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LEONGATHA’s Ray Debenham (left) is on the trail of treasure. He believes millions of dollars worth of treasure was buried around Mount Best by pirates in the 18th century and is still there. He disputes a newspaper report from 1952 that claims the treasure was apparently hidden by pirate Benito “Bloody Sword” Bonito, at Queenscliff near Geelong. Mount Best, in Mr Debenham’s eyes, is the resting spot of loot plundered from Peru and he has a map that he says shows the location. Follow the adventure on page 4. Mr Debenham wishes to keep the real map a closely guarded secret and so he is depicted holding a digitally altered version.
BRING IT ON Farmers see dollar signs in CSG industry
By Laura Gibb and Tayla Kershaw SOME farmers welcome the prospect of gas mining in South Gippsland, despite overwhelming community opposition to the new industry. But the man leading the State Government’s community consultation process about natural gas
and coal seam gas mining said those supporters were not willing to express their views publicly for fear of reprisals. Mike Maguire, managing director of The Primary Agency, believed there has been interest from farmers who saw the opportunity for diversification and a further source of income. “These farmers may not necessarily support the idea but are curious and want to find out more
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to see if there is a benefit,” he said. “Seventy-five per cent (of people) are apprehensive or outright negative towards gas mining. “The others support the idea but will not show willingness to express their opinions.” Mr Maguire said many supporters of gas mining stay quiet for fear of being attacked but his team wanted to hear from them.
Community consultations were held at the Inverloch Community Hub last Tuesday and the Old Shire Hall in Mirboo North on Wednesday. At Mirboo North, protesters were unhappy about the risk of water contamination, depressed property values and the industrialisation of the landscape if CSG mining eventuated in South Gippsland. Continued on page 4.
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Rubbish act
By Stuart Biggins
FROM high on the hill the scenery is stunning and in this location west of Leongatha along Harveys Road, there is a unique panorama of the town.
Except for the pile of household rubbish children’s toys, kitchen appliances and everything in between. This pile of rubbish was
reported as dumped to South Gippsland Shire Council on Friday morning. By mid-afternoon council’s local laws officers Claire O’Callaghan and Bruce Gardiner had enough evidence to summons their suspect, who is likely to find himself before the magistrate in court at Korumburra in a few weeks’ time. At the end of the day he will find himself out of pocket a couple of thousand dollars. Unfortunately, accord-
ing to Ms O’Callaghan and Mr Gardiner, the incidence of rubbish being dumped by the roadside is all too common. They deal with an average of one incident a week.
Disrespectful act: South Gippsland Shire Council’s local laws officers Claire O’Callaghan and Bruce Gardiner at the site of rubbish dumped at Harveys Road, Leongatha.
Rule stinks SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has been urged to challenge the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) over a rule governing septic systems and water bores at Sandy Point and Venus Bay.
Well liked: the late Ian Dyson has been remembered for his passion for daffodils and the Leongatha Daffodil Festival.
Daffodil icon touched many THE Leongatha Daffodil Festival will go on this year despite the death of long time supporter Ian Dyson last Monday week (June 16).
Mr Dyson, late of Dumbalk, was an important part of the festival for many years. The Leongatha Horticultural Society has described Mr Dyson as a major exhibitor in the daffodil show with prizewinning blooms and new plants of his own breeding. Since he moved back to the area, his business, Classic Daffodils, has supplied and donated cut daffodils for the festival, mainly for the window and business displays. Society secretary Lillian Brittain said as
soon as organisers of the show and festival are able to proceed with planning, they will do so promptly. “The Leongatha Daffodil Festival will continue the momentum that was created last year, supported by everyone who participates,” she said. “But the role that Ian played will never be quite filled.” Mr Dyson and his wife Joy joined the Leongatha Horticultural Society in 2012, after moving back to the area. Mr Dyson was the main force in bringing the National Daffodil Championships to Leongatha in 2015. The American Daffodil Society’s Facebook page said Mr Dyson’s death was “a tragic loss to his daffodil friends around the world”.
Explosion shocks AN improvised explosive device caused an explosion in a Mirboo North front yard on Wednesday morning.
The device was hidden under a bush in front of a house in Grand Ridge East. It was made from soda capsules and sparklers. No structural damage was caused to the house but a significant shock wave
was generated. This is the latest in a series of events in South Gippsland. Police said the chance of serious injury or death to the person setting the device or to an innocent bystander was highly likely. Leongatha and Mirboo North police are urgently seeking information from the public in a bid to find the offender before more incidents occur.
The Sandy Point Community Group said a regulation requiring septic systems to be 50m from a domestic water bore was hindering construction of new homes, and affecting property sales and values. Building approvals have been delayed as property owners have been unable to obtain a sewerage permit. The setback may be reduced to 20m if the wastewater system includes secondary treatment and disinfection. Small blocks in the towns impede residents’ ability to comply as a neighbour’s water bore may be close to the property boundary. While domestic water bores are not licensed for potable water use, some people use bore water to supplement household potable water supplies. Neither Sandy Point nor Venus Bay has reticulated water or sewerage, and Tarwin Lower could also be affected. Sandy Point Community Group president Dr Neil Shaw addressed council about the issue last Wednesday, ahead of council debating further action at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting. He said many Sandy Point residents were not aware of the regulation’s implications. “Don’t let the EPA get
away with this and cause so much angst in the community,” he said. “How many instances have there been in Sandy Point where people have suffered illness as a direct result of contaminated water from bores?” Dr Shaw told The Star while the EPA rule was 11 years old, council had only started to implement it, given it has a map indicating where bores are. Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett said for council to challenge the EPA by producing scientific evidence of groundwater contamination would be costly. “I do appreciate what you are saying but it is a good example of the reality of council and its budget,” he said. “It is not a question of us thumbing our noses at the EPA. We can’t.” But Cr Andrew McEwen disagreed, saying council’s role was to advocate on behalf of the community. Crs Bob Newton and Don Hill concurred with Cr McEwen. Ken Stranger of Sandy Point said the community must be told of the implications. While the EPA rule applies to new sewerage systems, Dr Shaw said old systems were causing issues.
“Old septic tanks cannot be replaced in the exact same location by a new modern water treatment system because of the new EPA setback rules,” he said. Dr Shaw believed about 500 or 78 per cent of Sandy Point homes used old concrete septics,
“many of which have not been emptied or properly maintained for many years”. A council report stated no planning permit has been refused so far as neighbours either relocate or decommission bores to resolve any issues.
Progress risk: Ken Stranger (left) of Sandy Point and Sandy Point Community Group president Dr Neil Shaw are concerned about the implications of an EPA rule affecting development in their town.
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Leongatha resident Ray Debenham first heard about the treasure as a young man. “In 1954, it was documented a very poor man conned someone into lending him enough money to buy a bulldozer,” he said. “With the bulldozer, he uncovered $30 million worth of treasure in the Mount Best area. The bulldozer is still sitting there today. “The farm where this treasure was found is on Wintles Road and is now a holiday home. You could drive to the dozer with a four wheel drive.” On June 14, 1952 the Sunday Herald reported a holidaymaker found an 18th century coin on the beach near Queenscliff. This piece of treasure is also believed to have belonged to Benito Bonito. According to the article, Bonito sailed the Spanish Main in the 18th century, plundering
Boolarra beef farmer Tania Brown was concerned about the water supply being poisoned. “We could potentially lose our whole overseas industry,” she said. “One cow contaminated by the fracking industry can have a devastating effect. We will lose our clean image.” Denyse Menzies from Mardan said facilitators at the open day were reasonable in their one on one discussions. “Hopefully something positive will come out of today, and the government will do the right thing and we get a fair hearing,” she said. “No one comes to the community to live in a gas field.” At Inverloch, objectors to gas mining gathered before the session, led by members of anti mining group Lock the Gate. “We never have problems about people showing up,” Jessica Harrison of Wonthaggi said. “People are determined to let the government know they’re not happy with the area becoming a gasfield.” Victorian Lock the Gate
coordinator Ursula Alquier of Willow Grove was pleased with the turnout of objectors. “What people want is a total ban. The only way to guarantee water and food
security is to not have it,” she said. Attendees at previous open days expressed concerns about water quality, property values, the beauty of the landscape, insurance,
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tourism and public health. Protecting South Gippsland’s tourism was one of the concerns of Mae Adams of Venus Bay. “Ecotourism is the fastest growing tourism sector globally and is now worth over $1 billion in Australia,” she said. “All of the investment – by Landcare, Coastcare and other groups – in biodiversity is being put at risk by this kind of extractive industry. “We support the farmers. It’s all related to the health of the land.” Mr Maguire said the best way for people to be heard was to speak to a neutral facilitator. “This market research and two part extensive study will be compiled in a report on March 31,” he said. “It is a vehicle for the community voice to be heard by government. This is not just about who shouts the loudest.” Mr Maguire, who has a farm at Nyora, said his team was present to listen. “It’s a genuine consultation,” he said. “No other state has given the community an opportunity to say what they want before anything
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falls to the second, who said there were arrows carved into rocks along the way. “The last arrow points up the hill to where a cave was dug. We believe slaves were made to carry the treasure up to the cave and then they were buried with the treasure,” he said. “The cave is said to have been sealed with two steel doors from the ship.” Mr Debenham said he heard the cave had been excavated at some stage, but no treasure was located. Several more sites have been pinpointed as suspected burial spots for Bonito’s treasure, but all are located on private land or locations that are hard to access. “I know a few people who snuck in with metal detectors and marked several sites, but the owner of the property doesn’t want to let anyone on,” Mr Debenham said. “Now I have a map and a big metal detector, I want to go back up there and ask the owner again. There is no one left around that knows about it, so it will disappear.” There are no records of treasure being found at Queenscliff, however the $30 million haul from Mount Best was apparently reported in both The Star and the Foster Mirror.
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jewels, silver and gold from Lima in Peru. Legend has it he hid most of his treasure on Cocos Island, but apparently on his last attempt to reach the island, he was diverted by a British man-o’-war and he hid the treasure at Queenscliff instead. This is a slightly different scenario to the one described by Mr Debenham, who believes Bonito was overthrown by members of his crew, who then sailed to a river in southern Victoria. “They sailed the ship up the Franklin River to the Franklin Falls, which is where I always believed the treasure was buried,” he said. “There is a rock at the falls with a dagger and a horse head carved into it. But since then, I have discovered it was buried at another set of falls further up near Mount Best.” The Sunday Herald article claimed another pirate, known as Stingaree Jack, had escaped from Bonito’s ship with a treasure map tattooed on his arm. It was said he used the map to find Bonito’s buried treasure and then he moved it to another location. Mr Debenham said he knows of people who have walked the Franklin River from the first
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happens.” He emphasised the government did not send his team to convince people to accept gas mining. “That is absolutely not the case,” Mr Maguire said. The government also sent a small team of technical experts such as geologists, hydrogeologists and regulatory experts who were briefed to answer questions in a neutral way. The team uses the term “onshore natural gas” to cover four types of gas: coal seam gas, tight gas, shale gas and conventional natural gas. Mr Maguire said after former Howard Government minister Peter Reith delivered the Gas Market Taskforce Review, the State Government realised it needed a better understanding of the community’s views. “Our job is to find out what the communities think and feel,” he said. The work of the open days was qualitative, aiming to capture the views of the community. “We’re also running a fully statistically valid quantitative study,” Mr Maguire said. Community information open days are being held in 14 locations across the state, many of them in Gippsland. Between 60 and 130 people are attending a typical session. The places chosen to hold open days are ones whose geology indicates there may be gas under the ground. After the open days, people nominated by stakeholder groups, including protest groups such as Lock the Gate, will be invited to community workshops. “That report is the vehicle by which the community’s voice will be heard by government,” Mr Maguire said.
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Dairy delay
Budget relief
By Sarah Vella
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is confident of being able to manage its budget in the wake of federal funding cuts, avoiding the need for further rate rises or service cuts.
VIPLUS Dairy in Toora has reportedly ceased production after China introduced new rules requiring foreign dairy companies to undergo a registration and audit process.
China had introduced tighter controls on the dairy sector following the deaths of six babies in 2008 from tainted Chinese milk powder that contained the industrial chemical melamine. The Chinese Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) has the power to register manufacturers and brands, and of the 19 Australian companies who export, only two have been registered. Australian Dairy Park and Murray Goulburn are the only labels so far successful in gaining registration. ViPlus Dairy was in production for several months before the introduction of the new regulations caused a halt from the start of May. Since production has stopped, only a few employees have been kept on to clean and prepare for the day registration is granted. For Australian companies, increased regulation of the infant formula market by the Chinese Government means they need to go through an audit process and gain registration before they can sell their product in China.
Australian dairy companies have spent millions in recent years upgrading, or building new plants capable of producing infant formula to feed the growing Chinese market. In April, ViPlus revealed plans to construct a $20 million expansion on the existing factory, described as stage two of the development. Works planned include an extension to the warehouse and storage area, improvements to staff facilities, a new enclosed vehicle thoroughfare, water treatment plant and two storage ponds, independent electricity supply and an upgrade to the old shop. The company’s chief engineer, Jon McNaught, said the planning permit has been received and EPA works approval was still in progress. “They still need the EPA permits before any works commence,” he said. “There is quite a lot of modelling and documentation to submit to EPA to outline environmental impacts such as noise, odour, dust, waste water disposal and energy use. “It usually takes three to four months for the EPA to respond. We are not expecting it back until around August or September.” Mr McNaught believed ViPlus Dairy want to expand as soon as permits were received. Company representative Jenny Fang said in April work was expected to take 12 months to complete.
No loo paper: Carolyn Lipscomb of Phillip Island was disappointed to discover there was no toilet paper in one of the public toilets at Koonwarra.
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RUSHING to the toilet only to discover no toilet paper angered people flocking to rail trail toilets in the middle of Koonwarra recently. Toilets are proving a “massive problem” for the Great Southern Rail Trail committee of management, president Neville Pulham of Fish Creek said. He said the toilets may have been without paper as vandals often rip plumbing off the wall and damage toilet paper dispensers. “We get $30,000 to maintain the rail trail and with the trail growing the funds are not really sufficient, especially when we have to pay to fix all the damage done by vandals,” Mr Pulham said. There are toilets in the rail trail towns of Leongatha, Meeniyan, Fish Creek and Foster, and other toilets are installed next to the trail at Koonwarra, Stony Creek, Buffalo and Foster. Mr Pulham said the Stony Creek toilets
were also “a disgrace with toilet paper chucked around everywhere”. “I can’t imagine why some people would want to damage toilets put there for public use, but it is really getting to a stage where the job of maintaining these toilets is just too much for our committee of 10 people,” he said. Mr Pulham said South Gippsland Shire Council looks after the toilets opposite Fish Creek and District Primary School. He would like to see council manage all toilets along the trail. The rising popularity of the trial was placing more pressure on the committee, as members struggled to keep up maintaining the trail surface, control weeds and tackle blackberries, as well as monitor the toilets. Council’s community strengthening manager Ned Dennis said he was aware rail trail toilets were often without toilet paper over long weekends. He said the committee had a huge task looking after the whole trail and said council was trying to help by reinvigorating the Friends of the Rail Trail Group to encourage more volunteers to help.
The federal budget in May revealed Commonwealth’s Financial Assistance Grants would no longer be indexed. The loss of income was going to cost council $1.6 million over five years and Bass Coast Shire Council several hundred thousand dollars. But South Gippsland council will offset the cost through savings in budgeted construction costs, due to such costs now being less than anticipated. The cost of materials has dropped due to less demand for construction said council CEO Tim Tamlin. “But if the construction cost index goes up in the next two years we will need to reassess,” he said. Bass Coast council is yet to determine how to manage its funding cut. The reduction in grants will be effective from July 1 this year. South Gippsland council will consider adopting its own budget at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting. The budget proposes to increase general rates by 5.5 per cent or when rates and charges are considered, 4.13 per cent. Bass Coast council will also consider its draft budget tomorrow, and forecasts an overall increase in rates and charges of 6.91 per cent.
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Meeniyan abuzz as football elite visit WHEN the Meeniyan Dumbalk United Football Netball Club president, Adrian Coulter, arrived at the Meeniyan Recreation Reserve at 7.30am Saturday, there were already 25 cars parked around the oval. They had in fact been parked overnight to ensure the best positions for the game featuring two of the AFL’s most famous players, Alan Didak and Chris Tarrant. Many Melbournians attended the event, some of whom mentioned to Coulter how impressed they were with what they saw and would be back. From the club’s point of view, the day was a resounding success and Adrian Coulter says it was partly a way of giving something back to the local community and thanking it for its continued support. “The day was a win for everyone. It lifted the profile of the club, the league, the town and even the opposition gained great publicity from the game.” Coulter also wanted to publicly thank those people who made the day possible and says that while a “win against Korumburra-Bena would have been the icing on the cake, it was a fantastic day all round.” ► Full match report and more photos on page 52.
Left, Hero worship: from left, young Magpie fans Angus McGuinness and Billy Trotman are all smiles with Chris Tarrant and Alan Didak prior to the big game at Meeniyan on Saturday afternoon.
Striking a pose: from left, Kimberley Opray, Matthew Opray, Rhiannon Reid and Laird Macdonald take in the pre-match atmosphere in the MDU clubrooms.
St Joseph’s celebrates centenary By Stuart Biggins TO celebrate its centenary St Joseph’s Primary School, Korumburra held an olden day dress up and activities day at Coal Creek last Thursday. Awesome foursome: from left, St Joseph’s Primary School students Eryk, Marty, Tim and Edward arrive at school for the day in olden days attire.
Bush cooking, playing old fashioned games in the classroom and buying lollies
On Sunday morning a parish mass was celebrated in an overflowing St Peter’s church. Later in the school library, principal Greg Synan described “an immense crowd of around 300” addressed by Peter Slater, administrator of the diocese, the school captains and Maria Kirkwood, director of Catholic Educa-
tion for the Diocese of Sale. Ms Kirkwood launched a centenary booklet written by Natalie Kratz and containing a pictorial history of the school with anecdotes. A centenary mural and garden were unveiled and blessed. Mr Synan described the day as “a great event and a successful way to mark a milestone in the life of a wonderful school.” He was thrilled at the number of past staff (including Sister Helen, a principal at the school in the 1970s) and students who attended the day, some in their 80s, who all shared memories of school days past.
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Plea to protect heroes By Tayla Kershaw FIREFIGHTERS with the Country Fire Authority are calling on the public to sign a petition for their rights to claim health compensation.
These petitions were distributed to shops and businesses in the area last week, and were initiated by the CFA volunteers’ association, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria. Leongatha CFA captain Tristan Morton-Pedersen said evidence shows firefighters are at risk of contracting one of 15 cancers when they are on the job. “We attend up 100 incidents a year,” he said. “We are exposed to chemicals, carbon monoxide, smoke and fumes.” Currently, the law states the onus is on the firefighter – volunteer or staff – to prove a particularly incident caused their cancer. “If you’ve been a firefighter for a long time, it becomes very difficult to
pin point and prove one particular incident caused cancer,” Mr Morton-Pedersen said. The law changed for federal level firefighters in 2011. Anyone working on the federal level could claim compensation and it was up to the employer to prove cancer wasn’t the result of firefighting. Three states have changed the law over the past four years. “We agree the employer should have the burden of proof but the Victorian Government has refused,” Mr MortonPedersen said. “This petition is to call upon the government to realise the evidence is quite clear specific cancers can be caused.” The success of the petition could mean easier access to compensation for firefighters. The Greens have introduced bills to the Victorian Parliament to that effect but debate has been shut down. “They aren’t ruling it out but they’ve said additional studies need to be conducted,” Mr Morton-Pedersen said. “However the evidence is overwhelming and it’s good enough for the
federal level and three other states. Any more delay will cause unnecessary grief and pain. “There’s a risk every time we go out to a fire but the realistic risk is long term exposure.” He also believed a higher level of care should be given to volunteers who attend as many fires as staff but are given less protective equipment. “We take all the precautions but in reality there will always be a risk,” he said. “This legislation will ensure our families are looked after.” The petition can be supported by the general public. The CFA is hoping to see 500 signatures. “We are not politically aligned, we are not pushing an agenda and we are not pointing the finger of blame at anyone,” Captain Morton-Pedersen said. “This is to protect not only us but our families as well.” Contact the CFA if you wish to support them and have not yet seen a petition in town.
Sign here: captain Tristan Morton-Pederson of the Leongatha CFA and other CFA brigades in South Gippsland are looking for signatures to promote better cancer compensation for firefighters.
Cash cow being “bled to death” By Brad Lester STEPHEN George and his family moved to Fish Creek to give their autistic son a chance at a better life. His son, Taylor Allas, was not coping with the complications city life posed, and so Mr George and wife Lynn Hayward
Questionable policy: Stephen George, on his Fish Creek farm, is not pleased with South Gippsland Shire Council’s new rating strategy.
Business opportunity Gallery and Island Shoes which can be sold together as a package or can each be sold to run independently. The businesses would suit a family/husband wife team. They own both the Shoe They are both currently
LEONGATHA Shoe Gallery owners Ted and Bella Egan, after 28 years in footwear retai,l are moving on.
operating under full management. Both businesses are viable and profitable. Island Shoes is an iconic business at Cowes that has been particularly popular and profitable for the owners over the years and continues to operate well while at Leongatha ShoeGallery the takings have trebled since taking over from Howard’s Shoes 7 and a half years ago, also providing a great income. Both businesses are o n g o i n g w i t h spring/summer stock rolling in from July 1. Ted and Bella have only advertised locally initially to give their loyal customers first chance at purchasing these successful retail outlets. If you are interested, further information can be obtained by calling Ted and Bella on 5678 5325 and or emailing them at islandshoes@waterfront.n et.au. Both shops began their stocktake sales on Monday June 23, be there!
moved to a 14.6ha property at Fish Creek. Until now they have paid council rates based on their property being classified as farming. But under South Gippsland Shire Council’s new rating strategy, they will be charged at least an extra $400 a year. With farm rates to fall, the strategy seeks to reduce the rates deficit to council by only giving bona fide farms the
cheaper rate. Properties unable to sustain a farming business will be classified as residential. But Mr George said the implications are far more severe. “We are on the cusp of losing our house because of all this,” he said. “That’s our home. We have nowhere else to go. It’s like sitting on a hand grenade with the pin pulled. That’s our existence at the moment. “All we are is a cash
cow and it’s being bled to death. It’s that simple.” The family took on additional financial burden by buying the property and Mr George still works as a firefighter with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Melbourne. “We had to move so far out because it was the only place we could afford. The closer you are to the city, the more expensive it is,” he said. Mr George finds he received little value for
his rates now. “At Fish Creek, we don’t even get our drains cleaned. All the roads that are the responsibility of the council are not properly maintained,” he said. “I’m paying $2500 at the moment and I’m not even getting rubbish collection.” Council will debate its final rating strategy at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting.
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Uni reveals grand plans By Brad Lester
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PUBLIC SESSIONS Council Chambers, Leongatha PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Wed 25 June 10.00am Bookings for speaking times essential Ph 5662 9222 ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING Wed 25 June – 2.00pm NOM– Amendment To Differential Rates In Budget NOM– Amendment To Budget NOM- Incorporate Expenditure Into 15 Yr Budget Projections NOM–Effect Of $34m To Forward Budget Projections Finance Performance Report July - May Assembly Of Councillors – May/ June Cr Discretionary Fund Report Documents/Contracts under CEO Delegation - May Rating Strategy 2014 – 2018 Adoption of Budget & Declaration of Rates & Charges Impact of Domestic Water Bores In Venus Bay & Sandy Pt Toora & Poowong Pool Master Plans Mirboo North Community Infrastructure Plan Tarwin Lower/ Venus Bay Community Infrastructure Plan Korumburra Roundtable - Progress Report Community Satisfaction Survey Results PSA C77 Part 2 (Promview Lodge Rezoning) – Adoption Communication & Engagement Policy Community Grants Program Policy Review Business Investment & Attraction Policy Waste Disposal Privileges for Fundraisers Review Art Acquisition Policy Revocation Coal Creek Collection Policy Community Infrastructure Project Management Policy Review - Intellectual Property Policy/ Procurement Policy S86 Committees Review – Foster Showgrounds S86 Committees Review – Meeniyan Sports Stadium S86 Committees Review – Foster WMAC & Senior Citizens S86 Committees Review – Korumburra Recreation Reserve Closed Item - Contractual Matter Closed Item - Community Grants Program Round 2 Closed item - Matter Council considers would prejudice Council or person Closed item - Personnel matter – intention to reappoint CEO
FREE BUILDING INFORMATION SEMINAR Mon 30 June 7.00pm Presentations from three experts in building, energy efficiency and sustainable design will assist people intending to build, renovate or simply find ways to reduce energy costs. A panel discussion will follow to answer your questions. Sponsored by Council, the seminar will be held in the Council Chamber with a light supper at 7pm, before starting at 7.30pm Learn about siting, building materials and finishes, thermal comfort and fittings and appliances.
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council and businesses could help train university students.
Council’s acting director of community services Ned Dennis said council would work with Federation University Australia’s Gippsland campus at Churchill to establish links with the South Gippsland community. The university’s head of campus Dr Harry Ballis updated council about the institution’s first six months at last Wednesday’s public presentation session in Leongatha. The university was formed by the merger of the Monash University Gippsland campus and University of Ballarat. Dr Ballis said the change to Federation University would benefit Gippsland. The university and the newly formed TAFE institute Federation Training would provide vocational and tertiary training. Dr Ballis said Federation Training would retain the Leongatha campus. “We are devising a platform of education so that we’re going to see more and more happening for this end,” he said, referring to South Gippsland. “Students will be able to use the Leongatha campus as a portal to a degree.” South Gippsland Secondary College at Foster will be involved with the university’s Phoenix program, allowing students to study first year university subjects in a bid to encourage future study at university. Dr Ballis said staff could receive credit towards degrees based on previous workplace training, and students with a diploma would receive a credit of one year towards an undergraduate degree, rather than the six months previously offered by Monash. Federation University enrolled 835 undergraduate students at the start of this year, including 43 from South Gippsland. Monash’s average total yearly enrolment was 350. Federation University will enroll a further 160 during its mid-year intake. Of the new enrolments, 82 per cent are from Gippsland and more have come direct from completing Year 12. Federation University will continue to offer flexible learning and for the first time in 25 years, more programs
Possible opportunities: South Gippsland Shire Council’s acting director of community services Ned Dennis (left) discusses the potential for close ties between the council and Federation University with Gippsland head of campus Dr Harry Ballis.
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COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Road Maintenance: Mardan/ Koonwarra/ Nerrena/ Toora/ Pt Franklin/ Mt Best Sealing works: Sandy Pt area JULY IMMUNISATION PROGRAM Tues 1 July FOSTER, WMA Centre, Main St 10:00 - 10:30am LEONGATHA, Uniting Church Hall, Peart St 12:30 - 1:30pm Wed 2 July MIRBOO NORTH, MCH Centre, Brennan St 9:00 - 9:30am KORUMBURRA, Community Rm, Commercial St 11:30 -12:00pm NYORA – Community Hall, Henley St 1:00 - 1:30pm Enquiries: Ph 5662 9361
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SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council advertised five job vacancies last week, at a time when it is already receiving public criticism over staff numbers and rate increases.
Planning and Environment Act 1987 SOUTH GIPPSLAND PLANNING SCHEME Notice of Preparation of Amendment C99 Council has prepared Amendment C99 to the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. The land affected by the amendment is the Burra Foods Factory site (Station St Korumburra) and the surrounding land to a radius of approximately 450m measured from the boundary of the factory complex. See the ESO8 exhibition map for precise details of affected land. The amendment proposes to: ? Introduce and apply the Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 8 (ESO8 'Manufacture of Milk Products Amenity Buffer') around the Burra Foods factory site as detailed in the ESO8 map. ? Amend Clause 21.15-2 'Korumburra' local planning provisions to identify the buffer area in the Framework Plan map and update the 'Settlement' Objectives to discourage inappropriate sensitive land uses near the factory site. ? Amend Clause 21.16 Reference documents to recognise changes to the Korumburra Structure Plan and introduction of the Buffer Assessment (Dec 2013) report. ? Make the EPA and Burra Foods 'Recommending referral authorities' for planning permits triggered by the ESO8 provisions. Note: As a 'Recommending referral authority' Council is not required (bound) to follow the recommendations of either organisation.
No worries: Shaun Lee of Lyrebird Cafe in Leongatha is reassuring customers the voucher book promotion he is taking part in is legitimate.
An updated Korumburra Structure Plan (June 2014 draft version), which includes details of the buffer and changes to preferred land uses near the factory, is also on exhibition in conjunction with Amendment C99. You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment, free of charge, at the office of the planning authority, South Gippsland Shire Council or www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/publicinspection . Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the planning authority. Submissions must be made in writing giving the submitter's name and contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the Amendment is supported or opposed and indicating what changes (if any) the submitter wishes to make. Name and contact details of submitters are required for Council to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend Council meetings and any public hearing held to consider submissions. In accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Council must make available for inspection a copy of any submissions made. The closing date for submissions is Fri 1 August 2014. A submission must be sent to the South Gippsland Shire Council (Att Ken Griffiths) Private Bag 4 Leongatha 3953. Paul Stampton Manager Strategic Planning & Development
A company, Urban Promotions, has been phoning Leongatha and Korumburra residents selling voucher books offering discounts at 17 local businesses. Several people contacted The Star concerned about the program. An investigation by The Star found the voucher books were genuine, and people’s concerns were due to them confusing the name of businesses participating in the program with those that are not. One of the participating businesses is Lyrebird Cafe in Leongatha. Owner Shaun Lee said the promotion was a genuine opportunity to attract more customers. “I’ve only been in Leongatha for half a year but where I have worked before, they have promotions like this. It is working very well for me,” he said.
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are being offered at Gippsland, with new courses based on agribusiness and sport science. Three boards of management oversee the Gippsland campus, with one of those representing South Gippsland and Baw Baw shires. The other two represent Latrobe and East Gippsland. “We want to work in with the relevant industries and be able to contribute to the communities,” Dr Ballis said.
False alarm THE proliferation of phone scams in modern day life prompted Leongatha residents to be alarmed unnecessarily last week.
But council told The Star four of the vacancies are existing positions being filled and the fifth - for an agricultural climate resilience officer – was largely funded by a State Government grant. That officer will oversee the Agricultural Resilience and Shared Climate Opportunities Project for one day a week until November 2016, and be paid an hourly rate of $36.15. Council will contribute $9000 to that position over three years and Bass Coast Shire Council will fund a similar amount. The role will be largely funded with an $86,000 grant through the Victorian Adaptation Sustainability Partnership Grants. South Gippsland council’s sustainability manager Geoff McKinnon said the officer would be responsible for developing promotional material and running workshops to help farmers deal with climate change. The officer would work with other organisations such as Agribusiness Gippsland and Landcare. “As well as helping farmers plan for the impact of climate change, it will identify opportunities that will come about from climate change, such as growing different crops because of different climates,” Mr McKinnon said. He said the role was appropriate for council to oversee, rather than the Department of Environment and Primary Industries. “We want to focus on this area because we have done so much work on local food so we want to build on that,” he said. “It’s not that we have been assigned responsibility for the role; it’s just that we have done so much work in the area of local food produce.” Mr McKinnon said the work to be done by the officer had not been undertaken by other agencies. The other vacancies are for an operations workshop supervisor, operations team member maintenance and construction, horticulture apprenticeship and rural access project officer.
“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - PAGE 9
First class help Health chief praises urgent care By Brad Lester THE new urgent care centre at Leongatha Hospital has received the thumbs up from a leading Melbourne health administrator.
Gippsland Southern Health Service’s acting CEO Mark Petty said he has seen “10 to 12 urgent care centres and this is the most elaborate.” “The urgent care centre did not exist at the old hospital. It’s bigger than what I would expect for a standard urgent care centre but it’s built with growth in mind,” he said. Mr Petty was seconded from The Austin Hospital in Melbourne, where he worked in a senior executive role. The centre has the capacity to expand into the future and while not as fully equipped as a staffed emergency department, still allows patients facing emergency situations to present. They will initially be
treated by a nurse and a general practitioner will be called. If the patient is deemed to be too ill, they will be sent to emergency departments at either Wonthaggi or Latrobe Regional hospitals. The centre has three beds and the capacity to operate as an emergency department in the future. Korumburra Hospital also has an urgent care centre. GSHS has begun the recruitment process for a new CEO after longstanding CEO Gary Templeton resigned. Mr Petty will remain at the helm of the service until mid October. He expects recruiters to look widely for a new chief and believes the process could take up to five months. GSHS is seeking a new director of nursing and Mr Petty expects that role to attract interest from South Gippsland, other regional areas and Melbourne. A new director should be appointed by the middle of August.
In the meantime, Mr Petty will develop a new strategic plan for the health service and will consult with staff, the community and health service providers in doing so. That plan will govern the health service until 2020. “The current plan was focused on securing funding and building this building,” Mr Petty said of the new Leongatha Hospital. “This new plan will be more about service delivery and servicing the community’s needs. It will look at population projections and ageing projections.” Mr Petty will also guide the health service through accreditation under the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. Assessors will visit the health service during October and the health service will be required to pass 208 criteria. Doing so is not easy;
Doing rounds: Gippsland Southern Health Service acting CEO Mark Petty (right) chats with nurses Mark Axford and Karen Parrington at Leongatha Hospital. just 60 per cent of hospitals pass the first time. “If we fail one of the criteria, we have 40 days to address it,” Mr Petty said.
“It is to assure the community that the hospitals are providing quality care.” Mr Petty was pleased to work in what he de-
scribes as a “modern, well designed building”. “I would imagine there would be a lot of other communities that would love have to a building
like this,” he said. He said GSHS was in a “strong financial position” with balanced budgets guided by “strong financial management”.
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A GRACIOUS and well loved member of St Laurence’s Parish and School at Leongatha, Sister Helena Maguire of the Sisters of St Joseph, recently celebrated her 100th birthday. As well as her parish and school involvement, Sister Helena participated in community events while at Leongatha, especially in local arts where she
was known for her lovely china painting. Nowadays Sister Helena lives at the Sisters of St Joseph residential care facility in Hawthorn. COME along and join the Lyrebird Hospital Auxiliary for a great night at a fundraising opening night for the movie Jersey Boys, at Leongatha’s Stadium 4 Cinema, Thursday, July 3 from 6.30pm. Tickets: adults $20, children/seniors $15. A 1960s inspired supper is included. All money raised goes towards equipment for both Gippsland Southern Health Service hospitals. For more information and tickets, phone Wendy on 5662 2220 or Sue on 0400 931 484. SOUTH Gippsland Secondary College students are currently involved in a round robin chess tournament. The competition involves a handful of students from the junior secondary years playing against other students in the Virtual Learning Network. The students have mastered the use of Polycom and other technology, and are going well in their realtime chess matches. THE Country Women’s Association at Grantville has donated tissue boxes to Bass Valley Primary School to help students through winter. BASS MLA Ken Smith announced South Gippsland Radio 3mFM has been awarded $2700 toward its project 3mFM Oral Histories from South Gippsland. The project will produce and broadcast oral histories concentrating on Foster and Phillip Island. The recordings and
broadcasts will be uploaded to 3mFM’s website and copies passed on to historical societies so the histories will be available to the public for decades to come. “Only too often our history is lost through one means or another,” Mr Smith said. THREE experts in building, energy efficiency and sustainable design will present a free building information seminar in Leongatha on Monday, June 30. Sponsored by South Gippsland Shire Council, the talks will be preceded by a light supper at 7pm before the 7.30pm start in the Leongatha Council Chamber. Presenter and architect Sue Mitchell creates homes that are healthy for the environment and the people who live in them. Also speaking will be Master Builders Green Living builder Tony O’Connell, who has been heavily involved in the Cape Paterson Eco Village, a sustainable housing project where the minimum rating for each home is 7.5 stars and environmental management is embedded into every aspect of the village. Also presenting is Brad Kijlstra-Shone, an expert in domestic energy efficiency and renewable energy. For the past two years he has been an energy advisor on the Home Energy Saver Scheme, as well as consulting on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, policy development and program design. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion to answer any questions people may have. Council’s municipal building surveyor Matthew Patterson will be part of the panel discussion also. For catering purposes,
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part in Nude Food Week recently. Normally the school produces 11 bags of rubbish a week, but managed to reduce this to seven bags by bringing food without packaging
from home. The school is urging staff and children to continue their good habits by limiting rubbish brought to school and using reusable containers.
Dancing for a cause: Leongatha Senior Citizens Ian Rasmussen (back, left) and Geoff Harrison (back, right) accept a cheque from Gatha Rockers (back) John Stephenson and John Kerville, and front, Diane Thiele and Judy Kerville.
Rockers back seniors LEONGATHA Senior Citizens have a defibrillator courtesy of Gatha Rockers and South Gippsland Shire Council. The dancers hold sessions for regulars and beginners at the seniors centre (Dakers Centre) every Thursday at 7.30pm. Seniors secretary Ian Rasmussen had
initially contacted the rockers to see if they would like to have someone trained to use the defibrillator. They took up the challenge to do so and had later considered helping with the cost. Rock group coordinator John Kerville later said council would cover half the cost and the rockers the balance of $1000.
Go Socceroos: South Coast Stars Soccer Club members Gene Parini and Pat Gilbert soak up the World Cup in Brazil, at the Australia versus Netherlands game.
Stars in Brazil TWO player/coaches from Inverloch’s South Coast Stars soccer club, Gene Parini and Pat Gilbert, are enjoying a vibrant three weeks in Brazil for the World Cup.
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History to come alive By Stuart Biggins LEONGATHA and District Historical Society has received a $5345 grant to install plaques around the town explaining the historical significance of sites and buildings. Deputy Premier Peter Ryan visited the society’s museum on McCartin Street on Friday to announce the grant. The Gippsland South MLA applauded the role the society plays in the community and remarked the project will not only tell the story of the region, but “bring to light some of the research the group does as well.” Society secretary Lynette Skillern said the society had shortlisted sites and buildings of where they would like the brass plaques installed. “One example of where we’ll install a plaque is the Bill’s Horse Trough at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve as
well as the nearby 1920s grandstand which also has an interesting story,” she said. The grandstand is built from Koonwarra bricks and required a lot of fundraising. “Currently we are in the process of contacting owners of the buildings to see if they’re interested in having one of these plaques installed,’ Ms Skillern said. Mr Ryan said the historical society was one of 63 Victorian community organisations sharing in close to $350,000 in grants through the 2014 round of the Local History Grants program.
Preserving history: from left, Leongatha and District Historical Society members Pat Spinks, Ian Lester, Lynette Skillern, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan and Lola Bailey, after Mr Ryan announced funding for the society.
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$400,000 for Yanakie VISITORS to South Gippsland and Wilsons Promontory will have another great reason to stop and explore Yanakie. The State Government last week announced $300,000 towards a $400,000 upgrade of the Yanakie Recreation Reserve and Yanakie Community Hall. Speaking in Yanakie, Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said the reserve was already a centre of community activity due to its sporting facilities, which include tennis courts.
Mr Ryan said the hall, located at the reserve, was an important meeting place for the local community. “Yanakie is often the last rest stop for tourists on their way to or from Wilson’s Prom,” he said. “As well as providing much better facilities for the locals, this project will make the area a much more inviting place for tourists to stop, rest, and spend money in local shops, which are only a short walk away. “New signs will direct tourists to local tourist attractions, so they can spend even more money in our region, or can return
for another visit. “At the reserve, the playground equipment and current shelter will both be replaced with brand new facilities.” Mr Ryan said new park furniture would be installed, the area would be landscaped and new pathways built. “Improvements to the hall include new toilets which will provide all abilities access, the installation of heating and cooling, a new hot water system and new doors,” he said. Mr Ryan said the project would be managed by South Gippsland Shire
Council and local contractors would be engaged for all works, so the money invested flows through to the local community. The project is expected to be complete by July 2015. Along with the government’s Regional Growth Fund’s investment, council contributed $90,000 and the Yanakie Recreation Reserve Committee of Management chipped in $10,000.
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DRIVING lights were taken from a car in Inverloch on Wednesday night. The car was parked in a driveway in Halford Street. Inverloch Police are appealing for witnesses.
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A Wonthaggi Patrol spotted the vehicle and intercepted it, and arrested the driver. A 21 year old Wonthaggi man has been charged and will appear in Korumburra court.
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Coal Creek accreditation
I REFER to the story “Coal Creek ultimatum” that appeared in The Star on June 3, 2014. The following excerpt report from the last council meeting states: “Coal Creek was close to securing museum status through Museums Victoria … Coal Creek could take museums at Port Welshpool and Foster ‘under its wings’”. Foster and District Historical Museum was granted accreditation by Museums Australia (Vic) 20 years ago; the accreditation has been renewed every five to eight years since. It was one of the first country museums in Victoria to be granted accreditation and this was to the exacting standards of city museums with no leeway for lack of money. Foster became the blueprint for the way all future Victorian country museums should be considered and accredited. In fact, several years ago, Foster and District Historical Society Inc. (FDHS Inc.) supported and advised Coal Creek on require-
ments, policies and setting up the accreditation application. Foster and District Museum is also a designated Place of Deposit (POD) appointed by the Public Records Office of Victoria. To be accredited by the State Government in this way, the society has to meet another set of stringent requirements. The FDHS Inc. Committee works exceedingly hard to maintain the museum according to both the Museums Australia (Vic) accreditation and the Public Records Office of Victoria standards. It is therefore entirely incorrect and inappropriate to suggest that Coal Creek’s accreditation could ‘provide a body of knowledge’ to Foster and District Museum! An incorporated, voluntaryrun, not-for-profit and financially sound organisation, Foster and District Historical Society Inc. owns, manages and maintains all the buildings in the museum complex. Whilst financially independent of the council, we do work collaboratively with the South Gippsland Shire and the museums within the shire’s boundar-
E D I T O R I A L Wins, losses THE fact the State Government’s gas community consultation sessions were held in Inverloch and Mirboo North last week could well be seen as preparing the community for the advent of a new industry. After all, the sessions were held in communities under which there may be gas reserves. The news this week that some farmers are considering hosting gas mining operations on their properties is a repeat in some ways of how wind farms have emerged in this region. All it seems to take is one farmer to say “yes” and regardless of what anyone else thinks, eventually the new industry proceeds. This may or may not be the case with coal seam gas or other gas mining, but the fact some landowners may welcome gas companies gives those companies a foot in the door. From a financial point of view, who could blame those farmers, given they work hard and invest substantial amounts of money while facing great risk, fluctuating prices and in some cases and seasons, significant losses. What is needed is research that gives us the true pros and cons of such mining going ahead in South Gippsland, as at the moment the research appears to both criticise and support the industry, depending on which side of the fence it comes from. So far, the community consultation sessions indicate 75 per cent of people oppose the industry. Surely this will be reflected in the final report to the government. Should the government ultimately decide to go ahead with gas mining, the community’s concerns must be addressed – exhaustively and in a way that allows the community to respond.
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ies, including Coal Creek, and also with the Gippsland Historical Societies to promote the heritage of the area. Jennifer Jones, president, Foster and District Historical Society Inc.
Religious view WHEN I was a child, I asked my mother why we should be good. Her answer was interesting since we were a non-church going family. She told me there is more than just this life here on earth, and it’s how we live our lives that determines where we go in the next. Where did she get that information? She probably attended Sunday school and religious instruction when she was young. Christian Religious Education (CRE) in our schools is about to become Special Religious Instruction (SRI). Letters have gone out to parents asking them to give permission for their children to attend these classes. In my opinion this has come about through pressure from a noisy minority who don’t want their children to attend these classes. They have that right, and I respect that. But I believe there are still a lot of parents who want their children to have a choice. This choice comes from being informed. Christian teachers present Bible values like honesty, kindness, helpfulness and love to children in an easily understandable way that informs them and enables them to choose for themselves, as I did. I appeal to parents to return those parent consent forms in the affirmative, and let’s continue to have this time-honoured great, informative half hour for our children at school. Margaret Aeschlimann, Leongatha.
Budget concerns I HAVE appreciated the coverage in our local press concerning South Gippsland Shire’s budget and suggestions from the community. Issues of interest (and concern) are the $119,000 cost to
investigate a site for new council offices, council’s unwillingness to nominate and attribute costs to the claimed 200 services council provides, and the automatic reappointment of the CEO. Of particular concern is the claim that council’s management numbers are 32.6 per cent above other Gippsland councils, and the 82 council cars taken home each night with 42 cars being made available for total private use! To not have to shell out for any personal car costs must be fantastic but how much does this cost ratepayers? Ordinary ratepayers are at best puzzled, but more often disbelieving at how our rates are spent. Steve Finlay, Leongatha.
Keep Coal Creek YES, Coal Creek could easily go. A bulldozer could push it all over in a few days. But what would go would be much more than a lot of old buildings. Those hand-split timbers and hand-made nails, that old locomotive, that coal mine, are not just mementos of a distant past; they tell us about what we’re capable of, about who we are now and where we belong. There are other historical villages in Victoria but Coal Creek is unique. It tells stories of coal mining, early settlement, the Great Forest and transport, of tragic failure and extraordinary achievement. Coal Creek makes us citizens. It gives all of us, from Foster to Poowong, Mirboo North to Kongwak, on the land or in towns, an inherited past and shared responsibilities. This great benefit is often overlooked. Every shire has competing interests but Coal Creek has the potential to unify us. At the gateway to South Gippsland, it tells stories about something bigger than ourselves. It can grow in its role. It could tell the South Gippsland story more broadly. It could connect past and present better and track our evolving way of life - from tree felling to tree replacement, for example, or from coal to new sources of energy. It can explore other ways, like digital technology, to tell these stories.
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Coal Creek should never be undervalued. It’s a rich and rare community asset. Gill Heal, Loch.
Council criticism I SUPPORT the outrage by ratepayers (The Star, June 17). Have South Gippsland Shire Council members walked around Leongatha and had a look at the town? It has deteriorated since I have been living here and only a few of the businesses are sustainable. All the empty spaces that should be thriving businesses speak for themselves. We only see rates rise every year but you only have to talk to any ratepayer and they will say, including me, that council should hang its head in shame. Most ratepayers I talk to say they are not getting anything for their rates and are very angry. I have a battle with the council to supply lights for my lane, which is the only address for Miles Lane, and have been advised the units will have to share the cost to supply the lights. This is totally unreasonably when the lane is being used by everyone in the lane including traffic using it as a bypass to the main streets. I pay $1300 in rates per year and they must extract that from every unit in Leongatha and it is a hard ask to have lights in the lane. This is a safety issue as well, as the lane is used by children and young adults on skate boards and bikes. I applaud the Phillip Island community for standing up for opting out of their council and I think ratepayers in Leongatha should, instead of verballing their frustrations, get together and do a class hold on council rates until they are willing to justify their rates. I support legal proceedings against this council and am more than happy to be part of a class action against it. I guess none of the members live in town or none of them have any pride in their town. I chose to live here because I thought this town had potential, but it is not only my opinion but everyone I speak to, that Leon-
gatha is heading towards a third grade town and not worthy of being part of South Gippsland. If this town was united as a community rather than being divided we could achieve a lot more. South Gippsland Shire Council needs to be made accountable. Dilene Hinton, Leongatha.
Plea for courtesy THE Great Southern Rail Trail is such a wonderful asset in our region but I would like to pass on some comments that were made by members of the Toora Railway Reserve Parkland Development Advisory Committee at our meeting last week, regarding the Toora-Foster section. 1. There are a lot of walkers with dogs off-leash, who frighten/worry unsuspecting horseriders, cyclists and other walkers. 2. Unleashed dogs have left the trail and have been found bothering cattle in nearby paddocks. 3. Not all dog-owners do the right thing regarding doggydoos. 4. Horse riders do not clean up after their horses leave ‘deposits’ on the trail. 5. The directional sign at Bennison, near Dorans Road, shows Toora being in the direction of Foster (wrong way)! 6. Too many horse riders gallop on the trail in spite of ‘walk only’ signs. 7. Some cyclists use the trail as a racetrack. 8. There is often no warning from cyclists, to horse riders and walkers in front, which makes for a dangerous situation and frightening experience. We do not know how these problems can be addressed other than through publicity articles, holding public meetings with trail users and other users speaking with those being irresponsible and, possibly, threatening to photograph them. It is such a shame the few are spoiling use of the trail for others. Kathy Whelan, secretary, Toora Railway Reserve Parkland Development Advisory Committee.
VOXPOP! VOX
Do you think coal seam gas mining will happen in South Gippsland?
Wind turbines rise THE turbines at Bald Hills Wind Farm are rising fast, transforming the landscape between Tarwin Lower and Walkerville noted for its uninterrupted skyline and stunning vistas – until now. While the main current impacts are those of upon visual amenity and property values, issues of shadow flicker and noise may also arise once the turbines are operating. Regardless of whether or not one supports wind energy, the view of the emerging wind farm from Eagles Nest near Inverloch – yes, you can see the turbines from there – makes one think. To the right hand side are the turbines; visible, yes, particularly with the sun shining on them and highlighting the white structures. But to the left are the clouds emerging from the power stations in the Latrobe Valley – far, far bigger than the turbines. A thought provoking scene if ever you want to see one.
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“I hope not. I feel that if there is coal seam gas down there and they start drilling and it starts coming up through the water, we’re finished.” William Rees, Inverloch.
“I don’t think coal seam gas mining will eventuate in South Gippsland because the government will see that farming is far more valuable in the long term than mining and the two can’t coexist.” Richard Kentwell, Wonthaggi.
“Over my dead body. Gippsland is visually beautiful and just the thought of a network of ugly gas rigs here and there is heartbreaking. Not to mention the effects on the magnificent primary industries.” Gary Price, Mirboo North.
“Over my dead body. It’ll affect the whole community. There will be conflict and health issues; it goes on and on. It’s short term gain for long term destruction.” Phil Piper, Mirboo North.
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Aim, believe, smile, tips Olympian By Brad Lester IT’S one thing in life to have a major goal
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dressed the Bass Coast South Gippsland Business Alliance lunch at MannaGum@Broadbeach, Inverloch last Thursday. Now a television host and motivational speaker, she credits setting goals, growing one’s capabilities, self belief, persistence, flexibility, and not being afraid of failure as vital to reaching one’s dreams. To underpin her positive attitude, she smiles constantly. “I’m not anyone special. I’m just a normal Aussie girl with a strong will to win,” Ms Hanson said. She always has a goal to aim for, whether it be for that day, week, month or beyond, but for the self proclaimed high achiever, her silver medal, not her gold, is her favourite. It was Ms Hanson’s first Olympic medal and won for the 100m breaststroke at the Athens games in 2004. “To me, that silver medal is my golden mo-
ment and my golden reward for not giving up on my dream,” she said. Ms Hanson has endured many setbacks throughout her career: missing Olympic selection twice - including by 11 one hundredths of a second - illness and even a chlorine allergy. She became an Olympian at 26, when many considered her to be too slow and not a real medal chance. But from a field of 1000 swimmers vying to be named in the Australian Olympic squad, she made the final 42 and was just one of two female breaststrokers. “You’re never too old to live your dream,” she said. Ms Hanson made “winning choices, not sacrifices” as she set her sights on an Olympic medal. She did an extra 100 push-ups and 200 sit-ups a day, and gave up chocolate, alcohol, junk food, cheese and ice cream in her bid to
be in peak condition. After making her debut for the Australian swimming team at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, she represented Australia more than 25 times at major international championships. She won her first race – a 15m event - as a child. Now a mother, Ms Hanson has found success out of the pool, becoming a reputable TV and radio presenter, including on the TV holiday show Discover Downunder. “Happiness does not come from buying materialistic objects or having lots of money. It comes from within,” she said. The lunch was attended by business people from Leongatha, Korumburra, Inverloch, Wonthaggi and Phillip Island, and was sponsored by Bass Coast Shire Council, GippsTAFE, South Gippsland Bass Coast Local Learning and Employment Network, Bendigo Bank and Telstra.
Rural Finance opens new home DEPUTY Premier Peter Ryan opened the new offices of Rural Finance in Smith Street, Leongatha on Friday.
Staff from Rural Finance’s head office in Bendigo and the Traralgon regional team attended. CEO of Rural Finance, Rob Goudswaard said the facilities would serve South Gippsland. “This new premises is excellent. Importantly, it provides certainty and continuity for our clients in the region,” he said. Rural Finance offers concessional loans, flood and drought relief finance and agri-loans, and the new office now offers expanded operations to cater for South Gippsland’s growing agribusinesses sector. Mr Ryan said Rural Finance had been an outstanding governmentowned agribusiness lender and would continue to offer all the same products and more now that it is owned by Bendigo Bank. “As part of the sale agreement, a separate RFC branch will remain in Leongatha,” he said. “RFC customers will keep their existing products and services and also be able to access the broader banking service of one
of the country’s most respected, community-based banks: Bendigo Bank. “The Young Farmers Finance Scheme, Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangement programs will all be maintained.” The sale of Rural Finance to Bendigo Bank expands Rural Finance’s reach into 276 Bendigo Bank outlets.
“The change of ownership will not impact the three Rural Finance employees,” Mr Ryan said. “Our sale agreement stated Rural Finance employees would be offered their jobs on equal or better conditions. Looking after local people, be they Rural Finance employees or farmers with loans, was al-
ways a non-negotiable part of this sale for us. “The people of Leongatha and the wider region can access all the same Rural Finance services at 1/18 Smith Street.” Given the new premises are opposite Safeway, Mr Ryan described the offices as on “probably the busiest corner in Leongatha.”
He went on to say Rural Finance was “a great success story” and farming in South Gippsland is “riding a wave.” He pointed out the developing industry infrastructure of the region such as Murray Goulburn and Burra Foods and paid homage to those who get up to milk the cows.
New offices: from left, Andrew Smith, Scott Buijs, Neville Staley, Rob Goudswaard, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, Rob Mortlock and MLA Danny O’Brien at the opening of Rural Finance’s new offices in Smith Street, Leongatha.
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Jetset Leongatha manager Jill Carmody said there has been a huge growth in the type of holidays available in North America. “From the original Canadian and Alaskan holidays including the Rocky Mountaineer and seven day Alaskan cruises, into a full program including river cruises and small ship cruising, there are many options,” she said. “We’ve seen the expansion into the Mississippi River cruises, and now we have got cruises in north west America in Oregon and Washington on the
Columbia and Snake rivers on the paddlewheeler, the Queen of the West.” One of the new itineraries for 2015 starts in Los Angeles and sees travellers taken by coach to Portland, Oregon. From there, they cruise up the Columbia River to Astoria. “Astoria was the first town settled on the west coast of the United States, which means it has a great diversity of architecture from colonial, to art deco to contemporary,” Jill said. “The tour then travels down the Snake River to Clarkston, and then can continue on to Montana and Wyoming, visiting iconic national parks including Yellowstone and Bryce Canyon to name a few.” Travellers could also choose to travel from Clarkston and finish the tour in Spokane, and either carry on an independent
basis, or join another tour. Jill said there are other touring combinations on the east coast of the United States, including a land based tour from Niagara Falls to New York, which includes a seven night cruise around the New England Islands. “The APT touring options cover a vast expanse of both Canada and Alaska, with both touring and cruise options,” she said. Learn more about touring with APT around Canada, Alaska and the United States at Jetset Leongatha’s free film and information session, held on Tuesday, July 1 at 5pm. There will be three other information sessions held on the day, including Russia and European river cruises at 4pm, South America and Alaska at 6pm and Burma, Vietnam and India at 7pm. Meet Katrina Mackay, expert from APT and
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Above, Pristine: situated in Alberta’s magnificent Jasper National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is a 700 acre year-round luxury mountain resort that wraps around the shores of pristine Lac Beauvert. left, Meet the locals: a brown bear seen on the banks of the Blue River, located half way between Kamloops and Jasper.
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Doctor awarded for service
By Laura Gibb
DR Mario Croatto of Leongatha has been recognised for “meritorious service to the Italian community”. The Italian Australian Coordinating Committee
of Gippsland presented the certificate to Dr Croatto during a dinner at the Italian Australian Sporting Club in Morwell. They lured the doctor there by asking him to give a speech, then suddenly presented him with a certificate. “It was a bit of a shock
to me,” Dr Croatto said. “It was a very emotional moment.” Sam Sinocchiaro, president of the Italian Australian Coordinating Committee of Gippsland, arranged for Dr Croatto to receive the honour. “He’s a great man,” Mr Sinocchiaro said.
Valued doctor: Dr Mario Croatto of Leongatha has been recognised for his dedication to caring for the Italian community.
Reduce waste, save fees BASS Coast residents are reducing the amount of waste being diverted from landfill through recycling, with around 3000 tonnes of waste being recycled annually. Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group board member, Cr Bradley Drew, congratulated residents on contributing fewer recyclables to landfill, saying sending waste to landfill is a costly exercise. “Poor recycling practices at a minority of households, plus seasonal tourism pressures, can contribute to a significant amount of recyclable materials going to landfill, resulting in unnecessary waste disposal costs to ratepayers exceeding $180,000 annually,” he said. “The ever increasing management and regulatory costs are also passed onto the producer through council’s ‘user pays’ system of waste management.” In line with increases in EPA levies and the additional costs of landfilling, transfer station fees will be increasing as of July 1. However, residents can reduce what they pay at the transfer station by separating general waste from recyclables. “Mixed loads are treated and charged
as general waste due to the difficulty of sorting the material, but if your general waste and recyclables are sorted into separate loads, your transfer station attendants can easily charge for the smaller amount of general waste and dispose of your recycling free of charge,” Cr Drew said. “This is a great way of reducing costs, while also helping your community and the environment.” Cr Drew said residents can also reduce their costs at the transfer station by finding alternatives to disposal. “You may wish to find out if friends or secondhand stores may take things like furniture and sporting goods, while volunteer and community groups may find use for things you no longer need and are planning to throw away,” Cr Drew said. “Paint, tools and building materials can often be used by groups doing small projects. As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” See council’s website at www. basscoast.vic.gov.au or call customer service on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) for additional information on transfer station and landfill prices, as well as information on what you can recycle in the home and at transfer stations.
“He had a lot of Italians going to him; one, probably because he could understand what they were saying, and two, he was a great doctor as far as they were concerned.” Dr Croatto worked in Leongatha as a general practitioner from 1961 to 1995. For much of that time, he was the only Italian
speaking doctor in the area and patients travelled from as far afield as the Dandenongs, the Latrobe Valley and Lakes Entrance to see him. There were no translators and many Italian speaking people who moved to Victoria after World War Two felt their English was inadequate in times of illness or
emergency. Dr Croatto said most only wanted reassurance. “In 75 per cent of cases I had nothing to add,” he said, saying that most patients only wanted to be sure they had got the right diagnosis from their local doctor and understood the medical advice they were given. Dr Croatto’s parents
were from the north of Italy but did not speak Italian at home, using a dialect instead. Dr Croatto, born in Australia, began to learn the Italian language when he was 13 or 14 years old. He has retired now and lives in Leongatha with his wife Leonie. They have six children and seven grandchildren.
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Historical hub has fascinating past By Brad Lester THE members of the Inverloch Historical Society have a few stories to tell and so do the walls of the group’s new home.
The society has bought the former Inverloch police lock-up to store some of its 4000 items. All the group needs now is land on which to locate the jailhouse. The society is hopeful Bass Coast Shire Council will approve its request to situate the lock-up next to the replica of The Ripple sailing boat on The Esplanade in Inverloch. Few criminals would have been able to escape the building; it’s solid, with thick boards and a heavy door,
and so ideal for preserving valuable artefacts. Society president Vern Burchett is hosting the lock-up in his yard at least until council makes a decision. “This is a start. It’s probably not going to be permanently big enough but we can display some stuff in there,” he said. Inverloch and Trafalgar are the only historical societies in Gippsland to be without clubrooms, society treasurer Liz Catt said. “It’s a tourist town and the society’s possessions are around people’s houses now,” she said. “We’ve been looking for a new home a couple of years. We’ve never had a permanent place. We have to have a visible location where people
Road plan adopted BASS Coast Shire Council adopted the Road Services Asset Management Plan recently.
That plan tells the community how local roads are managed. Mayor Cr Neil Rankine said the newly developed community service levels were prioritised into five outcomes: accessibility, drainage control, connectivity, amenity and community health (safety). Proposed new and enchanced programs include almost $7 million for bicycle and shared paths over 10 years; $586,000 for pedestrian paths over 10 years; and $900,000 for renewal of sealed road verges and drains over 10 years. As part of the road management plan review, council has also adopted the Infrastructure Design Manual. Cr Rankine said the manual sets out the design standards for new de-
velopment in Bass Coast in line with 40 regional councils across Victoria. “Feedback from the IDM group is that all those that have it in use have better and more streamlined outcomes of the development approvals and construction phases of new infrastructure being designed,” Cr Rankine said. The road services asset management plan will be available for examination at council service centres at Wonthaggi, Cowes, Inverloch or Grantville, and can be viewed on council’s website at www.basscoast. vic.gov.au. Any enquiries about the road services asset management plan or the infrastructure design manual can be directed to council’s infrastructure and property team on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or via email at basscoast@ basscoast.vic.gov.au.
New home: Inverloch Historical Society treasurer Liz Catt and president Vern Burchett look forward to the day they can move part of the society’s collection into the former Inverloch lock-up. come to town and walk around.” The lock-up was moved to Inverloch from Dandenong in 1964, and was removed when the new station was built. The lock-up then went to a yard at Archies Creek and later the Buck Stop secondhand store at Anderson. Mr Burchett came upon the building by chance. “I was down the street one morning and a woman asked me if I was
including R. Hickey who was incarcerated on July 19, 1939. Society patron Eulalie Brewster recalled Portugese Jack, who was imprisoned in a previous lock-up at Inverloch for being intoxicated. Before his release, he was required to plant vegetables in the police officer’s garden. The officer received quite a surprise when he found Portugese Jack had planted cabbages upside down.
involved in the historical society. She told me the old Inverloch lock-up was for sale at Anderson. We bought it that afternoon,” he said. Retired builder and Inverloch’s ‘Mr Fix It’ Stan Stubbs has offered to restore the lock-up to a state worthy of an archive. Most offenders would have been imprisoned for being drunk and disorderly. Some left their mark by inscribing their names on the inside walls,
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teams working together to complete dairy manufacturing assessment tasks, with curriculum material provided to schools at no cost. Dairy industry advocates who have deep industry knowledge visit the school to support and encourage students throughout the program. In Gippsland, industry advocates from Murray Goulburn Leongatha and Fonterra Darnum volunteered their time to host schools and talk to students about dairy manufacturing careers and pathways. Cows Create Careers Manufacturing program manager Dr Mani Iyer said the Dairy Australia program was a way of telling students about dairy career pathways. “The program provides a platform to introduce secondary students to the Australian dairy industry, dairy processes and products,” Dr Iyer said. “Since its pilot in 2010 the program has grown significantly and has gained strong support from dairy manufacturing companies,” he said. In 2013, 34 schools across Victoria, South Australia, NSW and Tasmania incorporated the program into their school curriculum.
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Sleeping splendour: Glenn Rigby shows off the springs from the Sealy Posturepedic Exquisite Range at Rigby’s Homemakers Wonthaggi.
FOR a truly spectacular addition to your home, come along to Rigby’s Homemakers’ stocktake sale in Wonthaggi this week. Prices storewide will be a slashed to a minimum of 20 per cent off and a maximum of 50 per cent off. This offer will only last until Saturday. “Whatever you see, come in for a chat and we can give you at least 20 per cent off,” Glenn Rigby said. The sale only comes around half yearly and is an excellent chance to grab a bargain. There are great savings to be had on all Lazeboy products and all mattresses. Test out the new top of the range model mattresses including the Sealy
spinal relief plush. Normally this queen mattress would be priced at $3499 but for this week only, Rigby’s will cut the price to an incredible $1749. All top of the range queen mattresses are on sale for half price. This is a fantastic opportunity to upgrade the furniture and bedding in your home. There is a huge range of Australian made couches and Scandinavian chairs to view on the floor. “We like to think we have something in the store for everyone,” Mr Rigby said. “If it’s not here, we will get it for you.” Come visit Glenn and the team to add a stylish touch to your home.
Something for everyone: come see, from left, Mark Lamers, Alan Joyce and Glenn Rigby for the perfect piece of furniture and bedding to complete your home at Rigby’s Homemakers.
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FUNDING for a footpath from the Bass Coast Specialist School in McKenzie Street, Wonthaggi to the secondary college and township will become a reality. Result, finally: celebrating the news a footpath will be built from the Bass Coast Specialist School to Wonthaggi Secondary College were, from left, Bass MLA Ken Smith, school principal Edith Gray and Brian Paynter, Liberal candidate for the seat of Bass.
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Bass MLA Ken Smith made the announcement recently. “I am delighted to be able to say that after much letter writing and many discussions I have received confirmation from the Minister for Education The Hon. Martin Dixon that his department is prepared to work closely with the school and the Bass Coast Shire Council to deliver a positive outcome for the school community and, in fact, the wider community,” he said. School parents approached Mr Smith in the middle of last year saying they were having difficulty in gaining funding for a footpath students from the school could use to safely travel to and from the Wonthaggi Secondary College, where they integrated with the students on a regular basis. Students also travel from the school to the centre of town as part of their curriculum. Principal Edith Gray said students learn by example and when they can actually buy something and calculate what change is expected from the money tendered, they are inclined to retain the mathematical process more readily. The students also learn social skills by integrating with the public and shopkeep-
ers. Learning to navigate around people and other obstacles on the pavements is another integral part of learning for students with mobility aides. Students, teachers and carers are currently required to travel on the road until they reach the connecting footpath near the secondary college in McKenzie Street. This poses safety issues for them and also the drivers using the road. With the housing estate opening along Miners Drive area after the specialist school was built in 2009, more and more traffic now uses this section of McKenzie Street, increasing the danger for the students sharing the roadway. “I believe this battle to gain footpath access from the specialist school to the township was going on well before I was involved,” Mr Smith. “In 2009 when the school was built there was an expectation the council would extend the footpath to cater for the housing estate past the school. Footpaths are not the responsibility of the State Government, but that of local government. “I have worked very hard with all stakeholders to gain this outcome and I intend to follow this project closely, up to and beyond my retirement at the next election. “The Education Department, specialist school and Bass Coast Shire Council will be working together for the provision of facilities for our special school community.”
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Happy patients By Tayla Kershaw STAGE one of Bass Coast Regional Health’s (BCRH) $6 million extension is fully operational.
This extension was part of the Community Rehabilitation Centre (CRC) redevelopment, which included upgrades to dental, podiatry, and physiotherapy facilities. The project was funded by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and state government. Stage one has been functioning since mid November but BCRH still has plans to update furniture, fixtures and equipment before it is fully complete. The dental facility is a five chair, state of the art clinic. Each suite was designed in the same format and was purposely built to accommodate private practice. It is well equipped with state of the art x-rays and configured to be easily accessible for both left and
right handed dentists. A highlight is the new sterile stock room, which has been commended for its visible cupboard and easy access. It passed the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards with flying colours. Processing patients is much quicker and the treatment of patients has improved, equalling the standards of the Royal Dental Hospital. Other design features include swipe card access and two more rooms, which could expand the facility to become a six chair clinic or include more clinical offices. Dental records are now fully electronic and BCRH has been able to cut the wait time to just under six months. This is a huge advancement according to BCRH’s director of community services Ward Steet. Senior dentist Anne Ngaw said, “Patients really appreciate this building compared to what they had before.” Further plans to the CRC building include two lifts, which will
come into play during the stage two. For now, that space is being used as a meeting room. A referral coordination room has been built adjacent to reception and an open plan gym has also been built. The gym has an interview room, plenty of storage and a sound pipe through the ceiling to control music. An ADL (activities for daily living) kitchen has also been set up, configured for wheelchair access and includes plenty of training features. Two new podiatry rooms are now up and running, which can be used for consultations. The physiotherapy section is still in the existing building, but two new rooms have been added for extra therapy and treatment areas. “It’s been good to continue to work with the existing building,” Mr Steet said. Landscaping and refurbishing are the next steps on BCRH’s agenda, with stage two of the redevelopment still to come.
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NBN on your doorstep YOU may not even know it, but many of the small towns and regions can now access the National BroadbandNetwork. While larger towns are still waiting for fibre optic cabling to arrive, those living on the land and in smaller towns can access the fixed wireless service right now. Active towers are already located in these towns; Kongwak, Inverloch, Fish Creek, Pound Creek, Outtrim, Foster, Toora, Yanakie, while towers to come online in 2014 are Meeniyan, Dumbalk, Leongatha South, Bena, Koonwarra,andPortAlbert. There are other towns also on this list in South Gippsland and Bass Coast so the best thing would be to call Wonthaggi Electronics and provide your addressdetails. The business can then determine if your home or office can be hooked up to the fixed wireless service.You don't have to wait for your tower to become active, enquiries are beingtakenrightnow.
Broadband help: Wonthaggi Electronics sales team member Darren Cartwright, commonly called the “Mighty Pom” can help with your NBN enquiries. Ross Langlois said many people still don't realise this technology is already available to them, it hasn't been widely broadcasthesaid. “Fixed wireless is offering really good internet speeds. They look bewildered when I tell them I can download a twohour movie in three minutes, “ hesaid. Wonthaggi Electronics has recently become an
authorised reseller of Aussie Broadband Business, a retail service provider for NBN Co. basedinMorwell. The role of Wonthaggi Electronics is to firstly test that you're in an area that can receive fixed wireless internet, then install the wall-mounted receiver. You choose the package that suits your needs. Seebelowformoredetails.
Excellent facility: Bass Coast Regional Health director of community services Ward Steet sits in one of the new chairs in the redeveloped dental facility.
Wonthaggi greets everyone By Tayla Kershaw FIVE Burmese migrants from Wonthaggi have recently become Australian citizens.
After five years in the country, they have settled in with the help of Wonthaggi’s Neighbourhood Centre - Mitchell House and are working to receive funds to tell their story. Centre coordinator Jan Bourne said they suffered a terrible background in a mountainous area on the Cambodian border and made the journey to Australia to adopt a new culture. “It’s a great success story,” she said. “We are working to employ a project worker to help develop a presentation to tell the story to the community,” Mitchell House is dedicated to making migrants feel at home in Australia.
Taste of culture: members of the Karen community from Burma perform at Mitchell House. The Burmese families were sponsored by locals to come to the town. Mitchell House set up a craft session to help the welcoming process. Six to 12 months after their arrival, Mitchell House received a grant to purchase a loom, which is now set up in their multipurpose area. Mitchell House has been supporting families from all over the world for many years and in a variety of ways, including language
classes, cooking sessions and playgroups. “Our philosophy is inclusion,” Ms Bourne said. Sudanese families were the first to arrive to Wonthaggi and Mitchell House worked to include them in community groups. They were also sponsored to make the journey by locals. There are now 60 Sudanese living in Wonthaggi. Many of the children attended Wonthaggi Secondary College and went
to cooking class to connect with others. “We’ve had them involved in the L2P learner driver program,” Ms Bourne said. “They’ve have done extraordinarily well. Some never saw a car until they came here.” Mitchell House strives to be inclusive and live by the motto everyone is wonderful until proven otherwise.
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New home: from left, Ken Caithness, Col Stockdale and Harry Forrester have worked together to find a new home for Koonwarra’s iconic sign. Team effort: from left, Wonthaggi’s Leading Senior Constable Ian Bruhn, Senior Constable Mel Goodman and Constable Tess Davison came along to donate blood and support their fellow police members at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service donor bus last week.
Police brave donation challenge By Tayla Kershaw FIFTEEN fearless police members rolled up their sleeves and gave blood to the Australian Red Cross
Blood Service in Wonthaggi last week.
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the most blood to the Red Cross across Victoria. Last year the Victoria Police gave 400 donations and won the challenge. This is the first year local members have participated. “We have quite a few people here who are donating for the first time,” Constable Tess Davison from the Wonthaggi Police said. “We came as a group to support each other.” Constable Davison said it was a worthy challenge as many emergency service units attend car accidents where victims may need blood transfusions.
“It’s our way of showing ongoing support, not just supporting them at the scene,” she said. “We’ve gone pretty well. A lot of members who couldn’t come down today have booked appointments for later this week. Hopefully the police will win again this year.” The challenge started on June 16 and will finish on August 15. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service donor bus is parked at Wonthaggi’s Safeway for two weeks every three months. All donations are welcomed.
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THE remaining Koonwarra swan sign has been relocated into the township, after its partner went missing late last year.
The iconic black swan sign welcoming visitors to Koonwarra from the Leongatha direction is yet to be located and is presumed stolen. Koonwarra locals Col Stockdale, Ken Caithness and Harry Forrester decided to get the missing sign replaced, but were unsuccessful due to VicRoads requirements. Erected around 12 years ago, the signs were funded by sales of the book Koonwarra my home, 1878 – 2000 written by the late Fred Holt, a long term Koonwarra resident. Mr Stockdale said the remaining sign from the Meeniyan entrance was relocated to within the township. Mr Stockdale said a graphic designer from Cowes has redeveloped the original swan design. Mrs Holt was pleased the remaining sign now has a permanent home within the town. “It is in a good position, right in the town. I am very pleased with all of the ef-
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forts to get it there,” she said. “Koonwarra meant such a lot to Fred because his parents were the first settlers in Koonwarra. It was always very much home to him. “It will be protected in the township. Col, Ken and Harry have done a wonderful job.” VicRoads regional director Scott Lawrence said VicRoads provided feedback to the group and council representatives regarding the proposal to reinstate the missing Koonwarra sign. “The old sign did not meet standards for road safety purposes, because of its size, picture image and location close to the road in a high speed zone,” he said. “VicRoads has provided a number of options for the replacement of the Koonwarra town entrance sign. “These include incorporating the original swan imaging into a new sign of an appropriate size (no more than three square metres) and location. “Alternatively the community group could work with council to recreate the original sign and place it in another safe location within the township, away from the road, which would be in addition to the existing council ‘welcome to township’ signs.”
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This section of path will run from Potters Hill Road and along the frontage of Silverwater Resort. Bass Coast Shire Council’s $1.1 million project, that will eventually connect pathways from Cowes to Wonthaggi, involves 5.5km of gravel shared pathway along the Phillip Island Tourist Road, connecting with the existing rail trail at Anderson. The overall project is funded through grants from the Victorian Government Regional Growth Fund via the Local Government Infrastructure Program and will be funded over four years, with the design and investigation completed in 2011-12. Construction of the pathway is estimated to take three years to complete. Council’s infrastructure director Felicity Sist said there had been some confusion in the community about where the path would start and finish, with the project being completed in stages. “It isn’t a ‘path to nowhere’, as some people have suggested; the shared path has always been a planned staged work in progress in conjunction with numerous authorities,” she said. “The funding is also being provided
over three years, therefore council is unable to complete the entire project at once. “Unfortunately we were also unable to build the path in the order that we would have liked because of the existing road works for the Bass Highway duplication, and this is why the initial section doesn’t currently connect to an existing path.” Ms Sist said the section that is planned to connect to existing paths in San Remo would be formally constructed as part of new subdivisions, however council would most probably need to construct a temporary connection if the developments were delayed. “Connection to the rail trail at Anderson will be achieved by an approved crossing and will operate in a similar manner to the rail trail crossing further east near Kilcunda,” she said. “Proposed road works, with barriers and reduced traffic, will allow a safe crossing to the bus stop and beyond to the rail trail.” The shared path has been designed and engineered in accordance with current standards and is supported by Department of Transport, Bicycle Victoria and local bicycle groups. Safety railings have been installed along sections of path to comply with VicRoad’s safety requirements. For more information on the shared pathway, including maps, please visit www. basscoast.vic.gov.au/sharedpathway.
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Designed with high ceilings and wide passages the home offers many other features as well. A separate self contained unit is perfect for a bed and breakfast or guests. An attached double bay garage/workshop and cellar plus another two bay shed and double carport offers the space for a home based business. If you are looking for a little more acreage for horses or something similar, adjoining acreage can be acquired as a further option. This low maintenance, easy care property combined with sunsets and serenity it is a place you will want to call home. The asking price is $1,200,000 but all reasonable offers are invited. The property will be open for inspection at 12pm on Saturday, June 28.
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Teens sink teeth into Apple LEONGATHA Secondary College has entered into a joint venture partnership with the Apple Store at Fountain Gate.
The partnership provides six hours of intensive iPad and Macbook training tailored for students and staff. The program also provides specialised business and educational support to the
college. “We are very fortunate to have a really dynamic information and communications technology (ICT) support team at Leongatha Secondary College and Craig Russell, who is our information technology manager, has developed a close relationship with the Fountain Gate Apple Store. Mr Russell has
successfully had the college join the joint venture which is primarily designed for businesses,” said Russell Ogden, college ICT leader. ICT student coaches recently travelled to Fountain Gate for the first workshop where they were trained in iPad problem analysis and resolution. “After being a little overwhelmed to start with, the students really warmed
to the task and were congratulated by the Apple Store staff on their level of knowledge and technical ability,” Mr Ogden said. The next joint venture training session is to be undertaken by teachers of Year 7 who are introducing their students to iPads as a part of the Leongatha Secondary College 1:1 Device Program.
Technology whizzes: at the Apple Store are Leongatha Secondary College students, front from left, Britney Thomas, Charli Fixter and Olivia O’Shannesy with Apple Store trainers, back, from left, Kristin, Matthew and Nigel.
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Author workshop: Wonthaggi Secondary College students Maddie Atley, Tilly Sandbach, Caitlyn Scott and Molly O’Brien were excited to learn from multi award winning author Scot Gardner (centre).
Author inspires students WONTHAGGI Secondary College students are becoming avid readers after being visited by multi award winning author Scot Gardner. Mr Gardner was invited to encourage Year 9 students to read. Some students may have been a little resistant to the idea of enjoying an author visit, but their fears of a boring presentation were quickly
dispelled. Mr Gardner is an A class presenter who charms and engages his audience with a thick layer of humour. He introduced the Year 9s to his books, including the novel The Dead I Know, which won him the Children’s Book Council Australia, older reader award. This is the most prestigious children’s award
in the country. Students soon realised they were in the presence of author royalty and a true story teller. A group of students with potential as writers was selected to participate in a writing workshop. They laughed and wrote their way through the session, which will help them hone their writing skills.
War researchers appeal for help CAN you help teenagers discover the history of soldiers who served in World War One?
South Gippsland Secondary College has teamed with Bruce Lester and Mike Heal of the Foster RSL to research the records of soldiers of the war to be presented at the Centenary Anniversary of
Gallipoli in 2015. Students have chosen two soldiers each and are required to research them via the National Archives and present a document recording their life before service, during and possibly after service. So far, this operation has proven a little difficult as some soldiers do not have their places of
enlistment registered or have enlisted in another town. In order to honour these heroes of our towns’ past, the school is appealing to anyone who may have information about the following soldiers: W. Anderson, J.H. Bowkett, A. Collister, J. Daniels, A.H. Griffiths, F. Irving, A.E. James, C. Gibbs,
J.W. Garrett, C. Lake, N. McLennan, W.J. Power, S. Polkinghorne , W. Roberts, A.P. Ross, J. Rumble, A.G. Stapleton, L.J. Shiells, B. Thomas, R. Urguhart, A. Williamson and C. Wraight. Possible information should be directed to: Justine Kirwan, c/o South Gippsland Secondary College, PO Box 23, Foster, 3960. Any information/ photographs or personal information provided will be returned to the families concerned once used.
Left: War research: investigating the history of soldiers from the First World War are South Gippsland Secondary College students, from left, Tori Cripps, Troy Van Dyke, Will Chester, Sharni Cripps, Missy Vanin, Carmen Tracy, Maxi Park-Deere, Louis Wheeler and Jayden Migliorisi. Absent: Kate Jenkins and Mariah Lawrence.
LAST week councillors Kimberley Brown, Clare Le Serve and I, along with our CEO, attended the annual gathering of Australian Local Governments in Canberra. This annual event is all about forming agreed positions to advocate to the Federal Government on behalf of residents and ratepayers. A lot of people don’t realise that only about half of the money council spends comes from rates paid by property owners, with the rest coming from various government grants and other allocations. As I have mentioned previously, the Federal Government is reducing allocations to Local Government in a number of areas. By working together with councils across Australia, we are able to send a strong message that this is not sustainable, and that our ratepayers cannot afford to be paying more in their rates to cover the cost shifting to councils. While we were in Canberra, councillors took the opportunity to meet with ministers to raise other concerns. We pressed ministers to continue to fund its five hours component of universal access to 15 hours of four year old kindergarten. This has not been guaranteed and council has invested heavily in the infrastructure and resources to deliver this important part of early learning. Cr Le Serve in particular advocated for, and informed ministers about, the proposed Bass Valley Children’s Centre in her ward. It’s important for future funding the government understands just how strong the need is in this area. We continued to advocate against unconventional gas in our area in line with council resolutions, and asked that if it were to proceed, a truly robust and
independent assessment be done of both the need for the gas and the impacts on farmers, aquifers and water supply catchments. Federal funding for Landcare tree planting has been reduced, with some of the money going to the new Green Army, who will also plant trees as a way to reduce climate change. Council doesn’t want to see the great relationships and networks farmers have with Landcare lost. We had some very positive discussions with Minister Hunt about alternatives, such as allowing experienced Landcare staff to supervise the Green Army teams. We also sought advice on a number of issues, one of which has been a passion by this council to ensure future economic and environmental values and natural assets of Phillip Island are supported and protected. Minister Hunt is very supportive of Council and community developing a 30 year plan. We also explored with other ministers and bureaucrats the possibility of how the Federal Government could support a State Government Statement of Special Significance for Phillip Island. This week the draft budget for 20142015 will be presented to the community for consideration (the budget, along with the issues papers we took to Canberra, will be available on our website following the June ordinary council meeting). We would really love people to analyse the draft budget to see where money is spent, and we encourage anyone to make a submission for us to consider before we bring the budget back for adoption in August. Last year there were only two submissions, and we hope that can be bettered this time. Cr Neil Rankine, mayor.
Truck drivers unite on safety TRUCK drivers are invited to attend a ‘get together’ in the Leongatha Memorial Hall on Wednesday, June 25 to address road safety issues and improve their chances of getting home safely each day.
The event will be held by the Gippsland Safe Freight Network and start at 6.30pm, with food from 6pm. “The Gippsland Safe Freight Network is a group of drivers and operators
working to make their jobs easier and safer,” convenor John Ernst said. “It operates across Gippsland and is all about drivers and operators sharing knowledge and experiences, and identifying issues they are having that make their jobs more difficult and less safe. “We’ve formed partnerships with Vic Police Highway Patrol, Vic Roads TSS as well as local and State Government people, all who share the same goals
of keeping everyone safe on the roads. “This will only be a success if drivers come. We need you to talk to your mates and bring them along. “You’re the ones who wear the impact so we’ll have a bit of a chat about how things are going and ways that you can improve your chances of getting to the other end of a shift and back home safely.” For more information, call John on 0409 836 515.
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Bank gives more than $40,000 THE Bendigo Bank Community Bank presented 15 community groups with more than $40,000 of funding last Tuesday (June 17). The event took place at Meeniyan Dumbalk United Football Netball clubrooms, and was held by the bank’s Toora and District Community Bank branch, Foster branch and Meeniyan agency Promontory District Finance Group director Llew Vale said the community bank shares the revenue of its branches’ banking activity. “We have a policy of reinvesting our profits back into worthwhile community projects,” he said.
The largest grant of the night was $10,000 to South Gippsland Hospital’s Youth Assist Clinic in Foster. The clinic is a place young people aged 10 to 25 can drop into for mental, emotional, sexual and general health information. Samantha Park of the Youth Assist Clinic said use of the centre had almost tripled over the three years it has operated. “We’re seeing really great health outcomes for these young people,” she said. The community bank has donated nearly $1 million to community groups over 17 years.
Specialist School: from left, South Gippsland Specialist School principal Tania Pell received a challenge grant of $4000 for the school’s “engine room” from Bendigo Bank Community Bank board member Neville Buckland. $1000 grant: from left, Bendigo Bank Community Bank representative Rebecca Parker hands Laurel Truscott of Bennison Recreation Reserve a grant towards replacing the water pipes.
Youth Assist Clinic: Bendigo Bank Community Bank regional manager Sophie Cole, left, and Promontory District Finance Group director Llew Vale, right, present Samantha Park, centre, with a $10,000 grant towards running the Youth Assist Clinic, South Gippsland Hospital, in Foster.
Toora Tennis Club: from left, Bendigo Bank Community Bank customer service officer Tara Hollier presents Denis O’Neill of Toora Tennis Club with a grant of $2000 for concreting the ends of the tennis courts.
Blinds grant: from left, Bendigo Bank Community Bank’s Jillian Throckmorton presents Paul Hamlett of Port Welshpool Working Group with a grant of $1400 to purchase blackout blinds for the ferry terminal.
U3A Writers’ Group: from left, U3A Writers’ Group participant Marion Ryan and teacher Alison Shields accept a grant of $1170 from Bendigo Bank Community Bank director Michelle Bacon for publishing a collection of literary works.
Toora Bowls Club: from left, Ian Griffiths accepting a grant of $1000 for Toora Bowls Club to publish a history of Toora bowls from Irene Spooner, board treasurer of the Toora Bendigo Bank Community Bank.
Riding club: from left, Bendigo Bank Community Bank customer service supervisor Sandra Faragher presents conditional sponsorship of $1000 for an arena rake to Stony Creek Riding Club secretary Janine Bullock and president Cindy Barker.
MDU courts: Bendigo Bank Community Bank representatives Allison Drury, left, and Irmela McIntyre, right, present a donation of $3500 for court redevelopment to MDU Football Netball Club, represented by Adrian Coulter, Tanya Thorson and Darlene Jones.
Right: Port Franklin basketball: from left, Bendigo Bank Community Bank customer service officer Michelle Walker presents Nicole Symmons of Port Franklin Sport Club with conditional sponsorship of $2400 for upgrading the basketball facilities.
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Milpara Community House news THE end of term two is fast approaching and it is nearly time to say farewell to one of the very talented tutors of Milpara Community House. Kerry Coutts has been the tutor for creative writing for a number of years and during this time she has developed the writing skills of local people – so much so that a significant percentage of her students have had works published. I know we will be very sad to see Kerry step down from this role however we can be assured she will not be leaving us entirely as she will maintain her on-going commitment to voluntary tutoring with adult literacy. Kerry, we take this opportunity to say a big thank you for all that you have created during your time with us here at Milpara, and your students will miss you.
One goodbye is another opportunity and we will be welcoming on board a new tutor for creative writing in term three. We are pleased to be able to announce Beth Montgomery will be taking on the role and new classes get underway, commencing July 17. If writing is one of your passions, and you would like to further develop your skills, we welcome you to enrol in this course.
MICHAEL David Peter Moore was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on May 27 to Tameeka Unmeopa and David Moore of Wonthaggi. Michael is pictured with his father and sister Bella, 5, and brother Cane, 4. Left: KYRA May Johnson was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on May 27 to Shari and Luke Johnson of Wonthaggi. Kyra is pictured with her parents and a sister Abbie Lee, 2.
We have been fortunate to secure local artist Pat Dale who will be providing a class on an introduction to basketry in August this year. When the weather outside is cold and windy, this would be a perfect opportunity to weave some baskets for your own use, or start getting ready for those welcome homemade Christmas presents. Come along and join us. Have you recently relocated to the Korumburra area and would like to know a little more about the community you are now a part of? We have two opportunities coming up and we invite you to become involved. We have our newcomer’s luncheon being held at Milpara Community House on August 5, and also in August, local historian Doug Boston will present a history of Korumburra from 1887 to 2014.
Right: STEPHEN Lawrence Warnakulasuriya was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on May 30 to Lakshika Warnakulasuriya and Lawrence Suresh of Wonthaggi.
Milpara Community House will be closed during the upcoming school term holidays from close of business June 27 and we will reopen on Monday, July 14. The Centrelink agency hours during this period are Tuesdays 10am to 2pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am to 1pm. The emergency foodbank can be accessed during these hours. Forinformation about any of the above information please call Sandra, Leisa or Jenni on 5655 2524, visit our website www.milparacommunityhouse. org.au or call into Milpara at 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra.
College sets record COMMUNITY College Gippsland (CCG) posted a small surplus and awarded a record number of accredited qualifications during 2013.
CCG board chair Jenny Carmichael said this was an achievement given enormous challenges in the vocational education and training sector (VET) as a result of State Government funding cuts. “While enrolments were down in 2013, due to funding changes, CCG awarded a record 806 nationally recognised qualifications - a 30 per cent increase from 2012,” she said. CCG is helping people who have left school early, been out of the workforce, or want to up-skill to develop their opportunities. CCG awarded a record 477 certificate III and IV level qualifications - a large number of those in business, rural studies, children’s and aged care services. Ms Carmichael said CCG recognises the ongoing challenges posed by reduced funding and increased competition in the VET sector. “CCG is working leaner and smarter and will continue to build partnerships and resource-share. This will increase opportunities for CCG to respond to the training needs of the Gippsland community in horticulture, agriculture, equine, aged care, children’s services, youth, education support, business, foundation studies, hair, beauty and more,” she said. CCG operates campuses across Gippsland at Leongatha, Warragul, Pakenham, Traralgon, and Morwell as well as the Gippsland Racing Training Centre at Warragul. For more information on CCG phone 03 5622 6000 or visit www.ccg.asn.au
KELSEY Lee Stoll was born on May 8 at Leongatha Hospital. She is the third child for Justin and Alyce of Korumburra and a sister for Tahli, 5, and Jack, 3.
Pets praised in Queen’s honour CHILDREN’S pets were the stars of the day at the annual Queen Street Party at Korumburra conducted on the Queen’s Birthday weekend.
There was Rusty the Husky and Rosie the Shih Tzu/Maltese who goes everywhere with her owner, Doug Perks, and is a familiar sight to Korumburra shoppers as she sits astride him on his electric wheelchair. There were guinea pigs, including Rainbow and Ella, an adventurous independent black silky bantam named Cocoa because she is so warm and cuddly. A big drawcard for the day was Caltex the cat who remained relaxed unrestrained in a basket with children peeping in at her constantly. They were in awe of her quiet cat composure. One woman remarked, “I swear that is a toy cat except that her eyes keep following me.” The street’s residents spent a lovely afternoon in the Queen Street Park where adults, children, babies and pets enjoyed the
winter sunshine. Newcomers to the street were welcomed by many old-timers, including 96 year-old Jean Kelly and littlies, such as Felicity Souter, who was last year’s baby and was this year an adventurous toddler who joined in the fun
of the playground at Coleman Park. Voting took place for the most popular and loved pets. The street’s legendary fantail pigeons won a tiara in the “most beautiful” category. Other tiaras were awarded to Rosie and Ella and the judges awarded Fit for a
Queen 2014 honour sashes to Rusty, Cocoa, Caltex and Rainbow. The afternoon resulted in an unexpected reunion when two families were chatting and realised that another wandering bantam that had been fostered by one family as a stray
actually belonged to their neighbours. So they all agreed to end the day by going home to conduct their own bantam reunion. This was a happy outcome and is the sort of thing that happens in Queen Street, Korumburra.
Queen Street icons: enjoying the Korumburra party were, front, from left, Rahja, Jahri and Zhalia Hoganvan Rooij, Bridey Turnbull, Amelia and Fernanda Hurst, and back, Doug Perks and Graeme Nicholson.
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JUST Fancy FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN planting Discover the Prom this winter trees? TREES will be planted along the Kilcunda foreshore on National Tree Day, Sunday, July 27.
The project will be funded by Coastcare Victoria and undertaken by Three Creeks Landcare Group, Bass Coast Landcare Network and Bass Coast Shire Council. This partnership has been running for four years and is responsible for the planting of 6500 indigenous plants. Last year efforts focused on restoring several sites along the rail trail and near the Kilcunda BBQ area “The aim is to plant about 1000 indigenous plants and therefore we hope to get a large group of volunteers on the day,” Bass Coast Landcare Network’s David Bateman said. “We will be providing tools and gloves but supplies are limited, so if you wish to join in then bring some gloves along. “All of this rewarding work will create an appetite, so Wonthaggi Rotary club will also put on a barbeque which will be ready at the end of the working bee.” This event and site has also been registered with the official National Tree Day website and can be found athttp:// treeday.planetark.org/site/52920. If you would like to come along and lend a hand, call Dave Bateman at Bass Coast Landcare Network on 0488 399 151 or via email d.bateman@basscoast.vic.gov.au. The event starts at 10am.
Mayor’s message Cr Jim Fawcett THE Yanakie community was delighted with the good news delivered by Minister Ryan last Friday when he announced $300,000 funding to upgrade the Yanakie Community Hall, toilets and playground. Council will chip in $90,000 toward the project too and the community $10,000. Not only does the facility serve the local community and passing visitors, it has also served as a staging area during past fire and flood emergencies in the Prom and has been used as a base by film crews, so many will benefit from these improvements. It’s that time of the year when service clubs are conducting their changeover dinners and I am attending Rotary Club changeovers in both Korumburra and Leongatha. Rotary is to be commended on its ability to attract and maintain office bearers consistently, an issue that can be problematic in many clubs and groups these days with lots of competition for people’s time and skills. Events such as these are a timely reminder of the excellent work that service clubs do in the community to identify and fill the needs. It can be support for an individual or a family and local projects, as well as universal projects supported collectively by all chapters of the organisation. Membership of these clubs also fosters fellowship and personal development and for many, the unfolding of leadership qualities. It’s a rewarding journey and I encourage you to consider participating in your community in this extremely pleasurable way. Gender exclusivity has eased in most clubs these days so couples often enjoy joint membership. Councillors Harding and Hutchinson-Brooks attended the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Conference in Canberra last week with our CEO Tim Tamlin. It’s a time for networking with federal politicians and getting the message across about the challenges at the grassroots level of government and where possible, lobbying for our specific projects. Council is currently advertising for an agricultural climate resilience officer one day per week. This position, which will cover both South Gippsland and Bass Coast, is funded by the State Government under its Adaptation and Sustainability Partnership funding program. The project will extend over three years and aims to provide practical support to councils working on climate change adaptation and sustainability, and to strengthen the relationships between and within State Government, local government and its communities. Whether you accept climate change as a reality or not, the volatile weather and global market patterns over the past few years have certainly tested the resilience of our farmers and the industries that support them. Mostly, we have the unfair advantage of more water here than other regions, and we have the opportunity of increasing our value as a leading food production area with good management of our resources and diversification into new agricultural pursuits if temperatures continue to rise as predicted. Already we are seeing dairy farmers who left the region years ago to go to the north of the state where it is getting hotter and drier, now returning for our more reliable and moister climate. The project will include ‘peer to peer’ mentoring, educational seminars and exploring new opportunities for the region, as cited in some recent research done by Melbourne University. It’s just one more way that council is taking advantage of State Government support to have strategies in place for the future of our region.
IF YOU’RE looking for something fun and educational to do during the July school holidays, make sure you check out Parks Victoria’s Discovery Program at Wilsons Promontory National Park. Parks Victoria team leader Lynden Costin said the program was a great way to get in touch with nature over the school holidays. “It’s fantastic to see kids and adults getting out of the lounge room and experiencing the fun and wonder of Victoria’s parks. Even in these cooler winter months, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors,” he said. Activities include: • Junior Ranger activities for primary school age children age 6-12 and their parents ($7 per child, accompanying adults attend for free); • examining the minibeasts that live in Tidal River through a microscope; • celebrating NAIDOC Week and see how traditional hunting tools are used. You can also have a go at boomerang throwing; • become a bush detective. Learn how to identify
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Rock at church LEONGATHA Presbyterian Church, in conjunction with ROCK Ministries, is again holding a free children’s holiday program, for children of kinder and primary school age.
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There will be games, singing, craft activities, skits, bible stories and drama, on each of the program’s three days. For adults, there will be a special cafe morning from 10am on Thursday of the program, with barista prepared hot drinks and food provided, all which will be free for adults to enjoy. Children can be registered with the program team from 9.30am on each day, with the program running from 10am to noon. Adults are welcome to stay for all or part of the program, or collect their children at the conclusion of each day’s activities. Many positive and encouraging responses came from those who attended last year’s program, and the congregation of Leongatha Presbyterian Church hopes this year’s event will be equally enjoyable. The program commences on Tuesday, July 1, concluding on the following Thursday. Everyone will be very welcome.
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The Good Life
Your LOCAL guide to Art and Entertainment
Come laugh with Col But the Australian comedy icon will not promise to be politically correct. “It’s all true blue Aussies humour at its best,” he said. Promoting both the recent re-release of the double CD set COLFESSIONS, and the new release of his book In Between The Laughter, Col is doing what he does best: telling his side of the story. He has been a household name on the comedy circuit for almost four decades. “People can come and hear a lot of new material. Comedy is like any work; it must progress. You just have to keep it evolving and keep it changing,” Elliott said. “That is what I have been doing over the years and that has given me the longevity.” He’s been to Wonthaggi before and has always enjoyed a receptive audience. For Col, everything he does, hears and sees in everyday life provides fodder for his humorous stories. For the first time ever, he recently sat down to
etch these stories into the history books, and the result is his memoir In Between the Laughter which is due for release in the next couple of weeks. Col admitted it was actually his wife who made him put pen to paper. “She constantly listened to the stories and told me to get them down before I was too old to remember,” he said. From joining the navy
at 16, sent to Vietnam at 17, Col’s life has been a varied and interesting one. There are highs and lows, however, all told with this entertainer’s down-toearth style. He says the experiences throughout his life have helped shape who he has become and how his meagre beginnings led to a life in showbiz. Don’t miss Col Elliott as he brings his show to
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the club on 5672 1082. The show will run from 8-11pm, with a break in the middle.
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Actors wanted FOSTER Amateur Music and Drama Association is looking for a quartet of players to stage its October production of the Ronald Harwood comedy, Quartet.
The play is a witty and heartfelt tale which explores themes of love, regret, unfulfilled ambition and longevity. Dotted with tender moments, it is moving and witty, very funny and not without some “tough” moments as it looks at the ageing process in general. The story is about three ageing opera singers who often worked together during their active careers but are now in a retirement home for musicians. Their peace is soon to be shattered by the arrival of Jean who was a huge star in her time. Is there any chance that the four will ever sing together again? Do they even want to? Are they up for the challenge of singing the famous quartet for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone from Act III of Verdi’s opera, Rigoletto?
All will be revealed as the play unfolds! FAMDA plans to stage this delightful play in Foster between October 4 and 12. To do so director, Lloyd Morcom, requires the services of two men and two women to play the quartet of septuagenarian former opera singers. Quartet is a marvellous vehicle for four feisty troupers and there is no singing required. Lloyd will be holding an information session and auditions at 2pm this Sunday, June 29 at Foster Community House, on the corner of Station Road, and Court Street in Foster. There is more information on www. famda.org.au or you can ring Lloyd to book an audition on 0427 331 068. Quartet was adapted into a 2012 film scripted by the playwright and directed by Dustin Hoffman starring Dame Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins and Billy Connolly. The film’s ending is quite different from that of the play, but the characters are most definitely the same.
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Evan gives to India
Transforming health: former Leongatha resident Evan Heazlewood with some of the money he helped raise for Opportunity International Australia, which trains young women as health facilitators to transform poor communities across India.
By Laura Gibb UNIVERSITY student Evan Heazlewood has helped raise $4130 to improve the health of people in India. Mr Heazlewood, who attended Leongatha Secondary College and Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College, is undertaking an honours year in applied geology at Curtin University in Perth. He and other students from the John Curtin Leadership Academy (JCLA) organised a music event called Night of Opportunity to raise funds for their selected non-profit organisation, Opportunity International Australia. Mr Heazlewood said he learnt a
lot while organising the venue and many of the bands that performed. “Going into it, I had never really organised an event like that,” he said. The event’s budget came from a small JCLA alumni grant, a corporate donation, private donations, a raffle and ticket sales. Night of Opportunity was a success, with six bands performing and 180 revellers attending. The event was used to raise funds for and awareness of Opportunity International Australia’s Train a Health Leader campaign. The campaign has a goal to train 1000 young women as health facilitators to transform poor communities across India. The money raised by Mr Heazle-
wood and his peers will cover some of the $10000 required to train a health professional. She will undertake a course of study within India and then train others to continue her work. “I was happy to raise money for people that are in dire need of it,” Mr Heazlewood said. “It seemed like a really noble cause.” Mr Heazlewood’s honours studies are exploring aqueous geochemistry topics such as bioremediation of landfill sites and acid mine drainage. “If I can one day work to make a difference within the environment, that’s something I’d be very interested in doing,” he said.
Archies mystery Paramedics advance skills
WORKS have commenced on the $8 million Archies on the Creek restaurant and function centre.
The previous centre closed on May 27, 2012 and finally sold for $800,000. The fine dining and entertainment centre, developed by former owner Vern Rickman in the old butter factory, was due to reopen early this year. Archies on the Creek is situated on 3.36 acres and boasts a fabulous reception area, a variety of bars, large landscaped gardens and ornamental lake. Following the demise of the business, the centre has sat idle and locked up, but
local business operators have reported a flurry of activity in recent weeks. Recently, lawns were mowed and there was activity in the main reception area. As to when the venue will reopen and as what still remains a mystery. When the property was sold by Wonthaggi Stockdale and Leggo selling agent Pat Barry, he did comment the venue would reopen early this year. Mr Barry said at the time, the reopening of the facility would see jobs created. He suggested the dining would be more casual but weddings would still be catered for as in the past.
Lions give to Inverloch THE Lions Club of Inverloch and District held its annual changeover dinner at the Inverloch Surf Lifesaving Club on Friday evening June 6.
In attendance were 50 Lions members and guests to witness the handing over of the president’s role from Lion Ken Aly to the incoming president for 2014-2015, Lion Klaus Edel. President Klaus and the new board of directors were inducted by Lions Global Membership team coordinator Ron Payne, a member of the Kooweerup Lions Club. Inverloch Lions have had a busy year including the provision of raised garden beds and garden buildings at the Bass Coast Specialist school in Wonthaggi, as well as a similar project at the Ministry of Housing units in Inverloch. The club has also been in a joint project with the Bass Coast Shire to provide funds for the new barbecue shelter at the Inverloch Glade area. Inverloch Lions joined forces with the South Gippsland Yacht Club to assist them with the staging of the inaugural Classic Dinghy Regatta over the Australia Day weekend, and successfully conducted the Annual Inverloch Fun Festival including
the fun run and billy cart derby in November. In addition to donating money to several medical research programs and disaster funds, the club assisted several local organisations including the Inverloch Bowling Club building fund, the RSL, Legacy, Lifeline Gippsland, Wallace Avenue Park, Tour De Tarwin and many others. In total the club disbursed more than $32,000 for the year, indicating members were active in fundraising. The club also catered for the dawn service breakfast at the Inverloch RSL on Anzac Day and the Australia Day BBQ, and has cooked thousands of sausages over the year at functions such as the jazz festival or outside the local supermarket each Saturday. As from this month, the management of the Inverloch Community Farmers market has been transferred to the Inverloch Lions Club. Members eagerly look forward to the future running of the market each month. The club is always on the lookout for new members and anyone interested in joining can phone membership chairman Terry Shannon 0408 358 604 or president Klaus Edel 0417 361 436.
Leading way: the new board of the Inverloch and District Lions Club. Back, from left, Neil Everitt, Bob Treloar, Greg Dyke and Brendon Eishold. Middle, Adrian Marriner, Robynne Marriner, Geoff Cole, Helen Cole, inducting officer Ron Payne and Linda Aly. Front, secretary Linda Turley, incoming president Klaus Edel and outgoing president Ken Aly.
PARAMEDICS have the needs of the community at heart. Wonthaggi has a dedicated Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) team that serves Wonthaggi and its surrounding regions, right up to the metropolitan areas. In amongst their battle for fairer pay and better conditions, paramedics have pushed for additional advanced training to further benefit the public. According to an anonymous local paramedic, the training course is self driven and should reduce injury and death. “There are learning packages we have to go through, as well as classroom training and exams,” the paramedic said.
“A 100 per cent result must be achieved to pass.” The advanced training will add thrombolytic therapy to the paramedics’ abilities. This will allow paramedics to administer medication to diminish blood clots and treat the most severe heart attacks. The public will benefit from extra roadside treatment, which will also reduce extended hospital stays and treatments, and save on health budgets. “We care about our patients and share a common interest,” the paramedic said. “We want to offer extraordinary care and are happy to be taking this on board.” The course has been rolled out all over Gippsland, which is a first for Victoria. Many have signed off on the course already.
Fishy finds in river A TOUR of the Powlett River catchment has highlighted the benefit of vegetation along stream and river beds in improving fish habitat. West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority CEO Martin Fuller said almost 50 people participated in the tour of near pristine and degraded sites along creeks flowing into the Powlett River. “We call the vegetation along a stream or a river riparian vegetation”, he said. “This tour demonstrated where the riparian vegetation was good, there were more fish and more fish
species. “The tour included electrofishing demonstrations. Nothing was caught at the degraded sites, but participants were able to see the most fish and variety of fish species at the more pristine site along the creek.” The Powlett River mouth and estuary is a much loved recreational place for many. Fishing, surfing, walking and swimming are extremely popular. The tour highlighted how looking after rivers and creeks higher in the catchment had a direct impact of the health of the river and estuary downstream.
“If you’re interested in restoring a waterway on your property, please contact us or your local Landcare Network for more information,” Mr Fuller said. This event was hosted by the WGCMA and the Bass Coast Landcare Network and supported by Estuarywatch, Waterwatch, the Department of Environment and Primary Industries and the Federal Government. For more information about restoring a section of waterway on your property, Landcare, EstuaryWatch or Waterwatch, please contact the WGCMA on 1300 094 262.
Pleasing finds: participants watch an electrofishing demonstration at one of the more pristine sites in the Powlett catchment.
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Art refuses to stay still TOORA seems to be one of those towns that attracts creative people. The Toora Village Studio Gallery and the Toora Village Artist Collective are proof of that. Collective member Pam Donnellan was attracted first to Mount Best in 2008 and now with her partner, Robert Haydon who is also an artist, lives in Toora. “As the youngest child, my sister was a good artist and I wanted to be better than her,” she said. “After that, when I was 36, my eldest daughter wasn’t doing too well in school and was diagnosed with dyslexia.” It was then Pam figured out she too had dyslexia, which had also caused problems for her when she went through school. “After that, when I was 38, I went and did a mature entry university course. I came third out of 200 stu-
dents in a Diploma of Arts Graphic Design,” she said. “Doing the graphic design course helped me a lot. It was a big boost for my whole life.” After completing the three year course, Pam spent several years working as a graphic designer and illustrated several children’s book. “Now, I just want to paint. Mostly I have done photo realism, but lately I have been searching for a new genre,” she said. “I will be having an exhibition in January at the Toora Village Studio Gallery. The art I am creating for it will be something that hasn’t been done before. “I am using paint, paper, clay, liquid Perspex and iridescent colours.” Pam admitted it sometimes takes her a while to get a painting finished, but it is something she loves to do. “Sometimes I surprise myself. I step back from a painting and think,
‘gosh, did I do that?’,” she said. “I usually like my paintings to look like what they are supposed to look like. I am not really into just throwing paint on paper. “I love Vincent van Gogh, because he also had dyslexia and you could see it in his paintings. I like all of the old artists, even Salvador Dali. “I like to paint fantasy as well. I do lots of different things but I am still finding my style.” Pam has won several awards for her paintings, and has also received a prestigious award for her directing skills. There are 22 members of the Toora Village Artist Collective, which Pam said is a supportive and encouraging group. “It is good to be surrounded by like minded people it seems certain areas inspire and attract creative types,” she said.
Wacky hair at Welshpool WELSHPOOL and District Primary School held a crazy hair day and free dress disco day last Wednesday. As an initiative of the Grade 6 students, the day was held to raise money for their leadership project. The students raised $48, which will go towards the installation of a graffiti wall. The graffiti wall will consist of a plywood based blackboard and a box of chalk installed under the verandah on the hall. The Grade 6 project will involve the establishing of rules for the use of the board and will emphasise the requirement for positivity at all times.
Painter at heart: Toora artist Pam Donnellan works on a piece of art in her studio, surrounded by inspiration and things that make her happy.
Adventurers help Africans Fun day: from left, Gloria, Bree, Elsa, Sofie and Paul donned some crazy hair and fancy dress at Welshpool and District Primary School last Wednesday.
Welcome refugees DESPITE having no official celebrations for Refugee Week, Bass Coast Shire Council continues to welcome refugees. Council’s acting community and economic development director Peter Francis said council is committed to “being a Refugee Welcome Zone”. “The Refugee Welcome Zone Declaration was signed by the chief executive officer on behalf of council on July 23, 2004,” he said. “Council was then recognised as a Refugee Welcome Zone in 2005 and is listed as such on the Refugee Council of Australia website.
“The process for becoming a Refugee Welcome Zone involves signing the Refugee Welcome Zone Declaration, which is ‘a commitment in spirit to welcoming refugees into our community, upholding the human rights of refugees, demonstrating compassion for refugees and enhancing cultural and religious diversity in our community’. “There are currently 28 Refugee Welcome Zone councils in Victoria.” By signing up to the declaration, council commits to: • welcoming refugees to the community; • upholding human rights; • demonstrating compassion; and
• enhancing cultural and religious diversity in the community. “Bass Coast Shire participates in the Settlement Committee that has recently become part of the Bass Coast Service Providers Network,” Mr Francis said. “The most recent group of refugees to arrive in Bass Coast are Karen refugees, who primarily come through camps on the Thai-Burma border. The Karen peoples are a Burmese ethnic minority. “Some of our local Karen population participated in our Ramp It Up festival late last year, celebrating social inclusion. The group performed a cultural dance at this event.” Refugee Week was June 15-20.
MEMBERS of the South Gippsland Walking and Adventure Club love their walks and adventures but are known to get involved with other communities from time to time. Fourteen members of the club spent two days recently preparing and sewing about 100 washable feminine hygiene kits for girls and women in Africa. These kits aim to raise public
awareness, educate about Aids and preventable diseases. Some communities around the world are learning to make their own kits. The Days for Girls (Australia) NGO sends kits to communities where there are none. Along with empowering training, they say these kits give back days of health, safety and dignity. Faye Buchanan organised the activity. To find out more, check out the website www.daysforgirls.org
Smoking driver fined A FEMALE P plate driver who threw a burning cigarette butt from her car on Bass Highway, Inverloch recently caught the eye of a Bass Coast Shire Council litter enforcement officer. The officer then noticed there was a primary school aged boy in the back seat. As of April 1, changes to Victoria’s Tobacco Act 1987 make it an offence to smoke inside a vehicle where children under 18 years old are present.
Council referred the matter to Victoria Police who have powers to take enforcement action under the Tobacco Act. The young driver is likely to receive a $234 penalty notice for the smoking offence, plus a $577 fine for littering with her burning cigarette butt. “The change in laws is aimed to motivate positive behaviour change. It’s not about wanting to fine people,” mayor Cr Neil Rankine said. “The fact is, young children are usually unable to choose whether or not they can be in a particular per-
son’s car. “If people want to smoke, that’s fine, but smoking in an environment which can harm children is not acceptable. “Smoking cigarettes within the confined environment of a vehicle has unacceptable health risks for non smoking passengers, particularly under age children.” Bass Coast residents can help crack down on people who smoke with children under 18 years old in their car by reporting the offender’s vehicle registration and model to local police.
Making it happen: South Gippsland Walking and Adventure Club members create hygiene kits for Africans. They are Val McDonald, Joy Downes, Gayle McHarg, Kate Senko, Sandra Lewis, Sue Marriott and Kerry Baggallay.
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Farming Insight • VLE Leongatha
Buyers chase steers
The usual buying group was present and operating in a dearer market overall. Quality was typical of a winter yarding, with prime cattle in short supply and selling to a premium.
Trade cattle were in short supply and feeders and restockers were operating on the suitable lines, while those yearling heifers suited to the trade sold 12c to 15c/kg dearer on the limited selection. The 500 steers and bullocks were similar in quality to last week’s offering and processors were bidding keenly as they competed for numbers, driving prices upward by 5c to 9c/kg.
Wednesday, June 18
ELDERS hosted an outstanding clearing sale in Outtrim recently. With a fantastic turnout of 200 people, the potential to sell
was high. Following a wet night, there was concern the weather would cause trouble. Fortunately, the morning rain stayed away for the 11am until 2pm sale.
All items were sold at good prices. The highest selling item was a Massey Ferguson tractor. Vendors Doug and Marg Close, as well as the external vendors, were extremely happy with the result.
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BULLOCKS 10 Rumridge P/L, Mt Eliza 636kg 11 R. Buchan, Kongwak 609kg 13 R.J. & R.H. Findlay, Leongatha 669kg 1 J.S. & M.J. Patterson, Koorooman 615kg 2 Hengstberger/Lloyd, Dumbalk North 562kg 8 A. & P. Brown, Wattle Bank 558kg STEERS 13 S.W. Scott, Inverloch 522kg 17 G.C.R. & M. Kuhne, Dumbalk North 491kg 7 Shimanojo Holdings, French Island 532kg 13 D. Lewis, Hallston 448kg 2 Binginwarri Beef, Binginwarri 307kg 12 Hengstberger/Lloyd, Dumbalk North 500kg COWS 1 A.M. & L.A. Bodman, Poowong 505kg 1 A.M. & M.B. Jans, Dumbalk 500kg 3 Binginwarri Beef, Binginwarri 655kg 2 R. & J. Pridman, Yanakie 310kg 7 B. & E. Standfield, Leongatha 560kg 4 T.G. & R.E. Rees, Strzelecki 603kg HEIFERS 2 A. & T. Ronalds, Tarwin Lower 435kg 10 R.L. Olsen, Poowong East 402kg 1 Binginwarri Beef, Binginwarri 475kg 16 Malabar Farm, Tarwin Lower 366kg 3 P. Brydon, Koonwarra 390kg 1 S. Beale, Boodyarn 320kg BULLS 1 R. & B. Carmichael, Dalyston 935kg 1 J.D. & S.M. Humphrey, Nerrena 1020kg 1 B. & E. Standfield, Leongatha 870kg 1 D.B. & D.M. Fairbrother, Tarwin Lwr 990kg 1 P.H., N.F. & D.P. Moore, Yarram 1115kg 1 M.J. & C.M. Cock, Hallston 770kg
Heavy weight grown heifers showing good finish sold 9c/kg dearer. Friesian and crossbred manufacturing steers improved 3c to 9c/kg. Most weights and grades were represented in the cows, with the lighter weights up to 9c/kg dearer while the majority sold at similar prices. The handful of vealers sold to a top of 210c/kg. The majority of the yearling steers sold to feeders and restockers between 160c and 195c/kg. The limited selection of yearling heifers showing good finish sold from 165c to 196c/kg. Grown steers showing good finish made between 199c and 215c, with the leaner two scores between 182c and 196c/kg. Well finished bullocks sold between 190c and 213c, with the two scores between 175c and 197c/kg. Heavy weight grown heifers showing good finish made mostly from 165c to 184c, with a few C and B muscle drafts from 175c to 210c/kg. Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers sold from 151c to 167c, with the crossbred portion from 160c to 190c/ kg. Most light and medium weight cows made between 100c and 124c/kg. Most heavy weight cows sold between 110c and 144c, after a top of 158c/kg to processors. Heavy weight bulls made from 158c to 186c, easing 3c/kg. The next sale draw June 25 & 26: 1. Elders, 2. SEJ, 3. Landmark, 4. David Phelan, 5. Alex Scott, 6. Rodwells.
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THERE were approximately 1100 export and 300 young cattle penned for a decrease of 660 head week on week.
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Farming Insight Damian helps farming survive By Sarah Vella FINDING a way to assist new entrants enter the agricultural industry was the focus of Dumbalk dairy farmer Damian Murphy’s recent study.
In April 2013 he finished his report, Young Farmer Finance Schemes after receiving a Nuffield scholarship sponsored by the Gardiner Foundation. “I was able to travel overseas to see what the rest of the world is doing to assist young farmers enter and progress in the agricultural industry,” he said. “I picked the best of what I saw overseas and used it to develop a scheme I think will work in Australia.”
The result is the Future Farmers Fund (FFF), which was recently included in the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) and United Dairy Victoria (UDV) submission to the government’s agricultural white paper. Mr Murphy said the establishment of a Future Farmers Fund will enable new entrants to enter and progress in the agricultural industry. “A good funding model should assist all generations of farmers; the idea is it should be available nationally and across all farming practices, not just dairy,” Mr Murphy said. “There has always been a lot of talk about the issues facing young farmers, but nothing seemed to get done about it, which was very frustrating.” Mr Murphy said in his experience, young people come into the industry, but once they start looking
to finance their large purchases they hit a brick wall. “There needs to be an easier path to assist younger farmers to come in and stay in the industry. They need to know there is a future for them,” he said. The aim of the scheme is to fill the gap when seeking finance. The FFF would provide co-financing with a bank to assist new entrants who do not otherwise qualify for a loan. “One of the big issues when developing the scheme was deciding how to finance the fund, because we wanted to have two sources of funding,” Mr Murphy said. “It is proposed the FFF be funded through two mechanisms: farm management deposits and through the establishment of an agriculture superannuation fund. “I am not saying this is the only way farmers can be funded but it will
provide an entry point and progression opportunities.” The UDV and the VFF have jumped on board to promote the scheme and have helped Mr Murphy with meetings with banks and other agricultural bodies. “It is really into the marketing side now. We have to push it and see what people think,” he said. “The agricultural industry in Australia has an image problem that needs to change. By attracting the best and brightest people to agriculture, we will be able to change that perception. “We can tell everyone it is a good industry to be involved in, but we also need to show them. “We need to change the perception of the industry in the next 10 years and hopefully the FFF will be part of doing that.”
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Opening season hopes rise By Sarah Vella WITH current milk prices at relatively high levels and the end of the season fast approaching, speculation regarding the new season opening milk price has begun.
Burra Foods general manager (commercial) Dale O’Neill, said current milk intake is in line with earlier forecasts and when compared to last year, volumes are up considerably, particularly in May and June. “Despite softer market conditions in recent months, ability to capture the stronger market returns earlier in the season is underpinning the higher farm gate returns for all of our farm milk supply partners for the remainder of this season,” he said. “While maximising cash flow
during the spring months is important when determining our opening price, our primary objective remains to pay higher farm gate prices for all farm milk supply partners.” Mr O’Neill said Burra Foods would announce its opening milk price before the start of the next season once the company has the best information available. “Our expectation at this stage is for next season’s opening price to be in line with or above the opening price this season,” he said. “The market experienced unprecedented price movements across the main dairy commodities last year. “While demand for dairy continues to remain firm, the increase in supply from key exporting regions indicates that commodity markets will trade at lower levels in 2014.” Fonterra Australia director of operations and ingredients Bruce Donnison said the company was
currently developing budget and plans for next season, and would announce an opening milk price in the near future. “Milk price is largely a function of global supply and demand, and we continue to analyse international dairy commodity prices, as well as business factors, as we develop our pricing,” he said. “Recent months have seen a decline in international dairy markets, largely due to increasing supply. “We do foresee continued volatility as increased production continues to come on to the market – especially from the EU and US – but demand remains strong from key importing countries.” Mr Donnison said the impact of these factors on price would continue to unfold throughout next season. “We remain confident that Fonterra will continue to lead on milk price next season, in addition to offering leading support services
for our suppliers’ profitability and growth plans,” he said. While an El Nino is expected to impact Gippsland in the latter half of winter, Mr O’Neill doesn’t expect it would impact on milk supply. “Generally, a milder winter period can be of benefit to milk production in Gippsland. What is key however, is the spring period and the impact on pasture growth across the peak of the season,” he said. Mr Donnison said Fonterra Australia had seen a recent rise in milk intake due to the unseasonably warm weather. “We have also been encouraged by recently weakening El Nino indicators but if an El Nino does occur next season that could have a potential impact on supply locally,” he said. Murray Goulburn was contacted for comment but did not respond.
Longwarry rewards suppliers LONGWARRY Food Park has announced its sixth step-up of the 2013-14 season as it pushes to increase milk supply to meet demand from export markets. The year-to-date farm gate increases are: • butterfat up nine cents per kg to 72 cents; • protein up 19 cents to 152 cents per kg; and • plus a prepaid June 2014 stepup of 10 cents per kg butterfat and 20 cents per kg protein. The step-up price increase is effective from May 1, 2014 and will be paid retrospectively on premium
and base quality milk supplied from July 1, 2013 until April 30, 2014. It will be paid with the May milk payment due on June 15, 2014 to all farmers who are supplying Longwarry Food Park on the payment date. Managing director Rakesh Aggarwal said the latest step-up was in line with the company’s commitment to offer the best possible payment to its suppliers. “We want to reward our suppliers with the highest price the market allows and we want to attract new farmers to a vibrant and forward thinking milk company,” he said. “Longwarry Food Park has a reputation for rewarding its sup-
pliers and we will continue to do so as we push even further into the growing markets of Asia and the Middle East that are so crucial to the future of the Gippsland dairy industry. “We will be increasing the premium over our competition even further in the new season with a more pragmatic and less punitive approach to quality.” Mr Aggarwal said international commodity markets were currently not as strong as they could be, but he is confident that the longer term situation remain strong. “There has been some softening in the commodity markets over the last few months, which we believe is due to overstocking of products
in China,” he said. “The structural drivers are still present and we believe that the conditions will change by August 14.” Longwarry Food Park, which produces the popular Gippy milk range, is confident of a strong 201415 season. “Our business is poised for significant growth after an exceptional 2013-14 year,” Mr Aggarwal said. “Milk powders, cream cheese, bulk ESL milk and UHT are great export products for us. “We remain well positioned to significantly increase our milk supply over the coming season and would love to hear from any farmers who are considering their options on who they supply to.”
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Birralee Childcare Centre Birralee is a 45 place not-for-profit Community Childcare Co-Operative in the township of Korumburra. The Centre is a valued local employer that places a strong emphasis on high quality educational care. The parent Committee of Management is seeking to employ suitably qualified educators to join the team at Birralee.
SIX MONTH FIXED TERM POSITION Certificate 3 Level Qualification - Assistant (5 days - Full Time) CASUAL POSITIONS - ASSISTANT Certificate 3 Level Qualification CASUAL POSITIONS - ROOM LEADER Diploma Level Qualification It is essential that applicants possess the necessary Children’s Services qualifications and agree to undertake the required regulatory checks. Applicants should also have relevant experience. For further information and to obtain a full position description please phone the Centre's Coordinator, Claire Anderson on 5655 2121 or email birralee@sympac.com.au Applications close 5pm Monday 7th July 2014.
UnitingCare Gippsland is a quality accredited, community service agency. The agency has a vision of a healthy Gippsland, where disadvantage and inequity are challenged.
EXCITING LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES A recent restructure within our organisation has created the following opportunities for ongoing employment within our Executive Team across the Gippsland region.
Coordinator Customer Services (1.0 EFT) Coordinator Strategic Development (0.6 EFT) Coordinator Learning and Development (0.6 EFT) The above roles can be based in Sale, Leongatha or Bairnsdale with requirement to travel across the region.
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Nurse Unit Manager District Nursing & Palliative Care Service (full time) BCCH seeks expressions of interest from a suitably qualified person to lead and manage a dynamic nursing team. The successful candidate will be required to coordinate a premium District Nursing and Palliative Care service for clients of Bass Coast Health and will be required to have a current RN Division 1 registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. A post graduate qualification in management would be advantageous. Remuneration for this position as per relevant professional qualifications. Enquiries to Julie Clements, Community Nursing Manager. To obtain a position description and an employment application form, please telephone reception on 5671 9200 or refer to our website: www.bcchs.com.au All applicants must address the Key Selection Criteria contained in the position description, and include the Application for Employment form. Applications close 8 July 2014 and should be addressed to: HR Administrator Bass Coast Community Health Service 1 Back Beach Road San Remo Vic 3925 or by email to: hr@bcchs.com.au
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Reporting to the Store Manager, the trade supervisor will deliver and lead, through a loyal and dedicated trade team, excellent customer service in the provision of trade and timber products. You will have extensive trade sales experience, strong communication skills, and proven leadership skills with experience in a similar role. Key responsibilities include: • Provide exemplary customer service and satisfaction • Plan and prepare staff rosters ensuring adequate coverage • Offer problem solving skills • Manage inventory to company expectations • Comply with, and adhere to, O,H&S standards • Provide effective leadership, coaching and direction to your team • Demonstrably high administration skills are required in this role • Proficiency in computerised point of sale systems You will ideally have some experience managing staff in a retail/trade environment. You are invited to apply in writing, inclusive of your resumé, by Friday 4th July 2014 to: The Store Manager, Capeview Mitre 10, Cape Paterson Road (PO Box 307), Wonthaggi Vic 3995, or by email to perry.wylie@cv-m10.com.au Only applicants successful in making it through to the next recruitment stage will be contacted.
Capeview Hardware - Mitre 10 is looking for a Timber Yard / Driver Team Member in our Wonthaggi store. You will be required to offer exceptional customer service in our yard and must have an updated medium to heavy rigid truck licence. A forklift licence and crane operating experience will be viewed favourably. To be successful in this position you must: • Hold a construction induction white/red card • Have a medium to heavy rigid truck licence • Have an approachable and friendly nature • Have strong customer focus • Be team orientated Knowledge of timber and timber products will be an advantage. If you believe you have the qualities we are looking for, you are invited to apply in writing by Friday, July 4th 2014 to: Perry Wylie, Store Manager, Capeview Mitre10 Cape Paterson Road, Wonthaggi or by email perry.wylie@cv-m10.com.au
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College South Gippsland Is searching for a dedicated and committed
Infection Control Nurse Registered Nurse - Division 1, Grade 5 Permanent part-time minimum 0.42 EFT We are seeking a suitably experienced and qualified Registered Nurse to manage the infection control program at Gippsland Southern Health Service. The role includes surveillance, clinical auditing, data entry and analysis, undertaking staff education and overseeing staff immunisation. This position reports to the Director of Nursing and provides support to all sites and areas of the organisation. This is a challenging role that would suit an experienced Infection Control Nurse who has the following: • Post Graduate qualifications in relevant infection control studies and infection control experience or be prepared to undertake the same. • Excellent communication skills. • Initiative, personal drive and the ability to work both independently and in a team environment and provide supervision and resolve local and immediate infection control issues. • Computer skills – Word and Excel. ----------------------------------------------------------
Educational Support Officer (Administration) (Part-time 0.5 FTE) Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College is a Coeducational Secondary College in Leongatha with approximately 600 students. The College requires a replacement Officer as the current employee has accepted full time employment outside the College. The front office team at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College is dynamic, vibrant and provides receptionist, secretarial support and First Aid support to our College community. The Educational Support Officer would be a part of this team. Applications in writing, briefly detailing background and experience, with three referees and the application form (found on our website) should be sent to: rbowman@mackillopleongatha.catholic.edu.au by 4pm Monday July 7 2014. http://www.mackillopleongatha.catholic.edu.au/ school-community/employment 5662 4255
Registered Nurse – Grade 2 General Ward – Leongatha 0.84 EFT – Limited Tenure from 14/7/14 to 14/7/15 Gippsland Southern Health Service seeks applications for the above position. The successful applicant will provide all facets of care, while working as part of a team. Applicants should possess the following qualifications/experience: • Current registration with AHPRA • Evidence of recent professional development • Effective interpersonal skills • Basic computer literacy • Proficient written and communication skills -----------------------------------------------------------GSHS offers a comprehensive orientation program on commencement of employment. All staff have access to excellent staff mentoring, education and support programs. Salary Packaging is available to all staff. All applicants will be required to supply a current satisfactory police check. If you are interested in joining a supportive and progressive team, please contact the Executive Assistant, Dianna Mollica on 5667 5504 to obtain an application kit or download from the website www.gshs.com.au. Applicants are also encouraged to contact Vicki Farthing on 5667 5507 to discuss the employment opportunities at GSHS. Completed application kits can be forwarded by Friday 4th July 2014 to: Vicki Farthing Director of Nursing Gippsland Southern Health Service Private Bag 13 LEONGATHA 3953
PERMANENT PART TIME POSITION AVAILABLE Legal experience required in conveyancing, wills, estates and leases. Please send all resumés via email to: contactus@iansymonds.com.au Applications close 7th July 2014
SANDWICH HAND / BARISTA CASUAL We are looking for an experienced sandwich hand to join our busy team. The successful applicant will have prior experience in a similar café environment and will be reliable, professional and enthusiastic. Flexibility including Saturdays a must. Kitchen experience would be advantageous. Please submit your resumé to Veronica at Central Café, 7 McNamara Place, Leongatha or feel free to discuss the position further in person or by phoning 5662 2296.
Operations Workshop Supervisor Permanent Full Time Option of 9 day fortnight $79,115 total salary package Enquiries to Fred Huitema, Manager Operations on (03) 5662 9100.
Agricultural Climate Resilience Officer Temporary Part Time – till Nov 2016 1 day per week $36.15 per hour Enquiries to Skye Radcliffe-Scott, Environment Officer on (03) 5662 9200. Applications close Wednesday 2 July 2014. All applicants must submit an Employment Application form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Please refer to our website www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au for further information and a position description.
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BABY and toddler items. Cot and mattress $200, Baby Bjorn baby carrier $100, portable baby bed $30, small beach tent $15. 5674-2747.
Are you in receipt of a Disability Support Pension? Do you have a diagnosed disability, injury or health condition? Are you keen to work? Are you keen to gain an insight into a particular job or professional field? Do you want to learn more about employer’s expectations? Would you like to identify and explore employment opportunities in your community? If you answered ‘YES’ to one or more of these questions you may like to register for Gippsland’s Job Shadow Day which is being held on September 17, 2014. Work Solutions Gippsland will match you to an appropriate employer for the day, where you will have the opportunity to explore the world of work by ‘shadowing’ someone in their workplace as they go about their normal working day. If you would like to register an ‘expression of interest’ please contact: Robyn on 1300 974 669 or email robyns@wsgipps.com.au
accommodation WANTED mature age male seeking low cost accommodation, caretaker position, in rural area preferred. Ex. refs. Call Rob 0412-352064.
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garage sales CLEARING / GARAGE SALE SATURDAY & SUNDAY JUNE 28 & 29 9 Willow Court Korumburra 8.30am - 3pm Collectables, antiques (Furphy Water Cart, G.F. clock), outdoor furniture, household goods, dining suite, clothing, tools, farming items, pictures, ride-on, sports equip, toys, bric-a-brac & more. Details on www.irp.id.au
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FIREWOOD - local gum, good quality, cut and split. $60 per potato box. 0417385035. FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175. FIREWOOD Local messmate / stringy / bluegum. Cut, split and dry.$90 per metre. Ph: 0437-176187. HAY: small squares, excellent quality, shedded, suitable for horses. New season, $10 each. Can deliver, conditions apply. 5664-1320. HAY Pasture hay, rye/ clover $125 plus GST. Winter Star 20% oats and 20% sub clover, no weeds with Hy-si, shedded $125 plus GST. 0407-052119. SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each, 200x75x3.0 $ 20.90 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662. TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 56812261.
house to share PERSON to share house, close to Leongatha. Non smoker. 0448-686231.
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Saturday, June 28 Factory 1 Holt Street, Leongatha Antiques, Vintage and Retro, collectables, furniture, crockery, children’s clothing and toys, small machinery, building materials, and lots, lots more.
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livestock BULLS FOR HIRE OR SALE FRIESIAN, ANGUS, HEREFORD, LIMO OR JERSEY All sound, young Hire or sale Phone 0447 331 762
used vehicles
FREE CAR REMOVAL Will pay up to $300 for complete car Buyers of scrap metal All machinery Bins provided
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16 hh grey thoroughbred 12 yr old gelding Charlie comes when called. Easy to shoe and float. Works on command in round yard. Calm nature does not shy or buck. Soft mouth and comfortable canter. Trail rides and basic dressage. $2,500 Kardella - phone 0427 643 221
meetings Tarwin Valley Campdraft Club
AGM
Monday, June 30 At Dumbalk Recreation Reserve rooms 7.30pm All welcome
Allambee, Mirboo & District Tennis Association
GENERAL MEETING AT LEONGATHA TENNIS CLUB
Sunday, July 6 7.30pm To consider future of Saturday tennis in South Gippsland. All present and proposing clubs urged to attend. Greg Edwards President AM&DTA
used machinery FENDT VARIO 924, MFWD, 240hp, 540 PTO, 650 duals, 3PL, 3713 hrs, tidy machine, field ready, $121,000 ONO. 0488300029, 0417-857868.
used vehicles TOYOTA HI-LUX, 2000, dual cab, 4x4, WZX634, 300,000km, VGC, lots of extras, $14,000 ONO. Ph: 0407-630813.
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bereavement thanks EVISON - John. To all the staff at Koorooman House. A choir of carers, a tenor of nurses and duets of kitchen staff. How you made sweet music as you worked and cared for our loved one. Your tireless efforts and heartfelt sadness that we shared together when it came time to lay our loved one to rest. No thank you could explain how fabulous you all are as you went beyond your call of duty and the care you gave. We are honoured and proud to have you as part of our family. Elsie, children Glenda, Jennifer, John, Robert, Raymond and families. EVISON - John. Paul Beck and staff of Handley’s Funeral Services. there are times that words can’t say enough. This is one of those times. There are times that giving gratitude is never enough. This is one of those times. There are times that all the hard work that has been done goes without acknowledgement. This is one of those times. And there are times that just a thank you doesn’t sound enough. We are so appreciative for your help and care in our time of sadness. Elsie, children Glenda, Jennifer, John, Robert, Raymond and families. EVISON - John. Rev Paul Bauer and church ladies of St Andrew’s Uniting Church. Thank you for your kind words and a wonderful service that angels would dream of. Also the ladies that prepared the lovely food and hot cuppas. Once again thank you. Elsie Evison.
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in memoriam FRASSENEI Libero (Leo). June 21, 2003 A tender thought that brings you near, A silent wish that you were here. To our Dad and Nonno, how we miss you. You are forever in our hearts. Tiz, John and Josh; Carla, Jarrod and Mikaela.
deaths DIXON - James (Jim). 10.3.1948 - 17.6.2014. Dearly loved son of John and Florence (both dec). Much loved brother of John (dec), Sally, Linda (dec), Valerie, Geoffery and Christine. Brother-in-law of Joan, Gary and Vince. Loved uncle of Karen, David and Peter (dec), Hamza, Michael, Jodie, Kerry, Scott (dec), Sean and Zoe, and families. Loved son-in-law of Bob and Jean Christmas, brother-in-law of Julie, Linda and Debbie, and families. Our love and sympathy to Marg, Andrew, Jacki, Emily, Claudia, Parker and Ruby, Christopher, Tracy, Campbell and Allouise. Forever in our hearts. DYSON - Ian Harry. Suddenly at Dumbalk on June 16, 2014. Aged 72 years. Dearly loved husband of Joy. Loving father of Karen, Andrea (dec), Jeffrey and Kim, and their partners. Adored Pa of Nicole, Madeline; James, Harlan; and Jess. Forever in our hearts. DYSON - Ian Harry. Much loved friend of daffodil growers with whom he shared a life long passion. We will miss his generosity of spirit and friendly nature. From Members of the Victorian Daffodil Society DYSON - Ian. Leongatha Horticultural Society is saddened by the passing of our colleague and dear friend. Ian was a much respected and admired member of our team and his contribution, generosity of spirit and friendship were greatly valued. He will be sadly missed. EVISON - John Fredric James. 22.03.1933 - 14.06.2014. Dad A beautiful man that worked so hard, moulding a family and building a home, you hung on so strong and gallant til the end. You left us with an empty feeling but with your cheeky grin and infectious smile you made sure our hearts were overflowing with your love and cherished memories that will live on. With tired hands and a caring heart you can now lay to rest as all your hard work is done. Dearly loved husband of Elsie for 60 wonderful years. Fantastic father of Glenda, Jennifer, John, Robert, and Raymond. Respected father-in-law of Keith, Stephen, Sharon, and Maria. Treasured Pa of Natalie, Narelle and Carmen, Timothy and Samantha; Troy and Casey, Tegan and Steve, Kristoffer and Chrystal, Andrew and Kerrie; Amelia and Bradley, Emily and Jayden; Hayley and Shaun, Anthony and Shanna. Great Grandpa of Ryllie, Braxton, Luke, and ? (Pa’s secret), Tylah, Tannah, Kohby and Nicholas. Loving friend of his faithful companion Keira.
deaths EVISON - John Fredric James. 22.3.1933 - 14.6.2014. DAD What can you say to someone who has been there all your life. Someone that took you by the hand when you were little and helped show you the way. What can you say to someone that was there to help you grow. That gave you endless love, strength and support so that you could become the person that you are today. What can you say to someone to let him know that he is the best there is, And that you hope that his love, wisdom and strength will follow through on to generations ahead. I can only find four words to say this: I LOVE YOU DAD Love from your son Raymond, daughter-in-law Maria and grandchildren Hayley and Anthony. EVISON - John Fredric James. 22.3.1933 - 14.6.2014 You were the best Dad, Pa and Great Pa in the world. Our hearts still ache in sadness, Our silent tears still flow, For what it meant to lose you Dad, No one will ever know. Sweet dreams, love you Dad. Glenda and Keith. Your smile has gone forever and your hand we cannot touch. We have so many memories of you Pa and Great Pa, whom we loved so much. Natalie, Narelle, Carmen, Timothy, Samantha, Ryllie and Braxton. HUTCHINSON - Bertha Pamela. Peacefully at Koorooman House, Leongatha on June 16, 2014. Aged 93 years. Loved wife of Ron (dec). Dearly loved mother of Les, Geoff, Elsie (dec), Rhonda and Alan. Loved mother-in-law of Marj, Gaye, Peter, Trevor and Maureen. Loved grandma and great grandma to all her grandchildren. HUTCHINSON (Ronalds) Bertha Pamela. Passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Koorooman House, Leongatha, Victoria. Loving mother of Elsie, grandmother to York and Bridie, great grandmother to William, mother-in-law to Peter, grandmother-in-law to Louise and Guy. A true woman of Gippsland whose sincere welcome and heart was always open to us all. She passed on an appreciation of arts and crafts and love of the country that will stay forever in our hearts. We love you Grandma, thank you for your time with us. HUTCHINSON (nee Ronalds) - Bertha Pamela. 07.11.20 - 16.06.14 Mother of Geoffrey, mother-in-law of Gabrielle, grandmother of Claire. We love you and admired your strength of spirit. Sadly missed - remembered forever.
deaths STEELE - Philip Alan (Al) Deepest sympathy to Pam, Laura, Carly, Adam, Chris, Jake, Seth and Tilly. With love we say goodbye to Al. Joan, Ray, Kamall, Creel, Carol, Cameron, Taylah, Maddi, Scarlet and Conor. A wonderful man with whom we all shared special times. Sadly missed.
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STEELE - Alan. A special cousin and friend of Glennie - same age, and many happy times. Our younger cousin with many memories on the old farm (Steele’s Hill). Lyn and Dianne. To Kaye, condolences for a brother’s loss, and to Pam and family at this sad time. “Life was too short.” Thinking of you all - The Cousins.
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STEELE - Alan. Treasured memories of our best mate Al, many great times shared with love and laughter. We will miss you dearly. Allan and Nola, and Rhett Oldham.
funerals HUTCHINSON - A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Mrs Bertha Pamela Hutchinson will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 commencing at 1.30pm. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery. Garden flowers preferred.
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Enjoyable occasion: Tina Bons (left) and Pearl Christoffersen catch up at the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at Scots Pioneer Church, Mardan South, in May.
Refugee insight HELPING Burmese refugees will be the subject of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at Scots Pioneer Church at Mardan South this Sunday, June 29 at 2pm. Jennifer McQueeney, environmental engagement officer at Hobsons Bay
City Council, will talk about her recent project helping the refugees live healthy, sustainable and connected lives. The May event heard Bill Comans talk about the environment, with performances by organist Ruth Sage, violinists John Rees, formerly of Men at Work, and Ken Caithness.
Imposter warning AN IMPOSTER is on the loose.
A man claiming to represent South Gippsland Shire Council visited a Foster woman recently to replace showerheads. A council spokesperson said he had no identification and was driving a pale mauve older model sedan. Further investigation indicates the man was active in the Arawata area about a month ago. Council advises it has no such pro-
gram running and the man is making a fraudulent claim. “Residents are reminded to seek official identification from such people and exercise caution in allowing a stranger access to their homes,” a council spokesperson said. “If someone claims to be from council and does not have appropriate identification, do not give access and report the incident to both council and the police.”
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Jumping Josh: Molly Barry and her horse Just Joshen tackle a cross country fence during the Melbourne International Horse Trials in Werribee recently.
Young eventers star at Melbourne By Sarah Vella LOCAL riders Adeline Collins and Molly Barry have recently returned from the Melbourne International Horse Trials with fantastic results. It is one of the biggest events on the Australian eventing calendar and was held at Werribee Park Equestrian Centre on June 7 to 9. Both girls competed in the CCIJ* competition. It was Adeline’s first time riding in the MIHT, and Molly was competing in the event for the second time. Adeline, a 17 year old from Fish Creek came 20th in the event, while 16 year old Molly from Kardella came home in fifth place. Adeline took her thoroughbred RPC The Third Wise Man, or Harry to the event, while Molly competed on her six year old home bred quarter horse cross, Just Joshen. Adeline said at the start of the year she had to qualify for the MIHT by attending at least two events at one star level. “I was successful and got through that and obtained the qualification and then I had to enter and be accepted,” she said. “I then had to prepare my horse for a really big week.” Adeline said Harry’s training consisted of a lot of skills work to make sure everything was up to scratch before the event. “Competitors come from all over Australia for the trials, so we had to train a lot more jumping up to height,”
she said. “We also had to work on the horse’s fitness, because we had to gallop 4.5 kilometres in eight minutes over a pretty gruelling cross country course.” For Adeline’s first time at such a huge event, she was really pleased with her results. “We were sitting 22nd after dressage and then we put together a really super cross country round, to bring us up to 18th at the end of day two,” she said. “On the third day, Harry was a bit stiff and we had a fairly bad show jumping round which put us back to 20th place. “I am really happy with how it went, really happy. A lot of first of time riders don’t even finish all three phases.” Adeline’s horse is an off the track thoroughbred who raced his last race in 1998. “He is rising 20 this year and was the oldest horse in the field at the event. Molly’s horse at six years old was the youngest,” she said. “He is a great old horse. I have had him for two years now and he has taught me a lot. I am currently starting to think about getting some young ones to bring up. “We do have two rising three year old fillies in the paddock we are hoping to break in this year.” The next goal for Adeline and Harry is the Victorian Eventing Fundraiser event in July, and then hopefully back to Lakes and Craters three day event in December. “My ultimate dream would be competing overseas for Australia at four star level (eventing’s highest lev-
el),” she said. “I would love to keep riding and eventing long term no matter what and hopefully one day breed my own horses to event.” Molly said coming fifth is such a prestigious event was very exciting, and was delighted her young horse performed so well. “Last year I finished mid field on a more experienced horse, who was less cooperative in the dressage phase,” she said. After dressage, Molly was sitting in fourth on the leader board. “Josh doesn’t usually do such a good dressage test, but this time he decided to be a good boy and improved his scores by about 10 percent, which is a lot,” she said. “Cross country is usually his strongest phase, and he jumped clear to leave us third after the end of day two.” Going into the final day, Just Joshen showed his greenness and took down two rails in the showjumping course which set the combination back from third to fifth. “The field was very tight, usually two rails wouldn’t have set us back quite so far,” Molly said. “It was still a pretty impressive result.” Molly is keen to take her horse Just Joshen to the top level of eventing if he will go there. “So far so good,” she said. “Hopefully, we will do a few more one star events until he is confident at that level then we will look at going up to two star possible early next year, as long as everything goes well.”
Above, Champions: from left, Mirboo North Secondary College students, Kayne O’Connell, Adam Miller, James Pearn, Travis Pickering and Darcy Mackenzie won the Senior Boys Team Championship at the Gippsland Region School Cross Country Championships held a Lardner’s Park on Thursday, June 19. Right, Great effort: from left, Leongatha Secondary College’s Hayleigh Bashaw 31st and Aliesha Wrigley 2nd in the Girls Under 14 event.
Badminton champs
A Grade: from left, doubles winners, Maurice Simpson and Greg Marshman and runnerup, Frank Dekker and Arthur Grabham. In the singles, Greg was A Grade champion defeating Frank, and in A Reserve Arthur defeated Maurice. Left, B Grade Singles: from left, runner-up, Matt Patterson and winner, Chris Holt.
Venus Bay Angling Club THE V Venus Bay B A Angling li Cl Club l b held its annual Queen’s Birthday weekend competition beginning at 6am on Saturday 7 and ending at 3pm on Monday 9.
First prize: Dale Walker took advantage of ideal conditions to hook this whopping 1620g salmon.
The weather gods provided great conditions with fine weather all weekend. As is usual for this time of year, it was mostly salmon being targeted (and caught) on the surf. With 27 senior members and two junior entrants, prize winners were: Dale Walker 1620g salmon for 1st
810 points i t Phil Nebel 1600g salmon for 2nd 800 points Peter Uren 1360g salmon for 3rd 680 points No juniors weighed in scaled fish, however, prolific junior prize winner Thomas Grech took out the honours for the heaviest elephant fish coming in at 2080g.
Junior prize winner: Well done Thomas! Thomas Grech, proudly shows off his 2080g elephant fish.
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Inverloch SLC celebrates season INVERLOCH Surf Life Saving Club held its annual Presentation Night and acknowledged and celebrated the efforts of its 195 volunteer patrol members and recognised those who have excelled. Patroller of the Year was awarded to Zoe Younger who was joint Junior Club Captain for the season and won the Vela Nine Patroller of the Month in February. Zoe was Vice Captain of her patrol, was a water safety member during the Nippers program and her efforts on patrol and contributions to the club during the season were outstanding. The Outstanding Active Award winner was
Max Leonard who had a stellar year completing his first season as Patrol Captain, First Aid Officer, being actively involved in training within the club and the youngest member of the Westpac Chopper crew. The youngest winners were Madeleine Birrell and Jordan Patterson who took the Female and Male Nipper of the Year Award. They were each presented with Perpetual Cups, individual trophies and a Bendigo Bank account for $50. Inductees to the Club’s Eagles recognition program were Trevor Dando, Angela Malan, Tarryn Thom, Rob O’Neill and Teagan Thom.
Each was awarded with an Eagles pin, vest, certificate and will join the Eagles Patrol which patrols the surf beach each year on Good Friday. Award recipients for the season included: Rookie of the Year, Ben Turner and Xavier Hughes. Most Improved, Henry Rushford. Chief Instructor’s Award, Maxine Lockie. President’s Award, Fiona Hughes and Nicole Harman. Patrol of the Year, Patrol 5. Female Athlete of the Year, Issy Tomas. Male Athlete of the Year, Nick Leman.
Rookies: from left, the two recipients of the Rookie of the Year award, Ben Turner and Xavier Hughes with previous winner Rachel Fraser.
Nippers: from left, Nippers of the Year, Madeleine Birrell and Jordan Patterson with Juniors’ Director, Teagan Thom.
Outstanding: patroller of the Year, Zoe Younger and Most Improved, Henry Rushford. Rushford was also vice captain of the Summer Competition.
Eagles: from left, Chris Malan, Rob O’Neill, Nick Leman, Jake Lurati, Angela Malan, Luke Foster, Tarryn Thom, Nat Jowett and Teagan Thom. New inductees to the exclusive group, wearing orange vests and bearing their certificates were joined by existing Eagles.
TIDES Alberton FNL rising stars 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
LAUREN Redpath is 16 years old and currently in Year 10 at Leongatha Secondary College.
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Sublime skills: Ethan Park has a bright future in AFL.
ETHAN Park is in his second season out of the under 15’s.
He played a number of senior games in season 2013 and has also played a number of senior games in season 2014. Park is a member of the Gippsland Power Under 18’s Squad for 2014 and played a number of practice matches with the side prior to the season beginning and has been selected into the Power side in recent weeks. Ethan has shown that he belongs at the senior level with his high standard of play and sublime skills. He has been named amongst the best players on a number of occasions and continues to impress with the roles being given to him by the Senior coach including tagging and on ball. Ethan Park is a versatile player and at such a young age has a bright future in our great game.
She is a key defender in the Under 17’s and A Grade teams for MDU Netball Club. The youngster was the runner-up for the A Grade Best and Fairest award in 2013 and previously won the award for her performance in the Under 13’s, 15’s and 17’s. Lauren is a co-assistant coach for the Under 13’s netball team at MDU this year as well as playing netball for Gippsland Storm at Waverley on a Tuesday night in the Open Side. Playing mainly wing defence and sometimes goal defence or centre, last year she captained Gippsland Storm to a premiership and won the Best on Court for the finals. Redpath has also been selected by the Gippsland Netball Academy (2013 and 2014) which is a pathway for young netballers to be selected into State teams. She was selected last year as a bottom age 17’s player to try out for the State team. Redpath has also rep-
resented Alberton in many association teams including the State League Under 17’s team at Churchill this year which took out the premiership and she was in contention for the
17 and Under Division Most Valuable Player award for the 2014 Netball Victoria Eastern Region and was named in the All Stars team for the Eastern Region.
Lauren Redpath: she might be only 16 but Redpath already has an impressive playing resume.
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Korumburra Soccer KORUMBURRA Seniors travelled to Leongatha to play the second leg of the Brian Newey Cup.
With a lot to play for, both sides were hungry for goals with Korumburra working hard to get two quick goals in the first minutes of the game. Continuing the hard work, Korumburra went into half time 7-0. In the second half Leongatha found their fight and despite good opportunities on goal, the Korumburra defence and goal keeper had a fantastic day and kept the Leongatha team out of the net for the day. Korumburra continued to pile on the goals and the final score was 11-0 to retain the Brian Newey Cup. Goal scorers Tom Lucas (5), Daniel Longden (2), Ben Rotheram (2) Laird Ross and Jimmy Parnell. Womens.
Both teams were evenly matched and all players gave it their all. Scoring proved difficult with both defences on top. Korumburra had a great chance just before half time but the shot went over the top. In the second half Korumburra got on top and with five minutes to go Chelsea Bennett finished off good work from Bree Allen to go one up. Leongatha scored from the last play of the day to tie it up, one goal all. U16. An undermanned Leongatha side started against Korumburra and put up a spirited effort. Korumburra’s passing game took advantage of the extra spaces and soon cruised to a comfortable lead. Aidan Richards scored a quick hat trick and Lochie Row made it 4-0 by half time. It was the same story in the second
half and even though Leongatha fought the game out, Korumburra scored another 5 to make the final score 9-0. Second half goal scorers were Liam Miller (3), Hayden Smith and Harry McNeil. U13 With Kristie and Keiran missing it was a tough day at the office for the young Korumburra side. Aaron had a great game in goals making great saves all day. The team defended well keeping the goals to two at half time. In the second half Korumburra had the sun behind them and Aiden and Peter both had chances. With Amelia and Jake both having great games in defence, Korumburra deserved to get a goal. With the warm weather sapping the players and playing bigger opponents they let in a few easy goals with the final result 6-0 to Leongatha.
Leongatha IGA manager Chris O’Leary congratulates Leongatha Knights’ Soccer Club president, Lorcan Heneghan on winning the store’s monthly state-wide grant of $2500. With them is Sewellyn Gale who nominated the club for the prize. Heneghan says the money will go a long way. “There is a lot to do. We’ll figure something out.”
Wonthaggi table tennis SEAN Michael and Jo Taylor played a thriller.
Goal spree: the Korumburra Senior Men’s team piled on 11 goals to Leongatha’s nil to retain the Brian Newey Cup.
Leongatha Knights Soccer UNDER 9’s
IS this really winter?
The weather was stunning for our Sunday game. Mitchell Bath was back to his dominant best, scoring some cracking goals and showing wonderful ball control at times. Tyson Harris also tackled like a man possessed, something we are starting to see each week from this diminutive tiger. Robbie Reardon popped up with a goal with his left foot for the first time for the year. Jerym McKenzie and Brodie McNaughton exhibited great teamwork yet again. The boys continue to put the training ground skills into action and talk loudly, position themselves well and listen to instruction. A great effort again, making the coach and lots of parents very proud. UNDER 13’s With family rivalries on the line Leongatha played host to Korumburra in the second match of the South Cup. The Knights were on the attack early and seemed to have the upper hand from the start. It wasn’t long before they were troubling Korumburra’s keeper, Aaron. Leongatha’s first goal came when Jake perfectly placed a corner into the box which found the boot of Malik and then the back of the net. Korumburra defended gallantly but it was a huge ask as Oscar, Jake and Joaquin found their connection and passed freely down
the wings. With Curtis controlling the Knights’ defensive midfield, and Breanna holding strong in the centre defence, Korumburra’s attack struggled to find a pathway to the goal. The second half started much the same as the first, with Leongatha attacking hard and defending strongly. Korumburra’s Aaron was brave in the goals, fearlessly coming forward and taking on the attackers, but when a passage of fancy footwork by Oscar resulted in a goal, followed by a strong solo goal by Jake, the result seemed set. Joaquin finally found his radar after issues with accuracy over previous weeks, walking away with three goals for the day. Korumburra’s attackers managed to get some breaks, but the taller and faster Knights defence
meant they were able to chase down the Korumburra runners. Final score, Leongatha 6 - Korumburra 0. After several losses on the trot, Leongatha was happy to walk away with a win, and will take some much needed confidence into the next few rounds WOMENS South Women’s Cup Round Two Leongatha Knights took on Korumburra in the second round of the South Women’s Cup at home. It was a sunny winter’s day and from the onset of the match it was clear there would be no easy win for either side. Both teams played an excellent game in the first half with possession being relatively even and though Korumburra took a number of shots on the goal, the Knight’s superstar goalie
Amber faced each attempt with a level of skill that saw the score remain nil all at half time. Tension increased in the second half as each team sought to score. Leongatha’s defence performed superbly against a frustrated Korumburra with both teams’ midfields consistently executing an entertaining battle over the ball. In the last ten minutes of the game Korumburra broke through Leongatha’s defences to score, but despite the excitement on the field Leongatha remained composed and managed to equalise in what was a world cup worthy display of determination with the whistle signalling the end of the game barely a minute after. An exciting conclusion to what was an excellent game. Leongatha 1 - Korumburra 1.
Leading Wonthaggi A Reserve table tennis player Sean Michael (SDM) nearly met his match last week against Jo Taylor (Just Rite.). Sean won finally 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 1210. After three one days of continual play at Country Week Jo was in great form. Leonie Anstey was also playing well and took a game off Sean in an earlier set. Five of the eight sets in the match went to four or five games. With only one match to go the A Reserve final four is still not done and dusted. Only the top two teams SDM (Sean Michael, Daniel Park, Matt Kent) and Anger Management (David Kimmins, Leigh Allamby, Corey Bennett) can book their places. There are no matches played over the school holidays in A Reserve or B Grade and there will be no junior coaching. Social Table Tennis and A Grade will continue. This Thursday night (26) the B Grade finals will be played out. The semis are between Epic and Awesome (Ben Kent, Darcy Allamby) and The Elites (Matthew Kent, Leit Rivers). The winner of this match will play the unbeaten top side The Experts (Rory Gow, Beau Allamby), so it will be an interesting night. A Grade has two matches remaining. The top team Hit Out (Justin Licis, Sebastian Vethanayagam) stand out as likely grand finalists but table tennis can be a game of surprises. They have had some close calls this season and it can certainly happen again. Tournaments in all grades will be played after the school holidays.
The Albury/Wodonga Junior Open and Seniors Tournament will be played on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22. Zach and Luke Anstey will be competing from Wonthaggi Association and we wish them all the best. Ladders: Leading Players: A Grade - Hit Out 40 41 (170) - Justin Licis 22 (88), First Timers 28 27 (136) - Michael Ede 17 (72), Handicapped bye 24 25 (121) - Bruce Harmer 16 (68), Clogwogs 20 24 (128) - Case deBondt 12 (53), Question Mark 12 24 (119) - Dirk Holwerda 11 (50), Inverloch 12 20 (110) - Sebastian V. 9 (39) and Wipeout 4 19 ( 98) - Luke Anstey bye 8 (43). A Reserve SDM 36 53 (168) - Sean Michael 15 (47), Anger Management 20 37 (127) Matthew Kent 15 (45), Rollin Rabbits 16 33 (119) - David Kimmins 14 (44), Fearsome 3Some 12 36 (141) - Nancy Pattinson 13 (46), Just Rite 12 32 (126) - Nick Gilmore 12 (38) and Young & Oldies 12 28 (114). Social Table Tennis continues to be popular on Thursday afternoons 1.00pm to 3.00pm. The CSA Group have some very enthusiastic first year players who are competitive, keen on learning all the rules of the game and intent on having a lot of fun. Others are coming every week and are just as enthusiastic. Paul and Sean were learning how to play doubles last week and went home ready to put their feet up after a long workout! Nice to see Emily try out for the first time. Like many other sports we need more girls. For more information ring Nancy on 56 744628.
Above, Ball up for grabs: Knights Under 13 Joaquim Alba showing the right balance. Left, Skill in action: Jerym McKenzie of the Knights’ Under 9s showing form.
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SPORT | GOLF Leongatha SATURDAY’S Stableford competition saw Allan Schache (27) continue his good form to take out the C Grade section and the Super Comp with 35 points. Geoff McDonald (10) won on a countback in A Grade with 34 points and Doug Carter (17) had 35 points to win B Grade. NTP’s were Tom Sorrell on
the fourth hole, Denis McDonald on the seventh, Peter Stivic on the 14th and Gordan Morrison on the 16th. DTL Balls: Dan Poynton, Tom Sorrell, Doug Clemann, Sam Hughes, Steven Forrester, Kevin Castwood, Trevor Rickard, Ken Wardle, Chris Leaver, John Eabry, Peter Hartigan, Sam Sperling, Jon Smith and Gary Sharrock. On Tuesday 45 players
thestar.com.au contested a Stableford competition with Norm Hughes (12) successful in A Grade with 36 points. Kevin Scott (29) had 37 points to take out B Grade. NTP’s were Bo Fiek on the seventh and Jon Smith who was closest on both the 14th and 16th holes. DTL Balls: Steve Duffield, Eddie Poole, Russell Williams, Mick Oliver, Jeff Brewer, Brian
Championships winners: from left, Robyn Galloway, Barb Warren (Foster) and Minor Championship winners, Marg Ryan and Delores Harvey (Wonthaggi)
South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association THE South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association held the Annual Foursomes Championships at Lang Lang Golf Club on Monday, June 16. The weather on the day was not too bad considering this time of the year and Lang Lang presented the golf course in beautiful condition for the 33 pairs that vied for the event.
The event was over 27 holes with a scratch and handicap trophy for the winners of A Grade and B Grade with an 18 hole handicap trophy overall. The winners from Foster, Robyn Galloway and Barb Warren, won the overall Championship with 125 scratch and the Minor Championship went to the pair from Wonthaggi, Marg Ryan and Delores Harvey with 157 scratch. Congratulations to Robyn and Barb for finally obtaining
the Foursomes Championship and handicap event and congratulation also to Marg and Delores who both are having a bit of a purple patch with their golf. Well done girls. Winners and results on the day were: A Grade 27 hole handicap: Robyn Galloway and Barb Warren 111 nett. B Grade 27 hole handicap: Lois Clarke and Faye Quilford (Leongatha) 116 nett.18 holes handicap overall: Sue Wylie and Mel Wilder (Foster) 76 nett.
Hennessy, Geoff McDonald, Andy Bassett, Jon Smith, M Dubuission and Terry Grace. Thursday’s A Grade event was won by Ian Murchie (10) with 34 points. B Grade was taken out by Nick Lafferty with 37 points and Gerry Mooney (31) was successful in C Grade with 36 points. NTP’s were Peter Hartigan on the fourth, Andy Bassett on the seventh, Norm Hughes on the 14th and Jeff Brewer on the 16th. DTL Balls: John Renwick, John Eabry, Doug Clemann, Andrew Smith, Colin Beard, Allan Schache, Ron Paice, Norm Hughes, Bill Warren, Dave Vorwerg, Arthur Nilsson, David Forbes and Chris Leaver. The fairways and greens are in magnificent condition and a credit to Dylan and his team. Players are asked to assist by keeping carts off the fairways and green surrounds.
Wonthaggi Ladies
DORIS Chambers Foursomes Stableford was the game played by 20 ladies on Wednesday and this made for an interesting day. After calculating the handicap off we went to battle the dreaded gruesome foursomes.
Three pairs came in with 33 points but Marg Johnson and Judy Berry were given the winner’s prizes on countback from Denise Miller and Vickie Milner, and Marg O’Halloran and Di Grimmond. These three pairs were awarded BDL. N.T.P. on the 8th was a great shot by Leonie Bentick
On Monday the SGWGA Foursomes Championships were played at Lang Lang and congratulations to Marg Ryan and Delores Harvey for winning the 27 hole minor scratch. Congratulations to Barb Warren and Robyn Galloway from Foster for winning the scratch foursomes over 27 holes, a great effort.
stubbies. Coming events: Thursday, June 26 - stableford. Friday, June 27 - chicken run - holes 10 to 18. Friday, June 27 - members cash draw 6.30pm to 8pm - $600. Saturday, June 28 - stableford and golfers cash draw 5.30pm - $220. The Happy Hooker
Mirboo North
Thursday 19th of June Competition: Stableford Day Winner: Peter Chapman (13) 39 points. DTL’s: J Hughes 38 points, M Payne 36 points and T Dykstra 34 points. Saturday 21st of June Competition: Drummond Golf
Winner John Blunsden (19) 40 points and runner up Mal Payne 37points. DTL’s: T Whitelaw 37, T Bradshaw 36 and G Watson 36. Second shot NTP first hole: G Watson NTP Fourth: N Bracecamp Sixth: T Traill 13th: J Blunsden 16th: T Bradshaw
Mirboo North Ladies DORIS Chambers Day. WINNERS: Jeanne St Ellen and Rhonda Evans, 36 Points. D/L: Barb Stimson and Maree Thompson, 29 Points. N/ P: 13th Rhonda Evans.
Korumburra THERE were 28 players on Saturday, June 21 for the stableford competition sponsored by Steve Osboldstone. A Grade: P. May (8 hcp) 41 pts, K. Pope 38, T. O’Neill 37, N. Spargo 36, T. Jones 35. B Grade: R. Blay (25 hcp) 36 pts, R. Besley 34, A. Twite 34. Miss out D. Van Rooye and M. Deleeuw. Nearest the pin: 1st M. Giles, 7th P. May, 10th P. May, 13th R. Besley. Tuesday’s winner was L. Sharp 40 pts and Thursday’s winner was L. Sharp 38 pts. Singles knockout draw will be done Sunday, June 22. Tim O’Neill and Paul May both eagled 18th.
Foster
Foursomes Stableford: from left, runners up pair D. Miller and Vicki Milner with winners Marg Johnson and Judy Berry.
his recent hot form to have the day’s best score of +4 and win A Grade. B Grade was won by John Stone (26) with +2. Down the line balls went to Lloyd McKenzie (9) +2, Robert Fulton (11) +2, Steve Reid (12) +2, Cam Downing (7) +1 and Phil Nightingall (24) +1. Nearest the pins were Lloyd McKenzie, John Warren, Cam Downing, Kevin Witheridge and Peter Dight. The encouragement award went to Greg Paine on -7. Members and golfers draws: Colin Parry was not there to claim the $550 in the members draw so it will be $600 this week. John Smallwood missed out on the $200 in the golfers Saturday draw. Tony Vanin took out the card draw for the
AFTER some lovely days the course is in good condition and the scores reflected this. Tuesday, June 17: There was a small field with the winner Fred Tyers (14) 37 pts from Larry Giddy (15) on 33pts. Thursday, June 19: Kevin Witheridge (10) won with 36 pts from Kevin Da Silveira (34) 32 pts and Larry Giddy (15) 33 pts. Friday, June 20: Kane Esler (22) got the chook with 19 pts from Rae Knee 17 pts, Bill Fuller 15 pts and Geoff Eddy 14 pts. Nearest the pins were Rae Knee and Kane Esler. Saturday, June 21: It was a club par event - not the most popular format judging from various comments overheard. Dickie Knee (12) continued
Marj McLaren Fourball knockout: the runners up were Marg Young and Heather Grist while Lee Clements and Carie Harding came away winners.
Korumburra ladies
IN good playing conditions, six pairs competed in a Fourball Stableford last Wednesday. The winners were Kath Welsh (26) and Julie Brannaghan (20) with 36 points on a countback from Norrie Little and Barb Twite. Two girls also played 9 holes. The final of the Memorial Marj McLaren Fourball knockout was also played with Carie Harding (25) and Lee Clements (13) defeating Marg Young (22) and Heather Grist (19) in a tough battle to win 3/2. This is a much coveted trophy as the winning pair needs to firstly qualify
and then play well to win the semi-final and final. Thanks should go to Judy Webb who gave up her day’s golf to referee the match. Jan Hewitt won the Lucy May’s voucher (NTP on first) and Barb Walker was the closest on the 13th. It was great to see some of our ‘elders’ had dusted off their putters and were out on the practice putting green, competing in the round robin draw. On Saturday, five girls commenced their Stableford round, but only three completed the 18 holes. Although the weather was perfect for golf, two had afternoon commitments and only played nine holes. Lee Clements (13) had 34 points to be the winner; she also had
nearest the pins on first, 10th and 13th holes. Next Wednesday is a Stroke round, the June Monthly Medal and also the last Silver Spoon qualifying round. Marg Harper and Julie Brannaghan are rostered to put the field out. Then Wednesday, July 2, is a Foursome event (including the 27 hole championship) with a seeded draw on the day. Please contact Lee with any enquiries. Plans are underway for our ‘Claytons’ Bus Trip on Wednesday, August 20. It will be a similar format to the popular outing last year when all women members are welcome at Melaleuca Links in Inverloch, with golf and lunch subsidised on the day.
Wednesday winners: Trish Owen (A Grade) Toni West (Scratch) Fran O’Brien (Monthly medal and C Grade) Colleen Touzel (B Grade) took out the June Monthly Medal.
Day winners: Andrea Thorson and Rita Wells were champions on the day.
Meeniyan ladies
ON Wednesday, June 18, 20 ladies played in Canadian Foursomes. Everyone enjoyed the
game. Sponsor for the day was Rita Wells. Winners on the day were Andrea Thorson and Rita Wells with 80 6/8th.
Runners up: Sheila Constantine and Nereda Scholte came in second. Runners up were Sheila Constantine and Nereda Scholte with 83 ¼. D.L.B. Dot Christie and Heather McCaughan 84 1/8th. Nancy Hammet and Jenny
Cope 84 1/8th. Nearest the pin on the 2nd Dot Christie Nearest the pin on the eight hole, second shot was Jan Roberts.
PERFECT winter conditions were enjoyed by the 31 women who competed in the June Monthly Medal on Wednesday. Thanks go to vice president Pam Christensen and Colin Watson Holden for their sponsorship of the days’ event. Currently the course is holding up extremely well after the recent heavy rains. First time medal winner Fran O’Brien also won C Grade with a respectable 108/33/75. Fran won the medal on a count back from Barb
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Miller. The winner of B Grade, new to the club, and with two wins two weeks in a row, was Colleen Touzel with 95/20/75. Toni West took out the scratch event with 92 on a count back from Sharyn Rayson. A Grade was won by Trish Owen with 79 nett. Down the line balls were won by Barb Miller 75 nett, Wendy Brown 76, Di Williams 80, Maxine Eabry 81, and Glenyce McRobert, Sharyn Rayson and Alison
Strong 82 on a count back. Di Williams and Trish Owen were winners of the nearest the pins. Ten women competed in the 9 hole event. Pat Pease had a very neat 18 points to win, with Jill Kenneally and Jill Steer earning a ball down the line. Saturday, June 21: Winner: Rebecca Wilson 31 points Down the line: Coral Gray 27 points, Dot Stubbs 26 points. Nearest the pin: Rebecca Thomas
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• Leongatha croquet
Long afternoon tea for cancer EVEN though the weather was a little inclement, Leongatha Croquet Club held a very successful Cancer Long Afternoon Tea and raised $572.50 on Saturday, June 14. Because of the weather, in be-
tween showers participants snacked on savouries and delicious beautifully cooked sponges, slices and lots of cups of tea and coffee. A big thank you must go to the Korumburra Croquet Club who came in numbers to assist in raising the amount that was up $106 on last
year. Club days are held on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoon for anyone interested in joining our happy little throng of members. Mallets are plentiful at the clubhouse, so nothing but people are required.
Happy little throng: Leongatha Croquet Club raised funds for the Cancer Council at a Long afternoon Tea on Saturday, June 14.
Leongatha Smallbore Rifle Club ON the weekend, Victorian clubs had their Champion of Champions shoot out where the best shooter from each club competes. Daniel Croatto of Leongatha won the title with a score of 396.19, with Julie Holcombe of Port Fairy scoring 396.14. This means each shooter scored a total 396 out of a possible 400, with Daniel shooting 19 perfect 10s and Julie 14 perfect 10s.
Results for 20m Prone Pennant - Section D
Round 1: Leongatha 476.013 d Apollo Bay 455.013; ACT Smallbore 488.019 d Yarra Valley 468.004; Casterton 472.021 lt Albury 482.018; Eltham 470.010
lt Lancefield 476.014. Round 2: ACT Smallbore 484.013 d Eltham 470.010; Casterton 475.015 lt Leongatha 483.013; Yarra Valley 473.015 lt Lancefield 474.013; Albury 482.014 d Apollo Bay 461.010. Round 3: ACT Smallbore 486.020 d Lancefield 481.014; Casterton 473.017 d Apollo Bay 470.011; Yarra Valley 477.012 d Eltham 458.014; Albury 480.013 lt Leongatha 481.015. Round 4: Casterton 477.009 lt ACT Smallbore 483.012; Apollo Bay 464.013 lt Lancefield 479.014; Albury 479.012 d Yarra Valley 476.012; Leongatha 481.017 d Eltham 474.017.
Ladder
ACT Smallbore ........ 16 Leongatha ..................16 Albury ........................12 Lancefield ...................12 Casterton .......................4 Yarra Valley ...................4 Apollo Bay ....................0 Eltham ...........................0
Korumburra Volleyball PRELIMINARY Final results: A Grade: Bugs d Golliwogs (3:2) 25:21, 18:25, 28:26, 25:20, 15:7. B Grade: Panthers d T.N.T. (3:0) 25:20, 25:9, 25:17.
Meeniyan Golf SATURDAY’S 4BBB Stableford was kindly sponsored by J. Nicholls and the Meeniyan Service Station. The winners, with 47 points, were C. Buckland (8) and W. Bullock (14). Runners up, with 46 points, were G. Cope (36) and L. Cope (32). Balls to R. Boyle and W. Bullock, and J. Dumont and W. Reilly – both with 43 points. NTP to C. Buckland and the pro pin to L. Cope. The member’s draw was unclaimed by the absent C. Stewart. Tuesday saw A. Kuhne (15) win, on a countback, with 37 points from G. Burridge (30). Next best was F. Peile (31) with 36 points.
NTP to G. Fitzpatrick and best nine to J. Cusack. Thursday’s winner was J. Cusack (27) with 36 points. Runner up was I. Warman (23) with 35 points on a countback from C. Stewart (22). NTP was C. Stewart and best nine was I. Trease.
Wonthaggi Golf WITH winter now well and truly on us our golf course is going to play long and is going to be wet. On Saturday we played a stableford event with a good field of 73 players. A Grade winner was M. Johnson 39 points, B Grade I. Baudonaro 39 points, C Grade Hoots 41 points. Balls down the line: I. Sullivan, P. Foon, J. McEachern, C. Jeeves 37; M. Loughran 36,
• Leongatha Badminton
Kangaroos on fire THE Leongatha Badminton Club held its annual club championship event with some excellent matches being played, to determine the eventual winners.
In the blue ribbon event the A Grade men’s singles, the final was a repeat of last year’s final and the result was also the same with Greg Marshman the deserving winner over good friend and rival Frank Dekker. The final was a good contest with all the luck going Marshman’s way, particularly with close line calls. The 15-7 scoreline did not reflect the closeness of this match. There were numerous starters for the A Reserve men’s singles contest, with some high quality matches leading up to the final. Brayden Krohn was desperately unlucky to lose to Maurice Simpson 15-14. Maurice went on to make the final against old workhorse Arthur Grabham. Arthur found some top form right when it counted and defeated Maurice convincingly. The B Grade men’s final was contested by seasoned campaigner Chris Holt against new player Matt PatJ. Geyer, R. Walker, P. Dell, G. Dicks, G. Crawford, D. Wilson 35. Nearest the pin: 2nd J. Crellin, 8th R. Sheean, 13th P. Dell, 17th P. Dell. Eagle 7th hole - Hoots. Due to work commitments I was unable to make it to presentations last Saturday and I will not be there this Saturday. Thank you to Maurie for doing the presentations. Our yearly fees are being sent out and please make an effort to pay these promptly. Good golfing and I hope to see you all on the course this week.
Woorayl Ladies Golf THE first round of the Perrett Family Foursomes 36 hole Aggregate Event was played
terson. In the end Chris was too strong, winning the best of the three set rubber easily. The final event was the A Grade men’s doubles and after some entertaining early rounds the final was an enthralling battle between Greg Marshman and Maurice Simpson against Frank Dekker and Arthur Grabham. At 13 points all this match could have gone either way. It appeared Dekker and Grabham ran out of steam while the Marshman and Simpson team finished full of running, winning the doubles title 21-13. Next week we resume normal play and then we have two weeks break for the school holidays. Congratulations to all club champions and well done to those who organised the event. Results A Grade: Men’s singles winner Greg Marshman, runner-up Frank Dekker. Doubles winners Greg Marshman and Maurice Simpson, runners-up Frank Dekker and Arthur Grabham. A Reserve: Men’s singles winner Arthur Grabham, runner-up Maurice Simpson. B Grade: Men’s singles Chris Holt, runner-up Matt Patterson. Photos on page 45. this week with the winners being Sue Wakefield (16) and Dot Jarvis (22) with a score of 82 nett. The runners-up were Fay Maynard (25) and Jenny Riseley (25) with 83 nett. The daily event was sponsored by the Harvey and Lagden families with Sharon Lagden entertaining the golfers with her experiences on farming. Down the Line balls went to Chris Perrett and Heather Sullivan 84 nett, Shirley Thomas and Thel Scoble 84 1/2 nett, Pauline Lancaster and Ann Poole 85 nett. Next week is the final round of this event and the daily event is sponsored by L.C. Excessorise, Leongatha. Good luck to all.
Wednesday, June 16 FOUR teams were selected for two games of 10 ends using six bowls. Rod McConchie (s), Glenys Pilkington and Kevin Robinson quickly found form to defeat Toni Heldens (s), Carolyn Benson and Bill Wolswinkel 10-3 (winning 7 ends). Over on mat two Andrew Hanks (s), Les Godkin and Dudley Harrison were too good for Ian Benson (s) and Larraine Godkin with a 12-3 win (8 ends). Winners swapping mats saw Andrew’s team victors over Toni’s team 12-10 to take out the night with two wins. Ian and Larraine had an extremely close win over Rod’s team 9-8 on the last end (could have been a draw), but still finished behind Rod into third place on ends won for the night. Names taken for coming events: Korumburra Parlour Bowls presentation night Thursday, June 26 and Jersey Breeders night at Dumbalk, Monday, July 7. Bowlers were saddened by the passing of Ian Dyson, condolences to Joy and family from the indoor bowling fraternity. Social bowls Wednesday, 7.30pm at Buffalo Hall - all welcome.
Inverloch
WITH a number of absentees, Tuesday’s carpet bowls was played by a smaller than usual group and Jill Bateman skippered the winning team, after two twelve-end games. Expect a return to normal this Tuesday. As usual the game starts at 10am upstairs and lunch is provided. Wednesday social bowls: 24 entrants played two 12 end games, mixed pairs, with a lunch break at half time. Winners with 34 points were Pam Sutcliffe (S) and Bob Jones. Runners-up on 32 points were Jaye AllenDale and Arthur Moule. Saturday’s social bowls meet was deferred but returning next Saturday, June 28. Names in by 10 am for an 11am start. Visitors welcome.
Mardan Indoor
ANOTHER lean week with only nine willing souls coming along to roll around the green mats, however, we still managed another fun night and three of the teams of two got a little extra practice having a third bowl each. With four ladies and
five men there was a team of three ladies and the remaining six were split into teams of two and we played two games of 10 ends. Theresa Bateman, Diane Smith and Jeanette Grady played very well together although Vito and Russell didn’t show them any mercy in the first game. Tony A-C with Ian Hasty played a similar game against Cliff Smith and Kristy Rutjens athough it has to be said that these two came alive in the second half of the game to get on the card. In the second game of the night the three ladies turned the tables on Ian and Tony to clinch a win, whilst Vito and Russell with the taste of blood went on to treat Kristy and Cliff in the same manner as they had the ladies in game one. Regardless of the results I think we all enjoyed the night and the results were as follows: Runners Up with one win and 13 ends: Ian Hasty and Tony AllenClay. Winners with two wins: Russell Grady and Vito Serafino. On Tuesday, June 17 Mardan Purple played Buffalo Yellow in the Semi-Finals of the Pennant Competition. Mardan got off to a slow start, as seems to be their pattern in the last few matches, before kicking into gear and nosing ahead. It was a very close game throughout with Buffalo catching up and levelling the score around half way and then each team seemed to alternate winning the ends. However, Mardan managed to sneak ahead late in the match to move on to the Grand Final on Tuesday, July 1. Thanks to those from the club who came along to watch and support the game.
South Gippsland Indoor Bias
FINALS are upon us and what a night we had. Both Semi Finals games were down to the wire. There was excellent bowling seen all round on both matches with both games on level scores with six ends to go. Mardan Purple hung on to their slight lead in the last few ends to secure their win and send them straight to the Grand Final, while Buffalo Yellow has a second chance to fight on again in next week’s Prelimi-
nary Final. Dumbalk Green’s narrow win to Korumburra White sees it also head into this week’s Preliminary against Buffalo Yellow. Another great match not to be missed. Semi Finals week game results were: Mardan Purple 27 defeated Buffalo Yellow 20 and Dumbalk Green 24 defeated Korumburra White 22. Happy bowling.
Tarwin LAST Tuesday’s Winter Pairs was a very enjoyable day even though there was no winning team representing Tarwin. The winners were Hans and Jim from Wonthaggi, runners up were Mike and Phil from Mirboo. Best last game went to Keith and Max from Meeniyan. That’s really sharing the prizes. Friday night’s monster seafood raffle was won by Marion Emmett. Boy, was she excited and she really let the room know it! Members are encouraged to come along for a practice/roll up for a 3pm start. Raffles and bar snacks from 5pm. Wednesday Wizz is on again this Wednesday. Be at the club by 10.30am for an 11am start. Just turn up if you would like a game, BBQ lunch is provided. This is a real fun day. A working bee was held last Thursday and our greenkeeper, Paul, would like to thank the many members who helped out on this. Our next dinner is Saturday 5th July. $15 per head for a two course meal and the theme is Red. Wear your best red outfit, smart or comical or both. If you cannot be at the club to put your names on the list just call Mary on 5663 7830 and she will confirm your booking. It’s official, Mick Bowman is returning to Tarwin for the 2014/2015 pennant season after three very successful years playing for Inverloch’s Division 1 side. During this time Mick also played with the Strzeleki Regional side and his experience and enthusiasm will be a great benefit to the club. Welcome back Mick.
South Gippsland Bridge Club RESULTS for Meeniyan on Monday evening were: 1st Faye Rowlands and Jean Barbour, 2nd Kathleen Dowd and Ellie McIntyre, 3rd Susan Ruffin and Clive Hope and 4th Margaret Munro and
John Cocking. The results for Tarwin Lower on Tuesday afternoon were: 1st Jean Barbour and Clive Hope, 2nd Jack Kuiper and John Sutton, 3rd Ken McKenzie and Marie Sands
and 4th Anne Gibson and Althea Drew. The final result for two weeks of Butler Pairs were: 1st Kuiper team, 2nd Farr team, 3rd Johnston team and 4th Tierney team.
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Parrots netball Under 13
Bairnsdale 41 d Leongatha 30
Bairnsdale 11 d Leongatha 8 L C Excessorise: Taylah Brown. Bakers Delight: Amelia Riseley. The girls played a good game. The team stayed strong and played a disciplined game. Defence by everyone was fantastic. Next week is Buddy Day for getting together as a team and bringing everything together.
Under 15
Bairnsdale 47 d Leongatha 22 Network Video: Brooke Materia. Bakers Delight: Macey Davidson. Well done girls, everyone tried 100 per cent all game. It was a tough game but the team fought it out until the end.
Under 17
In front: Wonthaggi Power’s Molly Bloch.
Nagels Pharmacy: Jess Clark. Bakers Delight: Kath Harms. There was good flow throughout the court with effective defence and attacking. Leads were very strong. Fitness and passing let the team down. Good luck against Sale this week.
C Grade
Leongatha 31 drew Bairnsdale 31 Rusty Windmill: Carlie McNamara. Darcy’s: Elise Dowling. Auction: Amiee O’Loughlin. An exellent game for three and a half quarters. Awesome talking and great back up all down the court. The team nearly got there and will be looking forward to Sale bring one home!
B Grade
Bairnsdale 46 def Leongatha 43
Sports First: Jess Clark. Rusty Windmill: Rebekah Vagg. The ladies played a great game of four strong quarters with lots of pressure and movement down the court. The team will be looking for a win next week.
A Grade
Leongatha 50 d Bairnsdale 38 Rusty Windmill: Alexandra Rock. RSL: Kate McCarthy. Auction: Kate McCarthy. This was a fantastic game by all, in the cold and under lights. It was a great team effort with a few position changes and great shooting by both goalers. In the end the Parrots were able to run their little red legs off and will be looking to take their confidence from this game into the game against Sale. If they do, it will be and it will be rewarding. Go Parrots.
Gippsland netball results Results - Round 10
A Grade: Moe 49 d Maffra 41, Wonthaggi Power 59 d Morwell 50, Traralgon 52 d Sale 32, Bairnsdale 38 lt Leongatha 50. B Grade: Moe 48 d Maffra 33, Wonthaggi Power 38 lt Morwell 49, Traralgon 50 d Sale 24, Bairnsdale 46 d Leongatha 43, Warragul 56 d Drouin 51. C Grade: Moe 31 lt Maffra 38, Wonthaggi Power 34 lt Morwell 36, Traralgon 34 d Sale 28, Bairnsdale 31 drew Leongatha 31, Warragul 26 lt Drouin 44. Under 17: Moe 35 d Maffra 34, Wonthaggi Power 35 d Morwell 31, Traralgon 27 lt Sale 30, Bairnsdale 41 d Leongatha 30, Warragul 35 lt Drouin 41. Under 15: Moe 32 d Maffra 24, Wonthaggi Power 50 d Morwell 14, Traralgon 47 d Sale 32, Bairnsdale 47 d Leongatha 22, Warragul 25 lt Drouin 43.
Key manoeuver: Wonthaggi Power’s Courtney Blair on the offensive.
Under 13: Moe 20 lt Maffra 40, Wonthaggi Power 43 d Morwell 27, Traralgon 29 d Sale 27, Bairnsdale 11 d Leongatha 8, Warragul 27 lt Drouin 29.
Ladders
A Grade Morwell ......................109.83 Traralgon ................... 119.93 Sale ............................. 115.59 Wonthaggi Power ........93.96 Bairnsdale ....................97.20 Drouin .........................104.78 Moe ...............................95.69 Leongatha......................99.17 Maffra............................74.49 Warragul ..........................0.00 B Grade Morwell ......................131.50 Traralgon ...................154.04 Moe .............................108.66 Drouin ........................ 115.04
32 28 28 28 24 20 20 16 4 0 36 32 30 28
Bairnsdale ..................101.26 Sale................................93.40 Leongatha......................92.33 Wonthaggi Power ..........87.72 Maffra............................84.65 Warragul ........................66.28 C Grade Traralgon ...................192.63 Morwell ......................146.55 Bairnsdale .................. 115.08 Sale .............................108.87 Moe .............................108.39 Wonthaggi Power ........ 112.29 Maffra..........................105.28 Leongatha......................83.38 Drouin ...........................55.85 Warragul ........................44.27 Under 17 Traralgon ...................167.51 Moe .............................147.46 Maffra ........................185.23 Sale .............................140.78 Bairnsdale ....................89.24 Drouin ...........................90.21 Morwell .........................55.99
20 16 14 8 8 8 40 36 22 22 22 20 16 14 8 0 36 36 28 28 20 18 14
Wonthaggi Power ..........80.22 8 Leongatha......................65.99 8 Warragul .........................61.31 4 Under 15 Traralgon ...................271.35 40 Moe .............................179.02 36 Drouin ........................ 119.13 28 Maffra ........................126.83 24 Bairnsdale .................. 114.17 20 Sale..............................109.44 20 Wonthaggi Power ........121.38 16 Warragul ........................77.29 8 Leongatha......................49.16 4 Morwell .........................18.87 0 Under 13 Maffra ........................269.89 40 Wonthaggi Power ......210.92 36 Traralgon .....................83.27 22 Moe ...............................82.31 22 Sale ...............................92.52 20 Drouin ...........................81.09 20 Bairnsdale .....................70.44 14 Morwell .........................73.56 12 Warragul ........................71.57 8 Leongatha......................60.85 6
LDNA netball Alberton netball Round 8 - June 21
11 & Under: Mt Eccles Aqua 7 d Town Tangerine 5, Mirboo North Gold 15 d St Laurence Maroon 2, Town Black 11 d Mt Eccles White 8, St Laurence Gold 12 d Meeniyan & District 6, Mirboo North Purple 13 d Mt Eccles Pink 10. 13 & Under: Meeniyan & District 35 d Mt Eccles Aqua 4, Mirboo North Purple 50 d St Laurence 1, Mirboo North Gold 41 d Town 6, Mt Eccles Purple 9 d Mt Eccles Pink 7. 15 & Under: St Laurence Blue 32 d Town Tangerine 18, Mirboo North 38 d St Laurence Maroon 20, Town Black 28 d Stony Creek 13. C Grade: Town 26 d Mt Eccles 20, Mirboo North 56 d St Laurence 28, Meeniyan & District Blue 51 d Meeniyan & District Yellow 31. Open: Town Green 72 d Town Tangerine 20, St Laurence 44 d Mt Eccles White 22, Mt Eccles Navy 41 d
Results - Round 11
Town Black 38.
Ladders
13 & Under Meeniyan & Dist .......275.90 14 Mirboo Nth Purple....243.37 14 Mirboo North Gold ...250.67 12 Mt Eccles Purple ....... 116.81 10 Mt Eccles Aqua ...........107.69 8 Mt Eccles Pink ..............87.37 4 Town..............................25.74 2 St Laurence ..................... 4.71 0 15 & Under Mirboo North ............159.31 16 St Laurence Blue ....... 125.00 11 Town Black ................ 110.06 9 Town Tangerine ...........91.23 8 St Laurence Maroon .......66.24 2 Stony Creek....................61.29 2 C Grade Meen & Dist Blue ......218.05 16 Mirboo North ............145.25 12 Town .............................93.29 8 Meen & Dist Yellow.....90.00 6 St Laurence ...................74.06 4 Mt Eccles ......................36.14 2 Open Section Town Green................241.43 16 St Laurence ................140.19 10 Mt Eccles Navy ............86.55 8 Mt Eccles White ..........81.48 6 Town Tangerine.............74.18 6 Town Black ...................56.97 2
LDNA umpires Saturday, June 28
11am: Emily Chadwick, Chelsea Hoffman, Amy Smith, Bridget Eldred, Julie Grant, Millie Hannon, Anita Gourlay, Sophie Clarke, Phil Smith, Kaili Pritcett, Angelique Dunlevie, Karen Clarke. 12pm: Amy Smith, Jess Foreman, Julie Grant, Emily Chadwick, Angelique Dunlevie, Karen Clarke, Sue Ritchie, Barb Challis, Sophie Clarke, Janice Sing, Phil Smith. 1pm: Alana Hanagraf, Katrina Spark, Ashley Mortar, Katrina Beekman, Anna Patterson, Bridget Monohan, Anita Gourlay, Alana Hanagraf, Janice Sing, Ashley Mortar, Tracey Miles. Any queries please contact Karen Clarke 0428 121 450.
June 21
A Grade: InverlochKongwak 48 d Toora 40, Tarwin 36 lt Kilcunda-Bass 41, MDU 24 lt KorumburraBena 47. B Grade: InverlochKongwak 52 d Toora 35, Tarwin 77 d Kilcunda-Bass 28, MDU 37 d KorumburraBena 30. C Grade: InverlochKongwak 47 d Toora 28, Tarwin 54 d Kilcunda-Bass 14, MDU 14 lt KorumburraBena 48. 17 & Under: InverlochKongwak 26 lt Toora 27, Tarwin 44 d Kilcunda-Bass 34, MDU 44 d KorumburraBena 24. 15 & Under: InverlochKongwak 38 d Toora 9, Tarwin 11 lt Kilcunda-Bass 20, MDU 10 lt Korumburra-Bena 32. 13 & Under: InverlochKongwak 58 d Toora 0, Tarwin 12 lt Kilcunda-Bass 24, MDU 27 d Korumburra-Bena 10.
Ladders
A Grade Kor-Bena ....................232.71 Dalyston .....................170.93 Fish Creek ..................133.68 Inv-Kongwak ............. 116.17 Phillip Island..............108.15 Stony Creek ...............109.50 MDU .............................92.02 Foster........................... 112.24 Toora .............................87.78 Kil-Bass.........................35.40 Tarwin ...........................44.61 B Grade Fish Creek ..................144.74 Kor-Bena ....................143.30 MDU ...........................134.34 Foster..........................148.76
36 32 32 20 20 16 16 12 12 4 0 32 32 30 24
Dalyston .....................109.37 Inv-Kongwak .............128.61 Tarwin .........................109.37 Toora .............................76.58 Phillip Island .................90.91 Stony Creek...................83.73 Kil-Bass.........................21.34 C Grade Inv-Kongwak .............186.30 Tarwin ........................134.55 Kor-Bena ....................185.07 Fish Creek ..................144.94 Dalyston .....................106.37 Stony Creek .................93.78 MDU .............................87.91 Phillip Island ...............100.78 Foster.............................76.92 Toora .............................77.95 Kil-Bass.........................20.53 17 & Under MDU ...........................174.73 Fish Creek ..................181.42 Kor-Bena ....................135.24 Dalyston .....................107.76 Phillip Island............. 103.14 Tarwin ..........................92.28 Foster...........................101.85 Toora .............................66.67 Inv-Kongwak ................82.16 Kil-Bass.........................69.00 Stony Creek...................58.31 15 & Under Inv-Kongwak .............313.33 Foster..........................237.00 Kor-Bena ....................195.00 Phillip Island..............129.59 Fish Creek .................. 116.36 MDU ........................... 119.62 Kil-Bass.........................88.57 Stony Creek...................52.22 Toora .............................53.20 Dalyston ........................51.79 Tarwin ...........................20.13 13 & Under Inv-Kongwak .............479.01 MDU ...........................190.71 Fish Creek ..................257.48 Dalyston .....................263.27 Phillip Island..............130.23 Kor-Bena ....................121.80 Kil-Bass.........................68.72 Foster.............................62.20 Toora .............................26.00 Tarwin ...........................27.80 Stony Creek...................10.08
22 20 16 10 8 6 0
36 30 28 28 16 16 16 14 12 4 0
Technique: I-K’s Liz Sadler under the hoop.
36 32 28 24 20 20 16 12 8 4 0 36 28 28 26 22 16 16 12 8 8 0 36 32 28 24 20 20 12 12 12 4 0
Contested ball: I-K’s Kate Lindsay and Toora’s Nicole Stone vie for the ball.
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Tarwin no easy beats SENIORS LADDER W L D
Dalyston ...... 7 Kil-Bass ...... 7 Kor-Bena ..... 6 Phillip Is...... 6 Fish Creek.... 6 MDU........... 5 Inv-K’wak ....... 4 Tarwin ............ 4 Stony Creek.... 3 Foster ............. 1 Toora... ........... 1
2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
%
Pts
158.56 153.53 137.69 131.96 84.01 95.09 113.11 89.61 68.27 64.02 53.93
28 28 24 24 24 20 16 16 12 4 4
GOALKICKERS M. Kraska (Dalyston) ......... (0) L. Damon (Fish Creek) ....... (0) K. Bergles (Kil-Bass) .......... (7) J. Wells (Kil-Bass).............. (4) B. Runnalls (Phillip Is) ....... (0) B. Fisher (Dalyston) ........... (0) M. Robbins (MDU)............. (2) C. Urie (Kor-Bena) .............. (5) C. Hay (Tarwin) .................. (3) L. McMillan (Inv-K’wak) ..... (5)
45 44 33 33 33 32 29 28 26 26
RESERVES Kil-Bass ...... 8 Phillip Is...... 8 Kor-Bena ..... 8 Dalyston ...... 6 MDU........... 5 Inv-K’wak..... 4 Toora... ........... 4 Tarwin ............ 3 Fish Creek ...... 2 Foster ............. 1 Stony Creek.... 0
1 1 1 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
%
Pts
351.45 312.75 223.72 217.06 86.60 105.13 49.45 60.89 44.57 28.05 34.68
32 32 32 24 20 18 16 12 10 4 0
GOALKICKERS M. Edwards (Kor-Bena) ...... (5) K. Taylor (Phillip Is)............ (0) B. Wallace (Kil-Bass).......... (3) R. Butler (Inv-K’wak).......... (0) B. Egeberg (Kil-Bass) ......... (2) S. McIntyre (Phillip Is) ....... (0) J. Sheerin (Inv-K’wak)........ (2) N. Eddy (MDU)................... (2) P. McRae (Tarwin) .............. (1) R. Birnie (Dalyston)............ (0)
40 28 21 20 19 14 14 14 14 13
UNDER 18 LADDER W L D
Dalyston ...... 9 Inv-K’wak..... 8 Fish Creek.... 7 Kor-Bena ..... 6 Phillip Is...... 6 Kil-Bass ...... 4 Tarwin ............ 3 Foster ............. 3 Toora... ........... 3 Stony Creek.... 1 MDU............... 0
0 1 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 8 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
%
Pts
649.06 316.73 223.30 303.51 142.83 61.95 60.74 59.47 51.44 27.21 9.39
36 32 28 24 24 16 12 12 12 4 0
GOALKICKERS O. Toussaint (Inv-K’wak) .... (4) N. Bainbridge (Dalyston) .... (0) E. Taranto (Inv-K’wak)........ (4) J. Sanna (Phillip Is) ............ (0) B. Dorling (Kor-Bena)......... (1) B. Willder (Toora) ............... (1) J. Buckland (Fish Ck) ......... (0) Z. Walker (Kor-Bena).......... (3) D. Crook (Kor-Bena)........... (3) J. Henderson (Kor-Bena) ... (6) M. Marotta (Dalyston) ........ (0) M. McCoy (Dalyston) ......... (0)
30 26 24 23 21 21 19 18 18 17 17 17
UNDER 15
FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 12: June 28 Kilcunda-Bass v MDU Kor-Bena v Stony Creek Phillip Island v Tarwin Foster v I-K Toora v Dalyston Fish Creek - bye (DW)
in the second half. Byrnes and Hay were making their mark for Tarwin and showing why their team will be one that helps to shape the finals this season. It is a team that will find you out if you are not on your game. They are quick through and out of the middle and as a KB trainer was heard to say, “Tarwin are no easy beats.” Kilcunda Bass is getting its side back to the well oiled machine it has become as it recovers from
its run of injuries. Kael and Jase continued their good form up forward. Jess, Ryan and Chris picked up plenty of possessions through the middle and Daiks and Ben Arnold also gave them plenty of drive across half forward It has a tough run ahead of it but KB is a side which can handle the pressure applied by challenging teams. This was a good win against a very determined Tarwin team.
SENIORS Kilcunda-Bass 15.8.98 Tarwin 9.10.64
Tarwin Best: T. Giroud, S. Blencowe, B. Launder, L. Keily, V. Van Dillen, B. Taber
Kilcunda-Bass Goals: K. Bergles 7, J. Wells 4, R. Fitzgerald 1, C. Wells 1, R. Gilliatte 1, J. Dakin 1 Tarwin Goals: C. Hay 3, B. Byrnes 3, M. Chalmers 1, J. Cann 1, S. Kilsby 1 Kilcunda-Bass Best: J. Attenborough, B. Arnold, B. Interlandi, A. McKenna, B. McKay, J. Dakin Tarwin Best: N. McRae, B. Byrnes, J. McMicking, N. Browne, H. Browne, N. Giles
THIRDS Kilcunda-Bass 10.9.69 Tarwin 6.6.42 Leading Goalkicker: J. Smith 3 (T) Kilcunda-Bass Best: R. Scapin, M. Whitham, T. Smith, S. Casey Tarwin Best: B. Green, C. Brown, J. Bell, A. Turner, K. McGavin, J. Smith
RESERVES Kilcunda-Bass 12.14.86 Tarwin 4.5.29
Leading Goalkicker: M. McKinnon 3 (T) Tarwin Best: J. McDonald, B. Wilson, T. Carmody, G. Cole, I. Kennedy, L. Smith Kilcunda-Bass Best: A. Arney, S. Bent, J. Rosenow, J. Bastwrous, S. Casey, B. Aldwell
Leading Goalkicker: B. Wallace 3 (K) Kilcunda-Bass Best: J. Ivanic, T. Coad, B. Jones, C. Smith, N. Milton, S. Johnstone
FOURTHS Tarwin 5.3.33 Kilcunda-Bass 3.12.30
Round 12: June 28 Yinnar v Morwell East Trafalgar v Yarragon Newborough v Boolarra Mirboo North v Hill End Thorpdale v Yallourn-Yall Nth
GIPPSLAND Round 11: June 28 Maffra v Bairnsdale (Sun) Warragul v Moe Drouin v Morwell (Sun) Traralgon v Wonthaggi Leongatha v Sale
ELLINBANK EAST Round 11: June 28 Buln Buln v Poowong Ellinbank v Nilma-Darnum Longwarry v Nyora Neerim South v Dusties WEST Round 12: June 28 Cora Lynn v Garfield Kooweerup v Nar Nar Goon Bunyip v Lang Lang Catani - bye
UNDER 13 LADDER W L D
%
Corner Inlet .. 10 0 0 422.15 Inv-K’wak..... 9 1 0 292.23 L’gatha Jnr ... 6 4 0 105.97 Phillip Is...... 4 6 0 75.82 Dalyston ...... 3 6 1 84.28 Kor-Bena ..... 3 6 1 78.94 Won Power .... 3 7 0 71.64 Kil-Bass.......... 1 9 0 18.93 GOALKICKERS S. Flanders (Foster)............ (3) L. Gheller (Dalyston) .......... (0) R. Angwin (Foster) ............. (0) T. Simpson (Inv-K’wak) ...... (2) T. Hanegraaf (Kor-Bena) ..... (2) A. Wilson (Foster) .............. (2) C. Farrell (Phillip Is) ........... (0) L. Cocksedge (Foster) ........ (3) R. Sparkes (Inv-K’wak) ...... (0) K. Pavlou (Foster) .............. (0) B. Price (Inv-K’wak) ........... (0) N. Anderson (Won Pwr) ..... (0)
Pts
40 36 24 16 14 14 12 4 24 17 15 13 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
UNDER 11
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Both sides more than matched it in the midfield and the equal top team was only a scratch ahead of its
lesser placed opponents at the first change. In the second KB came out, got on top in the mid field and broke the game open with B. Arnold and J. Attenborough in good form. As a result of a couple of heavy clashes KB was down to two on the bench by half time and while they went into the main break 36 points up, Tarwin came out after half time and made a game attempt to exploit the weakness and began to peg KB back. Tarwin outscored KB
MID GIPPSLAND
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ON a day perfect for Australian Rules the first quarter of the Tarwin versus Kilcunda Bass game was a fierce contest.
%
Dalyston ...... 7 1 0 1192.86 Inv-K’wak..... 8 0 0 865.22 Fish Creek.... 6 3 0 154.52 Kor-Bena ..... 5 3 0 206.84 Phillip Is...... 5 3 0 154.13 Kil-Bass ...... 3 6 0 62.47 Stony Creek.... 2 6 0 57.92 Foster ............. 2 6 0 44.36 Toora... ........... 2 6 0 30.52 Tarwin ............ 1 7 0 34.05 GOALKICKERS D. Brosnan (Dalyston)........ (0) H. McInnes (Inv-K’wak) ... (10) B. Rogers (Fish Ck) ............ (0) Z. Van Delft (Inv-K’wak) ..... (1) K. Reid (Inv-K’wak) ............ (0) J. Spiller (Phillip Is) ........... (0) J. Stockdale (Stony Ck) ...... (0) M. Crutchfield (Dalyston) ... (0) M. Mattock (Phillip Is) ....... (0) Z. Sprie (Dalyston) ............. (0)
Pts
32 32 28 24 24 12 12 12 12 8 26 25 16 14 14 13 13 12 12 11
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%
Phillip Is....... 8 2 0 251.22 Inv-K’wak...... 6 4 0 152.97 L’gatha Jnr .... 6 4 0 149.54 Won Power .... 5 5 0 101.20 Kil-Bass ....... 5 5 0 77.54 Kor-Bena ...... 5 5 0 70.57 Corner Inlet ..... 4 6 0 114.41 Dalyston .......... 1 9 0 25.19 GOALKICKERS H. Kewming (Leon Jnr) ...... (1) E. Lamers (Leon Jnr) ......... (0) L. Marr (Foster).................. (0) J. Wrigley (Leon Jnr) ......... (0) M. Moschetti (Phillip Is)..... (0) J. Sprie (Dalyston) ............. (0) E. Spaull (Won Pwr)........... (0) B. Senior-Gibson (Won) ..... (0) L. Rathjen (Foster) ............. (0) L. Dayson (Phillip Is) ......... (0) R. Moresco (Won Pwr) ...... (0) J. Garnham (Won Pwr) ...... (0)
Pts
32 24 24 20 20 20 16 4 12 11 10 9 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
Whistle blower: Sea Eagle G.Munro is not happy with the umpiring decision against his team mate.
IK triumph over Toora TOORA met defeat in the hands of Inverloch Kongwak on Saturday.
However, the score didn’t reflect Toora’s intensity and improvement as they moved the ball, keeping I-K on their toes. The game was fought hard in perfect – almost too hot – conditions. I-K kicked downhill in the first quarter but didn’t use it to its full advantage, missing a few opportunities. They still
made an impact on the scoreboard, with an early 16 point lead against the visitors. Ryan Butler kicked his first goal in a Seniors game for the Sea Eagles in the first quarter, which would be the first of three on the day. Momentum was gained in the second quarter with more pressure in the midfield. I-K’s Lucas McMillan kept their score high with five goals kicked during the game and was the main target.
SENIORS Inverloch-Kongwak 16.15.111 Toora 1.9.15
rie, C. Hanratty
Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: L. McMillan 5, D. Clark 3, R. Butler 2, C. Terlich 2, A. Seccull 1, T. Wyatt 1, J. Clottu 1, B. Hender 1 Toora Goal: E. Stuchbery 1 Inverloch-Kongwak Best: J. Clottu, C. McCaughan, D. Clark, S. Scott, R. Butler, L. McMillan Toora Best: J. King, J. Pintus, J. Mills, L. Ferguson, L. Dyson, B. East
Leading Goalkickers: E. Taranto 4, O. Toussaint 4 (I) Inverloch-Kongwak Best: M. MacKay, Z. Javier, B. Barron, N. Anderson, T. Taylor, M. Burton Toora Best: J. Vening, S. Vening, S. Bishop, C. James, B. East, S. Fischer
RESERVES Inverloch-Kongwak 13.16.94 Toora 3.5.23 Leading Goalkicker: J. Dowie 5 (I) Inverloch-Kongwak Best: D. Cuff, T. Lonsdale, J. Dowie, A. Dowie, C. Spencer, C. Buxton Toora Best: M. McKeane, B. Stone, A. O’Sullivan, D. McKean, B. Cor-
Steven Scott proved to be quite dangerous as he played up forward for I-K and applied plenty of pressure against the opposition. The Sea Eagles really stepped it up in the third
quarter with the back line holding up well. Tom Cannon was a strong asset in defence. Ruckman Clint McCaughan was also tough in the defence. Toora ran out of legs by the final quarter and
I-K overpowered them. Josh Clottu was I-K’s stand out, kicking a goal and running all over the midfield. The Sea Eagles left the ground with a victory of 111 points to Toora’s 15.
THIRDS Inverloch-Kongwak 14.9.93 Toora 3.4.22
FOURTHS Inverloch-Kongwak 20.20.140 Toora 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: H. McInnes 10 (I) Inverloch-Kongwak Best: H. McInnes, R. Sparkes, J. Pryor, Z. Caughey, M. Fourie, L. Scott Toora Best: T. Koolen, A. Hewson, O. Cashmore, C. Walker, L. Ireland, D. Angwin
Ungainly but effective: Toora’s Adam Cross leaves his opponent as he gets his kick away.
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Dogs destroy Demons day KORUMBURRABena have upstaged a star studded MDU lineup loaded with ex-AFL players, with a comprehensive 36 point victory over the Demons at Meeniyan.
In front of one of the largest crowds seen at an Alberton home and away fixture in many years, it was the Bulldogs side who were able to put together a stronger four quarter effort to ensure that they took home the four points. Things were looking promising early for MDU as they registered the opening goal of the game through Cal Hutcheson and quickly jumped out to establish a lead over their opponents. Marquee recruit Chris Tarrant was being marked tightly in a deep forward role, however, still managed to find a bit of early ball while partner in crime Alan Didak also had a couple of early disposals playing on
SENIORS Korumburra-Bena 20.11.131 M.D.U. 14.11.95 Korumburra-Bena Goals: C. Urie 5, J. North 3, C. Redl 2, M. Nobelius 2, M. Cooke 2, J. Hopkins 2, N. Besley 1, B. Fitzpatrick 1, J. Fowles 1, B. Anthony 1 M.D.U. Goals: T. McDermott 3, T. Wightman 2, C. Tarrant 2, M. Robbins 2, A. Thorne 1, N. Roberts 1, C. Hutcheson 1, A. Didak 1, J. McMillan 1 Korumburra-Bena Best: J. North, J. Griffiths, B. Fitzgerald, M. Nobelius, B. Fitzpatrick, P. Pattison M.D.U. Best: C. Hutcheson, N. Roberts, M. Smith, C. Ricardo, J. Kennedy, T. McDermott
RESERVES Korumburra-Bena 15.8.98
the forward flank. The Korumburra-Bena side were by no means intimidated by the occasion though and hit back hard to be within five points of the hosts at the first change. The second quarter saw a change in the course of the game with KorumburraBena able to control the game through smart, team football. It was their key players who did a lot of the flashy stuff with Pattison, Fitzpatrick and Urie all heavily involved in their scoring thrusts, however, they were well supported by a solid defensive unit which worked together to quell their well known Demon opponents. MDU was not helping itself with poor service to its forwards often easily chopped off by the Bulldogs and only one forward in Jake McMillan who could claim to have had the better of his backmen in the first half. At the major break it was the Bulldogs (9.2) who held a 15 point lead over MDU (6.5).
M.D.U. 8.7.55 Leading Goalkicker: M. Edwards 5 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: M. Fleming, J. Sargent, N. Cant, S. Edwards, M. Edwards, B. Schubert M.D.U. Best: N. Mathieson, B. Arnup, N. Moore, M. East, P. Harris, Y. Zorzos
Despite a stern half time rev from coach Mark Lafferty in a packed home changerooms, MDU was simply unable to provide a response to the efforts of the unassuming Korumburra-Bena side. In a six goal to three effort for the quarter, it was the Bulldogs who were able to showcase their best brand of football to the large crowd. Star performers on the day in North, Cooke and Urie all converted goals with ease and provided just reward for their teammates work further up the ground. Down the other end, not a whole lot was working out for the Demons who continued to strike trouble with most forward forays thwarted by a resilient Dogs defender with Zuidema worthy of mention for his outstanding game on another ex-AFL player in Matthew Robbins. A lot of pressure was on the MDU players at the beginning of the last quarter with early goals a necessity if they were to be any chance of a win in front of the adoring fans. Unfortunately for the Demons though, they were unable to make any major indents into the handy Bulldog
lead with a goal-for-goal sequence eventuating throughout the term. For the Demons, popular names including Tarrant, Didak, Robbins and Wightman registered majors in the quarter while it was Nobelius, Urie, and Bulldog cult hero Beau Anthony who kicked their most important goals to ensure that their side would be winners. As the final siren blew, it was the Bulldogs who emerged as victors with a 20.11.131 to 14.11.95 victory over the Demons. Although the on-field result was no doubt not a desired one for the Demons, the day overall was undoubtedly a resounding success for the club with a large number through the gates and a special opportunity to show off what is a much improved facility. The Bulldogs also benefitted immensely from the chance to play in the showcase fixture, with many of their players gaining some big game exposure, which will prove valuable as they set themselves for another finals tilt.
One for the day: playing for MDU, Alan Didak kicks for goal while KB’s B. Fitzgerald stands on the mark. Photo by Mark Drury. Facial: Korumburra’s Zuidema is too high on MDU’s Matthew Robbins. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz
Held: KB’s Pattinson, Fitzgerald and Marshall helped keep Chris Tarrant quiet, kicking only two goals for the day. Photo by Mark Drury.
THIRDS Korumburra-Bena 19.14.128 M.D.U. 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: J. Henderson 6 (K) Korumburra-Bena Best: J. Henderson, Z. Walker, B. Dorling, C. Hansen, H. Anthony, A. Walker M.D.U. Best: S. Forrester, D. Thorson, E. Stephenson, L. Harris, A. Campbell, C. Dougherty
Leongatha Junior footy CGJFL ladders UNDER 10 W L D
Leongatha .....7 Trafalgar.......7 Hill & Rovers..7 Yinnar..........4 Moe Maroons..4 Mirboo Nth......4 Newb Reds......2 Youth Club ......2 Mor Tigers ......1 Moe Blues .......1 Yallourn Nth ....1 Newb Blues .....0
0 0 1 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 0
%
0 1480.00 0 944.83 0 897.22 0 110.69 0 94.48 0 63.77 0 36.23 0 63.47 0 21.94 0 14.49 0 17.54 0 0.00
Pts
32 32 28 20 20 20 12 8 8 8 4 0
UNDER 12 W L D
Trafalgar.......8 Youth Club ....7 Mirboo North..6 Leongatha .....6 Yinnar..........5 Moe Maroons...4 Hill & Rovers ...4 Moe Blues .......4 New Blues .......2 New Reds........1 Mor Tigers ......0 Yallourn Nth ....0
0 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 7 7 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
%
507.59 294.35 267.37 171.20 139.38 114.44 101.84 89.00 56.13 43.00 36.39 8.04
Pts
32 28 24 24 20 16 16 16 10 4 2 0
UNDER 14 W L D
Trafalgar.......8 Youth Club ....7 Leongatha .....7 New Blues.....5 Moe Maroons..5 Yallourn Nth ....4 New Reds........3 Yinnar .............3 Hill & Rovers ...3 Mirboo North ..2 Moe Blues .......1 Mor Tigers ......0
0 1 1 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 7 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
%
286.34 203.46 201.65 165.04 129.45 93.33 101.71 64.63 57.09 62.65 60.10 29.72
Pts
32 28 28 20 20 16 12 12 12 8 4 0
CGJFL UNDER 12 Leongatha 5.6.36 Newborough Blues 4.3.27 Goals: C. Russell 2, R. Kemp 2, C. Michael 1, K. Clarkson 1, S. Bright 1. Best: J. Byrnes, S. Cross, R. Drysdale, R. Kemp, F. Materia, M. Portelli. UNDER 14 Leongatha 6.6.42 Newborough Blues 5.2.32 Goals: B. Motton 2, B. Perry 2, J. Gourlay 1, B. Hastings 1. Best: J. Gourlay, D. Williams, J. Wilson, B. Kewming, S. Benra, B. Hastings.
AJFL UNDER 13 Leongatha Jnr 7.7.49 Wonthaggi Power 3.5.23 Leongatha Jnr goals: M. McGannon 2, J. Lamers 1, B. Cantwell 1, T. Boler 1, M. Bentvelzen 1, K. Casbolt 1. Best: K. Casbolt, L. O’Neil, L. Stothart, J. Hume, T. Boler, B. Cox. UNDER 11 Leongatha Jnr 2.5.17 Wonthaggi Power 1.4.10 Leongatha Jnr goals: N. Hanily 1, H. Kewming 1. Best: H. Kewming, M. McGrath, K. Vandenberg, A. Law, J. Wight, N. Clark.
Beyond expectation - fantastic MDU club president Adrian Coulter expressed his thanks to the many people who made the day possible and in particular thanks Mark Lafferty and Scott Charlton, the two who procured the involvement of Tarrant and Didak and coordinated organization of the whole event. “The day went smoothly, everything was fantastic,” said Coulter. “A win would have been the icing on the cake but even then, the outcome is consistent with our form as a club at this point in the season. “We had around 1,500 spectators through the gate and cars parked around the oval the night before.” The goods and services
auction in the evening raised $19,000, far beyond the club’s expectations. Many from Melbourne
in Meeniyan for the day stayed for the auction and the 2010 Collingwood jumper signed by the
premiership players went back to the city sold for $2100. Asked if the club
would repeat the exercise, Coulter did not hesitate to answer, “Without any doubt in the world.”
Top line up: from left, MDU club president Adrian Coulter, Alan Didak, Mick Hanily and Jason Harris of major club sponsor Stockdale and Leggo, and Chris Tarrant prior to the pre-match lunch.
“THE STAR”, Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - PAGE 53
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thestar.com.au • Wonthaggi Power v Morwell
Power flag contenders WONTHAGGI has signalled itself as a real flag contender after knocking off top side Morwell on Saturday. This was always going to be a defining game for the hosts, up against last year’s premiers and a measure of how far they have improved since the beginning of the season. And in anticipation of a hard fought contest a huge crowd turned out to watch the action unfold. They would not be disappointed as the game was one of great intensity and spirit
between two evenly balanced sides and the result would go down to the wire. The tone of the game was set early with neither side taking a backward step, strong tackling being a feature and this was maintained throughout the contest. Conditions were again excellent at Wonthaggi as they looked forward to the challenge of playing against the league benchmark. Into their side came Eli Richards for his first senior game along with experienced on-baller Nathan Jones. Both played well. The first quarter saw Power
SENIORS Wonthaggi Power 11.9.75 Morwell 10.4.64
UNDER 18 Morwell 12.7.79 Wonthaggi Power 6.7.43
Wonthaggi Power goals: E. Shaw 4, A. Ware 2, T. Krause 1, K. McCarthy 1, T. Harley 1, M. Kelly 1, J. Blair 1. Wonthaggi Power best: B. Dryden, A. Lindsay, A. Ware, T. Harley, T. Huther, E. Shaw. Morwell goals: A. Close 5, D. McDonald 1, J. Soutar 1, T. Ryan 1, A. Bailey 1, J. Askew 1. Morwell best: A. Close, M. Duncan, T. Hutton, T. Ryan, A. Bailey, T. Crosby.
Morwell goals: B. Darby-Lock 5, D. Day 2, J. Chapman 2, A. Jenkin 1, B. Brereton 1, D. Grining 1. Morwell best: A. Jenkin, J. Weatherill, J. Chapman, D. Day, G. Berger, R. Hogarth Wonthaggi Power goals: J. Black 2, W. Hiatt 2, L. Membrey 1, J. Thomas 1. Wonthaggi Power best: C. Gilmour, J. Thomas, M. Ware, L. Membrey, W. Hiatt.
RESERVES Wonthaggi Power 10.10.70 Morwell 5.4.34 Wonthaggi Power goals: R. Tack 5, P. Young 2, A. Churchill 1, J. Thomas 1, R. Lindsay 1. Wonthaggi Power best: J. Read, T. Gedye, W. Luke, J. Thomas, J. Waters, R. Lindsay. Morwell goals: T. Weatherill 1, L. Brereton 1, J. Read 1, D. Day 1, B. Harvey 1. Morwell best: T. Weatherill, S. Lambert, N. Wilson, B. Harvey, L. Brereton, S. Gniel.
UNDER 16 Morwell 14.16.100 Wonthaggi Power 2.4.16 Morwell goals: B. Krieger 3, W. Kennedy 3, B. Briggs 3, C. Jiath 3, D. Schneider 1, R. Lewis 1. Morwell best: R. Mayo, B. Jones, T. Stafford, J. Damico, R. McRae, C. Jiath. Wonthaggi Power goals: L. Dyball 1, L. Marotta 1. Wonthaggi Power best: L. Dyball, L. Marotta, J. Bates, M. Dyball, K. Dudley, K. Brown.
begin well in what was already shaping up as a tough contest. It was hard in and around the packs and neither side was prepared to let their opponents get an easy possession. Wonthaggi’s Aaron Ware, Michael Kelly and Aiden Lindsay as usual were applying pressure on the ball carrier but Morwell was getting more drive out of the centre through Joel Soutar, Adam Bailey, Michael Duncan and ruckman Tom Crosby. Up forward the Tigers had Rob Michaelides and Ashley Close presenting strongly but Powers defence was standing tall with Matt Coyne, Byron Dryden and Chris Wylie doing well. Close got the Tigers on the board with a great goal from an impossible angle but Earl Shaw responded for the Power following a strong mark. Morwell were back in front with a goal to their gun forward Dean MacDonald but he limped off soon after. Kelly who was attacking the ball well snapped a goal for the home side and Kane McKathy got another set up by a terrific handball from Nat Jones. Morwell was keen to get the game under control by keeping possession but the tackling from Wonthaggi was causing turnovers. Richards, Jones and Joel Liddle were providing opportunities around the packs and their pace was worrying their more experienced opponents. Good handball from Shaw to Ware provided another goal and when Shaw marked strongly
and goaled Wonthaggi looked to be pulling away. Hutton, Bailey and Ryan were consistent performers for the Tigers. The second quarter saw Troy Harley continue his strong forward presence with the opening goal to extend the lead. Close marked and goaled for the visitors to keep them in touch. Morwell persisted with its plan to kick the ball wide and run with the ball, creating opportunities out of their defence. The game continued to be very tight and the endeavour was taking its toll. The very steady defender Shannon Bray went off injured for the Power but their well balanced defence kept working harder. Travis Krause scored for Wonthaggi after some terrific team play from Nat Jones and Eli Richards. Lochie Jones was playing some impressive football across the centre and working back to help the defenders. A further goal to Close put the Tigers in touch at half time, only three goals down at the half time break. This was a great game and the big crowd was enjoying every minute of it. The Tigers came out ready to throw everything at Wonthaggi. Duncan, Bailey, Singh, Crosby and Hutton were busy as the Tigers slowly drew closer on the scoreboard. Close was proving to be a difficult player for the Power to contain but the desperation of Dryden, Coyne, Lochie Jones and Lindsay was holding up the Tiger attack.
Go Power: Wonthaggi Power’s Ben Eddy under pressure from Morwell Tiger’s Adam Bailey. Morwell as expected kept coming with goals from Soutar, Ryan and Bailey. Shaw was dominating the ruck but Morwell was maintaining its disciplined, methodical possession plan. Ware goaled against the run of the visitors but a costly turnover in defence saw an easy goal to the Tigers to get them within a point at three quarter time. The game was shaping up as a repeat of the round one encounter when Wonthaggi was overrun by the finely tuned Tigers. It was game on and Wonthaggi’s coach chal-
lenged his side to step up, not be happy with being around the mark, win the congested football and push for the win at all cost. The umpires were letting the game flow as players threw themselves in. Dryden in particular was outstanding with his attack on the ball and best on ground performance. Shaw continued to be dangerous up forward and his left foot goal brought the crowd to its feet. Askew got one back for Morwell, Close kicked his fifth for the match and the game was still in the balance. Harley was
still presenting strongly for Wonthaggi as Shaw marked and kicked his fourth goal for the game. When Jack Blair wove some of his magic with a long goal the game was sealed for the Power to give them a well deserved 11 point victory. Wonthaggi had stepped up to the mark and made a strong statement that it was serious about winning these big games. It was great to see a good turnout of Wonthaggi life members for the match with a special afternoon tea. See photos page 54.
• Mirboo North v. Thorpdale
Winning form returns for Tigers Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Newborough ......... 216.06 Yinnar ................... 215.48 Trafalgar ............... 183.09 Mirboo North ....... 142.63 Boolarra ................ 127.01 Morwell East ............ 71.76 Thorpdale ............... 83.55 Hill End .................... 54.96 Yarragon .................. 49.85 Yall-Yall North .......... 47.49
40 36 32 32 28 16 12 12 12 0
RESERVES LADDER Newborough ......... 324.27 Yinnar ................... 251.03 Trafalgar ............... 162.41 Boolarra ................ 123.28 Mirboo North ........ 106.09 Thorpdale ................ 86.11 Hill End .................... 77.58 Morwell East ............ 69.93 Yarragon .................. 44.44 Yall-Yall North .......... 32.95
44 36 36 28 24 16 16 12 8 0
THIRDS LADDER Mirboo North ........ 244.52 Yinnar ................... 223.45 Newborough ........ 192.52 Yarragon ............... 143.28 Trafalgar ............... 109.31 Thorpdale ................ 67.68 Morwell East ............ 63.86 Hill End .................... 39.98 Yall-Yall North .......... 36.75
40 40 32 28 28 18 18 12 4
FOURTHS LADDER Yinnar ................. 1300.00 Newborough ......... 137.50 Mirboo North ........ 125.33 Trafalgar ................. 77.90 Hill End .................... 93.29 Thorpdale ................ 82.37 Yall-Yall North .......... 53.63 Morwell East ............ 34.28
44 36 32 28 24 20 20 12
AFTER a tight first quarter where both sides kicked three goals, Mirboo North put the accelerator to the floor and defeated Thorpdale by 74 points at Tigerland on Saturday. Mirboo North also retained the annual Bright / St Ellen Memorial Shield for most wins in the 20 footy and netball matches played between the clubs in 2014. The mighty Tigers were off to a flyer when left-footed skipper, Damien Turner snapped a beauty on the run from 30 metres after 15 seconds of play. Head curator, Paul Pugh’s superbly manicured oval was suitably firm for the runners to exhibit their pace and soft
OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Morwell East 12.14.86 Yall- Yall North 10.6.66 Yinnar 28.13.181 Yarragon 7.8.50 Newborough 13.13.91 Hill End 9.11.65 RESERVES Morwell East 15.7.97 Yall- Yall North 5.7.37 Yinnar 10.19.79 Yarragon 2.1.13 Newborough 16.13.109 Hill End 4.6.30 THIRDS Yinnar 12.8.80 Yarragon 5.2.32 Morwell East 7.7.49 Yall- Yall North 3.11.29 Newborough 9.18.72 Hill End 3.6.24 FOURTHS Yall- Yall North 12.18.90 Morwell East 1.2.8 Newborough 6.13.49 Hill End 3.7.25
enough for any high flyers to land safely, after taking a screamer. “I finished it off this morning with a pair of fingernail clippers in a few spots,” Pugh said as he settled in to watch the main event on the grandstand terrace. The Tigers have moved into fourth spot on the Mid Gippsland ladder after their 27th straight win over Thorpdale and are now guaranteed to feature in their 12th consecutive finals series. Just as being proud of your humility is considered a perfect paradox, winning the contested ball is every football team’s primary goal. That’s the way it panned out for the Tigers, as they took control of proceedings with a free-flowing second term that saw them kick 5.6 to Thorpdale’s 1.2. When Jack Robertson broke free from groping fingers in the middle and kicked long to Shane Peters in the goal square for Mirboo North’s 10th goal, it was a case of “put down your glasses,” the Tigers are home. Twenty-three minutes of
domination allowed Mirboo North to break the game open and grow its four-point quartertime lead into a 32-point advantage at half-time. Ruckman, Harley Foat, Daniel Martin, Tim Lappin and Peter Connors did their best to stem the tide, but holding the Tigers out was harder than rowing a boat with a piece of sisal. Mirboo North’s exciting running brigade of Robertson, Jake Nash, Brian Waters, Simon Busuttil, Josh Taylor and Turner, cut a swathe through Thorpdale’s midfield and defence with fast and fearless ball movement. Robertson was particularly impressive with his clean work in close and below his knees, as well as his strong marking and penetrative kicking, that saw him boot three goals and set up several others. No matter how hard the Thorpdale players tried, they couldn’t make their tackles stick often enough to slow Mirboo North’s integrated transitional forward advances inside its scoring arc. Playing coach, Nathan
SENIORS Trafalgar 13.10.88 Boolarra 8.12.60
RESERVES Trafalgar 9.10.64 Boolarra 5.8.38
Trafalgar Goals: Tyson Leys 3, Mathew Robertson 2, Leigh Stevens 2, Mitchell Byrne 2, Darcy Brock 2, Cohan Lee 1, Matt Riseley 1 Boolarra Goals: Jesse Giardina 3, Scott Boddy 2, Sam Mazou 1, James Holmes 1, Daniel Metcalf 1 Trafalgar Best: Joel Bragagnolo, Darcy Brock, Tyson Leys, Matthew Swenson, Leigh Stevens, Darcy Long Boolarra Best: Kenneth Towt, Andrew Thorpe, Daniel Wilson, Courtney Sherriff, James Holmes, Troy Tobin
Trafalgar Goals: Daniel Vanboven 2, Andrew Gringhuis 2, Mitchell Gorman 1, Matthew Taylor 1, Harrison Malady 1, Hayden Brock 1, Brendan Dawson 1 Boolarra Goals: Thomas Beamish 1, Scott Cooper 1, Daniel Loprese 1, Joshua Wilson 1, Peter Gilpin 1 Trafalgar Best: Alex Weymouth, Mitchell Gorman, Graeme Rankin, Chris De Haas, Neil Rankin, Daniel Kneebone Boolarra Best: Joshua Wilson, Thomas Beamish, Thomas Holley, Jacob Vuillermin, Edward Stanton, Shane Colbert
Scurrah was providing a reliable target close to goal for the visitors, but the Sherrin simply wasn’t travelling down there often enough. Thorpdale’s hopes of a third-quarter revival were dashed when it let four Mirboo North goals through from sloppy ball use and poor decision making under pressure. Mirboo North’s mantra of playing on at all costs had exposed flaws in Thorpdale’s defensive structures and emergency response planning. Unfortunately, the Dales could muster just one major from the burly Scurrah, after a magnificent overhead mark and trailed by 49 points at the last change. Daniel Taylor commenced the final term with two creative goals for the locals, that were soon followed by majors from teammates, Joe Brooks and Robertson. Later, Robertson, Jacob Blair and Daniel Taylor combined to send the ball almost the length of the oval to Tim Traill, who calmly booted the fourth of his five goals for the afternoon. To its credit, Thorpdale kept plugging away and added some respectability to its score with three last term goals.
Netball
15 & Under: MN 29 d Thorpdale 18. MN Best; N. Kelly, C. Loh, A. Wilkins, M. Phillips-Flower. A solid game, girls, where you played in front, passed well and finished with great goaling. Sitting fifth on the ladder and looking good for a finals berth. 17 & Under: MN 31 d Thorpdale 19. MN Best: S. Gi-
ardina, K. Gervasi. A much needed win that has lifted the team’s confidence to new highs. We need to follow this up over the next few weeks to keep our finals hopes alive. D Grade: MN 43 d Thorpdale 26. MN Best: S. Giardina, M. Brooks. Another great win that will help with percentage.Terrific to see all of the team at training last week. C Grade: MN 38 d Thorpdale 30. MN Best: T Irwin, K Peters A great game up, down and across the court. Training is starting to pay
SENIORS Mirboo North 19.13.127 Thorpdale 8.5.53 Mirboo North Goals: Timothy Traill 5, Jack Robertson 3, Joe Brooks 3, Daniel Taylor 2, Shane Peters 2, Mitchell Wightman 1, Brian Waters 1, Jacob Nash 1, Damien Turner 1 Thorpdale Goals: Rhy Gieschen 2, Nathan Scurrah 2, Matthew Cogan 1, Deen Allen 1, Harley Foat 1, Timothy Lappin 1 Mirboo North Best: Jack Robertson, Jacob Nash, Brian Waters, Simon Busuttil, Joshua Taylor, Joe Brooks Thorpdale Best: Harley Foat, Daniel Martin, Timothy Lappin, Peter Connors, Zack O’Connell, Shannon Pickering
RESERVES Mirboo North 12.9.81 Thorpdale 8.12.60 Mirboo North Goals: Patrick Aveling 4, Simon Lawson 2, Peter Taylor 2, Cayden Dalliston 1, Liam Smit 1, Jake Garde 1, Lucas Ordish 1 Thorpdale Goals: Kane Makepeace 2, Dylan Atkinson 2, Travis Pickering 1, Graham Knowles 1, Michael Atkinson 1, Colin GibsonWilliamson 1 Mirboo North Best: Patrick Aveling, Cayden Dalliston, Peter Taylor, Benjamin Richards, Steve Rogers, Brandon Bradshaw Thorpdale Best: Denby Moore,
off as the game plan continues to take shape. A hard encounter this week against Hill End, so good luck girls. B Grade: MN 87 d Thorpdale 61 MN Best: S. Mueller, K. Pocklington, C. Chila. Well done girls on a trulyruly fantastic win. Fill-in players are fitting in well to the team. Sitting on top of the ladder, two games clear. A Grade: MN 94 d Thorpdale 23 MN Best: E. Best, A. Hoghton. Ditto; sitting on top of the ladder, two games clear. A complete demolition job carried out by the all-conquering Tigresses.
Kane Makepeace, Bradley Atkinson, William Fisher, Peter Savige, Colin Gibson-Williamson
THIRDS Mirboo North 20.19.139 Thorpdale 6.7.43 Mirboo North Goals: Riley Oddy 6, Kyle Robb 3, Paul Hinkley 3, Adam Miller 2, Jordan Moro 2, Declan Allen 1, Wesley Graeme 1, Zac Porter 1, Thomas Taylor 1 Thorpdale Goals: Shannon Pickering 1, Matt Powell 1, Jak GrahamWyntjes 1, Corey Young 1, Kayne O’Connell 1, Callam Earle 1 Mirboo North Best: Samuel Pratt, Thomas Taylor, Paul Hinkley, Kyle Robb, Riley Oddy, Sean Brennan Thorpdale Best: Joshua O’Sullivan, Kayne O’Connell, Ian Pinkerton, Shannon Pickering, Travis Pickering, Matt Powell
FOURTHS Mirboo North 11.11.77 Thorpdale 5.7.37 Mirboo North Goals: Riley Oddy 6, Wesley Graeme 2, Declan Allen 1, Brock Thomson 1, Timothy Potter 1 Thorpdale Goals: Matt Powell 3, Daniel Giardina 1, Jason Fahey 1 Mirboo North Best: Wesley Graeme, Riley Oddy, Kyle Wilson, Dean Huynh, Andrew Irwin Thorpdale Best: Jason Fahey, Ben Mackie, Cooper Pinkerton, Corey Young, Alex Edwards, Matt Powell
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Parrots pounded by Bairnsdale LEONGATHA had a day to forget when it was resoundingly beaten by Bairnsdale on Saturday night.
ROUND 10 SENIORS LADDER W L D
%
Sale ...........9 1 0 174.69 Morwell ......8 2 0 213.06 Bairnsdale ...8 2 0 170.48 Wonthaggi ...7 3 0 176.39 Maffra.........6 4 0 181.71 Traralgon .....4 6 0 125.09 Leongatha ......4 6 0 109.88 Moe................2 8 0 70.45 Warragul ........1 8 0 21.43 Drouin ............0 9 0 14.52 GOALKICKERS D. Sheen (Maffra) .............. (6) J. Gibbs (Bairnsdale)........ (11) D. Bedggood (Maffra) ........ (5) S. Pickett (Bairnsdale)........ (4) E. Shaw (Won Pwr) ............ (4) N. Nagel (Leongatha) ......... (0) D. MacDonald (Morwell) .... (1) M. Ferguson (Sale) ............ (1) J. Blaser (Moe) .................. (1) A. Close (Morwell) ............. (5) J. Gooch (Sale) .................. (2) B. Lynch (Leongatha) ......... (0)
Pts
36 32 32 28 24 16 16 8 4 0 61 53 31 30 29 27 26 26 22 22 22 22
RESERVES LADDER W L D
Maffra.........8 Traralgon .....7 Wonthaggi ...7 Morwell ......5 Sale ...........5 Moe................4 Leongatha ......2 Drouin ............2 Warragul ........0
1 2 2 4 4 5 6 7 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
%
Pts
529.59 351.44 201.59 154.99 121.33 53.76 116.50 20.64 8.34
32 28 28 20 20 16 8 8 0
GOALKICKERS J. Freeman (Sale) ............... (0) R. Tack (Wonthaggi) .......... (5) J. Langshaw (Maffra) ......... (3) T. Phillips (Morwell) ........... (0) M. Allman (Maffra)............. (4) J. Rohde (Traralgon) .......... (1) S. Dunbar (Traralgon) ........ (0) J. Tatterson (Maffra) .......... (0) D. Loprese (Traralgon) ....... (6) J. Saunders (Maffra) .......... (2)
Traralgon ... 10 0 0 386.42 Sale ...........8 2 0 169.83 Maffra.........8 2 0 168.06 Bairnsdale ...7 3 0 231.95 Morwell ......4 6 0 104.39 Warragul ........4 6 0 81.60 Moe................4 6 0 64.55 Drouin ............4 6 0 59.41 Wonthaggi......1 9 0 28.49 Leongatha ..... 0 10 0 28.22 GOALKICKERS B. McCarrey (Bairnsdale) ... (4) H. Britten (Traralgon) ......... (0) D. Day (Morwell) ................ (2) H. McKay (Warragul) ......... (8) J. Van Dyk (Moe) ............... (0) C. Graske (Bairnsdale) ....... (0) D. Kosky (Maffra) ............... (0) C. Stockdale ....................... (0) B. Darby-Lock (Morwell) .... (5) J. Orlicki (Warragul) ........... (3)
UNDER 18
UNDER 16 Bairnsdale 29.9.183 Leongatha 1.0.6 Bairnsdale goals: J. Brick 8, N. Pruscino 5, P. Hill 3, R. Tatnell 3, B. Daniel 2, N. Fall 2, L. Giove 1, D. McKendry 1, F. Dostine 1, M. Rowe 1, S. Barrah 1, R. Marsden 1. Bairnsdale best: C. McKeon, J. Brick, T. Hayes, H. Edwards, M. Rowe, J. McDonnell. Leongatha goals: T. Brew 1. Leongatha best: J. Steele-Rockall, H. McGannon, L. Riseley, J. Ballagh.
Stuart Smith enjoys win
40 32 32 28 16 16 16 16 4 0 30 24 23 23 20 20 19 18 17 15
LADDER %
Bairnsdale goals: J. Gibbs 11, S. Pickett 4, B. Ashwood 2, L. Powell 1, B. Commins 1. Bairnsdale best: J. Gibbs, L. Powell, T. Bryan, B. Ashwood, S. Henshaw, D. Jamieson. Leongatha goals: Z. Vernon 1, L. Castagna 1. Leongatha best: Z. Vernon, L. Castagna, C. Bruns, J. Renden, T. Marriott, M. Dennison.
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Moe ......... 10 0 0 433.95 Maffra.........8 2 0 291.37 Bairnsdale ...7 3 0 294.31 Sale ...........7 3 0 195.32 Traralgon .....6 4 0 95.74 Warragul ........4 6 0 95.74 Drouin ............4 6 0 89.36 Morwell ..........3 7 0 33.48 Leongatha ......1 9 0 20.58 Wonthaggi..... 0 10 0 2.69 GOALKICKERS
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P. Hill (Bairnsdale).............. (3) A. McKenzie (Maffra) ......... (4) S. Van Dyk (Moe) ............... (2) K. Duncan (Traralgon) ........ (3) N. Pruscino (Bairnsdale) .... (5) R. Thatcher (Maffra) .......... (3) A. Young (Moe) .................. (3) C. Henness (Sale) .............. (1) R. Tatnell (Bairnsdale) ........ (3) B. Dessent (Sale) ............... (3) L. Di Ciero (Traralgon)........ (0)
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STUART Smith made a welcome return to club racing on Saturday, winning the George Martin Handicap Classic off scratch.
Smith rode the tough 38km handicapped Dumbalk/Mardan course with 18 other keen members and finished first and with the fastest time of 58minutes, 22seconds. It was his first ride with us for some time as he has been busy with higher profile races in Australia and elsewhere with the Victorian team Search To Retain. The weather was ideal for racing being cool and hardly any wind. Our junior riders Austin Timmins (14) and Harrison McLean (16) have made giant strides in the last few races as they become comfortable riding with the seniors. Harrison, starting in the 6 rider, 8 minute bunch was able to stay with the “scratchies”
OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Maffra 15.12.102 d Moe 3.4.22 Sale 13.11.89 d Traralgon 12.8.80 Warragul 9.9.63 d Drouin 5.9.39 RESERVES Maffra 24.20.164 d Drouin 1.0.6 Sale 13.3.81 d Morwell 8.8.56 UNDER 18 Maffra 21.12.138 d Moe 0.0.0 Traralgon 14.26.110 d Sale 0.0.0 Drouin 11.7.73 d Warragul 3.5.23 UNDER 16 Maffra 6.20.56 d Moe 2.2.14 Traralgon 7.7.49 d Sale 5.9.39 Warragul 15.3.93 d Drouin 2.2.14
Bairnsdale 21.18.144 Leongatha 4.0.24 Bairnsdale goals: T. Daniel 4, B. McCarrey 4, J. Green 3, M. Corbett 3, C. Bryan 3, W. Patterson 1, A. Johnson 1, B. Smith 1, C. Harvey 1. Bairnsdale best: C. Graske, T. Dan-
as they caught all in front of them and was able to hang on and finish fifth-a superb effort. Austin started in the five rider, five minute bunch and rode very strongly up the big hill to Mardan to catch the 8 minute bunch. He was then able to out sprint the six rider bunch chasing the “scratchies” at the finish to finish sixth, a fine effort. At the start Stuart gave a minute to Brett Franklin and Thomas McFarlane, three minutes to bunch of four riders, five minutes to a bunch of five riders, eight minutes to a bunch of six riders and 15 minutes to the lone out marker Damien King. At the finish, at the top of the Horn Street hill, it was Stuart first, Brett second, Will Lumby (another recently moved up junior) who started in the 3 minute bunch third, Thomas fourth and Harrison fifth.The others were Austin sixth, Neil White sev-
They then travel to Maffra for a night game before host-
ing the in form Wonthaggi Power in the local derby.
It is hard to see Leongatha making finals’ action now!
Wealth of memories: from left, Rob Allen, Dickie Williams, Paddy Milner (the club’s longest serving Life Member, 57 years), Les Beaumont, Betty Milner, John Gilliland and Margaret Huther.
iel, C. Bryan, B. McCarrey, M. Corbett, J. Green. Leongatha goals: M. Borschman 1, F. Kelly 1, J. Puruntatameri 1, J. Ginnane 1. Leongatha best: B. Moscript, M. Borschman, M. Olden, J. Nagel, F. Kelly, J. Ginnane.
Pts
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Bairnsdale 19.10.124 Leongatha 2.7.19
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Mitchell Dennison. Leongatha’s score of 2.7.19 is its lowest ever in matches against Bairnsdale, its previous low having been 5.6.36 scored in their second ever meeting with the Redlegs in 1969. That 1969 game is interesting also for the fact that it was a Leongatha home game that was played at Morwell in an experiment to cut down on travel, sort of a meeting “half way”. The gate at that match was so abysmally low that the experiment was never repeated. Leongatha has a horror run over the next three weeks. The Parrots will be at home for the first time in nearly a month when they host second placed Sale.
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UNDER 18 W L D
For those who travelled the two hours to Bairnsdale they would have returned on the long journey disappointed with the outcome. Recent wins against Traralgon and Moe would suggest Leongatha should have done better with confidence on their side but the Parrots were up against a harder team in Bairnsdale. The opening quarter started well enough with the Parrots one goal straight trailing Bairnsdale three goals straight. Signs were ominous however when the Parrots failed to trouble the scorers in the second term with Bairnsdale adding four more. Scores at half time were Leongatha 1.0 to Bairnsdale 7.4. Bairnsdale’s full forward James Gibbs was already looking to be a handful as he started banging home goals. Gibbs would end the day with 11 goals. His haul is by far the best by a Bairnsdale player against Leongatha, beating the previous best of 6 set by Steven Schaeche in 1993 and 1994. Zac Vernon was one of Leongatha’s best players and his never give in at-
titude in going for the ball was inspirational. Luke Castagna also gave it his all but was one of few good players. Bairnsdale did not let its foot off the pedal and kicked another seven goals to Leongatha’s one. At three quarter time it was Leongatha 2.4 to Bairnsdale 14.6 Trailing by 74 points at the last change, Leongatha was on a hiding to nothing, adding just three behinds while Bairnsdale kicked another five majors in the last quarter. Chris Bruns was another of Leongatha triers whilst Joel Renden did enough down back to come under notice. Tom Marriott also contributed well along with
Remembering good times: from left, John Lindsay, Rod Farrell, Laurie Huther, Anthony Beaumont, Aldo Sartori and Tracey Jones, the club’s youngest Life Member.
A Power full of memories WONTHAGGI Football Netball Club Life Members came together for an afternoon tea at half time on the match on Saturday and enjoyed
both reminiscing and seeing their team topple the Morwell Tigers from the top of the league ladder. Read match report page 53.
enth, Kevin Feely eighth, Brad Bouquet ninth and to complete the top 10, Rod Cheyne. Four juniors raced an outand-back course on Nerrena Road. Bernadette Fitzgerald started on scratch and gave away 30 seconds to Grace McLean, five minutes to Thomas Fitzgerald and six minutes to Oliver McLean. At the finish Bernadette won with fastest time of 33 minutes 39 seconds, Oliver was second, Grace third and Thomas fourth. Thanks to corner marshals Peter McLean and David Lumby, official Jim Geary and to Steve Wilson for finalising the handicaps. Next week will be another handicapped race, this time at Korrine. Please note Cycling Victoria’s requirement from June 25 is that all riders must have a red flashing rear light visible from 200 metres.
Above, Winners’ group: from left, second Brett Franklin, winner of the George Martin trophy with fastest time Stuart Smith, third Will Lumby and junior event winner Bernadette Fitzgerald. Left, Climbing: from left, the eight minute bunch of Tony Giles, Mark Bensley, Kerry Pritchard (rear), Rod Cheyne, behind Harrison McLean, and Steve Wilson as they head out of Leongatha on the Mardan circuit.
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Bound for the USA
By Stuart Biggins
IN Year 10 Jesse Peters wore to school a Philadelphia Eagles top with the name of NFL team player Peters emblazoned across its back. In class his Mirboo North Secondary College English teacher, Wes Palmer, a fan of NFL remarked on the top and his student replied that if he had a choice he would play American football. When Wes noticed the Gippsland Gladiators advertising for players, he mentioned this to his student and the rest, as they say, is history. Mr Palmer was worried at the time that he might have made himself unpopular with the local football team for taking away one of its players as “Jesse was a good AFL player and a good kick.” However, Jesse’s memories of playing AFL are treasured for the wrong reason. At 19 Jesse weighs 145 kilograms and by his own admission he has al-
ways been a big boy. On the football field he was incessantly bullied, physically and verbally and the barbs from spectators were no less unkind. He was 17 years old in 2012 when he went across to the Gippsland Gladiators in Morwell and loved his first training session. That season he received the club’s President’s Award for most improved player. At junior season’s end mid-year at Morwell, Jesse went on to play for the Croydon Rangers in Melbourne. The Rangers finished the season undefeated and went on to thrash the Monash Warriors 34 – 0 in the Grand Final. Jesse won the Croydon Rangers Most Valuable Player 2012 award. In 2013 he was invited to train with the Victorian squad in Geelong which led to a round robin tournament in Canberra, games against Queensland, the A.C.T. and W.A., and three of the five most valuable player awards on offer.
All along the way Jesse has had amazing support and guidance from all quarters. From parents, the Mirboo North Secondary College and on and off the gridiron field, it is as if things have been falling neatly into place for the teenager. He is widely recognised as having a lot of natural talent. Paul Manera, a major gridiron influence in Australia, has invited Jesse to attend a training camp on the Gold Coast this coming weekend at which several American gridiron coaches and players will be attending. Christian Woodford a sport psychologist who, after coaching gridiron at Maryland University in the U.S., established the Woodford Sport Science Consulting gymnasium which Jesse attends in Moorabin, encouraged Jesse to approach colleges in the United States. Several colleges responded and Jesse has chosen the North Dakota State College of Science with a student population of 3,500 in Wahpeton, a
town roughly the size of Leongatha. “It is going to be a big step,” says Jesse. “It is the college’s first year of going international. “There will be other overseas students from France, Switzerland and Brazil.” He leaves at the end of July and his mother will accompany her son for the first three weeks to help him settle himself in. Apart from the assistance of a $500 grant from the Mirboo North Times the venture is selffunded by the Peters family. Jesse’s mother, Michelle explains that they deferred the offer of a scholarship for the first 12 months to avoid Jesse feeling under too much pressure. At 6’ 1” and 145kgs Jesse covers 40 yards in 5.6 seconds. He expects the Americans will aim to have him cover the distance in 5.2 seconds. In preparation Jesse has been working on his running mechanics at Woodfords and is rou-
Big step: gridiron has been life changing and the next step will be priceless for Jesse Peters. tinely lifting between 120-140 kilograms. “In America they will want me lifting over 150 kilograms.” Jesse’s mother says that gridiron has been fantastic for him. “The sport is very multi-cultural with par-
ticipants from all cultures, races and religions. “Everyone gets along. There is a great camaraderie. “The ideology of the sport tolerates zero sledging or antagonism and has an on-field code of conduct based on mutual
respect which is wonderful to observe. “A player only has to slam his helmet down on the ground in disgust and he is sin binned straight away.” As his teacher, Wes Palmer says, “The experience will be priceless.”
Shuffles’ milestone PETER McGregor ran out for his 700th game for the SGUA last weekend.
Living it up: from left, Vivienne Byrne, Peg Reilly, Tina Greene, Deb Gilchrist and Bec Carey all set to enjoy the special event at Meeniyan Dumbalk United.
MDU and Meeniyan shine M E E N I YA N Dumbalk United Football Netball Club looked an absolute picture in the sunshine on Saturday with the oval and grounds a credit to the club.
Above, Thrill for youngsters: from left, Dylan Hanily, Tyson Harris, Holly Hanily and Ella Harris pose with Alan Didak. Full story on 52.
The long anticipated day had arrived and the fans came from far and wide in droves. The result of the Seniors’ match was not what the club had hoped for but it turned out anyway to be a day that everyone who attended will remember for its great atmosphere and spectacle. Chris Tarrant and Alan Didak, guests at the pregame function, were introduced by Seniors’ coach Mark Lafferty and interviewed before joining 150 others for a sit down lunch.
A truly remarkable effort! Pete has umpired about half those games with the South Gippsland Umpires and has umpired in all disciplines with field being his regular gig. He was awarded a life membership a few years back and has been involved in mentoring several of the region’s top umpires. He has also filled the role of Boundary Umpires Head Coach. “Pete is one of our members who never says no. Quite often I will ring him on a Friday night and tell him he has to do a thirds game in Wonthaggi in the morning and follow that up with a goal umpiring gig at Fish Creek. And he always says ‘Yes.’ That’s just the type of bloke he is.”, said SGUA secretary Grant Robinson. Affectionately known as ‘Shuffles’, Pete will be familiar to many of our footy faithful. We hope to see him taking the field in few hundred more games in the years ahead. Well done Pete.”
Remarkable effort: Peter McGregor, affectionately known as Shuffles, has reached the amazing milestone of 700 games.
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