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Stony rodeo thrills thousands THE Stony Creek Rodeo wowed a 4000 strong crowd on Saturday night, with bucket loads of bucking action.

The massive event drew spectators from around Gippsland and competitors from across the state.

Raving reviews from the crowd and organisers have now confirmed the rodeo as an annual event.

Staged by the volunteers of the Stony Creek Football Netball Club, the rodeo was even bigger than last year’s inaugural show.

Entertainment began in the afternoon with sheaf tossing, dog jumping, sheep dog trials, a whip cracking demonstration, bucking bull and more before the rodeo proper began under lights.

Organiser Neil Cope was ecstatic.

Turn to page 2 for more photos and page 67 for the full report.

Ride ’em: bullriding action from the arena. Photo courtesy Mark Drury.

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Hats off to rollicking rodeo BUCKING broncos, raging bulls and those who dare to ride them put on one fantastic night of entertainment at the Stony Creek

Rodeo on Saturday.

A high level of skill was on display from the competitors, with the crowd on the edge of their seats for most of the rides.

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Rodeo goers: Luke Bolding from Kongwak, Carly Heislers from Kilcunda, Jess Bolding from Kongwak and Samantha Scott from Wonthaggi donned their cowboy hats and were ready for a fun night of action at the rodeo on Saturday.

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comers were entertained with sheaf tossing, as well as dog jumping and sheep dog trials by the Beloka Kelpie Stud, Welshpool.

Australia’s whip cracking champion Wayne Campbell showed his skill with the whip as well as scaring a few brave volunteers with some close cracks.

Truckin’ with Tim and Ruckus provided the musical entertainment to set off the rodeo in true country style.

Organiser Neil Cope said the event was a huge success.

“It was what we were hoping for,” he said.

“It was just a fantastic night.”

Mr Cope would like to thank all the volunteers and sponsors that made the rodeo possible and is already looking forward to 2014. ► More coverage on page 67.

Cute kids: Fleur Timmins from Buffalo and Brigid Johnson from Koonwarra were happy to ignore the bull and talk to the small and fluffy animals in the petting zoo.

Cowboy kids: Alex O’Sullivan from Tarwin Lower, Emily Burns from Ryanston, Maddy Chalmers from Fish Creek and Logan West from Lance Creek were keen for the bull riding to begin on Saturday night.

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Cowgirl style: local rodeo rider Elley Hulls from Leongatha and her horse Max at the rodeo on Saturday night.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 3

Above and right, Local firefighters assist: Leongatha Fire Brigade member Scott Hillis gives a thumbs up to all the volunteers fighting the Gippsland bushfires. The Leongatha tanker, seen here refilling at Lake Glenmaggie last week, is just one of many from South Gippsland helping protect towns including Glenmaggie, Licola and Heyfield.

Inverloch family flees fire AN INVERLOCH family is lucky to be home safe after making the decision to leave their camping spot only a day before it was destroyed by the Gippsland bushfires.

Rod and Tennille Hall were camping with their three children at the Montana Campground between Glenmaggie and Licola last week and without phone reception, were unaware of any fire threat.

Ms Hall said they were due to return home last Friday, but decided to leave a day early after seeing smoke in the distance.

“We were down at the river and we saw what looked like just a cloud coming over the mountain, but then the sun went orange and we realised it wasn’t,” she said, adding they couldn’t even smell the smoke.

“My husband went to the top of a hill where we had (phone) service and said he thought the fire was about 35 to 40 kilometres away and the wind was blowing in the opposite direction. The CFA hadn’t put a warning out for us but it was a hot day and they were expecting a wind change.

“After Black Saturday, we decided it wasn’t worth it.”

Ms Hall said as they packed up their camping site, ash started to fall, and only four hours later, an emergency warning was issued for Heyfield and Glenmaggie.

“At midnight, the CFA said they expected the area to be under threat by 6am, which included us,” she said.

“By around midday or 1pm on Friday, fire went through our campground.”

The family went to stay with family in Sale, where fellow evacuees were also sent.

“After Black Saturday, if you can see smoke and wind, people don’t take that risk anymore,” Ms Hall said.

“We were in no hurry, but we’re very glad we packed up when we did.”

The fires raging across Gippsland are a stark reminder of the 2009 fires that burnt closer to home, according to local CFA volunteers.

Members from brigades across South Gippsland and Bass Coast travelled to towns including Heyfield and Glenmaggie last week to help battle the bushfires.

Leongatha Fire Brigade Captain Tristan MortonPedersen described scenes at Glenmaggie as similar to the Darlimurla fire a week

before Black Saturday almost four years ago.

“The fire front was too big to stop, so we were focusing on asset protection and chasing it from house to house,” he said.

Trucks from Inverloch, Loch and Leongatha, with crew members from Mirboo North, Leongatha, Loch, Moe and Warragul, headed to Heyfield after receiving an emergency page at 4.40am on Friday.

Mr Morton-Pedersen said upon arrival, they were immediately dispatched for asset protection at Glenmaggie.

“We were there for maybe an hour-and-a-half before the fire hit and then we were just basically chasing fires for the rest of the day,” he said.

“At one stage, the winds were gusting in some of the areas we were at 80 to 90km per hour.”

Mr Morton-Pedersen said the crew were at one stage sent to protect a house at the top of Old Joe’s Road in Glenmaggie, with only 15 minutes to prepare before the fire hit.

“The front came through fanned by those sorts of winds,” he said.

“We were probably fighting it for two hours solid. We saved the house and most of the shedding, but because we were limited on water and resources, we had to let things like

outhouses and fences burn.

“The paling fence around the house was completely destroyed.”

The Leongatha captain said they were also assisted by loads of water dropped on them by Elvis and other helicopters, which helped the firefighters get on top of the blaze.

Mr Morton-Pedersen praised the team for their hard work during the main front of the fire.

“Honestly, we were the main resource in Glenmaggie in the morning when the fire came through,” he said.

“The five South Gippsland trucks that went had really good crews and made a really good team that worked well together with good leadership.”

Brigades from the Bass Coast Group, including Wonthaggi, Dalyston, Bass, Kernot, Kilcunda, San Remo, Phillip Island and Corinella, also contributed to the cause, sending trucks and crews to fight the Gippsland fires.

Wonthaggi Fire Brigade Captain Kim O’Connor said Wonthaggi had a tanker crew based out of Heyfield yesterday (Monday) as well as an Ultra Light tanker with a crew, and expected to send two more crews later this week.

“The main focus at the moment is to utilise

the cooler change to try and get some containment lines in for the upcoming weather later in the week,” Mr O’Connor said, adding there were concerns the fire was heading towards the Baw Baw National Park.

“They’re trying to do back burning at the moment, so with the forecast wind change and hot weather, hopefully the containment lines will hold.”

CFA volunteers have had a busy few weeks, with members from the region also flying to Tasmania to assist with firefighting efforts.

Mr O’Connor, along with fellow Wonthaggi member Peter Dell, were recently stationed on the Tasman Peninsula just outside of Dunalley, a town ravaged by fire.

Mr O’Connor said volunteers were happy to help wherever needed, not only within their own area.

“We work on the philosophy we’re all one CFA; there’s no boundaries,” he said.

“We all work together because when it comes down to it, we’re all one country and one world.

Some volunteers fly around the world to help each other. It’s just a common thing.”

He also said the bushfires are a strong reminder to residents that lighting any fires without permis-

sion is currently illegal.

“The amount of people still burning off around the place in fire danger areas is ridiculous, and people have been reporting them because everyone is so paranoid when they see smoke” he said.

“People need to remember if we attend fires people are lighting, they’re going to be charged. We’re taking a zero tolerance to it. It is stupid that people are still lighting fires unless they’ve got a permit to do it, considering the current climate and conditions.”

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Paramedic needs your help

By Sarah Vella

PARAMEDICS see some horrific things; things that regular people are lucky not to see, and those whose goal is to help people are often unable to help themselves.

On January 30, Don Gillies, Mirboo North’s paramedic team manager, will shave his extra long hair to raise awareness of paramedic suicide.

At the same time he will be raising funds for the charity beyondblue. Mr Gillies has dedicated the last 31 years to serving his community as a paramedic.

Mr Gillies said the primary reason he is shaving his head is to bring attention to the issue of paramedic suicide.

“Nearly a year ago, I was at a funeral for a colleague and friend, which was about 12 months after another suicide of a friend,” he said.

“I thought, I don’t want to do this again, so I began thinking about what I could do.

“The group beyondblue was mentioned and I thought okay, I can shave and raise money for the charity at the same time.

“If we do this, it will highlight the issue of suicide among paramedics and get people to talk about it. It is also a beyondblue fundraiser, to help support anybody who is suffering.”

Mr Gillies said the event would also help to promote

internal ambulance programs such as stress management and resilience tools, or SMART. “The idea of that program is it is a proactive approach to improving psychological wellbeing. Paramedics can sit down with a psychologist, have a chat, and go through a series of test processes,” he said.

“They can find out how they are going, if there are areas in which they need to de-stress a little and are given exercises to help.

“The idea is to recognise in yourself where you are and whether you are travelling okay.

“Another internal program is the Maners model, where we look after each other by recognising situations where stressors are involved, such a serious accident and we take the appropriate steps.”

Mr Gillies said emergency service workers are over represented statistically in suicide and during his career of 30 years as an ambulance paramedic, 10 of his colleagues have committed suicide.

“It is hard to pin it down, but the nature of the work that they perform could definitely contribute to the incidences of suicide,” he said.

“You can’t categorically say it is directly related to work, but it would be naive to say it was not part of it.

“People who tend to become paramedics and stay are very giving people and are passionate about what they do. It just does gradually build up and it can be quite insidious.

“That is where the SMART program comes in, to try and get people to look at where they are and find out how they are feeling.”

The donation site www. gofundme.com/shave-toremember has been live for just over a week and so far has received just over $4000 in donations.

“I have set a goal of $10,000. The response so far has been amazing and so humbling. First of all, I was like, I hope I raise $1000, then I thought $5000, but who knows.

“Yes, I am doing it to deal with our internal issues, but it also does affect society generally,” Mr Gillies said.

“My thought with this is that I will never know if it makes a difference, but if by shaving my head and helping people to talk about it, if somewhere down the track it helps just one person step away from the edge, then it will be worth it.

“But I will never know.”

Landlubbers now: Peter and Carol Evans have traded a life on the world’s seas and waterways for a property at Koonwarra. You can read about it all in the book Peter has written. With them is their dog “Roo”.

Tall tales true

By Jane Ross

PETER Evans has lived a fascinating life.

Luscious locks: Don Gillies, Mirboo North paramedic, is shaving his head to raise awareness of paramedic suicide. Show support for Mr Gillies by donating at www.gofundme.com/shave-toremember.

Coal Creek ideas roll in

by Jacob de Kunder THE Coal Creek Feasibility Study and Business Plan is in full swing with plans to make the park cost neutral.

Four main ideas have been put forward to generate enough money to allow Coal Creek to be financially sustainable.

The first of these is site rationalisation to make the park run more effectively by moving buildings and separating the park into zones.

The second idea is to develop a core route through the precinct with possible tour guides, historic demonstrations and possible interactive technology. This idea will have people learning about history and becoming more involved with the features of the park.

The introduction of a restaurant or function facility overlooking the park is another possible idea.

The final short listed suggestion is the introduction of a student overnight education facility.

This will allow 240 students and in the future 480

Great response: park coordinator Rowena Ashley said that many visitors are submitting feedback on the Coal Creek Feasibility Study. to stay overnight and go through an education program in the park.

Park coordinator Rowena Ashley is happy about the progress of the study.

“We’ve got some great ideas for the park and we have been receiving a lot of feedback on them as well,” she said.

“We have over 100 feedback forms waiting to be

read that visitors have filled in here at Coal Creek.

“It’s also fantastic to see tourists from all over taking time to write down their thoughts.”

Coal Creek management is running another competition, inviting people to suggest ideas which will draw the most people from Melbourne.

People are asked to de-

scribe in under 50 words which features of the experiences will create the most revenue.

The prize includes a deluxe cabin for a family of four at the Waratah Bay Caravan Park, surfing lessons for two children and a basket of local produce.

Contact Coal Creek on 5655 1811 for more information.

As a young child, he was petrified of falling into the Yarra River as his mother punted a home-made raft to get her two sons to school.

That, however, didn’t dent a later love of the water.

He has sailed around the world and was the first person to run commercial tours on the waterways of Europe.

Peter was the skipper and his wife, Carol, the chef.

They met all sorts of characters during their many and varied adventures and Peter has written a book about it.

He and Carol are landlubbers now, living on six acres at the back of Koonwarra; their home overlooking stunning bucolic views.

There is an orchard, a large vegetable patch, a couple of donkeys, a dog called “Roo” and plans for beehives. Peter doesn’t know anything about beekeeping, but is keen to learn.

He and Carol have put their purposebuilt boat Evanna on the market, saying their sailing days are behind them.

“We’ve found our land legs!” Peter said. “We’re very happy here, this is a lovely part of the world – we like it very much.”

His delightful book is called On and Offshore Tales. It tells the story of a man who chose to follow his dream rather than remain in the classroom as a maths and science teacher.

Although Peter hadn’t planned it that way, the book has turned into an autobiography. His easy style is augmented by a number of photographs and whimsical sketches by Paul Wolfenden.

Some of Peter’s relatives farmed at Dumbalk and Korumburra and that’s where Peter learned to ride a horse. He was six-years-old and the lessons were necessary because his mother had decided the raft was too risky and the only other means of getting young Peter to school was on the back of a horse.

His teacher was “a giant of a man ... built like a Murray red gum”.

His name was Jack Scott, later known

as “Black Jack”. As Peter notes in On and Offshore Tales, Jack took one look at his young charge, roared laughing, sat the child in front of him on his steed and took off full pelt.

The lessons proceeded at a more suitable pace and not long afterwards, Jack disappeared to live the life of what Peter calls “a true Aussie larrikin”.

One of the pleasures of reading Peter’s book is that he intersperses his own story with that of colourful characters such as Jack, who popped up in his family’s life 50 years after going missing. Peter and Carol were able to visit him, hear some of his stories and do him a favour or two.

Peter grew up around Eltham, finished his schooling in Mount Gambier then worked as a horse-breaker, developing his own methods. He thought he’d study to become a vet but there was a shortage of secondary school teachers and he “fell into teaching easily”.

But after five years in the classroom, he thought it was time to try something else.

With little money and vague plans, Peter went to England and bought a yacht.

As seems to have happened with the contacts he has made throughout his life, that vessel was an interesting story in itself.

He bought it from Air Commodore Rex Waite, architect of the Berlin Airlift.

After World War Two, the Russians blockaded Berlin and the only way to get supplies to the beleaguered city and its suffering population was by air. It was a monumental task.

By the time Peter had finished painting and varnishing the yacht, he was nearly broke. So, he put up some notices around London saying he was about to cruise the coast of Britain and France, entering the French canal system. Did anyone want to go along and share the expenses?

They did. And thus began what developed into a thriving business and is now an extremely popular and relaxed way of journeying through Europe.

The stories of Peter and later, Carol’s part in that mode of experiencing travel and adventure are both entertaining and enjoyable. You can find out about them in On and Offshore Tales. It’s available from the Leongatha Newsagency, Coal Creek Community Park and Meeniyan Post Office.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 5

Road rage, but no change

By Matt Dunn THE State Government has rejected calls to change a law that defines “repairs” as the erection of warning signs along damaged sections of road.

Wonthaggi Traders Association vice president Patrick Barry and Leongatha resident Lisa Burge – who has made almost daily complaints to VicRoads over the state of the MeeniyanPromontory Road – say changes to the Roads Management Act (2004) are essential if motorists are to see potholes and other hazards repaired in a set timeframe.

The stand has also been backed by Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Darryl McGannon, who last week chaired a fiery meeting of frustrated and disgusted local traders.

As is stands, the act, which in part defines “repair” as “providing a warning to road users of a defect in a roadway, pathway or road related infrastructure”, means roads authorities – including local councils – are under no obligation to undertake repairs in a defined time period if drivers have been alerted

Protest: Lisa Burge complains regularly to VicRoads and politicians about the state of South Gippsland roads. She is pictured with a nightmare of a pothole on the highway between Leongatha and Koonwarra, beside guard rails which she says are a waste of money. to a potential danger.

“It’s like planning or anything else like that. There needs to be an attachment to the act regarding time. It can’t be open ended like that,” Mr Barry said.

“They provide warnings, which is fine, but for how long? There’s no timeframe and for whatever reasons they’re just not repairing the holes, they’re just putting up signs.”

The Star asked Roads Minister Terry Mulder and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan whether they

would support the idea of legislative change.

A spokesperson for Mr Ryan said the Member for Gippsland South would raise the issue with Mr Mulder.

“Road safety warning signs are an important mechanism for alerting motorists to upcoming dangers, such as potholes, however they should only be considered a temporary option until repair works can be carried out,” the spokesperson said.

But neither Mr Ryan nor Mr Mulder answered the question: Do you

believe the act should be changed?

A spokesperson for Mr Mulder said VicRoads had a priority to “ensure that appropriate maintenance is carried out to keep roads open and in a safe condition”.

The spokesperson said road signs were installed “for potentially hazardous sections of road to advise motorists of a change in road conditions, until more extensive repairs can be undertaken”.

“VicRoads has balanced the needs of maintaining as much of the road network

in satisfactory condition against carrying out major repairs on small areas of the network,” she said.

Ms Burge, who lives in Leongatha but commutes to Fish Creek almost daily, said she was “in regular discussions with VicRoads” about the newest potholes on the treacherous stretch of bitumen.

“Learning that the act covered VicRoads if they put up a warning sign made my blood boil. Do I stop ringing VicRoads or do I do the right thing by the public? They’re

out there today and the repairs are inadequate. It’s wrong that they can put these signs up for months without actually doing something,” she said.

“But really I don’t blame them. I think the fault lies with the Baillieu Government, which has slashed the roads maintenance budget funding.”

Slater and Gordon motor vehicle accident lawyer Rod Matthews said the act’s definition of “repair” was primarily written in to protect councils from litigation,

with a tacit understanding that road authorities did not have the resources to fix all the problems they were presented with.

“To repair a pothole in the road might cost you 20 grand, but to put up a sign that says ‘Beware of the pothole ahead’ might cost you two grand. You might take the two grand option, because it allows you to also fund other things,” he said.

“The inference you can draw from the act is that, yes, there are a number of protective provisions for road authorities within that legislation.”

Mr Matthews said change to the act would depend on the “character of the government of the day and their views about the need for immunity” for roads authorities, be they councils or VicRoads.

“But change would work against the whole point of the act, which is to protect roads authorities.

It goes back to that old historical provision, which is ‘finite funds and unlimited wants on those funds’,” he said.

“But I don’t think that old historical notion still applies to organisations like VicRoads. They’re run on corporate grounds.

They probably should be brought up to speed.”

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Big day out: Remy Damoulakis, Maya and Nicholas Mastorakos and Ari Damoulakis had a fun day in the sand at the Cape Paterson Family Fun Day on Saturday.

Holding a tune: Tom Green from Wonthaggi was busking in the hall at the Cape Paterson Family Fun Day on Saturday, singing with his amazing voice.

Beach not just sand and surf CAPE Paterson offered even more to families on Saturday when the Cape Family Festival was staged.

The event at the Wonthaggi Surf Life Saving club was staged to raise funds towards

upgrading the club’s facilities.

More than 2000 people passed through, inspecting 45 market stalls all offering quality wares, with some stallholders travelling from as far as Bendigo for the occasion.

The festival was held by the club in conjunction with Wonthaggi women

Liz Gough and Maureen Alford.

Local musicians created a relaxed atmosphere and beach activities offered frivolity for young and old.

“It was festive and everyone was happy. It was great to see so many people happy,” Liz said.

Splish splosh: Farlie Sykes, Mackenzie and Darcy Graham, and Asha and Chrissy Thompson from Cape Paterson splashed in the rock pools at Cape Paterson on Saturday.

Take a look: artist Russell Petherbridge with one of his sculptures, on show at the Meeniyan Art Gallery until March 1.

Sculpture with life

By Sarah Vella THE Meeniyan Art

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Gallery opened its latest exhibition on Sunday, featuring the

Birds of a feather: Peter Fairbrother and Jan Clark from Leongatha peer at the egrets, sculpted by hand from steel by Russell Petherbridge.

sculptures of Russell Petherbridge.

He approaches metal with extraordinary skill and sensitivity, and creates worlds of beauty, integrity, humour, passion and joy.

Visitors will discover a true masculine strength is gentle and soothing, and find that a strong structure and fluidity co-exist naturally and gracefully.

The artist invites audiences to play with some of his sculptures; they vibrate, rotate, jump and reshape.

Observers become part of the sculpture’s life.

Mr Petherbridge began his career in art over 40 years ago, setting up his first working studio in Gore Street, Fitzroy “It was a choice of freedom. Doing exactly what I wanted was open to me,” he said.

Leaving the city in the early l970s Russell moved to Yandoit in central Victoria, a picturesque village between Castlemaine and Daylesford.

Mr Petherbridge produces works in steel, stainless steel, silver and gold.

“My ideas come out of space basically. I refuse to go where anyone else has gone. I like to include humour and frivolity in all of them; they all do their thing.”

He has exhibited continuously over the 45 year period in Australia and overseas.

All of his work is handmade; nothing has been laser cut or manufactured. It is obvious he has complete understanding and control over his medium.

Living deep within the Wombat Forest, much of Mr Petherbridge’s work is derived from the natural elements, exuding a love of nature and humankind.

He also does “functioning art”; he designs and makes staircases, quirky potbellies, imaginative candlesticks, unusual furniture pieces and of course unique jewellery in silver and gold.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 7

Fire station result delayed

By Brad Lester A LONG awaited hearing to determine the new location of the Leongatha fire station was postponed yesterday (Monday), after people had travelled from Leongatha to Melbourne to participate.

The Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) hearing was delayed after the barrister representing the Country Fire Authority fell ill early Monday morning.

The hearing has been rescheduled for May 6 and 7.

Four members of the Leongatha CFA, South Gippsland Shire Council staff and Leongatha traders travelled to Melbourne’s King Street but headed home 30 minutes later.

Leongatha brigade captain Tristan

Morton-Pedersen said: “The delay is a bit frustrating but a three month delay in a seven year process does not really make that much difference.

“Both sides should be given the best opportunity to present to VCAT.” Council rejected the CFA’s application to build a new fire station next to the service station in Bair Street, concerned the site was inappropriate for a fire station given its location within the central business district.

Many traders were concerned the development would rob the town of future retail space.

“We understand they are motivated by their best interests for the town. It’s just competing interests really,” Mr Morton-Pedersen said.

The CFA applied to VCAT in a bid to overturn council’s decision.

Who’d do this?: Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO, Gary Templeton and director of medical services, Craig Winter, with the damaged sun dial.

Funding cuts Sun dial damaged slice surgery ELECTIVE surgery at Wonthaggi Hospital will be cancelled for five weeks from the end of March.

The cuts will remain in place until the end of April.

Six beds in the surgical ward will also be shut during the same period.

The decision was made by Bass Coast Regional Health as a result of the Federal Government reducing funding of $375,000 this financial year.

Health service CEO Lea Pope said the decision was unavoidable.

“It is totally unprecedented to receive a funding cut of this magnitude mid-way through a year, but we have no choice other than to put measures in place to make the necessary savings,” she said.

“These measures will make significant inroads into the savings required.”

Ms Pope said the decision was “very difficult” to make.

“It will mean that all surgery planned for that five week period will be cancelled and rescheduled,” she said.

By Jane Ross

“We will however continue to provide emergency surgery and will be available to continue our obstetrics services as usual.

“We have delayed the timing of the closures to enable the best possible planning for patients and staff.”

Ms Pope said the action was regrettable.

“Bass Coast Regional Health profoundly regrets needing to put these cost saving measures in place and understands the significant impacts on our community and to so many of our staff and visiting medical staff,” she said.

“But we simply have no choice as we will not have the funding to provide the services.”

The Star last week reported Gippsland Southern Health Service faced cuts of $185,000.

CEO Gary Templeton said: “We are making sure we deliver the outcomes the government has required.”

THE historic sun dial on the front lawn of the Leongatha Memorial Hospital has been damaged.

The incident occurred the weekend before last.

Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) CEO, Gary Templeton, isn’t sure how the reinforced concrete pedestal of the sun dial could have been broken, but tyre marks nearby give a clue.

He is surmising that a vehicle has hit it with some force.

He puts it down to stupidity.

“Who would do a thing like that?”

Who indeed?

The sun dial has been there since the late fifties. It was erected by the family of Hugh McCartin to commemorate the fact that four to five acres on what was known as McCartin’s Hill was made available from his estate for a hospital.

Formerly called the Woorayl District Memorial Hospital, the facility was built to honour those who left the district to fight in World War Two and didn’t return.

When Mr Templeton’s attention was drawn to the damaged sun dial early last week, he found the pedes-

tal was cracked all the way through.

It was still standing because of its steel reinforcing but looks to be beyond repair.

Mr Templeton said he’d have to take some advice on what to do next, but he thinks the pedestal will have to be replaced.

He’s uncertain when or how that might occur because, with the new hospital being built, the sun dial was always going to have to be moved.

Its new home will be in an internal courtyard at the day procedure unit.

But that move won’t take place until late this year.

Meanwhile, he’s hoping the guilty party might see fit to confess.

Mud silence THE Australian 4WD Mud Racing Association is yet to comment on an accident at the Dalyston Mud Run on January 13.

The Star contacted association president Mark Harrison last week but he did not return the newspaper’s call.

A four-wheel-drive left the track and entered the crowd, hospitalising six people.

Bass Coast Shire Council has pledged to cooperate with any investigation, the results of which would be a part of considerations for future events.

Dalyston Football Club officials last week contacted people hurt

during the ordeal.

Club president Paul Dunlop said fortunately nobody suffered broken bones.

“But it was a fairly traumatic thing. We are just offering our support to people and whatever we can do to help,” he said.

Mr Dunlop said all those people conveyed to hospital after the incident

had now been released.

The future of the Dalyston mud run remains unclear.

“Once the dust settles, everyone will get together,” Mr Dunlop said.

“We would like the event to go ahead but it will depend on what requirements are put on it and what costs are necessary.”

PAGE 8 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Good deed gone bad ONE car owner learnt the hard way about being careful who they lend their car to during a police blitz in Wonthaggi recently.

Big mistake: Bass Coast Highway Patrol Sergeant Jason Hullick said one car owner received more than he bargained for when he lent his unregistered car to an unlicensed driver recently. The driver was caught by police during an Automatic Number Plate Recognition operation in Wonthaggi.

Bass Coast Highway Patrol ran their first Automatic Number Plate Recognition operation for the year in McKenzie Street on Wednesday, January 9, scanning 2900 vehicles.

Whilst operating the road blocks, police noticed a vehicle perform what they described as an “unusual” u-turn just before passing the ANPR vehicle.

Sergeant Jason Hullick said police believed the driver was deliberately avoiding contact with the van or the police road block.

“The vehicle was intercepted in White Road and further enquiries revealed the driver’s licence to be currently suspended and the vehicle he was driving to be unregistered,” he said.

“We impounded the vehicle under the hoon legislation due to the driver having a suspended licence.”

Sgt Hullick said police soon discovered the driver didn’t actually own the vehicle he was driving, leaving the registered owner to pay over $1100 to recover his car after 30 days’ impoundment.

“It’s probably a good warning to other vehicle owners that if you are going to lend your vehicle out, it might pay

Noticeboard

WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY 7.30pm AWARDS CEREMONY - LEONGATHA MEMORIAL HALL All welcome: Free; musical interludes; supper.

Presentations to 22 nominees & announcement of SG Citizen of the Year, SG Community Event of the Year and Youth Community Contribution Certificates.

SATURDAY 26 JANUARY LEONGATHA & DISTRICT: McIndoe Park (Cnr Turner & Hassett Sts) Contact: Janet Wallis 5662 5043 8.40am Procession through Park by Shire Brass Band & service groups 8.45am Call to order, Flag Raising - National Anthem; Welcome 9.00am Ambassador's address - Mr Richard Rozen OAM 9.25am Local Award Presentations Musical interlude: Kevin and Carmel Slater 10.00am Citizenship Ceremony 10.30am Aussie Breakfast provided by community groups.

Face painting, jumping castles, giant puzzles and games and stilts.

1.30pm Pioneer Exhibition - Mechanics Institute (*No cemetery walk) 10am-6.00pm SPLASH - fun and games at the pool.

KORUMBURRA & DISTRICT: Korumburra Showground Contact: Heather Gregg 0418 595 429; David Amor 5655 1003 3.00-6.00pm Aust Day Family Celebration- petting farm, face painting, barbecue, Australiana costume/decorate your bike/colouring in competitions; tug o' war; local musicians Ute & Motorcycle Muster & lots more!

5.00pm National Anthem, Local Awards CORNER INLET: Pearl Park, Foster Contact: Margaret Haycroft 5688 2107 12.00pm B.B.Q, Music, stalls & community displays 1.00pm Backyard Cricket Match – Ambassador's 11 vs. Corner Inlet 1.45pm Judge Corner Inlet Flag competition 2.00pm Flag raising; National Anthem Ambassador's address- Mr Paul Sheahan Local Awards and competition presentations 3.00pm Close MIRBOO NORTH & DISTRICT: Shire Hall, Ridgway Contact: Maxine Kiel 5668 2465 9.45 am Children's activities 10.00am Morning Tea with music 10.30am Call to order, welcome, Flag raising, National Anthem 10.45am Presentation of children's prizes 11.00am Ambassador's Australia Day Address- Beverly O'Connor 11.25am Local Awards 12.00pm Barbecue lunch at pool MEENIYAN & DISTRICT: Club Rooms, Recreation Reserve Contact: Clive Hope 5664 7464 8.00am Flag raising 8.10am National Anthem; Affirmation; Reading Ambassador's Address Mr Stan Alves Local Award Presentations Musical performance 8.45am BBQ breakfast 10.00am Finish

Tourist bus crash TWO people were airlifted to hospital after a car collided with a tourist bus at Ventnor on Saturday.

Wonthaggi Police Senior Sergeant Trevor Teer said at around 10.08pm, a bus carrying 34 Chinese passengers had left the Penguin Parade and was travelling east along Back Beach Road towards the intersection of Pyramid Rock Road.

“A white Subaru, driven by a 19-year-old Warragul man, executed a right hand turn against a stop sign from Pyramid Rock Road into Back Beach Road and collided with the tourist bus,” he said.

“The tourist bus then left Back Beach Road and veered into a paddock, coming to rest when it collided with a tree.

“The Subaru was pushed to the right side of Back Beach Road, coming to rest on the nature strip.”

The driver and female passenger of the Subaru were airlifted to the Alfred Hospital with head injuries and possible internal injuries.

Seven others, including the bus driver and six passengers, were also taken to hospital suffering from various minor injuries.

Snr Sgt Teer said both drivers returned negative breath test results.

THIEVES stole outdoor timber furniture from a Venus Bay property recently.

Overnight on Monday, January 14, the victim was at their Shane Street residence during the night and heard their dog bark, but didn’t investigate.

The next morning, they discovered offenders had stolen four kitchen chairs from the front verandah of the house.

The pine wooden chairs were located under a tarp to protect them from the weather.

The value of the furniture is approximately $600.

Another theft occurred at a Cowes holiday home on January 13 after the victim heard the gate of the Steele Street property open at around 2am, but didn’t investigate.

Offenders proceeded to steal an inflatable boat valued at about $200 from the rear yard of the house.

The home borders the popular Lovers Walk.

Anyone with any information can contact Wonthaggi Police on 5671 4100.

KONGWAK: hall Contact: Betty Anderson 5657 4317 8.30am Free breakfast 9.30am Welcome 9.35am Guest speaker: David George 10.00am Flag raising, National Anthem

POUND CREEK: Fire Station Contact: Meg Walker 5674 5520 11.00 am South Gippsland Brass Band, Flag raising, formalities Guest speaker- Max Jelbart 12.00pm Free barbecue lunch (BYO chairs, drinks & glasses) TARWIN LOWER & DISTRICT: Fisher Park (200 metres along Walkerville Rd) Contact: Colin West 5663 5555 8.00 am Welcome, Raising of flag, National Anthem & Affirmation 8.15 am Public discussion 8.25 am Reading 8.30 am Free Breakfast 10.00am Close

Rescue avoided

AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Monday 27 January Council will be closed on Mon 28 January for the Australia Day public holiday. Council Emergencies: 5662 9200 24 / 7 eg. livestock or fallen trees on road. General emergencies: 000.

Provision of meals and showers for HACC clients will continue as usual. Visitor Information Centres in Korumburra and Foster open daily from 9am to 5pm. Coal Creek opens daily from 10am to 4.30pm.

All M&CH Centres are closed. For support, call 13 22 29. If you or your child is unwell, seek advice from your GP or the nearest hospital emergency unit.

Waste Management: There will be no changes to the schedule for kerbside garbage or recycling collection services. However Venus Bay Transfer Station will extend its hours from 9am-5pm and Walkerville will open from 1 pm to 5pm (Transfer stations hours are displayed at each site, and on website).

A FAMILY narrowly avoided having to be rescued after getting caught in high tide last Thursday.

Three holidaymakers, including a small child, were exploring the rocks on The Oaks beach at Cape Paterson when the tide came in, blocking their path and leaving them trapped.

SES, CFA and police all attended and initially considered a cliff rescue before deciding it would be safer for the family to wait until the tide went out just a few hours later.

Computer criminals COMPUTER equipment was stolen from a display home in Cowes last week.

Between 5.20pm last Wednesday and 11.30am on Thursday, unknown offenders entered the Thompson Avenue home by removing 11 louvres from a narrow window in the bathroom.

They then stole four items of computer equipment from the office area.

These items were an HP monitor, an HP Probook 6540, an HP NX7400 and a Dell Optiplax 390.

The value of the equipment is $3600.

Anyone with any information can contact Wonthaggi Police on 5671 4100.

COUNCIL PUBLIC SESSIONS Wed, 20 February 2013 - COUNCILLOR BRIEFINGS 2.00pm - Public Presentations Ph: 5662 9222 to book a speaking time Wed, 27 February 2013 - ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING – 2pm 10.00am - Public Presentations Ph: 5662 9222 to book a speaking time VICTORIAN BUSHFIRE INFORMATION LINE With current dry conditions and high fire danger, you are advised to keep this phone number by your landlines and add it to your mobile phone contact list.

1800 240 667 www.cfa.vic.gov.au Use it to check latest updates and to report fires or smoke. Don't assume someone else has reported it. Your action could save lives.

Review your fire plan with your family; keep cars full of fuel; mobile phones charged.

COUNCIL WORKS 21 JANUARY Area Works Buffalo – Hoddle to Stony Creek area Road maintenance Downings Hill Rd, Toora Resheets Kardella – Ruby to Trida area Road maintenance Poowong area Resheets Shingler St, Leongatha Footpath extension Stony Creek Rd, Stony Creek Reconstruction Toora Gunyah Rd, Mt Best Resheets

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to make sure it is registered and that the person you are lending it to has a current licence,” Sgt Hullick said.

Police also detected 30 vehicles of interest during the operation and issued 16 infringement notices on the day, which included nine unregistered vehicles and four unlicensed drivers.

Police will continue to hold ANPR operations around the region regularly throughout the year.

9 Smith St., Leongatha 3953 (Private Bag 4) Ph: 5662 9200 Fax: 5662 3754. council@southgippsland.vic.gov.au www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

A BRAND new house and a car were destroyed in a fire in Ventnor last week.

Around 1.45am on Friday, the recently constructed house was engulfed by fire, whilst a vehicle located in the carport was also burnt out.

No one was in the house at the time of the fire.

CFA and SES crews attended as well as police.

Arson investigators will examine the scene to determine the cause of the fire.

Police are currently unable to determine if the fire is considered suspicious.

The owner of the premises was camping at Wilsons Promontory at the time.

Anyone with any information can contact Wonthaggi Police on 5671 4100.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 9

Help for Moonya

By Jane Ross THERE has been a reprieve for Wonthaggi’s Moonya Community Services.

The organisation’s board of management placed Moonya into administration on January 9.

Joint administrator, Gess Rambaldi, of Pitcher Partners was able to tell a creditors’ meeting at the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club on Friday, that two government departments had stepped in with funding to keep all Moonya services going for the next three months.

The State Department of Human Services (DHS) has provided emergency funding for day services and the Federal Department of Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is allowing emergency money to keep the supported employment arm of Moonya going. This offers gardening, nursery, kindling, a print works and a new opportunity shop.

Mr Rambaldi told The Star he was not at liberty to say how much the funding is worth, but he said it would allow him and his fellow administrator, Andrew Yeo, time to explore a number of options open to them to determine Moonya’s future.

He said news of the emergency money was well received by the 80 to 100 people at the meeting, which lasted for nearly two hours.

It was, as Mr Rambaldi had expected, emotional, with parents, carers, clients, supported employees and customers among those present.

“The process for them is distressing. Parents and carers expressed concern and emotion.”

An initial urgent review has been completed and Mr Rambaldi said the emergency funding will “assist in maintaining similar services to those

provided prior to our appointment”, for the next 12 weeks.

He said it has allowed himself and Mr Yeo to “stabilise the affairs of Moonya” and have the time to investigate a number of options.

Another positive result from the meeting was the formation of a committee which Mr Rambaldi said will offer a consultative role for the administrators.

“It represents a number of the stakeholders.”

Mr Rambaldi said he expects to continue to work with DHS.

Fallout ‘huge’ KATHY Moore believes the ramifications of a collapse of Moonya Community Services would have had a massive effect on families, clients and disability service employees.

The former president of the Concerned Parents, Carers and Community Members group said: “The degree of anxiety and uncertainty is unprecedented. In relation to this development, there are immediate and there are obvious stresses and anxieties regarding the ongoing viability of an organisation that was started 60 years ago by a

group of concerned and committed parents who had children with a disability and for whom they wanted to provide and create a service for their future.

“We, as a group of clients, parents, carers, staff and concerned community members are committed, with renewed force, to ensure the complete and thorough investigation of all matters and the continuation of Moonya Community Services for the most important, respected, valued, treasured and vulnerable members of our community.”

Ms Moore summed her position by saying: “Moonya is community.”

Workers paid WORKERS cleaning the site of the new Toora milk factory were finally paid late Friday afternoon.

The Gippsland Trades and Labour Council became involved in a pay dispute between the workers and the company behind the project, Viplus.

Around eight workers were employed by Viplus three months ago on a part time casual basis to clean up the surrounds. Since then the workforce has been reduced to four.

Factory manager Graham Cole was contacted last week about the ongoing disputes at the factory but would not comment on the internal business of Viplus.

Mr Cole did however say that with the quick planning approval of South Gippsland Shire Council, the factory would soon be open.

Mr Cole said the company was

On the way: the former Bonlac factory in Toora will still be redeveloped.

Both South Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils are unlikely to review rates until new budgets are prepared and those will not be implemented until July 2013.

The farming differential rate in South Gippsland is 90 per cent of the general rate.

In Bass Coast, a differential farm rate does not apply, with the farm rate the same as the developed land rate.

However eligible property owners can apply for the Land Management Rebate, which offers a 20 per cent rebate on rates to farmers who applied. From this year, the rebate is based on an amount of $10.28 per hectare for any farmer who applies.

VFF president Peter Tuohey said Victorian farmers pay an average of $8500 in municipal rates, higher than

Uni offers out THOUSANDS of teenagers across Victoria took their first step in to tertiary studies last week after university and TAFE offers were announced.

Many students would have received their first course preferences while others will be taken on a different pathway to get

to their desired career.

Jake McIntosh from Wonthaggi Secondary College was one of the students successful in attaining his first preference. Jake scored a place in the Advanced Science course with Honours at Monash Clayton Campus.

He is over the moon and his family is proud of his efforts.

Don’t bore yet on track, with absestos being removed and equipment due to arrive in Febraury. Mr Cole also said the

company was looking to start employing people as soon as equipment arrives.

Wait on farm rates FARMERS cannot expect any discounts in their council rates until at least next financial year.

Out there: loving the summer atmosphere of the Woolamai Races on Saturday were cousins, Chloe Fostin, from Queensland and Lannia Fostin from Phillip Island.

the $1000 of residential rate payers in regional areas.

“All councils should offer farmers (discounted) differentials on their rates, in recognition that land values don’t reflect your income earning capacity,” he said.

“But many councils don’t even offer a discount, while others offer marginal differentials of just five per cent.

“The VFF has been fighting the unfair burden of municipal rates for a long time and the use of farm differentials to reduce the rate on the dollar is one way to make rating fairer for farmers.”

The State Government granted the Local Government Minister the power to set guidelines on how councils applied differentials and this became law.

Since then the government has issued a background paper, which outlines some of the key community concerns surrounding differentials.

The government’s background

paper states: “Some criticism of differential rates also comes from the farming community. It is argued that rates on farmland apply an excessive burden on a farmer whose land holding, and therefore rate liability is typically greater than that of a small business owner in a metropolitan area.

“Potentially disproportionate rates can also originate in the cyclical nature of the farming business resulting in a mismatch year to year between farm income and rate liability. There is also a perspective that compared to other properties, farms have fewer council services available to them.”

The VFF wants to see the mandatory use of a farm differential on farm land.

“We can take these comments as proof that our message is being heard by government. We now want the proof that these concerns will be built into the differential guidelines,” Mr Tuohey said.

SOUTHERN Rural Water has issued a warning that it is illegal to plumb bore water into your mains supply without proper approval.

General manager groundwater and rivers, Craig Parker, said the number of homes accessing both bore water and town water has increased in recent years.

He said there have been a number of instances where residents have plumbed their bore water supply into their town supply without knowing that they need to seek permission from their urban water supplier first.

“Otherwise, they run the risk of contaminating the urban water supply,” he said.

“Bore water is not treated, and is not suitable for human consumption.

It can be used for watering

stock and house gardens, and for domestic purposes not linked with human consumption.

“We urge anyone who is thinking about modifying their mains supply to incorporate bore water – or any other source of water – to contact their town water supplier.”

To find out more, please contact your local town water authority or contact Southern Rural Water on 1300 139 510.

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PAGE 10 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013

AT THE Leongatha Bowls Club social bowls pairs event last Wednesday, two gentlemen Jack Embleton and Fred Sauvarin, with a combined age of 172, beat all of the young ones they played against.

Well done!

LEONGATHA Probus Club’s Knit and Natter Group has just sent 11 rugs to the organisation Wrap with Love, bringing the grand total of rugs donated to 500.

Wrap with Love is a nonprofit organisation, mainly run by volunteers, sending rugs to needy people in Australia and around the world.

Probus knitters thank those who contributed in any way.

AN appropriate thought from the Probus club’s newsletter: Thought for the month. Always remember the compliments you receive and forget about the rude remarks.

of Walkerville who is raising funds for the Thailand Cycling Challenge for Epworth Medical Foundation. Check out his progress online at: www.everydayhero.com.au/ bill_bray and donate if you like.

SOME 10,000 people enjoyed a street party in Phillip Island on Saturday night as part of the Tough Mudder event.

THE Inverloch surf beach was a popular place to be despite the slightly cooler conditions on Saturday afternoon. Even though there was an influx of holiday people in town, the beach was not overcrowded and the waves were ideal for families and surfers seeking relaxing conditions.

ANOTHER piece of interesting information from a juice bottle lid: Golfers use an estimated $800 million worth of golf balls annually.

GOOD luck to Bill Bray

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KORUMBURRA friends and family joined locals on Phillip Island on Saturday to celebrate the 50th birthday of Leanne Earle, formerly of Korumburra. Leanne was joined by husband Shane who made a lovely speech and children, Lachie and Lauren, who had flown in from Western Australia

WOULD you like to keep the community informed about what your group is doing? Know of a birthday or special event in the life of a family or friend? Then let us know by contacting The Star on 5662 2294 or email to news@thestar.com.au The Star always welcomes contributions. Alternatively, include us on your newsletter mailing list.

Worthy winners: award recipients at Fish Creek and District Primary School, from left: Alyssa Davies, Bailey Hams, Angus Tracy, Kayla McGannon, Emma Buckland and Cooper Cary. Absent: Evan McPherson.

All rounder: Benjamin Vagg recently graduated from Latrobe University with a double degree: a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and a Bachelor of Business.

During the final six months of his course he obtained his current permanent position as an account manager—agronomy with Landmark at Hamilton.

From The Star’s Facebook page

Fishy kids are winners FISH Creek and District Primary School students finished 2012 off in style.

On the Monday of the last week, a whole School Christmas Dinner was held with a two course traditional meal for all students and those who helped through the year.

Bus drivers, RE teachers and office staff joined the teaching staff in the wonderful meal. Grade 6 students waited on the tables of mixed age students at the football social rooms.

On the Thursday, a mini fair provided fun, games and a jumping

castle for students on the last day of school for 2012. Parents and extended families joined students for a picnic lunch.

Principal Robin Smith thanked everyone for their efforts and congratulated the students for a great year.

Parents Club president Kim Williams presented all Grade 6 students with a dictionary as a memento of their schooling at Fish Creek. School Council’s Marion Bowron and special guests including Samantha Bright and Constable Anthony Wilson presented the year’s awards.

The winners were: Alyssa Davies, The Jerry Seuren Kindness Award – a new award donated

by Pam Seuren in memory of her kind husband Jerry; Bailey Hams, Principal’s Blue Light Award; Angus Tracy, South Gippsland Shire Youth Council Leadership Award; Kayla McGannon, Ann Bright Memorial Art Award; Emma Buckland, Jaycees Citizenship and Achievement Award; Cooper Cary, Lance Moon Memorial Improvement Award; and Evan McPherson, South Gippsland Radiology Award for aptitude in the science/health area.

Roo stamps a highlight

STAMP and coin dealers, collectors and enthusiasts flocked to Foster on the weekend for the Annual Corner Inlet Stamp and Coin Fair at the Foster Uniting Church.

ON Facebook this week in The Star: This post on Friday: Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL cricketer Sam Hughes made 176 runs last Saturday (January 12). Given Australia’s cricketers are now 7/35, should Sam get a spot in the Aussie line-up?

Dina Drury: not sure that analogy quite works but why not?

Katherine Conrad: Any local could probably do better than them at the moment.

Mushroom Crafts: Think your comparison is not very sound... If Sam could make 176 against one of those professional bowlers,

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Posted on Thursday: With Sam Stosur and Lleyton Hewitt out of the Australian Open, Bernard Tomic is now a key Aussie still in the draw. Any thoughts on what can be done to improve Australia’s future tennis prospects?

Michael Warner: Bigger rackets?

Stamp of approval: stamp dealer Karen Clark of Fiveways Philatelic showed off collections to local philatelists Jerry Kool of Wonthaggi and Margaret Pettigrew of Leongatha during the annual Stamp and Coin Fair at Foster on the weekend.

Leading woman wanted JUST one scholarship valued at about $1500 is available for a South Gippsland woman to attend the inaugural National Rural Women’s Coalition Conference in Canberra, February 18 -20.

Local coordinator Jan Martin is keen to hear from local women who would like to apply.

“The National Rural Women’s Coalition is a collaborative national voice for women living in rural, regional and remote Australia,” said Ms Martin, who is also the director of community services at South Gippsland Shire Council.

“It aims to represent their diverse views, provide advice to the Australian Government on policy issues relevant to rural women; and contribute to building a positive profile of rural women, their achievements and issues.”

One scholarship is being of-

fered by Regional Development Australia (Gippsland) to each of the six Gippsland shires.

It will cover costs for registration, accommodation, attendance at the dinner to be held at Parliament House, all meals at the conference, participation in all workshops and a welcome reception.

Scholarship winners will also be provided with $450 to contribute to travel costs to and from Canberra.

Application forms for the scholarship close on Monday, January 21, so be quick to download an application from www. southgippsland.vic.gov.au or call council on 5662 9200 for a copy to meet the deadline. Scholarship winners will demonstrate in their application that this experience will benefit not only them but also their community and/or business on their return.

Applicants must:

• be a female resident of South Gippsland for the past three years; provide an outline of how, by their attendance at the conference, they would be able to benefit their community and /or business on their return; • be a leader or have leadership aspirations within their field, whether that be in paid or unpaid employment, community activities or sporting achievements; and • demonstrate how they will share the information from the conference to other women in South Gippsland upon their return from the conference.

For more information about the conference visit: www.nrwc.com. au.

For more information contact Jan on 5662 9820 or jan.martin@ southgippsland.vic.gov.au

The event attracted a good crowd from the local towns of Leongatha, Korumburra, Inverloch, Wonthaggi, Yarram, Mirboo North, and visitors from further afield holidaying in the area.

Dealers from Fiveways, Sale, Meeniyan, Essendon and Olinda attended and reported a successful day of trading.

The theme for this year’s fair was the Centenary of the First Australian Stamps - the Kangaroo and Map series, first issued on January 16, 1913.

On display by local stamp dealer Lindsay Fromhold was a complete collection of these iconic Australian ‘Roo’ Stamps.

Another highlight of the show was the stall run by the ladies of the Corner Inlet Stamp Club in aid of “Sammy Stamps”, an initiative of the Uniting Church which raises thousands of dollars to assist mission and welfare work both in Australia and overseas.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 11

Slow traffic, families plea

By Brad Lester RESIDENTS of one of Inverloch’s busiest roads will have to wait for more development before the speed limit is reduced.

Ullathorne Road residents want the speed limit reduced from 80km/h to 60km/h along the entire road.

The limit is 80km/h from the Bass Highway to the start of high density housing, but people living on larger allotments between there and the high-

way face traffic travelling at 80km/h.

Some drivers are even driving at 100km/h in the 80km/h zone, despite children living nearby.

“If we are coming along Ullathornes Road to turn into our driveway, we have cars that are coming up behind us that are doing 80km/h,” said one resident, who wished to remain anonymous.

“It’s becoming like the second entrance to Inverloch because everyone that comes from Melbourne and Wonthaggi comes in here.

“Friday afternoon is

the worst because with the RACV (resort) down there, you really notice the traffic.”

Being a long straight road on the edge of town, Ullathornes Road is used “like a drag strip”, another resident said.

One resident believed a roundabout was warranted at the intersection of Ullathornes Road and Bass Highway, claiming a high incidence of collisions there. Crash statistics supplied by Bass Coast Shire Council show no accidents for Ullathornes Road between January 1, 2007 and

December 31, 2011.

The speed limit has been reduced to 60km/h along sections of the road as high density residential development occurred.

Bass Coast Shire Council’s infrastructure director Felicity Sist said council would require approval from VicRoads to change speeds on local roads.

“In 2012, council advocated to VicRoads on behalf of the community to continue the 60km/h zone to the Bass Highway and was unsuccessful,” she said.

VicRoads’ determina-

tion was the reduction to 60 km/h did not meet the Speed Zone Guidelines for it to change for the following reasons: • the land to the western side of the road is un-

developed; and • the land to the eastern side has two formalised t-intersections and one driveway connection, so it does not meet the criteria for a reduction.

• If further development occurs and changes in traffic volumes, council would again ask VicRoads for a reduction, but residential development needed to occur first, Ms Sist said.

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More! They want more

By Jacob de Kunder IT’S a new year and the Korumburra Business Association is looking to get things done.

With a jam-packed January of events for the town, KBA president David Amor is looking forward to getting as many businesses on board as possible.

“Like last year, I will be getting around to all the businesses in town and asking them to join,” he said.

“This year we want to get numbers up from 41 in 2012 to something higher.

“Last year was the best we’ve had in a while but I would like more.”

The KBA is looking at working alongside the new councillors to achieve results for Korumburra.

“One of the things we want done quickly is the sale of the old saleyards site,” Mr Amor said.

“Sale of this land will allow big business to join our industrial estate and bring more jobs to the town and more people to spend money here.”

Mr Amor is also prepared to work closely with authorities to improve traffic flow through the town.

“We want to work out with VicRoads and the council a way to

solve the traffic issues at the top of Commercial Street,” he said.

“We need more lines and signs so people know what they are doing and a way to keep traffic moving through the intersection.”

Over the festive season, the KBA supplied businesses with decorations to liven up the CBD. A further 10 per cent has been invested into the association’s budget for Christmas decorations in 2013.

“Our street was, in my opinion, the best in the area,” he said.

“Both sides of Commercial Street were lit up and it just looked fantastic.”

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Not worth risk MR CHANDRASEGARAN says he does not respond to letters that do not make any new points but it is obvious he does not read them, either.

In my previous letters, I refuted all the points raised in his current letter (The Star, January 15) but he just reiterates the same old timeworn furphies.

Firstly, the UK Daily Mail is hardly a reliable scientific journal.

In fact, what the UK Met Office actually said was the rate of increase of temperature over the next 10 years would not be as great as they had previously predicted.

That means the average temperatures will continue to increase but not as fast as previously thought. That is good news as it gives us more time to do something about it but it does not let us off the hook to combat climate change.

Temperatures have not stopped rising for 16 years. The year 1998 was the hottest year on record but the next nine warmest years have all occurred since that date.

As I said before, one very hot day in September does not mean that the weather is not getting warmer towards summer.

Similarly, one extra hot year

does not mean the climate is not trending warmer. If we take the average measured global temperature over the 30 years between 1961 and 1990, then all 21 years since then have been above that average using the measured temperatures.

Before that period, only six years out of 89 years of records are above the average. If that is not a warming trend, I do not know what is. Have a look at the graph at http://www.bom.gov.au/ cgi-bin/climate/change/global/ timeseries.cgi which shows this trend very clearly and which uses the measured data from the most recent years and not reconstructed data as Mr Chandrasegaran implied.

Yes, it is quite correct that there has been an increase in Antarctic Sea ice as opposed to the Arctic Ice. This is probably due to an increase in wind strength blowing out from the Antarctic continent caused by the greater temperature contrast between the pole and the equator resulting from global warming. The land ice is shrinking; however, which is bad news as this causes a rise in sea levels.

For the information of Mr Finlay (The Star, January 15), global warming does not necessarily predict permanent

E D I T O R I A L Watch out for arsonists THE bushfire that continues to wreak devastation from Licola to Glenmaggie has consumed a life, homes, animals and a vast amount of bush and farmland.

That is on top of countless hours and energy of volunteer and paid emergency services personnel, including a large contingent from South Gippsland brigades.

The possibility the fire was started by an arsonist has been raised in the media and police are confirming they are investigating that.

Arsonists are also believed responsible for lighting fires around the Pakenham area last Thursday.

Fire danger warnings are now more prevalent, as the recent string of hot days combined with high wind conditions has shown.

While those warnings may give law abiding people a chance to leave their homes or enact fire plans, such warnings also give would be arsonists ample notice of opportunities to light destructive fires.

This raises the question of whether penalties for arsonists should be more severe.

According to Victoria Police, the maximum penalty for arson causing death in Victoria is 25 years imprisonment. The maximum penalty for intentionally or recklessly causing a bushfire is 15 years imprisonment.

Someone suggested to The Star last week convicted arsonists be required to wear electronic bracelets that identify their whereabouts, particularly on high fire danger days. That idea has merit but when is one reformed and no longer a threat to society? Repeat offenders would no doubt be ideal candidates though.

The results of arsonists’ actions cover a raft of offences, damage of property to loss of life, and in any other situation would be considered murder.

Sure the intent of their actions could be argued to arouse excitement at seeing a wall of flames, but the implications of their actions are often far more severe and as such the penalties must match.

Perhaps arsonists should also face charges of murder where loss of life has occurred or manslaughter at least, in a bid to stem the rising incidence of deliberately lit fires.

More bushfires seem to be started by arson than lightning or careless campers these days, and given little rain has fallen in South Gippsland since December, the risk that fires of the like seen at Darlimurla, Boolarra and Mirboo North in 2009 could be experienced again is very real.

Everyone can help reduce the incidence of arson by watching for suspicious activity, especially in isolated, forested localities, and reporting such cases to 000.

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Writer’s details, including full name, address and phone number (not for publication), must be included.

VOX VOXPOP! How do you celebrate Australia Day?

I get really into it, face painting and everything. We also have a family party sometimes.

Bridget Monaghan, Mardan drought.

Because of more energy in the system, it predicts greater variability and greater extremes such as “droughts and flooding rains”, not just in Australia but all over the world. Just ask the Europeans and Americans who have suffered this in recent years, too.

If climate warming is true,

We are going to be having a barbecue, playing cricket, drinking and wearing blue clothes.

Tayla Gurnett, Korumburra and the vast majority of those who study it believe it to be true, then the effect on the poor and needy is likely to be so disastrous as to completely eclipse any remediating efforts we could have made in other ways. Do you want to take the risk?

Brian Hoskins, Meeniyan.

Show pavilion winners LITA Gill won the grand aggregate prize for the pavilion section of the Bass Coast Summer Agricultural Show.

Lita took that honour by winning the best exhibit in garden and farm produce, cut flowers, best dahlia as well as the aggregate in that section, the aggregate in bowls arrangements and pot plants and best exhibit and aggregate in the pot plant category.

Nadine Verboon won the best exhibit floral in the bowls arrangements and pot plants.

Keith Ritchie won best exhibit in the cookery section, while Cathy Visscher won the aggregate and Sheona Bugbird the best junior cookery exhibit. Cheryl Enbom won best exhibit and aggregate in the jams and preserves.

Margaret Webster won best exhibit for knitting and crochet, Patricia Griggs in toys and dolls as well as aggregate in needlework, Fran Carroll won best exhibit for needlework and the prize for best exhibit in the pavilion (open) for a needlework wall hanging.

Rhonda Street won best craft exhibit and aggregate, Lee Duke the best junior craft exhibit with Alexandria Boucher taking the aggregate in that category.

Bob Tyler won best photography exhibit and Rhonda Buitenhuis the aggregate, while Natasha Allen won the junior photography aggregate and best exhibit. The best junior exhibit went to Sheona Bugbird for a decorated cake while Alexandria Boucher won the junior aggregate overall.

New Year’s assault POLICE are searching for three men in regards to an assault on Phillip Island on New Year’s Day. Around 12.30am, the victim of the assault was with friends on the foreshore at Silverleaves when he was approached by three men in their mid-20s.

The three males became aggressive and one of the males struck the victim on the head, causing him to fall on the ground and into an open fire.

Not long after this altercation, the three men left the area.

The victim suffered severe burns to his arm which required admission to the Alfred Hospital burns unit.

The first male has been described as 5’6”, Caucasian, substantially shorter than the other two, tanned skin, black hair, brown eyes, stubble and square jaw, wearing dark coloured singlet.

The second has been described as 6’1”, Caucasian, pale skin, and almost shaved light coloured hair.

The third has been described as 6’1”, Middle Eastern in appearance, with dark eyes and wearing a pink singlet.

If anyone has information in relation to the identity of any of these three males, please contact Detective Senior Constable Liza Burrows at Bass Coast CIU or Crime Stoppers on 1300 333 000.

A barbecue with friends and family is how I always celebrate Australia Day. Wendy Jordan, Inverloch

I am the MC at the Leongatha Australia Day celebrations, and have been for the last few years, so I go down there and celebrate.

Leonnie McCluskey, Leongatha

Short talk With Simone Short

My Facebook flaws My name is Simone and I’m a Facebook addict.

I can’t deny it anymore – the permanent swipe marks on my iPhone screen would give it away even if I did.

While some people’s weaknesses are chocolate or shopping (which are also things I may have a slight problem with), social media is where I lose all control.

While I may not be so much a Facebook poster, I am certainly a Facebook watcher.

I have an obsession with keeping up-to-date with what people are doing and thinking, and if someone on my friend list has recently gotten into a relationship or had a baby, you can guarantee I know about it.

In fact, if I had a dollar for every time I’ve used the phrase ‘I saw it on Facebook’ in a conversation, I would be the next Mark Zuckerberg.

The problem is, the information you often find on Facebook is less than enthralling.

I shudder to consider the hours I’ve spent reading what an old school friend had for lunch; or someone’s latest gripe with their internet/phone/electricity company.

It’s information I could care less for.

Don’t get me wrong, people have every right to use social media as an outlet to describe their mundane daily activities, and I’ve been guilty of sharing the odd bland status myself.

But when it comes down to it, my time could be much better spent living in the real world than trying to keep up with the not-so-exciting lives of others online.

Of course, there are aspects of Facebook that are fantastic.

Some people do live interesting lives that I like to read about, or have something intelligent or witty to say.

It’s great to be able to see photos of friends living or travelling overseas, or easily getting back in touch with an old friend.

But have you ever seen someone out for lunch or dinner with another person trying to take part in conversation whilst

checking their phone at the same time?

Guilty as charged – and this is why I need to put a stop to it.

My first attempt was to go cold turkey; no Facebook for two weeks, and like any addict, it was a struggle.

I found myself reaching for my phone with thumbs twitching.

When I turned on the computer, my fingers would automatically start typing the web address.

I did succeed, and thought I’d broken a terrible pattern, but no.

As soon as the fortnight was up, I came crawling back like a teenage girl desperate for ‘likes’ or an ‘inbox’.

My next attempt has been only recently; come the strike of midnight on New Year’s Eve, I deleted the Facebook app from my phone.

Now I am allowed to browse it occasionally during the day or use it for work purposes (cue promotional plug and check us out on Facebook at The Great Southern Star), but when it comes to winding down at the end of the day and spending quality time with my nearest and dearest, the social networking must stop.

I can’t say it’s been too successful so far.

My number of posts has definitely declined, but I still know what most people did last Saturday night, Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.

The funny thing is, when I asked my friends whether they thought they had a social networking addiction (and yes, I do see the irony in that), most of them freely admitted to their problem.

And most of them despised it too.

We all hate to love Facebook, but we simply cannot help ourselves.

I will continue my battle to stay away from the world of social media, until I am able to go days without it.

In the meantime, however, you can rest assure I know what everyone had for breakfast.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 13

Tradesman prosecuted

A KORUMBURRA tradesman was charged $1250 for failing to obtain the required building permit for a dwelling demolition.

South Gippsland Shire Council recently prosecuted Michael Matthies for illegally demolishing two dwellings at 1 and 3 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha, the site of the new Salvation Army premises.

Mr Matthies pleaded guilty to demolishing the dwellings without the issue of the required building permit and not being registered as a demolisher with the Victorian Building Practitioners Board.

“The prosecution is another in a series instigated by council recently to bring home the message that it is committed to protecting public safety and the integ-

rity of our built and natural environments,” said Matthew Patterson, council’s manager of regulatory services.

Other prosecutions have included illegal clearing of land and unauthorised building extensions.

Under Victoria’s building legislation, a building permit is required for all building work unless the work is exempted under Schedule 8 of the Victorian Building Regulations 2006.

The only demolition works exempt from the building permit requirements are the demolition of non-masonry sheds, carports, garages that have a floor area of not more than 40m², are not listed on the Heritage Register and will not affect the safety of the public.

Undertaking demolition works without a building permit is a seri-

Not on: the scene of the demolition works in Leongatha. ous offence because of public safety and heritage considerations.

Victoria’s building leg-

Planners fastest in state: chief

By Brad Lester

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council’s planning department is processing applications at a faster rate than the state average.

Phil Stone, director of development services, said in November and December 2012, planners approved 80 per cent of applications within the 60 day statutory timeframe – up to 12 per cent higher than the Victorian average.

He said while some members of the public may believe planners are taking too long, that was generally perception rather than reality.

“There are those applications that take longer because they require referrals or are more complex,” Mr Stone said.

“Once council made the decision to resource strategic planning, we have been going ahead in leaps and bounds.”

The State Government is still finalising zoning changes and the implications for South Gippsland remain unclear, with council not expecting a final decision from the government until March.

However, an independent planning panel overseeing recent residential rezonings in Korumburra did ask for council’s opinion of how the proposed changes would affect the applications.

Mr Stone told The Star density of development would be higher in the new residential zones.

“We have to make a decision that

strikes a balance between the two paradigms,” he said, referring to the new and existing zones.

Mr Stone said the zoning changes had not delayed development in the shire.

For now, the library, community meeting room and art gallery will remain on the existing site of Commercial and King streets.

At its December meeting, council decided to not rezone the complex, potentially paving the way for a new supermarket on the site.

Mr Stone said an expression of interest process was not proceeding further.

“We will definitely put it forward for more strategic work in the Korumburra Town Centre Framework Plan, but for now it will stay as a library,” he said.

“Whatever services on that site will either stay there or be relocated to another site.”

Public briefings about the Leongatha Industrial Land Use Strategy will be held in February or March.

The Housing Settlement Strategy, guiding overall development in the shire, will be the subject of a report to the council meeting in February.

The Leongatha parking strategy is likely to come before council in March or April. Planners are now ensuring parking will be allocated on land that could be used for rental or retail space.

Make a difference

islation has a number of controls in place for demolition works to protect the safety of the workers and

the public and ensure that significant buildings are not demolished. None of these controls can be checked

By Simone Short ANOTHER motorist has escaped serious injury after he crashed his car whilst avoiding a pothole recently.

Leongatha man, Roy Mullens, was driving along Tarwin Lower Road near Meeniyan when he drove onto the roadside gravel to avoid a pothole and lost control.

His Toyota Hilux drove over the bank and through a fence and gate before coming to rest in a paddock.

The vehicle was later deemed a write-off.

Mr Mullens blamed the poor condition of the road for the accident.

“Around 5km out of Meeniyan towards Tarwin, I came to the first set of 40km/h signs and the ones saying dangerous roads, so I slowed down and got through that,” he said.

“About 200m down the road there wasn’t any signage and there were massive holes in the road, so I went on the gravel to avoid hitting the holes and I just lost it and spun out.”

Mr Mullens was lucky to avoid injury, receiving only a bump on his head when it hit the steering wheel.

Leongatha Police attended the incident, with Constable Don Haw stating Mr Mullens would not be charged for the accident.

“I contacted VicRoads and passed on my concern there was inadequate signage for that particular section of road,” he said.

“We urge people to take care because the roads are pretty bad.”

Con Haw said drivers need to pay attention to reduced speed zones around deteriorating roads, with police noticing a large number of people not complying with the signed speed limits.

He did confirm, in this instance, there was no reduced zone where Mr Mullens crashed.

Mr Mullens now hopes to receive compensation from VicRoads to help cover the cost of his insurance excess fee so he can replace his vehicle.

A VicRoads spokesperson said there were plans for some potholes along that stretch of road to be repaired in the near future.

“Repair works will be carried out along Tarwin Lower Road in coming weeks, at two locations south of Tarwin,” they said.

“These works will be asphalt patching works that will strengthen the road and make it smoother for

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Meeniyan Police Senior Constable Paul McDonald said he had been concerned with the state of the road for a while.

“It would’ve been nice to see the roads fixed before the summer period because it’s our busiest time of the year, especially along the Tarwin Lower Road and the Meeniyan-Promontory Road,” he said, adding he had been reporting potholes to VicRoads as he found them.

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“The road conditions aren’t good, but people just need to drive to the conditions. If it says traffic hazard ahead, be prepared,” he said.

Traffic hazard: whilst avoiding these potholes along Tarwin Lower Road, Leongatha man Roy Mullens lost control of his car on the gravel and crashed. There was no reduced speed limit along this stretch of road.

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PAGE 14 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Waratah celebrates 50 years WARATAH Beach Surf Life Saving Club is set to celebrate 50 years of serving the community this Aus-

tralia Day weekend.

The strongly supported club, which is based at Sandy Point, will be hosting a fantastic night for past and present members

on January 26.

This will coincide with the club championships which will be run over the weekend, as well as life saving demonstrations.

On the boards: twins Archie and Miles Shephard get the boards ready to hit the surf at last week’s Waratah Bay Nippers program. The program has seen many kids learn surf skills and go on to become volunteer life savers over the club’s 50 year history.

First team: some of the first surf life savers to stand guard at the beach at Sandy Point in 1963.

Club president Julian Meagher is excited about the celebrations.

“On the Saturday night we will have over 200 past and present members coming along to celebrate the rich history of the club over the past 50 years, and hopefully reengage going forward for the next 50,” he said.

The club came about after the town of Sandy Point was developed in the early 1960s.

“Back in 1963 a few of the local lads realised there would be a need for a life saving club or ser-

vice to be established at Waratah Beach and that led to six of them going off and obtaining their bronze medallion, and that was the start of the club,” Mr Meagher said.

“It initially operated out of a shed on the foreshore and then was redeveloped into another club house. Then in 2001 it was redeveloped to the facility we have at the moment.

“We’ve had a long presence in the district, serving the community as a part of the rich life we get down here at Waratah Bay.” The club has secured

its place in the Sandy Point community over its 50 years.

“Over that time we’ve done not only a huge number of volunteer patrol hours but lots of life saving education programs have been run down here,” Mr Meagher said.

“Putting people first through their bronze medallion and going on to the more advanced life saving awards is something we do proudly.

“The highlight of the club’s history is the number of young people who have come through and

had an involvement in surf lifesaving.”

Over the time, club members have performed many rescues and assisted in many major operations.

“There have been a number of lost boats and people over that time. It’s a moderate hazard beach.

There are a number of people who get out of their depth and need some help from us though,” Mr Meagher said.

For more information about the anniversary contact the club on 5684 1276.

Tennis revival at Toora

By Sarah Vella

TOORA Tennis Club held a family fun day on Sunday, to relaunch the tennis club which had been on a hiatus for more than two years.

Meryl Agars was one of the people who organised the day, and said it had taken a working bee or two to clean the area up, but was worth the effort.

“We are trying to encourage more members to join the club, and we thought a fun day would be a good way to gauge interest,” she said.

“Most people who came to the day were from Toora, or close by, including Mount Best and Port Welshpool.”

Once the tennis club is fully functioning, they will offer tennis lessons, taught by experienced players.

“We have four experienced players who are happy to give lessons to anybody, adults and children,” Ms Agars said.

Activities on the day included bocce, darts, hooky, quoits, bas-

ketball, handball and of course, tennis.

“We are hoping the local bocce club will come here and use the ground and the clubroom here.

It is a great space” Ms Agars said.

“If this one is successful, we might hold another fun day in a month’s time, if there is enough

interest from the local community.”

A meeting will be held in February to form a committee for the new tennis club.

How to: Stacey Brant, Michelle Christensen and Nathan Jorgensen, all from Toora had a great time learning the art of bocce from Jeff Unthank of Toora (far left) on Sunday.

Tennis champs: Scarlet Robson, Toora, Ashley Kilner, Pearcedale, Samantha Lazaroo, Mount Best and Leah Ross, Toora enjoyed a hit of tennis at the Toora family fun day on Sunday.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 15

Upgrades for two great rail journeys ALREADY regarded as two of the world’s great train journeys, The Ghan and Indian Pacific are offering a new era in luxury rail travel.

As Jill Carmody of Jetset Leongatha said, “The Ghan is one of the mustdo’s, it’s so symbolic to the Australian way of life and to our history.”

She has travelled on it herself on the more popular south to north route, but the return north to south journey remains on her wish list. The Ghan goes from Adelaide to Darwin, while the Indian Pacific plies between Sydney or Adelaide and Perth.

If you want to, you can link up with either of the great rail journeys by catching The Overland from Melbourne to Adelaide.

From April 1 this year, guests on The Ghan and Indian Pacific will enjoy added extras on and off the train, which will be included in the fare.

Billed as “wonderful journeys of discovery”, the upgraded Ghan and Indian Pacific journeys will of-

fer a richer experience and connection with some of the most remote and beautiful parts of Australia.

Gold service bedrooms on the Indian Pacific are being renovated with more modern panelling and soft furnishings in the twin cabins and more up-to-date bathrooms.

From April 1, platinum and gold service travel on both of the great trains will include meals, beverages and off train explore and discover stops.

Services have been revamped and redesigned.

More flexible meal times are part of the new package and the menu will showcase regional produce, telling the story of the places the trains pass through.

Jill said Jetset Leongatha has a lot of clients who take the Indian Pacific and The Ghan journeys as part of their holiday, rather than just using them as a means of getting from A to B. Some Indian Pacific clients spend a few nights in Perth, others hire a vehicle for a self tour and some put their car on the train and drive back to Victoria.

From her own experience, Jill said taking the

Indian Pacific is the best way of crossing the Nullarbor because travellers see more than they would from the road trip. And that includes sightings of the majestic wedge tailed eagle, the symbol of the Indian Pacific.

According to Jill, the rail journeys are akin to going on a cruise.

“You are self contained, everything is at your disposal and there are whistle stop tours.”

The trains host a common lounge where guests can mingle and chat. You are likely to meet people from all over the world, for the great rail journeys are popular with overseas visitors.

Other changes to the service include a personalised check in and welcome, an increase in the check in luggage allowance and the introduction of an advance purchase fare of up to 25 per cent on gold service and 10 per cent on platinum service bookings made more than six months before departure.

The Ghan covers 2979kms over two nights and three days, encountering spectacular and diverse landscapes, from the rusty

Celebrate with local food AUSTRALIA Day celebrations provide the perfect opportunity to showcase Gippsland produce.

Agribusiness Gippsland chair, Alex Arbuthnot, said the region provides the complete shopping basket and those of us who live here have a duty to sustain and appreciate “one of the world’s most bountiful regions”.

He said seafood, spuds, dairy, olives, beef, eggs, lamb, vegetables, fruit and herbs are all grown locally, creating the perfect recipe for a celebratory meal.

“And don’t forget to wash it down with Gippsland wine, juice or beer!” he said.

“Whether it’s conventionally grown or organic, commercially farmed or farmers’ market, this is food worthy of our appreciation.

“Take time to understand where your food comes from and what effort goes into producing it. We live in one of the world’s most bountiful regions and we have a duty to sustain and appreciate it.

“Gippsland produces some of the best. We are Gippslanders and we are allowed to be biased but we do so with some justification.”

Alex is focused on promoting the high standard of our food and in getting others, particularly those from interstate or overseas, to “recognise our wonderful food”.

To tickle your tastebuds and get you thinking, Agribusiness Gippsland is promoting a recipe for chicken salad supplied by Dairy Australia.

The suggestion is to use olives and olive oil grown in South Gippsland Shire, tomatoes from Baw Baw Shire, chicken from the Mornington Peninsula, rocket from East Gippsland Shire and cheese from just about everywhere in Gippsland.

Highly sought after, South Gippsland’s artisan Berrys Creek Cheese has been winning awards hand over fist since it began in 2007.

Parsley and lemons? Most backyards have those. And, if you need condiments,

reds of the MacDonnell Ranges, the sights of Alice Springs and the beauty of Katherine Gorge through to the northern tropical city of Darwin.

Named after the pioneering Afghan cameleers who once traversed this outback route, The Ghan will carry you through a wilderness like no other.

The Indian Pacific’s journey spans 4352kms between Sydney and Perth, via Adelaide on the longest stretch of straight railway track in the world.

The trip allows time to explore Adelaide and the outback mining towns of Broken Hill and Kalgoorlie.

The journey takes four

days and three nights, travelling through the picturesque Avon Valley, the dusty goldfields of Kalgoorlie across the vast and ancient desert of the Nullarbor Plain.

Jill said she highly recommends both rail journeys, particularly the platinum service with its spacious private cabins and

full en suite. There’s also an in-cabin safe.

Platinum and gold service guests dine in the exclusive and elegant Queen Adelaide Restaurant Car where meals are prepared by on board chefs.

To find out more, contact Jill or her friendly and helpful staff at Jetset Leongatha.

Experience: taking advantage of the platinum service on The Ghan or Indian Pacific allows time to relax, mingle and enjoy wonderful scenery.

farmers’ markets invariably have stalls selling them. South Gippsland’s farmers’ markets include Koonwarra, Inverloch, Venus Bay, Korumburra’s Coal Creek and Churchill Island.

Agribusiness Gippsland began in 1997, with the aim of helping regional farming and the people it supports by working in partnership with farmers, local councils, State and Federal governments, catchment management authorities, community groups and many others.

Since 1997, Agribusiness Gippsland has helped regional farming and the people it supports by working in partnership with farmers, local councils, state and federal government, catchment management authorities, community groups and many others.

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Let blood flow this week THINKING THIN TH INK KING NG about giving giviing blood? bl d?

This week is your chance, with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service donation bus in town until Thursday, January 24.

One donation of blood can save up to three lives and just takes one hour. hour Donors filed through the door of the bus at Leongatha Memorial Hospital last week, each giving 500ml of blood.

There were more than 80 appointments still available by the middle of last week, with most of those vacancies available this week.

Kellie Simpson of Leongatha South was keen to maintain her tradition of donating.

“I thought I was fit and healthy and it was a way to help somebody. It thought I could do this because I have plenty of blood,” she said.

To donate, ring the service and receive an appointment time. On arrival, you will be asked questions by a nurse who will take a blood sample to ensure your iron levels are adequate and measure your blood pressure.

Your nurse will take you to a reclining seat to relax.

A needle is inserted into a vein within the inside of your elbow and after about 10 minutes, your donation is complete.

Help yourself to a cool drink and food

to and your sugar to rehydrate rehhydrate d andd rejuvenate rejuvenate j levels, wait 15 minutes and then you are free to go.

People concerned about needles need not worry as only a prick is felt. Nurses take great care to minimise discomfort.

Red Cross community liaison officer officer Stacey Whitelaw said every donation makes a difference to another person.

“Currently, Australia needs 27,000 donations per week to meet the demand for blood products across the nation, and this demand is expected to double over the next 10 years,” she said.

Each donation is separated into three life saving products.

Red cells are used to treat cancer patients, people with blood disorders, burns and surgical patients, as well as pregnant women, new mothers and newborn babies, among many others.

Plasma, the liquid part of the blood, is used to treat bleeding patients, and people with immune disorders, as well as in the prevention of some complications of pregnancy. There are 17 uses for plasma.

The final product derived from the blood is platelets, which are vital to the clotting process of blood, and are most often used to treat patients with leukaemia and other cancers.

To book, phone Red Cross on 13 14 95 or visit www.donateblood.com.au

Freely giving: donor Kellie Simpson of Leongatha South relaxes under the supervision of nurse Cici Xin.

Rules hike costs

By Jane Ross

ONE of the reasons road maintenance and construction are so expensive is the burgeoning amount of paperwork.

Never the same: an aerial view of Anderson Inlet, showing the two channels leading to the ocean. This photo was taken on December 7, 2012.

Boaters, beware BOATERS are being warned to take care in Anderson Inlet as the waterway continues to change.

A second channel linking the inlet with the ocean near Point Smythe appears to be converging with the existing channel.

Why the second channel was formed remains a mystery, but Gippsland Ports is urging mariners to be aware of the new conditions.

CEO Nick Murray said: “This demonstrates that Anderson Inlet is a dynamic environment subject to constant change.”

Point Smythe is growing for the first time in decades, as sand is moved from other locations to the point.

“It’s unpredictable and we do not know what further changes there will be,” Mr Murray said.

Gippsland Ports has removed some ti tree debris at Point Smythe, arising from changed channel

conditions.

An isolated danger buoy will be installed in the vicinity of The Snags near Point Smythe to highlight the presence of residual debris, with large trees possibly buried.

“We will also have four special markers indicating a vessel exclusions zone in the Point Smythe vicinity,”

Mr Murray said.

“Also arising from the changing character of Anderson Inlet, we have established two no boating zones on the northern shoreline: one east of the jetty and the second in the vicinity of Abbott and Veronica streets.”

To help the public understand the changed

conditions, a waterways management board, including all current notices, has been installed at the Inverloch boat ramp.

Gippsland Ports has spent about $70,000 repairing the Inverloch jetty to address damage caused by scouring of the foundations.

Holden on way COLIN Watson Motors, a dealer of Holden and Mitsubishi cars, is still planning to open a dealership in Leongatha despite rumours the Traralgon company had abandoned the

venture.

Dealer principal Chris Elliot confirmed final plans for the site were being drawn and the dealership would open in Koonwarra Road.

The site of the estimated $1.64 million dealership is situated between

Re:Cycling and Hartley’s Carpet Choice and Beaumont Tiles, and has been unused for a few years.

Council approved a planning application for the dealership last year and residents have been left wondering if the dealership would be coming.

South Gippsland Shire Council’s director of engineering services, Anthony Seabrook, said increasing stringency of occupation health and safety laws have added to the cost of road works.

There are 100 different safe work method statements in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. He estimated there had been three to four changes to traffic management rules in the past 12 years and the law states they have to be complied with. The changes have spawned a whole new industry, with companies being set up to provide traffic management services.

Mr Seabrook said years ago, a grader, a truck and one person could do the job; now traffic control is needed at either end of the site and depending on the time scale for the work, a full blown traffic management plan is needed on both main and rural roads.

And, Mr Seabrook added, the rules are even more stringent when road work is being

undertaken around a central business district.

It’s all about safety.

Mr Seabrook detailed some of the processes necessary.

A plan has to be drawn up for where traffic management signs are to go. When the signs are put out on the road, someone has to sign off on the fact that the signs are in place.

A risk assessment needs to be undertaken for the job to ensure there are no risks different from the norm. That has to be signed off on too.

Mr Seabrook said all of that takes time.

Following the rules can take up to an hour a day, which means that time is lost from the actual maintenance job. If there are a number of crews undertaking work, the time lost can add up to a day a week.

Some of that time is counter balanced by forward planning and road inspections being undertaken before any of the paperwork process begins.

“As legislation becomes more rigorous it becomes more onerous and there are greater overheads in delivery of the work.”

Mr Seabrook said it will all be easier when the council has electronic based traffic management systems in place. But he estimates that’s a couple of years away yet.

Cards are “fishy”

By Jane Ross I AM now the proud owner of a myki card with a very large “S” on it.

I thought for one brief moment that the cards were personalised and the “S” stood for the first letter of my married name.

It seemed pretty clever to me, a nice green “S” on one side, next to a picture of a fish and what looks like red blobs among some seaweed. Even cleverer – we live by the sea!

How did the myki people know that?

An odd three pointed half star is partly superimposed over some of the seaweed but I have no idea what it denotes. It could be a “my” or a “ki” but I don’t know what either looks like.

There’s a number above the seaweed, you know, one of those ones that goes on forever that drives you crazy when you have to read it out to anyone to write it down. Try banking a cheque some time and work out which of the l-o-n-g list of numbers goes in what section of the deposit form.

On the other side of the myki card is a big, smiley face which, if you looked at it for long enough would become extremely irritating, linked to what appears to be the sketch of the front of a train, an apple and the outline of some buildings. Where the apple fits in is anyone’s guess but it could be related to the

colour of the card which is a paler shade of lime green. Some apples are green, is that the link?

Sadly, the “S” turned out to have nothing to do with my name, it indicates my status as a senior citizen. I have another card that proves it, “awarded” to me by the State Government when I had reached my three score years. The fact that I don’t feel “elderly” is not taken into consideration.

We’d found a helpful myki man at a tram stop who told us where to go (so to speak) to buy the card – at the chemist. The pharmacist was dispensing pills, potions, lotions and myki. Odd combination, but who am I to question the powers that be and their decisions to put pictures of fish, seaweed and apples on public transport swipe cards and sell them through pharmacies?

The myki man at the tram stop had said, with a grin, the “S” on my card would only be small and the older one became, the larger the “S” would grow.

It wasn’t true! The “S” is huge at any age.

We numbered among the few on the tram who swiped our cards and were left wondering how the magical myki machine knew when anyone who had swiped, ended their journey.

The conclusion we reached was it was as mysterious as the fish, the seaweed, the half star and the apple!

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Anniversary to remember

By Simone Short WHEN Ian and Margaret Sullivan’s wedding anniversary rolled around to 49 years, they managed to completely forget it.

Fortunately, they had plenty of people to remind them their golden anniversary was coming up recently, on Saturday, January 12.

Having both been born and bred in Wonthaggi, it wasn’t long before Ian had his eye on a young Margaret after their mutual friends, Joy and Charles, began dating.

Over 50 years later

Margaret still remembers their first encounter.

“Joy and I were both working together and Charles said ‘Hey, my mate Slugger fancies you!

He’d like to take you out!’

“I was 18 and I said ‘Well if he’d like to take me out, tell him he can ask me himself,’” she laughed.

Margaret said that night Ian turned up on her doorstep and asked her out to the Korumburra dance.

“We’ve been together ever since,” she said.

A year later, the couple were engaged, and they married at the Church of England in Wonthaggi on January 19, 1963.

The newlyweds moved into a bungalow at Ian’s

The special day: Margaret and Ian Sullivan on their wedding day in Wonthaggi on January 19, 1963.

mother’s place and saved money to move to Melbourne, where Ian completed his teaching degree.

Three years and two children later, they moved back to Wonthaggi where they have been ever since.

Ian was a popular teacher at the Wonthaggi Tech School, and later the Wonthaggi Secondary College for 25 years, while Margaret worked as a nurse’s aide at the Wonthaggi Hospital, and was the original nurse employed at Rose Lodge in the 1980s.

Ian and Margaret said there is no great secret to a lasting marriage; you just need to respect each other and have a little give and take.

They’ve spent plenty of time together over the years, including on the golf course.

Ian is best known for his golf prowess.

From 1956 he began a dominance of South Gippsland golf that was to last for 30 years.

In that time he won the Wonthaggi championship a record 16 times. He also won the South Gippsland Singles title a record 16 times.

While Margaret has now packed away her clubs and left the golf course to Ian, she still remains active, recently taking up water aerobics.

Both Ian and Margaret are also fantastic contributors to the local community.

Ian regularly volunteers at the State Coal

Happy marriage: Ian and Margaret Sullivan from Wonthaggi agree respect and friendship, as well as having a little give and take helped them reach their 50th wedding anniversary last Saturday.

Mine, where he first did his carpentry apprenticeship all those years ago, while Margaret donates her time to the Wonthaggi Surf Club and Rose Lodge.

They also have eight grandchildren aged from

Corella deaths at Fish Creek

NEARLY 30 Little Corellas were found dead across several sites in Fish Creek recently by local, Bill Atkins.

“I am in the process of talking to the Department of Sustainability and the Environment (DSE). I am just waiting for a call to come back,” he told The Star.

“The ones that have been found

dead, around 27 in total, were all in close proximity to each other. We went and got most of them from the kindergarten in Fish Creek, then another half a dozen in the park in the centre of town.

“Out of the eight live birds I have brought home, only one lived through the night.”

Mr Atkins said it has been a distressing situation, as the birds are

short of breath and are violently convulsing in the last 15 minutes of their life.

“The worst thing is there are a lot of young birds out there that have died,” he said, “and then there are all of the fledglings that will die because their parents have died.”

A spokesperson for the DSE said the cause of the deaths is currently under investigation.

Historic opening INVERLOCH’S only historic public building will be officially opened this Saturday, Australia Day. The Rocket Shed was built around 1900 beside the road to the jetty, storing equipment used by the

Rocket Brigade to rescue people from vessels in distress.

The equipment was used at regular practice days by firing the rocket with a rope attached to a distant large tree, where the rope was secured.

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The rope was then anchored at the firing end for a breeches buoy to be attached to a pulley run on an endless rope between both ends.

Early residents of Inverloch had fond memories of practice times when as school children they could be “rescued’ in the breeches buoy as a fine flying fox ride.

Others remembered such amusing occasions as when the rocket went straight through the open passage of a nearby house, and another when the rocket was fired and the butcher’s horse bolted.

By 1960, there was no Rocket Brigade so the

shed was used for storage by the South Gippsland Yacht Club.

In 2009 Inverloch Historical Society secured an Australian Government Grant and one from Bass Coast Shire Council to commence restoration of the Rocket Shed.

Restoration is now complete and the Rocket Shed stands behind The Ripple replica by The Esplanade.

At 1.30pm on Saturday, January 26, the official opening is to take place at the Rocket Shed, after which all are invited to the awards and presentations followed by afternoon tea at the RSL hall.

seven to 22 who keep them busy.

“We’re very close to all our grandchildren,” Margaret said.

“They’ve been our main interest over the past two decades.”

Their 50th anniversary

wasn’t a grand festivity, rather a quiet dinner with their family, and perhaps later on they’ll enjoy a get-together with their original bridal party, all of whom still live in Wonthaggi.

While Ian jokes their

marriage has lasted half a century because they were “too lousy to separate”, he said he and Margaret get along better every day.

“We’ve just had a happy life,” he said.

“We’ll see you in another 50 years.”

Mayor’s message Cr Kieran Kennedy AFTER a couple of wet summers it’s easy to get complacent about the fire risk here, although it’s only a few short years since Black Saturday and the Darlimurla fires.

Recent scorching weather has turned most of our green hills brown and already there have been several small grassfires that have been controlled, thanks to the quick response and professionalism of our fabulous local CFA and SES volunteers.

Please note that total fire ban restrictions came in to effect on January 7 and severe penalties will be enforced for any breaches of these.

The Victorian Bushfire Information Line (VBIL), 1800 240 667, is a free information line providing important bushfire-related information 365 days of the year.

It’s a good idea to add this into your contacts on your mobile, and keep a note of it next to all your phones at home.

The last thing we need to be doing is scrabbling for a number when the smoke is pluming and the fire is coming your way.

The CFA website (www.cfa.vic.gov. au) is of course a great resource for developing your Fire Plan (it’s not too late to do one if you haven’t got one) and for monitoring current threats. Websites can crash with the overload, so this 1800 number is a vital back up.

The annual swap meet at Korumburra drew thousands of people to the town last week.

It is often overlooked as a tourism event but it is one of the largest crowd pullers that we have in the region, rivalling Halloween at Coal Creek and the Easter Tour de Tarwin.

Lyrebird Arts Council cleverly moved its autumn music festival to early January and reaped the benefit of increased attendance, swollen by the holiday-makers currently in the area.

Stony Creek held another highly successful rodeo on the weekend as well, so it’s obvious that South Gippslanders and visitors are making the most of the summer weather to get out and about.

Australia Day is looming, with eight local events on Saturday and the Gala Shire Australia Day Awards Ceremony in the Leongatha Memorial Hall on Wednesday night.

It is a great event where we will honour 22 nominees and announce the 2013 South Gippsland Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year.

All are welcome, it is free, and the award categories will be interspersed with wonderful entertainment from Meeniyan choral group Serenity and rising Poowong songbird, 16-year-old Madeline Lancey.

Profiles of the nominees can be viewed on www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au.

So come along and share this happy acknowledgement of their contributions to our community. Details of the Australia Day celebrations in your area are in this issue under the council noticeboard ad.

Council will meet for two days this week to plot its strategic directions for the year, and council meetings will resume in February.

Meanwhile, keep vigilant about fires and any potential risk around your property.

Cr Kieran Kennedy, mayor.

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Lifestyle

New you, new My Leongatha Beauty Care

YOU won’t know yourself after getting pampered at My Leongatha Beauty Care, and after moving into a new and improved space, they don’t either!

When the opportunity arose to move the salon from Peart Street to a new and improved location in Long Street, business owner Michelle Young jumped at the chance.

“We were just running out of space and stepping over each other all the time,” she said.

“I wasn’t planning on moving, but everything

just fell into place.”

Michelle’s husband David put his building skills to work, spending more than 300 hours renovating and repainting the entire salon in preparation for their January 2 opening.

With new signage

by Luke Lower from Signspec creating the perfect amount of privacy for their clients, My Leongatha Beauty Care’s own makeover is impressive to say the least.

“I feel like I’ve got a new job!” Michelle laughed.

“Everything is so fresh and new, it feels

like I’ve just started my own business.”

Michelle, along with her staff Leanne Barrett, Kellie Ennoss and Kylie O’Loughlin, have expanded from two treatment rooms to four, including a dedicated IPL room for electrolysis and microdermabrasion, as well as a separate nail area.

The waiting space is also much more comfortable, with brand new couches available for clients whilst they wait.

Michelle said the new location not only has more exposure, but is already attracting new clients, saying they’ve been “flat out”

since moving in.

My Leongatha Beauty Care offers a wide range of services, including Ahava facials, skin rejuvenation treatments, waxing, nails, eyelash and eyebrow tinting and Jane Iredale makeup.

The extended space has also allowed Michelle to add to her business, with clinical hypnotherapist Val Tompsett now available for sessions every Wednesday.

Michelle also hopes to rent out a space to a massage therapist to further add to the business.

Furthermore, the team at the salon will soon

extend their hours on Tuesday and Thursday to help cater for clients who aren’t able to get to appointments during normal

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Michelle thanks her lovely clients for their support over the years and also into the future.

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Health, Beauty

Clinic has it all

LONG Street Family Medicine in Leongatha is the town’s newest clinic and offers same day appointments and bulk billing for Medicare patients.

The clinic has recently appointed a new doctor, taking the count to four doctors, two male and two female, plus pathology on-site.

Practice manager Charlene Horkings said the clinic has a varied range of services available.

“Hearcare will be start-

ing at the clinic in mid February and will provide a full range of hearing and hearing aid services, as well as sleep services,” she said.

“Our other medical services include general medical care, minor surgical procedures, immunisations, travel medicine, women’s health and pre-employment medicals.

“At the moment we cater for walk in appointments as well as same day appointments.”

The clinic is hoping to introduce a Saturday morning service and extended evening sessions this year.

The new doctor at the

clinic is Dr Krishanthi Daigala, who is pleased to join the Long Street Family Medicine family.

Dr Daigala is married and has two children aged 12 and 17. She has 15 years of experience in many fields of medicine in major hospitals and in general practice in Sri Lanka, with an interest in women’s health.

The clinic is also home to several nurses who are available for varying services such as chronic disease management planning throughout the week.

Long Street clinic is part of the Medical and Aged Care Group (previ-

ously Hazelwood Health), the company responsible for establishing South Gippsland Family Medicine in Wonthaggi.

Established in 1993, the company also has clinics at Morwell, Traralgon, Churchill, Lang Lang and in Melbourne.

Healthscope Pathology operates on-site and is open from 8am-1pm Monday to Friday, and could extend opening hours in the future.

Services are offered to patients of all clinics, not just Long Street, and pathology can also process requests written on Gippsland Pathology forms.

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Lifestyle Sparkle, inside and out

LOOKING good on the outside makes one beam on the inside and there is a place to get that feeling in Leongatha: Hair Bairs.

The highly regarded salon in Bair Street offers a team trained and experienced in special occasion hairdressing and make-up.

From weddings to debutante balls, and other events, Hair Bairs is the place to come and look great.

“These are special times for people and they want to be looking their best,” salon proprietor Sandra Fleming said.

With the wedding season now here, hairdressing and make-up is not only limited to bridal parties but also includes guests.

“If you are going to a special occasion, finish off your outfit by doing your hair and make-up and finish off the look,” Sandra said.

“You can be as creative with make-up as you can with hair.”

The team uses Atelier make-up, designed to cope with hot weather, and is long lasting and water-proof, so is ideal to cope with the expected tears of a big day.

“It’s used for stage and theatre because it’s long lasting and gives natural coverage, and can be worked to suit any age group,” Sandra said.

Hair Bairs also offers facial waxing, eyebrow shaping, and lash and brow tinting, said hairdresser Jacqui Paterson.

“All this helps clients be fully prepared for the best make-up on the day,” she said.

Some people like to have trial runs of make-up and hairdressing and while not always necessary, is a service offered at Hair Bairs.

“We always welcome people who come in for a consultation if it’s a special occasion,” Sandra said.

To find out more, check out Hair Bairs on Facebook.

Good health: practice manager, Charlene Horkings said Long Street Family Medicine offers same day appointments and a wide variety of health services.

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Health, Beauty

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Lifestyle

Raffle winners cruise Prom THE lucky winners of the 2012 Leongatha High/Technical/Secondary College Centenary Reunion fundraising raffle recently took advantage of their first prize: an overnight Wilsons Promontory cruise on the 14m power catamaran, Kiella.

The winners, Wayne and Loretta Moon, their daughter Nicole and her boyfriend Seb, thoroughly enjoyed the cruise. They had never before been to Refuge Cove and were excited to take in the extraordinary scenery and majestic ocean.

“The premier tourist attraction of Victoria, Wilsons Promontory, is even more special when you can see it from the ocean which adds a totally different dimension to the experience,” Wayne said.

“We saw the promontory coastline from within Corner Inlet and then along the east coast down to Refuge Cove.

“Refuge Cove is a magnificent place which served us well for a calm and sheltered location for the overnight stay. The beaches are sensational and were easily accessed for swimming.

“We also explored the camping grounds and took short walks around the cove. The water and scenery are just magnificent.”

The Moons saw seals and dolphins, and caught whiting, calamari and flathead.

They were also treated to a couple of hours in Sealers Cove where they had lunch in ‘mill pond’ calm condi-

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The two day cruise on Kiella departed from the quiet hamlet of Port Franklin. The timing of the trip was negotiated to fit in with busy work schedules, school requirements and sporting commitments, in addition to finding suitable weather.

The Moon family was thankful and appreciative to have won such a great prize.

Here to help: myotherapists Marsha Livingstone and Jim Hamilton with physiotherapist Jennifer Pollard, among the team at South Gippsland Therapy Centre.

Learning to listen SOUTH Gippsland Therapy Centre’s Marsha Livingstone believes the body knows what it wants, it’s sometimes just a matter of learning to listen.

“There’s so many facets to being healthy, and I think the body quite often tells you what it needs,” she said.

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The women use deep tissue massage and a variety of specific massage techniques, as well as thermal therapies, electromagnetic stimulation, acupuncture, exercises and manual lymphatic drainage, to help people regain good health.

Myotherapy is particularly good for treating long term pain, restricted movement, sports and work injuries and the pain associated with stress.

But myotherapy is only one of the treatments on offer. Physiotherapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and naturopathy are all taken care of.

And the centre will soon add an osteopath to the list of healthcare professionals.

Aside from that the centre also has a number of classes, including mum’s yoga and Pilates.

Marsha believes the true value of the therapy centre lies with its people, like the renowned physiotherapist Jennifer Pollard.

“Jenny is semi-retired but she loves what she does and really embraces a broad approach to treatment. She does wonderful spinal work and is really good at manipulation,” Marsha said.

“She had her own practice in Hamilton for 20 years and she really is a unique physio.”

The centre is located in Peart Street, Leongatha.

Wild experience: Wayne and Loretta Moon, their daughter Nicole and her boyfriend Seb, aboard Kiella off the coast of Wilsons Promonotry.

Serene spot: the stunning view across Refuge Cove.

All visitors welcome

THREE Bass Coast businesses have done their best to welcome all tourists and visitors, including those with a disability, by making modifications to improve accessibility.

Phillip Island Ten Pin Bowling, Maru Koala and Animal Park and Alvina Holiday Cottages featured last year in the Bass Coast Business Awards and are now enjoying a busy summer period, thanks in part to their commitment to accessibility.

Bass Coast Shire Council’s community and economic development director, Steven Piasente, said these businesses benefit from ensuring everyone has good access to their businesses.

“These access improvements are great for people with a disability,” he said.

“But they are also good for parents with prams.

“At any one time, 35 per cent of the population has a permanent or temporary disability, so it makes good business sense to consider how accessible your business is.”

Mr Piasente said Phillip Island Tenpin Bowling had created a unique venue that can be enjoyed by all, regardless of age or ability.

“Recently they hosted a six week ‘Bowlopolis’ program – an Australian first – for people of all abilities

from around the Bass Coast area,” he said.

“The program involved 30 people, generating extra business for the company.”

Some of the accessible features at Phillip Island Tenpin Bowling include off road parking in a sealed car park, a clear concrete path with a slight incline to enter the building, double doors with a wide opening, lots of space inside to move around freely, internal ramps with handrails to upper level bowling alleys and designated accessible toilets.

The Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee recently visited Phillip Island Tenpin Bowling, Maru Koala and Animal Park and Alvina Holiday Cottage.

The committee is made up of 15 people including six community representatives, some of whom have a disability.

“The committee realised they were familiar with the challenges faced by residents with a disability, but weren’t as familiar with the challenges faced by visitors and tourists,” Mr Piasente said.

There is a range of information on council’s website to help visitors with disability enjoy their time in Bass Coast and information to help businesses improve their access.

For more information go to www.basscoast.vic.gov. au or call the RuralAccess officer on 1300 226 278.

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BACK TO SCHOOL

All styles: Katreena Noble and the team at Leongatha Shoe Gallery have all your school shoe needs covered this year.

They stock all the classic school shoe styles in black leather and offer leading brands ROC and Clark at 20 per cent off. Drop in today and get professionally fitted for a new pair of school shoes.

Good look: brand name school shoes and backpacks are available from Mick Horell at Milie Surf Wear in Leongatha.

Be a stylish student WALK the school corridors in style with brand name backpacks and school shoes from Milie Surf Wear in Leongatha.

The store has a large range of school bags of all shapes and sizes for boys and girls and brands such as Unit, Rusty, LKI, Jetpilot, Rip Curl, and Billabong on offer.

These stylish and colourful bags look

great and can store all your books, lunch and other school supplies easily.

For your feet, Milie Surf Wear has Globe, Kustom, DC and Vans shoes.

There is a range of styles and for school there are all black leather designs that are cool and comfortable.

Drop in and see Mick Horell at Milie Surf Wear today and get kitted out for the new school year.

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Pets suffer back to school blues AS THE holidays come to an end and the kids head back to school, pet owners are urged to be aware of the psychological impact this change in routine can have on family pets.

Separation anxiety is a common condition that affects cats and dogs, and sudden changes in daily schedules can be a major trigger for the condition.

Dogs can display unwanted be-

haviour as during holidays, pets become accustomed to having everybody around and spending lots of time with their owners.

That is why they can drastically suffer when it comes time for them to be left home alone all day.

Any signs of unusual behaviour such as excessive grooming/licking, destructive behaviour, urinating, barking, howling, digging, loss of appetite and physical illness can all be indicators that a pet is suffering from separation anxiety and needs urgent atten-

tion to overcome the problem.

Ways to help anxious pets to stay calm include leaving boredom busting toys, freezing treats in ice, taking your pet for a walk before you go, leaving your pet with a friend or doggy sitter and to practise desensitising them from sounds they relate to you leaving such as the jingling of car keys.

Distracting your pet can be one of the best ways to help them avoid separation anxiety. * Information courtesy of VetShopAustralia.com.au,

Help your kids make transition IS YOUR child starting school and concerned about this big change in their life?

According to the Australian parenting website, Raising Children Network, the best way to deal with this stressful new ritual is to have a plan and stick to it.

Children are still trying to learn everyday things adults take for granted, such as how to talk to others.

A good rule is to always allow an extra 30 minutes when doing things with your school-age child.

Here are some extra things to keep in mind in relation to your child’s behaviour:

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How things go at home in the morning can set the tone for the day. Children who arrive at school calm, relaxed, fed and ready can make the most of the first few hours of the day, which is also the best learning time for children.

Try getting up 15–30 minutes earlier and help your child do things for herself.

If your child is having problems at school, talk to your child’s teacher.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 23

BACK TO SCHOOL

Get leading edge YOU can pick up all your computer needs for the 2013 school year right now at Leading Edge Computers in Leongatha.

The local team has everything you could want to help you and your kids get ahead.

On offer are competitively priced quality computers, notebooks, tablets and printers, along with a wide range of accessories and software. All products also come with an Australian warranty.

Leading Edge Computers are full service local retailers providing computer set up, software installation and after sale service.

The friendly local staff know their stuff and with qualified and certified repair technicians, most computer problems you have can be fixed.

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One stop shop YOUR one stop shop for school supplies is the Leongatha Newsagency.

They have everything when it comes to stationery.

Every type of pen you could need for school is on offer, along with grey lead pencils, markers, highlighters, crayons, textas and the list goes on.

Scissors, glue, liquid paper, rulers, sharpeners, sticky notes and a pencil case to keep everything in are on offer at the

newsagency, as well as a great selection of calculators and dictionaries.

Everything from art supplies to book coverings is available, with all products at competitive prices.

A great team of staff is on hand to help you make sure everything is ticked off on your lists of school supplies.

There is too much to mention available at the Leongatha Newsagency so get in and grab all your school supplies today.

All on offer: Corrie Hemming and the team at the Leongatha Newsagency can help with all your school supplies for the new year.

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Paul said it was important for people to know where their food comes from, which is why the Gippsland Grown initiative is so important.

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Owner Paul Ahern said it was important to promote the quality and varied produce available from Gippsland.

“I think it is important to recognise produce that is grown in the Gippsland region, not just fruit and vegetables, but the dairy and other grocery items as well,” he said.

The Gippsland Grown logo can be seen on produce sourced from within Gippsland.

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Some of the seasonal local vegetables available now at Aherns include cabbage, celery, beans, leeks and sweet corn.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 25

Mum’s stories are best A LEONGATHA author’s book started long before the first page.

Veronica Kilpin’s children favoured the stories she created over Golden Books and other popular children’s tales.

“I used to make up stories for my kids when they were little. I would say one story one night and then the next night they wanted the same story but I could not remember it, so I started writing them down.

“My girlfriend encouraged me to keep at it.”

Veronica’s book Fairy Play was published last year and three copies are now available to borrow at the Leongatha library.

Two sequels are in the pipeline.

The story follows a group of young fairies as they seek adventure in a forest, despite the warnings of danger from the wise Father Fairy. One fairy subsequently becomes entangled in honey and is freed by a bear.

“Kids like something that is exciting. They like it to be more on the sweet side rather than not.”

A novel for adults, Witches of Brielle, is underway, set in South Africa and exploring the highs and lows of the Middleton family.

“The fantasy world

has always captivated my thoughts. I was deeply impressed by Beatrix Potter’s work.”

Here is another of her tales.

The Cautious Little Mouse.

“Once upon a time in a very nice place there lived a family of mice: Mother mouse, Father mouse and six baby mice, and their names were Abriel, Badar, Cacia, Daisy, Eboni and Faline. The family had three boys and three girls.

Food was plentiful, there was a lot to do, and as the little mice grew older they would help their parents forage for food.

One sunny day the little mouse named Eboni decided to venture out of their little home and see what she could find.

She came across a rabbit, then she saw birds flying around. She saw lots of hay in the fields but most of all she wanted to find fun things to do.

There was, over in the distance, a place that looked interesting so she ran fast in the long grass, being careful that no bird saw and grabbed her.

Finally she came to a house and she had to find a way in. Looking around she found a small crack in the wood and slipped in.

All of a sudden she heard noises she had nev-

er heard before, like rustling of paper, ringing of bells. So inquisitive was Eboni she had to go and investigate.

There were many smells also that were strange but there was one that she thought was too tempting, but she had to see what it was.

Over and under objects she ran. The place was filled with things Eboni had never seen before. She reached the source of the smell but it was stuck on a wooden frame and with wire around.

She’d been told by mother and father about these objects before.

Knowing the danger that might be there, she just looked at it. How was she going to get that sweet smelling stuff off that wooden trap.

Yes, she remembered father saying it was a trap and that if it grabs you there is no getting out of it.

Closer and closer she came till the tip of her little nose was almost touching this sweet smelling stuff. Must be food, she thought.

What to do? Food like this would be like a prize to the mouse family but getting caught would not be good. Her brothers and sisters would miss her, as would Mum and Dad. With one paw she

Published writer: Veronica Kilpin has written a book after many years of enthralling her children with imaginative stories. struck at the sweet smelling food. All of a sudden, like a crack of lightening, a big object came down and scared almost the life out of her.

Quickly she darted over under an object where it was dark, waiting for more cracks and they didn’t happen. The trap was now on its side.

Eboni waited a little while to make sure there was no other danger, then slowly scurried over to the trap.

To her great delight the

sweet smelling food was still there and just for the taking.

Struggling to get it, she finally did. That wasn’t going to be the only problem though. She had to make it out of the place with it, so she opened her little mouth as wide as she could and picked it up and ran.

Finally getting out of the place and back into the long grass, she was pleased she was not discovered by anything or anyone.

Eboni was a lucky little mouse to have reached the

Young? Seeking challenge?

IF YOU are between 14 and 25 and living in South Gippsland, then youth council could be just right for you.

Traditionally, South Gippsland Youth Council members have gained hands-on experience organising festivals and events, influenced

council decisions with their input and developed their communication and public speaking skills along the way.

For their efforts they are rewarded with valuable new social networks, great references and certificates to add to their resumes.

“Youth Council (YC) has been running as an

advisory committee of the South Gippsland Shire Council since 2003,” said council’s community strengthening support officer Sophie Dixon.

“The past 10 years have been busy for those who have participated in the Youth Council journey, and it’s incredibly rewarding to see members develop

Meeting musicians: South Gippsland Shire Youth Council members Georgina Williamson (far left) and Amy Kindellan (standing, at right), with members of the band Stonefield at the Raw Vibes Festival at Leongatha Memorial Hall.

Youth council organised the music concert.

leadership and confidence as opportunities arise.

“They certainly gain a bigger picture of what life has to offer them and vice versa.

“Youth Council really gives members a fabulous skill set to enter the next phase of their lives. Many continue to do amazing things in their own communities, across Australia and beyond. Some are now at university pursuing careers in journalism, medicine, language and event management, while others have joined the police force, or become youth workers and counsellors.

“Their experience has given them opportunities to volunteer at some of the largest music festivals in the country and internationally for aid agencies.”

More young people are now invited to join Youth Council.

“We’re looking for those with a wide interest base, a willingness to try new things and who have an opinion they wish to express,” Ms Dixon said.

“We need young people to help inform decisions on youth policy, programs and events in the coming years.”

Great ideas in the pipeline include a massive

Humans versus Zombies game at Mossvale Park, more music events and development of a youth leadership camp across five regional shires. “The ability of Youth Council to run these events is dependent on young people themselves, to decide what they want to run, how they want to run it and then take on the challenge of running it themselves,” Ms Dixon said.

“Youth Council is not all events though – youth councillors are the ‘go to’ people that council turns to when they want expert youth opinion, and you will be asked to pester your friends endlessly for information and assistance.

“You will be expected to attend a Youth Council meeting every month.

Travel is provided and there is food. You also have the opportunity to drive your own project, whether it is events you would like to hold or facilities or services you would like changed.”

Nominations for Youth Council are now open and an information package is available by contacting Sophie Dixon at council on 5662 9202, 0418 949 860 or sophie. dixon@southgippsland. vic.gov.au

safety of the field.

There was not that great a distance for her to scurry home to her family and they would be pleased to enjoy this sweet smelling food. Although there was not a great deal of it, there was going to be enough for all to try.

Finally home, she was safe. Her father and mother and her brothers and sisters were happy she was there. They had wondered what had happened to her.

She was gone for a long time.

After telling the family of her adventure they all sat around and tasted the delight she had brought home.

Father mouse reminded Eboni of the danger in which she may have put herself and that they would have never known what happened to her.

Father mouse said it was important to let the family know where she was going if she was to venture out on her own again. Eboni surely was a cautious little mouse.”

Help paramedics help you

GIPPSLAND paramedics are urging locals to assist them by taking care of a few little things around home that can make a massive difference in an emergency.

Gippsland acting regional manager Grant Hocking said some paramedics that have been called to assist the community have noticed that some house numbers weren’t clearly marked, making them harder to locate.

“It’s such a simple thing that can make such a difference not only for the ambulance but other emergency services when responding in a time of crisis,” he said.

“If you have shrubs around your letterbox, now is the perfect time to trim any growth back so that your house number can be read easily from the street.

“Some homes don’t have letter boxes that display street numbers. It would be so helpful if those homes ensured they had their number somewhere that is easily read.

“It’s such a simple thing to do, yet it may not have been something that you have considered necessary.”

At night, when any number of houses in a street may have their front light on and no house numbers displayed, it can be nearly impossible for paramedics to work out which house they have been called to.

“The numbers should be reflective and attached to a post, board or letterbox out the front,” Mr Hocking said.

“Wherever possible, send someone outside to wave us down and take us directly to where the patient is.

“We’d also encourage you to lock up any pets before paramedics arrive.

“We want to get to you as quickly as possible and having your home clearly marked with a number makes a massive difference.”

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Teenage actors needed WHEN 14-year-old Fergus McKittrick of Inverloch auditioned for the Wonthaggi Theatrical Group’s (WTG) Oliver! three years ago, he was successful in gaining a part in the cast of 45 kids.

Fergus then knew he was in for weeks of hard work and dedication and was hoping it would be fun.

“I thought ‘Yeah, I’ll give this a go, it could be good’,” he said.

Fergus had never acted, danced or sang, and neither had many of the kids who were successful.

For him, Oliver! was more than a great experience.

“Oliver! was fantastic.

Beyond the auditions, which were a little nerve wracking, the rehearsals and the shows were fantastic. It was one of the best experiences of my life,” he said.

“The choreographer, the directors and all the adults in the show were great and made sure we knew what we were doing.”

Fergus is now counting on a successful audition for the upcoming WTG play, 13.

“This is a rock musical about kids our age,” he said.

“It’s going to be very cool and a lot of fun.”

13 is the next exciting challenge for WTG. Set in the streets of New York, this contemporary rock musical Broadway production will feature a cast of up to 39 teenage kids.

Auditions are being held on Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27.

Young people aged 10 to 16 years are encouraged to come along to a 13 workshop on Friday, January 25 at the Wonthaggi Town Hall.

Boys attend the workshop on Friday from 10am to 1pm; girls from 2pm to 5pm.

“Friday’s workshop will

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During the holidays we have had family coming and going constantly. This means a lot of cooking because they expect delicious meals when they are here, and it is a pleasure to see busy families relaxing and enjoying being pampered. One of the things I did was to be taken back to Melbourne for an easy meal when they got home after a long day, and it was appreciated by everyone. The use of white pepper in cream sauces is to prevent it going grey, which will happen if you use black pepper.

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The filling: 5 chicken thighs plain flour butter 2 onions, chopped salt and white pepper 4 carrots, chopped into 3cm slices 1 cup shelled peas 1 cup cream a handful of parsley, chopped In a large, heavy based pan, cook the chopped onions in 2 tablespoons of butter and a pinch of salt, covered, over a low heat, for 10-15 minutes, until golden and aromatic. Remove to a bowl. Toss the chicken in flour to coat and cook in more butter, over a high heat, until golden. Remove to a plate.

Bring cup of water to the boil, add a pinch each of salt and sugar and cook the carrots for 5 minutes, then add the peas and cook a further 5 minutes. Drain and remove to the onion bowl.

Add the cream, pepper and chopped parsley to the pan and bring to a low simmer, stirring constantly to deglaze the pan and incorporate all the browned flour and reduce to about half a cup.

Place the vegetables into the pan and stir.

Into a casserole dish, place a little sauce and vegetables, top with the chicken, then pour over the remainder of the sauce.

Preheat the oven to 200. Roll out the pastry (you will only need half, so refrigerate the rest for another pie) and place on top of the chicken, crimping the edges onto the top of the casserole dish. Brush with milk and place in the oven for 15 minutes.

Reduce the heat to 180 and cook a further 45 minutes. Serve warm with a green salad.

be a good opportunity to get a taste for the music, the movement and the theme of the show,” musical director Kirk Skinner said.

“The focus will be on having fun and getting some moves and grooves happening.”

Come in comfortable clothes and be prepared to move and sing.

“If they enjoy the workshop and think 13 is for them, they can put their name down for an audition after the workshop,” Kirk said.

If you are not trying out for a solo, auditions will be held in groups for movement and groups for singing.

Director Karen MilkinsHendry said no experience is necessary, with a range of kids expected to audition and welcome.

So what’s the show about?

“13 is a teenage tonguein-cheek rock musical. It’s an adult show that has a lighthearted look at being 13,” Ms Milkins-Hendry said.

“It’s told from the perspective of an adult looking back at the agony, angst and good times of the teenage years.”

With a New York backdrop, local kids are going to have a ball with this production.

Audiences from across the generations will appreciate the timeless themes this production explores.

“Be prepared to cry, cringe, laugh and smile with the characters of 13 as they negotiate their adolescence,” Ms Milkins-Hendry said.

“13 is a contemporary show and WTG will no doubt bring to this Broadway play its own flavour.

“13 will have state-ofthe-art lighting and projections, really great music and a fantastic script.”

With the award winning trio of directors, Karen, Kirk

Budding actors: Inverloch teenagers ready for auditions are Fergus McKittrick, Finnan Donohue, and sisters Ella and Holly Hughes. and Bron Kalos, this show is going to rock!

Kirk, Bron and Karen have worked together on several shows, bringing years of stage, theatre, dance and musical direction experience.

Bron Kalos has choreographed the last two WTG shows and received a GAT award this year and a guild nomination in 2011 for Cabaret.

“We are so excited to be working with Bron again.

Her skills and strength in working with young people will be integral to the success of this show,” Ms MilkinsHendry said.

If the recent successes of WTG is any indication of what we have to look forward to with 13, It’s going to be fantastic!

For further information contact David Wall, WTG president at d.wall@ basscoast.vic.gov.au

Road safety for all THE holiday period is a dangerous time on our roads, but the Bass Coast Road Safety Committee is determined to improve safety for all road users.

The committee has run programs aimed at improving safety across the year and will also offer some over the holiday period.

Community and economic development director, Steven Piasente, said one of the most successful programs is the VicRoads L2P program.

L2P helps young drivers get the experience they need to apply for their drivers licence.

Mayor’s message Cr Clare Le Serve BEFORE I launch into this week’s message, I would like to express my concern for those injured in the accident at the Mud Run in Dalyston. This could have ended tragically if not for the quick thinking of the driver, bystanders, volunteers and emergency services.

I wish those injured a speedy recovery and would like to thank all those who helped out.

Bass Coast continues to be a busy place as we find ourselves in the middle of the school holidays, with beaches packed and many enjoying some warm weather.

It was an absolute pleasure to attend the Bass Coast Agricultural Show in Wonthaggi last weekend.

The months of work and planning from show organisers is obvious from the great event they deliver.

Community participation in the show is something to be proud of. From growers and bakers right through to community groups and animal exhibitors, the Bass Coast community really gets involved.

Children were delighted to make a toy with the Wonthaggi Woodworkers, give archery a try and watch the dogs speed past at fly ball.

The woodchopping was again exciting to watch and the horses, cows and other animals were presented with pride.

Council staff also joined in the fun of the show with the Living Healthy in Bass Coast team setting up frisbee golf and healthy cooking demonstrations.

We also had emergency management staff on hand with the VicRoads motorcycle display. The team was there to talk to show-goers about road safety, especially protective clothing on motorbikes.

On behalf of the Bass Coast community I’d like to thank the organisers of the Bass Coast Agricultural Show as well as everyone who participated on the day.

It’s events like these that make Bass Coast a great place to be.

We have another big weekend of events coming up on the Australia Day weekend with the Channel Challenge, Lobster Festival, International Island Classic and Australia Day Celebrations across the shire.

Many holiday-makers will also be heading home this weekend so we expect the roads to be busy.

Whatever your plans for the weekend, please be sure you plan ahead, be patient on our roads and have a great time.

For more information on what’s happening for Australia Day near you, go to www.basscoast.vic.gov.au.

Cr Clare Le Serve, mayor

Run from Mitchell House in Wonthaggi, it is open to young people under 21 years of age, who do not have access to a supervising driver or vehicle.

The program provides a fully licensed volunteer mentor and use of a sponsored vehicle.

“This learner driver mentor program has been managed by Stephen Johnson for the past six years,” Mr Piasente said.

“Stephen has been instrumental in developing the program which is now available in all Gippsland municipalities.

“Stephen is retiring from the program and I would like to acknowledge his years of service to the Bass Coast community.

“His commitment to the program has been unwavering and we wish him all the best on his retirement.”

On your bike Bikes, motorbikes and cars often share the same roadways and rider safety continues to be an area of

concern for the committee.

Over January, fun and free bike education sessions will be held in Cowes, run by the Phillip Island Bicycle User Group (BUG) and Victoria Police.

Scooter safe As our population ages, the number of motorised mobility devices such as an electric wheelchair, mobility scooter, or buggy continues to increase.

Mr Piasente said the Road Safety Committee organised information sessions in Cowes, Wonthaggi and Inverloch for people who own or are thinking of purchasing a motorised mobility device.

“The key message for these sessions was that anyone using a motorised mobility device must obey the same road rules as pedestrians,” he said.

For more information about any of these programs and dates for the Safe Cycling program, please contact the Road Safety officer on 1300 226 278.

Mobility maps out now NEW mobility maps for Inverloch, Wonthaggi and Cowes are now available.

The maps show the safer paths of travel, pedestrian crossing points and accessible parking, toilets and baby change facilities.

Bass Coast Shire Council’s community and economic development director, Steven Piasente, said the maps are designed to help people with limited mobility.

“Anyone using a wheelchair, walker, mobility scooter or a parent with a pram will benefit from using these maps,” he said.

“We’ve also got tips for mobility scooter users to help everyone get around our towns safely.”

The maps are available at visitor information centres in Cowes, Inverloch, Newhaven or Wonthaggi or from council’s website, www.basscoast.vic. gov.au.

The Mobility Maps are an initiative of the Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee and RuralAccess program.

For more information about accessibility in Bass Coast please contact council’s RuralAccess officer on 1300 226 278, or via the National Relay Service (for people with communication difficulties) on 13 36 77, or email ruralaccess@basscoast.vic.gov.au.

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Grunwald to groove

By Matt Dunn FOR Aussie blues artist Ash Grunwald – who will play in Leongatha on February 8 with good friend Mia Dyson – the path to salvation

lies somewhere in the past and somewhere in the future.

As the years have rolled on Ash’s music has changed – still very much blues-inspired, but now with an eclectic sprinkling of modern musical styles, most notably hip-hop. His heart is still somewhere in

the Delta, but his riffs are ready to tear up the dance floor.

“I was gripped by blues music early on and by my young teens I was right into it. That really set me on my journey. I just did the normal thing a lot of kids do, taking guitar lessons,” he said.

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“My grandfather was a guitarist and I used to play with him. When I got going – I guess it was in my early 20s – I used to turn up to blues jams and I just took it from there really.”

The 36-year-old has spent the past decade on the road after exploding on to the scene with the 2002 release of Introducing Ash Grunwald, a collection of originals and blues standards.

Originally hailing from the suburbs of Melbourne, Ash now calls Byron Bay home. But he believes his time down south, mixing it with the best performers in the city blues scene, was a massive fillip for his career.

“I learnt a lot from those guys: from Chris Wilson, from Collard Greens and Gravy, from Jeff Lang.

Every single one of those mentors and heroes would be completely disgusted if you ever said you were going to mix hip-hop and blues, but I’m just of a different generation,” he said.

“I listen quite eclectically. I’ve always prided myself on being pretty genuine on stage and genuine as a person.

That means, I do what I feel like doing in music.

But it’s always been pretty bluesy.”

Grunwald said it didn’t matter whether you were playing to stadiums or small audiences, it was “good to have your own thing happening”.

“In music you need to have your own sound, your own little area that’s nothing quite like anyone else. That’s what I aim for anyway,” he said.

Ash Grunwald: the acclaimed bluesman will perform in Leongatha next month alongside friend Mia Dyson.

The keen surfer and nature lover said his opposition to coal seam gas exploration served as something of an inspiration for parts of his latest release, 2012’s Trouble’s Door.

“I’ve been influenced a lot by the issue. It scares the hell out of me. I never thought we’d see it around Byron, but it’s everywhere, especially the Northern Rivers. It’s really, really scary,” he said.

“I didn’t do one song that was literally about coal seam gas mining, but that wider issue was playing on my mind and still is playing on my mind. The more docos I see the gladder I am about some of the songs I wrote

on the album.

“There’s been a movement towards corporations being all powerful and dictating so many areas of our life that we don’t even know about.

“I believe that everybody should have the right to earn a living, but when companies get to a certain size it just gets crazy – beyond the law and beyond ethics.

The only ethic for them is making profit. I think that really causes a lot of problems in our society for the everyday person.”

Grunwald believes the irony of the situation is that an everyday person will often rail against the people who protest against

CSG. While the album has a serious edge, there are also plenty of “booty shaking” tracks, he said.

He is good friends too with Mia Dyson and is excited about playing with her at the Lyrebird Arts Council-sponsored gig.

• This week, The Star is giving away two double passes for Ash Grunwald and Mia Dyson’s show at Leongatha’s Memorial Hall on Friday, February 8, courtesy of our friends at the Lyrebird Arts Council. Simply be amongst the first two entrants to email simone.s@thestar.com.au with an answer to the following question: What is the name of Ash’s latest release?

Curtain call for Wiz Leongatha Lyric Theatre Inc

THE WIZARD OF OZ CHANGE OF DATE 3PM |SUNDAY FEB 3, 2013 Mesley Hall, Nerrena Rd, Leongatha Auditions February 16, 17, 19 & 20 Booking can be made at information session February 3.

Cast required: 20 kids and 20 adults Separate workshops for adults as well as workshops for kids Any queries please contact Peter McAlpine on 0407 538 245 or Sheryl Harris 0438 056 975 www.lyrictheatre.net.au

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LEONGATHA’S Lyric Theatre is putting out a call for a Lion, a Tinman, a Scarecrow and a dog (Toto).

Of course Dorothy, a wicked witch, a wizard and a full contingent of Munchkins will also be needed.

The theatre group is ready to stage The Wizard of Oz for the first time in 18 years, with a planned workshop on Sunday, February 3 from 3pm at Mesley Hall, Leongatha.

Auditions will take place on February 16, 17, 19 and 20. Bookings can be made at the information session. Twenty adults and 20 children will be required for the production.

The show will begin on July 5.

“It’s completely different to the one we did last time. This will be a classic Wizard of Oz, but it’s just going to be rearranged,” president Glenda Smith said.

Director Peter McAlpine will have a

tough task during casting, including finding a suitably well trained dog to play Dorothy’s beloved companion Toto. He will also be called upon to discover a Dorothy who is petite but can also belt out a tune.

Peter said a London production with Michael Crawford had “reignited” his interest in the tale.

“It answers a lot of questions for me, especially in the way you might tackle the issue of sets,” he said.

“We really need to get the word out there that there’s adults in the show and we are looking to fill adult roles and also need adults for the chorus. It’s predominantly an adult show that has children – or Munchkins – in it.

“I’ve had this nagging feeling that we won’t have any adults audition. People don’t seem to realise how many adult roles there are.”

Mr McAlpine said Dorothy would likely be filled by a girl who was

somewhere between 12 and 18.

“It just depends on the kid. We can’t have a Dorothy who’s taller than the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tinman. But she has to able to hold the show together. You need a certain maturity,” he said.

Mrs Smith believes the casting of Toto will also

prove interesting. Last time Lyric Theatre staged The Wizard of Oz the dog playing Toto escaped and had the whole cast searching for it.

Queries on the production can be made to director Peter McAlpine on 0407 538 245 or president Glenda Smith on 0438 056 975.

Curtain call for Wiz: director Peter McAlpine and president Glenda Smith are searching for adults and children to fill roles in The Wizard of Oz.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 29

Bendigo Bank backs challenge THE Bendigo Bank is helping people in the Bass Coast keep active as the major sponsor of the 28th San Remo Channel Challenge for the fifth year running.

The Bendigo Bank San Remo Channel Challenge, held on Sunday, January 27, comprises a 500 metre swim across the channel between San Remo and Phillip Island, and a 2km run back over the bridge to finish down the main street of San Remo.

The San Remo District Financial Services (SRDF), the company who owns the San Remo, Cowes and Grantville Bendigo Bank branches, has contributed $7000 to the challenge.

SRDF chairman Terry Ashenden said the money would go towards the winners’ awards, with any remaining funds to be donated to the Woolamai Surf Life Saving Club.

The local branches have also contributed grants to a number of major projects around the region in the past 12 months.

“We’ve contributed $63,000 this year to the Kilcunda-Bass upgrade of the football oval, we put $18,000 towards the netball buildings at the Bass reserve, and we put $18,000 towards the Pioneer Bay Park,” Mr Ashenden said.

“Among those, we’ve also sponsored local sporting clubs, including local cricket and footy clubs.”

Mr Ashenden said the whole aim of the Bendigo Bank is that it is a community bank, with 80 per cent of its profit going back into the community.

“Therefore the better our banks go, the more we can donate back, and we can say we are the only bank who benefits the local community,” he said.

“People know that when they bank with us, they’re helping out their own towns and the future of their children.”

Keeping active: the 28th San Remo Channel Challenge is on again this Sunday, January 27 with the support of its major sponsor, the San Remo Bendigo Bank.

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with Melinda Meade

What's your resolution?

HAPPY NewYear to you all,and what a year it has been.

For some it was a time of great achievement, happiness and success, but for so many others it was a year they simply wanted to forget,disappointed in what could have been and the heartache that came with it,but here is your chance at a fresh start for 2013.

With a new year comes new beginnings and what better time to redeem yourselves and change your 2012 misfortunes to great 2013 triumphs.

This could really be your year if you play your cards right and take that first step toward achieving your ultimate goals.

Here are the top five resolutions for 2013: 1. Lose weight/get fit 2. Quit smoking/drinking 3. Save money/make more money 4. Spend more time with family and friends 5. Be more organised It is probably no surprise that the number one resolution is to get fit and/or to lose weight.

With the festive season out of the way there is no better time to start and with this promise of change comes other changes too, like cutting back on alcohol and taking better care of your body.

Not a lot of people really understand how alcohol can hinder your ability to shed the kilos.

Heavy drinking can cause malnourishment in individuals as the body works on ingesting the alcohol instead of other nutrients contained in the food you are consuming with it.

Basically when you drink alcohol it gets VIP treatment and everything else, especially fats, can easily be stored while this takes place. Alcohol enters the bloodstream and remains there until it is processed.

The average person will take about an hour to process 10 grams of alcohol which is about the amount in a standard drink.

So if you drink alcohol faster than you can process it, your blood alcohol levels will continue to rise. Your other worry is what foods you are encouraged to eat while you drink, like pizza and anything else with high fat content.

It all spells disaster so if your resolution involves fitness, weight loss or anything health associated then I recommend you closely watch your alcohol intake as well. In fact, lessening your alcohol intake has the

highest success rate of all resolutions.

Of the 45 per cent of people who make new year's resolutions it is estimated that only eight per cent succeed.

I wonder how many failed simply because they never actually got started, because it all got too much, a thought that had such great potential yet the desire was just not strong enough.

Maybe it was just a fleeting thought that really held no value or you just tossed it in the too hard basket.

Remember that bad habits can indeed be broken, that you are not too old, and dreams can become reality.

So once you have worked out your goals, how are you going to guarantee that you are part of that eight per cent?

Starting it will be your first achievement as others have already forgotten, so have faith and begin planning the stages you need to complete to get ahead of the rest.

Your biggest sabotage will probably be yourself, talking yourself out of it, having doubt and losing faith.

Be specific about your desires and goals and ask yourself what does “get fitter” mean for you.

Does it mean lose some weight, eat better, cut back on alcohol, walk more often, don't eat as much junk food, join the gym, go more regularly to the gym, stop watching so much TV, stop living on the computer, laugh more, do more and be more adventurous.

It is interesting to note that people who make life changing resolutions and achieve them will tend to set more goals the year after, with an even higher success rate. Nice to know, isn't it?

So to finish, here are my key points: 1. Be specific - know exactly your desires 2. Have a time frame or you will think you have a century to achieve it.

3. Tell the world - don't keep it to yourself, get your own personal cheer squad.

4. Make it rewarding - know that whatever it is you long for will put a smile on your face.

And good luck in the new year!

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Concert to be classic GET set for a classic summer evening when the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra hits Phillip Island’s shores on Saturday, February 2 for a fulllength concert on the spectacular grounds of Churchill Island Heritage Farm.

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Mr Northey has worked with the likes of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and is fast emerging as one of the nation’s leading musical figures.

This is the first time he and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will play in the Bass Coast region.

Mr Northey will lead the orchestra through classics including Puccini’s Un bel di from Madame Butterfly, Dvořák’s Song to the Moon from Rusalka and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

The two hour concert will be staged against the backdrop of Western Port Bay and the stunning grounds of Churchill Island.

Gates to the event open at 3.30pm and guests can treat their taste buds with a

pre-booked dining package featuring the fine food and wine of the Gippsland region.

Food stalls will also be open on the day and offer Spanish paella, oysters, sushi, a barbecue and crepes. No bring your own alcohol. The two hour concert begins at 5.30pm.

Tickets from $55, and food and beverage hampers available.

Visit www.penguins. org.au to book.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 31

Timeless beauty

This unique period style home could be the house you call home, and is available through SEJ Real Estate. See page 32 for details.

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HIS truly unique period style home features the absolute best of everything, with Victorian central hallway generally complemented by carved doorway corbel arches with fret work leading to expansive living zones, formal lounge, and a huge gourmet kitchen (galley style) with Tasmanian oak benches, complete with mantel piece feature and full butler’s pantry.

There are four generous bedrooms, the main with full en suite and walkin robe, plus study.

This breathtaking home is presented in immaculate condition freshly painted, quality Roman blinds, swags and tail drapes and outside automatic window shutters.

The double garage provides rear access to the easy to maintain garden and an alfresco entertaining area off the main living room.

This early Federation-style design is complete with decorative Dutch cabled boxed windows, carved corner brackets which dress the verandah in a timeless beauty.

To appreciate iate the value of this gorgeous home, inspection is a must.

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5 Ogilvy Street Leongatha Ogilvy street elegance

Low maintenance house & block, living area with R/C, smart timber kitchen, sitting area/rumpus room. A single garage & carport along with a grassed area for a caravan if required. Handy location close to schools, shops & parks, invest or move in.

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Huge open living area with new carpets & R/C A/C. Access to large back yard through a dble carport & into a dble LU garage with concrete & power, plus covered outdoor ent. area.

Nth facing family room, enormous Blackwood kitchen, views over the manicured gardens & the Nerrena Hills.

Sliding glass doors open onto 2 sep outdoor areas, 2nd living area, ensuite & WIR to master & BIR's. Excellent storage under the house and colourbond lock up garage.

Iconic triple fronted home on approximately 1200m2 block with side lane access. Comprising 3 bdrms + sizeable office & delightful period features. Sep. living and dining area. Bungalow/workshop, rewired, repainted, repointed roof, new spouting.

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OCATED right in the local schools precinct, purchasers of this comfortable character home have a choice of schools to send their children to.

All are within a very short walking distance.

Entry is via a polished floorboard hallway, leading off into the main living area.

The kitchen/meals and lounge are open plan - a mix of attractive paintwork, a signature feature here and through the rest of the home.

The hostess kitchen is a delight, with plenty of cupboard space, walkin pantry, dishwasher and huge ce-

ramic double sinks.

The adjoining dining/meals area has direct access through French doors onto an entertaining deck, a fabulous spot for lovely summer afternoons and evenings.

The cosy lounge is light and airy with timber venetians, split-system and Nobo wall heater. The lounge is set up with wiring and connections for home cinema.

Through the living area to the rear of the house there is a sunroom. It provides a useful second living room, large enough for family/TV room/ playroom, or perhaps a home office.

Three bedrooms, a bathroom, separate toilet and huge laundry with plenty of folding benches ser-

vice the home.

All of the hard work has been done. The roof trusses and roof itself have been replaced. Outside there is easy side access through gates to a new garden shed and the fully fencedd back yard.

The garden is low maintenance,, with garden beds, lawns and a beautiful old palm and peppercorn n tree.

The property is realisticallyy priced to sell and is in a perfect posi-tion for families.

It is an ideal opportunity too forr investors or first home buyers to en-ter the market.

Just a short stroll to the town centre,, inspection is highly recommended.

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Two superb building blocks of approximately 900sqm,located in a quiet court backing onto a reserve. Both blocks have manicured landscaped gardens, including well established deciduous trees and lawns. A row of Robinias line the road perimeter, behind a rustic post and rail fence. Priced to sell and only a short distance to the town centre, blocks of this quality rarely come onto the market.

A home with a secure back yard & electric window shutters. Spacious living areas for entertaining both inside & outside the home - formal separate lounge/dining room, galley kitchen with breakfast bar & family meals area, plus a huge undercover alfresco area. All bedrooms have BIRs, main with en suite. Double garage & landscaped gardens complete the package. A close & safe walking distance to schools. Owner says sell!

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ALK to the shops, kindergarten and school from this lovely three bedroom family home.

could easily be suited for two families, or you could convert the double lock up garage into a self contained unit for grandparents or older teenagers.

Inspect today to appreciate the potential.

Situated on a large corner allotment (945 square metres), this home

Features are: Excellent corner location, close to shops and school, three bedrooms with built-in robes, spacious living area, well appointed kitchen, capped off by a double lockup garage on concrete slab.

INVERLOCH Location: 63 Sandymount Avenue Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Price: $469,000 Agent: Alex Scott & Staff Inverloch Contact: 5674 1111

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Picture perfect and packed with features THE classic definition of the ‘great Australian dream’ has always been a family home on a quarter acre block, with a Hills Hoist and a barbecue in the backyard.

Here it is!

Sitting on a quarter acre (1010m2) corner block, this picture perfect, four bedroom home ticks all the boxes for modern family living.

The built in wood heater is the focal point of the formal lounge, which opens through to the dining /kitchen.

The generous colonial

windows offer rural views over the nearby farmland, and also open out onto the rear deck, perfect for outdoor entertaining.

The U-shaped kitchen has CaesarStone bench tops.

The master bedroom, with en suite and walk-in robe, and the remaining three large bedrooms all have built-in robes.

Entering from McCartin St the coloured concrete drive leads into the enclosed carport with tilt door, while the second entrance off Johnson St gives direct access to the back yard and the 15m x 6m shed.

And yes, there’s also a Hills Hoist, completing this classic great Australian dream.

LEONGATHA Location: 113 McCartin Street Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Price: $398,000 Agent: Alex Scott & Staff Leongatha Contact: 5662 0922

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Entertaining deck areas Air conditioning - spa - vacuum system Massive storage for cars/boat/van Secure parking for 5 cars

Offers arguably the most sensational water views in the surf beach area

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Stunning lifestyle opportunity Korumburra • 2.8 Acres - 1.13 Hectares • Superb 4 bedroom 2 storey home in established garden setting offering spectacular views towards Wilson Promontory • Open plan kitchen/dining/family room with access to outside deck for entertaining. Bathroom, parents retreat and ensuite • Low maintenance home with the character of timber lined ceilings and walls. Vaulted ceilings add space and light • Double car garage, Mechanics pit, 2 garden sheds

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ERE is a real character just around the corner from township delights, backing onto farmland, with the benefits of town and country combined.

The light and airy house is bigger inside than it first would seem.

From the front entrance hall, step into a broad living zone that’s dominated by a stretch of colonial windows and doors that open out to the elevated deck.

Here, the kitchen in white with timber bench tops, sits snugly in the corner and overlooks the meals and informal living zone.

A separate lounge is

ideal for cosy nights in front of the telly, and is also ideal as the ‘kids’ playroom.

There are three bedrooms, separate bathroom and second toilet situated cleverly on the other side of the laundry.

High ceilings, large back yard with mature trees, and single older style garage complete the picture, and all this at an entry level price just a few minutes walk into Mirboo North shops and parks.

Some scope exists to improve, but the essentials are all here for a ‘move straight in’ scenario.

Ideal for first home buyers and investors, and those coming off the land and seeking a rural feel.

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ESIGNED to nurture its occupants and wow their guests, this beautifully presented home must be inspected to

fully appreciate, impressive as it is from the outside.

Internally, you’ll find the natural materials of feature brick walls and

timber-lined cathedral ceilings will soothe you, and clerestory windows bring in the light. There is a living room at one end with a wood heater for the winter months, and in

the centre, an open plan dining and kitchen with all the chef of the family needs, including loads of storage space and vast work areas.

Opening off the kitchen at the other end is a large, versatile room that could be used as a rumpus, media room, home office or large fourth bedroom.

Cleaning is made easy throughout with ducted vacuuming.

The three bedrooms are all a decent size, with the main having a secret walk-through robe and en suite with double showerheads. The other bathroom has a deep corner spa bath and a whole wall of glass bricks to allow the light in, as well as shower and vanity.

Outdoors you’ll find an undercover entertaining area adjacent the dining room, with a raised garden bed and lush leafy plant-

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E S T L E D amongst a treed setting and abutting surrounding farmland, this home offers a low maintenance rural escape on 0.9 acre.

Situated only five minutes from the delightful township of Meeniyan, the property comprises a two bedroom home with a separate living area opening up onto a deck, polished floor boards, gas heater and reverse cycle air con-

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ditioner, updated kitchen and dining area, combined bathroom, laundry and toilet.

A single garage or workshop provides storage for the car or mower.

Located in a handy position to the rail trail,

local race track and Go Kart centre, there are a lot of options for recreational activities.

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ings. There is a large area of paving along the eastern side perfect for bikes and the like, and an open lawned area at the rear for relaxation or play.

The double garage has

room to spare for storage and has the security of direct-home access.

On a corner allotment of approximately 990m2, there is a separate side entrance from Grogan Court

to another garage/workshop of brick construction.

Presented to perfection, with not a thing to do. Just move in, enjoy, and start impressing your guests.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 39

Witty affair in the winery Quiz the Scene

1. Where in the body is the macula?

2. What Aboriginal term for a waterhole is also the name of an Australian clothing company?

3. Which Bond film was released first: A View To Kill, Licence To Kill or The Living Daylights?

4. Who is the author behind the vampire book series ‘Twilight’?

5. Who is the 2008 Australian Open Men’s singles champion?

6. Which Dutch impressionist painter was famous for painting sunflowers?

7. Mermaid, Kirra, Nobby and Miami are names of what?

8. Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin are all makers of what fashion item?

9. What is the longest side of a triangle called?

10. Which of these words is spelt incorrectly: Rhinocerous; Hippopotamus Crocodile; Alligator?

Same Time Next Year is classic comedy

by Bernard Slade, written in 1975 and polished performers Amanda and Simon, both teachers at Newhaven College, were splendid in their roles as Doris and George, the couple carrying on a long term affair, spanning several decades.

The two polished performers conveyed a natural and genuine chemistry. Amanda was terrific in her transformation from a naive, young, giggly wife to strong willed, independent woman while Simon was every bit the loveable, bumbling guilt ridden husband.

Amanda and Simon had the audience in stitches with their well executed humorous dialogue until the second act when you could have heard a pin drop.

People were moved to tears as George

shared with Doris the very moving and sad story of his son’s tragic end.

Laughter instantly left the room and was replaced by a deathly silence when the two actors broke down and consoled each other, drawing ever closer in their shared grief.

A play reading it may well have been, but these talented local actors moved the audience from hysterics to deep felt emotion and deserved the generous applause following the conclusion.

Topping off a perfect night, the audience was treated to fine wines, food and live music provided by Phillip Island Winery owner Tim O’Brien.

The play was staged for two nights last week and returns this week on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

So popular are these nights at the winery that the final two performances are booked out.

The Phillip Island Winery is a great place to sit, relax and enjoy a glass of local wine and delicious fare.

During summer, the winery is open daily and for more information call the Phillip Island Winery on 5956 8465.

Fine affair: Phillip Island’s Offshore Theatre Company’s Amanda Price and Simon Furniss were all smiles after the success of their opening night play reading performance of Same Time Next Year at the Phillip island Winery last Wednesday.

Last chance to win boat FANCY winning a boat?

The Rotary Club of Inverloch has been conducting the annual major fundraiser, a boat raffle, for many months, and the winner will finally be announced at the Inverloch Community Farmers’ Market this Sunday, January 27.

With the successful launch of the market in November still freshly in mind, stallholders prepared for an even bigger December, many bringing with them twice as much product to sell.

However the beautiful weather combined with the New Year’s Eve weekend brought even bigger crowds down to The Glade than anticipated, with an estimated 3200 in attendance.

“It was hugely successful, so many people told us what a great feel the market has,” market manager Tennille Hall said.

“It’s really exciting to see our local clubs and volunteers working together with our farmers and producers, helping each other throughout the day. Their enthusiasm is infectious and mirrored in the public.

“We are a team and it’s a great representation of our wonderful community to our visitors.”

The next market, this Sunday is set to be another big day, falling on the busy Australia Day weekend.

With more than 45 stalls ready to go, including the addition of locally made cordials from Gippsland Food Forest and popular local blueberries from Koorooman Berries included in the long list of delicious reasons to attend.

The community stage will again be a feature and will include at 10.30am a soft cheese making demonstration and tasting

by Anna Faudel from local cheese making family and business, Faudel Farmhouse Cheese.

The surf life savers will be back with resuscitation demonstrations and the kids’ popular petting zoo. Councillor Jordan Crugnale is excited to secure a spot and is looking forward to getting to know more of the local residents and visitors of Inverloch.

And at 12.30pm, the Rotary Club will draw the winner of their major boat raffle down.

“The Rotary Club Boat Raffle is so well known by both locals and visitors.

Ironically, while camping by a mountain river last week with my family, we met the winner of the boat raffle four years ago. She was holidaying in Inverloch and had purchased the second last ticket,” Tennille said.

The market will be held

at The Glade this Sunday and on the last Sunday of

every month from 8am until 1pm.

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LAUGHTER filled the Phillip Island Winery with Offshore Theatre Company’s Amanda Price and Simon Furniss charming the opening night audience with their Same Time Next Year play reading performance last Wednesday.

Popular spot: shoppers explore the Inverloch Community Farmers Market.

1. In the eye 2. Billabong 3. A View To Kill (1985) 4. Stephanie Meyer 5. Novak Djokovic 6. Vincent Van Gogh 7. Beaches on the Gold Coast 8. Shoes 9. Hypotenuse 10. Rhinocerous (should be Rhinoceros)

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• Bass Coast Summer Agricultural Show • Korumburra Swap Meet • Waratah Bay to Sandy Point Fun Run • Korumburra Golf Club • Waratah Red Cross Cake Stall

Korumburra Swap Meet: Carol McGowan from Berwick had on offer a wonderful collection of vintage items, including old teddy bears and biscuit tins.

A horse of course: George Wowk and Rose Hills from Pascoe Vale had a wide variety of odds and ends for sale at the swap meet.

Busy on the gate: Robin Williams and Ken Green, both from Leongatha, manned the gates whilst thousands of visitors came through to the swap meet.

Across generations: Bill Bray with granddaughter Lucy Bray relax in the new annexe to the Walkerville Hall, while attending the Waratah Red Cross Cake Stall.

Tasty cakes: Molly Ross and Ebony Sartori from Wonthaggi with their goodies at the Waratah Red Cross Cake Stall.

Waratah Bay to Sandy Point: Fish Creek Thirds footballers Bailey HarfieldPark, Gus Staley and Gareth Park prepare for the fun run.

Community event: Steve Checkley from Ruby and Butch Hastings from Leongatha caught up whilst shopping for a bargain at the swap meet.

Running with friends: Paris Rogers and Carmen Tracy from Fish Creek, and Tori Cripps and Melissa Vanin from Foster fit in some pre-season training for netball at the Waratah Bay to Sandy Point Fun Run.

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Fun run: Jordan Hill from Sandy Point, Claudia Donohue from Korumburra, Kate Sperling from Koonwarra, Zali Hill from Sandy Point and Sarah Donohue from Korumburra were all smiles before the big run.

Wonthaggi Show: Chloe Spruzen from Tyers received a temporary tattoo from Wonthaggi SES unit controller Joe Borg.

Back for a visit: former Korumburra resident Tony Varone, now from Lakes Entrance, had a hit of golf at Korumburra with Jeremy Kouw from Hobart.

Happy help: volunteering at the fun run were Gabby Buckland and Wendy Sperling from the Fish Creek Football Netball Club.

Golf at Korumburra: Pat Sheppard from Howlong enjoyed a hit of golf with Marg Young, Virginia Wagner and Moira Rogers, all from Korumburra, recently.

Volunteers in orange: the Wonthaggi SES crew were out and about promoting the SES at the show recently.

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Teens fly at skate park FLIPS, twists and jumps.

Aerial displays of bravery and class were on show at the Inverloch Skate Park last Tuesday, as locals mixed with visitors to show their stuff.

Up high: Craig Clinch of Inverloch knows how to ride a BMX.

Twistin’: Sam Maxfield of Sale found fun on two wheels during his holiday at Inverloch.

Mates hanging out: Aidan Moresco of Wonthaggi and Liam Kavanagh of Inverloch chill out at the skate park.

Broadway on way Mossvale magic

TICKETS are now on sale for the Wonthaggi Theatrical Group’s next production, Bend it Like Broadway, in February.

This is a cabaret-style

concert with a twist.

Come and listen to your favourite Broadway tunes delivered in a fresh and surprising way under the direction of Kirk Skinner, Karen Milkins Hendry and William Hanley.

Wonthaggi Theatrical Group presents…

Wonthaggi Theatrical Group has lined up 100 talented performers who have been seen in our major musicals over the past six years, and who now have a chance to entertain our audience in a unique, fun and poignant way.

The cast will include Nina Barry-Macaulay who has recently returned to Wonthaggi from study in Venice, Britt Lewis who wowed Wonthaggi in Les Miserables and Cabaret, Kerryn Moren who starred in Anything Goes, Josh Gardiner fresh from studies at the Victorian College of the

Performances are at the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre, Graham St, Wonthaggi for three shows only: • 8 pm on Friday, 15 February • 8 pm on Saturday, 16 February • 1 pm matinee on Sunday, 17 February.

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Tickets are only $25 adult and $20 concession.

Tickets are available from the Wonthaggi Workmens’ Club, 75 Graham St, Wonthaggi (phone 5672 1083). Credit card facilities are available, and the club is open seven days a week.

Come and join the Wonthaggi Theatrical Group for a tongue in cheek look at musical theatre. It’s a guaranteed good time out.

Book early as there are only three performances and you know that WTG shows sell out.

BOOK Sunday, February 24 on your calendar, when the iconic Music for the People concert returns to Mossvale Park at Berrys Creek.

This year’s program features all the favourites: the Victorian Concert Orchestra, supported by the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band, the South Gippsland Wind Orchestra and the Wonthaggi Citizens Band, providing five hours of popular classics, light opera, old favourites and excerpts from modern

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Genre: Action/Drama/Thriller Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland.

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Tickets are $25 (adult) and $20 (concession), available from the Wonthaggi Workmens' Club, 75 Graham St, Wonthaggi (phone 5672 1083).

Credit card facilities are available, and the Club is open 7 days a week.

Why not stay for a drink or a meal when you're buying your tickets.

Arts, our own William Hanley recently awarded Best Dancer at the 2012 Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards for his role in Anything Goes and many more.

There will be music, skits and commentary as a talented group performs role reversals and takes a cheeky look at much loved show tunes.

Performances will be at 8pm on Friday, February 15 and Saturday, February 16 with a matinee performance at 1pm on Sunday, February 17.

They will be at the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre in

Based on a true story, The Impossible, is one family's unforgettable account of survival after being caught with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time - the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Both epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, The Impossible is a journey to the core of the human heart. Naomi Watts has been nominated for an Oscar -Actress, in a leading role - for her excellent work inThe Impossible.

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musicals.

Music for the People is sponsored by South Gippsland Shire Council and costs just $10 per person with children under 16 admitted free.

Pack a picnic or purchase refreshments on site.

Tickets can be purchased from reception at South Gippsland Shire Council offices in Smith Street, Leongatha.

Further details on the concert are available from Sophie Dixon on 5662 9202 or sophied@southgippsland.vic.gov.au

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 43

Star KIDS ELEPHANT JOKES

From the case-files of SECRET AGENT SMITH:

Happy THE CASE OF THE Birthday TOO-MANY SUSPECTS Macey Hastings of Leongatha for January 23

Tyler Newton of Korumburra for January 24

Hugh Nicoll of Fish Creek for January 25

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

A week’s chance meeting has beneficial and longlasting results. The weekend is highlighted by news of an upcoming celebration. Starting Thursday, the financial picture gradually brightens.

TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

An old friendship may develop into something more serious and the timing could not be better - but avoid the tendency to overdo everything - work as well as having fun.

GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

Commitments you make now are more serious than you initially believe. Your wit glistens and you are the life of all parties you attend throughout this social period.

CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Know your limits before tackling any emotional physical or mental marathons. You are apt to over extend yourself. Romance presents its sentimental side. Travel detours may be unavoidable on the weekend.

LEO - July 23 - August 22

You are so dynamic that people around you, especially those of the opposite sex, feel very positive when they are with you. You are finally ready to present demands to a higher-up.

VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

This week finds you sorting out financial matters. Shortcuts must be avoided. Information generally may be distorted. Don’t set speed records in jumping to conclusions.

LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

You may be reversing your stand in family dealings, surprising the participants but bringing about significant progress. If travelling, pack for every kind of weather and occasion.

SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

A friend’s expectations are slowly becoming more realistic. Make a supreme effort to see his/her point of view. Romance focuses on intellectual encounters. Travel arrangements are subject to change.

SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

Cutbacks prove less drastic than feared. Relationships are entering a period of change - you may begin to devote more time to a new acquaintance. Your work environment improves by Friday.

CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

It’s an active social week, but devote needed time to your family finances. Running into a former friend may present some awkward moments. Your business sense is sharp.

AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

Compare not only the price but quality before making purchases, especially luxury ones. Running into an old friend leads to a nostalgic session. Relationships become more secure.

PISCES - February 20 - March 20

Relationships with older people improve by the weekend. A financial setback is reversed when you meet the situation head on. A meddlesome friend may need some frank words.

BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

Often mysterious, always independent. You bring enthusiasm and intensity to everything you do. Promises are easier to make than to keep. Domestic expenses decrease soon. property matters are positively accented through the next eleven months.

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of Inverloch for January 22

Secret Agent Smith has been called in to investigate a bank robbery. The police have four suspects: Tiger Thompson, Harry “The Hood” Halligan, Bill The Basher, and Mike Magee, but they can’t decide which of the four actually masterminded the robbery.

Secret Agent Smith has four clues: 1. All of the suspects have been in prison before, and two of them were partners in crime before being in prison.

2. In prison, Harry “The Hood” first met the guilty suspect, who had once been Tiger Thompson’s partner.

3. Mike Magee has never met Bill The Basher, although they had once served time in the same prison.

4. Bill The Basher has never worked with a partner.

Secret Agent Smith deduced who was the guilty suspect. Can you?

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How many musical instruments can you find?

Church Times ANGLICAN: Wednesday, January 23: 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Sunday, January 27: 8am St Peter’s Morning Prayer; 10am St Peter’s Prayer, Praise & Proclamation.

Wednesday, January 30: 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am.

ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am.

ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi.

Sunday, 9.30am Eucharist, 11am Family Service, Wednesday 10am Eucharist.

Anglican Church of the Ascension: The Crescent, Inverloch. Sunday 9am Eucharist, Tuesday 10am Eucharist.

For details of Community Meal, Youth Group, Bible Studies & Kids Club, contact Rev. Graeme Peters 5672 4590 or visit www. basscoastanglican.org.au AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES (AOG): Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248.

A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466.

Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Rob Davey 5625 3226. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219.

Equip Church - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday service 10am.

Contact: John 0408 305 880.

Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984.

CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha.

Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455.

THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Every Sunday 11am Worship, 6pm Faith Forum; 1st Sunday of each month simultaneous service for singles to age 25. Tea/coffee and lunch provided. Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5678 7692, 0447 724 989.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST: Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School - 11.30am.

CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday.

Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday.

Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays.

Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays.

St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass.

Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass.

Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass.

Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass.

GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: meets at the Baromi Centre Mirboo North, Sunday 4-5pm Family Communion, 5-530pm refreshments, 5.306.15pm Bible Studies for adults, teens and children. Friday-Home Fellowships. More info: Bob Stevens 0400 403 765 or www. gippslandcf.org.au SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Sagala Tuesday, 4 - 5.30pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome.

Please contact Captain Martyn and Heather Scrimshaw, ph. 5662 5122.

SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly.

All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228.

PRESBYTERIAN: Sunday Service 10am, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Moderator Rev. Mark Smith 5625 4112.

CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. All Sunday evening services at 5pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2527.

UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, January 27, 10am.

Mirboo North: 9.30am.

Meeniyan: 10am. Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. Inverloch: Sunday 11am: Korumburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Pastors Gavin and Sue Sharp, 5655 1997. Arawata: 11.30am 1st & 3rd Sundays.

Kongwak: 11.30am 4th Sunday.

B A P T I S T C H U R C H KORUMBURRA: 39 Mine Rd, Korumburra. Service and Sunday School 10.30am. Pastor Ian Wilkinson. Phone 5658 1366.

BAPTIST CHURCH WONTHAGGI: Cnr McBride & Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi.

Morning Service & Children’s Activities, Sunday 10am. Weekly activities see www. wonbaptist.org.au, Pastor Geoff Pegler 5672 4769.

MEENIYAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sunday, 10am: Meeniyan Youth Club Hall.

COMBINED CHURCHES WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH: 4th Sunday each month at 7pm.

SCOTS PIONEER CHURCH: Mardan South. Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm. See occasional ad in this paper for details. For enquiries phone 5664 9306.

FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

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Experience history on Australia Day A NEW exhibition will be opened at the Leongatha Mechanics’ Institute on Australia Day, January 26.

The theme for 2013 will be pioneer families and the first family to be represented is the Hamann family.

This family of pioneers gave us, amongst other things, Hamann’s Bush at Fairbank.

Memorabilia, clothing and photographs from the Hamann family will be on display. The exhibition will be opened from 11.30am on Australia Day and will be officially opened at 1.30 pm by Carlyn Yeung, the grand daughter of the original settler Carl Hamann.

Light refreshments will be provided after the official opening. Members of the public are invited to attend.

We can only look back

in wonder at the lives of our pioneer ancestors.

How did they do it?

They worked really hard, lived in small houses with few facilities, had many children, limited health care and communications, atrocious roads and very basic education.

These pioneers however created the communities we now call home and provided many of the facilities we use everyday.

To those people who gave us the butter factory,

the recreation reserve, the Mechanics’ Institute, Leongatha High School, all our local primary schools, halls and churches and much more, we salute you.

Carl Hamann Senior was born in Sandhurst in 1863. In 1883, at the age of 19 he selected crown allotment 25 in the Parish of Koorooman.

His father paid for the land and signed the lease.

His brother William (Hans Wilhelm) selected the

Recalling past: Leongatha and District Historical Society members Sonia Holt and Lola Bailey with a jacket that belonged to Ruby Davis, nee Hamann, youngest daughter of district pioneer Carl Hamann.

block next door.

As there was no grass to feed animals, the young selectors were taken to their blocks from Poowong by horse and then returned back to the town.

The brothers then had to return to Leongatha North on the rough and difficult bridle track on foot.

Carl was known to have carried a 70-pound side of beef, a grand stone to sharpen axes and

Laid foundations: Carl Hamann Senior.

• OBITUARY

Jacko Miles – builder, golfer, great bloke FAMILY and friends he had made during a long and fruitful life gathered in St Peter’s Anglican Church on January 9, to farewell Allan Gordon Miles – known to all as Jacko.

His son, John, doesn’t know how the Jacko came about, but it made a marvellous headline in the December 9, 1986 issue of The Star when Jacko achieved every golfer’s dream – a hole in one.

“Whacko!” declared the headline, “Jacko scores an ace”.

His funeral service was conducted in the church where he was baptised and where, as a builder, he had constructed the hall. That edifice was the setting for the wake that followed his private interment at the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery.

Jacko was born on May 12, 1917, the eldest of eight siblings. He outlived them all, reaching the grand age of 95.

He left school at 14 to take up a building apprenticeship, quickly showing the skills that would later become an integral part of AG Miles and Son, the firm responsible for the construction of many local homes, shops, the Leongatha RSL and Leongatha

Jacko Miles: admired by many.

Golf Club house.

He even built the church in Dumbalk where he and Hazel Opray were married in 1939, having to finish the construction before the wedding could take place!

Family life with two small children, Margaret and John, was interrupted by World War Two, with Jacko serving in Northern New Guinea. He was a sapper with the South Gippsland

Engineering Regiment 2/22 AFP Coy, building bridges in advance of troop movement bombed frequently by the Japanese.

Jacko’s discharge papers show he was on active service for 1381 days between March, 1942 and December, 1945.

On his return from war, Jacko worked hard building up his business. Hazel had a farming background and

at one stage she persuaded her husband to buy a small farm at Ruby with cows and calves. The venture didn’t last long for, while Jacko was a skilled builder, he was no cow cocky.

Jacko and Hazel loved football and were keen followers of Leongatha’s Parrots.

He worked hard but also knew how to relax and have fun, with family holidays to Lakes Entrance a highlight.

Fishing, lawn bowls and racing were other recreational interests, with Jacko being a keen punter.

He lost his beloved Hazel in October, 1994, missing her greatly.

A long time loyal member of the Leongatha Golf Club, Jacko was well respected and highly regarded by his fellow golfers. He was proud and pleased to hit his hole-in-one on the 14th green, his name being added to the select few on the club’s hole-in-one honour board.

Jacko had played a major part in establishing the course from scratch and was a great golfer. In his heyday, he played off a handicap of 12 and when he was 84, he had a round of 85 off the stick. In a stableford competition, he scored an incredible 50 points. He was playing golf until recently.

Community work

four gallons of kerosene the 15 miles from Poowong.

In 1887, Carl married Johanna Wendel and they had five children. The eldest, Dora was born in Korumburra and the others in Leongatha.

By 1894 Carl had taken over the block of his brother and later acquired others too. At one time he was to own 1000 acres. He built his home Melinda in 1890.

formed a major part of his life and Jacko was a member of Rotary, the Woorayl Lodge committee of management, Leongatha RSL and South Gippsland Legacy, which he joined in 1966.

When Jacko turned 90, he showed his usual preference for no fuss. His birthday coincided with the Leongatha Golf Club competition day, so the family produced a big cake to be cut when the players were in the clubhouse. Trevor Steer toasted him and Jacko’s response was typically modest, “Thank you all for looking after me,” he said.

Slowing down in later years, he found companionship and enjoyment during an evening meal and a play on the poker machines at the RSL. On a very recent evening looking towards the pokies he was heard to say, “Someone is sitting on my chair!”

Jacko took great pride in his family; his granddaughter, Andrea, paying tribute to her grandfather at his funeral service by singing Amazing Grace. He had two children, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

As fellow Legatee, Bob Birrell, said in delivering the eulogy, Jacko was a great bloke and his life was well lived.

Carl Hamann had left a portion of land some 10 acres at the junction of Leongatha North Road and Wild Dog Valley Road uncleared. He never wanted it to go under the axe and placed a clause in his will to that effect.

Carl Hamann’s son, also Carl Hamann, gave the land we know as Hamann’s Bush to the Woorayl Shire.

It was Carl Hamann Junior who wanted more of the bush preserved for good and he purchased 44 acres from his sister Mabel (May). This then enabled him to sell that land to the Woorayl Shire for a nominal sum. Thanks to Carl Hamann Junior we have this beautiful piece of bush to enjoy.

Later in the year, other pioneer families will be represented in the ongoing displays.

As 2013 is the centenary year for VicRoads, a display of photographs of local roads in the early days will also be presented. During June and July 2013 the Leongatha Mechanics’ Institute has been selected as the venue for the travelling centenary exhibition for VicRoads.

• Please note, the cemetery walk will not be taking place.

Need a home?

LINTON Court is a retirement village run by a fully voluntary local non-profit body.

The group’s charter is to provide top quality living accommodation for older people looking to enjoy an independent retirement lifestyle.

The village takes its name from local residents Ted and Lydia Linton, who had the forethought to initiate this project and donate land to it.

The village has 23 units on the site which is in McDonald Street, Foster, within easy walking distance (about 300 metres) of the town centre.

As the retirement village is a non-profit undertaking, the financial arrangements are generous.

All maintenance work is dealt with by the committee and paid for from the reasonable maintenance charges paid by residents.

The unit that is available is a two bedroom unit. It has two spacious bedrooms, a well appointed kitchen and a large living area.

The unit has just been fully renovated including remodelling the kitchen and bathroom and installing all new appliances, and a full repainting throughout.

It has come up beautifully with an ultra modern feel. All units thoughtfully incorporate many extra features that make for easy living – a dishwasher, oven and cupboards kept a little off floor level, shower without a step and reverse cycle air conditioner.

Anyone interested is welcome to have an inspection.

Simply contact secretary Clive White on 5682 2211 or treasurer Lloyd McKenzie on 5682 1293.

Stanley upgrade

RECONSTRUCTION of Toora’s Stanley Street started last week.

The works, between Gray and Victoria streets, will include renewal of the road pavement, kerb and channel, footpath and drainage.

South Gippsland Shire Council expects the works to be completed in two months if good weather conditions prevail.

“The new infrastructure will provide safer pedestrian access, more efficient drainage and better amenity along Stanley Street,” said Paul Challis, acting manager, engineering.

“The works will be carried out by contractors and there may be some minor disruption to traffic during construction.”

The project has an approved budget of $435,994 under council’s 2011-2012 Capital Works Program.

The V/Line bus stop, located in Stanley Street, will be temporarily transferred to Victoria Street, near Sagassar Park, during the works.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 45

Hot weekend for Kustom Nats THE 11th annual Kustom Nationals three day festival on Phillip Island held recently provided hot weather, cars and huge crowds that saw the island packed out.

Hot rod: Newhaven College student Alexander Bowering from Phillip Island, enjoyed checking out the amazing array of hot cars at the Kustom Nats display in Cowes recently during his school holidays.

Huge crowds: the annual Kustom Nats event drew huge crowds to Phillip Island earlier this month and one of the highlights was the display of stunning cars in the main street of Cowes.

Kicking off in San Remo on the Friday night, the event began with a big beach party and crowds flocking to town to see the hundreds of amazing cars and hot rods on display and enjoy a night of music and partying.

Saturday saw a Rockabilly Festival at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Track during the day and the party moved into Cowes on Saturday night.

The weekend proved another great success, with non-stop party action, Kustomising information, pin striping workshops, pin up contest, hot rod tattoo contest, model car show, Kustom vehicle exhibitions

and displays, hot rods, mini rods, flamethrowers and

perfect hot summer cruising weather.

Kustom campers: the 11th annual Kustom Nationals at Phillip Island attracted a fabulous array of vehicles including this classic purple camper parked in Cowes.

Rockin: rockabilly chicks impressed crowds in Cowes during the recent Kustom Nationals street party with some of their dance moves.

• OBITUARY

Roy Bright – family and community man ROY Graham Bright was a great community man.

He had an extremely wide network of clients, friends and colleagues from business, sporting clubs and community groups and more than 400 of them attended a celebration of his life on December 18. The setting was his beloved Dumbalk Hall.

Roy died aged 79 at Koorooman House on December 11, ending a busy life that had his tight knit family at its heart. He was always ready to help his children and grandchildren whenever he could.

Born at Leongatha’s Stradbroke Hospital on August 29, 1933 Roy was the son of Robert (Bob) and Ruby Bright. He had four siblings, Mervyn, Yvonne, Trevor and Geoff.

He went to school at 10 Mile Creek, Darlimurla until it burnt down in 1940 when he was in Grade 2. His remaining education was at the Dumbalk State School, with Roy leaving at 14 to work for the late Jack Allen at Nerrena and his uncle George Matthews.

During his school years, Roy trapped rab-

bits and made butter boxes at the Dumbalk Butter Factory.

In 1952, Roy established his own contracting business, with his brother, Mervyn, joining him in 1959 to form R and M Bright which ran for the next 35 years. Roy ran his business with his wife, Noelle, until he retired in 2007 and Bright’s Transport continues today under the direction of their son, Neil.

Roy and Noelle (Richards) met at primary school in Dumbalk.

They were married for 57 years, living the entire time in the same house in the Dumbalk township.

Their wedding took place at the Mardan Anglican Church in 1953.

Products carted by their transport business were bluestone, gravel, superphosphate, stock feed, milk, plus a range of other farm contracting services.

Over the years, Roy employed a large number of drivers and administrative staff and met many people far and wide in the Gippsland district. He and Mervyn also operated a beef farming business.

Many of Roy’s employees remained long-

Roy Bright: played an integral role in community life at Dumbalk. standing friends, with one describing him recently as “one of life’s true gentlemen”.

Roy lived at Dumbalk on the family farm in his early years and moved

into the town in 1955, where he remained until 2011 when Parkinson’s Disease necessitated a move into nursing care.

When Roy was 18, he attended 15 weeks of

National Service training at Puckapunyal, forging lifetime friendships. Later, then Gippsland MHR, Peter McGauran, presented him with a medal of recognition.

Some of those friends joined Roy and his lifelong mate, Phil Carter, travelling around Gippsland to local dances and other events on Roy’s motorbikes and trucks.

His interest in mechanics resulted in Roy restoring five Farmal tractors and a 1926 International tip truck and he enjoyed water skiing at Inverloch and on the Gippsland Lakes.

Roy and Noelle raised three children, Neil, Janette and Kerryn, the family eventually including nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Travelling and caravanning around Australia and New Zealand provided enjoyable holidays and Roy was proud of having climbed Ayers Rock (Uluru).

Roy was a long time supporter of the Richmond Football Club but it was at the local sporting and community level that he really made his mark.

Playing football for Dumbalk Dollar when the

club won the premiership in 1951, Roy was also its most valuable player in 1952. He became president, life member and number one ticket holder of the MDU Football Club and was instrumental in developing the club’s rooms. He was also president and a life member of the Alberton Football League.

Roy was a long time player, president and life member of the Meeniyan Bowling Club and president of the South Gippsland Bowls Association.

He was a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Leongatha, a member of the Probus Club of Leongatha and worked tirelessly on charity and disaster relief projects.

Roy was a member of the Dumbalk Fire Brigade for over 35 years, a member of the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve, indoor bowling club, school committee, Anglican Church and local water authority.

His long time involvement with the Dumbalk Hall included organising local dances, deb balls, centenary celebrations and other events, being president of the committee for many years and

being instrumental in the building of the current hall and the fund raising to pay it off.

In 2008, he was nominated for an Australia Day Citizen of the Year Award.

With his longstanding mate, Noel Fitzgerald, Roy wrote a small book called Tractors and a Public Hall.

He also steered and participated in many family occasions over the years, taking an active role in arranging the annual reunion for his extended Bright family.

There were a couple of quirks. He loved food and enjoyed eating competitions with his brother-inlaw the late Alan Truscott and he could recite the alphabet backwards! He also played the banjo.

Roy was buried at the Meeniyan Cemetery after a private service at the Dumbalk Anglican Church.

The public celebration of his life followed.

He will be remembered as a great family and community man who had the ability to get the job done and influence everyone around him to achieve their goals.

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MYLES (Milo) Philip Holmberg is a son for first time parents Natalie Hodgkin and Ross Holmberg of San Remo. He was born at the Leongatha Memorial Hospital on January 9.

MOLLY May Thorne was born on January 8 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. She is the first baby for Amy Collier and Kevin Thorne of Leongatha.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star

RYDER Jack Pedlow is the first child for Brett and Tamika of Berrys Creek.

He was born on January 6 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital.

30 years ago January 25, 1983 THE South Gippsland Jersey Cattle Club held a successful junior calf rearing competition that culminated in the judging at the property of Mr and Mrs Kuhne at Leongatha last Thursday.

More than 80 people attended the day and enjoyed a barbecue lunch before judging began. *******

ALICE Maree Bell was born at St John of God Hospital, Berwick, on December 19, 2012. She is daughter for Sam and Jessica Bell of Loch.

THE Korumburra A and P Show Society has decided to compact all the features of its previous two day shows into a one day show this year.

The only real change is that the cat show will be held in March instead of in conjunction with the A and P Society’s show.

THE announcement of merger talks between Murray Goulburn and Bonlac Foods last Wednesday has sent jitters through the Leongatha business community. Local concerns focus on the future of the huge Leongatha milk factory and how the moves might impact on the plant’s 400-plus employees and the economy of the district. ******* WITH a little bit of luck, the master planning and investment evaluation for a new Leongatha hospital will be ready by October this year. If that happens, applications can be made to the state for the capital needed to go ahead with the job.

1 year ago January 24, 2012

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MORE than 4000 people from across South Gippsland and the rest of Victoria flocked to the inaugural Stony Creek Rodeo on Saturday night.

More than 100 riders contested the main event alone. Police praised the behaviour of crowds attending the rodeo, with no reports of unruly behaviour at the event.

LEONGATHA is likely to be taken off water restrictions as soon as next week. The move will end nearly two years of restrictions for the town. South Gippsland Water managing director Steve Evans said yesterday that he was preparing a report for this Thursday’s board meeting.

******* ******* A PROPOSAL to address drainage in Inverloch could affect a creek restored over more than 15 years, as well as Anderson Inlet. Bass Coast Shire Council is planning a project to fix drainage issues by sealing part of Surf Parade.

The plan, however, could direct more stormwater to the creek, polluting the waterway, and ultimately the inlet.

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BEEF WEEK 2013

Win $1000 off Beef Week 2013 one your next Hereford of the biggest CLOSE to 260 beef cattle studs representing more than 30 breeds are involved in the nation’s biggest on-farm open day event, the 2013 Stock and Land Beef Week in south-east Australia from January 30 to February 6.

year, while others display the bulls catalogued for upcoming on-property sales,” he said.

“The 50 studs with the foresight to enter the first Beef Week 21 years ago could not have envisaged the event would go from strength to strength and now is one of the most important marketing activities for beef cattle seedstock producers in south-east Australia.

“In 2012 two new Beef Week sponsors, Rural Finance and the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, joined with Merial and naming sponsor Stock and Land to ensure the event is strongly promoted to the widest possible audience.

“These sponsors are delighted with the exposure they obtain through Beef Week and have continued their involvement.”

The RASV Beef Week Heifer Challenge, with properties displaying a pen of 10 of their best registered heifers under two years of age, has attracted 70 entries with $4500 cash prize money for the winners.

Many entrants in the inaugural Heifer Challenge

Starting on Wednesday, January 30 in Victoria’s Western District, a cavalcade of beef cattle enthusiasts will follow the Beef Week trail for eight days concluding on Wednesday, February 6 when 33 studs will open their gates in the eastern Riverina, the biggest day in Beef Week 2013.

Beef Week is a great opportunity for seedstock and commercial producers to compare breeds and studs within breeds before making buying decisions, according to Beef Week director Geoff Phillips.

“Beef Week allows both big and small operations to display their stock. Many sell privately on the day and for many studs it is their major marketing day of the

in 2012 said their heifers generated interest and discussion and certainly was an additional attraction and talking point.

As in the past Herefords and Angus studs make up over half the studs involved with 81 whiteface studs and 55 Angus studs opening their gates, both up on 2012.

“The surge of Limousin entrants over the past few years has continued with 24 studs represented, with Charolais next with 19 studs, a record number for that breed in Beef Week,” Mr Phillips said.

“Murray Greys have 10 studs involved while Blonde d’Aquitaine breeders have made a big effort to market their breed with eight studs entered.”

Multi-stud displays at the Mount Gambier, SA, show grounds (17 studs will display 11 breeds) and at Lardner Park in Gippsland (five studs with seven breeds) allow smaller studs without the facilities and numbers to host an on property display to be involved in Beef Week.

The success of Beef Week has attracted three ma-

VISITORS to Gippsland Hereford studs during Beef Week 2013 can win a $1000 rebate off their next purchase of a Hereford bull or registered female from one of the 10 participating studs.

Behind scenes: Stock and Land Beef Week director Geoff Phillips. jor South Australian based studs that are trucking big displays of cattle to Mortlake where the two saleyards will host displays on Day 2.

“For over two decades Stock and Land Beef Week has been the premier event of its type in the nation and promotes the excellent seedstock herds in Australia’s south-east,” said Mr Phillips.

Details of the studs in Beef Week are available on www.beefweek.com.au.

To enter is simple. Just visit any or all of the 10 participating studs and complete the entry form and you can enter each time you visit one of the 10 studs.

The Gippsland studs that are open on Day 6, Monday February 4 are Mawarra, Newcomen, Nunniong, Warringa, Mundook, Willack, Kenroy, Tarwin and River Perry.

One other Hereford stud, Glen Goulburn, at Epping, just north of Melbourne, is open on Day 4, Saturday, February 2.

Herefords Gippsland secretary Kay Belcher said the rebate could be applied to any purchase made from the participating studs during Beef Week 2013 or

Take your pick: Beef Week visitors in Gippsland can win $1000 off their next purchase of a Hereford bull or registered Hereford female at any of the 10 participating studs.

2014, at an on-property sale or from any other venue where the participating stud offers bulls or registered females.

The purchase must be made prior to the end of Beef Week 2014.

This means if a pur-

chase is made from a participating stud at Beef Week 2013, the winner can receive a surprise bonus of $1000 when the draw is made at Gippsland Herefords annual general meeting on February 10, 2013, at Lardner Park.

More for less, guaranteed of long time manager Jim Tayler, the timing could not have been better for all parties concerned. Hats off to Jim for his dedicated and loyal service.

In spring of 2011, the appointment of highly respected beef consultant Dick Whale of Wangaratta, to oversee the management transition at Yancowinna was made and together with Rob, the new management team have at their disposal an elite core of 500 Angus performance recorded females, run under the strictest commercial conditions in which to work with.

The latest Angus genetics are used with the extensive embryo transfer and artificial insemination technology, and calving is undertaken in both autumn and spring.

All calves born are weighed within 24 hours of birth and are measured again at weaning, so as to establish the vital data to produce Angus Group Breedplan estimated breeding values (EBVs), for your consideration and

RECENTLY appointed manager Rob Ewing of Yancowinna, Cape Paterson invites you to come on down and inspect 40 Angus performance recorded working age bulls.

The quality stock will be on display, Sunday, February 3 as part of the Annual Beef Week Field Days.

Rob is suitably qualified as a seed stock manager, having spent a lifetime breeding and caring for cattle, and was recently employed as a leading stockman with Te Mania Angus at Mortlake.

Rob moved into South Gippsland 18 months ago, upon the graduation of his partner Melissa, so they could be closer to her mother Veronica at Lang Lang, due to the recent passing of her father Richard.

Having previously met Dennis Ginn, owner of Yancowinna, through mutual friends and coincidently the retirement

First class: new manager of Yancowinna, Rob Ewing with vet Dr Melissa Westhead and “Dougie”. Photo courtesy The Weekly Times. appropriate use.

All yearling bull and heifer calves are then scanned for eye muscle, rib and rump fat, intramuscular fat (marbling) and young bulls measured for scrotal size.

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full pedigree details, Angus Group Breedplan EBVs and are extremely keen to start work in your herd with the greatest of calving ease.

Yancowinna Angus can be found on the coast road

between Inverloch and Cape Paterson. Visitors are invited to inspect the young bulls between 9am and 5 pm, or at other times by appointment by phoning Rob on 0423 960 171.

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THOUSANDS of OPPORTUNITIES South-east Australia becomes SEEDSTOCK CENTRAL from Jan 30 to Feb 6 when the nation’s premier seedstock producers open their gates.

Visit our website or call at any participating stud on their open day and pick up a Beef Week book.

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BEEF WEEK 2013

Grass fed for reliability POLL Herefords have been run on the Meikle family property at Meeniyan for more than 60 years.

Beef man: David Meikle of Tarwin Poll Herefords continues a family tradition dating back 60 years.

Breeding has always been focused on producing commercially sound cattle since the stud’s inception.

These cattle are prepared for sale on grass under typical commercial conditions and the traits which enable this are valued.

Each cow has to produce a sound calf every year and the breeding program is planned to produce readily marketable cattle.

This herd has been performance recording for close to 20 years and scanning for eye muscle area for nine years.

AI is used routinely each joining, enabling access to some of the best genetics in the Poll Hereford world.

Sires in use include Studbrook D’Artagnion (sold to New Zealand interests for $46,000), Wagga

Hercules and Allendale Robin Hood.

Tarwin also successfully use their own sons in herd including Tarwin Conqueror, a son of Maungahina Dr Grace (NZ) and sons by D’Artagnion.

The Meikle family competes regularly in the Farm World steer trials, winning the 2010 heavy steer competition with the only team to meet specification in its class.

Stud principal David Meikle commented: “Poll Hereford cattle are predictable and reliable performers on grass when compared to other breeds. We can reliably predict how our cattle will perform on grass and they regularly prove that in this competition against other breeds.”

The Hereford breed has a long and successful history in this country, noted for their easy temperament and finishing ability.

This breed is the simplest of breeds to manage.

The Tarwin herd in particular is

noted for easy temperament and the Meikle family invites fellow cattle breeders to visit their herd and see for themselves.

“We value big framed deep bodied cows, which are able to process a lot of grass in their rumen. It’s unfortunate but some of the newer breeds lack this capacity, which makes it difficult for them to perform on grass,” David said.

The Meikles vaccinate their sale bulls against Pestivirus, Vibriosis and Leptospirosis, in addition to applying the usual five in one vaccines, to further reassure purchasers these are sound fertile cattle and to protect them when they leave the property.

They have also undertaken the Johnes Disease market assurance program for 10 years now.

During Beef Week, the stud will display this year’s sale bulls, cows with calves at foot, replacement heifers and commercial heifers for sale. Enquiries are welcome on 0429 800 756 or 5664 7556.

21 years of Bazadaise THE Baleze stud is proud to be breeding an exceptional breed of cattle, the Bazadaise.

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Bazadaise cattle arrived in Australia in 1991 when Baleze were in the forefront of their development.

Baleze joined up cows that year and had their first Bazadaise cross calves on the ground in 1992. Through careful breeding programs of flushing for embryos plus importing embryos and semen from France, Baleze has established itself as the oldest and most respected Bazadaise stud in Australia.

Bazadaise are excel-

lent foragers and efficient feed converters and able to thrive in the extreme heat of northern Australia to cooler Tasmania and all states in between.

Bazadaise are easy calving with muscle development only starting after two to three weeks of age. Calves are born a wheaten colour, gradually changing to grey after three months. Generally, bulls are a darker colour, even to charcoal.

Gene-Star genetic markers for tenderness, marbling and feed efficiency, have shown Bazadaise with outstanding results.

More than 200 Baza-

daise have been tested so far, and all have shown extremely high markers for both tenderness and marbling.

This confirms earlier testing in 1998 at the Department of Agriculture Rutherglen Research Station on yearling Bazadaise/ Angus cross cattle which showed an excellent score for marbling, tenderness and taste.

Later testing by the DNRE in 2002 for cholesterol levels showed full blood Bazadaise beef at 51, Bazadaise/Angus beef at 53, compared with the average beef cholesterol level of 77. This lower cholesterol level is benefi-

Healthy choice: Baleze cow with calf afoot, known for producing meat low in cholesterol.

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In finished crossbred cattle, dressing out is around 60 per cent or better. Even more outstanding is the saleable meat yield of around 80 per cent. And with the valuable primal cuts, butchers are always impressed with the extra length of eye muscle.

Baleze Bazadaise has won both champion and reserve champion carcass

The Meikle Family extend a warm invitation to local people to inspect their Tarwin Poll Hereford Stud and current crop of sale cattle.

breeder in Queensland three years earlier.

This is becoming a regular occurrence for the progeny from Baleze.

Queensland breeders are recognising the quality of Baleze cattle, with bulls regularly going north.

Baleze welcome visitors during Beef Week on Sunday, February 3.

For further information and advice or to discuss any of your proposed

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breeding programs please contact Faye Tuchtan on 5678 8366, mobile 0411 732 987, fax 5678 8247, email fmt@dcsi.net.au, or visit their website, balezebazadaise.com.au.

The Baleze Bazadaise Stud takes great pride in breeding quality quiet cattle and has bulls, females, embryos and semen available for sale at very affordable prices.

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Day 6, Monday, February 4, 2013, 9am-5pm Location: Parry’s Road (3km from Meeniyan) On Meeniyan-Dumbalk Road. (Signs will be posted)

at several carcass competitions in the last seven years with cross-bred cattle and, in fact, over a number of years has always scored extremely well in every carcass competition entered.

Baleze are still having great success at the 2012 Brisbane Royal Show, The Ekka, with the Grand Champion Bull sired by Baleze Alfred, one of their top bulls sold to a

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 51

BEEF WEEK 2013 Rating proves quality

Passionate about Herefords: Minnie and Bill Kee of Warringa Herefords will be displaying a range of quality stock.

They are one of only 15 herds in Australia to achieve this rating or better. The highest rating possible is five stars and only two Hereford studs have achieved this rating.

Bill and Minnie Kee of the Yarram stud believe their rating acknowledges their belief in and dedication

to Breedplan performance recording, and provides an indication to clients of the reliability of their animals’ EBVs. The Completeness of Performance star rating system provides seed stock and commercial producers with an assessment of how much performance data has been submitted to Breedplan by a herd.

The star rating for a herd is calculated based on the proportion of calves within the herd born in a fixed five year period that have performance recorded for each

Limousins in demand IF YOU are not using Limousin for your vealer production you are missing out.

are renowned in those circles.

The breed’s premium saleyard price of up to 50 cents a kilo is also common knowledge with no differential between steers and heifers.

Heavily muscled cattle are more likely to produce the cherry red coloured steaks preferred by consumers, according to the new Beef CRC research conducted at Murdoch University.

In 2009 dark-cutting downgrades cost the Australian Beef industry about $35 million.

Dr Peter McGilchrist, a lecturer in the Production Animal Health and

Management at Murdoch University, found that more muscular cattle have a higher concentration of glycogen in their muscle at slaughter that results in a reduced incidence of dark cutting.

An Australia-wide group of Limousin breeders known as the Limousin Muscle Alliance is committed to breeding true-to-type Limousins for stud and commercial producers.

Tarraleaha has two unjoined heifers by Sympa, two heifers with calves at foot, one Black Limousin cow due to calve early march to Viking and one 15-month-old bull sired

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dam.

During open day all the sale lots and dam of embryo lots will be on display.

Tarraleaha Limousin Stud has its sixth Annual Open Day on Sunday, February 3 during Stock and Land Beef Week.

Everyone is welcome to attend Tarraleaha’s open day and view males and females for sale and the entries for the Limousin Muscle Alliance sale.

Stud principals Colin and Pam Willmott always look forward to a coffee and chat.

Phone the Willmots on 5678 3370, 0408 579 477 or email: westbury@activ8.net.au

Well regarded: pure French sire Sympa. This great sire has had a large influence on the breeding program at Tarraleaha.

Decades of success AMBERLEY Park is opening its gate once again to all interested beef producers.

Celebrating more than 50 years of breeding, Mal and Carol Cock are presenting their world class

herd of Galloways, as well as Buchan Blacks and a small but select herd of Angus on Sunday, February 3.

The Buchan Blacks (Angus/Galloway composite) are so named be-

cause the Amberley Park Stud was based in the limestone hills of Buchan for 33 years.

“Buchan is great breeding country but the climate can be somewhat erratic, so the cattle had to be built

right and have a great constitution,” Malcolm said.

“I have travelled overseas a number of times, selecting bulls to enhance our gene pool, and progeny from some of these bulls can be seen on Sunday.

“Temperament, performance and structure are our main selection criteria. We have been performance recording since 1965. Our successes over decades in sales, grazing trials and carcass competitions have been other ways of proving our cattle’s performance.

“We have cattle for sale on Sunday, including bulls and a great pen of eight PTIC Buchan Black heifers”.

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Power – Performance – Profit SEMEN IS NOW AVAILABLE from our new stud sire Bowmont Z458 Victory Blend F (AI)(H) Warringa Herefords invites visitors to inspect their

Hereford/Poll Hereford Stud on Monday, February 4, 2013 (9am – 6pm) • All of herd will be on display • Cattle are either polled or dehorned

6 outstanding, rising 2 year old Hereford/Poll Hereford Bulls For Sale

by Bowmont Storm B720(H), Ironbark Rambo C225(H) and Allendale National W168(P) Bill & Minnie Kee – Warringa Herefords 366 South Gippsland Highway, Yarram, 3971 Phone: 5182 6111 – Mobile 0407 825 555 Email: bill@warringaherefords.com.au B28300

Proven record: Malcolm Cock of Amberley Park with his Buchan Black heifers during Beef Week. Photo courtesy Stock and Land.

ment, moderate birth weight, milk, growth and carcass.

Warringa Herefords recently bought the Australian semen and marketing rights in outstanding Canadian Poll Hereford Sire BBSF 101N Wrangler 29W. Bill and Minnie saw Wrangler’s outstanding calves and maiden heifers while visiting the GHC Herefords Stud, Canada.

Wrangler produced for the stud a young heifer that was the highest selling heifer at the 2011 Agribition Exhibition in Canada, making $14,000.

Warringa Herefords will take part in Beef Week on Monday, February 4 from 8.30am to 5pm.

Six rising two-year-old bulls will be for sale and the stud will also have an entry in the RASV Heifer Challenge.

All cattle will be on display and all visitors are welcome to inspect the cattle and enjoy the Kees’ hospitality.

Look out for the stud on the South Gippsland Highway, on the Sale side of Yarram.

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The reasons are: • Limousin cross and straight-bred calves are regularly winning carcass competitions; • Limousin cross vealer calves are regularly topping markets across the state; and • one of the leading supermarkets is now looking for animals that are 25 to 50 per cent Euro bred, and these animals must also be hormone free.

Tarraleaha bulls are entering top vealer producing herds, with farmers looking for bulls with big butts and plenty of muscle.

A number of these farms are producing over 300 vealers a year. Tarraleaha Limousins are mainly focused on using French genetics to breed these types of bulls.

In September 2011, Tarraleaha sold a sevenmonth-old vealer heifer at Pakenham VLE for a record price of 287.6 cents/ kg. The heifer was by a son of Sympa.

Tarraleaha Limou-

sins continue to strive for excellence in producing cattle with sound structure, softness, good doing-ability and quiet temperament.

Tarraleaha practices the highest standards of animal health and husbandry.

Their initial group of females came from Keystone Genetics, Tuerong Park, Ingleside and Tullagoota.

The stud is a member of the Limousin Assurance Program and the Limousin Muscle Alliance.

Four years ago Adelaide researchers discovered a gene known as F94L and nicknamed it ‘Limousin Muscle Gene’ because it is predominantly found in Limousins.

What this means to the keen and discerning breeder is a decided business edge with vastly superior meat quality and quantity and feed conversion efficiency.

All of this translates to maximum profitability with up to 15 per cent more tender meat and an achievable 20 per cent increase in meat yield at no extra feed costs.

Ask anybody in butchering about meat yield and eating quality. Limousins

trait. The star rating summarises the relative “Completeness” of their performance information.

The Kees believe it is essential to record all traits for their cattle and believe their rating provides their clients and prospective purchasers with an assurance the EBVs for Warringa Herefords have high accuracy and therefore reliability.

The stud uses only superior genetics and has the figures clients need to make the right choice.

Through artificial insemination, bulls are selected based on EMA, IMF, milk and birth weight, along with a selection of natural sires on farm.

Warringa Herefords offers about 80 head, including mature females, maiden heifers and a selection of bulls suitable for stud and commercial use.

The Warringa herd calves in March and April and is managed under commercial conditions. Cattle are selected for function and productivity, with particular emphasis placed on tempera-

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Elders Feature Store Sale

FOR SALE A/C ASHLEY PARK 20 Poll Dorset Rams, 1 ½ years, By Suffolk Rams 5 Suffolk Rams 60 Suffolk/Dorset x Ewe Lambs, May-June 2012 Drop, Nov shorn All OJD Accred & Gudair Vacc, Broc. Accred free, foot rot free.

Ewe lambs to be offered in pens of 10, perfect for the small land holder To be offered at VLE Leongatha at completion of Sheep & Lamb sale on Wednesday Jan 23

Left Great team: Elder’s auctioneer Jimmy Kyle (third from right) had plenty of back up from his colleagues at Friday’s sale.

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Top sale: Oliver Russell, Kevin Brislin and Dennis Russell of Wild Dog Valley were inspecting what was on offer at the Elder’s Feature Store Sale.

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Decent crowd: a good number of farmers made the trip to Koonwarra for the Elder’s Feature Store Sale.

Tactics For Tight Times Field Days

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Field Day 2 -Thursday, 31 Jan. 2013 11am – 2pm Tim and Grit Cashin, 50 Cahin’s Road, Leongatha South

THERE were approximately 300 trade and 1425 grown cattle penned.

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BBQ Lunch, tea and coffee provided, come for a cuppa from 10.30am onwards.

All dairy farmers and people interested in the dairy industry are welcome.

Look for the GippsDairy field day sign on the way to the event.

The Tactics for Tight Times project is funded by Dairy Australia and administered by GippsDairy.

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Selling: Narelle and Sheridan McLeod of Yarram had cattle for sale at the Elder’s Feature Store Sale at Koonwarra on Friday.

The usual buying group was present for a cheaper market.

The trade run was plain with only a sprinkling of good quality young cattle offered and sold to a cheaper trend.

The grown steer and bullock run saw a significant increase in quality and weight, with a much greater proportion of bullock weighted steers offered but sold 5c to 10c/kg cheaper.

Grown empty heifers were back 8c to 16c/kg.

Friesian and crossbred manufacturing steers lost 6c to 10c/kg. Cows were 2c to 5c easier, and the bulls were back 5c to 11c/kg.

A handful of good yearling grass steers sold from 155c to 179c/kg.

Most yearling grass heifers made between 145c and 155c/kg.

A relatively small number of C muscle grown steers sold between 160c to 166c/kg. A much larger selection of C muscle bullocks made from 159c to 173c/kg.

Plainer shaped D muscle straight bred grown steers and bullocks sold from 140c to 160c/kg.

Grown empty heifers made between 119c and 155c/kg.

Friesian manufacturing steers sold between 108c and 127c/kg. Crossbred

manufacturing steers made from 118c to 148c/kg.

Plain condition one score and light weight dairy cows sold from 75c to 117c/kg. Good condition two and three score dairy cows made between 110c and 124c/kg.

Plain condition and light weight beef cows sold between 70c and 118c/kg.

Good condition three and four score heavy weight beef cows made from 118c to 132c/kg.

Bulls sold from 100c to 135c/kg.

The next sale draw - January 23: 1. Elders, 2. Alex Scott, 3. Landmark, 4. David Phelan, 5. Rodwells, 6. SEJ.

Wednesday, January 16 BULLOCKS 14 J. Khalid, Foster 15 D.F. & T.M. Foat, Hunterston 7 R.M. Missen, Gormandale

571kg 176.0 $1006.00 631kg 173.0 $1092.00 692kg 168.2 $1164.18

14 J. & J.H. Parker, Mirboo 14 R.J. & C.M. McGill, Kongwak 13 D.J. Bentley, Leongatha South STEERS 1 M. & D. Harms, Korumburra 1 K.M. & J.M. Shea, Leongatha 12 W.J. & J.M. Berry, Wonthaggi 1 B. & M. Hall, Budgeree 12 T.J. & H.D. Robb, Leongatha 1 J. & K. McDonald, Tarwin COWS 1 K.H. MacPhail, Hedley 1 C.A. & V.A. Sept Nom P/L, Fish Crk 9 R.J. & C.M. McGill, Kongwak 4 T.J. & C.A. Hulls, Korumburra 1 R. & P. Davis, Leongatha South 1 W.G. & F.M. Pratt, Inverloch HEIFERS 1 W.G. & F.M. Pratt, Inverloch 1 E.C. & T.M. Grabham, Leongatha 2 C. & W. Leach, Mirboo 10 Collectable Images, Leongatha 1 K.W. & R.F. Battersby, Korumburra 16 J. & K. McDonald, Tarwin BULLS 1 W. Aich & C. Oliver, Dumbalk 1 T.J. & C.A. Hulls, Korumburra 1 J.S. & A.M. Blackshaw, Leongatha Sth 1 W.G. & F.M. Pratt, Inverloch 1 A.J. Bell Estate, Meeniyan 1 T. & N. Pouw, Allambee

593kg 167.6 $994.41 696kg 167.6 $1166.62 601kg 167.2 $1006.42 405kg 425kg 461kg 290kg 525kg 505kg

178.6 175.0 172.0 166.6 165.6 165.0

$723.33 $743.75 $793.35 $483.14 $870.09 $833.25

695kg 610kg 668kg 618kg 635kg 530kg

132.0 131.2 131.2 130.0 130.0 128.0

$917.40 $800.32 $876.85 $804.38 $825.50 $678.40

420kg 320kg 567kg 460kg 615kg 405kg

160.0 160.0 155.2 155.0 154.6 154.0

$672.00 $512.00 $880.76 $713.78 $950.79 $624.66

1010kg 1080kg 775kg 920kg 805kg 670kg

134.6 132.0 129.6 127.6 124.6 124.6

$1359.46 $1425.60 $1004.40 $1173.92 $1003.03 $834.82

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - PAGE 53

Hay returns patchy

By Sarah Vella ANOTHER wet winter followed by very dry conditions has created a patchy, unremarkable hay and silage season for South Gippsland farmers.

Tony McGarvey, agricultural contractor from Inverloch, said the silage season ran at about 80 per cent of normal, although some places were lower.

“Hay was really light on; only about 50 per cent, maybe even as low as 30 to 40 per cent of our normal workload,” he said.

“It was disappointing from our point of view, as well as for the farmers.

We found the grass ran up to seed a lot earlier due to lack of rain and the understorey growth suffered as well.

“The ground went from soup to cement over about three weeks and once it stopped raining, the hay pretty much

stopped growing.

“By the time we got a couple of good dumps of rain it was too late.”

Mr McGarvey said hay was already more expensive this year than last year and prices would possibly increase as the year goes on.

“Another problem we had this season was extremely rough paddocks from pugging and damage caused by trucks and tractors,” he said.

“This damage from pugging and tyre marks

also contributes to the lighter season. Farmers can lose 40 to 50 per cent of their hay due to the depressions in the paddocks.

“The damaged paddocks were also very rough on our equipment and there were a lot of paddocks affected this way.

“A lot of farmers will have to work out how to fix their damaged paddocks before next season.”

Meeniyan contractor Jack Thorson said some paddocks are a little light, but most of the paddocks

he saw were not too bad.

“The quality of the grass is probably not as good as other years, but it has turned out to be an all right season,” he said.

“The silage season however was down a hell of a lot; there was not really much around.

“The grass (for hay) has run on a bit because of the wet, cold winter. Farmers had to wait for warmer weather for growth so it has gone on too long, which affects the quality.”

Mr Thorson also said

paddocks have been a bit rougher this year, due to pugging from cattle, another consequence of the wet weather.

“People may have to do a bit of repair work over autumn, but they probably won’t be able to afford to fix the whole farm,” he said.

Due to the drop in yield, there is a chance hay

prices will be slightly inflated this year, especially if producers didn’t manage to cut enough hay to meet their own needs.

“If people didn’t cut quite enough of their own, there will be a little bit more of a demand, meaning prices are likely to be up compared to last year,” Mr Thorson said.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE VLE - LEONGATHA 24th Annual Feature Heifer Sale

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Field day tactics Dairy expert at top farm SOUTH Gippsland dairy farmers looking to improve their business performance will have two chances over the next fortnight to attend farm management field days.

The field days are part of the Tactics for Tight Times initiative which has been developed by Dairy Australia and GippsDairy.

Paul Hannigan and Kylie Irvin will open the gates on their Fish Creek property this Thursday, January 24 while Tim and Grit Cashin will do the same the on the following Thursday (January 31) at their Leongatha South farm.

Both days will run from 11am to 2pm, with lunch provided.

The Fish Creek field day is at 1000 Falls Road, while the Leongatha South session will be held at 50 Cashins Road.

Tactics for Tight Times has been developed as a levy funded initiative to support farmers through challenges in the 2012-13 season including dropping milk prices and increasing input prices.

Since the program began in July 2012, more than 700 farmers and service providers have attended 40

events around Australia to learn more about cost effective management strategies in a tight season.

The first round of field days was held in October and further field days will be held in autumn.

Dairy Australia’s Farm Business Management program manager, Gavin McClay, said the field days provide a forum for discussion where farmers can work through key management decisions and identify the appropriate support available to manage their businesses.

“The program is an ongoing one and reflects what is happening on farms at the moment, which at this stage is dealing with a more typical summer than we have experienced in the last two years,” he said.

The field days will be led by senior dairy industry consultants Matt Harms, John Mulvany, Frank Tyndall and Jeff Urie who will discuss key topics including: • understanding your current business position; • options to improve cash flow; • maximising home grown feed opportunities; and • making the best decisions around input use.

AN INTERNATIONAL dairy expert will present at one of the district’s premier farms this Sunday, January 27.

Roger Turner from Jetstream Genetics, USA, will talk at the Meeniyan property of Les and Louise Calder.

The Calders were named the most successful exhibitor at the recent Semex On-Farm Challenge hosted by the South Gippsland sub-branch of the Holstein Friesian Association of Australia.

Mr Turner will be special guest speaker at the subbranch’s twilight field night from 7pm this Sunday.

Jetstream Genetics is focused on supplying the global Holstein industry with exclusive genetics from bulls from the world’s most sought after cow families in North America.

The company aims to be a world leader in top ranked genomic and breed defining type sires.

Mr Turner is Jetstream Genetics’ global sales and genetics manager, and brings almost two decades of experience to the company from Alta Genetics where he was sire analyst with international sales responsibilities.

He is also a well respected cattle judge, judging in more than 20 countries and covering all

breeds of dairy cattle.

Mr Turner judged the 2012 International Dairy Week Holstein Show, as well as the Sydney Royal and other feature shows throughout Australia.

Jetstream Genetics will manage and focus on sire selection, marketing and sales in North America and internationally.

Michelle Axford, of Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Service will talk about what you get with your ge-

nomics report.

The Calders have also been named state champion in the Semex On-Farm Challenge in a class and will showcase some of their quality cows on the evening.

A free barbecue tea and drinks will be supplied.

The Calders’ property is at 105 McDonalds Road, Meeniyan.

To find out more, phone South Gippsland subbranch secretary Les White on 0409 574 668.

FOR PRIVATE SALE Autumn calving cows and heifers

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90 AI Friesian cows joined to AI. To calve 15 of March on. Cows have been bred over many years and are in good condition.

60 AI Friesian heifers. Heifers were synchronised and joined to same sex semen (Sailing) then Jersey bulls.

12 Friesian cross heifers calving as above.

The above are the entire Autumn calving section of the herd. The herd is an extremely high producing herd and have been bred over many years. Full breeding details available. Johne's non-assessed and EBL free.

Asking $1800 + GST LAN2851045

Contact: John Bowler 0408 238 464

STORE SALE 1200

VLE - LEONGATHA CATTLE

1200

Thursday, January 24 Starting at 10am STEERS & HEIFERS A/C WJ BERRY, WONTHAGGI 120 Angus Steer Calves, 9-11 months Pure Te Mania blood, weaned 4 weeks.

(LANDMARK) A/C RJ EMMERSON, LEONGATHA 60 mix sex composite weaners. (LANDMARK) A/C G BAKKER, SEATON 41 hfd steers, rising 2 years Selling due to recent bush fires. (LANDMARK) A/C HP & ME STOLLERY, MIRBOO NTH 36 Sth Devon x mix sex weaners.(LANDMARK) a/c N & L Andrews,- Mirboo 34 Angus x Mix sex weaners. (LANDMARK) A/C M &K ROGERS, FISH CREEK 24 Char & Char/Angus x Steers, 10-11 months. (SEJ) A/C A STOLLERY, MIRBOO NTH 20 Char x Mix sex weaners.(LANDMARK) A/C W & F PRATT, MEENIYAN 12 Angus Steers, 12 months 12 Char/Belg Blue x Heifers, 12 months. (SEJ) A/C T & C HIBMA, MIRBOO NTH 40 Angus & Angus x cows. 2nd & 3rd calvers.

Joined Angus Bull for Feb on calving.PTIC. (LANDMARK) COWS & CALVES A/C W & D JOYCE - JUMBUNNA 10 x/b cows & calves, with Limo calves 4 weeks. No bulls. (LANDMARK) A/C BJ & AM O'SULLIVAN, TOORA (BREEDER) 5 Angus/Fries x Heifers with 5 month old Blonde d'Aquitaine calves Rejoined to stud Blonde d'Aquitaine bull for June/July calving. (ELDERS) BULLS A/C BJ & AM O'SULLIVAN, TOORA 1 Pure Blonde d'Aquitaine Bull, 3 years old Very well-muscled, lightly used. (ELDERS)

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Patchy season: Inverloch contractor Tony McGarvey said the current hay and silage season has been patchy, likely caused by unreliable rainfall and damaged paddocks.

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We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Coach to be an active member of our club and community.

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South Coast Christian College is a Prep - Yr 12 College.

We are seeking a suitably qualified Integration Aide to work in the Middle and Secondary sections of our college.

The suitable applicant must: • Be a dedicated and practising Christian.

• Have a recognised Integration Aide qualification.

• Be able to work closely with fellow teachers and parents.

• Be in full agreement with the beliefs and ethos of the College.

If this is you, then we would love to hear from you!

Contact the Principal, Lisa Dumicich for an application pack: PO Box 283 Leongatha 3953, 0432 790 692, email: enquiries@sccc.vic.edu.au Applications close 28/01/2013

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Landfill Site Supervisor • $65,842 total salary package • Permanent full time • Option of 9 day fortnight • Located at Koonwarra Landfill An exciting opportunity exists to join our Sustainability Services team, your primary focus will be to supervise the operation of the Koonwarra Landfill site, ensuring it is operated in an effective and efficient manner and complies with all associated legislation, policies and procedures.

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All applicants must submit an Employment Application form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm Wednesday 30 January 2013.

Further information and position descriptions are available on our website.

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CLEANER required in Meeniyan for school cleaning. (Afternoon shift, M-F, 2 hrs per day.) Call after 9.30am on 9720-1660.

COOK wanted for Venus Bay Cafe / Restaurant.

We provide a happy professional environment, you bring fresh ideas to our already thriving business.

Christine 0400-879617.

RELIEF MILKER required in Middle Tarwin, flexible roster, house available.

Phone after 7pm 56634230.

SHOP AND CAFÉ ASSISTANT

SALES REPRESENTATIVE A full time position has become available for a Sales Representative situated in the South West Gippsland area and working from the Korumburra office. This position offers a challenging and rewarding career.

The principal role for this position is to promote sales of all Hico goods and services to the Dairy Industry, for the genetic improvement of herds and the overall management of farms. The successful applicant will preferably have: • Excellent communications and people skills • Present a superior service to your clients • Demonstrated sales ability in the Agriculture sector • Proven experience in building customer relationships • A sound understanding of the Dairy Industry and breeding • A suitable qualification in Agriculture or relevant experience in the Dairy Industry • The ability to organize their time efficiently • Be computer literate in Excel, Word, Outlook This position comes with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility. A salary with a vehicle for private use commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Applications with full work history complete with copies of references and telephone numbers of at least two referees should be addressed to: Philip Fourie 33 Station Street Korumburra 3950 Closing date Friday 8 February 2013

AT VENUS BAY STORE Looking for motivated full time and part time staff.

Applicants must have retail and cash handling experience, as well as be keen to learn new skills in our small café.

Successful applicants will be highly motivated, well presented and flexible with work hours.

Weekend work is a must.

RSA and driver’s licence required.

Contact Rohan 5663 7545

EXPERIENCED FARM WORKER Needed to assist with mixed farming operations at Tarwin Lower and Walkerville.

Person MUST be competent with cattle and sheep husbandry, machinery operation and maintenance, and pasture and weed management.

IMMEDIATE START

Phone 0419 397 820

Position Vacant SOUTH EAST SERVICES NETWORK GIPPSCARE Leongatha The Salvation Army South East Services Network, GippsCare Service seeks the following position

Family Violence Outreach Worker (Full time 38hrs per week) GippsCare assists individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness within the Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires.

An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and highly motivated professional to join our Family Violence Service.

GippsCare provides support to women and children in the community who are experiencing or escaping family violence.

Applicants must have relevant qualifications and/or experience in risk management, report writing, case planning, advocacy and have sound written and verbal communication skills. The successful applicant will have an ability to develop ways of engaging women at risk.

The position is based at our Leongatha office.

The above position advertised will be required to meet the following criteria: • Applicants must be willing to work within the mission and values of The Salvation Army.

• A driver’s licence is essential.

• A satisfactory police check is essential.

• A Working With Children Check is essential.

• Proof of eligibility to work in Australia is essential.

• All applicants are required to cite the names of three (3) referees.

• Applications for the above position are to be received no later than close of business, Monday, January 28, 2013.

A position description can be obtained by contacting Veronica Ross on 5662 4502 or email

veronica.ross@aus.salvationarmy.org South East Services Network is a Child Safe Organisation

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

We are currently offering the following career opportunity:

Case Manager (Disability Services) - 17735 Permanent Full or Part Time position, base location Korumburra An opportunity exists for a suitably qualified, experienced, client and family focused health professional to join this dynamic team as a Case Manager. If you enjoy working with individual clients within the context of their own community and contributing to a supportive team, we would like to hear from you.

This role is to provide case management to clients with a disability to maximise their quality of life, assisting them to connect and remain in their community.

As Case Managers, we see our relationship with clients as a mutual endeavour between active participants in the giving and receiving of support. We believe consumers have the right, capacity and strength to determine and achieve their goals and objectives. We believe in the intrinsic worth and dignity of our clients, and are committed to the values of acceptance, self-determination and respect of individuality.

If you are looking for a challenge and would like to work with a diverse environment this could be the role for you!

To ensure all selection criteria is met, a university level qualification in a related discipline and/or extensive Case Management experience is required for this role.

For further information regarding this role please contact Cameron Murdoch, Manager Disability Services on (03) 5136 5455.

Applications close 4:30pm, Friday 1 February 2013.

• 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.

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PART TIME RECEPTIONIST required by JACKSON AND LAWRY OPTOMETRISTS Please apply in writing to: R. Jackson & D. Lawry 70 Bair Street Leongatha 3953 Email: jloptom@hotmail.com

situations vacant

business opportunities HIRE FOR BABY Bass Coast - well established and growing local franchise.

Contact Melinda on 0401198654 for details.

for sale

for sale

MOWERS

free to good home SAD OWNERS must find home for loving, healthy, well-trained Miniature Terrier cross. 12 years old, suit lady or older couple.

Ph: 5668-9212.

situations vacant

We stock the largest range of new and used mowers in South Gippsland, including Honda, Victa, Rover, Masport, Flymo, Supa Swift, Viking, Greenfield, Murray, Deutscher, Husqvarna

From $149

27154

situations vacant

Professional repair & service to all makes of mowers.

We also have a large range of secondhand mowers available

We have a vacancy for the new full time position of Practice Manager in our progressive 4 partner accounting practice.

Our firm requires a dedicated Practice Manager to assist the partners with the ongoing management, development and growth of the business.

Working closely with the partners your main area of responsibility will be to ensure the smooth running and administration of the practice. Specific duties will include workflow and staff management as well as overseeing timely invoicing and debtor collections. Management reporting and the implementation of office procedures will be part of the role.

Ideally you will have experience in an accountancy or other professional practice. You need to have a hands-on approach and the ability to establish effective working relationships with partners and staff. Excellent computer skills especially with Excel and Word are essential and knowledge and experience of practice management software will be an advantage.

An attractive salary package will be negotiated commensurate with the skills and experience of the applicant.

Applications close on 4th February 2013 and discreet application and enquiry can be made via email to tim@mjacpa.com.au or to: Practice Manager MORRISON JEFFERIS & ASSOCIATES Certified Practising Accountants 16 McCartin Street Leongatha Vic 3953

MOTORCYCLES & POWER EQUIPMENT Cnr Allison and South Gippsland Hwy, LEONGATHA

Phone 5662 2028

L.M.C.T. 2714

VACUUM CLEANER Repairs

DUST BAGS

Sales

FREE

QUOTES

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

CARAVAN Windsor Windcheater, ex cond. $10,000. 0408-591854.

DOBERMAN puppies, pure bred, wormed and vaccinated, born November 27, ready to go to their new January 22, 2013. 0433776369. 956500000898, 9565000005621, 9565000008898, 956500000763, 9565000008986220.

FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175.

(Part-time) x 2: Leongatha Store

MG Trading is a wholly owned subsidiary of Murray Goulburn Co-operative operating 21 retail stores throughout Victoria servicing Australian farmers with their farming requirements; offering farm services including agronomic advice, feed and fodder solutions, animal nutrition, fertiliser, bulk fuel and milking machine services.

We are currently seeking 2 enthusiastic individuals with excellent interpersonal skills to join our Leongatha store in the role of Retail Sales Assistants. The positions are part-time, approximately 20 hours per week on a rotating roster. The primary focus of the roles is to build strong partnerships with customers and deliver appropriate advice and services of a variety of agricultural products and supplies.

The successful candidates will be highly motivated, demonstrate previous experience in a Retail Sales Assistant role desirable and the ability to build strong relationships.

A competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidates who can demonstrate the above requirements. This is a diverse and challenging opportunity to join an evolving business with vast amounts of ongoing growth and development potential.

To apply for this exciting opportunity please send your resumé to cameron.kindellan@mgc.com.au Applications Close: 5th February 2013

HAY: small squares, excellent quality, shedded, suitable for horses, new season, $9 each. Mardan, can deliver 50 or more, conditions apply. 56641320.

HAY - good pasture 5’x4’ rolls, $50. Ph: 0407881375.

INVALID SCOOTER, in very good condition, well looked after, kept in garage, with cover. $2,000 ONO. 5663-7109.

PIANO ‘Haake’ (Hanover) tuned, GC, $500 neg.

Weights (505 lbs), bench, 3 barbells, 2 sets dumb-bells, $500 neg.

Exercise bike ‘Infinity’, $100. 5668-9212.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each.

Free delivery for pack lots.

Phone Joe 0417-530662.

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

livestock

5672 3127

FIREWOOD - free. Ph: 5668-9292.

RETAIL SALES ASSISTANT

FRIESIAN STEERS (3), 18 months. Good condition, quiet, bucket reared, $520 each. Can deliver. 56251219, 0427-436460.

for rent INVERLOCH - Modern home, Woodland Heath, 4 bedrooms, backs on to bush reserve, $420 pw and bond. 0407-343843.

PULLETS Wednesday, Feb 6 Commercial crossbreds.

Fully vaccinated.

12wk (Brown) $14 Available from Elders Past., Leongatha 11am Phone 5662 3523 to order now (Brian Larkin Poultry)

PIGS - large white, weaners and porkers, from $80. Ph: 0409-741477.

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

WONTHAGGI modern central shop, $295 pw, central office $195 pw. Ph: 0408-981819.

for rent

5672 2946 0417 556 593

for rent

Rental

of the week

used vehicles Affordable cars at drive away prices

All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

Leongatha 5662 4191

SG CHEAPEST CARS Geary Road Leongatha LMCT 10804

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

All on road costs paid.

LASER 1985, unregistered, good body, tired motor, $300 ONO. Vin UK4RFK78274L. Ph: 5662-3137.

wanted HANDYMAN wanted to fix vent on caravan roof.

URGENT. Phone Paul 5662-5358.

work wanted FULLY Qualified Painter.

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

garage sales

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

$27.50 GARAGE SALE KIT KIT INCLUDES 5cm x S/C advert (valued at $33.00) • 2 x A4 Garage Sale Signs • Garage Sale Tips (dos and don’ts) • Sheet of Price Stickers • Star Carry Bag

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 HUGE GARAGE SALE Unit 3/4 Cuttriss Street, Inverloch, 9-1, Saturday 26th.

LEONGATHA 37 Hassett Street, 8am this Saturday, January 26. Household goods, clothes and toys.

No early birds.

TARWIN LOWER 10 Walkerville Road, 8.30am Monday, January 28.

Fundraiser for World Challenge 2014. Games, DVDs, books, household goods, wetsuits, clothes, jewellery, etc.

births

Rental Per Week: $300.00 Date Available: Now For further information, please contact Carly at Alex Scott & Staff Leongatha on 5662 0922.

Jenny Milkins CAM ABOOD

VENUS BAY 119 Jupiter Blvd, Saturday, January 26, 8am.

Enormous garage sale, antiques, furniture, tools, thousands of buttons.

1298 Mardan Road | MARDAN Rural retreat Brand new 4 bedroom home.

Rural property on 1 acre.

10 minutes drive from Leongatha

marriage celebrant

BELL - Sam and Jessica welcome with love a daughter, Alice Maree, born 19.12.12, weight 7lb, 15oz. Special thanks to Dr Rudy Lopes and midwives at SJOG Hospital Berwick.

engagements CURRIE - PAURINI Merv, Kiersten and Nan, together with Doug and Kath (NZ), are delighted to announce the engagement of Taryn and Adam.

We wish you all the pleasures life has to bring.

Love you both. xx GOVERS - BROWNE Cathy and Fons, together with Raelene and Tom are delighted to announce the engagement of Kate and Hayden on 9/12/12.

McCAHON - GOVERS Sally and Bruce, together with Cathy and Fons are proud to announce the engagement of Carly and Adam on 31/12/12.

bereavement thanks BRIGHT - Noelle, Neil, Janette, Kerryn and families wish to sincerely thank all relatives, friends, and members of the local community for their wonderful support and kindness at the recent passing of our loving husband, father and grandfather, Roy. Your cards, floral tributes, donations to Parkinson’s Victoria, telephone calls, visits, meals and attendance at the celebration of Roy’s life at the Dumbalk Hall was greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten.

Please accept this as our personal expression of thanks.

The Bright family.

LANGENBERG - Herman Jacob.

We would like to thank everyone for their cards, flowers, phone calls and attendance.

Also many thanks to the District Nurses, Palliative Care nurses, staff of HACC and South Gippsland Health Service for all the care they gave Herman during his illness.

A special thank you to Dr Christopher Perry. We will always remember.

Siepie and family.

RICHARDS - Elma.

Lindsay, Ian and Joy, Robyn and Ian, Lynette, Jenni and Frank and families would like to express their heartfelt thanks to family and friends for the endless sympathy and support given for Elma on her passing.

Special thanks to the staff and volunteers at the Grandridge Lodge, Mirboo North for their care, Handley Funeral Services, Dumbalk Hall ladies, Kaylene Morter, Glenyse Couper, Ian Shields, Rev Geoff Pittaway, and the Dumbalk and district communities.

Please accept this as a personal thank you from our family.

WINKLER - Max. Topsy and family wish to thank everyone for the support, well wishes, expressions of sympathy and your attendance at Max’s funeral.

Thanks to the hospital and Koorooman House for looking after Max over the last 7 months, also Marg and Paul Beck.

Topsy and family.

in memoriam

BATH - Stanley Thomas.

Passed from his loved ones on 26.1.1993.

Also remembering, George and Muriel Tatterson, Lylia, Des and Patricia King.

All these special people remain with love in the circle of our hearts forever.

Meree and family.

ELLIOTT - Stan.

Three years have passed and you are still dearly missed but as our song says, we will love and miss you ALWAYS. From your ever loving family.

deaths ATHERTON - William George (Bill).

The Directors and staff of Alex Scott & Staff would like to convey our deepest sorrow on the pasing of Bill Atherton, former dedicated employee, friend and Director of our Company for many years.

Our sincere condolences to Marlene and family.

CRAMER - Peter (Pete).

The Acting Chair, Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Officer and members of CFA sadly regret the passing of a fellow DSE firefighter and a 22-year volunteer member of CFA. We pass on our condolences to Peter’s wife Julie and family and all members of DSE and CFA who had the fortune and benefit of meeting Peter.

CRAMER - Peter (Pete).

CFA Gippsland Regional Director, together with the Regional Leadership Team, staff and members of Districts 9, 10 and 11 sincerely regret the passing of our esteemed and very respected CFA and DSE colleague, and offer our deepest sympathy to his wife Julie and family.

MARSHMAN - Kenneth Lewis.

Passed away suddenly at home (Leongatha) on January 14, 2013 aged 70 years.

Dearly beloved husband of Glenda for 47 wonderful years.

The best dad of Suzi and Tony (dec). Respected father-in-law of Peter. Proud and loved Pa of David and Jai. Loved son of the late Ern and Isabell Marshman.

Loving brother of Thelma, brother-in-law of Bill. Loved uncle of their families.

‘Outlaw’ son of Vic (dec) and Heather Love. Brotherin-law of Allan and Lee, Lindsay and Judy, Virginia and David, and their families.

We will miss your cheery smile.

C’arn the Pies!

MARSHMAN - Ken. Passed away 14.1.2013.

Thanks for 47 years 7 months and 30 days of love and fun. Sorry we couldn’t complete our wish list.

Love forever Glenda.

“Chicken”, something I’ll never hear again. An amazing loving father, mate and person.

Love you heaps Dad. Suzi.

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deaths MARSHMAN - Ken. Loved brother of Thel, brother-in-law of Bill. Loved uncle of Wendi, Julie, Kim and families.

Thank you Ken for so many fond memories and happy times spent together growing up. They were very special and I will cherish them forever. You were my big protective brother and I was your little sis. I knew you were always there for me and I for you.

Give Dad, our beautiful Mum and Tony a great big hug for me.

Love always, Thel. xxx Memories of a fun loving uncle when we were growing up.

Love Wendi, Julie and Kim. xxx MARSHMAN - Ken. It is our deepest regret at the passing of our dear friend Ken. Our love and condolences to Glenda, Suzi and Peter, David and Jai. Fred and Cyncie.

MARSHMAN - Ken. Sincere sympathy to Glenda and family on the sudden loss of Ken, our greatly valued friend and fellow Woodie.

South Gippsland Woodworkers.

MARSHMAN - Ken. President Robert, the Board of Directors, members and partners, and Lions ladies of the Lions Club of Leongatha offer their sincere sympathy and condolences to Glenda, Suzi, Peter, David and Jai on the sudden passing of Ken, a long-serving and very highly respected member of the club. He will be deeply missed by our club and wider Lions community.

MARSHMAN - Ken. To Glenda, Suzi and Peter, Tony (dec), David and Jai our deepest sympathy to you all on the loss of Ken, husband, father, father-inlaw, pa and friend to all.

We will miss him greatly and always remember him.

The ‘Pies’ cheer squad will never be the same without you Ken. Love Robert and Gerry and families.

MARSHMAN - Ken. In the last 50 years You have called and treated me as your brother You have been my children’s KEN Our Mr Fix it Man We have played cards, darts and fished together We have holidayed together Worked together on farm chores You have been my mentor and teacher Godfather for my children All of these and more.

Most of all you have been my best friend.

To Glenda, Suzi, Pete, David and Jai thank you for sharing your man with us.

KJ, Kathy, Emma Kate, Cindy (Lulu), Jackie (Spud Bag), Trevor.

MARSHMAN - Ken. In memory of our wonderful friend. How we will miss you.

Sympathy to Glenda, Suzi, Peter, David and Jai. Bob and Maggie Wallis, and all our family.

deaths

MARSHMAN - Ken. A Tribute to our esteemed colleague Ken Marshman who dedicated his time to helping others.

Deepest sympathy to Glenda and family.

President and members of South Gippsland Group of Melbourne Legacy.

PATERSON - Neil John.

Grandfather to Melissa, Alex and Kara, great grandfather to Isla and Alice.

An empty place now where you used to be.

Love you.

TUDDENHAM - Michael (Bob).

Aged 83 years.

Passed away 17.1.2013.

Late of Leongatha.

Beloved husband of Isabel.

Devoted father of Jenny, Sandy and Peter.

Treasured memories.

Finally at peace.

WHITE (nee Wickham) Mary Enabel.

91 years young.

18.10.1921 - 14.01.2013 Loving wife of Eric (dec).

Loved mother of Gary, Roy (dec), Leila, Bruce and their families.

Resting peacefully.

The last of 9 in her Wickham family and what a family it was. Each and every member of the clan was always special in Mary’s heart.

In loving memory of Mum and Nann. After a long and happy life, we have great memories of our fun times together. Loved mother of Gary, much loved nann of Simone and Rebecca and great nann to Jaidyn.

Loved mother of Roy (dec), mother-in-law of Marj and friend of Peter. Much loved nann of Emmah and Al, Tristan and Kim. Special great nann to Alex and Maddison. Reunited with her family.

deaths

deaths Our mother, who loved life, lived for family and friends, had seen so many changes in the world and missed Dad more than we can ever imagine. The last two years have been a struggle but you did it with grace and dignity to the end.

Love always Leila and Geoff xoxox; nann to Rae, Trent and Chani, Erin and Lachlan; Nann Mary to Ry; Roy and Murray.

Nann, speaking to you always made my day too!

You taught many lessons I will remember always.

Forever you will remain in my heart. Miss you already.

Love Rae. xxoo Our Dearest Nann, you were the perfect grandmother. You were so proud of our achievements and cared for every one of your grandchildren and great grandchildren deeply.

We will truly miss being able to pick up the phone for a chat with you. Go Bombers!

Love Trent, Chani and Ry. Farewell my beautiful nann, I’d like to be the woman you were. Life lessons and stories you’ve shared will remain with me forever.

Love always Erin, Lach, Roy and Murray. xo Now you are at peace after a tough couple of years, your smiling face will be missed by all of your family and friends. Thank you for just being you. Always in our thoughts and hearts.

Much loved mum of Bruce and Leanne; nann to Hayley and Matt; Sophie and Cobey; Nann Mary to Mickaela Mary (Mickey) and Jonathon; friend of Scott and Tarryn.

Email your adverts to The Star ads@thestar.com.au

deaths

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

crossword solutions CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8361 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1,St-ranger. 6, Nick. 8, Len-t. 9, V-is-it-or-S. 10, Stood. 11, Lassi-E. 13, Chaser. 15, Stoned. 17, Knocks (Knox). 19, A-bash. 22, A-version. 23, Tore. 24, O(ve)rAl. 25, Go-es do-wn.

Down - 2, Treat. 3, Actions (anag.). 4, (for)Give. 5, Restless. 6, No-tes (rev.). 7, Carm-in-e. 12, Pressing. 14, H-aN-over. 16, Orb-it-ed. 18, Carol. 20, Screw. 21, O(we)nCE. QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8361 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Overhead. 6, Grew. 8, Trot. 9, Nauseate. 10, Beret. 11, Gender. 13, Clutch. 15, Remote. 17, Ensign.

19, Small. 22, Baseball. 23, Opal. 24, Sell. 25, Mischief.

Down - 2, Verse. 3, Retreat. 4, Etna. 5, Drudgery. 6, Green.

7, Entreat. 12, Phantasm. 14, Lineage. 16, Mammoth. 18, Ideal. 20, Leave. 21, Alas.

Action packed CWA WOORAYL CWA held its first meeting of a busy 2013 last Tuesday.

Hot topics were the upcoming Coal Creek Farmers’ Market Cake Stall on Saturday, February 9, the same day as the Korumburra Show.

Branch president Samantha Wearne will be sharing the secrets of scone making at the market at 10.15am. There will be tastings and sales of scones, recipe books and other favourite CWA baked goods.

Woorayl is a member of the Gippsland Hills CWA Group whose January cake stall was successful, well attended and just about sold out.

As everyone knows, the CWA is not just about scones though; other events that are being worked towards are the Annual Group Craft Exhibition in Inverloch, April 12-13 and the State Annual Conference in Frankston in May. Members choose how much or little involvement they wish to have on local, state, national and even international levels.

New members are always encouraged to join and guests are invited to attend all our many activities, including a drawing and sketching class to be held at the Girl Guides Hall in Leongatha on Monday, February 26.

Enquiries to group president Helen Barrow on 5662 2150.

Remove litter before leaving HOLIDAYMAKERS and day trippers enjoying Gippsland’s fantastic beaches and bush are being urged to make a final check for litter before they head for home after the holiday season.

Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group executive officer Matthew Peake said this was a simple way to reduce litter along the coastline and in forest areas.

“Often it is the litter left behind that causes problems, because when the next heavy shower of rain or strong wind comes along, this litter is washed or blown into creeks and off beaches into bays and the ocean,” he said.

“The best way to avoid it is to make sure you do a thorough clean up around your camping site, picnic sites, caravan park or holiday home when you are leaving. This will help reduce litter right along our coast and in our natural bush areas, which are extremely valuable assets for the whole region.

“Cleaning up your own litter also encourages others to do the same. Research shows that people are less inclined to leave their rubbish behind in clean areas.”

The Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group and the four Gippsland local governments with coastline (Wellington Shire, East Gippsland Shire, South Gippsland Shire and Bass Coast Shire) were all involved in the Too Lovely To Litter campaign last year, which aimed to increase awareness of coastline littering.

“The campaign proved a useful way to raise awareness of this issue, but we need to keep reminding everyone that it is up to all of us to take responsibility for ensuring we leave our landscape rubbish free,” Mr Peake said.

The major types of litter found in holiday areas and in the general landscape include takeaway containers and wrappers, beverage containers, cigarette butts and other types of packaging.

POLICE BRIEFS Mower theft A LAWNMOWER was stolen from the Nyora cemetery between December 27 and 28, 2012.

Between 11.30am on December 27and 2pm on December 28, unknown offenders cut a thick padlock used to secure two hinged shed doors.

They then dragged the lawnmower from the shed and placed the mower in their vehicle and left.

The mower is described as a cream and yellow CUB Cadet valued at $3300.

Anyone with information should contact Detective Senior Constable Burrows at Bass Coast Criminal Investigation Unit.

Stay safe this Australia Day AS SOUTH Gippslanders get set to celebrate the Australia Day long weekend, the Country Fire Authority is asking people to stay safe around gas barbecues and avoid setting off illegal fireworks.

CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson urged all Victorians to enjoy our national holiday safely.

“CFA is often called to attend barbecue-related incidents on holidays such as this, which can result in serious injury or even death if a barbecue hose has perished, the connections are loose or the cylinder has been damaged,” Mr Ferguson said.

“Days like Australia Day are traditionally when friends and family get together over a sausage and a lamb chop, but you don’t want a fire to ruin the celebrations.

“Most accidents could be avoided if a little more care was taken with the use and maintenance of gas barbecues. People need to be sensible and recognise the risks, especially given the recent warm weather and dry conditions.”

To keep safe with barbecues this Australia Day: • check the LP gas cylinder on your barbecue before you turn it on. A cylinder must not be refilled if it hasn’t been tested for more than 10 years or if the cylinder has been damaged. You can exchange LP gas cylinders at a reputable supplier; • check the hose to make sure it has not perished; • check the connections to make sure they are tight and that the O rings are in good condition and have not cracked or split; • use your barbecue in a clear space. Never use it indoors or in a confined area and ensure there is adequate clearance; • remove excess fat from the barbecue after each use to prevent fires; • do not use barbecues in windy conditions as burners may blow out, risking a gas leak; and • If a fire occurs, don’t try to extinguish the flames if it is not safe. Turn off the gas at the meter or cylinder but only if you can do so safely.

Further information is available on the CFA website: www.cfa.vic.gov.au.

Australia chasing fifth international challenge victory IF YOU’RE a devoted historic bike fan, then all roads will lead to the freshly resurfaced Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit on the Australia Day weekend, from January 25 until 27, for the 20th anniversary Australian Motorcycle News International Island Classic.

This event has become the jewel in the crown of historic racing in the southern hemisphere, and next weekend, over 400 bikes and 370 riders will compete across 44 races on the Saturday and Sunday.

Fifteen thousand spectators are expected to soak up the atmosphere over the three days, as well as getting to know a little better, the biggest name that road racing has ever seen – 15-time world GP champion Giacomo Agostini.

The 70-year-old Italian will be a special guest at the event, cutting demonstration laps on Saturday and Sunday on a replica MV Agusta, signing autographs and headlining the Saturday night Anniversary Dinner for 650 guests.

‘Ago’ will certainly create plenty of on-track interest on his replica MV Agusta, but once again the main act will be the

Tahbilk International Challenge, which in 2013 welcomes dedicated teams from New Zealand and America to take on established heavyweights Australia and the United Kingdom.

The four teams will square off over four, six lap races, with the field packed with top-notch talent including former 500GP and 250GP star, Briton Jeremy McWilliams, and local flyers such as Steve Martin, Shawn Giles, Rob Phillis and Malcolm Campbell – all former Australian superbike champions who have been bitten by the historic racing bug.

But historic racing is not just an outlet for ‘evergreens’, with modern day hard chargers such as Irishman Ryan Farquhar and Aussie pair Beau Beaton and Cameron Donald returning once again for a weekend of historic racing action.

McWilliams, who started the 2000 and 2002 MotoGP races at Phillip Island from pole position, has been the leading individual point-scorer in the last two International Challenges, just pipping Donald in 2011 and then benefiting from 2012 pacesetters Martin and Giles, when they ran into trouble in last year’s final race. Martin’s consolation was a new lap record – 1:38.666, set in race one.

But McWilliams continues to be fast

and consistent and he’ll fancy his chances of a third win on the trot on his Suzuki Harris XR69.

McWilliams’ heroics aside, the team crown was again Australia’s in 2012, with an extraordinary depth of talent again proving to be the trump card in its massive victory over the UK and the 2012 World 13.

Australia is yet to be defeated in the International Challenge.

Tickets for the AMCN International Island Classic are available at www.islandclassic.com.au or at the gate.

Adult three day passes are $70, Sunday only $45 and children under 15 are free Friday and just $5 on Saturday and Sunday; or splash out with a VIP Club Classic package on pit roof for $125 Sunday.

Being the Australia Day long weekend, make it a family getaway. Trackside camping is super reasonable with four nights of camping for $70. Add a three day event entry ticket for a family of four and you get a long weekend getaway for less than $250. The campground is open from Thursday to Sunday inclusive, and spots must be pre-booked on www.islandclassic.com.au or by calling the circuit on 03 5952 2710.

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Just Jordie equals record wins JUST Jordie clocked up his 10th win in the first race at Woolamai on Saturday, equalling the record held by Island Beau, trained by Phillip Island trainer Kevin Price.

First winner: Grant Seccombe rides Just Jordie alongside clerk of the course, Cindy Conn on Nav after winning race 1 at the Woolamai Races on Saturday.

Lovely ladies: Fiona and Bronwyn Coull from Coldstream looked stunning at the Woolamai Races last Saturday.

Race 2: Beijing Beauty, ridden by Michael Kent and trained out of Cranbourne had a clear win in the second race of the day at Woolamai last weekend.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.

To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below.

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

At Port Phillip Heads

Proud owners of Just Jordie Woolamai and District Racing Club president Robert Carmicheal and his wife and club secretary Bev Carmichael and daughter Cindy, who acts as clerk of the course on race days, couldn’t be happier.

Mrs Carmichael said husband Robert is the official trainer but she does a lot of the hard work on the farm training Just Jordie, along with her daughter.

“It was a good win and he won well,” Mrs Carmichael said.

“Just Jordie beat Rokeby, another local horse trained by Tabitha Cunningham,” she said.

“Tabitha lives just outside Wonthaggi.”

Just Jordie now has the chance to race in the final of the Brian Bren Sprinters Series on March 2.

Mrs Carmichael said the race was to be held at Healesville but she is unsure if the track will be ready by March.

Woolamai Races: Marianne Thornhill, Chris Gamble, Wendy Townley, Linda Ingham and Colleen Marchinton, all from Melbourne, escaped the city for a day out at the country races.

Aquathon success IT was a great day to be active on Sunday, for the 17th annual Cape Aquathon.

JANUARY Time

height (metres)

More than 130 competitors took to the water for the event, which includes a 400m surf swim and a 3.5km run.

Brenton Ford was the winning entrant in the senior male category, finishing the race in 17:58, more than a minute clear of his next competitor Mark Rowe.

The fastest female was Alice Baque while the fastest junior was Michael Manteit.

This fantastic event,which is run by the Cape Paterson Surf Life Saving Club is always a success and great fun for the local community as well as the tourists.

Full results next week.

Add one hour for daylight saving

23 WED

24 THUR

25 FRI

26 SAT

27 SUN

28 MON

29 TUE

0214 0815 1431 2145

1.15 2.44 0.61 2.47

0305 0900 1521 2245

1.27 2.33 0.69 2.46

0406 0958 1621 2346

1.34 2.25 0.74 2.49

0515 1108 1726

1.34 2.23 0.75

0045 0622 1220 1825

2.58 1.27 2.27 0.71

0136 0718 1324 1918

2.69 1.14 2.38 0.66

0222 0806 1418 2005

1.78 0.99 2.49 0.62

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

She said Saturday’s races were a great success with lovely sunny weather, good crowds and the pavilions and hospitality marquees all full.

“We had quite a few bucks and hens parties and there was a good mix of locals and out-oftowners in attendance.”

Looking ahead the club is now working hard preparing for the big Woolamai Cup meeting on Saturday, February 9.

Mrs Carmichael said everything is in place and they are expecting a big crowd.

“This is always a popular meeting and we have taken a lot of bookings and we are virtually fully booked in all the marquees but there are still limited places in the Woolamai Cup marquee,” she said.

Mrs Carmichael said the cup promises to be another terrific day and she encourages people to come along and enjoy a great day out.

“We won’t be having the Fashions on the Field in the usual format but would like to see people dressing up for the cup and have decided to pick the winners at random on the day,” she said.

“We have had some problems with this event in the past and have decided on a new format.”

Ready to race: Peter Turner, Taylor and Brittany Holub and Olivia and Georgia Turner from Phillip Island get ready to compete in the Cape Aquathon.

Keeping watch: Rebecca Shanks and Selby McDonald from the Cape Patterson Surf Life Saving Club made sure swimmers kept safe at the Cape Aquathon last Sunday.

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Good day for racing

STONY Creek Go Karts held their January Race day on Sunday, with a huge number of drivers turning out for a sunny day of close racing.

The club ran five categories, including 100 heavy, 100 light, 125cc, four stroke and junior/cadet.

Results in the 100 heavy class were first, Bill Karakolis on 1590 points, Marcus McGinley second on 1439 points and Graeme Hardman came third on 1359 points.

The 100 lights finished the day with Callum McCaughan in first on 1590 points, Mike Vella second on 1379 points and Tim McGinley on 1339 points came in third.

In the 125cc class, Phil Porter came first with 1551 points, Greg Humphry second with 1494 points and James Austin came third on the day with 1368 points.

In the four stroke class, Jeremy Johnson finished the day on top with 1491 points, Tim Carroll came in second with 1452 points and Jude Soyza rounded out the top three with 1326 points.

The junior/cadet winner was Aidon Wyhoon on 1434 points, Andy Kingston came second with 1410 points and Daniel Howl was third with 1167 points.

The next race day will be on February 10.

The annual Stony Creek Go Karts enduro race is on February 16, so get down to the track to watch teams battle the track for 600 laps of exciting action.

Nippers comes alive at Waratah

THE Nippers program has been a vital part of the Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club for the 50 years of the club.

The summer program has been going strongly and the big Nipper carnival to be staged on Friday, January 25 as part of the club’s 50th anniversary will be the culmination of another successful program.

It was fun for the smaller Nippers with plenty of beach activities at a recent program day; from left, Banjo, Sara, water safety member James Hayne, Tikki, and Alyssa.

Racing around: a sunny day coaxed the drivers out to Stony Creek Go Kart Track on the weekend for the first race day of the season.

Ready to race SOUTH Gippsland Bass Swimming Club competitors are ready to “smash” their personal best times this weekend, as they head to the Victorian Country Championships in Sale.

Will Little: the swimming gun was a picture of concentration in the breast stroke.

That’s the word from coach Dylan Muir, following an impressive outing by his charges at Traralgon on Saturday, January 12.

“I thought the swimmers held themselves very well in a cold pool,

still managing to produce some good times, with most swimmers coming away with at least one personal best time,” he said.

“Showing the speed they showed today in tough conditions tells me that once they get into a warmer pool, with good conditions, they will be able to smash the times they have set so far this season.

“The swimmers always give their best in an individual race but in relays they really lift another level for each

other. Everyone produced great swims in the relays.”

Mr Muir said it was “back to a serious two weeks of training” as swimmers prepare for the Vics.

“We have 22 swimmers competing, which is the most our club has ever had in a country championship. I expect our swimmers to do very well at the championships and hopefully they can all step up another notch from the weekend just been,” he said.

Four locals in Power preseason FOUR up and coming local footballers have been selected to attend a specialist preseason training camp with the Gippsland Power.

Leongatha’s Aaron Heppell, KorumburraBena’s Paul Pattison, Mirboo North’s Liam Nash and Dalyston’s Matthew Schreck will be joining 27 other prospective Power players in the seven day camp at Mount Hotham.

Coach Nick Stevens is looking forward to the challenge.

“The camp is a great opportunity to take the boys to Mount Hotham and put them through a pretty gruelling seven days,” he said.

“A lot of the camp is above the shoulders, we are out there doing a lot

of hard work. The smallest hike is eight kilometres and the longest one is 33 kilometres in one day.

Along with these hikes we will be doing some really tough boxing sessions and skills work.”

The boys will certainly be pushed to their limits and pushed out of their comfort zone, but it’s not all just physical training.

Each night they will be put through a number of educational sessions ranging from game plans and structures through to counselling on the dangers of drugs and alcohol, the use of social media and respect and responsibility.

Gippsland Power is the pathway for up and coming local footballers to enter the AFL. Sucess stories of Jarryd Roughead and Dyson Heppell both involve a stint playing with the Power.

Jack Dunn: the Leongatha swimmer toughed it out through a gruelling program at Traralgon.

LDNA TWILIGHT NETBALL COMPETITION RECREATION RESERVE LEONGATHA

STARTS February 5 & 6 (12 week competition) TUESDAY Ladies section 1 & 2 Girls section 1 (combined age 13-15)

WEDNESDAY Mixed section 1 & 2 Entry forms Kelvin Johns Bi Rite.

Teams & information to Email: tpsmith@dcsi.net.au Phone: Kerry Bentvelzen 0407 317 413, Phil Smith 0437 624 261 or Brenda Kelly 0438 230 385.

Back again: after successful seasons with the Gippsland Power in 2012, both Leongatha’s Aaron Heppell and Mirboo North’s Liam Nash are joining other hopefuls for a preseason training camp at Mount Hotham.

Meeting at LDNA Pavilion on Wednesday January 30 at 7pm for team entries.

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Vernon inspires Federer BEAU Vernon was a great of his game before a footballing injury resulted in quadriplegia.

The former Leongatha player met a champion of another sport recently: Swiss tennis great Roger Federer.

The meeting was arranged by Wonthaggi massage therapist Gary Hamilton, personal therapist to Federer and local football identity who will this year coach the Foster Thirds.

Vernon was impressed, posting on his blog: “We thought it was going to be a quick hello and the chance to get a photo, but were lucky enough to sit down and have a chat for an hour.

“He was pretty similar to what you see on TV, a genuinely good bloke.”

Vernon shared the visit with his girlfriend Lucy Bourke and Hamilton’s nephew Jayden Warn and sister Cari.

Jayden, also a quadriplegic, has been playing in the Victorian wheelchair rugby team and will next month train with the Australian team.

Hamilton said: “I have kept Roger informed about their condition and then thought it would be great if they could meet each other and then meet Roger.

“We sat down and chatted for an hour and had coffee at Crown. Rog was cool and relaxed as always, and happy to have some photos with them.”

Elite level: Beau Vernon and girlfriend Lucy Bourke with Swiss tennis star Roger Federer.

LEONGATHA INDOOR NETBALL ASSOC. ECA Centre

Season: Feb 4 until June 24 2013 Entries close Feb 1, 2013

MONDAY NIGHTS 13 AND UNDER GIRLS OR MIXED - 6pm until 6.30pm 15 AND UNDER GIRLS OR MIXED - 6.30pm until 7pm SENIOR LADIES - 7pm, 7.40pm, 8.20pm, 8.40pm

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Leongatha bowls

Buffalo indoor bowls

January 17 - saw our Division 2 ladies at home to the Inverloch ladies and ended the day on the winner’s list with 86 shots to 72 while Division 3 were also at home to Tarwin Lower and again were the winners with 36 shots to 16. Next round January 24 sees our Division 3 away to Meeniyan.

January 18 - the midweek social bowls had a small field of only 18 players. The winners on the day with plus 19 were G. Vansideren, F. Filomino and J. Embleton (s) while the runners - up on plus 14 were E. Coulter, O. Crouch and J. Kuiper (s).

January 21 - the restart of men’s pennant with Division 1 away to Foster defeating Foster 80 shots to 65. Division 2 were at home to San Remo and lost to the San Remo teams by 13 shots, however Division 4 turned the tables away to San Remo, winning by the overall margin of just seven shots.

Leongatha team led by skipper Don McIntyre lost to the San Remo side by the narrow margin of one shot while Leongatha team led by skipper J. Embleton after a very shaky start were able to in the end win by five shots and the Leongatha team led by R. Saunders were able to score a win by three shots.

Next round January 28 sees Division 1 v Korumburra at home while Division 2 travel to Loch and Division 4 are at home to Mirboo North.

Saturday January 21 - a very small number of bowlers had a social match with G. Emmerson and S. Holch the winners.

Next Tuesday evening will see the start of the next round of business bowls and from all reports there is a full card that will produce some great action, so if you are looking for a night out over the next six weeks on a Tuesday evening then come along and watch the action from 6pm.

Until next report. Good Bowling. Jackhigh.

South Gippsland pennant bowls Division 1: Lang Lang 16-87 d Toora 0-67; Phillip Island 16-84 d Wonthaggi 0-67; Korumburra 16-86 d Leongatha 0-59; Inverloch 16-97 d Mirboo North 0-54.

Division 2: Corinella 1679 d Loch 0-67; Wonthaggi 16-100 d Phillip Island 0-51; San Remo 16-94 d Inverloch 0-57; Leongatha 0-59 lt Meeniyan 16-76.

Division 3: Tarwin Lower 2-48 lt Fish Creek 14-78; Phillip Island 14-75 d Wonthaggi 2-56; Korumburra Maroon 14-82 d Foster 2-73; Inverloch 14-82 d Korumburra Gold 2-49.

Division 4: Lang Lang 14-81 d Toora 2-58; Wonthaggi 14-82 d Phillip Island 2-62; Meeniyan 2-62 lt Inverloch 14-71; Leongatha 2-67 lt San Remo 14-77.

Division 5: San Remo 16-0 (bye); Port Welshpool 16-75 d Loch 0-57; Corinella 2-55 lt Fish Creek 14-87; Foster 12-89 d Phillip Island 4-58; Tarwin Lower 16-102 d Mirboo North 0-48.

Ladders Division 1 Phillip Island..........+296.25 Wonthaggi .....................+49 Inverloch .....................+156 Korumburra .................+98 Lang Lang ................-101.25 Leongatha......................-123 Toora .............................-166 Mirboo North ................-209 Division 2 San Remo ...................+76.5

170 129 128 122 83 59 39 38 113

WEDNESDAY January 18 saw 10 players on a nice night to bowl which saw four teams, two of three and two of two.

There was a countback third and second in fourth (LLL) skipper Peter Heldens, Joyce Occhipinti, Col Densley, third (WLD) 11 ends skipper Ian Benson, Toni Heldens, Bill Wolswinkle, second (LWD) 13 ends skipper Graeme Tobias Glenys Pilkington, first (WWW) skipper Joe Occhipinti, Carolyn Benson.

The best first game Ian 12-8 second Gaeme 7-4 third Joe 10-6.

We hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Inverloch ladies bowls A GREAT day with weather and ladies and men playing on our Wednesday Mufti day.

We had visitors from Drouin South, Mark and Sheryl Atkinson.

The winners on the day were Sheryl Atkinson, Mark Atkinson, Cynthia Hensley and Bryan Hensley.

Runners-up were Judith Moule, Yvonee Kee and Brian Growse.

The lucky winners of the raffle were Nic Van Grunsven, Cynthia Hensley, Gloria Growse and Joyce Arnold.

Ladies triples is on January 23, starting at 9.30.

Inverloch Tournament is January 25, starting 9.30.

Betty Snedden Day will now be held on February 24, so please keep your teams ready for this date.

Corinella........................+32 113 Phillip Island..................-16 109 Meeniyan.......................+20 99 Inverloch .....................+18.5 96 Wonthaggi ......................+66 93 Loch .................................+1 80 Leongatha......................-198 65 Division 3 Fish Creek ...................+312 178 Foster .............................-43 101 Korumburra Gold........+14 97 Tarwin Lower .................+5 96 Phillip Island ...................-72 85 Korumburra Maroon .......-92 83 Wonthaggi .......................-41 80 Inverloch .........................-83 48 Division 4 San Remo ....................+139 147 Meeniyan.......................+81 124 Wonthaggi ...................+152 115 Phillip Island.................+15 102 Leongatha......................-125 79 Inverloch .........................-10 78 Toora ...............................-85 65 Lang Lang .....................-167 58 Division 5 Port Welshpool ...........+317 176 Foster...........................+119 133 San Remo ......................+17 125 Fish Creek .....................+33 115 Loch ...............................+37 102 Tarwin Lower ..................-10 92 Mirboo North ..................-97 89 Phillip Island .................-164 76 Corinella........................-252 52 There are now only 2 rounds left before the finals, and the intensity is building for those clubs who still have a chance of making the finals. Every shot and end is now vital. Even though there is a break next week for the Australia Day celebrations, my kiss of death tips for the next round in Division 1 are: Toora (home) will be no match for Korumburra who will win easily. Phillip Island (home) will have no trouble against Leongatha. Inverloch (home) should do enough and account for Wonthaggi, whilst Mirboo North (home) in a close one against Lang Lang.

Tarwin Lower bowls A new year of bowling commenced with the first monthly triples conducted on Wednesday, January 7.

The winners were Alan Anderson’s team from Wonthaggi.

Runner-up was Alan McFayden’s team also from Wonthaggi, whilst the best last game was won by John Kappler’s team from Corinella.

The day was sponsored

by Terry White Chemist from Tarwin Lower, with the meat trays produced by Tarwin Meats.

The club Men’s champion Arthur Newsome competed in the Divisional finals at Phillip Island on Saturday, January 12 and after winning his first round game 25-24 over Ken Web (Wonthaggi), Arthur just went down narrowly in the second round, a great effort

and he did the club proud.

Barefoot bowling restarted Tuesday January 8 with a full green and once again an excellent atmosphere created by a great group of local people. Two of our barefooters were married recently, best wishes to Daniel and Rebecca for their future together.

On Monday the ladies held their Invitation Day. It was a great day for bowling with 14 teams playing two games each.

The winners on the day were Carol Thorn’s team from San Remo, second were Rosa James’ team from Phillip Island with third being Meree Bath’s team from Fish Creek.

Our sponsors for the day were Birch, Ross and Barlow whom we thank most sincerely. Other winners were: Lucky Spots, Betty Fox and Jan Stubbs. Spiders, Marg Hoy and Nellie Martin.

Door prize, Anne Lye, Towels Rosa James and coffee set Margaret McDonald.

Meeniyan bowls

WITH both Tuesday pennant teams playing at home to Foster division 1 were successful on two rinks winning 70 shots to 55.

Division 3 had one winning rinks but went down 42 shots to 54.

In this week’s penultimate round division 1 was away to Phillip Island and division 3 was away to Inverloch.

Saturday pennant resumed after the long break with division two travelling to Leongatha where they had wins on all three rinks with the score 76 shots to 59.

Division 4 home to Inverloch had one rinks successful but went down 62 shots to 71.

No play next week because of Australia Day. February 2 sees division 2 at home to Corinella and division four away to Toora with one more home and away match remaining.

Interesting to note that all four pennant teams are currently in the four.

Coming events include our three, four and five bankers triples on Thursday, January 31 (contact our tournament secretary). Married couples on Sunday February 3 with two fills and our regular monthly triples on Thursday February 7.

SGBD ladies pennant bowls Round 12 - January 15 Division 1: San Remo 80 (14 shots) d Korumburra 66 (J. Allen-Dayle 27 d S. Martin 18, S. Carvosso 29 d D. Williams 23, R. Dennis 24 lt M. Goad 25.

Meeniyan 70 (15 shots) d Foster 55 (A. Van Wamel 26 d R. Speers 24, L. Hanks 32 d S. Gifford 11, M. Pearson 12 lt M. Climas 20).

Wonthaggi 81 (23 shots) d Inverloch 58 (K. Simpson 30 d L. Luby 25, J. Clarkson 32 d C. Hughes 13, I. Donohue 19 lt I. Sheppard 20).

Leongatha 64 (1 shot) d Phillip Island 63 (E. McIntyre 27 d H. Crewdson 12, F. Turner 24 lt R. James 26, T. McCormack 13 lt P. Francis 25).

Division 2: Loch & District 78 (29 shots) d Corinella 49 (K. Moss 27 d B. O’Keefe 19, V. Kennedy 23 d E. Johnston 18, M. Cochrane 28 d J. Brown 12).

Port Welshpool 75 (27 shots) v Lang Lang 48 (M. McDonald 25 d B. Button 14, L. McLaine 23 d J. Dowson 17, A. Collins 27 d M. Hodges 17).

Tarwin Lower 72 (9 shots) d Toora 63 (B. De Rooy 23 d B. Curram 17, R. Griffiths 31 d R. Richardson 21, H. Twite 18 lt K. Barwick 25).

Inverloch 107 (59 shots) d Fish Creek 49 (V. Muir 30 d D. Buckland 13, M. Flett 49 d N. Van Dyk 14, P. Stoneham 28 d P. Hazeltine 22).

Wonthaggi 67 drew Phillip Island 67 (K. Bird 26 d M. Rogers 19, A. Green 22 lt G. Caile 23, D. Yarley 19 lt J. Christie

25).

Division 3: Mirboo North 59 (22 shots) d Leongatha 37 (R. Spark 26 d G. Emmerson 18, A. Plowman 33 d B. Thompson 19).

Foster 54 (12 shots) d Meeniyan 42 (J. Miles 34 d I. Hill 13, J. Bohn 20 lt B. Grant 29). Korumburra 62 (17 shots) d San Remo 45 (M. Wrench 35 d P. Cameron 24, J. Nicholl 27 d W. Brunsden 21).

Phillip Island 59 (17 shots) d Tarwin Lower 42 (M. Puncher 47 d G. Bright 13, C. Hoffman 12 lt S. Browne 29).

Wonthaggi 55 (28 shots) d Inverloch 27 (G. Wilson 31 d Y. Kee 12, G. Mitford 24 d B. Kurrle 15).

Ladders Division 1 San Remo .........................+76 141 Wonthaggi .................+113.25 130 Meeniyan ..........................+51 124 Phillip Island....................+72 91 Foster .............................-20.25 77 Inverloch.............................-49 75 Leongatha ...........................-67 70 Korumburra ......................-176 60 Division 2 Inverloch ........................+107 132 Wonthaggi ......................+126 114 Lang Lang .......................+111 111 Loch & District...................-5 105 Port Welshpool .........+117.25 103 Toora ........................................ 102 Tarwin Lower ....................+61 89 Phillip Island ......................-46 88 Corinella ...........................-178 60 Fish Creek .....................-293.25 56 Division 3 Wonthaggi ......................+105 129 Mirboo North ................+170 124 Korumburra ....................+25 106 Meeniyan .............................-6 79 San Remo ...........................-34 78 Foster ....................................-8 75 Inverloch.............................-13 74 Phillip Island .......................+6 67 Leongatha ...........................-48 60 Tarwin Lower ...................-197 48

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THE January medal provided a break from the stableford golf, and the added difficulty of stroke could be seen by just two of the 98 contestants scoring below 70.

Peter Browlie had a very nice 82-13-69 to be best in A Grade. Steve Fisher was the in-form golfer, taking B Grade and the medal with an excellent 81-15-66. Congratulations Steve.

Robert Rumian (94-21-73) won C Grade and John King had a popular victory in D Grade with 102-32-70.

Pro-pin winner was Brian McCorkell and nearest the pin on the 16th went to Jon Smith who also shared the day’s best gross score of 77, with Nic Cairns (a year or two between those two).

Ball winners: J. Smith, G. Tyson 70; C. Watson 71, T. Rickard, D. Clemann, I. Barlow, M. Pritchard 72; N. Lafferty, N. Cairns, N. Savino, F. de Bondt, R. Martin 73; S. Nasreddin, T. Steer, I. Watson 74; R. Bride, P. Hart, G. McRitchie, S. Harry, A. Stewart, R. Thurston, T. Moss, S. Chetuci 75.

Tuesday

Russell Manning, a visitor from Croydon Golf Club, took a shine to our course and returned the best score of the day by three points. Russell won A Grade with a nicely crafted round of 40 points or 78 offthe-stick.

Peter Hobson overcame the complacent B graders to win with 35. Grant McRitchie (14th) and Dave Webster (16th) were nearest the pin winners. Peter Jackson enjoyed the forward tee on the 18th and recorded a fine eagle three.

Korumburra

Ball winners: A. Macfarlane 37, T. Williamson 36, N. Cairns, G. McRitchie 35; F. de Bondt, J. Eabry 34; G. McDonald, B. Stevens 33, I. Caine, P. Walsh 32.

Thursday Peter Waters had a steady 37 points to take A Grade, but the serious action took place in B Grade. Neville Williamson had every reason to believe he would win the grade with a well made 40 points, until Will Norden came in with a colossal 43 point card.

Will also won nearest the pin on the 16th, while David Tong won on the 14th hole.

Ball winners: N. Williamson 40, F. Debono, T. Johnson, A. Macfarlane 36; K. Castwood, D. Forbes, N. Mackenzie, D. Carter 35; J. Leahman, P. Walsh 34.

Tony Johnson from Trafalgar was another to eagle the shortened 18th hole.

Ladies

WEDNESDAY, January 16 was a stableford (mixed field), with winners being in A Grade: Grant Handley (24) 38 points and B Grade: Marg Griffiths (31) 32 points.

Down the line balls went to Mark Warby 36, Deb Miller, Marea Maher and Di Williams 34 points, Jan Paice and Shirley Welsford 32, and Nic Cairns and Marianne Leaver 31 points (on a countback) Nearest the pin on the 14th was Ian Sutherland and 16th Trish Owen.

Saturday was a stroke event with the winner Anne Gibson (21) 73 net. Down the line balls went to Di Williams and Deb Miller 80 net, and Coral Gray 81 net. Nearest the pin was 14th Marg Griffiths.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis KOONWARRA and Baromi had big wins this week in A Grade.

Korumburra have had a hard season. Well done to Greg for keeping the team on the court each week.

Lucky Strings have been lucky some weeks and not so lucky in others. Smokin Aces won well against Leongatha North and have a hold on top spot.

In A Reserve, Gold and Baromi had the match of the round, 7/5 and tie-breakers each way. Baromi won by one game, although winning only four sets.

Koony’s Michelle playing her first match won through with a tie-breaker to test her first set. Koony won by 10 games.

Mardan won by six games against Berrys Creek. The Mardan boys won the three sets. Lyndell was called on again to help out.

Hallston and Leongatha had good sets, and in the first and second ladies all games went to deuce. Hallston on the right end to win 6-1. Scores don’t always indicate the play.

Ricky and Steve played well to win the first and second men’s sets 6-0. Anthony, playing the third lady, played well and won with Kelly. A good afternoon of tennis.

In B Grade, well done Leongatha North on their first win for the season. Leongatha won the men’s sets and the two tie-breakers, but it wasn’t enough. Leongatha North won two of the ladies sets and two of the mixed and enough games to win.

Baromi and Mardan had the same result, both matches were won on games but sets went the other way.

Results

A Grade: Smokin Aces 7.68 d Leongatha North 2.34; Koonwarra 9.72 d Lucky Strings 0.43; Baromi 9.72 d Korumburra 0.28.

A Reserve: Baromi 4.48 d Outtrim Gold 5.47; Mardan 6.47 d Berrys Creek 3.41; Koonwarra 7.49 d Outtrim Maroon 2.39; Hallston 7.47 d Leongatha 2.30; Korumburra - bye.

B Grade: Leongatha North 4.46 d Leongatha 5.36; Baromi 4.46 d Mardan 5.38.

Ladders

A Grade Smokin Aces.......................107.5 Baromi ..................................78.5 Koonwarra ...........................75.5 Leongatha North .................67.5 Lucky Strings ........................52.5 Korumburra ...........................14.5 A Reserve Outtrim Gold .......................86.5 Koonwarra ...........................86.0 Baromi ..................................82.5 Hallston ................................76.0 Mardan ..................................66.5 Leongatha..............................60.5 Outtrim Maroon......................52.0 Korumburra ...........................42.0 Berrys Creek ............................39 B Grade Baromi ..................................89.5 Leongatha ............................70.5 Mardan.................................54.5 Leongatha North .................25.5

ON Saturday, January 19 there were 58 players competing in a par competition sponsored

by ANZ Bank Korumburra and the CCR was 70.

A Grade (8 hcp) winner: P. Johnson +1. Balls: T. O’Neill sq. (eight players missed out on sq).

B Grade (15 hcp) winner: M. Belvedere +4 on countback. Balls: G. Bull +4, J. Watts +3, J. Solly +3, R. Newton +1, J. Little +1, B. Clasby +1.

C Grade (18 hcp) winner: A. Worthy +7. Balls: A. Worthy +7, B. Maskell +3, W. Hopkins +2, B. Brighton +2, A. Twite +1.

Nearest the pin: 1st D. Austin, 7th L. Guilfoyle, 10th P. Hopkins, 13th T. O’Neill.

NAGA - B. Papadopoulos -7.

Tuesday’s winner was C. Clements with 40 points and Thursday’s winner was T. Marotti 42 points.

Ladies OUR women played a par round last Wednesday; there were some good scores and consequent handicap breaks.

The fine weather and course conditions have led to regular fields of around 25 players.

In A Grade (0-20) Barb Walker (20) scored +2 to be the winner and Heather Grist (20) the runner-up on +1.

B Grade (21-28) was hotly contested with Kath Welsh (25) scoring a +5 and winning narrowly from Beryl Brown (27) on +4 (with a penalty for a lost ball).

In C Grade (29-45) Julie Hislop (40), who has lately been reaping the rewards of winter practice, scored a nice +4 to win the grade, with

Marg Harper (31) the runner on -1, on a countback from Barb Twite (29). Nearest the pins on the 1st and 13th were won by Kath Welsh.

Welcome to Louise Reilly who has joined as a new member and has achieved her starting handicap over the past couple of weeks.

At Twilight Golf on Thursday there were 50 players and some great scores over nine holes. On the front Nine Jaarl and Jenni Silverside were again the winners with 22 points, with Gerald and Carie (21 points) and Murray and Judy (20 points) close behind.

The back nine was blitzed

by Greg Jones and Jean White who scored a total of 25 points.

Balls went to Ricky and Kate and Don and Julie on 22 points.

The nearest the pin winners were: 1st Don Van Rooye and Deb Staples, 7th Jaarl, 10th Bill Hessels and Betty Thomson and 13th Doug Kane.

On Saturday eight women played a par round. Marg Young (19) had the best score for the day with +3 and Julie Hislop (38) was the runner-up with +2.

Nearest the pins were won

by Julie Hislop on the 1st and Marg Clasby on the 13th.

On Monday mornings some newer golfers join with some experienced players for some hitting practice and often nine holes of golf.

Anyone is welcome to come along. Lessons with Scott Adams commence on Sunday, January 27at 2.30 on the 4th fairway. Ring Lee if you need information on any of the above.

Foster THE course is hard and fast, while the greens remain excellent.

The fairways retain good grass cover, but if it doesn’t rain soon Kevin Da Silveira will be reaching the par fives in two.

On Tuesday Peter Dight (5) continued his great form to win with 37 points on a countback from John Mathers (12). Nearest the pin was Fred Tyers.

The club’s low markers at present are Peter Dight and Noel Black both on five and it is a race to get to four. Both are only one good round away.

Numerous regular players were away at the Veterans day at Lang Lang where Gary Phelan had 24 points on the first eight holes before finishing with 42 points - only to be beaten on a countback.

Gary has had a run of seconds lately and is bound to win soon if his putting can just hold up for a few more rounds.

Athol McGrath (19) had 36 points to win from Neville Thompson (10) on 35 points and Neil Chandler (20) on 34 points on Thursday. Nearest the pin went to Mick Malady.

Scoring was hot in the chicken run. Bill Fuller (29) was on fire to have 23 points and get the chook.

Down the line balls on

22 points were other veterans Ross Mackenzie and Gary Phelan. Nearest the pin was Len Sellings.

It does seem that regular winners Geoff Nott, Ross MacKenzie and Bill Fuller must be on a chicken only diet.

Saturday was a par round for trophies from Foster Fish Supply.

John Warren struck form to have the best score of +8 and win B Grade easily.

Terry Jewson (15) was next best with +5 to win A Grade.

Down the line balls went to Phil Schofield (15) and Geoff McKenzie (15) both on +4, Neville Thompson (10) +3, George Draegar (26) +2, and Kevin Witheridge (10) +1.

Nearest the pins were won by Don Cripps, Damian Soderlund, Noel Black, Andrew Naylor and Greg Paine.

David Hutchinson had an eagle on the 18th (a rare feat) and picked up 10 balls for the effort.

Ladies - Gayle Reid (20) had the best score of -2.

Chef Corey O’Neill took away the $300 cash in the members draw. You need to be in the clubhouse between 7pm and 8 pm to be eligible for the draw.

The draw will be $250 next week.

Top golfers: (from left) Travis Jones, Chris Buckland, Tyler Marriotti and (front) Nick Buckland.

Juniors show skill THE South Gippsland District Golf Association held a junior tournament on Sunday at Meeniyan.

The Junior scratch winner was Tyler Marriotti with 79 gross and 73 net.

Meeniyan SUNDAY saw the annual Drummond 4BBB competition golf day held at Meeniyan.

Thanks to the visitors from Traralgon for attending the day.

The ladies’ winners were Helen Helms Boyle and Sue Hoskin with a very nice 44 points, the runners-up were Sheila Constantine and Heather Poletti with 42 points.

Down the line to Nereda Scholte and Marilyn McGeary 40 points and Peggy Thomas and Chris Payne with 38 points.

Nearest to the pin was Irene Holm.

The men’s winners were Charlie LePage and Graham Hoskin with 44 points, the runners-up were John Mortensen and Jim Cusack with 43 points.

Down the line balls Trevor Haughton and Michael Darmanin 41 points, Richard Payne and Gordan Bland 40 points men’s nearest the pin Ian Trease.

A Grade winner Chris Buckland 85 gross 77 net.

Non handicap: Nick Buckland nine holes 55 gross, down the line ball Travis Jones 90 gross and 82 net.

Woorayl

ON Saturday Larkin Printers sponsored our stableford event.

The winner of A Grade was Greg Fennell with 39 points, B Grade went to Dean Dwyer with 47 points (don’t forget to check your new handicap), while C Grade went to Paul Pattinson with 43 points.

The ball distribution was P. Carter, J. Hickey, P. McCaughan, S. Sullivan, D. Lim, G. Challis, K. Riseley, B. Hughes and B. Wilson.

The nearest the pins went to Paul Carter and Geoff McKinnon.

The ladies’ event went to Melinda Martin with 37 points, and balls to Shirley Thomas and Chris Perrett. The nearest the pins went to Pauline Lancaster and Karin McKenzie.

Next Saturday (Australia Day) will see the January medal played, and on Monday (Australia Day holiday) we will hold a men’s and mixed 4BBB sponsored by Lois and Graham Young.

Our Thursday competition saw Graham Fixter the winner with 40 points.

Winner Wayne: Commodore Ian Jones presents the I Choose Awesome Tarwin Lower Marathon trophy to winner Wayne Smith, with Allan Driver and Rob McNair.

Sailors tackle marathon SUNDAY was the I Choose Awesome Tarwin Lower Marathon with 18 boats entered, split into two divisions, with Division B starting 30 minuets before Division A. The wind was light at the start, but came up to a 10 knot southerly for the run home which favoured the catamarans.

Due to the low tide and sand bars, the turning point was just past Mahers Landing.

First home with line honours and handicap winner was Wayne Smith sailing on Raskal, second place was Rob McNair sailing on Westy, third place was Allan Driver sailing Electric, all place getters were windrush catamaran sailors.

The second race was a stern chaser, with the slower boats starting first and faster boats starting up to 24 minuets later.

Fist place was Wayne Smith, second was Allan Driver and third was Andrew Biram.

More info can be seen on the club’s website www.sgycinverloch.com.au

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Inverloch celebrates Nippers

INVERLOCH has held another successful Nipper Program covering nine sessions at the Surf Beach.

Great season: 180 Nippers went through their training at Inverloch this summer.

Great time: Inverloch Nippers enjoy their time in the water.

Coming to talk: professional cyclist Simon Clarke is coming to Woorayl Golf Club on Tuesday, January 29.

Cyclist Clarke coming to Leongatha PROFESIONAL cyclist Simon Clarke is coming to Leongatha thanks to the Leongatha Cycling Club.

The 26-year-old has ties with members of the club and gladly accepted the offer to talk to the club and the community about his career.

Clarke is a stage winner in the 2012 Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain) and also secured the blue polka-dot jersey as winner of the moun-

tains classification (king of the mountains) in the same tour.

Clarke’s cycling began after Leongatha Cycling Club members Leon and Terry Watchorn suggested to him that he should take up the sport professionally after viewing his skills as a youngster on the Great Victorian Bike Ride a decade ago.

He has also maintained contact with the club and regularly communicates with Leongatha’s semi-pro-

fessional cyclist Stu Smith and up and coming youngster Thomas McFarlane.

Clarke is currently riding in the Tour Down Under and he is fitting in his Leongatha visit just prior to heading to Europe for further competition.

Get to the Woorayl Golf Club on Tuesday, January 29 for an evening with a worldwide professional sportsman.

The night starts at 7.30pm with supper afterwards.

C Grade, Division 2 KOONWARRA-RSL v MDU BLUE 1st innings MDU Blue G. Jones c. B. Pickersgill b. S. Anderson ......................24 K. Brown c. M. Green b. S. Anderson ........................9 N. Grayden lbw. b. M. Pickersgill .....................1 C. Dyke c. M. Green b. N. Summers........................0 J. Brown n.o. ..............................6 S. Opray b. S. Anderson .............0 L. Harrington c. M. Green b. L. O’Connor .......................3 M. Darmanin c. M. Green b. P. Kennedy .........................0 D. Sinclair c. M. Green b. S. Anderson ......................15 J. Opray c. P. Buckley b. P. Kennedy .........................2 Extras ......................................20 Total .........................................80 Bowling: N. Summers 1/11, B. Perry 0/24, S. Anderson 4/16, M. Pickersgill 1/10, L. O’Connor 1/12, P. Buckley 0/2, P. Kennedy 3/4.

1st innings Koonwarra-RSL B. Pickersgill n.o. .....................47

L. Gale c. J. Brown ..................41 N. Summers n.o..........................2 Extras ...................................... 11 Total ....................................1/101 OMK v WON WORKMENS 1st innings OMK G. Adams c. L. Licis b. S. Liddle ...........................15 D. Wylie stp. M. Davey b. C. Rigby ...........................31 K. Houghton c. C. Casey b. W. McCall ........................62 B. Maguire c. M. Davey b. C. Rigby ...........................24 C. Walker c. W. McCall b. C. Rigby .............................5 N. Wylie n.o. ............................38 M. Gow c. M. Smallwood b. S. Liddle ...........................23 M. Chizzonitti c. M. Smallwood b. A. Ray ................................0 J. Whiteside b. S. Liddle ............4 G. Snow c. M. Davey b. S. Liddle .............................0 R. Wyatt n.o. ..............................0 Extras ......................................28 Total .............................9/230 (cc) Bowling: W. McCall 1/45, S. Liddle 4/45, B. Jeffries 0/49, C. Rigby 3/32, M. Dobbie 0/17, M. Smallwood 0/20, A. Ray 1/13.

The club was fortunate enough to be able to increase their intake to 180 kids, with many new families joining the program.

“This would not have been possible without the parent helpers and our active patrol members stepping up to be our water safety volunteers each session,” coordinator Tegan Thom said.

“We need one water safety member for every five children in the water. Many of our Water Safety members have come up through the Nipper Program and now hold a Surf Rescue Certificate or Bronze Medallion qualification.

“We were fortunate to have many sunny days and it was rewarding the see the many happy, smiling faces on the kids as they conquered new skills both in the water and on the beach including basic first aid and CPR.” Ruby Ballantyne, who was a Water Safety member with the Under 11 age group said she enjoyed the program.

“Being in the water with the kids every day and knowing that you were forging friendships that in the future you can strengthen to make them better lifesavers,” she said.

On Saturday, January 26 Inverloch will be hosting the Nippers Regional Carnival where clubs from Lakes Entrance to Woolamai will be attending and competing in their respective Age Groups.

Under 16 MDU v IMPERIALS 1st innings MDU J. Hoy c. J. Riseley b. L. Wright ............................4 J. Riley c. b. B. Pickersgill .........4 L. Harrington c. B. Moscript b. L. Wright ............................8 M. Olden c. b. L. Riseley ...........3 M. Trotto c. b. L. Wright ............1 C. Dougherty b. L. Riseley ........3 M. Darmanin stp. B. Moscript b. T. Sauvarin .........................0 B. Amato b. L. Riseley ...............0 C. Dyke b. L. Riseley .................0 K. Newton n.o. ...........................4 A. Brown n.o. .............................4 Extras ......................................21 Total ...............................9/52 (cc) Bowling: M. Olden 0/3, J. Riley 0/8, L. Harrington 0/8, K. Newton 0/9, M. Trotto 0/20, M. Darmanin 0/7, J. Hoy 2/11, C. Dougherty 0/9, C. Dyke 0/15, A. Brown 0/11.

KORUMBURRA v FISH CREEK-TARWIN 1st innings Fish Creek-Tarwin R. McGannon b. .......................... 15 M. McGannon stp. ...................... 21 T. Redpath c................................. 28 E. Park b. ..................................... 12 H. Griggs n.o. ................................ 4 G. Staley c. .................................... 0 G. Park c. ..................................... 12 O. Brennan n.o. ............................. 1 L. Edgelow c. ................................ 4 A. Watkins b. ................................. 0 Extras ........................................5 Total .............................9/102 (cc) Bowling: R. McGannon 0/5, G. Staley 2/14, E. Park 0/11, L. Edgelow 0/7, G. Park 0/14, M. McGannon 0/18, H. Griggs 1/21, A. Watkins 1/13, O. Brennan 1/3.

KILCUNDA-BASS v WON MINERS 1st innings Won Miners Extras ...................................... 11

Total ...............................7/83 (cc) Bowling: T. Smith 2/9, E. Garratt 0/14, E. Luke 1/13, B. Pipicelli 1/17, J. Bastwrous 1/19, J. Rosenow 1/7.

1st innings Kilcunda-Bass J. Bastwrous c. J. Honeysett b. D. Tiziani ............................ 20 T. Smith c. A. Honeysett b. D. Tiziani ............................. 22 B. Caile b. F. Brosnan ................. 15 E. Luke ret. n.o. ........................... 42 L. May n.o. .................................. 18 E. Garratt n.o. ................................ 0 Extras.......................................... 16 Total ....................................3/133 WON WORKMENS v INVERLOCH 1st innings Won Workmens D. Turton ret. n.o. ........................ 44 M. Davey ret. n.o. ....................... 40 J. Thomas ret. n.o. ....................... 40 C. Casey c. N. Brayley b. J. Ritchie ................................ 9 Z. Macdermid n.o.......................... 2 A. Busana n.o. ............................... 8 Extras............................................ 9 Total .............................1/152 (cc) Bowling: N. Brayley 0/21, J. Dalmau 0/33, L. Anderson 0/17, S. Hayes 0/13, D. Lawson 0/12, H. Keily 0/14, M. Woods 0/16, J. Ritchie 1/23.

1st innings Inverloch N. Brayley c................................. 21 J. Dalmau b.................................... 7 L. Anderson c. ............................... 0 M. Woods lbw. .............................. 4 S. Hayes b...................................... 0 J. Ritchie n.o. ............................... 26 H. Keily c. ..................................... 8 Extras.......................................... 18 Total ...............................6/84 (cc) Bowling: J. Thomas 1/13, Z. Macdermid 2/18, B. Bayne 1/9, L. Marotta 1/1, A. Busana 0/10, B. Cocks 0/4, E. Senior 0/17, N. Dobbie 1/8.

An invitation to an evening with Professional Cyclist

SIMON CLARKE Member ORICA - GREENEDGE TEAM

Tuesday, January 29 | 7,30pm 2012 - KOM & Stage Winner Tour of Spain 2008 - U-23 National Road Champion 2006 - Junior National Madison Winner 2005 - Bendigo Madison Winner & Golden Mile Winner 2004 - Junior World Champion - Team Pursuit

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At Woorayl Golf Club Recreation Reserve Leongatha

RSVP & enquiries Terry Watchorn 0409623926 Maree McFarlane 0409009719

LDCA president Russ Matthew, Gav Britt who made 85 in the game on Sunday, after making 100 in his Saturday game for the Wonthaggi Workers and team manager Gary Sauvarin. Full match report on page 65.

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Lack of scores

Schreck gets his ton

The middle order batsman kept his head while his team-mates fell to the bowling onslaught of Trease (4/102) and Trotman (4/105) and made almost half of the team’s innings of 327.

Glen Alvie were all out in 62 overs and Nerrena went in to bat early and sit at 1/41 with Telfer and Harrison at the crease.

Kris Kerr opened the batting for OMK with style on Saturday, knocking out 110 for his innings.

Kerr smashed 18 fours and two sixes on his way past 100 and was helped along with strong partnerships with Creed (53) and Miller (86).

The Diggers pushed on hard and made a great score of 6/420 after their 75 overs at the crease.

Their opponents, Wonthaggi Miners, couldn’t do much to combat the onslaught, with Joel Piasente the top bowler claiming 2/43.

Phillip Island opener Russell Cleeland was hitting big with 88 runs to start his team’s campaign.

He was backed up by teammate Finlayson after both being dismissed by catches.

Manning was next to hit big for the Island with 64, adding to the team’s innings of 6/285.

Consistency in the MDU batting order led to an innings of 333.

Sinclair (61), Corry (60) and Olden (65) all performed admirably along with other teammates.

Leading the bowling for Inverloch was Anderson who claimed 4/34 off 11 overs.

Details PHILLIP ISLAND v WON WORKMENS 1st innings Phillip Island R. Cleeland c. A. Yann b. M. McCall ........................88 A. Finlayson c. A. Yann b. M. McCall ........................51 B. Johnston lbw. b. L. Sawyer .........................15 L. Keating lbw. b. L. Sawyer .........................14 J. Manning c. A. Yann b. Z. Macdermid...................64 J. Blackwell r.o.........................24 P. Francis n.o. .............................2 P. Cleary n.o. ..............................1 Extras ......................................26 Total .............................6/285 (cc) Bowling: L. McGuirk 0/40, M. McCall 2/63, L. Sawyer 2/71, Z. Macdermid 1/44, L. McLean 0/45, A. McLean 0/12.

OMK v WON MINERS 1st innings OMK K. Kerr c. P. Loos b. J. Piasente....................... 110 D. Creed c. J. Armstrong b. J. Piasente.........................53 G. Miller c. P. Cornelis b. J. Armstrong .....................86 J. Greenwood lbw. b. R. Jones ............................26 J. Paterson c. B. Mattock b. J. Armstrong .....................43 W. Dowel n.o. ..........................20 R. White c. J. Armstrong b. R. Jones ............................43 D. McMeekin n.o. ......................7 Extras ......................................32

Left Down the pitch: Korumburra bowler Jeremy Oxley puts some heat on it.

Total .............................6/420 (cc) Bowling: J. Armstrong 2/112, B. Mattock 0/28, R. Jones 2/104, P. Loos 0/70, P. Owen 0/44, J. Piasente 2/43, J. Waters 0/10.

MDU v INVERLOCH 1st innings MDU S. Browne c. M. Anderson b. W. Hume ..........................24 B. McKnight c. L. Sharrock b. J. Rankin ............................1 T. Zukovskis c. B. Sword b. M. Anderson.....................39 J. Sinclair stp. L. Sharrock b. A. Hall ..............................61 S. McRae lbw. b. A. Hall ..............................32 L. Corry c. L. Sharrock b. B. Sword ..........................60 M. Olden stp. L. Sharrock b. M. Anderson.....................65 D. Thomas n.o. .........................19 C. Harris lbw. b. B. Sword ............................1 B. Thomas c&b. M. Anderson ...1 S. Riley b. M. Anderson .............7 Extras ......................................23 Total .......................................333 Bowling: B. Sword 2/59, J. Rankin 1/45, W. Hume 1/18, M. Anderson 4/34, J. Ritchie 0/56, N. Goodall 0/26, A. Hall 2/53, L. Anderson 0/35.

• B GRADE, DIVISION 2

Eustace 131 not out OMK middle order batsman Thomas Eustace swung well on Saturday, hitting 131 not out.

This, combined with the efforts of O’Brien (45), Quaife (47) and Miller (41) added to the Diggers’ innings of 7/364.

John Pouw was doing his best for Fish Creek Tarwin to combat the scoring, claiming 3/68 in his 21 overs.

Geoff Forrester led out with 67 for the Imperials against the Wonthaggi Workmen.

The opener hit nine

Shane Patterson: the Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL batsman hits big in the B2 match on Saturday. Photos

by Mark Drury.

fours on his way to the team’s best score.

The Imps ended the innings 9/262 thanks to good bowling from Coldebella who claimed 3/32.

Korumburra’s Matt Olden managed 3/53 against Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL on Saturday.

The Cougars were all out for 260 and sets the Cobras an achievable target for next week.

Good batting from Aplin (42) and Pipicelli (44) allowed Kilcunda-Bass to an innings of 244 against Leongatha Town.

Johnston was leading the bowling for Town after claiming three wickets.

Details

OMK v FISH CREEK-TARWIN 1st innings OMK N. Creed b. J. Pouw .................32

T. Miller lbw. b. N. Bergman ........................0 C. O’Brien c. D. Britton b. H. Buckland .....................45 P. Harper c&b. b. M. Van Boven ..................12 T. Eustace n.o. ........................131 R. Quaife b. J. Pouw ................47 P. Miller b. J. Pouw ..................41 G. Lomagno c. G. Webster b. M. Van Boven ..................15 N. Audino n.o. ..........................15 Extras ......................................26 Total .............................7/364 (cc) Bowling: J. Pouw 3/68, N. Bergman 1/15, M. Van Boven 1/76, G. Buckland 0/40, H. Buckland 1/93, T. Stybosh 0/12, D. Britton 0/45.

WON WORKMENS v IMPERIALS 1st innings Imperials G. Forrester c. K. Brann b. J. Turner ...........................67 L. Ballagh b. L. Borne ...............8 B. Wright c. K. Brann b. S. Coldebella ....................20 A. Curnaw b. ..............................0 S. Vagg b. S. Coldebella...........21 R. McGavin c. C. Smith b. L. Borne ...........................21 J. Forrester r.o. .........................58

R. Higgins b. S. Jeffries .............8 T. Sauvarin c. S. Jeffries b. C. Smith ...........................12 S. McLennan n.o. .......................9 K. McGavin n.o..........................4 Extras ......................................34 Total .............................9/262 (cc) KILCUNDA-BASS v TOWN 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass T. Aplin c. D. Goss b. N. Johnston ......................42 R. Gardiner c. M. Ellicott b. N. Johnston ........................7 D. Pipicelli c. D. Goss b. J. Bolge ............................44 H. Grace c. S. Fixter b. D. Goss.............................34 J. Tregear c. S. Fixter b. D. Goss...............................4 D. Clay c. M. Wilson b. N. Johnston ........................0 S. Blake lbw. b. D. Goss.............................28 S. Shelton c. M. Wilson b. S. Fixter ............................36 D. Halliday c. J. Withers b. J. Bolge ............................20 R. Duff c. M. Wilson b. S. Fixter ..............................0 D. Masinovic n.o. .....................15 Extras ......................................13 Total .......................................244

Wildcats

AUTUMN 2013 DOMESTIC SEASON To commence

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 GRADES AVAILABLE: MEN: A, B and Masters (over 35) grades. WOMEN: A and B grades ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 WITH: The Secretary, PO Box 80, Korumburra, 3950 or at Korumburra Recreation Centre. Phone 5655 2112, fax 5658 1419, email: kbainc@dcsi.net.au JUNIOR TEAMS Entry forms available at Korumburra Recreation Centre.

The REGISTRATION DAY for all junior grades (Under 10 through to Under 18 girls and boys) will be on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 at 5pm Persons interested in coaching junior teams are asked to attend.

The K.B.A. Inc. offers the strongest senior domestic competitions in South Gippsland and the opportunity to play top quality basketball at CBL and Vic. Country Championship levels.

K.B.A. Inc. Committee

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GLEN Alvie’s Anthony Schreck had a bumper innings against Nerrena on Saturday, hitting a cool 150.

DUE to technical difficulties with the cricket score recording website over the weekend The Star was not able to print full scores from the round.

Full results from the round will be available in next week’s paper.

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Foon claims seven WONTHAGGI Miners young gun Ben Foon had a fantastic day bowling on Saturday, claiming 7/73.

Strong bowler: Matt Davies winds up for a quick one in A2 on Saturday. Photos by Mark Drury.

• A GRADE, DIVISION 2

Hales bowls over Fish Creek-Tarwin JOSEPH Hales took out half of the Fish Creek Tarwin team with 5/32 for Glen Alvie on Saturday.

Hales took out most of the lower order batsmen restricting his opponents to an innings of 240.

Despite the pressure from the Glen Alvie batting outfit, Kedarnath managed a solid score of 81 while teammate Law backed him up with 67.

Kilcunda-Bass set a good score of 315 against Leongatha Town on Saturday.

A 58 run score to Larcombe helped the Killy-

Bass boys to their score.

Mark Le Page managed 108 runs against Poowong Loch despite a quick innings.

MDU declared at 6/322 after just 55 overs and sent the Magpies in to bat early.

They managed 3/44 in their 20 early overs.

No results for Foster v Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL.

Details FISH CREEK-TARWIN v GLEN ALVIE 1st innings Fish Creek-Tarwin J. Danckert c. b. J. Hales ........32 V. Kedamath c. S. Coppell b. J. Glen ............................81 J. Law b. J. Glen .....................67 J. Buckland c. D. Williams b. J. Glen ............................ 11

G. Watkins lbw. b. J. Glen ........0 J. Staley c. b. J. Hales ...............2 W. Cocksedge c. S. Lowe b. S. Coppell .........................3 M. Watkins c. S. Lowe b. J. Hales ...........................29 J. Flanders b. J. Hales ...............1 G. Staley b. J. Hales .................5 A. Straw n.o. .............................0 Extras ......................................9 Total ..................................... 240 Bowling: S. Coppell 1/44, N. George 0/24, J. Hales 5/32, R. Bolding 0/43, A. Hamilton 0/21, D. Williams 0/39, J. Glen 4/33.

1st innings Glen Alvie S. Coppell n.o. ..........................0 S. Lowe n.o...............................4 Extras ......................................2 Total ......................................0/6 Bowling: J. Flanders 0/4, J. Danckert 0/1, V. Kedamath 0/1.

MDU v POOWONG-LOCH 1st innings MDU C. LePage b. ...........................10 M. LePage b. ........................ 108 C. Hoober r.o. .........................74

Good hit: a Kilcunda-Bass batsman get one away in A2.

M. Olden c. ...............................3 W. Prosser lbw. .......................38 R. Olden n.o. ..........................34 M. Martin c. ............................40 T. Harris n.o. .............................5 Extras ....................................10 Total .........................6/322 (dec) Bowling: T. Harris 0/9, M. Cantwell 0/12, M. Patching 0/4, S. Arnup 0/7, C. LePage 0/7.

TOWN v KILCUNDA-BASS 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass S. Oates c. I. Hanks b. A. Ratnayake ..................42 A. Larcombe b. M. Weerasinghe-Silva.....58 P. Palmer lbw. b. A. Ratnayake ..................28 J. Dakin c&b. M. Weerasinghe-Silva 74 A. Oats r.o. .............................57 D. Hunt n.o. ............................26 T. Miller lbw. b. A. Ratnayake ....................0 P. Matthews n.o. .....................10 Extras ....................................20 Total ...........................6/315 (cc)

Foon clean bowled four of his OMK opponents, with catches claiming the rest.

Mathew Johnson filled in the gaps for Foon, claiming 3/59.

Despite the bowling onslaught Lloyd (74) and Greaves (78) managed some good scores adding to the innings of 256.

Gavin and David Britt knocked out a 162 partnership for the Wonthaggi Workmen against Phillip Island on Saturday.

David managed 84 while Gavin pushed on to get 136, both boys hit 10 fours with Gavin also managing seven sixes.

Finnigan was performing well on the bowling end however, claiming 4/69 and managing six maidens.

The Workmen ended their innings 6/290.

Early order Korumburra batsmen led the charge against Inverloch on the weekend.

Daniel Salmon was the best scorer with 59 while his teammates Cook (45), Schmidt (49) and Weerasinghe (25) all performed well.

Dylan Clark topped the bowlers, claiming 3/49 and managing five maidens.

Tom Davison led the bowling charge for Nerrena against the Imperials, claiming 5/57.

He managed four maidens in his 16 overs as well.

Despite this, Imps opener Gary Sauvarin knocked a solid 75 to help his team to 228.

Details IMPERIALS v NERRENA 1st innings Imperials G. Sauvarin lbw. b. T. Wightman .....................75 A. Meyer c. M. Clark b. J. Hoy ...............................24 L. Rogers b. T. Davison ...........59 N. Eddy c. J. Trease b. T. Davison ........................14 T. Williams c. R. Clark b. T. Davison ........................ 11 J. Rushton c. J. Trease b. T. Wightman ..................... 11 B. Davidson r.o. ....................... 11 K. Gray b. T. Davison ................2 A. DeGennaro n.o. .....................2 L. Wright b. T. Wightman ..........4 M. Lafferty c. P. Matheson b. T. Davison ..........................3 Extras ......................................12 Total .......................................228 Bowling: J. Trease 0/35, T. Davison 5/57, R. Clark 0/15, T. Wightman 3/86, J. Hoy 1/29.

WON WORKMENS v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Won Workmens T. Hooper c. T. Hornsby b. J. Finnigan ..........................1 D. Britt c&b. C. Wilson ...........84 G. Britt c. B. Lawrence b. J. Finnigan ......................136 R. Thomas c. J. Finnigan b. S. Boyack .........................20 C. Harvey b. J. Finnigan ..........10 G. Bolding c. S. Kirton b. J. Finnigan ..........................3

S. Huitema n.o..........................12 D. Turton n.o. .............................5 Extras ......................................19 Total .............................6/290 (cc) Bowling: S. Kirton 0/23, J. Finnigan 4/69, S. Murdoch 0/44, C. Viljoen 0/18, C. Wilson 1/52, S. Boyack 1/74.

WON MINERS v OMK 1st innings OMK A. Miller c. G. Kent b. B. Foon...............................0 D. Lloyd b. B. Foon .................74 R. Greaves c. D. Beesey b. M. Johnson .......................78 T. Wyatt c. M. Johnson b. B. Foon.............................30 J. Wilson b. B. Foon ...................5 J. Van Rooye c. C. Thomas b. B. Foon.............................17 B. Wyatt n.o. ............................10 P. Dyer b. B. Foon .................... 11 P. Dell stp. C. Thomas b. M. Johnson .......................17 J. Cochrane b. B. Foon ...............0 A. Jenkins b. M. Johnson ...........0 Extras ......................................14 Total .......................................256 Bowling: M. Johnson 3/59, B. Foon 7/73, R. Birkett 0/46, G. Peters 0/12, A. Donohue 0/55.

INVERLOCH v KORUMBURRA 1st innings Korumburra J. Cook b. R. Thomas ...............45 B. Schmidt lbw. b. N. Cant .............................49 D. Salmon c. T. Thornby b. R. Tegg .............................59 U. Weerasinghe b. R. Thomas ..25 I. Osman r.o. ...............................4 C. Smith c&b. R. Tegg ...............6 K. Dorman c. N. Cant b. D. Clark ..............................1 D. Scott c. D. Ruffin b. D. Clark ..............................2 N. Allen lbw. b. D. Clark ..............................9 T. Scott n.o. ................................1 J. Gilroy n.o..............................12 Extras ......................................15 Total .............................9/228 (cc) Bowling: R. Thomas 2/42, L. Rankin 0/41, R. Tegg 2/29, N. Cant 1/39, D. Clark 3/49, B. Debono 0/22.

Pad up for cancer NEXT in the Pink Test batting order are the one thousand grassroots cricket clubs, businesses, schools and community groups that will stump up for the McGrath Foundation on Saturday, February 23.

There are only a few weeks to go and a handful of spots left for the third annual Pink Stumps Day, an initiative of the McGrath Foundation and Cricket Cares, Cricket Australia’s community action program.

To thank groups for participating, the first 1000 cricket clubs, schools, businesses or community groups to register will receive a unique online fundraising page to help their fundraising efforts, as well as a Pink Stumps Day Team Kit valued at over $500.

The kit includes one set of hot pink stumps and bails, one set of hot pink wicket-keeping pads, one hot pink duffle bag, six hot pink cricket training balls, 15 hot pink caps, 15 sew-on badges, Pink Stumps Day tattoos and three McGrath Foundation collection tins.

Plus, every registered group will have the opportunity to enter a competition to win some amazing prizes, including a visit from McGrath Foundation chairman and co-founder, Glenn McGrath.

The success of the Pink Test earlier this month has helped raise at least over $430,000 – but more needs to be done so that the McGrath Foundation

can reach its vision of ensuring that every family experiencing breast cancer has access to a breast care nurse.

With 79 McGrath Breast Care Nurses working nationally, including at Foster, Glenn said the McGrath Foundation believes 150 nurses are needed in order to achieve this vision.

“Having raised close to $1.35 million dollars in the last two years, Pink Stumps Day has become a community cricket fixture and part of the McGrath Foundation fabric, playing an important role in helping us ensure every family experiencing breast cancer has access to a breast care nurse regardless of their location or financial situation,” Glenn said.

Registered groups will be encouraged to invite friends and family to wear pink on the day and arrange fundraising activities such as a gold coin donation sausage sizzle, a pink food stall and face painting, as well as having volunteers roam the field with collection tins for donations.

All proceeds from the day will be donated to the McGrath Foundation to place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia and to increase breast awareness in young women.

Groups can now register to participate in Pink Stumps Day and receive their Pink Stumps Team Kit Bag at www.mcgrathfoundation.com. au. Registration closes when the first 1000 places are filled.

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Britt hits 85 in GCL victory LEONGATHA continued their winning streak in the GCL seniors’ series after a 38 run victory over SaleMaffra on Sunday.

Gavin Britt was the best hitter for Leongatha, with eight fours and two sixes taking him to 85.

Britt, who knocked out a century in the local competition on Saturday, was dismissed in the representative game after being caught when facing his 95th ball.

Dylan Clark was also impressive with the bat, knocking out 52 before falling to a catch also.

These and some other decent scores from the likes of Murdoch (41) and Wightman (22) helped to reach the total of 9/264 at the end of over number 50.

Sale-Maffra had a large task ahead of them, but opener Lanigan came out hitting big against the Leongatha bowling contingency.

After some solid bowling from the likes of Whiteman (1/43) and Kedarnath (1/35) it was Dylan Clark who was excelling.

Clark turned it on in the bowling late in the match, only bowling four overs but claiming the last three wickets for the match and letting 29 runs by.

The Sale-Maffra boys couldn’t get their score over the line in the final overs, ending their 50 at 8/226.

This puts LDCA on top of the GCL ladder, going undefeated into the finals which are to be played on February 3.

GCL SENIORS LEONGATHA & DISTRICT d SALE-MAFFRA 1st innings Leongatha & Dist E. Richards c. J. Rurawhe b. A. Lynch .............................9 S. Murdoch stp. N. Massey b. M. Dowsett.......................41 T. Wyatt b. J. Tatterson...............8

G. Britt c. M. Jones b. D. Bolton ..........................85 A. Ratnayake c. J. Tatterson b. M. Dowsett.........................5 D. Clark c. B. Lanigan b. J. Tatterson .......................52 J. Wilson n.o. ............................16 L. Rogers c&b. J. Tatterson........4 V. Kedamath c&b. D. Bolton ...17 T. Wightman r.o........................22 Extras ........................................5 Total .............................9/264 (cc) Bowling: N. Magnuson 0/18, A. Lynch 1/13, M. Turnbull 0/23, J. Tatterson 3/56, M. Jones 0/46, M. Dowsett 2/39, D. Bolton 2/67.

1st innings Sale-Maffra B. Jones c. V. Kedamath b. R. Thomas ........................10 B. Lanigan c. V. Kedamath b. T. Wightman .....................55 J. Rurawhe c. E. Richards

b. L. Rogers .......................... 11 J. Tatterson stp. P. Dyer b. V. Kedamath .....................20 M. Jones n.o. ............................58 M. Dowsett r.o............................0 D. Bedggood lbw. b. D. Clark ............................49 D. Bolton c. S. Murdoch b. D. Clark ..............................2 N. Massey c. T. Wyatt b. D. Clark ............................10 M. Turnbull n.o. .........................0 Extras ...................................... 11 Total .............................8/226 (cc) Bowling: A. Ratnayake 0/42, R. Thomas 1/19, L. Rogers 1/22, J. Wilson 0/34, T. Wightman 1/43, V. Kedamath 1/35, D. Clark 3/29.

Top bowler: Tim Wightman puts one down the pitch on Sunday.

Captain: Leongatha GCL captain Jason Wilson hammers one toward the SaleMaffra batsman.

Top cricketers: (from left) Eli Richards (Phillip Island), Ben Foon (Miners), Thomas Wyatt (OMK) Gippsland in the U/18 State championships in Melbourne last week.

Local juniors represent THREE LDCA Junior cricketers Eli Richards (Phillip Island), Ben Foon (Miners) and Thomas Wyatt (OMK) represented Gippsland in the U/18 State Championships in Melbourne last week.

LDCA Gippsland Cricket League Senior Side: lining up to play against Sale/Maffra last weekend was (from back left) Eli Richards, Shane Murdoch, Gavin Britt, Dylan Clark, Amila Ratnayake, Ryan Thomas, (from front left), Thomas Wyatt, Guru Kedarnath, Luke Rogers, Jason Wilson (captain), Tim Wightman and Paul Dyer.

Having a hit: Connor White, Jackson Baker and Caleb McCaughan were enjoying themselves at the McDonald’s Cricket Camp.

The boys acquitted themselves really well and all contributed to the side making the quarter finals, where they were unfortunately knocked out by Central Highlands.

Eli was the team’s second leading run scorer with 95 runs at 24 (with a high score of 66), Ben was the team’s leading wicket taker with eight wickets

at 12 (with a best of 3/24) and Tommy contributed with both bat and ball, making 50 runs (with a high score of 42) and taking three wickets with a best of 2/27.

All boys were outstanding in the field, with Eli and Tommy leading the way with some brilliant catches and run outs.

Next week Tom Officer (Phillip Island) Koby Brann (Wonthaggi Workmens) will head up to Melbourne to represent Gippsland in the U/14 State Championships and Jakeb Thomas (Wonthaggi Workmens) will represent Gippsland in the Under 16 team.

Young cricketers shine for stars IT could’ve been the next Michael Clark on Leongatha’s East Campus oval on Thursday and Friday, with 38 youngsters tuning up their cricket skills.

Boys and girls between the ages of six and 17 were coached under the eye of cricket legends Mick Lewis and Jo Angel in all forms of the game as part of the McDonald’s Summer Cricket Camp.

Players were taken through strategies and techniques of batting and bowling in Twenty20, One Day and Test Match cricket.

Batting, bowling and fielding skills were all covered and everyone had a

go at all facets of the game.

McDonald’s partnership with Shaun Brown Cricket Coaching, who runs the days, is another way McDonald’s is helping to promote healthy and active lifestyles amongst young Victorians, said Leongatha McDonald’s licensee Stefan Wojciechowski.

“We are very excited to host cricket stars of the quality of Mick and Jo at the McDonald’s camps in Leongatha.

“We’re hopeful these greats of the game can inspire our local talent, and help to develop their skills to allow them to be the stars of tomorrow,” Mr Wojciechowski said.

Ready for action: Lachie Ireland and Cooper Cary were good to go at the McDonald’s cricket camp on Thursday.

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Laity wins first surf

By Brad Lester SANDY Point surfer Kelly Laity won the opening round of the 2013 East Coast Junior Titles at Gunnamatta on the Mornington Peninsula on the weekend.

Wave rider: Kelly Laity at the East Coast titles, displaying the style that has resulted in three national title appearances.

Smith takes break after Tour LEONGATHA cyclist Stuart Smith is ready for a break after some tough races recently.

Smith’s most recent was the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Ballarat earlier in the month, which tested him physically.

“It was a bit of an up and down tour because it was just so hard,” he said.

“We started with the first day in 45 degree heat, I struggled on that day.”

In the tour’s second stage Smith performed better.

“I came good on the second day and I was in a part of the main breakaway of the stage which was exciting. I did my role for the team well and it was a good stage in the end,” he said.

“On the third day around Arthur’s Seat I wasn’t too bad the first

time over it and then I ran out of legs for the second time round.”

Smith said he would’ve liked to perform better in the Tour and didn’t reach his full potential.

“I had a couple of structural issues coming into it and the tour didn’t help at all,” he said.

“I didn’t really end up getting to show my true form.”

Instead of competing in the Bendigo Grand Prix/Victorian Open Road Championships which were held over the weekend, Smith decided to take a break.

“There’s really no need to go race and the course doesn’t really suit me either,” he said.

“Because I’m having a break instead I will be able to work and do other things.”

The championships were Smith’s last chance to race in the Under 23 section, he will now move

Riding well: Leongatha’s Stuart Smith is putting his feet up for a couple of weeks after a tough haul in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour in Ballarat recently.

into the open age.

The strong cyclist said the step up will be tough.

“It’s just survival, you are going up against the best bike riders in Australia and the winners are usually one of the best bike riders in the world,” Smith said.

“We’ll see what comes and what happens, there’s a lot of racing between then and now and I’ll evaluate come December and November how serious I will be to take a dig at it.”

“I had a team mate that got fourth this year in the elite men and he was the first non-professional rider to be right up there. It shows that you can get really close and you don’t have to be a big professional.”

For 2013 Smith will be riding with Australian based team Search2Retain and compete in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour as part of this team.

“I’m settling in well with the new team,” he said.

“I had spent a training camp with them in December so I knew most of them prior to the tour and it’s a really good group of guys.

“It provides me with a refreshing change to the mentality. These guys approach it a different way and it should be a really good year for the team, we should be one of the top four teams in Australia.”

Looking ahead Smith is taking a well deserved break from racing on the bike and will coordinate his plans for the National Road Series.

“There are races in Perth, Adelaide, Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and my team should be competing in all of them,” he said.

“It’s just a matter of which ones suit me and which ones I want to go do; that will be my main focus for the year and hopefully that will lead to some results.”

Laity dominated the open women’s division, opting to surf the outside bank, allowing her to reel off multiple turns to post a 12 point heat total.

She has two more rounds of competition to go, with rounds at Jan Juc and Phillip Island to come.

The best performing surfer overall is crowned Victorian champion, with the top four place-getters from a

field of 20 representing the state at the Australian titles.

Laity made the Victorian team in 2012 and placed fifth in the individual class of the Australian titles at Tasmania in December and made the semi finals in the pairs.

“I was pretty happy with it.

Anyone in the semis could have won it.”

“I’m hoping to make the Victorian team again. I’m friends with all the girls so I will have a crack and work on that.”

This will be Laity’s latest year in the Under 18 class as she turns 17 in May. “Surfing is so much about who gets the best wave on the day. I will just do my best and see if I will make the team. It will be just amazing to

get an Australian title.”

The Tasmanian surf conditions were challenging, with a big swell and wintry conditions at the start of summer.

Laity is no stranger to surfing at the top level, having made the final in her first year of competition and placing fourth, and was then knocked out of competition in her second stint.

Laity has been diversifying her sporting interests over summer, pursuing wind surfing, tennis and mountain bike riding, but surfing remains a passion.

After completing her studies at South Gippsland Secondary College, Laity is aiming to study medicine or paramedics.

Keen competitor: Kelly Laity competes all over Australia and headed to Tasmanina in December.

Mudders get tough OVER 16,000 competitors took on the gruelling 20km course for Tough Mudder’s second visit to Phillip Island on the weekend.

The event drew people from all over Victoria for this extreme obstacle course, with many locals taking advan-

Local mudders: Stony Creek’s Clair Dunlop and her brother, Outtrim’s Alex “Danka” Dunlop took on Tough Mudder together on Saturday.

tage of the close proximity.

The obstacle course hosts ice batch, monkey bars, electricity and lots of mud amongst other things, which tests endurance and team work.

Over 5000 spectators watched their friends and family take on the course.

Each competitor that finished the course not only received a complimentary beer, but the honour of being able to call themselves a Tough Mudder.

Down and dirty: this mudder got into the spirit of things on Saturday.

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Bulldogs pick up Jay Neagle THE KorumburraBena Bulldogs will have a new man in their arsenal come round one of the Alberton season, after former AFL player Jay Neagle committed to the club.

The former Essendon player is coming to the club from the Broadbeach with fellow recruit Chris Urie.

A spokesperson for the club said that they are excited to have him on board after he committed to the position on Sunday.

Along with Neagle and Urie the Bulldogs have picked up seven other good recruits.

These new recruits will see a different setup for the Bulldogs, with strong forward Cade Maskell and Aaron Hillberg leaving the club, other players heading overseas and last year’s captain Shannon Bray out with a shoulder reconstruction among other losses.

There are some big shoes to fill, but with these new recruits and some up and coming young guns the team should be strong in 2013.

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ANOTHER successful year means that the Stony Creek Rodeo can be locked into the calendar as an annual event.

Saturday saw the second annual Rodeo run by the Stony Creek Football and Netball Club go off fantastically.

Over 4000 spectators flocked to event to see the high paced country action and skilful masters of their craft.

Fun and games in the afternoon included sheaf tossing, dog jumping and sheep dog trials by the Beloka Kelpie Stud, whip cracking demonstrations, a bucking bull and much

more before full rodeo action under lights.

Organiser Neil Cope was over the moon about the event.

“It was a great night,” he said.

“One of the highlights this year would’ve been the giant screen from Big Screen Australia.

“The replays, slow-mos and different camera angles made for great entertainment and made sure that you didn’t miss a thing.”

A number of high-class competitors came from far and wide to show their skill at Stony Creek, which shows how far the event has grown in reputation in just its second year.

“It’s going to be an annual thing now,” Mr

Cope said.

“Lock it in for the next couple of years because it’s not going anywhere.”

Mr Cope thanked all of the sponsors that got behind the rodeo as well as all of the SCFNC volunteers who helped out with the event, as well as anybody else involved.

All the money made from the rodeo goes back into maintenance and upgrading of the football and netball facilities.

“We will also be making a donation to the Stony Creek-Meeniyan CFA because they helped out with the parking,” Mr Cope said.

Keep your eye out in the coming weeks for more Stony Creek Rodeo action in The Star.

Right, Live action: the crowd was treated to a whole host of rodeo action on Saturday night. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

From all over: Ellie Gard from Albury on Mario came for the Stony Creek Rodeo.

Stony Creek Rodeo: Colby Breedin from Leongatha, Tom Giroud from Tarwin Lower and Wayne Verboon from Inverloch shared a coldie at the rodeo last weekend.

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Riley in Dakar top 40 L E O N G AT H A’ S Steve Riley has secured a top-40 place in the Dakar Rally.

as high as 5000m in the Andes Mountains.

On board car 439, the Red Earth Motorsport Isuzu D-MAX, the pair powered through some of the toughest terrain to make it to the finish line.

Riley reflected on his time in the rally on Facebook after crossing the finish line.

“My memory looks back over the last 8500 km of the 2013 Dakar Rally and beautiful South America,” he wrote.

“The places I have been, the faces of the people I have met, the adventures and camaraderie of fellow competitors from around the world, all rolled into this crazy French real life X-Boxtype video game will never leave me.

“Somehow my mind is already making plans of another adventure in another place.”

Di Lallo said he was hap-

Riley was co-driver to West Australian Adrian Di Lallo and together they finished an impressive 38th outright in the marathon two-week-long event in South America.

Riley’s car was one of the 93 to make the finish line out of 153 starters of the race.

Sunday saw the final stage that rounded out a journey of around 8500km from the start in Lima, Peru on January 5, and took them

Happy with that: Adrian Di Lallo and Leongatha’s Steve Riley finish an impressive 38th outright in the Dakar Rally. Photo credit Willy Weyens.

py to have Riley in the cockpit with him throughout the tough race.

“I can’t thank my wife and my crew enough for their dedication and unwavering support and Steve, of course,” he said.

“He had a huge part to play in our safe arrival, bringing his vast experience to the cockpit and keeping me calm and on course.”

Di Lallo and Riley completed the rally in a rebuilt 2008 Isuzu DMAX that had already once completed the gruelling race in 2009.

The final time for the pair was just over 57 hours, 18 hours behind first place getters Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret.

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