The Great Southern Star - June 19, 2012

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Meeniyan on alert MEENIYAN’S water was unsafe to drink over the weekend, as low levels of a microorganism were detected, risking public health.

South Gippsland Water issued a warning to residents to boil water for a minute before drinking and using for cooking.

The water authority declared town water safe to use yesterday afternoon (Monday).

South Gippsland Water made bottled water available for drinking at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve over the weekend.

Colin Jennings, Adrian Coulter and Kevin Robinson ensured footy and netball fans had fresh water at Meeniyan on Saturday.

Read more on page 3.

Made by China Milk company plans Toora revival

By Matt Dunn THE former Bonlac milk factory at Toora is again being sold.

The deal is being kept under wraps, but is believed to involve a Chinese company with interests in construction.

The company will produce powdered milk at the site, which is likely to be exported through the Barry Beach terminal to the lucrative Asian market.

But the scale of the project, and, indeed, the identity of the company, is a well-guarded secret. Getting gas to the site as well as cleaning up asbestos

are both seen as two of the more immediate hurdles.

Three people connected to the project said they could not speak about it and any comment should come through Deputy Premier Peter Ryan.

“I have been advised that some discussions have taken place between RDV (Regional Development Victoria) and DBI (the Department of Business and Innovation) and a company interested in acquiring the old Bonlac factory at Toora,” a spokesperson for Mr Ryan said.

“I am advised that no decision has been taken as yet by this company to acquire the site.”

Not surprisingly The Star has been

unable to confirm when production will begin, how many workers the operation will employ, or where they will be sourced from. But well-connected industry insiders have confirmed the company has already tried to poach some local suppliers.

The company is buying the site from Lombous International, a Sydney recycling operation, which purchased it in March 2011. Plans to do anything at the site in the past have floundered, but the area has been buzzing with rumours for some time.

Around the time of the Lombous purchase the town experienced a real estate boom, with reports of five houses selling within a 10 day period.

Lombous International owner Val Lombous confirmed the planned sale, but was also loath to speak about the details of the plan.

South Gippsland Shire Council economic development officer Ken Fraser said the plan was still very much in the development stage, and he was honour bound to keep details confidential.

Toora businesswoman Irene Spooner said she had not heard anything about the deal, but believes it would be a great one for the town.

“Over the years there’s always been a number of different rumours in association with the factory. But I’ve got to the stage of thinking, well when

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it happens it happens,” she said.

“If they came to the town, we’d welcome them with open arms.

Anything that’s going to offer employment to the region and a boost to our general economy would be great. It’d be nice to see something happen.”

Burra Foods’ general manager commercial Dale O’Neil said he had heard about the company’s plan, but did not know its identity.

He said he would welcome the competition.

“We welcome new players, as long as they operate sustainably. It’s not in anyone’s interests if they enter the market and cut out quickly,” he said.

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Strong support: South Coast Christian College’s Chinese language teacher, Trevor Sowdon, with students Joey McNeil (Zhi Xia’s brother), Zhi Xia McNeil, Lily-Grace Toohill and Bethany Hibma.

Butterfly takes flight

By Matt Dunn FOR staff and students at Leongatha’s South Coast Christian College, the health of China’s children has a special significance.

In a country so large, where resources are spread thin, sick and dying orphans can sometimes slip through the cracks. It’s the reason why the school lends its support to Butterfly Children’s Hospices, a palliative care service for abandoned children. With-

out the hospice, the children would die alone and without medical care.

It also has two students – Zhi Xia McNeil and Lily-Grace Toohill – who were adopted from China.

Zhi Xia, known to many as Ruby, has had a well documented journey from abandoned Chinese orphan to well-loved Aussie girl. She was nursed back to health by the founders of the organisation, Lyn and Alan Gould, English missionaries working in the country. Born prematurely, and gravely ill,

she seemed to have little chance of survival.

If she’d been left in the orphanage to which she came, her chances of survival would have been even slimmer. After her health improved, she was adopted by locals Jamie and Fiona McNeil.

The couple are trustees of Butterfly Home in Victoria – an offshoot of Butterfly Children’s Hospices.

Fiona said the charity - and the school’s support - was helping sick and dying Chinese children live out their days in dignity.

Two new nurses, Danice and Irish, recruited from the Philippines, are helping achieve that goal.

“We had lots of challenges with their visas and Chinese regulations, but they have been working now for several months.

They are involved with direct care of the children, freeing up Lyn Gould for administration and future planning,” she said. “They also train staff, and will later be training local nurses.

Palliative care in China is still in its infancy and not readily available, especially once you leave Beijing, Hong Kong or Shanghai, so we believe that training Chinese nurses is a vital part of our work.”

College Chinese language teacher Trevor Sowdon knows better than most how tough life can be in China.

He has two adopted Chinese daughters, Hannah and Pippa. He said Hannah, who was adopted in 1984, was the first Chinese child adopted into Australia.

“My wife and I were looking at adoption when

I got an appointment in China. While we were over there, we decided we’d like to adopt. We were extremely fortunate we had a friend in the government over there who could break through the red tape,” he said.

Mr Sowdon believes having Zhi Xia and LilyGrace at the school gives the other students an “immediate connection to China”.

“In a sense China has come to them. And of course we are looking at taking the students to China next year and visiting Butterfly Home in Changsha. We want to get involved there. We realise it’s going to be fairly confronting and a happy-sad situation,” he said.

“They’re going to see reality, sick children and some dying.”

Best of care: Butterfly Home in Changsha has been boosted by the services of nurses Danice and Irish.

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TAFE campus to stay

By Jane Ross GIPPSTAFE executives are confident the Leongatha campus will remain open and viable.

But they can’t yet give a cast iron guarantee.

This is because the full picture won’t be known until a re-jigging of courses is tested in the market place.

The saving grace for the campus could be its new, five-star energy rated building packed with up-to-the-mark information technology.

Current students are guaranteed their classes will continue until the end of this calendar year.

The institute has announced 32 redundancies out of a staff of 400.

Eleven of those 32 were told last Thursday they no longer had jobs. One of those was employed at Leongatha.

GippsTAFE has been in turmoil since the State Government announced major cuts to the entire TAFE sector in the May State Budget.

GippsTAFE’s general manager teaching and learning Carol Elliot is

spending the next month at the Leongatha campus, dealing with what she described as a “slices” approach to funding cuts.

“We are looking to expand courses and we are intending to ensure GippsTAFE is here in Leongatha into the future.”

But she cannot see a time when the impact will finish.

“That’s the tragedy.”

The certainty of the Leongatha campus will depend on how many students take up what’s offered.

Campus manager Stuart Cooper said diploma and advanced diploma courses have been a big part of the Leongatha campus market, with students from across Victoria attracted by on-line offerings. But state funding for these has been more than halved and a concession for eligible students aged under 25 scrapped. This means diploma and advanced diploma fees will now cost around $3000 a year.

Neither Mr Cooper nor Ms Elliot have seen an enthusiastic student response to a Federal Government HECSstyle loan scheme for TAFE students.

Ms Elliot said the cuts to diploma and advanced diploma and advanced

Difficult decisions: GippsTAFE general manager teaching and learning Carol Elliot and Leongatha campus manager Stuart Cooper address the issue of state funding cuts. diploma funding have hit hard because they contradict state skills reform policy encouraging people to gain such qualifications.

She doesn’t think any TAFEs in Victoria will be offering hospitality courses. GippsTAFE certainly won’t.

The government has taken a dim view of their usefulness and slashed subsidies to the quick.

Retail and business administration

courses are similarly regarded.

Mr Cooper chairs the South Gippsland and Bass Coast Local Learning Employment Network and the loss of those courses locally worries him.

But there is hope for GippsTAFE Leongatha’s Wildflower Restaurant.

Apprentices – now favoured by the state – will run the kitchen and Mr Cooper is hoping secondary school Vocational Education and Training (VET)

students will undertake the front-ofhouse work. Hairdressing and cookery apprentice classes remain strong.

“Having the kitchen and salon is a godsend,” Mr Cooper observed.

The campus will also tap into the growing aged care market by offering more courses. Its new building, opened last year, includes a four-bed “hospital”.

And a new course in animal studies that has drawn wide appeal at the Warragul campus will be offered in Leongatha. Certificate IV in tourism will also be available.

“We’re looking to be creative in the way we manage,” Ms Elliot said.

She draws comfort knowing Leongatha has been named by Higher Education and Skills Minister Peter Hall as a “technology enabled learning centre” under the Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan. The TAFE campus is well set up to host that.

Asked about morale within both the Leongatha and the wider GippsTAFE community, Ms Elliot replied, “I’m very proud of everybody. Campus managers have been magnificent in grappling with the issues and staff have been amazing. They know this is a government-inflicted regime.”

Water health scare grips Meeniyan FLOODING caused a health scare with Meeniyan’s water supply on Friday.

A low level of the micro-organism cryptosporidium was found late in the afternoon and a boiling water alert issued.

It was withdrawn at around 2.45pm yesterday when the Department of Health gave the all clear.

South Gippsland Water (SGW) managing director Philippe du Plessis said the authority’s disaster management swung into action on Friday.

A workforce of 22 was mobilised, notices printed and every house and business in Meeniyan door knocked over a three-hour period.

Bottled water was provided and a water trailer set up at the Meeniyan Recreation

Reserve, manned by SGW staff.

Mr du Plessis said testing over the weekend had shown no more cryptosporidium and the lifting of the boiling water order means another round of door knocking.

“It’s all about communication,” Mr du Plessis said.

Meeniyan resident Kevin Robinson said he had lived in the town for 10 years and this was the first time he had been prevented from drinking the water.

“We’ve never experienced this.

It certainly came as a shock, but I’m not going to whinge and moan about it.

It just happens doesn’t it?

With all the floodwaters coming through what can you expect?”

Another resident said he was “shocked”.

“The irony is we’ve got masses of water and not a drop to drink.”

Mr du Plessis said

SGW takes every precaution to ensure water supplies comply with all health regulations, with an independent company completing more than 200 tests each week on water from 90 points across the water supply systems.

The tests are undertaken at times when risks are at their peak.

“The water is tested for mico-biological activity, physico-chemical elements and any byproduct that may remain as a result of treatment.”

Meeniyan’s water supply comes from the Tarwin River and Mr du Plessis said because of flooding, extra tests

for organisms such as cryptosporidium were undertaken last week.

Friday’s problem is believed to have been

caused by cow manure washing into the river.

He apologised for the inconvenience of the boiling water order, adding, “South Gippsland

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Meanwhile all SGW systems are at capacity, a situation that pleases Mr du Plessis.

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Painful wait: Sue Cashin of Meeniyan is desperate for a knee replacement.

No fun waiting in pain

By Brad Lester SUE Cashin is a woman in pain facing a long wait for relief.

The Meeniyan resident suffers from osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition crippling joints, and urgently needs her right knee replaced.

After a four year wait, Ms Cashin was recently told she faces the prospect of another 20 months before her name rises to the top of the surgical waiting list.

She had held private health insurance for 30 years, but was unable to afford the premiums for hospital cover after her first marriage breakdown.

Ms Cashin must simply ride out the delays so many face in the public health system, but takes heart in having extra insurance that covers ongoing physiotherapy costs.

It’s a situation she describes as “ridiculous”.

“Years ago, when you wanted an operation you got an operation,” Ms Cashin said.

“If I could just have an hour without pain it would be good, but I can’t remember even when I’ve had half an hour without pain. It’s just relentless and when you are told you have to wait so much longer, it’s very hard.”

Victorian Health Services Performance Data showed that at December 31, 2011, people needing knee replacements faced an average wait of 117 days in the public health system.

In the 2009-2010 financial year, there were 1192 hospital admissions for osteoarthritis treatment from people living in the South Gippsland Shire Council area, according to the Victorian Admitted Episodes Data Set (VAED): Financial Year 2009-10.

Ms Cashin said her arthritic knee has been exacerbated by numerous injuries. Performing poorly, the knee has affected the functioning of her foot, ankle, hip and lower back.

“I have not been able to walk without a walker (aide) for the best part of the last five years and I’ve just turned 60,” she said.

“Being my driving leg, it restricts my driving. That’s difficult when my

family lives in New South Wales.”

Public transport is hard to negotiate with a walking aide and luggage.

Ms Cashin said she is not alone in waiting for surgery.

“It’s so cruel. You should not have to live in pain and be on pain medications that are no good for you,” she said.

Ms Cashin encounters difficulty doing housework and is planning to seek home care to cope. To distract herself, she volunteers at Koorooman House aged care hostel at Leongatha Memorial Hospital, and writes short stories and poems as a member of the Milpara Creative Writers Group at Korumburra.

“It really annoys me when these politicians have their jaunts overseas. I’m not against helping boat people and I am sympathetic to their plight, but there are issues in Australia that need addressing as well,” she said.

“Surely the theatres and beds are not full 24/7? Surely the waiting list does not need to be as long? If you are in pain, even a day or a month is a long time.”

The former nurse survives financially on compensation after sustaining an injury while lifting at work.

Peter Ryan, Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA, described Ms Cashin’s ongoing wait as “a ridiculous situation to be in”.

He promised to act to improve her prospects.

Mr Ryan said the State Government was working towards reducing public hospital waiting lists.

“We are always looking to address that. There would be country hospitals where it is not such a factor but in a metropolitan sense, it certainly is and we are looking at adding resources to ensure that list is reduced,” he said.

“We have promised to get another 100 beds into the system and to increase the workforce.”

Arthritis Victoria chief executive officer Linda Martin said Victorians waiting for a joint replacement need better support from the public health system.

“This includes enhanced access to conservative treatment – treatment aimed at preventing a condition from becoming worse – while patients are on the surgery waiting list,” she said.

“Conservative treatment can include participating in appropriate physical activity programs such as warm water exercise, joint strengthening exercises such as physiotherapy, tai chi and weight reduction programs.”

Ms Martin said joint replacement surgery was becoming more popular and is expected to become more so as the population ages.

“We know that people waiting for joint replacement surgery experience poorer health and greater psychological distress,” she said.

“Osteoarthritis is one of the biggest causes of disability in Australia.

Of the expenditure on arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions in 2004-05, nearly one-third ($1.2 billion) was attributed to osteoarthritis, most of which (75 per cent) was due to hospital costs mainly related to knee and hip replacements.”

Dial for help

ARTHRITIS Victoria’s Rheumatology Help Line puts people in contact with the Arthritis Victoria nurse who can provide:

• general medical information regarding musculoskeletal conditions and commonly prescribed treatments, including access to information sheets and other resources; • support and advice regarding the diagnosis of a musculoskeletal condition; • assistance in navigating the complex health, disability and social services systems; • information on local community services; and • information and support to health professionals providing care for people with MSK conditions.

The Arthritis Victoria Rheumatology Help Line operates between 10am and 3pm Monday to Friday.

You can contact this service by calling 1800 263 265 or email rhl@ arthritisvic.org.au Unfortunately the State Government ceased funding the Rheumatology Help Line at the end of March.

Arthritis Victoria is desperately trying to find funding to continue this essential service.

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Council admits roads failure

By Sarah Vella SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has taken the blame for the poor state t t off the th region’s i ’ unsealed l d roads.

Mayor Cr Warren Raabe was happy to declare council has not been maintaining unsealed roads properly.

“The works we are doing now are definitely not as good as they were 10 to 15 years ago,” he said.

“Having recognised this, we are moving funds to look at the maintenance of roads, particularly unsealed roads.”

Director of engineering services, Anthony Seabrook, said the current road management plan virtually absolved council of responsibility if unsealed roads were not up to scratch.

“We will be reviewing the current road management plan which will help us to improve response times, fix minor issues and should help to reduce the amount of bigger issues arising,” he said.

“The major focus in the short term will be keeping the roads safe. We will look to pull drains and repair culverts across the drier months.”

While council does not want to make excuses for the lack of maintenance on unsealed roads, Mr Seabrook and Cr Raabe mentioned several contributing factors.

“We have gotten away with not maintaining the roads because it has been dry. That became apparent last year,” Cr Raabe said.

Mr Seabrook added: “It was too wet last year to keep crews on roads long enough to get the job done properly.”

Cr Raabe added: “There are reasons, but not enough to say we (council) are blameless, because we aren’t.”

The funding for more unsealed road maintenance will come from the $1 million provided by VicRoads for

road maintenance initially put aside for bridge works.

“It turns out the issues we thought existed with bridges and culverts were not as bad as we first thought. It is comforting from the point of view that we don’t have to go there as well,” Mr Seabrook said.

“The $1 million should last approximately six months and at the end of that time, we will consider maintaining the service change.”

Another focus of the scale up will be spraying the roadsides. Council does not normally spray the sides of unsealed roads, where the overgrown grass and weeds can be a contributing factor to blocked drains.

“It will cost about $140,000 just to spray the roadsides,” Cr Raabe said.

“Council spends around $11 million on road works annually. From a $50 million budget, we are spending a lot on roads.

“When there are major weather events, council is compensated by the State Government, or we just couldn’t cope. We have $3.5 million worth of work to do on flood recovery after the latest storm.”

The new roads management strategy will see two new zones established, in addition to the two already in place, in an attempt to speed up response times.

One of the new depots will be established in the Tarwin Lower area, the other in Korumburra. The existing depots are located in Foster and Leongatha.

The current depots will be handled by internal council crews, the new depots will be handled by contractors, under the supervision of council.

The landslips that have occurred recently will be rectified by council maintenance crews.

“The capital works we have planned will be contracted out and the in-house crews will primarily look after the slips.

We have picked up 30 to 40 new landslides already,” Mr Seabrook said.

Big ditch: South Gippsland Shire Council’s Anthony Seabrook and mayor Cr Warren Raabe inspect a section of Old Leongatha Road that has been washed out by recent heavy rain.

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Kelpies sell well

By Sarah Vella IT was another successful sale for Welshpool’s Paul Macphail and Beloka Kelpies at the Pedigree Working Dog auction held in Casterton over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

Good girl: Beloka Kelly was another dog from Paul Macphail’s stud that went to the Pedigree Working Dog Auction held at the long weekend. Photo courtesy of Melanie Faith Dove.

Paul had three dogs in the sale, one of which, Beloka Jack, made the top price for a started dog aged three to 12 months.

“Jack worked well and sold well.

He made $5000 and was just a bit of a champion,” Paul said.

“All started dogs that are entered in the auction have got to run through a course, which involves bringing sheep out of a small paddock and up a drenching race.

“Another 10 sheep are then added, making it about 20 in total. We then have to draft off the original 10 and put them into the trailer, all in around four minutes.

“It is important that you do it right in those four minutes. If people are going to purchase your dog from the sale, you need to get it right in the vendor trial.”

In 2005, Paul had the top priced fully trained dog of the sale, which made $5000. This year the top priced dog in the same category made $12,000.

Paul’s remaining kelpies also sold well. Beloka Jimmy sold for $2500 and went to a new home in Casterton; Beloka Kelly sold for $4000 and went to Springhurst. Beloka Jack is going to Stockyard Hill.

“It is nice to see the dogs go somewhere nice. You just have to train

them well and do the best you can.”

“It was a good weekend, with a lot of kelpie enthusiasts and people looking for good dogs.”

Paul noted that one of the interesting things is that the average age of farmers has gotten older. Whilst using working dogs can seem somewhat old-fashioned, Paul said if you have a good dog, it can save you a lot of time.

“Many people consider them not worth the effort, but they just haven’t had a good one yet,” he said.

“People aren’t going to pay a lot of money for a dog unless they are convinced of their value. They are not buying a pet; they are buying a working dog and it has to do the job.”

Out of the 74 dogs offered at the auction, 57 sold. Fully trained dogs went for an average of $4360 and started dogs made an average of $2261.

Whales vanish and Watershed worried

By Simone Short WHILE there is no stopping the Victorian Desalination Project as it nears completion in Wonthaggi, one group continues to battle against it.

Watershed Victoria has opposed the development of the desalination plant since day one, and is fighting for a rather large cause – in fact, one of the biggest in the ocean.

With whales frequenting the coastline from Phillip Island to the Cape

Liptrap Coastal Park, Watershed members are concerned tunnels under sea level will have a detrimental impact on the giant mammals.

Furthermore, they claim the Environment Effects Statement (EES) completed for the project by the former Labor State Government completely ignored the presence of whales in the nearby oceans.

Watershed vice-president Mark Robertson said they “basically ignored the fact there’s whales using this coast”, encouraging the group to prove the whales were there themselves.

“They said there was one seen some years ago and that was it – there were none seen during their investigations,” he said.

“The local people just realised that was not right.

“One of our members had been taking photos for them for a number of years beforehand, so we thought we’d set up Whale Watch and get people to phone in and report their sightings.”

In their first season from May until July in 2010, around 200 sightings were reported between Phillip Island and Inverloch.

“They’re Southern Right and Humpback whales,

which are federally listed endangered species,” Mr Robertson explained.

“We wrote to Peter Garrett, who was the Federal Environmental Minister at the time, saying it’s obvious these studies haven’t been thorough, and could the government please assure us that they were studying properly; we were basically given the big brush off.”

Mr Robertson said as soon as construction for the undersea tunnels began, they noticed a dramatic change.

“About that time we went from daily reporting of whales in the area to basically none. We assume that it was the tunnelling noise; they were boring four metre wide holes day and night out to sea.”

The group has not given up trying to attract the attention of the Federal Government.

Federal Member for Flinders, Greg Hunt MP has been assisting the group, writing to current Federal Minister for Environment, Tony Burke.

“I’ve written to Tony Burke and there’s been a stony silence,” Mr Hunt said, agreeing more study needs to be done.

“Unless and until the presence of whales is acknowledged, the plan is not credible.”

Aquasure, the company running the plant, denies Watershed’s claims, stating the design and operation of the desalination plant “ensures that it does not pose a risk to whales in the area”.

Spokesperson for the company, John Ridley, ar-

Whale concern near Bass Coast: Watershed Victoria are worried the Victorian Desalination Project will deter whales, such as this Humpback whale, swimming in the area from Phillip Island to the Cape Liptrap Coastal Park. gues whales were in fact included in the EES. “The Victorian Government completed a comprehensive Environment Effects Statement (EES) prior to awarding the contract for the project and this included whales and other marine species,” he said.

“There has been no impact on whales.

“Environmental management to mitigate any potential impacts on whales is governed by Commonwealth approval through the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.” Mr Ridley said in fact, the desalination project will not harm the majority of marine life during its operation.

“The plant has been designed to ensure there is no significant impact on the marine environment,” he said.

“The outlet structures have been designed to mix seawater concentrate with

standard seawater quickly and efficiently.”

Mr Ridley said once seawater concentrate is discharged back into the ocean, the open currents of the Bass Strait and the efficiency of the outlet design means the salt content of the water is predicted to drop back to standard seawater concentrations within a short distance of the plant’s tunnels.

“Research predicts that the point at which 99 per cent of marine life in the local ecosystem will be protected lies within a short distance of the outlet structures,” he said.

Mr Robertson however, is not worried about the salt content of the seawater, but for the noise the plant will create underwater.

“We’re very concerned about the underwater noise; Humpbacks can communicate to each other across thousands of kilometres of ocean, their hearing is that good,” he said.

“Any noise from the pumps, from tunnels, it adds to the noise in the area.

“The other concern is we’re not sure about food chain effects and taking the plankton out of the water, because nobody knows if (the whales) feed here or not – there’s just been that little study done.”

Watershed members are also waiting for Aquasure to release an Environment Management Plan (EMP) for the operations and maintenance phase to be released, as their questions regarding what kind of chemicals will be released into the water have so far gone unanswered.

Mr Ridley said the EMP will be released once it has been finalised and approved by various parties, including the Minister for Environment and Climate Change.

People can report whale sightings by calling or texting 0498 271 371.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 7

Kids get active

Left, right: Tarkyn Taylor-Wilton served up punches to Korumburra Primary School assistant principal David Gray in the last Active After School session for the term last week. Five local schools will join the program next term: Bass Valley Primary School, Poowong Consolidated School, South Coast Christian College, St Joseph’s Korumburra and Tarwin Valley Primary School.

100 expected at council gas talks

By Jane Ross ANTI coal seam gas activists hope 100 or more people will flood the South Gippsland Shire Council chamber tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday).

Some will speak to submissions leading up to a council discussion next week about its stance on coal seam gas exploration and mining.

Neighbouring Bass Coast has called on the State Government to institute a moratorium on coal seam gas exploration and mining to ascertain its safety and impact.

South Gippsland is yet to take a stance and next week’s motion is expected to determine that.

Cr David Lewis, who spoke briefly at a coal seam gas information night at Mirboo North last Wednesday, told The Star the next day, the motion would call for a moratorium on the granting of licences.

In his opinion, there’s no guarantee it will pass.

But, he said, if enough community concern is expressed to councillors, the chances of it getting through are far higher.

Phil Piper, whose Mirboo North property is the subject of an exploration licence held

by Mantle Mining, is one of a group of South Gippslanders forming an anti mining action group.

He said 1000 hectares of the Mirboo North/ Mardan areas are the subject of mining exploration licences.

He and others have staged a number of public sessions encouraging local people to understand the potential impacts of coal and coal seam gas mining. More than 80 attended last week’s and another on Sunday included planning for the action group’s formation.

Mr Piper said he is arranging to get some signs from Lock the Gate, an interstate protest body that encourages land holders to keep mining representatives away by locking them out.

While he’s pleased South Gippsland Shire Council is addressing the issue, he’d prefer a motion that states total opposition, saying if

there is coal or coal seam gas mining in the area, we can all say goodbye to the council’s catch cry “Come for the beauty, stay for the lifestyle”.

Responding to rumours in Mirboo North that there has already been some mining exploration in the area, Mr Piper said he had heard that, but it was difficult to confirm.

“The problem is, if they come to your property for exploration, you have to sign the paperwork which includes confidentiality clauses.”

His situation has stalled. He said he wrote to Mantle Mining complaining about the way the exploration licence was advertised, but is yet to receive a written response.

Phil and his fellow activists are alarmed at the chemicals used in the fracking process that releases methane from coal seams and their impact on ground water. They are also worried by the fact that the companies that undertake exploration often on-sell to larger multi-nationals to do the actual mining. ► Landowners urged to lock the gate – page 11.

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Trio hospitalised after highway crash THREE people were sent to hospital after their car collided with a truck in Korumburra last Friday.

Crash in Korumburra: three people were taken to hospital after this collision.

A Ford Explorer was hit by a small truck on the South Gippsland Highway when the driver failed to give way while turning onto the highway from Princes Street, police said.

The front of the car struck the truck and spun, causing the rear of the vehicle to also hit the truck.

The car received substantial damages and caught on fire briefly, before being quickly extinguished by a police fire

Masonic lodge to be auctioned THE former home of the Lord Brassey Lodge in Leongatha will be sold at auction.

The site, in a prime location on the corner of Bruce and Church streets in Leongatha, will be auctioned on Friday, July 20 at 1pm.

Zel Svenson, agent with Elders, Leongatha, said the site’s location led the vendors, Freemasons Title Custodian, to decide to auction the property.

“It is very difficult to determine a price because the site lends itself to a number of uses,” Ms Svenson said.

“There haven’t been any sales in Leongatha to compare this with, so an auction was the best option.”

Currently the site is zoned Residential 1 with a unit development of between six and seven units possible for the property.

Speculation that it could provide a new parking area for Leongatha or even the home of

a new fire brigade would be subject to council changing the zoning.

Secretary of Lord Brassey Lodge before it closed, Tom Parsons, said the final function for the lodge was held last December.

“It was really due to lack of numbers and the age of its members that we had to close,” Mr Parsons said.

For enquiries about the site call Ms Svenson at Elders, Leongatha on 5662 3523.

extinguisher.

The driver of the Ford, a 44-year-old female from Korumburra, was taken to the Korumburra Hospital with her passengers: a 12-year-old girl and four-year-old boy.

Fortunately no one was seriously injured.

The driver of the

POLICE BRIEFS Operation Aegis POLICE in South Gippsland took part in Operation Aegis over the long weekend, with the state wide operation targeting road trauma.

Breath testing was conducted throughout the area, with police at Leongatha charging three people for drink driving.

Numerous motorists were also detected driving at dangerous speeds.

As part of their continued focus on preventing road trauma, police detected a 28year-old male driving at 144km/h along the South Gippsland Highway near Koonwarra at around 4pm last Saturday.

The Cranbourne man was issued an onthe-spot fine for $519, lost six demerit points and had his licence automatically suspended for six months.

Drugs and drinking Prime real estate: the Lord Brassey Lodge in Leongatha is up for grabs.

truck, a 35-year-old male, also escaped injury.

Police, Korumburra CFA and an ambulance all attended the scene.

The 44-year-old woman was issued with an infringement notice for failing to give way at an intersection.

CANNABIS was found on a Leongatha North man after police responded to complaints from the public last Wednesday.

The 31-year-old male was found by police in Horn Street in Leongatha in an intoxicated state at around 11.30pm.

When searching the man, police found a small quantity of cannabis.

He has been summonsed to appear at the Korumburra Magistrates Court at a later date.

Hoon pursuit POLICE took part in a short pursuit after a hoon driver failed to stop last Sunday.

At around 12.15am, Bass Coast Highway Patrol witnessed a Holden Sedan doing burnouts in Grantville.

When police attempted to intercept the driver, a 26-year-old male, he failed to stop, causing a short pursuit until he pulled over a short distance down the road.

The Grantville man’s vehicle was impounded under the Hoon legislation and he will face Korumburra Magistrates Court at a later date for dangerous

driving and other offences, including failing to stop for police.

Successful search POLICE have commended the efforts of SES volunteers and Loch community members after a 13-year-old male went missing last week.

The boy and his father, both from Lang Lang, were horse riding with friends in bush land at the back of the Lang Lang quarry when the boy went off for a walk on his own and became disorientated.

A search was quickly co-ordinated, with SES and local community members searching on horseback and a quad bike.

A local man riding the quad bike eventually located the boy at around 10.20am after he had been missing for around an hour.

Police said they were very grateful to the SES, who are always willing to give up their time and assist, along with other local people.

Speeding fines FOSTER police issued a number of penalty notices to speeding motorists on Sunday.

Around midday, a 53-year-old male from Avondale Heights and a 43-year-old male from Grantville were both caught speeding along the MeeniyanPromontory Road at Fish Creek.

The Avondale Heights man was issued with a penalty notice for $244 and lost three demerit points, while the Grantville man received a $153 fine and lost one demerit point.

At 9.30pm, a 20-year-old female from Bittern was also detected speeding along the South Gippsland Highway at Stony Creek.

She was issued a penalty notice for $244 and lost three demerit points.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 9

CEO rejects jobs claims

By Jane Ross BASS Coast Shire Council candidate Alan Brown is in a lather about a recent job recruitment advertisement on an early page of a major metropolitan newspaper.

The positions are in the human resources department.

Mr Brown, a former Wonthaggi Borough mayor and state parliamentarian, is leading a team of candidates who want to rein in council expenditure and rate rises. A number are expected to sit in the gallery at this Wednesday’s council meeting, but Mr Brown said he won’t be one of them.

He described the ad as “expensive overkill” and wondered why the council was hiring new staff when the results of a review of all departments hadn’t been completed.

He said he expected the recruitment agency, Hays, would be costing “in to the tens of thousands of dollars”.

And the annual expense of the two advertised positions “will be heading toward $200,000 per annum”.

Council CEO Allan Bawden told The Star the council had not requested the advertisement in the metropolitan paper, nor would council be paying for it.

“Hays placed the ad as part of their recruitment campaign and it actually represents incredible value for council.”

And under its contract with Hays, council will only pay a placement fee if the agency is successful in recruiting someone to the two positions.

Mr Bawden said one of the jobs advertised was for a replacement HR officer, while the other is a re-design of a manager’s role, the position falling vacant last year.

The CEO said the estimated total annual cost to council of the two jobs is $180,000; neither includes a vehicle.

Mr Bawden added, “Like any position we have difficulty recruiting to, we seek assistance at the best value available.”

But Mr Brown labelled the exercise part of “the continuing saga of the ever-burgeoning bureaucracy in Bass Coast”.

He said he can barely believe council is seeking “more staff” before completing a top to bottom departmental review and called on the council not to proceed with the appointments “so that the new council can establish if they are necessary”.

“That the present council will be in the midst of a socalled review in the last four months of a four-year term of office is just dumfounding. This should have been undertaken in their first four months in office, not their last four months.

“It will be interesting to find out who is doing the review and obviously to have any credibility, it surely can’t be any existing staff.”

It is.

Mr Bawden said the review began 18 months ago “and will provide valuable information for the next council in framing its four-year council plan early in 2013”.

“Staff are carrying out the review. Council’s auditor (HLB Mann Judd) reviewed the methodology and the audit committee independent members have observed

Tooth relief at last

By Jane Ross A NEW four-chair public dental clinic at Wonthaggi Hospital is expected to reduce waiting lists.

Bass Coast Regional Health director of community services Ward Street said the current waiting period is 29 months for general care and 18 months for dentures.

The clinic has three chairs and the fourth will be a boon.

State Health Minister David Davis last week announced $1.19 million under the Rural Capital Support Fund to build the new clinic.

Mr Street said the present one is old, substandard and riddled with asbestos.

“It’s well overdue to be replaced. There was a recommendation in 2008 that it be decommissioned.”

Building is expected to start by January next year at the latest, with a completion date of December 2013.

But the fourth dental chair will be available before then because, uncertain of funding outcomes, Mr Street also applied for money to convert the current clinic from a three to four chair facility. He has just advertised for a fourth dentist and is hoping that extra chair will be in operation by August this year.

He said the new dental clinic will probably be integrated with the health service’s new community rehabilitation centre, funded earlier to the tune of $4 million.

Announcement of the $1.19m for the dental clinic will allow the two services to be integrated.

That, he explained, is part of the broader master plan to establish an integrated primary care centre on the Wonthaggi Hospital site.

“The advantages for the consumer are numerous, not least being a single access point for community-based services.”

elements of the review process.

“The review is just one part of our commitment to continuous improvement.”

Mr Bawden added the business planning process focuses “on our long term sustainability and on community needs”.

But Mr Brown said the review can’t be called a proper one if “mates are reviewing their friends”.

If elected, he and his reform team have promised a full review of the roles and functions of council, looking for efficiencies, to be conducted by people from outside the organisation.

Asked if councillors had the power to call for staff reviews, reduce the number of staff employed by council and determine wages, Mr Bawden replied, “Councillors set the direction for the organisation; however recruitment is an operational activity. The responsibilities for this are clearly outlined under the Local Government Act 1989.

“Council determines policy and approves the budget.

Within those two parameters, the CEO is responsible for the resourcing of the organisation. Any new positions are approved by the council through the budget process.”

Fuming: Bass Coast Shire Council candidate Alan Brown has hit out at the cost of this job advertisement in a major metropolitan newspaper. But council CEO Allan Bawden said council had neither sought, nor would be billed for the ad.

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IF you are around 16 years of age and are interested spending a year in a foreign country, a Rotary exchange program may be just what you are looking for.

Outbound exchange students will leave mid January 2013 for a 12 month exchange. Applications close June 30.

Contact Michael Ma-

lone for details on 0407 343 843.

THE search is on for individuals, businesses and community groups that are making a difference in our local community to nominate for the 2012 Regional Achievement and Community Awards.

Great prizes are up for grabs for the winners, including television exposure on Prime Television and $2000 accounts from the Commonwealth Bank.

Entry forms are available from South Gippsland Shire Council, sponsors, or by contacting the awards office online at www.awardsaustralia. com/RACA_vic.html or phone 03 9720 2277.

Nominations close Tuesday, July 17.

WHEN children are at school many families will have contact with head lice. The information contained here will help you treat and control head lice.

The easiest and most effective way to find them is to follow these steps: Step 1: comb any type of hair conditioner on to dry, brushed (detangled) hair. This stuns the lice and makes it difficult for them to grip the hair or crawl around.

Step 2: now comb sections of the hair with

a fine tooth, head lice comb.

Step 3: wipe the conditioner from the comb onto a paper towel or tissue.

Step 4: look on the tissue and on the comb for lice and eggs.

Step 5: repeat the combing for every part of the head at least four or five times.

If lice or eggs are found, the child’s hair should be treated. Head lice eggs are small (the size of a pinhead) and oval. A live egg will ‘pop’ when squashed between fingernails.

C O N G R AT U L A TIONS to Daisy and Norman Paterson of Leongatha, who are celebrating their 51st wedding anniversary today. Best wishes from all of your family and friends.

HERE are some suggestions to keep your children safe online.

Place the computer in a central family room rather than in the child’s bedroom.

Supervise your children while they are using the computer, this is the most effective way of regulating internet access.

Discuss safety rules and communicate your expectations about ac-

Bike winner: Jenny Martin from Leongatha was the happy winner of a Malvern Star mountain bike, given away

by Terry White Chemists in conjunction with Blackmores Australia.

Jenny is already a keen cyclist and was happy she won something she could enjoy.

“I never win anything, but it is great to win something that I can use,” she said.

She is pictured here with her new bike, and Terry White Chemist’s pharmacist, Nikolas Anagnostou. cessing online material.

Be your child’s friend on Facebook if you allow your child to be on it.

Instruct your child to not accept friend requests from anyone that they do not know and do not allow them to display their full birth date, specifically the year.

Immediately remove any inappropriate posts or photos.

THE winter weather is dismal, but if you have nothing to do, pop into Meeniyan Art Gallery and catch up on the latest beautiful exhibition. Creative Collection is now showing, celebrating 12 Gippsland artists and will continue through until July 5. The gallery is always an interesting place, and is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers.

IN conjunction with the Savewater! Awards,

Latrobe Regional Hospital invites users of its Mental Health Service aged 18 and older to take part in community feedback workshops designed to improve service delivery.

The workshops will identify what works within the Mental Health Service and how to build on those strengths.

Monday 18 June 1pm-4pm

Monday 25 June 1pm-4pm

Conference room, Kath Teychenne Centre 11-13 Breed Street

Inverloch Community House 16 Abeckett Street

BAIRNSDALE

WARRAGUL

Wednesday 20 June 1pm-4pm

Wednesday 27 June 1pm-4pm

Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House 27 Dalmahoy Street

Community College 71 Warragul-Korumburra Road

Further information is available from Christine Waring.

Email: cwaring@lrh.com.au or phone 5173 8754.

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Users of the Mental Health Service are invited to attend one of the following sessions:

INVERLOCH

WOULD you like to learn how to talk better with your child, help your child manage their emotions and teach them how to appropriately handle conflict?

Tuning into Kids is a parenting program that teaches parents skills to begin to understand and regulate their emotions.

Parents who complete the program find improve-

ments in their children’s emotional competence, social skills and behaviour.

The program runs on Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9pm and will be held from August 9 to September 13.

The information sessions are facilitated by trained presenters from UnitingCare Gippsland at the Inverloch Primary School.

For more information phone Damon Percy on 0428 620 470 or 5662 5150.

ATTENTION music lovers! Representatives from all Gippsland brass bands will be performing at the Dakers Centre, Leongatha, this Sunday, June 24 at 1.30pm.

Everyone is welcome. Admission by donation of a gold coin.

The event will be hosted by the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band.

C O N G R AT U L A TIONS to Kath and Jim Heath on your 65th wedding anniversary. They were married on June 21, 1947.

Love and best wishes on reaching this wonderful milestone, from Julie and Trevor, Graeme and Sylvia, James and Dianne, Terry and Sue and your loving grandchildren.

The Fish Creek Primary School is looking for donations for the silent auction to be held at their trivia night on July 27.

If any parents are business owners and can donate some goods or services, the school would love to hear from you.

A voucher to give a discount off a bill or a couple of hours of free labour would all be greatly appreciated.

If you are willing to make a donation, please contact Irene Gale at the school on 5683 2271.

BASS Valley Primary School is holding an information session tomorrow at 9.30am on their Ready, Set, Go! program.

It will be running during term three and four this year and is for children who will be attending Bass Valley Primary School in 2013.

Go along to find out more and to ask any questions that you may have about the program.

For more information, contact the school on 5678 0208.

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TRARALGON

South Gippsland Water will be running a local schools photographic competition.

To enter, all students have to do is take a photo that captures the importance of water and upload it at www.savewater.com.au.

There are two categories: junior student (up to 12-years-old) and senior student (13 to17 years old). Great prizes are on offer. Entries close on July 20.

DYSON Heppell was again on the panel on the Footy Show last week.

Parents Ann-Maree and Paul joined in on the fun and sported Dyson wigs for the show.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 11

Call to lock out miners

By Matt Dunn AUTHOR Sharyn Munro told a packed audience at the Inverloch Community Hub on Saturday that they would have to lock the gate against miners.

The writer of Rich Land, Wasteland said the risk posed by coal seam gas and other mining ventures to the region’s natural beauty, clean waters and communities was too great to ignore. She said in researching her book - which details the detrimental effects of uncontrolled mining - she had travelled throughout the country and seen homeowners and farmers forced out of their homes, broken in spirit and in health.

“It’s community fracking,” she said.

In the lead up to Ms Murno’s address, local campaigner Chris O’Reilly, who organised the event with his wife Stavroula, told the audience Gippsland was “seeing the first puffs of wind that is already engulfing Queensland and New South Wales”.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I urge you, do not believe the political spin,” he said.

“Mining companies get a foothold in localities, convincing a few local landholders that it is only exploration, that it is all safe, and besides, they’ll make a little bit of money on the side.

At the time the landholders don’t realise that by signing an agreement that they’re making the worst mistake of their lives.

“They’ve just signed away their lives forever. Once the drilling starts, the nightmare begins. Their land value plummets as does their neighbours’.

No one wants to live next door to or on

Lock the gate: event organisers Stavroula (left) and Chris O’Reilly (right), with author of Rich Land, Wasteland Sharyn Munro. a gas farm.”

Mr O’Reilly said the message was simple: lock the gate and don’t let the miners on your property.

Ms Munro reiterated Mr O’Reilly’s call, describing the proliferation of mining tenements as “industrial invasion”.

“It’s a taking of land and a clearing out of people by mainly foreign forces, with full government support by their loose and biased processes,” she said.

“I want ordinary Australians to know what is happening to their country and their country folk, in the hope that they will say, this is not the Australia we want to be or need to be.”

Ms Munro said coal seam gas miners were not coming clean on the dirty, heavy metal and toxin-laced water the process produced. She said there were great reserves of it in the northern states and sometimes there

was often nowhere to put it. In other cases it was treated and channelled back into waterways.

“Why on earth would we allow this risky business to boom at the expense of generations to come?” she asked.

“If we don’t do something, we’re just digging ourselves into a postboom wasteland. People power is the only thing left now that right and reason and forward-thinking have been taken out of the process.”

Told by Ms Munro that a group of 84 landowners had locked their gates to a Leichhardt mining venture near Moree in northern NSW, the audience clapped furiously.

Phil Piper, who has been battling against a mining tenement that blankets his property at Mirboo North, said he was heartened to see so many people at the event. Other meetings held at Mirboo North had attracted similarly large crowds, he said.

Despite the fears in the community over fracking and mining leases, Mr Piper said the feedback he had received from the State and Federal governments was “nothing”.

“One of the things we’re doing is lobbying on a local level and trying to get the councils onside. Then we’ll step it up to the State and the Federal government,” he said.

“It’s like a war. We’re being invaded. They’re so insidious. They get to the politicians and you get all these former politicians working for the mining companies.

“We’ve had no idea how to fight against them, but we’re getting a bit of an idea now. Change never comes from the top, it comes from the bottom up. You’ve got to let people know what’s going on and trust they’ll help to make a change.”

Saturday’s meeting was attended by representatives of Bass Coast and South Gippsland councils.

A motion moved by Neil Rankine and Cr Ross Smith was passed unanimously. It reads: “That this meeting request the Bass Coast Shire Council to develop a position where they will refuse the use of council owned, or council controlled, land or infrastructure by mining companies seeking to develop new coal or gas from coal projects.”

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Cr Fawcett to re-stand I WOULD like to formally announce that I am standing as a candidate for election to council in the Tarwin Valley Ward.

I have been proud to be one of your elected representatives and am committed to representing you effectively for another term.

I have a long record of service to our community and the business sector. I have had extensive experience in the governance of community groups and semi government authorities, and more recently council.

I have served as mayor for two years.

In the coming months I will set out in greater detail the considerable achievements of this council.

There is much more work to do and I would like to be a part of achieving even better outcomes for our community.

Other candidates will no doubt stand. I encourage you to examine and test all our credentials and policies in making

a judgment on our capacity to represent you.

I am reminded of the classic saying “beware Greeks bearing gifts”. In the present situation it may well be “beware politicians who promise their policies will save money without reducing services”.

Cr Jim Fawcett, Leongatha.

Enforcement needed VENUS Bay is a holiday destination with many small businesses depending on tourism.

Cape Liptrap Coastal Park has similar conservation status to a national park, with priorities for biodiversity conservation and threatened species struggling for survival on the beaches.

It is shameful that the conservation values of this area are passively allowed to be degraded, with increased recreational harvesting of pipis sanctioned and promoted by government agencies, in complete disregard for community concerns.

Recent letters in The Star about the pipi collectors were focused mainly on the numbers of pipis. Pipis are part of a food chain. Huge numbers of line fish come here to eat the pipi.

The results of stock counts are not the only concern about intensive recreational harvesting on the beaches.

The negative impacts on the amenity of the beach, the broader marine environment and wildlife, and the enjoyment and comfort of other beach users are also compromised by intensive harvesting.

Compliance with fishing regulations for pipi harvesting is obtained mainly by the presence of fisheries officers patrolling the beaches.

When fisheries officers are not present, the compliance rate decreases. Fines for over harvesting have continued; those caught are a small percentage of the offenders and the amounts they are caught with are commercial quantities.

We need effective enforcement to protect the broad conservation values of this unique part of South Gippsland.

Kenneth Walker, Venus Bay.

Ideals versus reality

E D I T O R I A L Young people will lose DESPITE one job loss at the Leongatha campus of GippsTAFE in the wake of State Government funding cuts, the situation could have been far worse.

The campus is fortunate to, at this stage, retain its famed kitchen and cafe, and offer new courses.

Still, the campus’ future is far from certain. The benefits of government funding cuts to the TAFE sector remain unclear and conflict with the aspirations of the Gippsland Tertiary Education Council announced recently.

According to a press release, Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall said that council aimed to develop a more flexible and responsive tertiary education system.

Cutting funding and staff from TAFEs appears to be a push towards promoting online education, especially as the Leongatha campus is likely to become a “technology enabled learning centre”.

In a statement announcing the prospect of the centres as part of the Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan last December, Mr Hall said the centres would enable Gippsland students to connect “to a lecture delivered from Melbourne or Moscow”.

Occasionally, such teaching methods would be beneficial, but if such techniques were to be the norm, that would be concerning.

If the government is going to meet Gippsland’s specific education needs and satisfy demands from local industry, then surely such education should be delivered by TAFE colleges based in Gippsland.

Many study options can be pursued online but face-to-face learning offers many benefits too.

A hospitality student would learn waiting and cooking techniques more effectively from a teacher able to demonstrate, rather than watch a video or read text online.

Then again, GippsTAFE will no longer offer hospitality courses due to the cutbacks, as the government has questioned their usefulness, despite hospitality underpinning the tourism industry.

In that same December statement, Mr Hall said the centres could be co-located with existing TAFE campuses.

We must know who will run these centres and will they compete with TAFE colleges, Community College Gippsland or even replace TAFEs in Gippsland?

Reduced government funding for courses will also lessen the likelihood of rural students being able to afford an education, particularly with the scrapping of a concession for eligible students aged under 25, pushing the cost of diploma and advanced diploma fees to around $3000 a year.

The government is giving to one hand by establishing a tertiary plan and taking from the other by reducing TAFE funding, causing young people angst as they consider their futures.

Letters guidelines ALL letters should be kept to 400 words or less.

The Star reserves the right to edit all letters for length and style.

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

SEVERAL people have correctly commented on my 2005 election platform and how similar it was to the one currently outlined by Alan Brown.

In 2005, I really believed in my platform. It was published in the media and I also wrote letters to the editor.

However, no one from council responded, which made me even more convinced that I was indeed right on all matters.

I proved to be wrong on two of my election issues, due to misinformation and lack of experience: ie the viability of capping rates at CPI and cutting staff numbers. My own experience highlights the importance of having access to accurate information.

Many new candidates will want to cap rates at CPI, reduce staff numbers and axe ‘noncore’ services, as I did.

However, once they are elected they will come to understand the legal complexities and breadth of council’s responsibilities.

This includes the huge number of services provided; the need to maintain, renew and up-grade our infrastructure such as roads, footpaths, parks, garden, buildings etc and the need to meet residents’ expectations for new facilities and capital works programs.

It soon becomes clear that one cannot do all this by capping rates at the CPI, currently 1.6 per cent, or by not exceeding a four per cent rate increase.

In the 2006 budget, which was my first as a councillor, council kept the rate increase as close to the CPI as it could. As a result, the capitals works program was the lowest in the seven years I have been in council.

There were many things the community wanted council to do that couldn’t be achieved in that budget.

Last year, to reduce rate increases, the current council undertook a business review overseen by the Audit Committee.

The preliminary results helped us reduce our rate increases from 7.9 per cent in 2010 to 5.9 per cent. When finalised, the review will also assist the new council, or they may choose to engage an outside consultant.

I applaud those people willing to support their communities by getting involved in local government. I hope the October election will field an excellent group of candidates.

In the lead up to the election, people can publicly state what they believe the future direction of council should be.

I will continue to provide accurate information and explain the policies and decisions of the current council. I am in total agreement with Mr Brown that it is important that this be done in a respectful and proper way.

Cr Veronica Dowman, mayor, Bass Coast Shire Council.

Backing carbon price THE Herald Sun continued its quite silly fear campaign against the carbon price recently.

They warn of ballooning price rises on loaves of bread and tubs of margarine of 0.016 cents! So we have to buy 60 loaves of bread and a couple of tubs of margarine before

we pay an extra one cent to do something about having a safe climate for our children.

But there’s the compensation and tax cuts most of us will be receiving to consider, somehow I don’t think we’re trying hard enough here.

Neil Rankine, Dalyston.

Poo disgust ON FRIDAY, June 8, I witnessed a dog defecating at Inverloch’s main surf beach, by the water’s edge.

Nothing too remarkable about that until I realised, along with a middle-aged couple also watching on in disgust, that the two owners had no bag to pick up the deposit and worse, no interest in seeking an alternative method of cleaning the beach.

The man dug a hole with the heel of his shoe and pushed the droppings into it, covering it back over with some sand.

The white-haired couple with the white standard poodle were conscious of their audience, because they were being asked by the other couple to clean up properly and I was standing in direct line of sight, in my wetsuit with my surfboard under my arm, raising my free hand questioningly in disbelief.

Only 10 minutes earlier a school group exited the water after their surf lesson, and I had just walked back towards the beach after leaving the water five minutes before the incident, to catch sight of my car key-bearing partner who had walked out of sight.

They were not to know that I was not intending to get back in. Regardless, their act was witnessed and noted.

One day, when they are going for a swim in the sea, I do hope they never have to wash excrement from their faces. The beach is for everyone, not just the lazy and ignorant.

Respect the earth and her residents.

Iznaya Kennedy, Kardella.

Seeking fair go THANK you for your coverage of the National Reconciliation Week celebrations for 2012 at the Centennial Centre in Wonthaggi.

With reference to your article Dance Commemorates Reconciliation Week on June 5,

can you please note that Chris Hume is a Yorta Yorta/Boowurrung man (not Wurundjerri).

This gives him the right to welcome us to country and lead a smoking ceremony for healing and cleansing.

Imagine if a Greek man travelling in Italy said to the locals: “Welcome to my country”. The people would be upset!

So it is for the Indigenous peoples of this land, they can only speak for their own country.

The focus of the gathering was to discuss the need to change the Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of our nation and to delete the reference to laws that ban people from voting on the basis of their race (this power was last used to exclude Aboriginal people from voting in Queensland until 1965).

Your article does not mention how these changes will be made.

A constitutional referendum will be held whereby the Australian people will vote on changing the constitution.

A ‘yes’ vote will affirm our belief in a fair go for all Australians and show our respect for the first peoples of our land.

Florence Hydon, for The Bass Coast and South Gippsland Reconciliation Group.

Inverloch.

Future at risk

COAL seam gas exploration is on our door steps. What are we going to do about it?

People of Gippsland and Australia, we do not want this mining. It will destroy our beautiful countryside, fresh air, healthy productive soils, clean water (ground water and surface water) and also agriculture, lifestyle and tourism.

This, all for the short term gain of the petroleum and mining companies, and governments collecting royalties.

This is especially disheartening if our food producing areas are destroyed, and the gas is shipped overseas and not even used for domestic use.

Our forefathers fought for freedom of our country and later farmed the land through solider settlements. What does the future hold for our children?

Ron Wangman, Leongatha.

VOXPOP! VOX Do you think verbal abuse and racism are issues in country football?

I think at different levels it’s an issue in all sports and an issue in life. The hard part is determining what’s offensive and what’s not to the individual. What’s offensive to you may not be offensive to me.

Mike Mitchem, Wonthaggi

Yes, I think so. Even when bad language isn’t used, there is no excuse for threats made to others on the football field.

Ben Heppell, Dumbalk

No, I don’t believe so. Five years ago, maybe 10 years ago it probably was, but not now.

Julie Young, Wonthaggi

Yes. Swearing is an unnecessary and uncalled for thing on the football field. The football field is there to play football.

Bill Horvath, Dumbalk

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 13

Farmers deserve better: candidate

By Brad Lester DON Hill wants a better deal for farmers in South Gippsland Shire.

So much so, the regular council commentator will contest council elections in October this year.

The Wild Dog Valley farmer and teacher will contest Tarwin Valley ward against incumbent Jim Fawcett and possibly Cr David Lewis if he restands.

Cr Mimmie Jackson will retire from council.

Mr Hill still wants changes to council’s rural strategy and lower rates for farmers. He also wants council to lower rates across the board to three per cent, saying council is spending too much on staff.

“I just do not understand how an organisation can still put out rate increases of six per cent for the next 10 to 15 years when CPI is like two or three per cent,” he said.

“When I start asking questions about that of council, they say they need the money to pay for rate capital works programs.”

Mr Hill also said council is unaware of the cost of maintaining its current assets and therefore could not rightly determine the extent of rate rises.

“They are accumulating money every year but I can’t find out where it goes,” he said.

“Why do they need to keep jacking their rates up all the time when they have surpluses?

“It is not possible to be certain about what is required by way of rates and rate increases until the cost base is determined.

“However, I would see no reason why next year’s rate increase could not be kept to CPI, approximately at two per cent. If that figure proved wrong after cost base is determined, well, the surplus would cover it so no harm done.”

If elected, Mr Hill promises to undertake a review of council operations and determine the cost of maintaining and replacing infrastructure, and setting rates accordingly.

He also believes council’s wages bill was too high, saying the wages cost equated to two-thirds of council’s rate revenue and that would only rise.

“I do not want to cut back staff but I want to say whether we need to employ particular staff,” Mr Hill said.

As for the vexed issue of pools, Mr Hill believes pools are a relatively inexpensive cost compared to council buildings.

He cited council’s 10 year capital works program 2011-12, which showed annual spending of between $318,532 and $1.56 million until 2020-21 on pools.

Meanwhile building costs between 2015-16 and 2020-

21 varied between $2.38 million and $4.47 million.

“The pools are not that expensive and I see no reason why they should go.

They’re community assets,” he said.

While he is not running on a joint ticket with other candidates, Mr Hill did say other candidates with similar views would be running too, but did not wish to disclose their identities at this stage.

Mr Hill has called on council to reassess farm rates charges and continues to lobby for changes to the rural strategy, still believing farmers’ ability to use their land as they see fit is limited, particularly for succession planning.

“Two thousand lots were created where lifestylers could build a house. That

will prevent lifestylers from buying 100 acre farms,” he said, adding prime agricultural land around Leongatha was at risk of being subdivided for housing.

Mr Hill wants to establish a review committee on council to oversee planning decisions to give applicants an appeal avenue instead of going to VCAT. “Considering VCAT costs council between $2000 and $5000 per appeal, that should be a money saving idea and one which should give ratepayers confidence to put in an application,” he said.

Mr Hill is inviting anyone with similar views to also stand or contact him on 5668 9269. ► see which councillors will restand at the elections on pages 14 and 15.

Following through: council candidate, Don Hill.

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Councillors declare their

By Brad Lester THE likelihood of fresh blood on South Gippsland Shire Council after this October’s election has increased, with at least two current councillors standing down.

Cr Mimmie Jackson and Cr Jennie Deane will not be seeking

Waiting, seeing: Cr David Lewis.

renomination.

Councillors Kieran Kennedy, Bob Newton, Jim Fawcett, Jeannette Harding and deputy mayor Mohya Davies are re-standing.

Cr David Lewis will declare his intentions later this year.

Mayor Cr Warren Raabe will assess the quality of the candidates standing in his Strzelecki ward before deciding his position.

“I hope not to re-stand but if there are abysmal candidates in my ward, I could change my mind,” he said.

“I would like to see candidates who can read a balance sheet; it’s a $50 million business after all.”

If he re-stands and is re-elected, Cr Raabe will work on a council vision for the year 2030, and continue to advance the child and community hubs, and supermarket for Korumburra.

Cr Kieran Kennedy will renominate in a bid to serve a fourth term, citing coal seam gas as the shire’s biggest issue.

“I have already committed to protect all our aquifers, all agricultural land, and all tourism therefore and safeguard the welfare of equity within and between generations,” he said.

Cr Kennedy will ensure the Paths and Trails Strategy will include a further three kilometres for bicycle/ walking tracks in Venus Bay. “This in turn will further promote the Tour De Tarwin as one of the shire’s biggest community events,” he said.

Cr Kennedy will be moving for a internal working party to cost a pyrolysis plant that turns waste into en-

ergy, to “remove the draconian waste service charge to all shire residents”.

The big issue of the Christmas New Year period in the Venus BayTarwin Lower area is parking, Cr Kennedy said.

He is meeting with council officers in order to have a bus shuttle service around Venus Bay by using council’s community buses that would otherwise be sitting idle in Leongatha.

Cr Kennedy worked with Gippsland Ports to have a boat/canoe ramp constructed at the Tarwin Lower Jetty, increasing the use of the Tarwin River. He is also working with local community groups to construct a canoe ramp next to the Venus Bay Jetty.

Cr Newton will seek his eighth term on council, having served 19 years as a councillor in August.

He wants more road sealing across the shire and called for the community of Korumburra to have a greater say on the location of a new supermarket.

“I still believe it should be put to the people of Korumburra if they want a supermarket on the old saleyards site, not judged by a panel whose members don’t even live here.

Korumburra will grow well outside this area in a few years,” he said.

Cr Newton is not satisfied with council’s rural strategy.

“I believe everyone should have a right to build a house on their block of land. I don’t want to see farms cut up but I would like to retain good farm land,” he said.

“I don’t want to subdivide

large farms; I don’t think anyone wants that, but farmers should have the right to remain on their land after they retire.

“Also every application should be judged on its merits, not by a decision of council officers.”

Cr Newton also called for the community to be asked for their ideas about a heavy vehicle transport route around Korumburra.

“We don’t want another potential disaster like the recent truck accident in the town. This is already starting to affect the residents in the residential areas of Korumburra, particularly in Radovick and King streets,” he said.

Cr Davies is aiming for strategic planning, financial responsibility and progressing priority projects. She also wants community planning, advocating for the region and work on roads.

Other issues are planning for growth and development in the western end of the shire, in Korumburra and Nyora especially.

“In the eastern end (the Corner Inlet Area), council needs to help provide economic stimulus enabling the area to take advantage of opportunities in tourism such as boating, fishing, providing adequate and improved facilities for the tourism,” Cr Davies said.

She will be taking a special interest in: the streetscape of Foster, the Corner Inlet Development project, and working with coastal communities to develop neighbourhood safer places, particularly Sandy Point, and dealing with rubbish in Venus Bay. Cr Fawcett will ensure efficien-

cies result in better service standards and infrastructure maintenance, focus on planning, promote development around Cornet Inlet and address funding for Coal Creek, pools, childcare and early education.

His priorities for Tarwin Valley ward are: Leongatha heavy vehicle alternate route, development of VicTrack land behind Bair Street, provide viable commercial and industrial use land, and land to satisfy demand for sporting and recreational facilities.

“As a general observation from the last three years, local government process can be slow with even the best of intentions on all sides,” he said.

“Two terms, perhaps, provides greater opportunity for councillors to achieve good outcomes for the community.”

Cr Harding served as a councillor with the former Shire of South Gippsland in 1992 and has been a regular councillor since, with the exception of one term.

The former mayor said “I am a great one to represent people”.

“I believe that we have to work for the people and I’m working hard to get the factory back at Toora and the Long Jetty,” she said, adding she wanted Korumburra and Leongatha to grow to provide job opportunities for young people.

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hands as election nears

Retiring: Cr Mimmie Jackson.

focus on providing core services, and reverse the “runaway spending on extra management and overhead staff and ‘feel good’ projects”.

“I also consider there is a need for councillors to start making the difficult decisions again rather than surrendering responsibility to unelected bureaucrats. In particular councillors need to take back decision making powers on rural dwellings,” he said.

“In my view the reductions in council transparency in the last four years are anti-democratic and should be reversed in the interests of community engagement and good governance.

“In the term of this council, public council meetings have been slashed, people friendly night council meetings eliminated and the topics considered in secret vastly increased.”

Cr Lewis said he has worked with South Gippslanders to obtain funding to save community halls, seal 14km of the Grand Ridge Road, provide several new community facilities and see off the threats of compulsory windfarm installations and heritage overlays.

“In the near term I will do everything I can to facilitate the location of an ALDI store in Leongatha,” he said “However, four years is a long time and later this year I will make a decision, with my wife, on standing for re-election.”

Cr Jackson has served one term on council and has taken an interest in council’s Waste Management Strategy, Sustainability Strategy, and the Paths and Trails Strategy.

“Without a doubt, waste management has been a significant issue for council this term, with council making important decisions about hard waste collections, landfill operations and collection contracts,” she said.

Cr Deane will retire after two terms, declaring she is ready for new challenges.

“I have been fortunate to be on a council where all councillors are independent, with no party politics, and where we can debate issues with fervour but without personal rancour,” she said.

Cr Deane’s major passion has been the redevelopment of Coal Creek.

“I have been thrilled by the massive increase of over 400 per cent in visitations in response to the beautifi-

cation of the village and the enhancement of the historical collection,” she said.

“I have been privileged to have been included in so much of the lives of local people and organisations. Local communities have been strengthened through a series of community plans and structure plans.

“One of my disappointments, however, is that we have yet to find means of effective participation of people in council decision making.

Too many of council processes involve confrontation between communities and council and I strongly believe that good government demands better.”

Standing down: Cr Jennie Deane.

Mayor’s message Cr Warren Raabe

EXPRESSIONS of Interest will be called shortly for the development of the Korumburra Library/Gallery site as a major retail location, following work done by the Priority Development Panel which identified a clear need for a full – line supermarket for the town.

It is yet another step in the work council is doing to stimulate growth in Korumburra through a number of rezoning processes. Growth projections for the town are optimistic and council recognises the need to have available pathways for retail and infrastructure development that will be required to meet the expected demand.

Following a large meeting relating to coal seam gas recently, I have received many calls from genuinely concerned residents. I do appreciate their concern but while council can, and is, providing an advocacy role that reflects the local sentiment, it is timely to reiterate that the decision maker for the future of coal seam gas is the State Government through its Department of Primary Industries.

While we can support to a degree, it is imperative for community groups and individuals to communicate their growing concerns direct to the State Government for maximum impact, thus developing relationships for direct dialogue and engagement to create the desired outcomes.

The CEO and I met with the Minister for Higher Education, Peter

Hall, last week, and were pleased to receive an assurance from him that the TAFE facility in Leongatha will not close.

It is a critical component of the tertiary offerings that we, as a community, have fought to secure for the future of our young people. Many of them would not thrive in a metropolitan environment and this allows them to remain and contribute to our communities while learning new skills and trades.

Our Community Grants night was, as always, a happy event, enjoyed both by council and those community groups who were successful in securing a grant.

In this Round 2, 31 groups shared in a total of $139,000 for their worthy causes. Council is now working to expand its range of community grants, adding small equipment grants that will allow us to respond quickly to urgent requests for vital equipment.

Big crowds converged on the region for the Queen’s Birthday weekend, enjoying the various festivities around the area – huge crowds noted at the Loch Food and Wine Festival and Coal Creek’s annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

Thanks to the work of our tourism team and Prom Country Regional Tourism, it seems South Gippsland is no longer a secret, and we welcome the boost to our region’s economy.

Cr Warren Raabe, mayor.

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Media besieges dingo expert A DINGO expert from Tarwin Lower was besieged by media from across Australia and England in the wake of last week’s ruling on the death of Azaria Chamberlain.

News flurry: dingoes have thrust a Tarwin Lower veterinarian into the international media spotlight.

Dr Ian Gunn is a veterinarian and former president and secretary of the National Dingo Preservation Recovery Program.

Media, including The Times in London and ABC stations from across Australia, asked for his opinions about dingo issues in the past.

“Dingos have relatively significant place in the environment but like everything else, they have to be respected,” Dr Gunn told The Star.

“They are wild animals and they have their place as much as

we have our place.”

Dr Gunn said most dingo attacks on children occur in areas where other wildlife – the dingo’s prey – have been shot or the dingoes have been confined to limited spaces by farming.

On Queensland’s Fraser Island, he said, the dingo’s natural food source has been removed and they now rely on fish thrown away by people.

“Kids see them and run away, and the natural reaction of the dingo is to run after them because they think there is food,” Dr Gunn said.

As for the outcome of the Azaria Chamberlain case, Dr Gunn said dingoes are wild dogs and can be dangerous, but noted indigenous communities have lived with dingoes for 5000 years.

“In these areas (outback), there

is usually enough food resources available and the dingoes are healthy and they do not demand food,” he said.

“But I can understand the situation around Ayers Rock where there would have been a lot of people camping and there is food around and it appears that the dingo did happen to take the baby.”

Through Monash University, Dr Gunn had also studied the preservation of wild species, including the dingo, and was also part of a Victorian Government working party considering the management of dingoes.

Dingoes are protected in Victoria but often pure bred dingoes are confused with hybrids.

Last week, Coroner Elizabeth Morris found that Azaria Chamberlain was killed by a dingo at Ayers Rock, or Uluru, in 1980.

Estuaries unmasked along Bunurong Coast THE Orange-bellied Parrot, seagrass meadows, dinosaurs and Powlett River EstuaryWatch were the topics of conversation at the Estuaries Unmasked seminar last Thursday in Inverloch.

Gippsland’s estuaries are rich and vibrant tidal habitats that are of great environmental signifi-

cance and contribute to the region’s productivity and tourism industries.

For these and many other reasons there is a great focus on their protection.

Each year the WGCMA EstuaryWatch program hosts an Estuaries Unmasked seminar in the Bunurong catchment to provide EstuaryWatch volunteers and the public with a deeper understanding of estuarine processes and the work being done

to protect their health.

EstuaryWatch is a program that began two years ago on the Powlett River and has eight dedicated volunteers from the local community who monitor water quality on a regular basis.

A number of the EstuaryWatch volunteers were among the 32 people at the seminar.

Matt Bowler, WGCMA rivers and wetlands officer, provided a fascinating

overview of Gippsland’s estuarine systems including the Gippsland Lakes complex of wetlands, the world renowned Corner Inlet Ramsar site, the Bunurong Coast and Anderson Inlet.

Matt also emphasised the significance of estuarine habitats as vital resting, feeding and breeding sites for resident and migratory birds, highlighted the importance of ecosystems such as seagrass meadows that act as nurseries for local fish and marine species.

The ancient history of local rivers and estuaries was the focus for education officer Mike Cleeland, who helped participants explore the fascinating world of dinosaur fossils and ancient riverbeds from the comfort of the Bunurong Education Centre.

Guest speaker James Hattam, coastal project co-ordinator with the Corangamite CMA, provided information about a new project that aims to enhance the ecological value of Victorian saltmarsh communities across four CMA regions: Glenelg Hopkins, Port Phillip and Westernport and West Gippsland.

“Coastal saltmarsh at Ramsar and other coastal sites provides critical

Prehistoric times: Mike Cleeland discusses dinosaurs at the seminar. habitat for a number of nationally and internationally threatened species,” he said.

The new project is using a tender based approach that is making these habitats valuable assets for landholders to safeguard for critically en-

dangered species such as the Orange-bellied Parrot.

Overall the evening provided something for everyone.

Community member Cheryl Tyler said: “It raises awareness of the importance of estuaries and their location”.

For EstuaryWatch vol-

unteer Mark Robertson the seminar “allows us to connect with the wider community.”

For further information about EstuaryWatch contact Rose Herben, EstuaryWatch co-ordinator on 03 5224 9402 or rose. herben@ccma.vic.gov.au

Changing hats DIVERSIONAL therapist Olwyn New has lived a full life.

In fact, it’s the kind of tale you could base a film on: a former underwear model/dancer who has performed with showbiz luminaries like Normie Rowe and Suzi Quatro.

But while those halcyon days are long past, there is nothing less interesting about her life today.

“I’ve worked with some well known people and they’ve all been beautiful. I’ve been spoilt. They’ve always looked after me,” she said.

“I was always on the go. Working in nightclubs or TV, and the next day I’d be in a pool teaching swimming after having four hours sleep. Most of my life I’ve never been one for a lot of sleep. People hear about my life and ask, ‘How did you fit it all in?’

“It’s not a normal life and I’m really lucky like that.

I know that. I’ve been and seen a lot. I change hats. You never know who you’re going to be.”

On any given day she could be African drumming, Burlesque dancing, Zumba-ing, dance fusion kickboxing or hula hooping. She has also been known to host all manner of parties – be they Hawaiian Luau, Zorba the Greek, Cinderella Christmas or Jackie Chan.

This madcap life is not just for her own entertainment, but for her business - Beyond Possibilities water, dance and movement therapies. Olwyn came to diversional therapy by something of an accident, and because she had picked up some “funny qualifications over the years”.

“I realised I had all these different skills, with a degree in science and movement, library studies, training in dance, disability training. It all fitted for diversional therapy,” she said.

“The government wants to keep people at home and out of hospital. I wanted to work and really do what I love too.”

Olwyn is a regular at St Elmo’s Nursing Home in Yarram and also works with clients at Mirridong disability services.

During the Queen’s recent Diamond Jubilee celebrations she dressed as the venerable monarch for her St Elmo’s work.

“In one sense you get paid to play, but in another sense it’s serious work,” she said.

But nothing Olwyn has achieved has come easily. She was dogged by accidents, one in a car and one, after she had moved to South Gippsland, at her workplace.

The car accident required a facial reconstruction.

“I’ve got scars everywhere, but other people don’t seem to notice them as much as me. They did a great job. Miss Victoria was in the same hospital at the same time. She had a massive car accident the same night as I had mine. I was lucky to get her surgeon,” she said.

“I was just lucky.”

She was working for American Express at the time, selling gold credit cards. Her face held its own currency.

“As soon as I rang up and told them I’d smashed my face, they said I was fired – immediately, without even seeing me,” she said.

After her second accident she was told she would finish up confined to a wheelchair. But it was not a prediction she was going to take lying down. In fact, her response was to take up belly dancing.

Women can lead WOMEN across South Gippsland have been urged to consider nominating themselves for upcoming council elections this year.

Member for Eastern Victoria Philip Davis called on friends and family to support and encourage women to step forward for leadership roles as part of a new campaign by the Victorian Local Governance Association, Think Women for Local Government, which aims to lift the level of female participation in local government.

“In Victoria there are more women than men, but women are under-represented in many areas of local government,” Mr Davis said.

“There are 79 councils in Victoria but only 14 have female CEOs, just 30 per cent of councillors are female and five councils have no female sitting councillors.

“It’s encouraging to see a great balance at South Gippsland Shire Council. I would urge local women to continue their active involvement in local government.

“We need to make sure women from all walks of life are confident to put up their hand, because we know that women’s values, perspectives and connections to our communities bring invaluable insight to local government and strengthen the capacity of a community organisation’s decision making.”

Think Women for Local Government campaign is based on the three principles of gender equality, diversity and women’s active citizenship and its aim is to increase the number and diversity of female candidates in the 2012 council elections.

“I’d done all forms of other dance and I had teenagers who were getting a bit out of control at the time. I thought, ‘This is what you can do with your daughters.’”

I took to it like a duck to water. I started doing that, along with working and volunteering,” she said.

“I did festivals and classes and workshops. I worked in mental health for a while.”

She was also contending with her own demons, admitting to a “bit of a breakdown”.

“I was this active person who did everything and they were telling me I couldn’t do anything. I came out the other side of all that and wanted to put back in,” she said.

But then came another setback: “I shattered my ankle.

They rebuilt that. It’s got metal pins in it. They said, ‘You’ll never dance again.’”

“I thought, ‘You don’t know me.’”

Olwyn New: the diversional therapist said she had “been and seen a lot” during her rich life.

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In memoriam: family and friends of Jim Goldsmith joined at the entrance to celebrate the official opening of the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve’s second entrance, and to remember a great man.

People offer thanks for life

Meeniyan remembers Jim MEENIYAN residents recently celebrated the opening of the second entrance of the recreation reserve man serve, all in the name of a special man.

The entrance has been named after Jim Goldsmith, who passed away in 2004 at the age of 74, leaving a big gap in the community.

He was president of the reserve committee from 1992, and spent hour upon hour there, volunteering his time caring for the area without asking for any reward.

Jim off Meeniyan andd to Ji truly t l worked k d for f the th love l M i t see it improve.

A sign at the entrance with Jim’s name has been erected in his honour.

AS war and pestilence swept Europe in 1633, the people of a small German village vowed that if they passion play would be survived, a pa staged.

Such events ha harked back to the Middle Ages.

The first performance perfo in Germany was in 1634, followed by others at 10 year intervals. Later, the plays pl were shifted to years with a nought at the th end.

The name of the village was Oberammergau. “Ober” means m upper, “ammer” is the name of the river ri that runs through the township and “gau” “ga means district or region.

Ken Reid told those at the May Pleasant S d Aft Sunday Afternoon at Scots Pioneer Church Mardan South, about visiting the passion play in 2010, showing slides for illustration.

Ken talked about the gradual growth in attendances over the years, necessitating shifting from the parish church to the cemetery, from there to a specially built stage and finally to a structure which can accommodate some 5000 spectators.

The actors and players total about 2400, each either born in Oberammergau or a resident there for at least 20 years.

There are 21 principal parts, which are assigned on the basis of character and acting ability and about 120 smaller speaking parts.

The rest are non-speaking parts for the

remaining apostles, priests, scribes, soldiers, temple guards and the general crowd as well as choristers and members of the orchestra.

Starting on May 15 and finishing on October 3, the 2010 program included more than 100 performances.

In 1884, a commentator expressed the fear that the play’s popularity might soon adversely affect its genuineness and simplicity, but according to Ken’s account, those fears do not seem to have been substantiated.

As he remarked, the play does not merely portray the suffering and death of the founder of Christianity but highlights the message He brought, which He himself enunciated as the two commandments that summed up the law and the prophets: to love God and to love your fellow human beings.

Both before and after the address, David Panther and Michael Holloway not only accompanied the hymns, but with song and guitar provided two fine musical intervals, while the Reverend Arthur Stamp took time off from his biblical studies to preside.

At the beginning of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon service, Sam Nicita introduced the main “players” with his customary flair, while afterwards steering most attendants to the church hall for refreshments.

The next PSA will be held on June 24 at 2pm when retired police officer Jim Geary will discuss some of the police history of the district. All are welcome.

Tarwin benefits: from left, Tarwin Football and Netball Club members, Keiran O’Loughlin, Frank Riley, Andy Gymer and Anthony Hullick with Trent Cotchin from the Richmond Tigers Football Club.

Tigers boost Tarwin reserve THE Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve is set to look a lot greener thanks to the Richmond Football Club.

The Tarwin Football Netball Club together with the Tarwin Landcare Group, Tarwin Lower Primary School and South Gippsland Landcare Network won a grant offered by the Richmond Tigers Football Club.

A $5000 grant was offered by the club to any community group that undertakes on ground action that included activities involving young people.

The grant is the result of a partnership between the Richmond Football Club, the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, and the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

The innovative partnership aims to increase participation in Landcare and highlight the link between local Landcare and local football as key community development activities.

The grant will be used to support tree plantings at the Tar-

win Lower Recreation Reserve to be planted by the Tarwin Lower Primary School, Football/Netball Club and the Tarwin Landcare Group.

The grant was officially announced at a special function at Punt Road Oval by Richmond Football Club CEO, Brendan Gale.

He said he “hopes that the Richmond Football Club can help raise awareness of Landcare in Victoria, so that more people get involved in ensuring our landscapes are improved and protected for future generations”.

According to West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority CEO Martin Fuller, the reach of the Tigers and AFL will be a great way to engage and involve a lot more people in Landcare activities.

“Having Richmond help raise the profile of Landcare will promote much wider awareness that we all want to help ensure a sustainable and healthy future for us all,” Mr Fuller said.

To find out more about Landcare, including how to become a volunteer, go to the Landcare gateway at www.landcarevic.net.au

Discussion: Ken Reid and Wendy McIndoe talk about how much they enjoyed the service.

On song: David Panther and Michael Holloway provided musical interludes.

• OBITUARY

A man of many talents WITH his lanky frame, signature beard and pony tail, Mike Curley looked like a musician.

He loved jazz and in his younger days, played double bass, sax and trumpet in a band.

That lesser known quality was typical of Mike, who packed a wide variety of activity into his life.

He was a familiar figure in Leongatha, in more recent years spending much of his time writing the Leongatha Progress Association newsletter with Deb Watchorn, and volunteering at Woorayl Lodge where he enjoyed the company of the residents, served on the committee of management and turned his hand to myriad chores.

Mike was a member of that body for 14 years, four of those as president.

As he was being cared for in Le-

ongatha Memorial Hospital in the last days of his life, a number of committee members went in to see him. Mike thought they were coming to ask him to resign; instead they presented him with the aged care facility’s first life governorship.

Although he preferred to stay out of the limelight, the framed certificate denoting his new status took pride of place beside his bed.

Mike died on May 26 at the age of 75. His wish was for a private funeral.

Michael Curley was born in Cremorne, New South Wales on September 20, 1936. He was educated by the Marist Brothers in Mosman and after leaving school, took up an apprenticeship as a pharmacist. He completed the indenture but life as a chemist didn’t appeal.

Mike liked the outdoors. As a young man, he went sailing a lot, in-

cluding in competition and joined a group of friends camping in central New South Wales, seeking out old rail lines thus prompting a lifelong passion for trains.

After caring for his mother who suffered from multiple sclerosis, Mike headed north to employment with a medical firm in Queensland. In a career turnabout that seemed to mark his life, Mike took an earthmoving job with Queensland railways, eventually returning to Sydney where he worked as an earthmover.

During this period, he met Marg, embracing her children Joy and Joel as his own, years later thriving in his role as much loved grandpa to Joy’s son Alex. The family moved to Leongatha in 1971, with Mike and Marg running the general store that was near Leongatha Memorial Hospital.

Five years later, they sold that

business and Mike set himself up in trailer hire, mowing and bookkeeping; the latter employing his extraordinary skill with numbers.

He joined the Leongatha Water Board, serving for 14 years, four as president. He was that water authority’s last president because water boards were amalgamated and Leongatha’s became part of South Gippsland Water. Mike thoroughly enjoyed his involvement with the water industry.

In 2009, his services to the community were recognised with the presentation of an Australia Day Citizen of the Year Award.

Mike was a man who was never idle. He was interested in stamps, learned how to graduate from an electric typewriter to a computer and, despite poor health, never complained.

He is survived by Marg, Joy, Joel Many interests: Mike Curley. and Alex.

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Great team: paramedic Warren Kenney, ambulance community officer Malcolm Garth and Mirboo North team manager and paramedic, Don Gillies outside the station.

Dedicated to the force

By Sarah Vella

Mirboo North in good hands

By Sarah Vella MIRBOO North is fortunate to have the benefi benefitt of two paramedics, as well as the assistance of 10 ambulance community officers.

Mirboo North’s full time paramedics, Don Gillies and Warren Kenney said they are lucky to have the support of such a dedicated group of volunteers.

Community officers are people who make themselves available and give their time to ensure the town and surrounding areas have full-time ambulance cover.

“It isn’t quite straight forward volunteer work,” Mr Gillies said.

“They make themselves available on their own time, however if an ACO does need to attend a situation, they are paid for their time.

“They co-ordinate among themselves to make sure that they have organised continuous cover.

“It is a small group of people that are dedicated to providing their town with a service.”

Anybody can apply to become an ACO, however there is a trend as to the type of people who serve.

“Generally the people that are involved are people who are community minded. They are people who care about their community and the people in it,” Mr Gillies said.

“Often the people who do become involved are linked to other groups within the community.”

ACOs undertake an initial 50 hour training program and this is followed by 30 hours of training each year to keep their knowledge and skills current.

“Successful applicants are re-

quired to complete a certificate two TAFE course in emergency medical service,” Mr Gillies said.

“This course gives them extensive instruction in delivering first response medical care.

“We look for commitment and people with an understanding of the work and the role. ACOs must have great interpersonal skills.”

Mr Kenney agreed, adding “ambulance officers need to have an element of theatre about them. They need to know how to act.”

“We have to deal with people in varying circumstances, so we need to have personalities that can handle those varying situations,” he said.

There is an aspect to the ACO work that paramedics do not necessarily experience, as community officers are typically people who are heavily involved in their community.

“The odds are that they will come across a well known community member in a trauma situation at some stage,” Mr Gillies said.

“Ambulance Community Officers with strong links to their town is also a benefit from the community’s point of view,” Mr Kenney said.

“Having familiar faces around in times of trauma can help put the people involved at ease and help to strengthen the bonds between us and the community.

“It is also great because local people know their community and the idiosyncrasies of their region. We can benefit from their knowledge.”

The paramedics came on board in 2009 and are rostered on at the station full-time from 8am to 6pm. ACO staff cover overnight shifts and are also on call during the day if possible.

“More than 80 per cent of our workload occurs between 8am and

6pm so often an ACO will accompany a paramedic on a call-out,” Mr Kenney said.

“They experience the same range of work that we do as paramedics,” Mr Kenney said.

When not working alongside a paramedic, an ACO’s primary role is to stabilise the patient and wait for back up.

When an ACO crew is dispatched, they have a support system in place so that they can determine what is best for the people involved and how best to handle the situation.

“Their main role is to stabilise any patients and to wait for the backup of paramedics, but in some situations they will complete treatment and transport patients if required,” Mr Gillies said.

While the Mirboo North station has the benefit of community officers, some branches aren’t so fortunate.

“There are branches that have a single officer, with absolutely no support. We have the benefit of another trained pair of hands that we can rely on,” Mr Gillies said.

“We have been working with them from the start and only very occasionally are we on our own.”

Community officers must give a minimum of 20 hours of active service per month, however the Mirboo North officers give much more than that.

“Some of them rack up hundreds of hours. They are very committed and see being involved in their community as a positive, rewarding experience. We are very lucky to have them,” Mr Gillies said.

TOORA’S lone police officer, Senior Constable Mal Heywood has been in the police force for half) years.

41 (and a half Starting out in the city, S/C Heywood Toora in April of 1974. transferred to To He then transferred transferr across to Yarram in September 1982, to Foster in September 1988 and then back ba to Toora in Septemwhere he has been stationed ber of 1997, whe since.

S/C Heywood grew up on a farm on Road, Foster, so has always Promontory Roa with the area. been familiar wit He has been the only police officer at the Toora station stati since 2008. Prior to then, it was a two member station.

Mr Heywood said he enjoys the community in which he works.

“All off S South th Gippsland is a fantastic community in which to work. I find most people kind, genuine and considerate,” S/C Heywood said.

“One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is that I have the advantage of seeing families grow up. I am now booking the grandchildren of people I booked in the 1970s.

“I really enjoy the interaction with young people. They all know who I am and know my name. I love going to the primary school and having children want to talk to me. It is a good start for them and it is a great start for me.”

As a police officer in a small community, S/C Heywood knows all too well the hardest part of his position.

“The worst part of my job is of course when there is a death in the community, when I am required to inform the parents or worse still, the children that a child or a parent isn’t coming home,” he said.

“And then there are the effects on the community. Not just the initial news of a tragedy, but the ongoing effects it can have, sometimes over many years.”

Because S/C Heywood is the only police officer in his community, he is required to attend all general policing matters that may arise within the district.

“I do sometimes get to do small operations, to combat one specific thing or another. These can be quite exciting as well as dangerous,” he said.

When asked how policing has changed over the years, Mr Heywood said information technology was the most significant advance.

“When I first came to South Gippsland, there was no radio communication. Members at all the stations in the area had police telephones in their homes, which had to be answered after hours. If there was more than one mem-

ber at the station, we would take turns to answer the calls.

“The biggest change in my time has been the information technology, the ways we can share information.

“We have the benefits of the best equipment these days. Improved speed detection devices, such as the moving mode radar, which is fitted to nearly every police vehicle. They allow us to check the speed of vehicles travelling in the opposite direction when moving.

“We can also check vehicles moving away from us when we are stationary.

“Radio communications and the equipment we use are being improved all the time. I can now sit at a computer and read emails, distribute information and gain information, from around the state or around the nation, immediately.”

S/C Heywood said the biggest issues facing the police of today are no different to those that affect the entire community.

“The biggest issue police face is how we can get the youth of this country through their formative years and on to successful employment,” he said.

“Helping people to become responsible members of the community is the goal. This hasn’t really changed, however when I grew up there was a place for everyone in the community. Now that is not always the case.

“A younger person having access to technology that adults can access is also an issue. It can make it far easier for them to get in to trouble.

“It is not all bad though. The youth of today are more educated with things, such as road safety. They are more responsible these days, perhaps more than I was.”

S/C Heywood is also an active member of the community he lives in, as a part of his role as a police officer, as well as privately.

He gives lectures at schools and community groups on a range of subjects, is a keen photographer and over the years has played all of the sports that South Gippsland has to offer.

He is a member of the Port Franklin Public Purpose and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management and is on the Blue Light Disco committee for the Foster and Toora police.

S/C Heywood also likes to travel, just recently returning from a two week trip to Vietnam.

And while Mr Heywood does not expect accolades for the job he does within his community, he said it is always nice to be appreciated.

“It’s nice when people take the time to acknowledge your efforts. That happens in many ways in South Gippsland.”

Native bush needs help ONE of the most critical environmental issues for the Bass Coast Shire is the tiny amount of remaining indigenous bush.

Without such native vegetation, fauna is threatened.

Ratepayers drew attention to sustainability issues during a meeting with shire council candidate for Leadbeater Ward Clare Le Serve. She was told there is less than 10 per cent of indigenous bush left in the shire as a whole and less than seven per cent on Phillip Island.

Ms Le Serve was told there are 17 species of mammal, 130 species of bird, 15 species of reptile and 339 identified native plants including 54 different types of orchid in the shire. These need protecting.

Fauna includes the Common Wombat, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Koala, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Swamp Wallaby and various echidnas, possums, bats and rats.

The meeting was organised by Meryl Tobin, who said council should actively support the concept of a Westernport National Park, as well as set a minimum percentage of native vegetation cover as a goal in order to prevent species decline.

“No go” areas are needed to keep development at bay and these should be set by environmentalists, not planners.

Ms Le Serve was told council should actively protect and enhance wildlife habitats and corridors diminished by road works, such as along the Bass Highway.

Council should also insist on offset planting before destruction of wildlife habitat.

There are some bright notes such as the rediscovering of the Mountain Brushtail Possum, thought extinct in the area.

And Dr Tim Ealey told the gathering 10 schools are now growing mangroves and many children have taken part in mangrove plantings which, in five years, have halted erosion at the end of Queensferry Jetty Road, Grantville.

Meryl outlined the work of the Bass Valley and District Branch of the South Gippsland Conservation Society, including the gathering of 1100 signatures to support a Westernport National Park from Lang Lang to Grantville which contains the only substantial stand of remnant vegetation on the east coast of Westernport Bay. Residents made a number of important points, such as that resources are finite; there is a need to plan for future generations and overall micro and macro views are necessary.

Good cop: Senior Constable Mal Heywood has been policing in the South Gippsland region since 1974. He is currently the only police officer located at the Toora police station.

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Opening eyes: Newhaven College students who took part in the Global Leaders Convention, from left: Maddie Dennis, Dhillan Puddy, Maddy Taylor, Zac Anstee, Nathan Flannery (World Vision), Rebecca Cope, Darcy Bee and Katie Coulthard.

Children’s author to visit Inverloch AN AWARD winning author of books for children and young adults will be at Inverloch library tomorrow (Wednesday).

College offers global opportunities SEVEN Newhaven h College ll students d experii enced first-hand what it’s like to live in poverty at the World Vision Global Leaders Convention (GLC) held recently at the Melbourne Convention Centre.

GLCs are World Vision’s one day leaders events for students in years 10 to 12, designed to inform and empower young people to be a voice for justice and to lead the 40 Hour Famine in their schools this August.

The Newhaven College contingent joined more than 1100 students from 167 Victorian secondary schools.

World Vision’s Victorian youth manager Jacob Sarkodee was thrilled with the level of interest.

“With this GLC being the biggest ever held in Melbourne, it is encouraging to see that secondary schools have embraced the opportunity to educate more students about global hunger,” he said.

One of the ground-breaking initiatives introduced this year was an interactive simulation game in which students traded commodities using real time global food prices through their mobile phones.

This real-life food crisis situation helped Year 10 student Darcy Bee gain a greater understanding about the world market for food, the current high prices, and how hunger is affecting some one billion people on the planet.

“It highlighted for me that there is enough food produced to feed everyone in the world but it is unevenly

di ib d he distributed,” h said. id “I feel honoured to have been selected to attend the GLC and learn about the reality of life in impoverished co ntries that are so different to our o r own.” o n” countries Participants also heard from 20-year-old Youth Ambassador Esther Schroeder, who travelled to Ethiopia with World Vision in January and came face to face with extreme poverty.

“Visiting Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in the world, has definitely changed my outlook on life here in Australia,” Esther said.

“It has been quite difficult to wrap my head around the fact that a one room house, kilometre-long journeys to the water pump, and surviving on one or two meals per day is the reality of Ethiopian life.

“Seeing World Vision’s work in these communities has made me all the more determined to play my part in changing this injustice.”

Year 10 student Katie Coulthard agreed.

“Hearing Esther’s story was quite confronting, but it has inspired me to become more involved. I am really passionate about making a positive difference to global poverty and I hope to apply for the World Vision Youth Ambassador Study Tour in January 2013,” she said.

Participating in the GLC has broadened the students’ understanding of the cycle of global poverty. Their experience will drive them to make a difference locally when they lead Newhaven College’s World Vision 40 Hour Famine effort in August.

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BRIDAL FAIR Win a holiday at Crowne Plaza Pelican Waters Golf Resort & Spa Hotel

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Ursula Dubosarsky will visit as part of the State Library of Victoria’s High Road to Reading touring program of authors.

Her titles include the very popular Word Spy series, the delightful Honey and Bear and many other novels for

children.

She has been regularly shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award, and is a winner of several New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards.

Inverloch Library will be hosting an afternoon tea for Ursula on Wednesday from 3.30pm, with the Friends of Inverloch Library. The public is welcome. For afternoon tea bookings, please call the Inverloch Library on 5674 1169.

Jazz festival costs $60,000 THE Inverloch Jazz Festival costs more than $60,000 to stage.

That figure was revealed at the festival’s annual meeting at the Inverloch Community Hub recently.

This year’s festival did not make a profit but broke even.

Bob Pritchard retains the presidency of the festival. He will be joined by secretary Sue Ford, treasurer Jim Warren and committee members Ann Warren, Clive Budd, Evelyn Hogg, Dave Berry, Simon Ford and Ken Hogg.

In his president’s report, Mr Pritchard thanked the committee for a marvellous effort, especially Clive Budd as musical director.

Mr Pritchard thanked sponsors and offered a special word to Inverloch Rotarians who organised the wonderful street market and the parade.

Ann Warren requested a note of appreciation be extended to the volunteers who give up their weekend and although often overlooked, are necessary for the smooth running of the festival.

Koorooman honour THE restoration of the Koorooman Avenue of Honour is nearing completion.

Ian Lester, who called South Gippsland Shire Council and public attention to the avenue’s poor state is pleased with the progress.

He said Holcim had donated a piece of rock from its Leongatha South quarry and a plaque has been completed denoting the names of those honoured by the avenue of trees in Hydes Road.

Mr Lester is waiting for the shire to collect the rock and have the plaque mounted on it.

After that, he would like an official unveiling.

He is also hoping a “finger board” will be placed on the Mardan Road sign, pointing to the Avenue of Honour.

Mr Lester said the avenue of 25 mostly European trees was planted in 1918.

Black out blackberries WEEDS are in the crosshairs of the South Gippsland Shire Council parks and garden team.

A noxious and environmental weed control program is being implemented in urban parks and reserves.

The main target of the program is blackberries, said parks and gardens co-ordinator Steven Missen.

“The work will mainly include blackberry spraying,” he said.

“There’s a fair bit of an infestation around some of the parks and reserves that we look after which we’re looking to clear up.”

Mr Missen said parks with playgrounds in the

shire are already safe from dangerous or noxious weeds.

“The program is focused more on vacant land, drainage reserves and road reserves. The formal parks are pretty much under control,” he said.

The invasion of blackberries on parks and reserves is not a new thing but the recent weather has accelerated their growth.

“Blackberries have always been a problem,” Mr Missen said.

“But it’s been a really good growth year for blackberries and they’ve really taken off.”

Residents should look forward to less weeds and blackberries in various parks and reserves across the shire in the latter half of the year.

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Out, about: a little rain wasn’t going to stop the Inverloch Community Hub Walkie Talkies from travelling to Fish Creek to walk around the township, discovering interesting shops and parks recently. The group finished with a tour of the Celia Rosser Art Gallery.

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Intriguing act: teacher Dave McGillivray performed his famous illusion with assistant Aleisha Casbolt, a feature act of the secondary college drama and dance show.

Plaque honours Sister Potter

By Jane Ross A NUMBER of Sister Janet Potter’s descendants gathered outside Michael’s Supa IGA Leongatha recently to honour her dedication to Stradbroke Hospital.

Youthful talent: Nikisha Vanstone and Krystal Flanders performed a scene from MacBeth during Leongatha Secondary College’s dance and drama performance evening recently.

Dance, drama, amazes crowd TEEN talent attracted theatre fans to Leongatha Secondary College’s Performance Evening recently.

Students in years 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 presented dance, drama and theatre to family and friends.

Teacher Linda Hamilton said the show reflected a diversity of talent and dedication.

“The night was a chance for Year 12 dancers to show

their solos and Year 11 theatre and dance students to present their work,” she said.

“The kids were pumped. They loved it.”

Scenes from Shakespeare’s MacBeth, mime and a dance choreographed by Tanya Chalmers were among the pieces.

Former student Matt Saario managed lighting and many staff gave their time.

Countdown on for Salvos centre CONSTRUCTION of the new $3.4 million Salvation Army Leongatha Community Centre could begin within months.

The Salvation Army and GippsCare

were delighted to see a sign recently erected on the site state it was the future home for the community hub.

Captain Martyn Scrimshaw said the project was about to go to a closed tender, to help speed up the process.

Community hub on its way: Salvation Army Leongatha captains Martyn and Heather Scrimshaw at the site for the new Salvation Army and GippsCare community centre. They hope construction will begin within months.

“This time next year, with an estimated nine month build, we hope to be planning the opening,” he said.

Mr Scrimshaw said the building was a big investment in the area, and said it would cater to what the community needs, such as training rooms, and potential community breakfasts and annual Christmas lunches.

South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe said the development would be fantastic for the area.

“Co-located with GippsCare, it will be a one-stop-shop for community needs. I couldn’t be more excited for the wonderful boost to the town,” he said.

“It will be an absolutely wonderful development for Leongatha and is in a great location in South Gippsland. It’s a landmark position that will have a landmark building on it, and will be really noticeable.”

A plaque has been set into the wall of the supermarket, part of which is on the site where the hospital once stood.

It includes a photograph of Sister Potter, notes 3000 babies were born at Stradbroke during its existence between 1921 to 1957, and mentions Dr Francis Wood and father and son Drs George and Alec Bennett who assisted Sister Potter.

Alec’s son Bill represented the family at the unveiling.

According to Sister Potter’s nephew Lindsay Richards, his aunt was anything but a tartar of a matron.

“She was very kind.”

He was born at Stradbroke 84 years ago and said his mother Margaret, Sister Potter’s sister, worked there as a kitchen maid.

As a youngster, he and his cousin Ron Matthies pruned fruit trees and grew vegetables for the woman they knew as Auntie “Tot”.

Those gathered for last week’s ceremony were standing in the place where that garden once grew.

Mr Richards said it was “terrific” to be

there to welcome the advent of the plaque.

Wearing his trademark hat, noted South Gippsland historian John Murphy said he and his siblings were born at Stradbroke Hospital.

“We had great respect for Sister Potter.

Things were pretty tough in the 1930s – we had to walk to school in the rain.”

When one of his sisters contracted rheumatic fever, Sister Potter slept on the floor beside the child for two nights, to ensure her care.

“The Potter family was well known; they were good people. Sister Potter was known for her work and dedication to the community.”

Leongatha and District Historical Society secretary Lyn Skillern thanked Sister Potter’s family and others for the donations that made the plaque possible and commended IGA for allowing it to be mounted on their wall.

The hospital faced Church Street, but the plaque is at the supermarket entrance overlooking its car-park where those going to shop will see it.

The historical society is developing a register of those born at Stradbroke Hospital and anyone wishing to add a name is encouraged to do so. The society’s rooms are in the Mechanics Institute in McCartin Street, open between noon and 4pm on Thursdays and Fridays.

Family: relatives of Sister Janet Potter in front of the Stradbroke Hospital plaque at Michael’s Supa IGA. Great nephew Graham Mee; nephew by marriage George Mee; five-year-old Kaleb Mee standing next to his grandfather Mervyn Mee, a great nephew of Sister Potter; her nephew Lindsay Richards and Sister Potter’s nieces Audrey Truscott and Noelle Bright; Joy Richards; family friend George Munro and Ian Richards who is Lindsay’s son. (Absent, Lindsay’s wife Elma).

Born there: historian John Murphy was born at Stradbroke Hospital.

Joining the crew: Leongatha Lyrebirds Guides welcomed Tahlia Arnason, Sophie Carruthers and Georgia Challis as new Girl Guides recently.

Unit leader Sharon Spencer greeted the girls, who chose the candlelight pathway as their choice of ceremony, which was decorated with flowers and candles, arranged by fellow members.

The occasion was attend by family, friends and fellow Girl Guides. The girls were presented with their certificates and respective badges. An afternoon tea followed.

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Art far from rubbish TARWIN Lower artist Mandy Gunn has won top prize at this year’s Creative Waste art exhibition at arc Yinnar.

Distinctive style: Mr Softee at the Beach by Bob Hickman.

Iconic subject: Bairs Hotel in Leongatha by Bob Hickman.

Together, artists create ARTISTS from across Gippsland have converged to present the exhibition Creative Collective at Meeniyan Art Gallery.

Together, the 12 artists present works in two and three dimensions, from basketry, fibre forms and sculpture, to photography, print-making, linocuts and painting.

The exhibition celebrates Gippsland talent and features: Margaret Balfe (basketry), Pat Dale (fibre art),

Ms Gunn recreated a burnt-out forest using shredded inner tubes, cotton and recycled wood.

The work voted best exhibit, titled Firesticks, was part of a series of works the artist started around the time of the Victorian bushfires in 2009.

“The work seemed to take on a new resonance when I looked at the hundreds of acres of skeleton trees left after the fire,” Ms Gunn said.

“The work also references the Aboriginal practice of frequent small burns to rejuvenate the vegetation and also to flush out snakes. This practice has been referred to as ‘firestick farming’.”

The longest of 14 sticks is 2.5m and the work was inspired by Ms Gunn’s work with Aboriginal communities on the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, where indigenous people burnt the land.

A series of black spiky sticks, the exhibit was made from disused inner tubes hand cut into shreds and woven on a loom.

Each long piece was then sewn into a tube around a wooden baton.

Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group executive officer Matthew Peakes, who was part of the judging panel, said Ms Gunn’s work was extremely evocative, particularly in light of Gippsland’s recent and long term history.

“Mandy has managed to capture a historic element of life in this country, that of firestick farming, as well as the more recent devastation caused by fires in 2009 – and all with recycled material that might otherwise now be sitting in landfill,” he said.

He added that other award winners showed great creativity to develop items as diverse as an outdoor lamp made from an old couch frame, wire and dog food can lids, through to a mask made from plastic milk bottles. More than 40 items were exhibited.

As well as Ms Gunn, the other award winners were Chris Waterman and Marita Anderson from Jeeralang (most inventive award) with a work titled Ned Wong, an outdoor bird scarer made from scrap steel, stainless steel, glass and silver; Lawrie Havrillay of Boolarra (most practical) for his work titled Lampus Prickelii, the outdoor lamp made from a steel couch frame, roof vent, wire and lids; and Leslie Anne Schmidt of Yinnar took out the

most artistic award for a Peacock Mask made from milk bottles.

The Best Agricultural Application award was taken out by John Abery of Hazelwood North, who constructed Fire Gate from burnt tools and timber from Black Saturday 2009.

The school’s exhibit was won by Churchill Primary School student Caitlyn Sorby with a piece called Elephants at Waterhole, made from milk cartons, pancake carton, and mixed media.

The exhibition has attracted good visitor numbers, with 75 people attending the official opening and a steady flow of people since.

Comments recorded in the guest book included “excellent use of recycled materials,” “fantastic and SO imaginative,” “a most magnificent show” and “incredible – loved it!”

The aim of the exhibit is to demonstrate how, with some thought and flair, what might otherwise become waste can be transformed into an artistic and/or functional item.

Further information about the exhibition can be obtained by contacting the Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group on telephone 5633 2744 or arc Yinnar 5163 1310.

Pat Dempsey (painting and drawing), Susan Hall (printmaking and painting), Bob Hickman (print-making and painting), Janet K. Howard (linocuts), Linda Keagle, (photography), Ann Parry (painting), Anne Pinkstone (photography), Kerry Spokes (photography), Marie Werrett (painting) and Nick Werrett (photography).

The gallery is located in Whitelaw Street and is open from 10am-4pm weekdays (closed Tuesdays) and 11am5pm weekends. The exhibition continues until July 5.

Thai honeymoon TONI Griggs and Tim Domelow honeymooned in Thailand after their wedding in February.

Toni is the eldest daughter of Frank and Christine Griggs of Wooreen, and Tim is the youngest son of Peter and Brigette Domelow of Heathmont.

All together: Toni Griggs and Tim Domelow celebrate their marriage with their bridal party.

The couple exchanged vows at All Smiles at Warranwood on February 11 before celebrant Steve Mason, followed by a reception at the venue.

Gues Guests travelled from S South Gippsland, Queensla Queensland and Western Australia Australia.

Toni was attended by her sisters Natalie and Katrina Griggs, and friends Elizabeth Grace and Danni Lynch.

Tim was accompanied by groomsmen Heath Taylor, Helge Haun, Max Mallia and Christian Groves.

Toni and Tim now reside at Heathmont.

New life: Mandy Gunn and her award winning work, Firesticks.

EPA crackdown EPA Victoria will target waste transport vehicles in Gippsland.

EPA Victoria will conduct compliance inspections across industrial and service areas of Gippsland from which waste transport vehicles operate or hazardous wastes are transported for disposal.

EPA Gippsland manager Dieter Melzer said the program was being conducted to ensure that businesses and owner drivers of EPA permitted vehicles addressed and

managed their risk to the environment.

“It is important they have sufficient information to ensure that they are compliant with the Environment Protection Act (1970) for transporting waste, including a vehicle permit for the appropriate waste categories,” he said.

“The inspections of the waste transport vehicles will ensure that vehicles meet EPA regulatory standards for permitting transport of waste.”

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Sex in the garden YOU may not have thought of the humble backyard as a good place to find a mate and get down and dirty, but for earthworms it is ideal.

Attention to detail: Gino Castellano heeling in bare root fruit trees.

Save money with trees

by Karen Haw from The Town Centre Nursery THERE are many reasons to plant trees and a garden adds to the aesthetic appeal of your home and neighbourhood.

It adds real monetary value to your home and it is a well documented fact that the value of property can be up to 20 per cent higher in areas planted with trees when compared with similar areas that have few trees.

The right tree planted in the right spot can also cut down on heating and cooling costs by 20 per cent.

It is at this time of year the greatest variety of trees are available and generally at the best price and that is because trees, some shrubs, roses and berries are all available as bare rooted specimens.

That is without pots or potting mix which makes it easier to transport, but it must be remembered that these trees are dormant and are still living species, so it is important that their roots do not dry out.

They must be planted soon after purchase or heeled into soil or placed into pots.

It is also at this time of year we also see many new

introductions and this year is no exception. Exciting things are now eventuating in Australia; the future will see new dwarfing rootstocks for all stone fruits (apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums) and pomme fruits (apples and pears).

These rootstocks, sourced from all over the world, will start becoming available in the next few years.

Unlike what is available today, these rootstocks perform much better and produce better structured and smaller trees.

Home gardeners will be able to grow most of their fruit in large containers on balconies and patios, or have mini orchards in their smaller backyards, making them easier to manage when spraying for pests and diseases.

Pruning will be more to shape rather than seasonal heavy pruning.

True dwarf apple examples are Pinkabelle (pink lady), Leprechaun (granny) and Pixie Gala.

New this year are dwarf apricots - Moorpark and Trevatt - rowing to approximately two metres.

However stocks are very limited as each nursery has been limited to five trees of each variety so if these take your fancy, do not delay.

In 2013, with luck the range will have an increase to more varieties of dwarf

cherries, nectarines and new to the list plums. Most citrus are also available as dwarf specimens.

There are also many delightful ornamental trees that are suited to the smaller garden and one of the most popular is the Forest pansy (Cercis Canadensis).

Native to North America, southern Europe and Asia, there are several Cercis available and all feature a brilliant show of massed flowers along the bare branches in spring.

The Forest Pansy has large heart-shaped leaves which open up in spring to a brilliant eye-catching shade of reddish-purple with a velvety-satin appearance, deepening to purplish-black then fading to purplish-green in summer and exhibits brilliant yellow to orange autumn colours.

A nice contrast to the Forest pansy is the Gleditisia Elgantissma. While some forms of Gleditisia can grow to around 10 metres, the Gleditisia Elgantissma grows to around four metres with bright green feathery leaves turning yellow in autumn.

There are also many varieties of crab apples that fit the bill when it comes to finding an attractive small growing tree.

The advantage of a crab apple is that they are an ideal pollinator for any

fruiting apple.

There are also many columnar trees that are ideal for narrower spaces including fruiting apples and crap apples, ornamental pears, acers and prunus.

Pyrus capital is one of the most popular and for good reason. This is the most upright of the ornamental pyrus (11m high by three metres wide) and tolerates all conditions from intermittently wet heavy soils to dry.

It holds its leaves well into winter, has stunning

autumn foliage and abundant white flowers in spring.

When space is limited it is difficult to choose which tree as the choice is so wide.

To make things easier for those computer literate people, Flemings have an excellent web page.

For those without internet they also publish several brochures including their recommendations for their 10 top trees and an informative book called Flemings Fruit and Ornamental Tree Guide that is readily available.

During autumn rains, lots of tiny earthworm eggs and baby worms appear in soils.

According to the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, earthworms can breed every seven to 10 days if conditions are right and particularly after rain.

“After 21 days the eggs hatch, and after two to three months, this next generation can breed too,” said Steve Corbett, foundation CEO. “Earthworms really are the superheroes of the soil. They provide an essential service by transforming unwanted organic matter into deodorised, nutritious food that plants can use right away.

“If you love gardening, earthworms are your new best friend. Earthworms pull dead organic material underground and eat it. What comes out the other side is a safe and natural fertiliser which actually contains more nutrients than regular compost. And they provide this at no cost to you.

“As they tunnel around, earthworms aerate your soil— allowing air and water to penetrate. Plants love this as it allows their roots to spread more easily. These earthworm tunnels also improve conditions for beneficial soil bacteria and small organisms, which helps to keep your soil healthy.

“A lot of what people throw in the bin, and which ends up in landfill, could actually be composted or put in a worm farm and used to benefit the garden instead. There are also a lot of simple things that you can do to encourage earthworms.”

To be a friend to earthworms: • put vegie peels, fruit scraps, eggshells, tea bags, dead flowers, and shredded paper in your garden compost and let earthworms dispose of them for you; • don’t put meat, chicken or fish scraps in the compost or garden—earthworms are vegetarians!; keep leaves you rake up as mulch for your garden— • earthworms love to eat them; • avoid using pesticides, chemicals, and artificial fertilisers as they can make earthworms sick or discourage them so that they go elsewhere. A garden with no earthworms is a sign that the soil has become unhealthy or even polluted; • if you have recently wormed your pet, collect any droppings from the garden and put them in the bin, as these chemicals can also kill earthworms; and • worms don’t like strong flavours like citrus, pineapples, chilli, onions, garlic, or shallots. Fats, oils and dairy products should also stay out of the compost as worms won’t eat them.

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Check mates at Korumburra STUDENTS were seeing black and white at Korumburra Primary recently when the school hosted a chess tournament.

Around 70 students from Korumburra Primary and Korumburra, South Gippsland

Fun and games: Caitlyn Todd and grandmother June Barson tested out their memories with a card game in the Prep classroom.

Preps at Korumburra: Matthew Sullivan and his Pop Graeme Sullivan challenge themselves with a game of dominoes.

and Flinders secondary colleges took part in the event.

Unfortunately, Yinnar Secondary College was unable to attend due to flooding.

The competition was the first step in the Victorian State Tournament, with the winners progressing to the state semi-finals.

Concentration: Zeth Austin carefully considers where to place his piece.

Fun for all: Ellison Bickerton from Mirboo North, Maya Pearce from Inverloch and Charlie Bickerton from Mirboo North had a lovely day out exploring Coal Creek.

Teddy time at Coal Creek A grandparent’s love: Thel Rahilly was more than happy to spend a morning with her granddaughter, Iskah Butler during Korumburra Primary School’s annual Grandparents Day.

Grandparents visit Korumburra Primary KORUMBURRA Primary School students invited special guests into their classrooms recently during their annual Grandparents Day. Students from all year levels played games, completed

puzzles and showed off their work to their grandparents throughout the morning.

Although it had been a while since many of their visitors had been students in the classroom themselves, they had an enjoyable morning with their grandchildren.

AROUND 500 people flocked to Coal Creek for their annual Teddy Bears Picnic recently.

Fortunately the rain held off and visitors were able to enjoy their day exploring the

park, with many travelling from Melbourne for the day.

Children brought along their favourite teddies of all shapes and sizes, and everyone who attended received a special teddy bear from Coal Creek.

Grants for a good cause THIRTY South Gippsland organisations can embark on new projects following the South Gippsland Shire Council’s Community Grants.

The council committed around $138,000 to a range of projects, taking the 2012 total of community grants to $346,000.

Community groups who received grants: • Loch Community Development Association, $5000 for the Loch Food and Wine Festival; • Poowong Preschool, $5000 for A Ray of Sunshine – installation of solar panels; • Korumburra Botanic Park, $4000 for installation of bench seating and rotunda display enhancement; • Korumburra Recreation Reserve, $5000 for repairs to reserve cricket nets; • Meeniyan Dumbalk United Cricket Club Inc., $9300 for a club house upgrade; • Milpara Community House, $2500 for the Milpara Men’s Shed Community Garden Project; • Arawata Community Hall Association Inc., $1060 for equipment replacement; • Bena Tennis Club, $2400 for drainage and a retaining wall for the tennis courts; • Outtrim Reserve Committee, $4900 for replacement of tables and chairs for the hall; • Poowong Recreation Reserve Committee, $4800 for purchase of a new mower for the reserve; • Leongatha Agricultural Recreation Reserve, $13,000 for the Leongatha Recreation Reserve Master Plan and skate bowl design; • Leongatha Court House Section 86 Committee, $5000 for the Leongatha Court House Centenary Celebrations; • Leongatha Table Tennis Association, $3000 for a new meeting and training room; • Fish Creek Football and Netball Club, $10,000 for the Terrill Park Lighting Project; • South Gippsland Shire Brass Band, $2000 for the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band 120th Anniversary Concert; • South Gippsland Shire Brass Band, $2100 for upgrades to band uniforms; • Mirboo Recreation reserve, $10,000 for playground redevelopment; • Rotary Club of Leongatha, $1000 for purchase of lighting equipment for the Art Show; • St Paul’s Social Club Inc., $2000 for St Paul’s Mirboo North Festival; • Walter J. Tuck Recreation Reserve, $5000 for asphalting outside the main functionrooms; • Corner Inlet Motorcycle Club, $5621 for its development plan; • Linton Court Elderly Peoples Homes Society Inc., $5000 for road works within Linton Court; • Prom Coast U3A, $4000 for the U3A teaching laboratory – purchase of laptops; • Dolphins Corner Inlet Swimming Club, $1580 for a storage shed for Dolphins Swimming Club; • Toora Community Hall and Library, $1600 for purchase of new chairs; • South Coast Active Communities with GippsSport, $2500 for the Connecting Local Communities to be Active program; • Tarwin Lower and District Bowls Club Inc., $4500 for the Shelter Building Project; • Tarwin Lower Mechanics Institute, $1750 for heating/cooling upgrades to the hall; and • Venus Bay Tarwin Lower and District Men’s Shed, $5000 for solar panels installation for the Men’s Shed.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 27

Light and bright This immaculate, three bedroom home is ready for you to move right in, and available through Insight Real Estate.

See page 32 for details.

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More than the “Blair essentials” H

ERE are so many of the features that our buyers demand in their ideal home, it’s a challenge to know which ones to point out first.

So here they are in one sentence to make life easy for you!

Take a deep breath: beautiful kitchen, two stunning new bathrooms, new laundry, new paint, new carpets, caravan/boat/trailer parking, double lockup garage, views to the hills, ceiling fans, light and space, plenty of windows, tall ceilings, new gas ducted heating, split system air conditioners, wood fire, easy care gardens, walk to shops, walk to schools, huge outdoor entertaining zone and more!

The floor plan layout is modern in concept, with an open plan feel that still allows for cosy room separation if desired and an emphasis on the living spaces.

The family sitting room is off the kitchen, and off that, through glass panelled doors, is a fantastically positioned study or home office – separate, but not cut off from the hub of the home.

The big lounge and dining room can be accessed from the entry hall, or the kitchen, and has convenient sliding door access out to

the undercover entertaining zone.

It is here you will find the wood heater.

Down the hall, three bedrooms share two bathrooms.

An ideal set up for guests or family, it has light sunny rooms.

Outside, a combination of practical and attractive undercover living, grassed areas and parking space, rounds off this very appealing property.

There is all-undercover access to the house from the double lockup garage – a must-have in South Gippsland’s winter months; great when juggling kids, pets, shopping and the weather all at once.

This home is one ‘out of the box’, with oodles to please most people.

Don’t wait around.

LEONGATHA Location: 14 Blair Crescent Bedrooms: 3 plus study Bathrooms: 2 Car spaces: 2 plus caravan parking Price: $345,000 - $360,000 Agent: First National Prom Country Contact: Kaz Hughes on 0417 516 998

Indoor and outdoor living S ET on a large elevated allotment of 1250m2 (approx) with pleasant outlooks, this northfacing, light-filled, brick veneer home will suit those who enjoy an indoor /outdoor lifestyle.

MIRBOO NORTH Location: 74 Baromi Road Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Car spaces: 1 Price: $250,000 - $265,000 Agent: First National Prom Country Contact: Lisa Williams on 0438 133 385

What sets this home apart from many others is the outdoor, undercover living area running the full length of the home at the rear.

Paved underfoot and with a clear acrylic roof to let in the light, this area which is perfect for all-weather play, relaxing and entertaining, also features a brick built-in barbecue with chimney. A few steps take you to a large lawned area where you get the sense that the garden is even bigger, because you look over the rear neighbour’s pasture. (Their horse may come to visit if you’re lucky).

Back inside, you’ll find the walls have been recently painted, and quality carpets feature in the living room and bedrooms, whilst practical vinyl floor coverings in the high traffic areas mean it’s easy to clean and keep looking fresh.

The kitchen has an electric oven, gas hobs and a Bosch dishwasher.

Quality drapes – most with padded pelmets – feature throughout.

There are three bedrooms, two with built-in robes, and the third with a study alcove that could be easily adapted.

The main bedroom enjoys a pretty outlook onto the entertaining area and features an en suite, not often found in this style of home.

There is space for two cars at the front of the home,

with turning space that allows you to exit the property ‘nose out’.

A double gate at the side enables you to take a car through to the garage in the back garden.

Alternatively, you could use the garage as a hobbies room or workshop.

The property is approximately 600m to the post office, and is a near-level walk to shops, Baromi Park and the Rail Trail.

This property is perfect for singles, couples and smaller families who enjoy the convenience of in-town living without the feeling of being hemmed in.

We recommend your inspection.

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NEW LISTING Build a lifestyle among the vines

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Style and Substance

This unique ten acre parcel is packed with all the reasons to pursue a romantic lifestyle dream. Perched on the edge of Leongatha township, elevated to maximize views.

9658 South Gippsland Highway $419,000

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hostess kitchen, spacious meals/family area, & separate billiard room all enjoy northerly aspects. A main bedroom suite has a gorgeous bathroom plus walk in robe. Well proportioned bedrooms are zoned separately, & the study would work as a fourth. The bathroom & laundry are roomy & light.

A storage workshop, private gardens, paved pergola, rotunda, utility areas & more!

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Tranquil “Dalkeith” P

EACE and tranquillity with a northerly aspect, this property is also suitable for horses on approximately four acres plus a lease of approximately 1.4 acres.

This house comprises four bedrooms plus a computer room with open living plan, and an as new kitchen featuring gas hotplates, electric wall oven and dishwasher.

The temperature of this home is kept just right, no matter the season, with solid fuel heating, and a reverse cycle air conditioner.

The master bedroom

is accompanied by an en suite.

The home is in a beautiful condition and is set in an easy to maintain garden complete with orchard, vegetable garden and chooks.

The property was previously used for horses, with dressage arena still in place.

ALLAMBEE SOUTH Location: 3250 Grand Ridge Road Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Car spaces: 2 Internet ID: lg 3027 Land size: approx 4 acres (plus lease approx. 1.4 acres) Price: $410,000 Agent: SEJ Contact: Barry Redmond 0418 515 666

Korumburra vendor offers $7000 more A

KORUMBURRA home owner is offering his house for sale and is willing to match the $7000 first home buyer’s grant dollar for dollar if his house can be sold.

Offering his home through Alex Scott and Staff, Korumburra, in matching the first home buyer’s grant, a total of $14,000 will be discounted from the selling price; that’s before any negotiation has taken place!

The house, number 56 in the beautiful and modern house estate of Valleyview Parade is a very neat brick residence comprising three bedrooms, open plan living, dining and kitchen, reverse cycle

the rear rural outlook which canheating and air conditioning.

Other features include built-in not be built out.

Be quick though, the first home robes, new floor coverings, gas heating cooking (bottled), bath- buyer’s grant finishes on June 30 room with separate shower and so be quick to buy this great propbath, spacious laundry with sec- erty, for sale at $269,000.

Inspection is by appointment ond shower and toilet. This all adds up to a perfect first home for with the selling Agents, Alex Scott those downsizing. & Staff Korumburra. You can conThe property is within walking tact Dean on 0419 399 856, Scott distance to all amenities and sur- on 0427 552 898 or call the office rounded by quality homes. Vacant at 36 Bridge Street, Korumburra possession and quick settlement are on 5655 1133. available.

A single carport leads into an easy KORUMBURRA to manage, Location: 56 Valleyview Parade low mainteBedrooms: 3 nance rear Bathrooms: 2 yard. Most Price: $269,000 impressive is Agent: Alex Scott and Staff, Korumburra Contact: 5655 1133

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The ultimate in family living S

TILL sparkling like new, this prestigious home has so much to offer.

Built by a quality local builder, the property is abounding in space with a large1046m2 block with access to the back yard via the double garage.

The bedrooms are spacious and contain built-in robes, with the master boasting a walk-in robe and en suite.

A separate, central living area provides a parents’ retreat and is adjacent to the office or third living area.

An impressive open plan kitchen, dining and family room opens up onto a large deck, complete with natural gas point for the barbecue and views.

The highest quality of furnishings and fittings are throughout the home and include natural gas heating and cooling, ducted vacuum cleaner, double roller blinds, plantation shutters, stainless steel appliances, CaesarStone bench tops, floor heating to the dining area plus a rainwater tank and pump for

the toilets and laundry.

Underneath the deck there’s loads of under-house storage, a concreted area ideal for entertaining and a games room complete with sliding and roller door for alternative use as a garage.

This truly is a stunning home; it’s sure to impress the most discerning buyer, inspection is a must.

LEONGATHA Location: 5 Veronica Court Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Car spaces: 2 Land size: 1046m2 Price: $540,000 Agent: Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha Contact: 5662 5800

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Impressive from all angles T

HE first thing you notice upon seeing this property is the interesting angles to the house façade and its position on the block (a huge double block).

A real feature is the way the house has been designed and placed to capture as much light as possible into the living areas throughout the day, especially during winter.

Another feature is convenience; the convenience of being central to our schools, hospital, medical clinic and only a short and easy stroll to the shops.

First impressions upon entering are quality, and immaculate presentation.

A generous-sized linen cupboard is handy, located centrally in the entrance hall.

Leading off through double glass doors is a lounge/ sitting room, which could also easily be used as it is at present, as a study/ home office/library or as another formal dining area.

Through another set of glass sliding doors is an expansive L-shaped open living area, which includes a light-filled formal lounge and dining area adjoining a functional modern kitchen.

Both lounge and dining areas are decorated in neutral tones and have quality carpets and drapes.

Dimmers on the down-lights are useful for altering the mood of the room. Interesting wall angles are used in the timber kitchen, whichhas plenty of drawer and cupboard space.

Appliances including an electric wall oven, microwave, hotplates and dishwasher and are like new.

Both the kitchen and dining area

overlook a large raised entertaining deck, complete with lovely garden, town and rural views.

A hallway leads to the three bedrooms, all generous in size, main with en suite.

Spacious built-in wardrobes, quality curtaining and ceiling fans complete the picture.

The tiled family bathroom is airy, with a separate bath and shower.

An entrance area at the back door leads off on one side to another large linen-press and separate toilet, and to a separate laundry-room on the other side.

Underneath the house is another surprise.

An all-electric lock-up double bay garage and workshop is accessed via a separate driveway, with enough turning space for additional cars.

A remote security lighting system can be switched on from either the garage or the front entrance hall.

The back yard is securely fenced and is very private, with interesting

nooks and crannies to be found in the garden. The sunny garden is low maintenance and can be watered via a greywater recycling system connected to a storage tank.

Double gates on one side of the corner block provide access to the rear yard.

Just one kilometre from the post office, and with nothing more to spend, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simply a matter of moving in.

Inspection is by appointment only.

LEONGATHA Location: 13 Blackmore Avenue Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Car spaces: 2 Internet ID: 110763467 Price: $360,000 Agent: Insight Real Estat - Sole Agent Contact: 5662 2220

NEW LISTING

Absolute stunner A

TRANQUIL and relaxing lifestyle is waiting for the purchaser of this 25 acre property in a keenly sought after area of Mirboo North.

The home is a low maintenance ranch-style residence comprising four newly carpeted double bedrooms, all with built-in robes and ceiling fans, with an en suite to the main bedroom.

An open living plan incorporates a modern kitchen (with a new $8000 stove), dining and lounge areas serviced by a solid fuel heater and a reverse cycle air conditioner.

There is also a separate formal dining room which alternatively is used as a reading room. Slate flooring allows for easy cleaning while retaining heat in the winter and cool in the summer.

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Location: 130 St. Ellens Road Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 3 Car spaces: 6 Agent: Stockdale and Leggo, Mirboo North Contact: 5668 1300

RATE RECOVERY. To be sold at the Latrobe Convention Centre, 5601 Princes Highway Traralgon on Friday 29 June at 2pm

For inspections contact Keith Williams on 0428 513 302

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An added bonus is a fully self contained two bedroom unit with a spa room that could easily be used as a B&B or simply a guest room.

With plenty of relaxation inside, the lifestyle begins when you step outside to the undercover barbecue area complete with water feature that leads you to peaceful and serene gardens, allowing for walks while listening to the abundant bird life.

Improvements include all new boundary fencing, stock yard and race, four bay shed and ample water from spring fed dams.

A vegie garden and chook run complete the package.

Twenty acres can be agisted, and combined with the self contained unit allows for the opportunity to produce an income while having plenty of space to live.

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nly a short hop to the schools, this three bedroom brick veneer home offers great value.

Situated on the high side of the street, the central entrance divides the two north facing living areas.

Three bedrooms are all located at the back of the house.

This property is currently tenanted, but is available with vacant possession.

LEONGATHA Location: 12 Chamberlain Drive Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Price: $245,000 Agent: Alex Scott and Staff, Leongatha Contact: 5662 0922

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Family home near reserve and beach S

ITUATED only minutes’ walk to the Surf Beach and overlooking a private reserve, this expansive brick residence offers value for money.

Double door entry is greeted by a sunny lounge and formal dining room.

The main bedroom includes dressing room and spacious en suite.

The main kitchen living area offers access to a delightful alfresco and sunny aspect.

The kitchen is expansive in anybody’s language, including pantry, wall oven, grill and hotplates, along with a dishwasher for those on holidays.

A surprise feature of this three bedroom, two bathroom home is the massive billiard room, which would easily convert into bunk bed accommodation for up to 10 people.

Low maintenance garden with garden shed and double garage complete this awesome package.

Block is approximately 820 square metres, and very low maintenance.

Inspections welcome.

INVERLOCH Location: 51 Veronica Street Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Price: $575,000 Agent: Alex Scott and Staff, Inverloch Contact: 5674 1111

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Mayor’s message Cr Veronica Dowman

I RECEIVE a lot of positive feedback about our annual Business Awards. Now is the time to enter your own business or nominate your favourite retail experience for this year’s awards.

The 2012 SuperPages Bass Coast Business and People’s Choice Awards acknowledges the achievements of local businesses.

There are two parts to the awards: the business awards judged by a panel and the people’s choice section won by public recommendations.

Nominated businesses and award winners get publicity and customer feedback. The Gala Presentation Dinner is an opportunity to network and celebrate.

Businesses have several categories they can nominate for and there is a special category for new businesses. Nominations close on July 20.

Nomination forms are available at council’s customer service centres or on council’s website at www.basscoast.vic.gov.au For the people’s choice awards there are nomination forms in stores or alternatively you can vote online. Nominations close on August 10.

You can also book now for the presentation dinner on August 24.

Bass Coast has a thriving and growing business community that provides a diversity of services and employment opportunities.

This is the one time of year you can be a part of giving recognition to the people behind these services who go the extra mile.

Cr Veronica Dowman, mayor Bass Coast Shire Council.

Dancers and guests: back row, from left, Ian Hamilton, Michael Delaney, Christopher Hune, Edgar Cerveira and Michael Moyle, business manager with the Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation South Gippsland. Middle row from left, Alice Maley, Tiffany Johnstone-Purvis, Florence Hydon, Shakire Mununggurra, Sarah Maley, Pauline MacKinnon from Monash University and Roban Ali, project worker with the Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation South Gippsland. Front, from left, Elicia Garnham, Dot Mununggurra and James Wearne, the college aboriginal liaison officer.

Teens recognise need for reconciliation

By Sarah Vella

MARY MacKillop Regional Catholic College incorporated the importance of Reconciliation Week and local indigenous culture into their whole school assembly recently.

The assembly started with a smoking ceremony performed by Christopher Hune, to cleanse the room and people.

Students were shown two traditional aboriginal dances, performed by Damien Nicholson and Christopher Hune.

Ian Hamilton, the secretary of the Bass Coast South Gippsland Reconciliation Group gave a speech, reinforcing the significance of reconciliation.

“Reconciliation has taken place over many years and continues to take place,” he said.

He said several significant events over the years sparked reconciliation talks around Australia.

“On a local level, an event is held in Inverloch to coincide with the National Day of Healing and an Indigenous Film Festival is held in Wonthaggi,” Mr Hamilton said.

Six students from Mary MacKillop College performed a dance to reflect reconciliation at the opening of the Wonthaggi Film Festival in March this year and were recognised for their efforts during the assembly.

Florence Hydon, co-chairperson of the Bass Coast South Gippsland Reconciliation Group, presented the dancers with certificates.

“Reconciliation has a number of mean-

ings,” Ms Hydon said to the assembly.

“The usual meaning people think of is something between two or more parties has gone wrong. This is followed by negotiations and perhaps an apology so that the parties involved can make a new beginning.”

The assembly was closed by college principal, Michael Delaney.

“We can draw a parallel between our Catholic faith and reconciliation. Sometimes we get our relationships wrong and we need to make amends for it,” Mr Delaney said.

“It is now up to us to work with the indigenous community and acknowledge that yes, things haven’t been done well in the past, but moving forward, we will do it better.”

Seeking volunteers ready to learn this Saturday PROCESS, People and Publicity is the theme for the 2012 South Gippsland Community Engagement Conference.

The gathering will feature workshops on the changes to incorporation law, governance for community groups, conflict resolution and effective use of social media.

This popular conference, organised by council’s community strengthening team and now in its sixth year, will be held on Saturday, June 23 from 9am to 5.30pm at Community College Gippsland (old Leongatha Primary School),

Horn Street, Leongatha, with parking at the Brumley Street entrance.

Also on the program is a panel discussion on securing grant funding, featuring representatives from the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD), Council, Michael’s IGA Supermarket and various South Gippsland Community Banks and Foundations.

“The conference is a fantastic opportunity to meet others working within the community with similar goals,” organiser Sophie Dixon said.

“Not only do you gather really practical information, the networking and exchanges

of experience and ideas are excellent.”

The conference cost is a mere $10 which includes morning and afternoon tea, lunch and drinks at the end of the day. Registration opens at

Meals roster (Leongatha) Reformed Church Ladies and St Peter’s Ladies Guild (all week), Mr & Mrs Hogan (Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri), SG Specialist School (Wed) and Yooralla (Tues) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning June 25, 2012.

8.45am for a 9am start.

The conference program and registration forms can be downloaded from www. southgippsland.vic.gov. au, or obtained by contacting Sophie on 5662

9202 or sophied@southgippsland.vic.gov.au “Some workshops may be limited, so please pre-register to avoid disappointment,” urged Sophie.

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Rightly proud: Friends of the Cape Liptrap Peninsula reflect on a job well done.

Painting blues music

FOR a self taught artist, Lincoln McAlister is doing well for himself.

In the past, he has had paintings acquired by the Killer Whale Museum in Eden, NSW, and has work currently on display in a gallery in Wonthaggi and a Gippsland hotel.

Lincoln’s current exhibition, American Blues Painted, is on display at Mushroom Gallery in Leongatha.

His painting of early American Blues musicians is his main focus at the moment, extending to modern day Blues musicians.

Lincoln has always had a fascination for the subject of Blues practitioners, and this carries on through their

Trees brighten lighthouse grounds GUMBOOTS, Check. Coats, Check.

Then off they went to plant trees at Cape Liptrap recently.

Volunteers joined with Parks Victoria staff, and TAFE students and a teacher to plant 700 indigenous plants at a degraded site near the lighthouse.

Organised by the Friends of Cape Liptrap Peninsula, nine people restored the former car park and access road at the lighthouse, after a new park was established.

Friends group member Ian Gunn said: “We have one

music to their folklore.

The example of legendary Blues guitarist Robert Johnson’s supposed selling of his soul to the devil at midnight at a crossroads in exchange for playing well is a prime example of the dread fascination Blues history can evoke.

Many Blues musicians in the early 20th century practised rough and tumble lives, with songs sung about murder, theft, car wrecks, broken marriages and drinking - very often based on experiences of the singers themselves.

Being a painter, Lincoln has found this to be the best catalyst for him to express his feelings for this subject matter; and it continues to remain so.

American Blues Painted will be on display until the end of June.

Musical influence: self taught artist Lincoln McAlister with one of his American Blues music inspired paintings, on display at Mushroom Crafts in Leongatha.

more section to do and that is resurface a walking track from the lighthouse to the car park and that will be done in the next few months by Parks Victoria.”

Plants were propagated by Frank Smolder at Fish Creek and the project was funded by CoastCare.

In spring, the friends group will refurbish walking tracks around Bald Hills Wetland Reserve.

“At the moment, when you try and walk in there, you need a pair of gumboots because the water is all over the track,” Mr Gunn said.

Penguins, skipping and medieval history THE newest member of Toora Primary School is Frankie, the fairy penguin.

Frankie joined the school after the student leadership team’s involvement in the 2012 Primary Schools Leadership Conference, held at Korumburra earlier this year.

Grade 6 student, Elli Clavarino was a lucky recipient in the Penguin Foundation’s Adopt-a-Penguin program draw.

The program enables the school to follow the progress of Frankie and his friends and supports the rescue, rehabilitation and research of the vulnerable birds.

The Jump Rope for Heart jump off was held at the school recently.

This is a biannual program that the students of Toora Primary School embrace with enthusiasm and gusto.

Students have been eagerly collecting sponsorship in the lead up to the jump off and were keen to get behind the Heart Foundation by skipping their way into good health awareness. So far, they have raised more than $500.

The Toora Primary School focus for 2012 is medieval history, and they aim to incorporate what they learn during the year into their end of year concert.

The senior school has been researching medieval machinery through the use of technology. So far, they have learnt about levers, ramps, forces and construction techniques.

Students have worked together to build replica water mills, trebuchets, catapults, ballistas and treadmill cranes using Lego and are now working on replicating these models with wood.

Jumping rope: from left, Monique, Rochelle, Morgan, Ashley, Cody, Leah and Ebony jump to raise money for heart research.

Insightful image: After the Bushfire, a photograph captured by Bronwyn Dahlstrom at Steels Creek. Bronwyn is part of the Bass Coast Artists Society’s new photography group and submitted this image as part of the group’s photojournalism task.

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• Carinos Acoustic Sessions night, Leongatha • Loch Food and Wine Festival • Korumburra Football Club reunion

Cheers: Jacqui Walsh, Tim Stephens and Darren Walsh share a glass of wine over dinner at Carinos’ Acoustic Sessions in Leongatha.

Night out: Lauren Lawson, Mark Taranto, Clint Davison and Vanessa Busuttil enjoy live music and a drink with friends at Carinos.

Night of music: Eric Collier from Venus Bay relaxes with a beer and friend, Roger Thorrowgood from Inverloch, after performing at Carinos Acoustic Sessions.

Live acoustic music: Nicholas Odysseas performs at Carinos in Leongatha during its Acoustic Sessions 2012 night.

Coffee break: Jenny Dowel, Kathleen Russell, Mark Dowel and Kimberly Mraz from Korumburra take a break to enjoy a cuppa at the Loch Food and Wine Festival.

Thousands of visitors: Liza Iversen, Jason Webb, David Famularo and Tammy Barnes from Melbourne weren’t deterred by the wet weather at the food and wine festival.

Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese: Barry Charlton and Cheryl Hulls’ stall was a huge hit with the crowd, with plenty of people lining up to taste their award winning products.

Wine festival: volunteers at the festival, Barry Harms from Loch and Leigh Patman from Nyora kept track of the visitors flocking to the wine tasting venue.

Remembering old days: past players and supporters reunited for the Korumburra Football Club reunion, including Tim O’Neil, Vinny Sorrell, Scotty Rodda and Trevor Humphrey.

Sharing a glass: Trevor Rickard from Inverloch and Herb Treacy from Korumburra sample local wines at the Loch Food and Wine Festival.

Welcome home Bullants: former officials of the Korumburra Football Club, Ray Fox, ‘Bazza’, Peter Ketelaar and Robin Hancock, catch up in front of the club’s old rooms.

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★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ARIES - March 21 - April 20

Self improvement activities are favoured, but avoid extremes.

Moderation generally is the week’s byword. A family decision requires careful consideration. This is a great time for writing letters or sending emails.

TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

This week accents financial planning and setting up a realistic budget.

Some travel or travel arranging is on tap. Among gifts received now is one with sentimental value.

GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

This is the week to concentrate more on the near future. You may be called on to assume the role of “understudy”. Humanitarian interests are accented.

CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Varied events make this an interesting week. The key is to cling to your sense of humour. A long lost friend from a very long time ago may contact you.

LEO - July 23 - August 22

Your creative skills can be put to profitable use. This is a good week for planning your next move. A romantic relationship demands more of your time but should be worth the effort.

VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

Joint ventures are spotlighted. This week could see a reunion with a childhood friend. A family member is on the verge of making a key announcement.

LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

After a period rich with career and domestic responsibilities, you start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. A former neighbour may approach you with interesting news.

SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Setting high but realistic goals is a priority in a week that accents planning. A shaky relationship may be on a steadier course. Family discussions may lead to an important decision.

SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

You find yourself being more assertive, which may lead to a key goal. Your idealistic streak is also prominent as you reach out to help others.

CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

Your creativity shines this week, just watch that your imagination doesn’t run too wild. Partnership arrangements require careful review of each participant’s responsibilities.

AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

Home improvements are indicated this week. A small bonus may arrive by the weekend. This is an excellent time for home decorating.

PISCES - February 20 - March 20

A friend’s unusual ideas may be more practical than you first believed. Communications improve and this is a splendid week for speaking up. A relative may surprise you with the depth of his or her sentimentality.

BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

Your powers of determination are impressive when you pursue a goal, you do so with stamina. A new area of interest that may range from public speaking to fine arts is on the horizon.

Church Times ANGLICAN: Wednesday, June 20: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC; 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Sunday, June 24: 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: McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi. Sunday, 9.30am Eucharist, 11am Family Service, Wednesday 10am Eucharist.

Anglican Church of the Ascension: The Crescent, Inverloch.

Sunday 9am Eucharist, Tuesday 10am Eucharist.

For details of Community Meal, Youth Group, Bible Studies & Kids Club, contact Rev. Graeme Peters 5672 4590 or visit www. basscoastanglican.org.au AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES (AOG): Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248.

A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466.

Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Rob Davey 5625 3226. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219.

Equip Church - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday service 10am.

Contact: John 0408 305 880.

Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984.

CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha.

Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455.

THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Every first Sunday of the month. Sunday morning 11am 12.30pm. Fun and games, all ages, all are welcome. Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5678 7692, 0447 724 989.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST: Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School - 11.30am.

CATHOLIC:

St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday.

Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday.

Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays.

Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays.

St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass.

Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass.

Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass.

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: meets at the Baromi Centre Mirboo North, Sunday 4-5pm Family Communion, 5-530pm refreshments, 5.306.15pm Bible Studies for adults, teens and children. Friday-Home Fellowships. More info: Bob Stevens 0400 403 765 or www. gippslandcf.org.au SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Sagala - Tuesday, 4 - 5.30pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome.

Please contact Captain Martyn and Heather Scrimshaw, ph. 5662 5122.

SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship.

Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228.

PRESBYTERIAN: Sunday Service 10am, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Moderator Rev. Mark Smith 5625 4112.

CHRISTIAN REFORMED

CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. All Sunday evening services at 5pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2527.

UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, June 24, 10am. Mirboo North: 9.30am. Meeniyan: 10am.

Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. Inverloch: Sunday 11am: Korumburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Pastors Gavin and Sue Sharp, 5655 1997. Arawata: 11.30am 1st & 3rd Sundays. Kongwak: 11.30am 4th Sunday.

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 5664 9306.

FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

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CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8330 ACROSS 1. Nick, for instance, is a name (4). 7, The dog that bounded up on you is from a cold climate (9). 8. A warning heard by few (4). 9. Small and mean, fight (4). 10. How lean and sinewy the electrician is? (4). 11. The team Des and I formed (4). 14. It’s a strain, we hear, getting up early (4,6).

16. Singer who’s the first lady of Italy? (5,5). 19. Puts an English pound on, say, for a flutter (4). 22. How photographers speak? (4). 24. One set about changing the location (4). 25. The jars you don’t continue to return (4). 26.

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Waratah Lodge has it all WARATAH Lodge at Fish Creek is strategically positioned to capture the magnificent beach views of Waratah Bay, Sandy Point and Wilsons Promontory.

The private location provides a high degree of seclusion and quietness where you can get away from the busyness of life and completely refresh.

Owners of Waratah Lodge, Judy and Dick Edwards are aiming to make it into a buzzing meeting place for people to visit.

“We think it is fairly special and well worth sharing,” Judy said.

“We think it is a great place for groups of friends to come for a weekend or longer, to enjoy time together and explore a really beautiful area.

“Organise a special weekend with your friends to just be together in a relaxed environment and enjoy what the area has to offer.

“We hope that you will enjoy the quiet rural environment, the amazing beach views and the comfortable, affordable accommodation we offer.”

As well as comfortable accommo-

dation, Waratah Lodge hosts frequent events, including a Bastille Day celebration on Saturday, July 14 at 7pm.

George Gabriel, a French musician who has recently moved to the area, will provide the musical entertainment.

Finger food, tea and coffee are provided and the event is BYO. The cost for the night will be $35 and visitors are encouraged to dress a little French.

“Be prepared to try something a little different,” Judy said.

Jazz and Shiraz on Friday, August 31, will feature Pugsley Buzzard Wateringcan. If you like jazz and blues music, you will love Pugsley.

On Sunday, September 2, a special Father’s Day lunch will be held. Bring the family out for a three course meal designed to satisfy every man’s appetite.

Waratah Lodge will also be hosting Sunday roast lunches, on the first Sunday of every month from 1pm onwards.

Bookings are essential for all events and can be made by phoning 0437 033 464.

French flavour: enjoy the sounds of George Gabriel on Bastille Day.

Narnia coming soon IT’S now less than a month until opening night for Narnia, the next musical to be presented by Lyric Theatre.

All the stops are out to make this a spectacular show.

Rehearsals are in full swing and a large contingent of helpers is working hard to complete the large array of amazing costumes and the set required for the show.

Narnia, based on the story by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is a musical production that will appeal to all ages and is truly a family show.

The young lead roles are being played by Ayden Westaway, 16, Kate Ball, 17, Tom Barker,12, and Morgan Anthony, just eight.

They will be supported by the adult cast that includes Charles Gruen and Lauren White.

Opening night, which will be a gala night,

Fine tuning: the cast of Narnia go through their paces at rehearsal.

Ready to roar: Lachie Sloan in costume.

is on Friday, July 13 and tickets go on sale this week from June 20.

There are 12 shows over three weekends at Mesley Hall, including four matinee shows that may suit family audiences.

Don’t delay. Book early to secure your seats for what is sure to be another amazing Lyric production. Tickets will be available from Mushroom Crafts in Leongatha or call the ticket office on 5662 3940.

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From pages past Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago, June 22, 1982 LEONGATHA High School student, Michelle Hinds, 17 of Nerrena was runner-up in a princess competition judged recently in Camperdown. Representing the South Gippsland Jersey Cattle Club, Michelle was one of seven princesses that participated in the state-wide contest. ****

BRODY Ferdinand Jarvis is the first child for Wade and Jesse of Leongatha.

He was born at Leongatha Memorial Hospital on June 5.

Milpara Community House news THE Korumburra Playgroup children and their parents took advantage of the dry weather last Friday and planted vegetable seedlings and plants in their new garden bed at Milpara. The garden bed was prepared by Milpara’s volunteer handyman Nigel Chalmers, at child height and full of compost to ensure children will be eating the strawberries they have planted now by summer-time. Next Friday, June 22 will be a story time session for playgroup with volunteer Sindy Van Eede. ****** The Responsible Service of Alcohol course had to be postponed and will now be held on Wednesday, June 20 at 9.30am. Changes to legislation mean that someone needing this qualification must attend a class. The online option is no longer available. ****** Milpara’s co-ordinator Sandra Webster is working on the term three program which will commence mid-July. So if anyone has any request for programs or activities, now is the time to contact Sandra on 5655 2524. The next program will have a huge range of programs from adult literacy and computers to painting and drawing. ****** Next term we will welcome back Milpara’s other co-ordinator Belinda Samrt, who is currently travelling around Western Australia and the Northern Territory with her family.

THE Commercial Street site of the Korumburra Theatre will be sold once demolition of the burnt out building is completed. Owner, Mrs E Hughes said this from her Lang Lang home yesterday.

The theatre was in the family for 30 years. It was being used as a roller rink when fire raged through it on May 3 this year.

ars ago, 10 years June 18, 2002 E power hhas PEOPLE persuaded Kilcunda Abalone Farm Pty Ltd to pull out of its proposed multimillion dollar Port Welshpool aquaculture venture.

The Port Welshpool Ferry Terminal was packed last night for the information session and the 200 strong crowd did not hide their opposition to the project.

Five years ago, June 19, 2007 LOCAL artists ti t domid i nated the winner’s list at the 12th Annual Art and Craft Show at the Welshpool Memorial Hall over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. The show carried the theme Impressions of Winter and attracted a provocative range of work, from paintings and photography to needlework and drawings.

One year ago, June 21, 2011 LEONGATHA SES unit will be training up to 20 volunteers to help with flood recovery in the community. Last year, the Leongatha SES responded to more than 130 local storm and flood incidents.

**** THE Bass Coast Environmental Alliance helped 550 students learn about local efforts to help nature on World Environment Day recently. An expo at San Remo included displays and activities that focused on global and local environmental issues.

**** THE St Kilda Football Club was out in force at Leongatha Primary School last Tuesday, conducting a clinic for grades 3 and 4 children.

The only hiccup was the rain that came down in a great torrent. Still, it didn’t dampen the spirits of the students, who were instructed in the finer points of football.

OPPONENTS of a quarry proposed for Mirboo North became emotional as they pleaded with South Gippsland Shire Council to protect their families and their lifestyles. Speaking to council in Leongatha last Wednesday, the objectors claimed the quarry would risk their families’ safety.

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Sewerage impacts lure crowd SOUTH Gippsland Water held a drop-in style community information session for the residents of Poowong, Loch and Nyora recently.

People wanted more information about the proposed wastewater lagoon treatment system.

Staff displayed drawings of the reticulation system, rising main alignments and preliminary drawings for the lagoon treatment system proposed for Hill Road, Nyora.

Many residents wanted to know the location of pipes in their street and connection points for their properties.

Some residents expressed concerns on how the proposed lagoon system site would impact on their properties.

Staff were available to explain the many surveys and preliminary works done to identify the corporation’s preferred site including geo-technical, cultural, flora and fauna and giant earthworm studies.

South Gippsland Water is preparing to lodge planning applications with Cardinia and South Gippsland shire councils

for planning scheme amendment approval.

In addition, South Gippsland Water will also be lodging an application to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for works approval to construct the treatment lagoon system.

Once lodged, these applications move into a third party approval process in which the applications will be made public and any submissions can be made to either councils or the EPA. That could take between six and 12 months before a decision is reached.

South Gippsland Water will be conducting a free bus tour to visit some of South Gippsland Water’s working lagoon systems such as Waratah Bay and the recently completed system at Meeniyan.

The bus tour will be run on Saturday, July 7 from 9am to 3.30pm. Anyone interested in attending should book with Amy Love on 5682 0418.

For more information contact South Gippsland Water on 1300 851 636 or visit www.sgwater.com.au.

Catching up: Trevor Nicholas of Leongatha and Des McRae of Korumburra chatted before Thursday’s store sale.

Up for grabs: unjoined and joined calves and cows were on offer.

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• VLE LEONGATHA

Chill reduces quality AROUND 1200 grown steers, 600 cows, 400 trade and 50 bulls of varying condition were penned, with some lines showing the effects of the colder weather.

The suitable lines of trade cattle sold to a dearer trend whilst grown steers were firm to slightly better. Most cows sold strongly, however the market was variable. A good number of bulls sold to a dearer trend.

All buyers were present and active.

Heavy C3 yearling steers sold between 184c and 220c to average 3c/kg stronger. A number of heavy (500kg to 600kg) 0 and 2 tooth yearling steers went to the trade between 200 and 204c/kg. Most yearling heifers sold between 143c and 202c/kg, with quality being an issue.

Heavy C4 grown steers were firm averaging 195c/ kg. Bullocks were slightly better averaging 187c/kg.

Fresian steers sold to a dearer trend averaging 153c for the two scores and 160c/kg for the three scores.

D1 dairy cows sold to a dearer trend, with heavy weights averaging 122c/kg. Heavy D2 dairy cows were slightly down with an average of 130c/kg.

Store sale market Thursday June 14 Total yarding: 493.

Steers: W.H. & C.L. Cashin, Inverloch, 12 x $846; D.R. Collins & Partners, Bridgewater, 1 x $815; J.D. Smith, Foster, 3 x $815; N. & C. Williams, Waratah North, 1 x $815; G. Braemar, Trida, 12 x $805; M. Burfield, Waratah, 3 x $805.

Heifers: M. Burfield, Waratah, 3 x $565; M. Groves, Alberton West, 2 x $560; Brejacs Farms, Korumburra, 5 x $530; McLeod Partnership, Yarram, 19 x $530; J.D. Smith, Foster, 1 x $505; P. Moore, Foster, 3 x $500.

Cows and calves: G. Smith, Nerrena, 6 x $1200; J. & K. McDonald, Tarwin, 2 x $1085; G. & S. Duran, Korumburra, 3 x $1000; D. Thompson, Nerrena, 1 x $960; P. Moore, Foster, 2 x $920.

Heavy D3 beef cows were dearer averaging 137c/ kg. Heavy D4 beef cows were stronger with an average of 146c/kg.

Bulls sold to a dearer trend with most sales from 152c to 180c/kg.

Wednesday, June 13 BULLOCKS 18 A.W. Scarff, Mardan 566kg 201.4 $1140.00 10 D.E. & G.E. Gow, Moyarra 609kg 200.6 $1222.00 13 R.J. & C.M. McGill, Kongwak 607kg 198.6 $1206.11 1 G. & H. Cripps, Korumburra 670kg 198.6 $1330.62 12 T. & L. Butcher, Allambee East 561kg 198.6 $1114.64 10 Richards Chelt P/L, Wonthaggi 579kg 198.2 $1147.58 STEERS 1 A. Lamb, Waratah North 435kg 220.0 $967.00 1 A. Stuart Investments P/L 385kg 205.0 $789.25 Stacey’s Bridge 17 R.K. & M. Williams, Jeetho 518kg 203.6 $1056.32 17 L.T. & M.P. Dempsey, Dumbalk 514kg 203.6 $1047.94 14 Western Park, Somers 487kg 202.0 $984.75 14 A.L. & N.M. Sewell, Hazelwood 543kg 201.6 $1095.12 COWS 2 O’Loughlin Pastoral, Tarwin Lower 602kg 152.0 $915.80 1 J.B., M.E., C.J. & J.M. Moscript 550kg 150.6 $828.30 Leongatha South 1 S. & A. Scollo, Leongatha South 605kg 150.6 $911.13 9 YB Farms, Cranbourne 693kg 150.0 $1040.83 3 Cousins Holdings, Giffard 650kg 150.0 $675.00 1 T. & L. Butcher, Allambee East 700kg 148.2 $1037.40 HEIFERS 1 P.C. & L.E. Turton, Korumburra 360kg 217.6 $783.36 1 A. Lamb, Waratah North 335kg 205.0 $686.75 1 J. & K. McDonald, Tarwin 375kg 201.6 $756.00 4 S. Ditta, Toora 317kg 196.0 $622.30 1 P.G. Price, Leongatha 340kg 194.6 $661.64 3 B. Shandley, Leongatha North 290kg 193.6 $561.44 BULLS 1 M.J. & C.M. Cook, Hallston 1000kg 180.6 $1806.00 1 P. & N. Hutchinson, Yinnar South 975kg 179.6 $1751.10 1 D.B. & E.S. McCormack, Devon 770kg 178.0 $1370.60 1 G.E. & J.M. Laver, Drumdlemara 775kg 176.2 $1365.55 1 P.R., G.L., I.G. & C.H. Benson 785kg 175.0 $1373.75 Meeniyan 1 A. Dixon, Loch 795kg 175.0 $1391.25

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Planning ahead returns rewards A GROUP of beef producers from Gippsland travelled to north east Victoria for a study trip organised by the Gippsland Beef Association recently.

On ground: members of the Gippsland Beef Association tour group inspect Manning’s 1600 cow beef operation at Mansfield.

The group visited excellent farmers running beef, sheep and viticulture operations.

Hosts shared a common management strategy: run the business at high stocking rates to optimise profit, but after recent dry years, be sure to have drought strategy.

Strategies included early sale of predetermined surplus stock, long term hay and silage, and using farm management deposits to buy supplementary feed.

David Webbware, Glenburn, explained the importance of basing his decisions on science, whether it be fertiliser use or animal health treatments, and would track down trial results, or if required run his own trials to make management decisions.

The group visited the Welcome Swallow Angus and Charolais Stud at Benalla, where their research showed the benefits of a crossbreeding program with Charolais bulls over up to 30 per cent of an Angus herd.

The yearling bulls and heifers that were inspected clearly showed the benefit of good stock handling, with all animals showing wonderful temperament.

Mark Ritchie from Delatite Station, Mansfield, spoke of the importance he places on building professional relationships.

He speaks to his cattle, sheep and wool buyers to work out supply arrangements that are suitable for both theirs and his own business.

At times he has built alliances with neighbouring farmers to create a scale of operation to appeal to the big feedlot buyers.

During the visit to Chateau Tabilk, the group was addressed by Alistair Purbrick about the wine business, and keys to running a successful family

business.

The fifth generation of the Purbrick family is now involved in the management and all family members above the age of 15 years meet once a year to discuss the business, its operations and future plans.

Alistair stressed the importance of good communication between all family members to keep the unit working together harmoniously.

The final day involved a visit to Rod Manning’s Davilak Pastoral at Mansfield.

Rod has grown his business to a 1600 cow operation run over freehold and lease country, by focusing on grass production and feeding the animals according to their production requirements.

He believes a lot of herd health and management issues, whether it be grass tetany or successfully calving two-year-old heifers, can be controlled by proper nutrition.

Another trip is planned for 2013.

Confidence falls across farms RURAL confidence across Victoria has fallen, despite favourable seasonal conditions in the east and north of the state, as softer commodity prices and the sustained strength of the Australian dollar weigh on the outlook, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey.

The survey – completed last month – found that the majority of Victoria’s primary producers expect

the agricultural economy to worsen, or remain unchanged over the next 12 months. Overall, 40 per cent of farmers expect the agricultural economy to worsen (up from 28 per cent in the previous quarter) and 48 per cent expect similar conditions over the coming year.

While just nine per cent of the state’s farmers expect the agricultural economy to improve, down from 17 per cent previously.

The Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey questions an average of 1200 farmers across a wide

range of commodities and geographical areas throughout the nation on a quarterly basis.

Across Australia, confidence among Victoria’s primary producers was the weakest this quarter, with the expectation of a lower milk price weighing on the outlook in the nation’s key dairy producing state.

Rabobank state manager for Victoria Todd Charteris attributed the weaker confidence to dairy producers anticipating a decline in the milk price next season, albeit from a reasonably high level.

VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw June 20 1. SEJ 2. David Phelan & Co 3. Elders 4. Landmark 5. Rodwells 6. Alex Scott

Upcoming Sales LEONGATHA Prime: June 20 8.30am Store: June 28 - 10am PAKENHAM Store: June 21 - 10am Prime: June 25 - 8am Export: June 26 8.30am

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Entertaining: members of the South Gippsland Singers performed at the Dakers Centre on Sunday.

Hundreds attend singers’ concert SOUTH Gippsland Singers gave their first concert with new conductor Jennifer Monk to an appreciative audience on Sunday afternoon.

Official group: DPI’s David Shambrook, YDDP Gippsland co-ordinator Irene Baker and Meeniyan vet Will Bullock catch up before the information evening.

Mastitis prompts talk SOUTH Gippsland’s cold and wet couldn’t stop 30 people turning out for a dairy information and discussion night in Meeniyan last week.

Organised by the Young Dairy Development Program, the evening focused on drying-off, mastitis and calving issues.

Guest speakers Will Bullock from Tarwin Veterinary Group and David Shambrook from the Department of Primary Industries provided a wealth of information from their many years’ experience in the industry.

YDDP Gippsland co-ordinator Irene Baker said the strong turnout at the Meeniyan Bowling Club confirmed that farmers have a hunger for information on how they can improve animal health and productivity.

“I don’t think it’s a coincidence that we have such a good response to a night that deals with mastitis when conditions are so wet,” she said.

“We are finding that when farmers are offered the chance to pick the brains of experts like Will and David, they grab it with both hands.”

Will Bullock said it was important that farmers worked out proper procedures when handling cows and stuck to them, especially in tough seasonal conditions.

“It’s vital to have good systems and to stick to those systems,” he said.

“There’s no magic bullet to preventing mastitis, but exercising more patience than ever during milking can help reduce stress levels for cows and farmers.”

Mr Shambrook said nutrition was the key issue when it came to keeping a healthy herd during a harsh South Gippsland winter.

“It’s having an understanding of what cows need and how you might maintain that feed in the wet conditions,” he said.

Anyone interested in joining YDDP can contact Irene at yddpgipps@gippsdairy.com.au or phone the GippsDairy office on 5624 3900.

Sharing ideas: Jackelene Norrie from Performance Pro-biotics and Dannielle O’Loughlin from Genetics Australia, Leongatha enjoyed the YDDP evening.

The Dakers Centre was packed for the event.

With his usual comedic twist, MC Peter Gilbert introduced Jennifer in fine style.

She was once in the Navy and he blew a whistle to announce her presence, giving the new “captain” a traditional “welcome aboard”. Then, the male members of the singers came on stage wearing eye patches, pretending to be pirates.

Jennifer is only the third conductor in the group’s 31-year history. She took over from Larry Hills and before that Topsy Motton.

Jennifer was formerly on the staff at Newhaven College and is now with the Leongatha Primary School. The school’s choir took part in the concert, called

Ducks at the Dakers.

The performance included a premiere for the district, two songs from a suite by cartoonist Michael Leunig and Tasmanian Ben van Tienan.

The program opened with the Jubilate Deo, sung by the South Gippsland Singers as they filed in. Their later rousing rendition of When the Saints go Marching In was a popular audience choice.

Two local artists Alex Bradley on flute and Charlotte Brew on piano, presented an eclectic mix of traditional and modern folk and pop.

Leongatha Primary School’s choir sang too.

Flowers were presented to Jennifer and the choir’s pianist Dorothy Warren.

South Gippsland Singers give a number of performances a year.

The group has a lot of new members and will use some of the concert’s proceeds to help meet expenses, including the $600 for song rights every time there is a public performance.

Talking shop: Andrew Wood from Fonterra South Gippsland and Poowong dairy farmer Rodney Goode at the Meeniyan YDDP night.

European flavour: French exchange farmer Thomas Mignon with his host Damian Murphy from Dumbalk North at the YDDP information evening.

Tough questions: Tarwin Valley Primary School students Ruby, Jye, Bridget and Fleur had some questions for Kaila McKnight when she visited the school last week.

Kaila runs in OLYMPIC athlete Kaila McKnight dropped into the local primary schools last week before she heads off to London tomorrow (Wednesday).

Learning lots: Middle Tarwin’s Helen Webster and Luke Cockman came looking for advice on herd health issues.

The Leongatha runner stopped in at Tarwin Valley Primary School on Thursday morning, Leongatha that afternoon as well as speaking at her old primary school

St Laurence’s on Friday.

Kaila ran through her journey from little athletics to the world’s stage with the students and faced up to some gruelling questions from the floor.

All the schools were very grateful for Kaila dropping by and all wished her the best of luck in her Olympic efforts.

Read more about Kaila’s preparation on page 60.

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public notices

public notices

public notices

BOAT LICENCE COURSE

QUIT SMOKING WEIGHT LOSS

DECLARATION OF SERVICED AREAS

Jetski endorsement included SAN REMO Tuesday, July 3 LEONGATHA Monday, July 9 6pm - 10.15pm Bookings essential Phone Bob 0417 524 005

Achieve Success in 60 Mins

John Simmons

Clinical Hypnotherapist Group & Private Sessions

Approved MSV course Australian Boating College. Provider No. 3399

Wonthaggi - Thur June 28 Leongatha - Fri June 29 Bookings: 5333 1565 or 1800 110 660 simmonshypnotherapy.com.au

Warragul Regional College Chaplaincy Committee

ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES FAIR Sunday September 9 10am to 5pm COLLEGE ASSEMBLY HALL 55 Bourke Street, Warragul

STALLS AVAILABLE ENQUIRIES 5623 4127

FREE COMMUNITY BUS TOUR Poowong, Loch and Nyora Sewerage Scheme South Gippsland Water invites interested residents on a free bus tour to visit a working lagoon system wastewater treatment plant at Waratah Bay. When: Saturday 7th July 2012 Time: 9am - 3.30pm Cost: Free Come along and see what is planned for the scheme; including the proposed lagoon treatment plant location (Hill Road, Nyora), an information session and a tour of the Waratah lagoon system.

Refreshments will be provided.

Bus will pick up and drop off at Loch, Poowong and Nyora.

RSVP is essential: Amy Love Ph: 5682 0418

By Wednesday 27th June 2012

Leongatha Knights Cabaret 14th July - 8pm Ruby Hall, Ruby COME

Put on your dancing shoes & dance to cover band

Fossil Fuel $30 per ticket BYO drinks & nibbles Dress to make an impression Buy a ticket & bring some friends Why not book a table (of 10 or thereabouts) or share one with other party-goers Contact: Melina Bath 0427 622 172, 5664 2350 melinagdl@bigpond.com

Everyone welcome!

All profits go to the LKFC

public notices

In accordance with Section 144 of the Water Act 1989, notice is hereby given that the lots listed below have been provided with water and/or sewer services and are now liable to be rated as serviced properties from the dates also given below.

3-13 Bent Street, Leongatha PS629451J as from 8th May 2012 1 Silkstone Road, Korumburra PS704467A as from 22nd May 2012 Riflebutts Road, Korumburra PS642743U (Stage 2) as from 31st May 2012 71 Hagelthorn Street, Wonthaggi PS707545Q as from 3rd April 2012 1 Merrin Crescent, Wonthaggi PS648683D as from 7th May 2012 35 Ivor Street, North Wonthaggi PS602688B as from 8th May 2012 5-7 Plover Way, Inverloch PS705581W as from 15th May 2012 16 Grandview Grove, Inverloch PS640587S as from 28th May 2012 587 Cape Paterson Road, Cape Paterson PS648346X as from 28th May 2012 Philippe du Plessis Managing Director

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public notices

public notices

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

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

public notices WEBSITE DESIGNS www.webthreads.com.au

BRASS BAND CONCERT

public notices

situations vacant

Scots Pioneer Church Mardan South Pleasant Sunday Afternoon ECUMENICAL

Sunday June 24

RELIABLE PERSON looking for

at 1.30pm DAKERS CENTRE LEONGATHA Gold coin admission

situations vacant

CASUAL CLEANING job. Koonwarra holiday house rental cleaning and preparation for next guests wanted. Required 5-10 times per year. $30/hr. email mcd.steven@gmail. com

24th June 2012 - 2pm Policing in Gippsland

BABY SITTING

Everyone welcome AFTERNOON TEA

Phone 5662 5686

Jim Geary

situations vacant

situations vacant

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

UnitingCare Gippsland has a Maternity Leave vacancy as a

Diploma Qualified Child Care Worker Fulltime The vacancy is located at Prom Coast Centre for children, Foster Further information including application forms and position descriptions are available at: www.ucgipps.org.au For further information on the above position please telephone Kerry Atyeo on 5683 9800 Applications close 5pm Friday 29th June 2012 and are to be sent to: Sally Derham, HR UnitingCare Gippsland PO Box 454 Bairnsdale Vic 3875

situations vacant

Careers with the YMCA!

UnitingCare Gippsland interviews in the interests of safety and well-being of children and young people.

Boost your career with YMCA Victoria. We’ll invest ti e an e ort uil in your s ills an con ence because we’re as interested in your career as you are!

Health & Wellness Team Leader / Coordinator $40,113 – $42,899 + super YMCA Wonthaggi is looking for an experienced Health & Wellness professional to join the team at the Wonthaggi Aquatic & Leisure Centre. The role includes direct responsibility for the Health Club and Group Fitness programs as well as a contribution to the general management of the centre. You will demonstrate excellent leadership, a commitment to Health & Fitness and re ect the values of the YMCA.

South Gippsland Shire Council

Senior Corporate Information Management Officer Newly created role Permanent full time $60,036 total salary package

Please address the key selection criteria in your application addressed to rebecca.wilson@ymca.org.au

Applications close 29 June 2012

Join our Corporate Information Management team, you will be responsible for providing operational and project support in Corporate Information Management services to internal customers.

www.victoria.ymca.org.au/careers Go online for PD’s and other careers available with YMCA.

You will lead the Corporate Information Management helpdesk, perform system administration tasks, undertake project work and deliver training to internal staff whilst assisting with information management enquiries and file creation /archive services. Experience in the use, administration and management of TRIM or an equivalent EDRMS system will be well regarded.

SOUTH GIPPSLAND WATER

For more information go to our website or contact David Robinson, Corporate Information Management Coordinator on (03) 5662 9200.

NOTICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS ANNUAL TARIFFS 2012-2013 WATER SERVICE CHARGE: Korumburra, Loch, Nyora, Poowong, Leongatha, Koonwarra, Meeniyan, Dumbalk, Foster, Fish Creek, Toora, Port Franklin, Welshpool, Port Welshpool, Port Albert, Alberton, Yarram and Devon North.

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General Tariff Vacant Land Agreements Concessional

Annual

Per Account

$305.40 $305.40 $277.65 $250.35

$101.80 $101.80 $ 92.55 $ 83.45

WATER SERVICE CHARGE: Wonthaggi, Inverloch & Cape Paterson.

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$355.35 $355.35 $319.35 $250.35

$118.45 $118.45 $106.35 $ 83.45

WATER VOLUMETRIC CHARGE: All areas. $1.64 cents per kilolitre (1,000 litres). To be charged from January 2013 bill onwards.

WASTE WATER SERVICE CHARGE: All serviced areas.

1. General Tariff 2. Vacant Land

Latrobe Community Health Service is one of the largest community health providers in Victoria. We provide professional and career development, salary packaging, an employee assistance program, work life balance and much more.

We are currently offering the following career opportunity:

Alcohol & Drug Clinician: CCCC Counsellor – 17609 Fixed Term – 12 Months, Across Latrobe Valley If you are an experienced Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) counsellor and looking to step into a challenging and diverse role with a strong interest in diversifying your skills this is a great opportunity for you to become part of this team.

The Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Counsellor will work within a large, dedicated team. Using your experience and knowledge you will provide high quality treatment to individuals and significant others affected by alcohol and other drugs. This will include the provision of information and advice, referral, support, assessment, treatment and a range of other clinical interventions within a harm minimisation framework.

Experience working with non-voluntary clients and clients with an Acquired Brain Injury is desirable.

If you like to work within a highly motivated and supportive team, this may be the perfect role for you.

Annual

Per Account

For further information on this position please contact Ann Hamden, Manager Drug Treatment Services on 03 5136 5403.

$452.25 $265.50

$150.75 $ 88.50

Application close 4.30pm, Friday 22 June 2012.

Accounts are due: September 30, January 31 and May 31 each year.

If you would like more information, please contact our Customer Service staff on 1300 851 636 or 5682 0444 Fax: (03) 5682 1199 Email: sgwater@sgwater.com.au

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

ZO220738

South Gippsland Water would like to advise customers of the new annual tariffs.

All Applicants must submit an Application Form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by Wednesday 27 June 2012.

• For further information and copies of each position description visit our careers page www.lchs.com.au/careers.

• Applicants must address the Selection Criteria and lodge their application online.

• No late or hard copy applications will be accepted.

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

UnitingCare Gippsland has the following vacancy at:

JLM Kindergarten, Corinella

KINDERGARTEN TEACHER 5.75 hours per week An application form and the Position Description can be found on our Website: www.ucgipps.org.au For further information contact Rebecca Ford Phone 5662 5150 Applications addressing the key selection criteria close 5pm 18th June 2012, and are to be addressed to: Sally Derham, HR UnitingCare Gippsland PO Box 454 BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875 or email humanresources@ucgipps.org.au UnitingCare Gippsland interviews in the interests of safety and well-being of children and young people.

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for sale

for sale

BREADCRUMB FEED $100 per ton, Dandening, in semi-trailer loads, 13.5 MJ ME/kg DM, 15% CP, 65% dry matter. Call Ed 0402-212222.

CHAINSAW Echo CS6702, 67cc, 500mm bar, little use, $600. 5664-1276 a/h.

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

GRANNY FLAT Deluxe Parklane. Modern, bright, fully transportable, full length veranda, 12m x 6m, $55,000 ONO. 0400824696.

situations vacant

HAY CLEARANCE 1,000 small square bales, shedded, ex quality, suitable for horses. Must go $7 each. Can deliver 50 or more, conditions apply.

Mardan 5664-1320, 0428999691.

MEAT MINCER, butcher benchtop type, s/s 240W, sausage attachment.

Brand new, still in box. Cost $2,200, sell $750. 0402385692.

PRO ROOF RACKS - five different brackets, $100 ($245 new). 0427-878572.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each.

Free delivery for pack lots.

Phone Joe 0417-530662.

situations vacant

for sale TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 56812261.

4-WHEELER Honda TRX 250, 2008 model. New rear tyres, clean bike, $3,400 ONO. Ph: 0448-254714.

SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS & SALES

FREE QUOTES WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE

167 Graham Street Wonthaggi

5672 3127

for rent KORUMBURRA 2 Bdrm house $220 pw Available now LEONGATHA 2 Bdrm unit $245 pw Available 26th June MEENIYAN 3 Bdrm house $250 pw Available now MIRBOO NORTH 2 Bdrm house $200 pw Available 25th June 2 Bdrm house $230 pw Available 14th July 2 Bdrm unit $250 pw Available now 3 Bdrm house $260 pw Available now 4 Bdrm house, 2 bathrooms $280 pw Available 31st July

07/2010 JAYCO SWAN OUTBACK CAMPER

SPARE PARTS TRAINEE/JUNIOR Gendore Tractors & Machinery Pty Ltd has a vacancy for a bright and efficient person to fill the above position at our Leongatha Branch.

The successful candidate should have an attention for detail, good time management, great communication skills, as well as being a team player.

Applications in writing should be addressed to: Mr Tim Burgess Manager 82-84 Yarragon Road Leongatha 3953

EXCELLENT CONDITION Sleeps 4-6 12 volt system, full hot water, external shower, BBQ, Fiama awning, privacy screens, lots of storage, and much more

$26,500 Ph: 0408 622 305

used motorcycles

Prom Country PHONE: Janine - 5662 3100 www.promcountryre.com.au

FOR RENT MARDAN NEW 4 BEDROOM HOUSE On 7 acres - $375pw Or house only - $350pw Reverse cycle air con Conditions apply Phone 0428 264 231

free

Pulhams Furniture & Carpet

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

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an energetic and self motivated Sales Person.

The applicant must be well presented, have outstanding verbal communication skills, excellent customer service skills, be able to work in a team but also to be able to work unsupervised. He/she must have a can do anything attitude and show initiative and creativity with an eye to detail.

Applications are invited from those with experience and are enthusiastic to learn new skills or juniors willing to undertake a traineeship.

Please forward written application and resumé to: Karen Pulham 13 Main Street, Foster 3960 Applications close 5pm July 4th 2012

SITUATIONS VACANT

Building a Healthy Community

Quality Officer 0.8 EFT - 4 Days 9am - 5.06pm BCCHS seeks expressions of interest for the part time employment of an enthusiastic person to take a leading role in the identification, planning and implementation of continuous quality improvement activities across the Service.

The successful applicant will also need to demonstrate the ability to undertake quality and risk management programs to ensure the achievement of required standards.

Remuneration for this position as per relevant professional qualifications.

Inquiries to Rae Davies, Acting Chief Executive Officer.

To obtain a position description and an employment application form, please telephone reception on 5671 9200 or refer to our website: www.bcchs.com.au.

Applications must address the key selection criteria, and include the Application for Employment form.

Applications close 5pm Friday June 29, 2012 and should be addressed to: HR Administrator Bass Coast Community Health Service 1 Back Beach Road San Remo 3925 Or by email to: hr@bcchs.com.au

Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

garage sales LEONGATHA: 7 Byrne Street, Saturday June 23, 8am to 1pm.

YAMAHA TTR110E, 2010, electric start, auto clutch, 4 stroke, EC, $2,250. 56635511.

used vehicles

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593 DAEWOO NUBIRA 2000 wagon, 5spd manual, one owner, RWC, 248,000km, driving lights, towbar, 9/12 rego, $2,700. 5659-8297, 0402-246765.

wanted to buy OLD MOTORBIKES road, trail, motocross, farm, scooters, 4WDs, minis, wrecks or just parts. Cash paid. 5664-8344.

OLD FARM four wheelers, ag bikes, machinery, to do up. Call and let me know what you have. Will pay cash. Phone Matt 0401194601.

work wanted FULLY Qualified Painter.

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

thanks STEELE: Margarett, Michael and Brooke and David would sincerely like to thank the Leongatha Ambulance Service and Gippsland Southern Health Service, as well as their family and friends for their ongoing support during and after the loss of Geoffrey.

Margarett Steele and family

marriage celebrant

GARAGE Jenny Milkins SALE CAM ABOOD All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

livestock

BULLS FOR HIRE OR SALE Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford and Limo All tested Phone 0447 331 762 LAYING HENS Isa Brown, laid 12 mths, very healthy birds, excellent layers $8 each. Large lots POA. Ph: 5197-7385.

lost DRESS RING red stone, sentimental value. Phone Dawn 5662-3375.

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Leongatha 5662 4191

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PAM HERRALD

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Total package valued at $39 ADVERTISE by calling 5662 5555 or emailing classifieds@thestar.com.au or call in to 36 McCartin Street LEONGATHA to pick up your kit when you place your advertisement

meetings

wanted

Tarwin Valley Campdraft Club ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DUST IT AWAY CLEANING SERVICE

Wednesday, July 4 7.45pm At Dumbalk Recreation Reserve Contact Secretary 0418 564 157

Family business DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL CLEANING Pensioner rates COVERING SOUTH GIPPSLAND AREA Phone 0400 614 056 or 0409 547 461

deaths BRUHN - Lorraine.

We will miss you every day.

Forever in our hearts.

We love you Mum. Melinda and Reuben.

MaMa - we love you.

Brittany and Keely.

FULTON - Gavin Hamilton.

Ex RAAF 438806 1.12.1925 - 6.06.2012 Passed away at LRH. Dearly loved husband of Joyce, loving father and father-in-law of Leigh, Bruce and Barbara, Ian and Debra.

Loved grandpa and great grandpa to all of his grandchildren.

funerals

BRUHN (nee Grant) - A Service to celebrate the life of Mrs Lorraine Dorothy Bruhn will be held at the Uniting Church, Mirboo North on Friday, June 22, 2012 commencing at 1.30pm.

Private cremation.

No flowers by request please. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Mirboo North and District Community Foundation, Gippsland Southern Health Service’s Chemotherapy Unit or Gippsland Rotary Centenary House.

Envelopes will be available at the service.

Private family funeral held.

PATTEN - Henry Robert (Harry).

Passed away at Alchera House, Korumburra on June 13, 2012.

Aged 88 years.

Dearly loved husband of Ada (dec). Much loved and loving father of Graham and Jamie. Loved fatherin-law of Michelle, adored Pa of Matthew, Jack, Erin, Molly, Chelsea, Amber and Cassidy.

WEIDEMANN Peter John.

23.03.40 - 15.06.2012 Entered eternal life unexpectedly at Coolamon Hospital, N.S.W. Devoted husband and soul mate of Maxine for 46 years.

Much loved and highly respected Dad to Wayne and Susan Weidemann, Guy Weidemann and Kristine, Shayne and Louise Weidemann, Kylee and Shane Bertacco, Kym and Geoff Berryman.

A high achiever we can only aspire to be.

Cherished Pop of Emma, Rachel and Jake; Jackson and Rhett; Ethan, Rio and Dane; Jordan; Darcy, Grace, Kade and Eamon; and loved ‘Pete’ to Bryce, Sam and Maddi who all understood him.

The best there was, there is and ever will be.

For funeral details contact Funeral Directors Alan Harris McDonald 10 Baylis St, Wagga Wagga (02)-6921-4913 all hours

deaths

PATTEN - A Service to celebrate the life of Mr Henry Robert (Harry) Patten will be held at the Amenities Complex, Korumburra Showgrounds, South Gippsland Highway, Korumburra on Thursday, June 21, 2012 commencing at 1pm.

A private family interment will precede the above service.

No flowers by request please. Donations in lieu to Alchera House would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the service.

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message of hope ENTER his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

Psalm 100:4.

deaths BRUHN (nee Grant) Lorraine Dorothy.

Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital on Wednesday, June 13, 2012.

Dearly loved wife of Ken for 50 wonderful years.

Loving and devoted mother of Jenny and Martin, Peter, Ian and Ulrika, Melinda and Reuben.

Enthusiastic Mama and Grandma to Beccy, Matt, Courtney and Amy; Molly and Max; Brittany and Keely.

At peace now.

Loved daughter of the late Theo and Myra Grant (late of Yarragon and Frankston), sister of Ivan.

Paul & Margaret Beck proprietors Caring for our Community, personal dignified service to all areas 5662 2717 Pre-need Funeral Plans available Office and Chapel: 24 Anderson Street, Leongatha hfs1@vic.australis.com.au MEMBER OF AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 49

Carers have reason to celebrate

By Matt Dunn

THE Kongor School Support Group has reason to celebrate.

After just one year in operation it has $50,000 in the bank and only needs another $20,000 to build a school in Africa’s cash-strapped South Sudan.

On Saturday, the Wonthaggi group was at Mitchell House, cutting a cake to mark its first birthday and rejoice in its success.

For convener Felica Di Stefano it has been a long road, but a far shorter one than she’d ever imagined. She was inspired to commit her time and energy to the cause after hearing the heartbreaking tales of local Sudanese-born couple Jacob Gek and Aluel Mayuola.

“There’s 1612 children who are studying under trees. When it rains – which may be four or five months of the year – they can’t learn,” she said.

“Jacob asked me help him to build a school that was destroyed during the civil war. There’s extreme poverty over there.

It has the highest maternal death rate in the world. One hundred and twelve out of 1000 children under the age of five die.

The illiteracy rate for women is 94 per

cent, and 84 per cent generally.

“They had a 22-year war and everything’s been destroyed. There’s no hospitals, no roads, no electricity and education is so vital for them to overcome the injustices of the poverty they’re in.”

Ms Di Stefano said the group had been working hard to raise funds and a partner had been found to build the school.

“We only need another $20,000 to start building, but of course it won’t stop there, because we’ll have to furnish the school and get resources, and train the teachers and staff,” she said.

Ms Di Stefano said Flinders MP Greg Hunt had been a great help.

Reason to smile: the Kongor School Support Group was celebrating on Saturday. After one year in operation it has raised $50,000. Back row, from left: Scott Bugbird, Jade Pettigrew, Carole Sheppard, Olga Maramgio, Christine Bell and Tom Reid. Middle, from left: Chloe Mifsud, Callum Bugbird and Judy Soerink. Front, from left: Madison Mifsud, Miriam Strickland, Felica Di Stefano, Nicky Miller and Adeng.

No room for big spenders CR DAVID Lewis has acted in a bid to reverse what he says are “big increases in overhead and office costs” at South Gippsland Shire Council.

Cr Lewis has put forward a notice of motion for the June 27 council meeting, with a plan to cut the rate increase to the inflation rate of 3.25 per cent, while providing more funding for core services.

However, he is not confident of receiving much support at the council table, and wants to talk to residents who have similar ideas or who may be thinking of standing at the October council elections.

Cr Lewis said in the term of this council there have been major increases of expenditure.

“Thirty-six full time staff have been added, increasing staff costs by $6.3 million per year or 47 per cent,” he said.

“This does not include costs such as extra offices and staff cars.

“The current culture of big spending on the council bureaucracy is so ingrained

that positive action is required to unwind it, and people should know there is an alternative.”

Activities outside the core services area could still be supported by following a community-led path, Cr Lewis said.

“This involves funding assistance to community supported volunteer groups who wish to undertake practical initiatives in areas such as sustainability, providing real results at a fraction of the cost of employing council staff,” he said.

The motion will also call for a reduction in currently budgeted management, overhead, administrative and office recurrent costs of $1 million by June 30, 2013 and $2 million by June 30, 2014, in areas such as sustainability, social planning and responses to ageing and by reducing the number and/or cost of management staff.

His motion will define core services as including: roads and public buildings, facilities and infrastructure, waste removal, home assistance, maternity services, libraries, parks and gardens, local laws and provision of permits.

Young art on show UNITINGCARE Gippsland, supported by Bass Coast Shire Council, is holding the Bass Coast 2012 Youth Art Show.

The art show comprises works from 27 amazingly talented young artists from the Bass Coast Shire aged 12 to 25.

The Youth Art Show will be held at the Wonthaggi Town Hall from Monday, June 25 to Wednesday, June 27, open daily from 1pm.

Official opening night will be on Monday, June 25 from 6pm until 8pm with live acoustic background music, performed by young people from the Bass Coast Shire. Finger food, tea and coffee will also be provided.

Official closing night will be on Wednesday, June 27 from 5pm until 7pm, also with live music and finger food provided. During the closing night, prizes will be awarded to

the winning artists, judged by Bass Coast mayor Cr Veronica Dowman, two local artists and two young people from the Bass Coast Shire area.

Artwork will be judged in a variety of categories including: drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, digital art and public’s choice. There will be a ballot box for the public to vote for the best piece in the show.

Entry is free, so please come down and view the amazing talent of our Bass Coast young people.

For enquiries or further information, please contact Allison Fry on 0419 009 994.

Youth focus UNITINGCARE Gippsland, supported by Bass Coast Shire Council, is holding a youth and community information night, and giving away a brand new Apple iPod Touch.

At the event people will hear from youth motivational speaker,

Nathan Hulls, who has spoken nationally and internationally about goal setting, overcoming adversity and deciding one’s personal own destiny, specifically targeting young people.

The purpose of the information night is to bring young people and the wider community together to develop a better understanding of the issues that young people face in the community.

The information night will be held at Newhaven Hall on Friday, June 29 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Entry is free, show bags and supper will be provided. Limited transport to and from the event is available, bookings are essential.

For further information or to book transport please contact Allison Fry on 0419 009 994 or email allison.fry@ucgipps.org.au

Farm dam burst warning SOUTHERN Rural Water is warning all landowners to check the safety of their farm dams after heavy rain recently.

Making mess: a broken dam results in significant water loss.

Pipi meeting ca cancelled A MEETING between Victorian Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh and Venus Bay residents about pipis was cancelled.

The meeting, scheduled for last Friday, was called off at the request of residents, a spokesperson for the minister said.

A spokesperson for the group, Beverley Walker, said the meeting for June 15 was to discuss

the impact of recreational harvesting of pipis at Venus Bay. “The reason is that we have not yet received the promised complete report from the Department of Primary Industry (DPI).

Instead we were sent a truncated version which excluded the summer 2011-2012 study.

“We agreed that it would be non-productive to discuss this incomplete report. We await with anticipation, the ability to consider an analysis of

the promised complete and appropriate report.

“We expect once this is achieved to our satisfaction, the promised mutually agreed meeting with the minister will be arranged, in which we will be able to consider the non-compromised future of the Venus Bay pipi.”

Ms Walker said a copy of the complete report had been promised

by Minister Walsh and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan.

Consistent and heavy rain meant there is a chance that some dams may fail if they have not been properly maintained, said Lincoln Eddy, acting general manager groundwater and rivers.

He said some landowners in Gippsland have found out the hard way in recent years that a failed dam is expensive to repair and can deny you a vital source of water when you need it most.

“Collapsed dams can also cause significant damage to the environment and to neighbouring downstream properties,” he said.

“If your dam collapses and causes damage to someone else’s property, you are liable for the costs.”

Southern Rural Water

recommends that landowners check their dams regularly as part of their weekly routine.

Amongst other things, landowners should ensure their spillway is designed to take a one in 100-year flood, and is free of any obstruction. They should also ensure any compensation pipes are working.

On the dam itself, check the dam wall for any signs of leaking, slippage or erosion and ensure your dam wall is kept clear of shrubs and trees.

You should not allow stock any access to the dam wall, as they can cause damaging erosion.

Ensure the dam crest is level, without potholes or erosion. One way to check the levels of the crest is to install a straight line of posts across the top, and check them regularly.

“If anyone notices an issue with a property dam, we advise them to immediately phone either Southern Rural Water or a qualified engineer with experience in farm dams,”

Mr Eddy said.

“Our field officers also do routine checks on the condition of dams and will ask property owners to make improvements

where necessary.”

For more information about farm dams, phone Southern Rural Water on 1300 139 510 or visit www.srw.com.au.

crossword solutions CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8330 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Mark. 7, Lap-lander. 8, Four (fore). 9, S-par.

10, Wiry. 11, Side (anag). 14, Dawn chorus. 16, Prima donna. 19, L-ays. 22, Snap. 24, S-I-te. 25, Pots (rev). 26, Poor voice. 27, M-E-an.

Down - 1, Muffs. 2, Round. 3, Paw-paw. 4, (Un)CleRic(hard). 5, Know (no). 6, Tear-fully. 12, In front of. 13, Edam (rev). 15, Op-a-L. 17, De-spot. 18, Notice. 20, Alone. 21, S-USA-N. 23, Part.

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8330 - SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Dock. 7, Celestial. 8, Neat. 9, Bass. 10, Pear.

11, Mass. 14, Hardly ever. 16, Past master. 19, Need. 22, Plan. 24, Site. 25, Face. 26, Encounter. 27, Rend.

Down - 1, Denim. 2, Class. 3, Repair. 4, Weasel. 5, Step.

6, Bagatelle. 12, Assailant. 13, Shot. 15, Earn. 17, Absent.

18, Tether. 20, Erase. 21, Dread. 23, Nook

PAGE 50 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012

• LEONGATHA SOCCER

• KORUMBURRA SOCCER

MN wins over City Knights fall to PI IN wonderful winter conditions of everything but snow, Korumburra played host to Mirboo North for a day of soccer.

The small sided Under 7s and 9s were treated to a game of indoor soccer as the weather outside was dismal while the Under 11s played out in the rain having great fun in the mud and playing some good soccer as well.

In the Under 13s Korumburra started the game with a strong wind behind them and dominated for long periods of the first half.

The midfield was playing particularly well, creating

plenty of opportunities for the forwards.

Harry McNeil scored two very good goals to make it 2-0 at half time.

In the second half the rain got heavier but both teams tried very hard and played a good sporting game. Harry McNeil completed his hat trick with Noah and Olivia Methven adding to Korumburra’s score.

Just before the end Mirboo North scored a consolation goal to make the score 5 - 1.

A slow start to both teams in the Under 16s playing in the boggy conditions Mirboo North kicked off the scoring with an own goal from Hayden Smith.

Hayden was again involved in a Mirboo North goal by hand balling the ball in his own 18 yard box. Mirboo scored from the penalty.

Hayden not to be outdone ran the ball from the backline to then score Korumburra’s first goal.

Mirboo North scored their third with a fantastic long ball over Korumburra’s goalie Liiam Miller’s hands to make the score 3-1 at the half time break. Both teams fought hard in the second half but neither could score. Final score Mirboo North 3, Korumburra 1.

The women’s game was shortened this week with Mirboo North struggling with numbers and playing injured

Heads up: Liam Cull gets his head to the ball during Korumburra’s clash with Mirboo North on the weekend.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.

To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below.

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

At Port Phillip Heads

JUNE Time

20 WED

21 THUR

22 FRI

23 SAT

24 SUN

25 MON

26 TUE

height (metres)

0550 1255 1828

0.44 1.55 0.87

0020 0634 1334 1912

1.36 0.41 1.60 0.82

0108 0714 1411 1952

1.39 0.39 1.64 0.76

0153 0751 1447 2030

1.41 0.39 1.66 0.70

0236 0826 1524 2108

1.43 0.41 1.67 0.65

0318 0901 1559 2145

1.44 0.43 1.66 0.60

0401 0939 1634 2222

1.45 0.47 1.64 0.55

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

players. But even with short numbers they held Korumburra to 0-0 at half time with great defensive work.

Korumburra with a young side on the pitch played really well as a team this week. The first half kicking into the strong breeze and they had shots at goal only to be denied by Mirboo North’s defence.

The second half saw Korumburra step up and with Mirboo North tiring took control of the game. With the strong breeze to Korumburra’s advantage it took Tara Wallace two minutes into the half to score.

Not long after a shot at goal by Jess Odgers saw the keeper fumble in the wet and muddy conditions and the ball just trickled over the line for Jess’s first goal.

Not long after Tara Wallace scored again and Korumburra came out strong winners 3-0 to Korumburra.

In freezing conditions the seniors game started off at a furious pace. Korumburra had the wind behind them but Mirboo North soon took control of the game.

They scored after 27 minutes and the fear was that Mirboo North would run over Korumburra in the second half. At half time Korumburra reshuffled their side with Greg Walker, Glenn Odgers and Rory Cull moving into defence.

They were managing to contain their opposition for long periods, with Adam Richards having a great game in goal. Mirboo scored 2 more quick goals before Korumburra scored their first through Craig Wallace. Final score 1-3 to Mirboo North.

L E O N G AT H A’ S struggle continues again this week with juniors and ring-ins making up a 13 man squad.

Phillip Island was the opponent this week for the Knights and despite Leongatha’s enthusiasm, Phillip Island played most of the football first half, scoring five first half goals.

Island continued its assault on Leongatha’s goal, scoring three goals in 20 minutes. Leongatha made changes in goal, allowing young U19 player Frazer Grigg to bolster an attack on Island’s midfield.

This was along with Glen Bainbridge and Rajiv Ruthirathas who made some smart plays out wide and in the middle for Leongatha.

The Island’s defence held strong and they were quick to slow down Leongatha’s momentum.

Island pushed forward again and again testing the Knights’ new keeper and eventually stacking on several more goals to their credit.

Thanks to those who made an effort to get themselves to Phillip Island for the match and with an up and coming derby at home we will need to regroup to deliver on Sunday.

Player of the day for Leongatha was Rajvi Ruthirathas.

Women

Under 19

The first half started out with the home team taking full advantage and continually pressing the Leongatha defence.

Leongatha came out strong in the defence with Adam playing well, assisted by Frazer, Scott and Shane.

Adam and Scott scored two quick goals for the Knights, taking the edge off Phillip Island’s attacking play.

Substitute Darcy scored an amazing shot 20 metres out, only minutes after coming on.

Leongatha played well as a team in the first half, with Lewis and Rueben putting pressure on Phillip Island’s defence.

Half time score was 3 nil to Leongatha.

Phillip Island came out strong in the second half and scored in the first five minutes.

Leongatha pressured with another goal from Scott and the Knights’ defence con-

• LEONGATHA BADMINTON

Rosellas rise up ladder THE Rosellas team bounced back into the winner’s circle after a poor performance the previous week.

Incurring a scathing review from the press appeared to invigorate the multi-skilled Rosellas’ outfit.

Their unfortunate opponents, the Cockatoos, tried in vain to combat Rosellas’ withering burst, but to no avail.

Matthew Oomman and Jim Newton were on fire in this match, however the star of the show was Neil Langstaff who used his vast experience to claim his three sets.

Steve Boag did well for Cockatoos, winning a tight singles contest over club champion Greg Marshman in a top effort that went 17-14.

The Parrots secured second position on the ladder due to a spirited effort from new recruit, Merv Reilly, but again Keinen Hemming was brilliant for the Parrots and he has hardly lost a set all season.

Frank Dekker also pulled off a welcome singles win over Tim Bright.

These two have played

each other for years and this match seemed to go for years, the serve going back and forward countless times until Frank claimed victory 15/11, with some help from some close line calls.

Tim had his revenge in the doubles sets winning both of them and Ian Cole put together his best match, back after a soft tissue injury.

The Honeyeaters versus Lorikeets match was difficult to determine due to unavailability of a player in each team. Fill-ins were used and we thank all players for helping out. Honeyeaters were too strong in the final analysis.

Steve Turner had a memorable singles win over the other Steve, while for Honeyeaters Gary McGrath continues his stellar season, and Jose Shelton is in excellent form at present.

The B Grade competition has been a breath of fresh air lately, running like clock work.

GMC secured fourth position on the ladder, defeating Ryobi by 18 points in a tight contest.

Davis Loo and Paul Plunkett were awesome in

Leongatha’s back line and Danika in goals withstood the pressure though, but when Leongatha got control of the ball found most of the team defending and were unable to press forward.

With the continuing attacking from Phillip Island it drew a rare defensive error from Maddie and Cassie with a clearance ball rebounding into Leongatha’s own goal.

The second half saw Leongatha come out in a more attacking game and put the PI girls under pressure, creating some great midfield runs from Marissa, Tayla, Tash and speedy Loz and it was only a matter of time before Marissa put through a magnificent pass for Tamara Bowler to run on to score her first ever goal to even the scores.

Leongatha seemed to have the upper hand in the game but in pressing forward left the defence thin sometimes and PI took full advantage late in the second half to slip behind and score a great running goal.

Leongatha continued to press the Phillip Island goals but ran out of time in the end with the game ending Phillip Island 2 – Leongatha 1.

Another great team effort

by Leongatha who will be a team to watch out for in the finals when they smooth out their playing style.

Player of the day went to Danika Dent in goals with an outstanding game once again.

this battle. Melanie Plunkett picked up a few sets for Ryobi.

In the final match for review, top position played second position in a precursor for the finals.

Bosch pulled off a convincing win, with Matt Howard on fire winning his three sets. Brett Hampshire tried valiantly for DeWalt, winning two of his sets.

A reminder to players that our club championship event is just around the corner, so get your partners organised and participate in our blue ribbon night of badminton.

Results A Grade: Parrots 5/121 d Bowerbirds 3/110, Rosellas 5/139 d Cockatoos 3/112, Honeyeaters 6/126 d Lorikeets 2/89.

B Grade: Bosch 4/113 d DeWalt 2/88, GMC 4/110 d Ryobi 2/92.

Ladders

A Grade Honeyeaters ............................53 Parrots .....................................48 Kookaburras...........................41 Rosellas....................................41 Bowerbirds ...............................38 Lorikeets ..................................30 Cockatoos.................................29 B Grade DeWalt.....................................40 Bosch .......................................39 Makita .....................................38 GMC ........................................29 Ryobi ........................................17

tinued to frustrate Island’s attacking players, denying them scoring opportunities.

Further pressure on Phillip Island resulted in two further goals for Leongatha, Scott scoring a hat-trick and Adams scoring his second goal for the day.

Final goal for the Knights was a penalty against Phillip Island, Leongatha’s defensive player Tom hitting the back of the net.

Ryan Kirkus excelled in goals and Robert played well in defence.

Final score: 7 Leongatha Phillip Island 1.

Player of the day for the Knights was Robert Waters.

Under 16

The Knights started well, attacking from the beginning and the first goal was kicked home by Tom from a great throw in by Lachlan about five minutes in. Phillip Island got one back before Fergus Warren scored for the Knights’ second.

In the second Michael Crawen got a great header for the Knights third before Phillip Island answered with two goals, one from a penalty.

Ryan Kirkus did a great solo effort to score from way out to the side and then Lachlan O’ Connor confirmed the win with a shot out from the box.

Best player went to Fergus Warren and special mention Bailey Wearne and a great team effort all round.

Under 13

Tight play from both sides in wet and heavy conditions saw a very even competition early on.

Phillip Island scored off a fast break and Leongatha replied with a team goal finished by Jarrod Ross. Phillip Island scored again close to the half time break.

Both teams came out fighting in the second half with improved conditions and even some sunshine.

Leongatha capitalised off an Ethan Bath cross and an impressive header by Elijah Tracanelli.

Phillip Island then scored off a corner of their own to put them back in the lead.

A great effort goal by Ethan in the dying minutes got the score to three all.

Player of the day for Leongatha was Riley Coleman.

Korumburra basketball Domestic results June 13 10 Girls: Dowel 24 (Z. Butler 10) d Blair 17(J. Finley 4), Donohue 14 (M. Enbom 4) d Fitzgerald 5 (T. Donohue/ Car 3) 12 Girls: Harrower 36 (A. Wilkins 12) d Taylor 32 (A. McQueen 8), Jackson 15 (J. Chilla 7) d Snell 14 (T. Angwin 2).

14/16 Girls: Spirit 30 (A. Kelson 18) d Capitals 24 (A. Kenny 8), Rangers 47 (C. Rodda 17 ) d Boomers 32 (C. Loh 10).

Masters: Milk Drinkers 48 (S. Burgess 17) d Witches Hats 36 (J. Walker 14), Trav Gilmores 55 (T. Guinnane ) d Local Blokes 42 (J. Turnbull 18), BSC 40 (J. Kennedy 9) d Mixtures 32 (G. Kotter 8).

A Men: Molten 46 (K. Arestia 16) d Hacks 44 (R. Belvedere 21), Blood 62 (W. Jeffs 23) d Wildcats 50 (J. Winderlich 18).

10 Boys: Blaze 18 (T. Crocker 5) d Tigers 14 (B. Smith 4), Crocs 25 (A. Turton 10) drew Kings 25 (C. Whelan 5).

12 Boys: Magic 42 (J. Grabham 14) d Wildcats 22 (A. Turton 6), Heat 34 (T. Harkin 14) d Hawks 22 (R. Treacy 11), Wizards 47 (T. Newtwon 8) d Knicks 37 (J. Anthony 1).

16 Boys: Jazz 44 (T. Kelly 6) d Lakers 32 (R. Coleman 10), Spurs 43 (T. Whiteside 17) d Kings 24 (J. Stockdale 7).

Korumburra basketball grand final day this Sunday June 24. Starts 10am. A great day of basketball.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 51

Leongatha basketball grand finals C O N G R AT U L A TIONS to all the grand finalists in the Leongatha basketball competition.

Under 17 winners: Royal Blue (back from left) Ethan Park, Josh McGannon, Dean Thorson, Gareth Park, coach Veronica Park, (front) Oliver MacLean and Harrison McGannon.

Under 12 winners: Black (from left) assistant coach Colleen Herbert, Alfred Herburt, Conner Krohn, Eldon Westaway, Noah Clark, Blain Coz, Tyler Bentick, Ethan Lavis and coach Dayne Herbert.

Under 16 winners: Red (back from left) coach Barry Standfield, Maya Kadarusman, Shea Kyle, Brittini Hayward, Kyla Green, (front) Coby Standfield, Caysie Clarke and Abbey Emos.

Results are as follows: A Grade Men: Rollers 69 d Amberfluids 29.

B Grade Men: Timberwolves 31 d The Who Knows 29.

Under 17 Boy: Royal Blue 34 d Black 24.

Under 16 Girl: Red 30 d Gold 28.

Under 14 Boy: Red 31 d Black 25.

Under 12 Boy: Black 30 d Maroon 18.

Under 10 mixed: Red 31 d Silver 27.

A big thank you to all referees, coaches, committee members, parents and everyone who helped make the season run so well.

We are a small and relatively new committee so anyone who would like to help out feel free to get in touch.

The next season (and Aussie hoops) starts after the school holidays, see you all then.

If you have any queries feel free to contact our president Morgan Fisher, leongatha.basketball@gmail.com or 0409 647 554.

A Grade winners: Rollers (back from left) Joel Winderlich, Cody Hulshof, Morgan Fisher, Dexter Rodwell, Clint Hulshof, (front) Ash Zuidema and Kieran Hoekstra.

B Grade winners: Timberwolves (from left) Julian Whiteside, Adam Whiteside, Luke Lamers, Mathew Whiteside, Justin Turnbull and Luke Whiteside.

Under 14 winners: Red (back from left) Caleb Nicol, Nathan Trotto, Jonah Ball, Josh Boler, coach Rick Coleman, (front) Riley Coleman, Joel Norton.

Left: Good fish: this perch scored Dale Walker third place.

Fishing action for all ages THE Venus Bay Angling club held their June competition over the Queens Birthday weekend.

Winner: John Blezard and his winning 1140g perch.

Left: Starting young: junior winner Parker Mitchell.

Under 10 winners: Red (back from left) Joseph Chandrasegaran, William Chandrasegaran, Noah Clarke, Haidyn Kewming, Ashley Geary, coach Bub Clarke, (front) Rhys Weaver and Jessica Geary.

It was a three day competition, which commenced at 6am on Saturday, with the final weigh-in on Monday.

There were 23 members who entered the competition, two senior visitors and one junior visitor.

It appeared that the perch were biting, not sure if this was due to the recent rain which made the water quite murky but I am sure our members don’t mind what the reason behind it was.

Results Seniors 1st John Blezard, perch 1140g 2nd Terry Shelly, salmon 1700g 3rd Dale Walker, perch 900g Juniors 1st Parker Mitchell, perch 780g Junior winner Parker and her family joined the club after her success, so welcome to the Mitchell family, and welcome to all our other new members and

good luck to you all in future competitions.

We also had some secret weight prizes over this competition.

Dale Walker won a voucher for some delicious pizzas from Foreshore Pizza in Venus Bay. Our new junior member Parker Mitchell won a pressure washer, supplied by AutoBarn in Wonthaggi.

Many thanks as always to our wonderful sponsors.

Please support them whenever you get the chance.

There were over 50 members who attended our Saturday night barbecue.

It was quite a mild evening for winter and as always the food was in abundance.

Heaps of raffle tickets were sold, and many prizes won, these raffles help our club raise funds for other prizes and shed supplies.

The guys made sure the steak, snags and burgers were cooked to perfection while the ladies kept the salads and desserts coming in the kitchen.

Thank you to all who contribute to these evenings, they wouldn’t be the success they are without you.

Our next comp is scheduled for August 11.

This is our annual Venus Bay Angling Club/Hampton Park Taverners Fish Off, starting at 7am with final weigh-in at 3pm.

Fishing is from beach or bank only, no boat fishing allowed.

For more info about our club, please email mail@ve-

nusbayanglingclub.org.au.

For any questions or comments relating to our web page, please email web@venusbayanglingclub. org.au. You can also visit us on the web www.venusbayanglingclub.org.au or you can now find us on facebook, search Venus Bay Angling Club.

Leongatha squash

with cross court drives forcing his opponent out of the T. The fifth game finished with John winning three games 33 points, Rob two games 35 points. New players required for A Grade and B Grade 0418 998 222. Junior, casual and racquet ball hits and all equipment accommodated.

After a great autumn the A Grade ladder is as follows: Ladder

WITH the autumn finals starting, new players are required right now for our Spring squash and racquetball competition.

Squash was in full swing in our night competition MOTW between John Jones and Rob Bacon, with top spot on offer each player was keen to take control, it was tight and tough each player fighting hard to outmanoeuvre each other.

After two games all John’s drop volley shots into the front of the court had the match in his sights. Rob fought back

Nadal .......................................67 Tomic .......................................67 Djokovic ..................................61 Hewitt ......................................58 Federer .....................................48 Baghdatis..................................45 Murray......................................43 Haas..........................................38

Stay, get fit fast, play squash.

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Korumburra parlor presentations THE Korumburra Italian Social Club was the venue for the Korumburra Parlor Bowls Association’s presentation night which included its annual Lightning Premiership.

On Thursday, June 14 over 40 bowlers gathered to enjoy the festivities and to show their appreciation when a life membership was awarded to Joe Ringeri and long service certificates to Lilet Wyatt and Ken Nicholas.

Joe has bowled for more than forty years and has worked on the committee in many roles from 2003.

Trophies and prizes for the competitive season of parlor bowls were presented.

The open singles champions Lee Arm-

strong and Arc Gammaldi were respectively presented with the Marj Smullen and Frank Harley Memorial trophies.

Lee spoke about the honour and pride she felt in being club champion and receiving the prestigious trophy.

Arc and Lee were also club bias bowls champions as well so they both had stellar years.

Open doubles winners, single bowl winners, wooden spooners, consolation finals winners and all the runners-up were congratulated for the efforts they had made and received prizes accordingly.

The Lightning Premiership team of Joe Ringeri, Lilet Wyatt, Andy Plowman and Joanna Lomagno won the night’s games and were given lovely kangaroo paw plants courtesy of Jumbunna Nursery.

Buffalo indoor ON Wednesday June 19, 10 people arrived at Buffalo for another night of indoor bowls.

Two teams of three and two pairs selected for the first game saw Rod McConchie (s), Carolyn Benson and Dudley Harrison win their first game against Ian Benson (s), Graeme Tobias and Kevin Robinson 13/1.

Bill Wolswinkel (s) and Peter Heldens had a very even contest with Toni Heldens (s)

SGIBBA pennant EVEN after some close games for the final week, the four stays the same.

Results last week’s games: Mardan Gold 31 d Foster Black 25, Mardan Purple 25 d Dumbalk Green 19, Korumburra Blue 23 lt Fish Creek Red 24, Korumburra White 20 d Buffalo Yellow 21.

Next week the semi finals are between Mardan Purple v

Meeniyan

Above: For a lifetime: club president Keith Marshall and life member Jack Quick spoke highly of Joe Ringeri’s lifelong support for Korumburra parlor bowls.

Honoured: open singles champion Lee Armstrong was presented with the Marj Smullen Memorial trophy.

DESPITE the weather we have only had one cancellation to our Monday triples.

Thank you to our ongoing sponsors Prom Country First National Real Estate and Meeniyan Area Community shop (MACS). On Monday, May 28 winners were a last moment team made up of Keith Pocklington, Dudley Harrison, Kevin McMillan, Doug Kuhne and Col Densley playing at various stages, with runners-up Garry Russell, Ron Daly and Eric Gallop (Tarwin Lower).

Dulcie Mortlock, Josie Bohn and Joan Miles were a close third.

On June 11 winners were Peter Shaw, Allen Baines and Jim Hutton (Inverloch) with locals Bob Wylie, Paul Holmes and Glenda Williams runnersup. Locals Max Brown, John Cocking and Col Densley also had three games.

and Andrew Hanks 8/6.

The second fill afer shuffling players around and mixing up the teams resulted in two close games 10/7 and 9/6.

The third mix saw Ian and Kevin get on the card and Carolyn and Graeme continue their fine form.

Congratualtions to teams participating in pennant finals at Dumbalk for next three weeks. Good luck and good bowling.

Korumburra White and Mardan Gold v Buffalo Yellow.

For a good night of bowling come to Dumbalk hall Tuesday June 19 at 7.30pm.

Ladder Mardan Purple .......... +83 28 Korumburra White .. +15 24 Mardan Gold ............. +57 20 Buffalo Yellow............. -30 12 Foster Black .....................0 8 Korumburra Blue ......... -29 8 Fish Creek Red............. -68 8 Dumbalk Green ............ -28 4 Social bowls continues on Wednesdays with good participation.

We welcome new members Les and Larraine Godkins transferring from Warburton. It has been pleasing to see members from other clubs trying our green.

On May 30 winners were Keith Pocklington and Ron Thorson.

The lucky draw went to Kevin McMillan.

June 6 winners were Trevor Bidwell and Michelle Douglas with Larraine Godkins winning the lucky draw.

And on June 13 winners were Annie Maruzza, Ron Thorson and Keren Collins (Toora) with Les Godkins taking the lucky draw.

Following last year’s very successful Christmas in July the catering committee is again running this popular event on Saturday, July 6. Names on the board for catering.

Leongatha THE weather being kind to us this past week allowed the club to hold its mid week and Saturday social bowls. Sad to say the numbers were down. Wednesday June 13 saw the medley fours in action with only four teams of four in a foursome followed by pairs then triples and the four skippers in a singles play off . The winners were the team of Jeff Pendergast (s) with Ellie McIntyre, Mike Carnell and Ron Symmons with 61 points while the runners-up were the team of Fred Sauvarin (s) with Mary Jepson, George Witherow and Stan Holch with 58 points.

Sponsors for the day were the Leongatha RSL and the club thanks them for their valued support. The RSL were unable to have a representative to make the presentations and so this was ably done by the club’s affiliate president Bob Young.

Saturday June 16 saw only five bowlers take to the greens

Mardan indoor IT’S good to report that we have had another great turnout at our Wednesday night bowls soiree.

Eighteen bowlers turned out and it was nice to see Vonny and Corran return for another night.

I’d like to say at this point that despite issues that Corran has to deal with, this is the second week I have played alongside him, his determination to get on the kitty never wavers.

He played some amazing shots this week and he is getting better at keeping his bowls on the mat, as well as keeping everyone on their toes with his antics.

Good on you Corran for having a go.

The rest of the night went off with some great bowls being played around the hall.

which was disappointing but after a four game battle the end result saw Gary Van Sinderen come out on top with three wins plus 17.

The club’s monthly affiliate triples will be held on June 27 with a 9.30am start and there is still plenty of room for more entries from clubs wishing to have a great day’s bowls. If you wish to enter a team please contact Jeff Pendergast on 5662 0974 or David Bee 5662 2605.

Reminders: There will be no monthly kitty club teas for the months of July and August and the next tea will be on Friday night September 14.

A reminder to all Leongatha club members that there will be a closure of the club facilities during the month of July as we undertake interior maintenance works that are required to be done.

Until next report, good bowling - Jackhigh.

There were six teams of three and three games of eight ends played.

The night was filled with surprises and it was good to see the selectors mix it up a bit with the skips they chose.

I for one was very happy to play in a position where you get a bit less pressure.

At the end of the night there were three teams in the winner’s circle separated by a couple of ends and a few points.

Runners-up were: Corran, Tony A-C and Brian Kilpin (skip).

The winners were: Vonny, Jeanette Grady and Vito Serafino (skip).

Well done to the pennant teams on reaching the final four and good luck in the play-offs next week.

Korumburra Wildcats presentations THE Korumburra Wildcats held their presentations recently and recognised the hard work of all players as well as the stand out members of the teams.

Under 18 boys: coach Karen Sorrel, Most Determined Lachie Auddino and Coach’s Award winner Aidan Simmons.

Absent MVP Joel Winderlich.

Under 16 girls: team manager Simone Dixon, Most Improved Tanae Dixon, MVP Maddi Lumby, Coach’s Award winner Gemma Dixon and coach Nat Weston.

Under 16 boys: coach Adam Smith, Most Improved Izaak Brain and MVP Dylan Wilson. Absent Coach’s award winner Jesse Heylen.

Under 14 girls: Coach’s Award winner Abbey Kelson and MVP Maddie Dixon. Absent Most Improved Charlie Chila and coach Paul Dixon.

Under 10 girls: Elisha Nicholas, Zoe Patterson, Mackenzie Findlay, Tayla Angwin and Erin Trewin. Absent Teleesha Kelly and Grace Master.

Under 14 boys: Most Determined Bailey Patterson, Coach’s Award winner Reece Dixon and MVP Lachie Thomas. Absent coach Jaimie Lee Jeffs.

Under 12 girls: Most Improved Seanan Trewin, Coach’s Award winner Micki Hilliar, MVP Brylee Angwin and coach Matt Holmes.

Under 10 boys: Isaak Fox, Jed Harris, Cooper Alger, Byron Walker and Jay Walker. Absent, Brock Smith, Rhys Butler, Aaron Turton, Reide MacQueen and Mathew Slattery.

Under 12 boys: Coach Steven Moriarty, Coach’s Award winner Tyson Hanegraaf, Most Improved Jordan Grabham and MVP Mitch Bentvelzen.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 53

Leongatha THE Tom Welsford fourball board event was decided on Saturday though the decision became complicated, due to a double up of partners.

Andrew Smith and Gene Vanderzalm scored 42 points and were declared winners of the day’s event but ineligible to win the board event.

A countback was then required to separate two pairs on 41 points. Once again it was our course staff, Dylan McMeekin and Denis McDonald who came out as winners. If they cooperate as well at work as they do in competitions, they will do a great job (as they do).

Roland Rees won pro-pin and John Feddersen was nearest the pin on the 16th hole. The club thanks Manna Gum Restaurant in Inverloch for sponsoring the day’s event.

Ball winners: P. Brownlie, J. Keays 41; M and E Edney 40; N. Williamson, P. Walsh 40; F. Debono, I. Watson 40; R. Burton, G. McDonald 39; T. McCarthy, D. McDonald 39; P. Rayson, P. McDonald 39; J. Feddersen, M. Kavanagh 39; P. Hartigan, K. Scott 38; P. Rayson, S. Wurth 38.

Tuesday Broadbeach Resort in Inverloch were our sponsors for the Tuesday stableford and we thank them for generous support.

Mike Wrigely and David Forbes cleared out from the rest with 39 point scores, Mike taking the major prize and David receiving the runner-up award.

Trevor Moss and Geoff Maher were nearest the pin winners and balls went to: G. Linguey 36, J. Eabry, B. Stevens 35, P. Wilson 34, G. Spruzen, P. Hobson, T. Moss 33.

Thursday Kevin Castwood was the only golfer to return a positive score against par and he won A Grade with +1. John Watson on -2 took B Grade. Nearest the pin winners were Henry Seddelies and Peter Waters.

Ball winners: J. Renwick -2, D. Webster, A. Nilsson, P. Wilson, P. Hobson -3, K. Scott, M. Stubbs, F. Smedley, G. McDonald, H. Seddelies -4.

Thursday’s 4BBB stableford event will be sponsored by the Dandenong club and feature a wine and cheese day. Saturday’s event is stableford.

Ladies WEDNESDAY, June 13 saw a stableford with a total of 43 players during the day.

A Grade winner was Maxine Eabry (16) on 31 pts and B Grade went to Pam Christensen (39) on 36 pts.

Nearest the pin 14th was Helen Mackenzie and down the line balls went to Libby Seebeck 33 pts, Helen Mackenzie 33 pts, Jan Birrell 32 pts, Marianne Leaver 31 pts, Jan Bissett 29 pts, Ann Blundy 29 pts and Wendy Parker 27 pts countback.

Nine hole comp winner was Pat Moore on 17 pts and down the line balls went to Kit Boag on 12 pts.

Saturday, June 16 was a 4BBB Stableford with 12 players. Winners were Linda Shannon (11) and Anna de Bondt (13) on 37 pts.

Nearest the pin on the 16th was Wendy Parker. Down the line balls went to Wendy Parker and Marg Griffiths on 36 pts and Wendy Parker and Coral Gray on 36 pts countback.

The G. and P. West mixed Canadian Trophy qualifying round was played on Sunday, May 27. The winners on the day were Fred and Anna de Bondt and the runners-up were Trevor and Jill Steer.

The final was played 17/6/12 between Trevor and Jill Steer and Glenn Marsham and Rebecca Wilson with Trevor and Jill winning 3/2.

Congratulations to Trevor and Jill and thank you once again to Pat West for sponsoring both the daily event and the board event.

Foster THE course is quite wet but still very playable and not many plugged balls, but certainly no run – good South Gippsland winter golf conditions.

Preferred lines are in force.

Tuesday saw Fred Tyers (14) have a steady round of 35 pts to take out the win. Athol McGrath (18) got the ball down the line with 33 pts. Phil Schofield won the nearest the pin.

Thursday saw Neil Chandler (17) enjoy a welcome return to form after a lean period to get the prize with 38 pts. The down the line balls went to Doc Menzies (17) and Phil Schofield (14) both with 35 pts. Doc Menzies also got the nearest the pin.

On Friday Don Cripps launched a raid and sizzled round the course to have 22 pts in difficult conditions to take home the chook, edging out Lloyd McKenzie on 21 pts.

Don is a bit of an enigma – he can be very bad, but every now and again he throws in a blinder.

Just as well he does, as otherwise he would have to take out a loan to pay off all his side bets.

The other down the line balls went to Kevin Witheridge on 19 pts and Rhys Ireland on 18 pts.

The nearest the pins went to Denham Grierson and Don Cripps.

Shirley Cook won the ladies chook with 18 pts.

Saturday we played for trophies donated by Owen and Liz Kindellan.

There were some extremely hot scores which was surprising as the course was playing

very hard.

Tony Vanin (7) produced a great round of 73 off the stick to have 42 pts and take out A Grade.

Fred Tyers (15) was left lamenting – he had a terrific round to have 41 pts, but only collected a ball down the line, and the same was true of Steve Reid (10) who had 40 pts.

B Grade was won by Andrew Naylor (19) with 38 pts.

Other down the line balls were won by Gary Clavarino (15) and Rod Coughlan-Lane (24) with 37 pts and Rhys Ireland (17) with 36 pts.

Nearest the pins went to Lloyd McKenzie (2 holes), Phil Schofield, Phil Nightingall and Greg Paine.

The encouragement award went to George Draegar with 25 pts.

George seems to have been getting regular encouragement from this column in recent times, but to no avail.

Barbara Warren (10) had the best ladies score with -5. The nearest the pins went to Jocelyn Towns and Barbara Warren.

Greg Gibson was not present to collect the $350 in the members cash draw. The prize will rise to $400 this Friday. You need to be in the clubhouse between 7pm and 8 pm when the draw is made to be eligible to win the cash.

Coming events include: Thursday’s stableford, Friday’s chicken run, and Saturday’s 4BBB par, Barry Soderlund Memorial Day (trophies donated by Gary Clavarino and Geoff Prue).

Getting active: 44 kids got active with the Aussie Hoops program in Mirboo North.

Mirboo North shoots hoops MIRBOO North Junior Basketball Association has just completed our 10 week program of Aussie Hoops.

This year we had 44 kids enrolled, congratulations to all 44 participants enrolled in the program.

Our graduation night was held on June 4 with participants receiving their certificates and kits, this included backpack, ball, drink bottle and warm up top.

Aussie Hoops is the fun and exciting national program for primary school kids.

The Aussie Hoops program uses a ‘game

sense’ approach where wher children learn basketball through playing lots of games and activities.

Aussie Hoops is for all boys and girls up to 10 years of age and all abilities.

Aussie Hoops is about children experiencing basketball skills.

The aim of the program is for kids to: have fun, learn new basketball skills; spend time with old and new friends; be active and safe.

Coaching will be available next season to all age groups, enquiries please contact Robyn Harris via email spuddie9@gmail.com.

Meeniyan

Woorayl ON Monday our club hosted and sponsored a stableford day which Caine Salmon won with 40 points.

Balls went to Col James, Ed Poole and John Hassett.

The nearest the pin went to Brian Thomas and Col James.

The ladies event was won by Sue Wakefield with balls to Shirley Thomas and Barb James.

The nearest the pin went to Shirley and Pauline.

Alex Scott and Staff sponsored our stroke event on Saturday. The scratch winners in each Grade were Brett Stubbs, Mark James and Ross Winkler with the Grade winners being Danny Dwyer, Jack Howard and Jim Newton. Both nearest the pins went to Ian Smith.

The balls went to P. Challis, T. Walters, B. Robjant, C. James, M. Grist, N. Lovie, T. Ryan, C. Salmon and G. Young.

Next week will see us play a stableford event sponsored by Retire and Wealth.

Ladies

LAST week we played the first round of the Perrett Family Foursomes and the day’s event was sponsored by the Harvey and Lagden families in memory of Pat Harvey.

The winners were Anne Grist and Barb James with 79, from runners-up Shirley Thomas and Jenny Riseley with 79 1/2. Balls down the line went to Chris Perrett and Sue Symmons, Fay Maynard and Iris McLeod, Ann Poole and Marlene Rayson.

Next week we will play the second round of this 36 hole aggregate event and the day will be sponsored by Nikolina’s.

SATURDAY was single stableford event with the sponsor for the day being Ian Trease which is much appreciated.

The A Grade winner was Phil Johnston with 35 points. A Grade runner-up was Craig Buckland with 33 points.

The B Grade winner was Brian Dewar with 36 points. B Grade runner-up was Fred Stalker with 32 points.

Balls down the line went to David Baggallay 30pts, Jim Cusack 30pts and Col Graeme with 30 points.

Nearest the pin on the 2nd was won by Daryle Gregg. The pro pin on the 11th was won by Rod Matthews.

The members draw was won by Russ Evans who was not in the clubhouse so it jackpots to next week.

The raffle winners were A J McHarg and Rod Matthews.

Next week is a three person, three clubs Ambrose event.

Tuesday’s event was a singles stableford with the winner being David Baggallay with 35 points.

Balls down the line went to John Mortensen with 34 points.

Best nine was Daryle Gregg with 19 points.

Nearest the pin on the 5th was won by Neil Whitelaw.

Thursday was a singles stableford with the winner being Col Stewart with 33 points.

Balls down the line went to Fred Stalker with 31 points. Best nine was Steve Collins with 17 points.

Nearest the pin on the 8th was won by Charlie Le Page.

Welshpool TUESDAY’S nine hole stableford barbecue pub event saw 14 players have a go at golf. The winner with 18 points was Alan Hayes followed by balls down the line to Peter Westaway and Greg Wilkinson 16.

Achievers award to Bill Matthews.

No nearest the pin.

Others to score: L. Ralph 15, P. Carroll 14, K. Hallett, G. Fletcher, P. Janson 13.

Friday’s Yarram Club Hotel event was won by Lionel Pope 17 points, balls down the line to Keith Lear and Alan Hayes 16.

Nearest the pin 17th L. Pope.

Other scores: B. MacPherson, P. Jonson 14, R. Easton, P. Carroll, G. Fletcher.

G. Brennan 13, E. Fischer 12 and Gary Brown 11 (welcome back Gaz).

Saturday was the 18 hole stableford Welshpool Hotel event where Les Taylor came out on top with 33 points. Balls

down the line to Lionel Pope 30 who also scored the nearest the pin on the 6th.

Other scores: Alan Hayes, Earle Fischer 28, P. Carroll, P. Westaway 26.

Sunday’s game was a three club plus putter event.

Unfortunately the weather turned nasty and in turn only a very small group braved the elements. Club selection became very important and Keith Lear obviously picked his best as he came in with a creditable net 73 (he now wonders why he ever tries to use a driver).

Next in line was Lionel Pope followed by Alan Hayes 81 and Russell Borwick 90. No nearest the pins recorded.

Next week’s event is stableford and don’t forget to put your name on board for the upcoming winter knockout competition.

South Gippsland veterans THE morning started as sunny as the sun beamed upon the 41 relics who ventured forth upon the lush green hills of Woorayl Golf Club.

Having lured the trustful souls into pastures far from the clubhouse, the sun disappeared and cold greyness fell upon the land accompanied by a brief shower.

The stableford competition was played in two grades and the results were as follows. A Grade was won by Kevin Bayley of Wonthaggi, playing off 13 he scored a very creditable 39 points.

B Grade went to Fred Demenech also from Wonthaggi. Fred’s 26 handicap helped him to reach 32 points.

While the course was wet in some lower parts it was noticeable that the new drainage the club has installed over the past 12 months has improved the playing surfaces considerably.

The work is a credit to the club and all concerned.

Nearest the pins went to Foster’s Lloyd McKenzie on the 8th with a shot that was almost a hole in one while Wonthaggi’s

Geoff Linguey took the honours on 17.

Ball run down went to 29 points.

A player bemoaning the fact that he had missed out by one point yet again on winning a ball was informed later that bookmakers were of the opinion that if he was the sole contestant he would probably come second.

With no quorum the delegates meeting could not be held.

Our next competition with a rolling start commencing at 8.30am, is at Foster Golf Club on Thursday, July 17.

• LEONGATHA TABLE TENNIS

South Gippsland Exciting times Bridge Club

THE A Grade finalist has been decided.

The winners of this autumn season are team White Wash - Ashley Harrison, Dean Snelling and Kevin Dowling. The runners-up are team Gunners – Mark Dowling, Jason Comrie, Ian Rasmussen and Brittney Taylor.

This week was also the beginning of the A Reserve finals.

Team Titans (Frank Hirst, Zach Anstey, Bill Haw) had to play team Can Do (Ian Jonas, Jan Jonas, Caitlyn Taylor), to secure their spot in the finals.

While team We Wish (Bryce Holwerda, Kathy Campbell, Lachie Cope) and team No Idea (Michaela Campbell, Andrew Hofman, Steve Santilli) had to fight it out for a second grab at the finals.

Titans advance as the winners and proceed directly to the finals and Can Do got that second chance.

The final scores read 6-25 to 5-20. They will be playing No Idea as they were winners over We Wish by a narrow margin 6-21 to 5-18.

Commiserations to We Wish who are now out of the race.

Personal achievements do not go unrecognised.

We calculate the number of games won throughout the current season. At the end of our 14-16 week season the aggregate winner for each section is decided.

This autumn season aggregate winners are A Grade: Michael Chang, B Grade: Ben Hannon and A Reserve: Zach Anstey. Congratulations to you all.

The next exciting event on the calendar is the A Grade Club Championships. A Grade single and handicap singles competitors will play today (Tuesday) at 7pm. The A Reserve players will commence their Club Championships July 4 at 7pm.

All presentations will be made on the Wednesday evening of the A Reserve grand final June 27 at 7pm.

Come and show your support to all of the award recipients and to those who have worked so hard to keep the club progressing. You can help by bringing a plate to share.

The spring comp is to begin Tuesday, July 17 at 7pm for A Grade and Wednesday, July 18 at 5pm for B Grade and 7pm for A Reserve.

So now is the time to register your interest. Ring Tammy on 5664 0178 or email: leongathatt@hotmail.com.

If you would like more information about our Keenagers program phone Ian Rasmussen on 5662 5578.

Results Meeniyan – Monday evening: 1st Brian and Sally Hoskins, 2nd Margaret Munro, Ellie McIntyre; 3rd Faye Rowlands, Frank Arndt; 4th Clive Hope, Peter Braker.

Tarwin Lower – Tuesday afternoon: North/South: 1st Frank Arndt, Clive Hope; 2nd Jean Barbour, Margot Moylan; 3rd Margaret and Noel Smith.

East/West: 1st Sally Hoskins, Dorothea Green; 2nd John Sullivan, Alan Johnston; 3rd Faye Rowlands, Pat West.

Inverloch – Friday afternoon - GNOT Week 1: 1st Kuiper Team, 2nd Farr Team, 3rd Smith Team, 4th Rowlands Team.

GNOT Week 2 – Friday, June 22

• WONTHAGGI TABLE TENNIS

Thrillers in B Grade THERE were some tight matches in B Grade last week with these young players showing a huge improvement this season.

Hamish Dizane (Butterfly Bats) and Euan Connors (Slashers) were one game each in their match and the third went to Euan 12-10.

Jaxon Wade (Bullants) went to three with leading player Josh Bailey (Destroyers) but Josh fired up in the third to win 11-5. Josh and Tristan Thomas (Bullants) also went to three games, with Tristan steadying to come home in the third 11-7.

With one match to go the race is on between the three top players (Josh, Tristan, and Micah Condron) for the top

player award.

They will also meet in the team finals so some good matches are anticipated. Bullants (Tristan and Jaxon) are currently in the top position on the ladder.

The B Grade tournament will be played this Thursday commencing at 6pm sharp.

Entry fee is $5 per player.

There will be at least two events.

A Grade and A Reserve matches resume this week.

B Grade ladder Bullants ..................... 24 24 (52) Slashers ..................... 20 20 (42) Destroyers ................. 16 17 (37) Butterfly Bats .............. 8 15 (34) Stingerz ................. bye 4 14 (33)

Leading players Micah Condron ............... 13 (26) Josh Bailey ...................... 12 (25) Jesse Condron ................... 9 (20) Tristan Thomas ................ 12 (25) Noah Lugt-Cole ....... bye 6 (12)

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• LEONGATHA PARROTS NETBALL

Parrots by a goal A Grade

C Grade

Leongatha 45 d Sale 44 Awards: Laura Higgins (Leongatha Skin Therapy) Auction player: Kathy Reid.

Laura Higgins is well on her way to a predicted BNF with a best on court on Saturday.

A great competitive game by both teams with pressure the whole way down the court and a great last quarter. Well done girls!

B Grade

Leongatha 71 d Sale 22 Award: Crista Davies (Paradise Pizza).

Auction player: Bec Argento.

Well done girls! It was a great win with all players doing their job brilliantly.

We came out firing with strong leads to the ball and the defenders had some great taps and intercepts.

With our plays under control, let’s go out hard again next week against Wonthaggi.

Leongatha 76 d Sale 32 Award: Kate Govers (Nagels).

Auction player: Kate McCarthy.

A great day for netball with perfect conditions! We began strongly and the ball flowed well through the court but lost focus in the fourth.

Despite this we walked away with a fantastic win.

Leongatha 20 lt Sale 39 Award: Bridget Argento (SportsFirst).

An awesome start to the game saw us getting the first three goals.

Sale stepped it up though and led at the first change.

The opposition played a fairly physical game, not giving much away but out girls

Under 17

never gave up demonstrating some really good passages of play against a tough opposition.

Under 15 Leongatha 14 lt Sale 47 Award: Paige Matthews (RSL).

This was always going to be a tough match and Sale were strong all over the court.

Great to see the girls fight and keep the pressure on until the end.

Under 13 Leongatha 11 lt Sale 52 Award: Brooke Materia (Evans Petroleum).

Wow! We are so proud of you girls, you are heading in the right direction.

Up against a tough opposition you all held your heads high and played fantastic.

Take everything learned into next week. Good luck girls!

Gippsland netball Results - Round 9 A Grade: Drouin 62 d Morwell 50, Sale 44 lt Leongatha 45, Traralgon 48 d Maffra 26, Wonthaggi 61 d Warragul 37.

B Grade: Drouin 51 d Morwell 33, Sale 32 lt Leongatha 76, Moe 27 lt Bairnsdale 43, Traralgon 52 d Maffra 37, Wonthaggi 51 d Warragul 35.

C Grade: Drouin 23 lt Morwell 27, Sale 22 lt Leongatha 71, Moe 19 lt Bairnsdale 45, Traralgon 35 d Maffra 23, Wonthaggi 41 d Warragul 27.

17 & Under: Drouin 30 lt Morwell 35, Sale 39 d Leongatha 20, Moe 19 lt Bairnsdale 51, Traralgon 38 d Maffra 27, Wonthaggi 57 d Warragul 15.

15 & Under: Drouin 33 d Morwell 19, Sale 47 d Leongatha 14, Moe 25 lt Bairnsdale 26, Traralgon 27 d Maffra 25, Wonthaggi 52 d Warragul 23.

13 & Under: Drouin 53 d Morwell 9, Sale 52 d Leongatha 11, Moe 22 lt Bairnsdale 30, Traralgon 37 d Maffra 25, Wonthaggi 31 d Warragul 21.

Ladders

A Grade Leongatha ..................136.33 Sale .............................120.52 Wonthaggi ..................100.52 Traralgon ...................109.52 Drouin .........................108.79 Maffra............................82.23 Bairnsdale ...................106.91 Morwell .........................90.83 Warragul ........................58.81 B Grade Leongatha ..................192.36 Traralgon ...................160.52 Drouin ........................128.40 Maffra ..........................98.02

28 24 22 18 16 16 14 6 0 36 32 24 20

Wonthaggi .....................96.44 Bairnsdale .....................89.50 Morwell .......................102.59 Sale................................72.73 Moe ...............................57.88 Warragul ........................54.36 C Grade Leongatha ..................197.04 Traralgon ...................170.62 Bairnsdale ..................159.62 Morwell ......................152.00 Drouin .........................125.74 Maffra............................91.67 Wonthaggi .....................97.95 Warragul ........................44.89 Moe ...............................46.17 Sale................................50.70 17 & Under Sale .............................226.67 Traralgon ...................229.35 Maffra ........................209.95 Wonthaggi .................. 119.09 Bairnsdale ...................104.98 Leongatha....................102.13 Morwell .........................83.22 Drouin ...........................65.06 Moe ...............................37.44 Warragul ........................30.75 15 & Under Traralgon ...................237.01 Sale .............................245.33 Wonthaggi ..................194.44 Maffra ........................154.15 Drouin ...........................88.33 Leongatha......................72.13 Bairnsdale .....................54.74 Warragul ........................60.92 Moe ...............................54.50 Morwell .........................43.30 13 & Under Traralgon ...................412.00 Sale .............................291.67 Wonthaggi ..................137.14 Bairnsdale ..................126.94 Warragul ........................99.56 Maffra..........................141.78 Drouin .........................102.40 Moe ...............................94.09 Leongatha......................31.15 Morwell ...........................7.43

20 20 16 8 4 0 32 32 28 28 20 16 12 8 4 0 36 32 28 20 20 20 12 8 4 0 36 32 28 24 18 14 12 10 6 0 36 28 28 24 20 16 16 8 4 0

Great drive: Korumburra’s Tarli Hillberg was a driving force when her team took on Dalyston.

Alberton netball Results - Round 11 June 16

Kayla Bowler: the Wonthaggi netballer was a standout performer when he team met Warragul on Saturday.

LDNA umpires June 23 11am: Angelique Dunlevie, Erin Baudinette, Anita Gourlay, Maria Evison, Julie Grant, Jamie Gourlay, Katie Gale, Janie Gordon, Lauren Baudinette, Maddie Wight, Helena Brew, Nikki Stockdale, Mairah Grant, Poppy Trewin, Narelle Hanily, Ashlee McDonald.

12 noon: Kelly Walker, Amy Smith, Steph Wylie, Belinda Dyke, Bec Wylie, Karen Clarke, Chelsea Kenny, Janice Hill, Lori McKenzie, Holly Hurst, Angelique Dunleive, Amy Egan, Tanya Derrick, Jenny Goss.

1pm: Maria Evison, Beth Forrester, Janice Hill, Janice Sing, Kerry Bentvelzen, Danielle Jones, Kim Lawrence, Kelly Walker, Barb Challis, Emma Smith, Robyn Kenny.

2.15pm: Kate Gourlay, Kim Lawrence, Janice Sing, Sue Ritchie, Erin Baudinette, Brittany Tennyenhuis, Phil Smith, Anna Patterson, Emalie Gordon, Jamie Gourlay.

Any enquiries phone Julie Grant 5662 2695 or 0407 076 425.

Leongatha & District net netball Results Saturday, June 16 11/Under: Mirboo North Purple 18 d St Laurence Blue 2, Mt Eccles White 6 d Mt Eccles Aqua 4, Mt Eccles Pink 12 d Mt Eccles Navy 2, Mirboo North Gold 10 d Meeniyan & District 6, Town Black 11 d St Laurence Gold 6, Town Tangerine - bye.

13/Under: Mirboo North Purple 24 d Mt Eccles Aqua 13, Town Tangerine 9 d Town Black 7, St Laurence Gold 12 d Mt Eccles Pink 5, Mirboo North Gold 24 d Town Green 16, St Laurence Blue 16 d Meeniyan & District 15.

15/Under: St Laurence Gold 23 d Town Green 20, Town Black 35 d Town Tangerine 10, Meeniyan & District 35 d Mt Eccles Pink 19, Mirboo North 31 d Mt Eccles Aqua 16, St Laurence 31 d Mt Eccles Purple 11.

17/Under / C Grade: Town Black 45 d Mirboo North 36, St Laurence 35 d Mt Eccles 20, Meeniyan & District Blue 48 d Town Green 24, Town Tangerine 33 d Meeniyan & District Yellow 22.

B Grade: Mt Eccles Navy 39 d Mt Eccles Aqua 22, Mt Eccles Pink 56 d St Laurence 34, Town Black 55 d Mt Eccles White 20.

A Grade: St Laurence 48

Navy d Town 44, 44 Mt Eccles Ecc 36 d Mt Eccles White 34.

Ladders

13/Under Town Green................219.23 St Laurence Blue .......172.41 Mirboo North Gold ... 189.61 Meeniyan & Dist ........12747 Mirboo North Purple .....89.72 Town Black ...................95.77 St Laurence Gold ..........67.53 Town Tangerine.............53.93 Mt Eccles Pink ..............43.24 Mt Eccles Aqua .............33.33 15/Under Meeniyan & Dist .......162.90 Town Black ................ 169.44 St Laurence Blue .......156.20 Mirboo North ............133.76 St Laurence Gold ........122.58 Town Green .................125.64 Mt Eccles Aqua .............60.71 Town Tangerine.............63.19 Mt Eccles Pink ..............61.86 Mt Eccles Purple ...........40.59 C Grade Town Black ................191.53 Town Tangerine .........137.56 Mirboo North ............147.14 Meen & Dist Yellow.....99.19 Meen & Dist Blue ....... 119.81 St Laurence ...................81.08 Mt Eccles ......................55.27 Town Green ...................41.06 B Grade Mt Eccles Navy ..........151.22 Town ..........................214.72 Mt Eccles Pink .............94.64 Mt Eccles White ..........99.66 Mt Eccles Aqua .............72.37 St Laurence ...................45.66 A Grade St Laurence ................128.52 Mt Eccles Navy ............95.65 Town ...........................101.17 Mt Eccles White ..........80.18

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A Grade: Yarram 44 d Inverloch-Kongwak 32, Foster 62 d Toora 14, MDU 51 d Phillip Island 40, Korumburra-Bena 51 d Dalyston 16, Tarwin 52 d Kilcunda-Bass 32.

B Grade: KorumburraBena 38 d Dalyston 30, Fish Creek 60 d DWWWW 50, Tarwin 64 d Kilcunda-Bass 16, MDU 60 d Phillip Island 17, Foster 58 d Toora 27, Inverloch-Kongwak 74 d Yarram 27.

C Grade: Dalyston 35 d Korumburra-Bena 21, Fish Creek 29 d DWWWW 21, Tarwin 43 d Kilcunda-Bass 18, MDU 35 d Phillip Island 18, Foster 40 d Toora 17, Inverloch-Kongwak 43 d Yarram 19.

17 & Under: Korumburra-Bena 34 d Dalyston 20, Fish Creek 46 d DWWWW 28, Tarwin 44 d KilcundaBass 13, MDU 35 d Phillip

Island 28, Toora 28 d Foster 21, Inverloch-Kongwak 57 d Yarram 15.

15 & Under: Dalyston 24 d Korumburra-Bena 15, Fish Creek 41 d DWWWW 7, Kilcunda-Bass 29 d Tarwin 8, Phillip Island 29 d MDU 22, Foster 30 d Toora 16, Inverloch-Kongwak 32 d Yarram 31.

13 & Under: Dalyston 19 d Korumburra-Bena 12, Fish Creek 24 d DWWWW 6, Kilcunda-Bass 31 d Tarwin 11, Phillip Island 32 d MDU 0, Foster 39 d Toora 4, Inverloch-Kongwak 43 d Yarram 2.

Ladders

A Grade Foster..........................258.80 Kor-Bena..... ...............269.51 Fish Creek ..................164.14 Dalyston .....................160.89 MDU ...........................126.91 Phillip Island..............102.99 Stony Creek................. 110.37 Yarram ......................... 110.83 Inv-Kongwak ................85.58 Toora .............................61.88 Tarwin ...........................44.09 Kilcunda-Bass ...............28.13

44 40 38 32 32 28 26 24 20 12 8 8

B Grade Foster..........................186.51 Dalyston .....................170.83 Kor-Bena ....................174.83 Fish Creek ..................121.19 DWWWW.................. 114.43 MDU ...........................144.38 Inv-Kongwak .............. 113.68 Stony Creek...................72.84 Phillip Island .................77.03 Tarwin ...........................92.75 Toora .............................73.06 Yarram ...........................67.49 Kil-Bass.........................24.56 C Grade Kor-Bena ....................171.10 Inv-Kongwak .............164.15 Dalyston .....................204.84 Foster..........................185.94 MDU ...........................160.25 Stony Creek ...............100.00 Yarram .........................101.54 Fish Creek .....................92.36 Tarwin ...........................64.67 Phillip Island .................65.86 DWWWW.....................73.27 Toora .............................54.04 Kil-Bass.........................33.26

40 40 36 36 32 28 24 24 16 14 12 8 6

17 & Under Kor-Bena ....................336.09 Fish Creek ..................203.55 Inv-Kongwak ........... 1149.34 Dalyston .....................147.26 DWWWW.................. 110.73 Stony Creek ..............120.78

44 44 32 32 32 28

44 40 36 34 30 28 24 20 18 16 12 10 4

MDU ........................... 114.29 Phillip Island .................93.43 Tarwin ...........................94.93 Toora .............................73.35 Yarram ...........................45.33 Kil-Bass.........................38.90 Foster..............................37.87 15 & Under Dalyston .....................395.45 Kor-Bena ....................285.94 Foster..........................230.08 Fish Creek ..................189.74 PhillipIsland...............127.32 Yarram .......................122.12 Inv-Kongwak ..............106.69 Stony Creek...................76.42 MDU .............................75.76 Kil-Bass.........................53.90 Toora .............................60.38 Tarwin ...........................21.23 DWWWW.....................17.51

24 20 18 18 12 8 4 44 40 40 36 28 28 28 20 18 18 8 4 4

13 & Under Dalyston .....................639.77 Foster..........................554.39 Kor-Bena ....................371.08 Phillip Island...............345.05 Fish Creek ..................254.88 Inv-Kongwak .............166.07 Kilcunda-Bass ............. 119.39 Toora .............................47.97 MDU .............................43.75 Tarwin ...........................22.51 DWWWW.....................20.26 Yarram ...........................18.51 Stony Creek...................14.24

44 44 36 36 36 24 24 20 12 12 12 8 8

13 11 10 10 10 8 4 2 2 0 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 14 12 6 5 3 1 13 9 6 0

On the netball court: MDU’s Mieke Roodenburg tries to intercept the pass from Phillip Island’s Steph Kraoner in the B Grade match last Saturday.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 55

Mirboo North Tigers thump Thorpdale Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER

Newborough ......... 223.77 Trafalgar ............... 184.20 Mirboo North ........ 198.57 Yinnar ................... 143.51 Morwell East......... 134.21 Hill End .................. 100.48 Yall-Yall North .......... 97.08 Boolarra ................... 94.94 Thorpdale ................ 25.36 Yarragon .................. 35.36

32 32 28 20 20 20 12 12 4 0

RESERVES LADDER

Yinnar ................... 174.69 Hill End ................. 201.98 Morwell East......... 202.67 Boolarra ................ 108.86 Newborough ......... 157.35 Mirboo North.......... 126.33 Trafalgar ................. 132.09 Yall-Yall North .......... 62.68 Thorpdale ................ 37.16 Yarragon .................. 18.23

32 28 24 24 20 20 16 12 4 0

THIRDS LADDER

Newborough ......... 582.42 Yarragon ............... 244.83 Trafalgar ............... 169.00 Mirboo North ........ 142.94 Hill End ................... 82.66 Thorpdale ................ 60.37 Yinnar ...................... 83.41 Yall-Yall North .......... 62.63 Boolarra ................... 61.02 Morwell East ............ 24.62

32 32 24 24 20 16 12 12 8 0

FOURTHS LADDER

Newborough ......... 642.86 Yinnar ................... 312.32 Yarragon ............... 154.96 Thorpdale ............. 119.66 Mirboo North ........ 112.76 Yall-Yall North ........ 115.87 Trafalgar ................... 88.16 Hill End .................... 23.14 Morwell East ............ 10.58

36 32 24 24 24 16 12 8 4

MIRBOO North solidified third position on the Mid Gippsland ladder when it eclipsed Thorpdale by 147 points in perfect playing conditions at Tigerland on Saturday.

The mighty Tigers successfully combined passion, innovation and risk to push the Dales past the point of exhaustion, expose their skill errors and bring them to their knees.

Positives were hard to find for dyed-in-the-wool Thorpdale fans, although one conceded it was the first time he’d seen winter sunshine at Mirboo North in over 30 yearly visits.

Players from both clubs wore black armbands in support of family members of Lorraine Bruhn, who died late in the week.

Mirboo North, which has now won seven of its nine matches, recorded its 20th consecutive victory against Thorpdale that was just seven points shy of its previous highest score against the Dales in 2003.

The surging Tigers played the running game all afternoon, but Thorpdale’s ball movement was as slow as an oil tanker train and its midfield rotation malfunctions sometimes resembled a broken down merry-goround.

Trailing by 59 points at

the long break, the Dales needed a miracle to stay in the match, but none were forthcoming.

With Thorpdale having trouble-spots aplenty, playing coach Brett Sherriff, was unable to arrest its slide into oblivion.

The less-equipped Thorpdale ran out of legs and fell to pieces, only managing a goal in each of the final two terms.

Mirboo North, on the other hand, was in the mood for scoring and rammed home 16 last-half majors, 11 of which came in a final quarter onslaught.

To his credit, Sherriff resisted the temptation to flood Mirboo North’s forward area, allowing a free-flowing match with man-on-man combat to continue.

Ben Willis, Darcy McIntosh, Ben Hotchkin and Harley O’Connell were tireless workers for Thorpdale, who constantly searched for escape routes, but found the weight of numbers were more often than not, stacked against them.

Thorpdale was unable to counter 201cm ruckman and five-time club best and fairest winner, Don Webb, who controlled the airways and also booted five superb goals in his 100th senior appearance for the Tigers.

Webb capped off a wonderful performance with a sensational 70-metre torpedo punt that cleared the pack and bounced through the big white sticks, as the final si-

ren blew.

Vying with Webb for best afield honors, was Mirboo North’s champion spearhead, Tim Traill, whose 10 goals equalled Alan K (Pud) Snell’s, 40-year individual club goal-kicking record against Thorpdale.

Traill led into space beautifully and was the beneficiary of some excellent foot passing from Josh Taylor, Simon Busuttil, Joe Brooks and Jacob Nash that resulted in four of the big Tiger’s early goals.

Daniel Martin and Brad Mackie did their best to keep Thorpdale in the picture with four and two goals respectively, but back-up supply-chain support from teammates was strictly limited.

Thorpdale simply couldn’t get its hands on the Sherrin often enough to impose significant scoreboard pressure on Mirboo North’s defensive structures.

Too regularly, Thorpdale’s core competency lacked bite and its engine room optimisation failed.

To add to the Dales’ woes, Mirboo North’s lead indicators were all in positive territory and its clanger count was almost zero.

Led by Stuart Keel and Liam Nash, the Tigers did a terrific job of regularly clearing the ball away from the danger zone, whenever a Thorpdale run-on threatened.

Skipper, Busuttil was invigorating in and under

Dalyston upsets Korumburra DALYSTON came from behind to take out KorumburraBena by one goal during their round 11 match at the weekend.

The home side started off incredibly slowly, kicking against the wind and just one behind for the entire first quarter and were trailing the Bulldogs by 21 points at the break.

The side managed to catch up somewhat in the second quarter, reducing the deficit to only eight points

at half time.

The third quarter saw the Bulldogs stretch out the lead, piling on four goals for the quarter, the Magpies only managed one. The Bulldogs looked to have the game won at three quarter time, leading Dalyston 54 to 29.

Some final quarter magic and a strong wind saw the home side pick up the pace and strengthen their defence. The Magpies managed to kick five goals for the quarter and kept the Bulldogs virtually scoreless.

the packs for the Tigers and newcomer, Vinnie Proud, opened up many opportunities with creative hand and foot clearances.

Mirboo North sustained its relentless pressure on the Dales and shared the load of responsibility, effort and output.

Jacob Nash and Anthony Bence thrilled the crowd with some glorious high marking in Mirboo North’s forward line that resulted in more goals for the Tigers.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Yinnar 16.11.107 d Hill End 10.9.69 Newborough 25.16.166 d Yarragon 2.6.18 Trafalgar 17.10.112 d Yallourn-Yall North 5.5.35 RESERVES Yinnar 12.3.75 d Hill End 8.9.57 Newborough 13.7.85 d Yarragon 3.2.20 Trafalgar 20.7.127 d Yallourn-Yall North 1.5.11 THIRDS Hill End 9.14.68 d Yinnar 9.7.61 Yarragon 10.7.67 d Newborough 9.10.64 Trafalgar 16.9.105 d Yallourn-Yall North 4.11.35 FOURTHS Yinnar 16.12.108 d Hill End 1.4.10 Newborough 8.6.54 d Yarragon 2.4.16 Yallourn-Yall North 8.10.58 d Trafalgar 5.5.35

SENIORS Mirboo North 30.11.191 d Thorpdale 7.2.44

THIRDS Mirboo North 11.17.83 d Thorpdale 4.8.32

Mirboo North goals: T. Traill 10, D. Webb 5, D. Turner 3, A. Bence 3, J. Brooks 2, J. Nash 2, M. Hinkley 1, B. Leach 1, S. Busuttil 1, C. Irwin 1, A. Keel 1.

Mirboo North best: D. Webb, T. Traill, S. Busuttil, L. Nash, A. Bence, V. Proud.

Thorpdale goals: D. Martin 4, B. Mackie 2, C. Gibson-Williamson 1.

Thorpdale best: B. Mackie, D. Martin, B. Willis, D. McIntosh, B. Hotchkin, H. O’Connell.

Mirboo North goals: M. Hinkley 4, J. Salinger 3, B. Richards 1, J. Richards 1, M. Wightman 1, L. Steenbach 1.

Mirboo North best: L. Smit, B. Taylor, J. Gostling, M. Hinkley, M. Wightman, D. O’Keefe.

Thorpdale goals: M. Kelly 1, S. Jones 1, D. Atkinson 1, R. Broberg 1.

Thorpdale best: M. Kelly, A. Richardson, S. Sultana, Z. Moran, T. Jenkinson.

RESERVES Mirboo North 11.10.76 d Thorpdale 6.6.42 Mirboo North goals: W. Haysom 2, B. Van Heurck 2, P. Taylor 2, J. Grande 2, D. Lockie 1, S. Rogers 1, B. Marcou 1.

Mirboo North best: J. Grande, P. Taylor, D. Lockie, L. Chila, J. Garde, M. Dyke.

Thorpdale goals: R. Refalo 2, D. Van Zuylen 1, A. Jenkinson 1, A. Watson 1, G. Howell 1.

Thorpdale best: C. Celima, R. Pickering, D. Van Zuylen, A. Archipow, M. Hammond, J. Cairns.

SENIORS Morwell East 12.9.81 d Boolarra 10.8.68 Morwell East goals: B. Marks 7, F. Marks 2, S. Marks 1, J. Blair 1, P. Henry 1.

Morwell East best: B. Francis, B. Marks, A. Makepeace, C. Smogavec, E. Lithgow, M. Van Dyke.

Boolarra goals: D. Metcalf 3, M. Dyer 2, S. Cooper 1, J. Giardina 1, C. Podmore 1, S. Mazou 1, D. Leys 1.

Boolarra best: M. Dyer, C. Podmore, J. Dyer, C. Riseley, J. Cargill, S. Fox.

RESERVES Morwell East 13.7.85 d Boolarra 7.9.51 Morwell East goals: L. Towns 3, M. Lawrence 2, D. Trembath 2, R. Shelton 1, M. Cunningham 1, W. Arnold 1, J. Crofts 1, P. Chircop 1, A. Evans 1.

FOURTHS Mirboo North 11.4.70 d Thorpdale 2.2.14 Mirboo North goals: S. Pratt 3, J. Richards 2, M. Sanders 2, T. Taylor 2, J. Salinger 1, P. Hinkley 1.

Mirboo North best: J. Salinger, T. Taylor, J. Moro, J. Best, J. Buxton, P. Hinkley.

Thorpdale goals: J. O’Sullivan 1, S. Pickering 1.

Thorpdale best: K. O’Connell, G. Low, R. Devine, T. Pickering, C. Earle.

Morwell East best: R. Shelton, L. Towns, M. Lawrence, R. Henry, P. Chircop, T. Willis.

Boolarra goals: P. Gilpin 2, T. McKenzie 1, J. Kelly 1, N. Nikodemski 1, C. Sykes 1, T. Beamish 1.

Boolarra best: C. Sykes, J. Riseley, D. O’Neill, J. Vuillermin, T. Beamish, G. Dyer.

THIRDS Boolarra 15.16.106 d Morwell East 8.0.48 Boolarra goals: H. Lawson-Pepper 6, M. Wigg 3, J. Battersby 2, T. Dowe 1, D. Brand 1, J. Anderson 1, B. Campbell 1.

Boolarra best: A. Mobourne, J. Dudek, J. Battersby, J. Anderson, M. Wigg, J. Francis.

Morwell East goals: B. Aitken 2, J. Mudge 2, B. Schack 2, J. Giusti 1, J. Cook 1.

Morwell East best: B. Aitken, J. Cook, J. Brewer, W. Graham, J. Pickett, J. Ferguson.

The big men fly: Korumburra’s Sam Edwards and Dalyston’s Rogan Jennings contested well all day.

The home side came away with what seemed to be an unlikely win with 9.9.63 to 8.9.57.

Stand outs for the Bulldogs included big man Willie Jeffs and young gun Paul Pattison, while a strong five goals from Magpie Matt Rosendale were pivotal in the win.

Dalyston will travel to Foster next week to take on the fourth placed Tigers, while Korumburra-Bena will be at home to Phillip Island.

Crash, bang: Korumburra’s Ashley Zuidema and Dalyston’s Matt Rosendale clash on the boundary line on Saturday.

Dalyston 9.9.63 Korumburra-Bena 8.9.57

Korumburra-Bena 14.13.97 Dalyston 3.7.25

Dalyston Goals: S. Pimm 3, M. Rosendale 2, B. Carew 1, D. Wylie 1, M. Schreck 1, P. Dunlop 1 Korumburra-Bena Goals: C. Maskell 2, A. Hillberg 2, S. Edwards 1, B. Fitzpatrick 1, L. Palmer 1, I. Osman 1 Dalyston Best: D. Wylie, M. Howell, C. Samargis, P. McKenna, M. Rosendale, S. Sibly Korumburra-Bena Best: A. Hillberg, B. Anthony, C. Maskell, B. Fitzpatrick, P. Pattison, W. Jeffs

Leading Goalkicker: J. Meade (K) 4 Korumburra-Bena Best: A. Snooks, J. Caporale, D. Caporale, N. Auddino, J. Meade, J. Kyle Dalyston Best: D. Pruysers, A. Donohue, K. Maloney, A. Wallis, M. Boyle, M. Loughridge

RESERVES

THIRDS Korumburra-Bena 16.7.103 Dalyston 5.2.32 Leading Goalkicker: M. Edwards (K) 5 Korumburra-Bena Best: J. Breen,

J. Smith, K. Arestia, J. Kilpatrick, J. Harris, D. Hateley Dalyston Best: L. McRae, N. Bainbridge, N. Ridley, H. Wright, K. Thomas

FOURTHS Dalyston 6.1.37 Korumburra-Bena 5.7.37 Leading Goalkickers: B. Atherton (D) 2, J. Ellams (K) 2 Dalyston Best: J. Magro, L. Marotta, C. Kilgour, D. Turton, J. McPhee, M. Davey Korumburra-Bena Best: J. Harris, J. Arestia, K. Cosson, C. Trewin, N. Somerville, J. Ellams

PAGE 56 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Fishy too strong

By Jason Harding FISH Creek were at home again this week to the Allies, who have improved a lot this year, but would need to pull out something special to beat the ladder topping Kangaroos.

Team player: Travis Manne gets a handball off to his team mate and puts in the second effort with a shepherd.

Fishy won the toss and kicked to the canteen end.

There was more bad news for Fish Creek this week, with the passing on Friday of former club legend and 500 plus game player, Peter Weidemann.

With this sad news, the Fishy boys were again keen to have a good game to honour their former champion.

And that they did, getting out to a good start yet again and with reigning best and fairest player, Daniel Jago returning to the side for the first time in 2012.

Fish Creek also welcomed Tyler Smith into the side for his first Senior game; Fishy had nine goals on the board in the opening term.

One downside for

Fishy was an ankle injury to Laurence Angwin, after a heavy collision with the point post and an opponent. He was stretchered off the field and will miss a few weeks.

This gave Jason Law an opportunity closer to goal for Fish Creek and he took it with both hands, presenting and marking well.

With Brent Cooper, Jason Rouda, Callan Park, Greg Hoskin, Jago, Andrew Seccull and Nicholas Barry streaming across half back and through the midfield, the Fishy forwards were having a field day in the first half.

They piled on a further six goals in the second quarter, which sent them into the half time break 90 points up.

Michael Hidgcock, Matt Poland and Stephen Buckley battled hard to provide some scoring opportunities for the Allies, but they desperately needed a key forward or two to help finish their good work through the rest of the ground.

Fish Creek however were not about to let this one go and their defence, led by Steven Blencowe, capably supported by La-

chie Pratt, Rhys Staley, Kayne Staff, Aaron Ireland and their two attacking half-back flankers in Barry and Seccull continued to repel the Allies attack and set up goal after goal for the Kangaroos.

The weather changed after half time and rain slowed the game down.

It made marking and scoring a bit more difficult, which led to a fairly subdued third quarter that saw just three goals scored in the most even quarter of the match.

At three quarter time the scores were at 118 to 10.

Fish Creek 23.18.156 DWWWW 1.4.10 Fish Creek Goals: J. Shaw 6, J. Law 6, S. Sperling 3, B. Cooper 2, D. Jago 1, T. Smith 1, C. Park 1, G. Hoskin 1, N. Barry 1, S. Blencowe 1 DWWWW Goals: S. Buckley 1 Fish Creek Best: B. Cooper, J. Law, L. Sperling, J. Shaw, G. Hoskin, C. Park DWWWW Best: B. Hidgcock, J. Poland, A. Garland, S. Buckley, M. O’Sullivan, V. Vunimasi

RESERVES Fish Creek 14.14.98 DWWWW 3.6.24 Leading goalkicker: T. Price (F) 3 Fish Creek Best: T. Price, J. Staley, T. Gordon, D. Devonshire, A. Hamilton, C. Bawden DWWWW Best: T. Crawford, M. Marshall, B. Demaria, W. Colbert,

Fishy got going again in the last and had all the play in the forward 50 to manage only five goals eight behinds which could have easily been eight or 10 goals.

The final margin was 146 points which has raised Fish Creek’s percentage a further 25 points to 187 per cent.

The Allies are a young side and will continue to improve; a win is not too far away.

Next week Fish Creek takes on MDU at Meeniyan and the Allies play Toora at home.

R. Benis, K. Henderson

THIRDS Fish Creek 11.13.79 DWWWW 0.2.2 Leading Goalkicker: R. Musinskas (F) 3 Fish Creek Best: L. O’Neill, J. Flanders, S. Buckland, T. McGannon, B. Harfield/Park, O. Cumming DWWWW Best: T. McDonald, M. McKeane, S. Gamlin, B. O’Loughlin, A. Moore, J. Pintus

FOURTHS Fish Creek 18.16.124 DWWWW 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: G. Park (F) 4 Fish Creek Best: C. Hengstberger, D. Ryan, E. Park, K. Byers, J. Stefani DWWWW Best: K. Hanning, S. Hunter, J. Saliakos, T. Rendell, J. McDonald

Panthers I-K survives danger game maul Sharks IT was the battle of second versus third at the Bass ground on Saturday when the Panthers took on the Sharks.

With the weather perfect for football and the ground in great condition, the game began in an even contest with both sides trying to attack.

While Tarwin made the most of their opportunities, the same could not be said for Kilcunda-Bass, who struggled to kick straight, putting six behinds on the board and trailing by two points at quarter time.

The Panthers didn’t hit the target any better in the second and were again inconsistent in front of goal, with Bill Nye and Ben Chalmers working well in the Sharks’ backline.

They did however move the ball well out of the middle, led by the ruck work of Matthew Hendry and onballers Ryan Fitzgerald and Dave Fevaleaki, and managed to keep Tarwin to only two goals.

Kilcunda Bass 12.20.92 Tarwin 7.5.47 Kilcunda Bass Goals: L. JAMES 7, J. Wells 2, D. Wells 1, S. O’Bryan 1, J. Attenborough 1 Tarwin Goals: T. Cameron 2, S. Burggraaff 1, J. Chalmers 1, J. McKenzie-Edwards 1, P. McRae 1, A. Russell 1 Kilcunda Bass Best: L. JAMES, M. Hendry, R. Fitzgerald, B. Interlandi, T. Smith, D. Wells Tarwin Best: W. Nye, J. Chalmers, M. Garnham, B. Chalmers, J. McMicking, N. Browne

RESERVES Kilcunda Bass 9.10.64

Fortunately for the Sharks, the Panthers’ lack of accuracy kept the margin tight at the main break, with Tarwin trailing by 15 points.

The scoreboard wasn’t a reflection of the on-field action however; the home side took control in the second half, getting the ball down quickly to Luke James and Jason Wells, adding a few majors to the board, but still missing easy opportunities in front of goals.

The last saw the game open up and the Bass boys dominate out of the middle.

The backline stood strong, led by Bronson Interlandi, Tim Smith and Brett Anthony not letting Tarwin back into the game, enabling the Panthers to run out easy winners by 45 points.

Kilcunda-Bass will face sixth placed Inverloch-Kongwak at home this week, while Tarwin goes into the bye with an idea of what needs to be improved onfield in the lead up to finals.

Tarwin 9.6.60 Leading Goalkicker: J. Shill (T) 4 Kilcunda Bass Best: T. Charles, T. Keating, T. Hurley, D. Interlandi, C. Wells, M. James Tarwin Best: J. Gray, T. Giroud, N. McRae, G. Brennan, D. Leggo, B. Taber

THIRDS Kilcunda Bass 23.23.161 Tarwin 1.0.6 Leading Goalkicker: J. Dakin (K) 13 Kilcunda Bass Best: J. Dakin, J. MacIntyre, T. Bone, D. Crawford, J. Newsome, P. Babington

Tarwin Best: M. Chalmers, L. Anderson, L. Keily, D. Turner, S. Clark, W. Rycks

FOURTHS Kilcunda Bass 12.6.78 Tarwin 0.5.5 Leading Goalkicker: M. Homer (K) 4 Kilcunda Bass Best: M. Homer, K. Condick, R. Cousins, B. Caile, L. May Tarwin Best: B. Ellen, C. Brown, J. Norton, H. Keily, J. Hill, D. Garnham

INVERLOCH-Kongwak managed to survive a danger game at Yarram on Saturday, getting home in a real arm wrestle by just two points.

The Sea Eagles travelled to Yarram with the expectation that Yarram would be fired up after two losses in a row on the road.

The first quarter saw I-K get out of the blocks well as they dominated possession to boot three goals to Yarram’s nil.

Yarram coach Anthony Pavey gave his players a big roast at quarter time and his Demons responded well, applying plenty of physical pressure.

I-K’s Lance Oswald went down in a pack and appeared to be knocked out. He was taken from the ground, but after assessment from trainers, he was allowed back for the second half and contributed well.

The Sea Eagles seemed to switch off in the second, trying to over possess the footy, but Yarram had certainly lifted its intensity as well. At half time I-K 6.5.41 led Yarram 4.5 29 Yarram scored another four goals in the third to I-K’s three, setting the stage for an absorbing last quarter.

The Demons scored the first goal early in the last and, along with a few rushed behinds, hit the lead.

The game see-sawed several times in the last with the lead changing regularly.

Dylan Clark at centre half forward slotted a beauty for I-K. But the home supporters went wild as Yarram hit the lead at the 25 minute mark and started looking for the siren.

Will Rankin marked for

I-K 30 metres out, but his attempt to goal missed the mark. From a Yarram kickin Daniel Kilpatrick roved and snapped a goal, the Sea Eagles in front.

Yarram brought the ball forward again, however Mark Billows outmarked Pavey in one of many saves in the last line. Shane Boston slammed the ball on the boot; it went out on the full but swallowed up time.

Lewis Rankin on the wing

showed his desperation with two great intercepts, running 30 metres each time to fist the ball over the line. Tom Wyatt was playing superbly on the other wing.

Luke Reddie was doing a lot of the hard work in the ruck, Tim Thornby was holding goal machine Corbin Sutherland while Adam Cross, half forward and onball, and Lance Oswald were contributing well.

Chris Bruns, Kyle Sleep

and Chris Pettitt were impressive for the Demons.

Yarram will rue a few missed opportunities that could have kick-started their season while the win by I-K keeps them up with a pack of teams within one game of each other.

I-K travels to Bass this week for another tough contest against the in-form Panthers while Yarram is off to the Stony Creek racecourse to tackle the Maroons.

Down: a Yarram player is tackled with force during the Sea-Eagles narrow win on Saturday.

Inverloch-Kongwak 13.9.87 Yarram 12.13.85 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: W. Rankin 3, L. Oswald 3, A. Sadler 1, C. McCaughan 1, D. Clark 1, T. Wyatt 1, D. Kilpatrick 1, D. Houston 1, N. Cant 1 Yarram Goals: A. Pavey 3, C. Bruns 2, B. Lynch 2, D. Rash 1, S. Grazotis 1, K. Sutherland 1, C. Sutherland 1, S. Rendell 1 Inverloch-Kongwak Best: T. Wyatt, L. Reddie, L. Rankin, A. Cross, L. Oswald, T. Thornby Yarram Best: C. Bruns, K. Sleep, C. Pettitt, S. Rendell, C. Strobel, A.

Pavey

RESERVES Inverloch-Kongwak 18.9.117 Yarram 5.3.33 Leading Goalkicker: J. Jackson (I) 9 Inverloch-Kongwak Best: C. Spencer, C. Maher, S. Zammit, J. Jackson, W. Taberner, M. Miller Yarram Best: A. Sheedy, j. Northey, H. Moore, A. Bland, R. Coulthard, W. Jenkins

THIRDS Yarram 9.11.65 Inverloch-Kongwak 9.8.62 Leading Goalkicker: A. Dowie (I) 3 Yarram Best: B. Davis, A. Holt, L.

Turner, D. Hay, L. Rodaughan, C. Barlow Inverloch-Kongwak Best: N. Cairns, C. Allum, A. Dowie, J. Truman, M. Woods, L. Johnson

FOURTHS Yarram 6.2.38 Inverloch-Kongwak 5.6.36 Leading Goalkicker: J. McDonald (Y) 5 Yarram Best: J. McDonald, D. Hooper, L. Farley, B. Tatnell, J. Liversidge, C. Coulthard Inverloch-Kongwak Best: M. Burton, S. Hayes, L. Kavanagh, O. Hutton, A. Toussaint, J. Teakle

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 57

Gutsy win by Island PHILLIP Island registered their seventh win for the season with hi d victory i a come ffrom bbehind over MDU at Meeniyan.

Coming off a couple of impressive wins in previous weeks, the Island was looking to keep their good form going but with the ground very soft from the recent weather it was going to be a scrappy affair.

It was the Island who got the first goal through captain Chris Terlich but MDU responded with two of their own to take a seven point lead into the first break.

Things got worse for the Island when MDU kicked a goal two minutes in to the second quarter but the Bulldogs struck back straight away through Blake Lawrence.

The Demons then kicked back to back goals halfway through the second.

With the margin at three goals the Island needed a lift and did so with two goals in as many minutes to Riordan and Renouf.

As the siren sounded the difference was 10 points but with a kick after the siren MDU extended their lead to 16 at half time.

With a few home truths mentioned in the rooms at half time, the Island had to start putting the pressure on from the bounce.

The Island got off to the start they wanted when Lawrence kicked his second four minutes in. The next 10 minutes was all defence for the visitors with Tim Daff, Luke Forrest and Rob Linford standing strong.

Tim Oke was put in the ruck and controlled the middle of the ground and showed great courage after having half of his face peeled off the week before.

MDU sneaked a goal through but the Island hit back with two of their own through Oke and a great goal off the ground to Damian Hinkley.

The Bulldogs were now only two points down going into the last quarter.

With the skies darkening and the rain beginning to fall, the MDU supporters were now seeing fresh water for the first time in weeks.

The game was there to be won by either side but it was very scrappy conditions.

The MDU players were using the conditions better but the Island defence kept rebounding the footy out of the back 50.

Jamie Youle and Marcus Wright were working hard to get the ball forward but much like the Island defence, MDU kept rebounding the ball.

It wasn’t until the 18 minute mark of the last quarter when Darcy Johnston jumped onto a loose ball and snapped a goal to put the Island in front for the first time since early in the first quarter.

With coach Hickman clock watching, the last few minutes took forever, but it was elation when the final siren blew to see the Island with a narrow two point victory.

The Island now sit third on the ladder and take on ninth placed Korumburra-Bena next week in the battle of the Bulldog jumper.

Phillip Island 8.8.56 MDU 7.12.54

Phillip Island 14.8.92 MDU 1.8.14

Phillip Island goals: B. Lawrence 2, T. Renouf 1, D. Hinkley 1, S. Riordan 1, D. Johnston 1, C. Terlich 1, T. Oke 1.

MDU goals: T. TOHIARIKI 3, D. Adkins 1, T. Harris 1, T. Findlay 1, J. Sinclair 1.

Phillip Island best: T. Oke, J. Robinson, R. Linford, L. Forrest, M. Wright, J. Youle.

MDU best: J. Sinclair, K. Gowers, B. Thomas (Jnr), B. Pedlow, T. Findlay, M. Harris.

RESERVES

Leading goalkicker: K. Taylor (P) 4 Phillip Island best: J. Turner, H. Pearce, T. Bunn, H. Harrison, J. Emery, B. Tester.

MDU best: S. White, P. Harris, B. Arnup, D. Gibson, B. Heppell, M. Olden.

THIRDS

MDU 9.7.61 Phillip Island 8.12.60 Leading goalkickers: J. Broadway 2, A. Trotto 2 (M).

MDU best: R. Olden, L. Findlay,

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

Falling defender: a Bulldog can’t quite keep his feet whilst MDU’s Chris de Luca looks for the handpass away on Saturday.

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

Phillip Island 20.19.139 MDU 0.0.0

Holding the ball: MDU’s Matt Trotman tries and fails to escape a tackle during Phillip Island’s win at Meeniyan on the weekend.

Tigers take down Toora

THE inter-town rivalry between Toora and Foster always sets the stage for a good contest and Saturday’s game was no exception.

The Toora oval was in pretty good condition considering the recent rain while a north-westerly wind was sure to favour the team kicking to the beach end.

Toora won the toss and kicked with the wind.

After the usual settling down period Foster scored the first goal via Stevenson but Toora was quick to reply with one to Matt Brown.

A careless 50m penalty gave Foster’s Michael Andrews their second but Toora was quick to reply again with one off the ground.

Two within two minutes to Foster’s Simon Andrews (who kicked 10 for the day) had the Tigers looking well in control, but a free to Scammel saw a Toora goal

after the siren the margin was five points at the first break.

The second quarter saw Foster gradually get on top of their opponents with good use of the breeze and more avenues to goal.

The Tigers found the goals more easily than Toora.

Having Eales in defence and Condon on the ball gave them great drive they outscored Toora seven goals to three to go into the main break. Glowrey, Sparkes

Solid: A Foster forward uses his strong hand to secure the ball.

GOALKICKERS L. James (Kil-Bass) ............ (7) 53 S. Pimm (Dalyston)............ (3) 39 C. Maskell (Kor-Bena) ........ (2) 35 C. Sutherland(Yarram) ....... (1) 33 S. Sperling (Fish Creek) .... (3) 31 A. Russell (Tarwin) ............. (1) 29 L. Oswald (Inv-K’Wak) ....... (3) 28 J. Wells (Kil-Bass).............. (2) 26 L. McMillan (Stony Creek) . (0) 25 J. Cann (Tarwin) .................. (0) 24

RESERVES

J. Winderlich, J. Broadway, J. McMillan, A. Trotto.

Phillip Island best: D. Hunter, M. Jones, A. Redmond, J. McFee, J. Cleeland, J. Taylor.

FOURTHS

Leading goalkicker: A. Edwards (P) 5.

Phillip Island best: D. Ryan, D. Wilson-Browne, A. Edwards, J. Sanna, L. Arnold.

MDU best: B. Pickersgill, M. Newton, c. Dougherty, W. Horvath, J. Hoy, S. Barnard.

% Pts 187.41 38 167.83 32 132.83 28 115.48 2 6 144.74 2 4 138.62 2 4 135.67 2 4 120.18 20 119.44 20 84.74 12 87.44 8 31.85 0 21.45 0

and Webster were among Toora’s better players but they were missing MaurilliPullin’s marking strength up forward which made goals hard to come by.

Foster’s coach Duursma was reportedly unhappy with their first half and let his players know on the break with the result of four unanswered goals early in the third.

This put the game beyond doubt midway through the quarter and Foster appeared to relax again and seemed content to do only what they had to.

A late Toora goal saw the Tigers sit ahead by eight goals at three quarter time.

The last quarter saw

Foster cruising and as the Toora defence tired, goals came regularly for the visitors.

Toora, as usual, fought hard and never gave up but they lack a few class players, especially on their forward line.

For most of the game Foster did enough without being impressive but they are obviously not the side of the past year or so.

The Tigers host Dalyston on Saturday who have had an inconsistent year and an interesting match should result.

Toora travels to Alberton West to fight the Allies, which will be the match of the round.

UNDER 13 LADDER W L D

%

Pts

312.68 243.55 103.07 121.77 104.35 68.58 42.57 19.60

30 28 24 18 18 12 4 2

GOALKICKERS Z. Caughey(Inv-K’wak ) ...... (1) B. Best (Inv-K’wak) ............ (1) Z. Van Delft (Leon Jnr) ....... (1) B. Rogers (Cnr Inlet ) ......... (3) K. Reid(Inv-K’wak) ............. (1) J. Dunn (Leon Jnr ) ............ (6) B. Patterson (Kor-Bena) ..... (2) M.McGannon (Cnr Inlet) .... (2) C. McKenzie (In K’wak) ...... (0) Ty Scarce (Won Power) ..... (4)

24 16 14 14 12 12 12 11 11 10

Corner Inlet .. 7 0 Inv-K’wak..... 7 2 L’gatha Jnr ... 6 3 Won ........... 4 2 Dalyston ...... 4 4 Kor-Bena ..... 3 6 Phillip Is ......... 1 8 Kil-Bass.......... 0 7

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

UNDER 11 LADDER W LD

Foster 20.6.126 Toora & District 8.4.52 Foster goals: S. Andrews 10, J. Weston 2, N. Grylls 1, J. Stevenson 1, D. Waser 1, D. Granger 1, B. Angwin 1, D. Roose 1, B. Coates 1, M. Andrews 1.

Toora & District goals: M. Brown 2, B. Scammell 2, M. Brown 2, C. Fisher 1, K. Sparkes 1.

Foster best: S. Andrews, M. Eales, S. Condon, D. Granger, J. Northam, N. Grylls.

Toora & District best: M. Glowrey, K. Sparkes, P. Webster, C. Amenta, P. Grant, B. Scammell.

RESERVES

Toora & District 12.6.78 Foster 3.5.23 Leading goalkickers: D. Garlick 2, G. Jones 2, R. Parag 2, D. Brett 2, L. Grylls 2 (T).

Toora & District best: Z. Hemphill, L. Grylls, R. East, H. Hanratty, D. Garlick, M. Stone.

Foster Best: W. Davy, J. Haye, R. Johnston, L. Cripps, J. Davies, J. Chaseling.

THIRDS

Toora & District 10.9.69 Foster 7.10.52 Leading goalkicker: J. Toner (T) 3 Toora & District Best: W. Stoitse, V. Ditta, K. Holmes, S. Bishop, C. Round, J. Toner.

Foster best: M. Green, M. Green, R. Campisi, M. Prowd, J. Rochforte, J. Moore.

FOURTHS

Foster 21.9.135 Toora & District 2.1.13 Leading goalkickers: E. Smith 4, J. Coffey 4 (F).

Foster best: E. Smith, J. Coffey, T. Hamilton, B. Wake, B. Green, L. Ireland.

Toora & District best: L. Chatfield, T. Koolen, B. East, P. Doran, B. Willder, K. Morgan.

%

Pts

427.18 287.10 246.58 120.11 251.88 16.26 25.39 8.52

32 30 28 24 16 8 6 0

GOALKICKERS N. Anderson (Won) ............ (4) L. Gheller (Dalyston) .......... (3) L. O’Neill (Leon Jnr) ........... (0) J. Hume (Leon Jnr) ............ (3) C. McInnes(Inv-K’ak) ......... (1) J. Henry (Won) .................. (1) J. Thornell (Cnr Inlet) ......... (0) Z. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (1) C. Scott (Won) ................... (0) S. Flanders (Cnr Inlet) ........ (2) W. Lindsay (Won) .............. (0)

20 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7

Inv-K’wak...... 7 L’gatha Jnr .... 7 Won ............ 7 Dalyston ....... 6 Corner Inlet ... 3 Kil-Bass ....... 1 Phillip Is .......... 1 Kor-Bena ......... 0

0 1 2 3 4 6 7 9

2 1 0 0 2 2 1 0

% Pts 696.25 4 0 634.21 40 309.22 32 138.05 28 209.72 24 168.41 24 54.67 16 60.03 1 2 32.59 1 2 98.95 8 36.15 8 32.27 8 17.50 4

GOALKICKERS L. Wilkinson (Dalyston)...... (1) 35 K. Taylor (Phillip Island) ...... (4) 23 S. McRae (Tarwin) .............. (0) 22 A. Guymer(Tarwin) ............. (0) 21 B. Vague (Kil-Bass) ............. (2) 20 R. Provan(Kor-Bena) ........... (0) 19 T. Sorrell (Kor-Bena) ........... (1) 18 D. McKean (DWWWW) ...... (2) 17 T. Cole (Phillip Island) ........ (3) 15 J. Jackson (Inv-K’Wak) ...... (9) 15

UNDER 18

LADDER WL D % Pts Kor-Bena ....... 9 1 0 424.39 36 Kil-Bass ........ 9 1 0 386.99 36 Phillip Island .. 8 2 0 397.59 32 MDU............. 8 2 0 176.07 32 Dalyston ........ 7 2 0 254.93 2 8 Toora ............ 7 3 0 97.92 28 Fish Creek .........6 4 0 161.63 24 Yarram ..............3 7 0 39.18 12 DWWWW ..........3 7 0 28.18 12 Foster ................2 8 0 44.91 8 Inv-K’wak ..........1 9 0 38.18 4 Stony Creek.......1 8 0 34.20 4 Tarwin ...............0 10 0 17.95 0 GOALKICKERS M. Edwards (Kor-Bena) ...... (5) 31 J. Dakin (Kil-Bass) ........... (13) 29 J. Krohn (MDU).................. (1) 24 J. Buckland (Fish Creek) .... (2) 23 T. Davey (Dalyston) ............. (0) 23 A. Officer (Phillip Island) .... (1) 23 B. Doran (Toora) ................ (0) 23 B. Dorling (Kor-Bena)......... (1) 22 J. McMillan (MDU) ............. (1) 20 T. Wyatt (Kor-Bena)............ (0) 20

UNDER 15 LADDER WL D Fish Creek.... 10 0 0 Phillip Is...... 9 1 0 Yarram ........ 8 2 0 Kor-Bena ..... 7 2 0 Dalyston ...... 6 2 1 Foster ......... 6 4 0 Inv-K’wak ....... 5 5 0 Kil-Bass.......... 5 5 0 MDU............... 3 7 0 Tarwin ............ 2 8 0 Toora .............. 1 9 0 Stony-Creek ... 1 8 0 DWWWW ....... 1 9 0

% Pts 900.00 40 357.96 36 140.24 32 430.73 30 306.58 26 206.03 24 174.17 20 89.94 20 21.38 12 30.83 8 16.69 4 13.71 4 10.44 4

GOALKICKERS G. Staley (Fish Creek)......... (1) 27 M. Homer (Kil-Bass) .......... (4) 24 B. Harfield/Park (F CK) ....... (2) 23 A. Edwards (Phillip Island) . (5) 23 O. Toussaint (Inv-K’Wak) ... (0) 23 J. McDonald (Yarram) ......... (5) 19 M. Jones (Foster) ............... (1) 19 R. MCGannon (F CK).......... (2) 18 N. Brayley (Inv-K’Wak) ....... (2) 18 G. Park (F CK) .................... (4) 18

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Power shock Warragul ROUND 9 SENIORS LADDER W L D

%

Sale ............8 1 0 251.96 Leongatha .....8 1 0 188.89 Maffra..........6 3 0 122.81 Traralgon ......4 5 0 99.23 Won Power ....4 5 0 94.28 Morwell ...........4 5 0 87.41 Drouin .............3 6 0 75.54 Moe.................3 6 0 71.60 Bairnsdale .......3 6 0 68.60 Warragul .........2 7 0 69.53 GOALKICKERS M. Ferguson (Sale) ............ (3) J. Best (Leongatha) ............ (0) D. Holt (Leongatha)............ (0) B. Hughes (Warragul) ........ (5) D. McKenna (Traralgon) ..... (5) D. Bedggood (Maffra) ........ (2) A. Burgiel (Maffra) ............. (6) J. Gibbs (Bairnsdale).......... (3) D. Stubbe (Maffra) ............. (0) K. Fraser (Sale) .................. (0)

Pts

32 32 24 16 16 16 12 12 12 8

IT WAS a must win game for the Power against Warragul on the weekend and the Power came through

with the goods.

The challenge was made harder through injury to key players, three recent loses and that they were up against a side rebuilding wanting to add

46 41 35 35 32 26 25 21 20 18

RESERVES LADDER W L D

Leongatha ....8 Sale ...........5 Maffra.........5 Morwell ......5 Won Power ...4 Drouin ............4 Traralgon ........2 Warragul ........1 Moe................1

0 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 7

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

%

Pts

281.20 176.73 167.63 110.73 132.87 71.54 78.17 43.85 32.63

32 20 20 20 18 18 8 4 4

GOALKICKERS

N. Fowler (Sale) ................. (1) M. Davies (Leongatha) ....... (0) J. Pellicano (Leongatha) .... (1) A. Winter (Won Power) ...... (4) R. Tack (Won Power) ......... (2) A. Caile (Morwell) .............. (0) A. Slottje (Traralgon) .......... (0) K. O’Dwyer (Sale) ............... (1) R. Todd (Won Power) ........ (2) M. Davis (Sale) .................. (0) S. Pollard (Sale) ................. (2)

22 21 19 16 14 13 12 12 12 10 10

UNDER 18 W L D

%

Bairnsdale ....9 0 0 390.91 Traralgon ......8 1 0 287.28 Warragul ......7 2 0 205.14 Sale ............5 4 0 208.10 Won Power ....5 4 0 165.71 Maffra .............4 5 0 100.17 Leongatha .......3 6 0 57.06 Morwell ...........3 6 0 56.67 Drouin .............1 8 0 40.48 Moe.................0 9 0 4.47 GOALKICKERS R. Buttner (Warragul)......... (3) P. Ryan (Won Power) ......... (1) N. Campbell (Sale) ............. (4) J. Weatherley (Maffra) ....... (0) J. Brown (Warragul)........... (0) B. Mitchell (Bairnsdale) ...... (4) B. Davidson (Leongatha).... (1) E. Johnson (Sale) ............... (5) D. Hayes (Bairnsdale) ........ (2) T. Huther (Won Power) ...... (1) W. Russell (Bairnsdale) ...... (1)

Wonthaggi goals: B. Marshall 3, D. O’Connor 3, P. Young 2, A. Ware 2, T. Krause 2, M. Kelly 1, N. Jones 1, T. Harley 1.

Wonthaggi best: J. Blair, P. Young, T. Gilliland, L. White, N. Jones, B. Macfarlane.

Warragul goals: B. Hughes 5, B. Kimm 3, M. Gray 2.

Warragul best: B. Hughes, B. Nott, M. Bradley, B. Kimm, M. Nobelius, J. Morgan.

Warragul goals: R. Buttner 3, C. Carey 2, T. Hobbs 1, J. Steinfort 1, S. Kelly 1, J. Welsh 1.

Warragul best: R. Buttner, S. Kelly, N. McCarty, M. Weadley, T. Hughes.

Wonthaggi goals: T. Huther 1, P. Ryan 1, J. Membrey 1, A. FerreiraNeto 1, A. Murray 1.

Wonthaggi best: J. Read, L. Gennacarro, R. Lindsay, L. O’Connor, T. Landells, X. Phyland.

Wonthaggi goals: A. Winter 4, R. Todd 2, R. Tack 2, A. Sorensen 2, S. Hamilton 1, Z. Gilmour 1, M. Pugh 1.

Wonthaggi best: B. Foon, R. Tack, S. Roche, R. Todd, J. Read, M. Pugh.

Warragul goals: J. Buttner 1.

Warragul best: D. Bramstedt, D. Hendrikse, J. Deen, M. Russell, B. Monahan, B. Egan.

LADDER %

UNDER 18 Warragul 9.7.61 d Wonthaggi 5.6.36

Pts

UNDER 16 W L D

SENIORS Wonthaggi 15.12.102 d Warragul 10.16.76

36 32 28 20 20 16 12 12 4 0 32 20 19 19 17 15 15 15 14 13 13

Pts

Sale ............9 0 0 627.74 Traralgon ......8 1 0 546.24 Maffra..........7 2 0 280.35 Bairnsdale ....5 4 0 177.26 Morwell .......4 5 0 65.92 Moe.................4 5 0 52.19 Drouin .............3 5 1 68.95 Leongatha .......3 5 1 51.41 Warragul .........1 8 0 56.94 Won Power .....0 9 0 7.96 GOALKICKERS

36 32 28 20 16 16 14 14 4 0

B. Connelly (Maffra) ........... (0) N. Dennison (Bairnsdale) ... (0) L. Ronchi (Sale) ................. (5) B. McCarrey (Bairnsdale) ... (2) N. Holmes (Sale) ................ (5) J. Jans (Sale) ..................... (2) B. Walker (Sale) ................. (0) C. Driffield (Maffra) ............ (0) H. Britten (Traralgon) ......... (2) B. Regan (Maffra) .............. (0) T. Jolly (Sale) ..................... (4)

29 27 24 20 15 15 14 14 14 13 13

were well supported down back and Nathan Jones collected many kicks around the ground.

Gray goaled for Warragul and Ben Hughes had a purple patch with a further three quick goals to lift the Warragul performance. The signs were better for them now and it was game on.

The third quarter was an even affair and only 11 points separated the two sides at the final break. Warragul got the first goal through Hughes and the game was tightening up.

It was getting darker and the lights were switched on.

With the pressure tempers were tested and undisciplined play from Blackwood saw him sent from the ground. The resulting free kick for Nathan Jones registered an important goal.

It also stirred Power into

action with a further goal to Krause. The whole side lifted and Wonthaggi continued to build for a big finish, running out convincing winners by 26 points.

It was a hard fought victory full of spirit and character.

It was a game Wonthaggi had to win and although they had to work hard to achieve the result there were many positives to go forward to the next big challenge, Leongatha at home next week.

Warragul also face a big task against Traralgon but cannot be underestimated, such is the evenness of the competition.

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 12 - June 23 DWWWW v Toora Foster v Dalyston Stony Creek v Yarram MDU v Fish Creek Kor-Bena v Phillip Island Kil-Bass v I-K Tarwin - bye

MID GIPPSLAND Round 10 - June 23 Yallourn-Yall Nth v Yarragon Newborough v Thorpdale Trafalgar v Boolarra Mirboo North v Hill End Yinnar v Morwell East

GIPPSLAND

UNDER 16 Warragul 10.10.70 d Wonthaggi 3.11.29

Round 10 - June 23 Drouin v Moe Sale v Bairnsdale (Sunday) Wonthaggi v Leongatha Traralgon v Warragul Morwell v Maffra

Warragul goals: J. Orlicki 2, L. Crowle 2, N. Stevenson 2, T. Hobbs 1, B. Hefford 1, W. Barnes 1, T. Kelly 1.

Warragul best: T. Axford, J. Burke, M. Walker, J. Bloink, L. Smith, J. Patullo.

Wonthaggi goals: B. Jeffries 1, P. Dunlevie 1, L. McLean 1.

Wonthaggi best: P. Dunlevie, L. Membrey, T. Huther, J. Van Zanen, D. Rielly, C. Waters.

Round 11 - June 23 Bunyip v Poowong Koo Wee Rup v Ellinbank Lang Lang v Nar Nar Goon Longwarry v Garfield Nilma-Darnum v Catani Nyora v Neerim South Warragul Ind v Cora Lynn Buln Buln - bye

ELLINBANK

Hard at it: Wonthaggi Power’s Jarrod Hill was hard at it when his team took on Warragul on Saturday.

• LEONGATHA CYCLING

Windy day for riders RIDERS faced a fine but windy day for the Leongatha North handicap on Saturday.

A gusty north westerly wind was blowing making the climb up the finish into the wind.

Fortunately the racing finished around 30 minutes before the rain arrived.

There were just 13 starters for the senior race.

Limit was Lindsay Love on 20 minutes followed by Tony Giles and David Bennett on 14 minutes then Morgan and Ken Barnes on nine minutes.

They were chased by a group of four on six minutes – David Barker, Neil White,

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Moe 22.17.149 d Bairnsdale 10.6.66 Maffra 16.5.101 d Traralgon 14.10.94 Drouin 16.9.105 d Morwell 12.11.83 RESERVES Maffra 16.10.106 d Traralgon 2.8.20 Drouin 7.10.52 d Morwell 6.11.47 UNDER 18

Hughes kicked important goals for Warragul to keep them in the game.

Mark Bradley was using all his skills and knowledge of the ground to advantage for Warragul and was playing very well. Mark was a premiership player for the Rovers in 1995, played on this very ground.

Another goal to Marshall gave the quarter to the Power but they weren’t getting everything their own way while White for the Power was excellent around the ground.

The second quarter saw Wonthaggi push even harder, playing confidently and backing up each other well.

Goals to O’ Connor, Kelly, Marshall, Ware and Young put them in a strong position with a three goal lead at half time.

Gilliland and McFarlane

Someone to lean on: Wonthaggi Football and Netball Club stalwarts Emma Earl and Leigh De Munk are helping each other through their various rehabilitations.

RESERVES Wonthaggi 13.15.93 d Warragul 1.0.6

LADDER

another notch to its belt.

The scene was well set for a big game to mark the half way point of the season.

Conditions as usual at Wonthaggi were perfect; a magnificent ground that was beautifully presented.

Wonthaggi started well, switched on, keen to get the upper hand early and applying pressure was all over the ground.

Bryce Marshall for the Power got their first major followed by Dom O’Connor and Troy Harley who were making the most of the opportunities.

Phil Young and Aaron Ware along with youngsters Jack Blair and Joel Liddle were gaining many valuable possessions around the ground and driving the ball down forward.

Brett Kimm and Ben

Bairnsdale 28.17.185 d Moe 0.1.1 Traralgon 13.5.83 d Maffra 7.0.42 Morwell 11.4.70 d Drouin 10.9.69 UNDER 16 Moe 7.6.48 d Bairnsdale 5.15.45 Traralgon 15.15.105 d Maffra 1.1.7 Morwell 12.7.79 d Drouin 7.5.47

Steve Wilson and Kevin Feely being lifted out from the backmarkers.

A duo of Tony Smith and Tony Clark were on three minutes whilst Ron Purtle was on one minute and the lone scratch rider was Stuart Smith.

At the end of the first lap there was no change in the order except that Kevin Feely had ridden away from his co-markers first time up the climb to Leongatha North and David Bennett had mechanical trouble.

The limit rider still had a good break but the back markers had bunched up.

First time into Leongatha with the down-hill run and tail wind Stuart Smith was clocking in at around 50kmh.

With the circuit involving the climb up to the Yarragon Rd intersection and then a further 2km up to Leongatha North the race all came together over the last two km.

First up the limit rider was caught by the Barnes then it was Kevin Feely charging through to catch

the Barnes duo with just one km to go.

However, he was under pressure still from his comarkers and a flying backmarkers group.

The backmarkers rode through the rest of the field up the climb but Kevin held on to score a well earned win.

Ron Purtle won the sprint for second ahead of Tony and Stuart Smith.

Stuart claimed fastest time (53.30min) which was a very quick time.

Next home was Neil White 5th, Steve Wilson 6th, Ken Barnes 7th, David Barker 8th, Morgan Barnes 9th and Tony Clark rounding out the top ten.

The juniors raced one lap of the 19km circuit with Hamish Bissett and Austin Timmins giving Alex Bennett a start of four minutes.

The backmarkers worked well together and picked up Alex on the climb leaving then for a sprint to decide the placings. Austin proved the strongest claiming the win ahead of Hamish and Alex.

Austin also claimed fastest time – 37.17min.

Next Tuesday night there is a club meeting at Phil Ewington’s residence.

Racing next weekend is from Tarwin Lower and features the 4th handicap for the winter series.

This involves racing towards Walkerville and back and usually produces a bunch finish.

Juniors excel at Shepparton Leongatha Junior riders did well at the Shepparton Junior Tour recently.

Thomas McFarlane riding in the Under 15 A Grade division came away winner of the overall event. Thomas started the weekend with a second in the road stage, a sixth place in the time trial and capped it off with a win in Sundays road stage to collect enough points to claim the overall win.

Will Lumby riding in the Under 15 B Grade event scored a fifth, eighth in the time trial and a second in the Sunday road stage to finish up with a fourth in the points overall.

Winners group: (from left) second Ron Purtle, first Kevin Feely and third Tony Smith.

Action: Steve Wilson, Neil White and David Barker on the second lap of the Leongatha North circuit.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - PAGE 59

Tennis star reaches out

Running in: Pete Murray and Rohan Phillips race to shore for Wonthaggi on Sunday.

Air time: the racers from the Inverloch IRB team soar after hitting a wave during Sunday’s racing.

IT’S all about the game for Sarah Ford.

“Once I get on the court that’s all there is,” she said.

“Nothing exists outside these white lines.”

Ford begged for her first tennis racquet at age three after catching a glimpse of Wimbledon on television and had been in love with the game ever since.

With a strong presence playing as a junior, Ford was facing opponents on courts in France and in various junior tournaments around the world.

The Leongatha North tennis star is aiming to push her on-court dreams as far as possible.

Ford is currently ranked 585 out of all Australian women and 153 in Victoria.

This comes after working up from no ranking last year after being out of the game from injury and study.

When Ford was injured she missed the game more than anything.

“I wanted to just get back on the court but I had a stupid moon-boot thing on because of my broken ankle,” she said.

“It finally came to a point where I just stood on the court and started swinging again and it was so good.”

The 19-year-old has made this fantastic progress thanks to the help of her parents Neville and Angie.

“They are my support team,” she said.

“Mum makes sure I’m entered into tournaments and has all the stats and dad gets us to the matches.”

“I wouldn’t be able to do it without them; I just play the game.”

Sadly due to her mother’s health expenses the family can no longer fund Sarah’s dream.

“I just want the chance to persue my goal to play at a professional level,” she said.

“I hope that someone can help to take me to the next step.

“I don’t like asking for help but I can’t do it by myself right now.”

Ford has no coach or hitting partner and would be grateful if anyone would be able to have a weekly hit of tennis with her to keep her skills up.

She is also looking for a flexible part time job which she can do during the week.

“It’s almost impossible to find an employer that will be flexible enough to allow me to have weekends off for tournaments,” she said.

Since leaving the junior competitions the sport has become expensive with fewer tournaments, higher entry fees and more travel required.

“I’ve put a lot of hard work into this so far and I’m not going to give up but it’s really hard to keep trying to improve without some extra help,” Ford said.

If you can help Sarah reach her dream call her mother Angie on 0411 043 129; any help will be greatly appreciated.

Determined: Leongatha North’s Sarah Ford is pushing hard to reach her goal of playing professional tennis.

Rolling and racing THERE were definitely thrills and spills at Inverloch on Sunday as the Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club hosted IRB racers from around Victoria.

From the first race, swells caused havoc for racers with rollovers becoming a common occurrence throughout the day.

ISLSC president Angela Malan said it was a successful carnival despite the conditions.

“It was a very cold and windy day but the racing was fantastic,” she said.

“A lot of the bay clubs were struggling with the swell and wind changes which led to some spectacular boat rolls.”

Despite the valiant efforts from local clubs including Inverloch, Wonthaggi and Woolamai, Ocean Grove came out on top for the day closely followed by Williamstown.

“It’s always good to get some competition happening down in the Bass region and to show the clubs from the west our beaches,” Ms Malan said.

“I’d just like to thank all the club members who helped out on the day.”

CGJFL UNDER 10 Leongatha 3.4.22 d Moe Maroons 0.0.0 Goals: C. Russell, M. McGrath, E. Lamers.

Best: A. Maxwell, J. Williams, J. Wrigley, J. Lindsay, T. Chadwick, M. Portelli.

UNDER 12 Leongatha 12.1.73 d Moe Maroons 2.1.13 Goals: J. Lamers 3, B. Perry 3, R. Lindsay 2, J. Stockdale, J. Hastings, M. McGannon, C. Chadwick.

Best: B. Hastings, D. Williams, J. Stockdale, J. Lamers, B. Perry, C. Chadwick.

UNDER 14 Leongatha 7.10.52 d Moe Maroons 3.3.21 Goals: B. Amato 2, O. Maclean 2, A. Argento 1, H. McGannon 1, T. O’Halloran 1.

Best: L. Riseley, A. Argento, O. Maclean, E. Stephenson, B. Amato, K. Cooper.

AJFL UNDER 11 Leongatha 9.12.66 d Phillip Island 2.0.12 Goals: J. Hume 3, A. Ballagh 2, J. Fisher 2, W. Pressnell, J. Ryan.

UNDER 13 Leongatha 8.8.56 d Phillip island 5.9.39 Goals: J. Dunn 6, D. Ginnane, Z. Van Delft.

Best: J. Dunn, C. Olden, C. Alexander, N. Battersby, T. Westaway, M. Harry.

Flipping over: the safety boats had a big job on their hands helping upright many boats during Sunday’s racing.

CGJFL ladders UNDER 10 W L D

Trafalgar....... 8 Youth Club .... 6 Leongatha ..... 5 New Reds ..... 5 Mor Tigers .... 5 Moe Blues ....... 4 Moe Maroons.. 4 Yinnar ............. 4 Hill & Rovers ... 2 Mirboo North .. 2 New Blues ....... 1 Yallourn Nth .... 0

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

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

%

782.14 311.36 307.02 260.38 131.00 141.51 121.15 81.68 83.72 48.48 31.31 3.01

Pts

32 26 22 22 20 18 16 16 8 8 4 0

UNDER 12 W L D

Trafalgar....... 8 New Blues..... 7 New Reds ..... 6 Leongatha ..... 6 Mirboo North.. 5 Youth Club ...... 5 Yinnar ............. 4 Moe Blues ....... 2 Moe Maroons.. 2 Hill & Rovers ... 2 Yallourn Nth .... 1 Mor Tigers ...... 0

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

%

607.81 349.04 522.54 484.62 145.03 134.34 82.17 41.48 35.28 26.37 20.95 8.53

Pts

32 28 24 24 20 20 16 8 8 8 4 0

UNDER 14 W L D

Leongatha ..... 8 Mirboo North.. 8 Youth Club .... 6 Moe Maroons.. 5 Moe Blues..... 4 Yinnar ............. 4 New Blues ....... 4 New Reds........ 3 Trafalgar .......... 2 Mor Tigers ...... 2 Hill & Rovers ... 1 Yallourn Nth .... 0

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

%

398.48 275.25 162.74 128.52 151.46 123.62 103.42 70.91 56.03 49.00 38.67 17.98

Pts

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

PAGE 60 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Kaila flies out

By Jacob de Kunder LEONGATHA’S own Olympian, Kaila McKnight, is leaving Australian soil tomorrow (Wednesday) and heading to London in preparation for the 2012 Olympics.

Dropping by: Kaila McKnight visited her old primary school, St Laurence’s Leongatha last week before flying out to London for the Olympics tomorrow (Wednesday).

“It’s starting to get exciting,” McKnight told The Star last week.

The 1500m runner is in career best form going into the final preparations for the games, recently returning from Asia where she ran her personal best time of 4:05.61.

“I raced in Korea first and came third, then went on to Shanghai in China and raced in the Diamond League where I ran a PB and came sixth which I was happy with,” she said.

“Tactically it was nowhere near a perfect race; I actually ran quite poorly so getting that time was really pleasing.

“Everything is going incredibly with my training.”

When The Star spoke to McKnight after qualifying back in April she was concerned about her strength but those fears are no longer present.

“I went to Falls Creek and improved incredibly,” she said.

“I think the pressure and relief from making the team was all off my shoulders and let

me improve.

“It’s just been getting better every week.”

Despite the great improvements made over the past months McKnight said there is still progress to be made.

“There’s definitely room to improve before the games,” she said.

“We’re still doing really high mileage and everything is improving and we’ve still got to do some speed work.

“To run 4:05 of completely high mileage is great. I’m really happy with that because that’s where I have usually peaked so there’s still plenty to come.”

After arriving in London McKnight will be racing around Europe leading up to the games.

“My first race will be on July 3, then a 1500m in Germany, and then I’ll run the Diamond League race in London and maybe sneak in an 800m just before the Olympics,” she said.

McKnight is very grateful for all the support she has received from the community.

“I just want to thank everyone,” she said.

“It’s amazing the amount of support I have gotten from all the locals - I’ll be running for them all.”

Watch out for Kaila in the open ceremony of the Olympics and in her first heat on August 6.

Parrots lose their streak

By Kate Pellicano THE Leongatha Parrots made the trip to Sale to play the Magpies under lights, in a game destined to be Leongatha’s biggest of the year.

With major player and coach Will Thursfield out for two weeks with concussion and Paul LePage omitted, Hayden Browne, and Jason Tomada, both free of injury, were called up to fill their positions.

Sale came out strong and got the majority of the ball in the first five minutes of the game, but they were unable to capitalise on their goals.

The Parrots were playing a very open game which saw Jason Tomada take a pearler right in front of the grand stand. He tried to make something of it, but Sale soon put a stop to that.

Sale’s leading goal kicker, Matt Ferguson then kicked his first goal for the match.

Under pressure, Chris Verboon weaved his magic on the field and kicked the Parrots’ first goal. This was followed by Julian Stone who also kicked his first, with a beautiful play set up by captain Col Sanbrook.

Zac Vernon was very strong, picking up the crumbs after great defensive pressure in the backline, but was unable to stop Ferguson who went for his second attempt at goal on the siren, but missed.

The Parrots went into quarter time up by just three points, with the score at 13 to 10.

During the quarter break, Will Thursfield addressed the players. He told his team to slow down and be calm with the ball. The midfielders were getting beaten too easily by Sale and had to switch on defensively.

The Magpies came out strong in the second quarter, kicking the first goal. Chris Verboon managed a great smother.

Jake Best thought he was playing for Sale and almost took out Julian Stone, but he was far too slick and kicked his second for the game.

Dave Gourdis was playing a great strong game and applied strong defensive pressure in the backline, making it hard for Sale to achieve a free flowing match.

The Magpies were playing their own game, which made it difficult for the Parrots’ players to man up, with Sale having a free man in most of the passages of play.

In the dying minutes of the quarter, the ball kept getting held up by the great defensive pressure on the Parrots backline. Time was on the Parrots side when Sale did get the opportunity to score, but were beaten by the siren.

At half time the scores were 35 to 21 in favour of the home side.

Going in to the third quarter, Dave Gourdis provided some strong ruck work in the centre, then kicked to Jake Best who set Chris Verboon up for goal, but he unfortunately kicked it out on the full.

The Sale players were making the Leongatha side earn their play, doing a lot of blocking and then sprinting off and dropping a man into the centre.

Some unselfish play by Col Sanbrook saw Chris Verboon set up Beau Vernon who kicked a pearler.

Beau Vernon increased the intensity of play by making something out of nothing and kicked his second for the game.

Chris Verboon used his great set of hands in what was his best quarter, which helped the Parrots players to lift and step up their intensity.

In the last quarter, the Parrots only trailed the Magpies by six points, but Sale were far too strong in the centre clearances. Sale had two attempts at goal but only snagged one. They continued to play a very free flowing game and always had a man free.

The Magpies had very slick hands and were able to put great defensive pressure on the Parrots, making it very difficult for them to get the ball into their forward line.

Sale’s Brendon Rathnow showed his class,

when he slipped over right in front of the Magpies’ goal, but quickly got straight back up on his feet and snapped a goal off his left foot, letting the Parrots know they weren’t backing down.

The Sale Magpies kept the Parrots scoreless in the last quarter and were by far the better team on the day.

The Parrots go away with their heads held high and will play Wonthaggi Power at Wonthaggi next week.

SENIORS Sale 11.12.78 d Leongatha 6.6.42 Sale goals: M. Ferguson 3, L. Collins 2, B. Rathnow 2, J. Dunkley 1, J. McLay 1, B. Walker 1, D. McLaren 1.

Sale best: J. Wallace, K. Martin, C. Laverty, A. Quirk, L. Collins, S. Fyfe.

Leongatha goals: C. Verboon 2, J. Stone 2, B. Vernon 2.

Leongatha best: J. Stone, C. Verboon, T. Clingan, R. McLennan, C. Sanbrook, R. Kelly.

RESERVES Leongatha 8.10.58 d Sale 8.5.53 Leongatha goals: S. Vagg 3, J. Hickey 1, N. Eddy 1, T. Pellicano 1, K. Gray 1, J. Pellicano 1.

Leongatha best: P. Kindellan, M. Coghlan, J. Renden, T. Pellicano, R. O’Loughlin, N. Phelan.

Sale goals: B. Martin 3, S. Pollard 2, K. O’Dwyer 1, N. Fowler 1, P. Cousin 1.

Sale best: M. Davis, J. Glenane, B. McKay, J. Evans, C. Hudson, S. Pollard.

UNDER 18 Sale 14.18.102 d Leongatha 4.3.27 Sale goals: E. Johnson 5, N. Campbell 4, Z. Petrovic 2, B. Rees 1, N. Flint 1, J. McIntosh 1.

Sale best: B. Rees, S. Dessent, J. Murphy, A. Spencer, E. Johnson, N. Campbell.

Leongatha goals: A. Castagna 2, O. Kerr 1, B. Davidson 1.

Leongatha best: B. Vanrooy, W. McCaughan, J. Burge, S. Cornelissen, J. Ginnane, B. Davidson.

UNDER 16 Sale 28.16.184 d Leongatha 1.3.9 Sale goals: L. Ronchi 5, N. Holmes 5, T. Jolly 4, J. Jans 2, B. Jones 2, B. Dessent 2, B. Olsson 1, T. Holt 1, N. Turner 1, B. Kuch 1, A. Dingwall 1, B. Brew 1, M. Ogilvie 1, S. Allen 1.

Sale best: N. Holmes, J. Allison, T. Jolly, B. Olsson, N. Turner, T. Holt.

Leongatha goals: L. Wright 1.

Leongatha best: M. Dennison, M. Borschman, K. Materia, J. Riseley, B. Moscript, F. Kelly.

Flying high: Leongatha met their match when they came up against Sale under lights on Saturday night. There was much anticipation in the lead-up to the game, but Sale proved too good for the undefeated Parrots at the midpoint of the season. Pictured, Dave Goudis rucked strongly all night.