always agree on everything. “Our aim is to develop robust guidelines to ensure council and the community share information effectively, and understand why and how decisions are made. “Importantly, we want to understand the types of issues that are most important to you, and where you feel residents and ratepayers need to have a strong voice, as well as those where you don’t want to be consulted.” For more information about this project, contact Margaret Ryan on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or 5671 2211.

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Past comes to life at Liptrap Twenty six members met at Strathavon on the Ten Mile Creek near Walkerville to hear Alison Mittag speak about her lifelong connection with, and love for the Cape Liptrap area. Alison’s father Dr RM Wishart, a New Zealand born, Hawthorn GP with diverse talents and interests, first visited the area in the 1920s. He was an avid collector of aboriginal artefacts (in the days when it was legal) and became aware of the extensive middens along the Liptrap coast through fellow members of The Victorian Anthropological Society. The middens near the Ten Mile and Morgans creeks

were particularly valued for their abundance of stone implements. Ground axes were found, but most prolific were tiny stone tools known as microliths. The function of these tools is still the subject of debate. It was during one of his early collecting forays on the Ten Mile that Dr Wishart met the Boag family, who took him to the middens in the area. Janet and David Boag had moved from Queensland to Strathavon in 1916. They had 10 children and when David died prematurely from TB. Janet stayed on and raised the children on the farm. They ran a small dairy herd which were hand milked. As a child, Alison and her family camped on the Boags’ property beside the Ten Mile Creek. Journeys down there were long,

Adventurous time: Tarwin Landcare members walk Ten Mile Creek, near Arch Rock at Cape Liptrap. eventful and sometimes undertaken at night after Dr Wishart had finished in his surgery. The road was gravel from Grantville and from Tarwin Lower it was a rough two wheel track. In summer they would

often become stuck in the sand and in winter bogged in the mud. Dr Wishart would have to leave Alison and her mother with the car and traipse through the dark to the Boags’ where the ever kind Ted Boag would be

Picnic raises $5000 for Red Cross THE Waratah Red Cross Calling major fund raising project for 2015 was the ever popular barbecue and picnic. The event was held at the White and Tuck families’ Mirabooka West property adjacent to the nearby spectacular and beautiful Morgan Beach in the larger Venus Bay. Many people participated in the walk through the dunes to what is often an inaccessible to the public beach area, and returned to the usual sumptuous lunch spread of salads of every variety and gourmet sausages, followed by fruit and the famous slices also made by Red Cross ladies. An innovation this year was the art tent displaying work by six members. This created an extra interest as people browsed through the displayed works, 11 of which were sold, with a percentage of the cost adding to Red Cross funds. Although the number of guests was down on last year, the fantastic sum of nearly $5000 was raised for this good cause thanks to the hard work of all members and the generous sponsors for the day.

roused from his sleep to catch the draft horses, hitch up the wagon and set off to rescue them. Generally Dr Wishart would return to his busy practice, leaving Alison, her mother, her beloved Aunty Win and her best friend Wendy to spend their holidays there. In 1939 they built a tiny one room shack but Alison and Wendy continued to sleep in a tent pitched among the tea trees. Life down there was simple. There was no power and no running water apart from the creek. Cooking was done on the open fire or on an unpredictable Primus stove. They went everywhere on horseback, riding across to Walkerville and to Grinder Point for memorable fish-

ing days, and to Morgans Beach and Arch Rock for picnics and fishing. In the mornings Alison and Wendy would visit the Boags, returning with a billy of fresh milk and sometimes one of Mrs Boag’s wonderful fruit pies. Ron Boag would keep them supplied with rabbits to eat with such unrelenting enthusiasm that Alison has no desire to eat a rabbit ever again. In those days the Ten Mile Creek was much deeper than it is now and it was teeming with galaxias and other small native fish. Towards the beach it was flanked by clear sand dunes and they would paddle down the creek to access the beach. The coastal cliffs were largely bare and the dunes were free from vegetation

making the midden areas clearly visible. Now the same area is densely, sometimes impenetrably vegetated. As part of her presentation, Alison shared some amazing old photos depicting the early days at Strathavon, showing the marked changes which have occurred in the rural and coastal landscapes over the last 80 years. Alison’s talk was lively and engaging and helped to remind everyone of the enormous value of oral history and its special custodians. Tarwin Landcare will meet again late May at president Rod Cope’s property to explore how the attitude to Landcare has changed over several farming generations.

The seventeenth in a series of columns marking 50 years of Leongatha Lyric Theatre in 2015

Tastes great: Red Cross members Helen Mackenzie, Rosemary Livingstone and Merryn Wilde prepare the coffee tent at the Waratah Red Cross barbecue and picnic.

1983: Canterbury Tales, Twelve Angry Men and Boggs in Space LYRIC Theatre had a massive performance in store for 1983.

Jovial day: from left, friends Glenys Day of Inverloch, Robin Stevens of Fish Creek and Maria Bell of Inverloch share a laugh at the Waratah Red Cross barbecue and picnic.

Elderly numbers to increase By Finn Donohue, work experience THE number of elderly people estimated to be living in South Gippsland in the future was released at the Gippsland aged care forum in Traralgon recently. Victorian chief executive officer of Leading Age Services Australia, Trevor Carr, said aged care management would be a problem in the future if not dealt with now. “Aged care is an urgent matter for South Gippsland and is not just a long term issue for a far off date,” he said.

The forum revealed the 80-plus age group would increase to 8.5 per cent in Gippsland, significantly higher than the current average of 4.1 per cent. Mr Carr said it was vital the Federal Government recognised the need for policies so the industry can keep up with the population expansion. “The aged care sector needs accelerated growth to meet service demands and not disincentives,” he said. The Federal Government decision to cut the tax supplement could change the circumstances for residential aged care in South Gippsland. “The private sector represents a very significant part of the aged care system and requires stability to en-

courage investment,” Mr Carr said. “Unexpected government decisions threaten that stability. This was done without consultation with the sector, without consideration for the providers, the workers and the residents that were to be impacted.” Mr Carr is calling for young people to seek employment in the industry in order for it to survive. “There is a perception that aged care is an unappealing career option for people under 35 years and yet there are many genuine career opportunities across the sector,” he said. ”There is a need for younger people in the aged care industry, whether it be in hospitals, nursing homes, or in the wider community.”

Life member Mary Eagger obtained the rights to perform Canterbury Tales, which meant Lyric Theatre had the opportunity to perform a Victorian amateur premiere. Canterbury Tales was directed by Colin Mitchell and an eight night season was confirmed at the March committee meeting. Ticket sales for Canterbury Tales opened at the Leongatha Camera Centre during the last week of May and the season ran from June 24 to July 2. “Canterbury Tales was set in a very different time period from a lot of the shows that we had done.The timing of the show was very different. It was episodic and everything was in cameo bits,” cast member Don McIntyre said. “It was a bit of a challenge for Lyric, creating Chaucer's England. However, it was a very successful show.” Treasurer Neil Warren reported the show was seen by an audience of 2682. “Canterbury Tales was the first professional show I'd seen. I saw it in Melbourne on a school excursion. It made a strong impression on me,” Colin Mitchell said. “It was a great ensemble show and there were a huge number

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THE most recent meeting of the Tarwin Landcare Group had its focus on local history.

Touring show: from left, Heather Calder and Cheryl Davis performing in Boggs in Space. of roles. It was a real challenge. We were dealing with a piece of English literature, and it was all in blank verse. The cast really enjoyed it and the audience loved it.” A Lyric Theatre newsletter in July announced after just two weeks of auditions, Twelve Angry Men had been cast and rehearsals were underway. Performances were scheduled to take place on September 22 and closed on October 1 with Mary Eagger as the director. “One night we accidentally forgot a page of lines, which were vital to the performance. No one noticed, so we were lucky to have Mary in the audience,” cast member David Tattersall said.

“She wrote a note telling us of our mistake. As foreman of the jury, I read the note first and passed it around. We then all knew what had happened and were able to fit the lines back in. The audience didn't notice anything was wrong.” The performance was limited to 140 people each night, with tiered seating on three sides of the set. It was a box office hit, with 900 people attending. A jazz cabaret was organised in October and was held at the Dumbalk Hall. Music was performed by the South Gippsland Jazz Band and attendees were required to dress in 1930s or 1940s style. The October Lyric newsletter reported the cabaret had been socially successful. Rehearsals for the touring show Boggs in Space was going well in November. A dress rehearsal was held at the Korumburra Football clubrooms on November 27. Nine performances were held in November and December at venues including the Korumburra Football Club, the Korumburra Golf Club, the Dumbalk Hall and the Leongatha Golf Club. A Lyric newsletter in November revealed the major musical was to be Guys and Dolls with Mary Eagger as the director and John Watsford as the musical director.

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Lions join pack KORUMBURRA Lions Club welcomed new two members to its pack, June Ramsay and Gil Twite. They were recently inducted at the club’s monthly dinner meeting at the Austral Hotel.

The club wishes them well in joining the club’s functions and helping people in the community. The club held a Good Friday barbeque to help raise funds for cancer research. Club members are busy organising the debutante ball to be held on June 5 at the Korumburra Recreation Centre.

Ready to roar: from left, June Ramsay and Gil Twite are the new members of the Korumburra Lions Club. Improving health: members of the Bass Coast South Gippsland Reconciliation Group display their new banner, calling from improvements to indigenous health. From left, Ian Hamilton, Caroline Hamilton, Anne Davie, Marg Lynn, Florence Hydon and Gayle McHarg.

Close the gap BASS Coast South Gippsland Reconciliation Group joined groups and organisations around Australia recently to mark Close the Gap Day. This campaign was launched in 2006 by athletes Cathy Freeman and Ian Thorpe, and calls on governments to increase resources for Aboriginal health, and to work in

partnership with Aboriginal health organisations to improve indigenous participation, control and delivery of health services. Indigenous Australians can expect to live 10–17 years less than other Australians. Babies born to Aboriginal mothers die at more than twice the rate of other Australian babies, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience

higher rates of preventable illness such as heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes. The mortality rate for indigenous Australians is on par with some of the world’s most impoverished nations. The reconciliation group believes everyone has the responsibility to require governments to make good their promise to close the gap.

Parents recover mental health IT’S a disconcerting fact that almost one quarter of all children will, at some stage, have a parent with a mental health problem. A proportion of these children are at risk of developing similar problems of their own. Faced with these disturbing statistics, a Monash University research project is trialling specific interventions to engage with families and children within specialist mental health and family services as part of its development of a recovery model for parents, known as Let’s Talk about Children. The program could be rolled out across Gippsland, including South Gippsland. Now, almost two years into the four year, $1.8 million project, Associate Professor Darryl Maybery

of the School of Rural Health - Department of Rural and Indigenous Health said significant progress had been made in trialling the innovative model. Associate Professor Maybery said indications so far were this approach offered genuine benefits to parents and their children. “The key question being addressed by this project is how we can improve longer-term recovery of people with severe mental illness by addressing their parenting role as a core part of their treatment,” he said. “We know family interventions have important mental illness prevention benefits for children.” Let’s Talk About Children originated from Finland where a number of randomised trials showed applying the model led to parents reporting a greater understanding

THE Inverloch State Emergency Service is seeking accredited commercial coxswain volunteers to assist with the unit’s marine rescue operations. Inverloch Unit provides a marine rescue service to communities from Wilsons Promontory along the coast to San Remo, Phillip Island. Commercial coxswain Tim Kuch is a full member of the VICSES Inverloch Unit and encouraged others to join. “Our unit is unique within the State Emergency Service in that we train and deploy an offshore marine rescue service. Coast Guard Victoria does

BASS MP Brian Paynter is asking for road safety improvements to protect Newhaven Primary School students. He called for either flashing 40km/h speed signs or a permanent school zone sign highlighting the 40km/h zone during school times. “The current signage requires the school crossing supervisor to cross the road several times per shift to unlock the metal sign and change the speed from 60 to 40 km/hr. The sign is outdated, time consuming and dangerous for the supervisor,” he said. “Imagine being required to do this during the busy season and in the middle of winter. It is an unacceptable risk that can be easily fixed.”

The school crossing for Newhaven Primary School is situated on a busy section on Phillip Island Road between Boys Home Road and Bluebird Court. “I have written and spoken to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Hon Luke Donellan requesting the signage to be changed and will raise the issue when parliament next sits,” Mr Paynter said. “School crossing supervisors play an important role in the education of children in relation to correct crossing procedure and behaviour, and parents are grateful their children are crossing the busy road safely. “Up to date flashing signs or clearer signage that does not need to be changed each shift will allow the supervisor to focus on road safety for themselves and the children.”

of the impact of their illness on children - and reduced their guilt and shame - while children reported significant reductions in emotional symptoms. Associate Professor Maybery said data had been collected as part of the Australian project’s second phase and was soon to be analysed. Partner organisations are spread across the state and include Victoria’s largest rehabilitation organisation, Neami National, adult mental health services and other community services. Associate Professor Maybery said Let’s Talk About Children was being modified for each workplace section and the final two years of the project would focus on its implementation with almost 200 parents with mental health problems. At the same time project leads will look at how to trial the model in GP settings.

Inverloch SES seeks skippers not have a base in our local area and as such, we replicate the type of service provided by that organisation,” he said. “We are tasked by the Victorian Water Police to respond to a wide variety of calls to assist vessels and their crews operating along the South Gippsland Coast and well into Bass Strait from our base at Anderson Inlet. “While anyone can join and contribute in our unit as a volunteer, we are especially looking for already accredited commercial coxswain or mariners. “The type of work you can expect to undertake as a volunteer coxswain will include towing of disabled vessels,

Bass MP calls for road safety

search and rescue, medical retrievals of sick or injured crew and assisting other agencies with a wide variety of marine related tasks.” VICSES Inverloch Unit operates a StabiCraft 859 Supercab, which has recently undergone a significant technology upgrade, which greatly enhances the units capabilities and safety when responding to emergency calls. If you or someone you know is keen to contribute please call 1300 VICSES (1300 842 737). For further information about volunteering or to register you interest online, visit the VICSES website at www.ses.vic.gov.au. There is a role for everyone at VICSES.

Time for action: Bass MP Brian Paynter is asking the State Government to improve road safety for Newhaven Primary School children.

Leongatha gives THE community generously supported Red Cross Calling during March, according to the Leongatha Red Cross unit. Leongatha Red Cross ladies catered for a Landmark clearing sale at Pound Creek recently, which was well attended despite the wintry blast. Funds raised from this event will go to the Vanuatu appeal. April will be a busy month, with

Meals on Wheels duty, a stint at the Red Cross Shop in Inverloch, the Anzac Day march, and a coffee morning on Tuesday, April 21 at the home of Lois Young at 335 Leongatha-Yarragon Road, Wooreen from 10am to 12 noon. Everyone is invited to this event, with an entry fee of $6. Guest speaker is young mum Vicky Stokes sharing some of the challenges of raising a disabled child. There will be a door prize, raffle and stall on the day.

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Workmen’s supports hospital appeal By Tayla Kershaw MEMBERS and guests of the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club generously donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. During the fun filled event, $42,244.95 was raised for the charity. Around 250 to 300 people gathered on the day, with the excitement starting at 12pm and finishing at 5pm. It was an action packed event of auctions and raffles, with heaps of great prizes donated by local businesses. A family friendly environment was provided with a petting zoo and face painting available to entertain the children.

Massages were also available on the day. All money donated or used to buy food and drinks from the bar was donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal. In the last 12 years, the club has successfully raised around half a million dollars towards the Good Friday Appeal. Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club general manager Rod Bye said it was a fantastic day, which ran as smoothly as every other year. “It was a really good event. It was nice to see so many familiar faces, family groups and tourists come along to support us,” he said. “The club would like to thank the local businesses for their ongoing support in helping to make this day a success.”

Raffles: from left, volunteer committee members Jan Monro and Wendy Ashmore provided members and guests with potential winning numbers during the raffles at the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club Good Friday Appeal.

Change your smoke alarm batteries DID you change your smoke alarm batteries when daylight saving ended on Easter Sunday? The Country Fire Authority said results from a 2015 Duracell Fire Safety Study, which surveyed 1003 Australians aged 18 and older, showed smoke alarm safety was not high on a list of priorities for household maintenance. CFA deputy chief officer Steve Warrington said firefighters had attended more than 1650 house fires last year, tragically resulting in 16 preventable deaths. He said changing the batteries in

smoke alarms should be a top priority for everyone. “Fire and emergency services see a devastating number of house fires every year and, unfortunately, not everyone gets out alive,” he said. “Smoke alarms save lives by providing a critical early warning that can give you time to evacuate safely – but only if they work.” The survey results also showed around 75 per cent of those with battery-operated smoke alarms did not have a regular routine around when they changed their batteries. Instead, they relied on prompts from family and friends or waiting un-

til the smoke alarm beeped. Data from the study also showed that 93 per cent of those with smoke alarms were leaving them for months, a year or even longer between tests. CFA recommends: • monthly: test smoke alarms by pressing the test button with a broom handle; • annually: gently dust around the outside cover of your smoke alarm; • annually: replace your nine volt battery at the end of daylight saving; and • every 10 years: replace your smoke alarm units, and when you do consider installing 10 year sealed smoke alarms.

Milpara news WELCOME to term two. We trust you had a good break and are as eager to get started as we are.

MASON Leonard Eddy was born on April 2 at Leongatha Hospital. He is the second son for Nick and Nikki Eddy of Leongatha and a brother to Jaxon, 2.

GEORGE Russell Milnes was born at Bass Coast Health on March 29 to Zoe and Michael Milnes of Wonthaggi. RUBY Claire Phelps was born at Bass Coast Health on March 30 to Justine and Brett Phelps of Ryanston. Ruby is a sister for Eli (pictured), 4, Tahlia, 16, Nikita (pictured), 17, Rachel, 19, and Tommy, 20.

Beading Techniques, Adult Literacy, English and Maths, English as a Second Language, Computer Basics, Creative Writing, English for Migrants, Playgroup and Gift Cards with Barb all start back this week. Social Mah-jong’s new morning session starts this Wednesday at 10am. It will be running alternating weeks with the evening class that starts next Wednesday, April 22. Similar to the western game rummy, mah-jong is a game of skill, strategy and calculations and involves a degree of chance. The game is played commonly with four players using a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. Painting and Drawing classes start today Tuesday, April 14. Money Minded commences Monday, April 20. If you’re looking to create a budget, reduce your debt or save more regularly, Money Minded can help you. Develop your money skills in a friendly supportive atmosphere. A Keeping The Right Staff seminar is on Tuesday, April 28. Reducing employment turnover is a strategic and vial issue to every business. At the seminar you will learn how to performance manage, train and develop your staff to build an effective, happy workplace. If you have any enquiries please call on of our friendly staff Jenni, Leisa and Belinda on 5655 2524 or check out our website milparacommunityhouse.org.au

Poppies inspire war memories POPPIES made by singers will grace the stage at performances during the Anzac Day weekend. Sandra Thorle, a member of the Bass Coast Chorale, one of the singing groups performing They Went With Songs, thought it would be rather nice to have a display of poppies on the stage at the performances. She provided about 20 members of the chorale with poppy kits with templates, buttons and instructions. Singers made about 20 poppies each and Sandra will transform the poppies into a display. A small group also made paper mache World War One helmets using a genuine helmet as the template. Chorale member Sarah Spencer-Smith said, “What was so special about doing this was thinking about the Anzacs as we made these things. “Some of us listened to the music we

will be singing whilst we worked, and the words of the songs allowed you to try and imagine what it must have been like for the boys and men who were there, and their families and loved ones they left behind. The helmet weighs about two kilograms and Noela Thorpe, another chorale member, produced a heavy wool coat worn by an Anzac. “We tried in vain to imagine what it must have been like to wear such a load in dreadful conditions,” Mrs Spencer-Smith said. “We are looking forward to being part of the performances of this very thought provoking and moving Cantata that Larry Hills has composed.” The show will be performed at Wonthaggi Town Hall, Friday, April 24 at 7.30pm; Leongatha Mesley Hall at 7.30pm on Saturday, April 25; and Foster Arts Centre on Sunday, April 26 at 3.30pm.

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Creative types: members of the Bass Coast Chorale made poppies to feature during performances of They Went With Songs. From left, Joan Harris, Margaret Atkins, Judy Jennison and Yvonne Bain.

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The Good Life

Your LOCAL guide to Art and Entertainment

Culture comes to Prom Coast BOOKINGS are now open for the Prom Coast Seachange Festival. The program can be found in a variety of venues around the region and the Facebook page and website are running hot with traffic. With the first events kicking-off on Friday, April 17l, many in the community and from further afield, are busy with rehearsals and preparations. Each year there is always a diverse range of events and this year’s list of performance-based events offer ’60s rock music in Sandy Point, orchestral and vocal ensembles, jazz, classical music from Italy, yarns and stories,and pop arrangements performed by an allmale choir. Nearing opening night, Waratah the Musical is FAMDA’s big production for 2015. Featuring some of the best actors, dancers and musicians from South Gippsland, Waratah is an exciting new comedy written by Australian playwright, theatre director, teacher and local, Chris Dickins. The play is set in Sandy Point in the 1960s and features a live band playing many Australian rock and pop songs of the time. The music forms the backdrop to a story about the fun, trials and tribulations that come from relationships forged during summer holidays at the beach. Waratah runs from April 17 to May 2 at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre and offers eight performances, including matinees. Chris Dickins said, “Rehearsals are exciting and I think we are producing something very special for Seachange audiences.” Iconic Australian singer, song writer and musician Margret RoadKnight, whose salon concert sold out ahead of the 2013 festival, returns to Waratah Hills Vineyard on Saturday, April 18. Margret is known around

the world for her powerful vocals and wide-ranging roots-based repertoire and, where better to experience it than in the intimate setting of an award-winning local vineyard. To satisfy those with an appreciation for jazz, the Fish Creek Hotel is hosting two Sunday afternoons of live music. Take the opportunity to book in for lunch and then kick back, relax and enjoy the atmosphere of afternoon of cool jazz. Someone with a story or two about local pubs, and other Australian cultural icons, is singer-songwriter and poet Ian Bland of 3RRR fame who will be entertaining audiences on Saturday, April 25. Ian blends a lifetime of musical influences with insightful stories drawn from rural and urban Australia, covering topics as diverse as the drought and the demise of suburban pubs. On the same evening, the stage of the Fish Creek Hall will be bursting at the seams with Low Rez, Melbourne’s premier male pop choir. The large and accomplished choir, divided into high and low tenors, baritones and basses, delivers great pop arrangements of a wide range of music. Well-known local composer Larry Hills draws together the talents of a number of local singing and musical groups in an event he has created for the Anzac centenary. They Went With Songs is a cantata that provides a profound insight into the thoughts and emotions of country boys in 1914, who were launched from their peaceful farms and daredevil teenage adventures into a world they could not have imagined. Performed on Sunday, April 26 by the combined choirs of Bass Coast Chorale, Prom Coast Singers and South Gippsland Singers, the cantata features soloists Tim Gesell and Tom Green, along with a South Gippsland orchestral and vocal ensemble. On the same bill is The

Coming together: combined choir rehearsals for They Went With Songs, a cantata created by Larry Hills for the Anzac centenary. Catafalque Party, a one-act play written by Edwin Coad for FAMDA, also to commemorate the centenary of Anzac Day. It concerns four young World War One soldiers telling of their wartime experiences and how that affected them and those left behind. Another favourite returning to perform at the Seachange Festival in 2015 is concert violinist Cath Shugg. Hosted by the Celia Rosser Gallery in Fish Creek on Sunday, April 26, Cath is joined by pianist Serena Carmel in performing A Concert of Classical Music From Italy. The evening of Italian classical music has been selected for the festival by both musicians and provides insight into the special relationship each has with the country, its people and its musical heritage. All performances require bookings. Tickets for Margret RoadKnight Returns to Waratah Hills, Low Rez, They Went With Songs and The Catafalque Party can be booked online via the festival website or in person at Foster’s Main Street Revelations. Performance details for Waratah the Musical can be found at www.famda. org.au and bookings made through FAMDA on 0435 535 867, famda@dcsi.net. au or at Main Street Revelations, Foster. Jazz at the Fish Creek Hotel can be booked with Terry 5683 2402 and A Night With Ian Bland through the Rhythm Café, Foster on 5682 1612. Further details about events and bookings can be found on the festival website www.promcoastseachangefestival.org and updates are available on the festival Facebook page.

Milestone show reflects on life GECKO Studio Gallery opened its doors on January 8, 2007. This Sunday, April 19, the Fish Creek gallery will open its one hundredth monthly exhibition. The show is titled Blown Off Course - recent drawings, paintings and prints by Kerry Spokes and runs until May 24. The official opening will be on Sunday between 2pm and 5pm. “We know there are lots of things happening on Sunday, being the first weekend of the Prom Coast Seachange Festival, but why not ‘do the rounds’ and time your visit to Fish Creek so you can take in Kerry’s exhibition opening, as well as all the other interesting and satisfying things you can do in Fish Creek,” the gallery’s Michael Lester said. Spokes, who also runs the gallery with Lester, said the exhibition explores the ways of modern life. “As we are all busily and steadily moving forward in our lives, sometimes we are ‘blown off course’,” she said. “A disruption by circumstance to plans, a deflection from one’s chosen path, or of being in a state of motion. “Our lives all take on a course where we make plans for our future, even if just for tomorrow, even if

Reviewing journey: artist Kerry Spokes is presenting the one hundredth exhibition at Fish Creek’s Gecko Studio Gallery. they are just dreams.” Spokes said that as a small child, she made a conscious decision to learn how to draw. “This ‘plan’ came about after seeing a pencil drawing by my eldest brother of another sibling,” she said. “I remember as a four year old being in awe of him possessing such a talent. “I looked up to my older brother in admiration of his incredible ability to produce something so beautiful. This formative experience helped set me on my ‘path’ of becoming an artist.” Pursuing a creative path throughout her schooling, Spokes was most fortunate to have exceptional art

teachers, who are still practicing contemporary artists. “They aided in nurturing my creative ‘path’,” she said. “Life as an adult has seen a number of deflections from my chosen path of creativity where I have been ‘blown off course’ so to speak, in various ways. The everyday business of life can really get in the way of a creative.” Spokes has always seen her artistic practice as in a ‘state of motion’ where she is always looking for new mediums to express herself creatively. “The use of digital collage and iphoneography has been such an exploration in the last few years for me,” she said. “My true passion however, will always be drawing and printmaking, and is what I return to for that true immersion into the creative process.” In looking at the notion of being ‘blown of course’, of a deflection from one’s chosen path in life, Spokes has brought together many of the concepts she already explores in her art: her environment, social comment, humour, the human condition of being human. “Personal triumph or tragedy, good or ill health,

war or peace, decisions made by powerful national leaders and big business, all of which affect our lives in ways that can have minimal or maximal impact,” she said. “The motif of the falling man, used in a number of the drawing and monoprint works in this exhibition, alludes to a sense of being ‘out of control’ of our own chosen path in life because of any number of factors which can intervene to alter our life course. “The works in this exhibition represent a number of directions and divergences my art has taken. The exhibition comprises of a few suites of work I started in the last few years but had not been completed. “Bringing these works to fruition of course leads onto new directions or ‘courses’ for my art practice to follow.” The everyday human condition, memory, humour, the fantastical, politics, her landscape and environment are just some of the diverse subject matter Spokes works with. “The exploration of medium and technique has always been important with drawing and printmaking as my main areas of practice in the past,” she said.

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GARDEN lovers are invited to enjoy one of the premier gardens in the region and support youth medical services in the process. Standout winner: South Gippsland artist Kim McDonald (left) won the $1000 open section of the 2014 Great Southern Portrait Prize. Kim received her cheque from Kerry Spokes (right) with judge Yvette Coppersmith in centre.

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A garden party will be held at the Mardan property of David and Pauline John this Sunday, April 19. The event is a fundraiser of the Rotary Club of Leongatha and all profits will go to the Leongatha Youth Access Clinic run by Leongatha Healthcare. The property, Springbark, spans

five acres with large swathes of lawn and a woodland section with dozens of established silver birches, poplars, maples and scarlet oaks. Guests will be able to enjoy local wine, a cake stall, great coffee, jam and preserves. Rotarians will cook a barbecue with sausages in bread and gourmet hamburgers for reasonable prices. Jazz guitarist Michael Warner and the Leongatha Secondary College flute trio will provide a relaxing musical backdrop. Visitors will be able to partake in

archery, courtesy of archery ranges overseen by members of the Leongatha Medieval Society. Landcare representatives will offer advice for farmers, hobby farmers and the public. “Here is a wonderful opportunity to come and enjoy food, wine, entertainment and an exclusive viewing of one of South Gippsland’s premier gardens, so come along and bring your family and friends, and have a great day out,” said Rotarian John O’Connor. “The timing will be terrific with

the autumn leaves.” This is the second garden party the club has held at the Johns’ property, with the inaugural event two years ago a success. Visitors can even discover new ideas for their own gardens. The party will be held at 30 O’Malleys Road, Mardan, near the Mardan Hall, on April 19 from 11am to 4pm. Cr Jim Fawcett will officially open the garden party at 1pm. Entry is $5 adults and children are free.

THIS year is the tenth Great Southern Portrait Prize at Foster. To celebrate the occasion, former politician Barry Jones will announce the winners at Stockyard Gallery on Sunday, April 26 from 2.30pm. The exhibition opens this Friday, April 16 and continues until May 11. Show organiser Prom Coast Arts Council is also celebrating the occasion by mounting a retrospective exhibition of past winners and memorabilia. The retrospective exhibition will be during the weekends of the Promcoast Seachange Festival on the weekends of April 18-19 and April 25-26, to coincide with peak portrait prize viewing times. The arts council has received a grant from South Gippsland Shire councillors’ discretionary funds to facilitate the retrospective exhibition. The retrospective exhibition will be held at the Foster Community House, a pleasant stroll from the Stockyard Gallery, where the 2015 Great Southern Portrait Prize will be on view at this time. Stockyard Gallery is open every day between 10am and 4pm. Prom Coast Arts Council is also presenting Double Take, an event where local artists and traders have collaborated to produce stunning window displays with a twist. Take the Art Walk and find all 12. Double Take will be visible between April 17 and 26. Participating shops and artists are: Foster Pharmacy – Marilyn Ardley; Foster Hardware – Grant Flather; Inside Out Clothing – Anda Banikos; Foster Newsagent – Helen Wilkinson; Foster Post Office – Kerry Spokes; Sams Patch – Susan Quinn; Ahern’s Fruit Market – Ann Parry; Atoll Travel - Abi van Rooyen and Cat Wheeler; Bromleys Café on Main – Jane Power; Prom Meats – Andrew McPherson; Foster Seafoods – Yianni Banikos; and Foster’s Little Bookshop - Kim McDonald.

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Benefiting agriculture: Gardiner Dairy Foundation scholarship winner Samantha Conn (centre) of Hedley celebrates with her parents Ian and Michelle Conn.

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STEERS 1 W. Rendall, Yarram 4 D.K. & F.L. Waite, Glengarry 1 J. Dawson, Welshpool 1 D.G. & C.M. Roberts, Foster 3 G.L. & M.L. Tuckett, Leongatha 11 I. & H. Hasty, Frankston South COWS 3 R.J. & C.M. Pearson, Hedley 4 A.C. & S.P. Grabham, Kongwak 9 D.K. & F.L. Waite, Glengarry 1 Provita Culture, Healesville 4 R.G. Whykes, Morwell 2 J. Dawson, Welshpool

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$925.13 $1329.12 $1389.75 $1056.59 $874.92 $1288.26 $1222.44 $1442.66 $1398.83 $1321.26 $1480.74 $1188.81

HEIFERS 1 B. & R. Nettle, Loch 1 D.L. Brain & B.J. Thorson, Poowong East 3 B. Challis & S. Vagg, Mardan 1 P.A. & L.J. Taylor, Toora 5 G.C.R. & M. Kuhne, Dumbalk 1 D. & K. Clark, Nerrena

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Farming Insight Autumn renovation – think now AUTUMN is an ideal time to re-sow old, tired, underperforming paddocks to a new variety of ryegrass in order to capitalise on the warmer soil temperatures, available soil moisture and longer daylight hours. In Gippsland, we are experiencing a season in which many weeds have germinated but this will allow for increased weed control pre-sowing. This season has also illustrated the poorer performing areas on many farms, highlighting the need for renovation and improvement. When deciding on a renovation process it is important to consider many key aspects to ensure the appropriate decision is made to suit all aspects of the paddock, especially where permanent pasture is being considered. The rules of thumb for deciding upon which paddock to renovate include, although not exclusively, the following: • overall paddock performance over the past growing season; • will the paddock require cultivation in order to

Is it necessary?: while autumn pasture renovation has its benefits, farmers are urged to consider if it is warranted. improve drainage?; • what is the weed burden like across the paddock?; and • does the paddock require complete spray out and resow? Or will an oversow with an Italian or permanent pasture to lift production and fill in gaps suffice in an otherwise relatively well performing paddock? Clearer decisions can then be focussed on what pasture species may be required in each individual situation such as: • is it best to go with an annual rye grass and double crop for increased weed control?; or • an Italian (biannual) for good winter feed whilst addressing drainage issues that may hinder a perma-

nent pasture?; or • the area may be ready to be planted back to perennial pasture that will perform well for an extended period. It is important to soil test the paddock, especially if it has not been tested within the previous 24 months. A soil test will help to determine whether lime or gypsum is required (pH and calcium dependant) and what fertiliser may be required whilst assessing the overall paddock health, ensuring newly planted cultivars can perform to potential. Next consult your chosen seed supplier and contractor to ensure they know what you are planning to do and are able to slot it into their own and your work

programs. Over the past two seasons there have been cases where your selected seed variety is ex harvest. Ex harvest seed is only available after harvest and may mean it is not available when you plan to sow. Delaying your sowing may leave it too late to capitalise on the warm autumn period. This may result in a missed early grazing option prior to winter setting. If your selected variety is not available in time, consider an alternative. Newly renovated pastures require six to eight weeks to establish and first grazing should not occur until no plants pull, and the ryegrass is at 2.5-3 leaf stage. It is best when initially grazing off a new pasture (especially permanent) that the first grazing is a light one to leave good residuals across the paddock in order to allow for quick regrowth without damaging the new sward. This is best done, by putting in a large herd of heifers and removing as soon as the desired residual is reached. Continue to monitor for weed germination and insect damage through the

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FORM B SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE COUNCIL NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PLANNING PERMIT An Application for Planning Permit has been made which may affect you. The land affected by the application is located at 113 Loch Wonthaggi Road, Loch being L2 PS308741Q Parish of Jeetho West. The application is for a permit to: Use and development of telecommunications facility (40m high monopole, 3 panel antennas, 1 transmission dish antenna, 2 outdoor equipment cabinets at ground level) and ancillary works. The applicant for the permit is: Aurecon, for Ericsson. The Application Reference Number is: 2015/66. You may look at the Application and any documents that support the Application at the office of the Responsible Authority. This can be done during office hours (8.30am to 5pm) and is free of charge. The Responsible Authority is: South Gippsland Shire Council Private Bag 4 9 Smith Street, Leongatha 3953 Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to the Responsible Authority. An objection must be sent to the Responsible Authority in writing, include the reasons for the objection and state how the objector would be affected. If you object, the Responsible Authority will tell you its decision. The Responsible Authority will not decide on the application until 14 days after the date of this Notice. Dated: April 14, 2015. * Please be aware that copies of submissions received by Council may be made available for inspection to any person for the purpose of consideration as part of the planning process.

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TOOTELL 19-4-87 Heath Happy 28th Birthday There’s There’ re’ e’’s al a always l ays lways lwa ys a face before us, a voice we would love to hear, A smile we always remember of our son. Happy Birthday Love always Mum and loving stepdad Jock

bereavement thanks ANDERSON - Allan. Joy Anderson and family wish to give heartfelt thanks to those who joined us at Allan's farewell, sent beautiful flowers and cards to us, phone calls, visitations and personal messages of sympathy. RUSSELL - Ruth (nee Hamilton). 24.03.2015. The Russell family would like to thank all staff at Grand Ridge Lodge and Mirboo North Aged Care Facility for all their help and kindness in the last 4½ years of Ruth’s care. A special thank you goes to Dr Sonya Moncrieff and also to everyone who expressed their condolences. Thank you. Steve, Lisa, Chris, Sue and family.

in memoriam BIESUZ - Bruno 28.4.1989 and VITTORIA Maria 28.3.1990 The Sea of Life ebbs and flows But the gates of memories never close. Bianca, Duilio, Nadia, Frank and all your grandchildren. CAFARELLA - Angela. 25.2.70 - 13.4.10. Years come and go but you are forever in our hearts. Ti Volgiamo Bene Sempre, Tua Mamma Concetta E Famiglia. WHITE - Eric Richard. 24.10.1919 - 10.4.1990. Without you for 25 years, we all love and miss you, Dad / Poppy. Gary, Roy (dec), Leila, Bruce and families.

funerals CUTHBERT - A service to celebrate the life of Mr Henry Hayden Cuthbert will be held at St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Mirboo North on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 commencing at 1.30pm. Private cremation.

Second prize: Amy Shelly receives her trophy for a good sized trevally.

Junior: Josh Perishon did well to take out the Juniors’ division with a 240gm mullet.

Third prize: from left, Terry Shelly receives his prize from the club president, Michelle Godfrey.

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CUTHBERT Henry Hayden. Husband of Nellie Margaret (dec). Son of Henry and Ellen Lucy Cuthbert (both dec). Father of Helen Margaret (dec), Henry Headen and Dianne Campbell Kiddell. Father-in-law of Robert and Janine. Grandfather of Emma and Tim, Jessica and Mark, Henry and Sarah, Helen and Jake, Emily and Trent, Elspeth, Eleanor, Murray and Nelson. Great grandfather of Harry, Matilda, Clementine, Henry, Lucy, Claude, Willoughby and Lila. Loved and missed by all.

ROOS - Dr Ian, O.A.M. 10.4.2015 Husband of Pamela, son-in-law of Doris and Norman Dean (dec), Leongatha, brother-in-law of Kerry and Euan Coutts, Korumburra and Geoff Dean, Leongatha. Vale Ian, a man who achieved so much, especially for cancer research and advocacy.

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EASTER was a four day competition for the Venus Bay Angling Club running from 6am on Good Friday to noon on Easter Monday. There were 35 entrants made up of 30 adults and five children. The weather was pretty good but the fishing not setting the world on fire. Results Senior: first, Steven Walpole with a pike 860 grams; second, Amy Shelly with a trevally 740 grams; and third, Terry Shelly with a trevally, 720 grams. Junior: first, Josh Perishon with a flathead 240 grams. Senior non-member: first, Tania Bonfante with a mullet, 300 grams. Junior non-members: first, Kyle Dykes with a flathead, 460 grams. The Angling club also hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday morning which was well attended as usual. This community service is open to all - not just angling club members. It was initiated by the angling club a couple of years ago and was held at the club rooms. However as it has grown each year, it is now held at the Venus Bay Community Centre with families from all over the town attending. Many thanks to all who helped make it possible.

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Junior non-member: Kyle Dykes took the prize with a impressive flathead.

Leongatha & District Netball Association

50th Year Celebrations 1966-2015

Courts of our own! THE long struggle to obtain our own courts would never have been successful but for the foresight and determination of many people. The road was complicated and many obstacles were placed before us, but on April 12, 1969 our courts were opened. This was the culmination of hard work, planning and unbelievable fund raising. It was a proud moment and a very special day for our members. 1953-1961: Catholic teams had gravel courts at their school. Leongatha Town played on courts behind the Presbyterian Church in Peart Street. For several years they marked courts with lime on the recreation reserve, near the 'chook shed'. St Peter's had a court behind the Anglican hall near the corner of Church and Bruce Streets. 1962-1968: We played at the Leongatha High School on four asphalt (tennis) courts. 1963-1965: Applications made to the shire for assistance from Leongatha Town Netball Club that had more than 50 members. (April 1964, March 1965.) 1964: No room for basketball on the recreation reserve. 1966: Shire advised grant application deferred until 1967. Some councillors doubted we would be able to raise the required contribution. 1967: A site in Worthy Street, Leongatha was suggested by the shire.

Thirty-four delegates of our association gave this idea an unfavourable response. We continued to ask for land – 400 basketballers – no facilities. On July 13 the Leongatha Recreation Reserve trustees allocated land: 250 feet x 220 feet fronting Turner Street on the western side of the tennis courts. We were allocated a site on the reserve but this would cause great interference to the Woorayl Golf Club. The trustees wrote to us re the allocated area. We replied we would be willing to relinquish the land granted provided we were suitably catered for on the reserve.

December 12, 1967: A start was made on the courts by Mr Clarrie Smith. April 1968: Shire advise delay to available grant for another 12 months. July 29, 1968: We have $1900 in hand (to the amazement of the council). April 12, 1969: The courts are opened by Sir Herbert Hyland. Also present were Cr H. Kinnish, shire president, Cr and Mrs Haw, Cr R.E. McIndoe. No fences or rooms, just courts. Yearly rental $30 per year to recreation reserve trustees. September 1969: Final $900 payment. Courts are fully paid for. Raised over $4000 in two years.

Court demand: letter published in The Star on July 11, 1967.

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Great club celebrates it best THE MDU Cricket Club held its U16 and Senior award presentations on March 27 at the Meeniyan club rooms with a very good crowd in attendance. The club had an excellent year with both A and B Grades playing finals with A Grade having a heartbreaking loss in the semi final after losing only two games throughout the season.

With the continued progress of our young players and a keen focus on recruiting a couple more A Grade players in the off season the club is committed to taking the next step in 2015/16. The highlight of the night was the Best Club Person award which went to Mark Cantwell for the huge amount of work he put in with the Juniors, Thursday night teas, fixing up the nets, helping with the campdraft and scarecrow functions and much else.

A Grade award winners: from left, Adam Eddy (bowling average and aggregate, club champion and club best and fairest); Nick Eddy, batting average and aggregate; and Simon McRae, captain’s award. Absent: Steven Arnup, best in finals. Under 16 award winners: from left, Rory Harrington, coach’s award and Brett Thorson, batting award. Absent: Kurt Newton, bowling award.

C Grade award winners: from left, Paul Robinson (batting average and aggregate, bowling average and aggregate and club champion), and Cooper Cary, captain’s award.

Left, B Grade award winners: from left, Mark Kewming, batting aggregate and captain’s award; Cam Harris, batting average; Jason Riley, bowling aggregate; Dale Thomas, best in finals; and Michael Patching, bowling average and club champion. Best club person: from left, Mark Cantwell was congratulated by MDU club president Craig Hoober on receiving his best club person award.

Patterson honoured with number one THE South Coast Athletics Club’s presentations were held at the Par 3 Golf Club on the weekend. In closing the 2014/15 season the hard working committee consisting of Steve Plumb, David Green, Lyndall Green, Paula O’Loughlin and Helen Patterson were thanked for their tireless work throughout the season. The club does not function without volunteers behind the scenes and a special mention was given to the

coaches, officials and parents who have supported the club in various ways this season. Trophies were awarded to the Club Champions: South Coast Athletics Club Champion 2014/15 U/14 Women – Rachel Aitken U/14 Men - Rohan Slade U/16 Men – Brodie Anderson U/18 Women – Kaitlyn Jobling U/18 Men - Sam Peters U/20 Women – Sandra Plumb Open Women – Sarah Lewis Open Men - Joshua Plumb

Masters Women: Caroline Beischer This season club members claimed a total of four Victorian titles and two Australian titles across the winter and summer events. The following athletes were awarded plaques as well as having their names added to our Victorian and Australian Champions shield. Victorian Champions Women Open and U/20 High Jump - Eleanor Patterson

Great honour: Eleanor Patterson, with her framed number one bib, is pictured with her South Coast team members.

Mens 65-69 1500m Race Walk Russ Dickenson Women’s U/15 Pole Vault - Kyla Green Australian Champions Women’s U/20 and Open High Jump - Eleanor Patterson A special presentation was made to Eleanor Patterson who was awarded the athlete bib number one for the 2015/16 season. The top 20 laurel wreath bib numbers are awarded on a merit based system to those Victorians who have represented Australia

at the highest level (Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships or Paralympics). The rankings are determined by Athletics Victoria staff and take into consideration such factors as medals won, records set or world rankings. To be rewarded with the number one bib is very prestigious and ranks you amongst the best athletes in Australia. Eleanor Patterson is the youngest recipient of the number one bib in the modern era and joins a select list of Victorian athletes.

Trophy winners: from left, Eleanor Patterson, Kaitlyn Jobling, Kyla Green, Carline Beischer, Rachel Aitken, Brodie Anderson, Josh Plumb and Rohan Slade.

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Scratch riders take the honours ON Saturday, April 11 handicap racing was held on the out and back course at Tarwin Lower in fine autumn conditions. There were 16 Senior riders tackling the 38 kilometres and five Juniors riding a shorter 16 kilometre flat course. The Seniors were handicapped into four bunches, with two riders in the 13 minute limit bunch, followed by eight on seven minutes, three on four minutes and another three on scratch. The scratch bunch of

Will Lumby, Stefan Kirsch and Thomas McFarlane were set a hard task by the handicapper to chase down the field. At the halfway turn on top of the ridge before Walkerville the gap between bunches had closed, but not caught, with only a few riders losing contact on the climb up towards the Cape Liptrap turn-off. The scratch riders were still more than a minute behind. On the run back to Tarwin Lower the racing was fast and furious with the various bunches in sight of each other during the long

flat road ahead. At eight kilometres from the finish it was the seven minute bunch of six riders led by Tony Giles be-

ing chased by the four minute group of Austin Timmins, Harrison McLean and Chris Rowe only 11 seconds behind, with a fur-

ther 35 seconds to the aggressive scratch bunch. In an exciting finish the scratch bunch caught the combined field with only

about 300 metres left to race. The sprint to the finish line resulted in the scratch trio taking the honours with Thomas McFarlane using his track racing skills to comfortably win from Stefan Kirsch and Will Lumby in third place followed by Jeff Gerrish fourth, Harrison McLean fifth, Steve Wilson sixth, Gary Campbell seventh, Michael Park eighth, Leigh Stott ninth, Chris Rowe 10th and Austin Timmins 11th. The five Juniors were handicapped with two groups of two and a lone limit rider to race over the flat 16 kilometre out and back course.

At the turn, the three and half minute handicap group of Thomas Fitzgerald and Kaleb Jans had gathered in Max Slinger riding from limit with the scratch duo of Maddison Dillon and Oliver McLean closing fast only a minute and half behind the leaders. McLean won the event in a time of 29min 49sec from Dillon in second, Fitzgerald third, Jans fourth and Slinger fifth. Next Saturday the racing is over the Mardan circuit, starting from the Leongatha Secondary College with riders from the Warragul club expected to join in.

Winners’ group: second, Stefan Kirsch; first and fastest time, Thomas McFarlane; third, Will Lumby; and Junior winner, Oliver McLean.

Hot pursuit: Tony Giles heads the seven minute bunch being hotly pursued by the back makers with eight kilometres to go to the finish.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area. To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below. Earlier Minutes Apollo Bay ...........................25 King Island (Grassy) ...........10 King Island (Surprise Bay)....40 King Island (Franklin) ...........40 Lakes Entrance .................... 170 Lorne ...................................... 20 Mallacoota Inlet.................... 158 Rip Bank ................................ 15 Snowy River Entrance ......... 170 _______________________ Cape Schanck, Flinders, Mornington Ocean Beaches, Seal Rocks, Venus Bay, Waratah Bay, Woolamai ....... nil _________________________ Later Minutes Altona ................................... 195 Barwon Heads Bridge ........... 15 Carrum ................................. 195 Corinella ................................. 68 Cowes Pier............................. 50 Dromana .............................. 195 Frankston ............................. 195 Geelong ............................... 210 Hastings ................................. 66 Hovell Pile ............................ 195 Inverloch Pier ......................... 15 Melbourne ............................ 200 Mornington ........................... 195 Newhaven Jetty ..................... 30 No. 1 West Channel (Annulus)........................... 50 No. 2 South Channel Light .... 70 No. 8 South Channel Light .. 150 Port Albert Pier ...................... 90 Portarlington Pier ................. 190 Portsea Pier ........................... 80 Port Welshpool (Rabbit Island .................... 10 Queenscliffe Pier ................... 30 Rhyll ....................................... 60 Rosebud............................... 195 Rye Pier ............................... 170 St. Leonards Pier ................. 190 Sandringham ....................... 195 Sorrento Pier........................ 130 Stony Point ............................. 40 South Channel Pile Light ..... 190 Swan Island Dock ................ 120 Tooradin ............................... 105 Warneet.................................. 84 Williamstown ........................ 200 Welshpool Pier....................... 90

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Good things: the annual John Sauvarin memorial charity ride took place at Koonwarra on Sunday with a ride and social barbeque. As in past year’s his family, friends and club members gathered to remember his life with donations going to the National Heart Foundation.

Harris wins Easter comp INVERLOCH Tennis Club held its 2015 Easter tournament on Thursday with a fast four round robin format. The children participating played 11 matches each. The winner was Nathan Harris who

won 40 games. Equal second were Harry Burns and Ben Clements on 38 games; Harry defeated Ben 8/6 in tiebreaker to secure outright second. Campbell Scott took home fourth place with 28 games.

Thrilling tennis: participants including some of the winners of Inverloch’s Easter tournament.

Inverloch RSL THE Inverloch RSL Bowling Association was represented last weekend with two teams at the Duke of Edinburgh Shield event held at Echuca/ Moama on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10. This event was first held in 1954 contested by four sub branches and is now held at 14 venues throughout Victoria, amongst 72 sub branches that field 80 teams. The RSL fielded two teams this year for the first time with team one playing at Moama and coming away as the overall winner of that section, with four wins plus 109. The best performing rink of the overall win was Andrew Roe (s) John Fisher, Andy Robertson and Ray Gosling, who had five very convincing wins over the weekend event. The Inverloch Two team in its first year had a credible fifth placing in its section.

The RSL bowling team was made up of members from Tarwin Lower, Inverloch, Korumburra, and Loch. A great representation by RSL members. The highlight of the weekend (socially) was capped off with the most entertaining fancy dress party with the theme Famous Couples. Many of the highlights were: Jack and Elaine Miller as the Queen and Prince Phillip, Laurie Govell as Dame Edna, and Porky and Lorraine Dowsen as Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Batman and Batwoman were there as were the skipper and Gilligan, and a special appearance from Kath and Kel. Many good friendships were formed in this the 100th year of the ANZACs. All members are already looking forward to another wonderful bowling and social weekend next year.

Famous couples: from left, Trever Scott the president of the Inverloch RSL sub branch and Chas Bucilli the event coordinator at the Duke of Edinburgh Shield held in Moama/Echuca.

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2015 SOCCER PREVIEW

The round ball rises in Korumburra SOCCER is looking healthy in Korumburra with loads of enthusiasm in the round ball community. The club hosted eight clubs, including Leongatha, Wonthaggi, Inverloch’s South Coast Stars, Phillip Island, Mirboo North, Welshpool’s Prom Coast, and Drouin this weekend for the round robin Korumburra Cup to launch the South Division season. Glen Odgers, Korumburra club president said it was a highly successful event, with great attendance, a fantastic atmosphere and terrific standard of competition across all divisions. Women’s soccer in particular stood out with not one outright result; all games were decided by penalty shoot outs. The Inverloch Stars defeated Drouin to take out the Junor division on Saturday while Leongatha’s U16s beat Koru-

mburra after 12 penalties decided the winner. On Sunday both the Women’s and Men’s cups were won by Drouin with defeats over Inverloch and Korumburra respectively. The year promises much youthful vigour, enthusiasm and new ideas which no doubt will see it thrive in the years ahead. The Under 7, Under 9 and Under 11 Miniroos are showing from little things, big things grow

when they got a taste of the big stage on Saturday night playing in front of a packed house during the half time break of the Melbourne City versus Wellington Phoenix match at AAMI stadium in Melbourne. While the numbers of Seniors and Reserves are very good the club is keen to lift numbers for its Women’s, Under 16 (mixed) and Under 13 divisions.

Stepping up as the new Senior coach is Daniel Vanderzwart who suffered an injury in last year’s Korumburra Cup which has prevented him from continuing his playing career. Club president, Glen Odgers said Daniel is really keen to have a go. Other staff new to the coaching ranks are 21 year old Kate Rodda who has been playing soccer for many years and 18

year old sister Chloe. The club is planning a number of family oriented

A period of transition has seen the club, with a bright new uniform, relocate to Inverloch in a move that has captured the town’s imagination. The Stars marched in the recent Jazz Festival Parade and made a striking statement with their bold colours and giant gold letters spelling ‘COMMUNITY’. According to the club president, Pat Gilbert, the move has resulted in a steep increase in numbers. “It is a nice problem to have,” Mr Gilbert said. “It has been a positive transition during which the club has continued to grow.” The club will field teams at all levels and with Pat Gilbert stepping down as senior coach to take up the club presidency, Joe Licciardi will bring a wealth of high level soccer experience including his having played high level soccer with the Morwell Falcons. With a name like Licciardi he will no doubt also bring with him a vast amount of innate knowledge and understanding to the role. Furthermore, Licciardi is a founder of the club and is well across its values and culture. As Pat Gilbert said, “Whilst our

be the mid-year ball and the junior disco.

Showing skill: Kelsey Dal Pozzo of Inverloch Stars against Drouin at Korumburra Recreation Reserve. Left, Soccer fun: Father Greg and son Marley competing in a fun parent and sibling match at the Korumburra City Soccer Club.

A club for all Wonthaggi Wolves THE Inverloch Stars Soccer Club has had a great off season.

events during the year. The big social events of the year, though, will

Senior Men’s and Women’s teams did extremely well last year, the club is not all about winning. “This is a club based on family values. “True, we are all human and at kick off we are there to win.” The Women’s team too has a new coach in the highly experienced Lucy Macpherson who brings great ideas and a fresh voice to the role. Pat Gilbert said that experiences like the younger Inverloch Stars experienced during the Asia Cup as ball boys and the Korumburra Miniroos taking to the field at half time in the match between Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix on Saturday night are important in the growth of the sport. “They provide a connection back to the professional soccer league. “The youngsters get to see how big the game is and realise they can aim high and play all around the world. “They see what is available and what’s possible.” Even the littlest ones get a good look in at the Inverloch Stars with a weekly training run for the Under 5s. No one is left behind at the club. “We are looking forward to the season starting,” were the president’s parting words.

Knight’s up and running

GOOD LUCK TO THE LEONGATHA KNIGHTS FOR THE 2015 SEASON

on the prowl WONTHAGGI United Soccer Club, the Wolves, has an exciting year ahead. In its 10th anniversary the club will have a new venue, the Butch West Oval at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve where it will enjoy the facilities of the Miners Cricket Club and to top it off, wear an all new uniform. The Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club is sponsoring a new strip for the whole club. With no changes to its uniform in 10 years the club is pleased to have both the support of the Wonthaggi Workman’s Club and a new strip to herald a new era of success. It is hoped having the soccer club based at the Butch West Oval will add clout to applications for grants to facilitate hoped for upgrades such as the installation of lights, benefiting both clubs. Wonthaggi United Soccer Club

will field teams in the following divisions: Senior Men, Women, Youth Girls, Under 16 Boys, Under 13s and the Mini Roos. Club president Michaela Tong said numbers are low at the Under 13 and Mini Roo levels and the club hopes these will improve. She points out that Phillip Island Soccer Club has had to close off its Junior lists and is even fielding two teams. The club will be putting a lot of effort into building the Youth Girls’ team for 14 to 17 year olds. While the Women’s team finished minor premiers in 2014 it did not go on to take out the flag and president Tong said, “As a club we are definitely going to improve on last year’s position.” Wolves’ senior coach Danny Bak has a soccer pedigree second to none. He is a Dutchman who has played and coached extensively.

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Numbers are looking good and the Knights aim to continue to grow in strength from one year to the next and the game plan is to get wins on the board.

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THE Leongatha Knights is away to a great start with a win over Korumburra for its Under 16 team in the Korumburra Cup on Saturday.

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SPORT | GOLF Next week is the second round of the Dianne and John O’Connor 4BBB Stableford and, on Wednesday 22nd ,choose your partners for the Shirley and Brian Thomas Stableford Aggregate to be played over two rounds.

Leongatha THE course was in magnificent condition for Saturday’s Stableford competition that saw Trevor Rickard (12) take the A Grade honours with a very good score of 40 points. B Grade was taken out by Bryan McCorkell (18) with 37 points, Andrew Westaway (21) won C Grade with 39 points and Henry Sedelies (24) was successful in D Grade also with 37 points. NTP’s were Craig Hams on the 4th hole, Mark Bulloch on the 7th, Fred de Bondt on the 14th and Alan Schache on the 16th. DTL Balls: Anthony Sparkes, Peter Waters, Grant McRitchie, Noel Johnson, Stuart de Bondt, Merv Stubbs, Andy Bassett, Keith Finney, Adam Hewson, Rod Harper, Geoff Maher, John Eabry, Peter Buttinger, Garry Sharrock, Doug Clemann, Chris Leaver, Ed Poole, Bert Borg, Andrew Smith, Peter Brownlie, Ron

Woorayl ladies THE winners of the Doris Chambers foursomes played on Wednesday, April 8 were Thel Scoble and Carol Johnson with 33 points. Balls down the line went to Heather Sullivan and Elsie McBride with 30 points. Chris Perrett and Jo Fennell will be our representatives for the final of the Doris Chambers Foursomes to be played at Patterson River on October 16.

Findlay, Peter Stivic, Ken McKenzie, Peter Walsh, John McLennan and Mick Oliver. Next Saturday is the first round of the W. McCaughan 4 BBBB Par Championship to be decided over two weeks for both Scratch and Handicap. On Tuesday Fred de Bondt had 38 points to take the A Grade honours. Ian Barlow won B grade also with 38 points and Bob Smith had 36 points to win C Grade. NTP’s were Ian Murchie on both the 4th and 16th holes, Trevor Steer on the 7th and John Payne on the 14th. DTL Balls : Jon Smith, Mick Oliver, Richard Nelson, Will Norden, John McLennan, Peter Walsh, Roy Kleverkamp, John Eabry, David Forbes, Ian Murchie, Bert Borg, Peter Waters, and Geoff McDonald. On Thursday Fred de Bondt continued his good form to win again in A Grade with a very good score of +4. Al Sperling won B Grade with +3 and Frank Smedley took the C Grade honours with +2. NTP’s were Josh Hall on the 4th hole, Mick Oliver on the 7th, Brian Fennessy on the 14th and Andrew Hendley on the 16th.

DTL Balls : Dave Vorwerg, Ian Nunn, Col Sperling, Ray Burton, Brian Fennessy, Hugh Goodman, Geoff McDonald, Geoff Maher, Nick Lafferty, Neil Mackenzie, David Forbes, Peter Hartigan and John Eabry. Round 5 of Super League saw the two undefeated teams, Tom Titts and Condors continue on their winning way. Again some great scores all round with match results going as followsFred de Bondt and Al Sperling lead Perfect Pitch to a much needed win against the hapless Ace Eight. 148-143 Tom Titts, ever steady, with even contributions from all team members belted Tigers Wood out of the top four. 135-112 Guys and Dolls rode on the back of a season high 45

Leongatha ladies Wednesday, April 8 TWO events were run concurrently on Wednesday. Half of the field competed in the first round of the Cashin Trophy. This is an annual Board event run on a match play elimination basis for the

points from Mark Anderson to leave Hot Shots languishing in eighth position.150-136 Condors just snuck past the gallant Royal Blues in the “close one”. Ian Barlow and Bryan McCorkell standing up when it counted for the Big Birds. 143-141 Match of the season next week as the two undefeated teams clash in the battle of the “Feathered Foes”. The grace and agility of the Tom Titts versus the might and awe of the Condors. The winner will assume red hot favouritism for the inaugural Super League premiership.

Korumburra THERE were 45 players on Saturday, April 11 for the first round 4BBB championships, next few months. The remainder of players competed in a stableford competition. Marg Berry, playing off 15, won A Grade with 38 points. Marg attributed her success to a brand new set of clubs. Alison Strong won B Grade with a respectable 35 points, playing off a handicap of 37.

Woorayl golfer’s tribute to Rosemary WOORAYL Golf Club’s pennant teams all wore black arm bands in memory of Rosemary Wood during its round of matches on Sunday, April 12.

Leongatha ladies’ golf winners: Alison Strong, B Grade, and Marg Berry, A Grade.

Korumburra ladies

Woorayl Division One: from left Tim Burgess, Mark Carruthers, Brett Stubbs, Trent Walters, Ian Balfour, Danny Dwyer, Brendan Robjant.

Woorayl Division Three: from left, Simon Sullivan, Dale Burge, Tom Ryan, Ash Turner, Craig Gourlay, Kev Riseley, Jim Newton.

Woorayl Division four: from left, Marcus Luscombe, Zack Trease, Greg Fennell, Jack Howard, Gav Maisey, Anthony Clemann, Brian Wilson, Ross Winkler.

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AFTER a shower of rain early last Wednesday, the 19 golfers playing Par were pleased to have fine weather for the remainder of the day. Chris Rickard (21) won Div 1 (0-27) with 1 up. Runner-up was Lyn McIvor (24) on a count-back from Carie Harding (21) with 1 down. Kathleen Bronsema (33) won Div 2 (28-45) on a countback from Janice Follett (45), with 3 down. NTP’s went to Carie Harding, 1st, Lyn McIvor, 10th and Jenny Blackmore, 13th. Thanks to Corrie George for supplying the raffle prizes and the winners were Pam Eyers and Gwen Evison. Next Wednesday is the RWH 4 Ball event, so please check your starting time on the time-sheet. Moira Rogers and Chris Rickard will play off in the final of the Singles Knock-out at a date to be arranged prior to May 5th. The club was delighted to have perfect weather for the

23 teams that played in the Moulton Memorial Bowl last Friday. It was wonderful to welcome golfers from many clubs, with some women travelling very long distances to participate. Many thanks to those who assisted in planning and helping in so many ways to make the day a success. This is a huge team effort and the behind the scenes work on the course and in coordinating the day is enormous. It was also pleasing to have winners from a variety of clubs. A Grade (0-20) was won by Veronica Park, Meeniyan, with 36 pts. Jan Beaumont, Wonthaggi, won B Grade (21-26) with 37 pts. C Grade (27-45) winner was Jill White, Mirboo North, with 38 pts. Well done to one of the Korumburra teams, consisting of Norrie Little, with a handy 42 pts, Judy Webb, 30 pts and Betty Thomson, 29 pts, that won the Bowl, with a combined score of 101 pts. NTP winners were 1st- Lois Kurrle, Bairnsdale, 10th., Maree Anderson, Wonthaggi and

Moulton Bowl winners: were Korumburra players, Norrie Little, Betty Thomson and Judy Webb.

Chris Clements Cup, with trophies by Tim Fowles. Leaders scratch: T. O’Neill, N. Perks 67 O.T.S. (hcp): D. Hislop, N. Betts 58 net. A Grade: T. O’Neill (5 hcp) and N. Perks (8 hcp) 61 net on countback M. Wrigley and S. Harland 61, B. Hessels and T. Fowles 62. B Grade: D. Hislop (20 hcp) and N. Betts (35 hcp) 58 net; P. Hornibrook and R. Olsen 62 net. Nearest the pin: 1st B. Hessels, 7th M. Garnham, 10th T. O’Neill, 13th R. Spokes. Tuesday’s winner was R. Spokes 34 pts and Thursday’s winner was R. Rees 36 pts.

Meeniyan SATURDAY’S stableford event was kindly sponsored by member Daryle Gregg. Down the line balls were won by Linda Shannon 37 points, Toni West 36, Julie Howard 32, Rita de Bondt, Wendy Parker and Di Williams on a count back (from her mum) with 31 points. Nearest the pins were won by Trish Owen and Linda Shannon on the 14th and 16th. Kit Boag won the 9 hole competition with 17 points. Saturday, April 11 Winners: A Grade: Toni West 10/ 37 points B Grade: Jan Paice 23/30 points Down the line: Jan Wallis 32 (Heidelberg Golf Club), Liz Sinclair 31 (Heidelberg Golf Club), Di Williams 31, Kerry Hogan 30, Marilyn Williams 29 and Barb Williams 28 (Heidelberg Golf Club) on a count back.

13th., Thel Scoble, Woorayl. Balls down the Line went to Marg Young (Kor) 36ts., Sharon Adams (Kor) 34 pts ., Marg Berry (Leon) and Deb Middendorp (Cerberus) 33 pts., and with 32 pts., Beth Curram (Foster), Anne Heywood (Foster), Maxine Eabrey (Leon), Wendy Hopkins (Phillip Is), Rachel Brown (Welshpool), Jane Boland (Wodonga) and Anne Poole (Woorayl). The Moulton family has sponsored this event for many decades and Dot West presented flowers to Kathy

The winner of A Grade, with 37 pts., was C.Buckland (5) closely followed by R.McGeary (12) with 36. B Grade was taken out by P.Hutcheson (27) with 43 pts. and R.Hannay (25) was second with 42. Balls to L.Redpath with 40 and to P.Robinson and L.Cope, both with 37. Young Chris Buckland made a day of it by taking out both the NTP and the pro pin as well as “A” Grade. The member’s draw had a holiday thanks to the absence of G.Roberts. Tuesday’s golf was washed out but Thursday saw a win to M.McGeary (38) with 42 pts. F.Peile (30) was runner-up with 37. Best 9 to P.Riddle and NTP to E.Carter. Thursday, April 30 is “Farmer’s Day” – a 12- hole event open to golfers and nonhandicappers – a fun event for everyone. Twilight golf The twilight golf season finished last Friday, April 10 in perfect weather conditions after being washed out the fortnight before. Forty people played with ‘glow’ golf balls and with glow sticks illuminating the flags and holes. A delicious meal of hot beef rolls and apple crumble was enjoyed by all before darkness fell and everyone enjoyed their golf. Winners were Simon Sullivan, David Thomson, Campbell Greig and Raymond Edwards on the throw of a dice! Sunday lunches will commence Sunday, May 4 with 12 holes of golf beginning at 10am. Lunch available from 12 pm for golfers and non golfers.

Davidson and Marg MoultonWare in recognition of their support. After Sheila, then Ted Moulton passed away, Sheila’s sister, Peg Fitzgerald donated trophies for this day. Since Peg passed away, Kathy and Marg continued the sponsorship and the club appreciates their generosity. Six women played in fine weather on Saturday with Marg Young (24) winning with 33 pts and runner-up was Lee Clements (12) close behind on 32 pts. NTP’s went to Lyn McIvor on the 1st and Lee on the 13th.

Moulton Bowl Grade winners: at Korumburra were Veronica Park, Jan Beaumont and Jill White.

Special thanks: Kathy Davidson (Bairnsdale) and Margy Moulton-Ware (Wodonga) were presented with flowers from Dot West, in appreciation for their support of the Moulton Memorial Bowl over many years.

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Woorayl OUR two man ambrose was sponsored by Ross Winkler and John Bolge. The event was won by Matt Smith and Damian Burge, they had 62.5 net and won from Tom Ryan and Trent Walters. The down the line balls went to A. Turner, W. Turner; C. Hall, J. Newton; M. Grist, J. Baum; C. Gourlay, E. Grant and D. Hunt, Bo Fiek. Nearest the pins to Brian Wilson, and highlight of the day an ace to Ivor McLennan. The Thursday competition to Daryl Hunt with 40 points and balls to Ed Poole and Alan McEachern, with Daryl Hunt winning the nearest the pin on 17. Next Saturday is a stableford competition.

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thestar.com.au Winners: Jenny Thorburn (Morwell) and Sandra Hughes, 43Points. Runners up: Nicole Allen and Wendy Gervasi, 43Points. NTP: fourth, Freda Nairl; 16th, Merryn Dear (Churchill/ Monash). Straightest Drive: Sue Traill.

Wonthaggi Meeniyan ladies golf: 4BB qualifying winners Jenny Cope and Veronica Park

Meeniyan ladies

ON Wednesday, April 8 ladies played the Royal Women’s Hospital 4bb qualifying event Winners were Veronica Park and Jenny Cope with 44 points. Runners up were Dot Christie and Sue Hoskin 42 points. BDL Nancy Hammet and Dot Elliott 41 points. Ladies played their monthly medal on Wednesday, April 1, the winner being

Mirboo North Thursday Results Competition: Stableford Date: 9/ 4/ 2015 Day Winner: Hal St Ellen (19) 38 Pts C/B DTL’s: Peter Chapman 38 C/B, Liam Visser 37 C/B (Yallourn), Tom Whitelaw 37 C/B NTP on 4th: Tom Whitelaw Saturday Results Competition: Par Date: 11/ 4/ 2015 Day Winner: Nigel Bracecamp (17) +4 DTL’s: Jeff Hughes +3,

Marilyn McGeary with a fantastic 69 net.

Marilyn McGeary: medal winner. Ron Funnell +2, Neil Whitelaw +2, Ray Hoskin +1 C/B 2nd shot NTP 1st hole: Ian Evison NTP 4th: Tom Whitelaw 6th: Simon Duff 13th: Joe Taylor 16th: Neil Whitelaw

Mirboo North Ladies FOUR Ball Better Ball Follies Day sponsored by Sandy Taylor.

ON Saturday we played a stableford event with a field of 87 players. The A Grade winner was R. Sheean 42 pts, B Grade P. Young 40 pts and C Grade T. Scholey 46 pts. Balls down the line: J. Redman 43, P. Chapman 42, H. Mackinder 41, B. Cornelis 40, G. Ryan 40, B. Skinner 40, P. Evans 40, A. Bowman 40, K. Seely 40, I. Baudonaro 39, S. Tiziani 39, J. Walsh 39, D. Gary 39. Nearest the pins: 2nd Hoots, 8th P. Brusamarello, 13th B. Skinner, 17th D. Paproth. On Sunday we played our fourth round of pennant. Division 1 kept winning and are undefeated at this stage. A solid win next week against Leongatha should put us in a good position. Division 2 had the bye and Division 3 and 4 had narrow losses, making it now tough for the remainder of the season. Anzac Day falls on a Saturday this year and we will be having a shotgun start at 12pm and is a four person ambrose event. The sheet is in the pro shop. Have a great week and hit’em straight.

Wonthaggi ladies MOST ladies enjoyed a lovely day of stableford while others battled each other in the singles knockout quarter finals. With the rain we had on Tuesday this saw the course soften up and cut back on some of the lovely run we had the last few weeks. Only two grades were held on the day and it was lovely to have Anne Walker back playing and she came in with the best round (11) 36 points to take out the A Grade prize. B Grade was won by Jacqueline Loughran who had a calm day and was able to claim the B Grade prize with a (24) 34 points. Betty Bowmar had the only birdie on the day. Marg Johnson won both NTP on the 2nd and the 17th, she was very apologetic for pipping her mates Anne Walker and Jan Jeeves for the prize ! BDL Anne Walker 36, Anne Tschiderer 34, Jacqueline Loughran 34, Pam Russell 33, Delores Harvey 33, Marg Johnson 32, Chris Yann 31. In the qualifying rounds

South Gippsland pennant golf Results - April 12

Division 1 (at Meeniyan): Wonthaggi 5 d Korumburra 2, Lang Lang 5 d Leongatha 2, Phillip Island 6 d Woorayl 1, Meeniyan - bye. Division 2 (at Wonthaggi): Lang Lang 4 d Foster 3, Phillip Island 5 d Leongatha 2, Wonthaggi - bye.

of the singles Marion Walker (31) def Pam Hanley(26), Maureen Masterman (25) def Margie O’Halloran(23), and in a stunner Bev Dobson(34) won from Sarah Beale(12) on the 20th ; what a marathon match. Next round next week sees Bev Dobson V Marg Johnson and Marion Walker V Maureen Masterman. Good luck everyone. On Sunday the final of the 4BBB Board event was played between Pam Russell (22) and Pam Hanley (26) against the pair of Ivy Ruby (26) and Chris Hamilton (31) In this format Pam Russell found herself giving 4 shots to Pam and Ivy & 9 shots to Chris. However after

turning one up the Pam’s were never headed and with Pam Russell the standout player of the match they were able to take the match and the kudos with a steady display with the final result 3/2. It was an en-

Wonthaggi ladies: A Grade winner, Anne Walker, Grade winner Jacqueline Loughran.

4BBB Finalists: from left, Pam Hanley, Pam Russell, Chris Hamilton and Ivy Ruby prior to teeing off. Division 3 (at Woorayl): Leongatha 6 d Korumburra 1, Lang Lang 5 d Wonthaggi 2, Woorayl 5 d Aussie Golf 2, Foster 6 d Phillip Island 1. Division 4 (at Welshpool): Lang Lang 4 d Woorayl 3, Leongatha 4 d Phillip Island 3, Welshpool 4 d Wonthaggi 3, Meeniyan 6 d Korumburra 1.

Ladders

Division 1 Wonthaggi ...................4 19 54.15

Phillip Island ..............3 Lang Lang ...................2 Meeniyan .....................2 Woorayl ........................1 Korumburra ..................0 Leongatha .....................0 Division 2 Lang Lang ...................2 Foster ...........................1 Phillip Island ..............1 Leongatha....................0 Wonthaggi ....................0 Division 3 Lang Lang ...................4 Leongatha....................3

WITH some poor weather this week, some of our club championships were delayed. However, in the Men’s 100 up, Tommy Hamdorf ran over the top of Jamie O’Donohue in

Inverloch The annual Bowl Over Cancer Charity Day was well attended with a good mix of men and ladies playing to show their support. Several of our members wore their Supporting Cancer Research bowling shirts while others were dressed in pink or blue representing Breast Cancer or Prostate Cancer research. The trading table was full of items for purchase. Our major raffle prizes were ladies and men’s cancer shirts for the lucky tickets. The Mixed Day was played as Fours and Triples for two games of 10 ends. Honourable Mention goes to Nic Van Grunsven’s team of Don Thomson, Pam Sutcliffe and Keith Cousens which had a win and a draw. The only two game winner was the team skipped by Helen Twite with Kathy Heaphy and Pat Stoneham putting down some good bowls. Congratulations to our raffle winners, Laurel Lee, Edith Perrett and Arthur Moule. All proceeds of the day will be sent to the Cancer Council. We raised $500 which is a fantastic result. Thanks to those who could not play but made a donation. Our Member’s Draw returns this Friday, April 17. The amount has jackpotted so be there to see if your membership number comes up. The Ladies Section AGM will be held on Friday, May 1 at 10am. Nominations for the positions of catering, match, selec-

Winning pair: Bob Davis and Graeme Dunlop were the winners in the final week of social bowls.

18 17 9 10 7 4

58.66 54.00 50.00 51.32 41.18 40.56

10 8 5 3 2

55.00 50.21 55.60 42.94 47.88

19 53.51 21 55.39

Wonthaggi ...................2 Korumburra ...............2 Woorayl ........................2 Foster ............................2 Phillip Island ................1 Aussie Golf...................0 Division 4 Leongatha....................4 Lang Lang ...................4 Meeniyan .....................3 Woorayl .......................2 Wonthaggi ....................2 Welshpool .....................1 Korumburra ..................0 Phillip Island ................0

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51.20 50.96 50.11 47.19 48.55 43.05

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54.12 53.08 53.43 51.73 48.29 46.20 46.97 46.31

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joyable match with some fine shots from all players Congratulations to lady Captain Jan Beaumont for her fine result in winning B Grade at Korumburra on Friday at the Moulton Bowl.

the last end, 105/104. A great game which was enjoyed by other members. Will update more results when they come to hand. The last game of Wednesday Triples is listed for April 22. Bowling days then turn to

Tuesday Classic pairs and the following week Wednesday Wizz. We emphasise any players are most welcome to the wizz. Just turn up, put your name down and you will get a game. Ask at the club if you are

tion and tournament secretary are now open. See the noticeboard for details. Nominations will close on Wednesday, April 22. If voting is required, it will be held during the week starting April 27. Exact dates and times will be notified. The Club AGM will be held on Wednesday, May 6 at 7.30pm. Nomination for secretary, treasurer and three directors’ positions are now open. These positions are for a two year term. See noticeboard for details. Nominations will close on Friday, May 1 and if voting is required, it will be held at the AGM. Date and time for the Men’s Section AGM will be available

soon. Men’s social bowls at Inverloch continues to attract a steady following, especially when the weather is friendly. Four new members were welcomed. Last Thursday, only two teams managed to win both games. The winners with 39 points were newcomer Bob Davis (s) and Graeme Dunlop. Runners-up on 37 points were Graeme ‘Doc’ Pope, and Harry ‘Double-vision’ Dunn. Turkey Triples will replace the regular men’s social bowls match next Thursday, April 15th. Members are again reminded of the need to enter their names on the Pennant Players’ sheet in the club-room to establish the number of teams to be entered in the 2015-16 Pennant season.

not sure. For the classic pairs please add your name to the list at the club. Next weekend our fabulous four ladies – Wilma Coleman, Bev Martin, Heather Marshall and Helen Twite (s) - are off to Bendigo for the state fours title. Best of luck ladies, we all wish you every success. It was heard on the grapevine last Friday evening was a very quiet affair. A very large handful of the ever faithful members slipped away to Echuca/Moama to participate in the RSL Edinborough Shield Event. Inverloch RSL number one team won overall in their section for the weekend. A wonderful weekend for all participating. We want to express our sincere sympathy to the family of Jimmy Arthur on his passing last week.

Leongatha WEDNESDAY, April 8 saw only four teams on the grens for the midweek social bowls and the winners were B. Davidson (s) and J. Lye with three wins plus 17. Saturday social bowls also saw only six teams on the greens in a three games, eight ends 2x4x2, with the winners being J. Pendergast (s) and G. Witherow three wins plus 12. Runners-up were E. McIntyre (s) and J. Runciman, two

wins, a draw and plus 16. The weekend saw a number of our members away north of the state to take part in the RSL Edinburgh Shield event and I hope to bring you further details in the next report. Reminders: Wednesday, April 15 is the club’s annual general meeting at the clubrooms at 7.30pm. All members are asked to attend. Friday evening, April 17 is the next Kitty Club tea night. If you wish to attend please ensure your names are on the list near the match committee room for catering purposes. Leongatha members, men, ladies and social members note there is an updated membership list in the committee room. Could you please check your details are correct and advise secretary Ollie Crouch. Wednesday, April 22 will see the next monthly triples take place which will be sponspored by Nesci’s Transport. Until the next report, good bowling - ‘Jackhigh’.

Buffalo indoor

ON Wednesday, April 8 it was our opening night which saw 35 players on a nice night to bowl. We played three games of eight ends, the encouragement award was won by the team of skipper Russell Grady, Mary Tumino and Denise from Mardan with three losses and eight ends. Runners-up with two wins and one loss, 14 ends +15 shots,

skipper Andy Plowman, Joy Dyson and Bert Bright, but the winner with three wins was skipper Charlie Tyres, Joe Occhipinti, Sebastian Terranova and Allan Odgers. We would like to thank everyone for raffle prizes and the nice supper, and would like to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm. Bowling at Buffalo Hall is every Wednesday, all you need is flat sole shoes, and we hope to see new members.

Loch & District FRIDAY evening, April 10 we gathered in the clubhouse for presentation night. After an enjoyable meal presentations were made to the winners and runners-up for club events this season. Awards went to: Club champions were Keith Button and Jenny Miller, runners-up Rob Glover and Gay Garry. 21-Up winners Tom Loughridge and Jenny Miller, runners-up Tony Nettles and Gay Garry. The 100-Up winners were Rob Glover and Francis Heylen, with Jim Garnham and Gay Garry runners-up. Men’s pairs winners were Greg and Charlie Hodge, with Rob Glover and John Tuckfield runners-up. Ladies’ handicap pairs went to Val Kennedy and Skye Twite who have the pleasure of having

Mirboo North Bowling Club Fantastic result: congratulations to, from left, Helen Twite, Kathy Heaphy and Pat Stoneham, the only two game winners at the Bowl Over Cancer Charity Day held at Inverloch.

Teaming up: from left, Les Brown, Morwell; Bob Constatine, Fish Creek; Andy Kerr, Fish Creek; and Ian Griffiths, Toora at the last of the season’s Monthly Triples before Winter Bowls begin at the Mirboo North Bowling Club.

the Susie Stewart Memorial cups for a year, with Jenny Miller and Patsy Polson in second place. SGBD ladies’ champion pairs was represented by Jenny Miller and Skye Twite who were semi finalists. Mixed pairs were taken out by Rob Glover and June May, with Greg Hodge and Jenny Miller as runners-up. It was great to see some of our newer members receiving trophies. Jenny went on to become SGBD champion and Strzelecki Region runner-up. She was also part of the Strzelecki team that played in the regional sides at Murray Downs. Well done to you all and may the good competitions also continue next season. Both Rob and Keith spoke of the time they had enjoyed as members, they are moving further north. The input of both men has been tremendous, with Keith in particular putting in many kilometres to finish the pennant season with us. Saturday Division 2 pennant team as winners will be moving up to Division 1 next season, so the eforts of all who were part of the team were all worthwhile. Thanks go to all who helped in any way to make the night and the season a success; those who set up the clubrooms and helped in the kitchen, Shirley for the beautiful floral arrangements and vice president Bev for deputising for president Thelma. Finlay and his band of workers were much appreciated by all for keeping the green in good playing condition. Also Graham puts in many hours in our lovely garden, and president Alan ran the twilight bowls and the after school bowls for the children. Best wishes to those of us who are currently under the weather. Ladies are reminded their annual general meeting is on Thursday, April 30 and Loch’s annual Big Morning Tea for cancer research is on April 22.

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Traralgon 36 d Leongatha 9 We got off to a slow start, taking time to find our feet and settle into our first game. Some changes at half time saw Alicia and Stacey combine to form a formidable defence. Our mid court girls worked well to get the ball down to our goalers who worked well in the ring. Well done girls.

Under 15

Traralgon 44 d Leongatha 7 The scoreboard didn’t portray how we worked. Mostly great teamwork and resilience. We started to falter as we grew tired and our passes and fitness let us

down a bit but an overall brilliant game, although extremely tough.

Under 17

Traralgon 47 d Leongatha 23 After a slow start the girls put up a good fight until the end. Good teamwork resulted in a positive finish to the game.

C Grade

Leongatha 29 d Traralgon 28 C Grade were impressive with their first win for the season. Experience paid off with the return of past players and the introduction of some new faces. Overall, strong passing and good teamwork brought success for the team.

B Grade

Traralgon 51 d Leongatha 31 It was a tough game all round. We are a new team showing good signs of making a great team. Let’s all work hard for all four quarters and come home with a win next week.

A Grade

Traralgon 47 d Leongatha 46 We had a hard fought game and we played consistently over the four quarters. A great job by all to keep a level head when the intensity was high. We had our chances in the last quarter but unfortunately couldn’t come away with the four points. Well done girls.

Alberton netball LDNA draw Saturday, April 18

11am: 11 & Under Section 2: Mt Eccles Vixens v Mt Eccles Magic (Crt 1); St Laurence v Mirboo North Gold (Crt 2). 13 & Under: Meeniyan v Town Tangerine (Crt 3); Mt Eccles Pulse v Mirboo North Purple (Crt 4); Mt Eccles Steel v Mirboo North Gold (Crt 5); Mt Eccles Firebirds v St Laurence Blue (Crt 6); Town Black v St Laurence Maroon (Crt 7). 12 noon: 11 & Under Section 1: Mt Eccles Thunderbirds v Meeniyan (Crt 2); Town Black v Parrots (Crt 3); Mt Eccles Swifts v Mirboo North Purple (Crt 4). 15 & Under: Mt Eccles

Mystics v Meeniyan (Crt 5); Town Black v Parrots (Crt 6); Town Tangerine v Mirboo North Purple (Crt 7). 1pm: 17 & Under / C Grade: St Laurence v Mt Eccles Tornados (Crt 3); Mirboo North Purple v Mt Eccles Storm (Crt 4). Open: Town Green v St Laurence Maroon (Crt 5). 2.15pm: 17 & Under / C Grade: Town Black v Meeniyan (Crt 4). Open: St Laurence Gold v Mt Eccles Thunder (Crt 5); Town Tangerine v Mt Eccles Roar (Crt 6). Byes: 13 & Under Parrots and 15 & Under St Laurence.

LDNA umpires Saturday, April 18

11am: Maria Evison, Erin Baudinette, Julie Grant, Anita Gourlay, Mariah Grant, Georgia Edwards, Aleisha Wrigley, Mary Gourlay, Lisa Mildenhall, Kate Sperling, Millie Hannon, Bridget Eldred, Emily Chadwick, Michaleah Stephens. 12pm: Amy Smith, Karen Clarke, Emily Chadwick, Nikki Stockdale, Chelsea Hofman, Sue Ritchie, Lauren

Baudinette, Nikaya Wright, Madie Wright, Sue Ritchie, Sophie Clarke, Pat Kuhne. 1pm: Lori McKenzie, Angelique Dunlevie, Phil Smith, Sam Anderson, Julie Grant, Pat Kuhne. 2.15pm: Kerry Palmer, Sue Ritchie, Emma Smith, Anna Patterson, Erin Baudinette, Anita Gourlay. Enquiries: Julie Grant 0407 076 425, Erin Baudinette 0448 487 492.

Are you ReadySetGO for NetSetGO? NetSetGo enables all individuals to experience personal achievement in terms of competence, enhanced selfesteem, social co-operation, maximum participation and skill development in a FUN environment. Our program incorporates about 45 minutes including warm up, skills development & modified netball games and towards the final weeks of the 14 week program we will have a larger percentage of game play If you're keen, come and meet the team at the Leongatha and District Netball Association NetSetGo 2015 Season

Starting Saturday April 18 | 10am – 10.45am at LDNA Netball Courts (Behind the Leongatha Velodrome) All Boys & Girls aged 7 turning 8 and older by the 31st December 2015 are eligible to participate Season: April 18 to Mid August 2015 Cost: $70 for 14 weeks (Includes insurance & netsetgo pack)

For more information & registration details, please contact our NetSetGo Coordinator: Sue Ritchie on 0413 000 877 or email: leongathaanddistrictnetball@gmail.com

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Results - Round 2 April 11

A Grade: Dalyston 55 d Inverloch-Kongwak 35, Fish Creek 51 d Phillip Island 29, Stony Creek 40 lt Foster 47, Toora 55 d DWWWW 17, Korumburra-Bena 59 d Kilcunda-Bass 18. B Grade: Dalyston 33 lt Inverloch-Kongwak 44, Fish Creek 36 d Phillip Island 34, Stony Creek 31 lt Foster 34, Toora 41 d DWWWW 22, Korumburra-Bena 64 d Kilcunda-Bass 21. C Grade: Dalyston 27 lt Inverloch-Kongwak 30, Fish Creek 20 lt Phillip Island 37, Stony Creek 37 d Foster 26, Korumburra-Bena 55 d Kilcunda-Bass 4. 17 & Under: Dalyston 25 lt Inverloch-Kongwak 33, Fish Creek 24 drew Phillip Island 24, Stony Creek 17 lt Foster 39, Toora 21 lt DWWWW 33, Korumburra-Bena 40 d Kilcunda-Bass 17. 15 & Under: Dalyston 19 lt Inverloch-Kongwak 54, Fish Creek 25 lt Phillip Island 43, Stony Creek 7 lt Foster 37, Toora 30 d DWWWW 9, Korumburra-Bena 22 d Kilcunda-Bass 12. 13 & Under: Dalyston v Inverloch-Kongwak to be played April 15. Fish Creek 20 d Phillip Island 11, Stony Creek 6 lt Foster 20.

Ladders

A Grade Kor-Bena ......................302.70 Dalyston .......................219.61 Foster............................ 115.49 Toora ............................323.53 MDU .............................134.88 Fish Creek ....................128.13 Stony Creek................... 115.79 Tarwin .............................71.14 Phillip Island ...................58.59 Inv-Kongwak ..................50.00 DWWWW.......................30.91 Kil-Bass...........................29.31 B Grade Kor-Bena ......................183.33

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Foster............................ 110.00 Toora ............................186.36 MDU .............................136.84 Dalyston .......................123.53 Inv-Kongwak .................98.89 Phillip Island ...................98.46 Fish Creek .......................97.40 Stony Creek.....................93.75 Tarwin .............................73.08 DWWWW.......................53.66 Kil-Bass...........................38.13 C Grade Kor-Bena ......................353.57 Stony Creek .................128.85 Tarwin ..........................200.00 Dalyston .......................148.98 Phillip Island................126.00 Fish Creek ......................78.18 Inv-Kongwak ..................76.06 Toora .................................0.00 Foster...............................73.33 MDU ...............................50.00 Kil-Bass...........................22.77 DWWWW.........................0.00 17 & Under Inv-Kongwak ...............137.74 Phillip Island................207.89 Foster............................162.86 Dalyston .......................176.09 MDU .............................157.89 DWWWW....................157.14 Kor-Bena ....................... 119.30 Fish Creek .....................100.00 Toora ...............................63.64 Tarwin .............................63.33 Stony Creek.....................32.98 Kil-Bass...........................31.25 15 & Under Phillip Island................351.72 Foster............................268.18 Inv-Kongwak ............... 211.43 Toora ............................333.33 MDU .............................275.00 Kor-Bena ...................... 118.74 Dalyston ..........................75.00 Fish Creek .......................61.54 Kil-Bass...........................48.15 Tarwin .............................36.36 DWWWW.......................30.00 Stony Creek..................... 11.46 13 & Under Fish Creek ....................177.27 Phillip Island................213.04 Inv-Kongwak ...............187.50 Foster............................124.00 Kor-Bena ......................120.00 Dalyston ...........................0.00 Tarwin ...............................0.00 Toora .................................0.00 Stony Creek.....................15.52 DWWWW.........................0.00 Kil-Bass.............................0.00 MDU .................................0.00

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A Grade netball: Leongatha goal attack Sarah McCahon looks to pass to a teammate while playing against Traralgon at Leongatha Recreation Reserve.

Gippsland netball Results - Round 1

A Grade: Morwell 52 d Wonthaggi Power 33, Leongatha 46 lt Traralgon 47, Drouin 62 d Bairnsdale 25, Warragul 29 lt Moe 64, Maffra 40 d Sale 25. B Grade: Morwell 38 lt Wonthaggi Power 41, Leongatha 31 lt Traralgon 51, Drouin 48 d Bairnsdale 25, Warragul 24 lt Moe 51, Maffra 41 lt Sale 57. C Grade: Morwell 19 lt Wonthaggi Power 27, Leongatha 29 d Traralgon 28, Drouin 18 lt Bairnsdale 32, Moe 40 d Warragul 22, Maffra 17 lt Sale 39. Under 17: Morwell 14 lt Wonthaggi Power 50, Leongatha 23 lt Traralgon 47, Drouin 20 d Bairnsdale 12, Moe 54 d Warragul 30, Maffra 19 lt Sale 30. Under 15: Morwell 8 lt Wonthaggi Power 45, Leongatha 7 lt Traralgon 44, Drouin 40 d Bairnsdale 19, Moe 45 d Warragul 31, Maffra 40 d Sale 19. Under 13: Morwell 26 d

Wonthaggi Power 20, Leongatha 9 lt Traralgon 36, Drouin 8 lt Bairnsdale 47, Moe 32 d Warragul 12, Maffra 44 d Sale 22.

Ladders

A Grade Drouin .......................................4 Moe ............................................4 Maffra .......................................4 Morwell .....................................4 Traralgon ..................................4 Leongatha...................................0 Wonthaggi Power .......................0 Sale.............................................0 Warragul .....................................0 Bairnsdale ..................................0 B Grade Moe ............................................4 Drouin .......................................4 Traralgon ..................................4 Sale ............................................4 Wonthaggi Power .....................4 Morwell ......................................0 Maffra.........................................0 Leongatha...................................0 Bairnsdale ..................................0 Warragul .....................................0 C Grade Sale ............................................4 Moe ............................................4 Bairnsdale .................................4 Wonthaggi Power .....................4 Leongatha .................................4 Traralgon ....................................0 Morwell ......................................0

Drouin ........................................0 Warragul .....................................0 Maffra.........................................0 Under 17 Wonthaggi Power .....................4 Traralgon ..................................4 Moe ............................................4 Drouin .......................................4 Sale ............................................4 Maffra.........................................0 Bairnsdale ..................................0 Warragul .....................................0 Leongatha...................................0 Morwell ......................................0 Under 15 Traralgon ..................................4 Wonthaggi Power .....................4 Drouin .......................................4 Maffra .......................................4 Moe ............................................4 Warragul .....................................0 Bairnsdale ..................................0 Sale.............................................0 Morwell ......................................0 Leongatha...................................0 Under 13 Bairnsdale .................................4 Traralgon ..................................4 Moe ............................................4 Maffra .......................................4 Morwell .....................................4 Wonthaggi Power .......................0 Sale.............................................0 Warragul .....................................0 Leongatha...................................0 Drouin ........................................0

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Town teams Under 11 Black: Tahlia Arnason, Emma Trease, Alannah Reid, Gabrielle Perry, Hannah Kleeven, Jada Clarkson, Chloe Nesci, Shelby Hastings, Chloe Pollard, Mia Burt. Coaches: Erin Baudenette/ Kylie Reid. Under 13 Black: Alahna Arnason, Georgia Burns, Charlie Burns, Phoebe Clarkson, Adriana Kirkus, Shari Worthy, Macey Hastings, Jade Butler. Coach: Jodie Clarkson. Under 13 Tangerine: Evie Bath, Katie McKinnon, Beth Drury, Bridie Fisher, Harvey Chandler, Jade McRae, Taiha Checkley, Kasey Sumalinog. Coach: Michelle Chandler. Under 15 Tangerine: Aliesha Wrigley, Lisa Mildenhall, Brittney Deering, Jesseme Arnason, Marlee Alba,

Ebony Burns, Tinisha Mills. Coach: Rebecca Arnason. Under 15 Black: Meg Minogue, Molly Clark, Brittney Thomas, Olivia Trease, Pia Westaway, Brooke Cross, Shelby Jones. Coach: Maria Evison. Under 17/C Grade: Tea Clark, Millie Hannon, Rediet Somerville - Smith, Fasika Somerville - Smith, Bo Haywood, Samantha Smith, Helena Brew, Lily Akers. Coach: Rebecca Arnason. Town Open Tangerine: Cheryl Clasby, Lori McKenzie, Katrina Beekman, Jemma Cornell, Kate Riley, Mariah Grant, Claire Akers, Hayley Hannon. Town Open Green: Lauren Baudinette, Erin Baudinette, Emma Smith, Stacie Witton, Michelle Chandler, Kerri Palmer, Carla Bruce.

In position: Ebony Best of Mirboo North competes against Hill End at Mirboo North Recreation Reserve.

Mirboo North netball Round 1 results Under 15

Mirboo North 31 d Hill End 30: BOC Mikki Hilliar. Coaches Jaime Chila. Great start to the season. Hard fought game by all players. A great team effort.

Under 17

Mirboo North 13 lt Hill End 25: BOC Tylah Wilkens. Coaches Jess Heath. Great start to the season, great work girls.

D Grade

Mirboo

North

Hill End 19: BOC Haley Anderson. Coaches Kirsty Koene. Win number one in our first game together. Can only get better the more we get to know each other. Well done.

C Grade

Mirboo North 34 d Hill End 23: BOC Courtney Dyke. Coaches Janet Bradley. Fantastic to kick off the season with a win. Great team effort, training hard is paying off. Excellent work girls.

B Grade

Mirboo

North

Hill End 23: BOC Steph St Ellen. Coaches Emily Robertson. Great team effort, lots of defensive turn overs. Awesome way to start the season. Many opportunities for improvement.

A Grade

Mirboo North 61 d Hill End 11: BOC Ebony Best. Coaches Emily Loh. Great start with a new team. All eight players did their job. We applied great pressure all over the court and passed beautifully. Well done girls.

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FOOTBALL | SPORT

thestar.com.au • Mirboo North V Hill End

Easy opener for reigning premiers By Rover

of Mid football.

REIGNING premier, Mirboo North, comfortably defeated Hill End by 49 points at Tigerland, in Saturday’s opening round

It was the mighty Tigers’ 16th consecutive home victory against the Hillmen, who haven’t won at Mirboo North since 1999. “We’re hoping to grab a win here in the year 2525, if man is still alive,” joked one

Gippsland

Damage control: Dwayne Gunn of Mirboo North taps through a rushed behind for Hill End at Mirboo North Recreation Reserve.

Focus: wing attack Tahlia Irwin Mirboo North playing against Hill End at Mirboo North Recreation Reserve.

Hill End fan when the final siren sounded. Classy and tough onballer, Jack Robertson, was in sensational form for Mirboo North. Robertson mesmerized the Hillmen with his hard running, tenacious tackles, beautiful baulks and one handed pick ups, plus multiple kicks, marks, handballs and a personal five goal haul. Due to retirements, transfers, unavailability and injury, only 11 of Mirboo North’s premiership team and just nine of Hill End’s round 18 side from last year, took to the field in the glorious autumn weather. Richard Horton booted the opening goal of the match for Hill End, after taking a screamer in the goal square at the three minute mark. Tim Traill quickly replied for the Tigers and by halftime they had 10.8 on the new electronic scoreboard, to Hill End’s miserable 2.0. Others performing well for Mirboo North were Paul Hinkley, Shane Peters, Kris Berchtold, Isaac Abas, Simon Busuttil, newcomer, Jon Burge and skipper, Damien Turner. Mirboo North’s integrated transitional options through the lines were impressive early and resulted in many unchallenged attacking sorties. However, an overcrowded forward line slowed the Tigers’ effectiveness during the second term. Hill End was diligently battling away, but trying to decipher its game plan was like explaining a cat to a dog. The visitors were consistently letting themselves down with poor disposals; a higher percentage of accurate foot passes certainly wouldn’t have gone astray. With the Hillmen in trouble on many fronts - their backline was shakier than the DTs, the midfield was in meltdown and forward structures were failing - a major

shake-up was needed at the long break. Although, Hinkley scored early in the third term to increase Mirboo North’s lead to 62 points, Hill End began to rally and ended up outscoring the Tigers for the remainder of the match. Players to come into their own were bulky recruit, Ben Rotheram, John Warren, Dylan Briggs and Justin Rea, who have all returned to Hill End, after seasons away from the club. Full back, Kris Ayton, recovered well from a poor first quarter, that saw a few of his

short kick-outs intercepted by hungry Tigers, who threaded some easy goals on the rebound. Hill End had lifted its workrate, become tighter in defence, more adventurous through the corridor and better organised up forward. Mirboo North may have eased off a tad in the last half, but that’s okay; it was only round one, the hard work had already been done and there’s always room for improvement. This Saturday, Mirboo North travels to Boolarra to play the Demons, who are fresh from a brilliant seven-

SENIORS Mirboo North 16.13.109 d Hill End 9.6.60

Smit, D. Banks, J. Grande, B. Harriage, M. Richardson. Hill End goals: P. Dow 2, N. Dart 1, D. Gannan 1, J. Kelly 1, M. Mather 1, D. Long 1. Hill End best: K. Whelan, L. Paul, J. Hammond, M. Mather, L. Cervi.

Mirboo North goals: J. Robertson 5, P. Hinkley 3, J. Burge 3, T. Traill 2, J. Piper 2, J. Taylor 1. Mirboo North best: J. Robertson, P. Hinkley, S. Peters, J. Burge, D. Turner, S. Busuttil. Hill End goals: N. Lee 2, A. Green 2, M. Coutts 1, B. Rotheram 1, J. Pedemont 1, P. Town 1, R. Horton 1. Hill End best: B. Rotheram, J. Warren, D. Briggs, J. Rea, K. Ayton, J. Duncan.

RESERVES Mirboo North13.13.91 d Hill End 7.3.45 Mirboo North goals: A. Soplakow 5, D. Banks 4, K. Kusko 2, T. Hopcraft 1. Mirboo North best: P. Taylor, L.

SENIORS Boolarra 17.12.114 d Yarragon 9.14.68 Boolarra goals: K. Towt 4, J. Giardina 3, T. Tobin 2, S. Mazou 2, D. Wilson 1, A. Thorpe 1, S. Boddy 1, J. Wilson 1, L. Conway 1, R. Kelly 1. Boolarra best: S. Mazou, M. Buglisi, J. Holmes, A. Thorpe, C. Riseley, T. Dowe. Yarragon goals: D. Smith 2, B. Damschke 2, B. Sheehan 2, D. Bates 1, T. Lehman 1, D. Pollock 1. Yarragon best: B. Damschke, J. Jensen, J. Mac Donald, T. Lehman, D. Smith, B. Sheehan.

RESERVES Yarragon 6.8.44 d Boolarra 2.9.21 Yarragon goals: P. Harvey 3, J. Kil-

THIRDS Mirboo North v Hill End Mirboo North won by forfeit FOURTHS Hill End 6.11.47 d Mirboo North 5.7.37 Hill End goals: J. Hudson 2, L. Westhorp 1, J. Harrison 1, A. Casson 1, M. Williams 1. Hill End best: J. Sikacek, J. Paulet, A. Brown, N. Hammond, A. Abvan. Mirboo North goals: A. Miller 2, R. Kratzat 1, L. Oddy 1. Mirboo North best: T. Reiske, R. Kratzat, A. Irwin, R. Peter, C. White.

day 2, Z. Heard 1. Yarragon best: T. Matheson, P. Harvey, T. Edwards, T. Mitchell. Boolarra goals: D. Brand 1, K. Foley 1. Boolarra best: T. Beamish, K. Pilditch, M. Dunn, J. Vuillermin, K. Foley, G. Dyer.

THIRDS Yarragon 16.22.118 d Boolarra 0.6.6 Yarragon goals: J. Cameron 6, L. Kilday 3, L. Proposch 1, L. Crowle 1, B. Hill 1, M. Regester 1, C. Ford 1, H. Regester 1. Yarragon best: J. Cameron, J. Kilday, T. Potter, B. Christopher, C. Ford, M. Morgan. Boolarra best: A. Peter, T. Tobin, D. Cooper, O. Brennan, D. Brick, K. Howard.

goal last quarter, that helped secure an energised 46 point victory against Yarragon.

Reserves Mirboo North set up its 46 point win with a blistering 6.2 to zilch opening quarter, that left the breathless Hillmen wondering what had struck them. By half time, the game was as good as over, with the mighty Tigers holding sway by 47 points. Peter Taylor, Liam Smit, James Grande, Brent Harriage and Mitch Richardson, were all in terrific touch for the winners. Andrew Soplakow finished with five goals for the Tigers, whilst captain coach, Dale Banks produced four majors of the highest quality. Soplakow, Banks and teammate, Brandon Bradshaw, were all members of Mirboo North Cricket Club’s B grade 2014/15 Central Gippsland cricket premiership team last month. To its credit, Hill End put aside its terrible first half and

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Trafalgar 12.15.87 d Newborough 6.7.43 Yinnar 14.12.96 d Yallourn-Yall North 9.4.58 Morwell East 12.14.86 d Thorpdale 7.15.57 RESERVES Newborough 19.10.124 d Trafalgar 3.3.21 Yinnar 8.13.61 d Yallourn-Yall Nth 6.6.42 Morwell East 9.7.61 d Thorpdale 5.6.36 THIRDS Newborough 11.11.77 d Trafalgar 5.12.42 Yinnar 8.10.58 d Yallourn-Yall Nth 3.9.27 Thorpdale 14.14.98 d Morwell East 6.11.47 FOURTHS Newborough 13.10.88 d Trafalgar 3.1.19 Yinnar 15.28.118 d Yallourn-Yall Nth 1.0.6 Thorpdale 14.9.93 d Morwell East 2.3.15

outscored the Tigers by a point for the remainder of the match. Kane Whelan, Lachlan Paul and Josh Hammond, were all strong performers for the Hillmen, after half-time.

Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Trafalgar ................. 202.33 Mirboo North .......... 181.67 Boolarra .................. 167.65 Yinnar ..................... 165.52 Morwell East........... 150.88 Thorpdale .................. 66.28 Yall-Yall North ............ 60.42 Yarragon .................... 59.65 Hill End ...................... 55.05 Newborough .............. 49.43

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RESERVES LADDER Newborough ........... 590.48 Yarragon ................. 209.52 Mirboo North .......... 202.22 Morwell East........... 169.44 Yinnar ..................... 145.24 Yall-Yall North ............ 68.85 Thorpdale .................. 59.02 Hill End ...................... 49.45 Boolarra ..................... 47.73 Trafalgar ..................... 16.94

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THIRDS LADDER Yarragon ............... 1966 67 Yinnar ..................... 214.81 Thorpdale ............... 208.51 Newborough ........... 183.33 Mirboo North .............. 0.00 Trafalgar ..................... 54.55 Morwell East .............. 47.96 Yall-Yall North ............ 46.55 Boolarra ...................... 5.08 Hill End ........................ 0.00

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FOURTHS LADDER Yinnar ................... 1966.67 Thorpdale ............... 620.00 Newborough ........... 463.16 Hill End ................... 127.03 Yarragon ..................... 0.00 Mirboo North.............. 78.72 Trafalgar ..................... 21.59 Morwell East .............. 16.13 Yall-Yall North .............. 5.08 Boolarra ....................... 0.00

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• Dalyston V Inverloch Kongwak

Dalyston on its winning way DAYLSTON went on its winning way at home against Inverloch Kongwak. After trampling Kilcunda Bass in round one it was the badly undermanned Inverloch

Kongwak’s turn to face the Alberton powerhouse. It is unfortunate when you take on the top side you have half a dozen key players away but these things happen. Inverloch would be under the pump.

It knew its opponent and went in with all guns firing. IK probably began better than Dalyston but games were hard to come by for IK. The Dalyston backline repelled most of the forward thrusts which came its way whereas at the other end the

centre half forwards were getting plenty of the ball. No one really knows the lay of the land at his early point in the season but IK showed enough to convince the punters it will be a competitive team. IK’s forward line the previous against the Giants was impressive. It needs to duplicate the thrust and confidence shown there. In the ruck K. Thomas dominated for Dalyston and forward Michael Kraska was at his very best showing how

SENIORS

Dalyston 25.12.162 Inverloch-Kongwak 4.3.27

Pressure: IK’s Dale Lawton, Michael McCoy and Dalyston’s Chris Samargis battle it out for the ball.

important it is for the key forward to get first use of the ball. Once IK’s resistence was broken Dalyton was able to score freely. At the end of the day it had too many good players. Officials at Dalyston thought its outfit was far from convincing, particularly in the early stages of the game. Frank Angarame said, “It’s a bit early in the season but we’re doing ok. Since when when were those Magpies known for modesty.

Hayes, J. Cahir, C. Buxton, J. Sheerin THIRDS

Dalyston Goals: M. Kraska 12, C. Graham 3, M. Schreck 2, K. Butler 2, B. Fisher 2, K. Kirk 2, C. Samargis 1, T. Davey 1 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: C. McCaughan 3, J. Teakle 1 Dalyston Best: C. Graham, B. Fisher, M. Kraska, K. Thomas, S. Sibly, J. Brooker Inverloch-Kongwak Best: C. Terlich, S. Joma, J. Clottu, L. Johnson, M. Billows, C. McCaughan RESERVES

Dalyston 9.7.61 Inverloch-Kongwak 8.9.57

Dalyston 21.14.140 Inverloch-Kongwak 1.1.7

Leading Goalkicker: K. Reid 3 (I) IK Best: J. Pryor, J. Vanderpligt, T. Simpson, W. Clarkson, E. Purnell, W. Little Dalyston Best: L. Burns, L. Ion, J. Thomas, T. Wilson, D. Gardiner, K. Wright

Leading Goalkicker: J. Winmar 7 (D) Dalyston Best: J. Winmar, C. Tait, D. Brown, A. Powell, J. Coldebella, L. Bolding IK Best: L. Rankin, S. Fisher, B.

Leading Goalkicker: H. McInnes 4 (I) Dalyston Best: J. Honeysett, M. Davey, D. Turton, Z. Sprie, M. Crutchfield, J. Waite IK Best: N. Anderson, H. McInnes, B. Paxton, O. Collett, Z. Caughey, Z. Van Delft FOURTHS

Inverloch-Kongwak 5.5.35 Dalyston 4.7.31

Great leap: Dalyston’s Scott Sibly is outleaped by IK’s Santo Joma.

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Stony Creek dominate Tigers STONY Creek has won two games on the trot after a dominant performance over Foster at the racecourse oval on Saturday. Stony Creek’s assistant coach Andrew Logan was the outstanding player all day, with a top game at centre half back.

With Foster dropping a man down back for a lot of the day, Logan was left to clean up most of Foster’s advances forward with plenty of clear possessions. The Tigers had little avenue to goal, being goalless in the first half and kicking only one in the third quarter. Its three last quarter goals came af-

ter the sting had gone out of game; such was Stony Creek’s pressure. The game itself was fairly scrappy and not a pretty one to watch but Stony Creek was able to complete the job despite being inaccurate. Apart from the effort of Logan, Stony Creek had a fairly even team performance with Justin Shields

Playing together: as the saying goes, the family that plays together stays together. Stony Creek’s Stone brothers, Cameron, Julian and Tom played the opening round for the Seniors side. Injury meant Cameron and Tom would not be available for Round Two.

completing a good game down back, Clint Mackie was under notice in the midfield and Julian Stone was consistent on a wing. Luke Bowman and Ryan McKnight completed the best. Donovan, Holman and Gott were best for the Tigers. The breeze favoured the highway end for the Maroons and they booted 2.7 to Foster’s no score in the opening term. With accurate kicking Stony could have been three to four goals up. After this Stony Creek had complete control over

the game and would not let Foster hit the scoreboard. A Foster player was sent off in the last quarter after becoming frustrated and venting his anger at a Stony Creek player. Bad news for the Creek was the broken collarbone to Tom Stone who will be out of action for at least six weeks. Cameron Stone should return for Stony in the clash against Inverloch Kongwak after nursing a bruised heal. Foster travels to Dalyston and is in for a tough time against the early favourites for the 2015 flag.

Stony Creek 7.13.55 Foster 4.5.29 Stony Creek Goals: D. Zuidema 3, J. Byrnes 2, J. Schelling 1, A. Winkler 1 Foster Goals: B. Bowden 2, J. Freeman 1, N. Connellan 1 Stony Creek Best: A. Logan, J. Shields, C. Mackie, J. Stone, L. Bowman, R. McKnight Foster Best: G. Donovan, T. Holman, B. Gott, N. Connellan, M. Brown, L. Coffey RESERVES

Stony Creek 12.16.88 Foster 1.2.8 Leading Goalkicker: M. Green 4 (S) Stony Best: S. Cope, B. Maxwell, C. Le Page, J. Monaghan, E. Taylor, M. Green Foster Best: J. Moore, J. Chaseling, D. La Casa, L. Cripps, L. Whittle, B. Freeman

THIRDS

Foster 17.15.117 Stony Creek 1.2.8 Leading Goalkicker: T. Van Dyke 5 (F) Foster Best: J. Coffey, T. Van Dyke, E. Smith, B. Wake, B. Smith, L. Wake Stony Best: W. Collins, T. Sinclair, L. Harrington, R. Harrington, J. Hemming, J. Tiziani FOURTHS

Foster 18.14.122 Stony Creek 2.5.17 Leading Goalkicker: X. Duursma 5 (F) Foster Best: L. Wake, X. Duursma, J. Smith, B. Armstrong, C. Cary, N. Van Dyke Stony Best: J. Phillips, J. Bright, H. Collins, B. Martin, A. Wright, L. Elliott

Make an offer: from left, Stony Creek’s Paddy Monaghan and Foster’s Dylan Hately contest the ball in what turned out to be a good win for Foster. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

• Fish Creek v Phillip Island

Phillip Island trounce Fish Creek FOLLOWING some hype in the past week about the match between Fish Creek and Phillip Island, unfortunately the contest just didn’t live up to the expectation. After a tight opening quarter in which the Kangaroos probably had the best of it, the match was taken over by the reigning premier Bulldogs after the opening break. With an eight goal to zero second term the Bulldogs took complete control. Bulldog’ ruckman Harders dominated the centre bounces and the Island mids controlled the ball for much of the afternoon. Youle, Taylor, Wright, Docherty and Cole to name a few continually gave their side first use of the ball. Fishy was given a lesson in team work and hard running with the Island continually running changes off the bench. It would have had over 100 changes throughout the afternoon. The Kangaroo’s no doubt have a great future with the likes of Gareth Park, Bailey Harfield Park and Ryan McGannon coming through the ranks to join Cooper who

looks better this year than he ever has, as well as Snooks, Pratt and Callan Park. All the same it has a lot of work to do in season 2015 if it is to be competitive with the top sides later in the year. A 64 point half time lead was still a 69 point lead at three quarter time and finally a 93 point margin at game’s end. Phillip Island had eight goal scorers on the day with Beau Runnalls the best of the forwards finishing with seven goals. He was ably assisted by Van Brummelen and the Taylor boys, Jack and James. By comparison Fish Creek only had three goal scorers the best was Sperling with three.

Phillip Island 20.16.136 Fish Creek 6.7.43

H. Buckland, A. Ireland THIRDS

Phillip Island Goals: B. Runnalls 7, B. Van Brummelen 4, J. Taylor 3, J. Taylor 2, S. Taylor 1, J. Youle 1, M. Wright 1, A. Durand 1 Fish Creek Goals: S. Sperling 3, B. Cooper 2, J. Buckland 1 Phillip Island Best: J. Docherty, J. Youle, D. Harders, A. Durand, W. Van Diemen, B. Runnalls Fish Creek Best: G. Park, B. Cooper, L. Pratt, B. Harfield/Park, R. McGannon, A. Snooks RESERVES

Fish Creek 17.4.106 Phillip Island 9.3.57

Phillip Island 16.16.112 Fish Creek 2.3.15

Leading Goalkickers: N. Buckland 2, J. Standfield 2, S. Flanders 2 (F), M. Freeman 2 (P) FC Best: B. Hams, N. Denbrok, E. Clark, A. Wilson, N. Buckland, L. Howard PI Best: C. Thompson, B. Taylor, M. Mattock, B. Anderson, J. Pearsall, Z. Mattock

Leading Golkicker: S. McIntyre 5 (P) PI Best: S. McIntyre, J. Nicolaci, C. Porter, A. Behre, A. Redmond, A. Rodgers FC Best: J. Flanders, C. Blackberry, L. Edgelow, D. Devonshire,

Leading Goalkicker: T. Price 4 (F) FC Best: D. Walker, O. Straw, T. Price, K. Jacobson, R. Pridham, B. Mitchell PI Best: R. Marshall, J. Sanna, J. Keating, M. Mattock, J. Marks, J. Piera FOURTHS

Fish Creek 7.6.48 Phillip Island 4.3.27

Too high: Fish Creek’s Trent Price was worn like a cloak all day by his Phillip Island opponent.

Counting on you: Fish Creek’s Gus Staley gets a hand ball to his brother Rhys Staley.

Big men: ruckmen, Fish Creek’s McGrath goes against Phillip Island’s Harders.

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GOALKICKERS T. Van Dyke (Foster) ........... (5) M. Homer (Kil-Bass) .......... (2) H. McInnes (Inv-K’wak) ..... (4) X. Duursma (Foster) .......... (3) T. Price (Fish Ck) ................ (4) M. Olden (MDU)................. (0) D. Brosnan (Dalyston)........ (3) J. Henderson (Kor-Bena) ... (1) N. Van Dyke (Foster) .......... (4) R. Scapin (Kil-Bass) ........... (2) J. Spencer (Phillip Is)......... (0)

Giants give it up in the last quarter THERE was a good atmosphere at Korumburra for Saturday night’s game. Both Korumburra Bena and Kilcunda Bass were soundly beaten in their opening round matches. It looked like an even playing surface from that perspective although Killy Bass had lost to the might and power of Dalyston. Kilcunda Bass would come to Korumburra fancying itself, emboldened by the off season depletion of the Giants’ player list. Against all odds, how-

ever, the game was tightly contested for the first three quarters with the Giants leading at half time. Fitzpatrick is a very good player for Korumburra and he was causing headaches for Killy Bass and was responsible for half its goals kicked. Leadership from the likes of Fitzpatrick will be vital for the recovery of the club and its playing fortunes this year. There is a great deal of talent on the ground at Korumburra and it is talent that will need to be well mentored.

Kilcunda-Bass 13.18.96 Korumburra-Bena 6.5.41

Kil Best: not submitted THIRDS

Kilcunda-Bass Goals: A. Miller 4, C. Endres 2, J. Dakin 2, B. Egeberg 1, J. Wilson 1, J. Joyce 1, M. Edwards 1, A. Nooy 1 Korumburra-Bena Goals: B. Fitzpatrick 3, M. Hancock 2, N. Cant 1 Kilcunda-Bass Best: J. Good, J. Cochrane, B. Law, A. Miller, A. Nooy, C. Endres Korumburra-Bena Best: C. Trewin, S. Braithwaite, J. Hopkins, B. Fitzpatrick, P. Kyle, H. Suckling RESERVES

Kilcunda-Bass 8.11.59 Korumburra-Bena 5.8.38 Leading Goalkickers: M. Homer 2, R. Scapin 2 (Kil) Kil Best: R. Scapin, L. Scott, J. Burgess, M. Homer, K. Cook, A. Brown Kor Best: H. Anthony, J. Harris, J. Celebrine, R. Dixon, M. Clinton, J. Arestia FOURTHS

Korumburra-Bena 7.7.49 Kilcunda-Bass 7.7.49

Leading Goalkicker: J. Hill 2 (Kor) Kil Best: W. Lindsay, J. Bastwrous, J. Rosenow, B. Adwell, S. Bent, N. Bradley Kor Best: B. Patterson, J. Hill, J. Grabham, T. Halliday, L. Snooks, J. Felton

Leading Goalkickers: N. Walker 2, D. Muir 2 (Kor) Kor Best: D. Muir, D. Robbins, D. Nicholas, J. Walker, L. Whiteside, D. Lloyd

Killy Bass began winning more of the footy in the last 10 minutes of the third term but wasn’t able to convert with the Giants back line fighting tooth and nail to prove its worth and save the game. Killy Bass finally managed to break through in the last quarter and came home

with a wet sail. It had really lifted and was on top with a shift in momentum its way which would prove to be unstoppable. Miller (4), Endres and Dakin all finished with multiple goals for Killy Bass while for the Giants it was Fitzpatrick who finished

with six and Hancock two. Killy Bass takes on Tarwin which is coming off an early bye and without a win. Meanwhile the Giants take on the reformed Allies which should prove to be litmus test for both sides.

It had just watched its Reserves side record a good first up win. The expectation around the ground was Allies would be hard to be beat. Toora on the other hand had flown under the radar all preseason under new coach Jack Weston and he had a few surprises to unleash. Missing from the 2014 Toora Senior side were Garlick, King, Mills and Scammel. New recuits included Clinton Staley from Woodside, Josh Swift from Yarram and coach Jack Weston. For the Allies it was a whole new look with D. Vardy, Benis, Becker, Crapper, McKean returning to the club to join the new recuits. It was Allies first into attack to the town end but without success, the ball going quickly into Toora’s end and a goal to Toner. From this point both teams took time to size each other up as the football travelled end to end with no scores. The deadlock was broken when undisciplined play by Allies saw two 50m penalties which gifted goals to Toora’s Toner and Swift.

Toora 12.10.82 Allies 2.5.17

Chadwick RESERVES

Toora Goals: J. Swift 3, M. O’Sullivan 2, L. Toner 2, B. Willder 1, K. Holmes 1, E. Stuchbery 1, M. Harris 1, J. Pintus 1 Allies Goals: D. Vardy 1, R. Chadwick 1 Toora Best: J. Weston, M. O’Sullivan, M. Harris, J. Swift, K. Holmes, C. Staley Allies Best: J. Nolan, R. Benis, N. Pollock, D. Batson, J. Lamont, R.

Allies 7.8.50 Toora 4.3.27 Leading Goalkicker: B. Maher 3 (A) Allies Best: D. Brett, B. Maher, S. Kilgower, K. Rendell, M. Francis, T. Rendell Toora Best: D. McKeane, D. Hanratty, B. McGrath, B. East, L. Ferguson, C. Round

W L D

Dalyston ...... 2 Stony Creek .. 2 Toora... ....... 1 Phillip Is...... 1 MDU........... 1 Inv-K’wak..... 1 Fish Creek ...... 1 Kil-Bass.......... 1 Tarwin ............ 0 Foster ............. 0 Kor-Bena ........ 0 DWWWW ....... 0

0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

630.77 164.47 482.35 161.95 107.55 97.86 85.19 58.45 92.98 47.40 26.19 20.73

8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS M. Kraska (Dalyston) ....... (12) B. Runnalls (Phillip Is) ....... (7) L. McMillan (Inv-K’wak) ..... (0) K. Byers (Fish Creek) ......... (0) K. Kirk (Dalyston) ............... (2) B. Van Brummelen (Ph-I) ... (4) D. Zuidema (Stony Ck) ....... (3) C. Endres (Kil-Bass) ........... (2) T. Keily (Tarwin) ................. (0) J. Buckland (Fish Ck) ......... (1) S. Sperling (Fish Ck) .......... (3) A. Miller (Kil-Bass) ............. (4)

24 10 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4

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On his own: Dylan Muir of Korumburra Bena runs away with the ball against Kilcunda Bass at Korumburra on Saturday.

scoring possibilities. A short quarter with only five scores and it seemed most players were pleased to hear the final siren.

Toora ran out the easy winner: 12.10 to 2.5 It was a good team effort with more avenues to goal making the difference.

The Allies are still getting to know each other on the field and should be a better side in coming weeks.

Dalyston ...... 2 Phillip Is...... 2 DWWWW ..... 1 Tarwin ........ 1 Stony Creek .. 1 Fish Creek.... 1 Inv-K’wak ....... 1 Kor-Bena ........ 0 Kil-Bass.......... 0 MDU............... 0 Toora ... .......... 0 Foster ............. 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Pts

487.50 328.33 185.19 146.30 143.01 80.56 43.03 65.49 62.94 68.35 54.00 21.16

8 8 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS M. Green (Stony Ck) .......... (4) S. McIntyre (Phillip Is) ....... (5) L. Wall (Dalyston) .............. (5) J. Winmar (Dalyston) ......... (7) D. Britton (Fish Ck) ............ (0) P. Dunlop (Dalyston) .......... (0) J. Jesson (Inv-K’wak) ........ (0) C. Tait (Dalyston) ............... (2) K. Taylor (Phillip Is)............ (0) J. Byrnes (Stony Ck) .......... (3) B. McNamara (Kil-Bass) ..... (0) B. Maher (DWWWW) ......... (3) R. Butler (Inv-K’wak).......... (0) L. Woolford (Phillip Is)....... (3) N. Marsh (Phillip Is) ........... (1) C. Batten (Fish Ck) ............. (0) A. Gennaccaro (Dalys) ...... (1)

7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Listen up: Dalyston Senior’s coach Andrew Morward attempts changes to bring his team back into the game against Toora.

Foster ......... 2 Kil-Bass ...... 2 MDU........... 1 Phillip Is...... 1 Fish Creek.... 1 Inv-K’wak..... 1 Dalyston ......... 1 Toora .............. 0 Kor-Bena ........ 0 Stony Creek.... 0 Tarwin ............ 0 DWWWW ....... 0

0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LADDER W L D

Pts

Fish Creek.... 2 0 0 313.51 Inv-K’wak..... 2 0 0 205.88 Tarwin ........ 1 0 0 243.33 Phillip Is...... 1 1 0 233.33 Dalyston ...... 1 1 0 162.00 Foster ......... 1 1 0 155.29 Kil-Bass.......... 1 1 0 74.07 DWWWW ....... 0 0 0 1000.00 Kor-Bena ........ 0 2 0 44.35 MDU............... 0 1 0 41.10 Stony Creek.... 0 2 0 8.21 Toora... ........... 0 0 0 0.00 GOALKICKERS K. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (3) M. Freeman (Phillip Is)....... (2) X. Duursma (Foster) .......... (5) L. Gheller (Dalyston) .......... (1) S. Flanders (Fish Ck) .......... (2) J. Hill (Kor-Bena) ............... (2) D. Garnham (Tarwin).......... (0) M. Mattock (Phillip Is) ....... (1) B. Mitchell (Fish Ck) ........... (1) T. Simpson (Inv-K’wak) ...... (0) N. Van Dyke (Foster) .......... (3) M. Dyball (Tarwin).............. (0)

8 8 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

UNDER 13

LADDER

Kilcunda-Bass 6.9.45 Korumburra-Bena 5.1.31

Quarter time scores Toora 3.2 Allies 0.1 The second quarter belonged to Toora. The Magpies added seven goals to the Allies one from Batson whose long kick bounced through the big sticks. Toora won all over the ground with Weston, O’Sullivan and Harris giving great drive, its forwards converting well while down back the defence was tight. The highlight of the quarter came just before half time when O’Sullivan steamed down the field to kick Toora’s ninth major. Half time Toora 9.4 Allies 1.2 Allies came out after the long break and produced much more determined football with Nolan, Benis and Batson showing the way. But scoring was hard and both sides could only manage one goal each for the quarter. Dan Vardy gave the Allies something to cheer about when he booted one for the Allies with a booming kick from the 40 metre mark. Three quarter time. Toora 10.6 Allies 2.4 The warm weather and firm ground were starting to take their toll on both sides. The intensity and standard dropped off resulting in a lot more packs and fewer

UNDER 15

LADDER

RESERVES

Toora spoil Allies party ALLIES was on a high as it took to the field for its first Senior match in more than 12 months.

SENIORS

7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4

343.40 138.89 1942.86 125.00 123.77 106.60 91.87 1000.00 72.17 10.48 5.15 0.00

Pts

8 8 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0

LADDER W L D

Pts

Inv-K’wak..... 4 0 0 313.51 Won Power ... 3 0 0 9233.33 Corner Inlet .. 3 1 0 368.66 Dalyston ...... 2 1 0 242.19 Kil-Bass ...... 1 3 0 77.67 Phillip Is...... 1 3 0 38.62 L’gatha Jnr ..... 1 3 0 24.28 Kor-Bena ........ 0 4 0 2.47 GOALKICKERS K. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (5) B. Thorson (Foster) ............ (3) M. Dyball (Won Power) ...... (0) L. Gheller (Dalyston) .......... (0) Z. Crow (Kil-Bass) .............. (0) L. Alford (Kil-Bass) ............ (2) C. McInnes (Inv-K’wak)...... (1) T. Scarce (Won Power) ...... (0) S. Flanders (Foster)............ (1) S. Bent (Won Power) ......... (0)

16 12 12 8 4 4 4 0 14 11 10 7 6 6 6 6 5 5

UNDER 11 LADDER W LD

Pts

Inv-K’wak...... 4 0 0 721.62 Won Power .... 3 0 0 995.24 Corner Inlet ... 3 1 0 385.00 Phillip Is....... 3 1 0 351.85 Dalyston ....... 1 2 0 26.77 Kor-Bena ...... 1 3 0 16.27 L’gatha Jnr ...... 0 4 0 13.16 Kil-Bass........... 0 4 0 12.89 GOALKICKERS Z. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (6) T. Nash (Inv-K’wak) ............ (0) B. Wingfield (Won Power).. (0) L. Dayson (Phillip Is) ......... (1) N. Buckland (Foster) .......... (4) A. Maxwell (Inv-K’wak) ...... (0) E. Reid (Won Power).......... (0) N. Anderson (Won Power) . (0) J. Kilgour (Dalyston) .......... (0) K. Dorling (Foster) ............. (2)

16 12 12 12 4 4 0 0 16 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 3: April 18 Dalyston v Foster Kilcunda-Bass v Tarwin I-K v Stony Creek MDU v Phillip Island DWWWW v Kor-Bena Toora v Fish Creek

MID GIPPSLAND Round 2: April 18 Boolarra v Mirboo North Newborough v Yarragon Yall-Yall North v Trafalgar Thorpdale v Yinnar Hill End v Morwell East

GIPPSLAND Round 2: April 18 Leongatha v Wonthaggi (Night) Sale v Morwell Bairnsdale v Maffra (Sunday) Warragul v Drouin (Night) Traralgon v Moe

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Low scoring affair: entertaining football was played in ideal conditions on the weekend with few matches close. Toora ran right away from the Allies.

Round 2: April 18 Longwarry v Garfield Neerim South v Buln Buln Nilma Darnum v Dusties Lang Lang v Catani Ellinbank v Nyora Bunyip v Poowong Koo Wee Rup v Cora Lynn Nar Nar Goon - bye

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Dream start for Parrots A STAR-studded Leongatha team thrashed former league powerhouse Traralgon by 123 points on Saturday to mark the perfect start to the season for the Parrots under new coach Beau Vernon. In front a massive home crowd there to see how Leongatha would go first up with its new line-up and coach, home fans were not disappointed with what they saw as Leongatha trounced Traralgon in almost every position on the field. The huge win by Leongatha and the dominating performance of grand finalists

Wonthaggi over 2014 premiers Morwell sets up a huge showdown on Saturday night in Leongatha under lights. Leongatha will play the Power in the seniors at 6.30pm. There is expected to be a record crowd at the ground with both teams set to be tested on overall strength in 2015. There is even early talk that if these two teams play off in a grand final it should be held either at Leongatha or Wonthaggi. Quite simply Leongatha dominated across every line on the field; the backline was mean keeping Traralgon to just five goals for the game and causing the Maroons to fail to score in two quarters of the match; the first and the last. The Maroons only goals

came in two patches of play, three goals late in the second and two early in the third term. Down back it was the likes of former Richmond player and returned Parrot Tas Clingon, Zak Vernon, Nick Nagel and Sean Westaway who hardly let Traralgon have an easy avenue at goal. Clingon, a past best and fairest winner, is an all round gun player with fantastic skills, winning the ball really well and a good leader on field. Up forward Leongatha had several guns; Jake Best back from the Casey Scorpians in his return for Leongatha booted nine goals and has a knack of booting them from anywhere. At one stage he ran away from a Traralgon

player and into an open goal and was never going to be caught. Aaron Hillberg set the fans alight with five goals including two bombs from outside 60 metres in the second quarter. Chris Verboon booted three and Cade Maskell two, (with a couple of misses) as the Parrots posted 24 goals. Maskell, a previous best and fairest winner for the club, will benefit from match play after missing all the practice matches and will only get stronger. In the middle it was Tom Marriott who was best afield with a brilliant display. Strong and fast, Marriott gained several clearances and busts opens up the packs. Marriott is continuing on from last

year’s great season, improving each year. In the ruck Ben Willis did a great job also, changing with Jaxon Harry. Leongatha’s rucking area will be bolstered with the return of Jason Tomada in the coming weeks. Dale Houghton was another of the new players, from Williamstown, who was also excellent in the midfield. Aaron Heppell, free from Essendon’s VFL duties, was a class player on the wing. The Parrots are looking forward to having Heppell play a few games for the club this year and may yet run out against Wonthaggi this Saturday night. Shem Hawking, who coached Foster last year, played his first game for Leongatha on the other wing. Very quick and with good skills, he will be a strong talent for the Parrots this season.

SENIORS Leongatha 24.14.158 d Traralgon 5.5.35 Leongatha goals: J. Best 9, A. Hillberg 5, C. Verboon 3, C. Maskell 2, A. Heppell 1, K. Cooper 1, D. Hoghton 1, B. Davidson 1, T. Marriott 1. Leongatha best: T. Marriott, D. Hoghton, A. Heppell, J. Best, A. Hillberg, S. Hawking. Traralgon goals: A. Jaensch 2, B. Amberg 1, M. Geary 1, L. Stockdale 1. Traralgon best: B. Duve, M. Lewellin, A. Jaensch, J. Vucenovic, T. Northe, T. Forrest.

The future: 16 year old Kyle Cooper impressed in his first senior game for the Parrots on Saturday.

RESERVES Traralgon 5.8.38 d Leongatha 4.5.29 Leongatha goals: M. Davies 3, B.

According to Leongatha’s Terry Ginnane the skills of the midfield are the best he has seen for years. “The quality of the field kicking was exceptional,” he said. Despite the big win, Terry said the club would now have to refocus as Wonthaggi will be a formidable opponent. The Power has lost very few players from its grand final team and picked up a few replacements as well. “Wonthaggi played off in the grand final; it will be a really big test on how much we have improved.” “We’re expecting a huge gate and the forecast is good.” The club has improved its depth across all football teams; with the Reserves just failing after leading most of the day with solid hitouts by the Under 18’s and Under 16’s.

Doran 1. Leongatha best: M. Borschman, J. Mackie, E. O’Loughlin, P. McCaughan, F. Kelly, M. Davies.

UNDER 18s Traralgon 15.16.106 d Leongatha 1.6.12 TLeongatha goals: H. McGannon 1. Leongatha best: M. Chalmers, A. Argento, H. McGannon, J. Nagel, J. Ginnane, H. Kerr.

UNDER 16s Traralgon 9.11.65 d Leongatha 5.2.32 Leongatha goals: J. Patullo 1, J. Stockdale 1, C. Olden 1, T. Evans 1, J. Patullo 1. Leongatha best: J. Patullo, M. Bentvelzen, B. Motton, N. Trotto, C. Olden.

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PARROTS vs WONTHAGGI

NIGHT GAME

CONDITIONS were excellent for footy at Morwell as last season’s grand finalists faced each other in the new season opener. Following the unfurling of the premiership flag, it was game on. The Tiger side that had celebrated back to back success had gone through a huge transformation in the off season, welcoming a new coach but it only had eight of the premiership squad available to face Wonthaggi who had pushed it so closely in the big game. The Power had largely the same side and was looking to get a win on the board early and set the tone for the new season. And that’s exactly what happened with the visitors starting enthusiastically, straight into action and setting themselves up for a convincing win. Morwell knew it was in for a tough day as Wonthaggi tore into the opposition with strong tackling and impres-

sively moving the ball forward. This pressure and constant support for each other at the contests saw Wonthaggi take control of the game early. It controlled the centre and with its forwards presenting well a big score seemed inevitable. Aiden Lindsay, Michael Kelly, Nathan Jones, Toma Huther and Joel Liddle were busy around the packs and Kane McCarthy, Adam Cook,

Shannon Bray, Travis Krause and Earl Shaw were unstoppable up forward. Cade Waters in his first senior game after an impressive preseason was also a solid performer. Wonthaggi had six goals on the board early before the Tigers got one back just on quarter time. It was all systems go for Power and Morwell was struggling with the pace and fierceness of its opponent.

SENIORS Wonthaggi Power 18.15.123 d Morwell 7.10.52

Wonthaggi Power goals: R. Tack 5, A. Murray 5, J. Read 2, L. O’Connor 1, Z. Gilmour 1, M. Howell 1, T. Gedye 1. Wonthaggi Power best: A. Murray, Z. Gilmour, L. O’Connor, W. Joplin, J. Read, T. Richards. Morwell goals: D. Day 1, J. Terranova 1. Morwell best: D. Musil, D. Donoghue, S. Lambert, M. Marino, H. Maximiw, D. Day.

Wonthaggi Power goals: A. Cook 5, A. Lindsay 4, M. Kelly 2, N. Jones 2, S. Bray 1, E. Shaw 1, J. Liddle 1, T. Harley 1, T. Krause 1. Wonthaggi Power best: J. Liddle, A. Lindsay, S. Bray, K. McCarthy, R. Lindsay, C. Waters. Morwell goals: M. Johnston 2, J. Soutar 1, D. Soutar 1, D. Grining 1, M. Duncan 1, R. Michaelides 1. Morwell best: J. Soutar, M. Duncan, J. Brown, M. Johnston, M. Royal, D. Grining.

RESERVES Wonthaggi Power 16.14.110 d Morwell 2.3.15

UNDER 18s Morwell 7.8.50 d Wonthaggi Power 3.7.25 Wonthaggi Power goals: T. Murray 1, M. Ware 1, C. Gilmour 1.

Wonthaggi Power best: B. Ammon, C. Gilmour, D. Tiziani, T. Murray, P. Dunlevie, L. Membrey.

at Leongatha under lights

SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Seniors Football - 6.30pm

Netball times 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm & 6.15pm

Football times U/18 2.55pm Reserves 4.40pm | Seniors 6.30pm FULL CATERING AVAILABLE. NO BYO ALCOHOL - CARS WILL BE CHECKED!

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Getting away: this Morwell player scoots away from his Wonthaggi opponent on this occasion.

Down back its defence was working hard lead by Jack Brown, ably supported by Douglas Grining, Joel Soutar, Matt Royal and Michael Duncan. The onslaught continued in the second quarter with Wonthaggi adding a further seven goals while Morwell again struggled to get a score on the board. Everything was working well for the visitors as they confidently hunted in packs, supporting each other well at the contest and delivering the ball accurately into the scoring zone. Wonthaggi looked on track to kick a huge score. The second half saw a different Tiger attitude as it worked hard to lift its intensity and be more accountable. It was up for the battle and pride was on the line. It was a high standard game as Morwell’s smaller brigade started to get more of the ball and be more damaging around the ground. Morwell narrowly outscored Wonthaggi in the third quarter and was finally making a game of it. However, Wonthaggi was not about to let this one slip and began working harder at the contest. The sting had gone from the game but Wonthaggi was still following its team plan and applying real pressure. Wonthaggi went on to register a good win and will be looking forward to its next big challenge when it plays traditional rivals Leongatha under lights at Leongatha. And while Morwell is going through an obvious rebuild this season it cannot be underestimated as it is a very fit, young, determined unit capable of matching it with anyone on the day.

ROUND 1 SENIORS LADDER W L D

Leongatha ....1 0 0 451.43 Wonthaggi ...1 0 0 236.54 Moe ...........1 0 0 154.69 Drouin ........1 0 0 147.46 Maffra.........1 0 0 127.91 Sale ................0 1 0 78.18 Bairnsdale ......0 1 0 67.82 Warragul ........0 1 0 64.54 Morwell ..........0 1 0 42.28 Traralgon ........0 1 0 22.15 GOALKICKERS J. Best (Leongatha) ............. (9) D. Bedggood (Maffra) ......... (8) A. Hillberg (Leongatha) ....... (5) A. Cook (Wonthaggi)........... (5) A. Burgiel (Moe).................. (4) A. Lindsay (Wonthaggi) ...... (4) B. Hughes (Drouin) ............. (4) D. Bentley (Moe) ................. (3) C. Verboon (Leongatha) ...... (3) D. Barrand (Drouin) ............ (3) M. Engley (Moe) ................. (3) J. Woods (Sale) .................. (3) S. Kidd (Warragul) .............. (3) R. Carter (Sale) ................... (3)

Pts

4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Pts

Moe ...........1 0 0 6800.00 Maffra.........1 0 0 1111.11 Wonthaggi ...1 0 0 733.33 Traralgon .....1 0 0 131.03 Leongatha ....0 1 0 76.32 Morwell ..........0 1 0 13.64 Sale ................0 1 0 9.00 Warragul ........0 1 0 1.47 Drouin ............0 0 0 0.00 Bairnsdale ......0 0 0 0.00 GOALKICKERS

4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

A. Murray (Wonthaggi) ....... (5) R. Tack (Wonthaggi) ........... (5) S. Robbins (Maffra) ............ (3) M. Davies (Leongatha) ........ (3) N. Quenault (Traralgon)....... (2) J. Callahan (Maffra)............. (2) J. Read (Wonthaggi) ........... (2) B. Horsford (Maffra) ........... (2) D. Alexander (Maffra) .......... (2) D. Day (Morwell) ................. (1) L. O’Connor (Wonthaggi) .... (1) T. Gedye (Wonthaggi) ......... (1) Z. Gilmour (Wonthaggi) ...... (1) J. Ross (Maffra) .................. (1)

5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Traralgon .....1 0 0 883.33 Bairnsdale ...1 0 0 688.89 Moe ...........1 0 0 300.00 Morwell ......1 0 0 200.00 Maffra.........1 0 0 125.81 Sale ................0 1 0 79.49 Wonthaggi......0 1 0 50.00 Warragul ........0 1 0 33.33 Drouin ............0 1 0 14.52 Leongatha ......0 1 0 11.32 GOALKICKERS R. Loprese (Traralgon) ........ (4) J. Van Dyk (Moe) ................ (4) B. Atlee (Traralgon) ............. (4) D. Giardina (Warragul) ........ (3) L. Elia (Bairnsdale) .............. (3) R. Farmer (Moe) ................. (3) M. Corbett (Bairnsdale) ....... (2) J. Callaway (Morwell).......... (2) J. Buck (Bairnsdale) ............ (2) B. Britten (Traralgon) .......... (2) C. Staff (Moe) ..................... (2) F. Dostine (Bairnsdale) ........ (2) B. Smith (Moe) ................... (2) D. Pearson (Drouin) ............ (2)

Pts

4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

UNDER 16 LADDER W L D

Moe ...........1 Sale ...........1 Traralgon .....1 Drouin ........1 Morwell ......0 Bairnsdale ...0 Leongatha ......0 Maffra ............0 Warragul ........0 Wonthaggi......0

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2750.00 386.96 203.12 154.76 0.00 64.62 49.23 25.84 3.64 0.00

Pts

4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS R. Anderson (Moe) ............. (6) L. Farrell (Moe) ................... (4) J. Simpson (Moe) ............... (4) L. Taylor (Drouin) ................ (4) K. Rose (Drouin) ................. (4) A. McCall (Sale) .................. (3) J. Murphy (Moe) ................. (3) M. Toms (Bairnsdale) .......... (2) M. Walker (Traralgon) ......... (2) L. Davison (Traralgon) ........ (2) L. Johnson (Sale) ................ (2) L. Pearce (Moe) .................. (2) L. Carroll (Bairnsdale .......... (2) J. McGrath (Moe) ................ (2)

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Born to jump By Sarah Vella STONY Creek’s Maree Young has achieved great success in the show jumping arena with her horse, Storm, a 15.2hh, nine year old paint. One of her most recent triumphs was winning D Grade champion at the recent Moomba show jumping event. “I got Storm as a young, green horse and didn’t think he was going to be a jumper at all. He would trip over a log on the ground,” she said. “I started taking him to riding club and low level competitions for fun and experience and I found out he was pretty handy.” In 2013, Maree entered Storm in the Stony Creek Adult Riding Club’s show jumping competition and together they won champion in Level 4. From there, she thought she might have a stab at a few more competitions and now spends two or three weekends a

month travelling around the state to compete. Maree and Storm have placed at every event they have been to since the win at Stony Creek and are now competing in Level 2. They received a blue ribbon in their first Level 2 competition at Yarrambat recently. “That was pretty exciting because it was a bit of a step up from what we had been doing,” Maree said. Maree also has another young horse Bandit, who she broke her in herself and also plans to compete in show jumping. “Probably in the last 12 months I have been taking her out to riding club and to quite a few events. She has won a couple of ribbons,” she said. “She is quite keen to go, so I am interested to see how she improves in the future, but for now I am taking it easy with her.” Both her horses are pure paints. “I love colour. I had a coloured pony as a kid and I usually like

something different and unique,” Maree said. “They are not generally known as a jumping breed, but I like them. They have got good, sometimes cheeky temperaments.” Most of the competitions Maree enters are run by HRCAV clubs. “The people are very kind and encouraging and I have made a lot of friends while out competing,” she said. “I hope to enter most of the HRCAV show jumping competitions on the calendar. I want to get Storm in the HRCAV Top Ten for show jumping this year.” Maree loves the challenge of show jumping. “Storm is a smaller horse, and is quick on his feet but doesn’t have a really long stride,” she said. “It’s a real partnership. The horse can and will take you over things you wouldn’t jump yourself, it’s pretty good fun.” Maree originally didn’t think Storm had it in him to become a champion show jumper, so to get to Level 2 is a great achievement.

Stony Creek’s Maree Young and her horse Storm have been very successful in the show jumping ring this year. “He has worked his way up to this level and is now competing successfully. He is the first horse I have had at this level,” she said. “The whole journey has been pretty remark-

able. It has been a bit of a surprise going out and winning competitions at both HRCAV and open level.” Riding horses can be a risky sport, particularly when leaping over high

obstacles is involved, but Maree has managed to stay on, most of the time. “When we first started competing, we had just finished a nice round and he bucked me off coming through the finish flags,”

she said. “We still placed. He used to have a bit of a buck in him, but he doesn’t do that anymore, his mind in on the job.”

Lafferty driven to succeed By Stuart Biggins THE 2015 Alberton interleague will be coached by Mark Lafferty. Mr Lafferty was chosen from a field of five and anyone who knows the man, as most of the sporting fraternity in the district do, will know the appointment has gone to a man who takes his sport seriously. Mark Lafferty 38, has built a coaching resume, the depth and continuity of which is proof of his commitment to coaching. His coaching career began as an assistant Under 18 coach at MDU, he coached the Leongatha Under 18s and in the same year was assistant coach of the Alberton Interleague team. He has been head coach of the Alberton Under 18 team, the Leongatha Reserves and is of course, currently the senior coach at MDU. Mr Lafferty said, “Coaching interleague football gives me the opportunity to deal with the best footballers in the competition.” And the quest to lift Alberton’s stocks on the AFL Victoria Country

My dad: Mark Lafferty with one of his daughters, Tahlia; her daddy’s stature as a coach grows each year. inter-league rankings has begun in earnest. Lafferty has three assistant coaches including Dave Trotman, Brett O’Halloran the assistant

coach for Dalyston, and Scott Rayson the assistant coach for Inverloch. Between them they had every game of the opening two rounds cov-

ered. The squad to train together on May 17 and 24 is to be released on April 22. Geelong sits at the

top of the rankings table, followed by Peninsula, Goulbourn Valley and Ballarat. Alberton is ranked 27th on a list of 32 leagues. Gippsland, eighth; Ellinbank District, 25th; and Mid Gippsland 26th all sit above Alberton. If anyone can improve Alberton’s stocks, it has to be Mark Lafferty who is also driven by the ambition to coach at the highest level possible. “You have to build your way up,” he said. He is currently half way through the AFL’s Level Two Coaching Course, an 80 hour course, the highest qualification for country coaching. Kate Lafferty said of her husband’s latest achievement, “I am very proud of him. “He’s been so passionate about coaching, it’s great to see him taking the next step.” The keenly anticipated Alberton Interleague team will play on the magnificent QE oval in Bendigo on May 23.

Top trophy on show NOW that’s impressive: pictured with the English Premiere League trophy on tour, at AMMI stadium on Saturday night are from left, Michael DuVe the Juniors’ coordinator at the Korumburra Soccer Club, and Dave Hurst. The Korumburra Miniroos were in action at half time on Saturday night, invited by Melbourne City. Korumburra Juniors have been doing holiday activities with Melbourne City’s Children Program. For a preview of the soccer season see reports on page 43.

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