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Tour record set THE Tour de Tarwin was named the best community event in South Gippsland Shire in 2010 and the 2011 event on Saturday maintained the tour’s superb reputation. A record 1075 people cycled, walked and ran the trail between Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay, raising $14,000 for the Tarwin Lower CFA. Kit Skinner, Will Nash, Tom and Jack Vanderkolk, Ben Ellen and Travis Nash showed they were still strong after the ride. Read more in Star Sport.

Sign shock By Isaac McCallum A SIGN placed outside a Leongatha church caused outrage throughout the town at the start of Easter. Many passers-by complained about the board, placed outside the Presbyterian Church last Thursday, which read “Remember Good Friday and support your local church (or you may end up with a mosque)”. The hand painted sign, which was not authorised by the Presbyterian

Church committee, was placed in front of the church billboard and was also seen outside a hotel. Members of the Islamic Council of Victoria have taken offence to the sign. Executive committee member Nazeem Hussain said the incident was isolated and penned a written response to The Star calling for people to have a better understanding of religions. “We urge rural communities such as Leongatha to continue to work towards building communities which are inclusive and welcoming of all people, from all backgrounds,” Mr Hussain said.

“Incidents such as this are an exception and should serve to strengthen our resolve to work harder for a better society. “This sort of sign does nothing to promote social cohesion and harmony amongst people from different faiths.” Mr Hussain commented on the scare-tactic nature of the sign. “This sign is clearly offensive and is intended to cause a level of panic amongst the community,” he said. Christine Rump, speaking as a member of the church, has labelled uproar over the sign as a “storm in a teacup”. “There is an explosive growth of the

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Muslim faith in this country; the casual and ill-informed attitude that most Australians have towards the Christian faith on which this great nation was founded allows other faiths to exploit the spiritual vacuum,” she said. “None of us knows what the future will hold, even less what will happen to the buildings and infrastructure of our community in the years to come. “The small but very committed congregation in Leongatha has no plans to move from the current location at the corner of Bent and Turner Streets. Continued on page 11.

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THE Inverloch Primary School annual Easter Fair was a hit on Saturday, with adults and children alike enjoying the action.

Rides and face painting were among the activities. There was plenty of food to

taste and prizes to win. The face painting was a highlight with the kids and also some parents, who decided to look a little different for a day by sporting a butterﬂy or Spiderman mask. Locals and tourists relished the day of fun and entertainment.

All smiles: Erica Lennox, Jasmine Susic, Bronte DeLacy-Vawdon and Mallory Bradley had fun at the fair.

New Look: Olivia Hughes turned Nina Brown into a lovely little puppy.

Sweet tooth: getting into the fairy ﬂoss were Duncan Edrisinha and Riley Coleman.

Big win: William Hines and Jake Atkins were happy with their win on the spinning wheel.

Hunt a hit MORE than 360 children hunted for Easter eggs at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum at Korumburra on Sunday. Another 1000 people enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the day, with family races and old-fashioned games popular. The Easter Bunny was enthusiastically welcomed on his arrival and enjoyed some special time with children. The Baptist church held an Easter service at the park for the ﬁrst time and members entertained the crowd with balloon craft.

Family affair: Bindi, Tyson, Kynan and Ashley Dunstan show off their bounty.

Happy hunters: Angus, Ruby, David, Jane, Alice and Emily McGillivray take a break after hunting.

Yummy: Blake Boyd and Jai McNaughton couldn’t wait to eat their eggs.

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Council holds key to dreams By Brad Lester DREAMS could become reality if South Gippsland Shire Council changes planning rules that have thrown futures into disarray.

More people could enjoy a country lifestyle and farmers could subdivide land to raise capital or retire if council introduces new planning guidelines. However the proposed changes – contained in council’s draft Rural Land Use Strategy – only allow tourism and housing in certain rural areas, and even then, only if associated with farming. About 235 lots would be eligible for a planning permit under 40ha and hundreds more above 40ha in Farming Zones, plus more in the new Rural Activity Zones. Council’s director of development services, Phil Stone, believed the community would view the draft strategy positively. “It makes clear the agricultural direction of the shire in preserving the approximately $1 billion annual farming base of the shire, whilst allowing rural residential dwellings in the Farming Zone,” he said. “This is more than any other planning scheme in the state, so I believe it provides a good balance between attracting lifestyle residential developments and preserving agricultural land. I would encourage the community to take a look at the strategy and make a submission should they wish.” Council will tonight (Wednesday) decide whether to place the draft strategy on public exhibition. The strategy would replace - but essentially incorporate - the current C51 rules. Rural Activity Zones would be introduced to enable more development

Nearing resolution: South Gippsland Shire Council’s acting planning manager, Paul Stampton, and director of development services, Phil Stone, with Shelley McGuinness of RMCG consultants, show off the draft strategy. for tourism and rural living in steep, typically poor farming land. The new Rural Activity Zones will be divided into two sections: one for tourism and two for mixed use. The strategy proposes zone one precincts at Loch, Kardella, Koonwarra, Waratah North, Mirboo North, Waratah North, Yanakie and Foster North, and zone two precincts between Poowong East and Trida, and also Dollar-Gunyah-Toora North.

Both zones would permit housing. The strategy will give stability to planning regulations within the shire after a turbulent few years. Former Victorian Planning Minister Justin Madden removed council’s power to approve houses in the Farming Zone with the introduction of the C48 planning scheme amendment. Last year, council introduced the C51 amendment, which gave greater scope for dwellings and subdivisions

in rural areas but still with restrictions. The draft strategy emphasised the value of agriculture to South Gippsland, with about one third of jobs in the municipality tied to farming. The strategy recommends council develop a Housing and Settlement Strategy before converting more rural land to Rural Living Zone to provide more lifestyle blocks. The strategy stated there is already “a large supply of land zoned for rural

Ratepayers could foot bill By Brad Lester

RATEPAYERS could be left with a massive bill under a plan to develop land to the south of Leongatha, according to a Leongatha resident.

David Turnbull last week told South Gippsland Shire Council it could face major costs to build a roundabout and seal Simons Lane. Those projects could be required to develop 203ha south of Leongatha for new businesses and residences. He also believes a roundabout at the South Gippsland Highway and Simons Lane intersection would hinder access by B-double trucks unless it was a bigger, more expensive roundabout that would pose hidden costs for council. “You have wasted 10 years of people’s time, had three panels, there’s been lots of contention, lots of angst and we are at the stage where you have to consider the infrastructure costs and the ramifications for ratepayers,” Mr Turnbull said. “I urge you to seek advice from your finance department about the cost ramifications. “It says in the ODP report that other infrastructure studies have

to occur. That says to me that you don’t know what the costs are going to be. Council may eventually have to walk away from it.” Mr Turnbull believed the development of residential lots should offset the cost of sealing Simons Lane, otherwise council would face a “whopping big loan” and a cost of up to $5 million. “I ask council to consider the cost ramifications for ratepayers,” he said. “This could be the most expensive site for residential development.” Mayor Cr Warren Raabe confirmed council would face some infrastructure costs. “The report does state we need a contribution plan,” he said. The fact the plan stated the Bass Highway and Simons Lane intersection was dangerous now subjected council to legal liability in the event of an accident, Mr Turnbull said. He also believed the proposed closure of Simons Lane would result in more traffic along Young Street in Leongatha. He said that would create issues at the “notoriously dangerous” intersection of the highway and Young Street. “You can’t do a righthand turn out of that intersection if you are in a

large truck,” he said. Cr David Lewis questioned whether Simons Lane would be shut immediately, as the land would be developed gradually. Mr Turnbull has followed the issue for 11 years, contributing to panels. Gary Chisholm of Beveridge Williams surveyors represents the Patterson family, whose land is being considered for development under the plan. He said the Pattersons were willing to negotiate the cost of infrastructure with council, as well as the provision of community facilities. “Mr and Mrs Patterson are willing to talk to council to achieve an outcome that is favourable for the whole of Leongatha,” he said. “We’ve been talking about this for six years and I urge council to go through the next consultation process.”

Mr Chisholm added council could have also identiﬁed land between the Bass Highway and the rail trail for development for the sake of improving

the Simons Lane-Bass Highway intersection. The plan will be discussed at tonight’s (Wednesday) council meeting.

living as well as a vast supply of small lots in the Farming Zone”. Subject land would include the Crown townships of Agnes, Jumbunna, Mirboo, Darlimurla, Hoddle and Outtrim; the Crown settlements of Kardella and Grip Road; and the cluster subdivisions of Korumburra South, Yanakie and Whitelaw, plus others. “Generally, small lot excisions (with or without houses) are inappropriate in rural areas...Excisions have contributed to rural land being lost to hobby farming or rural residential uses,” the strategy stated. The draft strategy was the subject of questions to council at last Wednesday’s public presentation sessions at Mirboo North. Wild Dog Valley man Don Hill asked if getting a permit for a dwelling to accompany grazing under 80 acres in Rural Activity Zones would be easier. Yes, under the Rural Activity Zone 2, council’s acting planning manager Paul Stampton said. Ron Brown of Turtons Creek wanted to know why his area was not mentioned under the Dollar tourism precinct. He was told precinct boundaries were yet to be ﬁnalised. The strategy will be on exhibition for six weeks if approved by council. Public comment would then be considered and council would apply to the Minister for Planning for a ministerial amendment. If the minister agreed, the strategy would be gazetted. If not, council would pursue an amendment. The strategy was produced by consultants RMCG in conjunction with council.

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He’s happy: John Suckling with his prized Black Queen rod, crafted by Jarvis Walker.

Fishing’s Mr Fix It offers new life By Brad Lester MOST days of the week are fine for John Suckling to go fishing. He’ll know where to go, which bait to use and reckons he’ll come home with a feed or two. The only problem he may have is deciding which rod and reel to use. After all, the Tarwin Lower man has 131 reels and about 40 rods to choose from. His collection is so extensive the ABC television show, The Collectors, has expressed an interest in filming a segment about his love affair with fishing gear. Jarvis Walkers, Silstars, Daiwas, Mitchells and Shimanos are among the brands hanging from, and stored in his shed. He has accumulated them over a lifetime spent fishing, and while some have been bought, most have been salvaged from the tip. “It’s just a throw-away world today. My son thinks I’m like Steptoe and grandson. I never throw anything away,” he said. “If you look after something, you’ve got it forever. My wife reckons I’m obsessed. Sometimes I’ll sit in my shed for six hours rebuilding stuff.” John builds and repairs rods to suit his needs, often adding more runners to give the rod more ‘whip’ to help land fish, and making one rod from two. His skills are so renowned around the fishing community that many people come to John when they break a tip or runner, or simply want a decent rod to do the job. He pulls down and greases reels within 30 minutes of bringing

them home. Among his collection are a 1920s New Zealand game rod made from split cane and rescued from the Venus Bay tip, and a 60-yearold Berkley rod equipped with a 28-year-old Daiwa reel. There are Surf Master reels dating from the early 1950s that still turn smoothly, and a peculiar Diamond Super Deluxe 888 reel made in Japan. A Bakerlite reel and cane rod has been in his possession for 64 years. But he rates Black Queen rods, made by Jarvis Walker, as among the best, especially

“If you look after something, you’ve got it forever.” when equipped with a French-made Mitchell reel – cast, not plastic. Many items can’t be found in tackle shops these days and few anglers could boast such an extensive collection. A ﬁsherman since he was 10, John still remembers camping by the Tarwin River for a fortnight with the late Bert Harvey of Wonthaggi and winding in perch, bream and mullet. Many people don’t believe there are bream in the Tarwin but John remains adamant there are. He loves ﬁshing so much he only sold his boat a fortnight ago, despite suffering a stroke in 1987 that affected the right-hand side of his body, leaving him reliant on others to board his boat.

When time permitted, he would fish for up to 12 days straight but he now makes himself useful by attending to his collection. Still, he’s so fishing mad he will hop across surf beaches on crutches. Like any good fisherman, John has a few tales to tell. “I was fishing in the Murray one day – this was in 1968 – and I needed to go to the toilet. I had a big rod in for cod and (wife) Gwen grabbed it and she thought it was probably a redfin, but it was a 64lb cod. There were that many people trying to help me that I had to tell them to go away,” he said. Whiting and bream rate among his favourite fish, and John reports the most success in Shallow Inlet. He used to fish with his late mate Doug Watt, a former principal of Mirboo North Primary School. In 21 years, they only had one argument. “That was because he got a hook caught in his finger and I cut the barb and he was upset about ruining a perfectly good hook,” he said. Another day, with mate Stuart Price, John caught 611 whiting in Corner Inlet before bag limits were in place. These days he fishes with Geoff Meredith of Tarwin Lower. There is more to John than fish. He worked as a law enforcement officer with the former Shire of Mirboo and Borough of Wonthaggi, and was president of the Municipal Law Enforcement Institute of Victoria for 11 years. On weekends, apart from fishing, he umpired football matches, officiating at 639 games in the Bass Valley, Bendigo, Latrobe Valley, West Gippsland and VFA competitions.

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Cough cases worry doctors By Brad Lester WHOOPING cough is on the rise in South Gippsland.

Doctors have reported substantial increases in the number of cases, with new patients presenting each week. The fact is worrying, especially as whooping cough can kill babies as they cannot be immunised until they are two-months-old. The number of cases of the highly contagious condition has doubled in each of the past three years. People who have not been immunised are experiencing more infection. The increase is concerning for Dr Tim Linton of Leongatha Healthcare, particularly as the condition is commonly known as the ‘100 day cough’. “Sufferers can be quite unwell, and at risk groups, like newborn babies and people with chronic respiratory disease are particularly susceptible to signiﬁcant illness,” he said. “Last year, three per cent of the cases notiﬁed to the health department were under 12 months of age, and 40 per cent of these required hospitalisation. Unfortunately, pertussis (whooping cough) infections can be fatal, particularly in the newborn age group.” Dr Linton reported “a marked increase in incidence”. “That may be in part due to increased suspicion of a cough being due to whooping cough, and so more testing being done. Each week we are

seeing new cases,” he said. Dr Linton said with people experiencing weaker immunity over time – such as those immunised up to 20 years ago – they are now at risk. “There is also a group of people choosing not to immunise, and it seems that this group has a higher incidence,” he said. “One of the problems with pertussis is that sufferers are infectious for around five days before the cough develops, which means that spread is hard to avoid.” The Department of Health is concerned about the rise and is encouraging immunisation of anyone who could be in contact with people in the higher risk categories, Dr Linton said. “If early diagnosis is made, taking an antibiotic starting within three weeks of the illness does have some role in reducing the severity and the time of infectivity. Unfortunately there is only limited benefit in dealing with the cough overall,” he said. “While the immunisation is not fully protective, it seems that immunised people who catch pertussis have a less severe illness.” Dr Linton has urged governments to have a policy of free immunisations to grandparents and other carers of newborn babies. “I think health workers and others involved in care of people should have booster immunisations,” he said. All cases of pertussis diagnosed are notified to the Department of Health.

Teachers across South Gippsland are working with South Gippsland Shire Council’s immunisation team to combat the rise of whooping cough. Seven teachers from St Joseph’s Primary School in Korumburra have rolled up their sleeves to be immunised. Council’s immunisation co-ordinator Tim De Vere is excited that the tide has turned. “The most obvious places to spread whooping cough (pertussis) are high contact locations such as schools, supermarkets and health facilities, so it is rewarding to see the schools becoming proactive in this way,” he said. “Children are immunised before they start school and this is effective for about seven years, but teachers are often in contact with parents and babies, and by protecting themselves they are also acting as circuit breakers of the disease in the community.” Mr De Vere has called on fathersto-be to have the Boostrix vaccine before the baby is born. “We’re pleased to advise that parents can be immunised free of charge at council’s monthly immunisation sessions or at their local clinic,” he said. “Council holds immunisation sessions in the ﬁrst week of each month in Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster and Mirboo North, whilst at Fish Creek and Nyora we provide a bi-monthly service.”

Do that again: people lined the shores of Anderson Inlet to watch the Moomba Waterski Show Team perform on Sunday and Monday. The talented stunt troupe performed aerial moves, cross-overs and the ever popular human pyramid, as part of the annual Inverloch on the Flip event.

Respects: Leongatha Primary School students, from left, Josh Hayward, Amy Robertson and Jack Dunn, lay a wreath at the cenotaph in Leongatha on Anzac Day. More on page 6.

Objectors delay decision By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has delayed making a decision about a quarry proposed for Mirboo North. New information has come to light in the wake of a council briefing session at Mirboo North last Wednesday, attended by 110 people, with 39 apologies. Council chief executive officer Tim Tamlin has withdrawn the gravel pit application report from tonight’s (Wednesday) council meeting agenda until a detailed assessment can be undertaken. “In light of options raised at the briefing regarding alternative routes using Old Thorpdale Road, our site inspection and discussions relating to possible vehicle movements, I have asked our engineering department to re-evaluate council’s requirements,” he said.

“This decision is important to the community and we want to be sure we have a complete picture of the impact of all variables.” The amended report will be scheduled for a future council meeting once the updated data has been received. Addressing council last Wednesday, quarry opponent Gretel Kennedy said her children’s safety would be at risk if the quarry was approved. “Being a no through road, the traffic would be minimal - a nice safe place for my family leisure activities. If this application goes ahead I will not be allowing my children to ride their bikes up the road to their friends’ house on days where trucks could be running, due to the safety concerns.” she said. Ms Kennedy also said truck traffic would risk the safety of children learning to drive, including her own. Noise would also be an issue, Ms Kennedy said, with trucks potentially passing by every 25 minutes, for five-

and-a-half days a week. Vaughan Hooper said neither Old Thorpdale Road and feeder roads Sampsons and Dickies Hill roads, would be safe for trucks, given the thoroughfares are narrow and gravel. “Gravel roads are clearly not as safe as bitumen sealed roads. They are susceptible to much higher levels of erosion and degradation. Roads without a centre line sometimes mean vehicles do not drive to the left of centre,” he said. “These roads are not long straight stretches with good visibility into the distance. They are narrow, quiet, country roads that meander along with many bends and crests. It is proposed that similar trucks to this will share these roads with the school bus, tourist buses, cars, pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists.” Other residents raised concerns about dust, degradation of road surface and the number of blind corners.

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A story of mateship By Jane Ross AIR Commodore Barry Noonan beautifully encapsulated the story of Australian mateship during war at Leongatha’s Anzac Day service, with a vignette from Vietnam’s Battle of Long Tan. He said on August 18, 1966 at 15.40 hours, the Australian Army’s D Company 6RAR was surrounded by Viet Cong. The ensuing battle was so ﬁerce, Australian supplies of ammunition fell critically low. A relief column was delayed at Nui Dat and the only way to get more ammunition to the troops was via helicopter. Two such craft were given the task. Torrential rain began to fall, markedly reducing visibility and the helicopters had to ﬂy at tree level over the enemy. Hovering at 30feet above the ground, the ammunition was dropped in blankets. And the cry went up, “You bloody beauty, that was smack on!” Air Commodore Noonan said

those manning guns in the helicopters couldn’t drop the ammunition because they couldn’t leave their weapons, so volunteers were called for. A company commander decided he’d go and his mate. A regimental sergeant major joined him. Asked later by their superiors why they had done that instead of remaining at their posts to “do the job you are paid for”, their laconic reply was merely, “It seemed like a damned good idea at the time!” As Air Commodore Noonan explained, “They would say they were just doing their job; they were simply prepared to help their fellow servicemen. “Long Tan was an outstanding victory for Australia, displaying the immense tenacity and courage of its troops. “That legacy has been repeated by (members of) Australia’s Army, Navy and Air Force in wars since. They are an inspiration to us. That very selﬂessness is, I believe, the spirit of the ﬁrst Anzacs.” Members of the South Gippsland

Shire Brass Band, which had led the Anzac parade along Smith, Peart and McCartin streets, added both sombre and light touches to the service in the Memorial Hall. Veteran singer Paddy Lanigan, accompanied by Dorothy Warren, delighted the audience with a bracket of songs, including Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major and Two Little Boys. For the ﬁrst time at the Leongatha commemoration, the national anthem of New Zealand was played – and sung, together with Australia’s national anthem and God Save the Queen, the words of which have turned out to be prophetic – “Long to reign over us.” Queen Elizabeth II will soon celebrate the 60th anniversary of her coronation. Leongatha Secondary College students Hannah West and Josh Gardiner read the Anzac Requiem, ending with the words, “May these all rest proudly in the knowledge of their achievement and may we and our successors in that heritage prove worthy of their sacriﬁce.”

Old mates: Morrie Parry of Leongatha, formerly of Meeniyan (left) caught up with Ted Fisher of Tarwin Lower. Morrie, on his ﬁrst outing after a spell in hospital, served in the Middle East and New Guinea. He’s 88. Ted Fisher, a former Woorayl Shire president and long serving councillor, was in the Navy in the Indian and Paciﬁc oceans. He’s 93.

Family: Tom Parsons of Leongatha was joined by 14 members of his family for the Anzac Day march in Leongatha. With him is his niece Glenys Freeman (left) and Tom’s friend Dorothy Young.

In memory: from left, Aaron McDonald formerly of Inverloch, Brodee Silvester, eight, and his brothers Baylee, six, and Tyge, four, with their father Trent Silvester (right) of Korumburra. At the back is WO2 Colin Graham of Arawata, who is in 3 Health Support Battalion in the Army Reserve. Brodee is holding a photograph of his great grandparents George and Joyce McDonald.

Next generation: Leongatha Anzac Day commemoration guest speaker Air Commodore Barry Noonan, with Hannah West and Josh Gardiner of Leongatha Secondary College, who read the Anzac Requiem.

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’Burra remembers FINE weather heralded the start of Anzac Day celebrations at Korumburra on Monday. Members of Korumburra RSL, Legacy and

ratepayers lay wreaths at the mid morning ceremony, held at Coleman Park. While only about 20 people attended, more than 100 paid their respects at the traditional dawn service.

Perry Neil of the RSL led a reﬂective ceremony and William Crawford from the Korumburra Secondary College played The Last Post ﬂawlessly, a highlight of a solemn and intimate service.

Flawless: William Crawford played The Last Post and the national Honoured: David Pearce with his father-in-law and World War anthem excellently. Two veteran, Norman Clark.

Day to celebrate freedom TO all Australians, Anzac Day is a tradition paid for in blood and celebrated in our freedom.

David Weekes, president of the Wonthaggi sub branch of the RSL, said this during the town’s Anzac Day commemoration at the cenotaph. Leading the march that included strong contingents of CFA members, Scouts and Guides, Mr Weekes later said, “We meet here today not to glorify war nor to praise heroes, but to remember those who have served our country during times of conflict and crisis and to reflect on their selfless sacrifice.” He said Anzac Day is a day “in which we also take the opportunity to invigorate our national spirit and pride”.

All together: the Wonthaggi Citizen’s Brass Band, RSL members, Wonthaggi CFA and others showed their patriotism.

Leading the ceremony: at the Foster service were Foster RSL secretary Percy Brewer, president Les Wilkins, Lieutenant Commander Dave Lassam from HMS Cerberus, and RSL vice president Morrie Aitken.

Foster Cubs: Darcy Thomas and Ashley Cripps received a $200 donation from the Foster RSL for the cubs.

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Welshpool Primary School: Lauren Bishop and Dylan Albrecht lay a wreath at the Welshpool ceremony.

Leading the march: Flight Lieutenant Nigel Coey from the RAAF base at Sale leads returned servicemen and community members to the Toora Hall.

Kongwak: the Kongwak Anzac Day Service attracted more than 40 people. Kevin Moon, president of the Korumburra RSL, was guest speaker. Dick Scott laid the wreath on behalf of the community and Les Cruickshank, president of the Kongwak Community Group, attended.

Above: Emergency services: Members of the local CFA and SES attended the Anzac Day ceremony at Toora.

Welshpool locals: Jim Sutherland with Terry Wiggins, who raised the ﬂag at the Welshpool ceremony.

• More Anzac coverage on page 51.

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Club vows to stay put THE Leongatha and District Equestrian Group continues to campaign to stay at its home.

Gathering at the Leongatha club site is a tradition for many families in the area, a tradition the passionate members would like to see continue in Leongatha. There have been moves by South Gippsland Shire Council to relocate the group to Stony Creek, which members oppose. Group president Kelly van den Berg said membership had doubled in the last six months. “We are getting two to three new members joining each week and we now have more than 100 members,” she said. Ms van den Berg attributed the success of the club primarily to being located centrally at their current site in Leongatha’s Industrial Park. The club has been leasing the Leongatha site for some 25 years. The Berrys Creek Pony Club also uses the site and has been operating from there for more than 50 years. Berrys Creek Pony Club president Michelle Debenham said when their club moved into Leongatha they were told by the council they would never have to move again. “We are happy to be here and want to stay. This venue has always been a safe place for our members to come to. We provide a safe environment and have never had any trouble here,” she said. “Of course we would like to stay and to make improvements to the venue. We would like to see an undercover riding arena established and other facilities to attract more members to the club, and provide better facilities for all the top class visiting instructors we have on a

State team: Kelly van den Berg, president of the Leongatha Equestrian Group instructs local members Molly Barry and Annie-Lee Hengstberger. They are with Berrys Creek Pony Club president Michelle Debenham, Berrys Creek Pony Club district commissioner, Carole Johnson, and Lisa Archer. regular basis.” Just recently Leongatha hosted Julia Battams, an Olympic Australian dressage team coach and one of Australia’s most highly regarded coaches, Michelle Strapp, who is based in Italy. “We are just so busy here, the Leongatha park is used every day for lessons and training,” Ms van den Berg said. “We have a lease on the present

site and were told by the shire the lease would be renewed in October when the expiry is due.” She said they are very happy to stay on their present Tilson Court site and the club is growing each month. Eighty per cent of members come from Leongatha and Mirboo North, Kardella and Korumburra. “We are getting a lot coming from

Nyora, 10 per cent come from the Bass Coast Shire and ﬁve per cent from the Koonwarra and Stony Creek area,” she said. “A lot of people just couldn’t afford to travel out to Stony Creek. This club makes it easy and accessible for people from all around the local district. “I think if we were forced to move, a lot of people would just lose interest. At

the moment the group attracts more than 100 members and that means business coming to town. A lot of the time the parents come and get their children set up and then go up the street to do their shopping.” Ms van den Berg said there would be an uproar if the Leongatha Football Club or any other sporting club was asked to move out of town.

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THE Prom Country Bushfood Association is organising a workshop on growing and propagating your own Australian native food plants, led by Rhys Freeman. Find out where these plants grow best and see them growing in a garden setting on Sunday, May 8 from 1.30pm at 485 One Chain Road, Kardella. The cost is $40 and includes workshop, re-

freshments and membership to the PCBA. Phone 5659 8187 for more details. RSVP by May 5. KIDS return to schools today so make sure you look out for kids walking to and from school, and remember to slow down to 40km/h in school zones. We hope that everyone had a relaxing and safe Easter extra-long weekend and is now ready to get back to

work and school. LOCAL football had its rivalry round last weekend with Wonthaggi defeating Leongatha, Kilcunda-Bass getting on top of Phillip Island and Yarram taking care of the Allies. Record crowds ﬁlled the grounds and the competition was good, with locals and tourists alike getting into the grass-

roots footy matches. See more in Star Sport. YOU are invited to FAMDA’s Arty-Farty Trivia Party at 7pm on Saturday, May 21. The fun night will be held at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, with tickets at $10 per person. BYO drinks and nibbles. To RSVP or for table bookings of 10 email famda@dcsi.net.au or

call Tania on 0427 832 303 or Andrew on 0439 884 311 or visit Deborah at Main Street Revelations in Foster. THERE was a big crowd at the Phillip Island Anzac Day service. The nice weather and inﬂux of tourists made for the large crowds who all came to recognise our fallen soldiers and Anzacs.

Desal light danger for birds By Jane Ross MEMBERS of Watershed Victoria are worried about the impact bright lights from the Wonthaggi desalination plant construction site will have on migrating shearwaters.

This is the time of year when the young chicks heft their heavy bodies on tiny wings to make the long ﬂight to the Arctic. “The chicks are known to be affected by bright lights,” said group secretary Neil Rankine. “The intrusion of the desalination plant with its excessive lighting on their migration path presents a direct threat to them.” He said AquaSure, which is building and will operate the plant, had agreed to dim the lights for a short period. “Conveniently, this brief period coincided with the Easter holiday when few workers were at the plant.”

Mr Rankine said this season had been a particularly bad one for the shearwaters. “It is believed hundreds of thousands of the adult birds died on their way to Australia or on arriving at their rookeries. “Although fit, they were poorly provisioned before they left the Arctic last year, many just not having the energy for the flight and others confused and unable to find their burrows or a good feed on the Bass Coast.” He said everything possible needed to be done to help the chicks make the journey back to the Arctic. Sue Saliba of Cowes, raised the matter during last week’s Bass Coast Council meeting. She said AquaSure claimed through its Community Liaison Group, that it has an action plan for the shearwaters’ migrating. “I can’t find detail of the plan.” Shire CEO Allan Bawden told her there

Pressing issue: Bass Coast Shire Council mayor, Cr Veronica Dowman. was a requirement for AquaSure to develop an environmental management plan for desalination plant construction. “But we have no information. We’ve asked for it to be made public but it hasn’t been.” Mayor Cr Veronica

Dowman, who represents the council on the desalination community liaison group, said the matter of the shearwaters was raised at the most recent meeting. She said she was told the lights at the construction site would be turned

off over Easter and there was a plan for assisting any birds that may land at the site. “I was disappointed at the response,” said the mayor. Ms Saliba asked how much pressure council put on AquaSure regarding the shearwaters. “I have a particular and keen concern regarding wildlife,” said the mayor, “it’s something I do support personally and I push very strongly.” Cr John Duscher said at a recent road safe briefing he attended, a representative of Phillip Island Nature Parks commented on the co-operation of AquaSure on the issue of shearwaters. “I’m a volunteer on the (shearwater) rescue group with the nature park,” responded Ms Saliba. “I’d appreciate it if information could be made public.” “Fair comment,” said Cr Duscher.

THE Star’s own Simone Short graduated from Deakin University on April 5. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communication) with distinction, majoring in Journalism and Indonesian after her three year course. Congratulations Simone from us all at The Star.

Apex knocks up funds THE Apex Club of Leongatha raised just over $3600 for the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday appeal by door knocking. Despite the inclement weather, the result was still great. This money was combined with $490 from the Leongatha Bowls Club. The co-ordinator of the Apex door knock, Adam Gordon, said more volunteers would have helped the cause. “We’re a club with minimal numbers and we only managed to get to half the town, but it was still a pleasing result,” he said. “A big thanks goes out to those businesses such as McCartin’s Hotel, Bair’s Hotel, Lunchworks, the BP service stations, Kats Korner, Leading Edge Music and Party Planet who have always had a tin in their stores.” The Apex club is looking for new members and also for help with fundraising efforts such as these. If you’re interested and aged between 18 and 45, give Adam a ring on 0409 511 444.

Rail campiagn renewed By Jane Ross A GROUP of people in Lang Lang is trying to have the Cranbourne-Leongatha rail line reopened. Its members have called a public meeting for Thursday April 28, at 7.30pm in the Lang Lang Memorial Hall. Organiser Terry Bertalli said the aim of the meeting is to elect a committee to lobby relevant people and departments for the reopening of the passenger rail. The line has had a long and chequered history. It was closed at

the end of the 1970s, reopened and closed again. Steve Bracks promised to reopen it in 2004, together with a number of other railway lines in Victoria. A feasibility study was undertaken and the cost deemed too high. This was in part because the infrastructure had deteriorated because it was not maintained. “If we don’t have a go, nothing will happen” said Mr Bertalli, who runs a mobile food van out of Lang Lang. He said in the past ﬁve or six years, the population of Lang Lang has ballooned. “It’s amazing.”

And the trafﬁc is worse. “People would like the rail. Eventually, we’d like a rail link to Pakenham, but we don’t want to push our luck too much.” Mr Bertalli told The Star people are happy with the bus service that provides public transport but it’s not adequate. “We want to get the train moving again. We’ve got a bit of interest.” He said given the huge cost of road works, he couldn’t see that government complaints about funding the rail were valid. “If we can get them to have a look at it, that would be a start.”

Mr Bertalli believes that once a committee is formed and a website put up, support for the train will grow. Leongatha’s Max Semken is pleased about the meeting. With the huge population growth in surrounding shires, he can see a time when a rail service linking South Gippsland with Melbourne will not only be necessary, it will be vital. His argument is that the State Government cannot continue to press the regions to absorb bigger populations without the infrastructure to serve them.

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Group to advance region By Jane Ross SIX politicians and a who’s who of the Gippsland business world attended the launch of the Committee for Gippsland.

South Gippsland Shire mayor, Cr Warren Raabe joined the throng. “I was staggered at who was there. “Between them, they will wield an enormous amount of clout. “The potential for this is huge.” The committee is chaired by Harry Rijs, whose family business Patties. Foods is one of Gippsland’s major success stories. It has an annual turnover of well over $100 million. The idea of the group is to bring together the economic development interests of the region to press governments at all levels to advance Gippsland. Cr Raabe said that’s how similar groups, such as the Committee for Geelong, have been so successful. The Committee for Gippsland was launched by Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan. “This new representative body will now fulﬁll the important role of lobbying governments and the private sector on behalf of local communities.” Cr Raabe said the aim of the committee was “to get the whole of Gippsland singing from the one song book and support the Gippsland Regional Plan”. He said he had heard Peter Ryan say three times in the past fortnight, that the preferred method of fund-

Launched: after three years of planning, the Committee for Gippsland is now a reality. At its launch are from left, Jon McNaught deputy chair, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, committee executive director Mary Aldred, Harry Rijs chairman and McMillan MHR Russell Broadbent. ing is business-government partnership and “everything has to be multi use”. “Single use facilities will not be encouraged.” While the geographic area of the region is vast, Cr Raabe said nothing is insurmountable if there is a will.

Bass Coast Shire CEO, Allan Bawden, was at the launch too. “There was a very strong turn out and it was pleasing to see the good response.” He said he was struck by the broad range of businesses represented at the event, which was held in Warragul.

“The challenge now is to try to engage the private sector regarding soliciting support and membership.” Mr Bawden said the committee would promote the economic development of Gippsland. “There needs to be a stronger voice from the private sector to com-

pete with other regions for economic income and growth.” Mr Ryan said he looked forward to working closely with the committee. “It’s about encouraging the people of Gippsland, including business and community leaders to better inﬂuence, change, plan for, lead and invest in the region’s development.” Mr Bawden said Mr Ryan made it clear that he was very supportive of the Gippsland Regional Plan, released last year by the Gippsland Regional Managers Forum, Regional Development Australia Gippsland and the Gippsland Local Government Network (GLGN), which represents the region’s six municipalities. The plan looks at such issues as land use, the economy, growth and key projects. But Mr Ryan has noted the lack of input from the private sector. “Mr Ryan said he would like to see the plan in a form to garner private sector support for regional initiatives,” Mr Bawden said. The Committee for Gippsland has appointed Mary Aldred as its executive director. She said the group was formed after three years of “intensive groundwork”. “Now the real work on our key priorities begins, including growing our business membership base and kicking off our member roundtable sessions, which will inform and drive the key priorities for the Committee for Gippsland’s strategic plan.” In her new capacity, Ms Aldred attended a meeting of the GLGN at Korumburra just before Easter.

Police appalled Sign shock POLICE were appalled that a man was caught with a blood alcohol reading of more than three times the legal limit with three children in his car.

Police nabbed a Berrys Creek man driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .164. The 37-year-old man was apprehended during breath testing in Anderson Street, Leongatha, on Sunday. The man was charged with drink driving offences and there is a continuing investigation into the welfare of the children. A 30-year-old disqualiﬁed driver from Wonthaggi was caught travelling more than 40km/h over the speed limit along Wonthaggi’s McKenzie Street just before 3am on Friday. The driver recorded a blood alcohol reading of .119 per cent and will be charged via summons for drink driving, speeding and driving while disqualiﬁed. Inspector Glenn Weir was appalled by some drivers. “It was a fairly successful operation this year, but in our eyes a completely successful operation would be nobody getting caught because everyone would be doing the right thing,” he said. The operation continued until midnight yesterday (Tuesday).

Continued from page 1. “That being said, it is quite possible that the building currently housing the Leongatha Presbyterian Church may, in the future, be put to some other use. We have seen this happen in many cases, where unused church buildings have become restaurants, homes or ofﬁces. “In my view the statement at the bottom of the unauthorised notice is not offensive, but a statement of fact.” Leongatha Police said that the sign was not a police matter. “We still have freedom of speech in this country,” Senior Constable Jeff Watsford said.

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Farmer praise

I’VE always had a strong connection to farming – but I’m not a farmer. Like many other Australians, I have family ties to the land. I also married a farmer’s daughter and, as the CEO of the Sydney Markets Limited, I came to understand the pressure farmers and growers are under as they work to provide food and ﬁbre for the nation. Whether you live in the smallest country town or one of our biggest cities, farming is integral to all our daily lives. If you disagree, imagine for a

second how you’d be impacted if our farmers went on strike. What would you eat? Where would your fresh fruit and vegetables, your dairy products, your fish, meat, poultry, eggs, grains and fibres, your takeaway hamburger come from? Then again, it’s not just things we consume that come from our farmers. Think about wool, cotton, leather, paper and timber. There are so many other fine quality products that our farmers grow and harvest that we too often take for granted. I am proud 2012 is going to be the Australian Year of the Farmer. It’s a celebration of what farmers do

E D I T O R I A L

Sign simply inflammatory THE placing of a sign effectively running down Islam outside a Christian church in Leongatha last week is not on. The sign capitalised on the advent of Easter in a bid to use fear to urge people to attend Christian services over Easter. Sure enough, too few people attend church over Easter in recognition of what the holiday period is really about and instead seize the chance to have a long weekend. But to suggest that Islam is something to fear in a country town where the population is slowly becoming more multicultural is not fair. The problem could well be that Muslim fundamentalists are typically associated with acts of terrorism around the world and for that very reason, non-violent Muslims are unfairly targeted by people worried for their safety. Fortunately, the sign did not come at the initiative of the Presbyterian Church but appears to be the work of an isolated individual or group. There have been enough conﬂicts between Christians and Muslims throughout history, and now, yet alone in South Gippsland, is not the time to keep the debate going. If Christians and Muslims want to live in the one country, then we must all respect each other’s idiosyncrasies and be done with it. Of course, that is easier said than done. We could start by not putting up signs.

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for all Australians. Our farmers and agriculture service industries are leading the world, constantly addressing issues like climate change and food security. Our farmers produce more − while using less of the environment’s resources. In 2010, our farmers used 7.3 per cent less land than they did 60 years ago, but are producing 220 per cent more product and use 50-80 per cent less water than before. The year will acknowledge the hard work and innovation of the many Australians involved in the farming industry, from the farm gate, forest or estuary to consumption. An exciting calendar of events and activities is being ﬁnalised to celebrate all things farming, reinforce the relationship between rural and urban communities and help educate children (and adults) on the important role farming plays in this country. We hope the year will also serve to enthuse youngsters about the wealth of careers available in agriculture and related industries. For more information go to www.yearofthefarmer.com.au Geoff Bell, Managing director, Australian Year of the Farmer

Falls vision DURING the past several months, members of the Toora Community participated in ongoing discussions to formulate the Toora Community Plan, under the guidance of Ms. Marzia Maurilli, Corner Inlet community strengthening co-ordinator. A number of key projects were identiﬁed for priority action, two of these being Parks and Environment, and Paths and Trails. As the project leader for these I am writing to you regarding Agnes Falls, which has been identiﬁed as worthy of further development and promotion. No doubt, many local residents have taken family and friends to see these falls over the Easter holiday break. They are currently most spectacular after the substantial rains of recent weeks! For many years we have felt that there has not been enough promotion made of this natural attraction. Here in the hinterland, not far from the coast (and a very popular destination for Wilsons Prom visitors on ‘non-beach’ days) we have the highest single span falls in Victoria at 59 metres. This seems to be a hidden gem, of which many people are totally unaware. Being the closest town to these falls, we, at Toora, have some ideas to further enhance visitor experiences at these beautiful falls, for consideration by Parks

Victoria, the South Gippsland Shire, and the State Government of Victoria. We have already sent initial letters to these bodies. A few years ago Parks Victoria did a lot of work at the Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve, repairing the pathways, replacing the fencing and handrails along the walking track between the two viewing platforms and the car park, adding picnic tables, and installing a number of educational and interpretive signage. This has been excellent, although the growth of some trees and shrubs close to the fence has now masked many of the views along the track, and the grounds look ‘ tired’. Unfortunately, due to the ‘ turn’ in the falls it is impossible to view them as a whole from one single vantage point, and, as any views are only ‘from the top down’, it is also impossible to really get a full impression of the size of the falls and the depth of the gorge. As most waterfalls across Victoria, and elsewhere in the world, can be viewed ‘from the bottom up’, allowing visitors ‘to feel the spray on their face’ , we feel that an ideal addition to this natural tourist attraction (along with upgraded toilet facilities) could be one of the following ideas: • the construction of a safe walking track down to the base of the falls and to the Agnes River; and/or • the construction of another viewing platform further along the gorge to enable visitors to see a ‘full view’ of the whole of the Agnes Falls (possibly from the other side of the gorge), and/or, ultimately • the construction of a suspension bridge across the gorge, similar to the one at the Tarra-Bulga National Park. It is a known fact that many tourists visit Tarra-Bulga purely to experience a walk across the suspension bridge, making it a destination in its own right, not just an add-on experience. Any of these additions would certainly make these falls a mustsee destination in Victoria, and could even help promote Agnes Falls as an international tourist attraction, just like Wilsons Promontory. What a boon to the local economy of our small neighbouring towns and the shire as a whole. These ideas have been raised many times in the past, including to former heads of Parks Victoria at Foster (supportive at the time, but felt no funds would be available for construction or ongoing maintenance); Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan (now Deputy Pre-

mier); our local councillors, both past and present; the local Prom Coast Tourism Group (whose members had been most supportive with these ideas when initially raised many years ago); and with the current South Gippsland Shire tourism ofﬁcer, Christian Stefani, and CEO Tim Tamlin. We believe that members of Parks Victoria, South Gippsland Shire Council, local tourism bodies, state tourism bodies, and members of the local community, could get together for further discussions as to how we could bring these ideas to fruition. The current Agnes Falls Project Team (Kathy Whelan, Pat Doran, and Di Walker) would welcome support from any member of the community, be it by way of writing support letters, further lobbying of relevant agencies, or joining the project team, so that further investigations, and possibly a feasibility study, could be undertaken in the future. Kathy Whelan, Agnes

Sign response AS A member of the Leongatha Presbyterian Church, it was recently brought to my notice by an employee of your newspaper that a hand painted sign, unauthorised by the board of management, had been placed at the foot of the main notice board outside the church. The unauthorised sign read: “Remember Good Friday and support your local Church (or you may end up with a Mosque)” , and had allegedly caused offence to a passer-by, who photographed it and complained to your newspaper. None of us knows what the future will hold, even less what will happen to the buildings and infrastructure of our community in the years to come. The small but very committed congregation in Leongatha has no plans to move from the current location at the corner of Bent and Turner streets. That being said, it is quite possible that the building currently housing the Leongatha Presbyterian Church may, in the future, be put to some other use. We have seen this happen in many cases, where unused church buildings have become restaurants, homes or ofﬁces. The casual and ill-informed attitude that most Australians have towards the Christian faith on which this great nation was founded, allows other faiths to exploit the spiritual vacuum. Currently there is an explosive growth of the Muslim faith in this country, and in my view the

statement at the bottom of the unauthorised notice is not offensive, but a statement of fact. Currently the Leongatha Presbyterian Church holds regular worship services at 10am every Sunday led by the Rev Dr Dallas Clarnette. This is followed by a time of fellowship and refreshment. During the last year regular prayer meetings and Bible studies have been initiated, which are attended by a large percentage of the congregation. Dallas is an inspired teacher and preacher, whose biblically based ministry gives spiritual food for thought to those listening. He has travelled worldwide, spreading God’s word and is able to relate God’s word to our everyday lives. The Presbyterians also participate in the Hymns Alive program and will be holding the next session at the church at 2pm on Monday, May 2. People of all faiths are invited to come and enjoy community hymn singing and refreshments. The Leongatha congregation of Presbyterians welcomes visitors with no obligation, and cordially invites the person who was offended by the unauthorised sign (and others) to come to our worship service, meet the congregation and ﬁnd out more about the Presbyterian church. Christine Rump, Member, Leongatha Presbyterian Church.

Pothole victim

MY name is Jennifer Cartwright. I am a full-time carer for a disabled man.

We have lived in Kernot for the past couple of years. Our local road, Stewart Rd, has been severely damaged by the trucks supplying the desal pipeline, which has led to damage to my car. When I approached the desal office in Wonthaggi, they said to claim the damage through car insurance. Then they told me to take my complaint to the local council who told me to put in writing the damages to my car. I got a quote from a tyre service for two new tyres, balancing and a front end alignment, and lodged all this at the council offices. A lot of people I have spoken to have damage done to their cars due to potholes that have since been filled. Jennifer Cartwright, Kernot

VOXPOP! VOX What does Anzac Day mean to you?

In protest: from left, Sue Saliba, Stella Hitchins, Jeannie Zigon, Kimberly Neave and Jessica Harrison, who took their latest Wonthaggi desalination plant protest into the ofﬁce of Bass MLA Ken Smith.

Protesters invade MP’s office It’s a good day to be with your mates because of the undertones of mateship in the defence force. Paul Green Korumburra

A day that commemorates those who have fought for our country, and it’s a great day to sit down and watch the footy. Nick Paterson Moyarra

A day to reﬂect and honour past and present service men and women that have fought for our country. Zoe Shepherdson Korumburra

It’s a great day to commemorate those who have lost their lives while ﬁghting in the defence forces. Kay Rowe Loch

A GROUP of Wonthaggi desalination plant protesters invaded the ofﬁce of Bass MLA, Ken Smith last week. The group raised a number

of issues with Mr Smith. These included cost over runs, the need to make details of the desalination contract with AquaSure public and the destruction of Aboriginal artefacts.

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Remarks shutdown meeting Floods hurt By Brad Lester CLAIMS of deceit brought a sudden end to a public meeting at Mirboo North last Wednesday. Council interrogator Paul Richardson accused South Gippsland Shire Council of making wrong decisions, allowing councillors to behave inappropriately and hiding its true ﬁnancial position. It was that ﬁne claim that prompted mayor Cr Warren Raabe to end the public consultation session, saying he found Mr Richardson’s comments “offensive”. “Council is not hiding anything,” Cr Raabe said. Mr Richardson responded by

accusing the mayor of corruption, yelling and waving his arms in opposition to his presentation being forcibly ended. The Endeavour Hills man, who claims to be the South Gippsland Community Watchdog, has a property at Korumburra, and regularly engages in heated debates with councillors at public presentations and meetings. At the Mirboo North meeting, he had questioned the legitimacy of council supporting the construction of a telecommunications tower in the middle of Leongatha, asking whether council would rescind the approval and consider an alternative site in Leongatha or in Ruby. He also queried the efﬁciency

of council’s new Sustainability Strategy and again pursued his claim against Cr Bob Newton, despite council stating that claim was based simply on inaccurate council minutes. Cr Raabe refused to take that question. “We have discussed this with the local government inspector who said the matter is past time and must have been raised within two years,” the mayor said. As Mr Richardson became more agitated, the mayor smiled. Mr Richardson took offence and told him not to smile, but the mayor said: “I can smile whenever I like. It’s part of my body”. Mr Richardson said if the mayor continued to smile at him, the public could think the pair was in a relationship.

Easter trade By Jacob de Kunder DUE to ﬂooding that badly damaged Wilsons Promontory, South Gippsland business and accommodation services missed out on Easter sales and booking booms.

Not happy: Paul Richardson criticises South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe for ending his address.

Even with the tireless work of the South Gippsland Shire Council and Parks Victoria to make 220 sites at Tidal River available, as well as temporary Easter access to south of the Darby River, tourism numbers were very low in the region. Towns all along the South Gippsland Highway have been underwhelmed with tourists over the Easter break. Korumburra Business Association president and owner of the Austral Hotel in Korumburra, Doug White, said businesses missed the ‘kick’ before winter. “Many businesses count on the sales ‘kick’ over Easter before a quiet winter. I know myself I’ve lost a couple of large group bookings over the long weekend due to the closure of the Prom,” he said. Further down the highway in Leongatha, the caravan park was a lot quieter than other years. Owner/manager of the Meeniyan Motel, Lorraine Hughes, said there was nowhere near the same number of people in the area this Easter. “The phones stopped ringing weeks ago but I was still full for a few nights over the weekend,” she said. “I usually have people stopping in looking for a place to stay all throughout the weekend, but there were barely any people like that. “People that came were disappointed about the conditions of the Prom but we informed them of many other things the area has to offer and they left very happy in the end.” Foster faced numbers nowhere near what Easter usually represented, said part owner of Foster’s Comfort Inn, Geoff Reid. “In the weeks leading up to the long weekend numbers were looking good,” he said. “But people seemed to roll out on the Friday and Saturday which was good. “We are usually full over the Easter weekend and have to turn people away but it wasn’t the case this year.” Mr Reid was also surprised that some tourists did not know of the Prom’s state. Visitor services co-ordinator for the Prom Country visitor information centres, Danielle Todaro, said numbers in the Foster centre were down by about 30 per cent on last year. “We’ve still had a decent amount of people in the area and some taking day trips to the Prom but numbers have been down,” she said. “There’s been a lack of people after last minute accommodation but for those who did come, we recommended they explore other parts of the area as well.”

Council makes seniors promise

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will adopt a plan to deal with the region’s ageing population by the end of this year.

The Positive Ageing Strategy was discussed at a forum at Meeniyan in August 2009 but the public has heard little of the plan since. Council’s director of community services, Jan Martin, is unsure why, but emphasised the strategy was listed in council’s business plan for 2011-12. “We want to get the job completed. We want to make sure that people’s contributions are valued and there is no doubt that these have informed the consultant’s report that has gone to council,” she said. “Many of the issues have already been considered through other areas of council. For example, accessibility and transport have been considered through the Transport Connections program.” Council’s volunteer co-ordinator is also considering ways of getting elderly people more involved in the community. Meeniyan resident Clive Hope wrote to The Star, wondering what happened to the strategy after attending the forum.

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Experience South East Asia IF YOU have ever wanted to take the journey to South East Asia then Jetset Leongatha may have the perfect trip for you: a group departure leaving on March 31, 2012 for a 19 day journey to Vietnam and Cambodia. Travelling to Cambodia and Vietnam brings out a sense of adventure, as these countries are truly special parts of the world where the locals are wonderful and the beautiful history is intriguing. The tour takes you to ‘the ﬁve Hs’ in Vietnam: Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Hue, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City as you ﬂy down the coast, stopping at

each one. The tour gets straight into sightseeing as soon as you step off the plane. Fly into the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, where you will spend two nights exploring the city before travelling to Ha Long Bay for a cruise. Four nights in central Vietnam follows, two in Hue and two in Hoi An, allowing you to take in the lovely Lang Co Beach and visit Da Nang’s Museum of Cham Sculpture. You then will get two nights to discover the wonderment that is Ho Chi Minh City. While there you will visit sites and ancient temples situated around the city.

Before crossing the border into Cambodia, the journey takes to the water. Board the cruise ship La Marguerite for a seven night journey up the Mekong River. The La Marguerite is a modern boat with all the creature comforts of home that allows passengers to rest in style. The tour follows the Mekong River into Cambodia, stopping at several historical and enchanting spots along the way, including the nation’s capital Phnom Penh and ending at Siem Reap. In Siem Reap you will spend two nights exploring the surrounds

On location: Jetset Leongatha’s manager Jill Carmody on the last tour of Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Market makes Rotary’s day THE Inverloch Easter Craft market was big enough to block streets and draw big crowds over the weekend.

Bargain hunt: Daryl and Terry Burns look through the great CDs on offer at the Inverloch Rotary Market.

The market commemorated the Inverloch Rotary Club’s 25th birthday and was a great way to get people involved with Rotary’s celebrations. There were stalls hosting everything from picture frames to plants, and there were bargains galore on offer. The hard working group from the Wonthaggi Scouts provided a barbecue for market-goers which was so popular they sold out of Browsing: Paul Watkin checks out a book. food.

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Bass Coast Council briefs THE doors of the Cowes Cultural Centre hall were locked when people began arriving for last Wednesday evening’s Bass Coast Council meeting. Councillors and directors were inside having a meeting of their own. “So much for transparency,” quipped one of the visitors waiting in the foyer. “You can see through the doors!” responded gallery veteran Maurice Schinkel. **** During community question time, his partner, Patsy Hunt raised deep concerns about traffic problems outside Cowes Primary School. She is the crossing supervisor there. CEO Allan Bawden told her she should take the matters through the correct shire channels. Ms Hunt responded, “I have and no one listens.” **** MAYOR Cr Veronica Dowman welcomed the 20 or so people there. “It’s good to see a nice crowd from the community.” But they weren’t happy. Some wondered how McDonald’s could start up in Cowes without council giving a permit and others were perplexed by planning issues. **** CR Dowman acknowledged Deputy Premier Peter Ryan for attending a recent Gippsland Local Government network meeting. “He was frank and open. His belief is that if we have strong regions, we have a strong state.” **** GRAHAM Cock of Inverloch, wanted to know how a council planning officer could recommend a development “that is contrary to council policy”. Ms Duncan-Jones told him the Bass Coast Planning Scheme “requires an assessment to be undertaken with a view to achieving a balanced outcome”. The officer had therefore recommended the development in question proceed “on balance”. **** MR Schinkel had a question for Mr Bawden. Given the financial problems being experienced by Leighton Holdings, the senior company to Thiess which is building Wonthaggi’s desalination plant, is the council a creditor of Leighton Holdings? “Yes,” said Mr Bawden, “council is a very small creditor of Leighton Holdings. They have an account to deposit waste to our landfill.” Mr Bawden said the question had not come in time for him to look into the matter in depth, but he estimated the credit was in the thousands of dollars only. **** CR Ross Smith said he opened the recent CWA arts and crafts exhibition which filled The Hub at Inverloch. He said it looked superb. **** CR Daly told her colleagues that she represented them at a dinner in Cowes in honour of Amanda Drennan, a Paralympian who swam around Phillip Island to raise money and awareness for a 24 hour medical facility on Phillip Island. Cr Daly said the night netted $7000. **** CR John Duscher acknowledged all the hard work that had gone into the centenary celebrations for Wonthaggi. He congratulated and thanked Jenny Churchill, council’s arts and leisure co-ordinator and her colleague Chris Wutzke. He said the centenary provided “a terrific opportunity to look back at the fine contributions” people and organisations had made to the growth of Wonthaggi from a “rough and tough little town” to what it is today. **** CR Duscher urged those at the council meeting to attend Anzac Day commemorations. The day, he added, “stirs our emotions and needs continued support”. This month marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the battle at Tobruk. **** THE mayor attended the swearing in of the new Victorian Governor, Alex Chernov. “It was a most inspiring ceremony,” he said.

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Avoid power bill shock IT’S spring. The birds are chirping, the ﬂowers blossoming and the days are warmer.

Then the postman arrives with your winter electricity account in hand and the joys of the new season are suddenly spoilt by the shock of a dollar sign followed by bigger numbers than you expected. The most likely reason? Your heater and using it more often over winter. Planning now can make all the difference. Think before turning your heater on or if you are in the market for new one, research the most efficient heater for the space you want to keep warm. According to Sustainability Victoria, around half of household electricity use goes towards heating, but a lot of this heat is quickly lost through the ceiling and windows. A few simple measures will cut this heat loss and vastly improve your heating efficiency. For starters, reduce heat loss by 8090 per cent by installing ceiling insulation. Buy high-rated ceiling insulation and get it installed professionally with no gaps. Use high-rated wall insulation if you’re building or renovating. Install close-fitting lined curtains and blinds, as well as pelmets, to reduce heat loss by up to 40 per cent. Draught-proofing can save up to 25 per cent on heating costs. Fit draught seals to the base of doors and weather strips to door jambs.

Plan ahead: heat your home efficiently to avoid collapsing in shock over your winter electricity bill. Seal windows, walls, ceiling, architraves and floorboards. Use dampeners on open fire places when not in use. Seal old style wall vents unless you’re using unflued gas heaters. Fit covers on exhaust fans that vent straight into the roof. These open when the fan is in use but stop draughts at other times.

The simplest way to reduce heating costs is to only heat the room you are in. Close doors to keep warm air in and the cold out. When selecting a heating system, there are many options. Ducted air heating circulates warm air around the home through insulated ducts entering rooms through the ﬂoor

or ceiling. These typically run on gas, but electric reverse-cycle air conditioners are also available. Beware though, as these heaters can circulate dust and tend to dry the air. Choose heaters with a high star rating, well-insulated ducts and a thermostat with programmable timer.

Hydronic heating entails heating water in a boiler to circulate around the home to radiator panels, skirting board convectors or fan coil convectors that heat the room. This system is typically fuelled by natural gas, LPG or wood, but also possible to use off-peak electricity. Each panel usually has its own control valve to give individual room control. Get a system with a low water content boiler and quick response panels. Space heaters are designed to heat a zone, rather than a whole home. Gas space heaters should have a high star rating, a heat outlet at floor level, electronic ignition, remote thermostat, power flue and a programmable timer. Reverse-cycle air conditioners are available in sizes suitable for bedrooms, living areas or a whole house. The heat output of some units declines when outside temperatures drop below 5°C and again, choose the highest energy rating. These can be very expensive to run, so should be limited to heating for short bursts only, such as for bedrooms or bathrooms. Solid fuel heaters with the highest efficiency are airtight ‘slow combustion’ heaters, boilers (for hydronic heating) and furnaces (for ducted heating). Efficiency and performance depend on the quality of wood and method of operation.

Beat early morning chill GETTING up early on a cold winter morning is not something many people like to do, but it’s a way of life for dairy farmers. Rising at the crack of dawn in temperatures below zero degrees in all weather is something that farmers know all too well. There are many ways to keep warm while working early on a winter morning. A warm hat, most likely a beanie, is important because most body heat will escape through the head. This is also important to consider while thinking about getting a scarf to cover your neck. Gloves are essential in keeping warm, but big bulky gloves can make work awkward, as well as making it a struggle to do simple tasks like opening and closing gates. However thinner, more manoeuvrable gloves don’t provide as much warmth. When stuck between this choice, go for the thinner gloves, as some constant warmth is better than

nothing. A simple way to keep warm is to tuck your shirt into your pants, and also your sleeves into your gloves, and pants into your socks and boots as well. Exposed skin can let out a large amount of body heat and tucking in lowers the chance of accidently exposing skin to the elements. Make sure that you keeping moving in the cold weather. The ﬁrst 15 minutes will be the worst because your body will need to adjust, but once it does your body movement will keep the blood pumping and create body heat. Eating is important when facing cold weather. Your body uses extra energy when creating body heat so the more you eat the better. As well as being used for energy, some excess fat can be helpful in keeping warm, so if you can afford to put on a few kilos, do so. Taking on these tips will make it a little easier for farmers to get out of bed in the morning during winter.

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Suddenly it’s hot here IF YOU thought South Gippsland could get cold during winter, then spare a thought for Europeans. The capital of Finland, Helsinki, has 169 days a year where the temperature is below 0°C. Stockholm, in Sweden, is not far behind with 151 days below that mercury reading. Then there is Oslo, Norway (148 days), Munich, Germany (123 days), Prague, Czech Republic (119 days), and Milan, Italy (110 days).

No worries: netballers run to the point they have no option but to stay warm. Stony Creek’s Cindy Winkler did her best to beat Kilcunda-Bass’ Jess Golby to the ball during a recent match. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

By Jane Ross KEEPING warm in the cold weather is one thing, but the words ‘warm up’ have taken on a whole new meaning in my life.

The stresses and strains of recent years had me seeking comfort food. You know what I mean, apple pie, custard, rice pudding, arrowroot biscuits. And, even though my work lunch breaks have for years seen me out walking with colleagues – or by myself, the result of all that comfort food was sitting around my waist and hips. I had turned into a pear. Dire warnings about waist sizes and diabetes weighed heavily – if you’ll pardon the pun. Action was needed. A friend recommended personal training. With self discipline having

slipped, the thought of having someone keeping an eye on me seemed like a good idea. The young lass I went to see asked me what I wanted to achieve and, having told her my age (more than twice hers!) I thought she would give me some reasonably gentle exercises to build me up. Silly me. My ‘warm ups’ consist of stretches. Then, for the best part of 45 minutes I puff and pant on a rowing machine (three minutes is my record so far), stand on some other machine that vibrates enough to throw you off balance, step up and down from a raised platform, lie on an exercise ball, perform other abdominal strengtheners on the ﬂoor, box (!) and, glory be, run. Now, I haven’t run anywhere for years. One foolish day some time ago, I decided I would do some skipping. After a few turns of the

Mixed up March VICTORIA had the ﬁfth coolest daytime temperatures since 1950 in March this year. The area averaged maximum temperature was 23°C while the long-term average is 24.75°C. Maximum temperatures in the west of the state were generally very much below average. The hottest day for the month was at Hopetoun Airport with 34.5 °C on the 7th. Many other stations in the west of the state also recorded their hottest day of the month that day. Daytime temperatures in Gippsland, were all below average. The warmest days on average occurred at Swan Hill Aerodrome with 26.7 °C, whilst the coolest days on average, 11.4 °C, were recorded at Mount Hotham. The single coldest day was the 4th at Mount Baw Baw with 3.3°C. Night-time temperatures in March were slightly warmer than usual (the area averaged minimum temperature was 11.95°C while the long-term average is 11.75 °C). Gippsland, and parts of the South West, Central, Wimmera and Northeast districts, all recorded warmer than average overnight temperatures.

rope, something went “snap” in my right leg and I was lucky not to have to have surgery for a torn achilles tendon. Running, I thought, belonged in my distant past. My personal trainer had other ideas. We were in her back garden as I boxed away at some routine she had worked out in her head. In between thumping the thick pads she held in her hands, I had to run to her carport and back. It wasn’t far, but she was timing me. Saints preserve us, I thought I’d collapse. But I didn’t and early the next morning I had this insane idea that I would go for a run. Young Miss Fitness had suggested that at my next weekly session, we’d run around the lake near her home and I didn’t want to make a complete git of myself, so I needed some practice. So, as dawn was breaking and with fervent hope

that the streets were deserted, I set out. There is a lamp post about 20 metres up the street from our house. “I’ll make that my goal,” I decided. So I ran to that, turned and ran back. Other, slightly more distant lamp posts in the street became my marker and on each run, I went a ‘little’ further. The ‘lake run’ was last week. Wild ducks ﬂew into the air as I pounded and puffed – and stopped to walk part of the way. “See?” said Miss Fitness, “you’ll be running the whole way in no time!” The comfort food has gone and I’m now well below the diabetes danger measurement around the waist. Warm? I’m pretty much warm most of the time, thank you.

Milan is also one of the wettest cities in Europe, with an annual average rainfall of 38 inches. The German capital of Berlin is not much warmer with 97 days days below 0°C, and Vienna, Austria, has 92 days. People looking for predictability in their weather should consider London. The English capital has the least variation in weather of all European cities. Source: http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/ european.htm

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Think ﬁrst: simple precautions can prevent a kitchen blaze.

KEEPING warm during the winter is important but it’s also important for your pets. Your animals need to stay warm just as much as you do, and there are easy ways to keep your

pets comfortable and healthy through the winter months. First of all, if possible keep your pets indoors as much as you can. Cats and dogs do like the outdoors but will be much happier inside a nice warm house during cold

and wet winter nights. If you can’t have your pets inside, make sure they have a well insulated shelter like a dog house. If your pet is exceptionally susceptible to the cold being old or with ailments, consider installing heating in the dog house.

Cosy pooch: dog jackets can make all the difference when trying to beat the cold.

Inside or out, make sure, the pets’ beds are at least three inches off the ground to avoid drafts and a cold ﬂoor stealing heat. If your house is cold and you think your pets are still not warm enough while inside, consider buying jackets or jumpers for them to wear. These also come in handy when out walking your dog. Jeanette Fowkes from the Korumburra Veterinary Clinic has some more tips too. “Dogs feel the cold like we do,” she said. “So if you see your dog shivering they need some extra warmth, so you can consider jackets or jumpers. “Sick and old pets need the most care. They should be kept as warm as possible, and things like electric pet blankets and hot water bottles can help this. “For other pets like rabbits, make sure they have lots of hay and make sure the hay is continually reapplied as well as increasing feeding.” These tips can make life for your pets a lot more comfortable, and make them healthier and feel more loved.

Keep cosy but stay safe WINTER can be a dangerous time in the household when wood heaters are more likely to be lit and appliances over used, increasing the risk of fire. The Country Fire Authority has offered a range of tips to reduce the risk of a household fire this winter. Candles: keep away from curtains and windows, and place these on a safe surface (not directly on wood or plastic). Ensure candles are only used in the presence of adults. Electric blankets: ensure wires are not damaged and check the blanket for burn spots. Ensure the blanket is fitted firmly to the bed and turn on no more than 30 minutes before bed and turn off before getting into bed. Heaters: check before first use each winter. Maintain the heater according to the manufacturer’s instructions and keep clothing, curtains and toys at least one metre away. Always keep an eye on any children in the room. Kitchen: never leave cooking unattended and keep pot handles turned inwards so these can’t be knocked over. Laundry: clean the lint filter on your clothes dryer after use. Let the dryer com-

plete its cycle as cooling down is essential. Open fire places: always place a screen in front of an open fire and extinguish fires before going to bed or going out. Keep clothing, curtains and toys at least one metre away. Always supervise children in rooms with open fires. Fire safety: never deadlock yourself in your home. Be sure to create and practise a fire escape plan. Have two ways to escape from each room. Existing deadlocks on doors should have the keys left in them when you are at home. Know how to use your fire blanket and extinguisher. Around the house: • don’t overload power-points; • only use one appliance for each outlet on a power-board; • replace damaged power cords; • never smoke in a bed as this creates a very high fire risk and risk of personal injury; • always have a working smoke alarm between the living and sleeping areas of your home; • change your smoke alarm battery annually at the end of daylight saving; and • test and clean your smoke alarms regularly.

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For peace of mind, ring first THE cold winter weather is heading our way and it’s time to rug up warmly and turn on those heaters. However not before you have your heater checked by a professional. Gas heaters need to be professionally installed and properly looked after. If you service your heater regularly and use it correctly, it will be safe and economical to use. Gas heaters need to be checked at least every two years or when there is sign of trouble. Williams and Burns Contracting at Archies Creek are your local heater inspectors. Don’t put your family at risk this winter. Give yourself peace of mind by calling them on 5678 7463. An unsafe heater can cause serious problems, such as a house ﬁre, or pollute your

home with dangerous fumes. Health problems that seem to be worse, or that only occur when the heating is on, may be caused by carbon monoxide from a faulty gas heater. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include tiredness, shortness of breath, headaches, dizziness, nausea, weakness, confusion and chest pain, while high levels of carbon monoxide can cause unconsciousness and death. However, these are not the only safety concerns with gas heaters. When you turn them on, allow plenty of fresh air in - never seal up the doorways and windows. Young children and elderly people should be prevented from touching very hot surfaces, as the normal dress guard only protects against accidental clothing contact. Also, be careful when drying clothes inside - keep all ﬂammable materials at least

one metre away from the heater. How do you know if your heater needs servicing? Be sure to have it checked out if there is a yellow or sooty ﬂame, the pilot light goes out unexpectedly, or ‘pops’ or ‘bangs’ when lighting, there are signs of heat damage such as discoloration of the walls or heater panels, the walls become too hot to touch while the heater is on or there are soot stains around the heater. Some heaters cannot be repaired for safety reasons and, sometimes, spare parts are not available for older heaters. If your heater is very old - around 15 to 20 years - it may not be possible or worthwhile for your service person to repair it. In this case, have it replaced instead. So before the cold weather arrives, have your heaters checked and keep your family safe this winter.

Know firewood rules TO HELP ensure the sustainable management of Victoria’s forests, the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) controls the amount of firewood collected and the areas that are available for collection. Before removing firewood from public lands, including state forests, the proper authorisations must be obtained. The collection and removal of firewood for domestic use requires a licence or permit issued by DSE or an agent acting on behalf of DSE. A licence or permit is typically issued for a short term and for small quantities of timber only. The firewood must be paid for in advance of collection and a map of areas for collection and other basic conditions are provided. If you are unable to collect the firewood yourself, you may purchase a licence or permit and nominate someone to collect it for you. The firewood collected must be delivered to your address as specified on the licence or permit. In eastern Victoria, persons

wanting to collect firewood for commercial purposes should contact VicForests, the state owned enterprise responsible for the commercial sale of Victoria’s valuable forest resources. Please take care when collecting firewood and watch out for hazards, in particular broken branches and dead standing trees; if using a chainsaw, be competent in its use; wear appropriate safety clothing and equipment; avoid working alone; and have a first aid kit on site. Firewood should be as dry as possible for burning. Green (or ‘wet’) wood is difficult to light, gives off a lot of smoke and produces less heat. Firewood collected from state forest is more likely to be green. However if cut and stored correctly, green wood can be dried out enough to burn well within 12 months. To aid drying, firewood should be cut into small pieces and stacked loosely, off the ground and with good air flow. It is recommended that firewood be collected during the warmer months and at least 12 months in advance of when you intend to

burn it. The best type of wood to burn is open to debate. However heavy eucalypt timbers are typically favoured for firewood. As a general rule, heavier timbers produce more heat for the volume of wood and last longer in burning. However, most types of wood are suitable for burning when dry. When collecting firewood you must carry your licence or permit with you at all times. Your licence or permit must be shown to any employee or agent of DSE that asks to see it. Only collect fallen timber. You must not cut down any standing tree (either dead or alive) or cut or break off any part of a standing tree for firewood. Follow the conditions of the licence or permit, including the amount of firewood you are authorised to remove. Only use formed roads to access areas for collecting firewood. Avoid collecting firewood after a prolonged period of wet weather. Take all litter with you when you leave.

Play it safe: having your heater serviced can improve the health of your family.

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Commissioner hears sustainable views KORUMBURRA was visited by the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Professor Kate Auty, recently. Representatives from all over the area enjoyed an insightful talk by the commissioner, and were asked to put forward their issues and ideas about a sustainable environment. Councillors and representatives from both the South Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils attended. Two-way learning was a focus point of the meeting. Professor Auty enlightened the crowd but also had them participating in round table discussions. Commissioner Auty expected to get responses about improving environmental sustainability. “I expect issues such as population, isolation, bio-diversity, farming, demographics and the carbon tax to be

raised,” Professor Auty said. “I’d also like to see other local concerns that we didn’t think of to be mentioned as well.” The commissioner had travelled throughout Gippsland, stopping in Orbost, Lakes Entrance, Bairnsdale, Heyfield, Sale, Yarram, Churchill, Traralgon and Warragul to discuss environmental sustainability. Korumburra was her final stop. “My intention is to produce a final report which will inform the Victorian community about the health of the natural environment and influence government to achieve environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability,” Professor Auty said.

Deep in discussion: hot discussions about South Gippsland’s sustainability needs were heard by Professor Kate Auty (centre).

Mayor’s message Cr Warren Raabe

Progress on many fronts Top leaders: leaders of member councils of the Gippsland Local Government Network meet Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan.

Ryan listens to councils THE Gippsland Local Government Network (GLGN) was pleased to welcome Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan, to its monthly meeting in Korumburra recently. The GLGN discussed the details of its recent submission to the State Budget process, which highlighted the need for investment in a number of tourism infrastructure projects, as well as the development of an integrated land use plan for the Gippsland region. GLGN chair Cr Diane Blackwood said there was also a spirited discussion about the future of Gippsland and the priorities that have been identiﬁed through the Gippsland Regional Plan. The Gippsland Regional Plan, which was endorsed by the GLGN and its member councils, is the result of a region-wide strategic planning process that took place in 2009-10 by Gippsland regional leaders and developed by the Gippsland Regional Plan Project Development Group. “When you have a meeting with Minister Ryan and the Gippsland Mayors and CEOs, you’re bound to have a great discussion about the future of the region. We all share the same enthusiasm and passion for Gippsland as well as for the potential it holds for its communities,” Cr Blackwood said. “It is reassuring for our group, as it

Coming along: the Prom Coast Centre for Children at Foster is well on the way to being completed. With the building construction ﬁnished, playgrounds are now being installed and the project will be handed over to Uniting Care Gippsland next month. The centre is expected to open in August and will cater for up to 58 children.

should be for all residents in Gippsland, that Minister Ryan understands the needs of our region, and brings that understanding to Parliament. We can see that in his keen understanding of the needs of regional Victoria but also in his day-to-day work as the local member for Gippsland South.” Cr Blackwood said now the Regional Development Australia Fund has been established by the Federal Government and the Regional Growth Fund bill has been passed by the Victorian government, it is more important than ever for the GLGN to work with local members and stakeholders, and push for projects and policies that are critical to the future prosperity of Gippsland. “The GLGN is built on the premise that a regional approach to many of our issues is the best way to go; we want to foster that belief in regional partnerships and make sure we’re all working on addressing Gippsland’s priorities together,” Cr Blackwood said. GLGN is an alliance of six Gippsland councils that work co-operatively on issues and projects of mutual interest. The group of councils consists of: Bass Coast, Baw Baw, East Gippsland, Latrobe City, South Gippsland and Wellington. For more information about the GLGN, go to www.glgn.com.au.

THE Rural Strategy report goes before this week’s council meeting, to seek submissions from councillors, residents and ratepayers for a period of six weeks. With the sunset clause on the C51 Amendment expiring in December, it is essential council ﬁnalises this strategy to provide clear guidelines for the future development of our farming land. Another project edging toward fruition is the newly named Prom Coast Centre for Children at Foster. The building construction has been completed and contractors are now working, in between downpours, to install the playgrounds. The reference group, which did such incredible work to secure funding from all tiers of government and to steer the project over the past three years, is now winding up in preparation for the handover in May to Uniting Care Gippsland (formerly

known as Kilmany Care) to start work on the implementation of services and programs. The centre is expected to be officially opened in August. Council is pleased to have played a significant role in this new facility that is being viewed as a prototype for other regional areas by State and Federal government. Council met with the Korumburra Kindergarten Committee last week to discuss plans for a new children’s centre in their town. Council recognises the urgent need for these facilities to meet the new legislation requirements by 2013, and is hoping to incorporate a community hub (including a children’s centre) into the development of the Korumburra Town Centre Plan which has been tabled as a 2011-2012 project. Council congratulates Parks Victoria and VicRoads on their outstanding effort to re-open the northern section of the Prom so soon after the floods, with Tidal River temporarily open for camping and

day visits just over the Easter long weekend. A special thanks too to council’s operations team who assisted VicRoads with council plant and equipment to get the roads open in time for Easter. There is of course much more ongoing work to be done in the park before it can be fully opened again. Council’s tourism team is working proactively to promote the wider area and to measure the economic impact on local business. Their strong networks with Tourism Victoria and Destination Gippsland are paying dividends with regular media coverage of our attractions. It is always good to see the Easter crowds enjoying South Gippsland. Local markets were busy and another highly successful Tour de Tarwin event and Monster Easter Egg hunt attracted thousands over the weekend. Cr Warren Raabe, Mayor

SES needs members THE Leongatha SES Unit has launched a quest to attract new members. As a unit fully staffed by volunteers, it is sometimes difficult to get a suitable number of qualified members to attend incidents, due to members’ normal work and other commitments. Unit controller Anthony Lindhard said it is important the unit has a number of available members to always respond to an incident quickly. “So far we have coped reasonably well, however, an addition of between five to 10 more members would make it an ideal membership number for this unit,” he said. More people able to volunteer between 8am and 4pm are needed. “So if we could find prospective members who could attend to incidents in daylight hours, that would make our duties so much more effective. After all, it is the community who

Arrive alive: Leongatha SES members Geoff Murra, Harold Ross, Tony Lindhard, Nem DeGeus, Lance Waller and Neil Warren urged travellers to stay safe on the roads by stopping, reviving and surviving. They staged a Driver Reviver stop in Leongatha last Thursday. gain the beneﬁt of us being able to assist them,” Mr Lindhard said. During 2010, the Leongatha SES Unit completely renewed all rolling stock so the unit’s response capability has been improved immensely. All vehicles and trailers now sport the new VicSES corporate logo. “So what does a SES membership mean to a prospective member? It is the knowledge of belonging to the community, the feeling of helping one’s

fellow man as one would like to be assisted oneself, and the pleasure of comradeship with the fellow SES members, and other volunteers,” Mr Lindhard said. “Once the new member is qualiﬁed and can take part of operational activities, the respect from the community in general will be felt. “Through vigorous and diligent training a new member will learn many new skills in various types of rescue, communication, driving emergency vehicles,

wind storm and flood related activities, and team work. “A number of courses are offered, including chainsaw, roof-top safety, flood and water damage, four-wheeldriving, occupational health and safety, first aid course, vertical rope rescue and search courses.” The first part is to pass a general rescue course which is the pre-requisite to the rest. If interested, contact the unit on 0429 343 199 or 0427 343 199.

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Women gossip for charity overseas. They come together to make rugs from knitted squares to give to the Salvation Army’s domestic WOMEN may ooften be told violence refuges in Melbourne and also homeless by the men in their lives people in Geelong. that they talk too much, More recently, rugs have been sent to the but a grou group of ladies Salvation Army’s GippsCare arm to beneﬁt locals at Inver Inverloch has a in need. Other blankets have been donated to Save the good reason for r Children to send to Indian mothers with newborn sharing a yarn. babies. Since the group began in August 2006, the The members ladies have crafted 219 blankets. the Inverloch of th Group member Hazell Billington said when Probus Knitters Probu domestic violence victims – typically women – Group meet Grou leave home, they often do so quickly and arrive at fortnightly for fortn the Salvation Army with little. friendship over fri “They come with their children and at the a cuppa and to refuge they will have a rug on their beds that they also improve a are welcome to,” she said. the th lives of “We’ve even made some smaller rugs for cots. people in p We had a speaker from the Salvos talk to us about So snug: Hazell Billington and Joan Lehmann model some of the Probus Australia and A where our rugs went and ladies’ creations. they said one child was inseparable from their rug. It was probably their only security at the time. “If I ever feel the cold, I ﬁnd myself thinking that our rugs are keeping someone warm. All our rugs are of a single bed size so people can wrap themselves in them.” Save the Children launched an appeal for knitted squares to be joined into blankets and was inundated, and so another call was issued for volunteers to help sew them together. The Inverloch Helping hands: Probus ladies helping domestic violence victims are, front, from left: Helen Twite, Peggy Marriner, Probus ladies responded. Dawn Lujic and Julie Sharp. Back: Pauline Kitson, Petrina Malley, Vi Beard and Carol Hurst.

By Brad Lester

Mayor’s message Cr Veronica Dowman

Right time to reflect ANZAC Day services are held across the globe, from the Shrine of Remembrance, to countries where defence personnel are currently serving, to humble ceremonies in small towns. The aim of these ceremonies is the same – to honour those that have served for Australia. On Monday, Anzac traditions were observed at ceremonies across Bass Coast and I had the pleasure of attending the ceremony in Bass. The Anzac tradition is strongly ingrained in Australian culture although forged almost 100 years

ago. On April 25, 1915 the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula and legend was created. This landing marked the start of an eight month campaign which saw more than 25,000 Australian casualties, including 8,700 who were killed or died of wounds or disease. The bravery and spirit of those who served at Gallipoli shaped a legend that we still acknowledge today. While not glorifying acts of war, these young men and women worked together, backed each other up and forged a tradition based on mate-

ship, respect and equality. While the original Anzacs have now passed on, their legacy remains. Many Australians demonstrate these same qualities through acts of courage and selflessness, like those displayed during the recent natural disasters in Christchurch, Queensland and Victoria. On Anzac Day, I take time to reflect about the young men and women who have served in times of war and peace in far flung corners of our world. However, I also take time to reflect on the relevance of the Anzac spirit today. Here in Bass Coast the

Anzac spirit is demonstrated in many ways. The ‘$2 table’ set up during times of need at Cowes. The generosity of spirit shown by surf life saving, sporting and service club volunteers. Accountability and courage from emergency service personnel. These are all everyday examples of that Anzac spirit. These acts make Bass Coast a richer, better place to be and we should all be grateful for them. Lest we forget. Cr Veronica Dowman, mayor Bass Coast Shire Council

From pages past

Historical snippets from The Star

30 years ago, April 28, 1981 A TENDER has been let for the new Ecacentre to be built between the Leongatha Technical School and Leongatha High School. The tender for the building has been let to S.W. and J. Gardener of Frankston for $348,335. **** HISTORY was made last Saturday, April 25, when 51 ex-servicemen and women marched in the very ﬁrst Anzac Day service conducted by the Tarwin Lower RSL branch. 10 years ago, April 24, 2001 MELBOURNE could be a train ride away if the State Government decides to reopen the South Gippsland

railway next month. Five years ago, April 25, 2006 SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has voted that the sealing of three kilometres of Grand Ridge Road is better than none at all. Council is seeking funding for sealing roadworks estimated to cost around $216,000 a kilometre. **** TWO MDU footballers have become the ﬁrst father and son combination to clock up 200-plus games with the club. Ron Adkins, who played in senior premierships in 1975-6, watched son Mick complete the milestone against Stony Creek.

One year ago, April 28, 2010 SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has been given back planning power. This means that clarity on rural planning issues, speciﬁcally in the farming zone, is imminent. **** SOUTH Gippslanders are expecting that a new Leongatha hospital will be funded in next week’s budget. Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO, Gary Templeton, is hopeful the Victorian Government will allocate tens of millions of dollars to a new building.

“Some were squares, some were oblongs and some had holes in them. We took them home and sorted them out, and ended up with 3000 squares,” Hazell said. At least 12 women gather every second Tuesday. Last week, they met at the Inverloch home of Pauline Kitson. Joan Lehmann started the group with the initial main aim of “just getting together and sharing a lot of gossip.” “It’s a great way for new ladies to get together to know people,” she said. These days, even people outside of Probus are knitting squares for the girls. “In the old days, my mum knitted for my kids but these days, there’s not a lot of demand for knitted jumpers because they’ve got all these ﬂeece lined ones and they’re much easier to use,” Joan said. When the ladies come together, they simply sew the squares into rugs and so the activity appeals to those with arthritic hands. “I just can’t sit there and watch TV. I’ve got to be doing something useful and so I knit,” Joan said. How easy is it to knit and sew at the same time, asks the male journalist. “We’re women. We can multi-task for goodness sake,” Hazell chuffed. “But it’s easy to get it wrong when you are sewing and sometimes there’s a sudden blasphemy that goes around the room.” Local gossip, world affairs and even whose property is for sale are topics covered during a typical sewing session. “Last week, we were discussing whether the burqa should be banned. But when there’s so many people here, you can’t hear any opinions anyway,” Hazell said. Another group of volunteers gathers at Mitchell House community centre in Wonthaggi to also knit rugs for the same causes. People wishing to help are welcome. Simply knit 18cm squares in eight ply wool or acrylic yarn, and call Joan on 5674 3400.

Jetty facelift REPAIRS to the Inverloch Jetty will be undertaken after Easter. Gippsland Ports will extend the jetty on the shore end and also carry out some minor widening and risk mitigation improvements. In addition public lighting will be installed on the jetty. These works were identiﬁed from a risk audit conducted on the jetty and boat ramp, and are aimed at improving pedestrian access to the jetty. During the works, one lane of the boat ramp and part of the car park next to the jetty will be closed to provide for construction access and to store materials. One lane of the boat ramp and most of the car park will remain open for public use. This work is funded from the

Boating Safety and Facilities Program administered by Department of Transport, with support funding from Bass Coast Shire Council and Gippsland Ports. Gippsland Ports awarded the contract to Elstone Diving Services in late 2010, and construction has been held off until now to avoid disruption during the Christmas to Easter period and school holidays. The construction is scheduled to take ﬁve weeks to complete, weather permitting. Gippsland Ports apologises for any inconvenience that these works may cause. For further information on this project please contact Gippsland Ports on 5150 0500.

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Relay spirit still felt THE 2011 South Gippsland Relay for Life Committee would like to thank the businesses and communities for supporting the relay this year.

Walter Aich, chair of the relay committee, gave special thanks to Michaels Supa IGA for their ongoing support of the relay and the Leongatha Lions Club, which catered for the event. “The committee would also like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of businesses, volunteers and performers from across southern Gippsland, and the generous promotional opportunities offered by The Great Southern Star, the Foster Mirror and the South Gippsland Sentinel Times,” he said. A total of 20 teams and 445 registered participants gathered from across South Gippsland, including Robbie’s Team, the Tree of Hope team, Team Shamrock, Let’s Get Physical team, LPD 5678 team, and Scouts and Woorayl Guides teams. “Without the support of all these fantastic people, the South Gippsland Relay for Life Relay at Dumbalk would not have been the success it was,” Mr Aich said. “Despite the inclement weather, people

were determined to walk for cancer, sharing conversation and the company of others. Words cannot fully describe the commitment shown by the participants over the 19 hour relay.” The committee encouraged participation rather than ‘all out’ fundraising. Despite this ‘low key’ approach, teams raised more than $43,000. Robbie’s Team was the stand-out fund raiser, supported by the Mexican Hat Team and Team Shamrock. The committee would like to thank all businesses and individuals who supported teams or the overall fund raising effort The next South Gippsland Relay for Life has been set for 2012 at Dumbalk Recreation Reserve, with three teams already registered. The committee is looking to make 2012 bigger and better. To entering a team in 2012, contact Karen Lawson on 5664 4271 or the Cancer Council. The ﬁrst meeting for the 2012 organising committee will be held on Thursday, July 15 at the Dumbalk Kindergarten building at 8pm. New committee members are always welcome. Contact Mr Aich on 5664 4397 or walter@illowracashmere.com.au

Red Cross needs newcomers By Jane Ross THEY’RE sensible and efﬁcient but they know the beneﬁts of a good laugh.

They’re also good cooks, who are generous with their talents and their time. In an emergency, these are the people you want to have around you. They belong to the Leongatha Unit of Red Cross, an organisation that has been particularly busy in recent years as Victorians have endured natural disasters of unprecedented kind. The unit is very keen to

attract new members. “We meet at the RSL once a month on the last Thursday at 10.30am,” unit president Glad Wilson said. “Anyone is welcome.” Even if people can’t get to meetings, Glad said selling rafﬂe tickets or making cakes for stalls would be very helpful too. She and her band of cheery workers were in the foyer of the Leongatha Memorial Hall recently, selling cakes, slices, biscuits, vegetables, pickles and sauces to shoppers on their way in to a mega sale run by local traders. The delicious Red Cross home-made goods

were snapped up quickly. “It’s the best stall we’ve had in the hall,” Glad said. Two baskets of Easter eggs were rafﬂed too, one donated by a member; the other courtesy of Target. Trina Clarke won one of the baskets and Daphne Densley the other. Fundraising is done in a variety of ways such as stalls, rafﬂes, catering for clearing sales and the annual Leongatha Rose Show. Members also help staff a Red Cross opportunity shop at Inverloch. “We’re busy!” said Glad.

So much fun: entrants in the Miss Relay competition strut their style at this year’s relay. They are James Clark, Steve Martin and Bill Sing.

Quality wines run out WINE connoisseurs, this is a sale you cannot afford to miss. The famed Ramsay’s Vin Rose Winery at The Gurdies has sold and is now having a gigantic wine clearance sale for the public. The sale began yesterday (Tuesday) and will continue until June 30, when the business will close. Up to 70 per cent off normal cellar door prices is being offered with a minimum purchase of half a dozen bottles. The sale is Dianne and Alan Ramsay’s way of saying thanks for the support they have received for

the last 14 years. Wines can also be ordered via mail order. Simply phone the winery and place your order, with shipment costs of just $12 per half dozen bottles of $20 per dozen. Wines on offer are the 2010 Rosé, the 2009 Rosé, the 2009 Chardonnay, the 2008 Sweet White, the 2008 Reisling, the 2007 Merlot and the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon. The Ramsays have won numerous awards, including three gold medals and three trophies, and are founding members of the Southern Gippsland Wine Trail. Between now and when the winery closes on June 30, customers

have a ﬁnal chance to stay in the two bedroom self-contained units. Enjoy a relaxing weekend or bring a few friends and stay during the week. Phone the winery to book or book online at www.visitbasscoast. com/ramsaysvinrose or through the link from the vinrosewinery.com web site. “We particularly want to thank our families, friends, neighbours and customers for their support. We also want to thank those who attend our happy hour each Friday evening,” Alan said. The winery is located at 30 St. Helier Road, The Gurdies. Phone 5997 6531.

An apprenticeship, anyone? WHILE a nationwide skills shortage and statistics indicate reluctance by businesses to offer apprenticeships, South Gippsland Shire Council is having the reverse experience.

Happy bunch: members of the Leongatha Red Cross Unit enjoy a light moment during their stall. They are from left, Denise Swadling (secretary) Margaret Higgins (delegate) Glad Wilson (president) Elaine Gardner (vice president, seated), Lois Young and Marjory Drysdale.

Meals roster (Leongatha) S. Birch, St Peter’s Ladies Guild, National Bank (May 3) and Leongatha Community Pre Schools (May 2, 4, 5, 6) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning May 2, 2011.

Engineering director Anthony Seabrook reported a poor response so far to its offerings of an apprenticeship in its parks and gardens team, and two apprenticeships in its civil construction and maintenance teams. C o u n c i l ’ s apprenticeships are facilitated and advertised by Apprenticeships Group Australia (formerly Gippsland Group Training), based in Korumburra. “Our parks and gardens apprentices study for a Certiﬁcate III in Horticulture while on the job,” Mr Seabrook said. “The course covers turf management, general gardening, arboriculture and parks management, and provides an excellent foundation

Great opportunity: Jade Dorman of Korumburra has just started a traineeship in business administration at South Gippsland Shire Council. She is with customer service team leader, Lorelle Logan. for several career paths and opportunities for advancement.” Similarly the civil construction apprenticeship provides skills in road building and repair, drainage, machinery and plant operation. With 79 local councils in Victoria alone, such skills are highly transportable and are also sought by private enterprise ﬁrms.

Most young people like to travel at some stage and local apprenticeships support them to do that in a few years’ time with marketable skills under their belt. “Apprenticeships are a fantastic way to gain real life experience as you learn, as opposed to hypothetical learning,” Mr Seabrook said. “It is also a great opportunity for young

men and women to work and stay in the communities where their social networks are already established.” If you are interested in exploring apprenticeship opportunities in South Gippsland, contact Michael Dixon, ﬁeld ofﬁcer with Apprenticeships Group Australia on 5655 2811 or 0408 343 319.

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Realm of fantasy By Jane Ross AS Geoff and Lyn Cain were going through a tricky patch in their lives, Lyn created a painting to hold out hope of a better tomorrow.

New author: Geoff Cain has written a fantasy story based on the Korumburra life he shares with his wife Lyn and dog Scrumpy.

The picture included their small Korumburra farmhouse with overarching shining light. Geoff’s imagination started to work overtime. Why not write a book about the painting? English had never been his strong point – his background is in electronics – and he’d never read much. So, as he told Lyn the story that was forming in his mind, he wanted her to write it. Like any sensible wife, she responded thus: “The ideas are yours, you do it!” And so he did. The result is called The Realm of Believe and Geoff will launch it at the Korumburra Library on a date to

100km walk nets $3000 A TEAM of girls from some of the South Gippsland branches of Bendigo Bank, raised $3000 for charity by walking 100km. They entered the ninth walk through the Dandenongs to support Oxfam, a global movement that ﬁghts poverty and injustice. Chris Murray, Natasha Collison, Emma Earl and Jan Francis joined eight other Bendigo Bank teams to enter the aptly named ‘endurance walk’.

“We found out about it last year and thought we’d go in it,” Chris said. Training started last October, fell by the wayside over Christmas then began again in earnest. With blisters and troubled knees, Jan and Emma had to retire at 55kms. Chris and Natasha ploughed on to complete the full distance. Walk rules stated they had to do that within 48 hours. It wasn’t easy. The Dandenongs are very pretty but very hilly. Chris said walking uphill wasn’t too bad;

be conﬁrmed. Not only is he excited to see the book – which bears Lyn’s painting on the cover; writing it has changed him. He’s well into a sequel and there will be a third in the series too. After that, he wants to spend time reading and reading. “Writing the book has inspired me to look into books in a way I haven’t before. I look at them differently now.” The Realm of Believe is partly about Geoff and Lyn’s life with their pug dog Scrumpy, but it’s mainly a journey into fantasy. A reviewer who chose the volume as his “pick of the week”, described Geoff has having “a great imagination”. “His ability to combine his real life with that of fantasy is one which I am sure we’ve all dreamt about but haven’t put into practice.” The review will be syndicated to newspapers across eastern Australia. Geoff said he set the book in

South Gippsland where “an average couple and their dog come face to face with a dragon”. “They are transported through a star gate above their home to the overlapping second realm, where they become new warriors,” explained Geoff. The characters are Tedanill, Silvanill and their dog Orumkin. Tedanill and Silvanill are both found to be legendary twin realm lords linked by blood to the Anilltres dragons, which gives them extraordinary powers and skills as warriors. There’s a clash with a rogue dragon and a battle over the balance between good and evil. Who wins? You’ll have to read the book to ﬁnd out. Lyn will be at the launch with her painting but poor old Scrumpy will miss out. “He has another engagement that night!” joked Geoff.

For a good cause: Noah Johnston with Ben Thomas from Meeniyan.

it was the downhills that were challenging. Tired and sore, the girls were very pleased that they had achieved what they did. After giving themselves a few days to recover, they all dined together in Korumburra to celebrate. Chris said she wanted to thank the generous bank customers who had supported the team, her colleagues and South Eastern Podiatry which gave the team members a pair of shoes, blister packs and advice.

Running for Noah SOUTH Gippsland residents played a large part in raising almost $4000 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

Fit: from left, Chris Murray, Natasha Collison, Emma Earl and Jan Francis represented some of the South Gippsland branches of the Bendigo Bank at a 100km charity walk.

Act now to beat disease HEART disease kills four times more women in Australian than breast cancer and most people don’t know it. During Heart Week, get the facts and reduce your risk. Understanding your heart and how it works, your risks and how to prevent heart disease are important ways to stay heart healthy and live a long life. The good news is that heart disease is preventable. Six positive steps you can take to reduce your risk are: • get regular checkups – when you next visit your doctor ask for a heart disease risk assessment; • know your numbers – ﬁnd out your blood pressure, cholesterol level and waist circumference – and check these regularly; • be smoke free – kicking the habit is the single most important thing

you can do to reduce your risk and it is never too late to beneﬁt from giving up; • enjoy healthy eating – aim for a healthy weight and balanced diet – cut back on saturated fats and salt; • do at least 30 minutes physical activity, such as a walk, every day; and • arm yourself with the facts, and share it with your friends. One of the most important things you can do is talk to your doctor about your risk of heart disease. Often there are no symptoms of heart disease which is why it is so important when you next visit your doctor to have your risk factors measured – whether or not you think anything is wrong with you. Your doctor can measure your overall risk of getting heart disease and recommend tests that are appro-

priate for you. If you know your family’s heart health history, tell your doctor. And be open about your lifestyle – tell your doctor if you smoke or drink, what kinds of food you eat and how much physical activity you do. This information will help your doctor to measure your risk properly so that they can give you appropriate advice and if necessary treatment to reduce your risk of getting heart disease. During Heart Week, Gippsland Southern Health Service is holding two activities: 8.30am, Tuesday, May 3, Richard Street Recreation Reserve, Korumburra; and 10.30am, Tuesday May 3, Coal Creek Men’s Shed, Coal Creek Park, Korumburra.

Around 70 people from Korumburra, Leongatha, Meeniyan and Wonthaggi participated in the Run for the Kids just over a week ago. They were part of the 200-member strong Team Noah, running in aid of Noah Johnson, who was born with a bone disease and has been a frequent visitor to the Royal Children’s Hospital since he was nine weeks old. Kellie Thomas from Meeniyan said the day was a great success, with money raised from rafﬂes and singlet sales. “It was great. The weather was beautiful and everybody really enjoyed themselves,” she said. “Although Noah couldn’t run with us. He was there supporting his team at the ﬁnish line.” After the run, the team went back to the ToorongaMalvern football ground to celebrate Noah’s ninth birthday with a cake and sausage sizzle.

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HIS coming Friday April 29 and offering a unique opportunity to purchase in an outstanding location, this three bedroom home is in two titles and has two road frontages.

Only a short walk to the town centre, the home faces McCartin Street and backs onto Conway Street. With a block size of approximately 1448sqm, the choice is yours to either occupy now or develop later. The well maintained weatherboard home offers three generous sized bedrooms with robes, kitchen with traditional Aga stove as well as an electric stove with ceramic hotplates, and a dishwasher. With a sunroom at the back of the house, there is also a living area with a solid fuel heater as well as a second living area or library complete with window height bookshelves along one wall, double doors opening to outside and a reverse cycle air conditioner. The neat bathroom features both a shower and a bath as well as a single vanity with cupboards and drawers underneath, and the laundry is big enough to ‘swing a cat’ in. Outside offers an under rooﬂine paved area, bungalow, single car carport and the huge backyard. With its classic long hallway and mix of dado walls, high ceilings and polished ﬂoors this home would suit people looking for a period style home, or alternatively a developer looking for a unit site (STCA). The auction begins at 12 noon on site at 104 McCartin Street, so put the date in your diary and grab yourself a bargain. At a glance Location: 104 McCartin Street, Leongatha AUCTION: April 29 at 12 noon, on site. Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 0922.

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LINTON Court is a recently established, small subdivision in the heart of Old Leongatha, which puts it within easy foot reach of schools, shops, major recreational and sporting facilities, churches and park. On this very Aussie quarter acre block sits a sprawling as-new home ready to take on your teenage family. Five big bedrooms (or four plus massive study), three huge separate living rooms, plus a gorgeous al fresco dining courtyard, will cater for the largest and fussiest friendsand-family crowds, and allows the ‘olds’ or the ‘youngies’ to retreat to their own spaces at will. Light-filled with neutral décor, large windows, 2.8m ceilings, and four split system air conditioners, the rooms flow easily via well-laid floating timber floors on concrete slab. Lounge and bedrooms are carpeted and there are tiles to the two bathrooms and laundry. Outdoor courtyard rooms are easily seen from the main living zones, and so the feeling is of enormous space. At a glance Location: 20 Clinton Court, Leongatha Price: $485,000 - $525,000 Agent: Prom Country First National Contact: Kaz Hughes 0417 516 998

The kitchen, surrounded by the living rooms, features Miele appliances, walk in pantry and double fridge space, along with a convection/microwave oven, long central island bench and dishwasher. The garage is double with direct internal access, but there is also a side drive perfect for trailer, boat or trade vehicle, and even more parking space in front of the garage, all reached via an exposed aggregate drive. In addition to the al fresco courtyard, which is fully enclosed with stylish timber slatting, seating, and bamboo and has a gabled laser lite roof, there is a second garden room - the perfect pebbled retreat. A garden shed in the practical rear

yard, completes the outdoor story. This home was purpose built to welcome a large family to its hearth: here is your opportunity to avoid the building process, save thousands on landscaping and infrastructure, months on trouble and toil, and move straight in to the fun part! Let us entertain you!

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E’VE all heard of rooms with a view, but an entire house? It’s a design feat that is seldom as well executed as it is here at Breagha. Wherever you are in this home, you’re guaranteed a feast for the eyes. The home sprawls over one level and overlooks the ﬁve acres of lawns with ornamental ﬂood-lit lake, and has panoramic and uncompromised views of Bass Strait and Cape Woolamai.

Built by Alan Milburn in 1990 and recently and extensively refurbished, this quality brick home affords privacy and space and an enviable life-style for its current owners. Vendors Gary and Janette Horton make special mention of the natural light throughout their home and of course, the views. “Out the front, it’s the endless ocean vista and passing super liners at the Cape. During the day we enjoy the sky through the ceiling skylights and at night we can’t count the myriads of stars as they twinkle in the indigo sky.” As well as the stunning views, there is a lot to see inside too. As you walk inside the front entry vestibule, there’s a private courtyard with massive stone retaining walls to the rear

and tucked away on your left is the prelude of a secret sitting room for quiet conversation. Here too is the first glimpse you have of the master suite, with enormous windows looking directly out to Cape Woolamai. Turn right and you enter the guests’ area of bedrooms, games room with billiard table and a vast fitted office. The views from all of these rooms are of the ocean of Bass Strait. There is an air conditioned home-theatre and music room for when you tire of the views and for when you just want to chill out and relax. The central core of the home is open-plan in design with a designer kitchen featuring vast stone bench tops and Miele appliances. In fact, Miele appliances are featured throughout this beautiful home.

Just when you thought you had seen it all, you spot the full sized Mod Grass tennis court, which also has uninterrupted views of the ocean. This prime parcel of real estate, located at 115 Punch Bowl Road, San Remo, is being offered for sale fully furnished. The marketing agents are Garth Lisle Property Consultants, in San Remo. Inspections are strictly by appointment. At a glance Location: 115 Punch Bowl Road, San Remo Agent: Garth Lisle Property Consultants, San Remo Contact: Garth Lisle on 5678 5878 or 0408 351 294

Executive residence or home business T

HIS truly unique property will captivate you from the moment you enter the front door. Step into the stunning open living area where the clean contemporary polished ﬂoorboards are washed with natural light from the expansive north facing windows. The uninterrupted views over the rooftops to the hills of Leongatha North will amaze you all the more in light of the fact that you’re only 200 metres from the CBD. The whole house has been oriented and designed to maximise the views from virtually every window, so each room offers its own breathtaking surprise! Built with three zones, the eastern end of the house features the master bedroom with a walk in robe and ensuite, seperate study and a parents retreat lounge - the perfect venue for a quiet escape.

The west end offers three large bedrooms serviced by a stunning contemporary bathroom. The home also features its own separate cinema room with a state of the art projection and surround sound system. The room also has external access and is currently being utilized as a home business. In fact, this home would ideally suit a “home business” operation as there is ample parking, dual access and ‘main street’ location. The internal polished timber staircase accesses the laundry and the double garage with adjoining workshop. With features that must be seen to be appreciated, your physical inspection is the only way to fully comprehend this truly unique property. The home will be ‘Open for Inspection’ on Saturday April 30 from 11.00am - 11.45am.

At a glance Location: 21 Long Street, Leongatha Price: $725,000 Open for Inspection: Saturday April 30 from 11.00am - 11.45am Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 0922.

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A fantastic 3-4 brm family home with all the space and zones of a modern ﬂoor plan: 3 living areas, 2 bathrooms, big kitchen. Northern entertaining deck, double garage, huge deck. A surprise package! INSPECT Saturday @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 3 Eveline Court, MIRBOO NORTH $320,000 - $350,000

Tucked in the heart of “Old Leongatha” - an easy walk to town, schools and sporting facilities. Inspecting this 4 bedroom, young family home is like a visit to a display village! Professional landscaping complements a spacious ﬂoorplan that is accented by a minimalist decor. Three massive separate indoor living areas plus the stunning al-fresco room, two bathrooms, internal access double garage and spacious kitchen. Great outdoor space, extra off-street parking... let us entertain you! INSPECT Saturday @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 20 Clinton Court, LEONGATHA

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From your elevated lounge and deck you’ll be able to enjoy green ﬁelds and blue skies, and quiet weekends because you have nobody living across the road! Value 3 bedroom home with cute kitchen, open ﬁre in lounge and dining area, separate toilet, practical bathroom and laundry with adjoining “mud room” or storage area. Single lock up garage, outdoor paved entertaining area with laserlight roof. Ready to receive your belongings or your tenants, you can’t go wrong with the value!

This rare package is close to all the delights of South Gippsland. An open plan home with three big bedrooms, features a wood heater, spacious kitchen, and enclosed carport. Well planned, well cared for, outdoor facilities include 13 paddocks, dam, loading race, yards, tack room, stable, hay shed and troughs. Gentle north sloping pastures, substantial productive gardens. Ideal as a permanent home or weekender, around 2 hours from Melbourne, this welcoming home is the ideal base.

INSPECT Saturday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 26 Horn Street, LEONGATHA

INSPECT By Appointment $235,000 - $255,000 Address 36 Main Street, BUFFALO

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On a large allotment of 3/4 acre, with plenty of space for active kids, pets, the caravan AND the boat, this home is designed for easy living. Inside there’s space to spread out - 3 living areas, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and extensive verandahs front and back. Built in 2003, the home utilises low-maintenance and hard-wearing materials, providing more time for robust living, entertaining or hobbies. Idyllic rural views too, and within 15 minutes of Foster, Leongatha and Mirboo North!

This acre on Sth Gippsland Hwy Leongatha includes a stunning mud brick showroom and “care taker’s residence” plus outbuildings. Presently operating as Terra Flora Nursery & Landscape Centre, the property is offered for sale either as Freehold only, or with option to purchase existing businesses as well. Planning application for amended use rights for certain businesses is likely to be favourable. A variety of possibilities exists here so please call the Agents for more details. natasha ireland 0409 292 808 INSPECT Property SOLD $395,000 - $430,000 Address 195 Sth Gippsland Hwy, LEONGATHA

INSPECT Saturday @ 2.00 - 2.30pm Address 11-15 Farmers Road, Dumbalk

$290,000 - $320,000

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Head Turner – Gotta be the Best Little Reno in Leongatha! Talk about doing a double take! Okay, so the quality of the external render should have given us a clue as to what might be inside, but the thoroughly modern renovation is still a surprise. Stainless steel in a streamlined kitchen; AMAZING all glass double-plus shower in a gorgeous bathroom, three bedrooms of good size, stunning laundry. Plus a huge rear Merbou timber deck with downlights in a gabled roof–perfect outdoor entertaining – or kids play space. Garage, room to extend. INSPECT Saturday @ 2.00 - 2.30pm Address 53 Turner Street, LEONGATHA

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$295,000 - $325,000

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Paradise Found! Original Farmhouse on 8 acres In an area becoming increasingly renowned for its productive farms and admired lifestyle, this picture-perfect 8 acre parcel is sure to inspire. Nestled in amongst its broad lawns and gorgeous Exclusive Golf Club Community mature gardens, this early farmhouse beckons to new ownership. The comfortable 4 bedroom Executive residence, or great family home, on an acre in the brilliant Golf Club Estate. 150m from home, with 3.3m timber lined ceilings, a country kitchen and cosy lounge, might be the magical your front gate to the 1st Tee, and 50m or so through your private rear gate to the Rail Trail. Just week-ender you have long sought, or provide the outstanding opportunity to renovate an original, down the road from the recreation reserve, tennis club, & pony club. Position Perfect! And the home? with its high verandas and steep pitched roof line. Featuring heritage wire fences, level house Spacious living areas, galley-style kitchen, 3 bedrooms + study, 2 bathrooms, wood heater & air con, gardens, abundant tank and dam water, double garage & sundry shedding, and around 7 acres of expansive outdoor entertaining, double garage, caravan-port, shedding & much more. ideal pasture. Your Garden of Eden? INSPECT Sunday @ 1.00 - 1.30pm INSPECT Sunday @ 2.00 - 2.30pm Address 20 Golf Links Drive, MIRBOO NORTH $395,000 - $420,000 Address Bancrofts Road, DUMBALK $325,000 - $350,000

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Senior citizens hit 50

All smiles: getting into the spirit of things were June Jones, Joy Anderson and Francie Heylen.

Celebration: Glad Butler, Maggie Hunter and Mary Interlandi enjoyed the afternoon tea.

THE Korumburra Senior Citizens Club turned 50 last Wednesday and the members celebrated in style. Visitors from other senior citizens organisations included members from Inverloch, Mirboo North, Wonthaggi, Foster and Leongatha clubs. They were enlightened by a recollection of the 50-year history in a speech by Brian Blake. This was followed by the entertainment for the afternoon by John and Mary Kopke. They had the whole crowd singing along and during a rendition of She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain invited the front row to join in the music playing bells and shakers. Sing it: the front row got into the music and joyfully sang along.

Cake cutting: president Joy Anderson cut the birthday cake.

Birthday invitation: Mavis and Geoff Harrison from the Leongatha Senior Citizens Club were happy to be invited for the celebration.

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COOPER Charlie Davis was born at Leongatha Memorial Hospital on March 14. He is the ﬁrst child for Nathan and Nicole Davis of Inverloch.

LAUREN Elise Sawyer was born at Leongatha Memorial Hospital on April 13. She is a daughter for Joanne and Stuart of Bena, and a sister for Brodie, four, and Mitchell, two.

LUCAS James Polglase was born at Leongatha Memorial Hospital on April 18. He is another son for Nicki and Matt of Mirboo North and a brother for William, two.

MEAGAN Rose Coulter was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 17 to Danielle Coulter of Cape Paterson.

MATILDA Anne Henry was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 13 to Ellen and Ian Henry of Dalyston.

ARLIA Mae Kiely was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on March 28 to Stephanie White and Matt Kiely of Inverloch.

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

Plans are rearranged and appointments rescheduled during a rapid paced week. Your career path may take a new turn. Avoid impulsive decisions that relate to job, family or education. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

This is a great week for laying the groundwork for upcoming tasks. If making a commitment, especially in romance, it is wise to rehearse ﬁrst. Surprise visitors may arrive on the weekend. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

Thursday - Friday may ﬁnd you confronted with multiple challenges, at home and at the workplace. The weekend offers a chance of reconciliation. Your moneybelt needs tightening from the weekend on. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

The accent this week is taking on new hobbies or learning new skills. Communictions with people improve - you may get a direct line to a senior person. Celebrities are in the week’s picture. LEO - July 23 - August 22

Selection is the key word now. You have an unusually high number of options. The key is making the appropriate choices. Romance and friendship dominates the weekend. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

The spotlight this week is on reunions and patch-ups. Family pow-wows lead to improved relationships with older and younger relatives. Your love life perks up after the weekend. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

Youngsters help boost your conﬁdence while older relatives see you as a role model. Follow-ups are all important. Collect overdue promises and promptly return calls and emails. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

A deceptive trend is at work, although higher-ups may be in a lighthearted mood, your performance is taken quite seriously. The romance situation stabilises. Some ﬁnancial news may need clariﬁcation. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

This week has you in a lighthearted mood. You can accomplish much if you don’t take yourself too seriously. Pets may be in the weekend picture. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

This week is dotted with coincidences. Make the most of them. Thursday may offer an opportunity for earning extra cash. An imaginative approach could lead to a bonus. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

Arranging priorities is your key task. Examine goals and organise them according to importance. Children ﬁgure prominently in the picture. Give them as much time as possible. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

A friend’s candid comments may sting you at ﬁrst but listen closely to the message while trying to ignore the manner. If offering criticism yourself, diplomacy is the byword. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

You have an instinct to help others, but the key is to allow friends and families to assert their independence. Meanwhile, promote your own talents. Travel may be on the agenda later in the year.

Church Times ANGLICAN: Sunday, May 1: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Contemporary Worship with HC. 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: Wonthaggi. Sunday, 10.30am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Monday, 7.30pm: Holy Communion; Wednesday, 8.45am: Christian prayer & meditation, 10am: Holy Communion. CHURCH OF ASCENSION: Inverloch, Sunday, 9am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Tuesday, 9am: Christian prayer & meditation; 10am: Holy Communion; Thursday 7.30pm: Holy Communion. 5th Sunday services, alternating at Wonthaggi & Inverloch, contact Rev Bruce Charles for details, 5672 3984. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: 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. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, Sunday, 10am Worship Service and 5pm Prayer Service. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday services: 10 am and 7pm. Office: 5662 3100. 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: Meeting every Sunday at Archies Creek. Morning Communion Service 11 am: Evening Holy Spirit Revival 6pm: Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5674 3867 or 5672 4660. 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: Meets at Baromi Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays 4pm - 5pm communion, 5pm - 5.30pm refreshments, 5.30pm - 6.15pm Bible studies for adults, teens and children. All enquiries: Bob Stevens 0400 403 765. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Kid’s Club - Tuesday, 4 - 5pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome. Please contact Captain Claire Emerton or Lieutenant Rachael Collins, 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: Weekly Worship Service 10am Sunday, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Phone Rev. Dr D. Clarnette 0409 236 981 or elder Col Rump 5662 2107.

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. 7.30pm service: All Sunday evenings except 1st Sunday of the month, 5pm service. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2527. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, May 1: 9am and 10.45am. Tarwin Lower: 10.30am (HC). 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 9853 6627. FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8270

ACROSS 1. Money (4) 7. Sleuth (9) 8. Egyptian goddess (4) 9. End (4) 10. Expect (4) 11. Ointment (4) 14. Simple (10) 16. Haughty (10) 19. Vegetable (4) 22. Fish (4) 24. Band (4) 25. Handle (4) 26. Spice (9) 27. Remain (4)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 12. 13. 15. 17. 18. 20. 21. 23.

DOWN Scale (5) Motionless (5) Inhabit (6) Building (6) Long (4) Dry up (9) Reptile (9) Repair (4) Tax (4) Mad (6) Encourage (6) Be (5) Pool (5) Bucket (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8270 ACROSS 1. Having some meals out, too (4). 7, Blast! Their new cover is not very good! (5-4). 8. Promise made to a hospital (4). 9. Her age is going on five (4). 10. A little enbarrassed by the bloomer? (4). 11. For the fool parking in it, they’re dangerous (4). 14. Briefly, intercede for (3,2,1,4). 16. Make the home in that one had determined to have (6,4). 19. Am taking out the tamest for examination (4). 22. To be dispassionate, good-looking (4). 24. A girl in the nursery (4). 25. Surround the arena (4). 26. Stop, the time having come to go back to work (5,4). 27. Are worried by the sun burn (4). DOWN 1. Omar has gone off to get a bouquet (5). 2. Leading in the tennis match. That’s the situation 3-2). 3. In that again it is alarming (6). 4. Give ministerial status to (6). 5. Come down in a spin (4). 6. For fish, are hurtful lights (5-4). 12. Sang the song with which one had hoped to win (9). 13. Said angrily “Fight!” (4). 15. Lack point, to a worker (4). 17. Tried desperately, but nothing was hidden from the boss (6). 18. He’ll take round the meat (6). 20. French cream (5). 21. It’s up to the man to return the cat (5). 23. When Miss Right turns up, say how wonderful she is (4).

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Ready to help schools A NEW position to support schools as they develop sustainability programs has started in Gippsland. The aim of the ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic Schools co-ordinator is to help schools that want to improve their sustainability practices through the ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic modules: Core, Biodiversity, Energy, Waste and Water. Lisa Benn has been appointed to the role. A trained teacher, Ms Benn is also well known to schools in the region in her previous role as a regional

education ofﬁcer with the Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group. “The role will provide support to schools within their existing teaching programs, to assist schools that want to reduce their environmental footprint,” Ms Benn said. The role includes helping schools to identify environmental grant opportunities, facilitating access to teaching resources, providing networking forums, identifying sustainability opportunities such as the establishing vegetable gardens, and promoting low energy systems and recycling. The new role has been created

thanks to a grant from Sustainability Victoria, and is supported by the Gippsland Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the Sale Catholic Education Ofﬁce and the Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group, in partnership with Gippsland Climate Change Network. “I’m looking forward to working again with schools. Schools are welcome to contact me direct through the Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group on telephone 5633 3335 or email avic@dcsi.net.au,” Ms Benn said.

Handpicked: the picking season has started for Owen Schmidt at Lyre Bird Hill Winery.

Grapes picked late By Jacob de Kunder

LOCAL wineries have started picking late this season thanks to the cooler, wet summer but the winemakers are making the best of it. Picking at the Lyre Bird Hill Winery at Koonwarra started with the ﬁrst batch of Pinot Noir coming off the vine on April 6. These grapes, picked earlier in comparison to

the rest of the year’s crop, will go to make a sparkling white wine, while this same crop picked two weeks later will go to make a red wine. Owners of the winery, Owen and Robyn Schmidt, said the weather has deﬁnitely played a part in the late season. “The lack of sunshine over the summer has slowed down the ripening process,” Mrs Schmidt said. “This, as well as excess rain and moisture, has

$490,000 ﬁxes road BASS Coast Shire Council is completing road renewal works on a two kilometre stretch of Loch-Wonthaggi Road between Sheepways and Bakers roads.

Having a ball: South Gippsland Shire Council’s parks and gardens team recently installed a new piece of play equipment in Korumburra’s Coleman Park. The new attraction received immediate attention from children enjoying their school holidays. Zeth, Emily, Billy and Jazmyne Austin enjoyed playing on the new climbing ropes, commenting these were “heaps of fun.”

The work is costing $490,000, $340,000 of which is being funded by the Federal Government under its Roads Recovery Program. Council is paying the rest. Improvements will be made to drainage, sight distances, line marking, sealing and road width. Council’s acting infrastructure director, Felicity Sist, said work began in February and should be ﬁnished this month, depending on the weather. She said disruption to road users would be kept to a minimum.

made the grapes fatter and therefore they have taken longer to ripen. “This is a very late season compared to last year. We were all ﬁnished picking by the end of March last year and this year we hadn’t even started.” Lyre Bird Hill has a selection of wines including ﬁve white wines: Riesling, Chardonnay, Traminer, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Griggio, and three red wines: Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Cabernet, which are all grown, vintaged and bottled on the property. This season, an extra wine may be added to the list though, due to these different weather conditions. The combination of mildew on the grapes as well as the fungus Botrytis on Sauvignon Blanc grapes will lead to a sweet, sticky, dessert wine named Golden Nectar. The cellar door is open during the day for people to come and taste smell, and take home wines from the wide selection on offer.

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Don’t forget Liptrap park WHILE many people are lured to South Gippsland by Wilsons Promontory National Park, there is another gem to discover.

Cape Liptrap Coastal Park begins from Point Smythe (Anderson Inlet) in the west and stretches to the turquoise waters of Waratah Bay in the east. Featuring coastal bush and seemingly everlasting beaches, the park offers bushwalking, camping, swimming, surﬁng, ﬁshing and boating. The cape itself features a lighthouse perched atop of steep cliffs and is worth a look on the way to Walkerville South. Beach-goers can choose from the surf of Venus Bay or the more sheltered coves of Walkerville and Waratah Bay. Bear Gully, on the way to Walkerville South, is a tranquil camping ground with toilets and running water, and direct ac-

cess to the beach. The pick of the walks is the Point Smythe Nature Trail, stretching six kilometres and promising about two hours of strolling through thick coastal bush and by the sea. This trail is sheltered on windy days. Other walks are: Anderson Inlet Walk, Limeburners Walk and Walkerville NorthProm View Estate. Adventurous people can try rock hopping along the rock platforms and sheltered coves between Walkerville South and Bear Gully. Information courtesy Parks Victoria.

Sweeping vista: Bev Martin of Venus Bay enjoys the grand view across the Cape Liptrap Coastal Park from the carpark at Beach One.

Right thing: Rodney Leatham enjoys a relaxing morning ﬁshing from the Inverloch jetty.

Anglers warned to obey rules RECREATIONAL anglers have been warned to do the right thing and obey Victoria’s ﬁshing regulations.

Acting executive director of Fisheries Victoria, Michael Hodder, said about 200 people were ﬁned, warned or would face court after a month-long blitz on ﬁshing in inter-

tidal zones in February. “A ﬁshing licence can cost as little as $6 for 48 hours or $24.50 for one year, but not having one could cost you $119,” he said. Mr Hodder also said it was crucial that recreational anglers were aware of the bag limits on the species they were targeting and did not exceed them.

“Penalties for exceeding bag limits include on-the-spot ﬁnes for minor offences while more serious matters could see offenders taken to court,” he said. People who see or suspect illegal ﬁshing activity are urged to call the 24-hour reporting line 13 FISH (133 474).

Wed on foreshore RACHAEL Hender and Matt Coyne were recently married at the Inverloch foreshore. Rachael, a law clerk, is the only daughter of Les and Janine Hender of Dalyston. Matt, a civil engineer, is the youngest son of Martin and Karen Coyne of Wonthaggi. The bride wore a slim ﬁtting Marianna Hardwick gown, featuring a ﬁnely draped bodice with a contrast draped hip sash, which included art deco inspired brooches either side. Rachael’s bridesmaids were Kate Brosnan, Emma Earl and Caitlin Hender, all of Wonthaggi, and Karen O’Brien and Kristy Hoghton of Western Australia. Sarah Bell of Inverloch also accompanied the bridal party for photos. Matt was attended to by best man Jarrod Hill and brother Gavin Coyne,

both of Wonthaggi, Chris Spencer and David Howard of Melbourne and Aaron Ware of Western Australia. MC for the evening was longtime friend of the couple, Jess Cuman. Rachael travelled to the ceremony in a Ford GT formerly owned by her father, and the couple surprised their guests by arriving at their reception in a golf buggy. Guests travelled from across Australia for the nuptials. A marquee style reception was held at Melaleuca Links Golf Course in Inverloch, and was enjoyed by 140 family and friends who danced well into the night. For their honeymoon, the couple returned to where Matt proposed 16 months earlier, spending a relaxing two weeks in Bali.

Time to commemorate LOCAL historical societies and RSL Clubs have been invited to propose local servicemen and women who have served in an operational capacity in the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces for recognition. Open sesame: Sue Kerr and Kath Stephens opened the updated commemorative pathway at Mirboo North recently, a project of the Mirboo North Historical Society. The group has also produced a brochure, A Walk on Ridgway.

Key ﬁgure: former Mirboo North CWA member Marge White opened the Baromi Park historical sign, one of 16 along Ridgway with photos and text about heritage sites around the town.

To mark the 2015 centenary of the ﬁrst ANZAC landing at Gallipoli, a geographic naming pilot program has been established to give selected shire councils an opportunity to recognise

local servicemen and women by naming roads after them. South Gippsland Shire Council has been chosen to participate in this pilot project and will name many unnamed roads in honour of the chosen nominees. The project is jointly managed by the Ofﬁce of Geographic Names (Department of Sustainability and Environment), Vic Roads and the Veterans Unit (Department of Planning and Community Development), guided by a Geographic Place Names

Advisory Committee. Final proposals will be considered for registration by council, the ANZAC Commemorative Naming Advisory Committee and the Registrar of Geographic Names. Once proposed names have been chosen, a draft copy will be available for viewing at Council’s reception, www. southgippsland.vic.gov.au and local libraries and your comments will be sought. Public exhibition details will be advertised in the weekly Council Noticeboard ad at the appropriate time.

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Closing down: Steven and Freya Cornelissen are preparing to leave the Terraﬂora Landscape Centre behind.

Iconic nursery closing down THE OWNERS of Leongatha’s Terraﬂora Landscape Centre are currently holding a closing down sale. After ﬁve years of ownership, Steven and Freya Cornelissen are closing

the nursery business. Steve is a qualiﬁed landscaper and will continue to run this side of the business from home, so you can still expect to see Steve and his apprentice Rhys Bohn in gardens around town.

The large Terraﬂora premises ﬂoor will be covered with bargains, with huge quantities of plants, garden furnishings, tubes and more, hugely discounted. Even the car park will be choc-a-bloc with bargains to improve

anyone’s garden. New stock will be arriving weekly until the day of closure. Steve and Freya have described their move out of Terraﬂora as an aim for work-life balance.

“We’ve got a 17-year-old and a 13-year-old and we’ll be happy to be working out of home,” Freya said. For all your landscaping requirements, Steve can still be contacted on his mobile 0417 507 531

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Story to tell HIS quirky subject matter and wry life observations created lots of discussion at the opening of David Frazer’s exhibition at Gecko Studio Gallery recently.

To top it off, good sales were reported at the Fish Creek gallery.

In his artist talk, Frazer explained the story behind the 11 works in the Lost series. Originally created as illustrations in an artist book, the works chronicle a country dog leaving his country home to head into the city and his eventual return to the country, a wiser dog.

Formerly Choir of Hard Knocks

Frazer also spoke of his time in China, his early attempts at a career in acting and performance, his occasional bronze sculptural pieces and other stories, and observations relating to his other works. As well as the framed works on the walls, there are prints of most works and a selection of matted works available.

Crowd pleaser: David Frazer’s exhibition opening produced solid sales. He is with the 2007 lithograph Another Night on Earth II. Collection: the beauty of South Gippsland is captured in this book of photographs by Kathryn Slater, pictured with her daughter Joley.

Picture perfect

KATHRYN Slater had no appreciation of the natural beauty of South Gippsland until she left the area.

She grew up around Toora, Fish Creek and Leongatha, later travelling in America, Canada and Europe. And that’s when the penny dropped. The land of her childhood held a special magic. Kathryn has returned here with her lively daughter Joley who has just turned ﬁve. About three years’ ago, Kathryn began producing post cards of some her favourite South Gippsland scenes. These met with an encouraging response and led to an exhibition at Coal Creek Gallery last November. The next step was publishing her long-held dream of a coffee table book. It’s called South Gippsland Rolling Hills & Sunrays. “I am local, my work is local and the book has been printed locally,” she said. It’s available locally too, from newsagencies, information centres and Evans Petroleum, all of which have been particularly supportive. Kathryn’s favourite photograph is the one that stretches across the centre of the volume. It’s of the gloriously green surroundings of Outtrim. Kathryn is very proud of it because she had to carefully join three frames together in order to replicate the wide vista. The photographs are stunning and most of South Gippsland is included.

Southern icon: Agnes Falls by Kathryn Slater.

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Making it happen: olive growers, front, Mario Codarin, Eila Codarin, Helen Wright, Lyn Jamieson and Sharon Merrett. Back: Chris McCallum, Andrew Jamieson, Doug Merrett and George Bakaogiannis.

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105 Fabulous Pedigree 105 Holsteins (plus any heifer calves born prior to sale) Selling: 84 Quality Holstein Cows. Class to EX 91. prod to 13,104 litres 404kgs protein 479kgs fat. Includes 34 Autumn calved cows and heifers. Bal due July-Aug to Palermo, Fever, Brett etc 5 Heifers due Aug to Jersey. Dams prod to 13,104 litres 404kgs Protein 406kgs Fat 9 Incredible Yearlings. Includes imp ET Canada heifer by Sanchez from Redrose family 6 Holstein Young Bulls, 3 2yo 3 ylng. Dams class to EX95. Prod to 15,925 litres 553kgs Prot 824kgs Fat 1 Jersey Bull 4yo Rye Valley bred. Plus heifer calved born prior to sale day Plus Semen to sell No known JD. EBL Negative Catalogues available - Please contact DLS Office 03 9338 9259 Vendor: Brett Kelly 0447 802 700 Terms are cash or cheque on day of Sale or settlement by your Agent – Letter of Introductions MUST be provided. Andrew Mackie 0419 595 932 Brian Leslie 0418 365 934 Luke Russell 0408 313815

SPECIAL DAIRY SALE Monday 2nd May at 11.00am At Koonwarra

110 Selling all Classes 110 of Dairy Cattle Entries so far include: A/c G & T Shiladay, Fish Creek 11 Fresh calved cows, AI Bred, herd ave 6000 ltrs A/c Vendor 30 Friesian heifers due May-June A/c A & S Mathews, Dumbalk (dispersal Line) 10 Friesian heifers AI Bred, by Bullbar, Due May to Angus bull 8

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A NEW partnership of six local boutique olive growers was launched under the brand Southern Gippsland Olives at the recent South Gippsland Sustainability Festival. The launch represented the evolution of an idea that was spawned at an olive marketing workshop organised by South Gippsland Shire Council last May, and was supported through to fruition with further help from council and the State Government’s Rural Skills Program. “We engaged SED Consulting to work closely with the growers to develop a business case and then a marketing plan and brand,” council’s small business assistance ofﬁcer, Alycia Stivic, said. “While each grove has its own brand, all products will also carry the partnership label as well.” Enthusiastic grower Lyn Jamieson of Golden Creek Olives said while the region is renowned for its ﬁne dairy products and superb wines, growers have demonstrated that olives are well suited to the local soil and climate.

Trees thrive and South Gippsland olives develop intense aromas and flavours, she said. “We see environmentally sustainable practices from planting through to distribution and our boutique extra virgin olive oils are already attracting state and national awards,” Ms Jamieson said. With the group now producing a significant joint harvest, plans are afoot to market a partnership olive oil under the Southern Gippsland Olives brand. They are now approaching selected restaurants in Melbourne with their elegant products and plan to generate interest and sales at Victorian farmers markets. “Each grower takes pleasure in educating people about the growing, harvesting and processing of olives for table-fruit and extra virgin olive oil, and the markets give them a great opportunity to connect directly with their customers,” Ms Stivic said. “They are also keen to explain the health benefits of olives.” For further information visit www. southerngippslandolives.com.au

Making most of hills EIGHT years of research on the steep hills has produced a guide for farmers aiming to make the most of their often unproductive slopes. Department of Primary

Industries (DPI) researchers Zhongnan Nie and Reto Zollinger have developed several systems which can be applied to different steep hill situations. Dr Nie said deferred grazing was becoming a popular way to manage marginal land classes such as steep hill country. “Deferred grazing involves resting a paddock for a few weeks to a few months in the spring, summer to autumn period, depending on what the landholder’s aim is,” Dr Nie said. “While rested, the pastures produce a large quantity of seed which helps in the development of new perennial pasture plants. The system allows producers to make the most

of native grasses which have prevailed on the sometimes seemingly barren hills. Dr Nie said native grasses were a valuable pasture component for grazing, especially ﬁne wool production. “Like introduced grass species, their productivity and persistence depend on grazing strategies, fertiliser management and weed and pest control. Deferred grazing is often designed to match grazing timing or resting to pasture plants’ growth stage. “It is best used on pastures with at least 20 per cent desirable perennial species and a capacity for intensive grazing in spring, through land class fencing.”

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Making the most of waste

NEW research has revealed that the nutrients in dairy efﬂuent are valuable and give measurable responses when applied to pastures or crops.

Department of Primary Industries senior research scientist Graeme Ward has led a study into how best to use effluent and sludge to maximise benefit to pasture. Among his key finding were: • forage crops give the best responses to second pond effluent applications; • nitrogen content is the primary driver of plant responses; • plants must be actively growing to give good responses; • first pond sludge can be an effective partial replacement for chemical

fertilisers; • surface application of sludge to an established pasture gives ongoing growth responses for more than three years. The sludge does not have to be applied to the soil and then worked in. It can be applied to the surface and the responses are the same. Mr Ward said his research has given scientific support to what many Gippsland farmers had already suspected. “It’s telling us that nutrients that are contained in both sludge and effluent are pretty readily available for plant growth,” he said. “The second pond is immediately available while the first pond sludge tends to act as a slow release fertiliser.” The best news for farmers from his

research is just how quickly they can get a return from applying effluent to pastures or crops. “It’s a good business decision in its own right. It is not a waste, it is just another source of nutrients,” he said. His research also showed that the expense of spreading sludge on pasture can have a quick financial return, with pasture production responses paying for the costs of application within three to six months. While most farmers realise that their effluent ponds contain valuable nutrients, information on how best to utilise them has not previously been available. “What typically happens on a fair percentage of farms is that effluent is put on the paddock nearest to the ponds. That is just dumping and not

using it in an agronomically sensible way,” Mr Ward said. When used like this, effluent can throw out the pasture’s nutrient balance and cause more harm than good. But Mr Ward said using a scientific approach to spreading effluent is making an already valuable asset even more important. GippsDairy project director Annette Zurrer said the effluent study was a good example of how research was helping to make the dairy industry more efficient and profitable. “This shows that by working smarter and making the most of everything we have on the farm, dairy farmers can increase production and reduce costs,” she said. “The information on just how effective and financially rewarding first

pond sludge can be would be news, and good news at that, to many in the industry.” Effluent pond field days which were held across Gippsland recently were well attended, showing that local farmers are looking to make the most of their effluent. “It’s great to have this research done, but we need to make sure the information gets out to the farmers,” Ms Zurrer said. “The recent effluent field days were a great example of how the dairy levy, alongside groups like the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority and the Gardiner Foundation, is being put to use in practical ways that can make a real difference to Gippsland farmers.”

Farm safety campaign hits its midpoint NEARLY 300 safety improvement notices have been issued to Victorian farmers in the ﬁrst six months of WorkSafe’s farm safety campaign.

Above: Family affair: Trevor Morgan, Cadyn Morgan-McGregor and Chris Morgan-McGregor at VLE Leongatha last Thursday. Left: Sale savvy: Jill Forrester and Glenyce Shandley inspect the pens at VLE Leongatha.

Above: Talking it out: discussing the sales at VLE Leongatha were Max O’Doherty, Cam Polwarth and Phil Williams. Bargain hunt: Colin and Desma Kent looked for cheap cattle at VLE Leongatha last Thursday.

The year-long campaign began at the start of July and targets the most common causes of death and serious injury on farms. WorkSafe’s manufacturing, logistics and agriculture director Ross Pilkington said one work-related farm death had occurred since the campaign began, compared to six deaths in the preceding six months. “Although we wouldn’t want to draw any conclusions from this reduced fatality rate, we’d like to think that it signals that safety is firmly on the agenda for Victorian farmers,” he said. “Whatever the reason, WorkSafe is urging farmers to continue this focus into 2011.” Mr Pilkington said that over half the notices issued by inspectors in the first six months of the campaign had addressed safety issues with plant (machinery or heavy equipment). Safety issues identified by inspectors included missing guarding on grain augers, wool presses, mulchers, sprayers, and slashers; forklifts without seatbelts; pallet racking being overloaded; quad bike operators without helmets; and tractors without roll-over protection. “If you’re working with plant which is poorly maintained or inadequately guarded, you’re significantly increasing your chance of injury,” Mr Pilkington said. “And you’re not going to walk away with a few scrapes – the injuries we see from heavy vehicles and machinery are generally a lot more serious.” Of the remaining notices issued in the last six months, nearly 20 per cent required

safety improvements concerning chemicals. “Check that pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals are stored safely and securely, especially if there are children on the property. Washing your hands after handling chemicals is also essential,” Mr Pilkington said. Dangerous manual handling practices and risks of slips, trips and falls accounted for 10 per cent of notices issued in the ﬁrst half of the campaign. “Muscle and bone injuries account for well over half of all injuries reported to WorkSafe – they’re often caused when people take a short-cut to get a job done quickly rather than taking a more considered approach,” Mr Pilkington said. “These avoidable injuries aren’t just from heavy lifting. They’re caused by everyday actions like getting in and out of vehicles, and repetitive movements when using heavy machinery.” Mr Pilkington said safety needed to stay on the agenda over the last months of harvesting. “Death and injury rates are dropping across the community over the long term, but the improvement is not happening fast enough - and families, the wider community and rural business are paying the price,” he said. “Of the 23 Victorians who didn’t come home from work last year, 12 of these deaths were in regional Victoria, and seven were working in agriculture. “Dozens more received life-threatening injuries, with more than 29,000 suffering an injury that required time off work or extensive medical treatment.” WorkSafe’s safety tips for farmers: • make sure your tractor has roll over protection and falling object protection;

• if you’re working at height, use a scaffold, elevated work platform or fall protection device. Never travel on top of loads on vehicles or trailers; • make sure you’re using machinery for the purpose it’s intended. For example, when using a quad bike, only tow attachments and loads in accordance with the manufacturer’s speciﬁcations; • be aware of the proximity of powerlines in paddocks where harvesting is underway; • keep children away from work sites and machinery in operation – particularly during loading and unloading operations; • fatigue leads to impaired judgement – take regular breaks, drink plenty of ﬂuids, and eat nourishing food; • to avoid sun exposure and heat exhaustion, cover up and carry plenty of water; • when tarping grain or covering loads on vehicles, be aware of the weather forecast and avoid working in high winds; • if you’re doing manual tasks like lifting heavy or awkward objects on or off vehicles, use a vehicle loading arm to prevent muscle and bone injuries; • if you’re working alone, always let someone know where you are and your expected time of return; and

• improvement notices require speciﬁc safety improvements to be made within a set timeframe.

VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw April 27 1. Rodwells 2. Landmark 3. SEJ 4. David Phelan & Co 5. Elders 6. Alex Scott

SALE DATES LEONGATHA Monday, May 2 DLS Dairy Sale Thursday, May 5 Store Sale Monday, May 9 Landmark

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Toot, toot! TRAINS are a transportation method of the past but the South Gippsland Tourist Railway had them on offer for school holiday fun. Travelling from Leongatha to Nyora and stopping at Korumburra and Loch on the way, the tourist railway is a great way

to entertain the kids. While at Korumburra, train travellers are invited to step into the museum which hosts lots of interesting photos and signs showing the history of train travel in South Gippsland. If you missed out on a train trip during the holidays, you can always catch the train at the various stops on Sunday.

All aboard: the tourist train was popular over the school holidays. Left: Back in time: Stephen, Shane and Angus Edmanson enjoyed the rail museum.

Perplexed by planning AN Inverloch resident is perplexed that after ﬁve years, he still doesn’t know why Bass Coast Council hasn’t incorporated a long held policy into its planning scheme. The policy relates to the “environmental residential area” in the Inverloch Design Framework. The resident, Bill Chandler, believes the

framework continues to be undermined because it hasn’t been incorporated into the planning scheme. He asked about it at last week’s council meeting. Planning director Hannah Duncan-Jones replied. She said council had incorporated the Inverloch Design Framework Plan into the planning scheme in April 2008. At the same time, council had sought to include local policies “that would have given weight

to the development guidelines contained within the Inverloch Design Framework Plan.” But an independent planning panel had other ideas. The panel recommended council undertake further work in deﬁning the character of the seaside town. That work has been done and will be presented to councillors at their May meeting.

Street scheme plan DETAILS of a proposed street scheme for the upgrade of Graham Street, Wonthaggi, will come before the May meeting of Bass Coast Council. Council staff have been considering a special charge scheme to undertake the work, but a petition has been lodged to protest. Signed by 25 people, the petition suggests the full cost of any work should

be met by VicRoads. The reason for this is, the petitioners say, Graham Street is “a main highway”. The matter came before last week’s council meeting where Crs John Duscher and Jane Daly successfully moved a decision on the special charge scheme be made at a later date and, that if council proceeds with the scheme, petitioners can make a formal submission.

Road woes continue PAUL Bickerstaff lodged a couple of complaints about South Dudley Road during last week’s Bass Coast Council meeting. He lives there and he’s been unhappy about the road ever since heavy desalination plant trafﬁc started chewing up the surface more than a year ago. He’s complained before, telling councillors that the road surface was dangerous and he was sick of trucks speeding along there and beeping at him when he’s trying to go into or out of his driveway. The road surface has since been

Fuel theft

Reckless robbers WONTHAGGI Police were called to the Wonthaggi Primary School after an alarm was activated late Saturday night. Police caught ﬁve males between the ages of 18-20 as they were ﬂeeing the scene. The group had tipped over rub-

bish bins and blocked a lane in the town centre. They will all be charged via summons.

such cases must pay the first $1180 of an insurance claim. Mr Bawden said, “His claim was $400 below that, so it has been disallowed.” Mr Bickerstaff, who was not at the meeting, had also asked why the reduction of the speed limit in South Dudley Road “is being stalled”. Mr Bawden said VicRoads is responsible for speed limit reductions. He said council had applied to the authority to lower the speed limit but, “there is not sufficient traffic or density of development to warrant a reduction in speed”.

Recycling up but food still wasted A MAJOR audit of household waste disposal has shown a healthy increase in the amount of recycling across the region, indicating that Gippslanders are fantastic recyclers.

POLICE BRIEFS POLICE were called after 1000 litres of fuel was stolen from the Wonthaggi Golf Club on Monday night. The fuel was stolen from a tank in the green-keeper’s shed. Police are looking for any information to do with the theft or any suspicious activity seen around the golf club.

repaired, but Mr Bickerstaff’s car was damaged by what he said was the poor state of the road and he lodged an insurance claim with the shire, which is responsible for the upkeep of South Dudley Road. The claim was denied and Mr Bickerstaff wanted to know why. During public question time last week, CEO Allan Bawden said, “All roads and footpaths are subject to a maintenance program. “The section of road where Mr Bickerstaff alleged the incident occurred, was a direct result of natural wear and tear because of regular vehicular trafﬁc.” Apart from that, claimants in

Bike crackdown

“We have issued enough public warnings about this in the past and we will no longer accept any excuses for this type of offending.”

OVER the long weekend, three people were intercepted on unregistered motorbikes in the Mirboo North area. They were found to be unlicensed; one displayed a false registration plate and two rode without helmets. Four people were also detected speeding on the Strzelecki Highway in the early hours. “Riding unlicensed on unregistered motorbikes and speeding are issues in the Mirboo North area which local police will continue to target with vigour,” Sergeant Mark Britton said.

A MAN was found dead next to his quad bike on Thursday around 8pm. Police believe the 94-year-old man came off his bike on the Rossiters Road property in Hedley. The cause of the collision is not yet apparent and Workcover investigators will attend the scene during the week to complete a report. Foster Police and ambulances were in attendance, and will now prepare information for a coroner’s report.

Farming tragedy

However, the audit, commissioned by the Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group, also found that large quantities of food waste that could easily be diverted into compost are still going to landfill. The audit is the third undertaken since 2008. The latest surveyed 200 garbage waste bins in each of the six Gippsland municipalities, as well as 200 green waste bins in each of Baw Baw, Latrobe and East Gippsland. The shires of South Gippsland, Bass and Wellington do not provide a kerbside household green waste collection. According to Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group executive officer, Matthew Peake, the good news is that people are sending less recyclables to landfill. “The survey found that the percentage of recyclable material in the garbage bins had reduced from 17 percent at the start of 2009 to 11.6 per cent when the latest audit was undertaken in September to November last year,” he said.

“This shows a noticeable reduction in recyclable material to landfill and indicates an improved understanding of the materials that can be recycled.” However, the amount of food waste that goes to landfill is still very high. On average food waste is still the major component – more than 40 per cent – of all garbage thrown out. And when associated with garden waste deposited in the garbage waste bin, the overall amount of compostable material thrown out is well over half of all material sent to landfill. “This is staggering and indicates that strategies to divert food waste and garden waste from the general garbage should be high priorities for regional councils,” Mr Peake said. “Some councils in Gippsland have worked hard to encourage residents to take up home composting which is great. “However the sheer volume generated by some communities points towards commercial systems focused on the produc-

tion of high quality composts and soil conditioners. Gippsland is in a good position to move in this direction. Community feedback to the Waste Management Group has been supportive of this idea. “Less organic waste in landfills will decrease the production of greenhouse gases such as methane and with the cost of landfill increasing dramatically in the past two years it also makes better economic sense.” South Gippsland has an average of 8.49kg in garbage bins, including 2.64kg of food waste which is the best result in the region. There is however an average of 2.38kg of garden material in the waste bin, perhaps a reflection that there is no green waste collection in the area. There is also more than a kilogram per household of items that could be recycled, such as paper, cardboard and recyclable containers. Bass Coast has an average of 9.12 kilograms in bins, with an average of 3.28kg of food waste per bin.

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PAINTING & DECORATING APPRENTICESHIP Looking for a hardworking, reliable person with a driver’s licence to complete a 4 year Apprenticeship with a local Painting and Decorating Business. Please send resumé to: Gavin Maisey 67 Roughead Street, Leongatha 3953 Contact: 0419 327 280

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Manager – Support Services Moonya Community Services Inc is a not for profit community service organisation fulfilling the aspirations for life for people with a disability. We want a vibrant energetic person to lead our Day Services team. Does this sound like you? Are you: • Passionate about promoting the rights of PWD • Someone who can create and sustain a positive work culture in the disability sector • A leader of men and women in the Disability field • Committed to embedding contemporary practices to improve the lives of PWD • Able to build positive relationships with PWD and their supports based on dignity and respect • Someone with exceptional time management and interpersonal skills A permanent full time vacancy exists as the Manager of our Day Service servicing around 60 clients. Your responsibilities will include: • Overall responsibility for business development of a disability day service • Managing planning and service delivery to clients • Oversight of the processes and practices used in service delivery • Staff development and management If you have a Degree in Community Services - Disability, or equivalent, and a current drivers licence then we want to hear from you. Applicants will need to pass a police check and working with children check. For further information and a position description, call 5672 4343. Applications Close Friday, April 30, 2011.

SITUATIONS VACANT

If you’re a young person under the age of 21, and would like to learn in a practical, hands-on relaxed learning environment then VCAL could be the course for you. VCAL provides you with the opportunity to achieve a senior secondary qualiﬁcation, while learning work-related skills, gaining personal development, and improving your literacy and numeracy. You will also participate in a real workplace experience.

situations vacant

ASSISTANT MILKER and general farm worker, Kongwak, 26 swing-over, 380 cows. Full time position (7 day fortnight, every 2nd weekend off). Licence preferred. Contact: 0427574229.

PLUMBER / GASFITTER Experience essential in drainage, roofing and gas. Ph: 0428-832444.

Head Chef required for busy hotel in San Remo (near Phillip Island) Must be professional, level-headed and passionate about food. Attractive salary package. May include accom. if required. Applications to: nick@thewesternport.com.au or 0419 899 734

FULLY QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSER Required for busy Foster salon Either full time or part time available Above award wage Enquiries phone 5682 2888 or 0419 131 229

This course is being delivered in Toora and commences on April 27. To chat about enrolling or to ask questions about VCAL, please give Kristy a call on (03) 5662 6700 or visit www.ecg.vic.edu.au

South Gippsland Shire Council

Exciting Planning Opportunities . . . South Gippsland is one of Victoria’s most beautiful rural and coastal areas yet is only 90 minutes from Melbourne. Vibrant communities and economic opportunity form a strong base for Council’s vision of sustainable social, natural and built environments. Planning in the Shire is at an exciting stage in its evolution with a strategic program incorporating work ranging from the development of a Developer Contributions Strategy, a shire wide Housing and Settlement Strategy through to structure plans for six settlements and the associated planning scheme amendments. These positions provide an outstanding opportunity for planners who wish to enjoy the beneﬁts of a lifestyle change, guide the municipality into an exciting future and join an enthusiastic, customer service driven team.

Statutory Planning Coordinators

PAYROLL OFFICER (Full Time)

Bass Coast Regional Health is seeking a Payroll Ofﬁcer with experience in payroll data entry, processing and reconciliations. You will have had exposure to award-based payroll systems, record management, payroll reconciliation, and enquiry resolution. Exposure to SAP Payroll and/ or Health Awards would be an advantage but is not mandatory. The role is located in Wonthaggi Hospital, on Victoria’s beautiful Bass Coast, a comfortable 90 minute drive south-east of Melbourne. The position offers award-based remuneration including signiﬁcant salary packaging opportunities, as well as the opportunity to grow in a multi-faceted role. A copy of the position description and further details about this role are available on our website at www.bcrh.com.au Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory police check. Written applications close Monday, May 9, 2011 and should be forwarded to the address below (marked ‘private and confidential’) or email to trevor.west@bcrh.com.au Trevor West Human Resources Manager Bass Coast Regional Health PO Box 120 Wonthaggi Vic 3995

situations vacant

PANEL BEATER / SPRAY PAINTER or LABOURER with experience

TRAINEESHIP OR EXPERIENCED PERSON

Gardner Electronics

situations vacant

Building a Healthy Community

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER 0.7 EFT TUESDAY-FRIDAY BCCHS seeks expressions of interest for the part time employment of a suitably experienced Community Development Worker. The person will be responsible for existing interventions and planning, implementation and evaluation of new strategies in consultation with the community. The successful person will be remunerated according to the Social and Community Services Award CDW/CL2 Inquiries to Anita Leyden, Co-ordinator Community Services Team. To obtain a position description and an employment application form, please telephone reception on 5671 9200 or refer to our website: www.bcchs.com.au Applications close 5 pm Friday, April 29, 2011 and should be addressed to: HR Administrator Bass Coast Community Health Service 1 Back Beach Road, San Remo 3925 Or by email to: HR@bcchs.com.au

2 permanent positions available $91k total package including vehicle 9 day fortnight and relocation package available Reporting to the Manager Statutory Planning and Environmental Health, these two leadership positions will play a key role in the delivery of a wide range of projects and services. To be successful you will have a degree in town planning or related ﬁeld and demonstrated experience in planning, project management, policy development as well as the ability to lead and motivate a dedicated team.

Strategic Planning Officers 2 permanent positions available $78k total package 9 day fortnight and relocation package available Reporting to the Manager Strategic Planning and Development, one position will focus on Planning Scheme Amendments and the other on Structure Plans. To be successful you will have a degree in town planning or related field and demonstrated experience in planning and project management. For all positions well developed communication skills, a strong customer service focus and a commitment to working in a team environment are essential. We welcome direct discussion with Paul Stampton, Acting Manager Planning, on (03) 5662 9200. As the skills and qualifications vary according to each of the position descriptions, applications must be submitted by addressing the selection criteria of the position description best suited to your application and is to be submitted by 5pm Wednesday 11 May 2011 to: Human Resources, South Gippsland Shire Council, Private Bag 4, Leongatha 3953 or email careers@southgippsland.vic.gov.au Further information and position descriptions are also available from Human Resources or visit www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

“THE STAR”, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - PAGE 49

situations vacant

garage sales

GARAGE SALE Birralee is a 45 place not-for-profit Community Childcare Co-operative in the township of Korumburra. The Centre boasts one of the highest levels of quality care in the State and is a valued local employer. The parent Committee of Management is seeking to employ new childcare professionals to join the team at Birralee.

PERMANENT PART TIME POSITION Assistant / Certificate 3 CASUAL POSITION Assistant (Certificate 3) CASUAL POSITION Room leader (Diploma) It is essential that the applicants possess the necessary Childcare qualifications and have experience in children’s services. For further information and to obtain a full position description including the Key Selection Criteria which must be addressed in applications, please phone the Centre’s Co-ordinator, Claire Anderson on 5655 2121 or email birralee@sympac.com.au Applications close 5pm Friday April 29, 2011

accommodation BOARD WANTED for responsible 18-year-old male, August 11 - January 12, Leongatha. 0432218300.

agistment AGISTMENT available 5060 head, close to Leongatha and Korumburra. 56622074.

for hire

FAIRY FLOSS machines. Very good fundraiser, fetes, fairs, etc. Ph: 0419365691.

for rent VENUS BAY - house, short stroll to beach and shops, sleeps 7. Permanent rental also available. Contact: 0408-320001. WILD DOG VALLEY 3 bdrm farmhouse, wood heater, peaceful location, 20 min from Leongatha, non-smokers, no pets. 5668-9269 after 6pm.

for sale

GENERATOR 10KVA 15hp Digital, 30 Litre Fuel Tank , Remote Control/Electric key Start/Pull start, Economy Switch, Battery Charger, hour meter, wheels...STILL IN BOX UNDER WARRANTY worth $3500 sell $1690,

0402 551 678

SEWING MACHINE

for sale HAY - small square bales, new season’s, $8 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. Mardan - 5664-1320, 0428999691. HAY - top quality, $7 per bale. Can deliver. Ph: 0419313483. HEELER PUPS, 6 weeks old, 1 blue and 3 red, all male, $250 each. 0488169425. HEN HOUSES / AVIARIES Large or small, made locally. Ring Denis 56642443. LAYER PULLETS Quality disease resistant Tas White and Tas Splash, 320 eggs per year. Available now. 5668-5161, 0438-565721. MOBILE COOL ROOM, 2.23m long, 1.14m wide, 1.61m high, Venus Bay, $3,000. Ph: 0400-052171, 5663-7503. OLD PORT POULTRY FARM are delivering 20 wk old laying hens to your area Saturday, May 7, $17 each. Ph: 0438-832535, a/h 5183-2515. SILAGE round bales pasture $33 inc. GST, Fish Creek. Ph: 5678-3278 or 0418-128708. SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662. 4x4 SPREADER, truck / tractor 4 tonne capacity, 2 sets of wheels and lots of spares. Very good condition, $35,000 ONO. Ph: 0428-871376.

REPAIRS & SALES

FREE QUOTES WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE

167 Graham Street Wonthaggi

5672 3127

COMMERCIAL WELDER $400 ONO. For further info phone 5683-2355.

FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175

FORD FESTIVA 2000, 1.3 ltr 5 spd, a/c, CD, excellent cond. PZN811, $4,250 ONO. Mob: 0407-343574.

garage sales

HOUSE CLEARANCE GARAGE SALE 57-59 Whitelaw St MEENIYAN Saturday, April 30 Sunday, May 1 8.30am - 4pm Very good quality items A FABULOUS SALE

105 McCartin Street LEONGATHA

Saturday, May 7 8.30am Household furniture, workshop tools and equipment EVERYTHING MUST GO

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

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

livestock ANIMALS From The Farm is now taking orders for Isa Brown pullets, fully immunised and not debeaked. Bookings essential. Trade-ins welcome. Pick up on Friday, May 6 between 3-5pm at the old Korumburra Saleyards. Chook food available on the day. Unwanted animals taken, other animals also for sale. Call Mark 0419425257 or 5629-9685.

used vehicles DAEWOO 99, manual, low kms, great condition and fuel eco., a/c, RWC, new tyres. Ideal first car. (PWE579). $4,600. 0421612129. MAZDA 3 Maxx Sports sedan, 2005, green, manual, removable sports roof-rack, roadworthy certificate, fantastic car, $14,000 ONO, TOG834, 0438-644220.

FREE CAR REMOVAL Will pay up to $300 for complete car Buyers of scrap metal All machinery Bins provided

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

wanted

WANTED

LAND TO LEASE Red and grey soil required for cultivation Phone 5658 1952 WANTED - sheep, goats, cows and calves. Cash paid. Unwanted animals picked up or dropped off by arrangement. Call Mark 0419-425257.

work wanted

RELIEF MILKER AVAILABLE FOR ANY DAY OF THE WEEK If you want to have one day off, or a fortnight off Phone Max, Stony Creek on 0437 349 028

HOUSE CLEANING available. Experienced cleaner, reasonable rates. Call Jaqui 0411-329348.

marriage celebrant MERLENE STRATTON Leongatha 5662 2574

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

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

PAM HERRALD 5662 2553 0438 097 181

WENDY STAYNER 0409 259 195 wendystayner@live.com.au

engagements SARGANT - O’MALLEY Marieanne, Chris, Jacquie and Pete are thrilled to announce the engagement of Stacey and Matt. Congratulations and best wishes.

message of hope GROW in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. 2 Peter 3:18.

deaths

funerals

deaths

BROOKER - Robert Allan. Born 15.06.1958 - Died 19.04.2011 Loving husband to Pam for 26 years. Father to Michelle, Damien, Shaun, Krystal and James. Poppy to Tammy, William, Courtney, Kiara, Jess, Damon, Stephanie, Bailey, Paige and Sybil. The battle is over my love. Rest in Peace. Thank you for the memories and choosing us to be part of your journey through life. You will always be in our hearts, we will never forget you. It was an honour. xxxxooo Dad, your body may have let you down, but your strong and beautiful spirit will always be around. We are grateful for being a part of your short journey here, and have no doubts that your cheekiness and pranks will continue on the other side. You will always be in our thoughts and prayers Dad. Love - Michelle and Marty, Tammy and William. We may not have got along all the time in life, but you have been the best mate and father a son could want in life. You always had a kind smile that would brighten up my day and no matter what I did, you still loved me. You taught me what I know about life and what a true friend is! Thank you for the time that we shared, my life is better for having you in it. I will never forget you mate. I love you with all of my heart and soul. I will see you again one day, until then mate, keep smiling and laughing. All my love - Shaun. BROOKER - Robert Allan. There is a God’s way, the right way, and then there was Rob’s way. For the friendship and memories I will always have, I thank you. Loving brother-in-law Peter, uncle to Sarah, Emily and Ashley. BROOKER - Rob. To Pam, Damien, Shaun, Krystal, Michelle, James and their families. In loving memory of Rob, a good friend and neighbour to Jeanette, Nick, Brittany and Alexander. BROOKER - Robert. Dear friend of Graeme, Jenny and family. We will miss your little pranks at silage season and your visits to the farm. You fought hard and brave right to the end. Love to Pam and family. Rest peacefully our dear friend.

deaths

WITH CARE & DIGNITY WE RESPECTFULLY SERVE THE DISTRICTS OF: LEONGATHA / KORUMBURRA Paul and Margaret Beck

5662 2717

FOSTER Paul and Margaret Beck

5662 2717

WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH Ray and Maree Anderson

5672 1074

PHILLIP ISLAND Ray and Maree Anderson

5952 5171

MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

BROOKER - Robert. From Stony Creek Football / Netball Club committees, players and supporters. Our deepest sympathy goes to Pam and family on the sad loss of Bob. A great supporter and worker around the club.

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BROOKER - The Funeral Service for the late Mr Robert Allan Brooker will be held at the Uniting Church, Meeniyan, on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 commencing at 11am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Meeniyan Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Peter MacCallum Institute. Envelopes will be available at the service.

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POLICE BRIEFS Reckless vandals POLICE are looking for information about vandalism which occurred in Byrne Street, Leongatha. The rear right side window of a blue Holden sedan was smashed between 3am and 9am on Sunday, April 10. Police are urging witnesses to come forward.

Skating thief A SKATEBOARD was stolen from outside a Leongatha hotel on Saturday, April 16. The theft occurred sometime between 9pm and 2am while the owner of the skateboard was in the establishment. Any assistance to police would be helpful.

Late night driver LEONGATHA intercepted a

police motor

vehicle in Bair Street, Leongatha late at night on Saturday, April 19. The male driver tested positive for a blood alcohol reading above .05 and was also charged with driving an unregistered vehicle.

Football burglary

THE Toora football and netball club rooms were broken into after dark on Sunday, April 17.

The thieves forced their way through the roller door on the canteen, made their way into the club rooms and stole about $400 worth of cash. More items may have also been taken. There was damage to the roller door and other doors inside the club rooms. Police are looking for anyone with any information or recollections of suspicious activity around the football club.

Women only A SERIES of three workshops for women are being planned for Grantville to be held during May and June. The informal sessions aim to provide women in the district with a forum for discussion in a casual and welcoming environment. These sessions will be an opportunity for those attending to make contacts and establish networks with women who they may otherwise never have met. Catherine Cine, chief executive officer of Griefline, came up with the idea when she noticed the high incidence of phone calls received from the 3984 postcode area. Catherine has a holiday house in Grantville and has worked extensively as a counsellor and family therapist for over 40 years. She is proud of the fact that Griefline received the 2011 Australia Day Com-

munity Service of the Year Award. Grieﬂine was originally founded by the outreach department of the Bethlehem Hospital in 1987 and provides an anonymous telephone counselling service which offers compassionate, skilled listening and support from noon to 3am for the Victorian rural and metropolitan community. The support line runs in conjunction with bereavement programs, counselling workshops and support groups. The workshops will be held at the Grantville Transaction Centre on May 12, June 2 and June 16 between 10am and noon, and will discuss issues around life after separation, regaining power in a relationship, and women as carers. Morning tea will be provided and women of all ages are welcome to attend. Anyone needing assistance from the Grieﬂine service can call 9935 7400.

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THE ﬁrst Royal Children’s Hospital Fundraiser Ball went off with a bang at Leongatha Memorial Hall last Thursday. Lionel Loves Vinyl played for the 300 people who ﬁlled the hall. The event raised a whopping $11,177, double what organisers originally hoped. The money will go towards buying new medical equipment, and to fund

research projects and scholarships at the hospital. The event is organised by a group of Leongatha mothers including Sarah Broders, Rachel Cameron, Kelly McRae, Carly Alexander, Brianna Robb and Katrina Houston. Organisers say that the night went off without a hitch and they already have people wanting to book tables for next year.

Supporting the cause: Danielle Logan, Grace Rounds and Ali Rock at the Good Friday Ball.

Top night: Christy Devlin, Nicole Mathieson and Renee Cook.

Memorable night: John Beasley, Rachel Cameron, Katrina Houston, Travis Cameron, Fiona Smith and Dean Smith enjoyed their night out at the Good Friday Ball.

Friendly chat: Scott Hillis, Annalise Matthews and Steve Cantwell.

Dressed to impress: Tayla Robb, Rhia Heys, Bree Curphey and Rachael McGrath were in good spirits.

Catching up: Jacinta Johnston, Nicole Salmon, Angela Croatto, Kate Egan and Amelia McCarthy spent some time together on Thursday night.

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Di sweeps art awards BASS artist Di Wilson was the big winner at the Bass Coast Artists’ Society Annual Easter Art Exhibition.

Di took out the Best Drawing Award and the Highly Commended Best Pastel and capped it off with the Bass Coast Shire Acquisitive Invitation Award. This particular award invites her to be part of the Bass Coast Shire $5000 Acquisitive prize exhibition to be held in September. Before announcing the awards, the judge Colin Bennison, said that this was an especially difficult exhibition to judge because of the excellent standard of work on show. In explaining his method of judging, Mr Bennison said, “I first look at the idea of the work and then the drawing and how it takes shape. Then perspective, which is extremely important, and how a two-dimensional image becomes threedimensional. “The contrast of colour and the light and shade to create the idea together with the composition’s balance and design are all extremely important. But the final thing I look at is the wow factor: the emotional effect, and this is where reactions differ.” The exhibition was held in the historic Goods Shed Art Space which has been the home of the Bass Coast Artists’ Society for

15 years. As each year has progressed, more improvements have been made and with the assistance of the Bass Coast Shire Council with generous grants and the physical and technical work of the members, the building has become a stimulating arts complex. The complete list of award winners is: best oil, Dune Garden, Adrian Johnson; highly commended (HC) Ti-Tree Moon, Ann McRae; best acrylic, Harmers Haven, Dennis Leversha; HC, Petunias & Plumbago, Barbara Howell; best watercolour, Sunlight & Shadow, Howqua, Maureen Laughran; HC, Poinsettias, Bill Lancaster; best pastel, Nanna’s Little Girl, Pam Byrne; HC, Maybe Tomorrow, Di Wilson, best drawing, A Touch of Red, Di Wilson; HC, Bead Pool, Dennis Leversha; best contemporary work, Conquest, Ken Rowe; BC, Blues in the Roots, Marion Quigley; Wayne Caldwell Memorial Encouragement Award, Lionﬁsh-Peterois Volitans, Kay Ellis. The exhibition was opened by pastpresident, secretary, treasurer and life member, Lesley Miles, who commented on the marvellous venue that the Goods Shed is and the camaraderie of all the people involved in the society. The exhibition ran from the ofﬁcial opening on Friday until yesterday (Tuesday).

Top notch: Di Wilson among her paintings which won three awards at the Bass Coast Artists’ Easter Exhibition, including the Bass Coast Shire Acquisitive Invitation Award.

Lone Pine comes to town By Mick Nicholls MANY people will have heard of the World War One battle at Lone Pine Ridge on the Gallipoli Peninsula in August 1915.

Touching moment: Kim McDonald with Annie Clarkson, winner of the special prize, a painting donated by Annie Stark. Photo: Yianni Banikos.

Art fans rally for Kim THE Adam Murfitt Memorial Art Event, a biennial commemoration to colourful local artist Adam Murfitt, was held in the form of a silent art auction on Saturday at Fish Creek Memorial Hall. The event raised money to assist Sandy Point artist Kim McDonald to restock her studio with equipment and materials after losing them all in a fire recently. Kim’s studio was housed in the historic homestead Gyndahnook at Sandy Point, which burnt to the ground on April 5. Prom Coast Arts Council organised the auction at short notice, with a number of well known artists donating works to

be auctioned. The hall was set up with all works on display and a lovely banquet of food and refreshments available for the crowd of about 250 people who came from far and wide to enjoy the afternoon. All works were sold and about $10,000 was raised. A beautiful large painting donated by Fish Creek artist Annie Stark as a special prize, was won by Anne Clarkson of Fish Creek. Prom Coast Arts Council thanks the artists for their generous support of the event, as well as the volunteers who made the delicious food. A special thanks to Paul Satchell who was instrumental in assisting to organise a number of the donated works by well known artists outside of the local area.

Flag raising: Max Jelbart had the honour of raising the Australian ﬂag to half mast during the Anzac Day service in Tarwin Lower, watched by about 180 people.

Fewer people would be aware of the details of the battle and the reasons for the subsequent high value Australians place on the Lone Pine assault. The Mirboo North RSL sub-branch planted a lone pine seedling ultimately sourced from the battle area after the Anzac parade. Lone Pine ridge was the name given to a small area the size of two football ﬁelds in the Turkish trench lines. It was located about 80 metres in front of the eastern segment of the Australian trenches and about one kilometre inland from Anzac Cove. It got that name because, except for one solitary pine tree, the Turks had cut down all the trees in this area to use as protective roofing for their front line trenches. This action made them the strongest trenches in the whole of the Gallipoli area and led the Turks to expect there would not be an attack at Lone Pine. By August 6, the British were about to launch a major offensive from Suvla Bay and a subsequent attack against the peaks of Chunuk Bair and Hill 971. To draw attention from this main offensive, the British commander called on the Australian 1st Division to make a diversionary attack at Lone Pine. Racing through tun-

Taking part: a smaller RSL contingent than usual marched on Monday at Mirboo North, as several were away and others travelled in the bus. nels and over ‘no man’s land’, the Australians quickly reached the Turkish lines but found it difficult to enter the trenches and engage the Turks because of the pine log roofing. In the close confines of the trenches, rifles and grenades were useless, so fighting was done fiercely hand to hand and with bayonets removed from the rifles. By 6pm, the Australians had won the initial battle and prepared to defend the enemy trenches from the inevitable counter-attack by the Turkish reinforcements that were being quickly drawn to the area. That counter attack arrived at 7pm. The Australians also brought up reinforcements from the 7th and 12th battalions and blocked the support trenches with whatever was at hand, including the bodies of the dead. When the Turks eventually gave up trying to regain the Lone Pine area on August 10, 2273 Australians lay dead. Turkish casualties were estimated

at over 4000 (some estimate up to 7000). The Victoria Cross is the highest decoration awarded for valour in a battleﬁeld. The ferocity of the ﬁghting and the heroic efforts by the Australians at Lone Pine may be gauged by the fact that of the nine Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians in the Gallipoli Campaign, seven were earned at Lone Pine. In 1920, the bodies of a large number of Australian soldiers missing from the Lone Pine assault were eventually discovered well behind the Lone Pine trenches. These unfortunate men had ventured too far into Turkish territory in their efforts to enter the Turkish support trenches and ran slap bang into one of the Turkish reserve forces resting behind the lines. They were quickly slaughtered. It was for these men that the Lone Pine Memorial was initially constructed. The Lone Pine Cemetery now stands on the site of the battle as a silent memorial to all who fought and died at Gallipoli. The

cemetery includes a lone pine tree. Traditionally, those who attend the Anzac Day dawn service in Anzac Cove also gather at Lone Pine Cemetery to pay their respects. Lance Corporal Benjamin Smith was a member of the 3rd Battalion whose brother was killed in the battle for Lone Pine Ridge. He sent a cone home to his mother from which she grew two seedlings some 13 years later. The Duke of Gloucester planted one of these seedlings at the Australian War Memorial in October 1934. Today it stands over 20 metres in height. Since the 1980s many trees have been grown from the tree at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. These have been provided to many organisations including RSL branches and schools. It is from this source that the lone pine tree planted in Mirboo North was obtained, with special thanks to the generosity of South Gippsland Legacy for making this wonderful gift to the community.

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Wet track for Charlie Brown’s Day THE annual Back to Charlie Brown’s Day at Waratah Bay on Easter Saturday was a fun day of activities for the kids, with plenty of competitions throughout the day. The action started off with the sand castle competition where teams were given half an hour to get creative with the sand. The Tracy family’s elephant creation took out the top prize in the sand. Action then moved to the village green with threelegged races, egg and spoon races, sack races and sprints. Despite the “heavy track”, the young and not so young tried their hardest. Fish Creek Scouts manned a sausage sizzle and helped set up for the event. At the end of the day the ‘Parkies’ got on top of the ‘Townies’ in the annual competition. The fun and games continued on Easter Sunday with the billy cart races in the caravan park. It was a weekend of fun and games for all at Waratah Bay.

Build ‘em up: one of the hard working teams in the sandcastle competition just getting started.

Helping out: Tyler Williams with his grandfather and volunteer Lindsay Williams in the sandcastle competition.

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

Volunteers: Barb Sauvarin and Kath Vagg were in charge of the rafﬂe. Above: Hopping in: the girls get into the nail bitting action of the sack races.

At Port Phillip Heads

APRIL / MAY Time

27 WED

28 THUR

29 FRI

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Think big: Zarni Holt, Ossy Brennan, Riley Holt and Alice Howard from Fish Creek scouts were taking guesses for the weight of the big pumpkin as well as helping with the barbecue.

Above: Scramble: everyone gets busy on the search for eggs in the Easter egg scramble. Winners: the Tracy family’s winning sand sculpture of an elephant.

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Made the distance: riders approach the ﬁnish line at Tarwin Lower.

Tour biggest yet TARWIN Lower and Venus Bay came together for the ﬁfth annual Tour de Tarwin on Saturday. A record 1075 locals and visitors participated in the event cycling, running and walking between the two towns. The day was a great fundraiser for the Tarwin Lower CFA as $14,000 was donated to them. Organiser Craig Williams says the event will only get bigger. “Word of mouth is what gets people to this event, with people bringing along

their sons, daughters, sisters, brothers and friends,” he said. “I’ve had great feedback from participants both local and tourists that love the event and comment on the ‘country feel’ it has.” Many stalls were set up at the Tarwin Lower ﬁnishing line, including a CFA sausage sizzle (which sold 900 sausages), a coffee cart and a fairy ﬂoss stand. Mr Williams and the rest of the team behind the Tour de Tarwin thanked everyone who helped out to keep the event going.

All smiles: giving the Tour de Tarwin the thumbs up were Jack Wilson, Darcy Rewse, Mitchell Wilson, Adam Schade, Georgia Rewse, Harvey Wilson, Maddie Strange and Spencer Wilson.

Hit the road: cyclists set off from Venus Bay in the Tour de Tarwin on Saturday.

Runners: Josh Seri, Richard Wilton, Ben Murphy and Chris Turner were some of many who ran the Tour de Tarwin. On foot: runners and walkers wait at Venus Bay for the signal to get going.

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Mirboo North

THERE were 39 starters for the three person ambrose men’s and ladies event on Wednesday, April 20. The CCR was 70. Men’s A Grade winners: John Woodall (7), Dave Woodall (6), Shane Woodall (13) 61-41/3562/3. Runners-up Warren Turner (15), Michael Grist (7), David Burge (14) 656-59. Ladies A Grade winners: Wendy Gervasi (26), Lauren Snell (45), Rhonda Evans (41) 81-182/3 -621/3 . Runners-up Sue Traill (23), Jeanne St Ellen (33) Sandra Hughes 31 77-14½-62½. Nearest the pin: 4th John Woodall, Sue Traill; 6th Marg Purcell, 13th John Woodall, Jeanne St Ellen; 16th John Woodall, Marg Purcell. Day 2 tournament On Thursday, April 21 there were 22 starters for a stableford event which was sponsored by the Commercial Hotel, Mirboo North. A Grade winner was Stuart Henning (7) 43, runner-up John Blunsden (20) 38. A Grade ladies winner was Dawn Campbell (29) 37. Down the line: John Woodall (7) 35. Birdies: Stuart Henning (13th), Tony Tomada (6th), Tom Traill (4th). There were 42 starters on Friday, April 22 for a 4BBB stableford men’s and ladies event which was sponsored by Gunns Transport Australia and Craig Young’s Butchery. The CCR was 70. Men’s A Grade winners: Joe Taylor 17, Ron Funnell 19, 42 pts on countback. Runners-up John Woodall 7, Shane Woodall 13, 42 pts. Ladies’ A Grade winners: Carmel Trembath 27, Jenni Thorburn 20, 41 pts on countback. Runners-up Lyn Winderlick 38, Nicole Allen 36, 41 pts. Down the line: Chris Bracecamp 23, Neil Bracecamp 29, 40 pts on countback; Daniel Aird 18, Gary Cain 22, 40 pts on countback; Chris Gunn 23, Anne Poole 25, 39 pts on countback.

Nearest the pin: 4th John Woodall, 6th Jenni Thorburn, 13th Chris Bracecamp, 16th Chris Gunn. Day 4 tournament On Saturday, April 23 a men’s stroke event was played which was sponsored by Trafalgar Men’s and Boys’ Wear. There were 53 starters and the CCR was 70. A Grade winners: scratch Stuart Henning 75, handicap Glen Laity (11) 68. B Grade: scratch Adrian Williams 86 countback, handicap Joe Taylor (17) 69. C Grade: scratch Peter Whittaker 99, handicap Gary Shandley (27) 74. Vets handicap Phillip Hancorne (17) 71. Nearest the pin: 4th Paul Govers, 13th Dave Woodall, 16th Tom Traill. There were 17 starters for the ladies stroke event, also sponsored by Trafalgar Men’s and Boys’ Wear, CCR was 70. A Grade winners: scratch Robyn Brake 97, handicap Judy Kingshot (22) 75. Nearest the pin: 6th Jeanette Mitchell, 13th Sue Traill, 16th Robyn Brake. Day 5 tournament A mixed Canadian foursomes was played on Sunday, April 24 which was sponsored by Bendigo Bank Mirboo North. There were 32 starters and the CCR was 70. A Grade winners: Ian Evison (10), Marg Dent (27) 86-137/8-721/8; scratch Tom Traill (9) 8112-69, Sue Traill (23). B Grade: Gary Shandley (27), Jeanne St Ellen (33) 95-22½-72½. Visitors trophy: Glen Laity (10) 89-153/8, Jeanette Mitchell (31) 735/8. A Grade runners-up: Jim Kidd (12), Dot Kidd (22) 89-12¾-76¼. B Grade runners-up: Bryan Randall (71) Nicole Randall (45) 95-21-74. Nearest the pin: 4th Doug Taylor, Jeanne St Ellen; 6th Bryan Randall, 13th Di Scurlock, Tom Traill; 16th Jeanne St Ellen, Tom Traill.

Meeniyan ladies MEENIYAN ladies took part in the 11th annual L’Oreal sponsored day at Meeniyan on Wednesday April 20 with 16 ladies taking part in the stroke event. A world leader in beauty and cosmetics, the L’Oreal Paris Ladies Cup is played at more than 800 golf clubs across Australia with nearly 700,000 female golfers taking part since the tournament’s inception nearly 11 years ago. The section one winner was Fay Smallman with a very nice 73 net. The

Foster BACK to winter golf again, with no run at all. The curators have worked hard on the course and it is in good condition . It is good to see so many people putting their names down to play pennant. We should be very competitive this year. Results Tuesday, April 19 - only ﬁve players braved the conditions, so their scores will be carried over to next week. Thursday, April 21 - winner was Greg Dean (13) 40 pts, with down the line to John Ellis (20) on 38 pts, and nearest the pin to Peter Dight. Friday, April 22 - the weather was inclement and only two hardy souls set out. Randy Reusch gets a ball for his nearest the pin on the 17th. Saturday, April 23 - a ﬁeld of 28 players contested for the Navy Boys Trophy. A Grade winner was Kevin Witheridge (12) with 39 pts, while B Grade went to John Ellis (20) with 43 pts. Down the line balls, all on 37 pts, went to Lloyd McKenzie (11), Peter Wright (23), James McIntyre (28) and Daniel Clymo (30). Nearest the pin winners were Steve Reid on the 6th and Murray Welsh on 13th. The money hole ($7) went to Tony Vanin. Only four players contested the ladies event so that will carry over to next week, but Ineke De Graaf (21) had the best score of 37 pts, and also won nearest the pin . The Freeman-Gilbert Hospital Charity day on Sunday April 24 was a great success. Seventy-eight players participated and $1781 was raised for our local hospital. Winners were: (Men) - Tony Vanin, Mark and Ed. 58 5/6ths,

Meeniyan SATURDAY saw a very soggy track for our 4BBB event, with the sponsor for the day being Razor Sharp. The winners were Joel Sinclair and Matt Olden with a very good 46 points. Runners-up were Gary and Graham Hoskin with 43 points. Balls down the line went to Ian Trease and Gavin Bradley 41 points, Col Graeme and Truckie Hughes 40 points, Daniel Mooney and Daniel Price 40 points. Nearest the pin on the 11th was Brett McKnight and on the 8th Henry Mueller. Next week is a single stableford. On May 7 we have a 50th birthday party at the clubhouse

runner-up was Jan Trease. Fay also won the putting with 28. The section two winner was Eileen Dorling with 78 net. The best nine went to Jan Trease with 36 net and down the line balls to Faye LePage 83, Maureen Hams 84, Sue Hoskin and Lynne Jennison both on 85. Thanks once again to L’Oreal for their ongoing sponsorship of ladies golf. Congratulations to Peter Riddle, Jan Roberts and Jeff Wilson’s grandson who won the Easter egg rafﬂes.

runners-up Michael, Tim and Neil 59 net. (Ladies) - Margaret Blake, Sue Heron and Jean Ryan 73 3/6ths, runners-up Alison, Jenny and Kerren 74 1/6th net. (Mixed) - Rod Brooks, Lachlan Brooks and Robyn Galloway 60. Men’s nearest the pins went to P. Gilbert (4th), Steve Reid (6th), Andy Johnston (13th), Peter Wright (15th), Gary Phelan (17th), and ladies nearest the pins were Beth Curram (4th/6th), Jenny Johnston (17th). The Stig Nelander trophy - this has reached an interesting stage with only one round remaining. Leaders are Rod Coughlan -Lane 120, Gary Clavarino 119, Kevin Witheridge 117 pts, and Andrew Boyd 116 pts . This is an honour board event, so the pressure will be on in the last round. Frank McKenzie trophy - leaders with one qualifying round to go are Lloyd McKenzie 80 pts, Peter Dight 77 pts, Colin Pulham 77 pts. The top four qualiﬁers play off in matchplay . Coming Veterans Golf Day At Foster Thursday, April 28 - we have our ﬁrst day back in the South Gippsland Veterans this Thursday. Anyone 55 and over is welcome to play - joining the veterans is a very nominal cost of $15, and it opens up the chance to play events at all our association courses as well as some in other areas. You need to turn up between 7.45 am and 9.15 am. Foster Plate Day – please get your teams in for the big day on Sat. May 15. Coming events: Thursday, April 28 - SGVGA Veterans Day. Saturday, April 30 - last qual. round the Frank McKenzie Trophy. Saturday, May 15 - Foster Plate (teams of four ).

The Happy Hooker from 7pm onwards and we need some volunteers to help with the door and bar, so if anyone can help out on this night please contact Denise at the club. Tuesday The winner of Tuesday’s single stroke/wiskey day was Lloyd Hemphill with a net 70. Ball down the line went to Brian Dewar with a net 71. Best nine was Fred Stalker and nearest the pin on the 2nd was Henry Richards. Thursday The winner of Thursday’s single stableford was Henry Mueller with 32 points. Ball down the line went to Frank Peile with 30 points. Best nine went to Fred Stalker with 17 points.

Packed out: Peter Hartigan (handicapper), John King (board member), Chris Leaver (president) and Kevin Scott were a highly regarded group at last Thursday’s Digger Day Ambrose event at Leongatha.

Concentration: focusing on his putt Tough shot: Bob Cathie goes for a putt on the green. was Peter Hartigan.

Woorayl THE Shed sponsored our aggregate stableford event last Saturday, it was also the qualiﬁer for the Woorayl aggregate which is a board event. The day’s winners were Damian Burge and Jim Baum winning from Peter Burgess and Twig Charlton. The balls went to the pairs of G. Winkler / A. Hills, Gary Young, R. Goodwin, B. Fiek / R. Gourlay, B. and T. Hogan, J. Redmond / G. McKinnon, D. Dwyer / Dale Burge. The nearest the pins went to Jim Baum 8th and Zac Trease 17th. The qualiﬁers for the Woorayl aggregate were Damian Burge, J. Baum; P. Burgess, T. Charlton; G. Winkler, A. Hills; Gary Young, R. Goodwin. Our Thursday bar voucher was won by Michael Collins with an ordinary 33 points, with balls to Bob Beilby and Otto Van Der Vorm. Next Saturday we will play for the April monthly medal. The day will be sponsored by

Leongatha THE Easter break brought some visitors and swelled the ﬁeld to 97. Ken Wardle has responded to the thought of pennant golf with an excellent 40 points to win A Grade with a good margin, S. Petherick with 39 points won B Grade on a handicap of 15, Will Norden (handicap 25) won C Grade with the same score, and Barry Hughes (handicap 36) took the honours in D Grade with 34 points. Barry Stevens won pro-pin on the 14th and Tom Sorrell was nearest to the pin on the 16th hole. The following won balls: B. Attwood, F. de Bondt 36; G. Marsham 35, J. Burt, B. Hutton, P. Du Plessis, R. Rees, N. Gillin 34; I. Murchie, G. McDonald, M. Berry, D. Matthews, R. Thurston, A. Monahan, N. Johnson, E. Kosciuk, P. Hartigan, H. Sedelies 33; R. Monacella, I. Ferguson, B. Matthews 32; R. Evans, C. Indian, K. Castwood 31.

Tuesday

L’Oreal winners: Jan Trease, Eileen Dorling and Fay Smallman collected the prizes for this annual event for Meeniyan lady golfers.

A much smaller ﬁeld fought out Tuesday’s event. Anthony Clemann ﬁnished best, recording 39 points to beat Mick Oliver on a countback. Like all countback losers, Mick had some hard luck stories to tell. Neil Mackenzie and Anthony Clemann were nearest the pin winners. Down the line balls: R. Birrell, N. Cairns 37; N. Mackenzie, G. Shar-

MTD, an event which is always popular.

Woorayl ladies

This week a good field played for the Monthly Medal, with the course in surprisingly good condition after last weeks’ rain. This was also the first round of the Silver Spoon event. The Medal winner was our ever consistent Fay Maynard (34) with 74 net and she was also the C Grade winner. A Grade was won by Anne Grist (18) with 75 and B Grade was taken out by Dot Jarvis (27) who also had 75, as well as being the best putter on the day with a great 27 putts. Balls down the line were won by Di O’Connor, Jenny Riseley, Marg Higgins and Barb James. Nearest the pin on the 8th was Jenny Riseley with a shot that finished just centimetres behind the pin (maybe next time)! Marg Higgins had the best second shot on the 11th and Dot Jarvis was nearest on the 17th. Next week we will have Thel Scoble’s Easter Day, which was postponed from last week.

rock, P. Hartigan, K. Macfarlane 36; J. Westaway, F. Smedley 35.

Thursday An excellent ﬁeld contested the ‘Digger’s Day’ ambrose, an event initiated by J.P. Malone. John’s sonin-law Mick Keating presented the prizes. Less than one shot separated the top three teams and seven teams ﬁnished less than three shots behind the winners. Alan Monahan, Denis Hanna, Glen Marsham and Ian Purbrick won with 66-101/8-553/8. In second place with 565/8 were Alan Kuhne, Phil Nightingale, Geoff Tyson and Brian Fairweather. The third team on 56¾ were Geoff McDonald, Ray Burton, Graham Burt and Peter Hobson. Joe Lowell and Peter Hartigan were nearest the pin winners. The following teams won balls for their efforts: P. Walsh, R. Crawford, J. Stewart, R. Paice 577/8; J. Westaway, N. Hughes, N. Cairns, A. de Bondt 58½; G. Maher, I. Danks, B. Bittleman, R. Bride 585/8; P. Horman, A. Bolton, N. Gillin, N. Wright 585/8; J. Lowell, A. Hawkins, D. Malone, B. Stevens 58¾. Saturday’s event is 4BBB stableford with pennant golf to begin on Sunday for most of our teams. Members should note that the curry and karaoke night planned for this Friday has been cancelled.

Ladies

ON Wednesday, April 20 the event was par, difficult for this time of the year, though all winners beat par. We are grateful to the sponsor Pat West. A Grade winner was Kerry Hogan with +3. Rita deBondt was B Grade winner, after a countback, scoring +4. Lesley Renwick continued her fine form, winning C Grade with +1. Coral Gray +4, Debbie Miller +4, Joc Howson +3, Joy Runge +1, Dot Stubbs, square, Gwen Chapman, square, Georgina Mitchell -1, Marg Berry -2, and Marea Maher -3, all won balls down the line. Nearest the pin went to Lesley Renwick on the 14th and Marg Berry on the 16th. Marianne Leaver, 18 points, was the winner of the nine hole event from Barb Dyke (making a welcome return to golf) and scoring 16 points. Twenty-four players lined up on Saturday, April 23. Just to show her last eagle a short time ago was no fluke, Toni West scored another on the 3rd. A Grade winner was Meryle Findlay with 34 points after a countback with Emma O’Halloran, 34. Emma, Toni West 33, Reanna Matthews 32, Kerry Hogan 32, Rebecca Wilson 31, and Anna deBondt 30 won balls down the line. Janet Hill was nearest the pin.

“THE STAR”, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - PAGE 55

Stony’s Easter bonanza Eager eyes: spectators lined the fence to see which horse would come in ﬁrst.

Families enjoy extra day of racing FAMILIES got among the action at the Easter Family Fair run by the Stony Creek Racing Club on Easter Sunday. The horses drew crowds despite a wet morning and kids and parents alike were in for a great day of fun. A bouncing castle, face painting, hair spray and other fun and games by Camp Australia entertained the kids and Easter eggs were handed out throughout the day. The races were good, with some nail biting ﬁnishes and close odds. Easter Sunday at the races was a great day out and the Stony Creek Rac-

ing Club thanks the day’s major sponsor Kelvin Johns Retravision for their support. Leongatha’s Nicole Salmon has the chance to be country Victoria’s best dressed race-goer. After entering the fashions on the ﬁeld at the Stony Creek races in March, Nicole has been entered online in Country Racing Victoria’s best dressed competition. She is up against 17 other women, who are all vying for the prize. To vote for Nicole or to ﬁnd out more information, visit www.countryracing. com.au and follow the ‘best dressed’ links.

Crossing the line: Zebra Crossing won easily in the ﬁrst race of the day.

Good day: Tom Mayo, Trav Gray and Kyle Dorman were enjoying themselves at the Stony Creek Easter Family Fair.

Cheers: Chelsea Pickering and Cassie Maher enjoy the spirit of racing.

Crazy hair: Ava Anderson gets a new hair colour for the races.

Racing day: John Stuart, Callum Hutchison and Jamie Tuckett have a fun day at the races.

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Heppell red hot at the ‘G

Bomber ﬂies: Dyson Heppell gets up high over Collingwood’s Chris Dawes with Dustin Fletcher at the back of the pack. Photo courtesy Herald Sun.

By Tony Giles DYSON Heppell capped off a magnificent Anzac Day match for Essendon against Collingwood in front of nearly 90,000 fans at the MCG, being runner-up to Magpie Scott Pendlebury for the Anzac Medal. In only his fifth AFL game, Heppell had a day out, collecting 25 touches and, in the process, held seven different opponents off the half backline. Heppell was named the Bombers best along with another first year player, Stuart Crameri, who was also playing his first Anzac Day game. Drafted at number eight for the Bombers, Heppell has so impressed coach James Hird, he has fielded the first year player in every match so far. Heppell described the match as “a surreal experi-

Mardan bowls MARDAN Indoor Bowls Club gathered for their weekly get together with 21 members turning out for a fun social night. The night was a lively affair with enough players to make an interesting mix of six teams playing three games of eight ends. With some very close fought games and a couple that are best forgotten, there was the usual banter between skips and players resulting in an entertaining night with a shock result. Runners-up were: Ron Baker, Ann Plowman and skip Robert Campbell with two wins and a loss (13 ends). Winners were: Dot Trent, Graham Roberts, Jeanette Grady and skip Andy Plowman. Yes folks you read it right, Andy Plowman, clocking up his ﬁrst win in what he tells me is a year and a half. Well done Andy and of course his team.

Buffalo indoor bowls ON Wednesday April 20, eight players on a wet night saw four teams of two. We played two games of 12 ends with six, and it was nice to see Alex Thompson back for a night of bowls. There was a countback fourth and third. In fourth (LD) 11 ends nine shots, skipper Bill Wolswinkle and Graeme To-

bias; third (DL) 11 ends five shots, skipper Andrew Hanks and Peter Heldens; second (DD), skipper Rod McConchie and Col Densley; first (WW), skipper Toni Heldens and Alex Thompson. The best first game Toni 17-8, second Toni 12-7. Hope to see you all next Wednesday. New bowlers are most welcome to come to the Buffalo Hall every Wednesday night at 7.30pm.

Leongatha bowls IT HAS been another week where mother nature took charge. The chance of finishing a full game of bowls was very limited. On Wednesday, April 20 only six hardy bowlers took on a game of social triples and the winners were Alan Rayson (s), David, Bee and S. Holch with a plus nine win. Runners-up were B. Turner (s), O. Crouch and A. Moore. Sponsors for the day were the Leongatha Bowls Club. Friday, April 22 (Good Friday) social bowls afternoon also washed out when 12 bowlers took to the greens in a 2x4x2 social game. However all was not lost as those who did bowl returned to the clubhouse with a group of members and friends for a cuppa and the afternoon activities indoors in support of the Good Friday Children’s Hospital Appeal. Among those present was long-time stalwart of the club who over the years had been the club’s collector of the wrong bias fines which go to the appeal. It was great to see Don Strawhorn able to join members and those present, even though he has not seen the best of health in recent times. We wish Don the very best and that he will be able to enjoy better health in the future. The winner of the raffle was S. Kolos of Leongatha. The money collected for wrong bias, the raffle and the auction together raised just on $500 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal. Special thanks to Ellie, Glenda and all who arranged the raffle and afternoon tea, and the afternoon bowls event that unfortunately was washed out, well done. The ladies section of the South Gippsland District

Ladies Bowling Association recently presented flowers to Leongatha member Joyce Fuller, on the occasion of Joyce’s 90th birthday. Joyce, from all at the Leongatha Bowls Club, well done on your achievement in life. Don’t forget the club’s annual general meeting held at the clubrooms on Thursday, May 5 commencing at 7.30pm. All full and financial members are invited to attend. Members and intending bowlers/members are reminded that commencing this Friday, April 29 at 4pm a coaching clinic will be held and it is proposed to continue this each Friday night so members can brush up on the finer points of the game. Until the next report, good bowling - Jackhigh

Inverloch ladies bowls WEDNESDAY, April 20 was the last of the monthly triples for the season. Winners were Jill Bateman, Joyce Arnold and Yvonne Kee. Runners-up were Ivy Sheppard, Shirley Phillipson and Joan Clark. Raﬂle winners were Marlene Jenkins, who kindly stepped in to replace Mavis Parks for the second half of the game, Cynthia Hensley, Yvonne Kee and Carol Hughes. The last social game will be Wednesday, April 27. As always we have invited our Golden Oldies so would everyone please bring a small plate. Don’t forget Shirts and Skirts on April 30. Game starts at 1pm followed by presentation night. Please bring a plate. Birthdays being celebrated this week are Joyce Arnold and Bev Kurrle.

ence, just the atmosphere and the whole build-up to the game was fantastic.” “The coach (James Hird) just said treat it as another game and lap up the atmosphere. I ran out and I looked up at the stands and absorbed the whole environment, it calmed my nerves from there.” Hird said of Heppell, “he was outstanding, he’s an amazing kid. He’s resilient, works his backside off, he’s not arrogant, he’s not ahead of himself in any way and he’s playing some terrific football.” It appears likely that Heppell will be rested this week in the match against Gold Coast Suns, Dyson having done a lot of work in the opening five rounds, including wearing some hard hits on Monday. The whole Heppell family travelled to the ‘G for the day. Mum Ann-Maree said it was her first Anzac Day blockbuster between these two proud sides. “My sons Jamin and Aar-

on and their girlfriends were thrilled to be in the rooms before the game with Dyson. They heard from 10 time world surﬁng champion Kelly Slater,” Ann-Maree said. “After the match Dyson met up with Aussie basketball superstar Andrew Bogurt.” Ann-Maree said if Dyson was given the week off footy, he would spend the week back in Leongatha. “They had a recovery session on Tuesday and we were hoping to ﬁnd out if he would be home this week.” Ann-Maree said she and her family were proud of how Dyson was doing, not just for themselves, but for the whole Leongatha community. “There’s a big Essendon following around here and we’ve received lots of wellwishes from people, and that’s great.” Earlier that day AnnMaree and husband Paul attended the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance so it was a truly big day for the Heppells.

.MID-GIPPSLAND FOOTBALL

Tigers raring to go after rest By Rover MIRBOO North hosts Newborough at Tigerland this Saturday when Mid Gippsland football and netball competitions resume after last weekend’s Easter break. A large crowd is expected to be in attendance to watch the four football and six netball games between the Tigers and the Bulldogs. Following the week off, players from both clubs will be refreshed and ready for action as soon as the umpire’s whistle blows. In the Senior football, Mirboo North, which has won only one game this season, will be keen to maximise its resource efﬁciency and boot a winning score.

It’s been many years since Newborough has won at Tigerland and Doggie fans will be hoping Jake Munro, Jarrod Bennets, Robert Wilson, Joel Blythman and journeyman, Cameron Harwood, can continue their great early season form. The Bulldogs are currently second on the ladder after winning their ﬁrst three matches in 2011. Mirboo North will rely on its experienced campaigners, Don Webb, Matt Holland, TimTraill, Shane Peters, Daniel Taylor and Drew Gardener to deliver the goods. The Tigers are also hopeful Josh Taylor, Anthony Bence, Brett Palmer, Dwayne Gunn and Dom Pinneri will ﬁnd plenty of the footy and add scoring options in attack.

Lady president’s day: was held at the Korumburra Bowling Club on Wednesday, April 20.Winners for the day are pictured from left with lady president, Mary Wrench; Helene Harris, Wendy Pepperell, Jenny McVeigh, Hugh Opray, Nancy Gilbert, Joan Blogg and Lena Harﬁeld.

“THE STAR”, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - PAGE 57

Alberton netball Results - Round 4

April 23 A Grade: KorumburraBena 62 d Inv-Kongwak 34; Yarram 52 d DWWWW 20; All other teams - bye. B Grade: Phillip Island 72 d Kilcunda-Bass 18; Inv-Kongwak 35 d Korumburra-Bena 31; DWWWW 62 d Yarram 27; All other teams - bye. C Grade: Phillip Island 41 d Kilcunda-Bass 16; Korumburra-Bena 34 d Inv-Kongwak 26; All other teams - bye. 17 & Under: Phillip Island 53 d Kilcunda-Bass 5; Korumburra-Bena 45 d Inv-Kongwak 14; Yarram 48 d DWWWW 10; All other teams - bye. 15 & Under: Phillip Island 33 d KilcundaBass 12; Inv-Kongwak 23 d Korumburra-Bena 20; DWWWW 20 d Yarram 15; All other teams - bye. 13 & Under: Phillip Island 66 d Kilcunda-Bass 7; Inv-Kongwak 17 drew Korumburra-Bena 17; Yarram 39 d DWWWW 6; All other teams - bye.

Ladders A Grade Dalyston .......................515.6 Kor-Bena ......................229.1 Foster............................200.0 Stony Creek ................. 117.7 MDU ............................. 113.0

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Phillip Island................157.4 Inv-Kongwak ...............102.3 Yarram .............................78.1 Toora ...............................64.1 Fish Creek ......................42.5 DWWWW.......................33.3 B Grade Foster............................500.0 Dalyston .......................187.5 Kor-Bena ......................246.2 Inv-Kongwak ...............153.8 Phillip Island................146.2 Stony Creek .................133.7 MDU ............................. 115.2 DWWWW.....................131.6 Fish Creek .......................60.8 Tarwin .............................56.4 Toora ...............................46.4 Yarram .............................14.9 Kil-Bass...........................33.8 C Grade Dalyston .......................244.4 Foster............................224.0 Kor-Bena ......................221.4 Inv-Kongwak ...............206.8 Stony Creek .................131.0 MDU .............................107.1 Phillip Island .................105.1 Tarwin .............................94.8 Fish Creek .......................66.1 Toora ...............................50.5 DWWWW.......................86.9 Kil-Bass...........................36.5 17 & Under Dalyston .......................427.3 Phillip Island................250.0 Yarram .........................229.3 MDU .............................183.0 Fish Creek ....................291.5 Kor-Bena ......................158.1 Inverloch .......................128.3 Stony Creek................... 114.9 Tarwin .............................69.1 DWWWW.......................36.3 Toora ...............................36.3 Foster...............................29.5 Kil-Bass...........................19.0 15 & Under Stony Creek .................300.0 DWWWW....................206.3 Fish Creek ....................202.6 Inv-Kongwak ...............201.5 Foster..............................90.9

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Korumburra-Bena ........91.8 MDU ...............................81.6 Toora ...............................81.3 Tarwin .............................75.0 Dalyston ..........................55.3 Yarram .............................75.0 Phillip Island ...................71.2 Kil-Bass...........................26.9 13 & Under Dalyston .....................3700.0 Phillip Island..............1270.0 Yarram .........................330.8 MDU .............................206.3 Foster..............................93.1 Inv-Kongwak ...............173.7 Kor-Bena .......................108.7 Fish Creek .....................138.0 Toora ...............................41.8 Kil-Bass...........................28.6 Tarwin .............................21.4 Stony Creek.....................12.9 DWWWW.........................7.5

8 8 8 8 8 4 4 0 16 16 16 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 4 4 0

Big weekend of netball WITH the Round 4 of netball completed on Easter Sunday, most games were won with ease. The exception was the exciting 13 and Under game between InverlochKongwak and Korumburra-Bena with the score tied at 17 each on the ﬁnal siren. Other close games at Inverloch were the 15 and Under contest with Inverloch-Kongwak winning 23 to Korumburra-Bena 20 and the B Grade game won by Inverloch 35 to Korumburra 31.

Wonthaggi Power netball A Grade Wonthaggi 54 d Leongatha 45 What a fantastic game of netball girls. Everybody played their role with great intensity. Let’s keep working on playing all four quarters and working together as a team. Awards: (Caledonian Bistro) Alice Young, (Evans Petroleum) Kayla Bowler. B Grade Wonthaggi 20 lt Leongatha 52 Thank you to Kate and Bonny for ﬁlling in and Fiona and Merryn for being on the bench. We need to use our voices more on the court and throw passes into the space we are running to. Strong leading for the ball saw us with the reward on the scoreboard. Keep training hard girls. Awards: (Caledonian Bistro) Laura Williams, (Evans Petroleum) Sarah Foon. C Grade Wonthaggi 38 d Leongatha 22 What a terriﬁc team effort. There was great strength shown all across the court. Keep up the hard work and everything will pay off. Awards: (Revive) Fiona Cengia, (Evans Petroleum) Leanne Brown. 17 and Under Wonthaggi 21 lt Leongatha 45. Although beaten soundly you all kept your work rate high. Still having many changes due to illness and injury, so

thanks to the U 15s again. Look forward girls and put into game day what you are learning and another win will not be far off. Go Power. Awards: (Vortex) Katie McCall, (Evans Petroleum) Laura Williams. 15 and Under Wonthaggi 31 d Leongatha 28 Training was great this week with lots of work achieved. This needs to happen all year if we want to achieve our goals. Great win girls, it was a very fast game with great passages of play. Ashlenn was back after her foot injury and she put in a great game. Everyone played hard and never gave up, which showed in the end result. Awards: (Sports Power) Ashlenn Chambers, (Evans Petroleum) Nikki Cengia. 13 and Under Wonthaggi 24 d Leongatha 9 Well done girls, our defence all down the court was excellent. We have to time our leads and don’t hesitate when passing but overall a great game. Aimee defended and rebounded strongly all game and was assisted well by Cassidy and Olivia. Nice shooting by Ally and Eva. Awards: (Evans Petroleum) Aimee Tessari, (McDonalds) Cassidy Bowman, (Encouragement) Olivia Gilmour.

Almost there: Korumburra-Bena’s Kate Kilpatrick just wasn’t quick enough to intercept the pass to Inverloch-Kongwak’s Sophie Cook.

Looking forward: Liz Sadler weighs up her options for Inverloch-Kongwak.

Leongatha netball A Grade Wonthaggi 54 d Leongatha 45 Awards: Ebony Best (LC Excessorise) and Laura Higgins (Seraﬁno’s Pizza) A close ﬁrst quarter, Leongatha with more possessions but in the second quarter Wonthaggi grabbed the lead. Our girls played well; defenders with lots of intercepts and rebounds and attackers making good leads all the way down the court. Third quarter Wonthaggi took the lead once again and in the fourth their lead went further ahead. Bad luck Leongatha, good luck next week, you have potential. B Grade Leongatha 52 d Wonthaggi 19 Awards: Amy Lester (Leongatha Skin Therapy) and Kate Pellicano (McCartin’s Hotel) A fantastic win that all of the girls contributed to. All players did their jobs; defenders kept tight and grabbed many intercepts, attackers fed well into the ring and goalers were very accurate. A well deserved win girls, looking forward

to many more to come. C Grade Wonthaggi 38 d Leongatha 22 Awards: Brook Brown (Serafino’s Pizza) and Michelle Street (McCartin’s Hotel) An unfortunate result for a hard fought game. The girls worked consistently against a tough opposition. Lots of turn overs and good movement down the court. The girls hope to be fighting from the first quarter next game and are looking forward to giving Warragul a run for their money. Under 17 Leongatha 45 d Wonthaggi 21 Awards: Nicola Marriott (Leongatha Skin Therapy) and Alice Tyson (Nagel’s Pharmacy) We started well, gradually increasing our lead in a hard fought game. We were 10 up at three quarter time but after an awesome last quarter we won our first game of the year 45 to 21. Everyone put in and the team really looked like it was coming together – an absolutely stand our performance by Nicola

Marriott in defence. Under 15 Wonthaggi 31 d Leongatha 28 Awards: Jess Clark and Georgia Higgins The windy conditions made the game a struggle for all players. The entire game was virtually goal for goal, with one or the other team occasionally sneaking a few goals ahead. Scores were level with about ﬁve minutes to go when Wonthaggi broke ahead, ultimately winning by just three goals. Well done everyone! Under 13 Wonthaggi 24 d Leongatha 9 Awards: Taylah Brown (LC Excessories ) and Sara Riseley (Network Video) Up against a tough opposition in Wonthaggi, all of the girls tried hard for four quarters. Leongatha girls showed some brilliance and great skills at times but it unfortunately wasn’t enough. Let’s enjoy our week off and come out ready for our next big game.

Leongatha indoor netball Results - April 18

May 9

Juniors: Stars 4 v Hot Shots 9, Jnr Bushrangers 12 v Vixens 5, Swifts - bye. Seniors: Lil Rascals 19 v Hot Shots 29, Divas 42 v LOLs 37, Rising Stars 24 v Odd Bods 49, Mutley Crew 36 v Reps 48, Mixtures - bye.

6pm: Hot Shots v Jnr Bushrangers, Vixens v Swifts, Stars - bye. 6.30pm: Hot Shots v Reps, Odd Bods v Lil Rascals. 7.15pm: Mixtures v Divas, LOLs v Rising Stars, Mutley Crew - bye.

LDNA umpires April 30

Good defence: Louise Christopher puts pressure on Mel Flood while she goes for a shot.

11am: Amy Smith, Erin Baudinette, Maddison Funnell, Mariah Grant, Narelle Hanily, Rebecca Wylie, Haley Hannon, Stephanie Wylie, Jaria Bernaldo, Maria Evison, Julie Grant, Anna Patterson. 12 noon: Bess Goodwin, Michelle Charlton, Kate Norton, Mary Mitchum, Belinda Dyke, Janice Hill, Brittany Tennyhuis, Talia Newton, Amy Egan, Karen Clark, Danielle Jones, Julie Newton, Jamie Gourley, Pat Kuhne, Julie Grant, Samantha Anderson. 1pm: Jenny Goss, Anna Patterson, Gabrielle Patterson, Andrea Funnell, Phil Smith, Robyn Kenny, Belinda Egan, Emma Smith. 2.15pm: Maria Evison, Anita Gourlay, Pat Kuhne, Belinda Egan, Lina Condoluci, Janice Hill, Julie Newton, Kate Gourlay. Any problems call Julie Grant 5662 2695, email juliegrant60@bigpond.com

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Power wins Easter clash WONTHAGGI has won the Gippsland League’s Easter clash, storming away with a 44-point win against a disappointing Leongatha line-up.

The Power’s win was their first for the year, and first under new coach Leigh McDonald. The large crowd was left disappointed following the match, given that the game had been highly anticipated. The home side began the game well, kicking the first two goals. Leongatha were looking shocked as they were no match for the Power’s intensity. Leigh McDonald had again started well as had Lucas White. Seasoned campaigner Paul Brosnan was displaying plenty of class, with his pin point left foot being a real strength of the Power’s forward structure. The Parrots were without skipper Jack Hughes, who was forced to sit on the sidelines as he overcomes an abdominal strain. Earl Shaw was dominating in the ruck

and Kane McCarthy was giving his side some good balance out on the wing. The Parrots’ young players were trying hard but the Power took a 17 point lead into the half time break. Beau Vernon and Tom Marriott kept pushing for Leongatha but the Power defence was brilliant all day. Wylie played up forward and with no Trew, Wonthaggi’s backline led by Cam Jones, Dean Jenkins and Andrew Seccull kept Leongatha’s younger forward line at bay. Kele Asa Leausa had a strong ﬁrst half and kept applying constant pressure in Wonthaggi’s forward half. Wonthaggi again showed some experience at the beginning of the term, Lucas White had played a great game so far and continued his good form as did Brosnan. Dylan Westaway played a solid match for Leongatha on a forward ﬂank. When Winter goaled for the Power early in the last quarter he virtually sealed the match for the home side.

Wonthaggi 13.12.90 d Leongatha 6.10.46

Leongatha 11.8.74 d Wonthaggi Power 5.5.35

Leongatha goals: M. Willcocks, C. Sanbrook, T. Marriott, M. Fleming, Z. Grifﬁths, C. Verboon Best: C. Sanbrook, R. McLennan, T. Marriott, R. Kelly, J. Stone, P. Le Page Wonthaggi Power goals: M. Kremmer 3, R. Hanley 2, K. McCarthy, C. Wylie, J. Blair, L. White , K. Asa Leausa, A. Winter, R. Underwood, L. McDonald Best: K. McCarthy, P. Brosnan, C. Jones, M. Kremmer, D. Jenkins, L. White RESERVES

Top goalkicker: C. Brown (Leongatha) 5 Wonthaggi Power best: B. Foon, M. Everitt, J. Armstrong, P. Solohub, L. Jones Leongatha best: C. Rump, J. Mackie, C. Brown, S. Vagg, R. Gillespie, P. Kindellan UNDER 18

Leongatha 11.14.80 d Wonthaggi Power 6.4.40 Top goalkicker: T. Burgess (Leongatha) 6 Wonthaggi Power best: J. Liddle, D.

Kick long: Power’s new recruit Chris Wylie sends the ball long.

O’Connor, B. Graham, M. Kelly, Z. Gilmour, L. Asa Leausa Leongatha best: T. Gordon, A. Heppell, M. O’Loughlin, T. Burgess, L. Castagna, R. O’Loughlin UNDER 16

Leongatha 12.15.87 d Wonthaggi Power 5.6.36 Top goalkicker: B. Davidson (Leongatha) 5 Wonthaggi Power best: J. Membrey, T. Hamilton, R. Lindsay, T. Huther, L. Asa Leausa Leongatha best: B. Davidson, N. Tuckett, B. Tomada, J. Read, E. Taylor, B. Rosser

Powering on: Wonthaggi Power were too strong for Leongatha all day.

Right: Where to now? Leongatha’s Roy Mullens is corralled by his opponents.

Yarram retains Jim Lanigan Memorial Shield THE local derby between DWWWW and Yarram took place last Saturday and with it the Jim Lanigan challenge shield.

It is the 14th challenge game between the two oldest clubs in the district and with Yarram’s win on Sunday the clubs are on seven wins each. Coral Lanigan was on hand to witness the game and present the shield to Yarram captain Chris Bruns. Allies welcomed three new players Grant Wyatt, Louis Ferguson and Nathan Graeske as it tries to lift their Senior list numbers. In perfect conditions where the Allies Fourths, Thirds and Reserves all won, it was going to be a big job to out run Yarram. Midway through the game Ken Rhodes and his opponent crashed to ground with Rhodes sustaining a suspected broken ankle. Yarram’s style of run-on game was evident from the ﬁrst minute or so. With three big bulky players patrolling the forward zone in Lucas Jenkins, Joshua Reid and Clinton Pattinson, Yarram had three tall targets to go to. In the middle Chris Bruns and Brent Lynch were instrumental in

many forward moves, but poor kicking at goal robbed them of a big quarter time lead. In defence the Allies worked very hard against the tall opponents and through Steve Buckley, Michael O’Sullivan and Adam Parry the home side was able to get forward but again kicking for goal appeared to be their biggest challenge. At the ﬁrst change the visitors led 3-8 to 0-1 but the second term was better as they made good use of the ball. The last term saw both teams still going hard for the ball and at times some tough stuff was dished out. A free to Steve Buckley plus 50 metres brought Buckley to within range and he slammed it through to register the team’s sixth. But as the umpires brought the ball back to the centre circle Yarram was able to win the stoppages and send the ball sideways ﬁrst, then via Lynch, Bruns and Davis set up the forward moves. Joshua Reid at fullforward was a huge task for the backline and his bulk and straight line speed enabled him to mark and goal twice to put the issue beyond doubt. Reid six goals, Lynch and Josh Swift three each were handy forwards who made good use of the chances presented.

Presentation: Coral Lanigan presents the Jim Lanigan Memorial Shield to Yarram captain Chris Bruns after his side’s 10 goal win against the Allies at the weekend.

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 5 - April 30 Foster v Inv-Kongwak Kor-Bena v DWWWW Yarram v Dalyston Toora v Fish Creek MDU v Phillip Island Tarwin v Stony Creek Kilcunda-Bass - bye

MID GIPPSLAND Round 4 - April 30 Morwell East v Yall-Yall North Yinnar v Boolarra Mirboo North v Newborough Thorpdale v Trafalgar Hill End v Yarragon

GIPPSLAND

Yarram 17.17.119 d DWWWW 7.5.47 Yarram best: T. Davis, J. Swift, L. Jenkins, J. Reid, C. Bruns, J. Parry Goals: J. Reid 6, B. Lynch 3, J. Swift 3, C. Sutherland 2, J. Swift 1, J. Parry 1, C. Pattinson 1 DWWWW best: L. Madeley, A. Parry, S. Kilgower, W. Colbert, S. Buckley, K. Rhodes Goals: K. Rendell 3, K. Rhodes 2, S. Kilgower 1, S. Buckley 1 RESERVES

DWWWW 12.10.82 d

Yarram 6.9.45 Top goalkicker: P. Murray (Yarram) 4 DWWWW best: T. Hunter, K. Sellings, B. Asif, A. Beasley, O. Henderson, C. Fennell Yarram best: M. O’Connor, M. McKenzie, T. Haymes, G. Barlow, D. Rash, P. Murray UNDER 18

DWWWW 20.12.132 d Yarram 2.0.12 Top goalkickers: D. Vardy, B. Reed (DWWWW) 4. DWWWW best: B. O’Loughlin, K. Skarratt, T. Williams, B. Vardy, B. Reed, A. Parry Yarram best: J. Barlow, M. McKenzie, J.

Burton, A. Holt, K. Shrubb, B. Davis UNDER 15

DWWWW 17.13.115 d Yarram 1.1.7 Top goalkickers: J. Dunkley, K. Hanning, K. Dunkley, D. McKeane, S. Gamlin, R. Benis (DWWWW) 2. DWWWW best: D. Skarratt, A. Moore, S. Gamlin, Z. Lawler, J. Dunkley, K. Hanning Yarram best: J. McDonald, A. Liversidge, C. Coulthard, P. Shrubb, J. Liversidge

Round 3 - April 30 Warragul v Sale Maffra v Drouin Traralgon v Moe Morwell v Bairnsdale

ELLINBANK Round 4 - April 30 Neerim Neerim Sth v Garﬁeld Nilma Darnum v Koo Wee Rup Nyora v Ellinbank Buln Buln v Longwarry Cora Lynn v Warragul Ind Nar Nar Goon v Lang Lang Poowong v Bunyip Catani - bye

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SENIORS LADDER W L D

Kil-Bass ........ 4 Kor-Bena ....... 3 Dalyston ........ 2 Inv-K’wak....... 2 MDU............. 2 Fish Creek...... 2 Stony Creek.......2 Phillip Island .....1 Foster ................1 Toora .................1 Yarram ..............0 Tarwin ...............0 DWWWW ..........0

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

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

Pts

135.60 16 147.69 12 685.19 8 157.83 8 147.83 8 115.15 8 114.52 8 131.75 4 79.68 4 29.37 4 77.42 0 58.88 0 24.31 0

GOALKICKERS L. James (Kil-Bass) ............ (4) C. Graham (Dalyston) ........ (0) B. Lawrence (PI) ................ (4) D. Clark (Inv-K’wak) ........... (1) C. Langley (Stony Creek) ... (0) J. Cann (Tarwin) ................. (0) T. Krause (Inv-Kongwak) .... (2) M. Standfield (Fish Creek) .. (0) N. Besley (Kor-Bena) .......... (0) T. Bartholomew (Foster)..... (0) M. Wilson (MDU) ............... (0) A. Russell (Dalyston) ......... (0)

20 18 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 8

RESERVES LADDER W L D

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

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

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

Pts

183.93 331.08 149.25 613.64 219.19 105.70 112.62 100.58 60.10 25.56 50.48 47.73 4.89

16 12 12 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS L. Wilkinson (Dalyston)...... (0) B. Vague (Kil-Bass) ............ (0) R. Quaife (Kor-Bena) .......... (0) G. Jones (Toora) ................ (0) J. Jackson (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) D. Smith (Foster) ............... (0) J. Wallis (Kor-Bena) ........... (0) J. Shill (Tarwin) .................. (0) J. Law (Fish Creek) ............ (0) P. Roberts (Fish Creek) ...... (0) B. McNamara (Kil-Bass) ..... (0) K. Taylor (PI) ...................... (2)

17 12 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5

Breaking out: Ryan Mortimer gets some distance from his opponents.

’Burra finishes strongly AFTER a close tussle the whole way through, Korumburra-Bena ran away with it in the last quarter to record a 32 point victory. The Senior game was played on a perfect surface at Inverloch in ﬁne but breezy condi-

LADDER Kil-Bass ......4 Kor-Bena .....3 Phillip Is......3 MDU...........3 Dalyston ......2 Foster .........2 DWWWW .......1 Fish Creek ......1 Toora ..............1 Tarwin ............0 Yarram ...........0 Inv-Kongwak ..0 Stony Creek....0

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

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

First quarter Nine minutes of scrambly play produced only behinds before I-K ﬁnally opened the goal tally where Dylan Clark, showing the advantage of playing in front, marked and kicked truly. K-Bena replied immediately and 14 minutes in Clynton McCaughan from outside 50 kicked a fantastic morale boosting goal to give I-K an eight point lead. Travis Krause then handballed to Corey Chapman who slotted another four minutes later. From a rebound by Mark Billows, Nathan Cant accepted a perfect pass from Chris Spencer and from a long way out hit the top of the goal post. K-Bena’s C. Maskell out-marked a big pack in the goal square to make the score interesting at the ﬁrst break. I-K 3.5.23 to K-Bena 2.1.13.

Second quarter

UNDER 18 W L D

tions with a two to three goal wind advantage favouring the township end. I-K won the toss and kicked this way.

381.98 1275.00 426.92 395.31 1510.00 119.46 58.30 55.51 33.64 34.98 22.05 18.91 5.98

Pts

16 12 12 12 8 8 4 4 4 0 0 0 0

Up there: James Rippingale and Patrick Jobling look even in the ruck contest.

K-Bena kicking with the aid of a stiff breeze was straight into attack, inaccurate kicking producing only three behinds. With ruckman Patrick Jobling dropping back to help his defenders I-K were able to absorb the pressure and keep K-Burra goalless for half this term. When I-K ﬁnally moved the ball forward, Brad Hayes earned a free kick 40mtrs out to split the centre. K-Bena began to control the aerial contests on their backline, repelling with ease the haphazard approach to goal by

GOALKICKERS J. Goewie (Kil-Bass) ............ (5) 15 J. Black (PI) ........................ (3) 13 J. Hughes (PI) ..................... (0) 13 P. Pattison (Kor-Bena) ......... (3) 12 M. Jones (PI) ...................... (3) 10 M. Howell (Dalyston) .......... (0) 9 K. Salama (Kil-Bass) ........... (3) 8 C. Hutcheson (MDU) ........... (0) 8 S. Macri (Kor-Bena) ............ (3) 7 T. Charles (Kil-Bass)............ (0) 7

IN front of an enormous holiday crowd at Phillip Island, Kil-

cunda-Bass took out the Eric Marks Cup by a nail biting three

UNDER 15

UNDER 13

UNDER 11

W L D

Pts

581.58 309.21 221.80 348.28 164.81 0.00 85.84 71.70 46.67 9.16 21.89 14.92 7.19

16 12 12 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS N. Arney (Kil-Bass) ............ (2) B. Johnston (PI)................. (4) M. Manteit (PI)................... (2) J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena) ........ (3) J. Taylor (PI) ...................... (2) E. Staley (Foster)................ (0) J. Buckland (Fish Creek) .... (0) B. Hateley (Foster) ............. (0) K. Kirk (Dalyston) ............... (0) T. Hanrahan (MDU) ............ (0)

17 17 15 11 10 10 9 9 7 7

Phillip Is....... 4 0 0 Kor-Bena ...... 3 0 0 Kil-Bass ....... 3 1 0 Fish Creek..... 2 1 0 Foster .......... 2 1 0 Dalyston ....... 2 0 0 Inv-K’wak ..........1 3 0 MDU.................1 2 0 Stony Creek......1 2 0 Toora ................1 2 0 Yarram .............0 2 0 Tarwin ..............0 3 0 DWWWW .........0 3 0

ball in their forward area at all, the K-Bena pressure began to show on the overworked I-K defence, kicking ﬁve goals in 10 minutes to put the game out of reach. They kicked another three to one to run out comfortable winners at the end. The score was not a true indication of how evenly these two sides were. They both should be playing in the ﬁnals. I-K were missing three main players who unfortunately had other commitments.

Third quarter

K-B best: J. Smith, B. Fitzpatrick, A. Zuidema, D. Wyhoon, L. Van Rooye, S. Braithwaite Goals: L. Van Rooye 4, C. Maskell 3, J. Smith 3, I. Osman 2, B. Fitzpatrick 2, S. Braithwaite 1 Inverloch-Kongwak best: K. Rotthier, M. Coyne, C. Spencer, B. Dryden, M. Billows, C. McCaughan Goals: T. Krause 2, C. McCaughan 2, C. Chapman 2, N. Cant 1, D. Clark 1, B. Hayes 1, A. Sadler 1 RESERVES

I-K got off to a great start when Rhys Tegg won the ball at the centre bounce, kicked to McCaugahn who handballed to Chapman; a goal in 16 seconds. Braithwaite replied ﬁve minutes later. Not long after McCaughan gathered the ball on the wing, handballed to himself over the top of a K-Bena rival to kick the goal of the match from 50. Another 50 metre penalty gave Braithwaite another goal. Maskell marked as the siren sounded and kicked another to give K-Bena a three point lead. They were getting right on top of a tiring I-K team who were feeling the relentless pressure applied to them. I-K 8.8.56 to K-Bena 8.11.59.

Final quarter A goal by Nathan Cant in the ﬁrst minute of play gave the home side their ﬁnal lead of the day. It was all K-Bena after this. With the I-K forwards not able to hold the

Korumburra-Bena 15.13.103 d Inverloch-Kongwak 10.9.69

K-B 8.6.54 d I-K 6.11.47 Leading Goalkickers: Z. Fowler 1, M. Ford 1, N. DeSantis 1. I-K best: S. Buxton, L. Rankin, B. Withers, J. Dowie, R. Minns, Z. Fowler UNDER 18

K-B 24.15.159 d I-K 1.2.8 Leading Goalkickers: J. Harris 4, J. Kilpatrick 4. K-B best: A. Snooks, P. Pattison, A. O’Neill, J. Harris, N. Allen, J. Meade. I-K best: C. Allum, A. Dowie, T. Beckerleg, E. Storti, J. Truman, J. Kershaw UNDER 15

K-B 8.7.55 d I-K 6.7.43 Leading Goalkicker: J. Hopkins 3. K-B best: C. Hansen, J. Hopkins, S. Anderson, B. Dorling, H. Suckling, P. Dunlevie I-K best: J. Kershaw, J. Burton, C. Casey, M. MacKay, M. Burton, J. Dowie

Panthers run over Island LADDER

LADDER

I-K. Kit Rothier for I-K did a tremendous lot of work defending and helping out in the ruck. His long accurate kicking was a feature. With slick team-work K-Bena were back in it with goals to Fitzpatrick and BOG Justin Smith who, with the aid of poor tackling, weaved his way through a pack of defenders to goal from ﬁve metres. Shortly after Corey Chapman, playing his ﬁrst game for the club, handballed to Krause who ran into an open goal to restore I-K’s lead. Aided by a 50 metre penalty for a late I-K tackle, this resulted in another K-Bena goal. This levelled the scores at the half time break. I-K 5.7.37 to K-Bena 5.7.37.

W L D

L’gatha Jnr .... 2 Kor-Bena ...... 2 Inv-K’wak...... 2 Dalyston ....... 2 Corner Inlet ... 0 Phillip Island . 0 Won Power ..... 0 Kil-Bass............0

0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

4014.29 1637.50 504.55 220.93 29.33 14.37 12.98 3.43

GOALKICKERS O. Toussaint (Inv-K) ............. (6) B. Carratello (L’gatha Jnr) .... (4) L. Riseley (L’gatha Jnr) ........ (3) A. Toussaint (Inv-K) ............. (4) K. Patterson (L’gatha Jnr) .... (1) H. Suckling (Kor-B) .............. (0) A. Busana (Dalyston) ........... (4) P. Ahokava (Kor-B) ............... (1) J. Smith (L’gatha Jnr) .......... (1) C. McKenzie (Inv-K) ............. (2) J. Hoy (L’gatha Jnr).............. (0) J. Van der Kolk (Inv-K) ......... (1) J. Teakle (Inv-K) ................... (0) J. Patterson (L’gatha Jnr) ..... (2)

8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0

9 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

W L D

Inv-Kongwak ....2 0 0 260.61 L’gatha Jnr ......2 0 0 166.00 Corner Inlet ....1 1 0 191.18 Won Power ......1 1 0 181.36 Dalyston .........1 1 0 135.00 Kor-Bena ........1 1 0 8.74 Kil-Bass..............0 2 0 60.00 Phillip Island ......0 2 0 20.27 GOALKICKERS S. Bent (Won P) ................... (1) C. Serong (Inv-K) ................. (4) H. Hilberto (Dalys) ............... (0) J. Bates (Won P) .................. (0) D. Williams (L’gatha Jnr)...... (2) J Gilmour (Won P) ............... (0) B. Perry (L’gatha Jnr) ........... (0) J. Thornell (Corner In) ......... (0) B. Cripps (Corner In)............ (2) Z. Clark (L’gatha Jnr)............ (1) M. Hocking (Kil-B) ............... (0) M. Toussaint (Inv-K) ............ (1) B. Veenendaal (Dalys) .......... (0) X. Duursma (Corner In) ....... (1) J. Tolley (Kil-B)..................... (0) M. Hoober (L’gatha Jnr) ....... (0)

Pts

8 8 4 4 4 4 0 0 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

points. This was a long awaited game for both clubs. It is generally the kick off game to the season, however both clubs have had a chance to prepare for the clash of these near rivals. It has been four years since Kilcunda-Bass have beaten Phillip Island in the Easter game and they were eager to turn this around. The crowd was building and would not have been disappointed in the game – unless you were a Phillip Island supporter at the ﬁnal siren as Kilcunda-Bass came home by a nail biting three points. With a stiff breeze blowing across the ground, the game started off at a hectic pace with both backlines standing firm and repelling constant attacks. It wasn’t until the 14 minute mark that the first goal was scored to the Panthers who then slotted through another

in quick succession. The Bulldogs kicked their first after the quarter time siren to make them seven points in arrears. The game opened up in the second term as the Island kicked five goals to the Panthers three as the Bulldogs went into the main break seven points in front. The third quarter was a battle royal with neither side yielding to the pressure and at the last change the Bulldogs were 12 points in front. The Panthers strengthened their backline in the last quarter and slowly pegged back the lead, running out winners by three points. From the Panthers point of view it was a great win, but from a playing point of view it left a bit to be desired. The first quarter was an arm wrestle with K-B just winning the quarter, the second and third quarters were clearly won by Phillip Island, which was a little disappointing for K-B,

owing to the fact they made a lot of mistakes, not picking up the opposition and just looking disorganised. At the third quarter break, being two goals down, the K-B coach laid down the law, and to the players’ credit the side lifted for the final quarter. Players such as Brad

Kilcunda Bass 10.12.72 d Phillip Island 10.9.69 Kil-Bass best: D. Holmes, T. Smith, J. Wells, B. Vague, B. Hender, A. Miller Goals: L. James 4, B. Vague 3, J. Wells 2, P. Lange 1 Phillip Island best: J. Docherty, S. Docherty, J. Robinson, J. Niven, B. Lawrence, S. Murdoch Goals: B. Lawrence 4, J. Niven 2, D. Larsson 1, J. Docherty 1, T. Oke 1, J. Dykes 1 RESERVES

Phillip Island 10.13.73 d Kil-Bass 9.7.61 Leading Goalkicker: S. Ambler 4. Phillip Island best: A. Wolfenden, J. Rocotas, B. Lindsay, D. Garton, S. Ambler, T. Cleeland Kil-Bass best: B. Wallace, L. Smith, T. Charles, J. Good, Z. Hill, J. Born.

Hender, Paul Lange, Timothy Smith, Damian Holmes, and Adam Miller lifted that 10 per cent more. Luke James had three shots at goal and kicked two nice goals to cap off the win. Benny Vague tried his heart out all day and won the Anzac medal for K-B, Well done.

UNDER 18

Kil-Bass 13.8.86 d Phillip Island 6.4.40 Leading Goalkicker: J. Goewie 5. Kil-Bass best: M. Doyle, D. Crawford, D. Chapman, C. Smith, J. Newsome, J. MacIntyre. Phillip Island best: E. Richards, J. Sorati, Z. Wagner, J. Black, N. Pluck, A. Ofﬁcer. UNDER 15

Phillip Island 11.10.76 d Kil-Bass 3.10.28 Leading Goalkicker: B. Johnston 4. Phillip Island best: M. Manteit, A. Edwards, T. Lee, J. Taylor, B. Johnston, G. Le. Kil-Bass best: P. Kavanagh, S. Hammond, B. North, T. Thatcher, N. Arney, M. Homer.

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Having inﬂuence: Jesse and Sindy Boyd’s close sibling relationship is paying off on the netball court.

Siblings unite for club’s sake By Brad Lester A SISTER and brother are making a formidable combination on the netball court. Sindy and Jesse Boyd coach three teams at Inverloch-Kongwak between them, drawing on their considerable expertise to inspire rising – and experienced – players to sporting success. Jesse coaches A Grade with Tamara Luke, Sindy B Grade (as a playing coach) and the siblings share coaching duties of the club’s Under 17 players. “Sport and netball particularly have been a big part of our family,”

Sindy said. The Under 17 girls appreciate the pair’s similar ideas and shared terminology, and also the opportunity to step up into the senior ranks. “We have got to look at the longevity of the club because we lose a lot of our 18-year-olds to study and work in Melbourne,” Sindy said. Jesse added: “But what I like about the netball is that there is not a lot of money involved like footy. Loyalty is there.” Despite being a man playing in what is typically a woman’s sport, Jesse feels at home. He has played with the Victorian men’s team for 10 years, where the play is more aerial,

athletic and a lot rougher. This week, he is again wearing the Victorian bib at the Men’s National Netball Championships in Sydney, NSW, most likely as a goal defence. His opponents in the past have included the Australian national team, the Diamonds, and the New Zealand national squad, the Silver Ferns, as well as the Phoenix and Kestrel national league sides. He has also played mixed netball with Sindy, and the pair’s sister Kelly was a state squad player. Sindy has played under former national premiership coach and now staff member of the Adelaide Thunderbirds, Lisa Alexander,

formerly of Leongatha, and has represented Gippsland in the State Netball League. She ﬁrst picked up a ball as a 10-year-old playing with Town in the Leongatha and District Netball Association, and has since played with Leongatha and Inverloch. “I learnt commitment from Lisa and that’s what I’m able to pass on to the Under 17s. The younger ones have got that enthusiasm because they work and it’s good to make more of them with a bit of direction,” Sindy said. “They are at the stage where they need to look at the dynamics of the game and why things happen.

“We explain to the kids why they are doing a drill and where it ﬁts on the court.” Jesse takes an overall approach to advancing his charges to produce results on the board. “I want to work on game strategies, offensive and defensive systems. It’s a bit more complex with the senior players though,” he said. Sindy also credits Geoff Davis and Leonnie McCluskey as among her other coaching inﬂuences. Jesse also paid tribute to Leonnie, for her contribution as coach of the Victorian men’s team.