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Out on a limb THELMA Arnup is so passionate about saving the Illawarra flame tree threatened by the Aldi supermarket development in Leongatha she is ready to be handcuffed to it. The tree is destined to be lopped to make way for the supermarket’s car park. The tree is supposed to be protected by South Gippsland Shire Council’s Significant Tree Register. “Leongatha is known for its trees. What are we going to have, stones and reeds?” Ms Arnup said. Turn to page 4 for the full story.

COAL SEAM FIGHT Heavyweight enters ring By Matt Dunn FORMER Federal Liberal Party heavy-hitter Peter Reith was at a packed anti-coal seam gas meeting at Mirboo North on Sunday, working for the State Government. Mr Reith - who is leading a review of gas supply for Victoria – was best known for his hard line approach as Minister for Workplace Relations backing strike breakers during the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute - and as Minister for Defence during the 2001 “children overboard” scandal. He said he attended the Mirboo North meeting because he was “interested in gas, and particularly coal seam gas”.

Mr Reith will deliver a report on Victoria’s gas supply in “the next couple of weeks”, but could not say what it would contain or whether it would be pro-CSG. Nor could Mr Reith say whether Mirboo North would remain CSG-free: “I just don’t know the answer to that.” “The report hasn’t been done yet. Eventually these will be matters for the government. From my perspective it’s important to get around and hear what people are saying,” he said. “I’ve spoken to quite a few people down the street today, and I’m very interested in what they’ve got to say. I was president of the Shire of Phillip Island and I know Gippsland pretty well. Most people are pretty sensible. Continued on page 4.

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Hundreds back Coco By Tayla Kershaw THE Concert for Coco fundraiser reached a successful $5500 at Inverloch on Saturday night. Proceeds will going towards the Monash Children’s Cancer Centre to buy art supplies for the centre’s arts therapy program.

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The event was organised by Inverloch teens Rani Stirton, Nicky Lawson and Bri Wightman, with the support of their families, to help Inverloch’s Dakota ‘Coco’ Rigby during her treatment at the centre. From a small idea, the night resulted in huge turnout filling the Inverloch Primary School gym. Young musical acts provided the entertainment including singers, a rock band and the cast of Wonthaggi Theatre Group’s recent production, 13. “It was a really professionally run,” Mungo Trumble, 16, said. “It was a fun and entertaining night with a huge selection of great local talent.” Prizes for raffles and games were provided by sponsors. A splash of aqua was asked as the dress code to reflect Dakota’s favourite colour. Bri, Rani and Nicky thanked everyone who supported the night.

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Left, Making it happen: concert organisers Nicky Lawson, Bri Wightman and Rani Stirton were overwhelmed by the community response.

Pritchard takes Rotary reins LEONGATHA Rotarians welcomed their new president to office on June 17 with gusto. Kerry Pritchard has taken over the lead role from outgoing president Nick Dudley. More than 100 people packed into the Woorayl Golf Club for the club’s change-over dinner. Guests included district governor elect Tim Moore as well as other Rotary presidents from around the area. The new committee include Gordon Morrison as president elect, Chris McDonald as treasurer, immediate past president Nick Dudley, director of service and projects Jim McNiven, director of public relations David Panther, director of Rotary Foundation Lindsay Moore, director of international projects Leonnie McClusky and director of vocations Shirley Seabrook. Returning to the positions on the committee is Jill Carmody as the sergeant at arms, director of membership Colin McKenzie-McHarg and secretary Sue Dutton. An evening highlight was the awarding of a Paul Harris Fellow to long time Leongatha Rotarian Col Byatt. This is a rare award bestowed on few Rotarians. Col Byatt has been actively involved in many

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Congratulations: outgoing Leongatha Rotary president Nick Dudley congratulates Col Byatt on his Paul Harris Fellow award.

Changing hands: outgoing Leongatha Rotary president Nick Dudley (left) and district governor elect Tim Moore (right) congratulates incoming president Kerry Pritchard on his new position.

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Australia explored on stage Advance Australia Fair: Leongatha Primary School students were in full voice when they staged the fabulous Outback last week. The musical spectacular saw a large cast of students singing and acting their way through an historical medley of Aussie hits. See more photos online at: thestar.com.au

Water win Sewerage scheme backed, bills to fall

By Brad Lester SEWAGE should be out of the streets of Loch, Poowong and Nyora by 2018, and South Gippslanders will pay among the lowest water bills in Victoria over the next five years. That was the upshot of the final Water Price Review 2013-2018, released by the economic regulator for the Victorian Water Industry, the Essential Services Commission (ESC), last week. The ESC approved South Gippsland Water’s (SGW) desire to construct a sewerage treatment plant for Loch, Nyora and Poowong, albeit a cheaper version. The ESC also reduced water charges for South Gippslanders from the current $956 for an average house to $949, considering inflation, less than SGW’s proposed bill of $969. SGW wanted higher bills by 2017-18, but the commission said bills will remain low, reducing SGW’s income by $300,000. SGW was hoping for a sewerage project worth in the vicinity of the upper $20 millions, but the commission decreased the budget to $20 million over the next five years. Nonetheless, the ESC’s final report was a far cry from its draft released in April, which refused the cost of the scheme proposed by SGW in its draft

plan, said the commission’s chairperson Dr Ron BenDavid. “South Gippsland Water has since provided revised costs to the ESC, which we have now accepted,” he said. “The project is expected to be built in the next regulatory period, and to be up and running by 2018.” SGW managing director Philippe du Plessis believed the $20 million would still enable the sewerage plant to become a reality. “The project is back, albeit we are looking at as many efficiencies as possible and that could include looking at different technologies and allowing for less growth,” he said. SGW had already advanced the project to the next stage, “because we were confident that it was going to go ahead”, Mr du Plessis said. Workshops were recently held with the community and SGW has met with the Environment Protection Authority, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, South Gippsland Shire Council, Department of Health and the Office of Living Victoria. “At the moment we are in review to see how we can meet the challenges of developing the project on lower capital expenditure. That could take six to nine months,” Mr du Plessis said. More detailed plans will then be prepared, the project put to government departments for approval and construction tenders sought. The original Hills Road

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Strategy in limbo By Matt Dunn THE controversial Rural Land Use Strategy has been put on the backburner, after a fiery meeting at the Bass Coast Shire Council chambers last Wednesday night. The chambers were packed with affected landholders who cheered when the vote to revisit the strategy on August 21 was made. Going into the meeting, Victorian Farmers Federation’s Bass Coast branch president Bill Cleeland said the strategy – which could see the abolition of building permits for properties 40ha or under – would sink the value of farmland in the region. “If this goes ahead it would see a massive devaluation of farmland throughout the shire, causing major issues for borrowing,” he said. “Our equity levels would drop, which puts us at risk of higher interest rates and repayments. “As it stands anyone with 40ha or more has the right to build a home without a planning permit. If the threshold is raised to 100ha or 250ha it would put an end to that right.” Bass Coast VFF held a special meeting at Kilcunda recently, with 170 angry landholders cramming into the local hall. Attendees unanimously opposed the draft strategy and asked the councillors in attendance to maintain the status quo. Two hundred and sixty-six submissions had been made to council by Monday morning, condemning the strategy. The recommendation before council was amended to include a number of changes, including dropping the size of a minimum lot for which planning permission is required, from 250ha to 100ha in precinct one (east and north of the Bass Highway).

The size has also been reduced in precinct two (west of the Bass Highway) - down from 100ha to 40ha – and precinct three (Phillip Island) – down from 80ha to 40ha. Council’s planning and environment director Hannah Duncan-Jones said the changes were as a result of the large number of submissions received. Cr Phil Wright argued the motion was flawed and should be deferred while further details were gathered. “This is a once in the history of the shire chance to get it right. The word rushed comes to mind in this strategy we’re dealing with tonight,” he said. “It’s good that the director (Ms Duncan-Jones) has listened to some ideas, but I don’t think there has been enough time to review what the issues are. Most of the gallery people are here because of this motion. I don’t think there’d be too many people in this shire who would say our planning department is the easiest to deal with and the fastest. “I think if we’re going to give the landowners a good chance to retire and look after their families, we want less interpretation, more clarity and less VCAT. To me a good strategy would deliver that.” Cr Andrew Phillips, who seconded the motion, said he supported Cr Wright’s stand on the issue. “There still needs to be investigation on this one. We still haven’t set up the Rural Engagement Group yet. Why are we trying to rush this through?” Cr Neil Rankine said he believed “we need to come to some conclusion on this in a reasonable timeframe”. “This has been going on for a long time now. We don’t have a rural strategy. I’d be very reluctant to drag this out for years,” he said. The motion to defer the vote was unanimously carried.

No way, go away: Lock the Gate members at Mirboo North on Sunday included, from left, Phil Piper, Denise Menzies, Marg Thomas, Gail Margaret, Peter and Lorraine Halabarac and Ann Clark.

Fired up on gas CONCURRENT anti-Coal Seam Gas meetings at Mirboo North and Kongwak drew hundreds of people on Sunday. Both meetings featured the film, Gippsland is Precious, a documentary on the rise of opposition to CSG. Protestor Burt Blackburne said 73 people attended the Kongwak meeting, with all of them voting to keep the area CSG-free.

The vote will soon be taken to all residents. “We were really pleased with the amount of people who attended. We don’t know what’s intended for CSG exploration in this area, but we believe they’ll find it a bit of a problem if they try to bring it in,” Mr Blackburne said. The meeting was also attended by mayor of Bass Coast Shire Council Cr Clare Le Serve, deputy

mayor Cr Neil Rankine and South Gippsland Shire Council’s Cr Andrew McEwen. Over at Mirboo North, a packed football club rooms heard talks by senior lecturer from Monash University’s Department of Civil Engineering, Gavin Mudd, Friends of the Earth community campaigner and Lock the Gate Alliance regional coordinator Ursula Alquier, and others.

I will save tree: Thelma By Matt Dunn L E O N G AT H A’ S Thelma Arnup is ready to handcuff herself to the Illawarra flame tree threatened by the Aldi supermarket development. The tree will be cut down to make way for the supermarket’s car park. Mrs Arnup, who is not affiliated with any groups, but is acting alone as a concerned citizen, believes it would be criminal if the tree were to go. Though she is making the stance alone, in taking up the fight she

joins members of the Leongatha Historical Society, who also oppose the tree’s demise. The Illawarra flame tree is supposed to be afforded protection under South Gippsland Shire Council’s Significant Tree Register, with renowned arborist and tree advocate for the National Trust, John Fordham, saying the tree should be saved. “If council has a register, what’s the value of it? What’s the point of a register if you can’t protect the trees?” he asked. “They’ve got to be a bit fair dinkum about it.” Mrs Arnup said none of the seedpods that were

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Facing the cameras: former Howard Government minister Peter Reith was interviewed by The Star, Win News and The Mirboo North Times during an anti-CSG rally at Mirboo North on Sunday.

Coal seam fight Continued from page 1. “They want to hear all the arguments. They want to hear as many facts as they can. The person on the land is usually pretty sensible, and they have a practical bent to things. They also know what their environment is and they’re keen to maintain the tremendous situation we have in Gippsland.” Mr Reith said it was “just a matter of having a rounded, sensible approach to the issues”. “Some of the people attending the meeting would like to stop all coal use. But, whether you like it or you don’t, coal is a huge resource for Australia and particularly for Victoria’s manufacturing industries,” he said. “There’d be a hell of a lot of jobs at stake. Some people are keen to knock off coal altogether, but that would certainly have pretty dire consequences.” The Star asked Mr Reith if coal seam gas was seen in the same light by the State Government as coal? He responded: “You’ll have to ask them that.”

But speaking to the Australian Financial Review in recent days, Mr Reith hinted at a potential gas supply crisis. “There is a supply issue coming, there is already one because we have already seen prices rising a bit,” he said. “Governments need to be asking the question, ‘Are we doing all that we can in regards to our circumstances?’” Poowong Friends of the Earth campaigner and Lock the Gate Alliance regional coordinator Ursula Alquier, who spoke at the rally and listened intently to Mr Reith’s interview, said she had not been aware the former minister would be attending or that he was working for the State Government. The Star asked if she believed Mr Reith’s presence was a sign the State Government was ready to push for CSG exploration. “A lot of people see this as the calm before the storm and it’s nearly laughable when politicians come out now and say, we want to be involved in community consultation. We’ve been asking for community

consultation for well over two years and we’ve been, for the most part, totally ignored – brushed off from department to department,” she said. She said State Government Energy Minister Nick Kotsiras had been all but silent, deflecting anyone with concerns about CSG. “Community consultation is not about our State Government coming out here and spending vast amounts of money to convince us we need coal seam gas,” she said. “It’s about listening to our valid concerns. We have these concerns because the absolute disaster that has occurred in the United States and Queensland. And now we’re seeing the immense pressure to expand in New South Wales. “I’m in a position where I get the feeling the government sees the community as a nuisance that should just get out of the way.” Ms Alquier told The Star the issue was heating up, with Esso telling its workers in recent days it was planning to mine for CSG at its Longford plant. The company has denied the allegations.

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Power grab claim By Matt Dunn DEPUTY Premier Peter Ryan has claimed the Federal Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backing of a local government referendum campaign is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;power grabâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a power grab from Canberra to exert more direct control over local government through specific funding agreements that bypass the states,â&#x20AC;? he said. But local councils are right behind the campaign, believing it will deliver money straight into their coffers, rather than seeing funds siphoned off through state bureaucracies. Last Wednesday night Bass Coast Council councillors voted to spend $4000 on a local â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; campaign, joining councils around the country. But Mr Ryan said the Federal Government had cut $209,706 from Commonwealth Financial Assistance grants to South Gippsland Shire in 201314, while spending $55 million on its referendum for Constitutional recognition of local government. Council was said to have lost $139,253.

The total figure lost across the state has been estimated at $13.4 million for 2013-2014. But a spokesperson Minister for Regional Development and Local Government Anthony Albanese said the figures were nonsense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact is weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve budgeted more money for Victorian councils this year than last year (up from $502.2 million to $534.6 million). Victoria is responsible for determining how funding is allocated to local government authorities,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The proposed amendment does not diminish the role of the states with regard to the administration of local government. Recognition in the Constitution does not alter the fact local governments are created by and are accountable to state governments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Constitutional recognition is simply about providing financial certainty to local councils. This will ensure local councils can continue to provide the services and facilities that so many people across the country use every day.â&#x20AC;? Mr Ryan said the Federal Government was â&#x20AC;&#x153;taking the knife to budgeted Commonwealth

funding for Victorian councilsâ&#x20AC;? at the same time as it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;spending millions on its propaganda campaign in the lead up to the referendumâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the Gillard Labor Government can find $55 million to fund a completely unnecessary referendum on local government, then they can restore this critical funding back to our local council,â&#x20AC;? he said. Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bitter irony of Laborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s referendum is that many local government councillors mistakenly believe their sector would be entitled to more money from Canberra, when they are getting less.â&#x20AC;? South Gippsland Shire Council CEO Tim Tamlin chose not to comment on the claims, while Bass Coast council CEO Allen Bawden said the way money was paid to councils from the Federal Government, through the states, was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very inefficient systemâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The referendum really is to protect the current funds we get,â&#x20AC;? Mr Bawden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I suspect state governments feel like they could be cut out of negotiations and might open the door

for more grants going directly to local governments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you consider something like home care, which is a huge grant for us, the money first goes to the state â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which has a huge bureaucracy that manages the grants and allocates them to us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there is a lot of duplication and inefficiency in the system. Having the money directly from the Commonwealth would be a good thing.â&#x20AC;? Municipal Association of Victoria president Bill McArthur said the State Government was mixing up two issues by talking about funding and the referendum bid. He said all federal parties were supportive of the bid, including the Nationals. He described the Victorian Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stance against the referendum as â&#x20AC;&#x153;truly bizarreâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say why the Victorian Government is misinforming the community on this issue. Our communities would be better served if the government worked with - not against - local government to ensure federal funding certainty that places less pressure on ratepayers and state budgets,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Out you go: CFA members extinguished a fire burning in a washing machine in Howard Street, Leongatha on Monday morning, before putting the offending appliance outside. The washing machine caught fire in the laundry of the house, and caused a great deal of smoke throughout the dwelling. Firefighters were well suited-up, with oxygen masks. The members used a fan to disperse the smoke.

Terror ride POLICE rescued a woman after she claimed to have been kidnapped by a man in Korumburra last Wednesday. The woman was driving a delivery truck with the man on board, when she alerted another person she was being held against her will, while making a delivery. That person contacted police. Several police units intercepted the truck and arrested the man around mid morning. He was taken to Wonthaggi Po-

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Council ‘fails’ test THE public’s satisfaction with South Gippsland Shire Council continues to drop.

Natural approach: Di Todd of Gippsland Food Forest grows produce using permaculture methods at Koorooman.

Council’s overall performance in the 2013 Community Satisfaction Survey fell two points compared to the 2012 survey. Council rated 48 out of a possible 100 – effectively a fail based on a typical pass rate of 50 per cent. Council’s rating on council direction was 42, significantly lower than the statewide average of 53 and large rural shires average of 51. The result does not bode well on the eve of council debating the 201314 budget which proposes a 6.75 per cent rate rise, albeit lower than the

original 7.5 per cent mooted in the draft budget. The comparison against the state average and other large rural shires has seen a wider gap opening between these two areas of comparison, with South Gippsland’s comparison dropping compared to others. Council has pledged to act. “The survey results reveal some clear areas for action. When asked what the council most needs to do to improve its performance, 49 per cent of residents nominated sealed road maintenance as an area requiring council priority, whilst 28 per cent responded ‘nothing’ when asked to describe the best thing about coun-

cil,” a council statement said. Council’s responsiveness to customer service achieved the greatest increase with a three point rise. The increase was driven by higher satisfaction across the board, especially among residents aged 1834, women and women aged 18-49. “In general terms, the Tarwin Valley Ward residents and those in the 35-49 year old category are the least satisfied with towards council,” a council statement said. A more detailed council report will be presented to council in August. The results for the core indicators will be included in the annual report.

Lyric joins market fun Bass Coast pleases more THIS Sunday is Community Farmers’ Market day in Inverloch. With around 40 stalls attending, organisers are excited to welcome to the community stage members of the cast and crew from the Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s coming production of The Wizard of Oz. “We are thrilled to welcome Lyric to the Market this Sunday,” market manager Tennille Hall said. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to promote their show, which opens next week and also provides great entertainment for our customers and a chance for them to find out more about the Lyric group.” Inverloch Community Farmers’ Market is an accredited market under the Victorian Farmers’ Market Association and as such, follows strict guidelines to ensure that more than 70 per cent of stallholders are authentic farmers, or are makers whom source their ingredients directly from local farms. “We have another farmer who has been awarded accreditation this month,” Tennille said. “ Di Todd of Gippsland Food Forest epitomises what a farmers’ market is all about.” Seven years ago, Di decided to move to the country and bought a 15 acre permaculture property in Kooroman, just

outside of Leongatha. One year later, Di had planted 500 fruit and nut trees of over 35 varieties. Gippsland Food Forest, while relatively new to farmers’ markets, has certainly created an impression. The business offers a range of products from fresh produce, to home baked gourmet tarts, pastes, jams and butters with the extremely popular home made cordials. “And most recently, the addition of delicious home made soups to enjoy while wandering the market,” Tenille said. Also at the market this week, customers will be treated to some acoustic sounds from local talented vocalist, Tom Green. “We will have the fire going in the rotunda and some seating so people can relax and enjoys Tom’ s music with a hot drink or lunch,” Tennille said. “Inverloch is a beautiful place and winter Sundays are no exception. We have loads of people who travel down for the day to enjoy the market and to spend the afternoon wandering through the shops, lunching in our hotels and cafes and going for walks along the beach path.” The Lyric performance is set to kick off at 10am, with the market operating from 8am until 1pm. For further information regarding the market, telephone 0448 FARMER (327 637) or visit www.inverlochfarmersmarket. com.au

POLICE BRIEFS Holiday raid POLICE are still reporting a number of break-ins of holiday homes in the Phillip Island and Venus Bay areas. “These have occurred since the long weekend, with the home owners coming back to discover the burglaries,” Wonthaggi Acting Senior Sergeant Bruce Kent said. “It’s been a significant hit. We really need some help from the community. These people must be patrolling around in their

cars, taking whitegoods you would either need a ute, a trailer or a truck to move. “We’re talking about tumble driers, washing machines and stuff like that.”

Hoons at school LEONGATHA Police are urging anyone who saw cars entering Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College on the weekend to contact them, after another hooning incident that caused damage to one

Thank you The organising committee of the Kylie Quick Fundraising Day would like to thank everyone who donated and supported the recent event to help with Kylie’s ongoing treatment The response was overwhelming

of the school’s ovals. The hoon attacks have happened three times recently. If anyone sees cars entering the school at odd hours, they are encouraged to call police and take note of registration plates.

Car break-in LEONGATHA Police are keen to talk to anyone with information about a car break in Louisa Court, Leongatha. The break-in occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning. The drivers’ side window was broken and loose change was stolen from a centre console.

Road toll down ALTHOUGH regional and rural roads continue to remain a concern for road safety authorities, new statistics show a fall in fatalities for the region. The latest data shows that between April 2012 and April 2013, there were 160 deaths in regional Victoria, an increase of seven per cent on the previous 12 months, Bass Coast saw significant reductions, with three fatalities recorded, down from 10 on the previous 12 month period.

BASS Coast Shire Council is pleasing ratepayers more than before. Council’s results in the 2013 Community Satisfaction Survey show an improvement in three out of five areas compared to the 2012 results. The overall performance score of 59 is a significant improvement from the 2012 result of 55, with 44 per cent of the community believing council’s performance is ‘good’ or ‘very good’. This score is also two full points above the average score for large rural shires (57), and slightly below the state-wide average (60). The customer service score showed a significant improvement, from 63 in 2012 to 68 in 2013, with 63 per cent of respondents rating council’s customer service as ‘good’ or ‘very good’.

Council also showed improved performance in the community consultation category, with a score of 52 in 2013, compared to 50 in 2012. “It is gratifying to see the improved results in overall performance, consultation and customer service. I think these results reflect the efforts by council staff in providing high quality service to the community,” council CEO Allan Bawden said. “The score for overall council direction fell slightly in comparison to 2012, but is still above the average for large rural councils and only just below the state-wide average. “There were also improvements in perceived performance regarding the condition of local streets and footpaths, and the appearance of public areas. “However, the result for advocacy–council lobbying on behalf of the

Plans backed BASS Coast Shire Council’s Community and Economic Development Plan 2013–17 draft document was given the thumbs up by councillors on Wednesday night (June 19). Cr Jordan Crugnale argued the document, which outlines council’s economic vision for the shire, should have included more on “arts cultural tourism”. “This is an increasing area, averaging about $200 a day, as opposed to general tourism, which nets about $80 a day,” she said. Cr Andrew Phillips said supporting business needed to stay front and centre of

anything council did. “I know at the moment there’s well over 20 shops vacant, with a lot of businesses going under. I heard a figure that three out of five small businesses were failing Australia-wide,” he said. “It’s not a good sign. We need to make sure the economic development plan is strong to try and help those businesses succeed. Cr Bradley Drew said the “how and why” of the document was important. Councillors voted to “note the progress undertaken to develop” the plan, with more workshops to come. The broader Council Plan 2013-2017 also got the yes vote.

community – is disappointing, with the score falling from 52 to 47. The score included the largest percentage of ‘don’t know’ answers to the survey, at 24 per cent. It will be most interesting to understand the drivers for this score. “Council will also be looking at those areas where importance exceeds performance by more than 10 points, such as traffic management, parking facilities, waste management and recreational facilities.” The annual Community Satisfaction Survey is commissioned by the State Government, with 71 councils participating this year. A total of 700 completed survey interviews were achieved in Bass Coast between February 1 and March 24 this year. A copy of the survey can be downloaded from www.basscoast. vic.gov.au/css2013.

Stihl day was super THE sun and shoppers came out and Marriott’s was mighty pleased with the success of its Stihl Super Saturday Sale on the weekend. Tim Marriott reported good sales as shoppers came in for some genuine savings on the Stihl range of chainsaws, brushcutters, blowers and more. For the short time The Star was there, a brushcutter and a post hole digger went out the door of the Leongatha premises. “The savings were genuine and we had quite a few saying they came in on the strength of saving quite a bit on their purchases. A few had been waiting for this,” Mr Marriott said. Helping entice the shoppers was the sausage sizzle out the front which went down a treat!

Debate heats up DEBATE over a proposed name change to the Wonthaggi Aquatic and Leisure Centre had Cr Phil Wright seething. A proposal to rename the pool the ‘Bass Coast Aquatic and Leisure Centre’ would sound the death knell for facilities at Phillip Island, Cr Wright argued. He also proposed for further changes to the proposal: asking for councillors to vote against plans to proceed with detailed design for the Wonthaggi pool and further plans to adopt a Swimming Australia recommendation that the pool become a 10 lane, 25m facility. “I find this proposal quite disrespectful to Phillip Is-

land. Ever since I’ve been on council the officers have pushed and pushed to pursue the Wonthaggi site and disregard the Phillip Island site,” he said. “Why on earth would we be renaming the pool? We’ll be told at Phillip Island if you want to swim, go ahead and go to Wonthaggi.” But Cr Neil Rankine rejected the claims, arguing the name change would give the council more grant opportunities. Cr Kimberley Brown broadly supported the original motion, but also believed a name change of the Wonthaggi facility should be taken out of the motion. She was backed by Cr Jordan Crugnale, who seconded the new proposal. In the end, the original motion was carried.

Super Saturday: Tim Marriott (right) delivers a Stihl BT121 post hole digger to Glenn Mitchard of Nyora, with his son Bailey.

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Unveiled By Jacob de Kunder KORUMBURRA’s new $900,000 ambulance station was officially opened on Friday. Victorian Health Minister David Davis and Acting Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan declared the station open. The station, now operational, includes a separate training room, three bedrooms, a manager’s office and a garage bay housing three ambulance vehicles. “I hope the new building makes the paramedics based here more comfortable, particularly as this station transitions from a single officer to multi officer operation later in the year,” Mr Davis said. The station will become a 24 hour branch in early 2014 and provide the region with prompter ambulance coverage at emergencies. This is the third time the site has undergone reconstruction as an ambulance station, with the first station built in the

1960s. Mr Ryan said the latest revamp and extended service would complement similar new developments in the region. “These include a new 24 hour branch at Grantville, and a MICA SRU and NonEmergency Patient Transport crew at Wonthaggi,” he said. “This boost to the emergency care service in Gippsland will help achieve even better patient outcomes and relieve pressure on the ambulance service which does an incredible job saving lives in the region.” An anticipated protest by ambulance members in regards to working conditions was almost no existent at the opening, with the ministers receiving a warm welcome. South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy attended the opening and said the station was: “a great asset to the Korumburra community.” A display of vintage ambulances was also on display for guests as they explored the new facilities.

Open and operational: Health Minister David Davis, Korumburra team manager Ben Minchin, MICA paramedic Noel Shiels, group manager for the South Coast District Eddie Wright and Acting Premier Peter Ryan.

Rate rise too low: Cr Wright BASS Coast Shire ratepayers will be slugged an extra 5.9 per cent after the proposed 2013-14 budget was endorsed by councillors on Wednesday night (June 19). But Cr Phil Wright believes the rate rise should have been much higher, with council’s budget stretched almost to breaking point. “This is a very sad day for me, actually. I don’t like this budget one bit. I told the councillors when they came on to council that this would be the hardest thing they would ever do,” he said. “We spent hours and months discussing it. I was rather hoping that in its first year council would have erred on the side of having a little bit of access to funds to do something. Personally, I would put the rates up nine or 10 per cent. They’re going up 5.9 per cent. “The result of that is that we’ve got nothing. I know many of the other council-

lors only want to have a four per cent rate rise each year, but where would we be with that? Australians demand the highest standard but want to pay the least.” Council will borrow $4 million this year to “bolster cash resources after paying out unfunded superannuation liability in 2012-13”. A further $1 million will be borrowed for capital works, along with close to $300,000 for special charges schemes. “The budget was developed through a rigorous process of budget workshops. It is financially responsible and will deliver a wide range of benefits across the shire,” mayor Cr Clare Le Serve said. “This year we will spend approximately $69 million on services, new initiatives and capital projects in what is one of the fastest growing regional municipalities in Victoria. To help fund this, rates and charges will increase an average of 5.9 or $83 per property. “Our aim is to provide our ratepayers with value for money. Of the 79 councils in Victoria, Bass Coast currently has amongst the

lowest average rates and charges per property.” Cr Le Serve said the budget “delivers on the strategic objectives set out in the Council Plan, to protect our natural environment, and have sustainable development and growth, healthy communities, strong economic development and effective governance”. “It is designed to meet the challenges of climate change and population

growth, improve council services and deal with the increasing number of visitors during peak periods,” she said. Budgeted total operating revenue for Bass Coast is $65.18 million. This figure includes revenue from general rates, garbage charges and interest of $43.6 million, as well as $13.9 million of government grants, subsidies, contributions and reimbursements.

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COUNCIL PUBLIC SESSIONS Council Chambers, Leongatha Public attendance welcome Wed, 26 June 2013 - ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING – 2pm 10.00am - Public Presentations– Ph: 5662 9222 to book a speaking time 1. Notice of Rescission – Differential Rates 2014/2015 2. Notice of Motion – Responding to the ministerial guidelines on differential rate 3. Report on Assembly of Councillors - May 2013 4. Councillor Discretionary Allocation Report 5. Documents sealed and contracts awarded under Chief Executive Officer delegation - May 2013 6. Mirboo North and Korumburra Pool Master Plans 7. Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2013-2017 8. 2013-2017 Council Plan and 2013-2014 Annual Plan 9. Adoption of 2013/14 Annual Council Budget 10. Finance Performance Report 11. 2013/2014 Community Grants Program 12. Application to the Putting Locals First Program - TP Taylor Reserve Open Space Enhancement Project 13. Special (section 86) Committees Review 14. Strategic Risk Register and Risk Management Framework 15. Policy Reviews 16. Public Presentation Session schedule 17. Arts and Culture Policy 18. Youth Policy 19. Revoke Policies - Road naming, Road opening and European wasp and honeybee control on Council property 20. Adoption of the Road Management Plan 2013 21. Strategic Land Review - update on communication plan and amendment to list of properties 22. Formalise the road opening off Elphicks Road, Foster 23. Formalise the new road name in the township of Venus Bay as Ockenga Close 24. Proposed new road name for road off Riflebutts Road township and Parish of Korumburra 25. Domestic Animal Management Plan - 2013-2017 26. Adoption of Amendment C72 - Loch, Nyora, Poowong and Meeniyan Structure Plan Implementation 27. Korumburra Planning Scheme Amendment C66 28. Leongatha and Foster Hospital Helipad Protection Amendment C87 29. Planning Scheme Amendment C84 SP Ausnet rezoning to Special Use Zone 5 with associated incorporated document 30. Closed item - 2012/2013 Community Grants Round 2 allocation 31. Closed item - Matter which the Council considers would prejudice Council or any persons DRAFT HOUSING AND SETTLEMENT STRATEGY (HSS) PUBLIC CONSULTATION The draft HSS is the growth strategy for South Gippsland Shire. It is out for public consultation until 28 June 2013. The draft Housing and Settlement Strategy (HSS) comprises three key projects: Part A: Housing and Settlement Strategy (HSS) Part B: Urban Design Frameworks (UDF's) for 17 of the Shires settlements Part C: Review of Rural Living Zone Areas and Restructure Overlays The Strategy has the following key directions: ? Prioritizes development according to service or environmental constraints; ? Describes settlements by their functions and regional role; ? Prioritizes planning for growth in Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster, Mirboo North, Nyora and settlements that have reticulated sewerage; ? Recognizes existing Strategic plans as guiding instruments for detailed planning; ? Investigates new zoning of land to the Rural Living Zone only in exceptional circumstances; ? Supports existing dwelling opportunities in the Rural Zone and supports increased Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) supply where supporting infrastructure is present; ? Discourages development in old undeveloped Crown townships You will find more details and the relevant recommendations in the draft HSS, available at local libraries, Councils office in Leongatha and on Council's website at: http://www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=1126 HARD WASTE COLLECTION BOOKINGS OPEN SOON Council's residential hard waste collection service is running again this year. Bookings can be made during July and August. Residents who have booked a service will be contacted by Council's contractor to arrange collection during September and October. All residential properties throughout South Gippsland are eligible, including those in rural areas. Commercial and industrial properties are not eligible for a hard waste service. This year's fee is $81 per property. A reduced rate of $27 applies for pension card holders.

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To make a booking, complete and return the registration form along with payment. Registration forms can be downloaded from the Council website www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au or obtained in person at Council's Customer Service desk in Leongatha. Payment can be made by completing the credit card payment information on the booking form, or enclosing a cheque with the booking form when returning it to Council or paying by cash in person. Once booked, Council's contractor will notify you of your scheduled collection date. Waste will need to be placed for collection within property boundaries (where possible) and the pile labelled in a manner that clearly identifies it as waste to be collected by the hard waste collection contractor. Council's contractors will come on the specified day and remove the hard waste. A maximum of two cubic metres (1m wide x 1m high x 2m long) of waste will be collected from properties who have booked and paid for a collection. For further information on materials that can and cannot be accepted, visit www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au or phone 5662 9200. JULY IMMUNISATION PROGRAM FOSTER, WMA Centre, Main St -Tue July 2:10-10:30am LEONGATHA, Uniting Church Hall, Peart St - Tue July 2: 12:30-1:30pm. MIRBOO NORTH, M & CH Centre, Brennan St - Wed 3 July: 9-9:30am. KORUMBURRA, Community Room, Commercial St - Wed 3 July: 11:30-12pm. NYORA, Community Hall, Henley St - Wed July 3: 1-1:30pm Enquiries: Ph 5662 9361. COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Area Works Amietts Rd, Wild Dog Road Landslip repair Carmichaels Rd, Stony Creek Landslip repairs Leongatha to Leongatha Sth area Road maintenance Mardan Rd, Leongatha Bridge repairs Welshpool/Hedley to Binginwarri area Road maintenance ROAD CLOSURE- CARMICHAELS ROAD, STONY CREEK In order to carry out road repair works following a landslip, Carmichaels Road, Stony Creek is to be closed to through traffic from South Gippsland Highway to approx. 750 metres from the South Gippsland Highway. The expected dates of the closure are from 24 June 2013 for approximately 5 weeks with works continuing for approximately another 3 weeks weather permitting. If works are completed sooner the road will be reopened and public advised accordingly. Residents living along this road will have access for the first 2 weeks then the road will be completely closed for a minimum 3 weeks and are requested to adhere to all traffic controls, detour and advisory signs. Any queries relating to this matter should be directed to Council on 5662 9100. PROPOSED SALE OF LAND Council hereby gives notice pursuant to section 189 (2) and 223 of the Local Government Act 1989 that it intends to sell the following land:

8 Gary Court, Venus Bay, Reserve LP56451 being approximately 846.1m2

8 June Court, Venus Bay Reserve LP56447 being approximately 820m2.

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Any person may make a submission relating to the proposed sales of land. Submissions must be in writing, and received no later than 28 days from the date of this notice. In your submission, please clearly indicate if you wish to be heard by Council. Submissions will be considered, and representations from submitters heard, in accordance with Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989 at a Special Meeting of Council held 18 September 2013 commencing at 12.45pm at the Council Chambers, Michael Place, Leongatha.Submissions should be addressed to the CEO and lodged at the Council offices 9 Smith Street, Leongatha or posted to Private Bag 4, Leongatha Vic 3953. Enquiries should be directed to Chris Van Der Ark on 5662 9200. Any correspondence you submit will be made public in accordance with section 11(k) of the Local Government Regulations 2004. Copies will form part of the report to a Council or Committee meeting and will be kept with the records of the meeting. This is particularly important if you think you might place personal information in the document. SOU6080792

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Slash brass, council told SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council should reduce the number of managers and directors it employs, according to a survey undertaken by two councillors in the lead-up to budget deliberations at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting. The online survey by councillors Don Hill and Andrew McEwen of 180 people found 81 per cent wanted council to streamline its management structure. Council is proposing to increase rates by 6.75 per cent in a bid to meet a massive $4.6 million superannuation defined benefits shortfall and loss of government grant income. Reducing the capital works’ budget was backed by 32 per cent of people but only 17 per cent supported cutting services. “This result is very interesting because there is a commonly held view or at least expressed view that

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infrastructure and capital expenditure is more important than services,” the councillors wrote in their summary. “Almost twice as many people believed cutting capital expenditure was more desirable than cutting services.” Half of survey respondents wanted service levels to remain the same but only eight per cent were prepared to pay a rate rise of more than five per cent to keep those service levels unchanged. “Fifty-seven per cent of those wanting service levels to remain unchanged only wanted to pay a CPI

rate rise of four per cent,” the councillors wrote. There was overwhelming support (88 per cent) to conduct a review of services to maximise efficiency and effectiveness, and (84 per cent) to develop a shared services approach with other councils to curb rate rises. “There was almost 48 per cent support to strategically invest in services such as Coal Creek and caravan parks to reduce cost and increase revenue versus 29 per cent opposed,” the councillors wrote. There was no clear support for growing the

population as fast as possible to 40,000 people to become more financially sustainable. There was also considerable concern at council’s consultation and engagement, with 48 per cent of people believing it was very poor or poor and only 12 per cent good or very good. There was overwhelming support for the need to improve engagement with some 80 per cent. The survey was undertaken online via SurveyMonkey. The councillors believed it was “highly successful in getting a relatively clear consensus from the sample on most key issues”. “It would be preferable in the future for council to seek similar social media feedback, based on a well published and advertised survey and or other social media mechanism,” the councillors wrote. “If council is genuine in wanting to raise the level of engagement, social media is a critical approach particularly for engaging those less than 40 years of age.”

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Surf sale rides high MILIE Surf Wear in Leongatha is having an end of financial year sale like no other, with prices slashed to bottom of the ocean levels. The four day extravaganza – from Wednesday, June 26 to Saturday, June 29 - will see items reduced from between 30 and 50 per cent. Want hoodies, hats, backpacks, wallets, purses, footwear, watches, sunglasses, T-shirts, shorts and skate gear in all the coolest brands? Milie's got it all, but only while stocks last. Owners Mick Horell and Kylie Stretton have been in the business almost four years and they believe the quality of Milie's stock means people needn't travel out of town. Mick said the couple established Milie for the simplest or reasons: “We really wanted to get into a business and it was available.” “We really didn't want to work in the hospitality industry and this came up,” Kylie said. Mick said they had been looking a long while for something that satisfied them,

and were almost ready to make the jump to Melbourne when the retail space came up. “We came pretty close to buying a few businesses, but balked at them because they were food based. We went away on holidays and then came back and this place was for sale.” Kylie said the recent tough times experienced by retailers meant Leongatha was “losing shops, not gaining them”. She said many of Milie's regulars were younger people drawn to the skate apparel and shoes. But, by the same token: “We get lots of middle aged women coming here to shop for their kids and themselves. Middle aged women are our main customer base.” While motocross gear was a mainstay for a time, the shop is again favouring surf gear – with a bit of the motocross stuff thrown in. Rip Curl, Quiksilver and Roxy are perennial favourites, and all reduced as part of the sale. “You've certainly got to cater for a big range,” Kylie said.

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SCOTS Pioneer Church at Mardan is welcoming Mark Brumley as the guest speaker this Sunday, June 30, at 2pm for the ecumenical service. His family and friends have generously volunteered to provide the music and scripture readings. Afternoon tea and a chat will follow as per usual. BASS Valley Primary School near Corinella is supporting Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse. The school has helped for many years, collecting items to fill shoe boxes to give to needy children in more than 100 countries. Clothes, toys, jewellery, craft kids, stationary and toiletries are among the items needed. MARY MacKillop Catholic Regional Col-

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lege would like to invite parents and guardians to a Chat about Cyber-safety on Wednesday, June 26 in the College Chapel, 7.30–8.15pm. Information/tips and resources will be provided courtesy of the Australian Federal Police High Tech Crimes Unit, Australian Media and Communication Authority (AMCA) and the Catholic Education Wellbeing Unit. INVERLOCH Primary School has farewelled cleaner of 20 years, Wendy Parker. She has not only cleaned but also helped at special events, and her lolly jar and never ending supply of icy-poles will be missed by students and staff. Students George and Obi presented a special speech for Wendy, Mrs Ellt wrote a song everyone sang and Mrs Mulqueeny composed a funny slide show, narrated by Ms Penrose about Wendy’s future. ARCHITECTS, builders and engineers who have demonstrated leadership in sustainability are being encouraged to enter the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2013. Winner of the design category in the 2012 awards, the Cape Paterson Ecovillage project, is urging others in their sector to enter this year. The project was recognised for the 10 highly sustainable, zero carbon house designs that were made available via download to the public. “Entering and winning this award has given the Cape Paterson Ecovillage project much needed exposure and has generated a lot of interest,” said director Brendan Condon. “We hope our involvement will set a benchmark for sustainable design, habitat restoration, water treatment and the fostering of a cohesive community in a coastal setting.” The Premier’s Sustainability Awards are managed by Sustainability Victoria on behalf of the Victorian Government and the Premier of Victoria. Entries close at 2pm Monday, July 15.

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Outdoor fun: Ramon Connor and other children explore the new playground at St George’s Anglican Church, Wonthaggi.

Well done: RSL life member Arthur Foster (centre) with daughter and son in law Helen and Peter Atkin.

RSL honours Arthur ARTHUR Foster recently received a life membership of the Returned and Services League for his long, continuous and outstanding service. The Leongatha RSL member has given 15 years plus as a continuous member, including 10 years of outstanding service to the league. The San Remo man served on the Leon-

gatha RSL Committee 1983-2011, was vice president from 1986-1987 and president from 1988-1989. Arthur was always an eager volunteer on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day, helping with the sales of badges and poppies. Arthur would always make himself available to assist widows, widowers and veterans, and despite his age, still visits the Leongatha RSL on a weekly/fortnightly basis for lunch with the aid of a friend.

Life milestone: Sue Rutherford (second from right) of Wonthaggi turned 60 on Saturday, June 15 and to the mark the occasion, enjoyed a meal with family and friends at McCartin’s Hotel in Leongatha. Sue was joined by her siblings, from left, Faye Lyons, Frank Rutherford and Marlene Stockdale.

Playground opens IT WAS all fun and games at St George’s Anglican Church, Wonthaggi last Monday (June 17) night as many gathered for the official opening of the children’s playground. Because of the growing number of families involved in activities at the church and especially because of the large number of children attending the weekly community meal, it was agreed that a safe play area was necessary. A project was launched late last year to make this dream a reality. The community meal, which runs every Monday night (except on school holidays), attracts around 100 people each week, including 30-40 children. They were delighted to be finally allowed to play on the playground which volunteers from the church have been working hard to finish since April. It was a lot of work but it all paid off to see the response of the children at the opening. Community groups that supported this project were invited to the opening. Present were representatives from the main contributors, Anglicare Victoria and the McNeilly Estate. Support to finish the project was also received from the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi, the Lions Club of Wonthaggi, and from volunteers from the community. Bishop John McIntyre dedicated the playground and had the privilege of inaugurating it with a dramatic descent down the slide. Most stayed on to share in the Community Meal where the Bishop also joined with local blues artist Greg Jones and entertained on guitar. “The playground will be a great asset for families in the community for years to come so thanks to all who have made it possible,” Reverend Graeme Peters said.

Peninsula delights uncovered DESPITE the forecast being for wet and cold weather, the South Gippsland Walking and Adventure Club set off for two days walking from Rosebud recently.

Exploration party: enjoying wandering the Two Bays walking track on the Mornington Peninsula were, from left: Ilsa Arndt, Les Cruickshank, Kerry Baggallay, Heather Cruickshank, Sue Marriott, Steve Horton , David Baggallay. Paula Horton and Marg Waldron. Photograph: Val McDonald.

Arthurs Seat was surrounded in low cloud as all left in wet weather gear. It was not long before the rain stopped and views were enjoyed of the coast and the bush as the tracks meandered along. Approximately 16km were covered on both days in varied terrain. An overnight stay in Rosebud cabins with the evening meal at a local restaurant was much enjoyed. Tuesday walkers are increasing in numbers. Walks are held in local areas and also further afield where car pooling is used. This is always followed by a social cup of coffee and cake Bike riders enjoyed their ride around the bay in three days while the canoeists paddled the Glenelg River over four days, camping by the river banks. The walks program is full and varied for the next couple of months with days walks to Kilcunda, Phillip Island and Grantville, bike rides to Warburton via the rail trail, the Maribyrnong trail in Melbourne, the local rail trail to Foster and return, a paddle on the Avon River and eat out nights for the cold evenings. The club meets on the fourth Thursday of the month. President Lynn Birt can be contacted on 56721917 for details. The annual meeting will be held at the Cottage Restaurant in Inverloch on July 25 at 6pm for a meal followed by the meeting at 8pm. All new members of varying ages and abilities are most welcome.

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Prom under threat

By Matt Dunn

SHADOW Minister for Environment and Climate Change Lisa Neville believes Wilsons Promontory National Park is under threat on two fronts. With the State Government set to slash 60 more Parks Victoria staff jobs, not to mention opening up parks to large scale commercial development and 99 year leases, Ms Neville believes there “will likely be less capacity to properly manage and protect Wilsons Promontory”. The bloodletting comes after an October 2012 announcement that 120 full time equivalent jobs would go. However, only 66 full time equivalent employees put up their hands for the voluntary packages. The second round of offers will target rangers and field officers. The total bill for the redundancies has been put in the region of $8 million by the Community and Public Sector Union. “This second round of job cuts at Parks Victoria and the funding cuts to parks management will impact on the ability to properly manage and protect

Lisa Neville: the Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change believes Wilsons Promontory National Park is under threat on two fronts. our national parks including Wilsons Prom,” Ms Neville said. “The other major threat to Wilsons Prom is the proposal by the government to open up national parks to large scale commercial development and 99 year leases. “This much loved part of Victoria is under threat by a government intent on reducing its responsibilities to protect our national parks through job and funding cuts and making

available this land, that belongs to all Victorians, for private developer’s exclusive use.” A CPSU spokesman said Parks Victoria was slashing 10 per cent of its workforce but was exempting senior and managerial positions, instead targeting people on the ground: “This government seems more interested in protecting its senior echelons of management than our unrivalled parks.” “Rangers and field personnel manage a diverse estate covering more than four million hectares, about the size of Switzerland or 18 per cent of Victoria. “Government cuts could see many of our pristine parks without staff and access to visitors restricted or closed permanently. Losing rangers and field employees could see parks become overgrown or over-run by invasive pests and weeds. The public must be made aware of this possibility. “The size of our public park estate has increased but resources are being cut to manage one of Victoria’s greatest visitor attractions. Millions of visitors from here in Victoria, interstate and overseas visit our parks every year. For many it’s the reason they come to Victoria.”

Kinder fun: the kids of Inverloch and District Preschool celebrated the last day of term with a teddy bears picnic last Wednesday. The children of Wombat group brought their cuddly friends, wore pyjamas for the occasion, and made honey joys and decorated teddy bear biscuits. Among the children to enjoy the occasion were, from left, Ruby-Lou, Levi, Daisy and Lulu.

Weeds Revamp handball underway THE State Government continues to shift costs onto local councils, with responsibility for roadside weeds and pests just another example, South Gippsland Shire Council CEO Tim Tamlin said. The government recently introduced legislation into Parliament to amend the Catchment and Land Protection Act, making councils responsible for developing roadside weed and pest control plans. South Gippsland Shire Council will receive $41,000 a year for the next three years to control pests and weeds, but that will fund just 140km of roadsides a year. Council is responsible for a total road network of 1800km, in addition to urban roads. “We have got specific areas that are pristine and of high tourist value and in ecological zones, and so we will concentrate on those areas,” Mr Tamlin said. “Some of our residents are undertaking a proactive approach and control the weeds on their roadsides.”

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renovations which are expected to be completed by October 1. The new customer service area is being updated and new meeting rooms will be added so there is a private place to speak with council staff. Parking areas in Baillieu Street will be modified to help the interim system work better for customers.

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Rates unfair I WRITE as the owner-operator of a sheep and cattle farm in the Shire of South Gippsland.

Our rates bill this year will be in excess of $30,000. If we extrapolate the proposed annual increases, foreshadowed by the council, our rates bill will ap-

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Best we can expect? SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council’s finance team has a proposal for a revised rate rise. Council’s draft budget called for a rate increase of 7.5 per cent but that figure has now been dropped to 6.75 per cent. The decrease will result in $231,000 less rate income. But rate rises for future years remain unchanged compared with the draft budget, with an increase of 6.25 per cent proposed in 2014-15, 5.32 per cent in 2015-16 and 2016-17, and 5.09 percent in 2017-18. Councillors will debate the budget at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting. The lower rate rise will no doubt be appreciated by ratepayers but many would have preferred a lower rate still. As it stands, some services will have to be affected to accommodate the lower increase but at least council has listened to the community submissions that stated 7.5 per cent was unaffordable and would impose a severe financial burden upon household and business budgets. South Gippslanders should brace themselves for accepting the revised rate rise, regardless of whether or not they accept it. Councillors Don Hill and Andrew McEwen could give the community hope of a lower increase yet, as they initiated a survey that found 32 per cent of 180 respondents would rather council reduce its capital works budget. When times are tight, spending must be cut and that is surely an option for council to again consider, along with aborting the proposed Community Vision 2050, which would save council $98,376, plus consultancy fees. Crs Hill and McEwen’s survey found the community believed the number of managers and directors should be reduced. The current CEO Tim Tamlin introduced a fourth directorate soon after joining council in a bid to improve the delivery of services. The fact neighbouring Bass Coast Shire Council has four directors, and Latrobe City and Baw Baw five apiece suggests the number of directorates must stay if council is going to remain effective. Removing a directorate would affect council services however perhaps the number of managers within each directorate could be reviewed, keeping in mind Mr Tamlin has said in the past the current structure was established to aid service delivery. The new council has been thrown in the deep end and the community must be prepared to swim with the council given the difficult financial plight council finds itself in. Perhaps the harshness of the budget will prompt more support for the September referendum calling for constitutional recognition of local government. If successful, the referendum could enable the Federal Government to directly fund councils, passing the savings from administration fees typically taken by the State Government to councils and alleviating the severity of future rate rises.

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proach $40,000 in six years’ time. This burden is both unfair and unsustainable. It is unfair because we live in a remote part of the shire 56 kilometres from Leongatha and do not have access to, nor need for, the various services provided for town dwellers. We live on a dirt road which the council grades two or three times a year and it is adequate for our needs. We are quite happy with this, the only service we get. However, as farmers we resent having to cross-subsidise all the town services as listed by the shire CEO in his recent letter to your paper. I believe the current rates burden with the proposed annual increases well ahead of inflation, is flawed. It is unsustainable unless council’s long term plan is to force farmers off their properties. There needs to be much more financial discipline in preparing shire budgets. The elected councillors are really the trustees for the ratepayers and as such should exert much more control over the burgeoning bureaucracy at the shire office. The proposed rate increases foreshadowed by the shire are irresponsible. It is high time the councillors put the brakes on the self fulfilling bureaucracy in a serious attempt to balance the budget.

Tony Landy, Walkerville.

Carols to return THE Leongatha Carols at the Drome organising committee

has just had its first meeting and would like everyone to know the event is on again on Saturday, December 14.

trying to cover up the fact the Napthine-Ryan Government is underfunding our regional roads.

This year, carols will be sited in a natural amphitheatre behind the table tennis shed near the velodrome. The usual children’s games, face painting, jumping castles and food and drinks will be available in the velodrome. Once again we have various talented local artists, as well as schools and kindergarten kids, and the jolly man in the red suit. Our amazing South Gippsland Shire Brass Band will feature, working with the churches, schools and service clubs to produce a successful fun event, capped off with a brilliant fireworks display. It would be impossible to run such an event without the sponsorships and donations we have had from local businesses and individuals. If you are able to help financially for this year’s event, please contact the Rev. Janet Wallis at St Peter’s Anglican Church. Looking forward to seeing another good turnout again this year.

Spending on roads maintenance across the state is $466m, however the funding is still below previous levels of $493m in 2011-12 and under Labor in 2010-11 $480m. The Napthine-Ryan Government’s cut $100m from last year’s budget putting regional road maintenance further behind. When Peter Ryan and National Party members claim the Government is spending $83m more than the previous Labor Government on roads maintenance, it’s a blatant lie to regional motorists. Work to improve and repair these roads is now two years behind, and as the engineers association APESMA has pointed out, over 1000 years of combined engineering experience has been cut at VicRoads thanks to this Government’s cuts. It’s no wonder resurfacing targets still remain at levels below previous years. This year, only 6.9 million m2 of regional roads has been targeted for resurfacing. This target was 11million m2 in 2011-12. Budget and staff cuts by this government are doing untold damage to our regional roads. Add to this that over 80 per cent of new roads projects in the 2013 budget are in Melbourne, it shows once again how the Napthine-Ryan Government is ignoring regional Victorians.

Terry Aeschlimann, on behalf of the Carols in the Drome committee, Leongatha.

Roads porkies DEPUTY Premier Peter Ryan and National Party members of Parliament have been caught out telling porkies again regarding roads maintenance funding,

Luke Donnellan, Shadow Minister for Roads.

Labor’s mess JAMES Merlino’s recent visit to Leongatha Secondary College was another cynical attempt to deflect attention away from the failings of the former Labor Government, which he served as a senior minister. Leongatha Secondary College was on the former Labor Government’s Building Futures list of schools and true to form Labor budgeted for the sink but not the kitchen. What the Coalition Government has done since coming to government is fund the project to a total amount of $10 million, the amount for which Labor had budgeted to complete stage two of the project– but did not fund. The school community now seeks additional money to complete the project in circumstances where Labor clearly underestimated how much would be required to do the job properly. It is yet another problem which James Merlino and his Labor mates have left our government to fix. As is the case with so many other examples throughout Victoria, we will work our way through this and achieve an outcome which solves the problem Labor has created and which best serves the interests of Leongatha Secondary College.

Peter Ryan MLA, Deputy Premier, Gippsland South MLA.

VOXPOP! VOX What can businesses do to keep shoppers local?

The staff in local shops are already committed to good service, which is a really good thing. It is important they keep that up. Teeny Talsma, Ruby.

Some businesses are already keeping up to date with their customers on social media and running regular competitions with great prizes, which is great. It is also good to keep shops looking modern. Chelsea Hill, Poowong.

I think the shop owners do a good job, but I think there needs to be more emphasis put on parking because the area is growing so much. The flow of traffic is also a problem for the retailers. Maureen Dempsey, Stony Creek.

They all seem pretty friendly around here, but maybe they could extend their businesses to online to attract more business. Beverley Smith, Leongatha.

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CSG schmooze IT LOOKS like the coal seam gas game is now well and truly underway, with the industry launching its much anticipated ‘charm offensive’ designed to woo, schmooze and charm people across Gippsland into believing that CSG is a clean, safe and desirable industry that will create jobs and wealth for our region. We know from the experience of farmers, communities and doctors in NSW and Queensland that the industry’s

PR spin is just that - spin. Our northern neighbours with firsthand experience of this industry have warned us the PR offensive is very smooth, convincing and seductive, but the reality once the mining is underway is very, very different. A GP likened the mining industry’s disinformation campaign up north to the way in which big tobacco spent four decades and billions of dollars on a similar disinformation campaign about the evidence linking smoking to lung cancer and heart disease.

The mining industry is drawing on the same tactics. Their trump card is to manufacture uncertainty by raising doubts about even the most indisputable evidence and adopting a strategy of ‘information laundering’ to further confuse the public. Linda Giddy, Foster Community Association, CSG Project Group.

CSG stance IF THE community wants to

fight against coal seam gas mining in Gippsland there are several ways to do it. The grassroots campaign that is happening in every area affected by exploration licences here has been shown to be very effective in NSW. Ensuring every landholder is informed and ready to stand up for their rights to refuse access for exploration and mining is essential. In order to fight it on the legislative and regulatory front I urge farmers and landholders to consider carefully who they

Top price Alex Scott appoints new chairman STOCK and station agent Alex Scott and Staff has elevated director Greg Price to the position of chairman of the board. Mr Price, who is branch manager of Alex Scott’s Cowes office, was appointed as chairman at the last board meeting on Thursday, June 13. He replaces Bruce Gibson who has served 21 years as chairman and will remain as a director. Mr Gibson is the grandson of Alex Scott who founded the company back in 1886. The business remains one of the strongest and oldest in Gippsland with offices in Berwick, Cowes, Cranbourne, Grantville, Inverloch, Korumburra, Lang Lang, Leongatha, Pakenham, Venus Bay, Warragul and Wonthaggi. Mr Price told The Star that Alex Scott’s aims have not changed since establishing 127 years ago. “The aim has always been to have Alex Scott positioned as the pre-eminent stock and station agent in Gippsland,” he said. “Gippsland has so much potential being just down the road from Melbourne and four million people. There’s always work to be done but we can see huge opportunities.

“We are also located in one of the richest areas in Australia for the dairy industry.” Mr Price said it was “a great honour to be elected chairman, being only the fourth chairman in the company’s history.” “It is a great company with its strength being the loyalty of the clients and the work of all our staff,” he said. Mr Price said the company valued staff. In 1993 Alex Scott and Staff was formed (previously Alex Scott and Co.), providing staff the opportunity of acquiring a shareholding. A board was formed of family and staff shareholders who have overseen a further expansion of the company, particularly in relation to the real estate division. This has combined with the extensive and long established livestock interest, providing a most vibrant and well informed agency. Alex Scott and Staff this year celebrates 20 years since its formation. “The staff members are local people working throughout our office network. They are involved in their communities and connect strongly with our clients. Many have been with the company a long time which

is very important for our customers,” Mr Price said. He admitted regional Victoria had been going through tough times with a dry autumn but it was good to see the economy was improving. “It was good to finally get some rain for the farmers. We just need to have a mild winter leading into a good spring,” Mr Price said. “A lot of the problem extends to confidence in the economy. We see the media run stories like the job shedding at Ford and Target and it can worry people. However I believe we could see another cut in interest rates which could stimulate activity.” Mr Price said the election campaign had been a distraction and he looked forward to having the September election come and go as soon as possible. In another change, Paul Dunlop, who has been with Alex Scott since 1978, assumed the role of chief executive officer, taking over from Graeme Kershaw in October 2012. Mr Kershaw remains as a director. The Alex Scott family connection will continue on. As well as Bruce Gibson remaining as a director, Bruce’s son Tim works out of the Pakenham office in the livestock division.

All smiles: in a smooth transition, Phillip Island’s Greg Price, second from left, is Alex Scott’s new board chairman. He is pictured with, from left, Allan Steenholdt (real estate sales, Leongatha), chief executive officer Paul Dunlop and Leongatha branch manager Andrew Newton.

vote for in the federal election. Tony Abbott’s team has declared themselves ready to bypass any “water trigger” developed by the Federal Government by passing the responsibility for sign off to the states. The Queensland State Government’s approach to this was incredibly shoddy as seen on Four Corners. In short, both Labor and Liberal are doing all they can to ensure the mining industry gets its way. Disappointingly the National Party is proving

to be no better. The Greens are the only other major party whose position is clear - no coal seam gas mining - and I am proud to be standing as the candidate for McMillan on this issue especially. Food and water security in perpetuity is so much more important than a quick grab for gas and money with little regard for the consequences. Malcolm McKelvie, Greens candidate for McMillan, Yarragon.

Pothole solution finally in sight By Jacob de Kunder THERE is now light at the end of the tunnel for the problem of pothole riddled roads. RACV’s manager of roads and traffic Dave Jones said substantial roadworks should start this spring. “The State Government announced $170m (over the next three years) in the state budget for maintenance on roads and we’ve publicly said that we’ll give them time to plan how to spend that money and implement the works,” he said. Winter weather will restrict what major works can be done. “We know the money will be available from the first of July and is to be spent over several years,” Mr Jones said. “We also know most of the reconstruction and repair works will not be able to happen until the warmer months; that’s just the nature of roadworks. “We’re now just waiting to see where they spend it, and how they spend it and the nature of the repairs and see what it does for the drivers in the case of the quality of the roads.” Mr Jones said the money may not be enough. “We really don’t know because the roads

are that bad,” he said. “We understand that works which were part of the $45m announced last year are finishing up now.” Mr Jones is the driving force behind the RACV’s Pothole Patrol which was a factor in securing the budget funding. “The pothole patrol was set up to put pressure on the State Government to include more money for road maintenance in their budget and they did, so we are pleased with that,” he said. “In saying that, it wasn’t just our campaign but the fact that attention was brought to all the local campaigns that had been running for longer. “I guess by putting the RACV voice behind it we got statewide attention on the issue beyond what the local groups could do.” The roads will continue to be rough over the winter, so Mr Jones recommended people continue to reports holes to authorities. “We think it is important that people still report potholes, especially on the major highways, to VicRoads and local roads to the councils, so that signs can be put out,” he said. “The roads will continue to deteriorate in winter so we remind drivers to be cautious and drive safely and carefully, because we won’t see any real changes until spring when the contractors can get out there and do the proper reconstruction and repairs.”

Mayor’s message Cr Kieran Kennedy AT THIS week’s council meeting on Wednesday, June 26, we will vote on adopting the Council Plan 2013-17, Annual Plan 2013-14 and Annual Council Budget 2013-14 (including councillor allowances). The public consultation and submission process has provided all of us with much food for thought and all of my fellow councillors have agreed that this has been the most challenging Council Budget and Annual Plan to consider, some saying the most difficult they have seen in all their time on council. I am confident the outcome will show we have listened to the feedback, and although it may never be enough, a revised rate rise amount will be considered by council, while attempting to balance the service needs of the community. The Community Satisfaction Survey results have been released and will be formally considered via a council report in August. The survey is one of the many tools council uses to track key areas of performance and resident feedback. I was pleased to read a

general increase with customer service and community engagement, but again have been disappointed to see that advocacy and our overall direction not perform better. Especially, given the last 12 months have seen increased funding and support from higher levels of government towards key projects and community concerns as a direct result of our advocacy work. Although similar to last year, our overall performance has dropped by two points to 48. The majority of feedback reported in the survey was for improvement to sealed road maintenance. This has been a big issue in our community and it is no secret to us that the roads causing the most problems are not council’s responsibility. VicRoads managed roads, such as the South Gippsland Highway and Meeniyan-Promontory Road, continue to cause concern for road users. We will take this feedback to VicRoads to consider, which we hope supports their case in attracting further funding from the State Government. We acknowledge the government for increasing recent funding to VicRoads,

but more is needed to return their roads to an acceptable standard. Our disappointment with this result is felt even more, when you consider our sealed road network maintenance performed well with little negative resident feedback in the last 12 months. Another great example of council continuing its focus on improving community engagement will be the running of the 7th Annual South Gippsland Community Engagement Conference on Saturday, June 29 at Community College Gippsland’s Leongatha Campus from 8.45am to 5pm. This is a popular conference for our community with various service, volunteer, sporting and community associations attending. This year’s conference will have presentations from some well known philanthropic organisations and workshops focusing on effective grant budgeting, writing your grant story and creating a future plan. To register, please contact Sophie Dixon on 5662 9202 or sophied@southgippsland.vic.gov.au.

Cr Kieran Kennedy, mayor.

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New courts for Meeniyan By Sarah Vella THE Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty has a vision to get more Victorians more active, more often.

Court side: from left, South Gippsland Shire Council Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks, Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty, MDU football president Adrian Coulter and netball president Tanya Thorson.

And now, thanks to a $60,000 Victorian Government funding boost, more people in Meeniyan will be able to get on their feet. Mr Delahunty was in Meeniyan last Wednesday to announce the funding for better netball facilities

and upgraded lighting and amenities at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve. The $170,000 project will also be funded by $55,000 from South Gippsland Shire Council and $55,000 from Meeniyan and Dumbalk United Football Netball club. MDU netball president Tanya Thorson said the whole club was looking forward to the refurbishment. “It is going to be a big project, but there is a lot of enthusiasm behind it. It is expected to be completed over the off season,” she said. “They are going to rip up the old courts and two entirely new courts will be laid down. There will also be new lighting and a new storage facility, including a spectator area and change rooms. “And finally, the dilapidated old fence will be removed.” Meeniyan and Dumbalk United Football Netball Club members use the courts for training and playing, and Meeniyan and District Netball Club uses the facilities to train weekly. South Gippsland Shire Council Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks said the renovation project was not only important for the community of Meeniyan, but would benefit quite a large chunk of the region. “What is also important is that spending $170,000 in this community is something like $500,000 worth of economic activity,” he said. “The project begun in 2011 and has involved a

lot of hard work and cooperation between departments. It is this cooperation that helps these things run smoothly.” Mr Delahunty said a key objective of the Victorian Government was to build healthy and active communities. “To achieve this goal, we need quality community facilities that encourage local people to play the sports they love for many years to come,” he said. “The existing netball courts at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve do not meet the standard required and there are no female or umpires’ change facilities. “To get involved in sport, we need to have quality facilities and we need to make sure they are sustainable to make a real difference for the people involved.” Mr Delahunty said the project would also boost the local economy, and contribute to the health and wellbeing of the community. “The project will reconstruct and resurface the netball courts and upgrade the lighting and player amenities, including new change rooms for women and umpires,” he said. “This is great news for the club and the new facility will be capable of hosting more development programs, training and district netball competition games. “Tarwin Valley Primary School will also be able to use the upgraded facilities at the recreation reserve for training and matches.”

Passing chance

CONSTRUCTION of a new overtaking lane on the Strzelecki Highway near Mirboo North will start this year. Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said funding for the Strzelecki Highway passing lane was an important 2010 election commitment from the Victorian Coalition, that has since been delivered. Tenders for the Strzelecki Highway passing lane closed recently and are currently being assessed by VicRoads. “The Strzelecki Highway passing lane will be constructed approximately six kilometres north-west of

Mirboo North, near Stubbers Lane,” Mr Ryan said. “New fencing is currently being installed on affected property boundaries where land was acquired to accommodate the overtaking lane. “At this stage, the project is on track, and it is expected that construction work will begin on site in spring, once the conditions become favourable for construction.” The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2014. Another 2010 election commitment, the formation of an overtaking lane on the Hyland Highway between Traralgon and Yarram, is on schedule with pre-construction activities due to begin this year.

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Explore Canada and the USA PLACE yourself on a cruise ship off the coast of Canada. The magnificent mountainous coastline stands before you and is breathtaking. Crystal clear lakes reflect the wonderful Rocky Mountains as you move further inland. Travelling up in to Alaska you are treated to even more breathtaking views and right in the heart of the state are natural ice structures that have to be seen to be believed. Move east to the other Canadian coastline and you could be exploring the grand cities of Montreal and Toronto before marvelling under the powerful Niagara Falls. All these experiences are open to you to experience in 2014 thanks to new itineraries by APT available through Jetset Leongatha. New Canadian and USA tours will have you exploring North America like never before. River cruises up the great Mississippi River aboard the Queen of the Mississippi, cruising up and down the Canadian west coast upon the MS Caledo-

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Milpara House expands By Jacob de Kunder KORUMBURRA’S community will benefit from new upgrades to Milpara Community House. The new renovations

were officially opened last Tuesday (June 18) in front of a crowd of volunteers, supports and councillors. Committee member John Davies was excited to show off the new project. “This work has been a year in the making,” he

said. “The idea to change to offices came from a committee member and everyone agrees it was a great idea. “A big thank you has to go to all the volunteers who helped, support from the

community and our major sponsor Michael’s IGA, our builder Gary Dowel and everyone else involved in the project.” The house’s food bank has been moved to a more practical spot, using space that was previously unus-

able. The old food bank area has been opened up as extra offices, including an office and filing area for house coordinator Sandra Webster. Michael Lorenz from Michael’s IGA had the honour of cutting the ribbon and opening the renovations. Mr Lorenz said he was more than happy to support

the project. “This is a great way to give back to the community,” he said. “We couldn’t do this kind of thing without the great support we get from our shoppers.” The food bank is always in high demand and even more so in the last four weeks with 184 bags of

food going out to the community. South Gippsland Shire Councillor Lorraine Brunt and mayor CR Kieran Kennedy were impressed by the upgrades. Cr Kennedy, who was visiting the house for the first time, said: “This is a really fantastic asset for the community to have.”

Mayor’s message Cr Clare Le Serve

I HAD the pleasure of attending the National General Assembly for Local Government in Canberra recently.

Cut the ribbon: Michael Lorenz (centre) from Michael’s IGA cuts the ribbon to open the Milpara Community House upgrades while committee member John Davies (left) and South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy look on.

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The assembly is the premier event of the local government calendar and was a great opportunity to debate issues of national significance, hear from political and academic speakers, and develop policy and strategy for the coming year. Around 1000 delegates attended with a wide range of representatives from local governments. I had great joy in meeting mayors and councillors from councils across Australia, creating networks and learning about the diversity of challenges faced in different regions around the country. It was interesting to hear from fellow farming communities and understanding the issues that affect them in comparison to Bass Coast. I also had the opportunity to meet with our Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as well as federal and shadow ministers. The assembly also gave us the opportunity to flag local and regional issues, such as the condition of our roads and the need for more road safety programs, with our local members Russell Broadbent and Greg Hunt. Personally, I found a presentation on the economics of rural towns most interesting. The seminar focused on the sustainability of small communities, the importance of developing their own products and finding ways to attract investment. We also looked at ways for towns to be independent and form their

own economic base to improve the local economy rather than relying on funding from State and Federal governments. A major focus of the assembly was of course the ‘Yes’ campaign. The campaign was formally launched at the assembly and we were briefed on the strategies and directions for the campaign. We also discussed key messages and the role of councillors. Bass Coast Shire Council voted to support the ‘Yes’ campaign at our last meeting, choosing to fund our own local campaign and will be encouraging all residents to vote ‘Yes’ on September 14. I know there are many questions about what a ‘yes’ vote at the referendum means. Our information campaign will cover this in detail. In brief though, despite making direct payments to local government for many years, High Court decisions indicate the Commonwealth may not have the constitutional power to do so. A successful yes vote would provide local government with financial recognition in the Constitution, which in turn would formalise and secure direct federal funding which has been received by local government for more than 10 years. Recognition won’t change the status of local government, its powers, or its relationship with the State Government. Please take time to read the information that you receive, so you can inform your vote. Cr Clare Le Serve, mayor.

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Celebrating 10 years New face for Permanent Beauty C E L E B R AT I N G three years in business, Permanent Beauty Centre at San Remo welcomes new beauty thera-

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pist Kelly Burns to the local team and is thrilled to offer new advanced beauty treatments at the clinic.

Due to the overwhelming response from the local community and throughout South Gippsland, owner Sandy Bowers will now be providing new services her clients have

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been asking for, saving the hassle of travelling up to Melbourne. After nearly three years of running clinics at both Richmond and San Remo, Sandy has moved to the Island, and is now able to give her existing and new clients the latest innovations in the industry, including the revolutionary Image Skin Care range from the USA. This brand new product range was developed by a skin surgeon and his wife, a chemist. This product is new to the area and already Sandy is seeing some amazing results. In addition to permanent makeup services, eyebrow feathering, lip contour and eyeliner, Sandy and Kelly will now be adding these services to the extensive menu, including: flower peel microdermabrasion treatments,

non invasive ultrasonic liposuction slimming treatments, IPL hair removal, spider vein and capillary removal, E Light PhotoRejuvenation for pigmentation, wrinkles, acne treatments, tattoo removal with Yag lasers, cosmetic fillers, and botox injections by Debbie Glen, qualified professional nurse. Look and feel better with your professional local beauty therapists and whether you want to shed those extra inches reduce unwanted hair or experience the latest flower peel microdermabrasion, then give Sandy a call for an appointment to discuss your needs and be treated by one of Australia’s leading practitioners. Gift vouchers are available or give yourself the latest experience in the beauty industry. Call Sandy on 5678 5749 or email sandy@permanentbeauty.com.au

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Scrumptious lunch: to celebrate the 10th birthday of the San Remo Community Branch of the Bendigo Bank, Roberta Smith and the team at San Remo Bakehouse will create a spectacular three tiered cake for 300 people. Staff member Courtney Eden (pictured) displays some of the tasty delights on offer at the bake house.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - PAGE 19

Banks’ birthday bash THE San Remo branch of the Bendigo Community Bank is celebrating 10 years on June 27. When all of the ‘big’ banks left town, leaving

San Remo bank-less, a group of business people got together to form the community bank. Branch manager Michael Scott said the board was formed and the bank opened its doors on the

June 27 in 2003. “The company, San Remo District Financial Services now operates three branches – San Remo, Cowes and Grantville,” he said. “We employ 14 staff

– two of whom have been employed since day one. Dianne Clark is at our San Remo branch and Trudy Jamieson is now the manager at Grantville. “Terry Ashenden is our chairman and has also

been involved in the bank from the outset.” Mr Scott said in the bank’s 10 years, it has given back approximately $1.3 million dollars to the community – made up of $411,000 in grants and

$619,000 in sponsorship. “We have also given back over $173,000 in dividends to our shareholders,” he said. “Some of our major contributions include $50,000 to assist in the purchase of a community bus, $60,000 to assist the Bass Recreation Reserve drainage program, $60,000 to assist the build-

ing of the Newhaven Recreation Reserve and $40,000 to the Cowes Hub Centre, just to name a few. “We are also the major sponsors of the Kilcunda Bass, Dalyston and Phillip Island football and netball clubs and we are the major sponsor of the very popular San Remo Channel Challenge.”

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN! FUN!

June 29 – July 5 10am to 3pm at the Nobbies Centre Free entry with a 3 Parks Pass* FROSTY THE SNOWMAN AND HIS SNOW MACHINE June 29 & 30 11am - 2pm

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• Daily kids' activities 10am – 3pm • Blizzard in a bucket, snowball throwing and more! • Nobbies café open daily: fresh soup, bread, homemade pies and mulled wine *free with a 3 Parks Pass or $4 for kids 4-15 years, gold coin donation for children under 3.

Cool fun: the Nobbies Centre will be home to buckets of winter-time fun these school holidays, when Winter Kingdom opens this Saturday.

Island the cool place to be A SNOW storm of fun is hitting Phillip Island these school holidays when Winter Kingdom opens at the Nobbies Centre this week. The fun is set to blow your woolly socks off with a blizzard of fun activities from Saturday, June 29 to Friday, July 5.

Enter the Winter Kingdom on Saturday and Sunday and brave the snow storm to meet Frosty the Snowman and the Winter Fairy. From July 1 to July 5, join the Frost Bite Theatre and discover the freezing fun of the Liquid Nitrogen Show, complete with exploding tins, detergent volcanoes and self-inflating balloons. The blast of daily activities continues with Blizzard in a Bucket snow making and the chance to make your own icicles, woolly pom poms and shredded snowmen. Test your skills in the penguin waddle race and enter the penguin melt down competition for your chance at daily prizes. And if things get too chilled out, warm up with a bowl of fresh soup and bread or a slice of homemade pie in the Nobbies soup kitchen.

Place to be: kids can discover the magic of winter by the coast with a ranger from Phillip Island Nature Parks.

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Good fun: Teagan Muir from Korumburra had a great time colouring her book at National Simultaneous Story Time at Leongatha recently. The library and others around South Gippsland hold weekly story time sessions for children, as well as baby rhyme times for little ones.

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315 Hillgroves Road, Leongatha Sth Stunning home, big shed on 2 acres Private setting, ideal for the entertainer with inground pool & deck with views. Renovated throughout with a quality kitchen & a spa in the main bathroom, the lounge & dining area is a large open space with R/C A/C. Great 25x12 metre shed with 3.6 clearance.

$585,000

Situated on a 1495m2 block, Generous study with BI desk, families & entertainers will appreciate the Nth facing orientation & the handy outdoor living areas with servery from the kitchen. Access into the back yard to a 9x6 workshop & landscaped garden.

$525,000

2 Hattam Court, Leongatha Centrally located

13 Josephine Court, Mirboo North Ready to build

Situated in a quiet court within walking distance to shops and schools, formal living area, updated kitchen and ensuite, R/C air con, office/2nd living area, deck & access to colourbond shed through carport.

One acre north facing block in quiet subdivision. All services available, fenced, planted with park trees and within a short stroll of the main street. Competitively priced and waiting a new home!

$349,000 Sole agent

$210,000 Sole agent STO4890469

5662 5800 15 Bair Street, Leongatha

Michael Hanily Jason Harris 0417 640 079 0417 311 756

Christie Nelson 0407 812 904

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Natalie Couper 0428 941 541

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Country dream QUIETLY tucked away on a peaceful and private road this solid brick home on three acres offers you a world of peace and quietness with stunning views of neighboring rolling green hills and bush as far as the eye can see. The renovated home offers three bedrooms all with BIRs, including master with semi ensuite and large walk in robe, open plan kitchen/dining/lounge area complete with open fire and an adjoining dining/second lounge room. The living areas of the home are

filled with natural light and stunning views through the floor to ceiling windows. Other features include new carpets and floor coverings, a fresh and modern color scheme, new window furnishings, split system and window shutters. The property comes complete with a double garage, workshop, calf shelter, veggie garden, good fencing, three large water tanks and enough room for a pony, a few sheep and some chickens. If three acres are not enough, there is the option to also purchase the adjoining 121 acres grazing /

cropping land. It boasts well sort after red soil, six good sized paddocks, new fencing, water supply by troughs, internal lane ways, dam, blue gum bush belts and excellent fertilizer history. As the 121 acres is on a separate title, the opportunity exists to build a dream home (STCA) with stunning views overlooking the rolling green hills and native bush that surround the land. Call our office today for further information. Located just 7km from the main street of Mirboo North, allows you to have country living without compromising on convenience.

MIRBOO NTH LOT 1 – 630 Old Thorpdale Road, Stockdale & Leggo Mirboo North Natalie Couper 0428 941 541 Sole agent

$390,000 3

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LEONGATHA Unit 1 and 2/7 Allison Street

$310,000

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nly two of these stylish two bedroom units remain. The units have been built by well-known local builder Mike West and always attract excellent re-sale. Boasting Reverse cycle Air conditioning, quality fixtures and fittings, 2.7m ceilings, landscaping and an easy walk to the main street. Open for inspection Sunday, June 30, 1212.30 pm

hese seven Star Energy rated townhouses are situated in arguably the best retirement location in Leongatha only 250 metres from Safeway, RSL and Cinema 4 complex. Enjoy this convenient lifestyle while taking advantage of the savings that living in an energy efficient home provide. This light and bright townhouse has a north facing aspect with an open plan design, undercover timber deck and two spacious bedrooms. The homes provides for wheel chair access, plenty of storage, walk in robe and semi-ensuite / bathroom convenience. The Sandstone finish offers a stylish appearance outside to complement the quality of workmanship within this superb residence.

e the first to live in these brand new units with features including twothree bedrooms, built in robes, gas cook top and electric oven, some gleaming timber floors, dish washer, open living area, water tank, remote roller door on the single garage/double garage with direct access into the kitchen/dining. All windows have double blinds with total and semi-block out. All within walking distance to Woolworths, make your choice. 4/99 Brown Street Leongatha is open for inspection Sunday, June 20, 11-11.30 am.

LEONGATHA 1 and 3/4 Owen Street

$249,000 and $239,000

deal for professional people looking for low maintenance, these brand new units are now nearing completion.

Featuring two bedrooms with built in robes, walk through bathroom servicing the main bedroom as an ensuite, ducted natural gas heating, stainless steel appliances, solar hot water service and single carport. Located only a short walk from the town, rail trail and medical facilities, you’ll find this opportunity hard to pass up.

Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha - 56625800

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Going strong one year on O

NE year after returning to the real estate game, Lindsay Powney and his wife Robyn are going strong as Insight Real Estate.

Happy birthday: the Insight Real Estate team is celebrating its first birthday. Drop in and see agents Lindsay and Robyn Powney and their receptionist Wendy Jordan to say happy birthday.

The couple pride themselves on professional service and matching the right buyers with the right properties in and around Leongatha. “Looking for the right buyer for properties is our full-time job,” Robyn said. “This involves effective marketing, experience and good local knowledge. “We put a lot of extra effort in to selling a property and we care about our clients.” The pair has matched first home buyers, locals, Melbournians, investors, farmers and those buying lifestyle properties with their perfect properties in their first year. They are also already extending with properties for sale from Korumburra to Stony Creek and have been asked to sell on Phillip Island. As an independent agency, Insight does not have the

additional costs franchises have and this is passed on to the clients. Lindsay is excited about the future growth in Leongatha. “Leongatha has so much to offer and we have every faith to see outstanding levels of growth in the town in the coming years,” he said. “It’s a great town and we can continue to grow.” In their first year Insight Real Estate has sold approximately 40 properties. Robyn said the sales come as a result of a team effort from all three in the busy office. Robyn said the support from the community in Insight’s first year has been staggering. “We would like to thank past loyal clients, both our wonderful vendors and purchasers,” she said. “Some of these started as Lindsay’s clients as far back as 20 years ago. We have loved working with locals and new comers to our community.” Drop in and see the Powneys and Insight Real Estate receptionist Wendy Jordan today and say happy birthday.

JUST SOME OF OUR SALES IN UNDER 3 WEEKS When you deal with Insight Real Estate, members of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, you can expect credibility, expertise & professionalism.

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Wanted! Handyman, renovator, truckie, tradie or first home buyer for this great opportunity. On a massive block of 1294m2 with excellent rear access through carport, plus rear lane access. Secure backyard with high fencing, double bay shed & large woodshed. Just a short walk to the shops, this 3 bedroom home is ideal for renovation.

A private & affordable home in immaculate condition. Has 3 BRs (all with BIRs) plus versatile bungalow, renovated kitchen with all the mod cons and cosy lounge area. Ducted heating, split system & ceiling fans provide excellent all year round heating/cooling. Private paved undercover patio/BBQ area, manicured lawns & gardens. All in very good condition. Just move straight in.

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.

Family home on a huge block. BIRs in all BRs (main has en suite,) generous study or 6th bedroom. Open living offers lounge, kitchen/dining area. Natural gas heating. Full length entertainment deck, tiered lawns & gardens. Northerly aspect. Rear yard access from front or side roads. Double garage with power & solid fuel heater. Suit tradies / home business.

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5 McCartin Street LEONGATHA 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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Hidden treasure O

NLY 14 km from Leongatha is this delightful home and a well-cared for 100 acre farm.

There is a choice of four bedrooms or three and utilise the original lounge, complete with its open fire place or as a separate lounge/family area. The kitchen is cosy and bright with a bay window commanding views overlooking the garden and a 25 year old wisteria vine that provides a wonderful display each year and natural shade to enjoy summer evening dining. The home is set amidst rambling country gardens filled with Australian natives, cottage garden favourites, rose gardens, established exotic trees such as Golden Elms. A raised vegetable garden and orchard are well on the way and plenty of water is available from the dam. Around 135,000 litres rainwater tanks supply water to the house. The farm has under cover, heavy duty stock yards suitable for bullocks. Pasture is in excellent order with super records overr many years. Around d 17 acres of shelterr belts divide the fivee paddocks and waterr is supplied through h 100 acres dams. An original shear-SEJ Real Estate ing shed can housee 56624033 equipment plus a four bay garage withh power is close by to o the house. 3 1 4

Here you can enjoy the best of both worlds. A charming rendered brick home, the type you can get lost in. The extension provides a lovely bright and open large lounge/dining area. The original entry leads to many rooms for you to explore.

LEONGATHA STH

Back in Blackmore A

CDC weren’t thinking of Blackmore Avenue when they penned their 1980 classic ‘Back in black’, but it is a house worth singing about just the same!

sit and watch from the covered entertaining area, and it is only 100 metres to Ellen Lyndon park. Check it out, and you’ll be singing too!

Offering three bedrooms, there’s great family living to be had with the generous open lounge, kitchen and dining area, with the bonus of a second lounge/rumpus at the rear of the house. The gloss white kitchen has electric cooking and a Meile dishwasher. Renovated central bathroom, with a second toilet accessed via the laundry. Great vehicle access with the driveway leading to a double carport, and beyond that to a garage/workshed. Plenty of room in the fully enclosed backyard for the kids to play while you

LEONGATHA 30 Blackmore Avenue Alex Scott Leongatha 5662 0922

$298,000 3

170 Frys Road

$995,000

Thank you I have had more than 20 years associated with SEJ & Co in their Real Estate division. It has been a rewarding relationship, so it is with much sadness that I say goodbye to this successful, locally established company. I would particularly like to acknowledge all of the administrative staff and livestock agents who have supported me over this period. The four founding Directors of SEJ & Co were a great support, but I would especially like to thank Bill Egan for his support, professionalism and friendship. Finally, I would also like to thank all of my longstanding clients for the many years of ongoing support, that has spanned over more than two decades It has been a mutually beneficial relationship and I wish SEJ & Co ongoing success

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Teen gives parents a break By Brad Lester

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Scientists discover Prom’s underwater secrets A NEW project to map Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park is revealing what lies beneath the sea in this area for the first time. Parks Victoria and Deakin University teams have worked in partnership to map the entire marine national park using some of the most advanced seafloor mapping technology available in the world. Parks Victoria’s marine science manager Dr Steffan Howe said the project began in early April and is particularly exciting given most of the area has never been mapped before. “We have a long term shallow reef monitoring program that has been running for over a decade

in Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park but we know very little about the other habitats and deeper areas that make up the vast majority of the park,” he said. “This is the largest marine national park in Victoria at nearly 16,000 hectares and it is a rare global example of adjoining marine and land parks which have protected landscapes from the top of the mountains to the bottom of the sea.” Discoveries by the researchers include: • a 30 metre high underwater sand dune; • an underwater sand spit more than 2km long; • holes around 80 to 90 metres deep; and • a number of channels on the ocean floor which may have been waterways when the park

was part of the land bridge that joined the mainland to Tasmania during the last ice age, around 10,000 years ago. “The park is one of the last major gaps in the mapping of Victoria’s marine national parks and sanctuaries,” Dr Howe said. “The detailed information that we gather will fill major knowledge gaps about what is in the park and be extremely valuable for managing it in the future. “Mapping can help inform emergency response and future research and monitoring; track environmental change, and identify areas vulnerable to particular threats or suitable for recreational activities.” The project is making use of Deakin University’s new marine research vessel that is fitted with state of the art multi-beam sonar mapping technology. The purpose-built, nine metre long vessel named Yolla, is part of the $5million Deakin University

Warrnambool Marine and Aquaculture Science Research Initiative which is boosting marine research and teaching in regional Australia. “Yolla has been fitted with state-of-the-art multibeam sonar and navigational equipment that will enable the collection of information on a level we have never had before,” explained Deakin environmental scientist Dr Daniel Ierodiaconou. “The data we can collect with Yolla will improve our understanding of the distribution and connectivity of habitats in our coastal waters. “When you look at Google earth, you get to the coastline and you see blue for the most part. This technology enables us to penetrate through the water and see what lies beneath. It also has the capacity to measure the biomass in the water column such as schools of fish and kelp forests in three dimensional space.”

Amazing place: a Cape Barron Goose against a backdrop of Cleft Island.

Making progress: Deakin University researchers Alex Rattray (left) and Dan Ierodiaconou were among the innovative team.

Fascinating fish: a long snouted boarfish.

Meet your dentists! with Miss Rachel Knox (dental therapist), Dr Tonya Kirk (dentist at IFD) and Dr Taehee Lee (CEO of IFD) • Tell us about yourself. Dr Tonya Kirk: Sure. I am a general dentist with special interest in paediatric dentistry. I am qualified from Dundee University in Scotland in 1991. I spent two years doing training in maxillofacial surgery at Dundee and in Cornwall, England. I then worked in general practice in Cornwall before coming to Australia to work in the public service for the Northern Territory government. This involved working in aboriginal communities and also local schools. There I met my husband John who is a doctor at Wonthaggi Medical Centre and I followed him to Bass Coast area in 1997. I had three children between 1998 and 2004 and have been working at South Gippsland Dental ever since. I enjoy the local community and I am involved with the Wonthaggi Theatrical Group and the Bass Coast Ballet School. I also founded a string ensemble known as Stringz Costero. Dr. Taehee Lee: I am a general dentist like Tonya and a CEO of Bass Coast Dental Group which Inver-

loch Family dental is a part of. I grew up and was educated in New Zealand and graduated from University of Otago Dental School in 2004. I moved to Australia in 2009 when I purchased very successful dental practices here in Leongatha and Inverloch. My passion is in continuing dental education. Miss Rachel Knox: I am a dental therapist and I am very passionate about children’s dentistry. I was born and bred in Victoria yet have travelled with my work extensively. I have moved over from Western Australia where I spent the past six years. I graduated from Curtin University in Western Australia where I then worked for the public service in remote areas. This also involved working within Aboriginal communities and local schools. I have been in Inverloch for two months since my move east. I am a member of the Inverloch Tennis Club, local gym and other community groups, and look forward to my exciting future here in Inverloch. • What do you love about Inverloch and South Gippsland? Dr Tonya Kirk: I love the area because of its natural beauty and great sense of a community that I feel I belong to. Dr Taehee Lee: I agree

with Tonya. Since I came here I have met lots of nice people and everyone welcomed me. I feel at home here because of the great sense of a community. Miss Rachel Knox: Since I have just moved from the desert, I love the beach. This is such a picturesque part of the world and I feel very lucky to be here. • Why is dentistry important for children? Dr Tonya Kirk: I feel dentistry is really important to children because having healthy teeth as a child will set you up to have healthy teeth for life. Most of the problems adults have with their teeth are as a result of dental disease experienced early in life. I also like children to feel comfortable and happy coming to the dentist, so that they continue to attend without fear as adults. Miss Rachel Knox: Early intervention and prevention are the keys for a healthy life and this is the same case with dentistry. Education is crucial and I am so very passionate about dental health education. We want to prevent the tooth decay process; this is why we need to start with children. To keep children dentally disease free and pain free is the aim. • Why did you set up this practice and why is Inverloch Family Dental

Teeth team: the Inverloch Family Dental team includes, from left, Emily Wright (dental nurse), Rachel Knox (dental therapist), Dr Tonya Kirk (dentist) and Dr Taehee Le (CEO). different? Dr. Taehee Lee: Setting up a practice like IFD was always part of my vision. As Tonya said, most of the problems adults have with their teeth are as a result of dental disease experience early in life and as a dental professional I always wanted to make sure that our young ones do not experience any dental diseases. I believe that preventive dental care is the best way

to achieve this. So we have set up this family focused, prevention emphasised fun dental practice! I also believe that modern dentistry is complex and diverse in that it is basically impossible for one dentist to be good at every aspect of dentistry. I think our strength is that we are group of five dentists, two dental therapists/hygienists and one dental prosthetist, and each of us has differ-

ent interests and skills in dentistry. Dr Tonya Kirk and Ms Rachel Knox (dental therapist) are two of our talented professionals who have a great passion and skills in family focused preventive dental care. I know they will be able to provide the best in modern preventive dentistry. We also have developed a Preventive Dental Care Program and Comprehensive Exam Program. I be-

lieve that benefits to the community are long term financial savings due to reduced dental restorative costs, long term dental health benefits due to vastly reduced incidence of disease, and overall reduced levels of stress and anxiety due to lowered incidence of personal “dental phobias.” We assume nothing and leave nothing to chance or luck. That’s our main difference!

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Lions give to Inverloch ARLO Lawson Donohue was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on June 3 to Kate and Jarrod Donohue of Wonthaggi. Arlo is a baby brother to Ollie Lukah, 21 months.

THE Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club was the venue for the Lions Club of Inverloch and District annual changeover dinner. More than 60 guests attended including visiting Lions from Wonthaggi, Toora, Korumburra and San Remo-Newhaven together with members of Inverloch’s other service club, Rotary. During the evening the new board of directors were inducted by global membership team coordinator Lion Ron Payne, who also inducted three new members into the club - the highlight of the function. Guests also received a musical rendition from two Year 11 students, Mitchel Sanders and Mitchell Gin from Newhaven College, accompanied by the college director of music, Kirk Skinner. This was followed by a donation from Lions towards the fund to raise money for a new Middle School piano at the college. Outgoing Lions president Geoff Cole spoke of the wonderful work of his members who raised enough money for $40,000 to be distributed into the local community and various medical

research projects. Inverloch Lions were responsible for large consignments of hay being sent to the fire ravaged Heyfield district to keep livestock alive via a $5000 donation to the Need for Feed fund. Inverloch Primary School and the Inverloch Bowling Club renovation fund both received donations of $5000 each. The local RSL, SES,

Anglicare, Inverloch Playgroup and Eye research all received $1000 from club fund raising. The club also continued fund raising for YAMS (You are my Sunshine) foundation for continuing research into a cure for the childhood cancer neuroblastoma and allocated $5,517 towards this fund. Inverloch Lions also provided catering for the

Inverloch Jazz Festivals, the gunfire breakfast for the Inverloch RSL dawn service and the Australia Day BBQ in Inverloch, as well as assisting several other clubs and organisations. New president is Lion Ken Aly, who will lead the club into another year of solid fundraising together with some social events that are in the planning stage.

Making difference: from left, newly inducted president of the Inverloch Lions Club, Ken Aly, receives the gong and gavel from outgoing president Geoff Cole, watched by inducting officer Lion Ron Payne.

• OBITUARY

BRIAN Jeffery Thorburn-Bates was born at Mercy Hospital in Melbourne on June 14 to Danielle and Todd Thorburn-Bates of Pound Creek. Brian is a baby brother for Matilda and a grandson for Gail and Brian Thorburn.

Milpara Community House news TERM two is drawing to an end and as is the custom during school holidays, Milpara Community House with its vast arrange of activities will be closed for this period of time.

The first class of the term starts on Tuesday, July 16 between 1pm and 4pm. The students in this class have been producing some lovely pieces and it is fantastic to watch the development of the painting and drawing skills over the course of the classes.

The house will reopen again on Monday, July 15 and the term three program will commence with Adult Literacy and Numeracy classes and Beading Technique classes with our local Tutor, Noelle Walker.

The Creative Writing class offered each Thursday, 9.30am to 11.30am has provided an opportunity for budding writers to build their craft and to share their skills and stories with other members of the class. The first class for the new semester gets underway on Thursday, July 18. If you would like to hone your writing skills, please give Sandra or Jenni a call on 5655 2524 for further details about this

The Painting and Drawing classes being offered through the house with artist Bob Hickman have been so successful during the last term they are continuing in term three.

class or to assist you with your enrolment. Some new classes during the coming term three: • Introduction to Music Craft, commencing August 1, 4pm to 5pm; • Knitting Classes over four weeks, commencing July 29, 10am to noon; • Flower Arranging over four fortnights, commencing July 28, 12.30pm to 3.30pm; • Improve your Sewing Skills, over three weeks, commencing July 23, 6.30pm to 9pm; For information about any of the above classes please call Sandra or Jenni on 5655 2524, or call into the house, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra.

Dam warning SOUTHEN Rural Water is warning all landowners in Gippsland to monitor their farm dams during heavy rains. General Manager groundwater and rivers Craig Parker said consistent and sometimes heavy rain means there is a chance some dams may fail if they have not been properly maintained. “Some landowners in Gippsland have found out the hard way in recent years that a failed dam is expensive to repair and can deny a vital source of water when

it is most needed,” he said. “If anyone notices an issue with their dam, such as slumping or leaking, we advise them to immediately phone either Southern Rural Water or a qualified engineer with experience in farm dams. “We also have a field officer on standby for anyone with issues in the South Gippsland area.” SGW recommends landowners check their dams regularly. For more information, phone Southern Rural Water on 1300 139 510 or visit www.srw.com.au.

Elinor loved family, community, life ELINOR Scott, a life member of the Country Women’s Association of Victoria Inc., died on June 7 in her 100th year. Mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she was a mentor to many women through her activities in the church, the CWA and the community. Born on December 12, 1913, Elinor grew up in Yarra Glen, and was educated there and at Box Hill, Lilydale and Melbourne Girls’ High School, (later McRobertson Girls’ High School). She gained her Leaving Honours Certificate, the equivalent of the VCE, in 1931. Elinor taught at Healesville, Yarra Glen, Moonambel, Torrumbarry South, Upper Maffra West, Ferndale (near Mt Worth), Dumbalk North and Wantirna South State Schools. She became lifelong friends with some of her pupils, keeping in contact with letters and occasional visits. During the Black Friday fires of January 13, 1939, her childhood home with most of her possessions was burnt to the ground Through her brother Fred, who was in the same army unit, Elinor met Frank Scott from Stony Creek. They were married on September 14, 1946, and set up home on Frank’s parents’ farm at Dollar Road, Stony Creek, where Frank built their first home himself. Elinor joined the Meeniyan CWA branch at the October meeting. Elinor’s keenest interest was in CWA, and she was

branch secretary for 29 of the 67 years she belonged to Meeniyan branch, and served four years as branch president. A keen craftswoman, she entered all but one of the Gippsland Hills CWA Group Exhibitions, which started in 1954. She was the most successful exhibitor in the group, frequently winning the individual aggregate, and continuing to put in 50 or more entries until five years ago. Even in 2013, at the age of 99, she had several craft entries. She supported Frank in all his interests, tennis and RSL, church and the Jersey stud. Elinor was a past president of the Meeniyan RSL Ladies’ Auxiliary. Elinor and Frank helped build St David’s Anglican Church in Meeniyan, Elinor making the altar cloths and frontals still in use today. She also loved the arts, travelling to Melbourne regularly to music, opera and ballet performances. Elinor and Frank were keen members of the Meeniyan Dumbalk Music Lovers. Elinor loved watching sport, taking a keen interest in everything from the AFL to her great grand children’s participation in sport. She loved her garden, especially roses, and had over 200. Elinor and Frank had a major dream they made come true: they took their four children to Europe for six months in 1965, giving them an appreciation of many different things from the arts to how the rest of the world live. Back from the trip in 1965, the family settled into

life on a larger farm on the South Gippsland Highway between Stony Creek and Foster, continuing as dairy farmers until 1969, when they opted for a slightly easier lifestyle as beef farmers. Elinor and Frank retired to Leongatha from the farm in 1988. Elinor continued to belong to Meeniyan CWA, which her daughters Marion and Heather had also joined. Frank died in 1998, but with Heather returning to live with her in 2001, Elinor was able to continue living in her own home until a few weeks before her death. Elinor didn’t consider herself old. She was still doing meals on wheels for “old people” until she was around 90. She kept doing her craft right up until a few weeks ago. Elinor was very proud of

her family. She died on June 7 and is survived by her four children, Bill, Marion, Jeanne and Heather, seven grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.

Fascinating life: Elinor Scott.

Tarwin Lower Red Cross IT WAS a beautiful day for our first meeting in winter although quite a few members were away. It was down to business planning the Big Cake Bake and how we might celebrate 100 years of Red Cross in 2014. Glenda Arbuthnot gave her delegates report from the zone meeting. On August 13 in Leongatha there will be a day Red Cross Connect to provide a broader understanding of Red Cross and the work that is undertaken on a daily basis. All the com-

munity is invited to attend. Our guest speaker was Maxine MacDonald, a naturapath who works out from the Tarwin Lower Community Health Centre. She spoke of the benefits of different herbal teas and foods that help the immune system. Glenda thanked Maxine and said, “We all had learnt something from the day and most of the food she mentioned we have at home in the cupboard.” Happy birthday was sung to five members, followed by lunch. The next meeting is on Tuesday, July 2. All welcome.

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A regional partnership with the TAC and the Victorian Government.

Movers to meet over reforms

SOUTH Gippsland Road Safety Partnerships’ executive officer John Ernst fears a national push for uniform laws could see good will dissolve in the trucking industry.

While the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is attempting to streamline heavy freight movements across Australia, with the result the Victorian Government recently adopted Queensland laws in relation to the management of heavy vehicles. This has been done to bypass the Commonwealth Government, while attempting to have a uniform set of laws relating to the management of heavy vehicles between states and territories. But Mr Ernst believes the shift could undermine the practical work being done by partnerships on the ground (like the work of the SGRSP). “The operator will just go to the regulator and the regulator will determine which authorities are involved. Those authorities have got 28 days to get a permit issued to the regulator, who then issues it to the operator – and off he goes,” he said. “It all sounds really good in theory. But there are hardly any details. Unfortunately, under the regulator it’s all about enforcement. All that good will we’ve built up could be undone. “While on the surface we are being told little will change and the change will simplify the laws, the implementation, which is already running several months late, does have many unanswered questions particularly in relation to the role of local government in gazetting roads for

last kilometre use.” Mr Ernst believed “increased enforcement activities at a time when the industry is enjoying an educative relationships with VicRoads rather than an enforcement role” could also cause problems. Added to that are the potential headaches of “community involvement in decision making around where heavy trucks might be allowed to travel when it comes to council roads”. The SGRSP is comprised of representatives from Murray Goulburn, UDF Logistics, Holcim, Victoria Police, Evans Petroleum, Dyers, the Local Community Road Safety Group, South Gippsland Shire Council, South Gippsland Road Safety Group and the State Government of Victoria. The group has called a Heavy Vehicle Forum for tomorrow (Wednes-

day, June 26) at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha at 6pm, with talks to be centred around implications for communities, drivers and operators. Other topics will include in-vehicle safety cameras, work book requirements and near miss reporting systems. “Unlike other forums in the state about the NHVR, this one will concentrate on the specifics around our issues in South Gippsland, particularly as they relate to drivers and operators,” Mr Ernst said. “Speakers will only give a brief overview and there will be a strong emphasis on answering the concerns of drivers and operators so there will be a better understanding of the implications for people as the September 1 deadline approaches.” The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has also been invited to the June 26 meeting.

Mr Ernst believed the efforts of the SGRSP, which has been meeting for three years, has seen heavy vehicle road accidents plummet from an average of 12.5 per

year down to three. “That’s because we’ve been holding these regular round table discussions. We’ve looked at ways various issues need to be tar-

geted,” he said. In recent times the group has put truck rollovers under the microscope. Now, it’s a rare thing to see a truck rollover locally, he

said, save for the occasional “out-of-towner”. Those interested in attending the forum can contact John Ernst 5662 9367 or 0409 836 515.

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The heavy Vehicle Forum will provide information on a number of important issues affecting the trucking industry, including: Implications of national heavy Vehicle Regulators on: - Communities - Drivers - Operators Speakers will be available to discuss: - In Vehicle Safety Cameras Hayden Bowbyes (CEO, In Vehicle Camera Systems) - Work Book Requirements - Near Miss Reporting Systems Tom Wachal (Holcim’s Transport Training and safety Coordinator for Aggregates - East Melbourne, Gippsland, Riverina) - What Communities need to know about the changes The heavy Vehicle Forum is sponsored by VicRoads Road safety partnership with support from industry and the South Gippsland Road safety group SOU6080792

John Ernst: the South Gippsland Road Safety Partnerships’ executive officer is urging people to attend a forum on changes to national heavy vehicle laws.

This is why you’re photographed when you speed. Alisha Longmore, 18. Killed 2000.

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Baby of the street FELICITY Souter was chosen as the 2013 Queen Street Baby of the Year at a Korumburra street party recently. Felicity charmed party goers at the Annual Queen’s Birthday Street Party with her smile as she tried to eat as many fresh rosebud petals as she could reach. Every year on the Monday of Queen’s Birthday weekend, the residents of Queen Street get together in Coleman Park to celebrate living in their street and crown someone from their street with their own brand of Queen’s Birthday honours. This year’s recipient was beautiful baby Felicity who had the honour of being the only new baby born in the street this year. As part of the day’s proceedings, resident Shirley Borg Chalmers crowned baby Felicity with a ring of fresh garden flowers. Party goers commented

Winning baby: baby Felicity May Souter with her parents, Waine Souter and Victoria Vanderland, is crowned Queen Street Baby of the Year by Shirley Borg Chalmers.

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Recently I bought a packet of frozen John Dory fish. It didn’t do well just in the classic butter and lemon saute, so I decided to make some fish cakes, which were lovely. Very simple, but delicious. I deep fried them in a wok, along with some chips, but they could be done in a pan, shallow fried. FISH CAKES 350 gm frozen white fish (eg John Dory) or a tin of salmon 250 gm potatoes (such as pontiac or desiree), peeled 1 small onion, peeled, grated 2 celery sticks, finely chopped 1 tbs chopped fresh dill 1 tsp grated lemon rind 20ml (1tbs) lemon juice 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 tbs milk 1/3 cup plain flour 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs Sunflower (or similar) oil, to fry Mayonnaise, to serve Cut the potatoes into rough chunks. Boil or steam until tender, then mash until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl to cool. Saute the thawed fish in a tablespoon of butter and a squeeze of lemon juice for 10 minutes. Add to potatoes and mash together. If using salmon, drain and remove any bones. Add to the potatoes with the onion, celery, dill and lemon rind and juice. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well together, then use your hands to form into 8 patties. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Beat together the egg and milk in a bowl. Place flour and breadcrumbs in separate bowls. Dip each patty in the flour, then in the egg mixture and lastly in the breadcrumbs. Heat the oil in a wok if deep-frying or a heavy-based saucepan if shallow frying. Add patties (in batches) and fry both sides until golden brown. Serve with a dollop of mayonnaise with lemon juice.

the royal baby, which is expected next month in England, has some serious competition here in Queen Street, as this baby girl has the makings of a royal superstar. The neighbourhood’s

children organised their own lollypop treasure hunt and had fun in the recently upgraded play area, whilst the adults chatted and welcomed newcomers and long-time residents of their street.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago June 28, 1983

5 years ago June 24, 2008

KOONWARRA Primary School resounded to the crunching and munching of crispy fresh fruit and vegetables at lunchtime on Friday. The school is taking part in the new Life Be in It program called Munch ‘n’ Crunch. The program is aimed at providing school children with nutritious lunches and the students participated by preparing their own healthy meals.

SOUTH Gippsland’s lamb and sheep selling season ended on a high note last week. Landmark’s Brian McCormack said Thursday’s sale was the most expensive lamb sale he’d attended at Korumburra. VLE managing director Graham Osborne said this was not the final sheep and lamb sale for Korumburra.

10 years ago June 24, 2003 SOUTH Gippsland’s own music man, Larry Hills is set to retire. After steering the South Gippsland Schools’ music program for 17 years, Larry will be retiring on Friday, June 27. He started as coordinator of the music program back in 1986. Larry told The Star he was pleased to see the program progress over the years.

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Woorayl CWA CWA Vic has a long established custom of choosing a country for members state-wide to study every year. The history, geography, customs, culture, costume, food, dance and song are explored throughout the year at branch level, then all branches in the group gather for an International Day celebration. This year, the country in focus is New Zealand. At least six Woorayl members have visited the land of the long white cloud during the last 50 years and they were able to bring along their souvenirs and stories of first hand experiences to Woorayl’s June meeting in preparation for the group day. A trivia game was played and questions included population, number of sheep, Maori history and the delicate question “Who really invented the Pavlova?” Another tradition being upheld by Woorayl branch is “Pennies for Friendship”. Each branch meeting includes a craft and a horticulture competition.

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Going native at your place One of the best ways to do this is with Australian natives. Over the years there has been a lot of breeding and experimentation with grafting, especially with grevilleas and hakeas, and the results are spectacular. Grevilleas have nectarladen flowers that attract honeyeaters and many other native birds. Many of these varieties flower throughout the year. However, many of the showy varieties originate from the sand plains of south west Western Australia and struggle to survive in our cold heavy south eastern soils. By grafting onto a reliable hardy rootstock (generally Grevillea robusta), it increases the vigour and allows many varieties of showy grevilleas to be grown and enjoyed in a much wider range of soils and climates than previously possible. Grevilleas can be grafted onto short rootstocks, so they look more like the natural plant or as a standard that can be

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ered in pink pincushion flowers in the late autumn/ early winter and is terrific in a rockery. When it comes to birdattracting smaller shrubs it is hard to surpass the correas also known as native fuchsia because of their attractive bell shaped flowers. They are hardy, long flowering and come in a range of colours and sizes to suit all sites. In 2013, to commemorate Canberra’s centenary, a new correa was released called Correa Canberra bells. It has stunning two tone red and cream bell like flowers in full bloom for Canberra’s birthday in March and continues to flower throughout autumn. Correa Canberra bells has fairly large, showy flowers, when compared to other correas and is frost tolerant, drought hardy and low-maintenance. Another small growing shrub that is a real asset to the garden is Banksia birthday candles. This is a Banksia Spinulosa variety

that only grows to around 50cm by 1.2m in width and stays very compact and has lovely dark green foliage which provides an attractive backdrop to the showy orange yellow flower spikes. Like the correas, it is a low-maintenance, hardy shrub that prefers well drained soils in full sun or part shade and can be pruned to maintain shape and is tolerant of drought, frost and salt spray. Flowering in autumn, winter and early spring, it makes an ideal shrub for rockeries or as a container plant. There are many native plants that are bird attracting and because of the work that has been done to develop and improve different species, it is possible to have a spectacular display of interesting plants with varied foliage, heights and flowers. With the right planning, it is possible to have bird attracting flowers all year round.

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Kidding around: the junior cast of The Wizard of Oz is ready to perform. Many of the children are involved in their first production for the stage.

Off to see the Wizard

By Matt Dunn

THERE’S an excited group of Munchkins at Lyric Theatre. They’re a mischievous bunch and they’re ready to act their socks off. Come July 5 everyone will be invited to see them as they hit the stage for The Wizard of Oz. “They’ve just started doing some big rehearsals, with a six hour rehearsal just last Sunday. They’ve been really good and they’ve enjoyed watching all of the leads do all of their songs,” Wizard choreographer Tanya Chalmers said. “They’re really under-

standing now of how the show’s going to fit together.” The Munchkins tried their costumes on two Sundays ago and “had an absolute ball”. “They were very excited to be parading around in their costumes. They also had some time with the orchestra, going through their major numbers, Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead and Follow the Yellow Brick Road,” she said. Tanya said while the Munchkins had honed their performances over many weeks, it was now about “polishing up”. The move from the Lyric HQ in the industrial estate to Mesley Hall,

where the show will be staged, had also been “huge leap”. “But I think they’re taking to it really well. The excitement is building. They’re very, very excited. And they had been hanging out to try their costumes on,” Tanya said. Having 60 in the cast also added to the feeling the Wizard would be a major production, she said. “It’s always a nerve-wracking time coming into this last bit of a rehearsal, because you’ve still got so much to do and you can see the end looming – that opening night,” she said. “All the kids are starting to shine.”

The Lullaby Dancers: Siobhan Cooper, Bella Kent and Ruby Atkins polish their performances.

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Cute little Munchkins: Brielle Tudor, Molly Kent, Amelia Dunn, Liam Smart and Ashley Geary during rehearsals.

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Family unites for art THE family that creates art together exhibits together.

• Trevor Smith in earlier days.

• Colin C lin Suggett. Co Suggget et

Suggett and Smith talk art

PROM Coast Arts Council is presenting a new series called the ArtTalks. The inaugural ArtTalks will be on Friday, June 28 in the Fish Creek Memorial Hall supper room starting at 7pm. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. A gold coin donation is requested to help with the venue hire. Trevor Smith will kick off talking about the arts in South Gippsland in earlier days when he was a long haired potter. He and his partner Susan Storm later ran Jugglers Gallery in Foster North. Trevor’s CV includes work such as the Studio Potter at Braidwood Pottery from 1974 to 1975, the studio potter at South Gippsland Crockery Co., Foster from

1975 to 1986, and partner at South Gippsland Craft Merchants from 1982 to 1984. In 1986 Trevor completed his Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts at Monash Gippsland and then started building his home and gallery. He has also been a partner at Jugglers Gallery in Foster and is currently a partner at Artists in Residence. Trevor was an early president of Prom Coast Arts Council. There will then be an interval before Col Suggett talks about his life as an artist. Col should be known to everyone in this area as the sculptor of the giant mullet atop the Fish Creek Hotel. Suggett works from his Venus Bay studio, both in computer based commercial illustration and as an exhib-

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iting artist. His acerbic, politically inspired kinetic sculptures have been shown widely and featured in a retrospective hosted by the Latrobe Regional Gallery which opened at the Melbourne Museum in 2001 and travelled interstate until 2004. The artist has since donated this collection to the Latrobe Regional Gallery. In 2007 the artist was a finalist in the McClelland Sculpture Survey and Award. McClelland Gallery purchased the piece, The Mickey, for their outdoor collection. It is hoped to stage four of these Art Talks presentations through the year. PCA is aiming to showcase local talent mixed with artists from Melbourne and beyond, well known and not so well known. Maybe some surprises. The critical factor is the talks will be interesting, educational and entertaining. Just as with the Art Bus Tours, PCA is grateful for support and assistance from the South Gippsland Shire Council.

Eclectic Art is the next show to be offered by Mushroom Art/Craft Space in Leongatha, and will open this Sunday (June 30) from 2-4pm. Food and drink provided. The exhibition features the work of Julia and Ross Price of Venus Bay and their children and grandchildren, covering a variety of styles and techniques. Enjoy abstract works, collages, prints, watercolours, acrylics and real-

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“We have Muslims, Buddhists, Christians and agnostics, the whole mix, and if we have a family photograph, it’s like the United Nations,” she said. “We are all individuals and have our sense of self.” The families represented are the Ali, Leggett, Price and SomervilleSmith clans. The show continues until July 31. The gallery is located in Bair Street and is open from 10am to 5.30pm Mondays to Fridays, and Saturdays from 10am to 3pm.

All connected: Leonie Somerville-Smith, Margaret Tattersall of Mushroom Art/Craft Space and Julia Price look forward to the opening of Eclectic Art this Sunday. Margaret’s own family exhibition inspired Julia and her extended family to stage their own.

June 28 to July 25 2013 Opening June 30 at 2pm

ism will grace the walls. “It’s lovely having a family of artists,” Julia said. Her work often combines human figures and nature. One piece, though not for sale, blends a mermaid with a rockpool. “I cannot see us being separated from the rest of the earth in any form. I can see beyond what is there,” Julia said. Her daughter Leonie SomervilleSmith of Korumburra said the variety of work reflects the diversity of her extended family.

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Strong demand all around THERE were approximately 800 steers and bullocks, 700 cows, 50 bulls and 400 young cattle penned.

Wednesday, June 19

The usual buying group attended a dearer market overall as the secondary cattle which dominated the selling pens attracted stronger demand while the limited number of prime drafts sold to firm competition. Quality in the steers and bullocks was plainer again however the plainer shaped lines sold very well as processors showed more interest in securing numbers than in recent times. The well conditioned yearling grass cattle sold to firm demand. Good condition C3 yearling grass steers sold from 186c to 198c/kg. Most yearling grass heifers made between 150c and 180c. C muscle grown steers sold between 187c and 195c holding firm with the secondary D muscle lines between 167c and 190c lifting 7c/kg. Most bullocks were D muscles making from 167c to 188c to gain 12c/kg. Good condition light weight three score grown empty heifers sold from 143c to 155c lifting 11c with the heavy weights from 132c to 158c slipping 14c/kg. Friesian manufacturing steers made between 126c and 137c lifting 5c/kg. Crossbred manufacturing steers sold between 140c and 184c lifting 6c to 16c/kg. Light weight dairy cows made from 85c to 120c lifting 10c to 15c/kg. Heavy weight dairy cows sold from 105c to 123c lifting 3c to 11c/kg. Light weight beef cows made between 103c and 130c lifting 4c to 7c/kg. Heavy weight beef cows sold between 112c and 140c lifting 7c/kg. Heavy weight bulls sold from 125c to 143c/kg to mixed results. The next sale draw - June 26 & 27: 1. Elders, 2. Alex Scott, 3. Rodwells, 4. David Phelan, 5. SEJ, 6. Landmark.

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Pure profit: the distinctive Charolais breed has risen in popularity across Australia. Here, some of Kevin’s animals take some time out for a feed.

The French connection By Matt Dunn OUTTRIM Charolais breeder Kevin Whelan said the rise of the breed was no surprise to him. The Silverbrae Charolais stud owner has tried the rest, but reckons Charolais are the best. While Kevin favours the purebred variety, he knows many farmers are happy to introduce Charolais into a herd for cross breeding purposes. “You can’t go to a market now without seeing Charolais cross cattle. They’re getting quite popular. Even at Pakenham now it’s nothing to see a really good number of Charolais. The feedlots absolutely love them,” he said. Calm and docile and easy to transport, the French breed, which developed in the Charolles district of the country, achieved considerable regard as a producer of highly rated meat in the markets at Lyon and Villefranche in the 16th and 17th centuries. Charolais were the first European breed to enter Australia, by way of semen imports from the UK. The first live animals came from New Zealand in 1969. In Australia there are now about 19,000 active registered breeding females in the Australian herdbook. Although the breed has begun to gain a foothold in South Gippsland, Kevin said

they seemed to “thrive everywhere”. “We buy our bulls from Queensland. Up there they’re hugely popular, crossed with Brahman and other breeds,” he said. “Really, they’re suited to any climate. Even though they’re a French animal, and so from a similar climate to South Gippsland, they’re equally suited to Queensland and other drier places. “They’re bred in the mountains of New Zealand too and many farmers now favour them over Angus.” Charolais bulls from New Zealand are being bought by Queensland farmers, who, Kevin said, recognise their adaptability to varied climates. Kevin has noticed the same with the bulls he bought from the northern state, with the animals sharing a knack of quick acclimatisation. Kevin has been a strict devotee to the breed for about 10 years, but was attracted to them much earlier when he bred Charolais and Murray Grey cross breeds. “They were the best vealers I ever laid eyes on. I always remembered that,” he said. About 15 years ago, after a hiatus from breeding, he again ended up with a Murray Grey bull and six Charolais heifers. Now it’s Charolais all the way. Last year Charolais bull prices increased by 18 per cent, with an increase in sale prices of 10 per cent.

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Starting at 10am ENTRIES INCLUDE: A/C G HOEKSTRA 40 Angus & Angus x steers. 8-10 months 17 Angus steers. 18 months (RODWELLS) A/C W & K ALEXANDER 30 Angus & Angus x steers. 18-20months (RODWELLS) A/C MOSCRIPT FAMILY 33 Charolais x steers. 2 years. Forward conclusion (SEJ) A/C D & P WHITELEY 25 Angus x steers. (SEJ) A/C K & F WHELAN â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SILVERBRAEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, OUTTRIM 20 Charolais steers. 10-12 months 6 Charolais heifers. 10-12 months Weaned1 month and drenched, extremely well bred. (ALEX SCOTT). A/C G WALLIS, INVERLOCH 22 Angus steers, 10-12 months (LANDMARK) 5655 1677 5662 2291 5662 4388 5658 1894 David Phelan & Co. Pty. Ltd. 5662 3523 5655 1133 0429 050 349 SOUTH GIPPSLAND ASSOCIATED AGENTS 5662 4033

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Chicory with benefits DEPARTMENT of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) researchers in the south-west have just finished a round of experiments that could benefit Gippsland dairy farmers looking at chicory as alternative forage source. DEPI researcher Dr Joe Jacobs said farmers are seeking alternative forages to compliment perennial ryegrass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We recently completed our initial experiment with preliminary results showing that chicory can be used as an alternate forage source to perennial ryegrass in late spring and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

adversely affect milk production as measured by fat and protein yield.â&#x20AC;? Dr Jacobs said the findings provided further evidence for the integration of such species into dryland dairy systems to offer greater flexibility within the on-farm forage supply. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These initial experiments indicated no differences in milk production when mid lactation dairy cows were offered diets based on either perennial ryegrass, chicory or a mixture of the two species,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nutritive characteristics of all forages were similar and indicated high metabolisable energy (ME).â&#x20AC;?

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RAIL. very good condition. $20. Ph. 0427 582 463. COMPOST BIN. Gedye. Black plastic. $50. Ph. 5664 4392. 3 WHEEL PRAM. Beema Q. Great condition. Black. 2 years old. $50. Ph. 0418 567 973. HIGHCHAIR. 2 levels, tray removable. plastic. Folds up. $30. Ph. 0418 567 973. JAZZ SHOES. Black. size 6. Black danse corps bag. Leg warmers. Tights. Leotard. Skirt and top. All in good condition. $50. Ph. 0409 832 418. MARY MACKILLOP SPORTS TOP. Size 10. Excellent condition. $20. Ph. 0409 832 418. 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. REFRIGERATOR. 420L. Fridge/Freezer. Good condition. Frost free part not working. $50. Ph. 5662 4810. REFRIGERATOR. 170L. Fridge/Freezer. Good condition. Good bar fridge. $50. 5662 4810. JAZZ SHOES. 1 Pair. Energetiks. Mint condition. worn once. size 7. black. Ph. 5686 2653. 3 SEATER LOUNGE AND 2 ARMCHAIRS. Cloth and timber. Good condition. $50. ph. 0402 905 118. TRAMPOLINE. Large $20. ph. 0407 076 425. 12 PIECES SOLID TEAK. From disassembled 1960s chair. $50. Ph. 0490 038 229 DOUBLE BED. Wire base. Tails and brackets. very good condition. $50 ono. Ph.5674 1347. VY EXHAUST SYSTEM. Stainless mufflers off SS ute. $50. Ph. 0429 622 902. SWING SET. $25. Ph. 0413 452 686. ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWER. $45. Ph. 0413 452 686. MICROWAVE. Breville. Silver. Good. Clean condition. Model BM0200. $45. Ph. 0427 861 739. MOTORCROSS BOOTS. Clutch MX Pro Series. Very good condition. Size US 12. $50. Ph. 0429 622 902. INTERIOR DOOR. With handles & hinges. Very good condition. 820x2040. $15. Ph. 5658 1050. RAIN WATER DIVERTER. Fits 90mm down pipes. new. $15. Ph. 5658 1443. PLASSON RURAL FITTINGS. 40ml 1.5”. Male adaptor. 2 tees. New. $40. Ph. 5658 1443. SNOW SKIS. 178cm. Shaped. Dynastar. Salomon Bindings. $50. Ph. 5662 3556.

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We’re meeting again! Where? Uniting Church When? Monday, July 1 Time? 2pm Hope to see you there to praise God, build up our faith and fellowship with friends over a cup of tea/coffee.

TOTAL VALUE OF ITEMS PER ADVERT MUST NOT EXCEED $50 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. TRAILER WHEELS. Three. VP Commodore. 14x6”. HQ type stud pattern. $40 the lot. ph. 0413 060 875. 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. KNITTING MACHINE. Empisal. Complete. $50. Ph. 5662 4565. FOWLERS VACOLA. Solid copper sterilizer. $20. ph. 5662 4565. CAR CASSETTE/RADIO. Ford falcon AU original factory DD. Cd unreliable. $20. Ph. 0427 444 601. SHAG RUG. Two. Taupe colour. 160x230cm, $30 each. Ph. 0402 785 112 DINING CHAIRS. 4. Mahogany. With gold velvet cushion upholstery. $50. Ph. 5662 3925. TREATED PINE POSTS. Used. 7/1.8x100mm 1/2.4x200mm. $12.50 the lot. Ph. 5662 2570. BRICKS. Quantity Second hand. $25. Ph. 5662 2570. DOWN JACKET. Ladies. medium. Bottle green. Good fill. As new condition. $50. Ph. 5662 2706. STEREOGRAM. Astor. Retro era. Large cabinet. Includes radio & turntable. $50. Ph. 0407 076 425. PADDY PALLIN WIND JACKET. SmallMedium. Purple/green. As new condition. Suit all outdoor pursuits.$25. Ph. 5662 2706. FIREWOOD. Bags of kindling for sale. 6.5kg bags. $5 per bag. 0407 863 383 HIGHCHAIR. With removable tray. Great condition. $20. ph. 0411 329 348. FILING CABINET. Excellent condition. $40. ph. 5668 6257. SADDLE & BRIDAL. Old but reasonable condition. $50. Ph. 5674 5601. ANTIQUE SANDSTONE WHEEL. Approx. 40cm wide. $50. ph. 5674 5601. PALING FENCE PANEL. Treated pine. L 3200, H1500. $30 ono. ph. 5672 5264. 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. 0427 582 463. SAFETY FIRST SECURE LOCK BED

public notices

30 June 2013 at 2pm

GLASS ART CLASSES

Bible student

JUNE/JULY/AUG 3 hour morning classes starting at 9.30am

Mark Brumley speaks about “The Handiwork of God” Music by local musicians Everyone welcome AFTERNOON TEA PROVIDED

Adelaide & Barossa Tour 7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS Departs 22/9/2013 Just $1,298 • • • • •

Luxury Coach Travel Motel Accommodation 6 Breakfasts & Dinners 5 Lunches & Morn. Teas All Attractions Visit Maggie Beer’s Farm Phone (free)

1800 282 599 OUTSTREAM TRAVEL San Remo

CHIROPRACTOR Garry Harrison 19 Moonah Street Cape Paterson Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday By appointment Ph: 5674 8290

meetings

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

situations vacant

For beginners...$120 includes materials

LYREBIRD Hospital Auxilary AGM, 1.7.13 Korumburra Chinese Restaurant, 6.30pm. All welcome. Enquiries president 0419-565711.

situations vacant FIRST CHOICE resums from $40. 0412-252895. f.c.r@bigpond.net.au. 2448 hr completion.

situations vacant

Moondani Art and Glass Studio

535 Rougheads Road, Leongatha South, Victoria

South Gippsland Shire Council

Patricia Hill Ph: 5664 3259 email: bhph@bigpond.com Mob: 0408 637 107 Facebook 1. Kiln formed glass jewellery,to make your own sensational pieces - June 27, 29, July 5, Aug 10 2. Fusing and slumping, to make your own unique glass plates/platter - June 28, 30, July 6, Aug 9 Morning tea included

LEONGATHA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Has a coach going to

CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS FRIDAY, JULY 5

Operations Team Member Maintenance & Construction Permanent full time position Fortnightly RDO $54,000 including super and allowances As a member of the Operations team, your primary responsibility will be to assist in the delivery of Council’s maintenance and construction works. Experience in operating road construction and/or road maintenance equipment and knowledge of road infrastructure maintenance and construction techniques are essential. To be successful you will need to have the following licences/certiﬁcates;

Seats available If you would like to join us for the day phone Heather 5668 9202 or Joan 5662 3548

• Current Medium or Heavy Rigid truck licence

Inspiration Hair Design

All applicants must submit an Employment Application form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm Wednesday 3 July 2013.

• Current Worksite Trafﬁc Management Certiﬁcate • Construction Industry Red/White Card Enquiries to Fred Huitema, Manager Operations on (03) 5662 9100.

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

Leongatha

PERMS

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

only $55 including cut 5662 3636

The Salvation Army Leongatha Community Support Centre POSITION VACANT

Doorways 0.3 Caseworker Position 12 hours per week (2 days) 12 Month Contract

West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member Expressions of Interest are sought from persons with a relevant business qualification and significant practical experience to participate in the Authority’s Audit and Risk Committee. A committee Charter outlining requirements of this committee is available to interested persons by contacting Reception on telephone no. 1300 094 262. Expressions of interest will be received until close of business on Friday 5 July 2013. Expressions of interest can be emailed to: receptionwgcma@wgcma.vic.gov.au marked EOI Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member For further information please contact Chris Love on telephone no. 5175 7803 during business hours. Martin Fuller Chief Executive Officer

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

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A new and exciting opportunity to be part of our established Community Support Centre The Doorways Program provides case management support to people presenting to our service. The Case Worker will conduct assessments for individuals and families who frequently access Emergency Relief and Material Assistance and provide specialised assistance in the form of short or long term case management, information, support, education and advocacy, to assist people to find more sustainable solutions and opportunities to move forward towards economic self-sufficiency. The Leongatha Salvation Army Community Support Centre assists individuals and families experiencing financial hardship within the South Gippsland Shire. Applicants must be tertiary qualified, preferably hold a Diploma or Degree in Social/Welfare Work or Social Sciences, and be experienced in Case Management Report Writing, Case Planning and have sound Written and Communication Skills. Applicants should address the Job Competencies in the position description. The following criteria are applicable to these positions: • Applicants must be willing to work within the Mission and Values of The Salvation Army. • A current Driver’s licence is essential • A satisfactory Police Check is essential • A Working With Children Check is essential • Proof of eligibility to work in Australia is essential • All applicants are required to cite the name of three (3) referees. • Applications are to be received no later than close of 5th July, 2013. A position description can be obtained by contacting: (03) 5662 4670 or email: camilla.hullick@aus.salvationarmy.org

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South Gippsland Water invites applications from experienced individuals for the position of Customer Service Officer – Plumbing & Planning. The role is based in South Gippsland Water’s Foster office and will provide administration support to the Corporation’s Customer Service Subdivision and Plumbing Officer’s. You must be customer focused, experience with plan interpretation will be highly regarded. The successful applicant will be able to communicate at all levels and will have proven time management skills and strong attention to detail. Applicants should read the position description located at www.sgwater.com.au for enquiries please contact Paula Smith on 03 5682 0403.

CLASSROOM ASSISTANT Full Time) Koonwarra Village School provides an alterna ve school environment from Prep-Grade 6. We are looking for an energe c, versa le and team oriented person to ﬁll the role of Classroom Assistant. Email or phone for an applica on package or further informa on. Applica ons close Friday 5th July, 2013 admin@koonwarravillageschool.org 0409 172 812 Fiona McKenzie (School Coordinator)

Applications close Friday 28th June 2013. Email psmith@sgwater.com.au Or post to: HR & Payroll Coordinator South Gippsland Water PO Box 102 Foster Vic 3960

FULL TIME POSITION

Sales Administration Assistant WONTHAGGI

A position exists as a Sales Administration Assistant in our Wonthaggi store. This position is essentially an assistant to our Sales Representatives and includes converting order requests into quotes, converting quotes into sales orders and liaising with suppliers daily. The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate the following attritubes: • Outstanding customer and supplier interface skills • Strong numeracy skills • Excellent computer literacy specifically in Microsoft Office • Excellent communication skills • Highly organised and efficient • Able to work with little supervision • Team orientated Knowledte of the Timber and Trade materials industry would be an advantage. If you believe you have the qualities we are looking for, you are invited to apply in writing by Wednesday 3rd July 2013 to: Tony Cruickshank, CEO Capeview Hardware Pty Ltd Cape Paterson Road, Wonthaggi Vic 3995 or by email to tony.cruickshank@cv-m10.com.au

SITUATION VACANT

A.W. Smith & Sons P/L

Admin/Office Assistant This full-time position requires an enthusiastic person to be involved in the daily running of our business. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound customer service skills, and a willingness to learn. The role includes: • Accounts payable and receivable • Account reconciliations and data entry • General admin and customer service Prior experience would be preferred, although not essential. Please forward written application and resumé to: The Manager 7 - 13 Roughead Street Leongatha 3953 Applications close 27th June 2013

NURSERYPERSON MIRBOO NORTH Applications are invited for the full time, permanent position of Nurseryperson at our nursery at Mirboo North, Victoria. Applicants must have full trade qualiﬁcations (Cert III in Wholesale Nursery min.), full work rights and be available for immediate start. Sound practical experience in propagating and cultivating trees, shrubs and ornamental and ﬂowering plants is essential. A minimum salary of $38,000 pa, plus full award conditions (Nursery Award 2010) is offered for the right candidate. Written applications only with full resumé and contact details of two referees to be sent to: tcnursery@dcsi.net.au

Real Estate Sales Leongatha Building a Healthy Community

NURSING SERVICES CO-ORDINATOR Full time 6 month contract with the possibility of extension

BCCHS seeks expressions of interest from a suitably qualified person to join our busy nursing team. The successful candidate will be required to coordinate a premium nursing service for clients of Bass Coast Community Health Service and will be required to have a current RN Division 1 registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. A post graduate qualification in management would be advantageous. Remuneration for this position as per relevant professional qualifications and award. Enquiries to Rae Davies, Manager Client Services. To obtain a position description and an employment application form, please telephone reception on 5671 9200 or refer to our website: www.bcchs.com.au All applicants must address the Key Selection Criteria contained in the position description, and include the Application for Employment form. Applications close Monday 1 July 2013 and should be addressed to: HR Administrator Bass Coast Community Health Service 1 Back Beach Road San Remo Vic 3925 or by email to: hr@bcchs.com.au

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DEVELOP A CAREER IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY

Customer Service Officer Plumbing & Planning .8 Part Time Permanent Position

situations vacant

SEJ Real Estate operates throughout the Gippsland region. Our success has been based on the exceptional people who work with us, and the passion they have for providing the very best experience possible for our clients. An opportunity has become available for a selfmotivated real estate salesperson to join our real estate business in Leongatha To be considered for this opportunity you will have: • Excellent local knowledge of the Leongatha Area. • A proven track record of listing and selling. • Drive, strong ethics and a ‘can do’ attitude. • Excellent presentation and communication skills. • An understanding of the need to provide excellence in service. • Self-motivated with a strong desire to achieve. • Agents Representative certiﬁcate or full Real Estate licence. Above all, we seek candidates with unwavering professionalism, self-motivation and someone who has a true passion to help people. For a conﬁdential chat please call Mark Hullick on 0418 575 357 or Bill Egan on 0418 553 011. Forward your CV’s to the attention of Mark Hullick at hr@ruralco.com.au Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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

FISH CREEK GENERAL STORE & NEWSAGENCY WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN RESTORING AN ICON OF RURAL COMMUNITIES? We are looking for exceptional

for rent WONTHAGGI 2 bdrm unit, great location, $240 pw. 5674-3910.

for sale

VACUUM CLEANER Repairs

DUST BAGS

Sales

FREE

QUOTES

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

5672 3127

FOR SALE

SALES ASSISTANTS for the refurbished Fish Creek General Store and Newsagency. Experience in a similar role will be well regarded MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHIFTS AVAILABLE Call Deidre on 0416 280 658 for more details Applications close July 2, 2013

training

Aged Care and Home & Community Care Aged Care staff who are caring, reliable and competent are always in demand. The Certificate III in Aged Care is a nationally recognised qualification leading to work as a Person Care Assistant. Home & Community Care is a dynamic and diverse career. You will gain the skills needed to provide professional support for older people, families, children and those with a disability both in their own home and in the community. Enrol Now for Semester 2 Other courses available locally include: • Beauty • Education Support • RSA, Food Handling and other short courses …and many more. Call us for details. For more information phone 5662 6700 or visit www.ccg.asn.au

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

for rent

Rental week of the

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 CARAVAN Regent Cruiser, 2001 16’5” popup, registered. Many extras, annex, Hunter 1000 generator, adjustable towbar with stabilisers, $18,000. Ph: 5655-1041. DINING TABLE glass top, 5 chairs, as new $250. 56822924, 0428-764985. 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. FRIDGE/FREEZER as new $300. 5682-2924, 0428764985. HEN HOUSES - Excellent quality, Koonwarra. 56642443. INCUBATOR Covatutto 20e, very good condition $250. Masport 4 stroke rotary hoe, as new, $350. 0429-675145. SHIPPING CONTAINER hire $25 per week, your place or mine. Ph: 0419313483. 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. TV flat screen, 40 inch TCL, LCD TV, $250 ONO. Ph: 0419-625110.

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays 11a Koonwarra Road | LEONGATHA Renovated throughout! 2 Bdrm + Study This fully renovated 2 bdrm + Study unit is only a 3 mins walk to the CBD. Features include 2 bdrms, master with WIR, large L shaped living area with split system A/C, open plan kitchen/dining with electric cooking & dishwasher + second A/C, study off the dining area, bathroom with separate bath & shower, separate toilet, single carport & garden shed. Rental Per Week: $260 Date Available: Now References Essential. For further information, please contact Alex Scott & Staff on 5662 0922.

livestock

DEXTERS SMALL CATTLE FOR SMALL FARMS Steers & Heifers Drenched & Tagged WILL DELIVER Bill 0418 506 912

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livestock

used vehicles

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

FREE CAR REMOVAL

DEXTER black bull 22 mths. Very quiet. $500. Nerrena 5664-9295.

Will pay up to $300 for complete car Buyers of scrap metal

tenders

work wanted

Affordable cars at drive away prices

SG CHEAPEST CARS

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers

Geary Road Leongatha

5672 2946 0417 556 593

tenders

CLEANING CONTRACT Tenders are invited from Cleaning Contractors to clean Mirboo North Primary School. Cleaners must be on the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) Contract Cleaners Panel or be willing to apply to DEECD for registration. (For more information on Panel Status see: www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/infrastructure/ Pages/cleaningfaq.aspx ) Interested parties should call (03) 5668 1375 for a tender pack. Site tours will be arranged on request. Tender closes 22/07/2013

LMCT 10804

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

Promontory District Finance Group Inc. is calling for tenders interested in the following contract:

CLEANING

of Toora Branch & Foster Branch Contract specifications and further details are available from Foster Branch between 9.30am and 4pm Monday to Friday. 68 Main Street FOSTER VIC 3960 Ph: 5682 2287 Applications close Wednesday 3 July 2013

tenders

$27.50 GARAGE SALE KIT

FALCON BA Futura sedan, reg no. ZQM426, 115,000km, RWC, $6,500 ONO. Ph: 0419-625110.

• 2 x A4 Garage Sale Signs • Garage Sale Tips (dos and don’ts) • Sheet of Price Stickers • Star Carry Bag

FORD FOCUS 2003, auto, 4 door. Perfect first car, VGC, RWC. Reg. SHD190, $7,000 ONO. 0418998833.

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

LANDROVER DISCOVERY 1998 V8 auto, LPG, new tyres, excellent condition, REO637, $6,500. 0419135036, a/h 5655-1223.

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VOLKSWAGEN POLO 2001, ZSI093, 5 sp manual. Runs well, fuel econ, 137,000km, 10 months reg, dark blue, new tyres, RWC. $4,700 ONO. Ring Ray 0419-894980.

wanted to buy CASH PAID farm four wheelers, ag bikes, trucks, 4WDs and ride-on mowers. Any condition. Phone Matt 0401-194601.

tenders

CFA is seeking Registrations of Interest from building contractors to undertake the construction of new Rural Fire Stations and upgrades of existing Stations across Victoria. The proposed Rural Stations include up to three motor room bays, multi-purpose room, kitchen, office and amenities based on generic CFA standards. External site works and services also form part of the works. Tenders may be called for multiple sites under one contract. Contractors must be registered Commercial Building Practitioners and must submit a copy of their registration. Prospective Registrants are required to register their interest in the format provided and to nominate the regions in which they wish to work. The Victorian Government’s Code of Practice for the Building and Construction Industry (Victorian Code) and the Victorian Government’s Implementation Guidelines to the Victorian Code of Practice for the Building and Construction Industry (Victorian Guidelines) apply to this project. Compliance with the Victorian Code and Victorian Guidelines is a prerequisite to submitting any expression of interest or tender response and to any successful applications being awarded. Copies of the Victorian Code and Victorian Guidelines are available at www.dtf.vic.gov.au

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Registration documents are available only from the Tenders VIC website www.tenders.vic.gov.au. Applicants will need to register with Tenders VIC to enable the download of documentation.

bereavement thanks WITHERS - Linette Ellen. Rex, Tracie, Kellie, Jay and families would like to sincerely thank the many relatives, friends and members of the community who sent cards, flowers, food and offered personal expressions of sympathy following Linette’s passing. A special thank you to Dr Perry and the wonderful nursing staff at Leongatha Hospital including district and palliative nurses.

deaths

TEGELAAR - Jan (John). 270116095 RASC The President and members of Leongatha RSL regret the passing of their esteemed member and extend deepest sympathy to the family. Lest We Forget

funerals

births DOWEL (McIndoe) Congratulations Matt and Stace on the arrival of your little girl Marley Anne, 7lb 6oz. Little cousin for Jemason, Noah and Clay. All our love Nanny and Pa.

deaths

MORRIS - The Funeral Service for the late Miss Phyllis Morris will be held at our Leongatha Chapel (cnr South Gippsland Highway and Bellingham Street) on Thursday, June 27, 2013 commencing at 10.30am followed by refreshments. Private interment.

Total package valued at $41

HOLDEN ADVENTRA 2005, 6 cyl auto, leather, climate control, immaculate condition, one owner, ROS111, $16,500. 0419135036, a/h 5655-1223.

ROI Number : ROI-CFA-2013-0035 CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL FIRE STATIONS ACROSS VICTORIA (2013-14)

Closing Date for Registration: 2.00pm, Tuesday 16th July 2013

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MITSUBISHI 1986 ute tray L200 4x4, TIL051, $500 ONO. 5664-7587.

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

garage sales

All machinery Bins provided

used machinery 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

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bereavement thanks PINCINI - Rosemary Mae passed away 5.6.2013. Kerry, David; Louise and Nathan, Riley, Arlen Rose; Jim, Bob: Rosemary’s beloved partner, Ashley, would like to thank all the people for the phone calls, support, food, cards that we received on the tragic loss of our loved daughter Rosemary. A particular mention of Reverend Geoff Pittaway our M.N. Anglican minister, to thank sincerely for unlimited time, spent with us - understanding, patience, talking, planning, our ‘lovely’ service guiding us, helping us along life’s difficult pathway. His Vergers - Doug V. and Neville B. - organist Nadel Giardina. Kate Bristow and her staff of tireless volunteers planning, preparing, ‘waiting’, on everyone following our service at the church. Handleys Funeral staff - Paul and Margaret Beck, Ray Sullivan for his endless patience, understanding, time spent with us, dedication, Jenny Nation. They all gave us the ‘strength and confidence to ‘keep going’ on 13.6.13. Thank you Elgar Murray for dedication in preparing his eulogy, to support, our Jim and Bob eulogies. Rosemary’s Melbourne Uni staff and students coming from Melbourne and around Victoria, teachers from M.N. Thank you for those donations to Melbourne Victoria Zoo to support the gorilla section and conservation work, for Rosemary’s life passion for ‘all creatures great and small’. (And thank you ‘Leongatha Star’). Sincere appreciation.

MACKIE - William (Bill). 15.7.1922 - 15.6.2013 Time passes but memories live on. Sincere condolences to Malcolm, Christine, Tim and Jake. The Committee and Members of the Leongatha Football Club. MORRIS - Phyllis Jessie. Passed away peacefully on 20.06.2013 at Korumburra Hospital. Late of Carinya Lodge and Leongatha. Youngest daughter of the late Fred and Jessie Morris, sister of Lyell, Alma and Alan (Peter) all dec. Loved aunt of Marlene and Gillian, and their families. Aged 93 years. At rest. O’LOUGHLIN - Patricia Frances Mary (Pat). Passed away peacefully at Grandridge Lodge, Mirboo North on June 20, 2013. Aged 84 years. Formerly of Wooreen, Leongatha. Loved wife of Jack (dec). Loving mother of Margaret, John and Brenda. Devoted nan to Luke, Mark, Simon, Catherine, Connor, and good friend to Thea and Kathryn. Forever in our hearts.

O’LOUGHLIN - A Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs Patricia Frances Mary (Pat) O’Loughlin will be offered at St Laurence’s Catholic Church, Ogilvy Street, Leongatha on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 commencing at 11am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for the Leongatha Cemetery.

message of hope “FOR though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.” Pride and arrogance are dangerous weapons, but love is patient, kind and does not delight in evil. God loves you! 2 Corinthians 10:3

O’LOUGHLIN - Patricia Francis. Passed away 20.6.13 Loving sister-in-law of Veronica, Bob (dec) and Phil. Loved aunty of Joanne and Barry, Mark and Jodie, and their families. United with Jack. R.I.P.

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

Breast screen now on MARJORIE, the bright pink BreastScreen Victoria mobile screening service has rolled into Leongatha. Radiographers aim to screen 1003 local women at the van from Monday, June 24 to August 2. The importance of prioritising her health has become crystal clear to 52 year old 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,” she 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 that I was so lucky that it was caught early and now six months later I’m back living my life,” Ms McGrath said. The Korumburra Secondary College teacher urges other women to take action and make an appointment. “Go and do it, don’t put it off because hopefully everything is fine, but if it isn’t, it’s so important to catch irregularities early,” she said. BreastScreen Victoria figures show 61 per cent of women aged between 50 and 69 living in the Gippsland South electorate take advantage of free mammogram services. The figure is below BreastScreen Victoria’s 70 per cent target. Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said women who use the program are setting an excellent example for their daughters, granddaughters, sisters and friends. “Clearly, breast cancer takes a terrible toll and thankfully improvements in early detection and treatment have seen long-term survival rates continue to increase,” he said. BreastScreen Victoria particularly encourages women aged 50 to 69 to screen as it is proven they are at most benefit from the program. Women from the age of 40 and over 69 are also eligible for a free mammogram once every two years. Regular screening mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, before any symptoms are noticed and when treatment is likely to be most successful. 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.

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A concert to remember TO anyone who was there it was something special. The South Gippsland Singers were in fine voice when they entertained a capacity crowd at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha on Sunday. Led by Jen Holm, the singers harmonised so sweetly people could have been forgiven for thinking it was just one angelic voice.

The audience was also treated to a wonderful set by strings ensemble Strings Costero. If you are interested in singing and would like to harmonise with the musically minded, the South Gippsland Singers are always keen to add more talent to their ranks. For details contact secretary Lynoree Drury on 5662 3376.

On a sweet note: members of the South Gippsland Singers wowed a capacity audience at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha on Sunday. From left are, Mary, Joan, Shirley, Jen, Peter, Carol, Vern, Lynoree, Marie, Shirley and Dorothy.

Bright sight: South Gippslanders were treated to an extra bright moon – a super moon in fact – on Sunday night. The moon created an impressive view in the early evening sky on Sunday and brought a king tide with it. One local photographer snapped this photo to show just how big and bright the moon was.

Hospital cuts yet again THE head of Gippsland Southern Health Service is unaware of federal funding cuts over the next three years. Victorian Health Minister David Davis claimed GSHS would lose $167,000 over the next year and $618,000 over three years. The Commonwealth shortfall means that hospitals will struggle to meet the growing community demand for elective surgery and emergency department treatment, he said. But GSHS CEO Gary Templeton said he had no knowledge of the cuts. South Gippsland Hospital at Foster will lose $227,000 over three years, with $61,000 next year. CEO Peter Rushen said the cut was no surprise and was a continuation of the federal cuts announced this year and subsequently reinstated. However he did not expect the latest reduction to be reviewed. “For our hospital, we do not think that will alter the level of service,” Mr Rushen said. Bass Coast Regional Health would lose $340,000 over the next year, and $1.257 million over three years. CEO Lea Pope said the year ahead would be a “very tough year ahead

once more”. “We will continue to work with the Victorian Department of Health to achieve the greatest level of funding possible for the health service,” she said. Mr Davis said the Federal Government’s health funding formula was based on “dodgy demographic statistics that suggest that Victoria’s population has fallen by 11,000 people”. “This is despite other federal departments using the correct data prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician, who produced figures to confirm that Victoria’s population grew by 75,400 people in 2011,” he said. “And the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows Victoria’s population grew by a whopping 100,000 people in 2012 – the highest of any state – and we need our funding restored to provide appropriate health services for them. “If the Commonwealth cuts aren’t revoked, thousands of Victorians will miss out on elective surgery, hospitals will have to close beds and restrict access to emergency departments and services will have to be cut.”

MG makes a statement MURRAY Goulburn has reaffirmed its commitment to its trading stores with the official opening of a brand new MG Trading store in Foster last Friday, June 21 This is the first time a totally new store has been built in some 40 years but the company has signalled there’ll be more to come. At the official opening, Murray Goulburn’s general manager of shareholder relations, Robert Poole, said these stores were part of the whole community. “Our aim is to make our trading stores look better and something we can be proud of,” Mr Poole said. “Foster’s old store was well and truly past its use by date and that had to be changed. Foster is the heartland of dairying and the heartland of Murray Goulburn. “We’re determined to make the trading side a bigger and better part of our business.” Mr Poole outlined the three aims for the trading store: one for it to be selffunding (making a small profit), to support suppliers and to bring down costs. Murray Goulburn chairman Phil Tracy, in familiar territory, had the honour of cutting the ribbon to officially open the new store. Before this, he said the local builders Considine and Johnston had done a fantastic effort on this job and the company was pleased with the result. Ross Considine was present to represent the builders. Mr Tracy went on to say the new store highlights Murray Goulburn’s commitment to the area and the suppliers. “The next 12 months is looking a lot brighter. Murray Goulburn is investing in the future because we believe in a good future for farmers,” he said. “This trading store is not just for suppliers but the whole community because it sells a big spread of products including fuel. “Had we left the store in its previous form, I very much doubt it would have stayed open.” The official opening last Friday was well attended with a large crowd present for official proceedings.

Foster staff: part of the MG Trading Foster staff take a short break, from left, store manager Dean Fraser, Lilly McCracken, Cassie Haylock and Tenille Kennedy.

Official opening: performing the symbolic cutting of the ribbon was Murray Goulburn chairman, Phil Tracy (right) with Foster MG Trading store manager, Dean Fraser. Right: Sizzling success: Lindsay Price of Foster (left) was happy to have a bite to eat at Foster’s MG Trading’s new store opening. Serving up the food was Glyn Stuckey (Dumbalk store manager) and Bridget Kase from Rivalea.

Ross, Phillip and Tony wish to congratulate

0n the completion of their new Foster store Considine and Johnston would like to thank their highly skilled and dedicated team of staff and sub-contractors for their great work.

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Auskick celebrations

Footy faithful: the young football-mad Auskickers of Leongatha enjoyed their very last session for the year on Sunday. For many, the weekly clinic has been a valuable introduction to the game, for others a chance to hone skills. At the end of the day everyone was a winner, with a free drink, sausage in bread and personalised participation certificate.

Sports for all FOOTBALL (both Aussie and the ‘beautiful’ international game) and netball were in full swing last Friday at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College. With primary school kids from across the region competing in a fast-paced round of lighting premiership games, the emphasis was on speed, speed, speed. In fact, many spectators were left breathless just watching – not to mention those who were actually competing.

A Grade final match results vital FOURTH place in A Grade will not be known until after the last match of the season this week. It could finish with four teams on 16 points and a countback to decide who makes the finals. The match between Try Again (Eric VanZyden/Steve Anstey) v New Chums (Case de Bondt, Sebastian Vethanayagam) will possibly be the deciding factor. The A Reserve semi finals played last week were extremely competitive. Many games were won on the fourth or fifth and scores were close. The grand final next Monday night will be played between HSM (Steve Anstey, Micah Condron, Hector Hilberto) and The Opposition (Eric Van Zyden, Caitlyn Taylor and Jake Franklin). The match will commence at 7pm. Spectators are welcome. The B Grade and A Reserve championships will be held this week. The B Grade semi finals were always going to be thrillers. Lucky finalists are The Vicious Two (McKenzie Gardner, Ben Kent) and Terrible Two (Matthew Kent, Rory Gow). Eight year old Juan Lacanaria has been sidelined with an injury recently but he will be back with his team (The Vicious Two) for the grand final this week. Thanks Ben for filling in.

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Association players Zach and Luke Anstey sailed through many events at the Albury/ Wodonga championships at the weekend. Playing in the Under 18 doubles together, they won their semi against top Australian juniors Dillon Chambers and Jakob Smith (No. 1 seeds) and went on to win the final of that event. Zach then won the final against a strong field in Division 4 (a singles event) and was runner-up in Division 3. Luke won both Division 5 and Division 6. Zach didn’t stop there. He played in the senior championshiops the following day and won Division 4 again. Well done to two very promising young players.

A Grade Ladder Cape Haven............. 40 38 (181) Zaad......................... 28 33 (156) Evil Minions............ 28 27 (140) Inverloch ................. 16 27 (145) Real Deal.................. 16 26 (157) Try Again ................. 16 20 (117) New Chums.............. 12 26 (126) Leading players Michael Ede ..................... 19 (79) Case de Bondt .................. 18 (73) Bruce Harmer ................... 17 (77) Zach Anstey ..................... 17 (72) Dick Holwerda ................. 13 (63) Dean Snelling ................... 12 (63) Luke Anstey .................... 12 (58)

Junior coaching, A Reserve and B Grade recommence after the school holidays. New players are very welcome. Phone Bruce 5672 2130, Nancy 5674 4628 or Trish 5672 3421. There are no age restrictions. Current players - three grades - are aged eight years to late 70s.

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Jim’s marathon night

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area. To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below. Earlier Minutes Apollo Bay ...........................25 King Island (Grassy) ...........10 King Island (Surprise Bay)....40 King Island (Franklin) ...........40 Lakes Entrance .................... 170 Lorne ...................................... 20 Mallacoota Inlet.................... 158 Rip Bank ................................ 15 Snowy River Entrance ......... 170 _______________________ Cape Schanck, Flinders, Mornington Ocean Beaches, Seal Rocks, Venus Bay, Waratah Bay, Woolamai ....... nil _________________________ Later Minutes Altona ................................... 195 Barwon Heads Bridge ........... 15 Carrum ................................. 195 Corinella ................................. 68 Cowes Pier............................. 50 Dromana .............................. 195 Frankston ............................. 195 Geelong ............................... 210 Hastings ................................. 66 Hovell Pile ............................ 195 Inverloch Pier ......................... 15 Melbourne ............................ 200 Mornington ........................... 195 Newhaven Jetty ..................... 30 No. 1 West Channel (Annulus)........................... 50 No. 2 South Channel Light .... 70 No. 8 South Channel Light .. 150 Port Albert Pier ...................... 90 Portarlington Pier ................. 190 Portsea Pier ........................... 80 Port Welshpool (Rabbit Island .................... 10 Queenscliffe Pier ................... 30 Rhyll ....................................... 60 Rosebud............................... 195 Rye Pier ............................... 170 St. Leonards Pier ................. 190 Sandringham ....................... 195 Sorrento Pier........................ 130 Stony Point ............................. 40 South Channel Pile Light ..... 190 Swan Island Dock ................ 120 Tooradin ............................... 105 Warneet.................................. 84 Williamstown ........................ 200 Welshpool Pier....................... 90

At Port Phillip Heads

JUNE / JULY Time

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30 SUN

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The Korumburra connection: KPS’ Hannah Martin, Jess Koolen, Maddie Fletcher and Lizzie Harms were a formidable unit.

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1.51 0.56 1.63 0.43

0653 1156 1841

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

Right, Up she goes: Leongatha Primary School’s Kye Casbolt shows why he is so highly regarded with the round ball.

Ball magnet: Parrots Under 12s player Adrian Balagh took the Moe Blues opposition on Sunday with a dashing run. Leongatha were convincing winners. Photo by Pete Marshman.

AFTER completing a huge walk before coming to play badminton, Jim Newton then played a close three set doubles match followed by a tie-breaker set in his singles. Needless to say Jim was exhausted at the evening’s conclusion and rumours are he pulled up very stiff and sore the next morning. Jim won his doubles encounter with Jason Richards but lost his singles to Matthew Oomman 15-14, a top effort all round. Dollar defeated Yen comfortably in this match to keep its slim finals’ hopes alive. Shilling had an enthralling battle with Pound, with two stalwarts of Leongatha badminton Greg Marshman and Tim Bright having great sets all night. Hardworking treasurer Glenn O’Neill produced a memorable singles victory over the talented Brayden Krohn, however Nigel Grimes was again the trump card for Shilling winning his matches well. It is predicted these two teams will meet again come finals’

time. Marc smashed Franc off the court, Jose Shelton winning a hard fought match over Tas Hughes, with fitness a key factor in this result. The rest of the sets were extremely one-sided. Finally, Rupee had a big win over lowly placed Euro, Ian Cole and Parish Buckley having a tie-break singles set that went Ian’s way 17-14, while the battle of the two Traceys went Tracey Ryan’s way convincingly over Tracey Miles. We have one more week of play before we take a break for school holidays to recharge the batteries. Our annual club championship event is straight after the holidays, so all players are urged to get involved.

Results Marc 5/110 d Franc 3/71, Shilling 5/97 d Pound 4/89, Dollar 6/127 d Yen 3/88, Rupee 8/129 d Euro 1/69.

Ladder Round 9 Rupee.......................................67 Marc ........................................60 Shilling ....................................56 Pound ......................................51 Dollar .......................................44 Euro ..........................................42 Yen ...........................................33 Franc ........................................32

S.G.I.B.B.A. indoor bowls pennant

Korumburra volleyball

Finals

Preliminary final results

AFTER defeating Fish Creek Red 26-13, Foster Black move on to the preliminary final where it meets Mardan Purple who was beaten 23-16 by a fast finishing Mardan Gold.

A Grade: Bugs d Giants (3:2) 12:25, 25:20, 25:18, 18:25, 16:14. B Grade: HELP d Shark Bait (3:1) 25:14, 25:23, 17:25, 25:20.

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Franklin the fastest CLUB racing was held at Kernot on Saturday and with road work on the GrantvilleGlen Alvie Road past the Candowie Reservoir, officials were forced to seek an alternate race course. The outcome was to race up the Kernot-Krowera Road and do right turns along the Loch-Wonthaggi Road and then into Grantville-Glen Alvie Road before returning to Kernot. This resulted in a tough 21 km lap which included a 3 km climb up to Krowera. Fortunately it was a pleasant and sunny winter afternoon so the corner stewards could enjoy the views even if the riders were labouring. The seniors raced two laps and the juniors one lap. In the senior race, lone scratch rider Brett Franklin was chasing three riders at one minute four riders at six minutes and a further four riders at nine minutes. By the time the riders reached the

top of the climb at Krowera the first laps the limit bunch was down to two riders whilst the six minute bunch had closed the chase to around two minutes. Brett Franklin had picked up the one minute bunch and was driving hard. The downhill run toward Grantville saw riders hit 70kph. By the time the riders hit the base of the climb to Krowera the field was altogether with nine survivors. However, the climb saw the field cross the top individually with Brett Franklin leading the way. At the finish it was a win and fastest time (1.05.45) for the 42km to Brett followed by Ronald Purtle, then Peter Hollins in third place. It was an easy day for the judges. Next home was Thomas McFarlane, then Neil White, Jason Scott, Brad Bouquet, Rod Cheyne, David Bennett and Kerry Pritchard. The junior field of 5 riders saw Austin Timmins on scratch, Matt Minogue at one minute, Hamish Bissett at four minutes, Alex Bennet at seven minutes and Aaron Fraser on

eight minutes. At the top of the climb it was Alex leading Aaron, followed by Hamish, Matt and close behind Austin. With a few climbs across the ridge on the Loch-Wonthaggi Road there were still plenty of chances to close the gaps. However, the duo out front were not about to make it easy. At the finish it was Alex, showing a liking for the hills who chalked up his second win in a row, with a clear lead over Aaron. Just behind was Austin in third and fastest time (43.04 minute). He was followed in by Matt and Hamish. Next weekend the club championships will be run at Korrine with the senior title over three laps (57km) whilst a B Grade race will race two laps (38km). The juniors will race over one lap. The last three weeks have included plenty of hill work so the riders should be well prepared for tackling the Glen Alvie climb.

Mardan Indoor Bowls

Korumburra Parlor Bowls

TUESDAY, June 18 saw the first semifinals for the pennant and it meant that the two Mardan teams had to play off against each other due to finishing in the top two spots on the ladder. The game was another slow one sided event for Mardan Gold who just couldn’t get a shot in after winning the first end. By the eighth end Purple had stretched to an eight shot lead before Gold started to pull back the deficit and at the 15th end it was all level. Gold then started to slip away and four ends later held a seven shot lead, however as we all know Vito is a competitive skipper and doesn’t roll over without a fight, he steered his team on over the next three ends to be within two shots. Finally the last three ends were taken by Mardan Gold which left the game in their hands with a seven shot win over Mardan Purple. Next week Mardan Purple will play Foster Black for a place in the final. The social scene was a great turnout with 19 players making up six teams who had a closely contested night. Four teams finishing on two wins, which meant Vito putting on his maths cap to calculate the ends and shots to decide the winners. Runners up with two wins 13 ends were: Jeannie Baker, Nic Rutjens and Cliff Smith (skip). Winners with two wins and 15 ends were: Coral Gray, Margaret Campbell and Andy Plowman (skip). As usual it was a fun night with some great bowls sent down.

Tarwin Lower bowls WINTER Bowls was played on Tuesday in absolutely perfect weather. The winners on the day were John and Betty De Rooy from Tarwin Lower. Runners-up were Bob Wylie and Robbie Butterworth from Meeniyan. Best last game was won by Jeff Prendagast and Brian Turner from Leongatha. Great to see some new faces in the money this week. The sponsors for this week were Alex Scott Real Estate Venus Bay. All club members are reminded that the Winter Dinner will be held on July 13 so get your names in now at the clubrooms.

Winners group: (from left) second Ronald Purtle, first and fastest time Brett Franklin and third Peter Hollins.

THE Korumburra Italian Social Club was, again, the venue for the parlor bowls presentation night and lightning premiership games.

the presentations of the Open Singles Championships to Arc Gammaldi (for the third consecutive year) and new ladies’ champion, Dorothy Maxwell. They both spoke about their thrill at winning, although in Dorothy’s case she was still stunned at her effort whilst Arc believed anything was achievable if bowlers concentrated on their bowling efforts. The bias bowls champions, Lee Armstrong and Arc Gammaldi, agreed that the competition at bias bowls is improving making it more difficult to win these coveted trophies. Each year, as our bowlers gain experience, it becomes more of a challenge to be successful. Open Doubles champions, Arc and Michael Gammaldi, shared their lime-

Lightning Premiership winners: Ross Lomagno, Lois McNaughton, Charlie Tyers, Elaine Odgers, Sam Occhipinti.

More than 50 bowlers and their guests competed for prizes in the forerunner games to the presentation night. The winning team proved too strong for the rest of the competition, winning all three games on the tricky and challenging mats. The team of Ross Lomagno, Lois McNaughton, Sam Occhipinti and Elaine Odgers (a first time bowler who played a very competitive game) were ably led by Charlie Tyers. The highlights of the evening were

Ladies Open Singles: winner Dorothy Maxwell with runner-up Sally Gammaldi.

Mens Open Singles: winner Arc Gammaldi and runner-up Brian Enbom.

Buffalo indoor Wednesday, June 19

MOST bowlers were gathered around the heater when Dudley and Kevin wheelied in to join the happy throng. Four teams of triples were announced for the annual format of three games of eight ends. All bowls used in the first game, then seven and six respectively. Toni’s team got off to a flyer with a 12-3 win against Bill, and Rod had 10 on the scorecard before Alex’s mob got going, to finish 13-7. Winners moved to mat three and one bowl removed, giving skippers three chances to score. Toni took an early lead but Rod finishing with a flourish but going down 6-14. On mat one a very even contest, with Bill knocking bowls in for counters

on the last end for a win over Alex 11-9. The final game, all having two bowls, saw Alex’s team with Kevin swapping with Ian, finding form to record their first win 10-3 from Toni and Rod 10-4 over Bill. Winners of the night on countback with two wins were Rod McConchie (s), Andrew Hanks and Peter Heldens leading brilliantly (WLW) 15 ends (+4) from Toni Heldens (s), Carolyn Benson and Dudley Harrison (WWL) 12 ends (+10). In third place with one win, again on countback, were Alex Thompson (s), Ian Benson and Kevin Robinson (LLW) 12 ends (-1) from Bill Wolswinkel (s), Graeme Tobias and Pam Thompson (LWL) nine ends (-13). Social bowls at Buffalo hall Wednesdays 7.30, all welcome.

Korumburra Badminton Grand Final Craig Spencer and Josh Almond provided the quality game of the night and after some sensational rallies Josh just managed close it out 15/14. Graham Denney just about had the set won at 14/8 but Fraser Drew fought to the end taking it out 17/14. Ian Cole’s win over Paul O’Conner set up the good victory for Samsung on what was a memorable Grand Final played in great spirits. The winning team included Josh Almond, Brad Denney, Graham Denney and Ian Cole. Hit up for the Summer Competition starts July 10 with new players welcome.

Inverloch THE regular Tuesday morning carpet bowls game cancelled for the second consecutive week to make way for post-funeral catering. Indoor bowling will resume on Tuesday, June 25 at 10am. Wednesday, June 19 was a social game, mixed with 33 players and two 12 end games. Winners with 37 points were Ron Howard/Brian Growse (alt skips) Judy Moule, Joan Hitchens and Brian Humphries. Runners-up Gary Hardy (skip) Judy Parker, Chris Gillman and Jacob Nairu. Hearty welcome to new members of the Wrong Bias Club, (actually old members re-joining) Carol Hughes, Gail Burge, Ron Howard and Keith Cousins Raffles: Rob Howard, Ernie Treadwell, Shirley

light with grandson and nephew, Connor, whilst runners-up, Keith Marshall and Ross Lomagno were delighted with their efforts. Arc Gammaldi must be congratulated for sweeping all the individual awards but his team, Battlers, could only finish fourth behind Kardella, VRI and premiers, Pretenders. Pretenders’ smiles indicated their satisfaction and pleasure with the fourth grand final falling their way. A surprise, special presentation was made to club stalwarts and eldest members, Alan and Beth Dyall. This was an acknowledgement of and a thank you to the Dyalls for their friendship and support, love and kindness towards all members over many years.

Open Doubles: winners Arc and Michael Gammaldi with Connor Gammaldi .

Phillipson and Nell Van Grunsven. Saturday, June 22 was a social game, mixed, 28 players, two 12 end games in pairs. Winners with 38 points were Arthur Moule (Skip) Pam Sutcliffe. Runners-

up with 34 points were Ron Howard (Skip) and Hans Bishofsberger (Wonthaggi). Raffle winners were Judy Parker, Maureen Paynting Hans Bishofsberger and Megan Colahan (visitor).

Top bowlers: claiming the winner’s prize for the day were the dynamic duo of Arthur Moule and Pam Sutcliffe.

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SPORT | GOLF Leongatha Julian White, playing off 26, had a big day at Leongatha Golf Club on Saturday winning the C Grade event and the Monthly Medal with a net 70 and topping it off by taking out the nearest the pin on the 16th hole. The A Grade event was taken out by the consistent Geoff McDonald (8) with a net 72 and Stuart De Bondt playing off 17 was successful in B Grade with a net 73. The Pro pin for nearest to the pin on the 14th was won by Anthony Sparkes. DTL Balls were awarded to D. McDonald, G. Carcour, G. Marsham, N. Lafferty, P. Brownlie, R. Chaplin, S. Drummond,T. Richard, P. Rayson, D. Vorwerg, M. Boler, H. Sedelies, M. Gordan, P. Hart and P. Stivic . On Tuesday a small field contested a Stableford event in fine winter conditions. Michael Thomas, playing off 1, won the day with 38 points on a count back from Rod Brown. NTP’s were Geoff Mayer on the 14th and Mike Wrigley on the 16th. DTL Balls were awarded to R. Brown G. McDonald R. Burton G. Maher J. Smith J. Arnott and Neil McKenzie. The weather remained fine on Thursday for another Stableford competition which saw Jon Smith (9) take out A Grade with 38 points on a count back from Peter Cannon. Fred Debono (20) also won on a count back in B Grade with 35 points and Bruce Cathie (25) took out the C Grade event with a creditable 40 points. NTP on the 14th was Mick Oliver and on the 16th Fred Debono

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BTL Balls – P. Cannon, M. Thomas, D. Clemann, N. Cairns, A. Sperling, D. Vorwerg, P. Hobson, C. Leaver, P. Waters, A. Gedye, T. Bruinewood, G. Maher and H. Sedelies. Members are reminded that annual fees are due by the end of the month.

Woorayl OUR stableford event on Saturday was sponsored by Jack Howard, George Johnson, Steve Hannon and Steve Duffield. The 40 points by Tom Ryan won A Grade and was also the best score for the day, B Grade was won by Ross Winkler with 39 points, and the 37 points by Brian Wilson won C Grade. The ball distribution was B. Stubbs, S. Sullivan, G. McKinnon, G. Winkler, G. Johnson, J. Hickey, R. Higgins, G. Misson and M. Livingstone. Nearest the pins to Paul Carter and Ash Hickey, with the ball raffle going to Tim Burgess. Our ladies event went to Jackie Hockey, with Shirley Thomas’s shot on the 17th gaining her the only nearest the pin. Next week Thorntons Bakery will sponsor our medal day which is also round eight of the Graeme and Heather Winkler putting competition sponsored by John and Di O’Connor.

Woorayl ladies Last week’s stableford round resulted in Sue Wakefield (16) taking out A Grade with 30 points and Lois Young (27) winning B Grade with 31 points.

Balls down the line went to Jenny Riseley, Shirley Thomas and Pauline Lancaster. Nearest the pin on the 8th was Ann Poole, on the 11th was Jenny Riseley and on the 17th was Melinda Martin. Next week Nikolinas will sponsor the second round of the 36 hole Perrett Family Foursomes board event.

Korumburra THERE were 40 players for the 4BBB competition on Saturday, June 22 and trophies by Paul and Wally Hopkins. A Grade: J. Solly, M. Webb 41 on countback B. Clasby, N. Spargo 41. B Grade: A. Rosa, M. Giles 47, W. Hopkins, A. Worthy 46; B. Brighton, J. Watts 43; K. Ingwerson, D. Hislop 42; J. Wilson, G. Cosgriff 41. Nearest the pin: 1st T. Fredericks, 7th A. Worthy, 10th L. Sharp, 13th D. Austin (Bronta). Tuesday’s winner was T. O’Neill 40 pts and L. Sharp 31 pts was Thursday’s winner. Notices: From July 1 competition fees will go up from $7 to $8. Knockout competitions need to be played by June 30.

Korumburra ladies On Wednesday there was a good field for June monthly medal. In A Grade (0-21) the winner (and monthly medallist) was Lee Clements (12) with a nice 74 net, closely followed by Joan Peters (21) on 75 net. In B Grade (22+) two players had 76 net with the winner being Carie Harding (31) on a count back from Lyn McIvor (22). Balls down the line went

to Heather Grist (78), Barb Twite (79), Judy Webb (80) and Julie Brannaghan (81). Nearest the pins were won by Heather Grist on the 1st hole and Kath Welsh on the 13th. Joan Peters had the least number of putts with 28 and there were quite a few fines in the jar for three putting. Lee also won the fourth round of the Silver Spoon and the Scratch score with 86 gross. Next monthly medal, on July 3, will also be the Silver Spoon playoff between Beryl Brown, Lee Clements, Virginia Wagner and Marg Harper. On Saturday, it was great to see six pairs contest a 4BBB Stableford in fine conditions. The winners were Judy Webb (18) and Sherrin Solly (33) with a score of 44 pts. Two pairs scored 39 pts and the runners up on a count back were Marg Clasby (20) and Carie Harding (31) from Lee Clements (12) and Joan Peters (21). The nearest the pins went to Marg Clasby on the 1st hole and Barb Twite on the 13th.

Meeniyan SATURDAY’S singles par event, kindly sponsored by Pat Byrnes Excavations, was played under good conditions with the course looking great, thanks to Dave Thompson. The A Grade winner, with –1, was J. Dumont (16) and runner-up was P. Vandermeer (16) with –2. B Grade was emphatically won by P. Wilson (25) with +2 whilst I. Inglis (32) came second with –3. J. Cusack received a ball for turning up. NTP went to J. Dumont but the pro pin was left untouched. A. Richardson was not available to take home the member’s

On the green: Loris Clark, Jan Brownlie, Sue Woods and Margret Griffiths at the Leongatha Golf Course on Wednesday.

Leongatha ladies Wednesday, June 19 Twenty pairs competed in the Doris Chambers Foursomes stableford event sponsored by Broadbeach of Inverloch. This event is held each year in all affiliated Victorian clubs in recognition of Doris Chambers, an OBE and former Ladies Golf Union President. The winners, at club level, then proceed to the state finals at the challenging Ranfurlie course later in the year. As the scores would indicate many pairs found this foursomes event difficult, despite the near perfect weather conditions. Winners on the day, on a count back, draw. Tuesday’s event was won by W. Bullock (15) with 43 points and B. Wright (19) was runner-up with 38. Balls to R. Hannay and P. Johnston, with 37 and 35. Best 9 to A. Kuhne and NTP to B. Dewar. Thursday’s event went to J. Dumont (16) with 32 points closely followed by G. Roberts (26) with 31. Best 9 went to L. Redpath and NTP to R. Hannay. Please check your buggies and bags for NTP markers. The club is missing a number of these and would appreciate their return asap.

Meeniyan ladies Eleven ladies took to the course on Wednesday, June 19 to play Canadian Foursomes in near perfect conditions.

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An enjoyable day was had by all. Winners with a very fine 74.625 were Nerada Scholte and Heather Poletti. Nereda must be playing some good golf with her name in the winner’s circle for the past four weeks in a row. Runners-up were Dot Elliott and Heather McCaughan with 84.50. D.L.B went to Jan Trease and Nancy Hammet with 84.75.

Wonthaggi IT was very close to having preferred lies last week, but with sunny days ahead we will continue to play the ball as it lies. On Saturday we played a stableford and had 88 players. A Grade winner: Rusty Bolding 40 points, B Grade: D. Tiley 36 points, C Grade: J. Burke 38 points. Balls down the line: C. Jeeves 38, N. Goodell, R. Sheen 36; N. Borne, P. Young, I. Baker, K. Loughtan, P. Haley 35; K. Bayley, D. England, J. Crellin, D. Williams 34; D. Crellin 33. Nearest the pin: 2nd J. Walsh, 8th G. Rodgers, 13th N. Burne, 17th G. Turner. Next Saturday’s event is par followed by monthly medal. Good luck to everyone and see you all on the course.

Lang Lang to host golf championships THE 2013 All Gippsland Golf Championships will be conducted over the

were Sharyn Rayson and Gwen Chapman with 28 points. Runners up were Dot Stubbs and daughter Di Williams. Down the line balls were won by Anne Blundy and Fay Quilford 27 points, Margaret Gordon and Fran O’Brien, and Wendy Brown and Rebecca Thomas 26, Julie Howard and Marion Bellingham, and Anna and Rita de Bondt 25 points on a count back from several other pairs. Wendy Brown was closest to the pin on the 4th and Wendy Parker on the 7th. Hannah Martin won the 9 hole competition with 15 points and Joan Scott won a ball with 12 points.

weekend of July 27 and 28 at Lang Lang Golf Club. This event is the major golf championship for the whole of Gippsland, and will encompass the Fourball Championship over 18 holes on Saturday, July 27 with the main event being the Singles and Junior Championship on Sunday, July 28. The A and B Grade events will be played over 36 holes and is expected to attract a large field of the crème of golfers from around Gippsland. It is expected that the ‘cut’ for the C Grade field will be around a 12 handicap. The field is restricted to those golfers who are affiliated with a golf club in the Gippsland region. Entries for the championships close at 5.00pm on Friday, July 19. It is expected that the field for both the Singles and Fourball Championships will be at capacity. Players can register for the event by either going ‘online’ at www.golfwestgippsland.org. au/events.htm or by submitting an entry form which are available at all golf clubs throughout Gippsland.

Foster Conditions – the course continues to handle the rain well and is in good condition after a few fine days. We will have a temporary green on the 6th hole for a while due to the installation of some extra drainage in the green. Tuesday, June 18 Play was washed out. Thursday, June 20 A small field turned out and Brian Blake (23) emerged the winner with 31 pts from John Stone (21) on 30 pts. Friday, June 21 Bernie Amesreiter (26) took the men’s chook with 18 pts, while Barb Fuller (32) continued her incredible recent form to take the ladies with 17 pts. The men’s DTL ball went to Bill Fuller on 15 pts while the ladies’ DTL ball went to Merle Barham on 14 pts. NTP was Bernie Amesreiter. Saturday, June 22 We played a Par round for trophies provided by the club. Colin Pulham (14) was on fire to record +4 and win A Grade, while his twin Greg Paine (16) completed the double by winning B Grade with +1. DTL balls were won by Cam Downing (10) +2, Phil Schofield (13) and Greg Cox (10) both on +1, and Lloyd McKenzie (7) and Damien Soderlund (17) both on square. The NTPs were Owen Kindellan, Gary Clavarino, Greg Paine, Fred Tyers and Noel Black. The encouragement

award went to Norwegian Kris on -13. Apparently David Knee is going to get some glasses off Chris Foulds to help him find his golf balls – he spent some time looking for his ball on the 18th hole only to find it was actually about 100 metres from where he had been looking. Veterans Golf is at Foster – this Thursday, June 27 The South Gippsland Veterans play a stableford event at Foster on Thursday, June 27. It is an 8.30am assembly for a 9am shotgun start. You need to notify your entry to Kevin Flett (phone 5682 2788 / 0408 494843), or turn up at 8.15am on the day. Entries from people for the earlier washed out day on Thursday 13th June day will be assumed to stand for the deferred day unless you notify Kevin otherwise. All over 55s are welcome, the entry fee is only $5 and there are great trophies. Foster veterans are asked to bring a plate. Membership of the S.G. Veterans is only $15 pa, and there are events monthly on most courses in the Association together with some on courses in other areas. Member’s Draw Friday, June 21 Geoff Prue was not present and so missed out on the $800 in the members draw. You need to be in the clubhouse between 6.30 – 8 pm to be eligible to win. The timing of the draw varies at random – being any time between 6.30 to 8 pm. The draw will be for $850 next week so come along for a chance to win big. Joke of the Day A man is pulled over by a policeman for speeding. The policeman walks up to the driver’s car window to talk to the driver and says “ Look , you were speeding, but seeing as it is right on knockoff time and I’ve had a big day, if you can give me a good excuse I’ll let you off”. To this the driver responds “Well, you see, my wife shot through with a policeman about a month ago, and when I saw you in the distance behind me I sped up because I thought it was him bringing her back”. He got off. Coming events Thursday, June 27 – Stableford. Friday, June 28 - Chicken Run – Holes 10 to 18. Saturday, June 29 – Stableford – OK Pizza & Pasta Trophies. Tuesday, July 2 – Par. Thursday, June 27 – S.G.Veterans - Stableford The Happy Hooker

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Tight win to Korumburra KORUMB KORUMBURRA BUR RRA were playl ing away to Mirboo North and the Korumburra team were desperate for a win. The game started off with both sides attacking the ball hard early and the defences of both sides holding firm. With about 10 minutes to go in the first half Korumburra received a free kick and Tom Lucas from long range got through the Mirboo defence to put the Burra up 1-0 at half time. The second half like the first was tight football all the way through, both sides had chances with a few near misses at each end of the ground, but it was Korumburra to come away with a well deserved win 1-0. Women Korumburra lined up against Mirboo North and Mirboo were light on for numbers, the game started with Korumburra in control and they were first to score with a goal to Mel Smith, goals to Korumburra from Jess Odgers, Bree Allen and Chloe Rodda saw Korumburra go into half time 4-0 up. The second half saw more of the same action with Korumburra well on the attack, more goals to Tara Wallace, Olivia Methven, Grace

B t d penalty lt kick ki k Bunn andd a converted by Jo Allen saw Korumburra run out big winners 8-0. The Korumburra women had played a very good game of football and credit to Mirboo North who stuck at the task even though they were short of numbers. Reserves The match opened up with Mirboo North scoring in the first five minutes catching the Burra defence off guard. Korumburra were sparked into action and began to take control of the game and by midway through the first half they were controlling the game, a good goal from Daniel Longden followed by a good header from a corner kick to Greg Walker and Korumburra went into the half time break full of confidence leading 2-1. The second half was a different story with Mirboo North continually on the attack, time and time again they attacked only to be denied, Michael Smith doing a good job in goals for Korumburra but at around the 20 minute mark of the second half Mirboo finally got the equalising goal they had been pushing hard for. Both sides fought it out to the final whistle the final score a 2-2 Draw.

Under 16s

Having a ball: Korumburra Soccer Club’s Under 19s player Jarrah Raabe showed there was more than one way to keep the game moving when his team took on Mirboo North on Sunday.

Mirboo North started the game playing some good football and the Korumburra team seemed a bit unsettled, Mirboo finding open space to work in and they got three quick goals past the Korumburra defence and were well on top. A few positional changes to the Korumburra side seemed to settle them down but Mirboo got another one into the back of the net to lead 4-0 at half time. After the break Korumburra got on the attack and a goal to Hayden Smith provided some encouragement to the Korumburra side. In the end it was Mirboo North too strong on the day to record a 4-1 win. Under13 Korumburra got off to a great start, this week playing with a full squad the Burra team were continually attacking the goals. Zoe Allen and Olivia Methven both scored goals and an own goal off a corner kick saw Korumburra go into half time 3-0 up. The second half saw the game even up with Mirboo North scoring a goal and another to Harry McNeill saw the final score Korumburra 4-1. A very good game by players from both teams.

Great mates: Korumburra Soccer Club junior players Beau Connell and Kristie Smith were happy, despite the chilly conditions at Mirboo North on Sunday.

• Under 13s

Stars topple Prom Coast • Leongatha Under 19s

Knights win comfortably THE Leongatha boys had a point to prove this week since last time the two teams met Trafalgar won comfortably. Leongatha’s Scott Van Lieshout scored the first goal in the opening minutes of the game. Soon after Tom Stampton returned the Trafalgar goalie’s kick out straight back and into the top corner for Leongatha’s second goal. From then on Leongatha’s midfield and backline kept the pressure on Trafalgar, who never really looked comfortable up front. Late in the match a penalty shot allowed Trafalgar’s Ryan Farmer to score their only goal. A great team and morale boosting effort for the Knights boys.

SOUTH Coast Stars had a stunning victory over Prom Coast in the under 13s at the weekend. Prom Coast started the first half strong, they managed to keep the ball in their half for most of the first 35 minutes. Jasper Kempster started the game with South Coast’s first goal. After Prom Coast kicked off Jasper Kempster took the ball up the field and scored again for the South Coast Stars. Mikey House kicked a great goal over Ben Harris’s head for Prom Coast, there was no way he could stop that. Oscar Plenkovich took the ball and dribbled up the field, he passed to Archie Paxton and he then passed it back to Oscar Plenkovich who scored an amazing goal thanks to Archie

Paxton. At half time the scores were 3-1. Prom Coast kicked off, Abbey Tapsell had a shot and went straight past South Coast’s Harry Gibson-Goldsmith’s hands into the back of the net, for Prom Coast’s second goal. Tom Harris kicked two brilliant goals for the South Coast Stars. With such a strong foot, Tom’s first goal was almost kicked from the half way line. Jasper Kempster finished the game with a brilliant shot but unluckily Prom Coast’s goal keeper stopped the ball and it slid out of his hands and Jasper followed the ball and tapped it in. It was a great game. The team effort from South coast showed and provided a great win. The final scores were 6-2.

• Leongatha women

Knights fall to top side PLAYING into the sun and breeze in the first half, Leongatha were prepared for a hard game from the unbeaten Trafalgar girls. Right from the outset, both teams seemed evenly matched with both sides going in hard for every ball. 10 minutes into the first half, saw defender Maddie go in for a hard tackle, only to come off second best injuring her knee and being subbed off for the remainder of the game. Leongatha had to reshuffle to fill this hole and the backline did well to keep out the attacking Traf girls, who were trying to take advantage of this new back line set up. Leongatha made some good counter attacking runs and were unlucky not to score on a few occasions. With Marissa coming down the flanks and crossing to Jess and Rach up front, but were unable you convert. At the other end of the park Amanda Steen from Traf slipped around Sarah, who was having a great game in defence, and was positioned in front of goals was not closed down quick enough, and got a good shot on goal to score before half time. In the second half Leongatha played around with some positions, and Jess came into the backline and

played fantastically giving Kim and Neesa the ability to have a run up front. All the Leongatha girls were playing well many in positions they were not used to. Traf kept pressing the defence but Cassy had a great hold on the backline, and with Amber in gaols making some great and gutsy saves earning her a few hard hits, where frustrating the Traf attackers. Leongatha was still making attacking moves of their own and with Tamara and Neesa linking well which looked promising but the cross was cut out and a long clearance kick put Traf Danielle Wright on for a fast break to score a second goal. For a minute it looked like Leongatha were going to drop their heads, but to their credit they got on with their game, and only 10 minutes later Kim Kirkus put a great pass through to Rach to run onto who went around the Traf keeper and put the ball into the back of an empty net. Leongatha continued to attack, but were unable to equalise in the dying minutes of the game, going down 2-1. A great game by both teams, with all of the Leongatha girls putting in a fantastic effort and playing well as a team.

Ten-man Knights shock Trafalgar THE Leongatha Knights senior men’s side pulled off a stunning upset on Sunday to keep their finals hopes alive. Trafalgar Victory travelled to Leongatha still undefeated in the league and with the Knights unconvincing against Morwell last week, a Trafalgar win looked predictable. The Knights performance, however, was totally unrecognisable to the previous round and, despite going down to ten men midway through the second half, produced a team display to remember. The re-introduction of Jason Cooke and Darcy O’Conner after a week’s absence restored greater physicality to the Knight’s backline, but it was a tireless commitment cross the whole pitch that proved decisive. Another outstanding display from the General, Peter Sahranis in the centre of defence was this week augmented by Cooke and Bennet’s doggedness, while O’Connor’s timing and forward vision gave the Knights an outlet from the back. Chances were at a premium in the first, but the Knights clawed themselves towards an unlikely ascendency. The half ended locked at 0-0, but Le-

ongatha were unlucky not to be 1-0 when Brett Hamm flashed a header inches high after an inviting ball in from Serafino’s Pizza’s Man of the Match, Stu McNaughton. The second half remained tight despite the home side’s dominance. Captain McNaughton was inspirational, seemingly the first to every ball in midfield and unafraid to cover every blade of grass to make the tackle. It was almost fitting that Leongatha’s goal, when it arrived, was the product of graft rather than grace. A trademark Darcy O’Connor throw midway through the second had the Trafalgar keeper in an uncertain mind and, with Knights lurking behind him, he neither punched nor caught and the ball found its way to the net via his gloves. Minutes later, Trafalgar’s frustration at facing a first loss for the season seemed to boil over and an altercation ensued, but it was the Knight’s Billy Garcia that saw red. Facing 20 minutes to hold on with a man down, the Knights were galvanised rather than daunted and hung on for the best performance of their year and a famous win for the club. Final score 1-0 in Leongatha’s favour.

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SPORT | NETBALL LDNA netball Saturday, June 22 11/Under: Mirboo North Gold 6 d Meeniyan & District 2, Mirboo North Purple 13 d St Laurence Maroon 0, Mt Eccles White 11 d Town Tangerine 9, St Laurence Gold 13 d Mt Eccles Purple 5, Mt Eccles Pink 13 d Mt Eccles Aqua 4, Mirboo North White 15 d Town Black 1. 13/Under: Mirboo North Gold 21 drew Meeniyan & District 21, Mirboo North Purple 42 d Mt Eccles Pink 21, Mt Eccles Aqua 14 d Mt Eccles Purple 8, St Laurence 19 d

Town Tangerine 13. 15/Under: Mt Eccles Navy 31 d St Laurence Gold 20, Mirboo North 28 d Mt Eccles White 15, Town Black 26 d St Laurence Blue 22. C Grade: Meeniyan & District Yellow 36 d Mirboo North Purple 35, Town Tangerine 37 d St Laurence 33, Mirboo North Gold 42 d Town Black 33. B Grade: Mt Eccles Navy forfeited to Mt Eccles White, Town Black 39 d Town Green 26. A Grade: St Laurence 64 d Mt Eccles Navy 21, St Laurence 58 d Mt Eccles White 31.

Ladders 13/U Mirboo North Gold ...329.09 15 Mirboo Nth Purple....185.29 14 Town Black ................155.56 12

thestar.com.au St Laurence ................109.72 Meeniyan & Dist ......... 119.19 Mt Eccles Aqua .............65.41 Mt Eccles Purple ...........57.52 Mt Eccles Pink ..............45.64 Town Tangerine.............43.90 15/U Mirboo North ............168.18 Town Black ................137.96 Mt Eccles Navy ..........124.09 St Laurence Blue .......109.79 Town Tangerine.............75.32 Mt Eccles White ............74.14 St Laurence Gold ........ 60.00 C Grade Meen & Dist Blue ......213.43 Meen & Dist Yellow...121.47 Mirboo Nth Gold ....... 119.28 Town Tangerine ...........78.30 Mirboo Nth Purple ......105.78 St Laurence ................... 69.11 Town Black ...................57.38 B Grade Town Black ................188.15 Town Green................ 118.46 Mt Eccles White ..........57.64 Mt Eccles Navy ............67.96 A Grade Town ...........................177.50 St Laurence ................132.74 Mt Eccles Navy ............66.07 Mt Eccles White ..........64.82

12 11 6 4 4 2

LDNA umpires June 29

16 12 10 10 8 4 4 16 14 12 8 6 6 2 14 12 4 2 14 12 4 2

Looking forward: St Laurence’s Maroon Under 11 netballer Ruby Box passes ahead.

11am: Jessica Foreman, Emily Chadwick, Sophie Clarke, Kaili Pritchett, Kayla Beardsworth, Chelsea Hofman, Mellissa Beardsworth, Tino Nyamunduni, Maria Evison, Julie Grant, Anita Gourlay, Angelique Dunlevie. 12 noon: Narelle Hanily, Gemma Pruin, Janice Hill, Nikki Stockdale, Amy Smith, Maria Evison, Janice Sing, Di Brew, Brittany Price, Laura Croatto, Pat Kuhne, Lauren Baudinette. 1pm: Brittany Tennyenhuis, Sue Ritchie, Lori McKenzie, Karen Clarke, Jamie Gourlay, Anita Gourlay, Barb Challis, Anna Patterson, Pat Kuhne, Danielle Jones. 2.15pm: Erin Baudinette, Janice Sing, Kerri Bentvelzen, Janice Hill, Angelique Dunlevie, Julie Grant, Emma Smith, Tracey Miles. Any problems phone Julie Grant 0407 076 425.

• Leongatha Parrots Netball

Parrots too good A Grade: Leongatha 66 d Bairnsdale

great team effort by all, keep it up girls.

win.

41 Awards: Meg Rosser (Henriettas), Claire Fitzgerald (Voyage Fitness) and Kate McCarthy (RSL) Auction: Claire Fitzgerald An outstanding first quarter saw us with a comfortable lead of 16, scoring off all our centre passes and lots of intercepts. Brilliant defending pressure and accurate shooting saw us come away with a comfortable win.

C Grade: Leongatha 29 d Bairnsdale Awards: Tegan Renden (Sportsfirst) and Ruth Crawford (Nagels Pharmacy) Auction: Sandi Leask-Grylls Well done girls! We all came out from the start firing and it showed through the whole game. We played four consistent quarters, finally. A great team effort with many players sacrificing personally for a win.

Under 15s: Leongatha 28 lost to Bairnsdale 36 Awards: Codie Davidson (Sportsfirst), Koby Dennison (Evans Petroleum) and Kristy O’Loughlin (Rusty Windmill) A strong first quarter forced Bairnsdale to work hard for every goal. Some unfavourable passing in the middle of the match reflected in the score. Great determination was shown right until the end.

Under 17s: Leongatha 26 lost to Bairnsdale 37 Awards: Sarah McCahon (Paradise Pizza), Ashlee Van Rooy (Voyage Fitness) and Aimee O’Loughlin (Rusty Windmill) Great job girls on an even hard fought game up until the last quarter which saw Bairnsdale get away from us and take the

Under 13s: Leongatha 12 lost to Bairnsdale 32 Awards: Nikya Wright (Rusty Windmill), Brooke Materia (Bakers Delight) and Taylah Brown (RSL) A strong second half by all the girls. We have improved so much since the start of the year! Well done.

B Grade: Leongatha 67 d Bairnsdale 35

Hard fought: Chloe Cope and Kym Berryman battle for the ball on Saturday. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

Awards: Sally Trease(Sportsfirst), Mel Hughes (Henriettas) and Zoe Altmann (Evans Petroleum) Auction: Mel Hughes Well done girls, another convincing win. With a strong start to the game the girls were able to keep a good lead early on. A

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Alberton netball Results - Round 11 June 22 A Grade: Phillip Island 80 d Toora 16, MDU 68 d Kilcunda Bass 16, Korumburra Bena 85 d Tarwin 25, Dalyston 67 d DWWWW 18, Fish Creek 54 d Stony Creek 31, Inverloch Kongwak 35 d Foster 28. B Grade: Dalyston 55 d DWWWW 48, Fish Creek 49 d Stony Creek 35, Foster 72 d Inverloch Kongwak 29, MDU 69 d Kilcunda Bass 23, Phillip Island 67 d Toora 27, Korumburra Bena 51 d Tarwin 28. C Grade: Dalyston 55 d DWWWW 23, Stony Creek 37 d Fish Creek 31, Inverloch Kongwak 37 d Foster 25, Kilcunda Bass and MDU - not played, Phillip Island 45 d Toora 25, Korumburra 32 d Tarwin 21. 17 & Under: Dalyston 45 d DWWWW 31, Stony Creek 36 d Fish Creek 27, Inverloch Kongwak 43 d Foster 28, Kilcunda Bass 28 d MDU 21, Phillip Island 39 d Toora 16, Korumburra Bena 48 d Tarwin 30. 15 & Under: Dalyston 33 d DWWWW 9, Fish Creek 39 d Stony Creek 6, Inverloch Kongwak 32

d Foster 11, MDU 38 d Kilcunda Bass 37, Phillip Island 46 d Toora 5, Korumburra Benu 27 d Tarwin 3. 13 & Under: Phillip Island 47 d Toora 10, Dalyston 40 d DWWWW 11, Fish Creek 40 d Stony Creek 6, Inverloch Kongwak 21 d Foster 18, MDU 36 d Kilcunda Bass 2, Korumburra Bena 35 d Tarwin 3.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena ....................353.88 44 Dalyston .....................275.40 40 Fish Creek ..................206.97 32 Foster..........................152.41 32 Inv-Kongwak ...............97.60 28 Stony Creek ...............152.69 24 Phillip Island ...............143.40 24 Yarram ...........................73.57 18 MDU .............................85.86 14 Tarwin ...........................53.52 8 Toora .............................50.52 8 DWWWW.....................35.02 4 Kil-Bass.........................22.60 0 B Grade Kor-Bena ....................216.36 44 Foster..........................216.56 40 Dalyston .....................172.59 36 DWWWW..................136.80 28 Phillip Island..............134.43 28 MDU ...........................109.51 24 Fish Creek ................... 115.48 20 Tarwin .........................101.30 16 Stony Creek...................83.33 16 Yarram ...........................63.54 12 Inv-Kongwak ................51.90 8 Toora .............................. 44.11 4 Kil-Bass..........................36.30 0 C Grade Kor-Bena ....................264.79 44 Stony Creek ...............152.06 36 Dalyston .....................150.19 32 Inv-Kongwak .............131.14 32

Phillip Island..............123.27 24 Toora ..........................103.51 24 Fish Creek ................... 112.84 22 Tarwin .........................105.23 22 Foster.............................78.48 16 MDU .............................62.59 12 Yarram ...........................50.66 8 DWWWW.....................52.59 4 Kil-Bass.........................60.00 0 17 & Under Dalyston .....................183.46 40 Inv-Kongwak .............127.09 38 Kor-Bena ....................172.20 36 Stony Creek ...............198.65 34 Fish Creek ..................140.84 28 Foster..........................120.62 28 Tarwin ...........................92.33 16 DWWWW.....................87.50 16 Phillip Island .................91.96 12 Yarram ...........................67.17 12 MDU .............................53.01 8 Toora .............................46.06 4 Kil-Bass...........................38.10 4 15 & Under Phillip Island..............242.07 40 Fish Creek ..................229.69 36 Kor-Bena .................... 117.16 36 Yarram .......................200.00 30 Inv-Kongwak .............185.71 30 Dalyston .....................137.22 28 Kil-Bass.......................152.36 24 Foster........................... 126.11 20 MDU ...........................108.94 16 Stony Creek...................31.25 8 Toora .............................27.17 4 DWWWW.....................17.95 4 Tarwin ...........................13.72 0 13 & Under Dalyston .....................326.53 40 Inv-Kongwak .............256.74 40 Kor-Bena ....................292.31 36 Foster..........................266.02 32 MDU ............................221.43 28 Phillip Island..............229.51 26 Fish Creek ....................180.45 22 Yarram ...........................64.04 20 DWWWW.....................40.38 12 Kil-Bass...........................39.09 8 Toora ...............................26.55 4 Tarwin .............................25.34 4 Stony Creek.....................21.29 0

Results - Round 10 A Grade: Drouin 57 d Warragul 18, Maffra 45 d Moe 30, Morwell 55 d Wonthaggi 37, Leongatha 66 d Bairnsdale 41, Sale 59 d Traralgon 32. B Grade: Drouin 39 d Warragul 26, Moe 55 d Maffra 41, Morwell 65 d Wonthaggi 30, Leongatha 67 d Bairnsdale 35, Traralgon 63 d Sale 30. C Grade: Drouin 44 d Warragul 16, Maffra 40 d Moe 29, Wonthaggi 41 d Morwell 34, Leongatha 29 d Bairnsdale 21, Traralgon 47 d Sale 20. 17 & Under: Drouin 33 d Warragul 23, Maffra 43 d Moe 37, Wonthaggi 36 d Morwell 16, Bairnsdale 39 d Leongatha 27, Traralgon 39 d Sale 35. 15 & Under: Drouin 28 d Warragul 18, Maffra 38 d Moe 27, Wonthaggi 47 d Morwell 10, Bairnsdale 36 d Leongatha 28, Sale 39 d Traralgon 21. 13 & Under: Drouin 35 d Warragul 2, Maffra 42 d Moe 9, Wonthaggi 45 d Morwell 6, Bairnsdale 33 d Leongatha 12, Traralgon 24 d Sale 20.

Ladders

Balancing act: Nicola Marriott stalls on one leg while looking for an option on Saturday for the Parrots. Photo by Mark Drury.

A Grade Sale .............................173.48 Leongatha ..................122.48 Morwell ......................120.88 Drouin ........................ 114.29 Wonthaggi ..................106.79 Maffra............................97.61 Bairnsdale .....................85.65 Traralgon .......................85.75 Moe ...............................73.67 Warragul ........................54.86

40 32 30 20 20 18 16 12 12 0

B Grade Morwell ......................210.75 40 Leongatha ..................166.85 36 Traralgon ...................154.25 32 Drouin ........................100.00 22 Maffra ..........................97.25 22 Moe ...............................88.03 20 Sale................................74.10 16 Wonthaggi .....................69.20 8 Bairnsdale .....................67.00 4 Warragul ........................58.04 0 C Grade Morwell ......................154.48 36 Wonthaggi ..................150.75 34 Traralgon ...................153.09 30 Bairnsdale .................. 119.35 28 Drouin ........................135.00 20 Leongatha.................... 113.33 20 Maffra............................88.43 16 Sale................................75.57 8 Moe ...............................47.06 8 Warragul ........................37.29 0 17 & Under Traralgon ...................207.59 40 Maffra ........................159.55 32 Wonthaggi ..................148.71 32 Sale .............................167.42 28 Bairnsdale .................. 111.66 24 Moe .............................105.41 16 Leongatha......................86.40 12 Drouin ...........................75.25 12 Morwell .........................33.41 4 Warragul ........................39.37 0 15 & Under Sale ............................. 222.11 40 Traralgon ...................201.78 32 Wonthaggi ..................173.21 32 Maffra ........................131.82 28 Bairnsdale ..................104.25 24 Drouin ...........................92.98 20 Moe ...............................75.99 12 Leongatha...................... 65.11 8 Warragul ........................51.77 4 Morwell .........................29.64 0 13 & Under Traralgon ...................234.00 36 Maffra ........................236.31 32 Sale .............................216.67 32 Bairnsdale ..................200.70 32 Wonthaggi.................. 148.15 22 Drouin .........................131.50 22 Leongatha......................53.21 12 Warragul ........................23.88 8 Moe ...............................36.25 4 Morwell .........................23.23 0

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Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Mirboo North ........ 285.62 Newborough ......... 176.00 Trafalgar ............... 141.80 Yinnar ................... 133.61 Boolarra ................ 131.57 Hill End .................... 74.40 Thorpdale ................ 67.17 Morwell East ............ 64.57 Yall-Yall North .......... 43.94 Yarragon .................. 43.94

40 36 36 28 28 16 16 12 4 4

RESERVES LADDER Newborough ......... 222.94 Yinnar ................... 525.70 Mirboo North ........ 196.18 Trafalgar ............... 158.67 Boolarra ................ 130.41 Hill End .................... 81.46 Thorpdale ................ 63.10 Morwell East ............ 56.41 Yall-Yall North .......... 35.01 Yarragon .................. 29.98

44 36 32 28 24 16 16 12 8 4

THIRDS LADDER Yarragon ............... 566.67 Thorpdale ............. 229.41 Yinnar ................... 247.37 Newborough ......... 237.64 Trafalgar ............... 143.10 Mirboo North.......... 143.75 Boolarra ................... 61.32 Yall-Yall North .......... 47.07 Morwell East ............ 21.13 Hill End .................... 11.33

40 40 32 32 24 16 16 12 4 4

By Rover MID Gippsland League leader, Mirboo North, defeated Hill End by 41 points at Tigerland on Saturday. It was the mighty Tigers’ 14th consecutive home victory against the Hillmen, who haven’t won at Mirboo North

LADDER 44 36 36 32 24 20 12 12 4

since 1999. Glorious winter sunshine and a near cloudless blue sky, greeted the footballers and umpires as they entered the playing arena. Play in the early stages was scrambly and stop-start, with free kicks being paid for minor indiscretions and technical breaches. Hill End was desper-

SENIORS Mirboo North 17.8.110 d Hill End 10.9.69

Hill End best: M. Wever, M. Bridgman, A. Cochrane, D. Horton, I. Ketchen.

Mirboo North goals: T. Traill 5, D. Pinneri 2, J. Taylor 2, M. Wightman 2, J. Blair 1, K. Nash 1, K. Berchtold 1, D. Banks 1, J. Robertson 1, J. Nash 1. Mirboo North best: J. Nash, K. Nash, J. Brooks, T. Traill, J. Robertson, A. Bence. Hill End goals: D. Mizzi 3, J. Martin 2, A. Mitchell 2, R. Horton 2, N. Boonstra 1. Hill End best: S. Noy, R. Lee, D. Mizzi, A. Mitchell, K. Ayton, J. Martin.

THIRDS Hill End 12.10.82 d Mirboo North 12.6.78

RESERVES Mirboo North 16.11.107 d Hill End 12.3.75

FOURTHS Yinnar ................. 1360.66 Yarragon ............... 478.03 Newborough ......... 177.96 Mirboo North ........ 163.99 Thorpdale ............... 71.61 Yall-Yall North .......... 81.23 Trafalgar ................... 24.09 Hill End .................... 21.40 Morwell East ............ 19.87

Tigers continue tradition against Hillmen

Mirboo North goals: P. Aveling 4, A. Soplakow 3, J. Grande 2, J. Garde 1, C. Dalliston 1, T. Hopcraft 1, L. Palmer 1, W. Haysom 1, A. McCarthy 1, L. Gervasi 1. Mirboo North best: L. Palmer, J. Grande, P. Aveling, L. Gervasi, M. Richardson. Hill End goals: I. Ketchen 5, B. Noy 2, M. Wever 2, D. Gannan 1, M. Bridgman 1, B. Richards 1.

Hill End goals: J. Hammond 3, B. Noy 3, M. O’Toole 2, D. Thomas 2, I. Ketchen 1, M. O’Donnell 1. Hill End best: M. O’Toole, J. Coombs, L. Williams, D. Thomas, J. Steenbach. Mirboo North goals: D. O’Keefe 4, C. Palmer 2, J. Moro 2, S. Pratt 2, M. Clark 1, P. Hinkley 1. Mirboo North best: D. O’Keefe, C. Palmer, J. Moro, L. Smit, J. Redmond, L. Steenbach.

FOURTHS Mirboo North 10.10.70 d Hill End 2.0.12 Mirboo North goals: P. Hinkley 4, J. Moro 2, T. Taylor 2, J. Richards 1, W. Graeme 1. Mirboo North best: W. Graeme, J. Best, P. Hinkley, A. Miller, J. Moro, J. Buxton. Hill End goals: D. Gregg 2. Hill End best: J. Hammond, J. Cassar, L. Williams, J. Sikacek, A. Kleeven, J. Kelly.

ate for a win to keep its slim finals hopes alive and threw every milligram of energy it could muster into the contest. Through desperation and commitment, the Hillmen limited Mirboo North to five goals in the first half, but could only manage one major themselves, after Jared Martin took a brilliant overhead mark at centre-half-forward. Simon Noy, Rhys Lee, Richard Horton, Phil Town, Kris Ayton and Amburupa Uliando were doing many wonderful things for Hill End through the midfield, but rarely could they or their teammates get the Sherrin over half-forward. Resilient defence from Drew Gardener, Stuart Keel, Alex Windsor and Daniel Taylor, turned back numerous promising forward-50 build-ups by the visitors. Some half-time tinkering to Hill End’s game plan sparked successive goals early in the third term, as momentum temporarily swung its way. Drew Mizzi, Richard Horton and Adam Mitch-

ell were looking dangerous in the forward line for the Hillmen, as they edged to within 12 points of the Tigers. However, answering majors from Anthony Bence, Dom Pinneri and Mitchell Wightman, soon pushed Mirboo North’s lead out to 31 points. The further the match went the more dominant the brothers Nash, Jacob and Kallum became in the air and at ground level. With deft taps at the stoppages, ruckman, Joe Brooks helped Anthony Bence win several centre clearances and drive the footy down the corridor with long, accurate kicks. Full-forward, Tim Traill, added three goals in the last quarter that gave him five for the day and increased his season’s tally to 53, two clear of Yinnar’s Joshua Swift. To its credit, Hill End kept plugging away and its nine-goal last half was far more productive than its first and second quarters. In the end, Mizzi, Horton, Martin and Mitchell

were all multiple goalscorers for the Hillmen. Pinneri finished the game off nicely for the Tigers with a classy running long goal from the boundary line that flew high over the goal umpire’s head and onto the adjacent soccer oval. This Saturday, Mirboo North travels to Newborough to play the Bulldogs, who are currently second on the ladder.

SENIORS Trafalgar 10.11.71 d Boolarra 8.6.54 Trafalgar goals: M. Gelagotis 5, H. Farrell 1, M. Farrell 1, R. Holdsworth 1, K. Butler 1, B. Slater 1. Trafalgar best: M. Gelagotis, J. Hines, B. Slater, K. Butler, J. Butler. Boolarra goals: K. Towt 3, J. Giardina 2, S. Mazou 2, D. Mayman 1. Boolarra best: D. Mayman, K. Towt, J. Emery, J. Dyer, S. Boddy, D. Metcalf.

RESERVES Trafalgar 9.4.58 d Boolarra 6.3.39 Trafalgar goals: B. Faltum 2, W. Farrell 2, L. Stevens 2, B. Claridge 1, D. Vanboven 1, S. Mason 1. Trafalgar best: L. Stevens, D. Van-

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Yallourn-Yall Nth 22.13.145 d Yarragon 5.9.39 Morwell East 9.10.64 d Thorpdale 9.7.61 Newborough 12.10.82 d Yinnar 10.8.68 RESERVES Yallourn-Yall Nth 12.12.84 d Yarragon 5.9.39 Morwell East 16.8.104 d Thorpdale 7.5.47 Newborough 8.5.53 d Yinnar THIRDS Yarragon 21.13.139 d Yallourn-Yall Nth 2.2.14 Thorpdale 31.19.205 d Morwell East 1.1.7 Yinnar 9.10.64 d Newborough 6.5.41 FOURTHS Yarragon 10.13.73 d Yallourn-Yall Nth 0.1.1 Thorpdale 9.11.65 d Morwell East 2.1.13 Yinnar 14.5.89 d Newborough 0.2.2

boven, G. Rankin, B. Claridge, J. King, A. Weymouth. Boolarra goals: S. Cooper 1, C. Blackberry 1, J. Kelly 1, T. Beamish 1, J. Wilson 1, T. Holley 1. Boolarra best: J. Wilson, T. Holley, T. Beamish, S. Richards, R. Beamish, D. O’Neill.

THIRDS Trafalgar 9.5.59 d Boolarra 3.8.26 Trafalgar goals: M. Byrne 2, M. Walker 2, D. Templeton 2, H. Malady 1, D. Wilson 1, C. Berquez 1. Trafalgar best: L. Farrell, M. Walker, D. Wilson, D. Templeton, A. Byrne, M. Smart. Boolarra goals: J. Battersby 1, C. Noy 1, A. Peter 1. Boolarra best: C. Noy, M. Sauppe, L. Lewis, G. Hall, O. Gilpin, D. Brick.

Fishy win creek battle FISH Creek was at home to Stony Creek on Saturday and the ground and the weather were perfect for footy. The opening of the match was tight and fiercely contested with both sides keen to gain the upper hand early. It was Stony Creek that opened the scoring with the first goal to Green but both defences were on top early and scoring was difficult. It wasn’t until the 10 minute mark that the next

score was added, a goal to Fish Creek after Seccull was on the end of a pass from Law. Seccull added another only a minute later, again marking on the lead and kicking truly from 40m out. Fishy was now starting to get on top and were looking more dangerous across the field. Rouda was strong with the ball and winning some tough contested situations, his quick hands setting up a number of forward thrusts. Hughes for Stony

Creek was getting plenty of the ball and Le Page and Eddy were also good contributors. When Rouda gathered close to goal and snapped truly the Kangaroos had opened up a little break and went to quarter time holding a 13 point lead. The second quarter was underway and it was Stony Creek that scored the opening goal again to close the margin to a kick before Fish Creek took total control of the match. The next 20 minutes was all Fish Creek as

Loose ball: Michael Danckert looks on while the ball evades Brendan Scanlan and Bailey Harfield-Park. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

they added seven goals to nil for the remainder of the quarter, none better then another to Rouda who gathered on the half forward line and made a mockery of a couple of opponents before snapping a goal from about 25m out. The margin at half time was 47 points in favor of Fish Creek. The second half was more evenly contested again with the scoreboard reflecting this. Fish Creek made some positional changes with Pratt going forward and Macri and Danckert also spending some time in the forward line. Schelling was good for Stony Creek and Eddy continued to get his hands on the ball through the midfield while Van Der Pluym was using it well also. The battle of the ruckmen was a good one with Manne and Woodall battling with Linke and Gray. A four goal to three quarter in favor to the Lions reduced the margin slightly but a seven goal deficit would be extremely difficult to peg back. The final quarter was another good one with both sides never giving up, being goal for goal with Buckley showing Fish Creek his worth, repeatedly mopping up against half back, his voice and encouragement

Team effort: Gus Staley swoops on the ball while Brent Cooper looks to shepherd. excellent while for Stony Creek Stone and Marriott were lively. Four goals each in the final term included one on the final siren to Manne who finished with three for the day. He is enjoying some time on the forward line with the addition of another ruckman in Woodall for Fish Creek. The final margin was 42 points to Fish Creek. Next week brings another tough match for Fish Creek against Yarram at Yarram while Stony are travelling again to take on the Allies.

SENIORS Fish Creek 17.5.107 Stony Creek 10.5.65 Fish Creek Goals: T. Manne 3, A. Seccull 2, J. Rouda 2, G. Staley 2, C. Park 2, J. Law 2, B. Cooper 1, L. Park 1, T. Woodall 1, B. Harfield/Park 1 Stony Creek Goals: L. McMillan 2, R. Eddy 1, M. Green 1, R. Harmes 1, B. Rawson 1, K. Van Der Pluym 1, J. Schelling 1, D. Zuidema 1, T. Sinclair 1 Fish Creek Best: J. Shaw, J. Law, C. Park, B. Cooper, J. Rouda, D. McKenzie Stony Creek Best: J. Schelling, K. Van Der Pluym, R. Eddy, R. Harmes, T. Stone, S. Marriott

RESERVES Fish Creek 14.7.91 Stony Creek 6.4.40 Leading Goalkicker: K. Sellings 3 (F) Fish Creek Best: K. Sellings, J. McDonald-Eckersall, J. Danckert,

C. Kuhnell, D. Hanratty, L. Eade Stony Creek Best: M. Coulter, D. Potter, B. McKnight, C. Amor, S. Browne, R. McKnight

THIRDS Fish Creek 19.11.125 Stony Creek 2.3.15 Leading Goalkicker: T. Shanahan 5 (F) Fish Creek Best: T. Shanahan, L. O’Neill, T. Smith, Z. Price, K. Jacobson, J. Clifton Stony Creek Best: D. Enter, L. Harrington, W. Stewart, S. Kelzke, J. Tiziani, G. Miller

FOURTHS Fish Creek 6.7.43 Stony Creek 2.6.18 Leading Goalkicker: B. Rogers 5 (F) Fish Creek Best: D. Ryan, L. Buckland, B. Rogers, J. Walker, M. McKay, G. Batten Stony Creek Best: J. Tiziani, K. Wilson, B. Thomson, R. Harrington, B. Bacon, H. Watson

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Sharks slaughtered on home soil FROM the first bounce Tarwin were on the back foot when they hosted Korumburra-Bena on Saturday.

Crunch: Tarwin stalwart Travis Cameron gets crunched on Saturday.

Storm and Monash merge GIPPSLAND Storm Elite Netball Club and Monash Central University Netball Club have recently announced a merger between the two clubs. Shane O’Sullivan President of Monash and Brendan Murnane Storm President made the announcement during the Gippsland Storm’s presentation night last Sunday evening in Pakenham. O’Sullivan is also on the board of Netball Victoria and a senior administrator at the Carlton Football Club. Monash will become “Monash Storm” and both clubs will continue to operate independently, with Gippsland Storm having two members on the Monash Storm board. Gippsland Storm will function as a talent feeder club for Monash Storm, linked to other joint ven-

tures. There will be a series of Victorian Netball League (VNL) home games played at the Pakenham YMCA venue. Players for these home games will wear Gippsland Storm uniforms. There will also be joint

training and development clinics during 2014 linked to selections. Both presidents expanded on the agreement stating that will possibly be one of the most significant initiatives in relation to Netball within the

Gippsland region in the past 50 years. This will also give Gippsland Storm’s elite juniors a direct pathway to VNL. The announcement was made at the clubs presentation night last week.

Joining forces: Gippsland Storm Elite Netball Club and Monash Central University Netball Club presidents Shane O’Sullivan and Brendan Murnane (front) shake on a deal combining the two clubs; they are surrounded by Gippsland Storm award winners.

In great conditions the two teams faced off with the Bulldogs hungry for a win while Tarwin were eager to make it two in a row at home. The Bulldogs hit out hard and wasted no time in getting points on the board. Ruckman Mark Bradley was feeding the ball to the midfielders effortlessly out of the centre and quick possessions lead to eight first quarter goals for the Bulldogs. Tarwin were left scratching their heads and only managed a single behind for the quarter. The second was much of the same for the Sharks with their opponent dominating the football. Korumburra-Bena however was not making the most of their opportunities. Out of the 10 scoring opportunities the Bulldogs slotted only three goals. This was thanks to the de-

fensive pressure from Tarwin’s Ben Chalmers and Nathan McRae. At the main break the Sharks sat 81 points down and the game was pretty much over. Despite the deficit Tarwin came out firing in the third with competitive plays which resulted in two majors. A strong defensive presence by Jay Neagle put a stop to any more possible scoring for the home side. The lead had crept to

SENIORS Korumburra-Bena 24.28.172 Tarwin 3.4.22 Korumburra-Bena Goals: J. Smith 6, M. Cooke 4, B. Fitzpatrick 3, C. Urie 3, C. Redl 2, M. Edwards 2, N. Cant 1, T. Wyatt 1, C. Paterson 1, M. Urie 1 Tarwin Goals: T. Cameron 1, J. Bloom 1, G. Brennan 1 Korumburra-Bena Best: C. Urie, M. Bradley, J. Smith, B. Fitzpatrick, J. Neagle, R. Mullens Tarwin Best: A. Newey, T. Cameron, R. Houston, B. Taber, N. McRae, B. Chalmers

RESERVES Korumburra-Bena 11.13.79 Tarwin 3.10.28 Leading Goalkicker: J. Paterson 3 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: D. Muir, J. Kyle, M. Cook, P. Kyle, J. Myors, T. Sorrell Tarwin Best: T. Giroud, J. Gray, J.

103 at the final break but the Bulldogs were not letting up in the fourth. The visitors showed their speed and fitness piling on another eight goals replicating their first quarter form. Speedsters Justin Smith and Ben Fitzpatrick were standouts in front of goal with six and three majors respectively. Strong forward Michael Cooke also proved his worth kicking four. The final margin was 150.

Dowling, B. Launder, P. McRae, M. Young

THIRDS Korumburra-Bena 25.11.161 Tarwin 1.3.9 Leading Goalkicker: A. O’Neill 7 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: J. Hopkins, C. Hansen, A. O’Neill, J. Harris, L. Auddino, J. Breen Tarwin Best: K. Robinson, R. Boscombe-Hill, L. Keily, B. Ellen, J. Van Lieshout, L. Anderson

FOURTHS Korumburra-Bena 18.17.125 Tarwin 1.0.6 Leading Goalkicker: D. Crook 7 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: C. Trewin, H. Suckling, D. Crook, P. Gillin, R. Dixon, M. Snooks Tarwin Best: K. Teylor, N. Johnstone, J. Van der Kolk, H. McNeil, C. Preston, J. Gourlay

Quick hands: Ashley Snooks tries to get a handball away before being taken down.

MDU fall to Panthers

KILCUNDA-Bass burst out of the blocks against MDU on Saturday.

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The Panthers hosted the Demons at Bass and walked away with a 171 point victory. The home side had things flowing their way from the word go and before too long accurate kicking and persistent play had seven goals on the board. MDU were falling behind fast but were not out of touch sitting 38 points behind at quarter time. The Panthers kicked it up a gear in the second putting on a display of high class football. Eleven goals later from the home side had the margin up over 100 points at half time. The Demons went into the rooms with low spirits but continued fighting on in the third. Matt Harris, Thomas McDermott and Charlie Ampt were putting in the hard

yards for the visitors but were unable to make a difference on the score board. Kilcunda-Bass’s Ryan Fitzgerald was turning it on for his 50th game with the club. He continually won the ball around the packs and was giving the forwards plenty scoring opportunities to score. A storming final quarter from the home side had goals coming from all directions. Leading forward Kael Bergles topped of his game with a total of nine goals, fellow forward Jason Wells managed six while the 50 gamer Fitzgerald nabbed two. The Panthers had much to celebrate while MDU are left to regroup and plan how to tackle Phillip Island this week. Kilcunda Bass travel to Inverloch to take on the Sea-Eagles on Saturday in what will be an interesting match.

SENIORS Kilcunda Bass 29.21.195 M.D.U. 3.6.24

M.D.U. Best: D. Gibson, S. White, N. Pye, M. Winderlich, B. Densley, T. Davison

Kilcunda Bass Goals: K. Bergles 9, J. Wells 6, R. Gilliatte 4, T. Smith 3, D. Wells 2, R. Fitzgerald 2, B. Arnold 1, J. Attenborough 1, C. Endres 1 M.D.U. Goals: J. Kennedy 2, C. Ampt 1 Kilcunda Bass Best: R. Fitzgerald, C. Endres, B. Arnold, J. Attenborough, K. Bergles, B. Law M.D.U. Best: C. Ampt, M. Harris, C. Johnston, T. McDermott, J. Hoy, M. Smith

THIRDS Kilcunda Bass 14.13.97 M.D.U. 8.7.55

RESERVES Kilcunda Bass 13.15.93 M.D.U. 4.3.27 Leading Goalkicker: J. Parsons 3 (K) Kilcunda Bass Best: J. Born, S. Johnstone, J. Goewie, B. Anthony, J. Tregear, T. Hurley

Leading Goalkicker: N. Arney 4 (K) Kilcunda Bass Best: N. Arney, P. Babington, S. Hammond, H. Bencraft, T. Bone, J. Turner M.D.U. Best: J. Broadway, J. McMillan, R. Olden, L. Bourke, B. Pickersgill, A. Fowles

FOURTHS Kilcunda Bass 5.5.35 M.D.U. 4.0.24 Leading Goalkicker: W. MusgroveArnold 2 (K) Kilcunda Bass Best: S. Pugh, T. Burgess, R. Cousins, B. Andersen, B. Pipicelli, N. Tamburo M.D.U. Best: S. Forrester, E. Stephenson, L. Harris, D. Thorson, W. Horvath

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Fisher takes 10 DALYSTON’S Brad Fisher slotted 10 of his kicks through the big sticks on Saturday when his side faced off with the Allies. He was backed up by teammate Michael Kraska with seven goals. The Magpies got off to a flying start against the Allies with more than five goals breathing space by quarter time.

SENIORS Dalyston 24.11.155 DWWWW 2.7.19 Dalyston Goals: B. Fisher 10, M. Kraska 7, J. Ross 3, M. Schreck 2, A. Donohue, M. Rosendale DWWWW Goals: J. Becker 1, B. Vardy 1 Dalyston Best: B. Fisher, J. Ross, M. Kraska, P. Brosnan, M. Schreck, R. Jennings DWWWW Best: L. Ferguson, J. Pintus, M. Gordon, D. Vardy, B. Coffey, L. Dessent

RESERVES Dalyston 25.16.166 DWWWW 2.0.12 Leading Goalkickers: D. Pruysers 8, J. Brooker 8 (Dal) Dalyston Best: S. Coldebella, J. Alexander, S. Kuyper, D. Pruysers, J. Brooker, M. Skinner DWWWW Best: T. Hunter, A. Garland, B. Ferguson, K. Morris, R.

The dominance continued from the visitors into the second. Fisher and Kraska couldn’t be stopped in the forward line. The pair were taking strong marks and being delivered the ball perfectly by their team mates. The Allies were looking for consolation via Ferguson and Pintus but their skills were not reflected on the scoreboard

Benis, G. Riley

THIRDS Dalyston 26.16.172 DWWWW 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: E. Wilson 5 (Dal) Dalyston Best: E. Wilson, J. Sheerin, M. McCoy, J. McPhee, D. McRae, L. McRae DWWWW Best: B. Maher, D. Skarratt, A. Moore, R. Benis, S. Mayne, B. Mobbs

FOURTHS Dalyston 20.18.138 DWWWW 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: D. Brosnan 5 (Dal) Dalyston Best: C. Collins, S. Speed, J. Pitts, L. Marotta, L. Legione, C. Kilgour DWWWW Best: B. Johnston, C. Pintus, J. Saliakos, L. Sketcher, K. Hanning, T. Rendell.

with only one behind registered by the side in the second. Dalyston pushed on after half time and piled on another six goals. The Allies and their neversay-die spirit continued to keep the crowd entertained and give the Magpies some competition. Paul Brosnan and Rogan Jennings were keeping the Allies from getting too many numbers on the board however the home side did manage a major and three behinds in the third. Seven goals to Dalyston in the final quarter had them run home with a 136 point victory. Fisher truly was the stand out for Dalyston and if this form continues they may be competitive in September again. The black and white army face off with Korumburra-Bena this week which will be an interesting match while the Allies are at home again and will host Stony Creek.

Foster prevail over I-K THE Foster Tigers managed a two point win at home after surviving a comeback by Inverloch-Kongwak. The Tigers got off to a solid start on Saturday with two first quarter goals. The hard fought match was even on the ground but not so much on the scoreboard with wasted opportunities arising too often for the Sea-Eagles. Six behinds from six scoring shots had the visitors in trouble early and they needed to lift. The Tigers continued their good work in the second with consistent play from Granger, Eales and Staley. Inverloch-Kongwak was still unable to shake the pressure in front of the sticks in the second and fell behind with another four behinds. A single goal to the visitors came as some relief but still had them almost three majors behind Foster. Things got heated in the third with Inverloch back on target. Tim Thornby was doing well for the visitors while

coach Soumilas was stamping his dominance in the forward line and on the scoreboard. Top efforts from Foster’s Grylls and Toner kept them in front at three quarter time. I-K was breathing down the Tigers necks with only seven points the difference. It was a battle for possessions in the final quarter with the two exhausted teams giving it their all. Foster couldn’t break away with three opportunities in front of goal resulting

SENIORS Foster 6.10.46 Inverloch-Kongwak 5.14.44 Foster Goals: B. Rooney 2, E. Staley 1, J. Stevenson 1, N. Grylls 1, J. Toner 1 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: B. Soumilas 2, T. Wyatt 1, K. Rotthier 1, P. McCall 1 Foster Best: D. Granger, E. Staley, M. Eales, B. Rooney, N. Grylls, J. Toner Inverloch-Kongwak Best: T. Thornby, T. Cannon, D. Lawton, T. Whelan, A. Sadler, C. Terlich

RESERVES Foster 10.9.69 Inverloch-Kongwak 6.12.48 Leading Goalkickers: S. Brett 4, D. Smith 4 (F) Foster Best: S. Brett, D. Smith, E. Davies, L. Cripps, J. Moore, R. Bohn Inverloch-Kongwak Best: C. Allum, B. Hayes, C. Buxton, L. Johnson, T.

in behinds. A straight kick could’ve sealed the game for Inverloch-Kongwak or given Foster some breathing room but the game was in the balance the whole final quarter. Two points is all that separated the teams on the final siren with Foster securing the victory. Inverloch-Kongwak will be forced to look at their goal kicking before they face the Panthers at home this weekend while Foster will enjoy the bye.

Bergmeier, R. Bertuleit

THIRDS Foster 13.8.86 Inverloch-Kongwak 6.3.39 Leading Goalkicker: M. Green 4 (F) Foster Best: T. Hamilton, T. Hamilton, J. Coffey, M. Green, D. La Casa, A. O’Sullivan Inverloch-Kongwak Best: N. Cairns, J. Best, T. Miller, S. Hayes, C. Mckenzie, E. Taranto

FOURTHS Inverloch-Kongwak 28.20.188 Foster 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: X. Hughes 9 (I) Inverloch-Kongwak Best: J. Scott, L. Scott, C. Mckenzie, S. Michael, O. Toussaint, Z. Javier Foster Best: J. Cripps, X. Duursma, J. Smith, T. VanDyke, L. Wake, K. Butterworth

Dog of a day for Toora PHILLIP Island continued on its winning ways against the lowly ranked Toora at Cowes by a convincing 141 points in near perfect footy conditions. From the first bounce the Island looked to be in total control and it was James Taylor who dominated play from the outset, having five disposals in the first three minutes of play. It took the Island four minutes to score their first goal and it was again through the inform Mitch Price. The Island could only manage one more goal for the quarter and that

was through Skipper Scott Riordan and they only took a 14 point lead into the first break. The Island put on a better display for the crowd in the second quarter, they dominated all the clearances for the quarter and the scoreboard reflected it. Tim Daff was again having a great game in the ruck and Tim Oke seemed to do what he wanted on the wing. The Island added six goals for the quarter with Price adding two more of his own and the Island went into the halftime break with a 57 point buffer. The third quarter was by far the Islands most

impressive on a number of levels. Island new comers Kyle Salama and Mark Griffin were really starting to show their full potential with the latter impressing considering it’s his first season of AFL footy after jumping codes from the round ball game. The Island scored early through Riordan and Wade McConnon and the goals kept on coming with the likes of Tom Cole and Salama at the front of packs snapping goals with ease. Price added his fourth and when James Taylor kicked two goals in a minute the quarter ended with the Island up by 110 points with a quarter to play.

The Island continued to surge forward in the last quarter, Riordan bagged his fifth for the match and

SENIORS Phillip Island 20.24.144 Toora & District 0.3.3 Phillip Island Goals: S. Riordan 5, J. Taylor 4, M. Price 4, E. Richards 2, C. McConnon 1, W. McConnon 1, K. Salama 1, T. Cole 1, S. Murdoch 1 Toora & District Goals: nil Phillip Island Best: J. Taylor, T. Oke, M. Griffin, M. Jackson, S. Riordan, T. Daff Toora & District Best: M. Haddad, M. Hilder, L. Toner, A. Garlick, K. Sparkes, T. Kirwan

RESERVES Phillip Island 27.19.181 Toora & District 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: K. Taylor 9 (P) Phillip Island Best: D. Garton, K. Taylor, M. Jones, B. Richardson, J. Nicolaci, A. Wolfenden Toora Best: T. Allott, S. Benton, B. East, B. Stone, L. Whittle, N. Nich-

Griffin, Taylor and Salama continued to dominate play all over the ground. The Island kicked four

olls

THIRDS Phillip Island 15.8.98 Toora & District 3.4.22 Leading Goalkicker: A. Officer 4 (P) Phillip Island Best: J. Taylor, J. Black, J. Piera, B. Redmond, A. Officer, C. Phillips Toora Best: N. Nicholls, D. Wilson, L. Chatfield, D. Wilson, J. Vitols, B. Willder

FOURTHS Phillip Island 24.11.155 Toora & District 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: J. Black 15 (P) Phillip Island Best: J. Black, E. Hines, L. Arnold, L. Sullivan, J. Knowles, Z. Jankowicz Toora Best: T. Koolen, K. Morgan, A. Hewson, P. Doran, C. Jenkin Brown, C. Edwards

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 13 - June 29 MDU v Phillip Island I-K v Kil-Bass Toora v Tarwin Kor-Bena v Dalyston DWWWW v Stony Creek Yarram v Fish Creek Foster - bye

MID GIPPSLAND

UNDER 13 LADDER W L D

Won Power .. 10 0 0 671.72 Corner Inlet . 8 2 0 323.46 Inv-K’wak.... 8 2 0 196.76 Dalyston ..... 6 4 0 276.10 L’gatha Jnr .. 3 6 0 46.47 Phillip Is..... 2 7 0 28.63 Kil-Bass.........1 9 0 47.08 Kor-Bena .......1 9 0 12.97 GOALKICKERS K. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (1) M. Dyball (Won Power) ...... (0) L. Gheller (Dalyston) .......... (0) B. Thorson (Foster) ............ (0) T. Scarce (Won Power) ...... (0) H. Hilberto (Dalyston) ........ (0) Z. Crow (Kil-Bass) .............. (0) B. Veenendaal (Dalyston) ... (0) J. Stockdale (Leon Jnr) ...... (0) S. Flanders (Foster)............ (0)

Pts

40 32 32 24 12 8 4 4 25 20 19 19 16 14 13 12 10 10

UNDER 11

Round 12 - June 29 Morwell East v Yall-Yall Nth Hill End v Thorpdale Newborough v Mirboo North Trafalgar v Yinnar Boolarra v Yarragon

LADDER W LD

GIPPSLAND Round 11 - June 29 Bairnsdale v Maffra (Sunday) Moe v Drouin Warragul v Morwell Wonthaggi v Traralgon Sale v Leongatha

ELLINBANK Round 12 - June 29 Garfield v Poowong Catani v Bunyip Warragul Ind - bye Nar Nar Goon v Longwarry Koo Wee Rup v Neerim Nm S Ellinbank v Buln Buln Cora Lynn v Nilma-Darnum Nyora v Lang Lang

goals, eight behinds in the last quarter so the score line could have been a lot worse but due to some great efforts down back from Scott Gheller and Matt Jackson the Island defence kept their opponents goalless for the whole match. The Island strolled away with a 141 point victory and retains their top spot on the ladder The Island now head across to Meeniyan next week to take on MDU where they always have a good challenge while Toora host Tarwin.

Marsha Livingston: The Fish Creek defender sends the ball forward on Saturday. For more netball action turn to page 50.

Inv-K’wak.... 9 1 0 420.00 Phillip Is..... 8 1 0 360.48 Won Power .. 7 3 0 287.01 Corner Inlet . 7 3 0 275.00 Kor-Bena .... 4 6 0 38.48 L’gatha Jnr .. 2 7 0 30.24 Dalyston ........2 8 0 17.03 Kil-Bass.........0 10 0 15.97 GOALKICKERS Z. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (2) N. Anderson (Won Pwr) ..... (3) K. Dorling (Foster) ............. (3) P. Ryan (Phillip Is).............. (0) B. Wingfield (Won Pwr) ..... (1) N. Buckland (Foster) .......... (2) L. Dayson (Phillip Is) ......... (0) J. Lawson (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) O. Marks (Phillip Is) ........... (0) K. Robinson (Phillip Is) ...... (0) T. Nash (Inv-K’wak) ............ (0)

Pts

36 32 28 28 16 8 8 0 27 18 14 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 8

SENIORS LADDER W L D

Phillip Is..... 9 Kil-Bass ..... 9 Dalyston ..... 9 Kor-Bena .... 9 Fish Creek... 7 Yarram ....... 6 Inv-K’wak ......6 Foster ............4 Stony Creek...3 Tarwin ...........3 MDU..............2 Toora Dist.....1 DWWWW ......0

1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 3 1 6 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 11 0

Pts

184.84 209.11 207.49 179.33 135.52 146.37 118.90 78.37 95.34 54.43 61.26 34.80 25.53

38 36 36 36 28 26 24 16 12 12 8 4 0

GOALKICKERS K. Bergles (Kil-Bass) .......... (9) B. Fisher (Dalyston) ......... (10) J. Wells (Kil-Bass).............. (6) M. Kraska (Dalyston) ......... (7) C. Sutherland (Yarram) ...... (0) M. Cooke (Kor-Bena) ......... (4) B. Lynch (Yarram) .............. (0) M. Price (Phillip Is) ............ (4) C. Urie (Kor-Bena) .............. (3) D. Clark (Inv-K’wak) ........... (0) S. Riordan (Phillip Is)......... (5) A. Harris (MDU) ................. (0)

69 46 41 40 39 32 30 28 26 25 25 25

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Kor-Bena .... 10 1 0 Dalyston ..... 10 0 0 Phillip Is..... 10 1 0 Kil-Bass ..... 8 3 0 Tarwin ....... 6 4 0 Foster ........ 6 5 0 Fish Creek .....5 6 0 MDU..............4 6 0 Stony Creek...4 6 0 Inv-K’wak ......3 9 0 DWWWW ......2 9 0 Yarram ..........1 9 0 Toora Dist......0 10 0

Pts

634.65 579.23 415.57 213.36 138.20 80.34 78.71 93.46 70.35 73.12 26.89 23.44 12.90

40 40 40 32 24 24 20 16 16 12 8 4 0

GOALKICKERS J. Fowles (Kor-Bena) .......... (0) D. Pruysers (Dalyston) ....... (8) K. Taylor (Phillip Is)............ (9) J. Kyle (Kor-Bena) .............. (2) M. Dickason (Kil-Bass) ...... (1) N. Osler (Kil-Bass) ............. (0) R. Birnie (Dalyston)............ (0) S. Ambler (Phillip Is).......... (1) J. Parsons (Kil-Bass) ......... (3) L. Wilkinson (Dalyston)...... (1) J. Brooker (Dalyston) ......... (8)

48 39 38 27 26 23 22 21 20 17 17

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Dalyston ..... 10 0 0 Kil-Bass ..... 10 1 0 Kor-Bena .... 9 2 0 Fish Creek... 8 3 0 Phillip Is..... 6 4 0 MDU.......... 6 4 0 Foster ............4 5 1 Inv-K’wak ......4 8 0 Toora & Dist... 3 6 1 Tarwin ...........3 7 0 Yarram ..........3 6 0 Stony Creek...0 10 0 DWWWW ......0 10 0

Pts

456.56 390.46 342.28 231.83 152.03 215.29 114.08 59.03 75.07 50.11 39.15 15.76 5.43

40 40 36 32 28 24 22 16 14 12 12 0 0

GOALKICKERS J. McMillan (MDU) ............. (3) T. Hamilton (Dalyston) ....... (0) J. Buckland (Fish Ck) ......... (0) J. Andersen (Kil-Bass) ....... (2) Z. Walker (Kor-Bena).......... (5) B. Doran (Toora & Dist) ..... (2) B. Jones (Kil-Bass) ............ (0) J. McDonald (Yarram) ........ (0) A. Edwards (Phillip Is) ....... (1) A. Officer (Phillip Is)........... (4)

53 39 38 33 28 27 26 23 19 19

UNDER 15 LADDER W L D

Pts

Kor-Bena .... 11 0 0 1357.89 Inv-K’wak.... 10 2 0 657.00 Dalyston ..... 9 1 0 724.82 Phillip Is..... 8 3 0 374.36 Yarram ....... 6 4 0 128.29 Fish Creek... 6 5 0 103.80 MDU..............5 5 0 82.04 Kil-Bass.........4 7 0 83.46 Stony Creek...4 6 0 49.09 Foster ............4 7 0 43.45 Tarwin ...........1 9 0 16.10 DWWWW ......1 10 0 14.57 Toora & Dist... 0 10 0 3.83

44 40 36 32 24 24 20 16 16 16 4 4 0

GOALKICKERS J. Black (Phillip Is) ........... (15) X. Hughes (Inv-K’wak) ....... (9) D. Crook (Kor-Bena)........... (7) M. Marotta (Dalyston) ........ (3) O. Toussaint (Inv-K’wak) .... (0) B. Rogers (Fish Ck) ............ (5) C. Mckenzie (Inv-K)............ (3) D. Brosnan (Dalyston)........ (5) L. Bentley (Yarram) ............ (0) A. Toussaint (Inv-K’wak) .... (1)

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Another let-down for Parrots DESPITE some great passages of play and leading for the majority of the contest, some lapses once again caused Leongatha to stumble at the last hurdle.

Leongatha hosted Bairnsdale on Saturday on a perfect day for football. The ‘Gatha had defeated Bairnsdale narrowly last time but the young Redlegs side was determined to exact revenge. This they did, running out winners by 15 points, putting paid to any hopes Leongatha

had of playing finals. With upcoming games against top side Sale, then Maffra and Wonthaggi, the Parrots will have a tough time getting premiership points. It was another disappointing day for both supporters and the team despite seeming to control the game for the

majority of the game. The opening term was a real arm wrestle with only one goal scored apiece. In the second quarter Leongatha managed to get away and led quite comfortably. It was just two silly 50 metre penalties that gifted Bairnsdale two goals which closed up the margin.

Bairnsdale’s young and quick players certainly made it a contest; the third quarter was another struggle with the Dales holding a narrow lead going into the last change. Gibbs up forward was proving quite a handful, ending up with five goals for Bairnsdale. Bairnsdale booted 5.2 to Leongatha’s 3.2in the final term to run out the winners. The difference in the end was in ball use and decision making with the Parrots letting themselves down again with crucial errors at the wrong times. The endeavours of the players were as good as they have been all year however the confidence to go on with the job wasn’t there. Jason Tomada in the ruck had his best game in the seniors. Dylan Westaway on the wing all day played a top

game with plenty of smothers and second and third efforts. Zac Vernon was again consistent, playing on the ball most of the day with plenty of run. Pat McGrath, especially in the second half, provided good leadership, being a good in and under player. Shaun Westaway, especially in the first half, was really good across the half backline and stopped a lot of attacks. Aaron Hillberg presented all day and held strong marks, booting three goals. Cade Maskell had a pretty good game, playing up the ground. The thirds team had a brilliant win over one of the top teams and last year’s premiers in Bairnsdale. Let’s hope the Parrots can pull off some upsets in the coming weeks ahead.

ROUND 10 SENIORS LADDER W

L D

Pts

Sale ......... 9 1 0 196.26 36 Wonthaggi .. 8 2 0 155.71 32 Morwell .... 8 2 0 148.70 32 Maffra....... 7 3 0 128.21 28 Traralgon ... 5 5 0 141.84 20 Bairnsdale ....5 5 0 84.92 20 Warragul ......4 6 0 78.97 16 Leongatha ....3 7 0 83.62 12 Drouin ..........1 9 0 56.51 4 Moe..............0 10 0 43.95 0 GOALKICKERS D. Sheen (Maffra) ............. (10) 51 M. Davis (Sale) ................... (2) 38 C. Maskell (Leongatha) ....... (2) 37 D. MacDonald (Morwell) ..... (2) 25 K. Fraser (Sale) ................... (2) 24 D. Bedggood (Maffra) ......... (1) 24 M. Sellings (Bairnsdale) ...... (0) 24 D. O’Connor (Wonthaggi).... (3) 22 J. Hall (Traralgon) ............... (1) 21 M. Johnston (Morwell) ....... (0) 19 J. Gibbs (Bairnsdale).......... (5) 19

RESERVES SENIORS Bairnsdale 14.7.91 d Leongatha 11.10.76 Bairnsdale Goals: J. Gibbs 5, N. George 3, B. Mitchell 2, J. Haslam 1, L. Belfrage 1, J. Waters 1, M. Busch 1. Best: K. Ashwood, S. Henshaw, J. Gibbs, J. Haslam, N. George, S. Nickless. Leongatha Goals: C. Verboon 3, A. Hillberg 3, C. Maskell 2, Z. Vernon 1, M. Willcocks 1, J. Hickey 1. Best: J. Tomada, D. Westaway, Z. Vernon, P. McGrath, S. Westaway, A. Hillberg.

UNDER 18s Leongatha 7.2.44 d Bairnsdale 5.9.39

On the boot: Cade Maskell snaps a kick forward for the Parrots on Saturday. Photo by Mark Drury.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Maffra 18.16.124 d Moe 5.3.33 Sale 16.12.108 d Traralgon 7.11.53 Warragul 12.10.82 d Drouin 10.12.72 RESERVES Maffra 11.8.74 d Moe 0.3.3 Sale 7.13.55 d Traralgon 5.5.35 Warragul 8.10.58 d Drouin 4.4.28 UNDER 18 Maffra 8.7.55 d Moe 3.1.19 Sale 10.5.65 d Traralgon 7.6.58 Warragul 8.4.52 d Drouin 5.10.40 UNDER 16 Moe 13.9.87 d Maffra 3.6.24 Traralgon 8.6.54 d Sale 5.13.43 Warragul 6.8.44 d Drouin 1.3.9

Leongatha Goals: B. Davidson 3, L. Wright 1, K. Patterson 1, M.

Borschman 1, A. Argento 1. Best: D. Betts, N. Tuckett, M. Borschman, J. Burge, A. Taranto, F. Kelly. Bairnsdale Goals: D. Hack 5. Best: B. Commins, D. Hack, B. Timms, W. Patterson, T. Coxhill, L. Buck.

UNDER 16s Bairnsdale 14.10.94 d Leongatha 3.8.26 Bairnsdale Goals: L. Robinson 5, J. Buck 4, A. Giove 2, M. Corbett 2, T. Daniel 1. Best: J. Green, L. Robinson, C. Bryan, J. Buck, M. Corbett, C. Timms. Leongatha Goals: L. Wright 2, B. Moscript 1. Best: N. Argento, D. Tuckett, L. Wright, M. Olden, B. Moscript, J. Ginnane.

Power slay Tigers By John Duscher

WONTHAGGI travelled to Morwell keen to test itself against the strong Tigers who along with Sale have been the benchmarks of the competition. In their first encounter in Round 1 Morwell had beaten the young Power side convincingly by 33 points at Wonthaggi but since then Wonthaggi had steadily worked hard to put its season back on track with a solid six wins in a row. This contest would be a real measure of their improvement. With Morwell dropping its game against Sale last week the

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big crowd anticipated a close match and certainly weren’t disappointed because this turned out to be a great contest with the game going down to the wire. What a game it was, a tight struggle from the first bounce to the final siren. These games are what makes country footy great! From the outset it was obvious that the game would not be a high scoring one. Both sides were going in hard with strong tackling and pressure on the ball carrier. There was little between the two talented sides but Wonthaggi seemed to have the slightest edge as it bottled up the Tiger forwards and Morwell struggled to find space and get their running game going. Captain Tim Gilliland, Jack Blair, Leigh Earl and Aaron Guilmartin were leading the way with strong defence while Lucas White, Michael Kelly, Aaron Ware and Lachie Jones were doing the damage around the packs. It was Wonthaggi who were setting up more scoring opportunities but they were failing to finish the job on the scoreboard, missing important shots on goal. Ruckman Earl Shaw who was having a great battle with Morwell’s mobile ruck combination scored the first goal of the game half way through the quarter. It was an entertaining contest with the umpires doing a good job under pressure. J. Brown, R. Tatterson, Tim Ryan and Tiger’s captain J. Soutar were battling hard for the Tigers but Wonthaggi’s backmen were containing the dangerous Morwell forwards and on-ballers. Luke Norder in the ruck was battling hard against the twin combination of Shaw and

Chris Wylie. A goal to Power youngster Andrew Murray was a great reward for his courage under the pack. Dangerous Tiger forward Dean McDonald broke free to score their first goal just before the siren rang. Could Wonthaggi maintain the intensity? No doubt about that. They were switched on and had come to play. Players were prepared to put their heads over the ball and the strong tackling was again a feature of their performance. Blair, Guilmartin and Byron Dryden were strong in defence and provided important run in to attack out of the backline. Dryden took several telling marks to repell the Tiger attack. Dom O’Connor provided a solid target up front and his goal was a fine reward for the team effort and intensity. Soutar, C. MacInnes and former Collingwood star Lockyer were getting into the game but it was Wonthaggi who were making it more difficult to get the ball and deliver it to advantage. There were no easy possessions. McDonald got his second goal but Ware responded for the Power with a long goal of his own. Another great snap by Power’s Murray gave them a handy 20 point lead at half time and Wonthaggi were well positioned to start the second half. The big crowd knew Morwell would come back strongly. But Wonthaggi wasn’t about to give away their advantage as smart footy saw Ware pop up again with another long treat, a goal that served notice on the Tigers. They would have to do something special if they were to pull this one out. Norden marked strongly and goaled for Morwell but ever danger-

ous Travis Krause drove home a goal in response for Wonthaggi. Dowling and Bailey goaled for Morwell and it was obvious that the team was lifting. Enter Dom O’Connor again with a huge mark and goal for the Power and again Wonthaggi had won the quarter narrowly. The game was still in the balance and Wonthaggi readied itself for the Tiger onslaught. Who ever wanted to win the most would take home the points. Two quick points and then a goal to Morwell off the ground through Ainsworth put them back in the frame. Jones, Warnett, Tom Keating, Krause and Ware were working hard to give their Power teammates the advantage. O’Connor again marked strongly and goaled and Krause followed soon after as Wonthaggi were standing up to ev-

erything the Tigers could throw at them. Lockyer showed his class with a running goal for the Tigers and teammate Ryan got a late goal. But it was too late to save this match. Wonthaggi had won the battle and respect. The margin of 16 points showed just how close this contest was. It was a good result for the visitors who had planned well for the game and followed the team plan well. It was a challenge they seemed to enjoy as they prepare for a solid month of important games. It was a great team performance, a balanced side that will now face Traralgon at home who they narrowly defeated earlier in the season. Morwell have the opportunity to get back on the winner’s list when they travel to Warragul next week.

SENIORS Wonthaggi 10.13.73 d Morwell 8.9.57

UNDER 18s Wonthaggi 16.13.109 d Morwell 5.3.33

Wonthaggi Goals: D. O’Connor 3, A. Murray 2, A. Ware 2, T. Krause 2, E. Shaw 1. Best: A. Guilmartin, A. Ware, J. Blair, L. White, L. Jones, D. O’Connor. Morwell Goals: D. MacDonald 2, T. Lockyer 1, B. Ainsworth 1, T. Ryan 1, L. Dowling 1, A. Bailey 1, L. Norder 1. Best: J. Brown, R. Tatterson, T. Ryan, J. Soutar, C. MacInnes, A. Bailey.

Wonthaggi Goals: R. Lindsay 4, A. Ferreira-Neto 3, J. Read 3, B. Wylie 2, P. Ryan 2, J. Zahra 1, M. Combridge 1. Best: J. Van Zanen, J. Membrey, P. Ryan, S. Scott, J. Read, A. Ferreira-Neto. Morwell Goals: D. Day 1, A. Chawner 1, B. Brereton 1, H. Maximiw 1, T. Ware 1. Best: R. Kearns, H. Maximiw, T. Richards, B. Darby-Lock, C. White, B. Brereton.

RESERVES Wonthaggi 8.3.51 d Morwell 8.2.50 Wonthaggi Goals: R. Tack 3, S. Dennis 2, B. Graham 1, R. Todd 1, A. Zanella 1. Best: A. Blundell, G. Jobe, B. Graham, W. Joplin, R. Lindsay, B. Foon. Morwell Goals: N. Scurrah 7, M. Murphy 1. Best: N. Scurrah, K. Barlow, M. Murphy, P. McNulty, T. Weatherill, B. McDonald.

UNDER 16s Morwell 8.14.62 d Wonthaggi 2.4.16 Morwell Goals: J. Chapman 3, G. Berger 2, J. Maximiw 1, T. Tobin 1, J. Lansdown 1. Best: A. Chawner, T. Tobin, G. Berger, N. Foley, J. Chapman, D. Schneider. Wonthaggi Goals: C. Waters 1, L. Membrey 1. Best: L. Membrey, C. Waters, C. Gilmour, B. Bayne, D. Tiziani.

LADDER W L D

Sale ...........7 2 0 214.24 Warragul .....7 2 0 163.90 Wonthaggi ...7 2 0 161.75 Traralgon .....5 4 0 157.46 Morwell ......5 4 0 143.14 Leongatha ......4 4 0 125.59 Maffra ............3 6 0 80.59 Drouin ............2 7 0 36.96 Moe................0 9 0 17.01 GOALKICKERS

Pts

28 28 28 20 20 16 12 8 0

B. Monahan (Warragul)....... (1) 32 R. Tack (Wonthaggi) ........... (3) 31 J. Freeman (Sale) ................ (5) 20 A. Dugan (Traralgon)........... (2) 17 M. Davies (Leongatha) ........ (0) 13 B. McDonald (Morwell) ....... (0) 12 S. Ferguson (Sale) .............. (0) 12 T. Webster (Warragul) ......... (0) 11 S. Dennis (Wonthaggi) ....... (2) 11 J. Langshaw (Maffra) ......... (2) 11

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Traralgon ... 9 1 0 356.73 36 Wonthaggi .. 8 2 0 180.61 32 Sale ......... 8 2 0 178.59 32 Bairnsdale .. 7 3 0 256.29 28 Drouin ...... 5 5 0 96.72 20 Maffra ..........4 6 0 90.32 16 Warragul ......4 6 0 68.80 16 Leongatha ....3 7 0 89.91 12 Morwell ........2 8 0 57.44 8 Moe..............0 10 0 10.55 0 GOALKICKERS C. Nickels (Traralgon).......... (3) 37 J. Murphy (Sale) ................. (1) 25 B. Darby-Lock (Morwell) ..... (0) 21 J. Zahra (Wonthaggi) .......... (1) 20 A. Ferreira-Neto (Won) ........ (3) 19 B. McCarrey (Bairnsdale) .... (0) 17 E. Johnson (Sale) ................ (1) 17 J. Vucenovic (Traralgon) ..... (0) 17 J. McIntosh (Sale)............... (0) 16 B. Davidson (Leongatha)..... (3) 15

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L D

Traralgon ..10 0 0 403.47 Sale ......... 8 2 0 504.85 Moe ......... 8 2 0 217.48 Warragul ... 7 3 0 163.57 Bairnsdale.. 5 5 0 139.71 Maffra....... 5 5 0 80.84 Leongatha ....3 7 0 58.67 Drouin ..........2 8 0 44.48 Morwell ........2 8 0 28.99 Wonthaggi....0 10 0 13.78 GOALKICKERS

Pts

40 32 32 28 20 20 12 8 8 0

B. Scott (Sale) ..................... (1) 65 L. Robinson (Bairnsdale) .... (5) 24 J. Orlicki (Warragul) ............ (2) 24 L. Di Ciero (Traralgon)......... (1) 20 K. Stamers (Traralgon) ........ (0) 19 J. Jans (Sale) ...................... (4) 19 J. McMahon (Trararalgon) .. (3) 18 T. Morrow (Moe) ................. (2) 18 K. Renooy (Maffra) ............. (0) 17 L. Wright (Leongatha) ......... (2) 17

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Hillberg named region’s Wingman KORUMBURRA-Bena netballer Christie Hillberg was awarded a special off-court award on Thursday. The 21 year old received one of four Wingman Off-Court Champion Award for her leadership away from the netball court. Hillberg receives a cheque for $250 for herself, a $250 sports voucher for her club and tickets to a Melbourne Vixens match. Melbourne Vixen Shannon Eagland visited Korumburra to present Hillberg with the award along with Department of Justice executive Nic Le Sage. The Victorian Government’s Wingman campaign aims to address the issues of alcohol-related violence among young adults by encouraging them to look out for themselves and their friends in social situations. There is one winner from each Re-

gional State League area with Hillberg proudly representing the Eastern region. Four regional awards were handed out as well as one metropolitan award from which an overall winner will be chosen. “The award is all about looking out for your mates off the court and being a good role model around the club,” Hillberg said. “I like to think that I set a good example for the younger players and that I am someone that they can come to.” Hillberg is the playing coach for the Korumburra-Bena Bulldogs but was nominated for the award by Alberton League representative side coach Cathy Chester. Actions such as organising team activities, nominating herself as a designated driver when attending licensed venues and ensuring team mates get home safely is what got her nominated. Vixen Shannon Eagland also stopped by Korumburra Primary School while in town for a netball clinic.

English influence at Korumburra By Jacob de Kunder THE Korumburra City Soccer ranks have been boosted lately by a pair of English imports. Danny Turner and Tom Lucas came to the club just over a month ago and have made their mark on the field. The pair has played two games each and is enjoying the Australian take on the game. Lucas is 20 years old and came to Australia in September for another sporting reason. “I came over on a cricket contract in September and played for Belgrave,” he said. “I decided to stay and met Danny fruit picking then we ended up here.” Turner added: “We are picking olives down here and the lady we are working with brought us along to training and the club really wanted us to stay.” After their first match against Wonthaggi last weekend the pair felt they played well. “It was just like any other game,” Lucas said. “But the team said we’ve changed the way that they played.” Both boys are hoping to bring something to the club. “Hopefully we can make a bit of an impression,” Turner said. “We are going to try and get into a bit more at training because we’ve both coached before and coming from England we have a bit

more experience with the game.” The boys say that soccer in Australia is a lot different to what they are used to back at home. “If I’m honest it is a bit behind over here, compared to England that is, but that is understandable,” Turner said. “It’s not as a big as sport over here, I think this club’s only been open a couple of years so they are doing well considering.” Lucas added: “It’s good.

The standard is not what I thought it would be compared to back home but I have certainly enjoyed it, they are good guys around here.” The 22 year old Turner is on a working holiday but this is not his first time playing the world game abroad and said that the import trend could certainly grow. “Even as a coach there is opportunities for more imports,” he said. “They do it in America a lot, I was there last year and

it’s about the same standard there, maybe slightly better because they have been going a bit longer but I think there is potential for more players.” Club president Glenn Odgers is very happy to have the two English fellows with the club. “They bring some great skill to the side,” he said. “Having imports isn’t a new thing to the league; it’s just hard to find ways to keep them around for the season.”

International influence: Englishmen Danny Turner and Tom Lucas are lining up with the Korumburra City Soccer Club while in Australia.

Leongatha to host tour stage LEONGATHA is set to be a starting point of a stage in the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland this year.

Yarram move possible YARRAM Football Netball Club has once again approached the North Gippsland Football Netball League to discuss their club’s playing future. North Gippsland Football Netball League administrator Pauline Bailey comfirmed that contact from Yarram had been made and that a meeting was being arranged with the board by their general manager Gordon Bailey. “The answer is yes Yarram have made contact to discuss their entry into the North Gippsland League, at this stage we are setting up a meeting with them. They have until October to submit a formal appliciation,” Pauline said “If they fail to make a decision then the

same rules will apply as applied in 2011 when they first approached the NGFNL, that is they cannot apply for another two years,” she said. Yarram President Gerald Finn could not be contacted before The Star went to print, however it is their understanding that Mr Finn feels that North Gippsland is the way forward for his club. While the speculation about where the club will play next year goes on the playing group are fully focused on the here and now with former premiership coach Ryan Underwood set to make his return to their line-up this week. Yarram has been hit hard by injuries and will welcome a player of Ryans Callibre to their line-up as the count down to finals fast approaches.

Last year: competitors race around San Remo in last year’s Tour of Gippsland. This year will include a stage starting in Leongatha.

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Well done: Christie Hillberg (centre) is the recipient of the Wingman Award. She is flanked by Department of Justice executive Nic Le Sage and Melbourne Vixen Shannon Eagland.

Stage three of the well known professional cycling event will be a road race starting in Leongatha and extending 93 kms to Yinnar. Leongatha Cycling Club’s Tony Smith is looking forward to the event coming to Leongatha. “It is very exciting,” he said. Mr Smith said it will certainly boost the cycling scene in South Gippsland. “Coming in line with the Tour de France everybody starts riding their bikes at the same time even though it’s the middle of winter,” he said. “The club gives the organisers a bit of assistance with where the course should go but the event is organised by them. “It is terrific to have a stage starting in town.” This is the first time in recent years that a stage has been held in the South Gippsland Shire. The shire isn’t however funding the tour like some other councils do according to a council spokesperson. “The plan is that when it is run through in August we are going to do a business survey and try and measure what kind of impact the event does have,” they said. “This will then determine whether or not this is something that council should be finically contributing to. “We do wish the organisers all the best and hope the event is very successful.” Stage 1 of the tour will begin on Phillip Island with a Criterium in Rhyll while Stage 2 is lists as a Phillip Island Kermesse. The remaining five stages take participants through to Bairnsdale and then back to Traralgon. Local riders that have previously competed in the tour include Ronald Purtle and Stu Smith. The tour begins on July 31 with Leongatha’s Stage 3 on August 1.

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