The Great Southern Star - August 17, 2010 by The Great Southern Star

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Footy turmoil By Tony Giles and Matt Dunn ALBERTON Football League’s ﬁnals series has been thrown into chaos.

RUNNERS pushed themselves to the limit to climb the imposing Mount Best during the annual Prom Country Challenge on Sunday. People travelled from beyond the region for the 30km run up the mountain or to tackle the more sedate 6km circuit around Toora. The event raises funds for local charities and appeals to runners young and old. Former Foster woman and top long distance runner Cathy Roberts was back in town to tackle the climb yet again.

The make-up of the top six and the start of the finals this weekend has been changed after Yarram was stripped of its 28 point win against Tarwin, after playing an unregistered player. The Victorian Country Football League found Yarram breached Rule 1.3 of the VCFL rules and regulations, and so awarded the win to Tarwin. The resulting win by Tarwin has changed the make-up of the top six and the finals for this weekend. Tarwin move from sixth position to fourth, Fish Creek move down from fourth to fifth and Korumburra-Bena move from fifth to sixth. Fish Creek, originally drawn to play Korumburra-Bena on Saturday, will now play in their elimination final on Sunday against Tarwin. Korumburra-Bena plays in the other elimination final on Saturday against Phillip Island, which finished third. Apart from Phillip Island, Tarwin, Korumburra-Bena and Fish Creek had been unsure if they would play on Saturday or Sunday. Yarram was punished after the VCFL investigated claims the Demons fielded a player registered to another club. The player assumed the identity of a listed Yarram player. Yarram Football Club president Paul Clavarino said the player’s game had no bearing on the result and was necessitated by a lacklustre list, as the club struggles to compete for players with the Allies (DWWWW) and NGFL neighbours, the

Woodside Wildcats. Mr Clavarino said other clubs in different leagues had also been guilty of the practice too. “I really can’t comment on what happened, because I don’t know. The fact of the matter is at the end of the season we have no players and we had four seconds players playing and we had ﬁve thirds players playing. We got to the football and three blokes didn’t turn up,” he said. “There were a couple of blokes on the sidelines – one who had a knee reconstruction – and another fella, who, I actually thought at the time, was one of our players. We had them both sitting on the bench as spares and we ended up putting them on the ground. “But it never made a difference to the score, because the fella they’re referring to never had a kick, because he hasn’t played for two years – but apparently he’s registered with someone else.”

League secretary Lyn Whelan issued a short statement, and would not identify the player. “The results of the weekend match have been reversed. They had a player playing in the seniors who was registered to another club,” she said. “The phone’s been ringing hot. It was a VCFL decision (to reverse the win) and I’m just sending off an email to the papers about who will play who in the seniors games for the ﬁrst ﬁnal. “I’ve spoken to president John Schelling about this and we’d prefer just to say ‘the club was in breach of VCFL rules by playing an unregistered player’ and leave it that.” Ms Whelan said she did not believe similar incidents had happened in the past with the club. League president John Schelling said there was no evidence of widespread rorting in the AFL competition. Continued on page 59.

Another crash: the notorious Koonwarra bends has claimed another accident. Two Stony Creek Thirds footballers miraculously escaped from this wreck after colliding with another vehicle while heading to the game on Saturday. Terry Fleming sustained leg injuries, and brother Russell, bruising. Both were cleared from the wreckage by SES and CFA volunteers. This road is sure to come under scrutiny for an upgrade when the state election swings around in November.

Federal election this Saturday ~ Meet the candidates on page 21

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Bank opens on ridge Open sesame: Karen Anton and Russell Jenkins ofﬁcially open the Mirboo North and District Community Bank.

By Isaac McCallum

THE MIRBOO North and District Community Bank doors are now open. The bank was ofﬁcially opened by Strzelecki Ranges Community Enterprises chairman Karen Anton and Bendigo Bank representative Russell Jenkins, last Tuesday. It is one of more than 260 community banks in Australia, and over $800,000 was raised to get the bank running. Mr Jenkins said since the community banks have been operating, more than $1 million had been poured back into the respective communities. “I’m looking forward to sharing this money with your community,” he told the large crowd. Neither the rain, nor the cold was enough to prevent the people of Mirboo North celebrating the opening of a community bank they could all be a part of. Interested community members heard of the proposal from the Bendigo Bank in 2008, and then a small team was created to evaluate the offer. The group then became the Mirboo North and

District Community Bank Steering Committee, and questions were being asked about whether the bank would be viable, affordable and welcomed by the community. It was, and two years later the bank has been opened to Mirboo North, Boolarra, Yinnar and surrounds. With more than 630 shareholders, Ms Anton was conﬁdent the bank had what it takes. “The people have supported this and it’s great to see. We know you’ll see more than just quality banking services here,” she said. “You have a source of revenue, keeping money in the area, and you’ve also got jobs for people in the district.” New manager Alan Bannister was also happy with the progress of the bank, and is proud to be in a position of importance in the area. “This is a good news story and these people are working together to make good things happen,” he said. Mr Jenkins and Ms Anton cut the tape at 3pm, which was followed immediately by customers ﬁling in for service.

Continuing tradition: Aris Wolswinkel of Loch offered his sweet honey at the Koonwarra Farmers Market recently, which lured a big crowd despite the winter chill.

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Tax eats into pledge By Matt Dunn BOTH major parities have been accused of failing rural Australia on health in the lead-up to the federal election this Saturday.

The president of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia, Dr Nola Maxfield, was “extremely” disappointed by the lack of commitment by Labor and the Coalition, despite Labor announcing more than $500,000 to build new premises for the Wonthaggi Medical Group. That funding was announced by Dr Maxfield’s sister-in-law, Labor candidate for McMillan, Christine Maxfield, but Dr Maxfield, a Wonthaggi GP, said the money was not all it was advertised to be. “The grant is for $500,000, which is really good, until you realise the amount is taxable, so you’ve got to give a whole lot back to the government again. It goes some of the way toward addressing problems in the region,” she said.

“Otherwise there’s not been a lot that’s come out about rural health from either of the parties this election. “We’ve been jumping up and down and rural people have been jumping up and down. There’s been a bit of talk about health, but it’s mainly been about big city hospitals and waiting lists and emergency department waiting times. They forget about people in rural communities.” The Labor candidate was joined by Senator David Feeney on Friday for the announcement of $501,500 to construct a new health facility on an existing site to provide extensive training facilities and resources for students, interns and registrars. Ms Maxﬁeld said she had talked to people throughout McMillan during the election campaign, and there were two central issues on people’s minds. “Still, the main concerns are health and education – but health particularly. I think in regional areas it’s even more exposed – the lack of GPs and the waiting times in emergency. They’re the really

critical things people feel quite strongly about,” she said. Liberal incumbent Russell Broadbent said his party had helped address the doctors’ shortage in the region by establishing the School of Medicine at Monash University, which offered 45 places to trainee doctors. He said his priorities were making sure Leongatha Hospital and West Gippsland Hospital at Warragul had the best facilities on offer - something he believes would help retain doctors in the region. “At the moment our hospitals need rebuilding. I know there’s been some commitment from the Labor government in Victoria to Leongatha Hospital, but it needs a bigger commitment from the Federal Government to rebuild that hospital,” Mr Broadbent said. Asked whether the Coalition would ﬁx the problems if it won government, Mr Broadbent said: “I’d be working towards a rebuilding of Leongatha Hospital and West Gippsland Hospital at Warragul.”

Better health: Shane Dunlop of Contract Control, John Turner of Wonthaggi Medical Group, Labor candidate for Bass, Gerry Lonergan, Senator David Feeney, federal Labor candidate for McMillan Christine Maxﬁeld and Dr Nola Maxﬁeld, Wonthaggi Medical Clinic.

Health money Salvos invest millions “blackmail” By Jane Ross BASS MLA Ken Smith has accused State Health Minister Daniel Andrews of blackmail.

Mr Smith told The Star that Mr Andrews’ announcement of $4.5 million for Wonthaggi Hospital was a cynical exercise in vote grabbing. “He’s playing politics with people’s health. He has known for a long time that we’ve needed to do something about Wonthaggi Hospital. This is deplorable, it’s typical scare tactics.” Mr Andrews made the funding announcement on Saturday, but warned the money would only be forthcoming if the Gillard Labor Government is re-elected this Saturday. The $4.5m will pay for two new subacute beds and a community rehabilitation centre. Early last month Bass Coast Regional Health CEO Lea Pope, said the Wonthaggi Hospital needed to expand its number of sub-acute beds from the current six. These beds are used for older people with a range of conditions such a strokes or hip fractures, who need rehabilitation so that they can go home, or go into low rather than high level care. The extra beds and the rehabilitation centre are sorely needed.

By Jane Ross

THE Salvos are moving in Leongatha.

Ms Pope said yesterday the new facilities would have to be part of a master plan for the whole hospital that will be drawn up ahead of its redevelopment as a subregional hub. She expects the master plan to go ahead early next year. Ms Pope said she was “pretty pleased” about the funding announcement. The master plan is part of what is called the South Coast Area Based Health Service Plan and Model of Care which is yet to be released by the State Health Department. Mr Andrews said the two new beds and rehabilitation centre would not be funded if the Coalition wins government at the Federal level. He claimed they would be “on Tony Abbott’s all-too-real hit list”. The funding, part of $11 million announced for hospitals in the Gippsland region, is money that was agreed to earlier this year between the State and Federal governments at the Council Of Australian Governments (COAG). Mr Andrews’ press officer said this was the first time that COAG money had been broken down from its original pool of $900m. Mr Smith said he believed if the $4.5m was part of that agreement, it would stand. The funding announcement was welcomed by the Labor candidate for McMillan Christine Maxfield.

A new hub costing several million dollars will be built on the corner of Ogilvy and Long streets. It will combine the Salvation Army Church, corps services and Gippscare, which is the Army’s welfare arm. The corps and Gippscare buildings will be next to each other. Celia Irwin, the senior manager with Gippscare, said she hoped the new complex would be ready in about 18 months’ time. The land, which has two old railway cottages on it, has been purchased and building should begin in about six months. “It will be marvellous to be in the one spot,” said Ms Irwin. Services provided by the two organisations often cross over. For example, Gippscare will refer people to the Salvos for emergency relief. Currently, that means ﬁnding their way from Gippscare in McCartin Street to the church complex in Anderson Street.

Both the corps and Gippscare are expanding their programs and need more space. Gippscare is housed in a labyrinthine series of ofﬁces with nowhere to gather more than a few people together at a time. At a function there last Friday, guests were served morning tea in a corridor because there was nowhere else. Lieutenants Rachael Collins and Claire Emerton are looking forward to the move too. They are busy developing new services too, such as the employment of a case worker to support

those coming to the Salvos for help. Rather than just hand out food vouchers, they want to work towards lon-

ger term assistance. Accordingly, they are starting a series of classes to show people how to prepare meals on a budget.

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Historian celebrates ordinary women By Matt Dunn FISH Creek historian and author Liz Rushen signed copies of her latest book, Fair Game, at Foster’s Little Bookshop on Saturday. The book has been described as a history of the “brave young women who took up the opportunity ﬁnd work and establish families when there was little hope of such for many of them doing so at home”. Written with Perry McIntyre, Fair Game chronicles the journey of 400 women who came to Australia in 1832 aboard two ships, the Red Rover, which sailed from Cork to Hobart, and Princess Royal, which followed a passage from London to Sydney. “By the 1830s they were short of women in the colonies and they had to work out a way to encourage women to come. So they sent out two pilot ships, one from Ireland, one from England. But the problem with sending out shiploads of women, though, was that the women were not seen as respectable, because they came out without a man,” Liz said. “In fact, it was only enterprising, courageous and adventurous women who wanted to come to Liz Rushen: the Fish Creek historian and the colonies then. They had to be healthy, they author has a keen interest in the stories of had to be between 15 and 30, and they had to be Australia’s colonial women. single or widowed.

Fair Game: the front cover of the book depicts the women who came by ship in 1832 as butterﬂies, with colonial men as their hopeful captors.

“My argument is that it’s like any migrant today. People could see more opportunities somewhere else. These women were regarded as being prostitutes because they didn’t come out with a male. By and large they weren’t like that at all and were women from ordinary families wanting a better life.” Liz said the research for Fair Game was often difficult, because “most of them married, most of them settled down”. “That’s what makes them so hard to write about. It’s tricky finding people who just live a regular life. If people are in jail or in the newspapers it’s much easier to find them,” she said. But Liz has negotiated this path before and is no stranger to painstaking research. The newly appointed secretary of the Foster and District Historical Society has co-authored three other historical works dealing with the experience of women who came to the colonies by ship. For Liz, the historical ‘road less travelled’ is more interesting than the main highway. “History tends to focus on the great and glorious,” she said. Her interest in the history of Australia’s intrepid colonial women began with a chance finding. “I started on all this when we were living in England and I came across the records of what I thought were a couple of girls who had come to Australia, which ended up being these 3000 women who travelled here between 1833 and 1837,” she explained. The discovery was the beginnings of Single and Free: female migration to Australia, 1833 – 1837, her first historical work on the subject of female migration to the colonies. Liz is clearly enamoured with the women she has written about and there is little doubt they were a rare breed. After months aboard the ships the women embarked in a place that was alien and sometimes hostile. Most had little money and the need to find work was paramount to their survival. “They had to get a job first. The government didn’t give them any help at all in getting a job,” she said. The British government paid the women’s fare out, but nothing else. Liz said the women who boarded in Sydney faced additional problems, because most were Irish (with some speaking only Gaelic), while the colony’s population was predominantly English. Passengers bound for Tasmania faced other problems. The Princess Royal, the ship that went to Hobart, was nearly smashed to pieces on the rocks as it neared the coastline, but was saved by a settler who “lit fires to alert the captain”. One of the women was murdered, however, days after coming ashore. “All the women got off safely. None of the women died on the voyage. The voyages were very well conducted,” Liz said. For the lonely men who waited all those long months for the ships to arrive, the safe passage of the women was undoubtedly received as good news. The women were depicted in Alfred Ducôte’s 1832 cartoon E-migration or A Flight of Fair Game, which is reproduced on the cover of the book and also helped inform the title. Represented as colourful butterflies, the women willingly fly through the skies to the colonial shores. Men holding nets are eagerly waiting to trap them. The book will also be available at newsXpress Leongatha.

Most photos that appear in The Star can be purchased by calling 5662 2294.

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Candidates debate poverty By Marli Draper

Desal economic impact probed

FEDERAL election candidates pledged to address global poverty when they addressed a forum in Leongatha last Tuesday.

The Make Poverty History/ Micah Challenge coalition invited local political representatives to spruik their parties’ policies about world poverty. About 60 people attended the meeting at St Peter’s church hall to hear candidates Russell Broadbent of the Liberals, Christine Maxfield of Labor, Linden Stokes of Family First, and Malcolm McKelvie of the Greens. The Leongatha Make Poverty History action group organised the event to help raise community and political awareness of the eight millennium development goals. As a UN member nation, Australia has committed to these goals along with many other countries, to try to halve global poverty by 2015. Organiser Johanna Haasjes highlighted the goals concerning infant mortality and women dying during childbirth and posed the question of each party’s position on the percentage of the government’s aid budget which is directed towards health. Mr Broadbent replied that funding was presently program based, implying that it was difficult in the current framework to get money going specifically towards these concerns. Mr McKelvie pledged his party would commit the target 0.7 per cent of national income towards

By Jane Ross THE ﬁrst of a number of reports into the economic impact of the Wonthaggi desalination plant will be released on August 25.

Meeting: chair Tim Linton and Greens candidate Malcolm McKelvie foreign aid if elected. Young MPH ambassador Erin Sanders asked how the candidates perceived the public’s position on the 0.7 per cent commitment. Ms Maxfield believed it was a moral issue and referred to the 0.7 per cent or 70 cents in every $100 as an aspirational goal. Linden Stokes reflected that a lot of the current debate seemed to be consumerist and that people perhaps pondered what would buy their vote. He felt “we need a government to lead us into right moral choices.” Mr Broadbent said some people believed Australia should be giving less rather than more or focusing on domestic poverty problems. MPH member Josie Bleeser has extensive firsthand knowledge of the situation in many other countries and described to the crowd

“poverty there is beyond belief”. She commented that those “who think we need to focus here only (in respect to poverty) need to travel”. Candidates then described some of their ﬁrsthand experiences of poverty and how they had shaped their views. During a visit to Jordan, Mr Broadbent’s children apparently remarked that their grandmother’s chooks were housed in better accommodation than they saw there. The crowd was urged to continue to seek to give and to care for those less fortunate. In closing the meeting, chair Tim Linton, asked that we “be blessed with the foolishness to think we can change the world for the better and to do what others say can’t be done”.

If anecdotal evidence is anything to go by, the result will be good. Commissioned by Westpac Bank at the suggestion of Bass Coast Shire Council and a number of Wonthaggi business people, the report is being collated by Charles Sturt University’s Western Research Institute, following a telephone survey. Twenty businesses took part. Institute CEO Tom Murphy, said the information gleaned will help local business and service providers “see where the trends and opportunities lie”. Westpac Wonthaggi manager Dean Herbert said: “We knew that the desalination plant would provide an economic boom for the area and we want to help our customers and the community manage this responsibly so that there is a sustainable and ongoing beneﬁt for people in our community.” Bass Coast Council CEO Allan Bawden welcomed the initiative. He said it would act as a means of gauging business conﬁdence and would be a good measure of local

business sentiment. From his personal observations, the desalination plant has brought “a lot more” retail activity to Wonthaggi and surrounds. “Every time I go to Safeway, it’s full of yellow vests!” he declared. He said there was more trafﬁc around town, which meant people were spending and shopping. A number of cafes and bakeries were opening earlier, from 6am. “Connells Bakery for example is always busy in the morning,” and that’s despite having doubled the size of its café area. “That sort of evidence shows the economic impact,” said Mr Bawden, “we need a café latte index!” He had been told at desalination community consultation committee meetings that about 25 per cent of those employed on the project are local people. “There are signs around that there is a lot happening. Pubs and clubs are doing a good trade.” The Westpac report will be launched at the Bass Coast Council ofﬁces. Westpac State general manager of regional Victoria Mark Paton, and Wonthaggi branch manager Dean Herbert will attend.

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Boots made to walk for charity

All set: Mary MacKillop students Kyah Stephenson, Brittany Verity, Maddy Pugh, Annie-Lee Hengstberger, Beth Johnstone, Kim Mackay, Bree Job and Tiarka Slee prepare to head to Leongatha.

TEENAGERS walked for charity when Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College held its annual walkathon last Tuesday. Students walked 8km from Koonwarra back to the school in Leongatha as part of the school’s major fundraiser, aiming to raise $10,000 for Australian and international charities. The school community will give $3000 to the Children’s Sanctuary Siem Reap, Cambodia; $3000 to Langa Catholic Mission Cape Town, South Africa; $2000 to Young Palestinian Christian Education; $1000 to The Mary MacKillop Foundation; and $1000 to the Bishop’s Family Foundation. Students sought sponsors for the walkathon and also raised money at school by selling pancakes and hot chocolate, and holding crazy hair and wear your slippers to school days. Before embarking on their walking adventure, staff and students attended a mass held by Bishop Christopher Prowse.

Walking mates: Matthew Hyde and Tristan Zuidema were not fazed by the long walk ahead.

Weed alert

TO ADD to the excitement of this year’s Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Festival, and for the ﬁrst time in the event’s history, there will be a “Weed Alert, Grow Me Instead” display hosted by the South Gippsland Community Weeds Taskforce.

It is a ‘must visit’ display for festival goers with a conscience about selecting suitable plants for garden use. Landcare project ofﬁcer Kate Williams said: “It’s not simply about choosing indigenous over introduced plants or sterile over non-sterile varieties, but rather the taskforce’s involvement is about making people aware of the background noise caused by certain plants being planted or grown.” Community members and representa-

tives from the Department of Primary Industries, South Gippsland Shire Council and South Gippsland Landcare Network will be at hand to answer any questions people have about what plants to keep an eye out for and what ones to avoid using altogether. Learn tips on how to phase out invasive plants in an established garden. General information highly relevant to new rural landowners will also be available. There will be live specimens and a free native garden plant for people who can name the environmental weeds. The display will be in the Leongatha Memorial Hall Courtyard from Thursday, August 26, 9am-4pm, Friday 27 9am-4pm and Saturday 28 9am-2pm. For more information contact Kate Williams on 5662 5759.

Team win: the team at Leongatha newsXpress, from left: Jenny Flynn, Nicole Whiteside, Jess Price and Rhia Heys celebrate the local Division One win.

Lucky local win LEONGATHA newsXpress has sold its ﬁrst winning Tattslotto ticket. An anonymous division one winner for Saturday, August 7 shared a prize poll of $4 million with three other winners from interstate and another from Victoria. Manager Nicole Whiteside said: “We’re

very excited. This is the 13th winner for the town and we were hoping it would be around Friday the 13th”. My staff and I would like to pass on our congratulations to the winner.” She said the agency had been very busy in its ﬁrst ﬁve weeks and staff were thrilled a local had picked up the prize so soon.

It’s wet at Fish Creek SOME parts of South Gippsland have had the wettest year since the mid-90s. “It’s hard to ﬁnd a dry place to feed the cows!” lamented Neville Buckland, who records the rainfall in Fish Creek. More than half the month’s rain fell over the weekend at the end of July, with 36mm recorded. With 64.5mm of rain in July, it was the driest month so far this year, but the year-to-date total is 602.5mm. In Leongatha however, 72.1mm fell over 16 days; the heaviest being 19.5mm

on July 14. “But this July wasn’t as wet as the past three years,” noted recorder Kay Puru. “In 2009, we had 92.4mm, in 2008, we had 112mm and in 2007, we had 126.5mm.” Leongatha’s year-todate total of 427.1mm is up on the past two years, but almost 100mm down on 2007. “And we are 11.4mm lower than the dry 2006 total of 428.5mm.” Ruby recorded 60.5mm over 16 days of rain, giving a cumulative tally of 544. Recorder Margery Robson noted a “cold and

wet July”, but the driest since 2006. Nevertheless, she’s delighted to see the signs of spring, with daffodils and japonicas in ﬂower. The rain has boosted South Gippsland’s water storages, with Leongatha at 99 per cent, being the only one that is not full to overﬂowing. South Gippsland Water rain gauges noted 20mm at Wonthaggi’s Lance Creek, 19mm at Leongatha’s Ruby Creek, 33mm at Korumburra’s Coalition Creek, 17mm at Foster’s Deep Creek and 31mm at Little Bass that supplies Poowong, Loch and Nyora.

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Plea delivered by candlelight

Left: Election focus: ensuring mental illness was on the forefront of federal candidates’ minds were Nancy Pattinson, organiser Bron Dahlstrom, Seraﬁno Cumin and back, and Greens candidate for Bass, Neil Rankine, Beverley Walker and Labor candidate Christine Maxﬁeld.

By Brad Lester THE new federal government must spend more on mental health in Australia, a meeting in Wonthaggi heard last Tuesday.

The candlelight vigil staged by online action group GetUp! called for more beds and more medical staff to help people with mental illness in rural Victoria, and particularly in Gippsland. The forum was part of a series of such forums held around Australia recently to ensure mental health was an election issue. Organiser Bronwyn Dahlstrom said patients and their families needed more than dollars. “We are glad that both of the major parties have committed to extra funding but we need ongoing support,” she said. Speakers at the forum, held in a community housing complex, were: • Dr Nola Maxfield, president of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia and a GP in Wonthaggi and Inverloch; • Greens candidate for Bass, Neil Rankine; • Nancy Pattinson, co-ordinator of mental health groups WHO and FOCAS; • Labor candidate for McMillan, Christine Maxfield; and • midwife Beverley Walker. Ms Maxfield said mental health issues cannot be ignored. “I want to live in a community where your income, your education, your health and particularly your mental health does not hold you back from being part of my community,” she said. Dr Maxfield said mental health is still an area which people are reluctant to talk about. “But it is an area of tremendous need. There was a lack of mental health services when I arrived in this area 25 years ago and this still remains the case,” she said. “Services are missing or extremely stretched in a number of areas. There are almost no private psychiatric services in the area and certainly none which are affordable to most people. “Government funded psychiatric services are also limited and no longer available to anyone

other than those with a serious mental illness being treated within the state system.” Dr Maxﬁeld said psychologists in the area provided bulk billed services but the closest Headspace facility, which is available to young people aged 12 -25 years, is in Warragul. “Emergency services are limited and very stretched within the Bass Coast area,” she said. “However, we are fortunate in having a number of community support groups. “We need the community to join with us in demanding appropriate levels of funding and service to the Bass Coast and South Gippsland areas.” Mr Rankine said 45 per cent of Australians will experience some sort of mental episode during their lives but said the issue still carried stigma. He said mental health once received about 12 per cent of governments’ health spending but that ﬁgure had dropped to six per cent. “The big push at the moment is to grab people in early adolescence because that’s when mental illness shows,” Mr Rankine said. “If you get it then, you can save people from going on to become chronic sufferers.” The Greens are calling for an extra $370 million a year in government spending for mental health and for a lot of that to go to regional and rural areas.

Mr Rankine said the closest services for acute sufferers in South Gippsland were in Traraglon and Warragul – still too far away. Ms Walker spoke about post-natal depression and noted the highest rate of suicide amongst young women in Australia is in the ﬁrst 12 months after the birth of a child. She spoke of how support before and after birth, especially by a single midwife, can dramatically reduce the incidence of such depression, as the midwife can notice changes in behaviour that could be symptoms of mental illness. Ms Pattinson called for accommodation for psychiatric patients in Wonthaggi, saying such people needed to live together to support each other. Homelessness is an issue confronting many psychiatric patients; many move from friend to friend. She called on the State Government to construct purpose-built accommodation in the Wonthaggi area as had been built in Traralgon and Berwick. “Most people with a psychiatric illness are not married and do not have partners and have only got a single pension. Unless they get family help, how are they going to cope?” Ms Pattinson said. “The government has got to fund this accommodation because unless the government funds it, who is going to?”

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POLICE BRIEFS

Three car crash AN accident involving three cars occurred on Roughead Street, Leongatha on Wednesday at about 12.30pm. A vehicle passed through a stop sign in Turner Street and crossed Roughead Street, forcing another vehicle to lose control. The impeded vehicle then careered down Turner Street and came to a halt after slightly mounting the curb. The offending driver then continued on to collide with a car driven by a learner driver under instruction, before slamming into an electricity pole. Police have identiﬁed the cause of the accident as a motorist failing to obey a stop sign. Minor injuries were reported by one occupant, and the offending driver was charged on summons to appear at court at a later date. The affected cars were towed by Burchell’s Panels. Leading Senior Constable Jeff Stephens of Leongatha Police said the following day a penalty notice was handed out to another driver

who failed to obey the same stop sign. “A failure to comply with the stop sign will result in a ﬁne. Further attention will now be paid with compliance to stop signs,” he said. “People are treating them as give way signs instead of stop signs.”

Koonwarra bingle TWO vehicles collided on the South Gippsland Highway on Saturday morning, just outside of Koonwarra. Two Leongatha males were in a vehicle that collided with another car, driven by a woman. The 18-year-old male driver had to be cut from one car, and was taken to the Alfred Hospital by helicopter with serious injuries. His passenger was treated for minor injuries at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. The ambulance, police, SES and a helicopter attended and the road and the highway was closed

Aftermath: police interview people involved in a collision in Leongatha. for two hours. Police are urging any witnesses to contact either the Leongatha Police Station or the Bass Coast Highway Patrol in Wonthaggi.

Dob in a hoon POLICE are advising members of the public to

feel free to dob in a hoon driver. This comes as a result of complaints from witnesses who then refuse to leave their details. Police need all the help they can get, as the assistance of the public may be the only way to stop the hoons on the roads.

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Fire action “inadequate” By Brad Lester THE mass evacuation of Inverloch residents during a bushﬁre could end in disaster.

The town’s designated neighbourhood safer place was inadequate for summer crowds of 10,000 and overgrown areas in the town’s west pose a high fire risk. Those were the messages delivered by the 40-strong crowd to the State Government at a community meeting held at Inverloch last Tuesday, in response to the Bushfires Royal Commission’s final report. The meeting, held at the Inverloch Community Hub, was at times tense but productive. Victorian Minister for Agriculture and Small Business, Joe Helper, was there. Inverloch faces unique bushfire risks due to an ageing population, an influx of crowds during peak seasons and protected vegetation areas. The government held the meeting, one of 21 around Victoria, to consult the community about eight of the commission’s recommendations yet to be adopted by the government in principle. Fire refuges, safer places and ensuring the safety of the elderly and disabled were among the issues discussed. Inverloch resident Ralf Kastan said monitoring many elderly people in a fire would be difficult. Ian Turnbull of Inverloch said many older people in town were unable to drive and would not be able to evacuate the town or to the town’s designated neighbourhood safer place, the Inverloch Community Hub. John Maguire of Inverloch believed the hub would not cater for more than 150 people and was “totally inadequate”. “Our local government has let us down by not identifying an adequate

Listening intently: Victorian Agriculture and Small Business Minister, Joe Helper, Ailsa Drent and Bass Coast Shire Council’s emergency management co-ordinator, James Bremner at the meeting. neighbourhood safer place in Inverloch. We need something in the western, central and eastern parts of town so that people are not flooding into town,” he said. The cost of building and maintaining fire refuges also posed as an issue. Cathy Giliam noted towns like Venus Bay did not have a community refuge and questioned how such refuges would be tested. “How much money would be spent on community refuges and could that money be better spent on other measures?” she said. “How will the community know an area is a refuge area? Sirens could let people know that an area is open to the public.” Telecommunications blackspots also made communicating fire warnings tough. “We need to give people enough information to make their own decisions rather than having decisions come from everywhere,” Mr Kastan said. Peter Cock said refuges in backyards would still enable residents to defend their homes.

Sergeant Damian Whitford told The Star South Gippsland fortunately did have the same fire risk as north eastern Victoria, but noted Inverloch, Venus Bay, Sandy Point and Walkerville were designated as high fire danger towns by the Country Fire Authority. “We have to look at how to best use our resources that we have at the moment. We can’t plan for every scenario,” he said. Sgt Whitford was attending the meeting as the South Gippsland municipal emergency response co-ordinator. The meeting effectively ruled out a government buyback of properties in high fire risk areas, saying the program would be too expensive and ad hoc, therefore not reducing the fire danger. Vandalism and squatting would also be issues. People recommended powerlines be inspected every 12 months and be properly insulated to reduce the risk of fires starting due to faults. Mr Turnbull said: “There is some concern for the Lohr Avenue area because trees go over the top of powerlines there.

Power probe MASS inspections of electricity lines in South Gippsland are now underway, ahead of the summer bushﬁre season. SP AusNet will start conducting 17,700 aerial inspections this month, adding to the 12,300 ground based inspections that began in April 2010.

Aerial inspections will be completed by December 2010 and the ground based inspections by the end of March. A spokesperson said: “SP AusNet is introducing a mid-cycle inspection for pole top assemblies and associated conductor in high bushﬁre risk areas which will allow inspections to occur every twoand-a-half years. These are

Levy inequitable THE Fire Services Levy was labelled as an unfair way of raising money to fund the Country Fire Authority, at last week’s community consultation meeting at Inverloch. The levy is charged on property insurance but people who do not pay insurance do not pay the fee. Various people at the meeting believed the levy should be charged with council rates. Bass Coast Shire Councillor Ross Smith agreed: “The government has not been prepared to tackle this hard issue.” Victorian Agriculture and Small Business Minister, Joe Helper, was at the meeting and responded: “The levy was imposed on insurance because of the reduced risk of paying out to policy holders as a consequence of fire (due to fire brigades being available). “This is not something I should respond to instantly because it’s a complex issue.” Doug Caulfield said people would prefer to pay a fire levy with rates rather than as a separate fee. “If you pay for reticulated water to your house, you pay a service fee. If you have a telephone connected to your house, you pay a service fee. Why should it be any different for firefighting?” he asked.

predominantly helicopter based inspections. “SP AusNet operates within a regulatory framework that provides funding for the level of investment deemed necessary to achieve safety and reliability outcomes by the Australian Energy Regulator. “We have rigorous condition-based maintenance programs in place for our

transmission and distribution assets that meet high, industry-wide standards. “Our bushﬁre mitigation and vegetation management programs fully comply with Electricity Safety (Bushﬁre Mitigation) Regulations and are audited annually by Energy Safe Victoria (ESV).”

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THE Leongatha Community House is running a Construction Induction course on Monday, August 23 and Chainsaw

Operations on Saturday, August 28. Please call 5662 3962 for more details.

THE Star newspaper is your community paper and the team behind the news each week would like to hear the public’s

Young roar: Korumburra Lions Club inducted its latest member, Ronnie Layton into the club recently. Ronnie (centre) is pictured with president Athol Worthy and Lion Robert Newton. Anyone interested should contact 0408 515 923.

views about the paper: what do you like about The Star and what could be improved? Email news@thestar.com.au or phone editor Brad Lester on 5662 2294. THE delightful book Lennie’s Ride will be launched at the Leongatha Mechanics Institute on Saturday, September 4 at 2pm. Its author Mary Small will be there. The volume relates the story of Lennie Gwyther, who rode his horse from Leongatha to Sydney for the ofﬁcial opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He was nine. Copies of Lennie’s Ride will be available for purchase from the Leongatha Historical Society on the day. The launch is being organised by the Leongatha Historical Society. CONGRATULATIONS to Carmen and Darren

on the safe arrival of their beautiful baby girl Kaycie Renee on August 2 at the Leongatha Hospital. FAMILY and friends celebrated the 21st birthday of Michael O’Brien of Leongatha on Sunday, August 15 at the Leongatha RSL. Everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed the delicious chocolate cake made by Robyn O’Brien. Happy 21st, Micky. CONGRATULATIONS to the Leongatha Primary School soccer team which participated in the regional ﬁnals against the winners from the other four zones at Sale last Thursday. In a very high standard competition, Leongatha drew one game and lost three. THE Korumburra Sec-

Back again: welcome home to Tony and Connie Licciardello, who have been busy travelling around parts of America and Italy. Both had a great time, but still believe there is no place like home. ondary College’s Student Representative Council ran the annual Jeans for Genes fundraising day to raise money and awareness for the Children’s Medical Research Institute. Students gave a gold coin donation to wear jeans and free dress

on the day. There was a number of other fun activities including paper plane ﬂying competitions, a tug-of-war competition and a competition to see which team of six students could build the quickest and most stylish pyramid.

Dance magic lingers THE Great Southern Star Eisteddfod continues be talked around town, more than a week after the inaugural event was held in Leongatha. Continuing The Star’s coverage of the event, here are more pictures of the dance extravaganza that is set to grow from year to year.

Looking the part: students of Lisa Pellin Dancers in Leongatha, Morgan Bolam, Jasmine Susic and Lani Turner in full costume.

Dazzling dancer: Ash King of Sale in full ﬂight.

Warragul visitors: Jess Monk and Renee Freeman looked resplendent.

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Housing relief

Welcome addition: the Aboriginal ďŹ&#x201A;ag (right) and Torres Strait Islander ďŹ&#x201A;ag are raised in the Leongatha Gippscare ofďŹ ces by Gippscare senior manager Celia Irwin and Koorie education support ofďŹ cer John Murray.

SEVEN new homes worth $2 million have been built in Leongatha to provide affordable and secure housing for people unable to afford other accommodation.

Flags a symbol of belonging By Jane Ross

INDIGENOUS people will feel more at home at Leongathaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gippscare ofďŹ ces now that their ďŹ&#x201A;ags are ďŹ&#x201A;ying there. The ďŹ&#x201A;ags were raised during a brief ceremony on Friday morning. Koorie education support ofďŹ cer John Murray, told The Star the event was signiďŹ cant because if indigenous people see their ďŹ&#x201A;ag, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcoming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an acknowledgement of the people and the land and gives the feeling of a place of belonging. We all like to belong somewhere.â&#x20AC;? Mr Murray and indigenous artist Patrice Mahoney were among the guests who attended the ďŹ&#x201A;ag raising, followed by morning tea. Another was South Gippsland Shireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cr Kieran Kennedy. He said on August 25, council would be discussing a notice of motion to recognise traditional owners

at the beginning of council meetings and when State and Federal ministers visit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done in most municipalities in Victoria.â&#x20AC;? The two ďŹ&#x201A;ags will hang in a back ofďŹ ce at Gippscare until the service moves to new ofďŹ ces in about 18 monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time, where they will be ďŹ&#x201A;own in a more appropriate place. Cr Kennedy said he saw Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event as â&#x20AC;&#x153;really good, part of the education process of the whole recognition issueâ&#x20AC;?. Gippscare senior manager Celia Irwin, acknowledged the traditional owners of the land, the Bunurong and Gunai Kurnai. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We acknowledge the pain and loss suffered by Aboriginal people in Australia.â&#x20AC;? She said the team at Gippscare endeavoured to understand cultural differences and approaches â&#x20AC;&#x153;and strive for reconciliation and justice by working in partnershipâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We acknowledge the importance of Aboriginal culture and identity and

we commit to work together to enhance the lives of Aboriginal people, in particular those most vulnerable.â&#x20AC;? Describing the ďŹ&#x201A;ag raising as a special occasion, Mr Murray also acknowledged the Gunai Kurnai. He said the ceremony was a great step forward and a ďŹ ne acknowledgement of the indigenous people of the area, of whom there were signiďŹ cant numbers in the district. Mr Murray attends to the needs of the 79 indigenous school students in the shires of South Gippsland and Bass Coast. He works with school principals who, he said, had been responding very well in the six months since he had been appointed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the main thrusts is parent participation as well as highlighting indigenous culture.â&#x20AC;? To this end, indigenous students from the Dudley campus of Wonthaggi Secondary College will have artwork displayed at Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stockyard Gallery from August 19.

The houses are part of the Woorayl Housing Cooperative and were built by the Federal Government under the Nation Building Economic Stimulus initiative. The new homes were built to cater for high levels of demand for social housing in the area. Woorayl is one of 104 housing co-operatives across Victoria supported by Common Equity Housing Limited, a not-forproďŹ t registered housing association. Managing director of CEHL John McInerney said the new homes would help locals stay in Leongatha and maintain links with their community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Housing co-operatives strive to meet their memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs for affordable, good quality housing. These homes will provide local residents with security of tenure for the long term,â&#x20AC;? he said. The new houses are designed with environmentally sustainable features and achieve six star ener-

gy ratings to keep running costs low. The homes provide access to employment and training opportunities, public transport, and shops, medical and support services. The Federal Government contributed $1.5 million to the houses and the housing association $500,000. Tenants are largely Leongatha residents or

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Deputy sought

E D I T O R I A L

Cherish your voting chance THIS Saturday, August 21, Australians will have the opportunity to do what people in some other countries dream of doing. We can vote for a government but at the same time, we can do so without fear of persecution for our preferences or risking death while queuing for a booth. In many other places around the world, such as in the wartorn countries of Iraq and Afghanistan, people have been murdered while trying to take part in a democracy. Therefore, people should carefully consider who they vote for and seize the opportunity we have in this free country of ours, regardless of what they may think of the quality of the candidates. So far, 14,030,528 Australians have enrolled to vote and they will have the opportunity to choose from 1198 candidates at 7700 polling places. And for readers wondering where to vote, we are sorry for not being able to publish the full details. The Australian Electoral Commission will only advertise polling locations in the major Victorian daily newspapers this week. Alternatively, see the AEC website: www.aec.gov.au.

Councils aid pledge THE Victorian Government will consider ensuring local governments receive adequate funding to deal with any new responsibilities as a result of the Bushfires Royal Commission. Victorian Agriculture and Small Business Minister, Joe Helper, made that pledge in Inverloch last week, at a community consultation session in relation to the commission’s final report. South Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils have expressed concerns about extra duties without appropriate funding, if the government implements proposed bushfire safety measures. That story was covered by this newspaper, last week. Mr Helper said: “All of these issues will have to be worked through. The Royal Commission did make recommendations in terms of roles and responsibilities of local governments amongst other organisations and other tiers of government. “So we will work through those recommendations as well as future consideration of resources.”

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.

LAST week’s edition of The Star featured comments by Paul Norton in relation to our elected councillors and their performance of conduct at council meetings. It seems to me, that most councillors have lost sight of the fact, they have been entitled, privileged, to act in the interests of the whole community. But what often is reflected by them, as councillors, and former ordinary folk, is they somehow indicate distinction between those they presently serve, as public servants. Mr Norton, in his closing comments, practically begged the outgoing deputy mayor, to rescind his resignation as deputy mayor. Based upon Mr Norton’s many years attending these vital meetings, his loyalty led him to declare his concerns. It was a whole newly invented concept of council to create the position of deputy mayor (salary free) for the purposes of an aid to the mayor. The same job was done by councillors before the position was engineered to create a better council image. It is an impressive title, after all. It appears that the first deputy mayor misunderstood the importance of the role, despite, he was the first individual to put his hand up for the position. But ever since then, elected

unopposed by his comrades, he seems to have used the position to overrule decisions or objections that displeased him personally, on policy issues to do, mainly with his publicly elected role. We must now ask, was the role of deputy mayor, ever necessary to begin with. Now we need to re-elect a new deputy mayor due to the current benefactor’s resignation, based upon his councillor’s role and opposition to discretionary funds reduction. It appears the former deputy mayor did not understand the distinguishing difference of the two roles he played. Bob Marley sang a song, “I shot the sherriff, but I did not shoot the deputy”. The reason was the deputy shot himself. It seems imperative now, we need a new deputy mayor, someone who is able to think outside the bureaucratic cage. We need someone with a grasp of legality, both at local and state government levels, that can fathom the role of deputy to the mayor. For the sake of council’s image and operational standards, and with much deliberation in studying the background of all present-standing councillors (mere citizens, like us all), Cr Jackson seems the only qualiﬁed person to replace Cr Kennedy; she, possessing the legal background and credentials to understand the construct of a lo-

cal council. I must add, that by no means do I disqualify Cr Kennedy’s best intentions for his community, which he diligently sought to serve, and now he is in a position to get on with that fundamental purpose, looking after business and sporting enterprises, regardless of his concerns for the aged and disability residents in his domain. Robert Field, Venus Bay.

Boycott call MY wife and I regularly visit her elderly mother in Clifton Springs. We sometimes use the Sorrento ferry. On a recent return journey, we ﬁlled the car with gas costing us 48.9 cents per litre. I noticed that night that the same gas would have cost us 62.9 cents per litre in Leongatha or Korumburra. I don’t fully understand the economics that cause this difference but I do understand why I resent being asked to pay an extra 14 cents for every litre of gas I buy locally. For a tank full of 80 litres, this amounts to $11.20 each time. I have a love for this town and district, so I resent being pressured as I am to spend my money elsewhere. Here is a suggestion; how about the day of the Federal election, we all decide to boycott our local petrol stations for the day

and send a strong message to their owners that we don’t like what they are doing to us. Terry Aeschlimann, Leongatha.

Coalition backed

WHY vote for the Coalition? What do we as individuals need money for? We need it for food, house, studies, holidays, hobbies, age pension etc. What does the public service need money for? For salaries to public servants, schools, hospitals, aged care and pensions, infrastructure, transport, communications, security etc. Where does the money come from? The money comes from industries and large and small businesses. These create jobs, thereby reducing unemployment. This means also more money to the government in the form of tax payments from companies and individuals. The most important task for the government is to support industry and businesses. They are the ‘milk cow’. All monies come from their proﬁtability. If they do not like the conditions in the country they move elsewhere. Labor undermines industry and supports unions. Strikes are a ‘haemorrhage’ for our economy. The Coalition supports industry. Vote for the Coalition. Dr Ragnar Pahlman, Korumburra.

VOXPOP! VOX What will be the number one issue on your mind at the polling booth this Saturday?

Internet ﬁltering is my issue. I want to be free to browse the web without constraints. Cam Stone Dollar

Deﬁnitely Work Choices because I know how many people this issue affects. Brendan Brewster Leongatha

My issue is voting. I wish it wasn’t compulsory to vote. Lyn O’Halloran Wonthaggi

I want the pensions to be kept the way they are. Labor’s been very good to us. I also hope they reopen some of the hospitals. Lynne Grifﬁn Wonthaggi

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Wonthaggi Deb Ball: Back row. Sam Docherty, Mark McCall, Ebon Storti, Declan Kelly, Ben Hamilton, Mitch Waters, Adam McMillan. Third row, Sam Huitema, Fraser Couch, Matthew Doyle, Alex Manteit, Kele Asa Leausa, Joel Liddle, Dylan Smith, Jack Blair. Second row, Lachie Jones, Nicole McFadzean, Alice Young, Marni McGrath, Tiahn Hogan, Madisynne Everitt, Shakira Carver-Moore, Madison Butler, Nicole Denzil-Williams, Priscilla Tiley, Dean Hewett. Front row, Emma Shanahan-Frazer, Keila Paisley, Vanessa Ould, Nicola Dunford, Mrs Eurell, Mr Eurell, Natalie Cini, Paige Houlahan, Luci Lawrence, Tamara Jarry. Flowergirl: Zoe Reiter, pageboy: Tom Brosnan. Photo courtesy of Foons Photographics, Wonthaggi.

BLACK, red and white was the theme chosen for the 2010 Wonthaggi Debutante Ball which was held on Friday, August 13 at the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club. The debutantes were presented to their dance instructors, Tom

and Margaret Eurell. After the presentation and light supper, debutantes, family and guests enjoyed dancing the night away to the music of Company Exposed. Debutante co-ordinator Janine Williams of Wonthaggi said the night was absolutely lovely.

“The debutantes really did a good job and they all had a fun night,” Mrs Williams said. Mrs Willams thanked Shirley Ould, Tamara Jones and Lynda Angarane for their assistance with the deb ball.

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How to make your vote count. Federal election, Saturday 21st August. On election day, you’ll receive two ballot papers: a green one for the House of Representatives, and a white one for the Senate.

Green ballot paper – Number every box. For the green ballot paper, you must put a ‘1’ in the box beside the candidate who is your ﬁrst choice, ‘2’ in the box beside your second choice and so on, until you have numbered every box. Be careful, you must number every box for your vote to count in a federal election.

White ballot paper – Two ways to vote. For the white ballot paper, you have a choice of ways to vote: Above the line You can just mark ‘1’ in the box above the line for the party or group of your choice. By doing this, you’re following the group voting ticket and allowing the order of your preferences to be determined by your party or group. To ﬁnd out more about the group voting tickets visit www.aec.gov.au

Don’t use ticks, crosses, or leave boxes blank, or your vote won’t count.

SAMP PLE or Below the line You can choose to ﬁll in ever y box below the line in the order of your preference. You must put a ‘1’ in the box beside the candidate who is your ﬁrst choice, ‘2’ in the box beside your second choice and so on, till you have numbered every box.

SAMPLE SAMPLE What if I make a mistake? If you get it wrong, don’t worry: just ask for another ballot paper, and start again.

Call 13 23 26 or visit www.aec.gov.au for more information.

Authorised by the Electoral Commissioner, West Block, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT.

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Town targeted for burns WONTHAGGI will be the target of a planned burns program to be co-ordinated by the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and Parks Victoria.

Bushland action: Wonthaggi Urban Landcare members Liz and Norm Glynn discuss clearing and mulching plans for bushland areas around Wonthaggi with DSE local ﬁre management ofﬁcer David Gallacher in Wonthaggi last week.

While the Bushﬁres Royal Commission called for a big increase in planned burning for Victoria, DSE management ofﬁcer for South Gippsland David Gallacher said: “Like everyone we are waiting to see what the government does about that”. Mr Gallacher spoke to The Star last Tuesday during a community information

session at the Parks Victoria office in Wonthaggi. The community information sessions are held across Victoria each year to discuss fire planning and this is the first time Wonthaggi has hosted a session. The sessions provide an opportunity for people to find out more about DSE fire management, including the planned burning program. DSE’s planned burns use fire to protect life, property and the environment from the threat of bushfire, and to maintain the health of plants and animals that depend on bushfires to survive. Mr Gallacher said plans are being prepared for high

priority areas in the region and Wonthaggi is on top of the list. “Areas to be targeted in the Wonthaggi and surrounding areas include bushland around the new fire station site, the State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi Heathlands, Harmers Haven and anywhere fire poses a threat to the town and assets,” he said. “In the last 12 months fire protection programs were carried out in the Cape Liptrap area from Sandy Point to Venus Bay in conjunction with the local Councils and CFA. “We are still looking at the Grantville area and fuel reduction on a strip of land

at The Gurdies near the quarry. We did get a bit done in April but a brief storm put a stop to that and then the rain just hasn’t stopped and at the moment it is just too wet. “We will try to get a bit done in October if the weather is right but the majority of burns are carried out in the autumn when the weather conditions are more stable and we have a smaller one at Foster.” Mr Gallacher said one example where ecological burns are carried out is at Wilsons Promontory and burns are being planned in some speciﬁc areas for ecological reasons. “There are certain areas at the Prom being invaded by Coastal Tea Tree and ﬁre is an effective way to control this plant that is invading a lot of the grassy woodland areas. Even though it is a native plant it is very aggressive and just takes over and nothing much grows under it,” he said. Mr Gallacher said the number of suitable burning days is only about 10 to 20 a year. “You have to have the temperature, humidity, wind strength and direction all right for the burns,” he said. Parks and DSE manage the area spanning the shires of South Gippsland, Bass Coast and Latrobe City, around Boolarra and Yinnar. Plans of the Wonthaggi area are being worked on

and burns are scheduled for autumn 2011. Mr Gallacher said the Mirboo North area is the next area and plans for that area should be put in place for 2012. “We used to run public meetings to get the planned burning program information out to the community and while we had a great response to the Leongatha meeting straight after the Black Saturday fires, we have found the smaller information sessions in the towns to be a better way of getting the information out there,” he said. “The information sessions are more relaxed and give people the opportunity to have a chat.” Upcoming community information sessions will be held at the Parks Victoria office in Foster today, Tuesday, August 17 between 3pm and 6pm. Information stalls will be erected in Mirboo North at the CFA Station on Saturday, August 21 from 3 pm to 5 pm and at the Prom Country Farmers’ Market in the Foster Hall from 8am to noon. Mr Gallacher said Parks Victoria is now planning to take on extra firefighters. Applications are open now and close around September 10. “Then it is a matter of selection and training,” he said.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star Ready for Tomorrow is the Victorian Government’s $631 million blueprint to protect and strengthen our regional and rural way of life, now and for future generations. The blueprint includes: $110m for Skills & Young People $99m Backing Jobs & Industry $204m for Regional Infrastructure $158m Supporting the Regional & Rural Way of Life $59m New Planning Partnership And that’s just the beginning. To ﬁnd out how you, your business and community can beneﬁt, call or visit our website. The future starts now.

A Blueprint for Regional and Rural Victoria Call 13 22 15 www.rdv.vic.gov.au

One year ago, August 18, 2009 A KORUMBURRA man returned an American soldier’s “dog tag”, bringing peace to his family more than 66 years after he died. It took more than ﬁve years from the moment Ian Webb bought the identiﬁcation tag in the Solomon Islands, until it made its way back to the American state of Washington. **** MORE than 400 holiday home owners in Bass Coast Shire are interested in renting their properties to Wonthaggi desalination plant construction workers. Council CEO Allan Bawden, described the response, representing about 38 per cent of the owners surveyed as really good. Five years ago, August 16, 2005 SNOW fell in record proportions last Wednesday. Not since 1951 had South Gippsland seen so much snow. People also recalled snow in 1977, but not the spectacular avalanche we had last week. **** WONTHAGGI and Leongatha residents turned out in droves last Wednesday to experience the 2005 Toyota AFL Grand Final Tour during its visit to Wonthaggi Toyota and Knight’s Toyota Leongatha. 10 years ago, August 15, 2000 TRADERS in the township of Leongatha will next week follow the highly successful lead of Maffra and stage a monster, three hour sale of their own on Friday, August 25. Petrol will be 10 cents a litre off the listed price. VB slabs will be sold below cost. **** THE SYDNEY 2000 Olympic torch relay continued on through Gippsland after it left Leongatha and Mirboo North last Monday, and many more locals took their turn to carry the torch. Former Leongatha premiership coach and Footscray footballer Colin Boyd was one of those who took part. 30 years ago, August 19, 1980 SOUTH Eastern Permanent Building Society will extend its operations into McCartin Street, Leongatha. The society has bought the property formerly owned by the McNamara family and the existing business Wood n’ Wicker will be demolished to make way for the estimated $200,000 project.

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ONCE AGAIN, TOYOTA IS GIVING YOU MORE ou don’t get to be Australia’s favourite car company for seven years running† without giving more than most. Right now, Toyota is giving even more than usual with great offers on Australia’s favourite range. And with Toyota values like world class safety and legendary reliability, plus innovative technology and low cost capped-price genuine servicing, you can trust Toyota to give you more. YET ANOTHER CLEVER IDEA FOR YARIS Along with being the small car with all of Toyota’s big ideas, Yaris is now giving you even more. You can get a 1.3-litre Yaris YR 5-Door Hatch Manual or Automatic with 40% off one year’s Toyota Comprehensive Car Insurance or, better still, get it free when you finance through Toyota Financial Services^. That’s great value considering it comes with Bluetooth™≥, SRS airbags and CD sound system from just $15,990 driveaway. Or, should you prefer a sedan, you can pick up a Yaris YRS Sedan Manual from just $19,990 driveaway along with the offer of a year’s Toyota Comprehensive Car Insurance free when you finance your vehicle with Toyota Financial Services^. THE ALL-NEW GET AWAY RAV4 2WD CV If you like getting away without getting off-road, the versatile RAV4 CV now comes in a 2WD version from $29,990 driveaway. The 2.4-litre, 4-cylinder, 5 speed manual delivers impressive fuel efficiency of 9.1 litres/100km#. Better still, you can get 40% off one year’s Toyota Comprehensive Car Insurance or get it free when you finance through Toyota Financial Services^. NO WONDER IT’S THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SMALL CAR With 34 million of them sold over 40 years, Corolla is the

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Pricing applicable for Private and Bronze Fleet Buyers for vehicles purchased and delivered from August 1 and September 30, 2010. Excludes demos. While stocks last. Offers not available in conjunction with other registered fleet discounts or offers. Toyota reserves the right to extend any offer. r Streaming Bluetooth™ Audio compatibility requires devices that are enabled with compatible technology Bluetooth™ v1.2 and must also be enabled with both A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) v1.0 or later & AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) v1.0 or later. The Bluetooth™ word mark is owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Bluetooth™ will only operate with telephones enabled with compatible Bluetooth™ wireless technology (HFP (Hands Free Profile) v1.0 or later and OPP (Object Push Profile) v1.1 or later international standards). OPP functionality only works on Satellite Navigation equipment. ^40% discount or free 12 month (for vehicles financed by Toyota Financial Services) Toyota Insurance Comprehensive motor vehicle policy will be offered to all eligible Private & Bronze Fleet customers who purchase and take delivery of a new RAV4 2WD CV, Yaris YR 5 Door Hatch or YRS Sedan, or a new Corolla SE Sport Hatch. 40% saving based on the national average premium price for Toyota Comprehensive Car Insurance during January-June 2010. Individual premiums may vary depending on risk circumstances. Terms, conditions and underwriting criteria apply. Before making a decision about the Toyota Insurance Comprehensive Motor Vehicle policy please read the current Product Disclosure Statement available on the Toyota Insurance website at toyotainsurance.com.au, or call 137 200 to obtain a copy. Toyota Insurance is a division of Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd; ABN 39 096 302 466, AFSL Number 254489 (Aioi). The Insurer is Aioi. † VFACTS 31 December 2009. ~ VFACTS YTD (30 June 2010). *Toyota Service Advantage pricing represents the maximum amount payable for standard scheduled servicing which is as per ‘maintenance for normal operating conditions’ outlined in the warranty and service schedule, for the first three years, or 60,000 kilometres, whichever occurs first. Maximum 6 Services (4 for Aurion/Camry/Hybrid Camry) Service Advantage eligibility excludes Government and Rental vehicles and certain other exclusions apply. Contact your Toyota Dealer for details of eligibility. #Fuel consumption will vary depending on driving conditions/style, vehicle conditions and options/accessories. Source of fuel consumption data: ADR81/02 combined (L/100km) for (manual/auto) models. VALID 7890-2 R08464/NAT/ED

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world’s most popular small car. And now, Toyota aims to make it even more popular with the introduction of the all-new Corolla Special Edition Sport Hatch. You’ll get 16” alloys, front fog lights, front spoiler and a larger rear spoiler, along with Corolla’s legendary reliability. Plus you can get 40% off one year’s Toyota Comprehensive Car Insurance or get it free when you finance through Toyota Financial Services^. STEP UP TO SENSATIONAL VALUE If you’re looking for big six power and surprising economy look no further than the Aurion AT-X. Its quad-cam, all alloy power-plant produces 200kW of power yet, amazingly, also delivers fuel economy of 9.9L/100Km#. Better still, you can currently drive away in one for $32,990 driveaway which is a saving of over $3,000. Or, if you’d prefer, upgrade to an Aurion Sportivo SX6 with dual-zone climate control and a reversing camera for $37,990 driveaway and save over $5,000. Speaking of great value, Camry is Australia’s number one selling medium car~ and with deals like this it looks like staying that way. See your Toyota Dealer this weekend and you can drive away in a Camry Altise Automatic for $29,990 driveaway including Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control (TRC). Alternatively, you can

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Libraries must grow By Jane Ross THE Leongatha Library isn’t big enough. And the one at Wonthaggi is grossly inadequate to meet the demands of a burgeoning population. The two facilities are the principal libraries for their respective shires and West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation wants something done about them both. A four year plan developed by WGRLC to 2014, lists the building

of a new library at Wonthaggi and the developing of a concept plan for a new Leongatha Library as priorities. But according to corporation CEO John Murrell, those aren’t the only libraries in the region calling for attention. “There are real challenges for capital needs.” The Poowong Library needs “a signiﬁcant upgrade”, Foster requires expansion, Phillip Island needs redeveloping and a new mobile site is necessary in Nyora. Mr Murrell said discussions have

begun with South Gippsland Council about a new Leongatha Library. But it’s early days because the current building has another eight or nine years of its lease to run. Adding to the pressure is the fact that the annual budget for library materials falls well short of the State average of $610,000. But it is improving. In the 2010/11 ﬁnancial year, $440,000 has been ear marked for library materials, $40,000 more than last year. The corporation’s budget papers note that in an audit of all Victorian

Kids eat what they grow THE goodness of gardens enters the kitchen at Tarwin Lower Primary School every Wednesday. That’s when boys and girls take part in the school’s Kitchen Garden program, learning about growing vegetables and fruit in the school

garden, and also feeding chooks to produce eggs. Children then cook wholesome meals from the fresh produce. When The Star visited recently, the students were using spinach, lemon and parsley to make lemon curd. Parent volunteers drop in to help,

teaching students about fertilisers, catching pests and ensuring the chooks are in good health. Mother Cheryl Brennan also works as the school gardener, developing native garden beds and restoring former pine windbreaks with more indigenous varieties.

Dirty hands: Abby and Evy tend the vegetable garden with Jed and Cobey (back).

public libraries, WGRLC was identiﬁed as needing $648,277 a year to meet collection standards. There is a 15-year strategy to reach this. The libraries are under pressure from unprecedented growth in the region. The library plan notes that by 2020, the region’s population of around 96,000 is expected to balloon by 30 per cent. Those people would demand a more diverse library service with different opening hours and new technical skill levels for staff. Users in the teens to 30-year-old

age bracket would need a greater varied services and the WGRLC plan suggests ﬁnding smarter ways of linking with government policy so that the value of libraries is recognised. Successive State governments have cut funding to libraries, although there was a marginal increase last year. That has left the burden with municipalities which contribute 84 per cent of the corporation’s revenue, amounting to $3,231,537.

Pipi poachers face charges FIVE people are likely to face charges of collecting an illegal amount of pipis from the beaches of Venus Bay. The Melbourne residents are alleged to have taken the shellfish from the Cape Liptrap Coastal Park. Fisheries Officers in plain clothes seized about 75 litres of pipi in the shell along with back packs and hand held digging implements. Officers believe the people collected the pipis and placed them in packs hidden in sand dunes. Gippsland Fisheries operations manager, Peter Courtney, said pipi collection was a legitimate recreational activity within the park, provided each collector takes no more than two litres of pipi in the shell. “People collecting pipis are only allowed to use their hands and feet and

may not use any form of digging implements,” he said. “Unless exempt, a current recreational fishing licence is required by people taking, or attempting to take, pipis.” Police were later called to the area to help confirm the identities of those people intercepted. All of the pipis were returned to the water apart from a sample kept for departmental investigative purposes. Fishers are reminded that the reduced per person pipi catch limit of two litres with shells or half a litre without shells remains in place between Point Smythe and Arch Rock within the Cape Liptrap Coastal Park. For more information about pipi catch limits visit www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fishing Anyone who sees or suspects illegal fishing activity is urged to call the 24hour reporting line 13 FISH (13 3474).

Tucker time: preparing to make lemon curd are students Amber, Tenika, Jack, volunteer Alyson Skinner, Kalten, Ossy and Bea.

Spreading the word: presenter David Evans with sustainability consultant Hugh Sullivan, solar power specialist Wayne Smith, psychologist Debbie Birkett and council’s Alycia Stivic.

Waiting, waiting: volunteer Joc Meyer lays a beer trap for slugs and snails with Matty and Tristen.

Thinking green saves money Meals roster (Leongatha) St Laurence Primary

School, Leongatha Red Cross and South Coast Christian College will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning August 23, 2010.

CUTTING costs while helping the environment was the theme of a seminar in Leongatha last Tuesday.

The Green Business Lean Business Seminar offered tips for reducing water and electricity use, minimising waste and transport costs, and advancing one’s business. Speakers offered tips for increasing customer loyalty, developing a brand image and improving staff morale at the same time. Representatives of business offering advice and services connected to sustainability also attended. The seminar was presented by South Gippsland Shire Council at the Leongatha RSL.

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It’s voting time AUSTRALIANS go to the polls for the 2010 federal election this Saturday, August 21. Prime Minister Julia Gillard could become the country’s first female leader elected by the people, or Tony Abbott could return the Coalition to government after the loss of power and leader in former PM, John Howard, in 2007. Voters in the seat of McMillan have five candidates to choose from: incumbent Liberal, Russell Broadbent; Labor’s Christine Maxfield; Family First’s Linden Stokes; Australian Greens’ Malcolm McKelvie; and independent Leigh Gatt. Leongatha is fielding two candidates: Mr Stokes and Bridget McKenzie, who is representing The Nationals in pursuit of a Senate seat. The Star this week invited candidates to lodge a statement in a last minute bid to secure votes.

• Russell Broadbent

Back me says Broadbent HE said through the six years that he’s worked with the South Gippsland community there’s been one consistent message.

“Russell, I’m often told, even if we don’t always see eye to eye, we know we can count on you every time to stand up and get things done on our behalf.” Russell said small business is the backbone of the Australian economy and Leongatha is a shining example of our nation’s enterprising spirit. “As someone who started their own family run business, I know first hand the joys and pressures of growing a loyal customer base, the responsibilities that come with employing your own staff and dealing with the excesses of government red tape. “It’s these experiences that are with me every time I approach an issue in the Federal Parliament that will have an impact on a Gippsland business. “South Gippsland’s farmers feed the nation and we cannot broach a future without them. That’s why I stood up for drought affected farmers in Gippsland and took their case directly to the Prime Minister until our region was provided exceptional circumstances? support. Leongatha needs a Liberal National Government to build the healthcare system South Gippsland needs and that’s why I’m prepared to keep fighting until it gets delivered. “I have a lifelong involvement with carer families and I’ll keep fighting until they get the support and recognition they deserve. “South Gippsland has a vibrant and dedicated school environment. I want to keep working with our school communities to get the best deal for South Gippsland from the Federal Government to ensure each child gets the resources, support, choices and opportunities needed to achieve their best. “With your support, let’s keep working to make our region even better.”

• Malcolm McKelvie

• Christine Maxﬁeld.

• Bridget McKenzie

• Linden Stokes

• Leigh Gatt

GP stands for It’s about the Future brings Families come Young and economy challenges ﬁrst Greens independent MALCOLM McKelvie is the Greens candidate for the federal seat of McMillan. “I’m a busy GP in Yarragon, where I’ve lived for 12 years or so with my wife and three daughters. “I’m passionate about the future, especially the kind of world my children and their children will inherit so that’s why I’m running for parliament. It’s not an easy thing but I feel it is the right thing to do. “There are so many areas for improvement in our society and the major parties just don’t seem to be able to deliver the best long term outcomes. The Greens’ policies are based on core mainstream values and we have always shown the courage to present what we think is right, not what we think is popular. “Policies are developed by the grassroots members of the party and much decision making is made by members too - not by distant party powerbrokers. One of the tests of a good policy is to ask the question: ‘Will people in 100 years thank us for this decision?’ “If the answer is no, it will not be part of our platform. “There are policies covering the whole range of issues affecting our society,” Dr McKelvie said, naming energy and climate change, health and education, immigration, forests and environment, social and family as just a few. “Our website has all the policies in detail: www.greens.org.au “Many people I talk to are uncomfortable about some aspect or other of Greens’ policy, but they have formed that view after hearing disparaging remarks made by the major parties. I invite you to read our policies and form your own view.” Dr McKelvie said there are already ﬁve Greens senators, 23 Greens State parliamentarians and more than 100 Greens local councillors, some of whom are mayors, across the country, all making positive contributions.

THE election is on a knife edge!

That is the view of Labor candidate for McMillan, Christine Maxfield. “Key voters will be deciding what type of future they want for themselves and their children. “During the global financial crisis, Labor did what we had to do to protect jobs and keep our economy strong. The result of these decisions is that we have emerged with lower debt and a lower deficit than any other major advanced economy. “The Labor Federal Government stimulus package has kept the Australian economy out of recession. “This has now been regarded as the best action of any country in the developed world and as a result, thousands of workers have kept their jobs, retained their homes and many businesses have avoided bankruptcy. “Julia Gillard will get the budget back to surplus by 2013. How? “By having a stronger economy to deliver tax cuts for small business, supporting regional Australia so they have the infrastructure they need to grow, by improving education by expanding trade training centres in schools, establishing a national curriculum with a focus on the basics and investing in a national broadband network. “The Gillard Labor Government has promised to maintain not only recurrent spending in schools, but investments in infrastructure, computers in schools, trades training centres and essential investments in the quality of our teachers. A Labor Government will increase training places for medical staff to ensure better quality medical services in hospitals. “The quality of care will be improved by an increase of $750 million to improve services in emergency departments and introduction of a four hour target for.

BRIDGET McKenzie would like to introduce herself, the Nationals candidate for the Senate for the federal election.

“On Saturday, Victorians will not only elect their next federal government, but will also have the opportunity to elect six senators to represent our state in the Australian Senate. I believe that regional Victoria needs a strong representative in the Senate and its committees to ensure our issues are raised and addressed. “I grew up with the dual family inﬂuences of small business and farming which have taught me the value of hard work, of having a sense of purpose and the importance of each person’s individual responsibility to engage with and give back to their local communities. “Apart from spending time with my children, I enjoy netball, camping, reading and hiking. “With degrees in applied science and education, I have pursued a career in the education sector. Most recently, I have been a lecturer at Monash University in physical education, researching rural adolescent women and physical activity patterns. “Regional communities are the engine room of our national economy. Victoria is going through a period of enormous change. “Decisions made today will impact on our capacity in the regions to take advantage of opportunities in the future and prepare for challenges. As such, my particular areas of concern include youth affairs, education, small business and regional development. “Throughout the election I have been travelling throughout Victoria, from Hamilton to Howlong and beyond; this has increased my understanding of the diverse needs across Victoria. I need your support to give regional Victoria a strong local voice in the Australian Senate.”

MANY people ask Linden Stokes why he would choose to run for the Lower House in this federal election when he works full-time and has three young children. “It is true that this is a very busy time in my life. “The simple answer to this is Family First is primarily concerned with families and small business. The party views these as the bedrock of our society. “I am a family man and I have close friends in small business. My parents were in small business all their life. I know what it is like to see people struggle through recession and go without. “Family First is a values based party that is not afraid to stand up and defend family and community amongst an onslaught of individualism, and extremism. Family First is concerned about safety on our streets, housing affordability and access to affordable medical services. “Family First believes that ordinary people are the real heroes in our societies and they need a voice in parliament. It is a party with sound and practical policies on the environment, taxation, health reform and asylum seekers. “I believe the major parties in many ways have lost touch with the people on the ground and their policies reﬂect this. I also believe that some of the more extreme parties put their own political proliferation and idealism before families and the community. “Family First wants to see a strong Australian economy, not at the expense of the environment and future generations, affordable housing, a fair go for small business and safer streets. I would encourage anyone to get on the website and see for yourself. Vote one Family First.”

LEIGH Gatt is the youngest candidate for the seat of McMillan. “I am running as the only Independent candidate for McMillan,” he said, “and I am also the youngest candidate. “I am 27-years-old and have resided in Moe all of my life. I developed an interest in politics at the early age of 12, when the former Kennett State Government proposed to close down Moe Hospital. “A few years later, I was actively involved in the Save Moe Hospital Group. I attended Lowanna College and was president of the Student Rep Council (SRC) in 1998 and school captain in 2000. I was a member of the school council for three years, from years Nine to 12. I had an active interest in student issues. “I have strong views on compulsory voting. I believe as we live in a democratic society, it is hypocritical we can get ﬁned for not voting. I have also never voted. This year will be my ﬁrst time. “I truly believe there is a candidate worth voting for and someone that won’t just listen to the constituents of McMillan, but will act on their behalf. “At the end of the day, the elected member is a constituent also and needs to focus on the majority views this electorate is facing.”

McMillan MPs: • Broadbent, Russell (Liberals) 2004-present; • Zahra, Christian (Labor) 1998-2004 ; • Broadbent, Russell (Liberals) 1996-1998; • Cunningham, B. T. (Labor) 1993-1996; • Riggall, J. P. (Liberals) 1990-1993; • Cunningham, B. T. (Labor) 1980-1990; • Simon, B. D. (Liberals) 1975-1980; • Hewson, H. A. (CP/NCP) 1972-1975.

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Choir wins award A LEONGATHA school has won this year’s Bird Family Bequest Award at the Yarram Eisteddfod. The singers of St Laurence’s Primary School’s senior choir won the prestigious title, beating their rivals Leongatha Primary School by just one point. They sung “Everyone Sing” and “Don’t Mean a Thing if it Don’t Have That Swing”, and impressed the adjudicator, recording a score of 92 from a possible 100. The judge, Chris Trikilis, was impressed with the group’s diction, tonality and overall sound. Nine schools stood in the way of St. Laurence’s and the title at the beginning,

Priorities laid out REPRESENTATIVES of the six Gippsland Councils (GLGN) met candidates from the Labor, Liberal, National, Family First and Greens parties last week to place our regional priorities before them in the lead-up to the federal election. From South Gippsland’s perspective we raised the matters of support for an eco-village accommodation complex at the entrance to Wilsons Promontory, the expansion of Port Anthony, upgrades for the South Gippsland Highway and general economic stimulus for the region. It is pleasing to note that the State Government has acknowledged GLGN’s collaborative approach in prioritising and advocating for their issues. A recent outcome has been

but after all the groups had performed there could only be one winner. The group had been rehearsing for ﬁve months under the watchful eye of singing, music and drama teacher, Bronwyn Kalos.

We are the champions: singing their way to victory were (back, from left) Sinead, Jaimee, Phillipa, Mitchell, Koby and Charlie, (middle) Sophie C, Janie, Hayley, Sophie T, Matilda (front) Tayla, Josie, Jessica, Caitlin and Bernadette with teacher Ms Bronwyn Kalos and adjudicator Chris Trikilis.

funding for the Latrobe Valley to progress their transition from brown coal technologies to cleaner power sources, and we watch with interest for further outcomes as the state elections near. I attended the ofﬁcial launch of the Mirboo North Bendigo Community Bank and it’s good to see a vibrant community successfully pursuing a facility that not only offers banking, but is also a strong supporter of its community. The business model developed by the Bendigo Bank provides for those rare ‘win/win’ situations for both the community and its organisations. Last week, along with Crs Jackson and Lewis and Recreation co-ordinator Ian Murphy, I attended the AGM of the Leongatha Recreation Reserve Committee. There was lively discussion about issues facing Leongatha sporting groups in general, whether they use the reserve or not. It was a valuable conversation

and I hope will be built upon by all sporting groups to articulate how they would like to see facilities in the town provided for in coming years. The last strategic plan for the reserve was done in 2002, and council has conducted its own since then. Both documents will be useful to progress their interests. After a patch of beautiful weather last week, it was interesting to note it is ﬁve years since we received the once (or twice) in a lifetime freak snowstorm on August 10, 2005. It’s a reminder of how quickly time ﬂies and the incredible variability of our weather and its subsequent impacts on our rural economy. With daffodils already blooming around the shire, it’s only natural to be looking forward to spring and the grand success of our favoured football teams. Cr Jim Fawcett Mayor

Bank agency comes to Meeniyan MEENIYAN residents will soon be able to conduct their everyday banking six days a week. A new Bendigo Bank Agency will be located at the First National Prom Country Real Estate at 93 Whitelaw Street. Using the bank’s ‘real time banking’ solution, customers will be able to withdraw cash, open accounts and transfer funds from Wednesday, August 18. Bendigo Bank’s senior manager of group agencies, Garry McQueen said agencies played a key role within Bendigo Bank’s network. “Agencies represent approximately 20 per cent of the Bendigo Bank’s retail outlets and provide many small or remote communities with banking products and services,” he said. “This means that Bendigo Bank customers can conveniently do their banking at more than 550 customer service outlets around Australia. “The agency will be fully supported

by the Foster sub-branch staff who will deal with all referrals from the agency to ensure the Meeniyan community has access to all banking services and products.” Allen Van Kuyk, chairman of Promontory District Finance Group, the company that owns and operates Toora and District Community Bank branch and Foster sub-branch, said the Meeniyan Agency would help return even more money to the local community. “When you support the agency and Community Bank branch, you are in effect supporting local community groups and organisations,” he said. “The more you bank with us the more we can give back.” The Bendigo Bank Agency is open from 10am to 4pm Monday to Thursday, 10am to 5pm Friday and 9am to noon on Saturday. Call in and see your local agency staff at First National Prom Country Real Estate or contact the agency on 5664 0224.

Bank plan gathers pace THE community of Grantville gathered to launch a prospectus for the proposed Grantville and District Community Bank branch.

Prom View Lodge: residents will soon be moved to Foster.

Ready for move PROM Coast Aged Care committee chair Sandy Bucello said Prom View Lodge aged care facility’s move from Toora to Foster was gathering momentum. “Throughout this exercise we have received support from South Gippsland Hospital and have in principle agreement to secure the land for construction of the building,” Ms Bucello said. “The Department of Aged Care is providing us with invaluable advice on shaping and delivering the project and a contract for conceptual design has been let to architects Balcombe and Grifﬁths.” The total project has been estimated at $11.7 million, with $9 million coming from a Federal Government grant and $2.7 million to be provided by PCAC

and community fundraising. The project is scheduled for completion in 2012. “We have already engaged specialist skills from within our own community for a Building Control sub-committee to assist us with project delivery, and we will shortly be forming a sub-committee to help us with fundraising.” Ms Bucello said the committee was seeking community feedback about the future use of both Banksia Lodge and Prom View Lodge. “Effective use of both locations is of great importance to the community, and to the delivery of the new facility, and we would be happy to receive the public’s ideas,” she said. Many of Toora’s townspeople have been unhappy about the facility’s planned move to Foster.

Steering committee co-chair Michele Fulwell said the capital raising process was well underway, with locals transferring their pledges of support into shareholdings in the newly formed community company. “With more than $70,000 in shares issued last night, we know the remaining shares on offer will be snapped up in coming weeks,” she said. “The focus will now be on selling the remaining $230,000 worth of $1 shareholdings to local residents, traders and business people.” The board also announced it had ﬁnalised lease negotiations for a branch site at Shop 4, 1503a Bass

Highway, Grantville. The branch is expected to open soon after the capital raising is complete. Community Bank Company chair, Terry Ashenden said the board was satisﬁed a site for the Community Bank branch was now “locked in”. “After perusing site options for the last few months we can now conﬁrm that the above site will house the Grantville and District Community Bank Branch,” he said. “We are more than happy with the outcome in terms of the position of our proposed branch, and we hope it will provide convenient access to Bendigo Bank’s quality products and services for all of our customers.” Residents who pledged their support for the Community Bank branch are now encouraged to follow through by becoming a share-

Rail treat KORUMBURRA is to have its track layout at the railway station replicated in a model miniature. John McCallum, president of the Victorian Model Railway Society, is excited about the group’s current project, which is the construction of a model based on track layout. According to John the track conﬁguration at Korumburra was “big enough and interesting enough to base a model on and small enough to reproduce almost completely with minimum compression and omission.” The model layout is currently under construction and will be on display at the Hobsons Bay Model Railway Club exhibition to be held at Collingwood Secondary College in Melbourne during April next year.

holder and ultimately, a customer. “More than 261 Community Bank branches across Australia have returned more than $40,000,000 to support local groups and projects,” Mr Ashenden said. “The more people who bank with us, the more we can return to the local community. “Steering committee members will be available over the coming weeks to answer questions, accept share forms and hand out copies of our prospectus.” The meeting was held at the Bass and District Sports Club. For more information about the Grantville and District Community Bank branch contact Michele Fulwell on 5678 8577 or visit the future site between 11am and 1pm weekdays and 10am and 12pm Saturdays.

KBA presses on KORUMBURRA Business Association is “about half way through most projects” according to president, Doug White. Plans are well in place for Christmas decorations for the town centre and securing a visit from santa. The association advocated for the clean-up of the saleyard site and is hopeful there might be some progress now a zoning is in place. A small supervised ﬁre was lit recently to clean up the old hairdresser’s building.

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It’s Daffodil Festival time THE 54th Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Festival promises a feast of displays, activities and glorious blooms. Opening at 2pm on Thursday, August 26, the festival offers a threeday showing of the flowers, fruit, vegetables and photographs entered in the 300-plus sections in the Daffodil and Floral Show, held every year in the Memorial Hall. Show entries close at 5pm on Tuesday, August 24, with secretary Margaret Fox. She said most of the entrants wait until just before the closing date because they don’t know until the last minute what flowers will be available in their gardens, what damage rain, hail or wind might have wrought. When the many entries do come in from across South Gippsland and beyond, they turn the hall into a delightfully perfumed attraction. That aspect of the festival is run by members of the Leongatha Horticultural Society, most of whom have been involved for decades. They spend many hours co-ordinating the floral show and many more setting it up. An official opening will take place at 3pm on the Thursday and the hall will remain open until 6pm. It will open again on Friday, August 27 between 9am and 6pm and on Saturday from 9am to 4pm. Admission will cost $4, but children are free. Refreshments will be available, combining savoury and sweet treats. The show’s main sponsor is the Leongatha Shoe Gallery, while many other businesses donate trophies. Three Leongatha gardens will be open to the public on the Friday and Saturday. These are the Williams’ two adjoining gardens; featuring a small ornamental lake and variety of plants; the other a small citrus orchard, vegetables and mixed plantings. Another is the terraced front beds of the Hyde garden showing shrubs, bearded iris and spring bulbs; the back garden has mollis azaleas, rhododendrons, bulbs, geraniums, camellias, annuals, vegetables and an extensive range of potted plants. A large town garden called Glenbar is the third offering. It includes mature trees in a park-like setting, wide sweeping lawns, drifts of spring bulbs, hellebores, flowering perennials and a large pond. A free bus will run from the Memorial Hall to these gardens at 10am, noon and 2pm on the Friday and Saturday of the festival. Bookings are essential and can be made at the hall. The Leongatha Chamber of Commerce helps promote the festival side of the annual event, drawing the whole business district into the fold. The Friends of Leongatha Library will run their annual Daffodil

Daffodil time: Stella Hyde and Gwen Fairbrother (standing) admire the flowers in Stella’s parents’ garden, which is one of three in Leongatha that will be open to the public during the Daffodil Festival. Festival book sale in the historic courthouse building next to the post office, between 10am and 4pm on the Thursday and Friday. In the library itself, the Tarwin Wool and Craft Group will display knitted articles including scarves, sock slippers and other work by members. There will also be a spinning demonstration. Group members gather to work with wool in any form, such as spinning, knitting, crochet or felting. The “Woodies” are a sub group of the Leongatha Art and Crafts Society. They set themselves up in a tent in the Leongatha Gallery courtyard and invite the public to consider the therapeutic aromas and feel of wood, as well as its beauty and functional use. Camphor laurel and Japanese cedar are two examples. “Woodies” will be operating a lathe and scroll saw and there will be lots of finished items on display, many for sale. Demonstrations of

interesting ways to salvage timbers, attractive grains and the colours of locally grown timbers will delight onlookers. There is no charge for entry and wheelchair access is available from Michael Place. The adjoining Leongatha Art and Crafts Society Gallery will host an exhibition of the woodworkers’ art, in tandem with an eclectic collection of paintings and Tess Flaherty’s leadlight and mosaics. The gallery is a great place to browse and new members are welcome. It will be open between 9am to 5pm on the Thursday and Friday and 9am to 4pm on the Saturday. Round at the old bowling club rooms in Hughes Street, the “rock hounds” of the South Gippsland Gemstone and Lapidary Club will be showing the results of their searches for beautiful rocks. Their display will include a floating rock, moulten glass, a large piece of gypsum and other stones, as well as demonstrations of how to facet or cabochon. Club members meet on the third Thursday of the month at the old bowling club rooms. New members welcome, ring 5662 2088 or 5655 2295. At Mushroom Crafts in Bair Street, Gavin van Eede and his wife Sindy Virtue are staging their first joint exhibition, with Gavin’s pencil portraits and Sindy’s clay, wood and Paverpol creations. The exhibition runs through the month of August. The Dakers Centre will host an open day on the Friday of the festival, with entertainment by the Singers of Joy. The theme for this year’s flowers in praise display in St Peter’s Anglican Church is “In my father’s house there are many rooms”. The Christian churches of Leongatha combine to mount that memorable exhibition which will be open from 2 to 6pm on the Thursday, 9am to 6pm on the Friday and 9am to 4pm on the Saturday. A display of artificial daffodils will be “planted” in the grounds of Leongatha Memorial Hospital as a tribute to those affected by cancer. The “planting” will take place at 11am on Friday, August 27. Woorayl CWA members take over the windows of A W Smith and Sons in McCartin Street, with the theme “In an English garden”, while other traders will enter the shop window competition with the theme “bloomin’ beautiful”. Results will be announced at the official opening of the flower show. South Coast Christian College students will display their art in the windows of Pomegranate Fashions, while the children of St Laurence’s Primary take over the windows of Number 9 Dream Café. The Citizens Advice Bureau will be open between 10am and 4pm on Friday, 10am to 2pm on Saturday and 11am to 3pm on Sunday. Safeway’s car park is the venue for a display of vintage, veteran and classic cars, bikes and hot rods from 9am to 2pm on Saturday and the South Gippsland Field and Game Club will host a novelty Father’s Day shoot at Hallston on Sunday September 5.

Church Times ARIES - March 21 - April 20

Avoid the counterproductive activity of worrying for its own sake. An unhappy friend responds positively to your encouragement. Public speaking and the performing arts are now featured. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

Unexpected events, no matter how minor, can play havoc with present plans. The romantic picture brightens, thanks to your down-to-earth approach. A colleague lends support to your ideas. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

This is a great week for launching partnership projects, especially ones of a creative nature. There may be some tensions at the workplace, but keep a low key. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

This is a great time for promoting yourself. Tell people why they should listen to your ideas. If travelling, be sure that your companion is compatible. Unexpected guests may liven up the week. LEO - July 23 - August 22

This is the week for branching out - you may take on a part-time job, or perhaps you decide to hone some skills. Your partner enjoys being pampered and responds to your sentimental ways. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

Friends look to you for a lesson on self conﬁdence. You could receive an email or letter from a long way away bringing bright news. Business and pleasure blend surprisingly well. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

This will be a good week for approaching people for favours. A Virgo person may inﬂuence your present thinking. Links with the past encourage you to reﬂect on the immediate future. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Don’t be shy when it comes to telling someone how much you like him/her - give a special friend an impromptu call. Financial affairs may dominate the weekend. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

The week emphasises practical matters. You see how you can apply your abilities to present future projects. Relationships of all kinds are spotlighted. This may be the time to launch a partnership. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

A platonic friend may be more devoted than you think and could help you solve a difﬁcult dilemma. This is a good time for enrolling in courses or joining a club. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

You are superb in the role of diplomat and effectively could end a family disagreement. Make a point of collecting outstanding debts. Your humanitarian spirit is currently highlighted. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

Corny ideas may prove much more effective than ﬁrst believed. Avoid making rash moves where ﬁnances or careers are concerned. In romance, spontaneity is your middle name. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

You are determined, persistent and outspoken. You are also both charismatic and mysterious. You take your relationships as seriously as you take your work. You are ever the perfectionist. Some touches of humour can enhance both your personal and professional spheres.

ANGLICAN: Wednesday, August 18: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC; 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Friday, August 20: 7.30pm St David’s, Meeniyan HC. Sunday, August 22: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Family Service; 10.30am Union Church (St Andrew’s) Tarwin Lower MP. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am. ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am. ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Wonthaggi. Sunday, 10.30am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Monday, 7.30pm: Holy Communion; Wednesday, 8.45am: Christian prayer & meditation, 10am: Holy Communion. CHURCH OF ASCENSION: Inverloch, Sunday, 9am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Tuesday, 9am: Christian prayer & meditation; 10am: Holy Communion; Thursday 7.30pm: Holy Communion. 5th Sunday services, alternating at Wonthaggi & Inverloch, contact Rev Bruce Charles for details, 5672 3984. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248. A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am and 6pm: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Vic Butera 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday services: 11 am and 7pm. All enquiries contact Pastor David Stegmann 5662 2785. Office: 5662 3100. Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984. CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha. Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly; Kids Club Wednesdays 4pm Guide Hall. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455. THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Meeting every Sunday at

Archies Creek. Morning Communion Service 11 am: Evening Holy Spirit Revival 6pm: Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5674 3867 or 5672 4660. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST: Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School - 11.30am. CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday. Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday. Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays. Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays. St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass. Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass. Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass. KORUMBURRA’S AGLOW: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214. GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Strongly family oriented church meets at the Senior Citizens Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays: 4-5.10pm Communion, 5.15-6pm Bible Studies for Adults, Youth and Children. Friday evenings: Home Fellowships 7.30pm; Youth Activities. Enquiries: 5668 2226 Bob Stevens. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Kid’s Club - Tuesday, 4 - 5pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome. Please contact Captain Claire Emerton or Lieutenant Rachael Collins, ph. 5662 5122. SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228. PRESBYTERIAN: Weekly Worship Service 10am Sunday, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Phone Rev. Dr D. Clarnette 0409 236 981 or elderCol Rump 5662-2107. CHRISTIAN REFORMED

CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. Teaching service at 7.30pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2762. Minister: Rev. Ron Nauta. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, July 22, 9am and 10.45am, Rev Denis Simmons. 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.

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NESTLED on the banks of the Tarwin River, this one acre property offers tranquil gardens and plenty of excuses to go ﬁshing. Read why on page 26.

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Endless opportunities on five titles P

OSITIONED well off the road on one glorious acre of beautiful established gardens is this superb 37 square, four bedroom home with many impressive features.

The entrance hall features glorious handmade Italian tiles. A large living room, magnificent brick chimney and the huge entertaining room allow endless possibilities. Located directly across from the Tarwin River, popular for its fishing, canoeing and waterskiing and only four minutes from Venus Bay’s surf beaches, it is an ideal tourist location and close to the school. The current market is a perfect time to secure that ‘nest egg’ to give a residual income. You can continue running the separate, well established holiday accommodation business, rent out the five quality units on a permanent basis or convert to shops, the choice is yours. You could even make a restaurant, day spa/ health retreat, or divide up the five titles. But the opportunity is now.....Be quick $899,000.

At a glance Location: 19-21 River Drive, Tarwin Lower Price: $899, 000 Agent: Harcourts Inverloch 5671 1212 Contact: Heather Atkins 0409 741 607 or Lewis Stone 0407 505 141

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Prom Country AUCTION - If not sold prior

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Town And Country

Improvement Potential On Nearly 90 Acres

Cottage cutie in the heart of Mirboo North. 1.5 acres with great views. Original features, 2 separate living areas, big country kitchen, 2 bedrooms + study, elevated, covered deck. Beautiful gardens. INSPECT Sunday, August 22 @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 50 Giles Street, MIRBOO NORTH $290,000 - $305,000

Great grazing parcel with a lifestyle opportunity, this property is suited to the improver who will secure the advantage of “buying right”. Fertile soils, with creek, ﬂats, gently rising paddocks & hills to a lesser steep area provide balance on the land, & the home will improve dramatically with simple redecoration. Potential to expand living space into the under-the-roof-line garage. Shedding includes a huge 30m x 15m “factory size” unit, separate to the home lot. Genuine Opportunity.

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Family Farmlet

On approx 3.7 acres, gorgeous views and HEAPS OF SHEDDING, neat 3 brm charater home. Features wood heater, polished ﬂoorboards, sep bungalow with OFP, pool and disused dairy. INSPECT Sunday, August 22 @ 2.30 - 3.00pm AUCTION Saturday, September 11 @ 11.00am INSPECT By Appointment Address 930 Dollar Road, DOLLAR $295,000 - $330,000 Address 375 Boolarra South-Mirboo North Road, MIRBOO NORTH

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Family Fun

Top Of The Grange

This lovely 3 BR home aims to please. In an elevated court location, the 12yo home provides attractive garden & rural views from the upstairs living room, study and wraparound deck. The living room has been recently painted and features timber ﬂoors and a cosy wood heater. The bedrooms all have BIRs and the main has an ensuite with spa bath. Plus a downstairs rumpus/teenage/guest retreat (or home ofﬁce), and garaging for 3 cars. Much to offer, plus proximity to shops and rec reserve.

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

INSPECT Sunday, August 22 @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 3 Grogan Court, MIRBOO NORTH

INSPECT Sunday, August 22 @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 21/17 McDonald Street, LEONGATHA

$285,000 - $315,000

$275,000 - $295,000 Y N DA PE R O ATU S IS

Renovated Edwardian With an architecturally-designed extension this home features 3 bedrooms (2 with OFPs), formal living, open-plan kitchen/family/dining, all with timeless appeal. INSPECT Cancelled. Property SOLD Address 17 Baromi Road, MIRBOO NORTH $300,000 - $340,000

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Peaceful Private Package Unusual home on more than 1 ac. Expansive open plan living + long sunroom, 3 bedrooms, 2 studies, 2 bathrooms, 3 wcs. North facing, with verandas & timber decks. Natural bush environment. INSPECT Saturday, August 21 @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 4 Hilltop Court, MIRBOO NORTH $265,000 - $285,000 N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

Selling Properties

24/7 Modern Country Hideaway

People, Ponies, Cars,Trucks

New 3 bdrm home with spectacular rural outlooks. Gleaming timber ﬂoors, light and spacious. Solar hot water, fenced paddocks, and huge sub ﬂoor area for storage or expansion. www.promviews.com.au. INSPECT Cancelled. Property SOLD Address 365 O’Gradys Ridge Road, FOSTER NORTH $350,000 - $375,000

Amazing views from big family home on 3 ac. 4 brms inc huge teenagers retreat, 2 bath, 2 zoned living areas. Massive 18m x 12m shed & more, pony paddocks, circular driveway, made road frontage. INSPECT Sunday, August 22 @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 330 Boolarra-Mirboo North Road, MIRBOO NORTH $395,000 - $425,000

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Double Fronted Victorian

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In peaceful & private surrounds, pristine home with 3 brms, study, lounge, dining, sunroom, updated kitchen, 2 wc’s, modern bathroom. Entertaining deck, miner’s hut, good shedding, rural outlooks. INSPECT Cancelled. Property SOLD Address 49 Wells Road, MIRBOO NORTH $285,000 - $315,000

Original cottage featuring timber-lined ceilings, Baltic pine ﬂoors, 2 OFPs, 3BRs, and 2 wcs. Sep bungalow and storage room. Rear lane access.. Potential to subdivide STCA? Genuine opportunity. INSPECT Saturday, August 21 @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 12 Ridgway, MIRBOO NORTH $200,000 - $225,000

Designed in 1990, this home has an engaging multi-level ﬂoorplan, full of dramatic detail. On the main level is the living zone which features a living room with a stunning exposed timber ceiling and kitchen/ dining created for family interaction. The lower level encompasses a study, double garage, shower room and storage. Upstairs there are 3 double BRs, the main with ensuite and sliding doors to a verandah. Plus lots of storage, very private rear garden, undercover alfresco dining, and great views!

5664 0224

INSPECT Sunday, August 22 @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 10 Scarlett Street, MIRBOO NORTH

93 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan 84 Ridgway, Mirboo North promcountryre.com.au

lisa williams 0438 133 385

$350,000 - $375,000

5668 1660

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It is time to please yourself T

IRED of “workin’ for the man”? Stop talking about it and start running your own business! Here are two established Leongatha businesses for sale: Leading Edge Music in McCartin St, and Curves Leongatha. If your CD collection is so large that your friends all joke that you virtually own a CD shop, then take it as a sign that owning Leading Edge Music is your destiny. This business is very easy to manage and staff. The owner is keen to sell, so if music and DVDs are your thing, and see

us for more details. If working with amazing women to help them fulfil their goals is your dream, then maybe Curves Leongatha is the business for you. With the flexibility to operate around your lifestyle without locking up all your time, and with Curves training to get you going, this would be the ideal business for an enterprising woman to continue to build on the great foundations already laid. Priced at $130,000. Call Andrew Newton for more details. Stop talking about it and get out there and do it. Call us today to take your first step to employment freedom.

At a glance: Location: Leongatha central Price: Curves $130, 000, Leading Edge POA Agent: Alex Scott 5662 0922 Contact: Andrew Newton 0402 940 320.

Election sways auction days

Auction or private sale?

ANALYSIS of auction sales ﬁgures by the REIV shows that, not unlike a public holiday or the AFL Grand Final, the federal election can affect the date of an auction more than clearance rates.

IF YOU are planning to place your property on the market in the next four months you will need to decide which method of sale will suit your property.

In 2007 the federal election was held on November 24, which, unlike this year, was the peak of the spring selling season. In response to the election announcement, it is apparent that some vendors, in conjunction with the estate agents, shifted their auctions to the weeks before and after the election. There were 897 auctions the fortnight before the election, and in the weekend previous to that, 1197. On election day, the numbers dropped

to 689 before lifting again to 997 the weekend after. The election day may have had an impact on listings but the clearance rate was unaffected as it remained between 78 and 81 per cent throughout the period. A similar outcome occurred on October 9, 2004. The weekend before the election there were 494 auctions, the weekend of the election there were 258, and there were 494 the weekend after that. The clearance rate remained between 60 and 66 per cent throughout the period. Those vendors who choose to hold their auction on the day of the election can rest assured that if past years’ outcomes are to be repeated, their chances of selling are not negatively affected.

Classified advertising closes 11am Monday

Generally the two most common methods of sale for residential property are auction or private sale. In making a choice between an auction and private sale you should consider location, style of property, level of interest, timing of the sale and the advice of your REIV estate agent. Which method is more likely to provide you with the best return for your property? In Melbourne, about 30 per cent of residential sales are conducted by auction. The proportion of private sales is higher in outer suburban and regional Victoria. Auctions tend to be more popular in certain inner and bayside suburbs and more broadly in a stronger market. To May this year, there were 9738 auctions, with a clearance rate of 83 per cent. This compares to the same period in 2009, when conditions were cooler, when there were 5134 auctions and a clearance rate of 77 per cent. Homes with architectural and period features will attract different levels of demand, and an experienced agent is able to advise what level of demand a property is likely to receive. Finally, it is important to consider the individual property in the context of other properties for sale and recently sold in the area.

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Heart of economy LEONGATHA continues to maintain its reputation as the industrial centre of South Gippsland. The town’s industrial estate, centred around Murray Goulburn’s dairy factory, offers a diversity of services, from engineering and bricks, to agricultural supplies, mechanical repairs and painting. Over the years, the estate has expanded north along Cusack Road, with the addition of major hardware premises, stockfeed supplies, transport depots and auto electrical repairs. And the estate is set to keep on growing. Under the Leongatha Structure Plan, South Gippsland Shire Council is proposing the estate spread west towards the South Gippsland Highway, paving the way for more variety of industry in the town to be driven by population growth. In fact, council predicts the town will have a population of 6850 by 2026. Just last year, when the rest of the world was gripped by the global financial crisis, five new factories were being built at the industrial estate. One had already been earmarked for the relocation of an engineering firm from Melbourne. Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Darryl McGannon said the industrial estate was vital for Leongatha’s economy. “We have a variety of businesses that cater for our regions needs. Having an industrial estate such as ours helps keep business in the

Mighty 13 for Mitre 10 CAPEVIEW Mitre 10 Leongatha has been around for 13 years, and has watched other businesses sprout up around its Cusack Road premises ever since early 1997. Ben Davey said the industrial estate provides a perfect place for businesses and customers. “It’s great; there’s plenty of parking for our customers. There’s also the ﬂow of trafﬁc from Mirboo North,” he said. Mr Davey has been with Capeview Mitre 10 since its beginning, and says he prefers the way the estate looks

now. “When we started there wasn’t too many out here, so we’ve seen it all change,” he said. “It’s great for all these businesses to be around each other. It brings business to us, and we like to think we bring business to them as well.”

Welcome: Ben Davey believes that the Industrial Estate welcomes business into the area.

town and is more convenient for customers,” he said. “Leongatha has developed an industrial estate over the years which should continue to grow as the town expands. “Our region’s economy has generally been stable and this is a major factor to encourage new business to the town. “The industrial estate has and will continue to grow and it is important that land is made available for future expansion.” There is now about 104ha of land zoned industrial in Leongatha and council estimates a further 32.5ha will be needed for industrial use. A new access road could be built from the highway into any new industrial development. The 2006 Census found that manufacturing is the major employer in Leongatha, responsible for 13.3 per cent of jobs. Murray Goulburn’s Leongatha factory remains the showpiece of the estate, now processing milk from around the region and employing more than 400 workers. The factory will continue to expand on land north of the existing factory site. The estate is also home to several community groups, such as Leongatha Lyric Theatre and the State Emergency Service, with plenty of space for studios, meeting rooms and storage. The estate grew around the Leongatha Butter Factory, built in Yarragon Road in 1905, on what was then part of the Leongatha Labour Colony.

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Ryan’s standing test of time RYAN’S Bricks (now BuildPro) and Transport has been operating in Leongatha for more than 50 years. But 25 years ago, when it was discovered that the trucks were too noisy for residents near the company’s former Ritchie Street address, the team made the move to the industrial estate. “It was the only spot with plenty

of space for the transport and brick displays,” said Melanie Ryan, whose grandfather founded the business all those years ago. Ryan’s Bricks was one of the ﬁrst businesses in the industrial estate, and watched other companies spring up around them. And they have not looked back, offering service to Gippslanders for the past 25 years.

Phazer team: (back, from left) Kyle Blackstock, new store manager John Culley, Matt Barrand, Mitch Van Vugt, g , and (front) ( ) Adam Watsford,, managing g g director Peter Cannon and operations p manager g Shane Clayton. y

PHAZER has operated in the industrial estate for the past two-and-a-half years, and even though they are moving, they are staying put. The business is moving just up the road and is shifting to accommodate better facilities. “We’re going to have a bigger, bet-

Trucks and bricks: Tom Ryan shows off one of the trucks, part of the Ryan’s Transport name.

ter showroom, and we can modernise the workshop,” said Phazer operations manager Shane Clayton. The team at Phazer love the industrial estate, so when moving they knew they were not going far. “The location here is great. We have high visibility and we are surrounded by the rural sector. We do a lot of work with them so we are happy about that,”

Mr Clayton said. “We also have a new store manager, John Culley, who has a big background in technology engineering which should be good.” The guys will be happy to have new and old customers in their new shop, and had a successful grand opening yesterday (Monday).

A driving force SOUTH Gippsland Cars and Offroad has been operating in the industrial estate for eight years. The business has been surrounded by others, and has continued to thrive in the area. The team has offered great service over their time, supplying and stocking a great range of four-wheel-driving needs for their customers. They also service and repair all makes and models of cars and four wheel drives. In the past two and a half years, they have become authorised ARB stockists. “We’ve got all your four wheel drive needs covered. If we don’t have it, we’ll get it,” owner Lisa Markley said. South Gippsland Cars and Offroad sell many accessories, such as the complete range of ARB accessories, Southern Cross Canvas tents, Black Widow drawer systems, Bushranger products, Engel fridges, GME and ICOM UHF radios, Black Duck canvas seat covers, Hema maps and more. And with all the wet weather at the moment, the team also sells a wide range of recovery products to help those

who might ﬁnd themselves in a sticky situation. In September, October and November, in conjunction with ARB and STIHL, any customer who buys an ARB winch bull bar, Warn electric winch and IPF XS light will receive a free STIHL Mini Boss Chainsaw. The deal runs for all of spring, and is available to all customers. So get down to South Gippsland Cars and Offroad and see what they have to offer you.

Special deal: Sue Rintoule of South Gippsland Cars and Offroad shows off the new bull bar, part of a special deal to be available in September.

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Northerly aspect, rural views, it’s all here B

OASTING Nerrena views, this quality four bedroom home offers the beneﬁts of four years of establishment combined with the modern designs sought after in homes today.

The master bedroom features a tiled ensuite and a sizeable walk-in robe and is well appointed to the formal living area or parent’s retreat complete with bi-fold doors. A spacious family area captures the view and glass sliding doors onto the covered entertaining area make it easily accessible from the kitchen, ideal for the upcoming summer barbecues. The kitch-

en has ample cupboard and pantry space plus a large island bench with breakfast bar and dishwasher. A formal dining and second living area also make this the most frequented place in the home. The remaining three bedrooms each have builtin robes and room for a large bed plus furniture. A dream laundry includes a wall of cupboards plus under bench storage. The gardens are beautifully landscaped, with extensive retaining walls and paved areas accessible through gates situated beside the double brick garage. This is the perfect home for families or those coming into the town from larger properties.

At a glance: Location: 81 Parr Street, Leongatha. Price: $390,000. Agent: Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha 5662 5800. Contact: Christie Bowler 0407 812 904.

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Handy home in town T

HIS easy to maintain three bedroom brick veneer is centrally located and would be ideal for retirees.

Country life with space

HIS lovely three bedroom plus study home aims to please. In an elevated court location, the 12-year-old home provides attractive views over the leafy garden to farmland beyond, from the upstairs living room and deck that wraps around three sides. The living room lets in lots of light, with large windows on two sides, and is newly painted in subtle tones to complement the timber ﬂooring. In one corner is a toasty wood heater, perfect for these still-chilly evenings. Separate but close by, is an open plan dining room and kitchen that is fresh and bright with plenty of cupboard and bench space, dishwasher and electric appliances. The three bedrooms all have built-in robes, and the main bedroom features an en suite with a spa bath. A large enclosed room on the lower level provides a great second living space, and is currently used as a kids’ rumpus room. It would be equally suitable as guest accommodation, teenage retreat or hobby room.

This room would also be perfect as a home ofﬁce as it is currently accessed from the garden, and clients could be directed in, without impacting on family privacy. It is adjacent to an under-house single garage and there is excellent access to add an internal staircase and plumbing for an en suite or kitchenette. At the top of the driveway, a second lock-up garage has been built that houses two additional cars plus undercover carport space for vehicles or family barbecues. Also at the rear of the garden is shedding for a wood supply and garden implements, a lovely paved area for outdoor dining, a sandpit and cubby house. The front garden is brimming with lush natives, providing gorgeous colour and a habitat for the local birdlife. In summary, this is a home with much to offer, with a comfy and welldesigned interior, enough space for those with hobbies, appealing views, in close proximity of shops and recreation facilities. This property can be viewed by appointment.

At a glance Location: 3 Grogan Court, Mirboo North. Price: $285,000 - $315,000. Agent: Prom Country First National. Contact: Lisa Williams 0438 133 385 or Allen Bartlett 0417 274 624.

The main bedroom has a full en suite and a spacious walk-in robe. The other bedrooms both have builtin wardrobes. There are two separate living ar-

eas and a delightful timber kitchen. A woodheater as well as a split system take care of internal temperature control. There are vertical blinds as well as external awnings on the low maintenance aluminium windows. A brick paved driveway leads to the double garage and workshop. The delightful gardens have an

At a glance: Location: 2 Ritchie Street, Leongatha. Price: $319,000. Agent: SEJ Leongatha. Contact: Lyle Miller 0408 515 665 or Barry Redmond 0418 515 666.

abundance of roses as well as a small vegie patch. A side laneway means no neighbours on that side and it is only one block to the IGA and Leongatha shops. The home has been lovingly maintained over 20 years and invites a new owner to enjoy the amenity.

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Kit to boost kids’ literacy LITERACY levels amongst indigenous children in South Gippsland will be improved as a result of a unique project.

Culturally proud: indigenous children Aidan Reid and Nick Gerbes of St Joseph’s Primary School, Wonthaggi and Aaliyah Blackaby, Wonthaggi Primary School with the book Coming Together.

Traditional custom: Aunty Ada Hume, John Murray and Patrice Mahoney lead the smoking ceremony to cleanse the land.

Aboriginal children from South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires have received literacy kits designed to encourage reading at home with the support of parents. The kits were handed out at the launch of the book Coming Together at the Inverloch Community Hub last Tuesday. The book features photos and artwork from a ﬁve week program in which students explored Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through art, music, dance and story telling, with artists Patrice Mahoney, Sonja Weston and Aunty Ada Hume. Images of pages from the book were displayed on canvas around the walls of the hub for the opening. The books will be available in schools and libraries locally. The kits, called “Books for Boorai” (an indigenous word for ‘baby’),

ing the traditional ways,” she said. “We need to be able to live in our way even though we live in your world. “We need to have a strong identity within ourselves before we can open ourselves to the broader community.” Inverloch Primary School students Saxon Speed and Elijiah Barnaby presented 100-year-old spearheads made by the Bunurong people to Ms Hume before a group of Aboriginal children sang “Inanay”. The project was funded by UnitingCare Gippsland and the South Coast Early Years Literacy Project, and was driven by ﬁve parents. The book was published as part of the Making Books Making Readers program, an outreach project of the State Government. Members of the Bass Coast South Gippsland Reconciliation Group were present for the occasion. Artwork from the book is on display at the Inverloch community hub during August.

Indigenous spirit: Abbey Callaghan, Harry Scott, Liam Sarong and Saxon Speed tap their way through the ceremony.

Spelling bee bound for Foster

SIX young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grownups who have barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning is not everything and that losing does not necessarily make you a loser.

That’s the story line for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a musical comedy conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin. The show centres around a ﬁctional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous American Putnam Valley middle school where six quirky adolescents compete in the bee, run by three equally-quirky grown-ups. The 2005 Broadway production, directed by James Lapine, earned good reviews and box-ofﬁce success and was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Book. Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association will be staging “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre between November 12 and 20. Directing FAMDA’s production is Nathan Eva, who grew up in Leongatha and made his stage debut as Oliver in FAMDA’s 2000 production of Oliver!. John Laurie, director of Into the Woods for FAMDA in 2009, is the Musical

contain children’s books written by Victorian Aboriginal people. “It is important that our children see images of themselves and their culture portrayed in the books they read. This also encourages parents to read to their children,” parent Amanda McMahon said. “This project allows our children to feel connected to one another and their culture as young Aboriginal people, while promoting the importance of early literacy and reading at home.” John Murray, Koori engagement ofﬁcer with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, said children succeeded at reading and writing with parental help. “It’s all right having all this knowledge about whizz bang technology but kids really excel when they have the support at home,” he said. Ms Mahoney said the project was about bringing the indigenous community together. “It helps to reinstate a sense of family. We need our children to keep learn-

Mayor’s message Cr Peter Paul

Asset in the making

Coming in November: FAMDA’s next production will have sting. Director. FAMDA is looking for a cast to play the following roles: • Rona Lisa Peretti: the number one realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam County Spelling Bee Champ and returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children but can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Principal Panch, who has feelings for her that she most likely does not return. • vice principal Douglas Panch: after five years’ absence from the bee, Panch returns as judge. There was an “incident” at the 20th Annual Bee, but he claims to be in “a better place” now, thanks to a high-fibre diet and Jungian analysis. • Mitch Mahoney: the Official Comfort Counsellor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the bee, and

hands out juice boxes to losing students. • Olive Ostrovsky: a young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come at some time during the bee. She made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her make it to the competition. • William Barfée: a Putnam County Spelling Bee ﬁnalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts. His famous “Magic Foot” method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy personality. • Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre: Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments

about current political ﬁgures, with two overbearing gay men as parents. She is a bit of a neat freak and speaks with a lisp. • Marcy Park: she is the poster child for the OverAchieving Asian, and attends a Catholic school called “Our Lady of Intermittent Sorrows.” She is also not allowed to cry. • Leaf Coneybear: Leaf comes from a large family of former hippies and makes his own clothes. He spells words correctly while in a trance. • Chip Tolentino: a boy scout and champion of the 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he ﬁnds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. Auditions will be held on Saturday, August 28. Book on 0401 626 673.

LAST Saturday at the Nobbies, the Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Innovation, Gavin Jennings, formally announced the buy-back of remaining properties at Summerlands Peninsula was complete. Many Bass Coast residents have visited the Peninsula and Penguin Parade and would agree that the buy-back of properties to rehabilitate the land and to protect the habitat of penguins and other birds is a unique and major step forward for the environment. When the buy-back began in 1985 there were 19,000 penguins on the peninsula. Today there are 28,000 breeding penguins – one of the largest penguin colonies in the world. However, it also came at a considerable cost to the community of Summerlands. When the ﬁrst houses for removal were being auctioned, my wife, Glenyce and I, along with other Cowes Primary School parents, were selling sausages to the crowds of people to raise money for our school pool. Since this time, I have followed the Summerlands buy-back and 25 years later, Phillip Island Nature Parks will be designing a master plan in consultation with the community for the Sum-

merlands Peninsula. CEO Allan Bawden, Cr Daly and I met with the Minister before the formal proceedings began on Saturday. We discussed how the government could help PINP to consult with the community to develop a plan for the Peninsula so the rehabilitation of the estate, redevelopment of the Penguin Parade and any other improvements occur in an orderly manner. The Minister, in his speech at the Nobbies, made reference to this meeting with council representatives and promised that the master plan for the peninsula would be prepared and developed in consultation with the Phillip Island community. We thank the Minister for his commitment and are looking forward to being involved in the process Community engagement in projects of this nature is absolutely fundamental. We hope this engagement that we see in the peninsula is transferrable to other areas throughout the shire and to all levels of government. May we all enjoy the beauty of this area as it is reclaimed, rehabilitated and redesigned - it will be an asset to Phillip Island, Bass Coast and the whole of Victoria. Cr Peter Paul, Mayor Bass Coast Shire Council

Grants for gizmos THE Corner Inlet community was buoyed by $7500 worth of Federal Government grants recently. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent presented the cheques to the Welshpool and District Advisory Group and the Toora Football Club. The group received a $4998 small equipment grant for air-conditioners at the Welshpool Rural Transaction Centre, and the football club got $2450 for a printer, fax, scanner and computer classes.

Handy funds: Welshpool and District Advisory Group president Paul Macphail and Rural Transaction Centre manager Kerry Pinzone.

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Play time this weekend A ONE act play festival gives the chance for a friendly theatrical competition.

It provides its audience with the opportunity to see new plays, support friends involved in the plays, meet new people and be thoroughly entertained. It’s an exciting prospect for many companies from all over Victoria to come together to showcase their talents to an audience not normally available to them. It’s also a marvellous opportunity for local people to see some wonderful theatrical talent close to home and without spending a fortune. It is not necessary to commit to going to the entire festival. People are free to go on a sessional basis, or even to drop in for just a couple of really interesting plays. The South Gippsland One Act Play Festival is particularly friendly as patrons are invited to choose whether to bring their own

drinks and nibbles and sit at tables with friends or to choose concert-style seating. Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association hosts its tenth annual South Gippsland One Act Play Festival at the Foster Arts Centre this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22. This year the adjudicator is the respected Melbourne theatrical identity, Gaye Gay. This festival has been growing steadily with more entries each year, attracted by signiﬁcant prize money made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Toora and District Community Bank Branch of the Bendigo Bank. FAMDA’s own entry in the festival is Living on the Edge, a play with a bushﬁre theme written locally by Ruth Carson. Directed by Jan Bull, the cast consists of Bruce and Bernadette Grainger, Lee-Anne Mitchell, Antony Norden and John Davies.

The other plays entered in the festival are an interesting and diverse mix of comedies and dramas performed by theatre companies from places ranging from Trentham to Bairnsdale including Dandenong, Frankston, Hartwell and Boronia. There are several Gippsland entries, with Leongatha Lyric Theatre staging a comedy called The Droitwich Discovery, with Ivan Koetsveld, Noel Stringer, Mike Street, Michael Dixon, Sharon Hailey and Beth Dortmans in the cast. MADS from Meeniyan is presenting The Umbrella, and Latrobe Theatre Company is bringing two plays, Lost and Lafﬁn School. There are also youth plays coming from various parts of Gippsland. A complete festival schedule with all the plays and their starting times is available on FAMDA’s website: www.famda.org. au. Festival ticket prices are

Passionate, proud: Bruce Crowl, who has organised the festival for all of its 10 year history, with Cr Mohya Davies, at last year’s festival: Photo: Lifegames Photography.

Artists play on “FULL PLAY”, an exhibition by artists Kerry Spokes and Laurie Collins will be showing at the Gecko studio gallery in Fish Creek from August 22 until September 18.

her work in the exhibition is an earnest boy from a 1949 manual for alleviating children’s boredom entitled “What shall I do?” The works that will be on display are delightful and are sure to be well received by adults and children alike.

The artists are informed by their own experiences as children, raising their own children and observing how children interact with their environment. Laurie Collins remarked: “I still play now. I love combining elements and seeing what they suggest. Most of my work involves a degree of play in some form. In viewing his work, Laurie hopes people are reminded of the joy of play and appreciate that whimsy, silliness and odd combinations of forms and ideas can help people rekindle that element in their lives. Kerry Spokes reﬂects that play activity in childhood can inform later life and modern takes on play are reducing the imaginative spark. She is fascinated with the concept of risk and children’s lack of perception of it. The notion that “everything you do has a consequence” has informed her work as well as her life. An illustrative motif for some of

Whimsical pieces: Laurie Collins is not afraid to admit his pieces exude silliness.

$8 per session, $15 for two sessions or a complete festival pass for $20. Session tickets and festival passes will be available at the door. They are also available at Main Street

Revelations,

Foster

and

it is necessary to contact Deborah at Revelations or famda@dcsi.net.au in order to make a table booking.

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Milpara Community House News Word Processing for Beginners teaches you how to turn the computer on, how to set out letters and other documents using Microsoft Word. This course commences on Thursday August 26 for four weeks and runs at Milpara Community House, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra. Bookings are essential, so please call our friendly staff on 5655 2524. ***** Yoga for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue is a special session to assist relaxation and pain management. For enquiries please contact Mary Lewis on 0417 305 689. These sessions are held at the Korumburra Community Meeting rooms from 11am to noon and then followed by a meeting of the Fibromyalgia Support Group at Milpara Community House from 1pm onwards. ***** Lyn Drury teaches English as a Second Language for migrants who would like to improve their English. Classes are held on Tuesdays from 10am to noon and Thursday from 2pm to 4pm. ***** Broadband for Seniors is an ongoing program funded by the Australian Government. Designed for people over the age of 50, we can arrange tutoring in small class situations to help connect you to the internet or you can pop in and use our facilities. Please call our staff on 5655 2524 for further details. ***** We are having an information session on Thursday August 26 from 10.30 to noon on ‘Safe Car Travel with Children’. This session will cover the new Victorian car restraint laws, the different types of child restraints, correct installation and maintenance requirements. Please call 5655 2524 to book your place.

***** The Creative Writing class meets on Thursday mornings at 9.30am. This is a course for aspiring writers who come together to share their work and laughter, gain ideas and conﬁdence. They are preparing to print their third book as a celebration of their achievements over the past two years. ***** Would you like to learn how to create professional presentations and slide shows using digital images and sound? Come to our Powerpoint course held over two Tuesdays from August 31 to September 7. ***** The Korumburra branch of the Bendigo Bank is holding a food drive to support Milpara’s Food Bank. In August and September the Bendigo Bank will be encouraging their depositors to also deposit a can of food or long life milk at the bank to supplement the food bank stocks. Over the winter months the Milpara food bank is accessed more often as winter energy bills bite hard into families’ budgets. ***** Are you 60 or over and want to learn more about mobile telephones, computers and the internet? The Telstra Connected Seniors program helps older residents learn how to make calls, text messages and take photos using their mobile phone. You can also learn about the internet, email, how to send photos, banking and shopping online. You choose the sessions which interest you. Attend one session or as many as you like. We are taking bookings for November and December classes now. For group bookings we can come to your venue. For more dates and times contact Milpara on 5655 2524.

RHIANNA Anne Garrett was born on July 14 at Frankston Hospital to Tracey Dowel and Daniel Garrett of Koo Wee Rup. Tracey is originally from Korumburra.

THOMAS Andrew Fairbrother was born on August 1 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is the ﬁrst child for Anna and Andrew of Korumburra.

WILLIAM Murray Bruce was born at Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne on April 27. He is the ﬁrst child for Murray Bruce (formerly of Leongatha) and Carla Bruce (formerly of Burnie, Tasmania). The family now resides in McKinnon, Melbourne.

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Emma takes show to state stage By Tayla Kershaw, work experience student. A FORMER Wonthaggi woman has represented the Bass Coast Agricultural Show in a state-wide event.

Emma Scott contested the Victorian final of the Junior Ambassador competition, flying the flag for the Wonthaggi show and also shows in Central and South Gippsland. While she did not gain a place, Emma believes the opportunity was worthwhile. “It was a great learning experience,” she said. The final was held at the Victorian Agricultural Society’s annual conference at Geelong recently. She was interviewed by a judging panel eager to find out about her involvement in shows, the community and agricultural life. Emma has competed at the Bass Coast show for 15 of her 19 years. “I’ve always showed dairy cattle and have a great network of friends through

showing,” she said. She shows cattle on behalf of stud clients and also runs stud cattle with her younger sister Beth. Emma will contest the national junior handling championships at the Royal Melbourne Show in September, and continues to study architecture and construction management at university in Geelong. Agriculture shows are in Emma’s blood. Her older sister Sarah was state champion in the 2006 Victorian Agricultural Shows Rural Ambassador Awards. The awards accentuate the talent, creativity and ingenuity of young rural Victorians who have been recognised in local shows in their community. “I like the fact that it is open for people between the ages of 20 and 30 so it recognises young people.” She began exhibiting in local shows at the age of two-and-a-half. She has continued to involve herself in local shows by exhibiting cows and cookery. Sarah was the only entrant in her local show

Rural passion: Emma Scott (left) and sister Beth doing what they love best: exhibiting dairy cows. and was asked to participate in the regional final. She gave a three minute speech and was accepted into the state final where she spoke on the topic “Rural Victoria, is the grass really greener?” and an essay of 1000 words discussing what she would do with the prize money, was required. A panel of three judges gave her a 20 minute interview, which saw her win the state final and

compete in the national ﬁnal in Brisbane, in 2007. Although she didn’t win, she gained $8000 in the state ﬁnal, which she put towards. Jersey cows for their stud farm. She is still an active member on the committee and judged the awards last year. The committee holds six meetings per year and

Chemical collection on way CHEMICAL users in the agricultural and veterinary sectors are being urged to register for a major chemical collection program. ChemClear, a not for proﬁt chemical collection and disposal service, has scheduled a collection in October for Victoria, with registrations being taken from now until September 3. Registration is essential. Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group executive ofﬁcer Mathew Peake said it was an ideal opportunity to dispose properly of surplus, out of date or unwanted chemicals. “It is a great chance to have a clean up and clear out of chemicals in the shed, the dairy and other storage areas on the farm, or in associated businesses,” he said. “Most importantly, it ensures that surplus chemicals are disposed of properly so there are no environmental issues.” ChemClear has been established to collect chemicals produced by manufacturers supporting the Industry Waste Reduction Scheme. A levy is paid by participating ag vet

chemical manufacturers, which funds both the ChemClear and drumMUSTER programs nationally. Since the program’s inception in 2004, ChemClear has undertaken more than 15 regional collections across Victoria, retrieving in excess of 24 tonne of surplus ag and vet chemicals for safe disposal. There are already some 30 tonnes registered from 48 Council zones for this year’s collection. The ChemClear program utilises its own personnel to collect from waste holders who have registered their chemicals for retrieval. This is done in partnership with, and support of councils. The collection process is quick and easy. People are given an appointment time to meet the retrieval team to drop off their registered chemicals for disposal. Bookings are essential and can be made by contacting 1800 008 182 or by visiting www.chemclear.com.au and clicking on the bookings tab. The registration line for this year’s October collection across Victoria closes at close of business on September 3.

More to spend FONTERRA will distribute $8 million to farmers in Victoria and Tasmania this month with a step-up for all milk supplied in the 2009/10 season.

Bruce Donnison, managing director Fonterra Ingredients Australia, said an increase of four cents per kilogram of fat and 10 cents per kilogram of protein would apply to all milk received from Victoria and Tasmanian suppliers in the 12 month period ending June 30 and the funds would be paid on August 15. “A reasonably strong

finish to our domestic and international sales program in the last quarter of 2009/10 has meant we are in a position to deliver this retrospective price increase,” Mr Donnison said. “The 2009/10 season was a difficult one for many dairy farmers. However, we were able to increase our milk price several times during the season.” The latest increase brings Fonterra’s average milk price for the 2009/10 season to $4.50 per kilogram of milk solids (inclusive of incentives, net of volume charge). “Our final 2009/10 price represents a 25 per cent

increase from our opening price back in June last year,” said Mr Donnison. In addition to the milk price, Fonterra will be paying interest to the Bonlac Supply Company on the Unsecured Capital Notes that BSC’s 1300 dairy farmer shareholders have invested in Fonterra Australia. “The additional funds will hopefully help farmers in the current season as they prepare for the spring milk production peak. With improved environmental conditions, the dairy industry is well placed for a good season in 2010/11,” Mr Donnison said.

VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw August 18 1. Landmark 2. Elders 3. Alex Scott 4. SEJ 5. Rodwells 6. David Phelan

SALE DATES Leongatha

Wednesday, August 18 Prime Sale - 8.30am Tuesday, August 24 Landmark Bull Sale

Pakenham

Thursday, August 19 Store Sale - 10am Monday, August 23 Prime Sale - 8am Tuesday, August 24 Export Sale - 8.30am

hosts the Royal Melbourne Show. The committee is responsible for organising sponsors, judges, presenters, the schedule for the event and speech topics. This year the awards will take place on September 17, 18 and 19. Victoria will host the National ﬁnals on September 22.

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Sale ends an era By Marli Draper THE life work of pioneer performance cattle breeders Meredith and the late Ken Hayes culminated in the dispersal sale of their Anchor Hereford Stud at VLE Leongatha last Thursday. The Leongatha South family’s emphasis was always on performance and some of the ﬁnest Hereford genetics around come through their lines of cattle. Meredith met Ken in the late 1940s when they were both undertaking agricultural science studies at Melbourne University. They married and embarked upon a lifetime of farming together, raising four children along the way. Ken was a consummate agricultural consultant, working far and wide

throughout the country. During the 1960s he worked closely with Ian Noble, an engineer and cattle breeder who designed Holden’s proving ground at Lang Lang. He had apparently felt cattle needed to be similarly performance tested and was instrumental in initiating the beef improvement association. Meredith and Ken developed and furthered the genetics they took on with the Anchor stud, augmenting the foundation Glentrevor and south Bukalong herds with extensive AI from proven performance sires. Comprehensive records have been kept since the stud’s inception and these represent an iconic contribution to the cattle industry. They never focused on winning accolades but instead on delivering results that could be replicated. Theirs were one of the ﬁrst

Sale support: Meredith Hayes and her son Robert on sale day. studs to use muscle scanning technology to deliver the data they could measure and analyse. Breeding neither for size nor perfect conﬁrmation, they built and increased eye muscle area over generations. They won feedlot trials throughout the 1990s in successive years with progressive sets of steers from the same sire. This bull, Anchor Pegasus, became the ﬁrst Hereford reference sire for both growth rate and marbling. Since 1994, an annual bull sale was conducted on the property and many of their sires entered and improved local commer-

cial breeding herds. Some aspects of their work were doubtlessly overlooked as the uninitiated failed to grasp the calibre of their cattle. In their early farming days the couple ran successful dairy, poultry and pig enterprises and their diligent approach helped advance these industries. Meredith was involved in early quality assurance developments in the egg industry. They ﬁrst farmed at Labertouche and later on the Mornington Peninsula before moving their herd to its current home near Koonwarra. Together they have had an extensive farming

adventure and their complementary suite of skills enabled them to adopt and adapt emerging trends. Meredith has always managed the farm in her inimitable way and in recent years almost singlehandedly, although she did have some assistance from Robbie Anderson and Brian Thorburn since Ken’s passing. It is sad to see the elite breeding efforts of this leading stud dispersed. On the day the 75 PTIC cows from two to eight years averaged $1045, with rising two-year-old ﬁrst calvers making top price of $1300.

Farming enters election debate

Prestige girls: Anchor cows prepared for sale at Koonwarra

SECURING Gippsland’s farming future and developing a sustainable energy hub for the Latrobe Valley were among the hot topics raised by the Tarwin community with McMillan MP Russell Broadbent and Nationals lead senate candidate Bridget

McKenzie recently. The pair was joined by more than 30 local residents at the Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve last Wednesday evening. Tarwin Lower farmer Jenny O’Sullivan hosted the event, which was aimed at getting local residents together to raise issues close to their heart with two of Gippsland’s most effective political advocates.

Mr Broadbent said he deeply valued the insights and experiences shared. “During the time I have worked with the Tarwin community we have continued to campaign together on a number of ongoing challenges – such as inappropriate development of wind farms – alongside other issues including a sustainable farming future for South Gippsland, support for Gippsland carers and more broadly, keeping energy jobs in the Latrobe Valley,” Mr Broadbent said. Ms McKenzie, the National Party’s lead senate candidate for the Coalition, who plays defence for the Tarwin Sharks netball team, said the topics raised were reﬂective of the wider mood she experienced across South Gippsland and indeed Victoria. “Getting the balance right between food production, urban sprawl and population growth is an essential job for the next government,” she said. “As I travel around the state, the views expressed in the clubroom were similar to those in Hamilton or Wangaratta. Regional Victorians work hard and we play hard - we deserve our fair share.”

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Buyers hesitate as yarding drops THE supply of cattle slipped below 1000 head, and the quality of the yarding was nowhere as good over all classes of cattle. All of the regular buyers were in attendance, but some were restricted on price and purchased very few, if any cattle. However, this made little difference to prices as the only thing creating lower price averages was the plainer quality. Prices will be no cheaper at the abattoir after allowing for weaker dressing percentages, in

fact some cows were 2c/ kg dearer. Only 150 young cattle were penned, and very few vealers were among the total. These made between 165c and 200c, while most of the yarding were heifers that made from 153c to 180c/ kg for most sales. The very plain heifers made from 120c to 162c/kg, with some of these purchased by restockers. Feedlots and restockers paid between 162c and 188c/kg for lighter weight steers. Grown steer and bullock numbers fell to only

220 head, and with the quality not being as good, price averages were unchanged to 1c/kg lower. Prime C bullocks made from 182c to 188c for 3 and 4 scores, with some 2 score bullocks between 172c and 186c/kg. Manufacturing bullocks were of very mixed quality and made anywhere from 128c to 178c/kg. Most of the 530 cows sold were dairy cows of varying in plain 1 and 2 score condition. Competition was strong despite the lack of one buyer and prices were 2c lower to 2c/ kg higher.

The small selection of better quality beef cows made from 154c to 167c/ kg. Numerous pen lots of larger frame, but leaner dairy cows made between 127c and 154c, with the

poorest condition cows 117c to 132c/kg. Lightweight cows made mostly between 95c and 128c, helping to inﬂuence a carcass weight price average estimated to be 298c/kg.

Wednesday, August 11 BULLOCKS 13 P. & M. McPherson, Leongatha South 12 M. Anthony, Leongatha South 10 D. Timmins, Glengarry 12 Daly Bros. Archies Creek 8 C. & K. Tyler, Woodleigh 25 M. & B. Hall, Loch

611kg 704kg 636kg 761kg 595kg 600kg

188.0 187.2 186.0 186.0 184.0 183.7

STEERS 1 Greycroft Nom. Welshpool 10 A. & T. Derham, Maryvale 7 D.A. Jerram, Leongatha 1 K. & C. Pope, Jeetho

235kg 574kg 462kg 505kg

187.6 $440 187.2 $1074 182.6 $843 175.0 $883

$1148 $1317 $1182 $1416 $1095 $1103

1 R. & M.E. Richards, Korumburra 1 Newbrae Farm, Woodside COWS 1 Greycroft Nom. Welshpool 1 89th Goblin, Woodside 2 K. & C. Pope, Jeetho 8 Scimitar Agriculture, Glen Forbes 1 E.C. & T.M. Grabham, Leongatha 1 Melaleuca Pastoral, Meeniyan HEIFERS 2 R. & M.E. Richards, Korumburra 2 Alcheringa Past Co. Mardan 1 Homebush Livestock, Dumbalk 3 Jamieson, Koonwarra 2 A. Kelly & S. Howard, Nerrena 1 Woodcock & Lilburne, Seaspray BULLS 1 W.G. & F.M. Pratt, Inverloch 1 R.W. & J.C. Liley, Fish Creek 1 J. Langley Nom. P/L, Inverloch 1 Fasdion Nom. Tarwin 1 P.M., J.A. & V.R. Johnston, Mirboo Nth

Flowers a blooming success BOUQUETS sold by Prom Country Flowers brighten markets across the district as well as in Melbourne. The cheery bunches adorn the homes of many discerning buyers that appreciate their long lasting beauty. The group is also enduring and arose as an outcome of an economic development initiative of South Gippsland Shire Council. Group co-ordinator Robert

Arnold said the group formed just before the Koonwarra Farmers Market was established back in the late nineties. There were up to 30 members involved initially. Robert and Jane Ziebell, and Gil and Meredith Freeman were founding members of the group and remain actively involved. There are currently about nine members, sharing the marketing of their ﬂowers. As the members grow in diverse locales including Leon-

gatha, Koonwarra, Kardella, Mirboo North and Mount Best, the variety of flowering plants they produce varies. Australian natives are the main focus but some South African species that we have almost adopted, such as proteas and leucadendrons, grow well here and are very popular. Robert is growing almost five acres of flowers including eriostemons, banksias, grevilleas and thryptomene. The group attend about sev-

en markets a month including Koonwarra, Churchill Island and Inverloch. They are able to supply special orders and events. Recently they provided the glorious blooms for a big conference in Melbourne.

Flower power: Jane Ziebell with the Prom Country Flowers bunches at the Koonwarra Farmer’s Market.

350kg 145.2 415kg 128.0

$508 $531

655kg 685kg 623kg 612kg 630kg 645kg

162.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 159.2 159.2

453kg 428kg 560kg 457kg 308kg 490kg

183.6 $830 180.0 $769 180.0 $1008 179.6 $820 178.6 $549 178.6 $875

790kg 950kg 1115kg 630kg 815kg

169.2 166.0 166.0 165.0 165.0

$1061 $1096 $996 $979 $1002 $1026

$1336 $1577 $1850 $1039 $1344

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public notices

Riviera Dixieland Jazz Band

FORM B SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT An Application for Planning Permit has been made which may affect you The land affected by the application is: 2-8 Bair Street, Leongatha VIC 3953 being L8 SP31183M Parish of Leongatha, L4 SP31183M Parish of Leongatha, L9 SP31183M Parish of Leongatha, L2 SP31183M Parish of Leongatha. The application is for a permit to: Car Parking Dispensation. Re-activation of Planning Permit 2007/87 to create an outdoor lounge area. The applicant for the permit is: P. Botte. The application reference number is: 2010/249. You may look at the application and any documents that support the application at the office of the Responsible Authority. The responsible authority is: South Gippsland Shire Council Private Bag 4 9 Smith Street, Leongatha 3953 Viewing of documents can be done during office hours (8.30am to 5pm) and is free of charge. Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to the Responsible Authority. An objection must be sent to the Responsible Authority in writing, include the reasons for the objection and state how the objector would be affected. If you object, the Responsible Authority will inform you of its decision. The Responsible Authority will not decide on this application until 14 days after the date of this Notice. Dated: 17/8/2010. * Please be aware that copies of submissions received by Council may be made available to any person for the purpose of consideration as part of the planning process.

public notices

“Lennie’s Ride”

BYO drinks and nibbles

September 11, 2010 at Tables of 10 or 12 available Individual bookings possible Book with Ken Boromeo on 5662 3746

public notices

BOOK LAUNCH

The Ruby Hall Assoc. Inc

7.30 for 8.00 start $25 / HEAD

public notices

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

by: Mary Small The story of Lennie Gwyther’s ride

LEONGATHA HISTORICAL SOCIETY McCartin Street

Saturday, September 4 - 2pm

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

LEONGATHA Monday, August 30 Phone 0488 405 605 or enrol online www.victorianﬁrstaid.com.au

Alberton Netball Assoc, R. Battersby, M. Box, H. Bruce, Bakers Delight, Byatt’s Rural Supplies, G. & R. Beasley, M. Boag, Buzz Hair Studio, Bairs Otago Hotel, Jarrod Blair, K. Besley, S. Bath, A. & S. Cafarella, Colourful Thorns, Considine & Johnston, Clipit Hairdressing, C.S.C. Snack Bar, M. Chandler, M. Charlton, N. Cosson, Church of England Ladies, Dakers Centre, J. Drysdale, R. & J. Davies, K. Davison, A. Draper, M. Dewar, Evans Petroleum, Edney’s Leongatha, Eugenies Luxury Accommodation, Eddy family, R. & M. Evison, J. Fennell, J. Fergie, P. Gardner, Gatha Food Store, Great Southern Star, J. Hillberg, Hair Bairs, Hays Jewellers, Helen at IGA, L. Higgins, P. Holt, J. Hall, G. Heath, H. Hams, Inverloch Esplanade Hotel, I-K Netball Club, K. Kuhne, Kelvin Johns Retravision, Koonwarra Store, K. Lindsay, Leongatha RSL, LDNA, Leongatha Health Foods, L.C. Excessorise, Leongatha Photographics, Lacy Jewellery, Leading Edge Computers, Leongatha Town Netball Club, R. Littlejohn, R. Lamers, Mitre 10, Murray Goulburn, Moos Meeniyan, Michaels IGA, C.M.B. Mansﬁeld, L. McCluskey, MDU Netball, NAB, Nick’s Clothing, NewsXpress, Nagel’s Pharmacy, Netball Victoria, A. Owen, Panthers Mensland, Pomegranate Clothing, Pulhams Furniture & Carpets, W. Pruin, K. Pulham, Peter Ryan, J. & D. Schelling, J. & P. Sanchez, M. Scott, Simons Discount, Stony Creek Netball, Stewarts Tyres, Squirt Artiﬁcial Breeders, Stadium 4 Cinema, So Me, B. Stefani, Sentinel Times, L. Storti, G. Tomlin, C. Thorson, Terry Whites Chemists, Target Leongatha, Townsends Nursery, K. Thomas, Tarwin Netball Club, J. Van Rooy, N. Williams, Westaway, Bolge & Assoc, Westaway Ford, Wonthaggi Netball Assoc, Julie Wade, C. Witherow, S. Cannata, Leongatha Bowling Club Ladies.

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 Chiropratic Services & Adjunctive Therapies P/L

Reiki Healing Contact Tony 0417 321 760

Classified Advertising for next week closes at 11am on Monday

GOODS AUCTION and FETE Saturday, August 21

POOWONG UNITING CHURCH Auction 11am Viewing 10am

FETE FROM 9AM Great stalls and a hall full of pre-loved treasures!

situations vacant RELIEF MILKER wanted, night milking only, 3-4 nights a week. 0419-692317.

situations vacant situations vacant FULL or PART TIME

DAIRY HAND Due to retirement of a long standing employee, a person is required for safe, modern and well maintained dairy with the opportunity to join an experienced team and learn the industry’s best practice. No special qualifications are required but must be adaptable, willing to learn and physically fit. Generally rostered 5 days on, 2 days off, 1 milking per day, paid weekly by the hour. KOONWARRA AREA Punctual habits and own reliable transport are essential. Contact Pauline 0438 745 593

LIGHT ENGINES / MOTORCYCLE

MECHANIC

Immediate start at a busy Yamaha Motorcycle Workshop Enquiries to Kevin

Leongatha Motorcycles Phone 5662 3670

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FREE

birthdays Please join us for an

AFTERNOON TEA to help celebrate

Sylvia Bentley’s 90th Birthday Sunday, August 29 1.30pm At the Stony Creek Football Club dining room All welcome

Leading builder Langford Jones requires

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

FRAMING & LOCK-UP CARPENTERS

Building a Healthy Community

FACILITATION WORKER

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

1.0 EFT - 12 month Limited term contract BCCHS seeks expressions of interest for the full time employment of an enthusiastic person with experience and an interest in working with people who have a disability.

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

The position will attract someone who is committed to assisting people to take charge of planning and managing their own supports within a broader community setting. Remuneration as per the Social and Community Services Award. Inquiries to Anita Leyden, Co-ordinator Community Services Team. To obtain a position description and an employment application form, please telephone reception on 5671 9200 or refer to our website: www.bcchs.com.au Applications close 5pm Wednesday, September 1, 2010 and should be addressed to: HR Administrator Bass Coast Community Health Service 1 Back Beach Road, San Remo 3925 Or by email to: HR@bcchs.com.au

Seasonal Firefighters Opportunities Available Statewide

Are you up to the challenge? Here’s what we ask: • You can work safely alongside your colleagues as a team player. • You’re fit and healthy (you’ll need to pass a medical and fitness test). • You hold a current manual driver’s licence and can be contactable by phone for fire related duties. In return you’ll receive: • A salary of between $741 - $975 per week (as of 1 October 2010), plus allowances if applicable and overtime. • A rewarding job as a project firefighter including positions of machine operator, hover exit crew or rappel crew member. • Professional training.

You can find out more and apply online by visiting: www.dse.vic.gov.au/fires Alternatively, contact us on 136 186, email pff.positions@dse.vic.gov.au or visit your local DSE or Parks Victoria workcentre. Indigenous employment opportunities are also available under Section 83 of the Equal Opportunities Act 1995, exemption A122/2008 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who hold proof of their aboriginality. If this is you then contact the Team Leader, Employment Strategies on (03) 9637 8220.

Apply online for an instant confirmation of your application.

You have until Sunday 5 September 2010 to lodge your application. ZO030765

The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is responsible for the management of public land and other natural resources. DSE employs several hundred additional firefighters each summer to assist in the prevention and suppression of bushfires throughout Victoria.

Customer Service Centre 136 186

situations vacant

SITUATIONS VACANT

OFFICE CLERK

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

situations vacant

SITUATIONS VACANT

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

Repairs and services

situations vacant

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Working together for better mental health...

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

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CASUAL POOL LIFEGUARDS On behalf of the South Gippsland Shire Council, The Global Group Of Companies is seeking suitably experienced and qualified casual lifeguards for the Korumburra, Foster and Poowong swimming pools for the upcoming 10/11 season. You will be required to undertake a wide range of duties including the supervision of pool users, pool and grounds maintenance, monitoring plant operations and providing excellent customer service. Applicants must hold a current Pool Lifeguard Certificate, a Level 2 First Aid Certificate and a Working with Children Check. (Courses are available if you would like to obtain these qualifications)

situations vacant

LEONGATHA GOLF CLUB is seeking

CASUAL BAR/SHOP STAFF For weekend and weekday work

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

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BOILERMAKER / STEEL FABRICATION 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: Michelle Finnigan PO Box 478, MOUNT WAVERLEY VIC 3149 Or email: applications@vemco.com.au or fax 03 8542 0703. Enquiries to 03 8542 0700.

To apply please either email your application letter, resumĂŠ and copies of your qualiďŹ cations to sarahm@theglobalgroup.com.au or send to 36 Metropolitan Ave, Nunawading Vic 3131, Attention Sarah.

Administrative Officer Communications

Dairy Industry Career Opportunities Northern Victoria, Western Victoria & Gippsland The National Centre for Dairy Education Australia (NCDEA) is an organisation which has experienced rapid growth and expansion across Australia over the past four years. It provides innovative and ďŹ&#x201A;exible education and training for the dairy industry throughout Australia.

Join a team that provides: â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent employment conditions â&#x20AC;˘ Extensive training and professional development opportunities â&#x20AC;˘ Opportunity for high level involvement with the Australian dairy industry

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

Industry Trainers To sustain our continued growth, the NCDEA Dairy Farming group are seeking people to be involved in the development, coordination and provision of a range of programs across Victoria. You will need to be self-motivated, well organised and have strong empathy with the dairy industry. Experience in delivering education or extension programs, either in person or electronically, facilitating groups or developing resources would be highly regarded. Prospective applicants with agricultural qualiďŹ cations, experience in the dairy industry and a training qualiďŹ cation such as CertiďŹ cate IV in Training and Assessment would be preferred, though people willing to gain their qualiďŹ cations are also encouraged to apply. The positions are full time (38 hours per week) but part time may be considered. To view the Position Descriptions and to apply online please access the website at www.gotafe.vic.edu.au For assistance in applying online or for further information please call the Organisational Development Unit on (03) 5833 2629.

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Closing date for applications is 4.00pm Monday 23rd August 2010.

PAYROLL OFFICER (Full / Part Time)

Bass Coast Regional Health is seeking a Payroll Officer with experience in payroll data entry, processing and reconciliations. You will have had exposure to award-based payroll systems, record management, payroll reconciliation, and enquiry resolution. Exposure to SAP Payroll and/ or Health Awards would be an advantage but is not mandatory. The role is located in Wonthaggi Hospital, on Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful Bass Coast, a comfortable 90 minute drive south-east of Melbourne. The position offers an attractive remuneration package, salary packaging, as well the opportunity to grow in a multi-faceted role. A copy of the position description and further details about this role are available on our website at www.bcrh.com.au Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory police check. Written applications close Monday, August 23, 2010 and should be forwarded to the address below (marked â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;private and confidentialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) or email to trevor.west@bcrh.com.au Trevor West Human Resources Manager Bass Coast Regional Health PO Box 120 Wonthaggi Vic 3995 Smoke Free Health Service

SALES REPRESENTATIVE Due to the rising demand of machinery sales we are seeking a knowledgeable, self motivated individual that has a good understanding of local conditions with knowledge of sale and resale values of agricultural machinery. The successful applicant will have great communication and interpersonal skill, good computer skills and have a good knowledge of used equipment values and be able to evaluate properly for trading purposes. The successful applicant will be product trained and will need to keep up to date in product knowledge including the features and benefits of the product range. This position offers great incentives including a company vehicle, mobile phone and computer. This is a rewarding position for an enthusiastic individual to join our team here at Windmill Ag. If you think this position is for you please forward your resume to: Jason Henry 110-116 Whitelaw Street Meeniyan VIC 3956 Or email to jason.henry@windmillag.com.au Closing August 25

JOHN DEERE

agistment

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

for lease

5 AC LEONGATHA with shed, suit weekender, hobby farmer with few animals. $6,000 per year. Only 4WD access. Ph: 9699-5122, ask for Jag.

for rent

Hairdressing Salon Fully equipped TOORA Phone Patsy 5682 2544 or 0488 331 745

2 BDRM UNIT close to shops, r/c air cond and lock-up garage. $220 pw. 2 bdrm unit close to schools, med. centre, walking distance to shops, r/c air cond and lock-up garage. $200 pw. Couple of houses in Dumbalk, Meeniyan area. Contact SEJ 5662-4033.

ROOM for rent Inverloch, $150 pw. Bond required. Phone Tony 5674-6254.

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

wanted to rent

25 Y.O. MALE wanting a room to rent, 4 nights per week, in Leongatha. Ph: 0434-238587.

work wanted

FULLY Qualified Painter. No job too small. Good rates. Call Drew on 56624238 or 0418-517443.

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situations vacant Latrobe Community Health Service are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals for the following position:

Enquiries: Ron Richards on 5668 1886

Key responsibilities include: • Driving strategic land negotiations with State Government departments and private land owners • Delivery of high level customer service • Developing a can do attitude towards property development and negotiations • Promoting an environment with an emphasis on cross functional team work and continuous improvement Applicants with tertiary qualiﬁcations or extensive experience in property development and negotiations are encouraged to apply. We welcome direct discussion regarding the above position with Anthony Seabrook, Director Infrastructure, on (03) 5662 9201.

Payroll Advisor Permanent full time position 9 day fortnight available South Gippsland Shire Council is seeking a suitably experienced and qualiﬁed Payroll Advisor to provide accurate, efﬁcient and timely processing of payroll. Your responsibilities will involve preparing and maintaining the payroll system including processing salary and wages, superannuation transactions, payment summaries, employee deductions, Enterprise Bargaining Agreement increments and assisting in salary package building. You will provide high quality accurate, service, support and advice and prepare information, reports and employee related statistical data as required.

An opportunity exists for a suitably qualified, experienced, client and family focused health professional to join this dynamic team as a Case Manager. If you enjoy working with individual clients within the context of their own community and contributing to a supportive team, we would like to hear from you. The role of a Case Manager is to provide case management to consumers with a disability and to the frail aged. Case Managers assist older people, people with a disability and their carers to maximise their quality of life. Assisting them to stay connected with the community for as long as possible. As Case Managers, we see our relationship with consumers as a mutual endeavour between active participants in the giving and receiving of support. We believe consumers have the right, capacity and strength to determine and achieve their goals and objectives. We believe in the intrinsic worth and dignity of our consumers, and are committed to the values of acceptance, self-determination and respect of individuality. To ensure all selection criteria is met, a university level qualification in a related discipline is needed. Please Contact Cameron Murdoch on 03 5622 7426 or Jane Baxter on 03 5152 0503 for more information. Closing date for applications is 4:30pm, Friday 27 August 2010. Applications received for the above position MUST address the stated Selection Criteria on the Position Description. Please visit website www.lchs.com.au for further information and to lodge your electronic application. …Better health, Better lifestyles, Stronger communities…

tenders

AGM

Wednesday, September 15 7.30pm at

COAL CREEK

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GippsDairy AGM 6.30pm - 9.30pm Tuesday, September 14, Foster All are welcome to the Annual General Meeting for GippsDairy Board Incorporated at the Foster Exchange Hotel, 43 Main St, Foster. Keynote speaker: Graeme Nicoll from Fish Creek, Nuffield Scholarship participant. Graeme will share his experiences of the Nuffield Global Focus Program for which he visited the United Kingdom, USA (Washington DC and California), Mexico, Brazil and New Zealand to investigate agricultural marketing, dairy trade and environmental issues. The public dinner meeting is an opportunity to speak with directors about what GippsDairy and Dairy Australia do for dairy farmers. AGM business will include minor changes to our constitution which is available from the GippsDairy office. RSVPs and special dietary requirements are essential for catering purposes. Please register your attendance with Melanie on 5624 3900 or executiveassistant@ gippsdairy.com.au ZO061590

Reporting to the Director Infrastructure, you will be responsible for strategic property development within the Shire. The role requires a strong communicator with the ability to develop and sustain excellent working relationships both internally and externally.

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

Allambee, Mirboo & District Tennis Association Sunday, August 29 Leongatha Tennis Club

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You will have tertiary qualiﬁcations or relevant experience in Payroll and a demonstrated ability to interpret Awards, policies and procedures. You will have excellent communication and administration skills, with the ability to maintain attention to detail whilst managing competing demands. This position is subject to a satisfactory police check. We welcome direct discussion regarding the above position with Sharni Mann, Human Resource Management Coordinator on (03) 5662 9219.

Request for Tender

Human Resource Advisor

Gippsland Lakes (Dryland) Nutrient Reduction Program

Permanent full time position (part time considered) South Gippsland Shire Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated HR professional to join our Organisational Development team. Reporting directly to the Human Resources Management Coordinator, you will be responsible for providing generalist HR support and advice to the organisation’s employees. Your diverse range of responsibilities will include but are not limited to human resource advice, support and delivery of council policy, recruitment and Industrial Relations. You will have tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business or a related field, or relevant HR generalist experience and a well developed knowledge of HR procedures and practices. This is a great opportunity to display your talents in a work environment that offers great employment benefits, professional development, flexible working arrangements and job satisfaction. This position is subject to a satisfactory police check. We welcome direct discussion regarding the above position with Sharni Mann, Human Resource Management Coordinator on (03) 5662 9219. Applications addressing the selection criteria for all positions are to be submitted by 5pm Wednesday 25 August 2010 addressed to: Human Resources, South Gippsland Shire Council, Private Bag 4, Leongatha 3953 or emailed to careers@southgippsland.vic.gov.au Further information and position descriptions are Human Resources or visit www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

available

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from

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The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) is the key agency responsible for catchment management in the West Gippsland region and is seeking Tenders to undertake the LANDHOLDER FACILITATOR ROLE. This project will require consultants to: • Engage with land managers in identified target areas to establish (or build on existing) clusters or networks of farmers. • Support land manager clusters in building their capacity to identify areas within farm businesses where nutrient loss is a high risk; through the use of DairySAT, the Farm Nutrient Loss Index and any other relevant activities. • Support, as required, land mangers in developing funding applications for incentives to address nutrient losses at both the individual farm scale, and where appropriate, across properties. Support land managers as they adopt funded land management practices. Suitably qualified consultants are invited to tender for this project. For a copy of the Project Brief or further information please contact Alan Hill at alanh@wgcma.vic.gov.au Tender submissions are to be addressed to: Tenders Gippsland Lakes (Dryland) Nutrient Reduction Program: Landholder Facilitator Or Email: tenders@wgcma.vic.gov.au And must be received by 4.00pm on Monday 6th September 2010. Geoff Hocking Chief Executive Officer

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

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

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

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MIRBOO NORTH AND DISTRICT JUNIOR TENNIS ASSOCIATION

Tuesday, August 24

AGM

MEENIYAN HOTEL

7.30pm

Tuesday, August 31

MEENIYAN TENNIS CLUB AGM

Teams needed Contact Tarnya Wilson 5664 7473

for sale

MEENIYAN HOTEL

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DISPERSAL SALE BUILDING, CONCRETE, CONSTRUCTION PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT • 2007 Nissan Navara dual cab tray, 2005 Isuzu NPR 200 trade pack, 2004 Isuzu NPR 200, 12 x 6 tandem trailer. • Formwork: 150 x 100 l.v.l., 100 x 75 l.v.l., 175 x 50 l.v.l., 300 x 50 Oregon, 2.4 x 1.2 form play, Z bars, conduit, nuts and washers. • 1 x 48’, 1 x 40’, 3 x 36’, 1 x 32’ trowel machines, 3.0 mtr vibrating screed, hand held VI needles, 9 mtr and 6 mtr needles, 3.6 - 1.2 mtr screeds, bull floats, numerous trowels, floats and hand tools. • Drop saw, mitre saw, portable welders, electric bar cutters, ramset guns, nail guns, power saws, grinders, cordless drills, cordless impact drivers, hammer drills, leads, compressors and large air hoses etc. • Miscellaneous: road plates, tool boxes, temp fencing, scaffolding timber and equipment, hessian, concrete stamps, reinforcement, deformed and round bar, reinforced chairs and associated products, steel fixing tools, plus heaps more.

Please phone 0417 331 332 FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175 HAY - small square bales, $6 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. No weeds. Mardan - 5664-1320, 0428999691. HAY - 3x3x8 square bales, ideal for horses. 0418516193. HAY - 5x4 net wrapped from $50 delivered inc. GST, shedded $65 delivered inc. GST. Ph: 0428-177433. HAY - small squares local, clean, approx. 400. This season, $6 each, Leongatha. 0427-622700 HAY - oaten, wheaten and lucerne, 8x4x3. Phone John for delivered price 0427-821755. HAY for sale, 5x4 rolls, net wrapped, $35 + GST. Rodwells - Damien 0427507369.

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

OATEN HAY 8x4x3 shedded, feed tests, $88 per tonne. 0418-501548.

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

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.

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VACUUM CLEANER Repairs DUST BAGS

Sales

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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 TOYOTA HILUX Surf 1992 turbo diesel. Extras, sunroof, windshields, nudgebar, driving lights, etc., 108,000km, ex. condition, REG71, RWC, $7,750. 5668-2023. TRUCK, 1977 D Series Ford, 5m tilt tray, EC, low kms, RWC, $8,900. Ph: 0419-313483.

wanted to buy FURNITURE: Parker, Noblett, Tessa, Chiswell, Moran, or any quality brand name used furniture. Phone Wendy on 0409-234482.

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RING found in black bag at op shop. Call 0429009015.

garage sales

GARAGE SALE LEONGATHA 27 Allison Street Saturday, August 21 8am Lounge suite, dining table, coffee table, toys, and lots more EVERYTHING MUST GO Priced to sell

GARAGE SALE DECEASED ESTATE August 21 at 8am 3 Slade Street WELSHPOOL Electronic bed, Jacobean lounge suite, household goods and bric-a-brac

GARAGE SALE 14 Jeffrey Street Saturday 21st 8am - 1pm

Deceased estate Clothes, books, kitchen items, building materials Huge range of items to be sold

HUGE GARAGE SALE Moving, everything must go Come grab a bargain Household goods, bric-a-brac, furniture

Saturday, August 28 570 One Chain Road Kardella (5km from Ruby)

Not before 8am

marriage celebrant

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

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

MERLENE STRATTON Leongatha 5662 2574

engagements CLARK - STUCKEY John and Kim of Inverloch have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of their daughter Anna to Glyn, son of Trevor and Lynda of Corryong.

McGRATH - The family of Leo would like to thank family and friends for the expression of sympathy and support on the loss of our Husband, Dad, Grandpar and Great Grandpar. Sincere thanks to all staff and doctors at Leongatha Hospital. Please accept this as our personal thanks. Joy and family. WYHOON - Janice Ivy (nee Richards) The family of the late Jan Wyhoon would like to sincerely thank everyone for their overwhelming expressions of sympathy and support, visits, phone calls, cards, meals and flowers. Cherished memories. Merv, Wendy, Michael, Nikola, Bree, Troy, Geoff and Wendy, and Blanche.

in memoriam ROBERTS - Doris Grace. 16.8.06 Loving memories. Love Yvonne, Trevor and family.

deaths BARRON (nee Flanders) Hilda Rosemary. Passed away at Domain Seahaven, Inverloch on August 12, 2010, aged 85 years. Formerly of Croydon and U.K. Loved wife of Keith (dec.). Loved mother of Graham (dec.) and Robert. Dear Granny of Ben and Nic. Potter and active member of The Arts and Craft Society of Victoria. BLEW - Laurie. The National Union of Workers, on behalf of all past and present members at Murray Goulburn Leongatha, wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Laurie Blew. R.I.P. CALDER - Olive Jean (Jean). 05.07.1930 - 10.08.2010 Late of Wild Dog Valley. Daughter of the late Nicol and Olive Sinclair. Much loved sister of Gladys and Colin (dec.) McFadzean and Bruce (dec.) and Marj Sinclair; and friend of Piet. Devoted wife of Fred (dec.), loving and loved mother and mother-in-law to Anne and Allan, Jeff and Sue, Bruce and Dorothy, Peter and Annie. Wonderful Nan to Jaynelle, Emma, Allana, Mark, Lisa and Katie. Great Nan of Angus. Her pleasures were simple, Her needs were few, If we were happy, She was too. She gave us love in the fullest measure, Care, devotion and memories to treasure. Happily reunited with Fred.

deaths

Caring and much loved mum of Anne and Allan. Kind and supportive nan to Jaynelle and Danny, Allana, Emma and Josh. Great nan of Angus. He saw that you were weary, The hills too steep to climb, He quietly took you by the hand, And said it’s time to rest. Dearly loved and loving mum of Bruce, loved and respected mother-in-law of Dorothy. Much loved nan of Mark and Amanda. Special friend of Kerry, Steve, Mathew and Shaun. We knew this time was coming, When we would have to say goodbye. Our hearts are filled with sadness, But golden memories will never die. Gone to feed out hay with Dad. Much loved and loving mum of Peter, mother-inlaw of Annie and special nan to Katie. Always ready to do her best, With a heart so true and tender, She devoted her life to those she loved, And those she loved remember. Your work is over now Mum, time to rest. But then again, someone might be needing a good feed up in heaven. I will miss your pocket full of lollies Nan. Rest in peace, love Kate (because you always called me Kate).

funerals

You passed a rainbow of life, Which filled our hearts with a smiling love. You put a smile on my Dad’s face, And that rainbow of love to us all. You turned the pages of my mind to fill every little boy’s dream, Allowed us all to look further into life, Which made it all so beautiful. Love you forever - Robbie, Sue, James and Bridie.

BARRON - A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Mrs Hilda Rosemary Barron will be held at Manna Gum @ Broadbeach, 5 Lindsey Close, Inverloch on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 commencing at 2pm. A Private Family Service will precede the above gathering.

KING - Eva. An amazing lady now at peace, you will always be in our hearts. Dear sister of Lloyd Anthony (dec.), sister-inlaw of Lorna, aunt of Gary, Shirley and Steve, Fay and Daryl, and families. KING - Eva. Special memories of a very special lady, one of the best. I’ll miss you. Love Peg and Winston.

IT is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1.

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CALDER - Jean. Wonderful memories of family times together. An aunty with a smile and a cuppa. In our hearts. Glenda, Nola, Gail and families. KING (nee Anthony) - Eva Margaret. Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital on August 10, 2010. Aged 85 years. Late of Meeniyan. Youngest daughter of the late Eva and Joe Anthony. Dearly loved sister of Dave (dec.), Hilda, Barbara, Dorothy, Don (dec.), and Lloyd (dec.). Forever in our hearts. Loved sister of Dot and Charlie (dec.). Loved aunty to Colin, Graeme, Barry, Marg and families. We knew this time was coming, When we would have to say goodbye; Our hearts are filled with sadness But memories will never die. Loved sister of Bab. You will be so dearly missed. Loved sister of Hilda and Jack (dec.). Forever in our hearts.

Premiership players: Graeme Elliot, Alan Sperling, Bill Burrows and coach Rod Tamlin won a ﬂag for Leongatha in 1960.

60s and 70s relived A FLASHBACK to the 1960’s and 1970 premiership teams occurred at the Leongatha Football Club social rooms on Saturday night. The premiership players were buoyed by the senior teams win earlier that day, and were keen to relive old memories, some of which had been made more exciting over the years. Plenty of good stories were told, and not many of them were letting truth get in the way as the men and their partners enjoyed their night.

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Purtle wins McIndoe Cup CLUB racing was held from Pound Creek on Saturday, with the seniors racing for the McIndoe Cup and the juniors for the Watchorn Trophy.

The senior event is a scratch race and the 20 starters saw 12 in the A Grade division racing for the trophy with the other eight riding in B Grade. Both groups covered two laps of the circuit around the Pound Creek area, with the race distance being 48km. The weather was fine with a light wind. The A Grade field had a quiet first 5km until they hit the hills on the run toward Koonwarra. The hills were made tougher as the wind was from the north east, giving the riders a head wind. With plenty of riders to swap turns on the front of the bunch, the pace remained high. Those suffering from winter ailments or a lack of training were in trouble on the second lap and at the finish it was only a nine rider bunch contesting the sprint. The young legs prevailed and the win went to Ronald Purtle just ahead of Tom Debenham and Jamie Grenfell. The older legs of Tony Smith, Dave McFarlane and Kevin Feely had to settle for fourth, fifth and sixth. Close behind was Tony Clark, Elliott Gin and Steve Allen. The winning time was 1hr 20.45min. The B Grade field worked away steadily and was down to six riders after the first lap. The majority of the work was being left to

just three riders: Phil Hanley, Steve Wilson and Darren Taylor. Their pace had Malcolm Gin in trouble on the final climb past the golf course, whilst Neil White was tiring upon his first ride back after three weeks’ holiday. The bunch sprint saw Phil Hanley claim the win just ahead of Steve Wilson and Darren Taylor. Rod McCall put in a good ride to claim fourth whilst Neil White picked up fifth. The winner’s time was 1.31.35, which was considerably slower than the A Grade bunch. The junior race was raced out and back on the Pound Creek road over 12km. This involves an uphill outward run and on Saturday a tail wind run back to the line. First away was Matt Minogue on six minutes. He was followed by Will Lumby on one minute whilst on scratch there was Thomas McFarlane and Mitch Gin. Following last week’s race where Matt was caught after 12km with a similar handicap it was expected the riders would come together by the line. However, the sound of a trophy obviously appealed to Matt, as he rode strongly to come home a clear winner and trophy holder. The three chasers grouped up and sprinted for the minor places. Tom claimed second and fastest time just ahead of Will and Mitch. Tuesday night the Club has a meeting at Kevin Feely’s residence whilst next Saturday racing is at Outtrim for time trials and a hill climb.

Mirboo North wins soccer THE Korumburra seniors started off evenly matched with Mirboo North for the ﬁrst 30 minutes.

Both goalies were in the action and it didn’t look like anyone was going to score. Mirboo North finally broke down the Korumburra defence and scored the first, followed a few minutes later with their second. Half time 2-0 to Mirboo North. The second half saw Mirboo North score two more to make the final score 4-0. The score line does not reflect the game. The game was very even throughout. Korumburra were unlucky not to find the back of the net where Mirboo North was lucky. The Korumburra women lost their second game in a row. Mirboo North have improved

greatly over the year and proved hard to beat. Korumburra had the majority of the play for the whole game, but were unlucky not to score. An own goal from Korumburra saw Mirboo North go one up, but Korumburra still had all the play. Mirboo North broke through the Korumburra defence to score the second goal. With this Tara Wallace picked up the pace and got through to score Korumburra’s ﬁrst. Half time score 2-1 to Mirboo North. The second half again saw Korumburra control the game, but despite 15 corner kicks and a certain goal missed, Korumburra just couldn’t get the goal back. Well done to Mirboo North goal keeper. Final score 2-1 to Mirboo North. Korumburra Under 15’s ﬁrst half got off to a brisk start with two early

misses by Korumburra before Mirboo North scored to get the game going. Korumburra followed quickly with a great goal from Bree Allen. Jarrah Raabe scored for Korumburra to finish the first half 2-1 up. The second half saw two near misses again by Korumburra before Lochie Taylor ran on to score Korumburra’s third was followed by a quick goal from Daniel Longden to seal the win 4-1. Under 13s started strongly against Mirboo North with great team work. Korumburra had most of the play in the first half but were unlucky not to score. Then the second half saw Mirboo North come out and score the first goal early. Korumburra tried really hard to get the score back to level but all attempts at goal were quickly stopped by the Mirboo North keeper. Final score 1-0 to Mirboo North.

Focused: Jamey Allen getting up high to head the ball as his teammates wait.

They’re off: A Grade led by Tony Clark shortly after the start at Pound Creek. Photo courtesy Lynton Clay.

Left: Winners: A Grade McIndoe trophy winner Ron Purtle, junior Dancs trophy winner Matthew Minogue and B Grade winner Phil Hanley.

Girls soccer reps UNDER 14 girls travelled to Traralgon to take on Traralgon in their semi final. The South Gippsland girls played a great game of football against Traralgon in their first semi final appearance. South Gippsland scored the first goal in the first 10 minutes from a nice kick by Georgia Butterfield. Traralgon then got the equaliser late in the first half.

The second half was well contested by both teams until Traralgon scored their second goal midway through the half. South Gippsland fought back well, but was unable to level the game. The final score was 2-1 to Traralgon. A great effort by the South Gippsland girls to make the finals in their first year. The future for girls and women’s soccer is looking really good in South Gippsland.

South Gippsland Bridge Club Meeniyan – Monday evening: 1st Frank Arndt, Faye Rowlands; 2nd Bluey Aeschlimann, Margaret Munro; 3rd Heather Alder, Colin Cameron; 4th Brian andSally Hoskins; equal 5th Pat West and Barbara Axten, Noel andMargaret Smith, Marion Francis and June Metcalf. Tarwin Lower – Tuesday: 1st John Sutton, John Sullivan and Barbara Axten, Margaret Munro; 3rd Jack Kuiper, Jean Barbour; 4th Betty and Frank Murphy; 5th Phillip Chapman, Leila Bell. Inverloch – Friday afternoon: north/south: 1st Jack Kuiper, Jean Barbour; 2nd Dawn Jolly, George Geekie; 3rd Phillip Chapman, Hilton Jupp; 4th Nancy Embleton, Mary McCaughan. East/west: 1st Colin Manley, Althea Drew; 2nd Anne Williams, John Farr; 3rd Kaye Douglas, John Sutton; 4th Faye Rowlands, Frank Arndt.

Leongatha squash A Grade Gummi Bears 2-9-130 d Jelly Beans 2-9-128. Witcheties 4-12-141 d Bullets 0-6-102. Jelly Babies 3-10-125 d Bananas 1-6-94. B Grade Cats 2-8-112 d Hawks 2-7-87. Tigers 3-9-95 d Pies 1-5-79. Dogs 2-9-112 d Saints 2-6-90. Match of the week was between Greg Cripps and Rob Meyer. These two play a very different style of game,

but they always have a close match. Rob took the ﬁrst game by using his placement of the ball and leaving Greg stranded in the back of the court. Greg took the next two games with his hard hitting style and good coverage of the court. Rob evened up the match by taking the fourth game. The decider was another close game, with Greg taking it 9-6 and the match 3 games 39 points to Rob 2 games 38 points.

Midweek ladies tennis

WELCOME back ladies to yet another season.

Hopefully the rain stays away on Tuesdays. We had a good turn-up for our AGM and a new rule has been brought in for next season, which is to start at 10am, previously 10.30am. The other motion was withdrawn. A big thank you to Kaylene Chapman for all her hard work as secretary for the past two years. All the best Kaylene. We welcome Joanne Linton as our new secretary. Good luck in your new position. Ladders Week ending August 10 Section 1 Inverloch Silver ..................25.0 Phillip Island........................20.0 Westernport ..............126.8 19.0 Wonthaggi Rosellas 100.00 19.0 Foster Yellow........................14.0 Foster Blue ................... 76.5 11.0 Inverloch Gold ............. 69.4 11.0 Wonthaggi Swans....................7.0

Section 2 Inverloch Madﬁsh ...............28.5 Bena ......................................26.0 Korumburra ........................25.0 Phillip Island Penguins .......18.5 Inverloch Red ......................10.0 Wonthaggi ...............................8.0 Phillip Island Koalas ...............7.0 Inverloch Blue.........................5.0

Section 3 Grantville .............................21.0 Nyora ....................................20.0 Outtrim ................................19.0 Wonthaggi .................101.5 15.0 Fish Creek ...............100.00 15.0 Inverloch ......................... 72.3 11 Leongatha........................ 68.4 11

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Nic lowers handicap A LEONGATHA Golf Club junior player has lowered his handicap at the Victorian Junior Regions teams event at Kyneton.

Nic Cairns has a handicap of 16 now and had the best net score. In conditions more suited to Mt Buffalo and Falls Creek, the Victorian Junior Regions teams event was played at Kyneton Golf Club last weekend. For the competitors, who came from all the country districts, the cold and miserable conditions consisting of constant drizzling rain and bitterly cold winds made the event more an endurance test than an event, which should see some dazzling golf played. Whilst the South Gippsland team performed to the best of its ability, there was one highlight, Leongatha Golf Club junior Nic. The Saturday round saw him return an excellent 86– 16 = 70 to be the best net score for the day. He backed that up with an 83–16= 67 to return a 36 hole net score of 137, winning by six strokes. Nic will head to Mirboo North in the September school holidays for the ﬁve day Victorian Golf League camp, where he will receive excellent tuition from the several professionals who will also be at the camp.

Well done: 36 hole net winner Nic Cairns from Leongatha Golf Club with his voucher for best net score.

Washed out Continued from page 60. “We couldn’t get the mowers onto the greens Wednesday so we decided to close the course in anticipation of the bad weather and rain on the way but it wasn’t as bad as we first thought,” Mr Hoskin said. “We haven’t had weather like this for at least 10 to 12 years and we will be closely monitoring the situation and hope to get the course open again as soon as we can,” he said. “It could be closed for the next two weeks but by the end of August we should be all right. “We are sending out emails to our members to keep them informed and it is best to phone the club and check conditions or for changes.” On a brighter note Mr Hoskin said the rain has helped to fill their water storages and it all augurs well for play in the spring. “We have some really good grass growth on the fairways and the greens are looking the best they have for a long while,” he said. “All we need now is some dry, windy weather and it will dry up pretty quick. “We just hope we won’t be closed too long. We are looking to really fire up in

the spring and hopefully the course will be looking as good as ever for the club championships in November.” Like a lot of South Gippslanders, Meeniyan players wanting their golf fix have headed down to Yarram. Voted one of the nation’s premier golf courses, Yarram handles the wet conditions well and all 18 holes are open for play. Yarram Golf Club member Lois Gronow said they have had Meeniyan golfers playing at Yarram for the last four weeks. “It is because their course is too wet,” she said. Foster Golf Club manager Rod Coughran-Lane said the course is definitely wet but not at the stage that it needs to be closed. “We haven’t had to close the course and haven’t missed a day of play at Foster,” Mr Coughran-Lane said. “It is definitely one of the wettest winters I have known but we are still open and encourage golfers from other clubs to come and have a game at Foster,” he said. The news is all systems go at the Leongatha Golf Club, with a very upbeat course superintendant Dylan Mc Meekin saying it is wet but still playable.

Woorayl

been in the club to see the ﬂyers, it’s our rafﬂe and meal night on Thursday, so come along. Next Saturday we will play a 4BBB stableford event sponsored by Landmark, so get your partner and put your names on the start sheet.

ON Saturday we played a single stableford event and we thank Gavin Maisey Painting for their sponsorship. The winner of A Grade and equal best score of the day was Rob Gourlay with 42 points, winning from Graeme Calder. B Grade went to Gavin Maisey, (sponsors shouldn’t play that well), also with 42 points. The runner-up was Warren Turner. C Grade went to John Maynard with 41 points on a countback from Bob Beilby. Balls down the line went to B. Wilson, N. McKenzie, B. Hogan, J. Diaper, M. Wilson, T. Walter, C. James and T. Hogan. The nearest the pins went to T. Hogan and I. Balfour. Just in case you haven’t

Dees celebrate Season in style

THE Meeniyan Dumbalk Football Netball Club celebrated the end of the 2010 AFL season on Saturday night at their Black Tie Cabaret. While MDU seniors just missed the ﬁnals the netballers had plenty to celebrate with four of their sides through to the ﬁnals.

Top jobs: from left South Gippsland Veterans Golf Association vice president Don Chapman and president Bill Whelan were full of praise for the Woorayl Golf Club for agreeing to host their competition last Thursday after it was moved from the Korumburra Golf Club due to the course being closed that day. “Leongatha is open for play and carts are still allowed on our course so we are getting good numbers to our weekly competitions,” he said. “We haven’t missed a day of play this winter. I have been at the club 12 years and it is deﬁnitely the wettest winter I have experienced.” Other members have commented it would have to be the wettest winter since the 1990s. “The difference is the rain started at the start of June whereas last year it didn’t start till August,” Mr McMeekin said.

“I just took a look at the rain gauge and we are up six and a half inches compared to the same time last year,” he said. As to why Leongatha Golf Club is handling the wet weather so well, Mr McMeekin said the major fairway improvement works have certainly paid off and the Santa Ana grass really handles the wet well, it isn’t as soft and holds together a lot better. Mr McMeekin said they have been getting good numbers through the winter and he has seen a lot of faces from other clubs.

Demons cabaret: Emma Appleyard, Steve Trotman, Kate Appleyard and Cain Salmon had a great night at the Meeniyan Dumbalk Football Netball Club end of season Black Tie Cabaret on Saturday.

Party time: MDU girls Kellie Thomas, Kate Lafferty and Nicole Salmon let their hair down and celebrated in style at the club’s annual cabaret.

Woorayl ladies ON Wednesday, August 11 a stableford event was played, sponsored by Woorayl Golf Club. The AWCR was 72. The A Grade winner was C. Perrett 19/37 pts on countback A. Patterson 36/33 pts. Nine holes out - M. Higgins 18 pts. Nearest the pin: 8th E. McBride, 17th C. Perrett, 2nd shot on the 11th S. Thomas. Down the line balls: S. Wakeﬁeld, S. Thomas, D. O’Connor on countback. Next week is par, Woorayl Golf Club.

Brave golfers: from left John Maynard, Woorayl, John Diaper, Woorayl and Ian Murchie, Leongatha Golf Club braved the cold last Thursday to compete in the veterans event hosted by the Woorayl Golf Club.

South Gippsland Veterans Golf THE prolonged wet weather throughout the South Gippsland area meant that the original venue for the August game (Korumburra Golf Club), was not able to be used. Thus four days before the game was due to be played the call went out for a club in the area that could host the August affray. Woorayl responded magniﬁcently and we were able to notify most of the golfers of the change of venue. Sadly the forecast of severe weather conditions for the preceding day curbed the enthusiasm of a number of our regulars, only 20 players representing all eight clubs in the area braved the elements. In spite of 18mm of rain in the Leongatha area during the night before the game, the Woorayl course coped wonderfully well and was perfectly playable. This band of heroes, gnarled warriors of a bygone age showed they still had the kind of stuff within themselves that stopped Genghis Khan in his tracks, (though of course most of the players were not personally present at the track stopping moment – so I’m told). The day began with a biting wind and bright sunshine before cloud returned. A stableford competition was held and won by Graeme Calder of Woorayl with an outstanding 40 points with John Diaper also from Woorayl coming second with 39. Nearest the pins went to state president George Thorne on the eighth and John Little on the 17th. Ball run down went to 28 points. Lunch was homemade soup to die for and delicious sandwiches, thank you ladies. Next game is scheduled for Meeniyan on Thursday, September 9.

Leongatha RAY DAVIES has returned from a lengthy holiday with an appetite for winning. Following a midweek win, Ray partnered Les Newton to a 46 point victory in Saturday’s fourball. Runners-up were John Duscher and D. Reaby who were close behind on 45 points. Pro-pin went to Alan Monahan and Jon Smith had nearest the pin on the 16th. Ball winners: T. Bruinewoud - N. Johnson 44, A. Monahan - G. Marsham 43, M. Stubbs - N. Denney 43, M. Holley - S. Lamex 43, C. Leaver - K. Scott 43, J. Feddersen - N. Lafferty 43.

Tuesday How is a fourball won with a score of 89 points? The answer is by multiplying the two scores on each hole instead of adding them. John Eabry and Peter Hobson managed to score steadily and their total of 89 gave them a nice cushion over Chris Leaver and

Having fun: Tamika Pedlow, Julie Bloch and Sheree Paterson had a great night at the MDU end of season cabaret on Saturday night. Ron Paice on 78. Other pairs to win balls were: H. Forrester - G. McDonald 64, J. Eabry - K. Macfarlane 59, P. Wilson - K. Gardner 58. Nearest the pin winners were Joe Lowell (14th) and Geoff McDonald (16th).

Thursday Only a handful braved the wet conditions and it was Ray Davies who took the honours with 36 points. Ball winners were Geoff McDonald, Les Newton and Ken Gardner. Keith Macfarlane and Geoff McDonald were nearest the pin winners. This Saturday’s event is stableford and par the following week.

Ladies Jill Steer was the generous sponsor on Wednesday, August 11, on a cold threatening day. Still, a good ﬁeld contested the stableford event. Toni West (14) was the A Grade winner with 34 points.

Di Williams (25) had the best round of the day scoring 36 points to win B Grade. Marianne Leaver 34, Wendy Surman 33, Ann Blundy 32, Maxine Eabry 32, Kerry Hogan 32, Marg Berry 31 and Marea Maher 31 were the ball winners. Di Williams and Wendy Surman won nearest the pins. On Saturday, August 14, Marg Berry and Wendy Surman 46 points, won the 4BBB Stableford event. Elaine Dempsey and Kerry Hogan won balls with 44 points. Joy Runge was nearest the pin on the 14th.

Mirboo North

THERE were 12 starters for the stableford event on Thursday, August 12. The CCR was 70. A Grade winner was Adrian Williams (20) 35 countback. Down the line: Peter Draper (9) 35, Phil Stimson (18) 34.

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Indoor bias bowls champs IT has been a less hectic season than usual with no pennant competition, owing to lack of numbers, but the club delegates have revised the rules of the competition for a trial run next year. It is hoped that it will be successful with less players per team and the possibility of same sex teams. We can only hope players will embrace the idea to keep the competition going. The Mid Gippsland - South Gippsland Challenge was won by Mid Gippsland. Retravision Day was once again successful. Congratulations to Bev Tyers (Foster) and Tony Allen-Clay (Mardan) on becoming South Gippsland singles champions. The ﬁnal event for 2010 was hospital night, with $470 raised to be shared between Leongatha and Foster hospitals. With the season drawing to a close with only a couple of events left, thanks to all players and clubs for their attendances at functions and see you all next year.

Leongatha WEDNESDAY, August 11 saw again another very small ﬁeld take to the greens. Eight players in all in a social pairs event.

SGIBBA: mens and ladies singles winners; Tony Alan-Clay (representing Mardan) and Bev Tyers (representing Foster).

Inverloch TUESDAY, August 10, was a cold and wet night for carpet bowls, but 11 came for a good night of bowls. They played two games of 10 ends and there were no two game winners. The winners, with a win and a loss and plus four, were the team of Pat Stoneham, Eddie Walsh and Harry Dunn. There was lots of the usual fun and laughter during the evening, culminating with a lovely supper supplied by Rhonda Davies and Joan Clark. The presentation night is on Friday, August 20. This will be a two course meal served upstairs and there

Mirboo North BIT of an ordinary morning last Tuesday, but bowlers are a happy bunch and our loyal supporters ﬁlled all rinks. The order of the day was for four games of 10 ends; two bowls triples. Two games were completed before lunch, but the weather closed in and the day was abandoned. Five two game winners were competing in a ‘fall of the cards’ for winner and runners-up. Competing teams skippers were: (1) Kev Queale Mirboo Nth, (2)

will be a play-off between Pat Stoneham, ladies champion, and Ken Hastings, the men’s champion, for the “Don Stoneham Memorial Shield”. They hope you will all support these bowlers and grace us with your presence. Wednesday, August 11, was a good day for bowls and they got in two games of 12 ends before the rain started. There were only 21 bowlers, but we all enjoyed our games Then they came inside for the usual social time of drinks and a chat with a good day had by all. The winners for the day were the team of Harry Rybalka, Bert Bain and Edith Perrett. The runners-up were Bryan Hensley, Ron Rees, Gary Hardy and Carol Waters.

Ron announced that the last day of winter bowls will be on Wednesday, August 25 with nibbles after the game. So even if the weather is not suitable for bowling, please come and enjoy a social time together. Sunday, August 15, we had 18 bowlers play on a day best suited to sitting around a ﬁre reading a good book. The day started off well before the game got under way, but not long into the game the showers started and continued for much of the ﬁrst game. They went inside for lunch, then the showers got heavier, and it was considered to call it a day. There were about six of our friends from Wonthaggi.

Seb Blancato Foster, (3) Graham Powell Morwell, (4) Bob Allen Boolara, (5) Mike Weatherall Yallourn. The lucky winner drawn was Graham Powell (Morwell) with Graham skip, Stan Glossop 2nd Max Kerr lead. Runners up were the Yallourn team of Mike Weatherall skip, John Hannant 2nd Harry Walker lead. Congratulations to all competitors. The $100 jackpot was not won, so $125 next week. A big thanks to our ladies for the delicious homemade soups and to our sponsor IGA Mirboo North.

Mardan indoor THIRTEEN bowlers played last week at Mardan. Numbers are down due to several members taking a winter’s break and looking for some sunshine. The more traditional winter we have been experiencing has certainly greened up the country. Anyone driving around the Mardan hills couldn’t help but notice how stunning the area looks; how lucky we are to live in South Gippsland. Three teams of three and one of four, all played two games and most teams enjoyed some very close contests, with just the one team winning both their games. The winners were Brian Kilpin, Russell Grady and Tony Allen-Clay (skip), runners-up were Ronnie Baker, Mal Andrews, Nick Rutjens and Vito Seraﬁno (skip). The 75 up competition gets underway this week.This is a mixed competition and the chance for the lady bowlers to show some of those blokes just how it’s done.

Tarwin Lower TWELVE people played indoor bowls on a Friday night. The winners for the night were Klaus, Pat and Craig. Runners-up were Graeme, Doris and Frank, 17 then sat down for tea. Tuesday’s classic pairs winners were those Inverloch men Les Goss and Ted O’Boyle. Les, who had kindly picked up the meat trays from the Inverloch Butcher, took it back home with him. Runners-up were Margaret McDonald and daughter Liz from Port Welshpool, with best losers Marian Emmet and Sharryn Browne. Due to a late withdrawal seven rinks were in action, disappointing Jan Coates and Garrick Russell who had to withdraw. Sponsors for the day were the Venus Bay real estate ofﬁces of PBE and Alex Scott. The last classic pairs will be on Tuesday, August 17, contact Eric Gallop for details 5663 7824. Don’t forget opening day September 12 and garage sale. The contact for the garage sale is Mick Bowman 5663 5566. Bowls wear day is September 18, which is a good chance to purchase new bowls wear for the coming season.

Dumbalk indoor ON Monday, August 9, the indoor bias bowls club ran its charity night in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities, with 42 players competing in three games of eight ends. The winners were Charlie Tyers (skip), Phil Gager and John Meyer with two wins and a draw. The runners-up were Bev Tyers (skip), Carol Muller and Ashley Van Duffelen with two wins and plus 12 shots.

The winners were the team of Mick Coram, Keith Poole, Tony Marotta and Brian (Burley) Grifﬁn. Even though it was an all male winning team, there were ﬁve unlucky ladies playing. Tuesday, August 17, there will be carpet bowls as usual. Next Friday, August 20 will be drinks and nibbles from 5pm to 6pm followed by the carpet bowls presentation dinner at 6.30pm. Hope to see you all there. The club wishes Joy Hargreaves a speedy recovery after her triple by-pass operation at Cabrini Hospital. She is progressing slowly and is still in ICU They will be awaiting your return to the bowling club Joy.

Leongatha badminton SEMI FINAL night of Leongatha badminton saw Berrys Creek firm up as premiership favourites, with a convincing win over Outtrim by 23 points. It was a total team performance by Berrys Creek. Steve Boag and Jason Richards were solid all night and Maurice Simpson produced a few special moments, but it was unsung hero Amrit Gill who produced the goods to win all his three sets and get his team into the grand final. Outtrim were best served by top liner Steve Johnson who despite having a few extra years on his opponents, still clearly wins many of his sets, in particular his singles matches. A top effort by Steve. The Outtrim side has a huge challenge ahead of them next week in their preliminary final against form team Koonwarra. Koonwarra put in a totally dominant display against a shattered Hallston team, blowing them far into the ‘Schiesenhausen’. Koonwarra got off to a brilliant start in this match, Greg Marshman and Ryan Jeremiah playing some pure badminton. Their team-mates kept the foot on the accelerator with Roger Callister and Allan Hashim winning their sets in style. In particular, Roger Callister’s fighting comeback in his singles from 14-9 down. Roger managed a stirring 17-15 win from a seemingly hopeless position. The only set hallston won was Frank Dekker and Aaron De Genn-

aro who combined well and ended their season with some respectability. Koonwarra appear in scintillating touch and seem poised to advance to the grand final. The B Grade semi finals held no surprises as the more fancied sides produced good wins. Raspberry is straight into the grand final, accounting for Solo. While Solo were clearly the better team in the doubles sets, Raspberry won all four singles sets, some very convincingly, to set up their win. Davis Loo and Melanie Plunkett had great matches, while for Solo Suriyan Chandrasegaran and Guilia Joyce tried extremely hard for every point, as they always do. The Coke team had an emphatic victory over a gallant Pepsi unit. Coke had all the answers in this match. Tash Maskell had a stellar season, winning all her three sets. She had good support from Paris Buckley and Trish Berryman. Pepsi were held together by Sharna Cafarella who tried valiantly all night. Next week is preliminary final night and those who missed out on further finals action are required to umpire. Our presentation night is on August 27 at the Woorayl Golf Club, and tickets are available from treasurer Tracey Ryan. Results A Grade: Berrys Creek 5/125 d Outtrim 3/102, Koonwarra 7/134 d Hallston 1/92. B Grade: Raspberry 5/114 d Solo 3/102, Coke 6/139 d Pepsi 2/92.

The winners were Mary Jepson and Tas Haywood, and the sponsor for the day was the Leongatha Bowls Club. On Saturday, August 14 there was some improvement with 15 players taking to the greens in a pairs/triple combination. Winners on the day were Russell Trotman (s) and Lorna Hulls, on two wins plus 12, and the runners-up were Graeme Greenway (s) and Mary Jepson on one win, one loss, plus ﬁve. Reminders: Firstly to our ladies, don’t forget to pick

up your copy of the 2010/11 program of events. These are available in the envelope pinned to the ladies’ information board in the club board room. Ladies’ pennant practice will be held on Tuesday, September 7, 14 and 21, with men’s pennant practice games scheduled for Saturday, September 11 at Leongatha against Hastings, and again on October 2 at Leongatha against Phillip Island. Practice on both days to commence at 1pm. The next Kitty Club tea night will be held on Friday night, September 3 commencing at 6pm at the clubrooms. Sunday, September 26 will see Leongatha club play host to the Seaford Bowls Club, with a 10am start.

Buffalo indoor ON Wednesday, August 11, six players, on a wet, cold night to bowl, saw two teams of three, we played two games of 10 ends. In second (LW) nine ends, skipper Rod McConchie, Graeme Tobias and Peter Heldens. First (WL) 11 ends, skipper Toni Heldens, Andrew Hanks and Glenys Pilkington. The best games were both teams. Coming up on August 27 is the Peter Mac Hospital night. Names in by noon on the day, everyone is welcome. Hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

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

AUGUST Time

18 WED

19 THUR

20 FRI

21 SAT

22 SUN

23 MON

24 TUE

height (metres)

0610 1115 1738 2353

1.53 0.62 1.52 0.25

0705 1159 1823

1.46 0.69 1.44

0039 0802 1245 1914

0.32 1.39 0.76 1.35

0130 0901 1339 2015

0.40 1.33 0.83 1.27

0230 1002 1452 2126

0.46 1.31 0.86 1.22

0342 1103 1620 2238

0.49 1.32 0.84 1.21

0451 1159 1735 2343

0.49 1.35 0.77 1.24

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

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Leongatha Under 11s win grand final Continued from page 60. Nathan Trotto was playing his usual super game, while Jack Balagh and Michael McKinnon were keeping the defensive unit tight. Into the third quarter, and Damon Ginnane was brought from the ground suffering a heavy knock. Lachie Smith got a chance at the play and did not fail to impress. Thomas Martin was also praised by the coach. Around the ground, Trent Westaway was making the ruck his own, while the slick Jordi Geary was manufacturing his magic. Cam Olden was seeing a lot of the ball along with Josh Boler. Jack Dunn at last kicked the breakthrough goal, giving the Parrots a handy

Saturday, August 14 Results

break. In the last quarter, Corner Inlet seized the early initiative, kicking a goal to put them just five points behind. But tough games are made for tough players and the Parrots were not going to let the premiership slip away. Clay Alexander began to take charge, with Jonah Ball winning the contested ball and Tom Evans marking everything despite the wet. Jack Stockdale was guarding the goals, intent on ensuring victory. Zac Van Delft was flying high. In the final crucial moments of the game, Damon Ginnane snapped one of the goals of the year and Jack Dunn put icing on the cake with another after the siren. The premiership was won.

11/Under: Mt. Eccles White 22 d Town Blue 2; St. Laurence Gold 8 d South Gippsland 6; Town Green 14 d St. Laurence Blue 4; Town Tangerine 29 d Mirboo North 2; Mt. Eccles Aqua - bye. 13/Under: South Gippsland 26 d Mt. Eccles Purple 4; Town Black 10 d Mirboo North 6; Town Tangerine 22 d Mt. Eccles PInk 11; St. Laurence 34 d Town Green 9. 15/Under: Town Green 25 d Town Yellow 16; St. Laurence 33 d Mt. Eccles Navy 28; Mirboo North - bye. B / B Reserve: Mt. Eccles Aqua 49 d South Gippsland 22; Mt. Eccles White 37 d Town Black 22; Town Green 35 d St. Laurence Blue 18; Mt. Eccles Pink 53 d St. Laurence Gold 28; Mt. Eccles Navy - bye. A Grade: Town Green 43 d Mt. Eccles Aqua 39; St. Laurence 49 d Mt. Eccles White 39; Town Black - bye.

Left Hard at it: the Parrots’ little hard man Tom Brew lays another tackle. Upper right Cup cheer: these young Parrots were happy to have the premiership spoils.

Ladders

Lower right Celebration: jubilation seizes Leongatha Under 11s after their win.

Central Gippsland Junior Football League finals Results UNDER 14 Semi final 1 Newborough Reds 4.8.32 lt Leongatha 5.5.35. Leongatha goalkickers - D. Betts 2, M. Dennison, L. Riseley, J. Riseley. Best players: B. Rosser, M. Dennison, B. Petersen, M. Chalmers, D. Betts, J. Stoll. Newborough Reds goalkickers -J. Pearce, B. Dyer, J. Hecker, J. Weir. Best players: T. Wilson, J. Van Dyk, J. Hecker, J. Parsell, J. Weir, T. Carpenter. Semi final 2 Newborough Blues 4.13.37 d Yinnar 1.3.9.

UNDER 12 Semi final 2 Leongatha 1.13.19 d Youth Club 2.0.12 Leongatha goalkickers: J. Patterson.

Best players: T. McFarlane, L. Riseley, S. Forrester, T. Sauvarin, J. Patterson, O. MacLean. Youth Club goalkickers: L. Day, B. Briggs. Semi final 1 Trafalgar 1.2.8 lt Newborough Blues 2.2.14.

UNDER 10 Semi final 1 Leongatha 2.7.19 lt Newborough Blues 3.3.21. Leongatha goalkickers: M. McGannon, T. Boler. Best players: M. Bentvelzen, R. Lindsay, B. Bacon, A. Wright, J. Lamers, J. Hastings. Newborough Blues goalkickers: C. Michie, M. Leicester, S. Vandersteen. Semi final 1 Trafalgar 3.4.22 d Newborough Reds 1.1.7.

Parrots Under 12s LEONGATHA Under 12s are in the grand final in two weeks after beating Youth Club at Moe in a low scoring contest. All the attack went the way of the Parrots early in the game. Thomas McFarlane was applying pressure but to no avail with only eight points scored by the Parrots but holding Youth Club scoreless in the first term. The wind was against the Parrots in the second quarter making scoring difficult. With the Youth Club goaling quickly to come within two points the young Parrots lifted, scoring a major from Julian Patterson. Jackson Smith did well in the ruck giving the mid fielders Timothy Sauvarin and Sam Forrester a run onto the ball but the wet conditions made for hard marking for the forwards. In the third term it was anyone’s game but no one kicked a goal. Oliver MacLean was trying to lift the Parrots through great run and Branson Amato worked the wing at half back to clear the ball only to find its way in their defensive line where Anthony Argento played his best, cutting the play and running though the middle. In the fourth the pressure was high with Leongatha pushing hard. A snap from Branson Amato scored a quick behind then Youth Club kicked a major. With just six points in it and what seemed just minutes left to play, Leongatha hit the post making it hard for Youth Club to come back.

The proﬁt of about $10,000 from auctioned goods - which included signed footy jumpers and netballs – will go to the oncology ward of the Leongatha Memorial Hospital. The event also raised funds towards the Salvation Army’s winter appeal to aid the homeless and collected enough to supply 100

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

Mirboo North netball

Mitchell Dennison: ﬁghting off two Newborough Reds players.

Fundraisers score highly THE LDNA enjoyed a huge turnout to its fundraising lunch on Sunday, with close to 200 people in attendance.

Leongatha & District netball

people with a blanket to keep and a hot meal. Fifty year netball veteran Pat Kuhne was the main driving force behind the day, but was well assisted by Jo Fennell and Anne Owen. “Last year we did this for the oncology as well. I’ve got a course in palliative care and I have a sister-in-law who works for oncology,” Pat said. “I really wanted to do something that would have local effect.”

Net return: Jo Fennell, Pat Kuhne and Anne Owen were part of a committed team.

LDNA umpires 11am: J. Grant, M. Evison, T. Newton, J. Gourlay, J. Allen, M. Price, Town, Town 12 noon: A. Mitchem, M. Mitchem, K. Clarke, K. Norton, A. Smith, Town, Town, Town, K .Lawrence, S. Anderson, M. Price, P. Kunhe 1pm: K. Lawrence, J. Goss, J. Hill, S. Anderson, P. Smith, A. Funnell. 2.15pm: A. Gourlay, J. Hill, D. Jones, K. Gourlay, B. Challis, A. Funnell. A big thank you to all umpires over the 2010 Saturday season. If you have any queries please call Jo on 0400385982.

15 & Under: Mirboo North 51 d Thorpdale 5. Mirboo North best: L. Rogers, G. O’Loughlin, E. Loh. 17 & Under: Mirboo North 28 d Thorpdale 12. Mirboo North best: A. Pratt, P. Linton, M. Carney. D Grade: Mirboo North 38 d Thorpdale 19. Mirboo North best: S. Lawson, C. Davidson. C Grade: Mirboo North 44 d Thorpdale 14. Mirboo North best: L. Andrews, V. Busuttil. B Grade Mirboo North 42 d Thorpdale 17. Mirboo North best: M. Geisler, A. Pratt. A Grade Mirboo North 41 d Thorpdale 34. Mirboo North best: A. Nash, T. Pocklington.

Central Gippsland Junior Draw 2010 ﬁnals draw Week 3 Willow Grove Recreation Reserve Preliminary ﬁnals Sunday August 22 10.45am Under 10s Leongatha v Trafalgar 11.45am Under 12s Morwell Youth Club v Newborough Blues 1pm Under 14s Yinnar v Leongatha

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Alberton netball Results - Round 20

August 14 A Grade: KorumburraBena 50 d MDU 24, Foster 50 drew Fish Creek 50, Dalyston 81 d Toora 29, Tarwin 37 d Yarram 30, Inv-Kongwak 47 d Phillip Island 36, Stony Creek and DWWWW - bye. B Grade: MDU 49 d Korumburra-Bena 44, Foster 60 d Fish Creek 22, Dalyston 59 d Toora 26, Tarwin 41 d Yarram 29, Inv-Kongwak 48 d Phillip Island 36, Stony Creek 51 d Kilcunda-Bass 50, DWWWW - bye. C Grade: MDU 41 d Korumburra-Bena 36, Foster 44 d Fish Creek 22, Dalyston 88 d Toora 7, Yarram 40 d Tarwin 15, Inv-Kongwak 36 d Phillip Island 27, Stony Creek 22 d Kilcunda-Bass 16, DWWWW - bye. 17 & Under: Korumburra-Bena 69 d MDU 24, Foster 56 d Fish Creek 33, Dalyston 49 d Toora 25, Phillip Island 45 d Inv-Kongwak 13, Stony Creek 31 d Kilcunda-Bass 20, Yarram and DWWWW - bye. 15 & Under: Korumburra-Bena 33 d MDU 18, Fish Creek 39 d Foster 13, Dalyston 42 d Toora 33, Yarram

22 d Tarwin 17, Phillip Island 27 d Inv-Kongwak 13, Stony Creek 40 d Kilcunda-Bass 10, DWWWW - bye. 13 & Under: Korumburra-Bena 14 d MDU 13, Foster 35 d Fish Creek 11, Dalyston 51 d Toora 7, Yarram 22 d Tarwin 13, Phillip Island 20 d Inv-Kongwak 16, Stony Creek 27 d Kilcunda-Bass 15, DWWWW - bye.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena ......................188.3 Dalyston .......................172.2 Foster............................184.4 Inv-Kongwak ...............129.2 Stony Creek ................. 110.2 Fish Creek ....................107.2 Phillip Island ...................96.7 Yarram .............................80.6 MDU ...............................88.7 Tarwin .............................64.6 DWWWW.......................46.6 Toora ...............................50.9 B Grade Foster............................242.4 MDU .............................163.3 Inv-Kongwak ...............147.8 Kor-Bena ......................147.5 Dalyston .......................130.2 Phillip Island................ 111.5 Stony Creek.....................97.8 Fish Creek .......................85.6 DWWWW.......................54.0 Toora ...............................59.3 Yarram .............................51.3 Kil-Bass...........................64.5

76 76 66 52 52 50 44 44 40 24 24 16 80 64 64 64 60 48 44 40 30 28 20 18

Tarwin .............................57.6 12 C Grade Foster............................206.5 72 Dalyston .......................178.1 72 MDU .............................212.8 68 Kor-Bena ......................206.5 64 Yarram .........................131.3 56 Inv-Kongwak ...............123.4 56 Phillip Island ................. 112.2 46 Stony Creek......................72.9 36 Fish Creek .......................87.0 34 Tarwin .............................52.7 20 Kil-Bass...........................47.5 20 DWWWW.......................38.9 20 Toora ...............................36.7 8 17 & Under Kor-Bena ......................341.9 80 Yarram .........................265.7 76 Foster............................192.5 64 Dalyston .......................133.0 64 MDU ............................. 118.3 56 Phillip Island................138.3 52 Fish Creek .......................84.5 40 Stony Creek.....................70.7 40 Toora ...............................42.0 30 Inv-Kongwak ..................49.3 26 DWWWW.......................25.7 20 Kil-Bass...........................34.2 16 15 & Under Kor-Bena ......................275.0 80 Dalyston .......................182.2 72 Fish Creek ....................175.1 72 MDU .............................134.2 60 Stony Creek .................134.9 52 Phillip Island..................85.5 48 Tarwin .............................94.8 42 Foster...............................60.6 32 Toora ...............................75.9 28 Inv-Kongwak ..................63.0 28 Yarram .............................68.9 26

DWWWW.......................78.0 Kil-Bass...........................45.7 13 & Under Dalyston .......................310.5 Foster............................293.6 Yarram .........................147.5 MDU .............................140.5 Kor-Bena ......................188.3

24 8 74 70 64 64 60

B Grade: Leongatha 53 d Drouin 46

Awards: Kate Govers (South Gipps Therapy Centre) and Megan Hall (McCartins Hotel). Auction player: Kate Govers. It was evident to all that ﬁnals are fast approaching. Precision passes and goals were the key to Drouin’s win. Whilst the girls did not win the game they have the ability to do so.

Awards: Tameka Bullen (Serafinos) and Amy Lester (Serafinos). Auction player: Tayla Robb. After a slow start the B Grade girls started to play their own style of game. An awesome 14 goal turn around proved they have the skill, attitude and fitness to push it all the way.

C Grade: Drouin 48 d Leongatha 32

Awards: Jane Harrison (Pomegranate) and Michelle Street (Seraﬁnos). Auction player: Jane Harrison. An intense game that tested both teams. The Parrots came out hard and didn’t stop until the last whistle. The girls played as a team and the score did not reﬂect the great effort.

Under 17: Leongatha 55 d Drouin 20 Awards: Emily McCahon

In possession: Leongatha’s A Grade goal shooter Mel Hughes aims to ﬁnd a target in her side’s loss to Drouin on the weekend.

Saturday August 21 Elimination ﬁnal at Foster 13 & Under: 9.25am Yarram v Inverloch-Kongwak 15 & under: 10.15am Fish Creek v Phillip Island 17 & Under: 11.05am. Foster v Phillip Island C Grade: 12.05pm MDU v Inverloch-Kongwak B Grade: 1.05pm Inverloch-Kongwak v Phillip Island A Grade: 2.20pm Foster v Fish Creek

Sunday August 22 Elimination ﬁnal at Stony Creek 13 & Under: 9.25am MDU v Korumburra-Bena 15 & Under: 10.15am MDU v Stony Creek

(Excessorise) and Megan Rosser (Seraﬁnos). A fast paced, action packed game with a resounding win to the Parrots. Leongatha led all game with each player making a meaningful contribution. Great shooting, intercepts and passing.

Under 15: Leongatha 26 d Drouin 15 Awards: Sarah McCahon (Excessorise) and Rachel Shea (Network Video). Drouin defeated us last time we met and they were two up at quarter time. The hard work and effort Rob and the girls have put in came to the fore as the game progressed. We took the lead in the second quarter and hard work led to a well deserved win at the ﬁnal whistle.

Under 13: Leongatha 30 d Drouin 19 Awards: Sarah McCahon (Excessorise) and Taylar Kerr (RSL). A cold early start saw both sides fumble early on. The endeavour was there however, with strong intercepts and defence getting plenty of turnovers. Goalers for both sides were accurate and there was some fast play through the midcourt.

West Gippsland netball Results - Round 16 A Grade: Sale 25 lt Wonthaggi 44; Moe 38 lt Warragul 54; Traralgon 33 lt Maffra 49; Leongatha 46 lt Drouin 57; Morwell - bye. B Grade: Sale 60 d Wonthaggi 33; Moe 53 d Warragul 34; Traralgon 51 d Maffra 31; Leongatha 53 d Drouin 46; Morwell - bye. C Grade: Sale 27 lt Wonthaggi 43; Moe 22 d Warragul 21; Traralgon 38 lt Maffra 54; Leongatha 32 lt Drouin 48; Morwell - bye. 17 & Under: Sale 31 d Wonthaggi 25; Moe 9 lt Warragul 31; Traralgon 41 d Maffra 38; Leongatha 55 d Drouin 20; Morwell - bye.

15 & Under: Sale 44 d Wonthaggi 10; Moe 12 lt Warragul 22; Traralgon 29 d Maffra 19; Leongatha 26 d Drouin 15; Morwell - bye. 13 & Under: Sale 45 d Wonthaggi 30; Moe 22 lt Warragul 25; Traralgon 16 lt Maffra 23; Leongatha 30 d Drouin 19; Morwell - bye.

A Grade Leongatha ....................141.1 Drouin ..........................146.1 Maffra ..........................130.7 Morwell ........................108.4 Traralgon .....................106.0 Wonthaggi ..................... 111.3 Warragul ..........................77.5 Sale .................................67.7 Moe .................................50.9 B Grade Morwell ........................199.6

52 50 48 32 32 30 16 12 0 60

Drouin ..........................139.0 Leongatha ....................127.8 Traralgon ..................... 118.3 Sale ............................... 117.4 Maffra............................ 111.3 Wonthaggi .......................79.2 Warragul ..........................48.3 Moe .................................46.5 C Grade Maffra ..........................172.6 Morwell ........................143.7 Drouin ..........................137.2 Traralgon .....................142.5 Wonthaggi .................... 114.9 Leongatha......................104.0 Sale..................................82.9 Warragul ..........................37.6 Moe .................................37.4 17 & Under Traralgon .....................200.3 Maffra ..........................163.9 Leongatha ....................142.9 Sale ...............................127.4 Wonthaggi ....................108.3

44 40 40 34 30 16 4 4 56 48 44 36 32 28 18 6 4 56 54 46 40 28

44 42 40 36 26 24 16 12

Alberton netball finals

Parrots netball A Grade: Drouin 57 d Leongatha 46

Inv-Kongwak .................96.0 Phillip Island ...................84.4 Tarwin .............................89.4 Fish Creek .......................80.9 DWWWW.......................42.2 Toora ...............................55.0 Stony Creek.....................38.9 Kil-Bass...........................34.9

Warragul ..........................82.5 Morwell ...........................73.0 Drouin .............................70.8 Moe .................................27.4 15 & Under Traralgon .....................235.6 Maffra ..........................217.7 Sale ...............................195.3 Drouin ..........................127.9 Morwell ........................102.3 Leongatha........................83.4 Warragul ..........................49.2 Wonthaggi .......................49.7 Moe .................................30.5 13 & Under Sale ...............................231.0 Wonthaggi ....................242.1 Leongatha ....................146.1 Drouin .......................... 112.0 Maffra ............................87.0 Traralgon .........................83.2 Morwell ...........................48.4 Moe .................................48.7 Warragul ..........................40.6

24 16 12 0 56 52 52 36 28 24 12 10 2 56 52 44 36 24 22 20 14 4

17 & Under: 11.05am Dalyston v MDU C Grade: 12.05pm Korumburra-Bena v Yarram B Grade: 1.05pm Korumburra-Bena v Dalyston A Grade: 2.20pm Inverloch-Kongwak v Stony Creek

Saturday, August 28 Second semi ﬁnal at Tarwin 13 & Under: 9.25am Dalyston v Foster 15 & Under: 10.15am Korumburra-Bena v Dalyston 17 & Under: 11.05am Korumburra-Bena v Yarram C Grade: 12.05pm Foster v Dalyston B Grade: 1.05pm Foster v MDU A Grade: 2.20pm Korumburra-Bena v Dalyston

Alberton netball: Stony Creek’s Emily McRae and her Kilcunda-Bass opponent. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Power netball A Grade: Wonthaggi 44 d Sale 25 What a great result to keep our ﬁnals hope alive. Our pressure over the court was absolutely fantastic. Our defence was amazing and is going from strength to strength. Julie had an awesome game in WA, playing like a sixteen year old. The goalies had a physical game but rose to the challenge. Awards: Julie (Caledonian), Alice Y. (Evans Petroleum) and Courtney (Karmella Fashions). B Grade: Wonthaggi 33 lt Sale 60. C Grade: Wonthaggi 43 d Sale 27. After a slow start and being one down at quarter time we steadied and took out a handy four goal lead at half time. Great pressure in defence and Sale really struggled to get the ball into their attacking end. Excellent work from Sarah Lindsay, up from U15s, to step into GK and dominate.

Awards: Rhonda (Karmella Fashions), Zoe (Revive) and Sarah L. (Evans Petroleum). 17 and Under: Wonthaggi 25 lt Sale 31. We had a great start to the game. The second half saw us relax the pressure and our second effort to the ball. Awards: Hannah (Vortex), Alice L. (Evans Petroleum) and Alice Y. (McDonalds). 15 and Under: Wonthaggi 10 lt Sale 44. Better start this week girls. In the second quarter we lost concentration and let Sale get away from us. Its great to see the tremendous spirit these girls have. Awards: Dominique (Sports Power), Alesha (Evans Petroleum) and Sarah (McDonalds) . 13 and Under: Wonthaggi 30 lt Sale 45. With most of the team staying over at Sale the night before we were ready for a fantastic game. First half each team member gave their all. Second half Sale’s goalies didn’t miss. Awards: Eva (Evans Petroleum), Aimee (Evans Petroleum) and Jasmine (McDonalds).

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Parrots to play finals

Gippsland League Round 17 SENIORS LADDER W

LEONGATHA has all but secured a spot in the ﬁnal ﬁve by edging out Drouin by 20 points at home on Saturday.

The win has left the Parrots a game clear of Moe who are sixth, but still a game behind the Hawks in fourth. Should Leongatha even get within 150 points of the Lions next week, they will meet Drouin or Morwell in the elimination final. The Parrots should have the psychological advantage if they meet the Hawks, despite letting the visitors back into the game in the last quarter. “You can’t stop at any stage during the finals. Those small mistakes are going to cost you in a finals game against a hungry opposition,” said coach Adrian Campbell after the match. Campbell was filled with mixed emotions, the leader happy with his side’s first three quarters, but disappointed with their last. “You can’t get tired. You’ve got to work harder than the opposition all game. You’ve got to make them double their workload to get on top of you,” he said. But the coach and his assistants did not have to search too hard for positives, with brilliant individual performances from players in various positions across the ground.

Eighteen-year-old Nick Nagel stole the show from the normally spotlighted Dwayne Holt, kicking six goals and taking some strong marks. Another feature of Nagel’s play was his forward pressure, not allowing his opponent a chance to relax, even when he had the ball. The Parrots started well due to such persistence in the forward 50, but could not capitalise on the scoreboard, kicking three behinds to go with their three goals in the first quarter. And the yips did not leave the hard working home side, who continually missed shots, with a fear that they may come back to haunt the Parrots. At half time they held the lead, and the confidence was starting to rise. Pre match Campbell had told his side that the key to beating Drouin was to get on top early and crush their spirit. Leongatha has had the wood over their rivals for the past couple of seasons because of this, and famously knocked off the Hawks in the elimination final here last year. After half time the home side played like the team they know they can be, kicking nine goals to four and destroying any thought Drouin might have had of a comeback. They ran the ball furiously, even across the soft, muddy ground and used pin point skills to

Earlier this year we saw Wonthaggi just sneak over the line in a close match and the round 17 clash delivered a similar contest, with the Power again getting over the line by less than a goal. The game began with some dominance by home side, Sale who were in good form and quick to stamp their authority on the match with some strong marking up forward and straight kicking. They kicked the ﬁrst three of the game and the Power appeared to be ﬂat. Paul Brosnan was digging as always, as

was Nat Jones and Dave Howard in defence. Wonthaggi started to move the ball well, the welcome return of forward Ben Young was exciting and gave the Power another target up forward to go through. Although Wonthaggi managed to scramble a few goals together it was Sale that was in control at the ﬁrst break. Quarter time: Wonthaggi 2.4.16 to Sale.4.8.32. The second term had many highlights and started with a change in momentum, Wonthaggi suddenly had some intensity and were playing great football. Tim Gilliland, Phil Young, and Josh Olden

Pts

56 44 40 36 32 28 20 16 0

GOALKICKERS T. Aitken (Trar)..................... (4) D. Stubbe (Maffra)............... (0) D. Holt (L’gatha) .................. (5) T. Kneebone (Drouin).......... (0) L. Dowling (Morwell) ........... (0) R. McMahon (Moe) ............. (4) C. Dunne (Drouin) ............... (2) G. Jones (Maffra) ................ (2) B. Martin (Sale) ................... (3) D. McKenna (Trar) ............... (4)

66 53 49 44 39 36 36 35 35 34

RESERVES LADDER W

L D

Pts

Traralgon .......13 2 0 261.04 52 Maffra .............13 3 0 240.99 52 Morwell ..........11 3 1 155.16 46 Sale ..................8 7 0 129.47 32 Drouin ..............6 8 1 102.02 26 Won Power .........6 9 0 95.61 24 Moe.....................6 9 0 78 86 24 Leongatha.........4 11 0 58.67 16 Warragul .............0 15 0 15.48 0 GOALKICKERS

set up most of their run. Elder statesmen Jack Hughes, Paul LePage and Rhett McLennan were key factors in not only drying up the Hawks’ score, but rebounding from defence as well. McLennan has reinvented himself in the backline since a return from injury, ﬁlling in the void left by Clint Johnston. The seamless swap has left the Parrots with many options when Johnston returns, either this year or next. At the last change the home side seemed to register a sense of complacency, and it was obvious from the very ﬁrst clearance that it was creeping into their endeavours. Drouin kicked three

early goals and appeared to work themselves back into the game as the Parrots quickly lost conﬁdence. The Hawks were relentless in their attack on the ball, and made the home side earn every possession. The sound of the siren was music to the ears of Parrot supporters and players alike. “We’ve got to have that killer instinct, to put teams away once we’re on top of them,” Campbell said after the game. With Moe next week, the Parrots will be looking to take some good form into their elimination ﬁnal clash with either Drouin or Morwell the following week.

Ben Geitz: tackles Drouin forward Troy Kneebone

Leongatha 16.12.108 d Drouin 14.4.88

licano. UNDER 18s

Leongatha goals: N. Nagel 6, D. Holt 5, H. Browne 2, J. Sutherland 1, T. Dowd 1, M. Truscio 1. Best: N. Nagel, C. Sanbrook, J. Casey, P. Le Page, B. Geitz, J. Sutherland. Drouin goals: J. Edwards 3, B. McCallum 3, P. McGrath 2, B. Walker 2, C. Dunne 2, B. Edwards 1, D. Barrand 1. Best: B. Walker, A. Soumilas, D. Olsen, B. Edwards, J. Edwards, B. Soumilas. RESERVES

Leongatha 13.10.88 d Drouin 2.3.15

Drouin 9.10.64 d Leongatha 4.4.28 Top goalkicker: S. Proctor 4 (Dro). Drouin best: B. Lockhart, J. Irwin, S. Proctor, N. Burr, S. Gardiner, M. Dow. Leongatha best: I. McCallum, M. O’Regan, M. Tapscott, E. Heazlewood, J. Kilsby, T. Pel-

Top goalkicker: T. Burgess 4 (Leo). Leongatha best: L. Dumont, R. Kelly, L. Castagna, N. Phelan, P. Kindellan, T. Burgess. Drouin best: K. Bott, S. Dawson, J. Kingi, J. Wyatt, R. Vink, B. Blum. UNDER 16s

Leongatha 8.7.55 d Drouin 3.3.21 Top goalkickers: A. Castagna 2, B. Davidson 2, D. Gordon 2 (Leongatha) and D. Seri 2 (Drouin). Leongatha best: A. Heppell, S. Cornelissen, B. Graham, W. Curtis, M. Borschman, D. Gordon. Drouin best: J. Hall, J. Rippon, K. Godwin, J. Olsen, M. Burns, A. Rigg.

teamed together brilliantly in the midfield. The Power’s forward line was working well also, with Ryan Underwood at full forward providing a key target and either Declan Kelly or Matt Kremmer another option. Wonthaggi were now right up with the home side and had the advantage going into half time. Half time: Wonthaggi 7.6.48 to Sale 5.8.38. The match so far had been a real tough contest. Wonthaggi’s pressure was immense and their ability to finish off hard passages with goals was impressive. Sale’s Craig Flint was having a solid game, he managed to find space on several occasions. Cam Jones was desperate as always and won the contested possession all game. An early goal to Josh Olden gave Wonthaggi a further lead, but the Magpies

kept coming, with goals to the Martin brothers lifting the home side again. Underwood goaled late and going into the ﬁnal break Wonthaggi were still in front. Three quarter time: Wonthaggi 12.8.80 to Sale 10.10.70. There was a hint of desperation in coach Paul Brosnan’s voice at the huddle. His instructions were clear, keep working, don’t overuse the ball and play for each other. Both sides started strongly, the Power were laying some heavy bumps and ensuring that their presence was felt. Sale forced the ball forward and goaled early, Wonthaggi responded through Underwood and Schrape. The home side were not done however, they then went on to kick the next three goals and found themselves in front with only minutes remaining on the clock. A vital centre break to the

J. Langshaw (Maffra) .......... (0) T. Stanistreet (Morwell) ....... (0) R. Tack (Won) ..................... (6) N. Quenault (Trar) ............... (0) B. Sayers (Sale) .................. (0) C. Dunn (Trar) ..................... (1) J. Bristow (Maffra) ............... (1) S. Proctor (Drouin) .............. (4) J. Andrighetto (Won) ........... (2) J. Burge (Sale) ................... (3)

41 33 24 19 17 17 17 17 16 16.

UNDER 18 LADDER W

L D

Pts

Traralgon .......15 0 0 511.85 60 Leongatha .....12 3 0 167.63 48 Maffra .............12 4 0 147.72 48 Warragul ............7 7 1 96.32 30 Sale ....................6 8 1 98.39 26 Won Power .........6 8 1 80.56 26 Moe...................5 10 0 79.96 20 Drouin ...............3 11 1 55.48 14 Morwell ...............0 15 0 24.18 0 GOALKICKERS J. McIntyre (Sale) ................ (6) D. Brunt (Trar) ..................... (6) L. Castagna (L’gatha) .......... (0) J. Johnstone (Maffra) .......... (1) J. Tait (Maffra) ..................... (0) B. May (Maffra) ................... (1) N. Nagel (L’gatha) ............... (0) A. Slottje (Trar) .................... (5) D. O’Connor (Won) ............. (1) B. Graham (Trar) ................. (0) S. Spiteri (Moe) ................... (2)

62 51 37 36 31 30 29 26 25 24 24

UNDER 16

Power wins in a thriller IT is fair to say that an old rivalry has reemerged between Wonthaggi and Sale.

L D

Maffra .............14 2 0 179.45 Traralgon .......11 4 0 139.98 Morwell ..........10 5 0 118.44 Drouin ..............9 6 0 137.89 Leongatha .......8 7 0 105.52 Moe.....................7 8 0 88.70 Sale ..................5 10 0 97.26 Won Power .......4 11 0 61.29 Warragul ...........0 15 0 34.86

Power and then a deliberate out of bounds against Sale saw skipper Tim Gilliland with a chance to put his side home. The kick was straight, but dropped short into the hands of Matt Kremmer who took a fantastic pack mark and quickly dribbled one home to put Wonthaggi back in front. With seconds remaining, Sale somehow Wonthaggi 15.12.102 d Sale 14.13.97

Wonthaggi goals: M. Kremmer 5, R. Underwood 4, J. Olden 2, M. Johnson 1, T. Gedye 1, B. Young 1, N. Jones 1. Best: C. Jones, M. Kremmer, A. Seccull, R. Underwood, T. Gilliland, S. Combridge. Sale goals: K .Martin 3, B. Martin 3, K. Fraser 3, R. McAdam 2, C. Flint 1, B. McKay 1, J. Garrett 1. Best: K. Fraser, L. Hogan, J. Sweeney, K. Martin, R. Love, J. Wallace. RESERVES

Wonthaggi 11.5.71 d Sale 10.7.67 Top goalkicker: R. Tack 6 (Wonthaggi). Wonthaggi best: R. Tack, D. Foon, B. Combridge, J. Armstrong, M.

forced the ball forward and going back with the ﬂight was Andrew Seccull, who managed to hold onto the ball for a courageous effort and then the siren sounded and with that a heart breaking loss to the Sale Magpies who had played well across the game. Final score: Sale 15.12.102 to Wonthaggi 14.12.98. Grech. Sale best: J. Glenane, C. Elliott, T. Broughton, J. Clohesy, J. Gooch, C. Hudson. UNDER 18s

Sale 19.17.131 d Wonthaggi 4.6.30 Top goalkicker: J. McIntyre 6 (Sale). Sale best: J. Joyce, N. Roberts, C. Lucas, J. Glassborow, O. Collins. Wonthaggi best: T. Harley, P. Ryan, B. Hughes, A. Grinham, R. Grant. UNDER 16s

Sale 18.14.122 d Wonthaggi 3.3.21 Top goalkicker: J. Collins 5 (Sale). Sale best: C. Garrett, A. Wallace, H. Kaandorp, E. Johnson, N. Flint, J. Collins. Wonthaggi best: M. Kelly, M. Combridge, A. Murray, Z. Gilmour, B. Parker, J. Membrey.

LADDER W

L D

Pts

Traralgon .......15 0 0 691.05 60 Maffra .............14 2 0 415.07 56 Sale ...............10 5 0 198.89 40 Leongatha ........8 7 0 142.71 32 Drouin ..............8 7 0 103.08 32 Warragul ...........7 8 0 118.55 28 Morwell ............4 11 0 38.66 16 Won Power .........2 13 0 20.15 8 Moe.....................0 15 0 15.37 0 GOALKICKERS A. Castagna (L’gatha) ......... (2) N. Graham (Trar) ................. (3) J. Kiss (Maffra) .................... (0) C. Sutton (Trar) ................... (2) A. Carr (Maffra) ................... (1) B. Walker (Sale) .................. (4) W. Hams (Sale) ................... (0) J. Cunico (Trar) ................... (1) D. Prout (Maffra) ................. (0) D. Seri (Drouin .................... (2) C. Carey (Warragul) ............ (4)

45 44 40 32 29 27 26 26 24 23 23

Other matches SENIORS

Moe 14.12.96 d Warragul 13.6.84 Traralgon 17.13.115 d Maffra 10.10.70

RESERVES Moe 15.8.98 d Warragul 1.3.9 Traralgon 7.6.48 d Maffra 1.7.13

UNDER 18s

Warragul 15.8.98 d Moe 6.4.40. Traralgon 20.22.142 d Maffra 2.3.15.

UNDER 16s

Warragul 16.9.105 d Moe 3.4.22 Traralgon 14.7.91 d Maffra 6.4.40

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - PAGE 57

Tigers to face ’dale again MIRBOO North won a tight battle against a much-improved Thorpdale by seven points, in perfect conditions for fast, play-on football at Thorpdale Recreation Reserve last Saturday.

Mirboo North also retained the annually contested Bright/St Ellen Memorial Shield for most wins in the 20 footy and netball matches played between the two clubs this season. Mirboo North and Thorpdale now front up to do battle again in this Sunday’s cut-throat elimination final at Yarragon. Scary weather bureau forecasts of fearfully high winds failed to eventuate and all players had plenty of opportunities to hone their skills in front of an enthusiastic crowd that filled all available car parking spaces. Spectators were so absorbed in the tightness of the contest, there was barely any time for idle chit-chat about the weather, the price of spuds or the upcoming federal election. Only some chipper Collingwood supporters speculating on the Magpies winning the 2010 AFL premiership by five, 10, 15 or possibly 20 goals, digressed from the tense on-field action. Mirboo North’s players wore black armbands in honour of highlyregarded 1966 premiership ruckman and club best and fairest winner, Jim Finnegan, who died during the week. The solidly built Brad Mackie opened the scoring for Thorpdale when he held his ground and hauled in a lovely contested mark in the goal square, early in the first term. Soon after, Matt Holland

responded for Mirboo North and then Kallum Nash, who started up forward, pulled down two great marks and kicked the Tigers’ second and third goals. Michael Shannon was providing a reliable target across half-forward for Thorpdale and taking some strong marks under pressure. Shannon finished with three goals, which included a doublebanger in the second quarter. This resulted from a 50-metre penalty following some undisciplined Mirboo North back-chatting, when Shannon had booted a 55-metre boomer after a successful wrap-up tackle on Alex Windsor. All players need to remember that loose lips sink ships and field umpires never reverse their decisions. Mirboo North’s dynamic scoring duo of Holland and Josh Taylor created headaches for Thorpdale’s defence with some smart play inside the forward 50. Taylor ended the afternoon with five magnificent goals and Holland managed three majors; both players’ clean hands, evasive ground work and deadly accurate kicking were fantastic. Veteran Thorpdale coach, Danny Millar, pulled on the boots after a seven-week absence and provided excellent leadership for his young troops at the coalface. Shane Peters continued his recent good form for Mirboo North with quality pick-ups around the packs and efficient disposals to team-mates by hand and foot. Ben Savige and Jake Atkinson both snared three goals for Thorpdale and Symon Lee, Damien Smith and Daniel Hammond, were also key playmakers. Mirboo North led by three points

Stuart Smith claims second LEONGATHA cyclist Stuart Smith put in an awesome performance to claim second in a stage of the five day Tour of Geelong last week. Last Wednesday Smith was in a leading bunch of 15 out of a field of 110 and then decided to attack with one kilometre to go in the climb into the You-Yangs. With just 50 metres to go, Tour of Gippsland winner Pat Shaw caught Smith in the sprint to the line. According to Stuart’s coach and father, Tony Smith, this is the best result in his career. At the end of this day, Smith was placed fifth in the tour. With nearly a year out of racing, in 2009, Smith weakened in the final days of the tour but the race was a great experience. He has his sights set on the Tour of the Murray or Tour of Tasmania in coming weeks. Meanwhile Nick Aitken is riding in Italy and received the good news that he is in the Australian squad of six riders in the under 23 age category. This will be pruned by one rider so Nick is hoping to ride in the UCI World Championships at Geelong in September if he stays in the squad of five.

Motocross action THE Korumburra Motorcycle Club is holding round six of the Gippsland Centre Motocross championships at the Outtrim Motocross track this coming weekend, August 21 and 22, with racing from 9am. With many local riders racing on both days, the competition will be very exciting, with several locals chasing championship titles. Entry is free and the canteen will be open. For more information go to www.kmcc.com.au

Power defeats Jets THE penultimate round of the 2010 TAC Cup season afforded the Gippsland Power the opportunity to consolidate their ladder position and give them a realistic chance to play a more signiﬁcant role in the business end of the season. The Power defeated the Jets by 28 points. It was a strange, if unsatisfying, result for the boys as by most measures they dominated the game. They had almost double the forward 50 entries compared to the Jets, 11 more scoring shots and had a huge tally of tackles. These ﬁgures would normally make a coach happy but Damian Carroll was less than pleased with the boys over use of the ball where they had more handballs than kicks and this gave the Jets way too many chances to cause a turnover and hit back on the rebound.

at quarter-time and by the long break had increased its margin to four points. Straight kicking from both teams had been a feature of the ﬁrst half, with a combined total of 16–4 keeping the scores close and the fans enthralled in the battle. Thorpdale did all the attacking early in the third term and hit the front with a couple of quick goals, before Mirboo North regained the ascendancy with three unanswered majors from James Grande, Josh Taylor and Holland, as three-quarter time approached. Daniel Taylor, Stuart Keel, Drew Gardener and Brent Harriage, in his 200th senior game for the Tigers, all combined well to turn back many of Thorpdale’s forward thrusts in the exciting last quarter. Mirboo North best and fairest winners 2010 Congratulations to star ruckman, Don Webb, who has won his fourth consecutive Mirboo North club best and fairest award since joining the mighty Tigers in 2007. Runner-up was silky onballer, Shane Peters with high-ﬂying wingman, Jacob Nash, third. Other winners were Dale Banks (Reserves) Jake Farrington (Thirds) and Nick Gervasi (Fourths). Details: Seniors: D. Webb 102, S. Peters 97, J. Nash 75, D. Turner 66, J. Taylor 56. Reserves: D. Banks 91, A. Tangusso 73, S. Helms 56, N. Gardiner 48, J. Vuillermin 38. Thirds: J. Farrington 53, P. Taylor 50, D. Ross 45, B. Heath 44, L. Gronow 42. Fourths: N. Gervasi 115, M. Wightman 113, L. Nash 76, C. Irwin 69, B. Hopcraft 64.

.Mirboo North 12.14.86 d Thorpdale 12.7.79. Mirboo North goals: Joshua Taylor 5, Matthew Holland 3, Kallum Nash 2, Ben Joustra 1, James Grande 1. Best: Shane Peters, Daniel Taylor, Damien Turner, Ben Joustra, Joshua Taylor, Stuart Keel. Thorpdale goals: Ben Savige 3, Michael Shannon 3, Jake Atkinson 3, Bradley Mackie 1, Daniel Martin 1, Mark Hughes 1. Best: Jake Atkinson, Symon Lee, Michael Shannon, Damien Smith, Daniel Hammond, John Chessells. RESERVES Thorpdale 12.7.79 d Mirboo North 4.3.27. Top goalkicker: Allan Wright 4 (Thorpdale). Thorpdale best: Shaun Cooper, Cameron Hillbrick, Mark Dyke, Brendan Van Heurck, Brendan Pisa. Mirboo North best: Shaun Helms, Nick Gardiner, Dale

Banks, Kurt Dalliston, Aaron Tangusso, Andrew Soplakow. THIRDS Mirboo North 13.6.84 d Thorpdale 6.3.39. Top goalkicker: Michael Atkinson 3 (Thorpdale). Mirboo North best: Patrick Sandall, Ben Hopcraft, Benjamin Heath, Jake Farrington, Mitchell Wightman, Tom O’Loughlin. Thorpdale best: Dean Johnston, Harley O’Connell, Boyd Bailey, Darren Cook, David Bremner, Shawn Sultana. FOURTHS Mirboo North 5.2.32 d Thorpdale 1.6.12. Top goalkicker: Mathew Hinkley 2 (Mirboo North). Mirboo North best: Nicholas Gervasi, Sam Leach, Brandon Bradshaw, Ben Quirk, Jarrad Abbey, Mathew Hinkley. Thorpdale best: Trent Gibson, Boyd Bailey, Mark Kelly, William Fisher, Benjamin Mynard, Jesse Goudge.

Morwell East 17.12.114 d Boolarra 4.5.29. Morwell East goals: Aaron Frood 3, David Walker 3, Richard Te Paa 2, Anthony Caile 2, Ryan Sutherland 2, Michael Higgins 1, Matthew Reid 1, Jason Shields 1, Roger Henry 1, Brandon Francis 1. Best: Aaron Frood, Aaron Makepeace, Michael Higgins, Jason Shields, Jason Sutherland, Steven Snr Tobin. Boolarra goals: Dustin Hodge 1, Daniel Wilson 1, Scott Boddy 1, Ross Kelly 1. Best: Chris Riseley, Kenneth Towt, Steven Fox, Vincent Corbett, Jordan Cargill, Thomas Beamish. RESERVES Morwell East 10.13.73 d Boolarra 10.5.65.

Top goalkicker: Brendan Wilson 4 (Boolarra). Morwell East best: Adam Duncan, Gregg Duncan, Mark Lawrence, Troy Lock, Darren Tatterson, Chris Harmer. Boolarra best: Joel Rasmus, Matthew Windsor, Christopher Taylor, Daniel McLaughlin, Scott Cooper, Angus Craddock. FOURTHS Morwell East 15.8.98 d Boolarra 3.6.24. Top goalkicker: Brayden Darby-Lock 4 (Morwell East). Morwell East best: Tyler Scott, Eric Semmler, Anthony Mobourne, Brayden Darby-Lock, Blake Mills, Scott Ronke. Boolarra best: Joshua Anderson, Jesse Giardina, Tim Dowe, Hamish Towns, JohnLee Robinson, Cameron Noy.

Wonthaggi table tennis THIRTEEN-year-old Brittney Taylor and Tanya Milnes, also 13, are heading the B Grade leading players ladder. Two weeks into the season the competition is very strong and competitive. Eight-year-old Micah Condron lost to Tanya in the ﬁrst week in a thriller and will be chasing that top spot. It is early days yet, but others close behind are Daniel Chetland, Heitor Hilberto, Ellen McIntosh and Caitlyn Taylor Anything could happen with the standard of play improving weekly. Two ﬁrst year competition players making a big

Leongatha Small Bore Riﬂe Club TWENTY metre pennant results (C Grade): R10: Brunswick 486.022 d Leongatha 480.016. R11: Leongatha 484.013 d Stawell 479.014. Brunswick....................40 Sandringham.................32 Ballarat East...................28 Stawell.........................24 Leongatha..................20 Warrnambool..............16 M.I.S.C.........................12 Hawthorn........................ 4 They shoot Friday nights at 8pm at the riﬂe club on the Leongatha recreation reserve. Any inquiries, please call R. Spratt 5664 2358.

impression are Harrison Burns and Freddy Maria Joseph. Both boys are only eight years old but are already winning games. Junior competition Top Shot: Hector Hilberto. Round the table: Caitlyn Taylor, Hector Hilberto, Harrison Burns. Numbers: Hector

Hilberto. Hit the bat: Freddy Maria Joseph, Caitlyn, Hector, Jesse Condron. Doubles were won by Hector / Jesse and Georgia / Harrison.

Ladder B Grade Hippopotamus Crew ......................... 8 7 (14) Sprink ...................... 8 6 (14) Choc Monkeys ........ 4 7 (16)

OTHER MID GIPPS MATCHES Yarragon 15.13.103 d Newborough 3.6.24 Yinnar 11.15.81 d Hill End 5.4.34 Trafalgar 8.6.54 d Yallourn Yallourn North 7.10.52

RESERVES Newborough 23.12.150 d Yarragon 2.1.13 Hill End 9.10.64 d Yinnar 6.7.43 Trafalgar 15.13.103 d Yallourn Yallourn North 1.2.8.

THIRDS Hill End 9.11.65 d Yinnar 5.6.36.

FOURTHS Yarragon 4.9.33 d Newborough 3.7.25 Yinnar 11.9.75 d Hill End 2.4.16 Trafalgar 17.15.117 d Yallourn Yallourn North 1.0.6.

Mario Brothers ........ 4 6 (14) Smithereens ............ 4 5 (12) B Team...................... 4 5 (12) Ed/Harrison................. 0 2 (4) Rainbow Tim Tams ..... 0 1 (7) J & N (bye) ................. 0 1 (3)

Leading players Brittney Taylor ................. 4 Tanya Milnes .................. 4 Micah Condron .............. 3 Heitor Holberto ............... 3 Daniel Chetland .............. 3 Ellen McIntosh ................ 3 Caitlyn Taylor .................. 3

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FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND

Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Trafalgar .............. 183.28 Yarragon ............... 168.53 Morwell East......... 129.94 Mirboo North ........ 117.73 Thorpdale ............. 113.26 Yall Yall North ........... 88.38 Yinnar ...................... 67.43 Newborough ............ 76.74 Boolarra ................... 68.25 Hill End .................... 59.67

68 56 52 52 36 32 20 18 18 8

RESERVES LADDER Morwell East......... 251.91 Mirboo North ........ 162.99 Trafalgar ............... 184.60 Thorpdale ............. 148.13 Boolarra ................ 124.38 Newborough .......... 122.25 Yinnar ...................... 53.51 Hill End .................... 69.24 Yall Yall North ........... 56.50 Yarragon .................. 22.80

72 56 52 40 40 40 20 16 16 8

THIRDS LADDER Mirboo North ........ 326.32 Newborough ......... 154.36 Hill End ................. 115.21 Thorpdale ............... 72.17 Yinnar ..................... 67.69 Morwell East ............ 66.18 Trafalgar ................... 54.91

68 64 56 46 40 32 30

FOURTHS LADDER Yarragon ............... 340.50 Trafalgar ............... 299.04 Newborough ......... 251.72 Mirboo North ........ 211.64 Yinnar ................... 152.30 Hill End .................... 68.27 Morwell East ............ 72.63 Thorpdale ................ 49.04 Yall Yall North ........... 30.08 Boolarra ................... 24.24

64 64 52 52 36 30 28 22 10 2

New ’Burra life member

THE Korumburra-Bena Football Netball club honoured its most loyal supporter on Saturday, Sam Ringeri who has followed the Korumburra, now Korumburra-Bena, club since 1946.

He was awarded a life membership at a presentation at the half time luncheon during last Saturday’s game. Many past players and ofﬁcials where there to see Sam receive his award. Sam has missed only a handful of games in the past 64 years and they were due to illness. Sam can’t ever remember missing a home game where he watches the Fourths, Thirds, Reserves and Seniors religiously. Sam is pictured with good mates Stu Claney and Brian Blake who he used to watch play back in the 1940/50s and Don Earl who coached the club from 1963-66.

ALBERTON Saturday, August 21 Elimination ﬁnal at Foster Phillip Is v Korumburra-Bena Sunday, August 22 Elimination ﬁnal at Stony Ck Tarwin v Fish Creek

MID GIPPSLAND Saturday, August 21 Qualifying ﬁnal at Trafalgar Yarragon v Morwell East Sunday, August 22 Elimination ﬁnal at Yarragon Mirboo North v Thorpdale

GIPPSLAND Round 18 - August 21 “Blue Ribbon” Morwell v Sale Warragul v Wonthaggi Leongatha v Moe Drouin v Traralgon Maffra - bye

ELLINBANK Round 19 - August 21 Buln Buln v Ellinbank Catani v Garﬁeld Cora Lynn v Bunyip Koo Wee Rup v Lang Lang Nar Nar Goon v Warragul Ind. Neerim South v Nilma-Darnum Poowong v Longwarry Nyora - bye

’Burra brigade: Don Earl, Brian Blake, new life membership recipient Sam Ringeri and Stu Claney.

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’Burra wanted it more

By Jacob DeKunder

SENIORS LADDER W L D

Pts

245.03 156.03 189.63 151.65 121.86 137.13 127.80 120.99 111.91 100.73 76.24 33.89 14.23

68 62 48 44 44 42 40 36 32 32 12 8 0

GOALKICKERS A. Russell (Tarwin) .............. (2) K. Bergles (Tarwin) ............. (3) J. Best (Foster) ................... (0) T. Bartholomew (Foster) ..... (1) A. Harris (MDU) .................. (3) J. Swift (Yarram)................ (12) B. Eddy (Foster) .................. (3) L. Reddie (Inv-Kongwak) .... (1) S. Clark (Kil-Bass) .............. (0) J. Shields (Stony Creek) ..... (0) J. Wells (Kil-Bass) ............... (1)

84 65 63 60 58 53 43 42 39 36 36

Foster.............17 1 Stony Creek...15 2 Phillip Island .12 6 Tarwin ............11 7 Fish Creek .....11 7 Kor-Bena........10 7 MDU ...............10 8 Kil-Bass ............9 9 Yarram .............8 10 Inv-Kongwak......8 10 Dalyston...........3 15 Toora................2 16 DWWWW.........0 18

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KORUMBURRA-Bena versus MDU was a must win match for both sides to ensure finals qualification, but in the end the Bulldogs came through with the goods. The home team took control early with the help of the wind and Chris Langley kicking the opening goal for the Bulldogs. This was followed by lots of forward opportunities and another goal, this time from Allot which gave Kor-Bena a handy lead early in the match. MDU were only able to answer with a single behind while Braithwaite managed to slot another goal for the Bulldogs to round out the first quarter. The second was full of energy from both teams, with everyone going hard at the ball. The Bulldogs’ Tim Smith kicked the first goal for the quarter, but was answered by two goals from Aden Harris and Donny Epa for the Demons utilising the advantage of the wind which had strengthened. Another goal from Epa rounded out

the second quarter and reduced the margin to 10 points in the Bulldogs’ favour. The third quarter started with the Bulldogs creating plenty of scoring opportunities but not being able to convert. After four behinds Bobby Provan was able to bag a goal from a tough angle. This was followed by another two goals for Kor-Bena from Alger and another from Provan. MDU kicking against the now stronger wind were only able to manage a behind in the third. The Demons came out with high energy in the fourth quarter and opened with an early goal from Aden Harris. Despite the large margin, both teams were playing with a high energy. Lachie Earl kicked a goal for the Bulldogs, which was quickly answered by a goal from Tim Trotman for the Demons. Kor-Bena’s Luke Allot kicked the last goal for the game. As the siren sounded the margin sat at 36 in Kor-Bena’s favour. Final scores: Kor-Bena 10.16.76 d MDU 6.4.40.

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Kor-Bena........16 2 Inv-Kongwak .16 2 Fish Creek .....15 3 Stony Creek...13 5 Foster.............12 6 Phillip Island .11 7 MDU ...............10 8 Dalyston...........6 12 Kil-Bass ...........6 12 Yarram .............5 13 Toora................4 14 Tarwin ..............3 15 DWWWW.........0 18

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

Pts

516.76 312.18 240.95 192.67 139.60 189.04 131.08 72.50 52.85 52.31 30.73 50.53 11.58

64 64 60 52 48 44 40 24 24 20 16 12 0

GOALKICKERS J. Jackson (Inv-Kongwak) . (1) 101 J Dowie (Inv-Kongwak) ..... (3) 49 B. Mitchell (Fish Creek) .... (0) 39 D. Smith (Foster) ............... (1) 35 S. Smith (Fish Creek) ....... (2) 34 D. Burge (Stony Creek) ..... (2) 33 R. Provan (Kor-Bena) ....... (0) 32 M. Cantwell (MDU) ........... (0) 31 K. Taylor (PI) ..................... (3) 30 J. Jordan (Fish Creek) ...... (4) 28

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Pts

356.88 331.11 188.32 144.58 116.57 122.91 108.85 67.84 40.80 87.54 66.77 53.27 21.68

68 68 52 48 48 40 40 24 24 20 16 12 8

GOALKICKERS I. Osman (Kor-Bena) ........... (5) T. Sorrell (Kor-Bena) ........... (2) D. Johnston (PI) .................. (0) C. Sutherland ( Yarram)..... (11) D. Williams (Foster) ............. (5) J. Prowd (Foster) ................ (4) R. Coulthard (Yarram) ......... (2) M. Edwards (Kor-Bena....... (0) M. Howell (Foster)............... (2) S.Kuyper (Dalyston)............ (4) J. Rippingale (Kor-Bena)..... (0)

54 50 43 38 35 33 26 26 24 24 24

Kor-Bena........17 1 Phillip Island .17 1 Foster.............13 5 Dalyston ........12 6 Toora ..............12 6 Yarram ...........10 8 MDU ...............10 8 Kil-Bass ..........6 12 Tarwin .............6 12 Stony Creek ....5 13 Inv-Kongwak ...4 14 DWWWW........3 15 Fish Creek ......2 16

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

UNDER 15 LADDER Kil-Bass .........18 0 0 Dalyston ........16 2 0 Phillip Island .14 4 0 Fish Creek .....13 5 0 Kor-Bena........11 7 0 Yarram ...........11 7 0 MDU ...............10 7 1 Inv-Kongwak .....8 9 1 Toora...............5 13 0 Stony Creek ....4 14 0 Foster .............4 14 0 Tarwin .............2 16 0 DWWWW........0 18 0

713.96 510.99 311.39 234.93 309.37 117.98 126.87 94.39 58.82 46.26 41.56 18.08 4.72

72 64 56 52 44 44 42 34 20 16 16 8 0

GOALKICKERS J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena)......... (0) A. Officer (PI) ...................... (9) J. Thomas (Dalyston) .......... (2) T. Smith (Fish Creek) .......... (4) J. Read (Kil-Bass) ............... (0) T. Bone (Kil-Bass) ............... (4) J. Dakin (Kil-Bass) .............. (3) B. Doran (Toora) ................. (0) D. Blackney (Kil-Bass) ........ (1) Z. Mayo (Kor-Bena)............. (1)

56 44 43 36 35 34 31 30 28 28

Korumburra-Bena 10.16.76 d MDU 6.4.40 Kor-Bena best: L. Earl, B. Arnold, T. Smith, S. Paterson, S. Bray, R. Provan Goals: L. Allott 3, C. Langley 2, R. Provan 2, L. Earl 1, S. Braithwaite 1, D. Alger 1 MDU best: C. Ricardo, B. Maxwell, B. Pedlow, C. Salmon, R. Harris, D. Aldridge Goals: A. Harris 3, D. Epa 2, T. Trotman 1 RESERVES

Kor-Bena 17.7.109 d

MDU 2.2.14 Top goalkicker: R. Quaife 5 (KorBena). Kor-Bena best: J. Caporale, D. Caporale, J. Paterson, M. Walker, M. Cozzio, R. Staples MDU best: L. Corry, P. Harris, N. Eddy, M. Cantwell, T. Jans, S. Harris UNDER 18s

Kor-Bena 12.3.75 d MDU 1.0.6 Top goalkicker: I. Osman 5 (KorBena). Kor-Bena best: I. Osman, A.

Snooks, C. Kyle, N. Paterson, B. Brewer, T. Sorrell. MDU best: C. Turner, M. Harris, S. Synan, B. Davison, T. Harris, C. Hutcheson. UNDER 15s

M.D.U. 5.9.39 d Kor-Bena 2.5.17 Top goalkickers: multiples. M.D.U. best: J. Winderlich, A. Trotto, B. Thomas (Jnr), R. Olden, A. Hill, T. Hanrahan. Kor-Bena best: N. Allen, J. Waycott, S. Lacy, C. Poynton, L. Auddino, J. Harris.

Good win: Korumburra-Bena coach Dean Alger is tackled from behind during his team’s win over MDU.

The match that didn’t matter YARRAM was stripped of the four points they received for beating Tarwin on Saturday for playing an unregistered player. The details of that incident are covered on page 1 of today’s Star, and by mid-afternoon on Monday Yarram’s score on the Alberton Football League website had been changed to zero. At the ﬁnish of play on Saturday afternoon Yarram had won the match by 28 points. Tarwin had an impressive start to the match as they kicked with a slight breeze to be 6.2 on the scoreboard to Yarram’s two goals. The difference on the day was Yarram’s Josh Swift who kicked 12 goals. Tarwin’s Simon McMicking began the

match playing on him and was keeping him pretty well under control during the first half of the match until McMicking injured his groin. Yarram outscored Tarwin in the second, third and fourth quarters. The Sharks would have been unhappy with the eight behinds they piled on in the third quarter and only one goal. Injuries were a problem for the Sharks, with four people injured on the bench in the last quarter. The team is expecting these players to return next week for the finals. For Tarwin it is the seventh year in a row they’ve made the finals and the club sees the field as being wide open, with any team able to beat any other team as demonstrated by Fish Creek’s victory over Foster.

Yarram 15.10.100 10.12.72

Tarwin

(Match awarded to Tarwin. Yarram’s score was stripped due to an unregistered player taking the field) Yarram best: J. Swift, D. Clavarino, B. Dyke, C. Bruns, M. Clavarino, L. Jenkins Goals: J. Swift 12, D. Coulthard 1, R. Jamieson 1, J. Swift 1 Tarwin best: W. Nye, A. Jelbart, J. McKenzie-Edwards, J. Cann, B. Launder, W. Blundy Goals: K. Bergles 3, A. Russell 2, W. Nye 1, S. McMicking 1, N. McRae 1, W. Blundy 1, J. Dowling 1 RESERVES

Tarwin 14.12.96 d Yarram 7.6.48 Top goalkicker: M. Howard 4, (Tarwin) Tarwin best: J. Shill, L. Talgi, T. Lomax, G. Brennan, M. Howard, M. Kreutzberger

Yarram best: L. Borne, T. Smith, Z. Lamb, A. Denovan, L. Butler, T. Reid UNDER 18s

Yarram 26.11.167 d Tarwin 0.3.3 Top goalkicker: C. Sutherland 11. Yarram best: M. Clavarino, C. Sutherland, H. watt, J. Anderson, S. Rendell, A. Holt. Tarwin best: J. O’Sullivan, A. Cardy, J. Stewart, K. Duncan-Jones, E. Charles, N. Browne. UNDER 16s

Yarram 10.13.73 d Tarwin 1.1.7 Top goalkicker: C. Barlow 3 (Yar). Yarram best: M. Rodaughan, C. Barlow, C. CHAIPOL, A. Caygill, T. Holt, R. Baxter. Tarwin best: T. Nye, B. Ellen, H. Krause, C. Ginkel, K. Robinson, J. Beattie.

First quarter seals Stony win STONY CREEK cruised to victory against Kilcunda-Bass on Saturday after setting up their win in the first quarter. Stony welcomed back key players Lucas McMillan, Julian Stone and Nathaniel Rodda to help bolster their stocks. A seven goal to one first quarter set up the match, with Kilcunda-Bass only able to slowly work their way back into the match. To the Panthers’ credit, the quarter time margin was bigger than the eventual one. In a weekend of upsets the visitors could not manage to bump the reigning premiers, as they sat in cruise control after their opening quarter blitz. Brad Hutchison was the best for the home side; the coach controlled the midfield and played a great game. The coach was not totally pleased, and told his players that they could never find complacency in their efforts. “We couldn’t just rest on our laurels of the first quarter after building a substantial lead and thinking

Game on: Kilcunda-Bass’s Matte Dyer and Aaron Shackelford put pressure on Stony Creek’s Brett McKnight. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

we would cruise the rest of the match in. We needed to run, carry and take some risks again.” Stony Creek will need to step the effort up after their bye, however, despite the fact that Foster’s last three weeks have been below par. In his game summary, Brad Hutchison said that he cannot wait for the next few weeks, and says that the club is ready to take on anyone who comes their way.

Stony Creek 14.11.95 d Kilcunda Bass 9.10.64 Stony Creek best: B. Hutchinson, M. Linke, J. Byrnes, K. Van Der Pluym, A. Huggins, D. Veale Goals: K. Van Der Pluym 3, A. Huggins 3, B. McKnight 2, C. Verboon 2, M. Linke 1, B. Byrnes 1, N. Rodda 1, B. Hutchinson 1 K-B best: S. O’Bryan, A. Shackelford, J. Wells, W. Anderson, D. Wells, J. Attenborough Goals: P. Lange 2, B. Vague 2, J. Wells 1, D. Foss 1, D. Holmes 1, S. O’Bryan 1, C. Endres 1 RESERVES

Stony Creek 17.21.123 d K-B 8.6.54 Top goalkicker: D. Rodwell, 4 (Stony Creek). Stony Creek best: M. Davies, D. Burge, D. Rodwell, M. Luscombe, A. Marty, R. McKnight

K-B best: L. Smith, T. Keating, L. Woolford, J. Turner, S. Lucas, S. Crawford UNDER 18s

Stony Creek 16.13.109 d K-B 8.1.49 Top goalkicker: O. Milton 5 (K-B). Stony Creek best: J. Chalmers, J. Bright, M. Ellicott, P. Monaghan, L. Bowman, C. Stone. K-B best: D. Crawford, O. Milton, D. Clarke, S. Jerger, T. Charles, D. Tester. UNDER 16s

K-B 13.13.91 d Stony Creek 4.4.28 Top goalkicker: T. Bone (K-B). K-B best: T. Smith, B. Andersen, B. North, C. Withall. Stony Creek best: B. Cashin, J. Knight, S. Wilson, J. Stuart, E. Taylor, J. Jackson.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - PAGE 59

Fishy fires flag intentions

FOSTER still remains premiership favourites despite their 37 point loss to Fish Creek at home on Saturday.

Fishy needed to win to earn a ﬁnals spot, and not only did they win, they produced their best match of the season. The Kangaroos led at every change, taking it up to their long time rivals and putting their name up for a tilt at the major prize this year. Coach Marshall Livingstone cited the lift in tackles as the key behind his side’s big win over the then undefeated Tigers. The pressure that Fishy applied throughout the whole game was enough to shake Foster, who appeared to be caught napping. Matt Standﬁeld was a clear best on ground, kicking eight goals.

He played a half forward role, and despite spending much of the game up the ﬁeld, he still managed to trouble Foster’s defence deep in attack. The key factor behind the big win has been put down to the young list’s desire to do well, and an increase in conﬁdence over the year. The massive rivalry was bolstered again, with the must win game making it just a more exciting prospect for those who ventured to the Foster Showgrounds on Saturday. The Tigers kicked their lowest score of the year, with forward star Jake Best not adding to his tally of 63 goals for the year. Foster will now have the week off to reevaluate their season and plan for the last few weeks of the year. Fish Creek will be at Foster again, taking on Phillip Island in a match that is promising to be an absolute crackerjack.

Fish Creek 16.6.102 d Foster 9.11.65 Fish Creek best: M. Standfield, C. Graham, T. Manne, J. Rouda, M. Livingstone, L. McIlroy Goals: M. Standfield 8, B. Anderson 2, M. Livingstone 2, R. Smith 2, J. Rouda 1, L. McIlroy 1 Foster best: S. Gilchrist, J. Williams, C. VanDyke, C. Ratcliffe, S. Hawking, S. Zachariassen Goals: B. Eddy 3, J. Cowell 3, D. Granger 1, T. Bartholomew 1, D. Langstaff 1 RESERVES

Fish Creek 17.11.113 d Foster 8.2.50 Top goalkicker: C. Brown, 6 (Fish Creek) Fish Creek best: L. Pratt, S. Ellicott, C. Brown, J. Jordan, C. Bawden, P. Mueller Foster best: S. Mills, E. Davies,

M. Comben, P. Hutchison, M. Andrews, L. Galle UNDER 18s

Foster 20.12.132 d Fish Creek 1.0.6 Top goalkicker: D. Williams 5 (Fos). Foster best: D. Vandyke, M. Howell, J. Pilkington, M. Allott, B. Turner, S. Davies. Fish Creek best: S. Buckland, C. Moon, T. McGannon, C. Park, J. McDonald-Eckersall, B. Demaria. UNDER 16s

Fish Creek 7.7.49 d Foster 1.2.8 Top goalkicker: T. Smith 4 (Fish Creek). Fish Creek best: B. Harfield/Park, J. Buckland, L. Edgelow, J. Flanders, T. Smith, J. McGannon. Foster best: D. Hateley, S. Allott, J. Coffey, M. Brickle, R. Prain, B. Green.

Island gains finals momentum PHILLIP Island beat InverlochKongwak in the ﬁnal round of the home and away season.

The result of the match had no importance in relation to ladder positions, but it was an opportunity to gain momentum going into ﬁnals for the Island, and the I-K side was looking to win for pride. Proceedings began with the Sea Eagles full of running, and made the Island work hard for every possession, but the Bulldogs seemed to have their measure. Quarter time: Phillip Island 3.4.22 Inverloch-Kongwak 2.2.14. The home side stepped it up after quarter time with the Island looking ﬂustered and making critical skill errors, playing into the hands of the Sea Eagles. They managed to break away from the Island with a few goals before a scuffle broke out which seemed to kick the

Bulldogs into action. Half time score: Phillip Island 5.7.37 Inverloch-Kongwak 6.7.43 The Island responded to the challenge after half time, lifting their work rate and winning more of the ball. J. Dykes was in everything, and the likes of Guilmartin and Oke began to fire. The Island was now full of run and attack as the opposition began to tire and the Bulldogs’ superior fitness showed. Three quarter time: Phillip Island 9.10.64 - Inverloch-Kongwak 7.8.50. Despite the best efforts of the Sea Eagles, the Phillip Island lads held on to their lead and came away with the win. J.Dykes capped off a great game with another fine quarter of football, S.Docherty provided plenty of run out of the backline and Terlich got himself into the game. Final score: Phillip Island 12.12.84 d Inverloch-Kongwak 8.9.57.

Phillip Island 12.12.84 Inverloch-Kongwak 8.9.57 I-K best: S. Fisher, A. Sadler, L. Reddie, M. Billows, P. Jobling, B. Rigby Goals: T. Krause 2, N. Cant 1, L. Reddie 1, P. Jobling 1, W. Jeffs 1, A. Sadler 1, A. Powell 1 Phillip Island best: T. Oke, J. Dykes, M. Riky, J. Weston, L. Cleeland, M. Price Goals: M. Price 4, J. Weir 2, S. McDonnell 2, L. Cleeland 1, C. Dykes 1, C. Terlich 1, A. Stock 1

UNDER 16s

Phillip Island 21.13.139 d I-K 2.4.16 Top goalkicker: A. Officer 9 (Phillip Island). Phillip Island best: T. Sandbach, T. Van Cuylenburg, M. Manteit, E. Richards, J. Cleeland, A. Officer. I-K best: M. MacKay, C. Casey, J. Dowie, B. Barron, L. Johnson, J. McCarthy.

RESERVES

Phillip Island 7.11.53 d I-K 8.4.52 Top goalkickers: K. Taylor 3, (Phillip Island) J. Dowie 3, (I-K) Phillip Island best: K. Murphy, J. Docherty, J. Turner, J. Smith, H. Harrison, A. Wolfenden I-K best: J. Clottu, B. Dryden, L. Metselaar, M. Shaw, R. Tegg, T. Whelan

UNDER 18s

Phillip Island 10.7.67 d I-K 5.6.36 Top goalkickers: D. Holland 3, M. Guy 3 (Phillip Island). Phillip Island best: D. Holland, J. Blackwell, T. Cole, B. Tester, M. Justice, A. Redmond. I-K best: J. Allen, A. Dowie, D. Crestani, C. Allum, R. Bertuleit.

Tense: the Seniors match between Inverloch-Kongwak and Phillip Island had plenty of scufﬂes.

Dalyston ends sorry year on a high DALYSTON ended their season well against Toora on the weekend, running out comfortable winners, by 92 points.

Matt Rosendale kicked six for the winners, while Toora’s Mark Glowrey also had a good game, managing five majors up forward. The match was to decide 11th place, with Dalyston clearly ahead of their rivals, who finished one spot ahead of the wooden spooners DWWWW. The first three quarters played out an odd pattern, with Dalyston kicking 10 first quarter goals to Toora’s one. The visitors then responded, kicking seven goals to Daly’s five, before the home side again limited Toora to one while piling on nine goals. The last quarter saw the teams both kick three to hand Dalyston their big win.

Dalyston 27.6.168 d Toora 12.4.76 Dalyston best: D. Brown, P. Dunlop, J. Sibly, M. Rosendale, T. Osbaldeston, D. Wylie Goals: M. Rosendale 6, W. Luke 4, N. Garnham 4, N. Burchell 2, B. Carew 2, D. Wylie 2, A. Donohue 1, A. Gennaccaro 1, R. Birnie 1, J. Sibly 1, L. Wilkinson 1, D. Brown 1, R. Jennings 1 Toora best: M. Glowrey, S. Green, J. Maurilli-Pullin, L. Grylls, P. Grant, M. Hilder Goals: M. Glowrey 5, P. Grant 3, W. Wright 2, S. Kohlman 1, T. MacKenzie 1 RESERVES

UNDER 18s

Toora 8.7.55 d Dalyston 7.7.49 Top goalkicker: S. Kuyper 4 (Dalyston). Toora best: W. Stoitse, C. Hanratty, S. Whatley, B. Scammell, D. Hanratty. Dalyston best: J. Alexander, R. Beaton, J. Connell, N. Ridley, S. Kuyper, L. McRae.

UNDER 16s

Dalyston 12.12.84 d Toora 6.4.40

Dalyston 22.27.159 d Toora 0.1.1

Top Goalkicker: D. Pruysers 4 (Dal) Dalyston best: M. Boyle, Z. Donohue, L. Johnstone, S. Buckleigh, S. Coldebella, B. Gheller Toora best: L. Toner, M. Roberts, S. Benton, C. Hilder, H. Hanratty, M. Stone

Top goalkicker: M. Ware 5 (Dal). Dalyston best: N. Bainbridge, M. Ware, J. Legione, H. Wright, C. Redpath, N. Kellow. Toora best: B. Chisholm, K. Swart, A. Vening, S. Fischer, R. Chisholm, B. East.

Footy turmoil Continued from page 1. “In the very early years of my football career it used to happen a bit with the seconds. You find a bloke and play him under a name and get the team across the line,” he said. “But it was usually done by clubs at the bottom end of the league anyway. In recent years, with the way it’s all online, I haven’t heard of it happening too much. “At the end of the day, it’s happened. While it’s disappointing, we’ll move on.” Foster is no longer premiership favourite after their unbeaten run ended on Saturday at the hands of a rampaging Fish Creek which knocked over the Tigers on their own “dunghill”. The loss couldn’t have come at a worse time for Foster being the last game of the season before the finals. The Tigers had been looking vulnerable in recent weeks, with a one point win over MDU two weeks back and a two point win over Phillip Island last week. Any of the clubs in the six now believe that Foster and the premiership is now “up for grabs”. Fish Creek propelled into the finals at the expense of the unluckiest side in the competition MDU. Fish Creek coach, Marshall Livingstone, said the team’s desire to play finals and the growing confidence of the list, were factors in Fish Creek’s win. “We had a big lift in tackles and pressure and stuck to our strategies,” he said. Matt Standfield was best afield with eight goals. Fish Creek is set for one of its best finals ever with firsts, reserves and fourths in the finals plus a couple of netball teams. News that Fish Creek will play Tarwin on Sunday and not Phillip Island on Saturday did not worry Mr Livingstone. “We just have to change our focus to Tarwin and work out strategies that will win the game. It’s good that we know early in the week so we can focus on that game,” he said. MDU missed out in firsts, seconds, thirds and fourths after the seniors spent nearly all season thinking they would play in finals action. MDU president Wayne Cook said that, although disappointing the football teams did not make finals, “ we were a bit stiff but that’s football, that’s the way it goes.” “We have seen much improvement this season, with good recruiting, we won 10 games this season so the signs are good for the club,” he said. “We’re moving in the right direction. We are well represented in the netball with four teams in contention. The club is stronger than ever.” Mr Cook was asked by The Star whether the condition of the Korumburra oval was a factor. “No, no excuses there. The Korumburra oval was a bit heavy but it was okay. Korumburra-Bena wanted to win the much just that little bit more than us,” he said. Mr Cook said the committee will be meeting later this month to discuss senior coaching, with current coach Leigh Wilson already indicating he is available for the job. Two Stony Creek brothers were injured when they were involved in an accident on the notorious Koonwarra bends on the South Gippsland Highway whilst heading to the football on Saturday. The thirds footballers were Terry and Russell Fleming. Terry had to be cut from the vehicle and had a suspected broken leg while Russell was treated for minor injuries. The road is sure to come under scrutiny for improvement when the state election swings around for November.

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Parrots Under 11s win flag THE Leongatha Parrots Under 11s have capped off the best of seasons with a comprehensive grand ﬁnal victory at Phillip Island.

Sweet victory: the Under 11 Parrots team included Zac Caughey, Damon Ginnane, Joel Norton, Ben Perry, Tom Brew, Nathan Trotto, Jack Balagh, Michael McKinnon, Damon Ginnane, Lachie Smith, Thomas Martin, Trent Westaway, Jordi Geary, Cam Olden, Josh Boler, Jack Dunn, Clay Alexander, Jonah Ball, Jack Stockdale, Zac Van Delft and Damon Ginnane.

In the Under 13s Phillip Island defeated Wonthaggi Power by 16 points. The Under 11’s Sunday match, which took place in slippery conditions, was more a war of attrition than a test of skills. Leongatha was into attack early, but had points on the board rather than goals, thanks to a tough Corner Inlet defence. Best on ground Zac Caughey was driving all the attack in the first term, but was well backed by Damon Ginnane and Joel Norton. Ben Perry was another standout performer. Going into the first break the Parrots were up by four points, with Corner Inlet yet to score. The second quarter saw the indefatigable Tom Brew lift another notch in his endeavour. Again the Parrots were first into attack, but to no avail. Continued on page 54.

Rain forces golf course closures

Clubs washed out By Helen Bowering

RAIN has forced the closure of most local golf courses and for the ﬁrst time ever the South Gippsland Veterans Golf tournament had to be moved. Korumburra Golf Club was to host the competition last Thursday but after inspections course co-ordinators made a decision last Sunday to move the event to the Woorayl Golf Club. South Gippsland Veterans Golf Association president Bill Whelan of Korumburra said like many of the courses around South Gippsland, Korumburra is very wet and the ride-on buggies were getting bogged. “I checked the course on Sunday and checked with players on Sunday and they agreed the course should be closed,” Mr Whelan said. Mr Whelan said the captain of the Korumburra Veterans John Little, said the course was “shocking”. “Woorayl has really done a top job at short notice to allow us to use the course,” he said. The 87-year-old Mr Whelan said in the 28 or so years since the South Gippsland Veterans Association was formed this is the ﬁrst time the compe-

Veterans golf: from left Larry Giddy, Foster, State president of the Victorian Veterans Golf Association George Thorne, Warragul and Robert Fulton, Foster competed in the veterans events at Woorayl last week. tition has ever been moved. Mr Whelan said this annual competition usually attracts 60 to 100 veteran golfers from around South Gippsland but due to the poor weather conditions the ﬁeld was the smallest ever, with only 20 players braving the wet, windy and cold conditions. “I have lived in the area for 80 years and I have never seen it as bad. It is great for the farmers but it isn’t so good for our golf courses,” Mr Whelan

said. “The extra water isn’t really a help,” he said. Talking to The Star on Thursday Woorayl Golf Club president Graeme Winkler said the courses at Wonthaggi and Meeniyan are closed as they are just too wet. “Korumburra is closed, the back nine holes at Phillip Island are closed and Lang Lang has banned the ride-on buggies,” Mr Winkler said.

“It would have to be the ﬁrst time in about 10 years all these courses have been closed due to the wet weather,” he said. “I really don’t think I have seen anything like this before. “Woorayl and Leongatha courses are still open.” On a positive note, veterans competing at Woorayl last Thursday commented to The Star the course conditions were quite good. High praise for the local Woorayl course also came from the State president of the Victorian Veterans Golf Association George Thorne of Warragul, who said the conditions on the course were pretty good considering all the rain. South Gippsland Veterans Golf Association vice president Don Chapman, Phillip Island, said Phillip Island had 10.5mls overnight last Wednesday and Woorayl recorded some 18mls leading into Thursday’s competition. Meeniyan club was closed last Wednesday and Wonthaggi Club is monitoring the course condition on a day by day basis and has had to close some days mid week. Last week Wonthaggi closed the course to seniors and the veterans for the midweek play as the course was

just too wet, but they hope to keep it open on Saturdays for the men’s competition. Club manager Mark Draper said there hasn’t been a winter like this for a long while. Mr Draper said we are getting back to the South Gippsland winters of old. “The course is closed to carts but we haven’t had too many interruptions so far and we do have to look after the greens and fairways, and most golfers are ﬁne with that,” he said. Meeniyan Golf Club is fairly well waterlogged and president Graham Hoskin said the greens committee made the decision to close the course after the weekly men’s competition last Tuesday. Mr Hoskin said this would be the ﬁrst time for many years they have had to close the Meeniyan course. One of the Meeniyan members from Walkerville said they recorded some 25 inches ( approximately 610mls ) in the rain water gauge up to the end of June and remarked this was the highest amount recorded for this period for seven years. Continued on page 52.