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THE inaugural Great Southern Star Eisteddfod attracted huge crowds to Leongatha at the weekend, as dancers and supporters flocked to the town from all parts of Gippsland, the Latrobe Valley and Melbourne. Organisers are thrilled with the success of the first ever Star Eisteddfod and have major plans for a bigger event next year. The Ball sisters of Middle Tarwin (left), Tamika and Rhiarna, placed second and first respectively in the AW Smith and Sons Classical Championship 13 Years and Over. Third was Stephanie Kemp of Traralgon and Matilda Patterson of Leongatha received an honourable mention. See story on page 3, and photos on pages 36 and 37. Photo by Tammy Lee Photography.

Bushfire plea Council will need more State money By Brad Lester COUNCILS will need more funding to prepare for bushfires if the State Government adopts certain recommendations in the 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission’s final report. More staff will be needed to deal with major planning changes, evacua-

tion and roadside clearing under changes suggested by the Royal Commission. That is the concern of South Gippsland Shire Council’s emergency manager, Lew Wilson who attended a Royal Commission brieﬁng session held by the Municipal Association of Victoria in Melbourne last week. Council ofﬁcers also attended a community consultation session at Churchill last Thursday and will attend a similar meeting at Inverloch tonight

(Tuesday). The report comes more than 18 months after the Delburn complex ﬁre destroyed 30 homes and scarred the communities of Mirboo North, Darlimurla and Boolarra. The Star visited the area last week and found that while people had not forgotten the ﬁres, they are moving on. Mr Wilson said adequate funding would be vital to safeguard communities. “With all of the provisions, there

will be a need for more ofﬁcer input and we will need more people. If the State does not give us the funding so that we can afford the people to make this happen, it’s not going to happen,” he said. The report suggested council propose evacuation routes and shelter points for communities at risk, and identify vulnerable people in the community, such as the elderly or disabled, and help them plan to stay or go.

“It’s a huge task. The concern in South Gippsland Shire is our four high risk coastal towns. In Venus Bay for example, the population swells from 4000 to 5000 people from 400 to 500 over summer, so how do you identify who is at risk?” Mr Wilson said. “People come from interstate and overseas and may have never experienced ﬁres, so planning for that is a big concern for local government. Continued on page 3.

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Magical occasion: the 2010 Newhaven College Debutante Ball was held in the college auditorium on Saturday night. More than 500 people attended the evening, including families from Leongatha and surrounds.

Dancing for diabetes

THE 14th Royal Children’s Hospital Diabetic Dinner Dance raised $40,000 for children with diabetes.

More than 300 people attended a wonderful evening at the Inverloch Community Centre to support The Royal Children’s Hospital Diabetic Unit recently. Twelve doctors from the hospital attended and Professor George Werther thanked the Inverloch community for its support. An amazing seafood banquet was the dinner provided by Darryl Thomas of the Inlet Hotel. Band “Party Town” entertained the guests until 1am, continuing a tradition of donating their talents to

the fundraiser for 14 years. Many volunteers worked hard throughout the night, including auctioneer Scott Hughes from LJ Hooker Inverloch and Wonthaggi. The auction alone raised $18,000. The money raised funds for the complication screening program at the hospital’s diabetic unit, which screens 15,000 children annually for any early onset of diabetic complications with eyes, heart, kidneys and vascular system. There is no hospital or government funding for the program and the Inverloch event is the only fundraiser. Since the program began, incidences of complications have gone from 30 per cent to two per cent. Money raised on the

night also goes to diabetes research and to fund a help program for adolescents suffering anxiety and depression as a result of also having chronic diabetes. Kerrie and Ross Beauglehall of Inverloch organise the annual event, as their daughter Carla has insulin

dependant diabetes. Kerrie was a guest speaker at the Royal Children’s Hospital Auxiliary’s AGM on the weekend and has been awarded the auxiliary’s highest award, the Madge Tate Award. She was also inducted as a Living Treasure of the hospital.

Family occasion: Pieta Mackin, Brett Beauglehall, Kerrie Beauglehall, Paul Poletti, Carla Poletti, Laura Beauglehall and Ross Beauglehall. Left: Social evening: Heather and Trevor Dowson with Judy Caughey.

Woorayl Lodge reopens today By Jane Ross

WOORAYL Lodge reopens today after being closed for more than two weeks because of gastroenteritis. Residents at the Leongatha aged care facility be-

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came reacquainted last night, when they dined together for the ﬁrst time since the gastro outbreak started on July 23. During the lockdown period, they were conﬁned to their rooms and no one other than staff was permitted to come or go from the hostel. An exception was

made for four residents who had to go to hospital for reasons other than gastro. But once they left, they were not allowed to return – until today. Lodge manager Wendy Roughead, said a total of 19 residents had been affected by the gastro outbreak. A “terminal” clean of the facility was conducted yesterday. Wendy explained that meant a “thorough steam clean of everything”. She said she, staff and residents, were looking forward to the resumption of normal life at the lodge. It’s not quite the same picture at Carinya Lodge Hostel in Korumburra. Facility secretary Clyde Paterson, said the hos-

tel had not been in lock down, but was taking “all precautions”. Five residents have been affected. They are conﬁned to their rooms and a number of staff are away because they have become ill too. Mr Paterson is in daily contact with the Department of Health. He said it had looked as though the problem had been dealt with, but another resident went down with the illness on Saturday. A facility has to be symptom free for 48 hours before it can regard the gastro as over. Mr Paterson said none of the affected residents had required hospitalisation. Gastro started there early last week.

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Eisteddfod buoys economy THE GREAT Southern Star Eisteddfod has been hailed a success by dancers, organisers and the audience. It was standing room only for the show’s Friday night event, as more than 300 people crowded into Mesley Hall at Leongatha Secondary College. The inaugural event lured competitors from across Gippsland and Melbourne, and boosted the economy of Leongatha and surrounds as visitors booked accommodation and dined out. Key organiser Tanya Bolam was overwhelmed by the level of support. “It was just fantastic to see such a huge crowd gather on Friday night, and they came through well on the other days too,” she said. “So many people came up and said they’ll be back next year. They absolutely loved it.” A year of organisation went into the event, so it is no surprise that such success was sustained. On Sunday, 50 dancers were treated to a hip hop and jazz workshop with well known dancer and choreographer, Phillip Haddad. “That was awesome. It was a great way to ﬁnish off the event,” Ms Bolam said. Parents of younger children were pleased with the way the teachers

and elder students took care of their children. “What lovely role models my daughters had that night,” mother Jayne Scott said. Before her eldest daughters danced, Ms Scott recalled seeing her daughter with a senior dancer going through her routine with her partner. “She had just one dance and her student teacher had many, but still she had time to spend with my daughter,” she said. The eisteddfod also proved to be quite successful for businesses, with motels used for accommodation and shops visited by participants and families. Julie Betts, owner of the Leongatha Motel, was busy with visitors and would love to have them back next year. “We had quite a few families stay. There were 12 rooms booked out on Friday and Saturday night,” she said. “It’s quiet this time of year, so anything that brings people into the town is a good thing.” Shirley Lund, an employee of the Opal Motel said the guests were more than welcome. “It’s good for the town. I think the people need to be aware and book ahead though,” she said, noting the motel was full. The town will back the eisteddfod next year, which will be music to the ears of the organisers.

Council plea for State bushfire money

Continued from page 1. “Where do you find the resources to do that and help these people plan so that police and other emergency services know where they are?” Council is also faced with conflicting laws on clearing roadside vegetation to reduce fire risk. The MAV meeting called for State clarification. “At the end of the day, more work is required (of councils) and more input, and we need to know whether we leave something else and concentrate our resources on this (bushfire planning),” Mr Wilson said. He said changes would be required to planning and building acts, and councils need the State to take the lead by adopting a strategic approach. “Particularly in bushfire prone areas, the CFA will have to take a more stringent approach in making recommendations to approve a planning permit,” Mr Wilson said. Fire refuges remain an issue for council, unable to designate such venues in the high fire risk towns of Venus Bay, Waratah Bay, Walkerville and Sandy Point. “They are all small hamlets with no public buildings and no public open spaces big enough,” Mr Wilson said. Private land is the only option but such land is

farmland with pasture – a high fuel load – and so those sites do not comply with CFA standards. Mr Wilson was among representatives of councils from throughout Victoria to hear from the MAV’s solicitors and also Premier John Brumby, and the ministers for Local Government, Emergency Services and Environment. Bass Coast Shire Council will need more time to review the commission’s ﬁndings, said community safety manager, Philippa O’Halloran. She was also at the MAV meeting. “We need to carefully consider the recommendations to ensure there is strong commitment to make changes that are in the best interests of our community,” she said. “As a number of recommendations relate to councils, it’s important that a local government position is put to the State Government. MAV is currently working on what the cost implications could be for local councils.” Shadow Minister for Local Government, Jeanette Powell, called on the State Government to adequately fund councils. The commission’s report states: “Local governments have struggled to implement the recommendations in the commission’s interim report because of constrained resources and the need for specialist

personnel.” “As part of the Royal Commission recommendations, councils will be expected to be more active in planning for bushfires, including evacuation and shelter options,” she said. “The Bushfires Royal Commission interim report, released last year, delegated responsibility for neighbourhood safer places to the Brumby Government which shifted this enormous task to councils. “Despite handballing this huge responsibility on to councils, John Brumby allocated only $1 million to help them comply with the new regulations.” Claims have been made to The Star that the Churchill meeting was a lost opportunity, with consultation rushed and people’s expertise not tapped into. “It was like speed dating. It was like a joke,” a source said. Tonight’s meeting at the Inverloch Community Hub from 6.30pm will give residents the chance to help shape the State Government’s final response to the commission’s recommendations. The State Government has already announced inprinciple support for 59 of the commission’s 67 recommendations. • Mirboo North and Darlimurla, 18 months on, on page 6.

Ryan eyes victory WITH the strong prospect of governing Victoria, Nationals leader Peter Ryan, is determined to make the most of the opportunity. “We’ve got a good chance of winning.” With that in mind, he walked the streets of Leongatha on Friday, meeting and greeting. “One hundred and 14 days to go,” he declared, referring to November’s State election. He is appalled by the Brumby Government’s propensity to treat country Victorians with discourtesy and contempt, citing as one example the failure of the Bushﬁres Royal Commission report to mention Gippsland in the opening commentary. Alan Moore of Leongatha was thrilled to see him, shake his hand, throwing his arm around Peter’s shoulders when asked to pose for a photograph. “You’ve got my vote!”

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Adventure bound: Michelle and Cortney Emery-Evans with locals in Quito, Ecuador.

Galapagos dreaming By Marli Draper TURNING 21 is a major milestone and a Leongatha resident celebrated the occasion with an amazing expedition recently. Michelle Emery-Evans treated her son Cortney to the trip of a lifetime for his birthday as the pair travelled to the Galapagos Islands, off South America. With a common interest in prehistoric animals, the choice to see living history ﬁrsthand was a collaborative one. Charles Darwin, the ‘father’ of evolutionary theory, did much research on the islands and there is still a research centre bearing his name. Flying in to the archipelago via Quito, in Ecuador, the pair joined a group of 13 to enjoy an eight day tour run by Australian-based Intrepid tours. The group bonded beautifully and delighted in the natural wonders that abound on the

five islands they explored: San Cristobal, Floreana, Santa Fe, Isabela and Santa Cruz. There are about 11 islands in the group. Some are stable but some are subject to tectonic plate movement, rising and falling over time as they evolve geologically. There are several non-active volcanic craters. Every island has a unique flora and fauna mix and the currents that mix around the islands have brought an incredible array of diversity, and the plants and animals have continued to adapt and evolve. As there is no predation, animals have dominion and know no fear. This makes for some extraordinary encounters. Michelle and Cortney particularly loved the iguanas. They saw three species, two marine and one terrestrial. Each is endemic to a specific island habitat. The food they favour influenced their variation and evolution in their discrete environments. The terrestrial type ate cactus and was yellow and orange in colour whilst the blue black marine species apparently ate algae.

Adventure seeker: Cortney Emery-Evans searches for marine life.

One of the islands they saw held a large colony of impressive sea lions. The tour was active and the pair trekked, swam, snorkelled and rode their way through the spectacular scenery. They saw the blue footed booby and swam with reef sharks and sea turtles. The local people speak Spanish and were polite and obliging, according to Michelle. Some housing was built from found objects such as driftwood which leant an authentic aesthetic to the built environment. Being isolated has necessitated a self sustaining approach and the islands are powered by wind. The local people catch all their water and grow most of their food. As the tour wound up, Michelle and Cortney enjoyed four more free days together, before Michelle ﬂew home and Cortney ﬂew on to New York. His plans include some time living and working in Canada with friends.

Looking at you: Cortney Emery-Evans and a giant turtle.

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Region looks to its future By Jane Ross FOUR out of 10 Gippslanders could miss out on broadband technology.

This is a far larger service gap than the National Broadband Network’s promise of “service to 90 per cent of the population”. And it is in spite of a $15.89 million allocation for a backbone route through south west Gippsland that will beneﬁt Leongatha, Korumburra, Wonthaggi, Inverloch and Yarram. The poor service will have a direct impact on Gippsland’s liveability and opportunities for economic growth. So will the region’s lack of intertown public transport. Those two items are highlighted in a

Gippsland Regional Plan, drawn up by the mayors and CEOs of Gippsland’s six municipalities, together with representatives of Regional Development Victoria and Regional Development Australia. Cr Scott Rossetti, who chairs the Gippsland Local Government Network (GLGN) said it would become increasingly important for local government to seek State funding as a region. “The State Government has recognised the region here as quite cutting edge in working together.” According to the 155-page plan, there is much to work on. An ageing workforce, the potential for a labour shortage, effects of climate change on agricultural and tourism assets, inevitability of a carbon tax

and a population with poorer health status than Victorian averages, number among the region’s challenges. The plan is expected to be adopted by the councils involved, including South Gippsland and Bass Coast. By 2026, the region’s population is projected to grow by 50,000, with Bass Coast looking at a 45.5 per cent jump in resident numbers. There will be more than double the number of Gippslanders aged 65 and over and twice the current number of people aged over 85. The result will be more people to work in aged care, allied health, community and mental health. According to the plan, reduced rainfall and higher temperatures will hit the beef and dairy industries and “the impact of climate change cannot

Deaths unnecessary: doctor By Jane Ross PEOPLE in Gippsland are dying from preventable causes such as suicide or heart disease because of poor access to health care. Dr Nola Maxfield, president of the Rural Doctors Assocation of Australia said this last week. Dr Maxfield is part of the Wonthaggi Medical Group. She said figures released by the Australian Institute of Health and

Welfare, showed that since the last federal election, up to 12,500 people in rural Australia had died of preventable causes because they did not have adequate access to health care. She attributed a higher suicide rate to farmer stress, an ability to commit the act and “a real lack” of mental health services. “There are no private psychiatrists in Gippsland; not in South Gippsland. Leongatha Hospital was looking at recruiting someone but otherwise there is nothing. Private psychiatrists are very expensive,

there is no bulk billing. Dr Maxfield said that with the advent of people on a mental health plan having access to Medicare-funded counselling with a psychologist, more psychologists had come to the area. Heart disease is another preventable cause of death for country people. Dr Maxfield said some of it is due to lifestyle factors such as smoking. “And diet is definitely a problem.” She acknowledged that access to dietitians in South Gipspland is “ex-

tremely limited”. “People need support to lose weight. Part of it is exercise. There are gyms around but they can be prohibitive and in Bass Coast, the gyms are being stretched because of desal workers. What can be done? “We do need to continue to put forward health issues of concern.” And, added Dr Maxﬁeld, we also need the sub regional health plan to be released. The long delay in doing so has hampered planning.

Rocket shed restored By Jane Ross

IT has taken $43,000 and a lot of hard work, but Inverloch’s historic rocket shed is almost restored.

In about six weeks’ time, it will be moved to the foreshore next to the replica of the Ripple. Ivan and Phyllis Hipworth of the Inverloch Historical Society, have been the driving force behind the restoration. They told Bass Coast councillors about it during a brieﬁng session last week, impressing Cr John Duscher who declared: “The restoration required the involvement of a heri-

Retaining history: Ivan and Phyllis Hipworth with the restored rocket shed.

tage architect and a builder specialising in heritage work. Material for a new roof had to come from Queensland. Bass Coast Council put in $5000 to-

wards the restoration. The historical society hopes to open it to the public during the holidays. The shed is more than 100 years old and is one of

few left in Victoria. It housed a rocket launcher, with the rocket there to set up a link between a stricken ship and the shore.

be underestimated...” Parts of Inverloch, Wonthaggi and Korumburra are areas of socio economic disadvantage, while the towns of Toora and Welshpool are classiﬁed thus. Balancing the need for land to house the area’s rising population against the requirements of agriculture is a challenge to be faced, as is the demand for more sites for industrial use. At the same time, more than 40 per cent of the region’s land is public, including state forests and national parks. Into this mix comes the fact that Venus Bay for example, has an 81 per cent housing vacancy rate. The plan looks at ways to build

on the region’s $10.7 billion of exports, including more effective access to major interstate markets and Melbourne’s ports. Total regional wages and salaries for the Gippsland region are estimated at $6.09 billion, an increase over four years of $2 billion. The highest wages and salaries are paid in the electricity, gas and water supply industries, with education in the middle and retail trade towards the bottom. But Gippsland is projected to see the largest income decline in the state. This is because of its ageing population.

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Fire ordeal tightens bonds By Brad Lester NONE of the three homes destroyed by bushﬁre at Darlimurla in early 2009 have been rebuilt.

Taking action: Norman Walker and Julie Tyrrell, South Not looking back: moving on from the ﬁre of 2009 are Friends of Gippsland Shire Council’s bushﬁre recovery projects team at the Lyrebird Forest Walk, from left: Barry Ray, Neil Cartwright, Mirboo North, with the new water tank at the Darlimurla hall. Liz Morris and Bill Morton.

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One couple left the district soon after the fire, another family moved to pursue work and the third property was not the owners’ primary place of residence and so rebuilding was not a priority. But Norman Walker, South Gippsland Shire Council’s bushfire recovery manager at Mirboo North, remains optimistic should another fire ever rock the district. Asked if the community was better prepared for another blaze, he responded: “Let’s hope so.” “If there was a positive to come out of such a dreadful event, the fire has regenerated community groups here. Is the community better prepared for another event, I would have to say the community is even more connected than it was before.” A 45,000 litre water tank has been installed at the Darlimurla hall for CFA use. The CFA has held fire planning meetings and a telephone tree has been developed to promote events and develop a warning system. About $700,000 of State bushfire recovery funding has flowed in the Mirboo North, Darlimurla and Delburn communities, and more into nearby Boolarra, where the bushfire had the greatest impact. A total of 30 homes were razed by the fires, deliberately lit. About 200km of fencing has been replaced, new road signs and barricades installed, and the Darlimurla and Mirboo North Shire halls have been upgraded. People have discussed the Bushfires Royal Commission’s final report, with some people opposing a government buyback of properties in high risk fire areas and people are more aware of the need to plan whether to stay or go earlier. Music concerts, film nights, luncheons, festivals,

women’s pampering days and a fire planning expo are among the many events to be held in the district. One of the major projects was $200,000 over three years for the Grainstore youth centre in Mirboo North, to provide activities and services for the town’s young people. “I have always known the Mirboo North community to be very cohesive and the community recovery committee is getting a lot done,” Julie Tyrrell, council’s bushfire recovery projects officer, said. The Lyrebird Forest Walk reopened in September last year after the volunteers of Friends of the Lyrebird Forest Walk worked tirelessly to rebuild the 4.8km walk. Signs, furniture and the track were damaged by the blaze, undoing 7000 hours of work. The trail has proved popular since and has featured on the national TV show, Getaway. “The blokes were extremely motivated to get this back and ready for the visitors. There was a great deal of emotion and pride for this park,” friends president Neil Cartwright said. The community will also received $25,000 from the State Government to undertake a flora and fauna rehabilitation survey, in conjunction with Healesville Sanctuary. Animals will be raised at the sanctuary and released into the bush around the walk to increase animal population. The Mirboo NorthBoolarra Rail Trail should be opened by the end of the year, with tenders to build new bridges to be released this month. A memorial rotunda will be built at the site of the Darlimurla Railway Station and an underpass will be built under the Strzelecki Highway, linking the trail with Baromi Park.

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PATRICIA White survived the bombing of London in World War Two and so it is little wonder she continues to push on after bushfire burnt her Mirboo North property. The elderly lady was home alone when flames leveled an old hut, two carports, two wood sheds, a calving shed and a hay shed. Her partner Ron Golightly returned to help fight the fires and received a gift voucher from an electricity company for saving its power pole. Now, she quips, her place is tidier and she adores the new double bay shed that has been built. People have donated plants and groceries, and the inside of her house – damaged by smoke – is now being repainted. “It’s the future that matters. I can’t alter the past,” Ms White said. The experience encouraged her to become more involved in the community, joining the senior citizens and bowling clubs. “I always believe that out of everything bad, something good comes,” she said.

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Leongatha promoted as place to be A NEW business prospectus promotes. Leongatha as the place to live, work and invest. Thanks to a South Gippsland Shire Council investment of $12,500, some 2000 copies are about to be distributed to outlets in the town. The glossy new brochure is an attempt to attract business investment in Leongatha. The production of the prospectus came out of the Leongatha Structure Plan. The economic development unit used the brochure as a basis for a marketing plan for Leongatha. The brochure was produced by Christine Legg and her company Design 9937 Creative, in conjunction with council’s Alycia Stivic. Consultation about the contents of the prospectus occurred with groups including the Leongatha Chamber of Com-

merce and Industry. The brochure promotes Leongatha with such wording as: “sporting and recreational activities abound, with an indoor heated swimming pool, velodrome, equestrian park, cricket grounds, and recreation centre all conveniently located in town. “Employment opportunities are broad, with Leongatha home to a variety of established industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, retail, health and tourism. “Education options are equally diverse, with two primary and secondary schools, a specialist school and a combined prep to year 12 facility located in town. A state of the art education precinct is currently being developed, which will include new primary, secondary and TAFE facilities in a single location.” The brochure has detailed in-

Fund debate not dead THE issue of cuts to South Gippsland Shire councillors’ discretionary funds will return to the council table. Cr Kieran Kennedy, who resigned as deputy mayor in protest at the reduction from $10,000 to $4000, has indicated he will lodge a notice of motion within three months. He has called on councillors who voted to reduce the funds’ value to reconsider, saying he will seek to have the discretionary fund amount restored to $10,000 in the next council budget.

formation about town development, incorporating residential, industrial and commercial areas, and the town’s biggest employer, Murray Goulburn. Agribusiness, climate, lifestyle, tourism and sporting facilities are also covered. In the back of the brochure a pocket contains a number of pullout pamphlets including a list of real estate agents, education providers, employment providers, transport connections, health and aged care and council services. The brochure is expected to be available at outlets in the coming weeks. These include at real estate agents, schools, churches, the CAB/visitor information centre, Korumburra Information Centre, employment agencies, and Murray Goulburn.

Hot off the press: acting manager for planning, Paul Stampton, Alycia Stivic and Christine Legg are pictured with the newly printed Leongatha prospectus, Leongatha, Live, Work and Invest.

Patients rush to casualty By Jane Ross

THE number of cases presenting to Wonthaggi Hospital’s emergency department has increased by 1000 in the 2009-10 year. Bass Coast Regional Health CEO Lea Pope, said that on Friday. She and a number of board members met State Opposition Listening: State Shadow Health Minister David Health Minister David Davis, Davis (centre) with Bass MLA Ken Smith and who was invited to Wonthaggi by Bass Coast Regional Health CEO Lea Pope at Bass MLA Ken Smith. “Health is our number one isWonthaggi Hospital. sue,” Mr Smith said.

“Nobody complains about this hospital and the treatment they receive but more services are needed.” Mr Davis said he had come to listen. He said the signiﬁcant gap between the health status of city and country people had to be redressed. “There is no question there is a level of disadvantage in terms of health service status. We’re very aware of that.” The Coalition has announced the addition of 310 new paramedics for Victoria, plus 40 to undertake patient transfer and 10

MICA responder units. One of these would be in Wonthaggi. “We are conscious of the need to get people to care when they need it.” Mr Davis said the Coalition’s plan was to put the proceeds from the sale of electronic gaming machines into a health infrastructure fund. That $981 million would provide “a signiﬁcant injection to go to health and hospital infrastructure”. The elevation of Wonthaggi to sub regional status was vital because of the extra services that that will bring.

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How should Leongatha grow? THE community has been invited to comment on a discussion paper for proposed uses of the precinct between the Leongatha township, and Simons Lane and Boags Road. South Gippsland Shire Council’s planning team has prepared an Outline Development Plan (ODP) which will guide the development of this area over the next 20 years and beyond. It includes land adjoining the South Gippsland Highway where it is proposed to establish commercial land uses such as bulky goods retailing. Acting planning manager Paul Stampton said that development

pressure within the ODP area is mounting and has the potential to have significant impacts on the surrounding road network. “The ODP Discussion Paper identifies these issues and ways to address traffic outcomes, including the potential restriction of traffic along Simons Lane,” he said. ”It also identifies preferred land uses across the area and provides details of the physical and social infrastructure necessary to support development in the long term.” The ODP builds upon the Leongatha Structure Plan of June 2008 that was recently included in the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. “This plan will support a co-

ordinated release of commercial and residential land in years to come,” Mr Stampton said. “This area is critical to the long term future of Leongatha and it is important that the public have a say in its development through this important document.” The discussion paper and ODP can be viewed at council, Leongatha Library and on www.southgippsland. vic.gov.au Written submissions to the discussion paper must be received at council by Friday, August 27. Queries regarding the Outline Development Plan should be directed to Ken Grifﬁths, strategic planner on 5662 9236 and keng@ southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Party at Poowong club rooms THE Poowong community is looking forward to a great night on Tuesday, August 17 at the Poowong Football Club rooms.

The evening started out simply as the AGM of the Poowong Community Consultative Committee but has grown to include the regional award presentations for Tidy

Towns and also the launch of Poowong’s Community Plan. Poowong is a finalist on the Community Action category of Tidy Towns – a reflection of lots of hard work by the PCCC. The awards will be announced in Beechworth in October. “The PCCC evolved from the Poowong Progress Association after the local government amalgamations,” said Heather Gregg, president of the PCCC. Apart from Tidy Towns, PCCC is also taking the lead role in the Community Plan process, working alongside officers from South Gippsland

Shire Council. The evening will also be the launch of the community plan for Poowong – a document that reﬂects the work of the Poowong community – identifying the vision the locals have for the future of Poowong – and highlighting the priority projects for the community. The Community Strengthening team at South Gippsland Shire Council has been working with PCCC and the Poowong Community Plan Working Group since late 2009 to develop the plan. The night starts at 7pm.

POLICE BRIEFS Drunk in public A 22-YEAR-OLD male and 19-year-old female were charged with being drunk in a public place early Sunday morning. The pair, both from Leongatha were found by police in Bair Street, Leongatha. The male was taken to his home in Leongatha, while the female was conveyed to Wonthaggi, where she spent four hours locked up. They both received a penalty notice worth $478.

Frolic time: Bernadette Harry snapped these Southern Right Whales playing beyond the breakers off the Waratah Bay Caravan Park yesterday morning. The whales have been in the area for about three weeks, with up to eight at any one time.

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Coalition to save jetty, take two By Brad Lester THE future of the Long Jetty at Port Welshpool has again become an election issue. The Coalition has pledged $3 million towards rebuilding Victoria’s longest jetty if it wins the August 21 poll. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent was in Port Welshpool last Thursday to make that announcement. He also pledged to restore the 900m jetty in the 2007 campaign. Labor candidate Christine Maxfield promised to work towards rebuilding the jetty, but stopped short of committing funds. The jetty’s plight has been in limbo since fire closed the popular tourist and fishing destination in 1993. If restored, the jetty would become a major tourism icon, creating a southern coastal touring route and job

opportunities. The communities of Welshpool and Port Welshpool are also lobbying for an underwater observatory to be built near the end of the jetty. A Western Australian company will construct the observatory if the jetty is restored. Mr Broadbent said funding for the jetty would be committed next May, in a Coalition Government’s ﬁrst budget. “The community has never given up in their approach to me for support. They have never given up in the belief that they will get the support for the restoration of the jetty,” he said. The observatory would lure tourists to the region. “This area has unique marine life so it will be one of the few places in the world that you will be able to see it,” Mr Broadbent said. The funding would be adequate to fully restore the jetty to take small ve-

hicles but would not cover ongoing maintenance. Mrs Maxfield was less committal. “I’m keen to work with local, state and particularly through the Federal Government to look at progressing the idea the community is putting up to see whether it is a viable proposal and whether it can be funded,” she said. Mrs Maxfield believed rebuilding the jetty would demand funding from various sources, including the State and Federal governments. Nevertheless, last Thursday, Kerry Pinzone, chair of the Long Jetty Steering Group, was excited. “This really is a step forward. It’s good to see this commitment to a fairly neglected area. No matter who holds government, it’s their infrastructure and they should fix it,” she said. South Gippsland Shire Council’s tourism co-ordinator Christian Stefani

said the tourism and economic beneﬁts to Corner Inlet and Gippsland of reopening the Long Jetty were immense. Fishing, tourism and access for people with disabilities and seniors would be among the beneﬁts. “To have this commitment by the Coalition is welcome,” he said. “We have the longest jetty in Victoria and it’s just sitting there. The jetty could attract people from all over the state and they will stay and eat here. “ The council has also commissioned a business case for restoring the jetty, due to be made public soon. Meanwhile the deadline for the Victorian Government’s call for expressions of interest from parties considering rebuilding and using the jetty has passed. Consultant Bob McDonald, of Yanakie, has compiled a feasibility study for the observatory, to allow viewing of marine life beneath the surface year round.

“The jetty will give people access to the channel to ﬁsh in if they have not got a boat and that’s important to the people of Melbourne,” he said. Cr Mohya Davies said neglect of the jetty by governments was an act of “historical vandalism”. Port Welshpool resident Jim Roberts said the jetty offered an ideal walk, with views across to Wilsons Promontory and the surrounding islands. Welshpool and District Advisory Group president Paul Macphail lavishly praised Mr Broadbent for his dedication to the jetty campaign over the years. “I hope this is not my eulogy,” the MP responded. The jetty was built during the Depression to provide work for the unemployed and was used as a base for minesweepers during World War Two. In the 1970s, Esso used the jetty while developing the Bass Strait oil ﬁelds.

Funding promise: McMillan MP Russell Broadbent pledges $3 million towards restoring the Long Jetty, to Welshpool and District Advisory Group president Paul Macphail and residents.

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Seat comes first: MP INCUMBENT Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent, believes this year’s federal election will be “tough”. “The seat has been held by Labor as many times as we’ve held it,” the Liberal MP said. “It will be vote by vote, booth by booth, to hold the seat and I will need every vote I can get.” Asked about the Coalition’s chances of regaining government, Mr Broadbent said: “My responsibility is to retain the seat of McMillan.”

Golfers drive water re-use THE members of the Mirboo North Golf Club hope to use recycled water from the town’s treatment plant to water the club’s greens, and the football, cricket and soccer ovals. Golfers also believe having ready access to pressurised water will help the community to battle bushfires. Labor candidate Christine Maxfield discussed the proposal with golfers last week and suggested the club seek support from South Gippsland Shire Council. “I am very keen to work with the South Gippsland Shire, State Government and Federal Government to get this proposal off the ground,” she said. Mrs Maxfield will speak with Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction about the project.

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A HINT from Shannon Lush for the ABC Radio for getting rid of nits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; wash the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair in orange juice! Freshly squeezed is best, however, you can use the unsweetened bottle type. Then, using a nit comb, remove the eggs. For a great preventative, add a couple of drops of tea tree oil to the bath water. This solution does not burn the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head or make the lice immune. ABC crews are back in Meeniyan, ďŹ lming episodes of Bed of Roses. The townspeople were told to watch out for army trucks in town and possibly a tank!

THE cast of Lyric Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play Educating Rita were forced to rehearse without their director last Thursday night. Director David Baggallay had an eight hour acting call for the ABC program Bed of Roses, ďŹ lming in Meeniyan. Bookings open at Mushroom Crafts next week for Educating Rita. THE TAC will mark 40 years since Victoria became the ďŹ rst jurisdiction in the world where wearing a seatbelt became mandatory, by renewing calls for people to wear a seatbelt every time they get in the car. Wearing a seatbelt became mandato-

ry in 1970 after a community and media campaign amid concerns over the high road toll of the time. Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s road toll at midnight on Monday, August 2, is 194 - 20 more than at the same time last year. VALANGA Khoza is a singer, storyteller, dancer, musician and writer. He will be presenting the performance Out of Africa at Bass Valley Primary School on August 19. Valanga is an entertaining performer. MANY people will be travelling to Longwarry this week, when the CWA State Exhibition of Creative

Arts comes to Gippsland. Local CWA members will be taking along their ďŹ nest work in handcrafts, cookery and ďŹ&#x201A;oral art, to compete against the best in the state. Bena member Maryke Dann will be entering some of her quilting and embroidery, and hopes to win some prizes. The public is invited to view the exhibition, which is open on Friday and Saturday August 13-14 from 9.30am in the Longwarry Hall. THIS is your chance to participate in debate and discussion with your political leaders about tackling global poverty,

Talented youngster: Sarah Bouquet was top of the pops at the Yarram Eisteddfod on Saturday, when she triumphed in the novice pianoforte 11 years and under section. The Leongatha musician was among a number of local participants who took out prizes in the annual event.

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Cheque point: Colin Byatt presents a cheque for $5000 to Mike Curley and Wendy Roughead of Woorayl Lodge.

Food for dance: Kate Norton (centre) was a huge success with her Dancers Deli at the Great Southern Star Eisteddfod on the weekend. Kate is pictured with Lisa Pellin and Kate Adkins, who worked tirelessly to get the eisteddfod up and running. The deli received numerous positive comments about the range of healthy options and the low prices.

LEONGATHA Rotarians recently welcomed Wendy Roughead, CEO of Woorayl Lodge, and Mike Curley. President Col Byatt presented Wendy and Mike with a cheque for $5000 to put towards two new specialised beds. Given the club initiated the establishment of Woorayl Lodge and has continued a close association with the lodge since, it was very rewarding for them to still be able to make a material contribution to the comfort of the residents.

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Labor confident of taking McMillan By Brad Lester LABOR candidate for McMillan, Christine Maxﬁeld, believes she can wrest the seat from incumbent Russell Broadbent.

Contesting her second consecutive election, Mrs Maxfield is hoping Labor’s position in government will sway votes in an electorate held by the Liberals by a margin of 4.8 per cent. “People have had the chance to see the decisions that have been made by the Rudd/ Gillard Government,” she said. “Australia is one of the few countries in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) that was not substantially affected by the global financial crisis. There are still people suffering and finding it difficult to pay their bills, but compared to a lot of other OECD countries, we have probably done the best.” The recent turmoil within the party, culminating in the deposition of Kevin Rudd, has presented Australia with a strong alternative prime minister in Julia Gillard, Mrs Maxfield said. “Julia has an approach where she takes on board all the comment that is being made within the party,” she said. “Because of her background working in Workcover and in the legal aspects of ordinary working people, she has a great understanding of what it’s like working nine to

five in a job where you are at the mercy of your employer as to whether you get sick leave or holiday leave, regardless of what the award tells you”. Health and education remain the major issues facing the electorate in Mrs Maxfield’s eyes. She wants more GPs, particularly in Leongatha and Wonthaggi, and more specialist services. Mrs Maxfield backed the government’s spending on school building as a way of creating employment, and also the solar energy initiative. Should she be elected on August 21, Mrs Maxfield pledged to work with South Gippsland Shire Council on progressing an alternate heavy vehicle bypass through Leongatha and realigning the South Gippsland Highway between Koonwarra and Meeniyan. “The people of McMillan deserve to have a member of parliament that goes to them rather than waits for people to go to them,” she said. Mrs Maxfield comes from a strong political background as her husband Ian was the former member for the state seat of Narracan from 1999-2006. “I’m passionate about politics and advocating on behalf of our communities and I believe the local member has not been doing as good a job as I feel I could,” she said.

Message: McMillan MHR Russell Broadbent (left) chats with Ed Carmody (right) at Russell’s campaign launch in Leongatha on Friday. With them are Mark and Kim Beckwith of Boorool.

Best part of the world By Jane Ross

RUSSELL Broadbent loves telling this story: He was in a bakery at Foster when he noted a group of people who were obviously visitors to the area. He was told they were from Brussels. They had searched the world to ﬁnd land to buy in a pristine area. They settled on South Gippsland. “I don’t think we appreciate what we have here”, Mr broadbent said.

He was speaking at the Leongatha launch of his campaign to hold the Federal seat of McMillan. He did so at Renae Carmody’s ArtZillery gallery. Art, he said, was an extremely important part of our lives. “It keeps us sane.” He described the election campaign as the weirdest he had ever experienced. And he had a kind word to say about deposed Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. “He had a heart for this nation.”

In town: Labor candidate for McMillan, Christine Maxﬁeld, talks with Leongatha sisters Anna and Kate McCracken last Tuesday.

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Promise welcomed THE first real promise of the federal election campaign with a local focus was made last Thursday. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent guaranteed a Coalition Government, if elected, would commit $3 million to rebuilding the Long Jetty at Port Welshpool. Better yet, that funding would come in the first year of the government’s term. The MP made the same pledge in the lead-up to the 2007 election but of course the jetty still stands waiting, neglected by the Labor Government. Yet another fire on the jetty during that time has forced the section burnt to be removed and more timber taken away to keep defiant anglers away. The Corner Inlet community has a vision of opening an underwater observatory near the end of the structure to lure more tourists to South Gippsland and the broader region. Should the jetty be fixed, an engineering firm has committed to building that tourist attraction. In a community facing isolation and unemployment but united by close bonds, restoration of the jetty would inject fresh money and new job opportunities. But as gratifying as Mr Broadbent’s pledge is, governments - state and federal - must commit to the ongoing maintenance of the jetty to ensure it does not again become the political hot potato that is has. The observatory could well raise enough funds towards this work but until the observatory operates to its maximum potential, public funding may well be needed to make up the shortfall. And without commercial investment providing a return on the government’s money, the jetty is at risk of becoming another financial black hole. Commitment from such industries as shipping would be ideal; not only contributing private funds to returning the jetty to operational level, but also injecting ongoing dollars into an economy so in need of them. The State Government is continuing to seek external interest in the jetty and the results remain to be seen. Until then, unless Labor has a change of heart within the next week and matches the Coalition’s announcement, Mr Broadbent may well have secured himself some early votes.

Open letter

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DEAR Cr Kennedy, regarding your resignation as deputy mayor because of your commitment to discretionary funds.

I RECEIVED an instruction from Telstra that they would be replacing underground cables on my property, in my garden no less, whoopee!

We all know that Clause 7 of the new Local Laws 3 is to step up when the mayor isn’t available for reasons including conﬂict of interest. Respecting Cr Dean’s claim that ratepayers don’t understand how council works, I believe there may have been ‘grey areas’ when Cr Deane stepped up before yourself and got the job of deputy mayor. We are also aware the position of deputy mayor does not receive an allowance. Although Mayor Fawcett and Cr Deane I believe voted against your statement to stand down and we are all seemingly happy as to how council is going to work under the new format and as common sense can continue at council, I hope with a bit of encouragement from a few councillors, you may change your mind and not resign as deputy mayor. Paul Norton, Leongatha South.

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The instruction they sent was inexplicable, giving me some concern but the end was quite clear, be careful because Mr Brown is a fussy man. Can I assume from that comment that the normal practice is not to be careful because normal people do not care? Anyone who is aware of my years of effort to protect and build a healthy environment and build a pleasant domestic scene would indeed realise how particular I am, but fussy? Might I suggest a middleaged middle class lady might have used such a term 40 years ago but Telstra management today? It is true for years the Telstra staff have come and gone trying to ﬁnd a fault. Now assuming it was not ASIO introducing a bug to observe my activities because after all I am such a problem, then they have the right. So they came, they worked efﬁciently, considered my needs and went; job done.

Prior to their arrival I was concerned about water pipes, septic arrangements and underground electricity cables, so I telephoned Telstra. No, not the Brisbane number given, who can afford that, but the number supplied on my inﬂated bill. Has anyone out there suffered the tape recordings, the selection requirements, the resulting repetitions, the trips to the Philippines, the long delays holding the line, only to ultimately be cut off with the dial tone returned? Well it happened to me twice. The third call resulted in the usual process but this time a pleasant young person tried to assist. She would put me through to Brisbane to talk to the person concerned. Unfortunately there was no response, so a message was left. No one got back to me. On the following Monday, Telstra rang me to ask if I was willing to complete a satisfaction survey. What a hoot and ‘yes’, I was willing to complete the survey. On a one to ﬁve scale was I happy with my treatment and the end result? No, I was not happy al-

though everyone was very polite because I still wanted to discuss my problem with a technician. We the people clearly have no rights and are treated with contempt. Years ago, I could talk to a top senior civil servant. Today however the public is blocked by very charming ladies who will, ‘take a message’. Well thank you very much. It is not just Telstra; the superabundant politicians, the government departments, the all powerful global business corporations, somewhere in say, Chicago, are simply cut off from the people and thus don’t have to care. With globalisation, economic rationalism and right wing politics, Australia has lost its independence and the individual is completely irrelevant. The recent mining muscle ﬂexed to stop our government governing, and more locally the power of the forest industry are prime examples of the imbalance in our community. They can do as they please and we just stand and stare. It is just not good enough. As a famous poet nearly said we should ‘rage, rage, against the dying of’ our rights. Ron Brown, Turtons Creek

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No, I think you can’t learn all you have to learn in 120 hours. It’s such a big thing for young people to get their licence and they should be in training for at least a year and start at 17. Will Kennedy Leongatha

I think it’s enough hours but they should also do a defence training course. Deb Ollington Tarwin

Yes, as long as it’s in a variety of conditions. Georgina Kibble Korumburra

It’s alright as long as they’ve been taught the right things. Charlie Holton Ruby

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Bay people plea for bus THE people of Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower have called on South Gippsland Shire Council to restore a community bus service to the town. And this time the people are asking for the restoration of a service to Wonthaggi, as well as Leongatha. A trial V/Line bus service - initiated through the State Government’s South Gippsland Transport Connections program - is due to expire in early October, leaving the communities without public transport. A petition has been circulating in the community calling for services to Wonthaggi and Leongatha, in response to South Gippsland Shire Council stopping the community bus service for eligible passengers last year. The call for better public transport has been

backed by Cr Kieran Kennedy, a Venus Bay resident. He said council ofﬁcers are now considering a proposal for a service, with the cost to be based on distance travelled. “The people of Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower do not pay $2.5 million in rates on an annual basis to be treated like this. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect,” he said. “We will not rest until the bus is returned to the Venus Bay community.” He and other Venus Bay people say the community has closer ties with Wonthaggi than Leongatha due to a broader range of shops and services there. Therefore, a bus link to Wonthaggi was vital, he said. Robyn Robinson, of the Venus Bay General Store, agreed. “We are concerned the shire is not going to get a tender for a bus to Wonthaggi because it’s not in South Gippsland Shire,” she said. “We understand that but

at the same time, they’ve got to help people.” Ms Robinson said few people used the V/ Line bus as it connected with Leongatha only, via Koonwarra. Council ofﬁcers are now lobbying the State Government to divert some V/Line services to Wonthaggi for the remainder of the trial. Venus Bay resident Robert Field relied on the community bus service for shopping and appointments, and is looking forward to a new service. “There are indications our service will be returned,” he said.

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Mayor’s message Cr Peter Paul

Elderly vital LAST Friday I had the privilege of attending the Phillip Island Senior Citizens AGM. Council invests considerably in the administration, running and maintenance of our five senior citizens’ clubs in Cowes, Inverloch, Wonthaggi, Corinella and Grantville. Our current total budget for senior citizens clubs is about $100,000 per year. This figure clearly reflects how important senior citizen groups are to our Shire and the people within it. Council also supports many senior citizen activities throughout the year and during Seniors’ Week, held in October each year. The 2006 census showed that there were 8112 people aged 60-plus in the shire. This represents 35 per cent of the total population and is significantly higher than the average for regional Victoria, which is 21.3 per cent. This percentage will continue to increase and council will need to continually review the funding allocated to our older population in order to meet ongoing demands. Our senior citizens play a vital role within Bass Coast Shire, assisting and volunteering in a whole range of activities from sport, to craft and education. The centenary celebrations in Wonthaggi earlier this year, highlighted how many of our senior citizens were born in the community and are still here. They identify with the area; their extended families live here and they are immersed within the community. Some of them bear the names of streets and localities around us – a testament to their parents and grandparents before them. Others have joined our community later in their lives, choosing to retire in Bass Coast – enjoying the beaches, environment, sense of community and lifestyle we all value. The knowledge our older residents bring of social history is staggering. Last Wednesday evening a presentation was made to Council by Ivan and Phyllis Hipworth of the Inverloch Historical Society on the renewal of a heritage listed Rocket Shed at Inverloch. Their presentation was brilliant – simply outstanding. Presentations like this and the depth of knowledge required to know a subject so intimately is replicated throughout our shire, by many of our older residents. We are richer for our senior citizens, their contribution to our community and their clubs and Council willingly accepts the responsibility of assisting wherever it can. Cr Peter Paul, Mayor Bass Coast Shire Council

If you know you can’t make it to vote on election day, Saturday 21st August, vote early. Your vote is a valuable thing, and all enrolled Australian citizens over 18 are required by law to vote. So if you’re going to be away from home, or unable to make it to a polling place in your state or territory on election day, make sure you vote early. You can apply for a postal vote, or vote at any early voting centre.

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Hilux has huge appeal KNIGHTS Leongatha have an 09 Hilux available at a very special price. The vehicle offered is ready to go at the driveaway price of $38,990. It is white and includes a steel bull bar, air conditioning, alloy tray and alloy wheels and a tow bar. The Hilux was the second highest selling vehicle in Australia last year. As a lifestyle ute it is unsurpassed. This smooth quiet vehicle is a three litre intercooled common rail direct injection turbo diesel. It has manual transmission with automatic 4WD select. Its versatility broadens its considerable appeal and farmers, tradies and many others may ﬁnd it irresistible. Call in at Knights and see for yourself.

Versatile vehicle: Hilux has the options covered.

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Fast-paced European style IF you’re after a car that has heaps of room inside, but is small enough to park in the tiniest space, the all-new Hyundai i20 is for you.

Selling now at Edney’s in Leongatha, it’s the ultimate modern metro vehicle, designed for convenience, comfort and safety. Whether it’s negotiating the urban jungle or escaping out of town, i20 is all about going places. Buzzing with fresh ideas and smart solutions, the i20 has speed to burn. It’s sharp and stylish on the outside, while the i20’s long wheelbase gives it an agile stance and spacious interior. Hyundai’s expertise in interior packaging has produced a cabin which ensures passenger comfort and storage space have been maximised, without compromising the external dimensions that make the car so convenient to drive. Ensuring Hyundai’s fundamental values of quality, safety and reliability are delivered, i20 isn’t just a pretty face - it’s tough too. Thanks to the engineering quality built into its suspension, brakes, body structure and safety systems, i20 offers occupants the highest levels of protection. Designed at Hyundai’s European Design Studio at Russelsheim in Germany, the latest model in the i-series line-up offers comfort, economy and efficiency in a stylish compact vehicle designed to get people going places. Strong character lines and feature details including teardrop headlamps, stacked rear lighting clusters and body coloured mirrors and handles continue the streamlined appearance. Front and rear fender flares combined with wrap around bumpers ensure a sporty aesthetic. Three and five door hatchback models offer versatile options for today’s modern lifestyle. The i20 offers an interior package that belies its compact size. Airy with practical and versatile features,

Sleek and stylish: the i20 is a car for the modern automobile enthusiast, boasting a fabulous design and a zippy 16-valve engine. the in-cabin reﬁnements are smart and fresh, with optimum driver comfort and passenger conveniences including delayed fade-out interior lights, an illuminated glove box compartment, electric windows and comfortable spacious seating complemented with a Multi-Information Centre located above the centre console for external temperature, clock, trip readouts, fuel consumption (Elite and Premium models) and more. Seating and storage options in i20 are addressed with the provision of versatile split rear seating and a generous 295 litre boot (rear seat backs in upright position). Multiple in-cabin stowage areas such as the innovative glove-box cooling system and storage recesses for convenient placement of mobile phone, sunglasses and coins, provide easy access storage solutions.

Thrifty 1.4 litre and 1.6 litre Gamma petrol engines power i20, balancing performance and efficiency. Both engines feature 16 valves and twin overhead camshafts. The four-cylinder engines deliver peak power and torque outputs of 73.5kW @ 5500rpm and 136Nm @ 4200rpm for the 1.4 litre Gamma petrol engine; and 91.1kW @ 6300rpm and 156Nm @ 4200rpm for the 1.6 litre Gamma petrol engine. Impressive fuel efficiency and lower emissions are ensured in i20, with combined fuel consumption figures of 6.0 litres per 100kms for the 1.4 litre petrol manual model and 6.1litres per 100kms for the 1.6 litre petrol manual model. CO2 emissions are 142 (combined g/km) for the 1.4 litre petrol manual and 144 (combined g/ km) for the 1.6 litre petrol manual models.

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Mitsubishi ASX: Westaway Ford employee Greg Challis with the new car, a range which is expected to be quite popular.

Compact SUV the way to go THE MITSUBISHI ASX could be anyone’s car with its two wheel drive, four wheel drive and Aspire ranges to suit any needs. The 2WD version features a two litre, four cylinder engine with ﬁve speed manual transmission. The smooth handling vehicle has electric power steering and cornering is a breeze for anyone who may wish to take on the windy roads. The 4WD model offers a two litre, four cylinder engine with Continuously Variable Transmission, and six step Sports Mode. But in the manual version, the car has a 1.8 litre 16 valve intercooled turbo common rail direct injection diesel engine with six speed manual transmission. Both these options are available in the

Aspire, with the older sibling of the ﬁrst two versions going above and beyond, for those who like that little bit extra. All the vehicles include steering wheel controlled cruise control, keyless entry, climate control air-conditioning and a leather bound steering wheel. The Aspire offers interior leather seating, automatic rain sensing wipers and dusk sensing headlamps as well as a reversing camera for those with safety in mind. The ASX is also economical, with the Aspire manual running at 5.8 litres/100km, with the automatic running at 8.1 litres/100km. The ride in the ASX is incredibly comfortable, the car does not feel at all sluggish and the suspension has been ﬁtted to help with comfort.

Focus RS coming FORD Australia has delivered the news that performance car enthusiasts around the country have been waiting more than 12 months to hear – the highly acclaimed, high performance Focus RS is on its way to Australia.

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Due to go on sale early in the fourth quarter in extremely limited numbers, the Focus RS is destined to be one of the most eagerly anticipated new models to land in Australia in years. Only 315 examples will be available, which will ensure Focus RS ownership in Australia remains the exclusive domain of a truly select group of lucky customers.

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Report card released By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has been rated “adequate to excellent” by the people of the municipality. The Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey 2010 showed council provided outstanding recreational facilities, kept public areas tidy and maintained solid customer contact. Health services were rated highly and local laws ofﬁcers were applauded. The survey of 350 residents also found town planning policy and approvals need improving, local roads and footpaths could be better, and economic development needed more attention. Cr Mimmie Jackson believed people needed more information about how council delivers services, but Cr David Lewis said if council wanted to improve, “we only just have to bloody well read it (survey results)”. He said council needed to spend more money on roads, rubbish and footpaths, and less on

ofﬁce staff and “buying buildings in Leongatha”, referring to council’s $1.4 million purchase of the Carino’s complex recently. Forty per cent of respondents demanded a hard waste collection service. “It’s not rocket science. If we want to improve it, all we have to do is take notice of it,” Cr Lewis said. “Roads and hard rubbish have long been an issue in South Gippsland. It won’t improve by assuming the only problem is that we are not explaining things well enough to the community.” Cr Lewis refused to back a recommendation advised by CEO Tim Tamlin that council note the survey results and support the formation of a strategic project team to review customer service and consider the survey results. “It is not a proper response to the survey,” he said. Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett said roads were always going to be an issue of concern to ratepayers, but said council faced budgetary constraints. Every ﬁve kilometres of road costs $1 million to seal. “So it is an obligation on

council to explain why we cannot do things,” he said. “We are prepared to be judged on the results and we will make the results known.” Cr Jackson said ofﬁce staff were vital to achieving pleasing results in home care and local laws. All bar one of the 79 Victorian local councils took part in the survey. Cr Bob Newton made a quip about council’s reduction of discretionary fund monies from $10,000 to $4000. “Maybe we should ask our council ofﬁcers to put a line into next year’s survey asking whether discretionary funds should be integrated into the survey?” he said. Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett responded that it was a State Government survey. Cr Newton, as quick as ever, said: “I know that it’s a State Government survey, Mr Mayor. I just had to get that one in.” • to view the full survey online, go to www.localgovernment.vic. gov.au.

Council re p ort card •o

verall ra ting: 60/ 100 • advoca cy: 57/10 0 • commu nity eng agement • custom : 57/100 er contac t : 7 2 /100 • roads a nd footpa ths: 50/10 • health 0 and hum a n services: • recreat 70/100 ional fac i l i t i e s • public : 70/100 areas: 71 / 1 0 0 • traffic, parking: 58/100 • waste m anageme nt: 62/10 • local la 0 ws: 63/10 0 • econom ic develo pment: 5 • town p 2/100 lanning: 48/100

Turkey fever at RSL By Isaac McCallum FOUR teenagers from Istanbul, Turkey have made the trip from their home country to visit Australia.

Friends forever: (back, from left) Can Elvanlioğlu, Jayden Stratton, Nicole Clark, Col Byatt and (front) Deniz Gũrleyen, Gamze Gők, Merve Erol, Olivia Fiddelaers and Serena Cope have made friendships for life.

Recording puzzle SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is still to decide whether to permit sound recording of meetings. Cr Mimmie Jackson asked for more consultation with stakeholders and called for another report to council at the October meeting. The earliest recording could now start is in November. Council will record meetings, and the media and the public will also be allowed to do so. But the permission of CEO Tim Tamlin must be sought before such recordings are replayed in public. Cr David Lewis welcomed progress on a matter that has been discussed around the council table for at least seven years, saying reliable communication was vital to a democratic society. Council would need to spend $3000 on upgrading existing equipment to allow recording, plus the expense of staff to check and possibly transcribe recordings, and store recordings safely. Council decided to record meetings to ensure meeting minutes were accurate.

Can Elvanlioğlu was hosted by Jayden Stratton, Deniz Gũrleyen by Olivia Fiddelaers, Merve Erol stayed with Serena Cope and her family and Gamze Gők was put up by Nicole Clark. The students came over as a result of an initiative of the Leongatha Rotary Club. Members were keen to give children the chance to experience Turkey, and the idea has come from there. The four have noted many differences since their arrival in Australia three weeks ago, but one discrepancy seems to hit home the most – the trafﬁc. “Your cars wait for others, ours just go,” said Merve, who said she had trouble ﬁnding words to describe the differences between the countries. They all spoke well, and were quite easy to understand despite a hint of an accent. School was another major topic of discussion for the touring party. “Your school starts later, which I like,” Deniz said, and the girls all joined in her laughter, as did the crowd. Col Byatt, Rotary Club president and

the chaperone for the Australian contingent who went to Turkey, was proud of the Turkish students. “We should applaud these kids for what they’ve done. They’ve done a great a thing,” he said. The four have tried the Australian lifestyle for three weeks now, and have a few highlights they informed the crowd of. “I like Australian football. I think it is funny when they make each other fall down,” Gamze said. “I love Tim Tams,” said Merve, who Col joked had brought an extra suitcase so she could take packets home with her. Can (pronounced Jan) was a crowd favourite, making jokes here and there and spoke with much conﬁdence about his experiences. Three of the group visited Wilsons Prom, and Mr Byatt, along with wife Barb said the group, and especially Can, were quite talkative. “There were four boys on the bus, but I could only hear one of their voices non-stop on the way,” he said with a laugh. Getting the kids off the beach when it was time to go home was the only trouble the president said he had, as he heaped praise on the tourists. They will head home next week, and return to their life as it was a month ago.

Market master LAUNCHING this October, the Coal Creek farmers market will have plenty of promise. Voluntary working group member and Bena resident Miranda Sharp has been instrumental in the development and success of four premier farmers markets in Melbourne but she really wants to see local food available to South Gippslanders. Late last month she accepted the ABC Delicious magazine Produce Award for the most outstanding farmers market in Australia for 2010 on behalf of the Collingwood Children’s Farm. Ms Sharp has been instrumental in the success and integrity of these major markets. Plenty of local producers are gearing up to provide local people with access to the bounty of fresh food South Gippsland

has to offer, but organisers are keen to encourage more local growers to embrace the opportunity. “We’re keen for community groups, everyone really, to play a part, to make it their market,” Ms Sharp said. The market will be the ﬁrst local market to have association accreditation, giving an assurance of grower authenticity. It will initially run monthly but volunteer organisers including Barb Twite, John Davies, Viki Hain and Judy Ife and Coal Creek co-ordinator Rowena Ashley are conﬁdent the market will ultimately occur more often. South Gippsland Shire Council is also lending their support to the market. Growers interested in becoming stallholders are encouraged to apply. Please contact Coal Creek on 5655 1811 for further information.

Mastering victory: Bena resident Miranda Sharp accepts her award from Masterchef’s Matt Preston.

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Gathering of the McIndoe clan SOME of the scions of the McIndoe family gathered at Scots Pioneer Church, Mardan South, for the July Pleasant Sunday Afternoon.

Margaret Castle, herself a McIndoe, had started the Pleasant Sunday Afternoons in 2001. Unfortunately she couldn’t be present at the latest one, as she is in hospital, but her cousins and other relatives were there in numbers. Flora Boxer née McIndoe, and cousin to Margaret, was the catalyst. She gave a talk entitled Personal Reﬂections on Scots Pioneer Church. Flora grew up in the district and as a child attended the very same church on Sundays. Her father, the late Cr. R.E. McIndoe, is listed on the church’s WWI Roll of Honour board. She studied at Leongatha High, PLC and Melbourne University, and was a soloist singer with the ABC as well as a music teacher at MLC.

Flora has not spoken at Mardan South before because more than half a century ago she visited Canada, her mother’s country of birth, and stayed. Though she and her husband John made regular trips back to Australia, it was only recently after her husband had died, that she decided to return to Victoria permanently. In reminiscing about the old days, for instance, about her attending church at Mardan (second pew on the right, sitting between her parents, so she would not get up to any mischief), listening to the Rev. McDougall’s extensive sermons (whose pulpit she was now occupying with some difﬁdence), or about her school days and beyond with appreciative references to relatives and teachers, Flora kept her audience engrossed, including those who could not claim any kinship. There was no shortage of relatives to support her. Flora’s son Lionel Boxer, followed her address with a musical interlude, in which

he played a fine medley of AngloCeltic melodies on his, by now proverbial, bagpipes. Cousin Hazel Capewell and her son in-law Gordon McPhee, both in excellent voice, took a Bible reading each. At the beginning of the service Wendy McIndoe, wife of another cousin, welcomed all, including Shirley Seabrook who is organist at St. Laurence’s, Leongatha, and who once again rewarded a Mardan audience with her music, and the Rev. Arthur Stamp, who officiated, as he has done so often, with a fine touch and relevance to his prayers. Needless to say, when the congregation assembled in the hall for afternoon tea, lots of local events were retold and relived. The next PSA at Scots Pioneer Church will be on August 29 at 2 pm, with Dr. Alan Vaughan as the speaker. The title of his address is: “Evolution, a religious perspective”. The McGregor Brothers are providing the musical segments.

Meeting up: enjoying the Mardan South PSA are from left Flora Boxer, the Rev. Arthur Stamp, Lionel Boxer and Jane Sartori. Left: Music: Shirley Seabrook provided the music. She is pictured with her husband Jim.

Change remains a constant INVERLOCH’S Anderson Inlet is subject to signiﬁcant shifting sands and this makes the foreshore very vulnerable to erosion, according to Paul Smith, Bass Coast Shire Council’s environment manager. Tidal ebb and ﬂow shifts the main channel that leads into the inlet

backwards and forwards over time. Local knowledge is therefore invaluable in negotiating the entrance by boat but the coastal foreshore environment is also tricky to handle. The council has been undertaking studies including geotechnical boring to assess the bedrock as well taking survey levels to assist in developing a long term strategy to preserve the foreshore. “Asset protection is an impera-

tive,” Mr Smith said. “The council is constantly monitoring the situation”. A rock revetment wall was installed in the 1960s to stabilise the site but most of it is currently buried. Vegetation is now believed to be the most effective protection to stabilise the dune but the council is investigating other strategies that are in keeping with the sensitive nature of the site.

Edge effect: the foreshore near Abbott Street in Inverloch after recent high tides

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star One year ago, August 11, 2009 A South Gippsland pig farmer is being investigated by local and State Government authorities for a host of serious alleged breaches. They include operating without a permit as well as animal deaths and cruelty to livestock and environmental impact concerns, such as soil degradation. **** A Leongatha South teenager was one of three finalists in the Voice of McDonald’s competition. Jess Byrne flew to Sydney last week to perform for the title and finished runner-up. Five years ago, August 9, 2005 More than 10,000 households and businesses in Leongatha, Korumburra, Inverloch, Wonthaggi and Lang Lang can look forward to having natural gas by 2009, with connections starting as early as 2007. **** Last Monday, Thomas Burge proudly showed the many attributes of Koonwarra to the tidy towns judge Bob Philps from Keep Australia Beautiful. A book outlining all the environmental and community initiatives of this vibrant small town was handed to Mr Philps. 10 years ago, August 8, 2000 Actual crime figures say South Gippsland is one of the safest places to

live in Victoria, but community perception is another matter. According to ﬁgures of a recent survey, 53 per cent of South Gippsland believe there is more crime now than ﬁve years ago. **** Sally Brain received a unique award from police on Sunday night, after apprehending a would-be burglar. Regional Commander Keith Smith presented Sally with a Crimestoppers award for wrestling a male burglar and holding him up for 30 minutes until police arrived. 30 years ago, August 12, 1980 The end of the municipal elections in South Gippsland will be the signal for a major campaign to get natural gas for the region. Wonthaggi Council has been joined by the South Gippsland Planning Committee and several industries in preparing a study to try and prove that a gas pipeline for the region’s main centres would be economical. **** Learning to program computers proved interesting for a group of Year 12 students from Leongatha Technical School last week. As part of their TOP mathematics course, the students visited Gippsland’s Insitute of Advanced Education with teachers Neil Smillie and Clive Lynn.

In town: Yooralla students mingle with hospitality students at Melbourne City Institute of Education.

Catering coup YOORALLA hospitality students thoroughly enjoyed their big day out in Melbourne recently. The group of eight are studying certiﬁcate II in Hospitality at Coal Creek every Monday. Their teacher, Bernie Liversidge, organised for them to meet with other hospitality students at Melbourne City Institute of Education (MCIE). They were treated to a delicious lunch specially prepared for them by the Melbourne-based hospitality students. Local participants Brodie James, Kate Rennie, Dale Olierook, Mitchell Price, Tamara Chumbley, Leonie McAllister and Emily Ardley weren’t expecting their friend

Amber Bett’s birthday to be acknowledged by the hosting students in such a special way. They had prepared a beautiful birthday cake. The students had to complete assignments during their day and ask their fellow students lots of question to ﬁnd out the information they needed. They toured the kitchen at the institute and also went to the Queen Victoria Market to identify ﬁsh and investigate the range of foods that were available. Both Kate and Dale especially enjoyed the market. Then the group had the special privilege of touring the MCG kitchens. Brodie said she was “amazed to see how big the kitchen and their equipment was”. The head chef there told the group Shane

Warne particularly likes Vegemite sandwiches. They met some of the 300 security staff that work at the ground and Kate “got a bit scared on the top level” They were most impressed by the lifts inside the four level structure and the fact that there is a kitchen on every level. The group headed home tired but happy and proud of their achievements in undertaking their studies. Their co-ordinator, Kaye Hillis is thrilled with the program and the way the group have embraced it. They have formed a catering company, 5a Yooralla Way, and can take orders for homemade cakes, sandwiches, soups and other goodies. Contact the friendly folk at Yooralla for more details.

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Bass Coast Council briefs It will be at least 18 months before anyone knows whether a new principal library will be part of the redeveloped senior campus of Wonthaggi Secondary College. The campus will move to the Bass Coast Education Precinct site in McKenzie Street if the State provides funding. Beth Banks and other Friends of Wonthaggi Library asked about a new principal library during question time at a recent Bass Coast Council meeting. The Wonthaggi Library building is recognised by the West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation as antiquated and far too small. ***** The public gallery was packed because two contentious issues were listed on the agenda. The council chamber was reconﬁgured to accommodate the gallery (standing room only) but that left the press jammed in together with visiting Wellington Shire councillors and little room to stand for the formalities that precede council meetings. It also meant that as two reporters clambered over chairs to leave the press table during a brief break, they nearly tripped over a cord dangling from a council computer. But reporters are nothing if not intrepid and they weren’t going to let a mere computer lead get in the way of them accessing a badly needed cup of tea!

Cr John Duscher acknowledged the death of Llew Arthur, a teacher at Wonthaggi Secondary College. “He was a fantastic person who did a great job. He has left a lasting legacy with the Human Powered Vehicle event. We have a lot to thank him for for that.” ***** Cr Ross Smith acknowledged Margaret Langley who died recently. He said she was the occupational therapist at Wonthaggi Hospital for 30 years and was very highly regarded. ***** Desalination plant protestor Maurice Schinkel asked if council knew whether “spoils” from the desalination inlet tunnel boring were being disposed of to landfill. Acting CEO Danny Luna said he didn’t and would refer the matter to the next day’s monthly desalination community consultative committee meeting. ***** Mr Schinkel also wanted to know if the council was concerned about “the imminent presence” off the Bass Coast beaches of the vessel UOS Discovery which “flies the flag of convenience of the underperforming flag state of Antigua and Barbuda” which in turn “are listed adversely in the US Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook on Transportation”. No, Mr Luna knew nothing about that either. *****

Council is saving $132 every council meeting by not sending agendas out to councillors. The agendas are printed earlier so that councillors can collect them from the council ofﬁce when they are there on other business. ***** Councillors are relieved the local government inspectorate investigation into rezoning of land in San Remo is over. A report from the CEO’s ofﬁce noted that the investigation found there had been nothing untoward and that allegations about the matter were based on misleading innuendo and rumour. The report was noted. Mayor Cr Peter Paul said: “It was an inquiry we had to have. It was a good result, it’s old news.” ***** Having considered three submissions, the council formally adopted the 2010/11 budget. Cr John Duscher said the budget was “reasonable and fair”. ***** Cr Gareth Barlow foreshadowed a motion that council abandon its healthy by design policy. He was cross that the policy had been ignored by a subdivision in Dalyston creating 140 allotments out of former farm land. Cr Barlow said footpaths in the subdivision were not of the width suggested in the healthy by design policy and he couldn’t see the point of having a policy if it wasn’t adhered to. The subdivision was passed.

Here you are: Russell Broadbent (centre) is presented with a book on the history of Loch by from left, Greg Barry, Jenny Kennedy, Bernie Dilger and Irene Hunt.

Historical flavour MCMILLAN MHR Russell Broadbent, had a taste of local history on Friday afternoon. He went to Loch to congratulate the hall committee on gaining a volunteer grant of $3500. The money will be used to update the hall kitchen.

Telling all THE latest edition of Coastell is out. The Bass Coast Council community newsletter is being delivered to houses and businesses across the shire this week. CEO Allan Bawden, said Coastell is full of useful and interesting information for residents and non-resident ratepayers. There are three editions a year. Copies are available at council ofﬁces, libraries and the YMCA or by visiting www.basscoast. vic.gov.au

Mr Broadbent was fascinated by the beautiful internal walls and ceilings of the hall and enjoyed being shown around the town. After viewing historical photos, he was presented with a book on the history of Loch.

Desal rates deadline nears BASS Coast mayor Cr Peter Paul is looking for a rapid end to talks over the rate liability of the desalination plant. The deadline for a decision was the end of July. CEO Allan Bawden and corporate services director Danny Luna, have been in discussion with Department of Sustainability and Environment executive director of capital projects Peter Sammut. Cr Paul said council’s strategy had been that Mr Bawden and Mr Luna would proceed and call the mayor in to-

wards the end of the talks. “We are hoping to get some satisfaction,” he told The Star. The issue had been “on the boil” for many months. “We intend to resolve it in a fair manner for all parties. We certainly want a result.” Cr Paul said council’s priority was to look after the ratepayers of Bass Coast. The rates issue “has to be seen to be fair and equitable”. The issue at hand is how much both the State Government and desalination plant consortium AquaSure should pay in annual rates to the council.

Visitors: Wellington Shire mayor Cr Scott Rossetti (right) and colleague Cr Jeff Amos, discuss the agenda before the start of last week’s Bass Coast Council meeting. Cr Rossetti, who is also chair of the Gippsland Local Government Network, said he is trying to visit each of the six councils in the network. He told The Star he was impressed with the community feel of the meeting.

THE long awaited Royal Commission’s Report on bushﬁres was recently released and copies have been placed at the Mirboo North Library and given to the Darlimurla community to circulate. For those who are interested, the report can be downloaded from www.royalcommission.vic.gov.au/ commission-reports Some of its implications were discussed at the last council meeting, in particular the references to Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSPs). As much as we would like, we are still unable with clear conscience to identify NSPs in the four areas of concern in our shire. An NSP does not guarantee that you will be safe: it’s just safer than other nearby options, and the possible spots inspected were still too fraught with danger for us to compromise community safety. Once we have studied the report and are alert to the implications and opportunities within it, we will most likely pursue a resolution, along with other councils, through the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV). In response to ongoing community requests, council has authorised ofﬁcers

to seek tenders for a hard waste collection across the shire. It is expected to be a ‘user pays’ system with provision for concessions. The extent and cost of the service, in terms of what users may be expected to pay, will be determined by council once the tender process is complete. Councillors opted to let its previous discretionary funds decision of June 2 stand, with the excess to be redistributed via the Community Grants Program where it will go some way to meeting the shortfall each year when all community requests cannot be met (submissions for Round one of the Community Grants Program closed on July 31). I’d like to thank Cr Kieran Kennedy for his service as Deputy Mayor. Kieran was of great assistance in carrying out the many tasks required of the mayoral role. We were pleased to hear last week that Coal Creek was a ﬁnalist in four categories of the Tidy Towns Awards Program. It’s a great credit to the small team of staff and volunteers there that stage a wide variety of events and activities with such enthusiasm. Congratulations also to the Poowong Consultative Committee that is also a ﬁnalist in the awards. Cr Jim Fawcett Mayor

Rates relief

BASS Coast residents have until August 16 to ﬁll in a survey about aquatic and leisure activities.

The shire council’s recreation and leisure planner Ella Angarane, said the survey gives residents an opportunity to help inform the aquatic feasibility study that is underway. “The survey focuses on the Wonthaggi Aquatic and Leisure Centre and what residents would like to see completed there,” said Ms Angarane. “By ﬁlling in the user or community member survey you will go into the run to win a six month membership at the centre.

Your say: school holiday fun at the Wonthaggi Aquatic and Leisure Centre – is this an activity you want? The survey is available online at www.basscoast. vic.gov.au/aqua, at all council customer service centres

and local libraries. To ﬁnd out more, ring Ella on 1300 226 278.

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Five finalists announced FIVE local entries have been announced as finalists in the 2010 Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities Awards. The local finalists are one in each of five categories: • community action less than 3000 people: Poowong – Poowong community consultative committee;

• community action more than 3000: Halloween evening - Coal Creek community park and museum; • cultural heritage: South Gippsland Historical Network Inc. - Coal Creek community park and museum; • Pam Keating Environmental Innovation - South Gippsland Sustainability Festival ‘Living for the future’ - South Gippsland Shire Council; and • Community Government partner-

ships young ambassadors - Coal Creek Community Park and Museum. The winners will be announced in October in Beechworth. South Gippsland has a good chance of taking out at least one award. Rowena Ashley, co-ordinator at Coal Creek was grateful for the strong community support that was reﬂected in their achievements as ﬁnalists. She said: “The new direction deter-

mined for Coal Creek back in 2007 is ticking the boxes at state level.” Poowong Community Consultative Committee president Heather Gregg was thrilled with the announcement and is looking forward to their upcoming general meeting later this month when their community plan will be unveiled. Environment and Climate Change minister Gavin Jennings announced

the awards last week. He commented about the breadth of entries from across regional Victoria, including communities which have not entered in previous years. More than 50 communities have shown their commitment to clean, sustainable living by entering the 2010 Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities Awards.

Quashing problems fast PREVENTION is the approach of modern dentistry and certainly the focus of care at South Gippsland Dental in Leongatha. In days gone by, dentists would look for holes in teeth and if any were found, they would be ﬁlled. But this approach presented problems. The un-

derlying cause of holes was not addressed and often the same patients would return every six months only to have more holes found. In addition, ﬁllings would have to be replaced over the years and each time, more of the tooth would need to be removed. Recent advances in dentistry are leading the

change to more therapeutic practices, with greater focus on prevention. The dentists at South Gippsland Dental want to know why there are holes in teeth so that lifestyle and other changes can be made to prevent further holes occurring. They want to diagnose problems early to halt or reverse the decay process. They want to replace old ﬁlling materials with materials that are strong and long lasting so the tooth is retained for longer. In addition, dentists seeking to diagnose gum disease to ensure teeth have good support and recognise other conditions that exist in the mouth, especially those that may indicate disease in other parts of the body. The team at South Gippsland Dental has come up with a package

known as the Comprehensive Exam. The 45 minute exam includes a clinical examination of the mouth, a record of the condition of the gums, assessment of the patient’s susceptibility to decay, the minimum number of x-rays and if needed, photographs and moulds of the teeth. The exam costs $275, whereas the individual procedures would cost more than $800. This includes a complimentary treatment planning appointment to discuss treatment options and oral hygiene instruction. Dr Kylie Lewis joined the team at South Gippsland Dental in April this year. The New Zealander has worked in Queensland, Geelong and Melbourne, and is relishing working in a country setting similar to her home town.

At work: Dr Kylie Lewis assesses a patient in the new clinic in the ANZ Arcade.

Jake McIntosh: science focus.

Anthony Foon: at Bair Music.

Thinking ahead By Tayla Kershaw, work experience student.

FROM August 2-6, year 10 Wonthaggi Secondary College students took part in a week of work experience. All students were required to participate, selecting jobs with possible career opportunities or that were of interest to them. I chose to learn about the responsibilities and work that comes with being a journalist at the Great Southern Star. My tasks involved editing prewritten articles, proof reading advertisements, interviewing, taking notes, photographing and writing my own articles. I was asked to adapt to new skills, such as using the camera. I also had to be trained to obtain more information by asking questions and constructing new questions from the answers. One of my tasks was to interview other people from my school who are doing work experience in Leongatha. Anthony Foon was busy working in retail at Bair Music. It was his ﬁrst day on the job and his tasks were to clean and price the stock. His employer seemed delighted by his efforts. Anthony chose Bair Music because he wishes to pursue a career in music,

Tayla Kershaw: at The Star. which may involve working in a music shop such as this one day, so it was an ideal place to gain a bit of knowledge. “I love how you can express yourself through music. Most of my friends play instruments and you meet a lot of new people.” Emmy Shae Rees decided to work at the Leongatha Children’s Centre. Emmy’s role was to assist with taking care of the children and help to calm and feed babies, which she describes as relatively easy, although there were a few tantrums. “It takes a lot of energy and patience to look after

children.” Jake McIntosh chose to work within the lab at Murray Goulburn CoOperative. He was asked to run tests, visit the waste water management site and test for bacteria to make sure food was safe for consumers. He found he needed to be a fast learner, as he was put to work on his own rather quickly, and needed to listen intently to given instructions. He’d never thought about a career in the lab beforehand but enjoyed the experience and may now consider this in the future.

Meals roster (Leongatha) South Gippsland Spe-

cialist School, Lions Club, Joy and John Gaze (16th 18th 19th 20th) and National Bank (17th) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning August 16, 2010.

Emmy Shae Rees: with kids at the Leongatha Children’s Centre, from left: Tilly, Mitch, Lydia (front) Ella and Ruby.

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Drink drivers suffer

By Isaac McCallum

THE TAC’s ad slogan has rung true in the Bass Coast and South Gippsland regions of late, with the Bass Coast Highway Patrol ﬁnding and prosecuting 12 drink drivers and 65 other offenders in seven months. “We’ll catch you before someone gets hurt.” The unit has been doing so, and police believe that the program has worked. “That’s what this was all about. We’re trying to save people the inconvenience of injury, and whatever else might occur,” Leading Senior Constable Paul McLean of the patrol said. The patrols are currently over,

but Leading S/C McLean said he and his team will still be watching. “We’ll still be out there day and night. If they work hard to avoid us, we’ll work harder to catch them,” he said. Police members from the highway patrol and local police stations have worked together on their rest days and provided an additional 22 patrols dedicated to targeting late night drink drive behaviour. These patrols supplemented the dedicated police patrols of the Bass Coast and South Gippsland area. The patrols worked late into the night and until at least 4 am looking for motorists not doing the right thing. Many drivers who were caught were surprised to see police. “Most of the people we catch are quite shattered. They don’t think

we’ll catch them,” he said. All of the 12 drink drivers caught were male, and Leading S/C McLean said the majority of the other offenders were also male. “About 85 per cent of the offences are committed by males. Whether they are more likely to take risks, or just drive more I don’t know,” he said. Police checked 469 vehicles during the operation, with 77 detected for various offences from drink driving to failing to dip beamed head lights. Leading S/C McLean believed in the long term strategy and hopes to see the program installed again. He had one ﬁnal message: “The message is simple. If you think you are not ﬁt to drive, then don’t. We will catch you, before someone gets hurt”.

Whale protector

CFA finds new home

By Jane Ross

FLINDERS MHR Greg Hunt will do what he can to protect migrating whales in South Gippsland waters.

THE Wonthaggi CFA will build new brigade headquarters in White Road.

Activists are worried about the impact of the Wonthaggi desalination plant on the whales. Attending an environmental forum in Wonthaggi last week, Mr Hunt was told 150 whale sightings had been logged along the Bass Coast since April this year. Desalination protestors are monitoring the sightings and say this has not been done before. They are doing so to disprove the plant’s Environment Effects Statement, which says whales are rarely seen along the Bass Coast. Conservationist and community activist Jessica Harrison of Wonthaggi, told the forum Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett would not budge from that view. A recently arrived letter from him conﬁrmed that.

Bass Coast Council has underscored its strong support for the brigade by passing unanimously a motion to exchange the current Watt Street fire station site, for another council-owned block in White Road. There is a small disparity between the valuations of the two parcels of land, but councillors agreed the CFA would not have to make up the difference. The brigade will stay in Watt Street for another two years. The fire station has been there since 1962 and is no longer suitable for the CFA’s needs. Bass Coast Group officer Damien O’Connor said the CFA could now go ahead with plans for a new station building. A report from council’s infrastruc-

Hard data: Watershed Victoria activists Jessica Harrison and Mark Robertson, talk to Liberal MHR Greg Hunt (right) about the number of whale sightings along the Bass Coast this migration season. Ms Harrison called for the coast to be designated a whale sanctuary. Mr Hunt, the Federal Opposition’s Environment Minister, did not respond to that suggestion, but committed to writing a letter “today” to Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett.

“I’ll seek a meeting with him.” If the Coalition wins government on August 21, “it will be for me to consider”. “I give a guarantee today that if we win (the election) I will set up a review of whale data. “Of course there are

whales, it’s some mad denial. We’d work with local groups on a whale protection plan.” Mark Robertson, who has been co-ordinating the logging of whale sightings this migration season, presented documentation to Mr Hunt to back up Ms Harrison’s claims.

ture department about the land exchange was lodged with councillors at their meeting last week. It noted that an independent valuer had listed the Watt Street property at $886,000 and the one in White Road at $900,000. The exchange must meet Government Land Monitor requirements. The CFA hierarchy appears to at last have been listening to the Bass Coast Group’s distress about boundary changes. The group has objected to the alterations on the grounds of distance. Mr O’Connor and other group representatives met with CFA top brass last week, the most recent of many such meetings in the past year or so. “We are progressing,” said Mr O’Connor, which is more than could be said until now. “I don’t know if we’ll get the outcome we’d like but it will be the best possible under the circumstances.” The result will be put to the group’s brigade captains at a meeting on August 9.

New pool planned By Jane Ross A NEW aquatic centre is planned for Wonthaggi. Costing an estimated $10 million, the facility could be built at the McKenzie Street site of the Bass Coast Education Precinct. The hub would replace

the ageing 25m pool, indoor basketball courts and gym adjacent to Wonthaggi’s recreation reserve. Initial planning has been done and details were put before Bass Coast councillors at a brieﬁng session. Consultants suggested either a refurbishment of what is already there, with the possibility of extending

the pool to 50m. This would help accommodate those training for regional, state and national competition. Karen Evans of InSynch Consultancy Group and Michael Bodman of Inside Edge Sport and Leisure, told councillors they could expect a ﬁnal report on the aquatic centre plan by the end of this year.

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Wide choice: patients look good in frames from Jackson and Lawry Optometrists, says Rod Jackson.

Best advice comes from expert By Rod Jackson, Jackson and Lawry Optometrists

NOW the internet age has arrived in most homes, I am often asked if this is a good source of information about eye problems. You can spend a lifetime reading all the articles written about eye conditions and I am pleased to say many are written in a language which is easily understood by the person in the street.

Try Googling “cataract” or “agerelated maculopathy” and numerous links appear. Often though, it would be good to go back to your eye-care provider if any problems arise from too much information. For example, you read about the serious outcomes of some conditions and this may cause unnecessary worry on your behalf. What about 3D TV? The fast interchange of overlapping images from one eye to the other, 50 or 100 times a second, will

cause tiredness in most people. If the eyes are just slightly off line, this will surely case some discomfort. An eye examination with particular emphasis on binocular co-ordination would be recommended before spending money on such a unit. People who are monocular will unfortunately miss out on this excellent technology, although Barry Hall in three dimensions does not appeal to this particular supporter.

Common eye problems Age-related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive deterioration of the very sensitive central part of the retina, the macula, which is the area at the back of the eye that provides fine vision for daily tasks such as reading, recognising faces and driving. In the early stages, AMD may have no symptoms and by the time it has been diagnosed, the eyes have suffered irreversible loss of central vision, usually in both eyes. People with advanced AMD may maintain sufficient peripheral vision to be able to move around independently, however, they may be legally blind and their capacity to undertake daily activities is significantly limited. Early diagnosis gives the best chance of preventing or reducing vision loss. For more information visit the Macular Degeneration Foundation website www.mdfoundation.com.au Glaucoma Glaucoma is a disease involving damage to the optic nerve and subsequent vision loss or blindness. Advancing age is associated with the development of glaucoma, although it can occur at any stage of life. In the early stages, glaucoma may have no symptoms. When diagnosis is delayed until after symptoms occur, the eyes have suffered irreversible loss of vision. Treatment cannot recover what has been lost. For more information visit the Glaucoma Australia website www.glaucoma.org.au Cataract A cataract is the clouding of the eye’s naturally clear lens. When the lens becomes opaque, the amount of light that passes through is reduced and scattered. The image cannot be correctly focused on the retina at the back of the eye, leading to blurred vision. The eyes may be more sensitive to glare and light and colours may seem faded or yellowed. Cataracts are largely related to the ageing process, due to changes in the protein structure of the lens over time. There is some evidence that long-term exposure to sunlight, tobacco, and heavy alcohol consumption may be associated with cataract formation. When symptoms first appear, visual aids such as glasses, strong bifocals or a magnifying glass may be used to improve vision for a while. When the condition becomes serious enough to af-

fect daily life, a surgical procedure becomes necessary to restore vision. The cloudy lens is removed and replaced with a clear, permanent intra-ocular lens. Cataract surgery is generally performed under local anaesthetic as day surgery. For more information visit the Better Health Channel website www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au Diabetic retinopathy Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes that affects the small blood vessels of the retina. It remains one of the leading causes of vision loss despite the availability of effective treatment. People with diabetes are most at risk, Laser treatment is used to treat retinopathy. In addition to maintaining good blood sugar control, early detection and timely treatment is the key to reducing blindness and low vision from DR. For more information visit the Diabetes Australia website www.diabetesaustralia.com.au Retinitis pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa is the name of a group of genetic (inherited) eye conditions that result in progressive degeneration of the light sensitive cells in the retina. It is caused by the inability or reduced ability of the body to provide the necessary protein to sustain the health of the retina. The condition affects night vision and peripheral vision. The disease usually appears ﬁrstly in childhood, but severe vision problems do not often develop until early adulthood. Retinitis pigmentosa is the leading cause of youth blindness in Australia. There is currently no effective treatment for retinitis pigmentosa. For more information visit the Retina Australia website www.retinaaustralia.com.au Trachoma Trachoma is a bacterial infection of the eye that can lead to blindness if not treated. This preventable disease is linked to poor hygiene and is often associated with poverty. Lack of facial cleanliness is a key factor related to the spread of the infection. Although the disease is linked to developing countries, it has been documented in some indigenous communities in easternAustralia, SouthAustralia and the Northern Territory. For more information on Trachoma, visit the Better Health Channel website www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au Information courtesy of Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

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Lifestyle focus wins award A BASS Coast business has won a prestigious state-wide building award for a magniﬁcent Inverloch property. Beaumont Concepts of Wonthaggi and Cowes won the category of New House up to $300,000 Construction Cost in the Building Designs Association of Victoria awards. The property, “Woodland Heath Residence”, is located in the Inverloch estate of Woodland Heath. Proprietor Ashley Beaumont was delighted with the win. “We were up against stiff competition so it was deﬁnitely a pleasing result,” he said. The judges commented the home offered “bang for buck” and proved that lower end budgets do not translate to lower end homes. Judges noted the design’s creativity and superb use of limited resources, achieving a large contemporary family space on a budget. The house is divided into three sections: a master bedroom, kids’ bedrooms and common living areas, each with individual access to outside. Large sliding doors help to blend the

Grand space: the backyard exempliﬁes a coastal feel.

barrier between indoors and outdoors, and light floods in due to maximum north facing areas. Mr Beaumont commented on the high quality finish by the tradespeople of Beach House Constructions, a firm based at Inverloch and Phillip Island. He also paid tribute to Matt Crooks from Island Landscaping Design for producing an impressive external design built around the need to retain existing trees. Mr Beaumont has worked in the industry for 20 years, starting in Wonthaggi before moving to Melbourne to gain further experience. He returned to the region in 2004. His company is also able to produce additions, larger homes, small homes and commercial developments, and also prepares town planning applications. Beaumont Concepts is based in Graham Street, Wonthaggi and opened a branch at Cowes in July. The company now has projects across the South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires, and also in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Mr Beaumont can also design holiday homes along the coast for Melbourne-based clients.

Blending boundaries: large sliding doors open to bring the outside indoors.

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Aah, the serenity

This 7.5 acre property at Jumbuk in the Strzelecki Ranges offers an idyllic country lifestyle and plenty of peace and quiet. The mud brick homestead has been crafted from recycled timber and the package comes with a bed and breakfast business. Discover more on page 32.

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Top of the Grange I

F you thought that an opportunity to reside at the popular “The Grange” had passed you by, then the exceptional Villa 21, offered for sale through First National Real Estate Prom Country in Meeniyan, could change all of that. Speciﬁcally for “over 55s”, the social lifestyle at The Grange is well known. Residents share in a common ownership of the social centre, where regular gatherings occur and lasting friendships are made. Kitchen and barbecue facilities, DVD and book library, as well as an expansive communal room for dining and dancing, are there for residents’ daily use. Villa 21 at The Grange is differ-

ent to nearly all the others. Set discreetly apart, Villa 21 has its own separate street frontage onto Macdonald Street. Villa 21 captures the twinkling lights of Leongatha from its elevated vantage point, as well as morning sunshine through its full length living room windows. Once inside Villa 21, you’ll be impressed with the quality of its fittings and fixtures, roomy living areas (not just one, but two), and lightfilled aspects. Presenting “as new”, Villa 21 has two spacious bedrooms, and both able to accommodate queen beds. The main bedroom, complete with walk-in robes, accesses an ensuite bathroom with extra-large shower recess. The beautiful, spotless kitchen was designed with a cook in mind, with broad bench space, plenty of

cupboards including a walk in pantry, and a Fisher and Paykel drawer dishwasher. The laundry houses a generous walk-in linen cupboard as well as large built-in cupboards for storage. There is a glorious courtyard garden in which to enjoy the outdoors. The single lock-up, remote controlled garage is bigger than average, leaving room for a work bench or storage at the sides. This is a wonderful chance to have the best of both worlds – to be part of a community yet with an extra element of independence. Body corporate fees are applicable and the agent can provide further information. Please contact First National to arrange your personalised appointment or for open times.

At a glance Location: Villa 21, 17 McDonald Street Leongatha Price: $275,000$295,000 Agent: First National Prom Country Meeniyan Contact: Kaz Hughes 5664 0224 or 0417 516 998

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Close enough to hear the waves T

HIS comfortable three bedroom home is in a quiet, sought after location. It is just a short walk to “The Poles” beach. The large living room leads out to a spacious deck, ideal for entertaining. With glimpses of water through the trees, there is potential for more views with a second storey. The low mainte-

nance exterior is coloured render and the windows are aluminium. On the north side of the home is the sunroom which is fantastic to relax in, with ﬂoor to ceiling windows. The house is quite private, with high front fence and on a good size block of 778sq metres, allowing room for extensions. There is reverse cycle air conditioning plus a free standing

wood heater for those winter months as well as ducted gas outlets ﬁtted throughout the house in preparation for the natural gas line. This is an ideal property to rent or use now and at a later stage redevelop for your own needs. The location is excellent, within easy walking distance to both the beach and the town eateries.

At a glance Location: 5 View St Inverloch Price:$499,000 Agent: Harcourts Inverloch Contact: Heather Atkins 56 71 1212 or 0409 741607

Prom Country Y N DA PE UR O AT S IS

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Live In Or Rent Out

90 Acre Improvement Potential

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Freshly painted, newly carpeted 3 brm home. Wood heater & air con, lots of built-in robes, timber decked front verandah, low maintenance gardens, & carport. Primary school over rear fence. INSPECT Saturday, Aug 14 @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 19 Bastin Street, BOOLARRA $175,000 - $189,000

Grazing parcel, lifestyle opportunity. Fertile soils. Flats to gently rising paddocks, to hills. Home will improve dramatically with redecoration. Gigantic 30m x 15m “factory size” shed. Serious sellers. INSPECT By Appointment Address 375 Boolarra Sth-Mirboo Nth Rd, MIRBOO NORTH $525,000 - $575,000

Amazing views from big family home on 3 ac. 4 brms inc huge teenagers retreat, 2 bath, 2 zoned living areas. Massive 18m x 12m shed & more, pony paddocks, circular driveway, made road frontage. INSPECT Sunday, Aug 15 @ 2.00 - 2.30pm Address 330 Boolarra-Mirboo North Road, MIRBOO NORTH $395,000 - $425,000

Unusual home on more than 1 ac. Expansive open plan living + long sunroom, 3 bedrooms, 2 studies, 2 bathrooms, 3 wcs. North facing, with verandas & timber decks. Natural bush environment. INSPECT By Appointment Address 4 Hilltop Court, MIRBOO NORTH $265,000 - $285,000

N AY PE D O SUN S HI

Selling Properties

24/7 Fashionable Farmhouse

Tastefully Renovated Edwardian

A classic country residence in a private and tranquil environment, set amidst colorful mature gardens, on more than 9 pastured acres. Gourmet kitchen with leadlight skylight & informal dining, elegant sitting room with open ﬁre, French doors to timber decked verandas from formal dining, expansive formal living or billiards room, & separate casual living room with abundant natural light & cosy wood heating. 5 more-than-comfortable bedrooms, 2 well-appointed bathrooms. Country-style.

In a tightly held location, this elegant home has been given an architecturally-designed extension to capitalise on its northerly aspect. There are 3 bedrooms (2 with OFPs), formal living room and a cosy reading nook in the original section, and a bright open-plan kitchen, family and dining room with messmate ﬂoors, Honeytone hues, and double glazing in the new. Also featuring an ofﬁce, entertaining deck, new bathrooms and laundry, attic storage and rear lane access. Beautiful!

INSPECT OFI CANCELLED PROPERTY SOLD Address 215 Mirboo South Road, MIRBOO

INSPECT Sunday, Aug 15 @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 17 Baromi Road, MIRBOO NORTH

$550,000 - $575,000

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$300,000 - $340,000

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Top Of The Grange

Double fronted Victorian weatherboard cottage in original condition. High timber lined ceilings, extensive use of Baltic pine floors, 3 bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen and meals, bathroom, laundry and 2 wcs. Open fire places in 2 rooms. Separate bungalow and attached storage rooms. Rear access from Burchell Lane. Potential to subdivide STCA? Rent out initially, live in now, renovate and redecorate, or extend this increasingly rare find. Genuine Mirboo North opportunity.

Speciﬁcally for “over 55’s”, the social lifestyle at The Grange is well known. Villa 21 has its own separate street frontage and elevated position to capture easterly views and morning sun. Comprising 2 beautiful light ﬁlled living rooms, two spacious bedrooms (walk in robe), bathroom with extra-large shower, spotless kitchen (DW), laundry with walk in linen cupboard, roomy single remote garage and sunny courtyard garden. It’s not easy to get into The Grange – now’s your chance.

INSPECT Sunday, Aug 15 @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 12 Ridgway Mirboo North

INSPECT Thursday, Aug 12 @ 5.15 - 5.45pm & Saturday, Aug 14 @ 11.30am - 12.00pm Address 21/17 McDonald Street, Leongatha $275,000 - $295,000

$200,000 - $225,000

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Horse hacienda

ULL on your riding boots, stand on your front verandah and watch with pride as your friends drive up your palm lined driveway, horse ﬂoats in tow.

You could be the next Bart Cummings or Gai Waterhouse when you are the new owner of Kardella Palms,

a 23 acre equine paradise. This unique property features an international competition standard 100m x 80m arena, 16 ‘Aintree’ free standing stables, two animal hot wash stalls and an 18m round yard. There is a huge cafe/pavilion with fully equipped kitchen and a fully self contained four bedroom cottage. The main residence is a renovated three bedroom.

At a glance: Location: Barnes Road, Kardella Auction: Sat Aug 14 2010, 11am on site Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Leongatha. Contact: Andrew Newton 5662 0922 or 0402 940 320

weatherboard home that includes a parent’s retreat with en suite. Water is taken care of with an extensive underground feed water pipe reticulated throughout the property. All that’s missing from this magniﬁcent property is a new owner. If you love your horses, phone now to inspect before the auction this coming Saturday.

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Escape to the country I

F you are looking for peace and tranquillity along with a bit of luxury then Jumbuk, situated on a magnificent 7.5 acre parcel of land is certainly worth your perusal. Nestled among some gum trees where your closest neighbour is the resident koala or even an echidna, this impressive two storey mud brick homestead will delight. It has been built from recycled timbers and bricks and has three bedrooms with en suite. A beautiful open fire and Coonara will keep you warm. The floor plan is open and flexible and there is an artist’s studio attached to the house. An established four star bed and breakfast business is adjacent, comprising of a fully self contained mud brick cottage complete with upstairs loft. There is also a large wooden barn which would suit many purposes. Town and tank water are available and the gardens are attractive and include vegie gardens and chook pens. Properties of this standard are keenly sought and the ambience of the property will be revealed upon inspection.

At a glance Location: 570 Jumbuk Rd Yinnar South Price: $750, 000 Agent: Landmark Korumburra Contact: Herb Treacy 5655 1677 or 0408 551 410

Rates time AS COUNCILSs across Victoria begin sending out rates notices to property owners, ratepayers are reminded that recent revaluations will impact on the amount they pay for the coming year. Cr Bill McArthur, president of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), said properties were revalued on January 1 as required by State legislation, and the total value of all properties was now $1.26 trillion. “Updated valuations are used to determine how much each property owner will pay in rates. As rates are a tax on property, this helps to ensure all properties are paying their fair share of rates,” he said. “However, it doesn’t mean that councils beneﬁt ﬁnancially from the recent growth in house property values.” Valuations do not generate extra income for councils, but are rather used to

distribute how the rate revenue is to be collected across the municipality according to property values. “This can be confusing for ratepayers to understand as land tax paid to the State Government does increase as property values rise. But council rates do not operate in the same way,” Cr McArthur said. “The important distinction is that a council sets its budget each year, which identiﬁes how much it will collect in rate revenue, including any rate rise. “A council then calculates how much each property owner needs to pay towards the required rate revenue, using property valuations to determine each ratepayer’s contribution.” Some property owners will pay more and some will pay less than the council’s average rate rise, depending on the new value of their property relative to other properties in the municipality.

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Green Army plan to save environment By Jane Ross AT the heart of the Federal Coalition’s environment platform is a Green Army of young trainees.

In groups of 10 with a supervisor, they would learn on-the-job, undertaking wetland protection, foreshore management, weeding, sand dune stabilisation or mass native vegetation planting. Up to 30,000 young people would be involved. Elaborating on the plan at an environment forum in Wonthaggi last week, Flinders MHR Greg Hunt, said if the Coalition wins the election on August 21, the ﬁrst Green Army project in this area would be $125,000 for the Great Southern Rail Trail. Neville Pulham who chairs the rail trail committee, said its volunteer members found it hard to keep weeds along the trail under control. “We struggle to be a good neighbour to farmers. It’s a major headache. We work closely with the shire and DSE. “There’s 50kms of trail from Leongatha to Foster and another 40kms to Yarram.” Mr Pulham and his colleagues were delighted with the funding announcement. The forum was organised by McMillan MHR Russell Broadbent. He said it had been planned long before the election date was announced. Mr Hunt had been invited to speak because if the Coalition wins the election, he will be the Environment Minister. “In the sense of the environment and working with the land, you are great custodians of the land,” he told the disappointingly small group that attended. He said the Coalition had set up three different pillars for the environment. These are: a community action plan, a direct action plan and a water security revolution. “There will be opportunities for community groups in all.” Mr Hunt said the “big vision” was to make Australia “dramatically more sustainable”. At the heart of the community action plan is the Green Army. “We will be seeking people such as

yourselves to come to us with proposals.” Mr Hunt complimented the Landcare groups in Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires, describing them as “amazing”. He wants to radically simplify the bureaucracy that now hampers Landcare and aim for long term funding. The fundamental issue surrounding climate change was the need to reduce emissions and improve air quality. Mr Hunt proposed an alternative to an electricity tax which, he said, would cause “enormous pain” through higher costs. “The alternative is to provide incentives to clean up emissions in Australia.” A four-year $2.5 billion fund would be used to clean up the old and least efﬁcient power stations in the country. “A very important part of the incentives is green carbon, native forest planting. Soil carbon has enormous prospects in South Gippsland.” There would be incentives for community groups under a roof solar policy. “We’ll be looking at solar towns and solar schools. Towns like Leongatha and Korumburra could achieve neutral carbon status.” Mr Hunt said under the water security revolution, “rural Australia needs to be replumbed”. “There is water lost on farms which should be shared with local river systems. “This last element has enormous relevance to coastal electorates. “We still have the practice of dumping sewage off our coast. We need to set national standards to lift the quality of ocean outfall.” A better use of the liquid would be to recycle it for industry and agriculture. Climate change activist Ray Astbury, commented that there had been a blatant disrespect of climate scientists. “We’ve got a long way to go. What you’re drawing up is not enough.” Mr Hunt replied that climate change had been his life’s work. “Australia represents 1.4 per cent of the global picture.” What the world desperately needs, he added, is a climate change agreement between China and the United States.

Good news: McMillan MHR Russell Broadbent (left) and Flinders colleague Greg Hunt (right) with members of the Great Southern Rail Trail committee Catherine McGlead, Cath Seccull and Neville Pulham. Mr Hunt committed $125,000 to the rail trail but the Opposition has to win government ﬁrst.

Mayor not pleased BASS Coast mayor Cr Peter Paul castigated staff during a brieﬁng last week. After details of the Cowes Recreation Reserve Master Plan had been given to councillors, the mayor expressed his displeasure. “I’m disappointed,” he said, “I haven’t had one word into this process. “It’s very disappointing and unacceptable. I hope it doesn’t happen again.” He said as the ward councillor, he would have liked – and expected – to have been involved.

Scooter safety BASS Coast Council is working to improve the safety of motorised scooter use. To begin with, the number of scooters in the shire will be determined. That will be followed by identifying safety issues of concern to scooter users. A simple list of road rules has been drawn up and these will be discussed during a number of workshops. A survey will be distributed. To ﬁnd out more, ring 1300 226 278.

Happy partnership: (back, from left) Zara, IGA service manager, Alan Traynor, IGA store manager, Gemma Martin, Melody Martin, David Green, Catherine Riseley. Front: Lily Bennett, Niamh Martin, Sara Riseley, Luca Riseley, Ben Green and Kyla Green.

LEONGATHA Little Athletics Club has received $1000 from IGA supermarkets, towards new equipment. The club placed second in a statewide competition. The supermarket chain is a major sponsor of Little Athletics Victoria and held a statewide docket contest recently. A collection bin was placed in the supermarket where members and IGA shoppers could place their docket. At the end of each week, Leongatha Little Aths committee members or parents tallied the dockets and totals were submitted each month. This was quite a time consuming task for the volunteers. Some parents were amazing, particularly Jenny Douglas who collected IGA

dockets from Korumburra and Poowong and tallied $500,000 on her own. Local IGA supermarkets were really supportive, with staff and customers busily collecting unwanted or dockets left behind. The Leongatha Little Athletics Club was slow to start the competition, missing the ﬁrst two months, but was still able to amass dockets to the value of $1,713,208. The Leongatha Little Aths Registration Night will be held at Leongatha Sportspower on Thursday, September 16, 4pm-5.30pm. The season will resume on Saturday, October 2. Any enquiries please email: leongathalac@gmail.com or phone club president David Green on 5662 3637.

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Rita opening nears LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre’s 2010 production of Educating Rita by playwright Willy Russell is in the ﬁnal weeks of rehearsal before the September performances at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha.

Jo Street as ‘Rita’ and David Tattersall as ‘Frank’ are looking forward to showcasing this fine play, which follows the relationship between a working class hairdresser and a jaded university lecturer. Rita enlists in an English literature course to fulfil a perception that educating herself will lead to a happier life. Rita’s found enthusiasm for literature re-ignites Frank’s passion for literature. The journey sees both Frank and Rita assessing their lives and change. Educating Rita is best remembered as the film adaptation by Willy Russell in 1983 staring Michael Caine and Julie Waters. Educating Rita was nominated for Academy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards and collected the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 1980. Tickets for Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s production of Educating Rita will be on sale from August 17. Performance dates: September 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17 and 18.

Coming together: David Tattersall and Jo Street receive instructions from Educating Rita director, David Baggallay.

Odd name, top work ANYONE who knows Gavin van Eede will not be in the least surprised that he has chosen an obscure name for the ﬁrst exhibition he is sharing with his wife, Sindy Virtue.

“Serves ’em right for leaving the name to me,” he chortled. It’s Preanneble Mismatched Art. Preanneble? “Anne’s got her exhibition after us!” explained Gavin. Easy when you have it explained. The venue is Leongatha’s Mushroom Crafts.

Portrait: Gavin van Eede draws wonderful portraits.

Wire sculpture: Sindy Virtue uses a variety of mediums including Paverpol.

Mangled words aside, Gavin and Sindy are a talented duo. Gavin works in pencil, drawing wonderful portraits from photographs. You’ll no doubt recognise some of the faces in the exhibition. Gavin is happy to accept commissions. Sindy uses a number of mixed

mediums, such as clay, wood, acrylic paint and Paverpol (wire art sculpture). She is an accredited Paverpol instructor. The Mushroom Crafts exhibition runs for the month of August. And Anne? She is South Gippsland artist and photographer Anne Pinkstone.

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First and second: happy with their results were Bree McRae of Tarwin Lower, Hayley Norton of Leongatha, Inverloch’s Morgan Bolam and Madelyn Krause of Mirboo North. They competed in the Neo classical U/12 duo, with Hayley and Morgan coming out winners and Bree and Madelyn runners-up.

Colourful characters: from left Chloe Adkins, Leongatha, Jess Roberts, Warragul, winner Claudia Bolam, Inverloch and Jemma Douglas, Moe enjoyed competing in one of the character sections at the inaugural Great Southern Star Eisteddfod in Leongatha on Friday.

Winning grins: from left Hayley Norton, Leongatha, received an honourable mention, Jonti Westaway, Foster came second and Lani Turner, Leongatha won third place in one of the many sections on Friday during The Great Southern Star Eisteddfod.

Dance riot: Heidi Freeman of Warragul, Jack McDonald of Leongatha, and Hannah Kinnish all performed well at the eisteddfod. Heidi danced to the Lion King tune, while Jack did Pump It Louder.

Pretty in pink: Leongatha dancer Hayley Norton received an honourable mention for her performance in the 11 years and Under Neo-Classical Contemporary section at the Leongatha eisteddfod on Friday.

Above: Hard workers: organisers Kate Adkins and Tanya Bolam worked tirelessly , but were happy to see the end result. Left: Yummy: from left dining out at lunchtime on Friday during the opening day of competition at The Great Southern Star Eisteddfod at Mesley Hall in Leongatha were talented dancers Hannah Vanderzalm, Traralgon, Laura Bobe, Mirboo North and Brooke Hender, Newborough.

First section: celebrating are the winners of the very ﬁrst section at The Great Southern Star Eisteddfod, from left, Piper Stubbs of Paynesville (second), Ruby Adkins of Leongatha (third) with Yasmine Duursma of Foster (ﬁrst), pictured receiving their trophies from Tony Giles representing sponsors, The Star.

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Photo shots: Tammy Lee Photography’s Shelley Price and Tammy Duran were on hand to offer photos of the performers.

Coastal ballerina: Inverloch ballerina Jasmine Susic competed in The Star Eisteddfod.

Dancing duo: Leongatha dancers Matilda Patterson and Sussanah Babosha teamed well for their performance at The Star Eisteddfod on Saturday.

Champions: from back, winner of the Tammy Lee Photography Classical Championship 12 years and Under Renee Freeman, Warragul, second Alexandra Brand, Traralgon, third Jessica Monk, Warragul, front, honourable mentions to Xavier Pellin, Leongatha and Heidi Freeman, Warragul.

Success: winners of the Alex Scott and staff Modern/Jazz Improvisation 12 Years and Under section, from left Jessica Monk, Warragul, Heidi Freeman, Warragul, Alexandra Brand, Traralgon, Claudia Bolam, Inverloch, Ash King, Drouin, Chloe Adkins, Leongatha and Kelsea Timmins, Morwell.

Eisteddfod committee: from back left Jo Fennell, Joy Morgan, Marlene Stockdale, Alanna Begg, president,Tanya Bolam, entry co-ordinator, Kerry Zuidema, vice secretary, Nella Mitchelson, secretary, Mandy Susic and treasurer, Vivian Krausz. Front Kate Norton, vice president, Kate Adkins, Lisa Pellin and Colleen Lockhart celebrated the success of the ﬁrst ever Star Eisteddfod at the Leongatha RSL on Sunday night. Absent Leanne Charlton and Tammy Duran.

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Top left: OSCAR William Draper was born on August 2 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is the ﬁrst son for Warrick and Natasha of Mirboo North and a brother for Jane, 16 months. Top right: JENSEN Oliver Licciardi was born on July 25 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is a son for Joe and Melinda of Inverloch and a baby brother for Emelia, aged three. Bottom left: KAYCIE Renee Olm was born on August 2 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. She is a daughter for Darren and Carmen of Leongatha and a baby sister for Chloe 12, Lachlan 11, Connor 10, Brock eight, and Chloe ﬁve. Bottom right: Logan William Jack Cathie was born on July 18 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is a son for Troy and Cherie of Mirboo North and has a brother Joshua, six and sister Sally, eight. QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8234

Church Times ARIES - March 21 - April 20

It is important to look your best all week. The key is to dress appropriately. Communication difﬁculties mean that messages may be snarled. It may be best to conﬁrm important dates. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

Through the weekend, love is on your mind with your partner showing more affection than usual. Family members respect your advice. Money related ideas may backﬁre later in the week. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

Loved ones are unexpectedly sensitive now, perhaps misinterpreting your motives. Overdue payments arrive by Friday. A long awaited invitation may come after the weekend. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Thoughts and plans go off on a tangent. If travelling, expect a delightful detour. Watch out for anyone promising too much too soon too inexpensively. LEO - July 23 - August 22

This week ﬁnds you making one of the most important decisions of the year. You may require some extra time for contemplation. Academic pursuits require more work than expected. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

Tensions begin to ease, especially in the work environment. Warranties should be read between the lines - and don’t miss any ﬁne print on the back pages either. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

You experience difﬁculty making your point in writing, but public speaking is a current strength. Relationships with people who handle your money start improving after the weekend. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Work done last month brings compliments, but you can’t afford to coast on past success. Long range goals may undergo changes by the end of the week. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

You are really admired by someone who lives afar. Perhaps this person would love to tell his/her feelings to you, but ﬁnds it inappropriate to do so. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

A comedy of errors is the play of the week - plans are overturned, coincidences are at play and unexpected arrivals are at your doorstep. A ﬁnancial news brightener arrives by the end of the week. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

You can effectively express opinions on career-related matters. The weekend focus is on entertainment with Taurus centre stage. Family obligations increase now. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

A loved one may ask you to come along on a day trip, but think carefully before accepting. Creative solutions win applause at the workplace. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

You are a nice person, inside and out. You are warm and have much to give, in your occupation and your private life. Your great gift is the ability to add beauty to your surroundings wherever you go.

ANGLICAN: Tuesday, August 10: 7pm St Andrew’s, Dumbalk / St David’s, Meeniyan Fellowship. Wednesday, August 11: 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Sunday, August 15: 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; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am and 6pm: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Vic Butera 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday services: 11 am and 7pm. All enquiries contact Pastor David Stegmann 5662 2785. 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; Kids Club Wednesdays 4pm Guide Hall. 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: Strongly family oriented church meets at the Senior Citizens Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays: 4-5.10pm Communion, 5.15-6pm Bible Studies for Adults, Youth and Children. Friday evenings: Home Fellowships 7.30pm; Youth Activities. Enquiries: 5668 2226 Bob Stevens. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: 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 elderCol 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. Teaching service at 7.30pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2762. Minister: Rev. Ron Nauta. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, July 15, 9am and 10.45am, Mr David Gray. Tarwin Lower: 10.30am. 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.

1. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 14. 16. 19. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27.

ACROSS Wine (4) Flat (9) Negotiation (4) Slim (4) Shade (4) Pace (4) Perpetually (3,3,4) Climb (10) Always (4) Cease (4) Observe (4) Existence (4) Innocent (9) Extremely (4)

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

DOWN Hell (5) Box (5) Charm (6) Tool (6) Soot (4) Lifeless (9) Spider (9) Hurt (4) Bear (4) Breathe out (6) Lubricate (6) Material (5) Tall and thin (5) Cat (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8234 ACROSS 1. Brown does toady (4). 7, People who don’t like to walk in the garden? (9). 8. “Fashion!” you storm (4). 9. Losing an English p in the pound could spell ruin (4). 10. Get married, chum! (4). 11. Stop after “C for comfort” (4). 14. When the herd stampedes, making the mistake of taking a false trail (3,7). 16. Having time to pass is nothing new (6-4). 19. Put the T in, but don’t change anything (4). 22. “Not raining much,” I interposed (4). 24. There’s a disagreement, all right, in the corner (4). 25. Some stranger called (4). 26. Giving one the job of shaking off the follower? (9). 27. The excitement of the move (4). DOWN 1. Make one give a warning about the cold (5). 2. Engages in a battle of wits with the English in it (5). 3. Browned off when beaten (6). 4. Nine gathered round to chant (6). 5. Spring from the forward end (4). 6. It’s lucky catching fish is what one’s best at (9). 12. Put you against the Arab, the woman and the man (9). 13. So stand up again and leave (4). 15. Clears the roads for one to enter (4). 17. Hang out and swing a leg (6). 18. Sure, ahead, to be plentiful (6). 20. Land upright, overturn (5). 21. An animal and a boy beside it, standing (5). 23. Seeing a man about a horse (4).

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Kids influence council

THE colourful playground recently installed at Mirboo North incorporates the creative suggestions of Mirboo North Primary School children.

As part of its ongoing playground replacement program, South Gippsland Shire Council budgeted $68,000 last year to replace the old and faulty play equipment at Baromi Park. The next step was to meet with the Mirboo North Primary school students for some

ideas on which equipment they would like to use. Parks and gardens co-ordinator Steven Missen attended their morning assembly and came away with a long list of interesting ideas which were used as part of the selection process for the new playground. “Obviously, not all ideas were possible within our budget, but we managed to include a good range of play items that the students listed, especially the large slide that was the highest priority for the kids,”

he said. “It was great to have their assistance as they are the main users and it gives them a feeling of ownership and pride in the playground.” Baromi Park not only has an extensive network of walking paths, it is landscaped with exotic and native plants bordering the main thoroughfare. There is also plenty of room to run around and kick a footy. The skate park, new playground plus

great barbecue and toilet facilities make it a great asset for the town, attracting visitors to take a break in their journeys. Regular markets also make it a dynamic and active leisure space for the community. And the kids’ verdict on the new playground? “It’s a ripper!” declared enthusiastic users of the new giant slide. The children’s suggestions included a trampoline, cricket pitch, climbing wall, ﬂying fox and BMX track.

Young drivers need help EXPERIENCED drivers now have the opportunity to consider sharing their expertise to assist learner drivers attain the essential skills necessary when driving on the road.

Congratulations: the Salvation Army welfare co-ordinator Geoff Clarkson gives Leongatha Primary School student Brendan Hawkins the ﬁrst weekly Good Samaritan Award. Brendan is always willing to help others, and the Salvation Army will be giving support to those kids who like to help each other out.

Drivers are needed to register for the L2P Learner Driver Mentoring Program, a state-wide initiative supported by VicRoads to help learner drivers become more confident behind the wheel to gain their probationary licence. Co-ordinator John Ernst said young drivers are currently required to experience driving in all conditions for 120 hours with a learners permit with the aid of a supervising driver. However, this becomes exceedingly difficult when some are unable to find adults with full licences. This is where mentors are asked to help. “Young people need adults that are prepared to spend as little as one hour

Seeking volunteers: program co-ordinator John Ernst. a week with them so that they can start to accumulate their driving experience,” Mr Ernst stated. Young drivers will be given professional driving instructions from drivers with qualiﬁcations and mentors will provide the time and support needed. Mentors will be given training support provided by VicRoads at no charge.

Cars and fuel will be provided, based in Foster and Leongatha. All other related costs, such as police checks and working with children checks, will be taken care of by the council. Young people will receive seven free professional lessons with qualiﬁed driving instructors preceding or simultane-

ously to practising with a mentor. Mentors will also be given compatibility matches with the learner driver they support when they practice driving. The mentors will be encouraged to be part of ongoing events to add to the goals of the program.

Broke law A MAN was fined $1000 without conviction in the Korumburra Magistrates Court recently, for taking almost six times the daily bag limit of five abalone. The court heard the 49-year-old from Warragul was apprehended at Harmers Haven near Wonthaggi with 29 black lip abalone, including 10 under the minimum legal size of 11 centimetres, during a covert patrol by fisheries officers. Fisheries officer Ben Carroll told the court the 29 abalone were seized and returned to the water alive. Mr Carroll said the man did not hold a current Victorian recreational fishing licence, had no abalone measuring device and claimed to have no knowledge of bag limits or size restrictions. Blacklip abalone is the basis of Victoria’s most valuable commercial fishery with a landed value of about $28.5 million. Mr Carroll said a management plan is in place to ensure the longterm sustainability of these highly valued but slow-growing molluscs. “Fisheries Victoria strongly encourages members of the public to help protect our valuable fisheries.” Anyone who sees or suspects illegal fishing activity should call 13 FISH (13 3474).

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Boredom never a problem AUGUST promises to be a busy month for Mary MacKillop College at Leongatha, with the annual walkathon held in honour of the feast day of the College patron and soonto-be-canonised Saint, Mary MacKillop.

The walkathon, which is now in its 12th year, raises money for both international and local charities. Each and every year so far, it has greatly exceeded its $10,000 target. The key charities are The Children’s Sanctuary orphanage in Cambodia, the Langa Catholic Mission in South Africa, which ministers to victims of Aids/ HIV, the Young Palestinian Christian Education Centre in Jerusalem and closer to home, the Mary MacKillop and Bishop’s Family Foundations. A couple of

Beth Johnstone: Vida’s voices public speaker.

Theresa Carroll: Vida’s voices public speaker.

weeks ago, representatives from all these organisations addressed the walkathon launch assembly, to inform the college community of the nature and scope of the work they undertake. The walkathon effort does not just take place on the day itself. For several weeks beforehand, each class plans and runs an activity to add to the pool of money raised by their classes. There are pancake stalls, wear your slippers days,

barbecues, rafﬂes and mini fetes and friendly rivalry to encourage involvement. With a bit of luck, the weather will be ﬁne and as usual, the wonderful facility of the Rail Trail from Koonwarra to Leongatha will host yet another very successful and enjoyable day. Last week a group of Year 10 students took part in a social justice camp with six other schools from the Gippsland diocese. This event gave students the opportunity to exchange

ideas about international and local issues relating to the poverty, oppression, homelessness, hunger and sanitation problems experienced by so many people around the world. In early August, two Year 10 girls, Beth Johnstone and Theresa Carroll, will take part in a training day for a public speaking competition called Vida’s Voices which is an initiative of the Victorian Women’s Trust, to give young women a forum in which to speak about issues such as gender equity in the workplace, political involvement of women and changes in family roles. The college’s debating teams are currently preparing for the last of their ﬁve-round Debaters’ Association of Victoria competition, with the hope that at least one team will progress to the much coveted ﬁnals series.

Willing walkers: students walk to raise money for charity.

Milpara Community House News

On Tuesdays from 10am to noon, Lyn Drury teaches English as a Second Language for migrants who would like to improve their English in a friendly class. ****** Creative Writing class meets on a Thursday morning. A course for aspiring writers who come together to share their work and laughter, gain ideas and conﬁdence. ****** Evie Harle conducts our ever popular Well Women’s Clinic to be held on Wednesdays, August 18 and September 15. This clinic provides Pap Smears, blood pressure checks and women’s health information. Bookings esssential. ****** Word Processing for Beginners teaches you how to turn the computer on, how to set out letters and other documents using Microsoft Word. This course commences on Thursday, August 26 for four weeks and runs at Milpara Community House, 21

Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra. Bookings are essential, please call our friendly staff on 5655 2524. ****** Yoga for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue is a special session to assist relaxation and pain management. For enquiries please contact Mary Lewis on 0417 305 689. These sessions are held at the Korumburra Community Meeting rooms from 11am to noon, followed by a meeting of the Fibromyalgia Support Group at Milpara Community House from 1pm onwards. ****** Broadband for Seniors is an ongoing program funded by the Australian Government. Designed for people over the age of 50, we can arrange tutoring in small class situations to help connect you to the internet or you can pop in and use our facilities. Please call our staff on 5655 2524 for further details. ****** Computers Beyond Basics course helps you to understand

the uses of the Control Panel, how to right click using your mouse, computer maintenance, desktop icons, printing tips and hints. Commencing on Wednesday August 18 and running for four weeks. Bookings essential. ****** We are having an information session on Thursday, August 26 from 10.30am to noon on Safe Car Travel with Children. This session will cover the new Victorian car restraint laws, the different types of child restraints, correct installation and maintenance requirements. Please call 5655 2524 to book your place. ****** Would you like to learn how to create professional presentations and slide shows using digital images and sound? Come to our Powerpoint course held over two Tuesdays from August 31 to September 7. ****** The Korumburra branch of the Bendigo Bank is holding a food drive to support Milpara’s

Rail benefits real: Max By Jane Ross THE return of a rail service helps secure social and economic prosperity. Joe Helper, the State Minister for Agriculture and Small Business said this at the reintroduction of rail services to Maryborough in central Victoria. Mr Helper is the Member for Ripon and has his electorate ofﬁce in Maryborough. Leongatha rail enthusiast Max Semken, said he read Mr Helper’s comments with great interest. The rail service was returned to Maryborough at the end of July. The event created much fanfare and Premier John Brumby travelled on the ﬁrst train, which was greeted by hundreds of cheering people waiting on the station platform. Mr Brumby told the crowd the train would result in a “huge number of tour-

ists who will come up from Melbourne …. who are going to enjoy all the best tourism and hospitality country Victoria has to offer.” Mr Helper said the return of the train meant people would “now use and beneﬁt from this service”. The Maryborough passenger rail service closed in 1993. The reopening followed more than a decade of lobbying by the Maryborough community and there will be more than 14 services a week. As Mr Semken points out frequently, the ALP promised to return the rail passenger service to Leongatha too. But a government study showed the cost would be prohibitive because of the deteriorated state of the infrastructure. Mr Semken believes with population growth, a passenger rail system in South Gippsland will be vital in the years ahead. It is his view that the decision not to reopen the line was shortsighted.

Food Bank. In August and September the Bendigo Bank will be encouraging their depositors to also deposit a can of food or long life milk at the bank to supplement the food bank stocks. Over the winter months the Milpara food bank is accessed more often as winter energy bills bite hard into families’ budgets. ****** Are you 60 or over and want to learn more about mobile telephones, computers and the Internet? The Telstra Connected Seniors program helps older residents learn how to make calls, text messages and take photos using their mobile phone. You can also learn about the internet, email, how to send photos, banking and shopping online. You choose the sessions which interest you. Attend one session or as many as you like. We are taking bookings for November and December classes now. For group bookings we can come to your venue. For more dates and times contact Milpara on 5655 2524.

Red Cross backs causes THE annual general meeting of the Leongatha Red Cross Unit was held at Leongatha RSL recently. President Glad Wilson opened procedures, asking members to read the pledge. She then welcomed members. In her report she thanked everyone for their work in the past year; baking, selling stall produce, rafﬂe ticket sales and catering. We wish to thank locals for their continued support, as without this we would not have been able to donate to Tonga, Samoa, the Indonesian earthquake, Philippines, the Vietnamese earthquake, the Haiti appeal, with the balance of revenue going to Red Cross general funds. Our re-election was chaired by Les Ridge, Region 26 chairman. Ofﬁce bearers for 2010/11 are: president, G.

Wilson; vice president, E. Gardner; treasurer, N. Williams; secretary, D. Swadling; assistant secretary, A. Meyer; delegate, P. Harvey; publicity, L. Harris and P. Harvey. Guest speaker was C. Childs of Community Affairs. She gave a very informative talk on funerals and things to be aware of in regards to retirement villages and the choice of same. A very enjoyable lunch at the RSL bistro followed on closing of the meeting. Watch for our Father’s Day rafﬂe – goods all generously donated by local businesses. We will be in IGA and Safeway seeking your help yet again. Meetings are held at 10.30am on the last Thursday of the month at the RSL, Leongatha. New members are desperately needed. Red Cross is a really worthy and feelgood way to help the less fortunate.

Real experience: Bill Chivers, president of the South Gippsland branch of Heart Support Australia, with a chart of photos showing baby James’ ﬁrst months at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Family touches audience THE South Gippsland Branch of Heart Support Australia, had a Gippsland family as guests at their recent meeting. Their story is one of inspiration and hope in the face of overwhelming odds. They are a young family with two young children; the elder of the two has learning and behavioural difﬁculties, and the youngest, James, just three, was born with multiple heart problems. This means many operations, hospital stays and specialist visits, and a lifetime on medication. Further down the track, the youngest will be added to the heart transplant list. This drama, when combined with moving from the family farm to town, surviving being burnt out in a bushﬁre, and spending time away from home in hospital, and taking a lower paid job, is more than enough for any family to cope with. Their story moved all at the meeting. The branch raises funds

locally through rafﬂes and donations. The Korumburra Lions and Rotary clubs have been especially generous this year, giving $500 each. The branch immediately voted to donate $1000 to the family to help with ongoing expenses. Lions club president Athol Worthy and his wife Jean, the new secretary, were also present at the meeting. A support group is vital for these families with heart patients, providing support, encouragement and hope. Heart Support Australia is just such a group, with branches Australia wide, and was formed in 1986 for heart patients and their families. More members are always welcome, as well as their family and friends, and other interested people. More information can be found on www.heartkidsvic. org.au or www.heartnet.org. au or contact the president of the South Gippsland Branch, Bill Chivers on 5658 1242, or Brian Rawlins 5658 1597 or 0419 574 829.

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Farming family look to the future By Marli Draper NOT everything infectious is necessarily negative.

Jersey girls: Tanya and one of her charges.

Enthusiasm is one example. Tanya Allan - Privitera has been involved with animals all her life, showing her beloved Jerseys since she could walk. Her father Barrie has been farming enthusiastically for more than 57 years and his grandfather Alex Allan, selected their land, Inverlair Heights near Mardan, originally. Tanya is president of the South Gippsland Jersey breeders’ club and spoke at the seminar ‘Nurture the land, nourish the people’ last Monday at Lardner Park. In 2003 Tanya was awarded Victorian rural ambassador at the Royal Melbourne Show. She thoroughly enjoyed the experience and has been a part of the committee ever since; she is currently chairperson. She works tirelessly to promote her industry and educate youngsters about the dairy industry and agriculture itself. Tanya embodies the spirit of family farming and this was indeed her topic. She passionately believes in the future of the family farm and ﬁnds it a practical and proven partnership. Inverlair Heights Jersey Stud is a team effort, with help from her mother Sue and her brother Brett who helps out with the

tractor work when he is home. Tanya’s husband Con is one of the directors at C&L Stainless in Leongatha and also helps out when needed. The family milks 140 cows on 240 acres. The continuity of their operation is but one illustration of their success. Tanya’s favourite job on the farm is rearing all the calves each year. The way the family cares for their stock is evident in their calm demeanour and apparent vigour as well as the longevity of the milking cows. Being small does not necessarily mean being less productive according to Tanya, as it enables efﬁcient management of their operation. When Tanya toured the United States she saw huge corporate farms but they survived mainly with cheap labour that is not part of our local economy. Tanya had a favourite, Princess, who lived until she was 18.5 years and was a “bridesmaid” at her wedding several years ago. This delightful example illustrates the care and connection the family has with their precious progeny. Tanya highlighted her concerns for the future of the industry during her presentation last week but if her example is adopted more broadly, the farming future looks bright.

Farmers gather at Lardner MORE than 80 people listened in on a day-long forum held by Agribusiness Gippsland Inc at Lardner Park last Monday.

This forum was to emphasise and discuss the sustainability of future food production. This was the second event held by Agribusiness Gippsland Inc and spokespeople for the day included Anthony Sherry from Regional Development Victoria and Professor Margaret Alston OAM from Monash University. Deakin University’s Associate Professor Mark Lawrence elaborated on the difﬁculties of reconciling nutrition with sustainability when rewriting the healthy diet guidelines. In the afternoon, women who had participated in Gippsland Women Find Their Voice project, funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, gave detailed descriptions regarding their lives and their efforts

maintaining their land. These women came from an array of farming backgrounds, such as Kris Hunter, who developed a commercial meat rabbit farm alongside her husband, Simon, over six years. They set upon research and looking into rabbit farming. After a few complications, they managed to get their farm up and running. The amount of rabbits the couple began producing became too much for the local butcher and they received a call from a wholesaler in Melbourne. Over the six years, their breeding program expanded and they became acknowledged as a small business by the tax ofﬁce. Nikki Hellyer became an agronomist and pasture manager. She started out with a struggle due to a lack of understanding but came to accept the importance of agriculture. Heather Osborn has been a goat breeder for 33 years, and is

Touching base: Peter Mackay of Poowong (left) discusses dairy water use with Dr Brad Ridoutt from CSIRO. passionate about the industry. She has roughly 1200 goats and is a weekly supplier of goat’s meat for butchers and restaurants. Heather wishes to expand the goat trade to beneﬁt farmers across Gippsland. Alex Arbuthnot AM, chair of Agribusiness Gippsland commented: “The afternoon of farmer

speakers was excellent and what stood out were the presentations and stories by Gippsland women on their farming life experience. “These stories were from the heart. They were open, candid and superb – if only the general public or our city friends could have heard these stories.”

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Growing moves Max By Marli Draper

EIGHTY or so years ago, our cities and towns were nourished by market gardens nestled within and adjacent to them. Food did not travel nearly as far as it does now. In the Torrens River valley on the outskirts of Adelaide, five miles from the GPO, two brothers and their families grew for themselves and the locals within this pictureque landscape. The river flats were fertile and all the fruit you can imagine grew there, according to Max Emery, now of Korumburra. Well, maybe not mangoes. An abundance of vegetable varieties were also grown in the area, particularly cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, celery and potatoes. Max imbibed growing skills like kids these days can figure computers and the joys of gardening for him have never waned. In those days diversity just was, it was only as specialisation crept in during the late 1960s that growers started to specialise and grow more of less. Some now term this monoculture but it has just moved to be the norm. As Adelaide grew, suburbs exerted pressure on the fringe and soon subdivision caught up with the Emerys. They sold up and made a selection in the south east of the state, a much more sizable chunk of scrub country at the bottom end of the Coorong. CSIRO had broken ground during the fifties, trialling trace elements that were made available and indeed made possible the improvement of much of our grazing lands.

Molybdenum, cobalt, zinc and copper proved the panacea for overcoming limiting soil deficiencies which had greatly inhibited growth. So it coincided that the possibilities were presented for opening up new tracts of land. The Emerys became graziers, moving into sheep and cattle production. Rather handy for Max was the fact his future wife’s parents had taken up the adjacent block. June and Max married, had three children and thrived on their land in this quite isolated pocket of south east Australia. Max’s nephew still farms the block that his parents pioneered. Max came to live in Korumburra with his daughter and her family about five years ago. A house was built for him and he established a food garden to feed the younger family. In our lush hills, far from the land with which he was familiar, Max adapted all his prior knowledge and marvelled at the fertility. He could barely believe how big our local trees could become in such a short time when revegetating steeper slopes of the property. At Corrymeela, the local farm, Max grew magnificent summer vegetables: tomatoes, pumpkin, gourds, beans and even peanuts. He liked to use lime to sweeten our acid soils as well as mushroom compost and most sorts of manures including zoo poo. He left this farm behind in June and is about to leave our area altogether. In a few weeks’ time the 86-year-old will move to Western Australia, this time to live with his son. There are plans for a new vegetable patch in the west. He is hoping it will be a bit warmer there. South Gippsland will be sorry to see him go.

To the Max: Max Emery will make his move to the west this month.

Prime numbers dwindle A FALL of 30 per cent in the number of cattle yarded, and a drop in quality were the two factors affecting the sale. The smaller number of cattle sparked stronger demand, and the prices paid for the quality offered, all saw prices vary between ﬁrm and 4c/kg dearer. The usual number of buyers was present, although one buyer was virtually non-existent in the cow sale. Only 15 vealers and 200 yearlings were penned with most of the yearlings being heifers that were not up to the quality of the previous week. The vealers made from 175c to 215.2c, while most of the reasonable quality heifers made between 172c and 191c/ kg. There was a substantial number of plainer condition D

muscle 1 and 2 score heifers penned that made from 134c to 168c/kg. The supply of grown steers was much smaller with only 315 head penned, and almost half of these were manufacturing bullocks with some younger, medium weight steers also. Price averages were 1c to 3c higher, with prime bullocks making 176c to 189.2c/kg. Manufacturing bullocks ranged from 169c to 179c for better quality crossbreds, and 144c to 169c/kg for Friesians. Most of the smaller penning of 430 cows were leaner

dairy breeds of varying weight and condition. Strong demand for all classes of cows saw the few better quality beef cows make 152c to 165c, while larger frame lean cows were between 132c to 155c/kg. Only lighter weight and poor condition cows made from 92c to 140c to help create a carcass weight price average estimated to be 298c/kg. A larger penning of 55 bulls sold at rates to 3c cheaper, but still sold well, with better quality heavy bulls making between 162c and 178c/kg.

Wednesday, August 4 BULLOCKS 29 O’Loughlin Bros. Buffalo 13 B.P. Dilger, Loch 20 Condolucci Produce, Leongatha 11 R. Crouch, Welshpool 11 Daly Bros. Archies Creek 12 J. McFee, San Remo

677kg 717kg 608kg 614kg 663kg 652kg

189.2 188.2 185.4 184.8 184.6 183.2

$1280 $1349 $1127 $1135 $1225 $1194

VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw August 11 & 12 1. Rodwells 2. Elders 3. Phelan 4. Alex Scott 5. SEJ 6. Landmark

SALE DATES Leongatha Wednesday, August 11 Prime Sale - 8.30am Thursday, August 12 Store Sale - 10am

Pakenham

Classified advertising closes 11am Monday

Monday, August 16 Prime Sale - 8am Tuesday, August 17 Export Sale - 8.30am Thursday, August 19 Store Sale - 10am

STEERS 1 A. & M. Daniel, Alberton West 390kg 211.5 $824 1 P.W. & I.L. Truscott, Wonga Wonga 435kg 200.0 $870 4 P. Pavey, Yarragon 345kg 200.0 $690 3 J. & J. McDonald, Leongatha South 550kg 188.0 $1034 6 Estate B. & M. Fowles, Korumburra 498kg 185.0 $921 2 P. & B2 Cook, Nyora 418kg 184.0 $768 COWS 1 R.A. & A.M. Richards, Wonthaggi 630kg 164.2 $1034 1 M. Marotti, Korumburra 545kg 158.0 $861 1 Estate T.E.M. Park, Wonthaggi 570kg 158.0 $900 1 Coolaman P/L, Bena 555kg 156.6 $869 1 R. & H. Calder, Leongatha North 805kg 156.0 $1255 1 Bischof & Morgan, Yanakie 415kg 155.2 $644 HEIFERS 1 Hancock Agn2, Poowong 290kg 216.2 $626 1 P. Pavey, Yarragon 330kg 216.2 $713 2 Aitkinson & Van Den Hov, Wonthaggi 468kg 191.2 $893 8 G. Wallis, Kongwak 341kg 186.2 $635 3 T.J. & J.M. Hayward, Leongatha South 360kg 185.0 $666 12 B. Lester, Foster 366kg 184.0 $673 BULLS 1 P. Brydon, Koonwarra 815kg 176.2 $1436 1 Shandley B2, Lance Creek 1215kg 175.6 $2133 1 D. & J. Wellard, Leongatha 860kg 174.0 $1496 1 Happy Valley Past, Trousers Point 950kg 173.0 $1643 1 R.W. & H.J. Harrison, Korumburra 905kg 173.0 $1565 1 Caithness Partners, Koonwarra 710kg 172.6 $1225

Rails go up

ACTIVITY at the VLE saleyards in Koonwarra has been observed with interest by locals in recent weeks.

The new fence is up and has sparked significant interest. According to VLE Koonwarrra’s managing director Graham Osborne, the proposed construction was researched more than 12 months ago, looking for cost effective and efficient materials and method. The high tensile rolled steel railing is produced by Presto in South Australia and was delivered into Leongatha out of Melbourne by local transport contractor, Ryans. As it comes in 12.5 metre lengths, it is quicker and easier to erect. Pine posts from merchant Fishers support the steel. It is an effective visual barrier that stock can see if they accidentally stray. The sheep and lamb selling season has now closed but the decision to run it after the vealers on a Wednesday was a good one, according to Mr Orsborne. The prices were good and vendors pleased. The throughput for both sheep and cattle has risen marginally in Koonwarra during the year. Mr Osborne said this was in direct contrast with concrete yards in northern and western Victoria that have suffered a decline in yarding figures of roughly 10-20 per cent. Two new scales should be installed before the end of the year which will speed weighing and more outside pens are due for construction to boost volume. Software upgrades are forthcoming and will improve the efficiency of sale progress.

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Classifieds

Sell it in the "Star"

PHONE 5662 5555 P FAX 5662 4350

public notices

Classified Advertising for the next two weeks closes at 11am on Monday CHIROPRACTOR NORMAN G. VRADENBURG “NON-FORCE PRACTITIONER”

public notices

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FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH CELEBRATION

MT ECCLES NETBALL CLUB

Gippy Waste

LEONGATHA GOLF CLUB

Marking 100 years of Worship Guest speakers Afternoon Tea Past Ministers and members are invited to join us

Sunday, September 12 Commencing 1.30pm Anyone with memories, information or historical photos to share, please contact Eileen McLaren 5683 2376

Will be holding their

PRESENTATION NIGHT / AGM On Saturday, September 4 from 7.30pm at the

LEONGATHA TENNIS CLUBROOMS All welcome Enquiries phone Kirsten Herrald 5662 3014

28 Reilly Street, INVERLOCH

Cleaning • Septic Tanks • Portable Toilets • Water Tanks Phone Stephen

0422 998 025 1800 611 368

LEARN FIRST AID Specialising in one day L2 course Also available L3, L2, L1 and CPR

LEONGATHA Monday, August 30

HOURS - Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday by appointment Phone and fax 5674 3666 South Gippsland Chiropratic Services & Adjunctive Therapies P/L

Expressions of Interest sought Provision of After School Care Program Leongatha Primary School Leongatha Primary School Council invites suitably qualiﬁed people / companies to express interest in the provision of After School Care at Leongatha Primary School (the new school site). Interested parties are required to indicate the level of service they will be able to provide the school community. The school will continue to provide the buildings and facilities to the successful applicant. For more information please contact Rob Higgins, Principal on 5662 2544 to arrange an appointment. Expressions of Interest close August 31, 2010

is seeking

CASUAL BAR/SHOP STAFF For weekend and weekday work Applicants must either have or be willing to undertake the Responsible Serving of Alcohol Certificate and/or Basic Food Handling Certificate. Duties include serving drinks and food in the bar, serving in the golf shop, general cleaning and tidying of bar, shop and seating areas, taking bookings for golf and other events. Excellent customer service is essential. Knowledge of golf would be an advantage. Employees are required to dress in a neat, tidy and appropriate manner. Mature age applicants are encouraged to apply. The club is situated some ten minutes from Inverloch and fifteen minutes by car from Leongatha. Apply in writing to: The Manager, Leongatha Golf Club PO Box 578, Leongatha 3953 Enquiries to Leongatha Golf Club - 5664 3314 Applications close on Friday, August 20, 2010

Phone 0488 405 605 or enrol online www.victorianﬁrstaid.com.au

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Junior School Teacher INVITATION TO QUOTE

Inverloch Jetty Modifications Contract No. 8270 Gippsland Ports invites quotations for the extension and modiﬁcation to Inverloch Jetty in Bass Coast Shire. Tender documents including works speciﬁcation are available online at www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au. Quotations close: 12pm Friday, August 27, 2010 For further information contact the Project Manager, Mr Carl Hodgkins, on 5150 0500. Lowest or any quotation not necessarily accepted.

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Newhaven College, an independent co-educational school on Phillip Island, offers quality education for 650 students from Prep through Year 12. Combining a unique coastal lifestyle with an outstanding commitment to academic excellence, we are currently seeking applications for a fulltime, 12 month replacement position in the lower primary years. Please visit www.newhavencol.vic.edu.au for a position description and application information.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY SALESPERSON

Leading builder Langford Jones requires

FRAMING & LOCK-UP CARPENTERS

Chapman Machinery Service P/L Leongatha requires the services of a highly motivated person with a passion for high quality tractors and machinery to work in selling our range of equipment. This includes Massey Ferguson, Kubota, Fendt, Iseki, Valtra, Krone, Aitshison, Weidemann product ranges, servicing central South Gippsland.

SS1297

South Gippsland region including Venus Bay, Inverloch, Korumburra, Leongatha & Cape Paterson.

Please forward applications to: aaron@ljhomes.com.au or phone Aaron 0408 375 255 or 5672 5610

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Please apply by email to: chapmansales@vic.australis.com.au Or in writing to:

CHAPMAN MACHINERY SERVICE P/L 58 Yarragon Road, Leongatha 3953 Attn: Mark Chapman

Building a Healthy Community

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DAIRY FARM POSITION HEDLEY Full Time Position for milking and general farm duties. House available

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CLEANERS REQUIRED LEONGATHA AREA Must have commercial cleaning experience, Security check, And be reliable Early mornings Phone 5342 0666

Phone Ian - 0429 841 381 or 5184 1381 Email resumé to imconn@harboursat.com.au

Property Development Coordinator $88k pkg incl super and car 9 day fortnight available

BCCHS seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified people to join our busy nursing team.

South Gippsland is one of Victoria’s most beautiful rural and coastal areas yet is only an hour and a half from Melbourne. Vibrant communities and economic opportunity form a strong base for Council’s vision of sustainable social, natural and built environments.

Personal Care Worker 0.4 EFT The successful applicant will be required to provide a high quality person centred care to customers, with an emphasis on maintenance of independence and autonomy as per the HACC Active Service Model Philosophy.

Dairy Industry Career Opportunities

Palliative Care Administrator 0.4 EFT shared position The successful candidate will be required to co-ordinate a premium palliative care service for clients of Bass Coast Community Health Service and will be required to have a current RN Division 1 registration with Nurses Board of Victoria. Remuneration for these positions as per award. Enquiries can be directed to Annie Bailey, Co-ordinator Nursing Services. To obtain a position description and employment application form, please telephone reception 5671 9200 or refer to our website: www.bcchs.com.au Applications close 5pm Friday, August 20, 2010 and should be addressed to: Bass Coast Community Health Service HR Administrator 1 Back Beach Road San Remo VIC 3925 Or by email to: HR@bcchs.com.au

Northern Victoria, Western Victoria & Gippsland The National Centre for Dairy Education Australia (NCDEA) is an organisation which has experienced rapid growth and expansion across Australia over the past four years. It provides innovative and ﬂexible education and training for the dairy industry throughout Australia.

Join a team that provides: • Excellent employment conditions • Extensive training and professional development opportunities • Opportunity for high level involvement with the Australian dairy industry

Industry Trainers To sustain our continued growth, the NCDEA Dairy Farming group are seeking people to be involved in the development, coordination and provision of a range of programs across Victoria.

Working together for better mental health...

You will need to be self-motivated, well organised and have strong empathy with the dairy industry. Experience in delivering education or extension programs, either in person or electronically, facilitating groups or developing resources would be highly regarded.

• Senior Recovery Support Worker - fulltime based in Bairnsdale • Recovery Support Workers - fulltime based in Bairnsdale, Sale and Leongatha • Recovery Support Workers - Prevention and Recovery Care - Bairnsdale - fulltime & casual

Prospective applicants with agricultural qualifications, experience in the dairy industry and a training qualification such as Certificate IV in Training and Assessment would be preferred, though people willing to gain their qualifications are also encouraged to apply.

Reporting to the Director Infrastructure, you will be responsible for strategic property development within the Shire. The role requires a strong communicator with the ability to develop and sustain excellent working relationships both internally and externally. Key responsibilities include: • Driving strategic land negotiations with State Government departments and private land owners • Delivery of high level customer service • Developing a can do attitude towards property development and negotiations • Promoting an environment with an emphasis on cross functional team work and continuous improvement Applicants with tertiary qualiﬁcations or extensive experience in property development and negotiations are encouraged to apply. We welcome direct discussion regarding the above position with Anthony Seabrook, Director Infrastructure, on (03) 5662 9201.

Payroll Advisor Permanent full time position 9 day fortnight available South Gippsland Shire Council is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified Payroll Advisor to provide accurate, efficient and timely processing of payroll. Your responsibilities will involve preparing and maintaining the payroll system including processing salary and wages, superannuation transactions, payment summaries, employee deductions, Enterprise Bargaining Agreement increments and assisting in salary package building. You will provide high quality accurate, service, support and advice and prepare information, reports and employee related statistical data as required. You will have tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in Payroll and a demonstrated ability to interpret Awards, policies and procedures. You will have excellent communication and administration skills, with the ability to maintain attention to detail whilst managing competing demands. This position is subject to a satisfactory police check. We welcome direct discussion regarding the above position with Sharni Mann, Human Resource Management Coordinator on (03) 5662 9219.

Human Resource Advisor Permanent full time position (part time considered)

The positions are full time (38 hours per week) but part time may be considered.

South Gippsland Shire Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated HR professional to join our Organisational Development team.

To view the Position Descriptions and to apply online please access the website at www.gotafe.vic.edu.au

Reporting directly to the Human Resources Management Coordinator, you will be responsible for providing generalist HR support and advice to the organisation’s employees. Your diverse range of responsibilities will include but are not limited to human resource advice, support and delivery of council policy, recruitment and Industrial Relations.

For assistance in applying online or for further information please call the Organisational Development Unit on (03) 5833 2629. Closing date for applications is 4.00pm Monday 23rd August 2010.

You will have tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business or a related field, or relevant HR generalist experience and a well developed knowledge of HR procedures and practices. This is a great opportunity to display your talents in a work environment that offers great employment benefits, professional development, flexible working arrangements and job satisfaction. This position is subject to a satisfactory police check. We welcome direct discussion regarding the above position with Sharni Mann, Human Resource Management Coordinator on (03) 5662 9219.

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SNAP Gippsland Inc. is a leader in Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation Support Services in Gippsland. SNAP Gippsland prides itself on delivering quality innovative services that assist adults with mental health problems in their recovery. SNAP is experiencing a considerable amount of growth and applications are being sought from suitably qualified and experienced people to join SNAP Gippsland's team. Do you have a background in Health Care or Social Work? Do you want to work with a Recovery Oriented Focus? Apart from your qualifications training and certification will be provided in the Collaborative Therapy and Collaborative Recovery Model, our chosen models of care. You will receive support and supervision in the role. Please phone Cathy Carr (SNAP General Manager) or Chris McNamara (SNAP CEO) on phone (03) 5153 1823 for a confidential discussion about the role and a position description. Applications close 5pm Friday, August 20, 2010 SNAP Gippsland Inc. is a not-for-proﬁt organisation. The salary is competitive and staff are entitled to salary packaging. Previous applicants need not apply

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Applications addressing the selection criteria for all positions are to be submitted by 5pm Wednesday 25 August 2010 addressed to: Human Resources, South Gippsland Shire Council, Private Bag 4, Leongatha 3953 or emailed to careers@southgippsland.vic.gov.au Further information and position descriptions are Human Resources or visit www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

available

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

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free

for sale

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

DIRECT SUPPORT WORKER Casual positions (with possibility of permanent parttime) are available for mature, sensible and dedicated individuals to provide high quality support, care and guidance to children/adolescents with a disability and adults with a disability. The ideal applicant will have experience in disability, child protection or associated fields, and have the skills, knowledge and understanding to implement proactive strategies to meet the challenges of working with people with disabilities. Qualifications will be highly regarded. A current driver’s licence, Police & Working with Children Check will need to be produced. Vista Community Support offers $16,050 tax free through Salary Packaging. Male and female Direct Support Workers are encouraged to apply. For further information contact: Kylie Wendlandt PH: 5135 4385 Cover letter and resumé to be submitted via: PO Box 1089, Morwell 3840 kylie.wendlandt@vistasupport.org.au Applications close: August 27, 2010

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

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SEWING MACHINE

OFFICE CLERK We are seeking a motivated individual to join our Rural merchandise business in Leongatha Reporting to the Store Manager the key responsibilities are to: • Provide high standards of customer service by handling and processing merchandise queries and sales • Maintain premises presentation • Order and receive stock and manage the inventory • Maintain accurate Account Reconciliation, Receivables and Payables • Assist with customer sales and service To meet the requirements of the position you need: • High level of computer and administration skills • Have a record of providing excellent customer service and have worked in team environments • Sound knowledge of accounts payable and receivable • Possess excellent organisation, and communication skills • Ability to work unsupervised and meet strict weekly and monthly deadlines Apply in writing or email in confidence to: Store Manager Murray Goulburn Trading P/L 1 Cusack Road Leongatha Vic. 3953 cameron.kindellan@mgc.com.au Applications close 20/08/2010

FORKLIFT, Toyota 95 model, 1 tonne, new tyres, EC, $6,500 plus GST. Phone Greg 0429-822544.

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE

HAY - 3x3x8 square bales, ideal for horses. 0418516193. HAY: 5x4 from $38.50 inc. SMALL SQUARES: From $7.70 inc. SILAGE: Knifed, inoc, clover and rye, excellent quality, $66 inc. Delivery available. Contact 0417532262.

FREE QUOTES

167 Graham Street Wonthaggi

5672 3127

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REDGUM firewood, split. Delivery to all areas. 0409218775.

for sale

TRAY TRUCK, 15’ Mitsubishi FK415, GC, $8,800 inc. GST. Phone Greg 0429-822544.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662. TIMBER - kiln dried blackwood, clear pine, silver wattle. Most sizes for furniture and craft. Also builder’s graded structural pine. Phone 5681-2261.

HAY - small square bales, VG quality, $7 per bale. Ph: 5662-2074. HAY - small square bales, $6 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. No weeds. Mardan - 5664-1320, 042899969.

livestock

POULTRY and Cage Bird Auction at the Traralgon

Showgrounds Poultry Pavillion on Sunday, August 15 starting at 10.30am. Wide variety of poultry, young hens, many breeds, fertile eggs. Open for sellers 8am. Ph: 5197 7270 or 0438 325 918.

HAY - 5x4 net wrapped from $50 delivered inc. GST, shedded $65 delivered inc. GST. Ph: 0428-177433.

Leongatha Steel Fabricators, specialising in quality steel fabrication projects for local and metro customers is seeking qualified Boilermaker / Steel Fabricators for their workshop. Ideally we are seeking qualified people to on fabrication of truck bodies. The successful applicant will demonstrate a stable proven work history and the ability to work as a team player. In return we will offer the opportunity to join a growing organisation building new and challenging vehicles, a clean, friendly, and professional work environment. The roles are based at Leongatha and available for immediate start. Please forward your applications to: Aerial Devices Australia Attn: Michelle Finnigan PO Box 478 MOUNT WAVERLEY VIC 3149 Or email: applications@vemco.com.au or fax 03 8542 0703. Enquiries to 03 8542 0700.

HEN HOUSES, fox proof, good quality, 6-8 chooks. The perfect hen house. Ph: 5664-2443.

agistment

AGISTMENT available, suit 50 cows and calves or dairy heifers. Mardan. 0408-641324.

OATEN HAY 8x4x3 shedded, feed tests, $88 per tonne. 0418-501548. OLD PORT Poultry Farm. Delivering 20 w.o. laying hens to your area Saturday, August 14, $17 each. Ph: 0438-832535, (a/h) 51832515.

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wanted

TRUCK loads of broken bricks or large rock. Cartage paid. 0417-010963 Mark.

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CAREER AS A COURT REGISTRAR VPS Grade 2, $39,487 - $50,709 + superannuation Are you returning to work, wanting a career change, finished VCE or Tertiary Studies? Why not take the first step to becoming a qualified Court Registrar and build an exciting career in the Victorian Justice System. Working in the Magistrates’ Court The Magistrates' Court of Victoria has a long and proud history of providing justice for the people of Victoria across the State. The Court aims to provide an efficient, modern and responsive service to the public. Trainee Court Registrar Requirements

• Successfully complete the Certificate IV in Government (Court Services). • You will be required to transfer through various sections and different locations of the Magistrates’ Court within the State. • You may also be required to transfer to different jurisdictions e.g. County Court and VCAT. • Provide exceptional levels of customer service to key stakeholders including the judiciary, police, the legal profession, and members of the public with diverse backgrounds and experience. • Work alongside the judiciary in the courtroom, performing a wide range of administrative duties.

Administrative Officer Communications

What are we looking for?

• Team players with the ability to meet tight deadlines with attention to detail, demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, and competent computer skills. • Commitment to providing exceptional levels of customer service and being sensitive to the needs of others. • Ability to organise and prioritise daily work and demonstrated problem solving abilities. • VCE/HSC (or equivalent), tertiary course or work experience in a relevant field.

Limited Tenure - 12 months 32 hours per fortnight Applications are invited from interested persons for the above position. Applicants must be available to work on any given day between Monday and Friday. The successful applicant shall have an understanding of communications, publicity and media relations. Other responsibilities include community consultation and participation in health promotion activities. Applicants are to be proficient in the use of Microsoft products and a high level of customer service skills is essential. Experience with website development and maintenance is also preferred. The successful applicant must provide a satisfactory current police record check. Position descriptions can be obtained by downloading from the GSHS website www.gha.net.au/gshs or contacting the Administrative Assistant on 5667 5664. Applications are required to be received at the office of Gippsland Southern by 5pm Friday, August 20, 2010 and mailed to: Janet Arrott-Watt Gippsland Southern Health Service Private Bag 13 Leongatha 3953

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REPAIRS & SALES

BOILERMAKER / STEEL FABRICATION Part Time Position (20 hours per week)

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

225 Graham Street Wonthaggi, Victoria 3995 Ph: 5672 1716 Email: trevor@roselodge.com.au

Assistant Maintenance Worker Casual - 7 hours per week (one day) plus holiday relief Person required to assist our Maintenance Manager in all areas of maintaining our Aged Care facility. Relevant experience and knowledge of OH&S issues desirable. Current police check relevant to Aged Care essential. Initial enquiries and resumés to Greg Eden, Maintenance Manager Applications close Wednesday, August 18, 2010.

Training will be onsite at your work location and you will be required to travel to Melbourne for university contact days. This includes a two week intensive program in the CBD. If you are located in a regional court, overnight accommodation will be paid by the Magistrates' Court of Victoria. How to apply Visit the Magistrates’ Court website to download and complete the application form. Please include a current resume, written references and education results. Applicants are required to undergo aptitude tests prior to interview and employment is subject to a satisfactory criminal record check.

Please visit the Magistrates’ Court website for further information and to download the application form: www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au Applications are to be forwarded by 4pm Friday 20 August 2010 to: Court Registrar Coordinator CarlyleYoung Group Level 5, 461 Bourke St Melbourne Vic 3000

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used vehicles DAEWOO, 1995 model, 2-door hatch, 1.5i, T-bar auto, p/steer, a/c, maroon with slate interior, Oct reg, with RWC, 132,000km, lady pensioner’s car (retired from driving), $2,800. Ph: 5668-7226. EXCELLENT economical Renault Clio Expression RS, 1.4ltr 2004 5-door Platinium hatchback, manual, 91,000km, 12 months rego SXL833, $10,500. Ph: 5687-1274, 0400-782745.

FORD LASER, 2001, QRE692, very good condition, reg. Feb 2011, $3,500. Ph: 5684-1001.

TOYOTA HILUX Surf 1992 turbo diesel. Extras, sunroof, windshields, nudgebar, driving lights, etc., 108,000km, ex. condition, REG71, RWC, $7,750. 5668-2023.

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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 to buy FRIESIAN heifer calves. Ph: 0447-398822. FURNITURE: Parker, Noblett, Tessa, Chiswell, Moran, or any quality brand name used furniture. Phone Wendy on 0409-234482.

garage sales

meetings

GARAGE SALE

MEENIYAN & DISTRICT SPORTS STADIUM

Saturday & Sunday August 14 & 15

Tuesday, August 17

Grab a bargain, make an offer, everything must go “KARINGAL BERRIES” 3½ km from Inverloch on Leongatha Road

Open 8am

GARAGE SALE 39 Bent Street LEONGATHA Saturday, August 14 9am - 2pm

tenders

meetings

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (Will be indoors)

tenders

AGM

for rent

HALLSTON HALL

AGM

7.30pm

At the home of Tony & Judy Holmes McKitterick St, Meeniyan Apologies for the change of date For other enquiries contact Kim 5663 6252

Wednesday, August 18

“Food Inc” Film showing at 7pm on Saturday, August 14 WONTHAGGI CINEMA Graham St, Wonthaggi Beneﬁt for Bass Greens and Mitchell House Community Harvest Centre Cost: $14 Prize Draw with trees, plants and book prizes Supper by donation at 8.30pm More info: Jessica 0407 307 231

tenders

All welcome

Sai Baba Bhajans Thursday, August 12 7pm Enquiries: Veronica Hill 5952 6190

PUBLIC MEETING Follow up meeting re:

Koorooman East Avenue of Honour

Monday, August 16 7.30pm Mechanics Institute McCartin Street, Leongatha

DUMBALK TENNIS CLUB

Request for Tender Gippsland Lakes (Dryland) Nutrient Reduction Program The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) is the key agency responsible for catchment management in the West Gippsland region and is seeking Tenders to undertake the role of PROGRAM MENTOR This project will require the Program Mentor to: • Provide public and internal leadership for the program; representing the program to landholders, industry organisations, government agencies, service providers and community stakeholders. • Support the Program Manager and Landholder Facilitators as required; helping them to identify and overcome any issues, coordinate activities and ensure the program is highly efficient and effective. • Provide strategic advice to all stakeholders, especially the Dryland Nutrient Reduction Advisory Committee; promoting an understanding of the views of all interests, any issues or options to arise and advice on ways forward. • Chair the Dryland Nutrients Reduction Program Advisory Committee. Suitably qualified consultants are invited to tender for this project. For a copy of the Project Brief or further information please contact Alan Hill at alanh@wgcma.vic.gov.au Tender submissions are to be addressed to: Tenders Gippsland Lakes (Dryland) Nutrient Reduction Program: Program Mentor Or Email: tenders@wgcma.vic.gov.au And must be received by 4.00pm on Monday 6th September 2010.

AGM

To discuss closure of club

Request for Tender Gippsland Lakes (Dryland) Nutrient Reduction Program The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) is the key agency responsible for catchment management in the West Gippsland region and is seeking Tenders to undertake the LANDHOLDER FACILITATOR ROLE. This project will require consultants to: • Engage with land managers in identified target areas to establish (or build on existing) clusters or networks of farmers. • Support land manager clusters in building their capacity to identify areas within farm businesses where nutrient loss is a high risk; through the use of DairySAT, the Farm Nutrient Loss Index and any other relevant activities. • Support, as required, land mangers in developing funding applications for incentives to address nutrient losses at both the individual farm scale, and where appropriate, across properties. Support land managers as they adopt funded land management practices. Suitably qualified consultants are invited to tender for this project. For a copy of the Project Brief or further information please contact Alan Hill at alanh@wgcma.vic.gov.au Tender submissions are to be addressed to: Tenders Gippsland Lakes (Dryland) Nutrient Reduction Program: Landholder Facilitator Or Email: tenders@wgcma.vic.gov.au

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Mail PO Box 1374, Traralgon VIC 3844 mitch 36563 Phone 1300 094 262 Fax (03) 5175 7899 Email westgippy@wgcma.vic.gov.au Web www.wgcma.vic.gov.au

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BENA - recently renovated 2BR cottage. Low rent in return for house duties, gardening, mowing and odd jobs. Will share vegetable garden. Contains refrigerator, washing machine, dryer, electric stove, airconditioner and wood heater. Apply Stan 0419-506754. HOUSE out of town, just on outskirts, 3 bdrm and study with garage, $280 pw. Four bdrm home in town, recently refurbished, double lock-up garage, including garden maintenance, $285 pw. Renovated cottage, four bdrms all with built-in robes, open fireplace and r/c, $280 pw. Contact Kellie or Ann at Holderhead Stockdale & Leggo on 5662-5800 (Leongatha office). VENUS BAY - house, short stroll to beach and shops, sleeps 7. Permanent rental also available. Contact: 0408-320001. WILDDOG VALLEY, 3 bdrm farm house, no pets, no smokers, $190 pw. Available now. Call Don 5668-9269.

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births BEAVIS (Rahilly) - Thank you Kim and Dan for our beautiful little grandson, Klay Daniel. Another precious little one to love, cuddle and spoil, and a gorgeous little brother for Jae and Nash. Love Nan and Pa Rahilly. xx MAULDAY (nee Wilson) Erin and Nicole welcome with love their twin girls on July 26, Ruby Florence and Matilda Mae, 8 weeks prem. All well. First grandchildren for Glenice and Les to love and cherish.

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engagements

ELLIOTT - WATKINS Jonothan and Sarah - May you always be as happy. Love always Mum and Dad, Keenan and Rene.

HARRISON - DE LONGVILLE Terry and Marg Aeschlimann have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of Hayley to Daniel.

bereavement thanks

GOSSTRAY (Fowler) Gwen. The family of Gwen would like to thank family and friends for their expressions of sympathy and support on the loss of our Mum, Grandmother and Great Grandma. Sincere thanks go to the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff of the Foster Hospital. To Paul Beck and staff, thank you for fulfilling Mum’s wishes. Please accept this as our personal thanks. Eddie, Elizabeth Susanne.

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deaths

DUNLOP Lachlan Murray. Passed away at Leongatha Hospital on Sunday 8.8.2010. Aged 89 years. Oldest son of Percy and Annie Dunlop (both dec.) of “Clovernook”, Middle Tarwin. Brother of Thelma, Mary and Keith (all dec.). Brother-inlaw of Arthur, Laurie (dec.) and Ethel (dec.). Uncle of Brendon, Rhonda, Faye, Paul, Karren, Sharmen, Paul, Barry and Gregory, and their families. Resting peacefully.

DUNLOP - Lachlan. On 8.8.2010 at Leongatha. Late of “Clovernook”, Middle Tarwin. Loved uncle of Faye and Leon (dec.) De Merlo. Loved great uncle of Tanya and Paul, Tricia and Andrew, and Tracey. Great great uncle of Bentia, Kodi, Paige, Emmett, Dermott, Charlie and Luci. His pleasures were simple, His needs were few, If his family was happy, He was too. He gave us love in the fullest measure, Care, devotion and memories to treasure. Thank you for all those precious years.

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Badminton finals positions decided THE ﬁnal round of Leongatha Badminton produced many close matches and has ultimately decided who will play off in next week’s semi ﬁnals.

Two sides that have missed this year’s ﬁnals, Nerrena and Korumburra staged an excellent match to conclude their seasons. Roger Callister being promoted to the number two position, was brilliant for Korumburra, as was young gun Justin Krohn but their

efforts were not quite enough as Neil Jeremiah and Jose Shelton steadied the ship and turned the match into Nerrena’s favour, winning by 14 points and ending their season on a high note. Hallston threw everything at ladder leader Outtrim. In an absorbing encounter Outtrim proved too consistent, winning by 16 points. Jamie Davidson was brilliant all night for Hallston as was Aaron De Gennaro. Again, all Outtrim players contributed well but the real surprise packet was Chris

Holt who won all of his three sets and ultimately proved the difference between these two sides. Tarwin were again a model of consistency. They picked up their one set for the night and have finished the season with the wooden spoon. Full credit to Tarwin who have stuck it out all season and have hardly ever requested a fill-in. Their opponents, Berrys Creek got in a nice warm up for their finals campaign with all their players in good touch at present. They loom as the definite premiership

contenders. The B Grade section of Leongatha Badminton also concluded their season. In a strange turn of events these teams will have to do battle again next week in the semi ﬁnals. Raspberry, who are in peak form, easily accounted for Solo who will need to review their strategies for next week’s ﬁnal. Davis Loo, Jo Callister and Melanie Plunkett all had great matches for Raspberry while Suryan Chandrasegaran and Guilia Joyce kept Solo kicking over. Coke played Pepsi, with Coke domi-

Venus Bay Angling Club THE August competition was the annual interclub against the Hampton Park Tavern Fishing Club.

Venus Bay Angling club’s: second John Harper, third Phil Nebel and ﬁrst Harold Hodge.

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deaths

DUNLOP Lachlan Murray. Passed away Sunday 8.8.2010. Aged 89 years. Late of “Clovernook”, Middle Tarwin. Dear Uncle Lachie of Anthony and Camilla, Mark and Judy, Jason and Sarah, and Luke. Great great uncle of Jake and Nicholas, Charlee, Robert and William. Sleeping peacefully now. Uncle Lachie was the last of an era.

DUNLOP - Lachie. Passed away Sunday 8.8.2010. Lots of memories in at home will be always cherished. At peace now. Love always, Silly Bugger (Michelle Bickel).

message of hope THE life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20(b)

deaths FAIRBROTHER - David. March 7, 1919 - August 5, 2010. Passed away at Seahaven, Inverloch. Formerly of Leongatha and Mirboo East (“Fairmount” and “Crystal Creeks”). Dearly loved husband of Gwen for 65 wonderful years. Loved Dad of Peter and Jan, Donald and Dorothy, Sue and Ian. Puppa to Scott, Sam, Cameron, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Nikolai, Felicity and their children. A Private Funeral will be held.

funerals DUNLOP - The Graveside Funeral Service for the late Mr Lachlan Murray Dunlop will be held at the Tarwin Lower Cemetery on Friday, August 13, 2010 commencing at 11am.

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It was a one day competition only and commenced at 6am on August 7. This competition was a “bank only” competition, so no boats were allowed. Eight senior members from the Hampton Park Taverners entered, as well as 12 senior members, and one junior from the Venus Bay Angling Club. Venus Bay Angling Club, took out the annual challenge this year, with ﬁsh weights totalling 5980g, Hampton Park Taverners weighed in 4340g. The results are: Hampton Park Taverners: seniors: 1st Graham Atkinson, salmon 1280g. 2nd Joe Spiteri, salmon 900g. 3rd Grant Clarke, salmon 840g.

Venus Bay Angling Club: seniors: 1st Harold Hodge, salmon 1440g. 2nd John Harper, salmon 1440g. 3rd Phil Nebel, salmon 260g. Harold took out first place on a count back, as his second highest fish in weight was heavier than John’s. Juniors: Cam Anstice, salmon 480g. This is a fantastic annual event, and we thank the Hampton Park Taverners once again for the lovely spit roast supplied, and as always our members always contribute. There were about 70 people in attendance on Saturday evening, and a fantastic time was had. Their next competition will be a two and a half day competition commencing at 12noon on Friday, September 24, and final weigh in will be at 3pm on Sunday, September 26.

Leongatha bowls FIRST up, sincere thanks to Russell Trotman for filling in for me with last week’s report. Wednesday, August 4 saw one of the smallest fields ever to take to the greens for the midweek social, two pairs (4) who braved the elements. The battle saw Jeff Pendergast and Tas Haywood take the honours with plus 5. Sponsor for the day was the Leongatha Bowls Club. Saturday, August 7 saw a better field of 18 players in rather pleasant conditions for again the social bowls event of three bowls triples. Winners on the day were Murray Blackman (s) with Trish McCormack and Alan Moore, with one win and one loss and plus 16. The runners-up were Frank Filomeno (s) well supported by Glenda Trotman and George Witherow, also on one win plus one loss and plus five. Again the sponsor was the Leongatha Bowls Club. The ladies winter comp two bowls triples for August was cancelled due to the lack of numbers, however Leongatha ladies are reminded that although this winter comp has now finished, all Leongatha ladies wishing to play ladies pennant for the 2010-11 season, there will be pennant practice on Tuesday, September 7, 14 and 21, so please place these dates in your diaries. The men’s pennant practice games are scheduled for Saturday, September 11 at Leongatha hosting the Hastings club, and for Saturday, October 2 when we play host to the Phillip Island club. Practice on both days commences at 1pm. If you wish to play please ensure that your name is on the sheets in the clubrooms. Finally, sincere thanks to the ladies who put together the Kitty Club tea on

Friday night, August 6, in the absence of our regular chef Ron and his crew. The next regular Kitty Club tea will be on Friday, September 3.

nant throughout. Tracey Ryan and Tash Maskell played well for Coke with Sharna Cafarella and Dianna Neary both excellent contributors for Pepsi. In the ﬁnal contest, the two bottom sides concluded their season with a robust battle for supremacy. Iona McJames and Callum Porter were in awesome touch for Fanta, winning most of their sets. Not to be denied, Creamy Soda hit back through Rebecca Verboon and Trish Berryman, but then in a withering burst of dust and smoke, Brayden Krohn

launched into combat and won his singles and ﬁnal doubles set and secured Creamy Soda’s 15 point win. To all teams that haven’t made the ﬁnals, you are obligated to umpire next week. Our sensational presentation dinner is set for August 27 at the Woorayl Golf Club. Tickets are available through club treasurer, Tracy Ryan. A top night is assured.

Results A Grade: Outtrim 4/125 d Hallston 4/109; Berrys Creek 7/137 d Tar-

win 1/103; Nerrena 4/120 d Korumburra 4/106. B Grade: Creamy Soda 4/122 d Fanta 4/107; Coke 5/130 d Pepsi 3/103; Raspberry 6/119 d Solo 2/98.

Ladders A Grade Outtrim ........................121.1 Berrys Creek................106.0 Koonwarra ...................108.1 Hallston ........................104.6 Nerrena ............................96.0 Korumburra .....................91.0 Tarwin .............................80.0 B Grade Raspberry .................... 117.0 Solo ...............................109.3 Pepsi ...............................98.2 Coke..............................103.0 Creamy Soda ...................92.5 Fanta................................83.6

88 83 79 75 67 60 38 89 84 71 70 62 51

Leongatha Table Tennis Leongatha WITH two big upsets and a limited number of weeks left to play, A Reserve team Pot Bellies last week held up the ladder. This week they had a convincing win against the second top team Zoltan. The battle for fourth in A Reserve remains hotly contested. With a win this week Kestrels share that fourth title. In B Grade, JYD celebrated a win. They almost put Funky Monkeys on the bottom of the ladder but remain short on the number of games won. Their nails are out and the teeth are showing with a determination not to be on the bottom of the ladder. Game scores Round 13, August 4

Korumburra bowls DURING the last month bowlers have been on the greens Thursdays and Saturdays, only missing out on a couple of times due to the weather. Some of the winners have been Andy Robertson, Emanual Sgarioto, Rob Cosson, Chris Blogg, Ross Lomago, Maurie Rielly, John McVeigh, Ray Saunders, Tim Hancock, Jenny Miller, Don Mackay, Glen Field, Frank Filomeno and John Halliday. Although the ladies haven’t been on the greens many have enjoyed the warmth of the club rooms during their Wednesday social afternoons. The quilt made by the ladies for a competition during the coming season is very impressive. Well done girls. Dates to remember: ladies meeting this Wednesday; club training September 4 mixed bowls in the afternoon and tea at night; the ladies open their season September 8 with their annual sherry luncheon on September 14. To all our sickies - best wishes for a speedy recovery. Hoping to see you back on the greens soon. Monday was the men’s regular triples day, although numbers were down. Those who did play had an excellent time. Many thanks to the ladies in the kitchen for the cuppas and soup at lunch. Special thanks to our sponsor Williams, Edwards and Findlay. Your support of the club is appreciated. After three games, the winners were BLG the men’s team from Wonthaggi. Ken Scarmell’s team didn’t have enough shots up. Runners-up were the local men with 3 plus 22 shots up. Bruce McLaren, George Hams and Ross Lomagno were the winners with three wins plus 26. Thanks to John Kearns and Andy Petrie and to our sponsors, and to their representative David Hayes for presenting the trophies. Wishing you all good bowling for the coming season.

A Reserve Inspiration 8/26 d Heifers 3/11; Kestrel 6/22 d Hopefuls 5/18; Pot Bellies 8/28 d Zoltan 3/12; Under Dogs 7/24 d Slappers 4/19. B Grade Round 14 August 5 Girl Power 7/27 d Flintstones 4/13; LAK Skill 6/22 d Fundy Monkeys 5/16; Flying Kangas 7/21 d Pythons 4/12; JYD 7/21 d Almighty 4/12.

Ladders A Reserve Inspiration .............. 22 88 Zoltan ...................... 18 68 Slappers ................. 16 85 Heifers ..................... 12 72 Kestrels .................... 12 62 Under Dogs ................ 10 6 Pot Bellies ................ 10 65 Hopefuls ..................... 8 66

304 249 284 265 240 235 235 252

B Grade Girl Power ............... 22 LAK Skill ................ 20 Flintstones ............... 18 Flying Kangas ......... 16 Almighty .................. 14 Pythons ..................... 14 Funky Monkeys .......... 6 JYD ............................ 6

Inverloch bowls CARPET bowls on Tuesday, August 3 saw the result of the finals in the club championship. The ladies champion is Pat Stoneham who won against Carole Baines. The men’s champion is Ken Hastings who won against Ed Leszkiewicz, both of these matches closely fought battles. Well done to all four finalists. Social bowls was being played on another mat, but we all stopped to watch the final matches. After the championship games we played 10 ends of social bowls and the winners were Ken Hastings, Molly Treadwell and Bob Huntley. Supper was then served and enjoyed by all, thanks to Carol Hughes and Marg Flett. Wednesday, August 4 saw 20 very brave bowlers take to the green. It was really a mixed bag of tricks as far as the weather was concerned: wet and very cold. The concept for the day was pairs, playing two, four, two. The winners for the day were Brian Hensley and Gary Hardy, runners-up were Pam Sutcliffe and Edith

Mardan indoor FIFTEEN bowlers at Mardan Hall last week, meaning three teams of four players and one of three, all playing two games of 10 ends. The team of three proved to be the strongest combination of the night, Bev Greenwood, Janette Grady and Vito Serafino (skip) running out convincing winners. Runners-up were Jeannie Baker, Tegan (a welcome visitor), Nick Rutjens and Cliff Smith (skip). The 75 up tournament is close to starting, dates for the first matches will be finalised this week.

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Small Bore Riﬂe Club Results 20m pennant results (C Grade): R8: Leongatha 480.018 d Warrnambool 480.014 R9: Sandringham 488.015 d Leongatha 477.011.

Ladders Brunswick ...............................32 Sandringham ..........................28 Ballarat East ...........................24 Stawell .....................................20 Leongatha.................................16 Mi.I.S.C....................................12 Warrnambool..............................8 Hawthorn....................................4

We shoot Friday nights at 8pm at the riﬂe club on the Leongatha recreation reserve. Any inquiries, please call R. Spratt 5664 2358.

Perrett. Sunday, August 8,was a magniﬁcent day, felt like spring with 26 bowlers. The results showed two, two game winners. The winners for the day were Alan McFayden, Ivy Sheppard and Shirley McGirr (nice to see Shirley back on the green, ﬁrst time this winter). The runners-up were Dennis Stanes, Tony Marotta and Alan Baines. We then had a very happy social time around the tables chatting with a glass or two. Now, next Friday, August 13 there will be a meal so get your names down. The following Friday, August 20 is the carpet bowls presentation dinner and we would love to see you all there, the more the merrier. There is a list on the board downstairs, so please put your name down for this event. During the evening Pat Stoneham and Ken Hastings will be playing off for the “Don Stoneham Memorial Shield”. It would be lovely to see a lot of support for these bowlers.

Buffalo indoor

ON Wednesday, August 4, 13 players, on a wet, cold night to bowl, saw four teams, three of three and one of four. There was a countback fourth to first. In fourth (LWL) 11 ends 19 shots, skipper Tony Heldens, Sebastian Terranova and Joyce Occhipinti; third (LLW) 11 ends 23 shots, skipper Graeme Tobias, Andrew Hanks, Carolyn Benson and Joe Occhipinti; second (WLW) 11 ends, skipper Charlie Tumino, Ian Benson and Mary Tumino; first (WWL) 13 ends, skipper Rod McConchie, Peter Heldens and Glenys Pilkington. Best first game Charlie 11-10, second Rod 22-5, third Graeme 10-4. Hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

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Alberton league: a Yarram player kicks during their win over Toora.

Netball heights: Stony Creek’s Cindy Winkler and MDU’s Laura Nicholas and Joanne Lepage. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www. fourcornersframing.biz

Starring role: Aloysio Ferriera playing for the South Gippsland U14 boys soccer representative side.

Lachlan Ireland: the Corner Inlet player attempts to gain possession in the Alberton juniors match against Inverloch-Kongwak.

Eyes on ball: this Tarwin player runs hard to beat his Inverloch-Kongwak opponent Nathan Cant. Inspire me: Leongatha captain Jack Hughes tries to lift his team-mates at the quarter time huddle with some encouraging words.

Game on: Inverloch-Kongwak’s Maddison Butler attempts to block Tarwin’s Andrea Pearce.

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.

Soccer spirit: Korumburra’s Michael Wyhoon makes contact with the ball against Phillip Island.

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

At Port Phillip Heads

AUGUST Time

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height (metres)

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1.45 0.32 1.60 0.53

0140 0723 1417 2000

1.54 0.33 1.64 0.39

0236 0815 1459 2049

1.61 0.36 1.67 0.28

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1.65 0.41 1.66 0.21

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1.64 0.47 1.63 0.18

0515 1032 1658 2309

1.60 0.54 1.58 0.20

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

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Foster

SATURDAY, August 7 – medal day (Foster IGA trophy). Medal winner: David Knee (22) 69 net. A Grade net: Steve Reid (12) 72 net. B Grade net: David Knee (22) 69 net. A Grade scratch: Greg Cox (11) 84. B Grade: David Knee (22) 91. Down the line balls: Robert Fulton (16) 73 net, Geoff Prue (19) 73 net, Greg Cox (11) 73 net, Greg Paine (15) 73 net, Owen Kindellan (23) 73 net, Scott Rathjen (11) 74 net. Nearest the pin: 4th Scott Rathjen, 6th Ray Prain, 15th Ray Prain, 17th Ray Prain. Saturday, August 7 – ladies stroke – running competition. Winner: Gayle Reid (35) 75 net. Down the line balls: Ineke de Graaf (20) 77 net. Friday, August 6 – twilight stableford winner: Kevin Witheridge (12) 18 points Down the line balls: Steve Reid (10) 17 points, Larry Giddy (19) 17 points. Nearest the pin: 13th Kevin Witheridge, 17th Steve Reid. Wednesday, August 4 - monthly medal (Little Book Shop trophy). Medal

winner: Mary Ellis (34) 73 net. Trudi Prue trophy winner A Grade: Jenny Mountford (19) 76 net on countback. B Grade: Mary Ellis (34) 73 net. Scratch A Grade: Gale Tyers (12) 88. Scratch B Grade: Frances McGlead (30) 104. Putting: Anne Horstra 26 putts on countback. Down the line balls: Frances McGlead (30) 74 net, Anne Horstra (18) 76 net, Gale Tyers (12) 76 on countback. Nearest the pin: 4th Maxine Symmons, 13th June Eddy, 2nd shot on 15th: Beth Curram, 17th Gale Tyers. Tuesday, August 3 - par winner: Brian Blake (26) +2. Down the line balls: Jim Parry (11) +1, Dave Hutchinson (14) +1. Nearest the pin: 13th Jim Parry. Coming events Tuesday, July 6 - par. Wednesday, July 7 monthly medal (Sheron Cripps trophy) Thursday, July 8 stableford. Friday, July 9 - twilight stableford. Saturday, July 10 stableford. Sunday, July 11 - mixed American (Norm Cooper trophy).

Leongatha THE August monthly medal resulted in a clear victory to Nic Cairns. This is the third time in the last two weeks that Nic has played well under his handicap and he certainly gets the ‘rising star’ nomination. His winning score in A Grade was 82-17-65. Denis Stanes was our winner in B Grade with 89-19-70 and C Grade went to Ian Sutherland with 100-28-72. Pro pin was also won by Nic, while Dylan McMeekin and Jon Smith shot 80 for the best gross. John Feddersen won nearest the pin on the 16th and the day’s best putter was Anthony Sparkes who putted 26 times.

Ball winners: N. Lafferty 68, J. Smith 70, D. McMeekin, J. Eabry 71, A. Sparkes, D. Clemann, R. Brown 72, M. Stubbs, T. McCarthy, K Godridge 73. Tuesday

A couple of very good efforts saw Mick Oliver win the event, scoring 41 points to edge out Andy Cairns by just one shot. A. Newsome and B. Challis were the nearest the pin winners and the following played well to win golf balls: L. Stothard 38, D. Malone, K. Scott 37, D. Vorwerg, J. Arnott 36, G. Maher, L. Wilson 35, F. Smedley, B. Fairweather 34. Thursday

Wet weather is limiting the numbers playing at the moment but competition remains intense.

Seven players were within a point of victory, but John Eabry’s 34 points got him home on a countback from Grant McRitchie. The list of ball winners was limited to 33 points - G. McRitchie 34, K. Castwood, J. Arnott, F. Debono, I. Watson and J. Lowell 33. Steve Fisher and John Eabry were the nearest the pin winners. Saturday’s event is a 4BBB stableford.

Ladies THE August monthly medal was played on Wednesday, August 4 in cold, damp conditions. Di Williams was the star of the day, winning the medal and B Grade with 97-25-72. Toni West won A Grade, 8814-74, and had the best scratch

Team event for top ladies THE top ladies from the district have been busy practising to represent the South Gippsland Ladies Golf Association for the country team event in Melbourne on Tuesday August 31 and Wednesday, September 1. On Thursday and Friday, August 5 and 6 all available district ladies, eligible for the team attended at some stage a two day camp and practice at the Aussie Golf Ranch at Phillip Island, with some guiding help from Rohan Walker. This year’s team under the guidance of

manager Ann Horstra has come together with great enthusiasm and are looking forward to representing the district. The ﬁnal squad has been announced, Lesley Medowcroft (Phillip Island) Rebecca Thomas, Helen Fraser (Leongatha) Barb Warren, Gale Tyers and Robyn Gallaway (Foster), Anne Walker (Wonthaggi) Sara Beale (Lang Lang) Sheila Constantine (Meeniyan) and Lee Clements (Korumburra). The ladies play 36 holes at Northern Golf Course on Tuesday, August 31 and then 18 holes at Kooringal Golf Course on Wednesday, September 1. The players would welcome support from the district.

Mirboo North

THE Wedding Bell’s Plate and fourball stableford aggregate mixed was attended by 38 starters with a CCR of 70. The sponsors were Hal and Jeanne St. Ellen. The Wedding Bell’s Plate was won by Tom Traill (10) and Sue Traill (23) 74 pints. Unmarried winners were Bob Jamieson (36) and Betty Jamieson (28) 72 points, Terry Garrett (10) and Di Schurlock (17) 66. The runners-up were Glen Flowers (7) and Marg Purcell (19) 61. Down the line balls: Phil and Barb Stimson (18) (28) 68; Bevan and Lyn Pinner (10 (22) 65; Frank and Marg Johns (25) (21) 67; Bill and Glenda Moir (12) (19) 65. Nearest the pin: 4th Terry Garrett, Jeanette Mitchell, 6th Glen Laity, Betty Jamieson, 16th Rod Norton / Betty Jamieson. A stroke event and monthly medal was attended by 29

starters with a CCR of 72. A Grade (monthly medal) was won by Peter Draper (10) 67. Down the line balls: Chris Bracecamp (22) 70, Russell Pentland (16) 72, Ray Matthews (8) 73, Ian Evison (9) 73. Nearest the pin: 4th Tom Traill, Ray Matthews, 13th John Woodall, 16th Dale Banks. Pro pin: 6th nearest pin, ﬁrst hole second shot Terry Donnison. Birdies: I. Evison (16th), L. Chila (4th), T. Whitelaw (6th), Tom Traill (4th). There were 11 starters for the stableford event on Thursday, August 5, and the CCR was 70. A Grade winner was Tom Traill (10) 37. Down the line: Doug Taylor (24) 36, Peter Draper (10) 36.

August medal winner: Jan Roberts at Meeniyan Golf Club.

Meeniyan ladies THE August medal was played for on Wednesday, August 4 with a keen group of ladies. The section one winner was Jan Trease with a very good score of 74 net. The section two and medal went to Jan Roberts for her very ﬁrst medal win with a great score of 71 net. Jan Roberts was also the day’s sponsor and her trophies were her very own paintings.

Jan didn’t wish to take home her own trophy, so she passed it on to the third placed player on the day, Irene Holm on 77 net. Mary Trease won the best nine with 36 ½ net and there was a three way tie for the putting with Mary Trease, Veronica Park and Jan Roberts each with 31. Down the line balls to Veronica Park 79 and Kristen Elliott 80. The monthly medal day rafﬂes, donated by Moo’s of Meeniyan, went to Irene Holm and Nancye Hammett.

score. Marg Grifﬁths was C Grade winner: 110 - 37 - 73. Maria Bell, (14th) and Trish Owen (16th) were nearest the pins and Trish also won the putting with 30 putts. Coral Gray 73, Kerry Hogan 74, Dot Stubbs 76, Trish Owen 77, Julie Howard 78, Marg Berry 80, and Fay Quilford 80 won balls down the line. Kit Boag’s 16 points won her the nine hole competition, with Julie McMicking winning a ball. Marg Berry was the winner of the stroke competition on Saturday, August 7. She scored 90-15-75. Joy Runge and Marilyn Williams, both 77, won balls.

ON Saturday, those who entered faced a 4BBB stroke event sponsored by Robert Cook. The winners, on a countback, were the two Bobs (not two shillings) Beilby and Hughes. They won from Brian Wilson and Graeme Salmon, both having net 60. Balls down the line went to J. Diaper, B. Thomas / G. McKinnon, J. Redmond / Z. Trease, D. Symmons / B. Hogan, T. Hogan / C. James, A. Clemann. Balls going down to net 62. The nearest the pin went to John Hickey and Nathan Lovie. Next Saturday Gavin Maisey Painting is sponsoring our single stableford event. Don’t forget that the South Gippsland Veterans play at

Team 1 (Silver): Hugh Collins, Rebecca Riddiford, Jake Waldron, Milly James, Tylah O’Connor and Will McDonald. Coach: Steve and Sue Collins. Team 2 (Ink): Elijah Tracanelli, Kayla Redpath, Grace Thorson, Irene Thorson, Aiden Holwerda and Stuart Bright. Coach: Cal Pratt and Janine Redpath. Team 3 (Red): Grant Cole, Bethany Lawson, Darby Butler-Reid, Mark Beattie, Hannah McEwan and Jye Davey. Coach: Karen Lawson. Team 4 (Maroon): Harrison Cumming, Hannah Potter, Locke DeGaris, Michael Mowat, Adam Mangiaﬁco and Ella Findlay. Coach: Dave Cumming. Team 5 (Jade): Jesse Salmons, Ruby Martin, Jai Bright, Harry Vanderzalm, Elly Jones and Casey Thorson. Coach: Gene Vanderzalm. Friday, August 13 – 5pm: 1 v 5 (scorers: Riddiford, Martin), 5.40pm: 2 v 4 (scorers: Tracanelli, DeGaris). Bye 3. Friday, August 20 – 5pm: 5 v 4 (scorers: Salmons, Mowat) 5.40pm: 1 v 3 (scorers: Waldron, Cole) Bye 2.

Section 3 Team 1 (Green): Jayden Hoffman, Hannah Thorson, Dean Thorson, Ashlee McDonald, Rory Harrington and Tristan Hanks. Coach: Tanya Eygenraam. Team 2 (Blue): Paige Eygenraam, Taylah Darmanin, Brett Thorson, Luke Harris, Zac Scholte and James Kelly. Coach: Lucas Brynes. Team 3 (Black): Lauren Redpath, Gemma Martin, Matt Darmanin, Ozzy Brennan-Holt, Kurt Newton and David Cole. Coach: Kelly Thomas – Bentia Eygenraam. Team 4 (Yellow): Bryce Holwerda, Breeanna Hoffman, Sophie Thomas, Kian Pratt, George Batten and Will Collins. Coach: Petra Hoffman –Daniel Potter. Friday, August 13 – 6.20pm: 1 v 2 (scorers: Hoffman, T. Thorson), 7pm: 3 v 4 (scorers: Martin, Collins). Friday, August 20 - 6.20 pm : 2 v 30 (scorers: Darmanin, Cole) 7pm: 4 v 1 (scorers: Batten, McDonald).

Section 4 Team 1 (Maroon): Emily Wilson, Jesseme Holmes, Sam Opray, Kurt Sinclair, Jacob Densley and Brenton Savage. Coach: Lucas Byrnes. Team 2 (Green): Kodi Eygenraam,

Ladies

ON Wednesday, August 4 a stroke - monthly medal - putting, 6th round Hay’s Jewellers, final round silver spoon event was played, sponsored by Woorayl Golf Club. The AWCR was 72. A Grade winner was S. Wakefield 19/71, also silver spoon. Putting - Pat Harvey, 29 putts. Nine holes out - H. Sullivan. Nearest the pin: 8th M. Higgins, 17th S. Wakefield, 2nd shot on the 11th M. Tuckett. Down the line balls: P. Harvey, F. Maynard on countback. Congratulations Sue, great day out in winter conditions. Next week, August 11, stableford.

Ty Hogan: at Woorayl Golf Club on Saturday.

Meeniyan junior basketball Section 1 All children come Fridays at 3.45pm until 4.45pm. Section 2

Korumburra this Thursday.

Woorayl

Laura Brown, Daniel Potter, Liam Harrington, Cal Pratt and Tom Hanrahan. Coach: Tanya Eygenraam. Team 3 (Black): Olivia Cope, Gen Scholte, Daniel Britton, Jack Stuart, Tim Harris and James Mabilia. Coach: Kim Byrnes. Team 4 (Red): Eliose Scholte, Jamie Stefani, Matt Cole, Jake Opray, Sam Wilson and Harry Sullings. Coach: Don Wilson. Team 5 ( Blue): Bentia Eygenraam, Vanessa Redpath, Brandon Savage, Cam Harris, Jesse Zuidima and Jordan Bell. Coach: Di Bell – Janine Redpath. Monday, August 16 – 5.45pm: 1 v 5 (scorers: Wilson, Savage), 6.30pm: 2 v 4 (scorers: Pratt/Scholte). Bye 3. Monday, August 23 – 5.45pm 1 v 3 (scorers: Holmes/Cope), 6.30pm 5 v 4 (scorers: Harris, Stefani). Bye 2. Could all past and present players who still have tops please return ASAP as we do not have full sets to start the season with. Any queries please phone Janine Redpath 5664 7591.

Junior tennis returns THE MIRBOO North and District Junior Tennis Association is calling for players and teams for the 2010/2011 tennis season. The season, which starts during October, consists of home and away matches in A, B and C grades. The age requirements at October 1 are, A Grade under 16, B Grade under 14, C Grade Under 12. Exemptions to these age requirements can be made to the Association when lodging your team at the AGM. Please attend the annual general meeting, to be held at 7.30pm Tuesday August 31 at the Meeniyan Hotel for further information. Any clubs that have suggestions or possible amendments they wish to be discussed at the AGM please contact Dan so they can be included in the agenda. Apologies or enquiries on Tennis Clubs in your area to Tarnya Wilson president 5664 7473 or Dan Monaghan secretary 5664 1234.

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Seniors draw for ’Burra soccer KORUMBURRA seniors held Phillip Island to a one-all draw on the weekend in muddy conditions.

The first half saw great team work by Korumburra stopped short by the Phillip Island defence. Until Korumburra’s Jake Allman broke through the Phillip Island defence and got past the keeper to score. The second half saw Phillip Island determined to fight back, with Korumburra keeper George Bokagiannis making some breathtaking saves. Unfortunately one got through 10 minutes from the end. The last 10 minutes saw both teams stepping up the intensity as both wanted to win. But with great defence on both teams the final score was a one all draw. Korumburra women lost their first game 2-1 to the Island. The first half saw most of the play in the midfield, with both teams struggling to move the ball through the mud. During the second half Phillip Island came out strong, scoring the first goal five minutes in. But seconds later Korumburra kicked off from the centre to Bec Knight who passed a lovely ball to Tara Wallace and scored. Korumburra started running out of legs and Phillip Island scored their sec-

ond win. In the U19s Korumburra put two goals on the board through Josh and Bowie Crook. A reply came on to end the first half 2 – 1. Josh quickly kicked two more goals and a single to Daniel Longden. Phillip Island answered with a goal to finish the match 5 – 2 to Korumburra. In U15s the first half saw plenty of action at both scoring ends. A good goal to Jarrah Raabe after a neat pass from Bree Allen saw a quick answer from Phillip Island before half time. The second half was fairly even, with a near miss to Phillip Island and then Korumburra went on to score two quick goals to Adam Richards and Daniel Longden. A final goal to Jarrah Raabe saw Korumburra the winners 4 – 1. In U13s a strong Phillip Island team took control. James Dunn in goal for Korumburra was put under enormous pressure and saved many attempts. The second half saw Korumburra come back into the game a little, but Phillip Island were too good. Korumburra had a few shots at goal but the Phillip Island keeper was too good. With three Under 11s filling in Korumburra tried their best. Final score 7 – 0.

Glen Odgers: head butts the ball for Korumburra in their senior draw with Phillip Island.

Soccer reps presentation

Finals bound: the 14 girls have had a successful season.

Good effort: the 14 boys soccer team at the presentation night.

Season ﬁnished: the 16 boys.

THE South Gippsland representative teams held their ﬁrst presentation night last Friday at the Korumburra City Soccer rooms. Players were presented with a medallion by Councillor Warren Raabe and South Gippsland Administrator Jodie Harlow. What a great year 2010 was for football in South Gippsland, with the formation of the three South Gippsland football representative teams. Big congratulations and thank you to Phillip Miller and the Gippsland Soccer League. Phillip Miller, through his passion for football, for South Gippsland football and giving junior players every opportunity to play and improve their own game got these three teams up and running with the help and guidance of the league. The season was not all smooth sailing for the

three teams, with coaches chasing up players on some weeks and other weeks not even sure if they would have enough players for a full team. This year has been a year of learning for these three teams and the volunteers who have helped run the teams. Never-the-less the three teams have had great success for the experience, effort and commitment they have put in. The 14 boys won three, lost three and drew eight. The 16 boys won three and lost 10. Both the 14 and 16 boys only just missed out on making the ﬁnals. The 14 girls won four, drew three and lost six and made it into the ﬁnals. Thank you to the presidents of the region’s clubs who given their continued support. Thank you to all of the parents. The improvement in the kids’ game has been outstanding.

Wonthaggi table tennis JESSE CONDRON created a record at Wonthaggi Table Tennis Centre last week. At only six years of age, Jesse is playing his second season in B Grade and in the ﬁrst round of the season he won three of his four games. Jesse’s brother Micah is eight years of age and has been one of the leading B Grade players for the past 12 months. The two brothers have a great future in the sport. The ﬁrst round of matches in B Grade were very competitive, with nine teams. Closest set of the night was between Tanya Milnes and Jesse. Both players were playing an attacking game at an exceptionally high standard for

such young players. Tanya won on the third, 16-14. After just one match unbeaten B Grade players are Hector Hilberto, Tanya Milnes, Brittney Taylor and Daniel Chetland.

Junior competition Top shot: Jesse Condron, Harrison Burns and Hector Hilberto. Numbers: Harrison (19). Singles: Jesse d Harrison 11-4, Hector d Jesse 117, Harrison d Hector 12-10. A Reserve play a practice match this week and the new season will commence with an expected seven teams next Monday, August 16. A Grade commences on Tuesday, August 31 with seven teams.

Soccer rep teams

UNDER 14 girls played Churchill on Saturday at Mirboo North.

The girls had some great shots at goal in the first half, with their passing and team work helping them control most of the play. At half time it was 0-0. The second half saw South Gippsland’s Georgia Butterfield score 10 minutes in with a great shot at goal. Churchill fought back and scored a goal from a penalty with only five minutes to go, to level the scores. The girls played a fantastic game and were unlucky not to beat the undefeated Churchill. The draw has the 14 girls finishing third on the ladder and they will now play in their first final this Saturday against Warragul. In the Under 14s the boys had numerous shots at goal, with Ryan Kelsey scoring and taking penalty corners, allowing team member Fergus to score and an own goal in the first half. The second half saw the boys pushing the ball forward allowing space for Aloysio to score two goals and Tom scoring off a penalty corner. With the score at 5-0 this allowed Cameron to take to the field and with Al he made great plays, taking the ball forward. Aloysio scored another two goals. The team was on a roll with heads held high. They played an outstanding team game with all players contributing to the game by passing and making great plays for the ball. With so many goals being scored, coach Mark allowed the boys to change positions, letting Max go forward to score a goal. The defence played a strong line with plenty of talking, keeping Trafalgar to one goal. Goalie James had many great saves in the mud. The South Gippsland team of James R., Aiden, Phil, James C., Jack, Hayden, Max, Fergus, Liam, Tom, Zac, Ryan K., Matt, Ryan K., Isakk, Kaleb, Nathan, Liam, Ben, Adam, Aloysio and Cameron had a fantastic first season. U16 boys came up against Warragul for their final match at Mirboo North. With coach Ian Wallace unavailable, Jamey Allen stepped in. Two minutes into the game Aloysio Ferreira scored the first goal. The South Gippsland side tried hard all day, but were outmanned by a skilful Warragul side. Final score 6 – 1 to Warragul.

Leongatha squash A Grade Bullets 2-8-120 d Gummi Bears 2-8-104. Chicos 3-11-122 d Bananas 1-4-82. Witcheties 4-12-131 d Jelly Beans 0-5-96. Match of the week: Travis Strybosch took on Kevin Smith in a marathon five setter. Travis took the first with the games alternating. The match started getting serious with Trav winning the third game 10-8 and taking a two game lead, but Kev is an attacking player and beat his younger opponent in a five set 10-8 finish. Kev kept a steady boast and drop game, winning 3 games 42 points to Travis 2 games 35 points.

B Grade

Pies 3-10-128 d Swans 1-7-115. Dogs 3-9-108 d Hawks 1-6-85. Cats 2-8-103 d Saints 2-6103. Match of the week was the ‘Battle of the Byrnes’. Father and son went head to head for the second time, with young Bryan taking their ﬁrst match, Les was keen to even the score. Bryan got off to a good start, taking the ﬁrst game 9-5. The second and third games went to Les as Bryan struggled against Les’ high serves and placement of the ball. Bryan got his hard hitting and fast running game together and took the 4th game. Les steadied and took the decider 9-4. Les 3 games 35 points to Bryan 2 games 33 points.

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Parrots netball A Grade Leongatha 41 d Maffra

39.

Awards: Kasie Salmon (Network Video) and Ebony Best (Evans Petroleum). Auction player: Kate McCarthy. B Grade Leongatha 42 d Maffra 37. Awards: Tameka Bullen (RSL) and Kate Sperling (Excessorize). Auction player: Kate Sperling. B Graders had a tough game against Maffra that was physical and had high intensity. It was a must-win game to guarantee a second chance and all girls gave 110 per cent and had a crack at all the loose balls. Tough game next week but with the form we have had over the past few weeks it will be awesome. C Grade Maffra 51 d Leongatha 45. Awards: Meg Rosser (Clipit) and Carlie McNamara (Evans Peroleum). Auction player: Meg Rosser. We took it right up to Maffra and made them work hard for their win. Thanks Megan for ﬁlling in and shooting some great goals. Under 17

Alberton netball

Maffra 40 d Leongatha 39. Awards: Jess Shea (Excessorize) and Megan Rosser (Nagels). The game was fast, which tested the team’s ﬁtness and strengths. Being down by four at half time, Gatha had to dig deep to turn the course of the game. They fought extremely hard, only going down by one goal. Under 15 Maffra 27 d Leongatha 18. Awards: Rachel O’Loughlin (Network Video) and Eleanor Patterson (Clipit). The girls put in an enormous amount of effort but some occasions of poor passing let the side down. We made Maffra work for their win though. Under 13 Leongatha 29 d Maffra 22. Awards: Aimee O’Loughlin (Excessorize) and Abby Bolge (RSL). Great centre feeding into the goals. Well done to the bottom age girls, they all played a great game. “Happy 40th to coach Kathy”.

Results - Round 19

Leongatha & District netball Saturday, August 7 game results 11/Under: Town Green 12 d St Laurence Gold 7, Town Tangerine 12 d South Gippsland 9, Mirboo North 14 d Mt Eccles White 4, St Laurence Blue 10 d Mt Eccles Aqua 9, Town Blue - bye. 13/Under: Town Green 23 d Mt Eccles Purple 7, South Gippsland 19 d Town Tangerine 11, Town Black 8 d Mt Eccles Pink 6, St Laurence 17 d Mirboo North 10. 15/Under: Town Green 25 d St Laurence 24, Mt Eccles Navy 29 d Mirboo North 23, Town Yellow - bye. B / B Reserve: Town Black 45 d South Gippsland 43, Mt Eccles Pink 38 d Mt Eccles White 29, Mt Eccles Aqua 59 d St Laurence Blue 35, St Laurence Gold 35 drew Mt Eccles Navy 21, Town Green - bye. A Grade: Town Green 44 d St Laurence 38, Mt Eccles White 61 d Town Black 28, Mt Eccles Aqua - bye. Ladders

13/Under Town Tangerine .. 235.05 20 South Gippsland . 203.03 20 Town Green......... 176.42 19 St Laurence ........... 96.05 14 Mt Eccles Pink ....... 96.09 11 Town Black ............. 54.30 6 Mirboo North .......... 45.12 3 Mt Eccles Purple ..... 38.69 2 15/Under St Laurence ......... 125.35 18 Mt Eccles Navy ... 111.32 16 Town Green......... 105.94 16 Town Yellow .......... 74.11 12 Mirboo North ......... 74.11 10 B / B Reserve Mt Eccles Aqua... 178.60 22 Mt Eccles Pink .... 159.22 22 Mt Eccles White . 150.65 20 Town Black ......... 105.19 16 Town Green ............ 80.34 10 Mt Eccles Navy ....... 80.98 9 St Laurence Blue ..... 71.23 9 St Laurence Gold .... 84.98 8 South Gippsland ...... 54.51 4 A Grade Town Green......... 178.50 24 Mt Eccles White . 119.21 18 St Laurence ......... 109.70 14 Mt Eccles Aqua..... 82.86 12 Town Black ............. 44.81 4

Mirboo North netball

LDNA umpires

15 and Under Yinnar 29 d MN 27. MN best: E. Loh, L. Robins, L. Rogers. 17 and Under MN 41 d Yinnar 26. MN best: A. Pratt, P. Linton. D Grade Yinnar 26 d Mirboo North 14. MN best: C. Arnold, S. Hardisty. C Grade Yinnar 24 d MN 22. MN best: M. Robins. B Grade MN 46 d Yinnar 19. MN best: A. Pratt, D. Hilliar. A Grade MN 62 d Yinnar 16. MN best: A. Nash, B. Dyke.

SATURDAY, August 14 11am: J. Gourlay, J. Grant, T. Newton, M. Evison, K. Lawrence, M. Price, Town, Town. 12 noon: A. Smith, J. Gourlay, A. Mitchem, T. Newton, M. Mitchem, K. Norton, K. Clarke, M. Price, K. Lawrence, A. Funnell, K. Bentvelzen, A. Gourlay. 1pm: M. Price, K. Gourlay, T. Bentvelzen, K. Spark, B. Challis, A. Funnell. 2.15pm: A. Gourlay, K. Spark, K. Lawrence, D. Jones, P. Smith, J. Grant. Thanks to the above umpires. We are also looking for badged umpires for our Saturday competition so if you are interested please call Jo on 0400 385 982.

Hard at it: Leongatha netballer Sally Trease battles for the ball against her Maffra opponent. The Parrots won a close one, only just nudging out the Eagles late in the game.

Wonthaggi Power netball A Grade Wonthaggi 36 lost to Morwell 54. A tough game in warm conditions. Both sides attacked the ball hard. Our defensive pressure was excellent with plenty of turnovers, but we couldn’t convert. Carley M was on fire in defence and our two young players stepped up to play an excellent game. The score didn’t reflect what was a great game to watch. Awards: Carley M. (Caledonian), Alice L. (Evans Petroleum) and Chloe (Karmella Fashions). B Grade Wonthaggi 31 lost to Morwell 78. Morwell out goaled us, but both teams played a fast game. Awards: Kealey (Caledonian), Claire (Evans Petroleum) and Bonny (Nyojos). C Grade: Wonthaggi 38 d Morwell 32. Let’s keep rolling on and finish the season by making finals. Team effort today was 110 per cent. Awards: Leanne (Karmella Fashions), Becky (Revive) and Tina (Evans Petroleum).

17 and Under Wonthaggi 49 d Morwell 32. In great weather conditions we welcomed Morwell. It was a convincing win with some strong team play. Everyone needs to focus on their personal contribution coming into ﬁnals; train hard and remember you are part of a fantastic team. Awards: Sarah (Vortex), Alice Y (Evans Petroleum) and Kiani (McDonalds). 15 and Under Wonthaggi 22 lost to Morwell 41. Two weeks off didn’t do us any favours, plus missing three players. Once settled, we played much better, with everyone contributing. Changes were made at half time, which seemed to work. Awards: Ashleen (canteen), Sarah (canteen) and Nikki (Sportspower). 13 and Under Wonthaggi 42 d Morwell 7. Fantastic team effort, with all girls playing a great game; looking forward to Sale next week.

August 7 A Grade: InverlochKongwak 55 d Tarwin 37; Stony Creek 44 d MDU 38; Yarram 41 d Toora 40; Foster 58 d Phillip Island 26; Fish Creek 64 d DWWWW 35; Dalyston - bye; Korumburra-Bena - bye. B Grade: Inv-Kongwak 54 d Tarwin 32; MDU 63 d Stony Creek 35; Toora 60 d Yarram 21; Foster 58 d Phillip Island 32; Fish Creek 39 d DWWWW 31; Dalyston 56 d KilcundaBass 32; Kor-Bena - bye. C Grade: Inv-Kongwak 39 d Tarwin 26; MDU 51 d Stony Creek 27; Yarram 52 d Toora 15; Foster 50 d Phillip Island 23; Fish Creek 49 d DWWWW 9; Dalyston 53 d Kil-Bass 21; Kor-Bena - bye. 17 & Under: MDU 35 d Stony Creek 30; Yarram 51 d Toora 5; Foster 53 d Phillip Island 15; Fish Creek 33 d DWWWW 19; Dalyston 67 d Kil-Bass 19; Inv-Kongwak - bye; Kor-Bena - bye. 15 & Under: Tarwin 37 d Inv-Kongwak 8; MDU 31 d Stony Creek 27; Toora 34 d Yarram 24; Foster 29 d Phillip Island 24; Fish Creek 40 d DWWWW 11; Dalyston 54 d Kil-Bass 24; Kor-Bena bye. 13 & Under: Tarwin 13 d Inv-Kongwak 12; MDU 46 d Stony Creek 8; Yarram 19 d Toora 6; Foster 43 d Phillip Island 5; Fish Creek 18 d DWWWW 13; Dalyston 52 d Kil-Bass 8; Kor-Bena - bye.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena ......................187.2 Dalyston .......................166.2 Foster............................192.0 Inv-Kongwak ...............129.2 Stony Creek ................. 110.2 Fish Creek ....................107.7 Phillip Island ...................98.4 Yarram .............................80.6 MDU ...............................91.5 Tarwin .............................62.5

72 72 64 48 48 48 44 44 40 20

DWWWW.......................46.6 20 Toora ...............................52.2 16 B Grade Foster............................239.7 76 Kor-Bena ......................152.3 64 MDU .............................167.2 60 Inv-Kongwak ...............148.7 60 Dalyston .......................126.6 56 Phillip Island................ 114.3 48 Stony Creek.....................97.5 40 Fish Creek .......................90.3 40 Toora ...............................60.5 28 DWWWW.......................54.0 24 Yarram .............................50.3 20 Kil-Bass...........................62.4 16 Tarwin ...............................54.6 8 C Grade Foster............................206.9 68 Dalyston .......................162.2 68 MDU .............................222.4 64 Kor-Bena ......................221.3 64 Yarram .........................126.6 52 Inv-Kongwak ...............122.8 52 Phillip Island ................. 115.1 46 Fish Creek .......................90.1 34 Stony Creek......................71.2 32 Tarwin .............................53.7 20 Kil-Bass...........................46.7 20 DWWWW.......................38.9 16 Toora ...............................40.0 8 17 & Under Kor-Bena ......................347.5 76 Yarram .........................265.7 72 Foster............................194.5 60 Dalyston .......................129.8 60 MDU .............................131.2 56 Phillip Island................132.3 48 Fish Creek .......................87.4 40 Stony Creek.....................67.6 36 Toora ...............................41.2 30 Inv-Kongwak ..................51.0 26 Kil-Bass...........................33.0 16 DWWWW.......................25.7 16 15 & Under Kor-Bena ....................282.4 76 Dalyston .......................187.8 68 Fish Creek ....................170.0 68 MDU .............................142.2 60 Stony Creek .................127.7 48 Phillip Island..................82.4 44 Tarwin .............................95.9 42 Foster...............................63.0 32 Toora ...............................75.6 28 Inv-Kongwak ..................63.7 28 Yarram .............................66.6 22 DWWWW.......................78.0 20 Kil-Bass...........................47.1 8 13 & Under Dalyston .......................296.7 70 Foster............................292.2 66 MDU .............................143.0 64 Yarram .........................146.0 60 Kor-Bena ......................193.8 56 Inv-Kongwak .................97.1 44 Tarwin .............................91.6 40 Phillip Island ...................82.2 38 Fish Creek .......................85.8 36 Toora ...............................62.0 24 DWWWW.......................42.2 22 Stony Creek.....................35.2 12 Kil-Bass...........................33.8 12

West Gippsland netball Results - Round 16 A Grade: Sale 49 d Moe 36; Drouin 44 d Warragul 35. B Grade: Sale 64 d Moe 27; Drouin 71 d Warragul 32. C Grade: Sale 44 d Moe 14; Drouin 47 d Warragul 14; 17 & Under: Sale 58 d Moe 10; Drouin 18 lt Warragul 30. 15 & Under: Sale 47 d

Moe 11; Drouin 19 d Warragul 11. 13 & Under: Sale 41 d Moe 11; Drouin 14 d Warragul 10.

August 7 A Grade: Wonthaggi v Morwell; Maffra v Leongatha; Traralgon - bye. B Grade: Wonthaggi v Morwell; Maffra v Leongatha; Traralgon - bye. C Grade: Wonthaggi v Morwell; Maffra v Leon-

gatha; Traralgon - bye. 17 & Under: Wonthaggi v Morwell; Maffra v Leongatha; Traralgon bye. 15 & Under: Wonthaggi v Morwell; Maffra v Leongatha; Traralgon bye. 13 & Under: Wonthaggi v Morwell; Maffra v Leongatha; Traralgon bye.

Wing attack: Inverloch-Kongwak’s Kate Rankin.

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Central Gippsland Junior Football League 2010 finals draw Week 2 THE Central Gippsland Junior Football League and major sponsor TRUenergy Yallourn welcome everyone to the 2010 CGJFL ﬁnals. Racecourse 2 Moe Saints Ground Second semi ﬁnals 10.45am: Under 10s Leongatha

v Newborough Blues. 11.45am: Under 12s Leongatha v Morwell Youth Club. 1pm: Under 14s Newborough Blues v Yinnar. Racecourse 1 Moe Lions Ground First semi ﬁnals 10.45am: Under 10s Trafalgar v

Newborough Reds. 11.45am: Under 12s Trafalgar v Newborough Blues. 1pm: Under 14s Newborough Reds v Leongatha. Finals Week 3 preliminary ﬁnals at Hill End. Finals Week 4 grand ﬁnals at Morwell Senior Football Ground.

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Good win: Corner Inlet is into the grand ﬁnal after defeating InverlochKongwak.

Alberton football juniors Under 13s Preliminary ﬁnal Wonthaggi 5.11.41 d Leongatha Jnr 4.5.29. Wonthaggi goals: B. Atherton 3, F. Anderson 1, J. Honeysett 1. Best: A. Roberts, L. Chumbley, T. Hamilton, C. Waters, C. Gilmour, L. Morey-Membrey. Leongatha Junior goals: H. Duff 1, D. Ginnane 1, T. Evans 1, B. Smith 1. Best: J. Ginnane, D. Tuckett, K. Darcy, B. Pickersgill, L. Wright, J. Nagel. Grand ﬁnal this weekend: Phillip Island v Wonthaggi..

Under 11s Preliminary ﬁnal Corner Inlet 4.6.30 d InverlochKongwak 4.1.25. Corner Inlet goals: X. Duursma 2, J. Hill 1, C. Buckland 1. Best: X. Duursma, J. Hill, M. McGannon, B. Smith, W. Chester, B. Cripps. Inverloch-Kongwak goals: H. McInnes 1, C. McKenzie 1, J. Roylance 1, B. Best 1. Best: J. Hutchinson, R. Sparks, T. Harris, K. Reid, C. Serong. Grand ﬁnal this weekend: Leongatha Junior v Corner Inlet.

Winner: Tom McFarlane, middle, was the winner of the zone schoolboys ﬁnal in Wonthaggi recently. Pictured on his left is Leongatha Cycling Club’s Will Lumby who came second.

McFarlane on ride track TOM McFarlane rides his bike for fun, just like most other kids his age. But the 11-year-old does it much better than most, winning a zone schoolboys ﬁnal last week in Wonthaggi. The youngster grew up riding bikes, and has had a passion for it for as long as he can remember. “I’ve been riding since I was two years old, I’ve always loved it,” the bashful Leongatha Primary student said. Tom spends a lot of time down at the Leongatha velodrome, where he cycles and plays football for the Leongatha Parrots. He is now off to the state ﬁnals in Geelong during October, where he will ride in the morning, before a stage of the cycling world titles in Geelong.

“I went last year, so I’ve got a bit of a feel for it this time around,” Tom said, hoping to compete quite well in the event. The 11-year-old trains with Tony Smith, father of young cycling gun Stuart Smith. But Tom says that he does not overload the training, and enjoys it that way. “Sometimes I get on the bike and do ﬁve minute time trials,” Tom said. Being the son of former national champion David McFarlane does help, but the youngster’s love and dedication for the sport has carried him further than his natural ability. And soon he will be beating his father, but Tom was not too conﬁdent just yet. “Maybe in a few years,” he said with a laugh.

Elimination final Leongatha 11.8.74 d Yallourn North 5.7.37. Leongatha goalkickers - J. Riseley 4, M. Dennison 2, J. Harry, B. Amato, N. Argento, D. Betts, S. Kelzke. Best players: B. Petersen, B. Rosser, M. Dennison, J. Riseley, N. Bracecamp, M.Chalmers. Yallourn North goalkickers - S. Smith 3, B. Lacey, R. Byrne. Best players: T. Brown, C. Fry, J. Bechaz, R. Byrne, S. Smith, B. Lacey. Qualifying final Newborough Reds 9.4.58 lt Yinnar 9.6.60.

UNDER 12 Elimination final Newborough Blues 7.1.43 d Yinnar 1.4.10. Qualifying final Youth Club 6.1.37 d Trafalgar 1.4.10.

UNDER 10 Qualifying final Trafalgar 1.0.6 lt Newborough Blues 1.1.7. Elimination final Newborough Reds 5.3.33 d Morwell Tigers 1.2.8.

Under 14s win: Leongatha’s Sam Kelske is holding the ball with team-mate Barry Peterson behind.

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’Gatha fails Maffra test

Round 16

Steady foot: Tom Dowd moves the ball forward with precision on Saturday.

LEONGATHA travelled to Maffra on Saturday with the belief that they could dismantle the Eagles from their perch atop the Gippsland Football League ladder.

But for the 19th time in a row the home side proved too strong, this time by 49 points. In the beautiful Maffra conditions, the Eagles were able to use the ball with precise accuracy to cut the Leongatha defence apart. It happened so often that the Parrots battled hard to move the ball forward through the tight zone, only to turn it over at half forward. Dwayne Holt was a massive loss for the side that seemed to stutter when looking for options, and often found themselves going short to one on one contests inside the 50 metre arc. At the start of the first quarter the Parrots seemed set to rival the Maffra side, but as it so often happens, the juggernaut stepped it up and booted three quick goals to leave Leongatha wondering. They saved face with a couple of goals in the first thanks to some crafty play from livewire forward Marc Truscio. The second term was better for the Parrots, who consistently kicked two goals a quarter throughout the day to finish with eight. Tom Dowd was providing his side with a spark

through the midfield, and was racking up the stats in bunches to try and get his team going. Matt Willcocks was another player getting busy, taking strong marks around the ground and pinch hitting in the ruck with success. But despite the best efforts of the visitors, Maffra were still able to win the quarter and led by 32 points at the main change. It was always going to be an uphill battle, even for the most talented of sides. But Campbell believed that if his players stuck to their structures, and pressured the Maffra ball carriers they could take out the game. The third term was the best for the Parrots, breaking even with Maffra by kicking two goals each. Justin Sutherland was taking control of the ruck, not just in the centre but around the ground as well. At three quarter time the deficit was 35 points, and the fight was starting to become one for pride, yet no one would admit it. Maffra kicked the first two goals, and the game was all over, but the Parrots kept on fighting. They got two back themselves, but so too did Maffra by the end of the game and the eventual margin best described just how far ahead the home side was on the day. Earlier in the season the crowd saw a much better battle at Leongatha, showing that the capability of beating Maffra is there.

Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER W

The match started with some solid tackles being applied from the home side, Wonthaggi were prepared to take risks and win the hard ball. Young gun Declan Kelly was playing well in the ruck, and Andrew Seccull was proving useful in his return game for the Power. Morwell managed to

Pts

LADDER W

L D

Maffra .............13 2 Traralgon .......12 2 Morwell ..........11 3 Sale ..................8 6 Drouin ..............5 8 Won Power .......5 9 Moe...................5 9 Leongatha.......4 10 Warragul .........0 14

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Pts

266.92 258.03 155.16 133.00 97.06 94.74 67.77 59.65 15.89

52 48 46 32 22 20 20 16 0

GOALKICKERS Maffra 15.14.104 d Leongatha 8.7.55

Renden, I. McCallum. UNDER 18s

Maffra goals: G. Jones 4, D. Stubbe 3, N. Horsford 2, M. Coleman 2, H. Burgiel 1, K. Porter 1, D. O’Brien 1, S. Bullen 1. Best: B. Coleman, M. Coleman, D. Adams, B. Connelly, K. Porter, D. Stubbe. Leongatha goals: N. Nagel 2, C. Sanbrook 2, A. Govers 1, M. Willcocks 1, H. Browne 1, M. Truscio 1. Best: C. Sanbrook, T. Dowd, P. Le Page, J. Sutherland, M. Willcocks, R. McLennan. RESERVES

Maffra 10.4.64 d Leongatha 6.12.48 Top goalkickers: A. Phelan 3 (Maffra) and B. Davidson 3 (Leongatha). Maffra best: T. Bourke, J. Pratt, T. Young, J. Conway, R. Keoghan, C. Smart. Leongatha best: L. Dumont, R. Kelly, P. Kindellan, R. O’Loughlin, J. Kennedy, T. Burgess. UNDER 16s

Maffra 19.9.123 d Leongatha 2.3.15

Top goalkicker: J. Kiss 5 (Maffra). Maffra best: A. Nelson, L. Channing, J. Huts, T. Bryan, J. Weatherley, R. Orchard. Leongatha best: T. Goss, J. O’Loughlin, B. Tomada, J. Broadway, S. Cornelissen, J. Bolge.

Top goalkicker: B. Rathnow 8 (Maf). Maffra best: J. Bristow, B. Rathnow, T. Tudor, T. Anderson, D. Saunders. Leongatha best: J. Kilsby, J. Tomada, D. McCaughan, R. Gillespie, J.

The loss does hurt the side however, who will be forced to ﬁnish ﬁfth or below, with Drouin two games and percentage ahead in fourth The Parrots face a very important clash against the Hawks this week, needing a win from one of the next two games to hold their spot.

J. Langshaw (Maffra) .......... (5) T. Stanistreet (Morwell) ....... (5) N. Quenault (Trar) ............... (0) R. Tack (Won) ..................... (2) B. Sayers (Sale) .................. (0) C. Dunn (Trar) ..................... (0) J. Bristow (Maffra) ............... (2) B. Rathnow (Maffra) ............ (8) D. Hutchison (Morwell) ........ (1) R. Todd (Won) .................... (3)

Moe are sitting just four points behind the ﬁfth placed Parrots in sixth, and with Warragul this week are assured a win. Due to superior percentage, if Leongatha can beat Drouin they will almost be certain starters in the ﬁnals series, even if they lose to Moe within a reasonable margin.

the packs well and kicked a good goal to get things moving for Wonthaggi. Despite holding Morwell and staying in the contest, the Power couldn’t manage to break away from them on the scoreboard. Dave Howard and Dean Mathews were playing strong in defence, they weren’t allowing any easy possession for their opponents. At half time the Power still maintained their small lead of six points. Half time: Wonthaggi 6.9.45 to Morwell 6.3.39. After the main break, both sides looked ﬁred up and went into the third quarter full of energy and desperation. Morwell’s Adrian Cox was everywhere and began to stamp his authority on the match. The Tigers had lifted and with this they started

apply some scoreboard pressure. The Power responded through Kremmer and Olden who both finished well and this saw another swing in momentum and going into the final break the Power were back in it and trailed by only two points. Three quarter time: Wonthaggi 10.9.69 to Morwell 9.17.71. The Wonthaggi huddle was promising, coach Paul Brosnan pleading with his team to run this one out. Brosnan, who was brilliant all day and kicked an important goal late in the third, clearly stated that if the Power boys kept working then they were a chance. However it was Morwell who started well, some solid ruckwork and clever play saw them throw on the first three goals in as many minutes and it looked as if the game was

41 33 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 15

UNDER 18 LADDER

Maffra 11.7.73 d Leongatha 3.6.24

L D

Traralgon .......14 0 Maffra .............12 3 Leongatha .....11 3 Warragul ..........6 7 Won Power ......6 7 Sale ..................5 8 Moe...................5 9 Drouin .............3 10 Morwell ...........0 15

Just for kicks: three Maffra players were in danger from this Adam Govers attempt at a goal from the boundary. Unfortunately for Adam, and the player in front of him, the ball had already been called out of bounds.

Power lets half time lead go get their score moving when key forward Read took a strong grab and kicked truly. Wonthaggi shut the Tigers’ running game down, their full ground zone proving to be tough and this resulted in several Power goals and gave the home side the advantage going into quarter time Quarter time: Wonthaggi 3.4.22 to Morwell 3.3.21 In the second term Wonthaggi again were in control, they were reading the play and playing smart football. Ryan Underwood was at full forward and led strongly all game. Nat Jones was roving

RESERVES

gone for the Power. They kept ﬁghting it out as always and with young Fergus O’Connor’s skills they were able to reel the Tigers in again and came close to hitting the front. But it was Morwell’s backline who again stood

Morwell 15.22.112 d Wonthaggi 11.15.81 Morwell goals: L. Dowling 2, M. Royal 2, M. Johnston 2, A. Cox 2, M. Duncan 2, J. Read 2, J. RoeDuggan 1, J. Soutar 1, A. Bailey 1. Best: J. Brown, L. Visser, J. Dowling, T. Ryan, A. Cox, M. Duncan. Wonthaggi goals: M. Kremmer 3, N. Jones 2, R. Underwood 2, J. Olden 1, R. Birkett 1, S. Asa Leausa 1, P. Brosnan 1. Best: A. Seccull, M. Kremmer, P. Brosnan, P. Young, R. Underwood, N. Jones. RESERVES

Morwell 11.8.74 d Wonthaggi 8.6.54 Top goalkicker: T. Stanistreet 5 (Morwell). Morwell best: S. Mills, D. Metcalf, J. MacFarlane, T. Stanistreet, M. Marino.

up through Duncan and Soutar. Morwell then went on to kick clear of Wonthaggi and have a comfortable win of 31 points. Final score: Wonthaggi 11.15.81 to Morwell 15.22.112.

Wonthaggi best: J. Armstrong, K. Atkinson, M. Fletcher, J. Andrighetto, T. Murdoch. UNDER 18s

Wonthaggi 18.15.123 d Morwell 1.0.6 Top goalkicker: T. Harley 6 (Won). Wonthaggi best: T. Harley, A. McCall, A. Grinham, B. Hughes, J. Sheerin. Morwell best: J. Sinclair, M. Albanese, S. Mooney, N. Celima, A. Ware, H. Ewen. UNDER 16s

Morwell 11.8.74 d Wonthaggi 5.8.38 Top goalkicker: T. Weatherill 3 (Morwell). Morwell best: T. Coad, H. Ewen, S. Dwyer, R. Kearns, T. Weatherill. Wonthaggi best: B. Parker, M. Combridge, M. Farrell-Magher, J. Liddle, P. Ryan.

Pts

0 492.15 56 0 177.78 48 0 157.85 44 1 89.79 26 1 88.35 26 1 88.53 22 0 84.00 20 1 58.80 14 0 24.18 0

GOALKICKERS J. McIntyre (Sale) ................ (5) D. Brunt (Trar) ..................... (0) L. Castagna (L’gatha) .......... (1) J. Johnstone (Maffra) .......... (1) J. Tait (Maffra) .................... (0) B. May (Maffra) ................... (2) N. Nagel (L’gatha) ............... (0) B. Graham (Trar) ................. (0) D. O’Connor (Won) ............. (2) S. Spiteri (Moe) ................... (4)

56 45 37 35 31 29 29 24 24 22

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EARLIER in the season Wonthaggi Power had a close game against Morwell and round 16 was similar, with the Power right in the match, but unable to get over the line.

L D

Maffra .............14 1 0 194.02 56 Traralgon .......10 4 0 138.29 40 Morwell ..........10 5 0 118.44 40 Drouin ..............9 5 0 143.92 36 Leongatha .......7 7 0 104.11 28 Moe...................6 8 0 87.16 24 Sale ..................5 9 0 97.45 20 Won Power .....3 11 0 58.48 12 Warragul .........0 14 0 31.87 0 GOALKICKERS T. Aitken (Trar)..................... (0) 62 D. Stubbe (Maffra)............... (3) 53 D. Holt (L’gatha) .................. (0) 44 T. Kneebone (Drouin).......... (1) 44 L. Dowling (Morwell) ........... (2) 39 C. Dunne (Drouin) .............. (6) 34 A. Burgiel (Maffra)............... (0) 33 G. Jones (Maffra) ................ (4) 33 R. McMahon (Moe) ............. (2) 32 B. Martin (Sale) ................... (5) 32

L D

Traralgon .......14 0 Maffra .............14 1 Sale ..................9 5 Drouin ..............8 6 Leongatha .......7 7 Warragul ...........6 8 Morwell ...........4 11 Won Power .....2 12 Moe.................0 14

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

776.50 56 538.32 56 185.69 36 108.50 32 139.32 28 108.01 24 38.66 16 20.37 8 15.02 0

GOALKICKERS A. Castagna (L’gatha) ......... (0) N. Graham (Trar) ................. (0) J. Kiss (Maffra) .................... (5) C. Sutton (Trar) ................... (0) A. Carr (Maffra) ................... (0) W. Hams (Sale) ................... (0) J. Cunico (Trar) ................... (0) D. Prout (Maffra) .................. 0) B. Walker (Sale) .................. (3) D. Seri (Drouin) ................... (2) A. Heppell (L’gatha)............. (1)

43 41 40 30 28 26 25 24 23 21 21

Other matches SENIORS Drouin 20.13.133 d Sale 17.8.110 Maffra 13.26.104 d Warragul 1.3.9 Morwell 17.13.115 d Moe 11.17.83

RESERVES Sale 8.8.56 d Drouin 2.13.25 Maffra 22.13.145 d Warragul 2.3.15 Morwell 11.8.74 d Moe 2.9.21

UNDER 18s Sale 19.12.126 d Drouin 0.2.2 Warragul 12.8.80 d Maffra 8.9.57 Moe 12.15.87 d Morwell 3.4.22

UNDER 16s Sale 14.14.98 d Drouin 0.1.1 Maffra 9.8.62 d Warragul 6.3.39 Morwell 16.19.115 d Moe 5.7.37

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - PAGE 57

Mirboo North bounces back MIRBOO North quickly bounced back from its gut-wrenching three-point loss to top-ofthe-table Trafalgar, with a handy 22-point victory over Yinnar at Tigerland last Saturday.

Following Morwell East’s shock defeat by Yallourn Yallourn North, the mighty Tigers are now level with the third-placed Hawks on 12 wins, but trail on percentage. With one round of Mid Gippsland football remaining, there is an opportunity for Mirboo North to climb into third spot and obtain a double chance in the finals, if it defeats Thorpdale this Saturday and Boolarra unexpectedly rolls Morwell East. A tall order, to be sure, but certainly not one beyond the realms of football possibility. Mirboo North made nine changes to its line-up against the Magpies, with Thirds players, Ben Joustra and Dean Ross making their first Senior appearances for the club. Joustra, in particular, took to the big stage like a duck to water with some superb jumping and deft palming in the ruck, plus plenty of powerful marking and quality disposals around the ground. As well as a number of Mirboo North’s regulars being injured, others were rested after some recent bruising encounters on heavy grounds had taken their toll on their weary bodies. Wintertime and the living isn’t easy; the fish aren’t jumping and the grass won’t grow. The elusive butterfly, Brett Palmer, contributed greatly to Mirboo North’s victory with a live-wire on-ball display of courage, endeavour and skill. Easily best afield, the creative Palmer topped off a solid four-quarter performance with four goals and set up many others with his push and delivery into the forward line. The Tigers also welcomed back dual premiership ruck-rover, Simon Busuttil, who has returned to the land of Oz after a fourmonth overseas sojourn. Another young man to impress was giant 15-year-old forward and Fourths representative, Dylan Weir, who kicked three important goals for Yinnar and also took some strong overhead contested marks. Play zipped up and down the ground for most of the afternoon in an entertaining game where both sides showed plenty of flair and didn’t worry too much about flooding, zoning or employing lock down footy.

Tiger fans enjoyed watching some exciting corridor football, rather than seeing everything go around the boundary line. After a scrappy opening 10 minutes, Brett Palmer and Holland started dominating up forward, began to kick goals and became major contributors in Mirboo North’s win. Holland matched Palmer’s four-goal haul with four of his own. By quarter-time, Mirboo North had opened up a 29-point lead and was able to keep a comfortable buffer for the remainder of the game. Brayden Wilson and Brendan Holt both kicked two goals for Yinnar, while Glen Richards, Brett Embrey and the long-kicking and free-running Brendan Chapman, were also valuable contributors. However, the Magpies were regularly deprived of the ball when it really mattered by Mirboo North’s adventurous linkup footy, which brought about a number of the Tigers’ goals. One of these occurred when Busuttil, Holland, Peter Gilpin

Boolarra 13.9.87 d Newborough 10.15.75. Boolarra goals: Tim Dowe 3, James Kelly 3, Daniel McLaughlin 1, Thomas Beamish 1, Chris Riseley 1, Vincent Corbett 1, Shane Colbert 1, Jesse Giardina 1, Scott Cooper 1. Best: Kenneth Towt, Chris Riseley, Tim Dowe, Jesse Giardina, Steven Fox, Vincent Corbett. Newborough goals: Michael Gelagotis 5, Jake Munro 1, James Todd 1, Timothy Fitzpatrick 1, Ryan Mills 1, Anthony Magnuson 1. Best: Jarrod Bennets, Darryl Disisto, Matthew Disisto, Brennan Mills, John Somerville, Jake Bowden. RESERVES Boolarra 12.7.79 d Newborough 6.8.44. Top goalkicker: Brendan Wilson

6 (Boolarra). Boolarra best: Brendan Wilson, Jay O'Keefe, Thomas Beamish, Robert Beamish, Angus Craddock, Matthew Windsor. Newborough best: Luke Bailey, Kye Knowles, Mitchell Neal, Daniel St John, Dean Procak, Chris Orr. FOURTHS Newborough 10.8.68 d Boolarra 1.1.7. Top goalkicker: Michael Somerville 3 (Newborough). Newborough best: Mark Sporle, Michael Somerville, Mitchell Drowley, Jackson Lambos, Nathan Perkins, Matthew Hamilton. Boolarra best: Jesse Giardina, Tim Dowe, Samuel Pratt, JohnLee Robinson, Joshua Anderson, Cameron Noy.

and Brett Palmer successfully combined and later Brett Palmer, Dom Pinneri and Holland joined forces for another major. Shane Peters was also in the thick of the action when he sent a picture-perfect pass to Brett Palmer, who brought up two ﬂags from the goal square, courtesy of a 50-metre penalty. At times some Magpies appeared to be in footy denial - a situation of mixed psychological messages where players think they are getting their fair share of the ball, but the statistics sheet says otherwise. Stand-in captain, Damien Turner, Brent Harriage, Jacob Nash and Joe Brooks all worked hard for the Tigers and used their skills and determination to keep their respective opponents at bay. All in all, with so many new faces in the side, it was an admirable performance from Mirboo North.

The 1970 Senior premiership, along with the 1960 Seniors and Thirds premierships will be recognised on Saturday night for their respective anniversaries. The 1960 reunion will be special as well, given that it’s 50 years since the grand ﬁnal. Many will be in attendance on Saturday night at the Leongatha Football Club social rooms. Frank Welsford was the president at the Leongatha Football Club in 1970, and was there to witness the premiership win at Yallourn 40 years ago. “It was enormous for the club, playing in

geographical position. But success brought them back into the fold, and two years into their reinstatement they had won a ﬂag. Three of the players from the premiership team went on to play VFL. Ian Salmon and Ivan Rasmussen played for Footscray, and Laurie Moloney represented Essendon and was recruited from Stony Creek prior to playing in the Parrots’ grand ﬁnal win. Mr Welsford predicts that a high percentage of the champion Leongatha team will be there, with only the late Ian Horkings expected to miss out.

George Martin was the club’s first referee and always loved a tough race. This year the race reverted to a Leongatha start then via Nerrena before climbing up to the ridge line through Mardan and descending back to Leongatha. Only 16 starters fronted up, with winter ailments and holidays reducing the available riders. The handicapper had two riders on limit at 10 minutes: Ken Barnes and Lachlan Matthews. They were followed by three riders on five minutes with a further five riders on two minutes and a six rider scratch bunch. The long climb up to Mardan saw the race final outcome start to evolve. The 10 minute and five minute bunches were caught by Tony Clark, Kevin Feely, David McFarlane and Jamie Grenville from the two minute bunch. These riders were working together and negotiating the climb as a team. Meanwhile, the large scratch bunch lost two riders on the climb and was also

back to four riders – Tony Smith, Clem Fries, Ron Purtell and Tom Debenham. However they were struggling to close the two minute gap. By the time the field reached the last significant climb, O’Shannasy hill on the Mardan road, the lead four were nearing the top of the climb as the scratch bunch reached the toe of the hill. That left just the run past Mary MacKillop College and up the Horn St hill to bridge around one minute. The leaders were not going to forfeit this opportunity and maintained their break into the finish at the secondary college. The downhill sprint saw Jamie Grenfell claim the win and the honour of the George Martin trophy. Second home was Tony Clark ahead of Kevin and David. Just over a minute later the remaining scratch group sprinted for fifth and fastest time. Ron Purtell took the honours ahead of Tom Debenham, Tony Smith and Clem Fries. Rounding out the top 10 were Steve Wilson and Paul Taranto. The junior riders raced out through Nerrena and back on a 14 km handicap. First away was Matthew Minogue from six minutes followed by James Scott

LADDER Trafalgar .............. 188.13 Yarragon ............... 160.86 Morwell East........ 123.42 Mirboo North ........ 118.41 Thorpdale ............. 114.91 Yall Yall North ........... 88.02 Newborough ............ 80.31 Boolarra ................... 71.69 Yinnar ...................... 63.29 Hill End .................... 60.76

64 52 48 48 36 32 18 18 16 8

LADDER Mirboo North 12.17.89 d Yinnar 9.13.67 Mirboo North goals: Matthew Holland 4, Brett Palmer 4, Dwayne Gunn 1, Shane Peters 1, Peter Gilpin 1, Joshua Taylor 1. Best: Brett Palmer, Ben Joustra, Damien Turner, Brent Harriage, Matthew Holland, Jacob Nash. Yinnar goals: Dylan Weir 3, Brayden Wilson 2, Brendan Holt 2, Brendan Chapman 1, Danny Young 1. Best: Glen Richards, Brett Embry, Brendan Holt, Brendan Chapman, Mark Andrew, Dylan Weir. RESERVES Mirboo North 15.13.103 d Yinnar 2.3.15. Top goalkickesrs: Andrew Soplakow 3, Simon Lawson 3 (Mirboo North). Mirboo North best: Christian Numa, Shaun Helms, Simon Lawson, Cameron Mc Iwaine, Michael Briscoe, Dale Banks. Yinnar best: Daniel Nardino, Kris Fortuin, Brian Feltham,

Results - Round 15 Riversiders 5 d Top Pub 4, Grizzlys 6 d Gladiators 3, Bairs 7 d Gingers 2.

Ladder Games

Bairs ..................97-38 Top Pub .............79-56 Grizzlys .............62-73 Riversiders ........71-64 Gingers ...............61-74 Gladiators .........35-100

Pts

255.2 141.0 84.9 110.9 82.4 35.3

60 36 36 32 12 4

Next week: 1st semi Grizzlys v Riversiders (Bairs bar), 2nd semi - Bairs v Top Pub (Bairs lounge).

Thomas Negro, Jack Buckley, Tony Spiteri. THIRDS Mirboo North 14.12.96 d Yinnar 4.1.25. Top goalkickers: Jake Farrington 3, Sam Leach 3 (Mirboo North). Mirboo North best: Jake Farrington, Benjamin Heath, Charlie Kat, Matthew Dyke, Liam Joustra, Sam Leach. Yinnar best: Liam Maynard, Oakley Kerr, Mark Stolk, Thomas Sandy, Jake Whitelaw, Callum Alexander. FOURTHS Yinnar 6.4.40 d Mirboo North 4.3.27. Top goalkicker: Sam Mazou 4 (Yinnar). Yinnar best: Mark Stolk, Jason Rendell, Kyle Crookston, Oakley Kerr, Sam Mazou, Liam Maynard. Mirboo North best: Tom O’Loughlin, Mitchell Wightman, Jack Battersby, Nicholas Gervasi, Devin OKeefe, Sam Leach.

Gippsland League final locations THE venues for this year’s Gippsland League finals have been announced after a meeting held on Sunday. Saturday August 28 - qualifying final (2nd v 3rd) - Traralgon. Sunday August 29 - elimination final (4th v 5th) - Wonthaggi. Saturday September 4 - second semi final - Sale. Sunday September 5 - first semi final - Warragul. Saturday September 11 - preliminary final - Maffra. Saturday September 18 - grand final - Morwell.

Grenville wins George Martin trophy A GREAT August Saturday afternoon saw the Leongatha cycling club hold the annual George Martin trophy race around the tough Nerrena-Mardan circuit.

SENIORS

RESERVES

Relive the sixties and seventies Tarwin IT HAS been hailed as one of the most one of the best country footy leagues, and to Valley important premierships that Leongatha win two years in was great,” he said. It was a return to the big time for the club Football Club has ever won, and on pool who were kicked out of the league due to their Saturday night it will be remembered.

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on ﬁve minutes then Will Lumby on one minute and newly crowned state champ Thomas McFarlane on scratch. By the turn it was still Matthew in front, but Will Lumby was putting in a great ride as he had moved into second place just ahead of James whilst Thomas had reduced his chase by around 30 seconds. With some downhill run back to the Hulls Rd intersection Will and Thomas managed to chase down the other riders and tackle the last climbs back to the

Secondary College together. Their dash to the line saw Thomas claim the win and fastest time ahead of Will. Matthew tried hard to keep up with these two and in doing so managed to stay just ahead of James and claim third place. Next weekend racing is back at Pound Creek. The seniors will have a scratch race for the McIndoe Cup whilst the juniors will ride a handicap for the Dancs Cup.

Morwell East......... 267.29 68 Mirboo North ........ 177.16 56 Trafalgar ............... 172.23 48 Boolarra ................ 127.27 40 Thorpdale ............. 142.74 36 Newborough .......... 107.56 36 Yinnar ...................... 52.78 20 Yall Yall North ........... 61.01 16 Hill End .................... 66.26 12 Yarragon .................... 24.05 8

THIRDS LADDER Mirboo North ........ 339.75 Newborough ......... 154.36 Hill End ................. 111.38 Thorpdale ............... 75.10 Yinnar ..................... 68.67 Morwell East ............ 66.18 Trafalgar ................... 54.91

FOURTHS LADDER Yarragon ............... 358.11 60 Trafalgar ............... 274.82 60 Newborough ......... 265.13 52 Mirboo North ........ 210.18 48 Yinnar ................... 143.75 32 Hill End .................... 72.92 30 Morwell East ............. 63.49 24 Thorpdale ................ 49.42 22 Yall Yall North ........... 32.48 10 Boolarra ................... 24.22 2

OTHER MATCHES Yarragon 8.10.58 d Thorpdale 6.9.45. Trafalgar 16.13.109 d Hill End 7.5.47. Yallourn Yallourn North 12.9.81 d Morwell East 6.8.44.

RESERVES Thorpdale 11.14.80 d Yarragon 2.1.13. Trafalgar 9.4.58 d Hill End 6.13.49. Morwell East 12.9.81 d Yallourn Yallourn North 4.3.27.

THIRDS Hill End 13.16.94 d Trafalgar 4.6.30.

FOURTHS Yarragon 8.11.59 d Thorpdale 1.1.7. Trafalgar 8.5.53 d Hill End 5.6.36. Morwell East 7.17.59 d Yallourn Yallourn 0.0.0.

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 20 - August 14 Kor-Bena v MDU Foster v Fish Creek Dalyston v Toora Tarwin v Yarram Stony Creek v Kilcunda-Bass Inv-Kongwak v Phillip Island DWWWW - bye

MID GIPPSLAND Round 19 - August 14 Newborough v Yarragon Thorpdale v Mirboo North Yinnar v Hill end Trafalgar v Yall-Yall North Morwell East v Boolarra

GIPPSLAND Round 17 - August 14 Sale v Wonthaggi Moe v Warragul (Yall Nth) Traralgon v Maffra Leongatha v Drouin Morwell - bye

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Placegetters: second Tony Clark, ﬁrst Jamie Grenville, third Kevin Feely and junior winner Thomas McFarlane. Photo courtesy Lynton Clay.

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Round 18 - August 14 Bunyip v Catani Ellinbank v Neerim South Garﬁeld v Poowong Lang Lang v Buln Buln Longwarry v Nar Nar Goon Nilma-Darnum v Cora Lynn Warragul Ind. v Nyora Koo Wee Rup - bye

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Heavy pressure: MDU’s Aiden Harris tackles Stony’s David Veale. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

SENIORS LADDER W L D

Foster.............17 Stony Creek...14 Phillip Island .11 Tarwin ............10 MDU ...............10 Fish Creek .....10 Kor-Bena...........9 Kil-Bass ............9 Yarram ..............8 Inv-Kongwak .....8 Dalyston............2 Toora.................2 DWWWW..........0

Pts

0 0 266.44 2 1 156.56 6 0 192.43 7 0 145.39 7 0 132.40 7 0 119.97 7 1 135.18 8 0 125.06 9 0 118.42 9 0 102.66 15 0 69.61 15 0 32.96 18 0 14.23

68 58 44 40 40 40 38 36 32 32 8 8 0

GOALKICKERS A. Russell (Tarwin) .............. (3) K. Bergles (Tarwin) ............. (6) J. Best (Foster) ................... (1) T. Bartholomew (Foster) ..... (1) A. Harris (MDU) .................. (1) J. Swift (Yarram).................. (9) L. Reddie (Inv-K’wak).......... (1) B. Eddy (Foster) .................. (0) S. Clark (Kil-Bass) .............. (0) J. Shields (Stony Creek) ..... (0)

82 62 62 58 55 53 42 40 39 36

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Pts

Inv-Kongwak .16 1 0 333.58 64 Kor-Bena........15 2 0 506.63 60 Fish Creek .....14 3 0 242.03 56 Stony Creek...12 5 0 190.06 48 Foster..............12 5 0 152.44 48 Phillip Island .10 7 0 195.63 40 MDU ...............10 7 0 147.03 40 Kil-Bass ..........6 11 0 53.57 24 Dalyston...........5 12 0 68.20 20 Yarram .............5 12 0 52.48 20 Toora................4 13 0 29.88 16 Tarwin ..............2 15 0 45.32 8 DWWWW.........0 18 0 11.58 0 GOALKICKERS J. Jackson (Inv-K’wak) .... (14) 100 J. Dowie (Inv-K’wak). .......... (3) 46 B. Mitchell (Fish creek) ....... (0) 39 R. Provan (Kor-Bena) ......... (0) 32 S. Smith (Fish Creek) ....... (10) 32 D. Smith (Foster) ................. (2) 32 M. Cantwell (MDU) ............ (1) 31 D. Burge (Stony Creek) ....... (1) 31 K. Taylor (PI) ....................... (0) 27 S. Ramsey (Dalyston) ......... (3) 27

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Kor-Bena........16 1 0 345.74 Phillip Island .16 1 0 342.48 Foster.............12 5 0 170.54 Dalyston ........12 5 0 148.93 Toora ..............11 6 0 116.82 MDU ...............10 7 0 119.94 Yarram ..............9 8 0 105.77 Kil-Bass ...........6 11 0 70.08 Tarwin .............6 11 0 46.19 Stony Creek .....4 13 0 79.62 Inv-Kongwak ....4 13 0 67.49 DWWWW........3 15 0 53.27 Fish Creek ......2 15 0 23.04 GOALKICKERS I. Osman (Kor-Bena) ........... (0) T. Sorrell (Kor-Bena) ........... (0) D. Johnston (PI) .................. (3) D. Williams (Foster) ............. (0) J. Prowd (Foster) ................ (4) C. Sutherland (Yarram) ....... (0) M. Edwards (Kor-Bena) ...... (0) J. Rippingale (Kor-Bena)..... (0) R. Coulthard (Yarram) ......... (1) M. Howell (Foster)............... (0)

Pts

64 64 48 48 44 40 36 24 24 16 16 12 8 49 48 43 30 27 29 25 24 24 22

UNDER 15 LADDER Kil-Bass .........17 0 0 770.10 Dalyston ........15 2 0 454.41 Phillip Island .13 4 0 292.56 Fish Creek .....12 5 0 228.22 Kor-Bena........11 6 0 336.08 Yarram ...........10 7 0 109.53 MDU ................9 7 1 123.67 Inv-Kongwak ....8 8 1 109.01 Toora................5 12 0 68.31 Stony Creek .....4 13 0 47.55 Foster ..............4 13 0 42.66 Tarwin ..............2 15 0 18.49 DWWWW..........0 18 4.72 GOALKICKERS J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena)......... (0) J. Thomas (Dalyston) .......... (0) A. Officer (PI) ...................... (3) J. Read (Kil-Bass) ............... (1) T. Smith (Fish Creek) .......... (0) B. Doran (Toora) ................. (3) T. Bone (Kil-Bass) ............... (0) J. Dakin (Kil-Bass) .............. (0) Z. Mayo (Kor-Bena)............. (0) D. Blackney (Kil-Bass) ........ (0)

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Stony storms home By Cal Hutcheson A COLD afternoon met arch rivals MDU and Stony Creek at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve on Saturday, a clash in which the away side came out 13 point winners. The Dees were switched on early, playing a good attacking brand of football with great determination during the opening minutes in the first quarter. Effective quick hands and hard running saw the home side’s Tremaine Tohiariki open proceedings with a fantastic team goal. Stony Creek were soon to bounce back through desperate one percenters and men finding free space in the forward line. Donny Epa was showing characteristic dominance in the ruck whilst big forwards Roy Taylor and Aden Harris were presenting and marking well. Brad Hutchinson of Stony Creek was a solid contributor, picking up two goals in the first term as Caine Salmon of MDU was getting plenty of ball. The away side took the tempo up a notch only to have MDU respond and do the same. However it seemed the Dees were feeling the pressure of the Lion’s bigger bodies. Quarter time: MDU 3.2 to Stony Creek 3.6. MDU came out firing in the second term, inspired

by some dominance from Damien Adkins. The crowd pleaser kicked two invigorating goals from outside the 50 metre arc to give the Demons some substantial momentum. The home side was applying pressure on the scoreboard and the ground, with Dean Aldridge helping to work the ball out of Stony Creek’s forward line as quickly as it came in. Half time: MDU 7.9 to Stony Creek 4.7. Now it was the Lion’s turn to play out a commanding quarter. General play was fairly even, however unlike Stony Creek the Dees were unable to make the most of their opportunities. At three-quarter time all MDU’s handy work had come unravelled. Three-quarter time: MDU 7.13 to Stony Creek 7.10. Kyle Van Der Plum of Stony Creek goaled early in the third term to put his side up by a point. Everything the Demons conjured up, the Lions had an answer for. A chronic momentum shift came about when there was a free kick and 50 metre penalty before the centre bounce going the Lion’s way. In the following minutes they booted two goals in 30 seconds and Stony Creek were running all over the home side.

A late consolation from Donny Epa wasn’t enough to stop the Lions from conquering by 13 points. Final score: MDU 9.18 to Stony Creek 12.13. Next week MDU will need to beat coach Leigh Wilson’s former club Korumburra-Bena to secure a position in the ﬁnals.

Stony Creek 12.13.85 d MDU 9.18.72

D. Bowman, B. Jones. UNDER 18s

Stony Creek goals: M. Davies 2, C. Verboon 2, A. Zuidema 1, L. Horsbourgh 1, A. Huggins 1, B. Byrnes 1, A. Myhal 1, L. Byrnes 1, K. Van Der Pluym 1, B. Hutchinson 1. Best: B. Byrnes, B. Hutchinson, D. Veale, D. Zuidema, J. Byrnes, A. Zuidema. MDU goals: R. Taylor 2, D. Adkins 2, T. Tohiariki 1, C. Salmon 1, L. Corry 1, A. Harris 1, D. Epa 1. Best: T. Tohiariki, C. Salmon, R. Taylor, N. Johnson, D. Aldridge, D. Epa RESERVES

MDU 5.7.37 d Stony Creek 2.4.16

MDU 11.8.74 d Stony Creek 6.5.41

Top goalkickers: R. Olden 2, N. Moore 2 (MDU) and T. Sinclair 2 (Stony Creek). MDU best: R. Olden, J. Van Dyk, J. Hoy, T. Hanrahan, L. Bourke, C. Harris. Stony Creek best: S. Wilson, T. Stone, D. Enter, Z. Fiddelaers, E. Taylor, J. Stuart.

Top goalkicker: S. Charlton 3 (MDU). MDU best: B. Maxwell, T. West, R. Livingstone, B. Thomas, T. Jans, B. Arnup. Stony Creek best: B. McKnight, R. McKnight, A. Verboon, C. Le Page,

Top goalkicker: C. Hutcheson 3 (MDU). MDU best: M. Harris, C. Hutcheson, C. Turner, N. Pye, S. Dooney, B. Davison. Stony Creek best: J. Chalmers, L. Minns, J. Monaghan, D. Potter, R. Fleming, J. Stuart. UNDER 15s

MDU 5.14.44 d Stony Creek 2.2.14

Island almost beats Foster THE Alberton Football League match of the round was at Cowes this week, with Phillip Island playing host to the undefeated Foster. The game began at a frantic pace with pressure applied by both sides resulting in many turnovers and little scoring. Foster goaled to gain a slight advantage and then a pause in scoring resulted due to the tight contests all over the ground, before Weir kicked the Island’s ﬁrst in time on to give the home side the smallest of leads going into the ﬁrst break. Quarter timee: Phillip Island 1.3.9 - Foster 1.2.8 Foster came out after quarter time and showed why they are the

premiership favourite, increasing their inside 50 entries and creating scoring opportunities. This put the Bulldogs on the back foot, and although their endeavour had not waned, skill errors allowed the Tigers to attack from the turnover and catch the Island defenders off guard. The hard work by the backs and mids resulted in another goal to Weir which was shortly followed by a goal to Guilmartin. Half time: Phillip Island 3.3.21 - Foster 3.6.24. The match continued as a spectacle after half time, with the Bulldogs once again matching the Tigers. Despite the efforts of the Island side, they were unlucky to miss a few goals, while on the other hand, Foster capitalised. The Bulldog’s backline stood up against arguably the best forward

line in the competition. The Island were falling down across half forward and two goals towards the end of the quarter to Foster hurt. Three quarter time: Phillip Island 3.9.27 - Foster 6.9.45 The Bulldogs came out after the ﬁnal break ﬁred up which resulted in two quick goals via Daff and Richardson. The Tigers could only reply with behinds. A great snap goal from McDonnell cut the difference to within a point. Foster managed to get the ball forward and record a behind, before the Island continued to push forward and run hard into attack. Stock’s work on a wing was instrumental in the home side’s comeback and Z. Vernon continued to shine. The siren sounded with the ball in the Bulldog’s hands streaming towards the forward 50 in a shattering loss for the home side.

Foster 6.12.48 d Phillip Island 6.10.46 Foster goals: S. Everington 1, D. Vandyke 1, J. Best 1, J. Stevenson 1, T. Bartholomew 1, S. Hawking 1. Best: S. Hawking, M. Aabryn, S. Mills, B. Rooney, D. Granger, D. Langstaff. Phillip Island goals: J. Weir 2, B. Richardson 1, S. McDonnell 1, T. Daff 1, J. Guilmartin 1. Best: Z. Vernon, C. Dykes, J. Mann, S. Docherty, B. Vernon, C. Terlich. RESERVES

Foster 9.11.65 d Phillip Island 8.8.56 Top goalkicker: A. Grylls 4 (Foster). Foster best: A. Grylls, M. Andrews, M. Eales, S. Gilchrist, M. Lothian, A. Dix. Phillip Island best: T. Oke, A. Wolfenden, A. Hornsby, H. Harrison, G. Alexander, D. Sanna.

UNDER 18s

Phillip Island 15.19.109 d Foster 0.3.3 Top goalkicker: M. Price 5 (Phillip Island). Phillip Island best: B. Hamilton, D. Hewett, D. Kirby, D. Garton, M. Price, D. Holland. Foster best: B. Tilley, M. Green, D. Hateley, J. Moore, M. Howell, B. Busuttil. UNDER 15s

Phillip Island 8.6.54 d Foster 4.4.28 Top goalkicker: A. Officer 3 (Phillip Island). Phillip Island best: T. Lee, A. Officer, T. Van Cuylenburg, A. Watcham, S. Horvath, R. Arnold. Foster best: G. Rerden, B. Green, K. Rhodes, S. Allott, D. Hateley, J. Coffey.

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Tarwin impresses againt Sea Eagles TARWIN were at home on Saturday to Inverloch-Kongwak in a must-win game for the Sharks to secure a finals’ berth and also to retain the Stan Sell shield. Inv-Kongwak won the toss and kicked to the clubrooms end of Shark Park. Early play was dominated by defence as play see-sawed between half back lines. Inv-Kongwak were first to score a point. Tarwin coach Cann kicked the first goal of the game. Krause a quick reply for the Sea Eagles. Cann was in the play again when he passed to Adam Bell, up from the Thirds who took a contested mark and goaled in his first Senior game. Cann marked, played on and kicked truly for Inv-Kongwak’s second. Bergles scored Tarwin’s third goal on quarter time for the Sharks to lead by eight points in an even and

low scoring ﬁrst quarter. Quarter time scores: Tarwin 3.4.22 v InvKongwak 2.2.14. The tight defensive continued in the second quarter, both sides scoring early points. Halfway through the quarter the Sharks went the length of the ground from a kick-in to goal. Inv-Kongwak responded with some very good running teamwork, to a loose man in the goal square for a goal. Inverloch-Kongwak, with a quick centre clearance to Hayes, who goaled from a free kick. A goal the difference entering time on. The Sharks ﬁnished the half the better, with a goal to McRae and a rushed behind. Half time score: Tarwin 6.8.44 v InverlochKongwak 4.7.31. The Sharks stamped their authority on the game in the third quarter. Billows, Fisher and Thornby for the Sea Eagles were defending stoutly but de-

spite their best efforts, the Sharks were able to score ﬁve goals for the quarter - Bergles three, Whitbourne and Cann one goal each. Martin goaled for Inv-Kongwak late in the quarter. Tarwin 11.12.78 v Inv-Kongwak 5.8.38. The Sharks went further ahead early in the last quarter with goals from McRae and Bergles, his sixth for the day. Sadler pulled one back for the Sea Eagles and another

came soon after with a kick of the ground in a goal square scrimmage. Russell outmarked two opponents to kick his third goal of the game. B. Hayes for Inv-Kongwak marked in the goal square and goaled after the siren. Tarwin 14.14.98 d Inverloch-Kongwak 8.9.57. Next week the Sharks are at home to Yarram. The result will affect the Sharks’ position in the ﬁnals.

Tarwin 14.14.98 d Inverloch-Kongwak 8.9.57

Grattan. UNDER 18s

Tarwin goals: K. Bergles 6, A. Russell 3, J. Cann 2, N. McRae 1, C. Whitbourne 1, A. Bell 1. Best: T. Cameron, C. Whitbourne, J. Cann, K. Bergles, J. McKenzieEdwards, S. McMicking. I-K goals: B. Hayes 2, T. Krause 1, J. Martin 1, N. Cant 1, L. Reddie 1, A. Sadler 1, A. Powell 1. Best: M. Billows, L. Reddie, S. Fisher, A. Powell, T. Thornby, A. Sadler. RESERVES

I-K 14.11.95 d Tarwin 1.7.13

I-K 22.12.144 d Tarwin 2.1.13 Top goalkicker: J. Jackson 14 (I-K). I-K best: D. Houston, J. Jackson, B. Dryden, D. Connelly, B. Withers, S. Buxton. Tarwin best: N. McRae, T. Giroud, T. Lomax, C. Gerretzen, J. Dowling, E.

I-K 8.12.60 d Tarwin 0.3.3

DWWWW finishes with a point NO MATCH has more summed up a club’s year than DWWWW’s loss to Fish Creek on the weekend. The Allies were beaten by 242 points and have ﬁnished the year on the sourest of notes. Fish Creek only allowed the struggling side just one point, as Blake Anderson led the attack with nine goals. Just one point was managed by DWWWW, who gave Fish Creek’s percentage a 20 per cent increase from last week.

The Allies have the bye next week. The match was always one sided, and the Creek’s forwards were given plenty of opportunity. The home side did not take all their early chances, and at quarter time had kicked ﬁve goals and eight behinds. It is not often that a 37 point lead would be looked down upon at three quarter time, but Fish Creek knew they could do better in the second term. They ran the ball much better, and moved with more purpose in the last three quarters as the piled on 31 goals after quarter time to no score.

KILCUNDA-BASS came from behind against Dalyston on the weekend to record a 13 point win that may just keep their ﬁnals hopes alive.

Top goalkicker: J. Dowie 4 (I-K). I-K best: C. Allum, T. Taylor, D. Hewitson, J. Susic, R. Bertuleit, B. Rigby. Tarwin best: N. Browne, K. DuncanJones, W. Lomax, J. Stewart, S. Ennis, K. Edwards. UNDER 15s

Top goalkickers: S. Hayes 2, L. Johnson 2 (I-K). I-K best: T. Taylor, C. Casey, J. Ritchie, J. Burton, L. Johnson, J. Harris. Tarwin best: J. Beattie, C. Ginkel, T. Nye, B. Ellen, D. Turner, L. Keily.

The second quarter was a riot, with DWWWW struggling to even gain possession of the ball, let alone make any decent forward thrusts. The game continued on in much the same fashion in the last half, and the spectators were left to view a clinic. Fish Creek put themselves inside the top six, but with Foster this week they may be relying on luck to stay there. However, the only two challengers to their position, Korumburra-Bena and Kilcunda-Bass are playing MDU and Stony Creek respectively, so they may just be able to cling on.

Daniel Kilpatrick: kicks for the Sea Eagles.

Fish Creek 36.27.243 d DWWWW 0.1.1 Fish Creek goals: B. Anderson 9, C. Graham 5, M. Standfield 4, R. Smith 4, T. Price 3, S. Blencowe 2, J. Law 2, C. Smith 2, J. Rouda 2, B. Cooper 1, M. Watkins 1, N. Barry 1. Best: B. Anderson, B. Cooper, T. Manne, L. McIlroy, C. Graham, R. Smith. DWWWW goals: none. Best: D. McKean, M. O’Sullivan, L. Madeley, S. Buckley, P. Griffiths, G. Riley. RESERVES

Fish Creek 33.15.213 d DWWWW 0.0.0 Top goalkickers: S. Smith 10, C. Brown 10 (Fish Creek). Fish Creek best: C. Brown, J. Danckert, S. Smith, J. Jordan, W. Cocksedge, M. Van Boven. DWWWW best: T. Hunter, K. Hen-

derson, B. Wigg, S. Thomas, G. Griffiths, O. Henderson. UNDER 18s

Fish Creek 4.4.28 d DWWWW 2.12.24 Top goalkicker: J. McDonald-Eckersall 2 (Fish Creek). Fish Creek best: M. Francis, C. Batten, C. Moon, L. Pratt, M. Clark, R. Musinskas. DWWWW: not disclosed. UNDER 15s

Fish Creek 21.9.135 d DWWWW 0.1.1 Top goalkicker: J. Buckland 6 (Fish Creek). Fish Creek best: H. Buckland, S. Buckland, L. Edgelow, J. Francis, A. Straw, B. Harfield/Park. DWWWW best: B. Mobbs, B. Maher, L. Yodgee, B. O’Loughlin, A. Moore, S. Gamlin.

Yarram trounces disappointing Toora

On the run: Matt Brown has the ball for Toora.

YARRAM dominated from the outset to record a comprehensive victory at home over Toora on Saturday. Yarram won every quarter, with full forward Josh Swift finishing with nine goals. Swift has finished with nine goals on three occasions, but has so far failed to kick the elusive 10 goals in a match. The Demons quickly had four goals on the board before Toora could respond with a goal of their own. Toora had their fair share of foward 50 entries early, with Luke Grylls and Beau McGuinness working hard to send the Magpies into attack. However, the Magpies failed to make the most of their opportunities. Swift was supported by a good spread of goal kickers for the day, as the Demons took a 31 point lead at the first change.

Panthers win close one

Toora improved in the second quarter as they managed to get two goals on the board, however the Demons managed to add another four to extend their lead at the main break. Troy Allott was working hard to try and provide his midﬁelders with ﬁrst use, to no avail. Toora’s frustrations were becoming evident with David Barwick giving away a 50 metre right on half time to push the margin out to

Yarram 22.14.146 d Toora 5.7.37 Yarram goals: J. Swift 9, R. Coulthard 3, J. Swift 2, B. Dyke 1, W. Jenkins 1, S. Buckley 1, R. Jamieson 1, M. Earles 1, C. Bruns 1, S. Grazotis 1, B. Lynch 1. Best: J. Swift, J. Parry, M. Earles, D. Clavarino, R. Jamieson, C. Bruns. Toora goals: B. McGuinness 2, M. Glowrey 2, L. Toner 1. Best: L. Grylls, T. Allott, B. McGuinness, S. Green, P. Grant, L. Dyson. RESERVES

Yarram 4.13.37

9.14.68

Toora

Top goalkicker: G. Jones 3 (Toora). Yarram best: L. Borne, M. O’Connor, H. Clark, B. Murray, H. Norman, T. Smith. Toora best: G. Jones, P. Hollier, R. East, H. Hanratty, A. Bravington, C.

50 at the main change. Yarram added seven straight in the third term to five behinds to effectively kill the contest. Lynden Dyson, Peter Grant and Stefan Green tried hard in the last quarter to try and add some respectability to the scoreboard in a scrappy ﬁnal term. However the Demons added ﬁve goals to win the quarter and run out 109 point winners.

The Panthers will have to beat Stony Creek next week, but their head is above water for now. Killy came out motivated, and kicked four opening quarter goals to Dalyston’s one. Four behinds marred their first term heroics, and left the Magpies with something to chase after the first break. And chase they did, with youngsters Blake Carew, Clay Tait and Tylah Osbaldeston coming into the game. The Pies kicked five second term goals, and left Killy in their wake, the home side only registering a major score for the quarter. At half time, and much to everyone’s surprise, Dalyston were leading by seven points, and had the run of momentum. They slowed down slightly in the third, but again won the quarter, albeit by a point. Killy-Bass were searching for answers, eight points down and with 20 minutes plus time on to play they did not look like the side most likely to win. But they turned their fortunes around, taking their opportunities with both hands and slamming home five goals to one to overrun the desperate Dalyston side. The loss hit home for the visitors, who battled admirably for their third win of the season, and almost had it. Next week they will take on Toora, and Killy will battle Stony Creek for a place in the finals.

Kilcunda-Bass 12.7.79 d Dalyston 9.12.66 K-B goals: P. Lange 4, J. Wells 2, B. Hender 2, B. Vague 1, D. Holmes 1, O. Milton 1, J. Attenborough 1. Best: D. Foss, D. Holmes, S. O’Bryan, J. Attenborough, P. Lange, C. Eden. Dalyston goals: M. Rosendale 3, R. Birnie 2, M. Garnham 2, A. Gennaccaro 1, B. Carew 1. Best: M. Rosendale, C. Tait, B. Carew, T. Osbaldeston, D. Brown, D. Wylie. RESERVES

Dalyston 15.13.103 d K-B 10.4.64 Top goalkickers: S. Johnstone 4, M. Boyle 4 (Dalyston) and J. Turner (K-B). Dalyston best: M. Boyle, S. Ramsey, S. Johnstone, D. Pruysers, L. Johnstone, A. Ridley. K-B best: S. Crawford, G. Plier, J. Turner, L. Smith, D. Crawford, D. Wake. UNDER 18s

Ferguson. UNDER 18s

Dalyston 8.11.59 d K-B 3.3.21

Yarram 8.11.59 d Toora 5.4.34

Top goalkicker: T. Davey 3 (Dalyston). Dalyston best: S. Kuyper, M. Howell, J. Alexander, N. Ware, A. Ridley, J. Connell. K-B best: J. Born, J. Joyce, T. Keating, J. Hughes, L. Golby, F. Couch. UNDER 15s

Top goalkicker: C. Sutherland 4 (Yarram). Yarram best: M. Clavarino, D. Coulthard, C. Sutherland, M. Mason, B. Davis, B. Jamieson. Toora best: B. Scammell, A. Wilkinson, D. Hanratty, F. Cooper, J. Toner, J. McGrath. UNDER 15s

Yarram 8.15.63 d Toora 8.5.53 Top goalkicker: B. Doran 3 (Toora). Yarram best: B. Martin, C. Chaipol, D. Chaiphon, L. Turner, R. Baxter, P. Le Blanc. Toora best: J. Clifton, B. Doran, B. Willder, L. Chatfield, A. Vening, B. East.

K-B 2.3.15 d Dalyston 2.1.13 Top goalkickers: J. Read 1, C. Smith 1 (K-B) and C. Hill 1, T. Landells 1 (Dalyston). K-B best: S. Hammond, D. Clay, J. O’Shea-Playne, J. Dakin, C. Smith, J. Homer. Dalyston best: M. Schreck, T. Landells, H. Wright, S. Joma, B. Wardle, J. Ray-Angarane.

PAGE 60 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, August 10, 2010

ONE week is a long time in football, and the Alberton, Mid Gippsland and Gippsland leagues are all facing a big weekend in football.

Close contest: Stony Creek’s Jarrod Byrnes has his eyes on the ball after the Lions’ Jacob Byrnes and MDU’s Roy Taylor spoiled. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

In the Alberton League, there are still eight teams capable of making the finals, making five of this weekend’s six matches in the last round of the home and away season very important. Killy-Bass and Korumburra must win to play finals football, and both will be upsets given the standing of both MDU and Stony Creek at this current time. Given that the sixth placed Fish Creek play the currently undefeated Foster, if either Korumburra or Killy-Bass win they will play finals. Should both win then it will be Korumburra, who currently holds a drawn game and is two points ahead of the Panthers. In the Gippsland League, Leongatha has two games remaining, and must win at least one to feature in this year’s finals. A win against Drouin this week would mean that they should be fine, and will play the Hawks again come the first week of the finals. The two played off in an elimination final last year, and the Parrots famously beat Drouin to progress to the next stage. Mirboo North will be aiming to climb to third spot in the Mid Gippsland League, with a win over Thorpdale. Should they lose or should Morwell East win as well, they will finish fourth and face Thorpdale again in an elimination final. The Tigers had a great start to the year, and will be looking to return to that form this weekend, and continue that on into the finals series.

Ton for Inverloch-Kongwak’s Jacko By Isaac McCallum INVERLOCH-KONGWAK’S Justen Jackson has done what many forwards have always dreamt, kicking 100 goals this year.

The Reserves full forward has taken just 14 Reserves matches to reach the milestone, and has actually kicked 104 goals this season, after two Senior games yielded four goals this year. The big forward admitted he was “pretty freaked out” when lining up for goal on Saturday, but still went back calmly and put it through the big sticks. “The boys all came running down, even the ones on the bench, which was good,” he said. Jackson became the first Reserves player to reach the milestone and the first Inverloch player since Glen Martin in the early 1990s. Held goalless just once this year, he has been kicking his goals at a massive average of seven per game, but the goal scoring machine does not have any set routine. “I just go with the flow. It’s pretty much just a waddle in and kick the ball,” he said. Jackson now sits 54 goals clear of his nearest rival to the league goal kicking trophy, which strangely enough is team-mate Josh Dowie, who has kicked 46 goals from

14 games, quite a serviceable effort. Dowie, who is expected to bring up goal number 50 this week, has taken on a great workload, and been a huge supporter for Jackson. The centurion will be looking to continue his goal kicking form as his team continues on into the finals. “We’ll be looking to make the grand final first. To get another premiership like last year would be great,” Jackson said. Should Inverloch-Kongwak, currently on top of the table, continue on and play three finals, Jackson should finish with around 130 goals, a supreme effort in any form of the game. “I think the boys have been looking for me in the last couple of weeks. You can see them lining up and then at the last minute they kick it to me,” said Jackson, without the slightest sound of complaint. All his team-mates rushed down to the forward line after Jackson kicked goal number 14, and the burly forward was chaired off the ground, much to his surprise. He joked as he said: “(I) thought I was going to bust their shoulders.” President Andrew Burns was very happy for Jackson, and said that the club would have prepared something for him had they known he would kick the bag on the day. “We’ll have to save it for the presentation night now,” he said.

Centurion: Inverloch-Kongwak’s Justen Jackson is chaired off the ground by his team-mates after notching goal number 100 on the weekend.