The Great Southern Star, July 9 2013

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Wonderful Wizard

Wizard charms: front, from left, Scarecrow (Chris Gale), Dorothy (Olivia Winchcombe), Lion (Charles Gruen) and cast celebrate reaching the Emerald City during Friday night’s opening performance of Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s latest musical, The Wizard of Oz. Inset, Wicked Witch (Nicole West) and Tin Man (Terry Lay), two of the outstanding performers. Full story and more photos on page 2.

GOLD MINE

By Jacob de Kunder

A $6 MILLION investment in Coal Creek Community Park and Museum could net $600,000 a year for South Gippsland Shire Council.

Council hopes a proposal to make the park cost neutral by attracting outside investment will create the return.

Further upgrades to the park, including possibly reopening the mine and relocating buildings, could also raise revenue.

Council’s director of development services Phil Stone said the figures were based on initial research. “(The revenue) will make (Coal Creek) essentially cost neutral and relieve the burden on the ratepayer which has been council’s strategy all along,� he said. “Council adopted a cost neutral in five years strategy about a year ago and this is the next step on that. “We are still working with our consultants to pull together a development plan which will be the final stage of the feasibility project. That will then give us some indication of how we should go about at-

tracting some investment.�

Coal Creek now costs ratepayers between $300,000 and $500,000 a year. “With this additional investment and infrastructure comes additional cost as well, but that will essentially reduce the burden on the ratepayer to less than $100,000 a year,� Mr Stone said.

Continued on page 4.

On the up: Coal Creek maintenance team leader Bill Reynolds and park coordinator Rowena Ashley are excited the mine could reopen.

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Cute duo: Olivia Winchcombe as Dorothy and Toto, played by top dog Sprout of Korumburra, made the perfect pair in Lyric’s latest show, the Wizard of Oz.

Colourful show: leading lady Dorothy (played by Olivia Winchcombe) and the brilliant Munchkins gave the opening night audience at the Wizard of Oz on Friday plenty to applaud.

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Pretty in pink: from left, Lullaby Girls Siobhan Cooper, Bella Kent and Ruby Adkins looked gorgeous in their superb costumes during the Wizard of Oz on Friday night.

All smiles: from left, Wizard of Oz director Peter McAlpine conjured up another winning show for Leongatha’s Lyric Theatre and was thrilled with the performances of all the cast on the opening weekend including Dorothy (Olivia Winchcombe) and Scarecrow (Chris Gale) and of course little Toto, the show stealer.

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Mud (M Drama).

July 25: 3D & 2D The Wolverine (Action).

This Is The End (MA Comedy).

August 8: Pain & Gain (MA Action). Now You See Me. August 15: We're The Millers (Comedy).

August 22: Kick-Ass 2: Balls To The Wall (Action/Comedy).

Mortal Instruments: The City Of Bones (Action/Adventure).

Munchkins: Cas Maclean and Isabella Standfield of Fish Creek loved playing Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz on opening night on Friday and both said, “it was really good fun”.

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LYRIC Theatre has brought the ever popular show, The Wizard of Oz back to the Leongatha stage and enchanted the opening night audience with a fresh and magical musical.

Somewhere over the rainbow children dare to dream and on Friday night at Mesley Hall, director Peter McAlpine transported excited theatregoers to the magical Land of Oz with sparkling performances, imaginative sets, dramatic lighting effects conjured up by experts, stunning colourful costumes, beautiful music and a talented cast that made the dream come true.

There will be many who remember fondly Lyric’s 1995 production with the award winning performance from the late and much loved Geoff Perrett as Scarecrow, David Durant, Tinman, Jeremy Curtis, Lion and Sarah Bowman as Dorothy and a young Peter McAlpine as dance captain.

Hanging up his dance shoes for this production Peter has relished his role as director of Lyric’s latest production and has added his own creative and quirky touches to put a new face on his Wizard production, delighting the audience with a musical feast

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Roaring success: from left, Lion (Charles Gruen), Tin Man (Terry Lay), Scarecrow (Chris Gale) and Dorothy (Olivia Winchcombe) starred in Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s Wizard of Oz musical on opening night last Friday.

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of classics including Over The Rainbow, We’re Off To See The Wizard, and Follow The Yellow Brick Road.

Grab a beautiful bunch of talented children, wrap them up in colourful threads, throw in some fabulous music, some great dialogue and the cutest little dog you could find, and you have the recipe for a winning show and Peter had all the right ingredients for Wizard.

The cast do a masterful job of evoking the magic and wonder of the 1939 movie, with outstanding performances from Scarecrow, Chris Gale of Leongatha, Tin Man, Terry Lay, Korumburra, and the Cowardly Lion, Charles Gruen of Inverloch. This talented trio do a magnificent job of breathing life into their characters with perfect diction and performing their songs and routines to perfection.

Another stand out performance was that of the Wicked Witch of the West, Nicole Cooper. Her costume, verging on the risqué, was brilliant and she really was scary, casting her wicked spells with her ear piercing cackles.

The very demanding title role of Dorothy was played to a tee by 13 year old Olivia Winchcombe of Leongatha South, a student at Leongatha’s Mary MacKillop College. She took the audience effort-

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lessly on a journey along the Yellow Brick Road and along the way shared her sweet voice and delivered some of the shows best known songs with such maturity.

It has to be said Toto, played by Sprout of Korumburra, did steal the show and delighted weekend audiences with his never know what he is going to do next antics. He really is top dog!

Peter Epifano gave a terrific performance in his dual roles as Uncle Henry and the Guard. Brian Hoskins did a top job as the professor and The Wizard, and Leanne Johnson was charming as Glinda the Good Witch, and the Jitterbug scene was a show stopper.

Director Peter McAlpine, musical director, Elaine Epifano, choreographer Tanya Chalmers, vocal musical director Cheryl O’Connor, assistant vocal musical director Glenda Smith and the whole production team take a bow. The show is fantastic and by all reports, getting better with every performance.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - PAGE 3

Football fallout THE Alberton Football Netball League could be left in turmoil after a call for the eastern clubs to ‘fight for the future’ of the smaller clubs and communities.

Toora and District Football Club last week sent a letter to the committees of the original Alberton clubs voicing their concern at the considerable difference between the top and bottom clubs in the league.

“This is not a healthy league as it stands...” the letter reads.

“We are asking you to join us and support our push for change.

“Together we can approach the league with strength and fight for the future of the small clubs and their communities.”

Toora and District FC co-president Michael Kirwan told The Star evidence was in the scores.

“The western end is far too strong compared to the little clubs down this end,” he said.

“We’d like to think the stronger clubs would want to try and get into a stronger league and give us a chance to try and win a game basically.”

When asked if his club was proposing the league split, Mr Kirwan replied: “You can put it whatever way you like, something has to be done.

“We can’t continually work 12 months of the year and go out and get flogged every week. You can only raise and spend a certain amount of money and these big clubs with bigger population, more sponsorship opportunity and a closer distance to Melbourne, this is the sort of stuff we just can’t keep up with.”

The Star believes the letter was sent to MDU, Tarwin, Stony Creek, Fish Creek, Foster, Yarram and DWWWW football netball clubs.

“We just want to sound out some other clubs,” Mr Kirwan said.

“I’ve spoken to a couple of them casually and they all seem to be on the same page. Some teams may be happy to go out there every week and get flogged but we aren’t.

“We’d like to think we can fix the problem. It’s hard for the league to keep

everybody happy. You see that Yarram is already trying to move to North Gippsland league. If that goes ahead, it leaves us and the Allies down this end and the way things are going, can’t speak for the Allies of course, but we’ll probably have a go next year, but after that, if it stays the same, I doubt we’ll be around.”

Alberton Football Netball League president John Schelling said the league is working hard to resolve the tension.

“I said in an email to all clubs I don’t want this division,” he said.

“We’ve worked long and hard to make sure there isn’t any of this Alberton versus Bass Valley kind of stuff anymore.

As far as we are concerned we are the Alberton league. That’s where it starts and finishes.”

Mr Schelling said not that long ago, the western end of the league was holding up the Alberton ladder.

“I think in regards to winning games of football most people talk about senior football and they have forgotten KilcundaBass and Dalyston were on the lower end of the ladder only four or five years ago,” he said.

“Phillip Island has been in and out of the final series for the past few years.

On a senior basis the only ones that are constantly competitive are KorumburraBena.

“The issue we have is that Toora and Allies have been at the bottom of the rung for the last couple of years.”

Mr Schelling said he would hate to see one of the clubs in the league folding.

“I would hate that to happen simply because we need football in all our towns for our kids. They need to be able to go and play sport somewhere otherwise they will be walking the streets,” he said.

“Things may change in Toora with the milk factory and we might see another 40 or 50 jobs created there and things can turn around.”

AFL Victoria country eastern area manager Ben O’Brien said he would do what he could to stop Alberton teams folding if the problem continued.

“A club folding is always a last resort but things like mergers are a good option.

I’ve seen them work very well in the past.

That way you can keep part of the club alive at the same time,” he said.

Fun times: Jessica Sutherland, Alyce Rump and Abby Dowd had a fantastic time at the Leongatha Parrots Football Netball Club Annual Cabaret Ball on Saturday. The night was well attended as always and full of fun. More photos see page 45.

Danger drivers TWO Wonthaggi men are facing a string of charges, including drink driving, dangerous driving, driving an unregistered vehicle, using false registration plates and refusing breath tests.

Bass Coast Highway Patrol unit commander Sergeant Jason Hullick said the public was instrumental in catching a 34 year old Wonthaggi man, who claimed he had only had “a couple of cans” while driving all over the Bass Highway because a cigarette butt he had tossed out the windows had blown back into the vehicle.

“At about 3.35pm on Friday, a number of calls were made to triple 000, after several motorists reported a white Ford Laser being driven erratically along the Bass Highway

near the township of Bass,” Sgt Hullick said.

“At one stage the white Ford turned left from Bass Road onto the Bass Highway, cutting another motorist off which nearly forced that vehicle off the road.

“The Laser then started to drift dangerously all over the road, while a following motorist watched as the two male occupants waved their arms all over the place.”

Sgt Hullick said highway patrol police intercepted the vehicle and questioned the man about his erratic driving.

“The man replied he had tried to throw a cigarette out the window but it ended up blowing back into his car and he had then tried to find it,” Sgt Hullick said.

“When asked if he had had any alcohol to drink the man replied ‘I’ve had a couple of cans’. The man underwent a preliminary breath test which returned a positive reading and was requested

Council’s trailer bigger than yours

By Brad Lester PUBLIC outrage over South Gippsland Shire Council’s decision to charge green waste fees has intensified, after it was revealed council over estimated the size of a typical six by four trailer.

Council now charges $10 for a level trailer of that size – assuming it held one cubic metre - but an opponent to the fee said a six by four trailer in fact held just under 0.65 of a cubic metre.

Ian Bristow of Mirboo North said a six by four trailer was 0.3m deep. Council used a trailer depth of 0.4m.

“Hard to believe nobody thought to check the capacity of the most commonly used piece of equipment for ratepayers taking waste to the tip,” he said.

Council’s sustainability manager Geoff McKinnon said council’s calculation was based on a trailer load not being level.

“It is not expected to be flat, dead level so we had made an allowance for it to be 0.4m deep,” he said.

“We realise that trailer sides are about

300mm deep but there will be an allowance for some protrusion.”

Council also charges $18 for a heaped load in a standard six by four trailer.

Mr McKinnon said council had adopted a trailer size fee to alleviate the need for tip attendants to estimate how many cubic metres a load comprised.

“Residents can always ask for their trailer be measured.

“In our experience, when people have their trailers measured, it is nearly always more than what they think because people often have trouble estimating what a cubic metre is,” he said.

to accompany police to the Wonthaggi Police Station for the purpose of a breath test, which he refused to do.”

Sgt Hullick said police were happy with the public assistance, “as it indicates to us that as a community we will not tolerate dangerous or erratic driving on the roads”.

“We will do whatever we can to rid our roads of these types of people and it is great to see the community is also getting involved,” he said.

“I would encourage anyone who witnesses this type of driving to report it to triple 000, and whilst we cannot be everywhere to respond immediately, we will always endeavour to locate these individuals and deal with them appropriately”.

Another Wonthaggi man – a 22 year old – was intercepted in Wentworth Street, Wonthaggi on Saturday at 8pm. The man, who was driving a Holden Commodore, was taken to the Wonthaggi Police Station for a breath test and subsequently issued three penalty notices for drink driving, driving an unregistered vehicle and using false plates on the car.

But the man was not ready to go quietly home. At about 9.30 pm, just an hour and a half later, another police unit observed the same vehicle conducting a burnout from White Road into McKenzie Street, Wonthaggi.

The offender was again nabbed, but refused to accompany police for a breath test.

He will be charged on summons for refusing a breath test, driving an unregistered vehicle and hoon driving offences.

His vehicle was impounded by police.

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Award chance: Wonthaggi’s Ashley England has been nominated for a bravery honour for his rescue efforts at the Dalyston Mud Run accident earlier this year.

Good on you Ashley

New location: Korumburra mechanics Josh Almond and Grant Irvin have entered business together, offering great quality service.

By Jane Ross

Same mechanics, new business JOSH Almond and Grant Irvin are two familiar faces in the Korumburra automotive scene.

After sharing more than 20 years of mechanic experience under Peter Dunlevie, the pair has decided to pursue their own business venture.

Josh and Grant now operate Burra Car and 4x4, located at the bottom of Victoria Street in the town's industrial estate.

“It just seemed like the right time to go out and start our own business now that Peter had retired,” Josh said.

“He has been a great help getting us set

WONTHAGGI CFA 4th lieutenant Ashley England has been nominated for an outstanding bravery award because of his quick thinking during an accident at the Dalyston Mud Run in January.

He was among the onlookers watching the run when he saw a vehicle nose dive into the crowd, hitting a man and three children.

His CFA training kicked in and he called for calm amid the chaos. People were trying to push the car back down the embankment but they were unaware a 15 year old girl had her arm around the tail shaft.

Fortunately, Ashley was and he yelled out to say she was trapped and the car shouldn’t be moved until he could free the girl.

Brigade captain Kim O’Connor said but for Ashley’s actions, the girl would have been injured further.

up in here as well.”

At Dunlevie's, the town's Holden dealership for a good while, the pair had extensive experience working with many Holden models including the ever popular Commodore.

They are not restricted to Holdens though, as they are qualified to do a great range of work on any car or four wheel drive, everything from your basic service through to brake and clutch repairs, auto electrical work and much more.

“We want our old customers to know we are still in Korumburra,” Grant said.

The pair will offer the RACV roadside assist service for the town and towing services.

Parliamentary shambles

By Jane Ross THE last sitting week of the 43rd Australian Parliament was a shambolic disaster.

The Nationals’ Senator Bridget McKenzie told The Star recently 55 pieces of legislation were “guillotined” through because the Labor Party had been far more focused on its internal machinations instead of the passage of legislation.

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had a 45 minute airing in the Senate because that was all the time available.

“We’ve been sitting until 11 o’clock at night and we’ve been prepared to do that.”

But it wasn’t enough.

An early childhood education bill that would see wage rises for only 40 per cent of staff in that industry had a mere seven minutes of the senators’ combined attention and aged care reforms were pushed through too.

Senator McKenzie said both those matters were dear to her heart and the aged care reforms

would strike hard at small regional and rural services.

The senator said she took heart from the comments of long-standing parliamentarians who said this was the worst week in parliament they had ever experienced.

On the dumping of former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Senator McKenzie said given the way Ms Gillard came to the top office, she wasn’t surprised she lost it in similar fashion. She thought it reflected the dysfunction and deep divisions in the Labor Party rather than having anything to do

with Ms Gillard’s gender.

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“We do a lot of training in lots of aspects. Training teaches you to stay calm, stop for a minute and think about what you are doing,” he said.

Mr O’Connor said Ashley did a great job.

The nomination is part of Pride of Australia Awards run by News Ltd. Nominations in 10 categories close on July 16.

Ashley, who is about to turn 23, has also just been presented with his five-year CFA award.

He hasn’t had to go far to answer fire calls – he works at Tyre Power, next to the Wonthaggi Fire Station in Watt Street.

But that will change later in the year when the new $2.8 million station is ready for use.

Mr O’Connor said the new station, being built in White Road, will be “a ripper of a facility”. Among other attractions, it has 35 parking spaces to help accommodate the brigade’s 50 members.

“The new station is going really well. We are expecting its practical completion in mid-October and we will move in probably in mid-November.”

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“There is always going to be an element of Coal Creek that is funded by the ratepayer because there is a significant community benefit.

“What the figures are in detail we are not sure yet, but at the end of the day we’re paying $300,000 to 500,000 a year and the investment suggests returns of about $600,000 per annum, which is quite a good return.”

This comes as visitor numbers for the park rose nearly 10 per cent over the past financial year.

“We work on five to six per cent for budgeting so it’s over expectations,” park coordinator Rowena Ashley said.

“We had 2070 kids through our education program in May, so that was one of our biggest months for that.”

Out of the 68,408 patrons that visited the park over the past 12 months, 873 came from interstate, 694 from overseas and 38,542 from Victorian shires other than South Gippsland.

The remaining 28,299 patrons came from within the shire.

Korumburra Business Association president David Amor is proud

to have Coal Creek in his town.

“It’s a great jewel for Korumburra and South Gippsland,” he said.

“What we need to do as business people is make the most of the tens of thousands of people flocking to the area.”

Mr Amor suggested a gold coin donation box could help raise $100,000 for the park.

Reopening of the mine at Coal Creek is also on the cards.

Council recently joined with personnel from the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi to determine what work was necessary to make the mine safe.

Wonthaggi mining professionals inspected the horse shoe mine at Coal Creek and are now preparing a report.

Some people have called for Coal Creek to close to reduce rate rises, but Mr Stone said that avenue has been explored in the past and was not cost effective.

“We’ve done a lot of work on Coal Creek on the past few years and some of that has been looking at what would it take to shut Coal Creek down. Honestly we considered that as an option,” he said.

“Effectively, because it’s Crown

land, we would have to reinstate it as bush and park land and that would cost $2 million in itself.

“I’m sure most people would agree with me that is not a great investment because you don’t get any return on that.”

The sustainable and cost neutral option is the most cost effective way, Mr Stone said.

“The best thing after this is all said and done is to find a way to make Coal Creek sustainable,” he said.

“It’s an icon of the shire and the people in the western end are very passionate about it and would probably say ‘Shut it down over my dead body’.

“People who aren’t so close to Coal Creek see it as a burden on the ratepayer and council has come to that kind of sentiment as well and said ‘Why don’t we see if we can generate money’.

“Based on the success of Coal Creek – from in 2007 when we had 11,000 people through the door to now when we had 62 in the last financial year – that is a considerable market for anybody. It suddenly becomes an attractive space for investors.”

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - PAGE 5

Market continues to impress FAMILIES flocked to the Koonwarra Farmers’ Market on Saturday, and left with great delight and armfuls of local produce.

Market first timers (above left) Lisa Matusewilz and Zahra and Kris Biondic from Inverloch were enjoying perusing through the local produce. Young visitors from Mel-

bourne (above middle) included (from left) Sorcha Hennessy, Camille Monredon, Ellis Kempken, Grace Kempken, Sean Hennessy and Alex Muir. Taking a break from exploring the market on their school holidays were siblings Madeline and Jackson Tharle (above right) from Mornington.

Aldi D-Day nears Council meeting.

THE planning application for a $6.5 million Aldi Supermarket in Leongatha will be listed for a decision at this month’s South Gippsland Shire

Council’s director Development Services Phil Stone said the recommendation would be for the permit to be approved.

Unhappily for Mr Stone, it won’t break the record he was hoping for.

When the permit was

lodged in mid-April, Mr Stone said he had instructed his staff to try to break the 31 day record for the fastest decision for an Aldi application.

But the number of objections lodged has put paid to that.

Mr Stone said there are 11 objectors and that

means the application has to go before the full council.

“The agenda is being developed for the July meeting of council and this item is on it,” he said.

“It will be recommended for approval at the July meeting and the

People power

By Jane Ross COMMUNITIES in South Gippsland Shire will have the chance to help determine residential planning zones for their areas.

This has come about under changes announced early last week by State Planning Minister Matthew Guy. The changes introduce a new neighbourhood residential zone. South Gippsland Shire Council manager strategic planning and development Paul Stampton explained this will allow the townsfolk of Loch, for example, to have the characteristics of their town taken into account when planning applications are considered.

Changes to business and industrial zones have also been announced while mooted farming and rural zone changes are yet to be declared.

Mr Stampton said the reforms have come about following a commitment by the State Coalition Government.

He said all of South Gippsland Shire that was formerly in the business one zone, is now in a commercial one zone.

“It’s slightly different to what you can do but not a fundamental change,” he said.

Industry one zone remains the same and industry three zone has a few slight changes.

Mr Stampton described the new residential zones as “slightly different”.

A residential one zone has been created and it covers the towns of Leongatha, Foster, Mirboo North parts of Poowong and a bit of Meeniyan. Small towns have a township zone that remains unchanged.

A new residential neighbourhood zone will allow neighbourhood character statements.

“That’s a good thing for communities because it allows more individualisation for a town,” Mr Stampton said.

Asked if the new zones would help prevent council

planning decisions being taken to VCAT, he said it was too early to tell.

The previous Bass Coast Shire councillors would have hoped for such a change. They used to refer to Jenna Avenue, Cowes as “VCAT Avenue” because every time they refused a residential development there, VCAT overturned it.

Bass Coast’s strategic planning coordinator Shannon Davies pointed out at this stage, it will be business as usual with residential zones.

“A series of work will have to be undertaken before we can determine how the changes will affect residential zones in Bass Coast.

“Council would prefer to not pre-empt any changes until we have time to do the proper work required.”

Ms Davies added changes to residential zones have been gazetted but changes to industrial and business zones haven’t been yet.

When the matter came before the previous Bass Coast councillors at their meeting last September, they endorsed an officer’s submission which included concern that two new commercial zones would erode council’s approach to locating “big box” retail development on the edge of town, and there would be a significant increase in land use conflicts making planning decisions more complex.

The council’s then response to industrial zone changes was they were complex and extensive, and would cause traffic management issues.

In announcing the reforms last week, Planning Minister Guy said they would protect neighbourhoods and direct growth.

He said the changes to residential zones reflected what communities have wanted for years and provide protection from inappropriate development.

“For the first time in Victoria’s planning history we have the strongest protections for local neighbourhood character with the introduction of the new neighbourhood residential zone.”

agenda will be out next week I believe.”

Mr Stone made that comment last Thursday.

He said there would be a few pages of conditions, none of which would be out of the ordinary.

Mr Stone said some members of the public had asked council to ensure a toilet block was included with the supermarket plans but council can’t mandate that.

Traffic issues have also been raised, but Mr Stone said council’s engineers had said the roads

supermarket on the corner of Bruce and Church streets, opposite IGA on land originally owned by the Bair family, publicans at the Otago (Bair’s) Hotel in Bair Street.

The development has been warmly welcomed by council and the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry as the economic fillip the town needs.

It is hoped the advent of the German supermarket giant will attract other big players to Leongatha’s commercial heart.

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A request to restrict the number of cars accessing the supermarket from Church Street could not be accommodated because any car restrictions would prevent trucks coming in and Aldi will use the Church Street entrance for deliveries.

He stressed the land in question is in a commercial zone, designed for developments like supermarkets.

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Winners are cheesy grinners GIPPSLAND cheese producers again proved their quality at the 2013 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards, with medals given to three local makers.

Celebrating in style: long time Leongatha resident Hilda Kruse (middle) celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends on the weekend.

Mrs Kruse is a member of various community groups in the town and has lived there for 65 years.

Mrs Kruse was grateful to visitors over the weekend and family who travelled from Darwin, Adelaide, Brisbane, Nambucca Heads, Canberra and even a grandson from the USA. She is pictured with her children and their partners at the start of her party on Saturday. Back, from left, is Peter Kruse, Jo Fennell and Greg Fennell. Front, Dee Kruse, Hilda Kruse and Chris Stapleton.

The awards promote excellence across the fine food industry, celebrating boutique producers and regional specialists.

Conducted annually by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, the RMFFA presents a valuable opportunity for all producers, large and small, to benchmark their products and establish their credentials in the Australian fine food industry.

Local medal winners include Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese, Prom Country Cheese and Jindi Cheese.

Barry Charlton and Cheryl Hulls from Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese had three of their blues awarded gold

medals, including Mossvale Blue, Oak Blue and Tarwin Blue.

Their’s was the only blue cheese to win gold medals at this year’s show.

Sheep’s milk cheese producers from Moyarra, Burke and Bronwyn Brandon at Prom Country Cheese, received a bronze medal for their feta, Prom Country Foster Fetish.

They also received a silver medal for their blue cheese, Prom Country Venus Blue, and a bronze medal for the semi-hard cheese, Prom Country Prom Picnic.

Jindivick based factory, Jindi Cheese won silver medals for several cheeses in its Old Telegraph Road range, with one each awarded to Old Telegraph Road Brie, Old Telegraph Road Blue and Old Telegraph Road Fire Engine Red.

Kids centre advances THE Korumburra Integrated Children’s Centre (KICC) has reached the next stage of its journey towards development.

South Gippsland Shire Council is now publicly exhibiting Planning Scheme Amendment C83.

“This amendment will secure the land and apply the appropriate land zoning to facilitate the future development of the centre at Princes Street in Korumburra,” said Jan Martin, council’s director of community services.

Council has started preparation of building development plans for the site however these works are in their early stages.

Preliminary draft plans displaying how the centre may appear may be viewed as part of the amendment exhibition information, however these plans are not officially part of

the amendment and are likely to change as plan preparation progresses.

A Public Acquisition Overlay is also being applied to one privately owned lot located on Little Princes Street to allow council to compulsorily acquire the land if a voluntary sale agreement cannot be reached.

Vehicle and pedestrian access to the centre will be achieved by the widening of Jumptown Lane and council has purchased the adjoining land at 22 Princes Street to achieve the improved access.

Documents are available at the Korumburra Library, Coal Creek Community Park and Museum, council’s Leongatha office and from council’s website www. southgippsland.vic.gov.au For more information regarding the planning amendment, please contact Paul Stampton,

manager strategic planning and development, on 5662 9200.

Lyric mourns life member LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre dedicated Saturday night’s performance of The Wizard of Oz to the late Mary Eagger, formerly of Jeffrey Street Leongatha following her death on Saturday morning.

Wife of the late Dr Ron Eagger Mary, is a life member of Lyric Theatre and director of many shows.

Mrs Eagger will be farewelled at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha at 11.30am this Friday, July 5.

Chemist crash: an 88 year old Leongatha woman escaped injury after crashing into a car and the rear of Terry White’s Chemist in Leongatha last Thursday about 3.30pm. Police say no charges were laid in response to the incident, but the woman’s licence may be reviewed.

South Gippsland Shire briefs COUNCIL has adopted a new Arts and Culture Policy to support the arts community with joint marketing, advocacy, prizes, and developing and maintaining public art.

The new policy replaced the 2002 policy, developed when council had a full time arts officer and an arts development budget of $70,000 a year.

Council now contributes $24,000 a year and allocates some staff time to the arts.

Councillors Mohya Davies and Andrew McEwen hoped council could one day afford to invest more in arts, but will abstain from doing so for now due to budgetary constraints.

A NEW road in Venus Bay will be named Ockenga Close in honour of John Ockenga, who developed the Venus Bay Caravan Park in the early 1970s.

The idea was supported by the Leongatha and District Historical Society, and Cr Jim Fawcett labelled Mr Ockenga a “visionary”.

“He was a brave man to do what he set out to do,” he said.

A KORUMBURRA road will be called Anthony Court in recognition of contractors Thomas Anthony, HA Anthony, Don Anthony and RL Anthony who were part of the history of the former Korumburra Shire.

The Anthonys lived near the road, off Riflebutts Road.

A NEW Domestic Animal Management Plan specifies how council will manage dogs and cats locally. Cr Don Hill questioned a feasibility study to determine the financial viability of appointing consultants to ensure dogs and cats have been registered.

CEO Tim Tamlin said inspections are currently undertaken by council staff but may be contracted out if that option is more cost effective.

Cr Hill wondered if such an audit “sounded like the neighbourhood police”.

PUBLIC presentations to council will continue to be held at the same times: on the third Wednesday of the month at 2pm and 7pm, and 10am on the fourth Wednesday of the month. No sessions will be held during January.

DID you know there are more than 7000 businesses in South Gippsland Shire, contributing to an annual output of more than $2.6 billion?

That fact is listed in council’s budget.

CR Davies praised Parks Victoria crews for a superb job of reinstating the walking track to Sealers Cove at Wilsons Promontory National Park. The track was destroyed by major flooding and during a recent hike to the cove with friends, Cr Davies found about 60 people at the campsite. “It was a real dadson experience,” she said, noting many fathers and sons there.

CR DAVIES also spruiked the national campaign calling for public support of the referendum to recognise local government in the Constitution.

She urged the community to vote ‘yes’, saying councils would receive more funding opportunities.

COMMUNITY houses across the shire have received a total of $800 from councillors’ discretionary funds to

help with operating costs. The funding was given to the South Gippsland Community House Network.

Other allocations will enable: a hot water system to be built at the Welshpool Opportunity Shop and Nursery, a new defibrillator at the Meeniyan Golf Club, netting at the Poowong pool, the launch of a history book at Bena, and the purchase of a back pack sprayer for the Poowong Recreation Reserve.

APPLICATIONS for council’s 2013-14 Community Grants program are now open. Guidelines remain unchanged. The grants program offers funding for community projects.

Cr Jeanette Harding said the program enabled the community and council to work together.

Cr Bob Newton commented council’s community grants were among the highest in the state but only because council redirected funding from councillors’ discretionary funds to the program.

COUNCIL will seek $132,750 from the State Government towards an open space project at Sandy Point’s TP Taylor Reserve. If the grant is successful, council will contribute $34,250 but any over-run costs will be the responsibility of the reserve committee.

The project will entail playground shade sails, a basketball half court, new fencing around tennis courts and part of the basketball court, a pathway linking the community centre to the playground, a barbecue rotunda, car parking, kerb and channelling, and landscaping and seating.

“It’s a worthwhile project that makes the life of people who holiday there much better,” Cr Fawcett said.

A RAFT of polices have been reviewed and adopted.

The updated procurement policy defines local businesses as suppliers within South Gippsland Shire and immediate neighbouring shires, and aims to support those businesses when justified on “best

value grounds”.

The updated councillor code of conduct includes guidelines about councillor attendance at events.

A new audit policy guides audit processes. Council also reviewed its Special (Section 86) Committee procedures and is closer to implementing a risk management framework.

THREE policies have been deemed no longer required and subsequently revoked. Those were the Road Naming Policy 2009, Road Opening Policy 2007, and European Wasp and Honeybee Control on Council Property Policy 2004.

COUNCIL will open an unused government road to the east of Elphicks Road, Foster to allow a landowner access and to build a house.

THE revised Youth Policy 2013 aims to engage young people in decisions affecting their lives, listen to their needs and support fundraising that benefits young people. Council approved the policy.

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Save yourself on roads

Bass Coast Highway Patrol Sergeant Jason Hullick has come up with a very different road safety campaign. It stands in stark contrast to the bleak and bloody ones that have become a staple for the TAC. The thing that marks it apart is its positivity.

Sgt Hullick is hoping the Save My Seat campaign, which urges people to be around for this year’s Christmas celebrations, will leapfrog from pamphlet to Facebook to TV. As Mr Mitchell said: “It’s a rough and ready campaign.

And good on him – it’s real.”

“While I look at the TAC’s campaigns - and I think they’re great and quite effective and have their

family. We all love getting together for Christmas. I’m trying to get people to make a commitment to each other to be back next year,” he said.

The Neil Mitchell interview drew quite a response, with a number of advertising professionals offering to do work for free.

“The feedback I’ve got from it has been really, really positive. The next step might be doing a poster, but beyond that I’d like to get an advert together to go on social media, and ultimately on TV as a community announcement,” he said.

“I have got some companies now, thanks to the radio interview, who are keen to do some work.”

He has a sketchy idea, formulated with his wife Sarah, for the TV advert: happy images, music, words about the importance of occupying your seat at the Christmas table.

If the drive of Sgt Hullick has anything to do with it, we may soon see a very different road safety message on our screens.

Save a seat: members of the Bass Coast Highway Patrol – Senior Constable Paul Venosto, Senior Constable Allan Piening, Sgt Jason Hullick and Senior Constable Scott Simcock – are backing the road safety message.

POLICE BRIEFS Korumburra Magistrates’ Court on Monday, August 5.

Trafficker busted A 19 YEAR OLD Mirboo North man has been arrested for trafficking methyl amphetamine (Ice).

He was arrested in Ogilvy Street, Leongatha at 11.30pm on Friday, when his vehicle was intercepted by police. Officers located six ecstacy tablets and a deal bag of amphetamines in his vehicle.

The man has been charged with trafficking a drug of dependence and possessing a drug of dependence.

He has been bailed to appear at the Korumburra Magistrates’ Court on Monday, August 19.

Counterfeiters charged A 26 YEAR OLD Wonthaggi man was arrested after using counterfeit $100 bills at a number of local businesses.

On July 4 and 5, the man used the bills at Wonthaggi’s Supercheap Auto, KFC, Bunnings and The Wonthaggi Club in Wonthaggi.

A second offender, another 26 year old Wonthaggi man, was also arrested by police after using a counterfeit $100 note at Bunnings.

Both men have been charged by police and bailed to appear at the

Beer barrel fire A FAULTY home brew barrel heating pad has been blamed for a $15,000 Fish Creek fire.

The fire, occurred in Larkin Lane, Fish Creek, at about 9.30am on Thursday in an old dairy 150 metres from the main residence .

CFA fire investigators say there was nothing suspicious about the blaze.

Joy ride theft A WHITE Toyota Camry was stolen overnight on Wednesday, July 3 from outside an Inverloch address.

The owner left the vehicle unlocked, with keys in the ignition, in Pymble Avenue.

She found it missing at 10.30 am the next day.

The vehicle was recovered later that morning in Inverloch-Tarwin Lower Road, Inverloch, apparently out of petrol.

Bike stolen A $500 MADRUGA Sedon mountain bike was stolen overnight on Tuesday, July 2, from a shed at

the rear of a bicycle and sports shop in Commercial Street, Korumburra.

The bike was still in its original packaging. The thief gained access to the shed by cutting open a door.

Tennis smash THE KONGWAK Tennis Club rooms in Korumburra-Wonthaggi Road, Kongwak, have been attacked by vandals on consecutive weekends.

The first attack occurred on the weekend of June 22 to 23, with offenders smashing a side window to a storeroom and entering the building.

Nothing of value was kept at the rooms and nothing was stolen.

On the following weekend, a window was smashed at the front of the building, possibly with a garden stake.

Gun club attacked OFFENDERS broke into the Outtrim pistol range between Sunday, June 30 and Saturday, July 6, drilling out padlocks and cutting a hole in a fence and a steel rod.

Nothing of value was stored at the range’s shed and nothing was taken.

Traffic toll drops The 12 month period before that had five fatalities.

Across the state there has been a 19 per cent drop in the road toll for the first six months of the year, the latest Transport Accident Commission statistics show.

In the six months to midnight June 30, 2013, the road toll is 113, 19 per cent less than at the same time last year.

The rolling 12 month road toll, from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, is 256, compared to 269 the previous year.

The last two months have also seen the lowest May and June road tolls on record, with 18 and 14 fatalities respectively.

TAC acting chief executive officer Joe Calafiore commended Victorians for their efforts in reducing the road toll but said it was an incentive to stay committed to road safety.

“There are still today about 113 families who have lost a loved one on the roads this year and thousands more people who have been injured,” he said.

Keeping it down: Meeniyan Police’s Senior Constable Paul McDonald has been part of a concerted local effort to keep the toll down.

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By Brad Lester THE State and Federal governments are contributing to rising rates in South Gippsland Shire by shifting costs onto council, Deputy mayor Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks told council recently.

He said governments are continually giving council more responsibilities without adequate financing, forcing council to charge ratepayers to help make up the shortfall.

He said the State Government was imposing tax on ratepayers by stealth and explained a rate rise of 6.75 per cent.

“When you look at the fact 90 per cent of the things we do, we are required to do so by the State Government,” Cr Hutchinson-Brooks said.

“I would love the rates to be 5.75 per cent, not 6.75 per cent.

“I do not see how we can do it any differently without causing hardship in other areas.”

He said the State Government was requiring more reporting of councils to “look after the state bureaucratic powerbase”.

“We cannot make dramatic cuts to the services we provide in one year,” Cr

Hutchinson-Brooks said.

“A lot of the ideas members of the public have given to use I can agree with until I sit on this side of the table.”

Cr Hutchinson-Brooks cited extra costs council has incurred courtesy of the Federal and State governments, including: • lack of adequate funding to meet higher demand for Home and Community Care (HACC) services; • a new service model for HACC services, resulting in increased costs; • new landfill legislation raising compliance costs; • collection of the fire service levy; • 25 per cent reduction in funding from the Victorian Grants Commission – a $2.02 million impact; • $4.61 million superannuation liability; • Workcover premium rise of $55,000; • legislative changes to the way councils have to calculate and charge interest on overdue rates will result in less revenue; • new local government performance indicators will demand more staff time; • changes to the Tobacco Act 1987 require council to undertake more compliance inspections; • generally more compliance reporting; and • utility costs to rise by up to 10 per cent, partly due to carbon tax.

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In response, Gippsland South MLA and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan said council’s recently announced 6.75 per cent rate increase was due, in large part, to unfunded superannuation liabilities - in the vicinity of $4.6 million.

“Any perceived cost shifting has been offset by significant increases in funding provided to local councils, which has risen by 54 per cent since the Victorian Coalition Government came to office,” he said.

“Over the past two and a half years, the Coalition Government has provided additional funding to the South Gippsland Shire Council through a number of programs, including the $1 billion Regional Growth Fund which is putting downwards pressure on rates by assisting councils to fund important local projects.

“So far the Regional Growth Fund has provided more than $7.5 million for projects in the South Gippsland Shire, leveraging investment of more than $11 million.

“The Coalition Government’s Country Roads and Bridges Program which has provided an additional $4 million over four years to be spent on shire managed roads and bridges is yet another example of the record funding being provided to local shire councils by the Coalition Government.”

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IT’S a simple idea that is starting to gain momentum, thanks in large part to a recent radio interview with Neil Mitchell on 3AW.

place – some people do say they need to change their approach,” Sgt Hullick said.

“My road safety campaign is probably the opposite. I’m looking at something positive. The underlying thing is the road safety campaign, getting the message out about fatigue, alcohol and all the other risks.”

While TAC campaigns focussed on the desperation and despair that comes in the wake of a road death, Sgt Hullick was keen to take a different tact.

“I had that concept of the full Christmas table. That’s what I was focusing on,” he said.

To this end, his own family – with all seats occupied along a long Christmas table – features in a photograph on the front of the pamphlet. The image is life affirming, and Sgt Hullick hopes, ultimately life saving. In the end the campaign has the same expressed aim as the TAC’s, but is spoken from a far different perspective.

“I look at what’s important to me and my

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COUNCIL PUBLIC SESSIONS Council Chambers, Leongatha Public attendance welcome Wed, 17 July 2013 - COUNCILLOR BRIEFINGS 1.30pm - Presentation of Volunteer DVD 2pm - Public Presentations– Ph: 5662 9222 to book a speaking time 7pm - Public Presentations- bookings essential by noon on 16 July Wed, 24 July 2013 - ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING – 2pm 10.00am - Public Presentations – Ph: 5662 9222 to book a speaking time 2013/2014 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM The South Gippsland Shire Council 2013/2014 Community Grants Program is now open.

Applications from South Gippsland community, cultural and sporting organisations will be accepted under the following six categories: ? Small Equipment Program (Max $5,000) ? Minor Projects (Max $5,000) ? Celebrations, Festivals and Events (Max $5,000) ? Planning Development Studies (Max $10,000) ? Major Events (Max $5,000) ? Major Projects (Max $10,000) Applications to the Small Equipment Program will be assessed on a monthly basis.

All other applications are able to apply through two funding rounds: ? Round 1 Applications Close 30 August 2013 ? Round 2 Applications Close 31 March 2014 Application forms and Guidelines are available from Council's Leongatha Office, www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au, or can be posted upon request. All applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with Council's Grant Officer, Penni Ellicott on 5662 9378 or email; penni.ellicott@southgippsland.vic.gov.au prior to submission.

ENABLING WOMEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM A four day Leadership Program for women with disabilities will be offered in the Gippsland area in August/September this year, after consultation with interested Gippsland women.

An Information session about the Enabling Women Leadership Program is being held from 3.00pm to 4.00pm on Tuesday 16 July in Meeting Room 2, Michael Place, Memorial Hall, Leongatha.

For further information or to RSVP contact Jane Oldfield Partnership and Leadership Development, Women with Disabilities Victoria. Email: Jane.Oldfield@wdv.org.au Phone: 9286 7802 or visit our website: www.wdv.org.au or contact Alisha McDonald, Rural Access Project Officer, South Gippsland Shire Council. Email: alisham@southgippsland.vic.gov.au or Phone: 5662 9376

Noticeboard

Environment Act 1987, the Minister for Planning authorised the South Gippsland Shire Council as planning authority to prepare the amendment.

The land affected by the amendment is: ? 5 Little Princes Street, Korumburra (CA 17 SC Parish of Korumburra) ? 22 Princes Street, Korumburra (CA 11 SC Parish of Korumburra) ? Council Reserve land at 19A Mair Crescent, Korumburra (LP115436) ? Jumptown Lane (full extent) and parts of Mair Crescent and Little Princes Street. ? The amendment proposes to: ? Apply the Public Acquisition Overlay 3 (PAO3 Community centre for child health, education and ancillary child services) to the privately owned land at 5 Little Princes Street, Korumburra. Note: application of the PAO3 will provide Council the authority to compulsorily acquire the privately owned land. ?

Rezone all of the abovementioned 'land affected by the amendment' from a mix of the existing Residential 1 Zone, Public Park and Recreation Zone and Mixed Use Zone to the Public Use Zone 3 (Health and community). Note: the land rezoning will not occur until after the land at 5 Little Princes Street has been acquired by Council.

You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment, free of charge, at the following locations: ? during office hours, at the office of the planning authority, South Gippsland Shire Council – 9 Smith Street Leongatha ? Korumburra Library – 165 Commercial Street, Korumburra ? Coal Creek Community Park and Museum – South Gippsland Highway, Korumburra ? at the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure website www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/planning/publicinspection.

Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the planning authority. Submissions must be made in writing giving the submitter's name and contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the Amendment is supported or opposed and indicating what changes (if any) the submitter wishes to make.

Name and contact details of submitters are required for Council to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend Council meetings and any public hearing held to consider submissions. In accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Council must make available for inspection a copy of any submissions made.

The closing date for submissions is Monday 12 August 2013. A submission must be sent to the Ken Griffiths, Strategic Planner, South Gippsland Shire Council, Private Bag 4 Leongatha VIC 3953.

Paul Stampton Manager Strategic Planning and Development.

Planning and Environment Act 1987 SOUTH GIPPSLAND PLANNING SCHEME Notice of Preparation of Amendment Amendment C85 Authorisation A02533

CELEBRATING NAIDOC WEEK, 7 TO 14 JULY NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields. Activities take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week in the first full week of July and all Australians are encouraged to participate.

The theme for NAIDOC Week 2013 is 'We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963', which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the presentation of theYirrkala Bark Petitions to Federal Parliament.

To commemorate these achievements, there will be local events across southern Gippsland that welcome you to celebrate NAIDOC Week. At the Stockyard Gallery in Foster, there is an Exhibition entitled “Indigenous Artists Celebrating NAIDOC Week” running from 4th to 29th July.

The Bass Coast South Gippsland Reconciliation Group is inviting people to attend a forum for NAIDOC Week being held in Wonthaggi on Wednesday 10th July.The forum, “Personal Stories – the triumph of the human spirit”, is being chaired by Peter Gebhardt and features a range of speakers.

For more information on these events contact Barbara Look at South Gippsland Shire Council on 5662 9319.

Planning and Environment Act 1987 SOUTH GIPPSLAND PLANNING SCHEME Notice of Preparation of Amendment Amendment C83 Authorisation A02536 The South Gippsland Shire Council has prepared Amendment C83 to the South Gippsland Planning Scheme.

In accordance with section 8A(3) of the Planning and

The South Gippsland Shire Council has prepared Amendment C85 to the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. In accordance with section 8A(3) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, the Minister for Planning authorised the South Gippsland Shire Council as planning authority to prepare the amendment.

clause is now considered redundant due to the new state provisions prescribing Column A parking rates that is similar to the local policy.

Schedule 1 to the Parking Overlay has been tailored to meet the specific needs of the Leongatha Core Parking Area as recommended in the Leongatha CBD Parking Strategy.

The financial contribution arrangement for the provision (by Council) of new public car parking facilities in the Leongatha CBD also gives effect to the recommendations in the Leongatha CBD Parking Strategy.

It will be brought into operation on a case-by-case basis, where for a particular property the required number of car parking spaces cannot be provided on the land, and a permit is sought that authorises a reduced number of parking spaces (including possibly a complete waiver of the requirement). Permit conditions will formalise each financial contribution arrangement and the execution of a formal agreement under Section 173 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, which protects the long-term interests of the parties.

The estimated cost of developing new public parking facilities (including land purchase and construction).is $9,600 per parking space (before indexation and G.S.T.). The financial contribution rates are calculated as follows: ? $4,800 for each car space from the fifth to the eighth space (inclusive) in-lieu; ? $7,200 for each car space from the ninth to the twentieth space (inclusive) in-lieu; ? $9,600 per car space from the twenty-first space (inclusive) or above in-lieu; ?

You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment, free of charge, at the following locations: ? during office hours, at the office of the planning authority, South Gippsland Shire Council, on 9 Smith Street, Leongatha, VIC 3953. ? at the Department of Planning and Community Development web site www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/planning/publicinspection.

Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the planning authority. The closing date for submissions is 12 July 2013. A submission must be sent to the South Gippsland Shire Council, Att: Victor Ng, Private Bag 4, Leongatha VIC 3953.

Victor Ng Strategic Planning Officer ROAD OPENING OF UNUSED GOVERNMENT ROAD OFF ELPHICKS ROAD, FOSTER Council, at its 26 June 2013 meeting, resolved pursuant to Section 204(2), of the Local Government Act 1989, declare the 354 metre section of unused government road to the east of Elphicks Road, Foster, Parish of Wonga Wonga South, (shown cross hatched on plan below), is required to be open to the public for traffic as a right and declares the road to be a public highway for the purposes of the Act from the publication of this declaration in the Government Gazette; and directed that a notice be published in the Government Gazette.

The land affected by the amendment is located in the Leongatha Core Parking Area defined in the adopted Leongatha CBD Parking Strategy 2013. The area is bounded by Young Street, Watt Street, Peart Street, Bellingham Street, Michael Place and South Gippsland Highway in Leongatha town centre. The amendment also impact on all other land across the Shire by removing Clause 22.06: Car Parking. ?

The amendment proposes to implements the Leongatha CBD Parking Strategy 2013 through making the following changes to the South Gippsland Planning Scheme: ? Inserting a new Clause 45.09, Parking Overlay. ? Inserting a new Schedule 1 to Clause 45.09 Parking Overlay, which: ? Applies Column B rate to the affected area; ? Implement the requirements of the Leongatha CBD Parking Strategy dated Feb 2013 and nominate a cash-in-lieu contribution based on a sliding scale approach. ? Inserting new Planning Scheme maps 16PO. ? Amending Clause 21.04, Objectives, Strategies & Implementation, by inserting a paragraph about car parking in Leongatha in sub-clause 21.04-4 and updating the current list of Reference Documents to include the Leongatha CBD Parking Strategy 2013 (as amended). ? Removing Clause 22.06, Local Policy - Car Parking. The

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Farmers’ hopes rise

By Sarah Vella GIPPSLAND farmer sentiment remains subdued across South Gippsland, as the late autumn rains did little to alleviate the dry conditions prevailing across much of the region.

Rabobank regional manager for Gippsland Scott Price said there is cautious optimism starting to emerge among Gippsland’s dairy farming community.

“This is because they can see the commodity prices are starting to provide a positive farm gate return and opening milk prices are higher than normal,” he said.

Buffalo dairy farmers Pete and Kerrie Collins said the lower Australian dollar and the high opening milk prices have boosted their confidence for the coming season.

“So far winter has been quite good to us. It hasn’t been overly cold and there hasn’t been too much rain. The grass is still growing quite well,” Mr Collins said.

“The last couple of winters, you wouldn’t have been able to drive on the paddocks without getting bogged.”

Mr Collins said it looks as though spring will start early this year, which is heartening.

“Just as long as it doesn’t end early. There is always a spring; it is just a matter of how long it lasts,” he said.

The positive signs for a decent dairy season couldn’t have come at a better time for the young dairying couple, as they recently purchased their own property.

“We bought this farm four months ago, whereas we were leasing before. Now we have a mortgage to pay it is a relief to have a positive outlook for the season,” Mr Collins said.

Mr Price said the last 12 months has been one of the most difficult periods of the last 25 years.

“It has been a season filled with challenging conditions and a pretty poor margin for most farmers. Many have had to produce without profit, in many cases at a loss,” he said.

“One of the biggest issues at the moment is the lack of feed available. The autumn break wasn’t as strong as it could have been.”

Mr Price said the next few months will be tough for dairy farmers as they enter into winter with limited feed reserves and high feed costs.

“The long summer also means a lot of farmers have already finished, or only have a small amount of feed left. There is a bit of grass about, but the reality is they have to get through winter to spring on the feed they have,” he said.

“For dairy farmers, it has been a tight period and will probably remain so in the lead-up up to spring, however a decent spring break and better commodity prices certainly point to a better season ahead.

“Sheep and beef graziers are facing tough markets and tough seasonal conditions however, and limited restocker demand is keeping store market prices depressed.”

Mr Price said there is no doubt farmers are carrying higher debt levels than they would usually.

“For most, it has been a hard 12 months, but for some is has been a hard five years,” he said.

“A lot of farmers do need to consolidate and pay off their debts, but the lower interest rates are favourable.”

Mr Price said farmers need to ensure they continue to talk to their supporters, whoever they may be.

“Communication is really important,” he said.

Looking up: Pete, Kerrie and Stuart Collins are confident the next 12 months in the dairy industry are looking better.

Game change for health

By Jane Ross BASS Coast Regional Health (BCRH) and Bass Coast Community Health Service (BCCHS) will become one entity.

Subject to the approval of Health Minister David Davis, this will come into effect on July 1, 2014.

The CEOs of both organisations have given assurances that service provi-

sion will be enhanced by the move.

It follows a vote at the end of June by the 43 members of the community health service which is a company by limited guarantee.

BCCHS CEO Kirsty Evans said the vote was necessary so the company could be disbanded and its assets and liabilities transferred to the new entity, which will have to have a new name.

Ms Evans told The Star the decision is the right direction for both organisa-

Coal Creek looking tidy

By Sophie McKenzie-McHarg, work experience COAL Creek Community Park and Museum will contest the Tidy Town competition this year.

The event is run by Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria.

Park co-ordinator Rowena Ashley recently took competition judge Ron Williamson around the park.

The park is entered in the Sustainable Communities Award, recognising actions that take place to protect the environment.

The award also considers community leadership and positive actions that help keep the environment from any harm.

Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 12.

Worthy entrant: judge Ron Williamson presented Coal Creek Community Park and Museum co-ordinator Rowena Ashley with a recognition certificate for entering the Tidy Towns competition.

tions to ensure provision of strong local community health services.

BCRH CEO Lea Pope agreed.

She said the boards of both BCRH and BCCHS had been “very strategic” in making the decision.

A committee of four board members from both entities plus Ms Pope and Ms Evans will spend the next 12 months sorting out the details.

“There is a massive amount of work to be done,” Ms Pope said. “A transition agreement is being developed to outline the basis for the coming together.”

She said the two facilities duplicate some services and the objective is to enhance what is provided and deliver it more efficiently.

Ms Pope said BCRH was approached by BCCHS some months ago and there was a lot of discussion before the BCCHS vote was taken.

She said the community health centre was concerned about its medium and long term sustainability. A number of middle management positions remained unfilled and a review of management structure indicated this would not be financially sustainable in coming years.

“We run a lot of similar services,” Ms Pope said, “and management structures are duplicated. This will result in much better services, reduced duplication and less confusion to the community.

Asked what impact the integration might have on

BCRH’s bottom line, which Ms Pope readily admitted was wobbly, she replied, “If it was detrimental to our bottom line we wouldn’t do it.

“It’s the right thing.”

BCCHS began 38 years’ ago. Its headquarters in San Remo will remain.

Among the current services offered by BCRH are: Wonthaggi Hospital including palliative, medical and rehabilitative care, aged and respite care and a long list of community services such as meals on wheels, district nursing, needle and syringe program, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

BCCHS services include district nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, drug and alcohol services, needle and syringe program and medical transport.

Insurance warning CHECK your house insurance bill when it arrives to make sure you haven’t been charged a fire services levy.

That’s the warning this week from Bass Coast Shire Council CEO Allan Bawden.

New arrangements for the payment of the levy came into force on July 1.

It is now being collected by local government, via rate notices.

In Bass Coast, these will be sent out in September.

Mr Bawden said the levy will be made up of a fixed amount plus a further sum predicated on property values.

The council received $70,000 from the State Government to help pay for the work needed to compute the levy and Mr Bawden is not sure that will be enough. Neither has the government committed to ongoing funding.

Mr Bawden said the council had to buy new software and a lot of valuations had to be done be-

cause non-rateable properties are subject to the levy.

Once rate notices go out, Mr Bawden is expecting the council’s phones to run hot.

South Gippsland Shire Council has spent up to $30,000 upgrading computer software to help calculate the cost of the new levy, as well as setting aside $25,000 in its budget for additional staff costs.

The State Government will pay council $104,000 over the next two years to offset the additional work

required of council, but CEO Tim Tamlin said that was not enough.

“That is only for two years and there is no indication of ongoing funding so then it will be back to us,” he said.

Council will have to create one and a half effective full time positions to handle enquiries, undertake extra valuations and follow up people who do not pay the levy.

Mr Tamlin said collecting the levy was another example of cost shifting.

Crash risk VICROADS is “investigating some short term options to improve safety” at the Inverloch roundabout.

The accident hotspot, a meeting point for the Bass Highway, Inverloch-Venus Bay Road and William Street, will see increased and upgraded signs and improved line marking.

“These works are expected to be carried out in coming months and the location will continue to be monitored,” VicRoads regional director Sebastian Motta said.

Long Jetty not forgotten

By Sarah Vella GIPPSLAND Ports recently removed 17 damaged timber piles at risk of breaking from Port Welshpool’s Long Jetty.

The piles were part of 80 fender piles installed when the jetty extension was constructed in the early 1980s.

The working group, Friends of Port Welshpool Long Jetty, recently held a meeting at the old ferry terminal to further discuss the future of the iconic structure.

Bob McDonald from Yanakie attended the meeting, and said the community could drive the restoration project.

“Our task as a community is to show we are capable of management, so that is what we are doing,” he said.

The friends group is advocating for a staged restoration of the jetty, using wood.

“For a start, we just want to get it open to the slipway shed and get people on it fishing again,” Mr McDonald said.

“We are also looking to maximise employment opportunities, and this project provides a chance for people to finish their apprenticeships including electricians, plumbers, and bridge/wharf builders.

“We will just keep moving with it. If Gippsland Ports can come across to community based management, we can have a good working relationship with them.”

Mr McDonald said one of the problems facing the jetty is Gippsland Ports can’t keep up with maintenance costs.

If the jetty is passed over to community management it is likely, like the Busselton Jetty in Western Australia, an admission fee will be charged for those wanting access, he said.

The charge on the Busselton Jetty is $2.50 per adult.

Children under 16 are free.

This revenue, along with community and business sponsorship, would be put towards the ongoing restoration and upkeep of the significant attraction.

“We are aiming for a staged jetty redevelopment to get it happening, gently, slowly and with community support,” Mr McDonald said.

“Hopefully in the next few months, we will get together a fairly good looking presentation. I think if the community is given a chance to get the project moving, they will really get into it.”

John Parker, secretary of the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council, supported the group’s position for a staged restoration under community management.

“We are adamant it is a jetty with historical significance and is a facility that can offer people safe access with their children,” he said.

“We are totally and absolutely opposed to any proposal which would see it turned into a concrete type jetty.

“Member for Gippsland South Peter Ryan gave his unequivocal commitment to the community the jetty would be rebuilt with timber and we believe he was sincere.”

Mr Parker is hoping the opening of the jetty would be staged.

“The main requirement is the firefighting facilities on the jetty would need to be renovated to be brought up to standard,” he said.

“We have been told by insurance assessors if we have the firefighting equipment, the jetty could be insured including public liability.”

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HAPPY 10th birthday to our beautiful girl Chelsea Allen for July 14.

Have a wonderful day.

Love Mum, Dad, Nicola, Sophie and Erika.

LEONGATHA Lyric Theatre has chosen its musical for 2014.

The committee has accepted Lisa Pellin’s proposal to direct Young Frankenstein, with provisional performance dates being in the second half of the year.

Lisa was choreographer for Lyric Theatre’s productions of 42nd Street (1996), The Pajama Game (1997), Guys & Dolls - joint production with FAMDA (2002), and Crazy For You (2006).

However the proposed production of Murdered to Death will not proceed due to lack of a cast.

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FISH Creek Primary School welcomes a new principal next semester, after long standing school leader Robin Smith retired at the end of term two.

Michelle Turner, who was formerly the principal of Athlone Primary School near Drouin, will be taking over.

MARY MacKillop Regional Catholic College has embarked on a journey to become a ResourceSmart school.

This means implementing strategies to make the college more sustainable environmentally. Under the guidance of principal Michael Delaney and his team, they already do quite a bit of looking after the environment but feel there is more to be done.

BEWARE motorists travelling near the bushland at Mardan, located where Mardan Road meets Hulls Road.

A local resident reported to The Star they had seen another tree down on the road last Friday morning.

The motorist was taken by surprise and had to swerve around the tree to miss it.

Fame for cancer hero

PAULA Summerfield, a breast cancer survivor from Bona Vista, near Warragul, will feature on the front cover of this year’s local White Pages and Yellow Pages cover.

Paula has created a charity to ease the discomfort of breast cancer surgery across Australia.

This year’s phone directory will be distributed in a larger-sized font, in response to feedback about last year’s book.

Paula has been selected for the cover under the theme Keeping Our Communities Healthy, which recognises the selfless Australians who help improve the quality of life for locals.

In 2002, Paula founded charity Breast Cancer Comfort Cushions, to provide cotton cushions to local women recovering from breast cancer surgery.

Finding comfort in a cushion given to her during her own recovery, Paula recognised the impact cushions could have on women’s

recovery and, within weeks of being discharged from hospital, she had already sewn 93 comfort cushions.

More than 10 years later, Paula has set up 10 volunteer sewing groups across the West Gippsland region. Since sewing their first cushions, Paula and her volunteers have created almost 8000 comfort cushions for women across Australia.

In recent years Paula has expanded the venture, creating colourful bags to hold bulky x-rays and other medical equipment women need when undergoing treatment. She has also grown the distribution of the comfort cushions to women as far away as Holland and Mexico.

“It was such a surprise to find out I was going to be on the cover of the phone book.

I hope this cover encourages women in the region who are diagnosed with breast cancer to find out more about our comfort cushions,” Paula said.

The Warragul White Pages and Yellow Pages will commence distribution throughout Wonthaggi, Leongatha, Korumburra and surrounding towns soon.

Colourful fun: the kids at Inverloch Primary School didn’t even bother getting dressed for school on the last day of term two.

They simply arrived in their pyjamas to support a day held by the Student Representative Council to raise $268 for the school’s World Vision sponsored child.

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Glastonbury showstoppers: Melbourne band Saskwatch has just finished a run of shows at the Glastonbury Festival. Former local Robert Muinos (front, second from right) is a guitarist.

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Close ties: Leongatha RSL sub-branch president Peter Carruthers presents a donation to Greg Wright, musical director of the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band.

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Cultured pair: Lisa Pellin Dancers had a successful trip to Morwell last week for the annual eisteddfod. Chloe Adkins (left) of Leongatha and Claudia Bolam of Inverloch placed second and third respectively in the Junior Tap Championship.

MELBOURNE band Saskwatch has just completed one of its biggest musical steps, after playing at the Glastonbury Festival in the United Kingdom.

The nine piece band in-

cludes former local Robert Muinos on guitar.

Muinos is a former South Gippsland and student of the Leongatha secondary colleges.

He has had a great involvement with the South Gippsland Schools Music Program over recent years, along with other band

members.

The funky upbeat group played four shows at the four day Glastonbury Festival.

The group managed to wow crowds performing on different stages.

A growing fan base means Saskwatch is surely a band to watch in the future.

The sub-branch’s support enables the band to perform in the community, such as at aged care homes and other charity events.

Band musical director Greg Wright said the RSL’s ongoing support enabled the band to continue to entertain the community.

“The RSL is the major sponsor of the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band. The money helps with the maintenance of instruments and uniforms, and with buying new music and uniforms,” he said.

“Without something substantial from the community like this, we would have a hard time running. It’s gratefully appreciated.”

RSL sub-branch president Peter Carruthers said the band was an important part of South Gippsland.

“It’s a good cause and the RSL has supported the band for years. The band does a fantastic job. They help out at the Anzac Day parade and Remembrance Day.” Since starting as the Leongatha Brass Band in 1892, the band has supported returned servicemen and women.

The band’s first official engagement was in May 1900, when the band met Lindsay Inglis, who was returned at Randsbery during the Boer War and returned home to a hero’s welcome.

Leongatha Mechanics Hall records show joint bookings for Band and Returned Soldiers Association were made in April, May, June and September 1919, apparently for a concert and social evening for soldiers returning after the war.

The Leongatha RSL arranged an Empire Day service on May 23, 1919, and requested the Leongatha Town Band to supply music.

Anyone interested in joining the band or learning an instrument, even as an adult, is invited to attend band rehearsals at the Leongatha Courthouse every Wednesday at 7.30pm.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - PAGE 11

Way around water woes HOUSING should be allowed within potable water supply catchments if modern wastewater treatment systems are used, South Gippsland Shire Council heard recently.

Nick Cirakovic of Korumburra said effective systems costing around $2000 were available to produce waste water of near drinkable standard.

The State Government has adopted new guidelines advising no more than one

house to be built within 40ha, or eight houses within a one kilometre radius, in potable water supply catchments.

That affects 1053 km2 of the shire – the Tarwin River catchment – as the river supplies drinking water to Dumbalk and Meeniyan.

Mr Cirakovic said council could issue a planning permit with a condition the landholder installs an advanced treatment system.

Council’s director of development services Phil Stone said council could identify areas most at risk

Grand plan

By Matt Dunn DEVELOPERS will shoulder a greater financial burden in supporting a predicted population boom, according to South Gippsland Shire Council manager strategic planning and development Paul Stampton.

A new State Government study on Gippsland’s regional growth potential is predicting another 790 households in Leongatha and another 2760 in Wonthaggi by 2041.

Mr Stampton said housing developers would be a source of increased funds in the future, “rather than relying on rates alone”.

“This will mean existing facilities can be expanded and improved and new facilities in areas of growth can be constructed by council with developer assistance,” he said.

The Draft Regional Growth Plan found “changing demographic profiles” were “driving significant change in the region’s economy”.

A “projected ageing population will present challenges for housing, health and support services, and accessible transport”.

The proportion of people in Gippsland over the age of 65 is forecast to increase between 18 and 30 per cent in the next 30 years, with South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires both predicted to be at the higher end of the scale.

“Council will be challenged by both an expanding and aging population in many areas, as well as an expansion of the youth population predicted in places like Korumburra,” Mr Stampton said.

“Adapting to change involves long term strategic planning across council to deal with the expected increase in demand for community services.”

Council’s director community services Jan Martin said South Gippsland shire’s ageing population “will provide real challenges in regard to accessible health and community services”.

But Ms Martin believes the region’s elderly could “also provide viable business opportunities for private enterprise in the aged care and hospitality sector”, along with more job opportunities and government funding.

South Gippsland Water’s managing director Philippe du Plessis said the corporation was already planning for the drain on its resources with the release of its 2011 Water Supply Demand Strategy, “a strategy that looks to secure the region’s water supplies for the next 50 years”.

“The plan considers aspects such as population growth and climate variability. The Water Supply Demand Strategy has identified that augmentation of the system to secure water supplies over the long term, for the townships in the corporations’ northern region: Korumburra, Poowong, Loch and Nyora,” he said.

“The associated business case identified interconnection of the towns in the northern region to the Lance Creek Reservoir will provide this water security and at a lower cost than maintaining and augmenting existing reservoirs and treatment plants.

“For towns in the southern region - Wonthaggi, Inverloch and Cape Paterson - the Lance Creek Reservoir has existing capacity and the 82km pipeline link to the Melbourne supply system, installed as part of the desalination plant construction, also provides additional security.”

Mr du Plessis said the pipeline was two-way and could feed water from the Melbourne supply system back to Gippsland.

in the shire in a bid to allow housing in some parts of the catchment.

“We are pretty confident by the end of the year we will have a clear recommendation and direction for council to proceed,” he said.

Cr Bob Newton said the lack of development opportunities could stifle tradespeople and retail.

Cr Nigel HutchinsonBrooks said he was concerned he would be unable to rebuild his home should it burn down, given there are 12 houses within one kilometre radius.

IT was all about camellias at the Leongatha Uniting Church on Saturday with horticultural buffs gathering for a Gardeners’ Day Out. Camellias Gippsland hosted a day of talks and demonstrations about the beautiful plants, as well as potted camellias ready to take home.

Around 40 keen gardeners gathered at the church and enjoyed a light lunch while admiring the flowers.

Jim and Lynnette Rochford check out a camellia on sale at the Gardeners’ Day Out with Robert Gration and Margaret Mont.

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Please listen I WOULD like to present more facts about the coal seam gas industry.

In the United States, Dick Chaney was CEO of Halliburton CSG company the year before he became vice-president.

Then the “Clean air, Clean water” law was changed to allow the CSG companies to pollute the air and water at will.

There are now 500,000 wells in America and they are aiming for hundreds of thousands more, with the dire consequences just starting to be revealed.

A CSG company presented an in-house Powerpoint presentation stating the concrete casing in 10 per cent of wells is failing within one year and 50 per cent within 10 years, spewing gas forever.

Another company stated on average 19 per cent of the gas could not be “caught” from the initial fracking. It leaked into the water table above and into the air.

In Australia there are huge coal seam gas areas from central Queensland and NSW through to the coast, right across Gippsland and almost right across the south coast in Victoria and around the Perth and

Margaret River area of WA. The farms in Gippsland have already been divided up into allocations for the CSG companies.

Australia has made a 30 year $100 billion gas deal with China.

If Australia defaults there will be astronomical compensation payments.

There are now 5000 wells in Queensland and NSW. Some farmers have already been forced off their farms because of very diminished income and poor health.

The poisoned water is said to be coming from Queensland down the water systems to the Murray River.

The Victorian State Government has a moratorium to stop mining, for now. We need to find out more facts and act urgently.

Maureen Versteden, Drouin.

Prom cycling IN REFERENCE to a recent letter about cycling at Wilson’s Promontory National Park, there are some points that need to be clarified.

Most importantly, no decision has been made on this proposal.

The Wilsons Prom Advisory Group are volunteers from a wide cross section of the community

E D I T O R I A L Coal Creek solution must be paramount TO KEEP Coal Creek or not has long been a question troubling the minds of South Gippsland Shire Council.

Some people will say close the Korumburra park and save council pouring ratepayers’ money into a blackhole.

Others will say the park is an iconic museum that lures people from far and wide, and those same people spend money in Korumburra and the shire.

Whatever your view, the fact the park costs ratepayers substantial money to run cannot be overlooked. That is why council is making the right move in finding a business – or more than one – that can reduce Coal Creek’s financial burden.

By the same token, council must make every effort to ensure any new enterprises do not deprive existing businesses of earning potential.

The idea of a camp has been mooted in the past and would no doubt create employment opportunities. The lower portion of the park is well suited for such a development.

The region also needs a large scale, fully serviced function centre and what a unique venue Coal Creek would offer.

Given Korumburra is the first major town visitors enter in the shire, Coal Creek would also be ideally placed to host a dairy industry museum, showcasing the region’s major industry from the days of coal mining to today.

That could include a display celebrating the famous Gippsland Giant Earthworm.

Coal Creek has potential but cannot continue to drain council’s purse, which after all is the public’s.

that serve a three year term and provide advice from the community to Parks Victoria on a range of issues relating to the park, considering the balance between conservation, recreation and tourism.

A discussion paper to investigate trialling cycling on the Five Mile Road and the Telegraph Track was recently discussed by the group.

Any proposals from the group will be considered by Parks Victoria against legislative requirements of the National Parks Act, the current management plan and other regional planning priorities.

It is important to note the current management plan only allows access for cyclists to roads open to public vehicles and the Norman Bay Beach. I am also aware there are numerous other cycling opportunities in the region.

The Wilsons Prom Advisory Group is a great source of information for Parks Victoria, but advice always has to be balanced against park priorities.

Andrew Marshall, regional director – east, Parks Victoria.

Wrong size SO South Gippsland Shire Council is now charging $10 per cubic metre for greenwaste dumping at the tip.

Or is that $10 per trailer load (a “level 6x4”)? Because they’re not actually the same.

I measured up my 6x4 trailer and found it to be 185cm x 122cm x 30cm deep, which works out to be 0.6438 of a cubic metre.

So I reckon when I take customers’ rubbish to the Tip I should only be paying around $6.45 for a “level 6x4” trailer load. Maybe I’ll ask for some change!

The difference between a “level” and a “heaped” trailer load is almost double: $10 and

$18 respectively.

Is council suggesting I am actually getting two cubic metres into my trailer, (or even three metres, if you accept my figures as above)?

In reality most people are simply bringing in bigger branches that don’t squash down into the trailer. If they took the time to chop everything up small they might find they are saving themselves money, or it might simply depend how tightly we can pull the rope across the trailer to pull it down. Ridiculous.

Phil Ashton, Phil’s Garden Service, Mirboo North.

Incorrect charge DURING the last five weeks, myself and two other concerned Mirboo North ratepayers have been attempting to convince South Gippsland Shire Council the new green waste charges are based on poor judgement and will be ineffective.

Not only will the charges result in environmental damage, we also believed the recommendations from shire officers were not based on sound economic forecasts, were inequitable and did not consider all the likely situations that would confront ratepayers when taking green waste to the tip.

After two presentations at council and a meeting with the relevant executive officer at the shire, it became obvious we had lost our battle and the charges were coming in on July 1.

During our meeting at the shire, we were told the existing mulch at the tips would be mulched prior to the new system coming into operation and signs would be installed explaining the charges for various types of trailers and vehicles.

As of yesterday, July 3, neither of those jobs had been completed

Ian Bristow, Mirboo North.

Too expensive I AM writing in concern of the new green waste fees at the shire’s transfer depots.

As a rate payer of this shire, I have no kerbside collection of green waste available to me.

Thus, I am forced to transport it to the Koonwarra transfer station as I can only mulch so much of my green waste.

Fair enough.

As from this week the three loads I deposited recently, in my six by four trailer with sides, will cost me $108.

How many people can afford that? How many will now dump their waste, with weeds, on roadsides or paddocks?

What happens in fuel reduction times when people simply can’t afford the costs of removing their waste?

Why punish the people who do the right thing?

Here’s an idea. Give ratepayers vouchers or tip passes for so many trips a year when they pay their rates.

Charge those who don’t live in the shire, or are commercial gardeners, a reasonable fee.

Maybe allow free disposal on weekends to locals, when most commercial operators aren’t working.

In short, give us a fair go.

We’re being squeezed by every service provider to pay more and more every year for less.

Wages aren’t keeping up with these increases.

Please find a more sensible approach to this situation as illegal dumping and burn offs of waste will cost us all more in the long term.

Bob Hickman, Koonwarra.

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at the Mirboo North tip, but temporary signs had been provided to the tip manager showing the range of charges. I suppose the same has happened at other tip sites.

Anyone who takes a close look at the waste charges will be shocked to see the level they have now reached for all types of waste.

Even harder to believe is that just 10 days ago you could take any amount of green waste to the tip and not be charged.

Now you would be hit with a $72 charge if you roll up with a caged twin axle trailer.

This makes any other sort of inflation look pretty tame. The charges are scary enough to drive many people into the bush with their waste, but worse than that the charge for a standard trailer is incorrect!

Tip managers have been told a level load of green waste in a 6x4 trailer will incur a charge of $10, the amount the council has set for a cubic metre.

As many people would know, but not the shire or the councillors apparently, a level load in a standard bin trailer measures just under 0.65 of a cubic metre, or just over half a cubic metre.

Hard to believe nobody thought to check the capacity of the most commonly used piece of equipment for ratepayers taking waste to the tip, yet the mayor informs me all recommendations from shire officers are carefully considered by councilors. Clearly not so in this case.

I sincerely believe the council has made an extremely poor decision in implementing charges for green waste, and now to find one of the key charges set is incorrect and a blatant rip off for ratepayers it just adds to my belief we, as ratepayers, are not the first consideration when council policy is determined.

“Working, studying and partying.”

Hayley Pretty, Inverloch.

“Probably homework, working and chilling with friends.”

Maddie Mallia, Cowes.

“Shopping and catching up with my good friends. I’ll also go to the movies and party.”

Steffanie Busana, Leongatha.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - PAGE 13

Prom sold out: Labor THE State Government has been accused of passing legislation that will see Victoria’s national parks – including Wilson’s Promontory - carved up and sold to the highest bidder.

Shadow Minister for the Environment Lisa Neville said the National Parks Amendment (Leasing Powers And Other Matters) Bill 2013 extends current 50 year leases into national parks to 99 year leases enabling the carve up of parks with possible threats to Prom.

“This Bill overturns generations of successful management of our world renowned national parks,” Ms Neville said.

“Less than one per cent of national parks across the world have any form of private development and this Napthine Government plan

is out of step with national and international standards.

“The Napthine Government has bowed to the pressure of their developer mates at the expense of the environment and small regional town businesses and it is essentially hanging a ‘for sale’ sign out the front of Victoria’s national parks.”

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith said the Victorian Labor Party had sold out rural and regional communities and local tourism operators to curry favour with the Greens.

Mr Smith said Labor’s opposition to the Bill to support sustainable and sensitive eco-tourism investment in some areas of national parks was a sell-out of Victoria’s rural communities and the many Victorians who wish to better enjoy their natural environment.

He said the Bill would allow for an increase in lease

durations of up to 99 years under exceptional circumstances and where it can be proven a proposed eco-tourism development is of regional or state significance.

“The Victorian Coalition Government supports the idea of some limited, sensible and sensitive eco-tourism development – within strict guidelines that are consistent with the important role of national parks – as a way of allowing Victorians and interstate and overseas visitors the opportunity to visit, enjoy and better appreciate their natural environment,” Mr Smith said.

Ms Neville said the move would undermine tourism in regional towns near national parks, impacting small business operators.

“These developments will be for exclusive use – allowing only a small number of Victorians to appreciate them – those who can afford it - and locking out Victorian

Prom campaign mooted: friends

By Brad Lester A STICKER campaign will be launched in a bid to stop commercial development in Wilsons Promontory National Park.

The Friends of the Prom and the Prom Campers Association oppose the State Government’s move to allow development in national parks, including the Prom.

Legislation allowing 99 year development leases in the state’s most important parks was passed by the government recently.

The groups have joined forces with the Victorian National Parks Association to campaign against the decision.

Stickers with the message “Hands Off Our Prom!” will soon be launched in support of the VNPA’s wider message of “Hands Off Our Parks!”

Friends of the Prom president Don Jewell

criticised the government’s argument national parks needed to be unlocked to the broader public.

“The Prom has almost 500 campsites and a variety of roofed accommodation.

In addition, there is a wide variety of commercially run accommodation near the park,” he said.

“We, the people of Australia have owned the Wilsons Promontory National Park for more than a century and we should not sell any of it to people whose prime motivation is profit, not conservation of the natural environment.”

Mr Jewell said the government’s offer of a 99 year lease was near enough to ownership and much longer than the average life time.

“Of course we have nothing against the tourism industry, but national parks are special areas for conservation of natural or human heritage, and should be managed by Parks Victoria on our behalf,” he said.

Limits in place: Deputy Premier Peter Ryan said all of Wilsons Promontory won’t be open to development, with the hatched areas pictured above preserved.

Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said the vast majority of the Prom would be ineligible for tourism development, including the entire southern tip and eastern shoreline.

“The Victorian Coalition Government’s guidelines for potential eco-tourism opportunities in national parks, including Wilsons Promontory, will allow for minimal development and will only seek to enhance what is already on offer,” he said.

“What the government is trying to achieve is opening up sensible and sensitive access to our national parks for all Victorians and for interstate and overseas visitors.

“This is similar to what currently takes place in most other states, with places like the Cradle Mountain Huts and Bay of Fires Lodge in Tasmania, Wilpena Pound Resort in South Australia, Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk in WA and Milford Huts in New Zealand.”

Mr Jewell said indigenous people should also be consulted.

“The Prom recently signed an agreement with the Bunerong, the Gunai Kurnai and the Boon Wurung to cooperate in the management of the park, which has thousands of years of aboriginal heritage,” he said.

Executive director of the Victorian National Parks Association Matt Ruchel said the 99 year leases represent a betrayal by the government of long term bipartisan support for national parks protection.

“Handing developers 99 year leases is effectively selling some of Victoria’s most valuable conservation land. Any developments requiring such a long lease will likely be on large scales that will only grow bigger over time, threatening the long-term integrity of our national parks,” he said.

“The State Government needs to start acting like a steward of our most important natural areas, not a real estate developer.”

families,” she said.

Ms Neville said the government failed to consider the impact such developments would have on small tourist businesses that have successfully operated in towns bordering the national parks.

“There is minimal community consultation and only basic environmental oversight in relation to any future development of our pristine parks,” she said.

“The Napthine Government has ensured, through this legislation, that developers have an easy application process and that the decision making solely rests with the Minister for the Environment Ryan Smith.”

Ms Neville said this was a return to the Kennett Government era, when the Liberal Government approved a 150 bed hotel at Wilson’s Prom.

“Private development will do nothing to assist struggling towns near our parks. Many communities are already concerned they will drag people away from their towns or away from existing tourist accommodation either in towns or on private land,” she said.

Proposals for major new tourism projects will require a detailed environmental management plan supported by an independent environmental risk assessment and auditing of the plan. There must also be proper community consultation and projects will be required to generate a net public benefit for the community use of the park.

Fresh ideas: from left, Dylan Buchan, Damien Justice, Stephanie Byrne and Jess Paulson are part of a group called FLIC that is giving young people a voice in Bass Coast Shire.

Youth with ideas

BOREDOM and indifference are becoming far too common in Bass Coast.

That’s the view of Dylan Buchan, a young person who belongs to a new group formed to discuss issues facing young people in the shire. Colleague Damian Justice added negativity can be contagious.

Council doesn’t employ a youth worker and the last time registrations of interest were called for the provision of such a position there was no response.

The new group is an attempt to at least provide local young people with the chance to be involved in the community and create more opportunities for one another. The organisation will also work towards improving the attitudes between and towards young people in Bass Coast.

Called FLIC, the group will be in-

volved with a number of initiatives including youth engagement workshops with staff, developing a youth engagement tool kit and youth leadership training opportunities.

Council’s acting director of community and economic development Antoinette Mitchell said, “Together this group of young people can create the change they would like to see in our community and work towards creating a tool kit that will benefit everybody in Bass Coast.”

FLIC members include; Danielle Paulson, Thomas I’Anson, Damian Justice, Stephanie Byrne, Kat Cox, Damian Justice, Dylan Buchan, Jess Paulson, Steph Byrne, Julian Barnard, and Saxon Taylor.

Anyone interested in joining them can contact council’s youth planning and policy officer on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or email b.cavender@basscoast.vic.gov.au

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Insurer comes good with cash INSURANCE giant AAMI is helping local State Emergency Services (SES) units by chipping in for new equipment.

Leongatha and Inverloch have been the latest beneficiaries.

During the past 11 years, each of Victoria’s 152 units has benefited from the partnership, with $3.1 million channelled into vital purchases.

“Making sure Victoria SES is equipped to continue their life saving work is extremely important. The donation of equipment by AAMI helps Victoria SES to manage emergency situations efficiently, saving time and saving lives.” said AAMI executive manager for sponsorship John Bennetts.

“The strong community culture among Victoria SES volunteers matches the approach AAMI has made to creating safer community programs. AAMI is very proud of 11 years of partnership with the Victoria SES.”

AAMI last week provided Leongatha SES Unit with an inspection camera, GPS unit, portable radios and domestic rescue kit.

AAMI also gave Inverloch SES Unit three power cord reels, one notebook computer, one traffic incident sign, two drill sets and three torches.

“As technology improves and innovation provides more advanced emergency equipment, AAMI will ensure Victoria SES has access to the best tools for the life saving job they perform,” Mr Bennetts said.

Neil Warren and Tony Lindhart from Leongatha SES unit thanked AAMI for its continued support.

“We are thrilled with AAMI’s contribution and eagerly look forward to the equipment program each year. Receiving equipment based on our unit’s specific requirements ensures both our volunteers and the local community get the support where they need it most,” Mr Warren said.

Thanks heaps: AAMI senior sponsorship advisor Chris Leat, Leongatha SES’s Neil Warren and Tony Lindhardt and East Region training manager Andrew Duncan.

Jazz royalty to play Invy

Pipi poacher fined A 31 YEAR OLD Springvale man has been convicted and fined $1000 after Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) fisheries officers detected him with eight times the legal catch limit of pipis at Venus Bay on New Year’s Eve 2011.

THE South Gippsland Jazz Society has again done itself proud with yet another outstanding band to play at the Inverloch RSL this Sunday.

The Sarah Maclaine Quintet, which stripped the paint off the walls at the last Grampians and Merimbula jazz festivals, will feature some of the finest musicians from the Australian jazz festival circuit.

Sarah Maclaine will be a relatively new voice for Gippsland jazz fans, but this velvety smooth and versatile singer/songwriter is magnificently credentialed.

She has appeared regularly on Bert Newton’s Good Morning Australia and chalked up many other high spot appearances in a hugely successful career.

A veritable ‘who’s who’ of jazz musicians - Todd Sydney on piano, evergreen Graeme Steele on trumpet, David Taylor (bass), and Allan Smith (drums) - make up what is surely the most talented line up to appear on the Inverloch stage.

This not to be missed concert takes off at 2pm at the Inverloch RSL on Sunday, July 14 and runs for about three hours. Drinks are available at reasonable bar prices.

For more details ring Ross on 5674 6086.

The Inverloch RSL is in Bolding Place. Admission $12.50, members $10.

Superb show: Sarah Maclaine will bring her velvety singing to Inverloch this Sunday.

SOUTH GIPPSLAND JAZZ SOCIETY PRESENTS

SARAH MACLAINE QUINTET CAS2940066

SUNDAY JULY 14 at 2-5pm, Inverloch RSL Members $10, Non members $12.50 BYO nibbles, drinks at bar prices SARAH MACLAINE - VOCALS, TODD SYDNEY - PIANO GRAEME STEELE - TRUMPET, DAVID TAYLOR - BASS ALLAN SMITH - DRUMS

Contact Ross on 5674 6086 for further details

Response: former Leongatha Technical School principal Irving Stephens attended last year’s Leongatha Secondary College/High/Tech centenary celebrations and responded to a toast to the past delivered by Professor Ivan Caple.

With Irving are Janet Stewart (left) and Heather Calder.

Leading teacher dies

By Jane Ross IRVING Stephens, the resourceful and innovative principal of Leongatha Technical School, has died at the age of 80.

His friend Vic Rowlands described him as “one of the most significant figures in state education of his era”.

Mr Stephens joined the tech school staff in 1972, was its acting principal between 1974 and 1977, and left in 1989 when the tech and high schools amalgamated to become the Leongatha Secondary College.

Former colleagues have paid tribute to him this week, calling him a vibrant, dynamic, kind and knowledgeable man with a remarkable gift for extracting resources from the Education Department.

A maths/science teacher, he had extensive technical education experience.

Known as “a character”, Mr Stephens had a strong sense of social justice. He was named after Irving Benson, a Methodist clergyman and journalist known for his forthright comments on public issues. His namesake, who was very political, could be similarly described. Benson was Irving Stephens’ second Christian name.

One former colleague recalled returning to the tech school to teach and, spotting her new principal in the corridor ran after him, calling out “Mr Benson Mr Benson”.

“Well, it’s Irving dear,” came the response.

Peter Scott, who was Mr Stephens’ vice principal for 13 years, described him as a capable principal who was easy to get along with.

“He was a very strong and determined man in terms of what he wanted.”

And what he wanted for the tech school was just about everything.

In a synopsis about him in her book From Inkwell to Internet, historian Lyn Skillern noted Leongatha Tech was reputed to have the highest per capita expenditure of any tech school in the state. Students came from all over South Gippsland and the school had –

and used – two 21-seater buses, three cars and two utilities.

“Irving worked very hard to make his school one of the best in the state and, although fiercely supportive of his school, still worked in the wider interests of state education generally,” Mr Rowlands recalled.

Mr Rowlands, who became the inaugural principal of the Leongatha Secondary College (an amalgamation of the high and tech schools), enjoyed a personal friendship and friendly rivalry with Mr Stephens when the two were at the helm of their respective institutions functioning side by side.

Mr Rowlands was the high school’s deputy principal and he and Mr Stephens – and others – worked closely for some years to bring about a smooth transition to the new state-mandated entity.

Mr Stephens stood up for his school, his staff and what he believed in.

“Irving pursued the interests of his school, its families and staff and education generally courageously and fearlessly, and didn’t shirk the controversy that at times accompanied this,” Mr Rowlands said.

There are those who might say he relished it.

Ian Snell, who started teaching at the tech in 1974, described Mr Stephens as a democratic leader.

“He was engaging with the kids and was passionate and compassionate. He wasn’t frightened to stand up and speak his mind,” he said.

“He was very caring about government schools and education and was very out there in the wider community.”

Mr Snell said he thought Mr Stephens behaved in a very unselfish manner in standing aside when the secondary college began in 1990. He travelled Victoria, filling in as principal wherever he was needed.

As the tech school grew, Mr Stephens recruited teachers from overseas, some of whom went on to higher roles in the Education Department. He was also instrumental in the development of the South Gippsland Secondary Schools Music Program.

His life will be celebrated on Friday, July 19 at Surrey Hills Uniting Church.

He was in possession of 17 litres of pipis and did not produce a valid recreational fishing licence to an authorised officer for inspection, within the specified time as requested.

The Korumburra Magistrates Court last week heard the catch limit for pipis at Venus Bay was two litres per person.

The interception by the officers was part of the state-wide compliance operation, codenamed Abyss, which focussed on the intertidal zone and the fishing restrictions that apply to the zone.

The intertidal zone is an important link in marine ecosystems and the removal of any invertebrate animals from this zone represents a loss of food for other species and is therefore restricted, or prohibited in some areas.

The intertidal zone is defined as the strip of land from the high tide mark to where the water is at least two metres deep at any given time.

All the pipis were seized at the time and safely returned to the water alive.

Acting regional fisheries officer Chris Angwin said officers monitored activity at Venus Bay, especially during the periods when large numbers of visitors were expected.

“The majority of pipi collectors adhere to the regulations and compliance rates monitored since 2008 have consistently been around 90 per cent,” he said.

“Fisheries Victoria maintains instructional signs at all Venus Bay Beach access points and Beach One also has a detailed series of five signs where visitors and locals can learn more about the pipi and how everyone can contribute to the sustainability of the fishery.

“People found to be breaching the regulations are dealt with by official warnings, infringements or possible court attendance, depending on the circumstances.”

Members of the public are reminded to contact the 13 FISH offence reporting line (13 3474) if they see or hear anything they believe is in breach of fisheries rules.

Back ’Burra THE Korumburra community has supported a call for South Gippsland Shire Council to open an office in town.

A petition circulated by Korumburra Business Association president David Amor received 680 signatures in three weeks.

The petition asked council to establish an office in the former Shire of Korumburra offices to provide local services to Korumburra and the community at the western end of the shire.

Council will consider the petition at a future meeting.

Mr Amor also called on council to tidy the messy former Korumburra saleyards site and address the large number of unregistered cars on naturestrips around the shire.

Mr Amor informed council the intersection of Victoria and Alp streets in Korumburra was muddy and needed improvement, as cars were spinning out there.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - PAGE 15

Tastiest meat in Victoria

By Brad Lester ORGANIC farmers from Tarwin Lower have won the Victorian section of a prestigious Australia wide food competition.

Shane and Ann Blundy’s business Cherry Tree Organics succeeded in the ABC delicious magazine’s Produce Awards, a contest for farmers, producers and artisans to be recognised for their outstanding contribution to the food industry.

Cherry Tree Organics won the From the Paddock division from a pool of first class performers.

The Blundys raise organic beef and lamb on

their property Cherry Tree Downs, and supply their own butchers shop, Cherry Tree Organics at Beaconsfield, as well as restaurants, butchers, IGA supermarkets, organic stores, the Collingwood Children’s Farm, and bakeries offering organic pies and sausage rolls.

“We are pretty happy to get this award,” Shane said.

“I like to think the produce award is test of what we have been doing with our breeding.”

The butcher shop has proven popular in just three years of operation, drawing on the Blundys’ 10 years’ experience in wholesale.

While the retail scene has trended towards or-

ganics in recent years, the Blundys have pursued organic farming methods for 20 years.

They started out by selling one lamb and a quarter of beef, and now produce 2500 lambs and up to 800 beef annually.

“We found the soil biology was not there anymore.

We were drenching cattle, there was no life in the soil, no mushrooms, no worms, no frogs. All the signs of chemical warfare were happening here,” Shane said.

“Organic farming has given us the mushrooms, the frogs and the worms, and the soils are healthy.”

As a result, pasture is rich in nutrients and stock remain free of illness.

“We ourselves do not

eat just one vegetable. We eat a balanced diet to get all the nutrients,” Shane said.

The Blundys fertilise pastures with rock and coal dust broken down over a year, and apply rotational grazing to maximise pasture use without overgrazing.

“We are just doing what has been happening for a million years. We have not invented anything new,” Shane said.

British breeds such as Angus, Shorthorn and Hereford are run to produce fine textured meat with ample fat cover, while able to cope with the cold South Gippsland climate.

The breeds also tend to mature earlier, resulting in higher turnaround.

The Blundys were due

to contest the national awards but a sample of their meat was not stored appropriately between leaving their hands and reaching the judges, and spoiled.

“It’s nice to get some acceptance of what you are trying to do. We are doing something different and a lot of people think organic is an inferior product. I’ve always thought it wasn’t,”

Shane said.

The awards encourage, showcase and reward Australian producers, building awareness of culinary regions and recognising seasonal food that is produced with integrity.

A team of leading chefs identified the stand-out producers that made up the finalists, said delicious editor Danielle Oppermann.

“We all want to shop locally, know where our food comes from and support hardworking producers across regional Australia,” she said.

“With the help of our judging panel, made up of leading chefs and industry experts, we are bringing attention to outstanding products and exciting new ingredients.”

Award winning: Shane Blundy and some of his cattle raised organically at Tarwin Lower.

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Got a question? Ask Eulalie

By Brad Lester SOME 4000 photos and stories of the past are scattered in the homes of members of the Inverloch Historical Society.

Many of them are at Eulalie Brewster’s place.

She has been a passionate part of the society formed in 1996 and is now the group’s patron.

Ms Brewster and other society members are working with Bass Coast Shire Council to find a permanent home for the collection. In the meantime, she is making

history of her own.

Her dedication to preserving the past resulted in Ms Brewster receiving two awards from the Gippsland Association of Affiliated Historical Societies.

One acknowledged her personal contribution to Leongatha and District Historical Society, and Inverloch Historical Society. The other noted her outstanding written contributions to the history of Leongatha and Inverloch.

“There is always something to discover, especially about Inverloch, because someone will give me something and send me off on a new hunt,” Ms

Brewster said.

Her foray into history formally began around 1970 when she joined the Leongatha society while living on a Nerrena farm.

“I grew up with history because my family was interested in it. Wherever I went with my mother, she could tell me something about it. Then I married into these Brewsters and there was so much history in them,” Ms Brewster said.

She set about recording how the coast was shaped on behalf of the Leongatha society, writing three booklets about Inverloch’s past: a short history of Inverloch, and collections of Inverloch stories and photos.

Always discovering: Inverloch historian Eulalie Brewster continues to learn about the town she loves.

“One story that always intrigued me was about funerals at Inverloch. The undertaker used to come from Leongatha and would take one day to travel to Inverloch. He would stay the night, arranged and conduct the funeral, and on the third day would drive back to Leongatha in his horse drawn carriage,” Ms Brewster said.

“It just gives you some idea of what living was like at the time.”

The town was actually settled about 1870 when land was thrown open for selection, with the Henderson family settling at what is now Mahers Landing.

The area around Treadwells Road was initially known as the township of Drumdlemara.

The first land sale at what is now Inverloch did not follow until 1883.

In 1884, the A’Beckett and William streets subdivisions were sold to wealthy Melburnians. A school followed two years later and in 1889, the original name of Anderson Inlet was changed to Inverloch.

Long time Inverloch resident, the late Cal Wyeth, told Ms Brewster of the time a phone line was connected to Inverloch. The line came via Outtrim, draped along tree branches, the tops of fences and over gates, to

the store.

“People used to follow the phone line from Outtrim to get to Inverloch.

The shipping service was only every six months at the time. That was 1905 or 1906,” she said.

One of the early families, the Shinglers, camped on the foreshore at Inverloch for many months after migrating from England, until they selected land at Leongatha.

Their furniture was transported to Leongatha by bullock dray and today’s Shingler Street is named in their honour.

“I’m always learning.

I recently discovered an account of a bushfire at Inverloch in 1926. There was a lot of bush between Inverloch and Leongatha in those days,” Ms Brewster said.

Upon moving to Inverloch, she was surprised to find there was a little history collected about the town. She set to work writing history columns for the Inverloch newsletter.

“It was real hobby for (my late husband) Oswald and I,” Ms Brewster said.

While the awards were a surprise to her, Inverloch Historical Society president Vern Burchett believed Ms Brewster was deserving.

“The society is very proud of her,” he said.

New tact for rate review SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will still pursue a plan to investigate differential rates.

Cr Lorraine Brunt successfully lodged a notice of motion at the recent council meeting, rescinding a motion carried at the May 22 council meeting to set up a committee that would meet from July to December.

But Cr Brunt still wants a committee and successfully moved a second motion that instructed CEO Tim Tamlin to prepare a report for the August 28 meeting.

That report will examine the intent of new Ministerial Guidelines for Differential Rates, specify terms of reference for a steering committee and outline ways more stakeholders can be involved.

“This is not about cheap rates for farmers. It’s about how we collect the information to justify cheaper rates,” Cr Brunt said.

The May 22 motion called for council to establish a committee representing commercial, industrial, farming and residential ratepayers to propose a workable model for differential rates, based on Victorian Government guidelines.

Cr Brunt felt not all councillors understood the intent or potential ramifications of the motion.

She also felt the committee approach would create a risk for council if the community felt it was a failure of good governance.

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Breast screen van in town MARJORIE the bright pink BreastScreen Victoria mobile screening service has rolled into Leongatha.

Radiographers Pauline Chalmers and Sue Milane aim to screen more than 1000 local women at the van from Monday, June 24 to August 2.

“We have an appointment every 10 minutes and can do 42 screens every day,” Ms Chalmers said.

“It’s just a small amount of time that could save your life.”

The importance of prioritising her health has become crystal clear to Leongatha woman Sue McGrath who made an appointment after seeing a BreastScreen

Victoria advertisement.

“I saw the BreastScreen advertisement on television and it planted a seed in the back of my mind that I needed to make an appointment,” the 52 year old said.

She’s glad she did as she was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy earlier this year.

“I was shocked, but I quickly came to realise I was so lucky it was caught early and now six months later I’m back living my life,” Ms McGrath said.

The van will return to the area to visit Foster from September 16 to the October 11.

To make an appointment call 13 20 50 or book online at www.breastscreen.org. au.

Joining forces: Stockdale and Leggo real estate agents from South Gippsland are now working with Leongatha’s Mountain View Lifestyle Village.

Excited about the partnership are, from left, Cathy Kinley, Harry Anderson, Trevor Davis, John O’Connor, Tim Harris, Jason Harris, Emily Rippingale and Natalie Couper.

Stockdale and Leggo, Mountain View unite Carinya to grow CARINYA Lodge Hostel in Korumburra is having a celebratory event on July 22, to open six new flats.

Come and visit: breast cancer survivor Sue McGrath and cancer care support nurse at Leongatha Memorial Hospital Joanne Stuchbery are encouraging women to come in for breast screens during July.

Mayor’s message Cr Kieran Kennedy

I WAS very pleased to see the Gippsland Local Government Network (GLGN) announce its strong support for the ‘yes’ campaign to recognise local government in the constitution.

GLGN is an alliance of six Gippsland councils who work collaboratively on issues and projects of mutual interest and advocate to State and Federal government on behalf of the region.

We hope this position sends a strong signal to our residents and government that a positive result in this referendum is about guaranteeing the protection of existing funding from federal to local government.

At this stage it will go to a vote in September, unless of course a new date is set, due to the recent leadership changes in Canberra.

Why do we continue to discuss this issue? I may sound like a broken record, but it just isn’t possible for local governments to meet critical infrastructure requirements just through rates and state funding.

Securing federal government funding is crucial to ensuring South Gippsland residents are provided with the infrastructure and services we need.

Our roads, bridges, pools, sporting and cultural facilities, community and early learning centres and health services can all benefit from federal funding.

A key point raised by GLGN is that local government ‘collects three per cent of the total national taxes, but is responsible for providing 35 per cent of public infrastructure to communities’.

This is another example of the cost

shifting and imbalance we have to work through. Regardless of the outcome, council is committed to maintaining a strong and amicable working relationship with both State and Federal governments to ensure our communities benefit.

Council’s 2013-14 Community Grants program is now open and we all look forward to allocating some funding to our community for important local projects and initiatives that will help the shire prosper and grow.

Applications from South Gippsland’s community, cultural and sporting organisations will be accepted under the following six categories via two funding rounds: •Small Equipment Program (max $5000); •Minor Projects (max $5000); •Celebrations, Festivals and Events (max $5000); •Planning Development Studies (max $10,000); •Major Events (max $5000); and •Major Projects (max $10,000).

Round one applications close August 30 and round two applications close March 31, 2014.

Application forms and guidelines will be available from council’s Leongatha office or can be posted upon request. Any potential applicants are welcome to make appointments with council’s grants officer on 5662 9378 to further discuss and develop their intended project application.

We wish you well with your application!

Cr Kieran Kennedy, mayor.

And three more are on the way.

The flats complement Carinya’s 43 bed low care facility, adding to those already built and having a commanding view over the town. There are 29, not counting the new ones.

On a recent visit, McMillan MHR Russell Broadbent was impressed, particularly with the flats for older independent people who are mobile and not yet ready for low care, but who no longer want the responsibility of a home and garden.

During Mr Broadbent’s visit, he suggested Korumburra was well set up to become a high quality aged care hub, with the possibility of a training facility for aged care workers.

Carinya secretary Clyde Paterson believes vision is already close to being achieved.

Mr Broadbent also said there was a gap in the market for self-funded assisted living catering for the needs of those in between independent living and low care.

Mr Paterson and the Carinya board are interested in pursuing that idea.

They are also worried about legislative changes they believe have been rushed through in the dying stages of the Gillard Government.

In Mr Paterson’s view, the devil will be in the detail.

Footpath at last BASS MLA Ken Smith said he has been lobbying Bass Coast Shire Council for many years about creating a section of footpath on Billson Street, Wonthaggi.

The work has finally been done and he’s delighted.

“It is now safer for pedestrians to get around our town as everyone will be able to use the footpath without the need to cross the street.”

The path links the western section of Graham Street with the Wonthaggi Medical Group clinic and The Plaza Shopping Centre.

He congratulated council and those who worked on the footpath in wet weather “to get the job done in minimal time with minimal inconvenience to all concerned”.

LOCAL Stockdale and Leggo real estate agents have joined forces with Leongatha’s Mountain View Lifestyle Village to make the transition to the village easy.

Agents from Korumburra, Mirboo North, Wonthaggi, Inverloch and of course Leongatha Stockdale and Leggo branches met with Mountain View representatives on Thursday to discuss their approach.

“There are a lot of people in the local area who would like to move out of their house and into the village,” village manager Trevor Davis said.

“With the help of Stockdale and Leggo staff, potential residents can have their move into Mountain View as seamless as possible.

“The agents can deal with everything: the sale of your house, attaining a Mountain View villa and all the work in-between.”

Jason Harris from Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha is glad to be onboard.

“We’re pretty excited to be involved in such an excellent development,” he said.

“We can help throughout our different offices, serving clients right through from Boolarra to Wonthaggi and the surrounds.”

Contact your local Stockdale and Leggo agent today for information about the fantastic Mountain View Village or contact the village directly.

Finances on track: council SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is confident of remaining financially sustainable.

Council’s underlying deficit was $6.028 million, $831,000 more than the budgeted amount of $5.197 million by May 31 this year.

Capital works are $2.074 million behind the expected amount, with $9.718 million spent so far, due to a variety of delays.

Council’s cash assets were projected to be $13.46 million by June 30, up from the original budget of $9.42 million.

These figures were revealed in the Finance Performance Report for July 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013, and adopted at the recent council meeting.

As at May 31, council had outstanding borrowings of $295,000.

Council’s finance manager Tom Lovass said council had received $1.228 million in grants ahead of schedule for the Local Government Infrastructure program.

Council was yet to receive $289,000 for community projects, but had received $102,000 ahead of schedule for HACC services and $111,000 received ahead of schedule for statutory planning projects.

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“Meeniyan On Fire” Street Festival

SATURDAY JULY 13

Hot fun at Meeniyan MEENIYAN on Fire – now in its third year – is shaping up as one of the hottest events on South Gippsland’s social calendar.

In its first year the festival was staged as way to mark the opening of the IGA supermarket, which had risen from the ashes of the old one, a town icon destroyed by fire in March 2009.

The razing of the old supermarket had left a hole in the town, and saw shoppers drifting to Leongatha.

But these days things are far different. With a dedicated Bendigo Bank, thriving supermarket and

bustling business centre, the town is going ahead in leaps and bounds.

Meeniyan’s character was sorely tested in the aftermath of that 2009 blaze. Despite the body blow, however, the heart continued to beat strongly.

Meeniyan on Fire is staged by the Meeniyan Traders Association.

While the event was designed a couple of years ago to get people back into the town, now it’s more about celebrating how far Meeniyan has come.

Traders president Marty Thomas (owner of Moo’s at Meeniyan Restaurant and Cafe) said

the reference to fire was more about bustling trade in the town than the dark events of 2009.

“All the shops were open and we wanted to celebrate that fact, and welcome Chris at the IGA to the town,” Marty said.

“It’s becoming an annual event now and things are really moving.

We’ve hardly got any vacant shops in town and the whole place is going great guns.

“It’s fabulous, with a great feeling. People are really happy to be here and Meeniyan on Fire is a great way to celebrate.

We really just wanted to have a festival we could

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Festival organisers too often claim there will be something for everyone, when they stage an event.

In the case of Meeniyan on Fire, however, a truer statement has never uttered.

“We want to give people an excuse to come in from the farms, and have a chat – and for the kids to have fun with all the free stuff on offer,” Marty said.

Almost all the children’s activities will be free.

Live music (including local performers and the Tarwin Valley Primary School choir), abseiling wall, jumping castle, treasure hunt, the long hopscotch, medieval jousting, art for kids, a colouring competition, school art display, face painting, horse drawn buggy rides, a town crier, stilt walker, Koko the Clown and Captain Koala will all add to the fun.

Stalls and food, glorious food, will also be in abundance.

“Of course, we’ve also got our $1000 hamper prize drawn on the day – which will be full of stuff from the traders.

The traders will also be offering discounted items for sale,” Marty said.

He said the support of South Gippsland Shire Council had been invaluable in ensuring the success of the festival.

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“Meeniyan On Fire” Street Festival

SATURDAY JULY 13

Shop with the lot

By Matt Dunn FOR many businesses the volatile economy has meant a dive in trade.

But for the Meeniyan Area Community Shop (MACS Inc.) – an opportunity shop that has given 22 community groups

$50,000 in the past financial year – things are on the up and up.

Those who work at the shop, one of the more popular and well stocked in South Gippsland, nominate where their in-kind labour costs go.

This year Meeniyan Hall Committee ($8001.65), Meeniyan Golf Club Inc

($7461.60), Tarwin Valley Primary School ($7294.05) and the Meeniyan CFA ($4650.85) have derived most.

MACS Inc secretary David Vance said workers were rostered on “to ensure the financial benefit is spread across the community as much as possible”.

“We run the shop on an equitable model. It’s not us making a decision of where the money goes, the money goes to the organisations of the people who actually put the work into the shop,” he said.

“Since we’ve adopted this model we’ve had a lot more people committing

their time, because they know their organisation is going to see some benefit from it.”

Money is distributed every two months.

For many groups, the money was used to hook up to Meeniyan’s new sewerage system. With others, like the Meeniyan Hall Committee, the money has helped secure valuable government grants.

Shop manager Isla Arndt said the shop’s continuing success had a lot to do with the tourist traffic and the fact many Prom-bound visitors failed to pack warm clothing.

But there are other

reasons too.

“Over the years we’ve gained a reputation for having good quality merchandise at really cheap prices. You’ve got a lot of people who come from the Peninsula or Melbourne who call in here. But they also bring stuff with them – quite good quality items, because they know the money is being distributed across a broad range of groups in the local community,” David said.

Go to the shop on any given day and you’ll see heaps of shoppers scouring through the racks and shelves for that one special thing.

An iridescent kimono with intricate dragon design, which was being closely scrutinised by bargain hunters when The Star dropped in, is unlikely to still be there.

But such items arrive with unerring regularity – and then, of course, disappear.

Gems abound, but Isla said too often the shop was also being used as a dumping ground, with all sort of nasties, including soiled nappies, turning up on the doorstep.

Since the shop has now lost its bins – taken away under the recent replacement scheme –

volunteers are now being forced to make rubbish runs to the tip. The group did have four bins, which were assumed to be theirs.

Now they have none, because MACS Inc. is not a registered ratepayer.

Increases in tip fees have also had a detrimental effect.

“The more the tip fees go up, the more rubbish we get,” David said.

The shop doesn’t take electrical goods, because there is an associated cost with having them tested and tagged. Only top quality furniture is wanted, because of the limited space within the shop.

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MEENIYAN CFA’s NEW HOME

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The official opening of the building may not occur for several months,

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From conception to completion, the building has taken 12 months, C&J’s Ross Considine said.

“The whole thing’s come together well, I believe. They’ve got really good value for money and a lot of room for expansion in the engine bay and everywhere else,” he said.

CFA’s District 9 operations manager Bill Allard said the construction of the station was “the smoothest” he’d seen.

For new Meeniyan CFA captain Dean Delaney the building comes as a peculiar kind of milestone.

Dean, who has been in the brigade 28 years, said his father, Barry, took possession of the old Meeniyan station all those years ago.

“Back then it was one of the state of the art CFA buildings,” Dean said.

And the difference between this building and the old one? There was no comparison, Dean said.

“This is really good.

All the members are really happy. They’re really keen to start using it.”

Ross praised the “excellent, excellent” position of the building.

“It’s in the centre of town, but it’s not in the way of anything. It’s got great access to the road, back and front. There’s plenty of room. It’s spot on,” he said.

Dean said the support of the Meeniyan community had ensured everything proceeded well.

No one complained and therefore there were no planning hiccups.

“There’s a lot of people outside the fire brigade who have junior brigade members involved here. This is certainly going to help them. On wet nights they can use all the space here, rather than being cramped down there,” he said.

There are currently 14 junior members, and while the more senior members have been looking at the station in goggle-eyed wonder, the youngsters are equally excited.

“It’s a really good asset,” Dean said.

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Stamping out bullying MIRBOO North students will be taking a campaign against bullying to the screen.

The Student Representative Council at Mirboo North Secondary College will make a video aimed at reducing the likelihood of bullying among teens.

While SRC leaders

say there is not a bullying problem at the school, they feel teenagers need to be aware of subtle ways of bullying, such as exclusion and online attacks.

“By seeing people on the big screen, you are more inclined to listen to them,” said school vice captain Devin O’Keefe.

“It will make people more aware of the different types of bullying and how people can overcome it.”

School captain Sarah Jackson said, “It’s about being more resilient and not being affected by bullying so much. You tend to be more affected by the

Making stand: bullying will be addressed in a video to be produced by Mirboo North Secondary College students. Looking forward to the project are student leaders, from left, captains Callum Alexander and Sarah Jackson, and vice captains Devin O’Keefe and Erin Turnbull.

things people say if you are not happy within yourself.”

The SRC conducted a survey of students in years 7 to 10, and also Year 12, and found bullying was non-existent in years 8 and 9, but was a concern among years 9 and 10.

“It’s also about just being healthy with your own mental state and with your relationships with friends and family,” Sarah said.

The school recently hosted forums about communicating with teenage boys and girls, partly organised by a student initiated mental health awareness program, Army of Minds.

School leaders attended a leadership convention at Korumburra to develop further leadership skills and next term will hold a fundraising barbecue to support the school’s chaplaincy program.

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It was fantastic to learn more about the strong partnership between tourism and businesses when councillors were recently briefed by Lois Gaskin and Gill Hardman, the president and vice president of the Phillip Island Tourism and Business Association (PITBA).

PITBA is the largest association of its kind in Bass Coast, with over 200 members from a wide crosssection of Phillip Island tourism and local businesses.

The briefing provided us with a great opportunity to understand PITBA’s role and objectives.

PITBA enables businesses to enjoy the benefits of co-operative marketing and industry strength. Council’s visitor information centres already have a partnership with the association to help promote tourism, visitor services, economic development and events, and we discussed ways in which we further work together.

The group has recently expanded to San Remo and is really enthusiastic about its role in the community and advocating on behalf of its members on relevant issues.

It has a long list of great initiatives to help improve business and tourism in Bass Coast, including tourist signage, loyalty programs, using Facebook and other social media to its benefit, and planning special sale weekends across a number of businesses.

Strong business and tourism associations are vital to assist council achieve its business prosperity objectives outlined in the current Council Plan.

These associations provide an avenue for training and skill development, as well as advocacy and networking. They also provide a single point of contact to communicate with many business operators.

In a time when many businesses are feeling the pressures of the economy, it is important to support and explore the many shopping opportunities we have right here in our own towns.

I encourage all residents to ‘live local, love local, shop local’. There are also other business associations that can support small business operators in the shire.

If you are a small business doing it tough at the moment, get in touch with your local association and see how they can help you develop new ideas to help your business grow.

Cr Clare Le Serve, mayor.

Curious minds: Mirboo North Secondary College students, from left, Liam Leatherland, Dean Linn, Kailah Salinger, Aaron White and Tyler Spicer, showed off their experiments at the science expo.

Mysteries unravelled THE wonders of science came out of the classroom and into the creative hands of students at Mirboo North Secondary College recently.

Year 9 students presented a science expo, explaining the outcomes of experiments they conducted.

Tyler Spicer studied how the size of tyres on Lego cars affected a vehicle’s rolling distance and discovered medium sized tyres travelled further.

Dean Linn found soda water was an ideal growing medium for grass seeds, possibly due to added carbon.

Kailah Salinger obtained fingerprints from various surfaces and Aaron White learnt salmonella was prevalent in bins.

Liam Leatherland explored the strength of concrete mixes, with cement, sand and bluestone trumping the pool.

The students were led by Year 9 coordinator and science teacher Damian Burge.

Poowong learning stones revealed POOWONG Preschool officially opened its Learning Stone area during a day of celebrating aboriginal culture and heritage recently.

Koorie engagement support officer John Murray acknowledged the traditional owners of the land and conducted a smoking ceremony to celebrate the presence of the Learning Stone area which symbolises that aboriginal culture is welcomed and celebrated in this place of learning.

“The Learning Stone is a place where we all can sit and talk about anything, a place for children to make connections with themselves and culture, a quiet space,” preschool director Lisa Bodman said.

“I think we have captured the essence of these ideas by engaging the children

in creating a hammock area to relax in, a space to tell and listen to stories, experiment with sound and music, create art and make connections and form relationships with other children and adults.”

The day included the unveiling of mosaic tiles made earlier this year in a joint effort between children, parents and community members, and based on aboriginal culture.

The tiles were twice crowned the winner of the South Gippsland Sustainability Festival’s Recycled Art Competition in the junior category and also the people’s choice.

The Learning Stone area and mosaics are situated within the preschool’s bush tucker gardens created earlier in the year with funding from South Gippsland Shire Council and a Coles Junior Landcare grant, along with the hard work of parents.

Winning entries: Faye Beverly and John Murray reveal the winning mosaics with preschool children, from left: Kayla Baker, Will Kelly, Jade Cahoon, Natalie Churchill and Amber Ross.

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• OBITUARY

Turnbull takes Rotary lead Mentor and

keen hunter LEITH Johnson was a keen sporting shooter, loving skeet and simulated field target shooting.

He was often heard to say, “If those bloody things had feathers, I would hit more of them!”

Needless to say, he rarely missed a duck season.

The Field and Game Association of Australia was founded in 1958 and a year later, Leith became a member of the association’s South Gippsland branch (Hallston). He served as secretary for 14 years from 1983 and was awarded a life membership in 1994.

In the late 1970s, Leith offered the branch a large section of swamp land on his property at Koonwarra for the conservation of water birds and consequently for hunting. The club welcomed his generosity and constructed a retaining wall, providing the perfect habitat for birds to breed.

He always gave a bottle of port or wine for a raffle, and one of his major donations was the trusses for a new clubhouse.

His real passion was for the development of junior shooters and 12 years ago, donated a substantial amount of money to be invested, with the interest spent on a trophy awarded annually to the club’s junior champion.

This legacy, now a memorial one, will remind members every year of the considerable contribution Leith made to the sport. He was firearms safety officer for many years. He was presented with two certificates of appreciation; one recognising his voluntary service in educating others in the safe and responsible use of firearms. The other came from Victoria Police commending his efforts as a voluntary accredited firearms safety instructor in the Leongatha community.

Until the end of his life at the age of 87, Leith continued his dedication to the club, attending meetings, working bees, making donations and overseeing the requirements of ammunition on shoot days.

Born on April 1, 1926, Leith was the only son of early Koonwarra pioneers Earnest Walter Johnson and Lillian Frances Holt. They cleared land for farming on Johnson’s Road, named after the family.

Leith attended Koonwarra Primary School and when his family moved to Hastings in the 1930s, they employed Bill Stewart to run the Koonwarra farm.

Leith was preparing to further his education so he

could become an engineer.

But war broke out and Bill and Leith’s sister Alice went into active service.

The Johnsons had to return to the farm at Koonwarra and Leith never went back to school, becoming a farmer instead. The family was delighted when Bill and Alice married.

Leith himself wed in May 1957, he and Mary Calder raising four children, Leith, Julie, Dianne and Carole. Their parents allowed them a great childhood, roaming the farm and the bush, playing in an old blacksmith’s shop, catching eels, carp and tadpoles. Leith was a very caring dad, always willing to help his children.

He loved cars, fishing and crayfish, as well as hunting, especially pig shooting.

Leith was on the Koonwarra Recreation Reserve Committee and a player and office bearer for the tennis club. He worked on the Koonwarra School Committee and, along with lots of other fathers, helped build its third classroom. He had a passion for netball and never missed watching his daughters play.

He also loved travel, once taking a long holiday by boat to New Zealand. Armchair travel was equally enjoyable, with Leith watching films about many countries of the world from the comfort of his own home. He remained in his own home, moving in to Koorooman House three weeks before his death.

Leith Johnson will be remembered and respected as a mentor and for his honest, friendly, helpful and caring manner.

INVERLOCH Rotary will be under the watchful eye of new president Ian Turnbull.

He took over the reins from outgoing president Gerry Lonergan.

As president, Mr Turnbull would like to continue the hard work the club does for the Inverloch community.

“We want to continue to look to the future

and work alongside the Lions club,” he said.

“I also want to get some more major events up and happening in the winter time when things are usually a bit quite.”

At the change over dinner, Eulalie Brewster accepted a Paul Harris Fellowship award from outgoing Rotary president Gerry Lonergan.

This is the first time since 1986 the Inverloch branch has awarded this award to a nonmember.

Foundation member Paul Everitt also received a sapphire pin to add to his Paul Harris Fellowship award he received in 1992.

Guest speaker Rob Wingrave, Rotary district 9820 director of Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children, spoke about the processes and achievements the organisation has made.

The branch gained two more members over the past 12 months and has three more prospective members on the cards.

Special honour: Eulalie Brewster accepts a Paul Harris Fellowship award from outgoing Rotary president Gerry Lonergan.

This is the first time since 1986 the Inverloch branch has awarded this award to a non-member.

Changing hands: from left, outgoing Rotary president Gerry Lonergan hands over his position to incoming president Ian Turnbull.

Left, Coming in: Rotary assistant district governor Charlie Spiers with incoming Korumburra Rotary president George Auddino, George’s wife Renee and outgoing president Richard Oldham.

Auddino takes Rotary lead GEORGE Auddino took over the reins of the Korumburra Rotary Club recently.

Assistant district governor Charlie Spier inducted Mr Auddino, whom took

over the role from outgoing Richard Oldham.

On the night, Alwyn Michie, Ted Burley and John Maguire received the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship Award.

Top Rotarians: the three awardees of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award were, from left, Alwyn Michie, Ted Burley and John Maguire.

Back to school THE class of 2008 recently returned to the Boys Home Road Campus of Newhaven College for its five year reunion.

Leith Johnson: caring family man who had a long association with Koonwarra and the South Gippsland branch of the Field and Game Association.

Students were pleased to renew acquaintances with past class mates and teachers and to reminisce over ‘the good old days”. This year level was significant as they were the first students to inhabit the Year 9 Environmental Centre.

Since graduating from Newhaven, many had finished university study or were well set up in their employment.

Careers ranged from nursing and engineering to owning and operating their own café in Korumburra.

It was the first opportunity principal Gea Lovell had to meet the students since she commenced at the college in 2011.

Mrs Lovell reminded everyone present they will always be part of the Newhaven family and she looked forward to celebrating future reunions together in the new middle school at the Phillip Island Road Campus.

Back again: some of Newhaven College’s class of 2008 at their five year reunion with a group of teachers. Back from left, Brett Jackson, vice principal and heal of senior school Jason Scott, Anthony Brusamarello, Callum Golightly, David Riviere, Liam Van Grondelle, John Ward. Front, Geoff Pavia with twins Matilda and Bronwyn, Billy Hayes, principal Gea Lovell, Elaine Epifano, Lucy Mertens, Melanie Wright and Claire Enter.

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Call for progress

By Matt Dunn FOR Leongatha Progress Association member Kay Puru, the group’s hiatus is nothing but that – a brief respite while core members regroup.

She believes passionately the LPA is far too important to simply fade away, and there is much more still to do. But with an aging and waning membership, things have been tough of late. Kay is putting out the word that people need to sign up if they want the organisation to continue.

She is saying simply come one, come all.

“We’ve gone in to recess and we haven’t had a meeting since September last year. We’ve got our annual general meeting (AGM) on July 18 at the Leongatha RSL at 7.30pm,” she said.

“We really need people to come to meetings. It’s as simple as that. But it just doesn’t happen these days.”

Kay said the group had a close working relationship with the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce, but unlike the chamber it was not a business group.

Anyone who wanted to see the town prosper, no matter what their plan, could have an input.

“I don’t know what it is, or why it is, but people just don’t want to come to meetings anymore. I’ve tried everything: I’ve tried being mean, I’ve tried being nice, I’ve tried begging and pleading. It just doesn’t

work,” she said.

“You get the same four or five faces there month after month.”

Kay said the LPA usually had a “reasonable AGM”. She is hoping this year for something better than that, with a new guard ready to come in and put up their hands to lead the association into the future.

“It costs people $10 a year to join up and we’re now down to about 14 members. We had as many as 30 at one point,” she said.

“We really fight the fight

for whatever people want us to do. We don’t really step out and say, ‘This is what we’re going to do.’ We want people to come to us and say, ‘This is what I want to see done.’”

The LPA has been a strong advocate for the Leongatha Heavy Vehicle Alternative Route, something that has been a long time coming. But the organisation prides itself on never giving up.

If you would like details on the LPA or information on how to join call Kay on 5662 2753.

Hey good looking: the all new Nissan Pulsar ST-S is really nice on the eye with its stylish body lines.

Pulsar a pleasure

By Jacob de Kunder WHEN I was told I would be test driving the Nissan Pulsar ST-S Hatch this week, I was excited.

Kay Puru: the LPA member is calling on people to get involved.

Memorial sought for Vietnam vets VIETNAM veteran Richard Lester wants some form of permanent recognition for South Gippslanders who fought in the unpopular war.

He said he has been campaigning for seven years but is making no progress.

Mr Lester, who lives in Mardan and is a former South Gippsland Shire councillor, wrote to the CEO, mayor and councillors again in February this year and said he has had no formal acknowledgement or response to his request.

He told The Star it is his dream to have a simple community plaque of the names of South Gippsland’s Vietnam veterans, believing this would offer significant recognition “of service, suffering and shame”.

A former nurseryman who endeav-

oured to deal with his demons by planting trees on the family farm, Richard added, “We could even plant some trees.”

“I feel the divisive community attitudes at the time have meant their national service has not been adequately respected.”

Given the veterans are in or approaching their ’70s, Mr Lester said he is on an emotional personal mission to do what he can to ameliorate that lack of respect.

South Gippsland Shire mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy said he was more than willing to follow the matter up and speak with Mr Lester about what he has in mind.

“We can liaise with the RSL and see what can be done.”

Cr Kennedy said the shire did acknowledge all Vietnam veterans with a big function in 2005-06.

Hospital on target THE new Leongatha Hospital is on target for completion on September 1.

Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) CEO Gary Templeton confirmed this recently.

He said from that date, a three-week period had been allocated for the transfer

of patients and removal of items from the old building that will be used in the new one. He anticipates the latter task alone will take a week.

Once that is done, demolition of the old hospital will begin.

Completion of the project will bring to fruition more than a decade of planning and discussion.

From the moment I got in, I could not wipe the smile from my face.

I couldn’t wait to test out the 1.6L DIG Turbo Engine and feel my way around the 140kW it supplies.

This engine does not disappoint either.

Combined with Automatic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission), you get the most effect use of this power to the wheels and essentially the road.

The power you receive is not compromised by a big fuel bill either, offering 7.8 litres per 100km with the CVT Automatic.

Move up to the top of the range SSS model and you are treated with more fantastic features.

These include leather trim, rear view monitor, integrated navigation, front and side spoilers, dual zone climate control, intelligent key and push button start, xenon headlights and dusk sensing headlights, chrome exhaust tip and much more.

You can’t look past the great modern body shapes on the all new Pulsar. They give the stylish hatchback a sporty feel.

To match, the speed and style is first class safety.

The Pulsar possesses the latest safety technologies designed to assist in the prevention of collision, and to protect you and your passengers should an accident occur.

There are a total of six airbags – dual front, dual side and dual curtain SRS – to protect the driver and passenger in the case of a front or side impact.

The car is fitted with the usual acronyms such as TCS (traction control system) and ABS (anti-lock braking system) but also includes new features.

These include Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC)

which compares the actions of the driver with the current vehicle behaviour, and selectively brakes individual wheels and controls engine power to help keep the car on its intend-

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I’m sure that like me, when you get in the Nissan Pulsar ST-S or top of the range SSS hatch, you will find it hard to fight back a smile.

This car is extremely fun, practical and fuel efficient, simply a great small car.

Get into Edney’s Leongatha today and test drive one for yourself.

In the cockpit: the Pulsar is contemporary inside and out.

Easy to use: well set out controls of the stereo and climate control systems are a feature in the Pulsar.

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Ooh, la, la FRENCH and fun is all part of the exciting curriculum being enjoyed by students at the Welshpool and District Primary School.

Students are learning French every Wednesday with teacher Sue Dower.

Students recently donned newly

purchased costumes, representing common occupations in France, while learning how to pronounce each profession in French.

The senior school has been working on a school play as part of its music and drama class.

The play, called The Three Little Pigs, was performed at a recent as-

sembly.

Students also travelled to Banksia Lodge in Foster to perform for residents as a part of the Junior Red Cross program.

The students have made all of the props that will be used in the show, including the houses made of straw, sticks and bricks.

Dressed up: Chelsea is a nurse, Katelyn is a doctor, Alyssa is a mechanic, Charlie is a builder and Thomas is a chef. These great costumes are used in French classes.

STEVE and Katrina Spark of Leongatha South would like to announce the safe arrival of their boy, Brody John, born on July 2 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is a brother for Ashlee, 2.

Mary MacKillop celebrates students HIGH achieving students at Mary MacKillop College in Leongatha were celebrated at the final school assembly for semester one recently.

TAYLA May Wyhoon was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on May 22 to Renee Splatt and Jared Wyhoon of Inverloch.

ALISSA Kira Macey was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on June 24 to Sian Macey and Christopher Power of Wonthaggi.

Deputy principal (Pastoral Care) Sam Wright presented award certificates to the students who have received the highest amount of house points in the Mary MacKillop House Challenge.

The challenge recognises the participation and encouragement of students in all areas of college life.

So far this year there have been 2114 entries of students participating in various activities throughout the first semester. This extremely high

level of participation encompasses activities from Christian leadership, sporting achievement, academic achievement and building school community.

The challenge highlights the variety of activities the college provides to extend students academically, personally, physically and spiritually.

Such activities include representing the college in football, netball, basketball, volleyball, cricket, futsal, table tennis, soccer, hockey, tennis, dance, chess, theatre sports, instrumental and band performance, debating and public speaking.

Other activities include state subject competitions, encouraging individual extension through the College

Gold Card program and participation in the Library Readers Week Festival.

It has also challenged students through their involvement in helping the needy with Meals on Wheels.

Helping with local primary schools, raising funds and awareness for needy communities locally, nationally and internationally, submitting newsletter and newspaper articles, and speaking at assemblies and performing at the College Expo have all been fun activities.

The winning students were David McAlpine, Noah Strentz, Sarah Paterson, Jarvis Pryor, Luke Malherbe and Ellie Holmes.

Milpara Community House news RECENTLY, we held the grand opening of the renovations and relocations that have been underway for much of the first six months of this year.

The relocation involved the Centrelink Agency swapping sides with the Milpara Community House office and this shift has created a much more open space at the front entrance to the house.

This relocation also included moving the Emergency Foodbank into another section of the house where greater storage facilities were available.

None of this work would have been possible without the generous support given by so many individuals and businesses. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our major supporters for this building work and sincere appreciation is expressed to Michael’s IGA and The William Angliss (Victoria) Charitable Fund for their financial contributions to this project.

Of significant note is that during the last month alone the Emergency Foodbank has provided more than 180 shopping bags of groceries to members of the local community who are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet.

The importance of the support pro-

vided by the Foodbank is undeniable and we are pleased to be able to give acknowledgement to local service clubs, church groups, individuals and volunteers for their efforts in maintaining the availability of supplies for this facility.

The new term three program for Milpara Community House is set for distribution during the coming school holidays so please keep an eye out for it to see if there is anything being offered that may be of interest to you. Milpara is Korumburra’s Community House and we are proud to be able to respond to the ongoing educational needs of this community.

Our term three program is also available via our website – www.milparacommunityhouse.org.au – just check the Term Program tab. Enrolment Forms are also available from this same webpage.

Check it out.

The house will reopen again on Monday, July 15 for business as usual.

For those heading out and about during the school holidays, have fun and take care.

For information about any of the classes or courses offered at Milpara, please call Sandra or Jenni on 5655 2524, or call into the House, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra.

Worthy winners: the award recipients receive their awards. Front, from left: Noah Strentz, Ellie Holmes and Sarah Paterson. Back: Jarvis Pryor, Luke Malherbe, deputy principal Sam Wright and David McAlpine.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago July 12, 1983

10 years ago July 8, 2003

5 years ago July 8, 2008

1 year ago July 10, 2012

THERE is a strong move being mounted in South Gippsland to secure more housing. A meeting will be held in Leongatha to form a committee to be known as the South Gippsland Housing Group.

A steering committee is already in operation. It was formed a meeting at Community House in Leongatha on May 26 this year.

GEOFF Wyatt has seen a few changes in his 40 years with the Korumburra-Bena Football Club. But the most satisfying of all came on Saturday when he watched his beloved Bulldogs run out onto the revamped Korumburra Showgrounds to take on Inverloch-Kongwak.

NINE out of 10 Leongatha traders claim ongoing parking problems are affecting their business.

The town’s traders are becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of car parking available in the town’s CBD, claiming the dearth is keeping customer from their doors.

CAMERON McKenzie-McHarg is currently preparing for his second Olympic campaign. The former Leongatha man is training in northern Italy with the rest of the Australian Olympic rowing squad and looking towards the London Games later this month.

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The large kitchen has a walk in pantry, metres of bench space, gas hot plates, electric oven, dish washer and a breakfast bar providing excellent vision for the doting mum out to the sunken living/TV room.

Whilst off in a different direction is the second living area, just made for a nights’ entertaining with it’s built in bricked bar.

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Natalie Couper 0428 941 541

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A timeless beauty

Open for inspection at A Leongatha North S ET among mature natives and lush sweeping greens lawns with complete privacy is this well loved three bedroom home on five acres (approx).

This home offers stunning outlooks from every room with a warm country feel throughout.

Inside you will find three bedrooms, master with ensuite, second bathroom with separate toilet, large laundry, large kitchen with electric cooking, formal dining, lounge with cathedral ceiling, pellet heater and two reverse cycle air

conditioners.

Outside is a large garage, chook run, two grazing paddocks, ample tank water, stunning gardens with established natives and fruit trees, 3kw solar power with upgrade capacity.

Set on the ever popular Leongatha North Road with close proximity to the township of Leongatha, this property won’t last long on the market!

The property is open for inspection this Saturday from 11am - 11.45pm.

Call today for more details.

N opportunity has arisen to purchase one of Leongatha’s wellknown Jeffrey Street properties.

Built in 1926, ‘Mortlake’ is a good example of craftsmanship with all those extra details often found in homes of this period.

Positioned on an extra large residential allotment (1938m2 approx,) the residence is a private sanctuary. Ornamental trees, shrubs, an old peppercorn tree

and majestic oak provide shady canopies during warmer months.

Paved areas, box hedging, a wisteria covered arbour and under tree seating create a restful outdoor atmosphere.

The front entrance, with its white pillars and verandahs contribute to the home’s stately appearance.

A leadlight front door with side leadlight windows opens into a hallway with its polished floorboards, fretwork and timber balustrading (which leads up to a light

and spacious attic room.) This room could be a fourth bedroom, playroom or large study.

White cabinetry is a feature of the renovated kitchen, with its ample storage including a fantastic pull-out pantry and appliance cupboard. Adjacent is a north facing meals area/sunroom, which opens out directly onto the huge covered entertaining deck, offering private year round alfresco dining.

A formal lounge to the front of the home, and another central smaller sitting room/formal dining room provide choices and options for living space. A gas log fire in one and a solid fuel heating in the other create a cosy atmosphere to live in. High ceilings with ornate plasterwork and architraves continue here and throughout the three downstairs bedrooms. A leadlight feature window and door can even be found in one of the two toilets in the home!

Outside, a carport and another one attached to the old stables provide covered parking.

Located on a flat block and in close proximity to town, schools and medical centres, ‘Mortlake’ would suit a multitude of purchasers including those looking to develop a property (STCA.)

LEONGATHA NTH

LEONGATHA

105 Leongatha North Road

41 Jeffrey Street

Alex Scott and Staff Leongatha Andrew Newton 0402 940 320

1938 m2 approx.

Insight Real Estate 5662 2220

$585,000

$540,000

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LEONGATHA WARM, CEDAR HOME WITH COTTAGE GARDEN

LEONGATHA

NEAT AS A PIN & FULLY RENOVATED

Be pleasantly surprised. 3BR home in close proximity to schools, Rec. reserve & park. Light, cosy lounge with solid fuel heater, kitchen/dining room & new curtains throughout. Delightful cottage gardens to be enjoyed from inside, & outside from sunny wrap around patios or separate BBQ area. Sheds incl. powered workshop, garden & wood sheds. A cosy, private property.

Renovated & tastefully decorated home located within easy walking distance of schools & shops. 3 BRs, easy flow-through living from lounge into kitchen/meals & sunroom. Two R/C air cons plus ducted heating. Double carport & separate workshop. Large corner block. A meticulously maintained property.

$255,000

$285,000

Sole agent

Sole agent

LEONGATHA NOTHING TO SPEND

KOONWARRA JUST MAGIC!

Comfortable 3 BR home in excellent condition. Low maintenance & located on a no through road in close proximity to schools. Open plan living room features Tasmanian Oak kitchen, large meals & L-shaped lounge. Pleasant town views from wrap around balcony. Choice of natural gas, electric & solid fuel heating. Private landscaped gardens & enclosed backyard with 2 small sheds (power connected.) Under cover access into home via carport, which has electric roller door.

Quality- built home on approx. 1 acre. Spacious lounge, hostess kitchen/dining area, 3 generous sized bedrooms , en suite with spa bath, study/home office, covered BBQ deck, solid fuel heater, R/C aircon, double lock up garage, double carport, town water & tanks.

Young orchard & mature trees create a private, picturesque setting. A dream package.

$297,000 Sole agent

$495,000

Sole agent

5 McCartin Street LEONGATHA

Insight INS2200063

Lindsay Powney 0428 515 103

Robyn Powney 0488 454 547

5662 2220

Web insightrealestate.com.au Email reception@insightrealestate.com.au

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Picture perfect THE owners pride is easily evident in the immaculate presentation of this beautifully maintained home.

The home has been renovated from top to toe with a recent extension providing a spacious family room.

The new kitchen has ample bench space and plenty of cupboards.

The dining area takes in the magnificent views across the green hills and the lights of Leongatha.

The master bedroom has a full wall of built in robes

‘Urens’

and a renovated ensuite.

The second bathroom has also had a makeover.

The other two bedrooms are both a great size and have built in robes. For the children’s toys there is a handy sunroom.

Outside boasts a lock up shed, a double carport, secure yard with veggie patch and a huge deck area that is well sheltered and an ideal spot to entertain.

Set on an acre and only five minutes to town, this property offers the benefits of a rural property without all the work.

ELDERS are proud to offer ‘Uren’s’ a large scale grazing property in the renowned Walkerville/Tarwin Lower district.

The main property has been held by the Uren family since settlement – over 100 years ago with the family purchasing other titles to expand over the years to a total of 676 acres.

Currently the property is run as a successful beef fattening and sheep property. The land consists of a mixture of sandy loam and peat soil types with an excellent balance of sandy rises and well sheltered heavy carrying flats.

The property has two road frontages, the front with the home being off the Buffalo-Waratah Road, the back of the property fronting onto the Walkerville Road, there are two sets of stockyards, at either end of the property allowing for easy stock management.

The property has 15 main paddocks with permanent quality electric fencing, watered by a number of dams in each paddock, with well established treed shelter belts.

Improvements include a three to four bedroom home, hayshed, machinery shed/workshop, shearing shed and yards, and two sets of stockyards.

‘Urens’ is currently in two titles being 564 acres and 112 acres, and it is possible to purchase separately. In addition Elders can offer buyers the opportunity to purchase the adjoining property being 586 acres which would make a large scale holding in a tightly held area.

Call Don Olden 0417 805 312 or Zel Svenson 0438 636 290 for further information and price.

WALKERVILLE 1550 Buffalo Waratah Road 676 acres Elders Leongatha Don Olden 0417 805 312

CONTACT AGENT FOR PRICE 4

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LEONGATHA NTH 235 Leongatha North Road Stockdale & Leggo Leongatha Michael Hanily 0417 311 756

$460,000

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Andrew Newton 0402 940 320

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Alan Steenholdt 0409 423 822

Peter Dwyer 0428 855 244

Carly Roughead 0417 382 979

5662 0922 45 Bair Street LEONGATHA UNIT 1 SOLD, 2 & 3 AVAILABLE

5A CRE S

OPEN SATURDAY, July 13, 11am-11.45am

20 YOUNG STREET, LEONGATHA

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OPEN FRIDAY, July 12, 4.30pm-5pm

105 LEONGATHA NTH RD, LEONGATHA NTH • 3 bdrm family home • Ensuite, cathedral ceilings, large C/B garage • 5 immaculate acres, incl. 2 grazing paddocks $540,000

30 BLACKMORE AVE, LEONGATHA

THREE 1st CLASS QUALITY TOWNHOUSES

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• 2 bedroom townhouses, central lounge & dining • Fully landscaped-low maintenance gardens • Short walk to Safeway, RSL & CBD

$298,000

$330,000 each

11a KOONWARRA ROAD, LEONGATHA

12-16 FARMERS ROAD, DUMBALK

5-7 LEE PARADE, LEONGATHA

6 PARK DRIVE, LEONGATHA

• Fully renovated 2 bdrm + study unit • Spacious living area with split systems A/C • Short walk to shops and medical clinic

• Immaculately maintained home • Open plan, cathedral ceiling, wood heater • Located in the heart of Dumbalk

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• 4 bedroom home in great location • 2 bathroom, rumpus, formal lounge • Double garage, outdoor entertainment

$260,000

$310,000

$320,000

• 3 bdrm country cottage, 2 toilets, full renovation • Corner block only 300m from Bair Street • 10x4 Colorbond garage

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$269,000

3 bedroom home Renovated kitchen and bathroom Great vehicle access

4 bedroom home Double block Lock-up garage and carport

$398,000

ALE09220491

OPEN THURSDAY, July 11, 4.30pm-5pm

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Subdivision potential T

HIS huge family home set on five acres of residential land is a great investment.

Situated in a quiet part of town, this property offers space and tranquility and the potential to earn a nice return on your investment.

The brick veneer home itself is some 44 squares under roof with five big bedrooms and two separate living areas, heated by a reverse cycle

air conditioner and a large solid fuel heater.

The master bedroom is very spacious and has a brand new ensuite.

Outside there is an abundance of shedding and garages with a double garage and a single carport attached to the house plus a 20x40 lock up shed with a studio/bungalow attached.

For entertaining there is a covered patio with a spa overlooking the manicured gardens. This is a great development opportunity.

LEONGATHA 26 Brown Street Stockdale & Leggo Leongatha Jason Harris 0417 640 079

$980,000

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landmarkharcourts.com.au NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

AUCTION

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1.30pm @ ROOM 1, MEMORIAL HALL, LEONGATHA

270 Ruby Fairbank Road, RUBY 330 ACRE DAIRY FARM ON TWO TITLES

LEONGATHA

PRIDE OF PLACE IN QUIET LOCATION

OLD WORLD CHARM WITH MODERN LIVING

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Only 2 ½ year old quality 4 bdrm rendered & brick elegant home Nth facing, 2 living areas, 2bthrm, ensuite with large shower Ducted vacuum system, solar hot water, level 827m2 block Parking for caravan/boat with dble gates for access to the rear

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Melinda Homestead

$475,000

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

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One of Leongatha's finest, 3 bedrooms plus study and parents retreat Stunning hostess kitchen with dual living areas & alfresco dining area Large 1121 m2 allotment with gorgeous cottage gardens & mature trees 1.5 kw solar panels to supplement your power bills with locked in contract

$482,000

Two homes, main homestead partly renovated 3 b/r with BIR's, 2nd home 3 b/r 17 Unit S/O H/B dairy complete with feed system.

Subdivided into 40 main paddocks of allweather laneways Mainly undulating country with 60% red soil and balance grey.

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Prior Offers Considered Terms 10% deposit – Balance 60 days

Landmark Harcourts Barry Redmond SEJ Real Estate Mark Hullick NEW LISTING

LEONGATHA SOUTH ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE DISTRICT ? ?· ?·

LEONGATHA

LEONGATHA NORTH

THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL

EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTY ON 2.99 ACRES

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Immaculately presented 4 bedroom Federation Style home complete with study.

A 'Masterchef kitchen' with Tasmanian oak benches, full butlers pantry and feature mantel piece.

All fixtures and fittings are exceptional quality and designed to match the era An inspection is a must!

$470,000

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Delightful 4 bdrm country homestead beautifully renovated.

Open plan living, 'master-chef' kitchen, alfresco dining area with built in spa.

Zoned ducted heating & cooling and a large Coonara heater Easy to maintain garden, secure dog run amongst a beautiful stand of established gum trees

$485,000

47 BAIR STREET. LEONGATHA OFFICE 5662 2292

Three Springs

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405 acres on 3 Titles bitumen road frontage adjourns Leongatha Golf Course Exceptional architectural designed sandstone residence of 4 bedrooms plus Quaint and comfortable 2 bedroom managers residence Set on magnificent English gardens with panoramic views towards Leongatha Divided into 10 paddocks and managed by laneways excellent pasture.

Complete with its own tennis court and air strip and hanger Study/office and Pool Room offer a great space for family entertainment Feature central open fire place provides a cosy and warm feeling.

Price to be negotiated

BARRY REDMOND - 0477 622 292 GLENYS FOSTER - 0477 622 298

LAN22920001

LEONGATHA

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - PAGE 37

FOSTER dramatic society FAMDA has begun rehearsals for the show Foreigners from Home.

The production is the story of the Kidd family struggling through the hardship of the Great Depression in rural Australia during the 1930s.

Written by Chris Dickins, who now lives in Foster, the story has a contemporary context by being told through the eyes of a now aged family member.

In recalling her childhood she is able to look at past events from a present perspective.

Foreigners from Home has been described as “an unashamedly Australian play in its idiom, setting, characters and plot. In its depiction of the past, it reminds us history can indeed re-

peat itself and, though advances in technology may have altered some parts of our lives.

The essential human qualities, fears and strengths remain”.

FAMDA will be staging Foreigners from Home under the direction of Mr Dickins in September/October.

YUMMY FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

THIS SATURDAY

8AM-12.30PM Round up the kids, friends and dog and head down to the market. There's loads to do, a park for playing, delish local food and lots to try and buy.

Wonthaggi Hospital Ladies Auxiliary presents The Victorian Police Showband & Pipe Band

10am - Meredith from Grow Lightly talks winter veg gardening.

Followed by Craig and the kids from Korumburra Primary School talking about their Human Powered Vehicle.

Stock up on fresh veg, jams and chutneys, cheeses, olive oils, fish, local wines and more. Bring your own bags, and a brolly just in case…

Bena CWA is on the cake stall, Korumburra Primary School Human Powered Vehicle on the BBQ.

Other markets to visit: Foster July 20 | Inverloch July 28 | Koonwarra August 1

Stallholder enquiries phone 0459 629 000

Wonthaggi Arts Centre Wednesday, July 17 1.30pm

WON6580001

FAMDA show takes shape

Coal Creek FARMERS’ MARKET

COA950120

Come along: a musical extravaganza is coming to Wonthaggi. The Victorian Police Showband and Pipe Band (above) will combine for a concert at the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre on July 17. The show will raise funds for the Wonthaggi Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. More information in the advertisement on this page.

Cost $15 per head | Tickets available from The Wonthaggi Workmens Club on 5672 1083

LEONGATHA JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

COMEDY NIGHT SATURDAY JULY 13 | 8PM LEONGATHA MEMORIAL HALL MC - Michael Chamberlain

COMEDIANS Greg Fleet Sam Peterson Beau Stegman (from Star FM) Xavier Michaliedis

Creative influence: playwright and director Chris Dickins is leading the show.

TICKETS: $20 each Drinks at Bar prices, BYO snacks Table of 10-12 people (smaller groups & individuals will be accommodated) LEO8200022

Contacts Debbie Vanstone - 0419 580 386 (or at junior canteen) Tim McGrath - 0428 544 950 & Craig Hoober - 0421 097 451

Matinee - all tickets $20

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• VLE LEONGATHA

Heifers pick of the offering THERE were approximately 600 steers and bullocks, 600 cows, 50 bulls and 250 young cattle penned.

Wednesday, July 3

The usual buying group attended a dearer market in most places. The yearling steers were very mixed in quality while the heifer portion contained a large proportion of well conditioned drafts.

Quality in the 600 steers and bullocks was mixed with the lighter end selling close to firm, while the secondary bullocks and heavy weight manufacturing steers sold to stronger demand.

A significant lift in grown heifer numbers and quality saw processors competing strongly for these lines. Cows were also in strong demand with the dearer trend continuing across the board, while heavy weight bulls sold to firm competition.

A limited number of good quality yearling grass steers sold from 172c to 195c/kg to be firm to slightly easier. Most yearling grass heifers made between 165c and 191c after a top of 198c lifting 8c/kg.

Grown steers sold between 172c and 195c holding close to firm. Bullocks made from 172c to 193c lifting 5c/kg on the plainer D muscle drafts. Good quality grown heifers sold from 145c to 177c lifting 16c/kg.

Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers made between 143c and 152c lifting 7c, while the crossbred portion sold between 147c and 181c lifting 1c to 6c/kg.

Light weight dairy cows made from 80c to 127c lifting 6c to 11c/kg. Heavy weight dairy cows sold from 116c to 135c lifting 3c to 5c/kg.

Light weight beef cows made between 114c and 137c lifting 6c to 8c/kg on most sales. Heavy weight beef cows sold between 120c and 152c lifting 4c to 8c/kg.

Heavy weight bulls made from 124c to 153c holding firm.

The next sale draw - July 10 & 11: 1. Rodwells, 2.

Elders, 3. David Phelan, 4. Landmark, 5. Alex Scott, 6. SEJ.

BULLOCKS 14 B. & A. Hollonds, Sale 1 Sage Family Trust, Jumbunna East 14 C.T. Ferguson, Longford 8 M.P. Kennedy, Nerrena 14 O’Loughlin Bros. Meeniyan 8 K. & C. Pope, Jeetho

589kg 565kg 566kg 598kg 672kg 573kg

194.0 194.0 194.0 193.2 193.2 192.6

$1144.00 $1096.00 $1099.56 $1156.79 $1298.58 $1105.04

STEERS 1 W. Reid, Leongatha 1 Aurora Racing & Stud, Lang Lang 1 G.F. & R.J. Scalon, Leongatha 1 S. & R. De Hamer, Outtrim 1 A. Lamb, Waratah North 1 J. Surace, Korumburra

350kg 320kg 355kg 400kg 355kg 485kg

212.6 203.2 200.0 199.6 198.0 195.0

$744.10 $650.24 $710.00 $798.40 $702.90 $945.75

COWS 9 Maxray Nominees, Buffalo 9 B.S. Cantwell Lsk, Toora 1 K.J. Hutchinson, Yinnar 5 G.F. & R.J. Scanlon, Leongatha 1 Ando P/L, Mardan 1 A. Mancarellas, Mirboo North

646kg 605kg 725kg 594kg 680kg 640kg

152.2 $984.23 148.6 $899.86 146.6 $1062.85 146.6 $870.80 145.0 $986.00 145.0 $928.00

HEIFERS 1 G. & R. Pearson, Hedley 1 D.B. & E.S. McCormack, Devon 1 K. Trotman, Buffalo 2 C. Wilson, Middle Tarwin 1 A. Lamb, Waratah North 11 F. & L. Dal Pozzo, Koonwarra

390kg 350kg 345kg 310kg 340kg 522kg

190.6 190.0 189.2 185.0 184.0 177.6

$743.34 $665.00 $652.74 $573.50 $625.60 $928.36

BULLS 1 Greenwald Past Co. Wonga Wonga 1 W. Reid, Leongatha 1 J.D. & S.M. Humphrey, Nerrena 1 T.A. & J.G. Waters, Dumbalk 1 F. & J. Edwards, Boolarra 1 K.J. Hutchinson, Yinnar

920kg 695kg 890kg 630kg 875kg 855kg

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$1407.60 $1060.57 $1340.34 $932.40 $1295.00 $1265.40

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This equates to a cost of 10¢ per kg of dry matter grown or $100 per tonne of grass.

This is a saving of 60%.

Dairy careers carry appeal JEANETTE White wants dairy employment in Gippsland to be seen as a viable and attractive career option for young people.

The new co-ordinator for GippsDairy’s Dairy Workforce Project, Jeanette believes the benefits of dairy jobs have been undersold in the region.

“We need to make dairy an attractive place to have a career,” she said.

“Without good people being employed, we can’t have good dairy farms.”

The Dairy Workforce Project was initiated by GippsDairy to address employment issues restricting development of the industry in Gippsland.

It is financed by GippsDairy and Dairy Australia using levy funds.

A major issue Jeanette is keen to tackle is workplace retention, with the dairy industry’s high turnover of employees a stumbling block to improved performance.

Key tactics in better employment outcomes include: • improving farmer knowledge about how to be effective and compliant employers. The information they need is on The People In Dairy website; • distribution of employment packs that offer practical and understandable advice on rights and obligations; • promote the facts about dairy as a stimulating and potentially financially rewarding career; and • offer an online service, the dairy jobs classifieds, to help both employees and

employers promote their availability and needs.

Jeanette, a former vet who lives with her family on a Mirboo North farm, said the multi-faceted approach should see major improvements in the dairy industry’s labour situation.

“The People In Dairy website is a fantastic resource that gives people easily digestible information on employment issues,” she said.

“Most farm businesses don’t have a human resources manager, so a site like The People In Dairy is invaluable in ensuring farmers are doing the right thing by themselves and their employees.

“The availability of employment packs – which are being distributed through the dairy community – is also helping the industry comply with workplace obligations.”

While working to improve employment standards, Jeanette said she will also be promoting the use of the dairy jobs classifieds page on the GippsDairy website.

“If we can match the right people to the right farms, then we have better levels of retention, which is a win for everybody,” she said.

“For farmers, it is very stressful having employees who don’t match their needs, so this classifieds page will increase their chances of finding the right person.”

For employment packs or for more information on the Dairy Workforce Project, contact Jeanette on 5624 3900.

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By Sarah Vella

AN unconventional approach to dairy farming is paying off for Koonwarra farmers, Shawn and Tracey Hollingworth.

They have adopted a biological system to keeping their cattle healthy and happy, but it is not the only unusual aspect of their farming methods.

The Hollingworths moved to South Gippsland from Kerang in 2009, to a leased 800 acre dairy farm at Kongwak.

“We came from dead flat topography and irrigation to the fertile rolling hills of South Gippsland,” Shawn said.

“The lack of water and massive drop in milk price that kicked in at the end of 2008 inspired us to look elsewhere.

“We looked all over Victoria and northern New South Wales, and we even considered leaving the industry all together.

“We had no real plan in mind; we just had to get out, so we took on a three year lease at Kongwak.

Once we got down here, things started to unfold.”

They sold their water licence back to the Federal Government and their Kerang property sold in 2010.

“We decided we liked South Gippsland and so the search for a property in the area we could purchase began,” Shawn said.

“I looked at 24 farms in 24 months, as far south as Yanakie, up to Mirboo North, Jindivick and Wonthaggi.”

Shawn said seeing the range of farms in the area, from coastal ridges, gullies, red dirt, brown dirt and everything in between was interesting.

“We actually brought this place 12 months before we moved on to it, which gave us time to upgrade the dairy and put in a feed pad,” he said.

Shawn said when they purchased the dairy, it had 1980s technology, but has since been upgraded to reflect modern advances.

Currently, the Hollingworths milk Friesians, Aussie Reds and Jerseys, but at the start they were more interested in milking Friesians.

Now however, Shawn and Tracey are focused on feed conversion efficiency - how many kilos of milk solids the cattle convert feed into.

“We have decided to focus on Jerseys for this farm and have started up Summit Jersey stud. We are in the process of getting the cattle registered and classified,” Shawn said.

“I believe Jerseys are more efficient at feed conversion compared to Friesians. We are on a small farm and we wanted to have a low impact animal on the property.

“We have a really good fertility rate in our herd, because we have bred and culled for that trait over time.

“We have a herd management program we use to record everything; if a cow looks sideways we record it. When it comes to a breeding strategy, we can look up each individual cow and take the time to review its history.

“In order for a cow to get back into calf, we focus on something we call positive energy. When a cow calves down it is inevitable she will lose condition.

“We need to put more energy and protein into them than they are putting out in their milk, for up to 100 days after calv-

ing, which is what we call positive energy.

“Our in calf rate to artificial insemination is 90 percent, while our total in calf rate is 98 percent.

Tracey is an insemination technician.

“We know our cows and we can AI them straight after milking to reduce stress levels. The welfare of our cows is paramount.”

These cattle conscious farmers use as many natural remedies as they can rather than racing straight to the drugs, but they are not organic.

“Within the first couple of years at Kerang using the biological approach, we brought our vet bill down from $13,000 to $6000. Essentially it halved,” Shawn said.

“Our philosophy is, if we can get the soil and grass healthier, the cattle will be healthier.

“We plan to start a fertiliser program using pig and chook manure and compost, which will leach naturally through the soil profile and drip feed into the system, helping the grass to grow more naturally.

“If plants are grown on a synthetic system, using super and urea, it is introduced into the soil profile all at once and the growth pattern of the pasture reflects this, like it is on steroids.”

Shawn and Tracey like to refer to this farming method as the biological approach.

“Down here, the response to the biological approach has been a lot quicker than at Kerang. I think that has something to do with the depth of soil, the heat and moisture,” Shawn said.

At first, Shawn was completely sceptical of the biological approach and

Happy cows: Shawn Hollingworth with milkers enjoying a feed at the recently installed feed pad. Eventually Shawn hopes to place a roof over this area.

the benefits it could provide.

“I was a true sceptic, Tracey was the driver. At the Elmore Field Days, she came across BioAg and brought some of their literature home,” he said.

“There is not a lot of awareness out there of biological systems and there is not a lot of data available. I agreed to do some trials, which is when we put in some millet.

“We fenced off a section of our farm, had it laser graded and split it into six even paddocks.

Half was farmed using the conventional method and half using the biological program.

“The cows were grazing the conventional crop for the first three days and on the fourth day I put them on the biological paddock.

“The cows would actually run from the dairy down to the paddock to graze the biological millet.

“Those trials were the turning point for me. When we did the costing, the biological program was also significantly cheaper than

a synthetic program.”

Shawn and Tracey’s aim is to make their farm in Koonwarra a one man operation.

“We are targeting 150 head of milking cows.

When calving is finished we will have 190, but it is a fluid number. If winter is kind, we can milk a few more or we can offload if the need arises,” Shawn said.

“Our stocking rate is less than the Gippsland norm, but we don’t want to stock high. We have chosen small impact animals, and low stocking rates, which reduces the risk profile.”

“Our herd was producing 576 kilograms of milk solids in their last year at Kerang, in their first year at Kongwak that dropped to 480kg/MS. “Last year, we reached 520kg/MS. Our target for this year is 570kg/MS. I don’t think I will get 600 but I would like to see that out of them. We will just have to see how we go on the biological system.

“It is important that we set the cows up in the first 100 days after calving.”

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LEONGATHA WOOL MARKETING SEMINAR WEDNESDAY JULY 17, 6PM LEONGATHA FOOTBALL CLUB Hosted by Patrick Byrne (Brokerage Manager) with guest speaker Grant Hutchins (Export Manager/Commodity Analyst) RSVP 16 July 2013 to Adrian Nutall 0428 825 833, Troy Underwood 0448 039 052 or Patrick Byrne 0428 621 344

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TABLE BASE. Circular bamboo and cane from a vintage setting. Very good quality.

Structurally sound. Originally for dining table but can be converted smaller using a smaller glass top. $50 or best offer. Ph. 0439 552 002.

CUPBOARD. Mirrored front. 3 drawers and one storage cubical with sliding doors. Tall solid timber. $50 or best offer.

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VENTALIN HUMIDIFIER. Two available. $15 each. Ph. 5662 3925.

AWNING WINDOWS. Two. good condition. First window is 4 panels 1900 h x 1800 w. Second window is 2 panels 1850w x 1 metre high. $20 the lot. ph.

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WASHING MACHINE. Sanyo. 3-5kg. $50. Ph. 5664 4387.

STOOLS. Two. 670mm h. Hardwood, light stain. Very good condition.$40 the pair. Ph. 5658 1050.

SEWING MACHINE DESK. One drawer, one door. Good condition. 850 w x 450 d x 790 h. $40. Ph. 5658 1050.

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HIGH CHAIR. Target brand. White with teddy bear print material. very good condition, No further use. $50. Ph. 0411 743 648.

FOOT AND CALF MASSAGER. Visage.

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REAR CAR BLIND. For 2005 Ford Futura wagon. Grey. $25 ph. 5672 5264.

CALF DEHORNERS. Electric. 240V. As new. $50. Ph. 5662 4565.

SINGLE BED & MATTRESS. Wooden with wooden slats. $50.

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SKI BOOTS. Salomon. Very good condition. Size 10. $50. Ph. 5662 3556.

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WINDOW. Large brown anodised aluminium. 7ft, 11 inches w x 5ft, 11.5 inches h. Can be used as two sections.

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CREAM CANS. 3 x 10 gallon. 15 each.

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HORSE BRIDAL, HALTER & LEAD ROPE. $40. Ph. 0448 860 292 HORSE SADDLE & BRIDAL. $50. Ph. 0448 860 292.

NINTENDO DS GAME. More Brain Training Game. Hardly used. Excellent condition. $15. Ph. 5662 5141.

STEERING WHEEL CONSOLE GAME. Plays Formula one car. Motorcycle & motorboat. 5+. Excellent condition. $10. ph. 5662 5141.

COFFEE TABLE. Modern. Round. Stainless steel on wheels. With 2 white glass tops.

1m diameter x 400mm high. $50. Ph. 0413 060 875.

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TV CORNER UNIT. Pine stained. 1.3m wide excellent condition. $50. Nerrena. Ph. 5664 9295.

ALPACA FLEECE. Not cleaned. Brown or white. $15 large bag. Nerrena. Ph. 5664 9295.

CAR CASSETTE/RADIO. Ford falcon AU original factory DD. Cd unreliable. $20. Ph. 0427 444 601.

SHAG RUG. Two. Taupe colour.

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FILING CABINET. Excellent condition. $40. ph. 5668 6257.

PALING FENCE PANEL. Treated pine.

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MICRO VENETIAN BLINDS. Two. W 1500, h2100. Winter white. 25mm slats. new in box. $40 ono. Ph. 5672 5264.

MOVING BOXES. Heavy duty. large and small. $3 each. ph. 0487 238 907.

WALK AND DRIVE LEARNING CAR. Fisher Price. Very good condition. $20. ph.

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COMPOST BIN. Gedye. Black plastic. $50.

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JAZZ SHOES. Black. size 6. Black danse corps bag. Leg warmers. Tights. Leotard.

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MARY MACKILLOP SPORTS TOP. Size 10. Excellent condition. $20.

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TV CABINET. Stained pine corner unit.

Good condition. $50. Ph. 0402 785 112.

TV. 70cm super slim LG analogue with digital set top box. Near new. $50. Ph. 0402 785 112.

BOOTS. Trail Snow Joggers. New. Size 41.

Were $40. Sell $20. ph. 0438 572 214.

BOLTS. Galvanised ½”8½”-9”-10”. Round head washer, nuts as new suit post/rail fences. Third new price. $1.50 each Ph. 5662 3336.

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

Rock ’n’ Roll Thursday nights 7.30pm

DAKERS CENTRE Cnr Smith & Watt Streets, Leongatha No partner necessary - Cost $6

Starting again July 18 Enquiries to: John and Judy Kerville 0418 586 324, 5662 4004 (AH), Diane 5662 2136 (BH), 5662 3195 (AH)

“Drop-in style Information Session” - An opportunity to receive the latest updates on the Poowong, Loch and Nyora Sewerage Scheme.

South Gippsland Water staff will be in attendance at the locations listed below to speak to community members one to one. The latest information regarding the Essential Services Commission’s Price Determination will be available.

Where Poowong Public Hall

Time 1pm – 3pm

RECEPTIONIST/BOOKKEEPER We have a full time position available for a receptionist/ booker for our agricultural machinery dealership. We are searching for a self motivated energetic individual with excellent communication skills to carry out receptionist duties and all bookkeeping activities.

You must have strong time management, organisational and attention to detail skills. You must be a team player with a friendly professional manner .

• MYOB experience is essential • Process and manage weekly payroll and monthly superannuation • Process BAS and lodge with ATO • Manage all accounts payable and receivable • Maintain administration supplies and stock requirement • Manage reception responsibilities and customer communication To apply for this position references are essential.

Applications close 30th July, 2013 Please forward your application to: The Manager Chapman Machinery Service P/L 58 Yarragon Road Leongatha Vic 3953 or admin@chapmanmachinery.com.au

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Wednesday July 10th 2013

Loch Public Hall

5pm – 7pm

Thursday July 11th 2013

Nyora Public Hall

5pm – 7pm

For all enquiries contact SGW 1300 851 636 or 5682 0444 or Email: sgwater@sgwater.com.au

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CHAPMAN MACHINERY SERVICE P/L

DANCE LESSONS

POOWONG LOCH & NYORA SEWERAGE SCHEME

When Wednesday July 10th 2013

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Rock ’n’ Roll DANCE LESSONS WONTHAGGI Date: Starting July 17 for 10 weeks Time: 7.30pm Venue: RSL Graham St Wonthaggi No partner necessary but preferred New Beginner Classes

situations vacant FIRST CHOICE RESUMES from $40. 0412 252 895 f.c.r@bigpond.net.au 24-48 hr completion.

WORKER(S) required to milk 140 dairy cows in a 12 double-up herringbone dairy. Wages or contract negotiable.

South Gippsland, Toora area.

0407-013307.

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Contact John and Judy 0418 586 324

SOUTH GIPPSLAND WATER NOTICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS ANNUAL TARIFFS 2013-2014

The South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau

Annual General Meeting will be held

South Gippsland Water would like to advise customers of the new annual tariffs.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

WATER SERVICE CHARGE: Korumburra, Loch, Nyora, Poowong, Leongatha, Koonwarra, Meeniyan, Dumbalk, Foster, Fish Creek, Toora, Port Franklin, Welshpool, Port Welshpool, Port Albert, Alberton, Yarram and Devon North.

12 noon at the Leongatha RSL Upstairs Meeting Room RSVP for catering 5662 2111

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General Tariff Vacant Land Agreements Concessional

Annual

Per Account

$305.40 $305.40 $277.65 $250.35

$101.80 $101.80 $ 92.55 $ 83.45

WATER SERVICE CHARGE: Wonthaggi, Inverloch & Cape Paterson.

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General Tariff Vacant Land Agreements Concessional

Annual

Per Account

$342.30 $342.30 $307.65 $250.35

$114.10 $114.10 $102.55 $ 83.45

WATER VOLUMETRIC CHARGE: All areas. $1.66 cents per kilolitre (1,000 litres). To be charged from January 2014 bill onwards.

WASTE WATER SERVICE CHARGE: All serviced areas.

1. General Tariff 2. Vacant Land

Annual

Per Account

$453.90 $266.40

$151.30 $ 88.80

Accounts are due: September 30, January 31 and May 31 each year.

If you would like more information, please contact our Customer Service staff on 1300 851 636 or 5682 0444 Fax: (03) 5682 1199 Email: sgwater@sgwater.com.au

Please note the committee of management of the bureau recommends to the AGM that the Model Rules For An Incorporated Association of the Consumer Affairs Victoria Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 be adopted in its entirety.

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MDU CRICKET CLUB

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VERY neat 3/4 bedroom house, 9km from Leongatha.

Unfurnished $200 per week, furnished $220. Phone A/H 56649240.

UnitingCare Gippsland is a quality accredited community service agency. Staff and volunteers provide a range of community services in Gippsland for children, young people, families and individuals. The Agency has a vision of a healthy Gippsland, where disadvantage and inequity are challenged.

UnitingCare Gippsland is currently seeking the following:

Relief Early Childhood Staff Bachelor, Diploma and Cert 3 qualified staff for our kinder, mobile and child care programs.

Family Day Care Educators Across the Gippsland Region for 2013 For further information please visit our website: www.ucgipps.org.au or call Pam Porter on 5152 9600 UnitingCare Gippsland interviews in the interests of safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

VACUUM CLEANER Repairs

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

5672 3127

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DEVELOP A CAREER IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY Meat Processors, labourers and Skilled Staff Required For large Export Meat processing facilities in the Wonthaggi Region.

Stability and Long term Employment Opportunities Available Duties include: • General Labouring • Process Work • Rendering • Boning/Slicing/Knife Hand • Picking & Packing Experience not essential. Full training provided.

MUST be Australian citizen or permanent resident.

Full time & casual positions available. Early starts.

MUST be prepared to attend INFORMATION SESSION. Eligibility Criteria Applies.

To apply please call 8398 1728 or email your most recent resumé to madmin@miss.vic.edu.au

Applications are invited for an experienced Social Worker, Welfare Worker, Teacher or equivalent with demonstrated administrative expertise, current informed knowledge of best practice in education and welfare.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the administration of brokerage funds used to meet service gaps in addressing the needs of ‘at risk’ young people.

Working autonomously, the Co-Ordinator will liaise with schools and within a partnership structure comprised of community and government agencies.

This role requires extensive travel within South Gippsland and beyond. Applicants must possess a current Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Laptop and salary packaging available Enquiries and requests for Position Description can be directed to Noel Sibly or Reception on 5671 3278 or noel.sibly@bcrh.com.au Applications need to include: a cover letter, current Curriculum Vitae, including the name and contact details of at least two recent professional referees, plus a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

This can be emailed to: noel.sibly@bcrh.com.au or submitted by post to: Noel Sibly Manager Family Resource Centre Bass Coast Regional Health PO Box 120, Wonthaggi Vic 3995 www.bcrh.com.au Applications close 12 noon on 22nd July 2013

RETAIL SALES ASSISTANT (Part-time) Korumburra 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 an enthusiastic individual with excellent interpersonal skills to join our Korumburra store in the role of Retail Sales Assistant. This position is part-time, approximately 20 hours per week on a rotating roster. The primary focus of this role is to build strong partnerships with customers and deliver appropriate advice and services of a variety of agricultural products and supplies.

The successful candidate 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 candidate 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 barry.shepheard@mgc.com.au Applications Close: Friday 19th July 2013

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TRACTOR International Harvester 383. 2WD diesel, approx 25 y.o. Fair working order.

Stored under cover. Includes various implements. $3,750. Ph: 0418-321634.

used vehicles Affordable cars at drive away prices

COUCH 2 seater and 2 chairs, Sanderson Linen in autumn tonings, GC, $200 ONO. 5662-3925.

FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175.

FIREWOOD local hardwood mixture, split, seasoned, pick up or delivered. Bulk loads available, $90 per metre. Ph: 0437-176187.

HAY - this season, fresh smell, $8 per bale. 56685281.

173 HOLDEN ENGINE complete reco, needs to be assembled, $900. Ph: 0427-681320.

HOLDEN CAPTIVA 2009, silver, CX 5 door wagon, 2.0lt diesel, 7 seater, full service history, roof mounted DVD player with 2 headsets, 149,000km, great condition.

Reg. XOB539. Great family car $20,000. Ph: 0407-155546.

INCUBATOR Covatutto 20e, very good condition $250. Masport 4 stroke rotary hoe, as new, $350.

0429-675145.

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.

situations vacant

Senior Child Protection Practitioner $81,093 - $89,604 p.a. + superannuation Full time, On going Morwell based The Senior Child Protection Practitioner is responsible for supporting and developing Child Protection Practitioners in the integration of theory and practice whilst demonstrating their expertise through case practice and the supervision of child protection practitioners.

The Senior Child Protection Practitioner will work collaboratively with the Team Manager to strengthen case practice, to provide effective service delivery and to support other practitioners.

For further information please contact Lee McNeill on 5136 2400 or email lee.mcneill@dhs.vic.gov.au Applications close: Thursday 18 July

Rewrite tomorrow, one child at a time.

ZO331013

School Focused Youth Service Co-Ordinator Family Resource Centre Community Development Worker Grade 2 Full-Time Position funded until 31st December 2015

Custom built motorbike trailer, made to carry three dirt bikes or one or two road bikes.

Fold out heavy-duty ramp included and stored under the rear of the trailer.

LED tail lights. $1,700 ONO Call Robert 0438 009 791

HAY small squares, excellent order, $8 each.

0419-313483.

Require a:

To apply please mail your resumé to: Bass Coast Dental Group 32-34 Bair Street Leongatha 3953

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QUOTES

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A leading dental practice in Gippsland requires a Qualified or Trainee Dental Assistant.

Those who are interested in starting a great career in the dental profession should contact our office without delay.

The successful candidate will have exceptional communication skills, ability to foster great customer relationships, strong organisational skills and initiative, be friendly and reliable and have a real interest in caring for customers. The position is full time Monday to Friday.

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Qualified / Trainee Dental Assistant

livestock BULLS for hire or sale.

Friesian, Angus, Hereford, Limo or Jersey. All bulls have been semen tested.

Hire or sale. Ph: AH 0447331762.

Sales

for sale WALL UNIT mirror back, limed oak, 6ft x 6ft, $200.

Wall unit, mirror back, 6ft x 3ft, $95. Oval glass coffee table, chrome legs, $80.

Small corner glass coffee table $45. 0427-681320.

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To apply, please go to www.dhs.vic.gov.au/careers

used vehicles FORD LASER GXL sedan, 1996 model, colour red, kms 280,000. Reg. NUP226. Price $2,600 with 12 months reg. Last full services Dec 2012 by Rapid Tune. Car in good condition. Well looked after!

Contact Charlie Pisani 0408-899892.

HOLDEN ADVENTRA 2005, 6 cyl auto, leather, climate control, immaculate condition, one owner, ROS111, $16,500. 0419135036, a/h 5655-1223.

L A N D R O V E R DISCOVERY 1998 V8 auto, LPG, new tyres, excellent condition, REO637, $6,500. 0419-135036, a/h 5655-1223.

wanted 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.

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

DAIRY FARM wanted to lease, around 250 acres.

Must have house on farm and reasonable dairy. Will consider any area. Phone Hannah 0429-029568.

wanted to buy CASH PAID farm four wheelers, ag bikes, trucks, 4WDs and ride-on mowers.

Any condition. Phone Matt 0401-194601.

work wanted FULLY Qualified Painter.

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

Email your adverts to The Star ads@thestar.com.au

for sale

for sale

AUCTION SALE Saturday 13th July, 2013 at 10am (Note Time & Date) 20 Drovers Road, Pakenham SCRAP METAL BUSINESS ENGINEERING & STEEL PROCESSING PLANT, MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, BUILDING MATERIALS, GENERAL & TRAILER & VEHICLE SPARE PARTS, STILLAGES, SHIPPING CONTAINERS, MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTOR BIKES, FORKLIFT 5 Steel Framed 40ft Shipping & Storage Containers, Gasparini Sheetmetal Guillotine, 3 Mig O Matic 325 Amp & 240V Uni-Mag 250 Amp Mig Welders, Herless 1.2m x 300mm Lathe, Sunrise Cropping, Shearing & Punching Machine Model: W55H, Enerpat Heavy Duty Hydraulic 150 Tonne Metal Shears Model: AS100, Set Heavy Duty Metal Shears, Espha Horizontal Band Saw, 2 Male & Female Relocatable Toilet Blocks, 3 Tonne & 20 Tonne Platform Scales, Victoria V2 Milling Machine, Heavy Duty 80 Tonne Scrap Metal Bailing Press, Leroy – Somer 12.5 KVA Power Generator, 2 Site Security Sheds, Steel Storage Racks, 13 Plastic 1000 Litre Liquid Storage Tanks, 40 Steel Stillages, Scrap Waste Bins, Heavy Duty 1 Tonne Fly Press, Large Range Steel Stock Including Pipe, RHS, Flat, Rod, Bar etc, Auto & Electrical Spares & Components, Heavy Steel Beams, Steel Sheet, Stretched Metal, Site Boxes, Engineering Fittings, Large Qty Assorted Nuts, Bolts, Screws etc, Range Portable Hand Tools, Scaffold Components, 3 Assorted Docking Saws, Black Dalson Industrial Omega Screen Type 10, Racks & General Spares, Components & Accessories, MOTOR VEHICLES & BIKES TO BE SOLD AT 1PM: 1997 Mack Premium 250HP Refrigerated 4 x 2 Curtain Sided 12 Pallet Tray Truck, 2002 Ford Futura Sedan, 1989 Fiat FSM 650 Sedan (Parts Only), 1993 Mazda T4600 4 x 2 Tray Truck with 6m x 3m Tray (411,500 Klms), 1998 Warman 8 Tonne Mobile Articulated Yard Crane Model: Mark 4, Toyota 1.8 Tonne LP Gas Forklift, Clark 3.5 Tonne LP Gas Forklift, Steel Framed 10ft x 5ft Twin Axle Plant Trailer, Honda 125cc 2 Stroke Trail Bike Cr125, Suzuki 80cc 2 Stroke Trail Bike RM80, 2006 Kawasaki 50cc Trail Bike KDX50, Jincheng 70cc 4 Stroke Trail Bike, Honda Express 50cc Motor Bike, 3 Honda Express & MR50 Motor Bike Chassis.

Scrap Metal Recycling Business To be sold in one lot comprising Isuzu Truck & Skip Bins.

Note: A Variable 7.5% - 12.5% Buyers Premium & GST applies.

20% deposit required on fall of hammer.

On View Day Prior 9am to 4pm, Contact Tom Lockwood 0419 310 852 Catalogue and Photos at www.lockwoodcompany.com.au To The Order Of: Resteel who are retiring from business and moving interstate

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8 JOEL COURT LEONGATHA Gate open 9am till 3pm Saturday, July 13 3 VENDORS

Garage Sale SUNDAY, JULY 14 11 Jumbunna Road Korumburra 9am - 2pm Clothing, kitchenware, freezer, books, speakers, shoes, and much more Eftpos available GARAGE SALE 6 Tarwin Ridge Blvd. (off Boag’s Road), July 13, 8am - 1pm.

Fridge, household items, pusher/pram, clothes, brica-brac, toys.

MEENIYAN - 6 Welsford Street (cnr McKitterick), 9am - 3pm Saturday, July 13. Prams, wooden cradle, car seats, change table, safety gates, and lots more for babies and kids, plus household items.

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birthday remembrance HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY Party hard up there.

Love forever, Ash and Dad. xox HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY Ally. Think of you every day.

Love forever Mum. xox

in memoriam FARRAR - Jack.

7.7.2009.

It’s been four years since we said our last goodbyes.

Always in my thoughts, I miss you very much, Lily.

SPARK - Nancy.

10.07.2012 The world may change from year to year.

Our lives from day to day.

But the love and memories I have of you, Will never fade away.

Missing you always.

Your loving husband Ray. Of all the gifts we have had in life, however big or small, To have had you as our mother and grandmother was the greatest gift of all.

Loved always.

Peter, Wendy, Ashley, Kylie and families.

deaths CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

16.03.1922 - 03.07.2013 Late of Leongatha. Formerly of Mt Eccles South.

Dearly loved husband and soul mate of Muriel for 66 wonderful years.

Loved and loving father of Una, Christine and Iris.

Respected father-in-law of Ron, Keith and Roy. The best ever pop of Freya, Barnsley (dec), Donnaleen, Sanchia and Petrina; Shane, Dane, Chiquita and Dallas; Rachel, and their families including 20 great grandchildren.

Friend of Lindsay, Tony and Mark (dec).

Always a smile.

Always a friend to all.

for rent

Rental week of the

7 Hattam Court | LEONGATHA Near new family home in Hattam Court This near new brick veneer home in a quiet court has 3 bedrooms, master with ensuite and WIR, 2 living areas, split system heating and cooling, modern kitchen with electric cooking and dishwasher, double carport, low maintenance garden and outdoor entertaining area.

Rental Per Week: $290 Date Available: Now References Essential. For further information, please contact Alex Scott & Staff on 5662 0922.

deaths CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

16.03.1922 - 03.07.2013 Dearly loved husband of Muriel.

We never lose the ones we love even though they’re gone.

Within the hearts of those who care your memory lingers on.

Thanks for all those special times.

Sweet dreams till we meet again.

CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

16.03.1922 - 03.07.2013 Most dearly loved dad of Iris. Respected father-inlaw of Mark (dec) and Roy. Awesome pop of Rachel.

Forever loved great pop of Trent, Brock and Shelby.

Step pop of Michelle, Leigh, Glenn and Karen.

And step great pop of Jake Ashlyn, Jed and Darcey; Sarha; Charlie and Mia. Most people think they have the best father in the world but ours was the most awesomest. Never judgemental and always a smile.

Mum (Muriel) got the best, a love that will never die, Dad we often said we would agree to disagree (your words) but I think you will agree with this, you chose the best mother for us three girls.

I know we will never be alone because you will walk beside us every day.

Love you Dad. xxx CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

16.3.1922 - 3.7.2013 So many years have passed siince I was a child, and now I realise that all the little things you did for me was your way of showing that you loved me.

I’ve grown so much since then, but I’ve never been so sad as now having to say my final “Good-bye”.

“I love you, Dad.” A true gentleman with an infectious smile.

Say “Hello” to Barnsley, I love you both.

Your loving daughter Una and Ron. CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

Dearly loved dad of Christine and Keith, adored “Big Pop” of Shane, Sue and Jesse; Dane, Megan, Jasmine, Dylan, Kayla, Coby, and Ellie; Chiquita, Steve, Brady and Angus; Dallas, Mark, Chloe, Peyton, Braiden and Clay.

We love him so and he loved us back.

Playing tennis in heaven.

CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

Loved brother-in-law of Sheila and Bill (dec). Loved uncle of Trevor, Peter and Catherin, and their families.

CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

You are the coolest Great Pop ever. We will keep helping Nana, keep your lawns mowed with your handy ride-on, and your shed locked.

So lucky to have you so close to us and we will more than miss you.

Love always.

Trent, Brock and Shelby.

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deaths CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

16.3.1922 - 3.7.2013 Pop, thank you for the memories, there are smiles in them all.

Forever in our hearts.

Love Sanchia and Petrina, and families. xx CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

The days will come and go and seasons change, But there are some things that will always remain.

Our treasured memories of days that have passed, Will be the bond that keeps you alive in our heart.

So your passing makes our home a sadder place, But the thought of you sharing a beer with Barns brings a smile to our face.

RIP Pop. We love you and miss you.

Freya, Steve, Steven and Mikaela.

CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

Thank you for being more than just a pop. I’m so proud of you, your strength, your courage, your determination, “What a Man”. I will miss our walks and talks, our time together.

You will always be in my heart and there you will stay, but without you here it won’t be the same.

Goodbye for now but not forever.

Love Rachel.

CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

Thank you for the smiles, laughs and beautiful treasured memories from the best Pop we could have asked for.

Love Donnaleen, Derek, Ryan, Kahli and Nikki.

CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

Goodbye mate.

Washy.

CHRISTENSEN - Harry.

(VX70264 2/12th Inf. Batt.)

The President and members of Leongatha RSL regret the passing of their esteemed member and extend deepest sympathy to the family.

Lest We Forget DAVIDSON (Mee) - Nancy (Min).

Passed away on 2.7.13 at Maffra.

Much loved wife of Keith (dec). Loved mother of George, Stephen, Linda and their families.

Loved sister and sisterin-law of George and Marj (dec), Lorraine and Albert (both dec), and their families.

Lots of happy memories.

EAGGER - Mary.

Aged 82 years, of Leongatha.

Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, July 6, 2013.

Loving wife of Ron (dec).

Loving mother of Sarah, Jane, Vicki and Fiona.

Beloved grandmother of Jessica, Alison, Mathilda, Charlie, Aiden and Daniel.

So very dearly loved and in our hearts forever.

Now at peace.

EAGGER - Mary.

Farewell to a great lady of theatre, director, performer and one act play festival judge.

Sympathy to the Eagger girls and Lyric Family.

FAMDA Friends.

deaths LAWRENCE Nicole Debra.

23.2.71 - 5.7.13 Loved partner of Jack. Very loved and loving mother of Ethan and Jayden.

Very sadly missed and forever in our hearts.

THORNBY - Colin John.

6.4.1969 - 1.7.2013 Passed away peacefully at Royal Melbourne Hospital, after a great struggle, with his loving family by his side.

Treasured eldest son of Jenny and Richard Thornby.

Loving partner and soulmate of Peter.

Much loved brother to David, Brian (dec) and Scott.

First grandson of Frank and Freda Thornby (both dec) and Jack and Irene Lisle (both dec).

‘Uncle Colin’ to Rachel and step-uncle to Andrew, Robyn and Candice.

Godfather to Liam. Friend and mentor to many people in the community.

No more pain. Peace after a long battle.

Now together with Brian and his grandparents.

Our gratitude to the extraordinary staff at Peter Mac and Royal Melbourne hospitals.

Rest in peace, Col. All our love.

THORNBY - Colin John.

6.4.1969 - 1.7.2013 My soul mate, my hero.

Col, you made me the person I am today.

I will always treasure our time together.

I’ll never forget you.

Peter.

THORNBY - Colin John.

6.4.69 - 1.7.13 Loved nephew of Lorna and Graeme, cousin of Nat and Brad, Kinesha and Mackenna, Stephen and Laura.

A courageous battle from a gentle man.

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funerals

THORNBY - Colin.

You fought a long, hard battle Colin, without ever a complaint.

Our sympathy to Richard, Jenny, David, Scott and Peter.

May you rest in peace.

Ray, Dot and family.

EAGGER - The Funeral Service for the late Mrs Mary Eagger will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 11.30am.

Private cremation.

No flowers by request please, donations in lieu can be made to Partkinsons Victoria. Envelopes will be available at the service.

funerals CAIRNS - A Memorial Service for the late Rev H.A. (Jim) Cairns will be held at St Peter’s, Leongatha on Saturday, July 20 at 11.30am.

CHRISTENSEN A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Mr Harry Christensen will be held at the Leongatha RSL on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 commencing at 2pm.

A private family interment will precede the above service.

All ex-service personnel are respectfully invited to attend.

deaths

THORNBY - Colin John.

6.4.69 - 1.7.13 Grandson of Freda and Frank Thornby (both dec), nephew and cousin of Peter, Lorna, Ken and Noel, and their families.

At rest.

LAWRENCE - A service for the late Nicole Debra Lawrence will be held at Boyd Chapel, Springvale Crematorium, 1.30pm Friday, July 12.

THORNBY - Colin John.

An Anglican funeral service will be held at St Mary’s Anglican Church, Latrobe Road, Morwell, commencing at 1.30pm on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

A secular garden memorial service will be held at 825 Farmers Road, Dumbalk North commencing at 11am on Thursday, July 11, 2013.

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

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Wildlife care chases grant SUE Moore of Walkerville has been nominated for a Sun Super Dream Grant.

She was put forward by the Grants Only Group Inc. Sue and Michael Moore rescue wildlife and nurture them back to health, releasing them back into their natural habitats all around South Gippsland.

Sue and Michael fund the majority of their work personally, occasionally receiving medical supplies or food from generous donors.

Their dream is to build suitable enclosures, specific to the animals’ needs and their recovery. In the last year Sue and Michael have rescued 140 animals, so there is a definite demand for their services.

You can help Sue and Michael achieve their dream. All you need to do is vote, go to: http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dream/view/suemoore-rescues-wildlifehttp://youtu. be/3TCXJbG7Kh0 If you or your community group would like help with finding and writing a grant please contact Grants only Group Inc. grantsonlygroup@y7mail.com

Tarwin Lower Red Cross THE president Glenda Arbuthnot welcomed everyone to the July meeting.

A lot of members were away on holidays in a warmer climate. After the pledge it was down to business.

A lot of discussion was held on what to do for the big cake bake which will be held in August, as well as the annual general meeting.

All welcome to attend the annual general meeting on Tuesday, August 6 at 12.30pm for lunch at the Tarwin Lower Community Health Centre, followed by the meeting and entertainment.

Our guest speaker for the day was Kaye Cook who spoke about her time employed by Parks Victoria at Wilsons Promontory.

She was a cleaner and supervisor of the amenities blocks. Kaye had many funny stories to tell.

This was followed by members bringing an old fashion item of clothing or shoes, cluttering up their wardrobe. What a lot of laughs.

Afternoon lunch and friendship ended an enjoyable day.

Lock cars LEONGATHA Police are urging residents to lock their cars after a spate of thefts from open vehicles.

There has been a sharp increase in thefts from unlocked cars.

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Having a ball Bypass delayed

OVER 220 fun loving and good looking people flocked to Leongatha’s Memorial Hall for a night of en-

joyment and frivolity.

This was of course for the Leongatha Parrots Football Netball Club Annual Cabaret Ball.

The night was a great suc-

cess with drinks flowing and many dancing to the styles of band Gary Eastwood.

The club should be congratulated on another great event

The ladies: Amelia McCarthy, Kate McCarthy and Mel McLennan were loving the Parrots Cabaret ball on Saturday night.

By Matt Dunn THE long hoped for Leongatha alternate heavy vehicle route is still on the table, according to VicRoads regional director Sebastian Motta.

While a meeting on the project had been scheduled for February, it will now take place soon because of delays.

“Unfortunately more time was required to develop the design of the alternate route resulting in this meeting being delayed,” Mr Motta said.

“VicRoads and South Gippsland Shire Council appreciates the community’s interest and patience in this important road planning project.”

One local, who had been waiting for an invitation to the February meeting, said interested parties had been kept in the dark.

But Mr Motta said VicRoads and South Gippsland Shire Council were “progressing the planning” of the alternate heavy vehicle route.

“This project will focus on redirecting heavy vehicles away from the town centre to improve amenity and safety.

In addition, it will provide planning certainty for future development and growth within Leongatha,” he said.

“Road design work has been undertaken to identify the preferred route along the South Gippsland Highway that balances and minimises safety, environmental, property and social impacts.

“VicRoads and South Gippsland Shire Council are finalising design works and are expected to update the community and key stakeholders in coming weeks. A meeting with the Project Stakeholder Reference Group will be held in July as part of this process.”

KBA to fight rates KORUMBURRA’S Business Association is calling for businesses to stand together against constant ‘rate slugs’ by South Gippsland Shire Council.

The fellas: Zac Vernon, Tim West and Mark Coghlan enjoy a beverage at the Leongatha FNC Ball on Saturday.

The recent rate rise of 6.75 per cent and a sidewalk permit renewal cost rise of 21 per cent prompted the call, KBA president David Amor said.

“We would like all KBA members and businesses to come this Wednesday night to the community rooms at 6pm,” he said.

“We can discuss how we are being affected and what we can do.

“As a group we can organise a meeting with the shire and all the businesses can vent their anger to the shire staff in the correct way to see if something can be done.”

Mr Amor said the extra costs were unfair for businesspeople already struggling.

“They are hitting the local business man who doesn’t have any more money,” he said.

“Most businesspeople are slugged on their rates at home, then rates at the business and now the shire wants to have another go, because we want to have a sign out the front of our businesses or cafes want to have outdoor seating.”

Mr Amor is sure businesses in towns other than Korumburra were also hit hard.

I do, again TWELVE couples renewed their wedding vows on Sunday at the St Vincent’s Catholic Church in Loch.

Accompanied by a witness and in front of children, grandchildren, family and friends, the couples enjoyed a beautiful ceremony featuring singing and music equal to any cathedral performance.

Of the 12 couples, one has been married for 61 years, another less than six months. Each couple brought their wedding photo to be displayed and compared.

The church was decorated with shades of red and white flowers to signify the various kinds of love and peace found between each other. Significantly, other decorations throughout the church were items borrowed from parishioners’ weddings and birthdays.

Couples chose not to wear their original wedding attire, with the exception of Joseph Karipal, who donned the suit from his traditional Indian wedding.

Assistant parish priest Father Francis Otobo performed the ceremony, speaking of the path each couple has travelled since they first joined hands in marriage: sharing joys, blessings and the demands of marriage.

He congratulated the couples for having the commitment to reaffirm those marriage vows. His blessing included wishes they continue to have a deep faith in each other that strengthens their love as partners for life.

Following the service more than 80 people shared a ‘wedding feast’ of soup, sausage rolls, sandwiches, cake and biscuits. The finale of the evening was the cutting of the wedding cake with everybody given a piece to take home.

When the idea of renewing marriage vows was mooted by the parishioners some months ago, it only took a short time to gather the couples. Another ceremony is planned for summer 2014.

Piece of cake: Shelvey and Joseph Karipal cut the group’s wedding cake, after reaffirming their vows on Sunday in Loch.

Top friends: looking good at Parrots Ball were netballers Carlie McNamara and Abby Dowd.

Great night: Anna Lewton, Sandi Leask-Grylls, Meg Patterson and Jemima Wilson all took great pleasure in attended in the Leongatha FNC Cabaret Ball.

Modern weapon: the Department of Environment and Primary Industries’ (DEPI) new concept firefighting vehicles were in Foster recently, as part of their tour around Victoria being tested by firefighters.

These vehicles have been put through their paces in west, central and east Gippsland to help out with planned burns.

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Juniors to represent Alberton TWO teams of young stars are set to represent the Alberton Football League in the Evans Petroleum Cup this Wednesday.

The teams will take on representative teams from Gippsland, Ellinbank and Mid Gippsland leagues for inter league glory.

Below are the teams.

Under 16s

Making it happen: David McAlpine, Eleanor McKenzie and Callum Missen come together for South Gippsland Shire Youth Council.

Youth make a stand

By Sophie McKenzie-McHarg, work experience THE South Gippsland Shire Youth Council is a terrific experience for young people in the community.

Run by community strengthening support officer Sophie Dixon, the youth council is a great opportunity to discuss what really matters to the younger generation.

Those involved can offer opinions on issues affecting the younger community in a friendly environment where these issues can be resolved.

By being involved with youth council, people can have an impact on what they want to happen in the community.

“In schooling, your knowledge and skills with sport and academia are usually the primary focus and goal,”

Sophie said.

“This opportunity though focuses on other skills, for those who may be stronger in other areas.

“The meetings are beneficial as they are a terrific way to meet new people who could potentially become lifelong friends.”

This experience offers lifelong skills you can develop.

Traffic management and youth mental health first aid are formal ways to receive a certificate.

Leadership, public speaking, event planning, report writing and budgeting are also important skills participants receive.

Young people can also understand what a council does, learn how to record minutes and write an agenda.

At the meetings, the first aspect discussed is the agenda. This includes topics such as transport for young people, pools, music events and footpaths.

The second part of the meeting involves an open discussion. Crime and mental health have been major topics.

The meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month from 4.15pm at Leongatha Memorial Hall.

Anyone is welcomed but the main age range is 15-25.

New council members are always welcome. Come along and watch, or can join straight away.

You are also more than welcome to bring a friend.

There is no pressure in joining, and a taxi service is available.

The current members of the council include: Ashleigh Parr, Poowong; Lauren Trani, Korumburra; Daniel O’Flaherty, Korumburra; Eleanor McKenzie, Korumburra; Callum Missen, Leongatha North; David McAlpine, Leongatha North; and Sophie Clarkson, Leongatha.

Police urge 000 call on crimes SOUTH Gippsland police are urging the public to call triple zero (000) to report crimes that require an immediate response.

Wonthaggi Police acting sergeant Colin Shepherd said the local constabulary was “committed to the Bass

Coast and South Gippsland communities”, but often police stations were left vacant by members who were either responding to other calls or patrolling.

Acting Sgt Shepherd said the country residents were “generally more comfortable in calling and dealing with their local police members and will

Make the call: people are sometimes hesitant to make the call to Triple Zero (000), but police say it’s the best option for reporting crimes in progress.

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try to contact them with their issue no matter the circumstances”.

“If you do require police assistance and decide to contact your local police station you may find they are not present, and your call is put through to an answering machine or diverted to the Wonthaggi Police Station,” he said.

“In most cases people will decide to call back later in hope to catch one of their local police members.

This is fine for non urgent matters or advice. But if the matter requires police to attend more urgently, people need to call triple zero (000).”

Too often, Acting Sgt Shepherd said, reports that should have been made are being missed because people have not spoken to their local members.

“Police understand you may only wish to deal with your local police members but we are finding reluctance to call triple zero (000) because the caller believes their matter is not that urgent,” he said.

“The matters are being reported well after the fact, when the caller can eventually get in contact with their local police member and opportunities for police to thoroughly investigate are lost.

“We are also finding some incidents and crimes are not being reported to police at all because too much time has passed and any initial urgency has been lost.”

Acting Sgt Shepherd

said this culture of delayed reporting was a “compounding issue” that was hampering police investigations.

“We have offences and offenders going unidentified and continuing to commit crimes. Police lose the opportunity to collect evidence and witnesses, essential for successful apprehension and prosecution of offenders,” he said.

“In turn and of greater importance, we have members of the community left feeling let down by the police in seemingly doing nothing about the issues.

“The loss of community confidence in your local police officers is something Victoria Police strive to combat and will not let occur.”

When to call triple zero (000) for police: • when a suspected offence is in progress or has just been committed; • any situation where lives are threatened or injuries are likely; • in the event of a motor vehicle accident where people are injured; • in the event of an air, rail or water accident; • any event which might cause danger to people or property; • in the event of an explosion or bomb incident/ threat; and • in the event of a disturbance or breach of the peace, ie. a domestic violence incident or one that involves anti-social behaviour.

Ben Ellen Matt Chalmers Troy Sinclair Liam Harrington Aaron Edwards (c) Dean Thorson Ben East Kyle Kirk Jaiden Burgess Zed Tonkin Mitchell Jones Ethan Park (vc) Eddie Smith Nick Anderson Hugh Suckling Rory Marshall Cade Brown Jack Taylor Jasper Macri Mitch Edwards Kieran Byers Gus Staley Ryan McGannon Jari McDonald Ty Hamilton Emergencies: Luke May Cam Trewin

Under 18s Corey Casey Inverloch-Kongwak Joe Ray-Angarane Dalyston Ryan Olden MDU Tom Wyatt Korumburra-Bena Tom Stone Stony Creek Eli Richards Phillip Island Josh Hopkins Korumburra-Bena Jay Breen Korumburra-Bena Jack Flanders Fish Creek Sam Wilson MDU Brock Dorling Korumburra-Bena Ben Chalmers (c) Tarwin Matt Schreck Dalyston Corey Smith Kilcunda-Bass Trent Hamilton Foster Kyle Holmes Toora Jacob Dakin Kilcunda-Bass Jake McMillan MDU Luke Thwaites Tarwin Thomas Hamilton Dalyston Max Francis Phillip Island Joel Winderlich MDU Eli Taylor Stony Creek Brodie Johnston Phillip Island Darcy Clay Kilcunda-Bass Emergencies: Logan Anderson Tarwin Louis Rodaughan Yarram Coach: Scott Anderson Assistant coach: Jake Joyce Team manager: Michael Anderson Runner: Jake Joyce Trainers: George Bovell, Kellie Spooner

Tarwin Tarwin Stony Creek Stony Creek Phillip Island MDU Toora Dalyston Kilcunda-Bass Inverloch-Kongwak Foster Fish Creek Foster Inverloch-Kongwak Korumburra-Bena Phillip Island Tarwin Phillip Island Korumburra-Bena Toora Fish Creek Fish Creek Fish Creek Yarram Foster Kilcunda-Bass Korumburra-Bena

Coach: Barry McGannon Team manager: Dean Ellen Runner: Glen Thorson Trainers: George Bovell, Kellie Spooner

Jacobs takes out classic SOUTH Gippsland Field and Game’s monthly shoot was held last Sunday and was the Annual Side

by Side Classic.

A contingent of 60 competitors brought along their classic horizontally opposed barrelled shot-

guns. Weather was perfect and the stage was set for the 60 target event.

Results AA - K. Jacobs 45, S. Busana 35.

A - B. Ayres 37, S. White 35, G. Cooper 35.

B - S. Silver 42, S. Gratten 33, P. Pendle-

bury 33.

C - B. Wood 23, N. Collins 14.

Vets - G. Hart 44, K. Archibald 43, B. Prior 26.

Ladies - D. Wood 23, M. Carlyon 23, B. Hart 21.

Juniors - R. Collins 36.

Night tennis champs decided INVERLOCH tennis night competition grand final was played last Wednesday.

Winners were in the front row Cheryl Gammaldi, Leanne du Plessis, Dan Jolley

and Adam Foster.

Runners-up back row were Tobi, Shane, Angela and Jo. The next competition starts July 24.

For enquiries call Philippe on 0429 002 219.

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GOLF | SPORT

thestar.com.au Foster IT’S BEEN cold and windy, and Saturday was bitterly cold and wet with strong winds. However the course is good and there is still reasonable run at times.

Tuesday saw Chris Foulds (23) have a win with -2, from Peter Dight (5) on -3. Athol McGrath was NTP. Thursday Kevin Witheridge (9) returned the good score of 38 points to record a win. DTL balls went to John Mathers (15) on 35 points and Athol McGrath (18) on 34 points. NTP was Neville Thompson.

On Friday only a few hardy souls braved the cold conditions. Bernie Amesreiter was the best score with 14 points. NTP was Lloyd McKenzie.

Saturday was played for trophies from O’Connell Motors.

Cam Downing produced a great round in very adverse conditions to win the medal with 8110-71.

Peter Wright won B Grade with 96-21-75.

DTL balls were won by Steve Reid 73-10-73, Colin Pulham 88-14-74, Greg Cox 85-10-75 and Neville Thompson 83-8-75.

A Grade Scratch was Cam Downing with 81 and B Grade Scratch was Greg Paine with 95.

NTP’s were Steve Reid, Norm Cooper, Damien Soderlund, Cam Downing and Norwegian Kris. Kris also won the putting with 27 putts.

The encouragement award went to Clarke Gray with 91 net.

Ladies – Jocelyn Towns had the best score with 27 points. NTP was Pam Witheridge.

Owen Kindellan went home just minutes before the members draw was done and so missed out on a $900 tax free windfall.

His drinking mates implored him to stay for the draw as they were sure this was his lucky night, but Owen said he had to do the right thing and be home on time. His mates could not wait to call him 30 minutes later with the bad news – and Owen thought they were kidding.

Korumburra THERE were 39 players for a stroke monthly medal competition on Saturday, July 6 with trophies by Murray Webb.

Goyne (handicap): J. Watts 68. Parry (scratch): T. O’Neill 71. Junior: T. Marotti 73 net.

A Grade (12 hcp): J. Watts 68 net, runner-up T. O’Neill 70, M. Garnham 70. Balls down the line: D. Austin 71, T. Fowles 72, T. Marotti 73, C. Clasby 74, P. Johnson 75.

B Grade: P. Vanagtmaal 73 net, runner-up A. Worthy 74.

Putting: A Grade M. Garnham 26, B Grade P. Vanagtmaal 25.

Nearest the pin: 1st T. Fowles, 7th T. Marotti, 10th T. O’Neill, 13th T.

Marotti.

NAGA: Les White 87 net.

Tuesday’s winner was P. Vanagtmaal 37 pts and Thursday’s winner was D. Bronsema 43 pts.

Korumburra ladies LAST Wednesday, 23 women enjoyed being out on the Korumburra course with sunny and breezy conditions prevailing for the day. Thank-you to the House of Golf for sponsoring the day and providing trophies for the winners.

Lee Clements scooped the pool with many of the events of the day. Lee (12) won Section 1 (0-21) and was also the July Monthly Medallist with a score of 88 gross, 76 nett. Close behind Lee was the runner-up, Marg Clasby (20) with 97 gross, 77 nett.

Section 2 (22-45) was won by Carie Harding (30), finishing with 108 gross, 78 nett with Lynette McIvor (22) runner-up with 101 gross, 79 nett.

Nearest the Pins went to Lynette McIvor on the 1st, Beryl Brown on the 10th and Marg Young who landed very near the hole on the 13th.

Balls Down the Line went to Joan Peters, 78 nett, Judy Webb and Barb Walker with 79 nett and on 81 nett, Beryl Brown and Betty Thomson.

Lee Clements won the putting with 30 putts.

Congratulations to Lee Clements for winning the final round of the Silver Spoon. Lee will play in this Golf Victoria event at Rosanna Golf Club on October 28.

The bus trip this year will be on August 21 and we will be heading to the Inverloch Par 3 course.

There will be more news on this as the date draws closer.

There were no starters on Saturday due to the inclement weather.

Next Wednesday is a 4BBB Stableford competition and drawn partners will be decided on the day as people arrive. Julie Brannaghan and Di Freene will assist with putting the field out and Heather Grist will help to bring the field in, once games have been finished.

Lee Clements: Korumburra’s July Monthly Medallist and the Club’s Silver Spoon finalist.

Leongatha ON Saturday Russell Wil-

liams, playing off 10, was one of the few to master the windy conditions winning the Monthly Medal and the A Grade event with a creditable net 70.

Peter Waters (17) continued his good form to take out B Grade with a net 73.

The Pro Pin on the 14th was won by John Dalton and Bruce Hutton took out NTP on the 16th.

DTL Balls went to D. Clemann B. Hutton P. Rayson S. Debondt B. Cathie R. Thurston G. Carcour F. Debono T. Rickard B. McCorkell A. Adcock and D. Poynton.

On Tuesday a Stableford Competition was held with John Eabry (20) taking the honours with 38 points. Jim Arnott (26) was runner up with 36 points.

NTP’s were Les Newton on the 14th and Mike Street on the 16th.

DTL Balls – R. Burton, T. Moss, M. Oliver, J. Smith, N. Hughes, P. Stivic, B. Borg, K. Finney, L. Newton and G. Peters.

Forty eight players took part in a Stableford event on Thursday with Peter Waters (17) taking out the A Grade with 35 points.

Andy Bassett (24) was successful in B Grade with 37 points.

Kevin Scott was NTP on the 14th and Neil McKenzie was closest on the 16th.

BTL Balls – J. Arnott, I. Nunn, F. Debono, L. Newton, D. Peterson, R. Burton, P. Hartigan, D. Vorwerg, B. Clark, J. Lowell, A. Cairns and N. McKenzie.

Next Saturday is a two man Ambrose event so it is important players book in to play, turn up or advise the Club early if unable to play.

The club is commencing a Winter Social Sunday 9 Hole competition followed by a barbecue which will run through to September.

Tee off between 10.30 am and 11.00 am. So come along and enjoy a great social day on one of Victoria’s Premier Regional courses.

Jillian Kenneally and Marion Bellingham 29 points, and Fay Quilford, Dot Stubbs and Marg Danks 28 points on a count back.

Evelyn Indian was closest to the pin on the 14th and Jillian Kenneally on the 16th.

Hannah Martin had yet another win in the 9 hole competition with 12 points.

Saturday Winner: Dot Stubbs 97/13/84 on a count back.

Meeniyan SATURDAY was monthly medal day with the sponsor for the day being John Dumont which is much appreciated.

The A Grade winner for the day was Col Graeme with a nett 77 on a count back from Brian Dewar.

The B Grade and Medal winner was Daryl Gregg with a nett 73. B grade runner up was Lloyd Redpath with a 74 nett.

The winner of the putts was Lloyd Redpath with 27.

Balls down the line went to Ian Trease 79, Paul Vandermeer 80 and Rod Matthews with a net 80.

Nearest the pins were won by Peter Riddle 8th and Paul Vandermeer on the 5th.

The pro pin on the 14th was not won so it jackpots to next week.

The moo’s raffle winners were Col Graeme and Wino Reilly.

The members draw was won by Kurt Sinclair won was not present so it jackpots to next week.

The encouragement awards were won by Ian Inglis 90 nett and Dave Thomson 87 nett.

The winner of Tuesdays single stableford event was Lloyd Redpath with 37 points on a count back from Col Stewart with 37 points.

Balls down the line went to Phil Johnston 36 points and Lloyd Hemphill with 35 points.

Nearest the pin on the 8th was won by Col Stew-

Golf girls: (from left) B Grade and Medal winner Pam Russell, A Grade winner Jan Jeeves and C Grade winner Anne Poulton.

Wonthaggi ladies A MONTHLY medal day is a great day to have a good round and this is exactly what Pam Russell did and with a lovely 89 (19) 70 net won B Grade, the Medal and with 27 putts also won putting.

Well done Pam! A Grade was won by Jan Jeeves 90 (17) 73 and C grade was won by Anne Poulton 106 (28) 78.

Jan and Anne are meeting in the singles knockout this week so good luck to you both.

Pro Pin 8th winning a swag of balls was Pam art.

Best nine was won by Greg Burridge with 19 points.

The winner of Thursdays single stableford event was Daryle Gregg with 33 points.

Balls down the line went to Lloyd Redpath 31 points, Peter Wilson 31 points and Lloyd Hemphill 30 points.

Nearest the pin on the 11th was won by Daryle Gregg.

Best nine was won by Tony McHarg with 15 points.

Hanley in a carryover jack pot. Good shot Pam. Birdies Di Grimmond 16th, Anne Walker 1st, Ivy Ruby 4th.

BDL P Russell 70, J Jeeves 73, D Grimmond 74, I Walsh 74, M Ryan 78, A Poulton 78, J Loughran 79, M Johnson 80, S Piasente 80 on c/b.

Wonthaggi ON Saturday, July 6 we played our July monthly medal in freezing conditions, with a field of 65 players.

A Grade winner was D. Green 72 net, B Grade and a count back. Congratulations to David Thomson and Robert Boyle for all the new tracks and drainage you have been working on over the past couple of months. It will be a huge benefit to the course over the winter months. A big thank you to Peter Boyle for the use of his bobcat.

Meeniyan ladies THE July medal was played in beautiful weather and the course was presented in near perfect condition.

Heather Poletti was the winner with 76 net. Dot Christie the runner up on

Meeniyan medal winner: Heather Poletti.

medal winner was D. Tiley 70 net and C Grade J. Wade 71 net.

Balls down the line: S. Lowe 72, J. Sartori 73, M. Johnson 74, I. Baker, P. Foon, Hooton-Shandley 75; P. Dell, K. Bayley, D. Putt, I. Buadono 76.

Nearest the pin: 2nd Hooton-Shandley, 8th D. Birt, 13th I. Baker, 17th D. Green.

This Saturday is a stableford event, and with fine weather predicted for this week I think we will dodge preferred lies once again.

Good golfing, and I hope to see you all on the course.

Mirboo North Thursday, July 4

THE winner of the stableford competition on Thursday was Joe Taylor (16) 32 pts on a countback.

Down the line: Chris Hogbin (Churchill) 32 pts, Michael Grist (Woorayl) 31 pts, Richie Robbins 31 pts.

Saturday, July 6

Competition: Monthly medal (stroke).

A Grade winner was Mark Heiberg (11) 73 net, B Grade (medal winner) Joe Taylor (17) 71 net.

Down the line: Tom Whitelaw, Simon McInnes 74 net; Simon Duff 75 net, Terry Bradshaw 76 net, Garry Shandley 77 net countback.

2nd shot nearest the pin 1st hole: Stan Evison.

Nearest the pin: 4th Terry Bradshaw, 6th Hank Zuidema, 13th Stan Evison, 16th Mark Heiberg.

Leongatha ladies Wednesday THE course was in perfect condition for the first round of the Mudrunners’ Plate. This event, sponsored by Pat Pease, runs over two weeks, and is usually played in heavier conditions than those that prevailed on Wednesday.

The winner of A Grade, and narrowly holding the lead for the Mudrunners’ Plate, was Maxine Eabry with 33 points. B Grade was won by Julie Howard who will be fined for winning an event two weeks in succession. Julie had 30 points and won on a count back. Isobel Sutherland was the C Grade winner with 29 points.

Down the line balls were won by Ann Blundy with 32 points, Coral Gray 30 points, Wendy Parker,

Wild weather: (from left) Allan Adcock, Mark Bowler, Kevin Castwood and Andy Bassett battled weird weather conditions on Saturday at the Leongatha Golf Course.

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SPORT | BOWLS Meeniyan bowls OUR Monday triples were washed out on June 17.

On June 24 the winners were locals Marj Pearson, Don Paterson and Andrew Hanks with Peter Shaw, Allan Baines and Jim Hutton (Inverloch) runners-up.

Sponsors were Leongatha RSL and Domina Insurance.

July 1st was sponsored

by Hartley Wells Betta Homes. Winners were Peter Williams, Kevin Queale and Paul Holmes with runners up Gerry VanDuin, George Bruce and Don Paterson.

Winners of recent Wednesday social bowls have been Avril VanWamel and Les Godkin, Mick Scott and Larraine Godkin and Peter Williams and Barbara Dyke.

On Saturday, July 6 our social committee organised a Christmas in July with 45 people in attendance.

Thanks to Larraine Godkin, her son and grand-daughter for the cooking and the social committee for the great meal.

Members and guests enjoyed some Christmas jokes and the many raffle prizes were an extra bonus for some lucky people.

A further social night for the stay at homes is planned for early August.

Tarwin Lower bowls TUESDAY’S Winter Bowls (pairs) was conducted in very trying conditions.

The wind was so strong it was very difficult to keep the bowls within your own rink.

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Winners on the day were Graeme and Mavis Cridge from Tarwin Lower with the Runners-up being Bob Wylie and Robbie Butterworth from Meeniyan.

Best last game was won

by Phil Stimson and Mike Arnold from Mirboo North.

A big thank you to our sponsors for the day Alex Scott Venus Bay Real Estate.

Mardan Indoor Bowls Gold for Mardan Gold TUESDAY, July 2 was the big night for our Pennant players.

Having lost last week to Foster Black in the preliminary final, it was now the turn of Mardan Gold to try and bring the trophy back to Mardan Hall.

The team was fairly well relaxed; in fact we were so relaxed we didn’t win an end until the fourth end. By the next end we were back to trailing by seven shots.

Then we had a fortunate six shots in the sixth end and that was the turning point for the night.

The team came back and played some really good bowls and was able to keep its nose in front for the rest of the match.

With four ends to play we were 11 shots up and then Foster took the next two to still be in with a chance to steal a win or force an extra end to decide the outcome, however Mardan kept its head clear and took the final two ends to come away with a 12 shot win, 35 to 23.

The team played extremely well when it was

needed and had a welldeserved win.

S.G.I.B.B.A. indoor bowls pennant finals TO finish an excellent pennant competition Mardan Gold and Foster Black played off in the grand final on Tuesday night.

After a good start Foster Black looked to continue on from last week, but Mardan Gold kept its cool and by the sixth end was only one shot down.

Mardan Gold gradually pulled away with consistently good bowling, Foster Black couldn’t score many ends.

The final score was Mardan Gold 35, Foster Black 23.

Buffalo indoor CONGRATULATIONS to Toni Heldens and Bill Wolswinkel on their singles win on Monday night, and Glenys Pilkington for her win for Fish Creek singles.

On Wednesday, July 3 two games of 10 ends was played, with Toni and Rod combining well with a 17/1 win over Bill and Peter, and on mat two Graeme, Glenys and Carolyn were too good for Ian and Glenis D. 13/9.

Winners over to mat three and Rod and Toni 16/8 over Graeme’s lot, and with a maximum of six on the fifth end Bill was victorious over Ian 13/9 (five ends each).

The night’s winners were Rod McConchie and Toni Heldens (WW) 15 ends +24, second Graeme Tobias, Glenys Pilkington

Inverloch bowls CARPET bowls saw 13 players play two 12 end games in four teams.

Winners, with four shots up were Chris Gillman, Marg Griffin, Nell van Grunsven and Rhonda Davies (S).

Tuesday morning is proving popular with the carpet bowlers, enjoying the sunny upstairs venue and informal atmosphere, with hot and cold refreshments afterwards.

All that’s now needed is a few more players of the male persuasion to help redress the gender balance. Herb and Harry heavily out-numbered and overwhelmed by excessive female attention.

Wednesday social bowls saw 32 players with two 12 end games.

Winners with 37 points up were Joan Hitchens, Shirley Cook, Terry Seaward and Rob Howard (S).

Runners-up with 36 points were Bob Huntley, Chris Gillman, Brian Growse and Gary Hardy (S).

Saturday’s casual game was cancelled due to rain.

and Carolyn Benson (WL) 9 ends -4, next Bill Wolswinkel and Peter Heldens (LW) 6 ends -12, and fourth Ian Benson and Glenis Densley (LL) 10 ends -8.

It was good to see Chloe helping nan and pop with scoring and collecting bowls.

Congratulations to Mardan Gold on its victory over Foster Black to become 2013 pennant winners.

Social bowls at Buffalo hall on Wednesday at 7.30pm, all welcome.

Social bowlers: Winners by one point on social bowls Wednesday were Rob Howard, Shirley Cook, Joan Hitchen and Terry Seward.

Carpet Bowls champions: Rhonda Davies, Nell Van Grunsven, Marg Griffin and Chris Gillman were rewarded for their effort.

• Leongatha Cycling Club

TIDES Franklin takes Lex Watt Trophy

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

JULY Time

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THE school holiday’s resulted in a small number of Leongatha Cycling Club riders competing for the Watchorn and Lex Watt trophies at Pound Creek on Saturday. The strong winds of the morning gave way to cold rain bands in the afternoon, had riders finishing cold and wet.

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The senior handicap race for the Lex Watt trophy was 51km over two laps of the Pound Creek circuit. Brett Franklin on scratch had to work hard to make up the four minutes to Peter Hollins who was also riding on his own, with another two minutes to the next group of four riders.

At the completion of the first lap Brett had reduced the margin considerably, but still hadn’t caught Peter and the main group were still unsighted.

However by the Leongatha Golf Club hill on the second lap Brett had caught the main field, which then overtook the remaining limit riders before the Bass highway.

Brett powered home for a convincing win despite the handicapper in the fastest time of one hour 18 minutes 32 seconds.

Neil White sprinting to take second place from a group of six riders with Phil Camenzuli in third, followed by Will Lumby, Steve Wilson, Kevin Feely and Chris Rowe.

The junior event was down to just two riders who contested a handicap race for the Watchorn trophy, an out and back race over nine kilometres with Alex Bennett off three minutes winning from Austin Timmins on scratch.

Next week all the action will be at the Phillip Island motor racing circuit, hosted by the Carnegie-Caulfield Cycling Club.

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Hard slog: Limit riders led by Will Lumby from Steve Wilson and Rod Cheyne enter Pound Creek road on the first lap of the circuit.

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

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SOCCER | SPORT

thestar.com.au • Leongatha Knights Soccer

Tiring Stars outrun Breakers use by resurgent Burra SOUTH Coast Stars came back from a two week break to face a Korumburra side full of confidence after its surprise victory over Mirboo North.

The Stars began brightly and took an early lead after defender Laurence Berry advanced up the pitch and belted a screamer into the net for his first goal in Stars colours.

It was a great start but the match became an even tussle following the early goal.

The Stars continued to hold their own in midfield and create chances but Korumburra began to look dangerous going forward especially at set pieces. South Coast suffered a blow when midfielder Gene Parini hobbled off forcing them to play the rest of the match with no one on the subs bench.

Korumburra was clearly running out the half with more energy and its reward came with a shot which somehow floated through a crowded penalty area into the new.

Scores were 1-1 at half time.

The second half saw no goals in the first twenty minutes or so.

The Stars had chances but the Korumburra defence was doing a good job of crowding out the Stars forwards and at the other end Korumburra was attacking with verve and energy.

Burra finally made a breakthrough when a cross from the byline hit the post and went in. The Stars hit back almost immediately after forward Pat Gilbert finally found some space to run, holding off the Burra defence to lay on a great ball to the lively Vaughan Hendricks who converted with aplomb.

The game was up for grabs now but it was clear that the Stars were beginning to tire. With no subs to give some ageing legs a rest the fitter, younger Burra side began to open up the South Coast defence more frequently and it went in front again with a well taken shot from the edge of the box which just beat the Stars keeper.

South Coast didn’t give up and had a great chance to equalize when Stu Hutchison found space in the box and his shot floated just over.

The Stars were looking dead on their feet and in using their last reserves of energy to push forward for an equalizer were leaving gaps at the back. With a couple of minutes left Korumburra capitalised by breaking quickly from defence and finishing off the Stars with a fourth goal.

It was an entertaining game and with a dominant second half performance Korumburra showed it was clearly much improved from the early part of the season.

The Stars will rue the lack of subs and hope for a bigger squad for the daunting away trip to Morwell next week, a game which, after two disappointing losses, is now vital to their finals hopes.

Women It was a sunny clear day for soccer as the Stars women took on Korumburra.

The Stars were on fire early and Heidi Opteyne broke through the Korumburra back line easily and scored in the first five minutes.

Fiona Richardson then doubled the tally five minutes later from a strategic pass into the centre from Kirsty Parini on the wing giving the South Coast Stars an early lead of 2-0.

Korumburra responded fantastically and scored the next three Heidi Opteyne then scored again. Making the halftime score 3-3.

Play went up a notch for the second half and Korumburra took the lead prompting renewed enthusiasm.

However the Stars, and in particular Heidi Opteyne were not to be denied.

With both teams tiring South Coast grabbed a last fizz of energy and the player of the game Heidi scored twice to secure the victory for the Stars with a thrilling 5-4 score line.

the breeze

COMING off a wonderful upset win against Trafalgar Victory two weeks ago, the Knights were full of confidence heading into another David versus Goliath battle, this time taking on the undefeated Phillip Island Breakers at home.

Under blustery conditions favouring the southern end, Phillip Island took full advantage, slotting three quick goals in 25 minutes before the Knights had a chance to take a breath.

The Knights managed to settle late in the half, with good chances created by chump title holder Darren Finnie, and strong play

by Serafino’s Player of the Match Darcy O’Connor.

The second half saw a completely different Leongatha Knights outfit. Players all over the park were looking for each other.

Some injection of youth saw young guns Tommy Rycks enter the field for his first senior run, along with Fergus Warren and Tommy Dudley, all having an immediate impact.

Stalwart Timmy Barker moved up front, created himself some handy opportunities, and had great support from midfield ball magnet Darcy O’Connor.

Forward passages saw great link ups between the ever improving Brett Hamm, and young Jason Lee started to show his talents.

The Knights had the majority of the play, but were unable to convert, with sound defending from the breakers. Super winger, Cam Murray, in his last game for the club, worked hard all day up the wing before being sidelined with a groin injury. We wish him well in his future endeavours.

The Knights, although handsomely beaten early, should keep their heads held high, as they played the game out right to the end, dominating passages of play in the second half.

Some more consistency in their play and training will see this underdog create a few more upsets before the season is out.

Final scores Phillip Island Breakers 3 def Leongatha Knights 0.

Women Leongatha lost in close game against Phillip Island.

The first half started well for Leongatha that was attacking the Island goals right from the outset, with Mimmie, Neesa and Marissa in midfield pressing forward putting great passes through to Tamara and in her first time as striker Tammy.

After one forward press Leongatha gained the advantage of a corner which Marissa stepped up and nearly scored at the near post and had Island scrambling and in the next four minutes Leongatha had at least four more corners that troubled Island but Gatha was unable to convert - it would later come to regret this.

Joint winners: South Gippsland Under 11s representative soccer side were (back, from left) coaches Tim Harris, Michael Vanderzwet, Paul Plenkovich, (middle) Kelsey Dal Pozzo, Luca Sibly, Archie Paxton, Caleb Wilson, Blake Cornelis, Ben Harris, Flynn McMahon, Jarrod Ross, Jack Lowney, Liam Sibley, Oscar Vanderzwet, Toby Mullins, (front) Nicholas Mehes, Callun Chisolm, Oscar Plenkovich and (laying) Jasper Kempster.

JUNIOR LEONGATHA BASKETBALL ASSOC. Where: Address: When: Time: Cost:

SG SPLASH Roughead St, Leongatha Starting July 19 to Aug 30 (7 weeks) 3:45 to 4:45

It wasn’t until nearly half time before the first goal was scored. Neesa brought the ball out of midfield putting a nice pass across goal for Tammy to shoot but in all her excitement she was only able to redirect the ball to in front of Mimmie. She showed her how it was done and shot at goal putting it just under the young Island keeper.

The second half saw Island come out in full force using the wind well and constantly attacking the Gatha goals, Amber in goals was having another great game making many saves and the back line was absorbing the pressure well with Pauline playing one of her best games.

But the Island kept at it and with some good passing saw Kelly Wall score Island’s first goal, and while the shell shocked Gatha was composing itself Island attacked again with Kerry Moss scoring only a minute later.

Leongatha composed itself again and started pressing forward again with Helena back from injury making some great attacking runs trying to get back in the game but on one run forward Leongatha was caught out on a counter attack with Kelly Wall having a great shot from the top of the box that Amber got her hands to but was unable to keep out.

To its credit Leongatha never gave up and with 10 minutes to go received a free kick and with Marissa stepping up put the ball into the box the Island keeper couldn’t keep out.

Gatha tried everything in the dying minutes to equalize but was unable to going down 3 - 2. A good game to watch with everyone putting in a fantastic effort.

Under 16s The Knights only took to the pitch with 10 men including under 13 players who had stepped up to help numbers.

Going into the match Leongatha knew this would not be an easy game against the well drilled Phillip Island unit.

Leongatha defended hard in its own third mostly but made a number of good attacking break out wide to test the Island’s defence.

A strong run from Jordi Geary up the left linked with Elijah Tracanelli who’s shot at goal resulted in a score for the knights.

The stronger Phillip Island outfit ran home hard in the second half to secure a 6-2 win.

Under 13s It was one verse two when Phillip Island took on Leongatha with both teams coming out strong.

Great pressure from the Knights outfit had them take a 4-1 lead at half time.

Phillip Island were more controlled in the second half and continued to push Leongatha.

Each team managed a goal in the second to give the Knights a three goal victory.

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Basketball Program for children born in year approx 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

THE South Gippsland Under 11s representative soccer side came out joint winners at the boys’ Country Championships recently.

Aussie Hoops is about kids having FUN and experiencing basketball skills

The Panthers are sharing the title with its grand final rivals Bendigo after a nil all match to round out the championships.

Three days of soccer were played in Traralgon with a number of local representative teams competing.

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Up for it: Dalyston and Toora had a good battle on the court in varying weather conditions on Saturday.

Gippsland netball Results - Round 12 A Grade: Drouin 76 d Bairnsdale 26, Morwell 50 d Moe 33, Sale 58 d Wonthaggi 32, Leongatha 57 d Maffra 40, Traralgon 45 d Warragul 34.

B Grade: Drouin 45 d Bairnsdale 38, Morwell 70 d Moe 21, Sale 61 d Wonthaggi 37, Leongatha 57 d Maffra 41, Traralgon 64 d Warragul 23.

C Grade: Bairnsdale 34 d Drouin 29, Morwell 46 d Moe 19, Wonthaggi 40 d Sale 15, Leongatha 39 d Maffra 25, Traralgon 52 d Warragul 6.

17 & Under: Bairnsdale 30 d Drouin 19, Moe 37 d Morwell 19, Sale 36 d Wonthaggi 33, Maffra 46 d Leongatha 25, Traralgon 58 d Warragul 7.

15 & Under: Drouin 29 d Bairnsdale 27, Moe 32 d Morwell 6, Sale 29 d Wonthaggi 22, Maffra 52 d Leongatha 21, Traralgon 53 d Warragul 15.

13 & Under: Bairnsdale 26 d Drouin 19, Moe 20 d Morwell 5, Sale 28 d Wonthaggi 21, Maffra 45 d Leongatha 16, Traralgon 52 d Warragul 8.

Ladders A Grade Sale .............................169.85 Morwell ......................125.15 Leongatha .................. 119.81 Drouin ........................130.33 Wonthaggi ..................101.87 Maffra............................98.48 Traralgon .......................88.85 Bairnsdale .....................76.54

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Moe ...............................70.30 Warragul ........................54.86 B Grade Morwell ......................223.53 Leongatha ..................166.28 Traralgon ...................165.82 Drouin ........................105.23 Maffra ..........................96.46 Moe ...............................79.46 Sale................................77.29 Wonthaggi .....................66.26 Bairnsdale .....................69.75 Warragul ........................53.47 C Grade Morwell ......................166.34 Wonthaggi ..................151.72 Bairnsdale .................. 117.94 Traralgon ...................158.57 Drouin ........................136.71 Leongatha.................... 114.69 Maffra............................86.59 Sale................................73.91 Moe ...............................46.08 Warragul ........................34.82 17 & Under Traralgon ...................210.19 Maffra ........................158.02 Sale .............................163.04 Wonthaggi ..................137.83 Bairnsdale .................. 110.53 Moe ............................. 113.74 Leongatha......................79.91 Drouin ...........................72.96 Morwell .........................39.31 Warragul ........................38.89 15 & Under Sale .............................215.29 Traralgon ...................201.85 Wonthaggi ..................151.20 Maffra ........................132.88 Bairnsdale ..................106.07 Drouin ...........................97.75 Moe ...............................82.54 Leongatha......................60.49 Warragul ........................55.48 Morwell .........................30.31 13 & Under Traralgon ...................236.96 Maffra ........................235.71 Sale .............................213.71 Bairnsdale ..................161.35 Drouin ........................133.89 Wonthaggi ...................130.80 Leongatha......................48.55 Warragul ........................26.79 Moe ...............................41.19 Morwell .........................25.91

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Premiers: the Gippsland Storm Open squad included (from left) Ella Bertacchini, Holly Monaghan, Bronwyn Tebb, Kayla Borchert, Jacquie Snooks, Hannah Flanders, Mandy Hanegraaf, Kara Wogan Browne, Kate Hanegraaf , Alice Ditchfield and (centre back) coach Simon O’Shanassy.

• Leongatha Parrots Netball

Parrots take down Maffra A Grade: Leongatha 54 def Maffra

Pizza. Auction Player: Ruth Crawford.

Under 17:

40 A strong first quarter by all with excellent defensive pressure forcing many turn overs.

The parrots fought really well for the rest of the game. In the end, they came out with a really rewarding and confident win.

Awards: Kasie Rump – Leongatha Skin Therapy, Kate Govers – Paradise Pizza, Claire Fitzgerald – Evans Petroleum.

Auction Player: Laura Higgins.

Maffra def Leongatha First quarter Maffra set the pace of the game, with the parrots trailing behind by only a few goals. Maffra was a strong opposition but the girls kept their heads up and stayed positive throughout the game.

Awards: Elise Dowling – LC Excessorise, Jess Clark – Bakers Delight, Bridgette Argento – Leongatha RSL.

B Grade: Leongatha def Maffra Off to a strong start, defence putting great pressure on and attackers working the ball into the ring well. Good ball work through the game with only a few little slip ups. Well done girls a great win!

Awards: Kate McCracken – Voyage Fitness, Courtney Lever – Rusty Windmill

C Grade: Leongatha 39 def Maffra 25 After four long quarters of great netball the girls stuck together, always with a positive attitude towards the game and each other. There was multiple turn overs in the midcourt and there was a solid effort put in by every team member. All your hard work payed off and you came out with a win. Congrats girls!

Awards: Sandi LeaskGrylls – Influence Clothing, Meg Patterson – Rusty Windmill, Bek Vagg – Serafinos

Under 15: Maffra 52 def Leongatha 21 A strong first quarter- the girls came out fighting. Excellent defensive pressure saw many turn overs. The score did not reflect the flow of the game. Leongatha kept positive throughout the game. Keep training hard and you all have great potential!

Awards: Codie Davidson – Leongatha RSL, Koby Dennison – Paradise Pizza, Chelsea Tucket – Network Video.

Under 13: Maffra 45 def Leongatha 16 Against a tough opposition, the Gatha girls came out strong and matched their opposition, but unfortunately Maffra kept running and came out comfortable winners. Keep working hard at training girls.

Awards: Brooke Materia – Sportsfirsts, Taylah Brown – Evans Petroleum, Ashlie Gilliam – Network Video.

Got it: Abby Dowd prepares to receive a pass during the Parrot’s B Grade clash with Maffra on Saturday.

Photo by Mark Drury.

Local’s star in Storm win

GIPPSLAND Storm’s Open team has put together a near flawless display to take out the Premier two Grand Final at the Waverley Netball Centre last Tuesday before the school break.

Coming up against the previously undefeated MENA, the focus for the team was making a statement in the first five minutes of the game against a physical side, and that’s exactly what Gippsland did, completely catching its more fancied opponents off guard, and holding a 4 goal lead at the first break.

The second quarter was pretty much a repeat of the first, with Gippsland getting off to a strong start, and maintaining control of the contest with some fantastic defensive pressure all the way down the court, and capitalising on the hard work with some controlled

and patient netball.

The third quarter proved to be the pivotal period in the match, where Gippsland took total control of the game and by three quarter time victory was well in sight for the Storm team, leading by 12 goals.

Be it for a brief period in the last quarter, where MENA threatened to spoil the celebrations by getting the margin back to 8 goals with plenty of time left in the game, Gippsland totally dominated the contest with some amazing team play, and some individual performances that simply stood out on the night.

Kara Wogan-Browne (Fish Creek) played possibly her best game for two months at GD, working hard particularly between the defensive transverse line and the goal circle to make her opponent earn every pass.

Holly Monaghan (Stony Creek) showed exactly how

far she has come in the last six months, providing 60 minutes of intense defensive pressure at WD, but more importantly providing plenty of drive out of defence.

Jacqui Snooks (Korumburra) was awarded Best on Court for a simply outstanding, four quarter performance at WA. Snooks was simply unstoppable for the whole match, only losing one centre pass for the whole game, and continuously keeping her taller and more physical opponent guessing and chasing in the attacking end.

Captain Hannah Flanders (Fish Creek) showed maturity well beyond her age, providing a strong target at GA, and she used her speed and strength to great advantage, and she finished with 20 goals from 26 attempts.

The Under 17 squad also came home with a premiership.

Alberton netball Results - Round 14 July 6 A Grade: Phillip Island 68 d Kilcunda-Bass 13, MDU 45 d Tarwin 15, Dalyston 81 d Toora 10, Korumburra-Bena 61 d Stony Creek 19, Yarram 40 d DWWWW 26, Fish Creek 35 d Foster 31.

B Grade: Dalyston 54 d Toora 20, Fish Creek 50 drew Foster 50, Phillip Island 70 d Kilcunda-Bass 20, Korumburra-Bena 55 d Stony Creek 34, Tarwin 55 d MDU 47, DWWWW 61 d Yarram 26.

C Grade: Dalyston 53 d Toora 7, Fish Creek 39 d Foster 31, Korumburra-Bena 35 d Stony Creek 17, Tarwin 30 d MDU 27, Yarram 31 d DWWWW 24.

17 & Under: Dalyston 46 d Toora 17, Fish Creek 32 d Foster 23, Phillip Island 38 d Kilcunda-Bass 19, Stony Creek 32 d Korumburra-Bena 30, Tarwin 24 d MDU 21, DWWWW 23 d Yarram 12.

15 & Under: Dalyston 42 d Toora 5, Fish Creek 23 d Foster 18, Kilcunda-Bass 40 d Phillip Island 21, Korumburra-Bena 43 d Stony Creek 9, MDU 34 d Tarwin 7, Yarram 33 d DWWWW 2.

13 & Under: Dalyston

60 d Toora 1, Fish Creek 20 d Foster 14, Phillip Island 42 d Kilcunda-Bass 2, Korumburra-Bena 49 d Stony Creek 4, MDU 21 d Tarwin 2, Yarram 14 drew DWWWW 14.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena ....................315.52 48 Dalyston .....................271.28 48 Fish Creek ..................206.32 40 Phillip Island..............156.04 32 Foster..........................146.32 32 Inv-Kongwak .............109.40 32 Stony Creek.................137.68 28 Yarram ...........................69.19 22 MDU .............................89.46 18 Tarwin ...........................56.43 12 Toora .............................48.52 8 DWWWW.....................37.90 4 Kil-Bass.........................22.59 0 B Grade Kor-Bena ....................199.71 52 Foster..........................200.81 42 Dalyston .....................169.03 40 Phillip Island..............140.56 36 DWWWW..................137.61 32 Fish Creek .................. 119.17 26 Tarwin .........................107.38 24 MDU ...........................105.39 24 Stony Creek...................83.39 20 Inv-Kongwak ................55.56 12 Yarram ...........................54.89 12 Toora ..............................44.60 4 Kil-Bass..........................37.09 0 C Grade Kor-Bena ....................252.25 52 Dalyston .....................151.63 36 Inv-Kongwak .............137.13 36 Stony Creek ...............135.71 36 Phillip Island..............134.58 32 Fish Creek ..................122.49 30 Toora .............................95.03 28 Tarwin .........................100.00 26 Foster.............................78.59 16

MDU .............................63.87 DWWWW.....................58.28 Yarram ...........................37.54 Kil-Bass.........................29.52 17 & Under Dalyston .....................172.07 Stony Creek ...............193.41 Inv-Kongwak .............136.24 Kor-Bena .................... 155.11 Fish Creek ..................147.16 Foster.......................... 115.22 Tarwin .........................103.39 Phillip Island .................93.94 DWWWW.....................87.50 Yarram ...........................63.20 MDU .............................58.31 Toora .............................44.20 Kil-Bass.........................38.38 15 & Under Fish Creek ..................203.57 Phillip Island..............195.69 Kor-Bena ....................192.59 Yarram .......................200.51 Inv-Kongwak .............173.95 Dalyston .....................140.18 Kil-Bass.......................147.77 Foster...........................120.00 MDU ........................... 112.41 Stony Creek...................34.44 Toora .............................28.57 DWWWW.....................19.19 Tarwin ...........................17.46 13 & Under Dalyston .....................344.35 Inv-Kongwak .............288.19 Kor-Bena ....................298.20 MDU ...........................230.23 Foster..........................234.15 Phillip Island..............221.71 Fish Creek ...................192.76 Yarram ...........................60.00 DWWWW.....................53.96 Kil-Bass.........................31.53 Toora .............................26.77 Tarwin ...........................25.82 Stony Creek...................19.22

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Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Mirboo North ........ 258.72 Newborough ......... 172.13 Yinnar ................... 136.82 Trafalgar ............... 129.15 Boolarra ................ 138.10 Hill End .................... 92.15 Morwell East ............ 69.28 Thorpdale ................ 61.43 Yarragon .................. 47.60 Yall-Yall North .......... 57.42

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RESERVES LADDER Newborough ......... 238.51 Yinnar ................... 373.03 Mirboo North ........ 175.71 Trafalgar ............... 146.01 Boolarra ................ 138.59 Hill End .................... 89.97 Morwell East ............ 63.60 Thorpdale .............. 59.223 Yall-Yall North .......... 38.42 Yarragon .................. 30.71

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THIRDS LADDER Yarragon ............... 655.69 Thorpdale ............. 261.37 Yinnar ................... 253.97 Newborough ......... 216.64 Trafalgar ............... 110.92 Mirboo North.......... 136.15 Yall-Yall North .......... 64.43 Boolarra ................... 55.08 Morwell East ............ 18.54 Hill End .................... 12.51

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FOURTHS LADDER Yinnar ................. 1429.41 Yarragon ............... 478.03 Newborough ......... 169.58 Mirboo North ........ 182.05 Yall-Yall North....... 125.33 Thorpdale ................ 79.47 Trafalgar ................... 19.64 Hill End .................... 19.28 Morwell East ............ 17.72

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Tigers break Bloods curse

By Rover IN COLD, wet and windy weather, Mirboo North defeated Trafalgar by 30 points at Tigerland on Saturday.

The mighty Tigers’ gritty win against last year’s premier, ended a frustrating nine-game losing streak against the Bloods.

After 13 rounds of Mid Gippsland football, Mirboo North is now two games plus 86.59 percentage points clear of second-placed, New-

borough, and Trafalgar slips to fourth spot on the ladder.

In the change-rooms before the game, it was clear Mirboo North had set itself for victory.

Being without Jacob Nash, Daniel Taylor and Alex Windsor from last week’s winning combination against Newborough, didn’t daunt the Tigers.

Those within the club’s inner sanctum saw it written in the players’ eyes that this was a day of no compromise; there was a prematch glazed stare that footy trainers and coaches love to see.

SENIORS Mirboo North 8.17.65 d Trafalgar 4.11.35

THIRDS Mirboo North 13.10.88 d Trafalgar 4.10.34

Mirboo North goals: T. Traill 5, K. Nash 1, S. Fragiacomo 1, A. Bence 1.

Best: S. Keel, J. Robertson, T. Traill, D. McGennisken, J. Brooks, S. Fragiacomo.

Trafalgar goals: M. Gelagotis 2, R. Holdsworth 1, K. Butler 1.

Best: T. Leys, H. Grimshaw, J. Hines, D. Mann, L. Stevens, D. Farrell.

Mirboo North goals: L. Smit 4, J. Salinger 2, M. Clark 2, M. Best 2, J. Richards 1, L. Steenbach 1, J. Redmond 1.

Best: J. Salinger, M. Clark, J. Redmond, L. Smit, J. Best, D. O’Keefe.

Trafalgar goals: M. Smart 2, L. Faltum 1, M. Walker 1.

Best: T. Wilson, C. Noonan, H. Malady, L. Jobson, L. Faltum, M. Walker.

RESERVES Mirboo North 8.7.55 d Trafalgar 3.12.30

FOURTHS Mirboo North 15.14.104 d Trafalgar 2.1.13

Mirboo North goals: W. Haysom 2, S. Peters 2, B. Harriage 1, S. Lawson 1, J. Grande 1, J. Redmond 1.

Best: S. Peters, S. Rogers, M. Taylor, B. Harriage, P. Taylor, D. Lockie.

Trafalgar goals: B. Claridge 1, J. Dawson 1, H. McArthur 1.

Best: C. De Haas, H. Malady, T. Tatterson, B. Claridge, J. King, J. Noonan.

Mirboo North goals: W. Graeme 3, J. Moro 3, P. Hinkley 3, J. Richards 2, T. Bolton 2, B. Linforth 1, A. Miller 1.

Best: W. Graeme, J. Moro, Z. Porter, P. Hinkley, J. Buxton, T. Bolton.

Trafalgar goals: B. Heywood 1, M. Smart 1.

Best: T. Angus, J. Green, J. Heywood, B. Heywood, T. Wilson.

With a blustery westerly blowing, rain tumbling down and the mercury rapidly dropping, a string of behinds were registered before Michael Gelagotis kicked Trafalgar’s first goal during time-on in the opening quarter.

Tim Traill replied immediately for the Tigers from 45 metres, after taking a sensational mark from a long roost by Sam Pratt.

Both teams displayed outstanding character as they worked like Trojans and gave it everything in the near-freezing temperature and water-logged ground conditions that were fit for neither man nor beast.

Mirboo North’s back six of Stuart Keel, Simon Fragiacomo, Drew Gardener, Dwayne Gunn, Jacob Blair and Pratt played tightly and also intuitively left their men to brutally attack the footy when it came towards them.

Tyson Leys, Heath Grimshaw, Jamie Hines and the league’s best rover, Michael Farrell, were all in the thick of things for the Bloods.

Speedy Mirboo North skipper, Damien Turner, showed more toe than a

Roman sandal as he consistently gathered and drove the slippery Sherrin forward from his wing.

Ruckman, Joe Brooks, key onballer, Jack Robertson and under-the-pack scrapper, Simon Busuttil, were providing flexibility, strength and stamina for Mirboo North in the confined-space clinches.

Traffic was heavy through the corridor and as ugly packs formed, it seemed nearly everyone was on the ball.

Kallum Nash, Dale McGennisken, Kris Berchtold and Anthony Bence were also featuring prominently for the Tigers, but Mirboo North’s forward entries were only bringing behinds.

By three-quartertime, Trafalgar led by a point with 3.8 to Mirboo North’s 2.11.

Mirboo North came home with a wet sail in the final quarter, booting six brilliant goals, three of which came from Traill’s powerful play.

With Keel, Fragiacomo, Gardener and Gunn combining beautifully, the Tigers were able to maintain their structures in defence and use process-based springboard build-ups through the midfield that the Bloods

couldn’t match.

Bence drilled a picture-perfect 45-metre left-foot set-shot from the boundary line to give the Tigers a 10-point buffer.

Successive marks and perfectly-weighted kicks

by Keel, Berchtold and Robertson ferried the ball to Nash, who ran into the goal-square and sealed Mirboo North’s hardearned victory.

Traill marked superbly overhead to bring up his fifth major for the afternoon and 63rd for the season.

Soon after, Fragiacomo elusively drifted forward and added another off the pack for the Tigers eighth, before Gelagotis booted Trafalgar’s fourth and final major, after grabbing a strong chest mark.

SENIORS Yinnar 10.12.72 d Boolarra 5.10.40 Yinnar goals: J. Bowe 2, K. Grinstead-Jones 2, J. Swift 2, T. Hillier 1, M. Cummins 1, S. Mills 1, L. Visser 1.

Best: J. Dowling, N. Linton, S. Mills, J. Bowe, T. Hillier, L. Bremner.

Boolarra goals: K. Towt 3, D. Mayman 1, M. Bloss 1.

Best: J. Cargill, S. Boddy, N. Hider, J. Emery, K. Towt, M. Sofoulis.

RESERVES Yinnar 7.6.48 d Boolarra 7.4.46 Yinnar goals: S. Embry 3, C. Harwood 3, J. Mills 1.

Best: J. Mills, D. Nardino, B. Taysom,

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Hill End 11.20.86 d Yallourn-Yall North 3.5.23 Newborough 19.8.122 d Thorpdale 7.5.47 Yarragon 14.11.95 d Morwell East 6.6.42 RESERVES Hill End 13.9.87 d YallournYall Nth 9.6.60 Newborough 17.6.108 d Thorpdale 3.3.21 Morwell East 6.8.44 d Yarragon 4.4.28 THIRDS Yallourn-Yall Nth 15.14.104 d Hill End 4.7.31 Thorpdale 8.11.59 d Newborough 1.3.9 Yarragon 28.19.187 d Morwell East 0.1.1 FOURTHS Yallourn-Yall Nth 10.9.69 d Hill End 0.1.1 Newborough 1.12.18 d Thorpdale 2.5.17 Yarragon v Morwell East Yarragon won on forfeit

J. Shea, L. Linton, M. Nardino.

Boolarra goals: J. Reid 5, R. Fox 2, S. Cooper 1.

Best: T. Beamish, D. Reiske, J. Wilson, C. Blackberry, S. Colbert, M. Windsor.

THIRDS Yinnar 7.10.52 d Boolarra 4.3.27 Yinnar goals: J. Hinde 2, J. McGrath 2, B. Hoskin 1, D. Linton 1, C. Alexander 1.

Best: J. McGrath, G. Olver, J. Hinde, B. Webster, M. Lardner, B. Hoskin.

Boolarra goals: J. Dudek 2, A. Salerno 1, O. Gilpin 1.

Bst: L. Lewis, M. Dodds, J. Dudek, P. Thomas, A. Peter, O. Gilpin.

Fish Creek roll Foster FOSTER headed over the hill to Fish Creek on Saturday to take on the Kangaroos in cold wet and wintery conditions.

At the opening bounce and right on queue the rain started and this meant the game was going to be a slog from the outset.

Scrambly wet weather footy was the order of the

day with both sides having some trouble initially acclimatising. Missed targets and dropped marks but both sides played hard tough footy and it wasn’t until the 10 minute mark that the opening goal was on the board to Johnny Williams for putting his body on the line and winning a free kick for his efforts.

Four minutes later and Fish Creek had their first goal on the board to Coo-

per who gathered the loose ball and kicked truly from about 25 out.

These two the only goals scored in a difficult opening term. The second quarter the same as the rain become harder and the footy heavier and more difficult to handle.

Both sides taking turns to attack with both defenses repelling attacks consistently, Fish Creek’s defense led by Blencowe

Last effort: Jackson Kirtland tries to tap the ball on to Jason Rouda against Foster.

and Macri and ably assisted by Bright, G. Staley and McKenzie and Fosters led

by Angwin and Van Dyke and assisted by Hateley and McCall.

Scores still very hard to come by and it wasn’t until 10 minute mark of the quarter that Foster scored the first goal through youngster Eliot Staley after he marked strongly and converted the kick from about 15 out.

Into the rooms at half time and the players were keen to dry out a bit, the margin of only two points was in favor of the Tigers.

At the resumption of play and with no improvement in the weather both sides were aggressive at the footy and keen to get the all-important first goal, again the guys at the defensive end for each side were under pressure with the ball being bombed in.

Manne into the ruck after spending much of the opening half in the forward line, the results immediate as he was giving the Fishy boys first use of the ball and getting a lot of marks in defense.

The first goal however went to Foster off the boot of Chaseling, an opportunistic goal to the young man that gave the Tigers a little breathing space again. Fish Creek however lifted again themselves with Rouda showing his class in the wet gathering the ball cleanly on a number of occasions and Macri continuing to be in everything. A missed opportu-

Aaron Ireland: the Fish Creek big kick gets one on his boot on Saturday. nity to goal by Rouda was followed shortly after by a goal to Manne after taking the ball from a ruck contest and snapping a great goal from about 15m out directly in.

The margin was pushed out to two goals with only about 10 minutes to play.

A goal off a 50 metre penalty was the sealer that pushed the margin out to 18 points in what had been a tough match for both sides in the abysmal conditions.

Both sides take on the Magpies next week with Fish Creek heading across to Toora while Foster is away again against Dalyston.

SENIORS Fish Creek 6.8.44 Foster 3.8.26 Fish Creek Goals: T. Manne 1, J. Rouda 1, J. Staley 1, E. Park 1, C. Macri 1, B. Cooper 1 Foster Goals: E. Staley 1, S. Chaseling 1, J. Williams 1 Fish Creek Best: C. Macri, A. Bright, A. Ireland, E. Park, T. Manne, J. Rouda Foster Best: J. Toner, B. Angwin, S. Hawking, B. Coates, L. Galle, D. Hateley RESERVES Foster 11.10.76 Fish Creek 4.4.28 Leading Goalkicker: M. Brown 3 (Fos) Foster Best: M. Brown, D. Smith, R. Bohn, B. Weston, S. Brett, D. Collins Fish Creek Best: M. Francis, D. Britton, J. McKenzie, R. Nicoll, L. Eade, D. Clearihan-

Jervies THIRDS Foster 7.3.45 Fish Creek 4.9.33 Leading Goalkickers: M. Green 2, T. Hamilton 2 (Fos) Foster Best: T. Hamilton, T. Hamilton, M. Green, A. O’Sullivan, R. Prain, M. Prowd Fish Creek Best: H. Buckland, L. Edgelow, T. Smith, O. Straw, S. Buckland, T. Redpath FOURTHS Fish Creek 12.12.84 Foster 1.1.7 Leading Goalkickers: H. Krause 3, A. Wilson 3 (FC) Fish Creek Best: B. Stefani, A. Wilson, D. Ryan, J. Stefani, C. Buckland, M. McKay Foster Best: W. Chester, T. VanDyke, X. Duursma, L. Wake, J. Smith, B. Smith

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Tarwin take tight win A FOUR point win for the Tarwin Sharks over MDU will be a great confidence booster for the blue and white.

Bang: Mark Bradley, Matt Linke and Ash Zuidema clash in a marking contest. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

Burra buries Stony KORUMBURRA had a comfortable win over Stony Creek on the weekend, after a blistering start from the Lions.

One spectator described the game as “bizarre” with Stony shooting out to a 25 point lead at the main break, before the Bulldogs hurtled back with seven goals to one point in the second term. The result was a 21 point lead to Korumburra at the main break. From that point they were never challenged.

The turn of events was deflating for Stony, with the players rightly believing they had the edge at the quarter

SENIORS Korumburra-Bena 14.12.96 Stony Creek 8.6.54

Stony Creek Best: J. Byrnes, W. Thorson, D. Potter, W. Randall, S. Cope, C. Amor

Korumburra-Bena Goals: C. Redl 3, B. Fitzpatrick 2, B. Anthony 2, M. Cooke 2, T. Wyatt 1, L. Carpenter 1, J. Smith 1, R. Mullens 1, M. Urie 1 Stony Creek Goals: L. McMillan 3, M. Green 1, L. Bowman 1, R. Harmes 1, D. Zuidema 1, M. Linke 1 Korumburra-Bena Best: M. Urie, R. Mullens, M. Bradley, J. Neagle, A. Snooks, J. Smith Stony Creek Best: J. Hughes, S. Marriott, J. Schelling, E. Taylor, B. Scanlon, R. Eddy

THIRDS Korumburra-Bena 10.16.76 Stony Creek 2.1.13 Leading Goalkicker: C. Hansen 3 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: C. Hansen, M. Boyd, J. Harris, B. Dorling, S. Lacy, J. Hopkins Stony Creek Best: J. Zuidema, L. Harrington, T. Jones, T. Sinclair, M. Darmanin, H. Stuart

RESERVES Korumburra-Bena 16.17.113 Stony Creek 0.1.1

Leadin Goalkicker: D. Crook 6 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: D. Crook, H. Suckling, C. Trewin, H. Anthony, H. McLean, J. Macri Stony Creek Best: L. Henry, H. Funnell, J. Tiziani, K. Wilson, B. Thomson, H. Collins

Leading Goalkicker: N. Cant 4 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: D. Muir, N. Cant, P. Kyle, N. Paterson, K. Arestia, J. Wilson

FOURTHS Korumburra-Bena 11.11.77 Stony Creek 0.0.0

time.

While there certainly was a kicking end – which both teams took advantage of in the early part of the game – it wasn’t as strong as the scores would suggest.

The Bulldogs response in the second quarter was immediate and direct – a barrage of goals and a completely changed game within the space of five or six minutes.

By half time the wind had faded to not much at all. For anyone watching the game, whatever breeze there was, it always seemed to be at the Bulldogs’ backs. The Burra boys were simply better in all aspects of play, in stark contrast to Stony’s flatfootedness after quarter time.

Stony’s favourite son Robert Eddy, while good, has suffered a hard tag all year and has been hampered in his ability to get free. He also looked to be under something of an injury cloud and spent his time forward rather than in the middle. Meanwhile, Matthew Linke, who has been a valuable commodity in the ruck all year, looked out of sorts too.

Former Leongatha champion Jack Hughes was amongst Stony’s best, racking up possessions and using the ball well. Sam Marriott played another great game out of the middle, again demonstrating why he is so highly regarded within the Lions’ den.

Josh Schelling was also good playing off the back line, stemming the flow of the Bulldogs’ attack.

He was well supported by fellow backmen Eli Taylor and Brendan Scanlon, who battled manfully against the odds.

While the trio played their positions well, there were perhaps too many other Stony players who had adopted a defensive mindset.

The evenly matched teams were set for a good match but it was MDU that got the jump on the Sharks in the first quarter.

The Demons were working the ball well with ruckman Michael Smith feeding the ball to the MDU followers well out of the middle.

Two early goals lead to

SENIORS Tarwin 8.7.55 M.D.U. 8.3.51 Tarwin Goals: J. Bloom 4, T. Cameron 3, L. Thwaites 1 M.D.U. Goals: T. McDermott 2, A. Harris 2, T. Jans 1, L. Findlay 1, T. Wightman 1, T. Trotman 1 Tarwin Best: T. Cameron, J. Bloom, R. Houston, S. McMicking, B. Taber, N. McRae M.D.U. Best: T. McDermott, T. Wightman, C. Hutcheson, L. Findlay, J. Kennedy, M. Smith

RESERVES Tarwin 5.9.39 M.D.U. 5.7.37 Leading Goalkickers: D. de Bondt 2 (T), J. Krohn 2 (M) Tarwin Best: T. Giroud, D. Leggo, P. McRae, T. McMicking, J. Barnett, B. Launder M.D.U. Best: B. Densley, B. Pedlow,

an eight point lead for the Demons at the first break but the Sharks were still hungry for a win and were up for a fight.

A hard fought second quarter saw some spectacular wet weather football however clean possessions and solid marks were hard to come by for both teams.

Tarwin with the advantage in the quarter sunk three goals and managed to expand the lead to a single point in their favour.

Although the smallest of margins it gave them a great psychological edge

M. Winderlich, J. Krohn, B. Thomas, K. Sinclair

THIRDS M.D.U. 20.15.135 Tarwin 4.5.29 Leading Goalkicker: J. Van Dyk 6 (M) M.D.U. Best: J. Broadway, N. Moore, J. Van Dyk, S. Wilson, J. Riley Tarwin Best: C. Brown, R. Boscombe-Hill, J. Carmody, B. Ellen, L. Anderson, J. Bell

FOURTHS M.D.U. 9.7.61 Tarwin 4.5.29 Leading Goalkickers: L. Harris 2, J. Smith 2 (M), B. Ellen 2 (T) M.D.U. Best: L. Harris, S. Forrester, Z. Cox, G. Cole, B. Chadwick, O. Maclean Tarwin Best: B. Ellen, N. Johnstone, J. Newton, H. McNeil, K. McGavin, J. Gourlay

when heading into the rooms.

More scrappy and muddy football followed in the third and Tarwin started to make their move.

Shark stalwart Travis Cameron was performing well along with Robert Houston.

Two more goals in the bank for Tarwin had the lead out to nine at the final break but the game was any ones still.

MDU hit hard with an all or nothing attitude in the final quarter and slotted through three goals to scare the Sharks.

Tarwin had managed two of their own in the final quarter as well and walked home winners by four points.

The Sharks will be looking for two wins in a row when they travel to face the Allies this week while MDU will find redemption hard to come by against the Panthers.

MDU senior coach Mark Lafferty has signed on for another season with the Demons and will be looking forward to success for the red and the blue 2014.

Up and about: Rick Harmes get air over teammate Jacob Byrnes while Bulldog Tom Mayo looks on. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

Magpie feathers ruffled DALYSTON donned a green strip for their fantastic 103 point win over Magpie rival Toora on Saturday.

James Ross: the Dalyston faithful gets his hands on an easy mark on Saturday.

After a ripping first quarter including six goals Dalyston were looking fantastic. Varied weather conditions made things interesting with bursts of stinging rain and chilling wind often followed by warming sunshine and the occasional rainbows.

There was no pot of gold however for Toora who rounded out the first quarter scoreless.

The visitors kicked up in the second and were looking at holding off their much favoured opponents for a quarter.

Two early goals from Dalyston were replied to via Paul Ellis who smashed one on his boot midway through the quarter.

This spiked a Toora energy burst with hard plays down the wing and great defensive work.

Frustration from both sides boiled over into a brawl and a Dalyston goal.

The centre bounce cued another tussle and resulted with a 50 metre penalty turned over and Toora’s Linden Dyson sent from the ground.

This seemed to give Dalyston clarity in their game and allowed them to sneak through another four goals before half time.

The weather settled in but Dalyston weren’t showing signs of weakSENIORS Dalyston 17.13.115 Toora & District 1.6.12 Dalyston Goals: M. Kraska 6, B. Fisher 6, P. Dunlop , B. Carew , P. McKenna , M. Schreck , P. Brosnan Toora Goals: P. Ellis Dalyston Best: R. Beaton, P. Dunlop, B. Carew, M. Kraska, M. Schreck, R. Jennings Toora Best: M. Harris, J. Mills, K. Sparkes, B. Osborne, L. Toner, S. Bishop

RESERVES Dalyston 25.13.163 Toora & District 3.1.19 Leading Goalkicker: R. Birnie 10

ness, except perhaps for their lack of accuracy in front of the big sticks. A three goal and five behind quarter for the home side meant their lead could have been well over the 89 points it was at three quarter time.

The last quarter saw Dalyston super forwards Fisher and Kraska clock up six goal each for the game while Robert Beaton was named best.

Dalyston host Foster this week while Toora host the Kangaroos.

(D) Dalyston Best: J. Baker, L. Borne, R. Birnie, R. Davey, K. Thomas Toora Best: C. Johnston, H. Hanratty, R. East, D. Wilson, T. Allott, C. Hilder

THIRDS Dalyston 18.13.121 Toora & District 1.5.11 Leading Goalkickers: M. McCoy 4, T. Hamilton 4 (D) Dalyston Best: M. McCoy, Z. MacDermid, N. Bainbridge, H. Wright, D. Turton, J. Kilgour Toora Best: K. Holmes, B. Doran, S. Argento, M. Edwards, L. Chatfield, L. Brabant

FOURTHS Dalyston won by forfeit

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Kilcunda-Bass embarrass Bulldogs PHILLIP Island has dropped to third on the Alberton Football League Ladder after its 57 point loss to local powerhouse Kilcunda Bass at the much improved Bass oval.

Crafty: Phillip Island players had to use their heads to keep the Kilcunda-Bass forwards on their toes on Saturday but eventually to no avail.

Park June’s Rising Star C O N G R AT U L A TIONS to Ethan Park on being selected the Alberton Football League’s June Rising Star.

Ethan has represented the Gippsland Power this season and has great ambitions to continue on with his footy.

He is a worthy winner

of the Rising Star award for June and a young man who the Fish Creek Football Club is extremely proud of.

Ethan is a 16 year old player from Fish Creek that has made the jump from the Under 15’s (fourths) up into the Fish Creek Senior side in 2013.

Ethan got his chance in round six against Toora and has played every game in the senior side since. Ethan played a very important role in the past two fourths premierships for Fish Creek and was the runnerup best and fairest in the fourth’s side last year after playing only nine games in the home and away.

Since playing in the senior side this year he has shown he belongs there with his high standard of play and sublime skills, he has been named in the best players on a number of occasions and continues to impress with every game played.

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 15 - July 13 Yarram v I-K Phillip Island v Stony Creek Dalyston v Foster MDU v Kil-Bass Toora v Fish Creek DWWWW v Tarwin Kor-Bena - bye

MID GIPPSLAND Round 14 - July 13 Newborough v Yall-Yall Nth Trafalgar v Thorpdale Yinnar v Mirboo North Hill End v Yarragon Morwell East v Boolarra

GIPPSLAND Round 13 - July 13 Bairnsdale v Morwell Moe v Traralgon Warragul v Sale Wonthaggi v Leongatha Maffra v Drouin

ELLINBANK Round 14 - July 13 Poowong v Warragul Ind Bunyip - bye Catani v Longwarry Garfield v Neerim Nm Sth Nar Nar Goon v Buln Buln Koo Wee Rup v Nilma-Darnum Ellinbank v Lang Lang Cora Lynn v Nyora

The Panthers have shot to the top of the ladder thanks to the win.

From the first bounce it looked like a tight game was to come but that was not the case.

The Island jumped away to the start it wanted after two minutes with Cal McConnon goaling as the Island drew first blood.

It didn’t take long for Killy-Bass to hit back to draw things level after six minutes.

SENIORS Kilcunda Bass 14.10.94 Phillip Island 5.7.37 Kilcunda Bass Goals: J. Wells 5, C. Endres 3, K. Bergles 2, D. Wells 1, B. Arnold 1, J. Attenborough 1, J. Dakin 1 Phillip Island Goals: C. McConnon 2, J. Taylor 1, K. Salama 1, M. Price 1 Kilcunda Bass Best: L. Harrison, T. Smith, J. Attenborough, R. Fitzgerald, J. Wells, C. Endres Phillip Island Best: M. Griffin, M. Wright, D. Hinkley, J. Taylor, J. Youle, S. Taylor

RESERVES Phillip Island 7.3.45 Kilcunda Bass 6.6.42 Leading Goalkicker: L. Woolford 3 (P) Phillip Island Best: J. Lees, B. Johnston, C. McPhillips, B. Hamilton, L. Woolford, T. Cleeland Kilcunda Bass Best: S. Crawford,

The next 10 minutes was some good strong footy with both sides not giving an inch, but something had to give and it was KillyBass that dominated the last eight minutes of play to add a further three goals and take a 16 point lead into the first break.

The second quarter was another arm wrestle, KillyBass scored early to stretch their lead, but from there the game was starting to get shut down with some great defensive pressure coming from both teams.

Mark Griffin was given the tough assignment to shut down the league leading goal kicker and he was doing the job splendidly.

Killy-Bass scored its second goal late in the quarter and had a handy 29 point buffer at the long break.

J. Good, B. Anthony, S. Jerger, J. Born, S. Johnstone

THIRDS Kilcunda Bass 9.6.60 Phillip Island 6.9.45 Leading Goalkickers: B. Egeberg 2, B. Jones 2, T. Bone 2 (K), C. Porter 2, C. Wood 2 (P) Kilcunda Bass Best: H. Bencraft, P. Babington, N. Arney, B. Egeberg, C. Smith, T. Thatcher Phillip Island Best: R. Marshall, J. Black, C. Wood, B. Redmond, J. Taylor, J. Piera

FOURTHS Phillip Island 12.11.83 Kilcunda Bass 1.0.6 Leading Goalkicker: J. Black 4 (P) Phillip Island Best: Z. Jankowicz, J. Babare, A. Duyker, J. Keating, A. Farrell, D. Ryan Kilcunda Bass Best: J. Bastwrous, W. Musgrove-Arnold, B. Pipicelli, R. Cousins, B. Aldwell, D. Ferguson

Killy-Bass jumped away early in the third, adding two quick goals.

The Island struck back through James Taylor at the seven minute mark, this was swiftly followed up by a further two goals to Killy-Bass to leave the Island with a lot of work to do to get back into the game.

Marcus Wright and Damian Hinkley were working hard for the Island at all the stoppages and with some defensive efforts from Mark Griffin and Matt Jackson, the Island was slowing down the Killy-Bass steam train which was coming at full pace. The Island only added one more goal for the quarter to Killy-Bass’s two and the visitors were in all sorts of trouble at the last break down by 57 points It was a tired last quarter by both teams after giving their all in the first three, the Island weas staring to win more of the footy but couldn’t do any damage on the scoreboard.

Killy-Bass scored early and the Island followed up straight away through Cal McConnon, but the damage was done. The Island worked hard for the whole quarter and stopped any junk time goals by its opposition and finished the quarter even with two goals apiece. Mark Griffin was best on for the Island after holding his much fancied opponent Kael Bergles to just two goals after averaging close to seven a game for most of the season.

The Island went down by 57 points with a lot of work to do before the two teams meet again in the finals which is more than likely.

The Island is now back at the kennel for the next four games and next week is another good game as it takes on Stony Creek.

The Panthers travel to the Demons den this week to challenge MDU.

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Rising Star: Ethan Park.

Solid backman: Jaymie Youle was a fantastic stopper for Phillip Island early in their match with Kilcunda-Bass on Saturday.

Yarram boosted to fifth YARRAM consolidated fifth spot on the AFL ladder with a percentage boosting win over near neigbours Allies on the weekend.

Gale force winds made conditions difficult for the first three quarters.

New recuit Jesse Field donned the red and white for the first time this season and immediately made an impression.

Kicking to the Church Road end Yarram defied the conditions with some accurate shots on goal.

Corbin Sutherland and Ryan Underwood were the prominent forwards and Griff Underwood and Jesse Field dominating the mid-field. Dan Vardy was the Allies only goal kicker.

Play tighted up in the second and Ben Vardy was getting a lot of the ball for the Allies but it was Yarram that finished off the good work down field with Clavarino, Rendell and big Jenkins all starring for the home side. Yarram lead 11-5 to 1-1 at the long break.

The third quarter saw the young Allies produce their best football with goals to Garland, Ben Vardy and Dan Vardy who slotted one from a tight angle.

A five minute burst at the end of the quarter saw Yarram break clear with three goals from Chapman, and Lynch and Griff Underwood adding their names to the goal kicking list.

Coffey, Ferguson and Reed was trying hard for the Allies, but Yarram were much cleaner with its disposal and this showed in the scoreline at the end of the day.

As the wind dropped so did the intensty with Allies failed to score in the final term while Yarram added four more goals, with Sutherland kicking three to take his tally for the day to five.

%

Pts

540.77 190.13 279.07 245.68 65.57 28.87 15.22 49.23

44 36 32 24 20 8 8 4

GOALKICKERS K. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (3) M. Dyball (Won Power) ...... (1) L. Gheller (Dalyston) .......... (1) T. Scarce (Won Power) ...... (2) B. Thorson (Foster) ............ (0) J. Stockdale (Leon Jnr) ...... (2) H. Hilberto (Dalyston) ........ (0) B. Veenendaal (Dalyston) ... (1) Z. Crow (Kil-Bass) .............. (0) S. Flanders (Foster)............ (2)

28 25 20 19 19 17 14 13 13 12

Won Power .. 11 0 0 Inv-K’wak.... 9 2 0 Corner Inlet . 8 3 0 Dalyston ..... 6 5 0 L’gatha Jnr .. 5 6 0 Phillip Is..... 2 9 0 Kor-Bena .......2 9 0 Kil-Bass.........1 10 0

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SENIORS Yarram 20.12.132 DWWWW 4.2.26 Yarram Goals: B. Chapman 5, C. Sutherland 5, B. Lynch 4, R. Underwood 3, G. Underwood 2, S. Grazotis 1 DWWWW Goals: D. Vardy 2, B. Vardy 1, A. Garland 1 Yarram Best: G. Underwood, D. Clavarino, S. Rendell, B. Chapman, L. Jenkins, J. Field DWWWW Best: D. Vardy, B. Coffey, A. Garland, M. Hunter, B. Vardy, B. Reed

RESERVES Yarram 7.9.51 DWWWW 5.7.37 LKeading Goalkicker: G. Riley 3 (D) Yarram Best: M. Earles, A. Holt, J. McDonald, W. Jenkins, M. Clava-

rino, M. Smallwood DWWWW Best: T. Hunter, G. Riley, D. McKean, R. Benis, M. McKeane, S. Buckley

THIRDS Yarram 3.8.26 DWWWW 2.3.15 Leading Goalkickers: all singles Yarram Best: L. Rodaughan, J. McDonald, L. Turner, C. Coulthard, T. Holt, D. Pattinson DWWWW Best: not submitted

FOURTHS Yarram 14.12.96 DWWWW 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: L. Farley 4 (Y) Yarram Best: W. McDonald, L. Farley, B. Wilson, D. Nicholls, J. McDonald, J. Davis DWWWW Best: S. Hanning, H. Hoppner, B. Johnston, J. Vening, C. Pettie, L. Sketcher

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451.47 450.00 314.81 307.41 33.57 23.99 16.95 14.95

40 40 32 32 16 8 8 0

GOALKICKERS Z. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (0) N. Anderson (Won Pwr) ..... (4) K. Dorling (Foster) ............. (1) P. Ryan (Phillip Is).............. (0) B. Wingfield (Won Pwr) ..... (1) K. Robinson (Phillip Is) ...... (1) O. Marks (Phillip Is) ........... (3) N. Buckland (Foster) .......... (0) L. Dayson (Phillip Is) ......... (0) T. Brosnan (Won Pwr)........ (2) T. Nash (Inv-K’wak) ............ (1) J. Lawson (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0)

27 22 15 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9

Inv-K’wak.... 10 1 0 Phillip Is..... 10 1 0 Corner Inlet . 8 3 0 Won Power .. 8 3 0 Kor-Bena .... 4 7 0 L’gatha Jnr .. 2 9 0 Dalyston ........2 9 0 Kil-Bass.........0 11 0

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Kil-Bass ..... 11 2 0 Dalyston ..... 11 1 0 Phillip Is..... 10 2 1 Kor-Bena .... 10 3 0 Yarram ....... 8 3 1 Fish Creek... 8 5 0 Inv-K’wak ......6 7 0 Tarwin ...........5 7 0 Stony Creek...4 8 0 Foster ............4 8 0 MDU..............2 10 0 Toora Dist.....1 11 0 DWWWW ......0 13 0

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213.04 208.11 172.43 169.34 159.65 130.64 108.70 60.21 107.17 77.51 59.71 35.60 22.98

44 44 42 40 34 32 24 20 16 16 8 4 0

GOALKICKERS K. Bergles (Kil-Bass) .......... (2) B. Fisher (Dalyston) ........... (6) J. Wells (Kil-Bass).............. (5) M. Kraska (Dalyston) ......... (6) C. Sutherland (Yarram) ...... (5) B. Lynch (Yarram) .............. (4) M. Price (Phillip Is) ............ (1) M. Cooke (Kor-Bena) ......... (2) A. Harris (MDU) ................. (2) C. Urie (Kor-Bena) .............. (0)

77 53 51 49 48 38 35 35 30 28

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Kor-Bena .... 12 1 0 Phillip Is..... 12 1 0 Dalyston ..... 11 1 0 Kil-Bass ..... 9 4 0 Tarwin ....... 8 4 0 Foster ........ 7 5 0 Fish Creek .....6 7 0 Stony Creek...5 7 0 MDU..............4 8 0 Inv-K’wak ......3 10 0 DWWWW ......2 11 0 Yarram ..........2 10 0 Toora Dist......0 12 0

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569.92 376.32 487.93 216.27 164.73 87.62 79.45 65.55 84.44 66.63 31.09 28.37 11.61

48 48 44 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 8 0

GOALKICKERS J. Fowles (Kor-Bena) .......... (2) K. Taylor (Phillip Is)............ (0) D. Pruysers (Dalyston) ....... (0) R. Birnie (Dalyston).......... (10) M. Dickason (Kil-Bass) ...... (1) J. Kyle (Kor-Bena) .............. (1) J. Parsons (Kil-Bass) ......... (0) N. Osler (Kil-Bass) ............. (0) S. Ambler (Phillip Is).......... (0) L. Wilkinson (Dalyston)...... (3)

50 43 39 36 29 29 24 23 21 20

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Dalyston ..... 12 0 0 Kil-Bass ..... 12 1 0 Kor-Bena .... 10 3 0 Fish Creek... 9 4 0 MDU.......... 8 4 0 Phillip Is..... 6 6 0 Foster ............5 5 1 Toora & Dist... 4 7 1 Inv-K’wak ......4 9 0 Yarram ..........4 7 0 Tarwin ...........3 9 0 DWWWW ......1 11 0 Stony Creek...0 12 0

%

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458.39 349.88 294.43 239.73 235.40 130.49 115.33 72.90 56.98 37.09 46.24 10.47 20.76

48 48 40 36 32 28 26 18 16 16 12 4 0

GOALKICKERS J. McMillan (MDU) ............. (3) T. Hamilton (Dalyston) ....... (4) J. Buckland (Fish Ck) ......... (0) J. Andersen (Kil-Bass) ....... (0) B. Doran (Toora & Dist) ..... (0) B. Jones (Kil-Bass) ............ (2) Z. Walker (Kor-Bena).......... (0) J. McDonald (Yarram) ........ (1) A. Edwards (Phillip Is) ....... (0) M. McCoy (Dalyston) ......... (4) J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena) ........ (1)

59 46 38 35 30 30 28 24 20 20 20

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Kor-Bena .... 13 0 0 1320.22 Inv-K’wak.... 11 2 0 694.71 Dalyston ..... 9 2 0 495.57 Phillip Is..... 10 3 0 368.49 Fish Creek... 8 5 0 122.32 Yarram ....... 7 5 0 137.46 MDU..............6 6 0 89.60 Stony Creek...5 7 0 51.92 Kil-Bass.........4 9 0 64.75 Foster ............4 8 0 40.48 Tarwin ...........2 10 0 27.65 DWWWW ......1 12 0 14.25 Toora & Dist... 0 11 0 3.69

52 44 40 40 32 28 24 20 16 16 8 4 0

GOALKICKERS J. Black (Phillip Is) ............. (4) X. Hughes (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) D. Crook (Kor-Bena)........... (6) M. Marotta (Dalyston) ........ (0) O. Toussaint (Inv-K’wak) .... (0) B. Rogers (Fish Ck) ............ (1) C. Mckenzie (Inv-K)............ (0) D. Brosnan (Dalyston)........ (0) L. Bentley (Yarram) ............ (1) H. Suckling (Kor-Bena) ...... (2)

75 47 45 30 29 28 26 25 23 23

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Sale ........11 1 0 184.89 44 Morwell ...10 2 0 173.44 40 Wonthaggi .. 8 4 0 139.31 32 Maffra....... 8 4 0 127.42 32 Traralgon ... 7 5 0 146.15 24 Bairnsdale ....6 6 0 90.73 24 Leongatha ....4 8 0 83.24 16 Warragul ......4 8 0 72.84 16 Drouin ..........1 11 0 55.64 4 Moe..............1 11 0 44.19 4 GOALKICKERS D. Sheen (Maffra) ............... (4) 63 M. Davis (Sale) ................... (2) 43 C. Maskell (Leongatha) ....... (2) 42 K. Fraser (Sale) ................... (5) 33 J. Gibbs (Bairnsdale)........... (9) 33 D. MacDonald (Morwell) ..... (3) 29 D. Bedggood (Maffra) ......... (1) 27 D. O’Connor (Wonthaggi).... (1) 26 M. Johnston (Morwell) ....... (3) 25 M. Sellings (Bairnsdale) ...... (0) 24

RESERVES LADDER W L D

%

Warragul .... 9 2 0 179.45 Wonthaggi .. 9 2 0 166.06 Sale .......... 8 3 0 176.74 Morwell ..... 6 5 0 122.87 Traralgon .... 5 6 0 135.51 Leongatha .....4 6 0 112.69 Maffra ...........4 6 0 86.51 Drouin ...........2 8 0 36.93 Moe...............1 10 0 25.63 GOALKICKERS

Pts

36 36 32 24 20 16 16 8 4

B. Monahan (Warragul)....... (2) 40 R. Tack (Wonthaggi) ........... (4) 38 J. Freeman (Sale) ................ (0) 23 S. Ferguson (Sale) .............. (2) 17 A. Dugan (Traralgon)........... (0) 17 B. McDonald (Morwell) ....... (3) 15 N. Scurrah (Morwell) .......... (4) 14 J. Langshaw (Maffra) .......... (3) 14 M. Davies (Leongatha) ........ (0) 13 R. Todd (Wonthaggi) ........... (2) 13

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

%

PTS

Traralgon ..10 2 0 321.14 40 Sale ........10 2 0 179.74 40 Bairnsdale .. 9 3 0 237.02 36 Wonthaggi .. 9 3 0 174.46 36 Drouin ...... 6 6 0 102.28 24 Warragul ......5 7 0 68.38 20 Maffra ..........4 8 0 88.89 16 Leongatha ....4 8 0 84.16 16 Morwell ........2 10 0 56.19 8 Moe..............1 11 0 14.22 4 GOALKICKERS C. Nickels (Traralgon).......... (7) 44 J. Zahra (Wonthaggi) .......... (3) 28 J. Murphy (Sale) ................. (0) 25 B. McCarrey (Bairnsdale) .... (3) 23 B. Darby-Lock (Morwell) ..... (2) 23 E. Johnson (Sale) ................ (2) 22 J. Vucenovic (Traralgon) ..... (0) 19 A. Ferreira-Neto (Won) ........ (0) 19 D. Hack (Bairnsdale) ........... (0) 16 J. McIntosh (Sale)............... (0) 16

UNDER 16 LADDER W

L D

%

Traralgon ..12 0 0 489.85 Sale ........10 2 0 609.40 Moe ........10 2 0 266.75 Warragul ... 8 4 0 147.86 Bairnsdale.. 7 5 0 151.06 Maffra....... 6 6 0 82.66 Leongatha ....3 9 0 51.48 Drouin ..........2 10 0 36.88 Morwell ........2 10 0 27.65 Wonthaggi....0 12 0 10.53 GOALKICKERS

Pts

49 40 40 32 28 24 12 8 8 0

LEONGATHA took control in the last quarter of a spirited match against Maffra, pulling off an inspired 13 point victory.

Although Maffra had the jump on their opponents – with four straight goals on the board before the Parrots even had a chance to blink – Leongatha showed a steely resolve.

Conditions were blustery,

SENIORS Leongatha 11.7.73 d Maffra 8.12.60 Leongatha Goals: A. Hillberg 2, M. Willcocks 2, C. Maskell 2, B. Vanrooy 2, P. Contin 1, S. Kilsby 1, N. Nagel 1.

Best: R. Kelly, P. McGrath, A. Hillberg, C. Verboon, M. Willcocks, J. Tomada.

Maffra Goals: D. Sheen 4, S. Tudor 1, D. O’Brien 1, D. Bedggood 1, A. Burgiel 1.

Best: S. Tudor, B. Coleman, J. Lambourn, B. Connelly, W. Gieschen, K. Porter.

RESERVES Maffra 8.9.57 d Leongatha 4.7.31 Maffra Goals: W. Pleming 3, J. Langshaw 3, M. Phelan 1, J. Saunders 1.

Best: R. Gellie, O. Booth, M. Phelan, C. Bourke, W. Pleming, J. Langshaw.

Leongatha Goals: N. Phelan 2, J. Kilsby 1, G. Fleming 1.

Best: G. Fleming, C. Rump, J.

with a few showers. And although it was not an ideal day for goal kickers, Leongatha found enough contributors to get the job done.

Patrick McGrath and Rhett Kelly led the charge for the Parrots. Kelly blanketed Maffra star midfielder Kelvin Porter, one of the competition’s best.

McGrath set the standard early, hitting the contests hard and bringing other Parrots onboard. In and under

Kilsby, S. Vagg, R. O’Loughlin, T. Renden.

UNDER 18s Leongatha 7.9.51 d Maffra 6.5.41 Leongatha Goals: A. Taranto 3, A. Trotto 2, J. Harry 1, K. Patterson 1.

Best: N. Tuckett, M. Dennison, D. Betts, F. Kelly, J. Nagel, J. Burge.

Maffra Goals: D. Alexander 1, D. Dignan 1, M. Allman 1, B. Regan 1, S. Robbins 1, W. Pleming 1.

Best: M. Allman, D. Alexander, D. Howe, B. Little, J. Renooy.

UNDER 16s Maffra 9.11.65 d Leongatha 3.4.22 Maffra Goals: B. Regan 2, K. Renooy 2, A. McKenzie 2, B. Rimington 1, M. Dignan, N. Wozniak 1.

Best: P. Mack, B. Rimington, N. Wozniak, J. Ronalds, B. Regan, H. Holmes.

Leongatha Goals: J. Ginnane 1, B. Smith 1, L. Wright 1.

Best: A. Argento, L. Riseley, M. Olden, L. Wright, N. Argento, K. Cooper.

all day, McGrath snatched the ball whenever it was in dispute. Tellingly, he lifted his game to a higher level in the last quarter, when Leongatha need something extra.

Behind at the three quarter time break, the Parrots would have their most productive term – kicking five goals to one. Maffra, losing confidence in their ability to compete, kick a bag of points.

McGrath was a big part of the surge and had a hand in at least two of those majors.

Leongatha’s forwards shone, with the consistent Aaron Hillberg playing brilliantly at centre half forward.

He was well supported Matthew Willcocks and Cade Maskell. The trio took loads of marks and offered credible targets.

At the other end Chris Verboon swamped dangerous Maffra forward Adrian Burgiel, holding him to just one goal.

Zac Vernon was also good, playing a negating role.

Jason Tomada continues to grow in stature, winning the ball out of the ruck and competing hard across the ground – something he again did on the weekend.

Good skills: Zac Vernon gets a crafty handball off after being caught by his Maffra opponent on Saturday. Photo credit Mark Drury.

Not today: Aaron Hillberg shrugs off his Maffra counterpart at Parrot park on Saturday. Photo credit Mark Drury.

Power fall by five

By John Duscher DESPITE key players missing from both sides this match was seen as the game of the round with the Sale Magpies, the Gippsland League’s benchmarks, hosting the league’s most improved, Wonthaggi Power.

The game opened in cold, windy conditions but no rain. Wonthaggi were first to score with a goal to Lucas White and it was obvious they were keen to take the game up to the home side. Wonthaggi’s tackling, which has been a feature of their game all season, was again a focus.

They were the ones doing all the attacking with Michael Kelly, Lee Warnett, Aaron Ware and youngsters Andrew Murray and Tim Landells giving the team first use of the ball. However the points tally was growing when goals were needed. Fraser goaled and the small crowd showed their appreciation.

With the intensity large packs were forming and the football was hot. The game was far from pretty as every contest was fiercely fought and both sides looked to take control.

Andrew Murray goaled for the visitors but Sale responded with a strong mark and goal to dangerous forward Matt Ferguson. Jack Lipman and Wonthaggi’s Chris Wylie were having a great battle in the ruck with

Lipman taking the honours around the ground with some telling marks. Rathnow goaled for Sale and then key forward Mitch Davis scored twice to give Sale a handy lead with five straight goals for the quarter.

The second quarter saw Sale continue to run the ball well and their attack looked very strong despite the pressure from Tim Gilliland, Jack Blair and Aaron Guilmartin.

When Lipman, Petrovic and Fraser goaled the sting appeared to have gone out of the game with Sale now in control.

The strong Sale backline lead by Ryan Pendlebury, Joel Wallace and Lochie Todd were holding the Power forwards. White goaled again to give Wonthaggi a lift but Sale were

relentless in attack with Fraser getting another goal and Sale was showing why they were the top dogs of the league.

The second half began with Fraser scoring again with a long goal. Sale looked unstoppable, very strong around the packs and now looking to further punish the visitors physically.

White goaled again, playing a lone hand up forward for Wonthaggi.

The pattern of the game at this stage had changed and resembled more of a rugby match, tough and not pretty to watch. Wonthaggi were not backing away and certainly were not intimidated as the intensity continued to grow.

Goals to Warnett, Liddle and O’Connor lifted the Power side and it was now

B. Scott (Sale) ................... (11) 82 L. Robinson (Bairnsdale) .... (0) 31 J. Orlicki (Warragul) ............ (1) 27 T. Morrow (Moe) ................. (0) 27 K. Hynes (Bairnsdale) ......... (1) 22 J. McMahon (Trararalgon) .. (2) 22 K. Renooy (Maffra) ............. (2) 22 J. Appleyard (Moe) ............. (3) 21 L. Di Ciero (Traralgon)......... (0) 20 K. Stamers (Traralgon) ........ (0) 20 J. Jans (Sale) ...................... (0) 20

Sale that was under pressure as the game was starting to tighten up. Sale had not put Wonthaggi away as it appeared would happen and now they started to believe they were in with a chance.

Jamie Sweeney and Justin Mitrevski continued to provide drive for Sale through the centre but it was all Wonthaggi. Sale went forward and Fraser goaled in what would seal the game. However with only a few minutes remaining White kicked his fifth goal for the Power and now there was only five points in it.

Time ran out for the visitors however and Sale registered a hard won victory. Wonthaggi had shown real heart with their great comeback and can never be underestimated as Sale saw firsthand. It had been a physical battle and again showed the closeness of the competition. The finals are shaping up as being an ex-

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Bairnsdale 18.16.124 d Drouin 5.8.38 Traralgon 18.18.126 d Warragul 7.14.56 Morwell 34.18.222 d Moe 5.9.39 RESERVES Warragul 5.9.39 d Traralgon 4.3.27 Morwell 13.8.86 d Moe 8.3.51 UNDER 18 Traralgon 15.12.102 d Warragul 0.1.1 Bairnsdale 9.11.65 d Drouin 4.4.28 Moe 7.14.56 d Morwell 7.6.48 UNDER 16 Traraltgon 12.19.91 d Warragul 1.1.7 Bairnsdale 8.7.55 d Drouin 2.0.12 Moe 17.15.117 d Morwell 4.3.27

SENIORS Sale 11.3.69 d Wonthaggi 9.10.64

UNDER 18s Sale 5.6.36 d Wonthaggi 4.10.34

Sale Goals: K. Fraser 5, M. Davis 2, M. Ferguson 1, Z. Petrovic 1, B. Rathnow 1, J. Lipman 1.

Best: J. Lipman, K. Fraser, J. Sweeney, R. Pendlebury, J. Mitrevski, L. Todd.

Wonthaggi Goals: L. White 5, A. Murray 1, D. O’Connor 1, L. Warnett 1, J. Liddle 1.

Best: L. White, J. Blair, T. Gilliland, T. Landells, M. Kelly, L. Warnett.

Sale Goals: E. Johnson 2, C. Schuback 1, J. Woods 1, L. Ronchi.

Best: B. Dessent, J. Meade, E. Johnson, S. Allen, D. Horton, M. Bristow.

Wonthaggi Goals: J. Zahra 3, S. Scott 1.

Best: A. Ferreira-Neto, P. Dunlevie, T. Huther, J. Zahra, L. O’Connor, S. Scott.

RESERVES Wonthaggi 10.4.64 d Sale 6.2.38

Hopeful: Wonthaggi Power worked hard against Sale but came out second best on Saturday. Photo credit Kevin Hogan, Gippsland Times.

citing prospect.

Next week Wonthaggi hosts traditional rival Leongatha on Sunday and a huge crowd is expected.

Sale travels to Warragul to play under lights.

Wonthaggi Goals: R. Tack 4, R. Todd 2, R. Lovett 2, A. Zanella 2.

Best: J. Olden, A. Zanella, K. Atkinson, R. Lovett, A. Blundell.

Sale Goals: S. Ferguson 2, N. Campbell 1, P. Cousin 1, J. Evans 1, J. Freeman 1.

Best: S. Jackson, N. Campbell, T. Hector, J. Freeman, J. Evans, B. Dessent.

UNDER 16s Sale 29.22.196 d Wonthaggi 0.0.0 Sale Goals: B. Scott 11, B. Tatnell 4, J. McLaren 4, T. Chisholm 3, J. Safstrom 2, J. Farquhar 2, I. Melrose 1, C. Cassin 1, C. Walsh 1.

Best: W. Leslie, B. Tatnell, T. Chisholm, B. Scott, J. Dowsett, C. Walsh.

Wonthaggi Goals: Nil. Best: L. Dyball, C. Gilmour, C. Waters, L. Membrey, L. Henry.

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By Jacob de Kunder THE mighty Mirboo North Tigers are top of the table in the Mid Gippsland Football League and are not planning on slowing down.

The Tigers sit two games plus 86.59 percentage points clear of second placed Newborough.

This comes after the team toppled Trafalgar for the first time since 2009 on Saturday. (See the full report on page 51) Assistant coach Matt Holland sat down with The Star before training last Thursday to discuss his side’s success.

“The most important thing is that we are getting a lot more out of our guys than we had last year,” he said.

“Most of the guys had a really big preseason and some of the middle of the road players from last year have really stepped it up and become the guys in our best eight.”

Star recruit Jack Robinson has been a good inclusion to the Tiger’s team.

“Robinson came across from the North

Gippsland League, he’s good mates with our captain and he has been really good for us,” Holland said.

“Another pick up is Dane McGennisken who is Jack’s brother in law and he has been flying back from Darwin on the odd occasion and actually plays in the Darwin footy league over summer. He wanted to have a kick with his brother in law and we got onto him and managed to talk him into a few games.”

Under coach Troy Hamilton and his assistant Holland the Mirboo North boys aim for a risky yet rewarding game of football.

“Troy is not a defensive minded kind of guy,” Holland said.

“A lot of our footy is in a run and risky game style and that’s the way we prefer to go about it.

“Everyone has jumped on board with it and our game plan this year is to basically be as hard at it as possible and try to keep the footy moving as fast as we can.

“It can be risky at times but Troy is certainly the type of guy who is not going to lose without going hard at it. We try

and play attacking footy as much as we can.”

The team of Hamilton and Holland both have many years coaching experience with the club and work well as a team.

Last year the Tiger’s finished the season third but two straight losses in the finals series saw it miss its chance.

“It was a decent year (2012) but once we managed to talk Troy into coaching for another season and everyone got on board we thought it was another opportunity to make something happen,” Holland said.

“The preseason was definitely a part of it. The effort made by the guys was great and taken up more so than in the last couple of years.”

The senior’s side has a great selection of local players with a majority playing junior football with the club.

Holland said the Tiger’s biggest threats are those in the league’s top five.

“Newborough, Trafalgar, Yinnar and Boolarra all have to be taken seriously,” he said.

“Regardless of which one of those teams we face we certainly don’t

Leading Tigers: Mirboo North magic makers (from left) Mitch Richardson, Daniel Turner (captain), Joe Brooks and Jack Roberts at training on Thursday night. take those sides lightly.

“They are sides that on a good day could take out any of the other sides.”

Despite its top of the ladder status there are some tough game ahead

for the black and yellow.

“We’ve got a couple of tough games ahead of ourselves. Traf this week then Yinnar and Boolarra to follow so this month is by far our midyear finals

series,” Holland said.

“We’ve got to make sure we win at least two out of the next three because we’re a couple of games clear on top and we don’t want to lose

that. We are aiming to finish on top.

“We are just taking it one week at a time though because we’re at a pretty important part of the season.”

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Tour has local flavour MEMBERS of the Leongatha Cycling Club are watching this year’s Tour de France with heightened interest.

Simon Clarke, who addressed club members in January this year, is competing in the tour for the first time. He is with the Orica GreenEDGE Team.

He spoke about winning the King of the Mountains Title and a stage of last year’s Tour of Spain and since his address, some Leongatha cyclists have kept in touch with him.

There’s also a local connection with Clarke’s team mate Simon Gerrans who

took over the yellow leader’s jersey on day four, after the team won the time trial in Nice.

Gerrans hails from Mansfield but is married to Rahna Demarte, whose family lived at Dumbalk. Her father Roger and his brother Daryl raced with the local Leongatha Cycling Club at the same time as the Love boys Alan and Lindsay.

Rahna became a junior world cycling champion and raced at Leongatha during cycling carnival days.

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