The Great Southern Star - April 17, 2012 by The Great Southern Star

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School sale put on ice By Matt Dunn DEPUTY Premier Peter Ryan has halted the auction of the former Dumbalk Primary School site, with state government officials seemingly unaware of the decision. While the Friday, April 27 auction of the former school was advertised in this paper last Wednesday (April 11), and already generating interest amongst potential buyers, by Thursday it had been – so a tip-off revealed – put on ice. But Mr Ryan said the decision had been made earlier than that: soon after the signage went up around Wednesday, April 4. Members of the Dumbalk and District Progress Association have been campaigning to have the school site maintained as a community asset. “The school has been taken off the market. The former school site is a state asset and therefore it’s a matter of how the state deals with it now that is not a functioning school,” Mr Ryan said last Thursday. “There is a process whereby the site is offered to local government, but local government has indicated in this instance that it does not want to acquire it. I want the community to have a say as to how they would like to see it used. “I therefore arranged that the property was withdrawn from the next process, where it goes on the public market for sale. I want the input and ideas from the Dumbalk community as to how they think the property should best be used.” Mr Ryan said there was “confusion over arrangements, which led to some signage being put up”. “After the signs went up it came to my attention that they had been erected. The property was then withdrawn from sale,” he said. But later on the same day a Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) spokesman contradicted Mr Ryan. Continued on page 2.

Street style: Scout Greenhalge, Will Turner, and Sebastian and Eamonn Toomey were trying their hand at some street art at the art workshops.

Arts action BUDDING young artists tried their hands at something different on Friday at the State Coal Mine Arts Co-Op’s plant a seed art workshop in Wonthaggi.

Held at the coal mine Rescue Station, kids were taken through various different forms of expression including theatre, music and visual arts on the day. See story on page 23.

Leongatha Secondary College Centenary feature See pages 19-22

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Lego contest draws a crowd By Sarah h Vella Vel ell lla la KIDS flocked to Toyworld in Leongatha on Friday to take part in the Lego building contest, aimed at enticing kids to

take part in the national Lego building competition that runs throughout the month of April. Kids spent the morning creating towers and buildings and then had the chance to let their imaginations

run wild with some free time at the Lego tables. Kids of all ages joined in the school holiday fun, with creations l houses, h t k trees t suchh as people, trucks, and pools being produced. Toyworld in Leongatha hopes

to make the in-store competition an annual event, to coincide each year with the national contest. For more information on the national Lego bbuilding competiti l L ildi ti tion, drop in to Toyworld, or head to www.toyworld.com.au.

House of bricks: Josh Wight from Leongatha was busy making a house as part of the Lego building contest held at Toyworld in Leongatha on Friday.

Lego lovers: children flocked to Toyworld to try their skills and develop their imagination with all things Lego on Friday.

Lego man: Matthew Wight of Leongatha shows his skills with this man made of Lego.

School sale put on ice Continued from page 1. “The Tarwin Valley Primary School (Dumbalk campus) site closed in 2008. The site has been declared surplus to the Department’s needs and is being put up for sale,” he said. “Government requirements state that the Department must first offer the property to other government departments, then to the local council. If the property is not sold

in this process, it will be offered for sale to the public, as is the case with this site. “Funds from selling former school sites are returned to the Department’s central infrastructure program and are reinvested in other educational facilities, including the acquisition of new school sites.” Prior to hearing of the postponement selling agent Michael Wrigley, from PBE Real Estate Inverloch, was upbeat and said the property would be sold. He was showing people from Melbourne through last Thursday when The Star met up with him. The school’s sale was advertised online, in local newspapers and in The Age, he said. Mr Wrigley had not been told of any potential problems with

Ready to roll: PBE Inverloch Real Estate agent Michael Wrigley is ready to sell the former Dumbalk Primary School site. He was showing potential buyers through when The Star caught up with him last Thursday. Now the sale has been put on hold. the auction – until a phone call came from a DEECD official late on Friday. “It has been postponed to a date that is yet to be determined. I got the call about 4pm. From my point of view it’s just been

postponed under directions from the Department,” he said. Mr Wrigley was ready to take people through the school site again on Sunday. “I’m just more

concerned about the people from Melbourne who will come up. People will spend their Sunday heading up to look at a potential purchase. I’ll just have to deal with that,” he said.

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Salvos seek appeal record By Jane Ross THE Salvation Army needs to raise a record $17,000 for the Red Shield Appeal in South Gippsland Shire this year. That’s $5000 more than last year. Captain Martyn Scrimshaw said there is increasing pressure on the services provided by the Salvos and their welfare arm Gippscare. Recently returned from a twoyear stint in Bendigo, Martyn said he had noticed a higher demand for services here.

“I see the pressure the staff of Gippscare are under. There is homelessness, domestic violence and kids in foster care because of family breakdown. “Emergency services people are trying to make daily ends meet and an increasing number of people are worried about the future and where things might go. “Lots of families for various reasons are under stress. We have issues with binge drinking and drugs and that affects people’s ability to make sound decisions. “There is some amazing work being done by police, Gippscare and other agencies in trying to help families work through

those issues.” Martyn believes one way of changing the binge drinking culture among young people is to provide an after hours “chill out” space for them. He said that worked very well in Bendigo, reducing violence and getting women home safely. Taking the “space” to young people rather than providing a static hub could work well here. The Salvos receive some government funding, but a lot more is needed so the agency can run its support services. Martyn said the Salvos in South Gippsland Shire would receive around $35,000 of Red

Shield money to run its programs and Gippscare would gain a lot more than that. The appeal will be launched in Leongatha, probably on Monday April 30. “We’re planning a sausage sizzle and open day at Gippscare, where visitors will be able to talk with staff, hear what they do and how the money is spent.” Volunteers are needed for the Red Shield door knock on May 19 and 20. If you can help with that, or manning a supermarket collection point, please ring 5662 4670.

Tenders soon TENDERS should be called soon for the new $3.4 million Salvation Army building in Leongatha. While the centre will be paid for out of Army funds, it will not include Red Shield Appeal money. Captain Martyn Scrimshaw said the new building, on the corner of Long and Ogilvy streets, would bring Gippscare, the Salvos and their church into the one location. South Gippsland Shire planning approval came through at the end of last year and the building now awaits the Salvation Army’s pricing process. “Hopefully we’re not too far away from calling for tenders,” Martyn said. “We hope the new building will provide an incredible experience for those who have to seek us out.”

Pothole finally filled A LARGE pothole on the Meeniyan-Promontory Road has been repaired by VicRoads, after several weeks of causing trouble for road users.

Mr Gould, whose driveway is opposite the mammoth hole, contacted Vic Roads several times, often phoning them several times in one day. “They sent someone out with a bucket of black stuff; he would pat it down with his foot and declare it done. They were there for not much more than five minutes,” Mr Gould said. “A truck would come along a few minutes later and it was back to the way it was.” The traffic was slowed to 40km per hour on the section of road affected by the pothole; however vehicles were still be-

Pothole finally filled

ing driven on the road shoulder to avoid the hole. “On Easter Monday the road was very busy, you could hear the crockery rattling in the caravans as they drove over the hole,” Mr Gould said. Margaret Gould phoned The Star on Friday to inform us that the pothole had been repaired that day.

Sweet as: honey guru Aris Wolswinkel was a big hit at the Coal Creek Famers’ Market on Saturday, with crowds bumped up due to the Sustainability festival. (See page 6)

Black hole: Margaret Gould and the monster pothole that was nearly the width of the entire road. The pothole has since been repaired, much to the relief of the Gould family.

Police capture crooks

POLICE have charged a 22-yearold Wonthaggi man for a recent spate of burglaries and thefts in South Gippsland and the Bass Coast.

Wonthaggi Police and Bass Coast Criminal Investigations Unit executed a number of search warrants on local properties last Thursday before arresting the alleged culprit. In the most recent theft between 8pm on Thursday, April 5 and 8.30pm on Monday, April 9, a Playstation, camera, a firearms safe containing three firearms, ammunition and

cash were stolen from a property in Glen Forbes Road, Archies Creek. The man has also been charged with burglaries and thefts committed in the Ryanston and Tarwin Lower area, along with the Archies Creek incident. He will reappear in the Latrobe Valley Court early next month. A large amount of property was recovered during the search and will be returned to the owners in the near future. In addition to the charges, police also arrested a 39-year-old male and a 41-year-old male, both from Inverloch.

Both have been charged with a number of recent burglaries committed in the Inverloch area. Anyone with further information regarding this operation can call Acting Sergeant Andy Payne or Detective Senior Constable Danny Mason at the Bass Coast CIU on 5672 1222.

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One whale at a time By Simone Short

WHILE it’s easy to say we need to save the whales, a Leongatha man is going one step further to protect the magnificent mammals.

Michael Beasley has been a crew member of the Bob Barker ship for two years now, taking part in Sea Shepherd’s Antarctic Whale Defence Campaign. He first decided to join Sea Shepherd after a chance meeting with a crew member. Having always been interested in environmental and conservation issues, Michael said he really admired the courage of the crew, and the effectiveness of the action tactics they use. With the whaling season running from December through to March, Michael said the most recent three month campaign was their second most successful to date. “Our mission was to find the Japanese whaling fleet, who conduct their whaling research in the Southern Ocean Whaling Sanctuary,” he said. “It’s illegal under international law, but we go down there to intervene

against that because there’s no one else down there enforcing the laws.” Michael said the crew have a number of tactics to prevent the Japanese from whaling, and despite being in the Antarctic Ocean, they often find themselves in hot water. “The number one tactic is to just find their factory ship, Nisshin Maru, and we try and position our boat behind their boat; they’ve got a big slip on the back that takes the whales up for processing, so if we get behind that and block it off it pretty much shuts down their whaling operations for the entire season,” he said, adding the Japanese try their best to shake off the Sea Shepherd boats. “In the past they’ve thrown flash hand grenades at us and bamboo poles, and this year they dropped grappling hooks on some of our fast boat crew. “It gets a bit heated down there. I was in the small boats one year so our job was to go off and try and harass them and stop the ships from towing our vessel and relaying our coordinates to the factory ship so they could get away. We got sprayed down with water cannons which can get a bit cold.” Michael said although

Risky business: Michael Beasley from Leongatha (centre) with fellow Bob Barker crew members on one of the small boats used to what he described as “harass” the Japanese whaling fleet to distract them from towing their bigger vessel. As a result, they had water cannons fired at them. Photo courtesy of Gary Stokes. there are “definitely a lot of dangers”, it’s a worthwhile campaign to protect such wonderful creatures like the

whales; this year they saved a total of 768, adding to around 830 from the season before.

Saving the whales: Michael Beasley in front of the Japanese factory ship, Nisshin Maru, during the 201011 campaign. During this whaling season, Sea Shepherd managed to prevent the slaughter of over 800 whales. Photo courtesy of Gary Stokes.

PROUDLY SERVING OTHERS

The Japanese whaling fleet usually hunt minke whales, as many of the great whales were wiped out when hunting was commercially allowed. “Minkes are still very numerous, but they also have a quota to kill 50 humpbacks and 50 fin whales; this year they took one fin whale and they are an endangered species,” Michael said. The whaling fleet has a quota to reach each season, which is usually over 1000 whales, and need to make 80 per cent to cover their operational costs. In 2011/12, Sea Shepherd kept the Japanese to only 26 per cent of their target, and only 267 whales were killed. Of course this is still 267 whales too many. “Our oceans are in such huge trouble at the moment, we have to take responsibility and do something,” Michael said.

“The whales are like a keystone predator in our oceans. They kind of regulate our oceans and if you take them out of the chain then everything below them collapses. “I just think if we can’t save the whales, what can we save?” Michael said each year the Japanese government provides the whaling fleet with almost $30 million, and this year even received money from the tsunami relief fund. “Their excuse was some of the whalers come from areas that were affected by the tsunami,” he said. “It’s a shame; people from all around the world donated funding to help these people and it’s actually going to a whaling program that no one actually believes in.” Sea Shepherd is now looking into doing a shark campaign in the Pacific

Ocean as well as acquire another ship with the aim of keeping the whaling fleet down to a zero kill in the next season. “Japan’s whaling program is definitely the biggest, and given it’s in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, we should be protecting it,” Michael said. “Each year they’re losing money from it and we go down there and get stronger.” Outside of the whaling season, Michael is kept busy on the Bob Barker doing chores and setting up defensive measures on the ship. “The ship is about 50 years old, so there’re always things that need fixing up,” he said. “It actually started off as a whaling vehicle, so it’s gone from killing whales to saving them.”

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Grave gift for girls By Matt Dunn TWO victims of Leongatha serial killer Arnold Sodeman now have plaques on their graves, after a bequest by the Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA).

June Rushmer, who is buried at the Leongatha Cemetery, and Ethel Belshaw, who is buried at the Tarwin Lower Cemetery, both previously had unmarked graves. They were strangled by Sodeman in 1935. June was killed at Leongatha, a short distance from home. Ethel Belshaw was killed near the beach at Inverloch. It would later emerge that Sodeman had also killed two girls in Melbourne. “Where we came in was as an AFDA member. Russell Robinson (Herald Sun reporter) asked us if we’d pay for the plaque, which we agreed to,” AFDA’s Tom Dooley said. “From time to time you get contacted to do things of this nature. One of our members in Warrnambool was instrumental in repatri-

ating the ashes of an Indian worker who had come out to Australia in the 1920s. Kapil Dev (former Indian cricketer) came out and helped with a ceremony. “We do things from time to time, like that. But most of our work goes unpublicised. It’s about helping people where we can.” Sodeman finished his life at the end of a rope in 1936, hanged at Pentridge Prison. The game was up when one of his workmates - a man known as “Mr Money” - jokingly asked him where he was when June Rushmer was murdered. Sodeman exploded, denying any wrongdoing. The now suspicious Mr Money called police, who swooped and arrested the killer. Throughout Sodeman’s trial, his lawyer argued that his client was insane and should not die for his actions. Doctors and psychiatrists said he was affected by a “disorder of the mind aggravated by the toxic effects of alcohol”. The condition was known as leptomeningitis, and as Sodeman was intoxicated during all four murders, the doctors concluded that he was insane at the times of the murders. The jury rejected the claim.

Grave concern: Leongatha Cemetery secretary/manager Shirleyanne Wright, with trust members Robert Atkin and Jessie Spencer at the gravesite of June Rushmer.

Budget priorities ‘wrong’ By Jane Ross SEASONED South Gippsland Shire councillor David Lewis is critical of the council’s spending priorities. His view is that council’s role is to provide core services such as roads, waste collection, swimming pools and infrastructure. He doesn’t think that’s happening, particularly for those in rural parts of the shire. “I think our core business is to provide core services. “This is not being done. There is a basic problem in the priorities council has. “Generally speaking, rural people want more basic services. “I think this is a definite issue in rural areas regarding services, most particularly roads.” Cr Lewis is right be-

hind the people of Dollar who have formed a committee to press the State Government for action on Dollar Road. Residents say it is unsafe and they’re sick to death of complaining to council, saying no action results. John Wilson, who lives in Dollar Road, told The Star recently he has been trying for 28 years to have something done to improve its safety. Cr Lewis said 2012/13 council budget discussions have just started and it is these that will set the shire’s priorities. He would like to see more of council’s money spent on basic services to residents rather than on more office staff and what he termed “social engineering”. By this, he explained, he meant things like a positive ageing strategy and sustainability.

Cheesed off: Cr David Lewis thinks council’s spending priorities need a shake up. The amounts of money being put into the latter in particular meant that by the time infrastructure is considered “it doesn’t seem to get there”.

“There are many opinions of course, but I think most people expect council to provide roads and infrastructure etcetera.”

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THE earth may be in crisis, but there are plenty who have decided that enough is enough. Many of them gathered at Coal Creek on Saturday, catching a glimpse of what could bbe – if only l we all ll embrace b a sustainable i bl future. f The Coal Creek Sustainability Festival was a treasure trove of products and ideas for anyone keen to walk a different path and leave less of a carbon footprint. Whether your interest was making ginger beer, cheese or solar boats, it was all there. There were chooks, vegies, health professionals, an electric van, worms galore, bees and their keeper – and above all a sense of hope. A feeling that things can and will be brighter if we all change our ways.

Green machine: GippsTAFE’s Robyn Eva and Malcolm Grant believe that only through education can people truly understand the sustainability message.

Keeping it real: worm farm expert Nola Anderson shows Mirboo North’s Royden Carter the value of composting.

Eco legend: Energy Eco’s Adam Watsford was doing his bit for the environment on Saturday, spreading the message about solar energy.

Here’s looking at you, kid: Mirboo North’s Anja, Zoe and Taj Norwood had a fine time at the Coal Creek Sustainability Festival on Saturday.

Julie Joyce: the ‘Stitch, Don’t Ditch’ advocate from Mirboo North showed festival goers how to recycle clothing.

His biggest fan: solar expert Len McGraths knows well enough that you don’t need to burn fossil fuels to stay cool.

Helping hand: South Gippsland Landcare Network stalwarts Diana Droog, Kate Williams and Dawn Marotti did their bit at the Coal Creek Sustainability Festival on Saturday.

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Climate concession By Jane Ross ACTIVIST group Groundswell Bass Coast will work with Bass Coast Shire Council to drive home the message about the seriousness of climate change. Groundswell president Richard Kentwell and colleagues Neil Rankine and Aileen Vening spoke with councillors and officers last week. The latter agreed to waive the fee for Wonthaggi Town Hall hire for the group to stage two public forums next month. One, on May 9, will give a local perspective on the science of climate change and a second on May 23, will present solutions such as a zero carbon plan. Shire CEO Allan Bawden said council would be happy to be part of the second event. “We do have a sustainability plan and we are doing carbon counting.” Councillors also agreed to nominate one of their number to meet regularly with representatives of

Groundswell. And Cr Jane Daly said one of council’s budget considerations was the employment of a climate change officer. Neil told the council briefing session Groundswell did not believe all levels of government were doing enough on climate change. “Our State Government looks like it’s saying it’s someone else’s job. Local government and the Federal Government will be the way to move things forward.” Richard added, “My sense is we’re still not really seeing the seriousness. The world is in peril. There’s danger on our doorstep. “What we’re wanting to do is find a way to (reach) sections of the community that are not wanting to hear about climate change.” Showing a film made by construction company Laing O’Rourke to educate its employees about climate change, Neil warned the science was saying things were a lot worse than the film depicted. He pointed out that the council

was planning for a sea level rise of .8 of a metre, but rises could be 1.9 metres, in which case “what you’re doing is likely to be different from the actual scenario”. “We think the most important thing to do is mitigation.” Aileen said opportunities for mitigation “are not being given enough air” such as different power systems and ways of fossil fuel reduction. “We’d like to know more about what the shire has in mind and how we can help you make it more visible,” said Richard. Shire planning and environment director Hannah Duncan-Jones said council was looking at what the real impact of climate change would be. “It’s not uniform, it is important to do locational specific.” “What you’re doing is terrific,” Cr John Duscher told the group. “The (national) Sea Change Task Force is looking at climate change very seriously. We’ve had terrible destruction on our coast and fires that have been attributable to climate change.”

Action: Groundswell Bass Coast will work with Bass Coast Shire Council to draw attention to the seriousness of climate change. Groundswell members are from left, Richard Kentwell (president) Aileen Vening, Jessica Harrison, Velia Congreave, Neil Rankine and Lauren Millar. In front are Nicky Miller holding Adeng.

Mayor Cr Veronica Dowman suggested council might sponsor a member of Groundswell to attend a Sea Change Task Force meeting. “If we can work with your group in any way we would welcome that.” Cr Phil Wright suggested Bass Coast could be established as a “green room of the planet” with coastal and farm land managed in a very green way. “A green image would have economic benefits.” The film said climate change is real and caused by humans. It will cause our

days to be hotter, nights warmer and won’t progress in linear form. Storms, hurricanes, drought and flooding will be bigger and more damaging. Ice will melt, glaciers are retreating and for a large part of the world’s population, snow melt provides their water supply. Water stress will also lead to crop failures and loss of species. As the sea becomes hotter, it will expand, possibly by 12 metres, threatening the 23 per cent of the world’s population living within 100kms of the sea.

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POLICE BRIEFS Close call

Speeding reveals stolen car

A MAN and woman were fortunate to avoid serious injuries after a single vehicle accident on Saturday. Their Mitsubishi ute towing a large tandem trailer carrying a racecar lost control on the Poowong Drouin Road after the trailer unhitched from the vehicle. The car then ran off the road and hit a tree. The two occupants, both from Bairnsdale, were taken to the Warragul Hospital with what was thought to be serious injuries; however both turned out to be minor. The male was released from hospital that afternoon while the woman was released the next morning. Leading Senior Constable Gary Slink from Loch Police praised the actions of passers by who went to the aid of the pair. “Someone with First Aid knowledge did a really good job and kept this woman fairly calm until two ambulances arrived,” he said. “We appreciate their help and the actions of other passers by who stopped and slowed traffic and warned oncoming vehicles of the accident, and ultimately prevented any other incidents.” Police from Loch and Leongatha attended and controlled traffic for two hours until the scene was cleared. The incident remains under investigation.

A STOLEN car was recovered on Monday during a police interception in Mirboo North. Police pulled over a Honda Civic on the Strzelecki Highway in Berrys Creek for speeding offences at around 9.30pm. Further enquiries revealed both the car and licence plates had been stolen from locations in Melbourne in two separate offences. Three males from the Latrobe Valley and East Gippsland have been interviewed and investigations are continuing. Charges for handling stolen goods are expected to be laid. Police from Mirboo North, Leongatha and Korumburra all attended.

Car thefts TWO stolen vehicles have yet to be retrieved after being taken last week. A purple Toyota utility with registration number WAO869 was taken from Oates Road in Wonthaggi between 7.30pm on Wednesday and 1am on Thursday. The second car, a gold coloured Holden sedan with registration number WZR223 was stolen between 6pm Saturday and 6.30am on Sunday from the owner’s address in Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi. Anyone with information about these thefts or who has seen either of these vehicles is encouraged to contact

Wonthaggi Police on 5672 1222.

Reappearing tractor POLICE are baffled with the return of a stolen tractor five months after it was taken. The Euroleopard tractor was left in the driveway of a Loch property after being stolen from the same farm in November last year. Loch Police said although the vehicle was returned, some of the equipment has been removed and is still missing. “It is unusual and we are investigating at this point,” Leading Senior Constable Gary Slink said. “It’s not often something is gone for months and then it just turns up.” A Crime Scene Officer from Wonthaggi is assisting Loch Police with collecting evidence for the investigation.

Slippery spill A LARGE diesel spill saw motorists getting into a spin over the Easter long weekend. Diesel spilt onto McDonald’s Track between Lang Lang and Nyora, and onto the South Gippsland Highway on Monday, April 9 causing “all sorts of issues” for drivers according to the Loch Police. Only one collision occurred, when a utility with one woman and three children on board lost traction on the road and lost control, hitting a tree. “We believe the vehicle was written off and luckily there were no injuries,

but it could have been potentially disastrous,” Leading Senior Constable Gary Slink said. “It really created havoc, with rain causing the road to become very slippery. There were at least four near misses reported where people lost traction.” CFA members from Lang Lang and Nyora turned out to clean up the spill with absorbent substances, however could only clear patches, with the spill stretching over 15 kilometres. Police said it was unclear how the spill had occurred.

Inverloch break-ins A NUMBER of Inverloch businesses were targeted by thieves early last week. Last Tuesday night, offenders forced their way through the rear doors of a cafe, the medical centre and a business office. An amount of cash was stolen from one premises, however nothing was taken from the other two. All three businesses were located in A’Beckett Street. Anyone with information can contact Wonthaggi Police on 5672 1222.

Excessive speeding POLICE nabbed a number of drivers for speeding over the weekend. A 60-year-old man from Melbourne was caught driving 130km per hour on the Inverloch Venus Bay Road on Saturday.

His licence has been suspended for one month and he received a $397 fine. A 40-year-old male from Queensland was also intercepted at 125km per hour on the Strzelecki Highway on Saturday. He had his licence suspended for one month and received a $336 fine. Both men also lost four demerit points.

Graffiti menace

A SPATE of graffiti offences has been committed over the past two weeks in Wonthaggi. The tags ‘Joel RIP’ and ‘Dope Boy RIP’ have been sprayed with red paint on buildings around the Big W, Murray Street and Graham Street areas. Anyone with information relating to these offences, please call Wonthaggi Police on 5672 1222 or Crimestoppers.

Stolen games

A PLAYSTATION 3 console was stolen from a Peart Street Leongatha home on the weekend. An offender entered through a window and stole the console and several games around midday on Saturday. Anyone with information regarding the incident can contact Leongatha Police on 5662 2285.

Governor to visit THE GOVERNOR of Victoria is set to visit the Bass Coast late next week, with a tour of the State Coal Mine and a presentation of the Bass Coast Young Leaders confirmed. The Honourable Alex Chernov will pay a fleeting 24-hour visit to the region with his wife, Elizabeth. A spokesperson from Bass Coast Shire Council reported the official itinerary will be finalised by the Governor’s office today (Tuesday), however it is believed Mr Chernov will take in the sights of the Bass Coast, with a trip down the Bunurong Coastal Drive, and visits to the Phillip Island Nature Park and the Grand Prix Circuit. It is also unconfirmed whether or not

Governor of Victoria to visit: the Honourable Alex Chernov and his wife Elizabeth will take a quick tour of the Bass Coast next week. the Governor will attend the Leongatha Secondary College centennial celebrations.

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Clinic $500,000 expansion begins By Sarah Vella LEONGATHA Health Care is commencing a refurbishment program to increase the capacity of their clinic on Koonwarra Road, thanks to a successful application for government funding. The $500,000 grant was received from the Commonwealth Government, as part of the Primary Care and Infrastructure Grants Initiative. Site preparation began recently, and clinic manager, Judy Robb, is expecting the work to be completed by the end

of August. “The upgrade to our facilities will include five additional consulting rooms, an additional waiting room, a disabled toilet and training facilities for student doctors, GP registrars and interns. We also hope to eventually provide for student nurse training placements as well,” Mrs Robb said. “The extensions will be welcomed because they will provide the extra rooms needed to provide for the increasing demand for appointments and hopefully will assist us in the recruitment of additional doctors. This will also help Leongatha Healthcare facilitate preventative health activities and provide the existing building with

a facelift. “The extra space will provide the facilities for practitioners and nurses to address chronic health problems and allow us to focus on preventative care. It will also allow us to increase hours and provide additional training placements and facilities in the region. “Ultimately, the new rooms will hopefully reduce the waiting time for appointments, provide more flexible consulting hours and allow us to meet the needs of everyone in the community. “While the renovations are taking place the clinic Site works: works have started on the Leongatha Health Care extension. will function as normal.”

National Disability Insurance Scheme: Andy Dunn from Korumburra with Every Australian Counts supporter and Packed to the Rafters star Angus McLaren at Moonya Community Services Disabilitea last year. Moonya is now inviting people to take part in Every Australian Counts Campaign’s rally in Federation Square on April 30.

Moonya rallies support for NDIS AFTER hosting the largest Disabilitea, raising awareness for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in the state, Moonya Community Services aims to continue their prominent support for the cause. On Monday, April 30, they’re inviting staff, clients, members, family and friends to join them on a trip to Federation Square in Melbourne where Every Australian Counts Campaign is hosting the biggest rally of people with disabilities this country has ever seen.

The motivation behind the event is to finally make the NDIS a reality. Moonya CEO Bernard Hanily said the rally will finally put politicians in a position to make an announcement about the scheme, with 100,000 signatures already on a petition supporting the scheme. “The scheme is all about people being able to take part in society unencumbered,” he said. “We currently have the largest amount of support out of any cause currently lobbying the government. “We’d love as many people to go as possible to make a major contribution and make sure the

rally is a success.” Mr Hanily said invitations had been extended to Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent MP and Bass MLA Ken Smith. Moonya will be running a free bus service and can help organise transport for anyone unable to travel by bus. Ironically, Mr Hanily said this already highlights transport issues for people with disabilities and the importance of the NDIS. Anyone interested in attending or wanting more information can contact Moonya Community Services in Wonthaggi on 5672 4343.

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KOONWARRA had an outstanding farmer’s market on Saturday, April 7, with an estimated 1200 in attendance. Many stalls

had sold out by 12noon. It was the best market Koonwarra has had for the past two years. IAN Harper is one of Australia’s best known economists and has worked closely with governments, banks, corporates and leading professional services firms for many years at the highest level. Ian Harper is sought after as a commentator and public speaker on economic and financial issues. Broadening his audience, in 2011, Ian’s book Economics for Life: An economist reflects on the meaning of life, money & what really matters won the SPCK award for Australian Christian Book of the Year. He is an outstanding leader in his field of economics but he is also a convinced Christian and has reflected at length on issues related to both finances and faith. He is coming to Wonthaggi on Thursday, April 26 and the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi is pleased to invite you to hear him speak. He will be speaking at a special open meeting at the Wonthaggi Club at 6.30pm on the theme: ‘What state are we in?’ Tickets are $25 per person and include dinner. Bookings close on April 20, and places are limited. For further information, phone Graeme Peters on 5672 4590. THE garbage located on the Middle Tarwin Road and South Gippsland Highway turn-off near Meeniyan is still uglifying the roadside. VicRoads is in the process of organising and pricing a contractor to remove the rubbish. Once that’s been done they will program the removal to be carried out.

Bollywood night: Carino’s Restaurant held a special theme night with an Indian ‘Bollywood’ theme on Saturday. The restaurant was packed and people enjoyed a great meal along with some Indian dancing. Pictured from left are, Dhrav Chauhan, Sunny Kumar, Fatimah Desai, Ari from Carinos, Harpreet Sandhu, and Dj Arya. THE Today Show will once again visit our region on Thursday, April 19. The show will telecast the weather portion of the program from Coal Creek Community Park and Museum in Korumburra from 6am until 8.35am. There will be six live crosses throughout the morning, from different locations in the park that will showcase the beauty and the diversity of the attraction. Everyone is welcome to join in this wonderful opportunity to promote South Gippsland, so come on down. Dressing in period costume is encouraged! For more information, phone Rowena Ashley on 5655 1811.

Helping hands: Inverloch and District Lions Tim Drowley, Steve McHugh, Neil Everitt, Annie Rivera, Geoff Cole and Ken Aly lent a helping hand at the Inverloch on the Flip display on the Easter weekend. The hard working volunteers from the Lions Club are always helping out at a range of community events.

Young views sought

FUNDING has been increased for this year’s Youth Parliament, in an attempt to encourage greater participation from young people living in rural and regional Victoria.

Made it to 70: pictured from left is Garry Gardner and his wife Pam. Seated behind them is Craig Bradford of Mackay, Queensland. GARRY Gardner celebrated his 70th birthday over two days during Easter. Family and friends travelled from as far as Syd-

ney, Mackay and Woodend to help Garry celebrate. Glenn and Jane hosted the occasion at their Mardan home. Garry’s birthday is actually today, so happy birthday Garry!

Member for Eastern Victoria Philip Davis encouraged Gippslanders aged 16-25 to be part of the program. Delivered by YMCA Victoria, the Youth Parliament aims to develop leadership, decision-making, public speaking and presentation skills in young people. The program also includes parliamentary history, etiquette and procedure. Mr Davis said the State Government had increased the annual funding for the program from $50,000 to $75,000. The 2012 Youth Parliament will take place from July 1-6 and applications are now open for up to 120 young people to participate. For further information visit www.youthcentral.vic. gov.au

Call for Submissions Provision of a Disability Facility Based Respite Service, Morwell The Victorian Government’s Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking proposals for the provision of disability facility based respite accommodation services in the Gippsland region. The initiative will specifically target people with a disability who have complex support needs. The capital component of the new accommodation will be provided and owned by DHS with support in the new service being provided by a local community service organisation. Suitably qualified and experienced service providers are invited to apply to undertake the delivery of the service which will be based in Morwell. To obtain a copy of this Request for Proposal, please contact: Jenny Smith, Tel: 51772500, Email: jenny.m.smith@dhs.vic.gov.au Or Nicky Levey, Tel: 51449147, Email: nicky.levey@dhs.vic.gov.au Submissions should be delivered to: Manager Disability Partnerships & Service Planning Department of Human Services PO Box 1661 Traralgon 3844 By 15:00 Friday 4 May 2012– late submissions will not be accepted. This request for proposals process does not commit the Department of Human Services to the provision of funding or to the short-listing of applicants.

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ANNE Atkin lives with Parkinson’s, is a Parkinson’s Victoria Ambassador and is an artist in her own right. Anne’s latest project is an art exhibition being held currently at Coal Creek, Korumburra, with artwork from 10 people like her and will run through until the end of April. Anne says that painting has helped her, and others, to deal with the condition. Anne has set up a Painting with Parkinson’s group in Cranbourne where she lives and is helping establish two other groups in Doncaster and Frankston. She would love to see a group established in South Gippsland and has the support of Coal Creek who have offered a room for a group to use when it is established. For more information on the exhibition or the establishment of a Painting with Parkinson’s group in South Gippsland, please visit www.anneatkinart.com.

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Every meal counts By Simone Short WHILE some may take having a conversation over the dinner table for granted, many others dine alone without the comfort of family and friends, or furthermore, struggle to put a meal on the table.

The Anglican Parish of Wonthaggi is doing its part to make at least one night a week a little brighter. For over a year now, volunteers have been running a weekly dinner at the church every Monday night, except for during school holidays. Reverend Graeme Peters said the two course cooked meal isn’t necessarily for disadvantaged people; anyone and everyone is invited to come along. “It’s a community meal rather than a soup kitchen; the idea is anyone from the community who wants to share in a meal does so,” he said. “It enables the mixing of folk from the community; some are needy, and others just want to share.” Rev Peters said the church community first came up with the idea of the community meals after the welfare of many families became an emerging issue; for example, the influx of desalination plant workers created an acute need for accommodation in the area, raising rental prices and causing increased stress on low-income families. “A lot of families are in need and we wanted to do more than hand out vouchers,” he said. “We wanted to encourage sharing, and decided a meal was the way to go.” When the meals first started, between 40 and 50 people would arrive

every week; a year later, numbers range around 70 and sometimes exceed 90. Rev Peters said around 90 per cent of the people are regulars, while others move on, but people are always contributing to the meals, or coming to help in the kitchen. The community has also been generous in providing goods for the meals, with people bringing different vegetables: a trailer load of around 20 pumpkins was donated at one point. The meals are always family style, wholesome meals that vary from week to week. Three teams of around 10 people take it in turns to help out in the kitchen, preparing food and having it ready to serve by 5.30pm, in time for young children to eat and be home in bed at a reasonable time. Associate Priest Anne Perryman said the people who gather for the meals are from different situations: some are single or elderly people seeking some company, or families with children meeting to share a meal with friends. “They all have varying needs, but when they meet here there is a community within itself,” she said. “You can see different relationships forming; 12 months on, there’s definitely a wider family here and it’s great.” A number of businesses and organisations around the area also help the church provide meals, such as the church’s op shop, Aldi, Paul the Pieman from Inverloch, Baker’s Delight, the Bass Coast Community Foundation, Thiess Degremont, the Wonthaggi Lions Club, and the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi who often drop by to help with the dishes.

Above: Anglican Parish of Wonthaggi: Reverend Graeme Peters and Associate Priest Anne Perryman with some of the many volunteers who donate their time to cooking community meals each Monday night. Coming together: Kayla, Samantha, Luke, Ruby, Noah and Tammy from Wonthaggi come together with other families to share a meal every Monday night, where the people attending have become like an extended family.

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Say no to debt AUSTRALIAN debt has ballooned to $239,341 million. That’s $52,000,000 owed by 5200 people at Leongatha alone. What does your commu-

nity owe? It’s $10,000 on the head of every man, woman and child in Australia. We will soon as a nation reach our legislated debt limit of $250,000,000,000. Yet the new leader of the greens who has been the boss

E D I T O R I A L THE community of Dumbalk has managed to get an about face on the auctioning of the former Dumbalk Primary School site. Despite the confusion surrounding the proposed sale, the community now has a chance to sit down and work out the most suitable plan for the site going forward. The signage for the sale, which went up on April 4, obviously signalled alarm bells for the Dumbalk residents who then rallied to try to have the auction overturned. But, once the wheels of bureaucracy start moving it can be hard for the community to turn back the tide. But a word to local member Peter Ryan and the sale was off. Let’s hope the location and facility can be put to good use for the community; if indeed the auction has been called off and not postponed. **** HAGGLING over budget priorities has already started ahead of what should be an interesting meeting tomorrow when the South Gippsland Shire prepares for its 2012/2013 budget. Cr Lewis has already come out swinging by saying there needs to be more for core services like roads, waste collections, swimming pools and infrastructure. He has and always will listen to the ratepayers and certainly the message about improved roads and maintaining our swimming pools has come out loud and clear. Cr Lewis is of the opinion there are too many pen pushers amongst council staff writing too many submissions and reports; maybe it is time to reduce the massive administration bill this Shire has and put more into the core services. **** The Leongatha football community is excited and so they should be. After a resounding win over the Wonthaggi Power in Saturday’s opening night blockbuster, the club is all set to keep firing under the coaching of ex-Richmond player Will Thursfield. But it is not just the coach who’s firing but the other 20 players running around the oval, with some of the fiercest tackling seen for some time. But, as they say in football, “it’s one week at a time.”

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for five minutes wants us to go further into debt. Clearly she has learnt nothing from the Queensland election. Australians don’t want more debt. Read the election results! When are socialist and green politicians going to get it? The interest payments alone of what we now owe thanks entirely to the socialists and greens would cover a national disability scheme. Imagine that? So here we have the real greens agenda...wanting to sink us further into a quagmire of debt. What does that say about the greens? Incompetence on a grand scale. Clearly they want to send the nation broke. They are not fit to be anywhere near government. Get them out and get decent economic managers in...now! Tony Griggs, Hallston

Ambushed COUNCIL and residents of Agnes and Welshpool have been ambushed by the granting of a coal mining exploration licence in their district. This starkly demonstrates the inadequacy of regulations that merely require an advertisement in a metro paper and one in a regional paper rarely sighted by residents of the affected locality. The Baillieu government seems determined to keep the issuing of licences as quiet as possible. There was minimal publicity for last year’s Upper House inquiry into greenfields mining which neither Bass Coast nor South Gippsland councils responded to. Gippsland Coastal Council did make a submission opposing coal mining at Gelliondale which would deplete the aquifer even further. The Coastal Council also opposed transportation of coal from Port Anthony through Corner Inlet Marine Park. People in Bass Coast have mobilised opposition to an exploration licence for coal seam gas. South Gippsland Council and residents urgently need to inform themselves about the impacts of CSG exploration

and production. An excellent source of information is the Senate’s Rural Affairs Committee’s Interim Report. All four parliamentary parties support its findings and recommendations. The Federal Government will establish a National Partnership with the states through COAG to improve and harmonise regulations for CSG exploration and mining, and has also allocated $150 million for an expert scientific committee to assess new mining proposals and commission research into the aquifers and geology of areas where mining is conducted or planned. Makes you wonder if recent applications in Victoria are attempts to beat the imposition of stronger rules. The Interim Report states (item 1.39) “For landholders the intrusion of a gas company, even at the exploration stage, (emphasis added) is significant. Drilling rigs, well heads, access roads, pipelines and other infrastructure have a direct impact on the operation of an agricultural property”. Item 4.1 states that while most farmers know they don’t own the minerals below their land, they are shocked to discover they “are legally bound to give access to exploration companies and that companies could construct roads, clear drilling sites, build camps and construct gas production facilities.” Chapter four describes poor behaviour by mining companies and stresses the need for famers to negotiate detailed and specific written access agreements. Chapter two outlines the known and unknown impacts on ground water and aquifers. 2.14 states, “The reduction in pressure in a coal seam will result in a local fall in the water level and pressure”.The CSIRO (2.12) lists additional impacts as migration of methane through aquifers and wells, leakage of water from aquifers or migration of saline water into aquifers, subsidence and impacts on mound springs. When exploring for coal seam gas the company is not

just getting rock samples, it is measuring the gas flow and the economic prospects. This could require numbers of wells. All wells will produce large amounts of saline water which will have to be stored in containment dams until treated. The two main hazards are seepage/leakage/ overtopping after heavy rain, and the disposal of salt and brine after the water is treated. The only way of disposing of salt and brine found to date is to dump it in landfill. All the above are matters of great concern to local landowners, environmentalists and councils. Wilma Western Leongatha

Wrong image I APPRECIATE the annoyance Mr Horell felt at the incident concerning the Peart Street window of his shop. However, the pose, attire, facial expression and environment of the attractive young woman in the ad in question leaves the viewer with an impression of her physical/sexual appeal only. She is not represented as having skills or intelligence (“riding” a motorbike in water?). There is significant negative impact to the mental, emotional and psychological health and well-being of women in our community when they are constantly bombarded with advertising images representing women as having no other value apart from their physical/ sexual appeal. The Australian Medical Association has recently expressed serious concerns about the negative health impact on young people of sexualised advertising. Men also are shortchanged when encouraged to view women first and foremost as sex objects without consideration of their skills, intelligence, feelings and other gifts, talents and qualities. Such a view of women will inevitably lead to superficial, passing and hurtful relationships for both men and women.

It should come as no surprise that some of the female customers in his shop did not find the advertising “offensive”. In a society in which much advertising depicts female attractiveness and happiness only in terms of a blatant display of her sexuality, many women today feel they are only attractive and worthwhile when they express themselves sexually. Mr Horell is reported in The Star as commenting that there are far worse advertising images all over Melbourne. None of us is going to have a positive impact on our community if we strive to be only a little better than the worst. I hope Mr Horell decides to feature more positive advertising on his shop’s windows in the future. Therese Chandrasegaran Nerrena

Appeal to locals

In 1989 I had the privilege of attending the Centenary of the Leongatha Primary School. This was a most joyous occasion renewing friendships and meeting those who had attended the primary school long after I had left what was then the Leongatha High School. The only downside of the wonderful event was that the locals did not attend! Among the reasons given to me were ‘Why would we go when we see everyone all the time?’ By ‘locals’ I refer to those living in Leongatha, or close by. The attendance was made up of mainly visitors - those who had long ago moved from the area for reasons of marriage, their parents’ change of employment, their own employment etc. The reasons are long and varied. However, we all came back to see YOU - THE LOCALS. May I make a passionate plea to those of you who are so fortunate to live in this most wonderful part of Australia (particularly those who attended in the late 40s early 50s) to come along and renew old friendships. ‘Old School Tie’ Melbourne

Education centre plan decision pending By Jane Ross SEVEN learning centres need to be set up now to boost tertiary education provision in Gippsland.

That is one of a list of 10 recommendations put by the Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan Review. Leongatha and Wonthaggi are possible inclusions. The manager of GippsTAFE Leongatha Stuart Cooper said with its upto-date technology, the campus was perfectly placed to host such a centre. The Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall was expected some weeks ago to announce which recommendations the State Government would take up but he hasn’t done so yet. His spokesman James Martin said on Thursday a formal government response “is expected soon”, adding the government was committed to “delivering on a range of strategies to support the Gippsland community during a time of significant change”. Headed by eminent academic Professor Kwong Lee Dow, the review panel’s task was to find ways of im-

Experts: the panel that drew up the Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan, from left Dr Michele Allan, Professor Kwong Lee Dow (chair) and Mr John Mitchell. proving school retention in the region as well as boost the numbers accessing tertiary education. That is a tall order. School retention rates in the region are low. Only 63 per cent of males are still at school at the start of Year 12 compared with 78.1 per cent of females. Bass Coast and South Gippsland

shires both have a higher-than-stateaverage percentage of early school leavers in apprenticeships, traineeships and part and full time work, while the percentage of early school leavers in Bass Coast looking for work is well above state average. Professor Lee Dow and his colleagues Dr Michele Allan and Mr John Mitchell travelled across Gippsland

gathering information. They presided over a forum at the Leongatha campus of GippsTAFE and continued on to Bass Coast Shire. They concluded particular help was needed for those from less advantaged backgrounds. Two immediate innovations are recommended: the six or seven learning centres and the establishment of a Gippsland Tertiary Education Council. These learning centres should be within existing institutions, obviating the need for students to spend long hours commuting. The lack of public transport was highlighted in the review which said services between Wonthaggi and Leongatha were infrequent and travel to Central Gippsland “even more difficult”. The review recommended the education council advise on student transport issues and infrastructure planning. The education council would be made up of ministerial appointments. Mr Cooper said the council was going ahead anyway, irrespective of the education plan. He welcomed its formation. “It will be a good thing.”

Mr Cooper, who also chairs South Gippsland/Bass Coast LLEN, said the council would “formalise cohesive pathways”, making it easier for TAFE students to transition to Monash University. It has been recommended that the council set a five-year plan for growth in a number of areas including participation rates, enrolments, attainment and Aboriginal participation rates. Upgrading the tertiary programs and courses available in Gippsland is another recommendation, together with Gippsland providers looking to “export” tertiary education and training in their areas of expertise. Other recommendations include encouraging universities to enable Gippsland secondary students to access extension programs and ensuring tertiary programs respond to shifts to a low carbon economy and changing demographics. The latter includes ageing of the population, with the need for health workers, including doctors from the Gippsland Medical School, recognised as essential.

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Capturing precious memories

By Sarah Vella

HEARTFELT is a volunteer organisation of professional photographers, who are dedicated to giving the gift of photographic memories to families.

The free service is aimed at families that have experienced a stillbirth or a premature birth, who have an ill infant, or a child with a serious or terminal illness. Heartfelt is an Australia wide organisation, with over 40 volunteers in Victoria alone, with each state handling around 50 cases each So small: Alexandra, month. president of Heartfelt. Malcolm Garth, of Mirboo North is the Victorian representative for the organisation. With a background as an ambulance officer and professional photographer, a post on Facebook prompted Mr Garth to contact Heartfelt to offer his services. “I saw the post on Facebook about Heartfelt and thought, I could do that,” Mr Garth said. “There has not been too many families needing the Heartfelt service out this way, but that is probably because it hasn’t been strongly promoted. “We want to put an end to the conversations that start with ‘I wish we had known about you’, and help as many families as we can.”

The position of Heartfelt photographer is one that requires extreme sensitivity and compassion. “It can be pretty confronting. My most recent job was a baby that was stillborn at 23 weeks. Seeing families at the worst possible time in their lives is difficult, but, at the same time, being able to create everlasting memories for them and make a difference in their lives is really rewarding,” Mr Garth said. “The very first shoot I did was a two-yearold boy with brain tumours, which were also affecting his spine. He could only walk with assistance and I thought, ‘I might not be able to cope with this’. “I got through the shoot, but had taken by Gavin Blue, to pull up on the side of the road on the way home for a think.” Describing what he does for Heartfelt to others can sometimes be difficult. “Most people say ‘it is really good that you do that, but it’s not something I would do’. “But I think until someone is in the position to require Heartfelt’s services, it is hard to know how they would handle it,” he said. “The best part is making a difference for families, in a trying and difficult time and helping them to remember their children with beautiful images.” For more information on Heartfelt and the services they can provide, go to www. heartfelt.org.au or check them out on Facebook.

Heartfelt volunteer: Victorian representative of Heartfelt, Malcolm Garth, at his Mirboo North gallery with one of his own photos.

Mayor’s message Cr Veronica Dowman Council is responsible for managing 42 kilometres of foreshore across the Shire. Our foreshores are places of beauty and natural habitats that are attractive for visitors to Bass Coast. Any loss of these places is to be avoided. Caring for the foreshores involves land management, conservation programs and public access. Council also manages infrastructure projects and programs to upgrade and maintain foreshore facilities such as beach access tracks and recreational boating facilities. Our Natural Resources Management programs also include control of environmental weeds and indigenous revegetation, the control of pest animals such as rabbits and protection of threatened native animals such as the

Hooded Plover. Last year Council started a project to address the problem. In June 2011 Council adopted The Foreshore Encroachment plan, with a process to address this misuse of public land. Since then Council has been inspecting our reserves and developing a register of all the encroachment sites. This means that we’re in a better position to take further action. There are a variety of different examples where people are encroaching on public land. Some are extending their lawns into Council reserves or planting exotic and potentially invasive plants. Others have built fire pits and barbecues, or placed equipment, caravans or even sheds on the f oreshore. This is happening in Council managed bushland reserves in-

cluding areas of Cowes, Silverleaves, Ventnor, Grantville and Coronet Bay. This issue is of concern to many people in our community. Our reserves belong to the public and shouldn’t be used exclusively for private use. So I am pleased that we are taking these steps to protect our unique environment, to reclaim our public land for the community and to conserve indigenous vegetation. Information on Council’s program of encroachment removal is contained in Bass Coast Shire Council, Encroachment into Foreshore and Bushland Reserves: A Procedure for Action, 1 June 2011, available on Council’s website at www.basscoast. vic.gov.au Cr Veronica Dowman, Mayor Bass Coast Shire Council

Not the pits

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THE Wonthaggi Pit Pony Festival was a smash hit on the weekend.

And why not? With a glorious day on offer, and a host of events, it was little wonder the crowds rolled in. Organiser Teanna Roetz said there had been a number of festivals

in Wonthaggi, but this was the first that had been pitched specifically to children and teens. “We have a festival in Wonthaggi about every two years. The others have been for adults, this one’s all for the kids,” she said. “We’re starting to get a fair crowd in now.” Teanna said the success of the

festival was assured by making sure there was something for every taste. Animal Aid, Friends of the Heathland, Foons Photography, 3M FM, kids art, pony rides, storytellers, fence weaving demonstrations, plaster painting, a Freeza talent show and the efforts of the CFA, all contributed to the success of the event, she said.

Top honour for Molly MOLLY Carlile has been named International Journal of Palliative Nursing Awards Educator of the Year for 2012. As a finalist in the awards, she flew to London to “a very posh function” at the Royal Artillery Company. She is thrilled to have won the honour because it recognises the work she does. Since her days at Gippsland Southern Health Service, Molly has been encouraging us all to recognise the importance of talking about death and grieving. She is an author and speaker and was a Churchill Fellow in 2008. Molly hopes her latest award will lead to more opportunities for her to talk “out there ….. to inform, empower and support normal folk to care for their own community members when they face terminal illness, death and grief.”

Molly Carlile: has won international recognition for her work in palliative care.

Advocacy projects a priority THE South Gippsland Shire Council priority projects for 2012 are on the table with major projects continuing in the region being a focus.

Hula princess: Breona Roetz has a passion for hula hoops that will not be denied. She demonstrated her sublime skills at the Wonthaggi Pit Pony Festival Day on Saturday.

Great mates: Charlotte Crellin (Wonthaggi), Sienna Braggins (Venus Bay) and Lucas Ton (Wonthaggi) had a great day out at the Wonthaggi Pit Pony Festival Day on Saturday.

New things on the bill include highway safety improvements at the Mine Road/Bridge Street intersection in Korumburra and development of the Leongatha Rail Yard. South Gippsland Shire Council spokesperson Jeannie Hicks said that council will campaign to other organisations regarding these projects. “Council’s role with these priority projects is an advocacy one,” she said. “We will be talking with VicRoads and encouraging them to make the Bridge Street intersection safer,” Ms Hicks said. Council can’t do more than that because they don’t have authority over highway works. It will be a similar process with the Leongatha Rail Yard. “We’ll be talking with VicTrack to see what progress is being made,” Ms Hicks said. “We don’t own it so can’t do anything but to advocate for progress there.”

OWNERS of holiday homes in Bass Coast Shire can be fined for failing to register their properties.

Up to 500 holiday houses have already been registered and this number is expected to grow. Fines range from $480 for individual owners through to $1200 for corporations. Council staff can help with information about the registration process. Registration applies to rentals able to accommodate six or more. The aim is to ensure holiday homes meet a required standard with appropriate management of rubbish and nuisance issues such as excessive noise and unruly parties. It will also help control over crowding.

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New technology for treatment plant SOUTH Gippsland Water has recently finalised the installation of Aqua Armour™ on the service basin at the Meeniyan water treatment plant.

Aqua Armour™ is an evaporation and algal control system. Designed and constructed in Australia, the system is made up of separate partially submerged floating hexagonal units. These units sit at the top of the water surface cutting out sunlight which prevents algal growth and limits evaporation. South Gippsland Water is continually looking for ways to improve its water efficiency and minimise evaporation and this is one such way the corporation can improve its efficiency. South Gippsland Water investigated a number of options to improve water quality and limit evaporation from the Meeniyan service basin, including construction of large shade cloth structures. The corporation ul-

timately decided to install Aqua Armour™, a relatively new innovation in the water industry, due to its low cost and ability to be moved to alternate locations in the future. South Gippsland Water has installed 1800 Aqua Armour™ units at Meeniyan, which now cover the water surface area. Each unit, once ballasted with water, weighs approximately 80kg and is designed to sit on the water and resist winds of up to 200 kph. Designed as free floating modules, they arrange themselves across the water storage and provide a continuous, yet permeable cover which still allows rain to be captured and stored. The service basin at the Meeniyan Water Treatment Plant has a capacity of 6ML and a surface area of approximately 2000m2. Other advantages of the system include a reduction in water temperature of two to three degrees and a reduction in wave action and bank

erosion across large dams. South Gippsland Water estimates that on a yearly basis it loses approximately 3.8ML of water from the basin to evaporation. Evaporation savings based on data from Aqua Armour™ suggest that South Gippsland Water could save up to 3.4ML or 88 per cent of evaporation from the basin. That equates to a potential of over 1.3 Olympic sized swimming pools of water saved per year. South Gippsland Water’s managing director, Philippe du Plessis is confident about the benefits of the new installation. “The installation of Aqua Armour™ is an important step in improving water quality and minimising water lost through evaporation at our Meeniyan water treatment plant,” said Mr du Plessis. “The corporation looks forward to seeing the benefits of this new technology in action.”

New technology: a view of the Aqua Armour™ modules installed at Meeniyan water treatment plant, aimed at reducing evaporation and algal activity.

Poowong local top massage student Troubleshooter role continues KATELYN Miller, LLEW Vale has been reappointed chairman of Goulburn Murray Water (GMW).

has received an award for most outstanding remedial massage student at the recent presentation ceremony at GippsTAFE, Morwell. Katelyn now works in private practices in Poowong and Warragul and at Burra Health in Korumburra. She studied the Certificate IV in Massage Practice and the Diploma of Remedial Massage at GippsTAFE’s Morwell campus.

Well done: from left, GippsTAFE CEO Dr Peter Whitley, Director of the Australian Association of Massage Therapists, Dr Colin Thornby, outstanding remedial massage student Katelyn Miller and GippsTAFE Board President David Gittins at the award ceremony in Morwell recently.

The former chief of South Gippsland Water was appointed head of the troubled GMW early last year. State Water Minister Peter Walsh said Mr Vale’s original tenure didn’t end until September this year, but a decision was made early to provide continuity and certainty. The Minister said Mr Vale had addressed concerns about the governance and financial

sustainability of GMW, providing confidence to its customers, stakeholders and communities. “Llew is well respected in the water industry and I am confident he will continue to lead GMW out of its previous position and re-establish GMW as a regional water authority that is responsive to its customers’ needs.” A Toora farmer, Mr Vale was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2002 for services to the water industry and community. His term as GMW chairman will run until August 31 2014.

In charge: former South Gippsland Water chairman Llew Vale has been reappointed head of Goulburn Murray Water for another two years.

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CWA craft draws crowds THERE was a high class of work at the Country Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association of Victoria Gippsland Hills Group annual exhibition of Handicrafts, Art and Home industries on Friday and Saturday.

This was the 58th exhibition of this type run by the CWA and had a great turnout of entrants from the local branches. A great range of craft from quilts to cookery were on display over the two days and drew a good amount of people through the doors. Meeniyan took out the branch aggregate award while many entrants received individual awards.

Individual winners: Maryke Dann from Bena CWA (third), Marilyn Mackie of Meeniyan CWA (first) and Patricia Griggs of Inverloch CWA (second). Best exhibitors: (back from left) Marilyn Mackie (cookery and floral art), Penny Wolswinkel (embroidery and canvas work), Margaret Hyde (craft), (front) Patricia Griggs (toys and dolls), Norma Head (accepting from Beverly Rowe in cut flowers and containers of plants), Liz Leigh (accepting for Linda McEwan in art and photography) and Jenny Rich (knitting and crochet).

Top quilt: Lorrain Bruhn took out best exhibit in the sewing, patchwork, appliquĂŠ and quilts section with her work.

Milpara Community House News Milpara Community House in Korumburra is open again after the school holidays with a brand new green Term 2 program. **** We have an exciting new course in basic computer literacy on offer. Our state government funding body (the Adult, Community and Further Education Board) has subsidised eight International Computer Driving Licences (ICDL) for people seeking work, a better job or further education. We have two courses to teach ICDL which will be run over nine weeks. The first course runs from Monday April 23 until June 25 from 9.30am to 12.30pm and second course will run on Fridays from 1pm to 4pm commencing on April 27 until June 22. This is a great opportunity to get

an accredited certificate to recognise your computer literacy. For further information - contact Sandra or Belinda on 5655 2524. **** Local artist Lance Rogers will teach beginners or those with some experience how to use a range of mediums in the Painting and Drawing class to be held over six Mondays starting on April 30 from 1pm to 4pm. **** Other art and craft classes include cake decorating, a mosaic workshop, crochet and embroidery, gift cards and an evening sewing course. **** Kerry Coutts returns on Thursday mornings to teach Creative Writing for aspiring writers or to gain confidence to start you on

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Who will you relay for? THE third annual Relay For Life will be held at the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22.

The Relay For Life is a unique, overnight fundraising event, beginning at 3pm on Saturday afternoon, and finishing at 10am on Sunday morning. It is an event that brings communities together in the fight against cancer. So far, around 20 teams have registered for the relay; however organisers would love to see more. Ed Hanley, from Dumbalk who is relaying with the Woorayl team said that his team will take anyone and everyone. “We would like to encourage all people to register, it is best to join up with a team, but individuals are also welcome,” Mr Hanley said. “It’s only $20 to reg-

ister and each person will receive a blue Relay For Life T-shirt. “We want as many people as possible to join in, participants can register on the day, but pre-registrations are preferred.” The relay is also a great family event, with great local entertainment provided throughout the weekend, including singers and dancers, a ‘Miss Relay’ competition (for male relayers only), a scout climbing wall and much more. The Lions Club will be on hand for the entire relay, providing food and drinks. The relay is not a race, instead participants take turns to walk or run around the track. Whether you camp overnight and stay for the whole event, or just visit and walk a few laps, your commitment and support will make a meaningful contribution to the cancer fight. Whether you are a can-

cer survivor, a carer, supporting friends or loved ones, or simply wanting to make a difference, Relay For Life empowers everyone who participates. All cancer survivors and carers are welcome to take part in the walk, whether they are part of a team or not. People

who choose to walk as survivors are those who are now cancer-free, and those who are currently undergoing treatment. Carers include those walking with the person they cared for and those walking in honour of a loved one lost. To register, visit the

Relay For Life website (http://www.relayforlife. org.au) or contact Walter Aich on 0419 559 367, or Mary Trease on 5664 4344, or come to the Recreation Reserve in time to register before the 3pm start on Saturday, April 21.

The Lions Club: will once again be on hand to provide a barbecue, snacks and drinks across the weekend.

Up the wall: one of the attractions at the relay is the Scouts climbing wall, where anyone can have a go.

Helen Corry: a cancer survivor’s story EVERY cancer survivor’s story is individual and represents a journey of deep emotions, good days and bad days, good news and bad news, each survivor has their own way of dealing with the disease and what comes afterwards. Helen’s is such a story. Helen Corry learnt about her breast cancer in February 2010, after living through an earlier scare; with a family history of breast cancer she was on the look-out for the signs, but as with most people she was not prepared for the bad news. After receiving the news Helen returned home to face her family and friends. “After lots of hugs and kisses, I said that that was enough crying, I needed to laugh, so I organised my friends to come around on the condition that no one was allowed to cry. I’m not sure if this was fair on them, but it was how I was going to cope. Crying made me tired and I needed to be strong to fight the battle I had ahead of me”. Over a period of 12 months, Helen endured six lots of chemotherapy. A mastectomy found a cancerous lump, so she needed radiation therapy as well; a course of “25 zaps”, removal of her ovaries and medication to reduce the production of oestrogen now follows. Helen found that, as with many cancer treatments, each step in the process may uncover more bad news that had to be dealt with, each experience putting a strain on already stretched energy reserves. Helen’s ‘support crew’ helped her get through the treatments. “I had three chemo buddies who shared coming to chemo with me. It was a real girl’s Surviving: Helen Corry is keeping her positive outlook on life, day out.” after surviving a battle with breast cancer. In November 2011, Helen celebrated her

first year of being cancer free. She says that she has a great life with her supportive family and has taught herself not to stress over the little things. She surrounds herself with people who are positive and make her laugh. While Helen says that the fear of the cancer returning is “hovering in my mind”, it will not take over her life and she will continue to stay positive and have regular checks. Cancer survivors and their family and friends are invited to participate in the South Gippsland Relay For Life Survivors and Carers Walk starting at 3pm Saturday, April 21, at the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve. Walter Aich, chair of the Relay organis-

ing committee said that he would like to see as many Survivors and Carers join in as possible. “The Survivor and Carers walk gives relayers the opportunity to celebrate with those people who have beaten cancer”, he said. To register for the Survivors and Carers Walk please go to the Relay For Life website (http://www.relayforlife.org.au/GetInvolved/ Survivorsandcarers.aspx) or contact Walter on 0419 559 367 or come to the Recreation Reserve in time to register before the 3pm start on Saturday 21 April. The Lions Club will provide afternoon tea for all Survivors and Carers.

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Social day for Men’s Shed members MEN from sheds all around South Gippsland and Bass Coast gathered on Wednesday, for a barbecue at McIndoe Park in Leongatha. With five sheds located in the South Gippsland region and four sheds in the Bass Coast region, it was a great opportunity for the members of the region’s sheds to get together to network and socialise. Gippsland Southern Health Service, along with the Bass Coast and South Gippsland Shire Councils led the opportunity to bring the men together. Tony Cornish, from Bass Coast Shire Council said that the gathering was a great kick-start initiative. “Getting the shed members together allows fantastic sharing to go on between them,” Mr Cornish said. Julia Lomas, the health promotions officer for Gippsland Southern Health Service was keen to see opportunities and

ideas from the shed members. “Men’s Sheds are a growing thing at the moment, so hopefully we can make these meetings more frequent,” Ms Lomas said. “These gatherings give the men a chance to network, socialise and work together collectively, on things such as funding.” Barbara Cook, from the South Gippsland Shire Council said that the partnership that the health service and the local councils had with the region’s sheds is a great thing. “It’s a good opportunity for the men to work together, to plan what they want and to work out their priorities,” Ms Cook said. The Leongatha Men’s Shed meets every Wednesday, at 2pm in the studio area of the Lyric Theatre shed on Watson Road, in the industrial estate. More photos in social scene on page 38 today.

Food and talk: from left, Doug Don from the Venus Bay Men’s Shed, Rolf Taylor from Leongatha, Pino Bakos from the Corner Inlet shed, Peter Marriner from Mirboo North, Peter Carr, from the Victorian Men’s Shed Association and Frank McGarvey from the Leongatha Men’s shed enjoyed a bite to eat and good company at the barbecue on Wednesday.

Mayor’s message Exhibition photos: Doug Boston from the Korumburra and District Historical Society.

‘Time and Motion’ exhibition COAL Creek Community Gallery, in conjunction with the Korumburra and District Historical Society, will host a fascinating photographic exhibition ‘Time and Motion’, showcasing innovations and inventions that shaped the lives of South Gippslanders. The exhibition will open on Friday April 20 and continue to Sunday May 20 as part of the National Trust Heritage Festival (www.nattrust.com.au/heritage_festival). Coal Creek co-ordinator Rowena Ashley is delighted to be working with the Historical Society once more.

“Their records and photographs are extensive and have been very professionally collated to preserve these vivid recollections of the past for future generations,” she said. “This is a rare opportunity to study old photographs and history that build a fascinating story of the pioneering history of many local families.” “With the magical autumn weather, it’s a great excuse to bring the family to Coal Creek and for generations of one family to share their common heritage in their local communities and the bigger picture of South Gippsland.” The Community Gallery and Visitor Information Centre in the Coal Creek foyer is open seven days a week from 10 am to 4 pm. Enquiries: 5655 1811.

Cr Mohya Davies THE third annual Sustainability Festival at Coal Creek last weekend was another resounding success, with a bigger field of stall holders and features than ever. Its collaboration with the Farmers Market works a treat, tapping into an audience already interested in sustainable living. The Festival reflects Council’s ongoing commitment to the implementation of its Sustainability Strategy which was adopted in December 2010. My thanks go to our Sustainability team which worked hard to pull the program together, and to the many other staff who volunteered to give up their Saturday without pay to help out. They are examples of the many officers we have who regularly go the ‘extra mile’ without any public recognition. Coal Creek will also gain national coverage this week as the Today Show broadcasts six live weather crosses from the Park on Thursday

morning from 6.30 to 8am. This is the third time in the last six months that South Gippsland has been involved in Today Show crosses, with previous ones from the Toora Caravan Park and a more recently from Tidal River about six weeks ago. Channel 10 also featured the Prom in its travel program Places we go last Saturday, and the Age had a two page feature on the Prom on Easter Saturday, so the collaborative marketing of the region by our Tourism officers, local tourism groups and Destination Gippsland are certainly starting to pay dividends. Big Easter crowds swelled local activities and helped to make iconic events like the Tour de Tarwin and the Foster market outstanding successes. A new event, the Franklin Downs Music Festival near Toora also got off to a great start with a sizeable receptive crowd enjoying the music. The late Charlie Brown would have been smiling down from above as he watched families

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enjoying the annual Easter picnic and old fashioned games held in his memory at Waratah Bay. It really is a lovely event of simple and satisfying pleasures. I do appreciate the hard work that people put into the organisation of events ... they are wonderful drawcards for the region. The Electoral Representation Review has almost drawn to a close and copies of the final report are available at Council Reception and on Council’s website at http://www. southgippsland.vic.gov.au/Page/ Page.asp?Page_Id=556&p=1. The report, which recommends some minor changes to ward boundaries, has been forwarded to the Minister for Local Government, The Hon. Jeanette Powell, for her consideration. If accepted, these changes will come into play for the local government elections on Saturday October 27, 2012. Cr Mohya Davies Deputy Mayor

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A FEW former Leongatha High and Tech school students have spoken to The Star about their eager anticipation of the centenary events planned for the weekend after next. Here’s what they had to say:

MIMMIE Jackson finished school in 2002, ending a busy period of her teenage years when she was involved in all sorts of things. She is looking forward to the reunion because it provides a good opportunity of catching up with people. “So many people have done so many different things.” She said reuniting with her classmates would take a different form from reunions of 20 or more years ago. “Facebook and social media will give a different tone to it, we will have more background information about each other.”

ASKED when he left Leongatha High School, Darryl McGannon replied, “A long time ago!” WHEN Jane Trease goes to the school celebrations, one of the first things she’ll be looking for is a letter that was encased in the 1972 time capsule. She was five when she wrote it to herself and is very interested to know what it will reveal. She has no idea what it says! Jane, whose parents Ked and Edna Johnston taught at the Leongatha Tech and who will be attending the weekend, said many of her classmates are returning for the event, including some from overseas. One is coming from Sweden, another from Scotland. “There are still a lot of us around here too.” She’s looking forward to finding out about the diversity of her classmates’ lives. Her older brothers all went to the school, as did her children Josh, Prue and Zack.

LEONGATHA High School has produced its share of luminaries. They include Ken Stuchbery who is planning to attend the centenary weekend. He said those who have attended the school “have indeed been lucky”. Born in Fish Creek West, he went from Fish Creek State School to Leongatha High, then to Melbourne High in 1949/50 for his matriculation. He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, was surgeon at the Alfred Hospital Renal Unit between 1972 and 1984 and was one of three surgeons who founded the Alfred’s vascular unit. Ken says that in retrospect, attending Leongatha High School was pivotal in his early development “as it provided a straight forward transition from the relatively naïve outlook present in a small country state school to one where I first became aware that there was a bigger world out there without being overawed by it”.

He finished there in the early 80s and “enjoyed it mostly”. “It was a good school, we had generally pretty good teachers.” One was Lyn Skillern, who taught Darryl history. Lyn has written a book especially for the centenary called From Inkwell to Internet and Darryl said he’s looking forward to reading it. He thinks the centenary celebrations are terrific too. “They’ll be a great thing for the town and will bring a lot of people here.”

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ELIZABETH Popple (nee Haw) has marvellous memories of her years at Leongatha High School; she says they were the best days of her life.

IT’S the history aspect of the centenary celebrations that Leonie Smith (nee Young) is looking forward to the most.

She and her friends had lunch every day in the park which was on the site where Mesley Hall now stands and there were excursions to Coalition Creek for geography. “Now, they go to Canberra or China!” Sports days and marching squads created other happy recollections. “I was very lucky, I had great friends and I’ve remained friends with them all my life.” Not surprisingly, she is really looking forward to the centenary celebrations. That’s Elizabeth in her school uniform (below) aged about 14.

The former high school student is married to Greg, also a former student. Her maternal grandfather Tom Coulter went there, as did her father Robert Young. Leonie’s brothers Stuart and Gary are past pupils, as is her son Michael. Daughter Kellie is in Year 12. Lots of uncles and cousins attended too. “I love history and I like old photos,” Leonie explained. She was at the high school from 1978 to 1982.

THE Leongatha and District Historical Society rooms in the old Mechanics Institute in McCartin Street will be open during the centenary weekend, with a special display of school memorabilia.

This includes Graeme Heath’s technical reports building folder from his tech days. There’s also a photo of the bus that used to take Lola Landry from Leongatha South to the high school. It was an Ollington’s bus and as far as Lola recalled, was an old ute with the back covered over. She stayed at the Leongatha South State School until Grade 8,

MAVIS Wightman (nee Maxwell) was a student at Leongatha High School in the 1930s in the days when the heritage building and the sloyd room were all there was. She has watched the school change so much over the years. Mavis is looking forward to the centenary reunion, especially the dinner where she will be meeting up with the McRobbie sisters Norma Simpson and Judith Cox.

starting at the high school a week before Easter 1945 when the bus run began. Her sister, now Noel Rahaus, was school captain.

Her folk were early settlers and part of their original farm is still in the family.

Congratulations to Leongatha College on 100 years In 1972, Leongatha Secondary College trusted the durability of a Humes concrete pipe to serve as a time capsule buried on the school grounds. Now 40 years later, as part of the schools centennial celebrations, the pipe has been unearthed in perfect condition, and will soon be ﬁlled with new items and reburied for a further 25 years. Humes wishes Leongatha College all the best for the next 100 years. © 2012 Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd ABN 87 09 732 297

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So much to do and see SO much is planned for the centenary celebrations, organisers are urging everyone to make it a two-day visit. Please wear a name tag! Events will include the former Leongatha High School, tech school and merged entity which became the Leongatha Secondary College. Three hundred people are booked to attend a dinner in the Memorial Hall on Saturday night and a further 400 will dance the night away at a cabaret in Mesley Hall. The most senior surviving former student Fred Holt is not up to attending any of the celebrations, but there will be two people at the

dinner with much life experience. They are historian John Murphy and Mavis Wightman who just pips John as the elder. Celebrations begin at 11am on Saturday April 28, at the amphitheatre at the front of the staff centre. After an initial welcome, the main feature of the opening will be the launch of a history of state secondary schooling in Leongatha. Called From Inkwell to Internet, the book has been written by Lyn Skillern, a local historian and former teacher at the school. It took Lyn and a team of helpers three years to pull the book together. It will be launched by Professor Dr

Elizabeth Roughead of the University of Adelaide, a former high school captain. The last section of the 300-page book consists of names of students and teachers, school house captains and leaders. Copies of From Inkwell to Internet will be available for purchase in the registration room. Immediately after the opening, contents of the time capsule buried in1972 will be available for collection. The time capsule will be reburied during a celebration finale at 2pm on Sunday April 29. Envelopes of various sizes can be bought at small cost for those wishing to have something included. This capsule

will be recovered in 2027. The final ceremony will be a passing of an especially made flag, with some of the school’s oldest former students handing it to today’s college leaders. The flag will be flown on special occasions. The finale will follow a music segment at 12.30, culminating in a performance by the Big Centenary Band. Displays throughout the school grounds will be open on both days until 5pm. These include memorabilia at the ECA Centre, where a short welcome back for former high school students and staff will be held at noon on Saturday. Former secondary col-

lege staff and students will find their place at the ECA Centre too, which will also have a display focusing on “where did they go”? An hour later, a similar ceremony will take place for former tech school staff and students in the former tech library and corridor. Works bought from an annual VCE art show will be on display in the corridor of the arts block and photographs across the ages will be viewable along the main corridor of the east campus or former tech school. A permanent heritage precinct has been set up in the foyer at the front of Mesley Hall.

A field of memories SPORT was always a large part in student life at Leongatha High School, as it remains today at the secondary college. In the 1940s, boys were initiated into the football team by being dunked in the horse trough! Ivan Nicholas was the sports master in 1944, and Merv Stubbs was a proud member of the school’s football team, which he later went on to be captain of. Merv fondly remembers the skills of his fellow teammates; John Dale was “very fast”, and Buster Wisdom was “the strongest boy in the school”. Merv also recited poetry written by Ian Hancock. While they may have given up football, Merv and Peter Forrester still play golf. Another teammate, Ian Richardson, went on to play in the popular dance band The 4 Acres. Members of the 1944 football team and the girls’ basketball team recently got together at The Star office in Leongatha for a short reunion and a ‘team’ pphoto.

Sports teams at Leongatha High School: (back) Peter Forrester, Neville Meikle, Ian McKenzie, Geoff Callister and Merv Stubbs were all part of the 1944 football team, while (front) Margaret Hyde (nee Brewster), Marie Rundell (nee Buckingham), Lorna Hulls (nee Bellingham) and Shirley Smith (nee Mathers) all played for the girls’ basketball team.

The 1944 football team: (back) L. Wisdom, B. McLennan, A. Galbraith, P. Barton, G. Anderson, L. Thompson, Peter Forrester, Ian McKenzie, John Dale, (middle) I. Hancock, J. Charlton, R. Hayes, I. Richardson, J. Appleby, H. Goller, Neville Meikle, J. Nicholas, (front) N. Clarke, Geoff Callister, Merv Stubbs and N. Shaw.

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Art action at rescue station LOTS of budding young artists tried their hand at something different on Friday at the State Coal Mine Arts Co-Op plant a seed art workshop. The weather drew a good selection of children to the Wonthaggi Coal Mine Rescue Station for a fun creative day. Kids were taken through various forms of expression including theatre, music and visual arts on the day. The musical group took part in an African drumming workshop, while the active co-ordinated candidates took the opportunity of learning how to do circus tricks including juggling. A group was learning how to cap-

ture the perfect shot in the photography workshop while some of the over-zealous perfected their acting skills in the drama class. A popular addition was the fairy making where children constructed their fairies from scratch. This meant making a body out of plaster-type material and then attaching wings and then of course using paint to make them pretty and colourful. Outside a large group of kids was learning about street art, trading paint brushes for spray cans. The group used the street art techniques to contribute to a mural of monsters. Everyone left after the workshops with some extra skills and a smile on their face.

Top shots: Ross Pryor, Kurt Brown, Heath Dobbie and Blake Azzopardi were trying their hand at photography on Friday at the art workshops.

Bang bang: making some noise in the African drum workshop were Evie Ferteis, Kelsi Van Der Staay, Zen Jackson and Kasey Harrington.

Above: Fairy time: Lilly, Adele and Fynn Hammond were putting the finishing touches to their fairies during Friday’s “plant a seed” art workshop in Wonthaggi.

Right: Tricky business: Indie Greenhalge, Sharla and Jarvis Brown were learning some circus secrets at the “plant a seed” art workshop.

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Bass Coast booming By Jane Ross TEN people a week are moving into Bass Coast Shire. Since 2001, an average 594 have moved in each year and as at June 2011, the population was 32,056. According to the Bureau of Statistics, it’s the fastest growing shire in regional Victoria.

By 2026, the population is expected to be 42,000. Cr John Duscher mentioned those stark figures last Wednesday afternoon during a strategic planning briefing session, saying he thought they were conservative. Cr Phil Wright asked, “Do we want that growth? What about the infrastructure, the aged care,

health services?” “And libraries,” piped up Nola Thorpe from the gallery. Her name is synonymous with libraries in Bass Coast. Cr Duscher said council had no say in the growth. “We just have to manage it.” “You could put a gate across the Bass Highway!” mayor Cr Veronica

Tour: students of Bass Coast Specialist School recently escorted mayor Cr Veronica Dowman (right) around their school garden. They are from left, principal Sue Campbell, Mitchell Saw, Sam Lindsay and Ron Jarvie. The day was part of the launch of Bass Coast Shire Council’s Disability Action Plan.

Dowman suggested to Cr Wright. He wanted to know where the newcomers came from. Shire director of community and economic development Steve Piasente responded, “Mostly the south-east of Melbourne.” He said with growth data and the shire’s structure plans, council could go to the State Government seeking boosted infrastructure. Planning and environment director Hannah Duncan-Jones told councillors growth needed to be carefully managed. “It’s a big stretch, so many things need to be provided.” She said the value of land use planning really came to the fore when State Planning Minister Matthew Guy last year backed down on a decision to allow a big subdivision in Ventnor. The land was outside the Ventnor town boundaries delineated by council following long consultation with residents. “That’s when strategic planning is really exciting!” declared Ms Duncan-Jones with enthusiasm. She said population growth was the key to strategic planning. “We need to make sure we are providing land in a planned way – land for permanent residents and for holiday makers because 50 per cent of houses in the shire are not full time.” It’s a matter of balancing population trends with the need to retain the natural

beauty that draws people to Bass Coast in the first place. “A lot of work has been done setting township boundaries. The process takes a long time before it can be implemented in the planning scheme.” Coupled with this is a shire coastal framework covering land 5kms in from the coast from Jam Jerrup to Cape Paterson. “It’s a very ambitious project, the towns are very different communities.” Ms Duncan-Jones said there are 66 pages of policy in the shire planning scheme regarding township boundaries. These include, for example, very specific policies for Inverloch to protect indigenous vegetation. Acknowledging and planning for the impacts of climate change are important too. Ms Duncan-Jones said sea level rises, storm surges and erosion have to be factored in, even if that’s looking 30 years hence. Substantial amounts of land have been set aside in the north east of Wonthaggi, together with consolidation of the industrial precinct. “We have a much better planning scheme today, but there’s a whole heap of things to do next,” Ms Duncan-Jones continued. “We need to look at neighbourhood character studies, an open space strategy and an Aboriginal cultural heritage study.”

On display in Wonthaggi: brand new magazine racks at the newsagency make finding your favourite read simple, but if you’re not too sure what you want, there are plenty of titles to choose from.

First class customer service: staff member Nikki Park behind the brand new counter at Wonthaggi Newspower, a local business owned by local people.

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Putting ‘new’ in Newspower

THERE was no better early first birthday present for Wonthaggi Newspower owners Fiona Fleming and Phil Milnes than moving into their brand new store in Murray Street.

Fiona said when they first took over the business 12 months ago, they planned to move from their McBride Avenue location, but the move came a lot sooner than expected. “We never had any intention of staying – we always wanted to relocate,” she said. “But after a few months this space was offered to us and we jumped at the opportunity.” Fiona believes relocating to Murray Street was the right move for the business, as the centre of town is heading in the same direction. Both Fiona and Phil said TS Constructions, who rebuilt the entire store, were fantastic to work with during the process. “They were always letting us come in and out while they were still building,” Fiona said. Fiona said input from a number of people helped make the transition as smooth as possible. “The Henderson greeting card rep came in and put out all the new stock for us,” she said. After what Fiona described as a “smooth transition”, which involved the help of family and friends over a few days and nights, they are finally settling into the new store after just a couple of weeks. After only a month, business is beginning to increase, with many people curious to take a good look around their revamped newsagency. With plenty of space to move around, and a ramp and electric doors leading into the new premises, the newsagency is now easily accessible for the elderly and disabled. “We used to have a customer who couldn’t move

around the shop at all, so she’d sit out the front and we’d collect items for her,” Fiona said. “She was the real test here; she came in and could make her way through the shelves all the way to the back of the store, which we all thought was great.” The additional space has also introduced more stock; a wide variety of Office Smart stationery is now available, as well as a range of office furniture including desks, chairs, storage units and more. In fact, every item is simple to locate, with a simple layout separating stationery, giftware, magazines, papers and printing accessories. Fiona said the move gave her the chance to discontinue unnecessary products and focus more on customer needs. “I’ve doubled our stationery selection since we took over the business,” she said. “We will also eventually offer more services for our customers, including laminating and book binding.” Wonthaggi Newspower prides themselves on being able to provide the com-

munity with products they won’t find elsewhere around the town, and at competitive prices. “What’s in here isn’t like what’s in other shops; I find that very important,” Fiona said. “Items like our Henderson Greetings card range – which are locally made in Dandenong – I’ll always stick with because it’s supporting a local company and they’re different to the Hallmark cards found in other stores in Wonthaggi.” Most importantly, Wonthaggi Newsagency is run by locals who have a vast knowledge of the area. “My dad has been in business for over 50 years here and I’ve grown up in a private business,” Fiona said. “I know everybody and I think it’s important to have familiar faces behind the counter.” Fiona and Phil thank everyone involved in the move, including their staff, friends and family, and TS Constructions. They’d also like to thank their customers for their support and patience during the move.

What’s new at Newspower?: Phil and Fiona’s son Donnie shows off some of the new office furniture now available at Wonthaggi Newspower.

New and improved: the latest news is easily accessible as soon as you walk in the door at Wonthaggi Newspower – it’s too easy to drop in and pick up the latest copy of The Star!

Settling into a new store: Phil Milnes and Fiona Flemming are over the moon with their brand new space in Murray Street in Wonthaggi.

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Practical building made simple Working together: Andrew Donohue of Andrew Donohue Building Design and his father Denis of Denis Donohue Building Surveying Services at their brand new location at 295 White Road in Wonthaggi. By working together, Andrew and Denis can help you achieve your dream home that is both economically and environmentally practical, all at a cost you can afford.

DO YOU want to build your dream home on a budget, but have no idea where to start? Building surveyor Denis Donohue, Donohue and his son Andrew, an architectural draftsman and building inspector, offer a range of services you need, from building design, through to permit approval and inspection. Forget having to deal with one company after another; Andrew said the idea of working with his father is so people can come and get the whole package. “If you have a problem with one company, they have to go to someone else to get it sorted and that can take weeks,” he said. “I can do the same thing in 15 steps down the hallway.” Together, Denis and Andrew are doing between 300 and 350 building permits a year and looking to expand their service further, hence their move into a new and easily accessible location at 295 White Road in Wonthaggi. Having worked in the industry for almost 50 years, Denis endeavours to get his clients the best value for money. A carpenter and joiner by trade, Denis has always taken a private practitioner’s view of the regulations after becoming a building surveyor 20 years ago. “A man I had a long association with over the years, Bill Collins, always used to say that anybody can build a good home, but being able to build a good home at a good price is a completely different matter,” he said. “That in a nutshell is what we do here. When people want to build a project, they want to come along to someone who has an extensive background in the industry and who can take them all the way through from design to approval and construction in the most economical

way possible. “Getting the most out of the regulations and design for our clients is what we do best. Denis said at the moment, he believes there is a crisis of practicality in the industry. “People aren’t building the most economically and environmentally friendly houses they could, and are paying very high prices for their projects,” he said. “I’m not here to tell you what to do either; I want to alert you to changes that can be made to save you money, without changing your own ideas.” Most importantly, Denis and Andrew want to help people build homes that will last and their new location is the perfect example. “This house was built over 40 years ago, and it’s still in magnificent shape,” Denis said. “We need to design homes that will still be economically viable in the future; for example, this house was built with all the windows facing north-west and we barely have to use heating.” Having worked with Coldon Homes for seven years, Andrew is a qualified architectural draftsman and building inspector. He can adapt and work with your ideas, whether it’s for a new home, renovations or extensions, and can also prepare town planning applications, designs and implements multi-unit developments, commercial developments and prepares energy rating reports and plans. By working with Denis and Andrew through the entire building process, it is all too easy to achieve your dream home at a cost you can afford.

Desal road works WORK has begun on more road restoration resulting from construction of the desalination plant pipeline. The roads were used as heavy haulage routes. They are all in Glen Forbes. Eden Road, McGrath Road and Dalyston-Glen Forbes Road will, according to construction contractor Thiess Degremont Nacap, be permanently reinstated. The roads will be closed one lane at a time to allow works to take place and traffic management staff will be on hand. Both lanes on each road will be open at night. Thiess Degremont Nacap is asking the public to be alert for changed traffic conditions and observe road signs and speed restrictions.

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featuring on the main stage

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Black Dog at Gecko FISH Creek’s Gecko Studio Gallery is proud to be hosting a wonderful exhibition later in the month. Abigail van Rooyen’s Black Dog exhibition is set to be a great display of talent. Abi’s artist statement says the rationale behind this exhibition quite simply – it is the feeling of displacement, the connection with the new land, the connection with an unquestioning four legged friend and other animals. “As a newly arrived immigrant, the great Australian working dog lodged in my mind as the Black Dog - a symbol of displacement and uncertainty,” Abi’s artist statement says. “Over time and many paintings Black Dogs - in their various colours - have become more benign creatures. A friend and companion, worker and guardian. “I am now exploring the relationship between animal and human: human and animal.” Included in the show are acrylic paintings on board and paper, and also dry-point prints. Abi has made a mark on the South Gippsland arts scene after coming to Australia from South Africa over 10 years ago. Last year she was involved in Gecko Studio Symbolic: the image of the black dog is an ongoing theme through Gallery’s mobile phone camera art exhibition, snAPP as well as being a participant in the G8 Abigail van Rooyen’s exhibition. Collective Show in Melbourne, while in 2009 Abi took out first prize in the South Gippsland Portrait Prize. The upcoming exhibition is to be held at the Gecko Studio Gallery in Fish Creek from April 22 to May 19, with the opening on Sunday April 22 from 2-5pm.

Different views: Abigail van Rooyen described the black dog as a friend, companion, worker and guardian.

Artist: Abigail van Rooyen’s Black Dog exhibition will be on show at the Gecko Studio Gallery.

Portrait Prize is on again the last six years there have been some earnest discussions at Prom Coast Arts Council meetings and at the Portrait Prize exhibition, especially just after the winners have been announced, and to be sure, whenever two or more people get together and the subject of the Portrait Prize, the art of portraiture in general is raised. Their membership is made Remember the first year when up of professional and amateur Neil Stanyer won a prize with a artists as well as lovers of art and brass lantern with photo negatives performance. against the inside of the glass panEach year PCA presents the els? Or the year when there was Great Southern Portrait Prize, an a photo portrait of the back of a art prize and exhibition featuring man’s head? When a photographic portraits of Gippsland residents portrait won a prize? in any medium by artists from Look at the winner of the 2012 Gippsland and further afield. Archibald Prize; Tim Storrier, with While the show is not touring Portrait gold: last year’s Open Section winner, a self-portrait with no face. There this year, it has maintained its con- Waiting painted by Cassandra Rijs, gives an is always controversy and varying tact with primary school children by idea of the quality to expect when visiting the views of what makes a portrait. providing canvases and in-school local exhibition. The exhibition will be held at tuition in portraiture so there will be the Stockyard Gallery in Foster, a strong junior section again. This nouncement of the winners of the Great from April 19 to May 8. Winners was organised by Anda Banikos with Southern Portrait Prize, to be held at will be announced on Sunday, April 29 at Wally Birkenbeil conducting the sessions the Fish Creek Memorial Hall, Falls Rd, 2.30pm, where light refreshments will be with the kids. Fish Creek on Saturday, April 28, from available. The added attraction this year is a 7.30pm. This year will be the seventh For more information, contact Kerry portraiture forum: a prelude to the an- Great Southern Portrait Prize and over Spokes on 5683 2481 or 0423 721 593.

PROM Coast Arts Council Inc is a not-for-profit incorporated community organisation, with the aim of promoting and elevating the arts in South Gippsland particularly, and throughout the Gippsland region in general.

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quality fittings, ornate features, polished floorboards, cathedral ceiling in living room, stained glass windows, colonial fittings with cedar windows, stainless steel new Blanco electric oven and gas cook top, garden water tank, 45,000 litre house tank and stunning garden views through every window. The property boasts breathtaking gardens with various native and exotic trees and shrubs. Central to Korumburra and Warragul, this stunning home represents great value for money. Call today to arrange an inspection.

STRZELECKI Location: 1465 Warragul Road Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Price: $389,000 Agent: Alex Scott and Staff Leongatha Contact: 5662 0922.

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ERE is a charming character home, on a generous 1300sqm block, in tip top condition. This is an unexpectedly expansive four bedroom home that is ideal for all sorts of family accommodation combinations.

In the very heart of Meeniyan, with sporting and shopping facilities all within an easy walk, here is a way to be a part of Meeniyan’s thriving community, in a comfortable and spacious property. Inside, the inviting home environment is absolutely made for families,

and is a place to relax. The front door opens off a covered front verandah to a central hallway, with bedrooms either side. From here, walk through to the centre of the home, where the space opens up widely, into a big, country timber kitchen with a massive timber-topped island

bench, dishwasher, pantry, microwave shelf and gas cooking, plus a spacious family/dining area. Nearby is a spacious fourth bedroom. The central bathroom is huge. A spacious living room features a crackling wood fired heater which sends warmth through the house. This opens directly to the paved pergola and barbecue area. Enjoying easterly and northerly aspects, the covered pergola extends very smoothly from the living areas of the home. A master bedroom suite, with a wall of mirrored robes, has its own zone toward the rear of the home. A pretty en suite, with large shower, vanity and second toilet, adjoins a separate small “mudroom” with direct access to the undercover pergola, which is great when coming in from the garden. There are timber venetians, ceiling fans, tongue and groove panelling, split system air conditioner, lead light features, tall ceilings, and dado panelling. The floor coverings, window furnishings and en suite are all just three years old.

The garage has an adjacent, level area for easy boat or van parking. The very low maintenance front garden has been professionally landscaped using a variety of pebbles and coloured gravels, and is offset by gorgeous antique iron ornamental fencing. A chook shed, garden shed and vegie patches are carefully laid out at the rear of this long, near-level block, and a gate at the back opens into the rear lane. This low maintenance block could be sub-divided (STCA), and is fenced for the dogs and the kids.

MEENIYAN Location: 69 Whitelaw Street Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Price: $290,000-$310,000 Agent: Prom Country First National Contact: Kaz Hughes on 0417 516 998

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* Total land area of 4779m2 in 5 titles * Prominent highway corner * Zoned Business 2 * Can be bought as a whole or individually

59-61 Foster Street (Princes Hwy): Vacant corner site of 873m2 14-16 Pearson Street: Land area - 757.5m2 includes 2b/r weatherboard home with lane access to side and rear.

63-65 Foster Street (Princes Hwy): Land area - 1548m2. Includes substantial 218m2 Red Brick building currently used as 9 room office accommodation.

12 Pearson Street: Land area 1015m2. Includes one 3 bed 2 bath unit and two 2 bed 1 bath units in excellent condition. Gross return $32,487 p.a.

8 Pearson Street: Land area – 609m2. Includes sound brick veneer building converted for office use

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A LARGE PARCEL OF COMMERCIAL LAND THAT OFFERS SUCH GREAT FLEXIBILTY AND DIVERSITY For Full Particulars Contact Chris Morrison 0419 381 832 For Sale By Tender. Tenders close Friday 11th May 2012 @ 3PM

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Magnificent lifestyle in Mirboo North awaits R

URAL views of surrounding farmland to the south and west create the ideal setting for privacy and peaceful living, on your very own farmlet.

appointed bar. The outside perfectly compliements the inside, with the bar room leading out to a lovely paved entertainment area which adjoins the well fenced

solar heated pool and spa area. The property offers a unique combination of a family home, entertainment hub, and rural living, all just minutes from

the main street of Mirboo North. Where else would you find a parcel of land this size, on the town’s edge, with the kids still able to walk to school?

The land is much sought after ‘South Gippsland red soil’, and is gently undulating, making it an ideal hobby farm for the horse enthusiast. With three well fenced paddocks, lock up Colorbond workshop, covered stock handling yards, crush and race. Town water to the property is a real bonus. The four bedroom, brick veneer home which sits on 13.2 acres is situated right on the town boundary, and offers country living with town facilities within walking distance. The home boasts four good sized bedrooms all with built-in robes. The main bathroom has separate shower and bath, with the additional benefit of a second shower, vanity and toilet leading off from the laundry (easy access from outside). The kitchen has all electric appliances, including dishwasher. The family/dining room has a solid fuel heater and the separate lounge room has an open fire place, and takes you through to the beautifully

HOLIDAY MIRBOO NORTH

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HIS solid three bedroom brick veneer home with three bay shed on an 845square metre block ticks all the boxes. Close to the school and shops, you can walk to the beach and football ground and there’s a shed for the men. Features include solar hot water, re-

verse cycle air conditioner, carpet and tiled floors, open plan kitchen, dining and lounge room with timber panel wall feature. The property is complete with a large back yard with several fruit trees and vegetable garden, as well as a great shed for the boat, cars or would suit a tradesman.

INVERLOCH Location: 47 Williams Street Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Price: $475,000 Agent: Alex Scott and Staff, Inverloch Contact: 5674 1111

Burning interest in real estate

Returning to business: Lindsay and Robyn Powney of Insight Real Estate outside their offices at 5 McCartin Street, Leongatha.

AFTER a three year absence from the industry, Lindsay Powney has returned to open a new real estate agency in Leongatha. In partnership with his wife Robyn, the business is based in McCartin Street and is called Insight Real Estate. Mr Powney explains his decision to return to the real estate scene comes because of a strong desire to continue in the industry. After a break which included travelling around parts of Australia in a caravan, Mr Powney decided that he had “retired too early ”and was keen to get back to business, welcoming Robyn as a partner. “Insight Real Estate will be an independent agency offering the highest level of service in all aspects of real estate,” Mr Powney said. The Powneys explained that the word Insight was chosen because it means ‘knowledge’, and together with experience...this really counts. Insight’s principal Lindsay Powney previously established, owned and managed the largest and most successful real estate agency in Leongatha for over 14 years. Mrs Powney explains that many clients who have previously either

used Lindsay’s services, or have been recommended to Insight Real Estate, come as a result of exceptional services provided in the past. “We want to guide our clients through every step of the sale process to make it as stress free as possible”, Mrs Powney said. Both Lindsay and Robyn have rural backgrounds and currently run a farm. Robyn’s family (the Oslers) formerly owned a farm in the Delburn area for several generations. Mr Powney is the licensed agent whilst Robyn has completed her agent’s representative course and will assist in sales. The Powneys are in the process of appointing a person in office reception and administration. Gauging from the interest to date, Mr Powney was in no doubt that his move back into real estate would be successful. The Powneys said they look forward to maximising the sale price for the vendors but also matching buyers with a property that will best service their needs. The Powneys would like to thank all the trades people, family, friends and neighbouring businesses for all the support in renovating and opening their new premises.

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★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ARIES - March 21 - April 20

Your humour helps you out of a sticky situation and resourcefulness is at an all time high. This is a good week for updating your image and mastering new skills. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

Domestic tensions start to ease thanks to a new spirit of unity. A new acquaintance may be asking too many questions. Avoid confrontation at the workplace at any cost. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

You understand the motives of loved ones and find it easier to deal with a difficult relationship. Some good news may arrive by the weekend. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Your idealistic streak surfaces this week and you are ready to come to the aid of a favourite cause. Travel is spotlighted, but surprise expenses may crop up in this and other areas. LEO - July 23 - August 22

A money making opportunity opens up after the weekend. When purchasing, be careful when comparing item against item. Romance is bright, thanks to your initiative. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

This is a great week for partnership arrangements, provided both parties put all the cards on the table. A volunteer project may lead to a new friendship. Collect IOUs by the end of the week. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

Simplicity is the keyword this week. Don’t make things more complicated than they need to be. Delays come to an end and you are able to get a key project off the ground. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

In matters of the heart, learn from the recent experiences of a good friend or relative. In financial matters, the accent is on logic. News from out of town could bring that important answer you have been waiting for. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

Communication lines are disrupted for a while. Health and diet require careful review. In financial matters as well, a sound approach is all important now. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

Watch a leaning toward extravagance and keep your self indulgent streak in check. Ingenuity is a current strength and can lead to added prestige at the workplace. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

Financial goals become clearer, so this is a good week for long term planning. Academic interests should expand through the week. The sciences are highlighted. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

A relative’s plans may benefit from your suggestions whether or not they are solicited. Your quick wit may be too quick for your own good. Relationships thrive on an intellectual level. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

Your are romantic, mysterious, secretive and stubborn. This stubborness has a positive side too and you are highly regarded for your “stick-toitiveness”. A major career goal may be reached. Romance demands a lighter touch.

Church Times ANGLICAN: Wednesday, April 18: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC; 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Friday, April 20: 7.30pm St David’s, Meeniyan HC. Sunday, April 22: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Family Service; 10.30am Union Church, Tarwin Lower MP. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am. ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am. ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi. Sunday, 9.30am Eucharist, 11am Family Service, Wednesday 10am Eucharist. Anglican Church of the Ascension: The Crescent, Inverloch. Sunday 9am Eucharist, Tuesday 10am Eucharist. For details of Community Meal, Youth Group, Bible Studies & Kids Club, contact Rev. Graeme Peters 5672 4590 or visit www. basscoastanglican.org.au AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES (AOG): Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248. A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Rob Davey 5625 3226. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Equip Church - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday service 10am. Contact: John 0408 305 880. Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984. CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha. Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455. THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Every first Sunday of the month. Sunday morning 11am - 12.30pm. Fun and games, all ages, all are welcome. Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5678 7692, 0447 724 989. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST:

Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School 11.30am. CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday. Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday. Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays. Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays. St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass. Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass. Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass. KORUMBURRA’S AGLOW: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214. GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Strongly family oriented church meets at The Grain Store, Mirboo North, Sundays: 4-5.10pm Communion, 5.15-6pm Bible Studies for Adults, Youth and Children. Friday evenings: Home Fellowships 7.30pm; Youth Activities. Enquiries: 5668 2226 Bob Stevens. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Sagala - Tuesday, 4 - 5.30pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome. Please contact Captain Martyn and Heather Scrimshaw, ph. 5662 5122. SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228. PRESBYTERIAN: Sunday Service 10am, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Moderator Rev. Mark Smith 5625 4112. CHRISTIAN REFORMED

CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. All Sunday evening services at 5pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2527. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, April 22, 10am. Mirboo North: 9.30am. Meeniyan: 10am. Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. Inverloch: Sunday 11am: Korumburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Pastors Gavin and Sue Sharp, 5655 1997. Arawata: 11.30am 1st & 3rd Sundays. Kongwak: 11.30am 4th Sunday. BAPTIST CHURCH KORUMBURRA: 39 Mine Rd, Korumburra. Service and Sunday School 10.30am. Pastor Ian Wilkinson. Phone 5658 1366. BAPTIST CHURCH WONTHAGGI: Cnr McBride & Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi. Morning Service & Children’s Activities, Sunday 10am. Weekly activities see www. wonbaptist.org.au, Pastor Geoff Pegler 5672 4769. MEENIYAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sunday, 10am: Meeniyan Youth Club Hall. COMBINED CHURCHES WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH: 4th Sunday each month at 7pm. SCOTS PIONEER CHURCH: Mardan South. Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm. See occasional ad in this paper for details. For enquiries phone 5664 9306. FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

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CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8321 ACROSS 6. Bought somewhere else (3,7). 8. Came up, we’re told, from the ranks (4). 9. Biscuit for the little animal (4). 10. A letter that could be an E in the middle (5). 11. An excuse to have a quiet ale out (4). 12. Sing in the nude, to music (9). 16. Has a heavier load than and takes precedence over (9). 20. I got the title back from her (4). 22. He drinks again, going to pot in the comeback (5). 23. Long for a nice wholesome smell (4). 24. Some of the choristers merely copy the others (4). 25. Like the evidence given by the firm? (10). DOWN 1. What the child gets a thank you for playing? (6). 2. Turn a couple of taps on in the garden (7). 3. Who incited the dog? (6). 4. Show that always hinges on one man (6). 5. What to tie the bits up with? (5). 7. Had to shout the name (5). 13. Choose as the top turn (3). 14. The pals are working in a do-it-yourself exhibition (7). 15. Sign for the right turn one is making (5). 17. Throwing one’s weight about when a bit high? (6). 18. Was Green going back to Poland? (6). 19. It allows you to pick up and feel it (6). 21. “Portly” not “port” (5).

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M-Phazes at Raw Vibes Festival

AN exciting line-up of hip hop, reggae, dance, indie and rock music promises to make the 2012 Raw Vibes Festival on Saturday, April 21 the hot date for South Gippsland’s young music lovers, with something to please everyone.

Favourites from the 2011 Festival, 8 Bit Love, are back by popular demand, and have been all over the festival circuit this year. They have a great fan base in South Gippsland and Melbourne and are very excited to be bringing their particular brand of music back to Raw Vibes. The appearance at Raw Vibes of renowned DJ, Hip Hop artist and producer M-Phazes represents a coup for the festival. To date, M-Phazes has compiled an outstanding discography that includes placements with Grammy Award winner Amerie, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Redman as well as Hip-Hop legends CL Smooth, M.O.P. and Eric Sermon. His hometown pedigree is second to none, having landed cuts with a wide variety of Australian artists such as Drapht, Bliss N Eso, 360, Illy, Eskimo Joe, Gotye and Australia’s newest female superstar Kimbra. Outside of his production work, MPhazes is a highly sought after DJ, having toured Australia alongside artists such as Eminem, Lil Wayne and the Wu Tang Clan.

Rounding out the headline acts is Melbourne outfit Them Swoops. Described as playing ‘sharp, fuzzy garage pop with keyboard lines that melt the future’, their career thus far has included winning the Triple j Unearthed competition, playing Fuse Festival and being picked up by a US indie label. Also on the line-up for the festival are Exoscript – winners of the 2011 Korumburra Battle of the Bands and runners-up for the Warragul Battle, and Salubrious, reggae rockers originating from Mirboo North. “The dynamic young people who make up the committee have been working hard to make this the number one youth music festival in South Gippsland,” said council’s community strengthening support officer Sophie Dixon. “Once again the festival will be held in the Leongatha Memorial Hall where it worked so well last year after a late change from Mossvale Park. Added attractions this year include African Drum Workshops and Temporary Tattoos for those who need to chill throughout the afternoon.” Tickets are on sale now at council or at the door on the day, just $20 for a full day of music. Doors open at 1pm, music starts at 1.15pm and the festival closes at 8pm. This is a drug and alcohol free event. For information on buses, tickets and times, check out the Raw Vibes Music Festival on Facebook – www.facebook.com/ rawvibesfestival or call Sophie on 5662 9202 or 0418 949 860.

Big coup: in a coup for this year’s festival the renowned DJ, hip hop artist and producer M-Phazes is one of the headline acts.

Remember Stonefield: at last year’s Raw Vibes Festival many will remember Stonefield as being one of the lead acts. Pictured are members of the all-sister act, Amy, Hannah, Holly and Sarah Findlay with members of the shire’s Youth Council Amy Kindellan (back left) and Georgina Williamson (front left).

Front man: Exoscript’s Shane Clarke during the band’s winning Korumburra performance at the Battle of the Bands.

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• Leongatha Men’s Shed Barbecue • Leongatha RSL party plan night • Coal Creek Easter Fun

Nice beanies: checking out the hats on the LC Excessorise stall at the Leongatha RSL ladies night were, from left, Simone Dixon, Lauren Cosson and Melissa Cosson.

What to buy: talking about what to purchase at the Leongatha RSL’s party plan fundraiser were, from left, Leanne Barrett, Kim Harris and Debbie Price.

Romantic: talking about romantic candles on the Party Lite Candles stand at the RSL last Wednesday night were, from left, Robin Simpson, Julie Jefferies and Jacqui Russell. Yay for Easter: celebrating Easter at Coal Creek were brothers Hamish and Finn McLeod. Above: Easter fun: Simone Naismith and her son Dylan were excited to meet the Easter Bunny at Coal Creek on Easter Sunday.

Catch up: from left John Stewart, Ian Lester and Jim Geary from the Leongatha Men’s Shed had a great time catching up over a bite to eat on Wednesday.

Right: Sausage sizzle: from left, Colin West from Venus Bay Men’s Shed, Barbara Cook from the South Gippsland Shire Council, Julia Lomas Gippsland Southern Health Service and Doug Grigg from the Venus Bay Men’s Shed cooked up a storm for the barbecue at McIndoe Park.

Fundraiser: supporting cancer research and enjoying the Party Plan ladies night at the Leongatha RSL were, from left, Vanessa Jackson, Carlie McNamara, Jen Daniells, and Vanessa Daniells.

Shop and enjoy: a great social occasion saw more than 200 ladies at the Leongatha RSL last Wednesday night. Pictured from left are Kylie Apsey, Rachael Jansen and Gemma van Gisbergen.

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Amazing picnic proposal

PATRICIA Collett-Rowe and Nicholas Lafferty were married on Saturday, February 11 at Swanston Hall Hall, on SwanSwan ston Street in Melbourne. Nick and Patricia have been together for almost 10 years, growing up in Leongatha and recently moving to Melbourne. Nick popped the question while the young family was picnicking at Ashcombe Maze Gardens. As they were sitting by the fairy garden, Nick pulled out the ring box and at the same time, their three-yearold daughter, Darci-Lea, jumped on to Nick’s knee, grabbed the box and said ‘marry daddy mummy’. Patricia was so excited that she

said yes without Nick even breathing a word. Originally the ceremony was to be held at Elwood pier, but due to the weather h iinclement l h on Thursday h d afternoon, Patricia decided on their wet weather option, as the pier would be terrible if it were to rain. With the help of Denise and Eugenie Grom, the Wedding Zone and Ceremony Helpers, the ceremony was moved to the hall. The reception was held at the old Ulumbra shed on South Wharf, Dukes Walk, which is now known as Showtime Events Centre. Patricia’s dress was oyster, handmade by the wonderful Connie Simonetti, High Street, Armadale. Swarovski crystals, French silk and

Italian satin, as well as organza and lace from Venice were used in the dress. Members of the wedding party off Drouin iincluded l d d James Bordonaro d i as best man and Gwendolyn Briscoe form Mirboo North was maid of honour. Anthony Brewer, Lyndon McKinnon and Tim Lafferty were Nick’s groomsmen, while Briony Roche of Cape Paterson, Jessica Burrowes of Leongatha and Sarah Williamson from Tarwin Lower were bridesmaids. The couple’s daughter, Darci-Lea Lafferty was a flower girl, and Patricia’s brother and sister, Macklen and Shantelle Rowe were ring boy and flower girl.

Don’t come a knockin’ By Sarah Vella LES White is a man who is fed up.

Fed up: Les White of Leongatha felt that the only way to discourage unwanted visitors was to take a public stand, demonstrated by the sign on his front gate.

He lives on a quiet street in Leongatha. He is a man who takes pride in his home and has his own beliefs. However, the all too regular knock at the door by Jehovah’s Witnesses has prompted Mr White to take a stand. Mr White has a sign on his gate reading “If you are following in the footsteps of Jehovah, he went that way. If you hurry, you’ll catch him”. This is not meant to be offensive, simply a way of discouraging unwanted door-knockers from bothering him in his own home. Mr White is happy with the sign’s effectiveness. “I have seen them (Jehovah’s Witnesses) three days out of the last four weeks in my street,” he said. Needless to say, there have been no knocks on his door this time. Mr White said that people coming to his door is not the problem, it is being put in an unwanted situation that is the issue. “It is a form of harassment. If you have your own beliefs, you go to church, or celebrate it your own way.” He has had comments from neighbours and passersby, who, more often than not commend his nerve to take a stand, some even stating that they might follow in his footsteps.

Volunteering helps you live longer BELIEVING that ‘if you just sit at home, you die quicker’, South Gippsland Shire Council volunteer Brian Rawlins has been drawn to volunteering by his love of meeting and helping people.

After an early retirement due to ill health, Brian volunteered with the Salvation Army in Queensland for 11 years where he worked with people whose lives were damaged by alcohol and drugs. Returning to South Gippsland in 1995, Brian met the love of his life and settled down to a supposedly quieter life. But not a man to sit still, he proceeded to establish Heart Support Australia in South Gippsland, became a member of the Lions Club and continued as an active member of Uncle Bob’s charity, of which he is now a Life Member.

His first role with Council was as a Community Transport Driver until his health prevented him from continuing, so he went looking for another role to keep himself busy and give to the community. One day when passing the Visitor Information Centre in Korumburra he met a woman who suggested he might like to volunteer there, and so he has, for the past 16 years. “Brian likes to say that he has trained all the staff at the VIC, as he has been there longer than anyone!” laughed a grateful Danielle Todaro, Council’s acting Tourism Co-ordinator. “He is such a treasure for us to have on our team and contributes so much.” Brian talks about the people he meets around town who say they’re bored, yet resist volunteering. “I don’t understand” he says, “Volunteering gives you more than you give. So what if you don’t get paid ...I go home at night knowing I have done

the best I can for the day. Volunteering has saved my life!” Council’s Volunteering Co-ordinator Dana Hughes says that if it wasn’t for Brian’s volunteer contributions Heart Support Australia would not have existed, people’s lives in the rehabilitation centres would have been less, patients would not have got to their appointments as easily and visitors would have known less about our wonderful shire. “On behalf of Council and those who have benefited from your generous contribution of time and good humour over an extraordinary 17 years, thank you Brian,” she said. If Brian has inspired you to consider volunteering with Council, have a chat to Dana on 5662 9384 to see what opportunities might suit, in such areas as: Information Centres, Meals on Wheels, Community Transport or environment.

Happy couple: Patricia and Nick on their big day (photo courtesy of T-One Image Photography).

Improving life in Uganda VENUS Bay’s Trisha Spedding’s volunteer work helping poverty stricken villages in Uganda has taken a step forward after she completed a Diploma in Ornamental Horticulture at Community College’s Gippsland Leongatha campus. Trish, who has a life long interest in home gardening, has been using her new horticulture skills to assist remote villages to improve soil, plant crops and vegetables. Trish is among the first group of graduates of CCG’s Diploma in Ornamental Horticulture – a new course in Gippsland introduced in response to industry demand for graduates with higher technical skills in plant knowledge, health and physiology. The course also covers landscape and garden design, business planning, and more. Trish said the course had deepened her knowledge of plant biology and given her the opportunity to research and compare species in Australia and Africa. “Ï have been going to Uganda for the past three years working as a volunteer aid and missionary in remote areas where few white people have been. “The villages are among the poorest places in the world. People live in mud huts, have no running water, sewerage or power and survival is from day to day.”

She said with her new horticulture knowledge, she planned to return to Uganda in July. “My dream is to work with these villages and help each family set up a kitchen garden outside their hut so they can learn how to grow their own food and feed themselves.” CCG Trainer Jan Kelly said it was fantastic to see that Trish was able to use the knowledge she has gained through Community College Gippsland to add real value to people’s lives. “The graduates of this first course all have a real passion for horticulture.” Graduate Michael Stoner said the course had enabled him to set up his own business. Natalie Griggs said she had gained casual work at a market garden and was looking forward to increasing her work, while Tomas Neville was working in a nursery at Mirboo North. Jan Kelly said CCG had seven graduates from Leongatha and Warragul. “They are mature aged people who have returned to study to increase their knowledge, skills and career opportunities and they have excelled.” Community College Gippsland’s rolling enrolment structure allows students to enrol at any time of the year when a new unit of study begins. For more information phone CCG on 5662 6700 or visit: www.ccg.asn.au

Grand plans for Foster park VOLUNTEERS are realising a dream to transform the former Foster railway station into a magnificent park. The Friends of Foster Station recently addressed South Gippsland Shire Council about the future development of the Foster Station Park. Volunteers have already spent 300 hours preparing a management plan for the site. The Corner Inlet Men’s Shed will operate from the park and have already cleared ground for their maintenance shed. The Transition Corner Inlet District Garden wants to build a community garden including vegetables, fruit

orchards and nut trees. The Foster Rotary Club wants to build an information shelter talking about the park and future developments, with advertising space for community groups. A bocce court will be built. Also in the pipeline are wetlands, sheltered barbecue, a bird hide, a link to existing walking tracks, and possibly other sporting facilities. A base for a bike share scheme could be established providing transport to shops in Foster, a natural history centre, a commercial green waste composting facility and horticultural stalls could also be offered. The 26 acre site will be the halfway point on the Great Southern Rail Trail when it eventually is extended to Yarram.

Helping hand: Trisha Spedding assisting villagers during a visit to Uganda recently.

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End of an era for Sandy Point THE 2012 Sandy Point Easter Art Show marked the end of an era, as it was the last event to be held in the old T.P. Taylor Hall. The hall was transported to Sandy Point in the early 1960s, having previously been a maintenance hut in the Yallourn Valley and has served the community well for almost 40 years. Now the new million dollar Community Centre is nearly ready to be taken over and will be the venue for next year’s art show. So it was fitting that the person who was the organiser for the very first show over a decade ago, Marj Head, should attend this year’s show, together with her husband Don. They also very generously donated the first prize in the raffle this year, a fold away bike. There were over 100 entries altogether, all of a very high standard and which, for the first time, Good show: Kate Fooke of Promaccom who sponsored included a photographic section. the people’s choice award and Prue Fleming, Corner InThis was also the first year that the show was let Citizen of the Year, who officially opened the show. officially judged, although ‘the people’s choice’ was still retained so that the visiting public could have the chance to do their own judging. In total, over $1000 was given by a number of sponsors including the Toora and Foster Community Bank, South Gippsland Shire Council, Johnson Roofing, the local Real Estate Agents - SEJ, PBE and Paragreen, The Sandbar Bistro, the Beach House B&B, Moo’s at Meeniyan and Promaccom. Several of the winners also sold their winning exhibits including Harris Smith, Gloria Haycroft and Tiffany Morris-North. Over the three days of the show, 10 paintings and three photos were sold and approximately $2000 was raised towards the furnishing of the new Community Centre. So the last hurrah in the old T.P. Taylor Hall First show: Don and Marj Head, the founders of the was a very successful art show and a fitting end Sandy Point Art Show. to an era.

Young champ: Cameron Edwards beside his winning junior photo.

Winning work: Allison Drury, Foster Community Bank Branch Manager, beside the winner of the watercolour section, which her bank sponsored.

Sharing a piece of history STORIES from the school days of yesteryear were retold to a captivated audience of youngsters at Nyora Primary School recently.

Generation gap: Primary School Leadership Team for 2012, (from left) Oscar Lazarus, Principal Mick Hussey, Brooke Mc Cartney, Georgia Patterson, Jessica Smart, Lochie Fievez, Mr Kevin Davies, Callum Miller, Cohen Shepherd, Nathan Perrott, Tianna Heylen and Renae Kirkham.

Animals and kids mix at Guides GIRLS mixed with pets for an evening of antics at the Leongatha Lizards Girl Guide unit’s pet night recently. There were two Guinea pigs, a trio of rats, mother Guinea pig and newborn babies, a goldfish, a little dog, an excited dog, a scared cat and of course a horse. The girls all explained how they cared for their pets, what they ate and how they were groomed. When the larger animals were taken home, the girls finished the night making their own pet rocks. Guide leader Chris Oliver said the night was “very educational”. “I must say, as a Guide leader, I have never had a horse at pet night before! Anyone interested in joining Girl Guides can contact Chris Oliver on 0428 644 397.

Girls and pets: back: Maria Chandrasegaran, Alex, Torie, Ruby Scouller and Lani Caughey. Front: Tara Swan, Meg Minogue, Molly Clark and Kaitlyn Casbolt.

Mr Kevin Davies, a naval veteran and local resident of Nyora, visited the school as a community member to present the leadership badges. The badge ceremony was followed by tales of school life many years ago when 83-year-old Mr Davies attended a small rural school in the Mallee. While the canes of discipline no longer hang on the classroom wall as a deterrent to the mischievous, the core values of discipline and respect are very much still a part of school life. Four wheel drives have replaced the horse and cart, which used to travel over sandy tracks for many miles, collecting rural children. The passing years have brought with them many changes; some things however, have stood the test of time. Just as in 1935, when Mr Davies had to bring in the wood, peg out the rabbit skins and feed livestock to earn his penny for the week, building a good work ethic in the young is alive and well today. Children eagerly shared

a wide array of domestic chores which they did to earn their spending money. Feeding pets, washing dishes, vacuuming and lawn mowing were among the many tasks the Nyora children did to earn their precious pocket money. Interesting comparisons were made between the spending habits of the school children in those distant times and our choices today. Although the brand names have changed, icecreams, chewing gum and lollies are as much in demand today as they were all those years ago. The children eagerly questioned Mr Davies about the kind of shoes which were worn, how they managed without electricity and many other aspects

of daily life in the 1930s. Each question was patiently answered with a detailed story as Mr Davies relived his schooldays in relation to life today. Interestingly, many stories echoed the importance of recycling, although in the economic climate of the 1930s, the motivation was to save money. Today’s children have learned that recycling is an important part of our environmental responsibility and the savings are secondary to creating a better future on a global level. Mr Davies generously left the children with a memento of yesteryear, a penny which the children will use as a starting point for a range of projects based around Australian History and currency.

Entries wanted SOUTH Gippsland communities are urged to enter the Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards. South Gippsland Shire Council’s litter prevention officer Leanne Edwards said: “There were several local entries across the region last year, with the Poowong Community Consultative Committee and Coal Creek proud finalists last year.” Find out more about previous winners and this year’s key dates at www.kabv.org.au or by calling the awards co-ordinator at Keep Australia Beautiful on 8626 8700. Ms Edwards is able to provide some assistance with the preparation of this year’s entries and can be contacted on telephone 5662 9200.

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Kids get arty By Sarah Vella THE Tree House Series is an exhibition by Yinnar artist, Wayne Milner, currently being shown at the Meeniyan Art Gallery. Mr Milner was at the gallery on Wednesday, to have a chat to local children attending a school holiday art workshop, run by Gaye Hutchinson. Mr Milner discovered his passion for painting when undertaking rehabilitation, after suffering head trauma in a motorcycle accident. “I am a symbolic artist, I use surrealism as a framework to convey

my message”, Mr Milner said. “The tree is used as a celebration of life, then additions are made to illustrate whatever comment I might like to make.” The strong passion and sense of patriotism that Mr Milner feels for Australia is a resounding theme throughout his works. He focuses on celebrating Australia and the people within it, often in a rather blatant matter. “We live in a fairytale land, that we don’t appreciate as much as we could,” Mr Milner said. His paintings use colour to create interest for the viewer and tend to reflect history, people, time and place. Generally devoid of human form, Mr Milner’s paintings often portray

an image of a hot air balloon, or a boy in a box, which represent Wayne himself. The paintings still aim to convey evidence of human existence, as behind each painting is a true story of human interest. Mr Milner spent some time with the kids in their art room, chatting about their art, after which the students filed in to the gallery space to have a question and answer session with Mr Milner regarding his artwork. The kids were extremely interested and put forward intelligent, insightful questions regarding detail and content of the paintings. The exhibition is running at the Meeniyan Art Gallery until April 26.

Symbolic artist: Wayne Milner at the Meeniyan Art Gallery with some of his captivating and thought provoking art. Left: Meet and greet: local children attending a school holiday art workshop at the Meeniyan Art Gallery were given the opportunity to meet artist Wayne Milner and to talk with him about his art.

Vegies prompt debate

Prom stars in photo show

THE prospect of community vegetable gardens in South Gippsland Shire created more debate than over which fertiliser to use, at the recent council meeting.

AWARD winning photographer Steve Edwards’ latest exhibition will spark recognition for many South Gippslanders.

Cr Kieran Kennedy called for council staff to write a report about formulating models for establishing such gardens on vacant council owned land, and also street fruit tree programs to help “struggling residents throughout the shire”. Cr Kennedy said a group at Venus Bay wanted to create such a garden but he said council needed to establish criteria to help interested communities. He noted a street fruit tree program had been successful in Wellington Shire. Cr Mimmie Jackson said the ideas complemented council’s Sustainability Strategy. “If this enables communities interested to get it off the ground because they have a clear idea of what council’s policies are, then they will be better off,” she said. Cr Jim Fawcett was concerned a street fruit tree program would lead to fruit dropping on streets, and that

preparing guidelines would consume council staff’s time. Cr Jennie Deane said a community vegetable garden already existed in Loch and believed that project could help guide council policy. “There are quince trees in Loch and they are of no danger because they get picked and are not allowed to fall,” she said. Cr David Lewis felt council did not need a policy. “I think this is going to lead to bureaucracy and expense to ratepayers that won’t solve specific issues,” he said. Cr Bob Lewis said flowering gums drop nuts in Meeniyan. “We have to give consideration to what is planted and where it is planted,” he said. Cr Jeanette Harding said the Toora community had received much enjoyment from the town’s heritage pear orchard and said other communities should be able to enjoy such gardens too. CEO Tim Tamlin felt council officers could prepare a report in time for the August 22 council meeting, at Cr Kennedy’s request. The motion was approved.

Council backs safety BASS Coast councillors are backing community moves to make Phillip Island Tourist Road safer. Following a fatality and another bad accident in recent months, a community group formed and a petition has been presented to State Parliament. At their meeting recently, councillors agreed to support the Southern Communities Planning Group in their discussions with VicRoads to achieve safety measures. The group has suggested a speed limit reduction to 60km/h at various points,

traffic activated signals and turning lane improvements. Cr Peter Paul was concerned 60km/h in the mornings would be an absolute nightmare. “This is a great community effort, but a lot of discussion needs to take place.” Cr John Duscher said the community group was doing an excellent job. He said VicRoads and the Department of Transport representatives had told him they were very interested in working with council and the community group about the issues.

Entirely shot in an area of Wilsons Promontory known as The Big Drift, Edwards’ intriguing new collection showcases the southernmost tip of Australia, in what many consider Victoria’s most beautiful landscape. “The first time I visited Wilsons Prom, it struck me immediately how different it is from, not only Victoria, but also anywhere else I’ve been to in the world”, Edwards said. ”When I came across this area of vast sand dunes in the middle of the bush (nowhere near any

Captivating work: Steve Edwards. water) – I was moved and inspired. I’ve rarely seen such a surreal landscape”, he said of The Big Drift. Edwards has named his exhibition after this partic-

Amazing landscape: an image from Steve Edwards of The Big Drift at Wilsons Promontory.

photographer

ular region of The Prom, capturing a lone subject in each piece along with the kind of stringent yet subtle lighting and ambience we are coming to expect

from this incredible young artist. The exhibition is at The Laird Hotel, 149 Gipps Street, Abbotsford, until April 24.

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Making connections By Matt Dunn THE team at Youth Connections in Leongatha has one purpose – to help “at risk” young people find their right path in life.

Part of a federally funded network, the local outlet has set up at the former Leongatha Primary School site as part of Community College Gippsland, UnitingCare Gippsland and Bass Coast Community Health Services. “This is a voluntary program, so kids don’t have to be here. Basically we work with as many young people as we can. They’re generally disengaged from education and we work with them on whatever barriers there are and it could be a whole gamut,” Youth Connections team leader Julianne Craig said. “We work holistically. We could be taking them to the doctors’, so they can have discussions about medical problems. We deal a lot with low self-esteem, housing issues, bullying issues – anything.”

The service caters expressly for 13 to 19-year-olds who have not attained Year 12 or equivalent. “At the end of the day it is about trying to get them back into education. We don’t necessarily always get them back into education, but that’s our main objective,” Julianne said. She described the work as “challenging but rewarding”. “We have to have a good rapport with the young people, because if they don’t like us it’s ‘See you later’. We have to really try and be on their side and advocate for them. We have to be knowledgeable about the services that are out there in Bass Coast and South Gippsland that will support them,” Julianne said. That means working with parents, schools and different organisations as a “middle man”. Colleague and Youth Connections officer Michelle Merange said it was about listening to the young people’s needs. Both Michelle and Julianne identified housing as a “big issue” for marginalised youth in the region.

“There’s really a lack of emergency housing and youth housing. Some kids can’t live at home for various reasons,” she said. While it didn’t always mean young people were sleeping on the street, they often had nowhere to really call their own and were trapped in a cycle of sleeping on friends’ couches. Julianne praised the work being done by Leongatha Healthcare’s youth clinic and GippsCare, but said more services were needed. “There’s a whole lot of base issues that need to be addressed before these young people go on to education or anything else in life. They’ve got to sort out their physical health, their mental health and their sexual health,” she said. Michelle said a lack of drop in centres and a tyranny of distance were further obstacle facing young people in the region, who are not getting access to the information or referral services they need. “They can’t get to these places and they’re pretty disconnected in a lot of ways,” she said.

Aged Care: CCG’S graduates from left: Alex Todorovski and Fred Hill, Rosslyn Notman and Rachell Waycott.

General Education: from left Jeanette Wardle and Glen Snow graduate with a Certificate in General Education for Adults with CCG Trainer Nina DebonoWills.

Children’s Services: CCG’s graduates celebrate, from left Alex Todorovski, Jaslin Kelly, Caitlyn Steenbach, and Rebecca Clifford.

Making connections: Youth Connections team members Julianne Craig and Michelle Merange work with “at risk” youth.

Graduates celebrate success GRADUATES of Community College Gippsland’s (CCG) Southern Gippsland campus celebrated success at a special awards night in Leongatha recently. The ceremony recognised 60 graduates of CCG’s nationally accredited courses including aged care, children’s services, business, hospitality, make up services, retail, general education, conservation and land management, horticulture, agriculture, rural business management, and VCAL. CCG Chief Executive Officer, Paul Wilson, named Jacinta Wilkie as CCG Student of the Year for Southern Gippsland Bass Coast. “Despite facing a number of obstacles, Jacinta completed her Foundation in VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning). She completed her study against the odds and has gone on to study a Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA).” Mirboo North couple Frederick Hill and Dianne Boscombe-Hill said they owed their jobs to their study at CCG. Dianne completed a Certificate III in Aged Care at CCG three years ago

and works at Korumburra’s Carinya Lodge. She said she had watched her husband’s confidence plummet as he struggled to find work for more than two years. Fred decided to follow Dianne’s lead and undertake a Certificate III in Aged Care at CCG despite not having set foot in a classroom for some 40 years. Fred impressed his employers during his work placement and was offered a position at Mirboo North Aged Care which he thoroughly enjoys. “Study has changed the course of our lives and given us new confidence and interest,” Dianne said. CCG’s Alex Todorovski said he was pleased with the numbers of graduates who had gone on to employment or were continuing higher level study. Children’s Services graduates Rebecca Clifford, Caitlyn Steenbach and Jaslin Kelly are all working in their field. We also have a high number of graduates of Business, Aged care, Retail, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management courses in jobs. Mr Todorovski said since moving to the new campus location at the former Leongatha Primary School

site in Horn Street, the campus was growing from strength to strength. “We have tripled enrolments this term which is an excellent result. We have a good response to our free taster courses to give individuals and organisations an opportunity to learn new skills, and see what we offer. “Our new Seniors Broadband free sessions are being well patronised, helping older people to use the internet safely, while our free gardening workshop program has attracted full houses. Herbs for Hunger and Health began on April 13. “With such a large campus facility, we are also encouraging organisations and businesses to consider utilising our rooms and space. Monash University is running District Nursing from our campus and we are pleased to welcome U3A and Leongatha Tae Kwon Do who are running classes here. “The aim is to develop a vibrant learning hub where people can enjoy a range of activities, connections, and learning experiences ,” Mr Todorovski said. For more information on Community College Gippsland visit: www:ccg.asn.au or phone 5662 6700.

Toyama Daichi sister school visit LEONGATHA Secondary College was host to 10 students from their sister school in Toyama, Japan recently. During their 10 day visit, each student stayed with an LSC family and participated in a program based from the college. They went to the beach and tried surfing, fed native animals, wandered Coal Creek Village, saw the penguins at Phillip Island and saw some of the best sights in South Gippsland. Some students even got to visit Melbourne during Moomba which was quite an experience. The visitors from Toyama Daichi returned home on Sunday, March 18. While only in the

Farewell: a ‘sayonara party’ was held to celebrate the visit of 10 Japanese students and their teachers who participated in the sister school visit. country for a short time, they all had a wonderful experience and carried home fond memories of their Australian visit. The college thanks the host families for the time and trouble they spent making the Japanese students welcome. The sister school program is now in its 22nd

year and provides an excellent opportunity for students to improve their language skills, along with giving them a better understanding of a different culture. Many students who participate in the program choose to continue their Japanese studies and to travel to Japan at

a later time. Students at LSC will have an opportunity to participate in the return visit to Toyama, Japan in September 2013. There will be an information evening on Wednesday, April 18, at 7 pm at the college for all students who are interested in participating.

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Ambassadors meet ministers KORUMBURRA Secondary College’s Daniel Longden fronted up to the education ministers on Wednesday as part of a state wide program.

Daniel and 12 other students from rural secondary schools around Victoria including Mirboo North Secondary College students Lauren Cain and Sinead Allen have been involved in the Rural Youth Ambassadors program. The students were selected to represent their schools and travelled to Glenormiston in August last year to begin the program. “Here I met the other students and they wanted us to discuss how to keep rural students in higher education,” Daniel said. “This is because statistics show that in rural schools there’s a lower number of people going through to Year 12 and on to university.” The team was asked to come up with suggestions and ideas to keep their peers in school longer.

“We presented our ideas to over 150 rural school principals and minister for higher education Peter Hall,” Daniel said. The Rural Youth Ambassadors team met once again in December to write a report which included their suggestions. “We discussed and wrote the report which included all our ideas and recommendations on how to solve this problem,” he said. In March the group ventured to Victoria’s Parliament House. “We sat in through parliament’s question time,” Daniel said. “Then we went into a room and sat down with the minister of education Martin Dixon and the minister of higher education Peter Hall and we gave our report and talked with them about it.” That report will now be taken to parliament and the education sector. “It will also probably be sent to all the major newspapers as well,” Daniel said.

Mr Ryan said the Rural Youth Ambassadors initiative is supported by the Country Education Project and the Victorian Student Representative Council (SRC). “The project complements a raft of Victorian Coalition Government initiatives to assist rural students, including $5 million for the Local Solutions Year 12 Retention Fund which enables government, Catholic and independent schools to design and deliver programs to improve retention rates and pathway options for senior students,” Mr Ryan said. “A Rural Education Reference Group, comprising two Rural Youth Ambassadors, has also been established to assist in developing strategies to address the type of issues contained in the Rural Youth Ambassadors’ report.” Mr Ryan said the Victorian Coalition Government had also established a $20 million Regional Partnerships Facilitation Fund to help students gain easier access to higher education opportunities in regional Victoria.

Jimbo the goat lover COMEDIAN Jimbo and his pet goat Gary flew in and out of Leongatha last Wednesday night, April 11 to perform a one night gig at McCartin’s Hotel.

Holy goat: ‘Gary ‘the pet goat and ‘Jimbo’ the comedian catch up with the Star’s reporter in Michael Place Leongatha last Wednesday.

The Star caught up with Gary the Goat first as he walked across McCartin Street from the pub to the Memorial Hall, right in front of the reporter’s car! The driver of The Star vehicle jumped out in pursuit of the goat with camera in hand. Fortunately Gary was found following his owner Jimbo down Michael Place near the library. “Is this your goat?” asked The Star reporter. “Yes,” said Jimbo, “he’s my pet; he comes with me everywhere.” Asked whether the goat ever got caught in traffic, Jimbo said he had never seen goats as road kill. Jimbo bought Gary for a case of beer after performing a gig about two years

ago. He has travelled all around Australia to perform gigs and has been doing so for the past eight years. “I never stay in towns long enough to get myself or Gary in any sort of trouble,” says Jimbo. Most nights Jimbo gets put up by the pub but if he’s out of luck he just rolls out the swag and sleeps under the stars. Asked how the night went at McCartins Jimbo replied “pretty good, except when the goat decided to pay a surprise visit to the chef.” “The gags are pretty much on the ruder side, but the dozen or so at McCartins had a good night.” When last spoken to Jimbo was heading to Colac! Check out Jimbo’s website at jimbo. com.au You can even follow the movements of Gary the Goat who has his own facebook page!

From pages past Courthouse nears 100 Historical snippets from The Star

30 years ago, 2 April 20, 1982 THE Inverloch Water Trust and Sewerage Authority have refused to meet with the Woorayl Council over the planned merger with the Wonthaggi Authority. A number of councillors and shire officers are annoyed at the Inverloch Authority’s actions in declining to meet on the subject. **** ACCORDING to preliminary figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, population in the Gippsland area has increased at a greater rate that the overall percentage for the state of Victoria as a whole. 10 years ago, April 16, 2002 THE administrators handling the break-up and sale of assets of the failed Prom Meats abattoir in Foster have been accused of passing up an eleventhhour bid to make the plant operational again by selling it to a Victorian meat processor. The business went into voluntary receivership in May, 2001, 50 employees losing their jobs. 5 years ago, April 17, 2007 IT hasn’t rained, but

finally it’s pouring on Korumburra Show Grounds. Last Wednesday, the Burra Foods pipe was officially opened, giving the football oval a desperately needed soaking. **** SOUTH Gippsland Water is trucking water from the old Korumburra Coal Mine to boost the flagging Little Bass Reservoir. Little Bass supplies Poowong, Nyora and Loch. It is down to 20.3 per cent of its capacity. 1 year ago, April 19, 2011 NEIL Breeden holds his breath whenever he sees a loaded double decker cattle truck turn left at the Leongatha Courthouse corner. As an engineer, he said it is only a matter of time before one jack knifes and topples over. **** HENRIETTAS has taken up a lease on one of the new Bair Street shops in Leongatha, confirming the popular homewares store and cafe is here to stay. Since the devastating fire that destroyed the store in 2010, the store has been operating out of a small shop in Bair Street but now is set for major expansion.

LAW will meet music and theatre when the centenary celebrations of the Leongatha Courthouse are held in October.

Leongatha Lyric Theatre will perform Trial by Jury, with the music provided by the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band. The band has called the courthouse home since 1997 and the courthouse

could be rightly called the home of music in Leongatha. Mock trials will be held with children in period dress and the author of a book about historic courthouses, including Leongatha, will speak. It is hoped the Police Historical Society will show old police cars. A display of legal careers will offer an insight into contemporary law. Two paintings of

the courthouse will be completed in time for the celebrations, between October 22 and 27. The courthouse was last used for legal purposes in 1990. Anyone wishing to be involved can contact organising committee chairman Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks on 0419 355 303 or email: nutleydean@gmail.com

Woolamai Road closure AS part of road restoration following construction of the Wonthaggi desalination plant, Woolamai Road, Woolamai will be temporarily closed. Detours will be in place but motor-

Meals roster (Leongatha) St Peter’s Ladies Guild and South Gippsland Shire Council (all week), S. Smith and A. Heide (Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri) and National Bank (Tue) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning April 23, 2012.

ists are advised travelling may take longer than usual. Work is due to start this week and will take about three weeks. The section affected is Woolamai Road between Bass Highway and Turnbull-Woolamai Road.

Making a difference: Daniel Longden was part of the state wide Rural Youth Ambassadors program.

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VASILISA Yenko was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 4 to Tatiana Yahniyenko and Nikolai Yenko of San Remo. Vasilisa is pictured with her parents Tatiana and Nikolai and sister Shevin.

HARPER Jax Gilliland was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 9 to Tamara Pappas and Michael Gilliland of Wonthaggi. Harper is pictured with mum and dad and sister Laci aged 4years.

MILLICENT Helen Manning Brewin was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 9 to Anne Brewin of Cowes.

NATHAN Colin Baillie was born at RWH Melbourne on March 20. He is the first child for Alain Baillie (formerly of Stony Creek) and Shelly Bezzant of Kew.

SAMUAL James Koote was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 10 to Megan and James Koote of Newhaven. Samuel is pictured with mum and dad and brother Oliver aged 3years.

ZACH Douglas Bedford was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 2 to Kim McLean and Allan Bedford of Pioneer Bay. Zach is pictured with his siblings Hailey aged 6, Cohen aged 4 and Addison aged 16 months.

Trial bus service stopped Proposed meeting changes rejected POOR patronage led to the cancellation of two trial bus services in South Gippsland Shire. Shadow Minister for Transport Fiona Richardson recently said regional communities would be hurt by the State Government’s decision to scrap 30 regional bus services. Those services included Venus Bay to Leongatha, and Foster to Tidal River. South Gippsland Shire Council’s

community strengthening manager Ned Dennis said the services were not well patronised. “They did not continue because they did not get a good response,” he said. “They were trial services that were there because they seemed like a good idea to test whether there was a need.” A trial service between Poowong and Warragul was well supported and will continue.

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has rejected a proposed code of practice designed to improve meetings. Cr David Lewis told the recent council meeting the guidelines were “bureaucratic overkill”, particularly the reference to people not being able to ask questions about topics over which council has no jurisdiction.

He cited coal seam gas as a topic people would expect to be able to quiz council about, but under the guidelines, they would not. He also criticised the reference to the prohibition of allegations of “any type” against councillors or staff. “I don’t think that fits in with our democracy in council, in Victoria or in Australia,” Cr Lewis said.

He said the 17 page document was too long and not user friendly. Cr Kennedy said people needed to be able to criticise council as that can often led to “positive results”. Cr Jim Fawcett, however, said council needed to provide the public with a process about “how normal business is conducted” and supported the code. The proposal was lost in a vote.

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by Karen Haw, The Town Centre Nursery AUTUMN is a wonderful time of the year; with clear mild days and cool nights the deciduous trees colour up beautifully. Burgundy claret ash, vibrant reds of the Canadian maples, and the bright gold of the tulip trees to name a few. Not only do trees give great autumn colour at this time of year but also many shrubs and climbers. One of the most spectacular climbers is the ornamental grape vine (vitis vinifera). An ornamental grape vine is a great climber to go over a pergola or fence, giving shade in summer and light in the cooler months. It is the same species as the wine making grape but the ornamental variety aborts its fruit, so it does not make a mess. Ornamental grape vines are easy to grow and are quick growing, new growth is green and slightly downy which matures to deep green in summer and come autumn colours vary from orange, red through to purple.

There are many shrubs that will also give fabulous autumn colour and some of the best include blueberries, oak leaf hydrangea and viburnums. Blueberries are a long living, extremely attractive bush which makes them an excellent addition to any garden. They have delicate bell shaped white/ pinkish flowers in spring, large cluster of blue/black berries in summer that are full of anti-oxidants and brilliant foliage colours in autumn. To grow successfully plants prefer a free draining acid soil with high organic matter content. The oak leaf hydrangea (hydrangea quercifolia) is an old fashioned plant that originates from the United States and was introduced in 1803. The name comes from the large, strongly lobed leaves that look like an American oak. It has large white flowers in late summer and will tolerate and thrive in much sunnier positions than other hydrangeas. It will also tolerate drier conditions but does not like wet feet so needs a well drained position. In autumn the oak leaf hydrangea puts on a stunning display of brilliant red, orange, yellow and burgundy. There are a huge variety of viburnums

Gardening could reduce fire risk A NEW guide to landscaping and designing gardens to best defend homes against bushfires was launched by Deputy Premier and Minister for Emergency Services Peter Ryan at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Mr Ryan said the 65-page publication called Landscaping for Bushfire: Garden Design and Plant Selection was developed by the CFA in response to recommendation 44 of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission and would be an invaluable resource. “With the right advice, landscaping and garden design can minimise the effects of direct flame contact and radiant heat on a house during a bushfire,” Mr Ryan said. “Even though all plants burn in severe bushfire conditions, greater understanding of vegetation, suitable plant choices and more practical garden layouts can help reduce the likelihood of losing a home.” CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson said the booklet and associated online tools would further educate people living in high-risk areas of simple measures to reduce the impact of bushfires. “The booklet will demonstrate planning and design principles for gardens in coastal, hilly, rural and suburban environments,” he said. “It also discusses the importance of appropriate water supply, access, house construction and general property maintenance, as well as keeping areas around homes and other structures free of plants that could easily catch fire and ignite a building. Mr Ryan said improved garden landscaping and design could help protect property, but on severe, extreme and code red days, leaving early was always the safest option. To download a copy of the booklet or use the online plant selection tool visit: http://www.cfa.vic.gov. au/firesafety/bushfire/prepare-your-property/preparegarden.htm

available. One of the most common varieties is called the snowball tree (viburnum opulus) or the Guelder rose. This shrub is easy to grow, has loads of white flowers in summer and rich colours in the autumn. Another variety to look out for is a form called Notcutt’s variety, which turns from lovely coral pinks into golden yellow and lime green. Few autumn trees can rival the maples when it comes to a magnificent foliage display. Japanese maples are very popular at this time of year and there are hundreds of cultivars available with a range of heights, (from one metre upwards) leaf shape and colours. Even seedling grown trees have attractive leaves and good autumn colour. One of the most popular varieties is the Sangokaku. This variety has golden-yellow autumn foliage and brilliant red stems over the winter months, giving it year round interest. The palmatum Dissectum group has fine deeply cut leaves that have a weeping growth habit and are usually grafted onto standard understocks. Colours vary from deep orange and crimson to yellow shades, an asset to any garden.

Autumn vegie gardening NOW is the time for broad beans – there are three varieties readily available. Aquadulce is a hardy variety of broad bean that can withstand heavy frosts and gives an early harvest of tasty, white seeded long pods. The Coles Dwarf variety is strong, its sturdy plants carry a heavy crop of tasty beans. Finally, the Gippsland Giant, a recently developed broad bean has longer pods and larger seeds than traditional varieties. Broad beans are gross feeders so prepare the bed well with plenty of organic matter and potash. They need good levels of calcium and magnesium to grow successfully and will

grow well in an acid soil as long as these nutrients are supplied in the form of dolomite or lime. Companion planting broad beans like brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and spinach. They dislike garlic and onions. Spinach and silverbeet also grows well over the cooler months and are great health foods. Plant seed or seedlings and protect from birds. Brassicas can all be planted now; that includes the cauliflowers, cabbages, and broccoli. They do grow slower but are not troubled by the cabbage moth as much as the weather cools. Onions, leeks and garlic can also be planted now and they also like lime added to the soil.

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On-farm carbon management ‘webinar’ CARBON and emissions management is relevant to many aspects of farm management, but it is complex and can be difficult to understand.

Making cent$ of carbon and emissions on-farm is a new booklet developed by the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) that focuses on the practical actions farm businesses can take to improve their carbon and emissions performance on-farm.

A webinar to explain the booklet and its uses will be held on Tuesday, April 24, from 11.30am to 12.30pm. DPI senior climate specialist, Graeme Anderson, said the webinar would unpack the practical messages that helped people make sense of carbon and emissions on farm, explain why the booklet was developed and how to access further support services. “Already the feedback has been positive, with many service providers noting that the booklet has filled an information gap for farmers,”

Mr Anderson said. “The booklet has also been widely distributed across Victoria, to DPI and Department of Sustainability and Environment offices, as well as agricultural service providers and throughout the farming community,” he said. Mr Anderson said the webinar is suited to agricultural service providers and extension staff who discuss carbon and emissions management with land managers, farmers or farming groups. To join a webinar you need: • access to a computer, laptop

or device such as a smartphone or tablet; • a stable internet connection, preferably with a minimum speed of 56kbps • an audio connection via computer headset or phone Registrations close on Friday, April 20. Register online at www.dpi.vic. gov.au/agriculture/farming-management/weather-climate/webinar. For more information, please contact Chrissy Robertson on (03) 9296 4757 or email chrissy.robertson@dpi.vic.gov.au.

Makes sense: the new booklet, Making cent$ of carbon and emissions on-farm will be discussed during a webinar, held by Department of Primary Industries senior climate specialist, Graeme Anderson on Tuesday, April 24.

Disease eroding sheep producers’ profits

A SILENT disease is putting a hole in the pockets of Australia’s sheep producers. Producers need to take the initiative and investigate if pneumonia is one of the reasons for productivity loss in their lambs and ewes. While death from pneumonia is easily diagnosed, it is the sub-clinical disease leading to poor growth which is hard to detect and measure the productivity losses. Department of Primary Industries (DPI) lamb specialist Peter Bailey said the cost to the Australian sheep industry was unknown.

“Because its symptoms often fly under the radar the disease may go undiagnosed and so does the productive and economic cost of the disease to the industry,” he said. Monitoring of the disease has been undertaken by Animal Health Australia at processing plants, and in Victoria adult sheep (more than two years of age) had an infection rate of eight per cent. “Research in New Zealand (Goodwin-Ray, Brown, and Rhodes 2006) estimated an average NZD$53.2 million per year cost of pneumonia and pleurisy to the sheep industry as a result of

poor lamb growth and downgraded carcasses, equivalent to up to $3 per lamb slaughtered,” Mr Bailey said. “They also found that lamb growth can be slowed by as much as 50 per cent and at least 20 per cent of sheep flocks were affected with pneumonia,” he said. “Affected sheep often have trouble breathing and after exercise, cough, and sheep producers should look for these signs. “In lambs, pneumonia is commonly termed Chronic Nonprogressive Pneumonia (CNP) and this can be caused by bacteria, mycobacterium or viruses. Dust in sheep yards may predispose sheep to pneumonia,” he said. “Lambs with pneumonia have significantly reduced

growth rates resulting in increased days on farm before achieving slaughter weight. The last lambs sold and processed often have a higher incidence of pneumonia. “Ewe lambs being retained for flock replacements often fail to achieve target live weights for mating as eight-monthold ewe hoggets. One of the reasons for this could be pneumonia. “Good management practice is to determine the cause of this poor productivity, by conducting an autopsy on affected sheep.” Older ewes which need to be culled prior to reaching the end of their productive life may have sub-clinical/undiagnosed pneumonia or pleurisy which could be the reason

for their poor performance. “Adult sheep are more likely to develop pleurisy (where lungs adhere to the chest wall) as they age,” Mr Bailey said. Mr Bailey said producers take the biggest hit to their hip pocket when affected carcasses are downgraded or condemned at processing plants. “Pneumonia could be an ongoing issue in your flock, affecting profits year after year,” he said. “That is why it is best to identify if it is an issue in your sheep and lambs and identify any management practices such as nutrition, animal handling and environmental issues that may need to be changed to minimise the risk of the disease in your flock; prevention is better than cure.

Charolais earns top price AVABUNDY and Pemba charolais held their fourth annual sale on Monday, April 2. The McKnight family hosted the sale on their Buffalo property, with a total of 29 bulls penned for the sale.

VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw April 18 & 19 1. Landmark 2. SEJ 3. Alex Scott 4. Rodwells 5. David Phelan & Co 6. Elders

Twenty-two of 29 bulls sent through the ring were sold, with the average price reaching just over $3100, which is slightly lower than the average recorded at last year’s sale. The top price bull went for $6600, which is the best price the McKnights have made in their four years of running sales. The bull was bought by Paul Cummins of ‘Carnacoo’ in Stony Creek. McKnight family stud

principal, Don McKnight, said he was very pleased to welcome new buyers from East Gippsland and for the continued support from the local area. Buyers included D. and K. Clark of Nerrena who purchased two bulls averaging $2800. The Clarks are having success with Avabundy Charolais over Angus cows, with last spring’s drop weighing 300 kilograms at five to six months.

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“If producers suspect pneumonia is a problem on their farm they should contact their local veterinarian for diagnosis and recommendations for treatment.” Sheep and lamb

producers and feedlot operators interested in providing feedback on the impact of pneumonia and pleurisy on their productivity should contact Peter Bailey at the DPI on 5573 0718.

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Numbers back up

A SUBSTANTIAL increase in numbers saw 1570 export cattle and 350 trade cattle presented, with all regular buyers in attendance.

In the trade penning, quality was mixed with only a limited number of good quality vealers. The best of the B2 vealers made to 250c/kg, with most C2 and C3 medium weights making from 210c to 245c/kg to the trade. Plainer yearling steers made from 184c to a top of 214c/kg. A very good quality yarding of grown steers and bullocks of nearly 1000 head met with strong competition from buyers. Medium weight C3 and C4 lines made from 174c to 208c to average 197c/kg to processors. Heavy bullocks in the C3 and C4 categories also sold well from 178c to 196c to average 190c/kg, with prices tending to be up to 5c/kg dearer. After a delayed start to the cow sale, buyers remained to compete solidly for the yarding. Prices generally remained firm, with a variation of 3c/kg easier to 3c/kg dearer. Heavy D3 and D4 beef cows made from 142c to 158c/kg to processors. Heavy D1 and D2 dairy bred cows sold at slightly easier levels, making from 133c to 145c/kg.

Wednesday, April 11 BULLOCKS 11 Carnacoo Past Co., Stony Creek 13 M.A. & O.J.Stuchbery, Glen Alvie 11 S. & T. McConnachie, Kardella 2 L.M.B. Timmins P/L, Meeniyan 2 F. & K. Bugeja, Poowong 10 G. Paeon, Mardan STEERS 1 Gunyah Downs, Kardella 1 W.N. Haw, Leongatha 1 J. Brown, Corinella 1 J.F. & J.P. O’Neill, Korumburra 1 A. Maruzza, Dumbalk 1 R.H. & M. Greaves, Tarwin Lower COWS 10 R. Spencer, Leongatha 5 G. May, Carrajung 1 Malucher Park, Outtrim 2 L.C. Noordenne, Leongatha 1 M. Bright, Yanakie 1 A. Dyke, Drumdlemara HEIFERS 1 Gunyah Downs, Kardella 1 R.H. & M. Greaves, Tarwin Lower 1 Dot Pearce, Leongatha 2 A. Wilkin, Boolarra South 1 L.M. Peters, Mirboo North 3 J. & K. McDonald, Tarwin BULLS 1 R.G. Crighton, Leongatha 1 B.V. & G.A. Sibly, Woolamai 1 A.R. & S.J. Browne, Drumdlemara 1 Rigano Bros., Warragul 1 D.J. & C. Webb, Korumburra 1 H. Van Eck, Leongatha

568kg 557kg 603kg 560kg 557kg 648kg

210.0 208.6 205.6 205.0 204.0 204.0

$1193 $1163 $1240 $1148 $1137 $1322

405kg 375kg 460kg 345kg 335kg 325kg

250.0 $1012 246.6 $924 245.0 $1127 241.6 $833 240.0 $804 235.0 $763

480kg 655kg 505kg 535kg 545kg 635kg

175.0 $840 162.6 $1065 162.0 $818 162.0 $866 162.0 $882 162.0 $1028

335kg 335kg 385kg 340kg 295kg 361kg

238.6 235.0 234.0 220.0 220.0 217.6

$799 $787 $900 $748 $649 $786

765kg 805kg 845kg 630kg 805kg 910kg

181.6 178.6 178.0 168.0 167.2 164.0

$1389 $1437 $1504 $1058 $1345 $1492

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Big yarding: the Leongatha VLE store sale on Thursday, April 19 is set to be a big one, with around 2000 cattle expected in the yards. Included in the sale will be Elm Valley’s annual draft of steers, which consists of 200 Angus and Angus Hereford cross steers. Pictured is Ed Hams from Landmark, Leongatha with Phil and Beth Western and their daughter from Elm Valley, Tarwin Lower.

Everything from bison to bobby calves By Garry Knox KNOWN for his short pants, smiling face, and friendly “g’days”, Frank Scadden is a regular at both Pakenham and Leongatha cattle sales. He’s been driving his cattle truck for nearly 50 years and has no plans to retire. In that time he’s been up nearly every road in south and west Gippsland, been to every farm or the one next door and carted everything from bison to bobby calves. He remembers the early morning starts when most cattle were sent to market on the morning of the sale, he remembers the terrible roads of the sixties and he

grimaces at some of the farmers’ stockyard facilities he has had to endure. Thankfully the roads have improved significantly, trucks are more reliable and comfortable, saleyards have soft floors and a roof, mobile phones have improved communications and farmers and hobby farmers have strengthened their stockyards. One piece of technology that hasn’t found its way into Frank’s cabin is the Sat Nav. His trusty VicRoads map book is enough for Frank to navigate over 70,000 kilometres each year. His furthest trips are to Bega and Cooma in NSW. To watch Frank in action at the saleyards is to watch a bloke who loves his job. His routine revolves

Scholarship doors open PRIMARY producers wanting to gain access to the world’s pre-eminent farming network are urged to apply for a 2013 Nuffield Australia scholarship. The application period opened Sunday, April 1 and runs through to June 30, 2012, for travel in 2013. Successful applicants spend a total of 16 weeks travelling the world – including six weeks of group travel through the global powerhouses of agriculture, including countries such as China, Brazil, USA, Canada and through Europe. Scholars then travel for a further 10 weeks by themselves, to drill down into a research topic of interest to them and of value to the industry. Once scholars have finished their research topics, they become part of one of the most valuable agricultural alumni networks in the world, stretching from the UK, Ireland, France, Zimbabwe, Canada, New Zealand right through to recent country aspirant the Netherlands. Applications opened on April 1 and will close on June 30, for travel in 2013. There will be 20 scholarships offered by Nuffield Australia, sponsored by a range of Australia’s leading primary sector organisations. For more information and selection guidelines please visit www.nuffield.com.au or email enquiries@nuffield. com.au.

Cows and all: Frank Scadden collecting some Angus cows. around doing the rounds saying ‘good morning’ to all his stock agent and farming contacts, busying

himself organising loads and gathering up livestock and jumping in the truck (radio tuned to Gold 104)

and getting the job done. This 73-year-old has the energy and enthusiasm of someone much younger.

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public notices

Rock n Roll

50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

CHIROPRACTOR NORMAN G. VRADENBURG

CHIROPRACTOR

“NON-FORCE PRACTITIONER”

19 Moonah Street Cape Paterson

DANCE LESSONS Thursday nights 7.30pm

New venue - DAKERS CENTRE Cnr Smith & Watt Streets, Leongatha No partner necessary - Cost $6

Starting again April 19 Enquiries to: John and Judy Kerville 0418 586 324, 5662 4004 (AH), Diane 5662 2136 (BH), 5662 3195 (AH)

Dawn & Ian Rasmussen extend an invitation to their family and friends to attend their celebration and for afternoon tea at the DAKERS CENTRE 23 Smith St, Leongatha on Sunday April 22 from 1pm Your presence but no presents

BUSH DANCE THANK YOU

GIPPSLAND SOUTHERN HEALTH SERVICE would like to extend its appreciation for all of the assistance provided at the recent bush dance. This includes special thanks to the following: Lyrebird Auxiliary, Leongatha Newsagency, Influence Clothing, Strzelecki Stringbusters, David Edwards, Leongatha RSL, Kelvin Johns Retravision, Dets, Impact Signs, John Taylor, The Great Southern Star, South Gippsland Sentinel Times, Lindsay Powney, Noelle Green, Jan Stewart.

PATRONS AND SPONSORS The Leongatha Secondary School’s Centenary Reunion Committee extends its sincere thanks to the following sponsors, patrons and friends of the schools for their support of the centenary. The Shire of South Gippsland, Cash’s “The Name Behind the Name”, Ian and Aiko Starkey - Koorooman Native Flora Nursery, Sam Dowd, Keith, Pat, Wayne and Lisa Kuhne Bushlea Farms; Brett Kuhne - food and events; Robert and Heather Calder - Wandilla Holsteins; Kelvin Smith - Retravision, Dean and Peter Watchorn - NewsXpress, Frank Materia - Materia Transport, Ross Considine and Phillip Johnston, Robert Knox, Troy Williams - Willsigns, Joanne Marchese Marchese Design, Kyra-Bae Snell, Ben and Barbara Brunning Four Corners Framing, The Great Southern Star, Mick Hanily and Jason Harris - Stockdale and Leggo, Leongatha Historical Society, IGA Leongatha, Julie Lundgren-Coulter, Denis A. Hawkins, McNivens Autobarn, Murray Goulburn Leongatha, Linda Dunlop - Koonwarra Day Spa, Heather Bruce, South Gippsland Therapy Centre, Nagel’s Chemist, Miss Print Printing Services, “Kiella” Prom Cruise, Mark and Peter “Alcheringa”, The Great Southern Outdoors.

28 Reilly Street, INVERLOCH HOURS - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday by appointment Phone and fax 5674 3666 South Gippsland Chiropractic Services & Adjunctive Therapies P/L

situations vacant

Garry Harrison Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday By appointment Ph: 5674 8290

situations vacant

DAIRY FARM HAND An established Dairy Farm in the Koonwarra area requires a semi experienced / experienced Dairy Person to work on a part to full time basis to join our experienced team. Applicants must be reliable, hard working and honest. Paid weekly by the hour. Duties will include, but not limited to milking and general farm duties. Current driver’s licence essential. Phone Pauline 0438 745 593

Dental Nurse / Leongatha A leading Dental practice in Gippsland requires a Dental Nurse. For those who have recently completed Year 12 or have graduated and are interested in starting a great career in the dental profession should contact our ofﬁce without delay. The successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills, ability to foster great customer relationships, strong organisational skills and initiative, be friendly, hardworking, and reliable and have a real interest in caring for customers. The position is for 5 days per week from Monday to Friday. To apply for the position please send your resumé to: Catena Raffaele at catena@sgdental.com.au or contact Catena Raffaele on 0418 171 240

The Salvation Army Leongatha Community Centre POSITION VACANT The Salvation Army Leongatha Community Support Centre seeks someone for the following position

WELFARE CO-ORDINATOR (20hrs per week) Based at our Leongatha Centre at 52 Anderson Street The Salvation Army Leongatha assists individuals and families who require help with food and other needs when they are in distress. We also operate a No Interest Loans scheme and provide case management services for those who feel trapped by the welfare system. These services are provided throughout the South Gippsland shire. An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and highly motivated professional to join our team. This part time position provides the co-ordination of volunteers and one other staff member to provide access for people seeking assistance. It also has hands on interviewing and working with clients. Applicants must be experienced in working with volunteers and have sound written and communication skills. The successful applicant will have an ability to develop ways of engaging people at risk and an understanding of complex systems. A qualification in Social Welfare would be highly desirable. Applicants should address the Job Competencies in the position description. The following criteria are applicable: • Applicants must be willing to work within the Mission and Values of The Salvation Army. • A current Driver’s licence is essential • A satisfactory Police Check is essential • A Working With Children Check is essential • Proof of eligibility to work in Australia is essential • All applicants are required to cite the name of three (3) referees. • Applications are to be received no later than close of business Monday 30th April 2012 A position description and application for appointment can be obtained by contacting: Captain Martyn Scrimshaw (03) 5662 4670 or email: martyn.scrimshaw@aus.salvationarmy.org The Salvation Army Leongatha Community Centre is a Child Safe Organisation

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situations vacant

SENIOR ENGINEERS Beveridge Williams is a top tier land development consultancy which serves clients in Victoria through planning, survey, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental engineering, civil engineering and project management. An opportunity exists for two highly motivated, professional individuals to join the Engineering team in both our Leongatha and Wonthaggi Ofﬁces. This job is for you if you have a reputation for using your experience and communication skills to deliver projects that meet customer expectations and achieve great results. You will be responsible for controlling project scope and budget, managing project resources and timelines, providing technical engineering input, negotiating conditions with Council and other authorities and reporting on project performance to the Project Manager. To be successful in this role you will have a degree in civil engineering or equivalent industry experience, with an understanding of land development and/or civil infrastructure development processes. A proven ability to take ownership and co-ordinate a project team to deliver successful outcomes is essential. You will play a key role in the development and growth of the business and will be offered an attractive remuneration package, commensurate with your qualiﬁcations and experience. These are full time roles and may include occasional travel to Melbourne headquarters.

SOCIAL WORKER Grade 2 - Permanent Fulltime An exciting opportunity exists for anexperienced Social Worker to join our progressive community services team. With a diverse and varied caseload, working with inpatients, outpatients and community counselling services, the position provides the opportunity to work with people to provide a truly holistic service, supporting people through the full care cycle. Primarily situated at picturesque Leongatha the position provides Social Work services at a variety of GSHS designated sites. The position covers a catchment large enough to provide good support networks and clinical variety but small enough to still provide personalised care and holistic interventions. If you are already part of the south coast community you will know the exceptional beneﬁts of our area, if you are visiting South Coast on holiday consider the opportunity a permanent move would make to a truly exceptional and rewarding lifestyle. All applicants should be eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) as well as providing a current satisfactory Victorian driver’s licence,satisfactory Police Records and Working with Children Checks. Commencement Date: Negotiable A job share arrangement would be considered if two suitable candidates applied. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Kim Bolding, Social Work Co-ordinator on 5667 5522 or via email: kim.bolding@gshs.com.au Visit our website at www.gshs.com.au to download an application kit and position description. Application should be submitted to: Judy Abbey Director of Community Services Gippsland Southern Health Service, Private Bag 13, Leongatha, 3953. Closing Date for Applications: 29th April 2011

Please forward your covering letter and resumé to: Jan Ashab, HR Assistant at HR@bevwill.com.au Beveridge Williams & Co Pty Ltd 1 Glenferrie Road Malvern Vic 3144 Phone: 03 9524 8888

PHYSIOTHERAPIST An opportunity has become available for a grade 1 physio with clinical experience to join our progressive and committed physiotherapy team for one year. With the capacity and clinical scope to manage a variety of caseloads across inpatient, outpatient, residential care and community-based teams, job satisfaction, clinical variety, and career development is a given. As a Grade 1 practitioner with a couple of years under your belt you will: • Provide exceptional service delivery in the physio department • Have the capacity to further develop your clinical skills • Have clinical guidance from exceptional senior clinicians • Enjoy a truly exceptional lifestyle GSHS also offers a comprehensive staff support program including,education & mentoring support, orientation program and employee assistant programs. Salary Packaging is also available to all permanent staff including our rural and remote housing salary packaging beneﬁt. As an enthusiastic, committed physiotherapist you will: • Have a positive can do attitude • Enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team • Like the challenge of a variety of caseloads • Enjoy gaining knowledge and continually improving clinical practice New Graduates are welcome to apply. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Vivian Carroll on 5654 2701or via email: vivian. carroll@gshs.com.au Application kits and position descriptions may be downloaded from our website at www.gshs.com.au and should be submitted directly to: Vivian Carroll Manager Allied Health Gippsland Southern Health Service Private Bag 13 Leongatha, 3953 Applications will be assessed as they are received. Police check and working with children check is required.

EXPERIENCED PANEL BEATER REQUIRED In Inverloch FULL TIME or PART TIME Person must be: Qualiﬁed, friendly, hard working, reliable and must be able to work as a team. Please email resumé att Travis imbw@bigpond.com or phone 5674 1348

WEEKEND MILKER 350 COWS Leongatha South Phone Mark 0427 643 241

MILKER WANTED IN FISH CREEK 10 milkings per week Modern shed Automatic cup removers Experience preferred but not essential Driver’s licence required Contact 0411 869 854

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Newly Created Position

“Opportunity Plus” Grade One - (Fixed Term - Full Time)

situations vacant

STORE MANAGER • Retail & Trade based business • Great team and company culture • Attractive salary, plus super, plus company vehicle As part of the Capeview Groups succession planning, we are seeking to employ a candidate in the position of a Store Manager. As the store manager you will deliver and lead, through a loyal and dedicated retail and trade team, excellent customer service in the provision of hardware and building products. You will have extensive retail and trade sales experience, strong communication skills, proven leadership skills, at least 5 years experience in a similar role and will have controlled a staff complement of at least 40 people. To be successful you will have proven skills in meeting company objectives and maximising store revenues. With a passion to succeed, you will be able to motivate and encourage your store team with gusto and enthusiasm with a desire to grow the business. Key responsibilities include: • Drive store budgets, monitor results and lead actions for a successful outcome • Provide exemplary customer service and satisfaction • Plan and prepare staff rosters ensuring adequate coverage • Provide problem solving skills • Manage inventory and merchandise to company expectations • Comply with and adhere to O,H&S standards • Provide effective leadership, coaching and direction to your team If you have the desire and the passion to succeed within this highly successful organisation then you are encouraged to apply immediately. You are invited to apply in writing by Friday 27th April 2012 to: The General Manager Hardware, Capeview Mitre 10, Cape Paterson Road, Wonthaggi Vic 3995, or by email to The General Manager Hardware, Capeview Mitre 10, tony.cruickshank@cv-m10.com.au Only applicants successful in making it through to the next recruitment stage will be contacted.

Prom Country Aged Care Inc. (PCAC) is a Not-For-Profit community based organisation which comprises two residential services offering high care and low care in the beautiful South Gippsland region close to Wilsons Promontory. Our philosophy is: “To provide the quality of service where the people within our care live their lives to their fullest potential - in a place that they are pleased to call home”. We are currently in the process of building a new facility which will incorporate the residents from both sites. PCAC is seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced people for the position of executive administrative officer. This is a high level functioning position within a progressive, innovative organisation. It is a newly created position which is critical in providing executive administrative support to the Committee of Management (COM) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This challenging role will require the successful applicant to: • Manage ingoing and outgoing committee correspondence • Prepare and distribute meeting agendas and other material such as action and agreement records, reports, discussion papers and relevant committee material • Attend COM and sub-committee meetings, including evening meetings • Take minutes of all committee meetings • Manage COM and sub-committee minutes and all other committee related files and documents • Maintain effective filing systems for all committee minutes, records and documentation • Maintain membership records • Prepare letters and other documents as agreed or directed by the COM Executive and CEO • Note legal documents (articles, by-laws) during meetings • Undertake and manage research and data gathering as required by the COM and CEO • Manage the calendar to ensure all actions are met in a timely fashion. The successful applicant will meet the following essential criteria: • High level organisation and time management skills • Attention to detail • Proven research and data gathering skills • Proven executive administrative experience • Expert minute taking ability • Systems orientated • Advanced computer literacy • Well-developed written and oral communication skills • Current Victorian driver’s licence Desirable criteria: • Project Management experience • Event Management experience • Experience with computerised documentation systems. The Executive Administrative Officer will be offered a one year contract in the first instance, with the possibility of this being extended. It is envisaged that the position will be for three days per week, depending on the meetings and other requirements of the committees and CEO. This is a direct report role to the CEO. Suitably qualified and experienced people from the South Gippsland area are encouraged to apply. Applications should be received by the close of business 30 April 2012. It is planned to commence interviews Friday 04 May 2012. Initial enquiries, expressions of interest and applications should be directed to: Claire Schmierer Chief Executive Officer Prom Country Aged Care Inc. PO Box 81, Foster, VIC, 3960 claire.schmierer@pcac.org.au Ph: (03) 5683 9600 Mob: 0417 038 153

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situations vacant

agistment

for sale

AGISTMENT available Leongatha, 109 acres. 5662-2578, 0430-767950.

people

5 ACRES land with 7m shed for a few animals. Dollar Road, Dumbalk. $60 per week. Phone Jaganat 9699-5122.

free Branch Manager Lead Business Development at our Toora & District Community Bank ® Branch To be successful as Branch Manager at Toora & District Community Bank ® Branch you will: • Implement strategies to create portfolio growth • Be responsible for lending activities including consumer, small business, commercial and agri facilities • Play a key leadership role in servicing and developing the needs of the local business community • Draw on your proven management experience and be active in business development Reporting to the Promontory District Finance Group Limited Board and Regional Manager of the Bendigo Bank, this highly autonomous role provides the opportunity for you to demonstrate your mentoring and development capabilities when participating in the selection process of your future team.

FREE CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

situations vacant

CASUAL CLEANERS Weekdays and some weekends PH: 0413 140 043

situations vacant

Newly Created Position Prom Country Aged Care Inc. (PCAC) is a Not-For-Profit community based organisation which comprises two residential services offering high care and low care in the beautiful South Gippsland region close to Wilsons Promontory. Our philosophy is: “To provide the quality of service where the people within our care live their lives to their fullest potential - in a place that they are pleased to call home”. We are currently in the process of building a new facility which will incorporate the residents from both sites. PCAC is seeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced people for the position of Director of Care. This is a newly created position to oversee clinical care across the two sites. It is a high level functioning position within a progressive, innovative organisation. The role is pivotal in providing exceptional clinical leadership and management for the current two sites and into the future in our new facility. In the absence of the CEO, the Director of Care will be responsible for the effective and efficient functioning of the organisation. The successful applicant will meet the following essential criteria: • Tertiary qualified Registered Nurse (current) • Formal Qualifications in a management or related discipline or comparable business experience • Demonstrable sympathy with the elderly community and their families • Proven understanding of the person centred approach to resident care • Highly developed financial, people and change management skills • Well-developed written and oral communication skills • Proven ability in continuous improvement and quality systems • Advanced computer skills • A current Victorian driver’s licence. Desirable criteria • Five or more years’ experience post registration • Previous experience at a senior level in an aged care residential service • ACFI management • Have achieved or be working towards post graduate qualifications in Gerontology, Advanced Care Planning and/or Palliative Care or be willing to undertake further studies in these areas • Eden Alternative associate training • Experience with computerised documentation systems • Significant experience working with people with dementia. The Director of Care will be required to work a 10 day fortnight and report to the CEO. Registered nurses from the South Gippsland area are encouraged to apply. Applications should be received by the close of business 30 April 2012. It is planned to commence interviews Friday 04 May 2012. Initial enquiries, expressions of interest and applications should be directed to: Claire Schmierer Chief Executive Officer Prom Country Aged Care Inc. PO Box 81, Foster, VIC, 3960 claire.schmierer@pcac.org.au Ph: (03) 5683 9600 Mob: 0417 038 153

FREE

QUOTES

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE 167 Graham Street, Wonthaggi (opp. Ritchies IGA)

END OF SEASON CLEARANCE 1 x McCulloch M14538 14.5HP 38” 6-speed $2199 (RRP $2699) 1 x McCulloch M17538H 17.5HP 38” H/Static $2399 (RRP $2999) Ridgway Country Store Phone 5668 1503 BORDER COLLIE pups, 1 male, 4 female.Vet checked, vacc, microchipped, $350 each. Nerrena 0427647213. DUCKLINGS $10 each. Phone Allan 5658-1571. FIREWOOD for sale, uncut, $20 per tonne. 0413452686. FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175.

FREEZER Ariston s/s upright, 3 year warranty $950; Allenzi 800mm s/s upright LPG stove $300; Kelvinator 500L chest freezer $150. Ph: 56684224. HAY CLEARANCE 1,000 small square bales, ex quality, suitable for horses. Must go $5 each. Can deliver 50 or more, conditions apply. 56641320, 0428-999691. SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662. No Bank Home: 3 bedroom Own it now $395 p.w. Phone 8677 9130. TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 56812261.

livestock

BULLS FOR HIRE OR SALE

situations vacant

We are seeking a motivated individual looking for a career in Rural Merchandise. To meet the requirements of the position you need: • Proven retail sales experience preferably in a rural merchandise environment would be an advantage • Customer service skills • Ability to work in a team • Maintain store presentation • Participate in stocktake requirements • Order and receive stock and manage the inventory • Knowledge of animal health and general merchandise products • Reliable organised and punctual • Communication and computing skills • A current driver’s licence is essential and possession of agsafe accreditation and a forklift licence advantageous but not essential. Apply in writing in conﬁdence to: Murray Goulburn Trading 1 Cusack Rd Leongatha 3953 5662 2308 cameron.kindellan@mgc.com.au Closing date: 23/4/12

professional

Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford and Limo All tested Phone 0447 331 762 ISA BROWN pullets, point of lay, free range, vaccinated, beautiful and quiet, $20 or price neg. for number. Ph: 0417-143218.

lost WHIPPET male pup, tan with black head, white blaze on his chest. Lost in Peters Lane, Mardan. Went missing 11/4. 0438681396.

wanted to buy CASH REGISTER small National, up to 10 shillings. Ph: 5674-6543. OLD ride-on lawn mowers. Ph: 0488-294894.

professional

OLD FARM four wheelers, ag bikes, machinery, to do up. Call and let me know what you have. Will pay cash. Phone Matt 0401194601.

used vehicles

FREE CAR REMOVAL Will pay up to $300 for complete car Buyers of scrap metal Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

garage sales

GARAGE SALE 29 Blackmore Avenue Leongatha

SUNDAY APRIL 22 10am - 1pm Horse float, 2 lounge suites, household furniture, clothing, and much more

Garage Sale Saturday April 21 1 O’Neill Street Leongatha 8am - 4pm Furniture, swing set, trampoline, and many other fascinating objects

GARAGE SALE SATURDAY APRIL 21 65 McCartin Street Leongatha 8am - 1pm Variety of goods including collectables

South Gippsland Shire Council

Corporate Services Executive Ofﬁcer • Permanent full time with option of 9 day fortnight • $72k total salary package This newly created role will allow you to put your executive and strategic planning skills to the test; you will be responsible for coordinating the administrative and executive functions for the Director Corporate Services. The key focus of this role will be across but not limited to; • Corporate Services Office Coordination • Corporate Planning & Reporting • Project Management • Organisational Change • Providing direct assistance to the Director and Management team If you have a demonstrated ability to manage confidential and sensitive issues, can exercise discretion in managing corporate and personal information, and be resilient as the organisation’s culture changes, then take this opportunity to work alongside our committed Corporate Services Directorate while having the opportunity to grow and learn. Enquiries to June Ernst, Director Corporate Services on (03) 5662 9200. All applicants must submit an Application Form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm 2 May 2012. Further information and a position description is available from our website.

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

wanted to buy

OLD MOTORBIKES road, trail, motocross, farm, scooters, 4WDs, minis, wrecks or just parts. Cash paid. 5664-8344.

All machinery Bins provided

RURAL MERCHANDISE SALES PERSON

(2/04/2012)

DIRECTOR OF CARE

Sales

RIDE-ON MOWERS

Pick-up and delivery in Leongatha/Meeniyan areas for MOTOR MOWERS,

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178. AFSL 237879. (151533_v1)

Toora & District Community Bank® Branch

DUST BAGS

5672 3127

References essential Visit careers.bendigobank.com.au to find out more or to submit your application quoting reference number VIC801963. Applications close on Friday 27 April 2012

VACUUM CLEANER Repairs

for rent

Community Bank ® Branch Manager

for sale FIREWOOD Local wood split. Pick up or delivered. Ph: 0437-176187.

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

GARAGE SALE The “STAR” can help you promote your event with our

$25 GARAGE SALE KIT KIT INCLUDES 5cm x S/C advert (valued at $31.90) • 2 x A4 Garage Sale Signs • Garage Sale Tips (dos and don’ts) • Sheet of Price Stickers • Star Carry Bag

Total package valued at $39 ADVERTISE by calling 5662 5555 or emailing classiﬁeds@thestar.com.au or call in to 36 McCartin Street LEONGATHA to pick up your kit when you place your advertisement

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garage sales

GARAGE SALE 7 Mary Rogers Cr Leongatha Saturday April 21 8am - 2.30pm No early birds Whitegoods, bric-a-brac, tools, and much more

marriage celebrant

Jenny Milkins All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

birthday remembrance

deaths ELLIOT - Tom. On April 9 at “Langford Grange” Cranbourne. Dear friend and former neighbour of Lois and Danny Scott. A scattering of Tom’s ashes will be held at Rita’s Reserve (Scott’s Bridge), Wild Dog Valley Road, at 12 noon Saturday April 21. Together forever. GENNATH - Walter. Passed away at McCulloch House, Clayton on April 12, 2012 aged 76 years. Loving husband of Renate, cherished father of Allan and grandfather of Rhiannon and Shane. Good friend of Dianne. We will always remember.

funerals GENNATH - A funeral service for Mr Walter Gennath will be held at the Foster Golf Club on Wednesday April 18, 2012 commencing at 11am. Private Cremation.

19-4-87 - 4-7-09 Happy 25th Birthday Darling

message of hope LET us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16.

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WONTHAGGI Workmen’s Club staff were thrilled to raise $44,000 for the Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital during the Good Friday Appeal. Breaking last year’s record by around $7000, event organiser Judy Harper said she was overwhelmed by the generosity of the community. “We were hoping to reach around $40,000, so to get the final total we did is just amazing,” she said. General manager Rod Bye said he was over the moon with the result, with many young families and grandparents taking part in the day. “It was a fantastic effort and I’m happy we can put something back into the community,” he said. “We’re a community club so this is the kind of thing we love to do and I’m really proud of our local members and traders for contributing to such a successful day.” The event included auctions and raffles, as well as live entertainment, face painting and arts and crafts for the kids. Mr Bye said the club is looking forward to running the event again next year. “We’re looking to improve each year, but it’s just great to be able to give the money to the hospital,” he said.

Good effort: Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club staff Rebecca O’Neill, Dominic Mahoney, Vicki Hatherly, Rod Bye, Jovel Hunt and Good Friday Appeal event organiser Judy Harper were thrilled to raise $44,000 for the Royal Children’s Hospital.

New president for Probus THE PROBUS Club of Coal Creek Korumburra welcomed b l d a new committee recently at their annual general meeting late last month.

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Denise Corless was proud to take on the role of president, while Cheryl Routley and Babara Hosking were selected secretary and treasurer respectively. A life membership was also presented to Eddie Gill by Rotary Club of Korumburra representative Euan Coutts, who also presented the new committee with their badges.

New committee: the Probus Club of Coal Creek Korumburra’s new committee, with (front) secretary Cheryl Routley, new life member Eddie Gill, president Denise Corless, treasurer Barbara Hosking and Rotary Club of Korumburra representative Euan Coutts. Right Dedication to Probus: Eddie Gills (second from left) joined the life members’ list at the Probus Club of Coal Creek Korumburra alongside fellow life members Chris O’Neill, Harold Verdon and Peter Gilbert.

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BASS Coast Shire remains the focus of the anti coal seam gas and climate change awareness movements. Today (Tuesday) activists are manning stalls in four different shire locations to help people lodge objections to Leichhardt Resources’ application for an exploration licence. They will be at the Inverloch Hub foyer between noon and 2pm and Wonthaggi Centennial (information) centre from 7 to 8.30pm. Submissions to the application close on April 24. And members of Groundswell Bass Coast are organising two climate change forums to be held in the Wonthaggi Town Hall in May. Leichhardt Resources seeks to explore for coal seam gas, brown or black coal in an area south of Wonthaggi through Cape Paterson, Pound Creek and Tarwin Lower. The company’s website says this would be its sixth exploration licence. Bass Coast Shire Council is working on a

submission, as are any number of individuals appalled by the thought particularly of coal seam gas mining that, in the United States, has been implicated in causing earthquakes. A major forum in the Wonthaggi Town Hall last year drew attention to the possible negative health impacts of coal seam gas and coal mining, including respiratory disease, cancer and death. At its March meeting, the council passed a unanimous motion to ask the State Minister for Energy and Resources Michael O’Brien to exempt the shire from coal seam gas exploration and mining. A packed public gallery applauded the motion. The first climate change forum will be at 7.30pm on Wednesday, May 9. Mirboo North CSIRO climate scientist Damien Irving and former South Gippslander Neville Smith, an oceanographer with the Bureau of Meteorology will join geomorphologist Rob Gell as speakers. Energy expert Matthew Wright will offer climate change solutions at the second forum on Wednesday, May 23 at 7.30pm.

COUNCIL officers will be encouraging city dwellers to consider the lifestyle and business opportunities that South Gippsland offers, at the 2012 Regional Living Expo from Friday April 27 until Sunday, April 29. Sponsored by Regional Development Victoria, the expo will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and will feature most Victorian rural and regional municipalities. “Entry is free and if you have any city friends who are contemplating a sea or tree change, please encourage them to go to the expo to research the viability of such a move,” urged Council’s Economic Development co-ordinator, Ken Fraser. “We’ll be happy to help them with information on South Gippsland’s opportunities, and have developed promotional material to keep us in their thoughts after the event.” As a bonus, they can go into the draw to win one of two ipads by simply logging onto www.rdv.vic. gov.au/expo and clicking on ‘Register to Attend’. The website provides all they need to know in the lead-up to the expo. “Entry is free and you can also simply turn up and register on the day should you wish.”

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MDU cricket presentations THE MDU Cricket Club held their Senior Presentation Night at the Leongatha RSL on April 1 which was very successful.

A Grade award winners: (from left) Matt Olden, Michael Patching, Mark Le Page and Mark Cantwell.

B Grade award winners: (from left) Brett Spokes, Steve Riley, Beau Coulter and Cam Harris.

C Grade (red) award winners: (from left) Jason Riley, Nick Hill, Paul Robinson, Troy Sinclair and Michael Olden.

The night was well attended by players, partners and their families with the highlight being the presentation of the B2 Premiership Cup which will now see us have a side in B1 next season. Club vice president Nick Hill, who is on the LDCA committee of management, commented on how successful the club was at the recent LDCA presentation night which saw the club win the Best Presented Club in the LDCA, the Captains Award in A Grade and up to approximately eight individual player awards. The other major awards presented were 300 game plaques to both Craig Hoober and Dean Jones and the Best Club Person award which went to Graham and Ruth Opray for their tireless work each and every year with the Dumbalk ground and the surrounds, which always receives favourable comments from the opposition sides and umpires. As highlighted above, the club had a highly successful year in relation to awards but from a club perspective the fact that we were able to field four senior sides for the first time in the club’s history and then have three of them make the finals was a real credit to all involved, especially the president Col Olden, who muted the idea at the end of last season, did all the legwork and was the real driving force behind it.

On top of this the club also fielded an Under 12 side for the first time which will hopefully stand us in good stead for the future. We are very much looking forward to more on field success next season, with an excellent group of young cricketers coming through the ranks with the club’s ultimate goal being to have sides in A1, B1, C1 and C2. In the off season the club’s main priorities will be player recruitment and doing up our existing rooms at Meeniyan which we are hoping to get a couple of grants for. Award winners for the 2011/12 season were: A Grade: batting average and aggregate Mark Le Page, bowling average Mark Cantwell, bowling aggregate Michael Patching, cricketer of the year Mark Le Page, captain’s trophy Matt Olden and fielding award Joel Sinclair. B Grade: batting average and aggregate Brett Spokes, bowling average and aggregate Steve Riley,

cricketer of the year Brett Spokes, captain’s trophy Beau Coulter and fielding award Cam Harris. C Grade (Red): batting average and aggregate Paul Robinson, bowling average Nick Hill, bowling aggregate Jason Riley, cricketer of the year Paul Robinson, captain’s trophy Michael Olden and fielding award Troy Sinclair. C Grade (Blue): bat-

ting aggregate Sam Opray, bowling average and aggregate Steve Lofthouse, cricketer of the year Sam Opray, captain’s trophy Steve Lofthouse and fielding award Josh Brown. Best club person went to Graham Opray and Ruth Opray while club best and fairest winners were Mark Cantwell and Craig Hoober and club most improved was Beau Coulter.

Best club persons: Ruth and Graham Opray.

C Grade (blue) award winners: (from left) Noel Grayden, Sam Opray, Josh Brown and Steve Lofthouse.

Champions day for swimmers SUNDAY was the final swim meet for the South Gippsland Swimming Association with champions day well attended by all clubs. Some great performances were put in with many personal bests smashed at the event held at South Gippsland SPLASH in Leongatha. Individual swimmers who dominated the pool include: Imogen Kaye-Helmot (Leongatha), with 7 gold and 1 silver,

Top effort: Accepting the Handicap Shield are Rhett Boscombe-Hill and Harriet Bates from Corner Inlet.

Beau Van Agtmaal (Phillip Island), also 7 gold and 1 silver. Other strong performers included Harriet and Oliver Bates (Corner Inlet), Lauchie and Ingrid Nunn (Leongatha), Mayson Vanderkolk and Emily Goode (Phillip Island), Thomas Bouquet (Leongatha) and Rhett Boscombe-Hill (Corner Inlet). Phillip Island received the shield for their aggregate win while Corner Inlet won the handicap shield. Well done to all the swimmers.

Wonthaggi swimmers: Kate and Will Little were two of Wonthaggi’s representatives at champions day. Kate won the Under 8 backstroke and was second in the breaststroke while Will finished fourth in his best placing.

Aggregate trophy: Phillip Island captains Jen McFee, Hayley Moxey, Georgia Turner and Bridget Turner accept the trophy for most Aggregate Points over the season. Absent: Holly Egan.

Proud Sharks: mighty happy with their swimming efforts were, from left, Locke DeGaris (three firsts), Thomas Bouquet (four firsts), Lochie Nunn (six firsts) and Ingrid Nunn (one first). Left: Medal haul: Oscar Harry picked up six medals including first in the 50m breaststroke. Oscar also smashed his personal best in the 200 IM by 10 seconds!

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Nerrena Cricket Club presentations THE Nerrena Cricket Club ended season 2011-12 with their annual presentation night held on Saturday, March 31 at the Nerrena Hall.

A Grade winners: Mitchell Clark, Tim Wightman and Craig Friebe.

Sixty players, life members, families and supporters were in attendance. A Grade presentations were made by captain/coach Tim Wightman to Craig Friebe who won the club batting average after making 496 runs. Young opening batsman Mitchell Clark was presented with the Captain’s Award. A Grade vice captain Damien Symmons presented Tim Wightman with the club bowling average after taking 29 wickets for the season. Tim was also presented with the Jack Clark Memorial Club Champion Award by Kevin Clark and life member Brian Salmon presented Tim with the award named after him, the Brian “Ernie” Salmon Best and Fairest. B Grade captain David Trotman presented Tim Clark with the batting average after he made 408 runs for the season; Ben Croatto was the winner of the bowling average, taking 15 wickets and young player Jayke Hoy was presented with the B Grade

Captain’s Award. Kevin Clark, the captain of the C Grade team then presented club veteran Terry Clark with the batting average after he made 320 runs for the season. Daniel Grigg was presented with the C Grade Captain’s Award for his enthusiasm at training as well as match days. Club legend Graham Wightman then presented Kevin Clark with the bowling award for his 17 wickets. Damien Symmons was voted the Best Club Person and Zack Trease was awarded the President’s Award. Both Damien and Zack have worked tirelessly over the season with the juniors and as groundsmen at the Nerrena Recreation Reserve and were both fitting recipients of these awards. Trent Renden was presented with the Rex Trease Memorial Award. The highlight of the evening was when three new life members were presented with their certificates: Ben Croatto, Kevin Clark and David Trotman who have all given the club outstanding service over many years and and are all very deserving recipients of these awards.

B Grade winners: Jayke Hoy, Tim Clark and Ben Croatto. Right: Life Members: Kevin Clark, Ben Croatto and David Trotman.

Other awards: Zack Trease (President’s Award), Damien Symmons (Best Club Person) and Trent Renden (Rex Trease Memorial Award).

C Grade winners: Daniel Grigg, Terry Clark and Kevin Clark.

‘Slug’ farewelled, new coach welcomed THE Leongatha Town Cricket Club’s presentation night was a bitter-sweet affair, farewelling club legend Gary ‘Slug’ Young who has retired after 41 years. But it was also a night where the club announced its new captain-coach Joe O’Loughlin and gun recruit Madura Weerasinghe, brother of Korumburra star Udara Weerasinghe. The pair, plus some others who are still to be confirmed, will ensure the club will be a genuine contender for a return to A Grade Division 1. The club paid tribute to Young who has been a larger than life figure for the Town and Leongatha Town cricket clubs since the 1970s. He played a key role in Town’s A Grade flag in 1984/85 against the

dominant Nerrena side of the era, and captained the A Grade and Zone sides in years gone by. He finished his career winning the club’s batting and cricketer of the year awards in C Grade. He played his first and last game with good mate Greg Goss. Goss recalled, at the presentation night, a time when the pair ran five at the Western Oval (Footscray) during a country week match. After the audience regained their composure, he paid tribute to his old mate. “Slug’s well respected by everyone not just in this room, but by everyone he’s ever played with or against,” he said. Young said a lot had changed in his time at the club, from “enjoying a cold

C Grade award winners: Gary Young (cricketer of the year and batting) (left) with Luke O’Brien (bowling).

one after the game standing around the back of a car, to what we’ve got today (referring to the club’s new rooms). I’ve enjoyed being part of it.” Brian Davies, who gave Slug the nickname more than 35 years ago when he was his junior coach, won the Geoff Cashin Award for best clubman. John Schelling was also thanked for his lengthy stint as president of the club in a period that required some strong leadership. He will continue his involvement as treasurer, while Jareth Hume returns as president. Young leg spinner Jake Burge and this year’s skipper Ash Hickey tied for the A Grade cricketer of the year award.

Club awards: at the Leongatha Town Cricket Club presentation night were outgoing president John Schelling with granddaughter Alshija, president elect Jareth Hume, Geoff Cashin Memorial Award (best clubman) winner Brian Davies, Josh Schelling (Young Family Award for most points), and new coach Joe O’Loughlin. Absent was Jay Withers who won the Matt Trotman Memorial Award for Most Determined.

B Grade award winners: (from left) Davern Goss (bowling and club most improved), Brett Moore (cricketer of the year) and Warren Turner (batting).

A Grade award winners: (from left) Ash Hickey (joint cricketer of the year), Col Bruce (bowling), Jake Burge (joint cricketer of the year) and Mark Borschman (batting).

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Leongatha

WEDNESDAY April 11 saw 18 players take to the greens in the mid week social bowls triples event. The winner on the day was the team of Jack Embleton (s) with Alan Prebble and Ann Lye with two wins plus 17 while the runners-up were J. Turner (s) with David Bee and T. Haywood on two wins plus six. Sponsor for the day was the Leongatha Bowls Club. Saturday April 14 saw the last of the Leongatha Bowls Club Inc and sponsors tournament an open fours event which drew a field of 88 players and some very keen action on the day. Winner was the Leongatha team of R. Trotman (s) with Glenda Trotman, Joy Todd and Mike Carnell with three wins plus 20. Runners-up the Loch team of Greg Hodge (s) with Finly Luke, John Tuckfield and J. Riddel with three wins plus 14. Third place went to the Somerville team of Wayne Goode (s) with Bill Johnson,

Peter Nicholls and Nigel Henderson with two wins, a draw and plus seven. Sponsor for the day was Chief Caravans and the Leongatha club welcomes the company as a new sponsor and thanks them for their valued support. Reminders - The next affiliated monthly triples will be held on Tuesday April 24 not the Wednesday as this will be Anzac Day. This year the start time is 9.30am, bring your own lunch. The next kitty club tea night will be Friday May 4 6pm. Leongatha members note that the club’s AGM will be held on Thursday May 3 at the club rooms at 7.30pm. If you have been rostered for cleaning duties but will be away it is your responsibility to ensure that you have found or swapped with another team to fill in for you and also notified the coordinator accordingly. Until next report. Good bowling. Jackhigh.

Buffalo indoor

WEDNESDAY, April 11 saw another good gathering of bowlers at Buffalo Community Centre willing to test their skills again. A warm welcome back to ‘the Boss’ Rod McConchie after his holiday. Four teams of three players selected, with Peter Heldens, Andrew Hanks taking time out from bowling to chat with Rod about his trip - out injured. Three games played with leads and seconds having three bowls in the first game, one bowl removed in the second game giving skippers three bowls, and another bowl removed in the third game to leave all bowlers with two. In fourth place, Alex Thompson (s), Joyce Occhipinti and Mary Tumino (LLL) nine ends (better than coming last), then with one win Col Densley (s), Carolyn Benson and Joe Occhipinti (LWL) nine ends. Two wins - Charlie Tumino (s), Glenys Pilkington, Bill Wolswinkel (WLW) 18 ends. Three wins saw Toni Heldens (s), Ian Benson, Ron Gloster (WWW) 12 ends, take out the night. Best first game Charlie 21/2, second Col 8/3, third Charlie 13/0. Lucky ticket, chook to Ron Gloster, lots of prizes - everyone a winner with eggs, vegies, flowers and chips. Names taken for Dumbalk open night Monday April 16 ready to go again.

Mardan Indoor Bias Bowls THERE were 20 players making up six teams for the usual Wednesday night social on April 4 and they produced some great games between them. We played three games of eight ends, the banter level was high with a small amount of friendly sledging happening on the side-lines. At the end of the night when the results were announced we had our first dispute about who really won. It’s not been decided whether Vito or Robert Campbell had their respective glasses on upside down or back to front when a score was deciphered by one as a one and the originator as 11. Anyway it was re-counted and the final result on the night was as follows: Runners-up: with two wins and 12 ends Jeanne Baker, Lorna Roberts and Tony Allen-Clay (skip). Winners: with two wins and 13 ends were Diane Smith, Nick Rutjens and Robert Campbell (skip). Once again an enjoyable night with a good turnout. To Wednesday, April 11, there were 16 members present and we welcomed back Brian Kilpin, Bruce Douglas and Jan Curtis. Bruce will be heading off on his annual jaunt again soon so we wish him and Heather a safe journey and look forward to seeing him again when it is warm enough to return home in a few months’ time. Four teams of four took to the mats to do battle and there were some entertaining moments throughout the evening. The sounds of despair as the kitty trickled off the mat after a superb bowl from Andy Plowman, who was doing battle against Vito’s team. The surprise shots from Ian Hasty who managed to get his bowl to sneak around the head and peel away the kitty, only to have it stolen away by the next bowl. All this and more made the night a true gladiatorial spectacular, which would have brought the crowds to their feet – if there had been one! Anyway I’m sure, readers, you get the idea of how good the night was. Runners-up: with two wins and 11 ends were Jan Curtis, Ray Saunders, Bert Bright and Vito Serafino (skip). Winners: with two wins and 14 ends were Theresa Bateman, Brian Kilpin, Jeanette Grady and Tony A-C (skip). As you can tell by the exciting commentary there are fun times to be had at the Mardan Hall on Wednesday nights, so if you want to be a part of it come along and give it a go for free. We’ll even give you supper.

Inverloch Ladies SOCIAL bowls on Wednesday saw only 14 ladies attend however a great day was had by all. Winners were Shirley Cook and Phyllis Peterson and the raffle was won by Carol Waters and Yvonne Kee. Congratulations to Margaret Flett for winning the minor singles and Robyn Dennis for winning the 100 up. Lorraine Dowson was runner-up in the minor singles and Nellie Martin in the 100 up. Glorious weather on Sun-

day was a great start to the annual Betty Sneddon medley. Teams from as far away as Kilsyth attended. Third place went to the San Remo team led by Chas Farquhar, second the Inverloch team led by Veronica Muir and the winning team were Nellie Martin, Ray Gostling, Ron and Gail Burge, Chas Bucchilli and Edith Perrett (thankyou Edith). The toilet humour between Ray and Ron was very funny. As always accolades to everyone involved was acknowledged.

Leongatha croquet OUR members might be few but we have recorded some very good tournament results. Elvie Olden and Sandra Birch were runners-up in their respective sections at Morwell. Thelma Arnup won the Section 2 at Shepparton’s Easter annual tournament. Next week Sandra and Elvie will represent our region at Warrnambool - we wish them all the best. On Saturday April 21 members will be playing at Korumburra at the golf croquet day. They will compete against Korumburra, Wonthaggi and Phillip Island for the Bass Coast Shield. Leongatha have played host to visitors from Mornington and Dandenong who are travelling long distances to play on our good lawns.

Winner: Thelma Arnup.

Tarwin Lower ON Easter Sunday the Tarwin bowls club held a family fun bowls day as part of the Tour de Tarwin weekend. Two bowling sessions were held, one commencing at 10am and one at 1pm. The day was highly successful with about eight groups in the morning and a full green of 64 players in the afternoon. There were also many spectators and the keen competition made for a most enjoyable day. The all day sausage sizzle was very popular as well. The day was sponsored by Venus Bay

Meeniyan SOCIAL bowls winners on Wednesday, April 3 were Paul Holmes, Michelle Douglas and Don Paterson and Annie Maruzza won the lucky draw. Thursday April 4 was the final day of our summer monthly triples. Winners were Peter Shaw, Ken McIntosh and Alan Baines (Inverloch) with the runners-up Peter Tainton, Peter Henwood and Graeme Cridge (Tarwin Lower). Jack Kuiper and Trish McCormack (Leongatha) with local

General Store, Sports Illustrated, Tarwin Lower Post Office, Tarwin Foodworks and Coldon Homes. On Wednesday, April 11 the club held its last triples day for the 2011/2012 season. The best last game was won by Arthur Newsome’s team, John Bird’s team from Wonthaggi were runner-up and Rob Howard’s team from Inverloch won the day. The club thanks all the teams who have supported the club over this season and look forward to seeing them when we recommence.

Don Paterson also won three games. Thanks to our sponsor Windmill Ag. Our weekly winter triples begins on Monday, May 7. Our regular Wednesday social bowls continues as usual. Tuesday, April 10 was ladies triples day at Meeniyan. It was sponsored by Chris Bettles of the new Meeniyan IGA supermarket. The day’s winners were Elaine White, Bev Whits and Trish McCormack with runners-up Irene Hill, Nancy Parry and Joan Miles. Winners of other compe-

titions were Pat Pocklington, Val Kennedy, Barbara Grant, Pam Winthrup, Dulcie Mortlock, Helen Bidwell and Kath Brown. The final two events on the summer calendar are two bowl mixed triples on Tuesday, April17 and Bev and Gordon Young Memorial Day on Saturday, April 21 with a 1pm start. Our presentation night dinner and major raffle draw is on Friday, April 20 with a 6.30pm start and the AGM on Wednesdy, May 2 at 2.30pm.

• LEONGATHA CYCLING

TIDES Clem Fries wins road race

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

At Port Phillip Heads

APRIL Time

18 WED

19 THUR

20 FRI

21 SAT

22 SUN

23 MON

24 TUE

height (metres)

0223 0924 1441 2147

0.63 1.26 0.66 1.32

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0.60 1.30 0.72 1.31

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0.54 1.37 0.73 1.33

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0.47 1.45 0.71

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1.35 0.41 1.53 0.68

0057 0700 1356 1930

1.37 0.35 1.58 0.66

0132 0737 1429 2005

1.40 0.32 1.61 0.64

All times shown in 24 hour clock 0001 - 1200..................AM 1201 - 2400..................PM

CLUB members enjoyed a great Saturday afternoon for the racing through Nerrena and Mardan. The racing started at the Secondary College in Nerrena Rd. The juniors raced an out and back race of around 20km whilst the senior race was out through Nerrena then up the big climb to Mardan before the run back into Leongatha. Both races produced good finishes. The senior race started with three bunches – a trio on seven minutes – Neil McAuley, Rob James and Kerry Pritchard, followed by five riders in the five minute bunch – Chris Rowe, Morgan Barnes, David Barker, Stephen Wilson and Neil White, then a scratch trio of Clem Fries, Tony Clark and Kevin Feely. Early into the race Kerry Pritchard rode away from his co-markers up the trees at Nerrena whilst Morgan Barnes was having trouble staying with his bunch. By the time the riders reached the top of the climb at Mardan, the middle markers had hit the

front and the lead group was Stephen Wilson, Neil White and Chris Rowe. They still had a good break on the scratch bunch and looked the winners. However by the time the riders swung onto the highway just out of Leongatha the lead was just 150m and this soon disappeared on the run up Horn St. Chris Rowe managed to go with the scratch duo to the finish line but the win and fastest time went to Clem Fries 1hr 3.47 min in a close sprint just ahead of Chris Rowe and Tony Clark. They were followed in by Stephen Wilson and Neil White. A further gap saw Kerry Pritchard finish in sixth place. Rounding out the top 10 were David Barker, Rob James, Kevin Feely and Neil McAuley. The junior race saw Simon Thomas on his mountain bike lead off at four minute start. He was followed by Austin Timmins and Alex Bennet at three minutes, Hamish Bissett at 30 seconds and Matt Minogue on scratch. By the time the riders went past Knox’s quarry

Hit the road: the five minute handicap bunch heads out towards Nerrena. Austin had ridden away from Alex and was in pursuit of Simon. As the race moved up through the trees at Nerrena Austin hit the front and at the turn had a lead of around one minute on the chasing riders who had all grouped up at the turn. However, the sharp climb just after the start of the return run saw the bunch split with Matt Minogue in determined pursuit of

the leader. Simon used his small gears to advantage up the climb to put Hamish and Alex under pressure. However, the down-hill run toward Leongatha saw Austin keep a good tempo going and with the twisty road he was mostly able to stay out of sight until the climb back into Leongatha. He found some extra energy to hit the line around

200m ahead of Matt for a second win. Matt also scored Fastest time in 41.07 minutes. Hamish chased hard and was able to finish ahead of Simon and Alex to claim third place. Next week racing will be at Korrine whilst the last weekend of the month the club will promote the Junior Experience weekend at Wonthaggi and Outtrim.

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Leongatha

THE April monthly medal turned into a real blow-out. Steve Fisher played a blinder to score 80-17-63. Great round Steve and five shots better than anyone else. Bruce Cathie played spot on his handicap with 94-24-70 to win B Grade. C Grade went to Brian Costello, a visitor from Royal Melbourne Golf Club who scored 98-30-68. Michael Thomas had the best scratch score of 77, pro-pin went to R. Elliot and nearest the pin to Peter Rayson. Down the line balls: P. Rayson 68, D. McDonald, R. Findlay, R. Paice 71, B. Hutton, D. McMeekin, T. Goldie 72, N. Wardle, K. Wardle, C. Leaver, G. McDonald 73, I. Barlow, P. Tierney, F. de Bondt, N. Cairns, T. McCarthy, J. Michael-Dowling 74, R. Jacka, J. King 75. Tuesday A day of more moderate scoring saw Ed Poole finish on top with 37 points and he is the leader of the Tuesday championship. Caine Salmon was runner-up on 36. Dave Webster and Doug Clemann were nearest the pin winners. Down the line balls: D. McDonald 34, B. Stevens, K. Finney 33, I. Barlow, L. Petersen, D. Clemann 32, D. Forbes, M. Oliver, K. Godridge 31. Thursday Keith Godridge continues to pursue his aim of getting to single figures and his 36 points off 11 handicap will help the cause. With Keith winning A Grade, Ted Bruinewoud took B on 37 points and Ian Purbrick kept the progression going by taking C Grade on 38. John Gilder (14th) and Keith Finney (16th) won nearest the pin. Ball winners: I. Sutherland 38, G. Sharrock 37, K. Finney 36, R. Davies, A. Sperling, H. Seddelies 35, I. Watson, C. Sperling, J. Gilder 34, G. McDonald, P. Seth, A. Hawkins 33, P. Walsh, M. Oliver, G.

Hines 32. Pennant. Division 2 won their match against Wonthaggi at Wonthaggi five to two. Our winners were Peter Hart, David Poulton, Jon Smith, Rob Bride and Clint Walker. Division 3 suffered their first loss, going down to Wonthaggi at Foster 4 - 3. Peter Rayson , John Dalton and Shane Law won their matches and the losses were generally narrow. Division 4 beat Meeniyan 5-2 at Korumburra where Dean Brown, Shane Moncur, Gene Vanderzalm, Denis McDonald and Robert Rumian were successful. Herb Dearricott qualifying round on Saturday and Hyland Cup entries close next Sunday.

Leongatha ladies WEDNESDAY’S stableford sponsor was Colin Watson Holden and had 33 players. A Grade winner was Sharyn Rayson on 35 countback Maxine Eabry, B Grade winner was Jocelyn Howson with 37 and C Grade went to Maria Bell on 34. Nearest the pin 14th was Gwen Chapman, down the line balls went to Maxine Eabry 35, Pat Pease 33, Gwen Chapman 33, Shirley Welsford 33, Noreen Webster 33, Ann Blundy 32, Margaret Raynor 31, Wendy Parker 31 and Julie Howard 31. Welcome back to Pat West who played her first 18 holes for over two years. Saturday’s stroke had 19 players. A Grade winner was M. Collins 98-25-73 net (visitor) and B Grade winner Jan Watkins 102-27-75 net (visitor). Nearest the pin 16th was Anna de Bondt and down the line balls were Carol Driscoll 75 net (visitor), Shirley Welsford 76 net, Barb Fleming 78 net, Pat Pease 78 net and Anna de Bondt 78 net.

Woorayl

ON Saturday we held a two man ambrose event sponsored by Ross Winkler - Leongatha New and Used Building Materials. The winners with 61.75 were Breadon Robjant and Michael Collins. They won from Tim Burgess and Ian Atcheson who survived a countback with their 62.25. The ball distribution was Dale Burge and D. Dwyer, G. Maisey and M. Wilson, A. Clemann and P. Challis, G, Challis and P. Challis, R. Winkler and M. Grist. The nearest the pin went to our president and Trent Walters. The ladies stableford event was won by Chris Perrett with 32 points. Our Thursday competition was won by Harry Blair with 38 points balls going to Otto Van Der Vorm and Rob Warren. Don’t forget that it’s our meal and raffle night on Thursday. Next week we will play a stableford pairs aggregate sponsored by The Shed. Four pairs will also qualify the sponsors for that event being Nathan Lovie and Danny Dwyer. The A. E Smith is now transferred to Sunday June 3.

Mirboo North

On course: Woorayl golfers Ian Smith, Rob Warren, George Johnson and Don Perrett had a great time on Saturday.

Meeniyan THE highlight of the week was a hole in one to Bob McGeary on the 2nd hole in Tuesday’s competition, congratulations Bob. Saturday was monthly medal, with the sponsor for the day being Auabundy Charolais, which is much appreciated. The A Grade winner was Graham Hoskin on a countback with a net 70 and A Grade runner-up was Chris Buckland with a net 70. The B Grade and medal winner was Fred Stalker with a net 69 and B Grade runnerup was Gavin Zerbe with a net 70. Balls down the line went to Rod Matthews 74, Brett McKnight 74, Tony McHarg 75, Alan Kuhne 75 and Craig Buckland with a net 76. The putts were won by Chris Buckland with 24 putts. The pro pin on the 14th was won by Alan Kuhne. The raffle winners were Alan Kuhne and Paul Vandermeer. The members draw was won by Graham Green who

was not there so it jackpots to next week. Next week is the tournament and a singles stableford team event. Tuesday was a singles stableford event with the winner being Phil Johnston with 36 points. Balls down the line went to Bob McGeary with 33 points and Reg Hannay with 33 points. Best nine was David Baggallay with 20 points. Nearest the pin on the 8th was won by Alan Kuhne. The four ball aggregate winners were Ian Warman and John Walker with 66 points. Thursday’s single stableford winner was Terry Hale with 42 points. Balls down the line went to Tony McHarg, 36 points and Peter Riddle with 35 points. Nearest the pin on the 11th was won by Len Sellings. Best nine was won by Terry Hale with 22 points.

Woorayl ladies LAST Wednesday Mushroom Crafts were the sponsors of a par event, with the competition being over a secret nine holes. The A Grade winner was Sue Wakefield (13) with one up, B Grade was won by Ros Blew (28) with one up and C Grade winner was Anne Patterson (34) square. Balls down the line went to Lois Young square, Marg Harris square, Pauline Lancaster one down and Fay Maynard one down. Nearest the pin on the 8th was Fay Maynard, on the 11th was Ros Blew and on the 17th was Chris Perrett. This week will be a 4BBB sponsored by Hartley Wells, which is the qualifying round of the Dianne and John O’Connor board event, together with the qualifying round of the Royal Womens Hospital 4BBB.

Gippsland are good sports OVER 50 Gippsland Football Netball Clubs are already involved in the Australian Drug Foundation’s Good Sports Accreditation program.

The program has three levels of accreditation for clubs holding a liquor licence. Good Sports is a free program designed to assist clubs with the responsible management of alcohol. It is the first nationwide alcohol accreditation program of its kind. The program breaks the so-called link between alcohol and club profits and in the process guides clubs to a healthier future by becoming more attractive to a wider range of people in the community. Good Sport Clubs are telling the community that their club focus is sport, not drink-

ing. They recognise that they gain revenue from alcohol, but ensure it is done in a safe responsible manner, complying with Liquor Licensing’s legal requirements. They also arrange to put bar servers through a training course in responsible service of alcohol. GippSport will continue to assist in arranging these courses for club members who offer to help behind the bar or at functions. Good Sports Clubs receive a discount if they enrol club members in this course. The Good Sports Program was developed following research conducted by the Australian Drug Foundation which showed that by introducing responsible alcohol management policies, clubs were able to improve their image and increase their revenue. Participating clubs work one-on-one with a Good Sports Project Officer to de-

THE winner of the ladies Captains Trophy - par event on Wednesday April 11 was Raine Leslie (27) -3. Down the line: Freeda Nair (28) -3, Mary Beruldsen (34) -3. Nearest the pin: 6th Lynne Winderlich, 13th Barb Stimson. Birdies: 16th Barb Stimson, 16th Sandra Hughes. Midweek competition results - Thursday April 12 CCR 71: A Grade winner M. Grist (6) 38 pts (Woorayl), B Grade C. Bracecamp (18) 36 pts. Down the line: J. Hughes 36 pts, M. payne 35, T. McConville 35, M. Higginbottom 35. Birdies: 4th M. Heiberg, 6th R. Robbins, J. Hughes.

velop policies and achieve the accreditation levels required for the program. In Gippsland the Good Sports Program is managed through GippSport. For further information contact the Good Sports Project Officers at GippSport who are Dawn Martin (Welling-

ton), Gene Parini (Bass Coast/ South Gippsland), Chris Stanlake (Baw Baw/Latrobe City) or Matt Ogilvie (East Gippsland) on 03 5135 8335 or check out the Good Sports website on www.goodsports. com.au. If you wish to find out more about GippSport go to www.gippsport.com.au

Foster hosts Enduro ride THIS Sunday, April 22 is the third round of the Gippsland Mountain Bike Championship and will be held at Foster. The event is open to all ages and is a three hour Enduro race that can be done solo or in teams. The event will also showcase the soon to be officially opened Mountain Bike Track that adjoins the Foster townships and offers a variety of tracks that are suitable for all skill levels and links up with the extremely popular rail trail. Last year’s race attracted more than 70 competitors and this year is shaping up to be no different, with great opportunities for spectators to get up close to some of the action. Cement Hill is where competitors will be battling it out on the day, with intense action a guarantee. For more information go on the Gippsland Mountain Bike website www.gippslandmtb.com.au.

Korumburra

FIFTY players attended the First round 4BBB championships on Saturday April 14. Trophies David and Viv Enbom. The CCR was 70. The winner was E. Poole 38 points. A Grade: P. Johnson (8) and R. Young (17) 58 pts. Runners-up M. Belvedere 60 and T. Herbert 60 pts, B. Clasby and I. Gibson 65 pts. Parry Scratch: P. Johnson and R. Young 69 pts. B Grade: D. Enbom (15) and M. Giles (19) 60 pts. Runners-up A. Worthy and W. Hopkins 61 pts, D. Cartwright and L. Adkins 65 pts, R. Olsen and T. Fredericks 65 pts. Putting: 1st L. Sharp, 7th I. Gibson, 10th G. Bull, 13th D. Gow. Tuesday’s winner was J. Little 40 pts.

Meeniyan ladies WEDNESDAY April 11 was the Royal Women’s W ’ H Hospital i l 4BBB, 4BB with eight teams competing. Winners Irene Holm and Nancye Hammet 46 points, and runners-up Faye Le Page and Sue Hoskin scored 44 points. Down the line balls went to Jan Roberts and Marilyn McGeary with 30 points, and Coral Stewart and Rita Wells with 30 points. Nearest the pin 2nd was Jenny Cope. With perfect weather conditions and the course looking fantastic 17 teams hit off on Friday April 13, for the annual Joan Beaumont

Plate. The Ambrose event is sponsored by Foster and Toora Community Banks. Winners were Wonthaggi One: Jan Beaumont, Anne Walker, Anne Poulton and Leanne Bentick on 58.5. Runners-up Meeniyan Two: Veronica Park, Faye Le Page, Jan Roberts, Heather Mc Caughan on 60.875. Nearest the pin 2nd Sue Trail, 8th Mary Ryan, 11th Sue Trail and 14th Fay Morris. Down the line balls went to Leongatha One W. Brown, M. Brewis, C. Sowden and D. Miller, and for Woorayl M. Higgins, M. Martin, F. Maynard and J. Thompson.

Winners: Wonthaggi One took out the 2012 Joan Beaumont Plate. They are pictured with (left) branch manager from Foster and Toora Community Banks Allison Drury with the team being Jan Beaumont, Leonie Bentick, Anne Walker and Anne Poulton.

Foster WE are almost having that summer that we didn’t have and the greens and course is “picture” perfect down at Foster. Well done Phil and helpers. The greens will be cored next week. Thursday, April 12, saw the scoring not match the excellent course conditions. John Mather (13) won with 35 points countback from Larry Giddy (14) and Peter Dight (7) 35 points, nearest the pin 17th was Peter Dight. Phil Nightingall needs to get his GPS adjusted to save any further embarrassment. Friday’s chicken run on holes 10-18 had Kane Esler (20) as the winner 19 points Down the line balls C. Aitken (19) 18 points K. Witheridge (9) 16 points R. Knee (23) 16 points. Nearest the pin 17th B. Amesreiter and 15th P. Dight. Saturday was the captain and presidents day, second round Frank McKenzie trophy. A good field of 48 players turned up for president Greg’s and captain Kiwi’s fabulous trophies which had a few hidden treasures. Kiwi organised the sheet for the overall winner but still managed to come second, with the president’s team winning with 33.47 points from the captain’s team 32.62 points. George Draeger (25) got out early and won the event with 39 points from Tony Vanin (7) with 38 points. Nearest the pin 4th J. Freeman, 6th Norm Cooper, 13th Phil Schofield, 15th and 17th Rob Fulton. Down the line: T. Jones 38 points, P. Robertson 38, P. McKay 37, G. Prue 37, P.

Schofield 37, G. Clavarino 36, countback R. Naylor 36, countback. Ladies’ event winner was Barb Warren (11) 38 points from I. Dean (42) 31 points. Nearest the pin 6th B. Warren, 17th A. Horstra. In pennant Division 2 Foster played at Wonthaggi Golf Club and won four matches to three. The side is undefeated at this stage and going well under captain Jim Freeman and team manager Fred Tyers. In Division 3 Foster played at home and narrowly lost four matches to three to Phillip Island. They will need to lift next week to be around for the finals. Albert Bentley was not in the clubhouse so the prize will be $300 next week. You need to be in the clubhouse between 7pm and 8pm when the draw is made to be eligible to win the cash. Pennant teams for Sunday April 22 are: Division 2 Foster v Korumburra 10th tee at Leongatha at 9am with J. Freeman, K. Flett, P. McKay, S. Reid, T. Vanin, N. Black and N. Cooper, with emergency L. McKenzie. Division 3 will be played at Phillip Island at 9am by D. Hutchinson, C. Pulham, G. Cox, K. Esler, R. Ireland, P. Robertson and L. McKenzie, with emergency T. Jones. Coming events included Tuesday and Thursday’s stablefords and Friday’s chicken run. Saturday is the two-ball ambrose, Phil Schofield Trophy while Sunday is pennant. Make sure you get a team together for the Foster plate on May 12.

South Gippsland Pennant Results April 15

Division 1 (at Meeniyan Golf Club): Korumburra 5 d Meeniyan 2, Phillip Island 4 d Lang Lang 3, Wonthaggi 5 d Woorayl 2. Division 2 (at Wonthaggi Golf Club): Leongatha 5 d Wonthaggi 2, Phillip Island 6 d Korumburra 1, Foster 4 d Lang Lang 3. Division 3 (at Foster Golf Club): Korumburra 4 d Aussie Golf 3, Wonthaggi 4 d Leongatha 3, Lang Lang 5 d Woorayl 2, Phillip Island 4 d Foster 3. Division 4 (at Korumburra Golf Club): Leongatha 5 d Meeniyan 2, Woorayl 6 d Welshpool 1, Wonthaggi 7 d Aussie Golf 0, Korumburra 4 d Lang Lang 3.

Ladders Division 1 Phillip Island......................2 - 11 Wonthaggi ..........................2 - 10 Lang Lang ............(50.23) 1 - 7 Korumburra ........(49.56) 1 - 7 Woorayl ...............................0 - 5 Meeniyan.............................0 - 2 Division 2 Leongatha ..........................2 - 11 Foster..................................2 - 10 Lang Lang ..........................1 - 8 Phillip Island......................1 - 7 Wonthaggi .............(43.39) 0 - 3 Korumburra ...........(41.40) 0 - 3 Division 3 Phillip Island......................3 - 18 Leongatha ..........................3 - 17 Woorayl ................(51.28) 2 - 14 Wonthaggi ............(50.44) 2 - 14 Foster.....................(49.36) 2 - 14 Lang Lang .............(47.87) 2 - 14 Korumburra .........................1 - 11 Aussie Golf .........................1 - 10 Division 4 Wonthaggi ..........................3 - 20 Leongatha ............(55.18) 3 - 19 Woorayl ................(54.74) 3 - 19 Lang Lang ............(55.74) 2 - 15 Korumburra ...........(52.38) 2 - 15 Meeniyan.............................2 - 11 Welshpool............................1 - 9 Aussie Golf .........................0 - 4

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Phillip Island wins Korumburra Cup PHILLIP Island won the senior men’s Korumburra Cup on Sunday and now all is in readiness for the season proper to start this Sunday.

Korumburra City Soccer Club kicked off the 2012 soccer season by hosting the Korumburra Cup weekend. Five junior under 13 sides and five under 16 sides played in glorious conditions on the Saturday and senior men and women stepped out in perfect weather conditions on the Sunday. The juniors all had a great day out with all five clubs playing four games. The games were all closely contested with all wins by only a one goal margin and plenty of draws. The standard of soccer in the South division is certainly getting better and

better each year. The Under 13’s final saw Drouin Dragons playing Wonthaggi United. In a very evenly matched final both teams scored during the game and finished level. With a sudden death penalty shootout testing all, Drouin Dragons came out on top with a beautiful save from their Under 11’s goalie. The Under 16s games were also very evenly matched although with the new age group of Under 16s there is a great difference in all the players’ sizes. The teams again were evenly matched with the final being played between Phillip Island and Wonthaggi. In a nail biter of a game Phillip Island came out on top, kicking the winning goal just seconds from full time. Congratulations to all clubs, it shows us we have an exciting season ahead with some great soccer to be played.

Checked: Korumburra City’s Zac Allman keeps a close check on his Phillip Island opponent.

The Sunday’s senior games were no different to the junior games. We had four women’s teams and six men’s teams competing for this year’s cup. The women’s games were all evenly matched with only six goals being scored between all four teams up to the final. The final saw Korumburra again for the second year in a row take on Phillip Island. With a hard fought game the final score was 0-0. Going to a sudden death penalty shoot out the nerves and tension in the air could be felt all around the ground. But with nerves of steel Chloe Rodda (Korumburra’s goal keeper) stood up to the challenge, stopping four of Phillip Island’s penalties and scoring her own penalty. Korumburra were winners 2-1 after the shoot out. Well done to all women’s teams. It’s great to see the women’s teams growing not only with players but with the skills. The senior men’s games were no different, with all games being very close and the final up for grabs right to the end. Unfortunately Drouin drew with Mirboo North in a nail biter, putting Phillip Island into the final against Wonthaggi. This game too went down to the wire with a 0-0 draw and the end of normal time. This caused the game to a sudden penalty shootout which saw Phillip Island defeat Wonthaggi. Well done to all clubs who participated in the cup weekend. It goes to show we have an exciting year ahead of us in the South Division. Good luck to all teams and clubs in the year ahead.

Opening success: the Korumburra women triumphed in the women’s Korumburra Cup on Sunday.

Senior men: Phillip Island took out the men’s section of the Korumburra Cup on Sunday in a sudden death play-off over Wonthaggi.

Phillip Island: took out the Under 16 competition on Saturday in ideal weather.

Driving forward: Leongatha Knights Under 16 player Kevin McGavin boots forward against Drouin Dragons.

Keen team: enjoying their outing at the Korumburra Cup were, back row, coach Raj Ruthirathas, Tyson Chandler, Elijah Tracainelli, Ethan Bath, Will Barker, Tom Barker, Jarrod Ross, Oakley Edrisinha, Danny Upton, front from left, Riley Coleman, Sam Bainbridge, Duncan Edrisinha, Dylan VanPuyenbroek, Jack Bainbridge, and Kate Brennan.

Drouin Dragons: winners of the Under 13 Korumburra Cup on Saturday with a penalty shootout deciding the result.

Raring to go: despite narrowly missing the grand final of the Korumburra Cup, the Leongatha Knights Under 16 team has bright prospects for the season. Pictured with coach Gerry Marvin are front Tom Stampton, Kevin McGavin, James Kelly, Lochie O’Connor, Ryan Kirkus and Zac Giles, and back, Tom Rycks, Jason VanLieshout, Fergus Warren, Ryan Hill, Michael Cravin and Dean Peterson.

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300 for Wendy FOR Wendy McEachern it’s all about the club. The MDU B Grade netballer played her 300th game on the weekend, in a bruising encounter with KorumburraBena. The Demons lost, but Wendy still emerged smiling. The 43-year-old took up the sport at the tender age of eight and hasn’t looked back. “It’s been 35 years, and since 1996 with MDU,” she said. Wendy has won both A Grade and B Grade best and fairest awards, and premierships in 2004 and 2005. She has done an umpiring course, fundraising and anything else the Demons have needed. Around the club, she is regarded as one of those people who can always be relied upon.

“Originally my sister Julie Goldsmith dragged me out there – she played out there. She passed away nine years ago, but she was a past president and had a big involvement with the club,” she said. Wendy has kept something of her sister’s spirit alive at MDU, with an unwavering commitment to the red and the blue. “They actually have a memorial award in her name – the Goldie Award - which I did win one year,” she said. The award is given to those who have made a profound and sustained contribution to the club. It was a touching moment for Wendy. But she has never been one for individual accolades. The team is all. “MDU is a really good club. Everyone is really friendly and I just love being out there,” she said.

Team player: Wendy McEachern (centre) before her 300th game against Korumburra Bena on Saturday. • PARROTS NETBALL

Alberton netball Parrots perform well Results - Round 2 April 7

A Grade: DWWWW not played, Phillip Island not played, Toora 51 d Tarwin 25, Foster 66 d Stony Creek 33, Fish Creek 70 d Kilcunda Bass 20, Korumburra-Bena 66 d MDU 22, Dalyston 41 d Inverloch-Kongwak 25. B Grade: Dalyston 42 d Inverloch - Kongwak 37, DWWWW 52 d Phillip Island 19, Fish Creek 64 d KilcundaBass 20, Korumburra Bena 42 d MDU 30, Foster 76 d Stony Creek 11, Toora 40 d Tarwin 28. C Grade: InverlochKongwak 28 d Dalyston 18, DWWWW 39 d Phillip Island 16, Fish Creek 36 d KilcundaBass 12, Korumburra Bena 37 d MDU 14, Foster 28 d Stony Creek 21, Toora 33 d Tarwin 21. 17 & Under: Dalyston 25 d Inverloch-Kongwak 24, DWWWW 38 d Phillip Island 27, Fish Creek 48 d KilcundaBass 18, Korumburra-Bena 25 d MDU 19, Stony Creek 35 d Foster 16, Tarwin 33 drew Toora 33. 15 & Under: Dalyston 43 d Inverloch-Kongwak 14,

Phillip Island 43 d DWWWW 7, Fish Creek 33 d Kilcunda Bass 12, Korumburra-Bena 50 d MDU 10, Foster 25 d Stony Creek 13, Toora 44 d Tarwin 1. 13 & Under: Dalyston 17 d Inverloch-Kongwak 6, Phillip Island 51 d DWWWW 2, Fish Creek 20 d Kilcunda Bass 7, Korumburra-Bena 25 d MDU 3, Foster 57 d Stony Creek 2, Toora 16 d Tarwin 5.

Ladders A Grade Foster..........................279.49 12 Korumburra-Bena......257.53 12 Fish Creek .....................196.70 8 Dalyston ........................164.00 8 Phillip Island.....................0.00 8 Toora ............................131.67 4 Inverloch-Kongwak........67.67 4 MDU ...............................57.00 4 Yarram .............................36.21 4 Stony Creek......................66.34 0 Tarwin ..............................38.52 0 Kilcunda-Bass .................15.61 0 DWWWW.........................0.00 0 B Grade Foster...........................301.59 12 Kor-Bena ....................216.05 12 Dalyston .......................134.85 8 Fish Creek ....................129.06 6 DWWWW..................... 113.64 6 Toora ............................104.41 4 MDU .............................102.56 4 Inv-Kongwak ..................89.23 4 Phillip Island .................78.67 4 Tarwin ..............................84.81 2

Tough battle: Tarryn Anderson and Tarryn McKenzie go one on one in Saturday’s match. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning/www.fourcorners.biz

Yarram ..............................46.67 2 Stony Creek......................37.30 0 Kil-Bass............................33.53 0

C Grade Foster...........................307.69 12 Kor-Bena ....................164.29 12 Inv-Kongwak ................122.73 8 Dalyston ....................... 116.67 4 MDU .............................107.14 4 Fish Creek .......................90.91 4 Toora ................................85.45 4 Tarwin .............................83.33 4 DWWWW.......................83.15 4 Phillip Island ....................61.02 2 Kil-Bass...........................34.58 2 Stony Creek......................54.05 0 17 & Under Fish Creek ...................289.58 12 Kor-Bena .....................272.22 12 DWWWW...................139.19 12 Stony Creek ................197.56 8 Dalyston .........................91.23 4 Phillip Island...................91.04 4 Inv-K’wak .......................88.46 4 Kil-Bass...........................80.95 4 Toora ................................76.12 2 Tarwin .............................71.43 2 MDU ...............................61.97 0 Foster.................................39.17 0 Yarram ..............................37.14 0 15 & Under Kor-Bena ....................247.92 12 Foster...........................241.18 12 Dalyston ........................605.56 8 Phillip Island.................359.09 8 Fish Creek .....................206.67 8 Toora .............................240.00 4 Yarram ...........................160.00 4 Stony Creek.....................95.12 4 Inv-Kongwak ...................56.00 4 MDU ................................34.21 0 Kil-Bass............................32.38 0 Tarwin ..............................14.44 0 DWWWW........................12.41 0 13 & Under Foster........................1050.00 12 Kor-Bena .....................818.18 12 Phillip Island...............1000.00 8 Dalyston ........................933.33 8 Fish Creek .....................216.67 8 Toora .............................133.33 4 MDU ...............................73.08 4 Inv-Kongwak ..................72.09 4 DWWWW........................23.15 4 Yarram .............................25.64 0 Kilcunda-Bass ..................18.75 0 Tarwin .............................. 11.90 0 Stony Creek........................ 4.11 0

Quick hands: Stony Creek’s Kaylah McIndoe goes for the ball before turning to shoot in their match against Foster. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning/www. fourcorners.biz

A Grade: Leongatha 65 d Wonthaggi 32 Awards: Kath Reid (Evans) and Meg Rosser (Body First) A great four quarters girls. A fantastic start to the season. Great intensity from the first whistle to the last. Very accurate shooting from both goalers. Impressive intercepts and passages of play. B Grade: Leongatha 65 d Wonthaggi 32 Awards: Kate Govers (Evans Petroleum) and Mel Hughes (Leongatha Skin Therapy) It was always going to be a tough match against Wonthaggi but we were fit and ready to play. Right from the first centre the ball moved well in our goal third. Defence picked off many intercepts. Great team game. C Grade: Leongatha 38 d Wonthaggi 20 Awards: Tegan Kelly (Henriettas) and Bec Argento (Influence Clothing) After a bit of a slow start the C Grade girls put it all together for a great last three quarters. The pre season fitness training showed and the

girls ran the game out well. Level heads and determination led to an awesome game. Keep it up week after week girls. Under 17s: Leongatha 34 d Wonthaggi 29 Awards: Ash VanRooy (Sports First) and Kate McCracken (RSL) The girls were determined to show Wonthaggi what they were made of in this first game of the season. Every touch of the ball was contested to the utmost of each player’s ability. We were just in front at each change and in a hotly contended final quarter came out the victors. What a great start to the season, keep it up girls! Under 15s: Leongatha 23 lost to Wonthaggi 57 Awards: Georgia Riseley (Nagels Pharmacy) and Lisa Clark (Paradise Pizza) Leongatha came out fired up for the first game of the season. Despite good pressure in defence Wonthaggi started strong with goals coming freely. Great effort and skills weren’t enough to ward off the opposition. The score line soon stretched out to a con-

Leongatha Town netball Team lists A Grade: Melissa Beardsworth, Kerrie Bentvelzen, Michelle Chandler, Emma Smith, Samantha Smith, Belinda Whiteside, Claire Wilkinson. B Grade: Kayla Beardsworth, Cheryl Clasby, Maria Evison, Sally Hulls, Robyn Kenny, Sarah Knox, Lori McKenzie, Lani Stubbs, Zel Svenson. 17 & Under / C Grade: Black: Erin Baudinette, Belinda Dyke, Amy Egan, Mariah Grant, Haley Hannon, Holly Hurst, Kate Riley, Brittany Tennyenhuis. Tangerine: Leonie Albers, Jaria Bernaldo, Annie Hengstberger, Chelsea Kenny, Cindallyn Reed, Bec Wylie, Steph Wylie. Green: Jess Harle, Olivia Thorson, Sharon Turton, Amy Smith, Samantha Smith. 15 & Under: Black: Lauren Baudinette, Elly Egan, Jessica Evans, Melanie Plunkett, Tyla Riley, Ashlee Tennyenhuis, Melanie Wardle. Tangerine: Shelby

Baulch-Fincher, Beth Forrester, Janika Murray, Sarah Paterson, Kaillie Simpson, Madison Wight. Green: Elise Dowling, Chelsea Hulls, Matilda McNeil, Brianna Newton, Emma Routley-Brown, Meagan Woolley. 13 & Under: Black: Sarah Bouquet, Tea Clark, Molly Clark, Harry McNeil, Meg Minogue, Amber Standfield. Tangerine: Jesseme Arnason, Brook Cross, Lisa Mildenhall, Olivia Trease, Natasha Turton, Aleisha Wrigley. Green: Lily Akers, Millie Hannon, Chelsea Hofman, Abby Kenny, Charlotte Perry, Hayley Wight. 11 & Under: Black: Grace Allen, Evie Bath, Harvey Chandler, Elise Kleevan, Holly McEachern, Hannah Perry, Amber Turner. Tangerine: Alana Arnason, Brodie Cooper, Phoebe Davidson, Amelia Dunn, Brydie Fisher, Stacey Giliam, Kyla Green, Cobie Standfield.

vincing win to Wonthaggi. Under 13s: Leongatha 7 lost to Wonthaggi 35 Awards: Taylah Brown (Excessorise) and Nikya Wright (Network Video) A tough start to the season coming up against Wonthaggi

who were very strong on the day. To all our bottom age girls a great effort, you all encouraged each other to the end. Whenever asked to work on something you all did it to the best of your ability. Well done girls.

Gippsland netball Results - Round 1 A Grade: Leongatha 65 d Wonthaggi 32, Traralgon 37 d Warragul 21, Maffra 43 d Morwell 40, Sale 44 d Bairnsdale 42. B Grade: Drouin 67 d Moe 17, Leongatha 65 d Wonthaggi 36, Traralgon 56 d Warragul 22, Maffra 50 d Morwell 41, Bairnsdale 43 d Sale 30. C Grade: Drouin 37 d Moe 13, Leongatha 38 d Wonthaggi 20, Traralgon 59 d Warragul 10, Morwell 41 d Maffra 22, Bairnsdale 44 d Sale 26. 17 & Under: Drouin 33 d Moe 18, Leongatha 34 d Wonthaggi 29, Traralgon 65 d Warragul 8, Maffra 44 d Morwell 17, Sale 46 d Bairnsdale 25. 15 & Under: Drouin 36 d Moe 26, Wonthaggi 57 d Leongatha 23, Traralgon 51 d Warragul 8, Maffra 44 d Morwell 16, Sale 45 d Bairnsdale 9. 13 & Under: Drouin 17 d Moe 14, Wonthaggi 35 d Leongatha 7, Traralgon 50 d Warragul 8, Maffra 87 d Morwell 2, Bairnsdale 26 d Sale 16.

Ladders A Grade Leongatha ....................203.13 Traralgon .....................176.19 Maffra ..........................107.50 Sale ...............................104.76 Bairnsdale ......................95.45 Morwell ...........................93.02 Warragul ..........................56.76 Wonthaggi .......................49.23 Drouin ...............................0.00 B Grade Drouin ..........................394.12 Traralgon .....................254.55 Leongatha ....................180.55 Bairnsdale ....................143.33 Maffra ..........................121.95 Morwell ...........................82.00 Sale..................................69.77 Wonthaggi .......................55.38 Warragul ..........................39.29 Moe .................................25.37 C Grade Traralgon .....................590.00 Drouin ..........................284.62 Leongatha ....................190.00 Morwell ........................186.36 Bairnsdale ....................169.23 Sale..................................59.09 Maffra..............................53.66 Wonthaggi .......................52.63 Moe .................................35.14 Warragul ..........................16.95

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17 & Under Traralgon .....................812.50 Maffra ..........................258.82 Sale ...............................184.00 Drouin ..........................183.33 Leongatha .................... 117.24 Wonthaggi .......................85.29 Moe .................................54.55 Bairnsdale .......................54.35 Morwell ...........................38.64 Warragul ..........................12.31 15 & Under Traralgon .....................637.50 Sale ...............................500.00 Maffra ..........................275.00 Wonthaggi ....................247.83 Drouin ..........................138.46 Moe .................................72.22 Leongatha........................40.35 Morwell ...........................36.36 Bairnsdale .......................20.00 Warragul ..........................15.69 13 & Under Maffra ........................4350.00 Traralgon .....................625.00 Bairnsdale ....................162.50 Wonthaggi ....................500.00 Drouin ..........................121.43 Moe .................................82.35 Sale..................................61.54 Leongatha........................20.00 Warragul ..........................16.00 Morwell .............................2.30

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FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 4 - April 21 Tarwin v Yarram DWWWW v MDU Toora v Phillip Island Foster v Kor-Bena Dalyston v Fish Creek Kil-Bass v Stony Creek I-K - bye

MID GIPPSLAND Round 2 - April 21 Yallourn-Yall Nth v Thorpdale Newborough v Hill End Mirboo North v Morwell East Yinnar v Boolarra Trafalgar v Yarragon

GIPPSLAND Round 2 - April 21 Sale v Moe Wonthaggi v Bairnsdale Traralgon v Leongatha Morwell v Warragul Drouin v Maffra

ELLINBANK Round 3 - April 21 Buln Buln v Ellinbank Garfield v Catani Lang Lang v Nilma-Darnum Longwarry v Poowong Neerim Sth v Nar Nar Goon Nyora v Bunyip Warragul Ind v Koo Wee Rup Cora Lynn - bye

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Dog day for Demons

IT WAS a tight game between KorumburraBena and Meeniyan Dumbalk United in Korumburra on Saturday, with the Demons desperate for a win.

MDU started strongly. With the home side struggling to score goals in the first, they only put one major and four behinds on the board, trailing MDU by 15 points. The Bulldogs kicked into gear in the second quarter and went into the long break with a five point lead. The Demons fought back in the third, again controlling the midfield and youngster Joel Sinclair starred for MDU. Cam Woods played well for the Dogs in the backline, but wasn’t able to stop MDU from again stealing the lead going into the fourth.

The home side had the slight breeze to their advantage in the last and Cade Maskell was on target in their forward 50. His five goals gave the Dogs a healthy lead with only minutes to go. The Bulldogs managed to run out the game more strongly than their coun-

terpart and took the four points at the end of what was a good game of footy in near perfect conditions. Korumburra-Bena take on Foster away next week, with both teams coming out of their round three games with a 13 point win, while MDU are set to face DWWWW at Devon.

Korumburra-Bena 12.12.84 d M.D.U. 11.5.71

Spokes, N. Pye, Y. Zorzos, T. Trotman

Korumburra-Bena Goals: C. Maskell 5, J. Smith 3, T. Mayo 2, C. Woods 1, I. Osman 1. MDU Goals: K. Gowers 3, C. Tohiariki 2, T. Findlay 1, M. Doyle 1, C. Johnston 1, T. Tohiariki 1. Korumburra-Bena Best: C. Woods, B. Anthony, J. Smith, B. Fitzpatrick, L. Carpenter, R. Staples. MDU Best: J. Sinclair, N. Johnson, C. Johnston, M. Smith, S. Peters, T. Tohiariki.

RESERVES Korumburra-Bena 12.14.86 d MDU 1.7.13 Leading Goalkicker: J. Fowles (KB) 5. Korumburra-Bena Best: D. Muir, J. Fowles, J. Gilroy, J. Caporale, T. Sorrell, A. Alger MDU Best: C. Davidson, P. Harris, B.

THIRDS Korumburra-Bena 13.6.84 d M.D.U. 4.4.28 Leading Goalkicker: J. Meade (K-B) 3. Korumburra-Bena Best: L. Baido, A. Harrison, S. Lacy, J. Waycott, M. Edwards, T. Wyatt. MDU Best: R. Olden, L. Findlay, J. Winderlich, J. McMillan, S. Horvath, J. Hoy.

FOURTHS Korumburra-Bena 15.26.116 d MDU 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: D. Crook (KB) 3. Korumburra-Bena Best: K. Cosson, H. Suckling, J. Rigby, J. Ellams, T. Jenkin, H. McLean. MDU Best: D. Thorson, A. Campbell, J. Hoy, c. Dougherty, M. Trotto, C. McInnes.

Here’s cheers: Sharon White, Chris Kilpatrick, Helen Arestia and Leanne Earl raise a glass for charity.

Charitable fun THE Korumburra Football Club’s ‘Ladies Day at the Footy’ was a big success.

Don’t argue: Korumburra-Bena’s Ben Fitzpatrick tries his best to bustle through MDU opponents Tim Wightman and Ben Heppell during Saturday’s clash.

MID GIPPSLAND LEAGUE LADDER

Newborough ........... 905.00 Yall-Yall North......... 167.65 Trafalgar ................. 152.27 Morwell East........... 118.18 Hill End ................... 103.17 Mirboo North.............. 96.92 Yinnar ........................ 84.62 Boolarra ..................... 65.67 Yarragon .................... 59.65 Thorpdale .................. 11.05

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RESERVES LADDER

Yall-Yall North......... 260.00 Newborough ........... 190.48 Yinnar ..................... 144.44 Hill End ................... 144.12 Boolarra .................. 119.40 Trafalgar ..................... 83.75 Mirboo North.............. 69.39 Morwell East .............. 69.23 Thorpdale .................. 52.50 Yarragon .................... 38.46

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THIRDS LADDER

Newborough ........... 850.00 Yarragon ................. 471.43 Yinnar ..................... 433.33 Mirboo North .......... 351.16 Trafalgar ................. 298.00 Boolarra ..................... 33.56 Hill End ...................... 28.48 Morwell East .............. 23.08 Yall-Yall North ............ 21.21 Thorpdale .................. 11.76

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FOURTHS LADDER

Newborough ........... 330.77 Mirboo North .......... 292.86 Yarragon ................. 232.35 Trafalgar ..................... 0.00 Yinnar ......................... 0.00 Yall-Yall North........... 43.04 Hill End ..................... 34.15 Thorpdale ................. 30.23 Boolarra ...................... 0.00 Morwell East............... 0.00

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Loving it: Vanessa Jackson and Brittney Kilpatrick had a great day out.

Tigers just miss out by Rover

SENIORS

And while the focus was on fun – with obligatory champagne, nibblies and pampering – Saturday’s event saw money raised for a very worthy organisation: the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. “This is the first time we’ve hosted an event like this,” co-organiser Helen Arestia told The Star. “It seemed like a good idea and a fun idea. It was as much about raising money for a charity as anything else. We thought it would be nice to do something at the club to raise money outside the club. “We’re enjoying pampering, afternoon tea, drinks. It’s a chance for women to get their hair and nails done and just get together. Hopefully later we’ll get some men to come and wait on us.” The event was organised by Helen Arestia, Jenna Jenkin, Julie Harris, Kim Hopkins and Vanessa Jackson.

THERE was a turn-up for the books in Mid Gippsland football’s 2012 opening round on Saturday. Hill End scraped home by two points against Mirboo North in glorious 23 degree sunshine at picturesque Willow Grove. The oval’s lush green surface was in such perfect condition, it prompted one Hill End mother to remark, “Hmmm, I’d like to let some of my cows in on this.” The result went down to the wire and could have gone either way. With seconds left on the SENIORS Trafalgar 8.19.67 d Boolarra 6.8.44 Trafalgar goals: K. Butler 2, B. Slater 2, J. Holdsworth 1, D. Gray 1, D. Mann 1, G. Kneebone 1. Boolarra: D. Metcalf 3, M. Buglisi 2, D. Leys 1. Trafalgar best: B. Slater, D. Long, M. Swenson, B. Santurini, A. Gringhuis, J. Bragagnolo. Boolarra best: J. Dyer, C. Riseley, C. Podmore, J. Holmes, D, Metcalf, T. Salerno.

RESERVES Boolarra 12.8.80 d Trafalgar 10.7.67 Boolarra goals: B. Dodd 5, T. Cooper 4, B. Cain 2, D. Leys 1. Trafalgar goals: J. Dawson 3, D. Kneebone 2, L. Weymouth 2, H. Brock 2, D. Vanboven 1.

clock, an acute-angled running left-foot banana snap from five metres by Mirboo North’s Matt Holland, caught the goal umpire out of position and was deemed by a boundary umpire, to have flown over the right goal post for a minor score. In a long-awaited day of atonement, the desperatelydetermined Hillmen broke a 10-year, 18-match losing streak against the mighty Tigers. Normally idly-chatty Hill End fans abandoned social interaction after halftime and became totally immersed in the fast-moving, bone-jarring, nail-biting action on the field. Statistically-minded, dedicated followers of footBoolarra best: S. Cooper, C. Blackberry, R. Beamish, B. Dodd, A. Burgess, A. Fievez. Trafalgar best: D. Kneebone, T. Tatterson, H. Brock, L. Weymouth, R. Howorth-Ross, G. Rankin.

THIRDS Trafalgar 20.29.149 d Boolarra 8.2.50 Trafalgar goals: D. Farrell 9, M. Byrne 3, C. Noonan 3, H. Malady 1, H. Farrell 1, D. Malady 1, D, Wood 1, J. Howorth-Ross 1. Boolarra goals: J. Battersby 2, S. Mazou 2, D. Brand 2, M. Wigg 1, A. Sauppe 1. Trafalgar best: D. Farrell, H. Malady, D. Malady, M. Byrne, H. Farrell, B. Tullett. Boolarra best: M. Wigg, S. Mazou, J. Battersby, A. Sauppe, D. Brand, J. Anderson.

ball will note, it was Hill End’s 38th victory from 95 conquests against Mirboo North since 1955. Little separated the teams on the scoreboard for most of the match, with Mirboo North leading by a point at half-time and Hill End in front by the same margin at the last change. High marking was a feature of Mirboo North’s play, with Peter Taylor, Anthony Bence, Don Webb and Jacob Nash pulling down some big screamers for the Tigers. Winning the contested ball and limiting mistakes under pressure became key issues, as players from both sides threw themselves into the fray trying to push the Sherrin into open spaces for the runners to gather. Mirboo North wore black armbands in memory of Bob Hamilton, father of senior coach, Troy Hamilton, who died unexpectedly late last year. Bob was a popular and respected friend, adviser and mentor to Mirboo North footballers and coaching staff over many years, who also delighted in having a kick with young grandsons, Josh and Tom during breaks on game days. Hill End players also

honoured the recent passings of longtime club stalwart, Kath Walsh and power forward, Matthew Moseley’s baby daughter. Tim Traill booted four goals for Mirboo North, including a sensational 45-metre set-shot from the boundary line, which temporarily put the Tigers in front midway through the final quarter. Ben Joustra rucked tirelessly for Mirboo North in tandem with Don Webb, against spirited opposition from Hill End’s big men. Liam Nash showed plenty of poise and sound judgment across half-back and speedster, Damien Turner, who brought up the Tigers’ first major, ran hard and successfully broke the lines all afternoon. Newcomer, Paul Spurway, was handy around the packs, while Stuart Keel and Drew Gardener strove diligently in defence for the Tigers. Three majors each from Moseley and Richard Horton, plus two from playing coach, Josh Tymensen, finished off purposeful inside 50 entries set up by Hill End’s tenacious onballers and midfielders. Other Hillmen to create havoc around the ground

and contribute to their gallant victory were, Ryan Collins, Chris Sharpe, Drew Mizzi, Sven Batten and Amburupa Uliando. Although most of the play in the final term was in Mirboo North’s forward half, it was unable to capitalise on enough of its scoring opportunities. Traill’s goal was the only one recorded by the visitors, along with a string of six behinds from the other Tigers. Mirboo North hosts Morwell East this Saturday at Tigerland.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Morwell East 11.12.78 d Yinnar 10.6.66 Newborough 26.25.181 Thorpdale 3.2.20 Yall-Yall North 16.18.114 d Yarragon 11.2.68 RESERVES Yinnar 7.10.52 d Morwell East 5.6.36 Newborough 18.12.120 d Thorpdale 10.3.63 Yall-Yall North 11.12.78 d Yarragon 4.6.30 THIRDS Yinnar 21.17.143 d Morwell East 5.3.33 Newborough 26.14.170 d Thorpdale 3.2.20 Yarragon 20.12.132 d YallYall North 4.4.28 FOURTHS Newborough 12.14.86 d Thorpdale 4.2.26 Yarragon 12.7.79 d Yall-Yall North 5.4.34

SENIORS Hill End 10.5.65 d Mirboo North 8.15.63

THIRDS Mirboo North 24.7.151 d Hill End 6.7.43

Hill End goals: M. Moseley 3, R. Horton 3, J. Tymensen 2, D. Mizzi 1, A. Savige 1. Mirboo North goals: T. Traill 4, D. Webb 1, D. Turner 1, K. Berchtold 1, M. Holland 1. Hill End best: R. Collins, C. Sharpe, D. Mizzi, S. Batten, M. Moseley, C. Smith. Mirboo North best: L. Nash, D. Turner, B. Joustra, T. Traill, S. Keel, M. Holland.

Mirboo North goals: C. Irwin 6, J. Hough 3, M. Hinkley 3, M. Wightman 3, N. Gervasi 2, M. Clark 1, J. Salinger 1, B. Hopcraft 1, J. Gostling 1, J. Abbey 1, L. Joustra 1, D. OKeefe 1. Hill End goals: C. Rieniets 4, J. Lee 1, M. Mather 1. Mirboo North best: C. Irwin, B. Taylor, M. Wightman, M. Hinkley, L. Smit, R. Thomas. Hill End best: M. Rogers, T. Young, S. Noy, C. Rieniets, B. Hams, J. Giles.

RESERVES Hill End 15.8.98 d Mirboo North 9.14.68 Hill End goals: B. Coates 2, J. Costa 2, T. Coad 2, B. Jarred 2, A. Cochrane 2, D. King 1, M. Ryan 1, J. Duncan 1, M. Mutke 1, D. Hershaft 1. Mirboo North goals: B. Van Heurck 4, A. Soplakow 2, L. Gervasi 1, M. Taylor 1, J. Garde 1. Hill End best: D. King, L. Brain, J. Ryan, T. Coad, J. Somers. Mirboo North best: B. Harriage, B. Leach, B. Van Heurck, M. Taylor.

FOURTHS Mirboo North 13.4.82 d Hill End 4.4.28 Mirboo North goals: T. Taylor 4, J. Richards 3, J. Best 2, S. Kelzke 1, J. Moro 1, S. Pratt 1, P. Hinkley 1. Hill End goals: D. Harrison 1, B. Macdermid 1, B. Noy 1, R. Cutler 1. Mirboo North best: J. Best, T. Taylor, J. Salinger, S. Pratt, J. Best, P. Hinkley. Hill End best: B. Richards, D. Harrison, B. Noy, R. Cutler, B. Macdermid.

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Big cat battle FOSTER had a great come from behind win against Stony Creek on Saturday.

Spoiled: Dylan Zuidema gets his fist to ball before Foster’s Shem Hawking could take the mark. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

Sharks rip Magpies apart TARWIN Football Club didn’t have much to say after their 189 point whitewash of Toora on Saturday. Kieran O’Loughlin, secretary of the Tarwin club said game wise, not a lot happened. “There is not really a lot to say, Toora was fairly undermanned. They kept fighting all the way through, but had no one up forward to kick goals,” Mr O’Loughlin said. For Tarwin, Todd Lomax was a standout player of the match, kicking five goals by half time and ending the game on a total of eight.

Tarwin 29.20.194 Toora & District 0.5.5 Tarwin Goals: T. Lomax 8, J. Cann 6, A. Russell 4, M. Garnham 3, P. McRae 3, S. Burggraaff 2, M. Chalmers 1, N. Browne 1, J. Stewart 1 Toora & District Goals: nil Tarwin Best: T. Lomax, B. Chalmers, J. Cann, S. Burggraaff, N. McRae, T. Cameron Toora & District Best: M. Roberts, D. Smith, C. Amenta, T. Allott, K. Sparkes, T. Kirwan

RESERVES Tarwin 21.19.145 Toora & District 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: S. McRae (Tar) 7 Tarwin Best: D. Wilson, J. Barnett, J. Dowie, S. McRae, L. Barnett Toora & District Best: H. Need, C. Johnston, Z. Clava-

The Lions, who were hosting the match came out strong in what looked to be a goal for goal game. Foster trailed behind at quarter time due to a wayward kick up forward that resulted in a behind rather than a goal. Without this the scores would have been even. Stony Creek took off in the second, with some solid possessions and quick plays. Foster weren’t giving up though, as they also pushed on but the lead slowly grew in the Lions’ favour. Kyle Van Der Pluym, Jacob Byrnes and Brad Hutchinson were all per-

forming well for the home side as they led by 16 points at the main break. Whatever was said at half time in the Foster rooms really made a difference that’s for sure, because they came out firing in the third. A five goal quarter for the Tigers took them back in to contention but Stony Creek were able to hold onto their lead at three quarter time, even if it was only two points. With both teams ready to do or die in the final quarter it was on for young and old. The Tigers were getting to the ball quicker and going harder but Stony Creek were holding on as it was anyone’s game. Some misguided scoring shots from the Foster

forwards helped keep the Lions’ spirit up as the lead slipped out of their hands. A six goal quarter from the visitors had them in front on the siren, winning the high scoring battle by

13 points. This week Foster is set to host the KorumburraBena Bulldogs while Stony Creek faces up against the Panthers at Bass.

Foster 17.12.114 Stony Creek 16.5.101

Stony Creek 6.7.43 Foster 6.6.42

Foster Goals: B. Angwin 4, D. Granger 2, J. Stevenson 2, C. VanDyke 2, T. Hamilton 1, D. Roose 1, M. Howell 1, N. Grylls 1, D. Vandyke 1, S. Hawking 1, J. Northam 1 Stony Creek Goals: L. McMillan 7, B. Langley 5, C. Langley 2, R. Harmes 2 Foster Best: C. VanDyke, S. Hawking, B. Angwin, J. Northam, J. Stevenson, D. Granger Stony Creek Best: J. Hughes, L. McMillan, M. Linke, B. Hutchinson, J. Byrnes, K. Van Der Pluym

Leading Goalkickers: G. Pate (SC) 2, M. Green (Fos) 2 Stony Creek Best: J. Charlton, S. Wilson, J. Monaghan, J. Stuart, E. TAYLOR Foster Best: G. Rerden, J. Moore, D. Clearihan-Jervies, M. Green, R. Campisi, M. Brickle

RESERVES Stony Creek 7.7.49 Foster 5.5.35 No match details submitted

THIRDS

FOURTHS Foster 20.12.132 Stony Creek 1.0.6 Leading Goalkicker: T. Hamilton (Fos) 6 Foster Best: E. Smith, T. Hamilton, M. Jones, J. Cripps, B. Wake, B. Green Stony Creek Best: S. Mackenzie, L. Harrington, M. Darmanin, R. Harrington, T. Francis, Z. Fiddelaers

Fourteen year-old old Matt Chalmers played hard all day for Tarwin, taking some great spoils and kicking one goal for his side. The final score line read 29.20.194 to 0.5.5. Toora was kept scoreless until the second quarter, when they kicked four behinds. At half time, the score was 107 to 4. Toora then only managed one minor score for the entire second half, while Tarwin piled on another 13 goals and nine behinds for the second half. The Sharks will hopefully use this win to boost their spirits going up against Yarram next week, while Toora hosts Phillip Island.

rino, J. McGrath, B. Corrie, T. Need

THIRDS Toora & District 9.10.64 Tarwin 7.3.45 Leading Goalkicker: B. Doran (Too) 4 Toora & District Best: W. Stoitse, B. Doran, K. Holmes, S. Fischer, J. McGrath Tarwin Best: J. Moore, M. Hives, H. Russell, H. Dubberley, J. Bell, K. Robinson

FOURTHS Tarwin 9.7.61 Toora & District 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: H. Keily 3 Tarwin Best: H. Keily, T. Watts, B. Ellen, H. Krause, A. Turner, C. Brown Toora & District Best: S. Walker, L. Chatfield, K. Swart, P. Doran, B. East, D. HARDING

Push through: Paul ‘Horse’ McCrae was part of the dominating force in the forward line for Tarwin. Photo courtesy of Wendy Watts.

Tight game: Matt Linke and Brad Rooney tussle for the ball in Saturday’s clash between Stony Creek and Foster. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

Island gets first win PHILLIP Island’s seniors registered their first win for the season with a patchy 62 point win over DWWWW at the Alberton West ground The Island had six changes to the side that lost the week before but the first quarter showed that things might not have changed that much. With most of the Island’s disposals not hitting the target they were finding it difficult to use its tall forward line and that translated into the quarter time score, with the Allies going into the first break four points up. Bulldogs coach Brendon Hickman got his players going during the quarter time address and the boys attacked hard in the second. The Allies seemed to

not have what it took to keep up with the visitors after the first. Tim Renouf was dominating the ruck and the dogs started to move the ball better and find the forwards in Ben Van Brummelen and Scott Riordan. A couple of brain snaps from the two ‘Tim Towers’ Tim Daff and Tim Renouf, saw them both showed the yellow card and sent off for 20 mins each and left their team mates two players short on the ground, but still the Island went into the half time break with a 24 point lead. Coming into the third the Island were still in control of the match with Tim Oak going into the position voided by the two ruckman and won most contests. Things kept rolling for the dogs, finding the forward, getting clearances and transferring it onto

Phillip Island 15.11.101 DWWWW 5.9.39 Phillip Island Goals: B. Van Brummelen 5, S. Riordan 4, M. Price 2, M. Wright 2, D. Hinkley 1, L. Cleeland 1 DWWWW Goals: C. Van-nes 2, S. Kilgower 1, B. Hidgcock 1, N. Graeske 1 Phillip Island Best: S. Riordan, L. Forrest, L. Cleeland, C. Terlich, M. Jackson, B. Van Brummelen DWWWW Best: B. Hidgcock, N. Graeske, M. O’Sullivan, A. Rakic, S. Becker, S. Kilgower

RESERVES Phillip Island 26.15.171 DWWWW 4.3.27 Leading Goalkicker: K. Taylor (PI) 7 Phillip Island Best: P. Seidel, T. Cole, H. Pearce, A. Durand, S. Kirton, A. Kalis

the scoreboard going into the last change 34 points up. The Island was looking to bury the Allies in the last quarter and they did that, adding five goals to one and running out 62 point winners. A great day for the

DWWWW Best: D. McKean, D. Quigley, G. Sekone, B. O’Loughlin, T. Crawford, P. Griffiths

THIRDS Phillip Island 22.13.145 DWWWW 2.2.14 Leading Goalkickers: J. Black 4, M. Jones 4 (PI) Phillip Island Best: D. Hunter, A. Redmond, M. Jones, Z. Wagner, J. Van Zanen, A. Officer DWWWW Best: J. Pintus, B. O’Loughlin, B. Coffey, D. McKeane, R. Benis, S. Tillack

FOURTHS Phillip Island 21.12.138 DWWWW 1.1.7 Leading Goalkicker: J. Black (PI) 4 Phillip Island Best: T. Officer, J. Black, B. Insall, G. Le, E. Hines DWWWW Best: H. Hoppner, B. Johnston, S. Moore, T. Rendell, J. Vening, K. Hanning

dogs apart from for Damian Hinkley who was on the received a blow to the head late in the game. Once trainers cleared away an excessive amount of sawdust it revealed a deep cut that required several stitchers later in Foster Hospital.

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Fishy topples flag favourites ON A BEAUTIFUL day at Terrill Park on Saturday for the match between Kilcunda-Bass and Fish Creek, Fishy won the toss and kicked to the creek end.

SENIORS LADDER W L D

Inv-K’wak...... 3 Fish Creek..... 2 Kil-Bass ....... 2 Kor-Bena ...... 2 Foster .......... 1 Tarwin ......... 1 MDU................ 1 Dalyston .......... 1 Phillip Island ... 1 Yarram ............ 1 Stony Creek..... 0 DWWWW ........ 0 Toora ............... 0

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203.74 108.72 136.82 106.84 86.10 363.38 138.26 122.95 117.86 111.30 65.35 45.45 15.24

Pts

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GOALKICKERS S. Pimm (Dalyston)............ (5) 13 D. Klipatrick (Inv-Kongwak) (1) 13 S. Sperling (Fish Creek) .... (2) 12 L. Reddie (Inv-Kongwak) ... (7) 11 C. Maskell (Kor-Bena) ........ (5) 10 L. James (Kil-Bass) .............. (3) 9 J. Cann (Tarwin) ................... (6) 9 J. Swift (Yarram) .................. (0) 9 C. Sutherland(Yarram) ......... (0) 8 T. Lomax (Tarwin) ................ (8) 8

Easy grab: Aaron Ireland marks for Fish Creek on Saturday.

A tough start to the match had the ball going from one end of the ground to the other and back again. Solid defence from both sides meant the first score wasn’t registered until about six minutes in, a point to Killy-Bass via Luke James. The Kangas’ first score followed with a point to Fish Creek first gamer Laurie Angwin. It was 10 minutes before the first goal of the match when the ball fell into the arms of Gowrie after it carried the pack from a long

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Kor-Bena ..... 3 Tarwin ........ 2 Dalyston ...... 2 Phillip Island 2 Kil-Bass ...... 2 Inv-K’wak..... 1 Stony Creek.... 1 MDU............... 1 Foster ............. 1 DWWWW ....... 1 Fish Creek ...... 0 Yarram ........... 0 Toora... ........... 0

0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2

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

582.14 1400.00 441.46 360.29 254.20 99.45 85.32 66.92 53.63 33.44 33.22 27.54 2.55

Pts

12 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS R. Birnie (Dalyston)............ (9) 14 S. McRae (Tarwin) ................ (7) 9 J. Fowles (Kor-Bena) ............. (5) 8 M. Holm (Tarwin) .................. (0) 7 K. Taylor (Phillip Island) ........ (7) 7 J. Goewie(Kil-Bass) ............... (0) 7 D. Smith (Foster) ................. (0) 6 R. Brown (Phillip Island) ...... (4) 6 L. Wilkinson (Dalyston)........ (2) 6 F. DeRubeis(Kil-Bass)........... (1) 6

UNDER 18 LADDER WL D

Pts

Kor-Bena ....... 3 0 0 608.62 12 Dalyston ........ 2 0 0 646.34 8 Phillip Island .. 2 0 0 393.65 8 Fish Creek...... 2 1 0 190.98 8 Kil-Bass ........ 2 1 0 161.20 8 Toora ............ 2 0 0 122.83 8 MDU..................1 1 0 100.00 4 Stony Creek.......1 1 0 57.36 4 Yarram ..............1 1 0 43.03 4 Foster ................0 3 0 34.31 0 Tarwin ...............0 2 0 28.23 0 DWWWW ..........0 3 0 26.27 0 Inv-K’wak ..........0 3 0 22.70 0 GOALKICKERS J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena) .......... (0) 9 B. Doran (Toora) ................... (4) 8 T. Wyatt (Kor-Bena).............. (2) 8 T. Davey (Dalyston) .............. (7) 8 M. Schreck (Dalyston) ......... (5) 7 K. Salama (Kil-Bass) ............ (3) 7 J. Breen (Kor-Bena) ............. (1) 7 B. Dorling (Kor-Bena)........... (0) 6 J. Buckland(Fish Creek) ....... (0) 6 Z. Redpath (Fish Creek) ....... (1) 6

UNDER 15 LADDER WL D

Pts

Fish Creek.... 3 0 0 1174.19 12 Phillip Is...... 2 0 0 974.07 8 Dalyston ...... 2 0 0 358.82 8 Kor-Bena ..... 2 1 0 268.97 8 Inv-K’wak..... 1 2 0 103.97 4 Tarwin ........ 1 1 0 97.65 4 Foster ............. 1 2 0 80.40 4 Yarram ........... 1 1 0 68.25 4 DWWWW ....... 1 2 0 37.17 4 MDU............... 1 1 0 36.36 4 Kil-Bass.......... 1 2 0 27.24 4 Stony-Creek ... 0 2 0 12.22 0 Toora .............. 0 2 0 6.79 0 GOALKICKERS G. Staley (Fish Creek)........... (4) 8 T. Hamilton (Foster) ............. (6) 8 B. Rogers (Fish Creek) ......... (1) 7 J. Black (Phillip Island) ........ (4) 7 A. Edwards (Phillip Island) ... (1) 6 R. McGannon (Fish Creek) ... (5) 6 D. Crook (Kor-Bena)............. (3) 6 B. Harfield-Park (Fish Creek) (5) 6 Z. Richards (Yarram)............ (0) 5 G. Park (Fish Creek) ............. (3) 5

Run in: Kilcunda-Bass’s Jade Jensen and Fish Creek’s Brent Cooper both go for a loose ball in Saturday’s clash.

bomb kicked into the K-B forward line. Another goal to Emberson and Killy had opened up a little break early. Inaccuracy for Fish Creek added three points all from getable shots and it wasn’t until the 16 minute mark that they had their first goal on the board after Angwin gathered and snapped from about 20m out. A tight opening with both sides inaccurate and the scores were even at quarter time after a second goal to Angwin in red time. The second quarter underway and again high pressure footy made scoring difficult. Rouda on top and Law was playing and marking well for Fishy and Jake Staley was proving a handfull for KillyBass while Smith and Fitzgerald were doing well for Killy. Twelve minutes before Cal Park gathered the ball in a very tight forward 50 and snapped truly to break the shackles. Moments later Fish Creek’s L. Park burst out of the centre kicking long into the attacking 50 where Angwin marked strongly and kicked truly for his third and the Kangaroos had now opened up a little lead and were looking the better of the two sides with the pressure they were applying, their younger brigade well on top. A further goal to Fish Creek coach Livingstone after a free kick and Fishy had a 19 point lead at the main break. The second half underway, and the game was still being played at a frenetic pace, both sides keen to get the opening goal and it was Killy Bass

through Goewie who were able to do so. Fish Creek had some more bad luck injury-wise when Jake Staley who was leading Killy a merry dance was helped from the field with a badly sprained ankle. The Kangaroos would not back down however and Angwin had a fourth shortly thereafter after a spectacular mark that will be a contender for mark of the year. Fantastic football by both sides with Fish Creek’s defence playing inspired footy and none more so than Lachie Pratt who was giving Luke James a nice old touch up. James, after kicking a couple of points early had hardly touched the ball and was continually having the ball punched away in marking contests. Fish Creek big man Manne, back into the side this week after missing the last match with injury, was having the better of the rucking duel and giving his teammates first use of the ball as well as having an important influence around the ground. A further goal to Killy-Bass through Fevaleaki and two more to Fish Creek to Livingstone and number five to Angwin had Fish Creek up by 23 points at the last change and going into the final quarter full of confidence. Fish Creek dominated the opening 10 minutes of the final quarter kicking three goals and opening up a big 42 point lead to pretty well close the door on the Panthers, before Killy-Bass got going and were able to kick five of the final six goals of the match including three goals to Killy-

Bass full forward James who had hardly touched the footy. The final margin was a 17 point win to Fish Creek in what was a finals type match played in very good spirits. Fish Creek have Dalyston away next week and Kilcunda play Stony Creek at home in Bass.

Fish Creek 12.12.84 Kilcunda Bass 9.13.67 Fish Creek Goals: L. Angwin 5, S. Sperling 2, M. Livingstone 2, G. Hoskin 1, C. Park 1, T. Gordon 1 Kilcunda Bass Goals: L. JAMES 3, J. Goewie 2, B. Emberson 1, D. Holmes 1, T. Smith 1, D. Fevaleaki 1 Fish Creek Best: J. Rouda, J. Law, L. Angwin, L. Pratt, T. Manne, M. Livingstone Kilcunda Bass Best: R. Fitzgerald, B. Interlandi, D. Holmes, B. Anthony, D. Wells, D. Shepherd

RESERVES Kilcunda Bass 17.21.123 Fish Creek 2.2.14 Leading Goalkicker: L. ODonoghue (KB) 4 Kilcunda Bass Best: L. ODonoghue, K. Ricketts, D. Crawford, B. Petrie, S. Fairthorne, D. Clay Fish Creek Best: N. Rundle, D. Devonshire, J. Payne, M. Francis, J. McDonald-Eckersall, N. Owens

THIRDS Kilcunda Bass 15.13.103 Fish Creek 9.2.56 Leading Goalkickers: K. Salama 3, N. Milton 3 (KB) Kilcunda Bass Best: N. Milton, J. Dakin, D. Crawford, J. Andersen, L. Connell, T. Thatcher Fish Creek Best: J. Buckland, J. Flanders, G. Staley, K. Young, J. O’Sullivan, K. Hemming

FOURTHS Fish Creek 22.14.146 Kilcunda Bass 0.0.0 Leading Goalkickers: R. McGannon 5, B. Harfield/Park 5 (FC) Fish Creek Best: B. Stefani, O. Straw, G. Park, J. Walker, T. Redpath, L. Buckland Kilcunda Bass Best: M. Homer, S. Casey, T. Burgess, S. Watson, R. Taylor, L. May

Sea-Eagles soar DALYSTON just couldn’t keep up with an energetic InverlochKongwak side on Saturday as the Sea-Eagles came away with a win. UNDER 13 LADDER W L D

Inv-K’wak..... 1 Corner Inlet .. 1 Dalyston ...... 1 Won ........... 1 Kil-Bass.......... 0 Phillip Is ......... 0 Kor-Bena ........ 0 L’gatha Jnr ..... 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

1783.33 512.50 236.36 200.00 50.00 42.31 19.51 5.61

4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS B. Best (Inv-K’wak) ......... (4) S. Bent (Won Power) ...... (3) B. Smith (Corner In) ........ (3) C. Mckenzie (Inv-K’wak) . (3) A. Honeysett (Won)......... (2) B. Rogers (Corner In) ..... (2) J. Roylance (Inv-K’wak) .. (2) F. Anderson (Won) .......... (2) E. Cousins(Inv-K’wak)..... (2) K. Reid(Inv-K’wak) .......... (2)

4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Competition started out tight with great football from both sides. The Magpies were putting up a solid fight on home turf, while I-K inched ahead at the first break by five points. Things continued to stay tight, with every possession counting. Stand out players for the home side included Dale Brown and Wayne Luke, while Adam Cross was doing his bit to keep the SeaEagles on the competitive front foot. It continued to be a goal for goal battle up to the main break where I-K sat in front by just three points. The break was not beneficial for the Magpies as they faced what seemed to be the next level of footballers in the second half Sea-Eagles. The burst from the rejuvenated visitors lasted

almost the whole quarter, keeping the Magpies to a single goal and putting seven on the scoreboard for themselves. At three quarter time I-K sat 42 points in front but they weren’t stopping there. The onslaught continued in the final quarter as they pushed their lead to over 50 points. The outrun Magpies hung their heads as the final siren sounded. The Inverloch-Kongwak boys celebrated their solid 52 point victory and their great start to the season. I-K’s Luke Reddie was a standout up forward for the winners, with seven goals to his name. Round Four will see Inverloch-Kongwak take a break while Dalyston face the good looking Fish Creek.

Quick feet: I-K’s Josh Clottu was not quick enough to catch his Dalyston opponents on this occasion.

UNDER 11 LADDER W LD

Won ............ 1 Corner Inlet ... 1 Inv-K’wak...... 1 Dalyston ....... 1 Phillip Is .......... 0 L’gatha Jnr ...... 0 Kil-Bass........... 0 Kor-Bena ......... 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

1000.00 1000.00 442.86 220.00 45.45 22.58 0.00 0.00

GOALKICKERS N. Anderson(Won) ............... (4) R. Angwin (Corner In) .......... (4) S. Flanders (Corner In)......... (3) J. Thornell (Corner In) ......... (3) J. Henry (Won) .................... (3) B. Mitchell (Corner In) ......... (3) L. Gheller(Dalyston) ............. (2) C. Scott (Won) ..................... (2) B. Prain(Corner In)............... (1) M.Kennedy-Mifsud(I K’wak). (1)

4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1

Inverloch-Kongwak 19.12.126 Dalyston 11.8.74 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: L. Reddie 7, T. Wyatt 3, C. McCaughan 2, D. Lawton 2, R. Johnson 1, A. Sadler 1, D. Kilpatrick 1, J. Brosnan 1, L. Oswald 1 Dalyston Goals: S. Pimm 5, M. Rosendale 2, D. Wylie 1, P. McKenna 1, R. Jennings 1, P. Brosnan 1 Inverloch-Kongwak Best: L. Reddie, M. Billows, L. Oswald, B. Withers, A. Cross, D. Clark Dalyston Best: D. Wylie, P. McKenna, J. Brooker, W. Luke, P. Brosnan, D. Brown

(Dal) 9 Dalyston Best: P. Dunlop, R. Birnie, J. Alexander, S. Coldebella, G. Magro, S. Langenberg Inverloch-Kongwak Best: S. Buxton, T. Whelan, R. Tegg, N. Maher, L. Rankin, A. Cuff

THIRDS Dalyston 22.13.145 Inverloch-Kongwak 3.4.22 Leading Goalkicker: T. Davey (Dal) 7 Dalyston Best: T. Davey, M. Schreck, B. Wardle, S. Alexander, T. McNish, K. Thomas Inverloch-Kongwak Best: not submitted

RESERVES Dalyston 12.7.79 Inverloch-Kongwak 4.4.28

FOURTHS Dalyston 10.10.70 Inverloch-Kongwak 5.7.37

Leading

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Birnie

Out of trouble: Adam Cross gets boot to ball after being put in a tough spot by Dalyston opponents.

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Parrots overpower Wonthaggi LEONGATHA were the victors in the first game of the season for the league, beating Wonthaggi comfortably.

Big bang: both teams were giving it their all when the Parrots and Power matched up for the season opener. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www. fourcornersframing.biz.

The local derby was played under lights with both teams not really knowing what to expect from their rivals in the lead up to the first round block buster. From the first bounce both teams hit out hard, playing strong football and striving for good possessions and scoring opportunities. Fairly even football made it great for the solid crowd, but the Parrots snuck in front for the nine point quarter time lead. A bit of wayward kicking resulting in four behinds for Leongatha in the first restricted a larger first quarter lead. In the second quarter the Parrots took off. Fast kicking and first class disposals led to clean plays and great presentation up forward. Wonthaggi couldn’t break through the Leongatha defence, which consisted of Tas Clingan, Zak Vernon and coach Will Thursfield. Ex-AFL Parrot defenders Thursfield and Clingan were playing high class football and shutting down their Power opponents. The Parrots chalked up seven goals to Wonthaggi’s zero in the second quarter despite the Power putting in some valiant efforts to push the ball

forward. As the teams ran to the rooms for the main break the scoreboard had the home side ahead by eight goals. The Power got their energy back after half time. In the third quarter they came out hard and kicked an early goal, with their midfielders Lucas White, Lee Warnett and Leigh McDonald all playing well. The Power went forward a number of times, kicking one goal and two behinds. Wonthaggi kept their rivals at bay as well as keeping Leongatha to just one goal for the quarter, and the lead at a large but achievable 46 points at three quarter time. Once again the Leongatha defence was the stand out in the third, only letting one goal through during the Power’s attack. The Parrots were straight out of the blocks in the final quarter, making sure they didn’t give up the game at such a crucial point. Four quick goals to the Parrots added to their already comfortable lead, with the team working well as a unit. Up front there were plenty of options, including first gamer for the Parrots Cam Stone. Wonthaggi were down but not out. With nothing short of a miracle meaning victory at this late stage of the game they still battled on, scoring three late goals. As the siren sounded Leongatha sat ahead by 56 points.

Leongatha 15.9.99 Wonthaggi 6.7.43 Leongatha Goals: H.Browne 3, J.Best 3, C.Stone 2, C.Sanbrook 2, D.Holt 2, M.Otto 1, M.Willcocks 1, R.Mullens 1 Leongatha Best: C.Sanbrook, J.Stone, Z.Vernon, W.Thursfield, J.Best, T.Clingan Wonthaggi Goals: D.O’Connor 1, J.Blair 1, D.Domaille 1, K.McCarthy 1, L.White 1, N.Jones 1 Wonthaggi Best: B.Dryden, L.Cummins, L.Warnett, A.Guilmartin, B.Macfarlane, T.Gilliland

RESERVES Leongatha 8.15.63 Wonthaggi 5.2.32 Leading Goalkickers: M.Davies (L) 4, R.Tack (W) 4 Leongatha Best: R.Kelly, P.O’Connor, N.Phelan, J.Kennedy, T.Pellicano, M.Davies Wonthaggi Best: A.Seccull, G.Coyne, M.Coyne,

Cool customer: Wonthaggi Under 18s’ Max Cambridge kept his composure despite the pressure being applied by the Parrots’ Erik O’Loughlin.

New leader: Parrots’ coach Will Thursfield was working hard in defence during the clash against Wonthaggi. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www. fourcornersframing.biz.

Junior Parrots downed THE Leongatha Parrots Under 13s suffered a big defeat under lights at Inverloch on Friday. The Sea Eagles were dominant in every department. But, despite the magnitude of the loss, the Parrots drew some positives from the game – with lively showings from many of the team’s emerging stars.

Footy focused: the Parrots’ Tom Evans listens to the three-quartertime address of coach Steve Brew.

Parrots clubman Terry Ginnane was impressed by the skill level on show during the clash. “It was a good quality game, quick and hard and both teams showing some great skills,” Mr Ginnane said. “The weather was good, helping to draw one of the best crowds we have had at a night game. “Leongatha look like they have a very skilful, quick, hard running team with plenty of depth, with players running in the Reserves that could step up and play Seniors when needed. It makes for a good strong base to pick the team from.” This match was the first time a lot of the guys had played together on both teams and it’s safe to say it’s only up from here as both the Power and Parrots iron out the performance creases. “The Parrot players were satisfied with their first week, but it is going to be a strong competition this year. All of the new players and all the young players look as though they are set for a good year,” Mr Ginnane said. “Wonthaggi had some new players that looked like they will be pretty good too and they were missing a couple for this game, so they should also get stronger.” The Power will host Bairnsdale this weekend while the Parrots travel to Traralgon to try and secure another four points.

R.Tack, S.Roche

THIRDS Wonthaggi 18.14.122 Leongatha 4.5.29 Leading Goalkicker: P.Ryan (W) 4 Wonthaggi Best: M.Combridge, B.Graham, A.Murray, J.Liddle, J.Read, S.Scott Leongatha Best: N.Tuckett, T.Goss, O.Kerr, J.Bolge, J.Burge, W.Curtis

FOURTHS Leongatha 25.17.167 Wonthaggi 4.4.28 Leading Goalkicker: B.Smith (L) 5 Leongatha Best: D.Betts, N.Argento, L.Wright, M.Olden, B.Petersen, J.Ginnane Wonthaggi Best: C.Waters, P.Dunlevie, J.Thomas, D.Tiziani, J.Graham, L.Membrey

ROUND 1 SENIORS LADDER W

L D

Pts

Sale ............ 1 0 0 524.24 4 Traralgon ...... 1 0 0 249.02 4 Leongatha ..... 1 0 0 230.23 4 Maffra ......... 1 0 0 198.86 4 Drouin.......... 1 0 0 169.33 4 Moe..................0 1 0 59.06 0 Morwell ............0 1 0 50.29 0 Won Power ......0 1 0 43.43 0 Warragul ..........0 1 0 40.16 0 Bairnsdale ........0 1 0 19.08 0 GOALKICKERS M. Ferguson (Sale) ........... (11) 11 A. Burgiel (Maffra) .............. (7) 7 J. Tatterson (Maffra) ........... (6) 6 B. Martin (Sale) ................... (5) 5 K. Bott (Drouin)................... (4) 4 D. Bedggood (Maffra) ......... (4) 4 D. Seri (Drouin)................... (4) 4 D. Stubbe (Maffra) .............. (4) 4 D. McKenna (Traralgon) ...... (4) 4

RESERVES LADDER W

L D

Pts

Leongatha ..... 1 0 0 196.88 Traralgon ...... 1 0 0 150.00 Drouin.......... 1 0 0 120.83 Maffra ......... 1 0 0 113.04 Morwell ....... 0 1 0 88.46 Moe..................0 1 0 82.76 Warragul .........0 1 0 66.67 Won Power ......0 1 0 50.79 Sale ..................0 0 0 0.00 GOALKICKERS

4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0

M. Davies (Leongatha) ......... (4) R. Tack (Won Power) ........... (4) S. Snr Tobin (Morwell) ......... (4) G. Harrison (Moe) ................ (2) C. Bourke (Maffra) ............... (2) T. Porter (Maffra) ................. (2) M. Camilleri (Moe) ............... (2) B. Langshaw (Maffra) .......... (2) S. Phelan (Drouin) ............... (2) A. Slottje (Traralgon) ............ (2) M. Nelson (Traralgon) .......... (2) P. Alger (Drouin) .................. (2)

4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

UNDER 18 LADDER W

L D

Pts

Drouin.......... 1 0 0 575.00 Won Power .... 1 0 0 420.69 Bairnsdale .... 1 0 0 304.55 Maffra ......... 1 0 0 228.57 Traralgon ...... 1 0 0 222.22 Warragul ..........0 1 0 45.00 Morwell ............0 1 0 43.75 Sale ..................0 1 0 32.84 Leongatha ........0 1 0 23.77 Moe..................0 1 0 17.39 GOALKICKERS J. Weatherley (Maffra) ......... (6) J. Brown (Warragul .............. (4) P. Ryan (Won Power) ........... (4) A. Murray (Won Power) ....... (3) J. Rippon (Drouin) ............... (3) R. Jacobsen (Traralgon) ....... (3) J. Sheerin (Won Power) ....... (3)

4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0

6 4 4 3 3 3 3

UNDER 16 LADDER W

L D

Pts

Traralgon .....1 0 0 1471.43 Leongatha ....1 0 0 596.43 Maffra ........1 0 0 466.67 Drouin.........1 0 0 333.33 Sale ...........1 0 0 153.45 Bairnsdale ......0 1 0 65.17 Moe................0 1 0 30.00 Morwell ..........0 1 0 21.43 Won Power ....0 1 0 16.77 Warragul ........0 1 0 6.80 GOALKICKERS

4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0

B. Connelly (Maffra) ............. (5) B. Smith (Leongatha) ........... (5) T. Jolly (Sale) ....................... (4) J. Ginnane (Leongatha) ........ (4) J. Albanese (Traralgon) ........ (3) B. Regan (Maffra) ................ (3) W. Pleming (Maffra) ............. (3) N. Holmes (Sale) .................. (3) Z. Fayolle (Bairnsdale).......... (3)

5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Drouin 18.19.127 d Moe 10.15.75 Traralgon 20.7.127 d Warragul 7.9.51 Maffra 27.13.175 d Morwell 13.10.88 Sale 26.17.173 d Bairnsdale 5.3.33 RESERVES Drouin 8.10.58 d Moe 7.6.48 Traralgon 8.9.57 d Warragul 5.8.38 Maffra 7.10.52 d Morwell 6.10.46 UNDER 18 Drouin 10.9.69 d Moe 1.6.12 Traralgon 10.20.80 d Warragul 5.6.36 Maffra 14.12.96 d Morwell 6.6.42 Bairnsdale 9.13.67 d Sale 3.4.22

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