The Great Southern Star - June 22, 2010 by The Great Southern Star

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Australia’s finest right here SOUTH Gippsland farmers continue to produce some of the best quality milk in Australia. Twenty-four farmers have been recognised by the national Dairy Australia Milk Quality Awards and among them are Bruce, Mark, and Dorothy Calder of Dumbalk (pictured). They say knowing their herd and getting on top of problems early helps to reduce the bulk milk cell count of their cows and as a result, produce milk that is in demand. Read about the success of local dairy farmers on page 41, in The Star’s regular Farming section.

Childcare puzzle By Brad Lester THE dilemma over whether Leongatha needs a third childcare centre is about to come to a head. South Gippsland Shire Council could decide on whether to approve a third childcare facility for Leongatha within a fortnight. But opinions remain divided over whether the town and surrounds has enough children to warrant the 70-place centre proposed for Shingler Street. The town’s community-run childcare centre, Leongatha Children’s Centre, already has a waiting list but the privately owned Li’l Rascals Early Learning Centre is half full, casting some uncertainty over the need for a third centre. President of the Leongatha Children’s Centre, Siobhan Kave-

nagh, welcomed a third centre for the district. “We assume the people who are proposing the new centre have done their homework and see a need,” she said. “There is a lot of residential expansion and based on the fact we are full to capacity and have a waiting list suggests there is a need. “Childcare is a service to the community and a service to families. A third centre will make it easier for working families.” A feasibility study undertaken by a consultant on behalf of the Leongatha Children’s Centre has suggested there is growing demand for childcare in the region. The centre currently offers 55 positions for children aged up to ﬁve. But the operator of Li’l Rascals Early Learning Centre in Brown Street, Emma Murray, has questioned whether there are enough

children locally to justify a third centre. “Personally I don’t feel the community can sustain another centre. Speaking on behalf of Li’l Rascals, I can say we hold a licence to accommodate 120 children per day and we have vacancies of up to 60 places a day currently available,” she said. Li’l Rascals has been open for nearly three years and while the number of children enrolled has grown steadily, Ms Murray has not seen “huge demand” in the area. “We have plenty of spaces available,” she said. The centre is not considering expansion at this stage. “There would have to be a large inﬂux of people to the area for this to happen,” Ms Murray said. Council’s acting manager of planning and building, Paul Stampton, said council did not consider

the commercial viability of businesses associated with applications for planning permits. “If 20 people want to apply (for a childcare centre) then we would have to consider 20 planning permit applications, but we would consider whether they were in an appropriate location,” he said. Council expects to make a decision about the Shingler Street centre within the next week or two. Mornington-based company E. Jacobs and Lowe Pty Ltd is seeking to develop the centre. This will be the second time the company has applied for the permit. The previous permit expired. Continued on page 3.

In care: Jeremy Ward and Luke Hall play at Li’l Rascals Early Learning Centre in Leongatha last Wednesday.

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Men, take care A MEN’S health seminar was held on Friday to urge men to become healthier in their everyday lives. About 30 men gathered to listen to speakers from the Gippsland Southern Health Service talk about various issues, from eating well to getting checked for disease. Owen Niall, a urologist from the St. Vincent’s hospital in Melbourne also made an appearance to talk about prostate cancer and its effect on men. The session was held at the Korumburra Community Centre.

Gaining knowledge: Rob Edwards of Leongatha, with Leongatha North’s Ken Hogg appeared to learn more about how to stay healthy.

Speakers: (from left) urologist Owen Niall, continence nurses Dianne Jones and Lisa Hattam, and dietician Nicole Kellow raised awareness of men’s health issues.

Survive past five IT MAY not be anyone’s birthday, but the students at South Coast Christian College in Leongatha recently worked busily making birthday cards.

Sharing plight: Johanna Haasjes with South Coast Christian College students Justin Hibma and Jessie Clark.

The children made fifth birthday cards, in a bid to raise awareness about the number of children worldwide who do not reach fiveyears-old. Johanna Haasjes, a member of the Make Poverty History group, will be making the trip to Canberra to attend the Voices for Justice 2010, held from June 19 to 22. While there, she will learn about how to be a more effective campaigner, and also have the chance to meet with influential politicians. Once Johanna returns, she and the college will be hosting a fifth birthday party in recognition of all those children who have died before theirs.

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Desal run-off risk

By Jane Ross

AN environmental issue with acid sulphate soils has highlighted ongoing community concerns about the desalination plant’s community liaison group. The Environment Protection Authority has served a pollution abatement notice on AquaSure, the company managing the desalination project. This followed an inspection in March. The EPA announced last week that it had placed “several environmental management requirements” on AquaSure. A review of critical management systems and an inspection by EPA ofﬁcers and an “independent expert” noted, according to the EPA, “several ongoing issues that had the potential to impact (on) the environment”. The inspection revealed “high volumes of acid sulphate soils which had been disturbed, several onsite water bodies with high acidity and potential for substantial runoff from the site, which could change the condition of the receiving waters”. That is, the Lower Powlett River. Given that the inspection was

in March, Watershed Victoria and Greens candidate for Bass, Neil Rankine, are wondering about an assurance given at the May meeting of the liaison group. Minutes of that gathering quote Peter Sammut as saying the EPA “was happy with the physical work to manage this issue”. Mr Sammut is desalination project manager with the Department of Sustainability and Environment. Plant detractors have long been worried about acid sulphate soils at the construction site. The soils are naturally occurring and do not cause a problem unless they pollute water. AquaSure community and public relations manager John Ridley stressed that no pollution had occurred. He said tests conducted early this year showed the acid sulphate soils were “more extensive than originally anticipated”. Results of those tests became available in March and “the EPA was informed”. “They served an abatement notice because they were not satisﬁed enough of the spare capacity in the storage ponds.” Mr Ridley said no water had been discharged from the site. Water collected in the storage ponds is used

for dust suppression and similar. “It’s an appalling situation,” said Watershed president Stephen Cannon, adding that when disturbed, acid sulphate soils “are a severe pollutant” and damaging to the environment and wildlife. He challenged Mr Sammut to “get out of your ivory government tower” and meet with Watershed members to “undertake some true community liaison”. His colleague Maurice Schinkel, told Bass Coast councillors at their June meeting, that over a period of months, he had lodged 12 questions with AquaSure relating to concerns about various aspects of the construction plant. He has not had a reply to any of them. Mr Schinkel admitted to The Star that some of his questions were complex because “it’s a complex project”. He said correspondence to the community liaison group is not tabled in minutes of group meetings. “Why not?” he asked. Mr Ridley said Mr Schinkel’s questions were among about 25 that were given to AquaSure following a Watershed forum held in Wonthaggi during May. He expects the answers to be given this week.

Mr Rankine said the EPA matter highlighted the need to “open up” the liaison group. “The effectiveness and intent of the desalination community liaison group is questioned.” He said council and community representatives to the group are outnumbered “two to one” by State Government and the construction consortium’s representatives. His request to group chairman John Nicol to attend a meeting, has been refused. So has Bass Coast mayor Cr Peter Paul’s request to reverse the order of group meetings so that community concerns could be discussed before presentations by government and AquaSure. Cr Paul, who represents the council on the liaison group, described the approach as “how great thou art between AquaSure and Degremont”. Thiess Degremont is the company constructing the plant and is part of the AquaSure consortium. Mr Rankine said he reiterated his wish to attend a community liaison meeting when he met AquaSure chair Chloe Munro at a Greens function last week. “She said if I win Bass perhaps I could come then.”

Childcare puzzle Donation boosts club coffers Continued from page 1. The centre is proposed for land zoned Residential One, suitable under council planning rules, for “education, recreational, religious and community and a limited range of other non-residential uses to service local community needs”. The facility is proposed to operate from 6.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday and will employ at least 10 staff. The centre will cover 1755 square metres and will adjoin future residential lots. The developers of the new centre were not available for comment. The proposal for a third childcare centre points towards a rising young population within the township and surrounds, in coming years. That possibility is backed by new subdivisions now being built and council considering four applications for land to be rezoned for housing. Nearly 50 new houses are built in Leongatha every year. Census ﬁgures indicate a steady population in the baby-rearing age of 20-44 years residing within Leongatha’s 3953 postcode. In the 2006 Census, 1886 people in that age bracket lived in Leongatha and surrounds, compared to 1897 in the 2001 Census. Council is currently collating information about kindergarten and childcare needs in the municipality to identify gaps and assess the availability of staff and funds to meet future needs.

THE new Inverloch Surf Life Saving Clubhouse is on schedule for completion in time for the Christmas holidays. Construction began just after Easter. A donation of $40,000 from Wonthaggi desalination plant construction company Thiess Degremont, was presented recently to club president Philippe du Plessis. This means the club is only $150,000 short of the $1.3 million needed to build the new facility. “We are extremely pleased to announce this substantial funding contribution,” Mr du Plessis said, describing the donation as “generous”. “This project has and continues to galvanise many disparate recreational, environmental, economic and social community stakeholders.” Mr du Plessis said the new clubhouse was crucial for the club to continue to grow and maintain its “valuable community role of providing a safe beach environment and emergency rescue services for the Inverloch community and its many visitors”. Thiess Degremont desalination project director Greg Miller, said he was pleased to represent one of many organisations making a contribution “to an important

community project”. “We’ve heard a lot about this club. It’s clear that a great deal of effort has been invested in getting this project off the ground and to securing funding from right across the community,” he said. “It’s obviously an important project for the community and we congratulate the club on making it happen.” Mr du Plessis invited others to make “buy a brick” pledges or tax deductible donations. Details are on the club’s website at www.islsc.org.au

Welcome gift: Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club president Philippe du Plessis (left) discusses plans for the new clubhouse with Thiess Degremont desalination project director Greg Miller.

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Loving makes life long By Jane Ross JIM Caldwell suggests there are a number of reasons why he has reached the remarkable age of 100. He smoked, but gave it away in his 30s; he doesn’t drink – although he used to in his football playing days and he’s lived a good life. But the main cause is the diminutive woman sitting next to him. She has been beside him one way and another for 62 years. “Alice has looked after me pretty well. She’s eight years younger than me!” They met, said Jim, when he “came home from work one day and a neighbour came out the back door; she had Alice with her”. He thought she looked “pretty good”. Last Thursday, Jim hosted a party at Domain Seahaven Inverloch, where he and Alice have lived for nearly three years. The birthday boy was showered with congratulation, kisses, gifts and cards,

including one signed by all the residents at Seahaven. “You’re amazing,” someone said to him. “I suppose I am,” he replied. He underscored the point by blowing out the candles on his cake in one breath, a steady hand then plunging the knife into its creamy heart. Before joining his guests for afternoon tea, Jim was called on to make a speech. “You’ll have to thank them darling,” coached Alice. He did. “I’d like to thank you all very much for giving me such a birthday. I look forward to doing this again next year.” Jim acknowledged his life companion. “That’s the main thing isn’t it?” declared Alice, “That it isn’t someone else!” Asked to hold hands for a birthday photograph, it was Alice who responded: “That’ll be no trouble, we do this all the time. “He’s wonderful,” she conﬁded, “we’ve never had a cross word.

Together: centenarian Jim Caldwell with his devoted wife Alice. “We’ve always gone along doing things together. He’s fattened hundreds of thousands of bullocks; he was noted for his cattle.” These – and sheep – were raised on various farms around Almurta. Jim was born James Reid Caldwell on June 18, 1910 in Warburton, to Agnes and John (Jack) Caldwell. Soon afterwards, his maternal grandfather William Craig, told Jim’s parents to “get out before you’re burnt out”, advising them to buy a farm in the hills around Almurta – closer to him. Jack bought Forest Grange on a windy hilltop in Glen Alvie and Jim spent his childhood there, attending school down the valley in Almurta. He was there for the celebrations when the end of World

War I was declared. Jim clearly remembers attending his ﬁrst game of football in 1920, played at his Uncle Tom Caldwell’s Glen Forbes farm Lindemere. His own football career began in 1926, when he played for Blackwood Forest seconds. Next season, he was promoted to the seniors, retiring at the age of 29. Jim left school in 1924 and two years later, the family moved to a nearby farm called Round Hill. He developed an interest in motor cars, taking a correspondence diploma course in motor mechanics. When his parents went to Western Australia seeking relief for his mother’s rheumatoid arthritis, 18-year-old Jim was left in charge of the farm. Both his father and his grandfather died in 1939;

the former aged 59 in a shooting accident; the latter at the age of 88. World War Two was declared and two of Jim’s brothers joined the army; one died in the landing at Tarakan. Jim and Alice married in 1948 and 10 years later, bought Lime Park, which had been a Craig family farm since 1902. While Alice ran the new house they had built and established a large garden, Jim grazed sheep and cattle. They were both keenly involved in the Almurta Hall committee for many years, organising euchre (card game) nights and travelling around to various halls in the local district to play cards. Jim is the eldest of six siblings. At the age of 100, he is the only one still living.

Generations: Bethany and Tom Allen came from Melbourne to share in their Great Uncle Jim’s 100th birthday celebrations.

Centenary cake: Jim Caldwell blew out the candles on his cake in one puff.

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Funds gap yet to be filled By Jane Ross DISCUSSIONS to resolve the Leongatha Hospital redevelopment funding are progressing. Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO Gary Templeton said this late last week. He said the important issue was “about getting the hospital right and our commitment is that we will bridge the (funding) gap”. Quite what that will be is not yet determined. The State Government announced

funding of $20m in its May budget to build a desperately needed new hospital. Gippsland Southern Health Service can add up to $10m. Mr Templeton said the next step is to consider a service plan “that will inform us of the volume of work into the next 10 years”. That service plan is tied up with the so-called South Coast Area Based Health Service Plan and Model of Care, which has been, or is being drawn up to cover the whole of South Gippsland. Its report was due out last September, but efforts by both The Star and Nationals Leader Peter Ryan to establish a time-

frame have not borne fruit. The Star’s latest request to the Department of Health elicited this response from spokesman Tim Vainoras: “The Gippsland South Coast Area Based Service Plan and Model of Care project is exploring ways to better coordinate and integrate health and aged care services across the Bass Coast and South Gippsland Shires, and strategic ways of growing these services over time. “This is responding to population growth in the area, together with tourist ﬂows and the demand pressures being placed on health services as a result. “A steering committee was estab-

Opportunities plummet STATE Government TAFE reforms have resulted in a 60 per cent drop in some regional enrolments this year.

The Shadow Minister for Tertiary Education and Training, Peter Hall said this, adding students are being priced out of higher education. The plunge is in diploma and advanced courses which command a high fee for certain students. He made the comments in response to the Brumby Government’s newly-announced Regional Blueprint which allocates $631 million over ﬁve years into regional projects.

He said the Regional Blueprint’s $103.6m for higher education represented little increase in real funding. Mr Hall said there was no money for education precincts (Bass Coast is starting to plan one) nor help for country schools to broaden their curriculum. Nevertheless, Rural Councils Victoria, which represents the State’s 38 rural councils, has welcomed the blueprint. Its chair Cr Rob Gersch, said the need for investment in regional Victoria was ongoing. The rural council network has been given $3.5m, $500,000 of which will go to the Municipal

Association of Victoria to provide policy and research support for the RCV. He also welcomed $5.5m for small town clusters “to canvas priorities and develop local action plans”. Premier John Brumby, said $60m would be allocated to improve roads, bridges “and local timber roads” in regional Victoria. But Nationals Leader Peter Ryan, who has announced a Coalition $1 billion over eight years for rural and regional Victoria, has been scathing of the blueprint. He said $25m was earmarked to expand the Geelong Football Club’s

Teens welcome phone message TEENAGERS were informed of the dangers of creating and distributing child pornography by mobile phone last week. Korumburra Police addressed students and parents at Korumburra Secondary College last week, after students were found to be sharing inappropriate messages. Assistant principal Marty Box said the

message was well received, with students discussing the impacts such actions can have on teenagers’ wellbeing. “It was a very educational experience for the parents and the students,” he said. “The police have demonstrated that this is a community issue and it is much broader than Korumburra and is a problem elsewhere as well.”

stadium and a further $18m covered already-announced programs. “There’s $43m already! “I don’t see any direct proposition which will beneﬁt the shires of South Gippsland and Bass Coast.” He also criticised the Brumby Government’s propensity to waste large sums on administration costs.

lished to guide the project. “A final draft report is currently being considered by the steering committee and the boards of management and an implementation plan is currently being developed. “The steering committee will then present the report to the Department of Health.” Mr Templeton said he believed that in getting together a consulting team to plan the new hospital, “there will be sufficient detail to address the issue of the scope of the hospital”. Construction of the first stage will go ahead in the financial year 2011/12, with stage two in 2012/13.

When the budget money was announced, Mr Templeton said he had given the GSHS board an undertaking that the current hospital could be kept functional for the next ﬁve years. The building is decrepit and has issues with asbestos, water, electricity and operating theatres that are totally inadequate. Nationals Leader Peter Ryan, who has long supported the campaign for a new hospital, told The Star he would make a point of speaking with Health Minister Daniel Andrews this week, to keep abreast of developments.

Unbelievable: the world premiere performance of Larry Hills’ Miners’ Requiem took place in front of huge crowds on Saturday and Sunday at the Wonthaggi Union CommunityArts Centre. Pictured are members of Bass Coast Chorale at ﬁnal rehearsal on Friday evening. See page 46 for the full story.

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Internet boost to open doors BETTER broadband internet will improve opportunities for businesses and schools in South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires. The service is expected to be supplied to the region by March next year, with optic ﬁbre cable laid from Sale via Foster to Leongatha, and then linking to Inverloch and Wonthaggi. The faster internet will be up to six times faster than the existing service and enable television, radio, internet and other services to be offered via the one cable. That news was delivered to the industry forum hosted by the Bass Coast Business and Tourism Partnership at the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club last Tuesday night. The forum also heard of a Bass Coast Buy Local website to be established to enable businesses to sell goods and services online from a single site. Bass Coast Shire Council hopes the site will encourage businesses to look for local products before looking beyond the region. The crowd of 40 also received an update about construction of the desalination plant from AquaSure ofﬁcers. They mentioned a hole 26m deep had been cut to make way for a tunnel-boring machine spanning 98m, to drill a hole for the intake pipe. More than 1000 people are now working on the site and an extra 300 staff are to come. The partnership is the umbrella body of the Inverloch Tourism Association, Wonthaggi Business Association, San Remo District Tourism and Business, and Grantville and District Business and Tourism Association. The group continues to work towards a new visitors guide, and compile a photo and video bank for marketing.

Committed to town: Wonthaggi Business Association members Greg and Shirley Dell with president Gordon Muller and committee member, Patrick Barry.

Action stations: the Bass Coast Business and Tourism Partnership team Janette Little (Bass Coast Shire), Gordon Muller, Kate Edwards, Neroli Heffer and Fran Carroll.

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Mess to come clean By Isaac McCallum

THE former Korumburra saleyards have been the height of controversy for quite a while, but tempers are slowly defusing as the problem comes closer to a solution.

Korumburra Business Association member David Amor could not be more thrilled. “Finally we can see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel rather than a big black hole,” he said. Although he believes the problem is not yet solved, Mr Amor is pleased with the way things have gone so far. “I’ve spoken with (saleyards site owner) the Rossi Group and they’re committed to cleaning the area and making it look respectable,” he said. The asbestos is being cleaned up, grafﬁti painted over and the concrete is to be crushed shortly, so the area will be clean. The only problem still concerning Mr Amor is the transparent yellow sheeting covering up the mess. “It’s ridiculous. It actually attracts attention and I think that there should

At last: David Amor is pleased the former saleyards site will be cleaned up.

be darker shade cloths over the area to cover it up until it’s clean,” he said. After speaking with Mr Amor, George Auddino, who looks after the investments of the Rossi group, has said the developers are trying their best, but it is not always easy. “In a perfect world we could ﬁx it up right away, but Joe Rossi is currently away which makes it a lot harder to get things done,” Mr Auddino said. It has been 12 months since the Rossi Group last heard from South Gippsland

Shire Council, so Mr Auddino believes development has come to a halt. “It’s not easy. We haven’t heard from council and they haven’t heard from the planning committee, so we’re probably at a standstill for now,” he said. Zoning rules and regulations have not yet been made clear to the group. But what they do know though, is that ﬁnally some positives are coming out. “Things look as if they’ll be moving forward sooner rather than later, which

is a big positive to the town,” Mr Amor said. Another burning topic in public forums is overhanging trees, but the issue is not the responsibilityof the Rossi Group, as VicRoads are in control of the trees in the area. “We mow the lawn, just like any person takes care of their nature strip, but the trees aren’t our responsibility,” Mr Auddino said. The Rossi Group is also not responsible for the steel and metal

Safe crossing is urgent: Smith WONTHAGGI shoppers are saying that a pedestrian crossing on busy Graham Street is well overdue, says Bass MP Ken Smith. Just under 245 residents have so far signed a petition organised by Mr Smith and Faye McNiece from Sensational Sandwiches, calling on VicRoads to install a crossing with ﬂashing lights on the town’s main street. “Graham Street is notoriously busy - especial-

ly in peak holiday times - and is a main thoroughfare for motorists accessing roads to Melbourne, Inverloch, Cape Paterson and South Dudley,” said Mr Smith. “The construction of the desalination plant and the growing number of tourists and residents in the area have signiﬁcantly increased the volume of trafﬁc travelling along the road, and in particular heavy vehicles. “This is creating a number of safety issues for

pedestrians, and cars trying to reverse out of parking spaces.” Mr Smith said while there were pedestrian safe havens at either end of Graham Street between McBride Avenue and Billson Street, these were too far away for some people who chose instead to negotiate the trafﬁc and cross midway. A spokesman said VicRoads was “working with council” and a report and its recommendations were expected next month.

that was left behind from the former saleyards, creating such a mess. “We’re of the understanding that VLE took apart the saleyards, stripping all the metal that was worth money, and leaving the rest behind,” Mr Amor said. That was later conﬁrmed by Mr Auddino. Mr Auddino will be meeting with the Korumburra Business Association’s industrial sector, which Mr Amor is part of, in the hope of continuing to negotiate what is best for both parties. The pair do agree that once clean, the area should be set aside to allow businesses to make themselves at home in Korumburra. “I think a shopping complex would be the best thing. It brings a lot of business into the town and would help Korumburra thrive,” Mr Auddino said. Mr Amor concurred, saying that the town had the ability to employ more people and make light of what has formerly been a very dire situation. However, South Gippsland Shire Council chief executive ofﬁcer Tim Tamlin said council would not permit a retail development on the saleyards site, as that would split Korumburra’s commercial sector.

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POLICE BRIEFS

Double bingle near ’Burra THE SOUTH Gippsland Highway played host to two accidents within the space of half an hour last Thursday. Luckily, there were no severe injuries, and everyone was able to walk away from the accident. The incident occurred when a driver was overtaking another whilst travelling towards Korumburra, just before the 80 zone. After passing safely, the driver was then forced to halt quickly as the driver in front

also did, which forced the third driver to move out onto the left side of the road. Once on the wrong side, the man clipped the car in front of him and was spun out across the road and slid down a bank on the opposite side. Senior Constable Jeff Watsford, who is in charge of the investigation, witnessed the second accident as they came to control the ﬁrst. “Well the ﬁrst car came in, did the right thing and slowed down and the driver behind hasn’t seen them slow down and smashed right up behind

them,” S/c Watsford said. The incident has outlined the importance of cars responding to accident danger, and perhaps the ignorance about of what to do in such situations. “The ﬁrst incident can’t really be put down as anyone’s fault, but drivers who come into accident situations need to be more careful. “A lot of people who don’t slow down make it extremely dangerous, they really have to slow right down,” S/c Watsford said.

Fatal crash at Nyora

A MAN has died following a collision at Nyora about 11.30 pm on Saturday night. Loch Police Leading Senior Constable Gary Slink said the man was driving a green Mitsubishi Coupe west along the South Gippsland Highway, 400 metres east of Scout Drive and lost control in the wet and veered off the road. After running off the road, the car struck a tree and then rolled over, ending up on its roof on the nature strip. LSC Slink said passing motorists discovered the vehicle moments later and contacted police. Loch police were joined by KooWeeRup and Pakenham police and the Loch Road Rescue, Nyora Fire Brigade and a local ambulance crew. LSC Slink said the road wasn’t closed but police patrolled to make sure traffic could flow safely near the scene of the accident. LSC Slink said police were looking into the possible causes, including the wet road conditions, vehicle maintenance and speed. “There isn’t usually one cause and people must realize life is just so fragile,” LSC Slink said. The dead driver was aged 20, from Pakenham. After a call from the local fire brigade, Loch Police returned to the scene the following day to make sure the group of some 15 people gathered at the site of the fatal was able to pay their respects safely.

Tractor pub crawl

LAST Thursday night a couple of young men were apprehended by Warragul Police following a pub crawl on their tractor from Drouin to Loch. Leading Senior Constable Gary Slink said the men travelled to Loch from Drouin to drop off some farm equipment. LSC Slink said following the drop off they headed into the Loch pub and reportedly consumed some alcoholic beverages before leaving and heading off to the Poowong pub. According to LSC Slink the men collected and damaged a number of roadside signs en route to Poowong. Once at the Poowong pub police said they had a few more beers, while their tractor was still running outside. LSC Slink said they left the pub and crashed their tractor into a sign on the roundabout at Poowong before heading to Drouin. The pub crawling pair was caught by the Warragul Police just near Drouin after calls from concerned locals. LSC Slink commends these callers for their assistance in catching the offenders. “This is just senseless behaviour and could have been another tragedy. If another driver had run into the tractor with all that equipment it would have killed the driver,” LSC Slink said. Police processed the tractor driver for .05 and enquiries are continuing into the damage caused to signage owned by VicRoads and the shires of Baw Baw and South Gippsland.

Koonwarra burglary

POLICE have charged a male offender after a lady disturbed him in a farm shed at Koonwarra on Saturday, June 12. The offender was attempting to steal a jerry can of diesel. When noticed he left his bogged vehicle and attempted to take off through the bush. Police had been alerted and managed to apprehend the male. He was arrested and will be charged on summons with burglary and theft, drink driving and driving without a licence.

Male subdued

A MALE had to be subdued with capsicum spray after attempting to commit suicide at the Kongwak lookout. The incident occurred on Monday, June 14 and fortunately he was stopped by a member of the Korumburra police. A serious confrontation had ensued with the spray needed to subdue the male. Back-up police units assisted and the man was conveyed to the Wonthaggi hospital. He was assessed and taken to Traralgon hospital for further treatment at the mental health unit.

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Firefighters demand intervention By Jane Ross THE Bass Coast Group of the CFA is swinging into an unprecedented protest campaign.

Its members say they have been forced to such action by a hierarchy that is bullying them and treating them with contempt. “We’re political pawns being kicked around,” said group ofﬁcer Damien O’Connor. He and his colleagues are appalled that they, a band of volunteers who put their lives on the line for the community’s safety and beneﬁt, are being treated so badly by their masters. They want the State Government to intervene. Their protest includes withdrawing their services from the Phillip Island MotoGP and other such events,

marching on Parliament and black banning some administrative matters. They have not ruled out refusing any calls to the desalination plant construction site, nor a mass walk out. The decision to act was made at a recent meeting in the Kilcunda Hall. The Bass Coast Group covers 10 brigades and 337 members. At issue is the CFA’s insistence that the group switch regions, aligning with Sale rather than Dandenong. That, say the Bass Coast CFA volunteers, is ridiculous. They say they have not been consulted and a proposed compromise plan which the group put to CFA headquarters has been ignored and unacknowledged. The change would mean that volunteers from Wonthaggi, Kernot, San

Remo, Bass, Kilcunda, Dalyston, Glen Alvie and French Island would have to travel to Sale for training. Altering regional boundaries is statewide and Mr O’Connor said the Bass Coast Group is not the only one affected. There are other problems with the changes too, such as the administrative costs which Mr O’Connor said are expected to run into tens of millions of dollars “which the CFA doesn’t have” and different radio communication. The new regime is due to come in on July 1 and because of the silence, Mr O’Connor and his colleagues are worried about being left stranded “in no man’s land”. “We’re at the point that we are not prepared to take it any more,” said Mr O’Connor.

“We have planned a series of actions that will escalate as time goes on. “The unfortunate part is that they (the CFA) have lead us down this path. “Hopefully the government will see the error. “We believe that is our only hope – if the government stands up and says ‘no’ to the CFA.” Earlier talks with representatives of CFA headquarters have proven fruitless. Mr O’Connor said it’s not that the brigades fear change, the volunteers want to be heard because it is they who do the work. “The government should insist on nurturing volunteers. Instead, we’re being kicked around,” he said. For the second time in six months, Bass Coast Shire Council has moved a

motion of support for the CFA group. “We must advocate at the highest level to protect the CFA,” said Cr John Duscher at the June council meeting. He, Crs Veronica Dowman and Gareth Barlow attended the Kilcunda CFA protest meeting, where, Cr Duscher said, he heard repeated a remark said to have been made by a CFA chief. “He apparently said the loss of members is not a great issue. That’s appalling.” Cr Duscher said lives of the volunteers would be severely impacted by the changes. “That doesn’t support them. It devalues what they do in protecting lives and property,” he said. “We need to support them – stand shoulder to shoulder with them.” His fellow councillors agreed.

A HOLIDAY O A program ffor primary i school-aged children will be held during the ﬁrst week of the school holidays. The free program will be held at the Christian Reformed Church of South Gippsland, from 9.30am until noon. Pastor Ron Nauta and wife Donna are in charge of the program, which includes morning tea, drama, singing, video presentations, crafts and Bible stories.

Pirate fun: Millie Piening and Ron Nauta with Andy, Robbie and Russell Nauta ahead of the school holiday program.

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THE South Gippsland Walking and Adventure Club’s 20th birthday has nearly arrived, and they are planning a big weekend. It is shaping up to

be a good one, with lots of walks planned, graded from easy to hard. The entertainment being planned for the evenings should be lots of fun, too. THIS year’s Daffodil Festival opens at 2pm on Thursday August 26, in the Leongatha Memorial Hall. THE Australian Ballet’s production of Coppelia, features its youngest dancer Eloise Fryer as Coppelia. Eloise, 18, is the daughter of Adrian Fryer and Mary Renouf, themselves previous members of the Australian Ballet.

The couple taught ballet in Leongatha during the 1980s and many will remember the concert they gave at Mesley Hall when they danced together to the delight of the audience. Adrian and Mary now run a ballet school in Melbourne. CONGRATULATIONS to Phoebe Lester of Inverloch who was baptised at the Inverloch Uniting Church on Sunday and later celebrated an early ﬁrst birthday party. THE salmon are starting to come in along local surf beaches. Even if the tasty ﬁsh are not biting, the joy of being out by the water is a good excuse to wet a line. WINTER sport is back! There have been some muddy football grounds and soccer pitches in the past few weeks, with the Auskick kids feeling the brunt of the Korumburra recreation reserve’s swamp on Sunday morning. JIM and Joy Morgan are thrilled to welcome another grandson, Morgan Edvard, into the world. Daughter Sarah and all are well.

VERNA McKnight celebrated a major milestone in her very active life, sharing her 90th birthday with family and friends. The party was held in the Stony Creek Football Clubrooms, a ﬁtting venue for Mrs McKnight, who has a long history of supporting Stony Creek’s football, netball and racing clubs. Like her late husband Don, Verna has lived in the Stony Creek area for most

of her life. They raised four children, who have added six grandchildren and one great grandchild to the clan which has made a strong name for itself on the sporting arena. Don and Verna were also known for the dahlias which they grew and showed. She is pictured with her children, from left Doug McKnight, Linda Stoll, Don McKnight and Dianne Proctor.

STUDENTS from South Coast Christian College were busy on Friday morning, selling tasty treats to raise money for their annual mission to the Philippines. This is the 10th year of the annual mission, although last year’s was cancelled. A dinner in August will mark the decade-long school project ahead of the visit in September by seven students who will assist those who eke out a living beside a huge mound of garbage. The money raised will help pay for their trip and support a Filipino orphanage called Cornerstone. Sophie Beckwith (left) and Breanne de Boer made a welcome call to The Star ofﬁce, with a container of cakes and biscuits.

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Prime auction date set A LUCRATIVE piece of commercial real estate in Leongatha will be auctioned on Friday, July 23.

Top site: this prime piece of commercial property in Leongatha will be auctioned on July 23.

The building is next to the cinema and houses South Gippsland Shire Council, Curves gym and Carinos restaurant. The offering presents an investor the opportunity of securing a commercial foothold in the heart of Leongatha’s CBD. Andrew Newton of selling agents Alex Scott and Staff told The Star an independent consor-

tium who owns the site recently made the decision to put the freehold to market. “The shire is the anchor blue chip tenant with a 10 year lease in place with an option of another five years,” Mr Newton said. “This is a great opportunity to buy prime commercial property with secure tenants. There is already a shortage of available commercial property in town as we have fielded many enquiries. These opportunities don’t come by very often.” Carinos has a five year lease

ALP names Bass issues By Brad Lester

HEALTH and education top the election issues for the Australian Labor Party’s candidate for Bass, Gerry Lonergan. The retired teacher from Inverloch has promised to support the proposed Bass Coast Education Precinct project, combining schools and tertiary institutions on a single site in Wonthaggi. He also declared the Wonthaggi hospital would have more opportunities to provide for the growing health needs of the region, and could pursue a MICA paramedic service for Wonthaggi. Mr Lonergan supports the Labor State Government’s desalination plant.

“It will provide a daily guaranteed water supply not only for Melbourne but also for Bass Coast and South Gippsland,” he said. “But the alternatives like stormwater harvesting and recycling will have to happen anyway.” The ﬁrst time candidate considers incumbent Ken Smith MLA a tough challenge, describing him as an “established local member”. “I do not want to get into any criticism of him at all. I will add a fresh face but if I am elected, I do not expect to serve any more than two terms,” he said. “The demographic of the seat is changing and realistically, there will come a time when the seat is redistributed because of the growth that is happening at Pakenham.” Mr Longeran said he helped

secure State and Federal government funding for the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi as a member of the mine working group pushing for the mine to be re-opened. He also claims some responsibility for obtaining funding for the new Inverloch Primary School. President of the WonthaggiBass ALP branch for 10 years, he was inspired by the party’s principles of social justice and equality. Born and raised in Korumburra, Mr Lonergan taught at Leongatha High School and Mirboo North Secondary College, instructing in legal studies, history and geography. He is also a member of the Inverloch Rotary Club and served on the marketing committee of the Inverloch and District Community Bendigo Bank.

Hand up: ALP candidate Gerry Lonergan has health and education at the forefront of his election policies.

with three further three year options while Curves has a three year lease with two three year options. Total net rental is $108,194 per annum plus GST and outgoings. The total ﬂoor space is 2035 metres square. “The property is close to a major supermarket, is adjacent to the cinema and has a good diversity of tenants,” Mr Newton said. The auction will take place at 12 Smith Street. For enquiries call Andrew Newton on 0402 940 320 or Peter Dwyer on 0428 855 244.

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Health matters COUNCIL blunders on as expected.

E D I T O R I A L More please THE State Government last week revealed its $631 million blueprint for regional and rural Victoria, touting the spending spree as a boom for education, infrastructure and everything else beyond Melbourne. The Ready for Tomorrow: A Blueprint for Regional and Rural Victoria spending program comes at an opportune time for the State Government, just ﬁve months out from the election and during a time when the government’s commitment to regional Victoria has been called into question. South Gippsland received $1m for an upgrade of Tabro abattoir at Lance Creek and $8400 for a feasibility study for the Meeniyan community bank proposal. That is just 1/631 of the overall sum. But then again, that sum should not come as a surprise given this region resides in the Nationals seat of Gippsland South and the Liberal-held seat of Bass. Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan was dismayed Geelong Football Club received $25 million for a new stadium, saying the blueprint was simply aimed at regional centres. The government has promised the broader Gippsland region will share in programs for improving facilities in small

towns, offering leadership opportunities and a rural councils network. We may beneﬁt from that but at this stage, to what extent is uncertain. The numbers may sound impressive on paper but one wonders with so much money available to spend on a whim, why was not every dollar needed to rebuild the Leongatha Memorial Hospital allocated in this year’s State Budget? Why should Mr Ryan and others have to negotiate to make up the shortfall? And why did this region miss out on funding for: • the realignment of the South Gippsland Highway near Koonwarra; • an investigation into a new use for the railway land in Leongatha; • an investment at Barry Beach deep sea port; • Bass Highway works between Leongatha and Inverloch; a new Leongatha Secondary College; • an extension of the Great Southern Rail from Foster towards Yarram; and • a Leongatha bypass? A government not giving voters value for money will not encourage those same voters to support that government. Premier John Brumby may have just made the path for Messrs Ryan and Smith to reenter Parliament easier.

The HACC community transport service is in a state of erosion. I am on a dental treatment program with the Wonthaggi Hospital Dental Clinic. Currently, with every appointment I attempt to make with HACC, they argue, no car is available on the very day it’s required. I had an appointment last April for an extraction, but when I attempted to book a car with once month’s notice, no car was available on the day. I made an ofﬁcial complaint to the CEO at council whose secretary contacted HACC and after 20 minutes, I was informed a car was available after all. But alas, after another appointment (June 17), the secretary at the dental clinic attempted to make a new appointment for x-rays and another extraction, scheduled for August 24. Again, with over two months notice, “no cars are available on that day,” she was told. A new appointment was scheduled for September 1. The council was again contacted and this time, granted their glorious approval. At this current rate of ve-

hicle availability I can only project treatment could be completed about mid 2111. In the meantime, I must question what happens when my current medical scripts expire? How will I access the surgery in Wonthaggi? I say this because my scripts will run out before September 1. It is important to note, if the community bus had not been abolished, none of this would be happening. Robert Field, Venus Bay.

Oceans need help JUNE 8 was World Oceans Day, a day declared by the United Nations to celebrate the role of the planet’s oceans. It’s an opportune time to remember how blessed we are here in South Gippsland with a magniﬁcent coastline of wild ocean. While it’s easy to underestimate the role of the oceans, they regulate our climate, are a critical source of oxygen, and are home to half the world’s species. A billion of the world’s people rely on the oceans’ ﬁsh as their principal source of protein.

Despite the fundamental and critical role that oceans play to human life, there’s been little discussion about the impact of excess carbon dioxide emissions on our oceans. CO2 reacts with seawater to form carbonic acid. In abundance, this dissolves the carbonate essential to the many creatures at the bottom of the marine food chain that use the substance in their formation. A collapsed food chain will have a devastating impact on the worldwide industries of ﬁshing, recreation, and tourism, as well as ocean-reliant developing countries. To avoid the worst impacts of ocean acidiﬁcation, it is crucial to prioritise a diversity of renewable energies. By moving to a clean energy economy, we’ll create new jobs, whole new industries, and a promising future. Kate Ferguson, Walkerville.

Lives at risk THIS letter is to express concern regarding the state of the remaining entrance and exit to Ruby from the South

Gippsland Highway.

After spending $700,000 to $800,000 we end up with a far more dangerous intersection than has existed for more than 50 years. This intersection is putting the users’ safety and lives at risk by its poor design but nobody listens to the practicalities of what is happening here. My experience of Friday June 18, one day after the eastern end closure of Ruby Road, is just one example: On entering the eastern end of Ruby straight I noticed a station wagon and a B-Double following me. At approximately 200 metres from the Ruby intersection the station wagon pulled out over double lines and overtook me. As I was slowing to make the turn the driver of the BDouble had to take evasive action to avoid hitting me. I reported the incident to local police with the car registration number. When (not if) a serious incident occurs here, the shire and VicRoads will have blood on their hands and will be made accountable. Ken Boromeo Ruby.

VOXPOP! VOX Do you think that the Leongatha Parrots are a serious chance in this year’s Gippsland League after their big win against Wonthaggi on Saturday night?

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I think they are having a dip. If they play like they did on Saturday they should be all right. Mark Osborne Leongatha

I reckon they should be a chance. I’ve just moved in to town so I’ll be supporting them now. Wayne Mathieson Leongatha

I hope so. They’re showing the makings of a good side. They just need to be able to continue producing good, consistent efforts Will Geisler Leongatha

Yes I think so, as long as they start kicking straight. It’s an even comp, and if they sneak into the ﬁnals, who knows what can happen? Ben Elliott Leongatha

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IN RESPONSE to the issue of “sexting” amongst teenagers, two Korumburra Secondary College students this week wrote to The Star, after police spoke at the school last week. Sexting is the act of sending provocative text, images and video by mobile phone.

Impacts surprise RECENTLY two police ofﬁcers from Korumburra Police Station, Fleur Bevis and Paul McLean, came to our school and spoke to the student body, one year level at a time, about sexting. They emphasised the importance and effect cyber bullying has, which I believe is a very appropriate issue for people my age. I had not realised how common it is, or how great an effect it has on the people who are involved. They also discussed the types of criminal offences committed by sexting. Sexting encompasses pressuring messages, written comments with a suggestive nature, the taking of sexually inappropriate photos, the sending or forwarding of such photos, and the possession of such photo messages for a period of time. I had always known about the tremendous psychological bruises it leaves and how it can be the cause of depression, but I had not realised that it was an illegal act. The punishment for sexting can be ﬁve to 10 years in jail and being placed

on the sex offenders register. They taught us that being on such a list prevents the offender from entering countries, for example many European countries. Also, the offender is forbidden from all government jobs, making work hard to ﬁnd. This talk was beneﬁcial to everyone as we are now much more informed on the issue. It is very helpful to have the support and action of the police in the community. Cindy LeMasurier.

Holly and David had a ﬁght about him cheating on her, and they broke up. David showed the picture message to some of his friends, and suddenly the image was put onto the internet. Holly underwent psychology, and David had to be talked to by the police about the issue. He was accused of illegally pressuring Holly to send the message. Fleur and Paul told us of the consequences of being caught by the

police for sexting. Your name and other details would be recorded in the sex offenders register, which stops you from doing many things, such as applying for a government job or travelling to another country. You would be monitored constantly, with where you live and even what sites you visit on the internet if you are a user. None of us realised just how common sexting is. Paul and Fleur

told us that, out of 40 phones, generally 10 of them would contain sexually explicit images. The visit was really insightful for all of us who attended it. I know that many of us learnt a great deal about the subject, and I think it is important for all to realise what sexting is and its consequences. Some issues over the last few weeks really reﬂect this. Maddie Cant

Visit beneﬁcial ON JUNE 15, two local police ofﬁcers – Fleur Bevis and Paul McLean – visited Korumburra Secondary College to give a speech to all of the classes about the illegal act of sexting, and other related topics. Many of my classmates did not have a clue as to what this was, me included. In fact, Paul mentioned that not many adults did, either. We were taught that sexting is sending and receiving sexually explicit messages, including picture, video and text messages, on a mobile phone. It is also relevant to computer internet and e-mail sites, such as Facebook. As it turns out, sexting is a very common issue. The two police showed us a short movie that had been created by other secondary colleges. It was surprisingly scary. It was about a girl called Holly, who was pressured into sending a picture message by her boyfriend David. Later,

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Long Jetty funding hopes high THE campaign to Save the Long Jetty at Port Welshpool is gaining momentum, with high hopes the proposed $5 million underwater observatory will become a reality and inject millions into the region. The Welshpool and District Advisory Group Steering Committee has asked the State and Federal governments to allocate funding to restore the Long Jetty to enable the observatory to proceed. Committee chairperson Kerry Pinzone is pleased with progress made in the last 18 months. A feasibility study and business plan have been completed. “This is a real possibility and the developers, Marine and Civil Engineering from Western Australia are

very interested,” she said. Bob McDonald, who prepared the feasibility study, said the observatory would attract up to 8000 visitors a day. “Through the income from visitors to the observatory, it would then be possible to pay for the ongoing upkeep of the Long Jetty,” he said. Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said the value of Long Jetty to the region, in both a historical and economic sense, was immense. “We know the funds to restore the jetty are available. All that is lacking is the political will on the part of the Brumby Government to commit them,” he said. Postcards of the jetty are available at the Welshpool Rural Transaction Centre, Port Welshpool General Store and Welshpool Supermarket. People are asked to register their

support of the Long Jetty by signing a free postcard and sending it to their local parliamentarian. “Save the Long Jetty Now” bumper stickers are being sold for the recuperation cost of $1. Stickers are being circulated around Gippsland and can be obtained from the rural transaction centre by phoning 5688 1051. “Friends of the Long Jetty” has been established on Facebook. People are being asked to sign up to the Facebook page, which now has more than 230 members.

Jetty campaigners: Welshpool resident Elizabeth Robertson and Kerry Pinzone of the Welshpool and District Advisory Group Steering Committee, are working hard to promote the Long Jetty bumper sticker cause. OTS11_C8

Big Cat pledge By Matt Dunn LEADER of the Nationals Peter Ryan has vowed to fund a search for Victoria’s mysterious Big Cat if his party comes to power at the November state election.

A fairer tax on resources esources ffo forr conomy. a stronger economy. Australia’s natural resources belong to all of us. Yet over the last ten years, while mining profits have increased, our share of those profits has actually fallen. It’s important to remember that these are resources that can’t be replaced once they’re gone. So we need to get fair value for them now, so that the wealth can be invested in our community. By increasing the tax on resource profits more can be invested in boosting superannuation, helping small business, and building new infrastructure. This will strengthen our economy for the future. These are big issues that affect us all, so it’s important to know the facts. To find out more, call 1800 614 133 or go to www.australia.gov.au/futuretax

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While he admits to being a sceptic, he believes enough people have suffered stock losses to justify the expenditure. The Department of Primary Industries would lead the search. “I want to deal with this in a responsible way. The first thing to be said about this is that we need to have the people best equipped to do this involved in the task,” he said. “These people are the doggers, who are trained and devote their time and energy to the sort of work that needs to be done to properly and carefully pursue this issue. This is not a case of all guns blazing.” Mr Ryan said a lot of sightings had been Gippsland based, and over the years many constituents had visited his office about Big Cat attacks. “I’m doing this because it’s an issue that has been unresolved for a long, long time. I’d like to see it resolved. I have had people come to me, who have suffered stock losses where stock have been killed and suffered injuries that are not easily explained,” he said. “I’m not saying this has happened every day of the week. Over the years I’ve been in parliament, on six or eight occasions I’ve had people come to me with their own stories and photographic evidence of the damage that has been done in circumstances where no one can readily explain.” But there have been hints of a cover up within DPI. One DPI worker said he had definitive proof of the existence of the Big Cat, but he has been gagged by the organisation. One organisation that will be watching the election with interest is Australian Rare Fauna Research Association. ARFRA’s research co-ordinator for predation Phil Burrell, is dedicating a great deal of time to the study of strange animal attacks. He said Mr Ryan’s pledge may help him. “The fact that someone is ready to come onboard thinking this could be fair dinkum. Even in my experience in NSW we had some cases of predation that weren’t related to feral dogs, dingoes and so on. A couple of them were typical large cat activity,” he said.

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Councillor to stand down By Jane Ross BASS Coast’s Cr Gareth Barlow has announced that he will stand down when his term ends in 2012. He said this during the June meeting of council. Cr Barlow was commenting on the results of a State Government inquiry into allegations over land use planning in San Remo. The inquiry found that both councillors and ofﬁcers acted with the utmost probity. Cr Barlow said the issue had defamed him over a two and a half year period, had ruined his health and his life. “The very thorough investigation concluded there was no evidence to support the allegations. “I’m very relieved this is over.” But, he added, the matter would “prevent me being a councillor next term”. Cr Phil Wright queried whether Cr Barlow meant that.

He said he did. Cr John Duscher said he supported Cr Barlow’s distress over the matter. “The process was appalling. “We do have integrity. I’m an honest person. “I hope the community can say they didn’t believe it anyway.” Cr Duscher added that the matter had “placed a lot of stress on council”. Bass Coast CEO Allan Bawden said later that the initial stages of the inquiry “revealed some minor administrative matters – such as regularly updating the register of councillors’ interests. “This has since been addressed.” Mayor Cr Peter Paul welcomed the ﬁndings. “Council called for this investigation last year, as we were tired of the constant attacks on our credibility. “This has been an independent and transparent investigation. The public can see the results and can now be conﬁdent that the proper procedures were in place.”

Quilts galore B E A U T I F U L LY crafted quilts and felting work form part of the June exhibition at the Coal Creek Community Gallery. The display is open daily from 9am to 4.30pm until June 30 and some of the items are for sale. Quilts are by Nellie Bellingham, Laurien Morrison, Trudi Holch, Kerry Coutts, Lyn Masters and Isobella Morton. The felting work is by Gillian and Gordon Bahn of La Grange Woolcraft. Items from the Coal Creek Collection are also on show, together with

Top work: Rowena Ashley and Jenny Kimmer of Coal Creek, admire one of the quilts in the Coal Creek Community Gallery’s latest exhibition. pieces Store.

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Footes mark ruby event ABOUT 60 family and friends gathered at the Leongatha RSL on Sunday to help Maryan and John Foote celebrate their ruby wedding anniversary. The party was 40 years to the day since Maryan and John married at the Arawata Uniting Church. John’s brother Robert, who was groomsman at the wedding, came from Colac. After their marriage, the couple joined John’s family farm at Jumbunna. They’re still milking cows, but now at Fish Creek. The Footes raised six children, Leanne, Colleen, Maxine, Sally-ann, Rowen and Kristopher, who were all at the ruby celebration. There are 10 grandchildren.

Ruby wedding: Maryan and John Foote cut the cake at their 40th wedding anniversary.

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French fries appeal at 90 FREDA Morris celebrated her 90th birthday with French fries at McDonald’s restaurant in Leongatha last Wednesday. Joining her were fellow members of the Country Women’s Association, of which she has been a part for over 60 years, when the Koonwarra CWA began. She is now part of the Kardella CWA, where her current afﬁliates have lauded her cooking skills and agree she has been a pleasure to work with. “Freda is one of the best cooks. She always won awards for her talent and she’s a valued member of the CWA,” fellow member and friend Evelyn Carfrae said. “Her cakes are the best,” other members commented as they sat down to help celebrate the occasion. Freda’s children always ask how many cake recipes she has in her head, as she can give a recipe at will. Mrs Morris fell into cooking. She was only 16 years old when her mother died, so she took on the role as head cook for the family.

“My mother was a great cook and I was part of a group of 11 siblings that helped out at home from the time we were able,” Freda said. But cooking was not the reason Freda joined the CWA, preferring instead to keep an interest in the crafty side of things. “Being a farmer’s wife, I found the CWA to be an outlet and I learnt a lot of crafts,” she said. Freda has since learnt a lot of crafts, and has enjoyed every minute of her time in the CWA. Her birthday was celebrated at McDonalds, before having tea cooked by her family at her house on Wednesday night. Freda’s ﬁve children also took her on a boat trip down the Murray River.

Birthday girl: Freda Morris (right) celebrated her 90th birthday with fellow Kardella CWA members Evelyn Carfrae and Avis Tilley.

Kids delve into bodies GRADE 6 students at Leongatha Primary School have been busily studying body systems.

All body systems were covered, with wonderful projects presented in all shapes and sizes, dioramas, posters, models and videos. Students were able to drive their own learning and research with the project. The projects were part of the Cathy

Walker approach to learning, which involves giving the children a chance to direct themselves in their approach to research. The program has been a part of the junior school for a while, but only this year has it been offered to older students. It looks set to stay, especially if results in the future years are as successful as this one.

Dioramas: Tyla Riley and Felicity Warren standing in front of their urinary system project.

Bag o’ bones: Matt Minogue with his paper machete skull that he made with mate Brodie Chadwick, who was absent.

Immunity interest: Emily Cashin and Alysha Winter standing next to their project ‘Jimette’, while Nikki Stockdale kneels in front.

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Passionate about her people By Brad Lester

PATRICE Mahoney knows of the challenges faced by being an indigenous woman and that is why she strives to help the Aboriginal people of South Gippsland and Bass Coast. The Wonthaggi woman has been recognised for her voluntary contribution to the community by nominations for two accolades: a Parks Victoria Regional Achiever Award and a national NAIDOC Week Person of the Year Award. The mother of ﬁve is the founder and chair of the Bass Coast and South Gippsland Indigenous Action Group, an organisation that units community services, education providers and the community to provide better access for Aboriginal people. She also formed the social group Yarnz, based around the concept of “sitting around and having a yarn”. “There were indigenous people that were living in the wider community but there was no indigenous community as such,” Patrice said. “I was just want to make sure there that community here is recognised and is given a voice.

It’s good to get these nominations because it gives publicity for the indigenous people here.” The indigenous action group encourages people to talk about local indigenous issues and how service providers can help secure funding and better cater for Aboriginal people. The group meets on the ﬁrst Thursday of the month from 10.30am-12.30pm in South Gippsland or Bass Coast shires. Yarnz meets in Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires on alternate months, and issues raised are taken to higher levels. Until these groups were formed, funding for indigenous projects in the region was being returned to governments, with no indigenous community to consult on how money would best be spent. “Indigenous people are now seeking medical and counselling services outside of the shires. They’re going to indigenous cooperatives elsewhere in Gippsland and an indigenous health service in Melbourne because they don’t feel comfortable accessing local services,” Ms Mahoney said. “Service providers often do not access people if they are indigenous and so the government is not being given accurate statistics about

the indigenous community in this area.” Bass Coast Shire Council has erected an Aboriginal ﬂag in the council chambers and also the new Inverloch Community Hub, at her urging. “If no-one ever recognises them, they’re really condoning the fact that they do not really care if indigenous people were here or not,” Ms Mahoney said. “We have a history that needs some acknowledgement.” Both groups are supported by South Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils, and Ms Mahoney has also sourced funding from the councils, as well as the Department of Human Services and the East Gippsland Aboriginal Cooperative, to run a camp for indigenous children at Grantville during NAIDOC Week, July 5-9. Ms Mahoney combines her community work with employment as a Koori cohort coordinator at Monash University at Churchill, helping indigenous people achieve Masters and PhD degrees, and also studies visual arts. In nominating Ms Mahoney for the award, Annie Bailey of Bass Coast Community Health Services described her as “tireless and inspiring woman”.

In running: Patrice Mahoney is being celebrated for her work with the indigenous community.

Blokes help each other

Coming together: men’s group members, (from right) Beau Honeysett, Steve Parker, Ned Dennis of South Gippsland Shire Council, Jock Hood, Grant Kuhne of Leongatha Primary School and Glenn Nicklen, with John Murray, back.

MEN from across South Gippsland are gathering to make new mates and ﬁnd out about themselves and their people. They are not meeting at the footy, nor at a bar. Instead, these blokes meet over a barbecue in Inverloch once a month. They already have one key thing in common: Aboriginal blood runs through their veins. They talk about life: family, friends, community, interests and any worries on their minds. They learn about indigenous history and culture, men’s health and the Stolen Generation. Guest speakers discuss services available to indigenous people and principals of schools with Aboriginal children attend to support parents and learn more about indigenous way of life.

The group is called “DijaBringyamatealong” and is run under the supervision of John Murray, Koori engagement and support ofﬁcer with the Department of Education. “We’re looking at doing training in such things as ﬁrst aid. We’re looking at getting in to schools and making an indigenous garden at the new Leongatha Primary School when it’s built,” he said. “It’s also about making sure fathers show an interest in their kids’ education.” The group meets monthly at the Bunurong Environment Centre at Inverloch. To learn more, phone Glen Nicklen on 0400 015 230 or Brad Proctor on 0427 466 882.

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Safe workers: Rohan Kaldvee and Matt Walker attended the WorkSafe information session.

Kids love fun By Sam Hughes, work experience

THE children at Li’l Rascals in Leongatha have a great time at their childcare centre.

Children take part in such activities as playing on slides, having fun in the sandpit, fooling around with balls, bubbles and other outdoor toys, riding around on miniature tricycles and playing with toys.

Working safe A WORKSAFE seminar was held at Leongatha Memorial Hall to inform business-people about the reforms to the Accident Compensation Act 1985. Visitors learnt about what the scheme meant for their business and how it affects their industry.

They also learnt how to meet health and safety obligations and access information on topical issues such as workplace bullying, musculoskeletal injuries and WorkHealth checks. Those who went were able to have all their questions answered by qualiﬁed WorkSafe employees afterwards.

Bass Coast Briefs

DEPUTY MAYOR Cr Veronica Dowman chaired the June meeting of Bass Coast Council in the absence of mayor Cr Peter Paul who was away at an Australian Local Government Association conference in Canberra. **** CR JOHN DUSCHER acknowledged the $1m-plus Federal funding for the Wonthaggi Centennial Information Centre announced last week. He said the centre would become “a real community hub”. “It’s a significant project and an important link with the rich heritage of the area,” he said. **** CR DUSCHER also congratulated Wonthaggi’s Dr John Crellin, who was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the Queen’s Birthday honours. “He is a very highly respected person in the community and has put a lot back in sport, primary and secondary education,” not to mention his extensive work in the medical field. **** ST GEORGE’S Anglican Church marked its 100th anniversary and Cr Duscher acknowledged “the wonderful work they’ve done”. Cr Ross Smith agreed, adding it was significant that the Bishop of Gippsland the Right Reverend John McIntyre attended the celebration. **** PLANNING and environment director Hannah Duncan-Jones told councillors there was an Australia-wide shortage of engineers and planners. “We are competing with metropolitan councillors – it’s a tight market out there,” she said. Bass Coast is short of strategic planners. **** THREE petitions were presented, each

“lying on the table” for a month in line with local laws. The first was signed by 11 people complaining about the condition of a number of roads in Bass. The second bore 43 signatures objecting to plans to change long term parking in San Remo to short term, and the third contained 12 signatures opposing the development of Daisy Avenue Reserve at Pioneer Bay. **** BASS COAST and South Gippsland shires now have their own road safety committees. The last meeting of the joint Road Safe South Gippsland was held early in May. Minutes were lodged with the council. **** CR ROSS SMITH was well pleased with the first meeting of the new council audit committee, of which he is a proud member. He said the new chair, Rob Goddard, ran an excellent meeting. “It was pretty lively. We were looking at the risk factors council faces.” **** A TOTAL of 52 planning permits were issued under delegation (ie by staff) during May. Three were for subdivisions in Inverloch and 13 were in Thompson Ward which covers part of Phillip Island. **** AN application before councillors to subdivide land in Hamilton Street Corinella into six lots, was deferred. **** COUNCILLORS have all but used up their discretionary funding. The annual allocation allows councillors to support projects in their respective wards. Latest payments include $3473 for bench seats in Churchill Ward, $1000 for the JLM Pre-school in Leadbeater Ward and $4240 for park furniture at Rhyll and Ventnor in McHaffie Ward.

Classic entertainment: Jodie Humphrey blows bubbles for the kids at Li’l Rascals to enjoy.

Actor makes kids smile JAY Laga’aia, a well known presenter on ABC TV’s Play School program for 11 years, delighted the children at Meeniyan Preschool recently.

Young touch: actor Jay Laga’aia and teacher, Janine Harrison-Hewitt, sing with Meeniyan Preschool students.

He spent time with the three and four-year-old children, while in town for the ﬁlming of the third series of ABC’s Bed of Roses. The actor has now visited the preschool four times and most recently he came with guitar in hand. Children sang along and danced enthusiastically to his songs and nursery rhymes. Jay has an obvious love of children and held their attention with his story telling.

Coffee time: Inverloch Probus walkers relax after their weekly walk. They are front from left, Irene Cuttriss, Pauline Fischmann, Pauline Kitson, Kath Bendle, Audrey Carter, Thelma Kee, Margaret Paroissien, Nancy Sandercombe, Hilda Steele. Back from left, Vic Wood, Marg Wood, Jack Sandercombe, David Paroissien and Roy Fischmann.

Walks enthral Probus THE Inverloch Probus Club formed a weekly walking group 18 years ago. The aim was to help members keep ﬁt. They are still walking! Some original members have remained with the group, while lots of others have joined.

The group usually walks around Inverloch area, but ventures farther aﬁeld too. Coordinator Pauline Kitson explained: “We often pool our cars and drive to interesting points around Gippsland to provide variety and learn more about our local area. “Some of the places we have vis-

ited include Mirboo North, Wilsons Prom, Kilcunda, Wonthaggi, Venus Bay and many others.” Walks end with a coffee outing and some former members who are now less active, join in. When anyone reaches the milestone of 80, a celebratory dinner is held.

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Think green in June THE South Gippsland Landcare Fund has been established to help fund the protection, restoration and enhancement of the environment in South Gippsland. The Landcare Fund is on the Register of Environmental Organisations and therefore all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Local business-people, organisa-

tions and individuals can now give tax deductible donations as the ﬁnancial year draws to a close. Donations will help projects such as: • Friends of the Strzelecki Koalas: a three year community based project to increase habitat and the ecological resilience of the landscape for Strzelecki koalas and other important native species; • One Million Trees for South Gippsland: to plant one million trees in South Gippsland over the next

ﬁve years, repair the landscape and create wildlife corridors; and fence off and replant riparian areas to rehabilitate waterways and improve water quality; and • education programs that empower landholders to understand their responsibilities, identify threats and develop solutions to pest plant and animal control, revegetation and land use. Send donations to the network at PO Box 419, Leongatha or phone 5662 5759 or email sgln@landcare.net

Keeping track: maintaining records and collecting receipts helps takes the stress out of tax time.

So many options for tax FROM July 1, people can prepare and lodge their return online using e-tax, which is secure and easy to use, according to Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo. “Nearly 2.4 million people used e-tax last year – the quickest and easiest way to lodge,” he said. “People who use e-tax will receive their notice of assessment and any refund due more quickly than paper returns.” E-tax also allows you to download information from a range of government departments and third party organisations directly into your tax return, including: * pensions and allowances; * payment summaries; * bank interest; and * private health insurance details. People can also download net medical expenses from Medicare and Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) fees information. “The ATO website has plenty of information for those lodging their own tax return and e-tax has built-in calculators, guides and a check list to help people lodge correctly,” Mr D’Ascenzo said. E-tax will be available to download free of charge from 1 July 2010 from www.ato.gov.au Government and third party information to pre-ﬁll your return will be available to download progressively from July 1.

People can subscribe to an alert service within e-tax which will let you know when your personal information becomes available. Lodging with TaxPack You can still lodge using TaxPack and copies will be available from ATO shopfronts, newsagencies or the ATO website www.ato.gov.au from 1 July. Lodging over the phone If you have simple tax affairs you may be eligible to lodge your return over the phone. Simply complete the Short tax return 2010 and then lodge it by calling 13 28 65. Lodging through a tax agent If you are lodging through a tax agent for the ﬁrst time, or using a different agent from last year, you will need to contact your agent by 31 October 2010. If you use a tax agent make sure they are registered. A list of registered tax agents can be found at www.tpb.gov.au or you can check with the Tax Practitioners Board on 1300 362 829. Help and assistance Tax Help is a free community service available from July to October each year to assist low income earners including seniors, students, people from non-English speaking backgrounds and Indigenous Australians. Call 13 28 61 if you would like to use this service or to make an appointment at your nearest Tax Help centre.

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Paying your first tax? ARE you a young person entering the workforce and paying tax and superannuation for the ﬁrst time?

If yes, then the Australian Tax Office has some tips for you. Applying for a tax file number, understanding how to lodge a tax return and knowing what deductions you can claim are the first steps to being tax-ready. Step One: get a TFN If you don’t already have a tax file number (TFN), you should apply for one. If you are not sure if you already have one, you can phone the ATO on 13 28 61. It’s not compulsory but without one you can’t defer your uni fees or receive

Centrelink payments. And if you’re working and don’t have a TFN your employer must take 46.5 per cent of your pay in tax. Step 2: know what deductions you can claim If you earn below the $6000 tax-free threshold, you do not have to pay tax and therefore you won’t be eligible to claim any deductions. When your income exceeds the tax-free threshold, you will pay tax on the excess minus any allowable deductions. Step three: self-education expenses If your studies relate to your current job, you may be able to claim deductions including tuition fees, textbooks, stationery, computer expenses, or ex-

penses if you have a workrelated study room and allowable travel expenses. You cannot claim selfeducation expenses for studies that are not related to your current job. Step four: travel expenses You can claim the cost of using your car to drive directly between two places of employment; for example, if you have a second job, or if you travel from work to your workrelated studies. Step five: work related expenses If you spend money on something to help you earn your income, you may be entitled to claim that cost as a tax deduction, but this depends on your own particular circumstances. Step six: gifts and donations Donations or gifts of $2 or more are tax deductible, if they are made to a deductible gift recipient. Not all gifts are tax deductible, for example, purchase of raffle tickets, items such as chocolates and pens, costs to attend fundraising dinners or any payments where there is a benefit to you. Step seven: clothing expenses You may be able to claim the cost of dry-cleaning or washing, drying and ironing eligible work clothes. See the ATO website for further information on eligible clothing expenses. Find out more about tax and superannuation by going to: www.ato.gov.au/ youthinfo, call 13 28 61 or follow us on twitter.com/ ato_gov_au.

Techno whizz: Nick McKean working on computers at L & A IT.

Health focus: Courtney Dyke checks Linda Bezema’s blood pressure at Leongatha Memorial Hospital.

Starting them young

Every Year 10 student is required to do work experience as part of their Year 10 Careers class. Students are working in primary schools, with local builders, at hospitals and computer shops. Work experience is an important step for students in starting out in the workplace. Because of work experience I have gained experience in a workplace and learned about the career I would like to have when I leave school. My dream job is to work as a journalist because I enjoy gathering information, writing and expressing myself. I want to be a journalist because I like to be up to date with the news. Being the person who gathers the news would help me ﬁnd out what is happening. Work experience is teaching me how a newspaper works, how it is made, and how news stories are found. I have also learned that journalists not only write stories about the news, but also take photographs. I hoped to learn about photography so that I can take better photographs

and how different newspapers write the same stories in different styles. I want to become a journalist but I will have to assess my faults if I am to enter this occupation. I am not a conﬁdent public speaker and I am shy about talking to people I do not know. These are obviously faults that I will have to change if I am to become a journalist. This is part of the reason why I am doing work experience at The Star. I hope that doing work experience as a journalist will help me talk to others freely and not be shy or embarrassed when speaking publicly. To achieve my goal of becoming a journalist I will obviously have to do well in my subjects at school, especially English. Courtney Dyke has done work experience at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. She has been mainly observing but has learned how to make a hospital bed, use a blood pressure machine and use an X-ray machine. Courtney applied for work experience at the hospital because her older sister Rebecca is a nurse and she said that it was fun and enjoyable. She has learnt a great deal during work experience and thoroughly enjoyed working at the hospital. Nick McKean has done work experience at L & A IT in Leongatha. He said that he has done work experience in the computer industry because it is one of the jobs he would like to do when he leaves school.

Last week we welcomed Federal funding of almost $1.3 million toward the construction of the Sandy Point Community Centre, and news of the State Government’s Regional Blueprint package which promises more funding and support to rural communities for new projects that can demonstrate their merit. Investing in the regions to support growth will benefit the whole state by easing population pressures on a growing Melbourne. The Gippsland Local Government Network (GLGN) has been working with the State on the development of this package and we look forward to meeting with the government to see how this investment will benefit the people of South Gippsland. The Regional Blueprint offers a promise of investment to grow regional economies and secure regional jobs, improved education and lifestyle facilities, better public transport and broadband, and identification of the best use of our land.

While one of our ongoing roles is to continually seek funding from other tiers of government to improve our facilities, we also need to recognise the signiﬁcant funding they have provided to the region over the years as a matter of course, and irrespective of political persuasions. While the global economic downturn and the forthcoming elections have been motivating factors for a number of these windfalls, we are appreciative of the vital boost they provide for important infrastructure. It’s an example of the ﬁne line local government must tread in constructively criticising government and then identifying and applying for funding opportunities. In the past year, South Gippsland has received over $60 million for community facilities that include the Leongatha hospital and education precincts, Foster Aged Care and Children’s Hub, Leongatha to Meeniyan road works, plus broadband, public transport, electricity

By Sam Hughes, on work experience LAST week Year 10 students from Mirboo North Secondary College went on work experience - one week in a workplace pursuing a job of interest.

Curious mind: Sam Hughes writing news stories at The Star.

Nick also said that he has enjoyed work experience. The jobs that Nick has done at L & A IT include putting Windows software onto computers and giving computers a basic tuneup to make them work faster. Nick applied for work experience in a slightly unorthodox way; he walked in and asked if he could do work experience without even calling L & A IT. or sending an application letter. Nick says that he has learnt how to ﬁx computers better than he could before and has enjoyed working for L & A IT.

and natural gas expansions. Then there has also been funding to private enterprise expansions such as Burra Foods. Our thanks go to council staff and community members who have worked hard to prepare detailed submissions to achieve these outcomes. Our next council meeting will be the last under the old procedures. After July 1, if you wish to present on an upcoming agenda item before a decision is made, you will need to do so the week before the meeting at 2pm, or at 7pm by appointment. Either way it may be wise to contact council’s governance ofﬁcers on 5662 9200 beforehand to ensure that adequate time is set aside for you. I’m sure there will be some transition issues as we integrate the changes, but be assured we will do our best to accommodate your needs in the process. Cr Jim Fawcett Mayor

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Retirees stretch their brains OLD age does not automatically mean slowing down for the members of the University of the Third Age (U3A) in Leongatha.

Wide gathering: Leongatha U3A secretary/treasurer Tom Potter and president Judy Braithwaite, and Wonthaggi president Peter Allen at the regional meeting.

The men and women meet regularly to discuss current affairs, play games, appreciate music and study history. U3As are learning cooperatives for retired and semi-retired people to share in educational, social and creative activities. The Wonthaggi U3A features a 40-strong choir and a broader membership of 150. The Leongatha branch recently hosted a regional meeting, with representatives from the Wonthaggi, Phillip Island, Bass Valley, Pakenham and Cranbourne U3As attending.

Topical matters: members of the U3A’s current affairs discussion group: Bob Leslie, Jim Drysdale, Ian Lee, Pat Lee, Tom Potter and John Gaze.

School acts on cyber safety By Barbara Maskell

NYORA Primary School is undertaking a Cybersafety Awareness Program educating students and parents about cyber security issues.

Cyber bullying, social networking and practical safety tips are some of the issues being discussed in lively open forums between teachers and students. Students in grades 4, 5 and 6 children are currently working on posters with such cyber security

themes as “Think Before You Send.” A DVD was also shown to the students highlighting the impact of cyber bullying. Students learnt that cyber bullying is a cowardly attack on a victim and that the bully may not realise information on the internet

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star One year ago, June 23, 2009 Swine ﬂu has arrived in South Gippsland with Inverloch-Kongwak Football Club already struck down. Up to 18 of the club’s players have come down with ﬂu-like symptoms, including gastro. **** Anti-desalination protesters have proved opposition to the controversial project remains high, two years since the State Government announced plans to build the factory near Williamsons Beach. A large rally staged by Watershed Victoria marched through the heart of Wonthaggi on Saturday morning. Five years ago, June 21, 2005 This month and the next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will result in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars will come this close is in 2287. Culminating on August 27, Mars will come to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be the brightest object in the night sky, next to the moon. **** This year marks the 20th year since the inception of the South Gippsland Schools Music Program. This unique and highly successful music program has provided instrumental, band and

classroom music tuition to students at Korumburra, Leongatha, Mirboo North and South Gippsland secondary colleges since 1985. Wonthaggi Secondary College joined the program in 2002. 10 years ago, June 20, 2000 A Leongatha store was destroyed by ﬁre on the weekend, just days after opening. The Organic Union fruit and vegetable store in McCartin Street sustained over $100,000 dollars damage early on Saturday, leaving owners shaken but their dreams alive. **** Staff at Leongatha Christian College are busy training for their participation in the Victorian Teachers Games. The games will be held in Moe on September 1-20. 30 years ago, June 24 1980 The week-long festival of vocal and instrumental competitions began at Mesley Hall, Leongatha, on the Friday before the long weekend and ended last Thursday night with the announcement of major prize winners. **** People fascinated by stones are meeting under the banner of the South Gippsland Gem Club at the Leongatha Technical College on the third Thursday of every month.

Meals roster (Leongatha) Heide and Smith, Cath Davies and Pat Molden, and Christian Revival Crusade will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning June 28, 2010.

may be available to a wide audience for a long time. Greg Tuck, overseer of Nyora’s cyber security program and Grade 4/5 teacher said: “The key is to be aware as a parent of the risks as well as the beneﬁts of internet communication. To do this, parents need to be actively involved and watch and learn from their children.” Nyora Primary School parents were sent information regarding “How technology is used to bully”. The pack contained advice on how to protect children and what steps to take if unpleasant things occur. School leaders realise young people can often leave their parents ﬂoundering about technology and while the internet is a vital tool for research, communication and enjoyment, parents need to keep informed regarding safety issues. Leading Senior Constable Fleur Bevis from Korumburra Police is tackling cyber security issues at a local level. “Cyberbullying inci-

dents are on the increase. Many people are unaware that offensive and inappropriate images of minors are classed as child pornography,” she said. “Anyone in possession of these images is committing child sex offences. The implications have far reaching effects for all parties involved and parents and children are often unaware of the short and long-term outcomes. “The technologies involved move at a rate that can be difﬁcult for parents, educators and the law to keep up with.” Australian Communications and Media Authority chairman Chris Chapman said adults are much more reliant on children to tell them there is a problem because they cannot always see what is happening. “Cyber bullying can happen both at school and at home, so the target no longer has a safe place to be. Unpleasant information or humiliating images posted online can be extremely hard to delete,” he said.

Bridge works to start VICTRACK has started the second stage of repair works on a railway bridge on Bass Valley Road, Bena. Following a review of works by expert engineers, the scope of works have been changed so the bridge will not have to be closed during stage two works, except for minor periods of up to 15 minutes. Residents are advised to use alternative access routes, via the South Gippsland Highway and South Road. The adjacent footbridge will remain open at all times during the works. The works are required for essential maintenance including: safety works, steel and concrete works, repair of existing deck, and the installation of new crash barriers and guard rail. Stage two works started on June 16 and are expected to be completed by early July. Works will be conducted by experienced bridge maintenance ﬁrm, DC Projects Pty Ltd. Works will be conducted between 7am and 6pm on weekdays and possibly on weekends. VicTrack apologises for any inconvenience. The works are funded under VicTrack’s Bridge Renewal Program.

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One for the entertainer

The entertainers will enjoy the extensive barbeque area at the rear of this Leongatha home, complete with new rooﬁng, patterned paving and heavy PVC awnings for all year use. Offered by Stockdale and Leggo, details are on page 26.

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A winner for a beginner W

anting a prime location for a fraction of the price?

This home, located just one house back from the corner of Long Street, is absolute prime residential real estate. The block faces Ogilvy Street with carport access from a side lane, and has established trees and shrubs all enclosed within a white picket fence. This timber home built with vertically placed boards instead of horizontal, creates a unique style as does access to the

front door which is by way of a ramp instead of steps. Inside you will discover 3 bedrooms, all of a good size, a bathroom with a bath, lots of natural light and a split system reverse cycle heating and cooling. Outside offers a secure rear yard. All within an easy walking distance to the main street, schools, medical centre and bus station, this is a very neat home for a very neat price. Contact Andrew or Peter for further information.

At a glance Location: 3a Ogilvy Street, Leongatha Price: $240,000. Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 0922.

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his is a home that is ideal for those entering the market or looking for a low maintenance investment property. The entertainers will enjoy the extensive barbeque area at the rear of the home, complete with new rooﬁng, patterned paving and heavy PVC awnings for all year use. The property is located close to all school facilities and would suit a young

At a Glance Location: 9 Lee Parade Leongatha Price: $268,500 Agent: Stockdale and Leggo Contact: 56625800

family. It comprises three bedrooms, open plan living area with reverse cycle air conditioner, updated kitchen including dishwasher, and a main bathroom with a second shower and toilet well appointed to the sun room. The family caravan can also be accommodated in the sizeable carport adjacent to the home. Contact Stockdale and Leggo, Leongatha for an inspection of this neat, affordable home.

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Gone fishing W

ANT to be close to the Prom? Don’t want to build, but want a home to finish and add your own personal touches? This could be it. Located just out of Yanakie, minutes from Wilsons Promontory National Park, this character cottage set on 2.5 acres has all the hard work completed with scope to personalise it with finishing touches to your own requirements and tastes. Designed and built to lock-up by Swenrick Constructions at the turn of the century (this century that is), the attic-style cottage has a second storey tucked under its high-pitched roof. Opening from the north-east facing verandah, you’ll find compact open-plan living, dining and kitchen zone, two bedrooms, bathroom and laundry. Upstairs is the main bedroom (or perhaps a living or games room) with a large dormer window and its own balcony. Over the past 10 years, the home has been enjoyed by family and friends with not one utility bill. Power is supplied by a combination of wind and solar energy, whereby energy is stored in 1000w batteries and supplied to the home through a 5kva inverter.

(Mains power is currently being connected, so there’ll be a choice). Fresh clean rainwater is collected in a poly tank, the fridge runs on LPG gas, hot water is solar heated, and you can stay toasty warm on cool evenings with wood heating. Outside, there is plenty of space for a veggie garden and orchard, not to mention Boxing Day cricket matches, and privacy is provided by perimeter plantings of natives which are now maturing. A steel lock-up shed with a concrete floor provides space for storage of fishing rods and surf boards, and there’s a building permit for the new owners to add a second verandah outside the French doors, and carport for four cars. There is also plumbing in place for an outdoor toilet and basin. And if you ever get bored in your own backyard (we don’t think it’s likely), there’s fishing and beaches nearby, and of course, iconic Wilsons Prom. A perfect holiday destination or permanent living alternative with self-sufficiency potential. The property which has been listed in a price range $275,000 and $300,000, can be inspected at advertised open times or by appointment with Lisa Williams of First National Prom Country on 5664 0224 or 0438 133 385.

At a glance Location: 245 Shellcott Road,Yanakie. Price range: $275,000 and $300,000. Agent: First National Prom Country. Contact: Lisa Williams 5664 0224 or 0438 133 385

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Maximising its hillside vantage, this brand new, 3 bedroom home offers enticing glimpses of the Prom, and spectacular rural outlooks. Gleaming timber ﬂoors, hardwood ﬁnishes, muted colours and expanses of glass all contribute to a modern feel of light and space. European sewerage and irrigation system, solar hot water, fenced paddocks, and huge under house storage or expansion provision make this the perfect “now-weekender” and permanent residence a very viable option. Short drive to Fish Creek & Foster. INSPECT Sunday, June 27 @ 2.30 – 3pm Address 365 O’Gradys Ridge Road FOSTER NORTH $350,000 - $375,000

Positioned perfectly in its surroundings, “Tom’s Place” will appeal to those who appreciate a craftsmanbuilt home that combines energy-efﬁcient principles, a seamless integration of new and reclaimed materials from the original cottage, a functional 3 bedroom split-level ﬂoorplan, and a contemporary aesthetic. Add to this, 46 acres of pasture, dams, long creek frontage, plenty of shedding, workshop, stockyards and crush, and gorgeous views too! An enviable lifestyle package with income potential. INSPECT Sunday, June 27 @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 49 Turners Road, TOORA NORTH $535,000 - $585,000

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“As rare as hen’s teeth” describes this 16 acre (approx) property in a tranquil locality, amidst a beautiful rural environment only 15km or so from either Mirboo North or Leongatha. Comfortably drive over the entire holding, which has a simple home with an abundance of space, including a large open plan living zone, 5 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. Plenty of potential for improvement, so add your ﬂair, and upgrade the value. Realistically priced for a “sooner rather than later” sale - enquire early. INSPECT By Appointment Address 2615 Grand Ridge Road, HALLSTON $265,000 - $295,000

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Gone Fishing! On approximately 3.7 acres, with gorgeous views and established farm-style gardens, this character farm home includes bright kitchen, meals/sitting room, spacious lounge, three bedrooms, bathroom, and mud room. Features wood heater and polished ﬂoorboards. External infrastructure includes bungalow, pool, disused brick dairy and other shedding, paddocks, stock run, ramp, orchard, vegie garden and established European trees. About 10 mins to the excellent Dumbalk Store. Bedazzled! INSPECT Sunday, June 27 @ 2.30 - 3.00pm Address 930 Dollar Road, DOLLAR $295,000 - $330,000

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Escape to a home by the sea T

HIS well maintained three bedroom home on a low maintenance block is the ideal “getaway” pad. The very comfortable house features an open ﬁre place to cosy up to with a good book on these cold winter days, plus a big reverse-cycle air conditioner to keep the cold weather at bay. Cathedral ceilings, polished timber ﬂoors and open plan living create a fantastic living space.

The three bedrooms are all generous in size and the back deck which faces north is a beautiful sunny area to relax and entertain. There is absolutely nothing to do but move in. This property carries a great rental history and shows good returns from holiday accommodation, with repeat bookings from past clients almost guaranteed. The property is in a quiet place and situated on its own title.

At a glance Location: 2/34 Toorak Road, Inverloch. Price: Asking $370,000. Agent: Alex Scott and Staff, Inverloch. Contact: 5674 1111.

Farmlet in bush setting

HIS Meeniyan farmlet is on the market for the ﬁrst time.

Conveniently positioned on the way to Dumbalk, the 4.1 acre property presents a peaceful and private retreat amongst a native bush setting. The four bedroom double brick home offers open plan living, slate floors throughout all traffic areas, and cathedral ceilings in the passage, with highlight windows to let ample light flow in. The large kitchen and family room incorporates a lounge, where an open fire can be lit for winter warmth and the heat conveyed throughout the house via a ducted system. Cooks will appreciate an electric wall

oven and dishwasher, and lots of space in the kitchen. Floor to ceiling windows in living areas capture the sun’s heat, while the large main bedroom boasts an en suite. The house boasts aluminum windows and a Colorbond roof. Handy-people will appreciate the spacious shed spanning 30 by 20 feet, and the separate workshop/storage room. A small dam, and two tanks – one 20,000 gallons and the other 10,000 gallons - provide water to the house, garden, vegetable garden and orchard. Located on a sealed road, this property is just a short drive to the Stony Creek Racecourse and 30 minutes to beaches.

At a glance Location: 555 Farmers Road, Meeniyan. Price: Price on application. Agent: SEJ, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 4033, Barry Redmond 0418 515 666, Lyle Miller 0408 515 665.

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Literary surprise A POPULAR book character made a surprise visit to Wonthaggi North Primary School’s ﬁrst book fair for the year recently. Geronimo Stilton excited staff and students, as they set about colouring pictures and taking part in guessing competitions for book prizes. Students are encouraged to wish for a book they would like to see in the library and money raised will go towards such purchases.

Hero’s welcome: book character Geronimo with Cooper Bolding, Emily Turton and Elenor Kane-Dipaola.

Visit Prom for free

ENTRY to Wilsons Promontory National Park will be free from July 1. Craig Stubbings, district chief ranger, said the no fees announcement earlier this year was great news for visitors. “Entry to all of Victoria’s national parks and metropolitan parks will be free of charge as of 1 July to encourage more people to get active in the great outdoors,” he said. “We welcome over 420,000 visitors to the Prom every year. We’re hoping this decision will allow more visitors,

more opportunities to get out and get healthy in one of the state’s most stunning landscapes.” Parks Victoria estimates that removing entry fees will increase visitor numbers by 25 per cent to 50 per cent at most sites. “There’s nothing better for your wellbeing than getting out in nature,” Mr Stubbings said. “And now there’s even more reason to enjoy the great outdoors.” For more information please contact Tidal River Visitor Centre on 13 1963.

Ofﬁcially instated: past District Governor Norm Macpherson (left) and District Governor Tom Shillito (right) introduce Inverloch Lions ofﬁce-bearers.

Lions make magic happen A MAGICIAN named “Great Scott” recently a crowd of 90 Lions and their friends and family at Inverloch. Great Scott was the comic relief at what is a serious annual event held in all Lions clubs, the Changeover Dinner. Lions celebrated the successes of the past year, congratulated both past and incoming ofﬁce bearers and shared a meal at The Inlet Hotel in Inverloch. Special guests included the Lions District Governor Tom Shillito and his wife Judy from Frankston, Councillor Bob Newton from South Gippsland Shire Council, Cr Ross Smith from Bass Coast Shire and three Rotarians from Inverloch. Visitors came from Lions clubs of Toora, Wonthaggi, Korumburra and Strzelecki to share in the event. In the last year Inverloch Lions sent donations to disaster relief in Haiti, Indonesia and Samoa, and

contributed to worldwide projects run by Lions International for work on sight, cord blood, the spinal cord, leukaemia and prostate cancer. Lions ran 60 BBQs, chopped wood, sold cakes and mints, directed trafﬁc at car and motor bike races at Phillip Island, ran balls and cup events, sold rafﬂe tickets, changed light globes, and ran a fun-run and billy-cart derby. The club distributed $43,000 among many worthy local national and international groups: hospitals at Wonthaggi and Leongatha, Inverloch SES, Little Athletics, and the Inverloch Historical Society, playgroup, pre-school, primary school, CFA, life saving club and netball club. Inverloch Lions worked hard at Camp Licola refurbishing a house for kids and families who need a break, and contributed to a house at the Austin Hospital for the use of patients and families from afar. The club is now working on a special project called the YAMS

ARIES - March 21 - April 20

Romantic involvements require more solo analysis - you can’t afford to shrug off problems. Older relatives provide stimulating company. Your moneybelt can be loosened. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

This is a wonderful time for enrolling in psychology, astrology or gourmet cooking classes. Travel is also favoured, but romantic reunions may not be as much fun as you ﬁrst thought. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

The week is ﬁlled with activity, from a family gathering to involvement in an all new hobby. A work-mate takes a big risk for you. Your partner demonstrates his/her loyalty. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Life is sweet, in fact it couldn’t be better right now. You feel you could conquer the world. You feel nothing is impossible. This is a great time to take on that task you felt was impossible before. LEO - July 23 - August 22

Your work-mates are uncommonly stubborn, making it harder, but more important to complete a major project on schedule. A loved one enjoys the limelight throughout the week. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

If looking for a new source of income, be wary of get rich schemes and concentrate on what you know best. A conservative approach begins to work wonders in romance. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

If decorating your home, bold and exciting colours reﬂect your present emotional state. Romancewise, setbacks are reversed after the weekend. In money matters, it’s time to review your budget. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

A money making opportunity may open up by the end of the week, but be mindful of people telling you how to spend the funds. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

Recent ﬁnancial difﬁculties can be resolved by Friday. The accent here is on commonsense, not imagination. This could be a very romantic week if you play your cards right. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

You are feeling more positive thanks to the upbeat individual who enters the scene. A weekend cancellation may be for the best. Domestic obligations become less costly. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

This is a good time to strengthen family ties, host a party for a cousin or correspond with out of town relatives. A recent romantic mystery is solved. A career dispute could come to a head. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

You are more adept at creative jobs than at technical tasks. Leave mechanical chores to the pros. You could excel in sport-related competitions held this week. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

You are noted for your burst of enthusiasm, your versatility, your curiosity, your good luck and especially for your independence. The rest of this year sees you becoming more serious in your career choices and more inclined towards making healthy compromises.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST: Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School - 11.30am. CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday. Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday. Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays. Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays. St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass. Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass. Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass. KORUMBURRA’S AGLOW: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214. GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Strongly family oriented church meets at the Senior Citizens Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays: 4-5.10pm Communion, 5.15-6pm Bible Studies for Adults, Youth and Children. Friday evenings: Home Fellowships 7.30pm; Youth Activities. Enquiries: 5668 2226 Bob Stevens. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Kid’s Club - Tuesday, 4 - 5pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome. Please contact Captain Martyn and Heather Scrimshaw, ph. 5662 5122. SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228. PRESBYTERIAN: Weekly Worship Service 10am Sunday, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Phone Rev. Dr D. Clarnette 0409 236 981 or elder-

Col Rump 5662-2107. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. Teaching service at 7.30pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2762. Minister: Rev. Ron Nauta. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, June 27, 9am and 10.45am. “Life to the Max” 7pm. Mirboo North: 9.30am. Meeniyan: 10am. Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. Inverloch: Sunday 11am: Korumburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Pastors Gavin and Sue Sharp, 5655 1997. Arawata: 11.30am 1st & 3rd Sundays. Kongwak: 11.30am 4th Sunday. BAPTIST CHURCH KORUMBURRA: 39 Mine Rd, Korumburra. Service and Sunday School 10.30am. Pastor Ian Wilkinson. Phone 5658 1366. BAPTIST CHURCH WONTHAGGI: Cnr McBride & Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi. Morning Service & Children’s Activities, Sunday 10am. Weekly activities see www.wonbaptist.org.au, Pastor Geoff Pegler 5672 4769. MEENIYAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sunday, 10am: Meeniyan Youth Club Hall. COMBINED CHURCHES WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH: 4th Sunday each month at 7pm. SCOTS PIONEER CHURCH: Mardan South. Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm. See occasional ad in this paper for details. For enquiries phone 9853 6627. FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

Handing over: past president Ken Aly smooches incoming president Rolf Wacker.

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8227

Church Times ANGLICAN: Wednesday, June 23: 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Sunday, June 27: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Family Service; 10.30am Union Church, Tarwin Lower MP. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am. ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am. ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Wonthaggi. Sunday, 10.30am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Monday, 7.30pm: Holy Communion; Wednesday, 8.45am: Christian prayer & meditation, 10am: Holy Communion. CHURCH OF ASCENSION: Inverloch, Sunday, 9am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Tuesday, 9am: Christian prayer & meditation; 10am: Holy Communion; Thursday 7.30pm: Holy Communion. 5th Sunday services, alternating at Wonthaggi & Inverloch, contact Rev Bruce Charles for details, 5672 3984. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248. A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am and 6pm: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Vic Butera 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday services: 11 am and 7pm. All enquiries contact Pastor David Stegmann 5662 2785. Office: 5662 3100. Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984. CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha. Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly; Kids Club Wednesdays 4pm Guide Hall. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455. THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Meeting every Sunday at Archies Creek. Morning Communion Service 11 am: Evening Holy Spirit Revival 6pm: Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5674 3867 or 5672 4660.

Foundation to fund research on the childhood cancer Neuroblastoma. To ﬁnd out more about Lions, phone Lion Palma on 5674 1690 or new president Lion Rolf Wacker on 5674 2234.

7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 15. 16. 18. 20. 22.

ACROSS Tawdry (12) Draw (6) Live (6) Plant (7) Contest (5) Tree (5) Prisoner (7) Pure (6) Property (6) Absurd (12)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 11. 13. 14. 17. 19. 21.

DOWN Rash (8) Dissolve (4) Ancient (7) Disdain (5) Faithful (8) Second-hand (4) Foreman (8) Avaricious (8) Colour (7) Bird (5) Expect (4) Weary (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8227 ACROSS 7. Sending messages to, in music? (7,5). 8. Wanders about in chains (6). 9. Turn back one page in “The Sword” (6). 10. Sounded funny and was in need of first aid (7). 12. Learned to pen a lot of cattle (5). 15. Man has skill and courage (5). 16. Hurried to the boot to search it (7). 18. The waters are cold as one swims about (6). 20. Not risking there being a rough sea, fly (6). 22. Try to get off with and get further than before (4,8). DOWN 1. Though the rate fluctuates, confident it’s worth a lot (8). 2. Guns are brought up, but not for the ladies (4). 3. The flavouring also, I understand, permeates it (7). 4. Scoff and drink (5). 5. In the bottling process, they’re here to stay! (8). 6. Is half a mile of land (4). 11. Where the soldiers are seen, cheers ironically (8). 13. Reminded one of and one rang again (8). 14. The great service I have given (7). 17. Try to read two letters aloud (5). 19. Get to the mild reproof (4). 21. A very good alternative to prison? (4).

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Class of eighties meets again FORMER Leongatha High School students and teachers travelled from interstate and Victoria to attend a 20-year reunion of students from 1985 to 1990 recently. The event, held at the Leongatha Football Clubrooms, attracted a crowd of about 115: 81 ex-students, two teachers and 32 partners. Also among the gathering were former Leongatha Technical School Year 12 students.

School days reﬂected: Leesha Duryea, Kate Goldsmith and Hayley Findlay.

Social time: Melinda Cannata (nee Flint) and Olivia Lees (nee Maruzza).

Catching up: Kathy Pegler and Michelle Crook (nee Seuren).

Hi there: Brent Richards, Tania Newton (nee Piening) and Travis Briggs, partner of student Kate Goldsmith.

Reliving memories: Raelene Boag, Narelle Coulter and Jason Kennedy.

Couple surprises guests THE 80 guests at the April 18 wedding of Mina Ryad and Melinda Meade had the surprise of their lives.

They witnessed the ceremony at St Mark’s Coptic Church Preston conducted by Father Samuel Elias and Father Arsanios Saleeb, then boarded the Lady Cutler (the old Sydney ferry) at Docklands, cruising out onto the bay in perfect conditions for a cocktail reception. A photo slide was shown to surprised guests who discovered that Mina and Melinda had married one year earlier to the day, in Egypt. They had worn the same wedding attire and were photographed at the pyramids. Mina is the son of Samir and Nargis of Cairo, Egypt and Melinda the daughter of Faye Anderson and Andrew Siekman of Korumburra, and Frank and Sandra Meade of Leongatha. Mina works at Leading Edge Computers in Leongatha and Melinda owns Bodytrim Health and Fitness Centre. The April 18, 2009 wedding in Cairo took the form of a private signing with Mina’s two long

term friends Maged and Maher as witnesses. As the couple made their way to the pyramids for photos, security officials realised the occasion and let them through without the usual checks. People on tourist buses joined in the fun by taking their own photos. The wedding party then went to the Sofitel on the Nile for lunch. For the April 18, 2010 event, the Lady Cutler was decorated in an Arabian theme with golds, deep reds and purples and decorative pieces brought back from Egypt. The cake was shaped like a pyramid, adored with gold lotus ﬂowers. Mina and Melinda followed their 2009 ceremony with a honeymoon to the Red Sea. This year’s wedding will be followed by a trip to the United States and Alaska at a later date.

Historic setting: Mina and Melinda Ryad were photographed at Egypt’s pyramids following their ﬁrst wedding on April 18, 2009.

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Listen, sing and enjoy MUSIC, song and food were the topics for discussion as Marion Dewar, Coral Johnston and Nancy Embleton met to make ﬁnal arrangements for the Listen and Sing afternoon this Sunday, June 27. This concert with a difference for lovers of inspirational music will commence at 2pm at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha. It is the ﬁrst time the new Allen organ will be heard in such a setting. Seven organists will each play a solo to refresh the soul, and the audience will have an opportunity to join in with some

uplifting singing as the organists will also play one of their favourite hymns. The organists include three from St Peter’s, two from the Leongatha Uniting Church, and two from further aﬁeld in Shirley Burchett from Inverloch and David Davies from Moe. Members of St Peter’s Ladies’ Guild will serve refreshments at the conclusion of the afternoon. Admission is by donation towards the work in the community of parish children and family worker Veronica Bradley. Veronica has a part time position at St Peter’s where she leads the children’s ministry. She is also very involved with Christian religious education in three local primary schools.

In tune: Marion Dewar, Coral Johnston and Nancy Embleton are ready for Sunday’s concert.

Links explored AN EXHIBITION of works on paper will examine the link between memory, the mundane and symbology at Meeniyan Art Gallery. Jane Power presents “Paper Talisman”, opening this Sunday, June 27, from 2-4pm. Created specifically for the gallery, the exhibition consists of sets of images in different media, collage, etching, watercolour and sculpture. The watercolours in particular are a total departure from previous work. “Some of the painted images sit on large single sheets of watercolour paper, and others are small collaged portraits influenced by miniature Indian royal court paintings,” Jane said. One wall will hold nine birds floating above a collaged life size chair. All of the works are made from paper, either for drawing or painting on, whilst some figures are made from weaving found paper such as maps, books and knitting patterns.

The set of small paper sculptures are set under hand-blown glass cloches. “All of these images were created using my own symbology. In fact making the work is the way in which I develop that sym-

bology,” Jane said. “Each has a meaning for me, however it is not important for the viewer to get my personal meaning. Viewers bring their own meanings and associations to the work.”

Fascinating past: local history buffs Margaret Stokes and Wal Cayzer examine the grave of John Simpson at Tarwin Lower.

Principal to deliver Shingler lecture MEMBERS of the Leongatha and District Historical Society are delighted that South Gippsland Secondary College principal Cheryl Glowrey will speak at the Shingler Memorial Lecture and Dinner in July. Ms Glowrey will talk about the early settlement of Corner Inlet, as the coastal route from Westernport to Port Albert. Today we think of South Gippsland as a peaceful rural area with tourist settlements along the coast. But there are scattered reminders of a very different past. A roadside grave at Tarwin Lower barely receives attention from passing motorists, yet it is a bleak reminder of hazards faced by our pioneering forebears. It is the resting place of John Simpson, of Westaway and Hurdy Gurdy Stations at Corinella. Around Christmas 1861, Simpson and his stockmen were driving a herd of cattle through George Black’s Tarwin Meadows Station. Crossing the Tarwin River with the cattle, Simpson was caught in cross currents and drowned. From the 1840s the Tarwin River was a major obstacle to the movement of stock along the ﬁrst “road” into Gippsland from Melbourne, Westernport to Port Albert.

This route, roughly following the coast, was the only alternative to shipping stock. During more than 150 years the land along this route has seen mining of coal, gold, lime and tin. Timber mills provided wood to pave the streets of Melbourne and sleepers for the railways of India. From hydro-electric power, tidal power, wind power and the diversion of streams for sluicing, this district has seen it all. Early on the railway carried ﬁsh from the ports, wild oysters from Port Albert, cream from the dairy farmers and gravel from the quarries to the city of Melbourne. Our surprising history has changed the landscape. The impact of these changes on the environment is the subject of Ms Glowrey’s doctoral thesis and will be the subject of her Shingler Lecture.

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Australian standard: a saw crafted by Jim Geary and entered into the national championships.

By Brad Lester JIM Geary is crafting works of art that many people would think impossible to be made from wood. The Leongatha man is an avid scroll sawer and has taken his passion for the craft to the national level, serving as secretary of the Australian Scroll Sawing Network. He recently returned from the network’s national titles in New South Wales and while he did not win a prize, Jim was amazed by the quality of the 150 entries.

Jim’s pieces on display this year included a saw blade depicting a rural scene, and two silhouette pieces; one with a horse and foal, and the other a pelican being strangled by a frog with the slogan, “Never Give Up”. “I never got a mention in the awards but when I saw the standard, I knew that I had no hope,” he said. Scroll saws are ﬁne blades capable of cutting tight corners to produce minute details in wood. Jim has been fascinated by this technique for 15 years. His collection includes clocks, animals and a ferris wheel built over three months’ work and comprising 1700 pieces.

At work: Jim Geary and his scroll saw in action. Right, Major project: this ferris wheel involved three months of dedication.

He is now working on a poem entitled “Footsteps in the Sand”, cutting every letter in intricate detail. One slip and a piece can be ruined. “If you do it for too long, you’ve got to be wary because your hands can get cramps and your concentration waivers, and that’s when you make a mistake,” Jim said. All plans are sourced from the United States of America and Jim fancies wood with spectacular grain and texture, such as sycamore. He is a member of the South Gippsland Woodworking Group, which meets for workshops twice a month at a private shed at Koonwarra.

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Liam Edward Roberts was born on June 11, 20101 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is a delightful little boy for Karen and Wayne of Mirboo North and a new brother for Jasmine, seven years.

Barney William Collins was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on May 15, 2010 to Madeline and Mick Collins of Outtrim. Barney is a new brother for Ned, three-and-a-half, and Alice, 22 months.

Bailey Jonathon Parry was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on June 9, 2010 to Sarah Barratt and Jon Parry of Cowes. Bailey is the couple’s ﬁrst child.

Brydon Campbell Marshall was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on June 7, 2010 to Kerri and Luke Marshall of Cape Woolamai. Brydon is a new brother for Darcee, two years.

Cleo Lavinia Elliott was born on June 7, 2010 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. Ben and Kristen of Leongatha are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of another beautiful daughter and little sister for Macy, aged 20 months.

Greg and Susan Mahoney are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of Patrick Terrence Mahoney, born at Royal Women’s Hospital on June 10, 2010. Patrick is the ﬁfth grandchild for Rod and Wendy Brown of Leongatha.

Sienna Rose Hunt born on June 8, 2010 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. Sienna is the second child and ﬁrst daughter for Andrew and Penny of Leongatha, and a little sister for Joshua,18 months.

Jobe Rye Martin is the ﬁrst child for David and Jennie Martin of Inverloch. Jobe was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on June 8.

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Price hope lures big yarding

ON the strength of the very good prices paid at the previous week’s market, a larger yarding was penned.

The main increase was seen in the bullock and trade cattle section of the market, as cow numbers decreased. As the cold winter conditions take hold the quality is slipping, although there was a good quality selection of yearlings penned. All of the buyers present last week returned, although there was less demand seen from the one interstate buyer. Prices eased in the bullocks sale, but only due to quality, and the rest of the sale produced further price increases. Most of the 400 yearlings offered were heifers, which sold very well. The few vealers sold to 201c, which was ﬁrm to 4c dearer, while most of the heifers made between

157c and 187c/kg. There were some supplementary fed heifers that made to 209c/kg. Prices here were mostly unchanged to 2c/ kg dearer. Quality slipped in the penning of 600 bullocks and steers, which saw averages ease 1c to 2c/ kg. However, matching price to quality saw little change over all classes of steers. There were more yearling steers penned, which made from 172c to 190c, and the better quality c muscle bullocks made between 184c and 192c/kg. Plainer condition steers made from 172c to 186c and manufacturing ox

were between 158c and 180c/kg for most sales. Another fall in the supply of cows saw only 540 head penned. This created even stronger demand, which saw prices range from unchanged to 5c/kg dearer. Better quality beef cows made from 155c to 165.2c, while most other cows made between 125c and 158c/kg. A large percentage of the yarding was estimated to make between 295c and 315c/kg carcass weight. It was only the poor condition cows that made from 100c to 138c/ kg lwt that reduced the carcass weight price average of 294c/kg.

Wednesday, June 16 BULLOCKS 8 D. & G. Gow, Moyarra 12 A. & E. Hughes, Kernot 2 D.J. Bentley, Leongatha South 6 N. Webster, Eltham 2 Salesian Mission 3, Fish Creek 20 O’Loughlin Bros. Buffalo

611kg 687kg 568kg 734kg 620kg 714kg

190.2 189.2 188.6 188.0 188.0 188.0

$1162 $1299 $1070 $1381 $1165 $1342

STEERS 1 A.J. Buchanan, Bena 295kg 9 D.J. Bentley, Leongatha South 516kg 4 A. Stuart Investments P/L, Stacey’s Bridge 369kg 3 L. & M. Germano, Mirboo North 581kg 5 Ellerslie Park P/L, Fish Creek 527kg 8 L.R., B. & A. Conway, Glengarry 499kg COWS 1 W.T. & C.O. Bodman, Yarram 660kg 3 M. Higginbottom, Boolarra 543kg 1 G. & H. White, Korumburra 660kg 1 A.J. Buchanan, Bena 625kg 1 P.H., N.F. & D.P. Moore, Yarram 570kg 2 Almarujo Nom P/L, Leongatha North 645kg HEIFERS 1 P. & B. Boag, Fish Creek 440kg 1 A.J. Buchanan, Bena 395kg 1 L. & M. Germano, Mirboo North 410kg 12 D.B. & D.M. Fairbrother, Tarwin Lower 453kg 5 F. Luke, Poowong 464kg 4 A.J. & A. Van De Lustgraaf, Welshpool 374kg BULLS 1 R. & B. Carmichael, Dalyston 920kg 1 L. & M. Germano, Mirboo North 820kg 1 C.J. White, Bass 805kg 1 G. Jones, Fish Creek 855kg 1 P.G. & M.D. Lamers, Leongatha South 920kg 1 A.W. & B.J. Buckland, Fish Creek 980kg

200.6 188.6

$591 $972

188.0 $693 188.0 $1092 188.0 $990 187.6 $936 165.0 $1089 165.0 $896 165.0 $1089 162.6 $1016 161.5 $920 161.2 $1039 208.6 200.6 198.0

$917 $792 $811

186.6 185.6

$845 $861

184.4

$689

180.0 178.0 177.0 175.2

$1656 $1459 $1424 $1497

175.0 $1610 174.0 $1705

Couple contends national title A FOSTER farming couple is in the running for an Australian farming title. Kevin and Helen Jones are finalists in the Westpac Agribusiness and Dairy Australia Australian Dairy Business of the Year Competition. They have been nominated in the 2009 Dairy Business of the Year and Medium Concentrate and Irrigated categories. They are joined by other Gippslanders, Barry and Megan Coster of Ripplebrook, and Ben and Peta Thexton of Gormandale. The competition has found that in spite of a substantial drop in milk prices over 2008/09, Australia’s top dairy farmers still achieved returns on capital greater than 10 per cent, rivalling many other business investments. Twenty finalists in the competition have been selected from different dairy regions and the major prize winners are being announced tomorrow (Wednesday) in Melbourne. Westpac chief executive agribusiness Graham Jennings said the competition has played an important role in identifying the factors that drive high levels of dairy business profitability. “The Australian Dairy Business of the Year Competition is unique, because rather than just awarding high performers it focuses on identifying the factors in their management that contribute to high absolute profitability,” he said. Entrants in the competition had their farm business performance analysed as a benchmarking exercise. The key judging criterion was return on capital. Other criteria considered by the judges included profit per hectare, cost of production, milk production per hectare, pasture harvest per hectare, cost of feed, labour efficiency and core cost structure. David Beca, managing director of Red Sky Agricultural said benchmarking highlights just what it is that the best players in the industry are doing particularly well “It allows all dairy farmers to compare themselves to the best and pinpoint where the biggest opportunities for improvement in their own businesses are likely to lie,” he said. “The most encouraging outcome from the competition has been the increasing attendance at the field days held around the country on finalists’ farm.”

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Farmers shine in milk awards By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland dairy farmers have proved something they already know: that they produce milk amongst the best in Australia.

Twenty-four farmers have starred in a national awards program recognising superb quality based on low bulk milk cell counts. The Dairy Australia Milk Quality Awards are presented to the lowest ﬁve per cent of farms across Australia. The awards are based on data supplied to the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme by dairy companies. Monthly averages are used to calculate the annual cell count for each farm. Lower milk cell counts improve milk standards and production by resulting in lower incidences of the mastitis infection. Among the award winners this year were Bruce, Dorothy and Mark Calder of Dumbalk. The family has won an award for the past 13 of 14 years, and for the past 12 months achieved an average bulk milk cell count of 116,000. The Calders reduce mastitis out-

breaks by back-ﬂushing milking machines and spraying cows’ teats to reduce spreading. “We do all the milking ourselves and this is one reason why, so we can keep in touch with things and so we know the cows,” Bruce said. Herd testing is undertaken regularly to monitor cows and cows suffering repeated outbreaks of mastitis are culled from the herd. An ample supply of heifers is on hand to replace susceptible stock. “In the future, there will be electronic meters and farmers will be able to do their own herd testing and get results every day,” Dorothy said. The family is vigilant about maintaining records of cows’ mastitis history and all animals are freezebranded with numbers to enable easy identiﬁcation. Other South Gippsland farmers to receive an award this year were: • Barry, Sue and Tanya Allan, Mardan; • Caldermeade Farm (owned by Max Jelbart of Leongatha South), Caldermeade; • Rodney and Lyndell Cope, Middle Tarwin; • John and Sharon Humphrey, Koonwarra; • Peter and David Jeffries, Kongwak;

• Anthony and Joyce Livingstone, Meeniyan; • Chris and Peta Loughridge, Loch; • Ken and Tahne May, Loch, • Mary, Andrew and Denise McCaughan, Leongatha South; • Brian and Michelle Moore, Mirboo North; • Rodney and Gayloe Moss, Foster; Brett and Glenda Paisley, Wonthaggi; • Donald and Marjorie Pearson, and Leonard and Glenda Selling, Meeniyan; • Daniel and Stacey Pors, Kongwak; • Danny Scott, Leongatha; • Neil and Vicky Smith, Korumburrra; • Noel and Barbara Tonkin, Poowong; • Stuart and Jacquelyn Tracy, Waratah Bay; • Robert and Denise Clench, Yarram; • Thomas and Kerry MacAulay, and Dean and Tanya Capes, Yarram; • Douglas and Ellen McCormack, Yarram; • Doug and Glenda Seton, Yarram; and • Lynton and Lola McKenzie, Won Wron.

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

Attention pays off: Bruce, Dorothy and Mark Calder keep a close eye on their herd.

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Biodynamics draws interest THE ﬁnal Healthy Soils, Sustainable Farms ﬁeld day provided a fascinating insight into an area of farming of interest to many Gippsland farmers.

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KAYLIN PARK HOLSTEINS

More than 100 people attended the ﬁeld day hosted by well-known biodynamic dairy farmers, Ron and Bev Smith at their Fish Creek property, Orana. As well as discussing their farming experiences, Ron and Bev – who converted to organics 30 years ago, and have been biodynamic for the past 10 years – treated participants to a two hour tour of their 95ha property. They demonstrated a range of products, preparations and practices that are used on the property, including worm composting, a keyline irrigation system and long rest rotational grazing. These demonstrations were appreciated by the participants, many of whom expressed an intention to incorporate biolog-

ical approaches into their farming systems but were unsure of the practicalities involved. Ron and Bev were supported at the field day by holistic consultant, Graeme Hand, and biological and organic consultant, Gwyn Jones. Soil scientist Doug Crawford, from the Department of Primary Industries’ Healthy Soils Program, also spoke at each of the two soil pits dug especially for the field day. The field day was the last in a series of eight industry-specific field days which have been run as part of the Healthy Soils, Sustainable Farms: Tackling Soil Acidification in West Gippsland Project. Joanne Caminiti from the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority which has been running the project, says that the interest amongst farmers has been extraordinary. “We’ve had more than 620 participants at the field days, which is far more than we expected,” she said.

Biodynamic dairy farmer: Ron Smith explains the intricacies of making and using worm juice. “People are really interested in learning more about what is going on in their soils, and what they can do to improve them.” Joanne says that feedback from participants indicates that farmers are willing to “marry” different approaches to soil health, to suit their own

farming systems. “We’re realising that the different approaches are not mutually exclusive,” she said. “Farmers can take something from each approach and ﬁnd out what works best for them.” A workshop to discuss the outcomes from the

project (which was funded by the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country) as well as outline the scope of a future soil health project, is being held later this month. For more details about the project, contact Jenny O’Sullivan on 5663 2386.

Complete Dispersal Sale Monday 5th July at 11am On property, 310 Mt Eccles Road, Mt Eccles, via Leongatha

110 Of the finest 110 quality registered Holsteins Selling: 62

Superior quality cows & calved heifers. 47 calved late March - June, 6 due after sale, 9 calved Spring 09 rejoined for Aut. calving. Class to EX, Prod to 12,140 litres, 386 kgs Protein, 424 kgs Fat.

Holstein heifers ready to join for Aut.’11 calving. Dams class to VG89, Prod to 10,305 litres, 310 kgs Protein.

Holstein heifers born 2009. Dams class to VG89 (3) Prod to 11,169 litres, 332 kgs Protein, 362 kgs Fat.

Plus all heifer calves born prior to sale - Further details available from Agents. 3

Holstein Bulls. 1 rising 4yo, 1 Yearling, 1 calf. Dams class to EX. Prod to 12,140 litres, 386 kgs Protein, 424. kgs Fat.

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Selling many dtrs of Ladino, informer, Fabulon, AltaIce, Lucente, Lordpres, Skychief, Bullbar, Hogood, Igniter.

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Selling may members of famed families Tossettes, Toni’s, Jackies, Gails, Dotty’s, Rockridge, Sharlenes etc...

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Note very steep hill country and max of 4 kgs grain fed and no silage. An outstanding uddered most dairylike herd that will shift exceptionally well.

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JD Score 7 (for 3,2 & 1 yo) 4 yo & over JD score 4. All cows tested neg. JD. Cap accred. Catalogues Available - Please contact DLS office 03 9338 9259

Vendors - K & K Brislin 03 5668 9205 Terms are cash or cheque on day of sale or settlement by your Agent - Letter of Introductions MUST be provided.

Brian Leslie 0418 365 934 Andrew Mackie 0419 595 932 Luke Russell 0408 313 815 Ph: (03) 9338 9259 PO Box 462, Tullamarine Business Centre, Tullamarine VIC 3043 www.dairylivestockservices.com.au

Got the fever: Sam, Owen and Kelsea Schnoor were having a look around.

VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw June 23 1. Alex Scott 2. Elders 3. Landmark 4. SEJ 5. Rodwells 6. Phelan

Sale intrigues

THE offering of trucks, tractors and machinery attracted a big crowd to a clearing sale at Berrys Creek on Saturday.

The sale at the Nobiles’ property in Blandfords Road was helped by rain holding off, prompting onlookers to stay around and express keen interest in each item.

VFF issues declared THE South Gippsland branch of the Victorian Farmers Federation will move three motions at the state body’s conference at Bendigo this week. The local branch has moved: • that the VFF continue to stress the importance of agriculture in the planning scheme and rural council Municipal Statements; • that VFF encourage the establishment of a bank to service farmers and rural communities which is based on the cooperative model; and • labels should make it clear when products are made in Australia or just packed or processed in Australia and also include the percentage of the Australian contents. The Gippsland District Council has moved “That the Federal Government make a $1 for $1 contribution to wool promotion funding”. The conference will be held on Thursday and Friday.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - PAGE 43

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public notices

Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Scots Pioneer Church Mardan South Ecumenical

June 27, 2010 - 2pm Speaking: Dr Mario Croatto Retired Leongatha Medical Practitioner Music: Lynda Fromhold with Meeniyan Ecumenical Choir Rev Keith Pickett officiating Followed by afternoon tea EVERYONE WELCOME

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SPIT ROAST, finger foods, gourmet salads and desserts, private and corporate functions, from $19.50 per head. Ph: 56285252.

ECUMENICAL

KONGWAK MARKET

MEENIYAN GROUP FITNESS SESSIONS!

CHIROPRACTOR NORMAN G. VRADENBURG

Monday, July 5

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

NOTICE TO MARINERS The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

DATE JUNE 21, 1010 AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA No. 065(T) / 2010

PORT OF ANDERSON INLET ANDERSON INLET CHANNEL

CHARTS AFFECTED: PUBLICATIONS AFFECTED: FURTHER NOTICE:

2pm

Fabulous in all weather!

Sunday10am Inside and out Collectables, vintage, retro stuff, loads of designer and vintage clothes, haircuts (March 21), books, plants, gorgeous veg, wine, curry, coffee and more...

LEONGATHA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sing your favourites during an informal musical afternoon

Kongwak Market is a smoke free event

ALL WELCOME

0417 142 478 Jane

Live music from 11am It's fun, come!

ADANCE NOTICE

Rock ’n’ Roll Dance LEONGATHA DAKER’S CENTRE ‘DJ JEFF’’ Saturday, September 25

GIPPSLAND PORTS

DATE: DETAILS:

HYMNS ALIVE

Effective immediately. Mariners are advised that the Starboard Hand Light Buoy at the Anderson Inlet Entrance has been damaged and is currently unlit. POSITION: Lat 38 deg 38 min 40.0 sec Long 145 deg 42 min 56.6 sec CHARACTERISTIC: FI.G 3s 2m 2M DATUM REFERRED: WGS84. AUS 801 Admiralty Sailing Directions Australia Pilot Vol II NP 14, NP83 (Vol K) A further notice will be issued. CAPT BRUCE GREEN HARBOUR MASTER

Run by Gatha Rock Group

All sessions are fun and suitable for ANY fitness ability! A mixture of strength and cardio components will make up the sessions. Where: Meeniyan Basketball Stadium What time: 9-10am Tuesday & Thursday When: July 13 Cost: $90 - 5 weeks Trainer: Kayla McIndoe Enquiries or notification of attendance please call 0408 536 572 Come along, meet new people and feel great about exercising!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Meeniyan Youth Club Hall

Listen and Sing Listen to Solos by Organists & Keyboardists and Sing Together the Artists’ Favourite Hymns or Songs

Sunday, June 27 at 2pm ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH LEONGATHA Followed by a cuppa Admission by Donation (Proceeds to support parish community outreach to children and families)

The Concert with a difference for lovers of inspirational music

situations vacant

PERSONAL ASSISTANT A position exists at our Wonthaggi Head Office for a Personal Assistant to the Managing Director and Directors. Loyalty and a high level of confidentiality are required for this position, along with a comfortable and professional phone manner and a positive attitude. You will be an excellent organiser and communicator with a proactive and friendly attitude. Exceptional computer, literacy, highly developed organisational skills and outstanding verbal and written communication skills are a must. Applications close Monday, July 5, 2010 Please send your resumé and cover letter to: The Managing Director P.O. Box 309 Wonthaggi Vic 3995 Or email donmix@donmix.com.au

Wednesday, July 14 7.30pm All welcome

Enquiries: Diane 0437 623 109

Hear the St Peter’s Allen Organ played by local organists

situations vacant

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

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

situations vacant

COOK / KITCHENHAND Some experience preferred Immediate start Approx 20 hrs, but more over the summer period RIVERVIEW HOTEL Tarwin Lower Enquiries Greg or Elaine 5663 5211, 0422 164 588

Assistant Account Manager • Insurance Broking • South Gippsland • Attractive Salary including special benefits BJS Insurance Brokers prides itself on delivering superior risk management and insurance broking solutions. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a professional and motivated person to assist a Senior Account Manager with the day to day functions of the division within the brokerage. Key Responsibilities will include: • Renewal reviews with clients • Seek new business quotations from insurers • Assist with customer’s claims enquiries The ideal Candidate will have: • 2-3 years Insurance Broking Experience • Strong interpersonal skills • Thorough technical product knowledge • Tier 1 compliance Applications in writing or email to Linton Chapman, closing June 30, 2010 BJS Insurance Brokers (Gippsland) Pty Ltd, 129-131 Graham Street, Wonthaggi 3995 Phone: 5672 2933 Email: linton.chapman@bjsinsurancegroup.com.au

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situations vacant

MECHANIC / DRIVER • Modern fleet • Team environment • Leongatha Depot We are seeking an enthusiastic and self motivated mechanic to join the team at our Leongatha Depot. Trade qualified and experienced (ideally diesel or heavy stream) you will be responsible for conducting maintenance and workshop activities for our busy fleet of approximately 20 buses and coaches. Reporting to the Depot Manager, you will be responsible for the conduct of the regular servicing program as well as day to day maintenance and repair, and will provide roadside and on call assistance when required. There will also be driving tasks associated with this position and as such a heavy rigid licence will be required (or the ability to attain the licence). Our company operates under an accredited maintenance plan and this position is critical in ensuring our maintenance standards and service delivery commitments are achieved. With well developed problem solving and diagnostic skills, you will have the ability to work unsupervised within a supportive team environment. Comfortable with computer systems, you will be well organised and able to demonstrate initiative and prioritise activities to meet operational demands. This is a fantastic career opportunity within a respected bus and coach company. To apply, please submit your resumé to: The Human Resources Advisor Dyson Group of Companies 121 McKimmies Road, Bundoora 3083 or email: careers@dysongroup.com.au Initial enquiries should be directed to Terry Campbell on (03) 9463 3803

Casual Contact Brett or Russell at San Remo Foodworks on 5678 5337

Produce Manager FULL TIME (40 hours +) Experienced in fresh produce. Team player and customer focused. Passionate about fresh produce. High level of customer communication and be able to train new staff members. Look after all orders - sales. Ability to work across all days with some evening finishes. A strong sales drive and ability to control costs and increase profit.

Contact Russell at San Remo Foodworks on 5678 5337

SOCIAL WORKERS Exciting opportunities exist for suitably qualified Social Workers to join our Social Work team. Social Workers at Gippsland Southern Health Service have a diverse and varied caseload, working with a variety of clients including inpatient, outpatient, and in the South Gippsland community. Gippsland Southern Health Service Social Workers service two hospital campuses located at Korumburra and Leongatha and three Community Health Services at Mirboo North, Tarwin Lower and Loch. Academic qualifications acceptable for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) is required, as well as a current Victorian drivers licence, satisfactory police records check and working with children check.

Career opportunities with a dynamic community based organisation Applications are invited for the following new part-time position with Education Centre Gippsland based in Leongatha. This role is for a person that has a passion for ‘finding jobs changing lives’ and making a difference in local communities.

Employment Transition Consultant This role is responsible for the delivery of services to job seekers with a disability, injury or health condition or who require assistance with employment. A key aspect to the role is building relationships with employers. For more information and a position description, please contact Education Centre Gippsland 5622 6000 or email jeff@ecg.vic.edu.au Applications close Friday, June 25

Case Manager

Ref. no: 13306 Permanent Full Time Positions available in Bairnsdale, Sale and Korumburra An opportunity exists for a suitably qualified, experienced, client and family focused health professional to join this dynamic team as a Case Manager. If you enjoy working with individual clients within the context of their own community and contributing to a supportive team, we would like to hear from you. The role of a Case Manager is to provide case management to consumers with a disability and to the frail aged. Case Managers assist older people, people with a disability and their carers to maximise their quality of life. Assisting them to stay connected with the community for as long as possible. As Case Managers, we see our relationship with consumers as a mutual endeavour between active participants in the giving and receiving of support. We believe consumers have the right, capacity and strength to determine and achieve their goals and objectives. We believe in the intrinsic worth and dignity of our consumers, and are committed to the values of acceptance, self-determination and respect of individuality. To ensure all selection criteria is met, a university level qualification in a related discipline is needed. Please Contact Cameron Murdoch on 5622 7426 or Jane Baxter on 5152 0503 for more information. Closing date for applications is 4.30pm Friday 25 June 2010.

COLLIE puppies, short haired Lassies, ready now, male and female. 56624057.

FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175

HAY - small square bales, $7 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. Mardan 5664-1320.

HAY - 5x4 netwrapped rounds from $50 delivered. Ph: 0428-177433.

HAY: 5x4 from $38.50 inc. SMALL SQUARES: From $7.70 inc. SILAGE: Knifed, inoc, clover and rye, excellent quality, $66 inc. Delivery available. Contact 0417532262.

HAY - small squares, in shed $6. Ph: 5655-2551, 0408-980711.

HAY - local small square. This season’s. $6.50/bale. 5662-2700 a/h.

Applications close July 7, 2010 and should be submitted to: Janet Arrott-Watt Personnel Manager Gippsland Southern Health Service Private Bag 13 LEONGATHA 3953 or via email to janet.arrott-watt@gshs.com.au

ABN 74136502022

CLEARANCE - computer $150, lawnmower $100, armchairs $80 ea, 100W speakers $40 ea, cane chairs $40 ea, colour TV $30, fax machine $20. 5662-2605.

FIREWOOD - mill ends, dry, delivery arranged, $60 per cubic metre. Ph: 0409804596.

Grade 1 - 0.5 EFT Position - ﬁxed term 6 month Grade 2 - 1.0 EFT Position - ongoing

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Kim Bolding, Social Work Co-ordinator on 5667 5522 or via email: kim.bolding@gshs.com.au. Visit our website at www.gshs.com.au for an application kit and position description.

Latrobe Community Health Service are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals for the following position:

HAY - small square bales, VG quality, $7 per bale. Ph: 5662-2074.

VACUUM CLEANER Repairs DUST BAGS

Sales

FREE

QUOTES

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

5672 3127

Program Coordinator Drought Recovery Support

Carer Support Coordinator

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Ref. no: 13540 Permanent Part Time 60.8 Hours per fortnight Based in Morwell The Carer Support Coordinators role is to work with carers of the aged and those with disabilities who require information, support or access to respite. They will also be responsible for providing information, support and access to respite to individual carers. The successful applicant will also work collaboratively with service providers, become an active team member to continually enhance the Commonwealth Respite Centre's capacity and maintain records to submit comprehensive reports as directed. This position is based in Morwell with part time, up to full time hours available. Please Contact Alison Skeldon on 03 5152 0510 or Wendy Marshall on 03 5152 0523 for more information. Closing date for applications is 4.30pm Monday, 28 June 2010. Applications received for the above positions MUST address the stated Selection Criteria. Please visit website www.lchs.com.au for further information and to lodge your electronic application. …Better health, Better lifestyles, Stronger communities…

BUTCHER

for sale

BUFFET AND HUTCH, solid timber, stained glass doors, many drawers and cupboards. Retail $2,000, sell $650. Ph: 5683-2484 or 0432-965789.

GPA South Gippsland undertakes a leading role in providing support for General Practitioners and influencing the delivery of health services throughout South Gippsland. In this context the Company undertakes program activities to meet identified health needs in the region. A new opportunity is now available for a competent health professional to co-ordinate drought recovery support with other health agencies in the region and to provide crisis counselling for drought affected community members. The Company is funded to provide support under the Mental Health Support for Drought Affected Communities Initiative and wishes to engage a suitably qualified person to develop and implement the key deliverables for the contract across the South Gippsland Region. Health professionals with qualifications and/or experience in mental health counselling are invited to submit an application for the position of Program Coordinator - Drought Recovery Support. A background in health and qualification at the Mental Health First Aid Course may satisfy qualification/ experience requirements. The successful candidate will be appointed to a full time position of 38 hrs per week, concluding on June 30, 2011. A position description may be requested from Ms Sam Moyle, Manager Support Services on (03) 5674 0900. Applications are to be submitted to: Ms S. Moyle, Support Services Manager GPA South Gippsland PO Box 105, Inverloch 3996 Or s.moyle@gpasouthgippsland.com.au Applications close 5pm Friday, July 2, 2010 Previous applicants need not apply

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Kilmany UnitingCare is a quality accredited community service agency. Staff and volunteers provide a range of community services in Gippsland for children, young people, families and individuals. The agency has a vision of a healthy Gippsland, where disadvantage and inequity are challenged. Kilmany UnitingCare has the following vacancy:

Youth Development Worker Full time Based in Leongatha office For further information on the above position please contact Barbara Livingstone on 5662 5150. Application forms and position descriptions are available at www.kilmany.org.au or call Kirstie on 5152 9600 to have copies emailed/sent to you. Applications close 5pm Friday, June 25, 2010 and are to be sent to: Kirstie Pearce HR Co-ordinator Kilmany UnitingCare PO Box 454 Bairnsdale Vic 3875 Kilmany UnitingCare offers a family friendly workplace. You can negotiate to pick the kids up from school, or to have school holidays off, and we offer many other forms of practical family friendly opportunities. Kilmany UnitingCare interviews in the interests of safety and well being of children and young people

Wednesday, June 30 Commercial crossbreds. Fully vaccinated. Not debeaked. 12wk (Isa Brown) $13 Available from Elders Past., Leongatha 10.30am Phone 5662 3523 to order now (Brian Larkin Poultry)

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NSW red gum, split and delivered. 0412-486353 or 5664-9208. 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, clear pine, silver wattle. Most sizes for furniture and craft. Also builder’s graded structural pine. Phone 5681-2261.

livestock FRIESIAN Hereford cross calves and Friesian Jersey cross heifer calves. B. and L. Holtschke 5662-4468 or 0409-231490.

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KITTENS - 5 mth old desexed, needs loving family. Ph: 5668-8271.

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FREE Pick-up and delivery in Leongatha/Meeniyan areas for MOTOR MOWERS,

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

wanted to buy FURNITURE: Parker, Noblett, Tessa, Chiswell, Moran, or any quality brand name used furniture. Phone Wendy on 0409-234482.

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Person required for locally established CAR DETAILING BUSINESS Previous experience is preferred but the employer is willing to train the right person. Applicants must be physically fit, hardworking, reliable and honest. Driver’s licence is preferred. Please apply to EIV Leongatha with your resumé to: 14-16 Smith Street, Leongatha

WANTED PART TIME, CASUAL EXPERIENCED FARM WORKER Job description includes: Cattle care, weed control, fencing. Applications in writing to: SEJ Livestock Private Bag 12 Leongatha 3953 Anderson Street Leongatha

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VENUS BAY - house, short stroll to beach and shops, sleeps 7. Permanent rental also available. Contact: 0408-320001. WILDDOG VALLEY, 3 bdrm farmhouse, no pets, no smokers, $190 pw. Available now. Call Don 5668-9269.

used vehicles COMMODORE, 1997 VS Series 2 sedan, dual fuel, SS mags, spoiler, VGC, OLN751, RWC, $4,450 ONO. Ph: 5668-1912 or 0400-840834. FORD Fiesta Trio, 3 door, 5 spd. clean car in very good condition, RWC, $3,100 ONO. Reg. NVO243. Ph: 5674-2382, 0419-310261. GREAT BUY Ford Maverick 1988, reg. February 2011, 5 speed manual, serviced regularly, good tyres, ORT851, $5,000 ONO. Ph: 5668-6348. HYUNDAI Elantra HVT sedan, 2005, blue, 87,500km, VGC, RWC, registered, TQU994. Inspection welcome, $9,000. Ph: A/h 5664-5425, 0428-591924. TILT TRAY HIRE, competitive rates. Ph: 0419-313483.

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

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SHOPFITTING & GARAGE SALE Meeniyan Roadhouse Saturday, June 26 8am - 1pm Large range of shop fittings Household items 1996 Ford ute Bikes & toys & books Lots more MEENIYAN - 108 McIlwaine Street, June 26 and 27, 10am sharp. No early birds. Lots of bargains.

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South Gippsland Jersey Breeders Club ANNUAL MEETING

ELLIOTT (Eddy) - Thanks Ben and Kristen for our new little granddaughter and niece, Cleo Lavina. Love from all her grandparents, and aunts and uncles.

Tuesday, July 6

RSL LEONGATHA Dinner 6.30pm Meeting 8pm

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Jenny Milkins All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

COOK - Charles Vincent. 26.6.2009. A year of missing you has passed. Rest in peace. Your loving family, Kay, Steven, Paul, Vicki, Gavin, and families.

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MERLENE STRATTON Leongatha 5662 2574

engagements ATKINS - McCAUGHAN Don and Heather of Inverloch, and Garry and Heather from Stony Creek are delighted to announce the romantic proposal by Craig to Carolyn (Cazz) on the Greek island of Santorini at sunset. How special!

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bereavement thanks WOLSWINKEL - The Wolswinkel family would like to thank everyone for their support, kind thoughts, visits, cards and phone calls, and condolences on the passing of our dear sister, sister-in-law and aunt, Jannetje Geertruida (Truus). Please accept this as our personal thank you.

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Notice of Works Bass Valley Road, Bena bridge VicTrack have started on stage 2 repair works at the over rail bridge at Bass Valley Road, Bena. Following a review of works by expert engineers, the scope of works have been changed so that the Bass Valley Road, Bena bridge will not have to be closed during stage 2 works, except for minor periods of up to 15 minutes.

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Residents are advised to use alternative access routes, via the South Gippsland Highway and South Road.

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The works are required for essential maintenance including: safety works, steel and concrete works, repair of existing deck and the installation of new crash barriers and guard rail. Stage 2 works started on 16 June 2010 and are expected to be completed by early July. Works will be conducted by experienced bridge maintenance firm, DC Projects Pty Ltd. Traffic Management Issues Works will be conducted between 7am and 6pm on weekdays and possibly on weekends. VicTrack apologises for any inconvenience. The works are funded under VicTrack’s Bridge Renewal Program. For more information please contact: Denis Cronin, Project Manager on 03 9619 8758 Email: denis.cronin@victrack.com.au

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South Gippsland Hospital at Foster has casual vacancies in the catering and cleaning departments. The ability to work in a busy team environment, interact well with members of the public and be flexible in a diverse role is essential. Experience in a commercial/industrial setting is preferred, however full training will be provided. The above positions are casual and regular shifts are not guaranteed. Please contact Reception on 5683 9777 for a position description. Applications close at 5pm on Friday, July 2, 2010 and should be addressed to: Director of Nursing PO Box 104, Foster 3960

ROBERTS (Woods) To Karen and Wayne a son, Liam Edward, dear little brother for Jasmine. Another precious grandchild for Thellie and Pop.

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The adjacent footbridge will remain open at all times during the works.

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ELLIOTT (Eddy) Congratulations Kristen and Ben on the safe arrival of Cleo Lavina, a beautiful sister for Macy. With love from Great Nanna Eddy.

CASABURI - Irma. Passed away peacefully at home in Warragul on June 20, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. Aged 76 years. Dearly loved wife of Vincenzo (dec.). Loving mother and motherin-law of Con and Irena, Mario and Noelene, John and Leanne, Tony and Sue, Anna and Luciano. Nonno to 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. “Awaiting the Resurrection” John 5: 28-29. SPRATT - Millie. Passed away on June 17, 2010. Late of Cowes. Loving wife of Roy (dec.). Loved Mum, Grandma and Great Grandma. Mum and Dad together again. Loved mum of Robert and mother-in-law of Roslyn. Grandma of David, Carolyn and Erik. Great grandma of Kaelen, Kai and Mahlet. Mum and Dad united again.

STANDFIELD - Ronald Arthur (Herbie). Passed away 19.06.10, peacefully at P.V.L. Toora, aged 70 years. Loved eldest son of Glad and Bert (both dec.). Brother of Jeff (dec.), Max (dec.) and Loris. Loved husband of Betty for 49 years. Loving father of Paul, Lyn, Mark and Wayne. Loved father-inlaw of Donna, Darren, Meaghan and Tracey. Fond Gran-Gran of Brad, Jason, Amy; Emily, Tom, Ryan; Josh, Isabella; Rory and Katie. You fought a long and courageous battle against all odds and never lost your happy disposition. We are proud of you. Ronnie they say you’re here for a good time, not a long time. You were here for both. We travelled life together through good and bad times. Memories are mine to keep. Rest peacefully now. Betty x

Dear Dad/Gran Gran, You will be forever in our hearts and thoughts. Hope the fish are biting. Love always Paul, Donna, Brad, Jason and Amy.

Dad/Gran Gran, After a long time suffering, we are glad you are finally at peace. Special thanks to the staff at Toora Nursing Home. Fond memories of your 70th Birthday celebration. Go Pies. Lyn, Darren, Em, Tom and Ry.

Dad/Ronnie/Gran Gran, Remembered and will be sadly missed. May your spirit travel peacefully. Mark, Meaghan, Rory and Katie.

Dad/Ronnie/Gran Gran, So many fond memories of our times together spent on the farm, out fishing and listening to your life stories. We love you for who you were and thank you for all that you have done for us. You will always be in our hearts. Missing you already Wayne, Tracey, Josh and Bella. xxxx P.S. We’ll keep barracking for the Pies for you Gran Gran and don’t worry about Nanny and Maggie, we will all take good care of them for you.

Please see Tuesday, June 22 Herald Sun for funeral details. STANDFIELD - Ronnie (Herbie). Loved brother-in-law of Ken and Jeanne, and uncle of Katherine and Steve, Robin and Rach, Dale and Tash, and Glen and families. Many lasting memories of great times at family get-togethers and sport! Inspirationally cheerful, but gone too soon.

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Miners’ Requiem: composer and conductor Larry Hills.

Almost perfect: in full ﬂight at the performance at the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre .

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deaths STANDFIELD - Ronald. Passed away at PVL Toora on 19.6.2010, aged 70. Loved brother of Loris, fond brother-in-law of Charlie, uncle of Colleen and Andrea, and their families. Many happy memories of growing up on the farm. Lots of special family time in adult life. The last few years have been tough for you. You have given it your best shot with little complaining. Thank you Betty for everything you have done for Ronnie. He has been so lucky to have had you and we appreciate what you have done. Our love and sympathy. Rest peacefully now Ronnie. STANDFIELD Ron (Herbie). Loved and respected brother, brother-in-law and uncle of Max (dec.), Pat, Graham and Janine, Barry and Emily, Daryl and Mike, Matthew, David and Cindy, and families. The memories of you will last forever. The good times, laughter and friendship will be sadly missed. Love to Betty, Paul and Donna, Lyn and Darren, Mark and Meaghan, Wayne and Tracey, and families. VOS - Jelle. Goodbye to a great friend sadly missed. Deepest sympathy to Helen and family. Lynda, Dominic, Lisa, Will, Sarah and Matthew, Paul and Sarah.

deaths VOS - Jelle. Lifelong friend of Kevin and Doreen Parrish and family. Sincere condolences to Helen, Colin, Peter, Russell and families. With love, Trevor and Cindy, Wendy and Scott, Vicki and John, Kylie and Tim, and families. Have a good game of 500 with Mum and Dad, Mr Vos.

THE world premiere performance of Larry Hills’ Miners’ Requiem took place in front of huge crowds on Saturday evening, June 19 and Sunday afternoon, June 20 in The Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre.

The event went off without a hitch and has been variously described as amazing and stunning. As part of the Wonthaggi centenary celebrations, the requiem was dedicated to the 1937 mine explosion in 20 shaft and the tragic fate of the 13 men below ground at the time.

The requiem was performed by the Bass Coast Chorale accompanied by a full orchestra incorporating eight members of the Wonthaggi Citizens’ Band. In a moving part of the requiem, the hymn ‘Lead Kindly Light’ emerged; at the miner’s funeral processions, this was the hymn played by the Citizens’ Band.

Stony auction success

STONY CREEK held their auction night on Saturday at the Dakers Centre, selling 76 of their 80 items.

funerals CASABURI The Funeral Service for Mrs Irma Casaburi, late of Warragul and formerly of Leongatha North, will be held at Kingdom Hall, Longwarry Road, Drouin on Wednesday, June 23 at 11am. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will leave for the Warragul Lawn Cemetery. Nielsen & Handley Funeral Services Warragul & Drouin 5623-2771 SPRATT - A Memorial Service for Mrs Millie Spratt of Cowes will be held at St Philip’s Parish Hall, Thompson Avenue, Cowes on Wednesday, June 30 commencing at 2pm.

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crossword solutions CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8227 - SOLUTIONS Across - 7, Writing notes. 8, Ranges. 9, Ra-p-I-er (rev.). 10, Rum-bled. 12, He-a-rd. 15, He-art. 16, Ran-sack. 18, O-c-eans. 20, Safely (anag.). 22, Make advances. Down - 1, Trea-sure. 2, Stag (rev.). 3, An-I-see-d. 4, Snort. 5, Stoppers. 6, Is-(mi)le. 11, Barracks. 13, Re-called 14, Mass-I’ve. 17, Essay (S,A). 19, Come. 21, Fine. QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8227 - SOLUTIONS Across - 7, Meretricious. 8, Sketch. 9, Reside. 10, Begonia. 12, Match. 15, Aspen. 16, Captive. 18, Chaste. 20, Estate. 22, Preposterous. Down - 1, Reckless. 2, Melt. 3, Archaic. 4, Scorn. 5, Constant. 6, Used. 11, Overseer. 13, Covetous. 14, Magenta. 17, Heron. 19, Hope. 21, Tire.

Moving to Wonthaggi in 2005, Larry was inspired to write for the centenary after discovering that the most signiﬁcant event in the history of the mines was the 20 shaft disaster. “Its signiﬁcance went far beyond the actual event and touched many people in different ways”.

One hundred and thirty people attended the event, and approximately $35,000 was raised, that will go towards running the club in future. A huge thankyou went out from organiser Kieran Hoekstra, who has said that the businesses were very generous when it came to donating goods. The auction wrapped up at about 10.30pm, and all visitors enjoyed a fantastic evening of entertainment.

Under 14 Girls: champions, Christiin Melbourne, Chloe Wilde, Shansosai Iorangi, Bella Higgins, Abbey Taylor, Ainsley Browne, Katelin Lugton, Roison Twomey, Gabrielle Maynard, Lani Murdoch, McKenzie Wilson, Tahlia Flake, Tumi Yusuf, Olivia Vincent. Coach: David Wilson, Assistant Coach Charlie Twomey, Manager Wayne Vincent. • VICTORIAN JUNIOR SOCCER COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010

Gippy girls are soccer champs THE second leg of the Victorian Junior Soccer Country Championships was held at Albury over the Queen’s Birthday weekend. Gippsland Soccer League was represented in the U12, U14 and U16 girls age groups. The squads have been preparing for this event for several months and coaching staff were confident that Gippsland again in 2010 would prove to be competitive. Gippsland U14 Girls squad is made up of girls from Warragul, Churchill, Moe, Morwell, Traralgon and Maffra and travelled to Albury to play six round robin matches and a grand final to determine the State Country best team for that age group. The Gippsland girls broke Albury’s three year dominance by defeating them in the grand final 4 - 3 in a penalty shoot out after they couldn’t be separated after

fulltime and extra time. To get to the grand ﬁnal they defeated Echuca/Moama, Ballarat, Geelong, Shepparton, drew with Bendigo and lost to an own goal to Albury in the last of the round robin games. The Under 12 girls took a very young under aged group to the championships and performed exceptionally well. The girls played a total of six games came away with two wins, two draws and two losses, only losing to the two teams that made the ﬁnals, Albury and Geelong Goal scorers for the weekend were: Jaimee Williams, Emily Lugton, Jemma Douglas Zoe Allen, Michaela Cann and Bree Morse. The Under 12 girls team consisted of Amanda Hines, Breeanna Morse, Jaimee Williams, Zoe Allen, Morgan Fahy, Jemma Douglas, Kate Chesterton, Emily Lugton, Shae Justice, Michaela Cann, Alley Dyson, Grace Bonnici, Elise Winkel, Mikayla Ward, Tahlia.

New TV: Kieran Brown with his brand new TV, bought on Saturday night.

Open sesame: Chris Verboon with nephew Ashby, who opened the lock to the trailer on the night. They are seen here with Eleni Treloar.

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Central Gippsland Junior Football Under 12

LEONGATHA Under 12 Parrots were in full ﬂight on Saturday with a convincing win over the Moe Lions. With run coming from all around the ground, the young Parrots had a scoring bonanza. Leading the way was Kaj Patterson with ﬁve goals, all in the last quarter, with the likes of Brodie Chadwick and Harrison McGannon feeding the forwards. The Lions found it hard to cross

the centre line from pressure applied by great tackling through Elijah Tracanelli and Riley Smith. The last quarter was a gem with the centre bounce being dominated by the Parrots, running and hand passing straight through the middle and landing kicks to the chests of the forwards. This helped the Parrots pile on seven goals in a scoring blitz. Goals: Kaj Patterson 5, Louis Riseley 2, Anthony Argento 1, Zachary Cox 1, Harrison McGannon 1, Jackson Smith 1.

Best: Brodie Chadwick, Jarrod Hoy, Harrison McGannon, Kaj Patterson, Riley Smith, Elijah Tracanelli. Final score: Parrots 11.9.75 to Moe 0.1.1 Under14 Leongatha Under 14s had a big win under howling winds and poor conditions at the Moe racecourse against the Moe Lions, 9.11.65 to 0.4.4. Best players: Mitchell Dennison, Josh Riseley, Neil Schack, Matt Chalmers, and Daniel Betts.

Good support: Leongatha battles it out in the Under 10 match over Moe Lions. Leongatha won this match.

In action: the Parrots had come to play and this showed in their great tussle with Wonthaggi Power; the Parrots winning by only a couple of goals.

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THE Parrots came to play and were a different team to the one that played two weeks earlier. The Parrots grabbed an early goal in the ﬁrst term and held Wonthaggi scoreless, setting the scene for a low scoring, tough encounter. Attack after attack was repelled by a strong backline in Carmo, Cody, Duffy, and Hardy. They set up several forward attacks with their run out of defence. It was obvious we had

missed Duffy and Kev’s attack on the ball two weeks ago. Kev was right in it from the word go with run and long kicking. Mossy was irrepressible all game, hurting the Power with his attack on the ball and smart disposal. Wrighty, Jack and Tucky kept winning the clearances and forcing the ball forward through the centre against some tough opposition. They kept their heads when under the pump and that was the difference. Picko had a big job in

ruck against a taller opponent and held him well while getting his fair share of the ball. The forward line was as direct as I’ve seen them and held marks that they perhaps might not have earlier in the year. It has been Rhett’s focus from the beginning and is paying dividends. Smithy, Moorey and Kyle gave the opposition plenty of headaches down forward. Just when they thought they had it covered, Jad and Stretch kept bobbing up as options and cleared the ball out of the congestion

with some sharp handballs and snaps at goal, resulting in one apiece. Jordy, Riley, Hanno and Asher were outstanding, particularly in the third term when Power started to rally and kicked two quick goals. They stood their ground and stopped several attacks, giving the midﬁelders a chance to regroup and implement the game plan again. Goal kickers: Jack 2, Mossy, Jad and stretch. Final scores: Leongatha 5.10.40 d Wonthaggi 4.3.27.

Central Gippsland: interleague representatives from Leongatha Under 14, from left, Matt Chalmers, Mitchell Dennison, Barry Peterson, Daniel Betts, Jackson Harry, Craig Skinner (Interleague coach), and Ben Rosser. Games will be played at the junior football carnival at Sale over the school holidays.

Power punishes Greater Western Sydney LOY Yang B Gippsland Power continued to display their improved form with a stunning 118 point victory over Greater Western Sydney. Although they were under-manned, the Power made a strong statement early in the game as they fiercely contested issues all over the ground. It was obvious that the Power’s endeavour was creating scoring opportunities and Dean McDonald used his strength to cap off some fine second and third efforts to keep the ball in the Power forward area. A free kick and goal to Eddy late in the term gave the Power a 38 point lead and the boys had a score that more accurately reflected their work rate and more purposeful use of the ball.

They were kicking more and giving their forwards opportunities one-out and the Sydney boys were being exposed as a consequence. On a day when the challenge was there to stand and be accountable, young ruckman Jordan Staley dominated the aerial duels in the ruck and the marking contests around the ground. Damian Carroll was delighted with the way in which the boys played as a cohesive unit. The evenness of the possession totals and the 12 individual goal scorers reﬂected this and the fact that so many of the boys were bottom-age only added to the feeling that the team is on the right track. Even more pleasing was the style of play that they implemented for much of the game.

The balance between kicks and handballs was right after the ﬁrst term and this meant that the forwards were able to contest one out rather than in a crowd. They scored a goal for every three forward 50 entries and this is the sort of efﬁciency of conversion that has been missing for much of the season. The Power now has a bye and will be back in action on July 3 against the Sandringham Dragons at Morwell. Final scores: Loy Yang B Gippsland Power 21.20.146 defeated Greater Western Sydney 4.4.28. Goalkickers: Brett Eddy 5, Josh Tynan, Shaun Marusic 3, Dean McDonald 2, Simon Deery, Damian Hector, Dale Hoghton, Aiden Lindsay, Darcy Thorpe, Clay Smith, Luke Thompson and Lachie Todd.

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

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Bank backs tennis club TENNIS players at Inverloch are enjoying upgraded facilities, thanks to sponsorship from the Inverloch Bendigo Community Bank. The Inverloch Tennis Club has upgraded lighting, fencing and repaired bitumen with the help of $5000 from the bank. The club has: • installed new lights to the four main courts to the value of $24,500, resulting in better lighting and minimal ongoing maintenance; • erected new fencing to the same courts, installing top and bottom rail fencing to keep balls in the court, matching fencing on courts ﬁve and six. This project was valued at $34,600; • repaired bitumen on courts one to four, valued at $20,000; and

• built a new hit up wall for juniors. Club president Barry Zimmermann said: “It is to the community’s advantage that profits from the local branch are returned to sporting clubs such as ours.” Tennis Australia has also contributed $12,000 towards the capital works. “The club is in a great position for growth. All competitions are reaching capacity at present,” Mr Zimmermann said. The club is looking to overlay courts five and six with synthetic grass next autumn. “Unfortunately there have been unresolved issues with the acrylic playing surface on these courts,” Mr Zimmermann said. “However the club believes that having two softer surfaced courts will be a definite advantage to the over 40 members of the club who are playing.”

Sponsorship appreciated: Terry Hall, Barry Zimmermann, Jenni Cox, Jackie Laurie and Alan Gostelow mark the relationship between the Inverloch Tennis Club and the Inverloch Bendigo Community Bank.

Mirboo North in muddy win

MIRBOO NORTH defeated a determined Newborough by 24 points in muddy conditions at Tigerland last Saturday.

It was Mirboo North’s ninth win from 10 starts for 2010 and also its ninth successive victory over the Bulldogs since 2006. Both teams were full of energy and hit the ground running, following a week off for the Queen’s Birthday holiday break. The mighty Tigers opened their account when Peter Mongta, in his 100th appearance for the club, sent a magniﬁcent 55-metre drop punt sailing through the big white sticks, after receiving a 40-metre ribrattling pass from Anthony Bence. Another Mirboo North goal from Josh Taylor soon

followed, but was quickly answered by two successful conversions from Newborough youngsters, Jake Munro and Daniel Drowley. Luke Bailey and Angus Hunter were playing their ﬁrst senior games for Newborough and competing hard for the footy. Despite the dark and chilly wintry weather and a threat of sustained rain, the large crowd was warming to a keen contest. This was a day where strategic internal structures and normally foolproof processes, could be inadvertently thrown into chaos by external forces and a drop in concentration. Don Webb’s brilliant ruck work helped Mirboo North win the clearances and establish multiple scoring opportunities for Josh Taylor, Jacob Nash, Alex Windsor and Mongta inside 50. Mirboo North slammed on seven goals

Mirboo North 15.7.97 d Newborough 10.13.73. Mirboo North best: D. Webb, D. Turner, J. Taylor, P. Mongta, B. Webb, D. Gardener. Goals: J. Taylor 4, P. Mongta 3, J. Nash 3, B. Palmer 1, A. Windsor 1, D. Pinneri 1, J. Brooks 1, A. Bence 1. Newborough best: R. Mills, J. Bennets, J. Somerville, A. Magnusson, S. Ryan, R. Wilson. Goals: S. Ryan 3, J. Munro 2, M. Gelagotis 2, A. Magnuson 1, D. Drowley 1, J. Bennets 1.

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Mirboo North 4.5.29 d Newborough 4.3.27. Top goalkicker: R. Paulet 2 (Newborough). Mirboo North best: T. O’Loughlin, B. Taylor, S. Leach, J. Peters, M. Hinkley, J. Hough. Newborough best: K. Brooks, J. White, R. Paulet, M. Rosato, J. Edwards, M. Hamilton.

Mirboo North 14.9.93 d Newborough 4.1.25. Top goalkicker: L. Palmer 3 (Mirboo North). Mirboo North best: N. Gardiner, B. Harriage, P. Avelling, L. Palmer, A. McCarthy, S. Lawson. Newborough best: B. Mizzi, C. Orr, D. St John, J. Stewart, S. Cordner,

THIRDS Mirboo North 12.7.79 d Newborough 6.3.39. Top goalkicker: J. Farrington 4 (Mirboo North). Mirboo North best: J. Farrington, L. Gronow, M. Wightman, D. Ross, J. Graeme, C. Irwin. Newborough best: M. Williamson, T. Forte, L. Fanning, S. Hibbs, L. Wooton, S. Johnston.

FOURTHS

to Newborough’s two in a scintillating second term. Through hard work and effort, the Tigers had seemingly taken control of the match when they headed to the changerooms with a comfortable 32-point lead. But the Newborough brains trust had other ideas. Parts of the Bulldogs’ line-up was restructured and their game plan dissected and re-jigged, after identifying the root cause analysis of Mirboo North’s ﬁrst-half dominance. Corrective and preventative measures were put in place and a revised blueprint of sustained pressure was hatched and put to the playing group. Playing coach, Darryl Disisto emphasised the need for his defenders to play man-on-man footy and for his onballers to win the contested ball within conﬁned spaces and become creative when in possession. As a result, the Doggies ambushed the footy for 20 minutes, booted four successive goals and clearly changed the dynamics of the contest. Newborough was now focused, on track and in total control. The Tigers were suddenly in all sorts of trouble and an upset Bulldogs’ win was a possibility. Don and Ben Webb and Drew Gardener did well to turn back a number of Newborough’s forward thrusts, but the Bulldogs’ onslaught was unrelenting. Big man, Anthony Magnusson, Ryan Mills, Jarrod Bennetts, Shane Ryan and Robbie Wilson helped Newborough to draw to within 13 points and all the momentum was with the Bulldogs. However, a couple of costly Newborough turnovers

• WONTHAGGI TABLE TENNIS

B Grade championship to Dean THIRTEEN-year-old Dean Snelling made a clean sweep of the two main events in the recent B Grade championships. He won the open singles with a finals win against Brittney Taylor and won the final of the handicap singles against Niki Neducic. Hector Hilberto won the final of the jumbo ball handicap singles against Daisy Filippi. There was a big crowd at the tournament and some of the very young players were impressive. Niki Neducic had a mammoth tussle with 6-year-old Jesse Condron to reach the semi finals of the handicap singles. Niki was playing well and Jesse wasn’t about to let him win without a fight. Some real talent there.

Dean Snelling the Donald Milnes (Double Dees), played a high standard of table tennis to win last week’s B Grade grand ﬁnal. However, their opponents, Micah Condron and Rochelle Savrimoothoo (Wackers) were determined to give them a hard time - and they did. The closest set of the night was between 8-year-old Micah and 11-year-old Donald. It was a thriller, with the greatly improved Donald winning 11-9 on the third. This Thursday there will be coaching from 6pm to 7pm only. There will be no table tennis over the school holidays. All four Wonthaggi teams had a successful three days at the Victorian Country Week table tennis championships, winning a swag of medals and a shield. Details and photos next week.

The A Grade championships have been postponed until after the school holidays (July 6).

Junior competition Numbers: Jesse Condron (16). Singles: Hector Hilberto d Jesse Condron; Freddy Mariajoseph d Hector Hilberto.

Ladders A Reserve Efﬁcient ................... 24 Tigger ....................... 20 Khaos ....................... 20 Hit & Miss................ 12 Cape Storm................ 12 K-Tees ......................... 8

24 26 22 18 18 12

(81) (86) (75) (63) (62) (52)

Leading players A Reserve Nancy Pattinson ............. 14 Beau Thompson .............. 14 Gary Morley .................... 13 Michael Veal ................... 12 Jarrod Donohue ................. 8 Sam Watson....................... 7

(44) (42) (41) (38) (29) (24)

and timely goals from Jacob Nash and Dom Pinneri, steadied the ship and helped Mirboo North regain some authority as three-quarter time approached. In a tense last quarter, played in near darkness, Josh Taylor, Jacob Nash and Bence all registered goals for Mirboo North, the latter coming after a brilliant set-up from the creative Windsor. Michael Gelagotis and Magnusson each snared goals for the Bulldogs, but unfortunately more were needed for the visitors to bridge the gap.

Reserves Cam McIlwaine celebrated his 200th club match for Mirboo North by leading the mighty Tigers onto the ﬁeld and being carried off shoulder-high by team-mates after a sensational team-orientated 68-point victory. McIlwaine, normally a stay-at-home key defender, was given a licence to roam far and wide in the wet and sloppy conditions. Birthday boy, Karl Loh featured prominently for Mirboo North, gathering countless possessions and booting two goals which were so good, they brought back memories of Gary Ablett Snr at his best. The Tigers were dominant

and damaging right from the start of the match, playing uncompromising, hard-hitting and creative footy. Mirboo North’s Nick Gardiner was easily best afield and Brent Harriage gained some valuable game-time after returning from a strained hamstring injury incurred against Morwell East. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, the harder they worked, the less effective they became – their scoring opportunities were limited by a non-productive midfield and a struggling forward line. Skipper, Brendan Mizzi, Chris Orr and Daniel St John were amongst the best for Newborough, while Mitchell Neal booted two of his side’s three goals. Steven Rogers kicked Mirboo North’s 14th and final goal after marking a pass from Aaron Tangusso and roosting home a glorious 55-metre into-the-wind set-shot with a heavy ball.

Thirds Mirboo North’s 40-point victory was accentuated by three 50 metre penalties and easy goals for the Tigers in the ﬁrst quarter. Scores were locked together at two goals apiece when the incidents took place and they gave Mirboo North

a handy 18-point quarter-time lead in the slippery conditions. Jake Farrington and Lachlan Gronow were unstoppable in the forward line for the Tigers, with four and three goals respectively.

Fourths The unlucky Bulldogs led at every change, but were pipped to the post by two points by the never-say-die Tigers. Both sides were neck-andneck for the ﬁrst three quarters, with only one point separating them at three-quarter time. Tom O’Loughlin, Brad Taylor, Sam Leach and Jake Peters were all in great form for Mirboo North against strong opposition in difﬁcult conditions.

Netball 15 & Under: MN 29 d Newborough 25. MN best: L. Rogers, E . Loh, C. Allen. 17 & Under: Newborough 39 d MN 28. MN best: C. Dyke, P Linton. D Grade: Newborough 43 d MN 19. MN Best: C. Arnold, S. Hardisty. C Grade: Newborough 39 d MN 33. MN best: M. Foat, M. Robins.

• LEONGATHA BADMINTON

Coke is it THE B Grade section of Leongatha Badminton is really hotting up, with mid range side, Coke sounding a warning to all teams in B Grade with an emphatic win over premiership aspirant Pepsi. Coke’s win was set up by Paris Buckley who was capably supported by Tash Maskell and Tiffany Yap but the true star of Coke’s win was Tracey Ryan. won all her three sets convincingly. For Pepsi, only Dianna Neary provided any resistance. The hapless Fanta team were soundly defeated by Creamy Soda to cement their position on the bottom of the ladder. Karsten and Braden Krohn were excellent in this encounter for Creamy Soda. Kelly Simpson was ready for Fanta and Dom O’Brien dug deep to record some good wins. Solo, on top of the B Grade ladder, won by ﬁve sets to three sets over Raspberry. Guilia Joyce was superb in this match with great support from Gail Beer and Lauren Golding, while Raspberry were well served by Rhonda Newton and

Davis Lou. This week’s A Grade matches were all relatively one sided affairs. Nerrena cemented their position in the top four. They accounted for Tarwin who went down by four points. Tarwin’s Bev Porter won her three sets in style. Nerrena’s whole side contributed well with Alan McEachern and Jose Shelton the pick of the bunch. Koonwarra are riding the crest of a huge wave at present. Greg Marshman has his whole side pumping and they were unstoppable over a lacklustre Korumburra team with only Pal Sokhom preventing a total whitewash. Paul won his two doubles sets and narrowly went down in his singles to Ryan Jeremiah. Also, a special mention to Roger Callister who again won his sets, re-afﬁrming his position as a top number three in A Grade. In the ﬁnal match for review, it was Hallston who blew away top team Berrys Creek. Frank Dekker and Aaron De Gennaro each won their three sets and Phil Munro has improved in recent weeks to win two of his sets. Berrys Creek’s best performer on the night was Jason Richards who won two

of his sets. The ladders in both A Grade and B Grade are extremely close at the midway point of the season and all augers well for an exciting conclusion to the competition. Again, a reminder to all players that our club championships are on June 29, so all players are urged to get a partner and get involved.

Results A Grade: Hallston 6/124 d Berry Creek 2/77; Nerrena 5/108 d Tarwin 3/104; Koonwarra 6/132 d Korumburra 2/104. B Grade: Coke 6/132 d Pepsi 2/102; Creamy Soda 6/124 d Fanta 2/102; Solo 5/124 d Raspberry 3/117.

Ladders A Grade Outtrim............................ 119.8 Berrys Creek...................106.5 Nerrena ............................102.9 Hallston............................107.0 Koonwarra ..........................99.8 Korumburra ........................87.7 Tarwin .................................83.7 B Grade Solo ...................................107.1 Pepsi .................................106.2 Raspberry........................108.3 Coke .................................100.2 Creamy Soda ......................98.1 Fanta ...................................81.1

55 55 51 49 43 33 29 54 53 51 45 45 29

B Grade: MN 43 d Newborough 30. MN best: A. Pratt, M. Joustra. A Grade: MN 45 d Newborough 43. MN best: S. Chila, A. Nash.

Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Trafalgar ............... 192.05 Mirboo North ........ 121.96 Morwell East......... 143.01 Yarragon ............... 166.67 Thorpdale ............ 100.95 Yall Yall North ........... 70.67 Newborough ............ 80.16 Boolarra ................... 75.00 Hill End .................... 64.36 Yinnar ...................... 63.70

36 36 32 28 20 12 10 10 8 8

RESERVES LADDER Morwell East......... 271.71 Mirboo North ........ 178.63 Trafalgar ............... 157.32 Newborough ......... 107.53 Boolarra ................ 130.57 Thorpdale .............. 127.35 Yall Yall North ........... 75.45 Yinnar ...................... 57.41 Hill End .................... 73.19 Yarragon .................. 16.61

40 36 24 24 20 20 16 12 8 0

THIRDS LADDER Mirboo North ........ 295.20 Newborough ......... 146.48 Hill End ................. 105.26 Yinnar ..................... 65.79 Thorpdale ............... 60.58 Morwell East ............ 83.91 Trafalgar ................... 60.16

36 32 32 24 22 20 18

FOURTHS LADDER Yarragon ............... 290.70 Mirboo North ........ 271.55 Trafalgar ............... 261.31 Newborough ......... 233.23 Yinnar ................... 183.68 Hill End .................... 75.06 Thorpdale ................ 46.13 Morwell East ............ 56.65 Yall Yall North ........... 34.40 Boolarra ................... 26.57

36 36 32 28 24 14 14 12 4 0

OTHER MATCHES Thorpdale 9.9.63 d Hill End 7.11.53. Yallourn Yallourn North 8.16.64 d Yinnar 7.6.48. Morwell East 16.14.110 d Trafalgar 11.13.79. RESERVES Hill End 9.4.58 d Thorpdale 7.7.49. Yall Yall North 6.6.42 d Yinnar 4.4.28. Morwell East 10.17.77 d Trafalgar 5.3.33. THIRDS Hill End 14.4.88 d Thorpdale 10.6.66. Morwell East 10.8.68 d Trafalgar 5.4.34. FOURTHS Hill End 5.9.39 d Thorpdale 6.3.39. Yinnar 8.15.63 d Yall Yall North 0.0.0. Trafalgar 10.7.67 d Morwell East 1.2.8.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - PAGE 49

Korumburra Parlor THE club`s annual presentation function and season wind-up was held last Thursday night at the Korumburra Italian Social Club. Some 60 attendees, including bowlers, their families and friends and representatives of other South Gippsland indoor bowls clubs also participated in a lightning premiership of three games of six ends each. This was followed by a sumptuous supper and presentation function to recognise the Club`s superior performances throughout the season in both parlor bowls and bias bowls. It is also noteworthy to mention that the Club has been enjoying its principal activity of parlor bowls for 90 years now, while having added indoor bias bowls to its repertoire only three years ago. The lightning premiership on Thursday night provided some very tight and competitive bowling, and at games end, the judges were unable to split two teams which shared the

honours with scores of two wins and a draw, plus an equal number of shots up and ends won. Captain of one of these teams was Joanna Lomagno who was ably supported Denise Corless, Bev Tyers from Foster club, and Robert Burden from Dumbalk. Keith Marshall was captain of the other equal winners which included Pat Thomas from the Dumbalk club, Ken Nicholas, Lynn McCord and Gary Shelton from the host club. Major achievements for the season are captioned in the photographs with this story. While the Club`s indoor bias bowls will continue on a weekly basis until the end of November, parlor bowls activities will temporarily close until Thursday, September 9, when its social bowls season will commence. This will be an ideal time for new bowlers to commence playing parlor bowls and to learn the ﬁner points of this time honoured game. Enquiries are very welcome on 5657 3344.

Team premiers: Pretenders (l-r) Ken Nicholas, Thomas Wyatt, Lee Armstrong, Lilet Wyatt, Bev Tyers and Charlie Tyers.

Lightning premiership equal winners: (l-r) Joanna Lomagno, Bev Tyers, Robert Burden and Denise Corless.

Consolation ﬁnal winners: Kardella, including (l-r) Michael Corless, Denise Corless, Ian Nicholas, Nancye Harley, Val Rudd and Michael Mathews.

Champions: Lightning premiership equal winners: (l-r) Gary Shelton, Ken Nicholas, Pat thomas, Lynne McCord and Keith Marshall.

Ladies trophy winner: Ladies parlor bowls champion and winner Marj Smullen Memorial trophy, Lee Armstrong together with club president, Rob Armstrong.

Men’s trophy winner: Men’s parlor bowls champion and winner of the Frank Harley Memorial trophy, Keith Marshall with club president, Rob Armstrong.

Leongatha

Midweek

MOTHER nature took centre stage again last week. Wednesday, June 16 saw 16 players face the elements on the greens at Leongatha in a pairs event by two games. Winners were (always in the money) Frank Filomeno (s), but held to a ﬁrm hand by one Bev Watt with two wins. Good to see Bev again at the winners’ forefront. Runners-up were Jeff Pendergast (s) and David Dunkley with one win and a draw. Sponsor for the day was Leongatha Bowls Club. Saturday, June 19 saw only eight players brave enough to face the elements. Winners were Ray Sanders (s) and M. Gray on plus 16, and the runners-up were that man again, Frank Filomeno (s) and David Bee on plus two. Again the sponsor was Leongatha Bowls Club. Reminders: The next Kitty Club tea night will be Friday, July 2 at 6pm. Also, to those who have not paid their afﬁliation fees for the 2010/11 year, please do so as soon as possible to the treasurer, Leongatha Bowling Club.

MIDWEEK was held at Phillip Island on June 17. There was very threatening weather when we arrived and as we were about to start, down came the rain which meant we were washed out. Forty-two people had lunch of lovely soup, made by the ladies in the kitchen - Marj, Helen and another helper. The dim sims warmed us up. We fanned the cards and came up with winners John Hill, Joan Farmer, Ron West and Thelma Kavanagh. The runnersup were Stewart Farmer, Terry Biddulph and Lorna Clements. The best one game winners were Heather Standﬁeld, Betty Meakin, Biddy Gissing and Dorothy Young. The encouragement award went to Eric Wild, Jim Donahue and Cliff Pulling. We all had a happy day despite the rain. Better luck next week at San Remo on June 25, 11am start. Soup, pies, dim sims available. Happy bowling.

Korumburra WITH the ﬁckle South Gippsland winter weather, the bowlers proved themselves to be a hardy group, as Thursday was the only day when there was no one on the greens. The winners on Thursday June 10 with 2½ wins +19 were Michael Banik and Maurie Rielly. There were 26 teams for the club’s annual “skins” day, with locals and visitors from Warragul, Hampton Park, Keysborough, Yarram, Inverloch, Wonthaggi, Berwick, Tarwin Lower, Dandenong, Garﬁeld, Drouin, Phillip Island and Cranbourne. Congratulations to the organisers, Bruce Peters and David Goodridge, on a very successful day. Thank you to the Korumburra Medical Centre and Rob Cossons Dairy Systems for your much appreciated sponsorship of the event. Thank you also to the ladies who worked in the kitchen, for providing the cups of soup at lunch. The winners were the Inverloch men’s team of Keran Gardner, Chas Buccili and Norm West, with locals and visitor Ron Hutton, Glen Fields and Ron Williams. One section of the Australian indoor singles championship was held at our greens on Saturday, with competitors from Yallourn, Mt Eliza, Yarram, Warragul, Frankston City, Leongatha, Somerville and our own club. To our club members, Ian, David, Peter G. Ron W., Grahame B. and Alan M. who marked on the day. Many thanks to Bruce Peters for keeping the day running smoothly, to Rod Beech of Wonthaggi who was the umpire for the day and was kept very busy. There were only 10 players of our own on the greens. The winners were Peter Hearn and John Elstub with two wins +15 shots. Keith Button was the only local player to progress to the next round of the Australian indoor to be held at Brighton Bowls Club on June 20. The club sends best wishes to our not so wells.

Buffalo indoor THE annual ladies versus gents night was held at Buffalo last Friday, June 11 with a full house and seven mats in action. After some very well contested matches, and much laughter, chatter and encouragement, the gents ran out the winners on the night, winning 12 games to the ladies nine (155 shots to 150). Leading the men (WWW) were Charlie Tyers (s), Brian Kilpin, Paul Holmes and Michael Matthews. Runners-up on countback (WLW) Andy Plowman (s), Andrew Hanks, Stephen Holmes and Ashley Van Duffelen. Ladies winners on countback (LWW) Toni Heldens (s), ‘Charlene’ Tumino, Margaret Campbell and Barbara Kappes (13 ends) from (WWL) ‘Annabelle’ Benson (s), Glenys Pilkington, Anna Meyer and Glenda Williams (12 ends). Encouragement prizes to Ena, Glenis, May and Sally, and Ian, Robert, Joe and Jim. Highest and lowest scores (on different ends) for men were Peter, Karl, Russell and Lance (2/15 and 13/2). Highest for the ladies - ‘Roberta’, Jeanette, Carolyn and Kay 15/2. Many prizes were given out and lots of lucky ticket prizes taken home - a delicious supper. Many thanks to all involved and very good representation from all SGIBBA clubs - a very successful night enjoyed by all. With several away on trips and Carolyn out injured, we only had six bowlers at Buffalo this week, on Wednesday June 16, following a very successful ladies versus gents night last Friday. Two teams were selected for three games, with skippers having three bowls and everyone taking turns as skipper. Winner of the ﬁrst game was Sebastian Terranova (s), Ron Gloster and Jim Atkins defeating Glenys Pilkington, Andrew Hanks and Ian Benson, nine shots to seven. Second game: Glenys (s) d Ron (s) 11 shots to six. Third game: Ian (s) d Jim 8, 11 shots to four. Lucky

ticket prize was won by Ron Gloster. Bowling at Outtrim next Tuesday, with bowls also at Buffalo on the Wednesday, as the ﬂoor restoration has been delayed for three weeks until mid July.

Dumbalk indoor ON Monday, June 14, 11 players competed in three games of eight ends. The winners were Paul Holmes (skip), Lindsay Richards and Carolyn Benson with two wins and plus eight shots. The runners-up were Ian Benson (skip), Robert Burden and Kay Cook with two wins and minus one shot.

Mardan indoor SEVENTEEN bowlers were in attendance this week and it was good to see Ron and Jeannie Baker back and all members are hoping to see secretary Ann Plowman back next week after two weeks on the sick list. With a few more players it was back to three mats in action and three games for all teams to show their skills. First time visitor Tegan showed how quickly you can improve when you stick with the basic rules of line and length. The winning team was a strong all male combination of Tony Allen-Clay and Robert Matthies, (skip), who won their three games comfortably. The runnersup for the night were Ron Baker, Brian Kilpin and Vito Seraﬁno, (skip), winning two of their three games. Wednesday night should see the two club championships decided before the social bowls get underway, Bev Greenwood and Ann Plowman will contest the ladies ﬁnal, Cliff Smith and Tony Allen-Clay the men’s, starting at 7pm, sure to be some excellent bowling and worth being there early to enjoy.

MirbooNorth BOWLERS at Mirboo North enjoyed some pleasant winter bowling last Tuesday with mild weather prevailing. As usual the competition was robust with the winners for the day being a composite Thorpdale -Yinnar team. Steve Collins skipped with Brian Carpenter second and Mike Arnold leading. With 51 points they equalled the runners-up but on countback won with 51 shots up. The runners-up from Foster were Peter Williams (skip) and Lucy and Dino Vignocci making up the team. They also ﬁnished with 51 points but came second on countback. The Boolarra boys spoiled the party and knocked off the $125 jackpot. Back to $25 next week. Big thanks to our supporters. Our catering manager Patsy Reynolds heads off to a warmer clime this week but our delicious soups will still be a big hit for lunches.

Inverloch Carpet bowls LAST Tuesday, June 15, was a cold night, which may have been the reason that we only had 11 stalwarts to our weekly night of fun, laugh-

ter and some good friendly competition on the mats. There were two, two game winners. So it was a family competition between mother and daughter. Carol Hughes won the night with a lot of help from her team of Rhonda Davies and Joan Clark. Molly Treadwell and her team of Bob Huntley and Edith Perrett missed out on points. We may have been few in numbers, but the warmth of friendships made for a good night with a nice supper provided by Carol Hughes and Marg Flett.

Lawn bowls

Wednesday, June 16, once again was a very cold day, but at least we had no rain. There were a surprising 35 bowlers looking for a win. A lot of the ladies felt very neglected by Chas as he seemed to spend all his time chatting up the men. What did we do to deserve the cold shoulder Chas? It was lovely to see Lionel Wilson on the green (Possum’s other half) we do welcome all our visitors. Lionel had just recently turned 80, many congratulations for this achievement. There was only one, two game winner and that was the team of Brian Hensley, Brian Growse and Edith Perrett. Runner-up with a win and a loss were Chas Buccilli, Graeme Dunlop, Dave Roberts and Lionel Wilson. The day was sponsored by Wonthaggi Medical Centre, and we thank them for their support. Sunday, June 20, was a washout. Looking forward to seeing a good turnout for Wednesday and Sunday of this week. Names in by 10.15am, starting time 11am.

Tarwin Lower

CLASSIC pairs last Tuesday saw seven rinks in action. The sponsors for the day were Venus Bay Real Estate agents, P.B.E. and Alex Scott. The Inverloch boys of Les Goss and Ted O’Boyle won the day. The runners-up were Margaret McDonald and Latina from Port Welshpool. Please note the next Classic Pairs will be held on Tuesday July 6. Contact Eric Gallop on 56637824 for details. Indoor bowls saw a lively crowd of four teams of triples playing off. The overall winners Jan Coates, John Maloni and Alf Bright taking out the coveted prize. The next indoor bowls session will be on July 2. Social bowls on Sunday was attended by 13 people playing games of triples and pairs. The winners were Bev Martin and Graeme Cridge. Next social bowls will be held on Sunday July 4, names in by 12.30, play commences at 1 pm. Next month we will be having our Christmas in July. This will be held on July 24. Please call Helen to make a booking on 5674 2432 or place your name on the list at the Club.

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Leongatha golf

Teeing off: the children from the three primary schools with Graham Hoskin and Cal Eagle.

Winter sports program FOR the third year Tarwin Valley, Fish Creek and Tarwin Lower primary schools are including golf in their winter sports program. On Friday, June 18 14 children attended Meeniyan Golf Club for a clinic. Under the guidance of Graham

Hoskin, Cal Eagle and Irene Holm the children enjoyed learning the basic grip and swing. The Meeniyan Golf Club has a strong junior program in place with the help of the Victorian Golf Foundation and will be running another V Golf 10 week program later in the year.

Woorayl golf

Foster

OUR golﬁng week started with a stroke event on Monday. It was for men and ladies and was sponsored by our club. The winner of the men’s A Grade was Warren Turner, and the B Grade event went to Michael Collins, both had a great net 65. Balls went to M. Grist, P. Burgess, N. Lovie, D. Clemann, and the nearest the pins both went to Peter Burgess. The ladies’ event was won by Jenny Riseley, with a ball going to Karin McKenzie who also won the nearest the pin on the 17th hole. All of the men who turned up for Guys and Dolls day had a good time, and their appearance certainly pleased the ladies. The inclement weather ruined our Thursday competition. We ﬁnished our week with a stableford event sponsored by Alex Scott and Staff. A Grade went to Ian Atcheson with 37 points, B Grade and best score of the day went to Gavin Maisey with 40 points, and C Grade went to Rob Warren with 39 points. Balls went to J. Howard, W. Turner, E. Poole, A. Newton, D. Vandervorm, J. Newton, B. Fiek, M. Grist and G. Young. The nearest the pins went to G. Maisey and J. Diaper. Next weekend we will play for the June monthly medal, sponsored by Thornton’s Bakery.

Results June 20 Saturday, June 19 - foursomes championship - Owen and Liz Kindellan trophy. Foursome champions: Noel Black / Neville Thompson 79. Daily winners: Neville Thompson / Noel Black (8½) 70½ net. Down the line: Dave Hutchinson / Kevin Witheridge (12½) 72½, Kevin Flett / Lloyd McKenzie (8½) 73½ net, Ray Prain / Don Cripps (17) 75 net. Nearest the pin: 4th Pat McKay, 6th Larry Giddy, 13th Murdock Menzies, 15th Geoff Prue, 17th Peter Dight. Saturday, June 12 - stableford - O’Keefe Butchery trophy. A Grade winner: Col Pulham (16) 42 pts. B Grade winner: David Knee (21) 36 pts. Down the line: Noel Black (7) 40 pts, Lloyd McKenzie (10) 40 pts, Dave Hutchinson (14) 39 pts, Geoff Paine (16) 39 pts, Fred Tyers (14) 36 pts. Nearest the pin: 6th Noel Black, 13th Kevin Witheridge. Friday, June 18/6 and 11/6 running competition - twilight stableford. Winner: Lloyd McKenzie (9) 20 pts on countback. Down the line: Bill Fuller (31) 20

Ladies ON Wednesday, June 16 a guys and dolls 3BBB medley stableford event was played. The event was sponsored by R. and J. Spokes, Leongatha Fresh Meat and Fish, and the AWCR was 72. The A Grade winners were M. Wood 22, A. O’Connor 30 and J. Fennell 45, 87 points. Nine holes out: (men) - D. Clemann and (ladies) S. Wakeﬁeld. Nearest the pin 17th - J. Riseley and M. Wood. Down the line balls: Karen McKenzie, Les Wakeﬁeld and Marlene Rayson; Michael Collins, Jenny Riseley and Pat Harvey. Next week is the second round Perrett family foursomes sponsored by L’Oreal.

Meeniyan ladies On Wednesday, June 16 a ﬁeld of 24 ladies played single stableford. Section one winner was Irene Holm with 35 points on a countback from Veronica Park, section two was Kristen Elliott with 31 points, Veronica Park won the best nine with 20 points. Down the line balls to Faye LePage 34, Dot Elliott 34, Nancye

TWO more board events have just been decided in match play finals. The Herb Dearricott fourball saw a comfortable victory for Tim McCarthy and Max Kavanagh who combined well to overcome the challenge from Col Sperling and Neil Mackenzie. The G. and P. West Family Trophy pitted two strong golfing couples against each other. With six holes to play, Russell and Marilyn Williams were three up, but when you are playing the two club champions, you are never safe. Michael and Rebecca Thomas won the next five holes to take the event 2/1. Congratulations to the winning pairs, and well done to the runners-up for going so close. The Vern Pease open ambrose event attracted a crowd as Dennis Cometti would say, with 102 players competing on a fairly damp course. The winning group now own this event as they have freakishly won it for the third time. A fine 64 off-the-stick left Jack Cummins, Wayne Kempton, Dylan McMeekin and Al Sperling clearly in front with 55¾ net.

pts, Lloyd McKenzie (10) 18 pts. Nearest the pin: 4th Lloyd McKenzie, 6th Lloyd McKenzie. Wednesday, June 16 - stableford - Tess Amesreiter trophy. A Grade: Robyn Galloway (12) 35 pts countback. B Grade: Rae Knee (21) 36 pts. C Grade: Fiona Curram (31) 42 pts. A Grade runner-up: Barbara Warren (10) 35 pts. B Grade runnerup: Carmen Thompson (29) 31 pts countback. C Grade runner-up: Alayne McKenzie (35) 36 pts. Down the line: Heather Ray (21) 31 pts, Maxine Symmons (30) 30 pts, Anne Horstra (18) 29 pts. Nearest the pin: 13th second shot: Margaret Blake, 15th second shot: Barbara Warren, 17th Heather Ray. Tuesday, June 15 - stableford. Winner: Athol McGrath (18) 42 pts. Down the line: Dave Hutchinson (14) 40 pts, Murray Welsh (24) 39 pts. Nearest the pin: 17th Murray Welsh. Coming events: Tuesday, June 22 - stableford. Wednesday, June 23 - 3-ball ambrose - choose partners. Marlene Ellis trophy. Thursday, June 24 - stableford. Friday June 25 - twilight stableford. Saturday, June 26 - 4BBB par. Club trophy - Barry Soderlund Memorial. Sunday, June 27 - pennant finals - Foster. Hammet 29, Fay Smallman 29 and Tanya Thorson with 28 points. The nearest to the pin on the second went to Kristen Elliott and on the eighth Irene Holm. The June “Moo’s” voucher winners for the women were Denise Poletti and Robyn Griffiths. The Meeniyan Golf Club welcome “Moo’s” of Meeniyan on board as the sponsor for the monthly medal day raffle prize for both the men and ladies.

Runners-up were leading for much of the day - Chris and Maryanne Leaver, Kevin Scott and K. Colomb played well and with a very useful handicap, ﬁnished on 573/8. Pro-pin was won by Bruce Hutton and Brett Stubbs took nearest the pin on the 16th. The following groups won balls down the line: G. Marsham, S. Fisher, A. Phipps, G. McRitchie 58; R. and W. Brown with Ryan and Lachie Thomas 581/8; T. and J. McCarthy, S. and J. Mackay 58¼; K. Wardle, B. Hutton, J. Feddersen, M. Kavanagh 593/8; P. Rayson, R. Goodwin, T. Wilcox, T. Walters 60¼.

Tuesday Ray Burton is always a threat and he was the clear winner of A Grade with a very handy 37 points. Bruce Gibson had a good margin in B Grade, winning with an impressive 39 points. Andrew Lappin achieved an unusual feat by winning both the nearest the pin holes. Ball winners: E. Poole 36, K. Gardner 34, G. McDonald, M. Stubbs, M. Oliver, J. Stewart 33; H. Forrester, J. Lowell, G. Maher, P. Waters, B. Fiek, B. Challis 32.

Thursday

On a very wet Thursday, Jack Cummins and Chris Leaver were the outstanding players. Jack scored +2 which proved to be a good warm-up for the ambrose win on Saturday. Chris had a great +6 and must have done some damage to his handicap. David Barrack and Denis McDonald were the nearest the pin winners. Ball winners: K. Castwood sq, I. Nunn -1, J. Lowell, T. Steer, K. Kurrle, D. McDonald, B. Stevens -3; J. Mackay, P. Hartigan -4; T. McCarthy -5. The good news in pennant is that our Division 3 team maintained their unbeaten status, with a comprehensive 7-0 win over Korumburra at Woorayl. Winners this round were Steve Hansen, Shaun Connors, Chris Indian, Ken Castwood, Barry Attwood, Peter Rayson and Alan Monahan. Division 1 had a bye and Division 2 lost a close contest to Wonthaggi at Korumburra. Our winners were Bruce Hutton, Daryl Prior and Ken Wardle. Stableford on Saturday, and this Thursday is a fourball sponsored by the Dandenong club.

Ladies’ champs: Trish Latch B Grade champion, and Karen Barwick Club champion.

Welshpool ladies Congratulations to Karen Barwick (23) who took out the 2010 Ladies Club Championship along with Ladies Handicap Champion. After a short break from golf, Karen came back to play three sizzling rounds of golf over three weeks to emerge as our Ladies

South Gippsland District golf Pennant results June 20 Division 1 (at Leongatha): Phillip Island 7 d Meeniyan 0, Woorayl 4 d Korumburra 3, Lang Lang 4 d Wonthaggi 3, Leongatha bye. Division 2 (at Korumburra): Phillip Island 4 d Korumburra 3, Wonthaggi 4 d Leongatha 3, Foster 4 d Lang Lang 3. Division 3 (at Woorayl): Lang Lang 5 d Foster 2, Le-

Club champion. Trish Latch (30) was our B Grade Club Champion. Our B Grade championship was extremely close, with scores equal after the second round. Trish played very nice golf over the three weeks, narrowly beating Fran MacPherson by one stroke. Congratulations Karen and Trish.

ongatha 7 d Korumburra 0, Wonthaggi 6 d Phillip Island 1, Woorayl - bye. Division 4 (at Lang Lang): Meeniyan 4 d Wonthaggi 3, Woorayl 5 d Aussie Golf 2, Korumburra 7 d Welshpool 0, Lang Lang bye.

Ladders Division 1 Phillip Island ........................6 - 29 Lang Lang .............................4 - 23 Wonthaggi .............................3 - 18 Korumburra ........................2 - 18 Leongatha ...............................1 - 15 Woorayl ..................................1 - 13 Meeniyan ................................1 - 10 Division 2 Foster ....................................4 - 19

Lang Lang .............................3 - 18 Phillip Island.........................3 - 15 Wonthaggi .............................1 - 12 Leongatha ...............................1 - 11 Korumburra ............................0 - 9 Division 3 Leongatha..............................5 - 26 Foster ....................................4 - 22 Woorayl ...................(51.71) 3 - 19 Lang Lang ...............(50.60) 3 - 19 Wonthaggi ..............................2 - 20 Phillip Island .........................1 - 12 Korumburra ............................0 - 8 Division 4 Woorayl .................................4 - 23 Lang Lang .............................4 - 21 Korumburra ...........(57.39) 3 - 22 Wonthaggi ...............(56.01) 3 - 22 Meeniyan ................................2 - 20 Aussie Golf.............................2 - 18 Welshpool ...............................0 - 0

• WONTHAGGI TABLE TENNIS

berto won the ﬁnal of the jumbo ball handicap singles against Daisy Filippi. There was a big crowd at the tournament and some of the very young players were impressive. Niki Neducic had a mammoth tussle with 6-year-old Jesse Condron to reach the semi ﬁnals of the handicap singles. Niki

was playing well and Jesse wasn’t about to let him win without a ﬁght. Some real talent there. Dean Snelling the Donald Milnes (Double Dees), played a high standard of table tennis to win last week’s B Grade grand ﬁnal. However, their opponents, Micah Condron and Rochelle Savrimoot-

hoo (Wackers) were determined to give them a hard time - and they did. The closest set of the night was between 8-year-old Micah and 11-year-old Donald. It was a thriller, with the greatly improved Donald winning 11-9 on the third. This Thursday there will be coaching from 6pm to 7pm only. There will be no

table tennis over the school holidays. All four Wonthaggi teams had a successful three days at the Victorian Country Week table tennis championships, winning a swag of medals and a shield. Details and photos next week. The A Grade championships have been postponed

until after the school holidays (July 6).

Junior competition Numbers: Jesse Condron (16). Singles: Hector Hilberto d Jesse Condron; Freddy Mariajoseph d Hector Hilberto.

Ladders A Reserve

Efficient .............. 24 Tigger................... 20 Khaos .................. 20 Hit & Miss ............ 12 Cape Storm .......... 12 K-Tees .................... 8

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Leading players A Reserve Nancy Pattinson ......... 14 Beau Thompson ......... 14 Gary Morley ................ 13 Michael Veal ............... 12 Jarrod Donohue ............ 8 Sam Watson ................. 7

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Alberton netball

Nearly there: Korumburra-Bena’s Alanna Williams looks to pounce as Hannah Djuric collects the ball. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Parrots Netball A Grade Leongatha 62 d Wonthaggi 53. Awards: Kasie Salmon (Nagel’s Pharmacy) Kate Govers (Evans Petroleum). Auction player: Kate Govers. A strong win for the Parrots against Wonthaggi, who beat them in round one. After breaking the ﬁrst centre the girls took control of the game and put the practice drills into play. A great effort by every player in the team. B Grade Leongatha 61 d Wonthaggi 34. Awards: Rebekah Vagg (Inﬂuence Clothing) Kate Pellicano (South Gippsland Therapy). Auction player: Tayla Robb. A great game by all the girls despite all our injuries. Worked really well together but slacked off in the

last quarter. We were lucky to come away with the win. Well done girls. Bring on Morwell. C Grade Wonthaggi 30 d Leongatha 27. Awards: Sandi Leask-Grylls (Serafinos) Jemima Wilson (Influence Clothing). Auction player: Jane Harrison. Strong defence by both teams made goaling very difficult. Wonthaggi took the honours by three in a very tightly contested game. Great game by both teams. Under 17 Leongatha 48 d Wonthaggi 25. Awards: Nicola Marriot (Excessorise) Jess Shea (Serafinos). A great game by both teams. Leongatha had the edge with excellent defence, shooting and passing, plus some stunning intercepts. Great

team play as this Leongatha side goes from strength to strength. Under 15 Leongatha 34 d Wonthaggi 22. Awards: Alice Tyson (LC Excessorise) Kate McCracken (Network Video). The girls played so well. Their reaction times were vastly improved. They exhibited strong teamwork, evident in every facet of play. Their newly found conﬁdence resulted in a solid win. Under 13 Wonthaggi 37 d Leongatha 18. Awards: Aimee O’Loughlin (Network Video) and Christie O’Loughlin (Clipit). Great effort by all girls. Wonthaggi were just too strong for us this week, but we will get them next time.

Results - Round 12 June 19 A Grade: MDU 61 d Toora 40, Fish Creek 50 d Tarwin 27, Dalyston 75 d DWWWW 19, Foster 59 d Inv-Kongwak 47, Korumburra-Bena 57 d Stony Creek 27, Yarram and Phillip Island - bye. B Grade: MDU 40 d Toora 11, Fish Creek 47 d Tarwin 32, Dalyston 62 d DWWWW 23, Foster 56 d Inv-Kongwak 32, Korumburra-Bena 55 d Stony Creek 30, KilcundaBass 50 d Yarram 25, Phillip Island - bye. C Grade: MDU 71 d Toora 9, Fish Creek 29 d Tarwin 16, Dalyston 48 d DWWWW 9, Foster 31 d Inv-Kongwak 16, Korumburra-Bena 45 d Stony Creek 12, Yarram 25 d Kilcunda-Bass 18, Phillip Island - bye. 17 & Under: MDU 42 d Toora 10, Dalyston 57 d DWWWW 10, Foster 45 d Inv-Kongwak 14, Korumburra-Bena 44 d Stony Creek 8, Yarram 58 d Kilcunda-Bass 9, Fish Creek and Phillip Island - bye. 15 & Under: MDU 31 d Toora 15, Fish Creek 24 d Tarwin 15, Dalyston 35 d DWWWW 25, Inv-Kongwak 29 d Foster 20, KorumburraBena 30 d Stony Creek 12, Yarram 24 d Kilcunda-Bass 11, Phillip Island - bye. 13 & Under: MDU 16 d

Toora 6, Fish Creek 23 d Tarwin 18, Dalyston 60 d DWWWW 7, Foster 31 d Inv-Kongwak 10, Korumburra-Bena 37 d Stony Creek 12, Yarram 17 d Kilcunda-Bass 7, Phillip Island - bye.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena ......................202.6 Foster............................210.0 Dalyston .......................183.7 Inv-K’wak ....................141.1 Stony Creek ................. 113.0 Fish Creek ....................101.3 Phillip Island .................104.2 Yarram .............................79.7 MDU ...............................83.1 Tarwin .............................55.8 Toora ...............................48.3 DWWWW.......................38.8 B Grade Foster............................260.2 Kor-Bena ......................158.7 Dalyston .......................142.2 MDU .............................164.0 Inv-Kongwak ...............144.8 Phillip Island................122.0 Stony Creek...................104.7 Fish Creek .......................88.2 DWWWW.......................49.8 Toora ...............................48.5 Kil-Bass...........................61.1 Yarram .............................48.1 Tarwin .............................55.7 C Grade Dalyston .......................183.8 Foster............................239.5 MDU .............................236.8 Kor-Bena ......................219.4 Inv-K’wak ...................134.3 Phillip Island................109.6 Yarram ...........................101.4 Stony Creek.....................79.9 Fish Creek .......................87.4

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13 & Under: Warragul 21 lt Morwell 25, Maffra 8 lt Drouin 13, Traralgon 26 d Moe 15, Leongatha 18 lt Wonthaggi 37, Sale - bye. Ladders A Grade Drouin .........................143.3 Leongatha ....................142.6 Maffra ..........................129.3 Traralgon .....................126.8 Morwell ........................103.1 Wonthaggi ..................... 111.4 Warragul ..........................72.4 Sale..................................69.2 Moe .................................49.2 B Grade Morwell ........................214.5 Drouin ..........................133.8 Traralgon .....................128.5 Leongatha ....................130.1 Maffra .......................... 116.1 Sale ...............................107.2 Wonthaggi .......................92.2 Warragul ..........................44.1 Moe .................................41.9 C Grade Morwell ........................161.2

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In control: Suzi Bath of Town keeps her cool as she looks to pass.

Traralgon .....................180.1 Maffra ..........................176.3 Drouin ..........................140.3 Wonthaggi ....................107.9 Leongatha......................101.4 Sale..................................75.4 Warragul ..........................35.3 Moe .................................35.7 17 & Under Traralgon .....................233.5 Leongatha ....................145.8 Maffra ..........................160.3 Sale ...............................130.5 Warragul ........................86.0 Wonthaggi .......................95.6 Morwell ...........................75.6 Drouin .............................68.7 Moe .................................26.0 15 & Under

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Traralgon .....................260.6 Maffra ..........................231.3 Sale ...............................173.7 Drouin ..........................130.6 Leongatha ......................90.5 Morwell ...........................94.3 Wonthaggi ......................53.8 Warragul ..........................54.9 Moe ................................30.4 13 & Under Sale ...............................266.7 Wonthaggi ...................239.7 Leongatha ....................132.9 Drouin ..........................109.4 Morwell ..........................58.4 Maffra..............................86.2 Traralgon .........................86.0 Moe .................................52.1 Warragul ..........................38.6

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Leongatha and District netball Results Saturday, June 19 11/Under: Mirboo North 5 d Mt Eccles Aqua 2, St Laurence Blue 12 d Town Blue 5, Town Green 8 d South Gippsland 6, Mt Eccles White 3 drew St Laurence Gold 3, Town Tangerine - bye. 13/Under: Town Tangerine 13 d South Gippsland 6, St Laurence 20 d Mirboo North 11, Town Green 10 d Mt Eccles Purple 2, Mt Eccles Pink 9 d Town Black 8. 15/Under: Mt Eccles Navy 31 d Mirboo North 15, St Laurence 26 d Town Green 19, Town Yellow - bye. B / B Reserve: Mt Eccles Aqua 49 d Mt Eccles Pink 30, St Laurence Gold 45 d South Gippsland 19, Town Black 42 d St Laurence Blue 30, Mt Eccles Navy 36 d Town Green 31, Mt Eccles White - bye. A Grade: Town Green 55 d St Laurence 31, Mt Eccles White 54 d Town Black 30, Mt Eccles Aqua - bye.

Ladders 13/Under Town Tangerine .........395.00 Town Green................ 147.89 South Gippsland ........169.23 St Laurence ..................87.00 Mt Eccles Pink ............ 113.64 Mirboo North ................47.62 Town Black ...................51.52 Mt Eccles Purple ...........26.53 15/Under Mt Eccles Navy ..........131.40 St Laurence ................109.86 Town Yellow .................92.05 Mirboo North ..............80.67 Town Green ...................89.93 B / B Reserve Mt Eccles Aqua..........225.69 Mt Eccles White ........159.01 Mt Eccles Pink ...........146.29 Town Black ................106.07 Town Green ...................86.06 St Laurence Blue ...........78.63 Mt Eccles Navy .............76.70 St Laurence Gold ..........81.27 South Gippsland ............47.03 A Grade Town Green................167.54 Mt Eccles White ........ 118.40 Mt Eccles Aqua............81.97 St Laurence ..................93.15 Town Black ...................53.04

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LDNA Umpires

West Gippsland netball Results - Round 10 A Grade: Warragul 41 lt Morwell 49, Maffra 47 d Drouin 34, Traralgon 59 d Moe 41, Leongatha 62 d Wonthaggi 53, Sale - bye. B Grade: Warragul 20 lt Morwell 84, Maffra 29 lt Drouin 37, Traralgon 64 d Moe 31, Leongatha 61 d Wonthaggi 34, Sale - bye. C Grade: Warragul 21 lt Morwell 51, Maffra 41 d Drouin 35, Traralgon 58 d Moe 10, Leongatha 27 lt Wonthaggi 30, Sale - bye. 17 & Under: Warragul 30 lt Morwell 32, Maffra 36 d Drouin 19, Traralgon 62 d Moe 4, Leongatha 48 d Wonthaggi 25, Sale - bye. 15 & Under: Warragul 23 lt Morwell 33, Maffra 32 d Drouin 17, Traralgon 45 d Moe 9, Leongatha 34 d Wonthaggi 22, Sale - bye.

Tarwin .............................52.0 Kil-Bass...........................43.2 Toora ...............................34.7 DWWWW.......................34.6 17 & Under Kor-Bena ......................346.2 Yarram .........................235.2 Foster............................241.0 Dalyston .......................122.2 Phillip Island................148.5 MDU .............................136.3 Fish Creek .......................92.1 Stony Creek.....................69.4 Inv-Kongwak ..................52.5 Toora ...............................35.5 Kil-Bass...........................28.6 DWWWW.......................19.7 15 & Under Kor-Bena ......................262.3 Dalyston .......................177.5 Fish Creek ....................161.9 MDU .............................122.6 Stony Creek .................131.5 Phillip Island..................90.3 Tarwin .............................94.3 Inv-K’wak .......................79.2 Foster...............................56.9 DWWWW.......................85.4 Toora ...............................59.9 Yarram .............................68.5 Kil-Bass...........................50.1 13 & Under Dalyston .......................354.3 Foster............................292.0 MDU ............................ 117.6 Yarram .........................136.1 Kor-Bena ......................198.5 Inv-K’wak ....................100.0 Tarwin ...........................105.3 Phillip Island ...................88.6 Fish Creek .......................78.8 Toora ...............................68.2 Stony Creek.....................37.7 DWWWW.......................32.4 Kil-Bass...........................36.4

Steady hands: Kerryn Gow of Korumburra-Bena looks to pass as Kelsie Schelling and Jesse Veale put pressure on. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

SATURDAY, June 26, 11am: M. Evison, J. Grant, Town, Town, J. Gourlay, T. Newton, K. Lawrence, S. Anderson 12noon A. Mitchem, M. Mitchem, K. Clarke, K. Norton, M. Price, A. Smith, A. Gourlay, S. Anderson, J. Hill, P. Kuhne. K. Lawrence, K. Bentvelzen 1pm M. Price, D. Jones, K. Spark, J. Goss, J. Grant, B. Challis 2.15pm J. Allen, K. Spark, T. Bentvelzen, M. Price, K. Lawrence, A. Funnell. We welcome any umpire who would like to come down on a Saturday afternoon and umpire Contact Jo on 0438 487 053.

Power Netball A Grade Wonthaggi 53 lost to Leongatha 62. No report. B Grade Wonthaggi 34 lost to Leongatha 61. From the opening whistle the game was a fast moving one. Leongatha didn’t give us many turnovers or missed goals. Our defenders worked overtime with the attackers trying to open up the court to feed the goalies. Claire did a great job playing both ends. Thanks to Sarah B and Kiani for ﬁlling in. Awards: Bonnie, Claire and Sarah F. C Grade Wonthaggi 30 d Leongatha 27. The result we were after. An awesome turn around from round one. Still a few little things we can work on but this game was one of the best C Grade games I have watched. Well done to both sides. A great team effort with every team member giving their best. Fantastic. Awards: Rhonda (Karmella Fashions), Kate (Revive), Leanne (Evans Petroleum). 17 and Under Wonthaggi 25 lost to Leongatha 48. Deﬁnitely not our best game. Our passing and lack of presenting let us down heaps. Well done to Dominique for a good strong game playing up from

Under 15s and to Phoebe for putting into practice what she had been asked. Awards: Dominique (Vortex), Phoebe (Evans Petroleum). 15 and Under Wonthaggi 22 lost to Leongatha 34. Your consistency and concentration has improved girls. We played much better this round than the last time we met Leongatha. All the hard training we are doing is showing through. We still have lots of things to work on but you’re not far away. Awards: Dominique (Sports Power), Alesha (Evans), Sarah (McDonalds) Under 13 Wonthaggi 37 defeated Leongatha 18. Our girls got off to a wonderful start. Nicki and Aimee were on ﬁre and our defence of Ally, Bonnie, Claire and Hanna working the ball to Jasmine and Eva. Super coach Fiona swapped Aimee with Ally with the move coming off very well. Great team effort. Awards: Jasmine (Canteen award) Nicki (Evans Petroleum) Bonnie (McDonalds). Presidents award: Courtney Blair Wonthaggi Hotel- Flavours: Miss Kate Brosnan.

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Bulldogs, Lions draw A THRILLING contest in the mud at Korumburra saw the Bulldogs and Stony Creek draw the match at the ﬁnal whistle.

Following their loss against Foster last weekend Korumburra-Bena was looking to redeem themselves against Stony Creek at home in muddy conditions. The Bulldogs developed a solid lead early on in the match until a late Stony Creek comeback led to a blockbuster final quarter. At the final siren the scores stood at 51 points for each in a tied game. Korumburra-Bena started out strongly, with lots of forward time in the first. Ty Lucas kicked the first two goals of the game for the Bulldogs which Stony Creek was only able to answer with a single behind. Korumburra-Bena’s Mark Bradley was then able to capitalise off a 50 metre penalty which set the Bulldogs

up with a good lead of 22 at quarter time. The second quarter brought out the sun and lots of forward 50 action for the Lions, with their ﬁrst goal coming from Huggins. The muddy conditions meant for scrappy football and fumbles by both teams. Late in the quarter KorumburraBena’s Cade Maskell kicked a goal in his ﬁrst Seniors game back from injury to keep the Bulldogs’ lead alive and out of reach of the Lions. At half time the lead stood again at 22 in Korumburra-Bena’s favour. The third started with wayward kicking from the Bulldogs and two behinds to start the quarter. Stony Creek then kicked into gear with two goals from Justin Shields and Cam Stone. Tim Smith for the Bulldogs was one of the back men working hard to clear the ball and prevent any more goals for the Lions that quarter. A goal from Mark

Stony Creek 7.9.51 drew Korumburra-Bena 7.9.51

McKnight, P. Boyle. UNDER 18s

Stony Creek goals: L. McMillan 2, A. Huggins 2, J. Shields 1, L. Bowman 1, C. Stone 1. Best: L. Bowman, C. Stone, J. Stone, J. Byrnes, B. Byrnes, L. McMillan. Kor-Bena goals: M. Bradley 2, C. Maskell 2, T. Lucas 2, S. Braithwaite 1. Best: B. Fitzpatrick, T. Smith, S. Paterson, T. Lucas, J. Kyle, S. Bray. RESERVES

Kor-Bena 7.10.52 d Stony Creek 3.2.20

Kor-Bena 11.4.70 d Stony Creek 1.5.11 Top goalkickers: R. Provan 4 (Kor). Kor-Bena best: J. Myors, J. Whiteside, A. Ward, S. Hancock, R. Provan, J. Paterson. Stony Creek best: W. Fleming, B. Jones, A. Verboon, D. March, B.

Bradley had the Bulldogs up by 16 at three-quarter time. Lucas McMillan for the Lions started the blockbuster ﬁnal quarter with two early goals which brought the margin to just four points. A very handy 50 metre penalty for Scott Braithwaite resulted in a goal for the Bulldogs and drew the lead back out to 10. A goal for the Lions’ Luke Bowman and two behinds brought the margin to two points and had the crowd on edge. Cade Maskell soccered a goal through the swamp-like goal square to bring the lead back out to eight. Two behinds from the Lions brought the margin to just a goal. Ash Huggins tied the game with a goal very late in the quarter which left no time for either team to break the scoring lock and ended the game with both teams on 51. Final scores: Korumburra-Bena 7. 9. 51 drew Stony Creek 7. 9. 51.

A strong westerly wind blew across the ground, not favouring either end. Rain threatened all day, but didn’t ever appear. As was to be expected in the conditions, the game started as a slog with neither side gaining an advantage and no goals being scored. Roy Mullens kicked MDU’s first for the day after about 10 minutes of play. Mullens was best on ground for the day, a ground he knows well due to playing his junior football with Toora. Quarter time scores Toora 0.1 MDU 2.4. Cat Grant put Toora on the board with a great mark and goal in the first 30 seconds of the second quarter, but with the wind was causing problems for both sides and scoring became very difficult with only two further MDU goals. Tim Wightman was giving the Demons great drive around the centre and he had a very good day, finishing with

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

Top grab: Matthew Davies leans back to grab hold of a one-hander as Korumburra-Bena’s Ryan Mortimer watches on. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Gotcha: Korumburra-Bena’s Luke Van Rooy gets his handpass away just as Stony Creek’s Kyle Vander Pluym tackles. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Three quarter time - Toora 3.5 to MDU 6.5. At three quarter time it was felt that the game was still in the balance, but the ﬁnal quarter belonged to MDU who took control and kicked ﬁve unanswered goals. Four of them came in a 10 minute spree mid quarter to run out easy winners, by 48 points. MDU won because they had more players who can kick a goal but otherwise it was a fairly even game, Toora struggling a bit up forward this year.

M.D.U. 11.6.72 d Toora & District 3.6.24

UNDER 18s

M.D.U. 13.13.91 d Toora & District 3.2.20 Top goalkicker: M. Cantwell 6 (M.D.U.). M.D.U. best: B. Pedlow, M. Cantwell, T. West, N. Arnup, S. White, Y. Zorzos. Toora best: M. Hilder, C. Hilder, P. Hollier, D. Brett, T. McSherry, J. Cripps.

Pts

328.93 40 189.28 32 151.65 30 137.37 28 111.91 28 124.79 26 97.79 24 110.91 20 101.39 20 104.41 16 90.60 8 33.99 4 16.50 0

GOALKICKERS A. Russell (Tarwin) .............. (2) J. Best (Foster) ................... (5) J. Swift (Yarram).................. (3) T. Bartholomew (Foster) ..... (0) A. Harris (MDU) .................. (0) L. Reddie (Inv-K’wak).......... (4) J. Wells (Kil-Bass) ............... (0) K. Bergles (Tarwin) ............. (6) S. Clark (Kil-Bass) .............. (0) L. McMillan (Stony Creek) .. (2)

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ﬁve goals. In defence for Toora, David Barwick was also having a good day and was Toora’s best player. Halftime scores - Toora 1.2, MDU 4.5. MDU started the third with a quick goal and the game had become a real slog. With players not used to the heavy conditions some careless tackles saw tempers ﬂare on several occasions and the umpires often had their hands full.

M.D.U. goals: T. Wightman 5, R. Mullens 3, D. Adkins 1, K. Gowers 1, D. Epa 1. Best: R. Mullens, T. Wightman, T. Tohiariki, D. Epa, K. Gowers. Toora goals: S. Kohlman 1, P. Grant 1, T. MacKenzie 1. Best: D. Barwick, M. Glowrey, J. Maurilli-Pullin, L. Dyson, L. Green, T. Kirwan. RESERVES

0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

41 39 36 34 28 26 25 25 25 24

LADDER

Kor-Bena 19.10.124 d Stony Creek 2.3.15 Top goalkicker: J. Hopkins 7 (Kor). Kor-Bena best: J. Harris, N. Allen, J. Hopkins, R. Hansch, C. Hansen, C. Poynton. Stony Creek best: S. Wilson, E. Taylor, J. Stuart, j. wilson, H. Stuart, T. Stone.

0 3 2 3 4 5 4 6 6 7 8 9 1

RESERVES

Top goalkicker: J. Rippingale 2 (Kor). Kor-Bena best: C. Kyle, T. Findlay, A. Meade, S. McIvor, J. Rippingale, A. Snooks. Stony Creek best: M. Ellicott, J. Chalmers, J. Bright, T. Fleming, J. Stuart, J. Densley. UNDER 15s

MDU too strong THE Toora oval was unusually wet and heavy following persistent rain through the week.

SENIORS

Toora & District 8.7.55 d M.D.U. 5.5.35 Top goalkicker: T. Vidamour 2 (Toora) Toora best: M. Brown, J. Toner, J. Griffin, S. Brett, D. Hanratty, B. Scammell. M.D.U. best: S. Thomas, L. Findlay, S. Synan, T. Harris, B. Hocking, B. Davison. UNDER 15s

M.D.U. 8.5.53 d Toora & District 1.1.7 Top goalkicker: N. Moore 3 (M.D.U.). M.D.U. best: A. Chadwick, C. Harris, J. Van Dyk, N. Moore, L. Bourke, B. Thomas (Jnr). Toora best: L. Chatfield, V. Ditta, A. Vening, K. Holmes, C. James, J. Sparkes.

Sharks snap Fishy TARWIN welcomed Fish Creek to Shark Park on Saturday. The early games were played under cloudy skies and passing showers. The rain stayed away for the Senior game, Tarwin won the toss and kicked to the town end. A strong wind was blowing across the ground. Fish Creek wore black armbands as a mark of respect for the passing of local sportsman, Rob ‘Herbie’ Standfield. Fish Creek were into attack early, only scoring points. Tarwin went into attack and were able to kick goals. Fish Creek finally goaled in time on. Quarter time: Tarwin 5.3.33, Fish Creek 1.5.11. The Sharks kicked the first goal of the second quarter to extend their lead to 29 points. The Kangaroos replied soon after. Nicholas Browne, up from the Thirds, had his first taste of senior football for Tarwin in this quarter. Both sides were moving the ball up and down the ground, but goals were elusive until Fish Creek goaled on the half time siren. Tarwin 16 points in front at half time. Half time: Tarwin 6.6.42, Fish Creek 3.8.26. The third quarter began as a real dour tight affair, Tarwin

attacking Fish Creek pushing players behind the ball. It was 10 minutes before any score, a Tarwin point. Fish Creek moved the ball forward and snapped a point. From the kick in Fish Creek goaled and again from the centre bounce. The game opened up and Tarwin quickly replied with two consecutive goals. Entering time-on Fish Creek came again, scoring a great snap goal, and a teamlifting goal on the siren, to reduce the margin to four points. The Kangaroos went on to the three-quarter time huddle with a spring in their step to set up a great ﬁnal quarter. Three-quarter time: Tarwin 8.7.55, Fish Creek 7.9.51. Fish Creek had the momentum at three-quarter time, but it was the Sharks who won the ball out of the centre to centre half forward, to the fast leading Bergles who marked and goaled. The Sharks, out of the centre, Cann on to Bergles for another goal. Fish Creek won the ball forward for a long point, then another snap point. Tarwin went the length of the ground to their goalsquare, strong Fish Creek defence swept the ball away, but Bergles was awarded a free off the

Tarwin 13.7.85 d Fish Creek 9.13.67

E. Grattan. UNDER 18s

Tarwin goals: K. Bergles 6, J. Cann 4, A. Russell 2, J. Dowling 1. Best: T. Cameron, J. Cann, K. Bergles, J. McMicking, J. Bloom. Fish Creek goals: C. Graham 3, M. Watkins 1, L. Coleman 1, M. Livingstone 1, J. Staley 1, R. Smith 1, M. Standfield 1. Best: C. Graham, L. Park, S. Blencowe, J. Law, D. Cooper, L. McIlroy. RESERVES

Fish Creek 14.10.94 d Tarwin 5.4.34 Top goalkicker: S. Smith 7 (FC). Fish Creek best: S. Smith, N. Rundle, C. Bawden, P. Mueller, J. Danckert, S. Ellicott. Tarwin best: B. Hasell, D. Leggo, T. Giroud, K. Sellings, P. Houston,

Tarwin 10.13.73 d Fish Creek 4.2.26 Top goalkicker: J. Stewart (Tarwin). Tarwin best: J. Holness, J. Croxford, S. Ennis, K. Duncan-Jones, J. O’Sullivan, J. Van Dillen. Fish Creek best: J. Shaw, C. Moon, M. Clark, R. Bohn, J. McDonaldEckersall, M. Francis. UNDER 15s

Fish Creek 112.10.82 d Tarwin 2.1.13 Top goalkickers: E. Park 4, T. Smith 4 (FC). Fish Creek best: J. O’Sullivan, E. Park, L. Edgelow, S. Buckland. Tarwin best: L. Thwaites, S. Clark, N. Lomax, J. Simpson, H. Keily, T. Watts.

play and kicked his sixth goal of the day. The Sharks, out to a 20 point lead. The Kangaroos lifted, with a great running goal. The Sharks, with a long kick over the pack, a well judged mark to Cann who duly converted. A long kick by Fish Creek forward for a set shot, a point. C. Graham marked the kick-in and goaled, 13 points the difference entering time-on. Both sides moved the ball up and down the ground. Fish Creek hit the post from a long set shot. Tarwin forward Cann scored the sealing goal from a boundary line snap deep in the pocket. The Sharks 18 point winners in a real tense, exciting last quarter. Final score: Tarwin 13.7.85 d Fish Creek 9.13.67. The Sharks had the threepronged attack of Bergles 6 goals, Cann 4 goals and Russell 2 goals. The Kangaroos’ only multiple goal scorer was Graham 3 goals who played a great game and was a livewire up forward. Cameron, another top game in the centre, J. McMicking and Bloom in defence for Sharks were providing opportunities for their forwards. For Fish Creek, their better players were a mixture of experienced and young players, Graham, L. Park, Blencowe, Law, D. Cooper and McIlroy. Fish Creek will rue missed opportunities from this game in their push up the ladder. Tarwin consolidate a place in the top six. Next week Tarwin travel to Alberton West to play DWWWW, while Fish Creek will welcome Yarram to Terrill Park.

Pts

676.65 356.12 268.12 248.32 159.37 137.44 124.91 45.95 81.28 58.11 30.48 30.41 9.86

44 40 32 32 28 24 24 16 12 12 12 0 0

GOALKICKERS J. Jackson (Inv-K’wak) ........ (2) J. Dowie (Inv-K’wak) ........... (0) B. Mitchell (Fish Creek) ..... (1) D. Smith (Foster) ................. (0) S. Ramsey (Dalyston) ......... (9) K. Taylor (PI) ....................... (0) R. Provan (Kor-Bena) ......... (4) M. Cantwell (MDU) ............. (5) J. Paterson (Kor-Bena) ....... (2) R. Durkin (Yarram) .............. (0) D. Wright (Kil-Bass)............. (1)

62 33 30 22 22 21 21 21 18 18 18

Kor-Bena........11 1 0 Inv-K’wak .......10 1 0 Phillip Island ...8 3 0 Stony Creek.....8 2 0 Fish Creek .......7 3 0 Foster...............6 4 0 MDU .................6 5 0 Kil-Bass ............4 7 0 Dalyston............3 7 0 Yarram ..............3 8 0 Toora.................3 7 0 Tarwin ...............0 10 0 DWWWW..........0 1 0

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Pts

328.96 323.67 261.20 160.98 129.41 109.98 85.99 92.84 65.74 44.82 65.14 48.68 20.21

44 44 32 28 28 28 20 12 12 12 8 8 0

GOALKICKERS T. Sorrell (Kor-Bena) ........... (0) D. Johnston (PI) .................. (0) I. Osman (Kor-Bena) ........... (1) D. Williams (Foster) ............. (0) J. Prowd (Foster) ................ (1) R. Johnson (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) M. Edwards (Kor-Bena) ....... 2) J. Meade (Kor-Bena)........... (0) O. Milton (Kil-Bass) ............. (1) M. Howell (Foster)............... (2)

32 30 28 21 19 18 18 18 17 17

Phillip Island .11 0 0 Kor-Bena........11 1 0 Foster..............8 2 0 Dalyston ..........7 3 0 MDU .................7 4 0 Toora ................7 3 0 Kil-Bass ............5 6 0 Stony Creek ......3 7 0 Yarram ..............3 8 0 Tarwin ...............3 7 0 Inv-K’wak ..........2 9 0 DWWWW..........2 9 0 Fish Creek ......0 10 0

UNDER 15 LADDER W L D

Kil-Bass .......11 0 Dalyston ........9 1 Kor-Bena........9 3 Phillip Island .8 3 Fish creek ......7 3 Yarram ...........6 5 MDU ...............5 5 Inv-K’wak ........4 6 Stony Creek ....3 7 Foster .............3 7 Toora...............2 8 Tarwin .............1 9 DWWWW......0 11

Pts

0 1472.50 44 0 499.32 36 0 497.98 36 0 306.25 32 0 191.69 28 0 95.51 24 1 109.57 22 1 104.74 18 0 50.00 12 0 47.12 12 0 51.84 8 0 16.05 4 0 2.94 0

GOALKICKERS J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena)......... (7) 46 T. Smith (Fish Creek) .......... (4) 27 T. Bone (Kil-Bass) ............... (1) 26 J. Read (Kil-Bass) ............... (1) 26 J. Thomas (Dalyston) .......... (5) 24 D. Blackney (Kil-Bass) ........ (2) 23 A. Officer (PI) ...................... (0) 21 C. Smith (Kil-Bass) ............. (3) 20 L. Johnson (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) 18 B. Cosson (Kor-Bena) ......... (0) 17 J. Dakin (Kil-Bass) .............. (0) 17.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - PAGE 53

Eddy kicks 12 for Foster

BRETT Eddy launched Foster to a 97 point win against Inverloch on Saturday, kicking 12 goals.

In just his second game back for Foster since an ankle reconstruction, Eddy dominated up forward against his opponents. The young gun was forced to come back and play for Foster after his VFL season was ﬁnished due to the injury. Eddy was assisted up forward by Jake Best, who kicked ﬁve goals himself. Inverloch-Kongwak tried their best during the game, but after giving their opposition a seven goal head start at quarter

time it was always going to be a tough day out. The ground was soaked with rain on Friday night, which made for slippery conditions, although rain didn’t play too big a part throughout the match. The second quarter saw a ﬁght back from the Invy boys, and kept Foster to four whilst kicking four themselves. At half time the lead was 48 points, the same as it was at quarter time, so the signs were there that the Sea Eagles could match it with the best. But another burst of goals in the third term blew the match apart, as the Tigers slammed home nine goals, and had an 82 point lead at the last change. With the game beyond

doubt, Invy tried their best but couldn’t close the gap as Foster pushed further ahead to record win number 10 for the season. Next week they’ll take on Dalyston at home in the Alberton League’s

match of the round. Invy will take on Stony Creek out at the Stony recreation reserve and it will be another tough challenge for the Eagles, who are sitting ninth on the ladder.

Foster 26.18.174 d Inverloch-Kongwak 12.5.77

L. Jones. UNDER 18s

Foster goals: B. Eddy 12, J. Best 5, T. Howe 2, S. Hawking 2, T. King 1, D. Granger 1, J. Stevenson 1, B. Angwin 1, S. Everington 1. Best: M. Aabryn, B. Eddy, J. Stevenson, T. King, J. Best, B. Rooney. I-K goals: L. Reddie 4, T. Krause 3, N. Cant 1, D. Kilpatrick 1, W. Rankin 1, A. Sadler 1, N. DeSantis 1. Best: A. Cross, J. Martin, N. De-Santis, W. Rankin, B. Hayes, T. Price. RESERVES

Foster 8.16.64 d I-K 3.1.19

I-K 6.14.50 d Foster 3.5.23 Top goalkicker: J. Jackson 2 (I-K). I-K best: J. Griffiths, T. Thornby, R. Tegg, T. Phillips, K. Fidoe, J. Piper. Foster best: M. Fleming, A. Heal, M. Comben, B. Coates, P. Jervies,

Top goalkickers: D. Vandyke 2, M. Howell 2 (Foster). Foster best: S. Lyon, W. Aitken, M. Howell, J. Lowe, S. Chaseling, M. Green. I-K best: J. Allen, R. Bertuleit, L. Johnstone, S. Worthy, Z. Fowler, J. Whitford. UNDER 15s

I-K 6.12.48 d Foster 3.4.22 Top goalkickers: B. Barron 2, M. MacKay 2 (I-K). I-K best: S. Worthy, J. Burton, T. Miller, X. Phyland, J. Whitford, A. Grant. Foster best: K. Rhodes, D. Hateley, M. Prowd, M. Brickle, E. Smith, J. Coffey.

Moving forward: Inverloch’s Daniel Kilpatrick gets the ball moving in I-K’s loss to Foster on the weekend.

Dalyston comes good against DWWWW AFTER going missing in several recent matches, Saturday’s game was more about the four quarter effort for Dalyston rather than the ﬁnal score.

And again they unearthed another talented young player when Sam Kuyper played his debut game and looked very much at home in the big league. Early in the game the Allies came out ﬁred up and an early goal saw them with their tails up. But the Magpies soon settled into a rhythm and started to move the ball well to give our forwards every chance. Ten goals for the quar-

Dalyston 29.15.189 d DWWWW 5.5.35 Dalyston goals: J. Gheller 10, M. Garnham 4, N. Garnham 3, S. Kuyper 2, M. Rosendale 2, R. Davey 2, D. Brown 2, P. Dunlop 2, T. Osbaldeston 1, J. Sibly 1. Best: M. Garnham, D. Brown, S. Kuyper, J. Gheller, J. Sibly, R. Davey. DWWWW goals: K. Rendell 3, H. Moore 1, D. McKean 1. Best: A. Parry, M. O’Sullivan, S. Becker, S. Raspin, L. Madeley, R. Griffiths. RESERVES

Dalyston 23.15.153 d DWWWW 1.1.7 Top goalkicker: S. Ramsey 9 (Dal). Dalyston best: S. Ramsey, A. Gennaccaro, J. Beattie, K. Maloney, M. Boyle, S. Johnstone. DWWWW best: M. Marshall, K.

ter started with a goal to Sam Kuyper, followed by one to Joe Sibly. Sam Kuyper then had a hand in our third when he set up play to Nick Garnham who received a free and found Jake Gheller on the lead who goaled. Mark Garnham and Joe Sibly were by now winning plenty of ball in the midﬁeld and the ﬂoodgates opened. Goals to Dale Brown and a long bomb by Jimma Rosendale stretched the lead. Jake Gheller added his second, then Mark Garnham got in on the act, kicking another. A clever tap on in the square by Jess McRae set up Jake Gheller for his third.

Anedda, O. Henderson, D. Quigley, N. Pyke, T. Hunter. UNDER 18s

Dalyston 10.11.71 d DWWWW 5.7.37 Top goalkicker: M. Schreck 4 (Dal). Dalyston best: C. Tait, D. Van Agtmaal, N. Ridley, J. Alexander, S. Alexander, M. Schreck. DWWWW best: D. Vardy, M. Hunter, B. Reed, J. Crapper, B. Vardy, T. Williams. UNDER 15s

Dalyston 15.26.116 d DWWWW 0.0.0 Top goalkicker: J. Thomas 5 (Dal). Dalyston best: N. Kellow, B. Van Agtmaal, T. Landells, B. Wardle, J. Thomas, M. Schreck. DWWWW best: B. Mobbs, A. Moore, B. Maher, B. O’Loughlin, A. O’Sullivan.

When Nick Garnham marked at centre half forward he spotted Jake Gheller alone in the square who marked and kicked his fourth for the quarter. At half time Dalyston’s plan was to keep the foot on the pedal. Kicking with the wind in the second quarter, the Allies made more of the contest. They tightened up in the midfield which slowed our run. Despite this, our forwards kept presenting and Pete Dunlop kicked our first for the quarter. The Allies rallied, adding two quick goals. We ran the quarter out well with more goals to Jake Gheller, a snap to Dale Brown, a mark and goal to Sam Kuyper for his second and Jake Gheller rounded out a great first half, dribbling through his sixth goal. At half time the lead was out to 76 points. The third quarter started well, with Jimma Rosendale providing plenty of run from the wing and he spotted up Jake Gheller for another goal. Rob Davey then got in on the act, kicking his first. Again it was Sam Kuyper winning the ball out of the guts to find Nick Garnham at centre

half forward. Nick hit Jimma and another goal. Jake Gheller then posted his eighth and Nick Garnham, tired of giving goals away, kicked one of his own. Jake Gheller then belted through number nine. Sam Kuyper was again the in and under man, fishing the ball out to Mark Garnham who added another. A clever knock on by Rob Davey to Nick Garnham helped set up Tylah Osbaldeston who goaled. By now the love in the forward line was overflowing and the Garnhams got in on the act when Nick set up Mark who drilled the team’s 24th. Another Garnham goal followed to round out another 10 goal quarter. But to the Allies’ credit they were still fired up at the three quarter time huddle, wanting to run out the final quarter. Buoyed by the self indulgent display, the Allies pushed forward to kick another goal. Nick Garnham then kicked his third, Rob Davey added another and Jake Gheller finished off his day out, kicking his 10th for the game.

Yarram tough out win YARRAM toughed it out for a comfortable win over Kilcunda-Bass in difficult conditions on Saturday, to keep in touch with the top six. Injury concerns continued for the Demons, with Dylan Rash not taking his place in the line-up due to a broken jaw and Nathan Lynch going down midway through the first quarter. Yarram kicked to the pavilion end in the first term and with heavy and slippery conditions goals were at a premium. With many stoppages, Hank Norman, Chris Bruns and James Parry all worked well to set up the Demons for valuable clearances while Lukas Jenkins was influential in the ruck. Wayne Anderson and Chris Endres were working hard in the middle to set up attacking moves but the Panthers kept breaking down across half forward. Josh Swift and Rod Jamieson were proving to be strong targets up forward for the Demons and early goals to the pair saw the home side go into quarter time with a 14 point lead. The Panthers had their fair share of forward entries in the second quarter

but their hard work was not rewarded, with only one behind for the term while the Demons added a further two goals to extend their lead to 26 points at the main break. With the Panthers pressing, Lukas Jenkins went down back to give support and took some strong marks on the last line of defence. Parry also gave the Demons plenty of drive off half back to set up the likes of David Clavarino and Brock Dyke across half forward. The Panthers lifted after the main break and won the third term. Jesse Attenborough and Damien Holmes started winning the ball off half back with Paul Lange, Aaron Shackleford and Steven

O’Bryan ﬁnishing off up forward. Yarram got a much needed steadying goal late in the term to go into the last change with a 22 point lead. With conditions becoming more challenging as the game wore on, the game was played out as expected in the last term, with both sides goalless for the quarter. Both defences worked overtime with Yarram managing four behinds to the Panthers’ two. Anderson, Endres and Holmes continued to work hard for the Panthers while for the Demons Norman and Parry continued their good games and Shane Buckley stood up when it counted most.

Yarram 6.12.48 d Kilcunda Bass 3.6.24

M. Mason, H. Clark, D. Quigley. UNDER 18s

Yarram goals: J. Swift 3, B. Dyke 2, R. Jamieson 1. Best: J. Parry, L. Jenkins, H. Norman, S. Buckley, B. Dyke, D. Clavarino. Killy Bass goals: S. O’Bryan 1, D. Wells 1, M. Dyer 1. Best: S. O’Bryan, W. Anderson, P. Lange, D. Holmes, C. Endres, A. Shackelford. RESERVES

Kilcunda Bass 7.2.54 d Yarram 3.1.19 Top goalkicker: D. Crawford 3 (K/B). K/B Best: D. Crawford, B. Petrie, D. Clarke, O. Milton, J. Joyce, J. Hughes. Yarram Best: M. Clavarino, B. Davis, T. Haymes, S. Rendell, M. Mason, L. Le Blanc. UNDER 15s

Kilcunda Bass 7.9.51 d Yarram 2.6.18

Kilcunda Bass 10.10.70 d Yarram 0.0.0

Top goalkicker: L. Woolford 3 (K/B). K/B Best: L. Smith, L. Woolford, S. Lucas, J. Tregear, L. Demunk, Z. Hill. Yarram Best: L. Butler, K. Sutherland,

Top goalkicker: M. Homer 3 (K/B). K/B Best: T. Thatcher, D. Blackney, J. Andersen, J. Read, C. Smith. Yarram Best: B. Martin, J. Barlow, A. Caygill, L. Turner, R. Baxter.

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Parrots turn the tables LEONGATHA recorded a resounding 95 point win against Wonthaggi on Saturday night under lights at home.

The win was huge for the Parrots, who got revenge for the heartbreaking one point loss in round one. It leaves the side just percentage points away from the top five, and with huge confidence to complete the rest of the year. Clint Johnston’s injury was the only negative for the Parrots, coming off the ground during the third quarter due to a dislocated elbow. But the reliable defender was up and about after the game so it doesn’t look as serious as first thought. Dwayne Holt led the onslaught, finding some form and kicking seven goals in a best on ground performance. Despite the fact that Wonthaggi were missing two key players, nothing can be taken from a fantastic performance by Leongatha. The game began much more evenly than it

ﬁnished, with Wonthaggi coming out and applying a lot of physicality at the ball. Once again the Parrots were a thorn in their own side with some poor conversion attempts, but Holt was able to kick two to allow some breathing space. At quarter time the Leongatha coaching staff urged their charges to continue on, and not let the Power unsettle them in any way. Adrian Campbell told his players to continue on, and not give their opposition a chance to get back into the game. With the one point loss still in the back of their minds, the Leongatha side went out and played inspired football, going in hard and moving the ball quickly forward. Tom Marriott played a great quarter, smashing the packs but also using clever touch when it came to moving the ball. The stingy defence led by Paul LePage didn’t allow the Wonthaggi forwards much room to move, and as a result made rebounding a lot easier. Another three goals for the term also brought ﬁve

points, and at half time the lead of 31 should have been a lot more. The Parrots nudged further forward in the third quarter, continuing on where they left off in the ﬁrst half. Wonthaggi started to look slow and tired as they tried their best, but they were clearly missing their two best players Seccull and Underwood. Hayden Browne was moving around the ground freely, and put on a clinic, having in excess of 35 touches, only one of which was deemed ineffective. The three quarter time huddle was not ﬁlled with any bravado, instead it showed a team full of focus ready to continue on

with the dissecting of their opposition. Adrian Campbell told his players that the chance was there to bury the opposition, and that there was no team that they’d rather punish than this one. The last quarter made for some entertaining football for the Leongatha contingent, as the Power ran out of legs. It all came together for the Parrots, who ﬁnally got their kicking boots on and slammed home eight goals to one in the last quarter. Jack Hughes was swung forward, and he didn’t look out of place as he showed some skill, lacing up Holt after a mark on the run. Jarryd Morehouse was another forward performing well, leading up hard and

dishing off to runners, allowing for fast movement of the ball. The four quarter effort is a great sign for Leongatha, who can beat any team on

Leongatha 19.16.130 d Wonthaggi Power 5.5.35. Leongatha best: D. Holt, T. Marriott, H. Browne, J. Hughes, J. Morehouse, P. Le Page. Goals: D. Holt 7, N. Nagel 3, T. Marriott 2, J. Casey 1, T. Mackie 1, S. Sperling 1, D. Westaway 1 , B. Geitz 1, J. Mackie 1, H. Browne 1. Wonthaggi Power best: P. Brosnan, T. Gilliland, P. Young, D. Howard, M. Johnson, R. Hanley. Goals: P. Young 2, P. Brosnan 2, R. Tack 1. RESERVES

Leongatha 12.8.80 d Wonthaggi Power 5.6.36. Top goalkicker:M. Coghlan 3 (Leongatha). Leongatha best: R. McLennan, D. McCaughan, J. Renden, A. Eddy, M. Coghlan, I. McCallum. Wonthaggi Power best: H.

their day if they put forward a consistent effort. The Parrots will travel to Morwell next week in a bid to continue their run to the ﬁnals.

Wagstaff Pittard, A. Blundell, S. Williams, S. Cicala, R. Thomas. UNDER 18s

Leongatha 11.3.69 d Wonthaggi Power 5.4.34. Top goal kicker: L. Castagna 3 (Leongatha). Wonthaggi best: T. Harley, S. Roche, L. Jones, J. Blair, P. Ryan. Wonthaggi Power best: T. Harley, S. Roche, L. Jones, J. Blair, P. Ryan. UNDER 16s

Leongatha 22.8.140 d Wonthaggi Power 0.7.7. Top goalkickers: A. Castagna 7 (Leongatha). Leongatha best: J. O’Loughlin, B. VanRooy, N. Tuckett, D. Gordon, A. Castagna, R. Higgins. Wonthaggi best: a. Ferreira-Neto, T. Hamilton, T. Huther, A. Murray, J. Liddle, Z. Gilmour.

fortable win on their home turf, in the big night match that delivered plenty of spills and falls. The ground was in bad condition, with mud and

Round 10 SENIORS LADDER W L D

Maffra ..............8 Traralgon .......7 Morwell ..........6 Moe .................5 Drouin .............4 Leongatha........4 Sale .................3 Won Power ......3 Warragul ..........0

1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

179.61 131.14 118.96 111.20 119.97 95.42 101.39 57.56 40.32

Pts

32 28 24 20 16 16 12 12 0

GOALKICKERS T. Aitken (Trar)..................... (5) D. Stubbe (Maffra)............... (5) L. Dowling (Morwell) ........... (4) T. Kneebone (Drouin).......... (1) D. Holt (L’gatha) .................. (7) B. Martin (Sale) ................... (0) M. Forys (Moe) ................... (1) G. Jones (Maffra) ................ (3) R. McMahon (Moe) ............. (2)

40 36 28 27 26 26 25 22 21

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Traralgon ....... 8 Maffra ..............8 Morwell ...........6 Sale .................5 Drouin .............4 Won Power ......4 Moe..................2 Leongatha........2 Warragul ..........0

1 1 2 3 4 5 7 7 9

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Pts

275.09 258.33 138.64 141.69 96.94 109.61 59.11 58.60 18.63

32 32 26 20 18 16 8 8 0

GOALKICKERS J. Langshaw (Maffra) .......... (4) T. Stanistreet (Morwell) ....... (4) R. Tack (Won) ..................... (0) S. Proctor (Drouin) .............. (0) N. Quenault (Trar) ............... (0) G. Barnes (Trar) .................. (0) B. Hough (Trar) ................... (0) T. Gardiner (Drouin) ............ (1) J. Bristow (Maffra) ............... (1) M. Brown (Morwell) ............. (3)

23 15 15 12 12 12 11 10 10 10

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

Tom Gordon: The young Parrot, who was one of Leongatha’s best on Saturday, is chased by Lachlan Jones as he swoops on the ball.

Leongatha squares the ledger LEONGATHA has now evened up the score against one of their main rivals, Wonthaggi Power, the Parrots running away with a com-

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water covering not just the surface. This deﬁnitely had an impact on the standard of football that was played across the night. The home side started well, their endeavour and hunger for the ball was obvious. Wonthaggi appeared to almost be on the back foot. Leongatha’s Hayden Browne and Jason Casey were getting their hands dirty and dishing off handpasses to team-mates. Wonthaggi’s Kainen

Congratulations: Wonthaggi president Rob Tesoriero hands the cup over to Leongatha president Glenn Wright after the Parrots’ win on Saturday night.

Schrape and Nat Jones were two that were trying hard for the Power, but Leongatha got the scoreboard ticking over, kicking the first goal through some clever play. Wonthaggi responded through Phil Young’s defensive pressure and strong tackling. However, it was all the Parrots going into the first break, with a handy 12 point lead. The second quarter started with some heavy bumps. Players from both sides were trying everything to keep the ball moving forward. Scrappy football was now being displayed but that was understandable with the conditions. Young star for Leongatha, Nick Nagel was creating opportunities in the forward half, and Col Sanbrook was also playing well across the backline. The Power’s Ben Young was still skilful as always and was clever up forward for the Power. Leongatha managed to kick the first couple of the quarter, this extended their lead even further and the Power badly needed to score. They trailed at half time by six goals and needed a lift if they were to win the game. The main break came at a much needed time for

Wonthaggi, they came out ﬁred up and immediately began to play better football. Matt Kremmer, Tim Gilliland and also Matt Johnson started to get involved and this saw Wonthaggi snag the ﬁrst of the third term. Leongatha showed signs of a quality side, they remained composed and were still clever by hand and foot. Parrots’ captain Jack Hughes was courageous as always, he put his body on the line several times during the course of the game. Wonthaggi dropped off even further and Leongatha kicked two more goals to have a commanding lead going into three quarter time. Despite being relatively out of the match, the Power showed plenty of character and tried extremely hard to turn the tables in the last quarter. Young players like Matt Gretch, and Fergus O’Connor kept running and presenting. Adam Zanella and Tristan Mayling also played well across the night. Eventually the Parrots ran away with a solid win and a good team performance. In other games, the U/16s went down to a relatively heavy defeat against a much bigger

opponent in Leongatha. The U/18s were competitive across the afternoon but still lost by eight goals. The Reserves couldn’t quite ﬁnd their feet and didn’t play well; they went down by 40 points.

Traralgon .........9 Leongatha .......8 Maffra ...............7 Sale ..................3 Warragul ..........3 Won Power .......3 Moe...................3 Drouin ...............2 Morwell .............0

0 1 2 4 5 5 6 6 9

GOALKICKERS J. McIntyre (Sale) ................ (0) N.Nagel (L’gatha) ................ (0) J. Johnstone (Maffra) .......... (3) L Castagna (L’gatha)........... (3) B. Graham (Trar) ................. (0) J. Tait (Maffra) ..................... (4) D. Brunt (Trar) ..................... (5) S. Spiteri (Moe) ................... (0) B. May (Maffra ) .................. (1) D. O’Connor (Won) ............. (1)

THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 13 - June 26 MDU v Phillip Island Kilcunda-Bass v Toora Fish Creek v Yarram DWWWW v Tarwin Foster v Dalyston Stony Creek v Inv-Kongwak Kor-Bena - bye

MID GIPPSLAND Round 12 - June 26 Yarragon v Mirboo North Newborough v Hill End Thorpdale v Yall-Yall North Yinnar v Morwell East Trafalgar v Boolarra

GIPPSLAND Round 11 - June 26 Sale v Warragul Morwell v Leongatha Wonthaggi v Traralgon Moe v Maffra (Yall Nth) Drouin - bye

ELLINBANK Round 11 - June 26 Buln Buln v Nar Nar Goon Cora Lynn v Catani Ellinbank v Longwarry Koo Wee Rup v Nyora Lang Lang v Warragul Ind. Neerim South v Poowong Nilma-Darnum v Garﬁeld Bunyip - bye

33 29 25 24 21 21 18 18 16 15

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FOOTY DRAWS

Pts

0 440.34 36 0 175.18 32 0 194.86 28 1 95.46 14 1 80.29 14 1 73.82 14 0 80.65 12 1 57.23 10 0 29.96 0

Traralgon .........9 Maffra ...............8 Sale ..................6 Warragul ..........6 Leongatha .......4 Drouin ...............4 Morwell .............2 Won Power .......1 Moe ..................0

0 1 2 3 5 5 7 8 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

814.89 549.40 195.99 148.61 176.34 76.78 38.11 12.87 12.27

36 32 24 24 16 16 8 4 0

GOALKICKERS A. Castagna (L’gatha) ......... (7) 36 D. Prout (Maffra) .................. (2) 24 J. Cunico (Trar) ................... (1) 23 J. Kiss (Maffra) .................... (2) 22 A. Carr (Maffra) ................... (0) 20 W. Hams (Sale) ................... (0) 19 N. Graham (Trar) ................. (0) 19 C. Carey (Warragul) ............ (2) 18 A. Heppell (L’gatha)............. (3) 18 B. Northover (Trar) .............. (2) 16

Other matches Maffra 19.13.127 d Drouin 13.12.90. Traralgon 15.15.105 d Moe 10.10.70. Morwell 16.13.109 d Warragul 11.8.74. RESERVES Morwell 15.12.102 d Warragul 4.11.35. Traralgon 13.10.88 d Moe 2.6.18. Maffra 6.4.40 d Drouin 3.5.23. UNDER 18 Warragul 14.14.98 d Morwell 4.4.28. Traralgon 15.16.106 d Moe 3.2.20. Maffra 10.11.71 d Drouin 3.6.24. UNDER 16s Warragul 19.13.127 d Morwell 1.3.9. Traralgon 21.13.139 d Moe 0.1.1. Maffra 11.9.75 d Drouin 3.7.25.

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Big fans: Ryan Hill and Dean Petersen were on hand to cheer on the Aussies in their one-all draw with Ghana.

C’mon Aussie c’mon: Rocci Thomas and Morgan Clark were pumped up when Australia scored.

World Cup fever hits Leongatha AUSTRALIA drew one all with Ghana, but the Leongatha Soccer Club came out winners after their Saturday night auction.

Fishing for bids: President Lee Kirkus and Loud’en’Clear frontman Dave Durrant, auctioning off a ﬁsh tank and voucher donated by Happy Fish Aquarium and Concept Store.

Good time: Brendan and Kate Martelli had a good night out at the auction event.

Leongatha cycling CLUB racing on Saturday featured the running of the Lex Watt Trophy race and riders had to wait until after 1.30pm for light misty rain to lift before a start at 2pm. There was a ﬁeld of 25 riders including some newcomers and a visiting rider. Following last weekend’s three day tour where around half

of Saturday’s starters had gained some excellent riding the result was a high pace for the trophy race. The race involved two laps of the Pound Creek circuit. The scratch trio were set the task of chasing five riders on one minute, four riders at three mins, five riders on five minutes then a gap out to three riders on 13 minutes and limit bunch of three riders on 15minutes. Race conditions included a

strong south westerly wind and overcast skies. The ﬁrst lap saw four riders withdraw and the disintegration of the scratch bunch. The duo of Ken Barnes and Lindsay Love were still alone out front but behind the ﬁve minute bunch had almost caught the 13min bunch whilst the one min and three min bunches had amalgamated and were quickly closing on the rest. This bunch included perhaps

Winners: second Phil Camenzuli, ﬁrst Tony Smith, third Paul Taranto and junior event winner, James Scott. Photo courtesy Lynton Clay.

Key riders: the winners group in action on the ﬁrst lap, from left, Phil Camenzuli, Tony Clark, Tony Smith, Peter Hollins (back) and Paul Taranto. Photo courtesy Lynton Clay.

some of the fittest in the field with Paul Taranto, Phil Camenzuli and Tony Smith driving the bunch. Into lap two, Ken Barnes was soon on his own whilst the five min bunch was collecting all the others and the gap was quickly diminishing to the one min bunch. By the time the field crested the golf course hill there was a large group of 11 riders heading the race, including the one min bunch and any others who managed to go over the hill with them. After a quick run down Pound Creek Road the judges were confronted by a mass sprint. Tony Smith used his great experience to advantage to come through with a well executed sprint to claim the win and fastest time (1hr 21.2min). Next home was Phil Camenzuli and Paul Taranto. In a close call visiting rider Ben Derks picked up fourth from Morgan Barnes. In another good finish Steve Allen was sixth, then Steve Wilson, Kevin Feely, Neil White and rounding out the top ten was Tony Clark. In the junior race numbers were down as several were away competing in a junior event at Shepparton. However, James Scott made use of his handicap on the 12km race out and back on Pound Creek Road to claim the win over the fast finishing Will Lumby. Next week riders will tackle the big hills on the Woolamai circuit. This course includes the four km climb along the gorge road.

Some 150 people came to the event, which was held at Memorial Hall. The event also doubled as an auction, with 20 items being auctioned off at various times during the night, in between a live band performance from locals Loud’en’Clear. Some auction items included mountain bikes and a laptop among other things, and they were all sold, with the raised amount not yet calculated. Vice-president Chris Wightman said that the club was pleased with the turnout, and although the result didn’t go their way, everyone had a fantastic night. “Everyone was excited when Australia scored, and a bit subdued when Ghana answered back, but it was a great atmosphere in there, we had a ball,” he said. Chris also offered a huge thank you to all the businesses who donated, with the revenue to go towards new clubroom facilities.

South Gippsland Soccer rep teams SOUTH Gippsland Under 14 girls played Sale on a very wet pitch at Mirboo North.

and Ben keeping fresh legs on the heavy field. The first half went scoreless but at the 40min mark Ryan took the goalkeeper on one to one and converted for goal. This fired up the team with a new goal dance depicting Pink Panthers in song and dance. With new player Jack in defence he ran the ball through the middle field passing to Adam to score South Gippsland’s second goal. The boys were in high spirits, winning their second game at home for the season. Under 16 boys played a fast moving and very skilful game with possession evenly split. An early goal from Seb Peattie put South Gippsland Panthers on a high. Moe fought hard and equalised shortly before half time. The second half South Gippsland had many opportunities but could not convert to goals. When they did they had two goals disallowed through minor infringements and South Gippsland dropped their heads and Moe took control and scored from a corner to run out winners 2-1.

Both sides were very even in the first half until Sale scored a late goal despite some good defending by Olivia Methven and Georgia McDonough. Sale came out strong and scored a quick goal in the second half. South Gippsland tried hard to come back with great forward play by Chloe Rodda, Jacinta Reeves and Georgia Butterfield but were unable to change the final score, 2-0 to Sale. A wet and soggy day saw South Gippsland play Tyers at their home ground at Mirboo Nth in their new hot pink shirts. The game was evenly matched with both teams having numerous shots at goal. Goal keeper James saved some spectacular shots with the defence player Phil Aiden Hayden keeping the defence strong. Forward players Max, Fergus and Ryan had their chances at goals but were unable to convert. Three new players to the team meant they were able to interchange the left and right wings Kaleb, Liam, Cameron, Tom

Korumburra City Soccer Club KORUMBURRA Under 13 and Seniors were the only teams to play at Wonthaggi this weekend. The Seniors played in perfect conditions and the first half was a lively affair with both sides playing open entertaining football. When the half time whistle went it was 0-0. The second half continued as the first finished. Wonthaggi took the lead after 16 minutes. Michael Wyhoon was having a great game in goal and was only beaten once. Korumburra kept attacking until the end but couldn’t break a dissolute Wonthaggi defence, a really good team effort. Special mention to 15-year-old Craig Wallace who was outstanding in defence. Final score 1-0 to Wonthaggi.

The Under 13s played a strong Wonthaggi team. Wonthaggi controlled the ball through the midﬁeld with great passing and talk. Korumburra put in a great effort all day and never gave up.

Korumburra were missing some key players this week but the kids who played had a good day and never gave up. Well done 13s. Final score 5-0 to Wonthaggi.

Alberton Junior Football UNDER 11

UNDER 13

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Pts

193.70 199.55 188.24 180.63 152.55 101.53 46.67 14.94

28 24 24 24 20 12 8 0

GOALKICKERS B. Atherton (Won Power) .... (1) M. Homer (Kil-Bass) ........... (4) K. Kirk (Dalyston) ................ (0) J. Ginnane (L’gatha Jnr) ...... (2) M. Burton (Inv-Kongwak ..... (1) A. Busana (Dalyston) .......... (2) J. Teakle (Inv-K’wak) ............ 1) B. Moscript (L’gatha Jnr) ..... (1) J. Bull (Kor-Bena)................ (1) J. Bulbulian (Won) ............... (0) J. Appleyard (L’gatha Jnr) ... (1) H. Suckling (Kor-Bena) ....... (1) O. Bates (Dalyston ............. (0) N. Anderson (Inv-K’wak) ..... (0)

19 14 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7

Leongatha Jnr .7 Dalyston ..........6 Won Power ......6 Phillip Island ...6 Inv-K’wak .........5 Kor-Bena..........3 Kil-Bass ...........2 MDU .................0

2 2 3 2 4 6 7 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

W L D

Leongatha Jnr .9 Kor-Bena..........8 Corner Inlet .....7 Inv-K’wak .........4 Won Power ......4 Dalyston ..........3 Phillip Island ...0 Kil-Bass ...........0

0 1 2 5 5 6 8 8

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Pts

304.94 220.80 226.72 89.33 62.24 106.21 32.59 13.28

36 32 28 16 16 12 2 2

GOALKICKERS Z. Caughey (L’gatha Jnr)..... (1) 17 L. Legione (Dalyston).......... (1) 10 X. Duursma (Corner Inlet)... (2) 8 N. Trotto (L’gatha Jnr) .......... (0) 8 J. Dunn (L’gatha Jnr) ........... (1) 8 B. Rogers (Corner Inlet)...... (0) 7 S. Bent (Won Power) .......... (1) 6 Z. Van Delft (L’gatha Jnr)..... (0) 6 M. Dyball (Won) .................. (0) 6 C. Buckland (Corner Inlet) .. (0) 6 C. Loughridge (Dalyston) .... (0) 6 M. McGannon (Corner Inlet (0) 6 H. McInnes (Inv-K’wak) ....... (0) 6

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Dean wins challenge of that hill

School of hard Knox By Isaac McCallum

Trophy boy: Adam Dean collected ﬁve trophies at Knox’s Hill, and he’ll now have to ﬁnd room for them all at home.

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Adam Dean loves the challenge of Knox’s Hill. He loves it so much he’s competed in the hill climb since 1996, and doesn’t plan on stopping yet. The 32-year-old was crowned king of Knox’s Hill on Sunday, June 13 and says the uniqueness and challenge of the competition inspires him. “The great thing about this event is that you’re not racing anyone, it’s just you and the hill,” Adam said. It is the first outright win for the hill veteran, who took home the Kevin Cook Memorial trophy for his efforts. The trophy is in honour of the late Leongatha Motorcycle Club member, who was killed in a car accident. His amazing effort of going over in his first two runs, as well as 104 metres in his last attempt meant that he was a clear winner. The 150 metre trip to the top on his modified ’89 model Honda CR500 meant that he also took out the modified bike category as well. The modest rider also finished in the top two in two other classes,

Parrots beat Power

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World cup fever hits Leongatha

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riding on various KTM models. Adam has taken home countless class category awards in his time, but said the outright win was an honour, and an unexpected one at that. “I just turned up, I do it for the fun of it and there are all these top class riders there, and young riders in their prime, so it’s pretty special.” To boost the significance of the award, Adam was riding in wet and slippery conditions, offering little traction to riders. “It was pretty slippery, the track was a lot more difficult than it has been in the last 10 years,” Adam said. The champion’s only training involved trail riding a couple of times with mates before the big event, but it paid off well. Trail riding is his other hobby, and Adam likes to get out and do as much as he can during winter. So what about next year? Adam laughed about the thought of back to back titles, but said he’d definitely be there next June to have another go at the hill. Adam works in sales at Marriott’s Motorcycles and Power Equipment.