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World record LEONGATHA athlete Eleanor Patterson soared into the record books on the weekend by setting a world youth high jump record. The 17 year old cleared a staggering 1.96m at the Australian All Schools Championships in Townsville on Saturday, smashing her personal best and Australian Under 18 record she set in Cairns two weeks ago, as well as bettering the Australian Under 20 record, which previously stood at 1.93m. Read more on page 66. Photo courtesy David Tarbotton.

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Great and small: Rob Scott and Toby, Joan Lucas and Jupiter, Karen Chugg and Shanty and John Resuggan and Ella demonstrate that dogs of all shapes and sizes love the beach.

BASS MLA Ken Smith will give dog owners hope when he meets with new Bass Coast Shire Council CEO Paul Buckley to discuss his concerns about councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to ban dogs from Inverlochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beaches during the day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I find it a little bit hard to understand,â&#x20AC;? Mr Smith said of the rules banning dogs from council managed beaches at Inverloch from 8am to 8pm until April 30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the council is being a bit harsh. I understand the concern for birds and the environment but if dogs are on a leash and under control there shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a problem.â&#x20AC;? Many Inverloch dog lovers will be holding their breath tomorrow (Wednesday) when council debates the dog ban trial at the final council meeting for the year. More than 200 people and their dogs protested the council trial at Pensionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point, Inverloch last Thursday. Continued on page 4.

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most outstanding choreographer, Bron Kalos; most outstanding musical director, Kirk Skinner and Leigh Owens; most outstanding youth performance-male, Adam Turner of Leongatha, as Evan; most outstanding youth performance-female, Meg Jinette as Patrice; most outstanding ensemble, Brett’s Gang; most outstanding lighting design, Trevor Wyhoon and Ewan Cole. Leongatha Lyric Theatre picked up the Alby Fisher Memorial Award for the actual Yellow Brick Road in the Wizard of Oz production staged in July. FAMDA took out the most outstanding male support actor (drama/comedy) for Bruce Grainger in his role as Walter Kidd in Foreigners from Home , this achievement was even more remarkable when you consider Bruce stepped into the role less than two weeks before the play was due to hit the stage. FAMDA also picked up Michelle Linahan’s judge’s award for the “beautiful creation of a river using fabric, lighting and sound” in Foreigners from Home. Well known to local stages, Christine Skicko was awarded the most outstanding cameo performance for her role as gym teacher and matron and most outstanding costume design in Latrobe Theatre Company’s Hairspray production. On Sunday night the Victorian Drama League awards for plays were announced in Melbourne with two Gippsland companies represented. In competition with 27 plays from across the state, Chris Dickins earned nominations for both the sound and the lighting design of FAMDA’s Foreigners from Home and Bruce Grainger was nominated as the best supporting actor in a drama for his performance as Walter.

Lyric award: Wizard of Oz director Peter McAlpine, Leongatha accepted Lyric Theatre’s award.

No barriers for disabled By Sarah Vella LAST Tuesday night, the launch of a DVD featuring local people and businesses included a red carpet entrance and special guest speaker Beau Vernon. Held at the Stadium Four Cinema in Leongatha, around 100 people gathered to watch the DVD – What Next? – Transition Stories for the first time. The release f the DVD was timed to coincide with International Day of People with Disability on December 3. The DVD is an initiative of the Youth in Transition Network, a group of educators and service providers working together to create better pathways for people with a disability. Wendy Major from South Gippsland Bass Coast Local Learning and Employment Network said the DVD was created to reflect local people, businesses and images. “We wanted to send a message to employers, parents and careers teachers there are great career options available to young people in the region,” she said. “We hope to find as many ways as possible to distribute the DVD.” Ms Major said the Youth in Transition Network was a fabulous partnership and would also be screening the DVD for parents. “The DVD shows it

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doesn’t matter what a person’s disability is, there are great careers out there based on ability,” she said. “The idea is young people with a disability need good career advice and plans the same as everybody else. Every young person is entitled to the same development. “For young people with a disability, there is no difference in the way they plot their way forward in life.” Ms Major said creating a great career was something that should be based on what a person could do, not on what they could not do. “It is all local people in the video. In fact everyone involved in the whole production has been local,” she said. The DVD will be used by schools and service providers as part of the conversation that inspires aspiration, success and a satisfying journey through life. This is the same conversation for every young person leaving school and planning their next big adventure. The DVD celebrates the skills and abilities of nine young people from South Gippsland and Bass Coast, who have already commenced their transition journey. Stars of the DVD included Steve Canning, Josh Latham, Aron Birch, Laura Welsh, Kate Rennie, Amber Betts, Luke McMillian, Alex Welsh and Adam Simurina. ►Beau Vernon rebuilds his life, page 4.

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Super stars: Steve Canning from Leongatha, Laura Welsh from Leongatha and former Korumburra Secondary College student Aron Birch were stars of the DVD.

Childcare hopes MCMILLAN MP Russell Broadbent has invited members of the Productivity Commission investigating child care and early learning issues to come to Leongatha. “The Productivity Commission will travel around the country and talk to parents, educators and operators face-toface to ensure as many people can have their say as possible,” he said. “My ofﬁce has extended an invitation for those involved in the investigation to come to Leongatha, as the town is relatively central to those experiencing particular difﬁculties with child care issues.” The call came as South Gippsland Shire Council had no news to announce following interviewing prospective operators of the St Andrew’s Child Care at Mirboo North, last week. The Productivity Commission is

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expected to report to the government by the end of October 2014. Initial submissions close February 3, 2014. Mr Broadbent said the Productivity Commission would look at issues facing mothers returning to the workforce, rural, regional and remote communities, shift workers, and disadvantaged and vulnerable children. “The work lives of Australian families are no longer strictly nine to ﬁve and we need a child care model which supports our needs now, rather than languishing in the previous century,” Mr Broadbent said. “We’ve made it clear we want to hear from all Australians about their experiences and how they think we can build a stronger child care system - this issues paper is about sparking that debate.” Mr Broadbent said anyone interested in downloading the paper or making a submission could visit http://www.pc.gov. au/projects/inquiry/childcare.

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Health triumph By Laura Gibb LEONGATHA’S new hospital was officially opened on Friday.

Official duty: Bunurong indigenous community representative Sonia Weston, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO Gary Templeton and Victorian Health Minister David Davis watch the smoking ceremony at the opening.

Deputy Premier Peter Ryan and Minister for Health David Davis attended to unveil the plaque at the $32.5m facility. Sonia Weston, descendant of the Bunurong people, bid attendees “wominjeka” (welcome) and led a traditional smoking ceremony to cleanse the site and the souls of those present. A didjeridu played while tea-tree, manna gum and black wattle burnt on the ground outside. There were smiles and even tears of relief at the opening, which evoked emotion in everyone who had been involved in the project. Board president David Harvey spoke of the “dreadful” condition of the old hospital and how the staff had done an amazing job making it last.

He told The Star the new hospital had been a long held dream of the board. “When I looked through the old building when it was empty, I could see what it was like, so it (the new hospital) was the culmination of a long period of waiting,” he said. Mr Harvey praised Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO Gary Templeton, describing him as central to the new hospital. “He’s been the inspiration really. He’s been consistent, determined and has been well supported by the board,” he said. “He has been a tower of strength.” Mr Harvey also mentioned Hugh McCartin, who had the foresight to give the land to the hospital 60 years ago, which enabled them to rebuild right next door. Mr Harvey thanked the staff and patients for their “patience and good humour” during the disruptive building process and move.

Mr Davis called the new hospital a “magnificent building”, while Mr Ryan said, “this is a true community triumph.” “When the regions of Victoria do well, the whole of the state of Victoria does well,” Mr Ryan said. Many interest groups and individuals attended the ceremony, including current and former staff, South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr James Fawcett, paramedics in attention-grabbing red t-shirts calling for a better deal from the State Government and environmental advocates. Medical director Dr Craig Winter, who jokingly refers to the new hospital as “the Taj Mahal on the hill”, said, “The board and Gary (Templeton) need to be congratulated.” Mr Ryan said the hospital was a boon for the local region. “We’re not going to keep our generation or attract the next one unless we have facilities like this one,” he said.

Men take a stand Standing shoulder to shoulder, 25 community leaders swore an oath “never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women”. They heard earlier the frightening statistics that one third of women 15 years and over has been physically assaulted and one fifth have been sexually assaulted. At least one woman each week loses her life to violence in Australia. Until now, men have not been willing to talk about why this is happening, nor were they stepping up to act. Now this is set to change. The White Ribbon Foundation was set up with the principal aim of stopping violence against women. The men attending Friday’s forum in Leongatha were community leaders; people who can set in motion a change in attitudes and behaviour against women, providing they can get to the broader community. On the same day Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay hosted a forum in Melbourne on the same issue. He explained the idea of the forum was to ask powerful men to readjust their focus, to speak up and try to change their culture. “Specifically what, though? Well, we have a culture that is swollen with vulgar, entitled attitudes towards women. A culture in which too many women are degraded, mocked, jeered at and groped. A culture in which most women will make silent, furious calculations before they go out to prevent themselves from being raped. A culture ripe with immature masculinity,” Chief Commissioner Lay told the forum. “Somehow in our culture we have come to the point where it seems to be solely the woman’s role not to be victimised, rather than the bloke’s job not to be the perpetrator. “It is not for women not to be abused. It is for men not to be abusive.”

Panel discussion: from left, Liz Cox, Martyn Scrimshaw, Sarah Corbell, Barry Switzer, Eric Swift and Allan Wilson led the discussions.

Firebug strikes A FIRE was deliberately lit in Leongatha on December 2 at about 10am. The offender was on the Great Southern Rail Trail Leongatha, about 50m west of the end of Greenwood Parade. The fire was lit by an unknown method and the offender decamped in an unknown direction. The fire was about one metre off the walking track in dry bracken and grassy area. The fire spread up the embankment and burnt an area of about six square metres. Police attended with CFA and were unable to locate any evidence to suggest the fire cause. The fire was extinguished with no damage to large trees or shrubs. The wind conditions were still at the time and weather was fine. The location of the site was secluded from residential areas with walking access to the trail located about 20 metres north.

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MEN swore an oath to tackle violence against women at a forum in Leongatha last Friday, December 6.

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Beau still kicking goals By Sarah Vella AFTER suffering a devastating spinal cord injury during a game of football around 18 months ago, Beau Vernon has had to overcome many challenges.

On June 23, 2012 during a game of AFL, the former Leongatha footballer was going for the ball when a head on collision changed his life. He knew straight away something was wrong. “It was the scariest time of my life. Ups and downs in life are beyond our control, but the one thing you can control is attitude,” he said.

“We all take our independence for granted and it is not until it is taken away that we realise how important it is.” Beau has always been a driven person and this desire to achieve was put to the test in the weeks and months following his accident. “When I accomplished something in rehab, I always wanted to go on and achieve

the next thing and the next thing. All of the everyday tasks I took for granted I had to work harder to complete them,” he said. Since the accident, Beau and his fiancée Lucy Bourke have moved to Melbourne. “My goal of becoming independent and not needing a carer has been achieved, which for a person with my level of injury is quite rare,”

he said. Beau also recommenced his studies at RMIT last semester. “I am doing a business degree, which I actually started when I was 19. I am just going back to finish it now; I have around 18 months left,” he said. While he finds it hard to sit still and study, his first semester results reflect his work ethic, achieving a distinction and two high distinctions. Another goal for Beau post accident was to get his driver’s licence back, which he has recently done. “It is good because the

roads will be much safer now Lucy doesn’t have to drive anymore,” he said. “My car has been modified so I can drive; it is a pretty cool set up. I just have to practice getting my chair in an out. “At the moment I still need help, but I should be able to get it pretty quickly.” Before his accident, Beau’s ultimate goal was to become an AFL footballer, but he has now turned his sights to wheelchair rugby. “I like the idea of it because it is a physical team sport. I have also just ordered a hand cycle to help my fitness,” he said.

“I don’t know how much I will be able to do or how strong I will be, but I would eventually like to complete a marathon and do a bit through Europe.” While Beau played an active role with the Leongatha Parrots on the coaching staff last year, he plans on taking next year off active duty. “I haven’t had a year off since I started playing, but I will definitely still come down and support the boys,” he said. Beau celebrated his 25th birthday last week and he and Lucy will marry in March next year.

Inspirational: Lucy Bourke and fiancée Beau Vernon were in Leongatha recently for the launch of a DVD involving young people with disabilities, at which Beau was a guest speaker.

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Continued from page 1. The result was impressive considering Thursday was a working day and the participants had only one day’s notice. Their dedication during Thursday’s wild weather showed how greatly the law will impact the town if a compromise cannot be reached tomorrow. Shane Clements from Inverloch Cabins and Apartments has nearly 1000 signatures on his petition. Another online petition already has 500 signatures from tourists and locals. Dog walking is part of Inverloch culture and part of the fabric that gives the town a friendly and social environment. Dog owner Lee McLenaghan said: “People always walk their dogs on the beach. This has not been done for the greater community.” The community has little understanding about why the law has arisen. A survey was issued to the public but the terms of reference were excluded. If the public had known they would not be able to walk their dog on the beach between 8am and 8pm, people claim that would have been disputed. Sharon Clements said: “My dog is on a lead. How is he going to hurt the birds or the environment? Who is gaining from this?” The dog walking routine of the aver-

age Inverloch resident falls within the prohibited hours. Families have to take their kids to school and most retirees wait for everyone else to head off to work. These people need to go for walks just as much as the dogs. “I drop my child off to school at nine. That’s my opportunity to go for a walk,” Inverloch resident Karen Strong said. “In the past you could bring your horse to the beach. Now they are banning dogs too. What’s next, our kids?’ Shane Clements said the trial discriminated against all dog owners. “As you can see today all the dogs are being extremely well behaved,” he said. In the lead-up to the law coming into effect, there was no consultation with the Domestic Animal Advisory Committee despite the group meeting monthly. As well as the fall in tourism, the community is also concerned about health impacts, with obesity, depression and mental and physical health likely to rise. “It discourages exercise. Having the beach there has always encouraged people to walk,” Dr Sue Somerford GP of Cowes said. The Star tried to contact Bass Coast Shire Councillor Jordan Crugnale for comment but she was unavailable before going to print.

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Roads stoush THE State Government and the Opposition last week engaged in yet another debate over roads funding, as potholes continue to emerge in South Gippsland’s roads. The Coalition claimed Labor was misleading the public by saying roads funding had dropped under the Coalition Government. The Coalition said it was spending more than Labor did at the last election, but Shadow Roads and Road Safety Minister Luke Donnellan said the Coalition was spending less on roads, according to figures obtained from VicRoads under Freedom of Information. A spokesperson for Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said the government has a target to spend $466 million on road asset management this 2013-14 budget. Mr Ryan’s spokesperson said the last budget of the previous Labor government, 2010-11, set a target of $383.5 million. The actual outcome for 201011 was $480.1 million, as listed in the 2012-13 state budget. While Labor set the 2010-11 budget, expenditure was shared across a period during which Labor and the Coalition held power, as Labor was in office until the state election of November 27, 2010. The Coalition won that election. Mr Ryan’s spokesperson ex-

plained the difference: “A further $37 million for one-off roads maintenance works to address Labor’s roads maintenance backlog was allocated in 2010-11 after the budget was announced, the majority of which was provided by the newly elected Victorian Coalition Government. “The Coalition Government also provided an additional $56 million for one-off flood recovery works.” Mr Donnellan said the Napthine Government was trying to divert attention away from its funding cuts that have resulted in a rapid deterioration of roads across South Gippsland in the past 18 months. Mr Donnellan was in Korumburra last Thursday to meet with South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Jim Fawcett to discuss council’s concerns about the poor state of the region’s roads. Cr Fawcett told The Star council could always do with more roads funding. Mr Donnellan said Labor would guarantee $1 billion in funding for the repair and upgrade of roads in regional communities. Mr Donnellan said the government had neglected South Gippsland roads with many riddled with dangerous cracks and potholes. “South Gippsland taxpayers deserve better value for money and they deserve their money spent on making roads where they live safer,” he said.

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Fashion bargains PANTHERS Mensland is joining forces with Influence on Dusk in Leongatha to have a monster eight hour sale in Leongatha this Thursday, December 12.

Happy reunion: teacher Andrew Noble, former student Sarah Thompson with Charlotte and former pupil Claire Bowman with Lennie Trewarne.

Christians party LOTS of smiling faces were evident as South Coast Christian College celebrated 35 years of Christian education at its Leongatha campus on Friday. Old friends hugged and reminisced and enjoyed afternoon tea while the younger ones played and pored over photographs. Sisters and former students Claire Bowman and Sarah Thompson caught up with their former teacher, Andrew Noble, who currently teaches Grades 2 and 3 at the school. Ms Bowman has moved away from the area and has become a teacher herself. Displays showed class photographs of former students, old newspaper articles and the development of the Wonthaggi campus.

Correction THE Star last week ran a report on page 34 which incorrectly claimed the Victorian Government was withholding Peter Reith’s Gas Market Taskforce report. The government had in fact released the Gas Market Taskforce report to the public on November 21. Following the release of the report, the public was invited to provide feedback on the report through the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation website, with feedback being accepted until March 2014. The government also announced it would be commencing a thorough facilitated consultation process from April 2014 across Victorian communities to seek community and individual responses directly. The government also announced an extension of the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing until July 2015, an extensive independent ground water study to be carried out by Geoscience Australia, the continuation of the hold on the issuing of new exploration licences for coal seam gas and a permanent ban on the use of BTEX chemicals.

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on Sunday he was pleased many of the blocks had been snapped up by local buyers, all of those attended the weekend launch. Mr Grollo, of the prominent Melbourne Grollo family developers, is pleased to be offering this significant parcel of land and said he has had great support from the Cleeland family (original owners). Overlooking a sheltered bay and sparkling swimming beach, Woolamai House is set within the grounds of one of Phillip Island’s first homesteads. The original property was established in 1876 by the famed horse trainer Captain John Cleeland who trained his horse Wollomai to a Melbourne Cup victory. Many of the family still live on the Island and descendants Ann Jeffrey and Michael Cleeland attended Sunday’s milestone event. Great care has been taken in the development of this

historic site with the homestead, which remains on four acres, carefully restored and remaining a charming centre piece to this truly unique development. “Each of the stunning blocks at Woolamai House will be positioned just moments from one of the Island’s best swimming spots,” Mr Grollo said. “Each offers crystal clear water, pristine beaches and a permanent place to play.” The future residents are excited to see construction has now commenced, and with stage one lots selling fast, astute buyers need to act quickly on this limited opportunity. Mr Grollo said once all the services, roads and infrastructure have been completed, people will be able to start building their homes. He said he is also looking forward to the release of stage two of the development, “about five months away”.

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Men at work: Woolamai House project developer Adam Grollo, right, and Bass Coast Shire mayor Cr Neil Rankine were thrilled to turn the first sod on Sunday that will see construction begin on stage one of the development at Cape Woolamai.

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At Panthers from about 4pm until 8pm there will also be drinks and nibbles from local businesses; T2 gourmet ice teas supplied by LC Accessorize and drinks and nibbles from Michaels IGA and Leongatha Healthfoods. David Panther is pleased to be working again with Judy Stone. “Judy and I have been involved in numerous fashion shows together over the years but this is something new and different,” he said. “We plan on having a fun day in our stores so please come and join us and save on some fantastic new seasons fashion on the day. We are open late until 8pm to make it easier for all to shop.” So don’t miss out whether it is a Christmas gift or a brand new outfit that you need, call in to Panthers Mensland and Influence on Dusk on December 12. Panthers Mensland is located at 20 Mc Cartin Street and Influence on Dusk at the rear of the ANZ Arcade opposite the IGA carpark in Leongatha.

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Thank you for shopping in Leongatha Look out for Father Christmas in the street leading up to Christmas, as well as our carol singers

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Farmers to retain control: MG By Sarah Vella DAIRY farmers were reassured last Monday (December 2) Murray Goulburn’s plan to attract external investment will not change the co-operative structure or farmer control of the company. It has been proposed to establish an ASX-listed unit trust, similar to the one successfully implemented by New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra. Meetings are currently being held across Victoria to discuss the proposed structure change. MG chairman Phil Tracy said the new structure had been considered by the board for nine months. “Of all the models we have looked at, the one we have chosen has the positive elements we were looking for and the least negative elements,” he said. “It is certainly early days and we have only just started the communication with suppliers. We started running supplier meetings last week.” The model being considered followed a thorough review of the capital options available to MG to pursue international growth opportunities which Mr Tracy said was considered the most balanced way forward. “The co-operative structure is at the heart of our success and we want to reassure all supplier shareholders we are not proposing any change to it,” he said. “The co-operative stays 100 per cent intact, but there is a separate entity off to one side that raises the capital. “Such a model would put MG in a strong position to pursue the growth opportunities we have available to meet our objective of lifting farmgate returns. “We believe this is a conservative approach to raising capital and this structure would be expected to have a significant and direct positive impact for the co-op and its supplier/shareholders.” Mr Tracy said preliminary meetings would be held before and after the new year, and then the co-operative would meet with suppliers with a more refined proposal in February or March. If adopted, the new structure would require share hold-

ings to match milk production, meaning a MG supplier producing 100,000 kilograms of milk solids a year would be required to hold 100,000 share units. “There is a process we need to go through, an equalisation process to match production to shareholder levy,” Mr Tracy said. “Part of the conversation with shareholders included the sort of assistance MG may provide to those farmers who may require it for the share-up. “The opportunity that comes with the review if it comes off, speeds up our ability to reach our goal of an increase in farmgate returns of $1 per kg of milk solids.” Koonwarra farmer Shawn Hollingworth attended the Leongatha supplier meeting. “I think it is a reasonable model, but there are some negatives I am concerned about,” he said. “One of those is to become a new supplier, farmers will need to buy shares in the company equal to the amount of milk solids they plan to produce. “That means if they are going to milk around 200 cows, producing around 150,000kg of milk solids per year, they would need to invest in 150,000 units.” There is a nominal rate of $1 placed on suppliers’ units which could be worth around $3 under the capital raising plan. “That means if a 200 cow farmer wants to join the coop, they will need to find $450,000. My feeling is that is not achievable for the average dairy farmer,” Mr Hollingworth said. Mr Hollingworth said now, some suppliers receive an extremely large dividend and others a small dividend depending on their number of shares. “Under the new scheme, if you have a share for every kilo of milk solids, the distribution of the dividend should be more equitable,” he said. Mr Tracy said no date was set for the implementation of the proposed structure. “If everything goes well, a vote in May could work but it is hard to be specific,” he said. MG will hold a further round of supplier meetings in March 2014 to discuss the proposed structure in more detail, followed by an extraordinary general meeting for shareholders to vote on the model.

Hot topic: David and Darlene Liebelt of the Venus Bay General Store are concerned tourists and elderly residents could be left to swelter when electricity is cut in Venus Bay for a day next month.

Power play By Brad Lester MOST Venus Bay homes will be without electricity for a day in January, rendering them without airconditioning during what is typically one of the hottest times of the year. Three-quarters of the town will be without power, but not businesses in Jupiter Boulevard, nor the Venus Bay Caravan Park and Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club. Electricity network operator SP AusNet will turn off electricity on January 23, 2014 to replace power poles in need of repair to reduce bushfire risk. An SP AusNet spokesperson said the company was still in the planning phase and urged residents not to be concerned. “As standard procedure, we will send notification letters to customers closer to the outage date. More information can be provided then,” the spokesperson said. Venus Bay General Store owner David Liebelt said he was pleased the outage would not affect the main street and his and other businesses during the optimal trade period of the area.

“On a nice weekend, we could have say 400 or 500 customers,” he said. “As soon as Boxing Day hits, that goes to 2500 to 3000 people. I can’t miss an opportunity like that. We’ve been hanging on by the skin of our teeth through winter.” However, Mr Liebelt said all of Venus Bay was still a tourist area. Visitors and elderly residents could be without electricity and therefore air conditioning on a potentially hot day. “I am concerned for the elderly and the tourists who are visiting because they will be without power for a day,” he said. “They (SP AusNet) have got nine months of the year they can do these things and they have to do it during December and January. It just blows me away.” Electricity will be cut the main streets of Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay from 9am-1pm this Friday, December 13. SP AusNet will replace a pole and add a switch in Venus Bay to minimise the impact of the outage planned for January. Electricity will again be cut on December 20, when six new poles near Jupiter Boulevard and the surf life saving club are installed. The main street will not be impacted but the surf club will be.

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Garden will flower POLICE BRIEFS Missing camera

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A HANDBAG was stolen in Leongatha between December 6 and the evening of December 7. It is a light tan vintage bag containing a Canon IXUS camera. The camera held four months worth of photos of a woman’s six month old son that were never developed. The woman just wants the camera returned. If anyone has any information or can return the camera, please contact 56623362. There is a reward for the person who finds it.

IT SEEMED like an auspicious opening for Leongatha Community Garden on Friday. Interested community members assembled under bright sunshine to see Deputy Premier Peter Ryan turn the first sod. The garden will have a hothouse, a shade area, teaching facilities, ground beds, raised beds, composting facilities, an orchard, a berry run, stock plants for propagation and a community building where people can engage in programs at the garden. A lockable area will house aquaponics and hydroponics. Mr Ryan said an allabilities, all-skills facility such as this is “a real measure of how we look after each other in society”. He said the garden will “mean so much” to those who use it. Sarah Vesty, horticulture trainer at Community College Gippsland where the garden is, said students put work into preparing the site by testing the soil and building the hothouse. Project partners Leongatha Men’s Shed, Yooral-

Healthy work: Deputy Premier Peter Ryan turned the first sod at the opening of Leongatha Community Garden. la, Gippsland Southern Health Service and South Gippsland Shire all contributed to the endeavour. The project cost $130,000 to set up; $70,000 of this came from the State Government. A heap of organic worm material was donated by Back to Earth Australia in the name of “direct action” and putting bacteria and carbon back into the soil. Tim Howard, the repre-

sentative from Gippsland Southern Health Service, put in many hours talking to the many local business people who are donating their time in January. Mr Howard feels the community building will be a meeting space where people will choose to come because of the pleasant ambience of the garden. Construction of the community building will start on January 6, 2014.

Intervention breach A 20 YEAR old male from Dumbalk is being remanded in custody after breaching an intervention order on the weekend. The man was already on bail and was set to appear in front of the Latrobe Magistrates Court yesterday.

House ransacked THERE was a burglary in Easton Street, Wonthaggi between November 28 and December 2. The offender broke a window at the front of the

Noticeboard PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Bookings for speaking times essential Ph 5662 9222 • Wed, 11 Dec 2pm; 7pm* (*by noon 10/12) 12.45pm Greenhouse Gas Reduction Update 1.15pm Audit Committee Annual Briefing • Wed, 18 Dec 10am ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING • Wed, 18 Dec - 2pm 1. Audit committee report 2. Financial performance report 3. Report on assembly of councillors 4. Councillor discretionary fund allocation report 5. Documents/contracts under CEO delegation 6. Petition - Bald Hills wind farm 7. Petition - childcare in Mirboo North 8. Council meeting timetable 2014 9. PSA C52 rezone farm zone Korumburra 10. PSA C96 - rezone/overlay, Korumburra 11. Leongatha heavy vehicle alternate route 12. Proposal for S.W. Gippsland Transport Strategy 13. Draft Recreational Vehicle Strategy 14. Tarwin Valley branding proposal 15. S223 submission re 8 McDonald St, Meeniyan 16. Formalise road opening off Devlin Rd, Foster 17. Nyora Hall upgrade 18. Resource for community infrastructure project 19. Civic and mayoral reception policy 20. Closed session - 2014 Australia Day Awards 21. Closed session - four contractual matter HELP US CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER ROADS! Quick On-Line Survey Council has developed an online 'Repairing our Roads' Survey to identify the financial and safety impacts of the current road conditions. We invite motorists to complete the survey which we will collate for Council's own use and present to the State Government as validation for further road funding and repairs in the Shire. It will just take a minute or two and can be easily found on www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au. Enquiries Ph 5662 9200.

Planning and Environment Act 1987 SOUTH GIPPSLAND PLANNING SCHEME 1. Notice of Approval of Amendment C66 South Gippsland Shire Council has approved Amendment C66 to the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. The amendment came into operation on 5 December 2013 when the Notice of Approval was published in the Government Gazette. The Amendment rezones land bounded by Jumbunna Road, Whitelaw Road and Bena Road, Korumburra to Residential 1 Zone. The Amendment introduces and applies the Development Plan Overlay Schedule 6 and deletes the Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 5 from the Residential land. The Amendment was approved by South Gippsland Shire Council on 26 November 2013 in accordance with authorisation given by the Minister under section 11(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 on 16 December 2011. The authorisation has not been withdrawn. 2. Notice of Approval of Amendment C68 The Minister for Planning has approved Amendment C68 to the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. The amendment came into operation on 28 November 2013 when the Notice of Approval was published in the Government Gazette. The Amendment is a policy neutral Amendment which restructures and simplifies the form and content of the Local Planning Policy Framework, updates factual information in the municipal profile, incorporates three local policies into the Municipal Strategic Statement, deletes them as local policies and renumbers remaining policies. Copies of these Amendments can be inspected, free of charge, at www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/planning/publicinspection and, at the offices of the South Gippsland Shire Council, 9 Smith St, Leongatha. JOHN PHILLIPS Director, Planning & Building Systems Dept of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Bena Kongwak Rd, Bena Drainage works LeongathaYarragon Rd, Wooreen Prep for reseal Lower Franklin Rd, Foster Stabilisation works Mardan/Koonwarra to Nerrena Road maintenance Nippards Track, Foster Drainage works Princes St, Korumburra Footpath renewal Toora/Port Franklin to Mt Best Road maintenance Yannathan Rd, Nyora Culvert replacement

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Shed break in A REAL estate agent discovered a burglary in Kardella last week though it was believed to have occurred on November 27 or 28. The shed of an unoccupied farmhouse was broken into. The side timber door of the shed was forced open and a BOSCH bench grinder valued at approximately $200 was taken.

iPad lifted AN iPad was stolen from a vehicle at the Inverloch boat ramp between 11.15am and 11.30 am on December 2. The victim parked her car in the boat ramp car park and went to the pier to have a look at the water. The victim only walked 50 metres from her car and didn’t lock it. When she returned to her car, the iPad had been stolen from under the front seat of the car.

The car has been seized for 30 days.

Cattle dismemberment A COUPLE of cow heads and legs have been dumped on the Old Foster Road in Mirboo North. If anyone has any information about this, contact Sergeant Cantwell at the Mirboo North Police Station.

Damage in Billson Street BILLSON Street, Wonthaggi underwent criminal damage at 5.55pm on December 1. A male offender punched a hole in a large glass window at a computer store. He was described as about 18 years old, with shoulder length blond hair, wearing an off white singlet with dark grey shorts and runners, and tattoos on his left arm and left leg. The value of the damage is estimated to be about $2000. If anyone has information regarding this, please contact Constable Nauta at Wonthaggi Police Station.

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AN advertising sign was stolen overnight between December 5 and December 6 on the intersection of Acacia Road and the Walkerville-Tarwin Lower Road. It was a three photograph sale sign valued at $400.

A CAR was seized under hoon legislation in Wonthaggi. A 21 year old male was charged with disqualified driving and improper use of a vehicle.

AN offender entered an unlocked rear door of house in Pinkerton Road, Wonthaggi and stole a laptop computer from the kitchen

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area between November 30 and December 3. The laptop is valued at about $1200.

Missing kayaks TWO kayaks were stolen in Honeys Road, Wonthaggi between November 26 and December 2. The kayaks were stolen from the rear of a shed in a rural area. Contact Constable Morrison at Wonthaggi Police with any information.

Wonthaggi car thefts THERE has been a spate of thefts from unlocked motor vehicles in the Wonthaggi North area overnight on December 7. Two neighbouring properties in St Elena Court were targeted. At one, a vehicle parked in the carport was entered and two vehicles next door parked in the driveway were also entered. The contents of the centre console were strewn around the cars. Two cars were hit at neighbouring properties in Henry Street East. CDs were stolen from inside. Two properties in Storey Street were targeted. A vehicle parked in a carport was entered and CDs and a street directory were stolen. Another vehicle in a property opposite was parked in the driveway, and liquor and a backpack were stolen. Another property in Wentworth Road was also affected. A vehicle parked in the carport was entered and an iPod and a Ventolin inhaler were stolen. Police are urging everyone to keep their vehicles locked when unattended.

’Burra roads revamp VICROADS will start works this week to upgrade the road surface of the main street (South Gippsland Highway) through the Bridge Street curves area at Korumburra. To minimise the impact on traders and traffic passing through, these works will be carried out at night. Crews will be digging up sections of the road surface and laying new asphalt, which will strengthen the road and reduce

Toora rocked TOORA and surrounds was rocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 on Sunday afternoon. The quake occurred at 5.47pm, at a depth of about 10 kilometres. Emergency services have not received any reports of damage or injury.

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victim’s house and entered the premises. The house was ransacked and a flat screen TV, media hub, a yellow Manta brand body board, black and blue flippers, a grey and green Billabong wetsuit, a green and black Billabong wetsuit, a black wetsuit, various alcohol, two jars of Nescafe coffee and a black and blue Billabong Steamer were stolen.

its maintenance requirements. The works will start this week, when weather is appropriate, between the hours of 6pm to 6am and continue for six days. During this time the road will remain open, but there will be some delays. There will also be some access restrictions to side roads adjoining the main street, however all areas will remain open via alternate routes. VicRoads is working with local industry that regularly use this route overnight.

Hoon swoop POLICE have vowed to end hoon drivers terrorising a Wonthaggi street. Residents have reported young drivers speeding up and down Broome Crescent up to 20 times during the day and night, and driving through residential areas with loud exhausts. One vehicle was recently clamped by the sheriff. A 23 year old man, believed to be another offender in Broome Crescent, was disqualified for driving for nine months after doing a burnout in front of the Wonthagi Police Station in Watt Street. Sgt Trevor Teer of Wonthaggi Police said police were aware of the issue. “We are actively policing it,” he said. He said another driver was at high risk of losing his vehicle. A concerned resident told The Star the offenders had no respect for the law. “There are children and elderly people in the street. I just wish there would be tougher rules,” the resident said. The resident said they had been physically threatened by a driver after raising their concerns with him.

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Bay pipi probe Study to test need for ban A NEW study is underway to determine whether there is a need for rotating bans of pipi harvesting at Venus Bay. Friends of Venus Bay Peninsula and the Victorian National Parks Association have engaged a marine ecological firm to study the pipi population at Venus Bay. Dr Greg Parry and John Barry of Marine Ecological

Solutions last week sampled the population and size of pipis from beach five up to nine kilometres south of beach one. The report may eventually be considered by Fisheries Victoria if a review of pipi harvesting was to ever be undertaken. The study is being conducted ahead of the peak summer pipi collection season. “With the Friends of Venus Bay Peninsula, we have suggested to Fisheries that one way of managing the fishery would be to have

rotational closures north and sound of beach one,” Dr Parry said. “The purpose of the exercise is to see whether the fished area is substantially different to the unfished area in terms of number and size.” Rotational closures could result in, say, north of beach one being closed to harvesting one summer and then south of beach one the following summer. “It could be another year or two years if we are going to do it that way,” Dr Parry said.

Pests attack Prom By Brad Lester TWO new marine pests have been found at Wilsons Promontory National Park. The Pacific Oyster and New Zealand Screw Shell were discovered at Tidal River, prompting Parks Victoria to act before the pests spread further afield. There are already hundreds of thousands of the shells around Tidal River, buried in sediment. The pests were detected as Parks Victoria continues to ensure the river remains free of another pest, the Northern Pacific Seastar. No specimens have been found for several months. Brett Mitchell, ranger in charge at the Prom, said Parks Victoria staff were trying to locate as many oysters as possible and “hammer them off the rocks”. “But with the New Zealand Screw Shell, there is not a lot known about their biology and the best method of control, so we are trying to do some investigation about the most appropriate methods,” he said.

Mr Mitchell said the shell was a potential threat, as the animals just take over the surrounding area. “They basically form a carpet on the sea floor,” he said. The shells have been found in East Gippsland and Tasmania, while there is no population of Pacific Oysters throughout Australia. “At the moment, they’ve been confined to Tidal River and have not been found in

the marine protected area of the park, and the same with the screw shell,” Mr Mitchell said. “We are certainly dedicating as many resources as we can.” It is not known whether the molluscs inside the shells feed on native flora or fauna. “We are doing some further research in that area,” Mr Mitchell said. The source of the infestations are unknown.

“If you close an area, you get a much better idea of how quickly the pipis grow, but the thinking is not to close the area (to harvesting) permanently.” Dr Parry said the fishery – in a broad sense – was probably sustainable because there were many pipis in the southern part of the beach, but the area fished currently was “heavily overfished”. “We think the area that is fished is over fished and we think that could be better managed, and that could benefit the people that do fish there and the people that are generally concerned with the management of the resource,” he said. Dr Parry said smaller pipis have been found in the fished area in the past and larger pipis in the unfished areas. “We are looking at whether the situation has got better or worse,” he said. In South Australia and New South Wales, pipis have been found to breed when at least 37mm long, but no such studies have been undertaken in Victoria, Dr Parry said. “Clearly if people are collecting them before they get to 37mm, the population goes down very quickly. It makes sense to not collect them too small,” he said. Beach one was selected as that has the biggest carpark

Got him: diver Matt Hoskins during the original search for the marine pest, the Northern Pacific Seastar, at Tidal River. Now Wilsons Promontory National Park is facing fresh threats from the Pacific Oyster (right) and the New Zealand Screw Shell (left).

Above, Scientific task: Dr Greg Parry (left) and John Barry of Marine Ecological Solutions check data gathered about the Venus Bay pipi. Right, Future focus: the pipi population at Venus Bay is being reviewed. of all Venus Bay beaches and therefore bears the greatest harvesting pressure. Dr Parry said the study would obtain information for future reference and add to two previous studies of the pipi population. While previous studies have been done at five metre intervals, the latest study took samples at 10m intervals to

cover ground more quickly. Friends of Venus Bay Peninsula co-convenor Mae Adams said the group was concerned about pipis at Venus Bay. “The friends have been working with Dr Greg Parry and the Victorian National Parks Association to have the study done on the pipi because we really want to

find out what is happening on the beach with the pipi population,” she said. “We are concerned about whether they are being overharvested and we would like to get more information.” The report could be completed by Christmas and will be given to the friends group.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Claire and Den Kennedy who are celebrating 60 years of marriage on December 19. It is a month of celebrations for the Kennedys, with Claire turning 80 on December 12. TEN members of the South Gippsland Walking and Adventure Club recently spent an enjoyable weekend at Blores Hill Camping Grounds at Glenmaggie. Some road to Cheneys Bridge, while others walked on the rail trail to Maffra, and the next day they rode to Heyfield. A CHRISTMAS party will be held at Nerrena Hall on the evening of Friday, December 20. BYO barbecue dinner, drinks and a dessert to share. Tea, coffee and cordial provided. There will be a raffle and possibly a visit from Santa. Come along and catch up with your friendly neighbours. Enquiries to Tina on 5664 2326. WELL done to Bass Valley Primary School’s Lauren Booker who married Dave Saksida recently. TARWIN Lower Primary School needs your vote to be in the running for a grant to start a new vegetable gardening program. The school wants to rebuild its vegetable gardens next year and install a new watering system for

the garden and the school greenhouse as part of the Sustainable Edible Education Developing Students (SEEDS) program. To help cover the cost, the school has applied for money as part of the Philmac Project, a national initiative providing cash grants of up to $5000 for water-related projects that benefit regional Australian communities, particularly schools and sports associations. Applicants need the support of individual votes via Facebook before applications and voting close on December 20.

Only submissions that attract the most votes on the Philmac Project Facebook page will make it onto a shortlist for final judging. To vote go to www.facebook.com/PhilmacAustralia and click on the ‘Enter now’ button, on the top right of the screen, which leads to summaries of all the entries. Use the search tool to find individual entries. Voting can also be done via a mobile device. For more information go to www.philmacproject. com.au Entries and voting closes at midnight on Friday, December 20.

Looks great: a stunning Christmas display is currently on in the foyer of the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club. Maintenance worker Jack Vanderark (pictured) has made Santa’s sleigh complete with the eight reindeer. The reindeer are suspended by wires high up in the club’s mine poppet head. Jack said he made a lot of the sleigh from recycled displays and cut out each reindeer with a saw in the workshop. Children and families are welcome to call in and have their photos taken in the sleigh. A gold coin donation can be made with proceeds to the Royal Children’s Hospital. This is Jack’s third Christmas display and he’s already thinking about next year!

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Turkey bound: Leongatha Secondary College has announced the three students to represent the school during a trip to Turkey next year. Tom Stone, Abby Bolge and Taylah Darmanin will represent the school, the Rotary Club of Leongatha and the Leongatha RSL when they embark on the trip in April, 2014. They will join three students from Mary MacKillop College and two chaperones.

Guides receive top award TWO Girl Guides from the Leongatha Lizards Guides Group, Molly Clark and Meghan Minogue, were recently presented with BP badges - the top award in their age group. Three other Guides, Chelsea Markley, Courtney Allen and Tara Swan, received their Silver Endeavour awards after reaching the halfway point of progressing

towards their BP badges. The BP badge focuses on challenges in each of the seven fundamentals of the Australian Guide Program, and girls are expected to challenge themselves at their highest personal level. Twenty one challenges have to be completed to gain this award. The girls are given the opportunity to set and achieve their own goals, and completing a challenge enables girls to develop personally. ”We are very proud of these girls and they are great

Upstanding girls: BP badge recipients from the Leongatha Lizards Girl Guides, front, from left: Molly Clark and Meg Minogue. At rear, from left, are Tara Swan, Courtney Allen and Chelsea Markley who have gained their Silver Endeavour awards.

MEGAN Fraser is brightening up Memorial Hall in Leongatha this Christmas. The Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry asked Ms Fraser, of Leongatha, to paint a nativity scene on the glass doors at the front of Memorial Hall. They chose the prominent site for the artwork “to help the town look festive,” Sandra Fleming of the chamber said. At night the scene is lit from the back and the painting gives a colourful, glowing effect in the darkness. Ms Fraser will undertake Year 12 at Leongatha Secondary College next year.

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Yum, yum: Koonwarra Farmers’ Market manager Rod Faudell (left) inspects preserves offered by Michael Proctor of Karingal Berries, Inverloch, at the first market for summer on Saturday. Shoppers meandered throughout the market, inspecting such goods as produce, eggs, honey, soaps, meat and plants. Mr Faudell said the committee had improved drainage at Memorial Park, installed handrails, completed landscaping and built a flat area at the rear of the hall to accommodate an additional seven stalls. The project was funded by the committee, a total of $30,000 from the State Government, and South Gippsland Shire councillors’ discretionary funds.

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Freedom restricted I AM writing this letter as a dog owner and full time resident of Bass Coast Shire. I participated in the survey the shire carried out regarding dogs and believed it would be beneficial to dog owners by allocating leash free areas and also other benefits. I believed my suggestions would be considered. This obviously has not been the case. The new regulations are discriminating against dog owners both local residents and tourists in the Bass Coast Shire. I walk my dog every day along the beach. My partner also walks our dog on the beach during the day when he gets home from work. Because he is a large dog he needs lots of exercise. It also helps with our fitness too. We live in Inverloch so we can enjoy the healthy coastal lifestyle with our dog. I am always aware of other people on the beach and ensure my dog behaves correctly. I choose where I will walk according to what other people are using the beach at the time. I always carry bags to collect my dogs waste and I also use these bags to collect rubbish along the way which would otherwise be detrimental to wildlife. Many of the people who walk dogs collect the rubbish too. The new regulation that no dogs are allowed on the beach from 8am to 8pm means I am unable to take my dog (who is a husky/labrador cross with very thick coat) for a swim on hot days so he can be cool and comfortable. The time limit of up to 8am and after 8pm would mean there are a lot more people walking their dogs on the beach during

the limited times permitted. It would also make it more difficult for elderly people who walk their dogs as they would have to get up very early to do so or go late at night. Also the time limit is not suitable for families. Children will not be able to go out and walk their dogs with parents after 8pm as they will be in bed. Early morning does not suit families either for mums who usually take the dog for a walk once the children are at school. This regulation will also affect the tourism in the area. I have talked to many people both local and tourists on the beach recently and they were upset they would not be able to bring their dog to the beach during the day. One of the attractions of our area is that people can bring their dogs with them to enjoy the day out or holiday in the area. These people will find another place for their travel that does accept dogs. This will have implications on the area. I have put my views to the shire and hope it will amend the regulations so dog owners can enjoy the beach with their pets. Keep our area as an animal friendly place for both locals and tourists to enjoy. Rescind the new regulations which are too restrictive and reinstate the rule that allows dogs on the beach on a lead as it was previously. Raeleen Clymo, Inverloch.

Where is logic? I CAN’T see Councillor Crugnale’s proposed motion to Bass Coast Council this week to alter the new laws from no dogs on the beach between 8am to 8pm to no dogs between 9am and 6pm will make any difference at all.

E D I T O R I A L Compromise on dog ban THE dog owners of Inverloch will be hoping Bass Coast Shire Council rethinks its controversial beach ban laws when the last meeting for the year is held tomorrow night (Wednesday) at Cowes. The agenda does not carry a hopeful motion, with a recommendation to retain the trial as it is, with all dogs to be kept off council managed beaches between 8am and 8pm until April 30. Nevertheless, all it takes is one councillor to propose an amendment to that motion and no doubt the community’s eyes will be on their own representative, Cr Jordan Crugnale. Council may well have at heart the interests of people concerned about the risk dogs may pose to their safety on the beach, particularly those off-leash, of large proportions or of an energetic breed. Yes, dogs roaming free can and do make some people feel uncertain, particularly if they are immobile or have young children, despite self assured owners saying their pet would not hurt a flea. However by the same token, a 12 hour ban on dogs during the best part of the day and the optimal time of the year for enjoying the outdoors is going too far. Council could well review the hours the ban is in place, designate off-leash areas or specify that dogs must be kept on a leash, either all the time or during certain hours. A comprise must be reached and tomorrow’s council meeting is the perfect time to do so, with the tourist season knocking at South Gippsland’s door.

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Somehow she still seems to be missing the point, which is, there was no problem with dogs on leash on the beach in the first place. I am also sure she hasn’t fully considered the consequences of the limited options available to dog walkers now not able to walk on the beach during the day. The most obvious alternative is the foreshore path. Take a walk along that path any warm weekend and during the summer holiday period and it’s mayhem, numerous families with two or three kids on bikes, scooters, pushers, etc, cyclists of all ages, other groups out for a stroll, elderly people with walking frames and sticks, and now numerous people with dogs as well! It’s a fantastic path wide and easy to walk along, but there aren’t many footpaths in Inverloch at all. Most streets are unpaved, you are forced to walk on the road because of plantings on nature strips overhanging trees and unkept long grass on the verges. During the holiday season, walking the dog on the road is simply plain dangerous, with the incredible increase in traffic. Most tourists are used to the city where people don’t walk on the road, so they tend not to drive slowly or take care like locals do. At the recent beach rally filmed by Win TV news there were more than 100 dogs and owners all walking together on a small piece of beach, all sizes and breeds of dog represented and absolutely no trouble at all. Let us have our lives back and walk on the beach on lead during the day as has always been the case. Let the rangers watch us this summer and report back in May at the general council review. Give us dog walkers who are prepared to do the right thing a go. Joan Lucas, Inverloch.

Doggone it I AM extremely disappointed with our local representative on Bass Coast Shire Council, Cr Crugnale who is clearly not listening to the needs of dog owners in her area. While our local council has many ways in which to assist older residents to remain in their own homes, Cr Crugnale obviously has little understanding of

the wellbeing benefit for those of us who choose to have a companion dog. A part of caring for our dogs is exercise and of course that is beneficial to us humans too. Ridiculous hours enforced on us by Bass Coast Shire Council for walking dogs on the beach will restrict many older rate paying residents from being able to enjoy a walk on the beach with their dog at a time suitable to them. I haven’t even mentioned the effect these restrictions will have on visitors over the summer. I believe some folk have already cancelled bookings for summer holidays and there will be more when they see, read, and hear of these insane restrictions. What are they supposed to do with their dogs whilst they are at the beach all day? Dogs will probably be left at their holiday accommodation, bored and barking all day annoying their neighbours, who I trust will be dog lovers. Oh and by the way, Bass Coast Shire Council, who do think cleans up the beach on the inlet beyond the jetty to Screw Creek? It is actually done by dog owners. Yes, the mess has already begun and it’s not from dogs. Jennifa Morgan, Inverloch.

Dog surprise I WOULD like to reconfirm the misconception this anti-social and unacceptable new rule you can’t walk your dogs on leash on the Inverloch beach during the day did not come from the Domestic Animal Management Advisory Committee. At no time did our committee ever discuss walking dogs on leash, as we certainly do not have a problem with that. We only discussed arrangements and times for off leash times. Most dog walkers are happy to go with the off leash time that has been introduced until the review in May and we can all see what needs to be fixed. All the anger and rage in the area all comes down to the one problem, you can’t walk along the beach during the day with your dog on a lead. This rule came in with no warning whatsoever so it makes one think the council had the plan under cover for a long while. Councillors may be getting a lot of flak over this heated issue but for a councillor to tell a lady

protester that all people who walk dogs on or off leash are irresponsible people is an insult to a lot of residents. Robert Scott, Inverloch.

Seeking equality BASS Coast Shire Council allows jet skis to pollute our beaches and harass children and families but your family pet is banned in Inverloch. It appears the council is using by laws for its own agenda and amounts to discrimination. We pay the same rates as the rest of Bass Coast so we should have the same rights. For Cr Jordan Crugnale to say every beach is different is a joke. If they (Council) want to have a presence on the beach during this trial, does that mean council staff will be there before and after eight at night to get an unbiased opinion? I think not or are the ratepayers up for penalty rates for this to happen? If this occurs and according to all things being equal and unbiased as Jordan suggests, then we can expect the same to happen to all beaches in Bass Coast at a great cost to ratepayers. Laurie Tuddin, Inverloch.

Banning continues BASS Coast Shire Council continues to claim the banning of dogs from all beaches under their management for the period December 1 to April 30 is a trial. It continues to try to hide the whims of Cr Jordan Crugnale behind the word trial. It also links off-leash areas and on-leash areas together which is totally wrong but very convenient for its purpose. The word trial appears only once in the Alternative Recommendations Proposal Item E5 in clause 4 where it refers to off-leash areas as a trial which was previously discussed and approved. There is no mention of onleash areas as a trial anywhere in the documentation. The banning of dogs onleash on the beach between 8am and 8pm is a gigantic furphy dreamt up by Cr Crugnale and imposed on all dog walkers. To call it a trial is an insult to

our intelligence. How can you have a trial when there are no dogs present? It is purely and simply a decision by one person to keep dogs off the beach. She has already stated on a number of occasions she doesn’t want any dogs on the beach at all. The number of protesters who have come to our rallys had to be seen to be believed. Word spread rapidly after our first photo shoot with The Star newspaper and we had around 50 protesters and their dogs attend our rally for the Sentinel Times on Thursday, November 28, followed by a massive 150 plus at our rally for WIN TV on November 5 with apologies from dozens of others who couldn’t attend due to work commitments. There was also an interview with ABC Radio Sale on November 5. News of these protests has already extended to the metro area and some dog clubs are now advising their members to give Inverloch a miss this summer. A drop in visitors equates to a corresponding drop in income for our business community. What a mess, how simple it would have been to seek community involvement and discussion before taking this draconian step. PS. I have just received confirmation Bass Coast Shire council is recommending to the December 11 council meeting the ban on walking your dog on leash on Inverloch beaches between 8am and 8pm should continue. They just don’t get it! Ivan Hipworth, Inverloch.

Lyons for mayor I ALONG with many others in the Leongatha region put it directly to the mayor of South Gippsland Shire ‘would you step aside for a day for Daryl?’ With the recent crowning of Darren Lyons as the mayor in the Greater Geelong City Council, wouldn’t it be great to be able to call our own local legend Daryl Lyons (of Leongatha) mayor, even if it for just one day. I put it to you mayor, ‘would you step aside for a day?’ Raoul Holderheard, Moonee Ponds.

VOXPOP! VOX Will you miss the old Wonthaggi library?

“I never actually went to the library in this town. I’m sure the new one will be good though.” Sasha Matthews, Wonthaggi.

“Yes, I will miss the atmosphere of the old library,” Susie Lawson, Inverloch.

“I never went to the old library. My girlfriend is looking forward to the opening of the new one.” Jarryd Papworth, Wonthaggi.

“It really doesn’t bother me. I think the new one will have more opportunities for young people though.” Corey Green, Wonthaggi

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Mayor’s message Guides’ future THANK you for covering the 90th birthday celebrations of Wonthaggi Girl Guides on November 24. However, I read with concern the last paragraph of the article, November 26, 2013, “Guides celebrate 90 years ... Leader Cheryl Bertrand said she is not sure about the future of guides in Wonthaggi, but would like to see them make 100 years.” I, personally, would like to reassure all supporters of Girl Guides the Wonthaggi Guides are looking forward to a very healthy future. My region team and I are excited Wonthaggi Guides has reached the 90 year milestone and feel very confident they will be with us for many years to come. The number of guests who attended the celebratory afternoon tea on Sunday, November 24 shows the support the guides have amongst the community. Guests, who included past girl guides as well as girl guide leaders, came from near and far. Yes, there have had some ups and downs in the last 12 months or so, but it shows the tenacity of the guides and, especially their leaders they have overcome these difficulties and have bounced back. Next year we hope

to further increase the number of girls joining guides. We would also welcome to the Wonthaggi team, young adult females who would like to become leaders. Girl Guides Wonthaggi offers places to girls aged from eight years onward. Enquiries can be directed to Chris Oliver, acting district manager for Bass Coast, on 5664 4397 or email chris@illowracashmere.com.au Sue Viney, Girl Guides Gippsland, regional manager, Cowes.

Public transport for Koonwarra THERE has been no public transport available to or from Koonwarra since the mid 1980s. This is in the process of being addressed by Public Transport Victoria, VicRoads and V/Line. Community members can assist this process by signing the petition, contacting PTV or Hon. Peter Ryan’s office. You can sign the petition at the Koonwarra Fine Food and Wine Store, Leongatha Healthcare and Leongatha Health Foods. With thanks to those who have contributed to this process and those who will. Phil Graley, Koonwarra.

Cr Jim Fawcett

Mountaineers: discovering their leadership qualities at the Alpine School are, from left: Courtney Trembath (Rosebud Secondary College), Georgia Walker (Rosebud Secondary College), Chelsea McGannon (South Gippsland Secondary College) and Tash Lincoln (Rosebud Secondary College).

Leadership lessons FIVE South Gippsland Secondary College students have recently returned from five weeks at Dinner Plain learning about leadership at the Alpine School. Year 9 students Courtney McBride, Karli Blunder, Chelsea McGannon, Louis Wheeler and Leith Green were chosen to attend the school. “It is a school for students who are interested in leadership. It taught us how to work better in teams, how to become better leaders and how to help others,” Louis said. The school is supposed to run for nine weeks, but was shortened to five due to the fires earlier in the year. Alpine School curriculum doesn’t involve mainstream subjects like maths or English, but focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students’ home regions. “It was an amazing experience; we did lots of awesome things. It really is a once in a lifetime experience we will always be able to

look back on and be proud of,” Louie said. Leith said the school taught him to go into everything with a positive attitude. “We learnt about ourselves and what we want to be and achieve,” he said. The students set the task to develop a community learning project while at the school. Courtney, Karli, Chelsea, Louis and Leith have decided to visually improve laneways in and around Foster, starting with the walkway between the seafood store and the supermarket. “It is a commonly used area in the town that is kid of dingy. We want people to feel better when they walk through there,” Courtney said. “We haven’t decided on a theme yet, but there will be one. We have approval from the business to complete four murals in the laneway.” The students have enlisted the help of their fellow Year 9 students, the primary school and the Foster Community Association to help with the murals, which should be completed in early 2014.

LAST Friday I attended the White Ribbon Leaders’ Breakfast organised by the Salvation Army and supported by council and other agencies. A male led primary prevention campaign, White Ribbon seeks to change the attitudes and behaviours that lead to and perpetuate men’s violence against women, by engaging boys and men to lead social change. Excellent guest speakers urged us all to speak up and challenge behaviours that demean women, reaffirming any form of violence is not okay. It is a highly emotive and complex issue many in our community have either experienced or witnessed. Mostly hidden behind closed doors, it flourishes in an environment of physical, psychological and often financial intimidationthat damages and disempowers. I encourage you to go to www.whiteribbon.org.au to learn safe ways to speak up and promote positive attitudes and behaviours towards women, right here in our own communities. It was a busy day on Friday. Later in the morning I attended the formal opening of the new Leongatha hospital. I have had occasion to see the hospital up close on three occasions – twice during the construction stages and last week when the AGM was held. While many words have been spoken in praise of the building and the staff, I’d still like to add it is a most wonderful facility that will serve us well for the next 20 to 30 years. It is also entirely appropriate to acknowledge our local member’s help in securing funding from the previous State Government to bring this to fruition. All our public pools are now open for the summer season and the committees of management have been working hard to plan fun events to entice you along to cool off in your local facility. Locations and opening times are on the council website. The Repairing our Roads campaign is gathering momentum and I did interviews on radio and television last week to further highlight the issues. The media has been extremely supportive too and I now take the opportunity to nudge you to complete the short road survey which will give us a more specific picture of the road conditions to validate our funding claims. It will take just a few minutes to do at www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au and we’d really value your input too.

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BASS Coast Shire Council held its first Industry Development Forum recently. The forum is an initiative developed out of council’s Quarterly Consultant Forums, which commenced this year. The purpose behind the initiative is to establish strong links with the developer community, and to ensure both council and developers understand each other’s requirements and expectations. Two external presenters brought new ideas to the latest forum, with great interest shown from the 37 attendees. The first guest speaker, Garry Cranny, manager sustainability at Dandy PreMix Quarries, explained the process of community consultation and engagement they had carried out in preparation to applying for a planning permit for the Grantville Sand Quarry from council. “Before submitting a planning permit application, you should first engage with the community and allow those conversations to inform your application, regardless of whether further community engagement will follow later as part of the permit process,” Mr Cranny said. “It is vital that you undertake community engagement

By Laura Gibb A NEW group is forming to represent the interests of active retirees.

Planning ahead: Bass Coast Shire Council’s strategic planning and engagement manager Jodi Kennedy, Melbourne Planning Authority project director Steve Dunn, Dandy Pre-Mix Quarries sustainability manager Garry Cranny, and council’s planning and environment director Hannah Duncan-Jones. with respect for the views received and an open mind about changing some of the designs of your intended project, if that’s what comes out of the consultation. “You have to remember you want to make change in a community; therefore the benefits to the community of the proposed change must be clear. “Ideally, by the time you submit your planning permit application, you should

already have considered as many of the different issues as possible and appropriate responses should be contained in your application – avoid lodging a permit application that was prepared in a detached manner, only to invite a raft of questions and requests for further information.” The second presenter was Steve Dunn, project director of the Melbourne Planning Authority, and one of the key

players in the development of Plan Melbourne. Mr Dunn took the audience, consisting of developers, councillors and council staff, through the Vision for Melbourne set out in the plan and the implications this has for regional areas, including Bass Coast and Wonthaggi. Council’s planning and environment director Hannah Duncan-Jones, said one of the key strategies of Plan Melbourne is to rebalance the

growth between Melbourne and regional Victoria. “The aim is to maximise the growth potential of the state by developing a state of cities which delivers choice and opportunities not just for Melbourne, but across the state,” Ms Duncan-Jones said. “Plan Melbourne identifies Wonthaggi as one of a few key growth regional towns.”

The Active Retirees Advisory Committee will advise South Gippsland Shire Council on the needs and aspirations of retired people who are active and engaged in their communities. The demographic of “active retirees” is emerging as baby boomers finish the paid-work phase of their lives. This group has not previously had a voice on the council. Neil Shaw of Foster said retirees will soon make up 40 per cent of the population in Leongatha and Foster. “The demographics have really changed and are accelerating and it’s a very important group for council to understand and to work with,” he said. “We need to be able to inform council what it is we want, what it is we’d like to do and how we can help council service the needs of active retirees.” Peter Wingett of Yanakie said, “The whole idea is to provide a conduit to council for the very disparate community groups so that we’ll

have a common voice at the council.” Mr Shaw was keen to distinguish between the new “active retirees” committee and the council’s existing Active Ageing program, where the funding has tended to go towards much older retirees who require special services such as respite care and medical services. “The emphasis is very much on recreational facilities and creative opportunities.” he said. The committee was initially proposed by University of the Third Age (U3A). U3A received a small grant from the state government to stimulate the program. Mr Shaw, Mr Wingett and the late Tom Potter of Leongatha then put in 18 months of work to get the committee accepted by the council. The committee, with at least 10 members, will be appointed by groups with a significant proportion of active retirees as their members, such as U3A, Probus, Senior Citizens, retirement villages, bowls clubs and golf clubs. Councillors Mohya Davies and Andrew McEwen will be the council co-representatives on the committee.

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Serene location: to escape the Christmas rush, consider heading to the Mirboo North Swimming Pool. The pool has opened for one week and will open daily, so long as the forecast maximum temperature is 22°C or above. During the school term, the pool will open 2-7pm Monday to Friday, and 11am-7pm on weekends. Once school holidays arrive, the pool will open daily from 11am-7pm. On all days when the maximum temperature is forecast to be 33°C or above, the pool will remain open until 8pm. Lifeguard Cam Walker (pictured) invites you to experience the summer magic. The pool has been painted, new family changerooms constructed, and new lifeguard shelters erected. There is even a cricket pitch and volleyball net to enjoy. “The place is looking really good,” pool manager Rachel Wilson said. The pool will host a movie night this Friday, December 13, with the film to be Rise of the Guardians. On most Sundays, Nessie the inflatable monster will be there for climbing and bouncing.

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Poowong proud, 50 years on MEMBERS of the Poowong community are continuing to show their dedication and volunteer for their swimming pool. The venue is a main street icon which saw new ideas put in place last swimming season and some even newer ones ready to welcome visitors during the 2013-2014 season. With a fresh approach to promotion through a coloured brochure and a vibrant Facebook page, the volunteers grew visitor numbers more than threefold last season and hope the sun will shine on even more improvements this season. Poowong Swimming Pool has a great name for being the ‘family friendly’ pool with plenty of shade. Families have said they enjoy what the venue has to offer. New to the grounds this season will be a play area where small children can enjoy a life sized game of Snakes and Ladders or do figure eights with their toy cars on the newly installed racetrack. Members of the volunteer committee working closely with the South Gippsland Shire Council have identified a wish to broaden the variety of children’s activities

while keeping a casual, parent friendly aspect to the new fixtures. The shoes of those volunteers who planned, funded, built and opened the Poowong Swimming Pool 50 years ago may be huge ones to fill, but the volunteer contributions continue in other ways. December 14 and 15, 1963 saw the opening of the Poowong pool. In celebration of the 50 year anniversary, local and former local residents are invited back for activities and a hearty catch up. This Saturday, December 14, admission will be its usual price and will include a sausage sizzle, swimming competitions and the launch of Laurie Gregg’s history book. The Ecumenical Church service will be held on Sunday and Koko the Clown will make an appearance at the pool. Come back and celebrate 50 years of fantastic voluntary effort.

Right, Volunteer appreciation: Allana Ardley and Wendy Tilling hard at work at Poowong Pool’s recent working bee.

Mayor’s message Cr Neil Rankine

THE holiday season is fast approaching and I’m sure many of you are looking forward to some time off with friends and family.

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This is the busiest time of the year for retailers, and is when we tend to spend a bit of money on gifts for those around us. I encourage you all to think about buying your gifts locally and supporting our businesses. We are lucky to have such a wide variety of shops in Bass Coast, but if you don’t use them, we may lose them. There is also plenty happening around Bass Coast over the Christmas and New Year period for you to get involved in. Carols are always fantastic family events and will once again be held in many towns throughout the shire. You can find all the dates and locations of this year’s carols on council’s event calendar at www. basscoast.vic.gov.au. Unfortunately, fireworks at the San Remo Carols by Candlelight are unable to go ahead this year, but I can assure you it will still be a great night for all. There will also be a variety of New Year’s Eve activities happening, including fireworks in Inverloch and Coronet Bay. This is a time to spend with family and friends and enjoy, but please remember to stay safe and act responsibly if you do choose to go out and celebrate the New Year. We will also have in place our Summer Safety Program ‘Enjoy it…Don’t spoil it’, which focuses on the big issues during the peak holiday period, including rules around camping, lighting campfires and drinking in public. For more information, you can visit the community safety section on council’s website. Above all, please give a warm welcome to all visitors coming to our beautiful region this summer. Tourism makes up a major part of our livelihood in Bass Coast and we want to ensure all our visitors enjoy a memorable holiday that keeps them coming back year after year. This week is the final council meeting for 2013 and will be held in Cowes. We like to see community members in the gallery and everyone is welcome to attend. Council will take a break in January, and meetings will resume in Wonthaggi on February 19. Cr Neil Rankine, mayor.

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Cyclist explores Vietnam THE challenge of enduring a long, bumpy ride in the Vietnamese heat was all in the name of a good cause for Inverloch’s Adam Leys. He cycled 230km over three days to personally raised $1720 for the Saigon Children’s Charity to operate schools for children in Vietnam, while celebrating his 40th birthday. Overall, 42 cyclists raised US$50,000 and rode from the Mekong Delta to Ho Chi Minh City. “It was a fun adventure for us all to get involved with but the main thing was that you are raising money for the kids over there and trying to give them the opportunities that we have over here,” Adam said. The first day was the toughest, covering 100km on a mountain bike and enduring the last three hours without water after riders lost contact with a support vehicle. The journey spanned a mix of road, concrete path and dirt tracks. “It was quite different to riding on a nicely made road,” Adam said, adding he trained by riding from Inverloch to Cape Paterson and back just twice. Adam was invited to complete the feat by friend Vaughan Ryan, now a resident of Vietnam, and was joined by another mate, Peter Piasente, formerly of Wonthaggi and now of Caulfield.

Above, True Vietnam: children play on a bridge near Tra Vinh. Right, We did it: from left, Peter Piasente, Vaughan Ryan and Adam Leys celebrating the end of the ride.

Red Cross praises own FOUR tireless workers of the Tarwin Lower Red Cross branch were honoured for their dedication at the group’s Christmas break-up last Tuesday.

Always there: Tarwin Lower Red Cross branch president Glenda Arbuthnot (second from left) with award recipients, from left, Pamela Mercer, Margaret Fisher and Pearl Forrester. Absent: Ted Fisher.

Margaret Fisher and Pamela Mercer each received 30 year service awards, and Pearl Forrester was given a 10 year award. Ted Fisher was absent but unit president Glenda Arbuthnot announced he would receive a 20 year service award. He is the father-in-law of Margaret. Ms Arbuthnot spoke highly of the volunteers around her. “It’s just good to know that I have got that support. People just step in and do it,” she said. Ms Fisher is now secretary and has held the role before, as well as that of president and Junior Red Cross co-ordinator when the program ran at Tar-

win Lower Primary School. “I just enjoy the social side and being able to give back to the community,” she said. Ms Mercer has joined in with fundraising efforts and offered her help whenever needed. Her kitchen served as the catering headquarters when branch members catered for emergency services personnel involved in the search for a plane that crashed near Venus Bay. Ms Forrester recalls catering for divers involved in the search for Northern Pacific Seastars off Inverloch. Many of the recipients had also helped cater for major events such as bushfires at Wilsons Promontory and Rawson. Group members held a meeting at the Tarwin Lower Community Centre before enjoying lunch at the Riverview Hotel.

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birthday in style last week. It’s all happening in The Star too this week with our special Wonthaggi supplement. Read more on pages 20-29.

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WONTHAGGI’S BUMPER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING GUIDE Children join the circus By Tayla Kershaw STUDENTS at Wonthaggi Primary School had a fun week of circus madness as they learnt new skills under the instruction of artist in residence Terry Cole. “The thing I like about Terry’s show is that he is an all round performer,” music teacher Ruth Chambers said. Terry is from Melbourne and journeys all over to teach students circus acts. “It’s been fabulous teaching here. Just giggles and laughs all week; we’ve had a ball,” Terry said. The whole school got involved in practicing and rehearsing in the circus performance for their families. A picnic lunch was held on Friday afternoon just before the performance.

The new skills range from the junior students learning gymnastics to the senior students learning to walk and juggle on stilts. The performance showcases their talents not only on stage but also their crafty skills of making props and costumes. “It has been fun. I didn’t think I’d learn how to walk on stilts but I have now,” Grade 6 student Darren Gardiner said. Wonthaggi Primary School holds the artist in residence program every year. In previous years they have had percussionist Steve Schultz and singing duo James and Maggie Rigby. “It focuses the kids at the end of the year,” art teacher Pirili Chapman said.

Below, Showtime: Terry Cole prepares Bailey, Zoe and Ben for their performance Exotica.

Santa Claus is coming to town: Hannah Quilford, Ross Langlois and Eden Jefferson were visited by Santa at Raneye.

Bonus ready for Christmas By Tayla Kershaw THE Wonthaggi Business Association was happy to come away with $1000 after its fundraiser on November 30, to go toward Wonthaggi’s biggest Christmas weekend yet. Wonthaggi will be bustling on December 14 with the second Christmas festival, the Neighbourhood House Christmas party and the opening of the new library. Carols by candlelight will be held the following evening (Sunday).

The festival has been a manic process but will be well worth it when it all comes together. McBride Avenue and the top of Watt Street will be closed off and businesses will be able to showcase their products in a market setting. Businesses not featured in McBride Avenue have been invited to have stalls in the festival, including Purplex Design and Print. All participating stores have great sales on offer. Santa will make an appearance both at the festival and at the library on the back of a CFA fire truck. The SES will have a stall to demonstrate

its roles and educate the public about what the group does. Other great features include go karts, bungee run, a mechanical bull and a jumping castle. Speakers will be installed along McBride Avenue so everyone is able to listen to the great local talent that will be playing including Sami Vanston, Colin Matthews and the kids from the Wonthaggi Rock School. “I’d love for Wonthaggi to have an event it is really known for. I hope the Christmas festival has longevity,” association membership services officer Hannah Quilford said.

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Wonthaggi Library ready By Tayla Kershaw THE new Bass Coast Principal Library in Wonthaggi will open its doors to the public on December 14 and the event is set to be a fun celebration for people of all ages.

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“We like to think of the opening as an early Christmas present for our community and library lovers around the region,” WGRLC CEO, John Murrell, said. The Wonthaggi Genealogy Society will be there to show off its new home as well and provide information about its services. The day will include book giveaways, face painting, a visit from Santa and a special appearance from Playschool’s Justine Clarke. The library is looking to be a vibrant, positive addition to the community and provides for everyone’s needs. There is a relaxation corner with magazines provided and a view of the street to challenge the conceptions of a traditional library and will allow for people to sit with a coffee and chat. The library is offering easy access to everyone by changing its system for non-fiction books. Instead of using the difficult to interpret Dewey Decimal System, the library has broken the books down into categories so they are

easier to find. The entire library is a flexible space that can easily be rearranged to allow for functions and events that may include author talks, poetry slam, history talks or local

fundraisers. “I’m open to suggestions,” principal librarian Colin Waring said. As well as providing a chilled atmosphere, the library is also the home of a private study space as

new students venture into their VCE year. There is much more desk space, free WIFI remains the same and the number of computers have doubled. The Young Adult section will include a 70 inch

television for gaming and a mini cinema. This space will be evolving as it is needed. The kids’ area pro-p vides a collection to suit every child and there is a floor mat for story time.

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ing stones project and are honoured to be the first educational space to provide an area indoors,” Mr Murrell said. This week, the library is closed for the moving process but regular Story

Time will continue. These will be held at the Wonthaggi Plaza and the Coffee Collective. “Having these sessions outside the library space will be a great opportunity for children who have

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This was met with high excitement with the three day event stretching from Thursday to Saturday. Fun for the kids included a petting zoo and clowns with balloons and birthday cake. On Saturday there was a face painter, the CFA came down with Santa on the fire truck and the new library conducted a Story Time session. A balloon birthday cake was created by balloon artist Arty Twist and all stores staged sales until Saturday. “It’s absolutely pumping. The stores have had a lot of success,” plaza manager Joy Huson said. The plaza has proven to be a great new asset to Wonthaggi over the past year and the centre just keeps on growing. It is a fully enclosed, air conditioned, safe, secure place to shop and job opportunities for young people have never been higher. Dory’s Fish and Chips, Tattslotto and EB Games are among the new businesses to open within the plaza recently, and there has been some discussion as to what businesses will fill other vacancies. EB Games, the newest addition, has already proven itself to be popular. “It’s an exciting time for the plaza,” Ms Huson said.

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Above, New addition: Frank Mort and Gio Fantin are a part of the new Tattslotto team. They are having a ball celebrating the first birthday of the plaza.

months ago interest has been good with a number of temporary and permanent units being taken. There are five different sizes of unit; the internals start at 1.5m x 1.5 m while the externals have two sizes, 4m x 2.5 m and 6m x 3.0m. The units are ideal for many purposes; short term storage if you are moving or building house, a temporary location for car storage if you are selling or overseas, or expats who have a career overseas for an extended period. According to one of the owners Peter McDonald, the units can be up to one third of the price of Melbourne which makes it economically to truck goods or household furniture from Melbourne to Wonthaggi, especially over longer periods of time. The ideas for Bass Coast Storage came after Darren moved to the area two years ago from Melbourne and moved to Inverloch. Darren purchased a spa from Peter and their friendship started from there. The two now share an interest in remote control planes. For more information contact 5672 5775 or visit the website www.basscoaststorage.com.au

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Hiss! See Wonthaggi by foot MARK Stephenson has a vision to levitate Wonthaggi’s cultural and heritage tourism appeal by implementing a project he calls The Walking Serpent. Intended to recognise and energise the arts, local heritage and its attractions, the project aims to promote Wonthaggi’s history as culturally distinctive. “I am trying to create Bass Coast arts hub and heritage gateway to the Wonthaggi underground,” he said. “I want to create destination Wonthaggi and change the perceptions of Wonthaggi just as a service town and maximise our assets.” Mr Stephenson said Wonthaggi has the only underground black coal mine tour in the southern hemisphere. “Essentially the town does little to promote our heritage as an asset. There is something done, but it needs to be overhauled and brought to life,” he said. “The proposal is to establish a creative cluster of exciting public arts as heritage interpretations that will establish Wonthaggi’s traditional CBD as an evocative, creative magnet. “The Wonthaggi black coal operation was the biggest in the nation’s history and helped fuel the early industrial development of Victoria. “If we bring this to life, and we make these authentic unique statements, it creates a menu of cultural interest that is ours. It’s unique.” Mr Stephenson said the loss of 13 men in 20 shaft spurred Wonthaggi miners to strike for reforms in safety conditions which lasted for 20 weeks, and these flowed on to labour reforms that are still enjoyed by Australian workers today. “That is a monumental achievement and I can’t understand why we are not actually shouting it out, because that is what differentiates Wonthaggi from everywhere else,” he said. “In tourism, you have to try and differentiate yourself and make yourself interesting and I think this is particularly relevant to current tourism development.” Consisting of several different elements, Mr Stephenson’s plan is designed to strengthen community connec-

tion to the mining history of Wonthaggi. “We have got to bring the town and the State Coal Mine together, so they can each leverage each other,” he said. “Wonthaggi already has a competitive advantage in terms of its history; it just needs to be brought to life. “I am trying to capture stories and bring them to life in the same way the whistle brings the poppet head to life, because people react to it. “When you get people reacting to it that is what creates attraction.” The Walking Serpent is a creative title that has cut through and is designed to stimulate the imagination. “If we can actually focus people’s attention and provide a really evocative CBD it is going to be interesting for creative people, artists and tourists to come to,” Mr Stephenson said. “The Wonthaggi Business Associations motto is ‘we’ve got it all’ and yes, we do have it all but it is everywhere else and we need to change that. “I mean we really seriously need to change it. We have actually had the growth and council has done a marvellous job attracting larger companies for sustained serviced development. “But we have got this single service focus. Wonthaggi is always seen as a service provider to the surrounding towns, making it difficult to develop the social fabric and make the town more attractive.” Mr Stephenson has been working on the development of The Walking Serpent for more than 10 years and put his first proposal to council in 2011. “The next step for the project is to generate more interest in the project, starting with a cultural seminar in Wonthaggi,” he said. “The primary focus will be talking about bringing Wonthaggi’s cultural heritage to life. I have one consultant confirmed. “Apart from me just trying to put some concrete into the project, it will actually help to inform the community and the business people of the value of the assets we have here.”

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Under new management: Mezza Luna Coffee Shop in McBride Avenue is now under the ownership of Helen and Colin Chesterfield (pictured). The couple took over in early October and have made quite a few changes including upgrading the fabulous courtyard area. The menu is extensive and includes all day breakfast, healthy lunches and yummy cakes, slices and biscuits. There are gluten free options and vegetarian dishes as well. Call in and say hello to the new owners.

Top doc reappointed DR NOLA Maxfield of Wonthaggi has been returned as chair of Gippsland Medicare Local. The decision was made at the November meeting, at which Ben Leigh was elected deputy chair. Dr Maxfield, a well-respected and experienced Wonthaggi GP, has provided leadership to GML in a period of transition, consolidation and now progress in its role of coordinating primary health services across Gippsland. Mr Leigh brings his vast experience as Latrobe Community Health Service’s chief executive officer. The re-election of Dr Maxfield is testament to her board leadership over the past year, and together with Mr Leigh, GML can be confident of a strong board going into 2014. Dr Maxfield and Mr Leigh are supported by the seven continuing directors: Susan Davies, Jim Turcato, Kellie O’Callaghan, Mark Biggs, Diane Sullivan, Duncan Malcolm and Leah Young.

thank you for reopening it again as it’s been a part of Wonthaggi’s history for so many years.” Opening the store in Wonthaggi has helped the Leongatha store as well. JSL has always purchased stock in bulk, at a cheap price to pass onto its customers. Having two stores has increased the volume of units again, so prices are more competitive than ever which is good news for all people looking to buy! “We have had a lot of customers that bought mowers from us before we were a Husqvarna dealer, and we have been finding that we are trading a lot of those mowers back in on new Husqvarna mowers,” Jared said. “We have an abundance of secondhand mowers, some with very low hours available now. “We have recently purchased two container loads of stock, and also a large range of ex-demo and display machines from our suppliers. These mowers are available now but only while stocks last! “We have worked hard over the years to make JSL your ‘one stop shop’ for all

Wonthaggi site: JSL is located at 32 Merrin Crescent, Wonthaggi (formally Hills Mowers), and also at 48 Yarragon Road, Leongatha. Pictured is owner Jared Lovie with some of the big range of Husqvarna ride-ons. your outdoor power equipment needs.” JSL is Gippsland’s only dealer where you will find ride-on mowers, riders, Zero turns, chainsaws, trimmers and crossjet slashers all under one roof! “We may not be the biggest, but we specialise in the industry, and above all offer service with a smile,” Jared said.

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Big presence: the team from Wonthaggi Electronics.

Business group’s first Christmas Ball THE first ever Christmas Ball for the Wonthaggi Business Association was held at the Wonthaggi Club on Saturday, November 30. Businesses from Wonthaggi and surrounding areas came together to net-

work and celebrate Christmas together in a relaxed atmosphere. The night was a huge success, with over 100 people in attendance, games aplenty and some very talented musicians, Jason Mottershead and Leigh Demunk from local band Ten 2 One. Also playing was the amazing

Crunch Time featuring Maureen Alford, Leigh Owens, Caroline Copeland and Scott Hogan. Organisers Dee Connell of Connell’s Bakery and Hannah Quilford of the Bass Coast Business and Tourism Partnership couldn’t have been happier with the feedback they received from the evening and are already planning next year’s event. “I was so pleased with the evening, everyone was having a wonder-

ful time and I am totally overwhelmed with the positive feedback we have received,” Hannah Quilford said. “I would like to say a big thank you to The Wonthaggi Club, all our musicians, and of course Dee Connell.” The proceeds of the evening are going towards the Wonthaggi Town Christmas Festival taking place on McBride Avenue this Saturday, December 14 from 12:30pm. This is

a great community event with lots of entertainment for the whole family. There will be plenty for all the family including mechanical bull, go karts, bungee run, free jumping castles, free live entertainment and plenty more fun activities. There is a Santa and Wonthaggi loyalty program prize draw to take place at 2pm. And don’t miss Wonthaggi’s big Christmas carols on Sunday.

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THE keys to the new Wonthaggi CFA building have been handed over. Brigade members are excited about the move into the new station and will open the doors of the building to the public this Sunday, December 15 from 10am until 2pm. They are doubly excited too because the new, $700,000 type 4 heavy duty pumper has arrived and this will be on show for all to see. Meet your local brigade and take the opportunity to learn how to stay safe this summer. The new Wonthaggi Fire Brigade is located in White Road, Wonthaggi.

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Teens give to Salvos By Tayla Kershaw STUDENTS from Korumburra Secondary College’s 9D English class were proud to present a cheque to Camilla Hullick from the Leongatha Salvation Army Community Centre at their final whole school assembly for 2013 on Tuesday. To help out their fellow man during the Christmas season, the students conducted a cake stall and barbeque at their school during lunchtime. Within that lunch hour they managed to raise $355.75 for the Salvation Army. The money will go towards the supply centre to help families in hardship during the festive season. This was a learning experience for the students as they looked into issues of hardship and how they can be proactive. Gippscare taught them what it is like to be

homeless and how easily homelessness can happen. This inspired them to help. “It came directly from the students. They came up with all the ideas and can proudly claim full ownership of the fundraiser,” English teacher Tracey Miles said. It was a fun activity for the students as well as a way of helping others. They all walked away with new skills including how to work under time constraints and with a small budget, and how to cooperate. “I just felt all together happy about helping people and making a better society,” student Liam O’Brien said. All donations during Christmas are greatly appreciated and will help go towards the Christmas hampers. Many people come to the doors of the Salvation Army this time of year and it’s always nice to have a bit extra to give. “Because it has come from the students’ efforts and their newly acquired knowledge, it makes it all the more special,” Ms Hullick said.

Impressive total: after just an hour of work, Liam O’Brien gives a cheque of $355.75 to the Salvation Army’s Camilla Hullick with the rest of 9D.

Joseph nominated for state awards NEWHAVEN College’s hit musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has been nominated for four prestigious Bruce Awards by the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria. The Music Theatre Guild of Victoria is an organisation for the ongoing support, encouragement and development of non-professional music theatre in the state of Victoria. Official judges attended the college’s production in May this year and have short-listed Joseph as well as individual cast members in

the following categories: junior production of the year; direction of a junior production, Will Hanley; musical direction of a junior production, Kirk Skinner; and junior female performer in a leading role, Karlee Hayes (Narrator). Two commendations for Newhaven College students have already been announced including Connor Hadley in Year 11, recognised in the category of junior male in a supporting role for his portrayal of Rueben, and the Year 6 Children’s Choir was also commended for its choral performance. To top it all off the college has been announced as one of only five schools in

Rubbish swap BASS Coast Shire Council will not collect kerbside garbage or recycling on Christmas Day, December 25. If you usually have your garbage and recycling collected on Wednesday, your bins will be emptied on Tuesday, December 24 instead. This affects residents in Inverloch, Adams Estate, Bass, Grantville, Jam Jerrup, Lang Lang (Jetty Road), Pioneer Bay and The Gurdies. Please put your bins out for collection by 6am on Tuesday, December 24, instead of the usual 6am Wednesday deadline. All waste transfer and

recycling centres will be closed on Christmas Day. From Christmas through to the end of January, recycling bins will be emptied weekly. Aside from the disruptions listed for Christmas Day, collection services and waste disposal sites will operate to their usual schedules on all other days of the Christmas and New Year period. An e-waste collection will also be held on Phillip Island in mid-January 2014 as the analogue signal for Phillip Island is turned off. Details of the collection will be made available on council’s webpage and in local newspapers closer to the event.

the state that will receive an award for excellence. The details surrounding this award are kept secret, so the cast and crew will have to wait until the presentation evening at the Wendouree Performing Arts Centre on December 14 to find out the award details. Nominated staff and cast members will attend the ceremony, as will Joseph’s 12 Brothers who have been invited to perform Those Canaan Days on the night. College principal Gea Lovell was thrilled with the news. “This performance and all of the nominations are a huge honour as Newhaven College is one of 44 schools and amateur theatre companies eligible for nomination,” she said. “Many of the other nominees are elite Melbourne schools or top amateur theatre companies and I give full credit to our talented production team, and the outstanding commitment of our staff and students who made Joseph such a success.”

Top performance: cast members acting as The Brothers from Newhaven College’s 2013 musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will sing Those Canaan Days at the prestigious Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards in Wendouree on December 14.

Phillip Island road opens TRAFFIC is now flowing through the brand new link road to Phillip Island. “This huge milestone for the Bass Highway Duplication Project means that we are really close to seeing this 10 plus year project finally draw to a close,” Victorian Roads Minister Terry Mulder said. “Traffic was diverted onto the new link road, which will now allow crews to finalise work at both ends of the road. “Final works to be completed in the coming weeks include line-marking around the interchange bridge and concrete and resurfacing works at the San Remo end of the road.” Mr Mulder said people travelling along the new link road over the next few days can expect some temporary conditions in place to ensure the road surface is properly compacted and

bedded down. “This will mean the speed limit will be reduced to 40km/h. There also won’t be any linemarking, with bollards on the road to separate traffic lanes,” he said. “There will also be similar conditions at both ends of the new link road to allow the intersection upgrades to finish. “These active worksites mean the project should be finished before the peak tourism traffic starts over the Christmas and New Year period.” The new link road is in addition to the final section of road duplication works that form the $39.8 million seventh and final stage of the overall Bass Highway duplication project. The first stage of the project started back in 1999. The project will reduce travel times and provide safer road conditions for the many visitors from Melbourne and across

Victoria, heading to Phillip Island to visit tourist attractions and attend major sporting events. The new link road will also divert more than half of the traffic away from the Anderson roundabout – which has caused delays and traffic build up in peak times for many years – as well as bypass the winding sections of Phillip Island Road. Bass MLA Ken Smith was delighted this final stage of the Bass Highway Duplication Project was now complete. “It will certainly make travelling to Phillip Island and Wonthaggi much easier, and delays caused by major events occurring on Phillip Island will no longer interfere with traffic flow,” he said. “Traffic travelling between Wonthaggi and Phillip Island will have a much smoother run, however motorists will most certainly have to be cautious with the changes

they will be experiencing. “Residents and visitors to the island will celebrate the opening of this road but should ensure that

they pay attention to the new conditions and drive safely, particularly over the Christmas and New Year period.”

The Boys’ Christmas Carols By Steve Finlay, Leongatha Twas the boy’s first Christmas Carols Unfortunately, they were late. He went to buy a battery candle He was only aged eight. The man said none were left, but it was too much to hear. The lad burst into tears, shattered, then and there. The man was shattered too, at the boy’s reaction. He searched for globes and batteries, he’d been

stung into action. He got one glowing, found the boy and made the presentation. The man, the boy, his mum all cried, tears of jubilation. Next day the man shared the story with his congregation. The story flowed, as did his tears, this time in celebration. I had a chuckle, smiled inside at my friend’s situation. I found I’d shed a tear as well – beyond my expectation! PS – True tale from last year’s carols.

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Landcare funding boost ENVIRONMENTAL Detectives, the Bass Coast Landcare Network’s schools program, has just received a major funding boost from long term partner GDF SUEZ Australian Energy. The energy company, which has supported Landcare since 1997, has agreed to continue funding for a further four years. GDF SUEZ Australian Energy has developed a strong relationship with Landcare in South Gippsland

where it has been a key supporter of the Bass Coast Landcare Network’s Powlett Catchment Project. The partnership with Landcare nationally has resulted in the planting of more than one million native trees, shrubs and native grasses in Gippsland as well as South Australia and Western Australia. The Bass Coast Environmental Detectives program has been delivering a range of activities to local schools since 2010 including the monitoring of birds, animals and water quality as well as soil assessment and tree planting.

In fact local students have made a major contribution to the repair of our landscape. Up to this point lack of funding has limited the potential of the program with many ideas unable to find their way off the drawing board. “With this generous funding we’ll be able to refine and expand our existing field of activities as well as adding additional downstream art, science and media activities where students can expand on what they learned in the field,” said Peter Baird, Landcare network education project officer. “We’re also developing a

place based program called Bush Club for schools with a patch of on-ground or adjacent bushland. What we do is develop and facilitate a range of ongoing weekly activities with a group of kids who join the club. “As well as caring for and learning about their bit of bush we tie activities in with the science curriculum, in this way it can be an entry point for kids who might not otherwise be interested. There is definitely something about a three dimensional living environment that awakens a sense of curiosity and wonder in many kids that a blackboard or screen

never can.” A pilot program has started at Wonthaggi North Primary with an enthusiastic and expanding bunch of students who have already made a fair dent in the weed population of their sanctuary, as well as learning about its plants, animals and soils. Cowes primary students have worked with Landcare network staff to complete a biodiversity survey of their school grounds and sanctuary. It is hoped this will lead into future programs getting students involved in re-assessing this area annually. Schools involved in

Community effort: tree planting days are a big part of the Environmental Detectives program and help students learn about and experience their local environment. Pictured are students from Wonthaggi Secondary College enjoying their time out at Anna Spiden’s farm this year.

Foreshore action ENCROACHMENT into foreshore and bushland reserves occurs when private landholders occupy or extend the use of their private land into public reserves.

Inspiring talk: Glenn Manton with school captains, Alyssa Davies and Mackie O’Sullivan from Fish Creek Primary School and Courtenay Zuidema and Jake Thornell from Foster Primary School.

Be your own leader LEADERSHIP starts with you! Those were words of wisdom for Grade 6 students as they prepare for transition to secondary college. Students from Fish Creek and Foster primary schools recently attended a leadership workshop hosted by FMC Leadership Academy for Kids. Founder and CEO Helen Treloar has been running programs like these for many years to help young people increase their confidence, self esteem and self awareness. On this occasion the workshop facilitator was ex AFL footballer, teacher, author and youth worker Glenn Manton. Glenn shared his story in a unique, interactive session. Each student was given a number and invited to ask a question when their number was called at random. Throughout open and honest discussions with Glenn, students were able to learn about some of the challenges life throws, and how one’s decisions can affect one’s life and those around you.

Glenn spoke candidly about some of the wrong choices he made growing up and how a serious accident at 17 left him with a personal ultimatum - ask yourself “Who are you?” He spoke of the strength and courage it takes to be yourself, and how resetting your mind can help you face your responsibilities and be a leader that gives back to the community. Students related to Glenn’s fun, friendly style and walked away with some great messages that will help them through the next few months as they complete their primary school education and head onto secondary college. The workshop was generously supported by sponsorship organised by Fish Creek Primary School parent, Megan Vuillermin. The schools would like to thank the Foster branch of the Bendigo Bank, AM Accountants, Evans Petroleum, Russell Broadbent MP, Your Small Business Mentor and Foster Primary School parents for their contributions. The schools are hoping to run this as an annual event.

As well as denying public access to public land, these activities may be a risk to safety and biodiversity. People who neighbour Crown land have been caught clearing native vegetation to establish or expand a lawn, plant non-indigenous plants, create access tracks, build fireplaces and store firewood, shed, playgrounds and equipment. Bass Coast Shire Council’s environment manager Alison Creighton said council had ordered the removal of several sheds, a caravan and a wide range of household items from Crown land this year. “Over 4000 plants were planted in the foreshore reserve at Phillip Island this year after illegally placed items were removed from the foreshore reserve,” Ms Creighton said. Ms Creighton said that to date, there had been a good level of compliance with requests from council to remove structures and items from bushland and foreshore reserves. “People know where the boundaries to their property are – they know they are taking something that is not theirs – so they have been quick to retreat back to their own land,” she said. “They also know that the excuse, ‘it was like that when we bought it’, just doesn’t cut it. There is no adverse possession of Crown land.” At times, after structures are removed, the land may require revegetation works to restore biodiversity and improve the habitat for wildlife living in the area. Foreshore encroachment is illegal and council will continue to prevent people from using public land as their own, including gathering evidence to support fines and prosecutions. “Council takes a structured approach to responding to information about foreshore and bushland encroachment,” Ms Creighton said. “For example, items or structures that pose a risk to public safety in general will take precedence over a lawn extension.” This summer, council’s environment team will be focusing on high risk sites such as fire pits and dangerous structures to reduce the risk of injury to others. If you know of any areas that have items that are a public safety risk or have fire pits please contact Diana Whittington on 1300 BCOAST (226 278).

Bush Club will also join Bowerbird, a website developed by Museum Victoria with the Australian government to allow data contributions to the Atlas of Living Australia, the nation’s primary biodiversity data base. Once verified the data is uploaded to the Atlas of living Australia. Bush Clubs can form their own projects as well as share projects with other schools and groups. Ultimately this information will be used to track the movements and population sizes of all sorts of species. As the Environmental Detectives program develops it is being documented into a detailed manual and DVD allowing it to be marketed to more Bass Coast schools, transferred to other Landcare networks and interstate. “This year and next, we’re looking at continuing and expanding our activities in the Bass Coast schools, then transferring the program

to the Latrobe Valley and then in the following years to South Australia and Western Australia,” said program coordinator Lisa Wangman, group and training facilitator for the Landcare network. “As part of our development we’ve engaged a teacher to ensure our activities are aligned with curriculum and prescribed learning outcomes. “We hope the program gives kids a sense of responsibility and understanding for their local environment as well as an understanding of where their food and water come from. We also hope it will help some kids choose their path in life.” For enquiries about the Environmental Detectives program look up the BCLN website on www. basscoastlandcare.org.au or contact Lisa Wangman on 0409 366 914 or l.wangman@basscoast.vic. gov.au

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GARLIC OIL At Christmas time, we try to give gifts of food to our families who are all too busy with young families to make yummies for themselves. Given that Christmas is only a month or so away, I decided to share some of our gift ideas with readers. Garlic oil infuses beautiful flavour into savoury dishes and a bottle of this will be well received by all. The wonderful thing is that you do not end up with garlic taste on your palate, nor get ‘garlic breath’ so dreaded by most.

Chop several cloves of garlic and place in a mortar and pestle with a tablespoon each of salt and sugar. Grind and leave 10 minutes, until the salt and sugar have rendered the mixture moist. Place in a jar and top with about 2 cups extra virgin olive oil. Wash out the mortar remnants with a little oil and add to the jar. Screw on the cap, shake and leave a couple of days. This can be topped up as required, and is great to cook with as well as in salad dressing. Dispense into sterilized bottles and top with a lid or a cork. Label Garlic Oil - extra virgin olive oil, garlic, salt, sugar.

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Teens embrace poetry YEAR 9 students from Leongatha Secondary College were given a taste of the year ahead with a poetry class as part of their early start program. Three representatives from the Henry Lawson Memorial and Literary Society Agi Dobson, president of the society Brian Dickson, and vice president Tony Lambides-Turner were invited to come along, educate the students and bring about a new perspective as well as new faces to make the introduction more exciting. The classes, consisting of 24 students, were under their instruction for 50 minutes each as they explained the joys of de-

Plenty of thanks: the board and executive management team honored eight long serving staff from Newhaven College at a dinner at The Silverwater Resort. Standing, from left: Peter Carlson, Ian Debenham, Roma Munro, Jane McGillivray, Melanie Hibbins, Geoff White, Jason Scott, Antoinette Mitchell, Sonya Neal, Andy Neal, John Ward, David Butt, Greg Price. Seated, from left: Gea Lovell, Kym Plant, Helen Andrews.

Newhaven staff honoured THE board of directors, executive management team and Newhaven College principal Gea Lovell recently recognised eight staff members who have each dedicated more than 15 years of service at the school. This was Newhaven’s inaugural long serving staff dinner. Those recognised as well as past staff with a similar

service record will have their names placed on a staff honour board which will be displayed in the staff common room of the new Middle School as a reminder of their dedication. Teachers Gary Spence (28 years), Patricia Dewberry (16 years), Kym Plant (19 years), Geoff White (19 years), John Ward (16 years) and Andy Neal (14 years) as well as business manager David Butt (17 years) and receptionist Jan Daff (20 years) were joined by their partners and honoured

at a special dinner held at the Silverwater Resort for their time well spent at Newhaven College. Mrs Lovell acknowledged the value of each person’s individual contribution to the school. “Each of you has provided stability, knowledge and expertise that is vital during our college’s time of growth. It is impossible to measure the knowledge around this table tonight and your dedication to Newhaven College is superb,” Mrs Lovell said.

scriptive or “expository” poetry - poetry that creates a vivid mental image “The students were all interested, involved, actively engaging and responding. It went quite well,” English teacher Owen Top said. The lesson plan included the reasons why poets express themselves in such a way through characters, senses and metaphor, quoting Shakespeare and reading their own literary works such as City to Bush by Tony Lambides-Turner. The students will be using the techniques further in 2014. City to Bush by Tony Lambides-Turner was read both at the Korumburra literary festival and at Leongatha Secondary College.

Learning stone love INVERLOCH Primary School embraced Australian heritage by adding a learning stone to their school grounds recently. Koori educator John Murray was welcomed at the opening ceremony for his instrumental role in bringing about the learning stone. The Wannik organisation played didgeridoos. The school is working on having a greater focus on indigenous education.

The learning stones offer students a quiet place to reflect, to learn and where stories can be shared by everyone. The primary school has put in a garden near totem poles created by past students. A mural has been made to complement the learning stone. The mural was painted by local indigenous artist, Steve Parker, with help from the kids. It is of the Venus Bay inlet and the hills with middens included.

Make your next car one of the best THE Hyundai i30 Active Hatch won the small car under $35,000 category of the 2013 Australia’s Best Cars national awards, securing the honour for the second consecutive year. The award was bestowed after rigorous testing and analysis by award judges, representing the country’s seven state and territory based motoring clubs. Hyundai’s Santa Fe Highlander CRDi won the SUV $45,000 to $65,000 category. Both vehicles are offered to South Gippslanders and further afield by respected local dealership, Edney’s Leongatha. Hyundai Motor Company Australia chief operating officer John Elsworth said Hyundai’s appealing combination of features and value drove the company’s success at the awards. The i30 Active Hatch offers an unbeatable blend of performance, safety, economy and style,

with judges commenting “the i30 is particularly easy to drive and live with on a daily basis”. As a five time winner of the small car category, the i30 has well established credentials as a leader in the expanding and competitive market segment. RACV’s Greg Hill said: “Hyundai’s growing reputation for a high standard of build and finish is evident throughout the car, and with seven airbags, the i30 has a five star ANCAP rating and is among the best in class for safety.” Judges noted the i30’s low long term ownership expenses and that its competitive insurance and low maintenance costs are backed by a generous five year/unlimited kilometre warranty and three year capped price service plan. Owners who maintain the recommended service schedule receive up to seven years roadside car service nation-wide. “You get backed 100 per cent by Hyundai,” Mr Clarke said.

Contemporary layout: the interior has all the modern features a driver expects of a car and within easy reach.

Judges were impressed by the car’s upmarket feel for a base model car, with clear instrumentation, straightforward switch layout and a comfortable driving position, even for taller drivers with ample leg and head room. Side mirrors are wide, visibility front and back is ample, and the electronic dash is clear and simple. The upper level models offer satellite navigation with three years of software upgrades, a rear view camera, park assist, dusk sensing headlights, leather steering wheel and keyless entry, among many other features. The i30 will impress at the petrol station, with most models averaging around 7lt/100km, and all models are responsive to drive. The vehicle is available in seven models, all in a choice of hatchback or wagon to give extra boot space. Select from the Hatch SR, Hatch Premium, Hatch Elite, Hatch Active, SE, Tourer Elite and Tourer Active, to suit your needs and lifestyle.

With 60:40 split rear seats, the i30 has extensive carrying capacity. The Premium and SR models have the added convenience of an under-floor storage box in the cargo area. “The demographic for the i30 is everybody,” said Edney’s Leongatha’s salesman Aaron Clarke. “We have retirees coming in for wagons for the space, families looking to go on a holiday and young people coming in for their first car. The i30 really does hit a lot of marks.” The i30’s German design combines good looks and practicality. The rear spoiler not only adds a sporty touch, but also improves aerodynamics and the integrated LED high mount brake light alerts following drivers when you are slowing. Angular fog lamps are set in a soft-edged recess for extra refinement, and the outside mirrors automatically fold and unfold when the Smart Key remote is activated. To discover the i30 for yourself, call in to Edney’s Leongatha in Roughead Street.

Individual style: the i30 Hatch SR not only offers a comfortable driving experience, but also looks appealing.

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A regional partnership with the TAC and the Victorian Government.

Keep kids out of cars in heat AS VICTORIA recently experienced its first hot day of the summer, RACV is warning motorists to make sure children and animals are not left in their cars.

Thinking ahead: TAC Minister Gordon Rick-Phillips, Simone Harrigan and her son Jesse, who is a P plater in his first six months of solo driving.

Parents urged to mentor young drivers DISTURBING crash statistics showing Victorian P-platers are 30 times more likely to be involved in a crash have prompted the latest youth road safety campaign, Get Through The Red Together. Minister for Roads Terry Mulder said for the first time, the Victorian Coalition Government was aiming to educate parents of newly licensed drivers. “Road safety is a mindset that starts at home,” he said. “The campaign encourages parents to ‘get through the red together’ and stay involved in the first six months of their child driving solo. “‘Getting through the red’ refers to young drivers’ first year of red P-plates. During this year, the first six months are the most dangerous, when young drivers are at their highest risk of having a crash.” Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips said findings from extensive research by the TAC, VicRoads and RACV into the attitudes of parents and their children had shaped the campaign. “Parents do a fantastic job supervising their children through the 120 hours of supervised driving required by learner drivers,” Mr Rich-Phillips said. “This shows Victoria’s graduated licensing system is working, with a recent evaluation showing it has reduced fatal crashes involving young drivers by 23 per cent. “But, the fact that new P platers are 30 times more likely to crash tells us more can be done.”

Mr Mulder said research showed parents might not be aware of how influential they could be on their children, even after they become adults. “By setting an example and offering advice, parents play an important role in helping their kids adjust to life unsupervised behind the wheel,” he said. “As part of the campaign, a website will focus on common challenges such as driving at night, long distance trips, driving while distracted, peer pressure and avoiding the temptation of drink-driving. “We don’t want any family to go through the trauma of losing a child and that is why we continue to look at new approaches.” To midnight October 31, 2013, 13 people aged 1820 had died on Victorian roads, compared with 26 at the same time last year. Young Victorians however, remain the most over-represented age group in road trauma. Those aged 18-25 make up 11.5 per cent of the population and 13.6 per cent licensed drivers – yet alarmingly, they also make up 22 per cent of people killed in car crashes in Victoria. Reminding parents of how they can help their children stay safe upon getting their licence is a key action in the Victorian Coalition Government’s Road Safety Strategy 2013-2022. Find out more at www.roadsafety.vic.gov.au The TAC campaign, created in collaboration with VicRoads and the RACV, will be advertised on TV, radio, print and supported by valuable hints and advice online at www.saferpplaters.com.au.

Since January 1 this year, RACV patrols have, on average, rescued four children and one animal from locked cars every day. The majority of those locked inside vehicles were young children and babies with a number of animals, particularly dogs, also left inside locked vehicles. RACV manager road user behaviour Melinda Congiu said locking children in cars was life-threatening. “Locking anyone in a car – especially a vulnerable small child - is extremely dangerous and unacceptable,” she said. “Many parents give their keys to their child to play with but this is a dangerous practice as children can accidentally lock the car. “Victoria is expecting extremely high temperatures will continue during summer. People may think it is okay to leave children in a car for a short time as they run an errand but by doing so they are creating a life-threatening situation for that child.” Ms Congiu said RACV was taking to social media to alert people to the dangers of leaving children in cars, producing a short video that will be shared via You-

Tube, Twitter and Facebook. The RACV video demonstrates how quickly temperatures can rise in parked cars. “In days of high temperature, the interior of a stationary vehicle, even when parked in the shade, can become a death trap with temperatures skyrocketing to a lethal 60 degrees within minutes regardless of whether windows are left open,” Ms Congiu said. “It can only take a few minutes for a child locked in a car with that temperature to become seriously ill or die due to heatstroke or dehydration. “There is never a safe time to leave children in the car. Young children are more sensitive to heat than older children or adults as their body temperature can rise three to five times faster.” Ms Congiu said RACV Roadside Assistance - 13 11 11 - prioritises call-outs to vehicle lock-ins but the few minutes it can take for a patrol to reach the scene can make an enormous difference when temperatures are extreme. “Don’t risk your child’s life, make other safe arrangements for your children or take them out of the car with you,” Ms Congiu said. To view the video, go to: http://youtu. be/ks_A3W4Gs34

Don’t take risks: children must be removed from cars on hot days, according to the RACV.

If you drink or take drugs then drive, if you speed, if you drive unlicensed or an unregistered car, the party’s over.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - PAGE 37

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THE GREAT SOUTHERN STAR

High and mighty Page 40

Leongatha Insight

1½

ACR

Peter Dwyer 0428 855 244

Carly Hurst 0417 382 979

2A CRE S

128 McCARTIN STREET, LEONGATHA

33 WORTHY STREET, LEONGATHA

33-39 KOOKABURRA DRIVE, KOONWARRA

• • •

• 2 year old home on 1.5 acres • 3 bedroom + study • Walking distance to shops

• • •

$470,000

$599,000

Fully renovated 5 Bedroom home 2 living rooms, master bdrm with ensuite/spa Central location to CBD

LI N ST EW IN G

$455,000

4 bedroom fully refurbished solid brick home Vaulted ceilings, large open living Set on 2 acres of park-like surrounds

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16 HORN STREET, LEONGATHA

25 ROSS STREET, PORT WELSHPOOL

1315 NERRENA ROAD, NERRENA

• Gorgeous period style home • 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Outstanding location overlooking school oval

• Beach house – 3 bedroom • Short walk to water • Low maintenance – in excellent condition.

• 4brs, 2 bathrooms, study + rumpus room • 10 mins from Leongatha on sealed road • Approx 9 acres, lots of shedding

$370,000

$390,000

5662 0922 45 Bair Street LEONGATHA LI N ST EW IN G

Alan Steenholdt 0409 423 822

LI N ST EW IN G

Andrew Newton 0402 940 320

3800 SOUTH GIPPSLAND HWY, FOSTER • An outstanding opportunity has arisen to purchase this family owned freehold business which has been in the hands of the current owners for nearly 40 years. • 29 rooms of various floor plans • 30 seat restaurant with commercial kitchen • In ground swimming pool • Managers residence - 3 bedroom • Land size 3.2 acres (approx) • With excellent exposure and located at the ‘gateway’ to Wilsons Promontory, this business and freehold offers the ideal opportunity to capitalize on the growing tourist industry of South Gippsland.

FOR SALE BY EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Expressions close Dec 13, 2013 at 12noon and to be lodged at 45 Bair street, Leongatha, addressed ‘Confidential- to the manager’.

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68 SURF PARADE, INVERLOCH • Delightful home to holiday in now and build later • Permits approved for 2 townhouses

ASKING $550,000

28 RIPPLE DRIVE, INVERLOCH • Popular area. 3 bdr 2 bathroom, • Open plan living. • Ready for your holidays.

Edwardian on Jeffrey

ASKING $530,000

ET on a massive 1350m2 in the very well known Jeffrey Street, this timeless Edwardian home is beautifully presented with a gleaming new colour bond roof and neat paintwork inside and out.

48 PYMBLE AVE, INVERLOCH • Cute 2bdr cottage, • 2 living areas, open plan, • Sunny entertaining area, shedding

ASKING $335,000

The home has beautiful Baltic pine floor boards throughout and a large lounge with solid fuel heating and reverse cycle air conditioning. Adjoining the lounge is the kitchen/dining area with timber doors and a gas stove giving the home a real country feel. Downstairs are the laundry and a small sitting area leading out to the large double carport which also doubles as a terrific outdoor area. The property also boasts a lock shed, rear lane access and it is only a 400m walk before you’re in the door of the first shop on the main street.

17 NATION CRT, INVERLOCH • 3 bdr, 2 bathroom home with heaps of appeal. • Huge undercover entertaining area, • Garage, carport & shed

ASKING $460,000

9 BEILBY AVE, INVERLOCH • 3 bdr, open plan living, • Potential water views, • Close to beach,

LEONGATHA

ASKING $425,000

5 Jeffrey Street

1/7 A’Beckett Street 5674 1111

Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha Michael Hanily 0417 311 756

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www.alexscott.com.au Dawn Hughes 0417 380 736 Dennis Ginn 0412 317 360 Marni Lee Redmond 0403 525 413 Heather Atkins 0409 741 607

$350,000

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST LANDLORD SALE - TENANT RE-LOCATING ‘Iconic landmark building’ 15 COMMERCIAL ST, KORUMBURRA Ground floor space plus upstairs. Land size: 10.6m x 36.5m (368m2). Submissions close at 4pm Thursday, December 19, 2013. Suit numerous uses, ie: professional office suite, upmarket cafe/restaurant. Iconic landmark building situated in Korumburra’s main street precinct. Fittings and fixtures include: ground floor space (188m2) + upstairs: 5 offices, main reception, vault and tea room. Upstairs: 3 offices. Car parking at rear.

STAR RealEstate www.thestar.com.au Real Estate Sales Joy Morgan e: joy@thestar.com.au For more information on Advertising in The Star phone Joy on 5662 2294

CONTACT KORUMBURRA: Dean Goad 0419 399 856 Scott McKenzie 0419 399 856

KORUMBURRA OFFICE

36 Bridge Street 5655 1133

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Servicing South Gippsland with our 4 office network - Leongatha, Mirboo North, Korumburra and Inverloch

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2090 Foster Mirboo Road, Mirboo Peaceful rural retreat

33 Worthy Street, Leongatha Rural living in town

128 McCartin Street Leongatha Supreme renovation

Huge family home, total makeover inside & out. The kitchen/family room is very spacious with bi-fold doors opening onto a huge covered decking. Granite island bench, W.I pantry, gas/electric stove. 4 bdrms plus study & 2nd living area. Walk through robe & ensuite with spa bath. New driveway & a 2 bay shed.

$455,000

$320,000 Sole Agent

46 Berrys Creek Road, Berry Creek Enjoy the comforts of rural living

4 Burrows Way, Leongatha With a view and just like new

1st time offered for sale. Featuring 2.75 acres well maintained home, freshly painted outside & roof redone. Updatd kitchen, large family room & separate dining/living area & R/C. Large undercover entertaining area, 3 paddocks, orchard, established gardens, 4 sheds, 5 tanks & amazing views.

Two year old home on 6600sq metres. Walking distance to town, 4 BR's, ensuite, WIR & BIR's. Features including large open plan family/meals area, ducted gas heating, R/C unit, 2nd living area, large deck with views. Chook shed & vegie garden.

$470,000

OPEN 7 DAYS

Absolute serenity with stunning views stretching far & wide. 6 acres fenced into 3 paddocks with a dam & hayshed. Built in 2000 features include a spacious open plan family/meals area, wood heater, R/Cycle unit, 2 electric ovens, dishwasher, fruit trees, vegie garden & a 2 kw solar system.

Stunning views of Leongatha, large family home with 4 BR's plus a study, B.I.R's, open plan kitchen and dining, W.I pantry, breakfast bar, spacious rumpus room with adjoining deck & formal living area, ducted gas heating, ducted vacuum & access into the back yard. 1

85 Cross Road, Leongatha South Sheds galore on 9.8 acres

$430,000 Sole Agent

OPEN FOR INSPECTION Sunday December 15, 1pm - 1.30pm

7 Davis Court, Leongatha The Elms - A lifestyle dream

29 Griffin Road, Leongatha Loads of appeal here

Set on 3.5 Acres of manicured gardens, large Elm trees and your own vineyard. The home offers space with 2 large living areas, 5 BRs and 3 bthrms, with an adjoining bungalow. Outside features a solar heated inground pool, an orchard and extensive shedding, Covered pergola overlooking the pool.

$595,000 Sole Agent

$699,000 Sole agent

OPEN FOR INSPECTION Sunday December 15, 12pm - 12.30pm

Large, renovated family home with OP living, 2nd living area, SFH & R/C air con, modern kitchen, updated bathroom, large undercover outdoor entertaining area, 3 paddocks. 4 bay CB shed, hay shed and workshop, cattle yard loading race, 5 minutes to town. 5

$520,000 Sole Agent

Immaculately presented brick home with warmth, character & appeal. Featuring 4 bedrooms with BIR's, walk through bathroom to master bedroom, some cathedral ceilings, slate floors, kitchen & dining area plus sitting room & formal living area. Extensive landscaping & paved area, garden shed. 2

$339,000 Sole agent

OPEN FOR INSPECTION Sunday December 15, 11am - 11.30am

30 Parr Street, Leongatha A real surprise packet

Classy 4 bedroom home with gleaming new polished boards with an open plan family room. Not a cent has been spared in this home with a huge kitchen, stainless steel appliances, S.F.Heating and R.C.Aircon. 2 bathrooms, a large covered decking with bistro blinds and much, much more..

$375,000 Sole Agent

18 Carr Avenue Leongatha Best buy in town

Well-built home on a huge 1020m2 block. Spacious open plan living with a galley kitchen, WI pantry & a sunny dining area, nat gas heating & SFH. Massive covered outdoor area with bistro blinds creating an allweather area. Backyard has a lock up shed. Genuine offers considered.

$365,000

135 Koonwarra-Inverloch Rd, Koonwarra Their pride, your joy

31 Turner Street, Leongatha Investors take note

1&2/7 Allison Street, Leongatha Brand new quality units

Set on 10 acres with a spacious 4 bdrm home with garden views, in excellent condition, large living area plus huge games room, formal dining area & sitting area, OFP & gas heating. Outdoor entertainment area, great shedding, large dam.

This townhouse is situated in arguably the best retirement location in Leongatha. Enjoy the comfort of living in a solar passive 7 Star home which requires minimal heating or cooling all year round. North facing aspect, open plan design, two bdrms & semi-ensuite.

$575,000 Sole agent

NOW FROM $280,000

If you're looking to enter the market into your 1st home or begin your investment portfolio, here's the place for you. Sizeable brick home, BIR's, spacious living area, R/C air con, tiled bathroom, kitchen & meals area. 1

$230,000 Sole agent

36 Shingler Street, Leongatha Entertainer’s haven

3535 Grandridge Road, Mirboo North Rural living close to town

21 Limonite Road, Boolarra Easy living

Room for the whole family here with this 4 bdrm home featuring timber kitchen, dining area opening onto BBQ area, 2 downstairs living areas + upstairs parents' retreat, bedroom & ensuite. Large heated swimming pool & spa + bungalow.

4.25 acres with neat home offers open family living /dining/renovated kitchen. Separate formal dining and sitting room. 3 large bedrooms all with BIR's. Solar power, solar hot water, 4 bay garage, machinery shed.

Immaculate and well presented home offers 5 lge bedrooms, BIRS, 2 bathrooms, spacious lounge room, renovated kitchen with granite stone bench tops, 2nd living area with electric wall fire. 3Kw solar power. Dbl garage with internal access.

$395,000

$365,000

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5662 5800 15 Bair Street, Leongatha

Michael Hanily Jason Harris 0417 640 079 0417 311 756

5668 1300

96 Ridgway, Mirboo North

Natalie Couper 0428 941 541

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

Federation charm and better than new W

ITH a timeless and appealing façade and just under one year old, all of the hard work has been done to establish this captivating home.

LEONGATHA 12 Silverback Place

All rooms are spacious, and the décor is light and modern. A welcoming wide entrance flows into the living area, a central space providing ample room for any family occasion. The gleaming kitchen is fully equipped with stainless steel appliances (900mm gas stove) huge walk-in pantry and island bench/breakfast bar. The adjacent dining section has sliding glass door access to outside. A comfortable carpeted lounge area complete with solid fuel heater has room to spread out and relax in, and has a pleasant outlook overlooking leafy town views. All three bedrooms spread along a cleverly designed L-shaped wing are generous in size. The main features a large walk through robe and ensuite with double shower. The sparkling central bathroom and laundry are also spacious. Other extras include gas ducted central heating, quality blinds, curtains and carpets, high ceilings, timber lined eaves and water tank with pump for the gardens. Lawns, extensive retaining walls and gardens are all in place. Side access with room for a shed or extra vehicle/ caravan parking and plenty of turning space is a bonus. On the high side of the road, this immaculate, lightfilled home should be on the top of your list. Inspection recommended.

Insight Real Estate 5662 2220

$380,000 3

GLENYS FOSTER 0477 622 298 NEW LISTING

LEONGATHA, FLAWLESS PRESENTATION ? ? ?

3 b/r 2 bthrm 2 living zones plus study brick home Great location close to local schools & town centre Ducted heating, 2 r/c a/c

$465,000

NEW LISTING

Kanangra

? ? ?

1865m² block with 4 spacious bedroom Two separate large living areas Double lock-up garage botanical like established gardens

landmarkharcourts.com.au

BARRY REDMOND 0477 622 292

47 BAIR STREET. LEONGATHA OFFICE 5662 2292

NEW LISTING

R DE ACT N U TR N CO

GLEN ALVIE, KANANGRA

LEONGATHA, STUNNING & SECLUDED

MIRBOO NORTH, COUNTRY LIVING

$1,500,000

$550,000

$490,000

? ? ?

181 acres outstanding lifestyle fattening property 3 b/r, 2 storey home Heavy duty stockyards, concrete floor, plenty of shedding.

LD O S LEONGATHA, IMPESSIVE FAMILY HOME

? ? ?

Solid brick home on over ½ acres of exquisite gardens 3 bedrooms, ensuite, dual living areas All weather outdoor entertainment area with spa.

? ? ?

13.3 acres with 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom BV home Large living space with huge brick fireplace In ground pool/spa, 3 gentle undulating paddocks

PRICE ADJUSTMENT

FORTHCOMING AUCTION Friday, January 17, 2014 1.30pm on Site Prom Aged Care Facility - 25 Welshpool Rd, Toora 30-32 Room Accommodation

LEONGATHA, LIVING SPACE GALORE

MEENIYAN, FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY

$285,000

$229,000

? ? ?

3 bdrm, 3 separate living zones with great outlook. Renovated kitchen, 2 RC/AC plus solid wood heater Outdoor area with an easy to care for backyard.

? 1 acre (approx) block, gorgeous setting with 2 bdrm cottage ? Open plan living with sun room & doors to the verandah ? Ideal place to renovate, built in the 1970's timber floors

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STAR Real

ADVERTISING FEATURE

Two year old home on 1.5 acres L

ESS than 1400 metres walk from the Leongatha CBD, this home certainly is a rare find on such a large block. Just over two years young on a near flat parcel of land, there is loads of space for the kids to play or even store those big toys like caravans and boats. The home features three bedrooms plus study, master with large full ensuite and walk in robe, open plan family room plus separate lounge. The central kitchen offers all the mod-

ern conveniences and has a great outlook across the rear and side yards to keep an eye on the kids as they play outside. The home is warmed and cooled by central mains gas ducted heating and a reverse cycle air conditioner. Leading outside onto the outdoor entertaining area, you will appreciate the peaceful rural aspect. With a lock up garage, small grazing paddock and more this property certainly has a lot to offer. Call today to arrange an inspection.

LEONGATHA 33 Worthy Street Alex Scott and Staff Leongatha 5662 0922

$470,000 3

Loads of appeal I

F YOU’RE looking for a home to tick all the boxes then you can’t go past this immaculately presented property.

MIRBOO NTH

Move in and just enjoy this beautifully kept house located within a handy stroll to the centre of town and sport facilities. The home consists of three generous bedrooms all with built in robes, newly renovated bathroom, semi open plan lounge, new kitchen and dining area complete with amply storage, gas cook top, electric oven and dishwasher. The natural light that fills the second

49 Baromi Road Stockdale & Leggo Mirboo North Natalie Couper 5668 1300 0428 941 541

$285,000 3

LEONGATHA SOMETHING SPECIAL Prestigious home in a popular location. Magnificent views & gardens. Downstairs floor plan (family room, BR, study& bathroom) for visitors/ family/ in laws/ young adults. Suitable also for home business premises. Light-filled open plan kitchen/meals/lounge, 3 BRs, large bathroom & laundry upstairs. Private undercover BBQ area. Close to schools. Hard work has all been done.

$360,000

Insight INS2200077

living area through the floor to ceiling windows makes it the ideal place to sit back and relax. Outside there is an undercover entertaining area, a 9 metre by 7.5 metre lock up garage with concrete floor and power with an attached carport. The 1200 m2 block allows plenty of room for a veggie patch, some chooks and enough space for the kids or pets to run free. This property is a great opportunity for anyone looking to start out, invest or if you’re just looking for a home with absolutely nothing to do.

CONTACT AGENT PRIVATE COUNTRY RETREAT - SENSATIONAL GARDENS

FISH CREEK 18½ ACRE LIFESTYLE FARMLET

MOUNT ECCLES 80 ACRE PROPERTY (ON TWO 40 ACRE TITLES)

Botanic wonderland on 4 magnificent acres. 2 dams, 3 paddocks, 150 fruit trees, native plantation, arboretum, vegie patch & house gardens. Be self- sufficient! 3 BR fully renovated country home captures light & garden vistas. 2 generous open living areas. Large shed/ workshop. All this just minutes from town. A very special property.

Versatile property suited to equestrian or general grazing usage, all well fenced & sheltered. Solid brick quality home with 3 BRs, as new kitchen.Family room, lounge with solid fuel heater, 2 x R/C air-cons. Huge enclosed BBQ area, double carport & workshop. Extensive shedding incl. high 3-bay machinery shed. Large dam with power. An easily managed property.

Gently rolling & well sheltered farmable cattle country. Fenced into 12 paddocks & virtually drought proof with7 dams, 2 springs. Extensive orchard. Lockable 10m x 8m shed & 2 machinery sheds, stock yards & crush. Comfortable 4 BR homestead family home. School buses run close by. Located in a very friendly community. Just 15 minutes from Leongatha.

$480,000 Sole agent

$540,000 Sole agent

$560,000 Sole agent insightrealestate.com.au

Lindsay Powney 0428 515 103

Robyn Powney 0488 454 547

5 McCartin Street LEONGATHA

5662 2220

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

‘Twelve Oaks’ - relax and take in the view I

F YOU are seeking a lifestyle change with views of the Inlet and ocean, this brick family home on 49 acres is worth taking a look at.

The well built four bedroom home has been repainted and renovated with dado walls, a gorgeous central fireplace, country style

kitchen and a large verandah taking in the views of Anderson Inlet. The master bedroom is complete with ensuite and parents retreat. The remaining three bedrooms all have built in robes and ready access to the main bathroom and separate toilet. All windows command views of the mature trees and natives in surrounding gardens.

Moving outside there is everything you would need to be self sufficient. Well established vegetable and herb patch, fruit trees and berries. An abundance of different forms of shedding including his and hers workshops, chook house, potting shed all unique having been constructed from recycled materials and have power and lights. If you are looking to starting up a hobby farm this fabulous property is ready to go, it has been well laid out, divided into nine paddocks, has three dams, troughs, plus a bore. A loading race, shearing shed and machinery shed provide all the infrastructure required. Providing peace and quiet, with wonderful views and only 12 kilometres from Inverloch this property is worth an inspection.

LEONGATHA STH 645 Koonwarra Pound Creek Road Landmark Harcourts Leongatha Glenys Foster 0477 622 298

Upwards $675,000 4

AUCTION

196 ACRE DAIRY FARM

YANAKIE • Highly productive “smaller scale” dairy farm • 20 a side unit swing over dairy with 9600lt vat & auto feed system • Comfortable 4 b/room home with two living areas & timber kitchen • Hay, machinery and calf shed. • Currently milking around 150 cows

78 LOUIS ROAD, VENUS BAY ON SITE - SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 AT 11AM

PRICE: WEB ID:

$8,000 per acre 4597242

SHAMBALA

FOSTER NORTH • • • • •

187 acres in 4 titles, zoned Rural Activity 4 b/r, 2 bath home with full internal renovation Central laneway to all paddocks Excellent water supply inc 27 meg dam Magnificent Wilsons Promontory Views

PRICE: WEB ID:

$750,000 453170

GREAT VALUE W G NE TIN S LI

QUALITY, DESIGN AND SPACE COMBINED Rarely does a property like this come onto the market. Set on a huge fully fenced block of over 1000sqm and with lovely park like gardens including a premium front gazebo area, sits this magnificent 2 storey home. Downstairs boasts a double garage combined with 2 large storage rooms and much more! Upstairs boasts 3 huge bedrooms, 2 with built-in robes, and walk in robe and ensuite to the master bedroom. The family bathroom is also large and includes spa bath. Beautiful open plan living takes in a light filled living/dining area with split system, and a galley kitchen with oodles of storage space for even the keenest of chefs. The beautiful polished boards lead you out onto a massive entertaining deck overlooking the front yard and not to mention lovely views over Anderson's Inlet. Extra features include a large laundry, huge rear deck, rear vegetable greenhouse, and backyard storage for up to 4 cars and the boat. Call us today to arrange your inspection. Your brand new lifestyle awaits you!

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Road and Rail Additional public transport services for summer events â&#x20AC;˘ Additional NightRider buses in the weeks leading up to Christmas

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During summer, the quietest time on our transport network, essential works will be happening on CityLink, the West Gate Bridge, and suburban and regional rail lines. Summer is also the best time for road maintenance and repair crews will be out across the state, on regional and metropolitan roads, repairing and resealing the Victorian road network. These major improvements are necessary to provide better public transport and better roads for all Victorians. There will be some delays but the works will help create a modern, safe and connected transport network.

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Refugee inspires Leongatha crowd THE Leongatha Anglican Church hosted an evening at the Dakers Centre for the people of Leongatha and district to hear a speaker from Rwanda recently. Reverend

Manasseh

Gahima was born as a refugee in Uganda in 1970, his parents having fled there from Rwanda. At that time the Rwandan refugees were confined to a remote forest reserve where they lived in huts made from the forest. Manasseh worked from the age of eight to earn

money for school fees, recognising education was the only way out of poverty. He started by selling sugar cane on the street. Eventually he was able to attend university, and after the genocide of April-June 1994, when between 500,000 and one

million Rwandans were massacred, he was able to return to Rwanda. By 1997 most of the approximately two million Rwandan refugees had returned to Rwanda, and the country is now stable and peaceful. Manasseh has worked as a school principal and

Young interest: Mark Coulter, Darcy O’Connor, Scott Van Lieshout and Luke Toohill enjoyed the night at the Dakers Centre.

government administrator, and now works as administrator for the Anglican Diocese of Gahini, Rwanda, and is also an ordained priest. He is married to Rose and has eight children. The Anglican Dioceses of Gippsland and Gahini established a link in 2003, beginning with a project to purchase a cow for the pastor of each parish in the diocese. There have been regular visits back and forth since then, with a group from Leongatha led by the Reverend Janet Wallis visiting Gahini in 2012. At present money is being collected to buy a bus for the Rays of Hope choir. The choir is made up of young people who were orphaned during the genocide, and many of them have no paid employment other than occasional engagements to entertain with the choir. With a bus, they would be able to travel further to entertain, and also receive

an income by hiring out the bus. The choir’s DVD, The Living God is Strong, is available from St Peter’s Anglican Church, with all proceeds going to the bus fund. A large crowd filled the Dakers Centre to hear Manasseh, with members of the Anglican Church hosting tables and inviting

friends from the wider community to join them. Manasseh stressed how everyone in Rwanda is now determined to change to make sure that genocide does not occur again, and to bring reconciliation to the people. He said, “God has been with us and we have been able to change our lives.”

International insight: Reverend Gahima chats with Pat Bowman.

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from litter and aims to raise awareness in the general public on the impact of rubbish, especially plastic on the ocean and marine wildlife. One of the main messages of the display was “to take three pieces of rubbish home with you when you leave the beach”. The exhibition can also be seen at the Inverloch Community Hub over January.

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Bowlers welcome water grant

Mixed up: Holly, Jocelin, Ethan, Mr Helms and Stuart got right into the spirit of the occasion.

SOUTH Gippsland Water has allocated nearly $50,000 in business and community grants over 2012 and 2013. The grants of up to $5000 were for businesses and community groups to improve water efficiency with grant money allocated to many various groups across the corporation’s service region. The Wonthaggi Bowls Club was a recent recipient of the Corporation’s Business and Community Grant program, receiving in excess of $2700 to install a new water efficient urinal in the men’s toilets at the Wonthaggi club house. The club house at Wonthaggi was built and opened in 1968. The men’s toilets were still fitted with the original old

and inefficient plumbing and urinal system. The urinal included a step and grate which elderly club members needed to negotiate. The new urinal is a water efficient model and the once troublesome step has been now been removed. Now the new system has been installed, the male members of the club are looking forward to the improved amenity and the treasurer to some water savings. The corporation’s Business and Community Grant Program has now closed with Wonthaggi Bowling Club receiving the last of the grants. However, South Gippsland Water runs the H40 Community Grant Program year round and information and an application form can be found under the ‘community’ tab at www. sgwater.com.au.

Mixed up at Tarwin Valley THE Junior School Council at Tarwin Valley Primary School organised a Mix up Casual Dress Day recently to raise money for the people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in The Philippines. The students realised how lucky they are in South Gippsland to know they are not affected by life threatening typhoons. It will take a lot of money for the affected people in The Philippines to get their lives back to some normality so the students were keen to show their support. The students managed to raise $175.80 for the World Vision Appeal. There was an amazing array of mixed up dress creations to be seen. The mixed up mayhem ranged from one student wearing half of her pyjamas and the other half school uniform, ‘back to front’ students, boys in dresses, odd socks and shoes, upside down kids to staff who really got mixed up and came to school as students.

Crazy costumes: Harry, Lachie and Stuart were looking bright and colourful in their outfits.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago December 13, 1983

5 years ago December 9, 2008

THE theft of two outboard motors last Wednesday has left the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club virtually inoperative at the start of the summer. Vice president Jo Harris said the two motors were vital to the running of the club. He said the motors were attached to the club’s rubber ducky during rescue operations.

THEY’RE calling it Christmas cheer, but there’s a hefty measure of bah humbug to Bass Coast Shire’s festive decorations. Prevented by the red tape of power company SP AusNet and VicRoads, the council is unable to erect its traditional Christmas garlands and flags.

10 years ago December 9, 2003

1 year ago December 11, 2012

PRESIDENT of the Woorayl Golf Club Lance Lancaster has blamed underage drinking for thousands of dollars worth of damage done to the golf course last Friday. Tee markers were removed and embedded in the surface of the greens, signs were smashed, pin cups flattened and sponsors signs removed.

MORE than 1100 people toured the desalination plant at Wonthaggi recently and were even able to taste the desalinated water. This was the second time construction company Thiess Degremont had invited the local community to a free trip around the site.

Thanks a lot: Fred Kellow, Wonthaggi Bowls Club president, receives an acknowledgement plaque from Amy Love of South Gippsland Water.

Tax help praise THE Australian Taxation Office (ATO) acknowledged the work of the South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau tax help volunteers Nicholas Peck and Tony Holmes in late November. Chris Ramsden, community liaison officer for the Australian Taxation Office, presented each of the volunteers with an ATO gift and also used the occasion to thank the volunteers on behalf of the tax office.

Chris also presented the South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau with a certificate celebrating 25 years of the Tax Help program. In his presentation to the volunteers Chris Ramsden noted this year tax help volunteers had assisted 64 clients in Leongatha alone, with more than 200 throughout South Gippsland. He also drew attention to the special thanks the ATO passed onto all the bureau volunteers who backed the program with bookings and mailings.

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Rushing to help: Chris Ramsden (centre) of the Australian Taxation Office presents a certificate to Nicholas Peck (left) and Tony Holmes of the South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - PAGE 47

At this time of year there a huge choice from traditional favourites to new releases, flowering and edible plants, decorative and novelty; something for everyone and it is easy to can get a stunning look and it need not be expensive. Edible plants are popular and a practical gift as well. Chilli are looking fantastic and make a very colourful pot plant and are great for a table decoration on an outdoor setting, can be used as a colourful indoor plant or planted into the garden or vegie patch. Oasis Horticulture is Australia’s largest producer of plant seedlings, vegetables, herbs, and flowers and has a range of potted chilli branded under the name of Tasty Bites. There are seven exceptionally attractive, edible chillies to choose from with heat ratings from sweet and mild through to very hot. They may also be used to spice up Mediterranean or Asian-style dishes or as

a delicate flavoured garnish depending on variety. Varieties include SALSA, with green white flowers and a bumper crop of sweet fruit that mature from yellow to a glossy red colour with a rating of one. SEVILLE is another sweet variety with a rating one. This chilli has masses of fruit that turn from yellow through purple before maturing to a lovely apricot hue. CHA CHA is moderate to hot with a rating of 7.5. The fruit mature from white tinged with purple though to a sensational, bright orange colour FIRE EBONY has a rating of 7.5 with pretty, purple flowers, dark foliage and a healthy yield of hot chillies that mature from a dark purple-black to a flaming shade of red. FANDANGO has a rating of 7.5 and delivers an impressive performance in garden beds, borders and pots. The fruit turn from purple to fiery red. THAI is a compact chilli produces fruit in colours that evoke the lustrous shades of Thai silk. The fruit change colour through shades of

Season of magic: Alice Haw, 18 months old, admiring one of the new gerberas.

green, cream, purple, orange and red, Stunning in a pot. RUMBA is a very hot chilli on a compact plant displaying colourful fruit that mature from purple to an intense red. The small 4-5cm long chillies are very hot and big on flavour. Cooking shows on television have encouraged people to use herbs and herb pots make a great gift plus they are easy to do. Herbs are available in many sizes from punnets, four inch pots and ready to use six inch pots. To plant a herb pot just choose the pot of your choice, a good potting mix, slow release fertiliser and the herbs that you would like. There are various mixes that can be done like a Thai mix that includes lemon grass, Thai basil, coriander and Vietnamese mint or Mediterranean with sweet basil, oregano, thyme and rosemary or you can just do a combination of the herbs you like and use. Dwarf fruit trees also make terrific pot plants especially dwarf citrus like lemon, lime or kaffir lime and these can also be planted with herbs to add greater interest. For something different there are some new varieties of Australian native citrus or curry leaf plants that make great pot plants. It is always nice to give or receive flowers but to give a flowering plant is a lot more economical and long lasting. Christmas lilies are popular for their attractive strongly scented white trumpet flowers. The flowers are long lasting but if you give a pot of flowering Christmas lilies, you not only have the advantage of the flowers but after they have finished flowering the recipient has a plant that can be put in the garden to produce more flowers each Christmas in years to come. Hydrangeas also look fantastic this time of year and colours range from delicate pinks, white and blue to strong reds and purple and are a traditional flowering

plant to give as a gift at this time of year. Gerberas are another popular flower in bouquets and there are some very attractive new colours available this year. They are inexpensive and add a decorative pot and you have a very pretty and individual gift that is long lasting. When it comes to indoor plants, Guzmania bromeliads are wonderfully stunning tabletop plants. They feature long, narrow, shiny green leaves that rise from a deep central cup. The plants are somewhat taller than many bromeliads and their large and showy flower bracts arise in the summer in an amazing array of colours. Guzmania are not difficult grow. After the flower bract dies back, cut it off low in the cup. The mother plant will soon begin to die back, and new plantlets will emerge. When the new plantlets are a few inches tall, and the mother plant is looking ragged, cut the mother plant back at soil level, being careful not to damage the young offspring. These new bromeliads can be potted up individually in small pots, or left to form a clump. Begonia Santa Cruz is a new introduction and has stunning red orange bell shaped flowers that cover the plant. Very tough, tolerant of full sun and shade the cascading habit makes this a perfect plant for hanging baskets, landscapes, mixed containers and indoor specimens. Alstroemerias make great cut flowers. The Princess lilies are dwarf forms of the alstroemerias and there are some fabulous new colours from rich reds, deep purple and delicate whites with large flowers and some have taller stems but still have the great long flowering compact form that the princess lilies are renowned for. The great thing about this plant is it is drought tolerant; flowers nearly all year round and the flowers can be picked for posies. There are many

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Christmas joy: Hazel and Jim Rossi enjoy the Christmas party at Koorooman House.

Jingle Bells: Patsy Hunt and Lyn Yeomans get into the festive spirit.

Festive spirit enlivens Koorooman House By Tayla Kershaw

on Tuesday.

KOOROOMAN House was buzzing with joy as residents celebrated their annual Christmas party

Families of the residents were invited to come along and enjoy a Christmas lunch of roast meat, cold meat and salad with their loved ones at the Leongatha facility. “I think it’s a great success. It’s great we can have so

many relatives to come and celebrate,” Koorooman’s lifestyle and leisure coordinator Kerrin Barker said. Volunteers, Koorooman House staff and residents worked hard to set up tables, put up decorations and make place cards. The Benson Brothers from Buffalo provided enter-

tainment. “The wonderful work of all those involved creates a fantastic community atmosphere. Koorooman House is such a lovely place,” Ms Barker said. This was the first of many group activities Koorooman House residents will hold in the lead up to Christmas.

Other plans include writing Christmas cards and buying gifts for friends and family from a stall set up by Nagel’s Pharmacy. The residents also received a visit from Santa and everyone was given a gift. A raffle raised funds for lifestyle and leisure supplies at Koorooman House.

Family fun: Helen Draper with grandson Lloyd and daughter-in-law Jenny Draper enjoy the sounds of the Benson Brothers.

By Tayla Kershaw LEONGATHA Primary School students are fine tuning their best singing voices for Carols at the Drome on December 14.

performed at the carols in previous years but Grade 2 students will be singing for the first time. Each student involved loves participating in the choir. They have performed a few times in front of audiences but the real excitement will be performing for the huge crowd at Leongatha’s velodrome. The students have been learning the chosen Christmas carols under the teaching of Jen Holm, who is also involved with the South Gippsland Singers. The South Gippsland Singers have their own concert on December 7 and will be rehearsing for the carols with the band soon. The primary school kids are also excited to attend this rehearsal.

Family on show

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Excitement builds

The junior and senior choirs are teaming up to put on a lovely show at the annual carols event. Together they will be performing four songs: Away in a Manger, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Jingle Bells. They have been practicing for two weeks now. For Grade 2 students, this will be an entirely new experience. Older choir members from Grades 3 to 6 have

Lovely decorations: Kerrin Barker and Evelyn Stephens shone brightly at Koorooman House.

Fish Creek

Jingle all the way: (back) Brianna McNaughton, Sharni Campbell, Gabrielle Perry, and (front) Ashley Geary and Taya Cameron learn the words to their favourite Christmas carols.

THERE is no shortage of creative talent in the Tattersall family and what better way to show their flair than hold a joint exhibition at the family run gallery in Leongatha.

It’s all relative will run at Mushroom Crafts until the end of January 2014, and presents a collection of old and new works. Malcolm Tattersall’s photographs were taken during journeys to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos in 2009 and 2012, and reflect the Buddhist texts, The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Noble Path and another around the beginning of the ‘Dhammapada’. Nicole Tattersall is well known for her stencil art and illustration works. Now the editor of Curvy Magazine, she is an ambassador and constant inspiration for female stencil artists throughout Australia and the world. Her style has changed throughout the years from

simple outlines to her urban inspired stencil and illustrative works. Karl Tattersall presents a selection of photos, while his mother Margaret Tattersall shows jewellery encompassing button jewellery and the more traditional beading styles. “This was an interesting journey and is still preoccupying my thoughts,” she said. Family patriarch David Tattersall exhibits ceramics dating from the 1980s, and photographs taken between 1967 and 2008, encompassing film and digital media. His ceramics Killer Whale and Koala are decorated in the style of the 19th century two dimensional tribal design from the northwest coast of the United States of America and Canada. Nali Tattersall offers four photos taken during a recent holiday to the USA and sister Cara Tattersall is hanging the series Up Close and Personal. “I aim to create a

moment of awareness from the image to the viewer to perhaps enable the viewer to see something that has been looked upon many

times before, but now is seen in a different light,” she said. “If only for a moment, to create a sense of ‘seeing

the animal for the first time’.” Conrad is exhibiting two pencil drawings and one pen and ink drawing.

Family of creatives: the Tattersall family is now exhibiting at their gallery, Mushroom Crafts. Among the artists are, from left: Cara, Karl and David Tattersall at back, and Margaret Tattersall in front. The photos in the background are metallic prints by Cara Tattersall.

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Garlic hits purple patch

Would it grow well in rainy Ranceby, or at all? Would it get blown off the hill? Would an old cyprus tree fall on it? Stewart Trent and Julie Wallace of Weyhill Farm Garlic are happy to say yes, no and no. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harvest is their most successful to date producing a crop of large purple bulbs with a beautiful intense colour and sweet full flavour. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t without incident though, as is the nature of farming. Three flat tyres during busy harvest on different days, a key stuck in the ignition, flat battery on the tractor and a helper driving the tractor through a fence. Ahhh, all good fun. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be down at Coal Creek Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market this Saturday along with local makers, bakers and growers for a bumper festive market. Julie will be on the Community Stage at 10.15am, just after Meredith from Grow Lightlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veg segment, giving a brief presentation about their garlic and sharing a delicious recipe for roasted garlic stuffing. Just in time for Christmas.

Gobble, gobble. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find loads of other gourmet inspiration and gift ideas. Make sure you drop by and pick up a jar of Moroccan lemon kasoundi from Steffenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, recently winner of silver at Sydney Fine Food Awards. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also have roasted hazelnut nougat, great for hampers. Another popular garlic

grower Kardella Garlic will be back in January with their delicious crop along with other seasonal stallholders. Like Coal Creek Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market on Facebook for updates and offers, and make sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re down at the Coal Creek car park Korumburra this Saturday 8amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12.30pm to stock up on festive fare! See you there.

Modern style: Michael Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scene 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Garage is among the computer three dimensional images he will present at Gecko Studio Gallery.

Chang works creative magic FISH Creek artist Michael Chang presents a whole new show of images at Gecko Studio Gallery from December 15 to January 18. The galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michael Lester is expecting an unique display. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michael has managed to extend his abilities with his computer 3D rendering so there will be a whole new show of images where reality is blurred and the viewer questions what they are seeing,â&#x20AC;? Lester said. Chang studied architecture at Melbourne University and has worked as an architect in Melbourne, Perth and Singapore. He has been a fulltime architectural 3D illustrator since 2001 when he set up 3fold Design, which special-

ises in computer renderings for architectural projects. Chang has previously held solo exhibitions at Gecko Studio Gallery in 2008 and 2009, featuring ink travel sketches and three dimensional computer-rendered images. He was runner-up in the Life Aquatic exhibition at Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stockyard Gallery in 2012 and also took part in the group show Digital Arts Collection â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fish Creek at Meeniyan Art Gallery. Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest show, Ebb and Flow - Michael Chang - Computer 3D rendered scenes, opens this Sunday, December 15 between 2 - 5pm Chang and his partner Bridget Crowe operate 9 Acres coffee bar, foodstore and bookshop in Fish Creek.

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ARCHIE’S Creek’s Paul Spiers has won an award in the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority’s Lyrebird Awards. He joined fellow winners the Yarram Yarram Landcare Group and Yarragon South’s John Poppins. The Lyrebird Awards occur every three years and acknowledge the significant contribution volunteers make to natural resource management and catchment health. According to West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority chair Angus Hume, the WGCMA Lyrebird Awards help raise the profile of natural resource management issues facing the region. “We had an impressive spread of nominees this year who were all worthy and inspiring environmental advocates,” he said. “One of the most important features our three winners share is that they are generous

with their knowledge. All three play a key role in raising natural resource management issues and inspiring others. “Their collective knowledge, commitment, passion and the difference they have made to our region truly is amazing.” Being International Volunteer Day, Narracan MP Gary Blackwood took the opportunity to acknowledge all the volunteers at the awards ceremony. “What you learn and pass on to others is important. You play such an important role in your communities,” he said. “Often in Gippsland we get it done on our own through volunteers. Thank you for your commitment and contribution.” Mr Spiers is an inspirational Landcarer, inspiring thousands of visitors to his property for more than 15 years. A member of the Bass Coast Landcare Network, his work extends throughout the Powlett

Catchment area. Exceedingly generous with his time and knowledge, he has provided advice and shared information with Landcare groups and network right across the region. Mr Spiers remarked he aimed “to do no damage and do as much good as I can.” The Yarram Yarram Landcare Network and its key project Jack and Albert Rivers Restoration (JARR) has contributed amazing on ground works in the region. More than 70,000 trees have been planted, 65km of fencing, 300ha of coastal saltmarsh and Strzelecki gully areas protected and 20ha of pasture protection. Mr Poppins is an avid Landcarer, dedicated Waterwatch volunteer and all round environmentalist. Since Waterwatch’s inception in 1993, John has been taking regular samples from the Moe River and Narracan Creek contributing a wealth of invaluable data and information.

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Standing out: Lyrebird Award winners and nominees, from left: Paul Speirs (winner, Bass Coast Landcare Network), John Topp (nominee, Valencia Creek), Gary Blackwood (Narracan MP), Jenny Davies, Helga Binder and David McAninly (winners,Yarram Yarram Landcare Network), Angus Hume (chair, WGCMA), Alex Arbuthnot (former WGCMA board); Samantha Monks (YYLN), Jeff and Elvie Clark (nominee, Poowong), Martin Fuller (CEO, WGCMA), and Bronwyn Johnson (YYLN). Front: John Poppins (winner, Yarragon).

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THERE were approximately 900 steers and bullocks, 500 cows, 140 bulls and 300 young cattle penned. Most of the usual buying group was present and operating in a cheaper market. Trade cattle were in short supply with the majority of the yearling steers being extra heavy weights which were limited to a just few pens and

sold 5c/kg easier. The well finished yearling heifers were also limited in number and sold to firm demand. The grown steers and bullocks held some good quality in places but sold to soft competition from processors with prices falling between 3c and 10c for the well-bred lines and 15c to 16c/kg for the crossbred manufacturing steers. Cows were mostly heavy weights which sold to firm demand with prices easing slightly. There were almost

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140 bulls penned with a wide selection of heavy weights and soft competition pulling prices back from 13c to 20c/kg. The extra heavy weight yearling steers sold from 175c to 178c slipping 5c/kg. Well finished yearling heifers made between 145c and 185c/kg recording firm prices weekon-week. Grown steers sold between 164c and 175c falling 8c to 10c/kg. Bullocks made from 156c to 183c easing 3c to 9c/ kg. Well finished grown heifers sold from 137c to 157c easing 1c to 2c while heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers made between 130c and 140c slipping 7c/kg. Heavy weight crossbred manufacturing steers sold between 132c and 165c falling 15c to 16c/kg. Light and medium weight cows made from 100c to 126c/ kg holding firm. Heavy weight dairy cows sold from 105c to 131c recording prices between firm and 4c/kg easier. Heavy weight beef cows made between 117c and 138c slipping 1c to 3c/kg. Heavy weight B muscle bulls fell 14c to 20c with prices from 142c to 160c while the C muscle drafts eased 13c selling between 130c and 167c/ kg. Heavy weight dairy bulls sold from 122c to 141c falling 14c/kg.

The next sale draw - December 11 & 12: 1. SEJ, 2. David Phelan, 3. Alex Scott, 4. Elders, 5. Landmark, 6. Rodwells. Sheep sale - Friday, December 13.

Wednesday, December 4 BULLOCKS 1 W. Atkins, Willung South 9 Benson Bros, Buffalo 16 Covina Farms, Giffard 17 Mrs C. McCullock, Moe 9 L. & M. Wicks, Yinnar 11 Allmi Nom, Leongatha

645kg 637kg 611kg 579kg 680kg 676kg

182.6 181.2 179.6 178.0 178.0 177.2

$1177 $1153 $1097 $1030 $1210 $1197

STEERS 1 L. & P. Wieqerink, Yinnar South 5 N.G. Hanks, Mirboo North 1 Strathbrae Equity P/L, Inverloch 1 D. James, Yarram 1 Covino Farms, Giffard

325kg 446kg 495kg 290kg 514kg

206.6 177.2 175.2 175.0 175.0

$671 $790 $867 $507 $899

COWS 1 H.R. & J.A. Bland, Woranga 1 J. Geary, Leongatha 1 K. & F. Whelan, Outtrim 5 Est. A.C. & R.A. Coulthard, Won Wron 5 M. Thomson, Yarragon South 2 C.W. Littlejohn, Mirboo

620kg 710kg 885kg 523kg 554kg 645kg

138.0 $855 138.0 $979 137.6 $1217 135.2 $707 135.0 $747 134.6 $868

HEIFERS 1 L. & P. Wieqerink, Yinnar South 1 M.J. Gardiner, Doomburrim 1 J.A. & V.A. Brooks, Tarra Valley 1 N. & R. Kubale, Drumdlemara 2 T. Elder, Nyora 14 G.L. & J.M. Wallis, Leongatha

340kg 305kg 315kg 355kg 277kg 465kg

184.6 180.6 170.6 170.0 165.0 164.2

$627 $550 $537 $603 $457 $764

BULLS 1 W. Reid, Leongatha 1 R.J. & C.M. Pearson, Hedley 1 Craigendale P/L, Dudley South 1 H.R. & J.A. Brand, Woranga 4 G. Jones, Fish Creek 1 McLeod Partnership, Yarram

810kg 650kg 860kg 1075kg 856kg 940kg

166.6 159.6 158.2 156.2 155.6 155.0

$1349 $1037 $1360 $1679 $1332 $1457

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CFA volunteers honoured

NATIONAL Emergency Medals have been awarded to CFA members from the Bass Group of brigades and staff from CFA’s Southern Metropolitan Region for their extraordinary service during the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Representing Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Bushfire Response Kim Wells, Bass MLA Ken Smith congratulated the award recipients on receiving the national honour. “These CFA members provided sustained service and support to protect communities during a period of great destruction and loss,” he said.

“The award recipients fought bravely to protect lives and property during an extremely long and difficult fire campaign and I want to commend them for their courage and commitment. “I also acknowledge the support the recipients received from their families and friends and their employers and work mates. Without someone back home covering for them in their absence it is difficult for the members to be able to make themselves available to help the communities in need”. Ceremonies are being held across Victoria to award National Emergency Medals to more than 4470 members nominated for their involvement in the 2009 Victorian bushfires campaign. Last week, 87 medals were present-

ed to members of the Bass Coast Group of Brigades and Southern Metropolitan staff. Medals are being awarded to 971 recipients within CFA’s Southern Metropolitan Region, which includes the Bass Group of Brigades. The medals are marked “Vic Fires 09”. The National Emergency Medal was established to recognise sustained service to others during a declared nationally significant emergency. Medals have also been awarded to volunteers involved in two other emergencies declared nationally significant, Cyclone Yasi and the Queensland Floods of December 2010 and January 2011.

Thanks for serving: members of the Dalyston CFA received National Emergency Medals. Back, from left: Euan Ferguson AFSM chief officer CFA; Michael Hallowes, Emergency Services Commissioner; Bass MLA Ken Smith; Michael Freshwater, board member CFA; Peter Schmidt, regional director Southern Metropolitan Region CFA. Front, from left: Michael Cohen accepting the medal on behalf of his father, Christopher Cohen; Barry Dakin and Andy Stuart.

Fire warnings unveiled SOUTH Gippsland residents will get the latest information on the local fire risk this summer with the introduction of automated roadside fire danger ratings signs at four locations throughout the shire. Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said the signs would display the daily fire danger rating, which indicated the severity of a fire if one were to start. “Victoria is the first state to develop and roll out automated fire danger rating signs, so we’re leading the country with this technology,” he said. “The advantages of an automated sign are that it can be updated remotely instead of manually, and an additional alert message can be changed immediately, ensuring motorists will receive the most up-to-date information on changing conditions.” Mr Ryan said the signs would be located on: • South Gippsland Highway, Nyora; • Inverloch-Venus Bay Road, Pound Creek; • South Gippsland Road, Hedley; and • Meeniyan-Promontory Road, Wilsons Promontory. “These are four of the 57 new automated signs that are currently operational, with a total of 65 automated signs to be rolled out across the state,” Mr Ryan said. “All of the automated fire danger rating signs will be located in highly visible, high traffic locations across the state.

“The signs display the daily fire danger rating by weather district and are automatically updated from the CFA website using an RSS feed and 3G technology.” Mr Ryan said the automated signs were in addition to approximately 350 static fire danger ratings signs across the state that CFA brigades manually update each day during the fire season. “The Victorian Coalition Government has provided $1.4 million for the project, with the signs made in Victoria by an Australian-owned company,” Mr Ryan said. “The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts the daily fire danger rating from the start of November each year and fire danger ratings are forecast up to four days in advance.” Mr Ryan said that while the signs were one way to obtain the latest fire danger rating information, Victorians were encouraged to seek fire information from a variety of sources. “Fire danger ratings aren’t weather forecasts – they tell you how bad a fire would be if one started,” Mr Ryan said. “Residents need to plan their response to these ratings and discuss them with their households so everyone is clear on what will be taken in these conditions. “If the fire danger rating indicates a severe or extreme day and a fire starts, it could be unpredictable and fast moving.” Mr Ryan said a rating of Code Red meant that if a fire started, it could be uncontrollable. Fire danger ratings are also available on the CFA’s website at www.cfa.vic.gov.au or by calling the Victorian Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667.

Farming Insight MCMILLAN MP Russell Broadbent is urging farmers to take advantage of the Federal Government’s offer of an extra $10 million in assistance. On November 6, Federal Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce announced government loan funding for Victorian farmers in the 2013-14 financial year would increase from $30m to $40m. The funding available to Victorian farmers in the 2014-15 year remains at $30m. Mr Broadent said the extra money was designed to help farmers who had experience hardship to get back on their feet. “I’m urging farmers not to self-assess when it comes to these entitlements, but rather seek the expert advice of the Drought and Farmer Assistance Hotline staff,” he

said. “I know the vagaries of the weather, the Aussie dollar and a myriad of other factors can all play a part in making life on the land tough. But farming communities are essential to McMillan, not to mention the state and the country. “The more farmers we have not just surviving, but thriving, the better. Many farming families may have assets, but not necessarily a lot of cash, a situation that sees them penalised under mainstream social security and income and assets tests.” In Victoria the assistance falls into a number of categories: • Farm Finance Concessional Loans of up to $650,000 for debt restructuring. The starting concessional interest rate will be 4.5 per cent, applied nationally, and may be

Snake season IT IS the time of year when snakes are out, and livestock and domestic animals are at risk. Bitten animals develop muscular tremors and a staggering gait and become unable to swallow, and some will dribble saliva due to paralysis of the tongue. The only effective treatment for snake bite is snake antivenene given urgently. Your local vet is able to perform a test to identify the type of venom. Producers are encouraged to watch their stock closely and report any abnormal behaviour to your local veterinarian or DEPI veterinary or animal health officer or contact the DEPI customer service centre on 136 186.

varied over time according to prevailing economic conditions; • Transitional Farm Family Payment (TFFP) which provides income support to farming families in financial hardship, regardless of location or the reason for hardship (a maximum of 12 months household income support is paid at the same rate as the Newstart Allowance); • about 34 rural financial counsellors providing free, impartial and confidential financial counselling; and • Health Care cards or an assessment of the Parental Income Test for Youth Allowance. For more information call the Drought and Farmer Assistance Hotline 13 23 16.

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129 Shellcot Road, Korumburra

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129 Shellcot Road, Korumburra

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137 Scott and Faheys Road, Korumburra

Lot 1 on TP841003Q

137 Scott and Faheys Road, Korumburra

Lot 1 on TP566826A

137 Scott and Faheys Road, Korumburra

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CA 93H, Parish of Korumburra

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10 Korumburra South Road, Korumburra

Lot 1 on TP084020J

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CA 7 Section K, Township of Korumburra, Parish of Korumburra

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CA 4A Section S, Township of Korumburra, Parish of Korumburra

South Gippsland Highway, Korumburra

CA 11B Section S, Township of Korumburra, Parish of Korumburra

South Gippsland Highway, Korumburra

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South Gippsland Highway, Korumburra

CA 4 Section J, Parish of Korumburra

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Lot 1 on PS220402S

8750 South Gippsland Highway, Korumburra

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8755 South Gippsland Highway, Korumburra

The amendment proposes to: • Apply the Public Acquisition Overlay Schedule 2 to the land required for the proposed road realignment. • Rezone a portion of Crown Land from the Public Conservation and Resource Zone, Public Park and Recreation Zone and Farming Zone to the Road Zone 1. • Make changes to the schedule to Clause 52.17 to exempt the requirement for a planning permit to be obtained for the removal of native vegetation associated with the road realignment. A vegetation removal exemption plan is also now included in this Clause. You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment, free of charge, at the following locations: • during office hours, at the office of the planning authority, VicRoads Eastern Region, 120 Kay Street, Traralgon. • during office hours, at South Gippsland Shire Council – 9 Smith Street, Leongatha • during operating hours, at Korumburra Library – 165 Commercial St, Korumburra • during operating hours, at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum – Korumburra • at the Department of Planning and Community Development web site www.go.vic.gov.au/d6U8jY Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the planning authority. The closing date for submissions is Thursday 13 February 2014. A submission must be sent to VicRoads Eastern Region, 120 Kay Street, Traralgon 3844. PETER TODD ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE - VICROADS

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

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CHRISTMAS Shoot ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 12 noon - 4pm Lunch provided Any enquiries please contact info@inverlochgunclub.com.au

Twilight Craft Market Friday December 13 5.30pm start MEENIYAN RECREATION RESERVE

No bric-a-brac Enq: Adrian 0427 641 326

NOTICE TO ALL ANIMAL OWNERS IN LEONGATHA

A ﬁreworks display will be held on December 14, 2013 at the Leongatha Velodrome, Leongatha at approx. 9.35pm Further info contact 0430 021 100

Established 1986

ART/CRAFT SPACE presents

31306

“...it’s all relative” until end JANUARY, 2014

40 Bair St., LEONGATHA Ph 5662 2144 www.mushroomcrafts.com.au

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

situations vacant

CLEANERS WANTED FOR THE HOLIDAY PERIOD (Saturdays only approx. 4 hours per day) Must have references and police check Contact Jill on 5674 2255

HUMAN RESOURCE & PAYROLL COORDINATOR

FIREWORKS DISPLAY

works by the TATTERSALL FAMILY

situations vacant

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

MUSHROOM

CRAFTS

situations vacant

14 Month Maternity Leave Position South Gippsland Water is a leading and innovative participant in the Water Industry committed to providing and managing quality water supply and wastewater systems in an ecologically sustainable and cost efficient manner. A 14 month maternity leave vacancy exists within the corporation with a view to an ongoing part-time role as payroll and training officer. Working as part of a small business services team based in Foster and reporting to the Business Services & Governance Manager you will be primarily responsible for the coordination of the Corporations human resource and payroll functions. Additional responsibilities include monthly reconciliations, fleet and database administration, end of year and ad hoc HR and payroll reporting. The successful applicant will have: • Experience in HR processes such as employee relations, enterprise bargaining, recruitment and a good knowledge of relevant legislation • A strong finance background with the associated administration experience • A working knowledge of payroll and EBA/Award interpretation from a similar role • Exceptional interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate across all levels of the organisation • Strong computer skills and be able to produce accurate information in a timely manner The full position description and information regarding South Gippsland Water can be downloaded from our website www.sgwater.com.au or by calling Paula Smith 03 5682 0403. To apply send your resumé marked confidential to: HR & Payroll Coordinator South Gippsland Water PO Box 102 Foster Vic 3960. or email to: psmith@sgwater.com.au Applications close Friday 10 January 2013

SPARE PARTS INTERPRETER FULL TIME POSITION

Marriotts MPE are currently seeking a suitably qualified person to join our busy Parts Department. The successful applicant must have knowledge of the motorcycle and Power Equipment products. Experience with inventory, control, invoicing, electronic parts programs and customer service are mandatory. Above award wages and conditions apply. Please address applications to: Jenny King, PO Box 78, Leongatha, 3953 or email: jenny@marriottsmpe.com.au Applications close Friday, December 13, 2013. Latrobe Community Health Service is one of the largest community health providers in Victoria. We provide professional and career development, salary packaging, an employee assistance program, work life balance and much more.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Applications are invited for a full time administrative assistant at our busy Wonthaggi ofﬁce. Applicants should be reliable, have sound computer and communication skills and be customer service focused. To obtain a position description email kylie@gbas.com.au or phone 03 5672 4655. Applications should be addressed to the Ofﬁce Manager, Gippsland Building Approvals, PO Box 427, Wonthaggi 3995. Applications will close at 5pm on Wednesday 18th December 2013.

PHYSIOTHERAPIST - PERMANENT PART TIME AGED CARE Rose Lodge is a fully accredited communitybased 70 bed Aged Care facility centrally located in Wonthaggi. A further 30 beds will be added in 2014. The role is initially for 25 hours per week over 4-5 days. The Role • Provide physiotherapy services to aged care residents to maximise their independence, mobility, physical wellbeing, comfort and pain relief/ management. • Friendly, supportive and professional team • Salary packaging available • Weekdays only Skills & Experience • Current AHPRA registration in Physiotherapy • Previous aged care experience highly desirable • Passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of and empathy to the frail elderly • Flexible and motivated • Demonstrated computer and documentation skills • Understanding and commitment to quality improvement • Understanding of Aged Care Accreditation and ACFI • Valid visa with no restrictions Further enquiries to Martine Maurizio - Clinical Care Manager - on 5672 1716. Please send resumé and covering letter to: Beverley Walsh – CEO P.O. Box 626 Wonthaggi 3995 OR beverleywalsh@roselodge.com.au Closing date 27th December 2013

South Gippsland Shire Council

BHS5600

We are currently offering the following career opportunity:

Manager Placement Education and Research Unit (PERU) – 17749 Fixed Term, Full Time position, base location Morwell LCHS is committed to research and education as key tools in developing and implementing its clientcentred approach to the delivery of health services.

Bass Coast Children's Centre Inc invites applications for the following position:

Qualified Kindergarten Teacher

The Placement, Education and Research Unit (PERU) is a formal collaboration between Monash University Department of Rural & Indigenous Health (MUDRIH) and Latrobe Community Health Service. We are currently seeking the services of a highly motivated and skilled individual to manage PERU and develop this function within LCHS. The primary focus of this role is; • Provide educational and managerial leadership to the PERU team

Permanent Part-Time 11.25 hours per week - shared position

• Liaise with People and Culture to review, design and develop staff training requirements aligned with staff performance development plans, a key objective is to identify where in-house training can be offered

This position will commence at the beginning of Term One 2014 The Kindergarten Program at Bass Coast Children’s Centre operates on Mondays and Tuesdays and is integrated into our Long Day Care service structure. An Early Childhood Qualification is mandatory. The successful applicant will require a current WWC (Working With Children) Check. Appropriate First Aid, Anaphylaxis and Emergency Asthma Management qualifications are mandatory. Applicants must posses the desire to provide exceptional early childhood education and care in a safe and nurturing environment. Bass Coast Children’s Centre maintains a high level of quality service provision for the whole of the local community, which is fostered in an integrated team environment – the successful applicant will be required to demonstrate commitment and dedication to this approach. All enquiries (between 10am and 4pm) to: Ms Dina McMaster – Coordinator 244 White Road, WONTHAGGI VIC 3995 Ph: (03) 5672 5151 Fax: (03) 5672 1332 bass.coast.cc@kindergarten.vic.gov.au Applications close 5pm 18th December 2013

• Maintain and support the Student Placement program and continue to liaise with education providers • Facilitate the ongoing integration of Inter-professional Collaboration into LCHS programs • Collaborate with the LCHS Research Council to foster, facilitate and identify research opportunities for LCHS and the staff This position provides a great opportunity for a self-driven individual to utilise or expand on their skills and knowledge into an important area of our business. A highly competitive remuneration package including a fully maintained motor vehicle and access to salary packaging and other organisational beneﬁts awaits the successful candidate.

For a conﬁdential discussion please contact Ben Leigh, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, on (03) 5136 5411.

Applications close 4.30 pm, Friday 20 December 2013.

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If you think you have what it takes for this challenging and rewarding role, visit the LCHS website www.lchs.com.au, view the position description and lodge an online conﬁdential application.

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

Better health,

s Better lifestyles, Stronger communitie

1800 242 696

www.lchs.com.au

Executive Assistant – Development Services Permanent Full Time $79,115 total salary package Council has an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic Executive Assistant to join the Development Services team. Your experience and personality will assist you to hit the ground running in this challenging and busy role providing executive support to the Director, Development Services. You will drive the delivery of a range of administration activities; including managing and organising appointments and meetings, handling correspondence and corporate deadlines and facilitating events and meeting minutes. To be successful, you will have experience in a senior executive administration role, be a highly professional, self-motivated and customer focussed person who can communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation. Enquiries to Phil Stone, Director of Development Services, on (03) 5662 9200. All applicants must submit an Employment Application Form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm 15 January 2014. Further information and a position description are available from our website.

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

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Sales Support Officer, Korumburra Fulltime 12 month maternity leave position Elders has a great opportunity for a Sales Support Officer to join its team at Korumburra. Duties would include livestock sales processing, real estate admin, banking, reception and daily administration tasks. The successful applicant would need to have: • Strong organisation, communication and time management skills • Competent with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook • Agents Rep certificate (desirable, but not essential) • Year 12 or equivalent experience • FSRA Tier 2 accreditation (not essential) Applications in writing to: Elders Attn: Rohan McRae 11 Commercial Street Korumburra Vic 3950 Or email korumburra@elders.com.au Applications close Friday 20th December 2013

Building and Planning Enforcement Ofﬁcer $79,115 per annum incl. super + vehicle Permanent Full Time Fortnightly rostered day off available An exciting opportunity exists in Council to contribute to the delivery of building, planning compliance and enforcement services to the South Gippsland community. You will be involved in the preparation of Council policies and procedures relating to the implementation of the Building Act and the Planning and Environment Act, as well as communicating to all relevant key stakeholders. To be successful in this role, you will hold a relevant tertiary qualiﬁcation and have proven experience in enforcement, interpreting and implementing applicable Acts and Regulations relating to Council matters, as well as strong communication and customer skills and a real commitment to working in a team environment. Enquiries to Matthew Patterson, Manager Regulatory Services on (03) 5662 9200. All applicants must submit an Employment Application Form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm 8 January 2014.

Sales/Agronomist Position Gibsons Groundspread is currently seeking a full time Salesperson/Agronomist to service the South Gippsland farmers and surrounding areas in Gippsland, Victoria Gibsons Groundspread is a family owned fertiliser sales and spreading company and has been servicing the local farming sector for 60 years. The role would include servicing current and potential new customers in the area, soil testing, agronomy advice, fertiliser plans, Revive Recycled Compost and promoting new products. Applicants would need to have a sound knowledge of the local area and the local farmers. Sufficient knowledge in fertiliser uses and agronomy experience would be beneficial. Extensive training can be offered to the successful applicant and a flexible salary package can be negotiated. If you have any questions, please call Damien Gibson 0400 692 855. To apply for this position, please forward resumés to: Damien Gibson PO Box 245 Rosedale, Vic 3847 Or via email: Damien@gibsongs.com.au

STORE PERSON We are a growing Australian based company, which services overseas and domestic customers with a highly successful range of locally manufactured, premium branded dairy products. A full time vacancy is available for a self-motivated individual looking for the opportunity to become involved in a team environment. The key responsibilities for this role are for all goods to be received accurately and stored safely and to maintain a high level of inventory accuracy and hygiene. Reporting to the Logistics Manager, the successful candidate's responsibilities will include: • Accepting of scheduled trucks • Unloading and Receipting of trucks • Transferring incoming goods into racks • Picking orders for production • Decanting pallets • Stocktaking The successful applicant will have: • Forklift licence • Reach truck experience • Hand held RF experience • High Level of IT Skills (Microsoft Office and Dynamic Nav, Excel and Word) • Strong attention to detail • Excellent organisational skills If you are looking for an opportunity to work for a friendly medium sized business in Korumburra then apply via email to: jobs@burrafoods.com.au Applications close: Friday 13th December 2013

Further information and a position description are available from our website.

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

situations vacant CLEANER Local motel requires casual cleaner. Experience preferred but not essential. Phone 0413-140043 or email leongathamotel@dcsi.net. au RELIEF MILKER wanted for casual weekend work, 10 kms from Leongatha. Ph: 5668-9292.

EXPERIENCED CARPENTER Coldon Homes is a wellestablished, reputable building company that provides prompt payment. We are looking for an experienced Carpenter to work in the Venus Bay, Foster, Welshpool, Korumburra, Leongatha and surrounding areas. Sub Contractor rates apply. Please contact Bill Moroney on 0407 361 225 or the Coldon Ofﬁce on 5672 1999

accommodation PROFESSIONAL person seeks midweek self contained accommodation in Leongatha or Korumburra. Ph: 0431-380089.

wanted to rent WANTED - Private rental, Leongatha surrounds. Young family, 3 bedroom house. Call Paul 0417295921.

for sale

VACUUM CLEANER Repairs

DUST BAGS

Sales

FREE

QUOTES

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE 167 Graham Street, Wonthaggi (opp. Ritchies IGA)

5672 3127

for sale CATTLE SCALES Tru-Test electronic, never used, $1,000. 0428-685253, AH 5668-5253.

for sale

MOWERS We stock the largest range of New push and ride-on mowers in South Gippsland, including - Honda,Victa, Greenﬁeld, Deutscher, Cab Cadet, MTD, Masport, Toro, Yard Machines & Rover from $149. Professional repairs and service for ALL mower makes and models. Husqvarna Specialist. Also stocking a large range of parts and accessories. We also have a large range of secondhand mowers available.

MOTORCYCLES & POWER EQUIPMENT Cnr Allison & South Gippsland Hwy, Leongatha. L.M.C.T. 2714

Ph: 5662 2028

www.marriottsmpe.com.au

AVAN ALINER 2004, immaculate condition. Easier to assemble than a tent! Spacious and comfortable. Extras include new awning, new TV aerial, $15,500. 5662-2457, 0427055076. AVAN 2001, VGC, many extras. Inverloch. $13,500. 0438-635240. BALER NH 317, good working order, $4,000. 0428-685253, AH 56685253. BUNGALOW one bedroom, self contained, would make a good home. Kitchen and shower, cedar cladded, aluminium windows and doors. Must be removed by December 15. Length 9m, width 6.4m, height 3.55m, $4,800. 0410-863552. CAMPER TRAILER 2008 Red Rock semi offroad, excellent condition, enclosed annex, $3,500. 0400-824696, 5674-8083.

CORRUGATED IRON sheets, Colorbond sheets, Victorian doors and windows. Contact Tony 0410-863552. FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175. FIREWOOD Local messmate / stringy. Discount for bulk loads, cut and split, $90 per metre. Ph: 0437-176187. FREEZER / FRIDGE Samsung, 2 doors, 8 years old, good condition $250. Kelvinator 310 freezer, upright, 5 shelves, $150. 0413-452686. ON SITE VAN with permanent annex, Waratah Bay Caravan Park, fully furnished, large block with shed, $22,500 neg. 56832541. RAMS Southdown, Poll Dorset and Border Leicester. Flock registered, brucellosis accredited, well bred, from $150 each. Can deliver. 0428-356376. RED BRICKS for recycling, uncleaned, must take the lot. Large house lot free, must be gone by December 15. 0410-863552. SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each, 200x75x3.0 $ 20.90 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662. TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 56812261.

FOR SALE

used vehicles

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

Affordable cars at drive away prices

SG CHEAPEST CARS Geary Road Leongatha LMCT 10804

Phone Judy or Geoff 0428 920 095 for full range of vehicles Or visit: www.sgcheapestcars.com

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

used vehicles NISSAN PATROL 2008 wagon, 3L TD, 120,000km, manual, bullbar, snorkel, driving lights, 3” exhaust, 12 months reg. YBL774, $31,000. Foster, call 0439317743.

at 45-55 Lindsay Street, TARRAVILLE An eclectic mix of vintage furniture, pianos, radiograms, records, trolleys, assorted building materials and garden tools, manual cement mixer, bookshelves, and much, much more.

SATURDAY 14th and SUNDAY 15th starting at 8am

marriage celebrant

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

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NOTE: drive away means no more to pay. All on road costs paid.

wanted

DAIRY FARM WANTED TO LEASE

FRANCIS - Don. The President, committee and members of the MDU Football / Netball Club regret the sudden passing of Don, a new member of our family. Condolences to Carol and family.

(Option to purchase) LOCATION: Needs to be between Yarram - Fish Creek - Yanakie. Carrying capacity 160 - 200 cows With or without house! Please call Ben: 0448 906 313

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

garage sales LEONGATHA 31 Hassett Street, Saturday, December 14, 8.30am. Lots of treasures.

livestock

BULLS for hire or sale. Friesian, Angus, Hereford, Limo or Jersey. All bulls have been semen tested. Hire or sale. Ph: AH 0447331762.

HUGE GARAGE SALE

All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

wanted to buy

POULTRY / CAGE BIRD AUCTION Traralgon Showgrounds Poultry Pavilion, Sunday, December 15, 10.30am. Wide variety of poultry, hens, ducks, many breeds, fertile eggs. Open for sellers from 8am. Ph: 5197 7270, 0400-934202.

Mauzie and Frank are once again having a

Jenny Milkins

CASH PAID farm four wheelers, ag bikes, trucks, 4WDs and ride-on mowers. Any condition. Phone Matt 0401-194601. Custom built motorbike trailer, made to carry three dirt bikes or one or two road bikes. Fold out heavy-duty ramp included and stored under the rear of the trailer. LED tail lights. $1,700 ONO Call Robert 0438 009 791

garage sales

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Total package valued at $41 ADVERTISE by calling 5662 5555 or emailing classiﬁeds@thestar.com.au or call in to 36 McCartin Street LEONGATHA to pick up your kit when you place your advertisement

JOHNSTON - Kenneth Harry (Ken). 12.04.1927 - 04.12.2013 Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Loving husband of Edna for 65 wonderful years. Adored and respected father of Tony, Terry, Steve, Phillip and Jane. Loved father-in-law of Bev, Coral, Kerri, Gail and Peter, friend of Verity. Loved by his 18 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. A lifetime of wonderful memories. Family meant everything to you. Highly respected and much loved father of Tony and Bev, adored Pop of Michael and Alise, Stuart and Pieta, Kate and Glenn. Loved “Old Pop” of Jessica, Noah, Claudia and Phoebe and Charlie. Cherished memories forever. I will smile when I picture you, I will laugh when I remember you and I will cry when I miss you. While my heart is breaking, I am so grateful for my 42 years of having you. Loved so deeply by my family. Mick, Alise, Jess, Noah and Claudia. Will be sadly missed but never forgotten. Love Stuart, Pieta and Kassimah. Dad, Thank you for the years we shared, the love you gave, the way you cared. In our hearts you will always stay, loved and remembered every day. Loved dad of Terry, fatherin-law of Coral, and friend of Verity. Pop and Poppy Ken of Sonya (dec), Angela and Darren, Bonnie and Ari, Pene and Adam, Molly, Jasmin and Jarah, Fraise and Clinton, Ava and Olive.

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deaths Dearly loved and respected dad and father-in-law of Stephen and Kerri, loved Pop of Rebecca and Ray, Blake, Jai, Brock and Lara, Tamara and Anthony, Jordan, Zali and Ada, Danielle and Stu, Isabella, Ruby and Lenny, Sarah and Alby, Max, Finn and Claudia, Emma and Craig, Stella, Audrey and Willow, Clinton and Bree. All we need to say “YOU WERE SIMPLY THE BEST”. Our beautiful Pop Jock, how richer our lives are because we had you in it. Always with a story, always making us laugh. You are already sadly missed. “Love you darlin” Rebecca, Tamara, Danielle, Sarah, Emma and Clinton, and our families. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Phillip and Gail. Dearly loved Pop of Nathan and Jacinta, Adam and Heidi. Loved Poppy Ken of Patrick, Alex and Louisa, Madi and Jake. Forever in our hearts. One of Nature’s Gentlemen. To our dear Dad, Ken, Pop and Poppy Ken. A special smile A special face And in our hearts A special place. A tender thought that brings a tear, A silent wish that you were still here. What beautiful memories you have left behind. Sharing and caring, always content, Loved and respected wherever you went. Love always and forever. Jane and Peter; Josh, Sally and baby bump; Prue, Matt, Laila, Judd, Piper, Zack and Skye. xxxxxxxx JOHNSTON - Ken. 4.12.2013 As the recall of our precious times of farm, bush, bonfires, card nights and footy will never diminish, neither will your everlasting example of family legacy half century since. Thank you for your life, your ordinary was just magnificent. A great partnership divided for now. Our thoughts are with Auntie Edna and Johnos’ ... The Maxwells. JOHNSTON - Ken. Lots of great memories, we will miss him. Our love and sympathy to Edna and family. Heather, Glenda, Suzi and family. ROUGHEAD - Jan. 18.3.1939 - 1.12.2013 Dear friend, sister-in-law and aunt of Ann, Jim (dec), Christine, Paul, Greg, Brendan, Mike, Libby and Vincent (dec). Such courage and fortitude - Jan will be so greatly missed by all of us. Rest peacefully. SIMESTER - Christena. 20.12.1913 - 3.12.2013 Daughter of Arthur and Christina Payne. Sister to Bessie, Robbie, Hugh, Bill, Jim, Arthur and Tom. Auntie Teenie to Robert, Shirley, Tom and John.

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Leongatha host Auto Club event

TAYLOR - Helen. Our deepest sympathy to Jenny, Brian and family at this sad time. Our kind thoughts are with you all. Love the committee and members of the Mardan Tennis Club. TAYLOR - Helen F.W. (nee Groves). Passed away peacefully at Mirboo North Aged Care on December 1, 2013. Aged 81 years. Loving wife of Keith for 60 years. Cherished mother and mother-in-law of Jenny and Brian, Doug and Lucy, Ian and Helen, Andy and Leanne, Clyde and Diana. Adored Gran to all her grand and great grandchildren. Forever in our hearts. WEST - Norman. Loved brother of Ken, brother-in-law of Dianne. Special memories will last forever. Rest peacefully.

funerals JOHNSTON - A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Mr Kenneth Harry (Ken) Johnston will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 commencing at 12 midday. A private family interment will precede the above service. Cut flowers or donations to Leongatha Hospital would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the service.

TAYLOR - The Funeral Service for the late Mrs Helen F.W. Taylor will be held at St Mary’s Anglican Church, Mirboo North on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 commencing at 11.30am. Private cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations to Latrobe Regional Hospital, Cancer Unit would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the service.

message of hope “BEHOLD, a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call him Emmanuel ... God with us.” - Matthew 1:23.

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LEONGATHA Golf Club hosted a regional qualifying round of the Australasian Auto Club Golf Championship on Sunday December 8.

Centennial friends: Bea Cramp (right) with close friend Evelyn Nunn, who turned 100 in April of this year.

Happy 100th birthday, Bea by Tayla Kershaw

BELOVED Leongatha resident Bea Cramp celebrated her 100th birthday in the company of her friends and family last week. A big party was held at the Leongatha RSL in her honour with 114 people attending. There were lots of local faces and some travelling from Tasmania and Darwin. A barbeque was also held in Inverloch just for family. Bea has lived in Leongatha for 30 years and has been a prominent figure in the community ever since. She is a life member of the croquet club and members from the croquet club came to the RSL to help her celebrate. Her love for sport has always been

strong, having played croquet, hockey and tennis. She worked hard all her life, even owning her own businesses including one in real estate. Bea also worked closely with St. Peter’s Church and was part of the mother’s union. She has lived in Woorayal Lodge since January and was living independently before that. Thanks go to the staff and the lodge for the care they have given over the past year. “I’m sure the lodge helped her get to 100,” Bea’s daughter Judy Bond said. “We are very proud of Mum.” Bea and her family would like to thank the local community for the gifts and well wishes they have received.

The event was one of 70 qualifying rounds being held across Australia and New Zealand. It was a 4 Ball stableford aggregate format and was open to teams of men, women, or mixed. From the results, it seems that local knowledge goes a long way around this course as the winning pair was the Leongatha Men’s Captain, Kevin Castwood, and Vice Captain, Peter Waters, with an aggregate score of 73. They narrowly won from another local combination of Ray Davies and Ian Barlow with 72 points. In addition to the team events, there were also individual prizes for the best individual stableford score for men and women. They were won by Simon Drummond (43 points) and Marianne Leaver (36 points) respectively, again, both Leongatha Golf Club members. The day was not all lost for the visitors, as the longest drive on the 18th hole was won by Michael Jackson. For their efforts in winning this event, Kevin and Peter have won an all-expenses paid trip to play in the Championship Final to be held at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast in Queensland in March 2014.

Wonthaggi table tennis A Grade semi finals December 4

THE Humans (Dirk Holwerda, Glenn Bolam) finished fourth on the ladder and had the hard task of defeating top team SMS (Michael Ede, Sebastian Vethanayagam) to make it to the grand final. However they played outstanding table tennis to win the match 3-1. Their doubles win gave them a 2-1 lead and in the surprise of the match Dirk defeated Michael in six to take the set and match for his team. Young and Old (Zach Anstey, Fred deBondt) played Here and There (Bruce Harmer, Trish Denier) in the other semi. The result could have gone either way with the first set between Trish and Fred going to six, the second between Bruce and Zach going to seven, and the doubles then going to six.

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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

The scores in every set were so close that the match became one of the best this year, finally resulting in a 3-0 win to Young and Old. The grand final will be played this week (Wednesday night), commencing at 7.30pm. Spectators are welcome, with the promise of some very high standard table tennis.

A Grade final ladder SMS ........................ 36 Here and There...... 32 Young and Old ....... 32 The Humans .......... 28 Can’t Pick................ 16 Blindside ................. 16 Dutchies (bye) ........... 8

36 36 32 31 29 27 22

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Leading players (final) Bruce Harmer .................. 21 Zach Anstey .................... 19 Michael Ede .................... 19 Justin Licis ...................... 18

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South Gippsland pennant bowls Division 1: Phillip Island 16-84 d Korumburra 0-49; San Remo 0-62 lt Wonthaggi 16-83; Leongatha 14-76 d Mirboo North 2-67; Inverloch 16-94 d Lang Lang 0-50. Division 2: Wonthaggi 0-50 lt Inverloch 16-80; Toora 14-96 d Phillip Island 2-66: Fish Creek; 16-88 d Meeniyan 0-40: Loch 12-74 d Corinella 4-57. Division 3: Phillip Island 1-58 lt Tarwin Lower 15-76; Foster 14-79 d Wonthaggi 2-68; Korumburra Gold 1-65 lt San Remo 15-78; Korumburra Maroon 0-57 lt Leongatha 16-79. Division 4: Wonthaggi 2-55 lt Inverloch Blue 14-92: Port Welshpool 12-58 d Phillip Island 4-57; Leongatha 0-52 lt Meeniyan 16-78; Inverloch White 16-81 d Lang Lang 0-53. Division 5: Toora 14-69 d Tarwin Lower 2-66; Corinella 16-65 d San Remo 0-56; Mirboo North 16-81 d Loch 0-55; Wonthaggi; 14-70 d Phillip Island 2-55; Fish Creek 4-72 lt Foster 12-82.

Ladders Division 1 Inverloch .....................+193 Phillip Island...............+140 Korumburra .................+33 Wonthaggi .....................+15 Leongatha........................-22 Mirboo North ..................-63 San Remo ......................-129 Lang Lang .....................-167 Division 2 Fish Creek .................. +111 Inverloch ..................... +48 Toora ............................+92 Loch ..............................+44

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Corinella .........................-23 67 Phillip Island ..................-66 64 Meeniyan ........................-85 41 Wonthaggi ....................-121 39 Division 3 Wonthaggi ................. +141 105 Phillip Island .................-57 85 San Remo ......................-18 83 Foster ......................... +122 78 Tarwin Lower .................. -4 76 Korumburra Gold .......... -14 67 Leongatha .......................-30 66 Korumburra Maroon .... -140 16 Division 4 Inverloch White .........+141 107 Meeniyan ..................... +46 92 Port Welshpool ..........+143 84 Inverloch Blue .............+42 80 Wonthaggi ......................-30 70 Phillip Island ................ +39 68 Leongatha ...................... -68 62 Lang Lang ....................-313 13 Division 5 Loch ............................+138 94 Mirboo North ..............+34 94 Foster ...............................-6 88 San Remo .....................+78 81 Fish Creek .....................+47 80 Corinella..........................-17 78 Tarwin Lower .................-19 72 Toora ..............................-79 61 Wonthaggi ....................-132 43 Phillip Island ..................-44 29

The ‘Kiss of Death’ tips for this week are Wonthaggi (home) will be no match for top of the table Inverloch who should win by a margin of 23 shots. Lang Lang playing at Korumburra will put paid to San Remo’s season with a strong 15 shots win. Mirboo North (home) again will be no match for Phillip Island who should win by a slimmer margin than expected of 19 shots. Korumburra (home) will get back after last weeks loss and defeat Leongatha by 25 shots. Good bowling to all.

Luck for visitors: Michael Jackson won the longest drive on the 18th hole.

SGBD Tuesday pennant bowls Round 9 - December 3 Division 1: Phillip Island 16/72 (21 shots) d Wonthaggi (2) 0/51 (J. Boyce 24 d D. Jenson 16, P. Francis 27 d K. Bird 16, W. Braun 21 d I. Thomson 19). Meeniyan 14/80 (4 shots) d San Remo 2/76 (A. Van Wamel 22 lt J. Allen-Dayle 27, M. Pearson 32 d S. Carvosso 26, L. Hanks 26 d R. Dennis 23). Inverloch 14/97 d Korumburra 2/55 (I. Sheppard 20 lt S. Martin 21, A. Tschiderer 47 d J. McVeigh 16, L. Luby 30 d M. Goad 18). Wonthaggi (1) 14/81 d Foster 2/65 (J. Clarkson 30 d J. Miles 19, A. Green 30 d G. Facey 20, K. Simpson 21 lt M. Climas 26). Division 2: Toora 14/67 d Loch 2/49 (R. Richardson 16 lt J. Miller 22, K. Barwick 32 d H. Garnhan 11, B. Curram 19 d V. Kennedy 16). Fish Creek 14/95 d Tarwin Lower 2/54 (F. McKenzie 38 d R. Griffiths 9, N. Van Dyk 31 d B. de Rooy 18, M. Smith 26 lt H. Twite 27). Lang Lang 14/69 d Leongatha 2/67 (J. Prowd 30 d J. Todd 11, R. Geyer 24 d T. McCormick 16, J. Dowson 15 lt G. Trotman 40). Port Welshpool 14/71 d Corinella 2/57 (A. Collins 32 d J. Carter 14, L. McLaine 23 d E. Johnson 14, M. McDonald 16 lt M. Hoy 29). Inverloch 16/87 d Phillip Island 0/52 (D. Patterson 27 : 20, J. Arnold 28 : 20, M. Flett 32 : 12) (Phillip Island skippers’ names not available). Division 3: Wonthaggi

14/57 d San Remo 0/34 (R. Stewart 27 d W. Brunsden 14, L. Beaumont 30 d J. Naylor 20). Korumburra 14/46 d Meeniyan 0/35 (M. Wrench 22 d K. Brown 19, M. Hams 24 d B. Dyke 16). Mirboo Nth.12/44 d Inverloch 2/36 (M. Briscoe 13 lt B. Kurrle 25, A. Plowman 31 d S. Nation 11). Phillip Island 12/51 d Leongatha 2/38 (M. Rogers 17 lt L. Cox 26, E. Stephenson 34 d M. Rayson 12). Tarwin Lower 12/44 d Foster 2/42 (S. Browne 18 lt J. Bohn 25, J. Fraser 26 d R. Raiti 17).

Ladders Division 1 Wonthaggi (1) .............+239 San Remo ....................+112 Phillip Island.................+19 Meeniyan.......................+50 Inverloch .........................-58 Foster...............................-87 Korumburra ...................-129 Wonthaggi (2) ..............-146 Division 2 Leongatha ...................+186 Port Welshpool ........+60.25 Corinella........................+41 Tarwin Lower .................+9 Lang Lang ..................-17.25 Toora ..............................+21 Phillip Island ...................-80 Inverloch ........................+29 Fish Creek .......................-97 Loch ..............................-152 Division 3 Mirboo North ............ +176 San Remo ..................... +39 Meeniyan....................... -10 Inverloch ...................... +36 Leongatha....................... -12 Phillip Island .................. -22 Korumburra .................... -23 Wonthaggi ...................... -42 Tarwin Lower ................. -82 Foster.............................. -60

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Korumburra domestic basketball grand finals IT was a warm grand final day to finish off the 2013 Korumburra Domestic Basketball Year. This spring competition has seen a high number of juniors especially with the boys under 10 through to under 14. The day was a success with most finals

tightly contested. The association hopes to see all our juniors back ready for a new 2014 season. Well done to all involved. Congratulations to Lachie Snooks and Matt Kennewell two of our junior refs who obtained their stripes.

Above, Under 14/16 Girls: Thunder 36 defeated Rangers 30. Back, from left, winners Emily Cashin, Esther Evans, Arli Wilkins, Jaime Chila, Taylah Morrison and Chloe Hogg, front, runners up Abbey Webb, Jess Koolen, Jodie Roberts, Ellie Holmes (game MVP), Libby Hutchinson and Courtney Teakle. Under 14 Girls: Snell 28 defeated Taylor 20. Back, from left, winners Scott McKenzie (coach of Snell), Chloe Allman, Lisa Whiteside, Kelsey Elger, Sophie McKenzie, Kayla Thomas, Esther Evans, Millie Enbom and Cheryl Nicholas (coach of Taylor), front, runners up Zarli Rogers (game MVP), Elisha Nicholas, Sharli Hams, Kyla James, Rachael Allamby and Jorja Whyte.

Below left, Under 14 Boys: Jazz 38 defeated Suns 27. Back, from left, winners Ian Hanegraaf (Jazz coach), Aaron Turton, Tyson Hanegraaf, Flynn Materia, Jesse O’Leary (game MVP), Brian Kelson, Eric Zubcic, Blake Boyd and Michael Gradham (Suns coach), front, runners up Jordon Grabham, Jed Harris, Jack Felton, Jai Loughridge, Nick Fowles, Zeke Olden, Tyler Newton and Tom Anthony.

Under16 Boys: Spurs 48 defeated Lakers 47. Back, from left, winners Scott McKenzie (coach of Spurs), Tristan Halliday, Tyson Hanegraaf, Jesse O’Leary, Nick McKenzie (game MVP), Flynn Anderson, Cam Trewin and Donna Legg (Coach of Lakers), front, runners up Tom Robinson, Josh Hill, Will Lumby, Hayden Watson, Pete Gillin, Lachie Rowe and Fraser Boys.

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

A Women Season MVPs: Gemma Dixon and Zoe Archer (absent).

At Port Phillip Heads

DECEMBER Time

height (metres)

Add one hour for daylight saving

11 WED

12 THUR

13 FRI

14 SAT

15 SUN

16 MON

17 TUE

0553 1144 1830 2352

1.55 0.33 1.37 0.48

0641 1236 1942

1.48 0.34 1.35

0043 0732 1331 2048

0.59 1.40 0.35 1.34

0139 0827 1431 2151

0.69 1.34 0.36 1.36

0245 0924 1534 2252

0.76 1.29 0.35 1.40

0359 1022 1634 2348

0.79 1.27 0.33 1.46

0509 1117 1728

0.77 1.27 0.30

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

B Women Season MVP: Bianca Maskell.

Under 18 Boys Season MVP: Jacob Zwiersen.

B Women: Hoodies 22 defeated Jaffas 19. Back, from left, Seanan Donohue, Andrea Koolen, Shay Walker, Shelley Whelan, Jenni Enbom and Tarli Kelly, absent Priscilla Fox, front, runners up Simone Dixon, Tenae Dixon, Bianca Maskell and Nicole Macqueen, absent Tayla Staples.

Under 18 Boys: Jeffs 56 defeated Rodwell 48. Back, from left, winners Rhys Arestia, Brock Dorling (game MVP), Zac Walker, Lachie Moore and Tom Whiteside, front, runners up, O. Hutton, Lachie Thomas, Kyes Morrison, Jacob Zwiersen, Luke Zwiersen and Hugh Suckling.

Under 14 Girls Season MVP: Esther Evans.

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LDNA Twilight grand finals

Ladies: Invy Chicks 25 def Benchwarmers 16. Back, from left, runners up Rachael Frassenei, Chloe Cope, Sarah Zerbe, Bec Muir, Bec Harland, Corrine Hoddinott, Kate Lewton and Carly O’Malley, front, winners Jackie Kent, Erin Shingleton, Kate Turner, Cindy Boyd, Deb Griffin and Taryn Boden.

Under 14 Boys Season MVP: Tyson Hanegraaf.

A Women: Flames 45 defeated DT’s 11. Back, from left, winners Abbey Moriarty, Shannon Heylen, Maddy Lumby, Gemma Dixon and Jackie Snooks, front, runners up, Meg Thompson, Jess Burrows, Ash Verdon, Ash Harper, Cara Schelling and Brianna Harper.

Mixed 1: Showstoppers 27 def Wizzbangs 18. Back, from left, runners up Cor Koedoot, Eric Dowling, Elise Dowling, Naomi Logan, Bec Vagg, Libby Briscoe, Danielle Jones and Sam Vagg, front, winners Kerri Bentvelzen, Andrea Funnell, Dayn Bentvelzen, Darren Pocklington, Cameron Green, Lina Green, Rahni Holness and Emma Smith.

Masters: Amber Fluids 30 defeated Milk Drinkers 16. Back, from left, winners Mick Fawcett, Travis Bruce, Justin Turnbull, Kieren Koekstra, Luke Lamers, Adam Martin and Jason Kennedy, front, runners up Scott McKenzie, Michael Foote, Russ McNally, Clint Newcombe, Warren Burgess, Stuart Beverly and Scott Burgess.

Mixed 2: Insufficient funds 28 def Bliss’n’Eso 14. Back, from left, runners up Sharna Cafarella, Jess Sellings, Jess Brown, Kristie Moore, Lauren Minns, Shaun Cope, Lucas Byrnes and Chris Stretton, front, winners Bronte Robb, Jack Western, Paige Holness, Emily Wilson, Jesseme Cameron, Abbi Taylor and Tye McGannon.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis GREAT weather this week.

Above left, Under 12 Boys: Magic 35 defeated Bulls 17. Back, from left, winners Lachie Bartell, TJ Loughridge, Sean Coleman, Cade James (game MVP), Henry Turner and Sacha Turner, front, runners up Byron Walker, Brock Fenness, Kodie Walker, Aaron Turton, Riley Du’ve and Nick Fowles. Above right, Under 14/16 Girls Season MVP: Chloe Hogg.

Under 12 Boys Season MVP: Jed Harris.

Under 16 Boys Season MVP: Will Lumby.

A Men Season MVP: Ashley Zuidema.

Below, A Men: Turbo Dumplings 35 defeated Tradies 24. Back, from left, winners Tim Morrison, Zac Mayo, Tom Sorrell, Justin Smith, Clint Johnson, Tom Mayo and Matt Edwards, front, runners up Ash Zuidema, Matt Walker, Dexter Rodwell, Cody Spokes, Daniel Johnson, Toby Goss and Lucas Byrnes.

Inverloch won all its sets against Koony and are well on top of this section. Burra-PI won well against Leongatha. Well done to Joel Langstaff in the two winning sets for Leongatha. The Burra-PI team are doing well and add interest to the A Grade competition. Baromi won 6/3 against Leongatha North. Lucky Baromi A Reserve had the bye which allowed Sean Fraser to replace Ron Richards. Hope your injury is not too bad. Outtrim is having a good season with another win this week by 18 games over Mardan. Koony won two tiebreakers and Hallston won one tie-breaker, but the eight game win went to Koony. Leongatha had a win against Berrys Ck. Well done to Evie Dekker, you could become a regular. Longshots gained full points due to Gold forfeiting again this week. In B Grade, Baromi won by 16 games. Karen Hardacre is helping the young players lately. A 7/5 went each way. Leongatha won by three games against Mardan. The two teams are only separated by percentage on the ladder. Only one week left to play before the Christmas / New Year break. Tournaments are set to play at Leongatha tennis courts: Saturday, January

11 ladies/men’s doubles; Sunday, January 12 mixed doubles. Have your pairs organised to make this a big weekend of good tennis.

Results A Grade: Inverloch 9.72 d Koonwarra 0.32, Burra-PI 7.66 d Leongatha 2.41, Baromi 6.61 d Leongatha North 3.38. A Reserve: Outtrim 6.65 d Mardan 3.47, Leongatha 7.61 d Berrys Creek 2.45, Koonwarra 6.61 d Hallston 3.53, Longshots 9.72 d Korumburra Gold 0.0 (forfeit), Baromi bye. B Grade: Leongatha North 4.45 d Mardan 5.42, Baromi 6.48 d Leongatha 3.32.

Ladders A Grade Inverloch ..............................88.5 Baromi ..................................72.5 Burra-P/I..............................60.5 Leongatha North .................46.5 Koonwarra.............................38.5 Leongatha..............................23.5 A Reserve Baromi ..................................70.0 Koonwarra ...........................70.0 Outtrim ................................69.0 Longshots .............................60.0 Leongatha..............................53.5 Mardan ..................................50.0 Hallston .................................49.5 Berrys Creek .........................49.0 Burra Gold ............................19.0 B Grade Leongatha North .................65.5 Mardan.................................65.5 Baromi ..................................34.5 Leongatha ............................30.5

Mirboo North & District junior tennis Round 8 ladders A Grade Baromi Rafa.........................33.0 Leongatha Djokovic ............32.0 Baromi Roger ......................31.0 Leongatha Nadal .................30.5 Fish Creek .............................26.5 Leongatha Murray .................25.0 Mardan ..................................25.0 Baromi Novak .......................13.0 B Grade Hallston ................................50.0 Fish Creek ............................33.0 Leongatha Federer ..............29.0 Baromi Sam .........................28.0 Leongatha Ferrer ...................26.0 Baromi Bernard.....................21.0 Mardan ..................................17.0 Baromi Lleyton .....................14.0 C Grade Leongatha North .................27.0 Hallston ................................26.9 Fish Creek ............................22.5 Leongatha Azarenka ...........21.0 Leongatha Williams ..............20.5 Leongatha Radwanska ..........16.0 Leongatha Sharapova ............14.5 Baromi Andy .........................12.5 Mardan ..................................12.0

Korumburra volleyball Results preliminary finals A Grade: Golliwogs d Champions (3:1) 25:16, 25:23, 19:25, 25:22. B Grade: HELP d Panthers (3:2) 25:20, 19:25, 14:25, 28:26, 15:13. Grand finals next week: A Grade: Show court 1 7.40pm Pirates v Golliwogs. 1st ref Glenn Bainbridge, 2nd ref Keith Jenkins, 2 scorers, 2 lines people Champions. B Grade: Show court 2 7.40pm Chargers v HELP. 1st ref Pat Kennedy, 2nd ref, 2 scorers, 2 lines people Panthers.

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Leongatha appoints new manager PRESIDENT of the Leongatha Golf Club, Ron Paice, announced the appointment of Josh Hall as the club’s new manager of the Leongatha Golf Club, after the recent board meeting. Josh will commence on Monday, December 30. Ron indicated Josh should make a great contribution to the operations of the club and golf generally in Gippsland. He replaces popular manager/professional Michael JamesCull who is returning to New Zealand. “We had a large field of applicants and seven were interviewed. All presented well and could have done the job,” Mr Paice said. Josh comes from Riverside Golf and Tennis Centre in Ascot Vale where he was the Head PGA Professional. He previously was a Professional at Sandhurst, Brighton and Barnbougle Golf Clubs. “Since Josh is a PGA, this will enable the club to continue having a manager that can also offer lessons and coaching to our members. Josh’s aim was to move into a management position within the golf industry. He has a management degree and is currently studying accountancy both of which support his desire for this career change. The club is pleased to be involved in Josh’s career development,” Mr Paice said. Josh is experienced in giving group clinics, private and junior golf lessons. He also has experience in club fitting for individuals, demonstration days and club repairs. He has been trained in Titleist and Callaway fitting systems. After the summer Josh plans to relocate to South Gippsland with his wife, Danita and son Elijah.

Newly appointed: Josh Hall with wife Danita and son Elijah.

Woorayl OUR stableford event on Saturday was sponsored by Leongatha Car Detailing. A Grade went to Tim Burgess with 43 points from Simon Sullivan, B Grade and best score of the day went to John Diaper with 44 points from Jason Redmond and C Grade went to Don Perrett, his 37 points too good for Nev McKenzie. Balls went to G. McKinnon, P. Burgess, B. Robjant, G. Young (note that Graham), M. Herrald, G. Challis, R. Winkler

and G. Blew. Nearest the pins went to Craig Hall and George Johnson. The ladies event went to Marg Tuckett with 38 points from Ann Poole. Balls going to S. Wakefield and S. Thomas. The only nearest the pin on the 8th going to Shirley Thomas. The Thursday competition saw Bob Beilby win with 35 points, with balls going to Ross Winkler and Ted Martin. Next week grab your partner for an aggregate event

Leongatha Sunday nine hole competition THE December round of the Sunday nine hole competition was played in great weather and with the course in superb condition it meant there were many good scores and broken handicaps. The ladies’ best gross was scored by Sharyn Rayson with 41 and Russell Williams with 39 won the men’s best gross. Margaret Danks 45-15½-29½ scored the ladies’ best net while Jeff Brewer with 43-1627 won the best gross for the men. Bob Birrell won nearest the pin on the 14th. The Floggers team won the event of the day. The overall team event was won by the Espy Eagles, The Floggers were second, in third place was Kit’s Litter and fourth was the Chariots of Fire. Each month we are pleased to welcome new players to the competition. Thank you to our sponsors Kevin and Deborah Scott of South Gippsland Kennels and Cattery. The next round will be played on January 12. Happy Christmas to all. STROKE round was held on Saturday with Ron Findlay playing off 17 having a great day to card a net 65 and take out the Monthly Medal and the B Grade event. A Grade was won by Paul Welsford (4) with a net 70 and C Grade was taken out by Andy Cairns with net 68.

sponsored by R. and J. Spokes, Leongatha Fresh Meat and Fish. Our Christmas raffles will continue on this Thursday night.

Korumburra ladies IT has been a busy few weeks for many people at Korumburra Golf Club, with numerous events requiring much organisation. There was also work on the greens and fairways, catering, as well as golfing at home and travelling to play in special days at neighbouring clubs. Thank you to our Club Captains Chris and Lee for all their work, and to so many who have contributed in a variety of ways. It is all greatly appreciated. A number of women hoped to have a nice round of golf last Wednesday, but the weather placed a dampener on the day. Heavy rain fell during the morning so unfortunately there were some drenched players and only a small number finishing just nine or fewer holes. As a result, there was no competition. We had the presentation of the year’s trophies early in the afternoon last week. The Minor trophy winners are as follows; Lynette McIvor Gobbles (Wed and Sat) and 2’s and 3’s (Wed) Div 2, Barb Twite - Eclectic (Wed) Div 2, and Lee Clements, the winner of Birdies (Wed and Sat), 2’s and 3’s (Wed) Div 1, 2’s and 3’s (Sat), Eclectic (Wed) Div 1 and Eclectic (Sat). The numerous Major trophy winners have been mentioned in reports through the year. Congratulations to all the women who were award winners and our appreciation is extended to all the people who donated trophies for the diverse range of categories. Next Wednesday will be a Stableford event, so here’s hoping for a fine day. As we are into the summer competition with a time sheet each Wednesday, women are reminded to keep a close eye for notices on the white board in the ladies room for information and updates. Unfortunately, due to rain and wintery conditions, Twilight had to be cancelled again. Please note that there is no Twilight Competition this Thursday, December 12, as it is the ladies end of year dinner that evening. Please add your name

Barry Attwood was closest on the 14th to take the Pro Pin and Simon Drummond was NTP on the 16th. Balls were won by Denis McDonald, Ian Murchie, Peter Hart, Geoff McDonald, Bryan McCorkell, Chris Indian, Ray Burton, Gary Peters, Ray Davies, Peter Walsh, Simon Drummond, Mike Gordon, Fred Debono, Peter Hobson and Peter Brownlie. A Stableford competition was held on Tuesday with Mike Street (26) having an excellent day to win with 41 points. Russell Williams won the NTP on the 14th and Club Professional Michael James-Cull showed his class to be NTP on the 16th. DTL Balls were awarded to Geoff Maher, Andy Bassett, Mike Gordon, Geoff McDonald, John Eabry, Andrew White, Jim Arnott, Andrew Smith and Frank Smedley. Thursday a Stabrose 4’s event was contested with the team of Ian Danks, Trevor Seebeck, Graham Stiles and Andy Cairns successful with a very good score of 64 points. NTP’s were John Eabry on the 14th and Ian Barlow on the 16th. Balls were won by the teams of Ian Barlow, Wil Norden, Ray Davies and Ian Murchie, Geoff Maher, Brian Fennesy, and George Alexander and Fred de Bondt, Rob Martin, John Moor and Ron Paice. Ladies golf was cancelled on December 4 due to lightning. On Saturday, Dot Stubbs came away as the winner. Down the line balls went to Rita de Bondt and Linda Shannon (75 nett). Nearest the Pin was Linda Shannon.

to the time sheet for December 19, if you are able to play. One team travelled to Welshpool on Friday to play in the Martha Revill Plate. Although there were no wins, the girls enjoyed the day. On Saturday, six women played in a Stroke event with perfect weather for the whole day. Due to the important task of the greens being cored last week, we were pleased there was no putting included in the results. The winner and nearest the pin on the first hole was Lynette McIvor with 99(24)75 net. Runner up was Chris Rickard with 100(24)76 net. Lee Clements was the Scratch Score winner. Thursday is the Ted and Sheila Moulton Memorial Bowl, which was rescheduled from October due to wet weather. Korumburra is looking forward to catching up with visitors from other clubs who participate in this event. Thursday night, is the end of year dinner for the ladies, so we are looking forward to a catch up with those able to attend.

Meeniyan SATURDAY was medal day, kindly sponsored by P. Wilson. Thank you also to all of the other members who sponsor our events. The winner in A Grade was C. Buckland (10) with 71, with C. Graeme (13) in second spot with 75 (c/b). The B Grade, and medal winner, with 71 was D. Gregg (19) followed by H. Mueller (21) with 76. C. Buckland also won the putting event with 28 and G. Revell took out the pro pin. In his absence G. Neumann didn’t win the member’s draw. Tuesday saw R. McGeary (18) win the stableford event with 44 points. Balls went to J. Cusack (25) with 38 and B. Wright (19) with 37. NTP was J. Cusack and best 9 went to J. Mortensen. On Thursday C. Stewart (22) won, on c/b, from I. Warman (22) – both with 35 points. NTP was D. Gregg and best nine was A. Kuhne. Please note that the following events are not as shown in the syllabus. December 14 is now 4BBB stableford and December 21 is the 4 Ball ambrose, proudly sponsored by the highly esteemed Meeniyan Gentlemen’s Club. Also the evening of Friday 20 will see the presentation of awards for this year’s board events.

Veterans hit Wonthaggi IN one dramatic day, Wonthaggi held the South Gippsland Veteran’s 2013 Stroke Championships in Grades A, B, C and Over 80, plus a daily competition which allowed those not qualified for the Championships to participate. The Player of the Year was announced and the AGM was held as the icing on the cake. Wonthaggi Golf Club was honoured to have with it, Mrs Jean Osborne, who kindly donated and presented the trophies for the daily event. These were presented in memory of the late Cliffy Osborne, well known to many of the players present. For most of the game the weather was dry and sunny which gave way to cloudy skies and light showers for the last three holes or so. Eighty three players took part and the results were as follows. A Grade winner and South Gippsland Champion for 2013 with a gross score of 79 off the stick was Foster’s Kevin Flett. Congratulations Kevin, it

was a great effort. A Grade net winner was Kevin Bayley of Wonthaggi returning a net score of 70 off a handicap of 13. The B Grade gross was won by Phillip Island’s Nigel Firth with 86 and B Grade net went to Woorayl’s Bo Fiek with a score of 69 and a handicap of 16. C Grade gross went to George Misson from Woorayl returning 87 while the C Grade net was won by Ian Brown of Phillip Island with 71 net off a handicap of 27. The Over 80’s section was won by Wonthaggi’s Bob Furborough with 87 strokes. A Grade in the daily event was won by Howard McKinder, (Wonthaggi), with a fine 69 net off 19, while B Grade went to clubmate Aussie Copeland with 71 off 32 handicap. Nearest the Pins went to Ray Smith, Neil Johnson, Jon Smith, (Leongatha) and David Schofield, (Phillip Island), on holes two, eight, 13 and 17 respectively. The prizes for these holes were donated by The Wonthaggi Club. Player of the Year was streaked in by John Little from Korumburra. John played in 10 of the 12 events. The top eight results count and in his eight best rounds John had one first, two seconds and a fourth placing, tremendous consistency.

Mirboo North THE day winner of the stableford competition played on Thursday, December 5 was Garry Shandley (15) 42 pts. Down the line: Nigel Bracecamp 38 pts and Russell Pentland 36 pts countback. On Saturday, December 7 the medal winner (A Grade) was Terry Donnison (10) 66 net. B Grade winner was Garry Shandley (14) 68 net. Down the line: T Bradshaw 68, S. Bickerton 68, I. Evison 69, G. Watson 71 countback and S. Evison 71 countback. 2nd shot nearest the pin 1st hole: C Bracecamp. Nearest the pin: 4th S. Bickerton, 6th H. Zuidema, 13th M. Heiberg, 16th T. Whitlaw. Club championships: A Grade scratch G. Watson 231, handicap T. Donnison 207 net. B Grade scratch I. Evison 265, handicap R. Robbins 216 net. C Grade scratch D. Taylor 279, handicap D. Taylor 216 net. Veterans C. Bracecamp 142 net. Ladies Results of the monthly medal competition played on Wednesday, December 4. Winner: Barb Stimson (24) 97 net 73. Down the line: Chris Gunn (16) 96 net 80. Putting: Barb Stimson 30, Chris Gunn 30. Birdies: 6th Sue Traill, Sandra Hughes.

Wonthaggi ON Saturday we played our monthly medal with a field of 96 players. The course many described as ‘Augusta like’ was absolutely prestine and from now on there are no more preferred lies and carts are now allowed on the 12th fairway. A Grade and monthly medal winner was D. Wilson Jnr 66 net, B Grade winner G. Linguey 68 net and C Grade I. McDonald 71 net. Balls down the line: I. Murrells, N. Burne 68; S. Tiziani 69, J. McEachern 70, N. Cook, P. Hanley 71; J. Walsh, K. Curran, J. Wintle 72; A. Lowe, B.

Fennel, K. Bayley, J. Sartori, G. Crawford 73. Eagle 1st hole D. Green. Nearest the pin: 2nd P. Schultz, 8th K. Jamieson, 13th H. Mackinder, 17th D. Crellin. This Sunday is the final day of mixed and I would expect that most members will participate, and afterwards the putting final and some free entertainment from Santa. Good golfing, and I will see you all this Sunday.

Korumburra THERE were 51 players for the stroke monthly medal competition played on Saturday, December 7, and trophies were by Alex Scott & Staff. A Grade: R. Blay (7 hcp) 65 net, P. Hopkins 68, T. Jones 69, L. Guilfoyle 72, P. Johnson 72.

B Grade: P. Hopkins (16 hcp) 75 countback, R. Crawford 68 net countback, P. Hornibrook 68, N. Ladgrove 70, G.p Bull 71, P. Vanagtmaal 72. Junior: T. Jones (30 hcp) 69 net, R. Blay 65 net, T. Humphrey 79, J. Wilson 69, R. Olsen 69, A. Worthy 72, W. Hopkins 72, R. Hamil 72, C. Thornton 70. Putting: A Grade T. Fowles 28, B Grade R. Crawford 32 countback, C Grade A. Worthy 29. Nearest the pin: 1st T. Humphrey, 7th A. Worthy, 10th T. Fowles, 13th B. Wessels. NAGA - B. Maskell 85 net. Tuesday’s winner was K. Dixon 36 pts, J. Wilson eagled the 17th hole.

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Foster THE course is now in very good condition after a few nice days, as reflected in the improved scoring by players. On December 3 Fred Tyers (15) won with 40 points from Jim Parry (12) on 39 points. Noel Black was NTP. Fred Tyers (14) won again with 38 points on a count back from Neville Thompson (10) on December 5. Fred was also NTP. Gary Phelan (22) got the chook with 18 points from Bill Fuller on 16 points on Friday. Bill was also NTP. It was the monthly medal on Saturday with trophies provided by Geoff and Suzanne Anderson. Peter Cambridge was in scintillating form to have 79-13-66 to win A Grade and the medal by a good margin. I had the privilege to share Peter’s round and it was a pleasure to watch, with the highlights being his great course management, pitch shots and putting. B Grade was won by John Warren. John’s pacemaker lasted just long enough for him to win with 93-20-73. DTL balls went to Peter Dight 77-8-69, Norm Cooper 8110-71, Kevin Flett 78-7-71, Cam Downing 82-10-72, Lloyd McKenzie 82-10-72 and Dave Hutchinson 87-14-73. Best scratch scores were Peter Dight 77 in A Grade and Randy Reusch 91 in B Grade. The putting was won by Lloyd McKenzie with 26 putts. NTP’s were Kevin Flett, Peter Dight, Robert Fulton, Greg Paine and Noel Black. The encouragement award went to Kris Drangsholt 84+2=86. George Draegar missed out as he has already received a Gold Encouragement Award and is now ineligible. Our local veteran golfers have been firing well. Kevin Flett (7) is the new South Gippsland Veterans Champion winning with a good round of 79 at Wonthaggi last week. Geoff Nott ventured further afield to Portland and won the B Grade Championship in that zone. This event was scheduled to be played at Foster on December 8 but was deferred due to lack of entries. It will now be held in conjunction with the Foster tournament early next year. This is a good move and it is felt that other SGDGA events may also be better supported if staged in conjunction with the annual tournaments of the hosting clubs. Steven Da Silveira was not present to collect the $700 available in the members draw, so it will be $750 next week. Paul Fredericks was also not there to get the $240 in the golfers Saturday cash draw so its $260 next week. The Golfers card draw for the stubbies was won by Gayle Reid.

Award winners: club champions for 2013 Pat McKay and Robyn Galloway received their awards at the Presentation Night last Saturday.

Mixed pair: winners of the Mixed Matchplay Knockout Trophy were Colin Pulham and Val Soderlund.

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thestar.com.au ladies set off in a shotgun start and the day definitely saw some sizzling scores from Meeniyan players. The team of Sheila Constantine 35 points, Veronica Park 42 points, and Irene Holm 30 points added up to a wonderful total of 107 points to easily streak the other teams to be crowned the 2013 Bowl Winners. The scores were so good that Sheila Constantine (15) 35 points won the A Grade section, Veronica Park (19) 42 points was the clear winner in B Grade and Dawn Judkins (28) 36 points from Churchill/Monash was the C Grade winner. Lovely prizes were donated by our generous sponsors. NTP 2nd Jan Jeeves (Wonthaggi), NTP 13 Sheila Constantine (Meeniyan), NTP 17 Sue Hoskin (also Meeniyan), Pro Pin 8th Marlene Ayres (Heritage). Thank you to all the players who played on the very hot day.

Buffalo indoor bowls ON Wednesday, December 4 there were 16 bowlers at Buffalo for an enjoyable evening. Four teams of four were selected and three games of bowling began. The first game saw close results with Andrew Hanks, Mary Tumino, Carolyn Benson and Peter Heldens winning over Rod McConchie, Toni Heldens, Joe Occhipinti and Joy Dyson 10/6, and Charlie Tumino, Glenys Pilkington, Joyce Occhipinti and Sebastian Terranova beating Bill Wolswinkel, Ian Benson, Illene Tiziani and Ian Dyson 8/5. In the second game, after some good bowls from both teams, Andrew narrowly beat Charlie 12/11 and Bill scored a win from Rod 11/8. In the third game Andrew’s team continued on well to record its third win 13/4 after Ian B. took kitty off three times (too accurate), and Rod’s team had its first win over Charlie 8/4. Winners for the night were Andrew (WWW) then Rod (LLW) 14 ends, third Charlie

(WLL) 13 ends and fourth Bill (LWL) eight ends. Andrew’s birthday was acknowledged with a card signed by all present. The Buffalo Christmas party break-up is on Wednesday, December 18. Anyone wanting to bowl on this night please ring Carolyn Benson 5663 6270 by Monday, December 16. An enjoyable night was had on Thursday at Korumburra’s dinner where it was announced Monday, December 9 will be its last night of bowling for 2013.

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Men’s Club Champion: champion Jackson and runner-up Russel Trotman.

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Tarwin Lower bowls WELL what a mixed bag pennant has been this week. Tuesday Pennant saw Division 2 lose and Division 3 win just their second game for the season. On Saturday Division 3 had a good win whilst unfortunately Division 5 had a narrow loss. Don’t forget to get your names in this week for the Christmas Dinner on December 21.

19th hole: Leongatha Golf Club farewelled its manager and professional golfer Michael James-Cull, at its presentation night on Friday night, December 6. Michael (centre) is pictured with club president Ron Paice and ladies’ president Jocelyn Howson. The club enjoyed one of its best presentation nights for some years with a full house of 120 members and guests enjoying presentations, dinner and music.

Ladies’ Club Champion: runner-up Glenda Trotman and champion Trish Mc Cormack.

Leongatha TUESDAY, December 3 saw Division 2 ladies pennant teams travel to Lang Lang and went down to the home side by just two shots, losing 67 to 69. J. Todd’s (s) team lost 11 to 30 shots, Trish McCormack’s (s) team lost 16 to 24 shots, G. Trotman’s (s) team won 40 to 15 shots. Division 3 were home to Phillip Island ladies and were unable to have a win overall, losing 38 to 51 shots. L. Cox’s (s) team won 26 to 17 shots, M. Rayson (s) lost 12 to 34 shots. Round 10, December 10 will see Division 2 away to Welshpool and Division 3 will be at home to Foster. Tuesday, December 3 saw round three of the barefoot bowls in action with We Us and Co defeat Gatha Lions, Gatha Holden d ANZ, Smith’s d Hospital, Pags d Gatha Kitchens, BJ Earthmoving d Crusaders, Beers d Parks, Repco d Stewart’s Tyres, Slapshots d Mini Skips, pagettes d Jackos, Misfits d Whackers. Beginners v Chalkies was not played. The ladder after round three shows Whackers by two points holding top position followed by Repco, Beers, We Us & Co, Pags, Misfits, Stewart’s Tyres, Crusaders, BJ Earthmoving, Gatha Holden, Smith’s, Mini Skips, Parks, Jackos, Gatha Kitchens, Chalkies, Hospital, Pagettes, Gatha Lions, Slapshots, Beginners and ANZ. Round four will take place on Tuesday evening, December 10. Thursday, December 5 saw the Nikolina ladies’ four person medley in action, with 16 teams taking to the greens. Winners were the team of L. Godkin (s), B. Scott, B. Densley and B. Dyke with five wins plus 21. Runners-up were Trish McCormack (s), J. Millar, E. White and A. Hackett with four wins plus 22. Overall it was reported as a very successful day both from a social and bowling aspect. Well done ladies. Saturday, December 7 saw the men’s pennant in action with Division 1 at home to Mirboo North defeating the North 76 to 67 shots; J. Turner’s (s) team won 24 to 16 shots, G. Trotman (s) lost 26 to 29 shots and R. McGannon (s) won 26 to 22 shots. Division 3 travelled to the Korumburra to play Korumburra Maroon and won and I have been advised, 79 to 51 shots, however due to several members driving off with the team sheet still in the car, I cannot give you individual team scores. Division 4 were at home to Meeniyan but could not match the powerful Meeniyan teams, losing 52 to 78 shots; F. Sauvarin’s (s) team lost 15 to 31 shots, C. Richardson (s) lost 21 to 23 and J. Pendergast (s) lost 16 to 24 shots. Round 10 will see Division 1 travel to Korumburra, Division 3 will be home to Foster and Division 4 will travel to Inverloch to play Inverloch Blue. Reminders: The club’s Christmas get-together will be at the clubrooms on Thursday, December 19, not as originally set down for Wednesday, December 18. The next monthly triples will be held on Wednesday, December 18 with a 9.30am start and BYO lunch. Until the next report, good bowling - ‘Jackhigh’.

Men’s champion: club captain Kevin Castwood presents the magnificent club champions cup to men’s club champion at Leongatha Jeremy Westaway. It was a thrill for Jeremy as it’s his first championship win.

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Match play winner: Trish Owen, left, won the Reg Cashin Trophy for winning the ladies’18 hole handicap match play title at Leongatha. She receives her award on Friday night from ladies’ captain Marea Maher.

CONGRATULATIONS to Anne Cowell and Nicole McKenzie on becoming this season’s Ladies Pairs Champions winning their match with very inclement weather conditions. Anne is only in her second season of bowls and Nicole only in her first season. A great effort ladies. Friday night was our Christmas party and was a very happy and successful evening. Many thanks to everyone who contributed food, gifts for the hamper and the sale of raffle tickets. Our ladies’ pennant team was very successful last week defeating Tarwin Lower, winning on two rinks and going down by only one shot on the third rink. Well done ladies! Our men’s Division 2

pennant team last Saturday was successful on all three rinks defeating Meeniyan by 48 shots. Division 5 wasn‘t so lucky, winning on two rinks but going down to Foster by 10 shots. Next Saturday’s teams as follows: Division 2 away to Inverloch – bus departing 11.45am. T. McLean (S), M. Heywood, R. Grylls (Manager), A. Kerr. R. Mortlock (S), L. McKenzie, R. McKenzie, R. Poletti. D. Christie (S), R. Knight, R. Staley, B. O’Keefe. Division 5 home to Toora: K. Flanders (S), D. Stefani, C. Bell, C. McGannon. R. Barham(S), J. Lavarda, R. Constantine, P. Dean. J. Lindeman(S), B. Cooper, A. Atwell(Manager), R. Everitt.

PENNANT ladies did well this week with Division 1 and 2 winning on the day, but unfortunately Division 3 went down. Good luck ladies for this coming week. UnfortunatelyonWednesday the rains came and no social bowls but we had a very good Ladies meeting. Many points were discussed and it was great to hear everyone’s opinion. Bev bought us up to date with coming events and we are having a Christmas afternoon tea on our last Social Wednesday, December 18. Ladies would you please bring a plate on that day. Another date to put on your calendar is our next Ladies meeting on February 5 at 11am. These are really important for all so that news items can be heard and any problems discussed. Cancer Pink Ribbon Day

Meeniyan bowls ON Tuesday both pennant teams were at home. Playing second placed San Remo, Meeniyan won two rinks and the day with 80 shots to 76. Threes played Korumburra but went down on both rinks 35 shots to 46. This week ones were away to Wonthaggi 2 and threes were also away to Wonthaggi. Corporate bowls continues for another two weeks in a very even competition. Our Thursday monthly triples began in very wet conditions and finally had to be called off after two shortened games. The day’s winners were Peter Shaw, Alan Baines and Jim Hutton (Inverloch) with Dave Christie, Rob McKenzie and Boka (Fish Creek) runners up. Saturday was round nine of pennant. Division two away to Fish Creek had no joy going down on all three rinks. Division four at Leongatha had a win on all three rinks – 78 shots to 52 and consolidate second spot on the ladder. Next week both teams are at home to Wonthaggi. Our club singles and pairs both men’s and ladies are nearing completion with some very close games played so far. Thursday is our Christmas celebration with a gourmet barbecue at 6.30pm for 7pm.

Mirboo North bowls TUESDAY bowlers had a close game at Inverloch and managed to come away with an eight shot win. After nine games our Tuesday bowlers are still on top of the ladder with 100 points, 25 points ahead of San Remo on 75 points, followed by Meeniyan on 66, and Inverloch and Leongatha both on 65. Next game is away against Tarwin Lower. One of our youngest bowlers, Patrick Lewis, and his partner lost by only one shot to Tom and Jake Whitelaw (17 shots to 18) in the first round of the Club Pairs Championship. Great effort Patrick for such a young bowler just starting out - it is great to see such young bowlers such as Patrick, William and Hamish taking up Lawn Bowls and enjoying the game very much. Mixed bowls on Friday saw winners on the day with four wins and 64 shots was a team from Boolarra (Russ Peters and Pam and Bob Al-

will be held on March 2, mixed and stick draw. Please put this on your calendar. It was agreed for our Social Day, the format would be one game of 12 ends then a 10 minute break and then another game of 12 ends. This seems to be working well. Ladies, those who are going to the breakup on the December 21, would you kindly bring a salad. Thank you. Buy a brick is definitely up and running. Please get a form to fill out or speak to John Sutcliffe, Gary Hardy or Gloria Growse. It is a wonderful way to raise money for our clubhouse. Gail is doing an excellent job with our newsletter and any little bits of information around the club she would appreciate getting from you as it all makes for interesting reading. len); Runner-up was a local team of Maurie Briscoe and Ann and Andy Plowman with three wins and a draw and 53 shots. Thank you to Rena, Ann and Marg for afternoon tea, to Ray and Phil for organising the teams and everyone else who helped out on the day. A special thank you to both Lorna and Ann for putting up the Christmas decorations in the clubrooms. You have both done a great job and your work is very much appreciated. West Gippsland Bowling Division had its first Development Squad coaching session on Sunday, December 8 at Yallourn Bowling Club. Patrick and William Lewis attended as well as Hamish from our club and enjoyed a very informative session followed by some skills practice and a short game. They now have some time to work on these skills before their next coaching session in the New Year. Thank you to Lorraine Steel and the other coaches for such a valuable session. Our Invitation fours was held on Sunday, December 8. Our winners on the day were a local team of Geoff, Tom and Jake Whitelaw and Watto with three wins and plus 55; Runners up on a count back from Boolarra was another local team of Paul, Kaz, Allen and Mick, also with three wins and plus 54. Thank you to everyone who provided afternoon tea, helped in the cleaning up and helped to organise the day. Our Saturday Pennant Division 1 bowlers played away against Leongatha and lost by nine shots. Best performed rink was again Tom Whitelaw’s team (Tom, Jake, Allen and Paul). We are now sixth on the ladder on 50 points, followed by San Remo on 42 and Lang Lang on 30. Next game is at home against Phillip Island. Saturday Pennant Division 5 played at home, against Loch, and had a convincing win by 26 shots winning all three rinks. After nine games Division 5 is in equal top place on the ladder on 94 points with Loch, followed by Foster on 88 and San Remo on 81. Next game is again at home, against Phillip Island. Please do not forget pennant practice on Thursday nights from 4.30pm onwards, with only two games to go now before our Christmas break. Please also note our Christmas breakup is on Saturday, December 14 and all hamper raffle tickets should now have been returned to Ann.

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• Leongatha Little Aths

• Wonthaggi Little Athletics

Athletes conquer bests AROUND 100 athletes took to the track and field for Leongatha Little Athletics Club’s competition meeting last Saturday, with almost 150 personal best performances recorded and another two centre records falling. Making it a hat-trick for centre records over the past three weeks, Melisse Bath broke a 15-year-old record in the Under 6 Girls long jump, hitting the sand at 2.29 metres to pass the 2.20m mark set by Sara Stevens back in 1998. In the Under 7 Girls 400m, Chloe Giliam clocked a record time of 1:38.87min, slotting in under the previous benchmark of 1:40.41min set by Alexandria Macqueen in 2009. Personal bests (PBs) recorded at the velodrome oval were as follows: U6 Boys: C O’Loughlin javelin; A Standfield 400m. U6 Girls: T Crimp long jump; M Bath 70m, long jump, 400m. U7 Boys: T Lowe 400m, long jump, 70m; M Croatto 400m, long jump, 70m; C Richards long jump; J Lacy long jump, javelin; R Nettle long jump, 400m. U7 Girls: L Giles 70m, long jump, 400m; C Giliam 400m; A Condoluci shotput. U8 Boys: B Dollard-Weston 70m, triple jump; T Roberts triple jump, shotput; X Bolge 70m; J Fixter triple jump, shotput; S Mackie triple jump, shotput; H Livingstone 70m; B Nettle 70m, triple jump; C Carew 70m, 50m. U8 Girls: M Mackay triple jump, 50m; E Allen Shotput, triple jump; P Thompson triple jump; P Barry triple jump; S Cruickshank triple jump; N Wight triple jump; M Herbert shotput,

triple jump; E O’Neill triple jump; T Kenzie triple jump. U9 Boys: W Croatto 100m; T Richards long jump; H Herbert long jump; R Sturtevant 70m, long jump, 100m; M Bath 100m; S Duvoisin javelin. U9 Girls: N Crimp javelin, 100m, 50m, long jump; C Nesci long jump, 100m, javelin, 50m; C Caithness 100m, long jump. U10 Boys: E Woodall discus, high jump, 70m; D Johnson discus, 50m. U10 Girls: B Roy 800m, 50m; J Standfield discus; A Ritchie discus; L Caithness 800m, 50m; C Burns 50m, 70m, 800m, discus; G Burns discus; M Stothart high jump, discus; J Duvoisin 50m, 70m, discus, high jump. U11 Boys: J Wrigley high jump; S Herbert 800m, 70m; C Riseley discus, 50m; R Giliam 800m, discus, 50m. U11 Girls: C Allen high jump, discus; M Giles discus; B Drury 50m, discus, high Jump; J Woods discus; A Crimp discus; L Walker 300m hurdles; E Bath 50m, high jump; E Clarke discus, 300m hurdles. U12 Boys: A Herbert 70m; A Trease 70m, high jump, discus, 800m; S Cross discus; A Ritchie 800m, high jump. U12 Girls: E Lyons 300m hurdles, long jump; B Johnson long jump, javelin; E James long jump; J Beavis long jump; L Edmondson long jump, 70m 300m hurdles. U13 Girls: S Allen 800m, 50m; H Wight triple jump, 50m; L Riseley triple jump, 300m hurdles, 800m; J Caithness triple jump, 800m, 50m, 300m hurdles. U14 Boys: E Bath 300m hurdles, shotput. U14 Girls: N Allen 800m, triple jump; A Wrigley 800m, triple jump; J McJames-Court 50m.

Records fall at Wonthaggi EIGHTY-three athletes turned up on Saturday in calm and mild conditions, to record 118 personal bests for the day. Lani Kulbe and Zarah Scouller(U8G), Xavier Lindsay (U8B), Maya Fraser (U9G), Cooper Wagner (U13B) all performed well achieving four PBs for the day. Congratulations to Tegan Lowe who broke the U16G

High Jump record with a jump of 1.37metres. Also Sam Peters and Ethan Slade have continued to smash the U16 B records. Sam clocked 6:26.67 and Ethan 6:19.88 in the 1500m. In the 100m hurdles both boys broke the record with Sam making the finish line at 21.57 and Ethan in 19.08 seconds.

Under 9 Boys: Xavier Bolge, Mitchell Bath, front, Jacob McRae and Tyler Richards.

Under 10 Girls: Meagan Stothart, Rebecca McKeown, front, Lily Caithness and Georgia Burns.

• Leongatha Cycling

A good night of racing WHILE the night was cold there was no rain and only light winds. An enthusiastic if smaller bunch of riders fronted for a full evening session of competitive racing. There was a happy buzz in the air and most riders were enjoying the challenges of different racing formats. The night started excitingly with a 10 lap scratch race for seniors. Five boys started with young Thomas McFarlane and Will Lumby mixing it with the older Steve Allen, Ronald Purtle and Kevin Feely. Kelly Hamilton also started but she wasn’t able to match it with the boys. In the end Thomas was too good for Steve with Kevin third. A Junior A scratch race was then held over four laps with four boys and three girls. Matt Minogue was triumphant in 2min 51.7sec. He was followed home by Harrison McLean and Aaron Fraser. The first girl home was Grace McLean in 5th. The Junior B scratch race over two laps had four boy riders. Jack Allen led them in with Oliver Schmidt 2nd. The excitement then went up a notch as all riders were given individual time trials over one lap. Thomas McFarlane crept a little closer to breaking the 30 second barrier with a slick 30.37sec. Ronald Purtle was closest of the rest with 31.17 followed by Steve Allen in 32.68sec. Of the juniors Matt Minogue did a quick 34.03, Harrison McLean a 36.27 and Aaron Fraser 36.79sec. The quickest of the girls was Grace McLean in 39.42 followed by Bernadette Fitzgerald in 40.78. A Seniors Handicap over two laps was contested with the five senior boys and Kelly Hamilton. Kelly had 150m start but it wasn’t enough as Thomas McFarlane (on scratch) zoomed around and swept all riders up ahead of him in the excellent time of 59.30sec. Second was Ronald and third Will. Next was a Junior A Handicap over one lap with four boys and three girls off different handicaps. First home was Bernadette off 55m followed by Aaron off 30m then Brielle off 65m. The Junior B Handicap was then raced over 1 lap with 4

riders. First in was Cody off 45m, second Thomas Fitzgerald off 10m and third Oliver off 15m. A series of elimination races were then held where, after two laps, one rider at the back is eliminated after each successive lap until one is left and is declared the winner. In the Senior Elimination with five riders the winner was Thomas McFarlane, Steve Allen second. In the Women’s Elimination with four riders Grace was first with Bernadette second. In the Junior A with four riders, Matt Minogue was first with Harrison McLean second. In the Junior B again there were four riders and Thomas Fitzgerald was first with Oliver Schmidt second. A series of two lap sprints were then contested, mostly between two riders. First up Thomas McFarlane defeated Ronald Purtle. His final 200m was a quick 13.24sec. Next up was the three riders Steve, Will and Kevin. Will was too good with Kevin close behind. Now it was the juniors with Matt M accounting for Harrison, Grace accounting for Bernadette, Aaron too good for Alex, Brielle beating Grace and finally Thomas Fitz beating Jack with Oliver close in third. A series of scratch races for Junior Boys then Women followed. The four riders of Junior A (five laps) resulted in a victory for Matt M, Harrison second. Junior B boys saw Oliver win ahead of Thomas, Jack third. The four riders in Women’s Scratch (three laps) saw Grace win with Bernadette second. Finally the five senior boys set off on a 12 lap motorpaced event. Each lap the motorbike increased the pace until one and a half laps from the finish he pulled off the track. Once again Thomas McFarlane had the finishing speed to come out winner. Ronald held on for second with Kevin happy with third. If this wasn’t enough Thomas McFarlane hung around after the meet to complete two further sessions of eight laps each of motor pacing and was circling the velodrome at a remarkably high speed. The raffle was won by cycling coach Tony Smith. He assured all there that he would bring along his fancy cake winnings and share it around at training at the velodrome next Wednesday night.

Tight one: Bernadette Fitzgerald wins in a close finish of this one lap handicap event.

Regional relay success LEONGATHA Little Athletics Club entered six teams in the Gippsland Region Relay Championships at Cranbourne on December 1, with the young athletes putting in excellent performances against teams from across the region. Three teams qualified for the state relay championships to be held at Albert Park this Saturday. The Under 9 Boys team of Mitchell Bath, Jacob McRae, Xavier Bolge and Tyler Richards took first place in the medley relay (2x100m, 1x200m and 1x400m) and second in the 4x100m and 4x200m. The Under 10 Girls team of Georgia Burns, Lily

Caithness, Meagan Stothart and Rebecca McKeown also qualified for the state championships in the 4x200m, as did Under 14 girls Nicola Allen, Sophie Allen, Jemma Caithness and Aliesha Wrigley. Parents and officials all remarked on the outstanding support the Leongatha athletes provided their fellow team members, and the spirit of friendly competition shown throughout the day. The other teams were: Under 9 Girls: Erika Allen, Chloe Caithness, Chloe Nesci, Ella Snell; Under 12 Boys: Sam Cross, Angus Ritchie, Luke Stothart, Aaron Trease; and Under 12 Girls: Chelsea Allen, Jae Beavis, Courtney Martin and Jasmine Woods. Thanks to all club officials, supporters and parent helpers.

Under 12 Girls: Courtney Martin, Jae Beavis, front, Chelsea Allen and Jasmine Woods.

Under 14 Girls: Nicola Allen, Aliesha Wrigley, front, Jemma Caithness and Sophie Allen.

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Town coach resigns By Tony Giles LEONGATHA Town Cricket Club has been dealt a blow with the resignation of key A1 all-rounder and captain/coach Joe O’Loughlin.

Run: Jake Burge calls for a run as he watches his shot in A1 on Saturday. Photo by Mark Drury.

Juniors fall to bigger sides THE Leongatha Juniors Under 15s and 14s played West Gippsland at Wonthaggi on Sunday the December 8 the Under 15s at Butch West Oval and the Under 14s at McMahon Reserve. Thanks to the Wonthaggi Workmens Club for its continued support of junior cricket it is much appreciated and the kids only benefit from this support. The LDCA Under 15s batted first against a bigger side and with out our two best spinners and also playing a couple of under 14s we were going to be up against it. The boys fought it out with everyone getting a bat and bowl and to some it was their first experience on turf. John Bastwrous (0) and Jack Keating (2) went early and then Nick Wylie (29) and Mark Crutchfield (15) added 48 to take the score to 60. A couple of quick wickets saw us slump to 5/65 and to give everyone a hit Darcy Brosnan retired on

26, Sam Farrington on 4, Jye Celebrine and Blake Walker both retired Flynn Brosnan 4 not out and Peter Gillin not out on 0 Leongatha was 6/104 off 50 overs. A solid hit out as most boys battered three or four overs and with some first timers it was a good experience. We bowled after lunch with Tom Officer taking an early wicket but a series of dropped catches let them off hook and they made the most of the opportunities with former Inverloch player Rick Dennerley’s son top scoring with 37 in a score of 6/205. Bowling was steady with Tom Officer, Flynn Brosnan, Nick Wylie, Damon Ginnane (under 14) and Adam Busano the pick of them but they will have improve their catching if they want to win games. The Under 14s played at McMahon Reserve against again a much bigger side (must be something in the water down that way) with a couple of lads over six feet but within their age group. Leongatha were missing four players with GCL and Under 15s. Jacob Beckwith won the toss and sent West

C Grade, Divison 1 C Grade, OMK v MDU 1st innings MDU T. Bright b. C. O’Brien ........... 0 G. Jones c. G. Miller b. N. Audino........................ 7 M. Perry c. G. Lomagno b. J. Greenwood .................. 5 S. Dunlop c. P. Harper b. J. Greenwood .................. 6 A. Horvarth c&b. J. Greenwood ............. 1 K. Newton c. G. Lomagno b. J. Greenwood .................. 3 J. Brown b. C. O’Brien ........... 6 C. Olden c. A. McKinnon b. J. Greenwood .................. 3 C. Dyke c. N. Audino b. L. Lamers ........................ 7 W. Horvarth n.o....................... 1 Extras ................................... 11 Total ..................................... 50 Bowling: G. Lomagno 0/5, C. O’Brien 2/4, J. Greenwood 5/12, N. Audino 2/12, L. Lamers 1/9, B. Walker 0/5. 1st innings OMK A. McKinnon n.o. ................. 14 G. Miller n.o. ........................ 36 Extras ................................... 11 Total .................................. 0/61 Bowling: M. Perry 0/20, C. Dyke 0/9. PHILLIP ISLAND v NERRENA 1st innings Nerrena G. Wightman c&b. B. Young ... 4 B. Gannon b. S. Cox ............. 23 M. Walton c. R. Purcell b. B. Young ......................... 4 B. Standfield b. B. Young ...... 15 J. Hoy c. B. Young b. S. Cox ............................. 7 K. Clark b. S. Cox ................... 6 J. Kelly c. B. Young b. S. Cox ............................. 3 M. Trotto c. M. Christopher b. B. Christopher ............... 13 D. Grigg n.o. ........................... 6 H. Funnell c. C. O’Neill b. S. Cox ............................. 2 M. Wardle c. B. Christopher b. J. Excell .......................... 1 Extras ................................... 14 Total ..................................... 98 Bowling: P. Cleary 1/29, B. Young 3/22, S. Cox 5/23, B. Christopher 0/11, J. Excell 1/3. 1st innings Phillip Island 0/7 (cc) IMPERIALS v TOWN

1st innings Imperials M. Malloy b. M. O’Loughlin... 7 G. Forrester lbw. b. M. O’Loughlin .............. 37 P. McGavin c. M. Warren b. M. O’Loughlin ................ 0 T. Pedlow c. J. Schelling b. R. Edwards ...................... 4 R. Turner c. J. Schelling b. M. Warren ....................... 6 D. Ginnane c. G. Pouw b. D. Goss ........................... 0 L. Bourke c. C. Dowling b. D. Goss ......................... 25 G. Price c. R. Edwards b. D. Goss ........................... 4 T. Shanahan c. R. Edwards b. D. Goss ........................... 2 T. Evans r.o. ............................ 1 B. Price n.o. ............................ 0 Extras ................................... 13 Total ..................................... 99 Bowling: B. Graham 0/16, C. Dowling 0/8, M. O’Loughlin 3/19, R. Edwards 1/14, D. Goss 4/19, M. Warren 1/20. 1st innings Town G. Pouw b. R. Turner ............ 30 G. Goss c. T. Pedlow b. R. Turner ....................... 14 T. Willcocks b. T. Pedlow...... 11 D. Goss n.o. ............................ 4 B. Graham lbw. b. T. Pedlow ... 0 J. Schelling n.o........................ 2 Extras ................................... 18 Total .................................. 4/80 Bowling: L. Bourke 0/15, P. McGavin 0/10, R. Turner 2/9, G. Forrester 0/22, T. Pedlow 2/11, M. Malloy 0/7. INVERLOCH v WON WORKMENS 1st innings Won Workmens S. Osborne c. b. D. Lawton ......25 S. Roche c. b. D. Lawton .........18 L. Sawyer b. J. Jackson ............45 I. Barnes b. N. Williams ...........31 S. Morison c. b. J. Jackson .........2 J. Sheerin c. b. M. Woods.........28 C. Casey n.o. ............................38 B. Evans b. M. Woods................0 M. Davey r.o. ...........................35 C. Rigby c. b. D. Lawton ...........2 S. Liddle n.o. ..............................0 Extras ........................................9 Total ....................................9/233 Bowling: J. Jackson 2/37, D. Lawton 3/62, J. Belli 0/28, D. Clarkley 0/25, W. Williams 1/42, M. Woods 2/22, L. Johnson 0/11.

Divison 2

GLEN ALVIE v INVERLOCH 1st innings Glen Alvie M. Hull c. S. Hayes b. D. Furneaux......................... 34 A. Spradbury c. H. Keily b. S. Hayes............................... 84 I. Thorn c. D. Snelling b. L. Keily................................ 36 P. Roberts c. L. Keily b. C. Butler .............................. 49 S. Day c. B. Aikins b. L. Keily................................ 10 B. Carr b. L. Keily ........................ 0 D. Tiziani ret. n.o......................... 10 I. Burns n.o. ................................... 0 J. Hull n.o. ..................................... 2 Extras.......................................... 32 Total .......................................6/257 Bowling: L. Keily 3/50, H. Keily 0/39, S. Hayes 1/74, D. Furneaux 1/46, D. Snelling 0/10, C. Butler 1/21. MDU v KORUMBURRA No results KOONWARRA-L/RSL v WON WORKMENS 1st innings Koonwarra-L/RSL L. Hughes r.o. .............................. 18 B. Perry c. b. W. McCall............. 41 P. Kennedy n.o. ........................... 22 T. Dudley b. W. McCall ................ 2 M. Green b. A. Ray ....................... 6 S. Wentworth c&b. A. Ray ......... 10 B. van Rooy lbw. b. W. McCall ........................... 19 J. Dudley n.o.................................. 2 Extras.......................................... 14 Total ................................6/134 (cc) Bowling: W. McCall 3/32, A. Ray 2/29, M. Dobbie 0/35, A. Busana 0/7, J. Licis 0/20. OMK v WON MINERS 1st innings OMK G. Adams c. J. Waters b. T. Nelson.............................. 78 D. Wylie c. P. Loos b. J. Piasente ............................ 75 C. Walker c. B. Mattock b. J. Piasente .............................. 0 B. Maguire b. J. Piasente ............ 58 M. Gow n.o. ................................ 37 W. Hayes c. B. Mattock b. D. Perryman .......................... 8 N. Paterson n.o. ............................. 4 Extras.......................................... 44 Total ................................5/304 (cc) Bowling: J. Piasente 3/62, B. Mattock 0/39, G. Peters 0/24, M. Thatcher 0/38, P. Loos 0/10, T. Nelson 1/28, S. Watson 0/34, D. Perryman 1/24, R. Taranto 0/25.

Gippsland in they started steadily until Jack Rosenow broke through with the score at 28, Jai Asbury took the next wicket and also had a run out. The next three batsman retired and with everyone getting a bowl it was left to Jack Hume two wickets and Luke Hamilton one wicket in their second spell to steady things down West Gippsland finished with 6/177. We batted after lunch and lost three batsmen with out scoring to be 3/9 but Matty Allen (14) and Alex Geyer (8) added a few, Aaron Bardwell (7) and Jack Rosenow (8), Luke Hamilton (7) were the best of the remainder to be all out 65. A good hit out against a very good attack, the boys will gain from the experience, thanks to Alan Roberts and Thomas Wyatt for umpiring and the coaches for their efforts. Next Sunday we play Warragul Under 15s Leongatha Turf and Under 14s East Campus if you doing nothing come along and have a look at the young talent coming on in the LDCA.

O’Loughlin led the side to a premiership in A2 division last season, helping to promote the side into A1. The club started the season with promise, winning its opening two games, including defeating the Workers, but has lost the last four games. Town club president Jareth Hume confirmed with The Star O’Loughlin had indeed resigned and said the reason was differences in opinion on the A Grade team and the club going forward. Hume confirmed O’Loughlin had put in a clearance to Imperials but the committee of Town had yet to decide on the clearance. As it turned out Town played Imperials on the weekend but O’Loughlin was not a player in either side, pending a clearance decision sometime this week.

Resigned: Leongatha Town captain/coach Joe O’Loughlin has resigned and has put in a clearance to Imperials.

A welcoming environment for sport clubs EVERY person in Victoria has the right to participate in community sport that is safe, welcoming and inclusive. Equally everyone plays a part in ensuring their actions and behaviours are supportive of these values. State Sporting Associations, leagues, associations and clubs also have a responsibility to ensure participation in any community sport event is free of any anti-social behaviour both on and off the field which prevents others from taking part and getting active. The Victorian Code of Conduct for Community Sport outlines behaviours which are expected of every person involved in community sport, as well as identifying the behaviours which must not be tolerated. Gippsport has produced some signage that can be displayed at club facilities to help everyone learn about the Code of Conduct The Alberton Football Netball League is leading the way with the distribution of the signage. Michelle Harris from Gippsport spoke at the Annual General Meeting this week to talk about the signs and the importance of creating a welcoming environment. Each club was given a sign to take with it to display at its facilities next

For a better club: Les Watson (Kilcunda Bass Football Club president) and John Schelling (AFNL president) welcome the Victorian Code of Conduct for Community Sport. year. The Kilcunda Bass Football Club has been participating in the Healthy Sporting Environment Program over the last 12 months and it has already received its signs and is committed to creating a club culture that is family friendly and safe. It has also been working on a range of other initiatives including looking at ways to offer healthier food in the canteen and prevent injuries on the field. The free Code of Conduct signs are being rolled out across Gippsland and clubs can contact Michelle on 0428 358 335 or michelle@gippsport.com.au to find out more about how to obtain one.

• Under 16

Hoy shows skills JARROD Hoy put on a magnificent display of bowling in the latest round for Nerrena. Hoy claimed 4/2 in his six overs, five of which were maidens. This kept MDU to all out for 59 allowing the Red Caps to roar through for a solid win ending 8/184. Korumburra came close to a loss to Poowong Loch with the Cobras stopping the opponent just six runs short of their target. This nail biting game was a great display of skill from both sides. OMK was unable to reach its target in the allotted time when facing the Imperials. The Diggers were chasing 6/164 but fell 27 runs short despite good batting efforts in the 20s. Fish Creek Tarwin fell 10 runs short of victory against Phillip Island after some solid bowling from the Sharks. Kilcunda/Bass made a great chasing game against the Wontahggi Miners with Bastwrous (50) and Smith (37) hitting big for the 12 run win.

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• B Grade, Division 1

Triple ton for B1 THREE B Grade, Division 1 players cracked the century this week with Steve Brann, Stephen Brayley and Russell Cleeland all hitting triple figures. Brann was the highest of the three hitting 131, including 14 fours, in his innings for the Wonthaggi Workmens. This matched with efforts from Harvey (69) and McLean (68 not out) had the Workmens end their innings 7/383. This will leave MDU with a big chase for next

weekend. Brayley’s three figure effort of 129 came for Inverloch against Leongatha Town. The opener performed well finding solid partners in Sharrock and Thornby before being taken LBW. A lower grade performance from the Inverloch bottom order saw the Stingrays all out for 280. A single six and 23 fours helped Cleeland to his 128 runs for Phillip Island. Stand out batting from the likes of Hornsby (72) and Blackwell (36) helped boost the Sharks’ score against the Wont-

haggi Miners to 9/301 at stumps of the first day. Beesey was the stand out bowler for the Miners with 4/114. Russell White was a painful five runs from making it four centuries in four matches for the grade finishing his innings 95 not out for OMK. Michael Cooke was another top performer for the Diggers with 66 adding to the score of 6/241.

Details TOWN v INVERLOCH 1st innings Inverloch S. Brayley lbw. .......................129 L. Sharrock c. ...........................48 T. Thornby c. ............................32 D. Ruffin c................................10

A. Brayley c. ............................23 W. Hume c..................................5 B. Sword c..................................5 M. Goldsmith c. .........................7 J. Muir c. ..................................10 E. Cousins n.o. ...........................0 J. Ritchie c..................................0 Extras ...................................... 11 Total .......................................280 Bowling: S. Clark 3/90, W. Turner 0/25, A. Fixter 0/20, S. Fixter 0/35, S. Browne 6/72, N. Johnston 0/6, J. Bolge 1/30. WON WORKMENS v MDU 1st innings Won Miners S. Brann c. b. S. Riley ............131 R. Geyer b. L. Mercer ................4 A. Yann c. L. Mercer b. K. Sinclair ........................30 D. Turton b. S. Riley ................34 C. Harvey b. L. Mercer ..............0 C.M. Harvey c. b. S. Riley .......69 L. McLean n.o. .........................68 M. McCall c. b. S. Riley ..........19 K. Brann n.o. ..............................2 Extras ......................................26 Total .............................7/383 (cc) Bowling: B. McKnight 0/88, L. Mercer 2/38, T. Zukovskis 0/47, K. Sinclair 1/36, S. Riley 4/85, C. Harris 0/21, P. Robinson 0/15, C. Baillie 0/37. NERRENA v OMK 1st innings OMK R. White n.o. ............................95 W. Dowel lbw. b. P. Joseph ........7 J. Cochrane c&b. B. Croatto ......0 J. Paterson c. A. Harrison b. W. Telfer ...........................15 M. Cooke c&b. T. Clark ...........66 D. Jeffries c. W. Telfer b. T. Clark...............................5 D. McMeekin lbw. b. T. Clark ...3 N. Wylie n.o. ............................16 Extras ......................................34 Total ....................................6/241 Bowling: B. Croatto 1/21, P. Joseph 1/22, P. Matheson 0/28, W. Telfer 1/37, T. Clark 3/43, C. Dougherty 0/33, M. Croatto 0/34.

Catch him!: Warren Turner gets under the ball for a catch to gain another wicket for Leongatha Town on Saturday. Photo by Mark Drury.

WON MINERS v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st Innings Phillip Island A. Finlayson c. R. Bettess b. D. Beesey ...........................9 R. Cleeland c. J. Loos b. D. Beesey .......................128 L. Keating c. D. Beesey b. P. Owen ............................27 T. Hornsby c. R. Bettess b. D. Beesey .........................72 J. Keating lbw. b. D. Beesey ......0 P. Francis c. S. Ivekovic b. J. Loos ................................0 J. Blackwell c. C. Honeysett b. D. Jones ............................36 M. Cleary c. P. Owen b. D. Jones ..............................6 J. Cox b. D. Jones.......................3 T. Officer n.o. .............................1 A. Thomas n.o. ...........................1 Extras ......................................18 Total .............................9/301 (cc) Bowling: J. Loos 1/53, D. Beesey 4/114, D. Jones 3/58, R. Jones 0/20, P. Owen 1/39, P. Hammer 0/5.

Meeniyan Football Netball Club Community Christmas Party • Night market featuring a variety of stalls • Stalls still available • Free Jumping Castle and face painting for the kids • Live music throughout the night from Geoff “Doggy” Sparkes • Barbecue, hot chips and drinks available

Static Car Display Owners of vintage and unique cars are welcome to bring their vehicles for display.

SPECIAL VISIT FROM SANTA from 7-7.30pm

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Friday, December 13 at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve from 5.30pm

Top slog: it is building up to be a great match between Leongatha Town and Inverloch in B1. Photo by Mark Drury.

• B Grade, Division 2

Oxlee on fire KORUMBURRA bowler Jeremy Oxlee found his stride against Glen Alvie with a top effort of 7/7. After his team mates took care of the first three batsman on the order Oxlee happily walked in and cleaned out the rest. In his nine overs he managed two maidens and only one wide. Joe Burke was the highest scorer for Glen Alvie on 14. Glen Alvie was all out for 48 thanks to Oxlee’s good bowling which meant Korumburra got in the crease which saw Matt Wrigley smashing out a quick 99. The Cobras finished the day on 4/203. Wilson and Lacasa were the leaders for Foster when it took on the Imperials. The pair made 42 and 46 respectively adding the Tiger’s score of 181. Price, McGavin and Lafferty did their best for the Imps to slow the Foster force with three wickets each. The Imps are currently on 0/81 in their first innings. Webster was the big hitter for Fish Creek Tarwin when taking on Koonwarra Leongatha/RSL. The opener lasted the whole innings ending 60 not out however his team was bowled out for 112. The Cougars were taken aback quickly when

they took to the crease however losing two early and ending 2/19. Kilcunda Bass performed well against Poowong Loch with Clay the highest score on 44. This saw the Panthers end the innings 9/222.

Details FISH CREEK-TARWIN v KOONWARRA-L/RSL 1st innings Fish Creek-Tarwin G. Webster n.o. .........................60 C. Fisher c. C. Moscript b. S. Paterson..........................0 T. Stybosh b. S. Paterson............3 O. Brennan b. N. Arnup .............0 J. Pouw c. L. Enter b. P. Buckley ..........................2 M. Bright b. N. Arnup ................0 O. Straw lbw. b. P. Buckley .......0 L. Buckland b. P. Buckley..........7 G. Buckland lbw. b. M. Boswell .......................23 L. Edgelow b. N. Arnup .............4 S. Silver b. N. Arnup ..................0 Extras ......................................13 Total ....................................... 112 1st innings Koonwarra-L/RSL Extras ........................................2 Total ......................................2/19 Bowling: J. Pouw 1/8, L. Edgelow 0/7, L. Buckland 1/3. FOSTER v IMPERIALS 1st innings Foster J. Pilkington b. Z. Price..............3 T. Byrnes c. R. Higgins b. K. McGavin......................23 S. Chaseling b. K. McGavin ......2 A. Wilson c. J. Rushton b. M. Lafferty .......................42 H. Griggs c. A. Meyer b. K. Gray.............................15 M. Da Costa c. b. M. Lafferty .......................24 J. Chaseling c. B. Davidson b. M. Lafferty .........................1 R. Prain c. J. Ginnane b. K. McGavin........................4 D. Lacasa n.o............................46 D. Williams c. J. Ginnane b. Z. Price ...............................1 B. Cripps lbw. b. Z. Price ...........0 Extras ......................................20 Total .......................................181 Bowling: Z. Price 3/36, K. McGavin 3/32, J. Rushton 0/18, B. Davidson 0/24, K. Gray 1/26, M. Lafferty 3/32, J. Forrester 0/3. 1st innings Imperials

R. Higgins n.o. .........................28 K. Gray n.o...............................41 Extras ......................................12 Total ......................................0/81 Bowling: J. Pilkington 0/29, J. Chaseling 0/23, S. Chaseling 0/15, A. Wilson 0/4, H. Griggs 0/2, R. Prain 0/2. KILCUNDA-BASS v POOWONG-LOCH 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass T. Aplin c. .................................47 H. Grace b. ...............................16 S. Tapscott lbw. ........................30 D. Clay b. .................................44 B. Joseph c. ................................4 R. Duff c...................................10 K. Condick b. .............................1 P. Coleman b. ...........................23 C. Smith b. ...............................28 L. May n.o. .................................3 D. Ferguson n.o. .........................0 Extras .......................................17 Total .............................9/222 (cc) Bowling: S. McKinnon 0/47, S. Head 2/40, M. Stephens 1/49, G. Birnie 3/39, S. Dinger 1/23, S. Farbus 2/14. KORUMBURRA v GLEN ALVIE 1st innings Glen Alvie R. Slade b. J. Meade...................4 J. Wheeler b. C. Truscott ............3 E. Chandler b. C. Truscott..........0 J. Burke b. J. Oxlee ..................14 R. Burke b. J. Oxlee ...................4 A. McBride c. T. Allen b. J. Oxlee ..............................3 B. Davidson n.o..........................4 D. Burke b. J. Oxlee ...................0 L. McRae b. J. Oxlee .................0 R. Ould c. C. Mileto b. J. Oxlee ..............................3 B. McRae b. J. Oxlee .................2 Extras ...................................... 11 Total .........................................48 Bowling: J. Meade 1/11, C. Truscott 2/15, C. Mileto 0/13, J. Oxlee 7/7. 1st innings Korumburra R. Webster c. ............................21 J. Oxlee c..................................26 T. Allen lbw. ...............................0 C. Smith n.o. ............................36 M. Wrigley b. ...........................99 J. Meade n.o. ..............................9 Extras ......................................12 Total ....................................4/203 Bowling: A. McBride 0/35, L. McRae 0/22, D. Burke 2/24, B. Davidson 1/21, J. Wheeler 0/46, J. Burke 0/13, R. Burke 0/12, R. Ould 1/26.

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Red Cap rampage NERRENA’S bowling force showed its strength on Saturday when it came up against Phillip Island. The Sharks started well on their home ground with opener Lachlan Cleeland finding four fours on his way to 22 but it was the Red Caps’ Wightman and Trease duo that was the standout. Wightman took 3/14 and five maidens while Zac Trease went one better with 4/14 and six maidens. Josh Trease was not to be left out taking 2/13 in his nine overs. Phillip Island was restricted to just 85 when it was all out opening up the pitch for Nerrena. Mitch Clark is currently the high scorer for the Red Caps on 21 not out which his team sits at 2/51. Wonthaggi Workmens’ opener and notorious big hitter David Britt did not disappoint facing Inverloch on the weekend. The smart batsman found his rhythm early finding good partners in Hooper and Baker on his way to 134. Four sixes and 13 fours helped him to his target before falling to a Joseph Courtenay ball. Britt’s excellent form

lead to the Workmens’ first innings score of 9/301. A low order hero in Jason Richards saved the Cobras from a possible day one first innings defeat against OMK. The ninth ordered batsman came to the crease with his team on just 7/80 but managed 44 not out to push the score out to 133 when his last partner fell. OMK turned up the heat when it got to the crease with Adam Miller hitting 39 before being run out while Jesse Van Rooye sits at 31 not out while the team are 1/74. Jareth Hume led the way late in the day for Leongatha Town when it faced off with the Imperials. Weerasinghe Silva started the innings well for Town with 38 while those who followed struggled to get past the 15 against balls from the likes of Piddington and Parker. Hume found his feet at ninth on the order and fired out 73 not out working well alongside Martin (30). The Scorpions managed 9/234 before the day came to an end.

Details PHILLIP ISLAND v NERRENA 1st innings Phillip Island

L. Cleeland c. J. Trease b. Z. Trease...........................22 J. Kingwill c. M. Clark b. J. Trease..............................1 B. Insall c. D. Baldi b. J. Trease..............................7 S. Kirton c. T. Wightman b. Z. Trease.............................8 C. Keerthisinghe c. D. Baldi b. Z. Trease...........................13 T. McCoy b. Z. Trease................0 M. Price c. J. Trease b. T. Wightman .......................3 S. Boyack n.o. ..........................12 C. Viljoen c. D. Symmons b. R. Clark ..............................3 J. Taylor lbw. b. T. Wightman ....1 D. Johnston c. J. Trease b. T. Wightman .......................4 Extras ...................................... 11 Total .........................................85 Bowling: J. Trease 2/13, R. Clark 1/18, Z. Trease 4/14, T. Davison 0/21, T. Wightman 3/14. 1st innings Nerrena M. Clark n.o. ............................21 D. Baldi c. C. Viljoen b. S. Kirton ...........................13 D. Trotman c. J. Kingwill b. C. Keerthisinghe ..............15 J. Trease n.o................................0 Extras ........................................2 Total ......................................2/51 Bowling: S. Kirton 1/17, S. Boyack 0/9, C. Keerthisinghe 1/7, J. Kingwill 0/11, C. Viljoen 0/6. OMK v KORUMBURRA 1st innings Korumburra J. Cook r.o. .................................2 K. Miller c. P. Dyer b. P. Dell .................................8 K. Rigby lbw. b. J. Wilson .......24 D. Salmon lbw. b. J. Wilson .......6 I. Osman stp. P. Dyer b. S. Jenkins .........................12 P. Dunlevie c. A. Miller b. R. Greaves ..........................4 D. Scott lbw. b. B. Wyatt..........12 T. Lucas stp. P. Dyer b. S. Jenkins ...........................8 J. Richards n.o. .........................44 N. Allen c. J. Van Rooye b. S. Jenkins ...........................0 A. Meade b. P. Dell ....................1 Extras ......................................12

Tom Piddington: the Imperials speedster fires one down the pitch on Saturday to a Town batsman. Photo by Mark Drury. Total .......................................133 Bowling: A. Jenkins 0/20, P. Dell 2/15, R. Greaves 1/23, J. Wilson 1/2, S. Jenkins 3/32, B. Wyatt 1/22. 1st innings OMK A. Miller r.o..............................39 K. Kerr n.o. ................................2 J. Van Rooye n.o. .....................31 Extras ........................................2 Total ......................................1/74 Bowling: A. Meade 0/36, J. Cook 0/9, D. Salmon 0/15, I. Osman 0/13. IMPERIALS v TOWN 1st innings Town M. Weerasinghe-Silva

c. T. Williams b. T. Piddington ....................38 A. Hickey b. A. Eddy .................8 M. Borschman c. T. Williams b. J. Parker............................12 A. Ratnayake c. R. McGavin b. T. Piddington ....................15 D. Burge c. T. Williams b. L. Rogers ............................3 J. Burge c. G. Sauvarin b. T. Piddington ......................0 M. Smith c. T. Sauvarin b. L. Rogers ..........................15 M. Borschman r.o.......................9 J. Hume n.o. .............................73 C. Martin c. L. Wright b. J. Parker............................30

L. Smith n.o..............................10 Extras ......................................21 Total .............................9/234 (cc) Bowling: A. Eddy 1/42, L. Wright 0/28, T. Piddington 3/48, J. Parker 2/42, L. Rogers 2/12, T. Sauvarin 0/38, R. McGavin 0/11. INVERLOCH v WON WORKMENS 1st innings Won Workmens D. Britt c. N. Brayley b. J. Courtenay ...................134 T. Hooper b. L. Rankin ............52 J. Baker c. W. Taberner b. R. Thomas ........................34 G. Britt c. N. Goodall b. J. Smith ..............................6

R. Thomas c. J. Smith b. D. Clark ............................21 S. Huitema c&b. D. Clark ........17 S. Williams c. W. Taberner b. J. Courtenay .......................3 M. Thomas n.o. ........................19 J. Liddle c. L. Anderson b. D. Clark ..............................0 J. Thomas b. J. Courtenay ..........1 L. Volpe n.o. ...............................4 Extras ......................................10 Total ....................................9/301 Bowling: R. Thomas 1/54, L. Rankin 1/15, K. Rotthier 0/41, D. Clark 3/74, J. Courtenay 1/44, J. Smith 1/27, N. Goodall 0/20, L. Anderson 0/22.

• A Grade, Division 2

Palmer gets his ton KILCUNDA-BASS big hitter Paul Palmer found his swing on Saturday against Glen Alvie smashing out 109. Twelve fours helped Palmer to his triple figures while it was varied results

for the rest of his side. Three ducks were scatted amongst the Panther’s scorecard as well as three single figure scores. A great bowling effort from the Hales pair helped keep scores low with Daniel taking 2/15 and Joseph 3/15.

Kilcunda/Bass ended the innings 9/203. Sam Sperling made short work of the Foster batting order on Saturday. The young Cougar tore through the order claiming 7/14 in his 8.5 overs, four of which were maidens. This had the Tigers all

out for 46 after just 29 overs. Sam Hughes and Neville Toms started the Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL innings well with a 116 run partnership before Hughes fell to Griggs. Wickets fell quick after that and the Cougars ended

the day 6/172. It was a slow day at the Loch Recreation Reserve for Poowong Loch which saw it almost managing to last its 75 overs. Adderly was the leading scorer for the Magpies against the Wonthaggi Miners with 34 but with eight team mates struggling to break into to double digits the final score did not look good for the home side. They ended the day after 70 overs all out for 125 and allowed three runs through in the Miners’ first five overs of their innings before stumps. Norm Wilkins and Graeme Watkins were the leaders for Fish Creek Tarwin against local rivals Meeniyan Dumbalk United on Saturday. Wilkins played steady and calm cricket to amass 72 runs while Watkins hit four fours and two sixes on his way to 58 not out. The FCT side ended the day on 7/245.

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Off and away: Neville Toms gets a nice shot away against Foster in A2. Photo by Mark Drury.

POOWONG-LOCH v WON MINERS 1st innings Poowong-Loch R. Carvill stp. C. Thomas b. P. Nelson ............................5 C. Knox c. A. Warren b. A. Hall ..............................18 N. Findlay stp. C. Thomas b. P. Nelson ............................9 M. Adderley c. G. Kent b. P. Nelson ..........................34 H. Hancock c. P. Nelson

b. B. Foon...............................3 P. Fort c. J. Andrighetto b. A. Hall ................................8 A. Fisher c. B. Andrighetto b. A. Hall ................................3 M. Loader c. B. Foon b. D. Loos.............................14 T. Hancock r.o. ...........................6 C. Oliver b. D. Loos ...................5 R. Knox n.o. ...............................2 Extras ......................................18 Total .......................................125 Bowling: R. Birkett 0/18, B. Foon 1/34, P. Nelson 3/34, A. Hall 2/24, D. Loos 2/11. 1st innings Won Miners A. Warren n.o. ............................3 B. Andrighetto n.o. .....................0 Extras ........................................0 Total ........................................0/3 Bowling: C. Oliver 0/3, M. Loader 0/0. GLEN ALVIE v KILCUNDA-BASS 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass D. Pipicelli c. S. Smith b. J. Hales ...............................6 A. Oats c. A. Simpson b. D. Hales..............................0 A. Donohue stp. D. Hateley b. J. Hamilton .......................20 J. Tregear c. S. Smith b. J. Hales ...............................1 P. Palmer lbw. b. K. Simpson.....................109 T. Smith c. D. Gilbert b. J. Hales ...............................0 C. Davidson r.o. .......................35 J. Bastwrous lbw. b. D. Hales ....0 J. Mahood c. A. Hamilton b. K. Simpson.......................12 B. Egeberg n.o............................1 E. Garratt n.o. .............................0 Extras ......................................19 Total .............................9/203 (cc) Bowling: D. Hales 2/15, D. Gilbert 0/42, J. Hamilton 1/59, J. Hales 3/15, K. Simpson 2/26, A. Simpson 0/23, D. Williams 0/8. MDU v FISH CREEK-TARWIN 1st innings Fish Creek-Tarwin B. Coates lbw. b. T. Harris .........8 N. Wilkins c. M. Martin b. S. Arnup ...........................72

J. Law c. W. Prosser b. M. Le Page .......................17 J. Danckert c. J. Riley b. S. Arnup ...........................22 J. Buckland stp. M. Martin b. S. Arnup ...........................16 G. Watkins r.o...........................58 R. McGannon b. T. Harris ........15 W. Cocksedge n.o..................... 11 H. Buckland n.o. ........................0 Extras ......................................26 Total .............................7/245 (cc) Bowling: T. Harris 2/72, M. Patching 0/20, M. Olden 0/19, J. Riley 0/24, S. Arnup 3/72, M. Le Page 1/14, C. Le Page 0/14. KOONWARRA-L/RSL v FOSTER 1st innings Foster M. Lynch b. S. Sperling .............9 G. Tanner b. S. Turner ................2 S. Jeffery c. J. Hughes b. S. Turner.............................0 T. Smith b. S. Sperling ...............1 J. Prain c. J. Kennedy b. S. Sperling ........................17 S. Corrie lbw. b. S. Sperling.......3 S. Lanyon b. S. Sperling ............5 A. Starret lbw. b. S. Sperling .....0 B. Corrie c. C. Sherriff b. S. Sperling ..........................2 F. Griggs n.o. ..............................2 Extras ........................................5 Total .........................................46 Bowling: J. Kennedy 0/9, S. Turner 2/20, S. Sperling 7/14. 1st innings Koonwarra-L/RSL S. Hughes b. F. Griggs .............58 N. Toms c. M. Lynch b. B. Corrie...........................78 S. Sperling stp. M. Lynch b. S. Corrie ...........................13 D. O’Connor c. A. Starret b. B. Corrie.............................1 B. Anderson lbw. b. S. Corrie ....2 J. Kennedy c. J. Prain b. B. Corrie.............................0 B. Tomada n.o. .........................12 J. Hughes n.o. .............................4 Extras ........................................5 Total ....................................6/172 Bowling: F. Griggs 1/34, B. Corrie 3/31, A. Starret 0/13, G. Tanner 0/37, S. Corrie 2/23, J. Prain 0/15, S. Lanyon 0/17.

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Patterson sets world record LEONGATHA athlete Eleanor Patterson soared into the record books on the weekend setting a World Youth High Jump Record.

Happy with that: Eleanor Patterson and coach David Green after the record breaking jump. Photo credit David Tarbotton.

Great sportsman THE Victorian Government 2013 Community Sport and Recreation Awards were held at the MCG last Wednesday, where Foster local Geoff McCraw came away with a win. Mr McCraw who was nominated by the Foster Football Club won the Service to Sport and Active Recreation Award. “I just like to work behind the scenes and not be recognised,” he said. For over 55 years, Mc McCraw has generously volunteered his time to a number of sporting clubs and recreational

The 17 year old cleared a staggering 1.96m at the Australian All Schools Championships in Townsville on Saturday smashing her personal best and Australian U/18 record she set in Cairns two weeks ago as well as bettering the Australian U/20 record, which previously stood at 1.93m. The 1.96m performance gives Patterson her second Commonwealth Games “A” qualifier, her third World Junior Championships qualifier and also a World Indoor (senior) Championships qualifier. The performance has also rocketed Patterson to the outright world number 1 high jumper for 2013 in the Under 20 and Under 18 age groups as well as being the number 1 ranked high jumper in the Commonwealth. Furthermore Patterson has now broken the eight Victorian records set a fortnight ago, all over again. The jump was performed in hot and humid conditions after Patterson entered the competition at 1.79m which she cleared with ease, likewise at 1.82m. After her first attempt clearance at 1.85m Patterson had won the competition. Setting the bar at 1.88m Patterson cleared on her first attempt to equal the Australian All Schools meet record. Hot conditions were taking their toll on the teenager as it took three attempts to clear 1.92m before unleashing a massive leap at 1.94m on her first attempt. It was staggering the ease in which she cleared the bar. The stadium was silent as all eyes were on Patterson as she went through her familiar routine. Fast and strong in her run up the young athlete cleared the bar at 1.96m. Patterson initially thought she had knocked the bar off but when she heard the roar of the crowd and raised her head after landing her expression was that of shock. The bar was raised to 1.98m, the Australian Open record and the Oceania Region record, but after three painfully close

attempts it was out of reach. After the jump Patterson told the media she was not expecting such success. “You never go anywhere expecting to jump as well as I did today. I was hoping for a personal best but to come away with a performance like this is out of this world. It’s so exciting, and I couldn’t be happier,” she said. “It’s been a big year. I had qualified for World Juniors a couple of years ago when I was too young to compete, so it was so great to get the chance at World Youths this year. Doing well there was great, and this is another step up.” Patterson credited her coach David Green, also of Leongatha, for her continued success. “It’s all thanks to my coach. I wouldn’t be here without him. He has been coaching me for seven years and we are so used to each other. I would call him a friend and it’s so great to work with him so closely,” she said. “The national record of 1.98m is in my sights but I honestly don’t care. I just always want to jump a personal best and if that’s a record then that’s a bonus. I’m just so happy. It’s amazing.” Patterson is a student of Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College. Also competing at the meet was South Coast athlete, Elinor Fraser who placed ninth with a clearance of 1.60m. In other day two results Taylah Gardner placed thirteenth in the Women’s Under 16 Triple Jump with a performance of 10.52m and tenth in the Women’s under 16 High Jump with a clearance of 1.60m. On Sunday, the last day of competition Mirboo North athlete Wesley Graeme competed in the Men’s Under 16 High Jump placing eighth with a height of 1.85m. Elinor Fraser was back at the track competing again, this time in the Under 18 Long Jump. Elinor placed a commendable sixth with a new personal best performance of 5.59m.

Show jumping at Stony

facilities in South Gippsland. He is a life member of the Foster Football Club and few people understand the extent of his involvement in the club. He is a committee member, league delegate, chief potatoes peeler for Thursday night dinner, dishwasher, cleaner, rubbish collector, goal umpire and time keeper. Mr McCraw also maintains the football oval and grounds for the Foster Showground Committee and has prepared the grounds for 15 grand finals. McCraw said he needs to give some credit to Marilyn Flett and Dawn Ellen who nominated him for the award.

Locals: Cindy Barker from Buffalo on Bentley and Kate Caldwell from Buffalo on Macca were both representing the Stony Creek Riding Club at the show jumping event on Sunday.

Clean: Liz Pallet representing Bennison Riding Club tackles a jump in the Grade 4 class.

Good ride: Sarah Jelbart represented Nyora Riding Club at the show jumping day on Sunday, and jumped a neat round on her home bred horse, Riverlea. He won: Geoff McCraw (right) with the Hon Hugh Delahunty, Minister for Sport and Recreation at the awards ceremony last Wednesday night.

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Burra produces boxing champions KORUMBURRA has two young boxing champions in Poaki Ahokava and Nathan Allen.

Junior heavyweight champion: Poaki Ahokava of Korumburra.

Ahokava, who just turned 15, won his bout in Bendigo to become the Australian junior heavyweight champion. He won by a split point against the only other heavyweight competitor in his age group, a boy from Queensland. Ahokava fought and lost several bouts during the year in the adult men’s division, since there was no-one else in his age group. The other boxer, Nathan Allen, who just turned 18, won a bout against a 20-year-old opponent. The judges unanimously declared him the winner. Allen is classed as a junior and fights in the 60kg division. Of his five fights this year, Allen has won four. Last month he came runner up against more experienced boxers in the state intermediate titles. At the time Allen was a novice (having fought fewer than three bouts). Allen continued to train hard and succeeded in winning his recent fight at the Calabria Club in Brunswick. Allen and Ahokava train with Scott Williamson at Wonthaggi Boxing Club and both also play footy for the Korumburra Football Club.

Tough team: corner man Jeff Collier, winner Nathan Allen and trainer Scott Williamson.

Campdraft rounds up 650 entries By Brad Lester CAMPDRAFTERS from as a far as southern New South Wales and across Victoria contested the first campdraft at Dumbalk for the season on the weekend. More than 650 entries were received for the two day event, with the opening event starting at 6.30am Saturday. Among the riders was Michael Hiscock of Maffra, this year’s winner of the highest award in Australian campdrafting, the Warwick Gold Cup. He was in town to compete and judge. The members of the Stony Creek Football Netball Club and Meeniyan Golf Club pooled their resources for their first campdraft, supplying catering, record scores and attend to other roles, to raise funds. The event was overseen by the Tarwin Valley Campdraft Club, based at the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve. Many riders competed in multiple events, with some selecting horses to suit the class. Campdraft club president Ross Irvin said the event not only benefited horse riders. “To have this here and to involve local sporting groups is great for everyone,” he said. Club secretary Heather Walker said the event was a credit to the organisational skills of the two clubs, who were assisted by local Tarwin Valley Campdraft Club members. “The ground surface at Dumbalk was prepared to perfection in damp and difficult conditions by local Tarwin Valley

Campdraft Club committee member Ian Wise,” she said. “The cattle generously donated by our local farmers ran very well. Kevin and Leon James from LJK Carriers tirelessly carted cattle for the event over the weekend and 125 competitors with their families and support crews travelled for up to six hours to compete and enjoy the facilities in picturesque surroundings at Dumbalk. “And most importantly, the rain held off for the entire weekend.” The event was the first time the club has used the new viewing and catering shed which overlooks the arena and the rural surrounds. “We have worked hard to get the shed to this,” Mr Irvin said, noting the shed was paid for by club fundraising and a grant from South Gippsland Shire Council. The sport was founded in Australia and is based on the working practices of a stockperson. Campdrafters on horseback must first draft a steer or heifer from a mob of six in the camp and hold the animal at the front of a pen. The animal is then released into an arena and the rider then steers the beast around a course of four pegs. Competitors are judged on horsemanship in the camp and the arena. “It takes a horse with talent and willingness, and you’ve got to have an eye for choosing a negotiable beast,” Mr Irvin said. Local farmers donated 750 cattle, with the mix of steers and heifers transported for free by Humphrey Enter of Meeniyan and LJK Carriers of Mirboo North. Each animal is used once to ensure they do not become familiar with the campdraft routine, therefore making

them easier to handle and giving some competitors an unfair advantage. The next campdraft at Dumbalk will be held in February and catered for by Meeniyan-Dumbalk United Football Netball Club. The campdraft club will organise another meet in early March. Saturday Maiden: 1st Matt Holz, 2nd Robert Bell, 3rd Sarah Harry, 4th Zac Svetlik, 5th Michael Kelley, 6th Heather Walker. Saturday Novice: 1st Russ Bradley, 2nd Matt Holz, equal 3rd Davis Murphy, equal 3rd Peter Boulton, equal 3rd Robert Bell, 6th Bonny Hiscock. Saturday Open: 1st Charlie Hengstberger, 2nd Lachie Bowman, equal 3rd Peter Boulton, equal 3rd Matt Holz, 5th Peter Boddy, 6th Charlie Hengstberger. Saturday 8 to U13: 1st Emogen May, equal 2nd Jason Parker, equal 2nd Katie Svetlik, equal 2nd Izabell May, equal 5th Aylish O’Hara, equal 5th Hanna Lamb, equal 5th Noah Steenhuis, equal 5th Aylish O’Hara. Sunday 13 to U17: 1st Ethan Park, equal 2nd Chad Lawton, equal 2nd Kathryn Hengstberger, equal 2nd Ethan Park, 5th Charlie Hengstberger, 6th Kathryn Hengstberger. Sunday Maiden: 1st Zac Svetlik, equal 2nd Jade Charlton, equal 2nd Gordon Humphrey, 4th Kim May, 5th Matt Holz, 6th Marnie Hamilton. Sunday Novice: 1st Matt Holz, 2nd Bart Dowling, 3rd Kathy Reid, 4th Tristan Holz, 5th Eric Joosten, 6th Alan Mitchell. Sunday Open: 1st Peter Boddy, 2nd Russell Bradley, 3rd Matt Holz, equal 4t5h Bart Dowling, equal 4th Matt Holz, equal 6th Vicky Hiscock, equal 6th Lachie Bowman, equal 6th Matt Holz.

Leading men: from left, Meeniyan Golf Club president Will Bullock, Tarwin Valley Campdraft Club president Ross Irvin and Stony Creek Football Club president Neil Cope were pleased with the event’s success.

Talking shop: Tarwin Valley Campdraft Club secretary Heather Walker chats with Michael Hiscock of Maffra (centre) and Lachie Bowman of Foster. Mr Hiscock recently won the Warwick Gold Cup in Queensland for the second time. That award is the pinnacle of Australian campdrafting.

Stony Creek races shift STONY Creek was forced to relocate its opening meeting to Pakenham on Saturday, December 7 due to the state of the track.

Top entrants: placegetters in the novice division, from left, were David Murphy (third) of Benalla, Tristan Holz (second) of Mardan and Russ Bradley (first) of Drouin, with judge Alan Mitchell.

Stewards inspected the course on Friday after some 57mm of rain fell over Wednesday and Thursday. It was decided that the shift be made to Pakenham. Chief Executive Officer Ralph Gallagher and staff worked tirelessly relocating marquee bookings to Pakenham and informing sponsors and members of the change. Announcements were also made on the radio. Mr Gallagher personally waited at the gates of the Stony Creek racecourse

on Saturday morning to notify any of the patrons of the change. “We are indebted to the Pakenham Racing Club, our patrons, members and caterers who were very understanding. All but two of the marquee bookings were honoured with all saying they’d be back again next year,” Mr Gallagher said. Mr Gallagher said it was disappointing to the club to have its opening meeting moved and it would certainly come at some cost to the club. With six meetings still to run, the club is hoping to get ‘back on track’ with a huge holiday meeting on Saturday, December 28.

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