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Watch out for fingers LOCAL Members of Parliament, Russell Broadbent and Peter Ryan, were in Korumburra last Wednesday to open the Milpara Community House Men’s Shed. Instead of the traditional ribbon cutting, Mr Ryan was asked to saw a piece of wood - in true men’s shed style - to ofﬁcially declare the shed open. Mr Broadbent was concerned for Mr Ryan’s safety after the Deputy Premier admitted he was no handyman. The community building is a great asset to the male population of Korumburra. Read more on page 16.

Homeless Housing shortage affects our youth

By Jane Ross THERE is a dire and desperate need for crisis accommodation in South Gippsland for young people. Drug and alcohol issues, mental health problems, family violence and bullying lead to homelessness. And the situation is disastrous. Dr Sinead de Gooyer, who runs Leongatha

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Healthcare’s youth clinic, told a youth forum in Wonthaggi last Thursday that 18 per cent of the 200 young people who had attended the clinic to July this year, were in share homes or homeless. And, she thinks the known numbers of homeless are far less than the real ﬁgure. “The lack of housing is my frustration.” Dr de Gooyer said one in four young people has mental health issues and 75 per cent of young people with a mental health disorder

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don’t access treatment. For those who do, it isn’t easy. “There is no adolescent psychiatrist in the whole of Gippsland.” Continued on page 3.

Listening: State Youth Affairs Minister Ryan Smith (right) heard about the many and dire needs for youth services in South Gippsland at a forum in Wonthaggi. With him is Bass MLA Ken Smith, who invited him here.

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FAMDA’s festival a success FOSTER enjoyed a busy weekend of theatre as FAMDA hosted its 11th One Act Play Festival. Eleven companies who had staged 17 plays were enticed to Foster by attractive prizes made possible because of the generous sponsorship of the local Community Bank branch of the Bendigo Bank. A talented team of 10 actors from Pop Culture Theatre, who between them played 29 characters and delighted the audience with their hilarious version of The Seven Deadly Sins, took home to Cheltenham the trophy and $1000 for presenting the most outstanding production. The runner-up play called Fawk, was a dazzling display of physical theatre and Shakespearean language. Staged by Nuworks

Theatre Company from Edithvale, Fawk also captured awards for the most outstanding director, male leading actor, support actor and youth performance as well as the design award. Leongatha Lyric Theatre was awarded the most outstanding youth production trophy for A Dog’s Life and Michael Dixon received a nomination in the youth performance category for his performance as Fritz in that play. The cast of The Singing Princess staged by Latrobe Theatre Company earned the adjudicator’s award. Hartwell Players won the most outstanding production trophy last year and this year earned two awards for their staging of the drama Mrs Thally M. The most outstanding female actor trophy went to Deborah McKelvey

and the Victorian Drama League encouragement award went to the young dancers in the play. The festival’s adjudicator this year was Malcolm Sussman, who commented on the amazing number of ‘home-grown’ plays on the list, with many directed by their writers. Festival organiser Bruce Crowl has been the instigator of the festival and its convenor for the past 11 years. He was a little embarrassed but quite chuffed to learn that the award for the most outstanding production in the festival each year will now be known as the Bruce Crowl Award. He spoke about the development of the festival, particularly since the local Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank has come on board. Four years ago when

Bendigo Bank ﬁrst sponsored the festival, there were seven plays entered. The number has grown each year to reach 17 in 2011. Bruce was delighted to announce that Bendigo Bank has committed itself to sponsoring the festival for the next ﬁve years.

Judge: adjudicator Malcolm Sussman with festival director Bruce Crowl. The prize for the most outstanding production is now to be known as the Bruce Crowl Award. Photo courtesy R. A. Paragreen Photography.

Top job: youth production award winners were Leongatha Lyric cast of A Dog’s Life. From left: Peter McAlpine, Sophie McHarg, Asher Casey, adjudicator Malcolm Sussman, Michael Dixon, Kate Ball and Alex Beyer. Photo courtesy R. A. Paragreen Photography.

Census data rolls in THE SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is expecting to see an ageing population when it receives Census data next year. The number of residents over the age of 50 was around 10,500, or 40 per cent of the people in South Gippsland at the last Census in 2006. It is expected to increase and council is taking the ﬁgures very seriously. “It’s certainly an ongoing issue,” council’s economic development coordinator Ken Fraser said. “We are using the ﬁgures to realise future needs, like the Tarwin Lower retirement home, and things the council does, like Meals on Wheels, and knowing how many people will be requiring that.” The population of South Gippsland at the last Census was 26,672, and is expected to continue to grow beyond 28,000 when the results return

next year. Another key indicator council will be looking closely at is internet usage, a question that was only added in the last Census. “It will be a big one this time. It will certainly be interesting to see the results,” Mr Fraser said. “Obviously a lot of people ﬁlled out their forms online, a key indicator that the usage has increased.” Religion will also be closely monitored. In 1991, 73 per cent of people were listed as Christian in South Gippsland, while that ﬁgure dropped to 60 per cent in 2006, with 25 per cent choosing no religion. Mr Fraser said “the Census covers such a wide range of relevant information, so it’s a very important tool when we start to plan for future services.”

Data in: the McLennan family of Leongatha, Harper, Melinda, Rhett and Fletcher ﬁll out their Census form last Tuesday night.

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Inspector denies shortage by Simone Short BASS Coast and South Gippsland have plenty of police, according to the inspector responsible for the areas.

On ya bike: Leongatha footballers Beau Vernon and Mark Coghlan with the brand new exercise bike Beau bought at the Leongatha Football Club’s gala auction on Saturday night. More in Star sport.

Homeless Continued from page 1. Dr de Gooyer and Robyn Zammit, a registered nurse who runs a youth clinic at the Wonthaggi Medical Group, both said the bulk of patients they see are female, so there is a need to target young males. Bass MLA Ken Smith said: “There is an urgency. This is about a basic level of survival.” Doctors, nurses, youth, social and council workers, drug and alcohol services representatives and secondary school teachers gathered in the Bass Coast Shire Council Chambers to impress on State Youth Affairs Minister Ryan Smith the need for help. He listened for two hours. “The messages are loud and clear,” he said at the end. “We’ll address what we can.” Here’s what he heard: Rebecca Egan a drug and alcohol worker in South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires said a “lovely” 19-year-old man was to be evicted from a sub standard caravan for which he was paying $200 a week. His background was of family violence and abuse. There is nothing for

him; he said he’s ‘homeless tomorrow’. Hearing that breaks my heart. A person is in your room and you can’t access help. “I see a significant number of people in crisis. I have a lot of clients (living) in caravan parks.” Celia Irwin of TSA South East Services Network (which includes Gippscare) said youth crisis accommodation is limited to motels, hotels, caravan parks. “The influx of (Wonthaggi) desalination workers has added to the pressures. “They are taking up all the emergency accommodation we’d be using. “We can only help one quarter of those who come to us for help. Demand has grown, particularly in the last five years. “The only options are out of the area, which means the young person disconnects with their community.” Her colleague Debra le Cerf said, “There is no supported youth accommodation so there is a great pressure on Gippscare’s transitional housing.” Vanessa Ritterman of Youth Connections said limited public transport

is a huge issue for young people. Celia Irwin stressed that young people coming out of care need assistance. “So many are coming out with very little support. They might have had a large number of different placements between the ages of 10 and 16.” She gave the following wish list: a youth refuge for emergency response; longer term youth accommodation because that would stop recidivist homelessness; buying Wonthaggi’s Miners Rest Hotel/ Motel for youth accommodation; “more” youth workers; a youth club; and ongoing funding for youth support programs. The only housing option for a young woman in suicidal crisis over Christmas was a room at a pub until a sympathetic doctor allowed her to stay in the acute section of a local hospital so that she was safe.

Inspector Glenn Weir denied claims by The Star last week the region is in dire need of more officers. “Our police stations are not understaffed,” he said. “In fact, both Leongatha and Korumburra are full.” Insp Weir also said claims only one police officer was on duty on the morning of Saturday, August 6 were incorrect. “We never have just one officer on duty,” he said. “We want people in the community to know they have plenty of police looking after them.” Tess Walsh, superintendent for Eastern Region Division Five, said there had already been “some significant increases in terms of staffing in the Bass Coast Police Service Area in the last 12 months”. “There will also be a couple of extras coming in the next 12 months,” she said. “For any of the larger events, we’re utilising central resources. “You would need to acknowledge that things like the Grand Prix and the holiday policing period and New

Year’s Eve have been extremely well resourced and we anticipate that will continue.” Supt Walsh also said there is a range of officers on duty overnight, including a 24-hour presence in Wonthaggi and support from neighbouring regions, including Morwell and Latrobe Valley. “It is the way we task from a divisional perspective; we move members around wherever the need is,” she said. “We do that on a daily and weekly basis. It’s not unusual at all to have members from one area working in another area.” Supt Walsh said officers from the Bass Coast also assist neighbouring regions with a range of things. “Operation Combined is the traffic effort at the moment, involving members from all different districts,” she said. Minister for Police and Member

for Gippsland South Peter Ryan MP however, said that while he is not responsible for where officers are assigned, he is positive South Gippsland and Bass Coast will receive more police in the near future. “My job as a police minister is to resource the police force, make sure we’ve got enough finance behind the police to be able to recruit and then get them trained out of the academy at Glen Waverly,” he said. “The job of the police command is to actually distribute the police to post them to the respective areas and they do that on a basis of a formula that they’ve got, and that formula takes into account a vast range of issues. “I am very confident, even though I don’t have a direct hand in it, that Leongatha, Korumburra, our region in South Gippsland will be the direct beneficiary of this; I have no doubt at all. And as we continue to recruit, we will see the benefits of it here.” Mr Ryan said the State Government has promised to add 1700 frontline operational police by the next election in 2014. “I’m pleased to say we’ve had the first 450 recruits from the academy since we were elected and today there are 700 people training in the police academy, so it’s going well,” he said.

Woman airlifted after crash A WOMAN was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital and another treated for possible spinal injuries after a collision in Inverloch yesterday afternoon (Monday). The driver of a Hyundai sedan, travelling from

Wonthaggi, was turning right into Cashin Street from the Bass Highway around 3.45pm when she was hit by a Holden Commodore station wagon in an offside, head-on collision. A woman was airlifted to Melbourne with leg injuries in a stable condition, whilst the other remained at the scene for monitoring.

Inverloch collision: one of two cars involved in the crash.

Trafﬁc was being diverted, with a section of the Bass Highway closed. The scene was attended

by the CFA, the SES, two ambulances and two police cars, including the Bass Coast Highway Patrol.

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Love offers orphan hope

One of the crowd: six-year-old Ruby Mei Zhi Xia McNeil (front) is leading a charmed life in Australia. She is pictured with her Prep classmates, back row from left, Oscar, Levi, Poppy, Abbie and Elsie: and front, from left, Alan Gould, Lynda Gould and adoptive mother Fiona McNeil.

By Matt Dunn FOR South Coast Christian College Prep student Ruby Mei Zhi Xia McNeil, the journey from orphan to loved family member has been a rocky one. The bubbly six-year-old has had a turbulent life. Born small in China and left to fate, the youngster has defied the odds. Ruby came to her adoptive parents, Jamie and Fiona McNeil, through Lynda and Alan Gould, English missionaries working in the country. Ruby views the Goulds as her “Nai Nai” and “Ye Ye” (grandmother and grandfather). “It’s lovely to see Zhi Xia and feel like you’re an extra grandma and grandpa for her. Obviously we don’t get to know all our children who survive,” Lynda said. “I was still part time in China, working in an orphanage when I first saw Zhi Xia. The doctors called me one night and said, ‘Look, we’ve got this premature baby. She’s really sick. Have you got a bed for her?’ “She was only three pounds and only a few days old. She was able to feed from the bottle. We gave her milk and kept her warm and cuddled her and did all the things you would do for a new baby.” Lynda, a former nurse, kept the baby “very quiet” to help her sleep and grow. “She survived. If she’d stayed in the orphanage, like a lot of children, she would have died, because they didn’t have the resources to care for her,” she said. The Goulds have established a hospice called the Butterfly Home, a

specialist palliative care service for abandoned children. The Butterfly Home is also a community care service for families, aiming to support them and therefore avoid the pressure to abandon sick babies and children. Although the McNeils have since become trustees of the Butterfly Home in Victoria, at the time of Ruby’s birth, they did not know the Goulds. But the couple was keen to adopt a baby and spread the love they already shared with their biological children. “Finally, after two years of waiting, we learnt that we would receive this little girl. We weren’t given much information about her: only that she was three, a few basic medical details, her name and she was very tiny,” Fiona said. “We got on the internet and tried to find out a bit more. It’s very closed, China.” Fiona said the decision to adopt was driven from above. “I think it was God, honestly. God was saying this is where your child is. We’d been praying for a long time. The time wasn’t right, then it was really clear to us that it was,” she said. “We were just called to be with that child.” Fiona has not ruled out adopting again, saying she and Jamie were “very open to whatever we’re called to do”. Lynda and Alan, who moved to China five years ago, are following their own divine destiny. For Lynda the establishment of the hospice, which is devoted to caring for the needs of abandoned children with less than six months to live, was the fulfilment of a “childhood dream”.

She was inspired after seeing the 1958 Ingrid Bergman film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, which chronicled the life of English missionary Gladys Aylward, who left working-class Liverpool in the 1930s and travelled to China. She became legendary for her devotion to her role and her brave exploits during the Japanese invasion, during which she escorted a hundred orphaned children to safety. “She just inspired me really. I came out of the cinema thinking, ‘Oh, one day I’ll go to China and look after children.’ The feeling sort of went away, like things do, but then came back to me. At the age of 35, I became a Christian and God spoke to me again about China,” Lynda said. Ten years on and the couple’s children were old enough to cope on their own. Alan and Lynda began taking trips to China and “gradually became more and more certain that’s where we were called to be”. “We actually began to feel for these children who don’t get any care, who are worthless in China, because they are too frail or the family’s too poor to get medical care for them,” she said. Lynda said there were too few beds to accommodate the children. The couple has cared for 37 children in the past 18 months, half of whom have died. “We’ve also had one adopted and another four waiting for adoption, because we’ve been able to get surgery for five of the children, which has been life saving for them. They’ll go on to live normal lives.” South Coast Christian College has donated money to Butterfly Home to help pay for the services of a permanent nurse. Lynda described the school’s support as “very special”.

Best and Less to open in Leongatha NATIONAL company Best and Less will set up in Leongatha’s Bair Street in early September. The company last week advertised for a store manager and assistant store manager, and will soon be on the lookout for sales staff for their massive new shop. The opening is seen as a major boost for Bair Street, following soon after the re-opening of Henriettas. These two stores will be side by side while a new

baby shop, Lil Bubba has also opened not far along the street. President of the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry Darryl McGannon said the arrival of any new business to the town was a good thing. “It’s great to see people are investing in Leongatha. We’ve always known this town is vibrant. It gives Bair Street a great boost and a good reason for people to shop in the town. I wish the new businesses well in their endeavours,” Mr McGannon said.

Best and Less has more than 200 stores Australia wide and specialises in fashion, footwear, sleepwear, lingerie, kids’ clothing and Manchester. Brands exclusive to Best and Less include Mango, Snoozezone, Joanne Lingerie, Junior Zone, Best Collection, Love 2 Dance, Bad Girl, School Zone, Pretty Looks and more. National brands carried include Bonds, Tontine, Antz Pantz, Rio, Dora The Explorer, Kayser, Holeproof and Sesame Street.

According to the Best and Less website, the store not only has great prices and value for money that keep customers coming back again and again, but also a family friendly shopping environment where prices are clearly labelled, merchandise is readily available, and where helpful and friendly staff are committed to better service. Wherever possible, the company is happy to support community fund raising events, the website stated.

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Mayor: all pools at risk By Brad Lester ANY pool in South Gippsland could close.

That was the message delivered by South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe to public meetings at Korumburra and Poowong last week, regarding council’s Aquatic Strategy Strategic Directions discussion paper. The paper pledges council funding to upgrade the more popular pools at Korumburra, Toora and SG SPLASH in Leongatha. But the mayor said even those pools could face closure if attendances dropped by 20 per cent for two consecutive seasons based on average attendances since 2005-06 or needed unplanned major works. Other trigger points for closure include: failing to operate safely, legislative changes requiring council to spend more money on pools or pool costs exceeding budget. “None of the pools are immune. If any of the pools hit the trigger points, council ofﬁcers will be putting a report in to council,” Cr Raabe said. “So it means Korumburra is not safe, nor is Toora, and the way the report (discussion paper) is written, there will be a report on SG SPLASH to council if it drops behind the attendance levels for two consecutive seasons.” Further public meetings will be held at the Toora Bowls Club tonight at 7.30pm and Foster Community House on Thursday at 7.30pm. Next week, a meeting will be held at the Mirboo North Shire Hall at 7.30pm and in Leongatha on Thursday, at a venue to be conﬁrmed. To replace a single outdoor pool would require a rate rise of two per cent

Up front: Korumburra pool committee member Noelene Cosson discusses the Aquatic Strategy with South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe. over 10 years, Cr James Fawcett said. “We have to be able to put money aside for the replacement of SG SPLASH. It will have to be replaced at 30 years of age and it’s six-years-old now,” Cr Raabe said. The Poowong pool could cost council $711,256 between 2011-12 and 2015-16, and the Korumburra pool is projected to cost $671,551 for the same period. Patronage at Poowong fell from 11,741 in 2005-06 to 2893 in 2010-11, a particularly cold summer. In 2009-10, 5800 people visited the pool. At Korumburra, usage has dropped from 16,980 in 2005-06 to 10,283 in 2010-11, down from 14,063 in 2009-10.

Asked whether demand for the Poowong pool would grow as the population of the western end of the shire expanded – as council predicts – Cr Raabe said people in the Nyora district would be within a reasonable 20 minute drive of the Korumburra pool. “The trends on all the outdoor pools are that there are less and less people using them and whilst the community jumps up and down and says they are greatly valued, they are not saying that with attendances,” he said. “The age group of people using pools is getting smaller and smaller. Less diving boards have resulted in a drop in teenagers using the pools. Council

is recognising that cool water pools are no longer meeting the community’s expectations.” More than 80 people attended the Poowong session, held at the town’s hall last Tuesday. Cr Raabe said some people at Poowong were “cross” with council but wrongly believed council was shutting the Poowong pool immediately. Heather Gregg, president of the Poowong Community Consultative Committee, said she did not envy council’s position. While she realised the importance of the pool to the Poowong district, she also appreciated the signiﬁcant maintenance costs council incurred. “A lot of the people there (at the meeting) were passionate about the pool and will contribute their opinions so that these can all be taken on board and so council can work out what to do,” she said. “The pool is not something we would like to see disappear but it’s a tricky one. My opinion is that it’s a hard thing for

council to reach a decision on. It’s a lot of money to maintain things in this climate. It’s so difﬁcult with a lot of this infrastructure ageing.” At the Korumburra Community Meeting Room last Thursday, just two people other than council ofﬁcers and the media attended. Noelene Cosson, a pool committee member, was one of them. She was surprised to learn the Korumburra pool was not safe. “But I think that is reasonable. Either you use it or you lose it,” she said. As for the poor attendance at the meeting, Ms Cosson said: “Maybe because our pool is labelled as one of the pools that will be maintained and improved, that did not send out the cry for help that some other communities are experiencing, but that is not really the case.” Ms Cosson believed the secret to attracting more people to pools was giving them greater value for money by offering more activities at pools, and reducing pool fees.

Opposition petition launched THE communities of South Gippsland have been asked to support a petition to save local pools. The online petition opposes the possible closure of outdoor pools, under South Gippsland Shire Council’s Draft Strategic Direction for Aquatic Facilities in South Gippsland

document. The petition, addressed to council, calls for amendments in the draft strategy. “Furthermore we consider that the draft strategy does not consider the social beneﬁts provided by these pools and that community support for these swimming pools has not been adequately taken into

consideration in the development of this strategy,” it reads. The petition can be found at http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/ keep-south-gippslandsoutdoor-pools-openand-improving.html and will soon be available in shops in these towns for those without access to sign online.

Paw print mystery By Matt Dunn FOR Loch dairy farmers Paul and Louise Sherar, the truth is out there. While the couple isn’t attesting to belief in big cats just yet, a paw print that was found on the fringes of their property has caused them to wonder. Louise said the family dog (a 50 kilogram Labrador) leaves a mark three quarters the size. “Paul was up the back of the farm a couple of weeks ago on the tractor getting silage. When he opened the gate to go across the dam bank wall, he was walking through the mud and came across half a dozen or so footprints,” Louise said.

“He wasn’t sure what they were but he knew they were pretty big. He took a photo on his phone. The one that’s in the paper is the best one we have (see picture). “Then he came back and showed me. I was just going to put it in the ‘Back Paddock’ section of the Weekly Times as a bit of a laugh.” Louise said that her husband regularly sees paw prints in the back paddocks on the farm, but they’ve always been the smaller feral cat variety. Sightings of the wild creatures are common too. But this, clearly, is something much bigger. The photograph featured here in The Star shows a paw print next to a two litre bottle lid. The print is easily

four times the size of the bottle lid. “This is much bigger than what you’d normally see from a feral domestic cat,” Louise said. Neither Paul nor Louise has seen a big cat, nor have they lost any animals. “What we have in the back paddocks are mainly just large cattle. I don’t know if they go for large cattle. If it was sick or laying down they might,” Louise said. Louise is hoping publication of the photograph will unearth those who know their stuff about animal prints. She has not ruled out the possibility that it could be a large dog print. Anyone who believes they know the truth of the mystery is welcome to contact The Star.

Paw print mystery: this paw print may prove the existence of big cats in South Gippsland. Or is it, perhaps, the print of a large dog?

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$2.7 million needed for aged care By Matt Dunn PROM Country Aged Care is urging the people of Foster and district to dig deep – the not-for-proﬁt organisation needs to raise $2.7 million. While the Federal Government has chipped in with $9 million for a new 60 bed aged care facility for the town, PCAC must come up with the shortfall. “At the moment the fundraising committees are going out into the various communities. We’ve invited all the different service clubs and groups to listen to us,” PCAC committee president Sandy Bucello said. “We’re giving them a pledge document to give to their committees and come up with an amount. We’re then asking them to give the pledge for that amount.” The ofﬁcial fundraising launch kicks off with an open day at Foster Hall on Tuesday, August 23 at 2.30pm, with Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, the project manager, the architect, PCAC CEO Claire Schmierer and building committee members all expected to be there. Floor plans and building models will be on display, with questions from the public invited. In the evening there will be a wine and cheese night. “The intention is, during both

Ready to rise: PCAC CEO Claire Schmierer and PCAC committee president Sandy Bucello are ready to raise the necessary funds to complete Foster’s $12 million aged care facility. those sessions, as the pledges come in, we’re going to be keeping a running tally. We’re very hopeful the State Government will help us in some way,” Ms Bucello said. “Mr Ryan’s told us there’s no money in this year’s budget but he’ll see what he can do. We’re hoping that he comes back with something, even if the State Government pledges an amount for next year. It might just give us the boost that gets us across the line.” Ms Bucello said there was a trust “that has been interested in us for quite a while” and has earmarked $300,000 for the building.

“The $2.7 million is within reach. We have a facility at Prom Lodge in Toora, which we have no intention of selling – but if we can’t ﬁnd a use for it, we do have an asset we can sell. We’re not saying that’s our intention though,” she said. “The going out to the community is our ﬁrst step.” All donations are tax deductible. There are hopes the building works could begin as early as December this year. The centre should be operational and ready to move in to by May 2013.

Tourism flood expected By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland will receive more tourism under the municipality’s new rural development strategy, according to a council director. Phil Stone, South Gippsland Shire Council’s director of development services, said the new Rural Land Use Strategy would encourage more tourism outlets in the municipality. The strategy earmarks land across the shire for Rural Activity Zones that encourage development of tourism ventures with dwellings on certain lot sizes. The strategy will be debated by council at the August 24 council meeting at Nyora. “If we can improve the number of tourism products out there, that will be good for the economy,” Mr Stone said. “We need good tourism accommodation because once you have that, you get the ancillary tourism ventures up with it.” The Rural Activity Zone will encourage development of group accommo-

dation, restaurants, primary produce sales and wineries in rural areas, but will discourage hotels and stores. All new dwellings on lots under 40ha will require a permit in the zone. The strategy will most likely give more people the chance to enjoy acreage living, allowing applications for a planning permit on up to 4.1ha (10 acres) in the Farming Zone, without requiring an agricultural purpose. There are about 2000 such lots, totalling 2400ha or 0.7 per cent of the shire’s land mass. Under the draft strategy, the limit was up to 2.1ha. “We have got it to the point where it is as good as we can get it in the current environment but it’s not etched out on a stone tablet. We can make adjustments as we go,” Mr Stone said. “Some lifestylers have been buying 40ha lots just to live there and we want to move away from that.” Farmers are likely to appreciate being given the opportunity to comment on how neighbouring house permit applications may affect their farms, Mr Stone said. “Some farmers may have surplus lots they may

be able to sell to generate money. It will generate additional land out there for people to build their dream homes and will protect farmers,” he said. “Under C51, 2.1ha was still restrictive and we still had 10 acre lots that would not have been farmed on.” Under the strategy: • up to 4.1ha. A permit is required to assess the impact of a house on nearby agriculture; • 4.1-40ha. A house permit application must demonstrate an agriculture need; • over 40ha. No permit required; • on lots of 4.1-40ha with more than 50 per cent remnant vegetation or 15-yearold regrowth, housing will be considered. Such lots are typically too steep for farming, Mr Stone said. • subdivisions only permitted of lots of a minimum of 160ha, and even then divided into lots of a minimum size of 80ha. Bigger lots are more productive for agriculture, Mr Stone said. “We are not going to be perfect and it’s not going to please everybody. This is about preserving agricultural land and allowing smaller lots to be built on,

and it’s acknowledging that many small lots are difficult to farm anyway,” Mr Stone said. He would “make no apology” for not considering calf rearing as a legitimate reason for building a house, saying that activity still consumed farming land. Mr Stone defended the final strategy only being available to the public for 14 days before going to council, saying the strategy needed to be finalised after six years in the making. We really need to put the stick in the sand and keep it there so that the market, farmers and the people who have an interest in rural residential lots can have certainty,” he said. Council also wants to meet the sunset clause under the previous C51 planning scheme amendment that requires council to have a strategy in place by December 31. Otherwise the standard Farming Zone rules implemented statewide would come into effect again. If council approves the strategy, council will ask the Minister for Planning to implement the strategy straight way.

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Water at risk By Jane Ross DEPUTY Premier Peter Ryan has been asked some curly questions about South Gippsland’s future water supply. In a letter to Mr Ryan, Bob Hickman of Koonwarra raises the spectre of ground water contamination from coal seam gas exploration. Mr Hickman believes that’s one of the reasons South Gippsland Water is planning to decommission several of its reservoirs – including Leongatha’s – and rely on Wonthaggi’s Lance Creek backed up by desalinated water. The option, preferred by the authority, is in its 50-year strategy. Mr Hickman wants Mr Ryan to tell him whether South Gippsland Water has been forced by the government to take desalinated water from the Wonthaggi plant. And, he’s asking, how can the area’s aquifer be protected from fracking? This is the process by which gas is extracted from underground coal. In his August newsletter, Agribusiness Gippsland head Alex Arbuthnot said there is “no doubt” coal seam gas “will be a new emerging industry”. “Indeed, Simon Crean … recently said that coal seam gas would be to Australia as oil was to Arabia.” Mr Arbuthnot said Mr Crean, the federal Minister for Regional Australia and Regional Development, made the remark when speaking at Monash University’s Churchill Campus during a carbon tax announcement early last month. But detractors, including the United Nations’ inaugural Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment Olivia Newton-John, are worried about the fracking process that injects huge

volumes of water, sand and chemicals deep into shale rock to release gas for commercial use. Ms Newton-John has called for a moratorium on fracking until all health, social and environmental risks have been examined. Some of the chemicals used in the fracking process are apparently hazardous, poisonous and deadly. The Conservation Council of Western Australia has called for that state to be declared a coal seam gas-free zone and Friends of the Earth want people to lodge objections to a coal seam gas mining exploration permit in south western Victoria. Asked yesterday morning whether coal seam gas concerns had informed its preferred 50-year supply option, South Gippsland Water’s managing director Steve Evans seemed nonplussed. “No,” he responded, “it hasn’t been an issue.” But it is for Bob Hickman. He said coal seam extraction is already becoming a serious matter in New South Wales and Queensland. His letter to Peter Ryan posed this: “Does the introduction of coal seam gas extraction to our region prove a safety issue to our existing reservoirs and catchments? “I have grave concerns that our region is about to be sacriﬁced for coal and gas extraction and the only safeguard for our water supply is Lance Creek and desalinated water.” Mr Hickman has called on Mr Ryan to “give the people of this region that you represent”, assurances that coal seam gas exploration won’t be a danger to water supply and food bowl safety.

On song: Leongatha Primary School’s Olivia Mason, Jasmine McJames-Court, Abby Forrester and Charlotte Smith made a tuneful quartet as part of the senior choir at the Yarram Eisteddfod last Thursday. The juniors came second in the hotly contested event, while the senior choir was given an honourable mention.

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POLICE BRIEFS

Person of interest: an identikit of a man police wish to speak to regarding two incidents of wilful and obscene exposure.

Indecent exposure

Hotel ﬁght

POLICE are searching for a man who indecently exposed himself to staff at a takeaway food shop in Mirboo North. The incident occurred at 96 On The Ridge at around 2.30pm on Wednesday, August 9. The same man is believed to have exposed himself to a female staff member at a takeaway food shop in Yinnar two days earlier. The man has been described as aged in his mid-40s, medium build, short brown hair, unshaven and about 173cm tall. He was wearing a checked blue shirt with jeans, and left the shop and drove off in a light blue car. Anyone with information regarding the identity of this man is encouraged to contact Bass Coast CIU on 5672 2761.

A 59-YEAR-OLD man was hospitalised on the weekend after an assault at the Caledonian Hotel in Wonthaggi. Police said the man received fairly major injuries after a ﬁght broke out early Sunday morning. A 45-year-old Wonthaggi man has been charged over the incident. He will face the Latrobe Valley Court at a later date.

Signs vandalised MIRBOO North police are investigating a series of sign vandalisms in the area since January this year. Five signs, erected by South Gippsland Shire Council prohibiting the use of recreation vehicles in the estate, have been stolen from the Darlimurla Estate. In the past few weeks, the wooden ‘Darlimurla’ sign at the Darlimurla Station site on the rail trail was

Pothole hurts

also damaged. Over the weekend of August 5 and 6, the large, steel ‘Escargot’ sign on the Boolarra South Road near Old Nichols Road was also damaged and broken at the base. Police do not believe this was as a result of a collision, but rather a deliberate act. These damages are crimes and will be treated as such if the offenders are apprehended by the police. People with information regarding any of these incidents are encouraged to contact Mirboo North police on 5668 1444 or CrimeStoppers 1800 333 000.

Car crimes TWO men are believed to have been involved in damaging a car last Saturday. A large rock was thrown onto the rear window, smashing it and damaging paintwork. The car was parked in Ridgway,

Mirboo North. The value of the damage is likely to be over $1000. On the same night, a dark blue Toyota Hilux was stolen from Thorpdale Road in Mirboo North. The car has a green tarp over a cage on the back and was taken between 7.30pm and 11.30pm. Anyone able to assist the police is urged to contact Mirboo North police or to remain anonymous call CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000 or report it online at www.vic.crimestoppers.com.au

Carpark assault

A 22-YEAR-OLD man is expected to be charged on summons after he allegedly assaulted another man in the Mirboo North IGA car park. The Mirboo North man was interviewed by police following the incident on August 3, which occurred as the man left the supermarket car park in the evening.

Woman deserves praise

A MASSIVE pothole near Dumbalk cost a Toora man two front tyres.

A FEMALE fire-fighter extinguished a fire in a Leongatha garden recently.

Ian McCracken collided with the hole on Meeniyan-Mirboo North Road on Sunday night, unable to see the hole in the dark and with oncoming trafﬁc. He said the hole is two metres long, one metre wide and about 10cm deep, and about 1.5km towards Meeniyan. Mr McCracken was told by locals the hole had been ﬁxed by VicRoads’ contractors on numerous occasions. He now faces paying an insurance excess of $550, catching the bus to work in Leongatha and having his wife drive into Leongatha to collect him. His Holden Cruze was only 12-monthsold. “I want to let other drivers know about it. If a motorbike hits it, they will probably Too big: the pothole on Meeniyan-Mirboo North Road. kill themselves,” he said.

The woman is one of two active female firefighters in the Leongatha brigade. Leongatha CFA captain Andrew Kay said the brigade is no longer restricted to men, and women were most welcome to join. “We are always looking for more fire-fighters but you don’t have to become one. We also need brigade members to help with incident control, brigade administration, fundraising and public education, including school and kinder visits,” he said. “If you would like to give a bit back to your local community (male or female), call 1800 232 636 for information on how to join one of your local fire brigades.”

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Ladies share naked truth THE ladies from the Gippsland Campdraft Association are sure to raise some eyebrows, and hopefully awareness with their new calendar, Bust ‘em out GCA style. Nine women from the campdrafting association got together and shed their clothes in a semi-nude photo shoot to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. The September 2011-August 2012 calendar, launched on Sunday, includes all the campdrafting dates for the upcoming season. Around 100 people gathered at Dumbalk to witness the launch and get their hands on a copy. Organiser Rebecca Vuillermin, who features in February and May, didn’t have a problem posing for the shoot, es-

pecially given that it’s for a good cause. “I didn’t have too much of an issue,” she said. “We all campdraft together so we know each other well.” She was approached by horse photographer Nicole Emanuel a year ago and has been trying to ﬁnd willing participants ever since. Supporting ovarian cancer was Rebecca’s idea, as she believed it needed more publicity. “There are so many fundraisers for breast cancer and those sorts, but ovarian cancer is a silent killer and people need to know about it,” she said. Rebecca expects all 500 of the $20 copies printed will be bought. “Ever since people heard of the idea my phone has been ﬂat out with people wanting to buy it,” she said.

Miss February and May: organiser Bec Vuillermin features twice in the Bust ‘em out GCA style calendar.

Council rushes to fix roads

Director of engineering services Anthony Seabrook said extra resources were required due to recent weather. “This has been one of the wettest winters in recent times, following an unusually wet summer, and we have responded to the community’s concerns by allocating further resources to improve the safety and condition of our roads,” he said. “The 10 to 12 years preceding these current wet conditions were extremely dry, causing cracks which allowed the water to penetrate deeply into the ground surface.” These conditions are causing landslips, washing road material into drains, damaging bridges and culverts, and creating potholes and soft areas in the sealed pavement. Trees are also falling over at a much higher rate because the ground is so wet that their roots cannot hold them in windy conditions. Council received 35

requests to address trees over roads in one 24 hour period. Requests to council for works and after hours calls for trees, road maintenance and drainage have been twice the winter average. These requests are prioritised according to the level of risk and responded to accordingly. This extra work has stretched the operations crews to their limit, with crews sometimes working well into the night and most weekends. Mr Seabrook said the extent of repairs that can be undertaken in the wet conditions is limited. “Any major repair work is expensive in these conditions, and may be lost if further heavy rains continue. However we will boost funding and resources in the maintenance area to maximise the effect and provide a speedy recovery back to acceptable conditions,” he said. “This work will take place when the wet weather eases, hopefully in the spring to deliver the most effective and longer lasting results.” Council has requested State Government assistance through the Natural Disaster Financial Assistance Program. Major damage that

Corner Inlet outfalls shut TREATED wastewater outfalls to Corner Inlet will cease by 2014. Three outfalls from Foster, Toora and Welshpool wastewater treatment plants have discharged into Corner Inlet, an area of significance to migratory birds and a nursery region for Victoria’s fish stocks. The Welshpool outfall closed this year and the Toora one is due to shut by 2014. That left Foster yet to be dealt with. South Gippsland Water has now paid an undisclosed sum to acquire 200 acres for a $2.6 million upgrade to the Foster Wastewater Treatment Plant. The land is 5kms from the Foster township and will allow South Gippsland Water to build a new, larger treatment lagoon, winter storage and re-use system. Tenders are expected to be called late this year and early next year, with construction set for the 2012/13 year. Treated water will be recycled for agricultural purposes, instead of piped to the inlet. Authority managing director Steve Evans described the land acquisition as the culmination of 10 years’ planning. He said the site had undergone cultural, heritage, environmental, ecological and geo-technical studies. “The project will now move to the design and approval phase.” When finished, plans will go on public display.

can be linked directly to the heavy rain storms in March and July should be covered through this program. However, natural disaster funding does not cover general maintenance issues. Council has identiﬁed these maintenance issues and expects that the cost will be around $2 million. It is anticipated the cost of this work will be funded within the budget through diverting funds from other programs. Most of the funding will come from redirecting funding from the road re-sheeting program. “A team of civil works and tree management con-

tractors has recently been engaged through a tender process,” Mr Seabrook said. “It is from this team and some internal crews diverted from other programs that the resources will be drawn to boost the general maintenance crews and repair the major damage.” Council asks the community to please be patient while these unusually wet conditions continue, knowing that there is a plan in place to recover the road infrastructure. Being aware of and driving to the conditions is the most effective way to stay safe on the road, Mr Seabrook said.

A TERTIARY EDUCATION PLAN FOR GIPPSLAND – CONSULTATION INVITE On 21 March 2011 the Hon Peter Hall MLC, Minister for Higher Education and Skills announced the establishment of an expert panel to develop a Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan to boost tertiary access, participation and attainment to meet the future industry and educational needs in the region. After receiving written submissions from stakeholders the Expert Panel is now seeking to meet with interested parties and discuss these issues in face-to-face consultations. These forums provide an opportunity for further consideration of local issues, knowledge and insight on factors affecting participation in tertiary education. Public forum meetings will be held on: Wednesday, 24 August in Leongatha at 10:30am – 11:30am Thursday, 25 August in Morwell at 11am – 12pm Wednesday, 31 August in Sale at 11am – 12pm, and Thursday, 1 September in Bairnsdale at 9:30am – 10:30am. If you would like to attend a public forum at one of the locations mentioned, please RSVP to the Secretariat at skillsvictoria@edumail.vic.gov.au with Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan as the subject, or on (03) 9651 4553 as soon as possible. Please note, places are limited. The Expert Panel have prepared a discussion paper to consider a number of options focused on the way forward for tertiary education in Gippsland. A copy of the discussion paper can be found at: http://www.skills.vic.gov.au/gippsland-tertiary-education-plan These forums are an opportunity for the Gippsland community to provide input to and shape the future delivery of tertiary education in their community

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SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will dedicate more resources to road maintenance to repair extensive damage caused by unusually wet conditions this winter.

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VOLUNTEERS are needed to help sell Daffodil Day tokens in Leongatha’s IGA and Safeway supermarkets on Thursday, August 25. If you can give an hour or two between 10am to 5pm, please ring 5655 2438. Daffodil Day raises money for cancer research, prevention and support. A CHRISTIAN men’s monthly Bible study group is looking to be created in the area. It will give an opportunity to a range of locals to meet once a month and discuss the Bible. The venue will be decided depending on where the majority of those interested are situated. For more information call Suryan on 5662 3886 (BH) or 5664 4457 (AH). A PUBLIC meeting will

be held at the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve on Tuesday, August 23. The meeting is to nominate a committee of management for the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve for a term of three years. For further information, contact Nicholas Hill on 5664 4413 or 0418 129 981. THE committee of St Peter’s Anglican Opportunity Shop in Leongatha dispersed the sum of $12,000 during July this year. The parish of St Peters received half for their many missions while others included the Bishops Winter Appeal, Abbey of St Barnabus, South Gippsland Shire Brass Band, LIFE FM Gippsland, St John Ambulance, Helimed, Smith Family Charity, Aborigi-

Daffodil display: Josie Rutherford and Anna Brumley at the popular display in the Cranbourne shopping complex.

nal Ministry, Mission to Seafarers and the Royal Flying Doctors. Committee and staff are now working towards Christmas and donations of goods are most welcome and can be left at the shop or church anytime. LEONGATHA Equip Church worship night will be held this Sunday, August 21 at 6.30pm. All are welcome to attend. For more information call John on 0408 305 880. LEONGATHA U3A held their annual general meeting last Friday morning followed by lunch at the Leongatha RSL. On the last Sunday in July, the group had a delightful afternoon at the home of the president, Judy Braithwaite, with

some excellent entertainment and an absolutely fabulous afternoon tea. MEMERS of the Leongatha Horticultural Society spent three busy days at Cranbourne main shopping centre promoting the Leongatha Daffodil Festival. They have found this to be a beneficial way to bring outsiders to visit Leongatha. Members displayed floral art, bunches of daffodils and a large variety of flowers that will be seen at the show. They also advertised the four open gardens that will be open next Friday and Saturday. IT’S Vietnam Veterans Day on Thursday. The National Vietnam Veterans Museum held its annual commemoration of that day on Sunday

morning when 80 veterans gathered to remember their comrades. Family and friends joined them. John Vincent spoke about the role of the Australian Army Training Team during the war; the blessing was given by museum chaplain Laurie Dawson and the opening address by Gary Parker, president of the museum’s management committee. Vietnam Veterans Day falls on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan during which a small number of Australian soldiers were attacked by a much larger force of Viet Cong. Wonthaggi Theatrical Group’s opening night on Friday of Mineﬁelds and Miniskirts has been timed to tie in with the memorial day.

Winner: Hannah Stallard from Nagel’s Pharmacy is Amcal Victorian Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. A BIG congratulations goes out to Hannah Stallard from Nagel’s Pharmacy in Leongatha for winning Amcal Victorian Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. In recognition of her award Hannah will receive a Napoleon Perdis Certiﬁcate Course worth $2275. Everyone at Nagel’s Pharmacy is very proud of Hannah’s achievement.

Open to the public: one of the gardens up for viewing as part of the Leongatha Daffodil Festival.

Coming together: Eric Ballon, Rev Denis Simmons, Rev Janet Wallis, Doug Grigg, Ted Fisher, Elizabeth Dunlop, Jim Cope and Allan Mercer sign the resolution.

AS part of the Leongatha Horticultural Society’s Daffodil Festival, four local gardens are being opened up to the public. On, Friday and Saturday, August 26 and 27 the four stunning gardens will be on offer. More information in next week’s Star or call Lilian Johnson on 5662 2931.

TARWIN Lower Union Church congregation has signed a resolution to appoint the Anglican and Uniting Churches as new trustees. The land will be transferred to the church-

es as tenants in common in equal shares. The current arrangement of service conducted by the Anglican, Catholic and Uniting denominations

will continue. Catholic services are held on Saturday evenings, and Anglican and Uniting services are held on alternate Sunday mornings.

Guiding the market: Guides helper Christine Allamby with Mistee Henry, Rachel Allamby, Eve Geddes and Jessie Allamby sold sausages at the Coal Creek Farmers Market at Korumburra on Saturday.

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SOME 250 people danced the night away at the Newhaven College Debutante Ball on Saturday. Twenty couples were presented to college board chairperson Antoinette Mitchell and principal Gea Lovell

Co-ordinators chose a magical purple theme for the annual debutante ball held in the college auditorium, decorated with beautiful Chinese lanterns in white and purple hanging from the ceiling. A mirrored table centre featured a vase of purple water with a ﬂoating candle that sat on a purple runner and tea light candles. Back row, from left: James McNally, Jack Garton, Jaymes Wiggins, Gavan Powles, Callum Baker, Arthur Golightly, Corey Smith, Matthew Jones. Second back row, from left: Joshua Neal-Kent, Jeremy Maddigan-Wyatt, Arie Cook, Robford Insall, Alison Shuttleworth, Katherine Coulter, Ashlea Moed, Emily Guy, Rex Kane-Hart, Thomas Lancaster, Clint Fairthorne, Joshua Aldag. Second row, from left: Elliot Gin, James Thurgood, Marta Corcuera, Hayley Ryan, Emma Mildenhall, Alexandra Roberts, Keeley Porter, Annie Holt, Julie Peters, Olivia Stuchbery, Thomas Hickman, Edward Crawford. Front row, from left: Jessica Schuller, Blaire Gillies, Rhiannon Walker, Jasmine Shandley, principal Gea Lovell, John Lovell, board chairperson Antoinette Mitchell, Ron Mitchell, Miranda Rowlingson, Rochelle Henderson, Shannan Smart and Parveshni Rule. Photo courtesy of Foons Photographics.

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Patching old pants

ENOUGH is enough. Many of us are proud of our motor cars. We wash them, polish them, spend disgusting amounts of our hard earned dollars making our cars a part of us or giving them their own personality. Imagine the torment to a car lover or even ‘average Joe’ when off he goes down the road, only to hit a huge pothole in the road that almost rips the front wheel off the car as nearly the whole wheel is swallowed. “Bang” it goes, pushing the suspension fully into the bump rubbers. It’s very unforgiving as the wheel has come to a momentary stop, the front of the wheel hitting the front edge of the hole as the bottom of the wheel is smashed against the bottom. At the same time, the back of the wheel is squashed into the rear of the hole, only moving out with the rest of the wheel by the momentum of the car. Then the car travelling behind either doesn’t see the hole and his car hits it the same way, or he is lucky enough to take evasive action and make the car dive either to the side of the road into the loose gravel on the verge, or even out to the middle towards the oncoming trafﬁc. Yes, easily a fatality as the cars already pass within inches of each other, both travelling at 100kph and a quick movement to avoid the pothole could very, very easily cause a deadly head on accident. It could be you or your family wiped out due to this one pothole. The really hard part is that the driver was sure, on his way through the previous day, the pothole had been repaired. And it had been. It’s just that epaired,, it was with the way it was repaired,

not ever going to last. Who makes sure that the road repairs are done to an acceptable standard? If you are going to patch a hole in the knee of a pair of your favourite pants, the first thing you do is find a suitable patch and we would all know it must have a reasonable amount of overlap to be successful. I’m not a road expert, I would think it’s not an easy job. The repair to a road must be up to the task of having huge volumes of traffic, big heavy vehicles, in wet weather, dry weather, extreme heat and cold conditions. Forget if it’s a Vicroads’ road or the local council’s road, in one way or another we are paying for it to be built and maintained. We expect the repair to be a good repair that should last, not just a small amount of tar and blue metal shovelled into the hole and patted with the back of the shovel, then driven over while it’s still setting by the truck crew. Without a decent amount of preparation, the patch won’t last. It will take in water and start to fail barely before it’s even begun to have proved its worth as a repair. I see that there is a road inspector who does the rounds inspecting the roads, but who makes sure that the repairs are at an acceptable standard? The repairs I have seen that are successful involve a Bobcat digging up a reasonable area, preparing the repair, compacting the area before filling it up with a decent area of hot mix spread, and also compacting the repair. It will get to the stage where you ask, is it worth patching these old pants or do I buy some new ones, and if the patch falls off after one day you will have to bite the bullet and go buy some new pants. David Brereton, Leongatha.

Scrap tax WILMA Western (The Star August 9) claims that Murray Goulburn should convert its plant to gas instead of endorsing “scare-mongering by opposition politicians regarding carbon pricing.” Such a conversion is likely to be very costly and disruptive, and will not be fully covered by government grants. As Murray Goulburn cannot pay for this conversion by increasing the price of its milk, the money for such a conversion will have to come from Murray Goulburn’s owners (ordinary dairy farmers). This would hit ordinary farmers with an extra cost when they are likely to be struggling with higher costs for electricity, fertiliser and other expenses caused by the carbon tax. Surely the sensible solution is to drop the carbon tax. The Federal Government and Tim Flannery already admit that the tax will do nothing to lower the earth’s temperature. No other country is prepared to impose such a tax on its people. The compensation offered to families is so low that they are likely to be much worse off once their higher electricity, grocery and other bills are taken into account. The tax is also harmful to the environment, since it seeks to reduce the production of carbon dioxide (an invisible and odourless gas which helps plants and trees to grow). As for the impact on Whyalla and other manufacturing towns, manufacturing in Australia is already struggling to survive. A carbon tax which is payable by factories in Australia, but not payable by overseas factories, is simply going to speed up the relocation of Australian manufacturing industries and jobs offshore (to countries which do not have a carbon tax). Suryan Chandrasegaran Nerrena

Ryan responds

E D I T O R I A L Men need their sheds USUALLY they say the girls are doing it for themselves, but over the years in South Gippsland, the men have been taking centre stage. Last Wednesday, the Milpara Men’s Shed was opened at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, a pat on the back to the volunteers who set a goal and achieved it. At communities across South Gippsland Shire, from Mirboo North, Nyora, Foster to Venus Bay and now Korumburra, men are banding together to build men’s sheds – places where they can gather and undertake projects for themselves and the community, while talking, laughing and enjoying each other’s company. Some men may not have access to a spacious shed filled with tools and machinery, and so men’s sheds give these blokes the opportunity to pursue another outlet, while learning new skills and sharing their own talents. The community also benefits as these men are available to build smaller projects that a tradesperson may not want to be bothered by, and at a small cost. Perhaps most importantly is the fact these sheds encourage men to get out of the house and socialise, boosting their levels of happiness just by being in the company of like-minded men. Boys also get the chance to learn practical skills and be mentored by a male role model who is not their father or grandfather, further broadening their sense of belonging in the community, which can only lift their self esteem. In families without a father or father figure, this benefit is particularly relevant. The Nyora Men’s Shed operates from the old netball changerooms and is looking to have a permanent shed for their program. With that district’s population likely to grow, such a facility will no doubt continue to be supported.

Letters guidelines ALL letters should be kept to 400 words or less. The Star reserves the right to edit all letters for length and style. Writer’s details, including full name, address and phone number (not for publication), must be included.

I WRITE to correct the record in the context of your editorial comment in last week’s edition of your paper “Ryan cannot ignore evidence”. My role as Minister for Police is to ensure that Victoria Police is resourced to the maximum capacity possible, to enable police to fulfil their vital role in protecting Victorians. It is a matter entirely for police command, as to where police are actually allocated. It is an operational issue in relation to which I have no influence – and nor should I. The basic problem with the lack of police numbers across our state, is simply that there are not enough police officers. That circumstance arises directly from the fact that the former Labor Government, over a period of years, was spending less per head on police resourcing than any other state in the

Australian nation. It had allowed police numbers to drop to the point where Victoria had the lowest number of frontline operational police per head than any other state in Australia. It is an appalling legacy on behalf of a Labor Government which had lost its way. The Coalition came to government on a strong law and order platform. A crucial element of that campaign was that over our first four years we would add another 1700 front line operational personnel to our police ranks. It is my job as minister to ensure that it happens. Since we were elected on November 27, 2010, 450 additional police officers have graduated from the Academy. I am very confident we will recruit and train the other 1250 officers that we have promised, prior to the election in November 2014. It is an entirely different issue as to where those officers are located. That crucial operational issue is within the hands of police command which uses a ‘demand’model framed around a number of factors, to determine where police are deployed. Like all other country Victorians, I want to see more police in our local police stations and that will occur as we add to the ranks. When and where those police will be allocated is the task of police command – as it should be. Hon Peter Ryan MP, Deputy Premier, Member for Gippsland South, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Minister for Bushfire Recovery.

Fuel gauge THANK you for publishing the weekly Fuel Watch comparing our fuel prices with Cranbourne, San Remo and Bairnsdale. Much as I like to buy local, unfortunately prices in these towns are always cheaper, regularly up to 15 cents per litre, so I rarely buy fuel locally. Steve Finlay, Leongatha.

Moral pollution A CARBON tax is a medieval response for a debatable problem. It represents bankrupt thinking that will do little for the environment. It will adversely affect individuals and basic food producers such as the dairy industry and other primary producers, who are without the ability to recoup the extra costs of production and manufacture. What is the point of creating a new tax that will impact so badly on people that a government has to make reimbursements – more

bureaucracy, more hardship, more paperwork with no real benefit! The Australian Government commissioned the Henry Tax Review, which should have provided a modern, efficient and targeted system of taxation to support environmental and technology challenges. Overall it failed to do so. Australia must not follow the path of countries like Greece, the USA and others into diabolical financial trouble. The way we impose and spend our taxes has to be seriously reconsidered. We need a new system such as the one per cent electronic debit tax system that eliminates all existing taxes. It collects more fairly, more money than collected now. It could raise sufficient extra money to address Australia’s financial requirements, including environmental concerns. We could and should lead the world with a new, fair and equitable system for the 21st century. Creating yet another inefficient impost for future generations to untangle does us no credit at all. Elwyn Matthews, President, Australian Taxation Reform Group. Glen Alvie.

Bigger focus needed I HAVE to take Cr Jeanette Harding to task for her remarks which appeared in the edition of The Star newspaper dated August 2. Cr Harding was commenting on the strong position of the committees regarding the Leongatha, Korumburra, and Toora Pools. Cr Harding stated: “I believe if the other towns worked a little harder they would be in the position that the other towns are in.” Quite obviously Cr. Harding is in complete ignorance as to how hard these other towns work for the benefit of their communities, in particular Mirboo North. Perhaps Cr Harding needs to broaden her outlook and look beyond the confines of her own area in Toora. Mirboo North Swimming Pool Committee has worked unceasingly over the years to keep the Mirboo North Pool functioning with little or no financial support from the South Gippsland Shire Council. It is grossly unfair for the council to even consider to provide funds for maintenance only and worse still, eventual closure. Margaret Tree, Mirboo North.

Commission request Dear Premier, Request for a Royal Commission into the approval process for the Wonthaggi Desalination Plant. Victorians are to pay for a desalination plant when Melbourne’s water

storages are over 60 per cent capacity and continuing to rise. Because it is unlikely that desalinated water will be required in the foreseeable future, Victorians have a right to know how the government made the decision to proceed with this project. Melbourne’s water storages are designed to incorporate short and long term fluctuations in climate and provide for population growth, and water is retained by introducing restrictions when dryer periods become apparent. The Bracks Government failed to take appropriate measures to conserve stored water then decided to construct a desalination plant at Wonthaggi. The decision preceded an EES, public consultation and statutory planning procedures and the subsequent EES did not properly consider alternatives, including the doing nothing option. The project is currently estimated to cost $5.7 billion and I understand Victorians will be paying $600 million a year for it whether or not the water is required. It will also tax Victoria’s electricity supplies. Given the project’s significant social, economic and environmental impacts, I ask that the Premier initiate a public inquiry with the sole purpose of determining just how the desalination plant was approved. The scale of the project is such that the approval process should be examined by no less than a Royal Commission. A Royal Commission should examine the following: • the management of Melbourne’s water storages including how and when water restrictions were introduced; • the reports and data on which the Bracks Government based its decision to adopt desalination as a method of meeting Melbourne’s water needs; • the reports and data on which the Bracks Government based its decision to build a desalination plant at Wonthaggi; • the expert reports which formed the basis of the EES and whether or not they contained bias; • the EES panel’s consideration of evidence contained in submissions to the EES; and • how the panel report came to recommend in favour of the desalination plant. On closer examination by your office there will no doubt be additional matters that are found to warrant examination. A Royal Commission would discover whether or not decisions were guided by appropriate professional expertise and its purpose would be to minimise the social, economic and environmental harm from this project and ensure that this situation does not occur again. Andrew Chapman, Inverloch.

VOXPOP! VOX After The Star last week published further proof of the lack of police in South Gippsland, do you feel safe in the area?

I do feel safe but I’d like to see a bit more of a police presence around the area. Zoe Shepherdson Korumburra

Yeah I feel safe. I’ve never had to really call on the emergency services before myself but they always seem very quick in their responses. David Zurma Korumburra

I think we’ve got enough cops. They all do a good job, so yes. Cameron Roughead Melbourne (and Leongatha)

Yeah, I think the police we do have are holding the fort nicely. Josh Schelling Leongatha

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Spring magic to blossom THE end of winter is approaching and daffodils are in full bloom around Leongatha, signalling that it is time for the iconic Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Festival. The 55th Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Festival will be held from August 25-27, offering activities galore around town, with the main attraction being the daffodil and floral show in Leongatha Memorial Hall. Presented by the Leongatha Horticultural Society, the festival will feature exhibits of daffodils of all kinds, as well as other cut flowers including Australian plants and camellias, plus floral art and a plant stall. Daffodils will take pride of place in the hall, with a champion award offered to the best daffodil in the 130 classes of daffodils, including for trumpet, large cup, hybrids and wild forms. Gardeners are invited to enter such blooms as hyacinths, irises and anemones in the other bulbs division. Camellias are a popular section, with a diversity of sections. Entries will receive the attention of specialist judges from the Victorian Daffodil Society and Camellias Victoria. Show co-ordinator Margaret Fox is expecting a large turnout. “We’ve had a lot of interest. The society has been busy promoting the festival

All set: daffodil and ﬂoral show co-ordinator Margaret Fox. at the Cranbourne shopping centre so it’s worth the effort going down there,” she said. As always, the festival includes a range of gardens around Leongatha, open from 10am to 4pm on the Friday and Saturday. Full details and free transport are available from the Memorial Hall. Among them are the larger gardens of Kerry Pritchard and Barb Fleming, and Alby and Joyce Pickering, and two smaller gardens at The Grange village. None have been open to the public before. “It’s nice for people to see gardens that are rela-

tively new, and normal gardens too. A lot of people are going into units these days and they say they don’t have much space, but there is so much they can do. They can always get ideas from other people,” Ms Fox said. Leongatha Primary School students have joined in the celebrations by planting daffodil bulbs in pots to enter in the show. Grade 1 children have planted climbing bean seeds to enter in the section for tallest climbing bean plant growing in a one litre milk carton. The South Gippsland Gemstone and Lapidary Club has an exhibition at the old bowling club rooms;

the Tarwin Wool and Craft Group has spinning and other craft displayed at the library in Smith Street. St Peter’s Anglican Church will hold the exhibition Flowers in Praise, presented by the Christian Churches of Leongatha and surrounds, and the exhibition The Family Bible and… with Bibles, treasures and photos. The events will be open on Thursday 9am to 6pm, Friday 9am to 6pm, and Saturday 9am to 4pm. Homemade light refreshments will be available all day, with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea from the St Peter’s Ladies’ Guild. Check out the Leongatha Senior Citizens Club open day on the Friday at the Dakers Centre in Smith Street; see paintings by Marilyn Skinner at Mushroom Arts/Crafts Space; and buy books at the Friends of Leongatha Library book sale at the Leongatha Court House on Friday only, from 10am to 4pm. The South Gippsland branch of the Gippsland Historical Automobile Club will display cars in the Safeway carpark on Saturday from 9am to 2pm. While in Leongatha, visitors are encouraged to wander around town to inspect businesses decorated to the theme of A Nursery Rhyme for the festival. A full festival program is available from The Star ofﬁce in McCartin Street and other businesses and locations.

Isn’t wood wonderful? VISITORS to this year’s Daffodil Festival can feast their eyes on two feature displays at the Leongatha Gallery that are both based on wood. Invited guest artist Sue Gilford has created a stunning and unusual collection by drawing images on timber using a hot nib in a technique known as pyrography. Sue adds a fascinating and slightly quirky dimension to her creativity by working on recycled furniture and timber objects. Sue also grows and dries gourds and, as she explains on her website, she makes “sculptural pieces incorporating my love and worry for the environment around me”. The works on show at the Leongatha Gallery are Sue’s way of expressing her views about asylum seekers. The Leongatha Art and Craft Society’s Woodworkers are sure to impress visitors with their skills as they chisel, carve, saw, plane, turn and polish chunks of local timber to transform them into beautiful and functional pieces. The ‘Woodies’ will be in action in the gallery courtyard during the Daffodil Festival from

Woodwork exhibition: Leongatha Art and Craft Society display co-ordinator Pat Dale, new member Jennifer Hamilton and president Patricia Hill. 9am to 4pm on Thursday, August 25 and Friday, August 26, and from 9am to 2pm on Saturday, August 27. A mini exhibition of their ﬁnished articles is on display in the gallery. Entry to both the gallery and courtyard is free. But why wait? The talents of the society’s members are on show at the gallery all year round in an ever-changing range of art and crafts: paintings, textiles, knits, soft toys,

basketware, ceramics, jewellery, cards and lots more. New members are always welcome too. For a membership fee of just $15 a year, this is an excellent opportunity for talented locals to let their creativity shine and to exhibit and sell their works in the gallery. The Leongatha Art and Craft Society Gallery is in the heart of town, up the round steps opposite the post ofﬁce.

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Leongatha, celebrate our new store opening. 3 MONTHS † . FREE ACCESS FEE Switch your Telstra mobile to an eligible* Optus Cap Plan of $49 or more per month over 24 months before August 19 and you’ll get 3 months free access. Offer to be applied by your 3rd bill. Min. cost = $1,029 (Inclusive of 3 months free access fee).

This is gonna be good!

Visit us at 3 Michael Place, Leongatha or call 5662 2329. OPTUS PREMIUM DEALER Terms & Conditions. †Telstra Port In 3 months free access fee: Offer available to new customers only who are connected currently to Telstra and who connect onto an Optus 24-month contract on an Optus $49 Cap Plan or above. The 3 months free access fee will appear as a credit by your 3rd bill. Cancellation fee applies. Offer only available Monday, 15 August – Friday, 19 August 2011 at the Optus Shop at Autobarn Leongatha. *Offer only available to consumer customers as deﬁned by Optus. Coverage: Optus 3G dual band is part of The Optus Open Network™ and refers to our UMTS 2100MHz/900MHz coverage. 3G services available throughout The Optus Open Network™ with compatible 3G dual band handset, subject to network availability. Outside these areas, only GSM/GPRS services available (excludes video call or content streaming). See optus.com.au/coverage for details. Coverage Satisfaction Guarantee (CSG): New customers must return all equipment in full working order in original packaging within 30 days of purchase to Optus Shop, Autobarn Leongatha. You will be responsible for the monthly access fee and any calls/data you have made. Proof of purchase required. CSG offer may be withdrawn at any time. General: While stocks last. No rain checks. Offer cannot be exchanged or redeemed for cash. See in store for details. SingTel Optus Pty Ltd ABN 90 052 833 208. OPTUS13172/LGSS/FPC

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Men only in this shed MEN in the Korumburra community now have their own sanctuary: the Milpara Men’s Shed.

In writing: John Davies with Deputy Premier Peter Ryan and South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe.

Deputy Premier and Member for Gippsland South Peter Ryan ofﬁcially opened the shed on Wednesday with great pleasure. “This is a novel opening for a facility which will provide local men with an important link to the community,” he said. “It’s a haven and a refuge where what I like to call ‘secret men’s business’ can still be conducted between blokes who gather there.” McMillan MP Russell Broadbent was also at the opening, with South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe, Cr Jennie Deane, Cr

Bob Newton and council CEO Tim Tamlin. Instead of a traditional ribbon cutting, Mr Ryan was asked to perform a more ‘men’s shed’ type procedure to open the building. A thin piece of wood was nailed across the doorway and Mr Ryan was given a saw to cut it. “I’m a bit nervous doing this given I’m the type of man that when I pick up a hammer with my right hand, my left hand is immediately at risk,” he laughed. Despite Mr Ryan’s self confessed lack of hands-on skill, he managed to cut the wood easily and declare the Milpara Men’s Shed open. The shed is located inside the old joinery building at Coal Creek His-

torical Village and brings men in the Korumburra community together. “It’s a great place to come together and make friends as well as keep your minds and hands occupied,” Men’s Shed member Neil Coxon said. You don’t need to be a skilled craftsman to be part of the Men’s Shed either. Everyone in the group is always willing to share a helping hand, along with some handy ideas. Projects from toys to tables can be produced in the shed or anything the group or an individual wishes to create. If you are interested in joining the Milpara Men’s Shed group you can call Milpara Community House on 5655 2524.

If you didn’t complete your Census form there’s still time.

Part of the group: Peter Hosking, Theo Fredericks and Steve Hardy of the Milpara Community House’s men’s group at the Men’s Shed opening.

New hospital closer By Jane Ross A SIGNIFICANT number of local trades people are expected to help build Leongatha’s new hospital. Gippsland Southern Health Service is calling for registrations from builders interested in tendering for the job. They have been advised of “a fixed lump sum tender in the range of $14 to $18 million.” CEO Gary Templeton said the builders need to be those with experience in similar sized construction. But, he explained, builders usually tender out to individual trades, as happened when the new Koorooman House was built. He expects the situation will be the same with the new hospital. Registrations of interest close at 2pm on Thursday, August 25 and a short list will be drawn up. Mr Templeton said the tender “will be in the market place” this November. Construction is due to begin by mid or the end of January. Work on stage one should be “close to finishing” by June/July next year. Not given to superlatives, Mr Templeton has described the new hospital building as “spectacular” and “pretty special”. Plans should be finished in about a month. Despite the spectre of a carbon tax and initial talk of a funding shortfall, Mr Templeton said he has no concerns about financing the project.

Not tough enough Thank you to everyone around Australia who ﬁlled out their Census forms. We’ll start returning to your homes to collect paper forms on August 10, so please have your completed form ready. If you completed the eCensus for your whole household, we don’t need to return. It is compulsory, so please join the rest of Australia to shed some light on who we are – and light the way forward for your community. Fill out your form and wait for us to collect it, or complete your form online at census.gov.au If you didn’t receive a form, please call the Census Inquiry Service on 1300 338 776.

A LEONGATHA South farmer has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s decision to declare Coles supermarkets’ discounting of house branding as not predatory pricing.

United Dairyfarmers of Victoria councillor Max Jelbart said Coles was telling “porkies” by saying farmers were not touched by their actions. “In northern New South Wales and Queensland, it’s had a big effect on their milk prices,” he said. “Farmers get a premium on milk sold under the brand labels while farmers’ milk sold under the house brands doesn’t get the same premium, so they’ve been impacted on the payments for that.” After Coles’ price reductions, Woolworths and other supermarket retailers have also reduced prices for house brand milk. The ACCC said they will continue to monitor conduct within the dairy industry and grocery sector for signs of anti-competitive behaviour.

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Flower fascinates avid breeder GRAEME Brumley loves daffodils so much, he has two house blocks full of hundreds of varieties. The Leongatha man has bred many himself. “They’re all named after rivers for some weird reason.” There is the Mitta Mitta, with a peachy corona and pale yellow petals, and also the Betka, of Mallacoota way, and the Nariel in north-east Victoria. Graeme started breeding 20 years ago, following in the footsteps of his father Louis Brumley, grandfather Charles Brumley and great-grandfather, also Charles. “You cross a couple of them and you do not know what is going to come up. They’re

Floral hobby: Graeme Brumley in his daffodil patch.

Fossicking for elusive stone

THE South Gippsland Gem Club is holding displays of their work and ﬁnds over the last 12 months, during the Leongatha Daffodil Festival.

There will be demonstrations of cabbing and faceting. Also there will be sales of stones in the raw and faceted quartz, sapphires, zircons and garnets, and pet rocks for the children, plus other goodies in the old bowling club rooms at Hughes Street, Leongatha. The club will have a big sign up on the fence: yellow background with black writing. The show is open Thursday, August 25, 11am until 4.30pm; Friday, August 26, 10am until 4.30pm; and Saturday, August 27, 10am until 3.30pm. Fossicking is a very interesting hobby for young and old. The club has ﬁeld trips but this year has been too wet. The club has workshops most Mondays from August to April, with the club’s own machinery for people to use. These are held in the old bowling club rooms, Hughes Street, Leongatha. The club also holds meetings on the third Thursday of the month except May, June, July and December, at 8pm at the same venue. For more details phone Janice on 5662 2088 or Len 5686 2559.

Window delights WOORAYL CWA members will have a display in the shop window of A.W. Smith Homewares in McCartin Street, Leongatha during the daffodil festival. Following the theme of ‘If You go Down in the Woods Today’, the display will be on show until Monday, August 29. Over the road at Pomegranate Fashions, South Coast Christian College will have a window of art on display. Around the corner in Bair Street, Number 9 Dream Cafe will have a display of work by St Laurence’s Primary School students. So much to see in one town!

all a little bit different.” They are shades of white through to pale yellows and also some blooms with a hint of orange. The traditional deep yellow variety is a popular favourite, but the challenge of developing flowers nobody else has created inspires Graeme to seek out fresh ideas. Results take a long time to enjoy. Seeds sown in 2006 are now just sprouting and Graeme is eagerly awaiting the first flowers, just to see if what he has in mind eventuates. He breeds flowers by taking pollen from one flower and placing it on the stigma of the flower of another plant. Seeds grow at the rear of the flower head and he harvests them before they drop to the ground and become near impossible to find.

Graeme has been involved with the Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Festival for 10 years and will enter this year’s ﬂoral show. “I would be happy to win something but I probably won’t because there are quite a few others better than me. I just hope that we don’t have a hailstorm before the show as that would damage the ﬂowers.” Daffodils originate from Spain, Portugal, north Africa and the south of France, and their ability to change fascinates Graeme. “Every one you breed is new. They say that if you breed them, one in a hundred is an improvement on what is already out there.”

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Sow, wait and harvest benefits SPRING is just around the corner so it is time to shake off the winter blues and get to work as the garden comes alive. Gardening has been shown to have many health beneﬁts. Not only is it good exercise but it has been shown to have beneﬁts in reducing stress and helping relaxation, so if you don’t have a garden, now is the time to start. Food growing is very popular at the moment for obvious reasons. Not only do you save money but you know what you are eating has not been treated with dangerous chemicals, and even if you do not have much space, there are plenty of things that can be grown in small areas and pots. At this time of year there is a huge range of things to grow. For those with a small area there are plenty of dwarf fruit trees available including, pears, apples, peaches, nectarines, oranges, mandarins and cherries. The advantage of most of these dwarf trees (except for the apples) is that they are self pollinating so you only need one variety and they will grow and produce well in pots. One of the best space saving ways of growing fruit trees is to espalier them. Trees are usually three-dimensional, but with some intervention they can be made to have height and width but not much depth. Espaliers were developed in Europe around the 16th century as a way of helping temperate climate fruit grow in colder regions by taking ad-

vantage of the warmth of a sunny wall. They are not only good space-savers but a really good espalier makes a ﬁne feature in the garden. Spring is the perfect time to start the vegetable garden. Choose a sunny spot, add plenty of organic matter, fertilise well and off you go. Raised garden beds are very popular and treated pine sleepers can be used if it is eco wood. Tanalised eco wood is a range of outdoor treated wood products that incorporate copper and organic azole-based wood preservative. It has been thoroughly tested in Australia and overseas and has excellent performance against decay and termite attack. Vegetables to plant now include spinach. There are many varieties now available including baby spinach, perpetual spinach and Japanese spinach which is a perennial variety that can be used in salads or stir fries. Broccoli, cauliﬂowers, cabbage, lettuce, silverbeet and peas can all be planted. You will see tomatoes and basil appearing soon, but unless you want to pot and keep them in a hot house you will be wasting money if you plant them now. However it is worth trying to raise them from seed at this time of year. One important job that needs doing if it is not done already is to spray stone fruit with copper to prevent curly leaf. It is important to spray at bud swell. In very wet seasons and when disease has been severe,

Spring into gardening GARDENING enthusiasts will know this period of time as a transitional phase between winter and spring. Those without the luxury of a green thumb will need advice on what to plant, what to keep and what to remove from the garden. Capeview Mitre 10 in Leongatha has all the help amateur, and even expert gardeners need, from best advice to the most effective products. They have recently unveiled their newest item, the mobile walk-in greenhouse, which is perfect for starting those spring plants a little earlier than normal. Tomatoes are a popular choice to keep in the greenhouses, as it is too cold to have them planted already. “They (greenhouses) keep the wind out and make sure the heat stays in,” Janet Callister of Mitre 10 said. “It’s a perfect time to mulch,” Janet said. “We’ve had all this beautiful rain so people should be mulching to lock in all that moisture. “It’s also a good time for pruning, spraying and even digging up the vegie gardens. Garden know-how: Janet Callister “When spring hits it’s best to remember to of Mitre 10 in Leongatha shows off give everything a good feed with fertiliser.”

the into-spring gardening equipment.

two or even three sprays at seven day intervals will be needed. Leaf curl is a fungal disease which overwinters in the crevices of the tree bark and around the buds. Leaves are curled, change colours and are severely deformed. Leaves finally turn brown, shrivel and drop from the tree. Fruit may drop early, or turn reddish-purple with warty growths on the outer surface. Spring is the time to feed plants as they are growing quickly and using up the existing nutrients in the soil. Fruit trees, citrus and roses are all heavy feeders. It is also a great time to plant new plants and re-do old garden beds. When buying new plants you are often donating to many charities. There are numerous roses which have royalties that benefit charities and organisations such as the well known Jane McGrath rose (breast cancer research), Slim Dusty Rose (supporting the Slim Dusty foundation), Sweet Memory (Alzheimer’s research) and all Smooth touch roses (cancer research). Austraflora has a range of native plants that benefit many organisations including grevillea woolly bear. Callistemon Saint Mary MacKillop and the Edna Walling range which donates to supporting young people in the field of art and literature, continuing work begun by garden designer Edna Walling during her lifetime. So gardening is beneficial to many, in many different ways.

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Japanese teens love ‘Down Under’ By Tayla Kershaw

WONTHAGGI Secondary College hosted 13 students from Japan’s Hakui High School recently. The students made the trip with their English teachers Haruo Kita and Yuko Tatsumi, and had the opportunity to attend classes with students from Wonthaggi’s McBride campus. They also experienced Japanese classes at the Dudley campus. During their visit, the Japanese students stayed with host families from the secondary college. The week was enjoyable for not only the students but also for parents and siblings. “It’s a great program. It’s not just a student exchange, it’s an exchange of friendship and knowledge,” said host

mother, Nic Tragear. “I recommend it to anyone,” said Lyne Lourens, another host mother. The students visited a farm, Coal Creek, Churchill Island, the Koala Conservation Park and the Penguin Parade. The program enabled students to become more ﬂuent in each other’s language. Wonthaggi student Camille Tragear was a host sister. “It’s a fantastic mixture of culture and a wonderful way to learn from each other,” she said. “Not many people in the house could speak Japanese so I was able to do lots of translating,” said Wonthaggi student, Jake McIntosh. The Hakui students will be dearly missed by their host families and friends. “I love Australia,” Hakui student, Sakura Komai, laughed.

Landcare win for inlet THE Anderson Inlet Landcare Group has won funding from the RACV. The group’s project aims to protect the estuary as an important feeding habitat for migratory birds and reducing sediments to improve the water quality

of Anderson Inlet. RACV members were asked to vote which projects should be funded. RACV’s Heather Shanhun said members were enthusiastic about the Landcare projects and welcomed the opportunity to have a say in which projects were given the green light.

Lil’ Bubba born in ’Gatha WHEN Sheryn Lane moved to Berrys Creek in late February this year, she was alerted to a gap in the baby accessories market.

Her sister had just had a baby girl, but could not ﬁnd anywhere to get baby clothes, toys and cots. So along with her ﬁancé Michael Dixon, the dress-maker by trade decided to open up her own baby store, Lil’ Bubba in Bair Street, Leongatha. And the customers have been grateful, with positive feedback coming from soon-to-be parents, and those who are already. “We’ve had a good response so far,”

Sheryn said. “People have been very happy that we’ve opened.” The shop is filled with everything that a newborn baby will need from clothes, cots, prams, dummies, bottles and toys. Also in stock are car restraints. Michael attended an Australian Child Restraint Resource Initiative (ACRI) course in fitting restraints into cars, so customers can be sure their newborn is safe and sound in the car. “It’s important that the restraint is fitted by an expert, so Michael decided to take up the training,” Sheryn said. So for anyone expecting, or looking to buy a gift for those who are, pop into the one stop kids shop, Lil’ Bubba.

Wide range of goods: Sheryn Lane with some of the merchandise available in her new store Lil’ Bubba.

Loving Australia: Hakui students explore Coal Creek Community Park and Museum.

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Mini museum taking shape By Jane Ross A PREVIOUSLY wasted space at Inverloch’s Bunurong Environment Centre is being turned into an educational mini museum.

Venus Bay artist Colin Suggett has been painting wall maps and murals to help create an interactive display that will appeal to all ages. The development comes at the same time that Mike Cleeland has been appointed education officer. Mike is a palaeontologist who has taken part in many Dinosaur Dreaming digs, held over four weeks in February in Inverloch. He even has a dinosaur named after him, a large headed creature called koolasuchus cleelandi, an amphibious animal roughly the size of a crocodile. He found a jaw bone at San Remo and said he will tell students who visit the new mini museum that they, too, have the chance of finding an unidentified bone and having a dinosaur named after them. A Dinosaur Dreaming display is part of the new museum space, including a number of items that can be handled. One, a large bone caught The Star reporter’s eye.

“What’s that?” Mike grinned and showed the black Texta inscription “milkasaurus”! He has extraordinary knowledge and a sense of humour as well. Mike said the annual Dinosaur Dreaming dig will continue “for the foreseeable future”. “There is plenty more rock to dig through. Because of sand movement, I’ll get access to rocks I haven’t seen before.” He thinks there will be increasing interest in whales that migrate through our waters at this time of year and he has already led a few groups on cliff top whale watching forays. Whales will be part of the display too. Woodlands such as Tarra Bulga National Park will have their own section that will include a wide variety of animals such as the endangered brown bandicoot and pygmy possum. A marine area will focus on intertidal rock pool animals like sea stars, sea urchins, crabs and shells. Migratory birds such as shearwaters, sandpipers, stints and other migrant waders that frequent Anderson Inlet will have their own display, together with information about hooded plovers that nest on the sand. “They live life on the edge,” said Mike.

“It’s vital that people have awareness and know of the diversity of natural systems in their area. It adds to the enjoyment of the area and an understanding. That way, people want to protect it. Without that knowledge, we risk losing our natural systems.” It will be his role to provide education services around dinosaurs, rock pools, birds and animals, coastal vegetation and ecology. Michelle Ward, who chairs the Bunurong Coast Education Committee, said the mini museum would cater for students from kindergarten to tertiary level, as well as appealing to the adult market during the busy summer months. “We’ve conducted education programs for some years.” She said Mike will be able to employ other experts such as geologists or marine biologists if speciﬁc groups want that kind of information. “We’re trying to build up a pool of botanists,” said Pam Mathieson, who used to be the education ofﬁcer. She said children are very interested in the environment and “get the message” quickly. The room should be set up in time for the Christmas holidays.

European trip so close L E O N G AT H A’ S Alisha Twite was shortlisted for a trip to Europe to attend an employment agency conference. The opportunity was offered through the National Employment Services Association. Alisha is Employment Innovations Victoria’s regional manager for South Gippsland. Even though she did not receive the award, she was happy to be recognised. “Out of all the other candidates, I was the youngest, although a lot of them worked on policies and work for massive and national organisations that have 100 sites across Australia, while we’re only Gippslandbased,” she said. “It’s very good for such a little provider to be recognised.” The shortlist consisted of seven of the 70 applicants. “As part of the ap-

Mapping: education ofﬁcer Mike Cleeland with a map painted by Colin Suggett showing aspects of the coastal environment. The seahorse Mike is holding can be found in local waters.

Web designs lift businesses THE efforts of 133 IT-savvy secondary students to help local businesses get online were recently acknowledged at the 2011 GippsWebs for Business presentation night. The program links local businesses and student teams to create opportunities for real life learning and work experience. It is a partnership between Monash University Gippsland, Telstra CountryWide and Gippsland Local Learning and Employment Networks. Two teams from Leongatha Secondary College entered the competition and presented their web pages at the presentation night held at Monash Gippsland. Students spent time with business-owners Greg and Jan Burge from Burges Bus-

lines and Bianca Stefani from Stefani Hilltop Gallery at Fish Creek. The teens gather information and learn about the daily operation of the businesses before using their skills in IT and web development to create a website that will help grow the business. This year, 133 information technology students from 11 secondary schools across Gippsland were partnered with 35 local businesses, with ﬁrst prize going to The Three Thirds from Gippsland Grammar, second prize to sickladz from Bairnsdale Secondary College and third prize to The Magniﬁcent Marvel Quintet from Kurnai College – Precinct Campus. If you would like more information regarding the program please contact Karena Kerr on 5662 5500.

Final bunch: Alisha Twite was in the shortlisted group of applicants for a trip to Europe. plication I had to ﬁll a six or seven page criteria to give the judges a look into what I had done in the industry,” Alisha said. She has been in the industry for around nine years. “I started off in 2001 as an admin assistant in reception and worked at a couple of EIV sites. I then progressed into employment consulting where I was case managing clients one on one, then in 2009 opened up the Won-

thaggi ofﬁce and was site manager down there,” she said. “For the last ﬁve months I’ve been regional manager of South Gippsland.” All the shortlisted applicants were invited to a gala dinner presentation in Brisbane where the awards were announced. She may reapply next year. “I think I’ve learnt a lot about the whole assessment process,”

Alisha said. “I now know you’ve got to have a look at the projects and the policies that you’ve developed, while I looked at myself as a whole across the industry instead of saying ‘I wrote this policy’ and ‘I did this’.” Ms Twite will have been in the regional manger’s position for over 12 months when the grant comes around again and she is hoping that will improve her chances.

Mayor’s message Cr Veronica Dowman

THE annual Mayoral Charity Ball is a highlight for Bass Coast and the event is fast approaching. This year I will be hosting the Le Chic Mayoral Charity Ball 2011 on Friday, October 21. Join me and be transported to France to enjoy an evening in the rustic French countryside. Apart from the fun of the ball, the focus of the event is fundraising for a good cause. All proceeds go to the Bass Coast Community Foundation. The foundation supports a variety of community building projects with a focus on youth, the aged, the environment and community strengthening. It offers grants to community groups, and school vouchers and

scholarships which are of great support to families. The Mayoral Charity Ball relies on the assistance of corporate sponsors, local community and volunteers to ensure fundraising success. Sponsors need to register now to be sure that they are a part of the ball. We offer several sponsorship packages in a range of values to suit all those wanting to contribute. Over the eight years that council has hosted the ball, we have raised $90,000 for the foundation. Last year we had an overwhelming response and tickets sold out in three days. We expect a similar response this year and so will allocate tickets in limited numbers through a ballot. This way a maximum number

of people can have an opportunity to be part of this wonderful evening. The ticket ballot will be open from Friday, September 16 to Friday, September 23, and you must be a part of this ballot if you are interested in tickets for the ball. The Mayoral Charity Ball is a wonderful night of entertainment and networking and I look forward to seeing you there for another successful year. For information on sponsorship or ticket ballot information, visit council’s website or email Samatha Bennett on s.bennett@basscoast.vic. gov.au, or Shirley Egan or call 1300 BCOAST (226 278) Cr Veronica Dowman, Mayor Bass Coast Shire Council

Creative links: Leongatha Secondary College students Sam Clarke and Matt Dunlop, with Jan and Greg Burge of Burges Buslines, for whom the students made a website.

100 up for Preps THE PREPS at Tarwin Valley Primary School celebrated their century of days at school with a day of commemorating all things 100. The ﬁrst year students launched the celebrations by working with their Grade 6 buddies to make crowns

with 100 stickers and craft pieces. The day included the students bringing along a bag of 100 items to use in their activities. They participated in a great range of activities including counting objects, making constructions with 100 lego pieces, bouncing balls 100 times, weighing 100 objects, discovering the

capacity of containers by using 100 beads, and ﬁnding out the area of 100 pieces of cooked and uncooked popcorn. The activities concluded with the students, Ms Gilbert their teacher and parent helpers enjoying a special morning tea and a cake. The day was a 100 per cent success, enjoyed by all.

Brilliant counters: Maggie, Dayne, Bryn, Tanya, Flynn and Twila try their best to count 100 mini marshmallows without eating them.

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Super move for Salvos By Jane Ross

BILL and Ruth Wardle answered a need in their church by opening an op shop in their garage.

Showroom: Salvation Army Super Store manager Susan O’Flaherty (left) and Wonthaggi Corps secretary Lorraine Peters discuss the day ahead on a comfortable couch in the tastefully decorated shop front.

Founder: Ruth Wardle (left) and her husband Bill started the Wonthaggi Salvation Army op shop in their home garage. Ruth is still volunteering 20 years later. With her are fellow volunteers Ray Peters and Janice Oates.

Two busy decades later, that op shop has ballooned to ﬁll a warehouse. The Salvation Army Super Store funds the army’s Wonthaggi Corps and the many programs it runs. And Ruth is still one of the volunteers. The new store, in Wonthaggi’s industrial estate, opened on July 25. It was a big gamble said corps secretary Lorraine Peters. The shop is more than twice the size of its predecessor and the rent’s higher too, but so far, turnover is exceeding expectations. Ruth thinks the new store is wonderful. “I never thought it would get this big!” “It’s the talk of South Gippsland!” Lorraine chimed in. The building has a shop front that has been set up as a showroom with dining settings complete with crockery, a comfortable three-piece lounge suite, pictures on the wall and vases of ﬂowers. A dressmaker’s dummy by the front door in a rust coloured linen shift, necklace and fur coat adds an elegant touch. The décor is the work of store manager Susan O’Flaherty. She has an army of volunteers who sort donations, stack racks and

shelves and serve customers, lending a friendly ear if needed. Susan trains some of the volunteers to a standard to enter the workforce, giving retail experience and references too. The shop has 26 volunteers and Susan would be happy if more came forward. “We’re like a family.” As the name suggests, the super store sells just about everything, not all of it second hand. When Banﬁelds Motel on Phillip Island closed to make way for an aged care facility, all of its furniture, fridges and manchester came to the super store. “We’re forever grateful,” said Lorraine, while Susan pointed out that an ordinary op shop wouldn’t have had room to store such a large donation. As the manager, Susan keeps a close eye on donations because she doesn’t want her volunteers injuring themselves trying to shift large items. The store offers delivery for a fee and will send its truck all over South Gippsland to pick up donated goods. Lorraine has been secretary of the Wonthaggi Corps for a long time. “We decided to call this a super store because of its size. You don’t normally see second hand shops that cater for so much. “Coming here was an enormous move. We had to close for seven weeks which was a difﬁcult time for the corps because there was no income. Our church relies completely on this shop for funding. “This is not a family store, this is our own corps shop and all the pro-

ceeds go locally. We use all that comes to the shop in our community.” And that includes running emergency relief, mostly in the form of food, men’s and women’s friendship groups, and welfare, which Lorraine said is “a huge program” in the church. “Every year the need increases. “We do take ﬁnancial donations and the desal people have been very good over the last couple of years.” Displays in the 500 square metres of super store have been placed in such a way as to detract from its cavernous size. There are clothes for every age, size and occasion, handbags, jewellery, furniture, crockery, glassware, books and bric-a-brac. A vase of yellow daffodils graces the counter housing the till. The super store is open between 9.30am and 4.15pm on weekdays and 9.30 to 2.30 on Saturdays. For Susan, Lorraine and their band of voluntary workers, all the effort of moving is worthwhile when they serve a customer who is thrilled with their purchase. “There is something in this shop for everybody,” Lorraine said. “It is lovely to see people who are struggling be able to come in and buy, say a bed or table and chairs …. just to see the smile on their faces. We love it and we meet the need in the community; that’s what it’s all about.” If the corps secretary has one wish, it would be to see someone run a café on the mezzanine ﬂoor of the super store. For Lorraine, that would be the icing on the cake.

Mayor’s message Cr Warren Raabe CONGRATULATIONS go to local community minded retailer Michael Lorenz of Michael’s IGA Supermarkets. Michael was last week proclaimed Australian IGA Retailer of the Year. Last Tuesday Michael held another community ‘big cheque’ event, distributing money to community groups signed up to his loyalty rewards program. He aims to pass the one million dollar mark by the end of the year from the store’s branches at Korumburra and Leongatha. It is an exemplary engagement with the community which has enabled countless projects to reach fruition. On behalf of council and the whole community we send our thanks and appreciation to Michael and his staff for their generosity and support. With road maintenance and community safety a high priority, council has redirected $2 million toward road maintenance from the road re-sheeting budget, so that the unprecedented road damage caused by this year’s extreme weather conditions can be addressed at the

earliest opportunity. Our road teams are now poised to conduct repairs as conditions enable the works to begin. Many problem areas cannot be repaired until the soil has dried out considerably, but we are now resourced to undertake the works. Council’s economic development team commences its annual series of business skills workshops this month, with four seminars being held from August to November. These are mostly two hour workshops to build resilience and productivity into your businesses for the very modest cost of $20 which covers work books and refreshments. We encourage local businesses to take advantage of these seminars that are conducted with the support of Business Victoria. Details are on www. southgippsland.vic.gov.au or can be obtained by phoning 5662 9271. In a different ﬁeld, council is also supporting the Local Food Network to run four Small Farm Workshops over the next four months to increase farm productivity.

These will comprise two hour information sessions followed by visits to a nearby farm that demonstrates the principles discussed. These workshops are free and bookings can be made by calling 5662 9314. The ﬁrst will be held this week and will focus on soil management, and next month’s will focus on water management. This week, 13 candidates will be welcomed at a citizenship ceremony in the council chamber. Over recent years we have been drawing a more diverse group of residents from across the globe that add great value to our communities with their skills and culture. Where once candidates were mostly Dutch, Italian and Anglo Saxon, we are now welcoming new residents from Asia, India and African countries as well. This emerging multiculturalism in our communities serves to build greater understanding and tolerance at both global and local levels. Cr Warren Raabe Mayor

Speak up about burns THE Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is encouraging Victorians to take the opportunity to find out about planned burns in Victoria’s parks and forests. “Victoria is one of the most fire prone areas in the world, so DSE is increasing its planned burning program to help protect lives and property,” DSE acting chief fire officer Liam Fogarty said. “Each district in the state develops a three-year Fire Operations Plan which shows planned burns, slashing, track works and construction of fire breaks.

“Local knowledge has played an important role in identifying areas to burn, and this input is highly valued. “There is still the opportunity for people to comment and ask questions about the fire operations plan for their area so come and talk to us on fire management and planned burning in your area.” Proposed new fire management zones for public land are also being displayed and are available for public comment. “These changes to zones will help fire managers decide where, when and how often to burn to manage the land and give the community and the environment the best protection from

bushfire,” Mr Fogarty said. “We are keen to speak with people about proposed zoning and hear their feedback.” DSE Fire Operations Plans are developed in consultation with communities, special interest groups, local councils, Parks Victoria, Melbourne Water, forest managers, CFA, flora and fauna specialists and any other parties who register their interest. District Fire Operation Plans are available for viewing online at www.dse.vic.gov.au, by calling 136 186 or by visiting your local DSE or Parks Victoria Office. Comments will be received until August 29.

On the phone: Alicia Atkinson and Kim Critchlow from Leading Edge Electronics in Leongatha, discuss how far mobile phones have come.

30 years since first mobile call LAST week marked the 30th anniversary of the ﬁrst Australian mobile phone call. Far from the light hand-held devices we rely on today, the ﬁrst Australian mobile was a car phone costing around $5000. This 1981 phone weighed 14kg and could store just 16 numbers. Society and technology has come such a long way from when only the top businessmen could make calls on the go. There are now more mobiles in service

than people in Australia. In commemoration of the anniversary, Telstra performed consumer survey ﬁndings which revealed some interesting results. It showed that half of Australians feel panic stricken within ﬁve minutes when they think they have lost their mobile phones and a quarter panic after less than a minute. Mobile phones have surely come a long way but will certainly still continue advancing into the future.

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Knit one, save one KNIT Wits is what this small band of local ladies humorously calls themselves, but there is nothing silly about their stunning handcrafted blankets, made lovingly for cancer patients. The group’s knitting and crocheting not only helps supply the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre with warm, cheerful and colourful blankets - it provides members with a great social outlet. Group members Joyce Monk, 92, and daughter Val Meredith, both of Tarwin Lower, and Joan Harloff of Venus Bay made their regular trek into Kelvin Johns

Retravision on Wednesday to pick up their next load of donated wool balls. Kelvin Smith of Leongatha Retravision started collecting wool about four years ago and encouraged Joan to get involved. From there, another four members joined and over the years the group has crafted some 160 blankets for cancer patients. “The blankets are more security blankets for the patients and they can take them to their treatments and home again. They are theirs to keep,” Kelvin said. “It brightens up their days and keeps them warm when they have to sit for hours during their treatments.”

As for the jolly band of Knit Wits, there must be some special happy tonic produced from their knitting and crocheting sessions, as these women are just so cheerful. Kelvin is still collecting new balls of wool and if anyone would like to help this great cause, they can drop spare balls of wool into Retravision in Leongatha.

Rug up: Knit Wit group members Joyce Monk, daughter Val Meredith and Joan Harloff called in to see Kelvin Smith at his Leongatha Retravision store to collect donated wool for blankets.

Service honours women TWO women who are much loved in the South Gippsland community have been remembered with two bronze memorial plaques.

Leongatha Anglican Parish rector the Reverend Janet Wallis dedicated the plaques during the July Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at Scots Pioneer Church at Mardan South. They honour Marjorie Newton and Margaret Gwyther, who had both been of great support to Margaret Castle as she organised monthly PSAs in the historic church she restored. Margaret Castle is not well enough to travel from Melbourne to attend the ecumenical services, but retains a keen interest in them. Two of Margaret Gwyther’s sons, Don and Michael, with several family members attended the service, led by Janet Wallis. She also sang solos in excellent voice during the musical intervals and gave an address entitled The Lord’s Prayer. In her talk, she led into the subject by quoting the ﬁrst few lines of A Tale of Two Cities, which set up the themes as well as the reader’s expectations for the rest of the novel. The opening words of the Lord’s Prayer, she suggested, have a similar effect. At the conclusion of her address, she asked those present to join her in saying a particular translation of

WILD weather has pounded the Inverloch foreshore, exposing the footings of beach access staircases and lookouts. More than 20 access tracks have been affected. In some areas, strong

If you breach a Bass Coast Shire Council local law, you will be followed up to ensure the infringement is paid. This results from a new system which has meant a backlog of fines dating to 2008 has been cleared. Instead of using an external legal firm to chase up the fines, council has brought the matter inhouse, employing a parttime prosecutions officer. This has cost $10,000 and will be reviewed in December. The main outcome councillors were told re-

winds and high tides have exposed rarely seen bluestone boulder seawalls. The northern channel of Anderson Inlet is very close to the shoreline, exacerbating the situation. The result is a public safety hazard and Bass Coast Shire Council has

Council saving with solar In memory: Mr and Mrs Don Gwyther attended the July PSA at Scots Pioneer Church in memory of Don’s late mother Margaret.

Chatting: Ruth Sage (left) and the Reverend Janet Wallis catch up before the PSA started. the prayer, which had been printed on the order of service. It was still the familiar version from Matthew’s gospel, but instead of reading thy it would read your. Janet’s husband Peter Wallis, had earlier given a ﬁne reading of the prayer in question as it appears in Luke’s gospel, pretty much the same as Matthew’s, but not quite as poetic. Despite a fracture in his left foot, Sam Nicita did the right thing and stepped in at the last moment to read Psalm 148.

Ruth Sage took good care of the hymns as well as the musical interludes. Wendy McIndoe had welcomed everyone at the beginning of the service and foreshadowed the highlights. At the end, most stayed for afternoon tea. The next PSA will be on August 28 at 2pm. Pat and Anne Kelly of the School of Evangelisation Australia, are scheduled to give an address entitled In Search of a Christian Community. Everyone is welcome.

Fines will be pursued BE warned.

Weather wrecks tracks

cently, is that it sends a message to offenders that council means business. The most common infringements are drinking in a public place, having a dog off a lead or at large and illegal camping. A total of $19,355 in ﬁnes and $4561 in costs are now “in the system” and will be pursued. A report to council on the changes said having an in-house prosecutor meant people with outstanding ﬁnes could more easily negotiate payment before court hearings. “This is a great thing,” Cr Jane Daly commented.

“I’m very pleased we’ve back-dated those prosecutions.”

Meals roster (Leongatha) St Laurence Primary School (all week), Red Cross (Mon, Tues), SG Specialist School (Wed), Leongatha Red Cross (Thur, Fri) and South Coast Christian College (all week) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning August 22, 2011.

SOLAR panels have been installed at Bass Coast Shire Council’s Wonthaggi and Cowes depots. Planning and environment director Hannah Duncan-Jones said no one yet knows how much the panels will save in power bills, but the one at Cowes is expected to generate more energy than the depot needs and excess will be fed back into the grid. The panels are part of council’s commitment to renewable energy. A two kilowatt solar system was installed on the roof of the Wonthaggi depot and a 3.9 kilowatt one at Cowes. The panels were installed as part of the Southern Solar Hub project, an offshoot of the local Energy Innovation Co-operative. Different systems have been installed at each depot so council can compare them. Bass Coast is one of two Victorian municipalities taking part in a national pilot study testing the impact of climate change on council infrastructure. By 2015, the council is aiming for a reduction of corporate greenhouse emissions to 20 per cent below 2001 levels and community greenhouse emissions to 10 per cent below 1996 levels.

Going green: solar panels are installed at the Wonthaggi depot by from left, Jack Mazou and Kane Johnson of KLJ Electrical Services, Bass Coast Shire Council mechanic Clive Spurway and environment project ofﬁcer Liza Price.

had to act, closing some access tracks. Planning and environment director Hannah Duncan-Jones said work is underway to repair the

damage and excavators have replaced sand and boulders. It is expected to take some months to effect all the repairs.

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Autobarn offers Optus AUTOBARN Leongatha now offers Optus mobile phones and is dealing in all the latest technology.

“We made the move because they’re easy to deal with for us and the customers,” store manager Jim McNiven said. “Around 25 years ago, we were with Optus and they were good to deal with then and it’s the same now.” Mobile electronics salesman Chris McNiven said people used to turn away from Optus because of the lack of reception, but that was no longer the case. “Optus’ reception matches if not beats the other networks in most areas,” he said. “When we ﬁrst made the switch, Optus sent me out a phone on their connection to compare with my Telstra one, reception wise. I drove all over this area and the two were pretty much even everywhere I went.” Optus is so conﬁdent with their coverage, that if you’re unhappy, you can simply bring the phone back. The company has had this customer satisfaction system since January and has only

had two people return their phones unhappy with the coverage. Optus are using their new Open Network The Autobarn team has all the latest phones in stock and ready to go, such as the Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Incredible, Nokia X7 and of course the iPhone4. They also stock a good range of accessories for all of the phones. As well as these latest models, the outlet stocks the only 3D phone on the market: the LG Optimus 3D. “All these phones can be matched up with Optus’ phone plans and with a 24 month plan, they come with 24 months of warranty,” Mr McNiven said. “We also have all the business plans and pre-paid packages.” The team at Autobarn can also help you out with Wi-Fi devices, hi-speed internet connections and mobile broadband solutions for the home or ofﬁce. The Optus dealership will be ofﬁcially opened this Friday, August 19 with a sausage sizzle and Star FM broadcasting live between 9am and 12noon.

Talking sustainability: from left, Richard Baillie of Nerrena, Bill Schmidt of Inverloch, Angela Toomey of Inverloch and her three-month-old son Flynn, facilitator Helen Page, Susan Ross of Kilcunda and Marg Scott of Inverloch, at a Sustainable Homes Program session.

Saving energy, saving money By Jane Ross SUSAN Ross hasn’t used her home heating in weeks.

New look: the Optus section of Autobarn Leongatha has everything you need and mobile electronics salesman Chris McNiven is there to help.

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

Peruse a long-term goal with new determination. Variety is the spice of life in a week that includes reconciliations, cultural events and detective work. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

Travel may be extended although the budget remains the same. Moderation is all important, especially in areas of health and diet. A family feud comes to an amicable end. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

A Virgo or Pisces may step into the friendship picture, with much of the relationship remaining on an intellectual level. Watch a tendency to over-commit yourself, at home and at the workplace. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

This week sees you rearranging priorities, with a quick series of decisions made after the weekend. Self-education is accented. A solution to a romantic dilemma comes from a surprise source. LEO - July 23 - August 22

Politics are featured this week. You may be running for ofﬁce or lending support to a local candidate. A relationship may beneﬁt from an open discussion and perhaps a change of scene. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

Watch a tendency to be picky. Loved ones count on your upbeat generous nature. This week favours the launching of a personal alliance. A new source of income is worth investigating. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

The economic picture brightens but don’t jump to too many conclusions. A friend becomes more logical and you respond well to that approach. Watch a tendency to be overly critical. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Being outspoken may not win friends, but it does gain you admirers. This is a good week to improve your physique, travel to new destinations and upgrade skills. Image is important after the weekend. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

Weekend ideas may backﬁre, but you can come up with new and improved suggestions. Prestige starts to increase and your partner becomes less preoccupied and more sentimental. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

Singles may ﬁnd that friendship is leading to romance, while attached Capricornians may decide the time is right for a romantic getaway. All expenses should be reviewed by the weekend. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

A tendency to be pessimistic can be counter-productive, which is unfortunate in a week that highlights creativity and imagination. Platonic friends prove their loyalties. Travel mixes with education. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

The news you have been waiting for for some time ﬁnally arrives and may include a surprise announcement. If presenting your case, stress facts over emotion. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

Your ability to emphasise wins you life-long friends and you understand the special needs of people. Your powerful imagination can have both positive and negative results. The rest of this year could lead to spectacular accomplishments, provided you learn to use it effectively.

To keep warm, she wears a doona suit, given to her by her sister. She described the outﬁt as something akin to a ski suit, “but not as glamorous”. Susan, who lives in Kilcunda, was speaking during a session of the pilot Sustainable Homes Program being conducted at the Inverloch Community House. Facilitator Helen Page is running the sessions which help people ﬁnd out how to minimise energy and water use and live in sustainable homes. The last is on August 31. Last week, Helen

passed around a number of energy saving items which were discussed by the group. There was an LED globe packed in a can and costing $23.90. It’s supposed to last 36,000 hours or 20 years. A solar panel at $39.95 to power an electric fence or gate, was regarded as value for money and a cover for down lights drew interest. Down lights have been known to ignite insulation placed over the top of them in a roof and the covers prevent the danger. Helen described as “a great little device” a thermometer that tests heating, refrigerators, freezers and hot water. Placed into an appliance, the thermometer will indicate the temperature and suggest the ideal range.

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8286

Church Times ANGLICAN: Wednesday, August 17: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC;11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Friday, August 19: 7.30pm St David’s, Meeniyan HC. Sunday, August 21: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Contemporary Worship with HC. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am. ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am. ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: McBride Av. Wonthaggi. Sunday, 9am Eucharist, 11am Family Service, Wednesday 10am Eucharist. ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION: The Crescent, Inverloch. Sunday 9am Eucharist, Tuesday 10am Eucharist. For details of Community Meal, Youth Group, Bible Studies & Kids Club contact Rev Graeme Peters 5672 4590 or visit www.basscoastanglican.org.au. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248. A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, Sunday, 10am Worship Service and 5pm Prayer Service. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha Equip Church - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Ph: 0408 305 880. Sunday services: 10 am. Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984. CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha. Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455. THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Meeting every Sunday at Archies Creek. Morning Communion Service 11 am: Evening Holy Spirit Revival 6pm: Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5674 3867 or 5672 4660. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST:

Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School 11.30am. CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday. Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday. Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays. Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays. St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass. Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass. Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass. KORUMBURRA’S AGLOW: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214. GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Meets at Baromi Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays 4pm - 5pm communion, 5pm - 5.30pm refreshments, 5.30pm - 6.15pm Bible studies for adults, teens and children. All enquiries: Bob Stevens 0400 403 765. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Kid’s Club - Tuesday, 4 - 5pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome. Please contact Captain Claire Emerton or Lieutenant Rachael Collins, ph. 5662 5122. SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228. PRESBYTERIAN: Weekly Worship Service 10am Sunday, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Phone Rev. Dr D. Clarnette

0409 236 981 or elder Col Rump 5662 2107. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. Sunday evenings 5pm service. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2527. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, August 21: 9am & 10.45am. Tarwin Lower: 10.30am. Mirboo North: 9.30am. Meeniyan: 10am. Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. Inverloch: Sunday 11am: Korumburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Pastors Gavin and Sue Sharp, 5655 1997. Arawata: 11.30am 1st & 3rd Sundays. Kongwak: 11.30am 4th Sunday. BAPTIST CHURCH KORUMBURRA: 39 Mine Rd, Korumburra. Service and Sunday School 10.30am. Pastor Ian Wilkinson. Phone 5658 1366. BAPTIST CHURCH WONTHAGGI: Cnr McBride & Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi. Morning Service & Children’s Activities, Sunday 10am. Weekly activities see www. wonbaptist.org.au, Pastor Geoff Pegler 5672 4769. MEENIYAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sunday, 10am: Meeniyan Youth Club Hall. COMBINED CHURCHES WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH: 4th Sunday each month at 7pm. SCOTS PIONEER CHURCH: Mardan South. Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm. See occasional ad in this paper for details. For enquiries phone 9853 6627. FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

Another gadget with a remote control was to eliminate standby lights. Helen said standby lights make up 10 per cent of energy costs in an average home. In light of that, the retail $55 price of the thermometer was regarded as reasonable. Water saving aerators and a waterproof, water-saving shower alarm that beeps louder – and louder after four minutes, were given the group’s tick of approval. The Sustainable Homes Program is run by South East Councils Climate Change Alliance. Helen said Bass Coast Shire Council is one of eight making up that alliance. She hopes the program pilot will be successful and continue to run in Bass Coast Shire.

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ACROSS Painting (5-6) Invoice (4) Unearth (8) Figurine (6) Helm (6) Academy (6) Blur (6) Warship (8) Old (4) Unkempt (11)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18.

DOWN Weapon (8) Plod (6) Pamper (6) Alone (4) Country (6) Card game (5) Praiseworthy (8) Overcast (6) Character (6) Coin (6) Avarice (5) Garment (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8286 ACROSS 6. Tries to help one - with the sign-writing? (4,2,1,4). 7. Move back, it’s right at the bottom (4). 8. Went on getting difficult at school (8). 9. Certainly at home will get something done (6). 10. Getting the words all wrong - young and tired (6). 12. A girl and a little brother carrying a flag (6). 15. Lives with the daughter, a well- known author (6). 17. Diminish when the law is brought out (8). 19. Steal back to get the implement (4). 20. Does it open fire? (8,3). DOWN 1. Fish and the depression’s up and gone - melted away (8). 2. Tease the lad terribly, too, being suggestive (6). 3. Fifty-five, in one’s head, wrongly divided by two (6). 4. Time is up, too (4). 5. With “Creatures to beware of,” they really do pile it on! (6). 6. Pretended to wear (3,2). 11. Manage to catch “Help themselves too lavishly to” (8). 13. Running a mile after a girl (6). 14. Is affected by, when one goes back on the stage (6). 15. Down and out again, went in and prepared to shoot (4,2). 16. Mad about aerobatics? (5). 18. Get round, when you contact (4).

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SUDOKUPUZZLE How To Play: Simply fill every column, row and 3x3 box so they contain every number between 1 and 9.

Artistic space: Malcolm Pettigrove at work.

Trees portrayed in pen NOT since the 1980s has Malcolm Pettigrove exhibited. Now, returning to the gallery arena, he brings a collection of meticulous pen drawings of trees to Gecko Studio Gallery in Fish Creek for his first solo exhibition. Malcolm is a Melbourne boy but has travelled and lived all over the world. His works, large and small, are finely drawn and take a prodigious amount of time to complete. Bearing soothing qualities, his works emit a touch of mystery, with suggestions of settings for chivalrous knights and magical happenings deep in the primordial forest. “I draw trees because I can and because I so often find myself in admiration of the way they deal with their lot,” he said. “A tree has no option. It has to be the tree its seed requires. Wherever the seed falls, that’s the earth the tree has to grow from, for life. “That’s it - that, and the weather, and the coming of

fire, and whether it’s alone or in company. “What results is so often so beautiful that the impact of it leaves me also with no option. “I draw what I feel about what I’ve seen a thousand, thousand times without ever having seen the same thing twice – the beauty in the shapes life takes when trees are what it takes shape in.” Malcolm finds beauty in the tree’s unpredictability, its contortions and contrivances and asymmetries, “...in the ways it wears the marks of battles survived or shows the effects of deep soil, fair weather and sufficient rain – and in its evident determination not to die.” Malcolm and his wife Linda reside in Canberra now and so the gallery welcomes his works. The gallery is located at 15 Falls Road, Fish Creek. The exhibition opens on Sunday, August 21 from 2-5pm, and continues until September 17. The gallery is open 10am-5pm, Thursday to Monday.

Thought provoking: an example of Malcolm Pettigrove’s trees in pen.

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Country life, village style THIS stunning property has everything you need to move right in and settle down and is available through Prom Country Real Estate. For details see page 32.

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Absolutely nothing to do but move in T

HIS three bedroom home plus study has a lot to offer. All the hard work has been done with a complete renovation. Upon entering this beautiful home, you are immediately struck by the owner’s

impeccable presentation and their hard work in bringing this property up to its high standard. Some of the many features include brand new kitchen with natural gas connected, new bathroom with separate bath and shower, polished ﬂoorboards, solid fuel heating and a split system

air-conditioner. Outside is an eye opener with the enormous paved outdoor undercover area, one of the best I’ve ever seen, immaculate gardens, large single garage, wood shed and rear yard already fenced for the dog. An inspection will impress.

LEONGATHA Location: 11 Lee Parade Bedrooms: 3 plus study Bathrooms: 1 Price: $285,000 Agent: Stockdale & Leggo, Leongatha Contact: 5662 5800

Stockdale and Leggo rolls out a winner! T

HE Stockdale and Leggo brand just became even stronger. On August 15, the company launched a re-brand initiative that’s seeing its re-vitalised, sharper image send waves throughout the industry and generate heightened levels of interest at the local level. “It’s the company’s most exciting and creative

move in recent times,” director of Stockdale and Leggo Inverloch, Leongatha, Mirboo North and Korumburra Mick Hanily said. “The vibrant, more reﬁned logo is injecting renewed energy and vitality into the brand. Its sharp, clean lines and up-beat colours suggest a high-quality product and service.” Already known by 97

per cent of people for its prominence in real estate, Stockdale and Leggo has been a major force in real estate since 1936. Today its modern brand reﬂects a current, progressive company with its eyes ﬁrmly focused on the future. “Our market research suggested a need for fresh impetus,” explained Stockdale and Leggo CEO, Peter Thomas. “It was time for us to move forward with the times. We had the foundations and the experience – so we re-invented the brand for a more up-

market image that gives our clients’ properties a sharper, more competitive edge.” And it’s working. Building on existing, instant brand recognition, the distinctive new logo, paralleled by an intensive public awareness campaign, is already attracting both a wider range of quality clientele and higher response levels to listed properties. “Our ofﬁce, boards, and property marketing campaigns now stand out much more,” Mick said. “They’re invigorat-

ing and vibrant. We can now represent properties better. The staff are enthused, and everyone’s excited about the future. The brand is certainly on the move.” The initiative reﬂects a fresh direction for a company that’s strengthen-

ing its national presence through continued, measured expansion across the country. It also afﬁrms Stockdale and Leggo’s commanding position at the forefront of an evolving marketplace deﬁned by today’s higher consumer expectations.

It looks as though local real estate just took a turn for the better! If you would like to see your property transactions beneﬁt from our current momentum, please contact the Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha ofﬁce on 5662 5800.

Cut rates now, says HIA THE Reserve Bank of Australia should cut interest rates now to avoid confidence and activity spiralling lower, says the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry. The considerable fragility of the non-resource Australian economy is being exposed by recent global developments, as evidenced by the 3.5 per cent monthly slump in consumer confidence reported today. A catalyst is needed to remove the risk of a rout. Interest rate cuts are the quickest and most appropriate way to provide this catalyst. “Uncertainty and confusion are further damaging falling confidence and will act to aggravate softness in the domestic economy in the absence of interest rate relief,” said HIA chief economist, Dr

Harley Dale. “New housing hit a wall in mid-2011 and residential building activity was heading towards one of the lowest levels in the last 15 years, and this is before the latest bout of weakness hit the global economy.” New building approvals are down by 15.5 per cent on a year earlier and down by 13.5 per cent in the first half of 2011 when compared to the first half of 2010. New home lending is down by 2.3 per cent on a year earlier and down by 13.7 per cent in the first half of 2011 when com-

pared to the same period in 2010. Furthermore, land sale volumes are at a 10 year low. “The risk is that new home starts could fall lower than their level during the GFC trough,” Dr Dale said. “HIA has long highlighted the need to consider housing stimulus measures. New housing weakness was already accelerating mid-year and no further delay can be afforded. “HIA has called on the Treasurer to implement a range of stimulus measures to resuscitate the home building industry.”

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Prom Country N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

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The Dollars Make Sense!

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Mirboo Magic on an Acre

Detox in the ‘South of France’

On a ﬂat, 1000m2 corner block (approx), near shops/park, is a character 3 bed home PLUS selfcontained unit. Options for investors (7+% return), owner occupiers, & developers! INSPECT Sunday @ 11.30am - 12.00noon Address 4 Balding Street, MIRBOO NORTH $290,000

This bright, 3BR Victorian home on a deep .5 acre parcel features high ceilings, timber ﬂoors & openplan kitchen/dining opening onto a north-facing deck. Huge old oak, fruit, veggies & chicken run too! INSPECT By Appointment Address 6 Pincini Street, MIRBOO NORTH $280,000- $299,000

In a picturesque locale, you’ll ﬁnd this easy-care 3BR home featuring 2 large living areas, cathedral ceilings, timber dado’s, great outdoor living, two verandahs & excellent garage/workshop. INSPECT Sunday @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 17 Walkers Rd, MIRBOO $290,000 - $320,000

On 3.7 private acres near Foster, this bright, 4BR, energy-efﬁcient mud-brick home is ‘healthy’. French provincial cues include white-washed walls, imported-tile ﬂoors & a wood oven at its centre. INSPECT By Appointment Address 40 Lyrebird Lane, FOSTER $495,000

Y N DA PE UR O AT S S I H

4 BR home on HALF acre!

5 Acre Dream Maker

Hideway on Three Easy Acres

Miners Cottage, Major Delights

Located just one street from Baromi Park, is this meticulously-kept BV home in a manicured garden. North-facing living & dining, elevated verandah, dbl carport plus sep. paddock for pets or chooks. INSPECT By Appointment Address 19 Bourke Street, MIRBOO NORTH $225,000 - $245,000

5 acre parcel in a sealed court, with power, water, phone and dam, & potential rear boundary access to Balook St. Opportunity to build your dream home, in a lifestyle locale, close to Mirboo North. Agent On Site Saturday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 7 Scott Crt, MIRBOO NORTH $180,000 - $200,000

Gorgeous home with soaring ceilings, timber and glass ﬁnishes and open plan living. 2 – 3 bedrooms, modern, beautiful. Inspiring gardens, chook yard, decked solar heated pool, 10 mins to Meeniyan. INSPECT Open Cancelled Address 695 Dumbalk East – Stony Creek Road, DUMBALK EAST $350,000 - $365,000

Attractive renovation. 3 bdrms, stunning bathroom, open plan split level, timber deck. Features wood heater, ducted aircon, 3 bay shed, rear lane access, long block. Potential for subdivision (STCA). INSPECT Open Cancelled Address 49 Victoria Street KORUMBURRA $290,000 - $310,000

Y N DA PE R O ATU S IS

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kaz hughes 0417 516 998

Half an Acre in Village Centre - Option to Buy the Block Next Door

New Price! Huge Potential!

Modern home on 2 titles features spacious open plan living with vaulted ceilings, and a wall of glass orientated to the north overlooking a covered deck for outdoor entertaining. The living zone shares space with a bright, central kitchen. Currently set up as 2 bedrooms, it could easily convert to 3. Powered workshop, established gardens, fruit trees, carport and more. Off-street parking with town water and water tank. There is really nothing left to do here.

Located in a prime court position in Mirboo North, this brick home is brimming with potential. Four bdrms, main has a WIR that leads you through to the ensuite, the lge living area boasts cathedral ceilings and a glorious bay window. Enter the large kitchen/meals area from here, which too has cathedral ceilings as well as 2 large skylights and a dishwasher. Outside you will ﬁnd a fernery, paved BBQ area, a 12 mtr x 6 mtr shed, a 9 mtr x 6 mtr shed, a garden shed and carport.

INSPECT Sunday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 14-16 Farmers Road, DUMBALK

INSPECT Saturday @ 11.00 - 11.30am $240,000 - $260,000 Address 12 Jepson Crt MIRBOO NORTH

lisa williams 0438 133 385

$270,000 – $290,000

Y N DA PE R O ATU S IS

natasha ireland 0409 292 808

Full Frontal Exposure – the Best So Far! Shinglers Ridge.

Well Above Parr

With a country-fresh façade of weatherboards, verandas and Colourbond roof, this gorgeous new home is nearing completion. On a more generous block than its predecessors, and enjoying full northern frontage to the green belt that passes its boundary, this newest Kohlman house has the now-reknown hallmarks internally: semi vaulted ceilings, stunning ﬁxtures and ﬁttings, creamy décor and polished boards. Floorplans available. Expressions of Interest invited prior to completion.

On the elevated side of Parr, this Mike West-built brick home will exceed space and quality expectations, offering so much more than many properties only half its age. Two separate living areas, large kitchen, two bathrooms, four bedrooms, double lockup garage with internal access PLUS rear workshop with potential for extra side access for van/ boat/ trailer, and paved under cover outdoor entertaining area. Be assured this “West” build is one of his usual “cut above”.

Call for details Address 19 Floraston Drive, LEONGATHA

INSPECT Saturday @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 86 Parr St, LEONGATHA

$350,000 - $375,000

Y N DA PE R O ATU S IS

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emma sullings property manager 0403 129 376

Cottage the Size of a House!

Young Lovers Special – Elevated Position, Stunning Landscaping

Delightful character-ﬁlled, period property, on a near-level 1300 sqm (approx). The home comprises a central hallway, with charming bedrooms either side, a spacious timber kitchen and meals with enormous island bench, fourth brm or study, plus main bathroom & laundry, and separate spacious lounge. The main brm and ensuite are at the rear end. Outdoors are garage, chook shed and garden sheds and veggie patch plus gate to rear lane . This block could be sub-divided (STCA).

This immaculately presented love nest is sure to create some sparks for young and old! Lots that’s new: roof, insulation, paintwork, blinds, fences and landscaping. Spacious living rooms, sweet kitchen, adjacent meals space, three bedrooms with robes, a bright bathroom with spa bath, professional landscaping with a beautiful stone retaining wall and steps, garden shed, quality plantings, carport (with private roller door) and cubby. Needs to be inspected to be appreciated.

INSPECT Sunday @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 69 Whitelaw Street, MEENIYAN

INSPECT Saturday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 4 Grifﬁn Road, LEONGATHA

5662 3100

$295,000 - $320,000

84 Ridgway, Mirboo North 47 Bair Street, Leongatha promcountryre.com.au

allen bartlett 0417 274 624

$265,000 - $285,000

glenys foster administration manager

5668 1660

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Half an acre and half a hop to the general store T

HIS modern home sits on two separate titles in the heart of the hamlet of Dumbalk, which in turn nestles in the spectacular Dumbalk Valley, an easy commute to Leongatha, Mirboo North, Foster, and further aﬁeld, the Latrobe Valley. The two-plus bedroom home has a spacious open plan living zone with vaulted ceilings, and a wall of glass orientated to the north, ﬂowing

to a covered deck for outdoor entertaining with aspects to the north and to the east. The living zone shares space with the bright and central kitchen and is warmed with a wood ﬁred heater. Originally, the ﬂoor plan was designed to be three bedrooms but has been custom-built as two, with a study open to the main bedroom. It could easily revert to three if preferred. Split system air conditioner, heatpump hot-water service and a dishwasher are also installed. Outdoors, a quality Colorbond

workshop with power provides the “bloke’s shed”, while productive, established vegetable gardens and maturing fruit trees will keep the cook content. A carport and plenty of off-street parking space, fresh rain water tank, plus town water connection round off this delightful package. With space to kick the footy or run a little pony, there is really nothing left to do here: the hard work of establishing gardens and a real home have all been done. All you need to do is make it yours.

DUMBALK Location: 14-16 Farmers Road Bedrooms: 2 Bathroom: 1 Price: $240,000 $260,000 Agent: Prom Country First National Contact: Kaz Hughes on 5668 1660

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Perfection on the coast S

OME properties are in a great location, some properties have a great home, but few properties have a great home in a great location. Such a property is 3 Bunurong Court, Inverloch; centrally located between Inverloch’s main shopping centre and the patrolled Surf Lifesaving Club and just a short 400 metre stroll to inlet and surf beaches. With only eight high quality homes and no-through trafﬁc, Bunurong Court provides a private and peaceful ambience. The home features Sydney blue gum polished ﬂooring throughout living zones,

three generous downstairs bedrooms all with built-in robes, an upstairs open plan parents’ retreat with en suite, including corner spa and an extensive walk-through robe, two separate living areas down stairs with feature gas log ﬁre and reverse cycle air conditioning, country-style timber kitchen opening to dining area and rear sheltered alfresco, perfect for barbecue entertaining and lazy weekends. Large double remote controlled garage with ample workspace, single carport, front covered courtyard and low maintenance established gardens all help to make this property the perfect coastal home.

INVERLOCH Location: 3 Bunurong Court Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Agent: Southcoast First National Real Estate Contact: 5674 2255

Relaxed lifestyle ready to be enjoyed LOOKING for that perfect investment or a new family home? This enticing property in a quiet location in Inverloch will impress. The well presented three bedroom brick veneer home features a main bedroom with walk-in robe and en suite with corner spa. Sit back and enjoy the sunny living area, kitchen with pantry and breakfast bar. The practical dining and lounge areas are illuminated by natural light, creating a warm, yet homely setting. All bedrooms are warmed by ducted natural gas, plus there is a ﬁreplace to create amenity and reverse cycle airconditioning and heating. Catering for lifestyle, outside this property has an undercover barbecue area, fernery and shedding, meaning the new owners will have nothing to do apart from move in. The low maintenance garden is designed for minimal work, with weed matting and a watering system, and raised vegetable patch so you will know what you are growing. This north facing home is priced to sell.

INVERLOCH Location: 10 Leicester Square, Inverloch Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: main with en suite Price: $445,000 Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Inverloch, Contact: 5674 1111

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Historian signed for writers’ fest HISTORIAN Patrick Morgan has confirmed he will be part of this year’s Coal Creek Literary Festival at Korumburra. Patrick’s books include Literature of Gippsland and Settlers of Gippsland. The festival will be held on Saturday, October 8, offering the chance to hear authors speak about their writing experience. Geoff Cain of Korumburra, will be there too. He has just released his first book, The Realm of Believe (Dragons over South Gippsland) which he wrote after being inspired by a painting his wife had done. Another “first” for the festival will be Joseph Sestoukas. His book Welcome to Little Europe, recounts the experiences of his father as a displaced person, arriving in Australia from Lithuania after World War Two. Award-winning author Honey Brown will return. Her third novel After The Darkness will be released next year. It follows Red Queen and The Good Daughter. Poets Jillian Durance (also an author) and Yvette Stubbs

are looking forward to playing their part in the festival, as is Star journalist Jane Ross. A feature of the festival will be a poetry slam, which should appeal to everyone who loves the magic of words and ideas. There will be an inaugural “hysterical award” for a short poem written and read out on the day. The slam is open to all ages and every contestant is recognised with a prize. There is a perpetual trophy for the winner. According to the organisers, the piece can be as short as you like or up to two minutes in length. Experienced and prizewinning poetry slammer Yvette Stubbs will be the judge. Local guitarist Willy Golightly will open the evening’s entertainment at 6.30pm at the Pig and Whistle Hotel in the Coal Creek village. At 7.45pm, Leongatha Lyric theatre will present A R Gurney’s play Love Letters. Wine will be provided by Djinta Djinta. Tickets for the evening cost $20 and only 60 will be available. All proceeds go to Relay for Life, which raises money for cancer research.

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Fun: Coal Creek Writer’s Festival poetry slam organisers Jillian Durance (left) and Yvette Stubbs.

Best of blues coming to Meeniyan AWARD-WINNING strummer Alvin Youngblood Hart should not be missed.

Stunning sound: Alvin Youngblood Hart is coming to Meeniyan.

TOP 5

‘’I don’t go under any banner,’’ Hart said. ‘’I just play music.’’ A giant of modern blues-rock, the Mississippi native was just 10 when his Uncle Ruben picked up a guitar one of his brothers had received for Christmas and sparked his enduring obsession with the instrument. He has since won a WC Handy Award, a Grammy and two Living Blues awards. Since his last album six years ago, Motivational Speaker, Hart is recording a second album with the South Memphis String Band, a trio with Squirrel Nut Zippers founder Jimbo Mathus and Luther Dickinson, of the North Mississippi Allstars. He’s been praised by artists from Bob Dylan to Eric Clapton. And this winter Australia will get the opportunity to witness up close and personal the immense talents of a man whose music stretches the limits of modern blues. Alvin Youngblood Hart plays at Meeniyan Hall on August 19.

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•Bulldogs Superdraw • Leongatha U3A Lunch • Mayoral ball

In the draw: Kathleen Grogan, James Paterson, John Zurma, Dea Taylor and Emma Kyle enjoyed the Korumburra-Bena Football Club’s reverse super draw recently.

Relaxed affair: Lyn McCord, Yvonne Leslie and Rosemary Heide shared stories at the Leongatha University of the Third Age lunch at the Leongatha RSL on Friday.

Spectators: Dean Willliams, Matt Ware, Luke Bowler and Lauchie McRae supported Dalyston at home recently.

Talking time: Leongatha U3A president Judy Braithwaite chatted with Pearl Christoffersen at lunch on Friday.

Chic: Bass Coast mayor Cr Veronica Dowman is looking forward to the annual mayoral ball on Friday October 21. The Wonthaggi Town Hall will be decorated with a French provincial theme. Sponsorship registrations open today and tickets for the very popular charity event always sell out quickly.

Having a laugh: Ilan Osman and Dale Wyhoon shared a yarn at the Korumburra-Bena reverse super draw.

Pleasant occasion: Ian and Pat Lee of Leongatha are members of the Leongatha U3A current affairs group.

Touching base: Tom Potter, Geoff Heide and Geoff McCord were at the Leongatha RSL for the lunch held by the Leongatha U3A.

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Top businesses honoured EXCITEMENT and anticipation greeted the 49 finalists of the Bendigo Bank Gippsland Business Awards at a breakfast at Traralgon last Wednesday. Guests were thrilled to receive a surprise address from the Premier of Victoria Ted Baillieu, who congratulated finalists on their achievement and noted the essential role that regional business and Gippsland play in Victoria’s economy. Darren Chester, Federal Member for Gippsland and Russell Northe, Member for Morwell, also attended. Thirteen South Gippsland businesses are finalists: Big 4 Inverloch Holiday

Park, Inverloch; Silverwater Resort, San Remo; Gippsland Escargot, Mirboo North; Hotondo Homes, Inverloch; Taranto Windows and Glass, Korumburra; Archies on the Creek, Archies Creek; The Westernport Hotel, San Remo; Egg and Spoon, Cowes; Hillies Meats, San Remo; Bear Gully Coastal Cottages, Walkerville; Maru Koala and Animal Park, Grantville; National Vietnam Veterans Museum, Newhaven; and Rhyll Trout and Bush Tucker Farm, Rhyll. The morning provided the ﬁnalists who come from across Gippsland an opportunity to meet and network before the gala awards night on Friday, August 26 at the Monash University auditorium. Bendigo Bank Gippsland

Business Awards chairperson Graeme Sennett said, “The overall quality of nominations this year has been outstanding, with the high quality of finalists making this year’s judging process very challenging. “For a business to be selected as a finalist in these awards is a significant achievement.” For more information about the Bendigo Bank Gippsland Business Award Gala Dinner please contact Pat Coles on 0428 746 207 or email info@ gba.org.au

From the top: Premier of Victoria Ted Baillieu addressed guests at the ﬁnalists breakfast in Traralgon.

Milpara Community House news MILPARA Men’s Shed was ofﬁcially opened by the Hon Peter Ryan on Wednesday, August 10 at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum. Milpara acknowledges the hard work by John Davies and his trusty band of volunteers who have transformed the old joinery building at Coal Creek into a rustic and working Men’s Shed to be run by men for local men. We also thank the staff and volunteers at Coal Creek, the Friends of Coal Creek and the South Gippsland Shire Council for their support for this project. The Men’s Shed program will be up and running shortly and all enquiries can be made to Milpara Community House at 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra on 5655 2524 or directly to John Davies on 0411 485 113. **** Internet for Beginners class will be commencing on Thursday, August 18 for three Thursdays from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Come along and learn how to access the internet, send and receive email, use browsers, search engines and download information. **** Would you like to improve your sewing skills? Come along to our Sewing Classes commencing on Wednesday August 24 for four weeks from 10am to 12.30pm and learn how to conﬁdently use your machine and make a simple garment using basic sewing skills. Bookings are essential. **** Quickbooks course will be commencing on August 22 for six weeks

from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Learn how to set up your business books, step by step with the Quickbooks accounting program, including chart of accounts, sales, purchases, bank reconciliation and GST. Call Milpara on 5655 2524 for bookings and further enquiries. **** Are you new to the area or know of a person new to the area? Our next Newcomers’ Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, August 23 from 12.30pm. Come along and meet other new people to the area and learn about local services over lunch. Please contact Milpara to register your interest. **** Korumburra Playgroup meets at Milpara every Friday at 10am. Mums, dads, grandparents and carers are very welcome to join in the fun at Playgroup with their pre-school children. **** If you would like to improve your reading and writing, Katherine Cousins is available on Mondays to help oneon-one to get you started or improve conﬁdence. **** Lyn Drury is our English as a Second Language teacher and has classes at Milpara on Tuesdays from 10am to noon and on Thursdays from 2pm to 4pm. **** For the Blokes is a friendly discussion group held every Friday morning at Milpara from 10am. If you would like to get more information, please ring Colin Hardy on 5655 2510.

Finding out about work YOU never know what to expect next. That was the reaction from Wonthaggi Secondary College student Nick Kellow during work experience with Bass Coast Shire Council. Nick and fellow students Dean Williams, Jacqueline Wheeler and Steven Scott enjoyed their time with the shire, helping in IT, engineering and ﬁnance.

Jacqueline was keen to see how the council’s ﬁnance department and its varied aspects work. Dean worked on the South Dudley Special Charge Scheme, Hunter Street renovations and the Anderson Street boat ramp upgrade. “I also helped with looking at pipe and service lines in properties, drafting drainage plans and inspecting job sites,” Dean said.

Varied: from left, Steven Scott, Nick Kellow, Jacqueline Wheeler and Dean Williams from Wonthaggi Secondary College. They enjoyed work experience at Bass Coast Shire Council.

Share the sunshine THE Lions Club of Inverloch and District is this week sponsoring Share the Sunshine Week. The event is in support of the You Are My Sunshine Foundation, a project adopted by the Inverloch Lions to help fund research into a little known childhood cancer called neuroblastoma. The cancer is caused by a defective gene producing huge amounts of protein that is then absorbed by cells, causing the cancer to occur. The club will hold a barbecue in A’Beckett Street, Inverloch this Saturday. Since the Inverloch club adopted the YAMS Foundation, the project has spread to the 70 other clubs in the Lions 201 V3 district, covering an area from Rye on the Mornington Peninsula to Mallacoota in the far east of the state. Together, the clubs have raised more than $20,000 to date.

The goal of the YAMS Foundation, working through Dr Paul Wood at the Royal Children’s Hospital, is to ﬁnd a cure for this awful disease. Research is continuing and, according to Dr Wood, some important progress in has been made. However, more funds are required to continue the research and this is one reason why the Lions Club of Inverloch and District is staging the Share the Sunshine Week, which is also being supported by the trade unions at the desal plant. Thiess Degremont permanent operations and maintenance team members, together with union representatives, will conduct fundraising at the desal site and will attend the barbecue in A’Beckett Street on Saturday to make a very special contribution to the YAMS. Inverloch businesses have kindly accepted collection tins for the fund and will have them in their

various places of trade for the public to contribute to this worthwhile project. Also on display at these business places and around the town will be the YAMS banners and the special You Are My Sunshine wristbands available to buy and help fund the research. The collection tins will be picked up on Saturday and the contents added to the ﬁnal count at 2pm on Saturday. The Lions Club of Inverloch and District will have their marquee and barbecue set up on the corner of Reilly and A’Beckett streets and urge the public to buy a sausage or a hamburger and maybe a wristband. People will know funds raised will help the research into preventing this terrible childhood cancer that took the life of ﬁve-year- old Kahilla Donahoo (grand-daughter of Kevin and Judy Donahoo of Phillip Island) in 2008, after being diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of two.

Gardens receive youthful attention YOUNG people with a passion for the environment are beautifying South Gippsland. The members of the National Green Jobs Corp have planted numerous fruit trees at the Venus Bay Community Centre. Vegie boxes will be constructed by the members of the Men’s Shed and vegies planted soon after. The crew has enhanced the Nyora Railway Park, researching plants, planting, spraying weeds and mulching. Both gardens are looked after by volunteers and Green Jobs supplied manpower. Baths Road Reserve at Mirboo North is also beneﬁting from Green Jobs: crew members have removed ivy. Green Jobs is a voluntary training and work experience program for 17 to 24-yearolds. Young people have the opportunity to study conservation and land management, and learn skills and receive on-thejob training. First aid, OHS and construction induction are included. To ﬁnd out more, contact Lisa Starlight of Community College Gippsland on 5662 6700.

Stamping down: planting fruit trees at the Venus Bay Community Centre were Chris Fraser, team leader Lisa Starlight, Eliza Hall and Shaun Pulbrook.

Taking shape: Melissa Wolswinkel and Eliza Hall lay mulch at the Nyora Railway Park.

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Dancers tell stories on stage

Keeping it together: Carolyn Crisp had no trouble getting back into character after her performance.

DANCERS travelled from around Gippsland and as far as Melbourne to compete in the The Great Southern Star Eisteddfod in Leongatha recently.

Senior jazz: from left, outstanding performances in the Senior Jazz 13 and Over section at the recent Star eisteddfod came from ﬁrst place Emily Jeffrey, Warragul, HM Laura Mitchelson, Leongatha, third place Alexandra Brand, Traralgon and second Xavier Pellin, Leongatha.

Eleven dance schools ﬁelded 550 dancers in the second annual event, held at Mesley Hall and judged by Mia Perry. Young dancers also took part in workshops with dancers BJ and Hilton of the television series So You Think You Can Dance.

Fit indeed: Morgan Bolam of Inverloch showed her superb ﬂexibility.

Perfect pose: local dancers Morgan Mitchelson, P Left: Junior winners: place getCourtney Zuidema, Xavier Duursma and Matilda C ters in The Great Southern Star T Thorpe played their parts well at The Great SouthEisteddfod Junior Modern Imeern Star Eisteddfod recently. provisation 12 and Under section, back from left equal second Molly McKenzie, Traralgon, equal second Claudia Bolam, Inverloch, Highly Commended (HM) Renee Freeman, Warragul. Middle row from left equal second Jemma Douglas, equal third Alice Peddle, Yarram. Front from left ﬁrst Grace Hilton, Warragul, HM Heidi Freeman, Warragul.

Reducing nerves: clockwise, from bottom left, Jonti Westaway, Jasmine Susic, Laura Richmond, Chloe Adkins, Renee Freeman and Claudia Bolam passed the time by colouring in.

Dance workshop: performers at the eisteddfod had the chance to learn from choreographers BJ and Hilton of So You Think You Can Dance fame.

Local winners: from left, placing ﬁrst and second in The Star eisteddfod Improvisation 13 and Over section were Leongatha dancers Jemma Richards and Ebony Zuidema, with Tiana Tia in third place.

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Senior ballet: from left, winning ballerinas in the Senior Ballet Champion: The Star eisteddfod Award at The Star eisteddfod. First Emily Jeffrey, Warragul, second Junior Jazz champion was congratAlexandra Brand, Traralgon, and third Ebony Zuidema, Leongatha. ulated by sponsor Anne Hemming.

Big hit: professional dancers BJ and Hilton proved a big hit with dancers Ava Scampin, Wonthaggi and Renee Freeman, Warragul, who attended the recent Star eisteddfod,

All that jazz: back left, The Star eisteddfod Junior Jazz championship saw some great performances from HM Chloe Adkins, Leongatha, HM Cobie Kinnish, Sale, HM Jasmine Susic, Inverloch, HM Renee Freeman, Warragul. Front row, third Claudia Bolam, Inverloch ﬁrst Jess Roberts, Warragul and second Heidi Freeman, Warragul.

Sister act: from left, HM Morgan Bolam, third placed sister, Claudia Bolam, ﬁrst Heidi Freeman, Warragul, second placed sister, Renee Freeman thrilled the judges with their ﬁne dancing in the Junior Ballet 12 years and over section at The Star eisteddfod held recently at the Mesley Hall in Leongatha.

Hip hop workshop: Lisa Pellin Dancers studio who a sea of dancers for the special workshop held during the recent Great Southern Star Eisteddfod with Australian Eisteddfod Road Show dancers BJ and Hilton. Studio owner and teacher Lisa Pellin said the workshop and special performances were a huge success and attracted a sellout crowd of dancers and non-dancers.

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Michael’s Supa IGA gives MICHAEL’S Supa IGA had almost one million reasons to celebrate last Tuesday, as they presented another round of donations to community groups and organisations. Held at Memorial Hall in Leongatha, more than 50 cheques were presented, bringing the total amount of donations over the past decade to around $965,000. The Royal Children’s Hospital Neo Natal Unit received the biggest donation of $10,000, accepted by six-year-old Leigh Pouw, who spent nine weeks as a patient of the hospital after he was born. Gippsland Southern Health Service also received a generous donation of $7620. Leongatha and Korumburra Supa IGA owner Michael Lorenz said he was disappointed they didn’t make the million, but everyone could be

guaranteed they would reach the milestone before Christmas. “We’re ramping up the program by donating double points for schools and preschools,” he said. “We will reach the $1 million mark before the end of October.” Michael’s Supa IGA Leongatha store has had a fantastic year, recently winning both the Supa IGA Retailer of the Year Award and the highly coveted IGA National Retailer of the Year Award. Mr Lorenz said he was “proud and humbled” with the prestigious awards and thanked his dedicated staff members. “It’s something I couldn’t have done without the help of my team,” he said. “Some of the guys that came to the awards started out working with me at a young age and I was pretty proud to have them there beside me.”

Korumburra kinder: fundraising committee members for the Korumburra Kindergarten Andrea Walker and Stacey O’Leary, along with son Josh O’Leary, were thrilled to accept a Community Rewards cheque for $500.

Marketing manager John Markham, who presented the Community Rewards event, said it was a great thing for Leongatha to have the best store in the country. “It is a great effort by the people working with us,” he said. Mr Markham said the store would also help to bring Jim Styne’s Reach program to secondary schools in the district. “We are the beneﬁciaries of these types of school programs because we employ the kids,” he said. “They’re the faces you see on the registers.” Deputy Premier and Member for Gippsland South Peter Ryan attended the event, congratulating Mr Lorenz on his store’s awards and Community Rewards program. “What an extraordinary achievement to win this award, I do congratulate you on behalf of all

Carinya Lodge Homes: from left Ian Wilson, Lyn Perks, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, and Clyde Paterson were thrilled the lodge received a cheque for $2950 as part of the Michael’s IGA Community Rewards program.

Leongatha hospital: Gippsland Southern Health Service representatives Daniel Smith and Karen Raabe were thrilled to receive a Community Rewards cheque for $7620 from Michael’s IGA in Leongatha.

Leongatha Primary: Leongatha Primary School students Jack Dunn and Hayley Flynn accepted a Community Rewards cheque for $1355.

St Joseph’s Primary: principal of St Joseph’s Primary School, Korumburra, Greg Synan and school captains Jordy Knox and Renee Mizza were thrilled to accept the Community Rewards cheque for $955 from Michael’s IGA in Leongatha. Deputy Premier Peter Ryan attended.

the ofﬁces,” he said. “Speaking of extraordinary achievements, 10 years of doing this, almost a million dollars have been returned to the community and it says much more than just the money itself. “What it talks about is the importance of community, the different organisations; the entities; the individuals that make up who we are, what we are and what we do. “I do congratulate you for the initiative.” Both Mr Lorenz and Mr Markham encouraged community groups to sign up for the Rewards Program and said they would donate $2 million if they could, with funds still available for the program. And as Mr Ryan said, “it’s always great to come together when the cheques are put out on the table, ladies and gentlemen”.

Relay for Life: Karen Lawson accepted the Michael’s SUPA IGA Community Rewards cheque for $2060 on behalf of the Gippsland Relay for Life.

Loch Primary: students from the Loch Primary School, Cody Loughridge and Leah MatthewsWallis accepted a Community Rewards cheque for $1005 on behalf of their school.

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back to the community

School windfall: Deputy Premier Peter Ryan was thrilled to attend the special Michael’s IGA Community Rewards cheque presentations to local school principals, students and representatives last Tuesday.

Leongatha South CFA: local ﬁre ﬁghter Gary Williams was pleased to accept a Community Rewards cheque for $1155 from Michael’s IGA last week. Christian school: students from the South Coast Christian School, Luke Malherbe and Krysten Chalmers, accepted a Community Rewards cheque for $1450.

Above: St Laurence’s Primary: students Sara and Damon and principal Chris Dortmans from St Laurence O’Toole Primary School in Leongatha accepted a Community Rewards cheque for $680 on behalf of their school.

Leongatha Secondary: Tracey Summerton accepted a Community Rewards cheque for $680 on behalf of the college.

Koonwarra CFA: George Witherow and Wayne Walker accepted a Community Rewards cheque for $1045 on behalf of the Koonwarra Fire Brigade.

Neonatal: young Leigh Pouw accepted a Michael’s IGA Community Rewards cheque for $10,000 on behalf of the Royal Children’s Hospital Neo Natal Unit Mary MacKillop: Parents and Friends representative Carla Witherow, students Jorja Markley and Ella Clarke, and principal Michael Delaney were pleased to accept the Community Rewards cheque for $540. last Tuesday and was congratulated by Deputy Premier Peter Ryan.

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ESTELLE Rogge was born on July 31 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. She is the ﬁrst child for Eric and Jacinta of Trida.

ANGUS Jack Parks was born on August 5 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is the ﬁrst son for David and Coralie of Stony Creek and a baby brother for Claire, 6, and Emma, 2.

OLIVIA Jade Bailey was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on August 6 to Kate and Adam Bailey of Cowes. Olivia is pictured with her parents, sister Madeline, 3½, and brother Riley.

KOLBY Allan Carton was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on August 4 to Lynda Selleck and Troy Carton of Cowes. Kol- Jack Miller Win was born on August 3 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is the ﬁrst son for Jason and Chelsea of Woolamai. by is a new brother for Kyra, 18 months.

Anglers’ views sought Thousands attend jobs expo

FISHERIES Victoria is seeking public input on the management of fishing in the Anderson Inlet Fisheries Reserve. The views of anglers and others are sought, on the definition of the seaward boundary of the reserve and on the status of Anderson Inlet waters for fisheries management purposes. Anderson Inlet was declared a Recreational Fisheries Reserve in

July 2003. The reserve was established to provide better recreational ﬁshing opportunities and to improve the management and monitoring of these opportunities. Reserve status has been applied to all parts of the inlet, however the precise location of the seaward boundary of the reserve is yet to be formally deﬁned for management purposes. One of the key outcomes of the Anderson

Inlet Fisheries Reserve Management Plan is to clearly deﬁne this boundary. In addition, the terms of the plan require that consideration be given to the status of Anderson Inlet as either ‘inland’ or ‘marine’ waters in order to determine appropriate controls on levels of recreational ﬁshing equipment. To have your say visit: http://new.dpi.vic.gov.au/ fisheries/environmentand-community

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago, August 18, 1981 LOCAL fruiterer Tom Cafarella will think twice before unpacking his next box of bananas. In the last box he uncovered a deadly taipan snake. **** STONY Creek continued to inject renewed life into this year’s AFL premiership ﬁght when it toppled top side Foster by 10 points at the racecourse oval on Saturday. 10 years ago, August 14, 2001 FORMER Leongatha man Brett Pedlow rescued two children and a hysterical mother from a burning house in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs last week. **** THE INVERLOCH Surf Life Saving Club is planning to build a $900,000 clubhouse at the surf beach. Club president David Schulz said a fundraising effort had already started and plans were being discussed. Five years ago, August 15, 2006 THE DRIVER of a milk tanker was airlifted to Melbourne after his semi-

trailer rolled on its side on a bend near Dumbalk yesterday morning. According to local residents, it was the second truck accident in six months on Loves Lane, just three kilometres outside Dumbalk. **** THE Alberton Football League could be facing its second restructure in two years. Many clubs have voiced their concern over the dominance of the Wonthaggi Power Football Netball Club in both senior and junior grades. One year ago, August 17, 2010 THE MIRBOO North and District Community Bank’s doors are now open. The bank was ofﬁcially opened by Strzelecki Ranges Community Enterprises chairperson Karen Anton and Bendigo Bank representative Russell Jenkins, last Thursday. **** FEDERAL election candidates pledged to address global poverty when they addressed a forum in Leongatha last Tuesday.

NEARLY 3000 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 and automotive, children’s services and more. The Gippsland JobSkills Expo was organised by Baw Baw Latrobe Local Learning and Employment Network and the South Gippsland Bass Coast Local Learning and Employment Network. Funding was provided by organisations throughout Gippsland, including local governments, Monash University, GippsTAFE, Lowanna College,

West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, Sure Constructions, Stable Roads, and Murray Goulburn. Their sponsorship enabled the provision of free transport to every student to and from the expo. This signiﬁcantly increased student participation removed any barriers students may face because of distance. Karena Kerr, South Gippsland Bass Coast LLEN partnership broker, said: “Despite all the rain, 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 pathways. “It also provides industry with a greater understanding of the aspirations of our young people.” The JobsSkills Expo showed students the career and training oppor-

tunities available in Gippsland and further aﬁeld. Some attractions included Murray Goulburn with their hands-on transport display and milk tanker. South Gippsland Shire Council generated interest with its inventive display of promoting careers in local government with several mystery items connected to career pathways. The National Centre for Dairy Education Australia hosted a large site. GippsTAFE hosted several displays in areas such as carpentry, massage, interior design and the very popular hospitality display making superb scones, jam and cream. Ten industry-based seminars were also run on the day. Guest speakers included Community College Gippsland’s Laura Carson on hair and beauty, MEGT’s Prue Leighton on apprenticeships and traineeships, as well as GippsTAFE’s Gregory Mitchell on metal fabrication and welding.

Discovering options: Korumburra Secondary College students Kate O’Loughlin and Rebekah Page discover job opportunities at the expo.

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Just love your pet

BEING a responsible pet owner means understanding what your pet needs and being aware of what your responsibilities are to the community. Below are some basic rules for pet care: • learn about your pet’s special needs: dietary, health, housing and general care; • provide your pet with an adequate balanced diet and ensure it has access to clean, cool drinking water at all times; • regularly exercise your pet according to its needs; • train your pet using kindness and positive reinforcement; • provide appropriate housing and location for your pet; • whilst unsupervised, keep your pet safely and securely conﬁned to your property at all times; • to minimise boredom, provide your pet with sufﬁcient companionship and a stimulating environment; • protect your pet’s health by taking it to a vet whenever health problems arise and by ensuring all necessary vaccinations and treatments are up-to-date; • to help prevent disease and ill-

ness, ensure your pet has a clean environment; • microchip your pet (where appropriate) and where required register it with your local council to increase the likelihood of return when lost; • de-sex your pet at an early age to prevent unwanted offspring; • if your pet requires grooming, do so on a regular basis; • many pets need to be socialised with other animals and people, particularly at a young age. Give your pet appropriate opportunities for mixing with others; • teach your family, friends and children how to interact with your pet; • ﬁnd suitable boarding facilities for your pet whilst on holidays; • respect the rights of non-pet owners by keeping your pet under control while in public and by disposing of any droppings made in public areas; and • provide your pet with love and attention and commit to caring for it for its entire life. The Greyhound Adoption Program is an initiative of Greyhound Racing Victoria and dedicated to ﬁnding homes for greyhounds that are no longer suitable for racing. For more information visit: http://gap.grv.org.au

Canine make-over: Yvonne Gaunt from Top Dog Grooming with another satisﬁed customer, Matilda.

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• VLE LEONGATHA

Vealers feature in small yarding VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw August 17 1. Rodwells 2. SEJ 3. Elders 4. Alex Scott 5. David Phelan & Co 6. Landmark

Upcoming Sales LEONGATHA Wednesday, August 17 Prime Sale - 8.30am Thursday, August 25 Store Sale - 10am Tuesday, August 23 Landmark Bull Sale - 11am PAKENHAM Monday, August 22 Prime Sale - 8am Tuesday, August 23 Export Sale - 8.30am Thursday, August 18 Store Sale - 10am

ANOTHER small fall in supply led to strong demand from all of the regular buyers, and prices were mostly 3c to 6c/ kg higher. However, it is fair to say that better quality did assist this outcome at times. The only down turn was seen in the vealer section, where prices were up to 10c/kg lower, and this was after an extremely strong sale the previous week. Of all the small penning of 31 vealers penned, most were C muscle vealers that made from 196c to 250c/kg. Only 130 young cattle were penned, and most were heifers. Steady demand saw the steers make from 170c to 190c, and heifers mostly 175c to 204c/kg. Some of the heavy, and/or plainer heifers made between 157c to 178c/kg. Reduced numbers of

heavy yearling steers, grown steers and bullocks led to 320 head being penned. However, the quality was better, and a mostly good to very good quality offering solid to strong demand. Heavy yearlings, and grown steers made to 196c, while prime C muscle bullocks were from 186c and 194c/kg. Manufacturing bullocks made mostly between 162c and 185c/kg. There were 390 cows penned, but numerous pens of good quality beef cows were sold. Also sold were some very good quality Friesian cows, but a reasonable percentage were poor quality dairy cows. Prices for the better quality three, four and ﬁve score cows were from 151c to 162c, and the good quality Friesian cows 138c to 155c/kg. Most of the lean one score cows made from 115c to 135c, only very poor quality made 80c to 118c/kg. The carcass weight price average was estimated to be 299c/kg.

Wednesday, August 10 BULLOCKS 14 W.K. & M.A. Ferguson, Longford 1 Leyroy Thompson, Jumbuk 7 A.M. & M.M. Enbom, Korumburra 9 A. & P. Anton & Sons, Toongabbie 14 RJ2 Grylls, Yanakie 10 Rumridge P/L, Leongatha North

599kg 615kg 582kg 593kg 627kg 618kg

196.0 195.0 194.0 194.0 193.0 193.0

$1174 $1199 $1129 $1151 $1210 $1193

STEERS 1 H.J. & D.E. Bolding, Lance Creek 1 J2 Lane, Trafalgar South 2 G. & S. Kirk, Archies Creek 2 G.J. & J.M. McGrath, Jeetho 9 Leyroy Thompson, Jumbuk 2 C.A. & V.A. Sept Nominees, Fish Creek COWS 1 T.R. & P.J. Dessent, Wonga Wonga 1 Northside Pastoral, Inverloch 7 G. Belcher, Woodside 5 J2 Lane, Trafalgar South 11 S.B. Walpole & Sons, Woodside 1 J.D. & C.M. Bowman, Allambee HEIFERS 1 G. & S. Kirk, Archies Creek 1 D.B. & E.S. McCormack, Devon 1 G. & J. Wallis, Kongwak 2 J2 Lane, Trafalgar South 1 W.N. Haw, Leongatha 11 S. Jelbart, Tarwin Lower BULLS 1 R.A. & G.M. Seabrook, Korumburra 1 C.A. & V.A. Sept Nominees, Fish Creek 1 T.J. & C.L. Drowley, Inverloch 1 S. & A. Scollo, Leongatha South 1 Vadbeck Farming, Fish Creek 1 G. & J. Wallis, Kongwak

350kg 415kg 300kg 455kg 480kg 492kg

250.0 222.0 218.6 196.2 195.0 195.0

$875 $921 $655 $892 $937 $960

705kg 580kg 651kg 749kg 600kg 530kg

162.0 $1142 161.2 $934 160.0 $1042 160.0 $1198 159.2 $955 158.0 $837

310kg 325kg 295kg 340kg 335kg 360kg

233.6 220.0 217.6 210.6 210.0 203.6

$724 $715 $641 $716 $703 $733

870kg 765kg 820kg 970kg 800kg 720kg

180.0 179.2 175.0 169.6 165.0 155.6

$1566 $1370 $1435 $1645 $1320 $1120

New start: VLE management made the decision to start the store sales from the back end of the yards to give buyers more room to move.

First lot: the team from Alex Scott got the sale underway on Thursday.

Store sale Thursday, August 11 Total yarding: 891 Steers: M. Magilton, Toora, 24 x $990; D. Land, Arawata, 34 x $886; P.W. & I.L. Truscott, Wonga Wonga, 15 x $857; Takcarm P/L, Fish Creek, 5 x $798; Firs, Korumburra, 82 x $779; J. Giliam, Stony Creek, 76 x $738. Heifers: R. & K. Waddell, 12 x $670; S. & L. Campbell, Mardan, 1 x $655; B. Arentz, Leongatha, 5 x $655; Firs, Korumburra, 9 x $645; A.K., M.L. & A.D. Smith, Tarra Valley, 23 x $631; R. & H. Boyle, Doomburrim, 36 x $625. Cows and calves: T.J. & C.L. Drowley, Inverloch, 8 x $1525; G.T. & B.L. Dykes, Budgeree, 2 x $1050.

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Lucy selects top cuts TARWIN Lower’s Lucy Collins was part of the University of Melbourne meats judging team that placed fourth at a competition. Lucy and her team spent over two months training for the Intercollegiate Meats judging competition, both in the

classroom and at local abattoirs, learning the ins and outs of meat selection and evaluation techniques for beef, pork and lamb. The four students from Melbourne competed against over 100 students from Australia, Japan and the USA in a two-day competition in Tamworth, New South Wales. “It was such a terriﬁc

experience,” Lucy said. “I made so many friends and found the whole experience engaging, educational and inspiring.” Along with placing fourth, the team’s coach Hyatt Frobose also won the coaching excellence award. Lucy and her teammate Alister Knight ﬁn-

Mourning Big Red By Camilla Schack, Middle Tarwin

I CAN’T help but shed a tear for this huge, beautiful icon of a creature that has been a part of our lives for so long. He will be greatly missed around home. ‘Big Red’, as we named him, was bought with his ‘mad’ mother at Dandenong saleyards in 1996. He was a Saler breed and a magnificent calf with impressive maturing horns. He initially spent a year on a Seymour property, then resided for the next five years in an agistment paddock in Epping. Red somehow always managed to be ‘not quite right’ for the next load of cattle to be sold. I believe the reason for this was that we were curious to see how big he and those horns would grow. Well, he grew all right. In 2002, when the Middle Tarwin farm was purchased, we transported Big Red to his new home, but first had to walk him around to the neighbour’s open race, as he had outgrown ours. Red’s back had now reached a height of six feet plus and his huge head carried the most beautiful horns, which protruded approximately three feet outward on each side. Encompassing his solid build was his glistening red, curly, healthy coat and the end of his long tail was a contrasting blonde. He was stunning and proud and we had become very fond of him. As it happened, Big Red became the leader of the pack. He would introduce the arriving cattle to their new surroundings, sharing water and the like, and would lead them into the strip-grazing paddocks as required. As he knew the farm so well, he would also play a huge part in bringing the cattle up to the yards. This meant crossing the steers over the bridge above the Tarwin River, which runs through our property. It used to be a very challenging task, especially before the fences and laneways were erected, but Red was sensational at his job, for his sheer presence demanded respect from the other cattle, and they would follow him like sheep. We could never get closer than about a metre to Red before he would throw

his head/horns around to warn us off. This wasn’t done aggressively, but just enough to let us know he didn’t want to be touched. Mind you, we’d had him eat bread out of our hands occasionally, especially coffee scrolls. He had such a sweet tooth and loved treats. Drenching time wasn’t much fun. We couldn’t walk Red into the crush, so he’d be placed in the smallest yard and it was an effort trying to back-drench him when he’d be turning in circles. All parties involved were relieved when the task was completed. As time went on and Big Red grew older and slower, arthritis began to creep into his back legs. We’d retired him from his cattle job and placed him in the driveway and around the house to ‘lawn mow’. It was warmer for him too, as there were more trees present than in the open paddocks. He loved it in his new area and soon became the daily attraction of many passing admirers, especially the school bus. The kids looked forward to seeing him and would ask the bus driver to slow down so that they could get a good look. Red was also a great watch dog, as strangers visiting the farm would look and think twice before entering. Red did look quite scary if you didn’t know him, and I’ve given up counting how many times someone has asked me, “Is that a Texas Longhorn bull?’ Sadly on Friday, August 5 of this year, Big Red faced his ﬁnal hours, after a long and happy life of 16 years, due to old age and progressing arthritis. He is now buried on the farm and will always be remembered as the statuesque, proud and stunning bullock that he was. People have warned us in the past not to become emotionally attached to our farm animals, but we wouldn’t trade one moment of our past with Big Red. Luckily we have many beautiful portraits of him hanging on our fridge that his young fans have drawn of him over the years and many amazing memories we will cherish. We will surely miss the big fella for a long time to come.

ished in the top 15 individuals in the competition. Alister placed among the top 10 individuals overall and earned the right to travel to Brisbane in September to train for the opportunity to be part of the Australian team that will compete at the National Western Stock Show in the USA in January 2012. Lucy is in her third and ﬁnal year of a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Agriculture at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie Agricultural College campus. She is hoping to pursue a career in the livestock production sector and is especially interested in animal health and welfare.

MG expands in China DAIRY co-operative Murray Goulburn is building a new packing plant in China as demand for the company’s specialty nutritional products adds value to milk and increases returns to Victorian farmers. Addressing the Australia China Business Council early last week, Premier Ted Baillieu welcomed the construction of the Qingdao plant, and said the Victorian Government had worked closely with Murray Goulburn to promote specialty dairy products in China through the Dairy Nutriceuticals to Asia Project. “Since the commencement of MG China business in 2007 the company has outgrown its existing facility and will now double its China-based capacity to meet strong local demand,” Mr Baillieu said. “Via Murray Goulburn Co-operative, this growing revenue stream is returned to the farm gates of Victoria, back to families, back to country communities and back to further investment in the industry. It is yet another example of what happens when government and industry work together. We don’t just grow Victoria, we grow it well. “Murray Goulburn is Victoria’s largest dairy enterprise and a great Victorian success story. It is owned by farmers and directly employs 2200 Victorians. The company processes 33 per cent of the nation’s milk sup-

ply into products which are sold in domestic and export markets, and it has an annual revenue of more than $2 billion.” The company will grow its product line from one to six at the Qingdao plant, to capture new opportunities generated by the demand for infant formula and adult nutritional product. Local dairy farmers are happy about the company’s advancement overseas. “Anything they can do to increase the value of milk here in Australia is a good thing,” Leongatha South farmer Max Jelbart said.

Know their meat: the judging team consisted of Lucy Collins, James Britt, Rashelle Levonian and Alister Knight.

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Kilmany UnitingCare has changed its name to UnitingCare Gippsland as of the 1st July, 2010. UnitingCare Gippsland incorporates Kilmany UnitingCare, Remote Family Services, Daniel Gunson Memorial Homes and Kilmany Family Care. There will be no changes to the service currently provided by Kilmany UnitingCare, the only change to you will be the name to which you refer.

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message of hope IF anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17.

Interested in joining? Please contact Suryan on 5662 3886 (OH) or 5664 4457 (AH)

FISH CREEK KINDERGARTEN Ryan Street, Fish Creek Vic 3959 Phone: 5683 2437 FOSTER KINDERGARTEN 30-32 Pioneer Street, Foster Vic 3960 Phone: 5683 9820 TOORA & WELSHPOOL KINDERGARTEN 25 Grey Street Toora Vic 3962 & 15 Main Street, Welshpool Vic 3966 Phone: Toora – 5686 2487 Welshpool – 5688 1287

Application for Place can be sent out by contacting the service or phoning 1800 183 103 • UnitingCare Gippsland provides quality early childhood education programs for children and communities across Gippsland • We work in the interests of the safety and wellbeing of children • Our kindergarten programs provide play based programs for children where they can discover, create, problem solve, learn to work with others and have fun • We seek the active participation of parents and community in our early childhood programs • UnitingCare Gippsland is registered with the Family Assistance Ofﬁce as a care provider. You may be eligible for a full fee subsidy if you have a current Health Concession Card - please talk about this with the teacher in charge at your local kindergarten service • If you would like more information about your local kindergarten program please contact the teacher in charge at the service

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

for rent

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VENUS BAY - house, short stroll to beach and shops, sleeps 7. Permanent rental also available. Contact: 0408-320001.

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situations vacant RELIEF MILKER wanted for 3-4 milkings a week. Buffalo area. 0419-692317.

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CHIROPRACTOR Garry Harrison

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KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PROM COAST CENTRE FOR CHILDREN 3 and 4-year-old groups 2012 UnitingCare Gippsland provides a range of educational and developmentally based Kindergarten programs for children within the following services:

for hire BULLS for hire, Angus, Friesian, Hereford, Limo and Jerseys. All tested. Ph: 0447-331762.

19 Moonah Street Cape Paterson • Training provided • Make a difference • Night and Day training course

WEST GIPPSLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY CORPORATION

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED BUDGET 2011/2012 In accordance with Section 129 of the Local Government Act 1989 and Regulation 9 of the Local Government (Finance and Reporting) Regulations 2004, the West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation gives notice that it has prepared a Budget for the financial year, July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, and that: a) The Corporation Board will meet at 10am on Friday, September 9, 2011 at the Library Corporation Regional Support Centre, Warragul, to formally adopt the Budget subject to the right of any person to make a submission as set out in this notice. b) Copies of the budget are available for inspection at the Library Corporation Regional Support Centre, 65 Victoria Street, Warragul between 9am and 5pm Monday-Friday, from branch libraries during their open hours and from the library website www.wgrlc. vic.gov.au Written submissions under Section 223 of the Act on any proposal contained in the budget are invited and will be received up until 3pm on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation, 65 Victoria Street, Warragul, 3820 or forwarded as an attachment, by email, to CEO@wgrlc.vic.gov.au. John Murrell CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

INFORMATION NIGHT 7pm-9pm Monday August 29, 2011 Garnham House (Wonthaggi Hospital) Graham Street, Wonthaggi For more information contact Kathleen on 5136 3509 or email Kathleen@llg.org.au

PROM COUNTRY AGED CARE INC AN INVITATION TO OUR COMMUNITY

FUNDRAISING LAUNCH RAISING $2.707MILLION FOSTER WAR MEMORIAL ARTS CENTRE Tuesday 23rd August 2 - 4pm Afternoon session – afternoon tea 7 - 9pm Evening session – wine & cheese Pledges and donations welcome Help raise the total for the day Peter Ryan will be in attendance in the afternoon Visuals and plans will be available of the new facility. Our Project Manager and architect will be there to answer any questions. Please feel free to drop into either of the sessions and view our exciting and innovative plans for our new Aged Care facility Enquiries: Julie Need Mobile: 0429816267 Sandy Bucello Mobile: 0417585676

Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday By appointment Ph: 5674 8290

QUIT SMOKING WEIGHT LOSS Achieve Success in 60 Mins

John Simmons

Clinical Hypnotherapist Group & Private Sessions Wonthaggi - Thur. Aug 18 Leongatha - Fri. Aug 19 Bookings: 5333 1565 or 1800 110 660 simmonshypnotherapy.com.au

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

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JOCK’S DANCE PARTY A huge thank you is extended to everyone who contributed to a wonderful and memorable night at the Hedley Hall on August 6. The friends and family who assisted behind the scenes and to all who brought food which was enjoyed by over 150 guests from near and far. Thank you also to the “Unlikely Suspects” who played fantastic music and particularly their rendition of Auld Lang Syne with encores. and lastly, the local newspapers and Weekly Times for their interest and coverage.

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Position available for either fulltime farm hand or permanent casual milker at our Leongatha North property. We can offer flexibility with hours worked and days off. For more information contact Jareth Hume 0438 891 262

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

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CLEANER PART TIME For work in Leongatha Experienced in floor buffing and police check essential. 7.30am start 5 mornings per week Immediate start Phone 0412 077 030

Position vacant for

FARM HAND On beef and sheep farm at Walkerville 3BR cottage available Flexible working conditions Contact Paul O’Sullivan on 0429 933 240 or osulliva@dcsi.net.au

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Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time or Casual Ref. no: 15880, Hours Negotiable, based in Morwell Latrobe Community Health Service aims to reduce disease and illness through prevention, health promotion and social, physical and cultural change. Our purpose is to enable people to live healthier, live better, live longer.

What we are looking for: Ability to deliver high quality medical care that promotes wellness and addresses the health needs of the individual.

Landcare Network

Part Time Project Officer

Self-starter who is able to organise, prioritise and work independently within a clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise. Demonstrated experience and sound knowledge of performing general practice services. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse multidisciplinary team across the health and community sector. Personal qualities of integrity, results driven and a “can do” attitude. Current Medical Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Please contact Suzanne Lewis on (03) 5136 5338 or visit www.lchs.com.au/iphc for more information. Visit www.lchs.com.au/careers to lodge your application online.

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1800 242 696

The Great Southern Star currently has a vacancy for a

Bookkeeper / Receptionist 15 hours minimum per week Permanent position

Latrobe Community Health Service aims to reduce disease and illness through prevention, health promotion and social, physical and cultural change. Our purpose is to enable people to live healthier, live better, live longer.

Strategic Project Manager Advancing Country Towns Project Lower Tarwin Valley districts

To enhance our delivery of services, we are now looking to recruit a Medical Director to assist us with the implementation and recruitment for our Integrated Primary Health Care Clinic to be based in Morwell.

Exciting new project Temporary full time – 12 months Total salary package from $105K incl super + vehicle

Excellent management skills including the ability to guide, mentor and develop a clinical workforce.

What we are looking for:

Careers with the YMCA!

Ability to facilitate cooperation and partnerships with stakeholders. Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse multi-disciplinary team across the health and community sector, in particular with General Practitioners. Proven skills in the management of General Practitioners with the ability to lead the work of a team and provide the appropriate accountabilities. Knowledge and understanding of the key issues facing general practice today. Self-starter who is able to organise, prioritise and work independently within a clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise. Personal qualities of integrity, results driven and a “can do” attitude. Current Medical Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Please contact Suzanne Lewis on (03) 5136 5338 or visit www.lchs.com.au/iphc for more information. Visit www.lchs.com.au/careers to lodge your application online.

1800 242 696

Boost your career with YMCA Victoria. We’ll invest ti e an e ort uil in your s ills an con ence because we’re as interested in your career as you are!

Customer Service Team Leader $20.30 p/hr

South Gippsland SPLASH is seeking a skilled and experienced Team Leader responsible for leading and developing the service team and providing the highest level of service. In a full time position, you’ll actively contribute to the friendly culture of the facility. For further information contact Michael Casey on 5662 5911 or michael.casey@ymca.org.au

Applications close 2 September 2011.

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www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Experience with MYOB Premier essential Other duties: Banking General office duties Booking advertisements Payroll experience Enquiries can be directed to the manager, Tony Giles on 0407 528 192 Please email your application to: tony@thestar.com.au Applications close Friday, August 26

Demonstrated commitment to LCHS Values.

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An opportunity has been created to assist all levels of Government and the local communities of the Lower Tarwin Valley (Dumbalk, Meeniyan, Fish Creek, Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay, Buffalo, Stony Creek, Koonwarra and associated districts) on the recently developed Advancing Country Towns project. Your role will be to; • Initiate economic development projects for local communities • Identify opportunities that can encourage young people to remain involved in study, work and community activity in this district, and for young people to return to the district after undertaking work and study elsewhere • Improve the effectiveness of cross government investment throughout the Lower Tarwin Valley region to better meet local and regional needs • Increase capacity of the Lower Tarwin Valley communities to participate in decision making and priority setting for activities that will impact on their region. You will be experienced in working independently and have a good understanding of the issues facing small rural communities. You will be a relationship builder, with a commitment to establishing strong networks that can continue after you have completed your role. To be successful in this role, you will be Tertiary qualified and hold a current driver’s licence. We welcome direct discussion with Jan Martin, Director Community Services on (03) 5662 9200, regarding this role. Applications for the above position addressing the selection criteria are to be submitted by 5pm Friday 19 August 2011. Please note candidates will need to be available on 26 August 2011 should they be required to attend an interview. Further information and a position description is available from Human Resources or visit our website.

to join their busy team A working knowledge of conveyancing and legal procedures, the ability to manage files within strict deadlines and being able to deal effectively and efficiently with our valued clients would be an advantage. This rewarding position is available immediately. Applications close on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Please forward applications to: The Office Manager Birch Ross & Barlow Lawyers 50 Bair Street, Leongatha

www.lchs.com.au/iphc

Ref. no: 15871, Hours Negotiable, based in Morwell Shire Council

Birch Ross & Barlow Lawyers require an

EXPERIENCED CONVEYANCING CLERK

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Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time or Casual

South Gippsland

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

Demonstrated commitment to LCHS Values.

• Are you passionate about the environment • Two to three day per week part time position available Working with the Bass Coast Landcare Network and its member groups, you will become part of a team responsible for education, advice and implementation of sustainable land and farm management. Bass Coast Landcare Network is seeking a self motivated community minded person who is passionate about the local environment and sustainable farming practices. The applicant must: • have a good knowledge of local indigenous plant species and Ecological Vegetation Classes (EVCs) • Be able to communicate and be personable with farmers. • Have a basic level of understanding of GPS equipment and word processing • Have a basic level of experience in project management • Have a tertiary qualification in NRM or relevant experience • Be physically fit and have a current driver’s licence The Part time project officer position remuneration range is $27p/h to $29p/h two to three days per week flexi position. This position will be a 12 month contract. Please contact Joel Geoghegan on 5951 3318 or for further information and detailed Position Description. Please post applications to 2-4 Bass School Road, Bass 3991 or by email to j.geoghegan@basscoast.vic.gov.au Applications close 5/9/11

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BOILERMAKER / STEEL FABRICATION

To enhance our delivery of services, we are now recruiting for a General Practitioner to assist us with delivery of general practitioner services at our proposed Integrated Primary Health Care Clinic based in Morwell.

BASS COAST

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

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WANDILLA HOLSTEINS Farm Hand / Milker

free

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for sale

HAY ALL TYPES

MAINTENANCE WORKER - FULL TIME (Handyperson Advanced)

Applications are invited for the above position. The position will involve handyman and tradesman type works both inside and outside the Health Service buildings on all GSHS sites including hospitals at Korumburra and Leongatha. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, physically fit, hold a current police clearance, a current Victorian Driver’s licence and be able to work on their own and liaise with staff and local trade contractors to complete routine maintenance tasks and minor new works. A trade certificate is desirable as are good customer relation skills. The ability to maintain a computerised maintenance management system is important to the position. A building related trade or experience is desirable by the successful applicant. To be successful in this position you must have a flexible approach which will be essential to cover the demands of the position including an on-call function. The annual base salary for this position is $42,593. Recall to work is paid as per the current award entitlements. GSHS offers excellent conditions and working environment to all staff. Company tools are provided and maintained. Salary sacrifice plan is available to permanent staff members. Conditions apply as per the Health and Allied Services Award. Participation in annual training and performance appraisal is mandatory within GSHS for all employees. Applicants must provide a current (less than 12 months old) satisfactory police record check. An application kit and position description is available by calling the Administrative Assistant on 03 5667 5643 or through our website at www.gshs.com.au Please apply in writing by Friday August 19, 2011 to: Maintenance Worker Position Mark Withers Maintenance Manager Gippsland Southern Health Service Private Bag 13 LEONGATHA 3953

personal $ 70

Oaten, Vetch, Lucerne, etc Supplied & delivered. We can also cart your own hay. Single & B-Double G. & P. HILDER Phone Greg 0429 822 544

SEWING MACHINE

hallam

pca 4609b

penthouse make us your 1st stop

9702 4744

7 rimfire dr. hallam

HAY/SILAGE - lucerne, also oaten hay and trit. hay. No rain damage. Ph: 0408514059 or 5149-2365. HAY - oaten 8x4x3, shedded, from $55 per tonne. Good freight rate. 0418-501548. JERSEY BULLS 16-24 months, quiet, well grown, from $1,200. 0427-552236.

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE

LAYER PULLETS Quality disease resistant Tas White and Lavender, 320-340 eggs per year. Will deliver. 5668-5161, 0438565721.

5672 3127

LUCERNE hay rolls, good quality, in shed, $55. Grass silage $60. 0428-513969.

REPAIRS & SALES

FREE QUOTES

167 Graham Street Wonthaggi

CARAVAN - Jayco Dove camper, 6 berth with annexe, ex condition $6,000. 5674-2282. DINING TABLE - pine, seats 10 - 8’x3’ (2.4mx0.90m). Good condition, $500 or near offer. 5668-6263, mob. 0428-518805. FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175 HAY - small squares, shedded, last season’s, $6 each. Ph: 0408-980711. HAY - small squares. Excellent quality. $6 each. Ph: A/h 5683-2345. HAY - excellent quality, $7 per bale. Free delivery locally, for 50 bales or more. 0419-313483.

personal day time special

for sale HAY - small square bales, new season’s, $7 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. Mardan - 5664-1320, 0428999691.

meetings SOUTHERN Business Women’s Network AGM Dinner Meeting, Monday August 29. Guest speaker Angela Betheras, VIC Rural Woman of the Year, Leongatha RSL, $35/p. Bookings Renae Littlejohn renae@artzillery.com.au

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PUPS: English Springer Spaniel, purebred, liver/ white, black/white, 8 weeks old, good family pets. Parents good hunting dogs. $400 each. Phone Barry 0418-515165. SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662. TIMBER - kiln dried blackwood, clear pine, silver wattle. Most sizes for furniture and craft. Also builder’s graded structural pine. Phone 5681-2261. VETCH HAY shedded, protein 19, energy 8.6. Also oaten 8x4x3 bales. 0417563648.

used vehicles NISSAN NAVARA 1991, dual fuel, aluminium tray, RWC, good condition, 215,000km, XIT327, $3,500. 0409-622394. PEUGEOT 307 2006, HDi touring wagon, 2lt 6spd manual, 5.5 litres / 100km, RWC, many extras. $14,750 ONO. UKA770. 0419-476990.

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meetings TARWIN VALLEY LANDCARE GROUP MEETING Wednesday, August 17 6.30pm at the Meeniyan Hotel Meeting from 7.30pm Contact: Jill Vella 5662 5759, 0417 380 273 at SGLN or Russell Swan, Group Secretary 0423 773 948

meetings GRASSY SPUR CAMPING RESERVE INC

TARWIN LOWER AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE INC.

will be held at the

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The TRI-ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Meeniyan Hotel on August 17 at 7pm

Please note positions run for a term of three years ALL WELCOME Enquiries to Secretary Cassie Haylock 5689 1254

DUMBALK RECREATION RESERVE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT Notice is given of a

PUBLIC MEETING To be held at the

DUMBALK RECREATION RESERVE TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 AT 7.30PM The purpose of this meeting is to nominate not less than three (3) or more than nine (9) persons as the Committee of Management for the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve for a term of three years. The current committee’s term will expire on September 25, 2011. All positions will be declared open and nominations will be accepted prior to or on the night. Nominations from women are encouraged. Further information, nomination forms and nominee declaration forms may be obtained by contacting your local Department of Sustainability and Environment office or at the meeting. For further enquiries please contact the Secretary, Nicholas Hill on H: 5664 4413, M: 0418 129 981.

Notice of Annual General Meeting to be conducted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at the Centre, commencing at 10am. Light refreshments will be served following the meeting. BUSINESS: 1. To confirm minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting. 2. To receive the reports of the committee and the financial statement. 3. To elect two (2) members of the committee in place of retiring members. The retiring members for 2011 are: Mrs L. Barker Mrs L. O'Connor In addition to the retiring members, there are three vacancies on the committee. 4. To consider any resolutions delivered within at least seven (7) days notice. Nominations for the Committee close on Friday, October 14, 2011, a current satisfactory police record check is required by people accepting positions for the Committee of Management. Committee nomination forms and Police Check forms (on-line) can be obtained from and completed at the Tarwin Lower Community Health Centre.

used vehicles

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

used motorcycles YAMAHA TTR 50 Immaculate condition, rider outgrown. $1,100 ONO. 0419-476990.

livestock POULTRY and Cage Bird Auction at the Traralgon Showgrounds Poultry Pavilion on Sunday, August 21, starting at 10.30am. Wide variety of poultry, hens, ducks, many breeds, fertile eggs. Open for sellers from 8am. Ph: 5197 7270 or 0438 325 918. ALPACAS (2 full males), 1 certified stud, 1 not certified stud. Top breeds $800 ONO the pair. Phone John 5183-2149.

garage sales

GARAGE SALE

46 CHAMBERLAIN DVE LEONGATHA

Saturday, August 20 7.30 - 1pm Household goods, plants, bric-a-brac etc

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

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

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

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

wanted to buy

CARAVANS WANTED Cash or Consignment 0417 592 169

work wanted FULLY Qualified Painter. No job too small. Good rates. Call Drew on 56624238 or 0418-517443. HORSE BREAKING and training. Lessons available. Phone Elley Hulls 0428969809.

marriage celebrant

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

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

PAM HERRALD 5662 2553 0438 097 181

in memoriam McCAUGHAN - Ed. In loving memory of our wonderful dad and grandfather who passed away August 16, 2010. We will always miss you Dad. Graeme, Diane, Annette, Garry, Jan and families.

deaths BUTTERWORTH (Roddy) - June Mary. Passed away peacefully at Hillside Lodge, Korumburra on August 10, 2011 aged 84 years. Late of Dumbalk. Loved wife of Jack (dec). Very special mum of Jayne and Leigh, loved mother-inlaw of Michele. Dear Bram of Andrew and Terri; Stacey and Derek, Megan, Erin and Duane, and Kate. Mum (Bram), Dad (Grandpa) together again after 49 years. In God’s care. BUTTERWORTH - June. 1927 - 2011 Dear Mum of Jane and Bram to Andrew. Mum thanks for all the years of care and support you gave to us. Rest in peace. Jane. BUTTERWORTH - June. 9.8.2011 Time for us was short, so rest in peace now. Legatee Denise Poletti. BUTTERWORTH - June. So sorry we had to say goodbye, will cherish our happy memories of you. Sincere sympathy to Leigh, Jane, and families. From Margaret Wood and family.

wanted to buy

ANTIQUE BOTTLES Especially with country Victoria town names on them SINGLE ITEMS OR COLLECTIONS Robert 0488 300 900

OCKENDEN - Suzy. The Chairman and members of the Mirboo North School’s Chaplaincy Committee extend their sincere condolences to Pete, Em, Dale and family on Suzy’s death. Her great legacy and support for our students and chaplaincy continues today.

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OCKENDEN - Suzy. The Principal, School Council, Staff and Students of Mirboo North Secondary College are deeply saddened by the loss of Suzy, former student, parent and School Council President. Her untiring support for the College, friendship and loyal involvement will be gratefully remembered.

Our sincere condolences to Pete, Em, Dale and family.

THOMPSON - Ernest Harold (Ernie). Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital on August 12, 2011 in his 94th year. Late of Leongatha North, formerly of French Island. Dearly loved husband of Mary (dec). Much loved and respected father of David, Ruth, Bruce, Neil and Heather. Much loved and admired father-in-law of Janet, David, Jacky, Val and John. Much loved grandad of his 22 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. A man of great innovation. A true pioneer of the land.

THOMPSON - Ernie. 18.10.1917 - 12.08.2011 Passed away peacefully in Leongatha hospital. Much loved and respected dad to David and Janet. Grandad to Scott and Tam, Andrew and Mariam, Kate and Hilco, Brendan and Rachel and Carolyn and Brad. Great grandad to 7. Time to stop farming Dad, and rest in peace with Mum. Gone but not forgotten.

THOMPSON - Ernest (Ernie). Passed away 12.8.11. Loved dad of Neil, fatherin-law of Val. Grandad of Josh and Sarah, Simon, Kane and Becky, Klint and Maus, Lochie and Sue, Bart and Naomi, Wade and Jesse, Jye and Camille, and their families.

Special memories we have to keep in our hearts forever.

funerals

PARRISH - The Memorial Funeral Service for Beth Alice Parrish will be held at St Paul’s Anglican Church, 3 Queen Street, Korumburra on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 commencing at 2.30pm. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the placement of Beth’s ashes at the Korumburra Cemetery.

THOMPSON - The Funeral Service for the late Mr Ernest Harold (Ernie) Thompson will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha on Thursday, August 18, 2011 commencing at 11am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery.

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WEEKEND FOOTY ACTION

Speaking out: students from Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College participating in the public speaking competition were David McAlpine, Jake Amy, Ebony Sartori and Tiffany Johnstone-Purvis. Quick kick: Julian Stone gets rid of the ball as his opponent prepares to run him down.

Don Webb: the 2011 best and fairest winner in action at the weekend. Photo courtesy Peter Richardson.

Public speakers shine FOUR students from Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College tried their hand at public speaking at the Legacy Junior Public Speaking competition regional final recently. The students from Year 7 and 8 were Jake Amy, Tiffany Johnstone-Purvis, David McAlpine and Ebony Sartori. The students were required to present a five minute impromptu speech on a topic of their choice, followed by a two minute impromptu speech on a topic given to them five minutes before. The standard of speeches from all competitors was pleasing and tested the students’ ability to select a topic of interest, to prepare and memorise their material, to engage with the audience and to think quickly for their impromptu speeches. David McAlpine was the runner-up with a fine prepared speech on the invaluable work of Legatees.

Rain runs off

Crafty: Aaron Heppell was too good up forward for most of his opponents on the day.

Classifieds PHONE 5662 5555 P FAX 5662 4350

deaths

Options please: Fish Creek’s goal attack Ange Williams sends the ball forward.

Parrots auction night

5662 2717

FOSTER Paul and Margaret Beck

5662 2717

WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH Ray and Maree Anderson

5672 1074

PHILLIP ISLAND Ray and Maree Anderson

5952 5171

MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

crossword solutions CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8286 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Puts in a word. 7, S’ti-r . 8, Advanced. 9, Indeed. 10, Drows-Y. 12, B-Anne-r. 15, D-Wells. 17, Decreas-e. 19, Tool (rev.). 20, Ignition key. Down - 1, S-tur-geon. 2, Rib-ald. 3, Ha-LV-ed. 4, Noon (rev.). 5, Adders. 6, Put on. 11, Over-take. 13, Amelia. 14, Re-acts. 15, D-re-w on. 16, Loopy. 18, Ring. QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8286 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Water-colour. 7, Bill. 8, Discover. 9, Statue. 10, Tiller. 12, School. 15, Smudge. 17, Corvette. 19, Aged. 20, Dishevelled. Down - 1, Stiletto. 2, Trudge. 3, Cosset. 4, Solo. 5, Greece. 6, Whist. 11, Laudable. 13, Cloudy. 14, Letter. 15, Shekel. 16, Greed. 18, Vest.

And that’s good news says South Gippsland Water’s acting managing director Philippe du Plessis. All the storages are at capacity following 17mm of rain in the past week at Leongatha’s Ruby Creek, 19mm at Korumburra’s Coalition Creek, 26mm at Fish Creek’s Battery Creek, 23mm at Foster’s Deep Creek, 16mm at Wonthaggi’s Lance Creek and 19mm at Little Bass which services Poowong/Nyora and Loch. The Tarwin, Agnes and Tarra rivers are ﬂowing well.

Coastal walk closure

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

SATURATED soils mean any rain continues to run off into the catchments.

THE Lime Burners Walk and the Kiln Number 5 at Cape Liptrap Coastal Park were closed by Parks Victoria on Friday. Night out: Sue Dowd, Sally and Danny Hickey and Phil Poulton shared a table.

Good times: Adrian Campbell, Ebony Best and Kristian Gray at the Leongatha Football Club auction on Saturday night. Left Bidders: Brad and Nat Anderson at the auction.

The temporary closure was imposed after prolonged rain led to some safety risks. Parks Victoria ranger in charge Gerard Delaney said the structural integrity of the Limeburners Walk may have been compromised by waves undercutting the track, and landslides and rocks falling onto the path from up above. “We are ensuring the local community and friends group representatives are being kept informed regarding the closure and implications of this event on their planned activities,” he said. “Parks Victoria is seeking expert engineering advice regarding any remedial works required to both the Lime Burners Walk and the Kiln Number 5. “Once the reports are provided, we will be able to provide the reopening plans for the walk and kiln.” The Walkerville cemetery is still possible via Walkerville North or Bluff Creek at low tide. For further information, contact the Parks Victoria Information Centre on 13 1963 or visit www.parks.vic.gov.au

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reports Ladder positions close Golf Leongatha

• LEONGATHA BADMINTON

THE ﬁnals’ race is deﬁnitely hotting up in Leongatha badminton and with one round to go, many alterations to the current ladders are possible.

Top side Hawaii are faltering at present and were defeated by a spirited Mauritius team who are capable of anything if all players click at the right time. This tension-filled match was a draw on points, however Mauritius won four sets to Hawaii’s two. Jose Shelton was the star of the night for Mauritius, while Jason Richards was the standout performer for Hawaii. Bali has been in spellbinding form recently, they again produced their magic to emphatically defeat Maldives who appear to be travelling backwards at present. All the Bali side were on fire, however the huge improvement of Keinen Hemming is the catalyst of this team’s meteoric rise up the ladder. For Maldives, the ever-consistent pair of Gary McGrath and Jim Newton won their only set. The cellar dwellers clashed in the final A Grade game and a close night’s play resulted,

with Phuket avoiding wooden spoon humiliation. The unpredictable Chris Holt turned out to be the unlikely hero of the night, winning his three sets with style. Arthur Grabham and Roger Callister did all they could for their side Fiji, in what has been a frustrating season. The B Grade section of the competition had their ﬁnal 7pm starting time and all will be back to normal next week. Saturn pulled off the upset of the week accounting for top side Jupiter by a mere eight points. This was an excellent contest, with all sets close well fought out affairs. Glen O’Neill made a welcome return to form and he was well supported by Steven Holmes. Jupiter was held together by Tracey Ryan and Kathy Smith. Mars had an inspired victory over struggling Neptune. Kylie Buckland and Dianna Neary were in peak form for this match, winning all their sets, with Morgan Clark and Guilia Joyce as great support. Glen Gardiner and Emma Smith both had some good results during proceedings in Emma’s last match for the year, enjoy your holiday. Pluto were too classy for

Mercury who are now out of contention for ﬁnals’ action. An even team performance was displayed by Pluto, while Sherrill Winkler and Trish Berryman tried hard to lift their team to a win, but to no avail. As previously mentioned our usual format will begin this week as gymnastics will have their equipment packed away. The club thanks all players for their patience over the past three weeks, and Rhonda Newton for organising many nights’ proceedings.

Results A Grade: Mauritius 4/112 d Hawaii 2/112, Bali 5/119 d Maldives 1/69, Phuket 3/114 d Fiji 3/93. B Grade: Saturn 4/118 d Jupiter 2/110, Pluto 4/96 d Mercury 2/79, Mars 4/130 d Neptune 2/91.

Ladders A Grade Hawaii .......................................76 Bali.............................................55 Maldives....................................54 Mauritius ..................................54 Phuket ........................................44 Fiji ..............................................28 B Grade Pluto ..........................................70 Jupiter .......................................66 Venus .........................................59 Saturn........................................52 Mars ...........................................48 Mercury......................................47 Neptune ......................................22

THE better ball stableford event attracted 28 pairs, and at the end of the day two pairs stood out from the rest. Ted Bruinewoud and David Vorwerg combined brilliantly to amass 49 points and win the event. They were disappointed with their ﬁnishing holes which cost them a 50 plus score. Dylan McMeekin and Denis McDonald were runners-up on 48 which would often be a winning score. Trevor Rickard won pro-pin and Ron Paice had nearest the pin on the 16th hole. Ball winners: N. Lafferty - J. Fed-

Mirboo North FORTY starters attended the par event on Saturday, August 13. A Grade winner: Peter Chapman (15) +6, B Grade: M. Higginbottom (31) +5. Down the line: P. Smart +4, T. Bradshaw +3, Josh Taylor +2, J. Blundsden +1, N. Bracecamp +1, J. Hughes +1. Nearest the pin: 4th T. Whitelaw, 6th S. Henning, 13th T. Bradshaw, 16th N. Fox, 2nd shot on 1st hole T. Bradshaw. Pro-pin: T. Whitelaw. Birdies: P. Chapman (6), P. Smart (4), S. Henning (6).

• LEONGATHA TABLE TENNIS

Better programs proving a great success AS A result of the new “after schools program” now running on Thursdays from 4 pm to 5.30 and a good number of participants, these juniors have gained skills to take into a game situation where results are calculated.

Because of this program we are thrilled to have six teams in B Grade this season. With the second week of play completed the ladder reﬂects a four way battle for second spot, that’s how tight this competition is. The Second Season is under way for A–A/Reserve. With 10 teams entered there is sure to be excitement

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

At Port Phillip Heads

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height (metres)

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along the way. With the fourth week of play completed already the ladder does not truly reﬂect the close match results. Most matches have been contested six games to ﬁve and only single points separating the number of sets won. For example 6-20 def 5-19.

Round Results A - A/Reserve August 3: Yosemite Sam 7-23 d Sure Shots 4-17, Fudd 6-20 d Yogi Bears 5-18, Road Runners 6-20 d TNT 5-19, Flintstones 6-21 d Mixtures 5-19, Stingrays 6-21 d Coyotes 5-17. August 10: Yosemite Sam 7-23 d Road Runners 4-6, Sure Shot 8-27 d Mixtures 3-15, TNT 7-25 d Coyotes 4-16, Flintstones 6-22 d Yogi Bears 5-21, Stingrays 6-19 d Fudd 5-17.

Round Results B Grade August 4: Hot Shots (Tegan

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- Matt)3-9 d Monkeys (Steve Aiden) 2-7, Smash (Sue - Will) 3-10 d Garden Gnomes 2-7, Young and Old (Johnno - Zac) 3-9 d Mad Men 2-6. Aug 11: Monkeys 3-10 d Young and Old 2-6, Mad Men 3-11 d Smash 2-7, Garden Gnomes 3-10 d Hot Shots 2-9.

Ladders A-A/Reserve Yosemite Sam ................. 8-28-92 TNT ............................... 6-29-100 Stingrays ......................... 6-24-79 Flintstones ....................... 6-23-80 Sure Shots ........................ 4-22-80 Fudd .................................. 4-20-68 Coyotes ............................ 2-20-71 Road Runners .................. 2-19-70 Mixtures ........................... 2-18-78 Yogi Bears ........................ 0-17-56 Aggregate A-A/Reserve Top 5: 12 - Maurice V, 11- Mark D, 10Dom M, 10- Ian T, 10- Michael H. B Grade Hot Shots ........................... 2-5-18 Smash ................................. 2-5-17 Monkeys............................. 2-5-17 Mad Men ........................... 2-5-17 Garden Gnomes ................. 2-5-17 Young and Old .................... 2-5-15

dersen 45, G. Marsham - S. Law 44, A. Macfarlane - I. Murchie 44, P. Hartigan R. Paice 43, F. de Bondt - H. Sedelies 43, C. Parton - D. Mitchell 41, E. Jenkins - F. Debono 41.

Tuesday A 4BBB stableford multiplier is always likely to end in tears. It’s very difﬁcult to predict what a winning score will be, but on this occasion the winners ﬁnished well clear. Geoff Maher and Arthur Newsome were steady enough to reach 64 points and win by nine. Richard Nelson and Kevin Scott were nearest the pin winners. Ball winners: G. McDonald - R.

South Gippsland veterans THE CLOUDS were low but spirits high especially when no rain fell from the sky. The chilly weather did not prevent 57 South Gippsland Veterans from rolling up their sleeves and dispatching balls in the general direction of the fairways. We were also joined by four of our fellow Veterans from the West Gippsland zone, all members of Pakenham Golf Club. It was a pleasure to play stableford on a course that was in most places drier than many of the courses in South Gippsland. The winner with 42 points was Lang Lang player David Bakewell playing off 32. In his previous two club games David had returned from the fray with scores of +7 and 41 points respectively, he is enjoying a purple patch at the moment.

Meeniyan SATURDAY was a two ball ambrose event with a small ﬁeld due to the wet conditions and players going to the Foster plate. The winners for the day were Henry Mueller and Frank Peile with a nett 66½. Next Saturday we have a singles Stableford event.

Tuesday After a week of fine weather last week it was back to winter on Tuesday and a very heavy track and the scores reflected this, with only a small field of diehards braving the conditions. The winner of Tuesday’s single Stableford event was Brian Dewar with 32 points. Balls down the line went to Col Stewart with 31 points. Nearest the pin on the fifth was won by Brian Dewar.

Nelson 55, J. Eabry - P. Hobson 55, M. Thomas - S. Saynor 53, R. Birrell - J. Arnott 52.

Thursday Three players ﬁnished a good day with 37 points and had to await the countback verdict. Nick Cairns came out the winner, with Joe Lowell runner-up and John Eabry the one to miss out. Ron Paice (14th) and Joe Lowell (16th) were nearest the pin winners. Ball winners: J. Eabry 37, G. McDonald, P. Walsh, A. Macfarlane 36; C. Sperling 35, J. Smith, A. Sperling 34; W. Surman 33. Saturday’s event is stableford.

Runner-up was fellow club member Angus Gregg on 38 points. Our sponsor for the day was Ted Bolton of Active Safety at Notting Hill. We thank him sincerely. David won a magnificent golf bag which he will be able to display to his mates each time he plays. Nearest the pins were won by John Maynard, (Woorayl), Doug Munro, (Wonthaggi) and Fred Panozzo, (Phillip Island), on the fifth, 12th and 15th holes respectively. The ninth was taken out by Fred Debono with a fine hole in one. This is the second time this year a South Gippsland Vet has aced the hole. Ball run down went to 30 points. The venue for our game scheduled for Thursday September 8 has been changed from Meeniyan to Woorayl because of the wet conditions. The date remains the same.

Woorayl

WE held a stableford event last Saturday, sponsored by Gavin Maisey Painting. The A Grade winner and best score of the day was Danny Dwyer on a countback from Terry Lund, both 43 points. The B Grade winner was our day’s sponsor Gavin Maisey on a four-way countback with 38 points, winning from president Graeme Winkler. C Grade saw another countback, again four ways. The eventual winner was Ryan Higgins, his 39 points too good for all the others. The runner-up was Jim Baum. Balls down the line went to M. Wilson, B. Stubbs, D. Symmons, M. Carruthers, I. Atcheson, M. Collins, K. Riseley and G. Young. The day’s nearest the pins went to: 8th Brendon Robjant and 17th Brett Stubbs. Don’t forget this Thursday is our meal rafﬂe night, with prizes galore and a members’ draw of $400. Next week we will play a 4BBB stableford event sponsored by Calder Landscaping and Design.

Korumburra domestic basketball Monday August 8 Under 16 boys: Spurs 77 (D. Wilson 32) d Jazz 14 (M. Kennewell 8); Bulls 54 (J. Patullo 33) d Celtics 26 (T. Jones 11). Under 18 boys: Olden 79 (B. Dorling 340) d Rodwell 39 (A. O’Neill 19), Maskell 40 (K. Spokes 19) d Mortimer 38 (D. Wilson 17). B Women: Old Cats 20 d Blindies 0; Hoodies 27 (K. Walker 10) d Bunch of Grapes 15 (J. Greaves 6). A Women: Fosy 44 (H. Bassett 12) d Daly 15 (T. Angrarane 6); Bird 59 (L. Jeffs 31) d Shamrocks 42 (L. Christopher 14).

Wednesday August 10 Under 10 girls: Fitzgerald 18 (M. Findlay 10) d Blair 8 (T. Angwin 4); Dowel 22 (M Hillier 10) d Donohue 4 (G. Matser 2); 12/14 girls: Taylor 32 (A. Harkin 18) d Jackson 26 (C. Hogg 24); Snell 26 (C. Chilla 18) drew Harrower 26 (B.

Angwin 24). Masters: Milk Drinkers 35 (C. Whelan 7) d Local Bloikes 28 (C. Baido 5); Mixtures 26 (D. Lyons 12) d Witches Hats 21 (N. Walker 16); Travelling Gilmores 34 (D. Clarke 10) d BSC 29 (J. Kennedy 10). A Men: Blood 50 (M. Walker 24) d Wildcats 44 (B. Dorlng 12); Iron Mongers 49 (T. Goss 13) d Burra Ball Bags 20 (A. Treacy 12); Molten 56 (A. Snooks 16) d Bird 53 (M. Edwards 31).

Friday August 12 Under 10 boys: Kings 19 (A. Turton 9) d Tigers 5 (R. STewart 2); Breakers 24 (C. Alger 8) d Crocs 4 (T. Newton 2). 12 Boys: Dragons 26 (B. Paterson 18) d Sixers 18 (T. Hanegraff 6); Wizards 31 (J. Stockdale 12) d Bullets 20 (J. O’Leary 10). 14 boys: Bulls 55 (C. Trewin 22) d Lakers 34 (H. Suckling 18); Pistons 36 (H. Watson 15) d Magic 26 (W. Chester 8).

City swimmer: Oscar Harry at the Melbourne Sports and Acquatics Centre, where he competed for Victoria.

Oscar’s trip goes swimmingly LEONGATHA’S Oscar Harry represented Victoria last week at the National Primary School Swimming Championships in Melbourne. The 10-year-old swam in three events, coming 12th in Australia in the 200m individual medley, improving his personal best (PB) time by three seconds. He came eighth in Australia in the 100m freestyle, improving his PB by two seconds, and seventh in the 4 x 50m freestyle relay. The Championships took place from Sunday July 31 to Friday August 5, and were held

at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. Teams from Victoria, SA, Tasmania, NSW, Queensland, ACT and the Northern Territory all participated in what was an extremely high level of competition. He won a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle event at the State Primary School Swimming Championships leading up to this event. Oscar swims with Leongatha Swimming Club and Traralgon Swimming Club, training ﬁve days a week and competing regularly throughout the year and says it was a privilege and an honour to represent his state at the national level.

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Off and racing: the runners take off in the 6km event.

Prom Country challenge fun THE Prom Country Challenge was on again on Sunday, and despite the number of runners being down it was still a celebrated event. Rain threatened, but never eventuated as runners battled the gruelling 30 km course around Toora. The 6km event was contested by around 40 competitors, while the bigger

distance was tackled by 26 people. Full results will be prined in next week’s Star. Open mens 30km : 1st Kirk Peacock, 2nd Nick Schilling, 3rd Tuker Morgan. Open womens 30km: 1st Lynda McRae, 2nd Rebecca Brown, 3rd Priscilla King. Open mens 6km: Michael Hunter. Open womens 6km: Anna Orr.

Volunteers: workers from the Toora RSL willing to give their time on Saturday are Sue Harvey, Ski Helmut, Dawn Allsop, Nugget Allsop, Rod Coughran-Lane and president Charlie Stephenson.

Working hard: race organisers Shane Glowry and South Gippsland Shire Councillor Jeanette Harding.

Go go go: this youngster gets into a rhythm.

Long time competitor: Port Franklin’s Toby Clifford competes every year in the Prom Country Challenge. He is pictured with mum Bronwyn. Above: Evergreen runner: 87-year-old Foster man Gordon McKeown, a world champion in his age group, prepares for the race on Sunday.

Left: Follow me: these girls decided to run together in the 6km event.

Leongatha Small Bore Rifle Club 20m pennant results (section C) Round 1: Leongatha 477.010 def Lancefield 467.010. Round 2: Leongatha 481.017 def Mornington 480.013. Round 3: Leongatha 485.020 (bye). We shoot Friday nights at 8pm at the rifle club on the recreation reserve. Any inquiries, please call R. Spratt 5664 2358.

Tarwin Lower bowls FRIDAY August 12 saw two teams of four play indoor bowls. The winners were John Maloni, Val O’Loughlin, Jan Fraser and Michelle Gabriel. Twenty-eight people then enjoyed a wonderful roast beef dinner cooked by Robyn. The last night of indoor bowls for this year will be played on August 26 and the catering for this night is to be a casserole dinner with everyone coming asked to bring something to share. The ladies will be having a meeting on Thursday August 25 at 10am to prepare for the upcoming bowling season. Hoping to see everyone there.

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Inverloch bowls Tuesday August 9 THIRTEEN players participated in the first round of the annual indoor carpet bowls championship. Eight ladies and five men played eight games of four-bowl singles, each of 12 ends. All winners were determined on shots up. This included a round robin match between three men. Winners progressing to round two (ladies, semi-final) were Edith Perrett, Carol Hughes, Margaret Flett, Trish Parsons, and (mens, final) Harry Dunn, Mick Coram. The first ladies semi-final was also played. The winner was Carol Hughes. Wednesday, August 10 Mixed mufti lawn bowls was cancelled due to bad weather. Thursday August 11 Men’s mufti triples lawn bowls: thirtysix players played three games of two-bowl triples, each of 14 ends. First (3 wins, 59 points) were G. Jackson (skip), A. Sartori (2nd), K. Barnes (lead). Second (3 wins, 57 points) were Mike Yates (skip), Eric Ratcliffe (2nd),

Mardan bowls

ANOTHER week as come and gone and once again the worst night we have had for a while didn’t deter the 15 dedicated members of Mardan Indoor Bowls Club from coming along for a fun night of social bowls. We saw the return of Ann and Andy Plowman from their run to the sun winter break and trust they had a good time. I noticed your hair was getting a bit long Andy, better get the missus to give you a clip around the ears. Kristy Rutjens and Mark Seraﬁno have made great progress in their bowling and at the rate they are picking up the game will become great competitors in the future. Well done to both of you, I know a few

Ed Leszkiewicz (lead). Wine (donated by Michael Raman) was won by R. Trotman, I. Todd, M. Carnell. Sunday August 14 Mixed mufti lawn bowls: 32 players, two games of fours, each of 12 ends. First were Alan McFadyen (skip), Carol Baines (2nd), Carol Waters (2nd), Norm Price (lead). Breakup of winter bowls Wednesday August 24 will be the last day of winter bowls for 2011 at the Inverloch Bowling Club. There will be a social gathering after the match at the Clubrooms. Start of play will be at 11am as usual, arrive by 10:45. There is a maximum of 56 players (seven rinks) and the booking sheet is ﬁlling fast. Get your name on the list as soon as possible if you wish to join us. Emergency names will be taken (with phone numbers) after the list is full.

members have seen the same improvements, keep it up. Monday August 8 saw some members attend the Dumbalk charity night and I am happy to report that Russell Grady was in the winning team and Jeanette Grady and Ian Hasty were both in the runner-up team, so congratulations to all on your successes. This week’s social bowls, had three teams of four and one of three and two games of 10 ends were played. The night was a little more subdued, due the absence of Bob Matthies who is a little off colour. Was it too much of those lovely cream cakes the wife bakes perhaps. It was a little quieter since he and Vito weren’t

engaged in a gladiatorial bout. The night resulted with the following: Runners-up with one win and 12 ends were Kristy Rutjens, Ann Plowman, Ian Hasty and Sebastian Terranova (skip). Winners with two wins were Mark Seraﬁno, Ron Baker, Russell Grady and Vito Seraﬁno (skip). Congratulations to all and I look forward to another fun night next week. Remember, if you want to be a part of this happy group, come along on a Wednesday night by 7.30pm to the Mardan Hall on Coulter’s Road at Mardan. We’d be happy to see you.

Season ends for Gippsland Grunters ON Sunday, Gippsland’s All Abilities footy team travelled to Casey Fields to take on the Ringwood Spiders for the final game of the 2011 FIDA season. Unfortunately the Spiders were too good for the Grunters on the day. The team played in good spirits right up to the final siren and showed glimpses of why they will trouble teams in seasons to come. Although struggling for players at times throughout the year, the Grunters exceeded expectations on the field. A late season recruiting drive unveiled some potential young stars for the team in Bailey Rankcom and Wade Rose who we hope will play for many years to come. Young gun Peter Fairbairn and seasoned campaigners Patrick Maurice, Russell Parke and Ronny Layton combined really well for effective centre clearances all year thanks to the tireless ruck work of Matt Keily. This mix of youth and experience in the middle provides a good

structure to build a team around next year. The goal to goal line of Russell Leach (full back), Nick West (centre half back), John Marotta (centre half forward) Cam Skinner (full forward) provided an excellent avenue to goal, each game allowing the ﬂashier Brendan Sugars and Stephen Scholz to either run off them or crumb and get in and under the packs. James McDonald and Andy Layton were solid link-up players. James’ booming kicks off half back and Andy’s pressure marking on the half forward line proved invaluable at many times throughout the year. Special mentions must also go to Maureen Kerr and Lisa Shaw, the only women in the team. They played sensationally all year, with many score involvements with great handballing and link up play. Many thankyous go to all parents, carers and support crew for getting the team to and from games each week. Whilst there was no standout moment of the 2011 FIDA season,

a certain highlight will be on September 3 when the team takes to the ﬁeld of Etihad Stadium to play at half time when the Western Bulldogs take on Fremantle. This will be a great reward to ﬁnish off the year for a team who have worked and tried really hard for the past few seasons. Whilst it is the players who get out on the ground and play each week, there is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure that the team has the opportunity to play. Many thanks must be given to team coaches Peter Keily (Warragul) and Rob Tesoriero (Wonthaggi) who each week happily give up their time to coach the team at training and on game days. Further thanks must be extended to Julianne Keily (Warragul) who has been the team manager for many years. If you are interested in playing for the Gippsland Grunters next season and for further information please contact Daniel at GippSport on 5135 8335 or daniel@gippsport. com.au.

Venus Bay Angling Club August results

THIS was our annual Venus Bay against Hampton Park Taverners competition.

All fish had to be caught from the beach or the bank and the contest was for one day only. Twenty-five of our members entered this competition, but only 17 people weighed in any fish. There were nine from Venus Bay and eight from Hampton Park. Many thanks to the Hampton Park Club who, every year supply us with the spit roast cooked to

perfection. Thanks to the members from both clubs who supplied salads, sweets and anything else you could think of. This competition is a fantastic thing to look forward to every year, and everyone who attended our joint Saturday night celebrations had a fantastic time. Venus Bay Angling Club defeated The Hampton Park Taverners by only 300 grams. Combined total of ﬁsh weighed in for both clubs was Venus Bay 4300g and Hampton Park 4000g The winning anglers from Venus Bay were:

Senior members 1st place, Ben Griscti, Salmon 1100g. 2nd place, Phil Nebel, Salmon 1060g. 3rd place, Harold Hodge, Salmon 960g. Congratulations to all our winners. Jenny and Anne from Venus Bay CERT volunteered their time on Sunday to hold a First Aid and CPR training demonstration for our clubs. Everyone who attended got to practice their CPR skills and received training on how to use a deﬁbrillator. Thank you Jenny and Anne for your time. A light lunch was supplied by the club after the training was complete. Our next competition will be on September 22, 23 and 24. This is a two and a half day competition so will begin at noon on Friday with ﬁnal weigh in at 3pm Sunday. Anne will email a reminder to you closer to that date. For more information about our club, please visit www.venusbayanglingclub. org.au or email us at mail@ venusbayanglingclub.org. au.

Buffalo indoor bowls ON Wednesday August 10, 10 players on a cold night to bowl saw four teams, two of three and two of two. We played three games of eight ends with six bowls. In fourth (DLL), skipper Glenys Pilkington and Mary Tumino; third (LWL), skipper Charlie Tumino, Carolyn Benson and Ron Gloster; second (DLW), skipper Peter Heldens and Joyce Occhipinti; ﬁrst (WWW), skipper Toni Heldens, Joe Occhipinti and Ian Benson. The best ﬁrst game Toni 8-5, second Toni 122, third Peter 11-1. On Friday August 26 is our Peter MacCallum Cancer charity night at the Buffalo Hall at 7.30pm, all welcome. Names in by August 25. We hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Helping hand: Peter prepares to pick up the ball with the assistance of Ronny. FOOTY DRAWS

THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Saturday, August 20 Elimination Final at Yarram Fish Creek v MDU Sunday, August 21 Elimination Final at Phillip Island Kor-Bena v Stony Creek

MID GIPPSLAND Saturday August 20 Qualifying Final at Thorpdale Mirboo North v Boolarra Sunday, August 21 Elimination Final at Morwell East Newborough v Yall-Yall Nth

GIPPSLAND Round 17 - August 20 Warragul v Maffra Bairnsdale v Wonthaggi Morwell v Traralgon (S) Sale v Moe Leongatha v Drouin

ELLINBANK Saturday August 20 Elimination Final 1 at Poowong Cora Lynn v Warragul Ind Sunday, August 21 Elimination Final 2 at Koo Wee Rup Lang Lang v Bunyip

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Drouin Dragons dominate Knights DROUIN Dragons have put in another dominant performance to defeat Leongatha 5-1 in round 16 of the South Gippsland League and claim the championship trophy.

The opening stages of the match were fairly even as both teams sought to establish an early lead. As the half progressed, Drouin began to control the majority of the play and used the ball to their advantage. Daniel Brown opened the scoring in the 29th minute while Daniel Burski added Drouin’s second goal six minutes later. After the lapses, Leongatha steadied and managed to prevent the Dragons from scoring again in the ﬁrst half. After the break, Drouin continued their assault and put the visitors under some

heavy pressure. At ﬁrst, Leongatha stopped the Dragons from increasing their lead, but they soon began to fatigue under the consistent attacks. Caleb Hotchkin scored twice in as many minutes to put Drouin ahead by four goals and almost certainly achieve victory. Leongatha managed a consolation goal late in the match, but their opponents were not doing them any favours and Daniel Burski scored in the 83rd minute to keep the winning margin at four. Mirboo North and Phillip Island had the bye. The South Gippsland ﬁnals series begins next weekend at Leongatha with Drouin, Wonthaggi, Phillip Island and Leongatha all competing in what promises to be some quality matches.

Under 13s: Breakers player Mungo Moje O’Brien takes the ball from a Pirates player. In the background Breakers players Liam McLaren and Kye Lumsden keep their eyes on the ball.

Phillip Island v Prom Coast Under 13s

THE Breakers travelled to Welshpool on the weekend to play the last game of the season against the Prom Coast Pirates. The game started off fairly evenly for both teams, with lots of talking up the play and sticking tight to each other’s players. A fantastic pass from Mungo Moje O’Brien into the goal square saw Billy Timmermans place a magnificent header into the back of the net for the Breakers’ first. Pumped up by their first goal play was being dominated by the Breakers with play being predominantly down their scoring end. Shots on goals were plenty. Next to score was Mungo Moje O’Brien. Then in the next line of play Lachie Phillips slipped through a sneaky goal. Supported well by forwards Tyler James-Campbell, Maddie Wilson and Kye Lumsden, Mungo Moje O’Brien put through his second. Midfielders Cameron Bolton, Liam McLaren and Eddie Allen passed off to Lachie Phillips for his second goal.

The second half started off well for the Breakers, Kye Lumsden had a shot on goals that ricocheted off the Prom Coast goalie but Lachie Phillips was well positioned to put boot to the ball and score again. A line of play that saw Maddie Wilson pass to Kye Lumsden who then found Lachie Phillips in space, saw Lachie ﬁnd the back of the net for the Breakers. Kye Lumsden was instrumental in the next goal where he passed off to Mungo Moje O’Brien, allowing him to score again. The defence line, of Callum Fisher, Harry Pavert and Matt Morgan held a tight line not letting the ball up into Prom Coast’s scoring end for the whole half, making for a quiet game for goalie Max Bolton. Final scores: Phillip Island Breakers 8 d Prom Coast Pirates 0.

Under 19s Some great passing in the ﬁrst half combined with the tenacious, never give-in attitude of the Under 19 team saw them dominate the ﬂow of

play in the first half. Lots of great passes and teamwork saw Callum McCarthy with three goals to his name and Prom Coast obligingly kicking an own goal for the Breakers in the first half. The second half started off well for the Breakers, with a fantastic goal from Alister Hadley. Play stagnated for quite some time, with Prom Coast tagging tightly to the Breakers players. Supported well by Coun VanDerMullen, Ryan Anderson, Julian Coutts and Pauline Bolton, Callum McCarthy was next to score and within minutes he put another through to add to his impressive goal tally for the day. Jaccob Roberts, Todd Sicluna, Max Bolton and Josh Campbell - Kenley did a wonderful job in defence along with Michael Timmermans taking some brilliant saves in goals. This leaves the Under 19s as the ladder leaders going into the semi-finals next weekend. Final scores: Phillip Island Breakers 7 d Prom Coast Pirates 0.

Soccer results August 4 Seniors: Drouin Dragons 5 d Leongatha 1. Under 19: Drouin Dragons 4 d Leongatha 3; Prom Coast 0 lt Phillip Island 7. Under 15: Drouin Dragons 0 lt Leongatha 7 (Fergus Warren 3, Lachlan O’Connor 2, Thomas Stampton and Ryan Kirkus); Wonthaggi 13 d Korumburra 0 (Mathew Lowe 7, Jon Bulbulian 2). Under 13: Drouin Dragons 7 d Leongatha 1 (Ryan Kirkus 1).

Ladders Seniors Drouin Dragons .....................46 Won United SC .......................33 Phillip Island...........................35 Leongatha ...............................21 Korumburra ..............................21 Mirboo North ...........................21

Women Phillip Island...........................46 Korumburra ...........................40 Leongatha ...............................32 Mirboo North .........................29 Drouin Dragons........................20

Under 19 Leongatha ...............................39 Phillip Island...........................42 Drouin Dragons ......................39 Korumburra ...........................30 Prom Coast SC (Foster) ...........18 Won United SC ..........................0

Under 15 Phillip Island...........................42 Mirboo North .........................36 Leongatha ...............................29 Won United SC .......................28 Drouijn Dragons.......................21 Korumburra ..............................21

Under 13 Drouin Dragons ......................43 Won United SC .......................42 Leongatha ...............................34 Phillip Island...........................26 Korumburra ..............................23 Miroo North .............................15 Prom Coast SC (Foster) .............6

• LEONGATHA CYCLING • SOCCER

Jesse Boyd salutes in A Grade SENIOR members raced for the McIndoe Cup and the Juniors raced for the Dancs Cup in Saturday’s club racing at Pound Creek. The weather was kind with just a light north east wind and ﬁne conditions. The McIndoe Cup race is a scratch race which saw eight A Grade starters tackle the two lap race whilst the B Grade riders saw six starters do the two

laps. The senior race saw attacks throughout the race with the ﬁrst lap pressure resulting in two riders losing contact with the bunch. However the remaining six – Jesse Boyd, Steve Allen, Tony Clark, Elliot Gin, Kevin Feely and Shane Stiles from the Warragul club were unable to split the bunch up so it came down to a sprint to the line. The young legs of

Jesse Boyd and Elliot Gin were quickly to the front as the line loomed and the end result saw Jesse Boyd claim the win by a wheel ahead of Elliot, Steve Allen, Kevin Feely, Tony Clark and Shane Stiles. It was just the third ride of the season for Jesse and possibly a placing in each race. It was a similar situation in the B Grade race with two starters losing contact over the hills up towards Koonwarra. The

remaining four riders swapped turns of pace and also settled in for a sprint ﬁnish. In the jockeying for position prior to the sprint, the riders earned the ire of the referee as they swung over the opposite side of the road. It was not a good example from riders who should know better. At the line it was Gary Campbell taking the win from Steve Wilson followed by Mark Bensley and Malcolm Gin.

Winners: from left, A Grade winner of the McIndoe Cup Jesse Boyd, Junior event winner of the Dancs Cup Will Lumby and B Grade winner Gary Campbell.

In the junior race there were four starters with a welcome return for Will Lumby as he has been nursing a damaged hand following a footballing injury for 10 weeks. The handicap race over 12 km saw the handicapper send Alex Bennett away at 2.30min on limit followed by Hamish Bassett on 1.00min, Matt Minogue at 30 sec and Will on scratch. By the turn, Will had managed to catch Matt and had Hamish in his sights. The run back saw the field come together around one km from the finish. Will made the move at around 250 out and managed to finish a clear winner for the trophy race. Hamish went on to claim second ahead of Alex and Matt. Friday saw the McFarlane family head to Melbourne to welcome Cadel Evans home. In a thrill for junior champ, Thomas McFarlane, he managed to get a high five from Cadel. Thomas can build on his already good results at State level and dream of a career like Cadel. Tuesday night there is a club meeting at the Wilson residence, whilst next weekend racing is at Tarwin Lower for a race out to Walkerville and return.

Last friendly for Stars SOUTH Coast Stars played their last friendly match for the year against Leongatha Knights at Outtrim Reserve on the weekend. It was a beautiful day and the South Coast Stars players showed off the new uniforms as well as the skills that they had picked up throughout the season. Next week, South Coast is holding a club training session with the much anticipated ‘Parents v Kids’ match being the main event. Presentation Day is scheduled to be held at Outtrim on Sunday, August 28.

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Trail’s 10 gets Tigers home By Rover SECOND-PLACED Mirboo North tuned up for the forthcoming qualifying ﬁnal against Boolarra, when it breezed to an 86-point victory over Morwell East in calm and sunny weather at Tigerland.

Safe hands: Mirboo North’s Drew Gardener ﬂies high to take this big grab on Saturday. Photo courtesy Peter Richardson.

Moving it quick: Mirboo North’s Damien Turner handballs safely. Photo courtesy Peter Richardson.

This Saturday’s clash at Thorpdale will be the first time the neighbouring clubs have met in a final since Boolarra narrowly won the 1955 premiership against Mirboo North. The hapless Hawks lacked belief in their structures and had no answer to champion spearhead, Tim Traill, who booted 10 wonderful goals for the mighty Tigers. In a challenging year for full-forwards, Traill is the only player to reach the coveted double figures in 90 matches of home and away footy. Traill’s bagful took his season’s tally to 66, which also landed him another Mid Gippsland goal kicking title, one ahead of Newborough’s Michael Gelagotis. Mirboo North had winners in all positions and forced the Hawks onto the back foot from the beginning of the contest. Morwell East’s pre-planned basis for attack strategy had quickly gone haywire and its defensive mechanisms were also falling down badly. The Tigers’ forcefulness and exceptional work-rate stunned the Hawks, exposing their fragility and clear lack of a responsive organisational contingency operations plan (ROCOP). Traill’s dominance in front of the big white sticks saw him rewarded on the scoreboard with seven goals by half-time. Excellent foot supply from Josh Taylor (twice), Smokin’ Joe O’Loughlin and Kris Berchtold enabled Traill to register four of Mirboo North’s five opening term majors. Another three by Traill in the second quarter came courtesy of decisive delivery work through the midfield from Damien Turner, Josh Taylor and the elusive butterfly, Brett Palmer. Morwell East had terrific triers in Rob Semmler, Eddie Lithgow, Aaron Frood and Aaron Makepeace, who did their best to keep their team in the game. However, the Hawks’ skills didn’t always match their endeavour; they weren’t getting enough quality touches to give the Tigers a touch-up. Many crucial marks were dropped, fumbles were prevalent and too often the ball was

butchered with sloppy disposals to team-mates under sustained pressure. Giant ruckman, Don Webb, continued his brilliant 2011 form for the Tigers with glorious high marking in the packs and elite palming, punching and tap-work at the stoppages. Although Mirboo North was without key playmakers, Matt Holland and Shane Peters, its other onballers were dynamic. Skipper, Simon Busuttil, covered more ground than the Leyland brothers and Palmer epitomised the legendary Red Dog, going everywhere in search of the Sherrin. Speed merchant, Turner, who was playing his 100th senior game for Mirboo North, was also dominant on his wing. Daniel Taylor enjoyed his release from the back line to boot four classy goals and his brother, Josh, played his best game for the season with a brilliant display of run and carry in the midfield. Anthony Bence’s overhead marking and clearance work were sensational across halfback, as he and Kallum and Liam Nash all combined to negate many of Morwell East’s forward thrusts. If anything slipped past that trio, Drew Gardener and Dale Banks were on hand to mop up in the last line of defence for the Tigers. After some deep soulsearching and meaningful discussion during the long break, Morwell East dug deep and matched it with the Tigers in an even third term. Traill continued on his merry way with two majors after marking superb lace-out passes from Alex Windsor and Palmer. Mirboo North dominated the final quarter with six unanswered goals, including Traill’s 10th after Josh Taylor’s centimetre-perfect roost successfully found the big Tiger on a perfectly-timed lead. Reserves Reigning back-to-back premier, Morwell East, demolished 2009 and 2010 grand final opponent, Mirboo North, by 81

points in a one-sided contest. For the first time in nearly a decade, Mirboo North failed to win enough games to make the finals. The mighty Tigers wore black armbands in memory of Bob Porter, who died during the week and whose son Robbie, is a former Mirboo North Reserves stalwart. Andrew McCarthy, Joel Graeme and Luke Palmer battled their hearts out for the Tigers, but it was all to no avail. Morwell East’s talent pool was too deep for the Tigers to prevent the highly-skilled Hawks’open-plan scoring mechanisms bearing delicious fruit. Thirds The mighty Tigers convincingly defeated the Hawks by 44 points in a solid team effort, which produced eight individual goal scorers. Mirboo North meets Trafalgar in the elimination final at Morwell East this Sunday. Fourths Mirboo North turned the tables on Morwell East following the Hawk’s seven-point win at Morwell East earlier in the season. Liam Joustra, Sam Pratt and George Mihai were standouts in the Tigers’ impressive victory, which also saw Jesse Peters and Matt Hinkley booting four and three goals respectively. Mirboo North missed a finals berth after finishing in sixth spot behind Thorpdale on percentage. Club best and fairest awards Star 201 cm ruckman, Don Webb, has won Mirboo North’s 2011 senior best and fairest award for the fifth successive year. Runner-up was dynamic defender, Daniel Taylor, with Brett Palmer, third. Despite missing many matches because of a dislocated shoulder, nippy rover, Joel Graeme, was a clear winner in the Reserves from Andrew McCarthy. Mitchell Wightman was a runaway winner in the Thirds best and fairest while Liam Nash won the Fourths award by

Mirboo North 18.11.119 d Morwell East 5.3.33

Gostling, D Furphy THIRDS

Mirboo North Best: T Traill, D Taylor, A Bence, S Busuttil, D Webb, J Brooks Goals: T Traill 10, D Taylor 4, B Stoops 2, K Berchtold, B Leach, Morwell East Best: R Semmler, E Lithgow, A Frood, A Makepeace, J Crofts, C Smogavec. Goals: L Towns, J Crofts, M Van Dyke, C Smogavec, M McCallister RESERVES

Mirboo North 12.12.84 d Morwell East 5.10.40

Morwell East 17.11.113 d Mirboo North 4.8.32 Mirboo North Best: A McCarthy, J Graeme, L Palmer, A Salinger, J Alexander, J Grande Goals: J Alexander, J Graeme, J

Mirboo North Best: J Gostling, B Joustra, B Hopcraft, M Wightman, C Irwin, W Hardisty Goals: B Groen 3, J Salinger 2, C Irwin 2, J Abbey, B Hopcraft, J Peters, J Gostling, J Dickeson FOURTHS

Mirboo North 9.11.65 d Morwell East 3.1.19 Mirboo North Best: L Joustra, S Pratt, G Mihai, L Heath, M Hinkley, J Peters Goals: J Peters 4, M Hinkley 3, L Joustra, B Richards

Goalkicker: Tim Traill, who kicked 10 goals on Saturday, doesn’t give up the ball despite pressure from his opponents. Photo courtesy Peter Richardson. Breaking the lines: Daniel Taylor streams away from his opponents. Photo courtesy Peter Richardson.

Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Trafalgar ............... 182.82 Mirboo North ........ 142.00 Boolarra ................ 130.63 Newborough ......... 102.10 Yall Yall North ....... 102.33 Hill End .................... 76.53 Yarragon .................. 95.76 Yinnar ...................... 84.68 Morwell East ............ 68.57 Thorpdale ................ 66.82

72 54 48 48 36 28 24 24 14 12

RESERVES LADDER Boolarra ................ 183.02 Hill End ................. 138.28 Morwell East......... 161.04 Yinnar ................... 104.80 Trafalgar ............... 131.90 Thorpdale .............. 105.07 Newborough .......... 100.29 Mirboo North............ 75.96 Yall Yall North ........... 42.29 Yarragon .................. 46.88

60 52 48 44 40 36 36 28 12 4

THIRDS LADDER Newborough ......... 253.14 Yarragon ............... 126.64 Yinnar ................... 157.36 Mirboo North ........ 158.39 Trafalgar ............... 139.93 Hill End .................. 104.59 Thorpdale ................ 63.79 Morwell East ............ 37.63 Yall Yall North ........... 29.24

68 56 52 50 42 40 20 16 16

FOURTHS LADDER Yarragon ............... 589.00 Newborough ......... 355.02 Boolarra ................ 288.24 Trafalgar ............... 121.21 Thorpdale ............. 135.11 Mirboo North............ 68.11 Yinnar ...................... 38.57 Morwell East ............ 20.54 Hill End .................... 28.73

72 64 56 44 36 36 24 16 12

ﬁve votes from Sam Pratt. Seniors D. Webb 118, D. Taylor 107, B. Palmer 87. Reserves J. Graeme 81, A. McCarthy 52, L. Gervasi 44. Thirds M. Wightman 120, B. Hopcraft 80, B. Joustra 70. Fourths L. Nash 99, S. Pratt 94, J. Peters 93.

Netball 15/Under MN 35 d Morwell East 14 MN best; G. O’Loughlin, A Loh. 17/ Under MN 41 d Morwell East 37 MN best: L. Robins, M. Windsor. D Grade Morwell East 45 d MN 30 MN best: K. Koene, L. Bier. C Grade Morwell East 59 d MN 23 MN best: L. Pratt, S. Holland. B Grade Morwell East 49 d MN 44 MN best: M. Foat, M. Wallace. A Grade MN 51 d Morwell East 49 MN best: J. Hilliar, H Rogers.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Newborough 12.12.84 d Yarragon 8.7.55. Trafalgar 19.14.128 d Hill End 5.9.39. Yinnar 14.8.92 d Thorpdale 10.12.72. RESERVES Newborough 9.3.57 d Yarragon 8.7.55. Trafalgar 9.6.60 d Hill End 6.15.51. Yinnar 7.7.49 d Thorpdale 5.8.38. THIRDS Yarragon 15.7.97 d Newborough 10.9.69. Hill End 11.8.74 d Trafalgar 10.5.65. Yinnar 11.16.82 d Thorpdale 2.1.13. FOURTHS Yarragon 5.3.33 d Newborough 3.5.23. Trafalgar 9.16.70 d Hill End 1.0.6. Thorpdale 7.15.57 d Yinnar 3.0.18.

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• PARROTS NETBALL

Parrots come out even A Grade: Bairnsdale 55 d Leongatha 54. Awards: Ebony Best (Leongatha Skin Therapy) and Megan Rosser (Network Video). Auction player: Kathy Reid. A disappointing end to what was a dream start. Unfortunately the second half didn’t go to plan with our girls making some errors under tough Bairnsdale pressure. 2011 is not over, we need to re-group as a team and focus on two big wins to ﬁnish the home and away part of the season. B Grade: Leongatha 64 d Bairnsdale 38. Awards: Jaclyn Smith (Nagels Pharmacy) and Tegan Kelly (Paradise Pizza). Auction player: Rachel Cameron. Well done girls, a good win. Started a bit slow but then picked up the pace. A couple out with injuries so the Under 17s stood up and performed well. Looking forward to Drouin next week. C Grade: Bairnsdale 30 d Leongatha 27. Awards: Sandi LeaskGrylls (Leongatha Skin Therapy) and Crista Davies (Paradise Pizza). Auction player: Sandi Leask-Grylls. Bad luck girls. A disappointing end which unfortunately was out of our control. You all played a great game with everyone trying their hardest for the four quarters. Heaps of turnovers and some great leading. Lots to be proud of. Let’s put it behind us

and finish with a couple great wins in the last two games. Under 17: Leongatha 72 d Bairnsdale 7. Awards: Maddison Kerr (SportsFirst) and Kate McCracken (LC Excessorise). Fantastic win against Bairnsdale with a classic display of netball against a very raw team that battled until the end. Well done girls. Under 15: Bairnsdale 40 d Leongatha 14. Awards: Abby Bolge (Network Video) and Georgia Higgins (LC Excessorise). Bad luck girls, the score didn’t depict how good a game it was. Everyone gave 100 per cent for all four quarters. Our passing still needs a bit of work but that’ll come. Good driving by Abby all game and nice shooting by Georgia. Let’s gear up to beat the Hawks next week. Under 13: Leongatha 29 d Bairnsdale 18. Awards: Codie Davidson (Network Video) and Paige Matthews (Millie Surf Wear). What a magnificent game girls. Everyone worked hard for the four quarters. A much needed win and to do it by 11 goals is just awesome. Lots of intercepts by all players finished off with some fantastic shooting. Good movement across the court. Well done girls, you should be proud of yourselves.

• POWER NETBALL

Power struggles at Maffra A Grade: Wonthaggi 37 lt Maffra 46. Unlucky girls. Things just didn’t go our way. Everyone worked hard and the mid court defence was great. Chloe and Claire worked hard all game, as did Al Young with some hard fought contest. Great running from Kayla, with strong feeding from Alice Lindsay and Carley. Emma took some great strong passes. Let’s finish the season strong. Awards: (Caledonian Bistro) Courtney Blair, (Evans Petroleum) Carley Main. B Grade: Wonthaggi 29 lt Maffra 50. With only four of our original team we set off to Maffra. A big thankyou to the girls who put their hands up to fill in for us. It was greatly appreciated. We never gave up. Playing the game with great pride saw us out score Maffra in the third quarter. Well done to everyone. Awards: (Caledonian Bistro) Sarah Blundell, (Evans Petroleum) Sarah Foon. C Grade: Wonthaggi 33 lt Maffra 36. No report. Awards: Revive, Evans Petroleum. 17 and Under: Wonthaggi 16 Lost to Maffra 61. No report. Awards: Vortex, Evans Petroleum. 15 and Under: Wonthaggi 33 drew with Maffra 33. Same result as last time we met. Great come back girls, closing the seven goal deficit. We need to be strong for four quarters and you could win by 20. You have great fighting spirit girls and the crowd got right behind you. Thankyou to the supporters who got behind the girls with such big vocals. A very exciting finish. Awards: (Sports Power) Dom Brown, (Evans Petroleum) Nikki Cengia. 13 and Under: Wonthaggi 39 defeated Maffra 12. Great game girls! All eight girls played awesome. Great shooting by our three goalies and tight defence all down the court. Fantastic rebounding by our defenders. Look forward to our road trip to Bairnsdale next week. Awards: (Evans Petroleum) Ally Cengia, (McDonalds) Jessica Tiziani, (Encouragement) Cassidy Bowman.

Alberton netball results Results - Round 20 A Grade: Inverloch 80 d DWWWW 21; MDU 46 d Stony Creek 39; Dalyston 57 d Foster 47; Phillip Island 70 d Yarram 32; Fish Creek, Toora, KorBena - bye. B Grade: Inv-Kongwak 53 d DWWWW 47; MDU 55 d Stony Creek 35; Foster 53 d Dalyston 28; Phillip Island won on forfeit Yarram 0; Fish Creek 43 d Kil-Bass 40; Toora 51 d Tarwin 33; Kor-Bena - bye. C Grade: Inv-Kongwak 49 d DWWWW 26; MDU 38 d Stony Creek 32; Foster 33 d Dalyston 25; Fish Creek 48 d Kilcunda-Bass 15; Tarwin 22 d Toora 15; Phillip Island, Kor-Bena - bye. 17 & Under: InvKongwak 53 d DWWWW 20; Stony Creek 45 d MDU 23; Dalyston 41 d Foster 33; Yarram 33 d Phillip Island 22; Fish Creek 79 d Kil-Bass 9; Tarwin 30 d Toora 18; Kor-Bena - bye. 15 & Under: DWWWW 28 d Inv-Kongwak 23; Stony Creek 44 d MDU 29; Foster 33 d Dalyston 18; Phillip Island 32 d Yar-

ram 16; Fish Creek 33 d Kilcunda-Bass 11; Toora 28 d Tarwin 7; Kor-Bena - bye. 13 & Under: InvKongwak 47 d DWWWW 15; MDU 52 d Stony Creek 7; Dalyston 36 d Foster 5; Yarram 25 d Phillip Island 23; Fish Creek 47 d KilBass 6; Toora 30 d Tarwin 22; Kor-Bena - bye.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena .....................235.0 Dalyston .......................206.3 Foster............................199.4 MDU .............................127.8 Stony Creek .................127.2 Fish Creek ....................102.9 Inv-Kongwak ................ 114.9 Phillip Island ...................94.7 Yarram .............................73.5 Toora ...............................51.4 DWWWW.......................31.6 B Grade Foster............................248.7 Dalyston .......................169.9 Kor-Bena ......................161.2 Inv-K’wak ....................142.8 MDU .............................123.4 Phillip Island................ 115.0 DWWWW.....................109.3 Fish Creek .......................94.0 Toora ...............................86.7 Stony Creek.....................97.0 Tarwin .............................44.9 Kil-Bass...........................56.6 Yarram .............................21.0 C Grade Foster............................271.3 Kor-Bena ......................162.6 MDU .............................141.7 Dalyston .......................165.0 Stony Creek .................141.6

80 68 68 60 56 52 46 46 32 28 16 80 68 64 56 56 48 42 40 36 34 24 16 8 80 68 68 64 56

Fish Creek ....................134.5 Inv-Kongwak ................130.7 Phillip Island ...................95.3 Tarwin .............................68.5 Toora ...............................52.8 DWWWW.......................47.2 Kil-Bass...........................37.4 17 & Under Yarram .........................265.8 Kor-Bena ......................375.8 Fish Creek ....................300.3 Phillip Island................134.6 Dalyston .......................140.7 Inv-Kongwak ...............120.5 Stony Creek...................101.8 MDU ...............................80.0 Foster...............................76.9 Tarwin .............................56.0 DWWWW.......................37.0 Toora ...............................38.0 Kil-Bass...........................19.3 15 & Under Stony Creek .................180.6 Fish Creek ....................192.6 DWWWW....................144.2 Kor-Bena ......................129.0 Foster............................ 112.9 Inv-Kongwak ...............134.0 Toora .............................102.9 Dalyston ..........................97.0 MDU ...............................83.1 Phillip Island ...................93.0 Yarram .............................65.4 Tarwin .............................53.0 Kil-Bass...........................30.7 13 & Under Yarram .........................251.1 Kor-Bena ......................356.2 Dalyston .......................336.0 Phillip Island................278.0 Fish Creek ....................228.6 Foster............................145.6 Inv-Kongwak ................175.3 MDU .............................127.4 Toora ...............................44.8 Tarwin .............................38.2 Kil-Bass...........................29.2 Stony Creek.....................19.8 DWWWW.......................16.7

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Steal: Hannah Thorson attempts to thwart Stewart McKenzie’s pass. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @www.fourcornersframing.biz

76 70 70 64 58 52 46 36 30 24 22 12 12

Leongatha & District netball SaturdayAugust 6 11/Under: Mirboo North Gold 18 d St Laurence Gold 11; South Gippsland 10 drew Mirboo North Purple 10; Town Black 10 d Mt Eccles White 5; Town Green 26 d Mt Eccles Navy 2; Town Tangerine 12 d Mt Eccles Pink 7; St Laurence Blue 12 d Mt Eccles Aqua 5. 13/Under: Town Black 18 d South Gippslsand 5; Mt Eccles Pink 25 d Mt Eccles Aqua 24; Mirboo North 29 d Mt Eccles Purple 19; Town Green 23 d Town Tangerine 14; St Laurence Gold 21 d St Laurence Burgundy 10. 15/Under: Mt Eccles 51 d Mirboo North 2;

South Gippsland 46 d Town Black 16; Town Green 37 d Town Tangerine 5. 17/Under / C Grade: Town 52 d South Gippsland 33; Mirboo North 78 d St Laurence 26. B Grade: Mt Eccles Aqua 54 d Town Tangerine 44; Mt Eccles Pink 31 d Mt Eccles White 21; Mt Eccles Navy 54 d St Laurence 39. A Grade: St Laurence 50 d Mt Eccles Aqua 26; Town 55 d Mt Eccles White 47.

Ladders 13/Under Town Green................157.48 St Laurence Burg ......168.49 Town Black ................145.45 St Laurence Gold ......131.46 Mt Eccles Pink ........... 116.85

23 20 17 15 14

Mt Eccles Aqua .............94.76 9 Mt Eccles Purple ..........81.03 9 Mirboo North ................46.09 6 Town Tangerine.............77.54 5 South Gippsland ............54.70 2 15/Under South Gippsland ........277.07 22 Town Green................234.97 20 Mt Eccles ...................144.57 16 Town Black ..................70.67 10 Town Tangerine.............45.98 4 Mirboo North ................26.85 0 17/Under / C Grade Town ...........................210.82 22 South Gippsland ........143.35 14 Mirboo North ..............90.20 12 St Laurence ....................33.22 0 B Grade Town Black ................143.17 22 Mt Eccles Navy ..........142.40 20 Mt Eccles Aqua..........141.43 20 Mt Eccles White ..........82.38 10 Town Tangerine............. 81.11 10 Mt Eccles Pink ................59.15 8 St Laurence .....................71.17 6 A Grade St Laurence ................133.72 18 Town ...........................125.89 18 Mt Eccles Aqua............94.19 10 Mt Eccles White ..........61.50 2

Gippsland netball results Round 16 A Grade: Traralgon 76 d Warragul 23; Maffra 46 d Wonthaggi 37; Drouin 78 d Sale 20; Leongatha 54 lt Bairnsdale 55; Moe 25 lt Morwell 61. B Grade: Traralgon 77 d Warragul 17; Maffra 50 d Wonthaggi 29; Drouin 60 d Sale 50; Leongatha 64 d Bairnsdale 38; Moe 21 lt Morwell 65. C Grade: Traralgon 53 d Warragul 9; Maffra 36 d Wonthaggi 33; Drouin 47 d Sale 30; Leongatha 27 lt Bairnsdale 30; Moe 16 lt Morwell 32. 17 & Under: Traralgon 50 d Warrragul 8; Mafra 61 d Wonthaggi 16; Drouin 27 lt Sale 47; Leongatha 72 d Bairnsdale 7; Moe 24 lt Morwell 36. 15 & Under: Traralgon 46 d Warragul 14; Maffra 33 drew Wonthaggi 33; Drouin 19 lt Sale 44; Leongatha 14 lt Bairnsdale 40; Moe 21 lt Morwell 26.

13 & Under: Traralgon 45 d Warragul 12; Maffra 12 lt Wonthaggi 39; Drouin 18 lt Sale 24; Leongatha 29 d Bairnsdale 18; Moe 17 d Morwell 9.

Ladders A Grade Traralgon ....................147.9 52 Bairnsdale ....................141.7 44 Drouin ..........................134.5 44 Morwell ........................129.7 44 Maffra ..........................123.5 40 Wonthaggi ..................... 119.0 40 Leongatha......................129.9 36 Sale....................................53.2 8 Moe ...................................52.2 8 Warragul ............................46.6 4 B Grade Traralgon ....................199.8 60 Morwell ........................154.5 60 Leongatha ....................144.7 50 Drouin ..........................135.7 40 Sale .............................. 119.3 36 Maffra..............................97.9 30 Bairnsdale .....................105.9 28 Wonthaggi .......................60.6 12 Moe .................................39.7 4 Warragul ..........................38.6 4 C Grade Traralgon .....................213.8 64 Morwell ........................166.8 52 Bairnsdale .................... 114.2 42 Wonthaggi ....................129.5 40 Drouin ..........................101.3 40 Maffra............................ 118.0 38 Leongatha........................89.6 24

Sale..................................68.1 Warragul ..........................57.0 Moe .................................37.2 17 & Under Maffra ..........................291.2 Sale ...............................185.0 Traralgon .....................195.7 Leongatha ....................177.7 Wonthaggi ......................83.2 Drouin .............................74.4 Morwell ...........................83.7 Bairnsdale .......................42.7 Moe .................................52.8 Warragul ..........................26.5 15 & Under Traralgon .....................309.6 Sale ...............................338.2 Bairnsdale ....................232.5 Wonthaggi .................... 118.2 Maffra .......................... 112.2 Drouin .............................85.9 Leongatha........................81.1 Morwell ...........................37.4 Warragul ..........................26.7 Moe .................................31.7 13 & Under Traralgon ..................... 239.4 Sale ............................... 339.2 Wonthaggi .................... 180.5 Leongatha .................... 106.9 Drouin .......................... 113.4 Bairnsdale ..................... 87.22 Maffra.............................. 66.0 Moe ................................. 51.9 Warragul .......................... 36.8 Morwell ........................... 29.9

12 8 0 60 56 52 44 28 28 26 14 8 4 64 60 44 40 38 26 24 12 8 4 60 56 56 36 34 30 20 16 8 4

Clash: these two girls were battling hard for the ball in this contest.

LDNA umpires Saturday August 20

11am: Julie Grant, Maria Evison, Phil Smith, Anna Patterson, Anita Gourlay, Stephanie Wylie, Jessie Bickham, Rebecca Wylie, Narelle Hanily, Chelsea Deenan, Sarah Marshall, Jamie Gourlay, Chelsea Kenny, Tanya Derrick, Mariah Grant. 12 noon: Janice Hill, Julie Grant, Kim Lawrence, Janice Sing, Hannah Engel, Kellie Walker, Amy Egan, Brittany, Tennyenhuis, Karen Clarke, Holly Hurst, Amy Smith, Erin Baudinette, Lori McKenzie, Belinda Dyke, Kate Norton, Jenny Goss. 1pm: Kate Gourlay, Kim Lawrence, Kerri Bentvelzen, Janice Sing, Janice Hill, Angelique Dunlevie. 2.15pm: Phil Smith, Barb Challis, Gabrielle Patterson, Anita Gourlay, Danielle Jones, Robyn Kenny, Anna Patterson, Emalie Gordon.

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• ALBERTON FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Final winners hard to pick IN one of the most open finals series in years, it will be hard to pick who will come out on top in the opening elimination finals this weekend. On Saturday at Yarram, Fish Creek tackles MDU. Both these teams are in good form at the moment. Having won games against Tarwin and Yarram in recent weeks, Fish Creek stepped out and came within a whisker of beating top side KilcundaBass on Saturday. Likewise MDU has enjoyed a great build-up to the final having shocked

second placed Foster in the second last round before beating another ﬁnals aspirant on Saturday at Stony Creek. This match could go either way but we’ll give it to United by 10 points on current form. The unluckiest team in the competition must be Phillip Island, who have to “ship” Fourths, Thirds and Seconds teams to Yarram on the Saturday and then have to host the other ﬁnal on Sunday. It’s going to be an early start for the Fourths with an 8am kick-off. Phillip Island isn’t complaining though, that’s the luck of the draw they

say, and they’re delighted with so many teams in ﬁnals! On Sunday at Phillip Island, Stony Creek takes on Korumburra-Bena. Both these sides have had different lead-ups, the Bulldogs coming off a bye while Stony Creek are not out of the picture, taking the game right up to MDU on Saturday. These sides have had some great victories over the season but also some disappointments. It may come down to ﬁtness versus experience but, again, it’s too close to call. Stony Creek have the wood on Korumburra-Bena, the Maroons by two points in

a thriller. Foster and KilcundaBass have the beneﬁt of a week’s rest before they tackle each other in what should be a great contest in the second semi-ﬁnal. The Tigers go into the match with a slight edge, having defeated the Panthers by four goals just a few weeks ago.

Selections Saturday, August 20 at Yarram Fish Creek v MDU Sunday, August 21 at Phillip Island Korumburra Bena v Stony Creek

Heading for home: a Phillip Island player streams forward in their win over Yarram on Saturday.

Island gets home Foster holds off Dalyston in final game

Spoil: Michael Comben tries to take this grab as a Dalyston defender makes sure he doesn’t.

FOR betting experts, Dalyston’s odds to make the finals had plunged at half time of their game when they led Foster by 16 points and news filtered through that MDU were behind. But Foster refused to go into the finals on a losing note two years in a row. The Magpies burst out of the blocks, applying pressure to the Foster runners and making life hard for the Tigers’ usual fluent game. They kicked six goals to three in the first term, and looked the goods heading into the second. Foster edged their way back into the match, and outscored the Magpies in the next stanza, but still they trailed at the main change. The Tigers’ ball winners were doing especially well, with Everington starting to work his way into the game. They came out and fired in the third term, again adding five goals but this time keeping the Magpies to just three. At three quarter time Dalyston held the lead by one point, and the game was well and truly on. But Foster was too strong, and stormed home, kicking eight final term goals. Tom Bartholomew was the star of the show, with nine goals. The Tigers will now have the week off, while Dalyston will be on the sidelines until next season.

PHILLIP Island and Yarram played out a match that didn’t matter on Saturday. But as far as the weekend’s games went, this was one of the most entertaining. Both sides battled the game out until the final siren, with the home side eventually getting up by 10 points. The Bulldogs started the better of the two teams, kicking five goals to four in the first term and then five more to two to grab a 27 point lead at the major break. What looked like a potential blowout quickly lessened, with Yarram slamming home six goals in the third term to bring

Phillip Island 18.10.118 d Yarram 16.12.108 Phillip Island Goals: S. Murdoch 4, B. Lawrence 3, S. Riordan 3, D. Johnston 2, C. Terlich 2, J. Robinson 1, B. VanBrummelen 1, Z. Wagner 1, D. Larsson 1. Yarram Goals: J. Swift 5, J. Swift 3, C. Sutherland 2, J. Moore 2, B. Lynch 1, L. Borne 1, K. Sutherland 1. Phillip Island Best: R. McKenzie, S. Riordan, Z. Wagner, J. Rocotas, S. Murdoch, T. Oke. Yarram Best: C. Bruns, L. Borne, J. Reid, D. Clavarino, T. Davis, L. Jenkins. RESERVES

Phillip Island 32.14.206 d Yarram 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: K. Taylor (PI) 11.

Foster 21.9.135 d Dalyston 17.12.114 Foster Goals: T. Bartholomew 9, D. Waser 3, S. Everington 3, T. Howe 3, J. Best 2, S. Condon 1. Dalyston Goals: A. Russell 3, A. Donohue 3, P. McKenna 2, P. Dunlop 2, C. Graham 2, M. Rosendale 2, R. Jennings 1, M. Howell 1, D. Wylie 1. Foster Best: S. Everington, T. Bartholomew, S. Condon, M. Andrews, C. VanDyke, S. Hawking. Dalyston Best: P. McKenna, J. Sibly, C. Graham, A. Donohue, N. Burchell, A. Russell. RESERVES

Dalyston 23.16.154 d Foster 3.1.19 Leading Goalkicker: L. Wilkinson (Dal) 8. Dalyston Best: A. Wallis, S. Cicala, C. Bowman, L. Wilkinson, J. McRae, S. Johnstone. Foster Best: D. Smith, E. Davies,

M. Lothian, J. Dows, M. Comben, R. Johnston. THIRDS

Dalyston 8.10.58 d Foster 3.5.23 Leading Goalkicker: S. Kuyper (Dal) 4. Dalyston Best: S. Kuyper, J. Coldebella, J. Alexander, J. RayAngarane, K. Thomas, L. McRae. Foster Best: S. Chaseling, D. Vandyke, S. Dobson, B. Turner, D. Hateley, L. Stone-Schack. FOURTHS

Dalyston 11.5.71 d Foster 3.2.20 Leading Goalkicker: J. Thomas (Dal) 4. Dalyston Best: K. Kirk, J. Thomas, L. McLean, D. McRae, P. Bain, M. Ware. Foster Best: A. Turner, G. Rerden, M. Brickle, S. Allott, L. Coffey, M. Green.

Long on the left: a Dalyston midﬁelder sends the ball long.

themselves within 12 points. Josh and Jarryd Swift were the best Yarram forwards, kicking five and three goals respectively. The Dogs were looking tired heading into the last, but the importance of the result was not lost on them as they continued fighting. Yarram caught right up before the Island kicked clear again, only to see the Demons back with them not long after. In the final minutes the Island ran clear and they finished the match, and their season on a strong note. Both teams will now reassess and look to next season.

Phillip Island Best: K. Taylor, A. O’Gorman, D. Garton, T. Winder, M. Guy, A. Hornsby. Yarram Best: A. Bland, M. O’Connor, B. McMahon, B. Waugh, D. Borgia, M. Smallwood. THIRDS

Phillip Island 24.17.161 d Yarram 1.1.7 Leading Goalkicker: M. Wright (PI) 7. Phillip Island Best: A. Redmond, S. Taylor, D. Holland, J. Cleeland, M. Wright, E. Richards. Yarram Best: L. Le Blanc, A. Holt, B. Davis, K. Shrubb, P. Shrubb, J. Moore. FOURTHS Phillip Island won by forfeit.

Allies set records THE Allies have made Alberton history in a way they wouldn’t really appreciate after their loss to Inverloch-Kongwak on Saturday. The Allies now hold the record for the most consecutive wooden spoons in the league since its beginnings. The Sea-Eagles took their last win for the season in style in a conﬁdent 60-point victory. It looked to be a competitive game at the ﬁrst break, with the Allies trailing by just 10 points after having the same number of scoring shots.

Inverloch-Kongwak took over the game from there, getting four goals ahead and looking confident at half time. The Allies tried to hold on in the third but the Sea-Eagles were just too good, drawing their lead out to 50. Inverloch-Kongwak got to finish the season with a solid win as they led by 10 goals at the final siren. Both teams missed out on a spot in the Alberton finals but will be gathering up and re-grouping in the off season. The Allies will aim to not make it five straight on the bottom in 2012.

Inverloch-Kongwak 14.9.93 d DWWWW 4.9.33

Inverloch-Kongwak 15.12.102 d DWWWW 3.4.22

Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: C. Chapman 6, D. Clark 3, T. Krause 2, B. Hayes 1, C. McCaughan 1, N. Cant 1. DWWWW Goals: D. Becker 1, M. O’Sullivan 1, G. Riley 1, D. Vardy 1. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: D. Clark, C. Chapman, B. Hayes, A. Powell, B. Withers, J. Clottu. DWWWW Best: W. Colbert, M. O’Sullivan, G. Riley, L. Ferguson, S. Becker, J. Zagami. RESERVES

Leading Goalkicker: K. Rotthier (IK) 6. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: T. Whelan, C. Spencer, S. Brandon, B. Dummett, N. De-Santis, K. Rotthier. DWWWW Best: M. Poland, S. Thomas, M. Marshall, T. Hunter, O. Henderson, J. Poland. THIRDS

DWWWW 21.16.142 d Inverloch-Kongwak 3.3.21 Leading Goalkicker: A. Parry (DWWWW) 6.

DWWWW Best: not submitted. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: L. Johnson, J. McCarthy, N. Cairns, A. Brayley, E. Storti, T. Taylor. FOURTHS

Inverloch-Kongwak 12.17.89 d DWWWW 2.0.12 Leading Goalkicker: C. Casey (IK) 4. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: M. Burton, J. Burton. DWWWW Best: S. Hunter, B. Mobbs, D. Skarratt, B. Weston, S. Vening, Z. Lawler.

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MDU wins rivalry match A LARGE crowd attended the Meeniyan Rec reserve for the crucial final round game between neighbours and prospective finals contenders, MDU and Stony Creek. Once again, the ground was picture-perfect with a lush grass cover. The visitors had already secured an elimination final berth; MDU required a win to be certain of extending their season. The Demons jumped out of the blocks with two quick goals to Scott Clark. The second was from a decisive mark, honouring a nicely constructed entry from Matt Trotman onto Adkins to Clark. The Maroons soon warmed to their task, posting the next five goals and looking to take charge. Matt Linke gave first use to his midfielders. Their smart ball movement caught out the MDU backs, who did not get the help they needed from their onballers. Cam Stone was prominent and marked unopposed in the hot spot for Stony’s first. Running out of the cen-

tre, he later booted their last of the quarter. Adam Myhal was another who pushed forward and was rewarded after a strong pack mark with a goal. MDU needed to win more contested ball to work their way back into the game. Cal Hutcheson took on the game with a scintillating run, dodging several opponents through the centre square and capping off with a pass to full forward Aden Harris for a major. The tide turned, with the Demons mostly into attack. The Lions backline held firm with Jacob Byrnes and Linke grabbing some saving marks. Roy Taylor was matching Linke in the ruck and MDU were beginning to link up confidently. Honours were even for the stanza, with Stony three goals up at the break. News filtered through that Dalyston held a good lead over Foster at the half; the red and blue throng were very nervous. A loss would mean mothballs. The third began with another goal to Cam Stone, capitalising on a kick out error following a behind. A second such error saw Kyle Van Der Pluym kick an easy one.

Chris Langley slipped away from his defender to notch another. MDU were getting on top around the ground however and the lapses were not indicative of the high standard of defensive play. Aden Harris kicked a couple followed by an inspiring 50 metre goal to Clint Johnson. Johnson set the standard for his team, taking a towering mark soon after. Stony Creek led by three goals at the last break. The Demon faithful were even more nervous as injuries left zero reserves on the bench. The Dees had their backs to the wall, fighting for their first finals appearance in seven years. Who would stand up? Early goals to Clark and Hutcheson pegged the lead back to six points. With Taylor on top, the midfield took over with Damien Adkins and Tremaine Tohiariki showing out. MDU attacked relentlessly but were denied by Jarrod Byrnes, marking cleanly and hitting the contests hard. The Tohiariki brothers had both been four quarter performers and they lifted

SENIORS LADDER W L D

Kil-Bss ........16 2 Foster .........14 4 Kor-Bena .....13 5 Fish Creek....12 6 MDU...........12 6 Stony Creek....12 6 Dalyston .........10 8 Inv-Kongwak ..10 8 Yarram ...........7 11 Phillip Island ..5 13 Tarwin ............5 13 Toora ..............1 17 DWWW ..........0 18

Ball: Stony Creek’s Rory Hillis is caught by MDU gun Cruz Tohiariki. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz their work rate further. Cruze kicked a mighty goal 15 minutes in to secure the lead, followed by another. Ben Maxwell was another player who lifted a level and he slotted his second. A great contest ended with a worthy winner. Long suffering MDU supporters cheered a performance full of heart and merit. Stony Creek had played good football and never surrendered. Both teams should approach their finals fixtures with confidence.

M.D.U. 14.10.94 d Stony Creek 12.10.82 M.D.U. Goals: S. Clark 3, A. Harris 3, C. Hutcheson 2, C. Johnston 2, B. Maxwell 2, C. Tohiariki 2. Stony Creek Goals: C. Stone 3, B. Bowman 2, K. Van Der Pluym 2, B. Langley 2, C. Langley 1, L. Horsbourgh 1, A. Myhal 1. M.D.U. Best: T. Tohiariki, C. Tohiariki, B. Maxwell, C. Salmon, C. Hutcheson, P. De Koeyer. Stony Creek Best: C. Stone, J. Byrnes, J. Shields, K. Van Der Pluym, R. McKnight, B. Bowman. RESERVES

Stony Creek 10.8.68 d M.D.U. 7.8.50 Leading Goalkickers: b. Koetsveld (SC) 3, A. Kuhne (MDU) 3. Stony Creek Best: L. Byrnes, S. Browne, B. McKnight, A. Verboon, b. koetsveld, K. Hoekstra. M.D.U. Best: T. Jans, M. Hosking,

A. Kuhne, S. Cantwell, B. Densley, C. Wise. THIRDS

M.D.U. 11.8.74 d Stony Creek 2.5.17 Leading Goalkicker: A. Trotto (MDU) 4. M.D.U. Best: M. Harris, N. Moore, A. Trotto, M. Winderlich, J. Winderlich, N. Pye. Stony Creek Best: J. Monaghan, D. Potter, J. Bright, J. Densley, J. Stuart, B. Savage. FOURTHS

M.D.U. 4.8.32 d Stony Creek 2.4.16 Leading Goalkickers: All singles. M.D.U. Best: D. Campbell, M. Olden, W. Stewart, J. Graham, M. Dudley, M. Trotto. Stony Creek Best: T. Stone, D. Enter, L. Harrington, J. Riseley, D. Tuckett, Z. Fiddelaers.

Fishy challenge but Killy holds on FISH Creek came agonisingly close to producing the comeback of the Alberton Football League season this year when they took on Kilcunda-Bass. Facing a 44 point deﬁcit at the last break, the game looked lost. But with a spot in the

top three on offer, the Kangaroos battled hard in the last quarter but were unable to pull off the miracle. Kilcunda-Bass finally got off to a flying start after a few subdued weeks, kicking seven goals to one in the first. They blew the young team out of the water, and made it look as if it was going to be a long day for the Fish Creek faithful.

With the good work from Ryan Fitzgerald and Damien Holmes in the middle getting the ball down quickly to Jason Wells and Luke James, the Bass boys were up and about. But the second term was an even contest with both teams kicking two goals apiece and Bass went to the main break six goals up.

Big lead: this Kilcunda-Bass player takes a strong mark in front of his Fishy opponent.

Kilcunda Bass 15.11.101 d Fish Creek 13.10.88 Kilcunda Bass Goals: L. James 3, J. Wells 3, P. Lange 2, R. Fitzgerald 2, B. Vague 1, D. Holmes 1, J. Attenborough 1, T. Smith 1, J. Attenborough 1. Fish Creek Goals: B. Edwards 2, A. Hickey 2, M. Standfield 2, T. Price 2, R. Smith 1, J. Rouda 1, M. Livingstone 1, B. Anderson 1, M. Watkins 1. Kilcunda Bass Best: R. Fitzgerald, D. Holmes, J. Wells, J. Attenborough, J. Attenborough, L. James. Fish Creek Best: S. Blencowe, J. Rouda, D. Jago, L. Park, A. Hickey, T. Price. RESERVES

Fish Creek 16.13.109 d Kilcunda Bass 4.6.30 Leading Goalkicker: D. Jenkins (FC) 9. Fish Creek Best: K. Staff, D. Jenkins, J. Kirtland, M. Danckert, K. Hams, M. Van Boven.

Kilcunda Bass Best: S. Oates, S. Crawford, J. Smith, S. Cunningham, J. Turner, S. Fairthorne. THIRDS

Kilcunda Bass 14.13.97 d Fish Creek 3.2.20 Leading Goalkicker: J. Goewie (KB) 5. Kilcunda Bass Best: J. O’Shea-Playne, J. Newsome, T. Keating, D. Chapman, L. Andersen, J. Andersen. Fish Creek Best: K. Young, S. Buckland, H. Buckland, J. McGannon, J. McDonald-Eckersall, R. Dent. FOURTHS

Fish Creek 11.7.73 d Kilcunda Bass 2.0.12 Leading Goalkicker: J. Buckland (FC) 7. Fish Creek Best: A. Vuillermin, K. Byers, J. Buckland, E. Park, B. Stefani, J. Flanders. Kilcunda Bass Best: D. Stacey-Van Steensel, T. Thatcher, S. Casey, J. Jordan-Lelliott, R. Taylor.

Fish Creek coach Marshall Livingstone urged his players to ﬁght back and make a contest out of the game. They did and they came out breathing ﬁre, but still the Panthers were too slick

and were able to continue their good work. Bass knew that Fish Creek would not lie down and held them in the third term with the Attenborough brothers busy all over the ground and Bass

went into the last seven goals up. It was the last quarter when Fishy hit back, kicking ﬁve unanswered goals but Killy-Bass had a big enough lead and held on to win by 13 points.

Tarwin wins dead rubber IN ONE of the matches not affecting the ﬁnals positions, Toora hosted Tarwin in front of a good crowd on a clear, calm day with the Toora oval in its usual good condition. Tarwin were without Cann and Williamson, whereas Toora regained many of their injured players so a good contest was expected. Tarwin was ﬁrst off the blocks with early attacks when a silly 50 metre penalty saw Craig Whitbourne goal from the square. Toora again did themselves no favours when Cartledge was red carded off midway through the quarter after a crude tackle, but a free to Toora’s Roberts soon after saw them on the board. A bit of spite was creeping into the game and the umpires had their hands full for a while, a goal off the ground to Tarwin and two more late in the quarter saw the scores at quarter time Tarwin 4.6 to Toora 1.2. Tarwin were just that

much better side than Toora who as usual gave their all, but were unable to convert when forward of centre and found their defence under continual pressure, Grant and Dyson playing their usual solid games down back. Tarwin were well served by Chalmers, Cameron and Lomax and they were just on top of Toora all day. With three goals to one in the second quarter, three each in the third and seven

Tarwin 17.13.115 d Toora & District 9.5.59 Tarwin Goals: C. Whitbourne 3, M. Chalmers 2, D. Lawton 2, J. Chalmers 2, T. Lomax 2, E. Charles 1, J. Stewart 1, N. Browne 1, R. Houston 1, T. Cameron 1, N. McRae 1. Toora & District Goals: M. Roberts 2, S. Brett 2, M. Brown 2, A. Green 1, B. Corrie 1, P. Hollier 1. Tarwin Best: J. Chalmers, T. Cameron, T. Lomax, J. Stewart, B. Launder, M. Chalmers. Toora & District Best: L. Dyson, P. Grant, A. Green, M. Roberts, J. Maurilli-Pullin, D. Brett. RESERVES

Tarwin 13.18.96 d Toora & District 2.6.18 Leading Goalkickers: G. Brennan 2, P. Western 2, V. Van Dillen 2, J. Van Dillen 2 (All Tar), L. Grylls (Too) 2. Tarwin Best: J. Van Dillen, J. Gray, W. Lomax, V. Van Dillen, M. Cooke,

to four in the last to run out winners 17.13 to 9.5, both sides’ best score for some time. For most of the day it was a dour struggle, with many packs and congested play, the play opening up occasionally with some good marking and team play. Mothballs for both sides for 2011, no doubt both will be recruiting well for 2012 to try to improve on this year.

J. Holloway. Toora & District Best: N. Peake, B. McGrath, M. Daley, S. Kohlman, M. Stone, J. Grant. THIRDS

Tarwin 13.13.91 d Toora & District 7.10.52 Leading Goalkicker: N. Browne (Tar) 6. Tarwin Best: N. Browne, J. Wilkinson, L. Thwaites, J. McRae, S. Clark, O. Cumming. Toora & District Best: J. Toner, B. Corrie, C. Hanratty, M. Edwards, L. Whittle, M. Harris. FOURTHS

Tarwin 6.4.40 d Toora & District 4.4.28 Leading Goalkickers: J. Moore (Tar) 2, B. East (Too) 2. Tarwin Best: C. Brown, B. Halstend, M. Chalmers, J. Bell, J. Van der Kolk, A. Turner. Toora & District Best: V. Ditta, S. Fischer, J. Clifton, C. James, S. Bishop, S. Argento.

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

167.24 161.48 170.17 175.20 141.39 137.52 149.06 124.14 97.32 91.89 70.90 24.91 21.05

Pts

64 56 52 48 48 48 40 40 28 20 20 4 0

GOALKICKERS L. James (Kil-Bass) .......... (3) 110 T. Bartholomew (Foster)... (9) 92 J. Best (Foster) ................ (2) 73 C. Maskell (Kor-Bena) ...... (0) 70 J. Swift (Yarram) .............. (5) 56 B. Anderson (Fish Creek) . (1) 51 C. Graham (Dalyston) ...... (2) 49 J. Wells (Kil-Bass)............ (3) 46 T. Krause (Inv-K’wak) ....... (2) 46 M. Standfield (Fish Crk) ... (2) 44 A. Harris (MDU) ................. (3) 44

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Kor-Benma ...18 0 Fish Creek....16 2 Dalyston ......15 3 Phililp Island 12 5 Kil-Bass ......12 6 Tarwin ........10 8 Foster ..............8 10 Inv-K’wak ........7 11 Stony Creek.....7 11 MDU................7 11 Yarram ............2 16 DWWWW ........1 16 Toora ...............1 17

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

Pts

482.67 350.98 291.98 145.86 148.81 115.30 93.47 115.41 84.71 81.80 22.21 28.42 19.79

72 64 60 52 48 40 32 28 28 28 8 4 4

GOALKICKERS L. Wilkinson (Dalyston) . (8) R. Quaife (Kor-Bena) .... (0) K. Taylor (PI) ............... (11) B. Redpath (Fish Crk) ... (2) J. Jackson (Inv-K’wak) .. (4) J. Wallis (Kor-Bena) ...... (0) D. Jenkins (Fish Crk) .... (9) D. Smith (Foster) ........... (0) S. McRae (Tarwin) ........ (0) J. Law (Fish Creek) ....... (0)

91 59 51 48 43 42 37 29 27 24

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Pts

400.86 347.49 398.61 287.75 190.57 166.24 123.57 59.98 41.83 34.21 31.68 29.65 26.16

68 68 60 48 48 48 40 28 20 16 8 8 8

GOALKICKERS M. Green (Foster) ............... (0) J. Goewie (Kil-Bass) ........... (5) J. Meade (Kor-Bena) .......... (0) D. Vardy (DWWWW).......... (5) P. Pattison (Kor-Bena) ........ (0) K. Salama (Kil-Bass) .......... (3) M. Edwards (Kor-Bena) ...... (0) M. Howell (Dalyston) ......... (0) A. Schreck (Dalyston) ........ (1) L. Wall (Dalyston) .............. (1)

61 55 51 45 44 39 31 29 28 26

Kor-Bena .....16 1 Kil-Bass ......17 1 Dalyston ......15 3 Phillip Island 12 6 MDU...........12 6 Foster .........12 6 DWWW ..........10 8 Fish Creek ......7 11 Stony Creek.....4 13 Toora ...............4 12 Tarwin .............2 16 Yarram ............2 16 Inv-Kongwak ...2 16

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

UNDER 15 LADDER W L D

Pts

808.73 117.45 678.79 250.78 151.95 158.69 131.52 65.37 21.09 25.82 21.13 16.62 10.39

72 68 64 56 48 44 32 32 16 12 12 12 0

GOALKICKERS J. Buckland (Fish Crk) ....... (7) E. Staley (Foster)................ (2) J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena) ........ (0) N. Arney (Kil-Bass) ............ (0) B. Dorling (Kor-Bena)......... (0) B. Johnston (PI)................. (0) H. Wright (Dalyston) .......... (2) O. Bates (Dalyston) ............ (2) G. Staley (Fish Creek)......... (2) M. Manteit (PI)................... (0)

79 65 62 46 41 38 37 37 37 34

Kor-Bena ... 18 0 0 Fish Creek....15 1 0 Dalyston .... 15 2 0 PI ............ 12 4 0 Foster ....... 12 6 0 Kil-Bass ......9 7 0 Inv-K’wak .....7 10 0 Stony Creek..7 10 0 DWWWW .....3 14 0 Tarwin ..........3 15 0 MDU.............2 15 0 Toora ...........3 15 0 Yarram ...........0 7 0

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Parrots keep steaming home LEONGATHA has taken another step towards ensuring it will play ﬁnals football this year, with a massive 107-point thumping of Bairnsdale.

The game was billed (as many of them have this year) as a must-win for the Parrots and the players responded aptly, dictating terms from start to finish, with poor accuracy on goal the only blight in an otherwise flawless performance. Perhaps the most encouraging sign was the sight of 11 individual goal kickers on the score sheet, or the fact that four of the Parrots’ best players were under 23 years of age. The first quarter was mostly one way, with Bairnsdale only gaining a handful of inside 50s, while Leongatha were inside theirs nearly three times as often. But the goal kicking was a problem, with kicks being sprayed either side of the big sticks too often. At the first change a dominant first term only created an 11 point lead, but the signs were positive. The second was much more exciting for the local fans, as the Par-

rots midfield brigade took over. The defensive pressure increased and Bairnsdale were unable to find a way through the middle of the ground, preferring instead to take the ball around the boundary. This proved a winner for Leongatha, who were able to see the ball over the boundary line and create a 50-50 stoppage situation, which they won more often than not. Dylan Westaway was adjudged best afield for his efforts and it was no surprise, with the youngster proving a handful for his opponents. Westaway saw plenty of the ball, and rarely turned it over as he gave the forwards some perfect entries. It led to a seven goal quarter, and despite again proving inaccurate, the Parrots stormed into half time 43 points clear. The home side refused to let the Redlegs back into the game in the second half, coming out with another seven goal term. As Bairnsdale began to struggle they attempted to clog their back half but the Parrots found ways through, with their big forwards becoming increasingly important.

Chris Verboon played a brilliant game, as did young protégé Matt Willcocks, both of whom kicked three goals. Also in the triple club were forwards John Kilsby and Zac ‘Showbags’ Grifﬁths, who has returned from injury. With three quarters behind them, and a scoreboard that alerted the fans to a 70 point lead, Leongatha could have been forgiven for cruising to a similar-sized victory. But the defence refused to give up, chasing tackling and scrapping until the ball had left their area. The group leaked just six goals for the day, which included a goalless last quarter. Beau Vernon, whose name will no doubt be read on league vote count day, was at his best patrolling the middle of the ground, and even sliding forward to slot through two goals. The home side stormed home, kicking six majors and completing their second 100-plus point win for the season.

Gippsland League Power’s season Round 16 LADDER

LADDER W

L D

Traralgon ... 11 4 1 127.55 Sale ...........11 5 0 145.75 Drouin.........10 5 1 115.74 L’gatha ......... 9 7 0 119.65 Moe ............ 8 7 1 101.29 Won .................8 8 0 105.99 Maffra ..............8 8 0 105.58 Bairnsdale ........7 8 1 84.03 Morwell ..........5 11 0 72.67 Warragul ........1 15 0 52.32 GOALKICKERS M. Ferguson (Sale) ............ (7) R. Donaldson (Moe) ........... (5) C. Dunne (Drouin) .............. (3) N. Nagel (L’gatha) .............. (0) D. McKenna (Traralgon) ..... (4) J. Gibbs (Bairnsdale).......... (2) T. Johnson (Moe) ............... (3) M. Preston (Bairnsdale) ..... (0) D. Bedggood (Maffra) ........ (1) B. Martin (Sale) .................. (0) L. McDonald (Won)............ (1) B. Connelly (Maffra) ........... (0)

Pts

46 44 42 36 34 32 32 30 20 4 81 67 47 44 44 42 38 34 33 30 30 30

Bairnsdale ...14 0 0 Traralgon .....11 3 0 Sale ...........10 5 0 L’gatha .........8 7 0 Warragul ......6 8 0 Drouin ............5 8 1 Maffra ............4 9 1 Won .............3 11 0 Morwell ..........2 12 0

L’gatha ........13 1 Maffra ........10 3 Drouin.........10 4 Sale ............ 8 6 Moe ............ 6 7 Won .................6 8 Traralgon ..........6 8 Morwell ...........3 11 Warragul .........0 14

0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

Pts

56 44 40 32 24 22 18 12 8

GOALKICKERS J. McIntyre (Sale) .............. (5) T. Burgess (L’gatha) ........... (1) L. White (Traralgon) ........... (3) L. Sperling (L’gatha)........... (2) J. Brown (Warragul)........... (3) N. Storer (Bairnsdale) ........ (0) W. Siania (Biarnsdale) ........ (3) J. Jarred (Drouin) .............. (2) D. Loprese (Traralgon) ....... (3) J. Gray (Traralgon) ............ (1)

57 33 32 31 30 26 24 20 19 19

UNDER 16 LADDER

LADDER L D

466.04 208.31 159.68 127.32 67.87 70.34 59.92 48.20 40.23

RESERVES W

L D

Pts

202.09 209.40 122.13 125.48 95.04 89.74 81.29 56.29 37.61

52 42 42 32 26 26 24 12 0

Traralgon .....15 1 Sale ...........13 2 Bairnsdale ...12 3 Maffra ........10 6 Leongatha ..... 8 8 Won .................8 8 Drouin ............5 11 Warragul ........4 12 Morwell ..........2 14 Moe................2 14

34 32 25 25 24 23 18 15 15 14 14 14

J. Kiss (Sale) ...................... (3) B. Doran (L’gatha) .............. (2) P. Ryan (Won) .................... (4) J. Cunico (Traralgon) ......... (0) D. Hayes (Bairnsdale) ........ (4) W. Patterson (Bairnsdale) .. (2) M. Nelson (Traralgon) ........ (0) A. Saunders (Bairnsdale) ... (2) T. Jolly (Sale) ..................... (1) J. Jenkins (Traralgon) ........ (0) Z. Guttridge (Traralgon) ..... (0)

GOALKICKERS

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

373.32 326.58 288.30 106.48 107.82 105.83 67.43 32.84 39.62 23.42

Pts

60 54 50 40 32 32 20 16 8 8

GOALKICKERS

C. Brown (L’gatha) ............. (0) J. Langshaw (Maffra) ......... (5) M. Davies (L’gatha) ............ (0) G. Harrison (Moe) .............. (1) R. Todd (Won) ................... (1) D. Couling (Morwell) .......... (4) N. Burr (Drouin) ................. (2) C. Pleydell (Maffra) ............ (0) R. Tack (Won) .................... (1) P. Alger (Drouin) ................ (2) P. Cousin (Sale).................. (0) C. Dyt (Sale)....................... (1)

Other matches SENIORS Traralgon 19.19.133 d Warragul 8.7.55. Sale 2018.138 d Drouin 16.11.107. Moe 13.14.92 d Morwell 13.10.88.

RESERVES Traralgon 15.8.98 d Warragul 1.4.10. Drouin 11.7.73 Sale 6.8.44. Moe 18.14.122 d Morwell 7.4.46.

UNDER 18 Warragul 11.7.73 d Traralgon 10.10.70. Sale 10.13.73 d Drouin 10.5.65.

UNDER 16 Traralgon won by forfeit against Warragul. Sale 10.12.72 d Drouin 2.3.15. Moe 11.8.74 d Morwell 4.15.39.

Leongatha 23.15.153 d Bairnsdale 6.10.46 Leongatha Best: D.Westaway, B.Vernon, C.Verboon, R.McLennan, T.Marriott, M.Willcocks Goals: J.Kilsby 3, Z.Griffiths 3, C.Verboon 3, M.Willcocks 3, B.Vernon 2, Z.Vernon 2, A.Heppell 2, D.Westaway 2, J.Stone 1, T.Marriott 1, J.Hughes 1 Bairnsdale Best: J.Matthews,

M.Sellings, L.Dyer, K.Ashwood, S.Ryan, D.Murray Goals: J.Gibbs 2, J.Matthews 2, N.Storer 1, K.Ashwood 1 THIRDS

W.McCaughan, M.Clark, M.O’Loughlin, T.Gordon, P.Williams FOURTHS

Bairnsdale 7.11.53 d Leongatha 5.9.39

Top goalkicker: D. Hayes (B) 4. Bairnsdale Best: K.Van Den Berghe, D.Hayes, C.McPhan, N.McConville, B.Mitchell, B.Timms Leongatha Best: B.Tomada, E.Taylor, M.Dennison, J.McMillan, B.Vanrooy, N.Argento

Top goalkicker: W. Siania (B) 3. Bairnsdale Best: S.Jamieson, N.George, D.Pendergast, B.Lamanna, J.Ingram, D.McCallum Leongatha Best: M.Elliott,

Bairnsdale 16.8.104 d Leongatha 6.5.41

on the line

UNDER 18

SENIORS

Hitting targets: Paddy Kindellan did not waste a possession on Saturday.

55 47 42 34 29 28 25 25 24 23 23

IN A match that may have decided the fate of both Wonthaggi and Maffra’s season, it was the Eagles who played a better brand of football to run away with a 31-point win over the Power. Wonthaggi, who had given Maffra a touch up at their home ground by 70 points earlier this season, were without key players Earl Shaw and Sigi Asa Leausa, which did impact on the result somewhat as they are both class players. Wonthaggi were looking determined as they took to the Eagles’ home patch. Again it was players like Lucas White and Paul Brosnan who were getting their hands on the ball; Brosnan started especially well with several quick touches early on in the first quarter. Dom O’Connor marked and kicked truly for a major in his first Senior game which gave the Power some spark. They matched it with Maffra in the first term and trailed 32 to 24 at the first change. Gilliland and Mayling continued their attack on the ball from defence and Winter was doing the same up forward for the Power, however the Eagles had taken the game to another level and began to lift their work rate, which showed on the scoreboard, they kicked four goals to Wonthaggi’s one. In the third term it was definitely game on. Maffra hadn’t been in full control and Wonthaggi were coming at them. Lucas White was playing a blinder and Jack Blair was right up there with him. He snapped an awesome left footer after dodging

around his opponent. The Power players were tackling hard and their pressure was up. Phil Solohub is a classic example and because of this they trailed by just 15 points going into three quarter time. The Eagles showed plenty of experience in the last quarter, slowing the play when needed, they spotted up Stubbe for his fourth and then got a run on and booted seven last quarter goals to Wonthaggi’s four. Chris Wylie and Andrew Seccull both tried hard as did Ferg O’Connor on his wing. Wonthaggi now play Bairnsdale away this week in a must-win game for a ﬁnals spot.

Maffra 18.10.118 d Wonthaggi Power 13.9.87 Maffra Best: O.Booth, K.Porter, B.Coleman, D.O’Brien, S.Tudor, A.Gieschen Goals: D.Stubbe 4, J.Tatterson 3, B.Coleman 2, S.Bedggood 2, T.Bourke 2, K.Porter 2, D.Bedggood 1, P.Walker 1, D.O’Brien 1 Wonthaggi Power Best: L.White, J.Blair, T.Gilliland, P.Solohub, T.Mayling Goals: A.Winter 4, L.White 2, L.McDonald 1, P.Brosnan 1, J.Blair 1, D.O’Connor 1, A.Seccull 1, T.Wells 1, M.Kremmer 1 RESERVES

Maffra 13.7.85 d Wonthaggi Power 7.3.45 Top goalkicker: J. Langshaw (Maffra) 5. Maffra Best: D.Kelly, J.Langshaw, J.Jones, A.Dunsmuir, B.Smith Wonthaggi Power Best: G.Coyne, K.Atkinson, D.Jenkins, S.Hamilton, M.Kelly THIRDS

Wonthaggi Power 11.14.80 d Maffra 11.6.72 Top goalkicker: T. Huther (WP) 8. Wonthaggi Power Best: T.Huther, M.McCall, B.Graham, J.Waddington, J.Liddle Maffra Best: C.Smart, S.Driffield, R.Keoghan, J.Weatherley, T.Warry, D.Wilkins FOURTHS

Maffra 11.7.73 d Wonthaggi Power 8.2.50 Top goalkicker: J. Renooy (M) and P. Ryan (WP) 4. Maffra Best: J.Renooy, B.Connelly, M.Allman, L.Channing, B.Ingram, E.Hiscock Wonthaggi Power Best: B.Foon, M.Combridge, T.Landells, A.Ferreira-Neto, J.Sheerin, D.Tiziani

Beau Vernon: the smooth moving onballer has been a revelation in the Parrots’ midﬁeld this season.

Leongatha’s auction success THE Leongatha Football Club held their annual auction on Saturday night, which brought in what the club has described as an “above expectation ﬁgure”. Secretary Matthew Grylls said the club was happy with the result, with every item being sold. “We’d like to thank all of our sponsors who have generously donated their goods and services this year,” he said. Around 200 people were fed a three course meal in the Leongatha Football Club social rooms. More photos page 53.

Big prize: Leongatha Football Club president Mal Mackie (back) and secretary Matt Grylls show off the ride-on mower donated by Marriotts Machinery.

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Parrots are premiers THE Leongatha Junior Football Club had a successful weekend, taking out the Under 13 premiership title at Korumburra on Saturday. The junior Parrots defeated the Bulldogs by 27 points in a great game of football. Leongatha played their best game of the season, not allowing their opponents any room to move. Korumburra showed some signs in the last half, with some good young players keeping them in the game. But in the end they couldn’t contain the Parrots, who were crowned premiers by league president Rob Tesoriero. Coach Rhett Kelly was proud of his young team, and encouraged them to stay with their football. Leongatha’s Louis Riseley won the best on ground medal. Corner Inlet took out the Under 11 premiership, defeating Dalyston comfortably. Stingrays captain Xavier Duursma was awarded the best on ground medallion for his efforts in the midﬁeld.

UNDER 13

Leongatha 6.7.43 d Korumburra Bena 2.4.16 Leongatha best: Kyle Cooper, Sam Forrester, Oliver Maclean, Thomas McFarlane, Kaj Patterson, Louis Riseley Goals: Branson Amato 1, Sam Forrester 1, Dillon Hofman 1, Oliver Maclean 1, Nickolas Matsoukas 1, Jackson Smith 1. Korumburra-Bena best: T. Jenkin, M. Kennewell, H. Suckling, M. Snooks, J. Wyhoon, N. Wylie

Goals: P. Ahokava , H. Anthony UNDER 11

Corner Inlet 9.7.61 d Dalyston 1.3.9 Corner Inlet best: X. Duursma, B. Thorson, B. Mitchell, T. Watts, J. Stefani, L. Wake Goals: S. Flanders 3, B. Cripps 2, X. Duursma 2, J. Stefani , B. Thorson Dalyston best: D. Garnham, K. Wright, L. Ion, H. Hilberto, B. Monson, C. O’’Halloran Goals: J. Barry

Premiers: Leongatha Junior Football Club’s Under 13 team after winning the premiership on Saturday.

Successful mix: Corner Inlet’s runner Dean Duursma with son and captain Xavier Duursma, who also won the best on ground medal. He is with coach Darren Cripps.

Well done boys: captain Tim Sauvarin with coach Rhett Kelly and best on ground in the grand ﬁnal Louis Riseley.

• UNDER 12s

Parrots through to grand final THE Leongatha Parrots have cemented a grand ﬁnal berth, demolishing the Newborough Reds by 57 points in Sunday’s preliminary ﬁnal. The day got off to a

flying start, with a strong mark and goal from Zac Caughey. Cam Olden and Tom Brew were doing well out of the middle, giving the Parrots first use of the ball. Tom Evans and Trent Westaway were flying high.

At the other end of the ground Nick Battersby and Jack Balagh were holding up the defence, while Jordi Geary was sweeping up the crumbs. Olden kicked a bombing goal from a stray Newborough kick.

In front: Parrots captain Zac Caughey leads in the race for the ball.

Clay Alexander was relishing the task off playing in a big game, hitting the packs with bone rattling results. Joel Norton was running hard as a link man. Jack Dunn kicked another goal for the Parrots, from a free down ﬁeld. In the second quarter Josh “Shorty” Boler lifted his intensity in the defencive half. Kyle Kennedy kicked a lovely goal. Damon Ginnane and Cameron Tuckett were both lifting their efforts, and giving team-mates ﬁrst use of the ball. When Ben Ryan slotted a slick pass to Nathan Trotto, he duly converted for another Parrots’ goal. In the third quarter, Zac Van Delft began to rise to the occasion. Trotto kicked another

goal on the run from the boundary. Tully Benaldo built an impenetrable wall across the half back line, with Geary spearing passes to great effect. Michael McKinnon was coming more into the game. In the last quarter the high leaping Evans gave the midﬁelders ﬁrst use of the ball. McKinnon speared a pass to Trotto, who kicked his third for the game. In the dying moments of the game, Dunn took a strong mark and kicked another goal. The siren sounded. There was relief in the Parrots camp. Another mission had been accomplished, but there were no celebrations. The boys know that the biggest task lies ahead.

Good dukes: Corner Inlet’s Tylar Watt grabs hold of this mark in the Under 11 grand ﬁnal.

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