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Finals fever THE Alberton Football Netball League finals began in thrilling style on the weekend.
Fish Creek’s Callan Park (right) only had eyes for the ball as Meeniyan-Dumbalk United’s Matt Harris closed in, during the Kangaroos’ three point win in the sides’ elimination final on Sunday at Foster. MDU players Charlie Ampt (left) and Michael Smith, joined with Fish Creek’s Jason Rouda (left) and Travis Manne to await the spoils. Fish Creek will now take on Stony Creek in the first semi final at Toora this Sunday, while Dalyston plays Phillip Island in the second semi final at Korumburra on Saturday. Full coverage of the first weekend of finals in Star sport. Photo: Jason Harding.
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By Sarah Vella LONG awaited development of prime Leongatha land is advancing after many years in the making, paving the way for new businesses the town has been crying out for. Land with frontage to the South Gippsland Highway south of the existing motel has been sold and is expected to be rezoned for special use and residential, bringing the land closer to use for new businesses.
The owners of 22 acres at 167 South Gippsland Highway, who wish to remain anonymous, said the commercial side of the development would be suitable for possibly a car yard or retirement village. “We anticipate the commercial area might get developed before the residential area,” they said. President of the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peter Watchorn said the development was what Leongatha needed. “The town needs a bit of a kick start, so to see something happening is positive,” he said. Mr Watchorn said the proposal could help fasttrack development on nearby land which has re-
mained vacant for some time. The landowners expect the land to be ready for development in around 12 months, with planning formalities to be finalised. “There probably won’t be anything constructed for a number of years or until the demand is there,” the landowners said. South Gippsland Shire Council manager planning Paul Stampton said the owners of 167 South Gippsland Highway had applied for the land to be rezoned from farming zone to special use zone (highway frontage commercial) and general residential land. Continued on page 3.
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Milk factory tossed out By Tayla Kershaw THE bell has rung and Kernot residents have won round one against a multimillion dollar dairy company.
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Though they described themselves as ecstatic after Bass Coast Shire Council refused to grant a planning permit for the development of a dairy factory in Kernot on Wednesday, August 19, many are still holding their breath to see if Chinese company YoYou Dairy will take the matter to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). “We hope they know we are prepared to put up a fight at VCAT and that will be enough of a deterrent,” Kernot Food and Wine Store owner Julie Johnstone said. The company has 60 days to appeal council’s decision at VCAT. “We know there’s a possibility of VCAT, but I would hope they’d be looking for a better location now,” Kernot resident Lisa MacPherson said. “This wasn’t an extension on the dairy operation; this was intensive farming. We put in 450 objections and there were 2000 signatures on change.org. This development would not be suited to the zone and it would take 15 years for the landscape plan to even begin to cover it.” Although councillors were unanimous in their
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Sigh of relief: from left, Kernot residents Alan McDonald, Anne Gill, Lisa MacPherson, Bruce Gill, Barb Stewart and Diane Dunn were thrilled Bass Coast Shire Council denied a planning permit for a $6 million dairy factory in Kernot. They were grateful to Cr Clare Le Serve (front) who issued the notice of refusal at the council meeting on Wednesday (August 19). decision to refuse the planning permit, Cr Phil Wright expressed some reservations. “We need to be able to come up with a defendable argument at VCAT and I don’t think what we have is strong enough,” he said. Cr Clare Le Serve was the first of the seven unanimous councillors to delight Kernot objectors with a notice of refusal. “The proposal didn’t meet the definition of extensive animal husbandry
and the height would dominate the landscape,” she said. Cr Le Serve also pointed out the Environment Protection Authority’s recommendation of five kilometres of separation for industrial land residue emissions. The proposed site was too close to residential and commercial properties in Kernot. Cr Bradley Drew said the development would bring positives, including employment, innovation
and would bring youth back into the farming sector, but ultimately he said the objections spoke volumes. Cr Drew said, “Kernot is very proud of its village and this development would be extremely close to the town centre. I think we need to hit this for six – right out of the park. We need to make sure the appropriate investment is in an appropriate location.” Deputy mayor Cr Crugnale offered a subsequent motion, which rec-
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Continued from page 1. “This would enable commercial uses to front the highway with residential land behind, adjacent to already zoned residential properties,” he said. “The commercial area could contain a wide variety of uses subject to a planning permit.” Mr Stampton said council worked with land developers and business owners to make appropriate land available to encourage commercial, industrial and residential uses. “In particular Leongatha currently has a large area of residential land on public exhibition, and applications and interest in the rezoning of residential and commercial land,” he said. Council’s economic development coordinator Ken Fraser said council encouraged new business and having the right types of land was critical to promoting development. “We also know that much of our growth comes from businesses already here,” he said. Mr Fraser said council promoted Leongatha and the whole shire as a great place to invest. Mr Fraser said as well as current residential areas, there was now an application to rezone 12ha of land off Shingler Street for residential development.
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fill that could operate at Leongatha South from as early as 2018. The $10 million tip could last for 15 years, with 20 truckloads of rubbish coming to the landfill daily, Monday to Saturday, via Leongatha and Koonwarra. The landfill site is a for-
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project was supported by the government. “This proposal has come completely out of the blue and created great angst in the community in South Gippsland,” he said. “In Gippsland we understand the need for waste facilities and we accept the need to deal with our own waste. “My concern is why Gippsland should become Melbourne’s dumping ground.” Mr O’Brien has been studying the State-wide
Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan which sets out the strategy for future waste management. “One of the goals of the plan is to ensure that impacts on the community, environment and public health of waste are not disproportionately felt. Sending 200,000 tonnes of Melbourne’s rubbish per annum to Gippsland doesn’t seem to me to be a proportional response,” he said. “I appreciate an exhausted quarry might appear to be a good place for
a tip. But there are a whole host of concerns held by the local community and the Labor Government needs to play a role in addressing these concerns.” The minister told Mr O’Brien the development had also been news to her and that any impression the location of the tip had been settled was “absolutely not the case”. She also said the proposal was not part of any regional implementation plan and she shared Mr O’Brien’s concerns about the level of
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outraged. “The trucks will go through the village every 20 minutes and will split the village in two,” Zee Dammerel, proprietor of The Artisans Workshop, b said. The Koonwarra Store is now the central point for the distribution of projectN updates to the community. The store’s Melissa Burge said, “We have thep school up there and there is no crossing and there are a lot of families that have moved to Koonwarra. This will change the whole ambience of the village. “The windows of the shop rattle now and can you imagine what it’s going to be like with another 20 trucks?” Thomas Burge runs a clothing and homewares business, StoreHouse, in town. He said Koonwarra had grown around the Great Southern Rail Trail and the truck traffic could damage the town’s reputation as a tourism p destination. “The route they are considering is simply because it is the easiest and because the infrastructure is there,” he said. Beatrice Zacaropoulos
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anxiety the proposal had raised in the community. Mr O’Brien said it was important for the community to understand this idea had not been submitted to South Gippsland Shire Council nor to the State Government in any formal sense and there was no certainty it would proceed. Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath, a Koonwarra resident, was concerned about ground and surface water impacts, and how farmers and Meeniyan residents would be affected, given they source their drinking water from the Tarwin River. She also felt Veolia should wait until the results of a recent seismic survey are released in 2016 to ensure the area is not subject to seismic activity. Ms Bath queried the practically of building a landfill at Leongatha South, given the site was Veolia’s third choice after Tynong and Yallourn. Those sites were ruled out due to homes proposed to be built around the Tynong site and the Yallourn site not being available sooner. “If Leongatha South was not Veolia’s first choice for the landfill, then it would not be ideal,” she said.
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oppose Melbourne’s landfill operates Koonwarra Escential Therapies and said visitors were lured to the town by its atmosphere. Maria Stuart, who runs Milly and Romeo’s Cooking School, said, “This is a big issue because of road safety in town.” Koonwarra hairdresser Nikarla Bishop said the town was a tourist village that did not need trucks passing through. Carolyn Burton has a bed and breakfast on Koonwarra-Inverloch Road that hosts international tourists. She recommends they visit Koonwarra but is concerned for their safety should so many rubbish trucks be on local roads. Meeting co-convenor Ron Wangman of Leongatha South urged the community to not get upset. “A lot of us are pretty angry about this and we see it as toxic. We need to channel that anger into something that will hit pretty hard and together we can stop this,” he said. “On the sidelines you can scream and yell as much as you like, but we are going to have a strategic attack on this one.”
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Meeting co-convenor Claire Crocker, a Koonwarra businesswoman, said, “It is important we get together early and plan and strategise a response to this. “We need to let them know we care and that we’re not going to be passive about it.” Mrs Crocker reminded the community no application was yet before South Gippsland Shire Council and the project was in its infancy. She said the landfill was far from a fait accompli. “This could be more of a marathon than a sprint,” she said of the battle ahead. “If council decides in favour of the company then we have the right to object to VCAT (Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal). If council rejects it, the company can take it to VCAT.” That view was echoed by South Gippsland Shire Councillor Jim Fawcett. “Council can vote against it and it can still happen. My concern for all of us in our community for this is to try and get the best controls in place if it was to go ahead,” he said.
“If it goes to VCAT, at least VCAT will know what controls the community would like to be in place.” Leongatha South farmers are worried about the impact on groundwater they rely on for irrigation, while Meeniyan residents are concerned about the potential impacts upon their drinking water, which is sourced from the Tarwin River. A tributary of the Tarwin, Gwyther Creek, runs near the proposal landfill site. Leongatha South dairy farmer Gordon Vagg was concerned about possible seepage from the landfill into water supplies and the impact of trucks on roads. “Can you imagine those trucks coming through the township of Korumburra? You can’t put that number of trucks on a single lane highway. It has to be a double lane highway,” he said. At last Monday’s meeting, the community decided to form a steering committee representing the communities of Leongatha South, Koonwarra and Meeniyan. The group has formed under the banner, Protect
United in arms: launching the fight against Veolia’s proposal for a landfill at a community meeting on August 17 at Leongatha South were, from left, Ron Wangman, Gordon Vagg, Claire Crocker and Carolyn Burton. South Gippsland, and a Facebook page Dump the Dump, has been established. Once Veolia lodges a planning permit application, the group will hold community forums.
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Council has faith in parks takeover By Brad Lester and Sarah Vella SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is confident taking over two caravan parks will be a moneyspinner for ratepayers, despite criticism from park annuals and the community.
Results pleasing: reflecting on a positive first year for the caravan parks at Yanakie and Long Jetty were, from left, South Gippsland Shire Council’s caravan parks coordinator Jock Wilson, manager of sustainable communities Chris Van Der Ark and Danny McDonald, manager of economic development, tourism and customer services.
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Council took over the management of the Yanakie and Long Jetty (Port Welshpool) caravan parks last year. Figures presented to council last Wednesday suggested the parks returned a profit of $39,769 to council in the first year, above the budgeted profit of $11,818. Council said official results are still being prepared. Council is also making improvements to the park and ensuring all caravans comply with regulations. Occupancy rates throughout the 2014-15 financial year were on a par with council’s prediction of 30 per cent. At Yanakie, an average of 26 per cent of cabins were occupied, 31 per cent of powered sites and 22 per cent of unpowered sites.
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At Long Jetty, 40 per cent of cabins were occupied and 14 per cent of powered sites. There are no unpowered sites. Those facts were revealed in a presentation by council’s manager of sustainable communities Chris Van Der Ark and caravan parks coordinator Jock Wilson to council. Cr Nigel HutchinsonBrooks said council had come under fire from the community for taking over the parks, but council was taking a decade long view of turning the parks into successful businesses. “To get it up to full performance is going to take more than a year or two,” he said. “You are achieving what you need to achieve and that is really good.” Monthly income statements submitted to council last Wednesday indicated income for both parks peaked in July 2014 when council increased fees. That resulted in the Long Jetty park earning $258,965 for the month and the Yanakie park $436,883. But those figures dropped to $866 (Long Jetty) and $3327 (Yanakie) in August, before again peaking in December at $28,078 (Long Jetty) and $54,404 (Yanakie). Long Jetty lost $2614 in April and $3839 in June due to inclement weather and seasonal conditions. Council undertook extensive improvements to the parks last financial year. At Yanakie, council replaced the solar hotwater
service and old powerheads, converted a storage shed to a camp kitchen, resheeted roads, installed new balustrades on cabins and undertook revegetation. This financial year, council will replace more powerheads, remove trees, replace partitions in a toilet block and replace the playground. At Long Jetty, council installed a new cabin, refurbished a vandalised recreation room, replaced powerheads, upgraded power, refurbished an office, landscaped the front entrance and renovated vacated sites. This financial year, council will replace the playground, install two new cabins, upgrade the amenities block, demolish an old building and refurbish the barbecue. Council will spend a total of $736,370 across both parks this financial year. “I know how much work has gone into this,” mayor Cr Jeanette Harding said. “I know what the Welshpool park was like. Thank heavens we did not have a tragedy with the power because when I went and saw it, there were shudders.” Non-compliant caravans must be removed by December 31 this year. Under regulations, caravans must be movable, be in an appropriate condition, and have an annexe no wider than 3.6m and not longer than the caravan. Council said site holders at the Long Jetty and Yanakie caravan parks were given 12 months to ensure their vans
satisfied regulations, after council took over management of the parks. Around 27 annual site holders from Long Jetty and 24 from Yanakie chose not to become compliant and have removed their vans from the park. Since taking over, council has attracted one new annual site holder to Yanakie and two to the Long Jetty park. Mr Wilson previously told The Star for the remaining annual vans, 54 at Long Jetty and 95 at Yanakie, compliance was slowly but surely coming along. “People are progressing with the modifications they need to make. A lot of electrical items needed to be looked at but the plumbing side hasn’t been too bad,” he said. Mr Wilson said under the regulations, caravans need to be registrable. “This basically means it must be safely towable. Requiring caravans to be registered is not something the council is pursuing at the moment. It could, but under the policy it is not required,” he said. “The policy states caravans on crown land are not to be older than 10 years (annual site holders). Council has waived this requirement.” Mr Wilson said the council is implementing a marketing plan to attract more guests. “Yanakie hasn’t had annual sites available for around 30 years, so it can now be opened to the public again,” he said.
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within all reasonable means to make sure they adhere to relevant workplace laws,” he asid. Mr Lay said he would start immediately to chair the review and expected to report back to Australia Post by the end of October. “It is encouraging to see how seriously Australia Post is taking their obligation to ensure all contractors, including sub contractors, are paid correctly under appropriate work conditions,” he said. “I will work closely with the organisation, as well as other government bodies, to ensure Australia Post is not only continuing to meet industry best practice in its compliance of third party delivery contractors but exceeding it.” An internal review, started by Australia Post in April, has already seen the introduction of more regular compliance checks and new spot audits. Australia Post has also urged current and former sub contractors, employees and their unions to report any suspicion of wrongdoing via the Whistleblower Hotline. This confidential hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 1800 799 353, and is managed by an independent organisation.
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Schools shine in national test SECONDARY students in South Gippsland are achieving high, according to the results of the national education test, NAPLAN or National Assessment Program, Literacy and Numeracy. A comparison of South Gippsland Secondary College in Foster, Wonthaggi Secondary College, Korumburra Secondary College, Mirboo North Secondary College, Leongatha Secondary College and Mary MacKillop Regional Catholic College, showed results largely trending upwards. Students across the country sit the standardised NAPLAN tests in grades 3, 7 and 9 and parents receive results showing their own children’s performance compared to national expectations. NAPLAN provides a measure of students’ achievement in language, reading, writing, spelling, punctuation, grammar and mathematics. In reading and numeracy, little separates the schools but in the more rigorous discipline of writing and the closely associated skills of spelling, grammar and punctuation, there is greater disparity. NAPLAN coordinator at Korumburra Secondary College, Sally Henry, said “Writing is traditionally the hardest area for students because it involves such a broad skill set and requires a high level of creativity.” South Gippsland Secondary College has come from behind to outperform all others in writing, even though its students have not reached the same level of achievement with spelling, punctuation and grammar specifically. Leongatha Secondary College showed up as a strong performer, with students making solid progress between years 7 and 9 in all of the areas tested. Mirboo North Secondary College, the second smallest of the schools, was also a strong performer. Mirboo North Secondary College principal Karen Lanyon said, “Whilst our NAPLAN data has improved, our school has an improvement plan in place to raise achievement across the school. “During 2015, two of our teachers have undertaken training as literacy leaders and will be focusing on developing student skills
in the area of writing which has been identified as an area of need. “NAPLAN results are a snapshot at a point in time and provide data to help us ensure that we are meeting the learning needs of our students.” The school ahead of the pack is Mary MacKillop Regional Catholic College. Along with Leongatha and Mirboo North secondary colleges, it is above the national reading average and with Wonthaggi Secondary College, it is above the national writing average. Mary MacKillop is the only school above the national average on spelling and, with Mirboo North, outperforms the rest on grammar and punctuation. Mary MacKillop was the only school to reach the national numeracy average. Perhaps this is where the Index of Community Socio-educational Advantage (ICSEA) comes in. With the Australian ICSEA average set at 1000, Mary MacKillop is the only one of the six schools above the advantage line that measures social advantage. Korumburra Secondary College has the lowest ICSEA of the six at 965. Research shows, for one, that children in private schools have higher performing parents who are more likely to have done well at school themselves, understand the work that is brought home and can engage with their children over it. When it comes to the primary sector, the high achiever of South Gippsland is Inverloch Primary School. Loch and Mirboo North primary schools, which perform above the national average on all measures, also stand out. Trends are otherwise upwards with the exception of St Lawrence and St Josephs’ catholic primary schools which show flatter performance judged by NAPLAN. One has to be careful when it comes to comparing schools using NAPLAN generated data, however. The playing field is not necessarily level given more emphasis is placed on the results in some schools than others. Being spread across four campuses (Pakenham, Drouin, Drouin East and Leongatha), Chairo Christian School Leongatha was unable to participate in this comparison at this time as its results are incorporated into the four campus calculation.
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By Tayla Kershaw
BASS Coast Shire Council has played Mother Nature by trying to predict future sea level rise and the impact upon flooding in the shire. At last Wednesday’s council meeting, most councillors agreed planning for a sea level rise of 0.8m by 2100 was suitable for planning purposes, but others believed planning for a 0.2m rise in urban areas would deliver better results. Council decided a low sea level estimate would put ratepayers at risk. As a result, council adopted amendment C82 land subject to inundation overlay (LSIO). Cr Phil Wright said council had a responsibility to protect property ownership. “By being responsible, we are adding to property value. We are identifying risks early and managing it,” he said. Mayor Cr Kimberley Brown said the amendment would identify areas at risk of riverine and coastal inundation. According to Cr Brown, inclusion of flood and coastal inundation information
into the Bass Coast planning scheme would allow for immediate access to the necessary information about flooding. “This information will appear on planning and property information certificate. The information may also be used to help council and other agencies plan and prioritise emergency management and drainage management plans,” Cr Brown said. Cr Andrew Phillips did not support the recommendation, suggesting the planned sea level rise should be reduced to 0.2m in urban infill sites. He was supported by Cr Bradley Drew. The amendment will now be submitted to Planning Minister Richard Wynne for final approval and incorporation into the Bass Coast planning scheme. The LSIO is a joint project between council, Melbourne Water, and the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. “Amendment C82 will introduce new planning permit requirements for earthworks, buildings and works in areas identified as at risk of inundation,” Cr Brown said. For more details regarding Amendment C82, please visit basscoast.vic.gov.au/lsio.
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POLICE BRIEFS Thief strikes again A PORT Welshpool resident lost a trailer of firewood to a thief for the second time in a month. Foster Police said at about 1am, Saturday, August 22, a trailer of firewood was stolen from the Port Welshpool building site. The victim reported the incident following the theft of firewood from the same property earlier in August. Police believe the thefts were related.
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They go together: from left, Lachlan Moore will portray Danny Zuko alongside Helena Brew as Sandy Olsson in Leongatha Secondary College’s Grease, which opens this Friday, August 28. Marking the first production in 14 years at the school, Grease is already set to be a success with two of the four performances already sold out.
Creative minds win PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Bookings for speaking times essential, phone 5662 9222 Wednesday 26 August 10.00am – Public Presentation ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday 26 August – 2.00pm 1. Notice of Motion (NOM)– Improving community participation in capital works budgeting 2. Notice of Rescission (NOR)– Council Meeting 22 July 2015 Agenda Item E.5 Compulsory Kerbside Collection Service for Venus Bay 3. NOR – Council meeting 22 July 2015 Agenda Item E.10 Final Cluster Review for Social Community Infrastructure Tarwin Lower/Venus Bay and Meeniyan purpose 4. NOM – Engaging and consulting the community on its preferred response to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry on Non-conventional Gases 5. Quarterly Performance Report - April to June 2015 6. Councillor Expenditure Report - 30 June 2015 7. Report on Assembly of Councillors - June and July 2015 8. Councillor Discretionary Fund Allocation Report 9. Documents sealed and contracts awarded or varied by the CEO - July 2015 10. Parliamentary Inquiry into Unconventional Gas in Victoria 11. Planning Scheme Amendment C97 - Rezoning of land at Lang Lang Poowong Rd, Nyora (Wallis Watson site) to the General Residential Zone 1 12. Coal Creek Community Park and Museum Operational Review 13. Proposed sale of Council land - part of Mount Best Tin Mine Rd, Toora Nth 14. Swimming Pool Contract Review – Year 1 15. Korumburra Community Access Centre Special Committee - Revocation of Instrument of Delegation 16. Capital Works Program 2015/16 - Proposed amendments due to increased Roads to Recovery funding 17. Approval to award the 2015/16 capital works contracts under CEO delegation 18. Toora Boat Ramp - dredging of access channel 19. Closed Session - Audit Committee Report - 18 May 2015 20. Closed Session - contractual matter
NEWHAVEN College succeeded at the Tournament of Minds competition at Federation University, Churchill on Saturday. The students took part in creative problem solving activities and won four sections and received an honours placing. The college’s placings were: language literacy, primary – first; language literacy, secondary – first; maths engineering, sec-
ondary – first; social science, secondary – first; and maths engineering, primary – honours. Newhaven College has a history of success in this highly regarded competition, with 10 teams reaching the state finals during their 12 years of involvement. The four winning teams from the weekend’s competition will now compete in the state final at La Trobe University on September 13.
AN 18 year old man has sustained minor head injuries after a vehicle collision on Monday, August 17. The male was on One Chain Road near Kardella just before 4pm when he lost control on the bend and struck a pine tree. Police said the driver was fortunate to have survived the crash and would like to remind people to drive according to road conditions.
Justice served TWO offenders have been charged and convicted with theft after they appeared in court this month for offences that occurred in November 2014. Police said two men attended the Poowong abat-
Youth arrested A SEARCH warrant has resulted in the arrest of a young Loch resident. Police from Loch, Korumburra and Bass Coast Criminal Investigation Unit attained a search warrant and attended the Loch address on Wednesday, August 5. Police found property stolen from a nearby farmhouse after the theft was reported to authorities. The offender has been charged and bailed to appear at Korumburra Court at a later date. The arrest of the offender comes as another success for police seeking to solve thefts and burglaries in South Gippsland.
Lost property LEONGATHA Police still have a lady’s ring believed to be an engagement ring. Said to be unique in style, the ring can be claimed at Leongatha Police Station upon describing the details, as well as where and when it went missing.
Witnesses sought LEONGATHA Police are calling for witnesses of an incident that occurred on Saturday, August 22. Between 6am and 6.30am, two vehicles were seen driving erratically on Bass Highway and surrounds between Bass and Grantville. A blue Toyota Paseo sedan and a grey Toyota Prado four wheel drive are believed to have been driving erratically, speeding and possibly driving on the wrong side of the road. Any witnesses are urged to contact Sgt Dale McCahon on 5662 2285.
Drunk driver hands over keys BASS Coast Highway Patrol police intercepted a drunk driver while on patrol in Korumburra on Friday, August 21. The 55 year old male driver underwent a breath test which recorded a blood alcohol reading of .191. The man’s driver’s licence was suspended at the scene and his vehicle impounded under the new amendment to the Road Safety Act introduced on August 1.
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toirs without permission and stole property from the premises. One offender appeared at Korumburra Magistrates Court and the other at Latrobe Valley Court. Both were fined $1000 and charged for theft and entering unlawfully on premises. The offenders did not cooperate with Loch Police who held substantial evidence for conviction.
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Racing chief optimistic about Stony’s future By Brad Lester THE future of the Stony Creek Racing Club is not in doubt despite funding cutbacks, president Paul O’Sullivan has assured the community. Addressing South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday, he said the club stood to miss out on $100,000 a year from Country Racing Victoria from 2016-17, through the loss of a training centre and a race meeting. That equates to 60 per cent of the club’s industry funding, as the industry focuses on bigger, centralised racecourses. “As these cuts get deeper and deeper, it will be harder for us to put on lots of good race meetings,” he said. “Stony Creek could end up with one or two race meetings a year. That would be a great shame because I think race meetings are great days for the community to come along and celebrate.” But Mr O’Sullivan remained optimistic. “We do not believe the survival of the club is under threat. Our challenge is to make the club thrive as well as survive,” he said. He said the club offers a venue for peo-
Tough race: South Gippsland Shire Councillor Mohya Davies discusses the future of the Stony Creek Racing Club with club president Paul O’Sullivan. ple to socialise, with up to 2500 fans attending major race days. The club also benefits community groups that assist on race days as these groups are paid for their efforts. The club distributes $15,000 to community groups each season. The club has made staffing changes to save money and no longer pays a chief executive officer. The committee of 13 volunteers employs three part-time staff who are responsible for day to day operations. “We are trying to work with Country Racing Victoria to try and improve our situation. This coming year, we think we are in a reasonably sound financial situation,” Mr O’Sullivan said. Some trainers have moved to Pakenham and others are likely to retire. During the club’s heydays in the 1980s, 36 trainers were based at Stony Creek. Now there are six. Cr Nigel Hutchison-Brooks wondered if the club’s facilities could be shared more widely with the community.
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The offender was also interviewed for possessing LSD. The male’s licence was immediately cancelled, and he was charged and bailed to appear at Korumburra Magistrates Court in November to face numerous driving and drug offences. “The message is clearly not getting through to some members of the South Gippsland community as this was the fourth drink driver detected in the last week over .15,” Acting Senior Sergeant Glenn Birt said.
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Column 7 GARDENERS are gearing up for this year’s big Leongatha daffodil and flower show. With the weather slowly improving and the later date, September 11-13, it should be a magnificent display. Schedules are available around town for anyone wanting to enter
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a three week period. During the last few visits, students interviewed residents as part of their class investigative history project. The residents have shown a keen interest in this activity as they have clear memories of the ‘olden days’ and became animated in sharing their experiences with the children. The staff at Prom Country House have been delighted to see residents take an interest in the history project. SEVERAL students from Foster Primary School performed at the South Gippsland Festival of One Act plays held in Foster recently. The students performed a mime play called The Park, which they had been rehearsing for the last few months. The cast featured Etosha and Zara Shipley, Jack Timms and Emily Ray. They were joined by Lucy Spooner from Fish Creek. The cast was congratulated by many in the audience and by the adjudicator. Zara was awarded a best actor award and Jack Timms’ characterisation of The Tramp received special praise. CHILDREN at Korumburra Primary School have been learning about the colourful art works of Aboriginal artist and designer Bronwyn Bancroft. She has illustrated several award winning children’s books and exhibited around the world. Students created their own indigenous artworks too. This week, Grade 4 students will enjoy the annual camp at Allambee adventure camp, riding billy carts, partaking in archery, and having fun on the giant swing, low ropes course, abseiling wall and a massive flying fox. C O N G R AT U L A TIONS to the grades 3/4 girls and boys basketball teams from Bass Valley Primary School at Corinella that participated in the district basketball competition at San Remo recently. The girls team improved with every match and the boys finished first.
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Happy movie-goer: runner-up prize winner Jaqui Findlay won a DVD prize pack in the My Cinema Premiere Last Cab to Darwin promotion.
Terry wins Darwin trip STADIUM 4 Cinema, Leongatha is delighted to announce the major prize winner of the My Cinema Premiere Last Cab to Darwin promotion.
The competition was brought to Leongatha by the Independent Cinema Association of Australia (ICAA) and Icon Films – Win a Trip for Two to Darwin. The movie starring Michael Caton and Jacki Weaver is the first film released as a My Cinema Premiere event. The film is an Australian drama/comedy and is based on the true story of taxi driver Max Bell who was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer in the early 1990s. Congratulations to Terry Hendrikx from San Remo who entered the competition after attending the premiere
Northern holiday: Stadium 4 Cinema general major Michael Kirk (left) with Terry Hendrikx who won a $5000 trip for two to Darwin in the My Cinema Premiere Last Cab to Darwin promotion. at Stadium 4 Cinema, Leongatha on Saturday, August 1. “The movie was fantastic. We really loved it,” he said after winning a $5000 trip for two to Darwin. On hearing the news of his win, he added, “I’m wrapt. I’m sure I’ve never won anything before. I’m
just coming to grips with this”. Congratulations also to the runner-up prize winner, Jaqui Findlay from Leongatha, who won an Australian films DVD prize pack valued at $89.95 and an official Last Cab to Darwin towel.
Play time: children from Welshpool Playgroup visited their friends at Welshpool and District Primary School last Wednesday. They were able to enjoy recess with the primary school students. In the afternoon they made kite fish with Ms Ellard.
Bank offers opportunity A GROUP of lucky young people are set to participate in a lifechanging leadership camp thanks to the support of Bendigo Bank. The Leongatha Branch of Bendigo Bank is sponsoring a Year 9 student from Leongatha Secondary School to attend Camp Awakenings this weekend. Branch manager Ken Lester said the sponsorship was part of Leongatha branch’s commitment to empowering young people in Gippsland. “Camp Awakenings is an Australian youth development program for Year 9 students. The camp provides its participants with a supportive environment to grow and develop,” Mr Lester said. “We want to give our youth the best opportunity so they can become the next generation of leaders in our community. Camp Awakenings is focussed on building support networks for the participants through friendship and trust.” The Leongatha branch’s support is part of a two-year partnership between Bendigo
Bank and the Rotary Youth program Camp Awakenings, with support from the Rotary Club of Aspendale. As part of the partnership,around 30 Bendigo Bank branches will sponsor 50 students to attend the camp at Cave Hill Creek campsite at Beaufort near Ballarat. Camp Awakenings director Michael Weiser said the camp runs over three days and focuses on students with leadership potential. “During this time, the students participate in team building activities, as well as attend various sessions and presentations on youth related issues. They are challenged physically, mentally and emotionally throughout the program,” he said. “Through self-belief, self-respect, a positive attitude and motivation, the participants develop and harness methods, tools and skills to counter the challenges faced by today’s youth. All participants learn and benefit from the camp in their own unique way.” For more information about Camp Awakenings, visit the website, www.campawakenings.com.au.
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OPINIONS
Budget caution
I LIKE the idea reported in The Star of August 18 of a “participatory budgeting process to deliver capital works” proposed by our South Gippsland Shire. It’s proposed nominated communities be responsible for determining how $400,000 is spent in their communities next year. If successful, the idea could be extended to more areas of expenditure and more communities to determine how their rates are spent. The article reports “it is anticipated the additional expenditure of $1.6 million will be found within the existing resources of the long term financial plan”. This must be the case and not an additional impost on ratepayers. The other concern is the money not be a vote buying exercise, as the councillor’s discretionary funds may be viewed.
Steve Finlay, Leongatha.
Just listen TONY Abbott would label me an “environmental vigilante”. I am not directly affected by a giant hole in the ground in Queensland or Leongatha South, or a gas well in Seaspray but I am concerned about the wellbeing of our country. There’s a recurring theme that if you disagree, you’re not part of the team and will be marginalised. The impact of a tip or a coalmine isn’t limited to the
adjacent property. It affects everyone down wind, downstream and down the road. Every citizen needs be able to express their concerns, even if they are at odds with a prime minister or a premier. Due process needs to be followed. Governments should let people do what they are legally entitled to do and accept the decisions of the appropriate authority. It’s the law, not “lawfare”. Local people need to have input into this process. One of the lessons of the Gippsland South by-election was that people will vote for candidates who reflect their values. One independent gained 10 per cent of the vote at the Korumburra booth due to the absence of a Labor candidate and a marked drop in votes for the incumbent party. People crave local consultation. The establishment of the South Gippsland ALP branch will open up debate and help locals gain a voice. Active representatives, such as Harriet Shing, who consult widely with this constituency, are a breath of fresh air. We need to ensure our values are reflected in the actions of our government and that we get a fair go.
Geoff Ellis, Wattle Bank.
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By all accounts, a lovely day at the early part of winter in Bass Coast. Nearing 5.30 pm, in rooms at the Bass Coast Shire Council offices, a group of half a dozen people readied themselves to present budget submissions to council. Each of them a Bass Coast ratepayer. Each of them to question the proposed budget and suggest changes to it. Once proceedings got underway, we each made our pitch to councillors. Some submitters criticised the confusing way information was presented to ratepayers, describing it as spin. Others questioned the accuracy of budget figures. Some criticised council for inefficient use of ratepayer monies. Les Larke presented a strong submission, along with a petition of more than 1000 signatures, calling for urgent improvements to the Wonthaggi cemetery. My own submission was that council’s proposal to increase residential rates by a staggering 8.2 per cent was unreasonable, excessive, and unjustifiable, and that it should be reduced to a more reasonable 2.5 per cent. In brief the main points in my submission were: 1. these councillors know that average resident ratepayers of Bass Coast are not financially equipped to withstand this rate in-
crease. Their own budget says so; 2. the CPI through the year December quarter 2015 was 1.7 per cent; 3. the forecast state-wide CPI is 2.5 per cent for the year ahead; 4. updated ABS data shows the March inflation rate was just 1.3 per cent; 5. the Long Term Financial Plan shows council is prepared to allow employee costs to increase at a rate of 3.5 per cent per annum, more than double the current CPI level; 6. the State Government instructs councils to cap rate rises to CPI from 2016; and 7. the Minister for Local Government is quoted as saying, “Councils need to put a stop to over the top executive pay rises and needless waste”. And so we each gave our submissions to councillors, hopeful we may have persuaded them to amend their budget in order to make it fairer for all ratepayers. As we left the shire offices later that evening, we were greeted by a chill winter wind. It was a portent for the response we would later receive from councillors in regard to our submissions. There would be no significant change to their budget. On page 15 under the heading of “Budget Principles”, these councillors declared “existing fees and charges to be increased in line with CPI or
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market levels”. Yet they’ve imposed a residential rate increase of nearly six times the current inflation rate! Despite this declared budget principle, it is clearly evident they gave little consideration, if any at all, to the current inflation rate. Since that evening, mayor Cr Kimberley Brown has written to those who had made submissions. In her letter she said that council was impressed by the time and effort taken by submitters. Well that’s fine, I’m sure, but given council has not adopted a single substantive part of any of the submissions, it appears these councillors were clearly unimpressed by the content of the submissions. Yippee! We got an elephant stamp for time and effort, but in reality, our efforts were in fact a complete waste of time. Council’s unwillingness to adopt any of the submissions makes it apparent to me the evening was little more than a charade necessary to meet the requirements of the Local Government Act. There was no point in any of the submitters presenting their case. Our time would have been better spent just staying at home with our families. In addition to the outrageous six times CPI residential rate increase, their Long Term Financial Plan shows they’re planning to slug ratepayers with per-annum
tax increases of more than three times CPI for the next decade, regardless of the CPI rate cap. It’s long overdue that this council started living within ratepayers’ means. As we all know, elections for Local Government representatives will be held next year. It is my sincere hope next year we will see alternative candidates step forward to offer themselves for service. Candidates who will pledge to hold increases in rates and charges closely to the inflation rate. Candidates who will also pledge to increase the transparency of all of council’s financial transactions. Candidates who will rebuild trust with the community. In other words, councillors who will act with rigorous fiscal discipline and transparency. Finally, I will commend the one councillor who I believe took a principled stance against this budget. That is Cr Jordan Crugnale. Cr Crugnale not only voted against the budget, but also called for a division on the vote. In calling for the division, Cr Crugnale has exposed councillor voting positions to the harsh light of day. Ratepayers are now clearly able to identify those councillors who supported this outrageous budget and those who did not.
Kevin Griffin, Inverloch.
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Would you use the train service if it returned to Leongatha?
E D I T O R I A L Knuckle down for landfill campaign THE message was clear: don’t dump here. A passionate crowd braved the winter chill to fill the former Leongatha South Primary School on the evening of Monday, August 17. They were there to oppose the landfill proposed for Leongatha South, located in a former quarry and to be a dumping ground for household, commercial and industrial rubbish from Melbourne. Residents of Koonwarra were there, adamant the 40 extra trucks the dump could bring through their town would spoil the town’s business community and the country lifestyle residents enjoy. The proposal was initiated by French company Veolia in response to the Melbourne Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group calling for expressions of interest for proposals for disposing of rubbish from the growing metro area. The Leongatha South proposal would cater for rubbish from the City of Greater Dandenong and Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. The waste recovery group should do the South Gippsland community a favour and fast-track a decision on whether or not this proposal has any chance of eventually coming to fruition, given the significant amount of community anxiety about the project. Veolia will be in the region again this week talking to stakeholders and must do everything possible to modify the proposal to reflect the community’s concerns about this matter. Ideally the community would like Melbourne to deal with its rubbish closer to home, but if this project is to ever eventuate, the risk and impacts on the public, the environment and agriculture must be minimal. In the mean time, anyone concerned about this landfill is urged to join the Facebook page, Dump the Dump, attend public forums and voice their concerns at every opportunity.
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“Yes. People like my Mum would definitely benefit from the return of trains; they are warmer and easier to get on and off of.” David Hoy, Leongatha.
“I rarely use trains so probably not. While I think it’s a good idea I don’t think it will get used enough.” Frank Arndt, Leongatha.
“Yes, absolutely. I think it’s a great idea to bring it back.” Michelle Smith, Leongatha.
“Yes. I tend to drive but if I had to choose I would pick travelling by train rather than bus.” Tona O’Connor, Leongatha.
Council to shake up flood rules SOME landowners will win and others will lose as a result of planning changes in South Gippsland that will overhaul flood controls, council announced last week. South Gippsland Shire Council will exhibit a planning scheme amendment from August 31 that seeks to reduce planning controls relating to flooding. Council intends Amendment C81 - Land Subject to Inundation Overlay will apply practical planning controls to land that is subject to inundation from waterways and the coast. The amendment, which is a joint project between council and the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA), will potentially remove hundreds of lots from inundation controls. Other landowners will find that under the proposed amendment, only the land likely to be affected by inundation will have planning controls applied. Presently in many areas, if part of a lot is subject to inundation, controls are applied across the entire property. But some coastal townships that have
not previously been subject to inundation controls will have some applied under the new amendment. This includes Port Welshpool, Sandy Point, Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay townships, but council hopes the impacts for landowners in these areas would be minimal. “Council and the WGCMA are working together to make sure the South Gippsland Planning Scheme accurately identifies land that is likely to be subject to inland and coastal inundation both now and into the future,” Paul Stampton, council’s planning manager, said. “This is important to protect people and property in times of increasing climatic instability and rising sea levels.” Amendment C81 provides a consistent approach to inundation controls across South Gippsland and ensures these are applied logically and fairly. “The amendment does not stop anybody from building a house in a coastal township where inundation controls were not previously applied,” Mr Stampton said. “If you build the habitable areas of your new house above the flood level, the LSIO
won’t even trigger the need for a planning permit. This is a common sense approach to planning for flooding and protects the ability of landowners in township areas to build a dwelling on their land.” Another benefit of the proposed amendment is more planning exemptions are included, meaning permits may not be required for a range of building works and some farming and residential activities. This should also result in fewer planning permits being lodged at council. The amendment considers rising sea levels until the year 2100. Information regarding Amendment C81 will available on council’s website and at exhibition points across South Gippsland, next week. Drop in sessions will be held in Tarwin Lower, Sandy Point, Port Welshpool and Leongatha to provide an opportunity for further review. Details can be found on council’s website. Landowners affected by the proposed LSIO will be provided postal notification of the amendment at the start of September. The exhibition period runs from August 31 until October 16.
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Council battles pokies expense By Tayla Kershaw BASS Coast Shire Council deputy mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale is at the forefront of combating gambling issues in the district. With her encouragement, council is now a founding member of the Alliance for Gambling Reform. “The alliance is a newly formed national collaboration of organisations including councils, which has grown from the Enough Pokies campaign,” Cr Crugnale said. Statistics from the Responsible Gambling Foundation flagged $6.5 million in expenditure on electronic gaming machines in Bass Coast between 2013 and 2014. According to Cr Crugnale, 20.4 per cent of the world’s pokies are in Australia, amounting to $16 billion lost. The alliance aims to put a virtual speed limit on pokies machines, offer staff training and remove machines from retail precincts. Cr Phil Wright said becoming a founding member of the alliance sent a message of responsibility. “When we were elected in 2012 we decided to give a permit to a venue on Phillip Island, which has normalised pokies in a bad way,” he said. “This is a way to go back, say this decision probably wasn’t the best, and act responsibly.” Cr Andrew Phillips said it was difficult to decide what was best for the community, but ultimately voted in favour of the alliance, as money is often taken from people on low incomes. Problem gambling affects people of all age groups and backgrounds, but the high risk age group is between 18 and 30. “Risk is complex. Risk is both an individual and community factor. There is some evidence that low social capital might be a risk factor for both individuals and communities,” a Responsible Gambling Foundation spokesperson said. “Accessibility to gambling, in both the physical and digital sense, is also a factor.” The Responsible Gambling Foundation said there were plenty of alternative entertainment options in the community, including sports facilities. Cr Crugnale said reducing harm in Bass Coast would be worthwhile. “The significant social cost of problem gambling – estimated to be at least $4.7 billion a year – means even modest policy measures will be worthwhile,” she said. “Becoming a founding member of the alliance complements the work we are currently undertaking in our gaming machine policy and our broader vision for harm reduction.”
Ball warms Wonthaggi winter YOUNG couples were the centre of attention at the Wonthaggi Winter deb ball held on Saturday, August 15 at the Wonthaggi Workmens Club. Back, from left, Oliver Andrighetto, Ethan Bath, Matthew Morgan. Middle, from left, Alix Emery, Joshua Warren, Jessica O’Dea, Louise Parkes, Shayne Anderson, Zac Higgins, Nicholas Dobbie. Front, from left, Ashleigh Simpson, Georgian Emery, dance instructors Ryan Kerr and Renee Castelluccio of Marshere Dance Studios, Lauren Broesder, Matise Savannah. Flower girls, Jade and Sian Hursey. Photo courtesy of Foons Photographics.
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A Maze ‘N Things wins title By Tayla Kershaw A MAZE ‘N Things was crowned Bass Coast Business of the Year following a presentation dinner on Friday night (August 21).
Retail success: Brad and Dee Connell (centre) from Connell’s Bakery, Wonthaggi, received a People’s Choice award for Retail Excellence. They are pictured with Bass Coast mayor Cr Kimberley Brown (left) and sponsor Gavan O’Connor from Super Pages (right).
Quality service: Anchor Belle Holiday Park representatives Brad Wolfenden and Amy James (centre) were congratulated by Bass Coast mayor Cr Kimberley Brown (left) and sponsor Gavan O’Connor from Super Pages (right) for receiving a People’s Choice award for hospitality.
Tourist hotspot: Bass Coast mayor Cr Kimberley Brown (left) and sponsor Gavan O’Connor from Super Pages (right) presented Adam Fraser and Kylie Rowe from Rhyll Trout and Bush Tucker Farm with the People’s Choice Tourism/Attraction award.
Bass Coast’s finest: from left, Chris Williams, Fiona Fleming, Lisa McClare and Kim Cambridge represented the Wonthaggi Newsagency at the Bass Coast Business Awards on Friday night.
The business also took home the Business Excellence 6+ Employees award. Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Kimberley Brown said judges were impressed with A Maze ‘N Things’ comprehensive marketing strategy plan, commitment to professional development for staff, extensive product research and development, and commitment to continuous improvement within the business. Sargeants Conveyancing Bass Coast was named the 2015 Bass Coast People’s Choice Business of the Year and also won the People’s Choice Award for Professional Services for the fifth year running. “I’d like to congratulate A Maze ‘N Things and Sargeants Conveyancing Bass Coast, as well as all of the award winners and finalists,” Cr Brown said. “It’s fantastic to see interest growing in the awards each year, with a significant 30 per cent increase in entries compared to previous years.” My 24/7 Gym, San Remo, won the Business Excellence 0-5 Employees award. Sargeants Conveyancing Bass Coast was runner-up.
The runner-up for the Business Excellence 6+ Employees award was Maru Koala and Animal Park, Grantville. The Marketing and Promotion award was received by 2014 overall winners Wildlife Coast Cruises, Cowes. Connell’s Bakery, Wonthaggi, was runner-up. The New Business award was presented to the Shearing Shed, Phillip Island, and Mark Farmer Financial Solutions, Wonthaggi, was runner-up. San Remo Licensed Supermarket received the Environment and Sustainability award, and Inverloch Supermarket was runner-up. The Good Access and Good Business award was given to Maru Koala and Animal Park, Grantville. Philllip Island Tenpin Bowling and Entertainment Centre came second. People’s Choice award were presented to Aromatherapy in Action, Cowes (Health and Lifestyle award), Anchor Belle Holiday Park, Cowes (Hospitality award), Sargents Conveyancing Bass Coast (Professional Services award), Connell’s Bakery, Wonthaggi (Retail Business award), Rhyll Trout and Bush Tucker Farm (Tourism/Attraction award) and Chase Computers Bass Coast (Trades/Services award). The presentation dinner was held at RACV Inverloch Resort and was attended by 127 representatives from a wide range of Bass Coast businesses. Council was represented by Cr Brown, deputy mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale and Cr Bradley Drew. Bass MLA Brian Paynter also attended.
Three time champs: Bass Coast mayor Cr Kimberley Brown (left) and sponsor Gavan O’Connor from Super Pages (right) congratulated the Sargents Conveyancing Bass Coast team, from left, Lucy Camenzuli, Chelsie Pearson, David Egan and Karen Egan on receiving Bass Coast People’s Choice Business of the Year, People’s Choice for Professional Services and runner-up for the Business Excellence 0-5 Employees award.
Employees praised: A Maze ‘N Things won Bass Coast Business of the Year 2015 and the Business Excellence 6+ Employees award at the Bass Coast Business Awards on Friday night. Front, from left is Sandra Hadren, Dawn Currie, Wendy Hopkins, Wendy White, Jeanneth Mitchell, Debbie Schoneville, Jill Boyce, Holly Egan. Back, from left, Bass Coast mayor Cr Kimberley Brown, Geoff Moed, Sandy Bell, sponsor from Super Pages Gavan O’Connor and Ian Bell-Tower.
Environmentally friendly: San Remo Licensed Supermarket received the Environment and Sustainability award. Pictured, from left, is Bass Coast mayor Cr Kimberley Brown, Matthew Wright, Matt Synan, Linda Davis, Shayne Crawford, Sally Sterling, Annie Hart and Kylie White from Westernport Water.
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Food for all on the estate KORUMBURRA'S industrial estate has a new resident.
Aiming high: feeling upbeat after telling South Gippsland Shire Council of a grand plan for the Koonwarra Recreation Reserve were, from left, Jodie Arnup of the Koonwarra-Leongatha RSL Cricket Club, reserve president Dane Hawley and Michelle Harris of Hands On Community Solutions, who prepared a master plan for the reserve.
The Sanders St. Takeaway food cafe has opened. Audrey Hadow's new business began on Monday and is set to fill a growing market as the industrial estate grows. Ideally located at the entrance to the estate and set back but with a highway frontage, the north facing cafe is bright and sunlit and has ample parking. With the expanding industrial estate work force in mind, the cafe is open seven days a week, 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 11am to 8pm Saturday and Sunday.
The shop also provides a new base for the Korumburra Food Van which has, until now, operated fromAudrey's home kitchen. On the menu are all the traditional favourite snacks and meals such as dim sims and nuggets, fish and chips, souvlaki, steak sandwiches, hamburgers and pasta meals. Meal deals are available such as the seafood lunch pack which tempts with one seafood stick, two calamari rings, two scallops, three salt and pepper squid pieces, chips and a can of soft drink for $13.50. A lunch pack serving a piece of flake, a potato cake, dim sim, chips
and a can of soft drink is $9.90. There are also sandwiches, cakes and slices and of course, coffee. Audrey's husband Graeme is right behind the new business venture and has organised an Ausrotary Car Club event for September 12 to support the opening of the new business. “We are expecting anywhere from 20 up to 100 cars. Numbers won't be finalised for a while but there will be race cars on display and 90 percent of the club membership drive show cars, so it will be a must see for local car enthusiasts to visit while the drivers are here for lunch,” he said.
Koonwarra dream By Brad Lester MAJOR improvements are proposed for the Koonwarra Recreation Reserve that will make the gem shine brighter. The committee of management last Wednesday told South Gippsland Shire Council of the new reserve master plan, with visions to improve drainage, enhance the oval surface and add irrigation to permit greater use of the oval during summer. At the moment, the oval is often too wet to be used before Christmas due to poor drainage and once summer heat arrives, the oval cracks. Buildings will be upgraded, keeping in line with the olde world theme of the reserve, and the tennis courts improved. “It will be a real jewel to see,” reserve president Dane Hawley said. The reserve is largely used by the Koonwarra-Leongatha RSL Cricket Club, but also
shared by the Koonwarra Tennis Club, Leongatha and District Cricket Association’s women’s cricket team, Koonwarra CFA, Stony Creek Football Netball Club, and also by walkers, picnickers, and for weddings and family gatherings. The cricket club’s Jodie Arnup said the club had received funding from council and Cricket Victoria to begin stage one of a project to improve the practice nets, adding a third net and enhancing the existing surfaces. Cr Jim Fawcett urged the reserve committee to strengthen links with the Great Southern Rail Trail that passes by. He said the reserve could be a staging point for horse riders embarking on a trail ride, particularly once bridges over the Tarwin River are completed, enabling the trail to continue to Meeniyan. Mr Hawley said the committee had identified a suitable area for horse float parking but was concerned about allowing horses onto the oval for fear of damaging the surface.
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Coal Creek eyes success COAL Creek Community Park and Museum was presented with its Tidy Towns certificates last week after being named finalists in two categories in the Sustainable Communities Awards. The Korumburra park’s inaugural GeekFest event was recognised in the
community action leadership category and the restoration of the Count Strzelecki steam train was a finalist in the cultural heritage category. The park has been a finalist in numerous categories for the last eight years, but has not been able to take home the trophy. Maybe this is its lucky year. Winners will be announced in October.
To be remodelled: from left, Bass Coast Shire Council’s coordinator for recreation and culture Mark Lindsay and musical director Kirk Skinner are thrilled plans to refit and renovate the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre are advancing.
Arts centre to be revamped By Tayla Kershaw THE Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre is due for a makeover. An exciting public consultation session will be held tonight (August 25) to discuss the future of arts in Bass Coast. “We are undertaking a business study to find out what we can do to give the arts centre a lift,” Bass Coast Shire Council’s coordinator for recreation and culture Mark Lindsay said. The arts centre was initially opened in 1982 and the community has decided it is in need of vibrancy. “We want the arts centre to become the jewel in the crown of council’s assets,” musical director Kirk Skinner. “This is a building people value, but it’s getting tired and needs a makeover.” Expert consultants will be present at the meeting, and decisions will be guided by different models akin to the models used for art centres in Warragul, Traralgon and Sale. “I was amazed by the set up in Sale. When we discuss the future of the arts centre, we will choose a model that best fits the area, but will incorporate aspects of other centres,” Mr Lindsay said. Mr Skinner said the key factor in the makeover would be community involvement. “This will factor into the sustainability and the long term use of the facility,” he said. Ideas to improve the functionality and usage of the facility including the addition of meeting rooms, studios,
technology training and black box theatre for more intimate productions. “There is so much talent in Bass Coast. When we can put on shows like Pippin and the dance concerts at the end of the year, you can see the talent in our area is absolute,” Mr Lindsay said. “We also have a passionate film group in Bass Coast with a strong following. This potential refit and renovation is significant, as it will help to facilitate all community groups.” The refit may allow the foyer to be used as an exhibition area and will allow community groups to use the art centre as a whole. “A large percentage of the community is passionate about this building and its use,” Mr Skinner said. “We have a highly sophisticated community with incredible emerging talent. This renovation will bring considerable benefit, which can’t be underestimated.” Local businesses will also reap the benefits of the remade art centre. The streets of Wonthaggi can become quiet during the night, but the renovation and increased usage is expected to liven up the township. Leading attendees at tonight’s consultation will be preeminent experts Wendy Dustan and James Buick. They said the arts centre was a valued community asset and any future plans must reflect the views of those who use it now and those who would like to use it in the future, including patrons, hirers, schools, arts groups and the broader community. Staged at the arts centre from 6.30pm until 9pm, this evening will inform a recommendation to be presented to council at its meeting in October.
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Historic hopes: Coal Creek Community Park and Museum staff celebrate the park’s nominations in the Tidy Towns awards this year. From left, Gary Mogford (Tidy Towns), park education program leader Emma Fellows-Cooke, park coordinator Rowena Ashley, park curatorial officer Zoe Sargant and park maintenance team leader Bill Reynolds.
Reserve safer THE recent removal of a large, old ornamental tree has made the Leongatha Recreation Reserve safer. The reserve committee, a group of committed volunteers who manage the reserve, became concerned about the tree due to its size, age and visible signs of decay. A grant from the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) allowed a thorough assessment of the tree and, when it was deemed dangerous, its removal. DELWP senior property officer Paul Boskma said: “The committee has an important role in keeping the reserve safe. It is responsible for undertaking regular risk assessments to identify hazards such as dangerous trees. “DELWP assists committees of man-
agement in minimising the risk of public injury on their reserves. Providing funds through the Public Safety on Public Land - Minor Grants Program is a practical way DELWP offers assistance.” The funds were used to engage a tree maintenance contractor to inspect the tree, assess the risk to public safety and to undertake the removal that was recommended. “Years ago a large bolt had been installed in the fork of the tree to prevent further separation of the main branches. As the tree was removed it was revealed that the inside of the tree had rotted out due to infiltration of water,” Mr Boskma said. Leongatha Reserve Committee secretary Frank Dekker said, “The committee is grateful for the timely assistance of the DELWP.”
Mayor’s message Cr Jeanette Harding WHEN driving through South Gippsland last week, I couldn’t help but notice the spectacular wattle dotted across the Foster North hills and all the way to Meeniyan. Driving into Leongatha was also a colourful affair, as the daffodils were in bloom – a colourful reminder that spring is just around the corner. Let’s hope the flowers remain in bloom for the Australian National Daffodil Championships and 59th Daffodil and Flora Show to be held on September 11-13. The beautiful scenery also reminded me how precious our countryside is and how careful council must to be when making decisions that could impact upon it. Lately, I have made a number of statements that I am concerned about the waste disposal facility proposed for Leongatha South and I stand by them. The slogan for South Gippsland is “Come for the beauty, Stay for the lifestyle” and we need to ensure we carefully consider developments that could compromise these attributes. Concern regarding the project is not just felt in Leongatha but is reflected across South Gippsland. An application is not expected for a number of months but it is good that conversation regarding the proposal has already started. Last Wednesday I was pleased to attend
a citizenship ceremony to welcome 12 new Australian citizens into our community. Acquiring citizenship is a momentous occasion for the participants. It means taking an oath to become part of our nation and embracing certain responsibilities, like the right to vote. Sometimes, I think the importance of citizenship ceremonies is not acknowledged enough. At each ceremony I attend, I am overwhelmed by the reverence people have towards the day. At a recent ceremony I was chatting to a young girl dressed in a beautiful sari and she told me her mother had made it to match hers, especially for the occasion. It showed me just how important the ceremony was for the girl’s entire family. I was also pleased to see a change in the citizenship ceremony format last week. Images depicting Australian landscapes and natural icons were displayed prominently on screen and participants gave their oaths individually rather than in a group. I felt this gave the ceremony added depth, feeling and importance, which it so justly deserves. I would like to acknowledge Audrey Waddington from council for organising the ceremony and initiating the format change. I would also like to, once again, welcome our newest citizens into the South Gippsland community.
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Give hope to cancer sufferers By Brad Lester
Phillips said. “You just have to be there for people.” The daffodil is a symbol of hope, chosen as it is often the first flower to bloom in spring. And hope is what Ms Phillips has. “The research that has been done and the changes in improvements of the treatment of cancer have been incredible,” she said. “Cancers that were considered untreatable 40 years ago are now being treated and the more research we have, the better it will get. “It’s certainly not a death sentence anymore.” Cancer Council Victoria’s head of fundraising Andrew Buchanan said the organisation would not be able to continue its work in the fight against cancer without the generosity of Victorians. “Daffodil Day is a fantastic opportunity for everyone, no matter who you are, to contribute to and support the 81 Victorians diagnosed with cancer every single day of the year,” he said. “With one in three Victorians diagnosed with cancer by the age of 75, we will all be affected by the disease in some way. Daffodil Day is an easy but meaningful way to make a real difference and show your support anyone in your life affected by cancer, whether it’s a family member, friend or colleague.” In addition to supporting the Cancer Council, Lions also runs its own cancer research programs. These include the Lions Childhood Cancer Research Program, to research all kinds of children’s cancers; You Are My Sunshine (YAMS), dedicated to research into neuroblastoma, a nasty cancer of the eye that affects infants and small children; and the Lions Prostate Cancer Research Program that targets prostate cancer in men.
AN average 15 people were diagnosed with cancer every month in South Gippsland Shire last year. During 2014 alone, 184 people were told they had cancer. In neighbouring Bass Coast shire, 249 people were diagnosed with the life threatening disease during the same period. This Friday, August 28 is Daffodil Day, the Cancer Council’s major fundraiser towards research that will improve mortality rates for cancer sufferers and raise awareness that cancer can be prevented. The campaign is working, with the five year cancer survival rate increasing from 48 to 67 per cent from 1988-2012. Yet the number of new cancer diagnoses in Victoria is expected to rise to 43,000 by 2025. The Cancer Council is now selling merchandise across South Gippsland and the Wonthaggi Lions Club will have a stall at Wonthaggi Plaza this Friday. Badges, pens, teddy bears and balls will be sold for the cause. Secretary Georgi Phillips has had family and friends fight cancer. Three friends were diagnosed within a month of each other. “Cancer is no respecter of people, whatever age, male or female, whether you are rich or poor. Anyone can get cancer and it comes out of the blue,” she said. As a retired nurse, Ms Phillips has witnessed the devastation of cancer firsthand. “Some people fight and other people just cave in. It can be heartbreaking and particularly difficult for children,” Ms
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Callout for future leaders THE Gippsland Community Leadership Program (GCLP) is looking for the next generation of community and business leaders to take on the program for 2016.
Generations of Gippsland leadership: from left, Daniel Garlick, Jarvis Weston, Belinda Brennan, Jenny Kamage and project manager Barry Rogers at the Gippsland Community Leadership Program recruitment day at Leongatha.
Rail trail countdown By Brad Lester
THE missing link in the Great Southern Rail Trail is on schedule to be completed by December this year. Three new look bridges will enable walkers, cyclists and horse riders to travel on the rail trail from Koonwarra to Meeniyan, thereby creating a trail spanning from Leongatha to Welshpool. That was a highlight of a presentation last Wednesday about South Gippsland Shire Council’s successful capital works program during the 2014-15 year. John Moylan, council’s manager of assets and engineering, said his team of five had completed 38 projects and programs worth $7.5 million, spanning from roads and drain-
age, to footpaths. Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks was most impressed. “To do that amount of work with a team of five and nearly all of that coming in under budget and on time is a phenomenal achievement,” he said. Other projects completed were: • Allambee Estate bridge. New concrete bridge replaced a timber bridge in poor condition; • new public toilets at Yanakie, Fish Creek and Toora. To be completed this month due to delays resulting from septic system approvals and power supply problems; • new lighting for Mirboo North Soccer Club; • new playground, hall works, car park works and tree removal at Yanakie Recreation Reserve; • new playground and paths at Meeniyan Recreation Reserve. New
skate park by September; • Korumburra Bowls Club synthetic green; • Korumburra Training Centre of Excellence, an indoor training facility for cricket and golf; • road resurfacing at Watsons Road and Tilson Court, Leongatha; • sealing and kerb and channeling at Gray Street, Leongatha, and Station Street, Korumburra; • rehabilitation of Loch-Poowong Road, Loch, and Henrys Road, Nyora; • completion of cap of cells one and two at Koonwarra landfill; • reconstruction of Victory Avenue, Foster; and • numerous footpath works. The Mirboo North netball courts will be resurfaced by the end of 2015 due to a delay because of concerns regarding underlying fill material.
Stories of hope from Nepal ST Peter’s Anglican Church Leongatha was filled with visitors from far and wide for the Rescued from Slavery presentation recently. The evening was hosted by eight Nepali girls who escaped slavery and now work to raise awareness for the 30 to 34 million slaves still incarcerated today. Having been held captive throughout different stages of their childhood, the girls now aged 17 to 19 were rescued by a humanitarian group dedicated to rehabilitating child slaves back into society through education and safe housing.
Throughout the evening, the girls spoke of their traumatic experiences in the captivity of a Nepalese brothel. Some were taken as children while others were sold by their relatives. Dressed in traditional national costume, the girls performed dances depicting their journey towards freedom. The rescue mission that saved the girls was sponsored by a vast number of humanitarian organisations including Transform the Nations, the selected recipient of funds raised by St Peter’s Anglican Church Leongatha. Transform the Nations aids the rescue of children from slavery while offering rehabilitation through providing education, chaplaincy, vocational train-
ing, financing and accommodation. Sue Toohill of St Peter’s Anglican Church Leongatha said the Rescued by Slavery event was a major success. “It was heartbreaking and tragic to hear what the girls have been through. We were all brought to tears. However it served as a message of hope that together we can make a difference,” Mrs Toohill said. “If we all help by giving there is a chance for many more children to be rescued and educated.” So far St Peter’s has raised $6000 for Transform the Nations. Anybody wishing to contribute a donation can do so at St Peter’s Anglican Church Leongatha at 2 Bruce Street, Leongatha.
Korumburra RSL remembers Lone Pine THE Korumburra RSL subbranch paused to remember the centenary of the famous Lone Pine Battle, during a service at Korumburra’s Coleman Park recently. The August offensive on Gallipoli during World War One was a major attempt by the allied commander General Hamilton to break the stalemate that had occurred since the April 25 landing. This new offensive involved a large scale effort across the entire peninsular, including the landings at Suvla Bay. The battle of Lone Pine was perhaps the most famous battle of that
campaign, if not the entire war, said Perry Neale, Korumburra RSL vice president. However it was one of several battles that started on August 6 and continued into August 9, 1915. During those three days 100 years ago, this district lost 10 men. They fought at places like Hill 971, German Officers Trench, The Nek and of course Lone Pine itself. “The research we have been undertaking to identify our men has placed a whole new perspective on our local military history,” said Tony Moon, who is writing a book about the men whose names are on the Korumburra cenotaph. “To be able to read the names on
Now in its twentieth year, the GCLP has produced almost 500 leaders including Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie from Leongatha, and Victoria Police Commissioner Ken Lay, originally from Korumburra. GCLP lead facilitator Libby Thompson said the program anticipates response from the callout announcement last Tuesday, August 18. “We are looking for people who have a passion and commitment to the region and want to play a role in developing its future,” she said. “GCLP provides a forum for aspiring leaders in the region to share knowledge, skills and experiences with other participants while establishing new networks and engaging in the region’s future development.” Last Wednesday the program came to Leongatha to host a recruitment and information session run by project manager Barry Rogers, who was a member when the program started in 1996. Alumnus from the program, Daniel Garlick, Jenny Kamage and Belinda Brennan also
spoke to prospective members about their experiences within the program over the years. GCLP has an intake of around 25 participants a year, with 15 program days spread across the calendar. Each program day takes participants to a significant location in Gippsland, having liaised with Aboriginal groups, dairy farms, prisons and power plants in the past. “As well as touring through some amazing places around the region, our participants get to speak first hand with some incredible community leaders from around Gippsland, including those at a national level of excellence in their field,” Ms Thompson said. “It’s an inspiring year long journey for participants to develop their own skills, learn more about themselves, each other, and the Gippsland region.” Employers around the region have seen significant benefits in encouraging employees from their organisation each year to apply. Testimonials noted a development in participants’ leadership and communication skills, and a better understanding of Gippsland’s history, community and industry sectors. There are several scholarship positions available for 2016. For employers or potential participants interested in applying, please email info@ gipps.com.au or phone 56233219.
our cenotaph and identify exactly where and when we lost them is a fantastic thing and truly enables us to ‘remember them’.” The service was one of a series of services designed to commemorate the significant battles and campaigns in the next three years. “Next year we will commemorate the battles of Fromelles/Pozieres, followed by Ypres in 2017 and culminating in the centenary of the end of the war on November 11, 2018,” he said. “However, following a planned restoration we are hoping to conduct a re-dedication service. This is to coincide with the launch of our book on the service men listed on our cenotaph.”
Bird box brilliance: from left, Paul Lahn and Les Wakefield stand with their nesting box design from the Leongatha Men’s Shed.
Men’s shed is stronger than ever By Lucy Johnson DESPITE many members escaping the lousy weather for warmer climates, the Leongatha Men’s Shed has remained active this winter. The men’s shed has focused on building a welcoming environment where men with a wide range of skills and experience can meet on a regular basis. Some men just want to come along for a chat and a cup of tea, while others want to help make things or share their wealth of skills and experience with others. With a steady increase in membership and lots to do, members have chosen to meet on Monday afternoons as well as their regular Wednesday afternoon session. The shed opens at 1pm and closes around 4.30pm. Max Wood returned to his presidency following a recent absence. Past president Alan Hoy kept the ball rolling. The Leongatha Men’s Shed has ensured all local men have the opportunity to participate. Member Ken Reid is currently assisting in a project alongside members with a range of disabilities. The group is currently preparing and painting toys for disadvantaged children.
Shed members have also taken transforming recycled materials into functional items. The group has produced a wide range of planter boxes, bird feeders, outdoor bars and garden seats and are also happy to build custom made items on demand. So far the group has received interest in custom compost bins, wood boxes, and coat and scarf racks to name a few. Sale of these goods will directly go towards men’s shed funding to ensure the publicly funded group has a strong future in Leongatha. Men’s shed members Les Wakefield and Paul Lahn have undertaken a new project building bird nesting boxes in response to rapid decline of the native bird population. Dubbed the ‘Rolls Royce’ of nesting boxes, the hutch caters for birds of all sizes including larger natives such as rosellas. The boxes are for sale and can be purchased assembled or in kit form. For further details contact the Leongatha Men’s Shed at lgatha.mens@gmail.com or Max Wood on 5662 3464 and Keith Grey 0427 688 250. Leongatha Men’s Shed meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 1pm to 4.30pm at Community College Gippsland, Horn Street, Leongatha.
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Edible asset for Meeniyan By Sarah Vella THERE are grand plans in Meeniyan to build a community garden and commons area on vacant land next to the Great Southern Rail Trail. The area of land between the lane at the back of the shops and the rail trail has been deemed the most suitable location. The idea of Annemieke Enter and her cousin Fiona Enter, the project is in the planning stages. “We want to incorporate a food forest, with fruit and nut trees and smaller shrubs with vegetable gardens, a sand pit and a edible native garden,” Annemieke said. “We have done some rough plans and have a volunteer landscape designer who will draw them up for us.” Annemieke and Fiona came back from university keen to get something established close to home. “We went to a weekend focussed on sustainability and thought a community garden would work well in Meeniyan,” Annemieke said. “Everyone in Meeniyan has been very enthusiastic and for a young person coming back into the town, it is
very encouraging.” The next step is to confirm permission to use the land, to enable them to plant fruit trees this winter. Once the plans have been finalised, Annemieke said the community garden committee would seek community input. How the community garden will run is yet to be decided. “We are hoping to have a shared herb garden, and some shared vegetable gardens as well as some individual plots,” Annemieke said. “It would be nice if it could be something for the whole community.” Annemieke said they want to start work on the garden as soon as possible, with grant applications already underway. “Funding is the other thing we will need before we get started. We would rather take our time and plan it properly,” she said. “It is really exciting. Everyone on board so far are really enthusiastic, with lots of great ideas.” The long term vision includes using the garden as a community space for workshops, to learn about sustainability, healthy eating and growing fruit and vegetables.
Grand plans: Meeniyan’s Annemieke Enter, left and Leongatha’s Ann Tree are keen to see a community garden developed on land next to the Great Southern Rail Trail in Meeniyan.
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A voice to be heard By Lucy Johnson MARY MacKillop Catholic Regional College students were treated to an inspiring speech and the incredible operatic vocals of Deborah Cheetham recently. Mrs Cheetham, AO, is a world renowned Indigenous Australian soprano, actor, composer and educator who has travelled the world to perform, including France, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Switzerland and Germany. In 2010, Mrs Cheetham performed and directed her own opera Pecan Summer with her company Short Black Opera. The show has gone on to be perhaps the most acclaimed indigenous opera in history, performing at the Sydney Opera House later this year. In 2014, Mrs Cheetham was awarded the for “distinguished service to the performing arts as an opera singer, composer and artistic director, to the development of indigenous artists, and to innovation in performance” Aside from her artistic achievements, Mrs Cheetham has been an out-
An engaging assembly: from left, Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College students Grace Davidson, Kaila Bentvelzen, David McAlpine, guest speaker Deborah Cheetham, Sophie McKenzie-McHarg, Sarah Marshall and Alex Kirkham after receiving an insight into indigenous culture from Ms Cheetham. spoken advocate for indigenous rights. Comprised of senior student leaders, the college’s Student Mission Team has invited a series of guest speakers to present speeches on issues
relevant to the good will of the school. So far guest speakers have discussed asylum seekers and environmental stewardship. Mrs Cheetham said when she was
invited to speak, she did not plan what she was going to discuss as new inequalities for indigenous Australians are frequently brought up in the media. “The plight of indigenous Austra-
lians means we have to be ready to respond to these events all the time.” A member of the Stolen Generation, Mrs Cheetham spoke about the importance of recognising Australia’s history not just in terms of colonisation, but in terms of its rich and ancient past. “Australia’s history is an asset we should be sharing with the whole world,” she said. “With 70,000 years of civilisation, we have the longest continual culture in the world.” Mrs Cheetham urged students to tune into National Indigenous Television (NITV) to gain a better understanding of “seeing television through the lens of an indigenous person.” “It has never been easier to tune in and engage with our culture,” she said. “Fear incarcerates so many indigenous people. We as a nation have been socially engineered to be young forever because nobody is brave enough to grow up.” Mrs Cheetham later performed an indigenous operatic piece to a standing ovation from awestruck students, teachers and guests before answering students’ questions in class.
War story moves on museum stage MINEFIELDS and Miniskirts, the play by Terence O’Connell, attracted sell out crowds to the National Vietnam Veterans Museum on Phillip Island for four performances recently. Expertly directed by Inverloch’s Sophie Cuttriss, who also performed in the play with her talented cast Karen Milkins-Hendry of Wonthaggi Theatrical Group; Julie Thomas of Offshore Theatre, Phillip Island; Kelly Foster, vocal coach and performer; and Amanda Price, foundation member of Phillip Island’s Offshore Theatre. The play was supported by the Wont-
haggi Theatrical Group and completing the small production team were Anne Looney, assistant director Larry Hills who acted as musical director, John Cuttriss, set design, lighting and sound, Louise Adkins, costumes and Anthea Donohue, choreography. The play told the moving story of the Vietnam War through the eyes of the five women performers, four of whom worked in Vietnam in various roles during the war, including the journalist, the volunteer, the veteran’s wife, the entertainer and the nurse. Performing in the museum amongst the many exhibits within the museum, including two full size choppers, provided an atmospheric backdrop and brought home the true horrors of the war.
Jet set education: from left, Sang Ruobing, Zheng Fuleng, Xu Shilei, Wei Yiwen, Chen Jiaqi, Gu Yiwei, Zhi Yifan, Wu Yingting say their final goodbyes at Leongatha Primary School before heading back to Changshu, China.
Leongatha farewells Chinese guests By Lucy Johnson LEONGATHA Primary School students had a wonderful time when students from partnering schools in Changshu, China came to visit recently. Sell out: from left, National Vietnam Veterans Museum president John Methven congratulated Minefields and Miniskirts director and actor Sophie Cuttriss, Kelly Foster, Julie Thomas, Amanda Price and Karen Milkins-Hendry following the opening night of the play at the museum.
The schools are in their fourth year of partnership, whereby students from Changshu Shimei Primary School and Changshu Experimental Primary School visit Gippsland for a week to learn about Victorian culture, industry and environment, after Leongatha students visited Chi-
Murray Goulburn listens MURRAY Goulburn recently announced its application to increase dryer production at its Leongatha factory this year. In a public statement, the company stated it had lodged a submission to increase production from September through to November of this year. The proposal will involve running the dryers to convert milk products into powdered goods for long life duration during peak production
this spring. The company took the opportunity to talk with locals at Evo’s Cafe, Leongatha to answer any queries or concerns recently. Consultants Chris McDeed, Sylvia Filipowicz and Simon Taylor stood with the new Chinese Devondale packaging to promote the major exportation of dried and long life milk products from Devondale Murray Goulburn. Communication projects manager Nicole Devlin said the consultants
were met with positive feedback. “Community members stopped to find out more and all were very positive about Devondale Murray Goulburn’s operations in Leongatha,” she said.
Upping production: from left, Chris McDeed, Sylvia Filipowicz and Simon Taylor were happy to take questions at Evo’s Cafe on behalf of Murray Goulburn in Leongatha.
na at Easter. Leongatha Primary School principal, Rob Higgins said the partnership has been a fantastic opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of Chinese culture. “There has been no major language barrier,” he said. “Fortunately many of the Changshu students speak English, far better than our Chinese. The students have all happily mingled and learned how many similarities Chinese culture has to ours.” The students spent their weekend in Gippsland travelling around the area and learning about the environ-
ment. Changshu students produced a PowerPoint presentation about what they have learned in their time here. These presentations will also be shared with schools in Changshu. “We have had Leongatha families host the Changshu students and we are really grateful for their support. The whole school community has been really happy to support the partnership which will hopefully remain strong for years to come,” Mr Higgins said. “It has been a fantastic opportunity to educate the whole community, not just the students.”
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Getting sorted: a regular volunteer at the Friends of Hillside Lodge Op Shop, Cathy Olsen, sorts through the mountain of used articles that pass through the shop.
Australians have the potential to donate billions of dollars of good quality clothing to charity op shops. Charity op shops have some very committed helpers. Last year, more than 70,000 op shop volunteers performed a variety of roles including collection, sorting, administration, management and fundraising. In 2012, more than 300,000 tonnes of clothing and household goods were donated via charity op shops and collection bins. More than two billion items were sorted, with a significant amount being reused, recycled or upcycled. Jon Dee, founder of National Op Shop Week, said people who support charity op shops are doing the right thing by the environment as well as for people in need. “People are aware op shops provide community welfare programs and choose to shop at op shops also because they support recycling,” Mr Dee said. Many of the items donated to charity op shops are given free to families in need. The remaining items are sold to raise funds for community programs. Most people know you can get good things at op shops for a great price. Op Shop Week is designed to raise public awareness about the importance of donating good quality items to charity stores. By donating to and shopping at op shops, customers are supporting people in the local community who are doing it tough. It’s important you do-
nate responsibly. Charity clothing bins and op shop premises are often used as a dumping ground for rubbish, soiled or unusable items. The cost of collection and disposal of this material is a serious financial burden on the charitable
not donate anything you would not be happy to give to a friend. Broken appliances and crockery, single shoes, socks or gloves and stained or torn clothing should not be donated. If you’re not sure, it’s best to call ahead before you donate.
Hats off: manager of Friends of Hillside Lodge Anne Millar said an enormous amount of goods are donated to the shop. “It all gets sold, but we are short of winter clothing such as jumpers and coats, both men’s and ladies,” she said. Due to extremely cold weather, we are finding that for the 1st time in 12 years we are short of clean saleable warm clothes. If you are able to spare any clothing, shoes or warm linen it would be great.
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Dealership reaps rewards EDNEY’S Leongatha has long offered the best all round service in the business and it has the awards to show for it. Recipient of the Nissan Dealer Excellence award, Edney’s Leongatha has once again proven its worth in all aspects of car dealership. Nissan regional sales manager Matthew Bailey said the Leongatha business was especially deserving of the prestigious award. “The award is granted to dealerships that have achieved excellent feedback overall. The sales component is just a small part of award criteria,” Mr Bailey said. “Dealerships must also comply with excellent car servicing and, very importantly, customer satisfaction. We at Nissan take this very seriously as we rely on our loyal customers to achieve targets.” Edney’s manager Darryl McGannon and his 14 strong team has remained committed in offering the best in car sales, servicing and support over the years, with three platinum awards of the same equivalent in the trophy cabinet.
Mr Bailey praised Mr McGannon for his ongoing support of both his customers and local community alike. “Darryl gives back to his town and has always assured his customers are getting the best service they possibly can,” Mr Bailey said. Edney’s Leongatha received outstanding marks across all aspects of the dealership and sits within the top 20 per cent of Nissan dealerships across Australia to qualify. “Edney’s received consistently outstanding results across the board as has been reflected in past years. The customer service, parts and workshop service here are all of the best quality in the business,” Mr Bailey said. Mr McGannon was delighted with the award. “We endeavour to help our customers with all aspects of purchasing and servicing a vehicle. We have previously been awarded the Platinum Service award, now the Nissan Dealer Excellence Award. It is really affirming to have won this award again,” he said.
Top gear team: from left, Edney’s Leongatha staff Ash Norman, Nick McRae, Darryl McGannon and Nissan regional sales manager Matthew Bailey proudly display the Nissan Dealer Excellence trophy and plaque in recognition of outstanding results across the business.
Science parade success STUDENTS at Tarwin Valley Primary School came together in their best science attire for the annual dress up parade last Wednesday. In lieu of the traditional Book Week parade the Meeniyan school chose to celebrate Science Week, with all staff and students parading their most
creative science inspired costumes. The entire staff got behind the theme, each coming as a famous scientist complete with an educational bio to teach the students. The parade included the likes of Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton while science teacher Sophie Callcott led the parade as Miss Frizzle from
The Magic School Bus. Students donned a variety of costumes to reflect different science occupations including biologists, nutritionists, doctors and lab technicians while dissected frogs, brains and calculators also made an appearance. Principal Brett Smith said the day was aimed at promoting science education within the school.
“We want the students to understand how much science they learn within their subjects starting in Prep,” Mr Smith said.
Brainiacs: Conner, Dylan, Daniel, Chelsea and Danielle came as doctors, scientists, Mythbusters and a dissected frog at last week’s Science Parade at Tarwin Valley Primary School.
The thirty sixth in a series of columns marking 50 years of Leongatha Lyric Theatre in 2015
2002: Caravan, Guys and Dolls, A Kind of Justice, Disposal and The Boggs Riveting, Riotous Review THE 2001 performance of Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat was awarded the Leongatha Community Event of the Year award on Australia Day, 2002.
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By mid February, preliminary planning for the joint Lyric and FAMDA production of Guys and Dolls was well underway. During the same month, it was decided Lyric would perform the play Caravan in May. Graeme O'Connor reported auditions for the play were successful and the show would have a six night season. It was later decided bump in for Caravan would beApril 13. Opening night patrons were to receive complimentary drinks and supper after the show. Caravan proved to be a hit. In May, a report was received the tickets sales for Guys and Dolls were going well. Set painting was set to start in late July at the Lyric playhouse. Costumes were also going well. Sets were driven between Leongatha and Foster to thrill audiences at both venues. Guys and Dolls ran for a 14 night season and drew rave reviews from its audiences. Ben Powney told the committee he would direct a
Joint production: Lyric and FAMDA teamed up in 2002 to put a production of Guys and Dolls. one act play called Disposal for the festival in Foster. The cast included members of Lyric Youth Theatre. A Kind of Justice directed by Wayne Dower was also entered in the festival's open section. Hosted by FAMDA, the festival was held on November 9. A Kind of Justice was announced the winner in the adult section and Wayne Dower was awarded a prize for best new talent. Later that month, Don and Chris Perrett announced the Geoff Perrett Rising Star award for 2002 would go to Matt Sauvarin for his work on stage, help with set construction and team spirit. After a slow start to rehearsals, the Boggs show was finally given the title Riveting, Riotous Review. Performances were organised for a six night season starting on November 29. The show was performed at
the Leongatha Masonic Lodge, Inverloch Community Centre, Leongatha Bowling and Golf Clubs, Meeniyan Bowling Club and Dumbalk Hall. It was a huge success, with high praise given to producers Ron Eagger and Richard Pegler, director Wayne Dower and musical director Barbara Fleming. In December, it was decided a new shed to be built at the back of the Lyric studio would definitely go ahead. There was some discussion on leasing the shed next door, but the committee decided it was more practical for Lyric to build its own. By the end of the year it was decided Me and My Girl would be the major musical production in 2003. Peter McAlpine was engaged to direct the show, and negotiations for Amy Young and David Velga to be the musical director were underway.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: South Gippsland Shire Council welcomed 12 new citizens at a citizenship ceremony at the council chambers in Leongatha last Wednesday. The newcomers to the land of milk and honey were from South Africa, Philippines, India, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. From left, Daiwik Gandra, Soihan Gandra, Saritha Gandra, Lorraine Huddleston, Preet Kaur, Joytpreet Singh, Thilini Kodithuwakku (back), Audrey Miles, Allan Cawood, Gerhard Labuschagne, mayor Cr Jeanette Harding, Cavell Labuschagne and Mierrasol Stuart.
Mayor’s message Cr Kimberley Brown
Take a stand against bullying NO one should ever be made to feel bad or wrong about themselves by other people. As a Bully Zero Australia Foundation Ambassador, advocating against bullying is something that is important to me. It’s not only something that affects children, but a serious issue that can follow us and impact us in adulthood. It’s not just my role as an ambassador to stop bullying, but the role of our community to make sure people can be safe and happy in their everyday lives, without feeling intimated, threatened or emotionally attacked by others. If you see examples of bullying around you, speak up and stand up! As a White Ribbon Workplace, council encourages people to not be a bystander when it comes to acts of domestic violence and the same goes for bullying.
Often there is an excuse for bullying, and especially for those of us in the public eye, it’s almost an expectation to be on the receiving end. I believe no matter the issue, anything can be addressed with kindness, without unnecessary rhetoric.
Around Bass Coast The Bass Coast Business Awards were held at RACV Inverloch on Friday night and it was fantastic to see so many of our businesses acknowledged and celebrated! The awards continue to grow bigger and better every year and I encourage all businesses to consider nominating themselves next year. You all work hard and deserve the recognition! Speaking of local business, the Phillip Island Regional Tourism Conference is being held this week and will be an opportunity for local industry providers
to get together and discuss the future of tourism in Bass Coast.
Mayor’s diary As well as attending the tourism conference this week, I’ll be chairing the Southern Business Women’s Network (SBWN) AGM this Thursday night. The SBWN is a fantastic organisation for local women in business and provides great opportunities to network with likeminded people. And just like that, we’re almost into spring! I’m looking forward to some warmer weather myself, but I hope you all enjoy our last week of winter! You can also find out what’s happening at council by liking my page, ‘Cr Kimberley Brown – Bass Coast Shire Council’ on Facebook, or by following @CouncillorBrown and @BassCoast on Twitter.
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The Good Life
Your LOCAL guide to Art and Entertainment
Newhaven showcases Island wonders ISLAND Dreaming, the latest production staged by Newhaven College Middle School last Wednesday night, took the audience on an exhilarating romp around Phillip Island. The wonders of Phillip Island and its diverse flora and fauna were revealed by Katie the Koala, expertly played by Charlotte Brewis who led the two visiting Melbourne children Sam and Jo (roles shared by a number of students) on a journey of discovery. Students from grades 5 and 6 kept the audience enthralled and gave an informative glimpse into the Island’s diverse wildlife, including the world famous little penguins, seals, octopus, sharks, shearwaters and even the beautifully costumed nudibranch, played by Georgia Davis. Teacher and production director Ann-Marie McLean created an inspiring script drawing on her vast knowledge as a scuba diving instructor and experience as former ranger at the Phillip Island Penguin Parade. Ms McLean admitted she was fascinated with nudibranchs and the 180 species endemic to San Remo. Completing the performance, music students showcased the many instruments being taught at the college, with a number of musical ensembles that delighted parents and friends. Following the perfor-
And all that jazz: from left, Newhaven College students Tully Dickie, Charlotte Brewis, Katie the Koala and Coco Hosken on stage last Wednesday night.
Oompa Loompa duo: Ruby Stubbles and Nellie Stewart-Walters enjoyed performing in Newhaven College’s production. mances, college principal Gea Lovell congratulated all the students and all 15 music teachers on a wonderful night of entertainment. “We started off music lessons at the school and
had 82 students, and now we have some 372 students learning an instrument,” Mrs Lovell said. “It never ceases to amaze me the talent we have at the college and I
just love seeing students coming to school with a surf board under one arm and a musical instrument under the other. “Now where else would you see that?”
Short story award offers $500 prize The main competition will again be the Bert van Bedaf Memorial Award for the best short story. Bert was an integral part of getting the Coal Creek Literary Festival off the ground nine years ago. After Bert died in 2010, the open short story competition was renamed to honour his memory. The prize money was increased to $500 and has since drawn a high standard of entries. Past winning entries have been posted on the Coal Creek Literary Festival website at http://www. coalcreekliteraryfestival. com/
The competition is open to anyone with an imagination, a pen and paper or word processing program. You can enter as many times as you like. Each entry must have a $15 entry fee. The festival will also be running an open poetry competition with a $200 prize. Entry fee is $10. For the first time this year, the festival will be having a picture book competition, both open and under 18. The picture book competition will split into two categories: photographic and graphic. Photography can be straight photos or digitally edited. The graphic side can be hand created or computer generated images. Prizes for all categories will be $100. Entry for the open section will be
$10, and $5 for the under 18 section. Now entering its 5th year, the Bert van Bedaf award has proved to be a popular part of the Coal Creek Literary Festival with entries coming from all over Australia. Entry forms can be downloaded from the Coal Creek Liter-
ary Festival website or can be picked up from Coal Creek in Korumburra. Conditions and entry fees are all on the entry form. Somewhere in your imagination could be a $500 idea if you want to get it down on paper and send it in. Even epic novels start with one word.
Mirboo North country market THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 29 7am to 2pm at Baromi Park, Mirboo North Showcasing local produce, jams, vegetables, clothing, bric a brac, cakes, knitted items and a variety of toys and plants, along with local painting and artworks.
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SES ready to respond By Brad Lester THE sinking fisherman was desperate for help.
Fresh ideas: from left, Ang Chiodo, former unit controller of Inverloch State Emergency Service, wishes new controller Scott Watson-Francis well in the role.
As his boat disappeared into Anderson Inlet, he dialled 000 to contact emergency services, only to be told by the operator he required the State Emergency Service (SES) and would need to call another number. Holding his phone above the water, he explained the urgency of his situation. Fortunately, the Inverloch SES came to his rescue. Few people realise they can ring a standalone phone number to call for the SES in an emergency. It’s a point the Inverloch unit’s new controller Scott Watson-Francis is keen for the public to know. The phone number is 132 500. Boaters can program it into their phones in case they need help on the water. Home-owners are urged to list the number by their phones in case their roof is lifted by gale force winds and they need the SES to help prevent further damage. Like many community organisations, the Inverloch SES is seeking more members to not only spread the workload but also extend the opportunities the SES offers. Members have many potential qualifications at their disposal, from general rescue and truck driving to coxswains tickets, chainsaw operation and leadership. All training, uniforms and pagers are funded by the SES. A bonus of joining the Inverloch unit is the offshore rescue boat. Inverloch is the only SES unit in
Victoria to have a boat of this size. The unit also has a smaller inflatable boat for inlet work, as well as a rescue truck and transport vehicle. The 25 members range in age from 19 to their 80s, and there are many opportunities for volunteers. Operational members can attend emergencies, including flood and storm callouts, and marine rescues. Associate members are able to help with such tasks as fleet management and radios. “You do not actually have to go out on the truck at one o’clock in the morning and cut up a tree,” Mr Watson-Francis said. The SES is the primary agency responsible for attending to flood, storm, earthquake and tsunami incidents. Mr Watson-Francis has taken over the volunteer role from Ang Chiodo. An electrical tradesman, Mr Watson-Francis has worked in management and returned to South Gippsland after living in Queensland for 17 years. “I joined the SES as a general member to give something back to the community,” he said. “I like working with the good crew we have here. It’s a demanding role but everyone chips in.” Mr Watson-Francis gave more than he expected when the SES rescued a woman stuck waist-high in mud at Venus Bay. He lay on his stomach in the mud, digging the angler free after she waded in from shore. “They are the type of jobs you can get but they do not come along all the time,” he said. The Inverloch SES unit meets every Monday at 7pm at the SES headquarters in Bear Street, Inverloch, alternating between training and meeting nights. To find out more, contact Mr Watson-Francis on 0405 151 624.
Milpara Community House news WE are scheduling for next term. It’s your opportunity to have your say. Let us know what classes/ course you’d like to see on offer at Milpara Community House.
TASMAN Jack Hughes was born on August 14 at Leongatha Hospital. Tasman is the first child of Michelle and Jack of Koonwarra.
PEARL Giliam Blankenstein was born at Leongatha Hospital on July 21. She is a daughter for Tim and Cathy Blankenstein of Wattle Bank, and a sister for Jarrah and Acacia.
ADDISON Jean Smith was born on August 11 at Leongatha Hospital to Trevor and Jessica of Leongatha. Addison is a sister for Taysen, 3.
MIKAELA Victoria Rose Kotnik was born at Bass Coast Health on August 6 to Brooke Papworth and Daniel Kotnik of Cowes.
RAGHAV and Lakshmi Nara of Leongatha welcomed their second daughter to the world on August 18 at Leongatha Hospital. The yet to be named child is a sister for Amrutha, 2.
Reckon Accounts is used by 600,000 Aussie businesses. It makes managing finances easier. Learn how to set up your books, including chart of accounts, sales, purchases, bank reconciliation, payroll and GST. Good basic computer skills are a prerequisite for this five week course starting Thursday, August 27. Responsible Service of Alcohol training and food handling will be conducted on Wednesday, August 26. If you are planning on working in a pub or club, you are going to need a Responsible Service of Gaming (RSG) ticket even if you work in their restaurant. So join us on Tuesday, September 1 and gain this valuable certification. How to make a dream catcher was a popular course in term one so we are offering it again on Saturday, September 5. Milpara’s AGM will be held Thursday, September 17 at the Korumburra Bowls Club. Join us for a two course meal and presentation from the guest speaker Anne Speekman. iPad Step 1 and Step 2 are coming up in September so book your place now. Having an iPad is one thing, but could you be getting more out of your device? Let our tutors open your eyes to what you can do. For more information, bookings or if you have some program ideas give us a call 5655 2524.
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Farming Insight Cows love Adam's work ADAM Bright has 10 years of concrete cutting experience with all aspects of sawing and drilling mastered during this time.
Family concern: Phil Gale and Brad Gale from Waratah Bay supply around 350 cattle a year to the JBS Australia Great Southern program and were recently named beef supplier of the year.
He has recently returned home to Fish Creek with his family to start his own business, Core ‘n’ Saw. One aspect of his business is safety grooving, which is particularly applicable to slippery cattle yards that can be hazardous for not only the stock, but for workers too. “We use an extra wide 20mm groove which provides superior traction for cattle,” Mr Bright said.
Although most of Adam's work is local to Gippsland, he can provide safety grooving state-wide. “Slippery cow yards are a real safety hazard, and if cattle can’t get themselves up off the concrete, they can quickly develop hip problems and other issues,” he said. “Our safety grooving can help cows walk more confidently and they will quickly learn the cow yard is now a safe environment for them. It can be especially helpful when bringing in heifers, sick or lame cows. It will also assist them to get up if they do happen to lay down.” Core ‘n’ Saw also offers all
forms of concrete sawing and drilling. Concrete sawing is offered across Gippsland and into Melbourne, and services include demo sawing, ring sawing, floor sawing, core drilling and concrete removal. Core ‘n’ Saw mini excavations is the other aspect to Adam's business, which is offered within South Gippsland. With the 1.8 tonne excavator and Kanga loader, he can provide all of your trenching requirements along with post holes, material spreading and levelling, small site cuts, drainage, new driveways and driveway resurfacing.
Beef well done
By Sarah Vella
WARATAH Bay beef producers Brad and Irene Gale received the prestigious Great Southern Beef Supplier of the Year Award from JBS Australia recently. The JBS award acknowledges elite suppliers to the Great Southern program, the leading livestock farm assurance program in Australia. They were rewarded with a four wheel motorbike, which Mr Gale said was a complete surprise. They supply 100 per cent grass fed, accredited beef to the JBS Great Southern program along with another 1200 producers from the east coast of Australia. “We have to supply animals that target specific criteria. To win the award, we had to be consistent suppliers, complete paperwork and have a high percentage of animals hit the supply targets,” Mr Gale said. “We felt pretty honoured.” Mr Gale said the 800 hectare property was a family partnership run with his father Phillip. The farm is home to 550 breeding cows split for autumn and spring calving, and they also trade around 350 head a year. “The cattle produced for the program are sent at around 20 months old and around 600 to 650 kilograms liveweight, for a 320 to 350kg dressed weight,” Mr Gale said.
“With the steers, we try to keep them growing and putting on weight all their lives, with no stress periods.” The mostly crossbreds herd is on a mixture of rotational grazing and set stocked, it just depends on the season. “The base herd was originally herefords, however in recent years we have moved to composite bulls,” Mr Gale said. “We have been using bulls from the Caithness family from Koonwarra and the Hicks family from Holbrook in New South Wales.” Mr Gale said what they have now is basically a simmental red angus cross. “We have introduced a bit more European into our animal, which gives us a good shape and fat cover. If you get too much European blood in them, they are harder to get fat,” he said. The Gales sell the majority of the cattle directly to the JBS program, through a livestock agent. Mr Gale said this year has been reasonably cold, but not too wet. “The grass growth in the last month hasn’t been great because it has been too cold. We have had sufficient rainfall without a huge amount of runoff,” he said. “We have plenty of water, so it won’t be a problem for us come summer.” Mr Gale said the year started off poorly, off the back of a cool summer with little rainfall and a disappointing autumn break. “What we need now is a good week of sun to kick it off again,” he said.
Found his groove: Fish Creek’s Adam Bright and one of his four children Hamish, 3, in a set of yards that have been given the Core ‘n’ Saw safety groove treatment.
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Yearling heifers drop by 30 cents/kg
Quality was mostly plain to average, with the exception of some pens of good quality grown steers. Prices were generally cheaper for most weights and grades. The trade draft was predominantly made up of heifers most of which were of secondary quality. The few C2 vealers topped at 343c at an average of 307c/kg. Yearling trade heifers of average quality made from 297c to 326c to be up to 30c/kg cheaper. The grown steer yarding saw prices ease 10c to 15c/kg, with the exception of the few good quality heavy C3 pens which remained firm to marginally dearer. Medium and heavy weight C3 and C4 lots made from 295c to 333c to average 320c/kg to processors. Cows made up half the total numbers yarded of which the larger percentage was plain quality dairy bred cows. Heavy weight beef bred three score cows were up to 20c cheaper, mostly ranging from 246c to 265c, with a pen of European bred cows
topping at 280c/kg. The plain D1 Friesian cows made from 180c to 226c to be 20c/kg cheaper to processors. The next sale draw
- August 26: 1. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 2. Elders, 3. SEJ, 4. Rodwells, 5. Landmark, 6. Alex Scott & Staff.
Prime Sale - Wednesday, August 19
BULLOCKS 17 C.T. Ferguson, Longford 11 Roussac P/ship, Foster 2 G.A. Clarke, Inverloch 12 Croxley Green Trust, Meeniyan 15 T.F. Churchill, Kilcunda 12 D.P. & C.M. Brown, Mirboo North STEERS 1 S. & J. Schmidt, Wonga Wonga 1 C.E. & C.A. Bye, Kilmany 1 G. & R. Jarvie, Hazelwood 1 T. Mowat, Stradbroke 10 G.A. Clarke, Inverloch 5 P. Walsh, Warragul COWS 4 Nearhaven P/L, West Creek 1 A.J. & C.R. Cook, Yarram 1 Powles Family Trust, Cowes 3 A. Faulkner, Alberton 1 A. Dixon, Loch 1 R. & M. Stumke, Nyora HEIFERS 1 G. & R. Jarvie, Hazelwood 1 C.E. & C.A. Kilmany 1 W. Hancock, Jeetho 1 A. & T. Ronalds, Tarwin Lower 1 T. & C. Collins, Mirboo North 4 R. & J. Edwards, Fish Creek BULLS 1 G. & R. Jarvie, Hazelwood 1 I. & R. Hengstberger, Stony Creek 1 D.L. & P.A. McIndow, Leongatha 1 Murroka P/L, Foster 1 Willawa Grazing, Foster 1 W.G. & M.V. Rose, Valencia Creek
582.40kg 578.20kg 565.00kg 586.30kg 669.70kg 661.70kg
333.6 332.0 331.6 330.0 330.0 326.0
$1942.73 $1919.56 $1873.54 $1934.63 $2209.90 $2157.03
340.00kg 345.00kg 460.00kg 320.00kg 512.50kg 526.00kg
343.6 342.6 337.6 337.6 331.6 325.6
$1168.24 $1181.97 $1552.96 $1080.32 $1699.45 $1712.66
671.30kg 540.00kg 760.00kg 641.70kg 550.00kg 685.00kg
280.0 265.0 260.0 260.0 260.0 260.0
$1879.50 $1431.00 $1976.00 $1668.33 $1430.00 $1781.00
380.00kg 370.00kg 335.00kg 395.00kg 295.00kg 413.80kg
344.6 334.6 332.6 327.6 324.6 323.6
$1309.48 $1238.02 $1114.21 $1294.02 $957.57 $1338.90
930.00kg 900.00kg 825.00kg 635.00kg 1035.00kg 770.00kg
342.6 336.6 335.6 332.6 332.6 325.6
$3186.18 $3029.40 $2768.70 $2112.01 $3442.41 $2507.12
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A REDUCTION in numbers yarded saw 300 trade, 400 steers and bullocks, 650 cows and 40 bulls penned, with most of the regular buyers present.
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AUSTRALIA’S
CAPITAL 2015 Will Meeniyan claim the national LEGENDAIRY CAPITAL title? Meeniyan is a proud dairy town that has long relied on its farming community to grow and prosper. Through dairy’s tough years, the community has worked together to keep the town thriving and achieve the LEGENDAIRY Capital title for Gippsland. A visiting Dairy Australia film crew recently found the LEGENDAIRY spirit alive and well in Meeniyan, and the excitement is building in the lead up to the announcement of the national title of Australia’s LEGENDAIRY Capital on September 15! “We don’t hear enough about the community spirit that is such an integral part of Australia’s dairy sector. Celebrating towns that have endured and thrived throughout the years sits at the heart of the LEGENDAIRY Capital program,” said Matt Gleeson, Chair of GippsDairy. As one of the eight LEGENDAIRY Capital finalists from around the country, good luck Meeniyan!
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!
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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - PAGE 33
Farming Insight
Glen Alvie truffles unearthed
By Tayla Kershaw
59TH ANNUAL ALL 59TH BREEDS BULL SALE
WHEN Glen Alvie’s Neville Chapman harvested his first truffle in 2008, he knew there had to be more he could do to guarantee further success in the field.
John Deere 590 Round Baler Net & String, 15,000 Bales $9,500 ONO
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Contact Terry Johnston 0418 561 290
EXTRAHANDS Hay & silage making with Krone Comprima with or without knives. Overseeding, seeding & power harrowing. Range of services inc farm machinery servicing. Leongatha & surrounds. Need an Extrahand just ask
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Vendor Entries to date include: Angus – McIndoe Family, Fernleigh, Southfork, Harris Farms, Powles Family Trust. Red Angus – Sommers Leigh. Herefords –Sheldon Park, Ponderosa, Tarwin Poll Herefords. Charolais – Silver Brae. Friesians – Regal Farms, Carisma Farms, Sleepy-Hollow. Jerseys – L. & K. Kirkus, Red Wood Park. Further Entries Invited, contact selling agents:
KORUMBURRA 5655 1133 Greg Spargo 0409 860 344 Dean Bailey 0438 531 672 Richard Kirton 0467 573 382
WONTHAGGI 5672 1911 Rob Ould 0408 595 183 David Holden 0428 749 390 Alan Bolding 0419 723 255
LEONGATHA 5662 0922 Dane Perczyk 0408 176 063 Dick Faulkner 0408 595 174 ALE5760274
To scale: Glen Alvie’s Neville Chapman demonstrates the size of the truffles he finds on his farm.
CLEARING SALE A/C A & T RONALDS 125 MILLARS RD, POUND CREEK FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST 2015, 10:30AM JD 6210 tractor 640 loader 3rd line, 6200 hrs; JD 5400 tractor 540 loader, 3900 hrs; JD 5400 tractor 540 loader, 7000 hrs; Class tedder; 4 in 1 bucket; Ford 6000 tractor; Dumac manure pump; 2 x trailing Crump super spreader, 1 tonne; Canam 400 motorbike; manure sprayer; Acco V8 truck; 6.3 mtr Vicon rake; 3.2 mtr Vicon mower; mower; Tru-line trailing hay feeder; hay feeder; 1968 F600 Truck & crate to suit; 1968 S Type 3.4 Jaguar; 3pl Hustler Soft hand grab; Stihl pressure washer; 1000 ltr 12 volt diesel tank; trailer axels; calf milk trailer; assorted polly pipe; culverts; 1 ton Patten grain feeder; hay elevator; trailing hay elevator; hay trailer; overhead fuel tank; cattle scales; saddles & horse gear; large saddle rack; quantity electric fence reels & posts; feed troughs; bale rings; wooden gates/assorted steel gates; small and large plastic troughs; calf troughs; Berends 8 foot HYD blade; Berends rotary drain cleaner; carry all; 3 point linkage scoop; single tyne ripper; tank mould; 2 x PTO pump; wick wipers; cement mixer; HYD dehorners; gerry cans; BBQ; wooden droppers; bikes; ladders; old diaphragm milk pump; 3200 Ltr milk vat; Greenfield mulcher; wheel barrow; Massey Ferguson Jib; feed bins; pipe bender; 2 large paddock rollers; hay 150 5x4 rolls; test buckets; dairy sundries; various smudgers; Crump IT stainless steel hopper; various assorted timbers; Nissan 720; shelving; coils of fencing wire & ring lock chain mesh; aluminium cable; old slasher; steel posts; old disks; air compressor; scrap steel; various tools; large bird cage; fuel bowsers x 2; Chisel plough; hip clamp; chicken house; hedge trimmer; whipper snipper; hand held petrol auger; edge trimmer; leaf blower; spray tank; turfer; JD cover edge; shovels; various scrap; nuts & bolts; nap sack; freezer; stools; various household items & sundry items too numerous to mention.
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In recent years, leading up to his most recent harvest, Mr Chapman tweaked the system which has resulted in 130gm finds. Growing truffles is not always an easy feat, and many trees may only produce small quantities. It is considered a long term investment with bountiful results in the kitchen. Mr Chapman said his secret was to subtly tweak the system by adding lime to compact the soil, as well as watering the truffle trees during the summer months. The trees were originally planted on Mr Chapman’s property 11 years ago. Truffle harvesting has become a way of farming for himself and his family. Mr Chapman’s fresh truffles can now be enjoyed at the RACV in Inverloch, Beand in San Remo and Silverwater Resort on Phillip Island. “Our supply is intermittent. We have found a few but now we need to learn how to market,” Mr Chapman said. “Any income is gratefully received.” Over time, Mr Chapman has also sought professional advice for truffle harvesting, including from truffle working dog specialist Georgie Patterson. According to Mr Chapman, it is exciting when the dogs get a sense for truffles ready to be unearthed. Mr Chapman’s truffles are generally harvested in autumn and winter. With the season coming to a close, he said he would continue to farm the truffles in 2016 and keep up his regime.
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agistment HORSE 5.5 acres, good water Koonwarra. 5664-2374.
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S/S 3 - $47,759 PER ANNUM (6-MONTH TENURED POSITION) YMCA is seeking a suitably experienced, enthusiastic community driven individual to manage the set up and daily operations of 4 Outdoor Pools in South Gippsland for the 2016 season. Strong skills in time management, plant room/water quality experience, training and development are required. This is a 6-month, full time tenured position. Please email your resume and cover letter to: emma.dowling@ymca.org.au
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Professional repairs and services to all makes of chainsaws. We also have a large range of secondhand chainsaws available.
HAY 5x4 rolls, triticale, oats and grass hay, also small squares of grass hay available. For delivered price call John 0428514393.
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15 JERSEY heifer calves. High production herd. 50 years of A.I. breeding. Phone John 0407-687205.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 10am - 4pm 15 BLAIR CRESCENT LEONGATHA
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2 x 2 SEATER couches, pale beige, beautiful condition, cost $2,000, selling $800. Ring 56624285, 0438-762414.
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12wk (Isa Brown) $16 Available from Elders Past., Leongatha 11am Phone 5662 3523 to order now (Brian Larkin Poultry)
BULLS for hire or for sale. Friesian, Angus, Hereford, Limo or Jersey. All sound young bulls. Hire or sale. Phone 0447-331762.
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for sale SHIPPING CONTAINER 40ft, leaking roof, easily repaired, $2,200 inc. Foster. Phone Greg 0429-822544.
For more information contact Cameron Dowling 0409 021 519 or contact Glenys Cloke on 5667 3100 for a position description and application form. All applications to Glenys at Brown’s Fertilisers PO Box 367 Leongatha Victoria 3953 by close of business August 30, 2015.
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bereavement thanks The family of DON STRAWHORN Thank everyone for the love, flowers, cards and support given to us at this sad time. A special thank you to the caring staff at Koorooman House for the care given to Don over the years.
deaths KURRLE Geoffrey Edward. 02.07.1944 - 15.08.2015. Passed away suddenly at home in Perth. Dearly loved husband of Heather, father of Darren and Hayley, Renae and Rob, Sharon and Wayne. Loved Pa to 10 grandchildren.
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A silent thought, a secret tear, will keep the memory ever near. Rest in peace.
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KURRLE - Geoff. Loved brother-in-law to Bev, Sandra and Greg. You were so kind hearted and wonderful to our sister and late mother. Rest in peace.
meetings KORUMBURRA TENNIS CLUB
AGM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 At 7.30pm at the clubhouse New players welcome Enquiries phone 0400 670 388
Leongatha Agricultural Recreation Reserve Committee of Management
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 7.30pm at the Leongatha Croquet Club All members of the public welcome to attend Contact Frank Dekker 5668 5285
birthdays HAPPY 18th JOSH GREAVES
Very proud of you buddy. Love always Mum, Dad and Lucy xxx
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Jenny Milkins All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com
bereavement thanks HORNER - The family of the late Mary Horner thank all those who gave their support by attending her funeral, sending flowers and condolence cards on August 20, 2015. Particular thanks go to Paul Beck and his team and to Pam Herrald for arranging the ceremony.
MEE - George William. Passed away peacefully at Banfields Aged Care, Cowes on August 21, 2015. Aged 94 years. Late of Leongatha South. RAAF 83rd Squadron. Beloved husband of Marjorie (dec). Loved and respected father of Graham, Jean (Butler) and Mervyn. Respected father-in-law of Trudy, Terry and Yvonne. Dearly loved Pop of 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Son of George and Vera Mee, brother of Lorraine (Lorrie) Hanks and Nancy (Min) Davidson (all dec). ‘Gone prospecting, searching for that elusive gold nugget!’ MEE - George William. Passed away peacefully on August 21, 2015. Dearly loved father of Graham and Trudy. Loved Pop to Melissa and Brad, Damien and Sally, and Stefan. Poppy of great grandchildren Cody and Sophie, Aliyah and Skylah. Treasured memories are ours to keep. Forever in our hearts. MEE - George William. Passed away peacerfully on August 21, 2015. Late of Leongatha South. Dearly loved father of Jean (Butler), much respected father-in-law of Terry and much loved Pop of Dale, Martin and Kate. Thanks for all your guidance, wisdom and intellect throughout the years. Who will we ask now? You have left us with a lifetime of memories. Plenty of time for reading now, George! MEE - George William. Passed away peacefully on August 21, 2015. Late of Leongatha South. Dearly loved father of Mervyn, father-in-law of Yvonne. Pop of Daniel and Kayla, Kirsten and Josh. Grandpop of Kaleb, Alex and Tilly. At rest after a long, fulfilling life.
Lions ready to help LEONGATHA Lions Club welcomed a committee for the year at the recent handover dinner held at the Leongatha RSL. Outgoing president Gerry Shellcot was unable to attend due to illness, so Robert Bruce stepped in at the last minute to reflect on the year that was, and provide inspiration and challenge to the new committee. With long serving life member of Inverloch Lions Club, Neil Everitt, presiding, the new committee was sworn in. While reflecting on the need for the Lions to seek new members to continue the long history of service to the community, new president Fred Morrison said he was impressed with his new committee as everyone had agreed to join, without hesitation, when asked. From the elderly to the young, everyone in the com-
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munity receives support from the Lions, be it in kind or through monetary support. Disbursements of $15,840 were distributed to 19 separate needs over the year, along with donations of time
Help provided to schools, kindergarten, scouts and Mossvale Music for People has a flow-on effect of lifting the community generally. Lions also look outside the immediate region by sup-
porting Ride for Sight, Vanuatu Fund and the Good Friday Marathon. If you are thinking of serving the community, why not become a Lion and make a difference?
Leading the way: the new committee of the Leongatha Lions Club, back, from left, Mike Touzel, David Murray, Graham Tuckett, Robert Bruce, Fred Bellingham, Glenda Marshman, Lyn Robertson and Geoff Robb. Front, from left, Neil Everitt of Inverloch Lions Club, Fred Morrison, Roger Marke and Frank McGarvey. Absent, Allister Dowling and Gerry Shellcot.
funerals
KURRLE - The Funeral Service and placement of ashes for the late Geoffrey Edward Kurrle will be held at the Korumburra Cemetery on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 1pm. No flowers please, donations to the Australian Cancer Research Foundation would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the service or donations can be made at www.acrf.com.au
and people power to other organisations. Examples of support were to Koorooman House, Smart Pup foundation for Tayeton Dammon, Licola House and Camp, and access clinic.
MEE - A Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Mr George William Mee will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha on Friday, August 28, 2015 commencing at 11am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery. All ex-service personnel are respectfully invited to attend.
Paul & Margaret Beck proprietors Caring for our Community, personal dignified service to all areas 5662 2717 Pre-need Funeral Plans available Office and Chapel: 24 Anderson Street, Leongatha hfs1@vic.australis.com.au MEMBER OF AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Uni to open doors FEDERATION University Australia will be on display for prospective students on Sunday, August 30 as part of the 2015 Open Day. The Gippsland and Ballarat campuses will be open from 10am to 3pm. The open day is a major highlight for prospective students and their families. The Mt Helen, SMB and Camp St campuses in Ballarat, and the Gippsland Campus at Churchill, will all be open to the public. FedUni Open Day will include the following: course information stands, campus tours, application advice, advice for mature age students, employment and careers information, fee advice, student accommodation, student support services, alternative entry options and TAFE pathways. Refreshments and food will be available at the campuses. The day will assist students with any questions they may have about FedUni. A range of information sessions will be held, with details available online at www. federation.edu.au/openday “Prospective students will
have the opportunity to discuss pathways, learn more about FedUni’s transition programs, scholarships and go on campus and accommodation tours,” Professor David Battersby, Vice-Chancellor, said. “Mature age people contemplating returning to study are also welcome to attend to discover how study can enhance their skills and provide career advancement opportunities.” The Gippsland campus has programs across the areas of arts and humanities, art and design, business and com-
merce, education, engineering, information technology, nursing and healthcare, science, PE and outdoor education. Some of the many courses new to Gippsland campus include the secondary teaching degrees of Bachelor of Health and Physical Education and the Bachelor of Education/ Bachelor of Arts. Among the new offerings are a Bachelor of Commerce (Law), and a Bachelor of Food and Nutritional Science. All open day enquiries can be directed to 1800 FED UNI (1800 333 864).
Practical studies: Federation University Gippsland student Josh Brown of Leongatha is part of the Industry Placement Program, which offers students up to 26 weeks paid work experience. He is with fellow science students.
Wonthaggi Table Tennis Scott and Sharon Anderson With care & dignity we serve South Gippsland and Phillip Island Main Office: WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH 176-178 Graham Street, Wonthaggi 3995 email: randm33@bigpond.net.au
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DANDENONG Junior Table Tennis Championships will present a challenge for four Wonthaggi juniors next Saturday. Good luck to Mackenzie Gardner, Archie Paxton, Max Duff and Daniel Park. Top matches at home this week: (A Grade) Luke Anstey def Murphy Wei 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9, 4-11, 12-10. (A Reserve) Nick Gilmore def Daniel Chetland 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7. (B Grade) Dean McRae def Jack Duff 11-6, 10-12, 12-10. Interesting to note that
two of the top B Grade players (Jack Duff and Beau Allamby) are only ten years of age! Sign of the times.......
Ladders
A Grade Gooses......................... 16 16 (66) Sea Eagles .................. 12 12 (50) Falcons ......................... 8 11 (57) Goldfinches .................. 8 8 ( ) Old Fogeys ................... 4 7 (39) Possums......................... 0 4 (35) Eagles ............................ 0 4 (26) A Reserve Beaudat ........................ 8 14 (48) Macadamia .................. 8 13 (46) Champs ........................ 8 12 (45) Avengers ....................... 4 13 (43) 3 Generations ................ 4 12 (50) Bench Warmers ............. 4 10 (34) Speedie 3.0 .................... 0 7 (31) B Grade Scallywags ...................... 8 6 (12) Smashers ........................ 4 6 (11)
RJ.................................... 4 4 (11) Butterfly ......................... 4 4 (10) Tigers .............................. 4 4 (8) Demons ........................... 0 4 (11) The Thugs ....................... 0 2 (5)
Leading players
A Grade Justin Licis ......................... 8 (32) Michael Ede ....................... 5 (23) Luke Anstey ....................... 5 (23) Andrew Donohue ............... 4 (19) Case de Bondt .................... 4 (19) A Reserve Daniel Park......................... 5 (14) Daniel Chetland ................. 4 (16) Nancy Pattinson ................. 4 (15) Nick Gilmore ..................... 4 (12) Kenzie Gardner .................. 4 (12) Sean Michael...................... 3 (11) B Grade Jack Duff .............................. 3 (7) Rowan Keating..................... 3 (6) Beau Allamby....................... 3 (6) Dean McRae......................... 3 (6)
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Children train to save lives STUDENTS were given a lesson in life saving at Wonthaggi North Primary School
recently. This class was part of the self funded St John Ambulance First Aid in Schools program that teaches first
aid, such as calling 000 for an ambulance, treating cuts and burns, and how to do CPR and use a defibrillator. Grade 4 student Bianca
learnt what to do if she found someone unconscious. “First you have to look, listen and smell to see if there are any other dangers. You have to make sure you’re safe before you go,” she said. “Then you check to see if they are responsive. If they aren’t talking, you squeeze their shoulder. Make sure you send for help and check their airway to see if they are breathing.” Children undertook their lesson with St John’s Clare Gilder. “As accidents and injuries can happen at any time, and with children being the centre of households, teaching children first aid in primary school will prepare them to know what to do, when and for how long. Our program will save lives,” first aid in schools program manager Martin Wells said.
Treating injury: from left, Wonthaggi North Primary School students Tate, Jack, Charlotte and Alex were all bandaged up after practicing first aid with St John Ambulance Victoria’s Clare Gilder (back).
Well deserved: from left, Elaine Berrymam (wife of the late Roy Berryman OAM) presented the inaugural Roy Berryman award to best photograph in exhibition winner Linda Keagle of Foster Camera Club.
Photos turn heads MEMBERS of the Phillip Island Camera Club hosted the 5th Gippsland Interclub Photographic Exhibition at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum at Korumburra recently. The show featured entries from the six participating Gippsland camera clubs. Jill Rogers, secretary of The Artists’ Society of Phillip Island Inc, was invited to open proceedings, and entertained the crowd with a humorous play on words on the development of photography. Best photograph was won by Linda Keagle of Foster Camera Club and the overall winning club was Coal Country Camera Club, with Phillip Island Camera Club coming second and Sale Camera Club third. Congratulations to Phillip Island
members Kym Wormald (third place) and Darren Callesen (merit). The participating exhibitors include Phillip Island Camera Club, Coal Country Camera Club (Latrobe Valley), Sale Camera Club, Foster Photography Club, East Gippsland Photographic Society (Bairnsdale) and Warragul Camera Club. The Gallery at Coal Creek is open daily from 10am to 4.30pm until Saturday, September 29 and admission is free. The heritage village area is only open to visitors on Thursday to Monday. The Phillip Island Camera Club (Artists’ Society of Phillip Island Inc member) meets on the first Monday of the month (except January) at the Heritage Centre meeting room 1.30pm-4pm. Enquiries to Susan Brereton (Missy@waterfront.net. au ) or check out the club website: www. phillipislandcameraclub.com.au
German recitals Aged care honours impress judges
Leading way: staff of Opal Seahaven at Inverloch celebrate receiving service awards recently.
STAFF were honoured at Opal Seahaven’s annual service awards for staff recently. Sixty-three staff at the Inverloch aged care home received a long service award for five or 10 years service. They constituted about more than a third of the 157 staff at Opal Seahaven. Collectively, these staff have provided more than 345 years of service
to Opal Seahaven. Some staff began when the hostel opened 15 years ago. Some of those staff have undertaken training within the company and have advanced into more senior positions. Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Kimberly Brown and deputy mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale attended the ceremony, and assisted Opal Specialist Aged Care managing director Gary Barnier handout service certificates and Opal
service pins. Staff frequently undertake further training and recently conducted training with the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service and the Palliative Care Consortium. Weekly training is also undertaken on topics such as nutrition and hydration, person centred care and continence management, ensuring staff are informed of the most recent best practice guidelines.
Riverbank revamp MORE than 45 kilometres of river and stream frontage within the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) region are about to be revegetated with indigenous species cultivated by local nurseries. According to Matt Bowler, WGCMA project delivery team leader, the WGCMA is working on a range of river restoration projects on the Tarwin, Avon, Thomson, Latrobe, Tarra and Franklin rivers and some their tributaries. “The WGCMA is working with landholders and community groups such as Landcare on river restoration projects that will result in over 145,000
plants going into the ground over the coming months,” he said. “Plant stock is ordered six to nine months in advance from local suppliers who grow the plants from seed collected in each of the project areas. “This helps ensure the species mix can be customised to suit each site which enhances biodiversity and adds to the survival rate of the overall planting.” In many cases, the plantings will join with those from previous years to form important riparian vegetation corridors and help protect river banks from erosion. Planting usually occurs in the latter stages of river restoration work. Projects generally involve willow and weed reduction over summer, fencing off of stream banks during summer and autumn, and revegetation in winter.
Revegetating stream banks not only contributes to on-farm and river health benefits such as bank stabilisation and improved water quality, but it also provides habitat for animals and microorganisms. The work undertaken by the WGCMA is supported through investment by the State and Australian governments. Further value is added though the hard work of volunteers and landholders. “Many landholders in the region are leading the way in river restoration work,” Mr Bowler said. “Their willingness to co-invest in these projects has helped protect hundreds of kilometres of the region’s waterways over the years and their positive actions often encourage neighbours both up and downstream to get involved.”
TWELVE Mirboo North Secondary College students recently headed to Club Astoria in Morwell for the annual regional German poetry competition. The task was to recite a poem that had to be learnt off by heart in German to two judges in a tiny room. All students in years 7-9 were highly commended by judges who stated it was difficult to choose the winners. The day concluded with a German lunch. The college was represented by: Year 7s, Jaime Chila, Ashleigh Poland, Casey Porch and Alissa Adams; Year 8s, Henry Turner, Alex Krausz, Alistair Newton and Nikiesha Bayley; and Year 9s, Lucy Palmer, Leah Williams, Caitlyn Beale and Matthew Davison. Place-getters were: Year 7, first Jaime Chila, second Alissa Adams and third Ashleigh Poland. Year 8, first Henry
Turner and third Alex Krausz; Year 9, first Lucy Palmer and second Leah Williams.
For two years in a row, Mirboo North walked away with all three shields.
Shield bearers: first placed Henry Turner and third placed Alex Krausz with the Year 8 shield. Both attend Mirboo North Secondary College.
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• Leongatha Croquet Club
• Leongatha Badminton
Croquet and golf – the match is made
FOR the first time in a long time Leongatha Croquet Club has submitted a golf pennant team along-
side the association team.
We will play 12 games against eight other competing clubs within Gippsland, culminating in
finals early December. Leongatha triumphed in its first golf match against Phillip Island this week winning by three hoops on a countback.
Congratulations to Merry Dyson-Holland, Betty Strong, Garry Shandley and Nanette Meredith. The association was
beaten two games to one by Sale. Well done to Sandra Birch and Pam Deacon. Three members from the Leongatha and Korumburra clubs are travelling to Bendigo to celebrate the Bendigo Club’s 100th year of croquet. Sandra Birch (Leongatha) and Ruth Stevenson (Korumburra) are playing in the association tournament over Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August. Thelma Arnup (Leongatha) is sharing her expertise as one of the referees during the two day tournament. The club welcomes any interested people to come and try out our great game. Club days are Wednesday and Saturday at 1pm. Flat soled shoes are a must and use of equipment and coaching are free.
Golf anyone?: from left, Ken Walter, Marg Horvath, Nanette Meredith, Betty Strong, Merry Dyson-Holland, Lilly Eichstadt and Garry Shandley on the green.
Simon saves the night IT’S that time of year when colds and flu strike hard, as a consequence numbers at Leongatha badminton were down. Simon Perks was asked at very late notice to fill in, and he did an exceptional job. Simon’s efforts guided his team Lemons to an emphatic victory over the Oranges who welcomed back Arthur Grabham from a nasty foot injury, but with Mike Timpano, Roger Callister and another fillin Leanne Wilkinson all in good form, the Lemons were never going to lose this one. The Pears team has nearly claimed top position on the ladder after thrashing the battling Bananas. Leonie Dignan turned on her best match for the season claiming two hard fought sets, as did the ever talented Alan McEachern, but again Dave Noble was the star of the show as he claimed all his three sets and is an outside chance to win the most sets award. For Bananas, again the great Greg Marshman, battling a lingering cold and
many aches and pains held the side together. Greg still manages to win most of his sets each week except his set with Glen Kleeven. The Apples team nearly pulled off the upset of the season, narrowly going down to top side Passionfruits by seven points. This match had everything with Glen O’Neill again the star for his team, but undoubtedly the best set for the night, if not the whole season, was Steve Johnson against Jason Richards in an epic singles battle that had youth against experience, with the experienced Steve Johnson getting up 17-16 in a tiebreaker. Next week is our last normal round and then finals begin with knockout semi finals and then the grand final.
Round 12 results Passionfruit 3/119 d Apples 5/112, Lemons 5/126 d Oranges 3/87, Pears 6/126 d Bananas 2/88.
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Passionfruit .............................77 Pears ........................................76 Lemons ....................................71 Bananas ...................................67 Apples ......................................60 Oranges ....................................36
Leongatha Small Bore Rifle Club Venus Bay Angling Results for 2015 TRV 20m BENCH Pennant Section E Round 9: Oakleigh B 558.006 defeated by Fairfield B 559.007; Lilydale 555.003 bye; Leongatha 546.000 defeated by Camberwell 565.007.
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 Point Lonsdale
AUG / SEPT Time
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height (metres)
0030 0743 1252 1923
0.42 1.35 0.79 1.34
0117 0847 1348 2025
0.43 1.35 0.83 1.31
0217 0956 1458 2138
0.44 1.37 0.83 1.31
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0.43 1.42 0.77 1.36
0443 1201 1724
0.40 1.49 0.65
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1.45 0.37 1.57 0.52
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All times shown in 24 hour clock 0001 - 1200..................AM 1201 - 2400..................PM
The best shooter for Round 9 is Ronald Hamilton (Camberwell) scoring 194.004. Round 10: Lilydale 541.006 defeated by Fairfield B 557.004; Leongatha 555.004 defeated by Oakleigh B 558.009; Camberwell 555.004 bye. The best shooter for Round 10 is Loris Rossit (Camberwell) scoring 189.002. Final Ladder: 38 Fairfield B\30 Camberwell\24 Oakleigh B\16 Lilydale\12 Leongatha. Results for 2015 TRV 20m Prone Pennant Section C Round 10: ACT 485.019 bye; Portland 487.020 defeated Mornington 483.022; Lancefield 488.019 defeated Leongatha 485.020; Northcote 477.013 defeated by Lake Gillear 487.022. The best shooter for Round 10 is Michael Johnson (Portland) scoring 100.008. Round 11: Portland 483.019 bye; Leongatha 477.017 defeated by Lake Gillear 491.027; Lancefield 482.012 defeated by Northcote 488.017; ACT 489.016 defeated by Mornington 490.019. The best shooter for Round 11 is Stephen Zunker (Lake Gillear) scoring 100.007. Round 12; ACT 474.011 defeated by Lake Gillear 486.018; Northcote 485.022 bye; Leongatha 480.021 defeated by Mornington 486.018; Lancefield 487.017 defeated Portland 479.015. The best shooters for Round 12 are Michael Johnson (Portland) and Dean Romanoff (Mornington\Frankston) both scoring 100.007. Ladder: 42 Lake Gillear\32 Lancefield\32 Mornington\28 Leongatha\28 Northcote\22 Portland\8 ACT. The Gippsland Shield is a small bore tri-shoot between Leongatha, Traralgon and Sale rifle clubs The shield is held twice monthly and at each club on a rotational basis. It was last held at Traralgon on the August 6. 1st Leongatha 995.7 PRONE (Angela Breeze 202.6) BENCH (Allan Ross 198.3). 2nd Traralgon 990.6 PRONE (Angus Frazer 198.6) BENCH (William Maginn 200.8). 3rd Sale 979.4 PRONE (Peter Anderson 200.0) BENCH (Bruce Houston 197.3). LSBRC shoots Wednesday nights at 8pm at the rifle club on the recreation reserve. Any inquiries please call Rob Spratt 5664 2358.
THE weekend beginning August 14 was a two and a half day competition for the Venus Bay Angling Club. The weather conditions were ideal for fishing on the beach on Saturday with mild temperatures and virtually no wind. The wind picked up on Sunday which made it a not so great end to the weekend.
Andrew Godfrey weighing in with a 1600g Australian Salmon worth 800 points was placed first. Second was Paul De Hamer with a 1360g Australian Salmon for 680 points, and third was Joe Griscti, not far behind with a 1280g Australian Salmon for 640 points. No Juniors or visitors weighed in. We also ran our annual one day competition on Saturday against the
A good catch: Paul de Hamer, with a lesser fish, took second place.
Hampton Park Taverners’ Angling Club whose anglers travelled down to our end of the world for some serious fishing. The day concluded with a joint dinner at our club rooms. The Venus Bay Angling Club’s final weight was 5340g with Hampton Park clocking up 4460g.
Big salmon: Andrew Godfrey with his first prize winning fish.
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Charity match raises the bat MORE than $2000 was raised for the Motor Neurone Disease Foundation Australia on Saturday at a charity cricket match organised by Matt Boswell. The weather was fine and all the players showed
up for what was a fun and friendly game of 20/20 cricket. Earlier this year, one of Mr Boswell’s closest friends lost his father to motor neurone disease. As a member of the Koonwarra Leongatha RSL Cricket Club, he decided to use his passion for the sport to host a fund-
raiser for MND research. Held at the Leongatha Town cricket ground, the day was a success. The day included a friendly game of 20/20 cricket, children’s activities, a giant sausage sizzle and live entertainment which carried on into the night. Mr Boswell hoped the
event raised awareness as well as much needed funds for the MND Foundation.
Got skills: from left, Molly Gurnett from Korumburra, Warren Hester from Moe, Brayden Stewart from Leongatha and Jet Boswell from Koo Wee Rup went in to bat for motor neurone disease at a charity cricket event held in Leongatha on Saturday.
Team mates: from left, Ron Bright, Matt Boswell, Glenn Ashley, Chris Remy, Jason Hester and Danny Phillips played a friendly game of cricket in Leongatha on Saturday, to raise money for motor neurone disease research. In the zone: from left, Maddi Dark, Jay Lindsay, Rhys Lindsay and Matthew Bortelli all from Leongatha got involved in the charity cricket match held on Sunday.
Goannas set to go The Gippsland Goannas Over-60 Cricket Club held its AGM last Tuesday evening at the Glengarry Hotel. President of the club, Peter Dell, has been selected as wicketkeeper to represent Australia in an over-70’s test match in Sydney against England on October 29. Maffra’s Ian Southall participated in the national over 60’s tour of England which the Aussies won 2-1, the first time an Australian team has beaten England in an over-60’s test.
Several Goannas have participated in VOSCA cricket tours of Sri Lanka, Vanuatu and England since the end of last season, with considerable success. Practice will resume indoor at Traralgon on Wednesday evenings at 5pm for the rest of August with outdoor practice to resume at Glengarry and Maffra in the near future. The Goannas are looking forward to another good year of veterans’ cricket in the VOSCA league, the national championships in Hobart in November and tournaments in Echuca and Auckland in March/April 2016.
South Gippsland Bridge Club Monday, August 17 at Meeniyan. First, Anne Williams and Clive Hope 28 match points, 0.18 master points. Second, John Cocking and Vivienne Westaway 25/0.13. Tuesday, August 18 at Tarwin Lower. First, Marie Sands and Neville Chapman 88/0.30. Second, Marj Freeman and Neville Chapman 83/0.21. Third, Frank
Arndt and Clive Hope 78/0.15. Friday, August 21at Inverloch. First, Yvonne Mears and Mavis Park 137/0.30. Second, Faye Rowlands and Pat West 120/0.21. Third, Phillip and Neville Chapman 118/0.15. The club is conducting a number of beginner lessons for interested players. Please contact Ken McKenzie on 0438 066 238 or Carol Sowden on 5662 2936.
Korumburra volleyball A Grade: Warriors defeated Golliwogs (2:1) 16:25, 25:21, 14:8; Champions defeated Bugs (3:0) 25:8, 26:24, 25:19. B Grade: Gems defeated French Toast
Mafia (2:1) 25:20, 25:23, 14:20; Chargers defeated HELP (2:1) 25:19, 22:25, 23:12; Panthers versus Odds on Black (3:0) 25:21, 25:16, 21:11.
Leongatha Knights, Soccer Round 13
Women Leongatha 1 - Phillip Island 2 A TOUGH second last game for the season saw the Leongatha Knights experience their first loss for the second half of the season. With perfect weather conditions the crowd was treated to an excellent game of women’s soccer. Leongatha started strongly with excellent passing from Azza and Tammy in the midfield and a solid goal from Kathy. New goalie Kara performed some magnificent saves to an adoring crowd and the half time score saw Leongatha in the lead with a 1-0 score. Unfortunately the brave Lady Knights lost momentum in the second half and conceded two goals to Phillip Island. Under16 Leongatha 5 – Phillip Island 3 Leongatha Knights U16 team hosted Phillip Island Breakers in the battle for fourth on the ladder. A win to either side would cement fourth position and a likely berth in the finals. On a day which held great promise it was good to see the pitch bathed in sunshine to start the match. Phillip Island settled better with early ball movement resulting in a quick goal to put the Knights team under pressure. Knights responded with its attack of Tom Barker, Oscar Bowler, Will Barker and Ethan Bath replying with their own pressure. Ethan was able to get the scores back level with a good run through the centre of the pitch and beat the Island keeper.
Island was immediately put under pressure at the restart with Tom moving to attack the back pass. This resulted in Will being able to intercept a sideways pass from the Island player and put Ethan through with a long ball. Island was soon down 2-1. The game soon became a test of defences with Jordan Rintoule, Jack Bainbridge, Jake Van Puyenbroek and Josh Hayward being asked to keep out a number of Island attacks. Quick work by Knights’ keeper Dylan Van Puyenbroek helped in cutting off any long ball that Island tried to put through the defence. The score remained 2-1 till half time. The second half saw Karli Blunden, Tyson Chandler, Adam Watchorn and Hayleigh Bashaw come on to provide fresh legs and stretch the Island defences. With Sam Bainbridge and Curtis Rintoule controlling the midfield, Knights looked more settled and was able to keep the ball in Island’s half. When Jack took a long throw-in deep in Island territory, he was able to allow Tom a direct line to goal. With a good first touch and the use of his head he only had the keeper to beat and duly scored Knights’ third. Knights had the luxury of being able to push players forward and when Hayleigh found herself marking Island’s sweeper, she also found herself drawn to those long balls that Knights were kicking forward. It was one of these that Hayleigh was able to get a touch on and set up Ethan for his hat-trick. Hayleigh has now been instrumental in assisting Ethan get a number of his goals and reflects that she
is getting herself into good attacking positions. With the score starting to get away from Phillip Island, it started to push players forward. This resulted in two quick goals against the tide of play and it looked like it would make a comeback. But it was during one of these forays forward that Knights’ keeper Dylan was able to win and his long clearance put brother Jake behind the Island defence. Jake took on the keeper and he was able to put the ball into the back of the net for the Knights’ fifth. Josh was moved into attack replacing Hayleigh and was unlucky not to score from a header in the box with the Island keeper just clearing the ball from the goal line. Leongatha will play Mirboo North in the final game of the home and away season. Given they are three points clear of Phillip Island as well as ahead on goal difference, they will finish in fourth and look to head into the finals, most likely against ladder leader Drouin. It was great to see the Knights field a full squad of 15 players. This represents the only time all season that this has happened. Under 11 Leongatha 4 - Phillip Island 4 A great game today with Leongatha coming from 2-0 down. Patrick Johnson scored a cracker of a goal to bring the lead back with Toby Gale, Robbie Reardon and Mitchell Bath all scoring throughout the game. Well played also by Ollie Buckley, Kynan Dunstan, Juan Lacanaria and Luke Patterson.
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Victorious: from left, A Grade winner Geraldine Prentice and B Grade winner Pam Hanley at the Wonthaggi Golf Club.
Wonthaggi ladies A DEDICATED lot of ladies set out for a round of stableford in heavy conditions on the course once again. Two grades were made and A Grade was won by Geraldine Prentice (20) 31 points. B Grade and the best score on the day was by Pam Hanley (25) 32 points and she also won NTP on the 17th while Irene Walsh won the NTP on the second. The Pro Pin eighth will jack pot to next week as no one got their shot to stay on the green. There were three birdies today well done to Pam Hanley, Anne Walker and Anne Tschiderer BDL went to Pam Hanley 32, Geraldine Prentice 31, Susan Jagoe 30, Anne Walker 30, Leonie Bentick 29 and Julie Evens 24.
Meeniyan SATURDAY’S event, singles stableford, was kindly sponsored by Fish Creek Hardware. The winner with 43 points was P. Wilson (26) with W. Reilly (27) runner up with 39. Balls went to P. Robinson (22) and I. Inglis (34) – both with 36 points. NTPs went to I. Inglis and W. Reilly. The member’s draw jackpots again with the absence of R. Wise. Tuesday saw a win to D. McIntyre (16) with 44 points followed by D. Gregg (25) with 42.
The best nine and NTP both went to C. Graeme. In an unconfirmed report J. Dumont (20) won best kisser. This event was uncontested.
Mirboo North ladies THE winner of competition on Wednesday, August 8 was Wendy Gervasi who finished on 34 points. The win was decided on a count back. DTL: Sue Traill 34 points and Sandra Hughes 30 points. NTP: sixth hole, Sue Traill and 13th hole Wendy Gervasi. Birdie: on the 16th Sue Traill.
SATURDAY’S 4BBB Stableford was played in ideal spring conditions with the in course in excellent condition. Winner, with a score of 44 points, was the team of Rob Martin and Peter Buttinger. Louise and Allan Schache took out the Super Comp with 42 points. NTPs were Russell Williams on the fourth hole, Fred de Bondt on the seventh, Peter Hartigan on the 14th and Ron Findlay on the 16th. DTL balls were awarded to David Barrack and Geoff Maher, Louise and Allan Schache, D. Perkins and Coral Gray, Kevin Castwood and Garry Sharrock, Marcus Fleming and Peter Dowling and F. Kinkaid and N. Lingford. Thirty seven players contested a Stableford competition on Tuesday with Peter Walsh (14) taking the honours with 38 points. NTPs were Geoff McDonald on the fourth hole, Michael Thomas on the seventh, Rob Martin on the 14th and Roy Kleverkamp on the 16th. DTL balls went to Rod Brown, Michael Thomas, Bruce Hutton, Ian Murchie, Geoff McDonald, Peter Waters, Quentin Wilton, Fred de Bondt and Trevor Steer. Thursday’s Stableford competition was generously sponsored by the Café Tsunami in Inverloch. A Grade winner was Peter Brownlie (16) with 40 points. Jeff Brewer (18) took the B Grade honours with 34 points in a countback and Bruce Cathie (26) was successful in C Grade with 35 points also in a countback. NTPs were Doug Clemann on both the fourth and seventh holes, Chris Leaver on the 14th and Allan Schache on the 16th.
DTL balls: Kevin Castwood, Barry Attwood, Barry Stevens, Doug Clemann, Ted Bruinewoud, Geoff McDonald, John Simon, John Moor, Bert Borg, Josh Hall, Russell Williams, Ian Murchie, and Roy Kleverkamp. Members are reminded that the club’s AGM will be held on next Friday, August 28, at 7pm. Finger food will be available from 6pm.
Leongatha ladies ONLY a small field competed in a ‘three clubs and a putter event’ after the AGM last Wednesday. Trish Owen (13) won the event with 32 points after a three way count back from Julie Howard and Joc Howson. Wendy Parker also won a ball down the line with 29 points. The nearest to the pin on the 16th was Trish Owen. Twelve women opted for the nine hole event which was won by Margaret Gordon (40) with 20 points. Bronwyn Debenham won a ball down the line with 18 points and both Isobel Sutherland and Gwen Chapman received a ball with 15 points. The AGM was well attended with a couple of new faces added to the committee. Shirley Welsford is the newly appointed women’s captain, Jocelyn Howson vice president, Pat Pease vice captain and relatively new member Colleen Touzel volunteered to be part of the general committee. Presentations were made to outgoing committee member Noreen Webster who has had a long involvement as captain, president, match committee and general committee for at least 20 years. Similarly for outgoing Treasurer’s Jan Bissett and Libby Seebeck, who have been handling the finances for
many years. A presentation was also made to outgoing captain Marea Maher.
Woorayl THE stableford event on Saturday, August 22 saw trophies provided by Paul Beck of Handleys Funeral Services. The A Grade winner was Ian Atcheson with 37 points, B Grade to Col James with 42 points and Brian Wilson won C Grade with 37 points. Down the line balls to N. Richards, G. Fennell, P. Wallace, R. Winkler, J. Redmond, G. Maisey, M. Herrald and T. Charlton. Nearest the pins to Brian Wilson and Terry Charlton. The ball raffle to the Col Syndicate. Our Thursday competition went to Bo Fiek on a countback, with 36 points, and a ball going to Graeme Calder. Next week is our medal day with trophies provided by J.S.L. Light Engines.
Woorayl ladies AFTER a bleak, cold winter the warm sunshine last Wednesday brought many more players out to enjoy a Stableford round which was won by Jenny Riseley with 30 points. Balls down the line were won by Inge Gilliam 28 points, and Marg Tuckett and Ann Poole both with 27 points Nearest the pins went to Jenny Riseley on the eighth, Heather Sullivan on the 11th and Inge Giliam on the 17th. Next week will be the Au-
gust monthly medal. Our best wishes go to all the South Gippsland girls playing in Golf Victoria country teams which began today, August 25.
Foster WITH the weather conditions easing a bit in the last week, all the regular competitions except for Tuesday were played. There were smaller fields in all competitions than normal, but with the course grounds drying up a fraction, play was improved for most of those that ventured out for a hit. Motorised carts are allowed to be used on the course again, but there are still quite a few places that are out of bounds for the carts due to the wet and sloppy ground. No golf was played on Tuesday, August 18, due to weather conditions. Thursday August 20th Men’s Stableford The winner of the men’s stableford event on Thursday was Dave Hutchinson with 33 points. DTL went to John Mathers 29 points and Paul Spencer 2 8points. NTPs went to sixth Paul Spencer and 17th George Draeger. Friday August 21st – Stableford 9 Hole Competition “Chook Run” Only two players turned up to play the stableford nine hole competition “chook run” on Friday, so the competition will continue into next week. Saturday was the Sta-
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bleford Three Stick event -Trevor Jones Trophy. The winners were Steve Reid in A Grade with 35 points and Trevor “Kiwi” Jones in B Grade also with 35points. DTL went Dave Hutchinson 31 points, Tony Vanin 31points, Greg Paine 31points and Paul Spencer 28 points. NTP went to sixth Greg Paine and 17th Paul Spencer. Lester Rootsey was the name drawn out on Friday night for the members’ draw, but unfortunately he was not present at the club to collect the $500. The draw will now jackpot to $550 next Friday night. In the Saturday men’s golfing members’ draw Ian Lyon had his name drawn out, however he wasn’t at the club to collect the $940, nor did he play in the golf competition, so the draw will jackpot to $960 next week.
Korumburra THERE were 39 players on Saturday, August 22 for ap stableford competition, with trophies by Rick and Deb Staples. A Grade: P. Hornibrook (12 hcp) 38 pts, R. Beasley 37, T. Marotti 36, J. Solly 36, S. Rose 35, D. Sorrell 35. B Grade: B. Maskell (23 hcp) 43 pts, S. Webster 36, S. Clark 36, M. Belvedere 35. p Nearest the pin: 1st J. Wilson, 7th S. Rose, 10th G. Jones, 13th S. Rose. Tuesday’s winner was B. Clasby 36 pts and Thursday’s winner was C. Clements 32 pts.
South Gippsland’s top 10 compete AFTER several months of attending clinics and practises at local and metropolitan courses, the final 10 players were named last week for the South Gippsland District Country Teams squad. These players will spend three days in Melbourne playing against representatives from other Victorian country golfing districts. South Gippsland is the smallest district playing at this event with only nine clubs from which to draw players. Despite this, South Gippsland has
managed to retain their position in Division 2 for several years. There are three divisions, and each year districts are elevated or relegated from one division to another depending on their final ladder position. Anne Walker from Wonthaggi Golf Club is the team manager and has been instrumental in organising and preparing this squad. The players, in handicap order are Rebecca Thomas (Leongatha Golf Club, 6), Andrea Thorson (Meeniyan Golf Club, 7), Toni West (Leongatha Golf Club, 8), Robyn Galloway (Foster Golf Club, 8), Barb Warren (Foster Golf Club, 9), Faye Morris (Phillip Island Golf Club, 10), Lesley Meadowcroft
(Phillip Island Golf Club, 10), Lee Clements (Korumburra Golf Club, 11), Jennifer Sullivan (Lang Lang Golf Club, 11) and Sharyn Rayson (Leongatha Golf Club, 11). The caddies for these players, some of whom have also attended the practice sessions as observers, include Maxine Eabry (president SGWGA) Marg Tuckett (SGWGA match committee), Beth Curram, Debbie Williams, Norm Hughes, Marg Young and Maree Anderson. The first round will be played at Rossdale Golf Club on Monday, August 24, followed by 18 holes at Woodlands on Tuesday and the final round at Victoria Golf Club on Wednesday.
Top 10: from left, Lee Clements (Korumburra Golf Club), Rebecca Thomas (Leongatha GC), Faye Morris (Phillip Island GC) Lesley Meadowcroft (Phillip Island GC), Jennifer Sullivan (Lang Lang GC), Barb Warren (Foster GC), Toni West (Leongatha GC) Robyn Galloway (Foster GC) and Andrea Thorson (Meeniyan GC) have been selected to compete in the South Gippsland District Country Teams squad. Absent Sharyn Rayson (Leongatha GC).
Successful outing: Korumburra visited Melaleuca Links last week and the winners were, from left, Lynette McIvor, Marg Young, Betty Thomson and Kathleen Bronsema.
Korumburra ladies LAST Wednesday was another successful outing to Melaleuca Links, near Inverloch. Around 22 women played the Par 3 course prior to lunch, with some making the most of the fine weather and having another round after eating. It was fantastic to have 34 women attend the lunch and enjoy a good catch up with some of the ladies who are not playing golf as regularly or have retired from the sport. It was certainly a relaxing and friendly atmosphere and shows there is more to golf than the game itself. A big thank you goes to Beryl Brown for sponsoring the day and providing an array of lovely prizes. Also, the club’s appreciation goes to Julie Hislop and Kath Welsh for organising the day, Marg Young as the acting captain and Lee Clements for compiling and printing out the score cards. Lynette McIvor won Div 1 with 19 points and Marg Young was runner up on a countback from Carie Hard-
ing, with 18 points. The Div 2 winner was Kathleen Bronsema with a great score of 22 points and Betty Thomson was runnerup with 21 points. NTPs went to Lynette McIvor and Lee Clements. Sharon Adams and Chris Rickard won the awards for the most balls lost in the nine holes. Jenny Blackmore won the raffle and Betty Thomson was closest in guessing the number of smarties. Last Saturday, a small field played the RB Stroke round in very pleasant weather. Lynette McIvor (23) had another win, with a net score of 81. Last Wednesday week was the August Monthly Medal. Well done to Barb Walker, who won Div 1 and the Monthly Medal with 95(18)77. Close Behind was Carie Harding, 98 (20)78. Div 2 was won by Lynette McIvor,104 (23)81, and Jenny Blackmore was runner up with 120(36)84. Barb Walker was NTP on the first and 13th greens. Balls down the line went
to Moira Rogers and Marg Young. There were good numbers to see The Hoffman’s perform on Sunday. Thanks to the social committee for the organisation, to all the helpers and to those who attended for making the day such a success. The club sends best wishes to Lee Clements and all the South Gippsland women who are playing in the Golf Victoria Country Teams matches this week.
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Winning title: Barb Walker is Korumburra’s August Monthly Medal winner.
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Bowlers keen to try new green A NEW synthetic green has been installed at the Inverloch Bowling Club thanks to a joint effort by the club, the former state government and Bass Coast Shire Council.
Tarwin LAST Tuesday was the last day of our winter pairs play offs. All events have been thoroughly enjoyed by all participating and many thanks must go to Eric Gallop for his organization for the whole season, as well as the many club members who prepared the greens, cooked the soups and helped with all the other chores that help to make for a great day. This week saw a few teams cancelling due to the weather the day before but we all enjoyed the day with only a small sprinkling of rain which did not dampen either our bodies or our minds. The runners-up for the day were Glenda Graham and Tommy Harmdorf with 49 points. The winners were Geoff Prendergast and Brian Turner with a score of 64 points. We now look forward to the coming pennant season and the Tarwin Ladies seem to be really keen and enthusiastic with three practice games already organised. Selectors have asked Ladies to please put names on the lists on the notice board if you are able to play in the following: Friday, September 11 at home to Phillip Island; Tuesday, September 15 at home to Meeniyan; and Tuesday, September 22 away at Inverloch. Any queries at this stage can be directed to Sharon Brown on 0428 636 202. At present we are unaware of the Men’s agenda (some families have been enjoying the Queensland sun) but as usual all you have to do is check the noticeboard and/or be at the club for the Friday afternoon club practice. Social events are yet to be decided but the committee will announce coming events shortly.
Leongatha THE 2015/2016 season is off to a good start with the midweek social bowls introducing a new event called mixed and mingle, with 20 players indicating that they had a great time. The winners were Russell Trotman with 57 points, Mike Carnell 52, John O’Connor 50, Graeme Drury 45 and Liz Beald 43. Saturday, August 22 saw 10 teams take to the greens with the winners being Bob Young (s) and Don Patterson with one win plus 30. Runners-up were Jenny Millar (s), Ken Lester and G. Drury with one win plus 19. Wednesday, August 26 will see the monthly triples in action with a 9.30am start and BYO lunch. Sponsor for the day is Landmark.
Mardan indoor ANOTHER week has come and gone and the usual group turned out. It was good to see Graeme Trease back after a short absence and also to see he hasn’t lost his touch. There were 10 players on the night split into two trios and two pairs. Play was tight and I couldn’t help but notice how Jeanette Grady went about punishing any end that left her room to get a bowl on the kitty, especially when she was playing against Russell’s team in the first game. It looked as though she and Denyse Menzies were in for a winning night. In the second game Bert Bright and his team made life more difficult for the pair and stole the game from under their noses on the last end with a magnificent four shot winning end.
Saturday, September 5 will be the club’s opening day with a 1pm start and uniform. Friday, September 18 will be the club’s opening dinner night with a 6.30pm start to be catered for on the night at $25 per head. Names to be placed on the sheet at the entry to the match committee room on or before Wednesday, September 16. The pennant and club events sheets for the ladies and men as well as pennant availability are on the respective noticeboards in the board room. Saturday, October 10 will be a pennant practice game at home against Korumburra. If you wish to play please place your name on the practice day list. Until the next report, good bowling - ‘Jackhigh’. The other two teams both played well and it was a rough night for Russell and his team of John McColl and Graeme Trease who had one of those nights where no matter how well they placed their bowls nothing seemed to go their way. They played well but for little reward. At the end of the night it was a split decision for the runners-up spot and it came down to shots between Jeanette and Bert’s teams. The final results were as follows: runners-up with one win 10 ends and plus three were Denyse Menzies and Jeanette Grady. The winners with two wins were Vito Serafino and Tony Allen-Clay. Although numbers were small the night was as enjoyable as ever and those who came along really are the back bone keeping the club viable at this time of the year.
Inverloch MIDWEEK social bowls has been popular at Inverloch this winter and 52 players signed on for Wednesday’s game on August 19. Four teams won both games, playing a mix of triples and fours, filling all but one of the available rinks on the number two (synthetic) green. The winter bowls season will finish on Sunday, August 30. Ladies and men have participated in roughly equal
New green: from left, Inverloch Bowling Club board member Neil Everitt, president Ron Burge, Bass MLA Brian Paynter, Bass Coast Shire Council deputy mayor Cr Jordan Crugnale, treasurer John Sutcliffe, secretary Carol Waters, tournament Secretary Marg Flett and greens director Gary Hardy test out the new synthetic green at the Inverloch Bowling Club. bowling equipment or footwear. The club supports new members and participants by providing spare bowls to use.” Cr Crugnale said it was great to see council help facilitate the grant with the state government.
“It’s a great outcome for our local community,” she said. Club president Ron Burge said the members are all thrilled with the synthetic green. “It’s been a big job by a lot of volunteers and it’s a tre-
numbers on Wednesdays and Sundays. These social games have provided valuable bowling practise for competition players, along with the enjoyment of mixed social bowling. Wednesday’s winners with 38 points were Wayne Parks (s), Brian Phillipson and Norm Price. Runners-up with 36 points were John Thornton (s), Keith Cousens and Harry Dunn. Raffles were won by Terry Orford, Sue Davies, Pam Sutcliffe, Colin Omerod, Judy Parker, Judy Moule, Pat
Stoneham and Harry Dunn. Players are reminded that the final day for mixed social bowling will be this coming Sunday, August 30th. The proposed ‘Chicken run’ has been postponed so Sunday’s game will be played in the usual format (probably fours) depending on numbers entered. It would be wise for players to sign on early for this one because numbers will be limited to a maximum of 64, 16 four person teams). Out-of-town players can book a spot by phoning the
Working bee: from left, Wayne Parks, Dave Roberts and greens’ director Gary Hardy marking out the permanent lines on the new synthetic surface which they say has been an overwhelming success. The club is hoping to convert its other rink to a synthetic surface, funds permitting, and it is happy to go dollar for dollar, in the near future.
Buffalo indoor
ON Friday, August 21 there was a good turnout of district indoor bowlers for the Peter MacCallum charity night hosted by the Buffalo Indoor Bowling Club. There were 10 teams selected for three games of eight ends. Teams were mixed up on experience, gender and locations which led to a lot of banter, close games and a good time had by all. Winners on the night was the Bev Tyers team of George Bentley, Bert Bright and Ed Hanily (WWD) collecting the Leongatha Fresh Meats - meat trays sponsors for the last
16 years. Runners-up was the Arc Gammaldi team of Josie Bohn, Dana Suckling and Kathy Campbell. The encouragement award went to Bill Wolswinkel, Joy Dyson and Jenny Dowel. With lots of prizes available from the raffle table most went home with a prize and a chocolate treat. The district wood raffle was won by Susanne Parks from Fish Creek and ‘Bear’ won by Peggy Spokes of Wonthaggi. Many thanks to all involved. Social bowls recommences at Buffalo next Wednesday, 7.30pm, all welcome.
mendous effort by everyone,” Mr Burge said. “We do appreciate every little bit of help we get and we thank the state government and Bass Coast Shire Council for all the help they’ve given us in bringing this project to fruition.” club on 5674 1655. Saturday, August 22 saw the second Open (mixed) Doubles match, once again fully booked, with 32 pairs playing three 10 end games, eliminating all but the final four teams. These semi-finalists then played a short elimination game to determine the two teams to play-off in the final. The teams eliminated were Lomagno/Jordan and Jackson/Teer from Wonthaggi, leaving Ron Burge and Shane O’Loughlin to play Bob Davis and Gary Scott in a four-end final game. Burge/O’Loughlin held a five point advantage entering the fourth and final game, but this was equalled by some exceptional bowling by Bob Davis and Gary Scott to equal the score, requiring a sudden death fifth game, which was won finally and in a nail-biting finish by Ron and Shane. Congratulations to both winners and runners-up in an event which is certain to become a fixture on next season’s bowling calendar. Interesting to note that the finalists in this event did not include any of the finalists from the same game played two weeks earlier. Bowls, as they say, is a funny game. Raffle-winners were Wayne Parks and Ross Lomagno.
Bass MLA Brian Paynter said it was fantastic to see the state government contribute to such a wonderful community organisation. “This is the essence of government I think; that we’re able to boost and contribute to local clubs,” he said. Home-made soups prepared by master chefs Janise Parks and Nellie Martin were declared culinary triumphs by all who sampled them Sunday’s Mixed social game, the second last for this season, had 45 participants playing the usual two 12 end games. Four teams won both ends. Winners, with 30 points, were Lola Marsh (s), with Kathy Heaphy and John Thornton. Runners-up, on 36 points, were Mick Yates (s), Alan Smith, Norm Price and Terry Seaward. Members are again reminded to enter their names early for the final social Mixed day to be played on Sunday, August 30. A sports store will be present, offering bowling equipment for sale. Members are also reminded that a Mixed Opening Day, to mark the beginning of the 2015/16 bowling season, will be held on Saturday, September 5 beginning with a light lunch at 12 noon followed by a Mixed game, afternoon tea and lifetime membership presentation to Mavis Parks, the club’s longest serving member. Names must be posted on the list provided at the club’s noticeboard for all who wish to attend.
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OPEN DAY Sunday, August 30 10am - 1pm All new or returning players welcome to come for a social hit and register their interest in joining a team for season 2015/2016
JUNIOR & SENIOR PLAYERS WELCOME
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Winners: from left, Brian Turner and Geoff Prendergast from Leongatha finished the last winter pairs of the season with the larger of the meat trays.
With the assistance of council, the club successfully applied for a $50,000 Local Facilities for Local Clubs 2014-15 grant from Sport and Recreation Victoria, with the club providing an additional $130,000 for the project. Deputy mayor and Townsend Ward councillor Jordan Crugnale said council prepared the grant together with the club, with the new synthetic green replacing a natural grass green, significantly improving the club’s facilities. “The advantage of the synthetic green is to extend the use of the green to year round use rather than mainly warmer season use,” Cr Crugnale said. “The new green will also encourage participation from a wider cross section of the community, such as older adults, youth and new participants to the sport, without the need for correct
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Parrots netball Round 17 - August 22 Under 13
Leongatha 35 d Drouin 27 Awards: Baker’s Delight - Ella Lyons, Network Video - Molly Kent. It was a tough game on Saturday. We came out with a win but didn’t play as well as we’re able. Let’s play better next week.
Under 15 Drouin 47 d Leongatha 13 Awards: Pilates $10 cash - Brooke Materia, Nagel’s Pharmacy - Evie Dekker. A rough and tough game and an awesome job keeping our heads up. The last training and game next week, let’s bring our A game.
Under 17 Drouin 30 d Leongatha 19 Awards: Serafino’s Pizza - Kristy O’Loughlin and Koby Dennison. Get around Kristy, great game all around, playing solo in the ring. The girls showed strength from one end of the court to the other. Another great improvement by the girls, pushing
New role: Sarah McCahon did a great job in the unfamiliar position of goal defense for the Parrots’ A Grade side.
through a tough game. Good luck next week.
C Grade
Leongatha 41 d Drouin 23 Awards: Voyage Fitness - Elise Dowling, RSL - Carly McNamara. Auction: Elise Dowling. Great game on a beautiful day and a return to better form as the season closes.
B Grade
Drouin 46 d Leongatha 39 Awards: Lissa’s Beauty Room - Maddie Kerr. Auction: Maddie Kerr. It was a tough game for us and simple mistakes on our own behalf saw us get behind. Definitely all little mistakes easily fixed.
A Grade
Drouin 53 d Leongatha 50 Awards: , Evans Petroleum - Courtney Lever, Shan’s Lingerie - Nicola Marriott. Auction: Meg Rosser. Competitive game for four quarters with only a couple of goals in it throughout. Good effort across the court. Let’s bring this into next week.
Right, Spoiled: Leongatha wing defense, Courtney Lever makes life very difficult for Drouin’s wing attack. More photos at www.mdphotos.net
Gippsland netball results Results - Round 17
A Grade: Drouin 53 d Leongatha 50, Wonthaggi Power 66 d Bairnsdale 45, Maffra 54 d Warragul 23, Sale 37 d Moe 32, Traralgon 49 d Morwell 37. B Grade: Drouin 46 d Leongatha 39, Wonthaggi Power 53 d Bairnsdale 33, Maffra 55 d Warragul 36, Sale 35 drew Moe 35, Traralgon 59 d Morwell 35. C Grade: Leongatha 41
d Drouin 23, Bairnsdale 37 d Wonthaggi Power 27, Maffra 27 d Warragul 18, Sale 39 drew Moe 39, Traralgon 29 d Morwell 26. Under 17: Drouin 30 d Leongatha 19, Wonthaggi Power 40 d Bairnsdale 39, Maffra 36 d Warragul 19, Sale 39 d Moe 38, Traralgon 30 d Morwell 18. Under 15: Drouin 47 d Leongatha 13, Wonthaggi Power 35 d Bairnsdale 24,
LDNA netball Preliminary final results Saturday, August 22
13 & Under: Mirboo North Purple 11 d Meeniyan & District 7. 15 & Under: Mirboo North Purple 22 d Mt Eccles Mystics 19. 17 & Under / C Grade: Mirboo North Purple 63 d Town Black 22. Open: Town Green 43 d St Laurence Maroon 29. Grand final draw - Saturday, August 29: 13 & Under: Mirboo
North Gold v Mirboo North Purple, 11am, Court 5. Scorers: Jane Wright and Meeniyan & District. 15 & Under: Parrots v Mirboo North Purple, 12 noon, Court 5. Scorers: Julia Lomas and Sue Ritchie. U17 / C Grade: Meeniyan & District v Mirboo North Purple, 1pm, Court 5. Scorers: Pat Kuhne and Maria Evison. Open: St Laurence Gold v Town Green, 2.15pm, Court 5. Scorers: Anita Gourlay and Sue Ritchie.
Maffra 59 d Warragul 10, Sale 44 d Moe 29, Traralgon 40 d Morwell 20. Under 13: Leongatha 35 d Drouin 27, Wonthaggi Power 38 d Bairnsdale 25, Maffra 55 d Warragul 9, Sale 67 d Moe 11, Traralgon 30 d Morwell 6.
Ladders
A Grade Traralgon ...................143.90 Drouin ........................139.46 Morwell ......................132.12 Sale .............................132.98 Leongatha .................. 118.04 Moe .............................109.80 Maffra............................92.63 Wonthaggi Power ..........91.27 Bairnsdale .....................72.62 Warragul ........................37.52 B Grade Traralgon ...................152.54 Leongatha ..................144.28 Drouin ........................122.57 Wonthaggi Power ......120.69 Moe .............................108.85 Morwell ....................... 117.28 Sale..............................104.64 Bairnsdale .....................66.74 Maffra............................74.73 Warragul ........................47.12 C Grade Traralgon ...................142.22 Leongatha .................. 115.83 Wonthaggi Power ......108.30 Moe ............................. 115.93
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Bairnsdale .................. 116.53 Sale..............................109.89 Morwell ....................... 111.06 Drouin ...........................90.91 Maffra............................76.42 Warragul ........................37.44 Under 17 Sale .............................177.09 Traralgon ...................130.35 Maffra ........................135.03 Moe .............................127.69 Drouin ........................145.24 Bairnsdale ................... 116.77 Wonthaggi Power ........ 114.95 Leongatha......................62.81 Warragul ........................55.59 Morwell .........................33.46 Under 15 Maffra ........................268.55 Drouin ........................156.58 Sale .............................134.59 Traralgon ...................144.55 Wonthaggi Power ...... 117.71 Moe ...............................88.32 Bairnsdale .....................85.69 Leongatha......................65.83 Warragul ........................45.94 Morwell .........................41.17 Under 13 Wonthaggi Power ......232.69 Sale .............................192.02 Bairnsdale ..................202.45 Traralgon ...................188.68 Maffra ..........................99.22 Leongatha......................96.42 Morwell .........................94.01 Drouin ...........................65.06 Moe ...............................38.08 Warragul ........................15.97
40 38 34 24 12 0 58 50 48 48 46 32 32 16 10 0 66 52 52 48 42 28 24 20 4 4 60 56 52 48 36 32 32 12 12 0
LDNA TWILIGHT NETBALL COMPETITION RECREATION RESERVE LEONGATHA
STARTS September 1 & 2 (12 week competition) Senior $60
Junior $45
Timing: Toora’s Shannon Leggett holds the ball and waits for the optimum pass, under the pressure of Fish Creek’s Chloe Welsh.
Alberton netball
Saturday, August 22 at DWWWW
Under 13's: Korumburra Bena 26 d Fish Creek 19 Under 15's: MDU 38 d Phillip Island 32. C Grade: MDU 26 d Toora 24. B Grade: Dalyston 46 d MDU 30. A Grade: Foster 52 d Inverloch Kongwak 28. Kasey Teakle, IK GS, got them off to a great start, holding well under the ring, and finishing off strong. Foster appeared to be rattled in the first quarter. IK up 12 - 6. Foster came to play in the second quarter, and shot a bagful of unanswered goals bringing them back within two. Foster GA, Bree Wiggins came into the game with some beautiful goals. IK WA, Sophie Scott was strong off the line and directed a lot of play in the goal third. Half time
Foster up 23 - 17. Foster really came to life in the third, and IK didn’t seem to have the answers. There were moments of brilliance between the IK defenders, Kelsey Buxton and Kylie Hodges, but Foster extended their lead. Nics McKenzie, Foster GS, was a constant all game, and applying impressive defensive pressure when needed. Foster came away with a convincing win in the end.
Sunday, August 23 at Foster
Under 13's: Phillip Island 36 d Toora 13. Under 15's: Foster 33 d Korumburra Bena 19. Under 17's: Fish Creek 29 d Foster 14. C Grade: Inverloch Kongwak 47 d Stony Creek 19. B Grade: Foster 46 d Toora 44. A Grade: Fish Creek 61 d Toora 36.
Fish Creek got the first break and the game was full of intensity. Fish Creek got on a roll and continued to extend their lead thanks to some impressive goaling by GA Hannah Flanders. At the quarter time break Fish Creek lead 20 - 9. The game went goal for goal, and Toora defenders, Carla Jenkins and Hannah Bassett worked well under the ring, but the Fish Creek shooters weren’t missing many. Fish Creek GD, Kara Wogan Browne picked off a couple of cross court passes and the margin at half time was 31 - 21. Fish Creek came out firing in the third to really take control of the game. The intensity left the game for Toora and they looked flat. 50 - 26 at three quarter time. A couple of late changes to the Fish Creek line up, and they continued to advance with a great win.
TUESDAY Ladies section 1 & 2 Junior section 1
WEDNESDAY
Entry forms Kelvin Johns Bi Rite, Leongatha Email: tpsmith@dcsi.net.au Phone: Kerry Bentvelzen 0407 317 413, Phil Smith 0437 624 261 or Barb Challis 0403 047 902.
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Entries close August 26, 2015
Stretch: Inverloch Kongwak wing defence Rebecca Hawking leaps into the air to take an intercept against Foster on Saturday.
Pressure’s on: MDU goal attack Eden Cook was quick on the defence but was unable to stop a pass by Dalyston’s Maddison Carew.
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thestar.com.au • Mid-Gippsland qualifying final - Mirboo North v Yinnar
Tigers succumb to Magpies rout By Rover REIGNING Mid Gippsland premiers, Mirboo North, sufQUALIFYING FINAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 SENIORS Yinnar 9.12.126 Mirboo North 9.4.58 Yinnar goals: T. Aitken 4, J. Dowling 3, S. Mills 3, J. Bowe 1, J. Winters 1, A. Quigley 1, L. Maynard 1, M. Stolk 1, J. Raun 1, M. Lardner 1, M. Renwick 1, C. Harwood 1. Yinnar best: J. Dowling, B. Chapman, J. Embry, M. Stolk, J. Raun, T. Aitken. Mirboo North goals: T. Traill 5, B. Ah Mat 2, J. Taylor 1, D. Webb 1. Mirboo North best: T. Traill, S. Peters, T. Salerno, L. Palmer, J. Burge, B. Ah Mat.
RESERVES Yallourn-Yall Nth 10.12.72 Newborough 3.6.24 Yallourn-Yallourn North goals: M. Thorburn 4, R. Byrne 3, S. Smith 1, S. Price 1, B. Paulet 1. Yallourn-Yallourn North best: L. Nelson, B. Paulet, J. King, M. Twaddle, M. Taplin, S. Gore. Newborough goals: R. Mills 1, D. Creighton 1, B. Taylor 1.
ELIMINATION FINAL SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 SENIORS Newborough 12.6.78 Trafalgar 5.14.44 Newborough goals: J. Pearce 6, J. Bowden 2, J. Bland 1, C. Hancock 1, L. Charles 1, J. Hecker 1. Newborough best: J. Pearce, J. Bland, C. Hancock, L. Charles, J. Bennets, J. Mander. Trafalgar goals: D. Farrell 2, B. Slater 1, D. Brock 1, B. Dawson 1. Trafalgar best: J. Bragagnolo, J. Butler, B. Dawson, D. Farrell, J. Hines, J. Holdsworth.
RESERVES Mirboo North 15.9.99 Morwell East 4.5.29 Mirboo North goals: J. Piper 6, S. Rogers 4, P. Aveling 2, N. Kreun 1, N. Gervasi 1, J. Alexander 1. Mirboo North best: J. Piper, D. McLean, L. Smit, P. Aveling, B. Harriage, L. Gervasi. Morwell East goals: J. Porter 1, M. Cowell 1, J. Francis 1, C. GibsonWilliamson 1. Morwell East best: J. Lansdown, A. Duncan, A. Frood, S. Daley, J. Pickett, R. Semmler.
fered their heaviest defeat of the season when it lost to Yinnar by 68 points in the qualifying final at Newborough best: W. Rilen, J. St John, P. Ryan, B. Young, R. Mills, B. Taylor.
THIRDS Yarragon 11.7.73 Yinnar 1.6.12 Yarragon goals: J. Cameron 3, J. Kilday 2, T. Follett 2, L. Kilday 2, L. Fitzgerald 1, A. Maughn 1. Yarragon best: T. Follett, J. Kilday, M. Morgan, J. Sikacek, L. Proposch, T. Potter. Yinnar goals: J. Findlay 1. Yinnar best: L. Van Rooy, L. Hutchinson, J. Findlay, M. McKay, J. Hibbert, L. Monacella.
FOURTHS Trafalgar 5.7.37 Hill End 3.5.23 Trafalgar goals: Z. Brown 1, K. Christian 1, T. Tuck 1, B. Burgess 1, B. Kersten 1. Trafalgar best: B. Bosman, J. Riddle, J. Jarvis, C. Beckett, D. Moss, K. Tullett. Hill End goals: J. Harrison 2, D. McIver 1. Hill End best: A. Abvan, J. Paulet, R. Smith, B. Stansbury, J. Harrison, L. Mitchell.
THIRDS Newborough 7.8.50 Yallourn-Yall Nth 6.13.49 Newborough goals: B. Drowley 3, J. Mitchell 3, D. Brooks 1. Newborough best: M. Sawyer, D. Brooks, B. Taylor, B. Drowley, J. Wood, J. Dworznik. Yallourn-Yall Nth goals: R. Reid 2, M. Luck 2, J. Graham-Wyntjes 1, T. Lawrey 1. Yallourn-Yall Nth best: D. Bath, R. Reid, M. Luck, J. Graham-Wyntjes, C. Fry, B. Twaddle.
FOURTHS Mirboo North 11.9.75 Yinnar 6.6.42 Mirboo North goals: R. Lowrie 3, A. Miller 2, R. Peter 1, C. Iorangi 1, J. Mason 1, C. White 1, L. Dight 1, B. Rudling 1. Mirboo North best: A. Irwin, R. Lowrie, T. Reiske, T. Paterson, R. Peter, A. Miller. Yinnar goals: B. McCormack 2, T. Hall 2, R. Dodds 1, B. Cheffers 1. Yinnar best: D. Pappas, S. Findlay, R. Smyth, B. McCormack, S. Ward, D. Mehran.
Thorpdale on Saturday. Mirboo North failed to gain sufficient traction to trouble the Magpies. No amount of courage, endurance or survival strategies could save the Tigers from Yinnar’s speed, flexibility and systematized transitional mobility. Overall, the Magpies were far superior in cranking up their engine room and securing the Sherrin at all costs. Compellingly, the Magpies had 12 individual goal scorers, compared to Mirboo North’s four. After 100 minutes of conquest, Yinnar’s dominance was displayed on the electronic scoreboard for everyone to see. However, all is not lost for the mighty Tigers: on Sunday they can redeem themselves with a win against Newborough in the cut-throat first semi final at Yinnar. Apart from a five minute stretch late in the first quarter, where they kicked three consecutive rearguard goals, the Tigers were as helpless as a falling leaf against the resolute Magpies. With five goals at full forward, Tim Traill was arguably the only Mirboo North player to beat his respective opponent. Traill had Cameron Harwood removed during the second term and then overcame Jed Hickey. Shane Peters, Tristan Salerno, Luke Palmer and Ben Ah Mat featured in some productive passages of play for Mirboo North, but back-up support was unreliable and in short supply. Yinnar’s hard work in the contests allowed it to collectively identify, implement and share creative ball movement into its forward line, with far more authority than Mirboo North.
Although missing a number of shots from close range, burly Yinnar spearhead, Tim Aitken, booted four goals while teammates, James Dowling and Sam Mills, both kicked three majors. Harwood’s banishment forward immediately struck gold when he found Aitken for the Pies’ ninth major, giving them a 23 point advantage at half time. Under Yinnar’s intense pressure, many hasty decisions by the Tigers led to multiple skill errors and turnovers that conceded goals. As the match progressed it became evident the Magpies’ midfield mix of pace, strength and stamina was the right recipe and equipped for any challenge Mirboo North could present. Following the long break and with loose men everywhere, the Magpies became a combustible force exploding down the corridor. Yinnar consistently gatecrashed its way into Mirboo North’s space and swept the ball away from the Tigers with ruthless endeavor. Dowling, Brendan Chapman and classy all rounders Jayden Embry, Mark Stolk and Jarrod Raun used their skill, initiative and adaptability to rip the footy off the Tigers. The Magpies’ fierce tackling where they aggressively ran down and dumped their opponents onto the turf, featured prominently in their game plan. Too often, too many Tigers unsuccessfully tried to take on the Magpies individually, rather than feeding off first option disposals to teammates. Four unanswered goals in the third term gave Yinnar an insurmountable lead of 50 points at three quarter time. Another six majors from the Pies in the final quarter confirmed they would meet
Stunning victory: Tiger Andrew McCarthy did not pull off this screamer but the Mirboo North Reserves were all over Morwell East. Yallourn Yallourn North in this Saturday’s second semi final at Newborough. The Tigers finished one man down after premiership defender, Dwayne Gunn, was reported for striking and red carded from the field. Two majors by Traill and another from Don Webb, added some respectability to Mirboo North’s disappointing full time scoreline.
Reserves Mirboo North emphatically defeated Morwell East by 70 points in its elimination final clash against the Hawks at Willow Grove on Sunday. The Tigers celebrated Pat Aveling’s 200th club game by bouncing out of the blocks and showing the large crowd what high quality Reserves football is all about.
By half time the match was done and dusted after Mirboo North stunningly booted 9.7 to produce a 58 point lead over the goalless Hawks. Goals came from everywhere for the Tigers in many and varied ways. Josh Piper and Rogers dominated Mirboo North’s forward line with six and four majors respectively.
Mt Eccles netball ends season celebrations Mt Eccles netball Club finished off its 2015 season with a family celebration at the Leongatha Primary School performing arts centre. The season has been a really interesting one with the 50th Anniversary of the LDNA and the research around the history of the Mt Eccles club itself. In 1963 the founding members of the club Myra Eygenraam, Frankie Johnson, Lorna McKean and Topsy Winkler were a group of women who wanted to play basketball/netball and set about making it happen. All those years ago some of the core values that were important to the ladies are still the values that Mt Eccles continue to instil 50 plus years later: involvement, friendship, family, fun and creating an environment where everyone gets an opportunity to be part of a team. In 2015 our club has once again grown in the Juniors with four 11 and under teams, three 13 and under teams and one 15 and under team. Our Senior teams have diminished a little with players heading to university, the
football leagues and some heading off to have babies. We still managed to fill two 17/C Grade teams and as it turned out two Open section teams. The 17/C Grade teams were made possible by the extra Under 15 players we had in the club this year. Rather than turn girls away from playing netball we decided to welcome them and offer them the opportunity to grow and develop their skills in the Senior teams as well as playing in the Under 15 team. All of the girls have done a brilliant job this year and it has been a delight to coach some of them and also watch them grow and develop throughout the season, due to their experience in the Seniors. The club thanks everyone who has been involved with it this year as a player, helper and supporter. We have 12 teams this year, at a minimum that is 108, a large group of people to cater for, as well as their families. The club does its best to ensure that everyone gets a fair go and that all of our players have a chance to grow and develop as players and teams as well as hopefully enjoy the season. There is a dedicated and
wonderful team of people who volunteer to coach and train our Juniors, led by our incomparable Julia Lomas. As a club we pride ourselves in setting even teams across the whole club which results in a highly competitive year. Unfortunately, in our Seniors teams this year we had many injuries which meant that we were hunting around a great deal of the season looking for extra players and many times called on Julia’s Under 15 team for support; some weeks the girls played three games of netball and on a number of occasions just to take the court the 17/C Grade teams had U13s and U11s filling in. In the finals series this year we only had the U15 team competing and it played a sterling game in the preliminary final against Mirboo North Purple on the weekend. It put up a gallant fight but unfortunately was pipped at the post. Overall, it was wonderful to see the continued skill development, camaraderie and sportspersonship across the whole club and in particular the Juniors. Thank you to all of the committee, coaches, parents, players and families that make it possible for the club to run
The awarded: back row from left: Sophie Allen, Cassidy Ronalds, Brianna Weaver, Sheree Murray, Charlie Brewis, Trudi Roy, Brooke Johnston, Rebecca Vagg, Jorja Whyte, Maddi Chruickshank, Chloe Cope, Charlotte Smith, Rebecca Cope, Julia Lomas, Trudi Horskins and Cayli Lane. Front Row from left, Katie Calder, Alex Ritchie, Millie Enbom smoothly. Thank you to the Leongatha Primary School for hosting our presentation evening; it is a wonderful venue. Changes implemented next year will achieve an even smoother running club in 2016. We are also looking for new members to join the committee as Sue Ritchie’s commitments to LDNA mean she is stepping down as president. Presentations were made to the following people: Under 13 Pulse: Best and Fairest Maddi Cruickshank and Jorja Whyte, runner-up Millie Enbom; coaches award
Charlotte Smith. Under 13 Steel: Best and Fairest Brooke Johnstone, runner-up Jessica Geary and Lily Walker; coaches award Katie Calder. Under 13 Firebirds: Best and Fairest Alex Ritchie, runner-up Charlie Brewis; coaches award Nellie Yates. Under 15: Best and Fairest Cassidy Ronalds, runnerup Brianna Weaver; coaches award Sophie Allen. 17/C Grade Storm: Best and Fairest Rebecca Cope, runner-up Chloe Cope. 17/C Grade Tornadoes: Best and Fairest Sheree Murray, runner-up Cayli Lane,
Trudi Roy and Emma Castle. Open Thunder: Best and Fairest Rebecca Anderson, runner-up Trudy Horskins and Julia Lomas. Open Roar: Best and Fairest Rebecca Vagg, runner-up Louise Bruce. We would also like to honour all those people who have made this club the club what it is today and they include: Vice president Julia Lomas, treasurer Sarah Kaldvee, secretary Trudi Roy, general committee members Melissa Buckley, Barb Challis, Jodie Jans, Kylie Kenzie. Coaches: Under 11s: Claire and Sam Anderson,
Kylie Kenzie and Jodie Jans, Barb and Sandra Challis, Lisa Spraul and Felicity Funnell. Under 13s: Lynette Johnstone and Sarah Kaldvee, Tori Martin and Karen Cruickshank, Trudi Roy and Emma Harry. Under 15s: Julia Lomas and Tracey Ronalds. Umpires: Barb Challis, Sue Ritchie, Sam Anderson, Rebecca Vagg, Cayli Lane. Raffle and fundraising helper: Jodie Jans and Sarah Kaldvee. Our AGM is on Friday, September 11 at Serafino’s, 6.30pm for dinner and meeting.
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• Leongatha Cycling
Hill climb sorts the field RACING was from Outtrim on Saturday and riders were able to enjoy a sunny afternoon with light north westerly winds blowing as they raced through Kongwak, Lance Creek, Wattle Bank and finished two kilometres up Mt Misery at the saddle.
This amounted to a circuit with some early hills before a tail wind run along Lynnes Road offering some respite before a struggle for the finish line. The lone scratch rider, Brett Franklin, was chasing 18 minutes to the lone limit marker, Dane Herbert. In between there were four riders on 12 minutes, four on six minutes and a duo on three.
Left Winners: second Brett Franklin, first Dane Herbert, third Leigh Stott and Junior winner, Thomas Fitzgerald.
The Juniors: after they finished their 20 kilometre race on Mt. Misery. From left, Oliver McLean, Thomas Fitzgerald, Felicity Waddell, Kaleb Jans, Sullivan Herbert, Mitchell Harry, Alfred Herbert and Max Slinger with officials Jim Geary and Judy Love.
By the time the riders were nearing the half way point at West Creek Road it was still Dane going well with a handy lead. The chasing quartet was getting a little ragged on the climb to the turn but they also still had a handy margin to the next foursome. Harrison McLean was suffering from a cold and had lost the wheel of Austin Timmins who was just caught by the scratch rider at this point but they were still several minutes down. Some power riding along Lynnes Road saw the field come together save for Dane powering along out front. Brett managed to ride through the field and get Dane in sight but could not nail the few seconds gap before the finish line so it was an all the way win for Dane. Franklin was second to cross the line with the fastest time 1.7.42. Next home was Leigh Stott (six minutes) for third. Neil White (12 minutes) finished well for fourth ahead of Kerry Pritchard (12) and Rob Waddell (12). They were followed in by Michael Park (six minutes) seventh, Bernadette Fitzgerald (six minutes) eighth, Morgan Barnes (six minutes) ninth and Austin Timmins in 10th. The Junior riders raced over 20 kilometres racing for three kilometres toward
Leongatha South before heading westward for nine kilometres prior to another 180 degree turn for the run back to Outtrim and then up the hill for the finish. The lone scratch rider, Oliver McLean, also suffering from a cold, was giving a two minute start to a trio of riders (Thomas Fitzgerald, Kaleb Jans and Mitch Harry). At four minutes there was Alfie Herbert whilst on six minutes there was Sullivan Herbert and Felicity Waddell, and on limit at 11 minutes it was Max Slinger. It does not take much to take the edge off the performance as Oliver found out. Thomas Fitzgerald was able to ride away from his co-markers up the hill catching all the field to go through first and fastest 42.30. Next home was Kaleb Jans and then Oliver McLean at 42.49, 19 seconds out of fastest time. In fourth place was Mitch Harry, then Felicity Waddell, Max Slinger and Alfie and Sulli Herbert. Next week the racing is at Pound Creek. The Seniors race for the McIndoe Cup with two laps of the circuit. The Juniors will race one lap. Next weekend is the last race day with September given over to some training rides.
Power wins a close game against Redlegs WONTHAGGI took the long road trip to Bairnsdale and brought home the four points in an entertaining game that showcased the young talent of both sides.
Distance no tyranny: Wonthaggi overcame the long road trip to Bairnsdale to inflict a narrow defeat on Bairnsdale which is looking to season 2016 by testing out several of its successful Reserve’s team young players:
Never an easy game for the visitors Power had to dig deep and it was its greater experience that got it narrowly over the line. The game itself had no bearing on positions on the ladder but was important to both sides. Wonthaggi is gearing up for its run in the finals while Bairnsdale, with its abundance of young players, clearly the best team in the U18s, is gearing up for the future, pushing up several of its talented youngsters to play against the league’s biggest improvers. This positive outlook makes up for what has been a fairly disappointing season for Bairnsdale after yet again a promising start. Conditions were excellent and it was game on from the first bounce. Bairnsdale had two of the afforementioned youngsters in Jacob Green and Jess Guarnaccia pre-
senting strongly up forward and providing a good target. Coach Shaun Mooney, Bryce Mitchell and Brayden Mitchell along with clever onballer Daniel Preston were working hard around the ground and the pressure was on the visitors. Power’s Michael Kelly continued his recent good form on the ball well assisted by Travis Krause and Nathan Jones around the packs, and up forward Adam Cook again was contesting strongly. Down back Byron Dryden, Jarrod Membrey, Ben Eddy and Matt Coyne were battling hard to hold the talented Redlegs big men. An even first quarter with the home side leading by a single point. The second term saw Wonthaggi stretch the lead but it was wasting opportunities to put the game beyond the reach of the home side with 10 shots to four. A handy lead at the big break but Bairnsdale was far from out of the game. Dylan Sommerville and Adam Wallace were putting in the hard yards in defence and but Power looked to be well in control. The third term saw the
home side lift to take the game right up to Wonthaggi and it was gaining in confidence as gun forward James Gibbs started to come into the game. The youngsters around him responded to the challenge and it was game on, with goals coming from Liam Giove, Cam Streeter, Preston and Nathan Dennison. Two goals separated the two sides at three quarter time and it was Wonthaggi that was now under pressure to lift. The final quarter saw the home side press hard and this was drawing mistakes in front of goal for the visitors, who were getting plenty of the ball but wasting opportunities on the scoreboard. Goals were getting
harder to get as Bairnsdale kept building and moving closer. The crowd was enjoying the contest and it went down to the line with Wonthaggi holding on for a five point victory. Bairnsdale would be pleased with the showing of its young talent in this match and while Wonthaggi would be pleased to take home the points it realises that it needs to apply pressure for the full four quarters to be a really competitive unit in the lead up to the finals. That will be put to the test this week when it hosts the powerful unit from Maffra in the final home and away game. Bairnsdale will look to finish the season with a win against Moe.
SENIORS Wonthaggi Power 15.18.108 Bairnsdale 16.7.103
UNDER 18s Bairnsdale 27.9.171 Wonthaggi Power 1.2.8
Wonthaggi Power goals: M. Kelly 3, A. Cook 3, N. Jones 3, T. Krause 2, C. Wylie 2, A. Murray 2. Wonthaggi Power best: M. Kelly, T. Krause, N. Jones, A. Cook, B. Dryden, J. Membrey. Bairnsdale goals: J. Green 3, J. Guarnaccia 3, J. Gibbs 2, S. Mooney 2, B. Mitchell 2, D. Preston 1, N. Dennison 1, C. Streeter 1, L. Giove 1. Bairnsdale best: D. Preston, D. Somerville, B. Mitchell, B. Mitchell, A. Wallace, J. Guarnaccia.
Bairnsdale goals: M. Rowe 5, F. Dostine 4, C. Bryan 4, C. Smith 3, T. Daniel 2, N. Pruscino 2, L. Elia 2, M. Corbett 1, J. Large 1, C. Graske 1, A. Giove 1, R. Tatnell 1. Bairnsdale best: C. Bryan, T. Daniel, T. Sabell, M. Rowe, M. Corbett, L. Elia. Wonthaggi Power goals: C. Waters 1. Wonthaggi Power best: C. Waters, S. Pugh, D. Tiziani, L. Membrey, D. Wilson, F. Anderson.
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Returning from injury: Aaron Hillberg proved to be one of Leongatha’s class forwards, booting four goals. More photos at www.mdphotos.net ROUND 17 SENIORS LADDER W L D
%
Pts
FOOTY DRAWS
Leongatha ...14 3 0 197.75 56 Maffra........14 3 0 171.05 56 Traralgon ....13 4 0 139.84 52 Won Power ..11 6 0 138.38 44 Sale ...........9 8 0 111.41 36 Morwell ......8 9 0 91.72 32 86.30 28 Drouin ........... 7 10 0 69.06 16 Bairnsdale ..... 4 13 0 59.81 12 Moe............... 3 14 0 43.22 8 Warragul ....... 2 15 0 GOALKICKERS J. Best (Leongatha) ............. (7) 76 D. Sheen (Maffra) ............. (13) 68 B. Hughes (Drouin) ............. (2) 48 A. Cook (Won Pwr) ............. (3) 43 M. Engley (Moe) ................. (1) 43 C. Maskell (Leongatha) ....... (5) 41 J. Gibbs (Bairnsdale)........... (2) 35 A. Hillberg (Leongatha) ....... (4) 35 J. Gooch (Sale) ................... (2) 34 M. Johnston (Morwell) ....... (2) 34
THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON 2nd Semi Final Saturday, August 29 Dalyston v Phillip Island at Korumburra 1st Semi Final Sunday, August 30 Stony Creek v Fish Creek at Toora
MID GIPPSLAND 2nd Semi Final Saturday, August 29 Yallourn-Yall North v Yinnar at Newborough 1st Semi Final Sunday, August 30 Mirboo North v Newborough at Yinnar
RESERVES LADDER %
Pts
56 46 42 40 32 28 16 12 0 0
B. Doran (Leongatha) .......... (4) 50 R. Tack (Wonthaggi) ........... (0) 40 J. Saunders (Maffra) ........... (0) 28 A. Haymes (Drouin) ............ (3) 22 D. Day (Morwell) ................. (1) 21 J. Donelly (Moe) ................. (2) 20 J. Appleford (Traralgon) ...... (1) 20 M. Allman (Maffra).............. (0) 20 W. Pleming (Maffra) ............ (0) 19 H. Nettleton (Maffra) ........... (0) 18 L. Di Ciero (Traralgon)......... (0) 18
UNDER 18 LADDER W L D
%
Pts
Bairnsdale ..14 1 0 389.75 56 Traralgon ....12 4 0 322.56 48 Maffra........12 3 0 276.99 48 Moe ...........9 5 1 170.93 38 Leongatha ....8 6 1 149.26 34 53.82 20 Sale ................5 10 0 28.76 12 Morwell ..........3 12 0 27.71 12 Drouin ............3 12 0 23.80 4 Won Power ....1 14 0 Warragul ........0 0 0 0.00 0 GOALKICKERS J. Van Dyk (Moe) ................ (4) 57 J. Green (Bairnsdale) .......... (0) 36 J. Jans (Maffra)................... (0) 35 J. Ginnane (Leongatha) ....... (6) 34 F. Dostine (Bairnsdale) ........ (4) 32 N. Pruscino (Bairnsdale) ..... (2) 27 N. Wozniak (Maffra) ............ (0) 27 L. Di Ciero (Traralgon)......... (0) 26 J. Guarnaccia (Bairnsdale) .. (0) 24 N. Rowley (Traralgon) ......... (6) 23
UNDER 16 LADDER W L D
%
Moe ..........14 1 0 488.75 Traralgon ....14 1 0 467.24 Maffra........10 6 0 148.28 Sale ...........9 6 0 134.85 Bairnsdale ...8 7 0 146.75 67.68 Drouin ............5 10 0 44.60 Leongatha ......5 10 0 30.67 Warragul ........3 12 0 16.74 Morwell ..........0 15 0 Won Power ....0 0 0 0.00 GOALKICKERS
Pts
56 56 40 36 32 20 20 12 0 0
L. Farrell (Moe) ................... (4) 70 A. McCall (Sale) .................. (0) 30 J. Sands (Traralgon)............ (4) 30 J. Reeves (Maffra)............... (4) 26 J. Van Iwaarden (Trar)......... (0) 26 R. Anderson (Moe) ............. (0) 24 H. Prestidge (Moe) .............. (0) 20 J. Jobling (Traralgon) .......... (3) 18 R. Tatnell (Bairnsdale) ......... (0) 18 C. Serong (Warragul) .......... (1) 17 A. Willilams (Bairnsdale) ..... (0) 17
GIPPSLAND
Leongatha poised for top spot A WIN this Saturday in the last round before finals will give Leongatha guaranteed top spot on the ladder and, importantly, a week off. The match is the last game at home for the Parrots and they hope for a big crowd to cheer them on to victory against Morwell before the finals commence. Leongatha, of course, is favoured to win this match but Morwell will be no pushover with the Parrots realising that a win will give them a vital week off before tackling either Maffra or Traralgon in the second semi-final. On Saturday Leongatha journeyed to Drouin to do battle with the Hawks and were again very satisfied to come home with wins in all four football matches, something that has occurred several times this season. Aaron Heppell didn’t play again this week for the Parrots as he was playing for Essendon’s VFL side. The club is confident Heppell will be available for finals for Leongatha even though he may miss this week’s game. Drouin came out aggressively in the opening quarter. The Hawks needed to win to
keep its final’s hopes alive and booted the first goal of the match. Leongatha then kicked the next three before Drouin slotted the last in a very even quarter which ended at Leongatha 3.2 to Drouin 2.0 The second quarter saw Leongatha break the game open in the middle of the term with several goals in a row which seemed to break Drouin’s drive. The Parrots went 30 points up and this seemed to dent the Hawks’ resolve. At half time the Parrots led 9.7 to the Hawks 4.2.
Aaron Hillberg had a real nice first half coming back from injury and he came through the game well, being rested later in the game. Hillberg ended the game with four goals. Dale Houghton played a fantastic game in the midfield gaining a lot of the hit outs from Leongatha ruckman Ben Willis. Willis and his opposing ruckman Bob McCallum had a very interesting duel with probably Willis just shading McCallum for the honours on the day.
To their credit Drouin battled hard in the third term and tried hard to get back into the game howver Leongatha was able to extend its six goal half time lead to eight goals at the final change. At the last change it was Leongatha 14.11 well clear of Drouin 7.4 Chris Verboon was very steady in the backline for Leongatha and gained best game honours this week. The forward line again looked potent with Jake Best bagging seven goals, Cade Maskell five and Aar-
on Hillberg four. Lachie Dumont was noticeable too with great work around the middle and up forward, especially in the first half. The weather was perfect for footy with the ground conditions good. Leongatha reported no injuries resulting from the contest and ran away comfortable 70 point victors.
ELLINBANK Qualifying Final Saturday, August 29 Bunyip v Buln Buln at Longwarry (1.55pm) Qualifying Final Saturday, August 29 Cora Lynn v Won Industrials at Garfield (2.25pm) Elimination Final Sunday, August 30 Nar Nar Goon v Kooweerup at Buln Buln (2.10pm) Elimination Final Sunday, August 30 Garfield v Neerim Neerim Sth at Nilma Darnum (2.10pm)
UNDER 18s Leongatha 22.13.145 Drouin 1.2.8
Leongatha goals: J. Best 7, C. Maskell 5, A. Hillberg 4, J. Mackie 1, D. Hoghton 1, S. Hawking 1. Leongatha best: C. Verboon, B. Willis, L. Du Mont, D. Hoghton, C. Maskell, J. Best. Drouin goals: S. Proctor 3, R. McCallum 2, B. Hughes 2, D. Seri 1, L. Duffy 1. Drouin best: L. Duffy, R. McCallum, L. Axford, D. Nicholls, B. Fraser, C. Hall.
Leongatha goals: J. Ginnane 6, L. Wright 3, B. Smith 3, K. Cooper 2, D. Tuckett 2, K. Materia 2, T. Sauvarin 2, A. Argento 1, L. Riseley 1. Leongatha best: T. Sauvarin, K. Cooper, J. Ginnane, B. Smith, K. Materia, L. Wright. Drouin goals: C. Kingi 1. Drouin best: C. Kingi, J. Graham, J. Wainwright, H. Gauci, R. Baker, H. Langford.
RESERVES Leongatha 6.9.45 Drouin 5.7.37 Leongatha goals: B. Doran 4, B. Fitzgerald 1, M. Coghlan 1. Leongatha best: C. Rump, J. Harry, J. Renden, J. Burge, N. Tuckett, C. Salmont. Drouin goals: A. Haymes 3, R. Fairlie 1, K. Harper 1. Drouin best: S. Barwick, J. Baker, J. Fairlie, A. Haymes, J. McKellar, J. Gown.
UNDER 16s Leongatha 10.15.75 Drouin 8.5.53 Leongatha goals: B. Perry 3, N. Trotto 3, B. Motton 1, B. Hastings 1, T. Sheedy 1, J. Patullo 1. Leongatha best: T. Evans, S. Barnard, T. Brew, D. Ginnane, N. Trotto, B. Motton. Drouin goals: O. Walsh 2, J. Hallyburton 2, S. Edwards-Hayes 2, Z. Harper 1, S. Rippon 1. Drouin best: S. Rippon, B. Allan, R. Baker, T. Dodge-Bunn, W. Collins, S. O’Callaghan.
LAST HOME GAME
OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Maffra 30.15.195 d Warragul 2.3.15 Sale 25.16.166 d Moe 5.6.36 Traralgon 12.16.88 d Morwell 9.6.60 RESERVES Maffra 16.17.113 d Warragul 2.0.12 Sale 9.16.70 d Moe 4.4.28 Traralgon 17.27.129 d Morwell 4.1.25 UNDER 18s Moe 16.9.105 d Sale 6.5.41 Traralgon 20.11.131 d Morwell 1.5.11 UNDER 16s Moe 13.11.89 d Sale 0.7.7 Maffra 19.11.125 d Warragul 1.1.7 Traralgon 24.15.159 d Morwell 0.1.1
Round 18: August 29 Leongatha v Morwell Wonthaggi v Maffra Traralgon v Warragul Moe v Bairnsdale Sale v Drouin
SENIORS Leongatha 19.15.129 Drouin 9.5.59
LEONGATHA vs MORWELL SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 See our footballers & netballers in action before the finals!
Move it on: Leongatha’s Nick Argento was quick to get the ball over to a teammate ahead of a Drouin smother. More photos at www.mdphotos.net
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Fish Creek hang on against MDU FISH Creek managed to hang on for a hard fought three point win in the second elimination final against a fast finishing MDU on Sunday at Foster. A couple of changes to both sides in the lead up and with Fish Creek winning the home and away season clash convincingly, the Kangaroos went in warm favorites. MDU, however, got the jump on the scoreboard after an early free kick was paid to
Michael Olden inside the first minute that gave the forward a shot on goal from 35 metres. It was a fairly equal opening with both sides taking some time to settle. It took 10 minutes before the next goal was on the board, this one to Fish Creek, when Joe Brooks kicked truly after a strong mark. There was only one further goal for the opening term, the result of another free kick and 50 metre penalty paid to Fishy’s Tom Fusinato that had him kicking from close range. At quarter time it was Fish
Minor grades report INVERLOCHKongwak Reserves defeated MDU in the first elimination round last Sunday when they managed to defeat the demons 72 to 63. MDU ended the first term on a single major to IK’s 32 strong score. Second term saw both terms score frequently with MDU landing on 25 to IK’s 45 at half time. However the Demons struggled to close the gap on their visitors in the second half, coming close at 48 to 58 at the end of third term however missing out on the final siren with IK kept the pace. IK’s Neil Mathieson booted a solid four with teammate Timothy Trotman kicking two. Max East and Rhys Livingstone played a fantastic match with the team gearing up to face Tarwin this Sunday. In the Under 18’s Kilcunda-Bass made its way into the second elimination round after almost doubling the score of opponent Phillip Island. While Phillip Island managed to score 15 to 3 in the first term, KB came back with
its eyes on the prize, overtaking their rivals at 31 to 28 by half time. Goals were shared between John Bastwrous, Beau Hutcherson, Riley Scapin, Riley Cousins, Joshua Black and Nick Schuller throughout the match with Bastwrous earning best on. The team is preparing for the second elimination round this Sunday against Dalyston. The tables turned for the Under 15’s when Phillip Island’s thirds managed to triumph over Kilcunda-Bass last Sunday. With a strong start Phillip Island doubled KB’s score 24 to 12 in the first term. KB struggled to catch up in the second term, booting two behind to Phillip Island’s half time score of 27. The second half saw much of the same play with Phillip Island maintaining a sturdy lead on KB, finishing the match on 41 to 28. Max Mattock booted three for Phillip Island with Matthew Freeman contributing two. Zachary Bennett won best on ground for the Island with all teammates rallying together to take down arch rival Dalyston this weekend in the second elimination round.
ALBERTON FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE 2015 FINALS DETAILS
FOOTBALL
Saturday 29/8/15 – 2nd SEMI FINAL at Korumburra Showgrounds:
SENIORS RESERVES THIRDS FOURTHS
2.30pm 12.30pm 10.30am 9.00am
Dalyston v Phillip Island Phillip Island v Dalyston Fish Creek v Inverloch-Kongwak Inverloch-Kongwak v Fish Creek
Sunday 30/8/15 – 1st SEMI FINAL at Toora Recreation Reserve:
SENIORS RESERVES THIRDS FOURTHS
2.30pm 12.30pm 10.30am 9.00am
Stony Creek v Fish Creek Tarwin v Inverloch-Kongwak Dalyston v Kilcunda-Bass Dalyston v Phillip Island
NETBALL Saturday 29/8/15 – 2nd SEMI FINAL at Korumburra Showgrounds:
A Grade B Grade C Grade 17 & Under 15 & Under 13 & Under
2.30pm 1.15pm 12.15pm 11.15am 10.25am 9.35am
Korumburra-Bena v Dalyston Korumburra-Bena v Inverloch-Kongwak Korumburra-Bena v Dalyston Dalyston v Inverloch-Kongwak Inverloch-Kongwak v M.D.U. Dalyston v Inverloch-Kongwak
A Grade B Grade C Grade 17 & Under 15 & Under 13 & Under
2.30pm 1.15pm 12.15pm 11.15am 10.25am 9.35am
Foster v Fish Creek Dalyston v Foster Inverloch-Kongwak v M.D.U. Fish Creek v M.D.U. Foster v Tarwin Korumburra-Bena v Phillip Island
GATES OPEN 7.30AM ADMISSION PRICES: Adults $12.00 | Age Pensioners & Students (with Pass) $6.00 Children 15 & under FREE | Cars $2.00 | Footy Follower $2.00 No alcohol or Battery Air Horns are allowed to be brought into the ground.
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Creek up by eight points in what was a tight tough opening with both backlines on top and none more than Fish Creek’s Trevor Hooker who was dominant at centre half back for the Kangaroos. The second quarter was the one that broke the game open for the Kangaroos booting five goals four to the Demons two goals one. After MDU again got the opening goal of the quarter through McMillan the Kangaroos clicked into gear and booted the next four to open a handy 27 point lead. Fish Creek was a lot harder at the ball and its tackling was ferocious. Fishy’s Rouda and Snooks were getting plenty of the ball at the stoppages and for the Demons, Adkins was busy. At half time the Kangaroos were well on top with a 29 point lead. The second half got underway with the strong bodied Rouda winning the opening clearance and sending Fish Creek forward with Smith running clear into the forward 50. His shot, however, was off target. MDU returned fire and after only two minutes the Demons got exactly what they needed with the opening goal of the half to McMillan who capitalized on a Fish Creek turnover coming out of defence. A string of eight behinds followed, five to MDU and three to Fish Creek. Neither side was able to capitalize on opportunities and finish its backline’s good work. The Staley boys, Rhys and Gus, for Fish Creek were both going well down back along with Hooker who was still winning plenty of contests. Manne went forward for Fishy and took a couple of strong contested marks only to have his kicking for goal let him down. With the Kangaroos in front by 21 points just before the final change, MDU’s Adkins turned the game on its head with probably the best piece of individual play on the day when he carried the ball from half back, through the centre and kicked a beautiful running goal from about 50 metres out to reduce the margin to 15 point just before the siren. With the final term underway, it was Fish Creek again with the clearance. The ball found Gareth Park who slotted a beautiful running goal from 30 metres out to give his side a little bit of breathing space. It wasn’t for long, however, after a free kick was paid down field that saw the Demons’ Swift with a shot on goal. Fishy goaled again through Manne and at the six minute mark the margin was back at 21 points.
MDU, still full of run, was not out of the game and continued to move the ball well with its chip game working well and Fish Creek starting to tire. A goal to McMillan, his third, gave his side hope at the 15 minute mark but a couple of missed shots hurt. Fishy hung on with Manne taking some telling marks in defence. The Demons goaled again thru Olden to reduce the margin to just four points and they had an opportunity to get in front when Adkins had a shot from 50 metres out. His kick dropped short and the Fishy defence held firm with the Staley boys, Buckland, Pratt and Manne holding firm until the final siren sounded to give the Kangaroos a slender three point victory.
Star afield: Ashley Snooks was officially named the best on the ground but Jason Rouda seen here with one of his many possessions, wasn’t far behind. Mathieson, B. Schulz, R. Livingstone, M. East. UNDER 18s
ELIMINATION FINAL SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 Fish Creek 9.13.67 MDU 9.10.64 Fish Creek Goals: A. Bright 1, T. Manne 1, A. Snooks 1, B. Harfield/ Park 1, G. Park 1, B. Cooper 1, C. Park 1, T. Fusinato 1, G. Staley 1. MDU Goals: J. McMillan 3, M. Olden 2, J. Swift 2, D. Adkins 1, T. McDermott 1. Fish Creek Best: A. Snooks, J. Rouda, T. Manne, R. Staley, T. Hooker, G. Park. MDU Best: B. Thomas , D. Adkins, J. Hughes, M. Smith, C. Ampt, M. Harris. RESERVES
Kilcunda-Bass 11.14.80 Phillip Island 6.11.47 Kilcunda-Bass Goals: J. Bastwrous 2, B. Hutcherson 2, J. Black 2, R. Scapin 2, R. Cousins 2, N. Schuller 1. Phillip Island Goals: B. Insall 2, B. Field 2, A. Farrell 1, A. Duyker 1. Kilcunda-Bass Best: L. Scott, S. Casey, M. Whitham, Z. Hill, J. Burgess, J. Bastwrous. Phillip Island Best: J. Sanna, J. Piera, R. Marshall, J. Keating, E. Hines, B. Field. UNDER 15s
Inverloch-Kongwak 11.6.72 MDU 9.9.63
Phillip Island 6.5.41 Kilcunda-Bass 4.4.28
Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: R. Duffus 4, M. MacKay 3, B. Petersen 2, A. Baird 1, J. Brosnan 1. MDU Goals: N. Mathieson 4, T. Trotman 2, A. Dalby 1, N. Hillam 1, P. Harris 1. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: B. Huitema, R. Duffus, S. Buxton, J. Brosnan, M. MacKay, B. Petersen. MDU Best: C. Harris, P. Harris, N.
Phillip Island Goals: M. Mattock 3, M. Freeman 2, B. Taylor 1. Kilcunda-Bass Goals: A. Honeysett 2, Z. Crow 1, S. Bent 1. Phillip Island Best: M. Mattock, L. Wilson-Browne, B. Anderson, J. Hibbins, C. Farrell, Z. Bennett. Kilcunda-Bass Best: S. Bent, J. Rosenow, N. Bradley, A. Honeysett, B. Adwell, F. Homer.
Step back: Jake Buckland fends off an opponent as if to say, “Sorry mate but this one’s ours.”
Surrounded: Fish Creek’s Jason Rouda and Ashley Snooks wrap up MDU’s Charlie Ampt and the photograph comes as close as words to telling the story.
Gippsland League finals venues VENUES for the 2015 Gippsland League finals series will be evenly shared between three grounds. Traralgon Recreation Reserve will host the season decider on Saturday, September 26. The first semi-final will also be played at Traralgon, with the qualifying final and second semi-final to be played at Moe’s Ted Summerton Reserve. Morwell Recreation Reserve will host the elimination and preliminary finals. Gippsland League chair Greg Maidment said the board was looking forward to a competitive finals series.
“The centralised system was designed to equalise travel between competing teams and attract bigger crowds and it seems to work well,” Maidment said. “We’re in the second year of a three-year rotation and it was Traralgon’s turn to host the grand final, so we’re very comfortable with the decision.” Four of the five finalists are already confirmed, but the final order and minor premiership are still be determined, with just four points separating the top three teams. Two-time reigning premier Morwell is locked in a three-way battle with Sale and Drouin for the fifth and final spot – a battle that looks set to go down to
the last day of the home-and-away season. Qualifying Final, Saturday, September 5 – Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe. Elimination final, Sunday, September 6 – Morwell Recreation Reserve. Second semi-final, Saturday, September 12 – Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe. First semi-final, Sunday, September 13 – Traralgon Recreation Reserve. Preliminary final, Sunday, September 20 – Morwell Recreation Reserve. Grand final, Saturday, September 26 – Traralgon Recreation Reserve.
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Lions prove too strong STONY CREEK has won its way through to the first semi final by inflicting a crushing and season ending defeat on InverlochKongwak Conditions at the Devon oval at Alberton West, the Allies home ground, were as close to perfect as you could get for a game of football and there was a distinct whiff of spring in the air; yes, it is finals football. After a tense opening, typical of finals football, as both teams battled for authority, it was Stony Creek which had the first major on the board. It also provided what was arguable the play of the day when Cameron Stone took possession of the ball on the wing and with two bounces running through heavy traffic, slotted through the goal. While the Lions outscored its opponent in every quarter of the match, it was not until within five minutes of half time that Stony Creek began to look like the competition’s third
ward was inaccurate. He kicked three on the day but should have had six at least. Dylan Zuidema kicked four at the other end. His brother Ashley was, as usual, a lynch pin of the Lions’ sound defence at the other end. Stony Creek dominated the ruck and its onballers, Schelling, Stone and Bowman took charge of the game.
The game was played in excellent spirit, incident-free, the umpiring was fair and really there was little for anyone to complain about. The team which won was the team to back. Against Fish Creek it will be different. Both Creeks will do battle with large doses of self belief and all attack at their disposal. It will be a 50/50 game.
Reserves rampage: Tarwin cut the Lions to pieces in a sustained attack with a massive 14 goal to one destruction. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz
TARWIN Reserves defeated Stony Creek in the first elimination round of finals on Saturday as they dominated 104 to 7. Stony Creek only managed one goal, one behind for the entire match. Tarwin’s James Dowling booted a hat trick with teammates Albert Russell, Kyle Robinson and Tim Cameron each scoring two. Travis Cameron was awarded best on ground for his efforts with the winning team heading warming up to face Inverloch-Kongwak in the semi final round this Sunday at Toora Recreation Reserve.
placed team playing sixth. Two goals came quickly to establish a 15 point half time lead. At the beginning of the third quarter the Lions kicked two more in quick succession and to many watching the match, it must have felt like game over. The natural order was beginning to emerge. Inverloch-Kongwak was now looking quite hapless and its full for-
Reserves
Central Gippsland Junior Football League LEONGATHA featured in all three semi finals at the Newborough Senior Ground on Sunday.
Dominate: Julian Stone rises above the pack and Stony Creek dominated the ruck all day. Dylan Zuidema is up there too and was deservedly named best on the ground. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz
The Under 14s went down to Newborough Reds, the Under 10 and Under 12 teams both had convincing, indeed sizeable wins. They move on to this Sunday’s preliminary finals at the same venue.
UNDER 10 Leongatha 6.8.44 d Yinnar 1.0.6 Leongatha goals: B. Grabham Andrews 1, J. Matheson 1, T. Richards 1, W. Brown 1, C. Richards 1, J. Fixter 1. Leongatha best: R. Checkley, Z. Lamers, T. Richards, W. Brown, C. Richards, B. Weston. Yinnar goals: H. Little 1. Yinnar best: C. Mills, J. Dwyer, H. Deacon, F. Schill, H. Little, M. Rieniets.
Thirds
Finals tension: from left, Dylan Zuidema was named best on the ground and here watched play as Clint McCaughan looks set to take possession. The battle between Luke Bowman another of Stony Creek’s best and his IK opponent, Daniel Houston, is just what the football public comes to expect from finals football. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz
Meanwhile over at Dalyston the Under 18’s team defeated Foster Tigers 101 to 22. Foster remained scoreless at the end of first term to Dalyston 29. Second term played much the same with the Magpies soaring up to 42 to Foster’s three points. While the visitors managed to score more frequently in the second
UNDER 12 Leongatha 3.5.23 d Trafalgar 0.3.3 Leongatha goals: E. Lamers 1, F. Materia 1, J. Wrigley 1. Leongatha best: J. Wrigley, K. Brown, N. Clark, N. Fixter, H. Kewming. Trafalgar goals: Nil. Trafalgar best: M. Treadwell, B. Claridge, A. Templeton, T. Robertson, B. Edwards, H. Kenny.
Fourths Dalyston had another home ground win in the Under 15’s against Foster In another mammoth margin for the first elimination round, Dalyston kicked off the first term 32 ELIMINATION FINAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 Stony Creek 15.19.109 Inverloch-Kongwak 7.9.51 Stony Creek Goals: D. Zuidema 4, C. Mackie 2, J. Schelling 2, B. Maxwell 2, B. Hayes 1, L. Bowman 1, J. Byrnes 1, W. Stewart 1, C. Stone 1. Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: T. Wyatt 3, C. Terlich 1, J. Clottu 1, B. Hender 1, A. Cross 1. Stony Creek Best: J. Schelling, C. Stone, L. Bowman, A. Logan, J. Stone, D. Zuidema. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: D. Lawton, T. Wyatt, J. Clottu, A. Cross, D. Houston, C. Terlich. RESERVES
UNDER 14 Newborough Reds 10.3.63 d Leongatha 6.3.39 Newborough Reds goals: Z. Skinner 4, W. Anderson 2, D. Keyhoe 2, T. Baldi 2. Newborough Reds best: W. Anderson, Z. Skinner, D. Keyhoe, J. Skinner, T. Mafis, K. Jennings. Leongatha goals: J. Lamers 3, M. McGannon 1, L. O’Neill 1, C. Michael 1. Leongatha best: M. McGannon, J. Lamers, J. Wilson, L. O’Neill, B. Martin, C. Michael. PRELIMINARY FINALS SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 Newborough Senior Ground U10’s Mirboo North v Leongatha 10.30am U12’s Trafalgar v Mirboo North 11.30am U14’s Leongatha v Newborough Blues 12.45pm
half, Dalyston had pulled too far ahead and could not be caught. Darcy Brosnan kicked an impressive seven majors with Dylan La Casa and Nathan Van Dyke each booting one. Kieran Bohn scored best on with the triumphant Magpies preparing to face off against Kilcunda-Bass this Sunday.
Tarwin 14.20.104 Stony Creek 1.1.7
Under attack: the game was tight almost up until half time but eventually Stony Creek took charge and Inverloch-Kongwak were increasingly under pressure as this photograph show with IK’s Matt Miller given no chance with from left, three Lions in Luke Bowman, Chris Savage and Cam Stone clipping his wings. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz
Tarwin Goals: J. Dowling 3, T. Cameron 2, K. Robinson 2, A. Russell 2, G. Brennan 1, T. Cameron 1, L. Anderson 1, R. Jencke 1, J. Moore 1. Stony Creek Goals: B. Byrne 1. Tarwin Best: R. Jencke, N. Lomax, A. Bell, P. Houston, C. Lamers, T. Cameron. Stony Creek Best: M. Winderlich, P. Harris, J. Bolge, D. Campbell, M. East, J. Peach.
leaving Foster scoreless in the dust. Second term saw another nil score for Foster as Dalyston pounded ahead on 52 by half time. Full time saw Foster pick up two majors and a behind ending defeated 111 to 13. Beau Veenendaal booted four goals and scored himself best on ground with teammate Luke Gheller scoring another four goals with the help of Jack Vuyst and Darren Gardiner. Dalyston will play off against rivals Phillip Island in the second elimination round for the fourths this Sunday.
UNDER 18s
Dalyston 14.17.101 Foster 3.4.22 Dalyston Goals: D. Brosnan 7, A. Busana 3, F. Brosnan 2, J. Legione 1, M. Crutchfield 1. Foster Goals: N. Van Dyke 1, X. Duursma 1, D. La Casa 1. Dalyston Best: L. Legione, J. Legione, K. Wilson, C. Loughridge, M. Crutchfield, M. Marotta. Foster Best: J. Coffey, T. Van Dyke, E. Smith, R. Prain, M. Jones, K. Bohn. UNDER 15s
Dalyston 16.15.111 Foster 2.1.13 Dalyston Goals: B. Veenendaal 4, L. Gheller 4, D. Gardiner 2, A. Geyer 2, J. Vuyst 1, L. Burns 1, K. Wright 1, J. Barry 1. Foster Goals: X. Duursma 1, B. Cripps 1. Dalyston Best: D. Gardiner, L. Gheller, J. Loughridge, J. Barry, J. Vuyst, B. Veenendaal. Foster Best: X. Duursma, B. Cripps, R. Angwin, A. Ginnane, N. Van Dyke, L. Wake.
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Parrots’ forward has the spark By Stuart Biggins JAKE Best is the Gippsland Football Netball League’s leading goalkicker this season. He has 76 goals with one home and away game to go. With the Parrots season likely to run deep into the finals, chances are the Leongatha full forward, at 25 years old, could cap off his season by kicking 100 goals. That being said Best is quick to point out that making it to 100 goals for season 2015 is not his main focus.
Team player: for Jake Best, Leongatha’s success this season will be all about the team not individuals. Leongatha is on track to finish on top with a win this Saturday.
Leongatha doesn’t sit at the top of the ladder because of the efforts of individual players. The Parrot’s standing this year is the result of a football club that has banded together as a team. Best says the team has plenty of quality forwards and if he is well held there are other options to feed the ball to. “We are sitting nicely,” Best says, “but we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves.” Leongatha needs to win its last game at home this Saturday against Morwell to secure top spot and a final’s week off. Best began his playing days in the Alberton Football Netball Club League for home town Foster, a highlight of which was the Tigers 2010 premiership. He first played for Leongatha in 2012 when it finished runner up to Sale and Best spent the following two years playing for the Cranbourne
based Casey Scorpions. His return to Leongatha this season, at a point when its fortunes have rocketed from a seventh placed finish last year to competition leader this season, has been good all round. His best mate Michael Comben and cousin Shem Hawking are team mates and the club has an inspiring new coach in Beau Vernon who Best says has galvanised everyone. “He has done an outstanding job. Everyone is getting around him.” The club spearhead says there are a few around the club from 2012 who still have ‘the fire in their belly’ and are motivated to take this season a step further. Leongatha has to go back several years to 2001 to rekindle the memory of its previous premiership, fading into a quite distant memory now. The Parrots defeated Drouin comfortably on the weekend. Read the match report on page 45.
All eyes on Eleanor Thursday is the qualifying competition and if Eleanor can get through qualifying she’ll then compete in the final set down for 8.30pm this Saturday, August 29. Eleanor, 19, the current Commonwealth Games Gold medalist, is tipped to make a positive impression at her world championships debut. She built on her display in Glasgow when she matched her personal best of 1.96 metres earlier this year at the na-
tional junior championships in Sydney, a performance that has her ranked equal eighth in the world heading into Beijing. Russian pair Anna Chicherova and Maria Kuchina, and Spain’s Ruth Beitia are the only women to have cleared two metres or higher this season and they remain the medal favourites at the world titles. A podium finish would be an unrealistic expectation to be placed on the young shoulders of Patterson but Athletics Australia head coach Craig Hilliard is confident she has the potential to make the final. “The women’s high jump is an event where at the top end they’re not going crazy,” he said.
“There’s a chunk of them around [1.98m] 98, 99, there’s a bunch of them sitting on 94, 95. “So if she just steps up to the plate and does her thing there’s no reason why she couldn’t [make the final].” Hilliard’s faith in Patterson is not misplaced, as she proved in Glasgow and when she won gold at the 2013 world youth championships in Donetsk - that she is not overawed by competing on the international stage. Coverage of the World Championships is not available through free to air television in Australia; if you have a Foxtel sports subscription or know a friend who has it you can watch Eleanor’s event on the Eurosport channel.
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LEONGATHA’S Eleanor Patterson begins her assault on the women’s high jump World Championship in Beijing from 11.35am this Thursday, August 27.