The Great Southern Star - March 11, 2015

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FAST TRACK TALKS

By Brad Lester

RETURNING passenger and freight rail services to South Gippsland may be back on the State Government’s radar.

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Back to the polls

A South Gippsland Shire councillor has heard the sale of the Leongatha railyards may have been put on hold due to the prospect of the land being needed for the return of rail services, albeit in the distant future.

All candidates in the Gippsland South by-election this Saturday have confirmed they either support the return of rail to South Gippsland or would consider the prospect.

Cr Andrew McEwen, chair of rail lobby body the South and West Gippsland Transport Group, told a candidates forum in Leongatha last Thursday night he had learned VicTrack was no longer willing to sell the former railyards “because rail is back on the track”.

VicTrack is the State Government

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agency that owns the land and in the past has been willing to sell the land to council for development.

A shire councillor, Cr McEwen told The Star on Friday he had heard of VicTrack’s intention from two sources: from within council and connections with the Great Southern Rail Trail.

“My understanding is that now they (VicTrack) are not interested in selling it. They are not doing planning but recognising the need to do planning for the return of the rail,” he said.

A spokesperson for VicTrack said it was still talking to council about the prospect of leasing rail land in Leongatha for commercial or community purposes.

Discussions with council about taking over the land have been underway for many years.

“The land in Leongatha is leased to the South Gippsland Tourist Railway (SGTR) and is not subject to the current Public Transport Victoria review of closed lines,” the spokesperson said.

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Violence outbreak Ice sparks surge in weapons, domestic abuse LATROBE Valley Law Court Magistrate Clive Alsop is horrified about the rise in violence linked to the drug ice.

The magistrate said the ice crisis was one of the worst things he had seen in his legal career.

“I’ve seen the development of the cocaine and cannabis industries but I’ve never seen anything like ice,” he said.

“The domestic violence it creates and the tragedy and heartbreak is one thing. The police officers spoke about the chemicals involved but there is one other aspect to the ice trade that’s really terrified me – the weapons.”

Mr Alsop said he had never seen so many knives, swords, daggers, and guns as he had over the past three years.

“They are often used by

Magistrate: “trafficker turning over $75,000 a week” ice couriers and hidden under car seats,” he said.

“The smallest weapon I’ve come across is a pistol big enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It’s like the French Resistance in World War Two. Some of this stuff is nightmarish because it is so difficult to find.”

Mr Alsop said weapons were also used as collateral between drug users.

Though he said it was unusual for the judiciary to speak out on public issues because they need to be objective, Mr Alsop addressed 200 people at South Gippsland Shire Council’s ice forum on Wednesday night (March 4).

“The impact is catastrophic. In my 45 years in the legal profession I have never seen anything like ice,” Mr Alsop said.

“Think about how many lives it destroys. It makes the Great Plague look like an amateur show.”

According to Mr Alsop, the Magistrates Court in Morwell heard 750 cases of drug possession three years ago. Last year, the court heard 3000 cases.

Three years ago the court dealt with 200 cases involving drug users. The number has gone up six times since then.

“Three years ago we heard 500 cases of trafficking. That number is now at 1500,” Mr Alsop said.

“The graph is going up all the time. I’m prepared to estimate these figures will be insignificant by the end of the year.”

Mr Alsop revealed a trafficker in the region was turning over $75,000 a week.

The forum was also at-

Impression: from left, Leongatha teenagers Kayla McGannon, Caysie Clark and Olivia Trease were shocked by the information given at the drug forum in Leongatha’s Memorial Hall on Wednesday. Olivia said the information should be given more often in schools and sporting clubs.

tended by Detective Sergeant Craig Poynter from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad, local police including Wonthaggi’s Inspector Graeme Sprague, and Eddie Wright from Ambulance Victoria.

Mr Wright said he and his crew have to deal with the violence of ice regularly.

“You’ve heard about the violence. My staff face it now,” the paramedic said.

“It’s becoming common place for us. They can be sitting there talking to you and then they’ll fight me. It’s so unpredictable. You don’t know when it’s going to happen or for how long.”

Mr Wright said Ambulance Victoria attended 76,000 drug cases in Gippsland alone during the last financial year. Of that, 13,000 were related to drug and alcohol use.

“I don’t want to call it ice. Ice has value to use and we use it often. I want to call it crystal methamphetamine, its true name. I don’t want it associated with anything that’s good,” Mr Wright said.

“Crystal methamphetamine is not usually used alone and it’s not always used in the same format.

Who wants to ingest Drano anyway?”

Mr Wright said ice users can be so addicted they need a fix to maintain normal function. The drug can be smoked, ingested or injected.

“They heat up a glass pipe and inhale the smoke.

This often leads to burns and sores on the hands and around the lips,” he said.

“When the drug is injected it’s not always sterile, which can cause infection.

We don’t know how many

Spreading a message: from left, Detective Sergeant Craig Poynter from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad, Ambulance Victoria’s Eddie Wright, South Gippsland Shire Council’s community strengthening coordinator Ned Dennis and council’s deputy mayor Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks helped educate the public about ice at a drug forum at Leongatha’s Memorial Hall. times the needles have been used or how many times they’ve been shared around.

They are then discarded into the community.”

Ice users also suffer from loss of appetite.

“They don’t want to eat.

They are just looking for the next hit so we end up with a before and after effect,” Mr Wright said.

According to Mr Wright, users’ heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure rise, their pupils dilate, and their digestion and sexual function goes down.

South Gippsland police chief Inspector Graeme Sprague said the rise in violence and aggression was disturbing and police were working to find drug distributors to increase harm minimisation.

“It’s certainly not an epidemic at this stage,” Inspec-

Mum fights for drugs help BUFFALO’S Donna Pearce is appalled by the lack of help for people affected by the drug ice.

She would like to see a drug and alcohol counselling program set up in Foster, Leongatha and Korumburra.

If it were to go ahead, she would like to see the program offer support for parents and children, free transport for children to use the service and more education.

“We need a place in the community to get information about dealing with ice,” Ms Pearce said.

She attended the ice forum held by South Gippsland Shire Council in Leongatha last Wednesday.

Ms Pearce watched her son fight his drug addiction on and off for eight years, without help locally.

“He said he started his addiction because he was bored. I believe peer pressure has a role too,” she said.

“He had a $100 a day addiction for a while. A group of

Fed up: Buffalo’s Donna Pearce is frustrated by the lack of services to help parents and children deal with ice addiction. them would pool their money, go to Melbourne to buy drugs and then split it. I’ve been trying to form a support group for seven months.”

Ms Pearce said a great program called The Ice Meltdown Project was held at Drouin.

“It’s a detox house and it’s still well and truly going,” she said.

“It’s all run by mums who do fundraisers to keep the program going and a doctor from Bunyip helps too. Local children can’t get there though. We need care

closer to home.”

However, she said South Gippsland Shire Council had knocked back her attempts to set up a program.

“I’ve had one meeting with council and they won’t answer my emails,” Ms Pearce said.

“The forum was good but there needs to be more detail.”

Council’s community strengthening coordinator Ned Dennis said council was willing to help but knew its limits.

“Donna came to us and

explained her difficult situation and asked what we could do. Mainly she was interested in a support group like the one in Drouin,” he said.

“We, as a council, can’t provide the service but I suggested she visit the community house in Leongatha.”

Mr Dennis said it would be useful to hear from others who were struggling with the addiction in the workforce.

“It helps the community if everyone is willing to respond. Every case is of equal significance,” he said.

“The biggest role of council is to encourage information to get out to the public. We aren’t a mental health agency but we want to help people be more aware.”

Ms Pearce believed parents needed to learn more about ice, because most were naive about the extent of drugs in the area.

“Parents need to be aware of where they are sending their children, particularly when they go to parties,” she said.

“Within minutes they are offered drugs from 18 year old dealers at parties.”

Ms Pearce is also wor-

ried about the effects of ice on people’s mental health.

“There is no place for it.

People with psychosis are sent to retirement homes.

There won’t be any room once we start filling those places with 40 year old addicts,” she said.

“Drug and alcohol helplines and programs through the courts are good but essentially they tell you to just walk away from your child.

That’s never going to happen.

We need something else.”

If you would like to support Ms Pearce, contact her on donnatodd@westnet. com.au.

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GIPPSLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 2015

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The Korumburra resident said he is standing to make the seat marginal to attract more benefits to the electorate.

“I just don’t think we are being served by the big party politics,” Mr Pepper said.

He lists urgent investment in roads, less red tape in local government, helping small business and employment, no coal seam gas mining and harsher penalties for drug dealers as among his priorities.

“If I happen to be elected and I think that is pretty remote, my first job will be to travel the breadth of the district, con-

sulting and listening, and finding out what the big issues are,” Mr Pepper said.

He was the founder and chief executive of Eagle’s Flight Australian, a training and business consultancy, which he divested in 2014.

Before that he worked predominantly in the financial services industry.

Mr Pepper is a former state councillor and national board member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development, and a fellow of the Australian Sales Institute.

A South Gippslander since 2008, he is a member of the Our Korumburra Residents Group, the Korumburra Round Table and recently he hasbecome a committee member of the Tarwin Valley Development Group.

Marginal seat: independent candidate Viv Pepper believes Gippsland South has been overlooked by major parties.

Respect Queen Sanders: I will GERARD Donohue has not voted in an election since 1999 but is running as an independent candidate in the Gippsland South by-election.

That is despite him believing the by-election is a “farce” and declaring he has no ambition to be a politician.

The Korumburra man said the Queen has been removed from various government documents and election writs, despite Australians previously voting to retain the monarchy at the 1999 republic referendum.

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Long live Queen: independent candidate Gerard Donohue is concerned about the legitimacy of elections, including this Saturday’s by-election. elections have been carried out fraudulently and so has refused to vote. He returns to the Wonthaggi Magistrate’s Court on March 20 for failing to vote in the 2013 federal election.

“The electors decided we would retain our con-

stitutional monarchy but despite the election vote, we have got a quasi republic, as evidenced by election writs not being issued for and on behalf of the Queen,” he said.

“I just want to get all of this out in the open.”

INDEPENDENT candidate Warren Sanders believes voters just want politicians to get on with governing what is important to the community instead of self-interested purposes taking precedence.

Born and raised in Sale, he now owns a building company and said he is known for high morals, being trustworthy, sound decision making and discouraging waste.

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“THE STAR”, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - PAGE 5

GIPPSLAND SOUTH BY-ELECTION 2015

Roads critique arouses voters

By Brad Lester INDEPENDENT Viv Pepper received the biggest cheer of support from the audience at last Thursday’s candidates forum in Leongatha.

The Korumburra man attacked the installation of wire rope safety barriers along the South Gippsland Highway, saying they were a waste of money when the roads of the Gippsland South electorate were deteriorating.

“If that money had been spent on improving the roads, then we would not need the barriers to keep the cars on the road,” he said to applause from the crowd.

The forum was attended by seven of the eight candidates in this Saturday’s by-election: independents Mr Pepper, Gerard Donohue and Warren Sanders, Liberals’ Scott Rossetti, Greens’ Andrea Millsom, Liberal Democract Jim McDonald and The Nationals’ Danny O’Brien.

Meg Edwards of Fish Creek organised the forum, which was moderated by former journalist Peter Lalor Philp and held at Leongatha Primary School’s performing arts centre.

Roads, coal seam gas, employment, supporting small business, health and education were among the issues raised by candidates and subjects of questions asked by the audience.

Some 40 people attended the public event, and heard most independents declare they were standing to make Gippsland South marginal.

Mr O’Brien and Mr Rossetti seized the opportunity to promise to lobby for more roads funding, with Mr O’Brien even saying the previous Coalition Government, of which he was a part, had not delivered enough money for roads while in office. Mr Rossetti agreed.

Mr O’Brien however was the only candidate to raise the plight of Korumburra Secondary College, which needs additional funding to complete a redevelopment.

“I will promise to stand up and be a strong voice for Gippsland South, just as (former MP) Peter Ryan did for the past 22 years,” he said.

Mr Sanders called for disadvantaged people to be better provided for and for support of industry based around sustainable technology.

Mr Pepper said The Nationals’ long term grasp on the seat had not served the electorate well, and called for the electorate to vote against the major parties and make the seat marginal.

“So safe is this seat, the Labor Party has not even bothered to run a candidate. I wonder how Labor Party voters may feel right now,” he said.

Mr McDonald, an eloquent, arousing speaker, spoke of his support for landowners’ rights to use their property as they wish, for voluntary voting and for less government regulation.

Ready, set: in the race for Gippsland South are candidates, from left, Gerard Donohue, Jim McDonald, Andrea Millsom, Warren Sanders, Danny O’Brien, Scott Rossetti and Viv Pepper, with forum moderator Peter Lalor Philp and organiser Meg Edwards.

Jeremy Curtis of Berrys Creek asked Mr O’Brien how long he had lived in the electorate, saying it was important for him to vote for a local resident.

Mr O’Brien said his recent stint was 12 months, living in Sale, but he had grown up in Sale, and lived in Melbourne, Canberra and the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to gain “valuable experience”.

He also denied another claim from the audience he would be ruled by a party boss, saying the Victorian Nationals compromised 10 MPs with no direction from party leader Peter Walsh about how MPs should vote.

Quizzed about why Peter Ryan did not fulfill his promise to complete his term and the cost of a byelection, Mr O’Brien said the by-election would cost no more than $20,000-$30,000.

Plea for rates relief

FARMERS are being hurt by excessive council rates, Fish Creek farmer Meg Parkinson told the candidates forum in Leongatha last Thursday.

She said farmers pay “phenomenal rates with very limited benefits”.

She asked if candidates would support the Labor Government’s plan to cap rates.

Liberals’ Scott Rossetti, a former Wellington Shire Council mayor, said rates capping required other levels of government to stop shifting costs to councils and more funding from State and Federal governments, given they supply 40 per cent of councils’ incomes.

The Greens’ Andrea Millsom promised to pursue cheaper rates for farmers.

Liberal Democrat Jim McDonald said a rates cap

Candidates back railway’s return Continued from page 1.

“VicTrack is hopeful of a speedy resolution to the lease negotiations with the shire council once the land is formally removed from the SGTR lease.”

A VicTrack spokesperson was unable to state when that lease would end, before going to print.

Council’s property manager Chris Van Der Ark said council was now seeking approval from VicTrack to lease the former railyards for public car parking in the short term. The lease could take several months to finalise.

She said council may seek to buy the site in the future for a new municipal precinct, including council offices.

“At the moment, it’s about a lease but the purchase is not off the cards,” she said.

Cr McEwen asked candidates at the forum last Thursday if they would support the return of rail services to Leongatha.

The Liberals’ Scott Rossetti said yes. The Greens’ Andrea Millsom and independents Gerard Donohue, Viv Pepper and Warren Sanders supported rail returning.

The Nationals’ Danny O’Brien said he would consider the pro-

posal and Liberal Democrat Jim McDonald backed the proposal if it was funded privately.

A spokesperson for independent Deb Meester told The Star, “I believe Deb is all for the return of the rail to ease congestion on roads and help reduce freight costs to business and help stimulate employment”.

Cr McEwen said traffic on the Monash Freeway would be at a standstill within 10 years, with the population of the municipalities of Casey and Cardinia growing by 10,000 people a year.

He said that would affect the ability of such manufacturers as Murray Goulburn to access the Port of Melbourne to export produce.

“We need to establish an integrated transport plan for Cardinia, Casey, Bass Coast and ourselves and maybe Baw Baw because of the rising traffic,” he said.

“Unless we have an integrated plan for roads and rail, the roads are going to be clogged.”

Cr McEwen said the return of rail services would increase property values by as much as 20 per cent, with more people seeking to live in South Gippsland as a result.

was “a good start but does not go far enough”, The Nationals’ Danny O’Brien said councils needed to live within their means and become businesses, but opposed rates capping.

Businesses backed

CANDIDATES have thrown their support behind small business as the main economic drivers in Gippsland South.

Liberals’ Scott Rossetti said supporting small businesses resulted in more jobs for young people and as the owner of a business, he said he knows the pressures operators face.

The Nationals’ Danny O’Brien called for less government regulation of small business and for better quality roads to help businesses transport goods.

CSG stance to sway voters

COAL seam gas (CSG) will play a major role in determining the outcome of this Saturday’s Gippsland South by-election.

While many candidates consider the condition of roads to be the number one issue on voters’ minds, CSG has been simmering on voters’ minds for many years and rose to the fore at the candidates forum in Leongatha last Thursday.

The Greens’ Andrea Millsom said the federal party had revealed differences in opinion between the Victorian Nationals and their federal counterparts last week.

Federal Nationals MPs last week refused to vote on a Greens’ motion calling for landholders across Australia to have the right to say no to CSG

on their land.

That was despite the Victorian Nationals recently supporting landowners having the right to say no to coal seam gas extraction on their properties.

“The by-election is about making South Gippsland’s voice being heard in state parliament and it will be a referendum on CSG mining,” Ms Millsom said of the by-election.

“The whole of Australia will be watching us. If you vote against CSG mining in this election, you will be stopping the tide against this really dangerous industry.”

Liberals’ Scott Rossetti supported the current moratorium on CSG mining.

“Until the community is satisfied, I will not be comfortable with CSG mining,” he said.

Independent Viv Pepper said CSG would risk the region’s agricultural land and independent Gerard Donohue said the electorate should have a greater say on the issue.

Mr Sanders called for fracking for coal seam gas to be banned in Victoria, believing the state had the opportunity to supply uncontaminated food when produce in Queensland and New South Wales became contaminated by CSG mining.

The Nationals’ Danny O’Brien referred to CSG as onshore gas, and said “we should take a cautious and conservative approach to this”.

He was questioned about mining companies donating to the party but said, “I would guess it would be minimal, even if it does exist.”

Mr McDonald said farmers should not be forced to allow miners access to coal seam gas under their land, but rather farmers should own that gas.

O’Brien listens over breakfast LEADER of The Nationals, Peter Walsh, was in Leongatha last Thursday to address a business breakfast as part of the campaign for Nationals candidate for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien.

A group of business and community leaders and party supporters attended the breakfast.

Mr O’Brien said he was proud to have Mr Walsh in town to support his campaign and to hear from business people.

“We ran an interesting exercise where Peter asked everyone to nominate one thing they would do if they were premier for a day,” Mr O’Brien said.

“The issues raised closely reflected those I’ve been hearing about as I campaign for the coming by-election: road funding, rebuilding our schools, support for disability services, more jobs and improved health services and the importance of government stability.”

Mr O’Brien said voters had a clear choice at this Saturday’s by-election.

“It’s a choice between city based parties and The Nationals, the only party completely focused on the issues in regional areas like Gippsland,” he said.

“It’s a choice between more of the same Liberals versus Labor versus Greens yelling at each other, or someone who will work with the government of the day to deliver results for us. I will stand up and be a strong local voice for Gippsland South.

“It’s a choice between the promises

Full team: National Party members were out in force in Sale last Wednesday evening to show support for Gippsland South candidate Danny O’Brien. At the campaign launch were, from left, The Nationals Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull, leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh, Mr O’Brien, former deputy premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan, former Gippsland South MLA Tom Wallace and The Nationals Ovens Valley MLA Tim McCurdy gave a helping hand to ensure their candidate gets over the line on Saturday. other candidates make and the proven track record of $220 million worth of State Government projects delivered across the region by my friend Peter Ryan during the past four years.”

Mr O’Brien said he had a strong vision for the region: a vision of better roads, more jobs for locals, better health and education services

and protection of land and water resources.

Former Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan has endorsed Mr O’Brien.

“It was an honor and a privilege to represent Gippsland South in State Parliament but now we need a younger representative with passion, determination and commitment to our region,” he said.

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“We pride ourselves on offering a friendly, adaptable service you will not find in the city,” he said.

“It is important to shop locally and now people won’t have to shop out of town to get their batteries; this is great as it will offer more employment opportunities in the town.”

Services at Bass Coast Batteries will include auto and marine batteries with a full fitting service available, mobility batteries, motor bike and scooter batteries, ATV, tractor and machinery batteries, security and solar batteries as well as specialist and everyday batteries including phones and watches.

The store will stock high quality brands such as Optima, Federal, Platinum, Full River, Delcor, Motorbatt, Deca, Varta, Hardcore, Interstate and Neuton Power to name a few.

As well as a wide range of batteries, Bass Coast Batteries will also stock accessories including leads, chargers, regulators, connectors, terminals, test equipment, isolators, fuses, convertors, invertors, battery guards, jump starters and solar panels.

Adding to the professional service on offer to local customers is the store’s ability to order in most batteries quickly for your convenience.

Pop into Bass Coast Batteries at 61 McBride Avenue and discuss with their friendly staff what they can do for you.

Rattled: from left, Scott Parry and Tony Rogers were among the many Korumburra people shocked by the bashing of volunteers at the South Gippsland Tourist Railway.

Town reels from bashings

By Stuart Biggins THE Korumburra community remains in shock and disbelief after the vicious baseball bat bashing of South Gippsland Tourist Railway volunteers on Saturday, February 28.

Two young Korumburra men, aged 16 and 19, have been charged in relation to the attacks on Richard Davies, Gareth Sheriff and Shane Blitz.

The 16 year old is remanded in custody and will face court at a later date.

The 19 year old faced Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court on Friday and was further remanded to March 17, when he will make another application for bail.

Korumburra Trader Heather Walker expressed the common view of the community when she said, “I was horrified it could happen in our beautiful small town.”

Mrs Walker has lived in Koru-

mburra for 16 years and said when she first moved to the town, people could leave their cars and houses unlocked.

“You didn’t have to worry about crime,” she said.

“My own shop has been the victim of vandalism recently so I am worried about the direction the town is taking.”

Reacting to the incidents, resident Tony Rogers said, “I don’t know whether you could publish my gut reaction”.

Mr Rogers, who knew those attacked personally, said, “I am still rattled and shocked”.

His friend Scott Parry said he was in “absolute shock”.

“There are groups of other children going around doing the same thing; a mate of mine was bashed in the subway recently,” he said.

Troy Patterson, publican at the Middle Hotel, said the bashings had been a talking point in the bar.

“The attacks seemed pretty ruthless and I’m surprised it happened in

Korumburra,” he said.

Hotel patron Dennis Rye was disgusted by the assaults.

“I don’t know how anyone can belt someone over the head with a baseball bat,” he said.

Mavis Wightman at The Uniting Church Op Shop said she had met the railway volunteers in the shop.

“They have been looking after the station for a long time and I am concerned about them,” she said.

Her fellow volunteer at the op shop, Mary Mackieson, lives in Leongatha and travels frequently to and from Melbourne on the V/Line bus.

She said she was concerned about safety at the bus stop in Leongatha.

“Arriving back in Leongatha at 9pm on a couple of occasions, women have had to wait by themselves for their lifts,” she said.

“It is dark and isolated with a lot of trees and bushes. It does not feel safe.

“I am on the Leongatha Progress Association and it is a situation we are going to raise.”

Holiday confusion

By Laura Gibb CONFUSION lingers over whether Bass Coast Shire Council’s holiday house registration charge of up to $320 is legitimate.

Under the registration program, which is running for the fourth year, council requires people letting houses accommodating six or more people to pay to register the property.

Real estate agent Lewis Stone of Lewis Stone Real Estate, Inverloch, said he could not comment on the legitimacy of the fee but believed the scheme, as it currently runs, had merit.

“I think council is trying to do the right thing,” he said.

“You can understand the council wanting to know the accommodation is up to standard and so forth.

“I think the main idea is we want people coming down here and enjoying what they find.

“In the past there have been some properties that weren’t up to standard.”

Mr Stone thought the main thing people wanted to see from council on the issue was value for money.

“I think generally, if people can see some rewards, they don’t mind paying,” he said.

He conceded the fee might be deterring some people from renting out their holiday homes.

“Generally, I think any fee deters people,” he said.

Council’s general manager of healthy communities, David Elder, said the registration program had been successful in ensuring an appropriate level of facilities and cleanliness for visitors to the area.

“The program has also been successful in significantly reducing the problems created by the overcrowding of holiday houses that occurred in the past,” he said.

However, a November letter to a resident from the Department of Health indicated rented holiday accommodation was exempt from regulation, since the risk of disease transmission is low compared to accommodation such as a rooming house or youth hostel where facilities are shared between different groups of people.

A $267 fee is payable for houses accommodating between six and 15 people, and a fee of $320 is charged for houses with 16 to 25 people.

Mr Elder said the registration of

holiday houses in Bass Coast was undertaken following discussions with the Department of Health and legal advice.

“We are clear the advice we have received is correct,” Mr Elder said.

“The program has a sound legal basis.

“Certainly we are aware the Department of Health has been considering a change to the legislation which would mean holiday houses do not need to be registered in the future, and if the legislation was to change, we would change our requirements.”

The Department of Health and Human Services’ deputy secretary for regulation, health protection and regions, Pier De Carlo, said a review of the prescribed accommodation provisions was now underway and sought to remove ambiguity.

A spokesperson for the department repeated his message.

“As previously indicated, there is a review currently underway with a specific objective of removing any perceived ambiguities in the existing prescribed accommodation provisions of the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations,” the spokesperson said.

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Bridge green light MCMILLAN MP Russell Broadbent welcomed a much needed upgrade to the Allambee Estate Road Bridge on Friday (March 6).

The bridge will be repaired under the Federal Government’s new $300 million Bridges Renewal Program.

“The Federal Government is committing $1.24 million – matched by proponents – to three projects in McMillan as part of round one of the Bridges Renewal Program,” Mr Broadbent said.

“This injection of funds to upgrade our local bridges will make them safer and more reliable. Too often bridges, particularly those built some time back, are not up to the kinds of stresses placed on them today.”

Eleven Mile Bridge from Cardinia Shire and Labertouche Road Bridge from Baw Baw Shire are also bridges in the McMillan electorate selected to receive funding.

The existing timber Allambee Estate Road Bridge

will be replaced with a new precast concrete bridge, including new steel barrier railing, approach guardrails and a new asphalt approach road.

Currently, the bridge has a 28 tonne load limit restricting its use by heavier vehicles.

Allambee Estate Road is used by residents, cattle trucks, farmers, tourists and emergency vehicles. It is essential for providing access, and delivery goods and services to a significant number of rural properties.

“It is important for the economic wellbeing of the community and there will be no fire access if we don’t upgrade this bridge,” Mr Broadbent said.

“Fire brigades would need to go 13 kilometres around or risk losing the truck. We can’t have any delays during an emergency.”

Timber industry users indicated they would use the road and bridge in the near future to extract timbers from the Allambee Estate plantations.

Consequently, the Allambee Estate Road Bridge will need to be upgraded to allow for heavy logging trucks.

By Laura Gibb and Brad Lester

Congratulations: from left, South Gippsland Shire Council CEO Tim Tamlin, council mayor Cr Jeanette Harding and council manager of engineering and assets John Moylan were thrilled with McMillan MP Russell Broadbent’s announcement federal funding would go towards reconstructing the Allambee Estate Road Bridge.

Mr Broadbent said the upgrade would mean the important goods driving the local economy would continue to get through and residents would be able to rely on a safe passage.

“There is never enough money to fix all the roads be-

cause they were built so long ago and broke down at the same time,” he said.

“They were not built for the equipment used on roads today. We constantly remind the Prime Minister and the Cabinet about the roads but this Bridge Renewal Program

is an important step.”

The McMillan MP said it was a credit to South Gippsland Shire Council for making a strong case, as many submissions were made during the selection process.

Candidates: roads funding fell short

By Laura Gibb THE Coalition candidates for this Saturday’s Gippsland South by-election have both said the previous Coalition Government should have spent more money on the region’s roads.

Liberals candidate for Gippsland South Scott Rossetti said he would campaign for more roads funding if elected as the new Gippsland South MLA this Saturday.

He conceded the Liberals

should have worked harder on South Gippsland’s roads when they were in government.

Mr Rossetti said the Coalition Government should have spent more money on South Gippsland’s roads during its four year term.

“I would argue the previous government should have put more in,” he said.

“It seems this is just the forgotten bit of the state. We’ve had quite a safe seat for a long time.”

Victorian shadow roads minister, Warrandyte MP Ryan Smith, agreed.

“There’s been long term neglect,” he said.

However, Mr Smith said during its term, the Liberal gov-

ernment put money into roads through local councils.

“People identify some shire roads have improved where state roads haven’t,” he said.

“We’ve been told the road from Yarram to Foster has improved.”

He said the Coalition Government spent $160 million across four years supporting councils with road maintenance, and that funding was immediately slashed by the Labor Government.

The Nationals candidate Danny O’Brien also told a forum in Leongatha last Thursday the previous Coalition Government should have invested more money in roads.

Mr Rossetti talked to people in South Gippsland last week about the state of the roads in particular.

He also showed Mr Smith South Gippsland’s roads.

“We see patching, patching, patching - and then it just falls apart,” Mr Rosetti said.

“It costs businesses such as Burra Foods and it costs jobs.

“We rely on tourism and we’re trying to ensure people come down and visit or even make the sea change.”

Mr Rossetti said govern-

ments had been taking the wrong approach to fixing South Gippsland roads.

“Rainfall patterns here are different. It’s no use just replacing just the road,” he said.

“If you’re going to fix it, fix it once. Fix it properly.”

Mr Rossetti said proper drainage was the key to long term road repair.

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COUNCIL PUBLIC SESSIONS Council Chambers, Leongatha Bookings for speaking times essential Ph 5662 9222 Wed, 18 March 2.00pm; 7.00pm* (*by noon 17/03) Wed, 25 March 10.00am ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING Wed, 25 March – 2.00pm TOWN & DISTRICT NETWORK MEETING Thurs 12 March This quarterly meeting will be held at Mirboo North's Grand Ridge Brewery. Dinner @ 6.30pm (optional); meeting 7.30-9.30pm. Bookings 5662 9202 or sophied@southgippsland.vic.gov.au SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT Council is partnering with Milpara Community House to deliver the following workshops to small business.

Bookings should be made directly with Milpara on 5655 2524 Tues 24 March Getting the Right Staff 6-8pm $20 Thur 12 March Family Business -effective management & succession 5.45pm FREE MOBILE SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT The Small Business Bus is coming to Mirboo North on Tues 10 & Leongatha on Wed 11 March to provide individual business mentoring sessions. Bookings essential Ph: 132215.

COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Drainage Works: Hedley Range Rd, & Christoffersens Rd Road Maintenance: K'burra Sth/ Kardella Sth/ Outtrim/ Foster/ Boolarong Road Stabilising: Yannathan Rd, Nyora Roadside Slashing: Waratah Bay area Resealing Works: Kardella Rd 9 Smith St., Leongatha 3953 (Private Bag 4) Ph: 5662 9200 Fax: 5662 3754 council@southgippsland.vic.gov.au www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Bass Coast: farmers may pay less

Roads crumbling: Liberals candidate for Gippsland South Scott Rossetti, right, shows shadow roads minister Ryan Smith, left, a pothole on the road shoulder near Kardella.

A SPECIAL meeting of Bass Coast Shire Council will examine whether farmers should pay lower rates, which might mean shifting some of the cost onto other ratepayers.

Council will meet at Bass Coast Civic Centre, Wonthaggi, tomorrow (Wednesday, March 11) to discuss the draft rating strategy, as well as a 10 year financial plan that will guide council’s long term decision making.

Council’s chief executive officer (CEO) Paul Buckley said if the rating strategy was accepted by council, it would be released for community consultation for a month from Thursday, March 12.

He said council hoped the document would be ready in time to be incorporated in the next budget.

Mr Buckley said he believed a month of community consultation was long enough, despite South Gippsland Shire Council’s rating strategy consuming a great deal of public and council time to formulate.

“If it comes back and the council is not ready to make a decision, there is no requirement to have it in place for the next budget,” Mr Buckley said.

He said the review was prompted by council’s Rural Engagement Group that has been considering the need for a differential farm rate that would give farmers cheaper rates, but most likely result in other ratepayers paying more to make up the shortfall.

Unlike South Gippsland Shire, farmers in Bass Coast do not pay cheaper rates through a farm rate differential, but rather pay the full residential rate.

Mr Buckley said the outcomes of the strategy may not result in changes to the rating system.

“The community may think the existing strategy is appropriate,” he said.

Council figures show while farmers represent 3.6 per cent of rateable properties and currently pay 7.5

per cent of all rates and charges, the value of farm properties (the basis of rating properties) represents over 10 per cent of the value of all properties in the shire.

Farmers have been advocating for a farm differential rate in Bass Coast for the last few years.

In response to this, council established a Rural Engagement Group in 2013, as an advisory group, to assist council in understanding issues facing the farming community.

Mr Buckley said the draft rating strategy contains five options.

“It reviews how the cost of rates is shared by different property types,” he said.

“The rating strategy will not decide how much rates council collects, rather how the cost of rates will be shared by different property types such as residential, farming, commercial and industrial.”

At the meeting, council will also review Securing Bass Coast’s Future – a draft long term financial plan.

“It includes objectives like capping expenses at existing levels, maintaining debt levels below guidelines, pursuing grant funding and responsible rate increases that see us remain low rating, but allow us to renew our community facilities and assets,” Mr Buckley said.

The long term financial plan to be considered by council proposes an average operating increase of 4.7 per cent.

Mr Buckley said compared to similar large rural and Gippsland councils, rates in Bass Coast are on average $414 lower per assessment.

Two community forums will give people the opportunity to hear more about the rating strategy options and the purpose of the long term financial plan.

They will take place from 4pm to 7pm on Wednesday, March 25, at the Old Wonthaggi Post Office on the corner of McBride Avenue and Watt Street, Wonthaggi; and from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday, March 26, at Cowes Cultural Centre, 92–97 Thompson Street, Cowes.

POLICE BRIEFS Businesses attacked POLICE are investigating a spate of thefts in South Gippsland.

Thieves broke into 17 commercial properties between last Thursday (March 5) and Monday (March 9).

Wonthaggi, Inverloch, Venus Bay, Cape Paterson, Leongatha, Fish Creek and Foster were targeted.

Businesses attacked

included the Cavity Cafe and Alex Scott and Staff in Venus Bay, an Inverloch op shop and the Leongatha Anglican Church.

Small amounts of cash were stolen from the businesses.

Police are appealing for witnesses.

Tools lifted TOOLS were stolen from a Leongatha property on Wednesday night (March

4).

The tools were taken from a locked shed in Jeffery Street.

The offenders forced their way into the premises.

Leongatha Police are investigating.

Attacker questioned A LEONGATHA man was interviewed by police in

relation to the assault of a man last week.

The assault occurred in Michael Place, Leongatha.

Four men attacked their victim after a verbal dispute.

The 21 year old was one of the accused.

He was identified with the help of public assistance.

Leongatha Police’s investigation is ongoing.

Drivers praised BASS Coast Highway Patrol officers were impressed with the public over the long weekend.

They detected 102 traffic offences, mostly for speeding.

Five people were detected over the legal alcohol limit from 2955 breath tests conducted.

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Rates fury

By Tayla Kershaw FORMER Borough of Wonthaggi mayor Alan Brown said farmers are insulted and outraged by the current Bass Coast Shire Council.

But council mayor Cr Kimberley Brown and CEO Paul Buckley said council has engaged with farmers to understand concerns about high rates.

Council’s Rural Engagement Group is advocating for a differential farm rate and that prospect will be included in the discussion paper relating to council’s rating strategy. That strategy will be discussed tomorrow night (Wednesday).

Mr Brown believes farmers have been deceived and misled.

“In my opinion, this council has absolutely no intention of giving farmers a differential rate which would cost only a portion of what they are handing out in wage rises and increased staff costs each year,” he said.

“To send this issue off to endless reviews or include it for discussion in its 10 year financial plan is a disgrace.”

Mr Buckley said Mr Brown’s claim staff wages had gone up by 8.9 per cent was irresponsible and insulting.

The enterprise agreement negotiated three or four years ago provided a four per cent increase. All other employee increases are associated with new staff servicing a growing municipality.

“We invite persons, like Mr Brown, to make a submission in response to the Long Term Financial Plan, the Rating Strategy and the 2015-16 budget when it is released in a few months,” Mr Buckley said.

“All the misinformation recently published is addressed in these documents.”

Mr Brown said his phone had not stopped ringing with people calling him to share their problems with council’s rates.

“I have received calls from ratepayers as far afield as Bendigo and the Ovens Valley who have holiday homes locally. I have also received calls from ratepayers in the Latrobe Valley and on the Mornington Peninsula with holiday homes in Bass Coast, as well as people from Melbourne, and all are very concerned. Some informed me their rates are less for a substantial home than a holiday home in Bass Coast,” Mr Brown said.

“One woman from Phillip Island said she is being driven out of business by council decisions.”

Mr Buckley said compared to like large rural and Gippsland councils, rates in Bass Coast were on average $414 lower per assessment.

He said the same benchmarking data showed council’s expenses were over $500 less per assessment, and said council was one of the lowest rating and lowest spending councils in Victoria.

Despite this claim, council received a low score in last year’s community satisfaction survey. To combat this, Mr Brown believed council hired an expensive Melbourne based public relations company to provide advice.

“The council is white with fright at the prospect of another damning report this year and will do anything to spin its way,” Mr Brown said.

“A classic example of its spin was last week when I raised the issue of the present $300,000 a year CEO now

working with four senior executives who had all worked at Latrobe City Council. The council spin doctors put out a statement which was clearly designed to muddy the waters on the issue.”

Mr Brown described the setup of the senior officers as “jobs for mates”.

Mr Buckley said an initiative in this year’s budget was the start of a communications and engagement strategy.

“This council has recognised it needs to be out there talking to its community better than it has done in the past and its committed to that,” Mr Buckley said.

“Through an open and competitive tender process, we have appointed CPR consultants. CPR’s role is to assist us in the development of the strategy in an effort to be more open and engaged with our community, and to make sure our community has a say in the sorts of changes we’re making, and in the strategies and plans we’re developing in the future.”

As for the “jobs for mates” claim, Mr Buckley said all senior officers had undergone a thorough interview process before receiving their positions.

“In the 21st century, it is ludicrous to think council would discriminate against people based on the basis of where they were previously employed.

In fact, any such practice would be illegal,” the CEO said.

“We appoint people based on merit to ensure the best person for the job is recruited. These people went through the same process as all candidates and were shortlisted by the recruitment company based on their skills and experience, and their capacity to introduce organisational change.”

Generous commitment: Wonthaggi’s Alex Benetti has been growing his hair for just under a year to shave it during this year’s World’s Greatest Shave.

Teen digs deep

By Tayla Kershaw WONTHAGGI’S Alex Benetti spent most of last year growing out his hair to participate in this year’s World’s Greatest Shave.

The 15 year old put his hand up to support the Leukaemia Foundation and raise awareness of all cancers.

“Cancer is a horrible thing and I wanted to do my part to help fight it. My mum is a cancer survivor and I want to help others,” he said.

Alex hopes to shave off his long locks at his school, Wonthaggi Secondary College’s Dudley Campus, on March 20.

“I got sick of having haircuts so I decided to grow it out properly for the

World’s Greatest Shave,” Alex said.

“I’ve got a bit of a mullet now. It has to go eventually.”

Friends and family have helped Alex raise money.

“They think it’s good I’m out there doing something constructive,” he said.

He also has collection tins at his workplace, the Whistlestop Bakery, and at Wonthaggi’s McDonalds.

“In the end I want to have a crazy hair day at school to help get me to $1000,” the Year 9 student said.

“I have around $350 at the moment.”

Alex encouraged other people to take part in the shave.

“Anything you can do helps. Helping out others is more important than your hair,” he said.

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TARWIN Lower Primary School community members Kel AvelingBurston, Tracey Robertson, Robyn Robinson, Justine Irvine, Denita McMillan and Jenni Cox are the new school council members for 2015.

THE Moyarra Ladies Group raises money for the Cancer Council every year as part of the Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser and they are starting early this year by holding a car boot sale and walkathon at the former Moyarra School on Sunday, March 15 from 9am to 2pm.

If anyone has any goods they would like to donate to the ladies stall, they would be very much appreciated and if you wish to have your own stall on the day, you can do so by paying $10 for the privilege.

There will also be a cake stall, car wash and silent auctions on trailer loads of firewood.

Whilst all this is happening, a walkathon will be held around the perimeter of the school.

You can either participate and get your own sponsors, or sponsor, or donate on the day to other walkers.

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STUDENTS from regional and rural communities who receive Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY can apply for Relocation Scholarships worth more than $4000.

The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the scholarships supported eligible students who move from a regional area to a city for study.

Senator McKenzie said the scholarships provided $4269 to eligible students in the first year of study, $2135 in the second and third years, and $1067 in

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subsequent years.

“This payment helps students pay significant upfront costs such as bond for rental or student accommodation, books, computers, travel, removalist fees or new furniture,” Senator McKenzie said.

Students and families could find further information on Relocation Scholarships at www.humanservices.gov.au/students or by visiting Centrelink.

THE Welshpool and District Primary School is excited to announce an awesome new fundraising plan that could be the most fun you’ve ever had as a family.

Or, if it’s not your thing you will definitely know a group of other people who

Grand vehicle: Allan Moffat’s famous ‘CocaCola’ Mustang Trans Am was on show at Phillip Island over the weekend.

CLASSIC car owners from across Australia, New Zealand and worldwide flocked to the Phillip Island Circuit for the largest historic meet in the southern hemisphere on the weekend.

Visitors saw awe-inspiring cars on display and racing.

Huge crowds headed to the three day event and Sunday’s racing finals attracted a massive crowd, including a huge contingent of Mustang enthusiasts who celebrated the milestone 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang.

Renowned Victorian touring car and sports sedan driver Bryan Thompson, 80, the self proclaimed “oldest Mustang driver in the world”, acted as patron for the meeting.

Thompson was only too happy to sign autographs for the many people queuing up on the weekend.

Taking pride of place during the 49-race event was Allan Moffat’s famous ‘Coca-Cola’ Mustang Trans Am – the game-changing vehicle of Australian touring car racing when it first raced here in 1969.

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BASS Coast residents will have the opportunity to take a sneak peak at the Victorian Desalination Plant on Sunday, March 15 when Watersure hosts an open day for the local community.

Community members are welcome to tour the plant site by bus and be able to walk through the reverse osmosis process building, and appreciate the scale of the project.

Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please register your details and preferred visiting time.

Save the date in your diary and event updates will be provided as these come to hand.

Staff will explain the aspects of the plant operations and a free sausage sizzle will be provided. Bookings are required for this event.

The open day will be held from 10am to noon.

The desalination plant is at 440 Lower Powlett Road, Dalyston.

Bookings are essential and can be made at: www.trybooking. com/122784 For more information, call the community contact line 1800 811 214 or email: contactus@aquasure.com.au Visitors are asked to dress as they would for a day out, with walking shoes, hat and sun protection.

All visitors can enjoy a complimentary sausage sizzle lunch. There will also be a coffee cart serving additional refreshments for purchase at the departure point at the Wonthaggi Secondary College.

would love to participate.

It’s called Summit Survivor and is set to be one of Gippsland’s biggest and best events. There are 36 awesome obstacles and is a complete buzz for anyone of any fitness level.

The event organisers will donate $25 from every ticket sold back to the school when entrants use ‘Welshpool’ as their promo code.

Create or join a team or participate as an individual, but whatever you do get in fast.

A big pat on the back for the fabulous local, Streeton Court Big Band that attracted huge applause on Saturday afternoon at the Inverloch Jazz Festival.

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Fun and games: the inflatable obstacle course at Korumburra pool has been a hit with children during recent weekends, including the end of season pool party on Saturday.

Anglicans celebrate new rector THE Anglican Parish of Leongatha now has a new rector, The Reverend Graham Knott, who was inducted at a special service in St Peter’s Church, Leongatha last Wednesday night, March 4.

The installation and induction was attended by a packed church of 170 including the administrator, Diocese of Gippsland Archdeacon Philip Muston and the Reverend Jenny Ramage, acting for the regional dean-southern region.

Graham and his wife June were given a warm welcome to the parish during speeches and presentations at the end

of the induction service.

Graham was born in the UK but spent most of his childhood in Tasmania and South Australia.

In 1971 he returned to England for what he thought would be a year but it was 23 years before he came back to Australia.

He comes from a long line of clergy and was ordained in Derby, England in 1980.

Within Gippsland, Graham has been privileged to serve in Croajingolong and moves to Leongatha from Maffra.

June and Graham were married in 1974 and have found real joy in serving in ministry together since then.

They have two adult sons; one of whom is due to

Welcome to St Peter’s, Leongatha: from left, Graham Toohill, Jan Teague and Sue Toohill welcome new rector, The Reverend Graham Knott and wife June to Leongatha. get married this year and the other who is married with two boys and expecting a daughter in June.

They are looking forward to being part of the Leongatha and South Gippsland community.

Cyclists ride safely POLICE have rewarded responsible young cyclists at Leongatha Primary School and Leongatha Secondary College.

Rewarding riders: Senior Constable Rohan Michael of Leongatha Police congratulates Safe October winning cyclists, from left, Lucy Carter, Max Carter (Lucy’s brother), Lachie Stewart, Riley Clarke and David Williams.

The children and a teenager were spotted riding with caution and wearing helmets by police during the Safe October event last year.

Their names were placed in a draw to win prizes including bike lights and a trip computer.

“It’s just another way of reinforcing what we do through bike education,” Senior Constable Rohan Michael of Leongatha Police said.

The awards were presented at the primary school on Friday.

Don’t miss market fun THE Dumbalk Village 13th Annual Market will be held on Saturday, March 21 from 8am to 1pm.

The market will be held at the Dumbalk Hall, and stalls are still available inside for $15 and outside for $10.

More than 45 stalls are booked, so come along and find a bargain.

Some of the great variety of goods for sale are opals, honey, fresh produce, preserves, cakes and biscuits, organic wine, children’s tracksuits, craft goods, hand painted ceramics, art work, cards, plant sales, antiques, bric-a-brac, books, DVDs, firewood and more.

A sausage sizzle, Devonshire teas, pancakes, popcorn, soft drinks, tea and coffee will be available.

Another attraction will be the Tarwin Valley

Primary School singers performing on the day.

Some of the local young people will be present to ask the children to fill out a survey about what is needed in

Dumbalk.

For stall bookings please contact Bev Hanley 5664 4344, Julie Riley 5664 4266 or Sunny McGrath 5664 4254.

Sweet voices: hear the children of the Tarwin Valley Primary School perform at the Dumbalk Village Annual Market.

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On the mend Health service to treat deficit

By Brad Lester GIPPSLAND Southern Health Service is on track to reduce its deficit of around $1 million.

CEO Mark Johnson said the service (GSHS) is reviewing opportunities to increase income and reduce costs.

He said the deficit arose in part due to three accreditation processes the health service was required to dedicate resources to, and maintenance. “We are in deficit situation that we need to find our way out of,� Mr Johnson said.

The health service modified its systems in response to changes in the National Standards for Quality and Safety in Healthcare. Those changes were introduced by the Federal Government to ensure a consistent approach to quality and safety standards across Australia.

Two of the health service’s aged care facilities, Hillside Lodge and Alchera House, both at Korumburra, underwent accreditation assessment in January and were successful.

The service’s Leongatha aged care facility, Koorooman House, passed accreditation in August. “Significant energy is being put into managing the financial situation to enable us to start looking forward,� Mr Johnson said.

Korumburra Hospital is facing maintenance issues despite being redeveloped in 2002 at a cost of $6 million. “We’ve had to spend significant funds to manage some of the issues at the hospital and the nursing home (Alchera). It got to the stage where work needed to be done,� Mr Johnson said.

Hillside Lodge – the low care nursing home – has also required “significant maintenance�. “In the last six months we painted all the internal walls of Hillside Lodge and we were lucky to have $60,000 from the Friends of Hillside Lodge towards that, which was around the total cost,� Mr Johnson said. “We plan for maintenance at both facilities (Korumburra and Leongatha), but it is the breakdowns that are difficult to plan for.�

GSHS is also consider-

ing working with Bass Coast Health, which operates Wonthaggi Hospital, and South Gippsland Hospital at Foster, to look at opportunities for collaborating on delivering services to the region. “We signed a memorandum of understanding between the three health services to regularly engage with each other. We will review the service plans that have been done in the past for the health services and see whether there are opportunities here,� Mr Johnson said.

GSHS recently upgraded its ultrasound facility and now has the latest equipment. “I’m led to believe it’s the best money can buy. It’s more accurate and it’s more timely to give a diagnosis,� Mr Johnson said.

Over the next three years, middle management staff will take part in a leadership program specific to the health industry. “We will be looking at improving leadership across the organisation and this will assist us to address our financial issues and also give the middle management the ability to plan for the future to assist in planning and implementing for the

Medical pipedream A FULLY staffed emergency department (ED) at Leongatha Hospital would require six doctors and nursing staff to operate around the clock, Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO Mark Johnson said.

Some people in the community have been calling for an emergency department at the new hospital, instead of the existing urgent care centre that requires a doctor to be called to attend.

The current arrangement results in higher costs to pa-

tients, compared to what they would face at a public funded emergency department, such as that offered at Wonthaggi Hospital.

Wonthaggi has the only ED in the region. The nearest others are at Latrobe Regional Hospital at Traralgon and West Gippsland Hospital at Warragul.

“Based on current demand, there would have to be huge population growth to justify an emergency department,� Mr Johnson said. “On the other hand, our primary focus is on prevention because we like to think that people’s need for acute care is going to decrease rather than increase.�

EMERGENCY FUNDING PLEA

future,� Mr Johnson said.

GSHS is not considering implementing new services now but rather consolidating existing serves. However Mr Johnson said that could change in the future at Leongatha Hospital. “If there is growth in the future for further inpatients services, there is the opportunity to expand the number of people we provide services to,� Mr Johnson said.

The hospital has 30 general and midwifery beds, and some rooms are configured to take up to six beds if needed.

Mr Johnson began with GSHS in October last year, after resigning as CEO of Terang and Mortlake Health.

Medically minded: Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO Mark Johnson (right) with staff at Leongatha Hospital, from left, social worker Justine Kleeman, physiotherapist Caitlin Ford, occupational therapist Eliza Huntley and nurse unit manager of theatre Julie Marriott.

Listen and learn at Chairo CHAIRO Christian School in Leongatha invites everyone in the community to an information night about how children listen and learn.

Chairo Parents and Friends president Margy Bishop said the group has arranged a paediatric audiologist to speak about the topic. “As parents, we want to help our children learn to the best of their ability,� Mrs Bishop said. “We’re hoping this night will help us as parents understand the best way children learn.�

Clinical paediatric audiologist Lesley Tan will address questions including: how can parents and teachers more effectively help children listen and learn? What are some of the auditory processing problems that affect listening and understanding?

What’s the difference between hearing and listening? “We’re very excited to have Lesley Tan coming to Leongatha,� Mrs Bishop said. “She’s an expert in the area of auditory processing

problems in children and has written a number of helpful booklets on the subject.�

Mrs Bishop said many children have auditory processing problems that are not well understood, and adaptations are necessary to optimise their learning.

She said problems with auditory processing often look like selective hearing, inattention, forgetfulness,

distractibility and poor concentration. “Lesley will talk about how teachers and parents can help children with listening difficulties,� she said. “Listening is tiring and difficult for some children.

If they don’t understand because of listening problems, they can’t keep paying attention, even though their hearing may be good.�

The free information evening will be held in Pioneers Hall at Chairo Christian School in Horn Street, Leongatha, at 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 18.

Anyone from the community is welcome to attend.

Mrs Tan will be available to answer questions over supper and will also have some of her booklets available for purchase.

Listen and learn: Chairo Christian School students, from left, Oscar, Poppy, Will and Samantha, with Parents and Friends president Margy Bishop, who is organising the information evening about how children listen and learn.

Helping Children Listen and Learn

Community Information Session with Audiologist Lesley Tan DipEd, DipAud, MSc, MEd, MAudSA

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OPINIONS

Don’t cut services

IT BEGGARS belief the senior management and officers of South Gippsland Shire Council believe they are exempt from productivity improvements like other businesses and organisations.

I have worked in senior positions in governments and the university sector in Australia for the past 20 years.

For the past 10 years, state and commonwealth departments and universities have been subject to productivity improvements that have changed the way they do business without reducing service levels.

I was alarmed at the recent press comment by CEO Tim Tamlin that in essence said with the reduced ability to increase rates councils we will have to cut services.

While other organisations and businesses change how they are organised and their business models to ensure continuity of services, it’s a sad day when the first line of response is to cut services. Organisation can restructure to leaner and flatter structures, institute productivity improvement programs, utilise smarter procurement, use shared services models to reduce costs, digitalise services and supports to reduce transaction costs, as ways of maintaining direct service levels.

Council has increased its management structure substantially in the past five years with significant ongoing rate rise.

It is now time to stop the administrative and bureaucratic approaches and to start leading

productivity improvements that will guarantee essential services, such as libraries, HACC services and pools?

Anything short of this just proves that we are over administered and under led with little strategic acumen.

Gabrielle Gloury, Foster North.

Scrap port

THE metropolitan press reported Coal Energy Australia, one of the companies granted tens of millions of tax dollars to develop various processes for brown coal, has announced it expects to get its plant operational in 2017.

While so far all three different companies to obtain these grants have not met the milestones set by the previous government to begin receiving the grant money, we should not assume this stuff is just pie in the sky.

The spokeswoman for Coal Energy Australia has reaffirmed the low volatility brown coal product they want to export for steel making will be trucked by 25 vehicles per day for export from Port Anthony in Corner Inlet using the existing infrastructure.

No mention was made a of any additional dredging that might be required.

South Gippslanders who love Corner Inlet’s pristine beauty must immediately lobby the Minister Lily D’Ambrosio not to allow export of coal through the inlet.

It would be a travesty if this were to happen in close proximity to the national park and important marine park and wetland

E D I T O R I A L Seize the chance to make a difference SOUTH Gippslanders return to the polls this Saturday, March 14, to choose a new member of parliament.

With eight candidates to choose from, albeit without a representative of the governing party, Labor, voters are lucky to have such a choice.

Each candidate offers the electorate a unique set of skills and experience, regardless of people’s thinking about the similarities between the Liberals and Nationals, as while there are commonalities, there are also differences.

While many people widely believe The Nationals are tipped to retain the seat long held by former MLA Peter Ryan, the lack of his personal vote this time round and the fact the Liberals are contesting the seat could well provide the right ingredients for an upset.

Should The Nationals’ Danny O’Brien secure the seat for his party, the margin by which they hold Gippsland South is likely to be reduced given many Liberals would have in the past voted for The Nationals, as they are the Liberals’ coalition partners.

Regardless of whether or not you are interested in the election, don’t take a blasé approach to voting.

Just 40 people attended the candidates forum in Leongatha last Thursday, many of them dedicated party members of the Greens, The Nationals and The Liberals, or people regularly seen at public events, at least indicating their interest in community affairs.

The by-election is a chance to think about the society we live in and the kind of South Gippsland and Victoria future generations will inherit.

It’s a chance to ensure the positive aspects continue and the less appealing aspects are changed.

Voters can do that by simply writing numbers in boxes on a page. That’s how powerful your vote is. Make the most of it.

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Letters to the Editor

areas.

Why isn’t it more convenient and economical to send these brown coal products by rail to a major port?

One suspects the whole idea of exporting via Port Anthony was thought up as a sop to the various governments (“helping to create regional jobs”, etc) rather than anything to do with efficiency, environmental conservation and practical economics.

South Gippslanders should immediately pressure the candidates for the coming by-election to oppose this dreadful proposal.

Wilma Western, Leongatha.

Money making election exercise?

RECENTLY the party that was formed by Canberra insiders in a suburb of Canberra attempted to paint the party formed by shearers in outback Queensland as ‘”citycentric”.

Given these concerns about “city-centricity”, I wonder why The Nationals are having their opportunities to ask questions in Parliament stifled by their coalition partners and why there is a kind of takeover bid happening in Gippsland South.

Surely The Nationals are the element of the coalition best able to articulate the concerns of rural voters?

Though they are amusing, such comments highlight the need for action in rural areas after years of neglect. This is why the State Government has initiated an independent review of development in regional Victoria.

It has a clear goal of creating jobs in our towns to kick start growth and lower the unprecedented levels of youth unemployment. An external advisory group of regional leaders will oversee this review.

I also wonder if any of the parties contesting this election aim to turn a profit on it? If a party achieves more than four per cent of the vote they are entitled to over $1.50 pre vote. Given the thousands of votes to be cast in this rhetoric struggle, there’s a big pot of gold on offer. Maybe that’s what the real fight is over?

Geoff Ellis, Wattle Bank.

Save lyrebirds

BEING from a local family I have

long known of the lyrebirds in the bush between Waratah and Walkerville.

Despite continuous letter writing from scientists, naturalists and locals there are still plans to burn 50 per cent of this forested area of Cape Liptrap Park which will diminish the lyrebird population or see it lost.

Once extensive, this bush is now isolated and they have nowhere else to go. Last year the Friends of the Sherbrooke Forest came to show a group of locals how to count lyrebirds between Waratah and Walkerville. They were amazed at the variety and abundance of ferns rivalling those in Sherbrooke.

They also informed us of research into the role of lyrebirds in reducing fire fuels by tonnes each annually, since published.

Lyrebirds do this with their continuous scratching, ‘composting’ dead leaf litter and small twigs to find and attract the insects on which they feed. The older the bush the better it is.

More than 20 locals went out into the bush at dawn last winter over two weekends to record the direction and timing of the male birds calling from which the count was made.

We counted approximately 50 lyrebirds, including females and juveniles, in 850 hectares between Waratah and Walkerville.

Local Landcare volunteers have spent years creating corridors to enable lyrebirds from this isolated population to eventually be reconnected to others in the Strzeleckis, so we can maintain their population.

This letter is to request these planned burns for this autumn be suspended for long enough to better establish the range and numbers of these birds and their role in fuel reduction.

We are told by DELWP fires will come from pasture country in the north on a few hot days of northerlies annually, though not likely at all this year, noting that it hasn’t burnt for the past 70 years on its own.

By redirecting a portion of the funds for burning, estimated at over $100,000 for 48 hectares burned last year, to local CFAs, they’d be better able to respond to fires rapidly.

Such a pause in planned burns for this and other research into fuel load management would better inform both the local community and Parks Victoria about how best to manage this area.

If people want help get these

Email: letters@thestar.com.au Post: PO Box 84 Leongatha 3953 Fax: 03 5662 4350

fires delayed they can write to the Minister for Environment Lisa Neville c/- Parliament House, Melbourne 3000, and if they want to be involved in the annual lyrebird count they can contact me at yuulong@dcsi.net.au or 0467 447 710.

Tim Farrell, Yuulong, Fish Creek.

Scrap plastic bags

ONE year ago I decided to leave France to learn English. Over five months I’m here and seeing lots of amazing landscapes and meeting lots of kind people.

I decided to move only by hitchhiking, to stay all the time with an Australian. I think it’s the best way to learn quickly and it’s better to discover the Australian culture.

I found a host on the app Couchsurfing and decided to come to Leongatha to visit this place, and share a moment with a man and his daughter.

He showed me some places in Leongatha and after that we went to the supermarket.

And at this moment I was a little bit disappointed.

Over two years ago the French government decided to cancel plastic bags in all supermarkets to reduce our impact on the environment, but in Leongatha and in Australia, supermarkets continue to use plastic bags.

It’s one of the reasons why our world is sick. The human impact is harmful and we need to change that. I’m not here to criticise but only to raise the alarm.

Indeed you live in one of the most beautiful countries that I have visited and the strong point of this amazing country is it is a beautiful place with wonderful wild places to explore.

But if you don’t protect Australian wilderness, Australia will not be beautiful like I have seen in some years, maybe not in five or six years but for your children or grandchildren.

Moreover, whales are attractive for tourists, and a lot of them die due to plastic bags in the ocean.

I’m taking a stand to say ‘stop’. If all people choose to make a small stance for the environment, we can do something amazing for our world.

Is it hard to take your own bag to the supermarket? I think ‘no’.

I would like Australia to stay clean and remain an amazing place for people like me who want to travel.

Thank you to those who read my letter, and hope you are influenced by this expression of concern.

Maxime Lepoutre, France.

Looking for pipi answers

FISHERIES Victoria initiated the Venus Bay Community Reference Group (CRG) so that it could work with the community to address the significant concerns and issues arising from increased harvesting of pipis (clams) along the Venus Bay beaches.

Various community groups and community members have attended meetings with Fisheries, Parks Victoria, police, Coastcare, and South Gippsland Shire Council representatives in good faith for almost five years.

At the last CRG meeting in November 2014, no information was disclosed about a commercial pipi harvesting licence that was issued in October 2014 by Fisheries allowing commercial harvesting from the beach area south of Venus Bay Beach One (called Anderson Inlet One harvest area).

This is the area where remnant adult sized pipis can still be found.

The easily accessed beaches one to five have very few large pipis due to the amount of pipis removed through recreational harvesting.

The process involved in the granting of the commercial licence invited relevant parties to make a submission but CRG was not invited to be a part of that process. It actually appears the group did not know Fisheries were considering commercial pipi harvesting at Venus Bay. One would think the Venus Bay CRG would be one of the first groups to know what was to be considered and be invited to make a submission and be part of the consultation/decision making process.

It is to be hoped at the next CRG meeting, to be held on Thursday, March 12 at Tarwin Lower, Fisheries might explain to the community they are supposed to be referring to, how they came to make the decision to grant the commercial pipi harvesting licence without this communities knowledge.

Marion Kavanagh, Venus Bay.

O’Brien hears Poowong’s concerns THE Nationals candidate for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, will take up concerns about a major Poowong intersection with roads authorities in a bid to clean-up a potential accident location.

Mr O’Brien last week met with Poowong Progress Association members and local business people to take a close look at the intersection in the middle of town which connects the Main Street, Drouin-Korumburra Road and Loch-Poowong Road.

“The intersection has been a concern for some time and is only likely to get worse with increased movements of trucks to and from the GBP Exports abattoir and UDP milk plant,” Mr O’Brien said.

“The problem is the inter-

section looks like a roundabout but isn’t, with poor visibility of oncoming traffic at several points and give-way signs placed at points that mean long trucks, particularly b-doubles, can block the intersection entirely while giving way.

“The tight turns also mean trucks and long vehicles often have to cross to the wrong side of the road to make it around and adjacent garden beds have been driven over by trucks struggling to make the corner.”

Mr O’Brien said the location of Poowong’s cenotaph was also problematic, as it blocked traffic views and reduced the space available to re-arrange the intersection.

“The community has identified another potential site for the cenotaph and would be keen to work with the RSL and VicRoads to relocate it should

changes to the intersection proceed,” he said.

“I’ll be happy to take up this matter with VicRoads and

the Labor Government to see if a better, long-term solution to the intersection can be implemented.”

Pushing for change: The Nationals candidate for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, discusses the Poowong intersection with Poowong Progress Association members Andrew Holman, left, and Jeff Clark.

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Look out for bluebottles

By Sarah Vella

A DANGEROUS marine creature was discovered on the beach at Venus Bay last Wednesday.

A bluebottle was spotted on Beach Five by Katrina Stringer from Venus Bay. “It was about five centimetres across and I thought people should know they are about,” she said.

Parks Victoria ranger Jonathon Stevenson said bluebottles are commonly found along the Victorian coast.

“There are always a few found every year but some years we see large numbers washing ashore,” he said.

“In my time in the South Gippsland area I have seen bluebottles at Venus Bay on many occasions in the last 17 years.

“I also remember them as a regular summer irritation at Apollo Bay back in the 1970s.”

Mr Stevenson said swimmers should be aware of bluebottles, but not alarmed by their presence.

“Unless large numbers are washing up, the likelihood of contact is very low,” he said.

“Bluebottles can have very long trailing tentacles so it is possible contact may occur without even seeing the main part of the animal.”

If stung, a victim should leave the water to treat the sting and assess their condition.

The initial sting is painful and can leave welts. Touching and rubbing the stung area will cause continued aggravation.

Generally the pain subsides after a few minutes, but may last for a few hours, and becomes a dull ache that may move to nearby joints.

Unless an individual is allergic, the sting, while painful, is not life threatening.

Mr Stevenson said allergic individuals may suffer an anaphylactic shock and require emergency medical treatment.

“Severe stings to the face and neck should be treated as serious in all cases, especially if there is swelling, and emergency medical help should be sought by calling 000,” he said.

“Do not wash the stung area with vinegar or rub with sand. Preferred treatment is to wash extensively in clean seawater and if tentacles are still present, to remove with tweezers or gloved hands.

“As soon as possible, apply water as hot as the patient can bear to the affected area.”

Ice and cold packs may be used if hot water is not available. This treatment should be sufficient in most cases and no further medical aid is required, but patients are advised to see a doctor if symptoms persist.

Bluebottles (Physalia sp), also known as Portuguese Man-o-War, is an oceanic species found around Australia, including Tasmania.

The species in southern temperate waters is Physalia utriculus and is smaller than the large tropical Portuguese Man-o-War Physalia physalis, not exceeding 10cm in float length.

“From personal experience in Victoria, I have rarely seen any bigger than five centimetres,” Mr Stevenson said.

“Because they are more frequently seen in large numbers along the east coast, it is generally assumed they are a warm water species, but this is not the case.

“Their presence in Victorian waters is not necessarily a sign of higher than normal sea temperatures. Generally their appearance is related to weather patterns at the time pushing them ashore.”

Art lovers flock to Inverloch exhibition Coastal art: from left, Yvonne Bain, Marie McDonald and Fae Fell with The Reception, Ken Griffiths’ oil on acrylic that won the best in the show award at Inverloch Art Show over the weekend.

The wine and cheese opening with music by the band Wam was a great success, with good fellowship among attendees.

With three paintings and a lot of raffle tickets sold on the night, the annual long weekend art show raises money for the Bass Coast Family Resource Centre to provide emergency food parcels.

The event was held at the Inverloch Community Centre.

Market delights

Stamp of appeal THEY were studying a 1922 four pence King George V stamp now worth $45. Lindsay Fromhold’s collection of stamps numbers in the tens of thousands.

The annual display during the Inverloch jazz festival is part of the Uniting Church’s Sammy Stamp charity, which collects and sells stamps to raise funds for Australian and overseas organisations.

The charity makes grants to build facilities to improve people’s lives in such places as the Pacific Islands.

Four stamp and one coin collector were present and put together an extensive display.

Close study: from left, local stamp dealer and Meeniyan postmaster, Lindsay Fromhold, a member of the Anderson Inlet Stamp Club, and club secretary Janet Davies were at the club’s annual stamp and coin fair at Inverloch Uniting Church on Saturday.

Fishmonger: Wayne Cripps (right) of Port Franklin Fresh Fish sold gummy shark fresh from Corner Inlet to Jordan Grasser and his son Alan from Hallston at the Koonwarra Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning.

Open door to disabled Jacican was one of eight businesses and organisations that received a grant from South Gippsland Shire Council to make its venue more accessible by adding a ramp and accessible toilet.

The good news is this year’s Building Inclusive Communities Grant program is now open to businesses or organisations located in the shire that want to become more accessible.

Grants of up to $500 are provided by council in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services.

Priority will be given to those who are committed to improving access and inclusion of people with disability and the potential to increase the patronage of their businesses or organisations.

Application forms and the criteria can be downloaded from www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au, or be obtained from council reception in Smith Street, Leongatha.

Call Marge Arnup on 5662 9200 to discuss your proposal prior to completing the application. Applications close on Monday, May 15.

Ragwort costs landholder A MAN, 64, pleaded guilty in the Wonthaggi Magistrates Court to four charges relating to failing to control the noxious weed ragwort on his South Gippsland property.

He was convicted, fined $500 and ordered to pay $2172.10 in costs, in late February.

He admitted failing to comply with a directions notice, not complying with a land management

notice and two counts of failing to notify the responsible authority of what measures he had taken.

The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) biosecurity area leader at Leongatha, Bob Wilson, said ragwort was a regionally controlled weed and all landowners had the responsibility of controlling it on their properties. ”We are working closely with the people of South Gippsland to support

community led action on established weeds such as ragwort, he said.

“We want to ensure a small number of land owners who are not meeting their obligations, don’t impact the success of long term, coordinated community control projects.

“To effectively control ragwort, land owners need to treat an infestation before it sets seed.”

For further information on weed management visit www.depi.vic. gov.au/weeds.

Financial support for farmers.

Is your farm in Leongatha South, Leongatha North, Leongatha, Koonwarra, East of Korumburra, Kardella, Wooreen, Hallston, Berry’s Creek, Nerrena or Mardan area? Then you are probably located in the Tarwin West catchment.

Keeping nutrients and sediment on-farm contributes to productivity, turns run-off back into an asset and helps improve the health of local waterways. Funding and assistance to help dairy farmers keep nutrient and sediment on-farm is available through the CORE 4 program. To be eligible for involvement in the CORE 4 project the farm owner or delegate must attend one of the information meetings.

Come along to an information session to hear more about CORE 4.

Arrive at 10.15am for a 10.30am to 12.15pm meeting.

Berrys Creek Hall Wednesday ,18 March 20 Berry’s Creek Road Berry’s Creek

Dakers Centre Monday, 23 March Corner Smith and Watts streets Leongatha

For further information about the CORE 4 program please contact John Gallienne on 0407 863 493 or to express your interest in becoming involved contact Pauline at Ag-Challenge Consulting on (03) 5623 4788.

PO Box 1374, Traralgon VIC 3844 | www.wgcma.vic.gov.au T: 1300 094 262 | F: 03 5175 7899 | E: westgippy@wgcma.vic.gov.au

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PEOPLE with disabilities have been able to access cooking classes, meals and high teas at Mirboo North’s Jacican business, thanks to a small accessibility grant last year.

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Jazz parade attracts massive crowd

By Stuart Biggins THE 22nd Inverloch Jazz Festival Street Parade organised by the Rotary Club of Inverloch attracted the largest crowd of locals and holiday-

makers seen for more than 10 years.

“It was awesome,” said Bob Pritchard, the president of the festival organising committee.

“It was a record for us, it was enormous. Everything went smoothly.

“The quality of the mu-

sic was superb and numerous musicians said it was the finest jazz festival they have been to.”

The number of entrants was also the largest for many years, with more than 50 entrants parading up A’Beckett Street and the crowd that gathered to

Lifesavers: surfing the street were Inverloch surf life savers, from left, Sophia Hughes, Reid Jones, Tom McMorrow, Olivia Hughes, Emily Monacella, Clayton Monacella, James O’Neil, Isaac Korbel and Xavier Korbel.

Farm scene: from left, Brendan Pettit, Jasmine Jordan, Dave Richmond, Lily Jordan-Richmond and Tahj Jordan-Richmond, all from Inverloch, were ready to parade.

Dodge car: the Inverloch RSL group beside its vehicle, a 1925 Dodge, from left, Bob Sutton with the Dodge owner and driver Alan Miller, young Angus Sutton, Peter Allen, Mavis Parks, Bob Lambie, president Trevor Scott, Arthur Schwartz, Col Leviston, Greg Leighton and secretary Jan Millington.

watch was big indeed.

The parade commenced with police highway patrol sirens followed by the Wonthaggi Citizens Band.

All emergency services were involved with police, CFA and SES and the Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club, community groups, including staff, parents and students from Inverloch’s preschool, primary school and the play group, all walked the distance in great style.

A highlight of the parade and winner of the best in parade award was the recently restored Vintage 1935 Albion Fire Truck.

The vehicle started service at the Hawthorn Fire Station, then was acquired by the Broadford Paper Mills and then found life at the Anchor Caravan Park in Cowes.

Jack Miller found the engine in a state of disrepair and restored it in Inverloch. He is an avid local restorer of vintage vehicles and four of them were in the parade.

Other winning parade entries were the Inverloch and District Pre-School for best float based on jazz music and the South Gippsland Conservation Society for best for creativity in colours of New Orleans. New Orleans was the festival theme.

The best children’s entrant was the Inverloch and District Community Bank entry which consisted of the Inverloch Soccer Club and the surprise addition of the Wonthaggi Pony Club, which was a real hit with the children.

Both clubs are supported by the bank.

The parade expanded this year with new entrants the Inverloch RSL, Inverloch Probus, South Gippsland Yacht Club, Inverloch Community House, Inverloch Men’s Shed and the Karen Community of Wonthaggi. The Karen people are refugees from Burma.

Another surprise was the arrival of just about every member of the South Gippsland Vintage Car Club with their prized vehicles.

A highlight this year was the Inverloch Jazz Band that played before and after the parade from a stage near the east end of A’Beckett Street.

Venues throughout the weekend were filled for each act.

Threatening weather on Monday morning saw The Glade quiet early but as the weather improved the crowd swelled.

Organisers of the festival reported the town’s traders were happy with the festival.

“Not one complaint,” Mr Pritchard said.

There is a potential change of date for the festival to October next year but a decision is yet to be made.

One thing, though, is certain: the festival will be back in 2016 bigger and better than ever.

Probus: the colourful members of the Inverloch Probus Club, from left, Graeme Dunlop, Sylvia Trott, Helen Twite, Hazel Billington, secretary Julie Sharp, vice president Colin Billington and Glen Suthers.

Show stoppers: the Inverloch Stars Soccer Club (formerly the South Coast Stars) show a great sense of community at the jazz parade.

Fire truck red: from left, Ferg Pedley from Venus Bay, Jack Miller from Inverloch and Callum Parkinson from Ballarat with the 1935 fire truck, originally stationed in Hawthorn before Broadford and finally Phillip Island, from where Mr Miller bought it. Having just turned 80, the truck has been lovingly resorted by Mr Pedley.

Ready to march: from left, Ricky Gow and Craig Marinus, the bandmaster of the Wonthaggi Citizens Band, await the signal to lead the jazz parade.

Young entrants: the Inverloch and District Preschool starred near the head of the parade.

Pony parade: from left, Chelsea Dolton, Sophie Kempster, Piper Kempster, Amity McInnes, Chelsea Wass, Lucy Phipps, Trinity McInnes and Sophie Phipps. The members of the Wonthaggi Pony Club and their horses added atmosphere to the parade.

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Breakfast opens career doors BUSINESS leaders joined staff and students for a business breakfast at Leongatha Secondary College on Friday.

The breakfast was part of the Beacon Program which aims to benefit businesses and students by building partnerships between the two.

Beacon is a non-profit national organisation that helps motivate students to stay in school and increase their educational levels, or choose a positive pathway that enables transition to employment, further education or training.

The college has appointed four Beacon ambassadors to represent the program including Georgia Edwards, Sarin Barnard,

Sarah Bouquet and Rory Harrington.

The hearty breakfast was accompanied

by Tea Clark on the flute and Chloe Wylie on the guitar, and provided an opportunity for business men and women to network with students and staff.

Like ‘speed dating’, Speed Careers on March 23 will give students the opportunity to speak to a variety of employers about future careers in a rotating program.

Employers will speak to six to eight students at a time for about 10 minutes about their career path.

Over three days in April, the High Impact Program will teach students communication and presentation skills and how to prepare for the workforce.

Positive relationships: enjoying the Leongatha Secondary College breakfast were, back, from left, Sandra Fleming, Hair Bairs; Sergeant Dale McCahon, Leongatha Police; Sarin Barnard; Tea Clark; Ken Lester, Bendigo Bank; Mark Lafferty, Sportfirst; and Sarah Bouquet. Front row from left, Rory Harrington, Georgia Edwards and Chloe Wylie.

Help find Dane

By Tayla Kershaw FRIENDS of 27 year old missing person Dane Kowalski have posted a reward of $50,000 from their own pockets for anyone who knows his whereabouts.

The Diamond Creek man – with connections to Leongatha - left his home at 5pm on December 12 and has not made contact with his friends or family since.

Dane had told his friends he was heading to Darwin. They have since travelled 22,000 kilometres across five states trying to find him.

Close friend Denika Frost said Dane was a hard working plumber but had been in and out of jobs recently.

She said it was not unusual for him to go away but their worries peaked when he did not make contact during Christmas.

The Kowalski family owns property in Leongatha and Dane had been travelling to the

area to work on the house to help restore it.

His friends and family did a ground search in Leongatha shortly after his disappearance and Victoria Police conducted an aerial search in a helicopter.

There was no indication to suggest he had been in the area recently.

The police have also conducted aerial searches in Mildura, Alice Springs and Coober Pedy. Adelaide, Broken Hill, Cape York and Canberra have also been searched.

His friends have spent countless hours plastering his name and details all over the media and in shopfronts using their own money as well as public donations.

Close friends of Dane have been working hard to raise money to facilitate the search.

Donations from the public can be made using the mycause website and details can be found on the Find Dane Facebook page.

He drives a 2004 white Holden ute with the registration number WN114. Police have not yet been able to track him

Students accept leadership opportunity NEW school leaders for Wonthaggi Secondary College’s McBride Campus were announced recently.

Missing person: Diamond Creek man Dane Kowalski has been missing since December 12. A $50,000 reward has been posted by close friends if he is found. via his registration number or his mobile phone.

“Keep up the support and keep spreading the word,” Ms Frost said.

“If we keep going he’s more likely to be found and know that he is missed and loved.”

The investigation is ongoing.

Police are appealing for anyone with information regarding the disappearance.

Jessie Wagner, Hayley Moxey, Meagan McMahon and Jess Paulson are the new student leaders.

The new arts captains are Meghan Dal Masetto and Jayde Gray, and the sport captains are Holly Forsyth, Courtney Dunlop

and Molly Edwards.

Year 11 representatives are Fergus McKittrick, Jade MacDermid, Weston Sparkes and Emily Semple.

Kyle Ross, Nick Lawson, Esinath Karema and Tessa Sydenham will represent Year 10.

The special guest on the day was Brooke Love, a former student of the school who is currently the fire field service officer at Wilsons Promontory National Park.

Stepping up: former Wonthaggi Secondary College student Brooke Love (centre) congratulated new student leaders, from left, Jessie Wagner, Hayley Moxey, Meagan McMahon and Jess Paulson.

Dirt bikes abuse trail

By Laura Gibb WALKERS

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reported seeing motorcyclists using the Great Southern Rail

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Trail near Koonwarra, despite signs indicating motorbikes are not permitted.

Police confirmed motorbike riders should not be using the rail trail.

“It is illegal,” Sergeant Dale McCahon of Leongatha Police said.

“If we find them, penalty notices or court cases apply.”

Sgt McCahon urged members of the public to inform police if they see motorcyclists using the rail trail.

“If we do get anybody, it’s because of members of the public letting us know,” he said.

“We have issued penalty notices and we’ve taken people to court. It’s the safety of trail users that’s at risk.”

Cr Mohya Davies, South Gippsland Shire Council’s representative on the rail trail’s committee of management, echoed his sentiment.

“Of course, riding mo-

Brooke was the recipient of the college’s Outstanding Academic Achievement Award (dux) in 2006 and campus principal Darren Parker said it was great to have her back at the school.

Brooke’s message was capitalise on opportunities, be prepared to be flexible with your thinking and follow your heart to pursue a career you connect with.

Many parents and carers joined staff and students to recognise the leadership team of 2015.

torbikes on the rail trail is totally unacceptable,” Cr Davies said.

“It’s certainly not a prescribed use of the rail trail.”

Rob Knight, chairperson of the Great Southern Rail Trail Committee of Management, said motorcyclists should not be using the rail trail.

“The trails are for walking, for riding bikes and horse riding, and they’re not for motorbike riding, and that’s pretty well laid down,” he said.

“There are signs up.”

The rail trail’s website outlines its code of conduct.

“The rail trail can only be used by walkers, cyclists, equestrian riders and wheelchairs. Motorbikes and vehicles are not permitted.

“Dogs on leads are allowed, there is no camping, no fires, and please keep left.”

Cr Davies said motorbike riders using the rail trail could be putting themselves and others at risk of injury.

“It’s very dangerous,” she said.

“Lots of accidents happen because of motorbikes and four wheelers.”

Because of the danger, Cr Davies said the issue was a police matter.

“I would encourage anyone who sees people using the rail trail with trail bikes to call the police,” she said.

Cr Davies said she had heard anecdotes about motorbikes or dirt bikes on the rail trail before, particularly between Toora and Welshpool.

She said motorbikes could damage the surface of the rail trail in winter.

Cr Davies said the question of where dirt bike enthusiasts could ride their bikes was complex.

“People do ride them in the farming zone on private property,” she said.

“There is also the Corner Inlet Motorcycle Club, which regularly has event days where they train young riders.”

Traffic alerts

VICROADS is letting the community know crews will be in South Gippsland completing road repair works.

Road surface improvements will continue for the next few weeks at multiple sites along the following sections of road: • Bass Highway near Dalyston through to Boundary Road; • Phillip Island Road between Newhaven and Cowes; and • South Gippsland Highway between Lang Lang and Meeniyan.

These works are due to be completed by mid March, weather permitting.

The road repairs involve putting a new surface on the existing road to improve its condition, strength and safety.

Due to the nature of these works, some sections of the road may remain under speed restrictions because of loose stones or until line marking can be completed.

Works have also start-

ed on the construction of a new overtaking lane on the Strzelecki Highway near Smiths Road at Driffield, between Mirboo North and Morwell.

Earthworks will begin shortly to make way for the overtaking lane.

Traffic will be reduced to one lane during the day, with traffic controllers in place and the speed limit will be reduced to 40km/h.

Motorists will experience some delays while the works are carried out over the coming months and should factor in extra travel time.

When complete, the project will provide a safe opportunity for overtaking when travelling towards Mirboo North, as well reducing delays during peak times.

Additional upgrades to the highway include the construction of new right and left turning lanes into Smiths Road at Driffield.

The installation of safety barriers along high risks sections of the new overtaking lane will provide protection from roadside hazards and help reduce the severity of crashes.

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Natives guaranteed to please AUTUMN is the ideal time to be designing and planting your native garden to take advantage of winter rain.

South Gippsland’s typically reliable precipitation during the cooler months will help establish your newly sown plants and ensure they are ready to cope with the heat of the following summer.

Melaleuca Nursery at Inverloch offers a broad range of indigenous and ornamental plants that will bring a touch of Australiana to your garden.

Megan Hewett and Brendon Eishold are passionate gardeners and very knowledgeable with plant names – even the official scientific labels - roll off their tongues.

“We have plenty of plants that are coming along and will take off once they go in the ground,” Megan said.

“There are lots of varieties for hedges, and plenty of grevilleas of different heights from groundcovers to shrubs that will grow three to four metres.

“In particular, the grevilleas Moonlight and Sylvia are looking great at the moment.

They are in full flower and reasonably hardy for grevilleas of that size.”

Grevilleas offer spectacular flowers in a range of colours, shapes and sizes.

“We have plenty of grevilleas, such as

Natives delight: Megan Hewett recommends customers consider grevilleas for beautiful flowers and a variety of foliage.

Bronze Rambler and Gaudi Chaudi. Grevilleas are good because they often flower for most of the year, except for the dead of winter,” Megan said.

“They can be good food for wildlife, and also give them habitat and somewhere to hide from the cats.”

Epacris is a pretty bush with flowers in two colours that appear during autumn and spring.

“They grow up to one metre but if you want a dense plant, you can prune them and keep them to half a metre,” Megan said.

“For slightly damper areas, we have Melaleuca Thymifolia, which grows to one metre and Melaleuca Thymifolia Pink, which is a dwarf variety.”

Gardeners looking to create height in their beds can consider planting low growing tea tree, that will rise to half a metre, in front of grevilleas that will grow to two metres.

Coastal banksia could make an ideal feature tree. These will grow from three to eight metres, so long as the ground does not get soggy in winter.

The diversity of flowers among natives will appeal to most tastes, from bottlebrush and grevilleas, to plants with small bunches of blooms.

“Grevillea Gold Rush grows to about one and a half metres, and correas will give you bell-shaped flowers for most of the winter months,” Megan said.

Anyone after grafted dwarf red flowering gums is advised to visit the nursery sooner rather than later.

“These are going to be scarce because the supplier has come to the end of their batch for this year,” Megan said.

“Once these are gone, they will be gone until spring.”

Landholders wishing to plant en masse are invited to inspect the tubestock range or submit their orders.

“We always grow extra of everything and make sure we can fill our orders, but if people are starting to think about planting, they should order now,” Megan said.

Native plants are ideal for South Gippsland gardens and once in the ground, will survive with natural rainfall alone.

Megan and Brendon offer a garden design service for people desiring a native garden that will succeed.

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Switch your shed to solar WOULD you like to build a new shed but is the expense of connecting electricity deterring you?

Sean Proctor of Inverloch Sheds and Garages has the answer.

As part of the Fair Dinkum Sheds franchise, he is able to offer a range of solar power systems that are installed quickly and easily, without the need for an electrician to run power to your shed.

“There is a big expense in getting power to the shed if there is 50-100m involved, but we offer a solar product to do the job,” Sean said.

The out of the box solution from ECOBOXX allows people to power a broad range of common appliances and devices using sunlight collected from one’s shed roof.

Shed installers are able to fit the system when they erect your shed and it makes no noise.

The system can also be transported anywhere, providing an ideal source of electricity when camping or travelling.

Prices start at $324 for the ECOBOXX 160 that provides 52 hours of por-

Quality blinds: Dollar Curtains and Blinds sales consultant Danielle Duryea can help you choose the right blinds to suit your home.

Smart move: Sean Proctor of Inverloch Sheds and Garages offers an environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative to supplying electricity to sheds: solar. table power.

The ECOBOXX 1500, excluding trolley and battery, guarantees up to 500 hours of portable power for $1699.

For $1999, the trolley and battery is included.

The larger system has the capacity to power a drill, fridge, microwave, television, fan, computer, mobile phone/tablet and camping lamp simultaneously.

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“We are more than happy to come out to a customer’s site and see what they need.”

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Give your home a new look WONTHAGGI has interior design needs covered in one easy location.

The Dollar Curtains and Blinds, National Tiles and Carpet Call showroom is located in McKenzie Street and offers quality products to brighten up the home.

Timber shutters, dual roller blinds and Whisper cellular shades have been a popular trend from Dollar Curtains and Blinds for the past six months.

“The Whisper cellular shades are particularly popular because they can achieve a six star energy rating and can be applied to any shape,” National Tiles manager Kim O’Connor said.

Many people prefer the minimalist look over bulky blinds.

The Whisper cellular shades fabric comes in a range of stylish colours, textures, cell sizes and opacities.

Mr O’Connor said he finds many people like the natural products in the tile range.

These natural tiles look similar to natural ground stone or polished concrete.

“The larger format is becoming increasingly popular with floor tiles,” Mr

O’Connor said.

However, small format boutique feature tiles are preferred to complete a bathroom feature wall or a kitchen splashback.

“The country look is trendy at the moment, as well as bright colours,” Mr O’Connor said.

“Mosaics and geometric shapes are big at the moment too.”

National Tiles also offer under tile heating. The luxury product is marketed at an affordable price, adds comfortable warmth to the home and is energy efficient.

For flooring, Carpet Call’s Sue Crawford said many people have been choosing vinyl planks as it is easy to install without adhesive.

The hard surface flooring has increased the popularity of rugs to add warmth to the room.

“We offer modern and traditional rugs in all colours to suit different tastes,” Ms Crawford said.

Nylon carpets are popular as they are fade resistant and many are choosing natural fibres.

Call into the McKenzie Street showroom to give your home a makeover.

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Abundance in the backyard

By Stuart Biggins

cal fruit and vegies, grown less than 50 kilometres from where you pick them up?

“I’m overwhelmed by the enormous range of produce on offer this month from small producers in South Gippsland.”

Gil loves to eat vegetables simply and often on

THE recent outbreak of hepatitis A resulting from frozen berries imported from China has caused consumers to pause and think.

butter: heaven on earth.”

Meredith said in the 10 years since Grow Lightly started, supply and demand has grown enormously.

“All of the produce comes from small market gardens and home gardeners with a surplus within 50 kilometres of Korumburra,” she said.

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Local is best: Gil and Meredith Freeman of Grow Lightly know the benefits of eating food grown close to home. the hillside and over the fence into an adjoining paddock to pick blackberries.

Then as we rummaged around under Matthew’s row of hazelnut trees in the sunshine for the fallen nuts, we imagined what we would think if we saw Sicilians doing the same thing on a television lifestyle program.

Is the grass not just as

Unadulterated: freshly picked cherries without a price tag taste unbelievably good.

green here, the sunshine just as warm, the vistas just as glorious?

Matthew said, “South Gippsland has a long tradition of growing food for the markets of Melbourne and beyond, and local people have always grown their own food.

“I remember harvest festivals at church as a child with corn and zucchinis and tomatoes and pumpkins for as far as the eye could see.

“But there seems to be a real enthusiasm for it among younger generations as well and there is so much information about growing fruit and vegetables on the internet, people are getting into things like heirloom varieties and fermenting stuff like sauerkraut.

“It’s really clear we are building up a local food culture that puts the emphasis back on us controlling where our food comes from, not the supermarkets.”

Gil and Meredith Freeman run the Grow Lightly Food Hub in Korumburra.

Grow Lightly is a nonprofit community organisation which works to encour-

age Gippslanders to grow and eat food grown locally.

For close to 10 years it has been supplying weekly boxes and bags of fresh organic fruit and vegetables, using an ever expanding network of volunteers to pack and distribute bags to Gippsland households.

The aim is to help give people access to high quality local food and to encourage small scale organic horticulture in the local area.

Grow Lightly grew from a concern about global environmental trends, particularly global warming, peak oil and the depletion of our soils, and the prospect of ongoing water shortages.

People must eat, and we believe it’s important to make truly fresh food available to reduce food miles to an absolute minimum and to recognise the environmental cost of food production.

On the subject of importing products like frozen berries when they are grown in such abundance locally, Gil said, “What can I say?

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Hens bring eggs and peace

By Laura Gibb MICHELLE Griffith of Leongatha knows her chickens.

She contrasts her working days, spent at the computer, with garden work looking after her flock of laying hens.

“I love getting out in to the garden and working,” she said.

“I don’t have to think about anything other than the task directly in front of me.”

Ms Griffith works from home as an IT support analyst for a global software publishing business and, for pleasure, keeps laying hens in her garden.

She looked after the family’s chooks as a child.

“I grew up in Gormandale,” she said.

“We had chooks when I was a girl and it was my job to look after them.”

However, Ms Griffith did not think much further about chickens again until her daughter’s kindergarten hatched some eggs.

Then she decided to raise hens at home.

“The eggs are so much better,” she said.

“I think it’s important your children know where their food comes from.”

She said many children do not understand the organic origins of food.

“To them, meat comes from a plastic packet and eggs come from a carton,” she said.

Ms Griffith has hatched several batches of eggs, both under broody chooks and in an electric incubator.

“It’s fun to start with

fertilised eggs and an incubator,” she said.

She enjoys the different personalities of her chickens.

“Chooks are actually quite different,” she said.

“You have the bossy ones, the ones that like a cuddle, the ones that will only sit with certain friends.

“The social life of chickens is surprisingly sophisticated.”

Ms Griffith said anyone thinking of keeping chickens should make sure the birds will be protected from foxes, birds of prey, and goannas and snakes.

“Make sure they have secure housing,” she said.

She also urged people thinking about getting chooks to consider what their purpose will be.

“Think about why you

Hens at home: Michelle Griffith of Leongatha with one of her Pekin bantam pullets. want them. Do you want full sized eggs? Are they for the kids? Are you a baker? Do you want to

hatch your own? Do you hope to keep them over the long term? Because some hybrids tend to have

a shorter laying life,” Ms Griffiths said.

She said caring for her chooks and garden helps

her have a positive outlook on life.

“It brings me inner peace,” she said.

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MANAGING a few acres is similar to managing a large acreage, just on a smaller scale.

What you plan to use the land for will determine the best way to manage it.

South Gippsland Landcare Network project officer Nicole Walsh said the best way to manage pasture for livestock was through rotational grazing.

“Landholders would benefit from subdividing large areas into several smaller paddocks and moving livestock every few days so the animals aren’t over grazing the pasture,” she said.

“Ground cover loss can lead to soil erosion and weed infestation.”

Ms Walsh said there were a few options for small scale operations, including goats for cheese, fat lamb operations, a small herd of beef cattle or free range chickens (eggs).

Small acreages can also be ideal for horse owners.

Ms Walsh said Landcare strongly advocates people manage their weeds as these impact on production as well as neighbours production.

“The big ones to look out for are ragwort, thistle and blackberry,” she said.

Small landholder Tony Gardner has one and a half acres at Kardella, which is mainly used for

Productive place: Tony Gardner with his mum Helen and children from left, Cassie, 4, Curtis, 10 and Emma, 7, eating peaches freshly picked from the netted orchard. food production.

He has 500 square metres under netting, which contains a food forest, as well as chickens and guinea pigs (coming soon).

He also has 12 rotational vegetable garden beds and is currently developing an orchard outside the netting which will include citrus trees, avocados and macadamia nuts.

“It is a lot of work. I have developed a series of paths for the ride on mower

with the trees in between,” Mr Gardner said.

“A lot of it is still in the development phase.”

He plans on making most of the property fox proof, and introducing geese and ducks in to the system to help with grass control, and to help with nutrient cycling.

“Weed control is basically a process of getting ground covers to establish.

I use a lot of plants that strike easily, and the use of

the animals will come into it eventually as well,” Mr Gardner said.

“I don’t use chemicals around the fruit and vegetables, but I do use glyphosate on the driveways and gravel areas.

“I also use a lot of newspaper mulch.”

Mr Gardner said everything that comes onto his property is turned into compost and he has several composting systems currently in place.

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Paint Place promises a perfect job PENNY Coulter is the new face at Paint Place Leongatha.

The sales assistant joins the Bair Street business with 10 years’ experience in the painting industry, and works within the trade and retail paint areas.

The reputable business specialises in Haymes and Wattyl paints for household use, and promotes the fact Haymes paint is proudly Australian made and owned.

Paint Place also sells automotive top quality paint by Hichem/Motospray, as well

as the PPG industrial range.

Select from a variety of under and top coat paints, and interior and exterior stains by Wattyl and Haymes.

Penny and store manager Luke Watson have the expertise to match their products.

“We offer the service and right advice that makes our business standout, as well as the product knowledge,” Luke said.

“We find out what colour the customer wants and what sort of paint they are going to need for job, and then we can help with what accessories they need

as well.”

Paint Place has been in Leongatha for the past two and a half years, servicing the retail and trade sectors.

“We sell wallpaper too because it’s getting more and more popular lately, especially for feature walls,” Luke said.

“People can come in and

have a look at the samples, and we’ll order the paper in for them.”

To help clients prepare for a painting job, the store offers Mongrel boots and all painters’ overalls, shorts and pants.

“The store is nice and easy to look around, and we have all the accessories

needed for painting, including brushes and rollers,” Luke said.

“We have a full mixing service and tint any colour from any brand, and we do colour matching as well.”

Paint Place is open from 7.30am-5pm Monday to Friday, and 9am-12noon Saturday.

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The couple approached the professional team at Leongatha Kitchens and Bathrooms to design a space to transform their home.

“Any kitchen can look great, but functionality was a must,” Rosemary said.

The cabinet making company’s owner, designer and project manager Dan Bruce redesigned the space based on John and Rosemary’s specific needs, with special consideration given to its layout.

“Zones for preparation, cooking, coffee and office use were incorporated into the large open plan kitchen, dining and living area,” he said.

John said the function feature he loves most is the spice drawer and pull out shelves for cooking oil perfectly located around the cook top.

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The Leongatha Kitchens and Bathrooms team won the 2014 Australian Business Quality Awards – Gold Award for Customer Service Excellence, which is reflected in the service provided to John and Rosemary.

“I have worked with Leongatha Kitchens and Bathrooms for many years. They are very honest and I like their workmanship,” Rosemary said.

Now in its seventh year, the Australian Business Quality Awards acknowledges enterprises that exhibit outstanding service levels as assessed by customers.

The organisation measures businesses against a range of internationally recognised principles of best practice in customer service.

It’s Leongatha Kitchens and Bathrooms’ responsiveness and personal attention to detail that sets them apart.

“Our aim is to work with the client to achieve the best possible results, keeping them informed throughout the project,” Dan said.

“We organise the job from design to finish, including any trades required.”

For more information, visit Leongatha Kitchen and Bathrooms’ showroom.

New look: Wonthaggi’s John and Rosemary Cotter are thrilled with their newly remodelled kitchen, designed by Leongatha Kitchens and Bathrooms.

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New responsibilities: from left, Kaila Bentvelzen, David McAlpine, Sarah Marshall and Sophie McKenzie-McHarg are the new school captains at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College.

New leaders inspire THE Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College student leadership team has been busy throughout term one.

College captains Sarah Marshall and David McAlpine have been well supported by their deputy captains Kaila Bentvelzen and Sophie McKenzie-McHarg.

The team has been active in representing students.

“The choice to be a college captain was based on wanting to give back to the school that has given me so much and represent, to the best of my ability, the value our college upholds,” Sarah said.

“Throughout my time at Mary MacKillop, I have been given opportunities to grow as an individual and become part of a community which opens its arms to all and it has been an honour.”

Sarah said there has been excitement in the air at the college as the school community looks forward to a year of new projects and challenges.

“We are thrilled to have our new principal David Leslie join us as we embark on the next chapter at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College,” she said.

“The mission team has been working hard to further strengthen the level of communication between staff and students, bring more awareness to the core values of our college and promote the importance of getting involved in everything the school has to offer.”

Kaila Bentvelzen said she was grateful for the opportunities the school has given her over the years.

“Growing up I have always demonstrated great leadership skills throughout sporting, schooling and community groups and from the first day of primary school I dreamt of becoming a

leader in my final year of high school,” she said.

“I believe becoming a leader was the best way to give back to the college community and a way of showing my appreciation.”

Kaila said the leaders are hoping to encourage students to get involved with activities within the school, and to maintain house spirit of good sportsmanship and positivity in co-curricular activities.

“I believe the atmosphere around the school is enthusiastic and it is very encouraging to see all students engaging with one another,” she said.

“As I leave the college at the end of the year, I hope future leaders will follow in our footsteps to achieve the best possible outcome for both themselves and the school. As Mary MacKillop is a welcoming community, I believe the future leaders will continue to strive for excellence.”

OLIVIA Kate Eustace was born on February 25 at Leongatha Hospital. Olivia is the first daughter for Tom and Kirsten of Korumburra, and sister for Ryan, 3.

Recycling record Mayor’s message

BASS Coast Shire Council has congratulated residents and visitors for recycling a record 27 more tonnes of waste in December 2014 compared to the previous year.

Council’s reports reveal 485.5 tonnes of recyclable packaging material was collected through the kerbside recycling bin services in December 2014; not only an increase compared with December 2013, but an increase of 44 tonnes compared with December 2012.

Council’s summer Keep Bass Coast Beautiful campaign to increase recycling and reduce waste was supported by $56,500 in funding from the Australian Packaging Covenant, an initiative that aims to change the culture of business to design more sustainable packaging, increase recycling rates and reduce packaging litter.

Mayor Cr Kimberley Brown said while the campaign targeted the whole shire, it also focussed on recycling within the commercial holiday homes sector on Phillip Island, as well as improving the way public place recycling bins are used in Cowes and at public events.

“Council staff were out and about with our Rowdy Recycling Bin mascot to promote recycling in Cowes through the busy Christmas and New Year’s period and at public events, such as the Cowes Night Market,” Cr Brown said.

“The aim of this summer campaign was to increase recycling during December and January by 20 tonnes.

“The community has done an amazing job to ‘do the right thing and use the right bin’ to separate 27 tonnes more recycling in just the month of December alone.”

Wonthaggi Recyclers’ Adam Hill said the amount of non-recyclable rubbish put in kerbside bins was also down from 25 per cent in December 2013 to 21 per cent in 2014.

Mr Hill said bin audits also confirmed improved use of public bins, even at bustling community events like the Cowes Night Market.

“Our drivers have reported a huge change with servicing the event bins for the very popular Cowes Night Market,” Mr Hill said.

“At several previous events, many bins would be overloaded and most recycle bins contaminated with at least 30 per cent of food scraps or other non recyclable waste.

“At the most recent market, the recycle bins only had around 10 per cent contamination in them, which makes them a lot easier for the sorting crew to sort.”

Cr Brown said the significant increase was a combined effort from local residents and businesses, as well as visitors to the region.

“We thank the whole community for its role in helping to reach a new recycling record for December and encourage everyone to keep up their good recycling efforts at home, at work and in public places throughout the year,” she said.

Cr Jeanette Harding SOME 200 people attended a council sponsored information forum in Leongatha last week about ice, a reasonably accessible drug that is having a growing impact in our region.

Those authorities dealing with its impacts tell us it is worrying because of its early damage, affordability and accessibility in the mainstream community.

The best defence we can have in these situations is to build our awareness and not be complacent if some of those we live and work with start to demonstrate aberrant behaviour.

If you know someone you suspect is affected, there are various drug counsellors and welfare agencies for young people and adults listed on council’s website that can provide assistance.

The by-election for the seat of Gippsland South takes place this Saturday, March 14 and so begins another chapter in local politics. Further information on the eight candidates and voting locations can be found at http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Elections/ GippslandSouthDistrictByElection Round two of council’s community grants closes on March 31, so if you are seeking funds for a local community, cultural or sporting organisation, then it’s time to get your skates on!

It’s worthwhile to call our grants officer Penni Ellicott first on 5662 9378 to help steer you in the right direction. Grants are available for minor projects and equipment (maximum $5000), celebrations, festivals and events (maximum $5000), planning development studies (maximum $10,000) and major projects (maximum $10,000).

Application forms and guidelines are available from council, www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au, or can be forwarded upon request.

Council’s economic development and tourism team, in partnership with Milpara Community House in Korumburra is hosting a series of small business workshops during March.

Subjects include finding the right staff for your business and that challenging issue of succession planning, whether you are in retail or on a farm. Booking is essential directly with Milpara on 5655 2524.

A further two weeks of on-line OurSay community engagement finished on Monday. The responses will provide valuable information to inform council’s final deliberations before the proposed draft budget is endorsed by council on March 25.

The draft will then be placed on public exhibition for final comment and council will hear submissions in mid-June before it is presented for adoption on June 24.

Council was pleased to recently award the Korumburra Agricultural and Pastoral Society $50,000 for the development of a portion of the former saleyards land it purchased last year as an adjunct to the recreation precinct.

It is an appropriate use that will benefit the community through the various activities held there throughout the year.

KOHEN Gary Hulett was born at Wodonga Hospital on February 19 to Nicole Hayward and Trav Hulett of Wodonga. Nicole is originally from Koonwarra.

Kohen is the couple’s first child.

Music coordinator: Syd Jackson puts the South Gippsland Secondary College Senior Concert Band through its paces during the college’s music recruitment evening recently.

Musicians in demand THE South Gippsland Secondary College music department held its annual recruitment evening at the Foster school.

As in previous years, Foster Primary School was also involved in the recruitment process, with convenient and affordable instrumental tuition being offered to Grade 5 and 6 students.

Attendees heard the Senior Concert Band perform, enjoyed demonstrations by students and had a chance to try out instruments themselves.

Music fun: teacher Rebecca Bone gives a group of potential flutists a lesson in the fun woodwind instrument as part of the South Gippsland Secondary College instrument trials held recently.

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Benefits of registration: ? assists in the speedy recovery of lost animals ? helps to provide important pet related services within your municipality such as animal management and community education about responsible pet ownership What do you get for your registration fees? ? Supply of a council identification marker (registration tags); ? Lost and found animal service – a guarantee that if your pet is found wearing its council identification, we will attempt to notifyyou ? Animal management service – response to problems including reports of dog attacks or complaints about animals wandering on private property ? Nuisance services to help solve animal barking, straying and spraying problems ? Assistance with trapping and impounding feral cats ? Public education about responsible pet ownership ? Council's monitoring and enforcement of legislation regarding minimum animal welfare standards in animal businesses. These include pet shops, council pounds, animal welfare shelters, breeding and dog training establishments; and ? General advice about pet care.

Pet owners are reminded to check their registration renewal forms to ensure their current details are correct. This will assist us in reuniting you with your pet if it becomes lost.

If you no longer have a pet that has been registered, for whatever reason,please advise council so that we can amend our records.

All new animals of course need to be registered as well. Visit Council's website or simply call 5662 9200 to find out what is required.

Council's Local Laws Officers conduct random inspections throughout the municipality to identify unregistered and/or unidentified dogs and cats. Animal owners found with unregistered animals may be subjected to enforcement action and face 'on the spot' fines or potential court action.

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Riding high: Star journalist Sarah Vella and her horse Quaver, doing what they love together.

Special bond only a horse rider knows

By Sarah Vella SOMETIMES it means early mornings and late nights.

Sometimes it means hot sweaty work and getting stuck in the freezing rain. But most of all, it means fun, enjoyment and achievement.

Winston Churchill once said, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”

I am sure he also meant woman when he coined that phrase.

More Churchill wisdom, “No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.”

Having a horse of my own was my dream when I was small; there was little I wanted more.

My parents made me wait until I was the responsible age of 10 (well, nine and three quarters) before giving in to what they surely thought would be a phase.

Twenty two years later and I am still ‘horse mad’.

Owning a horse can be hard work, it can be frustrating and it is most definitely expensive; anybody who tells you different is lying.

But it is also gratifying, fulfilling and a hell of a lot of fun.

It is not a sport governed by age, sex or even ability. Not everyone is going to ride to Olympic level, but riders are free to set their own goals, improve at their own pace and compete if they want to.

It doesn’t have to be competitive to be satisfying.

Horse riding and ownership does have its risks.

Horses are more often than not big, strong, wilful creatures designed to flee from danger.

Over time, horse owners learn to read their horse, to adjust to its moods and to handle its quirks. I sure have had too.

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“When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk: he trots the air; the earth sings when he touches it; the

basest horn of his hoof is more musical than the pipe of Hermes”, said William Shakespeare.

Seek advice before buying a pet PETS bring joy to the lives of South Gippslanders but are also a big responsibility.

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australia (RSPCA), choosing the right pet is fun, but takes time, planning and lots of research.

The RSPCA urges potential pet owners to consider their needs and the needs of any prospective pet.

“As a pet owner you will be committed to providing for all the requirements of your pet: food, exercise, housing, grooming and veterinary care,” the society’s website stated.

RSPCA Australia recommends people research the species or breed/crossbreed they are purchasing well before bringing it home, so they are certain it will be appropriate for their lifestyle and they are prepared.

“Purchasing a pet should never be an impulsive decision. RSPCA shelters receive thousands of unwanted and abandoned animals each year and these are often the result of an illconsidered decision,” the society’s website stated.

The RSPCA urges people to ask themselves if they are prepared to care for a pet for its whole life.

“The average lifespan of dogs and cats is around 12 years, with some dogs and cats living until 15 or even 20 years of age,” the website said.

“While puppies and kittens are irresistibly ador-

Think ahead: pets provide enjoyment but come with responsibility too. able, you will need to be prepared to provide for an adult animal too and, in the case of some dogs, a much larger animal with considerable exercise requirements and a sizeable appetite.”

RSPCA Australia advises there are many costs involved with pet ownership. Up front costs for cats and dogs include vaccination, microchipping and desexing.

“However, you will need to be prepared to pay for ongoing costs associated with food, worming, annual health checks, vet bills, training, boarding, toys and bedding for the life of the animal,” the website stated.

“If an emergency or accident occurs, you will also need to ensure you can pay for any emergency veterinary treatment required.”

Each type and breed of pet has its own requirements that need to be considered.

“You could look for a comprehensive book about your chosen species and

other information about your chosen breed/crossbreed,” the RSPCA website said.

“If you are considering adoption, talk to the relevant adoption organisation and ask for information or if you are purchasing from a breeder, ask the breeder for more information such as how much space and exercise is needed.”

The RSPCA has a Smart Puppy and Dog Buyer’s Guide, and Smart Kitten and Cat Buyer’s Guide online.

Caring for a pet takes time each and every day.

“Exercise, socialisation, grooming, feeding, rewardbased training, play time and providing company and attention are all critical aspects of pet ownership,” the RSPCA website said.

“Some pets will require more of your time than others, but each pet will require daily care so you need to be sure you have time available each day. Puppies and kittens are a particularly large time investment.”

“THE STAR”, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - PAGE 27

Cupcakes help fight cancer IT TOOK 1750 cupcakes and a 60km walk, but the Downey family was still smiling after raising $8000 for cancer research.

Sheila and Andrew Downey of Inverloch, and their daughter Catherine, recently took part in the two day adventure that is The Melbourne Weekend to End Women’s cancers.

Sheila and Andrew baked and sold 1750 cupcakes, held three morning teas, and received donations from family and friends over months of fundraising to collect $8000 to add to the $16,000 they raised in 2014.

At 6am on Saturday, February 28, they arrived at Fritsch Holzer Reserve in Hawthorn along with 930 other walkers to embark on the walk.

“After the opening ceremony, where we were told we had raised a massive $2.7 million for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Research Centre, we took off through the streets of Melbourne for our first 30km of walking,” Sheila said.

“We wound our way into the city and past Peter Mac, where a group of staff greeted us enthusiastically and thanked us profusely for our efforts.

“We then headed back along the Yarra to our camping ground. The weather was kind to us and the expected top temperature of 34 was not reached until late in the afternoon after the majority of walkers had returned.”

The group enjoyed massages, foot soaking, ice packs, and sharing tales of the trials and tribulations of the day. “Unfortunately

the storm struck around 9.30pm, making camping a little damp and uncomfortable, but everyone maintained the same positive attitude they had when their blisters hurt and their muscles ached,” Sheila said.

“Sunday morning saw tired faces and fatigued bodies emerge to tackle the second epic day, another 30km walk through the suburbs of Caulfield, Carnegie and Armadale.

“The smiling faces of children offering sweets or drinks at their front gates, the never ending enthusiasm of the crew and volunteers cheering us on, people waving to us from their cars, and pink ribbons and balloons tied to fences all buoyed our spirits when they waned.

“And then we turned that final corner to the finish line and the applause and cheering of family, friends and other walkers was the most amazing experience. It brought a tear to the eye.”

The closing ceremony was another emotional experience.

Walkers honoured cancer survivors, mourned those who had lost the fight and celebrated the fact the walkers had contributed so much to ensuring that eventually there would be an end to women’s cancers.

“We will be back for the 2016 walk, raising more funds for this worthy cause and we look forward to seeing the friends we had made along the way and being inspired by the stories of the participants,” Sheila said.

Milestone reached: Sheila and Andrew Downey and daughter Catherine (all in white, centre) celebrate the completion of their 60km walk as part of The Melbourne Weekend to End Women’s cancers.

Marlee says thanks to community

Marlee Greaves is just 18 months old and must take medication every eight hours to avoid suffering life threatening seizures and other complications.

Her body produces too much insulin and the medication helps control it. Excessive insulin robs her blood of the sugar her organs need for energy.

But the medication’s

side effects include excess hair growth and fluid retention.

Her mother Erin recently organised a garage sale to raise funds for Congenital Hyperinsulinism research and was overwhelmed by the response.

The event raised $4228.80 over two days and she still has items to sell.

“The weekend was absolutely amazing,” Erin said.

“We ran a sausage sizzle and sold some awareness wristbands as well as the donations, so it was quite an event.

“A massive thank you

Spreading the word: young Marlee Greaves, who has Congenital Hyperinsulinism, sold awareness bands at the garage sale at her Korumburra home to raise funds and awareness of the medical condition.

Walk in her shoes

By Laura Gibb

LEONGATHA resident Claire Adcock is about to get her walking shoes on for a cause.

From March 16 to 22 Ms Adcock is taking Care Australia’s Walk in her Shoes Challenge.

The fundraiser supports women and girls who walk long distances every day to obtain life’s essentials: water, food and healthcare.

The money raised will give them the opportunity to get an education and earn an income and escape the devastating cycle of poverty.

Ms Adcock will walk 50km in a week, which will require her to take 10,000 steps each day.

“It’s a lot for me because I have a back injury,” she said.

She plans to walk while doing her everyday jobs such as shopping and taking her children to school and kindergarten.

Care Australia has supplied her with a pedometer to keep track of her steps.

She looks forward to gaining more

sponsors.

“It’s such an easy way to make a difference in the world,” she said.

“Women and girls across the world walk miles every day to get food and water.”

The obligation to collect water prevents them from going to work or school.

Ms Adcock said the injustice they suffer motivated her to become involved in the charity.

“I have a job I absolutely love,” she said.

“I can’t imagine someone telling me I can’t do it.”

The thought of her own daughters also spurred her on.

“My girls go to school and kinder,” Ms Adcock said.

“I can’t imagine sending my nine year old out to collect water for the family instead of going to school.”

She said educating girls led to better outcomes for the whole community.

Ms Adcock is also running a raffle.

People who want to join her on the walk can call her on 0488 311 555.

To sponsor Ms Adcock, go to www. walkinhershoes.org.au, click “sponsor”

and search for “Adcock, Claire”.

Walking fundraiser: Claire Adcock of Leongatha is seeking sponsors for her 50km walk to support women and girls who travel long distances every day to obtain life’s essentials: water, food and healthcare.

from not only us, but all the other families all over the world battling Congenital Hyperinsulinism. The support from Gippsland

and surrounds has been absolutely overwhelming and we all appreciate it so much.”

Funds raised will go to-

wards Congenital Hyperinsulinsim International’s scientific programs and help the families of other sufferers.

The thirteenth in a series of columns marking 50 years of Leongatha Lyric Theatre in 2015

1979: Madjelly and the Hobyahs, H.M.S Pinafore and Music 'All Boggs LYRIC Theatre Group had a quiet year in 1979, with many members volunteering to help build their new studio on Watson Road in Leongatha's industrial estate.

A returned season of Boggs on Parade was performed for five nights in March at the Leongatha football clubrooms, Leongatha Golf Club, Dumbalk Hall and Korumburra'sAustral Hotel.

Due to the construction of the new shed absorbing a lot of the members' time and resources, any easy production was chosen.

Lyric Theatre returned to Gilbert and Sullivan territory with H.M.S Pinafore.

Melbourne director Peter Adams was appointed to produce the show.

Auditions were held on March 25 and the minutes at the committee meeting showed there were some problems, including a lack of men for the chorus.

However, H.M.S Pinafore came together in the end for a nine night season and made a profit of $3137.

The movie of the Jack Hibberd play Dimboola received its Australian premiere in Melbourne on May 10.

Lyric members Julie and Murray MacLean were invited to dress up as a bride and groom at the

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THE South Gippsland community has thrown its support behind a Korumburra girl and other children like her battling Congenital Hyperinsulinism.

On tour: from left, Val Watsford, Stephanie Hume and Julie MacLean travelled South Gippsland performing Musical 'All Boggs with Lyric Theatre in 1979. premiere.

Dozens of Lyric members went with them, wearing costumes they had worn in their own production of Dimboola three years ago.

In May, a submission for a performing arts auditorium was drafted. It was to be sent to the Woorayl Schools and Community Planning Committee and Victorian Public Works Department.

Lyric Theatre members believed the auditorium would cater for many organisations and would be an asset for the Woorayl Shire and the whole of the South Gippsland region.

Averill Holderhead came up with the goods again and wrote another pantomime for Young Lyric called Madjelly and the Hobyahs.

The committee invited David

Beagley to direct it and set the budget at $500. Rehearsals were underway in October.

Madjelly and the Hobyahs had a cast of 25 with only two members of the age of 20.

The production had three performances in Mesley Hall. The season made a modest profit.

Meanwhile, the committee planned another Boggs show for the end of the year. Auditions were held in September for Musical 'All Boggs.

Venues were arranged at the Ko r u m b u r r a G o l f C l u b, Korumburra Football Club, Mirboo North and Dumbalk halls and the Leongatha Golf Club. The production ran for nine nights.

The year concluded with the traditional trip to visit local hospitals by Lyric members, singing carols on December 20 at Leongatha and Korumburra.

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One South Gippsland ‘native’ has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with market-goers at the Coal Creek Farmers’ Market at Korumburra this Saturday.

There are many Landcare initiatives that help keep our environment healthy and Geoff Trease is involved in many.

He grew up in the region and lives on his productive and picturesque farm in Kardella. He’s passionate about encouraging others to plant trees native to the region and educating people how to improve soil and water quality, from their paddocks to vegetable gardens.

He’ll be on the community stage around 10.15am just after Meredith Freeman from Grow Lightly’s vegetable garden update.

Geoff will talk about the South Gippsland Seed Bank. Find out about the importance of local vegetation, how seed is collected and stored, and how you can get involved.

There will be many other locals on hand to talk to about growing just about anything. Make sure you stop by Strzelecki Heritage apples and find out about its vast variety of delicious apples and maybe pick up a plant or two.

Jenneke and Jack will be bringing their piano accordions and adding a sunny vibe, whatever the weather, with their groovy tunes.

So many wonderful people go into making the market awesome and often they just get busy behind the scenes making things happen.

And no-one works harder in the local food scene than the original organiser of the Coal Creek Farmers’ Market, Miranda Sharp.

We’d like to say a big congratulations to Miranda for being named a 2015 Melbourne Food and Wine Legend.

It’s set to be a super day so grab your bags and appetite and head to the Coal Creek Heritage Park car park Korumburra between 8am and 12.30pm for a delicious morning.

Distinctive scene: mosaic I by Susan Quinn, an acrylic.

Quinn hears call to paint A MIX OF contemporary landscapes and abstract art will appear in the next exhibition at Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek.

Susan Quinn presents the whole shebang: a survey of recent works - Susan Quinn, a collection of paintings from March 15 to April 18.

The show opens on Sunday, March 22.

A relatively recent arrival in South Gippsland, Quinn is an audiologist with a long history of visiting the region on weekends and in the holidays.

She took part in Gecko’s group exhibition, This Land, last year and attracted favourable comments.

“The wonder of light in nature inspires me to paint.

Colour, line and form are the primary drivers in my art,” Quinn said.

“Colour, line and form provide a language to express and interpret moments of everyday life.

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“An awareness of the force of colour and light in my daily environment provides a continual spark of excitement and energy in my consciousness.”

Quinn tries to capture this colour energy in paintings by incorporating elements of expressive and spontaneous style.

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acrylic paint and dry pastels. I have had a long interest in fabrics and textiles of all sorts, which manifests in my painting through pattern and texture, as well as a forthright composition,” she said.

“I find artistic creation to be an adventure full of challenges and overarching satisfaction.”

The exhibition features acrylic on canvas, including mixed media works on paper.

Quinn has participated in community art shows in Melbourne and Wangaratta, and has studied at the Sydney College of the Arts, as well as audiology at the University of Melbourne.

Her work as an audiologist has taken her to Darwin and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Kununurra in Western Australia, Melbourne and now Leongatha.

She has also worked as the arts project officer at Araluen Arts Centre at Alice Springs.

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Edney’s adds new face to sales team EDNEY’S Leongatha has announced the appointment of Pat Gartland to its sales team.

Mr Gartland was welcomed to the firm last Wednesday by dealer principal Darryl McGannon. Pat replaces Heather Walker who has left the area.

“Heather was terrific for us and she leaves with our best wishes. I am happy to have Pat on board who has great experience in selling cars,” Mr McGannon said.

Mr Gartland has had around 30 years in the car industry, selling both new and used cars predominantly in Melbourne but with a couple of stints in country areas; including at one stage in Leongatha.

Hyundais and Nissans are particularly familiar to Pat and he has settled in to his new role quickly.

With vast experience in the used car trade, Pat will also be able to help in this area; for both people looking to buy a pre-owned vehicle or those wishing to trade up to a new car.

Living in Wonthaggi, Mr Gartland said he would enjoy the shorter commute.

“Travelling back to Wonthaggi from Melbourne for many years was a real drain. It could take me up to two hours just to get home on a bad day,” he said.

“Coming across to Leongatha will be a dream for me.”

Mr Gartland had contemplated re-

Sales boost: Pat Gartland, left, is a welcome addition to the Edney’s Leongatha car sales team. Dealer principal Darryl McGannon wishes Pat all the best. tirement after a long time working six to seven days a week and taking calls at night, juggling three phones at times.

“I stopped work for about six months and became bored; I wasn’t ready to retire. I saw the advertisement

for the job and thought this is for me,” he said.

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day and wasted no time getting familiar with the long established business at Edneys.

He looks forward to helping people with their motoring needs until he decides retirement is right.

Nissan’s highly attractive finance offer across a broad range of the company’s newest and most popular models is still on.

Called The Big One, the campaign features a one per cent comparison finance rate with zero deposit for approved applicants who buy before March 31.

Nissan Australia has run The Big One campaign on several occasions in the recent past, and it’s always been hugely popular with customers.

An incredibly low interest rate, combined with zero deposit for approved applicants, has helped many individuals and families update their current car to a fabulous new generation model.

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The good news for buyers is most of those models are included in this campaign, including X-Trail, Pathfinder and the award-winning Qashqai ST. In addition, all models of the ever popular Pulsar range are included as well.

Those keen for an update will need to hurry though, as the opportunity only lasts until March 31 at Edney’s Nissan Leongatha.

TAC welcomes safety boost THE Transport Accident Commission has welcomed a sharp increase in the number of new cars available with technology that automatically senses danger and applies the brakes.

In the seven months since the TAC launched its Australian-first campaign encouraging new car buyers to look for vehicles with Auto-Emergency Braking (AEB), the number of cars available with the technology has grown from 129 to 164.

Manufacturers are also increasingly offering AEB

as a standard feature rather than an optional extra.

TAC chief executive officer Janet Dore predicted the numbers would continue to grow as more consumers demand the potentially lifesaving technology.

“Improving the safety of Victoria’s car fleet is an important step towards creating a safer overall road system that will reduce deaths and serious injuries,” she said.

AEB systems generally use sensors to detect imminent danger, such as pedestrians or stationary vehicles in the car’s path. The sensors trigger a warning and, depending on the AEB version installed, the car will

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Ms Dore said AEB had the potential to significantly reduce the likelihood of rear-end collisions, which account for about 16 per cent of all injury crashes.

“AEB will never replace the need to be alert and vigilant at all times when driving but it can intervene at that crucial moment to avoid a collision or reduce the speed at impact,” she said.

Ms Dore said it was hoped Victorians would embrace AEB in a similar way to earlier vehicle safety technologies like Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and side curtain airbags.

In the 10 years following the launch of TAC’s groundbreaking ESC campaign in 2004, the number of new vehicles fitted with ESC grew from 10 per cent to 95 per cent.

Ms Dore said AEB was not confined to high-end luxury vehicles, with manufacturers including Ford, Holden, Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, Mazda, Subaru and Volkswagen now offering it in various models.

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Toyota Australia’s divisional manager national marketing Brad Cramb said the company was focused on implementing farreaching initiatives that would build on its position as the established market leader.

“The 2015 sales figures show Toyota has an even firmer grip on its long term position as the best selling automotive brand in the country,” he said.

“We remain focused on improving the choice available to customers by enhancing the technology, innovation and excitement of Toyota vehicles.

“Toyota dealers and our staff are also keenly focused on long term success by continuing to improve the overall ownership experience for our customers, many of whom have shown remarkable loyalty to the Toyota brand.”

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Young stars praised Leaders off and running BASS Coast Shire Council’s brightest young leaders were recognised at the Bass Coast Young Leaders Program awards presentation in San Remo recently.

The 2015 leaders received their awards from mayor Cr Kimberley Brown, with young leaders announced from all 13 participating Bass Coast schools.

Cr Brown said it was a great achievement for the students, who will now have the opportunity to participate in council and community events and activities throughout the year.

“The purpose of Council’s Bass Coast Young Leaders Program is to foster young leaders within Bass Coast and to recognise students who display leadership qualities, such as respect, responsibility and teamwork,” Cr Brown said.

“We have some outstanding young people who show great potential in our community and I was honoured to present the 2015 Bass Coast Young Leaders with their awards.

“On behalf of council, I congratulate our young leaders on their awards and I’m looking forward to seeing what these students achieve not only this year, but in years to come.”

THE next generation of South Gippsland’s community and business leaders are off and running after the 2015 official launch of the Gippsland Community Leadership Program in Wonthaggi recently.

Student leaders: from left, Bass Coast Specialist School’s Molly Bickham, principal Edith Gray and Youki Innes. The students are part of the Bass Coast Young Leaders Program.

Each young leader received a certificate, a presentation pack and young leader badge, as well as a $200 scholarship from council to go towards their education expenses.

The 2015 Bass Coast Young Leaders are: Bass Coast Specialist School – Molly Bickham and Youki Innes; Bass Valley Primary School – Kodi Trewin and Jamie Good; Cowes Primary School – Paige Bennett and Max Walton; Inverloch/Kongwak Primary School – Meghan Bate and Alex Maxwell; Newhaven College (Junior Campus) – Jessica Harry and (Middle School Campus) - Max Stafford; Newhaven College (Senior Campus) – Emma Volard and Duncan Hunt; Newhaven Primary

School – Tandra Krause and Jordan Matthews; Powlett River Primary School – Courtney Mathrick and Lou Armstrong; San Remo Primary School – Shioni Borg and Jake Bill; St Joseph’s School – Amy Piasente and Oscar Plenkovich; Wonthaggi North Primary School – Rufaro Karema and Fraser West; Wonthaggi Primary School – Zara Hooper and Liam Sibley; and Wonthaggi Secondary College – Madeliene Murray and Fergus McKittrick.

Anyone wanting to find out more information about the Bass Coast Young Leader Program can contact council’s social and community planning team on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or 5671 2211.

Leongatha footballer Beau Vernon was the keynote speaker, and touched on his experiences following an on field incident causing quadriplegia, and how he is giving back to the community.

Beau is working for the AFL, as the Leongatha Parrots as senior coach, and assisting and inspiring others in similar positions.

GCLP’s 2015 participants include Belinda Brennan, who lives in Leongatha and works at the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority as a partnership team leader.

“With a passion for Landcare and my local community, I am looking forward to making a difference locally and in Gippsland through my involvement in GCLP,” she said.

“The enthusiasm of past GCLP graduates is amazing and I am really proud to be part of the twentieth year, learning more about Gippsland, its people and places.”

GCLP, is now celebrating its nineteenth year, and with nearly 500 graduates, is

Unveiling leaders: Gippsland Community Leadership Program lead facilitator Libby Thompson, program manager Barry Rogers, guest speaker Beau Vernon and C4G CEO Mary Aldred at the program’s official launch at Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club. auspiced by the Committee for Gippsland in Warragul.

Committee for Gippsland CEO Mary Aldred said the depth of community engagement and diversity of backgrounds was a key stand out among this year’s leadership group.

“This year’s participants are an outstanding group of individuals from all parts and sectors of our region, and GCLP will be all about developing their leadership capacity, enhancing their understanding of Gippsland, and inspiring them to contribute back those skills to their communities and

workplaces,” she said.

Lead facilitator Libby Thompson, and program manager and co-facilitator Barry Rogers will guide the participants through a 12 month in depth understanding about Gippsland, including its history, communities and industries.

Accompanying this will be applied leadership theory components, where participants hear from a range of leaders from Gippsland and around Australia, as they build on their own development and understanding.

The program will kick off in late February with a

two day residential at Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort.

Participants will hear from Gippsland historian Patrick Morgan, three Aboriginal elders, and other community leaders.

South Gippsland participants include: Ray Argento, a CFA volunteer from Toora; Gayle Bloch, from Wonthaggi Medical Group; Ms Brennan; Michael Croatto from Burra Foods in Korumburra; Meg Edwards, self employed from Fish Creek; Heidi Gratton from Wonthaggi; and Gill Mertens from Island Mowing in Cowes.

South Gippsland hosts doctors to be A TOTAL of 36 medical students will be welcomed by the Monash School of Rural Health - South Gippsland this year.

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The students, who have been progressively starting since late January, will spend from two weeks to a full academic year in the region.

SRH head of school, Professor Judi Walker, said it was an exciting time for students as they embarked on various stages of their medical studies.

“Our staff will ensure a smooth start to the year for the students, many of whom will be coming to South Gippsland for the first time,” Professor Walker said.

South Gippsland has nine Year 4C students including two each placed at Leongatha Healthcare, Korumburra Medical Centre, South Gippsland Family Medicine, Foster Medical Centre and one at Wonthaggi Medical Group.

There will be 27 Year 5D students rotating through with 21 at Bass Coast Regional Health and six at Gippsland Southern Health Service.

Medical futures: some of the new intake of South Gippsland medical students familiarise themselves with the school’s main base adjacent to Leongatha Hospital.

Head of the local school, Associate Professor David Campbell, said the Monash SRH - South Gippsland site provided many opportunities for medical students to develop their skills.

“Students will be exposed to diverse learning opportunities under the watchful eye of dedicated clinical educators through teaching facilities

within the sites, at local general practice clinics and the local hospitals,” he said.

“Our rapidly growing multi-site school is committed to improving rural health and developing a sustainable rural health workforce. We seek to make a difference to rural people and their communities.”

Cancer survivors, carers invited to relay THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of Relay For Life and Fish Creek will host the occasion.

Across South Gippsland, 187 people are diagnosed every year and for every one of them, there is a network of family and friends supporting them.

You don’t have to look much further than Fish Creek to find survivors and carers who will attach special meaning to Relay For Life.

Two local ladies, Rebecca Stefani and Megan Vuillermin, have their own stories to share.

Rebecca was 28 when diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and 19 years ago, having just turned 25, Megan was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Both ladies are passionate about supporting South Gippsland Relay for

Life, knowing the money raised will go towards research, support, treatment and hopefully prevention of cancers. Sadly, there a many undergoing treatment right now which makes this relay so important.

People who have either experienced cancer or cared for a sufferer, are invited to join the Survivors and Carers Walk, which includes a special ceremony starting with a lap of honour to open the relay.

This begins at 4pm on Saturday, March 21 and will be held at Fish Creek’s Terrill Park. Participation is not restricted to people involved in a relay team.

South Gippsland Relay For Life Volunteer Committee chair Meg Edwards said the Survivors and Carers Walk would be an opportunity to reflect upon individual journeys and raise awareness of the local impact of

cancer.

“By participating in the Survivors and Carers Walk, you can share cancer experiences with others who truly understand, and at the same time help inspire the hundreds of local Relay For Life participants who are raising funds to fight this disease,” she said.

Many relay teams already have their fundraising underway. They will take turns to keep their team batons moving around a track during the overnight event.

The Survivors and Carers Walk includes a celebration afternoon tea, presentation from a relay representative and an invitation to complete the first lap of the relay. Assistance will be provided to participants with mobility issues.

To join the South Gippsland Relay For Life event, please phone 1300 65 65 85 or visit www.relayforlife.org.au.

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The large family room includes a solid fuel heater and leads directly out onto a private outdoor entertaining area.

The home has been freshly painted inside and out and new carpet has been laid throughout.

Other features include a single carport, double lock up garage/shed,

solar gas hot water and a variety of fruit trees and town water.

Within a short drive to Leongatha and the stunning beaches of Inverloch just down the road this well priced property is definitely worth a look.

KOONWARRA 10 Bacon Avenue Stockdale & Leggo Leongatha 5662 5800

$465,000

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FOR SALE COASTAL LIFESTYLE PROPERTY ALE5200031

836 Lees Road, Venus Bay

This block of land is approximately 4.05 ha in size and is positioned within the coastal park area of the 3rd estate of Venus Bay. Currently the site is used for camping, and has access to coastal reserve inlet beach for fishing or swimming.

Vehicle access is via a gate to the coastal park, and the property is one of only 4 properties within this park. Call today for more information.

ALE5200034

Venus Bay Office

133 Jupiter Boulevard

$229,000 5663 7111

Alan Steenholdt 0409 423 822

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5662 0922 45 Bair Street LEONGATHA

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9 SILVERBACK PLACE, LEONGATHA

48 PEART STREET, LEONGATHA

• 4 bedroom home on north facing 866m2 block • 3 bay 9m x 5m shed at rear with vehicle access • Cubby house, veggie gardens, chook pen.

• As new quality family home • 4 bedrooms plus study, master with ensuite &WIR • 2 living areas, outdoor entertaining deck

• Immaculately maintained 3 bedroom home • Open plan timber kitchen/dining, 2 living areas • Central location in popular Peart Street

$429,000

$419,000

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3 Bedroom + Study & 2 separate living areas Recently renovated kitchen & bathrooms Low maintenance inground swimming pool, 1.3 acres Double garage, 15m x 9m shed (+ high clearance carport)

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6 MANNA COURT, KOONWARRA

60 WHITWORTHS RD, KORUMBURRA SOUTH

• 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms (spa) • Solar Passive 3 Level Designer home • 5890m² block at end of a quiet court

• Exceptional 4 bdrm home in stunning setting • Caesarstone benchtops, butler’s pantry • 2 outdoor entertaining areas, shed, landscaped gardens

• 4 bedroom home, master with ensuite and WIR • 2 bedroom granny flat with shared bathroom • Double garage, 3 bay barn shed and woodshed.

$629,000

$699,000

NEW PRICE $540,000

“THE STAR”, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - PAGE 35

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

Space for family growth and the pony

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ITUATED on a one acre block in the quiet hamlet of Dumbalk, this four bedroom plus study, two storey brick veneer home with farm land backing onto the rear of the property has a great rural feel.

Features of this home include formal lounge and dining area, family/meals and kitchen room with access via a sliding door to the huge concreted outside area.

The master bedroom complete with walk in robe, ensuite and study are down stairs and the three bedrooms and main bathroom are located upstairs.

The windows to the front of the house have all been double glazed, and there is an abundance of cupboard space.

Outside is very appealing with beautiful established gardens and ornamental trees, a separate lock up garage with power and carport.

The property would be perfect for the well loved pony and secure

fencing and double gates at the front of the property provide access for a horse float or large vehicles.

This could easily be the block you have been waiting for; one acre, right in Dumbalk village with all the town services available and a school bus virtually at the door.

The general store is close by, Meeniyan is around the corner, as well as the well known Tarwin Valley Camp Draft, and it is an easy commute to several of the major regional towns including Latrobe Valley.

It’s a ripper for the family.

DUMBALK 36-38 Farmers Road Landmark Harcourts Leongatha Glenys Foster 0477 622 298

$395,000

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Jason Harris 0417 640 079

Mike West 0409 583 692

Brent Harriage 0417 681 307

Leongatha

Leongatha

Leongatha

Mirboo North

PEACE & TRANQUILLITY ON 2.5 ACRES

ATTENTION FIRST HOME BUYERS

NEAT AND AFFORDABLE

SECURE COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT

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• Well maintained 3 BR home on a good sized block • Separate lounge, wood heater, undercover entertaining deck • Single carport, lock up shed with power, access to backyard

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16 Byrne Street, Leongatha $195,000 Sole Agent

McCartin Street, Leongatha From $160,000 Sole Agent

Modern family home with stunning rural views 2 large living areas with undercover entertaining deck 9mx6m shed, huge orchard, chook pen & vege garden

2500 Grandridge Road , Hallston $435,000 Sole Agent 3

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New kitchen, floor coverings and painting Great corner block with side access, large lock up shed or double garage. Very affordable, why pay rent

16 Parr Street, Leongatha $180,000 Sole Agent

ENTRY LEVEL IN A GREAT POSITION

PIECE OF PARADISE

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Great location, easy walking distance to shops Front unit, open plan living, R/C Air-con Updated kitchen, recently painted, lock up garage

1/18 Ogilvy Street , Leongatha $199,000 Sole Agent

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1/24 Bellingham Street, Leongatha 3 $229,000 Sole Agent

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Lge 4 bed home situated on 1200m2 block with rural views. ? ?

2 separate living areas, open plan kitchen/dining Dbl garage, ducted gas heating, lge rear deck, side access ?

5 Vale Court, Leongatha $410,000

175 McNaughtons Road, Wild Dog Valley $395,000 Sole Agent

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Low maintenance B/V townhouse in a quiet 2 unit complex Open plan living, separate bath & shower, B.I.R's Good sized yard with single carport access

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Situated at the end of a no-through road Very neat 3BR home with open plan living Set on 14.5 picturesque acres with outstanding views

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Renovated 3 BR home in a great sought after location • Home situated on 6 acres with stunning views 2 living areas, modern bthrm with spa bath, natural gas • Spacious open plan family area, wood heater, RC/AC Garage, single carport, timber deck & undercover area • Fruit trees/veggie garden & a 2kw solar system

35 Brumley St, Leongatha REDUCED TO $283,000

5662 5800 15 Bair Street, Leongatha

Neat and tidy 4 bed, open plan living, Polished floors, RC Air Within walking distance to park, schools and Main St Outdoor entertaining, garage & low maintenance gardens

51 Turner Street, Leongatha REDUCED $249,000 S/A

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PRIVATE LOCATION, HANDY TOO SHOPS GREAT LOCATION ? ? ?

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46 Berrys Creek Road, Berry Creek $535,000 Sole Agent 3

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22 Miller Street, Dumbalk REDUCED $225,000 S/A

96 Ridgway, Mirboo North

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Family home with side access T

HERE’S plenty on offer with this four bedroom plus study family home with side access for the boat or van.

Two living zones along with an outdoor deck area that cleverly blends inside provide loads of room for family entertaining.

The master bedroom offers a full ensuite and walk in robe; the three family bedrooms have built in robes and have the family bathroom with bath, shower and separate toilet

central.

The kitchen is open with gas and electric cooking, dishwasher, ample draw and cupboard space, breakfast bar, and a walk in pantry that also has direct access to the double car garage, so unloading the groceries is made easy.

Outside there is something for everyone with a nicely landscaped back yard, a 9m x 8m approx shed, vegetable garden, and more.

With all the hard work done and

priced well below replacement cost, why build?

To arrange a personal inspection call Peter Bellingham at SEJ Leongatha.

LEONGATHA Contact agent for location SEJ Real Estate Leongatha 5662 4033

$435,000

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UCKED away in one of the quietest courts in town, this home gives the feel of seclusion and privacy and is only walking distance to all the schools.

The home is split level with cathedral ceilings and offers two living areas plus dining, the kitchen is all electric with walk in pantry, large benches, breakfast bar and good cupboard and draw space.

The home offers four bedrooms, the master with ensuite. All bedrooms have built in robes, and the family

bathroom is centrally located.

Timber is a strong feature throughout with polished floors, wood panel walls and exposed beams. The lower living area spills out onto a large covered deck area with views over nearby farm land and is ideal for outdoor entertaining, or kicking back in the spa with a glass of something cold.

Heating and cooling are taken care of with a solid fuel fire, reverse cycle air conditioner and ceiling fans.

Outside the garden features low maintenance plantings that offer

screening, colour and shade year round.

The lawn area is easy to look after and there is a small garden shed to keep things stored away.

This home has a great feel and an inspection is recommended to appreciate what’s on offer.

For more information please call Peter Bellingham at SEJ Leongatha.

LEONGATHA Contact agent for location SEJ Real Estate Leongatha 5662 4033

$339,000

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Local people with national connections Real Estate

Available 7 Days POOWONG 202 ACRES

LEONGATHA SOUTH ‘THREE SPRINGS’

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Farmed to perfection.

Excellent pastures, fencing and infrastructure.

4 bedroom 1980's brick veneer home.

Magnificent gardens and surrounds.

LEONGATHA FAMILY HOME

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6 Bed, 2 Bath, 4 Car Open plan kitchen/dining, 2 living Ultimate kids back yard Large shed/workshop

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Designed over two levels Short walk to beach Large 1700 m2 block

Grazing/Turnout block Great home sites (STCA) Power on site

Fantastic 30 Acre block Country style 3 bed, 2 Bath, 2 Living Good shedding & water Sealed road frontage Views to town

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LAND SIZE: 3,589 m2 ZONING: Industrial 3 FLOOR SPACE: 737 m2 (approx)

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5 yo Modern home Open kitchen, living, dining 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car Side access for caravan or boat Large shed/workshop

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2.5 Acres - 3 paddocks 3 Bed, 1 Bath, 2 Car Sealed road frontage Views to town Huge potential

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$410,000

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Great 2.5 Acres Planning permit to 2018 Power to site Fully fenced Ripping views

$369,000

South Gippsland Hwy LEONGATHA www.sej.com.au

$190,000

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Open kitchen/dining/living 3 Bed, 2 Bath, Outdoor BBQ/entertaining area Nice size yard with vehicle access Quiet court location

Contemporary family home Open plan kitchen/living/dining 4 Bed, Study, 2 Bath, Powder room Indoor/Outdoor entertainment area Only 2 years old, suit new buyer

$585,000 LEONGATHA SOUTH

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Modern design 3 y/o home 3 Bed, Study, 2 Bath Open plan living Formal lounge, Rumpus room Situated on 2.5 acres

$315,000

$649,000

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MARDAN

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4 Bed, 2 Bath, 4 Car Open plan, Formal lounge Fantastic shed - concrete & power

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LEONGATHA

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Modern 3 Bed, 2 Bath home Walk to CBD 4 Acres zoned residential

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$675,000

5662 4033

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Will your property be new to the market place? We have genuine buyer enquiry for the following: Working Dairy & Grazing farms, Lifestyle acreage & farmlets & Residential properties.

SEJ Real Estate with offices in Leongatha, Warragul, Foster & Sandy Point can help you sell your property.

For a NO Obligation, FREE market appraisal of your property please call the SEJ Real Estate office nearest you.

Leongatha - 5662 4033, Warragul - 5622 3800, Foster - 5682 2800, Sandy Point - 5684 1111

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LEONGATHA NORTH 168 ACRES

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3 Bed, Study, 2 Bath Open kitchen/living Sep lounge/dining Solid fuel heating, RC/AC Alfresco/BBQ deck

$320,000

LEONGATHA

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Large 3/4 acre block 4 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Living First time on market Owner down sizing

$449,000

Peter Bellingham 0418 515 666 pbellingham@sej.com.au

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Exceptional home, stunning setting S

ET in a superb location, this beautiful custom built home, offering an idyllic country lifestyle, showcases an architecturally designed quality residence.

Hidden jewel in prized location

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HIS quality built, beautifully presented and much loved townhouse is reluctantly for sale.

Situated close to the golf course, swimming centre and just a short easy walk to the town centre, it will suit the fussiest of purchasers.

Privately located behind Sasanqua Camellia hedging, rose garden and arbours, it is one of just four stand alone townhouses, each with its own unique design.

Bay windows and a clever design have led to distinct areas for kitchen, dining and lounge living, yet remain open plan providing for ease of movement.

The living area is larger than you’d expect to find in a townhouse.

A well equipped kitchen offers St. George gas hot plates and electric wall oven and a Fisher and Paykel drawer dishwasher.

North facing, the lounge section looks out onto a private and leafy covered outdoor entertaining area, used frequently for breakfast, lunch and dinner by current owners.

Neutral decor throughout is offset by feature cornice work, quality curtains and Berber carpets.

A two bedroom, two bathroom townhouse, the main bedroom has sizable walk-in-robe and ensuite.

Other highly desirable features include separate entry hall, natural gas ducted heating, reverse cycle air conditioning, direct entry from single remote garage, separate storage room/ workshop in the garage, good outdoor awnings, leafy colourful courtyard gardens and outdoor power points.

A convenient corner store is just up the road too.

No further expenditure is

needed. Well maintained and presented, this townhouse is ready for lucky purchasers to simply move in and enjoy.

Inspect to be impressed.

LEONGATHA 1/24 Turner Street Insight Real Estate Leongatha 5662 2220

$349,000

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The floor plan encapsulates both luxury and functionality.

Ideally set on 7735m2 (just under two acres) the home offers an abundance of features you would expect in a quality custom built home.

There are four generous size bedrooms plus a study and a split level to the master suite with full ensuite and walk in robe.

The formal lounge features a raked ceiling and the home is north facing offering an abundance of natural light.

Solid fuel heating and a reverse cycle air conditioner allow year round comfort.

The stunning kitchen includes Miele appliances, Caesarstone waterfall bench tops and soft close drawers, an impressive butler’s pantry and is adjoined by a formal dining and living area.

The bathroom suite includes a shower and a bath, plus a separate powder room and separate toilet.

There are two outdoor entertaining areas with silver top ash decks to top off the spectacular property.

Other features include ceiling fans throughout, flush panel high clearance doors, double glazed – double hung windows and Tassie oak polished timber floors.

There is also a ducted vacuum system, solar hot water (with instant gas back up), extensive insulation in the walls and ceiling and first class quality fittings.

Outside you will find a well designed, easy to manage landscaped garden with sprawling lawns, 12m x 7.5m shed (including toilet and shower , and front and side roller doors), double carport, tank water and town water and so much more.

This truly is an exceptional home in a beautiful setting.

KOONWARRA 6 Manna Court Alex Scott and Staff Leongatha 5662 0922

$699,000

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$355,000

$210,000

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Northerly facing comfortable 3 bdrm BV home with rural views 2 living areas, solid wood heater, a master bdrm with WIR Situated on 2 Titles each level blocks of 897m² with gardens

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$395,000

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3 Bedroom hardiblank home with open plan living 721 m2 block only minutes walk to town and medical centre Single garage with workshop and garden shed

CT KARDELLA, PARKLIKE GARDENS

LEONGATHA SOUTH, 57 ACRES

$7,500 per acre

$420,000

$7,000 per acre

227 acres + 9 acre River Lease with 3 b/r BV home.

12 S/O H/B dairy complete with feed system & 5000 ltr bulk vat & AI facilities.

Comfortable 3 bdrm BV home in a gorgeous private setting Open plan living, views of garden, solid wood heater & RC/AC Short stroll to the shops, sporting facilities, school & Rail Trail

$349,000

Must see to Appreciate!

NEW LISTING

LEONGATHA, DAIRY FARM ? ?

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3,400m2 block, lovely gardens, veggie garden & orchard 3 bdrms, 2 large living areas, open timber kitchen 2 car garage & a 12m x 8m workshop both powered.

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Excellent paddock with heavy duty stockyard Easy to manage flat country and watered by dams Two bitumen road frontages

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3 bdrm home welcoming floor-plan & generous living/dining Great position overlooking McIndoe Park Gallery style kitchen, private paved courtyard & gardens

$349,000

GLENYS FOSTER BARRY REDMOND MEG EDWARDS SARAH PRICE RACHEAL GUYMER 47 BAIR ST, LEONGATHA 0477 622 298 0477 622 292 0429 841 555 0439 885 078 0407 155 546 OFFICE 5662 2292

“THE STAR”, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - PAGE 39

All set: from left, cyclists in the Barrier Breakers ride rest after a training session, Guusta Westra, Les Roberts, Amanda Jackson, Rob Larsen and Lance Hunt. Photo courtesy of Gippsland Times.

Cyclists ride for mental health CYCLING 780km in seven days is the quest of veteran cyclists determined to raise community awareness of the need for governments to allocate more resources to mental health.

The Sale veterans, Lance Hunt, Guusta Westra, Robert Larsen and Amanda Jackson, are all experienced long distance cyclists. Between them they have tackled epic rides in Russia, Vietnam, Europe and the Australian outback.

The ride will start in Sale on Tuesday, March 17 and will pass through South Gippsland on Saturday, March 21.

The group will arrive in Leongatha from Foster at 10.30am, then travel to Korumburra, arriving at 11.30am, and then onto Koo Wee Rup. All of Gippsland’s state and federal politicians will be invited to participate in the ride to accompany other riders who are committed to improved mental health outcomes.

The Gippsland circuit will include Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Nowa Nowa, Orbost, Yarram, Welshpool, Foster, Leongatha, Korumburra, Koo Wee Rup, Pakenham, Nar Nar Goon, Drouin, Warragul, Moe, Morwell, Traralgon, Heyfield and Maffra.

Mr Hunt is a tireless advocate for better mental health outcomes. He is also the convenor of the Wellington chapter of Gippsland’s mental health advocacy charity, Barrier Breakers.

“Mental health is a subject we tend not to speak about much in the community,” he said.

“The illness can lead to disastrous consequences for many families, particularly in areas where services are difficult to access.

“Additionally, we know mental illness costs businesses millions of dollars a year in lost time.”

Mr Hunt said one in every five people (20 per cent) will have a mental illness in any one year.

“We all need to do much, much more to get governments’ attention. We surely cannot ignore the pressing needs of so many people,” he said.

Donations for the ride can be made to Lance Hunt CBA Sale BSB063526 account 10414453 (reference Mental Health Ride).

Cheques can be sent to PO Box 39, Maffra, Victoria, 3860, made payable to Lance Hunt (reference on back of cheque to Mental Health Ride).

Barrier Breakers Inc. is a tax endorsed deductible gift recipient and all donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. A tax deductible receipt will be issued.

Milpara Community House news MILPARA is proud to have been supporting our community since 1979. We provide a venue for a variety of groups and offer adult education to improve skills and enjoyment of life.

We provide community support via our Emergency Foodbank, housing a part time Centrelink agency, resource library, job bulletin board and a friendly face. Milpara is run by a volunteer committee of governance and a variety of interesting and rewarding volunteer opportunities exist. We provide support and training to match skills to our volunteers.

Currently we are undergoing a Milpara Health Check. It’s a great time for reflection and analysis. We’d like to know if Milpara is meeting the needs of the community. What are the needs of our community? How do we ensure Milpara stays relevant and sup-

ports our community into the future?

Rebecca will be doing some community consultation. Come see her on Wednesday, March 11 at Coal Creek Entry Building, 10.30am-11.30am and Heather’s Café 12 – 1pm. The coffee is on us. Alternatively drop in or send us an email milpara@dcsi.net.au.

We appreciate your input.

Microsoft Windows 8, are you confused? Or want to learn the ropes before you install? We have a session for you on Tuesday, March 17. iPad Basics Wednesday, March 18 is your opportunity to learn all the functions.

Optimise the use of your fantastic device.

If you are interested in any of the activities, further information or to provide feedback, please drop in, email or call the house on 5655 2524.

Standing out: back from left, prize winners at Gippsland Hills CWA Conference, Theresa Bateman (Woorayl), Heather Scott (Meeniyan), Faye Bland (Meeniyan), Judge Bianca Stefani (Fish Creek), Marjorie Hutchinson (Woorayl), Bev Littlejohn (Mirboo), front from left, Sonja Gili (Woorayl), Samantha Wearne (Woorayl) and Niki Curtis (Leongatha Twilight).

CWA’s appeal grows THE Country Women’s Association is growing in Victoria, with 54 new branches formed in the last two years.

That was the message brought by CWA state president Dorothy Coombe as she addressed the AGM and conference of the Gippsland Hills CWA Group in Leongatha recently.

Delegates from all 10 branches in the group, which stretches from Bena to Meeniyan and Mirboo North to Inverloch, were present to meet the state president and report on their activities in the past year and plan for the future.

This year’s CWA theme is ‘Community Connectedness and Creativity’, and local branches are planning to be more involved than ever with the community.

During the AGM, branches reported on the wide range of activities they had undertaken in the past 12 months. These include catering at community events such as Anzac Day and Australia Day, providing opportunities for learning new skills, hearing guest speakers from organisations including Yooralla Leongatha and supporting their work, holding fashion parades, making and donating goods to charities, visiting and interacting with resi-

Official party: from left, Margaret Stollery, president of Woorayl Branch, welcomes CWA state president Dorothy Coombe, with Gippsland Hills Group president Evelyn Stephens and group secretary Marjorie Hutchinson. dents of aged care homes, and having fun.

The Leongatha Twilight branch, one of the two new night branches in the group, was presented with the award for the best secretary’s report for the year.

The highlight of its year was the Mental Health Forum conducted in Leongatha in May 2014, with the follow up mental health first aid courses sponsored

by South Gippsland Shire Council and Latrobe Regional Hospital, and supported by the branch. The forum was one of the nominees for the shire Community Event of the Year.

Gippsland Hills Group

as a whole was also nominated for the shire Community Event of the Year, for its 60th Exhibition of Handicrafts, Art and Home Industries, held in Leongatha last April.

This was a special event, with visitors from across the state, and a wonderful display of craft, cooking, art, photography, plants and floral art.

This year the exhibition will be held at Meeniyan, on April 10-11, and will feature a yarn bombing art installation. For more details phone the convenor Evelyn Paterson on 5662 5409.

At the AGM, outgoing group president Evelyn

Stephens and group secretary Marjorie Hutchinson were thanked for their leadership and dedication, and presented with flowers by conference hosts Woorayl branch.

Heather Scott from Meeniyan branch was elected as the new group president and her group secretary is Jillian Matthies from the Mirboo North Night Owls.

Dawn Green is continuing as group craft leader and Lois Wust as performing arts convenor.

For enquiries about the Country Women’s Association, phone Heather Scott on 5662 2175 or visit www. cwaofvic.org.au.

Arts in spotlight FEDERATION University Australia’s Gippsland Campus has signalled a renewed focus on the study of art and design in the region.

This comes as the campus welcomes its first intake of university students for a new graphic design course, which will run alongside established studies in visual arts.

In the midst of recent community discussions regarding the future of art education in Gippsland, the university said it was important for key stakeholders to come together and

look at ways to increase participation in art and design studies.

Dr Tony Hanning, newly appointed lecturer at FedUni’s Gippsland Centre for Art and Design in Churchill, said greater collaboration between the university, secondary school visual arts teachers, local galleries and Gippsland’s art community would be central to new initiatives.

“As a former graduate of the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, I have seen firsthand the benefits of studying locally and the career opportunities available in this field,”

Dr Hanning said.

A renowned glass artist whose studio is based in Morwell, Dr Hanning has exhibited his work across the globe, including Taiwan and the USA. He was the first Australian glass artist to be exhibited at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

Discussions already are taking place to establish art and design community forums and reference groups within the region.

If you would like to study at FedUni in 2015, phone 1800 FED UNI (1800 333 864).

Growing arts: Dr Tony Hanning at Switchback Gallery, Gippsland Campus of FedUni, wants to expand the university’s links with the Gippsland arts community.

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Farming Insight

In action: one of the two windrow turners which Aussie Compost Co. is now using in the business. See them demonstrated at the information day on Thursday, March 19.

Composting - still the way to go THREE years since starting his Aussie Composting Company, the message from owner David Walker is still loud and clearturning your farm waste to compost is still the way to go.

But don't just listen to David's words come and hear for yourself why composting doesn't cost, it pays.

Mr Walker has lined up a panel of speakers with plenty of question and answer time set aside for an upcoming information day.

The day will be held at De Merlo's Quarry on Thursday, March 19 from 10am until 2.30pm.

Guest speakers include Declan McDonald, a senior soil scientist with SESL Australia, and Will Ryan, who has only recently been appointed as a product consultant with the company.

The session will be covering both the process for on farm composting, and highlighting how each tonne of compost can contain up to $125 value of nitrogens, phosphate and potash.

On farm composting is an efficient and environmental solution to removing your farm waste. This

information day will give you an insight into the benefits of compost, and the knowledge on how to convert those waste products into valuable fertiliser or soil conditioner.

“We have got plenty of dairy farmers using it; they can now dispose a lot of the effluent out of their ponds and use in the composting process. We have also got a piggery using the process, “Mr Walker said.

“We'll have a couple of farmers who have been composting for some years now attending the day. We will also have a guy attending who has been making compost in Thailand who can explain the economic benefits.”

At De Merlos there are five 200 metre rows of compost being manufactured and this will be used in the demonstrations.

Most of this compost is sold to the market; whether it be for market gardeners or for nurseries.

“It's going out by the truckload.

People are even ringing first and then coming out for a load in their trailers.

It's really taking off,” Mr Walker said.

To register for the information day call David on 0419 343 307.

Farmers prepare: Stella Carlisle with grandmother Jill Vella, project officer of the Southern Gippsland Agricultural Climate Resilience Project, preparing farmers for the impacts of climate change.

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A joint initiative of the South Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils, the project works with local food producers to help them prepare for the risks climate change will provide.

“In Australia, the temperature is probably a de-

gree higher than it was 50 years ago and we have not had an autumn break here for a long time and that throws up a lot of challenges for farmers,” Mrs Vella said.

“South Gippsland has always been famous for being drought proof and that is reflected in the price of land because you can farm it quite intensely but all of that could change.

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As part of the project, a series of workshops were run during summer designed to help farmers of all scales.

The first discussed vegetable growing in a changing climate. Staff from Jjaras Farmgate and Café at Inverloch spoke about their experience in running a productive market garden and Tony Gardner of the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority discussed soil.

“Tomatoes are a summer crop but if it gets too hot, they do not fruit as well,” Mrs Vella said, saying growers may need to consider alternative crops in the future.

Other workshops will be: making a wicking bed and fruit growing in a changing climate. All those workshops were held at the Food Hub, Coal Creek car park at Korumburra.

Another workshop, “Where’s my water?”, was held at the Phillip Island Community Orchard.

Further sessions will be planned throughout the year, including considering pasture species appropriate for hotter and drier climates, looking after yourself during stressful times and making good decisions.

The project will continue until November 2016.

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“THE STAR”, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - PAGE 43

Farming Insight Locals now own Landmark Leongatha WHEN an opportunity came along to take on the ownership of Landmark Leongatha, it was one Sam Vagg and Barry Svenson could not pass up.

It is still a Landmark branch and will still have the same buying power and range, including Landmark exclusive brands, but the branch is now locally owned and operated.

“The reason we bought the business was partly for the challenge, but also to provide greater flexibility than we had before for our customers,” Barry said.

“Decisions can now be made instantly; we can say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ straight away.”

Sam said he and Barry will have more control over the stock kept in the store, increase the product range, and will provide all agricultural services from the one shop.

“We have all agricultural needs including water, agronomy, fertiliser, seed, animal health products, stock feed and fencing as we always have, but now directions are coming from a branch level,” he said.

“We decide what we stock and we decide where we want to aim our business. Our employees are all local people as well.”

“Leongatha is the biggest branch in Victoria and third biggest in Australia for stock sales, so the team wants to enhance our stock sales service if we can,” Barry said.

The other services offered at the Landmark store won’t change, including stock sales and insurance, which are run by another party. Barry and Sam just have more flexibility to run

Change of hands: Barry Svenson (left) and Sam Vagg are the new owners of the Landmark Leongatha rural store. their side of the business as any small business.

“We will maintain our Landmark buying power. If anything we will be making Landmark work for us,” Barry said.

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Dalegety Animal Health is exclusive to Landmark and provides a great range of products to cover the needs of farmers in South Gippsland.

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Farming Insight Be ready for opportunities

By Brad Lester DAIRY prices may have plateaued in the short term but farmers should feel they still get ahead.

Planning for the long term was the key to maxi-

mising opportunities to grow dairy businesses, according to a dairy industry forum held in Leongatha recently.

The Future Outlook of Dairy in 2015 event attracted 80 farmers from across South and West Gippsland to hear from four experts

about the prospects for the coming year.

Dairy prices have remained at $6 a kilogram for milk solids, down from the $6.30-$6.50 forecast at the start of the season, due to global dairy prices.

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“We urge people to talk to their financier and to their accountant.”

Mr Gill suggested farmers consider only paying the interest on a loan to make money

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Rural Finance agribusiness analyst Matt Ough said farmers may be able to turn out poor producing cows early to save money

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Trade cattle lead the market THERE were approximately 2650 export and 500 young cattle penned, representing an increase of 400 head week on week.

There was a full field of buyers present and operating in a mixed market, but dearer for the limited selection of trade cattle and cheaper for the export grades.

Yearling cattle suited to the trade sold 5c to 6c/kg dearer on most sales. The 1800 steers and bullocks were plainer in quality than last sale and demand softened for the increased supply of secondary drafts, as a larger proportion of the yarding were showing the effects of the summer.

Grown steers slipped 5c to 10c, and bullocks eased 4c to 5c/kg, while the heavy weight bullocks held firm. Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers sold 9c cheaper while the crossbred portion eased 2c to 4c/kg.

Most weights and grades were represented in the 700 cows and not all buyers were operating. Light weight cows eased 10c to 15c, while the heavy weights slipped 5c to 10c/kg. Heavy weight bulls improved 3c/kg.

Yearling trade steers sold from 218c to 242c/ kg. Yearling heifers suited to the trade made between 200c and 245c/kg.

Grown steers sold between 210c and 238c/kg.

Bullocks made from 214c to 237c/kg. Heavy weight bullocks sold from 216c to 230c/kg. Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers made between 186c and 201c with the crossbred portion between 192c and 223c/kg.

Most light and medium weight cows sold between

130c and 160c/kg. Heavy weight cows made mostly from 158c to 192c/kg.

Heavy weight bulls sold from 185c to 245c/kg.

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BULLOCKS 15 J. Khalid, Foster 570.00kg 16 O’Loughlin Bros. Meeniyan 651.88kg 14 A.J. & L.M. Dunkley, Yarram 693.93kg 20 D.L. & P.A. McIndoe, Leongatha 644.25kg 10 E.A., G.E., R.I. & G.J. Baillie, Tyers 636.50kg 14 B. & A. Hollonds, Sale 715.00kg STEERS 1 R.L. McPhie, Mardan 440.00kg 1 G.J. Laburchagne, Koorooman 400.00kg 1 N. Halliday, Budgeree 430.00kg 1 S.J. Vardy, Jack River 415.00kg 2 J. Khalid, Foster 545.00kg 1 R. & D. Clench, Yarram 425.00kg COWS 1 G.V. & B.M. McRae, Leongatha South 710.00kg 16 G.B. & J.A. Ray, Yarram 698.13kg 3 J.B. Drewett, Yinnar 613.33kg 7 E.A., G.E., R.I. & G.J. Baillie, Tyers 678.57kg 1 Mabu Pty Ltd, Mirboo 695.00kg 1 C.A. Reiter, Wonthaggi 685.00kg HEIFERS 2 C.W. Scholten, Hazelwood 305.00kg 1 P.A. Spinks 420.00kg 1 L.A.M. & F.R. Seuren, Doomburrim 335.00kg 1 S.B. Marriott Livestock, Outtrim 325.00kg 1 B. Horn, Mirboo North 370.00kg 6 R.J. & A.R. McRae, Tarwin South 351.67kg BULLS 1 Hoghton & Sharman, Jeeralang Junc. 825.00kg 1 D.B. & E.S. McCormack, Devon 1005.00kg 1 P.C., D.E., B.P. & I.M. Gale, Waratah North 770.00kg 1 E.J. & A. Opray, Dumbalk 1060.00kg 1 D.J. & C. Webb, Korumburra 890.00kg 1 P.C. & K.M. Eden, Glen Forbes 755.00kg

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Store sale market Thursday, March 5

Steers: B. Dixon, Mirboo North, 21 x $1170; M.A. & M.H. Scanlon, Glenburnie, 5 x $1100; C.A. & K.P. Christensen, Glengarry North, 7 x $1060; G.W. & T.A. Shilliday, Fish Creek, 1 x $1060; D. Chila, Mirboo North, 3 x $1055; Bill Berry, Wonthaggi, 7 x $1050.

Heifers: Geralem Services P/L, Mirboo, 1 x $950; L.N. & A.N. Vukosav, Grand Ridge, 1 x $915; Carnacoo Past Co, Stony Creek, 11 x $840; M. & L. Duthie, Carrajung, 1 x $825; Rath Pastoral, Dumbalk, 6 x $810; J.B. Jans, Hallston, 12 x $792.

Cows: L.W. & M.A. Barrett, Korumburra, 11 x $1100; K.J. & K.A. Smith, Koorooman, 1 x $640.

Cows and calves: S. Barbagallo, Hazelwood South, 8 x $1325; P.G. & R.A. Fort, Poowong, 11 x $1320; B.J. & P.J. Svenson, Leongatha, 2 x $1260; I. Iriondo, Glengarry, 1 x $1210; C.J. & W.M. McAinch, Meeniyan, 5 x $1200; C.P. Mahomed, Foster, 3 x $1160.

“THE STAR”, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - PAGE 45

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Victorian Farmers Federation president Peter Tuohey said in principle, the VFF backs foreign investment in farm land and agribusiness.

“We are not too concerned, if anything, it will help to grow the industry. This type of investment is filling another market, not detracting from the existing one,” he said.

Mr Tuohey said from Gippsland, the milk will be directly exported.

“The bottling plant will provide extra industry for the area which is good, but we need to make sure it is local people being employed,” he said.

“Generally, Chinese investors are more likely to use a local manager and put on more workers, which is good for the area.”

Mr Tuohey said if there were Australian companies investing in the dairy industry, it would be better but that doesn’t seem to be happening.

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For Dan and Cindy Knee, who took on farm ownership at the beginning of this season, the answer would be to keep doing what they do well while reducing the costs of production.

Their four goals as focus farmers included setting up the farm business and having the cash surpluses to support it; having more profitable production or having a lower cost of production; maintaining a low cell count (117, 000 average for the last 18 months) and continuing to grow young stock.

Speaking at the recent field day, facilitator Matt Hall said Dan and Cindy are heading in the right direction, with increased profit margins a real driver for the couple.

“It looks like the second goal is the most achievable,” he said.

“I don’t think we can squeeze too much more production out of the cows.

It already is a very feeding focused system, so we will try to maximise pasture utilisation and feed quality to get more milk from the cows, or get the milk for a lower cost.”

Matt believes the history of the Knee farm – in which Dan ran the business with his parents,

Bruce and Rae, before they stepped away and allowed the younger couple to take control – is a good focus farm story.

“It is a little different, but every focus farm has a story and hopefully each one has a legacy, so it will be interesting to see how this one turns out,” he said.

“The whole role of the focus farm and the support group is to understand the goals of Dan and Cindy and help them to achieve them.”

For Dan, having the wise heads of the support group behind him has already proved to be a positive experience.

A recent meeting saw the group urge Dan to maximise the potential of a dryland block that was “looking a bit shaggy”.

One hundred bales of hay and an improved rotation was the result of heeding the advice.

“People will come back to me after the meetings or even when I see them down the street and say maybe I should try this or that,” he said.

“So far, everything has been going well. We have been getting the rain at the right time so I can’t complain.”

Focus farms is a project funded by GippsDairy and Dairy Australia using dairy levy funds and provides an experienced farm consultant as a facilitator as well as a support group made up of fellow farmers and local service providers.

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THE question being asked at the Toora North focus farm is how to improve a dairy business that is already running smoothly and profitably.

age the farms they buy in that way,” he said.

“There are always some concerns about the movement of farms into somebody else’s hands, but dairying needs investment.”

Mr Tuohey said foreign investment has and will always be crucial to growing export potential.

Burra Foods general manager commercial Dale O’Neill said he thought the proposal for a milk production plant at Kernot was just that - a proposal.

“Our understanding is that it is only a plan at this stage and while we commend their optimism, it seems to have a way to go before it becomes a commercial venture,” he said.

“We do however, encourage the proponents to seek alternative locations and utilise existing dairy processing infrastructure before establishing a greenfield site.”

Mr O’Neill said there was no doubt China would continue to demand high quality, safe and reliable supply of dairy products. “Which is why the dairy industry in Australia, and South Gippsland in particular, is so well positioned to take advantage of this opportunity following the recent signing of the Australia-China free trade agreement and subsequent lowering of tariffs in the coming years,” he said.

“The regulators within the domestic Chinese dairy industry are continuing to promote a fully integrated business model of farms, processing and brands within the same owner-

ship.”

Mr O’Neill said this was obviously different to what Australians were used to.

“As a result, we are now seeing more entrepreneurial Chinese investors seeking to develop that same integrated business model in Australia,” he said.

A Devondale Murray Goulburn spokesperson said the company was not in a position to comment on proposed investments.

“Devondale Murray Goulburn (MG) recognises that Chinese customers and consumers trust the quality and safety of Australian dairy products,” they said.

“They are increasingly seeking it as a premium choice in both the ingredients and consumer dairy foods. Therefore it is vital that Australia has excellent and competitive access to the growing and strategic China market.”

The spokesperson said MG was already investing in its manufacturing footprint to provide world class dairy foods to China and south-east Asian consumers.

“The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement announced in 2014 will further assist MG to cement its position as a first choice dairy foods supplier to the China market,” they said.

“This will contribute to supporting higher farmgate returns to our dairy farmer suppliers.”

Leongatha John Bowler 0408 238 464 Glenn Wright 0439 622 245

GELANTIPY ANNUAL WEANER SALE MONDAY MARCH 16, 1PM 1400 OUTSTANDING MOUNTAIN BRED WEANERS 1400 A/C FA & DM BOULTON 400 Angus/Hereford x Steers, 14-18 months 200 Angus Steers, 14-18 months 40 Angus Heifers, 14-16 months, A/C EMT & K WOODGATE 180 Hereford Steers 100 Hereford Heifers Glenellerslie & Karoondah Blood A/C TE & WK WOODGATE 100 Hereford Steers 65 Hereford Heifers Glenellerslie & Mundook Blood W & A HENDERSON 65 Hereford Steers 35 Hereford Heifers Karoondah Blood KR DAVIES 60 Hereford Steers, 8-12 months, Pure Mawarra Blood PC & D MOON 45 Poll Hereford Steers, Jul-Aug Drop, Mawarra & Onslow Blood GA & SA MOON 70 Hereford Steers 40 Hereford Heifers Glenellerslie Blood Fatteners, Backgrounders & Feedlotters seeking to purchase cattle with proven genetic performance are encouraged to this annual feature sale.

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TOTAL VALUE OF ITEMS PER ADVERT MUST NOT EXCEED $50 FRIDGE/FREEZER. Fisher & Paykel. Smart active. Works okay. Suit beer fridge. 390lL. $40. Ph. 5662 5623.

QUEEN MATTRESS. Clean. Comfortable. $50. Ph. 0438 566 474.

DOUBLE MATTRESS. $20. Ph. 0438 566 474.

SHOWER DOOR. Glass. Clear. With frame.

80cm x 1875cm. $10. Ph. 0418 905 531.

TV CABINET. $5. Ph. 0418 905 531.

SEWING CABINET. Horn. $50. Ph. 5674 2528.

SEWING MACHINE. Brother. $5. Ph. 0427 738 918.

MICROWAVE OVEN. Stainless steel. To be inserted into wall or bench. New condition. $50. Ph. 5662 5822.

DVD PLAYER. Samsung. Good condition. $20. ph. 0447 114 383.

SINGLE BED. White metal frame with gold trim. Plus mattress and base. very good condition. $40. Ph. 0418 114 254.

THREE SEATER COUCH. Plus 2 arm chairs. velvet upholstery. Good condition. $50. Ph. 0418 144 254.

QUEEN BED & MATTRESS. Black metal frame. $50. Ph. 0403 321 960.

PRAM BASSINET. Classic style. Springs give comfy ride. Foldable frame and hood. $50. ph. 0427 898 645.

KITCHEN CHAIRS. cane framed. Foot rung. Vinyl padded seat. Good condition. $25. ph. 0400 961 329.

MAG WHEEL. Suit BMW 3 series.

Bridgestone. 225/40/R18 $50. Ph. 5658 1050.

MAG WHEEL. Suit BMW 3 series.

Bridgestone. 255/35/R18. $50. Ph. 5658 1050.

JEANS. 4 pairs. Size 30. Brands: Levis, Quicksilver etc. Excellent condition. $40 the lot. Ph. 0428 821 322.

MATTRESS & BASE. Queen. Clean. $50.

Ph. 0418 566 483.

TV, SET TOP BOX & DVD PLAYER. $50 the lot. Ph. 0418 566 483.

BED HEAD. Queens size. Pine. $45. Ph. 0418 566 483.

SOFA BED. 3 seater. plus 2 recliners. Bottle green upholstery. $45. Ph. 0418 566 483 CHAIRS. In banks of 4s and 5s.

Upholstered with heavy steel bases. Total seating - 60. $20 the lot. ph. 0429 803 440.

HELMET. Supatop. 60cm. Horse riding helmet. Brand new never used. $50. Ph. 0419 389 935.

FISH TANK. 2 foot. 3 available. 10 each.

Ph. 5668 8268.

RAT CAGE. $20. Ph. 5668 8268.

PINK INSULATIONS BATTS. One pack.

Unused. 16 batts. Covers. 9.26m2 in area. $35. Ph. 5668 6220.

WINDOWS. Wooden. Two x 2m 900 x 1m 600. Three x 2m x 1m 600. Two smaller. $10 the lot. Ph. 0427 738 918.

SEWING TABLE. Horn. $50. Ph. 0427 738 918.

PRAM BASSINET. Classic style springs give comfy ride. Foldable frame and hood. $50.

Ph. 0427 898 645.

WAFFLE MAKER. Breville. Model WM 800.

As new condition. $30. Ph. 0408 585 057.

LUGGAGE. Airport brand. Soft fabric.

Green/black colour. With wheels. Lots of pockets. As new condition. 71x47x30cm. $50.

Ph. 0408 585 057.

SHIN GUARDS. Adidas. Kids small. For soccor. $10. Ph. 0488 069 004.

COMPUTER DESK. 4ft high. Teak laminated. Filing cabinet drawers. highback with shelves. $40. Ph. 5664 4217.

TV WALL BRACKET. Swivels. $10. Ph. 0411 439 856.

WHEELIE BINS. 240L bins. Split/cracked.

Good for shed/storage. 4 available. $10each Ph. 0488 623 287.

SHOPPING TROLLEY. 2 baskets. very good condition. $30. Ph. 5672 4665.

IPOD DOCK. Panasonic. Generations1-4.

Excellent condition. $25. Ph. 0419 377 060.

3 SEATER COUCH & 2 ARM CHAIRS. $50.

Ph. 0433 776 369.

AFL OFFICIAL ESSENDON DRESSING GOWN. Boys size 14. $20. In good condition.

Ph. 5662 4810.

LEGO. Girls set. Assorted pastel colours. 390 pieces. $50. Ph. 5662 4810.

CAR SEAT COVERS. Pair of ‘Seat Cover World’ sheepskin covers. Dark grey. Very good condition. Not suitable for vehicles with side/curtain air bags. $50. Ph. 5662 2221.

STEREO SYSTEM. Sharp Micro. 5 CD with remote. $40. Ph. 5662 2221.

BIKE RACK. ‘Makrak’ As new. $50. Ph. 0428 517 733. Fish Creek.

EXERCISE BIKE. With digital read out. $50. ph. 5657 3291.

PVC AG PIPE. 90mm slotted (drainage). $10 per 6m length. 5657 3291.

DVD PLAYER. Conia. With remote. In very good condition. $15. Ph. 0417 102 526.

HUMPHRY BEAR. Stuff toy. $10. Ph. 0417 102 526.

TV MAST. 9m. 3 piece. With antenna plus fittings. $50. Ph. 5658 1050.

ALPACA FLEECE. 3 brown/orange 1 white. $10 per fleece. Ph. 0429 649 327.

EXERCISE BIKE. $25. Ph. 5658 1781.

ROCKING CHAIR. Mahogany wood.

Burgundy velvet full cushion. $50. Ph. 5658 1781.

BOARD GAMES. $5 each. Ph. 0417 102 526.

TEA SET. New. $8. Ph. 0417 102 526.

TABLE FAN. Vintage old frost metal. In hammer green finish. Cool design. Working. $50. Ph. 5662 5141.

COFFEE TABLE. Modern rectangle. dark veneer timber with metal legs. Excellent condition. $40. Ph. 5662 5141.

STUDENT DESK. 3 drawer with world map on top and chair. $50. Ph. 0419 160 720.

BREAD MAKER. Breville. Very good condition. $20. Ph. 0408 327 489.

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situations vacant

situations vacant

We are currently looking for a full time loader/ mixer.

We are an agricultural spraying business operating one R44 helicopter in our Gippsland base, based at the Leongatha airport.

situations vacant

situations vacant

Small business looking for a 1st year Apprentice who is motivated and willing to work hard for a future in carpentry.

Send resumé to megan@jamecon.com.au or call Josh on 0439 595 015

The job will entail the following but NOT limited to: • • • • •

Refuelling Aircraft.

Helping pilot organise daily planning Mixing of chemicals for loading of aircraft.

Cleaning and maintenance of equipment Driving the loading vehicle to and from job sites.

The successful applicant will be required to work weekends when weather has not permitted spraying during week.

This is a great start for the right person who may be looking at a career in aviation.

Please email for more information or send your CV to: combinedagworkgippsland@hotmail.com.au Operations Manager : 0458 022 707

WANTED!!!! — Person to work independently Who we are: A successful South Gippsland firm manufacturing and selling on-line.

Opening a shop in San Remo during March.

What we provide to the public: ‘Organic’ Bedbases, Cots, Cradles and other furniture made with Vic. Ash finished in raw state or finished with exclusive ‘Organic’, non-petrochemical oils.

Our current furniture contractors are moving back to Queensland.

We are looking for a handyman, person/firm to manufacture our 100% hardwood timber furniture products: If you do not have your own equipment we are able to provide on a rental bases.

Most of the items are flat pack; we are able to train as required.

View products on website: www.organature.com.au

POSITION VACANT

DIRECTOR OF NURSING KORUMBURRA Part Time or Full Time from 0.8 - 1.0 EFT

An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic nurse leader. Reporting to the Executive Director of Nursing - Gippsland Southern Health Service, this position will have responsibility over the acute nursing service at Korumburra as well as our two residential care facilities located in Korumburra – Hillside Lodge and Alchera House.

The position will play a key role in identifying and driving aged care provision, particularly in relation to ACFI delivery and the broader changes in Aged Care service delivery. The position will also be responsible for delivering quality excellence to all acute nursing services at Korumburra.

As a dynamic leader in nursing management the successful candidate should have: • Senior nursing experience in a wide range of disciplines; • An in-depth understanding of ACFI and understand the broader changes in residential care delivery; • The ability to focus on excellence with the acute services delivery at Korumburra; • An excellent understanding of aged care standards; • Excellent verbal/written interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels; • A commitment to high quality patient care; • Clinical leadership and education skills; • Appropriate tertiary / academic qualifications; • Registration with AHPRA; and • Be able to deputise to the Executive Director of Nursing – GSHS. GSHS offers a comprehensive orientation program on commencement of employment. Staff have access to supportive staff mentoring, education and development programs. Salary Packaging is available for all staff. All applicants will be required to provide a current satisfactory police check.

If you are interested in joining a supportive and progressive organisation, please contact the executive team on 5667 5664 to obtain a position description or download one from our website at: www.gshs.com.au For further information applicants may contact the HR Manager on 5667 5555 to discuss the position in more detail. Apply now to become part of this great team.

Applications, including covering letter and CV, can be forwarded on or before 12th March 2015 preferably to: Jobs@gshs.com.au or by mail addressed to the: Human Resources Manager Gippsland Southern Health Service Private Bag 13 LEONGATHA VIC 3953

Email your adverts to The Star ads@thestar.com.au

The person we are looking for: As many of our clients are sensitive to chemicals it is important to avoid cross contamination from chemicals and as such we require that no after-shave and no other personal chemical products are used. Many natural alternatives are available.

Timber absorbs chemicals. We require no smoking in the environment where the timber is stored and products are made.

How to apply: Initially by email to pb@organature.com.au Please provide some personal details including address, phone number and suitable time for us to contact you.

Your experience, equipment available, work facility, part-time, full time.

Over the last 2 plus years this has been a full time job for one person with part-time assistance from 2nd person.

Safety & Environmental Coordinator We are a growing Australian based company, which services overseas and domestic customers with a highly successful range of locally manufactured, premium branded dairy products.

Reporting to the General Manager Operations, the purpose of this role is to effectively manage and improve the overall Safety and Environmental Management system at Burra Foods and ensure compliance with all Environmental and Safety regulations.

To be successful for the position we require a person with: • A qualification in safety related discipline and/or biological science, chemistry, water treatment, or other relevant science.

• Demonstrated experience in the implementation of safety and environmental systems in a manufacturing and continuous improvement environment.

• Working knowledge of Safety and environmental legislation.

• Proven ability to audit safety and environmental systems • Well-developed oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and build relationships with all key stakeholders • Well-developed problem solving skills.

• IT Skills – MS Excel, Word, Outlook, Database Systems • Influencing and negotiating skills required to ensure buy in by all relevant stakeholders.

If you are looking for an opportunity to work for a privately owned, friendly business in Korumburra then apply via email to: jobs@burrafoods.com.au or by post to: Burra Foods, PO Box 379, Korumburra Vic 3950 Applications close: 20th March 2015

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Korumburra Secondary College IT ASSISTANT POSITION 38 hr week GARDENER/GROUNDS POSITION 38 hr week Fixed term 13.4.2015 - 18.9.2015 Job description can be obtained by phoning Kim Cross on 03 5655 1566 Forward letter of application along with CV to: cross.kim.k@edumail.vic.gov.au or Korumburra Secondary College, Private Bag 2, Korumburra 3950 Or visit https://schooljobs.education.vic.gov.au/ Applications close March 11th, 2015

situations vacant

public notices

APPRENTICE REFRIGERATION MECHANIC Wanted Must be willing to work all over Melbourne.

Driver’s licence preferred.

DUMBALK VILLAGE MARKET Saturday March 21 At Dumbalk Hall 8am - 1pm Site bookings Please contact 5664 4344 or 5664 4254

situations vacant

TARWIN VETERINARY GROUP New Theory Pty Ltd A.C.N. 007 126 196

VETERINARY SURGEONS

HOSPITALITY STAFF Chef (Full time) Cook (Part time) Food Services Assistant (Part time/casual) Prom Country Aged Care is a community-based residential aged care service located at Prom Country House in Foster. We are searching for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our hospitality team.

If you are a team player with excellent interpersonal skills call us now for a position description.

Applications close 5pm Friday 20 March 2015 All enquiries and applications to: Emma Harry, Business Manager T: 03 5682 0800 E: emma.harry@promcountryagedcare.com.au

public notices

LEONGATHA COMMUNITY PRE SCHOOL CENTRES INC.

public notices WONTHAGGI Railway to reopen - but not as you know it. visit: gippslandmodeltrains. weebly.com

personal ENROLMENT APPLICATIONS FOR 2016 Are now being accepted in our 4 YEAR OLD and 3 YEAR OLD programs Please contact Deb 5662 4600 or visit our website leongathapreschools.org.au

Contact Liam Shaw for further details 0447 002 488

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public notices

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR (Full time)

A vacancy exists at our Leongatha Clinic for an experienced full time Financial Administrator.

The successful applicant will have a strong background in accounting/financial control. Proficiency in debtor/ creditor control, payroll (pref. Reckon Payroll Premier,) Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, accurate keyboarding skills and the ability to work as part of a team are the essential requirements for this position.

If you are a career orientated person with good accuracy, attention to detail, outstanding timemanagement and organisational skills, then please forward your application.

Written applications and resumé should be addressed to the Practice Manager, Tarwin Veterinary Group, 32 Anderson St. Leongatha, 3953 or email admin@ tarwinvetgroup.com.au. For any further enquiries please phone the Practice Manager on 5662 2251.

Applications close Friday, 20th March 2015.

situations vacant

situations vacant

BIANCA Busty blonde Aussie.

Sexual satisfaction. Toys.

0488-148857 SWA 6664XE

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Administration Officer – Teaching Support Full Time Contract, initially to December 2015 Job Reference No. 1516 Federation Training is seeking an experienced Administration Officer to provide high level professional support and administration to teaching teams. The position will be based at the Leongatha Campus but will be required to travel to and work from other campuses as required.

For specific enquiries relating to this position please contact Lynda Jobling on (03) 5662 6803.

Applications close at 9:00am, Thursday 19th March 2015.

A three month probationary period applies to this position. Successful applicants must hold a current driver’s licence and will be required to satisfy a Victorian Working with Children Check.

Further information: A position description and instructions on how to apply can be obtained from our website www.federationtraining.edu.au or by contacting the Human Resources Department on (03) 5120 4517.

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Applicants must apply online. No late or hard copy applications will be accepted.

NATIONAL PROVIDER NUMBER 0417

Non-Teaching Centres’ Director • Management of a community based, not-for-profit business • Brilliant opportunity to lead dedicated teams in Early Childhood Education • Achieve work/life balance

To be successful in this role you will also need to demonstrate proven experience in: • management, and ongoing development of a financially sustainable organisation • effectively implementing strategic directives and business development opportunities • leading a diverse, well established team • people management • building strong relationships with community and other key stakeholders • have a tertiary qualification in (education/business/ finance/management discipline) highly desirable; and • ability to obtain a current Working with Children and Police Checks This position will be required for 25 hours per week, over 5 days, with a remuneration package ranging from $75k - $85k (pro rated).

For further information, including a position description please contact Elisa Nudelman on 0401 574 060 or email pcccinc@outlook.com.

To apply, please provide a copy of your resumé and a covering letter addressing the experience/qualifications required. Applications close midnight 22 March 2015.

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Seeking a suitably experienced, qualified Operations Coordinator for SG SPLASH. Successful applicant must have excellent leadership skills, a proactive solution focused approach, ability to train staff, and a strong understanding in risk management.

Please address key selection criteria in your cover letter with resume to emma.dowling@ymca.org.au

Applications close 22 March 2015

Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) is one of the largest community health providers in Victoria.

We provide professional and career development, salary packaging, an employee assistance program, work life balance and much more.

We are currently offering the following career opportunity:

To find out more check out www.victoria.ymca.org.au/careers

Gippsland Region Planning Officer – AOD & Mental Health (18013) Fixed Term Part Time, Location Negotiable

Enthusiastic Agricultural Salesperson Are you a professional sales person who enjoys selling in a rural environment? Would you be described as someone who is open to new ideas, loves a friendly work environment and is a team player? You love following procedures designed to produce great results?

We are Gendore Tractors and Machinery, Gippsland’s foremost distributor of leading brands to the Agricultural sector. We pride ourselves on providing great solutions to our loyal customer base. We see great service as an integral part of our success. We are currently experiencing significant growth in sales volume and need to expand our sales team.

If this sounds like you, and you are ready to join our winning team then please send your details to d.genoni@gendore.com.au

Latrobe Community Health Service Limited (LCHS) is the lead agency for Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Services in Gippsland. In partnership with MIND, we are working together to drive the new Alcohol and Drug and Mental Health Reform strategies 2012-2015.

The Gippsland Region Planning Officer position will undertake data driven catchment based planning to support the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and mental health community support sectors. The planning will focus on service access, gaps and coordination issues for clients. The planning aims to improve health, social and economic outcomes for people in the Gippsland catchment, particularly those facing significant disadvantage.

Responsibility for the outcomes of the position is shared across the both organisations through an MOU. LCHS is the employing agency on behalf of the partnership. The position will work as a member of the LCHS team.

LCHS is one of the largest community health providers in Gippsland. LCHS is inspired by a vision of strong vibrant communities, where more people enjoy good health and healthy lifestyles. Improved access to health care and better information about healthy lifestyle choices are the building blocks of these communities.

We pride ourselves on our values; the provision of excellent customer service, creating a successful environment, providing a personal best and acting with the utmost integrity at all times. LCHS provides professional and career development, salary packaging, an employee assistance program and work life balance among many other additional staff services.

For more information please visit lch.mercury.com.au

Applications will be accepted until 11pm on Sunday 22 March 2015.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply • For further information and copies of each position description visit our careers page www.lchs.com.au/careers • Applicants must address the Selection Criteria and lodge their application online.

• No late or hard copy applications will be accepted.

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Prom Coast Centre for Children Inc. (PCCC) comprises of 4 Early Childhood centres in the Corner Inlet District of South Gippsland, Victoria. The Interim Operations Director (contract business transmission position) will cease employment at the end of May 2015 and PCCC Management is seeking to transition to a permanent Centres’ Director in late April/early May 2015.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, hands-on individual, looking for a challenging and rewarding role. Working from our Centre in Foster, the Centres’ Director will work closely with the Committee of Management, to manage the strategic and operational areas of the business. The Centres’ Director will be responsible for providing leadership and support to our dedicated Educational teams to enable them to deliver exceptional early childhood education and care services to meet the needs of Corner Inlet communities.

While experience and qualification in early years education is highly desirable, the ability to quickly build knowledge in, understand and be able to apply the relevant regulatory and legislative requirements will be essential for this role.

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for sale

MOWERS We stock the largest range of New push and ride-on mowers in South Gippsland, including - Honda,Victa, Greenfield, Deutscher, Cub Cadet, MTD, Masport, Toro, Yard Machines & Rover from $149.

Professional repairs and service for ALL mower makes and models.

Also stocking a large range of parts and accessories.

We also have a large range of secondhand mowers available.

MOTORCYCLES & POWER EQUIPMENT Cnr Allison & South Gippsland Hwy, Leongatha. L.M.C.T. 2714

Ph: 5662 2028

www.marriottsmpe.com.au

BARNEVELDER chickens $20 each. New season fruit, various prices. 0433776369.

CARAVAN 18ft Viscount Grand Tourer pop top.

New wheels and light truck tyres, new wheel bearings, solar power, rollout awning, excellent condition, 12 months reg. $8,900 ONO. 0401-153655.

FIREWOOD messmate / stringy. Cut, split and dry.

Min. 2 metres, bulk loads available, $100 per metre.

Ph: 0437-176187.

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

HAY: Small squares, excellent quality, shedded.

New season, $8 each.

Secondhand treated pine posts 3-4 inch, approx 250 at $3 each. Mardan 56641320, 0428-999691.

LUCERNE - this season’s, small square bales, $13.20 inc. per bale. Ph: 0438056987.

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.

YARD GATES and panels: 3mx1.8m; 2.4mx1.32m; 1.8mx1.32m; 9x1.32; 1.2mx1.2m - personal gate with cyclone mesh; .9mx1.2m personal gate with weldmesh. Ph: 0400-961329.

Location Meeniyan.

garage sales

GARAGE SALE

610 Mardan-Dumbalk Road, Mardan SATURDAY AND SUNDAY March 14 & 15 8.30am - 2pm Builders’ hardware and assorted timber, power tools, ladders, concreting tools, fencing and wire, water fittings and pipe, gardening tools, insulation, camping, office furniture, chainsaw, rotary hoe, John Deere ride-on mower

livestock BULLS for hire or for sale.

Friesian, Angus, Hereford, Limo or Jersey. All sound young bulls. Hire or sale.

Phone 0447-331762.

RAMS Poll Dorset, Southdown and Border Leicester.

Brucellosis accredited, flock registered, well bred, established breeder. Priced from $150 to $350, can deliver. 0428356376.

RAMS Dorper and White Dorper, ‘Roslynmead’ and ‘washwater’ bloodlines, from $250. Leongatha South 0400-618577.

POULTRY / CAGE BIRD AUCTION Traralgon Showgrounds Poultry Pavilion, Sunday, March 15, 10.30am. Wide variety of poultry, hens, ducks, many breeds, fertile eggs. Open for sellers from 8am. Ph: 5197 7270, 0400 934 202.

meetings South Gippsland Shire Brass Band Inc 7229R

Annual General Meeting Wednesday March 25 7.30pm Everyone welcome

used vehicles

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

Affordable cars at drive away prices

used vehicles NISSAN S13 Silvia 1989, ZJR 231, auto.engine conversion to SR20, 2 door sedan, new tyres, DVD audio unit, P-Plate legal, $3,500. 0427-744 473.

wanted to buy ANY OLD farm four wheelers, good or bad, 4WDs or trucks. Will pay cash. Phone Matt 0401194601.

wanted to rent HOUSE in rural area, 30 minutes from Leongatha, caretaker position preferred, mature male with excellent references.

Call Rob 0412-352064.

thanks ON behalf of Richard and his children Ryan, Adrianne and Sarah, we would like to thank Victoria Police, Rural Ambulance Victoria and the community for all their continued support. There are no words to describe how thankful we are.

marriage celebrant CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

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

births CHARLTON (Opray) Scott and Lauren welcome another beautiful daughter, Harper Eve Charlton, born January 31, 2015, 7lb 9oz.

Little sister for Georgie and Willow and third adorable granddaughter for Mick, Ann, Brian and Allyson to love and spoil.

bereavement thanks FARRELL Graham Michael.

Mary, Bernie, Peter, Paul, and families would sincerely like to thank all for your prayers, condolences, flowers and cards. God bless you all.

in memoriam ALLAWAY - Michael.

22.2.72 - 11.3.01.

Treasured memories are silently kept Of a wonderful son I’ll never forget.

Missing you, remembering you.

Mum and family.

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deaths

• LDCA Under 16s

Nerrena win tense grand final ANDERSON Allan Malcolm.

(A35822) The president and members of Korumburra RSL regret the passing of their esteemed member and extend deepest sympathy to the family. Allan also was a former past secretary and treasurer for 10 years.

Lest We Forget

NERRENA has claimed the Under 16’s cricket premiership in the Leongatha and District Cricket Association with an exciting win over Poowong-Loch.

Played at East Campus Leongatha on Sunday, March 8 Nerrena 8/113 defeated

Poowong-Loch 8/107.

It was a fascinating game of cricket between two clubs that did not have under 16’s two years ago and this shows what clubs can achieve if they are prepared to work with their juniors. Well done to Nerrena and Poowong Loch and their coaches Josh Trease and Col Knox.

The weather did not look promising early but it turned out a great day and a very

GREEN - Patrick John (Pat).

Passed away peacefully at Foster Hospital on March 9, 2015.

Aged 82 years, late of Foster.

Dearly loved husband of Myra.

Loving father of Greg, David and Lyndall, Robert, Patrick (dec), Barbara and David, Elizabeth, Michael (dec), Susie and Dean, Dianne and Michael.

Adored Poppy Pat of Daniel and Jackson; Alana, Michael, Mitchell, Benjamin, and Kyla; Madeline and William; Xavier, Yasmin, Zane, and Willem.

SIPTHORPE (Densley) Kerry.

So many wonderful memories playing netball over the years.... Early morning bus trips to tournaments.... Always up for a laugh.... Jo, Cobes, Maree and family.

A beautiful girl.... A pleasure to coach.... Maree.

Love to Daph and Ryan.

WILLIAMS - Henry Yeaman (HY).

Passed away peacefully at Domain Seahaven, Inverloch on March 5, 2015, aged 91 years.

Late of Leongatha and Mt Eccles.

Dearly loved husband of ‘June’ (dec) for 65 years.

Loved and loving father of Robin and Rhonda, Helen and John (dec), Wendy and Ambrose, Graham, Colin and Dianne.

Loved CheekyPa to all his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Lovingly remembered.

Mum and Dad reunited.

WILLIAMS - Henry.

Passed away March 5, aged 91.

Father and father-in-law of Col and Di. Pa to Brenton and Clare, Lachi and Katherine, Caitlin and Shane.

Great Pa to Hugh, Matilda, Finn and Isla.

Another link in the chain gone, but now resting peacefully with his beloved June.

Forever in our hearts.

Red Caps premiership: Nerrena Under 16 captain Ben Perry receives the premiership trophy from LDCA president Russell Matthews.

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deaths WILLIAMS Henry Yeaman.

Beloved father of Robin and Rhonda. Pa to Karen and Marcus, and Bradley.

Great Pa of Zara, Sophie and Sam. Rest in peace Dad.

WILLIAMS Henry Yeaman.

(VX144612) The president and members of Leongatha RSL regret the passing of their esteemed member and extend deepest sympathy to the family.

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The funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for the Foster Cemetery.

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The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery.

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good crowd supported both teams and it was great to see senior club players supporting the Under 16’s during the day and the two association umpires Neil Grabham and Ian Thomas umpired well and added to the games presentation.

The ground was a picture and the association thanks Imperials for the presentation and use of its facilities.

Poowong Loch won the toss and batted with Aaron Bardwell (7) and Jordy Knox (10) opening the batting with Ben Perry and Brock Hastings taking the new ball for Nerrena.

Jesse Buttullo 19 and Cody Loughridge 19 top scored for Poowong-Loch Nathan Trotto bowled well for Nerrena with his 4 for 23 the best, James Kelly 2 for 14, Jack Hume 1 for 8 and Dylan Clark 1 for 14 Nerrena’s Jack Hume (7) and James Hasting (7) opened the batting against Brad Monson and Jesse Patullo.

Nerrena’s middle order batted well with Ben Perry (13), Jacob Beckwith (16), J Kelly (17) and Nathan Trotto (15).

However later in the innings Brock Hastings (0) was also caught by Cody first ball and suddenly Nerrena was 8 for 99. Nick Battersby was dropped first ball following another crucial catch dropped a couple overs early. Overs were not going to be a problem it was two wickets or nine runs to see who was going to be premiers. Some very tight bowling and a few singles here than there added to the tension but it was Nerrena in the 47th over hitting a four to third man getting home.

Best bowling for Poowong Loch were Matty Allen 3 for 16, Jake Patullo 2 for 18, Brad Monson 1 for 30, Jesse Pattullo1 for 8, and Jordy Knox 1 for 7.

Nathan Trotto was named Man of the Match by the umpires and Premiership medallions were presented

by League President Russell Mathews.

Details

NERRENA d POOWONG-LOCH 1st innings Poowong-Loch A. Bardwell c. J. Hume b. J. Kelly ...............................7 J. Knox b. N. Trotto .................10 M. Allen b. N. Trotto..................5 J. Henry lbw. b. N. Trotto...........0 J. Patullo c. R. Baudinette b. D. Clark ............................19 B. Monson c. J. Beckwith b. J. Kelly ...............................4 A. Johnson c&b. J. Hume ..........5 C. Loughridge c&b. N. Trotto..19 J. Patullo n.o...............................8 B. Motton n.o. ............................2 Extras ......................................28 Total .............................8/107 (cc) Bowling: B. Hastings 0/18, B. Perry 0/12, J. Kelly 2/14, N. Trotto 4/23, N. Battersby 0/14, J. Hume 1/8, D. Clark 1/14, R. Baudinette 0/0.

1st innings Nerrena J. Hume b. J. Patullo ..................7 J. Hastings b. B. Monson ...........7 B. Perry c. M. Allen b. J. Patullo...........................13 J. Beckwith c. J. Henry b. J. Patullo...........................16 J. Kelly c. C. Loughridge b. M. Allen ...........................17 N. Trotto c. J. Patullo b. J. Knox .............................15 H. Funnell c. C. Loughridge b. M. Allen .............................6 B. Hastings c. B. Monson b. M. Allen .............................0 N. Battersby n.o. ........................5 D. Clark n.o. ...............................6 Extras ......................................21 Total ....................................8/113 Bowling: B. Monson 1/30, J. Patullo 1/8, J. Patullo 2/18, M. Allen 3/18, B. Motton 0/22, J. Knox 1/7, A. Bardwell 0/6.

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Leongatha bowls TUESDAY evening, March 3 saw the last round and finals of the business bowls in action.

The game for the overall championship between Whackers and Edneys saw Edneys too good and came out the winners by a big margin of 38 points to win the Hay’s Jewellers trophy, Edneys 79 d Whackers 41.

In the battle of the cellar dwellers between Westaway Ford and Browns Stockfeed, Westaway Ford came out the winners by 10 points, Westaway Ford 65 d Browns Stockfeed 55.

Both Westaway Ford and Edneys being motor service and sales must have put the Dyna tune to their teams and Whackers lost their wack, while Browns Stockfeed forgot to add the supplements to their team. To all four teams, well done.

Other results on the night were as follows, with Beers winning the Terry White Chemists trophy: Beers 79 d Spencers H.B.B. 41, PAGS 75 d Pagettes 45 (grudge match), Smiths 72 d Ladies 48, Parks 70 d Mountain View 50 (grudge match), McDonald and Roberts 69 d Fillins 51, Nomadness 64 d Repco 56, Nesci Transport 63 d Stockdale and Leggo 57, Nippers 62 d B.J. Earthmoving 58, Murray Goulburn 62 d Reece Plumbing 58, Mini Skips 61 d Bigdog Locks 59 and Leongatha Lions 60 drew with Stewarts Tyres 60.

The club would like to express thanks to all teams that took part in this event.

Also thanks to those members who assisted each night in the running of this event which again proved to be an excellent and well supported event.

To our board chairman Barry who was the MC each night making sure all the business bowls teams were running like clockwork, as well as the various support members in their various roles.

Wednesday, March 4 social bowls saw the winners being Barry Davidson (s), Ellie McIntyre and John Richards with three wins plus seven. Runners-up was the team of Ron Symonds (s), Elaine White and Tas Haywood with two wins and a loss plus 13.

Saturday, March 7 social bowls saw only eight teams take part and the winners were Liz Beale (s) and Ellie McIntyre with three wins plus nine.

Friday night, March 6 saw the Kitty Club tea with a good attendance of members and friends. Our catering staff and kitchen staff turned on a great meal that was enjoyed by all, and our regular MC John O’Connor was in good form.

Thanks also to the bar staff who were busy on the night.

The major raffle, the $1000 Hartley Wells was drawn by a representative of Hartley Wells and was won by Mrs Dot McFarland. Congratulations Dot and a big thank you to the ladies who put their heart and soul into selling tickets.

Reminders: Tuesday, March 17 Leongatha Bowls Club, free entry, two bowls triples and there is still room for more entries so contact Jeff Pendergast 5662 0974 or Bill Harry 5662 5579 or Sue Symmonds 5662 2754.

Saturday, March 14 Leongatha Bowls Club and our sponsors the two bowls triples tournament will be held and again there is still room for more entries.

Leongatha club members please mark your diaries for the annual general meeting on Wednesday, April 15 at 7.30pm.

Nominations are now open for the committees / board positions and a total of 39 positions have to be filled. Nomination forms are available in the committee room.

Finally in the next report I hope to have all the results of the club’s various championships for the 2014-15 season.

Until the next report, good bowling - ‘Jackhigh’.

Buffalo indoor bowls WEDNESDAY, March 4 saw nine players on a nice night to bowl which saw four teams, one of three and three of two.

It was nice to see Graeme Tobias back for a night of bowls.

We played two games, one of 10 and one of 12 ends with six bowls. There were two teams with no wins and two with two wins.

In fourth (LL) eight ends, skipper Bill Wolswinkle and Graeme Tobias; third (LL) 10 ends, skipper Toni Heldens, Joe Occhipinti and Mary Tumino; second (WW) 11 ends, skipper Rod McConchie and Sebastian Terranova; first (WW) 15 ends, skipper Charlie Tumino and Joyce Occhipinti.

The best first game Charlie 13-8, second Charlie 21-5.

Coming up on April 8 is our opening night and we hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Korumburra volleyball A Grade: Giants defeated Golliwogs (2:1) 17:25, 25:22, 22:16; Warriors defeated Champions (2:0) 25:21, 25:23, 12:10 B Grade: Panthers defeated Shark Bait (3:0) 25:8, 25:8, 25:12; Chargers defeated HELP (2:1) 25:20, 25:19, 19:15; Odds on Black def Dodges (3:0) 25:16, 25:19, 25:21.

South Gippsland Bridge Meeniyan, Monday evening: first, June Metcalf and Colin Cameron; second, Clive Hope and Vivian Westaway; third, Faye Rowlands and Frank Arndt.

Inverloch, Friday afternoon: North/South: first, Beryl Chilcott and Jean Barbour; second, Richard Moss and Dina Drury; third, Anne and Bruce Gibson.

East/West: first, Geoff Whiting and Sally Murray-White; second, John Sullivan and Alan Johnston; third, Yvonne Mears and Moya Crowley.

Top bats: back row from left, Leigh Allamby (16), Darcy Allamby (14), Archie Paxton (12), Daniel Park (14) and Mackenzie Gardner (13). Front row from left, Beau Allamby (9), Jack Duff (9) and Max Duff (13).

Table tennis on the rise in Wonthaggi JUNIOR table tennis is going places in Korumburra with the local club’s members full of enthusiasm and

showing great skills development.

At the Kilsyth International Table Tennis Stadium last Sunday, March 1 the Juniors played in a tournament and had a fantastic

Inverloch bowls MEN’S social bowls was held on Thursday, March 5.

A good turn up on a fairly miserable day produced four two game winners.

The winning team with 39 points was Nic Van Grunsven (S) and Laurie Gabell.

Runners-up with 37 points were Brian Growse (S) and Gary Scott.

There will be Men’ s Social bowls next Thursday, March 12.

Sign on no later than 11.30am for a 12.30pm start.

On Thursday, March 19 the Men’s social game takes a holiday to make way for Inverloch’s Turkey Triples The annual footy tipping competition is on again.

The entry fee is $10 and the board fills quickly.

Please get your name on the board in the club house without delay or call the organiser Mick Coram or any committee member to register your entry.

The $10 entry fee must be paid before the AFL season begins.

Even though Pennant Bowls begins again in October, the club needs to know now how many bowlers will be available to determine the number of teams we can enter. For example, can we field a Fifth Division team in season 2015 - 16?

If you are a potential fourth or fifth player it is vital that your name be posted on the club room board within the next two or three weeks.

Wednesday Social Bowls was a three bowl triple competition.

Two games were played resulting in only one two game winner.

Congratulations to Marg Flett, Yvonne Kee and Joan Clark.

Raffles winners were Pam Lawson, Joyce Arnold, Bev Kurrle and Judy Moule.

The RACV Day will be held on Sunday, March 29.

It is a Mixed Fours event.

Teams and single entries are welcomed.

Names on the sheet in the clubhouse please.

Have you started looking around your home for unwanted items that are in saleable condition?

Our Bowl Over Cancer Charity Day will be held on Wednesday, April 8.

It is a Mixed Fours event as we aim to beat last year’s contribution to the Cancer Council of more than $600.

Friday, March 13 is our Meal Night.

Names on the blackboard as soon as possible as these meals have been very well attended.

although tiring day with up to 18 sets played over the day.

Wonthaggi Juniors’ coach was delighted with the success of the day.

Mardan indoor bowls WELL it’s back for another year of Wednesday night fun at the Mardan Hall.

The club has been bowling for 60 years supported by players from local and surrounding areas and it seems the passion is still as strong.

The first night back saw 14 players turn out and two of them were new faces.

We welcome Peter and Beverley Ellison and hope they enjoyed their night and will continue to come along and be a part of the bowling fellowship.

The atmosphere was as noisy and raucous as you would expect as we got into some great bowling.

Vito’s team got off to a good start and took advantage of any opportunity to rob

the opposition of points, but that’s all part of the game.

The teams consisted of two fours and two threes with the balance of skill just about even between the teams and the results were spread around three teams.

Two games of 10 ends concluded with the following outcome: Runners up with one win from 10 ends were Denyse Menzies, Margaret Campbell, Russell Grady and Tony A-C (S).

The winners with two wins from 13 ends were Beverley Ellison, John McColl, Ann Plowman and Vito Serafino (S).

The night was a great start to 2015 and hopefully we will see a few more members return to the hall next week.

Meeniyan bowls IT was another busy week at Meeniyan as the season winds down.

Tuesday, March 3 was Odd Bods (first fill) and Married Couples (second fill).

Sixteen pairs competed in Odd Bods with local Wayne Cook sponsoring the event.

The winners were Jenny Harris and Evan Williams (Yinnar) with Helen Twite (Tarwin Lower) and Graeme Dunlop (Inverloch ) the runners-up.

Twelve pairs competed in the married couples competition.

The winners were Tony and Maryanne Souborough(Croydon) with Col and Glenis Densley (Meeniyan) the runners-up.

Locals, Mick and Barbara Scott also won three games.

Thursday, March 5 was our monthly triples.

The winners were Alan Easterbrook, Jeff Pendergast and John White (Leongatha) with Graham and Mavis Cridge and Peter Emmett (Tarwin Lower) runners-up.

Peter Shaw and Rob McKenzie’s team also won four games.

The best last game went to George Kirk’s Foster team.

Week eight of Tuesday corporate bowls resulted in a win for Windmill Ag. Two with Robo’s runner-up.

Wednesday’s winner was Club Two with Robo’s runner-up.

Our final week on Tuesday, March 9 took the form of divisional finals .

With the first named in the following list of matches the winners: Meeniyan Gentlemen’s Club versus Mudslides, Mavericks versus Mustangs, Tapex versus Windmill Ag. One, Robo versus Espy, Bombers versus Windmill Ag. Two, Phil the Plumber versus Sharks and Davos versus Anybodies.

The wooden spooner was Davos.

Wednesday took the normal format with the winner Robo and runner –up Who Do You Think?

The wooden spooner was Wattlebank.

Special thanks to Doug for organising the competition, Mick and Barb for the barbecue and the many helpers.

Special thanks to Bruce Lelliot for recognising the ladies and to the participants who provided raffle prizes.

It was another very successful event in its tenth year.

March events include the Affiliated Pairs Tournament on Monday 16 and the Ladies Tournament on Monday 30.

April includes Memorial Day on Wednesday 1 (10.30am), Monthly Triples Thursday 2 and Combined President’s Day on Wednesday 8 (10.30am).

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• LEONGATHA LITTLE ATHLETICS

South Coast jumpers soar Athletes brave the elements FIFTEEN South Coast ONE hundred and 10 athletes braved the elements on Saturday as the overcast but mild day brought constant drizzle throughout the morning of competition.

True grit: Xavier Bolge sprinting to the finish line.

Dash: Under 7 Boys braving the elements in the drizzle, from left, Nathan Wright, Patrick Wilson and Max Sheehan.

However, that did not stop athletes over achieving in both their personal bests with 92 personal best recorded and six new centre records.

This season we have seen an exceptional achievement of centre records and we equate some of that to the influx of athletes staying with the club in the older age groups.

They are challenging records that have been held for more than 10 years.

Many of this week’s centre records were athletes breaking their own centre record from earlier this season as well.

We have also introduced this season a 30 minute coaching session on a specific event each week prior to our competition commencing which has resulted in increased skills and knowledge for the athletes.

Our committee members, parents and some teachers from local primary schools have also attended Introduction to Coaching Courses, run

by Little Athletics Victoria to continue to add to the professionalism of our little athletics program for all participants.

Congratulations to all of this week’s personal best achievements and this week’s centre records achievements which include: Aliesha Wrigley: U15G 800m with a time 2:38.50 broke from Kayla McKnight with 2:39.00 back in January 2001.

Ethan Bath: U15B 300m hurdle broke his own record from earlier in the season with a new time of 46.99 seconds.

Ethan Bath: U15B 800m broke his own record from earlier this season with a new time of 2:29.73 minutes.

Joel Norton: U16B triple jump broke his own record from earlier in the season with a new jump of 11.71 metres.

Zachary Sherar: U6B small turbo with a throw of 8.24m broke from Eddie Colwill with 7.85m back on November 6, 2010.

Ella Snell: U10G triple jump broke her own record from earlier in the season with a new jump of 7.96 metres.

We have one week of competition left of this season, this Saturday at 9.20am and then our finale, the presentation night on Friday, March 20.

Left, A cracking pace: Chloe Giliam full speed ahead down the straight.

• WONTHAGGI LITTLE ATHLETICS

Girls break athletics records THE girls shone in Saturday’s competition breaking four centre records and for obtaining the most PBs.

Baia Pugh (Under 8 Girls) broke the turbo javelin record with a throw of 16.9 metres.

Tevuro Ihomana Montgomery (Under 10 Girls) threw a distance of 21.27m to set a new record, also in

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.

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the turbo javelin. Abigail McCulloch set a new record in the U10 Girls 1100m walk with a time of 7:07.46 and Daisy Filippi clocked 10:57.25 to set a new Under 16 Girls 1500m walk record.

A reminder that there is no meet next Saturday due to the Keeping Kids on Track event at Kilcunda.

The last meet for the sea-

son will be on March 21.

5PBs: U8G: Baia Pugh long jump, turbo javelin, 70m, 100m and 200m.

4PBs: U8G: Claudia Reed turbo javelin, long jump, 70m and 200m; U9G: Marli Carter turbo javelin, 1100m walk, 70m and 100m; and U10G: Rani Sunderland turbo javelin, long jump, 70m and 100m.

Athletics members proudly represented their club at the recent Victorian Junior Championships held at Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park.

The female jumpers were the standout performers for South Coast Athletics with Kyla Green winning the U/15 Women’s pole vault with an equal personal best height of 2.20m and Eleanor Patterson winning the U/20 Women’s high jump with a 1.90m clearance.

Claire Jobling took out the silver medal behind Patterson with a season best leap of 1.68m.

Taylah Gardner placed second in the U/18 Women’s high jump while Piper Hastings and Rachel Aitken, who were competing in their maiden Victorian Junior Championships, placed equal third in the U/14 Women’s high jump.

Race walker Stephanie George worked well to place second in the U/20 5km race walk event.

A special mention to Ruby Martin who placed sixth in the U/16 90m hurdles and set a new PB as well as a national qualifying time.

The following athletes have been selected to represent Victoria at the Australia Junior Championships held in Sydney from March 11 – 15: Ed Beischer, Taylah Gardner, Stephanie George, Kyla Green, Claire Jobling, Eleanor Patterson and Elly Radford.

Rachel Aitken – equal third U/14 Women’s high jump 1.30m.

Edward Beischer – fourth U/17 Men’s 800m 2.06.25min, fourth 1500m 4.18.25min.

Stephanie George – second U/20 Women’s 5km walk 26.17.84min.

Kyla Green – first U/15 Women’s pole vault 2.20m.

Taylah Gardner – second U/18 Women’s high jump 1.55m.

Piper Hastings – equal third U/14 Women’s high jump 1.30m.

Claire Jobling – second U/20 Women’s high jump 1.67m.

Alessandro Manuele – fourth U/17 Men’s discus 36.75m.

Ruby Martin – sixth U/16 Women’s 90m hur-

Vaulting ambitions: Kyla Green recorded a personal best time in the Under 15 Women’s pole vault.

dles 14.56sec (PB), 10th 100m 13.44sec, 10th 200m 27.71sec.

Declan Morrison – 13th U/16 Men’s long jump 5.48m, ninth 100m 12.16sec.

Joel Norton – eighth U/17 Men’s triple jump 11.61m, seventh long jump 5.60m, 10th 100m 12.06sec, 15th 200m 24.68sec.

Eleanor Patterson – first U/20 Women’s high jump 1.90m.

Elly Radford – seventh U/16 high jump 1.55m.

Nicola Slade – seventh U/14 Women’s high jump 1.30m.

Sharna Warry – sixth U/20 Women’s javelin 31.94m.

Great leap: Joel Norton recorded four personal bests at the Victorian Junior Championships.

New heights: Claire Jobling’s name is rising in the high jumping field.

Fantastic support keeps Kids on Track THE local Bass Coast Barracudas Triathlon Club is delighted with the generous response from local businesses showing support for the up coming Keeping Kids On Track fun run to be held on Saturday, March 14.

The fun run is an event for people of all ages and abilities, held along the spectacular Bass Coast rail trail between Kilcunda, the George Bass coastal trail and Wonthaggi.

The event consists of a 3km, 5km, 10km, 15km and 21.1km run, as well as a family friendly walk with all distances starting and finishing at the Kilcunda foreshore carpark.

Event merchandise will include a high-quality, breathable singlet and T-shirt with the newly designed logo, in a bright new colour.

“We would love to see as many athletes in the event T-shirt as possible, it will really add to the atmosphere of the event,” said Louise O’Keeffe, one of the organisers.

“T-shirts, singlets, and hats can also be purchased

Fun for all: is an event for all ages and abilities ranging from the family friendly walk to a challenging 21km run. Funds raised benefit community organisations that advocate active, healthy lifestyles. on the day, so bring along some extra cash.”.

Funds raised from the event are donated to local community organisations in the Bass Coast that advocate a healthy lifestyle through participation in sport, and education of our youth.

Beneficiaries from last year’s event include Wont-

haggi Little Athletics, Bass Coast Specialist School, the three local Nippers Surf Lifesaving programs (Wonthaggi, Cape Paterson and Inverloch), and several more.

A donation is also made each year to the Kongor school support group, a locally founded charity raising funds to build a

primary school in South Sudan.

The start/finish line will be bigger and better this year with a Health and Fitness festival including activities and stalls promoting a healthy lifestyle, entertainment, refreshments, sporting clubs, and more.

“If you would like to

be part of this great opportunity to showcase your club, please contact us as soon as possible.

Planning is now being finalised, and it is promising to be great,” said race director, Debbie Rielly.

All participants, including walkers, are also strongly encouraged to enter online before the day, and places are filling fast.

Registration on the day will open at 7am but may be limited due to the capacity of the rail trail, and timing bands.

A late fee will apply to on the day registration.

Races commence at 8.30am (15 and 21.1km), 9am (3, 5 and 10km – wave starts), and the family friendly walk at 9.30am.

Register online at www.basscoasttri.com and come along to enjoy the beauty of the Kilcunda/ Wonthaggi rail trail which we are so blessed to have right on our door step.

Check out the facebook page ‘Keeping KIDS On TRACK’ and contact Deb Rielly 0409 945 559 or Louise O’Keeffe 0421969360 for further details.

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Campdrafters roll into Dumbalk TARWIN Valley Campdraft Club had an outstanding weekend of campdrafting with and some hugely popular Sunday afternoon novelty events thrown in for good measure over the long weekend.

Having a yarn: from left, Rodney Jackson from Stacey’s Bridge and Barry Shandley from Leongatha North were enjoying the action at the campdraft.

Country cook: from left, Bev Littlejohn and Helen Langenberg of the Mirboo CWA did a great job catering with a mouth watering array of home cooked treats on offer at the Tarwin Valley campdraft on the weekend.

The cool damp weather made for perfect conditions with no dust, and the recently installed sand arena surface proved to be very safe under foot.

Locals had little success on the weekend’s 930 runs with competitors coming from as far afield as Ivanhoe and Jindabyne in NSW, East Gippsland, Mansfield and Western Victoria.

The Tarwin Valley club campdraft is in its ninth year and featured three categories: Maiden, Novice for Novice and Open.

Money previously raised has been used to develop the campdraft arena with the club very thankful to the South Gippsland Shire Council’s dollar for dollar contribution to the upgrade.

The club’s next project is to further develop the reserve with drainage, a first aid station and kitchen area its priorities.

Top job: from left, Tarwin Valley Campdraft Club president Ross Irvine with secretary Heather Walker at the Dumbalk draft.

In control: Carol Tonkin from Kongwak competes at Dumbalk.

Wild start turns to yachties’ paradise ONCE again Anderson’s Inlet lived up to its name as being challenging for all levels of yachting skills.

During the Labour Day weekend the South Gippsland Yacht Club [SGYC] ran the Inverloch and District Community Bank Series at the same time as the Derek Junior Encouragement Awards.

The weekend started on Saturday, March 7 when the winds were unpredictable and at times strong.

As the day wore on the wind strength increased significantly.

In the first race, three Division A yachts entered with five B Division Yachts and four Juniors sailing a Laser 4.7, a Sabre and two Minnows.

All the sailors handled the conditions initially, however, the heavier winds meant that in the second race the field was reduced to the two A Division yachts and the one B Division yacht.

Many were hoping for a better day on Sunday.

And Sunday turned out to be a yachtman’s paradise.

The weather improved significantly and many more yachts were entered, however, with the tricky tidal currents many yachts did not leave the beach.

Sunday brought much finer weather but variable, light winds.

This meant race three was a quiet affair with around 12 yachts leaving the beach.

Race four became lively with stronger westerly winds.

Monday was a different day altogether with steady westerlies climbing in strength as the day progressed with races five and six enjoyed by the 20 yachts entered.

Each day the race officer planned challenging courses each day.

Consequently competition amongst yachtsmen of all ages, male and female, was willing with close tussles all over the weekend.

The overall results for this weekend series was as follows: A Division: First place, Wayne Smith, Windrush Catamaran; second place, Rob McNair, Windrush Catamaran; third place, Shaun Freeman, Windrush Catamaran.

B Division: first place,

George Fairlie, Laser; second place, John Honeybone, Sabre; equal third place, John Fowler, Laser and Ivan Abbott, Impulse.

C Division: first place, Aaron Lopez-Freeman, Minnow; equal second place, Abbey Argus Smith, Minnow and Oscar Llewellyn, Sabre.

Trophy winners: from left, Harry McNeil, batting average and Cricketer of the Year; Jye Celebrine, fielding award; Darcy Kemp, most disciplined player; Rory Pattison, bowling award; Paul Pattison and Tom Lucas, coach’s. Absent: Joel Findlay, encouragement award.

Trophy for the top Under 16s Cobras KORUMBURRA Cricket Club held its Under 16’s presentations on Sunday, March 1.

Stranded: while the weather turned Anderson’s Inlet into a yachtsman’s paradise on Sunday, there were days on the long weekend when wind strength meant many of the smaller boats were left on the beach.

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NTP’s were won by Doug Clemann on the fourth hole, Chris Leaver on the seventh, Henry Sedelies on the 14th, and

by Kevin Scott on the 16th.

DTL Balls: Peter Buttinger, Ron Paice, Peter Brownlie, John Eabry, Mick Oliver, Kevin Castwood, Peter Hartigan, Marianne Leaver, Henry Sedelies, and Ian Watson.

A draft night was held on Friday, March 6, to allot players (both male and female) to teams for the new teams based competition, Super League.

Eight teams of eight have been formed, and the first round of the competition has commenced this week with team rivalries building daily.

The best four stableford scores posted by players in each team for the week go towards their team score.

It promises to be a lot of fun and we will keep you informed regularly.

Leongatha ladies Saturday, March 7 Winner: Fatima Allie (23) 96/73 nett on a count back.

Down the line: Deb Miller 73, Linda Shannon 78, Gabi Keating 79 and Jenny Cooper 80 on a count back.

Nearest the pin: Jessica Harry.

Woorayl THE fourball par event was sponsored by Kerry and Brenton McLeod.

The winners were Dale Burge and Marcus Luscombe with a fine plus nine. They won from Trent Walters and Graeme Salmon and we gave balls to G. Fennell, I. McLennan; M. Wood, J. Hassett; J. Newton, G. Young; P. Burgess, R. Winkler and M. Herrald, G. Challis.

Nearest the pins went to Marcus Luscombe and Ian Atcheson. The ball raffle to Max Wood.

It was also qualifying day for the McLeod knockout trophy and the qualifiers were the winners and runners-up. Ball winners were Daryl Hunt and Rob Gourlay.

Next week is a stableford event.

Woorayl ladies WEDNESDAY, March 4, was the monthly medal and the qualifying round for the Ken Grist Memorial Trophy.

Sixteen players qualified and the first round is to be completed by April 30.

The monthly medal and C Grade winner was Dianne O’Connor with 71 nett.

A Grade was won by Sue Wakefield and Grade went to Chris Perrett both with 72 nett.

Down the line balls went

Green beats the red

One to beat: from left, Alan McEachern from Leongatha with his twin brother Tom from Karatha in Western Australia had the whole Woorayl Golf Club course to themselves on Thursday morning.

Leongatha, where it was 17 degrees, was a far cry from Karatha where the forecast top was 36.

“We’ve had an okay round,” said Tom. “It’s a bit wet and chilly but this beats playing in red dirt.”

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to Lois Young and Joan Smith, both with 72 nett, and Shirley Thomas with 74 nett.

Nearest the pins were won

by Heather Sullivan on the 11th and Barbara James on the 17th.

Next week is a stableford event.

Woorayl ladies: winner of C Grade and the monthly medal was Dianne O’Connor.

Korumburra THERE were 58 players on Saturday, March 7 for the third round of the club championships and monthly medal with trophies by the Spokes family.

A Grade: K. Spokes (8 hcp) 64 net, N. Perks 70 countback R. Fields, T. O’Neill 77, T. Jones 71, T. Fowles 72.

B Grade: T. O’Neill (16 hcp) 77 countback A. Brocklebank 64 net countback R. Besley 69, K. Pope 70, R. Stiff 71, R. Crawford 71, D. Sorrell 72, I. Gibson 72.

C Grade: K. Spokes (22 hcp) 64 net, K. Spokes 64 net.

Nearest the pin: 1st R. Blay, 7th B. Pope, 10th L. Sharp, 13th T. O’Neill.

Tuesday’s winner was P. Hosking 42 pts and there was no competition on Thursday.

Nearest the pin: 1st Paul Dixon, 7th Malcolm Garnham, 10th Russell Fields, 13th Neil Perks.

Presentation night trophy winners

Club champions: A Grade: scratch Steve Bromby, runnerup Tyler Marotti, handicap Tim O’Neill.

B Grade: scratch Tim Fowles, runner-up Neil Spargo, handicap Tim O’Neill.

C Grade: scratch Ross Crawford, runner-up Roger Hamill, handicap Ross Crawford.

D Grade: scratch Athol Worthy, runner-up Ian Dixon, handicap Athol Worthy.

Senior: scratch Paul Dixon, runner-up Chris Clements, handicap Roger Hamill.

Junior: scratch Tyler Ma-

Wonthaggi Ladies THE planets were aligned and the golfing powers were smiling for Pam Hanley on Wednesday when she shot a runaway round of 90 (27) 63 nett to win the March Monthly Medal and B Grade leaving clean air to the next contenders.

Well done Pam, golf must have seemed an easy day for you .

C Grade winner Christine Hamilton thought she was in with a chance for the medal when she posted 102 (69) 69 nett but not this month!

Irene Walsh showing some consistent form with an 88 (17) 71 to take out A

rotti, handicap Tyler Marotti.

Foursomes championships: scratch S. Rose and G. Bull, handicap S. Rose and G. Bull.

Fourball championships: scratch T. O’Neill and N. Perks, handicap B. Clasby and I. Gibson.

2 ball Ambrose championships: scratch T. Jones and T. Marotti, handicap T. Jones and T. Marotti.

Junior golfer of the year: T. Jones.

4BBB knockout Sentinel Times Shield: I. Gibson and A. Rosa, runners-up T. O’Neill and G. Wilson.

Parry singles knockout: B. Hessels, runner-up D. Van Rooye.

Hansford trophy: N. Perks.

Dowel trophy: R. Gallagher.

Don and Gwen Evison troGrade.

Marg Johnson’s 87 won the scratch voucher.

NTP: second Robyn Wilkinson, pro pin eighth Christine Hamilton, 17th Chris Yann, putting Irene Walsh (28 putts).

BDL: Pam Hanley 63, Christine Hamilton 69, Maureen Masterman 71, Irene Walsh 71, Marg Ryan 73, Maree Anderson 73, Denise Miller 73, Delores Harvey 73, Lorraine Peters 74 and Vickie Milner 74.

Congratulations to Marg Ryan winning B Grade at Woorayl (Gena Roughead Bowl) and Marg Johnson winning A Grade at Foster for the SGWGA Bowl last week.

Sunday, March 8 There were 30 players for the final round of the club championships, with trophies

by Steve Bromby.

A Grade: Bill Hessels (9 hcp) 69, Tim O’Neill 69, Russell Fields 70, Neil Perks 70, Tyler Marotti 70.

B Grade: Bob Stiff (16 hcp) 68, Roger Hamill 72.

Korumburra ladies TWENTY FIVE ladies played in a Stroke event last Wednesday, with fine weather throughout.

Div 1 (0-21) was won

by Lee Clements 86 (11)75, followed by Moira Rogers, 98(19)79, on a countback from Chris Rickard, 100(21)79.

Well done to Carie Harding who won Div 2(22-27), the March Monthly Medal and the third round of the Silver Spoon, after finishing with a terrific score of 94(25)69.

Runner up was Norrie Little, who also had a good result of 92(22)70.

It was great to see Marge Barton back on the course and in great form to win Div 3(28-45), with 118(45)73.

Runner up was Corrie George, 103(28)75, on a count-back from Kathleen Bronsema 107(32)75.

Scratch Score winner was Lee Clements, with 86.

The DSR was 72 and the Scratch Rating was 73.

NTP’s went to Judy Webb, first, who won Lucy May’s voucher, Lee Clements, seventh, Marg Clasby,

phy: L. Sharp.

Richie Beecroft 4BBB: P. Hopkins and T. Herbert.

Parry trophy MM: T. O’Neill.

Goyne trophy: R. Newton.

Junior monthly medalist: T. Jones.

C.W. O’Neill most consistent G. Wilson.

Eclectics: (winter) scratch T. Marotti, handicap D. Van Rooye; (summer) scratch L. Guilfoyle, handicap P. Van Agtmaal.

Meeniyan SATURDAY was medal day kindly sponsored by Action Pumps.

The A Grade winner, with a nett 67, was P. Johnston (15).

Runner up was I. Trease (15) with 69.

The B Grade winner was C. Olden (22) with 67. He was also the medal winner on a count back.

B Grade runner up was L. Cope (30) with 69.

Balls to C. Buckland and P. Hutcheson both on 72; and to R. Matthews, C. Stewart and L. Redpath – all with 75.

The pro pin went to C. Olden and putting, with 27, to C. Buckland.

In his absence D. Thomson did not win the member’s draw.

Tuesday’s stableford event was won by J. Mortensen (36) with 42 points.

A. Shatten (19) was runner up with 40.

NTP went to W. Bullock and best nine to R. McGeary.

Thursday saw a win to F. Peile (31) with 36 points on a count back from R. Hannay (25) also with 36.

NTP to R. McGeary and best nine to A. Horvath.

Foster

Easy day winners: A Grade Irene Walsh, B Grade and March Monthly Medal Pam Hanley, and C Grade Christine Hamilton.

10th and Kath Welsh, on the 13th.

Balls Down the Line went to Marg Young and Kathleen Bronsema, 75 net, and Julie Hislop, Jan Hewitt and Barb Twite, with 76 net.

Thank-you to Joan Peters who provided a sponge for the raffle and the happy winner was Jenny Blackmore.

Next Wednesday is the semi finals for the Matchplay Championships with a timesheet for 12 women, starting on the first tee.

The rest of the golfers will play Par off the 10th.

Please arrive between 9am and 9.30am so Barb Walker can send these players out.

Two teams travelled to

Foster last Monday to play in the SGWGA Bowl. Norrie Little won a Ball Down the Line and Judy Webb was the raffle winner.

Eleven ladies played on Saturday, with a few light showers around, at times.

Judy Webb won Div 1 (022) with 95(17)78, followed

by Lee Clements 91(11)80.

Lee was also the Scratch Score winner and NTP on the first and 13th greens.

Deb Wrigley won the RB Stroke event and Div 2 (2345), with 102(28)74 and runner-up was Jenny Blackmore with 111(34)77.

Twenty-eight people played in the Twilight competition on Thursday and with

Great pair: Allan and Lyn Perks had a good win in the Twilight competition at Korumburra, last Thursday evening.

We can guarantee it is good for your health and rewarding for the experiences you will have.

Inquire now for our membership offers.

Enjoy our course and the friendly welcome our members will give you.

SUMMER had left us and so did the warmer weather, with cold and wet conditions experienced through the week.

Tuesday, March 3 - men’s stableford: Winner was Peter Dight with 38 pts. Down the line: Noel Black 36 pts, John Mathers 35 pts, Nev Thompson the power going out, everyone dined under candle light.

Lyn and Allan Perks had a good score of 19 points over 7 holes, to take out the top prize.

Runners up were Julie and Don Hislop, with 13 points on a count-back from Betty and Bill Thomson.

The rest of the field were further down in the scores, so we blamed the wind.

Allan Perks was the only NTP on the 13th.

Twilight will be on again next week and a decision will be made week to week as to when it will finish for the season.

Triple threat: Carie Harding won Division 2, the March Monthly Medal and the third round of the Silver Spoon last Wednesday at Korumburra.

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34 pts. Nearest the pin: Noel Black, Nev Thompson.

Thursday, March 5 men’s stableford: Winner was Fred Tyers with 38 pts.

Down the line: Doc Menzies 37 pts, Peter Dight 37 pts, Nev Thompson 33 pts. Nearest the p pin: Fred Tyers.

Friday, March 6 - stableford: No comp.

Saturday, March 7 monthly medal stroke - Ray and Judy Prain Trophy: The winner in A Grade was Noel Black 76-6-70. The medal and B Grade winner was Tim Gash 87-19-68. Down the line: Phil Schofield 83/13-70, Dave Hutchinson 85-12-73, Jim Parry 84-11-73, Scott Rathjen 83-875, Lloyd McKenzie85-10-75, Robert Fulton 86-11-75. Nearest the pin: Lloyd McKenzie, Robert Fulton, Tim Gash, Ray Prain, George Draeger.

Members and golfers draws: The members draw was won by Wendy Jackson who wasn’t present to collect the $800. The draw will jackpot to $850 this coming Friday.

The Saturday golfers draw was won by Athol Mcrath . He wasn’t present to collect the $480, however he had played in the daily competition so he receives $20. The draw will remain at $480 next week.

Coming events: PattersonN Cheney Foster Week of Golf.

Wednesday March 11 - mens and ladies stableford.

Thursday, March 12 - Ambrose fours.

Friday, March 13 - 18 hole stroke, first round of the 36 hole event. Members draw, 6.30pm - 8.30pm - $850.

Saturday, March 14 - 18 hole stroke, final round of the 36 hole event. Golfers draw 5.30pm - $480.

Sunday, March 15 - 4BBB mixed stableford.

All golfers playing in the week of golf are advised to contact the golf club for your daily tee times.

Pennant is fast approaching, so if you are looking at playing, could you please put your name down on the sheet in the clubhouse.

Wonthaggi ON Saturday we played the March monthly medal.

A Grade winner was P. Furborough 68 net, B Grade G. Knee 64 net and C Grade and monthly medal J. Geyer 67 net.

Balls down the line: P. Hanley, M. Loughran, R. Bolding, J. Sartori 69; K. Loughran, G. Linguey, B. Howard 70; K. Jamieson, F. Gill, J. Walsh, H. Mackinder 71; M. Tiziani, B. Cornelis, C. Andrew 72; S. Haag, J. Richardson, D. Green, N. Burne, J. Wade, I. McDonald 73.

Nearest the pins: 2nd D. Crellin, 8th I. Baker, 13th D. Crellin, 17th S. Scott.

Eagle 7th: B. Vanagtmaal.

Putting: J. McKechren 24 putts.

N Division 1, 3 and 4 of men’s pennant starts this Sunday. The teams are in the pro shop so make sure you all know where you play and at what time.

Good luck to all teams and let’s get away to a solid start, with three wins.

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Leongatha FRESHLY cored greens did not prevent many players in the large field in Saturday’s Monthly Medal stroke event from posting great scores.

Geoff McDonald (11) shot a nett 68 to win A Grade while Peter Stivic (15) shot the best nett score of the day to win B Grade and the Monthly Medal with a sizzling 66.

Peter completed a good day by also winning a NTP prize for his shot on the 16th and took home the Super Competition prize.

Nick Savino won C Grade with a nett 67, while a visitor from Howlong, Rob Smith (26) won D Grade with a nett 69.

The best gross score was shot by Russell Williams who posted a 78.

NTP,s went to John Dalton on the 4th, Chris Leaver on the 7th, Gordon Morrison on the 14th and Peter Stivic on the 16th.

DTL Balls: Peter Jaspers, Nick Lafferty, Peter Buttinger, Ian Murchie, Jon Smith, Peter Hartigan, Peter Walsh, Russell Williams, Gordon Morrison, Bruce Cathie, Doug Clemann, Dave Vorwerg Fred deBondt, Darrell Prior, Rod Hopcraft, John Housey, Peter Waters, Andy Bassett, Sam O’Brien, Oscar Harry, and Tom Sorrell.

Tuesday’s stableford event saw a good field take to the course just in front of the coring machine.

In great golfing conditions, high scores were the order of the day and David Forbes (15) shot a great 42 points to win A grade from an unlucky Russell Williams.

A visitor from Commonwealth golf club, Dennis Harris (30) took a liking to the course and posted a great round of 39 points to win B Grade and tip out the unlucky Ted Bruinewoud on count back.

NTP’s went to a visitor, Russell Williams on the fourth hole, Ron Paice on the seventh, Bryan McCorkell on the 14th, and Ian Murchie on the 16th hole.

DTL Balls: Russell Williams, Allan Kuhne, Colin Bear, Doug Clemann, Ted Bruinewoud, Mick Thomas, Barry Stevens, Ian Murchie, Bryan McCorkell, Jan Brownlie, Dave Vorwerg, Richard Nelson and Kevin Scott.

Thursday’s stableford event saw Terry Chimpan (22) win A Grade with 39 points, while Jim Arnott (28) had a steady round to take out B Grade with 35 points.

It was great to see several ladies playing in the field.

Thanks to Dylan, Denis and Tom for having all 18 holes on the course playable after the coring and sanding on Wednes-

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thestar.com.au THURSDAY, February 26 competition: Stableford.

Day Winner: Tom Traill (10) 44 points.

DTL: Wayne Reynolds 41 points, Joe Kus 40 points c/b.

Saturday, February 28 competition: Monthly Medal.

Medal Winner: John McFarlane (17) 60 nett.

DTL: Josh Robbins 67, Terry Bradshaw 67, Stan Evison 68 and Nigel Bracecamp 68.

Second shot NTP first hole: Tom Whitelaw.

Congratulations to Ray Matthews for his hole in one on the sixth hole.

NTP: fourth Terry Donnison, sixth Ray Matthews, th 13 Ray Matthews, 16th John McFarlane.

Meeniyan Ladies ON Wednesday, March 25 Ladies played off in fantastic conditions for the March Monthly Medal.

The sponsor for the day was Marilyn McGeary.

The winner of A Grade and the medal was Faye Le Page with a great score of 72 nett.

The winner of B Grade

was Jenny Cope with 77 nett.

Andrea Thorson played the best nine with 35 nett.

Putting was won by Dot Christie and Gwen Heppell with 27 putts.

DLB: Jan Trease 74, Lyn Jennison 77, Tanya Thorson 78, Dot Christie 79, Veronica Park 79 and Irene Holm 79.

Mirboo North Golf Club Wednesday results Competition: ladies Stableford sponsored by Ray and Maree Thompson.

March 4: A Grade winner: Chris Gunn with 40 points C/B. A Grade runner up: Cecilia Stewart 40 points.

B Grade winner: Freeda Nair with 45 Points.

B Grade runner up: Toni Buxton-Bailey with 43Points.

NTP: Mary Beruldsen on sixth.

Thursday results Competition: Stableford.

March 5A Grade winner: Richie Robbins (16) with 42 points.

B Grade winner: Jeff Hughes (19) with 41 points.

DTLs: Hal StEllen 41, Paul Woodall 39, Gary Renwick 38, Josh Robbins 38 and Mal Payne 37 C/B. NTP: fourth J. Hughes, sixth J. Kus, 13th G. Sanders, 16th C. James Friday results Competition: ladies nine hole 4BBB. March 6: Winners: Barb Stimson and Maree Thompson with 21Points C/B. DTLs: Freeda Nair and Mary Beruldsen 21, Sue Traill and Sandra Hughes 20 and Jan Blizzard and Jill Beck 19.

NTP: sixth June Woznica Competition: men’s 4BBB. Winners: Joe Taylor and Ian Evison with 44 points.

NTP: fourth, Ian Evison Saturday results Competition: Men’s Stroke.

March 7: Winner A Grade Scratch: Jake Smith (0)75.

Winner A Grade Handicap: Garry Shandley (12)69 nett.

Winner B Grade Scratch: Ray Hoskin (15) 83.

Winner B Grade Handicap: Chris Bracecamp (18)68 nett C/B. Winner Veterans Handicap: Neil Whitelaw (13) 69 nett.

Second shot NTP first hole: Stu Henning.

NTP: fourth Mal Payne, sixth Joe Desira (Medway), th 13 Rob Clark, 16th Joe Kus (as usual) Eagle on the 11th hole by Terry Bradshaw.

Mirboo North Ladies Friday, March 6.

Barb Stimson/Maree Thompson, nine hole, 21 points.

DTL: Mary Beruldson/ Freda Nair, 21 points; Sue Traill/Sandra Hughes, 20 points; Jill Beck/ Jan Blizzard, 19 points (Churchill/ Monash).

NTP: sixth, June Woznica (Moe).

South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association Bowl ALL district clubs were represented at the South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association’s Bowl hosted at Foster Golf Club last week.

The Bowl was won by Leongatha Golf Club after a four year drought.

The winning team, with a combined score of 100, were Colleen Touzel, Maxine Eabry and Julie Howard. Colleen Touzel was the top scorer with 37 points.

They won by a very narrow margin from last year’s winners Wonthaggi Golf Club.

Marg Johnson from Wonthaggi Golf Club won the A Grade event with 36 points. Marg has recently been appointed as the South Gippsland District Handicapper.

Both the B Grade and C Grade sections were won by

Foster Golf Club members.

Rae Knee had an excellent 39 points in B Grade and Fran McGlead won C Grade with 36 points.

Val Gow from Foster Golf Club won the nearest the pin on the sixth and Maxine Eabry was closest on the 17th.

Down the line balls were won by Toni West with 33 points from Leongatha Golf Club, Maree Anderson 33 from Wonthaggi, Faye le Page and Veronica Park from Meeniyan 32, Norrie Little 32 from Korumburra, Melinda Wilder, Val Gow and Sue Wylie 31 from Foster and Tanya Thorson from Meeniyan Golf Club with 31 points.

The South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association executive would like to extend thanks to the Foster Golf Club committee for hosting the 2015 SGWGA Bowl.

A reminder to players the next district event will be the combined SGWGA Singles and Seniors Championship at Wonthaggi Golf Club on May 18.

Top golfers: from left, the South Gippsland Women’s Golf Association Bowl winners were Colleen Touzel, Maxine Eabry and Julie Howard from Leongatha Golf Club.

Right, Grade winners: from left, Foster Golf Club’s Fran McGlead was the C Grade winner, Rae Knee of the Foster Golf Club was the B Grade winner and Marg Johnson from the Wonthaggi Golf Club was the A Grade winner.

Ladies to beat: from left, B Grade winner Jenny Cope, sponsor Marilyn McGeary and March Monthly Medal and A Grade winner Faye Le Page.

Cycling season ends with a surge THE track season ended on a good note on Friday night with the day’s earlier rain clearing in time to run racing in cool conditions but a heavy track.

This impacted on times for the one lap dash against the clock with only Felicity Waddell posting a new personal best.

Both Thomas McFarlane and Austin Timmins went close to putting in new PBs and followed the past few weekends racing at the indoor track in Melbourne where they had both performed really well.

For the one lap time trial in the Junior Boys Oliver McLean clocked 39.11, followed by Thomas Fitzgerald 40.59 and Kaleb Jans 42.07 sec.

However, there were some tired riders as they had been on school camp at Wilsons Promontory during the week.

In the Girls it was Bernadette Fitzgerald in 34.52 from

Katherine Fitzgerald 37.66 sec and Felicity Waddell in 41.81 sec.

In the Senior it was Thomas McFarlane in a slick 30.01 ahead of Austin Timmins 31.20sec.

Harrison McLean was next best in 33.07 sec.

The Senior eight lap (3.2km) scratch race was a fast paced affair with Thomas and Austin coming from 40km points races last weekend being pushed by Harrison who is busy putting time in on the road bike.

The sprint saw Thomas take the win from Austin and Harrison.

In the Girls race over five laps it was Bernadette taking the win from Fleur Timmins and Felicity Waddell.

The Junior scratch race over four laps saw Thomas Fitzgerald lead out the field with a strong move at the bell.

However, Oliver McLean made his move with 200m to go to take a convincing win.

Thomas held on for sec-

ond whilst Michael Eastwood sprinted home well for third.

The handicap races saw the Seniors race over two laps.

Thomas McFarlane (scr) bridged the gap with 250m to go just as the field came together and moved to the front and looked to be heading to an easy win.

However, a late surge from Austin (25) saw the judges looking at the photos to confirm the win for Thomas.

Dylan Adams (75) finished well to grab third.

In the Girls one lap handicap, Katherine Fitzgerald (45) found her legs and blitzed the field for the win.

Felicity (55) continued her good form to take second whilst Bernadette (scr) finished well to take third.

In the Junior race over one lap Josh Wight (30) also thought the handicap was about right and fought hard right to the line to have a narrow win.

Kaleb Jans (15) flashed home for second just holding out Oliver McLean (scr).

On the line: Josh Wight on the inside takes the win from Kaleb Jans and Oliver McLean in the Junior one lap handicap.

The riders then finished the season with a round of sprint heats prior to joining in at the sausage sizzle.

In the first heat it was another tight battle but Thomas had a narrow win over Austin.

In the second heat Harrison accounted for Dylan.

In the Girls it was Bernadette over Katherine whilst in the second heat the girls left

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis semi finals THE first semi final between Koony and Leongatha North went right down to the last set.

Games were even after the mens and ladies sets. Well done to Sarah Sauvarin and Phil Munro coming up a section and didn’t let the team down.

The first mixed went to Koonwarra, the third Leongatha North, a game difference and the last mixed played went to a tiebreaker, how close. Can only be one winner, Koonwarra this time.

Inverloch played as they have all season and were big winners over Burra-PI. Burra-PI won two men’s sets but the Inverloch ladies won well for the team. Next week Burra-PI play Koonwarra.

In Section 2 Outtrim won well against Koonwarra. Koonwarra won the first men’s set, lost a tiebreaker, but that was it for the day. Koonwarra hang up their racquets,

Outtrim play next week.

Longshots and Berrys Creek was a close match. The men’s sets were close, a game in Longshots’ favour. Berrys Creek ladies won all sets and set up the win, 11 games in their favour before the mixed.

Longshots won the first set, back to seven games, Berrys Creek won the next, 12 games up, and the last set was played and the end result was Berrys Creek won by seven games. Longshots play Outtrim next week.

In Section 3 both matches were won by 10 games. The Baromi Black team all played their part in this win. A tiebreaker in the men’s set to Green. Singles was one each way. A good match with a lot of onlookers.

Mardan Red won the ladies and men’s doubles and in the singles a set each way.

Mardan Red advance to the grand final.

Well done to the umpires in all sections.

Section 3 umpires were younger players, well done to you all.

Preliminary finals: Section 1 - BurraPI v Koonwarra; Section 2 - Longshots v Outtrim (played at Leongatha courts); Section 3 - Baromi Black v Baromi Gold (played at Baromi courts Mirboo North).

Tickets for the presentation night are available next week. Numbers are needed for catering, so have your names to Marge Barter next week.

Results

Section 1: 1st semi - Koonwarra 4.57 d Leongatha North 5.55; 2nd semi - Inverloch 6.58 d Burra-PI 2.36.

Section 2: 1st semi - Outtrim 8.70 d Koonwarra 1.37; 2nd semi - Berrys Creek 5.59 d Longshots 4.52.

Section 3: 1st semi - Baromi Black 4.45 d Leongatha Green 3.35; 2nd semi Mardan Red 5.43 d Baromi Gold 4.33.

the move until after the 200m to go and Fleur managed to out jump Felicity.

In the first of the Junior races Oliver again had the upper hand over Thomas.

In the second heat it was a narrow win to Michael over Kaleb whilst the last race of the season saw Jack Allen take the win over Josh.

Next Saturday, road season will start with racing from the Pound Creek tennis courts.

Assembly at 1pm and entries need to be in by 1.30pm.

The Seniors and Juniors are all starting to put time in on the road bikes whilst the weather has been good.

The club has just two Saturdays before the Junior Experience weekend on March 28 and 29.

This is a great chance for our new juniors to meet and mix it with riders from around Victoria.

LEONGATHA TOWN NETBALL CLUB Town Netball Club invites players to join our 2015 season, Starting Saturday, April 18 at the Leongatha Netball courts.

Registration day is Saturday March 14 From 9.30am to 12.30pm at the Leongatha Netball Pavilion

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For all enquiries please phone Rebecca Arnason on 0438 002 999 or Helen Drury on 0428 624 494

TARWIN FOOTBALL CLUB S REQUIRES PLAYERS For their under 11, under 15 and under 18 sides.

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A bus will be running from Leongatha on Thursdays for players to get to and from training.

The bus will depart from BP at 3.50, pick up at Koonwarra Hall at 4pm & return at 6.30pm & 6:40pm.

Bookings essential to Frank on 0419 148 333

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Aaron Heppell makes debut LEONGATHA’s Aaron Heppell made his debut for Essendon’s AFL side on Saturday night in front of 5500 people at Morwell albeit in a cameo role.

Skill: Bryce Judd has plenty of natural talent but says to get anywhere in life one has to work hard. “To make it fire you have to work hard,” he said.

Tomorrow the world

By Stuart Biggins

BRYCE Judd and Mikey House are impressive boys.

Impressive at many levels and one day they might impress the whole nation, if not the world.

The Year 8 boys’ dream of playing for the Socceroos and that dream came one step closer when they were invited to join the Gippsland Soccer League’s Emerging Talent Program team of 16 other boys.

The program supports boys who have the potential to reach the higher levels of the game.

The offer arrived at the boys’ homes by email after league spruikers had watched the boys at tryout sessions.

Bryce, from Fish Creek, said “I was sitting on the couch watching TV and mum called me in and read the email to me.

“I didn’t believe her at first and had to read it myself.”

Mikey, from Foster,

said when he was given the news, “I instantly knew I would have to push myself a lot harder.

“I’m happy I got in. I was stoked.”

The maturity of these 13 year old boys is matched by their ability to articulate their ideas.

Bryce was a little boy when his father, a ranger for Parks Victoria, died in his early forties of a heart attack while carrying out his duties on the Sealer’s Cove walking track at Wilsons Promontory.

Bryce said talent is important, “but to make it fire you have to train hard.”

Mum wasn’t too keen at first,” (this was when she realised the program involved getting her son to training at the ETP training base at the Latrobe Valley Stadium in Morwell three times a week) “but she has turned the page now and opened up a new chapter,” he said matter of factly.

Mikey who has also been without a father since he was a little boy said, “You can get anywhere as long as you keep going.”

He said, “Sport is a big commitment; you have to love it,” and he speaks highly of the soccer community as respectful, warm, caring and supportive.

“If someone goes down more often than not it is his opponent who helps him up. You never see that in AFL.” Bryce chose soccer over football as his preferred winter sport.

“Except for the offside rule, the rules are good.

“You can also reach a higher level because soccer is an international sport and you get to travel.”

The forward line players attend Mary MacKillop Regional College and the burden of getting the boys to training at the Latrobe City Stadium is eased with share driving.

The teenagers are thriving on the experience.

Mikey said, “It is a lot harder when it comes to how fit you have to be.

“It is a big step up in the level of skills.”

Bryce said they are learning a lot from their

team mates, not just from the coaching staff.

“We are holding up well.”

Aaron came on during the third quarter and made his presence felt with an excellent chase down tackle and picked up a few possessions.

Essendon, fielding a patched up side, went down to St Kilda, 15.11.101 to the Bombers 8.3.51.

Aaron was happy to be given the opportunity and made the most of his short time on the field. He looked relaxed and happy as he was spotted at the Stony Creek Cup meeting on Sunday.

Amongst the more unusual elements at the game was the return of James Hird from his coaching suspension.

Like many venues in country footy, Hird was stationed in the traditional corrugated iron booth for

the match.

Fans watched as 13 top up players strutted their stuff for the Bombers; three weeks ago these players were probably strangers to each other and have had limited time

to get to know each other.

The club had 21 of its 2012 listed players unavailable as the club awaits the verdict of the AFL’s Anti-Doping Tribunal, expected later this month.

Heeding the call: Kane Petterell, Joel Findlay and Murray Lynch are part of a dedicated group of umpires at the SGUA.

Umpires - we need YOU! THE South Gippsland Umpires Association is on a recruiting drive.

Young stars: from the left Mikey House, Foster and Bryce Judd, Fish Creek at the Latrobe City stadium in Morwell where they attend training three times a week. Both boys dream of playing soccer for Australia.

Bomber debutant: Aaron Heppell moves in to run down his St Kilda opponent. Photo courtesy Latrobe Valley Express.

The association has bucket loads of money to spend on umpire wages, but not enough personnel to fill all the positions.

The association needs umpires in all disciplines – goal, boundary and field. The need for boundary umpires is especially acute.

The association pays $75 per game for goal umpires, between $50 and $80 per game for boundary umpires and between $100 and $160 per game for field umpires and all wages are tax free.

Field and goal umpire adviser Gary Scholz has been umpiring for almost 20 years. Like many others in the association, he has been a constant contributor, year and year out.

But he is keen to see more people come through, particularly dedicated

teens and former players.

“I started as a junior field umpire in the Latrobe Valley, before pushing up into the seniors. But I decided I could go further doing goal umpiring,” he said.

Tilts at VFL goal umpiring and 10 years waving flags in the TAC Cup followed. Along the way he saw Brendon Goddard, Dale Thomas and a cavalcade of other AFL stars make their way to the big time.

These days he likes to be part of the weekend excitement of local footy.

“For me it’s just about being involved. For the younger children the money is a really good thing,” Gary said.

He believes for retired players, umpiring offers a chance to stay on the field.

“It’s the perfect opportunity.

You’d be amazed at the amount of guys who finish their football ca-

reers and end up as umpires. They still want to keep fit and most importantly they still want to stay involved in football,” he said.

“We go out as a group on Saturday and it’s really great to a part of that.”

How many new umpires does the association need?

“As many as we can get. The thing with umpiring is, greater numbers breed competition and better umpires. At the end of the day if you don’t have that competition and people fighting for spots in the top games, that’s when you have a lower standard,” he said.

“The more we can get in the better. We’ll always find a spot for them.”

The SGUA trains on Wednesdays at the Leongatha velodrome oval from 6pm. For more details call secretary Grant Robinson on 5663 7661.

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Nerrena: Under 16 LDCA premiers, back from left, Josh Trease (coach), James Kelly, Brock Hastings, Nick Battersby, Rohan Baudinette, Nathan Trotto, Cameron Baudinette (coach), and front from left, Jacob Beckwith, Dylan Clark, Ben Perry, Hayden Funnell, Josh Hastings, Jack Hume. Nerrena 8/113 defeated Poowong-Loch 8/107. Full report and more photos on page 48. Photo by www.mdphotos.net

MDU - a club on the move

By Sarah Vella

MEENIYAN and Dumbalk United (MDU) Football Netball Club has appointed Bobbie Lee Bray to the club as a player development officer, mentor and trainer.

A Korumburra local, Bobbie Lee comes to the club with many years experience at various levels of football, including 18 years as head trainer at Gippsland Power and six years as a trainer at Melbourne Football Club.

“I felt it was time to get back to grass roots football, that it was my turn to give back to a local club,” she said.

With the help of Bobbie Lee, the club hopes to hold development sessions on subjects including drugs and alcohol, sports injury management and social media.

“Being a part of the club is not just about the football. We want to add another aspect to the club and attract some new players,” she said.

“Our motto is that we might have good footballers, but we want to help make them better young men.”

The netballers will also have the same access to Bobbie Lee’s help and expertise.

Club president Andrew Mackie said for some young people, sport is their outlet and the club hopes to pro-

Exciting future: MDU Football Netball Club secretary Andy Horvath (left) and president Andrew Mackie are certain the addition of Bobbie Lee Bray (centre) to the club will help the club move forward. vide a good environment to improve their education.

“We are wrapt to get Bobbie Lee at our club. Other clubs have heard we have got her and they are all saying we are lucky to have her,” Mr Mackie said.

“When we know other clubs and players are talking about it, we know we have got a good thing going.”

“We want to teach our players basic life skills, to put them in good stead for the future,” he said.

Bobbie Lee does have some other commitments, including her role with AFL Victoria’s indigenous and multicultural programs.

She is also involved in the Victorian Women’s Football League.

Bobbie Lee plans to continue this work as it is something she is very passionate about, but said she is prepared to put in the hard yards for MDU as well.

“I don’t know what will come up over the course of each week, but

whenever the club needs me I will be available. If you have a happy team, you hopefully have a winning team,” she said.

Having someone as experienced as Bobbie Lee at the club will make it more attractive for people to join.

One of, if not the first club in the Alberton Football League to appoint someone to focus on player development, Mr Mackie is sure her addition will help secure the future of the club.

Club secretary Andy Horvath said the club was desperate for more juniors out at the Demons this season, both Under 15’s and Under 18’s.

“For all new juniors, the club will be providing a pair of MDU shorts and socks to retain while the club will loan out jumpers for the season,” Andy said.

“After not having a fourths team last season the club is desperate to have football teams in all age categories.”

“Juniors who haven’t tried football are most welcome to give Aussie Rules a go.”

“After great improvements through the 2014 season with ground facilities and netball courts upgraded MDU continues its development by soon to be adding a new electronic scoreboard.”

The club hosted a highly successful AFL grand final at the facility last season and appear to be going places again for 2015.

MDU FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB JUNIOR PLAYERS WANTED Under 15s and under 18s (also under 13 netballers)

Training for Under 18s and Under 15s is changing to Thursday nights from March 12.

For further information please contact 18s Glen Thorson 5664 0052 or 0447 794 908 15s Mark Cantwell 0427 624 845.

All new players welcome Powlett River Downs Campdraft

Sponsorship Thanks

Campdrafting is a non-profit horse sport originating in Australia. Money for the running of a Draft is generated mainly by entry fees.

Powlett River Club itself has made donations to Leongatha & Wonthaggi Hospitals, The Cancer Appeal, Glen Alvie Fire Brigade, Armitage House and Bass Coast Specialist School, as well as the necessary improvements to their ground to keep the event going.

Thank you to:

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Alan & Leanne Mitchell for the use of their property Cattle Donors: Max Jelbart, Graeme & Mary Mabin, Narelle & Sheridan McLeod, Les Hornby & Col Bolding, Alan & Leanne Mitchell and Mark Garnham Local carriers: Gavin Furness and Robert & Ruth Findlay.

Other supporters: Leongatha Rodwells, Elders & SEJ, Korumburra Alex Scott, Evans Petroleum, Great Southern Saddlery & Camping, Ryans Bricks, Leongatha Equestrian Club, Angus Barrett, Browns Stockfeeds, Meeniyan-Brown Wigg, Casey Cambridge, Inverloch Esplanade Hotel, Edney’s Leongatha, Bairnsdale Horse Centre, Wonthaggi Autobarn, Bass Coast Shire, Capeview Mitre 10, Landmark Wonthaggi, MG Trading, Neil Smith Chiropractics, Vet Clinic, Wonthaggi Holden Dalyston Football Club for the catering & donations.

New role: Bobbie Lee Bray (centre) has joined the MDU Football Netball Club as a player development officer, with the aim of helping players improve both on and off the field.

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• B GRADE DIVISION ONE

MDU edge out gallant Nerrena NERRENA did what it had to do to keep its final’s campaign alive by beating the better placed Wonthaggi Workmens, in fact inflicting the Workmens’ first defeat since six.

Such a mighty effort to make the top four and the finals, however, was stymied

by MDU for which the stakes were just as high.

MDU needed to win against Town to hold its number four position and win it did.

Its first innings of only 100 runs hadn’t put the Demons in a strong position but it was enough.

Scott Browne was the top run maker for Town and he could manage only 21.

Nevertheless it was an excitingly close run finish with the Demons too strong and determined to hang on to its finals berth.

It had Town out in the 58th over for 92.

Mark Kewming 4/24 (9) and Cameron Harris 4/26 (11.2) played a big role in bringing about Town’s demise.

MDU will play OMK at Outtrim in the first of Saturday’s semi finals while the Wonthaggi Workmens and Phillip Island will seek to progress further in the other which will be played at McMahon Reserve in Wonthaggi.

OMK has a firm stance at the top of the ladder.

The Diggers have tasted defeat only once this season and that was way back in round nine.

The Diggers opened the match against Inverloch with a daunting first inning’s total of 381 runs.

Inverloch was crunched for 85 runs.

Russell White took five wickets off 19 overs.

Eight of his overs were

maidens and he yielded just 27 runs.

Noel Creed took 3/34 (10).

Nerrena would not have been confident that 199 runs was enough to fend off Workmens, however, it turned out to be more than enough.

Polly Joseph and Charlie Dougherty were on fire and took five wickets each.

Batting at number three Lochlan McLean made 54.

The opening batsmen could only find 33 runs and batting at number four Koby Brann managed 22.

That was it; the other seven in the line up managed only 25, Workmens was out for 149 and victory was Nerrena’s.

A hollow one as it turned out.

The Red Caps will have to wait another season for a potential taste of finals’ cricket.

As for Workman’s loss, well perhaps it was saving its best for Saturday’s match against the Sharks at Cowes.

Sharks showed the Imperials exactly why it is a finals’ contender.

Phillip Island had the Imperials out for only 119 the previous weekend.

Sharks opener Russell Cleeland was in fine form and he alone made 108; not many for the other six batsmen who strode to the middle to make.

Play ended in over 61 with Phillip Island 5/180.

WON WORKMENS def by NERRENA 1st innings Nerrena 199 1st innings Won Workmens S. Brann c. A. Harrison b. P. Joseph ...........................32 L. Sawyer c. T. Clark b. P. Joseph .............................1 L. McLean c. M. Croatto b. P. Joseph ...........................54 K. Brann lbw. b. P. Joseph .......22 A. Yann c. T. Clark b. C. Dougherty ......................7 B. Osborne b. C. Dougherty.......1 C. Harvey c. M. Croatto b. C. Dougherty ......................2 L. Volpe b. P. Joseph ..................0 B. Sword c. W. Telfer b. C. Dougherty ......................9 M. McCall c. A. Harrison

Leongatha District Cricket Association Umpire Appointments EVANS PETROLEUM Semi finals Saturday March 14 & Sunday, March 15 Home team

Away Team

Ground

Umpire

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G. Laird A. Jordan C. Salmon T. Rogers

Grade A1 Nerrena

v OMK

Inverloch

v Won Workmens I Turf

Grade A2 Korumburra

v Kilcunda-Bass

MDU

v Poowong-Loch SP Turf

Grade B1 OMK

v MDU

Won Workmens v Phillip Island

Kor Turf

Outt McMhn

Grade B2 Won Miners

v Poowong-Loch Won 1

Koon-LRSL

v Korumburra

Koon

Grade C1 OMK

v Inverloch

EC

Won Workmens v Phillip Island

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Grade C2 Won Miners

v Korumburra

GA

Poowong-Loch

v OMK

Loch

A. Roberts T. Grace A. Stride J. Curry G. Stabb M. Heenan N. Barnes N. Grabham B. Bek I. Thomas G. Wightman B. Thomas N. Graydon G. Price G. Wyatt B. Davidson G. Goss M. Weerasinghe G. Sauvarin C. Silkstone

b. C. Dougherty ......................4 Z. Macdermid n.o.......................2 Extras ......................................15 Total .......................................149 Bowling: T. Davison 0/47, P. Joseph 5/43, C. Dougherty 5/25, C. Baudinette 0/1, C. Viljoen 0/22.

IMPERIALS def by PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Imperials 119 1st innings Phillip Island R. Cleeland n.o.......................108 M. Parsons b. K. Gray..............26 B. Insall lbw. b. K. Gray ..........12 A. Finlayson b. T. Woods ...........0 J. Keating c. A. Meyer b. T. Woods...........................15 M. Young c. N. Hodges b. J. Dunn ...............................6 C. Epifano n.o. ...........................3 Extras ......................................10 Total ....................................5/180 Bowling: K. Gray 2/55, K. McGavin 0/9, T. Woods 2/37, T. Evans 0/14, J. Dunn 1/23, J. Forrester 0/19, D. Ginnane 0/9, T. Cashin 0/11.

OMK d INVERLOCH 1st innings OMK 6/381 1st innings Inverloch B. Debono b. R. White ............. 11 J. Belli c. T. Wyatt b. R. White .............................8 N. Brayley c. P. Miller b. N. Cant .............................13 I. Smith c. J. Paterson b. N. Creed ...........................28 L. Anderson lbw. b. R. White .............................3 A. Mujtaba c&b. R. White .........4 A. Brayley c. A. Rose b. N. Creed .............................1 S. Hayes lbw. b. R. White .............................3 M. Goldsmith c. T. Knox b. R. White .............................0 C. Bulter c. D. McMeekin

A good start: Jake Burge with Jordan Burge opened the batting for Town. Burge made nine of the team’s 92 runs as it went down to MDU which played with high stakes in mind: a finals berth. b. J. Paterson ..........................1 J. Womer n.o. .............................0 Extras ......................................13 Total .........................................85 Bowling: R. White 5/27, N. Cant 1/23, N. Creed 3/34, J. Paterson 1/0.

2nd innings OMK P. Miller n.o. .............................27 N. Cant b. A. Mujtaba ..............27 T. Knox n.o.................................5 Extras ........................................9 Total ...............................1/68 (cc) Bowling: L. Anderson 0/6, I. Smith 0/21, J. Womer 0/22, A. Mujtaba 1/11, A. Brayley 0/3.

MDU d TOWN 1st innings MDU 100 1st innings Town

J. Burge c. D. Thomas b. C. Harris .............................9 J. Bolge lbw. b. C. Harris ...........4 M. Wilson c. P. Vine b. M. Kewming ......................3 S. Browne lbw. b. M. Kewming ....................21 I. Hanks b. M. Kewming............0 J. Hume c. b. M. Kewming ........3 W. Turner n.o. ..........................15 J. Hume b. M. Patching............12 N. Lovie b. M. Patching .............3 B. Berry b. C. Harris ..................0 S. Fixter c. T. Sinclair b. C. Harris .............................7 Extras ......................................15 Total .........................................92 Bowling: J. Riley 0/16, M. Patching 2/11, M. Kewming 4/24, C. Harris 4/26, S. Riley 0/11.

In waiting: Matthew Wilson padded up and ready to get off the mark as the number three batsman for Town. Wilson ended up making three and so achieved at least one of his objectives: not to go out for a duck.

• B GRADE DIVISION TWO

Top two teams well placed IT is close at the top of the B Grade Division Two ladder.

Wonthaggi Miners and Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL both look strong.

Miners play Poowong Loch at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve with a home ground advantage in the first of the two semi finals played this Saturday.

Koony/Leongatha RSL will have the same advantage in its finals’ match against Korumburra at Koonwarra.

Glen Alvie bowed out of the season with its opening round win.

It had set Miners a reasonable score to chase of 179 runs.

Miners stamped its authority on the match, if not the competition, losing only three wickets as it cruised a declaration with 282 runs on the board in the 55th over.

Clint Honeysett was the standout performer with 102 runs not out.

Miners will not have everything its own way, however.

Koonwarra/Leongatha’s win over Kilcunda/Bass was just as emphatic.

Darcy O’Connor’s 61 not out retired and Matthew Boswell’s 43 not out were the better performances in a 50 over innings in which the side notched up 219 runs.

Korumburra is never an easy opponent and no doubt it will come out with plenty of will to win when it fronts up at Koonwarra on Saturday.

It dealt with Poowong Loch comfortably on the weekend.

Poowong Loch needed to get beyond the Cobras 6/243 declared.

It didn’t.

Brian Knight dug on with 61 runs but his bat was the only one from which

success of the kind that was need to take the match was found.

Poowong Loch faces the Miners on Saturday.

WON MINERS d GLEN ALVIE 1st innings Glen Alvie 179 1st innings Won Miners P. Hammer c. F. Gheller b. A. McBride.........................0 J. O’Reilly c. M. Hull b. P. Palmer ..........................54 D. Lambert b. P. Roberts ..........66 D. Beesey n.o. ..........................35 C. Honeysett n.o.....................102 Extras ......................................25 Total .......................... 3/282 (dec) Bowling: A. McBride 1/57, B. Davidson 0/20, J. Hull 0/43, P. Palmer 1/43, P. Roberts 1/34, K. Davidson 0/18, G. Chisholm 0/45, R. Matthews 0/17.

KORUMBURRA d POOWONG-LOCH 1st innings Korumburra 6/243 (cc) 1st innings Poowong-Loch S. Magnusson r.o. .......................0 B. Hall c. D. Bailey

b. S. Hayes ...........................34 N. Findlay c. J. Celebrine b. S. Hayes .............................8 T. Allen ret. hurt .........................7 B. Knight c. N. Leppin b. J. Richards ........................61 A. Bardwell c. T. Jenkin b. T. Gray ...............................8 M. Hancock c. T. Jenkin b. T. Gray .............................13 T. Hancock c. J. Richards b. T. Gray .............................18 P. Dixon c&b. T. Gray ................0 R. Knox n.o. ...............................2 Extras ........................................7 Total .......................................158 Bowling: S. Hayes 2/30, J. Richards 1/21, D. Bailey 0/31, J. Oxlee 0/10, J. Celebrine 0/2, D. Scott 0/21, S. Harland 0/10, T. Gray 4/21, T. Jenkin 0/8.

KOONWARRA-LRSL d KILCUNDA-BASS 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass 106 1st innings Koonwarra-LRSL N. Moore c. P. Mohascy b. R. Duff ...............................3 S. Moore r.o..............................23 S. Patterson b. D. Bettles .........21 N. Grimes c. J. McGrath b. D. McMahon ......................4 D. O’Connor ret. n.o. ...............61

LDCA ladders A Grade Division 1 Nerrena .................................144 Inverloch ...............................132 Won Workmens ....................128 OMK........................................84 Town.........................................80 Phillip Island ............................48 Imperials ..................................36 Won Miners ..............................36 A Grade Division 2 Korumburra .........................164 MDU ......................................152 Poowong-Loch ...................... 110 Kilcunda-Bass.........................96 Koonwarra-L/RSL ...................86 Fish Creek-Tarwin....................60 Glen Alvie ................................60 Foster..........................................0 B Grade Division 1 OMK......................................156 Won Workmens ....................132 Phillip Island...........................86 MDU ........................................84 Nerrena .....................................78 Town.........................................60 Inverloch ..................................48 Imperials ..................................36

B Grade Division 2 Won Miners ..........................156 Koonwarra-L/RSL ...............120 Korumburra ...........................92 Poowong-Loch ........................84 Kilcunda-Bass ..........................68 Glen Alvie ................................12 C Grade Division 1 OMK......................................164 Won Workmens ....................132 Phillip Island.........................120 Inverloch ...............................108 Town.........................................60 Nerrena .....................................48 MDU ........................................48 Imperials ....................................0 C Grade Division 2 Won Miners ..........................144 Poowong-Loch ......................140 OMK......................................132 Korumburra .........................120 Won Workmens ......................104 Kilcunda-Bass ..........................60 Koonwarra-L/RSL ...................24 Phillip Island ............................12 Glen Alvie ................................12 Inverloch ....................................0

B. Anderson c. S. Tapscott b. D. McMahon ......................0 B. Moore c. D. McMahon b. D. Blackney......................31 M. Boswell n.o. ........................43 N. Arnup c. D. Blackney b. J. Bastwrous .......................4 P. Buckley c. D. Blackney b. D. Ferguson ........................4

S. Anderson c. P. Mohascy b. D. Mcmahon ......................0 Extras ......................................24 Total ....................................9/219 Bowling: R. Duff 1/30, D. McMahon 3/19, S. Tapscott 0/27, D. Bettles 0/50, D. Ferguson 1/15, D. Blackney 1/25, J. Bastwrous 1/43.

LDCA C Grade scores Division 1

NERRENA def by WON WORKMENS 1st innings Won Workmens 214 1st innings Nerrena B. Croatto lbw. b. M. Sharp .....18 B. Gannon b. M. Cadwallender ..............33 J. Hoy lbw. b. M. Cadwallender ..............29 J. Hoy b. L. Borne ......................1 J. Kelly c. S. Osborne b. S. Roche .............................8 M. Waltom b. S. Williams ........17 H. Funnell c. M. Cadwallender b. S. Roche .............................0 K. Young b. S. Coldebella ........14 D. Grigg lbw. b. A. Geyer ..........4 M. Wardle n.o.............................2 A. Brown n.o. .............................0 Extras ......................................22 Total .............................9/148 (cc) Bowling: S. Williams 1/28, L. Borne 1/12, S. Coldebella 1/19, M. Cadwallender 2/38, M. Sharp 1/13, S. Roche 2/11, A. Geyer 1/12.

TOWN d MDU 1st innings Town 184 1st innings MDU D. Tuckett c. M. Warren b. M. Kreutzberger ...............48 T. Harris stp. K. Fleming b. M. Kreutzberger ...............20 P. Robinson c. M. Kreutzberger b. R. Shields .........................36 T. Bright lbw. b. B. McKnight ....................16 D. Sinclair b. B. McKnight ........4 G. Jones lbw. b. D. Goss ............1 M. Hoober b. D. Goss ................6 K. Brown b. D. Goss ..................1 J. Brown n.o. ............................ 11 H. Collins c. M. Trotto b. D. Goss...............................1 Extras ......................................31 Total .......................................175 Bowling: M. Trotto 0/39, B. McKnight 2/24, C. Dowling 0/19, M. Kreutzberger 2/28, M. Warren 0/31, R. Shields 1/3, D. Goss 4/12.

Division 2

WON MINERS def by POOWONG-LOCH 1st innings Poowong-Loch 5/149 (cc) 1st innings Won Miners G. Peters r.o. .............................12 L. Jones b. G. Birnie ................43 J. Schroeder b. G. Birnie ............9 A. Zanella c. J. Patullo b. N. Hancock ......................21 C. Gooch c. J. Patullo b. G. Birnie...........................10 P. Loos b. N. Hancock................1 A. Johnson c. N. Hancock b. G. Birnie.............................1 D. Perryman c. D. Russell b. A. Dixon .............................2 T. Brosnan n.o. ...........................8 A. Hall c. G. Birnie b. J. Patullo.............................7 J. Nelson b. J. Patullo .................0 Extras ........................................6 Total .......................................120 Bowling: S. McKinnon 0/15, J. Patullo 2/20, L. Miller 0/29, N. Hancock 2/16, G. Birnie 4/30, A. Dixon 1/4, J. Hamilton 0/0.

WON WORKMENS d KOONWARRA-LRSL 1st innings Won Workmens 5/388 (cc) 1st innings Koonwarra-LRSL C. Moscript c. D. McGuirk b. A. Ray ..............................27 B. Pickersgill b. A. Ray............39 J. Rockall c. D. McGuirk b. A. Ray ................................9 B. Rawson b. M. Dobbie..........30 A. Stanley lbw. b. N. Dobbie .....0 L. Hughes n.o. ..........................40 D. Clark r.o.................................4 P. Kennedy n.o. ..........................4 A. Piksons lbw. b. M. Dobbie ....0 Extras ......................................25 Total .............................7/178 (cc) Bowling: A. Babu 0/27, L. Anstey 0/30, A. Ray 3/31, N. Dobbie 1/27, M. Dobbie 2/21, B. Evans 0/21, C. Rigby 0/2, J. Licis 0/3, D. McGuirk 0/4, M. Davey 0/5.

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Nerrena rolled at the last post SEMI finals this weekend will feature Nerrena versus OMK at the Leongatha Turf oval and Inverloch versus Wonthaggi Workmens at the Inverloch Turf oval.

The weather on Saturday was a perfect day to be out in the middle and especially so for Wonthaggi Workmens Cricket Club because it managed to take Nerrena down a notch with a win in the final round.

With 301 runs to defend Workmens did it with ease dismissing the top side for 201.

Workmens sensed the possibility of a win by curtailing the Red Caps innings with early wickets.

Nerrena did not get going until mid innings when a partnership formed between David Baldi who went on to make 63 and Gerard Murphy.

Murphy stayed at the crease until the end by which time he had added 59.

Apart from those two middle order batsman the Red Caps uncharacteristically found runs hard to come by and particularly against and opposition that were keen to end the season on a high and go into the finals feeling optimistic.

OMK has held onto its number four position with an easy win over Inverloch.

The Diggers 207 run first innings proved to be enough with the Stingrays sent packing for 118 and losing only its third match for the season.

Walter Taberner had Inverloch off to a good start before he was run out for 32 but it wasn’t until Clay Tait came in at number six that the home side was able to get more runs on the board, the remaining batsmen failing.

Alan Jenkins and Peter Dell took four wickets each with Dell particularly effective yielding only 38 runs off his 24 overs, 10 of them maidens.

Town defeated Wonthaggi Miners just as easily.

Josh Andrighetto opened

and held his place at the crease for 56 runs to see the Miners to 9/135 but he was the only batsman to find form and the side crumbled for 140.

Madura Weerasinghe and Amila Ratnaike, spearheaded the Town attack and caused their customary damage with four wickets each.

In its second innings Town made 154 with Ryan Birkett starring taking five wickets for 60 off 10 overs.

Taking to the crease the Miners’ attempt to make up arrears saw it fall way short with Daniel Loos 32 and Gerard Kent 23 the top run makers.

Phillip Island and the Imperials met with three wins each for the season and it was the Sharks that prevailed.

Chasing only 144 the islanders made 161 with Lachlan Cleeland and Brodie Johnston getting the side half way there by the time Johnston lost his wicket at 1/72.

Jarrod Black and Tony Hornsby did the rest that was required to get Phillip Island over the line.

Rowan McLennan took four wickets for the Imps.

In its final innings for the season the Imperials took a positive direction with Ryan Higgins 34 and Christian Silkstone 41 not out, 4/87 but beaten by the equation and finishing equal last with the Miners on 36 points but just ahead on percentage.

NERRENA def by WON WORKMENS 1st innings Won Workmens 9/301 (cc) 1st innings Nerrena M. Clark c. J. Liddle b. M. Thomas .........................3 D. Trotman c. J. Liddle b. M. Thomas .........................0 T. Wightman c. T. Hooper b. J. Thomas .........................18 P.Matheson b. R. Thomas...........0 D. Symmons c. G. Britt b. J. Thomas .........................24 D. Baldi c. G. Britt b. J. Sheerin ..........................63 G. Murphy n.o. .........................59 R. Clark c. J. Liddle b. J. Baker ..............................1 C. Salmon c. J. Liddle b. D. Turton ............................6 b. Hayes c. J. Sheerin b. S. Huitema..........................7 J. Trease n.o................................0

Extras ......................................20 Total .............................9/201 (cc) Bowling: R. Thomas 1/37, M. Thomas 2/35, J. Thomas 2/35, J. Sheerin 1/28, J. Baker 1/22, D. Turton 1/21, S. Huitema 0/10.

PHILLIP ISLAND d IMPERIALS 1st innings Imperials 144 1st innings Phillip Island L. Cleeland c. J. Ginnane b. R. McLennan....................44 B. Johnston c. J. Ginnane b. C. Silkstone ......................26 E. Richards c. J. Ginnane b. R. McLennan......................0 J. Black c. R. Higgins b. L. Rogers ..........................23 T. Hornsby c. T. Pedlow b. M. Lafferty .......................33 L. Keating b. L. Rogers..............1 S. Boyack c. L. Rogers b. M. Lafferty .........................9 C. Keerthisinghe c. L. Rogers b. R. McLennan......................0 J. Cox c. J. Ginnane b. R. McLennan......................0 Z. Brown c. G. Sauvarin b. T. Sauvarin .......................13 T. Officer n.o. .............................5 Extras ........................................7 Total .......................................161 Bowling: R. McLennan 4/48, Z. Price 0/28, T. Pedlow 0/19, L. Rogers 2/18, M. Lafferty 2/18, T. Sauvarin 1/14, C. Silkstone 1/11.

2nd innings Imperials J. Ginnane c. S. Boyack b. T. Hornsby ..........................1 R. Higgins c. J. Cox b. L. Keating ........................34 T. Sauvarin c. T. Officer b. E. Richards ....................... 11 M. Lafferty b. E. Richards .........0 C. Silkstone n.o. .......................41 T. Williams n.o. ..........................0 Extras ........................................0 Total ......................................4/87 Bowling: L. Keating 1/17, T. Hornsby 1/17, S. Boyack 0/5, C. Keerthisinghe 0/1, J. Cox 0/6, L. Cleeland 0/10, E. Richards 2/1, J. Black 0/9, B. Johnston 0/11, T. Officer 0/10.

TOWN d WON MINERS 1st innings Town 202 1st innings Won Miners 140 2nd innings Town Z. Trease c. J. Rumbold b. R. Birkett ..........................12 M. Borschman r.o.....................87 A. Ratnaike c. J. Andrighetto b. B. Foon...............................2 N. Johnston b. P. Owen ............12 M. Smith c. J. Andrighetto b. R. Birkett ............................5 M. Weerasinghe-Silva c. J. Andrighetto b. R. Birkett ............................4 A. Hickey b. R. Birkett ..............0 D. Burge r.o. .............................19 A. Fixter n.o. ..............................1 L. Smith n.o................................0 S. Clark c. b. R. Birkett ..............2 Extras ......................................10 Total .......................................154 Bowling: P. Owen 1/46, R. Birkett 5/60, B. Foon 1/31, D. Loos 0/16.

2nd innings Won Miners G. Kent c. A. Fixter b. A. Hickey .........................23 J. Andrighetto c. L. Smith b. A. Ratnaike.......................21

Home: OMK keeper Andy Gorrod removes the bails but Inverloch’s Walter Taberner is safely home.

Photo by www.mdphotos.net C. Thomas c. L. Smith b. A. Hickey ...........................5 J. Honeysett c. N. Johnston b. S. Clark ............................13 D. Loos b. S. Clark...................32 R. Birkett c. M. Borschman b. Z. Trease.............................5 B. Andrighetto c. M. Borschman b. D. Burge ...........................15 B. Foon c. M. Borschman b. D. Burge .............................4 J. Loos b. N. Johnston ................5 P. Owen c. L. Smith b. D. Burge .............................0 J. Rumbold n.o. ..........................0 Extras ......................................17 Total .......................................140 Bowling: A. Ratnaike 1/21, M. Borschman 0/12, M. Weerasisnghe-Silva 0/17, A. Hickey 2/23, S. Clark 2/32, Z. Trease 1/14, D. Burge 3/4, N. Johnston 1/5.

INVERLOCH def by OMK 1st innings OMK 8/207 1st innings Inverloch W. Taberner r.o. ........................32 J. Smith b. ..................................0 W. Rankin c. ...............................2 K. Rotthier b...............................2 D. Clark b. ..................................3 C. Tait stp. ................................39 D. Mathews b. ...........................3 J. Jesson c. ..................................8 B. Thomas c. ..............................3 L. Rankin n.o..............................9 R. Thomas lbw. ..........................5 Extras ......................................12 Total ....................................... 118 Bowling: A. Jenkins 4/34, P. Dell 4/38, J. Wilson 0/5, B. Wyatt 0/15, S. Jenkins 1/22, J. Van Rooye 0/2.

Not enough: Walter Taberner top scored for Inverloch with 32 runs but his team was well beaten by OMK. Photo by www.mdphotos.net

• A GRADE DIVISION TWO

Cobras cruise to victory KORUMBURRA plays Kilcunda/Bass at the Korumburra Turf oval and MDU plays Poowong Loch at Scorpion Park, Leongatha in the semi finals this Saturday.

It was catch up cricket against Korumburra for Glen Alvie, forced to follow on after being all out for 71 in its first innings and Korumburra backing itself two wickets down 212.

Second time round Glen Alvie held up better against the top team courtesy of Steven Smith’s 36 and Daniel Hales’ 55 getting the team to 157 all out in the 68th over

and marginally in front.

Needless to say Korumburra cruised to victory in 17 overs and with ample wickets to spare.

Peter Edwards’ 46 was the top score and Joseph Hales did himself proud with 4/70 (8) for Glen Alvie.

Korumburra ended the season well on top, 12 points clear of MDU which was well on top of Fish Creek.

Fishy’s 117 wasn’t going to be enough, it was a matter of how large the Demon’s margin would be.

Nick Eddy capped off a fantastic season, particularly with the ball, and fell just two runs short of a century.

Batting way down the list Adam Eddy’s innings was the

next best at 46 runs.

MDU had 271 with nine wickets down at the conclusion of 73 overs.

Poowong Loch finished in third place on the ladder but a large drop points wise.

The match against Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL was declared a draw.

Fourth placed Kilcinda/ Bass had set the hapless Foster a mammoth 414 first innings runs to chase.

The target was way out of Foster’s reach.

It took Killy/Bass 64.3 overs to dismiss the bottom side for 159 runs. Foster’s opening batsman Murray Lynch top scored with 37, James Mahood taking 3/16 (11.3) and Jacob Dakin

2/35 (13).

GLEN ALVIE def by KORUMBURRA 1st innings Glen Alvie 71 1st innings Korumburra 2/112 (dec) 2nd innings Glen Alvie A. Hamilton b. K. Dorman.........0 S. Smith b. K. Rigby ................36 D. Williams lbw. b. A. Meade ..........................12 R. Slade r.o. ..............................16 D. Hales c. A. Tagliaferro b. I. Osman ...........................55 D. Tiziani lbw. b. K. Rigby ........0 J. Burke c. T. Lucas b. K. Rigby .............................2 D. Hateley c. K. Rigby b. I. Osman .............................9 J. Hales c. A. Tagliaferro b. S. Dole..............................14 L. McRae n.o..............................1 B. McRae c. T. Lucas b. I. Osman .............................0

Extras ......................................12 Total .......................................157 Bowling: K. Dorman 1/23, S. Dole 1/29, A. Tagliaferro 0/21, A. Meade 1/15, K. Rigby 3/30, I. Osman 3/32.

2nd innings Korumburra T. Lucas b. J. Hales ....................4 K. Rigby b. J. Hales .................20 D. Salmon r.o. ..........................16 P. Edwards c&b. J. Hales .........46 S. Dole c. D. Williams b. J. Hales ...............................0 A. Tagliaferro c. D. Williams b. D. Hales............................10 K. Dorman n.o..........................18 I. Osman n.o. ..............................3 Extras ........................................5 Total ....................................6/122 Bowling: D. Hales 1/50, J. Hales 4/70.

KILCUNDA-BASS d FOSTER 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass 5/414 (cc) 1st innings Foster M. Lynch b. A. Donohue..........37

H. Buckland c. P. Palmer b. D. Pipicelli .........................9 T. Smith c. A. Donohue b. T. Smith ............................15 G. Collis c. A. Larcombe b. J. Dakin ..............................4 J. Prain c. A. Larcombe b. J. Tregear ..........................17 J. Chaseling c. A. Larcombe b. J. Dakin ..............................0 S. Collis b. A. Oats ...................10 G. Tanner n.o. ...........................21 H. Griggs c. A. Donohue b. J. Mahood.........................17 D. Lacasa b. J. Mahood ..............0 F. Griggs stp. A. Larcombe b. J. Mahood.........................15 Extras ......................................14 Total .......................................159 Bowling: D. Pipicelli 1/5, T. Smith 1/54, J. Mahood 3/16, J. Dakin 2/35, J. Tregear 1/6, A. Donohue 1/19, A. Oats 1/13.

FISH CREEK-TARWIN def by MDU 1st innings

Fish Creek-Tarwin 117 1st innings MDU M. Martin n.o. ............................4 N. Eddy stp. O. Brennan b. C. Fisher ...........................98 S. Arnup c. A. Straw b. C. Fisher .............................4 C. Hoober c. O. Brennan b. A. Straw............................ 11 W. Prosser c. J. Pouw b. J. Madigan ........................34 J. Sinclair b. A. Straw.................0 M. Le Page c. M. Bright b. O. Straw ...........................17 M. Olden b. O. Straw ...............28 A. Eddy c. G. Watkins b. G. Webster ........................46 S. McRae c&b. C. Fisher ...........6 M. Cantwell n.o..........................5 Extras ......................................18 Total ....................................9/271 KOONWARRA-LRSL drew POOWONG-LOCH 1st innings Poowong-Loch 193 No play day two

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A perfect day in every way

By Stuart Biggins CALLS for the public to support the Stony Creek Racing Club in response to Country Racing Victoria’s proposal to cut the club’s number of race days from four to five and cease funding its training facility appear to have paid dividends with a bumper crowd attending the Danny O’Brien Stony Creek Cup on Sunday.

Ecstatic with the turnout club CEO Terry Grace said, “Our strategy is to keep producing great meetings, that’s

out challenge.”

“It was such a happy crowd,” he said. “Relaxed racing is our theme and the atmosphere among the crowd is in line with that.”

The weather couldn’t have been better for the 2,500 people attending with visitors from as far afield as Sydney and even Michigan, USA and by all accounts it was a brilliant day, perfect even.

Club president Paul O’Sullivan said, “It was great to see lots of happy faces around.”

Country Racing Victoria board member Brian Dougherty said it was the best meeting he’s been to at Stony Creek and David Wilson the chairman of the Sale Turf Club agreed.

The winner: the CEO of the Stony Creek Racing Club Terry Grace and his wife Kathy had good reason to smile with cup day a sea of happy people around the course.

Happy fellas: from left, Aaron Heppell and Blake Van Rooy from Leongatha.

Aaron has good reason to smile with his promotion to selection for the Essendon Football Club Senior players’ list.

Anita Bungur from Coco Cola, one of the many companies behind the event said, “The racing club has done a truly excellent job.

“It is a perfect day in every way.”

Chairman of another club in the VCR firing line, Laurie Bouch of the Bairnsdale Racing Club said, “I always love coming to Stony Creek.

“Country Racing Victoria is supporting racing at Cranbourne and Pakenham, the golden children on the fringe of Melbourne.

“In the scheme of things the cuts are so miniscule it is ridiculous.

“They probably spend more on their lunches.”

Russell Broadbent the Federal Member for McMillan was at the track

as were Tim Bull the Shadow Member for racing and The Nationals candidate for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien in this Saturday’s by election.

Mr O’Brien said, “It was fortuitous for us the cup fell during the campaign.

“Cup day at Stony Creek is a great day and we are thrilled to be able to support the race.”

Mr Grace said, “The National Party is a strong supporter of country racing and has put its money behind the main event.”

What a feeling: strapper Coral Feek and jockey Lucy Warwick pose with the winning horse, the beautiful Lucciola.

Two good: Lucciola, the winner of the Danny O’Brien Stony Creek Cup and ridden by Lucy Warwick was a popular winner and first past the winning post by a few good lengths.

A win for all: from left, president of the Stony Creek Racing Club Paul O’Sullivan, The Nationals candidate for Gippsland South and sponsor of the big race Danny O’Brien,Tammy Feek, trainer David Feek, Heather Feek, the Shadow Minister for Racing Tim Bull, jockey Lucy Warwick and fashion on the field winner David McAlpine. The winning horse is owned by Brian Chegwidden who is based in the United Kingdom.

Stunning for cup day: from left, Mel Harris from Leongatha, Sasha Holderhead, Koonwarra and Alice and Erin Howard from Buffalo.

Fashion first: male category winner Michael McAlpine with Kylie Hodges from Haze Boutique in Inverloch which sponsored Fashions on the Field, and winner of the main prize Karlie Owen from Cranbourne South.

Food lovers unite TAKE a pair of passionate farmers, add a generous dollop of food, wine and travel, and mix them all together in an idyllic rural landscape just a couple of hours from Melbourne.

Hard working farmer: Paul O’Sullivan, president of the Stony Creek Racing Club, and wife Jenny are great supporters of the food and wine industry in South Gippsland; and of course horse racing. Gippsland Food Adventures was not only a sponsor of race three on cup day at Stony Creek but the O’Sullivans have a share in a horse ‘Malabar Man’ which ran fifth in the Danny O’Brien Stony Creek Cup.

That’s the recipe for Gippsland Food Adventures, an innovative new agri tourism venture that is putting Gippsland firmly on the food and lifestyle road map.

Jenny and Paul O’Sullivan are very excited to be part of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival on Saturday March 14 with a specially designed Lamb Tour that includes a butchering demonstration with Prom Meats, John Davie and an evening feast of lamb and other local produce, served with Waratah Hills’ award winning wines.

“Gippsland is a fantastic food region but its farmers and chefs are largely unrecognised,” said Paul O’Sullivan, the president of the

Stony Creek Racing Club.

“Our tours take people beyond the farm gate or kitchen door to discover the great food, wine and personalities Gippsland has on offer.”

The tours gives visitors a behind the scenes look at some of Gippsland’s most interesting food enterprises.

“Our focus is on businesses that consistently produce quality food or wine and have an interesting story to tell,” Paul said. “We’re also keen to highlight businesses that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainable farming practices.”

The enterprises welcoming the Gippsland Food Adventure tours include farms producing grass fed beef, lamb and venison, award winning vineyards, olive groves, and a variety of top restaurants and cafes.

“People don’t have to travel across the world to discover interesting things people are doing with their food and farms, it’s happening right

here on our doorstep,” said Jenny.

The couple’s own property, Malabar Farm, which is on the Gippsland Food Adventure itinerary, illustrates that perfectly.

A working beef and sheep farm, the 640 hectare property has been at b the cutting edge of environmental management for some time.

“It’s amazing how many good food producers there are in our small pocket of South Gippsland,” Paul said. “There’s something here for everyone.”

Gippsland Food Adventures offer half or full day food adventures that can include up to three farm, restaurant or café visits. Each food adventure includes transport and a specially catered lunch and morning tea featuring quality Gippsland produce.

To find out more about their tours go to wwwgippslandfoodadventures.com.au or contact Jenny on 0419 153 377 or Paul on 0429 933 240.

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In it together: from left, Nicole Salmon, Clare Williams, Ayla, Kate and Tahlia Lafferty and Brenton Williams are supporting the Good Friday Royal Children's Hospital Appeal by organising an inaugural fun run in along the Leongatha rail trail on April 3.

Colourful and fruity: from left, Judy Laurens from Wonthaggi and John Helmuth from Mirboo North were typical of many colourful and happy people at the Stony Creek race track on Sunday.

Gracious: Teeny Talsma from Ruby, an entrant in Stony Creek Fashions on the Field looked elegant.

Foreign connections: with the winner of race one Talbina, and around $9000 richer, from left, Andrea Deias and Giovanni Spiga live in Caulfield but hail from Turin in Italy.

Run for Good Friday Appeal AROUND 50 locals have already put up their hand to help support the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal by holding a Leongatha Fun Run on April 3.

Everyone is welcome to register for either the five, 10 or 15.5 kilometre fun run in Leongatha, organised by Kate Lafferty and Nicole Salmon and generously sponsored by BJ's Earthmoving, Sportsfirst, the Star and Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

“The Royal Children's Hospital has helped every family in some way,” Kate said.

“I've participated in a few fun runs and thought it would be good to have one in Leongatha to support the cause.”

The run will follow the rail trail from Leongatha to Koonwarra. The five kilometre run will return at Simons Lane, the 10 kilometre run will return at Gwyther Siding and the 15.5 kilometre run will return just before Koonwarra.

All runners will finish back at the start of the rail trail in Leongatha.

“We've had a few volunteers willing to help already,” Kate said.

“Lots of them have had contact with the Royal Children's Hospital in the past as well.”

Kate chose the Good Friday Appeal because the specialists at the Royal Children's Hospital took excellent care of her daughter.

“Thankfully it wasn't anything too major but the hospital has the best team of specialists and we got a quick result,” she said.

Kate did a run for breast cancer in November and thought Leongatha needed something similar. Good Friday allowed enough time for the event to be planned properly.

Plenty of businesses have offered donations too, including Brenton and Clare Williams from BJ's Earthmoving.

Brenton's sister was under the excellent care of Royal Children's Hospital for three months and he said the fun run is a good thing for the town to have. Clare said BJ's Earthmoving is very excited to be involved in supporting the fun run and they are looking forward to the day.

The team have organised a jumping castle, stalls and raffles to keep the whole family entertained during the fun run.

For more details, visit the Leongatha Fun Run Facebook page.

Great service: Stony Creek Racing Club awarded life membership to Paul Boag on Sunday for his many years of service including 10 years as president from 2004 to 2014.

Above, Painted beauty: Isabelle Booth from Ballarat was one of many children well catered for at the race track with activities such as the ever popular jumping castle and face painting which drew a queue of children.

Good job: taking a break between races, clerks of the course Peter and Debbie Kenny from Willung. Fine and sunny conditions made it a good day for them.

Saturday March 14 Picnic racing at its best!

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