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Putting on the Ritz LEONGATHA’S Mesley Hall was a hub of culture from Friday through to Sunday, when the fourth annual Great Southern Star Eisteddfod was held. The winner of under 12 song and dance was a troupe from Lisa Pellin Dancers, performing Putting on the Ritz. They were, from left: Matilda Thorpe, Morgan Mitchelson, Chloe Adkins, Laura Bobe, Jackson Patterson, Eleanor Scott, Tilly Chalmers and Claudia Bolam. Check out more photos on pages 2 and 49, and online at www.thestar.com.au Photo: Tammy Lee Photography.

FIRE ALARM By Matt Dunn

WONTHAGGI North’s Shaun Wade has been praised by his father, David, as “the most wonderful person you’d ever meet”.

• the late Shaun Wade.

The 39 year old died in a house fire on Saturday night, after suffering from smoke inhalation. “He was a ray of sunshine. He had the most beautiful nature and he never spoke badly of anyone. He absolutely adored his partner, Kirsty and son, Dylan,” Mr Wade said. “He loved his home and he loved his animals. He saved all of the strays.”

Mr Wade said Kirsty, who had come home from work, tried to storm into the house three times to rescue her great love, but to no avail. Wonthaggi CFA captain Kim O’Connor said the operation had been an emotional one for local members. The call came at about 9.30pm, with six CFA trucks from Wonthaggi and Inverloch attending the scene, along with a Bass Coast Group Field Command Vehicle. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the house and removed Mr Wade, who was worked on, unsuccessfully, by paramedics. “It was the best anyone could do in the circumstances. I called the ambulance as soon as we got the call, and they arrived at the same time as us. Everything was

as good as it could be, given the circumstances,” Captain O’Connor said. “The guys got him out quickly and to the ambos. The fire had been burning for quite a while, but Mr Wade wasn’t burnt in any way.” Mr Wade was in a bedroom, while the fire had been in the kitchen. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the kitchen but the house received smoke damage throughout. The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage but is not believed to be suspicious. “The fire was quite small, compared to the heat damage and the loss of life. It was a very small fire,” Captain O’Connor said. Continued on page 3.

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ISTEDDFOD

DECORATED faces faces, character costumes and doting parents. They were everywhere at Leongatha’s Mesley Hall from Friday through Sunday, for the fourth annual Great Southern Star Eisteddfod.

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Committee president Tanya Bolam reported 730 entries from as far as Seaford, Maffra and Warragul for the showcase of dancing talent. “To fit so many performances into three days was just amazing. The performers were just beautiful,” she said. “A lot of people said it was the best eisteddfod they went to and it was so encouraging. It was just exciting for the kids.” Dancers performed in a diversity of genres, such as: classical, tap, jazz, neo classical, national character and troupe. Results for the champi-

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Elegant set: Matilda Thorpe of Foster (in costume) with, from left, Maddy Krausz of Mirboo North, Ebony Zuidema of Leongatha South and Matilda Chalmers of Boolarra. All are students of Lisa Pellin Dancers, Leongatha. and under nine, Olivia Sprague; nine and under 11, Grace Gellie; 11 and under 13, Belle Cocksedge; 13 and under 15, Hayley Norton; 15 and over Rebekah Symons. Most potential: six and under, Maddison Logue; seven and under nine, Ebony Peel; nine and under 11, Katie Roberts; 11 and under 13 Claudia Bolam; 13 and under 15, Taima

All smiles: Cleo Hogan (Inverloch), Bella Thorpe (Foster) and Morgan Mitchelson (Leongatha) were having a great time on Friday at The Star eisteddfod.

Dixon; and 15 and over, Taylah Jackson. Summer school scholarships: • National Theatre Ballet School Junior - Katie Roberts; • National Theatre Ballet School intermediate Claudia Bolam; • National Theatre Ballet School Senior - Ally Brand; • Australian Ballet

Telling story: Cassandra Scimonello of Wonthaggi performed The Hatstand, donning different hats to transform into matching characters. She attends Bass Coast Ballet School and competed in the demi character category, nine to under 11.

Similar name, same game: performing duo Maya Williams and Taya Cameron, Loving it: Yanakie’s Belle Cocksedge and both from Leongatha, were part of the Foster’s Yasmine Duursma are united in Lisa Pellin Dancers’ large contingent of eisteddfod entrants. their love of dance.

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Ready to move: an air ambulance chopper gets ready to take flight. The three injured riders were flown to Melbourne hospitals for treatment.

A helping hand: motorists who came to the crash site helped comfort the injured motorcycle riders.

Crash scene chaos

By Matt Dunn

POLICE are investigating a Kilcunda crash that saw three motorcycle riders airlifted to Melbourne with serious injuries. The Sunday morning collision, which happened at about 11.30am, occurred when an eastbound vehicle turned right into the road leading

to Kilcunda’s beachside cemetery – consequently crossing the path of a group of riders. The three injured riders – a 53 year old man, a 52 year old man and a woman whose age was not known were from the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The driver of the vehicle, a 20 year old man, was also from Melbourne. “For whatever reason the driver has made the turn at that time, crossing

into the path of the nine westbound motorcycle riders. They’ve all taken evasive action, with one rider coming off and sliding into the front of the vehicle,” Bass Coast Highway Patrol Unit Commander Jason Hullick said. Two other riders struck the car with “glancing blows”. “They’ve come off as well. All three have sustained serious injuries as a result,” Sgt Hullick said. The trio had multiple fractures. Two

were airlifted to the Alfred Hospital, while another was conveyed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. A woman, who came to the crash site moments after the collision, described a scene of chaos. She said there was a long pause before motorists swung into action, helping the injured motorcycle riders. “I pulled up and I saw three motorbikes down and a pile of cars heading toward Phillip Island because

they couldn’t get through. Some other motorcyclists were trying to get one of the injured riders off the road,” she said. “There was one on the road and two in the ditch. I said, ‘Don’t move any of them. You’ve got to keep them still and we need people to keep them calm and reassured.’” The woman had the motorcyclists rolled over into the coma position, until ambulances arrived.

Home violence out of control

There were 554 reports of domestic violence to police in 2011-12 in South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires, up from 311 in 200708 – a rise of 78 per cent. The statistics will come

community answer. “It is up to us all to get together to work it out. It affects the whole community,” she said. She organised an emotional wellness night in Wonthaggi recently, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi. McMillan MHR Russell Broadbent was there. He said he can’t believe domestic violence can happen, but he knows police, paramedics, hospitals and communities deal with the result.

Fire at Wonthaggi Continued from page 1. But Captain O’Connor said smoke could sometimes be a silent killer. He stressed the importance of working smoke alarms. Earlier in the week, on Monday August 6, at about 9.50pm, the CFA was called to Dunn Street, Wonthaggi, after a 48 year old woman’s clothes came into contact with fire. She was opening the door of a wood heater. Wonthaggi CFA’s Lieutenant Jamie Moresco said the woman’s skirt ignited. She tried to put out the fire but was burnt. Firefighters praised the effort of the woman’s 16 year old boy son, who quickly covered his mother with a fire blanket to smother the flames, then placed her into a bath filled with cold water.

“He prevented more serious injuries. His actions are to be highly commended and deserve to be recognise,” Lt Moresco said. “It’s great to see a young guy putting into action what he has learnt from his involvement in the life saving club and remaining composed enough to assist a family member in a time of extreme anxiety and panic. “This is an example of how community organisation involvement can assist at any time. The boy had been involved in first aid training as a part of his life saving club activities.” Firefighters and ambulances arrived quickly on scene to assist. The woman was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital where she was in a stable condition.

Wonthaggi Rotary president Neville Goodwin, who has close knowledge of domestic violence, said he is worried about it from a humanitarian point of view and is particularly concerned about young people. “Society seems to be breaking down,” he said. Police figures of ‘family incident reports’ have skyrocketed since 2007-08 in the Bass Coast Police Services Area (Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires). In 2007-08 there were 311 incidents (184 in Bass Coast and 127 in South Gippsland). But those incidents have continued to climb year by year. In 2008-09 they totalled 380 (210 in Bass Coast and 170 in South Gippsland); in 2009-10, 402 (242 in Bass Coast and 160 in South Gippsland); and in 2010-11, 442 (249 in Bass Coast and 193 in South Gippsland). But the most dramatic rise has been in recent times, with the total number of reports in 2011/12 leaping to 554 (308 in Bass Coast and 246 in South Gippsland). The latest figures are still being compiled. Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay, a former Korumburra

resident, described the domestic violence figures as “staggering”. “I want to send a very clear message to the community - Victoria Police takes family violence extremely seriously,” he said. “We have seen a significant increase in reports of family violence over the past 10 years. The numbers are staggering. “Family violence is a serious issue that requires the continued effort of Victoria Police and all other parts of the service system that has responsibility for the protection of women and children.” But the top cop believes the community also has a part to play in putting a stop

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Family heals long after Vietnam By Jane Ross SOMETIMES it takes a son to show his father how to live. So it has been for Leongatha’s Rob Fennell. Called up at 20 to serve his country in the Vietnam War, Rob went as a willing participant. He thought it would be an adventure. “My attitude was let’s get going!” But his high school sweetheart Marg didn’t share his enthusiasm. Members of her family had been involved in World War Two and an uncle had been lost in Rabaul. “I was ready to hide Rob,” she recalled, “my family was so against war.” They became engaged before he left for Vietnam, with Rob having volunteered for the infantry. “It seemed like a good idea at the time,” he said with a shrug. He boarded the troop ship HMAS Sydney in April 1967 and was choppered from Vung Tau to Nui Dat, an Army base in the heart of the jungle. Gungho thoughts of adventure vanished. Rob and his 7th Battalion comrades were at war in the steamy jungle with an unseen enemy. In a 1982 interview with Star reporter Mary Rogers, Rob recalled, “It was guerrilla war. The enemy wore no uniform;

by day the villagers would be friendly, at night they could be the enemy. “We always buried the dead after battle. It was awful. We thought we were fighting men – an army. But these were women and children, whole families. But they all carried guns and would have killed you.” He was also spooked by the booby trapped tunnels the North Vietnamese dug, sometimes tying poisonous snakes to overhead beams. He was overseas for 12 months, living in the clothes he stood up in, with planes flying overhead spraying Agent Orange everywhere. “We were soaked.” The experience changed him forever. He was discharged and hassled off a plane at Essendon Airport at 7am to disperse as quickly as possible. The Vietnam War had been hugely unpopular with the Australian public and demonstrations were rampant. Rob returned to Leongatha where Marg was waiting for her man. He had sent her some silk from Vietnam and she wore a gown crafted from that material when they married six weeks after his home coming. He went back to his job in a bank but couldn’t stand being cooped up inside. “I lasted a week.”

The Vietnam connection: grandchildren Annie, Ruby and Charlie Fennell at home in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The second year after his discharge, he decided to march in an Anzac Day parade. “I was spat on and abused and didn’t march for another 15 years.” Rob had a poor view of the Vietnamese and didn’t mind who knew his feelings. He was pleased in 1982 when his eldest son did an Anzac Day project about the Vietnam War and he enjoyed feeling a little more content when a mate persuaded him to take part in a Vietnam veterans’ healing march in Sydney. He found great solace in sport – tennis, cricket, footy (including coaching) and squash. And family – the Fennells have four children; Scott, Travis, Brock and Bree and there are nine gorgeous grandchildren. It is Travis who, through his own life choices, has led his father to a kinder place within. Travis travelled in South East Asia and came back, telling his parents Vietnam “is a great place” and he was going to work there. “I thought it was a dumb idea,” Rob declared. Travis disagreed, working for a company before setting up his o w n

travel business in Vietnam. “He wanted us to go over and visit,” Marg said, “but Rob said no.” The last country he felt inclined to go to was the one where he’d seen mates die and the enemy had turned out to include women and children. But Travis kept asking. When he was in the Army, Rob became close friends with Stan Whitford from Wonthaggi and 12 years’ ago, the Whitfords and Fennells flew to Hanoi to visit Travis. Marg recalled, “They still had soldiers with rifles at the airport. It was creepy for Rob and Stan.” Their hotel in Hanoi was very comfortable and as they were crossing a chaotic road a couple of days

later, Stan remarked, “I can’t believe it but a load has lifted off my shoulders.” Rob felt the same. “It was very healing,” he recalled. “Travis took us all through the country and to families he knew, to Saigon and Nui Dat and we found the area where we had camped.” Then

Travis married a North Vietnamese girl called Ha. “We went over for the wedding and Ha’s father took us to his home where we met her uncle who was a colonel with the North Vietnamese. “They were wonderful to us,” Marg said. “They love the Australians. It was so healing.” Ha was born just after the Vietnam War ended. She and Travis now have a family of their own and they’re coming home to Leongatha for Christmas. “We love her,” Rob and Marg chorused. “The way it’s turned out is wonderful.” • Long Tan Day - the Viet vets’ equivalent of Anzac Dayis on August 18.

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By Jacob de Kunder CALLOUS thieves have stolen a safe and money tin from a Korumburra charity shop. The Salvation Army Thrift Shop in Commercial Street was targeted overnight on August 5 and a weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s takings were stolen. Bass Coast Policeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Criminal Investigation Unit is probing the incident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An unknown offender has forced entry through the aluminium door of the premises,â&#x20AC;? Detective Senior Constable Adrian Condron explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have gone inside and located a cash tin and safe. They have then removed the safe containing an amount of cash.â&#x20AC;? Leongatha Salvation Army captain Martyn Scrimshaw, who oversees the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volunteer staff, was left flat by the incident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact is we are disappointed because if there is anybody who would ever need or find themselves in the situation where they need to ask for help, we would give it without any conditions or without any judgement,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If someone was so desperate for money, they only have to come to us and we will do what is needed to do to help people.â&#x20AC;? Mr Scrimshaw said theft would restrict the charityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to help others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Losing money like that, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem much but it does affect our capacity,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the fact is we now have to spend money to get the door repaired and buy a new safe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also the trauma on the volunteers who walked into the shop to find that had hap-

pened; they now feel unsafe in their environment.â&#x20AC;? Store manager Helen Clapton discovered the crime scene when she came to open the shop on Tuesday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a pretty low act, stealing from charity,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure it would have had to been at least a couple of blokes too because that safe was heavy.â&#x20AC;? This comes after the Wonthaggi Salvation Army kitchen in McKenzie Street was vandalised. The Bass Coast CIU is also investigating this incident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Police were directed to a window that was smashed at the rear of the Salvation Army on August 2,â&#x20AC;? Det S/C Condron said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also appeared the hot water service that was on the outside of the building had been set alight and was damaged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a person seen in the area at the time and enquiries are pending to his identity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The damage appears to be more like just vandalism, not an attempt to burgle the place.â&#x20AC;? Mr Scrimshaw said the theft was another big setback for the Salvation Army. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a brand new kitchen in the Wonthaggi building,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They also managed to set fire to the back of the brand new commercial dishwasher and now that $4000 is a write off. They had used it once and they do a community meal to the caravan park.â&#x20AC;? Anyone with information about the Korumburra or Wonthaggi incidents is urged to please contact Crimestoppers, their local police or the Bass Coast CIU to help with the investigations.

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Night out: parents took a night away from their children to help their sons and daughters by supporting the Leongatha Kinder Ball on Saturday night. More than 180 people attended the event at Leongatha Memorial Hall, dancing the evening away to local band Red Sector. A raffle was held and an auction of artwork by kindergarten

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Bands hit right note By Ellen McIntosh, work experience TWO South Gippsland bands have made the Gippsland semifinals of Exhumed, an ABC run music competition. Leongatha’s The Dirt Floor and Kardella’s Iznaya Kennedy and Brett Misfud and their band Black Pepper fly the flag for South Gippsland. The competition is designed for amateur, unsigned, unrecorded and unrecognised bands across the country. The four piece The Dirt Floor caught the judges’ attention with its largely instrumental unique African, jazz and Middle Eastern fusion sound. Lead guitarist and vocalist Dean Roberts said,“We draw inspiration from all genres of music with influ-

ence from Radiohead, Tom York and Dhafer Youssef.” As well as being avid musicians, the gang also has a taste for travelling; Dean said collectively members have set foot in about 15 countries within Asia, Europe and Africa. Fellow group member Diana Roberts brings a classical vibe to the mix with her violin playing and classically trained background. Diana works at the Leongatha hospital and has volunteered in the largest cardiac hospital in India. Nathan Belsar plays bass guitar and has completed an amazing feat of travelling by sea kayak from Tasmania to Wilsons Promontory. Dave Matthews is drummer and percussionist but switches between traditional drums, bongos and the djembe which he discovered in Africa. Black Pepper wowed the judges with their “rearranged rock, pop, folk, bal-

In running: The Dirt Floor will contest the Exhumed final this Thursday. They are, from left, Dayna Roberts, Dave Matthews, Nathan Belsar and Dean Roberts. lads and Latin tunes.” The pair draws inspiration from bands such as Fleetwood Mac, The Cranberries, Kasey Chambers, The Beatles and many more. The acoustic twosome who bonded over surfing, Sunday night dinners and Heath King’s Open Stage then went on to become

a fairly regular act at The Bohdi Tree in Healsville and the Warrandyte Cellars. After recording and distributing a demo CD to family and friends and a few relatives overseas, appearances at the Aztec Bar and the Eltham World Music club followed. “Our music started out as rearranged covers of any

music we had ever liked and it wasn’t long before we were giving the songwriting caper a red hot go, as well as adding some heart-wrenching Mexican songs to the song list,” the talented duo said.

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On Tuesday night, August 6, the true meaning of these words was dissected, as three local business leaders – Foster’s Little Bookshop’s Jan Bull, Gippsland Food Adventures’ Jenny O’Sullivan and Burra Sheetmetal’s Russell McNally – spoke of the various secrets to their success. The well attended forum was organised by South Gippsland Shire Council’s economic development team. Ms Bull has been buying and selling books since 2006. In recent years, with the emergence of e-books as a challenger to the traditional paper version, she has gone on the front foot (technologically speaking). While she has embraced Facebook as a marketing tool – with a site that now records 14,000 ‘hits’ a month – Ms Bull said the jury was out on whether it was contributing to the business’ bottom line. But positive stories in the local paper had helped, she said. “We knew we needed a presence in the local paper. Once a month we put in an ad vertisement and I write a column. People say, ‘I read your column every week,’ but actually it only goes in every month. Over the seven years we’ve had some wonderful articles written for us,” she said.

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“Whenever we do anything, whenever there’s something happening in the book industry, we can provide copy to the newspaper. We’ve had a good presence. We support one another very well.” Ms Bull said the bookshop’s website offered a chance for customers to write book reviews, a vital tool for generating interest in Jan’s stock in trade. “We have close to 200 book reviews on our website. It turned out to be a really useful thing,” she said. While the journey into cyberspace has been important, Jan said what occurred in her “bricks and mortar” establishment. She has been buoyed too by the fact – despite the Henny Penny proclamations that e-books would cause the sky to fall in on the traditional industry – people still like personalised service. Ms O’Sullivan told the audience “collaboration” was the key to a successful business. The agri-networker – who runs a 680ha beef and sheep property with husband Paul - believes implicitly in sustainable farming. The couple started Gippsland Food Adventures, which helps showcase local farming, food, wine and cooking to a wider audience. Meanwhile Mr McNally talked up the importance of innovation in business. His business has been at the forefront of a technological revolution in the industry. He is the proud owner of a high-tech machine that slices inch thick steel, one of only six in the world.

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Darcy's a hit WALKING into Darcy's Cafe and Wine Bar in Leongatha you feel all your stresses fall away.

Rising stars: Koonwarra Village School was among the schools to take part in the Foster One Act Play Festival hosted by FAMDA over the weekend. The ‘friends’ are on stage with Samina Wanstall as the cat/narrator in the middle. Full report and more photos on page 50. Photo: Robert Paragreen.

No postal probe AUSTRALIA Post will not investigate claims made in last week’s Star that Leongatha’s parcel delivery contractor paid one worker $8 an hour. Korumburra’s Bruce Witton said he was paid $100 cash for the 12 and a half hour shift, which saw him using his own vehicle for the final two hours. The bargain basement work contract breaches workplace and tax laws, with the Road Traffic and Distribution Award, entitling casual employees to a minimum $22.22 an hour. The contract was previously held for 20 years by Leongatha’s Ray Joyce, who was told, at 62, he was too old to tender for another five year extension. Despite a mounting list of complaints against the new contractor, an Australia Post spokesperson told The Star: “We are satisfied the current contractor (Barinder Anand Sudan) is meeting all of the terms and conditions of their agreement with Australia Post.” “If there is evidence that a contractor is not complying with relevant workplace laws, Australia Post will investigate the matter and exercise any appropriate contractual rights to remedy the situation,” she said. “If customers have any concerns about their mail delivery, we recommend they call the Australia Post Customer Contact Centre on 13 13 18.” Nor would Australia Post commit to investigate claims made to the paper that Leongatha parcel delivery staff were failing to get required signatures for some items. The complaints have been made to The Star by both retail and residential customers, as well as being aired on the paper’s Facebook site. One disgruntled e-complainant wrote: “Not happy with the new delivery people. Parcels clearly marked with ‘signature required’ dumped on my doorstep without them even knocking on the door. BRING BACK RAY!! He always went above and beyond, delivering parcels in such a friendly manner and knew where to leave them if I wasn’t home, not just dumped on my doorstep.’ Under the terms of the contractor’s agreement with Australia Post, such items cannot simply be left. The Star cannot say whether the workers have fraudulently signed for the items themselves. Nor was it a question Australia Post was willing to answer. Despite the non-committal stance, the Australia Post spokesperson said any “complaints to Australia Post are taken seriously and are thoroughly investigated”.

No formal complaints have been levelled against Ms Sudan, the spokesperson said. Meanwhile, workers at Nagel’s Pharmacy in Leongatha have started up a petition to ‘Bring back Ray’. Belinda Oellermann and Bree Johnston say the service they are getting now is nothing to what Mr Joyce had provided. “Ray always looked after us. He’s good at his job. You can always rely on him. He always makes an effort and goes that extra mile,” Ms Oellermann said. “We could always count on Ray. We don’t get the same friendly service now.” Ms Oellermann was another who confirmed parcel delivery workers were not getting required signatures. “The parcels get left on the counter and the delivery guys take off. We haven’t signed for anything,” she said. •Although Mr Witton was happy to talk to The Star last week, he bristled at being labelled a ‘whistleblower’. He made the point – quite rightly – that the paper came to him, not the other way around. The Star is sorry for any angst caused to Mr Witton for the misconception.

Krystal Darcy: the new coowner and manager of Darcy's Cafe and Wine Bar in Leongatha is excited about the business's future. They'd just seen a movie and they wanted something to eat at 9.30pm. If we're still here, we'll cook,” Krystal said. “People want to know they can go to the movies and come in here and have dinner. We also have the bar menu and the tapas menu, that runs all day.” Krystal said Friday night happy hour, between 5.30pm and 6.30pm, was a crowd pleaser, as was live music on Saturday nights.

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Whether you're in the mood for raucous fun, or just looking for a great place to unwind, Darcy's fits the bill on both counts. Formerly Carino's (near the Leongatha cinema), the space has been recreated – but the focus remains on food and fine drinks. “We're looking for a better atmosphere. Things have been going really well. Everyone's saying they're loving the atmosphere and what we've done with the place, so I can't complain,” said new co-owner and manager Krystal Darcy. For the 26 year old, Darcy's is the fulfilment of a dream. “I've worked in hospitality since I was 15 and I have a background in real estate as well. I was doing real estate for six years and moved to Melbourne to give that a go,” she said. But when the business came up for sale, she was quickly off the mark. “I was looking at buying a catering business, but believed this was the better option. I always had it in my head if it came up for sale, I would try and get something started,” Krystal said. “Basically we're going to open at 10am and we just close it late. It's going to vary when we close, but generally it won't be before 9.30pm.” The news will be welcomed by moviegoers looking for a bite to eat or a drink after seeing a film. “On the weekends we cook until pretty late. I had a couple come in on a weekend recently.

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Cancer rate not higher By Matt Dunn CANCER rates in Bass Coast and South Gippsland shire are no higher, per capita, than the rest of the state, it has been revealed. Tasteful troops: the Thorntons bakery team includes, from left, Tracey Egan, Heather Winkler, Sandra Wilson, Sharon Gostling and Seyona Rorie.

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There's no doubt Thornton's Bakery in Leongatha is still producing some of the best pastries, breads, cakes and slices around, but the renowned business has added a few welcome extras. They're small things and grand things alike: a renovation that has opened up the shop and given people a place to sit and a new coffee and toasted sandwich menu. The result is a dazzling cafe where people stop for a bite, rather than a bakery where customers simply buy takeaway tasties. This Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17, Petey Pie will be at the bakery to kick off the official opening celebrations (in

with the bakery offering one pie free for every five purchased. “We're now serving coffee and other hot beverages, but Darren (Darren McInnes, chief baker and Thornton's owner) is still doing what he does best – baking bread,” daytime manager Sandra Wilson said. Darren's fast gaining a reputation for baking a wonderful sour dough loaf, and even grows his own culture for the purpose. Sandra said Darren was keen to move into a more varied selection of breads, rather than the everyday stuff stacked on some bakery shelves. Of course, Darren is not alone in the bakery and his offsider Brian Wilson, is also cooking up quite a

reputation for himself. Sandra said Darren was still “mad keen” on making pies, for which the bakery had won an award in 2011, and providing something substantial for hungry patrons. “He's big on providing value for money. Some places you go and there's not much to their pies, but you won't hear that complaint around here,” Sandra said. Darren took over the business in 2011, after the untimely death of uncle Trevor Thornton. Trevor will be missed, but certainly not forgotten. Darren's cousin Linc Thornton was employed to refurbish the shop. It's an eye-popping achievement and one that has drawn favourable comments from all.

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POLICE BRIEFS Shed launch THE Bass Highway, near Dalyston, was closed for about an hour on Tuesday, August 6, after a shed, caught by a wind squall, came off the back of a truck. The incident happened at about 3pm. The truck was travelling west when the shed was caught by the wind and the chains securing it snapped. The shed landed on the highway, breaking into several large pieces. A

crane truck attended and assisted in the removal of the debris, which completely blocked the road. Traffic was diverted around the incident.

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Figures from Cancer Council Victoria show people are no more likely to contract cancer locally than anywhere else. The Star attained the figures after hearing many anecdotes of higher cancer rates in the region. But according to CCV’s cancer control information manager Vicky Thursfield, fear of cancer is not uncommon among country residents, who have a more intimate knowledge of their neighbours’ business. From 2007 to 2011, 2141 people from Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires were diagnosed with cancer. “None of the incidence rates differ significantly from the rest of the state,” Ms Thursfield said. The cancer rates presented to The Star were based on an annual, agestandardised, per 100,000 persons figure. The standardised rate takes into account factors like age.

“Generally the rates aren’t any different, once you take into account the age of the population and the size of the population. The thing some people are unaware of is just how common cancer is,” she said. “The fear can run away, because people hear of someone getting cancer, on top of another. It becomes like a Chinese whisper. There’s certainly nothing in the figures to give anyone in your region any concern.” Cancer totals 2007-11: Victoria 141,085 (male 79,529, female 61,556, rates for males 373.2, rate for females 270.9, average 318.3), Bass Coast 1,192 (male 704, female 488, rate for males 386.9, rate for females 279, average 328.5); South Gippsland 949 (male 563, female 386, rate for males 381.4, rate for females 278.9, average 329.9). Totals 2007-11 for breast cancer (female): Victoria 17,148 (rate 83.61), Bass Coast 119 (rate 75.61), South Gippsland 117 (rate 90.26); total 200711 for prostate cancer (males) Victoria 25,337 (rate 120.2), Bass Coast 229 (rate 125.6), South Gippsland 177 (rate 111.4).

COUNCIL PUBLIC SESSIONS Council Chambers, Leongatha All welcome

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Wed, 21 August 2013 - COUNCILLOR BRIEFINGS 11.30am - Korumburra Integrated Children's Centre – concept design 12.30pm - Planning Dept - Performance Summary for previous 12 months 2pm - Public Presentations - Ph: 5662 9222 to book a speaking time 7pm - Public Presentations- bookings by noon on 20 August Wed, 21 August 2013 - SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL – 12.45pm (incorporating S223 Hearing for Strategic Review of Land Holdings) a. 6 Attenborough Ct, Poowong b. 48 Bent St, Leongatha c. 6A Gilfedder Terr, Mirboo North d. 2A Inglis Ave, Mirboo North e. 91A Whitelaw St, Meeniyan f. 18 Main St, Buffalo g. 1 Pioneer St, Foster Wed, 28 August 2013 - ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING - 2pm **VENUE CHANGE: Leongatha RSL, Leongatha 10am - Public Presentations – Ph: 5662 9222 to book a speaking time

COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM Applications for community grants are now being accepted from South Gippsland community, cultural and sporting organisations under the following six categories: ? Small Equipment Program (Max $5,000) ? Minor Projects (Max $5,000) ? Celebrations, Festivals and Events (Max $5,000) ? Planning Development Studies (Max $10,000) ? Major Events (Max $5,000) ? Major Projects (Max $10,000) Applications to the Small Equipment Program will be assessed on a monthly basis. Organisations are able to apply through two funding rounds: ? Round 1 - Closes 30 August 2013 ? Round 2 - Closes 31 March 2014 Application forms and Guidelines are available from Council, www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au, or can be posted upon request. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with Grants Officer, Penni Ellicott on 5662 9378 or penni.ellicott@southgippsland.vic.gov.au prior to submission.

SECTION 86 COMMITTEES AGM NOTICES Nominations Invited STOCKYARD GALLERY Mon 19 August, 4.30pm Main Street, Foster Ph 5682 1125 KORUMBURRA ACCESS CENTRE Mon19 August, 1.00pm 5 Radovick St, Ph: 5655 2607 WAR MEMORIAL ARTS CENTRE Mon19 August, 7.30pm Main Street, Foster Ph: 5682 2566

COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Church Pde, Sandy Point Footpath & car park construction Darlimurla/Mirboo to Koorooman Road Maintenance Fish Creek/Waratah Nth to Yanakie Road Maintenance

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Holiday like royalty ROYAL invitations to fairytale castles, pr ivate opera recitals, Michelin-starred dinners, personal butlers and chef's table private dining - just a few of the highlights of APT's new, exclusive and entirely indulgent Royal Experience European river cruises.

Our space: Prep students and young visitors to Inverloch Primary School now have a space to call their own. A new playground has been erected just for the little ones. With 170 students in Prep/One/Two, the younger children needed a separate playspace and the new playground, valued at just under $40,000, does the job nicely. The project was paid for by school money and fundraising. Exploring the colourful play equipment last Tuesday were, front, from left, Grace and Matilda, and back, Blake and Chloe.

Health risk THE health sector is among the most dangerous industries to work in South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires. WorkSafe figures reveal 101 Workcover claims for injuries sustained by health staff at work were lodged between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2013, in Bass Coast Shire, or 13.9 per cent of all claims. For the same period in South Gippsland Shire, 70 claims were lodged from the health industry or 12.6 per cent of all claims. Only the construction and manufacturing sectors were higher, with 136 claims from manufacturing in South Gippsland and 112 in Bass Coast, and 147 claims from construction in Bass Coast and 56 in South Gippsland. The agriculture, forestry and fishing industry made 59 claims (10.6 per cent) in South Gippsland and 42 in Bass Coast. Musculoskelatal disorders, which includes manual handling and slips, trips and falls, were the most common reasons for claims in both shires, followed by fractures. The cost of treatment and rehabilitation in South Gippsland was $10.4 million and in Bass Coast $17.2 million. A Worksafe spokesman said injuries in the workplace can be prevented. “They are known hazards, with known so-

lutions. We urge workplaces to find the hazards, assess the risks and fix the problem before someone gets hurt,” the spokesman said. “It’s essential businesses address safety issues, including hazardous manual tasks. Fixing problems often comes at little to no cost but, if left undone, can have devastating consequences.” The figures come as South Gippsland Shire Council recorded a 70 per cent drop in the number of days lost to workplace injury during the past financial year, CEO Tim Tamlin said. “It’s about looking after people. It’s about providing a happy workplace,” he said. Mr Tamlin said council had focused on preventing injuries through training and raising awareness. “If someone is doing something repetitive, it’s about people being aware of the likelihood of injury. We make people aware of the need to change position,” he said. Council also intervenes in potential problems to avoid long term issues arising. Council is hoping to

save $159,936 in WorkSafe premiums this financial year by highlighting its low claims record. Council paid $436,302 in 2012-13 and estimates a bill of $276,366 this financial year. The annual premium is determined by WorkSafe based on council’s Workcover claims costs and performance. But the bill could increase now council has assumed responsibility for the Koonwarra landfill. Mr Tamlin will make a single payment by October 1 to receive a three per cent discount - $8290 - instead of paying monthly. Cr Jim Fawcett said council had acted to reduce its premium. “It’s been a noticeable trend that our premiums are coming down. We are identifying the risks and have an appropriate human resources program in place. It’s a positive move,” he said. At a recent council meeting, Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks asked Mr Tamlin to thanks council’s risk management, and occupational health and safety staff for helping to reduce council’s costs.

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COME into The Star for a complete schedule of the 57th Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Show, coming up in August. WELL done to St Laurence’s Primary School Leongatha choir, that finished third in the senior choir and gained an honourable mention in the junior choir at the Yarram Eisteddfod last Thursday. Leongatha Primary School also put in a polished performance in the choir sections. LEONGATHA Gymnastics Club is turning 20 and is planning a celebration in late October to mark the occasion. The club is looking for anyone with memorabilia to contact the club on 0400 273 658 or email

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leongathagymclub@hotmail.com THE famed Meeniyan Art, Craft and Photography Exhibition will not be held this Melbourne Cup long weekend, for the first time in 40 years. The Meeniyan Progress Association has abandoned the show this year due to lack of volunteers to organise and run the event. The popular garden walks and plant stall will proceed on Sunday, November 3. YOORALLA clients Corran and Skye have started up a new business, Pups on the Pavement. Does your dog miss out on its daily walk? For just $10 per hour, Corran and Skye can give your dog the exercise it craves. Call them to find out more on 5662 3344. COULD your community benefit from a Mirboo North and District Community Foundation Grant? The program opens on August 26. The foundation is making funding

of $75,000 available for projects that benefit the communities of Mirboo North and the surrounding districts including the townships of Boolarra, Darlimurla, Dumbalk, Thorpdale and Yinnar. Foundation chair Kate Buxton said, “These grants will support projects that respond directly to the needs of our district and build strength in our community. “There are two levels of grants being offered: up to $5,000 and up to $20,000. In addition to applications for smaller projects, we are looking to attract larger innovative projects in the foundation’s priority areas of health, wellbeing and youth.” Information workshops are being held at Thorpdale, Mirboo North and Yinnar later this month. CHECK wrist, neck, wallet, phone – that’s the simple message for anyone involved in an accident, emergency or first aid situation being promoted during Emergen-

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lia, said Emergency ID Awareness Month aims to educate everyone, especially paramedics, first aiders, nurses and doctors to check the wrist, neck, wallet and phone of the person they are caring for. KORUMBURRA Sec-

ondary College’s senior girls netball team will now travel to Melbourne on September 9 to contest the state titles. The girls succeeded at a Gippsland wide event at Traralgon recently, defeating Nagle College and Traralgon Secondary College.

International education: Taeko Terahara and Aoi Otani from Obayashi Sacred Heart School in Osaka, Japan were given an insight into Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, and its history on Sunday with Rachel Tierney. The group of 30 international students from Japan experienced life in 1901 Australia. This comes as Coal Creek has partnered with Phillip Island Nature Parks to offer a slice of Aussie history to students from China, Singapore and Japan.

Rocking out: from left, Kate Facey on guitar, Taliya Barker on bass and Maddie Barker on drums make up the popular punk high-school band, Rockenspiele. The girls entered this year’s Triple J Unearthed High competition and finalists were announced last week. Unfortunately, this South Gippsland Secondary College trio didn’t make it through this year. However, for all of you who love their music, the band’s first EP has been recorded and should be released by the end of the year.

Striking a chord: street performer Michael Warner has been instrumental in entertaining shoppers on the way in and out of Safeway Leongatha. With a collection of new and old songs, the “raucous rocker” has made shopping a treat in town.

Happy birthday: Woorayl Lodge resident Blanche Kerr celebrated her 90th birthday last week, with cupcakes for all.

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Burra Foods Outlook promising growth hopes By Sarah Vella

By Jacob de Kunder BURRA Foods is hopeful a planning application for a $20 million upgrade of the Korumburra factory will be approved. The milk company is waiting for South Gippsland Shire Council to approve an application to extend the front of the factory. The upgrade will be a wet mix hydration plant where the company will manufacture nutritional milk powder

for products like baby formula. The product created will most likely be exported to the Asian market. Burra Foods’ general commercial manager Dale O’Neill told The Star the extension was about growing milk value. “Our supply base is growing every year but what’s important is the value of the supply is growing all the time so we can pay more for milk,” he said. “We hope to create between 20 and 25 if the application is successful.”

Approval has been granted in stages. “The first stage was to remove that derelict warehouse and we are very hopeful toward the outcome of the latest application,” Mr O’Neill said. The Korumburra plant has undergone several recent upgrades including commissioning a new spray dryer in 2010, with this next step being the most significant new improvement. If approved, the extension is set to be running by March 2014.

Top performers: Ambulance Victoria staff to received awards at the Wonthaggi presentation were, front, from left: Tony Walker, Ann McIntyre and Greg Sassella (Ambulance Victoria CEO). Middle: Eddie Wright, Peter Shearer, Lisa McColl and Danny Slattery. Back: Mick Stephenson, Peter Phillips, John Drew and Greg Taylor.

Paramedics honoured MORE than 110 years of combined service by paramedics was recognised in Wonthaggi last Wednesday as seven staff were presented with Ambulance Victoria Service Awards. Ambulance Victoria CEO Greg Sassella presented the awards at a ceremony at the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club in front of colleagues and their families. Mr Sassella said the night was an opportunity to recognise the extraordinary efforts Ambulance Victoria staff put in and to celebrate with their families. “It’s important longserving staff are recognised for their commitment to Ambulance Victoria and to the wider community,” he said. “While the night has the formal presentation of medals, it’s also a great opportunity to get together over supper to celebrate the achievements of our people with their families in a social environment.” Grantville-based paramedic educator Peter Shearer has more than three decades of service to be proud of, and this time he was awarded for 25 years of safe driving. Mr Shearer’s ambulance career has seen him serving numerous locations in Gippsland and elsewhere, however he lists the six weeks he spent completing volunteer service for the people of East Timor n 2001 as the biggest highlight. Others who received awards included: • Duncan Rooney, Wonthaggi MICA team manager 20 years long service and 20

years safe driving; • Lisa McColl, MICA paramedic - 20 years long service and 20 years safe driving; • Graeme McDougal, Wonthaggi paramedic - 20 years long service and 20 years safe driving; • John Drew, Wonthaggi paramedic - 10 years long service and 10 years safe driving; • Danny Slattery, Wonthaggi paramedic - 10 years

long service and 10 years safe driving; and • Anne McIntyre – Venus Bay Community Emergency Response Team member - five years certificate of service. Another presentation ceremony at Traralgon last Thursday recognised Mirboo North paramedic Damien Wright, who received an award for 10 years long service and 10 years safe driving.

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MURRAY Goulburn’s executive team was in Leongatha last week to visit the factory and meet with suppliers.

The trip to Leongatha followed on from a Maffra meeting and factory visit, and the annual business leaders meeting held in Traralgon. General manager shareholder relations Robert Poole said the business leaders meeting was designed to inform them about the co-op. “We went to the Leongatha factory to update them on strategy, followed by a suppliers meeting at the Leongatha Football Clubrooms,” he said. “We hold suppliers meetings twice a year, a March round and an August round. The meetings are vital for the suppliers, the staff and the local business leaders. “They provide an opportunity to see the managing director, the chairman and the executive team.” Mr Poole said the $19 million UHT plant upgrade at the Leongatha factory is currently underway. “It is going from a capacity of around 200 million litres to about 270 million litres and the work is due for completion around Christmas time,” he said. “It will just retain jobs at the site; there are no new positions being made. It really is just maintenance of skilled jobs.” This season, Murray Goulburn released its opening price early on June 7. “That is because our farmers said they were doing it tough and expected the price was going to be higher, which it was, and so

they wanted us to allow them to budget strongly on that price,” Mr Poole said. “We opened around three weeks early on June 7 and fortunately in the next three weeks the Australian dollar came down very significantly. “That was quite advantageous for Murray Goulburn as an exporter, so we took the opportunity before the year had even started to adjust the price up, to reflect the lower dollar.” Mr Poole said the majority of farmers’ pay was in the base price. “Then there are a few different incentives. One is seasonal so depending on the time of year milk is worth different amounts of money. That has been around for a long time,” he said. “Then there is the scale of productivity, so yes larger farms do get paid slightly more than smaller farmers and that reflects the cost of milk pick up and of course quality as well. “The other incentive we have is growth, but the majority of our pay is the same for everybody. About 85 per cent of our pay is in the base price.” In what was one of the toughest seasons experienced, last year Gippsland milk production fell by about eight per cent. “Murray Goulburn Gippsland was down, but not quite by that much. The prices now are just so much better, around 27 per cent higher,” Mr Poole said. “If we can get a decent season then hopefully it will be a much better year. “It takes a while for confidence to return, you have to catch up. There are a lot of farmers who have short term loans and they have creditors they need to fix up in the short term.

“Hopefully this year is about consolidating again and making up for lost ground. “It is hard to look forward, however the lowering dollar is great, the demand for dairy around the world is very strong and export process are very high, so long may it continue.” Mr Poole said Murray Goulburn would remain a farmer owned co-operative. “What we have spoken to our farmers about is raising capital, but that is totally different from any sort of questioning of the constitution for the company’s ownership structure,” he said. “Murray Goulburn will stay farmer owned, which is what suits us and the farmers. The only people who could change that would be the farmers themselves. I think that is the important message to get across. “Changing of ownership is very heavily protected in Murray Goulburn’s constitu-

tion.” The co-operative’s milk supply grew by about two per cent last year, when Australian production overall fell by three per cent. “We hope to keep growing. We have two new plants and we want to grow our milk. The key to growing milk is to pay high prices and that is our objective,” Mr Poole said. “We are focused on paying the highest price to everyone and we have actually shifted our incentive program more towards farmers who want to grow through our next generation package.” Mr Poole said the dairy industry hasn’t grown much; it hasn’t grown at all for about 10 years, so it was an important time for the dairy industry. “Gippsland provides about one third of the milk in Victoria. The dairy industry is going to be the primary economic driver in Gippsland for a long time to come,” he said.

Talking it up: MG’s Robert Poole chats with Leongatha North dairy farmer Alex Spencer at the suppliers meeting in Leongatha last week.

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Cr Kieran Kennedy NEW speed zoning guidelines have been released in an effort to reduce the number of speed variations along Victorian roads. Seventy kilometres per hour zones will become either 60 or 80km/h, and 90km/h zones will become 80 or 100km/h. While VicRoads will be changing the zones on the roads they manage, it will be up to council to apply for the changes on roads maintained by us. This will be done after investigation to see if specific sites need to be reduced or raised. The first one we have applied for is Lees Road, Venus Bay between estates one and two. This has been approved to reduce speed to 80km/h and will become effective once the new signage has been installed. It is a common sense move that will be welcomed by most people. The federal election is now in full drive and I think everyone is relieved the indecision will be resolved soon and we can hopefully proceed without another hung parliament. We will be sure to capitalise on this season of promise to secure the best deals for South Gippsland from campaigning pollies. It was disappointing to see the referendum postponed when Commonwealth funding is vital for local government, so we are hopeful the new government will see fit to raise the matter during the first term. Work on the Leongatha Heavy Vehicle Bypass progresses, with council collaborating closely with VicRoads. The community consultation process will commence in the coming weeks to help finalise the plans that will free up the CBD traffic and provide improved safety. After a reasonably dry winter we’ve had some decent rain and forecasts are for a wet spring which will be welcomed by farmers. With a couple of weeks still to go until the Daffodil Festival, patches of the cheery yellow flowers are already nodding across the shire. The street plantings are bursting into colour and drawing comment from visitors too, so a pat on the back for our parks and gardens crews who so enthusiastically create these displays.

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Stay out SEVERAL weeks ago I saw in the local press the South Gippsland Shire Council was proposing to take over the operation of the Yanakie and Long Jetty caravan parks. I rang a number of councillors and voiced my opinion that in this day and age it is not a good idea for the council to be involved in the operation of caravan parks. In the local papers, The Star on July 30 and Mirror

on July 31, I noted the council has created four new positions from September to take on the management of the Yanakie park. No doubt when the Long Jetty park is taken over later in the year another position or more will be created. The total annual wages for the three permanent positions at this stage is $230,139 plus extras as well as employing casual labour at $28.28 per hour. In this age of overtime and penalty

rates, I believe the total cost of managing the parks will run to a huge annual impost on council and ultimately ratepayers. Instead of the council employing more and more staff I think they should concentrate on running the shire efficiently with fewer staff and the operating of things such as caravan parks should be left to private enterprise. Bill Davies, Foster.

China visit expands health knowledge CHINESE medicine practitioner Simone Cicero has recently returned from Yang Shou in China where she completed a study tour and further expanded her clinical knowledge. The therapist at South Gippsland Therapy Centre in Leongatha was fortunate to have the opportunity to study under the guidance of renowned practitioner Dr Lily Li who recently featured in Kylie Kwong's latest book My China. Dr Lily Li passed on knowledge from years of clinical practice in specific techniques such as acupuncture, Chinese cupping, tui na, gua sha and the use of herbal remedies. A highlight was when Dr Li prepared a meal which included gingko biloba nuts from an 800 year old tree to showcase the use of herbs in everyday meals. “It was a real honour to be treated to such an exquisite and healthful meal by such an accomplished practitioner who was so willing to share her knowledge about all aspects of traditional Chinese medicine,” Simone said. Simone had the opportunity to further her passion in preventative health, training in Tai Chi Tuan and Qi gong with

IN 2008 Labor established the Henry Review of taxation ‘for the future’ but failed to follow it through with real change. Instead new ‘levies’ were imposed on middle Australia, which continues to bear the burden, now at breaking point. Only radical taxation reform can ease Australia’s fundamental financial problems. Sanity must prevail! The Australian Taxation Reform Group made presentations to the Henry Review in 2009, propos-

ing a one per cent transaction tax that would eliminate all other taxes, capture all levels of business, bringing in twice the current revenue. Capable of being collected electronically, this would also eliminate any need for the often toxic tax bureaucracy. With Australia’s finances in a parlous state, this is the time to bring in real reform before more businesses collapse and more jobs are lost. Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has talked up real reform. For the nation’s future, talk to us! Elwyn Matthews,

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Welcome refugees AS a member of the ageing (I’m aged 85 years) generation, I find it impossible to understand why government policy determinedly rejects refugees who are potential workers and consumers and the possible parents of children, to carry on the task of building a nation of caring, prosperous people. Betty (AE) Singh, Leongatha North.

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THE election campaign is just one week old and it was only yesterday South Gippsland received its first promise from a candidate. Well, sort of. Labor candidate Anthony Naus announced a grant for Murray Goulburn’s Leongatha factory, with $133,869 to come from the Federal Government for lighting improvements. Mr Naus said the project entails replacing tri-phosphor fluorescent lamps and high intensity metal halide lighting with more efficient technologies, and the installation of lighting controls. The upgrade will reduce carbon emissions of lighting at the Leongatha factory by 35 per cent, saving the cooperative $135,000 a year. But so far that’s all the region has. Not even a fair dinkum promise of funding if you vote for me and I win. Federal elections tend to result in more Australia wide policies than action that produces measurable benefits for the immediate region. Still, we have the opportunity at the election to select those candidates whose parties will deliver the most for us. We need adequate health funding, fully financed redevelopments of our schools, and superb roads that reflect the importance of transport to our economy and lifestyles. We need affordable groceries and goods, training opportunities for our young and experienced workers, help for small businesses, adequate sporting and cultural facilities, and support for existing public transport networks. South Gippsland is fortunate in this election to have candidates residing in our immediate part of the electorate: David Amor of Katter’s Australian Party and Matt Sherry of Palmer United Party. They will at least give attention to the issues of most relevance to South Gippsland. Through any preference deals that may eventuate, Messrs Amor and Sherry can guarantee the best deal for South Gippsland.

WE are pleased to respond to Megan Knight’s letter to the editor last week (The Star, August 6) relating to the business cost analyses for Yanakie Caravan Park. We are mindful that council’s decision to directly manage the caravan park is controversial. The previous model of a lease of the park was not perfect. It had hidden management costs with many hours spent by council officers addressing non-compliance issues, as well as the rental being paid to council having to be reinvested into the park’s amenities and that benefit then being reflected in the business operations of the private operator. Our modelling has revealed the caravan parks are sustainable. The income generated by the park will fund salaries, expenses and future capital works and we will still make a profit. The pending budget request to fund the set up costs of the parks will use the existing project allocation costs in the Caravan Park Reserve Fund. Therefore, council’s bottom line and ratepayers are not affected. A report will be in the council agenda in August which will discuss this.

We have estimated the incomes and expenditure items as best we can, given that we have never had access to trading figures because of the way the lease was written. East Gippsland Shire Council (which has been operating caravan parks successfully for many years) and the tenant at Yanakie Caravan Park have been very helpful in determining our estimates. Despite this careful planning, some items/costs remain unknown until such time as we are trading and after the first year, we will be more informed and budgets adjusted accordingly. The salaries were determined after comparing with East Gippsland’s model and referring to our independent HR consultant. All on-costs have been factored in. One position has been reconsidered and eliminated. We are being inundated with phone calls for these positions and have a great opportunity to get the right people in to turn these parks around. There are compliance issues that need to be addressed (Regulations to the Residential Tenancies Act) and Crown Land Equity of Access Policy – best management guidelines. Why shouldn’t council be entrepreneurial and find ways to generate extra income that can be off-set towards budgets our parks and gardens crew have for managing Crown Land Reserves, or other Crown Land projects? The community is keen for us to reduce their rates burden and ventures such as this may prove part of the answer. It is an exciting opportunity for the shire and we encourage residents with appropriate skills to apply for the advertised positions. Tim Tamlin, chief executive officer, South Gippsland Shire Council.

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Christian school opens doors EVER wondered what education miracles occur behind the front gate at South Coast Christian College in Leongatha? Well, some families discovered the advantages of studying at the school when they attended an open day on Saturday. Classrooms were open for inspection and staff discussed the school’s curriculum and activities, including the transition to being a campus of Chairo Christian School from 2014. Chairo principal Rob Bray and head of teaching and learning, Jane Ward, joined Leongatha staff in meeting prospective parents and students. Leongatha principal Lisa Dumicich will become head of teaching next year.

“Because Chairo is such a large school, we will be able to tap into the advantages of that but still have the small country feel,” she said. The Leongatha campus will offer education from Prep to Year 10 next year. Although the school is the midst of transitioning to Chairo, the smoothness of the process attracted a letter of congratulations from Victorian Education Minister Martin Dixon. Mr Bray said the Leongatha campus would retain its heritage, despite being part of a bigger school. “We do not want the school to lose its identity and its culture. We will honour this community,” he said. Chairo has campuses at Drouin, Drouin East and Pakenham.

Mime of a time: Ashlin, Aliarna and Matt were happy faces at the St Laurence’s Primary School French day.

French fun at St Laurence’s BERETS, cycling, mimes, baguettes and Napoleon, what do they all have in common? France of course.

New era: welcoming parents to South Coast Christian School on Saturday were, from left, Chairo Christian School principal Rob Bray, South Coast principal Lisa Dumicich, Chairo head of teaching and learning Jane Ward, and South Coast Prep teacher and head of primary, Felicity Bongers. The school will become part of Chairo Christian School from 2014.

Walking for cause: Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College students hiked along the Grand Ridge Rail Trail last Thursday, tackling the section form Darlimurla to Mirboo North. Among them were, from left, Michaeleah Stephens, Liam ParnellStanley and Sharnee Mead-Ameri. Funds raised will go towards a range of causes, including a school in Bangladesh, the family of quadriplegic Beau Vernon, the Philippine Relief Fund and Disaster Aid Australia. Photo talent: last week’s Star included a story TV actor Angus McLaren. It was complemented by a wonderful photo by Mirboo North professional Brenner Liana. The Star was remiss in not crediting Ms Liana for the superb pic.

There were costumes consisting of that and more at the St Laurence’s Primary School French day on Friday in Leongatha. French activities included games from the country, a film, French music and a tour of French landmarks around the school. Red, white and blue littered the hallways and classrooms while even the teachers came dressed to impress. A parade ended the day and an illuminated Eiffel Tower brought it all to an end.

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Students in spotlight Memorable night: Newhaven College held its Presentation Ball for 2013 on Saturday night at the college auditorium. Front, from left: Holly Egan, Siska Vanek, Emma Powles, Zoe Reed, Lauren Coghlan, Megan Keogh, Mr Jason Scott, Mrs Gea Lovell (principal), Mrs Antoinette Mitchell (chair of college board), Mr Ron Mitchell, Jana Humbert, Attika Stahl, Kaitlin Robinson, Matilda Coleman, Claire Davie, Molly Hickman. Second row, from left: Taiha Shandley, Jessica Matthews, Emily Burns, Georgia Turner, Jessie Bickham, Jasmine Treppo, Alex O’Sullivan, Gabi Connell, Larissa Kutny, Jay Martin, Kirsten McCoy, Ashlea O’Brien, Montanna Cook, Megan McCoy, Maddaleine-Bently Dennis. Third row, from left: Matthew Stewart, Jack Korlaki, Max Homer, Nicholas Huigsloot, Anscar Densley, Sally Mildenhall, Anna Nuske, Shaharna McDonald, Katie Coulthard, Jarrod Donohue, Luke Bolding, Caleb Pollard-Virtue, Mitchell Gin, Nicholas Tran. Fourth row, from left: Josh Kiley, Brayden Davis, Connor Hadley, Justin Sims, Simon Mitchell, Francis Meade, Jack Leavey, Paddy Kavanagh, Hayden Vincent, Zachary Gajewski, Aaryn Hunter, Matthew Sheppard, Elliot Langford. Fifth row, from left: Samuel Bowden, Nicholas Håkansson, Jackson Waters, Benjamin Barron, Flynn Hollyoak, Luke Dixon, Logan West, Harrison Wright.

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Olive growers unite TWO heads are always better than one.

Olive picking: Doug Merrett and his son Nick harvesting in their olive grove, part of Southern Gippsland Olives.

Or in the case of Southern Gippsland Olives: six olive growers are better than one. Stones Throw Olives, Olive Twist, Grassy Spur Olives, Golden Creek Olives, Fish Creek Mount of Olives and Devon Siding Olives all work under the guise of Southern Gippsland Olives. Since 2010, they have been promoting the region’s olive industry as a team. The groves of different sizes range from 3000 trees down to 500 and the oldest has been in operation 13 years. “It’s a lot about cooperation, sharing of knowledge, sharing of capabilities,” convener of the group Doug Merrett said. “Ultimately we will all have more oil than we can sell so the idea is to eventually develop a common brand. “We have registered the name but none of us have had enough oil consistently to pour it all in one big stainless tank and bottle it under one Gippsland name.” The difference between Southern Gippsland Olives produce and olives grown in other parts of the country or world is quality. “The focus is the impeccable quality,” Mr Merrett said.

“It’s a great climate and great part of the world and I think the quality of what we produce is outstanding. “A number of our growers have won significant awards in national shows. That is a great indicator of the quality we have here.” The six growers use natural processes. “None of us are organic certified but we all follow organic practices and are chemical and pesticide free which we think the market is generally demanding these days,” Mr Merrett said. Olive growing in South Gippsland can vary, according to Mr Merrett, “the same as all primary production.” “It’s not the classic olive growing climate,” he said. “It’s a little bit cooler and wetter than the ideal but olives will grow in many of Australia’s agricultural regions because they are warm enough. “A lot of it just comes down to what’s under the ground. “The olive bush is a pretty hardy plant so with the right approach to soil management they will be very productive pretty much anywhere around our part of the world.” This picking season – May through to July – has meant a bumper crop for the local producers. “Picking and processing has been completed and it’s been an outstanding year regarding the yield so there

will be a lot of product around,” Mr Merrett said. Even though the six operations are relatively small the produce is available readily in the local community. “This olive oil is sold at local markets, from Inverloch to Foster, Loch and even up to markets in Mulgrave; a whole range of local and regional markets plus many local outlets,” Mr Merrett said. “Aherns’ (Fruit Market) have been pretty supportive along with cafes like Moo’s in Meeniyan and the Koonwarra Store and the Paddlewheel Store are also stocking us. “Everyone seems to have a friend or outlet in Melbourne somewhere as well.” Local stockists are helping boost the food culture in South Gippsland, Mr Merrett said. “It’s a very supportive good food and wine community,” he said. “I think our part of Gippsland is developing a reputation. “It’s progressing as a bit of a foodie hub and the support from the people like Aherns’ and Moo’s and the Koonwarra Store is critical for the small producers because we don’t have the scale, but we absolutely have the quality.” Look out for a great range of olive oils from the growers who are part of Southern Gippsland Olives at various stockists in the area.

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Reverend kicking goals By Brad Lester CHURCHES will continue to be part of country life for a while yet. That is the view of Reverend Paul Bauer, leader of the Leongatha Uniting Church since January this year. The church’s congregations remain steady throughout South Gippsland, although with just a sprinkling of young families among the largely 60 to70 year old demographic. The Uniting Church has undergone a restructure in the region, with ministry of the Corner Inlet congregations shared by Rev Bauer and a minister yet to be appointed to Wonthaggi and Inverloch. Rev Bauer said while attracting a regular following in today’s times is challenging, new approaches to ministry were appealing to the public. “At Leongatha and Meeniyan, we try to make it a bit more contemporary, while there is still a traditional element,” he said. Upbeat music and a cafe church – a service with a social time – have proven successful. “The sermon does

not need to be about me preaching but it’s a table discussion about a topic,” Rev Bauer said. “Older people like to listen to a sermon but something like this is a bit more interactive. I try to bring the elements of a cafe into it, with a menu of four questions for people to discuss.” Congregations are considering offering alternative worship times to allow families to attend around sporting and other community commitments. The Leongatha congregation is considering introducing a mothers of preschoolers program whereby mothers engage in craft or shared activity, listen to a guest speaker and share morning tea. Rev Bauer took over from the late Denis Simmons after relocating from the southern Tasmanian town of Sorell with his family, wife Tamara and daughters Natalie, 13, and Liana, 10. He has wasted no time continuing his passion for umpiring football, joining the South Gippsland Umpires Association as a goal umpire and calling the shots at Alberton league games. Now in his 20th year of

Footy fan: Reverend Paul Bauer splits his time between ministry within the Uniting Church and goal umpiring with the Alberton Football League. the hobby, Rev Bauer has umpired VFL Reserves matches, as well as two Ballarat Football League grand finals and at state level in Tasmania. “It’s another way of connecting. I do it because

I love it but sometimes I think if am I interested in what other people are interested in, it might show God is interested in all aspects of our lives,” he said. Despite being raised

within the Church of Christ and now working in ministry, Rev Bauer “hated” Sunday school as a teenager. “It’s proof that you do not have to have a really strong Christian upbring-

ing to have it grab your interest later in life,” he said. “I was possibly at that age where I was wondering where my life was going and trying to find some meaningful purpose.”

The former jockey spent the last 18 months of his Tasmanian stint supplying chaplaincy to the Tasmanian Racing Club, visiting stalls on racing days and talking to trainers, jockeys and officials.

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Green light for green lighting GREEN street lighting will be installed in South Gippsland from the end of the month. The move will save South Gippsland Shire Council an estimated $50,000 annually in electricity and maintenance costs. About 1330 street lights will be upgraded to an energy efficient option. “It will reduce greenhouse emissions by 400 tonnes per year,” said a delighted mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy. “It really is a winner all round: environmentally, economically and we will have higher quality lighting. “We have also been able to make savings on the lighting hardware by partnering with Bass Coast Shire Council on this great initiative.” The project aligns with council’s Sustainability Strategy target of reducing the 2009-10 emissions levels by 20 per cent over the next 10 years (2020). Funding of $172,812 received from the Federal Community Energy Efficiency Program and a contribution of $434,009 from council is being used to upgrade the majority of our lighting. “It is so rewarding when we can do the right thing by the environment and save council money as well at a time when the community is urging us to restrain spending,” Cr Kennedy said.

Prom campaign this November THE Friends of the Prom and the Prom Campers Association are continuing their campaign against commercial development in Wilsons Promontory National Park with a large rally and beach photo at the Prom on Saturday, November 2, during the Melbourne Cup long weekend. The two groups are asking people to gather in the Norman Bay Car Park at 1pm to take part in an aerial beach photo, which will include a protest slogan or images of the plants and animals national parks protect. The Prom campaign is part of a state wide campaign being coordinated by the Victorian National Parks Association. The association opposes the State Government’s policy of commercial development in national parks, which will allow up to 99 year leases over public land in national parks, particularly to build luxury accommodation within parks. For most people, this is near enough to private ownership of public land.

The groups believe Australians have owned the Prom and other Victorian national parks for more than a hundred years, and they are not for sale. Friends groups throughout Victoria believe these long leases are wrong in principle and not needed in Victorian parks, none of which are so large visitors cannot stay comfortably outside parks and visit as they wish. The two Prom groups have produced several thousand green “Hands Off Our Prom” stickers to advertise their campaign. Eco-tourism services such as surfing schools, guided walks, canoeing and the like have been provided in national parks like the Prom for many years, without the need for the providers to have long leases, the groups say. The groups say Cradle Mountain Lodge in Tasmania was deliberately sited outside the mational park and shuttle buses provided for visitors. The groups say the Prom offers nearly 500 campsites and roofed accommodation for more than 200, including the modern enviro-huts along the Tidal River and innovative safari tents.

Money savers: South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy (centre) launches the Green Street Lighting project with sustainability team members, from left: Heidi Hamm, Eric Neville, Skye Radcliffe Scott and Peter Roberts.

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LEONGATHA GLENYS FOSTER 0477 622 298 NEW LISTING

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Ideally located between Leongatha & Korumburra Spacious 4 bdrm, 2 bathroom plus huge games room Heaps of shedding, established trees, easy to care for land.

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KOONWARRA, PRIVACY ON 25 ACRES

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54sq's under roof unique design brick residence Designed to be solar passive with double glazing North facing & exceptional rural views.

$795,000 NEW LISTING

2.7 acre - Current Building Permit $200,000 Fernshade Royston Street - Fully Serviced NERRENA, 336 ACRES (4 TITLES) MIRBOO NORTH, 81 ACRES ? Heavy carrying country ideal for fattening bullocks ? Outstanding dairy in the family for 117 years ? Yards with concrete floor, large lockup hay shed Lot 1 - 1234 m2 - $115,000 ? Comfortable 3 bdrm hardiplank home ? Watered by dams & permanent spring with power ? The dairy 17 S/O H/B system - 16,000 lt. bulk vat. auto feed system. Lot 3 - 700 m2 $100,000 $7,250 per acre $460,000

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Room to work, rest and play LOCATED in the much sought after Panorama Estate, this wellbuilt three bedroom home is situated on a huge 1020m2 block.

with pets requiring room to roam. This is a well-priced property on a generous block, with genuine vendors inviting your inspection.

The home boasts a spacious open plan living room with a galley kitchen, walk in pantry, 900ml stainless steel stove and a sunny dining area. A sliding glass door from the dining area opens onto a massive covered outdoor space that has been fitted with bistro blinds creating an all-weather area. There is a choice of heating with natural gas and solid fuel heater and the master bedroom has a walk in robe and ensuite. The level backyard has a lock up colourbond shed and enough room to build the vegie patch of your dreams. This backyard has to be seen to be appreciated and is ideal for families or those

LEONGATHA 18 Carr Avenue Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha Michael Hanily 0417 311 756

$375,000

Peaceful perfection S

ET on five acres this immaculately kept property is only a short 10 minute drive to lovely township of Mirboo North. The three bedroom brick home boasts open plan living/dining/kitchen complete with walk in pantry, dishwasher, gas stove, gas heating and solid fuel heater. The main bedroom offers a large walk in robe and powder room while the further two bedrooms offer generous space and built in robes. Outside there are four paddocks, double carport, double garage, undercover entertaining area and low maintenance

gardens. This property allows the opportunity for sustainable low cost living with solar power, established orchid and ample room for a veggie patch. A property to just enjoy with all of the hard work already complete!

MIRBOO NTH 205 Clear Creek Valley Road, Stockdale & Leggo Mirboo North Natalie Couper 5668 1300 or 0428 941 541

$390,000

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Renovated inside & out with gleaming polished boards & neutral toning, each room is light & bright. Gas cook top, elec oven & dishwasher. The open plan living area is heated & cooled by a R/C A/C. Externally there's a new roof & guttering & an extensive new concrete drive.

The perfect lifestyle change property with this 4 acre beauty. Overlooking the spectacular green hills of Berry's Creek & beyond. Renovated kitchen, 2 living areas, 4 bdrms, study, 20x30ft lockup shed & dble garage.

$220,000 Sole agent

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235 Leongatha Road, Leongatha Nth Picture perfect

Large, renovated family home with OP living, 2nd living area, SFH & R/C air con. 4 bay CB shed, hay shed and workshop, cattle yard loading race, 5 minutes to town.

Immaculately presented home set on 3/4 acre, renovated with a recent extension. Spacious family room, new kitchen, dining area with magnificent views, sizeable bdrms with BIR's. Also a LU shed, a double carport, secure yard & a huge well sheltered deck.

$460,000 Sole agent

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4 Eccles Way, Leongatha Desirable home with outlook to match Grab a deal in Geale

This spacious home has only just approached 12 months old. Situated on an elevated block with park & farmland views, growing families will appreciate the 4 bdrms & multitude of open plan living space. The master bdrm boasts a R/C air con. Agent & walk through robe to the generous ensuite with oversized shower & twin basins. The 2nd living area opposite the main bdrm also doubles as a home theatre room. There's a covered Web ID outdoor deck, large yard, garden shed & veggie patch.

Spacious home with extensive rural views, verandahs, covered outdoor area, large lounge with OFP, R/C air con, kitchen & dining area, large back yard, carport & shed, handy to schools and shops.

$245,000 Sole agent

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1/7 Allison Street, Leongatha Attention Retirees! This 7 Star Energy rated townhouse is situated in arguably the best retirement location in Leongatha only 250 metres from Safeway, RSL & Cinema 4 complex. North facing aspect, open plan design, two bedrooms & semi-ensuite.

Jason Harris 0417 640 079 285006

FROM $310,000

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350 Anderson Road, Leongatha Live the country dream When quality counts Nth facing family room, enormous Blackwood kitchen, views over the manicured gardens & the Nerrena Hills. Sliding glass doors open onto 2 sep outdoor areas, 2nd living area, ensuite & WIR to master & BIR's. Excellent storage under the house and colourbond lock up garage.

$448,000 Sole agent

Rare 13 acre farmlet located just 5 minutes from the Leongatha township. With 270 degree views over the lights of Leongatha & rural surrounds & the peace & quiet of country living, this property ticks all the boxes. The home has 3 bedrooms plus a study, Tasmanian oak kitchen with a pantry that will impress most cooks, solid fuel heating, a R/C air conditioner, & a sliding glass door to a large covered deck that takes in the morning sun. Landscaped gardens, 5 paddocks, stockyards & creek.

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Unique home adjoining 2 acres of parkland. Recently renovated, two living areas, freshly painted throughout, polished floor boards, R/C A/C, wood fire & new floor coverings in the kitchen/dining area & an updated bathroom. Pool, 9 x 15m LU shed with 3m clearance.

Attractive 2.5 year old home, approx 19 sq, direct access from the garage, open plan kitchen, dining & family area. Handy 2nd living area, covered deck & side access into the landscaped yard with garden shed.

A great first home or rental investment. 3 bed, polished floors, new carpet, SFH, cathedral ceilings, lge open plan living, freshly painted throughout. Spacious backyard with lge dbl garage and dbl

Modern Curved roof home on 1/2 acre. Open planned living / dining / kitchen with electric cook top, oven & dishwasher, sep lounge, BIRs, master with WIR & ensuite, split system, SFH & entertaining deck.

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Private rural or lifestyle property on 100 acres H IDDEN in a gorgeous setting is this lovely three bedroom plus study rendered brick home.

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F you’re after a house where all you have to do is move everything in and then sit down and relax, then this one is a must see.

Polished hardwood floors throughout add to the modern, low maintenance appeal.

The large L-shaped lounge gives plenty of family relaxing space, while the renovated kitchen services the dining area, and through to the undercover entertaining area at the rear of the house. Three generous bedrooms all have built in robes.

Drive through the carport to access the back yard and the 6x9m (approx) shed, which has its own phone line and power. Heaps of yard space for kids to play. There’s plenty on offer... come and see for yourself!

Large open plan living and dining area with a homely kitchen overlooking the delightful rambling garden. The property is flat land with gentle slops and consists of 17 acres of shelter belts, divided the five paddocks and water is supplied through dams. The pasture is in excellent condition with super records over many years. The outside infrastructure consists of undercover heavy duty stockyards, a four bay garage with power plus an original shearing shed. A very well presented rural property only 14 km from Leongatha – well worth an inspection!

LEONGATHA STH 170 Frys Road Landmark Harcourts Leongatha 5662 2292

$995,000

LEONGATHA

146 McCartin Street Alex Scott and Staff Leongatha 5662 0922

$329,000

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Be pleasantly surprised. 3BR home in close proximity to schools, Rec. reserve & park. Light, cosy lounge with solid fuel heater, kitchen/dining room & new curtains throughout. Delightful cottage gardens to be enjoyed from inside, & outside from sunny wrap around patios or separate BBQ area. Sheds incl. powered workshop, garden & wood sheds. A cosy, private property.

Potential here for buyers to: break into the home owner's market; to down-size to a smaller home; to renovate ; for investors to secure a suitable rental property. Brick home consists of 2 BRs, separate lounge, neat kitchen/meals area & sunroom. Side access to a 3-bay shed (& lock-up workshop.) Disabled ramp access. Given a bit of a spruce up, this solid home has a lot to offer.

LEONGATHA SOUTH SUPERB RURAL HOME ON 1.2 ACRES

Picturesque property of flat to undulating, to part steep land. 83 acres plus 18 acres river frontage with transferable lease, plus water diversion licence. Old cottage in need of TLC & disused dairy, both with power. Good 8-bay hay/ machinery- shed, stockyards & loading race. Sensational views.

Sealed road frontage & on 1.2 acres (approx.) Stunning craftsman built, sun-filled home with many features. Well-appointed kitchen/dining /family room. 2nd elegant lounge with gas log fire. 3 generous BRs, study & updated bathrooms. R/C air con, ducted vacuuming, luxurious curtains &carpets. Huge 4 bay shed/ workshop. A life style opportunity not to be missed!

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Mardan South Christ Church – Circa 1934 F

OR sale by public tender is this unique opportunity to secure the Mardan Anglican Christ Church. Only recently decommissioned, the design of the church is Interwar Gothic in its simplest form, and is a prominent and substantial red brick and terra cotta tile construction. Rectangular windows are glazed

with diamond leadlight, the interior walls are a smooth render finish, and floors are polished hardwood, and there is both a gabled entrance foyer and gabled vestry. The church is very much in original condition, and has indeed stood the test of time extremely well - testament to both its design, and the quality of its construction. Sited on approximately an acre

of near-level land, the property is offered for sale by public tender. Full tender documents are available from First National Prom Country Real Estate in Mirboo North, and tenders close at 4pm on Thursday, September 5. Viewings will be by both open house and personal inspections. Enquire for further information.

MARDAN O’Malley’s Road One acre First National Prom Country Allen Bartlett 0417 274 624

For sale by public tender

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• Solid brick art deco home • Central position • Adjoining vacant block also available ($148,000)

• 3 bedroom brick veneer home • Great outdoor entertaining area • 6mx9m approx. garage/workshop

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$295,000

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Shedding galore-family friendly home S

ET on a magnificent, flat threequarter acre block this family home provides an excellent lifestyle opportunity.

It has an extensive array of shedding, enough to house 10 cars. Included are the main large shed with high clearance door, large workshop, internal storage rooms and lined sleep-out with bathroom facilities. Attached is another garage, also suitable for workshop and caravan storage. A double carport is attached to another extra large single garage. Access to sheds is easy from the sealed road front-

age via a circular bitumen driveway running right past the covered outdoor entertaining area which is along two sides of the house. The home itself has three main living areas: a kitchen and dining room with 700mm gas stove, dishwasher, large walk-in pantry, second pantry and storage cupboard and sliding door access to barbecue area. The second is a formal lounge with ornate cornice work, reverse cycle air conditioner and solid fuel heater. The third versatile living room is currently used as a family, office, sewing or music room. Because of the layout, one section could easily be

converted into a fourth bedroom. All three bedrooms are very spacious. The main and second ones have not one, but two walk-in-robes, the third a huge walk-in-robe. Storage is plentiful with a two door utility or linen cupboard in the laundry plus another in the hallway. A family bathroom is central to all the bedrooms. Easily maintained manicured lawns and gardens surrounding the property include established trees, camellias, bulbs and citrus trees. The north facing back yard is fully fenced, ideal for pets and keeping small children safe and secure. While the size and ori-

entation of this property provides a quiet peaceful lifestyle, it has the benefits of being right in the community-minded township of Dumbalk. Seize the opportunity to secure a property that covers all your needs.

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$385,000

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This full-sized, ultra-modern townhouse on a low-maintenance compact block close to shops, features 3 BRs, 2 bathrooms, ample living space, northerly courtyard and views too. 1/11 Grandridge East $255,000 - $275,000

: ; (" < = # # modern residence is a tantalising treat. With 3 separate living areas, 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms, all > ( " " " * "" # # ( Stainless steel 900w range & cooktop, 2 split system air cons, spa bath, plush carpets, porcelain tiles, direct-in home access from the double garage, and more.

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16 Wells Road

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Mirboo Nth

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5668 1660

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Late, but in bloom THE 57th Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Show hit a major hurdle this year, with a booking clash at Memorial Hall threatening its staging.

Still giving: Sue Hunt (centre), executive director of The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, receives a cheque from Inverloch ball organisers Ross and Kerrie Beauglehall.

Invy ball backs children’s hospital AN INVERLOCH ball continues to give diabetic children a better chance of life, 16 years after the event was instigated. The 2013 ball, held in July, raised $50,000 for the Royal Children’s Hospital’s diabetic unit. Ball organisers Kerrie and Ross Beauglehall presented a cheque to hospital foundation executive director Sue Hunt at the hospital’s annual meeting. Mrs Beauglehall was overwhelmed by the public’s support, especially during the current hard economic times. “We never know when one day we may wake and find our child or grandchild has to live with type one diabetes for the rest of their life,” she said. The 16th Annual Fundraising Dinner Dance and Auction attracted 280 people. Twelve doctors and allied health people from the hospital attended and Professor George Werther, head of the diabetic department, spoke about the importance of the money the Inverloch fundraiser made. Proceeds fund the complication screening program at the hospital, allowing 1200 diabetic children to be checked annually for early onset of complications.

There is no hospital or government funding for the program. Professor Werther said since the Inverloch fundraiser was set up, complications in young diabetic children had decreased from 30 to three per cent. The Beauglehall’s daughter Carla was diagnosed with type one diabetes at age 11. She is now married to Paul Poletti with a son Nate. “Everyone that donates, attends the function and volunteers should be proud to know they personally have helped hundreds of diabetic children that grow to be teenagers and adults not go blind, have heart attacks, go on dialysis or have a leg amputated,” Mrs Beauglehall said. Further funds from the night go towards research. Chefs Brent Sinclair and Darryl Thomas donated their time to cater for the ball, and band Stiletto Groove gave their talents to entertain. A lucky key prize of a weekend away in the Yarra Valley donated by LJ Hookers Inverloch was won by Bill Phillips. Many people donated goods and services to be raffled and auctioned on the night. A great team of volunteers worked before and on the night to help make the night a success.

The Leongatha Horticultural Society’s premier event obviously has a proud tradition in town, and the very thought of a cancelled show sent shock waves through the local community. But, so the famous saying goes: ‘The show will go on.’ “We booked the hall for the week prior, as usual, so we could set up for the show, but somehow the Paul Kelly concert was booked for the Wednesday night,” show secretary Margaret Fox said. While the mix up was costly from an advertising point of view, Margaret said South Gippsland Shire Council keen to help out, with community strengthening manager Ned Dennis playing a leading role. Rather than its traditional Thursday start, the event will now shift to Friday, August 30, (kicking off at 9am and running through Saturday). “Thursday will be a hectic day getting set up and having the exhibitors – who usually number about 1000 – organised by 6pm, when judging will start. But it will happen and by Friday morning the show will be looking as good as ever. We hope the public will support us for the two days we are open, so it will be all worthwhile,” Margaret said. The hall will be buzzing on the Thursday with excited exhibitors setting up and there will also be plenty of action on the streets of Leongatha. The Shop Windows Competition, with a ‘Our Pioneers’ theme, is sure to draw a crowd; ditto the ‘flowers of praise’ exhibition at St Peters Anglican Church. Meanwhile, the South Gippsland Gem and Lapidary Club’s display at the

old bowling club rooms in Hughes Street – along with other various locations – will dazzle. Commerce will be bustling too, with a three day sidewalk sale also kicking off. Friday and Saturday will have even more activities than usual, Margaret said. Saturday will be particularly jam packed, with live music, art and food creating a carnival atmosphere in the courtyard area behind the hall and in the Safeway carpark.

Margaret Fox: the Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Show secretary said despite hiccups with a double booking at Memorial Hall, the event will be jam packed.

Should Coal Creek stay open? By Phoebe Lamb-Hale, work experience THERE has been an ongoing question in the community as to whether the tourist attraction Coal Creek Community Park and Museum at Korumburra should be closed. Some argue it is important to the community because it helps educate the younger generation about our local history. Others argue it is not making any money due to lack of business and sits dormant. Coal Creek hosts many important community events such as a yearly Easter egg hunt which many local families attend. The Halloween Trick or Treat night enables younger local children to walk around in a safe environment and participate in Halloween games such as apple bobbing. Coal Creek has also hosted carols by candlelight which is a popular event . Coal Creek has made many improvements in the past few years such as taking on the community’s farmers market, pro-

moting local businesses and independent sellers. It also gives schools and VCAL students opportunities to give back to the community. For example Korumburra Secondary College’s VCAL students designed and produced bags made to use whilst shopping at the market. Coal Creek hosts a program called The Young Ambassadors., This program requires students from various schools to split into groups and research a particular building. The students are asked to make an informative short film about their historical building. Once they have completed the project, Coal Creek holds an information session with the families and important community members attending. Students showcase the videos to the audience and students are rewarded with an iconic trophy made of coal from the local mine. This program educates the youth of our community and generates work. Coal Creek is a useful and productive heart of Korumburra; it creates jobs for the local people, educates the younger generation about our local history, hosts the farmers market and creates exciting and fun events for the community.

100 reasons to smile Starting out: Preps at Leongatha Primary School had great reason to celebrate recently as they turned up for their100th day of school. There were activities galore for the keen pupils but a running theme of the number 100 kept everyone busy. One hundred day hats with 100 stickers were complemented with paintings of 100 gum balls in a machine. Coins were flipped 100 times while 100 different snacks were tasted. Fletcher, Leila, Rhett and Sienna show off some of their work completed on their 100th day.

Wet July, dry 2013 JULY saw a reasonable amount of rain in Fish Creek, but the year to date total is nowhere near last year’s. Rain recorder Neville Buckland tipped 112mm out of his gauge for July, prompting him to remark, “The paddocks are soft but not too bad after the last two years.”

By the end of July, the yearly tally was 483mm. That compares with last year’s 42.5mm for July and a year to date total of 816mm. The year before was even wetter, with 970mm to the end of July. In Meeniyan, 95.8mm fell in July over 12 days. Leongatha had a reasonably wet

July too, with 91.5mm, also over 12 days. “But it wasn’t as wet as the previous two years,” weather recorder Kay Puru said. Last year, 126.9mm was recorded, with 101.1mm the year before. “It was a bit drier in 2012 with 72.1mm and just a tad more in 2009 when we had 92.4mm.”

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floor to ceiling windows, looking across the ocean, Anderson Inlet and the remarkable Bass Coast. The three room configurations are named in honour of regional icons: Cape Liptrap, Cape Paterson and The Inlet. When all three spaces are combined as one, they are known as the Panorama Room. All are serviced by a full bar. “All of our business so far has been from the Gippsland market,” resort conference and events coordinator Naomi Bechaz said. “There are limited options in the region if you want to stage a conference of a substantial size and we have the accommodation too. People can come and have their retreat here and do not have to leave the property.” Suave and relaxed, the Zenith Lounge offers ground floor views within a warm environment that is the ideal space for a drink and dining with family and friends. Seating 80 people, the bar offers a mix of arm chairs and couches, large television screen, a climate controlled wine display, and a gas log fire to create a cosy winter setting. The lounge is open to resort guests as well as the public. “It’s a great place for a coffee, beer, cocktail or wine. There is also a tapas menu and a range of newspapers and magazines,” Ms Bechaz said. Appreciate acoustic music from 4.30pm every Friday and free tapas between 4.30pm and 6pm while gazing across the ocean. An extensive unique dinner menu is available, including gourmet pizzas and shared dishes. The two flexible boardrooms – Warrain 1 and Warrain 2 – can be used as one room or two, and are fitted with the latest audio-visual equipment. Warrain is an Aboriginal word meaning ocean. “This is the only board room in the area with full ocean views,” Ms Bechaz said. “We hope to offer degustation menus in there with a five course menu and matched wines.” The famous restaurant is now capable of seating 150 guests, an additional 30. To cope with the anticipated additional demand, extra carparking is offered. The expansion works include new kitchen facilities complete with a pastry kitchen. More than 100 people are employed at the resort.

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Vets’ museum looks to future

By Jane Ross

THE Vietnam Veterans Museum in Newhaven is developing a $53,000-plus master plan to ensure its future growth.

Making connections: Louk Karemengingo and Bishop Alexis Bilindabagabo from Rwanda were made welcome at Leongatha’s St Peter’s Anglican Church by Graham Toohill (left) and Reverend Janet Wallis.

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LEONGATHA’S St Peter’s Anglican Church received a special guest taking mass recently.

Rwandan Bishop Alexis Bilindabagabo preached twice at the church as part of his visit to Australia this month. A special partnership between the Bishop’s Diocese and the Gippsland Diocese prompted the visit. “Our dioceses have been in a friendship for the past 15 years,” he said. “The Leongatha parish has a partnership with one of our parishes and we received a visit from a group from here, so we are paying them back a visit and saying thank you. “We are just trying to strengthen the partnership which we believe is very beneficial to both of us.” Bishop Alexis was a refugee from Rwanda three times in his life, due to tribal fighting. In the genocide of 1994, he was res-

cued miraculously during three months of horror. Bishop Alexis urged the people to share the good news that God is good and he loves each individual on the planet. He reminded everyone to keep the message simple, and to love one another like Jesus loves us. Reverend Janet Wallis said the visit was welcomed. “Because the link has been there for such a long time it is great to continually work on that and keep making the next step,” she said. “It is just reinforcing the support that we have in them and the support they give to us. “The bishop has such a love for god and the gospel and that makes us enthusiastic too.” Bishop Alexis was joined by a Rwandan parish school principal Louk Karemengingo.

Mayor’s message Cr Clare Le Serve YOU may have heard council’s CEO Allan Bawden will be retiring from his position at the end of his contract next March. As well, our corporate services director Danny Luna will be retiring in October. Both Mr Bawden and Mr Luna have had long, distinguished careers with council and we will be sad to see them go. It is not possible to do them justice in this short article and there will be opportunity over coming weeks to acknowledge their significant contribution to the shire, the community and the many people with whom they have worked and mentored over careers spanning more than 18 years (Allan) and 33 years (Danny). Suffice to say, they will be missed! I am personally grateful to Mr Bawden, who extended his contract with the intention of providing stability and guidance to the new council. With six out of seven councillors being new to our roles, we really needed the support of an established CEO, and we’ve certainly had this with Allan. Nine months on, we are in a good position to appoint Allan’s successor. We have a good framework and process in place to select the new CEO by the Human Resources Committee, consisting of three councillors and an independent representative, and aided by support from council. The position will be widely advertised and we expect it will generate a lot of interest. This will be an attractive position for a new CEO and we are looking forward to showcasing Bass Coast and everything it has to offer to potential applicants, especially those looking for a seachange! On a different note, it was fantastic to see the National Vietnam Veterans Museum receiving funding of $40,000 from the State Government to develop their strategic Master Plan 2013-2025. Council has worked closely with the museum in helping them apply for the grant and will provide a further $5,000 in funding and in-kind support. With over 20,000 visitors every year, the museum is not only a fantastic tourist attraction, but a war memorial of national significance. I congratulate the dedicated volunteers who have helped build, maintain and expand the museum and look forward to seeing future developments with the aid of this grant. Cr Clare Le Serve, mayor.

The master plan is the next step in a number of moves that will take the museum from a facility run by volunteers to one that is up to professional standard. An operations and marketing manager has been employed and the process is underway to change the hub from a military collection to an accredited military museum. The master plan will look to the year 2025. “We’ve done pretty well to be where we are but we need to build on that success with a road map for the future,” museum CEO Gary Parker said. “As veterans we’re ageing.” Begun with a trailer hauled by a

car, the Vietnam Veterans Museum has burgeoned beyond all expectation. Mr Parker said since it moved to Newhaven in 2007, it has doubled in size. “We’re already cramped. We have more to display than we’ve got room for.” The museum is putting $8500 of its own funds towards employing a consultant to draw up the master plan. Bass Coast Shire Council is adding $5000 and the State Government $40,000. The state grant was presented recently by Bass MLA Ken Smith on behalf of Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan. The money has come from the Regional Growth Fund, which was Mr Ryan’s idea. Mr Parker said the museum is grateful for the $40,000, adding it was particularly significant because grants under the Putting Locals First Program aspect of the fund are usually capped at $30,000. “They said for the project to be com-

plete it would cost more than $30,000 so they found the extra,” Mr Parker said. “We’re pretty happy about that.” He said the state money and master plan will open up more grant opportunities. Presenting the cheque, Mr Smith said over 20,000 visitors “discover the National Vietnam Veterans Museum and its remarkable collection of Vietnam War memorabilia each year, making it not only an important tourist attraction on Phillip Island, but also a war memorial of national significance”. He said a project control group would oversee the master plan, with representatives from Bass Coast Shire Council, Office of Veterans Affairs and the Victorian Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia. Mr Smith said the museum’s success to date is testament to the hard work of local volunteers, all of whom are Vietnam veterans “who have spent 15 years developing the facility and it is vital that their legacy is preserved for the education of future generations”.

Welcome funding: Bass MLA Ken Smith (right) presented a $40,000 cheque to the Vietnam Veterans Museum. With him are Bass Coast Shire Council’s Peter Francis, State Government representative Laurie Paton, and museum CEO Gary Parker.

International experience ALLORA Kindergarten in Leongatha welcomed Wendy Fourie on July 15, a new teacher for the four year old group on Mondays and Tuesdays. Originally from South Africa, Wendy began her teaching career there before moving to New Zealand, then to Leongatha one year ago. “I love the job; I don’t think any other job could combine all my passions in to one. I get to play all day long

and I love the art sessions and I love the kids,” she said. “On the whole, South Africa is very much the same as Australia curriculum wise. I find teaching in Australia a very good combination of both South Africa and New Zealand. “Teaching over there and having that international experience was a great learning curve and has enriched and grown me.” Wendy was in the Hamilton area of New Zealand for six years, where she started as a relief milker before moving into early childcare.

“I love living in Leongatha. It is a beautiful part of the world to be in. I love the people and I am very grateful and thankful to everyone I have come in contact with so far. They have all been so friendly, warm and welcoming,” she said. “Here at the centre, the people have offered nothing but help. It takes a bit of time to get in to a new system, but everybody has been really accommodating. Wendy said the children at Allora were lovely and that it was a pleasure to influence their lives.

New face: from left, Alyssa, Chloe, Max, Wendy Fourie, Cody and Darcy out in the playground of Allora Kindergarten. Wendy brings international teaching experience to her new role at the centre.

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Hyundai’s success continues HYUNDAI Australia is continuing to push forward in leaps and bounds. Record sales, 14 consecutive months of year on year growth and three nominations for prestigious Australian car awards have Hyundai smiling. Three of its passenger cars - the i30, Santa Fe and iLoad – are recognised in the 2013 Motor-

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value, Euro chic design, economical operation and raft of standard safety features including maximum five star ANCAP rating. The Hyundai Santa Fe was recognised in the highly competitive family car >$30k category and was rewarded for offering a package of interior and exterior features coupled with comprehensive on and off road performance, and stylish European design. When it comes to working vehicles, the Hyundai iLoad is always a solid performer. It has been nominated for the Best Tradie Vehicle category. In correspondence with all this recent success, The Star test drove the 2013 Hyundai i30 to see why it was nominated and it certainly did not disappoint. You get in, turn the key and you are greeted with a ‘welcome’ on the heads up display. Driving the 1.8l petrol engine is responsive and matched with the six speed automatic transmission acceleration is smooth. The i30 is also available with a 1.6l diesel engine and a six speed manual transmission. Both engines and transmissions provide exceptional fuel economy. The stylish car hugs the road as you drive around the countryside and looks in

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Ready to rescue: rescue officer and second lieutenant David Smith and Mirboo North CFA captain Rob Nyhuis are integral to the road rescue unit.

Ready to rescue By Matt Dunn BEING part of Mirboo North CFA’s road rescue unit can mean living life on the edge. The accredited “rope rescue” brigade will go where others fear to tread, saving the lives of those unfortunates in car and heavy vehicle crashes. It’s not a job for everyone, for the volunteers do it for nothing at all, except the satisfaction of a job well done. Mirboo North was first recognised as a road rescue unit in 1985, but performed many of those functions even earlier. The beginnings were humble, with a trailer and a former Telecom vehicle part of the early inventory. Later this year, the unit will add a specialised

truck, with an impressive array of equipment on board. “We cover 800 square kilometres, which is a very big area, getting involved in any road accident rescue – which is inclusive of cars, trucks and any other heavy vehicles,” Mirboo North CFA captain Rob Nyhuis said. The grisly aspects of the volunteer role are clear, with life, and more particularly death, staring them in the face every day. But worst of all is that sometimes situation when the members come to the rescue of those they know. “The down side of the job are those human situations. More than the gruesome, it’s the after effects of an accident that really take a toll,” Rob said. “If you know the person it can be a

particularly emotional experience. Too many times it happens that we do know the person.” Rob said the CFA boasted a great support network for those members who suffered in the wake of a rescue. “They offer peer support after any fatality, but whether we accept it is up to us at a brigade level. They can also go to another level of counselling if needed,” he said. “You’ll find whether it’s us or other brigades – and I certainly don’t want to speak for them – we self-regulate. We’ve got each other’s back and we need to after a horrific event. “We maintain contact for a few days after a fatality, because sometimes it can be a while before some members really feel the effects of it.”

Locally, CFA road rescue units also exist at Loch and Fish Creek. Both are also accredited rope rescue units. Leongatha SES can lay similar claims, with a broad range of skills. Although the “down sides” can have you feeling distraught, the positives far outweigh them, Rob said. “We can actually make a big difference by saving someone. The truth of the matter is, there’s many people who would have died if not for our efforts. It’s that simple,” he said. He believes the road rescue units are taking on a greater importance in the wake of strains on the ambulance service. “Us, along with other road rescue units, are often first on the scene. We’re actually beating ambulance officers to

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RETIREMENT Live the life at Mountain View Planning and enjoying your

HAVE you ever wondered what the nest chapter of your life will bring? Have you ever considered what a retirement village could offer you? Village living offers many appealing aspects as to how you choose to spend your retirement years and offers more than a real estate option. Mountain View Leongatha village manager Trevor Davis said village living provides an opportunity to enhance your lifestyle. “We are holding public seminars on what retirement is all about, designed to help people with how best to plan for retirement,” he said. “Residing in a friendly community with people at the same stage of life as you are brings peace of mind and security. It also allows for many and varied activities you can be involved in at your own pace. “It is a very nice environment to live in.” Wouldn’t it be fantastic to move into a modern and fresh new home with the carefree lifestyle

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RETIREMENT Enjoy living at Dalkeith Heights Planning and enjoying your

IF YOU’RE over 55 and have been thinking about downsizing to a better lifestyle, Dalkeith Heights Independent Living could be the answer according to village manager Vanessa Marshall. Currently home to 75 happy residents, Ms Marshall said Dalkeith Heights in Traralgon is a beautifully designed village with a friendly community of people with shared interests. “Our award winning community centre is the heart and soul of our village, and a hub of activity with an indoor pool, gym, billiards and cinema rooms,” Ms Marshall said. “Our residents really enjoy using the centre for private functions and special occasions with family and friends. “Residents can choose to be a part of regular social activities and events in the community centre, including weekly catch ups in the bar and cafe. These events really highlight the strong sense of community at Dalkeith Heights.” Dalkeith Heights offers beautifully modern one and two bedroom homes, some with study, with two bedroom homes priced from $278,000. Designed with accessibility in mind, there are footpaths with no guttering or steps right across the Dalkeith Heights village which makes it very easy for residents to get around. The community centre offers open, private and terrace dining rooms, available for resident use, which suit any type of event. Paul and wife Sue have been living at Dalkeith Heights for over a year now. “I have said it before, and I’ll say it again, you couldn’t pay me a million bucks to leave,” Paul said. Visitors are welcome to drop in for a tour of Dalkeith Heights at anytime. Appointments need to be made in advance for weekend tours. For more information call 5175 0955 or visit www.dalkeithheights.com.au. Dalkeith Heights Independent Living is located at 49 to 53 Hazelwood Road, Traralgon.

Relaxing lifestyle: Dalkeith Heights at Traralgon offers independent, stress free living.

THE LIFESTYLE YOU DESERVE

Dalkeith Heights is a unique, beautiful, independent living village situated just minutes from the picturesque town of Traralgon in Gippsland. Our award-winning Community Centre offers you state-of-the-art facilities which you can share with friends and family. Take a dip in the heated pool, play billiards, unwind in the movie theatre or café, and lots more. The village also offers a communal vegetable garden and workshop. Along with great facilities, our spacious one and two bedroom homes (some with study) have double glazed windows and an emergency call system, giving you reliability and peace of mind. With two-bedroom homes priced from $278,000, Dalkeith Heights is truly affordable living.

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Planning and enjoying your

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Live without a worry FAIRVIEW Village is a not for profit community based organisation that has been operating in Warragul for more than 50 years. They provide a range of services to elderly members of the community including retirement living, supported living, home based care, residential aged care and ageing related advice and advocacy. The mission of Fairview Village is to provide a continuum of care to the elderly so they can age with independence, dignity and safety in an inclusive and vibrant setting for the rest of their lives. When you move to Fairview Village you will never have to move again. The latest exciting development at Fairview Village is the completion of Fairview Rise apartments. There are 16 apartments, all two bedroom in design and with stunning rural views. They have been finished to a premium standard with a host of age friendly features included. Thirteen of these apartments have now been sold, and the remaining three apartments are expected to sell quickly. Fairview Rise apartments have been designed for those people who are no longer able to maintain a larger unit or home, who want to remain as independent as possible, but who need some support to do so. A range of support services can be provided into the apartments, and these services can be tailored to specific individual needs. If you would like a worry free life in a comfortable and safe environment, with support readily available if you should need it, then enquire now about Fairview Rise apartments. More details about Fairview Rise apartments and the range of other services that Fairview Village are able to provide can be found on our web site www. fairviewvillage.com.au , or ring us to make an appointment to inspect the village.

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Chat and create – that’s the life! WOORAYL Lodge’s weekly craft group is something special. Volunteer coordinator Marilyn Lewis said the Wednesday morning ritual at the Leongatha aged care hos-

tel was embraced by all those who loved beading, sewing and knitting. “It’s probably one of the most enjoyable things the people involved have here. They really look forward to it,” she said.

Marilyn is always looking for ways to “make it interesting and different”. “I try to involve the participants in decisions about what we’re going to make, as a way of keeping them interested. I make them think,” she said.

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Whatever your reasons for retiring, planning ahead for the transition can help financially, emotionally and practically. Here are some suggestions to start you thinking: • considering volunteering to retain a connection with the community and your interests; • helping with childcare, either voluntarily or for a fee, to stay young; • care for family members, friends, or neighbours; • learn something new by taking up a new subject, exploring a new field of study, or taking up classes to keep your mind healthy and active; • travelling – it’s a big world out there;. • recording the oral histories of older people; • gardening; • taking part in the arts, such as getting involved in a creative arts program, a choir or photography group; and • helping others to take up a new hobby in your area of interest, such as painting, bird watching, or tennis. If you are still stuck for ideas, why not chat to friends and family and get their suggestions? South Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils have extensive lists of community groups for you to join on their websites. Information courtesy www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au

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Byrnes on a mission By Brad Lester THE rolling hills of South Gippsland and western lifestyle of Leongatha will soon be a distant memory for Mark and Lynne Byrne. The Leongatha couple is about to relocate to the Philippines to work in an orphanage established by former Leongatha travel agent David Gray. Why are they going? “Because God has placed these people in our hearts and we cannot ignore them,” Lynne said. “We are going in obedience to God’s call to serve Him, and share Jesus love, to bring hope to those who have no hope.” The Byrnes plan to stay for as long as they are needed, and so have resigned from work and sold their home. The orphanage, known as Cornerstone House, operates under the banner of Cornerstone Ministries and Philippine Relief Program, a non-denominational Christian Aid organisation that has been operating

Creative minds: Mark Byrne and orphans display pizzas they baked in the pizza oven they made.

in The Philippines since 1996. The Byrnes will largely be involved in administration of the orphanage but will also help in many other areas of ministry working alongside the local Christian churches to bring practical aid to Filipinos. “Poverty is a major issue in the Philippines and many people live in makeshift homes made out of wood, cardboard, plastic bags, pieces of iron roofing, whatever they can find,” Mark said. “Small communities appear everywhere, even under bridges and they earn whatever small amount of money they can to feed their families. Many kids live on the streets for a variety of different reasons and do not have the opportunity of education and a safe place to sleep at night or a meal to fill their stomachs.” The orphanage is located in one of the poorest areas of Cebu and is home to about 16 boys aged between 10 and 22. “The philosophy of Cornerstone is we can’t help them all but we can help some. Cornerstone Ministries bring hope to those who feel hopeless,” Mark said.

Lynne added: “They pick up the wounded, broken, starving and sick, tend to their needs and restore their hope by sharing the love of Jesus with them through their words and actions.” With Lynne and Mark helping out at Cornerstone, David will be able to dedicate more of his time to the new rehabilitation centre - New Beginnings Centre - and organic farm that has been built three to four hours drive from Cebu. The centre will be used to help the residents, people from the leprosarium (who have been healed) and the prison system to develop their life skills and prepare them for re-integration into everyday society. It also allows for the education of the wider community to not be afraid of people who have had leprosy if they are healed. “They just deserve to be given the opportunity of a second chance, to be loved and to get on with life,” Lynne said. The Byrnes are no strangers to the orphanage, having visited there several times over the years, most recently a six week stay last year. The family’s connection with the orphanage be-

Family effort: Lynne and Mark Byrne and daughters Jess, Kelsey and Ashlee with orphans during a previous visit to the Philippines.

gan through trips there offered by their daughters’ former school, South Coast Christian College in Leongatha. “We’ve been going there (Cebu) since 2005. I’ve been there half a dozen times and Mark’s been there three times, and the kids have been a few times,” Lynne said. Mark added, “We’ve been as a family twice so it’s like our second home. They’re very hospitable people, easy to get along with and very welcoming.” The Byrnes have lived in the area for 13 years and are members of the Meeniyan Christian Fellowship. Mark has worked at Ryans BuildPro in Leongatha and Wonthaggi throughout that time, and his employers have supported his overseas journeys. Their daughters Ashlee, Kelsey and Jess plan to visit their parents, and the Byrnes will return to Australia every six months to visit family. If you are interested in finding out more about The Philippine Relief Program go to www.pilrep. com

Asia bound: Lynne and Mark Byrne are heading to an orphanage in the Philippines to enrich the lives of boys.

Dreams inspire first novel

By Jane Ross

SUE Altenhof has been writing short stories and poetry most of her life. She’s also penned novel sized books by hand but never did anything with them. A former employee at Cash’s Australia in Leongatha, Sue has now published her first book. Titled Pieces of the Milky Way it’s set in Tennant Creek. The idea behind it had been mulling around in her mind for a while and, with the help of how-to-set-outa-novel software, Sue cast her pen aside and sat down at the computer. Pieces of the Milky Way took her a month to write. She describes it as “faction”. “It hasn’t all come out of my imagination. I love doing research and I’ve always been interested in Aboriginal dreamtime mythology.” Sue herself draws on her own dreams for inspiration for her writing. She keeps a dream journal and would encourage other would-be writers to do the same. “I have a pad and pen

beside me and I write down my dreams as soon as I wake up. I draw on those a lot.” Sue published Pieces of the Milky Way herself, through a company in Queensland and found the experience enlightening and pleasurable. They do all the marketing and have sent a copy of Sue’s work to book fairs in Germany and the United States. “It’s also e-booked through Amazon. You

can find out about it on Google.” Locally, Sue said Peter Watchorn has agreed to stock the book at the Leongatha Newsagency and there is a copy in the National Library of Australia. Sue is pretty proud of that. The publishers designed a cover for her but she had input via phone and email. “They were very helpful. It’s exciting now there is a finished product.”

Making difference: work experience student Tayla Stivic (centre) with Inverloch Primary School students, from left: Cooper, Aidan, Ella, Svenja and Abbey, and back, Xanthe, Alex, Bethany, Siobhan and Blythe.

Young teacher in the house By Ellen McIntosh, work experience

Finished: Sue Altenhof has published her first novel.

WHEN Wonthaggi Secondary College student Tayla Stivic signed up to do work experience at Inverloch Primary School, she had no idea how rewarding it would be.

While helping teachers with transporting and supervising Grades 1 and 2 children with swimming lessons at South Gippsland SPLASH in Leongatha, Tayla also helped with reading and joined maths and English classes. Tayla enjoyed her time at Inverloch Primary and has made plenty of little friends. Tayla is one of four Wonthaggi

Secondary College students completing their work experience at Inverloch Primary School. Harley Roetz helped in the music department by setting up instruments and lessons and also playing guitar for the children. Steven Wallace helped teachers with sport classes and Kaitlyn Gaskin helped Prep students.

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Experiencing life: Mary MacKillop College students, from left, Niamh O’Hehir, Bree McRae, Keely Mabilia and Brianna Newton discover massage therapy.

Teens with vision MORE than 2500 students from secondary schools across South Gippsland, Bass Coast, the Latrobe Valley and Baw Baw attended the biggest JobSkills Expo ever staged in the region. More than 100 exhibitors provided a showcase of careers at Warragul’s Lardner Park with hands on activities in areas such as bricklaying, carpentry, hospitality, health, horticulture, agriculture, beauty, retail, electrical, engineering, automotive, emergency services and more. The Gippsland Jobskills Expo was organised by South Gippsland Bass Coast Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN) and Baw Baw Latrobe LLEN.

Strong bond: Emily Baker and Dane Perczyk by the water’s edge at Port Franklin. Photographer: Heather Downing of Country Image Photography, Foster.

Queensland honeymoon THERE was not a dry eye among family and close family friends when Emily Baker and Dane Perczyk performed a bridal dance at their wedding on May 11. The couple danced an elegant rock and roll waltz to Mexican Wind by Jann Browne at their reception at the Foster War Memorial Hall. The couple had been rock and roll dancing for nearly three years with John and Judy Kerville of Leongatha. Emily is the daughter of Gail Baker and John Giliam of Dumbalk, and Dane the son of Jacqueline and John Taylor of Leongatha and Jerry Perczyk of Sale. The bride was supported by maid of honour, her friend Jessica Bright, bridesmaid, her sister Cathy Giliam and flower girl, Chloe Stock, her cousin. Dane was accompanied by best man, his brother Trent Perczyk, and groomsman, his friend Richard Kirton. The couple wed at Foster Anglican Church at 2pm, with Reverend Graham Toohill of Leongatha officiating.

The newlyweds left the church to an old time classic song, Sweet Home Alabama, followed by a family photo shoot at Pearl Park in Foster and the bridal party photo shoot at Port Franklin. Brent Sinclair catered for the reception, while musician Geoff Sparks entertained. The couple honeymooned at Port Douglas in Queensland for 10 days. Dane works for Alex Scott and Staff as a livestock agent and auctioneer in Leongatha. Emily is running the two family farms owned by Dane’ s father Jerry and rearing calves on their home farm in Pound Creek, where they live. The couple was blessed with a beautiful sunny wedding day, surrounded by family and friends whom all brought joy to the occasion, happiness to their lives and warmth to their hearts. Emily and Dane used the following saying on their wedding day to best describe them and their relationship: “Two lives, two hearts, joined together in friendship. United forever in love, some things are meant to be.”

EVELYN Jacoba Occhipinti is the first child of Steve and Kerryn Occhipinti, who now live in Pakenham. Evelyn was born at Monash Hospital in Clayton on Friday, July 26. Steve and Kerryn are originally from Leongatha.

Karena Kerr, LLEN partnership broker, said, “This year’s expo had exceeded expectations. It was a great event with record numbers of students, schools, exhibitors, parents and community members attending. “The JobSkills Expo is a great opportunity for young people to view training and career options available and encourage them to start investigating their pathway. It also provides industry with a greater understanding of the aspirations of our young people”. The JobsSkills Expo extended opportunities for students to see and experience a larger and diverse range of career and training opportunities available in Gippsland and further afield, with many young people electing to leave the area post school, it is important for us to facilitate net-

working between industry and education in the Gippsland region. Students thoroughly enjoyed the ‘hands on’ activities. GippsTAFE hosted displays and hands on activities in areas such as sport and rec, hospitality, massage, and more, while Monash University showcased its nursing program. Seven industry based seminars were run on the day, with guest speakers from each industry covering career pathways, training and job opportunities. One seminar included the LEAP into Health program. LEAP seeks to engage students with universities and professional communities while demystify the links between school, higher education and professional careers.

Milpara Community House news MILPARA Community House will be holding its annual general meeting at the Austral Hotel on Thursday, September 12. We will be sending out information shortly with membership renewals and applications and details about the arrangements for the evening. We look forward to seeing all those members of the community who have provided such valuable ongoing support to the house over the years. At this meeting it is proposed a special resolution will be presented to accept the changes to the rules of the association to bring them into line with the relevant legislation. The rules of Milpara Community House with the proposed amendments is available for review on our website www.milparacommunityhouse.org. au. Mark the date in your diary now and call us to advise your intention to attend this function. Social Media: Its relevance to business is an information session sponsored by the Gippsland Local Government Network and is of particular relevance to the small business owner, ABN holders, charities, nor for profit organisations or clubs. Call us now to reserve your place as it is set to run

on Wednesday evening 7pm to 9pm on August 14 at Milpara Community House. A light meal will follow the presentation. Another information session that is of particular relevance at this time of year is being offered by the Australian Taxation Office. It is titled Take Control of your Tax: What you need to know to meet your tax obligations but were afraid to ask. Again this session would be very beneficial to the small business owner, ABN holders, charities, nor for profit organisations or clubs. This session is running Wednesday, August 21 between 10am and 2pm. This is a chance for you to ask the questions and get some relevant answers. We are in the process of identifying courses and classes for our programs for next year. We would be pleased to hear from anyone in the community who would be interested in assisting us to present any or all of the following: a drama club, a chess club, a poetry club, Tastes of the World - Dance, and Tastes of the World - Cooking. We would love to provide something new, something different and something exciting so if you have an idea, come and talk with us about it. Send us a message via

our website. Milpara is Korumburra’s Community House and we are interested in providing what the community is looking for. For information about

any of the offered classes or courses at Milpara, please call Sandra, Leisa or Jenni on 5655 2524, or call into the House, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra.

From pages p g past p Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago August 16, 1983

5 years ago August 12, 2008

THE battle of Lohr Avenue in Inverloch is about to be fought again. It comes only eight months after the residents thought they had beaten a council move to have the avenue rebuilt under the private street scheme. On Friday, the Woorayl Shire voted to go ahead with exactly the same scheme it had previously proposed.

WOOREEN has slipped off the map. Boorool too. South Gippsland Shire Council decreed some time ago that Wooreen should simply be called Hallston, though in many people’s minds it was and always should be Wooreen. Jill Forrester, who has lived in Wooreen all her life, has been asking the question ‘Why?’ for two years – with no response.

10 years ago August 12, 2003 FEARS about the future of training facilities at the Stony Creek Racecourse and resulting concerns about the future of the club have been laid to rest this week. Following meetings with Gippsland trainers, owners and racing club committee members over the past few weeks, it has been decided to retain all five training centres in Gippsland.

1 year ago August 14, 2012 DEVELOPING vacant rail land in the idle of Leongatha and removing heavy vehicles from the main street remain priorities for Leongatha’s peak business group. But both visions seem a long way off being realised. Both issues were discussed in depth at the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual general meeting last Tuesday.

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Poowong Preschool empowers parents POOWONG Preschool has launched a Parent Power Program to support families to give children the best possible start to life. “The program involves officially opening our new parent library and delivering a series of three parenting information sessions,” said Lisa Bodman, director of Poowong Preschool. “The program empowers parents through self-education, assists in the renewal and fostering of family ideals, lets parents know they are not alone in their efforts to support their children, and helps families work through challenges in a positive way.” Preschool assistant Melissa McNally has been instrumental in coordinating the three parent information sessions. “Our staff has lived and worked in Poowong for many years and has gathered plenty of intelligence on the needs and diversity of local families,” she said.

“These sessions and resources are of high quality and highly relevant to our community. Parents should be excited about these opportunities and we hope this project will contribute to strengthening family units in the Poowong community. “We are thrilled to be able to deliver these engaging and enlightening resources free of charge, which helps make the information accessible to all families.” The parenting courses and library were made possible with funding from Koringal Women’s Service Club Inc., Strzelecki Lions Club, and the Gardiner Foundation’s Working with Dairy Communities Program. The Empowering Parents sessions are open to all and run for three consecutive weeks beginning Wednesday, August 14 at the Poowong CFA, Brisbane Street, Poowong. Topics covered include managing anxiety in children, building resilience, and taming tantrums. For more information or to RSVP contact Melissa McNally on 0427 489 162.

Helping parents: Tammy Logan browses books available in the Poowong Pre School’s Parent Library.

They call Bass Coast home SEVENTEEN Bass Coast residents were officially declared Australian citizens at the citizenship ceremony held at the Bass Coast Civic Centre, Wonthaggi recently. The new citizens’ origins include India, China, Netherlands, Philippines and the United Kingdom. The formal proceedings were conducted by Bass Coast Shire mayor Cr Clare Le Serve and chief executive officer Allan Bawden as MC. Cr Le Serve congratulated the new citizens on choosing Australia as their new home, and more specifically, Bass Coast. Guests included Bass MLA Ken Smith, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, 2013 Bass Coast Citizen of the Year Dennis Harris and Cr Brad Drew. The diversity of the new citizens is remarkable, with three of the new citizens having lived in Australia for more than 45 years. Although the numbers

of new citizens in Bass Coast Shire are growing only slightly, the diversity of countries of origin is increasing. New citizens were: • Gina Franssen and daughter Karen Franssen, born in the Philippines, now living in San Remo;

• Amanda Gladwell and son William Galdwel, born in the United Kingdom, now at Wonthaggi; • Madeline Hungerford, born in the United Kingdom, now at Coronet Bay; • Mark Jamieson, born in the United Kingdom, now at Newhaven;

• Gurjit Mookar and wife Manjeet Kaur, born in India, now at Wonthaggi; • Zhiheng Lin, born in China, now at San Remo; • Xi Luo, born in China, now at Wonthaggi; • Harpreet Singh, born in India, now at San Remo; • Roger Swarbrick, born

in the United Kingdom, now at Cowes; • Gaston Vanzet, born in the Netherlands, now at Woolamai; and • Iain Ward, wife Samantha Ward and daughters Evie and Lola Ward, born in the United Kingdom, now at Cowes.

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Welcome home: Bass MLA Ken Smith and McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, at left, with Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Clare Le Serve (centre) and the new citizens.

Get set for hard rubbish time HOUSE and garage filled with unnecessary clutter? Spring into spring with a clean-up of items you no longer need. Not only will you create some much needed space, you are likely to improve the general safety in your home! Help is at hand for South Gippsland residents who have no means of transporting their hard waste. They have until the end of August to book for South Gippsland Shire Council’s hard waste collection. All residential properties in South Gippsland are eligible, including those in rural areas. This year’s hard waste fee is $81 per property or $27 for pension card holders. Simply download a registration form from www.southgippsland.vic. gov.au , complete it and send in to council with

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your payment (cheque or credit card details). Alternatively you can complete the booking /payment process in person at council reception. Once booked, council’s waste contractor will provide details of the

scheduled collection date in September or October. Hard waste will need to be placed outside for collection, within the property boundary (where possible) and should be clearly labelled. A maximum of two cubic metres (1m wide

x 1m high x 2m long) of waste can be collected. If you have furniture, toys or clothes that are still in good condition, council encourages you to donate these items to local charities. This helps disadvantaged people in our region,

s w e i v e R WE’RE THE MILLERS (M) Genre: Comedy Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Ed Helms. David Burke is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer mums, but no kids-after all, he has his scruples. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished when he tries to help out some local teens and winds up getting jumped by a trio of gutter punks. The film is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber who wrote and directed the hit comedy film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story that starred both Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.

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and our environment by reducing the amount of waste in landfills. A frequently asked questions sheet for this service can be viewed on council’s website or by calling the customer service team on 5662 9200.

Sometimes I get home after a long day with no idea what might be for dinner. Nothing in the fridge. A tin of tuna in the cupboard. Thai noodle balls are the answer – delicious and very easy. I didn't have fresh coriander, so I just left it out. I had some lemon thyme in the garden, so used a sprig of that. So, adapt this dish to what you have in the cupboard, fridge and garden, but if you do have coriander, all the better. These are simply wonderful to serve as a small first course, a luncheon or finger food.

THAI NOODLE BALLS 100 gm angel hair noodles 200 gm tuna, tinned 2 eggs 1 cup fresh coriander leaves ¼ cup grated parmesan ¼ cup plain flour 1 onion, chopped oil for deep frying DIPPING SAUCE ½cup Thai sweet chilli sauce ½ cup diced cucumber ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar Cook the angel hair noodles in boiling salted water until al dente (about 3 minutes). Drain. Place all ingredients, except the oil, in a bowl and mix well with your hands. Make into balls about the size of a golf ball. Drop them, four at a time, into the hot oil. Turn them until they are golden brown on all sides. Drain on paper towel and serve at once with the dipping sauce.

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Let’s P ART Y

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Having had such a fantastic time, they brought the business to Gippsland to provide affordable entertainment. With free delivery within a 90km radius of their Trafalgar base and all inclusive packages, a photo booth at your party is affordable. “Our photo booths offer the latest in technology within the traditional fully closed booth,” Kerrie said.

“Include video messaging and we provide the ultimate entertainment at your party. Add a logo to the bottom of your strip and provide your guests with a fabulous memory they will smile at for many years to come. “Our packages include an attendant, your memory album, our famous props box and speech bubbles.” Add that special touch to your event with a candy

buffet, providing a unique gift for your guests. “A generous selection of lollies and chocolates will please even the fussiest of guests,” Kerrie said. The team provides clients with high quality service in Gippsland, helping them to create the ultimate party experience. Take your party to the next level and contact Kerrie and Shane at: www. gippslandphotobooth.com.au

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The Art Of Love is her latest exhibition, to be held at Gecko Studio Gallery at Fish Creek from August 18 to September 14, with the opening this Sunday, August 18 from 2-5pm. The show is a collection of her recent assemblages and collages, with the titles and images inspired by everyday phrases of love. “I love the heart shape and have used it in my work to express emotions such as hope, happiness, strength and love,” Warren said. “My assemblages are often like piecing together a puzzle in my head. Sometimes it turns out how I visualise it and other times I get lost and it continues to develop in a different direction.” Warren lives in Outtrim on a dairy farm with her

husband and three children where her large studio space is full of collections of wood and found objects. “I source most materials from around the farm. I love the raw beauty of the colours and textures found in the wood I collect, and where possible I leave it exactly how it is and then cut the wood to fit the design,” she said. “I am fortunate to work at four fantastic local schools teaching art. I enjoy interacting with the students and inspiring them with my love of art.” Warren has exhibited widely, at Meeniyan Art Gallery, Koonwarra, Leongatha, Inverloch, Prahran and Benalla.

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Farming Insight Burra Foods lifts returns BURRA Foods HAS announced its first step up for the 2013-14 season. Chief executive officer Grant Crothers announced the $0.08 kg fat and $0.20 kg protein step up in a letter sent to all Burra Foods’ farm milk supply partners this week. The increase of 13 c/kg of milk solids comes in addition to the 28 per cent increase in opening price for this season. Mr Crothers confirmed the increase in price was a direct result of Burra Foods’ business model capturing the increased returns available in export markets.

“The key indicators continue to be favourable and anticipate the higher prices to hold across the larger volume supply months of November and December flowing directly on to higher farm gate milk prices,” he said. “The depreciation in currency is the icing on the cake and should make 2013-14 a marquee year for the farm gate milk price.” The strong opening prices and this step up announcement comes at a time when many dairy farmers across Gippsland are assessing options to supply their milk for the current season. While Mr Crothers would not

provide a year-end forecast, he acknowledged further step ups would become available once Burra Foods understands how volumes of the Oceania spring season impact the market. Mr Crothers confirmed the Korumburra based processor is continuing to grow milk intake and the business. “This ensures we remain in a sound financial position to again provide above average industry returns for our farm milk supply partners,” he said. Burra Foods expects to process more than 275 million litres at the Korumburra site next season.

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Shaping industry: Iain Stewart encourages dairy farmers to consider applying for the GippsDairy board.

Get on board

LOOKING for a chance to broaden your horizons and expand your knowledge within the dairy industry? If so, then a place on the GippsDairy board could be a perfect fit. GippsDairy is calling on dairy farmers and service providers to fill vacancies on its board for the next two years. Current GippsDairy chairman John Versteden is singing the praises of the board, saying its “can do” attitude makes it a pleasure to be involved with. “It’s just a great atmosphere where people are there to get things done for the good of the industry,” he said.

“We don’t have the egos and personal agendas that can get in the way of getting things done. Everyone is committed to making positive change for the industry we all love.” While farm life can be busy, John believes anyone with a passion for the industry should consider nominating for the board positions. “It’s an organisation in which you can really make a difference to the industry and Gippsland as a whole,” he said. “The future of the region is intrinsically linked to a healthy and vibrant dairy industry, so we need people who are passionate and committed to Gippsland and dairying.” Iain Stewart, who was elected

to the board last year, said being a GippsDairy director had surpassed his expectations. “It’s been an eye-opening experience, looking at the industry in such depth,” he said. “The GippsDairy board is great opportunity to help shape the direction of the industry and learn the skills of being on a board, which can be taken back to other industry and community groups.” Visit www.gippsdairy.com.au for more information about the board positions. Alternatively contact the office at executiveassistant@gippsdairy.com.au or on 5624 3900. The closing date for applications is Monday, August 26.

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Farming Insight

Little doctors: from left, Ella, Harry, Rhett, Blake, Amy, Aydan and Hannah were looking the part as they prepared to ‘operate’ on their furry patient.

Tractor factor: Mark (left) and Alan Turner from Toora and Sharyn Foley from Melbourne were eyeing off this fantastic 1961 Ferguson 35 tractor at the clearing sale.

Clearing sale sells out A COOL day didn’t stop the crowds flocking to a massive clearing sale held at the Lette’s Toora property recently. People came from all over to pick up a bargain or a useful piece of equipment or machinery from the sale. Roger Lette said it was an absolutely lovely day with more than 180 registered bidders. “They cleaned us out; they even brought the mop and bucket. The auctioneer was happy, we were happy,” he said. “The Fergie was popular and sold for around $3000. Everything went; it was mostly hobby farmer stuff, so obviously there must be a lot of hobby farmers in the district.” Roger and his wife Helen and would like to thank the community for its support, “They were wonderful”.

Teddy friends: from left, Eleanor, Mackenna, Hayden, Alice and Jhett with their teddy friend were enjoying Teddy Bear Hospital at Leongatha Primary School last week.

Taking a look: from left, Ross, Sharon and Nathan Irvin from Mirboo were at the clearing sale at the Lette’s Toora property recently. They braved the cool conditions to browse and maybe pick up a bargain or two.

No impact on Toora CHINA has banned all imports of milk powder from New Zealand, after its main dairy exporter Fonterra found a strain of bacteria that can cause botulism in some products. However the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has been quick to announce all Australian dairy products are safe for human consumption. Toora’s ViPlus Dairy will be importing milk powder from New Zealand for stage one of production, the ban is not expected to affect the factory as it has not started manufacturing. “The news has been going around quickly within the industry so we are kind of lucky we haven’t got a product

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over there yet,” ViPlus director Leon Chen said. “Hopefully, by the time we have a product over there, it should be okay. “I don’t think we will be affected but we will take a proactive approach to make sure our supplier, Synlait Milk, is safe to be 100 per cent sure.” Synlait Milk has not used any of the whey protein concentrate WPC80 recalled by Fonterra in the manufacture of its nutritional powder products. Mr Chen said the recall will probably delay production a little bit to early September to help the factory to steer away from the issue and give them a bit more time to prepare. Imports are highly prized in China after a tainted milk formula scandal in 2008 killed six babies and made some 300,000 infants sick. Australian Dairy Industry Council vice chairman Robert Poole said the industry is pleased authorities have been able to confirm no Australian-made consumer products for use either in Australia or for export have been affected by the contaminated ingredients produced by Fonterra in New Zealand. “Australian dairy is operating as business as usual and products will continue to be available to consumers. This includes products manufactured for Australian use as well as for export,” he said. “I stress that Australian produced dairy products are safe and there are no bans or restrictions placed on these products in any global market.”

Yummy fruit: Shaelin, Thomas, Madison, Lily and Charlotte thought the delicious fruit, donated by Leongatha Safeway, was pretty tasty.

Teddy bears ease doctor anxiety TEDDY Bear Hospital, a program that gives students an opportunity to interact with student doctors in a fun environment, came to Leongatha Primary School for the first time last week. The program is organised through the Monash University Medical Undergraduate’s Society and aims to alleviate the ‘white coat anxiety’ chil-

dren often feel when visiting health professionals. Event organiser Rachel Elliot said they hold one event in South Gippsland each year and this year, they chose Leongatha. “The idea is to create a fun environment to allay any fears the children may have if they should ever have to go to hospital,” she said. There were four stations set up on the day, including emergency, hygiene and surgery, x-ray

and plastering, and healthy eating and exercise. Students rotated through the sessions with their teddies (the patients) and the medical students, enjoying a number of roleplaying scenarios simulating common healthcare encounters. “The kids love it. It is a fun environment which shows the kids what to expect if they go to hospital as well as the importance of a healthy lifestyle,” Ms Elliot said.

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TOTAL VALUE OF ITEMS PER ADVERT MUST NOT EXCEED $50 WELDER. Excellent condition. 50 to 230 amp with leads. $50. Ph. 0438 515 155. JIGSAWS. Good quality. from 1000 to 4000 pieces. None over $5. Ph. 0447 624 561. BREAD MAKER. Panasonic SD 200 with book. Good condition. $40. Ph. 0427 343 305. BREVILLE JUICE FOUNTAIN. JE90J with book. Good condition. $40. Ph. 0427 343 305. ROAD BICYCLE. Virage. 18 gears. Had little use. $50. Ph. 5662 3055. CANE COUCH. 2 seater. beige cushions. Reasonable condition. $25. Ph. 0429 139 242. DROP SAW. Makita. Good working condition. Older model. 255mm. Model number 2500B. Inverloch.$50. Ph. 0418 761 734. PHONE, FAX, SCANNER. Brother. Model number MFC-640CW. Works well. $40. Ph. 0418 761 734. HOME BREW FERMENTER & ALL ACCESSORIES. Brand new, never used. 25 litres. Wander brand. $30. ph. 5662 2963. TROLLEY JACK. Old mechanical. Very heavy duty. $50. Ph. 5662 4565. STEEL DROPPERS. Waratah. 107cm. New. Bundle of 50. $45. Ph. 5662 4565. CARPET. SH Wool loop. 8m x 4m. $50. Ph. 5664 2383 or 0419 387 860. PIG TROUGHS. Cast iron. Two. 800cm (L) x 30cm (W). $50 for both. ph. 5674 5601. ANTIQUE SINK AND PEDESTAL. Pink cast iron. Ph. 5674 5601. DRESSING GOWN. Towelling. Sheridan. Mens. Size XL. Dark grey. Never worn. Ideal Father’s Day gift. $45. ph. 5657 2308. Bena area. WARDROBE DRESSING TABLE. Natural timber. Hanging space, drawers and mirror. Excellent condition. $48. ph. 5662 2570. ANTIQUE MIRROR. Gold. Oval. 760h x 1000w. $50. Ph. 0402 785 112. TOWEL RACK. Black wrought iron. As new. 1000h x 680w x 270d. $50. ph. 0402 785 112. FREEZER. Kelvinator. Upright. 340L. Good working condition. $50. Ph. 0478 607 766. BICYCLE. Ladies. Medium size. 15 speed. Front carry basket. Comfort seat. Good condition. $50. Ph. 5658 1050. REUSABLE NAPPIES. Pea pods. 09mths. Removable bamboo absorber. waterproof breathable outer layer. $10. ph. 5663 5439. HIGH CHAIR. Peg Perego. Adjustable backrest and adjustable padded seat. Swivel caster wheels. $25. Ph. 5663 5439. CHEST FREEZER. Kelvinator. White. Good condition. Hardly used. 2006 approx. $50. Ph. 0438 982 729.

MANICURE & PROFESSIONAL ARTIFICIAL NAIL EQUIPMENT. Creative nail. Brand new. Nail tips and other. $50. Ph. 0438 982 729. DOUBLE BED MATTRESS & BASE. Sealy Posturepaedic. Very clean. Excellent condition. $50. Ph. 5662 3623. WALL OVEN WITH GRILL. Simpson. 600cm. $20. Ph. 0427 726 577. RECLINER CHAIR. Floral fabric. In good condition. $50. Ph. 5662 3519. RECLINER CHAIR. Floral fabric. In good condition. $50. Ph. 5662 3519. LOUNGE CHAIRS. Dusty pink/orange. Can text picture. Generous seating. $50. Ph. 5664 1222. TWO SEATER COUCH WITH 2 CHAIRS. Caramel. Velour. Generous seating. $50. ph. 5664 1222. ANTIQUE FURNITURE. Timber bedside table, drawers, shelves and cupboard. H750 x W615 x D450. $50. Ph. 0498 532 554. ANTIQUE FURNITURE. Timber dining chair, plain cottage style. teak stain. H915 x W395 x D395. $50. Ph. 0498 532 554. MENS GOLF SHOES. New. Leather. 2 Pairs. Size 10. One white $20. One black. $30 for both. Ph. 5662 0916. BABY BOUNCER. Valco baby minder. 0-24mths (up to 13kgs). Very good condition.$20. ph. 0413 084 169. CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT. ‘Safe-n-sound’. New born to 18kg (approx 4yrs). $50. Ph. 0413 084 169. HAWTHORN FOOTBALL CLUB PREMIERSHIP PHOTO. Large. 1961 to 1991. $30. Ph. 5655 1597. HAWTHORN FOOTBALL CLUB PHOTO. Medium. 1993-1997. $20. Ph. 5655 1597. FLOOR LAMP. Timber stand. Neutral shade. $50. ph. 0419 160 720. WALL MIRROR. Gold frame. $40. Ph. 0419 160 720. DOORS. Flush panel. x5. Various sizes. $10 each. Ph. 5662 2570. WARDROBE PANEL DOORS. x4. Timber. $45 the lot. ph. 5662 2570. CONVECTION HEATER. Sunbeam. Thermo control. In good working order. $50. Ph. 5658 1159. LADIES LEATHER-STYLE JACKET. Size 8. Copper/bronze coloured. Very good condition. $15. Ph. 5668 6220. CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT. ‘Safe-nsound’. As new. $50. Ph. 0418 567 973. BOYS CLOTHES. Sizes 0, 1 and 2. all like new and brand names. $50 a bag. ph. 0418 567 973. TAG-A-LONG. for a bike for small kids. Great condition. $50. Ph. 0488 069 004. KIDS FOOTBALL BOOTS. Hardly used. size 2 & 3. $15 each. ph. 0488 069 004. iPHONE 5 CASE. Otterbox hard case. Brand new sealed package. $40. Leongatha. Ph. 8679 3647. MACBOOK PRO 13 INCH CASE. Feathered hard case. Brand new sealed package. $40. Leongatha. Ph. 8679 3647.

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BENETAS DEMENTIA CARERS’ SUPPORT GROUP

LEONGATHA BACK TO BASICS PLAYGROUP INC.

Family, friends and carers of people with dementia are invited to attend the monthly Carers’ Support Group. Meet people who share similar experiences in a relaxed setting.

WHEN: Last Thursday of each month WHERE: Community Hub 16 A’Beckett St, Inverloch TIME: 1pm - 3pm

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AGM Tuesday, August 27 7.30pm BAIRS HOTEL Enquiries 0431 403 323

For more information (03) 5155 6000

CHIROPRACTOR NORMAN G. VRADENBURG “NON-FORCE PRACTITIONER” 28 Reilly Street, INVERLOCH HOURS - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday by appointment Phone and fax 5674 3666 South Gippsland Chiropractic Services & Adjunctive Therapies P/L

MORNING TEA with Russell Broadbent MP To be held at THE LEONGATHA VETERANS WELFARE CENTRE 2 Smith Street, Leongatha (Opposite the RSL) On Thursday 15th August 2013 10.30am Everyone welcome LUCKY DOOR PRIZE

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KATTER AUSTRALIAN PARTY MCMILLAN David Amor 1ST MEETING IN MCMILLAN IS AT AUSTRAL HOTEL - TOP PUB THIS SUNDAY - 3PM

Remember: A VOTE FOR DAVID IS A VOTE FOR YOU Stand and make a difference on September 7 - Polling Day

KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY

Tuesday, August 13 Dinner at 6pm Bairs Hotel Guest speakers: Ken Fraser & Renae Littlejohn Business & Economic Development South Gippsland Shire

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance

A CALL FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS The Chief Executive of VicRoads, Gary Liddle is calling for expressions of interest for seven community member positions on the Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance. The goal of the Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance is to contribute to the development and delivery of community road safety programs to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on Victoria’s roads.

Protecting our jobs, keeping Australian industry, supporting Australian families. Please look at our core values and principles.

www.ausparty.org.au 43 Shellcotts Road, Korumburra 0418 515 682

training

* * ADVANCING COUNTRY TOWNS * * COMPUTER COURSES Foster Community House in partnership with the South Gippsland Shire Council Advancing Country Towns Program is pleased to announce the following courses: GET CONNECTED - Meeniyan Golf Club Get Connected is a series of introductory classes for those wanting to improve skills and confidence getting connected with technology. Week 1 Internet for Beginners Week 2 Email for Beginners Week 3 Ipads/tablets/touch tech. Week 4 Digital phones & transferring photos to computer Dates: 4 Wednesday evenings 28 Aug, 4, 11 & 18 September. Time: 5.45pm-9.45pm Cost: $45 ACFE subsidy INTRODUCTION TO QUICKBOOKS - Dumbalk Kinder Learn QuickBooks basics; suitable for accounts departments & small businesses. Includes navigation, company files, lists, forms, accounts, banking, inventory, tracking taxes, purchasing, bills, invoices, customer payments and reporting. “Basic computer skills are a prerequisite”. Dates: 4 Thursday evenings 29 Aug, 5, 12 & 19 September Time: 6pm-9.30pm Cost: $45 ACFE Subsidy BOOKINGS - FCH Mon - Fri 10am-3pm 5682 1101 Email: fosterdchlc@dcsi.net.au Please pay by cash or cheque 10 days in advance, your enrolment will be confirmed upon full payment. Please ring regarding additional classes in term 4.

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Communities across Victoria have an important role to play in helping improve the safety of road users, and VicRoads wishes to appoint seven community members to the Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance. The Alliance, an independently chaired advisory group, will provide leadership, strategic advice and guidance on community road safety initiatives. People with a vision for community road safety and a willingness to contribute to initiatives that will enhance road safety in Victoria are invited to apply.

PHYSIOTHERAPIST GRADE 1 Full-Time

Expressions of interest are encouraged from all members of the community including; women, Indigenous people, young people, people with a disability and people from ethnic communities i.e. culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. People with experience in other stakeholder groups that have an interest in road safety are also encouraged to apply. This would include community service organisations and youth agencies. To view a copy of the Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance Terms of Reference or to obtain further details including expression of interest and application forms visit vicroads.vic.gov.au/communityroadsafety Expressions of interest should be submitted by close of business Friday 23 August 2013.

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Applications are invited for a suitably qualiﬁed physiotherapist for the above position. Duties include inpatients, outpatients rehabilitation, GEM and paediatrics desirable but not essential. Terms and conditions of employment are according to experience and award. Salary packaging is available. Current Police check record required. Enquiries and written applications with CV and two referees to: Naveen Kurra Chief Physiotherapist Bass Coast Regional Health PO Box 120 Wonthaggi 3995 Tel: 5671 3343 Email: naveen.kurra@bcrh.com.au Applications close 30 August 2013

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WELDERS and BOILERMAKERS TIG & MIG Experienced in mild & stainless steel, required for local engineering firm. 8 positions available. Apply to: Hulls Engineering Aust. P/L PO Box 319, Leongatha 3953

South Gippsland Shire Council

Tourism Information Ofﬁcers 1 x Permanent part time position 1 x Temporary part time position (until 2018) $26.75 per hour Council has an exciting opportunity for one or possibly two Tourism Information Ofﬁcers to join the Prom Country Visitor Information Centres located in Korumburra and Foster. Your key role will be to assist visitors and tourists to the area when they attend one of our VIC’s and to communicate by email and telephone. You will be responsible for assisting the Visitor Services Coordinator in key administration tasks, development of promotional material, and management of the online accommodation reservation system. The roles require weekend work on a rotating roster between the two centres. You will have Year 12 secondary education or equivalent and experience in Visitor Centre operations or in a similar tourism, customer service or administration role. Knowledge of the tourism sector would be a distinct advantage. Please indicate which position you are applying for, it is possible to apply for both part time roles, one person could be successful for both positions.

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1st Year Hairdressing Apprentice

Expressions of Interest for Appointment to Coastal Crown Land Reserve Committees of Management The Minister for Environment and Climate Change is seeking expressions of interest from persons willing to nominate for a three year appointment for one or more of the following committees of management: • Seaspray Reserves Committee of Management Incorporated • Loch Sport Foreshore Committee of Management Incorporated • Shallow Inlet Camping & Recreation Reserve Incorporated • Sandy Point Foreshore Committee of Management Incorporated • Port Franklin Public Purposes & Recreation Reserve Incorporated • Walkerville Foreshore Committee Incorporated • Lang Lang Foreshore Reserve Committee Incorporated • Corinella Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated • San Remo Foreshore Committee of Management Incorporated These Committees are made up of volunteers who are responsible for the day to day management, care and protection of the reserve on behalf of both the local and wider Victorian community. To ensure the best possible management of these Reserves, applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of their skills, experience and knowledge; in one or more of the following areas: Business / Secretarial / Administration / Legal Facilities / Project Management Tourism / Marketing / Recreation Strategic Planning / Compliance Environmental / Coastal Biodiversity Conservation Coastal Zone Management Gippsland indigenous values and cultural heritage Community / Stakeholder Engagement The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring the diversity of our committees of management represent the diversity of our communities. Women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, young people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applications will be assessed by a panel appointed by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries who will recommend appointment to the Minister. ‘Expressions of Interest’ forms and further information on the role and responsibilities of the Committees of Management are available from the Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Gippsland Regional Office at Traralgon, telephone (03) 5172 2111. Expressions of Interest close 5:00pm Friday, 23 August 2013. www.depi.vic.gov.au Customer Service Centre 136 186

Required for Leongatha Salon Apply in writing to: Hair Bairs 29 Bair Street Leongatha 3953

situations vacant BARRISTA position available for busy cafe / restaurant in Inverloch. Must be experienced and have amazing coffee making skills and vibrant personality. Please call Mycalie 0438-060933. FULL TIME Shift Manager, Qualified Cook and Cafe Worker for busy cafe in South Gippsland. Contact: yoinoz@dcsi.net.au

Experienced STRUCTURAL DRAFTSPERSON Required for local engineering firm. IMMEDIATE START Apply to: Hulls Engineering Aust. P/L PO Box 319, Leongatha 3953

UnitingCare Gippsland is a quality accredited community service agency. The Agency has a vision of a healthy Gippsland, where disadvantage and inequity are challenged. UnitingCare Gippsland has the following vacancy:

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORKER Based in Leongatha ZO360572

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Further information is available at www.ucgipps.org.au or call Pam Porter on 5152 9600 UnitingCare Gippsland interviews in the interests of safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Enquiries to Paul Stampton, Manager Strategic Planning & Development on 5662 9200. All applicants must submit an Application Form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm Wednesday 28 August 2013. Further information and a position description are available from our website.

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www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

General Education for Adults South Gippsland Landcare Network Coordinator Leongatha Part Time - Ongoing The South Gippsland Landcare Network in partnership with the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority is looking to employ a 0.5 FTE Network Coordinator. The WGCMA provides an encouraging work environment that actively supports personal and professional development. Working within one of the State’s most diverse and progressive regions, this position will bring about environmental change by providing operational and strategic support to the South Gippsland Landcare Network and its community. This role will provide leadership, strategic coordination, project management and technical support to the landcare network. It will require a passionate and skilled person with a general knowledge and understanding pertaining to the support and coordination of community based organisations as well as expertise in natural resource management and environmental issues.

Latrobe Community Health Service is one of the largest community health providers in Victoria. We provide professional and career development, salary packaging, an employee assistance program, work life balance and much more. We are currently offering the following career opportunity:

Manager Gateway – 17824 Permanent, Full Time position, based across various LCHS sites LCHS are seeking a talented Manager for our Gateway program; this is a key position within the Assessment, Aged and Disability Services directorate and leads the functions of: • Intake – provision of information, referral and assessment services to incoming clients • Aged Care Assessment Service for the Gippsland region • New clinical assessments as implemented

For further information contact Phillip McGarry; Landcare Team Leader on 1300 094 262 or via email phillipm@wgcma.vic.gov.au

The Manager Gateway will work to ensure the smooth functioning of the team ensuring budget, statistical and administrative requirements are met in a timely and smooth functioning manner. As a member of the Assessment, Aged & Disability Services Management Team, the Manager Gateway is jointly responsible for the provision of leadership, planning and directorate decision making, ensuring that the services support the strategic direction of LCHS.

Applications close 4.30pm, Friday 30 August 2013

Applications addressing Key Selection Criteria should be marked; ‘South Gippsland Landcare Network Coordinator’ c/ Organisational Development and Support Coordinator amiet@wgcma.vic.gov.au and must be received by 12 noon on Monday 26th August 2013. Martin Fuller Chief Executive Officer

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For further information regarding this position please contact Bernadette Kennedy, Acting Executive Director Assessment, Aged and Disability Services on (03) 5136 5495.

The remuneration range being offered for the position is at WGCMA Level 4 classification ($67,687 – $98,091), which includes 9.25% superannuation and a full private use vehicle option. A copy of the Position Description can be obtained via our website www.wgcma.vic.gov.au or by emailing reception@wgcma.vic.gov.au with the job title in the email’s subject line. Applicants should address the Key Selection Criteria, demonstrating their ability to undertake the role.

The role will provide leadership to a team of inter-professional staff and ensure the programs provided is consumer focused, cost effective, adopt best practice approaches, provide for innovative solutions and strive for continuous improvement.

• For further information and copies of each position description visit our careers page www.lchs.com.au/careers. • Applicants must address the Selection Criteria and lodge their application online. • No late or hard copy applications will be accepted.

Community College Gippsland is a dynamic and expanding organisation providing training solutions for Gippsland communities. If you are driven, enthusiastic and keen to join the team delivering the Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA), then we would like to hear from you. To be successful in this teaching position, you will require the skills, ability and confidence to both educate and engage. This position will be based at our Leongatha Campus. To obtain a position description, visit our website www.ccg.asn.au Applications should be emailed to joanne.kingwill@ccg.asn.au by 5pm on 20th August 2013

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Correspondence PO Box 1374, Traralgon VIC 3844 Telephone 1300 094 262 Facsimile (03) 5175 7899 Email westgippy@wgcma.vic.gov.au Web www.wgcma.vic.gov.au

TOURISM PROJECT MANAGER Are you ready for an exciting and unique opportunity with Gippsland’s peak tourism body? Destination Gippsland is looking to appoint a Tourism Project Manager who will develop and deliver a range of effective tourism projects on behalf of the Gippsland tourism industry, and will also contribute to the strategic priorities of the organisation. We are seeking a self-motivated, suitably experienced, and qualified person to join our small and dynamic team. All applications should include a resumé with at least two referees and respond to the Required Capabilities; and Qualifications and Experience as set out in the Position Description which can be obtained from www.destinationgippsland.com.au All applications should be emailed to Helen Rose at helen@destinationgippsland.com.au by 4pm August 23, 2013.

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HAY FOR SALE

Local or northern hay Pick up or delivery

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0418 595 988 situations vacant

for sale CAFE FURNITURE for sale. Contact Michael, phone 5674-1474 / 0448932164. CHEAP GYM EQUIPMENT Smith machine, bench press and incline, decline bench, $500 the lot. Ph: 0407-683076. FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175. FIRE PUMP as new, 6.5hp, in frame with hose and fittings, $275. 0438515155.

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DEVELOP A CAREER IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY Meat Processors, labourers and Skilled Staff Required For large Export Meat processing facilities in the Wonthaggi Region. Stability and Long term Employment Opportunities Available Duties include: • General Labouring • Process Work • Rendering • Boning/Slicing/Knife Hand • Picking & Packing Experience not essential. Full training provided. MUST be Australian citizen or permanent resident. Full time & casual positions available. Early starts. MUST be prepared to attend INFORMATION SESSION. Eligibility Criteria Applies. To apply please call 8398 1728 or email your most recent resumé to madmin@miss.vic.edu.au

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FIREWOOD local hardwood mixture, split, seasoned, pick up or delivered. Bulk loads available, $100 per metre. Ph: 0437-176187.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662.

FIREWOOD local wood / stringy / messmate, in shed, dry, split, $120 per metre. Ph: 0437-176187.

TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 56812261.

HAY for sale, large round bales, shedded, $82.50 inc. GST. 5664-5426. HAY for sale, 5’x4’ rolls, shedded and under cypress tree. Located at Leongatha. Ph: 0429-350450. HAY - local hay, 5x4 round and large squares. Can deliver. 0428-177433.

SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS & SALES

FREE QUOTES

MOTORBIKE Suzuki RM80 with boots (size 10), helmet and knee pads, $1,500 for all. Phone Josh 0408-812655.

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE

PRAMS: Beema-Q with bassinet and weather covers, $250; Phil & Ted’s Sport Double with sheepskin and side bags, $200. M: 0413-084169.

FOR SALE

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5672 3127

POULTRY / CAGE BIRD AUCTION Traralgon Showgrounds Poultry Pavilion, Sunday, August 18, 10.30am. Wide variety of poultry, hens, ducks, many breeds, fertile eggs. Open for sellers from 8am. Ph: 5197 7270, 0400-934202. DORPERS - excellent shedders / bloodlines. Lambs born now and ready to deliver November 13. All vaccinations done. Orders taken now 0438-681219.

used motorcycles HONDA TRX 250, 4-wheeler motorbike, 2009 model, low kms, VGC, $2950. Ph: 5664-5426 or mobile 0427-645426.

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

situations vacant Custom built motorbike trailer, made to carry three dirt bikes or one or two road bikes. Fold out heavy-duty ramp included and stored under the rear of the trailer. LED tail lights. $1,700 ONO Call Robert 0438 009 791

All machinery Bins provided

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

Affordable cars at drive away prices

accommodation LEONGATHA - I’m looking for midweek self contained accommodation or house sitting over winter period. References available. 0431-380089.

marriage celebrant PAM HERRALD 5662 2553 0438 097 181

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

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

bereavement thanks STEWART - Malcolm. 14.9.1922 - 3.8.2013 Nancy, Rodney, Rosemary, Nancy and all extended family of Mac thank everyone for their messages of sympathy and support on the passing of our dearly loved husband and father and grandfather. Thank you to the staff at Koorooman House, Paul and Marg Beck and staff for their exceptionally great care and understanding in our time of need. Thank you all.

in memoriam

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wanted to buy CASH PAID farm four wheelers, ag bikes, trucks, 4WDs and ride-on mowers. Any condition. Phone Matt 0401-194601.

SG CHEAPEST CARS Geary Road Leongatha LMCT 10804

Phone Judy or Geoff 0428 920 095 for full range of vehicles Or visit: www.sgcheapestcars.com NOTE: drive away means no more to pay. All on road costs paid.

AUDI 1998 A6 sedan, low kms, 5 speed automatic. Service history, RWC, ZFV508, $9,500. Price neg. 0407-889345. FORD FOCUS 2003, 4 dr auto. Excellent first car. VGC, RWC, $6,000 ONO. Reg. SHD190. Ph: 0418998833.

wanted SINGER looking for a guitarist to form a duo, for casual rehearsals with view to possible gigs. Phone Lee-Anne 0419-622702.

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BURROWES - Cameron John. 20.02.1985 - 14.08.2012 Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near Still loved, still missed and very dear. I would love to hug you one more time. All my love Mum. Goodbyes are not forever Goodbyes are not the end They simply mean I’ll miss you Until we meet again! With much love Bec. I miss you Cam. Love Jess. COOK - John Maxwell. August 16, 2012 A year has passed since you left us all. You are forever in our thoughts, dreams and hearts. Shirley, Peter (dec), Ross, Wayne, Susan and families. Loved and missed always.

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deaths MILLETT - Stanley Daniel (Stan). 02.08.1928 - 05.08.2013 Late of ‘Dardanella’ Leongatha South and Leongatha. Loved husband of Mary. Father to Dianne, Jayne and Melissa. Father-inlaw to David. Loving Pa to Maddison and Alexander Fenton. He died peacefully at home. O’MALLEY Leona Kathleen (Lee). Passed away peacefully at Koorooman House, Leongatha on August 8, 2013. Aged 86 years. Dearly loved wife of Bob. Loving mum of Peter and Jacquie, Pauline and Mort. Dearly loved nanna of Carly and Dan, Matt and Stacey; Steven and Suzanne, Christopher and Adam, great nanna of four. Loved and cherished, never forgotten. O’MALLEY - Leona (Lee). Loved mum, nana and great nana. Will always be remembered. Big hugs, lots of love and kisses. Pauline, Mort, Steven, Suzanne, Chris, Adam, Sarah, Jaspar, Phoebie and Kayleb. O’MALLEY - Leona (Lee). Much loved mum, nana and great nana. We will forever remember your cheeky little grin which lit up a room. Remembered always. Peter, Jacquie, Carly, Dan, Matt, Stacey and Arya. O’MALLEY - Leona (Lee). Devoted wife of Bob. Together for over 62 years. Until we meet again. Rest in peace. Bob. PEARSON - Ross. Loving memories of a good friend and neighbour. Deepest sympathy to Marg and family. Elizabeth, Stan and families.

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FOR SALE LAKES ENTRANCE WATERFRONT HOMES 4 BEDROOM / 3 EN SUITES on 550m2 4 BEDROOM / 4 EN SUITES on 3900m2 4 BEDROOM / 4 EN SUITES on 1.6 HA of Wetlands & Rainforest All with Jetty Berths also

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4TH ANNUAL

Dancers en pointe at eisteddfod ELEGANT dancers bedazzled the crowd at The Great Southern Star Eisteddfod at Leongatha’s Mesley Hall on Friday, the first day of the three day arts festival. The Star was there to capture the magic in photos again over the weekend. More photos on page 2 and online at www.thestar.com.au

Up and coming: top dancers in the Tammy Lee Photography junior classical championship 12 and under, from left: Katie Roberts of Warragul, honourable mention; Heidi Freeman of Warragul, second; Jessica Roberts of Warragul, first; Claudia Bolam of Inverloch, third; and Nichola Schapendonk, honorable mention. Photo: Tammy Lee Photography.

Top dancers: Lisa Pellin Dancers senior tap championship 13 and over, from left: second, Taima Dixon; first, Emily Jeffrey of Warragul; and third, Hayley Norton of Leongatha. Photo: Tammy Lee Photography.

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PEARSON - Donald Ross (Ross). Ross was an achiever who worked tirelessly for the community. He was an enthusiastic member of Rotary and will be sorely missed; especially operating the beautiful gas BBQ he designed and built. Ross was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Rotary and the community. Our thoughts are with his family. The President and Rotarians of the Leongatha Rotary Club.

Star performers: AW Smith and Sons senior classical championship 13 and over, from left: second, Morgan Bolam of Inverloch; third, Emily Jeffrey of Warragul; and first, Alexandra Brand of Morwell. Photo: Tammy Lee Photography.

Consistent style: Shanae Holland impresses during the classical 11 to under 13 event.

Centre stage: Alexandra Lee competes in the classical 11 to under 13 event.

Toe point: Maddie Slaney shows her skills.

Flying flag: Matthew Precht danced smoothly in the classical 11 to under 13 event.

Ready to perform: Mackinley O’Sullivan of Foster represented Susan Green School of Dance in the 11 and under 13 novice classical category.

Major event: Alyssia Stephens of Maffra won her first trophy, taking out the tap solo, nine to under 11 class. She attends Leaps and Bounds dance school, Sale.

funerals O’MALLEY - The Funeral Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs Leona Kathleen (Lee) O’Malley will be offered at St Laurence’s Catholic Church, Ogilvy Street, Leongatha on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 commencing at 11am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for the Leongatha Cemetery. Rosary will be recited in the above church on Tuesday evening, August 13 at 7pm.

Standout dancers: Inverloch’s Lucy Hogan and Foster’s Mariah Lawrence at the Star’s Leongatha Eisteddfod.

Great mates: Taya Cameron and Claudia Bolam in costume at the Star’s Leongatha Eisteddfod on Friday.

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Sibling show: Imogen Martin (left) and Genya Mik as sisters Liberty and Celia Historical piece: Annabelle Mitchell (a neighbour), Jeanette Dunne Foster tradition: FAMDA publicist Jennifer Paragreen and president respectively during Pop Culture Theatre’s (reporter), Stuart Bruce (Ned Kelly) and Peter Noble (Redmond BarEdwin Coad celebrate the festival’s ongoing success. production of The Butterflies are Sleeping. ry) in the multi-award winning Kelly. Photo: Robert Paragreen.

Play time at Foster THE 13th South Gippsland One Act Play Festival proved popular with good numbers to all five sessions at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre over the weekend. For the second year in a row Nuworks Theatre won the Bruce Crowl Award for the Most Outstanding Play with its striking staging of Kelly. The play is set on the night before Ned Kelly’s execution as Ned sits in his condemned cell recalling the events and circumstances that have led to him being there. Kelly was masterfully staged for dramatic effect with a cast of 10 people earning its writer and director, David Dunn, his third consecutive director’s trophy at

the festival. As well as numerous nominations for acting, Kelly also attracted a best supporting actor award for David Kral, who played Ned Kelly’s brother Dan. The popular Pop Culture Theatre brought four plays to the festival and each of them managed to garner an award. A One Act Passion, written by John Jennings and Aron Toman, who has previously worked with Leongatha Lyric Theatre, was judged the runner up to the best play in the festival. Genya Mik won the trophy for the most outstanding lead female for her moving performance in a rather sad play titled, The Butterflies are Sleeping. The most outstanding female support actor trophy also went to Pop Culture

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

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for the exuberant Imogen Martin’s performance as the opinionated mother of a 30 year old actress in Bethany. Pop Culture also staged Forthlin Road, the final play in the festival, about an imaginary contemporary meeting up of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. This earned an award for the most outstanding original play for its writers, Michael Olsen and John Jennings, as well as an adjudicator’s award for Sean Hand who played John Lennon. The Adelphi Players went home with an award for the most outstanding leading

male actor for Glenn Hunt’s performance in Down Came a Jumbuck about the writing of Waltzing Matilda. Hartwell Players earned two awards for a play called Spoiler Alert about what might happen when Jack and Jill went up the hill. In this case both Jack (Daniel Madrigali) and Jill (Chloe Kues) went home with an award. Probably the state’s newest drama company, ARK Theatre, in its first public performance, was thrilled to garner the Design trophy, for its barbershop set. On the local front, Edwin

Coad won the playwright’s award for his writing for children with two plays written especially for local children to perform in the festival. The Saturday morning youth section, with students representing their schools on stage, proved to be the most popular session with the locals. Koonwarra Village School staged Edwin Coad’s Friends, a play in which a cat explains how to make friends. Foster Primary School’s play had the unpronounceable title, Foopslbwook and a group of bossy schoolgirls

taking some students for a bush walk. South Gippsland Secondary College took a more serious approach with very moving presentation responding to Bringing Them Home, the 1997 government report on the Stolen Generation. Foster Primary School won the award for the Most Outstanding Youth Play with the adjudicator, Malcolm Sussman, speaking favourably about the authenticity of the scene with all of the students loaded up with their backpacks and the distinctive characters which each child conveyed.

Anne Adams from Foster Primary School was presented with the young performer’s award and the adjudicator’s award was split with between Koonwarra Village School and South Gippsland Secondary College to encourage continued involvement in theatrical performance. It is hoped the festival will have an ever bigger youth component next time when the festival comes around on the second weekend in August. A full list of winners and nominees can be found on www.famda.org.au

Budget is Luna’s last By Jane Ross THE 20130-14 Bass Coast Shire Council budget adopted recently was Danny Luna’s last. The corporate services director retires on October 10. It’s also CEO Allan Bawden’s final council budget too because he finishes up next March and while he’s bound to be involved in discussions relating to the 201415 budget, it won’t come before council until June, by which time he will have skipped off into the sunset. All told, Mr Luna has presided over 33 municipal budgets, beginning with the Borough of Wonthaggi and carrying on with Bass Coast Shire when it was formed in 1994, following Kennett Government mandated mergers. He said his first municipal budget dealt with the expenditure of $400,000. The 2013-14 budget will draw in $42.8 million, around half the shire’s income for that year. The figure difference prompted infrastructure director Felicity Sist to declare with a huge percentage rise like that, she’d get Mr Luna to look after her superannuation! The exchange took place in the council chamber last Wednesday when councillors met to adopt the 2013-14 budget. Mr Luna noted he had drawn together more budgets than Wayne Swan and Peter Costello together. Mr Swan is the Federal Government’s newly departed Treasurer and Mr Costello was a Liberal Party Federal Treasurer for many years, including under the Howard Government.

Last budget: Bass Coast corporate services director Danny Luna (centre) put his 33rd and final municipal budget to bed last Wednesday. He’s retiring in October. With him is inaugural shire CEO Allan Bawden who retires in April. Mayor Cr Clare Le Serve on the other hand, is still in her first year as a councillor.

Tarwin Lower Red Cross THE day was cold and rainy so what better way to start an annual general meeting and Big Cake Bake Day than with a soup and sandwich lunch. We were privileged to have as guests Des Dowie and wife Bev, our Zone 8 chairman, who lives at Rawson/Erica, and Helene Hayes, vice chairperson and new DOO. During lunch Alan Mercer read some Aus-

tralian poetry followed by Penny Walder who had written a story called They are like a plate of sandwiches. After the ordinary meeting, Des called for new office bearers: president Glenda Arbuthnot, vice president Lillian Farrar, secretary Margaret Fisher, vice secretary Trudy McColl, treasurer Deb Negus and vice treasurer Laura Barker. With business finished it was back to more entertainment, with Muriel Riley reading her little

stories of her experiences as a child. Everyone was in fits of laughter. Mary McCullock read a lovely poem also. As it was our fundraiser for the Big Cake Bake Day, we raffled a Christmas cake made by Deb Negus. This was won by Des Dowie. The trade table was well stocked with vegies, jams. The day raised about $115. Afternoon lunch and friendship finished a lovely fun day.

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Fun times: the under 11 Nippers group at Inverloch having fun last year.

Calling all Nippers Inverloch: Pam Sutcliffe, Judy Parker and Bryan Hensley were the winners of the Saturday social bowls.

Inverloch bowls FOUR teams played one 10 end game in carpet bowls this week. This allowed time for elimination games to establish finalists for the club championship, to be played at the Stoneham night dinner and presentation function. This will be held upstairs on Friday, August 23. Seats are still available, so please register your intention to attend on the form held at the club-rooms.

South Gippsland Bridge Meeniyan – Monday evening: 1st June Metcalf,

The Stoneham-sponsored dinner replaces the normal fortnightly Friday night dinner on this night. All normal Friday night patrons are encouraged to attend - not only the carpet bowlers and their friends. Three-course meal and a few laughs at no additional cost. Winners were Herb Barclay, Edith Perrett and Rhonda Davies (S). Lawn bowls on Wednesday saw eighteen players embracing the weather. They played a 14 and a 10 end game, as six teams of three.

Colin Cameron and Kathryn Smith, David Baggallay. 3rd Kathy Dowd, Peter Braker. Inverloch – Friday

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Jason Richards on fire PROMISING young talent Jason Richards put in a polished display to defeat old rival Frank Dekker easily and lead his team Dollar to a resounding win. Young Melanie Plunkett also played extremely well and has a bright future in the game. Dollar unfortunately look like just missing out on finals’ action. The strong Marc side accounted for Shilling, Chris Holt again the star for Marc. He is having a huge year. Great to see old legend of the game Neil Langstaff back having a hit and as usual playing well. Yen nearly caused the upset of the year by narrowly going down to top

side Rupee. Matthew Oomman in sparkling touch for Yen, while Tracey Ryan was excellent for Rupee. Pound easily defeated Euro, Alan McEachern having a ‘Barry Crocker’ for Euro, while for Pound Barb Jenkins played an exceptional match. Only one normal round of play left before the finals’ action begins.

Results Pound 5/115 d Euro 4/90, Rupee 4/92 d Yen 4/82, Marc 4/105 d Shilling 5/96, Dollar 7/128 d Franc 2/89.

Ladder Round 12 Rupee.......................................93 Marc ........................................88 Pound ......................................77 Shilling ....................................75 Dollar .......................................65 Euro ..........................................59 Franc ........................................52 Yen ...........................................48

Winners, with 36 shots up, were Klaus Salger, Paul Davis and Harry Rybalka (S). Runners-up were Harry Dunn, Malcolm Marshall and Rob Howard (S) Saturday thirteen players played two 12 end games, triples and one team of four. Winners, with 24 points up were Judy Parker, Pam Sutcliffe and Brian Hensley (S). Runners-up with 21 points were Harry Dunn, Jill Bateman and Margaret Griffin (S).

afternoon: north/south 1st Jack Kuiper, Jean Barbour. 2nd John Farr, Anne Williams. 3rd Phillip and Neville Chapman.

Mardan indoor BOWLS night was back to a good gathering of 13 bowlers. We welcomed a visitor, Margaret Gordon, she enjoyed the evening of bowls.

Dumbalk indoor TWO teams of three players contested one game of fifteen ends on August 5. Rob Matthies, skip,

A key aspect of the Football Federation Australia National Curriculum is the implementation of a Skills Acquisition Program to perfect and accelerate the skill development of identified players at the critical ages of 9 to 13. The program which is operating in various locations across Australia is a

The last year the club ran the program for 180 kids across the U7 to U14 age groups. The program is designed to improve beach and surf skills and age appropriate sessions are held. The U7s enjoy lots of beach games and getting used to the smaller waves whilst the older groups tackle the bigger waves, first aid, basic resuscitation and the popular board skills.

This year the program will run in the mornings over a two week period - December 30, 31, January 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 and 10. A parent is required to stay at the beach during the sessions whilst age managers and water safety members run the program. There are vacancies for any interested parent to join the team and information sessions will be run prior to the program. Further details and applications can be obtained by emailing membership@islsc. org.au SLSC clubs within the Bass District also offer Nipper programs but times and dates may vary. Check websites for further details.

East/west: 1st Richard Moss, Arendina Drury. 2nd Colin Cameron, Marj Freeman. 3rd Kaye Douglas, John Sutton. Runners-up were Ron Baker, Bev Greenwood and Jeanette Grady (skip). Winners were Jeanie Baker, Bert Bright, Cliff Smith and Nic Rutjens (skip). Rob Burden and Ian Dyson proved superior, scoring plus 16 over Kay Cook and Joy Dyson led by Frank Peile with a score of plus 12.

Fifty-five shoot at Hallston OVERCAST and cool conditions prevailed recently at the Hallston range, but that did not deter 55 hearty souls. Nor did it deter Kevin Jacobs from shooting one perfect round of 25 then 22 out of 50.

Results AA: K. Jacobs 47.

A: D. Rodrigues 42, S. Silver 42, J. Powel 41. B: G. Lewien 35, T. Hardman 32, P. Cartright 31. C: S. Mcdonald 30, C. Dorling 28, L. Hillbrick 28. Vets: G. Hart 38, J. Robbins 30, R. Bradley 27. Ladies: M. Hogan 31, T. Jacobs 27, M. Carlyon 24. Juniors: K. Pentland 33, M. Powel 31, N. Ayres 26.

South Gippsland to gain soccer skills THE nationally accredited Skills Acquisition Program (SAP) will be launched for South Gippsland players and coaches this month.

INVERLOCH Surf Life Saving Club has now opened its applications for the Summer Nipper Program and is advising to get in quick as its ‘first come first served basis’ with applications.

10 week program which will include one to two weekly sessions in the South Gippsland region. For further information on the National Curriculum visit www.footballaustralia.com.au. The initial information and trial day is on Saturday, August 17. Players, both male and female can trial. The opportunity is not only a great one for players but also local coaches. To be eligible you must be currently registered with a South Gippsland club and be born in the year 2000 to 2004.

To register for the trial please contact Gene Parini on wlmailhtml:gparini1973@hotmail.com or 0428 066 208. Please send your name, date of birth and which club you are registered with. If you are a local coach wanting to get involved in the program or just want to be part of the coach education part on August 17 please contact FFV Zone Development Officer Mark Cassar on wlmailhtml:mcassar@footballfedvic. com.au or 0478 879 304 to discuss further.

Rising star: Louis Rodaughan.

Rodaughan a rising star YARRAM’S Louis Rodaughan has been named the Korumburra Sports and Spinal Clinic’s July Rising Star for the Alberton League. Rodaughan has played a handful of senior games this year. He is 16 years old and will have another year in the thirds next year. He played for Heyfield under 16s last year where he won the best and fair-

est for them as well as playing for Yarram thirds. He began playing fourths at Yarram when he was nine years old and played with Corbin Sutherland and other senior Yarram players. He works very hard on the track under the guidance and example of senior coach Griffin Underwood. He generally plays midfield and is noted for his big motor being able to run all day.

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SPORT | GOLF Wonthaggi ON a wet and windy Saturday we played a stableford event with a field of 40 players. A Grade winner was P. Hanley 35 points, B Grade winner was G. Dennis 38 points, C Grade winner was J. Wade 35 points. Balls down the line: Inoke 38, S. Mannix 35, C. Jeeves 35, S. Lowe 35, M. Johnson 35, J. Harvey 35. Nearest the pin: 2nd J. Jordan, 8th P. Hanley, 13th S. Laing, 17th S. Lowe. On Sunday September 8th we are hosting the South Gippsland 4 Ball Championships. Entry forms will be in the Pro shop this week. If any member is keen to run for committee there are vacancies and nomination forms in the pro shop. Don’t forget our Annual General meeting to be held at the Golf Club on Tuesday September 17th. With the course being very wet I have decided to ban all carts for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will review the course for the Thursday competition. The 12th fairway is extremely wet at present so it will be a good idea to turn this 12th Hole back into a par 3 until the fairway has recovered. The committee is working hard and should have some very exciting news to announce in the near future which should please all members. Good golfing and I will see some of you on Thursday and most of you on Saturday. Go Bombers!

Woorayl OUR stableford event on Saturday was sponsored by Gavin Maisey Painting.

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A Grade and best score of the day went to Danny Dwyer with 37 points winning from Paul Challis. B Grade was won by Ian Atcheson from Graham Challis (keeping it in the family) and Brian Thomas won C Grade from B. Beilby. The ball distribution was Dale Burge, B. Hogan, T. Burgess, Z. Trease, B. Stubbs, W. Turner and G. McKinnon. Nearest the pins to Danny Dwyer and Brian Thomas. The ball raffle going to ‘CK’ syndicate. Our Thursday competition went to Graeme Calder with 39 points, with a ball going to Graham Challis and the nearest the pin going to Graeme Winkler. Next week will see a fourball stableford sponsored by Calder Landscape and Design. On Thursday the South Gippsland veterans will use our course.

Leongatha THE course has held up remarkably well after recent rains and this was reflected in the good scores in Saturday’s 4BBB Stableford competition. Winners on the day with 43 points were the team of Rebecca Wilson (10) and Glen Marsham (11) from Anthony Sparkes and Garry Peters who were runners up with 42 points. The women’s section was taken out by Wendy Parker (12) and Coral Gray (21) with 40 points. David Forbes took out the pro-pin on the 14th and Will Norden was NTP on the 16th. Balls DTL went to 39 points and were won by Russell Williams, Barry Attwood, Melvin Stubbs, Ian Murchie, Corey Dummett, Chris Leaver, Peter Har-

Leongatha ladies GOOD scores were a feature of the August Monthly medal. Ladies captain, Toni West, congratulated our curators for the condition in which the course was presented. Wendy Parker, playing off a handicap of 13, had 82 off the stick to win the scratch event, the August Monthly medal and A Grade. Unfortunately she lost the putting competition on a count back, and there was no raffle. Rita de Bondt, won B Grade with 98/20/78 and Glenys Day was successful in C Grade with an 82 nett. Dot Stubbs won the putting on a count back with 29 putts.

tigan, Gerry Carcour, and Geoff McDonald. Rain caused the cancelation of Tuesday’s competition but Thursday’s Par event took place in heavy but fine and windy conditions. Peter Walsh playing off 13 did well in the conditions with a score of +2 to take the honours from Rob Martin (18) who was runner up on a countback with -1. NTP’s were Barry Stevens on the 14th and Jon Smith on the 16th. DTL Balls went down to -2 on a countback and were awarded to Geoff McDonald, Al Sperling, Ian Murchie, Ray Burton, Andy Bassett, Barry Stevens, Geoff Maher and Peter waters.

Mirboo North THE winner of the stableford competition played on Thursday, August 8 was Mal Payne (9) 38 pts. Down the line: G. Watson 35 pts, J. Hughes 34, T. Traill 33 countback. On Saturday, August 10 the competition was stableford. Day winner was John McFarlane (14) 39 pts. Down the line: D. Taylor 38 pts, I. Evison 38, Joe Kus 36, H. Zuidema 35 countback. 2nd shot nearest the pin 1st hole: Graham Watson. Nearest the pin: 4th G. Shandley, 6th G. Shandley, 13th H. Zuidema, 16th N. Bracecamp. Ladies winner: Wendy Gervasi (15) 31 points.

Korumburra THERE were 36 players for the three man ambrose competition on Saturday, August 10, with trophies by D. Hislop and C. Clements.

Down the line balls were won by Toni West, with an excellent 84/11/74, Dot Stubbs and Debbie Miller 78 nett, Anna de Bondt 80, Trish Owen and Maxine Eabry 81 and Barb Fleming and Ann Blundy 83 nett. Nearest the pins were won by Barb Fleming on the 14th and Dot Stubbs on the 16th. The August Monthly Medal was sponsored by the House of Golf Pakenham, Beaches and Cream Inverloch and past member Jackie Barraclough. A reminder to everyone that Wednesday is Captain and President’s Day. Players should arrive at 8:45am for a 9:30am shotgun start.

Top golfers: from left, Wendy Parker A Grade, Scratch and Monthly Medal winner, Rita de Bondt B Grade winner, Glenys Day C Grade winner

Great day for golf: from left, Graeme Winkler, Graham Challis, John Bolge and Alan McEachern enjoyed a great game of golf at the Woorayl golf course on Thursday. A Grade: T. Jones 12, G. Jones 15, T. Marotti 5 (51/3, 582/3). Runners-up T. O’Neill, G. Cosgriff, M. Belvedere 591/3; C. Clasby, L. Guilfoyle, B. Pope 595/6; J. Watts, B. Papadopoulas, B. Brighton 601/6. Nearest the pin: 1st W. Jeffris, 7th D. Goad, 10th N. Perks, 13th P. Hopkins. Tuesday’s winner was G. Cosgriff 38 pts, and Thursday’s winner was C. Clements 35 pts.

Woorayl Ladies THE ladies played for the August Monthly Medal last week. A small group of hardy winter golfers enjoying an-

Korumburra ladies WEDNESDAY was a stroke and putting round, as well as Monthly Medal, kindly sponsored by the House of Golf. Thirteen women played in fine weather, although conditions were heavy, after the large amount of rain that has fallen in recent days. The winner of Division 1 (0-23) and also the August Monthly Medallist was Lynette McIvor (23) with 100 gross, 77 nett. Runnerup was Julie Brannaghan (19), 98 gross, 79 nett. Division 2 (24-45) was won by Barb Twite (27) with 106 gross, 79 nett. Runner-up was Betty Thomson (28) 116 gross, 88 nett. The Scratch score winner was Moira Rogers with 95 gross. Putting was Julie Brannaghan with just 28 putts. Moira Rogers was nearest the pin on the 1st green and Barb Twite

other fine day. The winner this month was Sue Wakefield (16) with 84 net, from Shirley Thomas (15) and Karin McKenzie (14) both with 85 (Sue was helped by her gobbler on the 16th hole). Balls down the line went to Shirley and Karin. Nearest the pin on the 8th was Karin, with Ann Poole taking out both the 11th and the 17th. Lois Young managed to chip in twice! Next week we are limited to playing with four clubs and a putter and the committee members are reminded of the monthly meeting to be held after golf. was closest on the 13th. A ball down the line went to Moira Rogers (15) with 80 nett. There was no play on Saturday due to lack of numbers. Next Wednesday is a Stableford event, with Betty Yann and a helper putting the field out. A reminder that our “Clayton’s” Bus Trip is on August 21, be at Inverloch at 9.30 for 10.00 start.

Top golfer: Lynette McIvor, Korumburra’s Monthly Medallist for August.

Meeniyan ladies ON Wednesday August 7 nine ladies played for the Monthly Medal in heavy conditions. The trophy donor was Jan Roberts. Winner of the Monthly Medal was Irene Holm with a great round of golf with 73 nett. Runner-Up was Andrea Thorson with a 75 nett. Best 9 was Faye Le Page with 40 nett. Putting was Faye Le Page with 30 putts.

DLB went to Nereda Scholte 85 nett and Nancy Hammet with 87 nett.

Meeniyan medal winner: Irene Holm

Growing cricket in Wonthaggi LEONGATHA and District Cricket Association has partnered with GippSport, the Australian Sports Commission and Cricket Victoria to build junior cricket participation in Wonthaggi. The Growing Cricket in Wonthaggi project has already provided training for local cricket players to become junior coaches. These coaches are now delivering cricket during the Active After-school Communities programs in local Wonthaggi Schools. Gene Parini, from the Active After-school Communities Program is thrilled with how things have started “This project is a great opportunity to build interest and skills in cricket for primary school aged children that will lead to transition to local clubs through the involvement of local club coaches” The key aim of the Growing Cricket in Wonthaggi project is to build junior participation numbers in the local Wonthaggi area. We are lucky to have three local clubs involved in the project; Wonthaggi Miners Cricket Club, Wonthaggi Workmens and the Glen Alvie Cricket Club as well as the broader support of the Cricket Association and other local clubs. Early in term four on Friday, October 11 all of the project organisations will be hosting a Cricket Gala Day in Wonthaggi. Anyone between five and 14 years of age is welcome to come along and participate in the fun. More information about this event will be circulated in the coming months. Cricket Victoria will be working with local schools over the next few months by running a series of cricket clinics which introduce a range of cricket skills to compliment the Active After-school Communities program sessions. The Growing Cricket in Wonthaggi Project will then culminate in a range of age specific programs that will be run in local clubs including the Milo Into Cricket program, T20 Blast and the local junior competition for under 12’s, 14’s and 16’s. For more information about Cricket in Wonthaggi please contact Michelle Harris at GippSport on 5671 3500, 0428 358 335 or michelle@gippsport.com.au.

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Knights fight back for 3-3 draw

Drouin too good for Korumburra

THE Leongatha Knights played host to South Coast Stars in a battle to keep both teams finals hopes alive. The Knights injected some youth into its squad this week with the bonus of the under 19s having the bye this round. The game started with both teams feeling their way, the Knights playing the ball around well, whilst the mature South Coast side played the ball through when the opportunity arose. A dubious handball in the first five minutes inside the Knights box gave the Coasters a penalty, the striker making no mistake. This rallied the Knights, young Dean Petersen was cutting off every forward thrust by the coasters, feeding the midfield of Darren Finnie, and Darcy O’Connor. A sensational run by young Tommy Stampton down the right wing, surpassed by an even more impressive cross, set up lion-hearted midfielder Darren Finnie, who made no mistake. In a sequence of events that can only be described as “unfortunate” for the Knights, would see the Coasters pile on two more goals before the half was out. The first, a penalty awarded for a chicken wing getting in the way of the ball inside the 18yard box awarding Jason Cooke the “Chump of the Week” award, and the other, a wayward back pass to the keeper, setting up a hungry coaster forward. This would not deter the Knights, with stalwart Foday Camara, pulling the score within reach at the half. The second half would see both teams pushing strongly, with the majority of the play in the Knights attacking half. Serafino’s Player of the Match Jason Cooke was rebounding superbly, with some inspirational slide tackling denying South Coast a golden forward opportunity. Tommy Dudley and Trav Bennett were also cutting off South Coasts forward moves, with a lone shot on goal brilliantly fended by Knights young gun keeper Ryano Kirkus. With time running out, the Knights set a more attacking field, pushing four up front. This would prove fruitful. Timmy Barker was creating opportunities along with Darren Finnie- hitting the cross bar, Dave Simons and Darcy O’Connor. It seemed fitting that the equaliser would come from another penalty. This time, awarded to the Knights Foday Camara, for an infringement inside the 18-yard box. Darren Finnie stepped up to the spot, and slotted home the equaliser. Both teams would come away from this match thinking they may have right to take the three points, but in the end, a 3-3 draw seemed appropriate, and shows the very little distance between 4th and 7th places on the ladder.

Women THE South Coast Stars booked its place in the finals after a narrow victory over the third place Knights this Sunday at Leongatha.

From the kick off South Coast quickly gained control of the ball on the muddy pitch and kept possession until Leongatha realised it wasn’t going to get an easy ride Leongatha was a threatening presence down the wing and midfield, with its amazing dribbling skills and speedy wingers cutting across at every opportunity. This was certainly a battle of wills with much at stake; the Stars knew a victory would haul it above the Knights into third and make sure of its place in the finals. South Coast kept up the pace with Leongatha and matched it for speed and determination which paid off at the very end of the first half with a rewarding goal from Heidi Opteyne after a tussle in the goal mouth. The second half was going to be tough with Leongatha desperate to retain third place. The Knights came out fighting and didn’t let up on the attack after changing almost its whole team around to benefit their play. There were some excellent shots at goal from Leongatha but none hit the net as South Coast keeper Gabby Harris wouldn’t let up and went for every shot successfully defending her turf. As the game wore on and the players tired, the spirit was still there with every kick, every pass, every shot. At the end of the game the Stars had secured priceless 1-0 victory. The Stars now have a great chance to finish in the top three and are building momentum in the run up to the finals.

Under 13s WITH only three matches left before finals, the Leongatha Knights under 13s is in preparation mode. What better way to get ready than some tough competition from a fast improving young squad. The South Coast Stars made the journey to Leongatha to take on the second placed Knights in mild conditions. With the pitch still slow and boggy after the week’s rain, the question would be who could keep their footing better in able to control the play. A wayward strike by Javier was finished off by Riley to open the scoring, followed soon after by a goal to Joaquin. Leongatha could have piled on the goals, but a combination of poor accuracy and pressure from the Stars’ defence kept the score line to two nil at the half time break. Again it was the rotation policy that threatened to derail the knights winning ways. With the logistics of ensuring equal time to all players in the forefront of the teams’ minds, the Knights defence looked lost. Tom Harris was able to break through for the Stars and opened the second half scoring. But once the Knights players sorted themselves out they would be unstoppable. Shem’s solid pair of hands in the goals, and Caleb’s effort in defence, freed up the Knight’s midfield to find the back of the net one more time. Final score: Leongatha 3 def South Coast 1. Leongatha player of the day was Jarrod Ross for his consistent performance on the wing.

DROUIN faced Korumburra at Lyre Bird Park in good conditions for soccer. The game opened up in fantastic style, both sides playing fast flow on football controlling the ball and putting plenty of pressure on. Korumburra was the first to slip up under the pressure with a goal to Drouin mid way through the half. City had a lot of the play but couldn’t crack the tough Drouin defence. A five minute lapse in concentration by the Burra cost dearly as Drouin put on two quick goals to lead 3-0 at half time. The match started to slow up a bit after half time another to Drouin and it was in control. Two goals to Korumburra, one from a header to Benny Rotheram and another to first gamer Liam Miller gave Korumburra some hope but two penalty goals saw Drouin out to a very good 6-2 win. Women It was ideal weather for the women’s match at Drouin, both sides came to play and the standard was good right from the start, Drouin was con-

trolling the ball well and the Korumburra team was working hard to stay in the game. Due to the pressure neither side had many chances at the goals until the deadlock was broken in the 44th minute when Drouin took the ball down the right hand side to get one past the Burra keeper Chloe Rodda. Drouin 1-0 at half time. The second half was more of the same with both teams desperate with finals just around the corner. Korumburra started to attack more consistently a near miss from Mel and constant forward moves from Tara and the game was well alive. In the 73rd minute a very nasty accident and injury to the Drouin keeper saw the match abandoned as the ambulance was called in. An unfortunate ending to a good game from both sides. Drouin winning 1-0 Under 16s Korumburra and Drouin kicked off in the sunshine for the first time in weeks. Korumburra’s midfield and defence were in control and Drouin was finding it difficult to get through. After eight minutes of play the

Burra went one up after a goal to Zac Allman and then again at the 25th minute mark after a goal to Aiden Richards. In the last five minutes of the first half Korumburra lost concentration and Drouin scored two very quick goals to level up the scores 2-2 all at half time. The second half was very even with both teams giving everything, at the 16th minute of the second half Drouin scored again to separate the teams. In a game that was played in a very sporting manner Drouin hang on for a 3-2 victory. Under13s Korumburra’s under 13 side travelled to Drouin and came out with a good win. Drouin’s team consisted of a number of under age kids who fought hard but were no match for the Korumburra eleven. Korumburra had time to pass the ball well and controlled the play. The Burra team had plenty of shots at goal and goal scorers for Korumburra were Zoe, Harry, Liv, Keiren and Jake.

Defibrillator now at golf club JACKIE Laurie, Branch Manager, of the Inverloch and District Community Bank Branch (Bendigo Bank) presented a defibrillator to Leongatha Golf Club president Ron Paice after golf on Thursday.

Supporter: Jackie Laurie Inverloch and District Community Bendigo Bank Branch manager presenting a defibrillator to Leongatha Golf Club president Ron Paice.

Jackie outlined the history of community banking and that its focus is to return funds to the community in which they operate. The community bank directly supports the club through a tee sign on the course, is a major sponsor of the annual tournament in November and supports several ladies golf events. Jackie outlined that members can assist in getting more funds to the club by banking at the Inverloch Branch and having relatives or friends indicate their support for the golf club. New accounts, each new loan, credit card and more gain credits for the club. Jackie also indicated that members who are current customers should ensure staff register that they are a LGC member, as this assists in prioritising funds when grants are being considered. Pamphlets outlining these initiatives are available at the club and the bank. The loyalty scheme is available to all clubs and community organisations by banking with the Inverloch and District Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank. Ron thanked Jackie and the Bank for the defibrillator and its continued support of the golf club. Members were also reminded that the club is holding a training session on the use of the defibrillator on Thursday, August 29 at 3pm.

• Leongatha cycling

Riders battle gusty coast RACING was once again run from Tarwin Lower out to the intersection at Walkerville North and return. Riders had a gusty tail to side wind on the run out but heavier conditions for the run home. The cross winds across the hilltop saddle near the Walkerville South intersection were very gusty and had bikes at a 45 degree lean. The latter part of the race saw some light showers skip across just to remind the riders it was a winter’s day. The field of 14 seniors had Brett Franklin on scratch chasing two minutes to Clem Fries and Ronald Purtle. Brett and Ronald were back from their racing at the major open – The Lakes Gippsland Tour so the other riders were going to have a job keeping them at bay. The windy conditions also favoured them. Limit was at 18 minutes with Geof Fraser and Lindsay Love leading away. They were followed by Steve Wilson at 11 minutes. Last time the race was at Tarwin Lower Steve had an extra two riders with him and his bunch was able to stay away for the win. This week he

was chased by a trio at eight minutes, a further quintet at five minute and the back trio. This ride was further than the previous ride as it ventured down the steep hill to the Walkerville settlement. At the turn point the limit riders were still in front but Steve Wilson had them well in site. The eight minute trio of Brad Bouquet, Kerry Pritchard and Rod Cheyne had also closed in. Moving along well was Kevin Feely who had dropped his bunch on the climb up to the Walkerville South corner. However what was more ominous was the back trio probably just six minutes behind limit. Steve Wilson managed to hit the front by around 8km to run but was about to be chased down by Brad, Kerry, Rod and Kevin Feely. However, at this point they barely had a minute lead over the balance of the field as the back trio was driving hard. This extra pace saw the field rounded up with 4km to the finish. In the dash to the line it was Brett Franklin taking the win and fastest time (1hr 3min) from Ronald Purtle. Kevin Feely finished well for third ahead of Chris Rowe, Clem Fries, Kerry Prit-

chard, Rod Cheyne, Brad Bouquet, Steve Wilson and rounding out the top ten was Phil Hanley. In the junior race, run over 16km Matt Winchester was on limit of 10 minutes. He was followed by Aaron Fraser five minutes, Matt Minogue one minute and Austin Timmins on Scratch. As with the seniors the juniors had to contend with the windy conditions. Aaron Fraser has run into a purple patch and followed up his win of last week with another win this week. He rounded up Matt and was then strong enough to hold off the chasing duo. Matt Minogue was able to get home for second whilst Austin finished third and fastest (35.59 min). Next week racing is at Outtrim. This will see riders make the run through Kongwak, Lance Creek, Wattle Bank and back to Outtrim. The last race for the season will be August 24 at Korrine. After this the club moves to running some weekend training rides so any riders looking to join a group for some spring riding before the likes of the Round the Bay in a Day might consider joining in with the club members.

Windy riders: from left, second place Ronald Purtle, junior event winner Aaron Fraser, first and fastest time Brett Franklin and third Kevin Feely.

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SPORT | NETBALL • Leongatha Parrots Netball

A Grade steal second A Grade: Leongatha 43 def Morwell 37 Awards: Kasie Rump (Voyage Fitness), Kate Govers (Serafinos) and Claire Fitzgerald (Rusty Windmill) Auction: Meg Rosser The battle between second and third was close. The wind made it difficult, goals were at a premium. The parrots pecked away at the Tigers until they lost their fur. Well done on a great win girls. B Grade: Leongatha 35 lost to Morwell 42 Awards: Zoe Altmann (Voyage Fitness) and Abby Dowd (Body First) Auction: Abby Dowd This week was always going to be a tough game coming up against the top team that is yet to be defeated. The first quarter was a bit slow and Morwell got the jump of us leading by 8 at quarter time. We held our own in the last three quarters to end up going down by just 7. A positive game in very windy conditions. C Grade: Leongatha 20 lost to Morwell 30 Awards: Tegan Renden (Evans Petroleum) and Carlie McNamara (Ladies committee – canteen) A good hard fought game where we stuck with them for the first half. Unfortunately Morwell came out firing in the 2nd half and out ran us. Let’s regroup and work hard at training and finish the season hard. Under 17s: Leongatha 27 def Morwell 23 Awards: Ashlee Van Rooy (Skin Therapy) and Sarah McCahon (Paradise Pizza) Leongatha played a much improved Morwell side. Weather played a big part in the play of the game and Leongatha came away with a four point win. Under 15s: Leongatha 53 def Morwell 24 Awards: Georgia Riseley (Evans Petroleum) and Codie Davidson (Sportsfirst) Accurate passing into goals saw an excellent conversion rate. Defenders were tight, resulting in a high percentage of turnovers. A great solid game by every player produced a strong win over Morwell. Under 13s: Leongatha def Morwell Awards: Evie Dekker (Nagels Pharmacy) and Macey Davidson (Bakers Delight) Girls put up a tough fight until the end. Considering the conditions the passes were really good, leads were awesome and the girls played well. Keep fighting parrots!

GIPPSLAND REGION NETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS OCT 5 & 6 Try outs begin Sunday August 18 and again on Sept 8, 22 and 29 at Meeniyan Indoor Basketball Stadium

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WEDNESDAY Mixed Seniors & Juniors Entry forms: Kelvin Johns Bi Rite. Entries Close August 21 Team and info to tpsmith@dcsi.net.au Phone: Phil Smith 0437 624 261 Barb Challis 0403 047 902 Kerri Bentvelzen 0407 317 413 TWI1920016 .

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Gippsland netball Results - Round 16 A Grade: Leongatha 43 d Morwell 37, Sale 49 d Maffra 35, Drouin 52 d Traralgon 37, Moe 35 d Warragul 33, Wonthaggi 48 d Bairnsdale 29. B Grade: Morwell 42 d Leongatha 35, Maffra 57 d Sale 39, Traralgon 48 d Drouin 42, Moe 57 d Warragul 35, Bairnsdale 40 d Wonthaggi 19. C Grade: Morwell 30 d Leongatha 20, Maffra 24 drew Sale 24, Traralgon 44 d Drouin 26, Warragul 35 d Moe 21, Bairnsdale 33 d Wonthaggi 30. 17 & Under: Leongatha 27 d Morwell 23, Sale 32 d Maffra 29, Traralgon 62 d Drouin 9, Moe 54 d Warragul 17, Wonthaggi 35 d Bairnsdale 26. 15 & Under: Leongatha 53 d Morwell 24, Sale 27 d Maffra 25, Traralgon 41 d Drouin 24, Moe 36 d Warragul 24, Bairnsdale 30 d Wonthaggi 29. 13 & Under: Leongatha 18 d Morwell 10, Maffra 42 d Sale 18, Traralgon 29 d Drouin 14, Warragul 19 d Moe 8, Wonthaggi 19 drew Bairnsdale 9.

Ladders A Grade Sale .............................178.85 Leongatha ..................127.22 Morwell ......................122.15 Drouin ........................124.16 Wonthaggi ..................107.54 Maffra............................96.10 Traralgon .......................91.83

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Bairnsdale .....................73.79 Moe ...............................68.42 Warragul ........................53.48 B Grade Morwell ......................216.01 Leongatha ..................163.21 Traralgon ...................147.19 Maffra ..........................96.43 Moe ...............................88.45 Drouin ...........................96.18 Sale................................80.46 Bairnsdale .....................76.07 Wonthaggi .....................65.65 Warragul ........................56.97 C Grade Morwell ......................167.09 Wonthaggi ..................161.65 Traralgon ...................171.67 Bairnsdale .................. 111.04 Leongatha ..................120.48 Drouin ......................... 110.83 Maffra............................81.90 Sale................................84.08 Moe ...............................43.10 Warragul ........................39.52 17 & Under Traralgon ...................213.91 Sale .............................166.75 Maffra ........................161.96 Wonthaggi ..................145.84 Bairnsdale ....................98.21 Moe ............................. 112.38 Leongatha......................86.56 Drouin ...........................68.23 Morwell .........................43.30 Warragul ........................36.00 15 & Under Sale .............................202.34 Traralgon ...................189.04 Wonthaggi ..................152.41 Drouin ........................101.91 Maffra ........................129.55 Bairnsdale ...................105.87 Moe ...............................84.53 Leongatha......................69.53 Warragul ........................54.00 Morwell .........................30.34 13 & Under Maffra ........................240.08 Traralgon ...................208.75 Sale .............................214.00 Bairnsdale ..................155.87 Wonthaggi ..................154.85 Drouin .........................131.60 Leongatha......................55.69 Warragul ........................28.60 Moe ...............................34.29 Morwell .........................23.39

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LDNA netball Saturday, August 10 11/Under: St Laurence Gold 11 d Mt Eccles White 7, Mirboo North White 19 d Mt Eccles Purple 3, Mirboo North Gold 18 d Town Black 8, Mirboo North Purple 20 d Town Tangerine 0, Mt Eccles Aqua 6 d Meeniyan & District 1, Mt Eccles Pink 10 d St Laurence Maroon 2. 13/Under: Meeniyan & District 20 d St Laurence 7, Mirboo North Gold 21 d Mt Eccles Aqua 3, Mirboo North Purple 11 d Mt Eccles Purple 10, Town Black 28 d Town Tangerine 9.

LDNA umpires August 17 11am: Chelsea Hofman, Tino Nyamurduni, Kaili Pritchett, Millie Hannon, Pat Kuhne, Madie Wright, Madie Wight, Julie Grant, Maria Evison, Anita Gourlay. 12 noon: Mellissa Beardsworth, Sophie Clarke, Gemma Pruin, Kayla Beardsworth, Jess Foreman, Nikki Stockdale, Elly Egan, Di Brew, Amy

15/Under: Town Tangerine 23 d St Laurence Gold 22, Town Black 31 d Mirboo North 20, Mt Eccles White 20 d St Laurence Blue 19. C Grade: Mirboo North Purple 36 d Mirboo North Gold 35, Meeniyan & District Blue 37 d Meeniyan & District Yellow 21, Town Black 31 drew Town Tangerine 31. B Grade: Town Black 46 d Mt Eccles White 44, Town Green 28 d Mt Eccles Navy 21. A Grade: Town 51 d St Laurence 33, Mt Eccles Navy 42 d Mt Eccles White 38.

Up, away: Dalyston wing defence Hayley Pupetti attempt to stop Fish Creek’s wing attack Abbey Shaw.

Alberton netball Results - Round 19 August 10 A Grade: MDU 40 drew Stony Creek 40, Toora 34 d DWWWW 23, Foster 55 d Yarram 23, Tarwin 50 d KilcundaBass 32, Korumburra-Bena 62 d Phillip Island 19, Dalyston 54 d Fish Creek 43. B Grade: Fish Creek 57 d Dalyston 39, Foster 98 d Yarram 5, MDU 63 d Stony Creek 31, Korumburra-Bena 51 d Phillip Island 28, Tarwin 87 d Kilcunda-Bass 20, DWWWW 66 d Toora 11. C Grade: Dalyston 38 d Fish Creek 34, Foster 33 d Yarram 11, Stony Creek 36 d MDU 14, Phillip Island 29 d Korumburra-Bena 28, Toora 31 d DWWWW 18. 17 & Under: Dalyston 38 d Fish Creek 25, Foster 31 d Yarram 15, Stony Creek 50 d MDU 24, Korumburra-Bena 38 d Phillip Island 16, Tarwin 37 d Kilcunda-Bass 16, DWWWW 19 d Toora 11. 15 & Under: Fish Creek 22 d Dalyston 10, Yarram 27 d Foster 17, MDU 43 d Stony Creek 14, Korumburra-Bena 23 d Phillip Island 18, Kilcunda-Bass 38 d Tarwin 4, DWWWW 22 d Toora 12. 13 & Under: DWWWW 26 d Toora 8, Dalyston 30 d Fish Creek 13, Foster 40 d Yarram 9, MDU 36 d Stony Creek

11, Korumburra-Bena 20 d Phillip Island 17, Tarwin 15 d Kilcunda-Bass 4.

Ladders A Grade Dalyston .....................275.00 Kor-Bena ....................341.72 Fish Creek ..................194.48 Foster..........................151.94 Inv-Kongwak ............. 113.61 Phillip Island..............142.01 Stony Creek.................136.00 MDU ...........................101.25 Yarram ...........................64.60 Tarwin ...........................56.71 Toora .............................49.90 DWWWW.....................37.00 Kil-Bass.........................22.74 B Grade Kor-Bena ....................196.48 Foster..........................247.66 Dalyston .....................158.75 DWWWW..................142.63 Phillip Island..............132.05 Fish Creek ..................129.04 MDU ...........................123.07 Tarwin ......................... 110.53 Stony Creek...................77.33 Inv-Kongwak ................60.84 Yarram ...........................44.66 Toora .............................43.70 Kil-Bass.........................32.78 C Grade Kor-Bena ....................252.68 Inv-Kongwak .............155.77 Dalyston .....................144.88 Stony Creek ...............133.48 Phillip Island..............130.81 Toora ............................98.99 Fish Creek ...................124.89 Tarwin ...........................94.02 Foster.............................87.35 MDU .............................66.60 DWWWW.....................58.23

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Yarram ...........................38.98 Kil-Bass.........................23.54 17 & Under Stony Creek ...............208.17 Dalyston .....................162.58 Inv-Kongwak .............140.25 Kor-Bena ....................162.47 Fish Creek ..................148.71 Foster.......................... 118.94 Tarwin .........................101.91 Phillip Island .................91.13 DWWWW.....................77.30 MDU .............................64.26 Yarram ...........................60.49 Toora .............................44.86 Kil-Bass.........................37.47 15 & Under Fish Creek ..................234.63 Kor-Bena .................... 211.21 Phillip Island..............210.86 Yarram .......................194.31 Dalyston .....................141.04 Inv-Kongwak .............151.59 Kil-Bass.......................150.41 Foster...........................107.02 MDU ...........................104.81 Stony Creek...................40.23 DWWWW.....................28.27 Toora .............................28.64 Tarwin ...........................16.90 13 & Under Dalyston .....................419.18 Inv-Kongwak .............276.04 Kor-Bena ....................316.67 MDU ...........................233.51 Foster..........................238.95 Phillip Island..............226.44 Fish Creek ...................184.72 DWWWW.....................64.99 Yarram ...........................46.61 Toora .............................27.69 Kil-Bass.........................26.47 Stony Creek...................24.68 Tarwin ...........................23.46

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Smith, Brittany Price, Narelle Hanily, Lauren Baudinette, Karen Clarke. 1pm: Erin Baudinette, Danielle Jones, Lori McKenzie, Janice Sing, Jamie Gourlay, Anita Gourlay, Angelique Dunlevie, Pat Kuhne, Anna Patterson, Phil Smith. 2.15pm: Kerri Bentvelzen, Sue Ritchie, Barb Challis, Brittany Tennyenhuis, Robyn Kenny, Tracey Miles, Emma Smith, Janice Sing. Any enquiries phone Julie Grant 0407 076 425.

Grab it: Bridget Monaghan and Ashley Newton rush to get the loose ball before Dekoda Brewer. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

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FOOTBALL | SPORT

thestar.com.au Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Mirboo North ........ 256.78 Newborough ......... 185.64 Yinnar ................... 179.88 Trafalgar ............... 154.94 Boolarra ................ 130.68 Hill End .................... 99.68 Thorpdale ................ 58.60 Morwell East ............ 57.91 Yarragon .................. 38.99 Yall-Yall North .......... 49.94

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RESERVES LADDER Newborough ......... 303.98 Yinnar ................... 494.76 Mirboo North ........ 187.40 Trafalgar ............... 194.33 Boolarra ................ 137.40 Hill End .................... 93.19 Morwell East ............ 45.48 Thorpdale ................ 45.15 Yall-Yall North .......... 33.52 Yarragon .................. 28.46

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THIRDS LADDER Yarragon ............... 701.47 Thorpdale ............. 258.89 Yinnar ................... 206.73 Newborough ......... 244.52 Trafalgar ................. 93.92 Mirboo North.......... 102.47 Boolarra ................... 61.97 Yall-Yall North .......... 61.71 Morwell East ............ 22.16 Hill End .................... 17.02

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FOURTHS LADDER Yinnar ................... 716.17 Yarragon ............... 421.58 Newborough ......... 160.89 Mirboo North ........ 155.56 Yall-Yall North....... 112.80 Thorpdale ................ 78.07 Trafalgar ................... 20.14 Hill End .................... 23.60 Morwell East ............ 20.48

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Tigers clinch minor premiership By Rover MID-Gippsland League leader, Mirboo North, trounced Yarragon by 183 points in the final home and away round at Tigerland on Saturday. Mirboo North’s strong finish to the season has seen it limit its last three opponents, Thorpdale, Yallourn Yallourn North

SENIORS Mirboo North 29.28.202 d Yarragon 3.1.19 Mirboo North goals: T. Traill 14, K. Nash 3, D. Webb 3, A. Bence 2, D. McGennisken 2, B. Waters 1, D. Pinneri 1, S. Pratt 1, J. Taylor 1, S. Peters 1. Best: J. Taylor, K. Berchtold, K. Nash, T. Traill, S. Peters, D. McGennisken. Yarragon goals: S. Clebney 1, J. Cropley 1, B. Sheehan 1. Best: S. Brown, J. Harvey, A. Lawrence, J. Cropley, A. Pavey, J. Hedley.

RESERVES Mirboo North v Yarragon Mirboo North won by forfeit

THIRDS Yarragon 28.19.187 d Mirboo North 4.1.25 Yarragon goals: L. Axford 12, R. Wallace 6, Z. Regester 2, M. Jolly 2, P. Robinson 2, T. Follett 1, J.

and Yarragon to two, five and three goals respectively, whilst booting a total of 70 itself. Mirboo North now has a week off before meeting the winner of this Saturday’s Newborough vs Yinnar qualifying final when the second semi-final is played on Saturday, August 24 at Newborough. The highlight for the afternoon was the mighty Tigers’ champion fullforward, Tim Traill’s outstanding haul of 14 goals

Cropley 1, C. McCallum 1, D. Pollock 1. Best: M. Jolly, L. Axford, R. Wallace, D. Pollock, Z. Regester, J. Cropley. Mirboo North goals: J. Salinger 1, T. Bolton 1, D. O’Keefe 1, B. Bradshaw 1. Best: J. Salinger, L. Smit, G. Mihai, J. Redmond, B. Richards, B. Bradshaw.

FOURTHS Yarragon 10.5.65 d Mirboo North 7.7.49 Yarragon goals: J. Kilday 3, S. Wyatt 2, D. O’Connell 2, L. Fitzgerald 1, L. Kilday 1, J. Cameron 1. Best: A. Mattei, J. Kilday, L. Kilday, S. Ford, S. Matheson, D. O’Connell. Mirboo North goals: T. Taylor 2, R. Oddy 1, P. Hinkley 1, J. Buxton 1, T. Bolton 1, J. Moro 1. Best: W. Graeme, J. Moro, J. Best, Z. Porter, T. McAllister, T. Taylor.

which took him to 101 majors for the year. Traill led his opponents a merry dance, kicking five goals in the final quarter, that saw him record his fourth century tally for Mirboo North and his seventh MGFL goal kicking title. The writing was on the wall, the Panthers were in for a tough day when they were scoreless at quartertime and 38 points down. They tightened up in the second term by lifting their intensity and increasing their tackle count, but still won limited contested ball. Unfortunately, Yarragon’s lack of machinations meant it was unable to play like a machine. Mirboo North full back Drew Gardener kept burly Keith Clerks in check, whilst Dwayne Gunn, Stuart Keel, Allister Keel, Alex Windsor and Simon Fragiacomo, rebounded productively out of the Tigers’ back 50. Jack Cropley brought up the Panthers’ first goal after a successful tackle, but Yarragon still faced a 10-goal half-time deficit.

Others fighting hard to keep the visitors in the game were Scott Brown, James Harvey and Abe Lawrence. Josh Taylor turned in a best afield performance with countless clearances, baulks, long runs and accurate kicks into Mirboo North’s scoring arc. Others brilliantly leading the way for the Tigers were, Kris Berchtold, Kallum Nash, Shane Peters and Dale McGennisken. Because the Panthers’ lacked decisive defensive formulae and integrated conversion paths, their structural patterns were all over the shop, resulting in Mirboo North getting away with occasionally overdoing the handball. By three-quarter time, Traill had nine goals and coach, Troy Hamilton, urged the Tigers to keep the forward line open to give the big Tiger every chance to bring up his tonne. Perfect foot passes from Peters, Anthony Bence and Berchtold allowed Traill to mark and slam through his 97th,

98th and 99th goals with powerful drop-punts. Then Traill brought up his hundredth from a free kick after being scragged, whilst attempting to mark a delivery from Sam Pratt. Excited teammates ran from all over the field to congratulate Traill on his wonderful performance. Handshakes were also offered by several Yarragon players. Gunn later found Traill on a lead and major 101 went sailing high over the goal umpire’s head.

SENIORS Newborough 10.7.67 d Boolarra 7.4.46 Newborough goals: C. Mayman 2, L. Webber 2, A. Chandler 1, J. Keyhoe 1, J. Whittaker 1, A. Kennedy 1, C. Hancock 1, J. Cattanach 1. Best: A. Philip, J. Whittaker, J. Cattanach, T. Wilson, T. Boyle, C. Mayman. Boolarra goals: S. Cooper 3, K. Towt 1, M. Buglisi 1, S. Mazou 1, J. Holmes 1. Best: M. Van Dyke, D. Metcalf, T. Salerno, C. Blackberry, C. Riseley, J. Battersby.

RESERVES Newborough 7.9.51 d Boolarra 5.5.35 Newborough goals: J. Jacovou 3, D. Schembri 2, D. Drowley 1, A. Wilson 1.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Thorpdale 13.8.86 d Yallourn-Yall Nth 4.5.29 Yinnar 16.28.124 d Morwell East 3.1.19 Trafalgar 5.11.41 d Hill End 4.3.27 RESERVES Yallourn-Yall Nth 13.9.87 d Thorpdale 7.4.46 Yinnar 20.13.133 d Morwell East 1.3.9 Hill End 6.6.42 d Trafalgar 2.8.20 THIRDS Thorpdale 9.21.75 d Yallourn-Yall Nth 3.3.21 Yinnar 19.15.129 d Morwell East 3.0.18 Trafalgar 7.6.48 d Hill End 4.8.32 FOURTHS Yallourn-Yall Nth 5.8.38 d Thorpdale 2.2.14 Yinnar v Morwell Yinnar won by forfeit Trafalgar 4.2.26 d Hill End 3.4.22

Best: A. Wilson, M. Grubb, G. Anderson, W. Troy, D. Drowley, C. Ruecroft. Boolarra goals: R. Fox 2, J. Reid 1, S. Colbert 1, R. Beamish 1. Best: R. Beamish, B. Ellis, G. Smith, D. Brick, M. Windsor, R. Fox.

THIRDS Newborough 14.14.98 d Boolarra 4.3.27 Newborough goals: J. Van Dyk 7, M. Rosato 2, J. Mulqueen 2, J. Pearce 1, D. Somerville 1, T. Wilson 1. Best: J. Van Dyk, J. Mulqueen, M. Rosato, J. Bland, J. Pearce, M. Somerville. Boolarra goals: J. Dudek 2, A. Salerno 1, P. Thomas 1. Best: P. Thomas, L. Lewis, O. Gilpin, A. Salerno, J. McMillan, M. Sauppe.

Dalyston comes back over Kangas FISH Creek was at home to Dalyston on Saturday and Terrill Park was wet and boggy and as a result the footy was going to be difficult to control. With Dalyston at near full strength and Fish Creek still to regain a number of players most didn’t give the Kangaroos a chance. It was a very even start early with both sides having opportunities going forward. Fish Creek looked as though it was switched on and was playing more determined footy however it was

Dalyston that goaled first to Kraska from a strong mark. Manne and Jennings have had some great duels in the ruck in the past and this was going to be no different with both men giving their all. Fish Creek started to get on top through the second half of the quarter and missed opportunities to Hooker and Law before the Kangaroos finally scored a major to Hooker after a good mark and a 50m penalty against Dalyston put Hooker at the top of the square. The Kangaroos went into the first break with a three point advantage and

their tails up. The second quarter and Fishy went straight into attack and their coach Seccull who was leading by example put the first goal on the board only one minute in. Macri was doing very well on Ross and Price up forward for the Kangas was almost unstoppable taking some very strong contested marks and continually presenting along with Law, Hooker and Staley. For Dalyston Carew, Wylie and Joe Sibly were prominent and battling to keep their side in the match. A trip into the Dalyston 50 at the 15 minute mark of the quarter and it was Fisher

Pick it up: Aaron Ireland gathers the ball while Dalyston’s Dean Wyile runs in for the spoil.

who pounced in a tight goal square contest, the result a much needed goal to reduce the margin to 10 points. Fish Creek took control straight back though and continued its attack on the goals. Jake Staley and shortly after Law goaled after a beautiful pass from another big contested mark to Price and Fishy were right up and about going into the long break up by 22 points. The second half underway and once again it was Fish Creek that went into attack from the centre bounce a big mark to Law and a shot on goal that would have put the pressure right on the Magpies. The shot missed however and a point the result. Dalyston went forward and it was Dunlop who stood tall in the Magpies forward line taking a strong mark and converting his shot on goal to give Daly the all-important first goal for the quarter. Dalyston needed a spark and this seemed to provide it and it went back into attack again where Fisher marked about 50m out, his kick a goal and Dalyston was on their way back into the game. Fish Creek was not about to lie down however and went forward scoring shots to Law and Seccull and only behinds the result. Back and forward with scoring opportunities going to both sides, neither side able to capitalize on their opportunities. It was McKenna who was able to break the shackles after six consecutive points between the two sides; the goal to Dalyston got it within a goal of the Kangaroos.

Too quick: Dalyston’s Brad Fisher out runs Fish Creek’s Lachie Pratt to push the ball towards the Magpies’ goal sticks. It was at the 23 minute mark of the quarter that the Fish Creek coach Seccull was able to kick his side’s first goal of the quarter. This was answered almost immediately by Dalyston when Kraska who was being well held by Blencowe was able kick an absolute ripper from tight on the boundary line. With time running out in the quarter Fish Creek had another scoring opportunity through Cooper, a goal the result. The last quarter and Dalyston was up and about early with a goal to Carew only a minute in, this was followed by another to Howell and then another to Sibly to put Dalyston in front for the first time since early in the first quarter. The Magpies were looking the goods and Fish

Creek looked tired and unable to provide an answer. Further goals to Fisher and another to Sibly pushed the margin out to three goals before Hooker grabbed one back for Fish Creek at the 23 minute mark to reduce

SENIORS Dalyston 11.5.71 Fish Creek 8.11.59 Dalyston Goals: B. Fisher 3, S. Sibly 2, M. Kraska 2, M. Howell 1, P. McKenna 1, P. Dunlop 1, B. Carew 1 Fish Creek Goals: J. Law 2, B. Cooper 2, T. Hooker 2, A. Seccull 1, J. Staley 1 Dalyston Best: B. Carew, D. Wylie, J. Sibly, J. Ross, R. Jennings, S. Sibly Fish Creek Best: T. Price, T. Manne, C. Macri, B. Cooper, T. Hooker, J. Law

RESERVES Dalyston 15.10.100 Fish Creek 3.2.20 Leading Goalkicker: A. Wallis 5 (D) Dalyston Best: J. Alexander, A. Gennaccaro, K. Thomas, L. Wilkinson, K. Maloney, A. Wallis Fish Creek Best: M. Francis, R.

the margin to the final margin of 12 points. Fish Creek finish the home away at the race course when they take on Stony Creek next week while Dalyston take on KorumburraBena at home.

Staley, J. McKenzie, H. Buckland, S. O’Shannassy, P. Mueller

THIRDS Dalyston 4.8.32 Fish Creek 3.3.21 Leading Goalkicker: R. McGannon 2 (F) Dalyston Best: J. Ray-Angarane, H. Wright, J. Legione, K. Kirk, C. Green, B. Wardle Fish Creek Best: T. Smith, A. Vuillermin, J. Flanders, K. Byers, J. O’Sullivan, S. Buckland

FOURTHS Dalyston 7.8.50 Fish Creek 1.3.9 Leading Goalkicker: M. Crutchfield 2 (D) Dalyston Best: M. Marotta, R. Scapin, M. Crutchfield, C. Collins, C. McCoy, S. Speed Fish Creek Best: O. Straw, H. McGannon, R. Pridham, M. McGannon, D. McKay

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Yarram clench late win YARRAM headed down the highway again on Saturday to take on Foster,

Demons’ way: Yarram’s Jesse Field kicks clear of Foster’s Bradley Angwin (left) and Shem Hawking.

Panther dominance continues LADDER leader and reigning premier Kilcunda-Bass continued its dominance in the Alberton league on Saturday with a 117 point victory. Highlight of the game came with Kael Bergels’ 100th goal for the season. The solid forward also kicked nine for the day. The Panther’s got off to a good start at the Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve despite the strong wind. The ground was in great condition and was not affected by heavy rains over the previous few days. A seven goal opening quarter for the visitors got things rolling with Bergles and goal kicking companion Jason Wells getting their hands on everything. Tarwin stalwart Travis Cameron was putting in the hard yards for the Sharks but to no avail. As the game rolled on another four goals were added to the Panthers’ tally while Tarwin had managed two goals and a behind for the half. The wind was restricting play from the Tarwin contingent of Chalmers, Thwaites and McMicking despite strong efforts. A 59 point margin in the visitors favour started the third and it was only going to grow. A six goal quarter to the Panthers’ bumped the margin to 98 as the Sharks were kept scoreless in the third. Fitzgerald and Dakin were getting things done for visitors while Lomax and Bloom were keeping Tarwin’s heads up. A final four goal quarter for Kilcunda-Bass had them register 10 individual goal kickers for the game. At the final siren the scoreboard showed a 117 point victory for the visitors. This week Tarwin travel to Inverloch to face the Sea-Eagles who are rested after a bye while KilcundaBass face Toora who are hot off a win over the Allies.

SENIORS Kilcunda Bass 21.11.137 Tarwin 3.2.20 Kilcunda Bass Goals: K. Bergles 9, J. Wells 4, J. Dakin 1, L. Harrison 1, C. Endres 1, B. Arnold 1, R. Fitzgerald 1, J. Evans 1, D. Wells 1, A. Miller 1 Tarwin Goals: T. Lomax 1, J. Chalmers 1, T. Cameron 1 Kilcunda Bass Best: K. Bergles, J. Dakin, R. Fitzgerald, C. Endres, L. Harrison, R. Gilliatte Tarwin Best: T. Cameron, N. McRae, S. McMicking, L. Thwaites, M. Chalmers, J. Bloom

RESERVES Tarwin 6.8.44 Kilcunda Bass 4.5.29 Leading Goalkicker: J. Dowling 3 (T) Tarwin Best: A. Newey, D. Leggo, S. McRae, J. Gray, J. Dowling, M. Carter

Kilcunda Bass Best: D. Foss, S. Johnstone, S. Crawford, O. Milton, J. Born, M. Thompson

THIRDS Kilcunda Bass 21.19.145 Tarwin 3.5.23 Leading Goalkickers: B. Jones 4, C. Smith 4 (K) Kilcunda Bass Best: P. Babington, D. Clay, N. Arney, C. Smith, T. Smith, J. Homer Tarwin Best: C. Brown, K. Robinson, S. Clark, R. Boscombe-Hill, L. Anderson, J. Norton

FOURTHS Kilcunda Bass 14.9.93 Tarwin 3.5.23 Leading Goalkicker: A. Arney 3 (K) Kilcunda Bass Best: S. Casey, B. Andersen, A. Arney, Z. Hill, A. Brown, T. Burgess Tarwin Best: K. McGavin, T. Van der Kolk, B. Ellen, H. McNeil, J. Newton, I. Kennedy

Coming into the Yarram side were Nathan Lynch, Jimmy Parry, Wells Jenkins and Matt Earles. A gale force wind favoured the eastern end all day and this proved a major factor in the game. The Tigers worked hard with Grainger particularly busy but could only manage four behinds in the tricky conditions. The second term saw Foster dominated with four goals four behinds to Yarram’s two behinds. Moore, Davis and Sutherland were doing a very good job down back, with Moore also working hard as a stand-in ruckman. Granger, Galle, Williams and Hawking were Foster’s goal scorers this quarter. The Tigers took a slender three points lead going into the half time break. Jarryd Swift limped off with an ankle injury as the siren sounded and would take no further part in the game. The third quarter saw Yarram try and make the most of the breeze but it could only manage two goals and two points while Foster again struggled into the wind to register four behinds. At the last change it was Yarram leading by 10 points. With the wind blowing Foster tried hard to bridge the gap. Yarram struggled to get the football past its half-forward line, while the Tigers goaled through Stevenson and Allot to give them a three point lead with about five minutes to go. Jesse Field was terrific in the tough going and worked the ball forward for Sutherland to mark on the lead, his shot fell short but Rash snapped truly over his shoulder to score the first goal into the wind for the game, and give the Demons the lead. Shem Hawking then quickly replied with a terrific 60 metre running goal to get Foster in front by three points. Yarram looked gone. One last effort was needed with 30 seconds to go Yarram

cleared the ball at half-back and Clavarino marked in the centre, kicked long to Sutherland again on a good lead. He was about 40 metres out and Dylan Rash was unmanned about 15 metres from goal. Sutherland hit him with a bullet like pass and Rash calmly kicked the goal as the siren sounded to give Yarram a memorable five point win. Foster face MDU in Meeniyan this weekend while Yarram host Phillip Island in what could be their last home and away game in the Alberton league.

SENIORS Yarram 8.9.57 Foster 7.10.52 Yarram Goals: B. Lynch 3, D. Rash 3, C. Sutherland 2 Foster Goals: M. Allott 1, S. Hawking 1, J. Williams 1, J. Stevenson 1, L. Galle 1, B. Rooney 1, D. Granger 1 Yarram Best: T. Davis, J. Moore, K. Sutherland, S. Rendell, G. Underwood, J. Parry Foster Best: J. Toner, S. Hawking, M. Eales, J. Williams, C. VanDyke, B. Coates

RESERVES Foster 18.13.121 Yarram 4.5.29 Leading Goalkicker: J. Weston 6 (F) Foster Best: J. Weston, W. Davy, S. Brett, B. Weston, K. Staff, B. Mugridge Yarram Best: B. McLeod, B. McMa-

hon, A. Holt, D. Coulthard, T. Woolford, M. Smallwood

THIRDS Foster 21.24.150 Yarram 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: M. Green 5 (F) Foster Best: B. Hutchison, R. Prain, J. Rochforte, J. Midwinter, M. Brickle, B. Wake Yarram Best: C. Coulthard, T. Woolford, C. Barlow, D. Pattinson, J. Liversidge, D. Chaiphon

FOURTHS Yarram 7.7.49 Foster 6.2.38 Leading Goalkickers: D. Nicholls 2 (Y), T. VanDyke 2 (F) Yarram Best: L. Farley, B. Wilson, J. Liversidge, K. Price Handley, W. McDonald, L. Bentley Foster Best: E. Smith, B. Green, B. Smith, J. Cripps, W. Chester, K. Butterworth

Stony solid over MDU STONY Creek ran home with a solid victory over neighbouring rivals MDU on Saturday. The Demons, who are struggling with form at the moment, came out firing against the Maroons. MDU was pushing the ball forward rapidly and had a number of shots on goal early on. For every major kicked by the Demons, Stony Creek had an answer. Five behinds to MDU could have been goals and a margin more than four points would have been available if it wasn’t for wayward kicking. Stony Creek lifted its game in the second with accurate kicking result-

ing in four goals from five shots. Josh Schelling was embracing the football all day while Sam Marriott was turning it on. MDU’s Ricardo and young gun Findlay pushed their team but it was the Maroons ahead at half time. After a spell in the rooms the Stony Creek contingency was even better pushing their form to the next level. Speedster Hughes was making his mark while Bowman was dominating the field for the Maroons. The Demons were struggling to get the ball forward still and by three quarter time the lead was stretched to 35 in Stony Creek’s favour. Both teams had tired

in the fourth and play was slow. Stony continued to share the ball around and showed why it had five multiple goal kickers for the day. Team football is what it does best. MDU had two goals in it for the last quarter leaving Charlie Ampt with two to his name for the match. It was not enough for the Demons to get over the line with the 33 point win going to Stony Creek. MDU host Foster for the final round of the year and both teams will be looking to end the season on a high while Stony Creek battle it out with Fish Creek at the racecourse.

Big men: Yarram’s Jack Moore and Luke Galle leap skywards for control of play.

SENIORS Stony Creek 11.12.78 M.D.U. 6.9.45 Stony Creek Goals: R. Harmes 2, J. Schelling 2, L. McMillan 2, S. Marriott 2, B. Byrnes 2, K. Van Der Pluym 1 M.D.U. Goals: C. Ampt 2, A. Harris 1, T. McDermott 1, T. Wightman 1, B. Arnup 1 Stony Creek Best: S. Marriott, J. Schelling, L. Byrnes, J. Hughes, T. Stone, L. Bowman M.D.U. Best: C. Ricardo, L. Findlay, C. Ampt, T. McDermott, J. Fisher, B. Thomas (Jnr)

RESERVES M.D.U. 11.12.78 Stony Creek 1.3.9 Leading Goalkicker: N. Eddy 4 (M) M.D.U. Best: S. White, R. Livingstone, D. Robinson, B. Coulter, N. Pye, R. Fisher Stony Creek Best: W. Thorson, A. Verboon, R. Phelan, D. Potter, S. Cope, C. Amor

THIRDS M.D.U. 14.8.92 Stony Creek 5.5.35 Leading Goalkicker: J. McMillan 5 (M) M.D.U. Best: S. Wilson, J. McMillan, C. Harris, J. Forrester, S. Horvath, N. Moore Stony Creek Best: W. Stewart, L. Harrington, T. Sinclair, J. Brydon, H. Stuart, J. Zuidema

FOURTHS M.D.U. 4.6.30 Stony Creek 1.5.11 Leading Goalkicker: W. Horvath 3 (M) M.D.U. Best: M. Newton, C. McInnes, W. Horvath, S. Forrester, J. Hoy, B. Thorson Stony Creek Best: K. Newton, J. Tiziani, M. Darmanin, K. Wilson, H. Collins, L. Henry

Go quick: Josh Schelling attempts to get a handpass off to Jack Hughes before being taking down by his MDU opponent. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

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Korumburra-Bena top dogs PHILLIP Island lost its third game of the season at the hands of the other Bulldogs, Korumburra-Bena by 24 points on Saturday. With a lot of rain during the week the Cowes ground was holding up okay as the two teams went to battle. Korumburra-Bena looked in control from the outset; they set up well in defence against the Island forwards.

The Island could only manage a single point for the quarter and the visitors kicked three goals to go into the first break up by 21 points The hosts got away to the start they were after in the second quarter with Shane Murdoch marking and goaling after just one minute. The joy was short lived as Korumburra-Bena hit back a couple of minutes later to stretch the lead back out. Damian Hinkley goaled at the 10 minute mark but

again the visitors wrestled back the momentum with two more goals for the quarter to see their lead extend out to 24 at the long break. Changes were made for Phillip Island at the half time break. The main one being the move of veteran big man Brian Potter into the ruck, and from there the home side started to dominate the centre clearances. James Taylor kicked the Island’s third goal of the afternoon early in the third but Korumburra-Bena con-

Not today: It was a tough slog between KorumburraBena and Phillip Island when they clashed on Saturday.

trolled the scoring for the remainder of the quarter. Redl and Cooke were dominating the visitors forward line and the Island didn’t seem to have the answers. The home side was down by 35 points at the last break with plenty of work to do. A burst of energy in the last and Murdoch seemed to have his hands on everything including the Island’s first goal of the quarter to keep it in touch. It was some good tough footy throughout the last quarter but the time was getting away from the hosts, and life was made harder when Korumburra-Bena kicked its first for the quarter at the 17 minute mark to stretch the lead back out. The Island scored a couple of goals late to save face a bit but it was beaten by a better side on the day, going down by 24 points. Phillip Island now head off to Yarram for the final game of the home and away season. The winner will take out third place on the ladder, so there is plenty to play for.

SENIORS LADDER W L D

Shaun Patterson: the Bulldog quick thinker releases a handball just in time. SENIORS Korumburra-Bena 10.8.68 Phillip Island 6.8.44 Korumburra-Bena Goals: C. Redl 3, M. Cooke 2, M. Edwards 1, C. Urie 1, L. Carpenter 1, J. Neagle 1, C. Paterson 1 Phillip Island Goals: S. Murdoch 2, D. Hinkley 2, J. Weir 1, J. Taylor 1 Korumburra-Bena Best: J. Neagle, S. Braithwaite, R. Mullens, M. Urie, W. Jeffs, S. Bray Phillip Island Best: S. Murdoch, R. Linford, B. Potter, J. Youle, T. Oke, M. Wright

RESERVES Phillip Island 7.8.50 Korumburra-Bena 7.7.49 Leading Goalkicker: K. Taylor 3 (P) Phillip Island Best: J. Robinson, B. Richardson, S. Ambler, T. Cleeland, J. Turner, K. McIntosh Korumburra-Bena Best: P. Kyle, T. Sorrell, N. Paterson, T. Lucas, N.

Auddino, J. Kyle

THIRDS Korumburra-Bena 19.11.125 Phillip Island 0.3.3 Leading Goalkicker: A. O’Neill 5 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: B. Cosson, T. Wyatt, J. Hopkins, N. Allen, J. Harris, L. Auddino Phillip Island Best: J. Taylor, J. Black, C. Wood, F. Meade, J. Cleeland, D. Justice

FOURTHS Korumburra-Bena 9.13.67 Phillip Island 1.0.6

A slow start by both teams, the first goal to Toora not coming until midway through the quarter when Hanratty snapped one from the pack. The heavy greasy conditions meant a lot of packs and not much skill but even at this early stage Toora was handling the conditions better than the Allies and was

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 20 - August 17 I-K v Tarwin Kil-Bass v Toora Yarram v Phillip Island Stony Creek v Fish Creek Dalyston v Kor-Bena MDU v Foster DWWWW - bye

MID GIPPSLAND QUALIFYING FINAL August 17 ELIMINATION FINAL August 18

GIPPSLAND Round 17 - August 17 Bairnsdale v Warragul Leongatha v Moe Maffra v Wonthaggi Drouin v Sale Morwell v Traralgon (Sunday)

ELLINBANK Round 19 - August 17 Poowong v Buln Buln Bunyip v Nilma-Darnum Warragul Ind v Lang Lang Catani v Nyora Garfield v Cora Lynn Nar Nar Goon v Ellinbank Koo Wee Rup - bye Longwarry v Neerim Nm Sth

able to get the ball more often and was more into attack. Bad discipline saw a 50 metre penalty to Toora’s Holmes and he kicked its second and at quarter time it was Toora 2.3 Allies 0.0. Toora moved Osborne to the forward line and he kicked both of its goals for the quarter, the first from a free and the second from another 50 metre penalty as the umpires tried to keep control in a game that threatened at times to get out of hand. The Allies suffered a blow early in the quarter when Crapper seriously injured a knee and took no further part in the game.

Toora again kept the Allies scoreless and at halftime it was the Magpies by 30. After halftime the Allies came out firing and a goal to Ben Vardy soon resulted. For the first part of the quarter the play was mostly in its forward half but it could only manage behinds. Allies were unable to maintain the momentum for long however and Toora took control of the game in the rest of the quarter adding four unanswered goals to be 47 points up at the final break. It was a tough low scoring start to the final quarter, the first score not coming until midway when Dan

Vardy goaled from a free. Toora added three for the quarter. The last from Dyson after the siren. Things got a bit willing at times and the umpires had their books out but it made no difference to the final result that saw the Magpies home by 59 points. The Allies season is over as they have the bye next week and it would appear a lot of recruitment is needed if they are to be competitive in 2014. Toora take on league leaders Kilcunda -Bass at Bass and this should be an indication of how much they have improved this end of the season.

SENIORS Toora & District 11.11.77 DWWWW 2.5.17 Toora & District Goals: B. Osborne 3, C. Hanratty 2, J. Maurilli-Pullin 2, L. Dyson 2, P. Grant 1, K. Holmes 1 DWWWW Goals: D. Vardy 1, B. Vardy 1 Toora Best: L. Dyson, J. Bloink, M. Harris, C. Hanratty, J. Mills, M. Hilder DWWWW Best: J. Poland, B. Vardy, D. Vardy, M. Gordon, L. Ferguson, J. Becker

RESERVES DWWWW 9.9.63 Toora & District 1.1.7 Leading Goalkicker: B. Riley 3 (D) DWWWW Best: G. Riley, B. Leggett, T. Hunter, E. Paterson, L. Butler, S. PintusToora Best: A. Wilkinson, C. Fowler, N. Bravington, B. East, P. Hollier, L. Whittle

THIRDS Toora & District 5.9.39 DWWWW 3.7.25

Scrum: Allies and Magpies players converge on the ball during Saturday’s clash.

Leading Goalkickers: All singles Toora Best: N. Nicholls, S. Fischer, L. Chatfield, B. East, S. Bishop, C. James DWWWW Best: S. Vening, B. Mobbs, A. Moore, W. Kilgower, S. Hunter, R. Benis

FOURTHS DWWWW 3.7.25 Toora & District 2.7.19

60 60 54 54 52 44 28 28 24 24 8 8 0

RESERVES Dalyston ..... 16 1 0 Phillip Is..... 16 1 0 Kor-Bena .... 15 2 0 Tarwin ....... 10 7 0 Foster ........ 10 7 0 Kil-Bass ..... 9 8 0 MDU..............9 8 0 Fish Creek .....8 9 0 Stony Creek...6 11 0 Inv-K’wak ......5 12 0 DWWWW ......4 14 0 Yarram ..........3 14 0 Toora Dist......0 17 0

Pts

552.82 412.09 524.79 110.65 100.81 141.51 107.62 82.98 55.38 59.43 35.41 32.67 15.95

64 64 60 40 40 36 36 32 24 20 16 12 0

GOALKICKERS J. Fowles (Kor-Bena) .......... (2) K. Taylor (Phillip Is)............ (3) R. Birnie (Dalyston)............ (3) D. Pruysers (Dalyston) ....... (0) J. Kyle (Kor-Bena) .............. (1) M. Dickason (Kil-Bass) ...... (0) J. Parsons (Kil-Bass) ......... (0) N. Eddy (MDU)................... (4) A. Wallis (Dalyston) ........... (5) L. Woolford (Phillip Is)....... (0) S. McIntyre (Phillip Is) ....... (0)

67 66 58 39 35 29 26 25 24 24 24

UNDER 18 LADDER

Leading Goalkicker: J. Saliakos (D) DWWWW Best: J. Saliakos, McLeish, T. Rendell, H. Hoppner, Vening, L. Sketcher Toora Best: T. Koolen, P. Doran, Cripps, L. Hendrix, A. Hewson

2 J. J. J.

UNDER 13 LADDER %

Won Power .. 12 2 0 345.78 Corner Inlet . 11 3 0 348.90 Inv-K’wak.... 11 3 0 201.73 Dalyston ..... 9 5 0 246.67 L’gatha Jnr .. 7 7 0 79.39 Phillip Is..... 3 11 0 31.71 Kor-Bena .......2 12 0 16.35 Kil-Bass.........1 13 0 42.28 GOALKICKERS K. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (1) M. Dyball (Won Power) ...... (0) J. Stockdale (Leon Jnr) ...... (0) L. Gheller (Dalyston) .......... (0) B. Thorson (Foster) ............ (0) T. Scarce (Won Power) ...... (0) H. Hilberto (Dalyston) ........ (0) X. Duursma (Foster) .......... (0) B. Veenendaal (Dalyston) ... (0) S. Flanders (Foster)............ (0) Z. Crow (Kil-Bass) .............. (0)

Pts

48 44 44 36 28 12 8 4 30 26 25 22 21 21 17 14 14 14 14

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GOALKICKERS K. Bergles (Kil-Bass) ......... (9) 102 B. Fisher (Dalyston) .......... (3) 73 M. Kraska (Dalyston) ........ (2) 72 C. Sutherland (Yarram) ..... (2) 67 J. Wells (Kil-Bass)............. (4) 59 M. Cooke (Kor-Bena) ........ (2) 49 B. Lynch (Yarram) ............. (3) 47 M. Price (Phillip Is) ........... (0) 45 C. Urie (Kor-Bena) ............. (1) 36 L. McMillan (Stony Ck) ..... (2) 36

W L D

Leading Goalkicker: J. Anderson 3 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: C. Martin, H. Anthony, M. Kennewell, J. Anderson, D. Crook, J. Celebrine Phillip Island Best: A. Duyker, J. Keating, N. Tomkins, J. McFee, T. Lloyd, B. Taylor

W L D

219.66 198.04 183.18 161.00 194.17 148.95 127.47 100.98 81.86 46.56 50.30 44.97 20.68

LADDER

Toora defeats Allies NO let up in the wet weather through the week meant the Toora oval was heavy and greasy and conditions for football were not helped by a strong westerly wind.

Kil-Bass ..... 15 2 0 Dalyston ..... 15 2 0 Phillip Is..... 13 3 1 Yarram ....... 13 3 1 Kor-Bena .... 13 4 0 Fish Creek... 11 6 0 Stony Creek...7 10 0 Inv-K’wak ......7 10 0 Foster ............6 11 0 Tarwin ...........6 11 0 MDU..............2 15 0 Toora Dist.....2 15 0 DWWWW ......0 18 0

Inv-K’wak.... 12 2 0 511.69 Phillip Is..... 12 2 0 418.01 Corner Inlet .. 10 4 0 294.44 Won Power .. 10 4 0 239.71 Kor-Bena .... 6 8 0 52.31 L’gatha Jnr .. 3 11 0 30.02 Dalyston ........3 11 0 15.60 Kil-Bass.........0 14 0 11.75 GOALKICKERS Z. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (1) N. Anderson (Won Pwr) ..... (0) K. Dorling (Foster) ............. (0) B. Wingfield (Won Pwr) ..... (0) L. Dayson (Phillip Is) ......... (0) P. Ryan (Phillip Is).............. (0) N. Buckland (Foster) .......... (0) K. Benson (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) K. Robinson (Phillip Is) ...... (0) M. McCaughan (Inv-K’wak).. (1) R. Angwin (Foster) ............. (0) O. Marks (Phillip Is) ........... (0)

Pts

48 48 40 40 24 12 12 0 29 25 18 14 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11

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Dalyston ..... 17 0 0 Kor-Bena .... 14 3 0 MDU.......... 13 4 0 Kil-Bass ..... 13 4 0 Fish Creek... 11 6 0 Foster ........ 9 6 1 Phillip Is ........9 7 0 Toora & Dist... 7 9 1 Yarram ..........5 11 0 Inv-K’wak ......4 13 0 Tarwin ...........4 13 0 Stony Creek...1 16 0 DWWWW ......1 16 0

Pts

432.93 349.79 288.95 260.37 250.09 152.83 138.16 71.54 28.89 49.89 42.75 29.48 9.89

68 56 52 52 44 42 40 30 20 16 16 4 4

GOALKICKERS J. McMillan (MDU) ............. (5) T. Hamilton (Dalyston) ....... (0) J. Buckland (Fish Ck) ......... (1) J. Andersen (Kil-Bass) ....... (2) Z. Walker (Kor-Bena).......... (2) B. Doran (Toora & Dist) ..... (0) B. Jones (Kil-Bass) ............ (4) R. McGannon (Fish Ck) ...... (2) A. Edwards (Phillip Is) ....... (0) T. Hamilton (Foster) ........... (0)

87 62 43 41 39 37 36 33 33 29

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Pts

Kor-Bena .... 17 0 0 1609.38 Dalyston ..... 14 2 0 652.08 Inv-K’wak.... 14 3 0 654.84 Phillip Is..... 13 4 0 329.17 Fish Creek... 11 6 0 152.03 Yarram ....... 11 6 0 143.07 MDU..............8 9 0 80.12 Stony Creek...7 10 0 57.25 Kil-Bass.........5 12 0 60.34 Foster ............5 12 0 41.74 DWWWW ......3 15 0 16.25 Tarwin ...........2 15 0 23.16 Toora & Dist... 0 16 0 4.71

68 60 56 52 44 44 32 28 20 20 12 8 0

GOALKICKERS J. Black (Phillip Is) ............. (0) D. Crook (Kor-Bena)........... (2) X. Hughes (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) M. Marotta (Dalyston) ........ (1) D. Brosnan (Dalyston)........ (1) O. Toussaint (Inv-K’wak) .... (0) B. Rogers (Fish Ck) ............ (0) C. Mckenzie (Inv-K)............ (0) J. Macri (Kor-Bena) ............ (1) F. Brosnan (Dalyston) ......... (1)

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Parrots blown away A STRONG cross wind and strong opponent played havoc with the Leongatha Parrots on Saturday. The injury plagued Parrots were coming in off a momentum killing split round when they faced the tall order of top two team, the Morwell Tigers, on their home ground. “The break off came at possibly the worst time for us,” clubman Terry Ginanne said. “For the last four weeks we had been going along well and each week playing a bit better and building. “It’s not an excuse but it certainly didn’t help us.” Missing from the senior side was key backman Sean Westaway and with Hayden Brown straining his groin in the first minute of the game the Parrots were forced to play some unlikely match ups. From the first bounce Morwell was ahead and had a single goal lead at the first break. This had the Parrots still in touch. The second quarter was the turning point of the game with Morwell kicking it into over drive. By the half way point it had developed a 30 point lead that left Leongatha scratching its head.

ROUND 16 SENIORS LADDER W

L D

PTS

Sale ........15 1 0 202.70 60 Morwell ...13 3 0 179.36 52 Traralgon ..10 6 0 160.35 40 Wonthaggi..10 6 0 141.92 40 Maffra......10 6 0 136.58 40 Leongatha ....7 9 0 88.05 28 Bairnsdale ....7 9 0 82.84 28 Warragul ......6 10 0 76.62 24 Drouin ..........1 15 0 44.20 4 Moe..............1 15 0 39.41 4 GOALKICKERS D. Sheen (Maffra) ............... (4) 87 M. Davis (Sale) ................... (2) 62 C. Maskell (Leongatha) ....... (4) 59 K. Fraser (Sale) ................... (1) 50 J. Gibbs (Bairnsdale)........... (7) 43 D. Bedggood (Maffra) ......... (3) 41 D. MacDonald (Morwell) ..... (3) 37 M. Johnston (Morwell) ....... (5) 36 J. Hall (Traralgon) ............... (4) 35 L. Stockdale (Traralgon) ...... (2) 30

RESERVES

The Parrots found some extra energy in the third but the back line continued to work overtime under the pressure of forwards like Johnston and Macdonald. Chris Verboon and Pat Contin were holding the defence together as much as they could but frustration lead to some Tiger goals. Cade Maskell was continuing his dominance in the forward line and in difficult conditions managed to read the ball well and kick truly for four majors for the game. Maskell has been a big positive for the side this year thanks to his consistent skill in the forward line. With a selection of young and unexperienced players coach Will Thursfield used the final quarter to give some of his players experience. After leading by 46 at three quarter time the Tigers made the most of the match ups to kick nine goals and run home with a substantial win. The Parrots will now regroup and face the Moe Lions this week at Parrot Park. The under 16s teams will be facing off after the Seniors this week and finishing under lights. The club is encouraging supports to stay on after the Seniors and support the footballers of tomorrow.

LADDER W L D

Wonthaggi..12 2 0 202.46 Warragul ...12 3 0 162.18 Sale .........10 4 0 180.07 Morwell ..... 8 6 0 122.27 Traralgon .... 7 6 1 170.07 Maffra ...........6 7 1 111.56 Leongatha .....5 9 0 111.80 Drouin ...........2 12 0 28.59 Moe...............1 14 0 20.78 GOALKICKERS

Pts

48 48 40 32 30 26 20 8 4

SENIORS Morwell 21.13.139 d Leongatha 7.8.50 Morwell Goals: M. Johnston 5, T. Phillips 3, D. MacDonald 3, M.P. Duncan 2, J. Soutar 2, J. Ryan 1, M. Mooney 1, M.J. Duncan 1, M. Ross 1, J. Brown 1, T. Ryan 1. Best: M. Johnston, J. Soutar, M. Ross, T. Weatherill, C. MacInnes, D. MacDonald. Leongatha Goals: C. Maskell 4, A. Hillberg 2, R. O’Loughlin 1. Best: P. Contin, C. Maskell, R. Kelly, P. McGrath, C. Verboon, M. Truscio.

R. Tack (Wonthaggi) ........... (0) 51 B. Monahan (Warragul)....... (2) 50 J. Freeman (Sale) ................ (1) 33 S. Ferguson (Sale) .............. (3) 28 J. Langshaw (Maffra) .......... (3) 23 N. Scurrah (Morwell) .......... (4) 23 A. Dugan (Traralgon)........... (0) 20 S. Winmar (Traralgon) ........ (2) 18 B. McDonald (Morwell) ....... (2) 18 M. Davies (Leongatha) ........ (0) 17 R. Todd (Wonthaggi) ........... (0) 17

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PTS

Traralgon ..14 2 0 354.77 56 Sale ........14 2 0 217.14 56 Bairnsdale..11 5 0 190.21 44 Wonthaggi..11 5 0 173.70 44 Drouin ...... 9 7 0 102.63 36 Warragul ......6 10 0 70.14 24 Leongatha ....5 11 0 77.65 20 Maffra ..........4 12 0 75.47 16 Morwell ........4 12 0 65.01 16 Moe..............2 14 0 15.46 8 GOALKICKERS C. Nickels (Traralgon).......... (0) 66 J. Zahra (Wonthaggi) .......... (1) 31 B. McCarrey (Bairnsdale) .... (4) 31 B. Darby-Lock (Morwell) ..... (3) 27 E. Johnson (Sale) ................ (1) 27 J. Murphy (Sale) ................. (0) 25 J. McIntosh (Sale)............... (2) 25 J. Vucenovic (Traralgon) ..... (1) 20 A. Ferreira-Neto (Won) ........ (0) 19 A. Haymes (Drouin) ............ (0) 18 L. Buck (Bairnsdale) ............ (0) 18

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Traralgon ..16 Sale ........14 Moe ........11 Warragul ..10 Bairnsdale.. 9 Maffra....... 8 Leongatha ....7 Drouin ..........3 Morwell ........2 Wonthaggi....0

L D

0 2 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 16

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Morwell Goals: N. Scurrah 4, B. Mc-

UNDER 18s Morwell 15.11.101 d Leongatha 4.7.31 Morwell Goals: D. Day 3, B. DarbyLock 3, B. Milburn 3, A. Jenkin 2, R. Kearns 2, H. Maximiw 1, J. Lansdown 1. Best: B. Darby-Lock, R. Kearns, A. Jenkin, J. Askew, J. Weatherill, Z. Smith

Leongatha Goals: F. Kelly 2, T. Hanrahan 1, N. Argento 1. Best: M. Dennison, J. O’Loughlin, B. Mead-Ameri, J. Bolge, N. Tuckett, J. Burge.

UNDER 16s Leongatha 16.18.114 d Morwell 3.8.26 Leongatha Goals: L. Wright 6, J. Ginnane 3, T. Sauvarin 2, K. Patterson 1, J. Riseley 1, L. Riseley 1, N. Argento 1, M. Olden 1. Best: L. Riseley, J. Ginnane, L. Wright, K. Cooper, N. Argento, D. Tuckett. Morwell Goals: A. Chawner 1, D. Schneider 1, M. Linton 1. Best: J. Lansdown, T. Key, T. Russell, T. Tobin, N. Foley, R. Mayo.

Up and about: Leongatha’s Stuart Kilsby and Morwell’s Dean MacDonald clash in the air while Pat Contin looks on from below. Photo credit Beck Madyson.

UNDER 18 W L D

RESERVES Morwell 8.7.55 d Leongatha 5.8.38

Donald 2, L. Norder 1, D. Soutar 1. Best: W. Amalos, S. Winters, Z. Anderson, J. Read, B. Soutar, L. Norder . Leongatha Goals: J. Kilsby 1, T. Goss 1, D. Burge 1, D. Betts 1, J. Hickey 1. Best: M. O’Loughlin, P. McCaughan, S. Vagg, M. Comben, J. Hickey, D. Burge.

Pts

463.01 593.81 209.69 117.04 151.85 82.57 74.60 36.81 27.43 11.96

64 56 44 40 36 32 28 12 8 0

GOALKICKERS B. Scott (Sale) ................... (3) 105 L. Robinson (Bairnsdale) .. (0) 32 T. Morrow (Moe) ............... (0) 31 L. Wright (Leongatha) ....... (6) 31 J. Orlicki (Warragul) .......... (2) 30 K. Hynes (Bairnsdale) ....... (7) 29 L. Di Ciero (Traralgon)....... (2) 29 K. Renooy (Maffra) ........... (0) 27 J. Appleyard (Moe) ........... (0) 26 J. McMahon (Traralgon).... (0) 25

Wonthaggi secure finals berth WONTHAGGI Power, the Gippsland League’s most improved club of the 2013 season, took another giant step forward by securing an important win and ensuring a finals appearance. Wonthaggi saw this as the defining game of the season with both Leongatha and Bairnsdale breathing down its neck, holding onto that slim chance of sneaking into the finals. Chris Wylie who has been playing in the ruck all year was dominating early and giving first use of the ball to the speedy youngsters Michael Kelly, Andrew Murray, Joel Liddle

SENIORS Wonthaggi 11.13.79 d Bairnsdale 10.3.63 Wonthaggi Goals: A. Cook 4, A. Ferreira-Neto 1, J. O’Donnell 1, B. Marshall 1, T. Harley 1, J. Blair 1, T. Krause 1, D. O’Connor 1. Best: M. Coyne, T. Krause, A. Ferreira-Neto, J. Liddle, B. Marshall, J. Blair. Bairnsdale Goals: J. Gibbs 7, D. Jamieson 1, R. Robinson 1, B. Haslam 1. Best: J. Gibbs, L. Dyer, T. Bryan, K. Ashwood, S. Henshaw, B. Ashwood.

UNDER 18s Bairnsdale 6.7.43 d Wonthaggi 6.3.39 Bairnsdale Goals: B. McCarrey 4, L. Robinson 1, D. Commins 1.

and experienced on-baller Leigh Warnett was damaging around the packs. Jason O’Donnell back from a long and frustrating injury signalled his welcomed return with the game’s first goal for the Power. Bairnsdale struck back immediately through James Gibbs who was presenting strongly at centrehalf forward. Dom O’Connor goaled for Wonthaggi after a strong mark and his side was doing well against the wind. Bairnsdale continued to attack and was rewarded with a goal to Beau Haslam. They were looking good as they put the ball out wide and ran into the forward line. Kane and

Best: J. Porter, B. McCarrey, L. Robinson, A. Giove, D. Hack, J. Green. Wonthaggi Goals: T. Landells 2, P. Ryan 2, T. Huther 1, J. Zahra 1. Best: L. O’Connor, D. Stacey-Van Steensel, S. Scott, J. Membrey, P. Ryan, J. Fletcher

UNDER 16s Bairnsdale 13.19.97 d Wonthaggi 1.0.6 Bairnsdale Goals: K. Hynes 7, N. Pruscino 1, H. Smith 1, B. Anderson 1, M. Neal 1, M. Corbett 1, F. Dostine 1. Best: N. Fall, T. Daniel, M. Corbett, C. Bryan, K. Hynes, A. Williams. Wonthaggi Goals: L. Henry 1. Best: C. Gilmour, L. Dyball, L. Membrey, C. Waters, C. Mckenzie, D. Tiziani.

Brayden Ashwood along with Sam Nickless, Tomm Bryan and Luke Dyer were leading the way as Bairnsdale stepped up its intensity. Wonthaggi worked hard to take the ball from one end of the ground to the other to score a goal through Troy Harley without the opposition touching it. Power’s Lucas White was getting plenty of the ball but his side had to work hard for every procession. Rhys Robinson got an easy goal for his side following a 50m penalty and Bairnsdale was well in the contest. Youngsters Aloysio Ferriera-Neto and Jye Read were in action around the packs and providing good drive. Liddle to Adam Cook resulted in a goal to Wonthaggi and the Power had won the quarter narrowly. This wasn’t a game for faint hearts. The game slowed down somewhat in the second quarter as it became a real arm wrestle. The first goal came about half way through the quarter when Ferriera-Neto snapped one from a long way out. Gibbs who was presenting strongly for Bairnsdale

Got it: Morwell’s Tom Crosby gets a spoil over Matt Willcocks. Photo credit Beck Madyson. up forward marked and goaled twice to bring his team closer. Travis Krause who had been very active across half forward continued his good work to get another important goal for the Power but the game itself was in the balance at half time. The third quarter saw the visitors working even harder to find the space on the big Wonthaggi ground. They were running the ball with greater confidence and in fact were starting to control the ball out of the centre. Ferriera-Neto to Cook for a goal was excellent but just when it looked like the Power was getting away Gibbs again stepped up with two strong marks and goals. The goal umpires added to the confusion about the score on the scoreboard but once they sorted it out it showed Wonthaggi with a one point lead going into the final quarter.

Wonthaggi’s reputation for its strength at home was under attack and the coach didn’t mince his words. It was basic stuff, get in front, get numbers to the ball, support each other and control the stoppages. Coyne and Blair continued to defend well and were supported by Byron Dryden, Leigh Earl and captain Tim Gilliland as Wonthaggi applied more pressure and lifted its work rate. Wonthaggi was now controlling the match. Cook marked strongly and notched up his fourth goal for the game and then Jack Blair kicked accurately from a tight angle to give his side the biggest lead for the day. Bryce Marshall got into the action with a goal also. Wonthaggi had now put four goals on the scoreboard and was well in control.

Bairnsdale ran out of time and Wonthaggi had won its biggest challenge for the season. Wonthaggi face Maffra away this week.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Warragul 17.21.123 d Moe 3.4.22 Traralgon 21.19.145 d Drouin 2.4.16 Sale 16.15.111 d Maffra 12.11.83 RESERVES Warragul 8.7.55 d Moe 2.2.14 Traralgon 20.15.135 d Drouin 1.3.9 Sale 8.7.55 d Maffra 8.5.53 UNDER 18 Warragul 17.13.115 d Moe 4.3.27 Traralgon 10.9.69 d Drouin 4.2.26 Sale 13.9.87 d Maffra 3.9.27 UNDER 16 Warragul 9.9.63 d Moe 5.4.34 Traralgon 20.19.139 d Drouin 0.0.0 Sale 11.20.86 d Maffra 2.1.13

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Parrots of 1978: this Under 18’s Leongatha side of 1978 was successful in knocking off Traralgon to claim the premiership. Pictured back row, from left, John Murphy, Paul Goss, Steve Van Rooy, Michael Roughead, Keith McCann, Brett Wightman, Andrew McNamara, Chris Moscript. Middle row, from left, Michael Gwyther, Gary Rayson, Gary Young, Brendon O’Laughlin, Allan Beasley (coach), Terry Hogan (vice-captain), John Bourke, Con de Bondt, front row, from left, Graham Wightman, Gary Trease, Michael Higgins, Peter Warren (captain), Owen Kindellan, Terry Clark, and Cameron Maxwell.

Parrots of 1978 get-together THE Leongatha Under 18’s premiership team of 1978 is planning a get-together this Saturday, August 17 as Leongatha hosts Moe. Coach of the premiers Allan Beasley, who is still involved with the club as a trainer, said it was about time for a catch-up of players who were part of the success 35 years ago. “Michael Roughead and I have contacted most players and we seem to have had a very good response,” Allan told The Star. The captain of the side Peter Warren has confirmed his attendance, as too has vice-captain back then Terry Hogan who is coming down from Queensland. Allan remembers a bit about the game. “We were the underdogs and came from behind to win. It was a very close game,” he said. The final score was Leongatha 16.13.109 to Traralgon 13.7.85 Bourke led the way with four goals, three each to Trease and Young and two to Warren. Best players were Trease, Roughead, Warren, Bourke,

O’Loghlin, McCann, Graham Wightman and Young. After a very slow and error-riddled first half, the Parrots were down by 28 points midway through the second quarter before turning the contest around. The format of the get-together this Saturday will be to look at the football games during the day before adjourning to the Blackman bar for some refreshments where no doubt there be a lot of chat about “the win”. After that players will get together with current players and supporters for a meal. “Being the last home game the club also has a function. There’s going to be a shave-off as a fundraiser for “Banger” Holt,” he said. Holt, a key forward for the senior Parrots, was diagnosed with Leukaemia earlier this year and has undergone therapy. He may be there for the shave-off with a number of players having grown beards this season. The club will also have a “Battle of the Sexes” competition which should also be a lot of fun. For information about the reunion you can contact Allan Beasley on 5662 3682 or 0409 185 423.

Junior footy heats up CORNER Inlet is looking at defending its Under 13s premiership title this weekend against rivals Inverloch-Kongwak. The Stingrays sailed into the grand final after a solid win over Wonthaggi last week while Inverloch-Kongwak toppled the better placed Power on Saturday. The match is sure to be hotly contested. Inverloch-Kongwak is looking to go back to back in the Under 11s after its victory over Corner Inlet this week. The Sea-Eagles will be facing Phillip Island in the ultimate game of the season. The Leongatha Parrot Under 14 team took a blow in the finals race with a 41 point loss to the Newborough Reds. The Parrots were behind the eight ball all day with the kicker footed Reds making the most of the ball. The Parrots now have a second chance and will face the Newborough Blues to stay in the race for the big one.

Both the Under 10s and Under 12s got a free ride through the first round of finals and will take on Trafalgar and the Newborough Reds respectively in the semi finals.

CGJFL UNDER 14 Leongatha 4.2.26 d Newborough Reds 10.7.67 Leongatha Goals: D. Ginnane , N. Trotto , J. Dunn , Z. Van Delft. Best: T. Evans, J. Dunn, D. Ginnane, J. Ballagh, N. Battersby, J. Boler.

Below All alone: Leongatha Under 14s hard nut Clay Alexander finds some space during his team’s qualifying final against Newborough Reds on the weekend.

AJFL UNDER 13 Inverloch-Kongwak 5.3.33 d Wonthaggi Power 4.1.25 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: C. McInnes 3, S. Greenhalgh 1, K. Reid 1. Best: J. Benson, J. Hutchinson, J. Vanderpligt, R. Suttie, E. Purnell, J. Roylance. Wonthaggi Power Goals: T. Simpson 3, D. Garnham 1. Best: C. McLean, T. Sleeman, K. Brown, T. Andrighetto, T. Murray, S. Bent. UNDER 11 Inverloch-Kongwak 3.2.20 d Corner Inlet 1.6.12 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: M. McCaughan 1, A. Maxwell 1, Z. Reid 1. Corner Inlet Goals: L. Cocksedge 1. Best: D. Tracy, D. Thomas, L. Marr, R. Angwin, L. Cocksedge, B. Prain.

Goal kicker: Kael Bergles in action on the field earlier this season.

Bergles gets his 100 IT’S the holy grail of forwards everywhere and after 10 years of senior footy Kael Bergles has finally done it. Kilcunda-Bass’s super forward notched up triple figures on the season’s goal count with a nine goal haul against Tarwin. The humble young dad told The Star he was excited about reaching the century. “I was stoked,” he said. Bergles sits 29 goals ahead of second runner in the goal kicking race ex-AFL player Dalyston’s Brad Fisher. The Panther has came painfully close to the milestone in 2009. “I have kicked 99 before,” he said. “I got close, very close. “It’s great to get over the line now though. Kicking nine in a game to hit 100 was certainly a great way to do it.” Bergles said that experience was the key to his game and his success. “I just train as hard as I can to work on those (goal kicking) areas,” he said. “The more years you play, the more experience you get and you learn every

year that you play. “I have played seniors since I was 15 so that’s a fair bit of experience that helps me.” This has been one of Bergles’ most consistent years with the footy. “This year is probably the straightest kicking year I have had,” he said. “I have just tried a few different things and finding what works the best.” In his first year with Kilcunda-Bass Bergles has been welcomed into the club says the team is a tight bunch. “It’s a really good club - the best bunch of blokes I have ever played with in my career in the football,” he said. “It’s just our mateship and how close we all are at the club. It’s not about any individual at the club but we are a club and all there for each other. “Everyone wrote us off at the start of the year saying that we don’t have a chance. But throughout the year we have just gotten closer and closer as a club and a team.” Bergles and the Panthers take on Toora at Bass this weekend where the leading goal kicker is set to pile on a few more to his personal best season.

CENTRAL GIPPSLAND JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE

1ST & 2ND SEMI FINAL AT LEONGATHA SUNDAY AUGUST 18

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Under 12's First Semi-Final Newborough Blues vs Youth Club at 10.30am Under 10's Second Semi-Final Leongatha vs Trafalgar at 11.45am Under 10's First Semi-Final Yinnar vs Hill End & Grove Rovers at 12.45pm

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Under 12's Second Semi-Final Leongatha vs Newborough Reds at 10.30am Under 14's Second Semi-Final Youth Club vs Newborough Reds at 11.45am Under 14's First Semi-Final Leongatha vs Newborough Blues at 1.15pm ENTRY IS $5.00 PER CAR OR $2.00 PER ADULT WALK IN Flying high: Leongatha Under 14s vertical leaper Lachie Thomas soared up and up in this rucking duel.

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