The Great Southern Star - May 1, 2012

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EVENT OF THE YEAR Thousands return to school from across Australia and the world

High, Tech gatherings celebrate staff and students

Time capsule reburied as school looks to the future

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Party for many THE Star’s front page depicts scenes of frivolity from across the weekend.

Main photo: hundreds of people held hands in unity to sing Auld Lang Syne to mark the closure of the celebration of state secondary education in Leongatha on Sunday. People across the generations came together over the weekend, all with some connection to the former Leongatha agricultural high, high and technical schools, and today’s Leongatha Secondary College. Photo: Jamie Cummins.

Three photos, from left: 1. descendants of Arthur Mesley, the man who founded Leongatha Agricultural High School, were among those present on Saturday.

They were, from left: grandson John Mesley of Sydney, grandson Dick Clayton of Seymour, grand-daughter Lee Ewing

of Melbourne, daughter Anne Garrett of Geelong and grandson Dick Mesley of Sydney.

2. Megan Smith of Brisbane, Renee Warren of Leongatha, Kristen Turra of Newport and Susan Turra of Brisbane enjoyed the celebrations on Saturday.

Megan, Renee and Kristen were among the first Year 7 class of Leongatha Secondary College in 1990, and Susan was a final student of Leongatha High School in 1989.

3. Year 9 students Sophie Clarkson, Samantha Thoonen and Helena Brew, with teacher Peter McCaughan and former Leongatha High School student Margaret Kuhne with the time capsule. A backhoe hit a sewerage pipe while digging a hole for the capsule, resulting in another hole being dug.

Brothers in arms: Robert and Arthur Cayzer trav- Technically minded: Mark Pearce (left) of Leongatha elled from Sydney, New South Wales. Robert attended studied at Leongatha Technical School from 1970-74 Leongatha High School from 1952-54 and Arthur left and Dave Smith of Wonthaggi from 1968-72. in 1953. Their brother Wally lives at Koonwarra.

Family ties: brothers Dan Spencer (left) and Alex Spencer studied in Leongatha; Dan at Leongatha High School and Leongatha Secondary College from 1985-91, and Alex from 1995-2001 at the secondary college. Dan now lives at Hamilton and Honourable mentions: descendants of Arthur Mesley, the man who found- Alex at Leongatha North. ed Leongatha Agricultural High School, were among those present on Saturday. They were, from left: grandson John Mesley of Sydney, grandson Dick Clayton of Seymour, grand-daughter Lee Ewing of Melbourne, daughter Anne Garrett of Geelong and grandson Dick Mesley of Sydney.

Family occasion: Eulalie Brewster (centre) of Inverloch was the first female president of Leongatha High School’s Parents and Citizens Association. She was joined by daughters Jean Brewster (left), a high student from 1960-65, and Heather Orchard, a student from 1969-74. Both daughters now live in Canberra. The extended Brewster family has amassed an association with Leongatha secondary schools spanning 70 years, from 1940.

Overseas journey: Takayuki Uno (left) was a Rotary exchange student at Leongatha from 1962-63 and returned from Japan for the centenary, staying with a former host parent, Sybil Smith.

Swapping yarns: Ivan Caple of Lara (high school student from 1958-64), Graham Young of Leongatha North (high school student from 1949-51), Stuart Davidson of Mooroopna (high school teacher, 1968-69), Adrian Harris of Dumbalk North (high school student, 1958-61), and Jeanette Davidson (nee Miles, high school student 1958-64 and teacher 1967-1970).

Local expert: renowned historian John Murphy joined with former teacher Lyn Skillern at the heritage precinct event at Mesley Hall. Mr Murphy recalled his own school days in the 1930s, riding to school on a horse and Serving in style: offering afternoon tea at the heritage precinct event were Leongatha Secondary College staff Bronwyn Webster, Sue Gowers, Sheena Cumming and Jenny Goss. becoming head prefect in 1938.

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What a weekend!

By Jane Ross and Simone Short AN estimated 4000 past and present students and staff talked themselves hoarse during the Leongatha High/Tech/Secondary College centenary celebrations.

The weekend, variously described as “wonderful”, “fantastic”, “absolutely brilliant” and “amazing”, began with the information late last week that tender documents will go out for the final $10 million stage of rebuilding.

College principal Brett Windsor described that news as a symbolic start to the anniversary.

He said the $10m would pay for new Year 7 to 9 and Year 10 to 12 centres, an arts building and refurbishment of the staff centre which will include a combined primary and secondary school administration hub.

Mr Windsor, who had all but lost his voice, said the centenary “was absolutely fantastic”.

“There was such a positive atmosphere.

“It got off to a great start with the visit by the Governor (Alex Chernov) on Friday. On Saturday, we were overwhelmed with people – there were 2500 or more. There were 1000 or more on Sunday and around 4000 for the weekend.

“Local businesses noticed how busy things were. It was terrific.”

The history book From Inkwells to Internet sold out and a reprint is underway.

Written by former teacher Lyn Skillern, the book was launched on Saturday by one of her former pupils Libby Roughead, an associate professor at Adelaide University.

There were multitude weekend highlights.

John and Dick Mesley, whose grandfather Ar-

thur Mesley founded the school, presented a dress sword belonging to their father, Rear Admiral Jack Mesley RAN, as a gift to the secondary college.

They, in turn, were given a copy of a video of the opening of Leongatha’s Memorial Hall, featuring their grandfather.

They were accompanied by Arthur Mesley’s daughter Anne Garrett, who delighted in catching up with former classmate Mavis Wightman, the most senior past student at the celebrations.

Three hundred or more packed into the stunningly decorated Memorial Hall for Saturday night’s dinner, during which past school captain Professor Ivan Caple urged everyone to “raise the roof” as he led the crowd in a war cry, popular in days gone by. Four hundred more attended a cabaret in Mesley Hall.

There were musical performances by past and

present students throughout the weekend and gatherings in pubs and restaurants.

Sunday ended with the burying of a time capsule and rendition of Auld Lang Syne, accompanied by past and present musicians conducted by former music teacher Andrew Dale.

Elaine Snell, whose husband Ian is a past principal of the secondary college, complimented organisers, saying the weekend was “a credit to all the work that had been put in by so many over two to three years”.

Governor kicks off At an event reflecting on the past, the Victorian Governor spoke to Leongatha Secondary College students about their futures at the official opening of the school’s centenary celebrations last Friday.

With the school’s time capsule originally buried in 1972 opened for the celebrations, the Honourable Alex Chernov encouraged

Centenary party begins: school leaders Bronte Robb, Max Rounds, Amy Burns, Helena Brew, Taylah Darmanin and Matt Haywood celebrate the official opening of Leongatha Secondary College’s Centenary Celebrations with Victorian Governor, the Honourable Alex Chernov, and his wife Elizabeth (centre).

students to consider their own lives 40 years from now.

“First, can I suggest that you have unqualified faith in yourselves and your ability to achieve your goal,” he said.

“The fact that you’re now in one of the better high schools in the state, and you’ve gotten as far as you have, means that you’ll definitely have the ability to undertake the hard work to achieve your goal.”

The Governor then presented the secondary college’s principal Mr Windsor with his own contribution to the new time capsule, adding “I won’t be back to have a look at it!”

Mr Chernov said it was a pleasure to visit the school, and he was honoured to officially open the centenary.

Mr Windsor said the opening had occurred in conjunction with a phone call from the Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan that morning, informing him the tendered documents had gone out to begin construction of the new school buildings.

The Governor was also presented with a copy of the centenary book.

Following the ceremony, Mr Chernov planted a seedling taken from the oak tree on the former high school campus, which was originally planted around the same time the school opened a hundred years ago.

Mr Windsor said he hoped the new tree would grow to survive the school’s 200 year celebration.

Growing towards another century: Victorian Governor, the Honourable Alex Chernov, plants a seedling from a century-old oak tree located on the former Leongatha High School campus.

Mesley remembered ARTHUR Mesley, the founding principal of Leongatha Agricultural High School, was ahead of his time, his daughter told The Star on Saturday.

Leongatha Secondary College’s Mesley Hall is named in his honour.

Mr Mesley’s daughter Anne Garrett of Geelong, grand-daughter Lee Ewing of Melbourne, and grandsons John and Dick Mesley of Sydney, and Dick Clayton of Seymour were present at the welcoming ceremony on Saturday.

Lee’s father Esmond Dorney designed Mesley Hall.

Anne was a student of Leongatha High School from 1936-39 and described her father as a teacher “far ahead of his generation”.

“He was forward thinking, very organised and he brought so many new things to the school,” she told The Star.

“He did not believe in corporal punishment. His voice was enough. We lived diagonally opposite the school and we could hear his voice from his office.”

Anne said the centenary celebration was a family reunion and time to renew acquaintances.

“I did not expect to see so many of my generation,” she said.

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Listening intently: thousands of people attended the opening ceremony in the ECA Centre.

School rich in family traditions A BOOK encapsulating the history of 00 years of state secondary education in 100 Leongatha eongatha was “about all our stories.”

That was the Th h message ddelivered li d bby D Dr Eli Elizabeth b h Roughead in launching the book, From Inkwell to Internet, at the opening ceremony in the ECA Centre on Saturday.

The high school captain of 1980 is now an associate professor and director of quality use at the Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre,

University of Adelaide.

“The book tells of a time when there was no electricity in the classroom but you could catch the train to school. Today you can’t catch the train but technology is bringing the world into the classroom in a different way,” she said.

Dr Roughead showed a hat badge worn by her Aunty Rose to the Leongatha Agricultural High School and detailed her extensive family connection to the Leongatha schools, a tale applicable to many families, she said.

Back then: Leongatha Secondary College leaders Aimee Burns and Max Rounds inspect a display of past uniforms at the welcome ceremony.

“These days, I’m very proud of the educational legacy that was given to me here,” she said.

The book’s author, former teacher Lyn Skillern, said the publication reflected the significance of the school to local society.

“Some families have had four generations here. The school is part of the family identity and heritage of so many people,” she said.

Original secondary college principal Vic Rowlands said the event was attended by people from every state in Australia and England, Asia

History noted: former student Associate Professor Dr Elizabeth Roughead (left), launched From Inkwell to Internet, by Lyn Skillern (centre). They are joined by former Leongatha Secondary College principal Vic Rowlands.

Sounding fine: the Leongatha Secondary College band opened the welcome ceremony on Saturday by playing Advance Australia Fair.

Parents deserve praise THE Parents and Friends Association was praised by Leongatha Secondary College teacher Peter McCaughan at the college welcome ceremony at the ECA Centre on Sunday.

“Leongatha Secondary College is not a school or a college; it’s a community and you are members of that community that supports us,” he told the crowd.

“It’s been heart warming to see and we are gobsmacked with the number of people that have come back.”

The audience joined in a game of Celebrity Heads, with former and present staff Gaye Hutchinson, Al Whitmore and Ian Snell filling the seats and asking questions in a bid to guess the names on their heads.

Gaye wore Mel Bolge, a former administration officer at the college; Al was original secondary college principal Vic Rowlands; and Ian was the ECA Centre.

Teacher Bob Crouch pointed out ECA stood for Educational and Community Activities Centre.

In harmony: past and present musicians from Leongatha secondary schools united to present a spectacular concert at Mesley Hall on Sunday.

Right: Revisiting 1972: Greg and Joy Robb of Leongatha reflect on assignments from the time capsule buried in 1972. Greg is a former high school student, 1962-68.

and Europe.

South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe taught at the technical school and said the event was a celebration of the quality of secondary education in Leongatha over the past 100 years.

Karen Cain, of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, said many people had worked to bring the school to where it is today, particularly parents.

Leaders standing tall: past Leongatha Secondary College principals Col Boyd, Vic Rowlands, current principal Brett Windsor and Ian Snell.

Right: Entertaining trio: Gaye Hutchinson, Al Whitmore and Ian Snell played Celebrity Heads.

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Surprise finds: former teacher Dorothy Warren distributed lost property still not collected from Got ya: former Leongatha High School teacher Bob Crouch ‘fined’ past stu- the days of Leongatha High School, including a dent Mandy Kuhne $2341.85 for an overdue library book she returned on hat, tunic, jumper and a book found in archives at Saturday. The book was due on February 11, 1971.

Mesley Hall belonging to Mona Mesley in 1924.

Looking back: Robyn Fox (nee Nelson) studied at Leongatha High School from 1979-84, and was a school captain. She brought son Harry from their home at Armadale in Melbourne to relive old days.

Antics galore at assembly FORMER students donned uniforms to sing the school anthem at the Leongatha High School welcome back ceremony.

In chorus: former Leongatha High School students donned student uniforms for a rendition of the school anthem. They were Marj Barter (nee McGrath), Marg Benson (nee Johnson), Mandy Kuhne, Sandra Webster (nee Courtney), Helen Beasley (nee Mann), Linda Hughes (nee Rodwell), Julie Dean (nee Furphy), Wendy Jongebloed (nee Ruck), Narelle Salmon (nee Riseley), Daryl Pease, John Watson and Neil Warren.

College faithful return THE Parents and Friends Association was praised by Leongatha Secondary College teacher Peter McCaughan at the college welcome ceremony at the ECA Centre on Sunday.

“Leongatha Secondary College is not a school or a college; it’s a community and you are members of that community that supports us,” he told the crowd.

“It’s been heart warming to see and we are gobsmacked with the number of people that have come back.”

The audience joined in a game of Celebrity Heads, with former and present staff Gaye Hutchinson, Al Whitmore and Ian Snell filling the seats and asking questions in a bid to guess the names on their heads.

Gaye wore Mel Bolge, a former administration officer at the college; Al was original secondary college principal Vic Rowlands; and Ian was the ECA Centre.

Teacher Bob Crouch pointed out ECA stood for Educational and Community Activities Centre.

Above: Deep parts: tuba players Jacqueline Wheeler, Michael Jongebloed, Kathryn Cooper, Tanya Jackson and Ben Stein provided the base line during the Sunday concert.

Thought provoking: Andrew Grayden of Leongatha contemplates the display of student artwork the school has bought from the VCE Art Show since 1990.

He completed Form 4 at the tech school in 1971.

Right: Stirring sounds: singers Larry Hills, Rose Barker, Kellie Smith, Kate Ball and Elly Poletti sang during Sunday’s music spectacular.

The opening event featured recollections by teachers Russell Trotman and Bob Crouch, with the latter fining past student Mandy Kuhne $2341.85 for an overdue library book, due in 1971.

Mr Crouch and past teacher Dorothy Warren also distributed items from the lost property box, including a book found in archives at Mesley Hall belonging to Mona Mesley in 1924.

Rita Guy read a bulletin from 1978 with such quirky comments as: • “Today is the shortest day of the year. We ask all students to move quickly between classes”; • “If smoke is seen coming out of the red brick toilets again, the girls in there will be advised it will be treated as fire and will be flushed out”; and

• “Mr (Kerry) Pritchard has lost his blackboard duster for the 98th time. He would like it returned, along with the 37 others”.

Mr Trotman recalled times of the school being one of “honesty and consequences”, with tales of mischievous students.

Former student Don Bruce was even sent to Vic Rowlands’ office for the ‘serious offence’ of touching venetian blinds in the classroom.

Mr Rowlands told how current teacher Peter McCaughan propagated an oak tree from an acorn from an original tree. That acorn was found in a gutter and the new tree planted by Victorian Governor Alex Chernov on Friday.

Mr Crouch commented on the amount of litter outside and ordered everyone to undertake yard duty that afternoon.

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Pragmatic but funny THE Leongatha Technical School welcome ceremony resembled a comedy gig, when former teachers Paul Satchell and Angus Hume hosted a humorous show.

Mr Satchell told how the school offered a practical education from 1967-1989 and that staff predominantly had trade or industry experience.

A former Year 12 student once told him she was able to relate to her teachers, unlike at the private school she came from in Melbourne.

The school was headed by three principals: Bill Johnson, 1967-68; the late Bill Bainbridge, 1969-74; and Irving Stephens, 1975-1989.

Mr Johnson, now 84, said the two years he spent at Leongatha were the happiest of his 40 years in education and paid tribute to Herbert Hyland, an MP who pushed for a technical school at Leongatha to support the farming industry.

“I love being here today and it’s a pity that technical schools have gone,” Mr Johnson said.

Mr Stephens commented: “My years at Leongatha Technical School were the best of my whole career and I felt as though I really belonged to the family.”

The event was held in the old tech school library, which could be demolished early next term to make way for construction of the new secondary school.

Old mates: former Leongatha Technical School students Stephen Smith of Doreen, Melbourne (student 1976-1980), Peter Lawson of Churchill (1980-81), Pauline Braumann of Buffalo (1980-81), Cheryl Finck of Brighton (1980-81). and John Perri of Wangaratta (1976-81).

Renewing ties: David Dearricott chatted with former teacher Clive Lynn at the Leongatha Technical School assembly. David left the tech school in 1976 and now lives at Sunbury. His father Herb was a school president and the Dearricott sports centre at the college is named in his honour. Mr Lynn taught maths at the technical, high and secondary schools from the 1970s-2000s.

Thanks so much: Norma Payne praised the Leongatha Technical School for educating her sons Graeme and Malcolm. She is flanked by former teachers Paul Satchell and Angus Hume.

Founding man: Bill Johnson, the inaugural principal of Leongatha Technical School, described his two years at the school as the happiest of his 40 year career in education.

Down she goes: the time capsule is lowered into place near the college staff centre on Sunday by Robert Knox (not pictured) as Ross Considine watches on.

Left: Here you go: head prefects of Leongatha High School in 1956, Bev Hanley (nee Runciman) and John Mitchell handed over a flag to Leongatha Secondary College leaders Aimee Burns, Bronte Robb, Max Rounds and Emily Wilson.

They were joined by Kelvin Smith (centre) and teacher Matt McPhee (back, right), during the closing ceremony on Sunday. The flag will be flown on special occasions until the 125th anniversary in 2027.

New stage: Leongatha Secondary College principal Brett Windsor shovels the first loads of dirt on top of the time capsule, to be opened at the school’s 125th anniversary in 2027.

More photos in next week’s Star and online at www.thestar.com.au

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Above: Family ties: Yvonne Leslie of Leongatha was the oldest prefect of Leongatha High School at the centenary celebrations, holding the top job in 1944-45. Her husband Bob was a member of the high school council for nine years and the couple’s children David and Andrea attended the school.

Night out: Jamie Seuren and Rebecca Wright of Inverloch had a memorable time at the dinner.

Jamie was a tech student from 1984-89 and Rebecca was at the high school from 1985-90.

Together again: Heather Orr (nee Williams) was at the high from 1975-79 and now lives in Sydney. Dani Carter (nee Goss) of Leongatha studied at the high from 1975-80. June Avanessian (nee Williams) of Vermont South was at the high from 1975-80 and Michael Hogan of Mildura studied there from 1979-81.

From afar: people travelled from around the world to attend the centenary celebrations. They were: Susan Carter from Orkney, Scotland (student in the 1970s), Trudianne Dale from Afghanistan (student in the ’70s), Chris Nelson from Bedfordshire, England and Taka Uno from Tokyo, Japan, the first Rotary exchange student in Leongatha in 1962-3. He said the event was the greatest moment in his life. Photo: Jamie Cummins.

School leaders: Yol Field and husband, former secondary college principal Col Boyd of Inverloch, shared a laugh at the dinner with Dianne and Bruce Wilson of Geelong, Gwen Chapman of Leongatha and original college principal Vic Rowlands of Leongatha. Bruce and Gwen taught at the college, and Gwen’s husband James Chapman was a former principal of Leongatha High.

Meal fitting for a centenary MORE than 300 people attended the Gala Centenary Dinner at Leongatha Memorial Hall on Saturday night.

Decorated elegantly, the hall was filled with tales of school days past and the swapping of stories about life since.

Past and present staff joined with former students for a delicious meal and a relaxed atmosphere to mark such a milestone occasion.

Fun night: loving the atmosphere of the dinner were Ross Crawford and wife Barbara Varrasso, librarian at Leongatha Secondary College. Ms Varrasso started teaching at the high school in 1985 and is the last member of the current staff to have taught at the high. The couple lives in Korumburra.

Long history: Mary and Kim Crosthwaite’s family share a connection with Leongatha high and technical schools totalling 97 years. Mary studied at the high in the 1960s and then taught there for 21 years.

Kim taught at the tech for 35 years. Their children Kerrie, David and Clare studied in Leongatha and David has worked at the college for 10 years as a computer technician. Kim also works in computers.

The couple lives at Meeniyan.

Left: Girls again: Sue Hayes, Ann-Maree Heppell, Bernice Kindellan and Maree Kelly-Maley enjoyed the Great Centenary Cabaret at Mesley Hall. Photo: Jamie Cummins.

Right: Old times: Tim Kemp, Adam Martin, Jason Kennedy and Richard Willard-Turton caught up at the Great Centenary Cabaret at Mesley Hall on Saturday night. Photo: Jamie Cummins.

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Driver survives rollover A MAN escaped accident uninjured after his car rolled north of Leongatha last Monday.

He was negotiating bends on the Strzelecki Highway around Crightons Hill when his car left the road.

The car rolled down an embankment, through a fence and landed on its side in a paddock.

The hill is a notorious location for accidents.

Full story on page 8.

Pipe dreams

By Jane Ross

SOUTH Gippsland Water won’t be getting any money in today’s State Budget for the pipe that will secure our water supply.

Deputy Premier Peter Ryan said on Friday he “doubted” the budget would stretch to the $20m that the water authority needs for stage one of the project.

Mr Ryan, the member for Gippsland South, said the budget will be tough.

“We have to cut the cloth to suit the circumstances,” he said.

Treasurer Kim Wells will hand the budget down today at around 3pm.

Mirboo North Secondary College (MNSC) is sweating on $6 million promised during the 2010 election, but the Deputy Premier wouldn’t say whether that’s included.

MNSC principal Karen Lanyon said yesterday the money is badly needed to replace old parts of the school built in 1950 from chicken wire and cement render.

“They’re well past their use-by date and are not the flexible learning areas needed by today’s students.”

The water pipe will link Wonthaggi’s Lance Creek with Korumburra and is part of a 50-year supply strategy.

Lance Creek is South Gippsland Water’s biggest holding.

It will provide Korumburra, Poowong/Loch/Nyora and eventually

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probably Leongatha’s water, backed up by Melbourne’s supply, thanks to pipes connected to Wonthaggi’s desalination plant.

Mr Ryan said as a broad principle, he supported the Wonthaggi/Korumburra pipe line “as does my colleague Peter Walsh the Water Minister”.

Despite reduced income from stamp duty and GST and $10 billionplus waste by the previous government (myki, desalination plant, north/ south pipeline), Mr Ryan said the eight-year $1 billion Regional Growth Fund is secure.

So is the $160 million boost for country roads and bridges introduced last year.

This means South Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils will con-

tinue to receive an extra $1 million a year to spend on roads and bridges as they see fit.

That’s good news according to Bass Coast Shire CEO Allan Bawden, who said both pools of money are welcome.

“We never have enough money for local roads and it’s vital for regional councils to be able to access money for community buildings.”

In line with Coalition policy, Mr Ryan would not be drawn on details of the budget, but he did stress the government was “intent on continuing the provision of services to the state”.

Asked if there would be any funding for the Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan announced earlier this year,

Mr Ryan replied that the Minister for Higher Education and Skills would “be making commentary” on his portfolio.

“I know Peter Hall has invested enormous amounts of time and effort on the plan.”

He’s only too aware of the state of the region’s roads.

“I well recognise roads are pivotal to those living in the country.”

And, he knows the astronomical cost of maintaining and constructing them.

That’s one reason why Premier Ted Baillieu has pushed for a discussion at the Council of Australian Governments on the enormity of construction costs in Victoria.

“Ours are 40 per cent more than comparable jurisdictions,” Mr Ryan said.

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Students experience Gallipoli THE Rotary Club of Leongatha recently welcomed home three students it sponsored from secondary colleges in Leongatha.

The group enjoyed a successful, month long international cultural and educational excursion to Turkey.

Their enlightening and enriching journey cul-

minated with their attendance at the dawn service at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli on Anzac Day. The students’ safe return completes the club’s third Anzac commemoration excursion for students to Turkey.

Plans are already in place for the club to continue its role as facilitator with the local RSL sub branch and the three secondary colleges to send three more students to Turkey in April next year.

A reciprocal visit for hosting Turkish students for a month long visit to Leongatha is again planned for later in the year.

Rotary membership director Colin McKenzie-

McHarg said the foundations for the annual international student exchange are now well established.

“It provides an invaluable opportunity for the students from each country to learn about each other and their respective cultures and this is in keeping with one of Rotary’s key aspirations, which is to promote world understanding and peace,” he said.

The students, Brittney Tennyenhuis, Nadine Sheilds and Hayley Maskell, represented Mary MacKillop College, South Coast Christian College and Leongatha Secondary College.

Above: A hero in Turkey: Hayley Maskell from Leongatha was honoured to meet the most recent Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross, Corporal Ben Robert Smith, at Lone Pine on Anzac Day. Left: Anzac Day in Gallipoli: Brittney Tennyenhuis, Leonnie McCluskey, Nadine Sheilds and Hayley Maskell experienced the Dawn Service at Anzac Cove last week, wrapping up their month long trip to Turkey with the help of the Rotary Club of Leongatha.

Jobs promise but land is needed first A GOOD supply of affordable land for industrial use could create 200 jobs within 18

months.

South Gippsland Shire Council put that pitch to the State Government, which has responded with $50,000 towards a $125,000 study.

Called the Leongatha Industrial Zone Investigation, the study is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Announcing the government grant yesterday, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan said Leongatha was the major town and industrial centre for South Gippsland “and a key ser-

vice provider to the smaller towns and communities in the region”.

He said the investigation would identify potential sites for industrial zoning as well as the cost of infrastructure upgrades for transport routes, gas, water, electricity, sewerage and telecommunications.

Armed with this information, the council will be able to plan for the future.

“With the expansion of major industrial and port activity in South Gippsland Shire, it is critical Leongatha is well placed to ser-

vice future works.”

Mr Ryan said Leongatha was experiencing significant growth, with the possibility of up to 900 new houses being added in the next 25 years. Zoning of residential land to accommodate these is already underway.

He added that identifying and providing suitable areas for industry would reduce “economic leakage” outside the town and district, “helping to revitalise the area”.

Rain impacts on some storages DESPITE a week’s downpour of 67mm, the Lance Creek storage has dropped one per cent.

Lance Creek provides water for Wonthaggi, Inverloch and Cape Paterson and will eventually be drawn on for Korumburra, Poowong/Loch/Nyora and probably Leongatha as well.

On Monday of last week, Lance Creek was 84 per cent full. Yesterday it was at 85 per cent of capacity.

Leongatha’s Ruby Creek recorded

42mm of rain in the past week, but that’s dropped too, down from75 to 74.

Korumburra’s Coalition Creek had 56mm of rain and has gone up from 78 to 85.

Foster’s Deep Creek, Fish Creek’s Battery Creek and Poowong/Loch/Nyora’s Little Bass are all full to the brim.

Deep Creek recorded 70mm of rain, Little Bass 65 and Battery Creek 70.

The Tarwin, Agnes and Tarra rivers are running well.

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CFA remains optimistic as decision delayed again

By Brad Lester A MULTI-MILLION dollar fire station could still be built in one of Leongatha’s main streets, the Country Fire Authority hopes.

The CFA is seeking to erect a new station in Bair Street, but South Gippsland Shire Council planning staff have recommended the station be built out of the central business district to preserve future space for retail growth.

Council’s rationale was echoed by the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Council last Thursday granted the CFA a second one month extension to continue talks over the Bair Street site or another possible location. The matter was due to be decided at the council meeting.

David Chugg, CFA’s acting operations manager for Region Nine, remained optimistic.

“We will continue to be positive with the council, and certainly understand and appreciate their position,” he said.

“We are looking forward

to working with council and moving forward, hope the council understands the position which the CFA is in and we want a positive outcome for the brigade.”

CFA’s regional director Mark Reid said a new fire station in Bair Street was a ‘discretionary use’ under the current planning scheme and not at all prohibited.

“The argument raised within local media that commerce expansion will be hindered is a recent surprise to CFA as there has been no interest in the site for years before CFA purchased it and the five years subsequent to the purchase,” he said.

“CFA has a development proposal for its site that is ready to go now.”

Leongatha CFA captain Andy Kay doubted the Bair Street location would be used for retail.

“We have just lived through one of the longest booms in history and no one wanted to build on it,” he said.

Mr Kay said the CFA had evaluated other sites around Leongatha and those were deemed unsuitable, including the former service station in Hughes Street.

“It’s awkward to get out of Hughes Street, so there

Still hoping: David Chugg, CFA’s acting operations manager for Region Nine (left), with Leongatha CFA captain Andy Kay (centre) and fire-fighter Tristan Morton-Pedersen.

would have to be some work down there at that intersection (with Roughead Street),” he said.

Cr Mimmie Jackson said a further month’s deferral would help council make the “best decision”.

“The station is not the most comfortable place for the CFA to be. Rain comes through the roof and it’s pretty cramped for space,” she said.

Cr David Lewis said the matter should not be deferred as the parties affected needed a decision.

Council planners have suggested council write to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Peter Ryan, seeking support for the establishment of an emergency services precinct in Leongatha.

Frank Considine asked council where council was proposing to build such a precinct.

CEO Tim Tamlin responded: “There isn’t anywhere at the moment.

This is about establishing a possible site. This is a suggestion that we have put forward which is typical of other regional municipalities.”

Mr Considine said the CFA had owned the site in

Bair Street for many years and now faced starting over.

“I reckon you would have something in mind before you start going down this path,” he said.

Mr Tamlin: “No, we don’t have anything in mind.”

Mr Considine: “It all sounds very airy fairy in my opinion.”

Mr Reid said the current station was old, too small for current brigade activities and no longer fit for its purpose.

“Leongatha Fire Brigade is manned by volunteers, many of whom work in the central business district which enables a faster response to fires and other emergencies - particularly during week days,” he said.

“A central location within Leongatha is critical for the prompt response of Leongatha’s volunteers.”

CFA applied for a planning permit in October 2010 and embarked upon a 15 month compliance process with council.

“Road traffic issues which were raised by the shire have been addressed and CFA has VicRoads’ approval to proceed,” Mr Reid said.

“CFA does not believe the average of six fire vehicle movements a week will hinder traffic flow or significantly impact the 5000 heavy vehicle movements a week that Bair Street currently experiences.”

Small station: volunteer members Scott Hillis and Amy Atkins are frustrated with the lack of space in the Leongatha Fire Station. Doors of trucks and CFA vehicles cannot even be properly opened when parked side-by-side. This is an inconvenience when members are trying to respond to emergencies in a hurry.

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Unity: Kim Foster and her daughter Keira. Kim said the business owners of Loch got right behind her attempts to draw attention to the devastation of Central African child soldiers.

Loch support for child soldier issue KIM Foster believes she is very blessed.

She has two “beautiful” children and she lives in Loch.

Two months ago, she was sent a Facebook link marked “Kony”. She was reluctant to open it, but it came from a trusted friend.

A click on the link revealed a half hour video about Joseph Kony, the world’s number one wanted war criminal. Kony kidnapped children at night, making soldiers out of barely teenage boys and sex slaves of the girls.

Kim said the producers of the video offered a challenge – to “cover the night” of a date in April with posters to make Kony a household name, that would in turn pressure governments to act.

Kim felt it was something she could do in Loch, at the same time showing her children small things can make a bit of difference. So, she ordered some posters and a t-shirt.

“I could turn a blind eye after looking at my children playing so happily on the lounge room floor while I appreciated the fact that they would never experience what these poor children are experiencing.”

She walked with her two daughters around Loch, asking local business owners if they would mind putting up posters in an attempt to bring some acknowledgement to this issue.

“I started at 10am. By 11.10am, the total of my 10 posters were hanging in the majority of Loch’s shop windows. Good things certainly do come in small packages – Loch may be small but as a community it is big on unity.

“Who knows, this may lead to other things. Maybe we could do something like this on a national front for the many sociological issues that we as a nation are facing?

“That would be absolutely fantastic!”

Locals to star in film By Jacob Kunder

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LOCALS will star in the feature movie The Playbook filmed at Korumburra last year.

The film is currently in post production and undergoing visual effects treatment in Melbourne. Music is being composed and scored by a composer in Los Angeles.

“We’re hoping for around an August/September release but that will depend on distributor schedules,” director and producer Darran Scott said.

The film made use of a the Korumburra Recreation Centre’s basketball facilities, an Archies Creek house as well as various sites around the area for filming.

Local stars include players from the Korumburra Wildcats and crowd extras during the basketball games.

“Filming in the Bass Coast and South Gippsland area was

great, with lots of local business and individual support that we were very grateful for,” Mr Scott said.

South Gippsland Shire Council does their best to draw film-makers to the area, according to economic development co-ordinator, Ken Fraser.

“We’ve got a film policy and we’re also part of a wider group called Film Gippsland,” he said.

Mr Fraser and his team aim to make it as easy as possible for film-makers by meeting their needs.

“It’s always a bit different. It could be that they need to close a road or something and we do the internal liaison there with council and we will issue them with the permits,” he said.

Recent notable productions in the area apart from The Playbook include ABC’s Bed of Roses and Something in the Air, as well as a recent television commercial for Mazda.

Filming in the area is

a great benefit for South Gippsland.

“I guess it works two ways,” Mr Fraser said.

“From a business point of view you’ve got the film crew in town spending money on accommodation, buying a meal and that kind of thing.

“You also get the promotion of the area on the screen; people see it and say that must be a great place.”

South Gippsland is also a great place to film due to its location and distance from Melbourne.

“Often they’re looking for a bit of look, and South Gippsland has the ability to look like different places which could be called for in the script or commercial,” Mr Fraser said.

Film Gippsland has an incentive scheme for people to undertake production in rural areas including South Gippsland and aims to draw film-makers to the area through a partnership of local councils.

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Young still touched by war on Anzac Day TAMMIE Bastian was one of the young people in the crowd at Mirboo North’s Anzac Day service.

She was not simply honouring those men who landed at Gallipoli in 1915, but remembering friends lost more recently in the passage of war.

The Mirboo North mother served in the Australian Army with Three Combat Services Support Battalion at Townsville and her partner Ryan Eaves with the Four Field Battalion.

“We have lost three friends in Afghanistan since the war started and I’ve come along to pay my respects to them,” Ms Bastian said,

with son Claye on her arm.

She undertook training with the army in Malaysia and Mr Eaves has served in Afghanistan, Iraq, Timor and Solomon Islands as a bombardier. Ms Bastian wore his medals in his absence on Wednesday.

• See The Star’s full Anzac Day coverage on pages 20-22.

Protect people

By Jane Ross and Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils hope the Municipal Association of Victoria will intervene in the coal seam gas issue.

Bass Coast Shire Council CEO Allan Bawden said, “We want them to take it to state level and work with the Department of Primary Industry (DPI) to look at whether the existing regulatory regime needs to be strengthened.”

The DPI is responsible for issuing exploration and mining licences.

Mr Bawden said because coal seam gas is new to Victoria, affected councils need to band together.

The matter will come before the MAV’s State Council on May 18.

Asked if the council had had a response from State Energy and Resources Minister Michael O’Brien to having the shire exempted from further coal and coal seam gas mining, Mr Bawden said the request hadn’t been put yet.

“We need to do a bit more work on it.”

Mr Bawden said it was pointless to just ask the question without backing it up.

He said shire staff had been concentrating on lodging an objection to Leichhardt Resources’ application for an exploration licence. This covers 566 square kilometres of land south from Wonthaggi to Pound Creek and further into South Gippsland Shire.

The submission “strongly objects” to the application because the impacts of coal seam gas exploration on the shire are unknown, but “can be reasonably construed that they will be significant and may have a very highly deleterious impact”.

It points out tourism and agriculture are the shire’s main industries, the latter contributing over $105 million a year to the local economy. By 2030, Bass Coast expects to be recognised as a food bowl for Victoria.

That means aquifer and water supply safety is vital.

It states further, “Bass Coast’s natural assets are world-renowned.

“Council is committed to protecting and enhanc-

ing our natural environment and has invested significantly in partnerships and programs to achieve this aim.”

This includes a focus on biodiversity and sustainability.

South Gippsland Shire Council stopped short of adopting a stance on coal seam gas mining but has indicated it is leaning towards opposition.

Council will ask the state conference of the Municipal Association of Victoria to lobby state and federal agencies to ensure land owners and the community are protected through all stages of coal seam gas developments.

Council will do that through suggesting an amendment to part of the notice of motion to be tabled by Bass Coast Shire at the MAV state conference.

The decision prompted considerable debate at last week’s council meeting.

Cr Jennie Deane tabled the initial amendment, which was subsequently altered slightly.

She said cases in New South Wales and Queensland had indicated federal regulators were not strong enough to protect landowners.

“There is a lot of research to show that water catchments can be impacted by exploration and mining,” Cr Deane said, adding impacts on soils were also a possibility.

“We do have a role to play in advocacy on behalf of our constituents.”

Cr Kieran Kennedy said coal seam gas mining was the “biggest issue facing this shire for 20-30 years”, with possible impacts on agriculture and tourism.

“If the aquifer is contaminated with chemicals, that would affect dairying and could threaten the future of staff at Murray Goulburn,” he said.

Council endorsed most of Bass Coast’s notice of motion.

Cr Mimmie Jackson said: “We would like to support our neighbour on that and it is appropriate that the MAV consider this issue so that it is not just one council fighting the big mining conglomerates.

“While South Gippsland does not have a position on this as such, I would certainly like some information so that is why I support this motion.”

Desal plant artist hits back

SOUTH Gippsland artist John Koenders has hit out at those who have criticised his painting of the Wonthaggi desalination plant.

The work was presented during a recent Bass Coast Shire Council meeting by desalination project di-

rector John Barraclough.

The presentation prompted a walk out by protestors in the council gallery – and Cr Gareth Barlow who was seated at the council table.

He commented later to The Star that he thought the best place for the painting was the Rhyll tip.

Mr Koenders took umbrage at that.

He said if the council didn’t want the work, he would be more than happy to put it on public view in his own gallery at Arawata.

“I did the painting in good faith.”

Heart touching: for Tammie Bastian and son Claye, Anzac Day has particular relevance.

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Governor admires Region has vision: Mr Chernov

By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire was described as a “forward looking” municipality by the Governor of Victoria, Alex Chernov, AC QC at a civic reception held in his honour in Leongatha last Thursday.

The Governor said the region was in the “good hands” of council and labelled the region a “gem”.

“It’s a wonderful place scenically and as Napoleon said, the army marches on its stomach,” he said, noting the lunch of local food and wine he had enjoyed earlier that day at Waratah Hills

Vineyard at Fish Creek.

The Governor inspected flood repair works at Wilsons Promontory National Park and praised Leongatha Secondary College on the centenary of state secondary education held over the weekend.

“There is no substitute for the enormous support from family, from teachers, principals and the community,” he said of the contribution these people make to students’ education.

Mayor Cr Warren Raabe said the Leongatha Education Precinct was the envy of every town in South Gippsland and added works on rebuilding the secondary college were due to start in July.

Cr Raabe also noted the low uptake of tertiary

education by young South Gippslanders and hoped the early introduction of the National Broadbank Network into the region would enable more students to study from home.

The Governor urged people to not let location disadvantage them.

“One should not think that kids in your secondary schools cannot do what the kids in metropolitan areas can,” he said.

The Governor noted the resilient nature of rural communities and people’s willingness to volunteer.

“You never have to ask for them. They just turn up,” he said.

Cr Raabe was pleased to showcase the region

to the Governor as one rich in agriculture, with burgeoning wine and olive oil industries, and successful cheese-makers.

On Friday, Cr Raabe presented the Governor with council’s list of priority projects, including: the Leongatha Heavy Vehicle Alternate Route, Corner Inlet Tourism Development Project, Korumburra Children’s Services Hub, development at Coal Creek and development of Leongatha rail yard.

The Governor was accompanied by his wife Elizabeth. The couple was presented with a triptych of botanical artwork by Fish Creek artist Celia Rosser, whose gallery they visited on Thursday.

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Fitting memento: artist Celia Rosser (left) presented an artwork to Governor Alex Chernov and his wife Elizabeth, joined by South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe.

Right: From ridge: Governor Alex Chernov meets Richard Arnold of Mirboo Country Development Inc.

Bass Coast young leaders: Melody Notley and Kersti Churchill from Powlett River Primary School were presented their Young Leaders badges by the Victorian Governor at the State Coal Mine last week, pictured with assistant principal Claire Donohue.

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South Gippsland

Visiting the Prom: Parks Victoria flood recovery manager Brett Mitchell, ranger in charge Ben Robertson and chief ranger Helen Dixon showed the Victorian Governor, the Honourable Alex Chernov and his wife Elizabeth the sights of Wilsons Prom, and in particular, Squeaky Beach last Thursday.

Governor discovers Bass Coast

By Simone Short AFTER a whirlwind 24 hour tour, the Governor off Victoria, Vi t i the th Honourable H bl Alex Al Chernov Ch and Mrs Elizabeth Chernov said they were keen to return to Bass Coast soon.

Bass Coast mayor Cr Veronica Dowman, said the tour was an opportunity to show the Governor and Mrs Chernov attractions in Bass Coast.

“The Governor’s visit was spread over two days, taking in a full itinerary of activities, places and meeting local people,” she said.

“A highlight of the function was the Bass Coast Young Leaders presentation. The leaders from all our Bass Coast schools were presented with their Young Leaders badges and had the opportunity to meet the Governor at the function.”

After the reception, the official party was given an entertaining tour of the underground mine by Parks Victoria and State Coal Mine volunteer, Rod McLean, followed by a tour of the Victorian Desalination Project.

Parks Victoria staff then accompanied the party on the Bunurong Coast Drive where the weather held out for a leisurely walk along Shack Bay. The day finished with a dinner with councillors and local Rotarians at Archies on the Creek.

Cr Dowman said the second part of the visit included a visit to Phillip Island and Corinella.

“On Saturday, the Governor and Mrs Chernov visited the Churchill Island Farmers Market and were taken on a tour of the Heritage Farm. They were able to talk to some of the local providers and were very interested in the smoked trout and other wares on display at the Rhyll Trout and Bush Tucker Farm stall,” she said.

“The staff of the Phillip Island Nature Parks gave us a wonderful tour through the original homestead and provided some real insights into the history of the area and the conservation work that they do. There was also time for a morning tea with the Friends of Churchill Island volunteers who work so tirelessly for our environment.”

After Churchill Island, the official party visited the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

The tour ended with an informal lunch at Pinehaven Manor in Corinella with 25 community representatives.

A dairy good time: the Victorian Governor and his wife Elizabeth donned white and orange jackets for a tour of the Murray Goulburn factory last Friday morning, alongside factory manager Craig Turner, site manager Gavin Russell and South Gippsland Shire mayor Cr Warren Raabe.

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Man somehow escapes injury A MAN was lucky to escape an accident uninjured after his car rolled north of Leongatha last Monday.

Abandoned: this car was positioned on the Korumburra-Warragul Road on Thursday after it seemed to have lost control and run off the road. It was towed out of the precarious car parking spot the next day. The Star did not receive a response from police regarding the incident before going to print.

John Gow featured JOHN Gow of Moyarra is one of six veterans who featured in an Anzac Day special printed in The Age newspaper.

There are two Vietnam veterans, a World War Two nurse, a World War Two POW and two World War Two veterans, including Mr Gow. He’s 89 now and was

barely 16 when he joined the militia during a recruitment drive in 1938. In the snippet in The Age, he said he and a couple of others put their ages “up a bit” to get in.

He was 19 and an infantry soldier when he was sent to New Guinea. After that, he served in Borneo.

Mr Gow still has part of his Army uniform.

The 50-year-old Melbourne man was travelling north on the Strzelecki Highway near Crightons Hill when he ran off the road just after 5pm.

The car rolled down an embankment, through a fence and landed on its side in a paddock.

Passers-by stopped to help the passenger get out of the car and waited with him until emergency services arrived.

Investigations are continuing into the accident, however police believe a wet road and the driver being unfamiliar with the road were contributing factors.

The car was written off.

Crightons Hill is a notorious spot for car accidents, with the most recent fatality occurring there early last year.

Written off: the driver of this Hyundai was fortunate to escape uninjured, after rolling down an embankment last week.

South Gippsland popular at expo THE first Regional Victoria Living Expo was held at the Melbourne Convention Centre on the weekend.

The event was a big success, with very large numbers of people in attendance.

The expo provided a great opportunity to showcase the great business and lifestyle opportunities of South Gippsland.

The popularity of the event showed clearly that many people are looking to relocate to regional Victoria and that lots of them have their focus on Gippsland.

Many people had very detailed questions about relocating, purchasing houses, setting up businesses and holidaying in the area.

Promoting Gippsland: Paul Stampton, Dana Hughes, Ken Fraser and Barbara Look from South Gippsland Shire Council, hold small toy animals which were popular with parents. The ribbons around their necks with the website address were made by Cash’s in Leongatha.

South Gippsland promotional material, including town brochures was very sought after.

South Gippsland Shire Council staff attending the expo had great support from some

local volunteers.

South Gippsland also participated in two other very successful

joint stands.

One was a Gippsland wide stand that included displays of local products, including many sourced from South Gippsland.

A chef cooking local produce was very popular.

This stand was agreed by many to be the best of the regional stands.

The other was the Creative Gippsland stand, which promoted the great arts and cultural opportunities of the region.

South Gippsland’s participation was facilitated by a grant from the Victorian Government.

It is now planned to run the event as annually.

Farmer backs rates action A FARMER calling for councils to charge fairer rates has welcomed action by the Victorian Farmers Federation on the issue.

Wild Dog Valley farmer and teacher Don Hill said farmers’ rates were “totally unsustainable”.

The VFF is asking farmers to have a say on how much their council charges in municipal rates and whether it’s a fair system.

The VFF has launched an online survey in an effort to manage the inequities local council rates pose to farmers in many shires around the state.

“Within 10 years within South Gippsland, many farms will be paying more in rates than they can possibly earn from the land,” Mr Hill said.

“This is already occurring within parts of Bass Coast Shire.”

Mr Hill instigated a petition locally, calling on South Gippsland council to review its rating system, saying farmers shouldered an inequitable rate burden.

“I became passionate about the rates as well as other issues in the community because I hate inequity,” he said.

“The present council has let down many of the ratepayers - not just farmers - by failing to act for the good of the residents of South Gippsland.

“Planning issues and now rates issues show that the residents get a rough deal from a council not really prepared to deal with difficult issues for the benefit of the residents of South Gippsland.

“It is not just farmers’ rates I am concerned with. All residents of South Gippsland pay much more than people in, for example, the Melbourne area. Why should someone living in the middle of Leongatha pay twice what someone in, for example Frankston pays?”

VFF president Peter Tuohey said when it came to municipal rates, farmers were at a disadvantage compared to other businesses.

In Victoria, the rating system is based on the valuation of land and its improvements.

This means there is an assumption that those who own higher valued assets have a greater capacity to pay.

“But with many agricultural landholders, this is just simply not true,” Mr Tuohey said.

Around Manangatang, a 2670 hectare dryland property is attracting roughly $11,000 per year in local council rates.

“The problem gets worse in areas where urban sprawl has caused rural land prices to rise well beyond their agricultural production value,” Mr Tuohey said.

Some farmers in the Bass Coast Shire are paying as much as $136 per hectare.

“Although some local governments acknowledge the issue and are taking measures to address it, others remain ambivalent to its impact on farmers,” Mr Tuohey said.

He said the information gathered by the VFF will be used to help get a fairer deal for farmers on municipal rates.

“The VFF will take its findings to local, state and federal government and lobby for a more equitable system,” Mr Tuohey said.

“The more farmers we have filling out the survey, the stronger and more informed our argument will be.”

The survey only takes 15 minutes and can be completed by following this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ VFFRatesSurvey

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Climate forums lure experts TWO experts with close connections to Mirboo North will speak during a climate change awareness forum in Wonthaggi next Wednesday May 9.

They are Damien Irving, who attended Mirboo North Secondary College, leaving with an ENTER score of 99.15 and Dr Neville Smith who lives in Mirboo North.

Damien is now a renowned climate change scientist, who is undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne researching recent climate change over the Southern Ocean. He has worked for the CSIRO since 2009.

He will provide a local per-

spective to the issues facing South Gippsland.

Damien is described by forum co-organiser Chris Heislers as “a passionate and gifted communicator”.

Neville is deputy director and chief scientist for the Bureau of Meteorology. He is regarded as a top scientist in that field and has a particular interest in the impacts of climate change on our oceans.

The third presenter at the forum is Rob Gell.

Rob, the television weather man, is a coastal geomorphologist with special interest in the impacts of climate change on our coastlines. He is a fellow of the Royal

Geographical Society and an inaugural fellow of the Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand.

To be held in the Wonthaggi Town Hall, the forum is free. It will be followed on May 23, with a follow up forum featuring Matthew Wright, the driving force behind the Zero Carbon Australia plan. There will be time for questions and answers at both sessions.

School groups are welcome.

The forum has been organised

by Groundswell Bass Coast. To find out more, ring Chris Heislers on 0419 556 381 or Aileen Vening, 5672 2677.

Easter tourists: Burra up, Foster down

By Matt Dunn SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council visitor information centres (VIC) in Foster and Korumburra have recorded mixed results for Easter.

Tourist numbers appeared to boom in Korumburra and flag in Foster during the four days of Easter.

“Over the four days of Easter we had 419 people visit the Foster VIC and 956 people visit the Korumburra VIC,” acting visitor services coordinator Sue Miles said.

“For Foster this is a 17

per cent decrease from last year. There was also a lot of media about Wilsons Prom being closed due to union strikes.

“On the other hand there was a great two page spread in the travel section of the Herald Sun on Easter Saturday, which gave a good overview of what to see and do.”

But she hastened to add that Prom tourists often do not call into the Foster VIC, as they usually know where they are going.

Others visit the Parks Victoria VIC instead.

“Last year people came into the centre because they couldn’t get to the Prom and were looking

for something else to do,” she said.

“The majority of the people coming into the Foster VIC have never been to the Prom previously and are trying to find out what they can do, accommodation options and distances- and if fees apply.”

While tourist numbers seemed to take a dive in Foster during the Easter period, Korumburra was flying.

“For Korumburra we had a 34 per cent increase in visitors over the past Easter,” Ms Miles said.

“These numbers were assisted by events happening in Coal Creek.

MP visits battlefield MCMILLAN MP Russell Broadbent observed Anzac Day in Belgium.

He was part of an Australian parliamentary delegation to attend a World War One battlefield site at Ypres.

The delegation travelled to Ypres from Brussels where it attended a session with a delegation from the European Union.

Mr Broadbent said he was privileged to be able to observe Anzac Day at a site where Australian troops distinguished themselves in one of the key battles on the Western Front.

“The area around Ypres was the scene of some of the most intense and sustained battles between German and Allied forces in the first World War,” Mr Broadbent said.

Business growth in council’s sights

By Jacob de Kunder MORE business growth is the focus of a new South Gippsland Shire Council strategy.

The Economic and Tourism Development Strategy is one of the key outcomes of council’s proposed 2012-13 budget.

The strategy will allow for council officers to interact with businesses and encourage them to grow as well as looking out for their wellbeing.

Council’s economic development co-ordinator Ken Fraser said the attraction of new business was a focus of the strategy.

“Attraction of new developments and manufacturers to the area is a focus in the strategy,” he said.

Another big focus is working with existing business, especially those that are looking to grow.

“We’ll be spending a fair bit of time talking to businesses and understanding their needs and what attitudes they’ve got to their growth,” Mr Fraser said.

“People always want new businesses but the majority of the growth will be coming from established and existing business.”

Mr Fraser explained understanding the aims of a business was essential to helping them grow and that was the aim of this strategy.

“The plan is to understand the needs of each particular business and then what the requirements (for growth) are,” he said.

“Our role is about facilitating and enabling them, and helping them around the issues.”

Within council, there are issues with council planning and council will look at making such matters easier for businesses.

“It’s been part of our ongoing role but it’s prac-

tically getting out to these businesses that wouldn’t necessarily put their hand up,” Mr Fraser said.

“That’s why it’s important to get to them and understand what their needs and plans are.”

The strategy also involves the council having an advocacy role on matters that would improve business in South Gippsland.

The Leongatha Heavy Vehicle Bypass and National Broadband Network are examples of projects that would have council working closely with the other levels of government and different authorities.

“The meetings with businesses feed back into that (advocacy programs) as well,” Mr Fraser said.

“If businesses have raised the issues of transport, energy or other infrastructure, we’re able to feed that back to other levels of government when dealing with the issues.”

Many of the people did ask for information on the Prom after they had been through Coal Creek. This was probably due to the media coverage.

“We have noticed a marked increase in people not making advanced plans to visit the area and just turning up looking for accommodation or ringing the day before they arrive. On Saturday evening we only had two motels in the whole region that had any available accommodation.”

Last year Easter holidays were extended by one day due to the Anzac Day holiday falling on Easter Monday.

Above: Weather man: Rob Gell will speak at the climate change forum too.

Right: Star: former Mirboo North Secondary College student Damien Irving is now a renowned climate change scientist..

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IT’S not a topic that most of us like to think about but during May, Red Cross is encouraging everyone in South Gippsland to think about what they could leave in their will for future generations.

Ian Williamson, national bequest manager for Red Cross, said bequests are absolutely vital for the emergency and every day work of Red Cross.

Red Cross and local solicitors have teamed up to help people prepare simple wills for only $75 per person.

Community wills events will be held from 10am–3pm on Thursday, May 24, at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 2 Bruce Street, Leongatha and Friday, May 25, at St John’s Uniting Church, 86 Chapel Street, Cowes.

This is a great opportunity to update or make a new will.

For appointments please contact Sue Worland on 03 9341 7559 or email sworland@redcross.org.au.

BID for a Sherrin football signed by 2012 Collingwood team displayed on a mahogany trophy stand, and complete with a certificate of authenticity.

The football will be displayed at the Inlet Hotel in Inverloch. Bids can be placed by phoning Shane Clements on 0413 339 341 or with staff at Inlet Hotel.

The auction closes on Monday, July 30 at 6pm.

All proceeds will go to building a bike shed at In-

verloch Primary School.

PICTIONARY is a family favourite that brilliantly combines creativity, strategy and frustration into one loved game. Drawtism is a heartfelt twist on the classic game.

This May, Australians are being encouraged to host their own game of Pictionary, as part of Drawtism, to help raise money and awareness for people living with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Drawtism gives people a chance to get together and play Pictionary to help draw people with autism out of their isolation, while raising much needed funds.

Whether it is a social occasion with friends at home, a friendly competition in the office boardroom or a local community event, hosting a Drawtism game is easy.

Drawtism provides a glimpse into the daily reality of living with autism. To host a game, simply visit www.drawtism. com.au.

All money raised will go towards Autism Spectrum Australia, Alpha Autism (the creators of Drawtism) and Autism SA. This will help to fund further research, resources and services offered to the autism community by these leading, not-forprofit autism-specific organisations.

THE Prom Coast Arts Council bus trip to the Tarra Warra Museum of Art in Healesville, to see the Archibald Prize 2012 had sold out, but they have just managed to secure a second 21 seat bus.

If you would like one of those seats, contact Michael Lester at the Prom Coast Arts Council Inc on 5683 2481.

Hurry, spaces will fill fast.

THE Australian Government Mobile Office is visiting parts of rural Victoria, including Fish Creek, Mirboo North and Korumburra, to offer locals easy access to government payments and services.

Mobile office staff can assist people with a wide range of services. The mobile offices are used primarily to provide a convenient and personalised service to rural communities; their capabilities mean that they can also be quickly relocated to provide emergency onthe-ground support for Australian Government disaster recovery efforts.

The mobile office will be at Fish Creek on Tuesday, May 15 from 9.30am-4pm, in the parking bay adjacent to the Fish Creek Hotel.

It will visit Mirboo North on Wednesday, May 16, from 9.30am to 4pm in the car park opposite the Shire Hall, and

Winner: Amanda Thompson was the open section winner, with Self Portrait (linocut).

THE results of the Great Southern Portrait Prize were announced at 2.30pm on Sunday, April 29, at Stockyard Gallery in Foster.

This fantastic exhibition had more entries this year and the same high standard.

The winners are open first: Amanda Thompson with Self Portrait (linocut); open second:

Andrew McPherson, with Portrait of Self or Someone Else (wood/pencil).

The junior first: Bonnie Mobourne, age 11, with Sapphira (acrylic).

There were two highly commended in the open section: Hamish Kentwell with John (acrylic) and Susan Purdy, with Janet (Digital print on rag paper). The junior highly commended winners were

Niamh Martin, age 8, with Grandpa (acrylic) and Tess Venables, age 6, with My Brother Kyle (acrylic).

The Packing Room Awards went to Tracy Roberts in the open section with Middle Aged White Chick and Kate Facey in the junior section with Modsy May (acrylic).

Congratulations: Ken and Val Ricardo of Dumbalk North celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 21. A gathering of friends and relatives celebrated the occasion at the MannaGum at Broadbeach Restaurant in Inverloch.

Birthday celebrations at Lucy May’s Cafe: Lucy Mertens celebrated the first year of her cafe in Korumburra last month. Lucy shared a glass of wine with family, friends and customers, including Rowena Ashley.

Congratulations: Leongatha’s Colleen Reeves is celebrating after being awarded the inaugural Community College Gippsland/Bendigo Bank Academic Excellence Award at a recent graduation ceremony held at Warragul.

CCG was pleased to partner with the Bendigo Bank to award the $500 encouragement prize to Colleen, who says the money will be used to fund the purchase of a new laptop. will visit Korumburra on Thursday, May 17 from 9.30am to 3pm in the Senior Citizens Club car park.

Itineraries and more information about the Australian Government Mobile Offices are available at www.humanservices.gov.au or phone 13 2316.

JOIN organisations from Broome to Hobart, reading the picture book The Very Cranky Bear to more than 170,000 children across Australia.

National Simultaneous Story time 2012 aims to celebrate and acknowledge the vital work being done in libraries, schools and communities around Australia to develop young people’s literacy and numeracy skills.

The event is organised by the Australian Library and Information Association, to promote the value of reading and literacy.

The Very Cranky Bear is written by Nick Bland and published by Scholastic Australia.

Participating libraries in West Gippsland are Drouin Library, Warragul Library, Korumburra Library, Leongatha Library, Inverloch Library, Wonthaggi Library and the South Coast Mobile at San Remo.

For information about the local event, contact Geraldine Archibald on 0427 401 530.

WENDY Caple, the principal of both Inverloch and Kongwak primary schools, is currently in Finland on a trip organised by the Department of Education. She is representing Victorian primary school principals and visiting schools and universities in Finland.

Mrs Caple will have lots to share with us when she returns. Apparently reindeer burgers are a bit of a favourite over there!

THE Salvation Army will be launching the start of the Salvos Red Shield Appeal, with a barbecue on Monday, May 7 from 11.30am to 1pm.

The launch will be held at the GippsCare offices on McCartin Street in Leongatha.

The community is invited to come along and enjoy a sausage and a chat.

Salvation Army staff will be available on the day to answer any questions that may arise in regards to their services and how to become involved in the appeal.

For more information, contact Martyn Scrimshaw on 0407 625 122.

THE MS walk barbecue and family day will be held in Leongatha on Saturday, May 5.

The walk will begin at McIndoe Park at noon. It is a 3km walk. The entry fee for adults is $20 and children are free.

Participants are encouraged to wear red, in support of MS. For more information, please contact Nat on 0417 058 684, Rory on 0407 093 801 or Vicki on 0417 613 233.

FOLLOWING the success of the recent South Gippsland Sustainability Festival, South Gippsland Shire Council would like to thank its major sponsors for their support of this growing community event, which are Energy Eco, Community College Gippsland, Green Heart Organics, South Gippsland Landcare Network and the Lower Tarwin Valley Project Hub. “Each of these sponsors is local and operates in Gippsland,” sustainability officer, Christine Hamilton said.

“Their support is critical to the viability of the event and shows their commitment to both sustainability and the communities in which they operate.”

ON Sunday, May 6, the residents of Buffalo and Fish Creek will have the opportunity to help plan for their future, vote on priority projects and form priority project teams to help achieve their vision and long term goals.

The upcoming community plan for Buffalo and Fish Creek is part of the Lower Tarwin Valley Project – Strengthening

Small Dairy Communities, a partnership project between South Gippsland Shire, the Gardiner Foundation and GippsDairy, developed to help build resilient and vibrant dairy communities.

The Community Plan Workshop will kick off with a free community barbecue starting at 11.30am at the Fish Creek Hall. Everyone is most welcome to come along to mingle and hopefully stay on to participate in the workshop starting at 12noon.

If you would like more information regarding the Buffalo/Fish Creek Community Plan or the Lower Tarwin Valley District Project please contact project facilitator, Marzia Maurilli at South Gippsland Shire on 5662 9805 or email marziam@ southgippsland.vic.gov. au.

IF you have a child under the age of six with a developmental delay, then Anglicare and Parentzone are running a course that might provide some different strategies.

The course runs for six weeks on a Tuesday morning, beginning on May 8 in Leongatha.

For more information, phone Parentzone on 5133 9998.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 11

Quarry hopes rise

By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has relaxed permit conditions attached to the extension of a basalt quarry worth $89 million over 40 years.

Holcim is seeking to expand the Leongatha South quarry, with reserves at the current site due to run out by the middle of this year.

The new quarry has 20 million tonnes of basalt – enough for 40 years, resulting in economic spinoffs locally of $89 million over the life of the project, and $137 million to the state economy.

The Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) received four objections to council’s approval of the extension. Holcim also requested VCAT review permit conditions relating to upgrading Whitelaws Track between Quarry Road and the Bass Highway, a 173 agreement for vegetation offsets and direct sales to the public.

Holcim’s main issue was with the roadworks, and the scope and timing of the works.

Council will change the permit conditions to require reconstruction of the pavement of the intersections of Whitelaws Track and Bass Highway, and Whitelaws Track and

Quarry Road.

The changes also specify Holcim enter into a 173 agreement within six months of the permit date and not sell to the public.

Council critic Paul Norton said council had “stuffed” the matter. He said council had originally required Holcim to reconstruct the intersection of the Bass Highway and Whitelaws Track to improve the left turning movement from Whitelaws Track onto the Bass Highway.

The permit conditions approved by council at the December 21 meeting required those works “to include pavement widening, kerb and channel, surfacing with bituminous asphalt and stormwater drainage”.

The revised conditions specify Holcim must only reconstruct the pavement at the intersection of Whitelaws Track and Bass Coast (sic) Highway.

The dispute is now in the midst of mediation and if not settled prior, a VCAT hearing will be held for seven days from May 24.

Mr Norton also noted the reference to the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority’s condition in the original permit had been omitted in the latest conditions.

That condition required a risk analysis be carried out on the possibility that groundwater inflows to the quarry may be greater than predicted

by modelling.

Council CEO Tim Tamlin said that condition remained in effect but was not listed in the latest report as it was not open to negotiation.

Mr Norton called on Mr Tamlin to hold an extraordinary meeting of council, objecting to council delegating authority to planning and environmental health manager Bryan Sword to enter into mediation at VCAT on council’s behalf, and referring back to council any changes.

Mr Norton said such changes would most likely come to council at the May 23 council meeting – a day before the VCAT hearing is scheduled to start, if it proceeds.

Mr Norton said council should make a decision itself.

Cr Jim Fawcett said the process would allow Mr Sword to negotiate for the sake of an amicable outcome.

“While I don’t find it altogether satisfactory, I do realise it is an unusual occurrence and the outcome outweighs my concerns about the process,” he said.

Mr Norton lives near the quarry at Leongatha South.

“They (Holcim) have spent $2 million revamping the plant. They are not here for fun; Holcim are here to get the rock,” Mr Norton told council last Thursday.

POLICE BRIEFS Car stolen POLICE are searching for a vehicle stolen from Meeniyan over the weekend.

The white Toyota Hilux dual cab

ute is believed to have been taken around 1-1.30am on Sunday.

Offenders broke a window to gain access to the vehicle. Anyone with information about this theft can contact Meeniyan Police on 5664 7281.

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Reach out

IN response to “Where’s help when needed” (The Star, April

24), it is a shame that there are people out there who just have no faith in human kindness.

When you help someone

E D I T O R I A L School celebration deserves Australia Day award PHEW!

The party is over but the uplifting spirit of the centenary celebration of state secondary education in Leongatha on the weekend certainly lingers.

If ever one wanted a display of community unity, then that event was it.

The organisers prepared a magical party that lured people from every state in Australia and around the world, with former and present staff and students gathering to relive, remember and create new memories.

The centenary celebration should be now be nominated for Community Event of the Year in South Gippsland Shire Council’s Australia Day awards in 2013.

And if the event does not win, then no doubt many people would be surprised, More than 4000 people attended and given their connections with all parts of the shire and into Bass Coast Shire, the positive impact of the celebration was felt far and wide.

The event exemplified the outcome of many people working together with a passion for noting the achievements of the past, recognising a school as a hub of a community, and holding aspirations for the future.

While principal Brett Windsor commented at the closing ceremony that the secondary college’s numbers had been dwindling in recent years, he was right when he said: “There is only one way for us ahead and that is up.”

Construction of the new school buildings will start with the demolition of existing buildings early in the next third term, paving the way for modern facilities that will no doubt help retain and enhance enrolments.

The school’s management team was praised more than once over the weekend and with them at the helm, the process will run as smoothly as anyone could expect when a place of learning and work experiences physical upheaval.

However, while it’s a tired cliché, buildings are only part of a school. The real assets are the people.

That was evident in the fine way the school’s student leaders carried themselves over the weekend, turning out for two days on a weekend (and in school uniform), and wearing smiles at every turn.

If that’s the calibre of students Leongatha Secondary College turns out, well, the future is looking good.

The school and broader community will mark the school’s 125th anniversary in 2027, and while the school may appear somewhat different then, let’s hope the spirit remains the same.

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in need or crisis, doesn’t that make you feel like you are a great human being and you feel good about yourself and the people you help?

I for one would have not hesitated to stop and help in any situation, as I have been helped too many a time.

Get out there, cook a cake for someone, go talk to the elderly.

Do not be in a hurry or be selfish.

Thanks to Pat Burns (who helped a car accident victim).

There should be more Pats in this world.

Thank you to Judy Edwards (writer of last week’s letter).

Denise Sheen, Mirboo North.

Safety out window?

OVER the last couple of weeks I have noticed that drivers and pedestrians alike are throwing safety out the window.

In the case of pedestrians, I have observed that pedestrians are sometimes just casually walking across the busy main streets and hope that drivers see them, and what I find even more disturbing is the school children from the schools at the bottom of Horn Street in Leongatha.

When school gets out at

3.25 in the afternoon, school children cross Griffin Road and on the occasions when I have been turning into Griffin Road from Horn Street, the children just walk across the road without looking or even maybe believing that the cars will stop for them.

I believe that in order to protect school kids there needs to be a school supervisor on this corner.

Now for what I have observed of drivers in the last few weeks, the first point I would like to note is that many drivers are darting through cross traffic in order to gain access to side streets on the other side of the road, only to save at most a few minutes.

The main crossroad in question is Roughead Street, and Hughes and Long streets, as well as Church and Bair streets.

It even would be nice if drivers were a little polite, but it would probably be best to put traffic lights in these locations.

If the traffic lights were put in on Church and Bair streets, it could even be used to let the fire trucks out if the station was constructed near Evans BP’s top servo.

These are just a couple of points. There are a lot more issues out there.

Samantha Smith, Leongatha

Accident risk I AM concerned about the new roadworks, two kilometres on the Leongatha side of Korumburra.

If this is going to be two lanes to facilitate overtaking trucks, I believe people unfamiliar with the area will go much too quickly into the bends and actually increase accidents rather than reduce.

I think very strong signage should indicate approaching dangerous bends. Perhaps readers will have opinions of value.

Michael Warner, Leongatha.

Broad farewell OVER the last three years, I have had the privilege of serving as president of the Victorian Farmers Federation.

The role has allowed me to defend the interests of Victorian farmers and the regional communities in which they live.

Victorians are very fortunate to have a resilient, hard working, environmentally friendly farm sector. The people I have met while doing this job are proud Australians who really do produce great quality food and fibre.

I have worked alongside hard working members of parliament of all political persuasions, regional media, VFF staff and members.

I wish to thank those I have worked with for their support.

I commend Victoria’s regional communities for their significant contribution.

Andrew Broad, former president, Victorian Farmers Federation.

Thanks, Leongatha

THE weekend of celebration of public secondary education at Leongatha was a great success. It was wonderful to see such a huge turnout to all the events. The community showed an immense pride in the education offered over the 100 years by the three types of secondary education.

Many marvellous stories of young lives challenged and shaped to move to exciting future careers, were woven into reflections of these schools.

The current facilities, the grounds and the buildings, are extensive and magnificent.

The Leongatha Secondary College deserves to grow stronger in terms of numbers and standing in the community.

Thanks to all those hardworking people who displayed the history and the future of secondary schooling at Leongatha.

Bruce Wilson, Connewarre.

VOXPOP! VOX With the Governor of Victoria visiting last week, The Star asked “Do you think the Queen is still relevant to Australia?”

Not really. I don’t think that she participates or contributes to Australia enough.

Cindy Logan, Meeniyan

PASSENGERS SAFELY OFF

Yes. I think that it is good to have ties with the United Kingdom.

Cailan Tree, Mirboo North

No, I don’t think so. She is too Probably not. She is not remote and doesn’t have enough close enough to have any real influence. contact with the country.

Pam Howman, Shannon Howman with Woodleigh Charlie Morzoff, Nyora

Being a PSO stands for a lot. It gives you a special standing in your community. As a Protective Services Officer, you help keep our train stations safe. And in helping others, you might even discover something more satisfying than a 9 to 5 job for yourself.

Apply to become a PSO today. P.S. Your community needs you.

PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS Help keep our train stations safe. Become a PSO. Visit policecareer.vic.gov.au or SMS “Jobs” to 132 001.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 13

Kelly show sold out PAUL Kelly will perform in Leongatha later this month but the show is already booked.

The concert, presented by the Lyrebird Arts Council, sold out in 24 hours.

Arts council members received first rights to tickets and 620 were sold.

Kelly, an icon of Australian music, performed at Mossvale Music Festival in 2009 and at Meeniyan Hall in 2006.

The arts council’s Ian Bevington said Kelly loved performing at country venues and is looking forward to the gig at Leongatha Memorial Hall on Wednesday, May 30.

“I don’t think we could do any better in Australia.

Some people would like Cold Chisel and some people would say Daddy Cool, but his (Kelly’s) music means more to me than any other Australian musician,” Bevington said.

“It’s Australiana.

Coming to town: Paul Kelly’s Leongatha show sold out in 24 hours.

He’s a modern day bush balladeer. His rhythm and tone is beautiful. I would go as far as saying he is the poet laureate of Australia.”

Kelly’s Leongatha show will be one of only two concerts this year where he will be joined by his full band.

Bevington said Kelly loved food prepared by

Leongatha’s Kaye Bourke at Meeniyan: Kelly’s favourite, corned beef with boiled beetroot.

Bevington will give away several balcony double passes to Kelly’s concert on his radio 3MFM show, Sound with Ian and Suzanne, on Thursdays, May 10 and 17, from 6-8pm.

Message from past A SURPRISE package was unveiled by South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe at last Thursday’s council meeting.

He shared the contents of a package from the former Shire of Woorayl, placed in a time capsule at the former Leongatha High School in 1972.

The papers included council statistics that indicated the capital improved value of properties in the shire was $86.3 million, whereas South Gippsland’s Shire today is $3 billion.

A note from then shire president Cr John Stiff indicated all planning

applications came to council, the ranger gave a report and Ron Stanley was shire secretary.

Cr Stiff commented the shire was experiencing significant progress with civic and industrial developments taking place, and that he hoped the shire was continuing to grow 40 years later.

South Gippsland Shire Council was among the organisations to place items in the time capsule buried at the centenary of state secondary education at Leongatha Secondary College on Sunday.

Among the items were council’s priority projects list and community plans.

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A regional partnership with the TAC and the Victorian Government.

Stay upright on the road

By Sarah Vella BETWEEN the years 2000 and 2011, 97 cyclists were killed on Victorian roads, with an average of eight cyclists killed each year, according to a report produced by the TAC.

Of the 97 people killed on Victorian roads, 83 were male, 20 were not wearing a helmet and 22 were killed on a Tuesday.

While cycling fatalities are not great in number, bicycle crashes are grossly under-reported, at a conservative figure of one in 30.

Cycling can potentially be a dangerous activity. Given the very nature of cycling, that is riding a small unprotected vehicle at relatively slow speed with minimal safety equipment in all kinds of traffic, road, weather and lighting conditions, it is not surprising that cyclists are involved in a significant number of road casualties.

David Lee, head of marketing for the Amy Gillett Foundation, says that there are a few ways that cyclists can help to improve their safety while on the roads.

“Visibility is very important. All riders should have the appropriate lighting front and back, with fresh

Stay safe: cyclists need to make sure that they are visible to other road users and that they respect the road rules, to ensure that the roads are safe for all users. Young riders took part in the Leongatha Junior Experience cycling race at Wonthaggi on the weekend. batteries and wear high visibility clothing, preferably with some sort of reflection element. If the rider is wearing a backpack, it is important to ensure that this is also visible,” Mr Lee said.

“Maintenance of their bike is also very important. A few dollars spent on general upkeep is a good way to keep their bicycle safe and could ultimately

save their life.

“The most important part of staying safe on the roads is how bicycle riders relate to motorists. Part of developing positive relationships with motorists can include making important gestures which sometimes get lost, such as giving a wave. These small things can help to improve the relationships between all road users.

“It is obviously also important for cyclists to uphold the road rules. Rule breaking, such as running red lights and holding on to the back of vehicles at intersections, albeit by the minority of bicycle riders, continues to give bike riders a bad name. We need to reduce behaviours that annoy and antagonise drivers.

“Ultimately it’s about the harmony of all road users together, reducing the occurrence of accidents and fatalities and the impact that they can have on the wider community.”

Garry Brennan, the public affairs officer for Bicycle Network Victoria, says that motorists and cyclists need to learn to share the roads.

“The most common crash involving bike riders is the ‘turn across’ where a motor vehicle turning right or left collides with a bike that is travelling straight ahead,” Mr Brennan said.

“These drivers are either not looking, or are misjudging the speed of the bike rider, but the result is often a quite serious crash with injury consequences for the rider and legal penalties for the driver.

“The biggest issue today is driver distraction, especially with the increased use of electronic devices in the vehicle.

“Research has found that a driver using a handheld phone is as impaired as someone over the alcohol limit. Someone texting while driving is equivalent to someone extremely drunk.

“When drivers say a ‘bike came out of nowhere’, the chances are they were distracted and just not paying attention to the road.

“Some drivers appear not to realise that people on bikes have the same rights as those in cars and assume that bikes must yield to them and get out of their way. However the law insists that bikes are equal citizens on the roads.

“With those rights come responsibilities and riders have the same legal obligations as other road users. They have to stop at red lights and stop signs and have to have lights on after dark.

“Overall drivers are becoming more aware of their responsibilities to make roads safe and friendly for people on bikes. This is because with the huge popularity of bike riding these days, many drivers are also riders, or have family and friends who ride, so they respect bike riders the way they themselves would want to be respected if they were on their bike.”

Motorcyclists targeted by TAC THE Victorian Government’s attack on the road toll was boosted by the launch of a new, hard-hitting TAC campaign targeting motorcycles and speed.

The campaign, entitled Reconstruction, features a slow motion replay of a crash involving a motorcyclist and a car.

The ad graphically depicts the rider suffering a broken neck as a result of speeding prior to the colision.

Assistant treasurer Gordon RichPhillips said the campaign was developed to specifically target two of

the state’s biggest road safety concerns – speeding and motorcycles.

“Despite accounting for only 3.8 per cent of all registered vehicles, injuries to motorcyclists account for 20 per cent of the TAC’s no-fault costs,” Mr Rich-Phillips said.

“This campaign shows how horrific a crash outcome can be if you are speeding.”

Motorcycle trauma has cost the state an average of $100 million a year over the last three years.

“While that is an enormous amount of money, what we cannot quantify is the impact on families and friends of riders killed or seriously injured in a crash,” Mr Rich-

Phillips said.

Seventeen motorcyclists have been killed on Victorian roads this year so far.

“Riders must understand the dangers of speeding and that regardless of whether or not they were at fault, they will come off second best in a crash,” Mr Rich-Phillips said.

Accepted TAC claims from motorcyclists have increased by more than 50 per cent since 2003, which is roughly equivalent to the increase in motorcycle registrations over the same period. By contrast, claims from vehicle occupants have reduced.

“Speeding continues to be a ma-

jor contributing factor in motorcycle trauma and TAC research tells us that 15 per cent of motorcycle riders admit they speed all or most of the time,” Mr Rich-Phillips said.

“We are calling on all Victorians – whether you drive a car, ride a motorcycle or a bicycle – to stand with us and lead the way towards safer roads and fewer road deaths.”

Victorians will first see the new TAC campaign when it airs on TV tonight. The campaign will run for three weeks and be supported by online, print, outdoor billboard and radio advertising.

Confronting: a scene from the new TAC advertisement aimed at motorcyclists.

You decide on your speed.

The physics decides whether you live or die.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 15

South Gippsland Shire Council briefs

THE Sandy Point community benefited from $500 from five councillors’ discretionary funds. Councillors Mohya Davies, Jeanette Harding, Kieran Kennedy, Bob Newton and mayor Warren Raabe each gave $100 to the T. P. Taylor Reserve Committee of Management to help stage the annual Sandy Point Art Show.

The Sandy Point Community Group received $250 towards sign-writing costs to update the existing town sign.

Foster Gun Club received $260 from Cr Davies and Cr Harding to replace a verandah on the clubhouse.

The Stony Creek Football Club received $400 towards permit costs and the Tour de Tarwin organising committee received $500 from Cr Kennedy to help with generator costs.

The Loch Community Development Association received $900 from councillors Jennie Deane, Newton and Raabe to help launch the Street by Street program.

The Korumburra Bowling Club received $200 sponsorship from Cr Newton towards the annual All Abilities Bowls Day and the Korumburra Tennis Club received $900 to help with maintenance costs.

The Korumburra Italian Social Club received $1000 from Cr Raabe to help with 40th anniversary celebration costs.

He also gave $100 to the Kongwak Community Group to buy trestle tables.

The South Gippsland branch of the Gippsland Historical Automobile Club received a total of $920 to install spouting at its clubrooms.

A request for $488 by the Leongatha Community Preschool Centres to help with hiring the Leongatha Memorial Hall for the kinder ball in September 2011 was not approved.

The mayoral fund and discretionary fund of Cr David Lewis are empty, while Cr Davies has only $10 to spare.

CR Kennedy was part of a tour of the region by the new board of Gippsland Ports and said the authority wants to improve communication with angling clubs.

CR Raabe and CEO Tim Tamlin have met with Eastern Victoria MLCs Edward O’Donohue, Philip Davis and Matt Viney to alert the politicians to council’s priorities.

COUNCIL’S road crew was thanked

by Cr Kennedy for promptly clearing a fallen tree at the entrance to Venus Bay. He also asked council officers to address flooding issues in the centre of town, resulting in water flowing into the yards of two houses near the caravan park.

THE former Mirboo North Police Station in Baromi Road could become a home, after council last week voted to rezone the site from Public Use Zone to Residential One Zone. The State Department of Treasury and Finance wants to sell the former station and residence. A new station was built on Ridgway several years ago.

CR Mimmie Jackson said council would review the future of the Raw Vibes Musical Festival after a poor turnout, but noted that noise emitting from Leongatha Memorial Hall was much the same.

BETH Winterhalter was praised by Cr Jackson for her superb performance and speech at the Leongatha Anzac Day service. The musicians of the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band also received compliments from Cr Jackson, for a stirring rendition of Advance Australia Fair.

CR Newton said the Anzac Day service at Fish Creek was one of the best services he had been to in his 18 years as a councillor. He asked council to address a tripping hazard at the Meeniyan cenotaph in the interests of public safety.

RESIDENTS of an unnamed road in Korumburra want the road called Green Valley Rise instead of Coad Street. Coad Street would have honoured a soldier by the same name, but Cr Newton felt an unnamed road off Mine Road could be called Coad Street instead, as the late Mr Coad was believed to have lived in Mine Road.

THE Foster and District Community House and Learning Centre has been granted a licence by council to use part of the reservation of the Foster Court House, including the Manna Community Garden.

The licence will apply for five years, with the option of a further three.

The community house would like to establish a community shop on site.

COUNCIL will apply for funding from the Department of Sustainability and Environment to build stairs and fix an existing boat ramp, giving Waratah Bay Caravan Park visitors access to the beach.

Council received an email from the Waratah Site Holders Committee which is concerned about the condition of the stairway from the caravan park to the beach.

An inspection by council officers found the stairs were in poor condition and recommended the stairs be closed, and also found the ramp required maintenance.

The stair works could cost $60,000 and the ramp works $20,000.

AN UNNAMED reserve off Mine

Road, Korumburra will be named Ivy ONeill Park. The title will honour the late Mrs O’Neill, who lived at the site when her husband Francis was killed during a mine collapse at the Austral Coal Mine in the early 1900s.

She raised her family in tough economic times. Cr Newton suggested she be recognised in this way. Under place name rules, apostrophes cannot be used, hence the lack of apostrophe between the “O” and “N”.

THE section of Bayside Drive at Walkerville South from Walkerville South Road to its end will be renamed as a continuation of Walkerville South

Road.

Cr Kennedy said this had long been an issue with emergency services and had created confusion, given a Bayside Drive also exists at Walkerville.

That was a concern, he said, given Walkerville was one of four high fire risk towns in the shire.

“A lot of roads around Walkerville are not on the emergency services maps. If they’re not on the map, it’s a nightmare for the CFA or ambulance personnel trying to find someone,” Cr Kennedy said.

The change was requested by the Walkerville Ratepayers and Residents Association.

$20,000 boost to farmers’ markets THE State Government is giving South Gippsland Shire Council $20,000 to network Koonwarra, Foster and Coal Creek farmers’ markets.

Deputy Premier Peter Ryan announced the funding yesterday afternoon.

He said there was “vast community support” for the three well established farmers’ markets, but no structured co-ordination between them.

Money for a South Gippsland Farmers’ Market and Produce Network would enable the markets to work as a group and share promotion.

This would result in new retail opportunities for farmed produce and value-added products, as well as increasing supply and recognition of local foods and a boost to the local economy.

Mr Ryan said farmers’ markets provided a fantastic opportunity for producers to

sell their produce directly to consumers.

“Farmers’ markets provide a healthy, affordable and fresh food supply for the community, and enable people to get more information about the availability, seasonality and origins of their food,” Mr Ryan said.

“Farmers’ markets also provide producers in a region with an opportunity to work together in identifying new business prospects, particularly in relation to supply chains.”

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Bass Coast briefs and construct Pinkerton Road Bridge at West Creek, while Ecoform Landscape and Construction Pty Ltd will landscape stage one of the Cowes Town Square at a cost of $283,669.

THERE is not much love lost between Crs Phil Wright and Gareth Barlow.

During a discussion at the April meeting about a proposed expansion of the San Remo Supermarket, Cr Wright paid his adversary a compliment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is some of Cr Barlowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best work,â&#x20AC;? he declared.

Cr Barlow responded with a dramatic, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be still my beating heart!â&#x20AC;?

BUT the friendly banter didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last long.

Later in the meeting during discussion about managing Phillip Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south coast, Cr Wright made a comment about Cr Barlow â&#x20AC;&#x153;who thinks he knows everythingâ&#x20AC;?. To which Cr Barlow replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cheap shot buddy, I ask that it be withdrawn.â&#x20AC;?

Mayor Cr Veronica Dowman came to the rescue, telling Cr Wright he needed to refrain from being personal.

SHE had already called him to order. During an earlier agenda item, Cr Wright said he wanted to ask some questions. After three, the mayor told him he had time before meetings to ask questions

Cr Gareth Barlow for his own information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ask 23 if I like,â&#x20AC;? Cr Wright retorted. In a calm voice, Cr Dowman said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have asked three, but I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow 23.â&#x20AC;?

The meeting continued.

IN the regular acknowledgements segment, Cr Barlow was the only councillor to speak. He said he wanted to acknowledge the centenary of St Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Parish in Wonthaggi.

COUNCILLORS endorsed a draft neighbourhood amenity local law. It will be exhibited and public submissions invited. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is all a step in the right direction,â&#x20AC;?

Cr Phil Wright Cr Peter Paul commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;how many times have we spoken about neighbourhood amenity? The kicker in local laws is thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an expectation of compliance and it is up to council to ensure we resource compliance in conjunction with local laws.â&#x20AC;?

Cr Jane Daly said the draft local law was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a long time coming.â&#x20AC;? Cr John Duscher commented there had been criticism of council over camping and drinking in public places. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laws are ambiguous, this will clarify what is in place and what is reasonable and fair.â&#x20AC;?

THREE councillors have given a total of $2000

from their discretionary funds to help pay for a second phone for Lifeline Gippslandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crisis support service. And Cr Barlow who represents Anderson Ward, has donated $6512 to the National Vietnam Veterans Museum in Newhaven for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope people have visited the Vietnam Vets (Museum).

There are thousands of Vietnam Vets who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been thanked by anyone.

It is crucial that we thank them.â&#x20AC;?

BRIDGE and marine Australia Pty Ltd has gained a $195,580 contract to design

COUNCIL officers have refused a planning permit for construction of a private chapel at a site on the Bass Highway, Anderson.

Subdivisions have been allowed at various sites including 196 lots in six stages at Fuller Road, North Wonthaggi, four lots in Powlett Street Dalyston and three lots in Scarborough Street, Inverloch.

A TOTAL of 28 planning permits was issued

for March, with the highest number at Cowes and Inverloch.

COUNCILLORS received a report about the necessity for a new request for a planning scheme amendment relating to a rezoning in Reed Crescent, South Wonthaggi.

The earlier request to the Minister for Planning had lapsed. The amendment seeks to rezone land from rural to low density residential.

A REPORT about risk mitigation was also received.

This report highlights the importance of a process whereby certain conversa-

tions between council staff and customers are recorded to mitigate the potential for â&#x20AC;&#x153;recourse actionsâ&#x20AC;? by customers. Councillors were told the process also provided another method for â&#x20AC;&#x153;ensuring that our customers receive consistent, professional adviceâ&#x20AC;?.

APART from the meetings councillors attend outside the shire offices, they are also expected to go to many within. In March, for example, some attended two policy workshops, budget briefings, council briefings and a meeting between themselves and the corporate management team.

Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message Cr Veronica Dowman COUNCIL has submitted its objection to an application by Leichhardt Resources Pty Ltd for a mining exploration licence to the Department of Primary Industries (DPI).

The application is for coal seam gas exploration and covers 566 square kilometres of land, stretching from South of Wonthaggi through to Pound Creek and into South Gippsland.

In the objection council points out that there is no clear research on the impacts of coal seam gas mining in our region.

This means we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the consequences for our farming land, natural environment and our local tourism economy.

Because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what impacts coal seam gas might have, Council argues that the DPI should not be approving any licences for coal seam gas in our region.

Local government has no authority within its own planning or environmental legislation to prevent coal seam gas licences being granted. The role for council is to advocate strongly on this issue with our community and to voice our concerns to the responsible government authorities.

Local climate change awareness group, Groundswell Bass Coast, is organising two free information forums in May.

The forums will explain the science used in the debate around climate change; whether it is real, what needs to be done and what can be done.

The first forum is on May 9 at 7.30 pm at Wonthaggi Town Hall. It will be hosted

by Rob Gell and explain the science of climate change. The forum will also feature CSIRO climate scientist Damien Irving and deputy director of the Bureau of Meteorology, Dr Neville Smith.

The second forum on May 23 is also at 7.30pm at the Wonthaggi Town Hall. Matthew Wright, the driving force behind the Zero Carbon Australia plan, will explain the route to a real low carbon economy.

The forums are free, no bookings are required and groups are welcome. For more information contact Chris Heislers on 0419 556 381 or Aileen Vening on 5672 2677 or join the Groundswell facebook page http:// www.facebook.com/pages/GroundswellBass-Coast/195321217197180 For more information about councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions in relation to coal seam gas or climate change visit councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.basscoast.vic.gov.au or follow us on twitter.com/basscoast.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 17

Brighter life SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council stands to benefit from a project to improve quality of life in the region.

The State Government will give council $890,000 over four years to reduce regional and rural disadvantage, under the Advancing Country Town Project.

Councillors were told recently that stage one is finished: the development of a project plan.

The plan aims to improve access to education skills and training, developing

a marketing program related to reinvestment in agriculture, settlement and tourism, support sustainable agribusiness and increase tourism.

The project aims to address the issue of young people leaving the district, which affects the workforce, services and community, and maintain farming as a vibrant sector.

Stage two is expected to make the region a more appealing place for people aged 20 to 40 to live, encourage more sustainable agribusiness and develop a growing economy.

Dogs on show

Online tips at libraries CAN you find your way around the internet?

Do you use email?

Would you like to know more about using Facebook, Skype or YouTube?

During the months of May and June, the West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation is pleased to be able to offer two programs to assist you in improving skills for living online.

We will be offering a series of computer classes aimed at providing the basics for people who haven’t yet used the internet, sent an email, made a Facebook post or watched a YouTube video. Classes will be conducted at the Warragul Library on May 17, 24

and 31; and Leongatha and Inverloch libraries on June 7, 14 and 21.

The corporation is replacing its entire fleet of computers both for the public and staff in the coming months.

These classes will showcase the new computers, while introducing people to the basics of living online.

Classes are free but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made by contacting Susan Hanson on 5662 4829.

Each of the libraries has free computers that library members and visitors can use to access the internet, some have iPads available for use in the library. All libraries, except the mobile libraries, are free wi-fi hot spots.

Artist’s insight: complex representations of dogs rich in patterns and light effects will be on show at Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek, until May 19.

The Black Dog exhibition of paintings and printmaking from Abigail van Rooyen was opened on Sunday, April 22.

Abigail is with Party Animal, where the work is so dark but not at all heavy, and the dog’s stare is quite unsettling in its intensity.

It is anthropomorphic without in any way being cute. This is a lovely show, especially for dog lovers.

Photo: Kerry Spokes.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 19

Almost here: The Great Southern Star Wedding Expo compere, Kate Adkins from Events By Kate is pictured with The Star’s manager Tony Giles at the large sign from the Melbourne approach to Leongatha advertising the big event this Sunday, May 6.

Wedding Expo this Sunday THE Leongatha Memorial Hall will be brimming with stallholders this Sunday, May 6 in readiness for The Great Southern Star Wedding Expo.

This year’s 12th Expo gets underway at 10am with guest compere this year being Leongatha’s own Kate Adkins who last year launched her own business, Events By Kate.

Kate already has a great knowledge of most of the exhibitors through her work contacts but has been studying the “form” and commented on the variety of stalls.

“I am really looking forward to the Expo and catching up with all the exhibitors,” Kate said.

Kate has organised whole weddings from initial consultations to attendance on wedding day. This includes organising reception venues, photographers, flowers, extra touches on the wedding day and generally making sure it all goes smoothly for the couple through the whole process.

Many exhibitors like Jetset Travel, Panther’s Mensland and Monsview Country Lane have attended the Expo every one of its 12 years.

Others are here for the first time; like Waratah Lodge, My Little Pantry, Upfront Decorations and Rebecca Farley Photography.

There are 30 exhibitors in all for the Expo. For those who wish to have a bite to eat on the day the catering is being run this year by Brent Sinclair, a chef who has really made his mark in the area.

Brent and his team will be providing the light lunches and morning and afternoon teas for all those attending as well as the stallholders.

You can even talk to Brent about wedding catering!

Co-ordinator of the Expo is The Star advertising manager, Joy Morgan, who said the response to the Expo had been as good as ever.

“The interest in weddings doesn’t seem to wane over the years; I have once again been inundated with enquiries for this year’s event which is

great,” Joy said.

“The Expo has been advertised far and wide; our 20 page feature last week was really well received. We have also advertised in another six Gippsland papers including Latrobe Valley and Sale.

“We are doing a big burst on Prime and Win television this week so many viewers will see this.”

Town signs have been put in place on all approaches to Leongatha.

“Our aim is to bring in as many engaged couples as possible so that the stallholders at the Expo feel the day has been well worth their efforts.”

Monsview Creative Weddings has once again been granted the enormous task of decorating the hall and it will be well worth the visit just to see the results.

This year’s theme will be Beach Weddings.

Jo and Mary Cox of Monsview have been decorating every year of The Star’s Expo and will be available on their stand to have a chat about decorations for your wedding day.

Once again there will be a big line-up of prizes to be won on the day; so engaged couples are welcome to enter for these as they arrive.

The line-up of prizes which one lucky engaged couple will win are an outdoor setting valued at $900 from A.W.Smith and Sons, a plasma television from Hartley Wells Furniture and Betta Electrical and a homewares package from Henriettas. All three businesses are based in Leongatha.

One of the highlights is always the fashion parade, which is on at 1.30pm featuring beautiful wedding reception dresses for the ladies as well as formal attire and smart casual wear for the guys.

The fashion parade is made possible

by Panther’s Mensland and Influence on Dusk Clothing, both of Leongatha.

From the moment the doors open at 10am until the close of the Expo at 3pm, visitors will be able to enjoy browsing at the excellent variety of stands, talking to the experts in their particular fields and enjoying a glass of bubbly or orange juice at the door.

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No rain on Anzac parade

By Jacob de Kunder THE sun shone on the Anzac Day parade in Leongatha on Wednesday.

The South Gippsland Shire Brass Band led the parade which included sailors from HMAS Cerberus, veterans and relatives, scouts, cubs, guides, venturers and rovers and special guests.

A moving ceremony followed, with wreath laying and special guest bugler and speaker Beth Winterhalter playing The Last Post and Reveille. The performance left the crowd with goose bumps.

After community groups, school and individuals paid their respects the crowd moved inside Memorial Hall for the rest of the ceremony.

This included more music from the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band and speeches from Leongatha RSL sub-branch president Graeme Heath, and Ms Winterhalter, guest speaker and ex-navy musician.

Ms Winterhalter, who grew up in Korumburra and now lives and works in the area, told her story of what Anzac means to her, along with recounting an enthralling story of one of her most important roles in a ceremony.

She had the honour of playing The Last Post and Reveille at the dawn service at Anzac Cove in Turkey in 2004.

She explained the pressure and how privileged she felt to be the first female Royal Australian Navy bugler to take on the role.

“It really was an experience of a lifetime,” Ms Winterhalter said.

This was followed by a touching slide show of her time in Turkey around Anzac Day. The moving story and the way it was told brought a tear to some peoples’ eyes.

Leongatha’s dawn service was also well attended, with a crowd of more than 200 braving the cold to show their respect for our fallen soldiers.

Left, right: the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band leads the Anzac Day parade down McCartin Street in Leongatha.

Right, Moving speech: mayor Cr Warren Raabe, guest speaker Raabe and bugle player Beth Winterhalter and Leongatha RSL president Graeme Heath.

Left, Catching up: Roly Jones, John Fisher and Ron Hutton had a good talk after the proceedings at the Leongatha Anzac Day ceremony.

Fine skies for Meeniyan march FINE weather brought good crowds for the Meeniyan Anzac Day ceremony.

Above, Veteran: Meeniyan’s Bob Bloch stands with his relatives, dressed in one of his original air force uniforms.

Left, Serving: Harry Prosser, ceremony sergeant at arms Graham Kelly and RSL member Richard Powell chatted after the Meeniyan Anzac Day ceremony.

Many community groups laid wreaths around the cenotaph in Meeniyan to commemorate fallen soldiers.

A large selection of veterans enjoyed the ceremony including 87-year-old Bob Bloch who served in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Mr Bloch wore one of his original uniforms and proudly marched in the parade like any other soldier.

Veterans and community members gathered together for a march through Meeniyan’s town centre, while the Meeniyan CFA redirected the traffic on the South Gippsland Highway.

Sergeant at arms Graham Kelly led the parade, with sailors from HMAS Cerberus, veterans, students from the Tarwin Valley Primary School and other community members.

The Leongatha Secondary College Band provided the music which kept all the marchers in time, while the Meeniyan Ecumenical Choir provided sombre tunes during the service.

Meeniyan and District RSL sub-branch president Heather Scott led the special ceremony.

Special guest speaker Sub-Lieutenant Monica Tabulo from HMAS Cerberus told the large crowd what Anzac Day meant to her. The highly educated sailor could soon be posted to HMAS Melbourne as assistant weapons electrical engineering officer.

Guest speaker: Sub-Lieutenant Monica Tabulo Her comrades from the took a moment with Meeniyan and District RSL HMAS Cerberus made up sub-branch president Heather Scott before the pathe catafalque party. rade on Wednesday.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 21

Australia must uphold peace

By Brad Lester “WE pray too that we as Australians will be able to shine as a beacon of peace amongst other nations.”

With those heartfelt words, Reverend Geoff Pittaway of St Mary’s Anglican Church at Mirboo North urged those gathered in the town on Anzac Day to learn from past experiences of war.

His was a pertinent message among many delivered at the service, held around the town’s cenotaph and attended by an inspiring crowd representing multiple generations.

Reverend Pittaway prayed the conflict in Afghanistan would soon be over, and called for the thousands of Australians killed in wars to be remembered, as well as those who “waited for loved ones who never came home”.

He posed the question of whether Anzac Day would continue to be held in such high esteem once the centenary of the event passes in 2015 and suggested it would, as after all, he said Australians must stand up for the rights and freedom of others “for whom we have responsibility as human beings”.

Such words were enacted by guest speaker, retired Royal Australian Navy Commander Max Speedy, during the Vietnam War. The Mirboo North man was shot down twice while flying US Army helicopters charged with the responsibility of delivering troops to the battlefield, as well as the medical supplies sorely needed.

The USA was sustaining losses of up to 500 troops a week and a day would not pass when Commander Speedy’s helicopter did not come under enemy fire.

He received the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery – an award only second in military prestige to the Victoria Cross – and was twice bestowed the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

Commander Speedy’s unit was assigned the task of supplying 15 helicopters a day, an assignment they fulfilled even when the fleet of 32 was reduced to 17 by the Viet Cong.

Looking back, he manages to cope well with memories of his traumatic past.

“Sometimes I wonder how well I have done to be quite honest. I’ve been lucky,” he said.

Others have not. As a volunteer with the Mirboo North ambulance service, Commander Speedy’s first job was to attend the suicide of a Vietnam veteran.

Commander Speedy opened his Australia Day address with a count of Australian deaths at war: Boer War, 589; World War One, 61, 500; World War Two, 40, 000; Korea, 340; Vietnam, 521 dead; Iraq and Afghanistan, 34.

“And we shouldn’t forget that New Zealanders are equal partners with us on Anzac Day: they lost 17,000 killed and over 41,000 wounded in World War One, the highest rate of casualties in that war,” Commander Speedy said.

“Currently Australia has over 3000 service men and women deployed on operations around the world – not just in Afghanistan but on many peacekeeping duties. Since World War Two, there have been over 60 Australian peacekeeping assistance missions around the world.”

He said Australians celebrate Anzac Day because it reminds them that everyone, “regardless of race or creed”, can live a life of freedom because of the sacrifices of servicemen and women.

“Had it not been for them, we would in all likelihood have been invaded in the 1940s. We took part in the Korean War because it was a role for nations united against aggression. We went to Afghanistan and East Timor for similar reasons,” Commander Speedy said.

“It is only proper that Anzac Day should be remembered and kept for what it is – a day in which we can

recall the strength and commitment of many tens of thousands of ordinary people who did extra-ordinary feats of valour and sacrifice to ensure that we Australians are able to celebrate as and when we like.

“Should we change Anzac Day to something else? Absolutely not.

It would debase the sacrifices made in the name of freedom for each and every one of us.”

Commander Speedy said Anzac Day was not about glorifying war, but rather recognising “the sacrifice, commitment and unselfish devotion by those young men and women who served so valiantly for their country and what they and all Australians believed in”.

“From those sacrifices we have the benefits of the freedoms we share today. We have abundant rights as Australians, guaranteed by the bravery and sacrifice of many others. But along with our rights we also have obligations. The obligation for each and every one of us here is to value and to guard our rights,” he said.

“All I would ask of you is that you share our Australian inclusiveness with all who come from afar so that they in turn make these things their values.”

The crowd joined Elaine Taylor and Kate Bristow in singing the hymns O God our Help in Ages Past and For Those in Peril on the Sea, and wreaths were laid by South Gippsland Shire Councillor David Lewis, Mirboo North RSL sub-branch vice-president Maxine Kiel on behalf of servicewomen, 1st Mirboo North Scouts, Mirboo North Primary School, Mirboo North Secondary College, Mirboo North CFA and Mirboo North Ambulance.

Mirboo North RSL president Rick Elliott read the Requiem and the names of the eight Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan since Anzac Day 2011, including Sergeant Brett Wood, formerly of Loch.

The service concluded with a well attended morning tea at the RSL hall.

Remembering mates: members of the Mirboo North RSL sub-branch prepare to march. From left: David Halliwell (World War Two veteran), Tim Strongman (World War Two), Ian Potter (Malaysian conflict and five tours of Vietnam), Stewart Hume (World War Two) and Mick Nicholls (Royal Australian Air Force serviceman of 21 years).

We remember: guest speaker Commander Max Speedy and Mirboo North RSL sub-branch president Rick Elliott reflect.

Memories preserved STORIES of war literally come to life at the Mirboo North RSL Hall.

The sub-branch has installed display cabinets to preserve war artifacts and memorabilia, and framed photos and even a Japanese flag, with $5000 from the Mirboo North

and District Community Foundation.

Sub-branch vicepresident Maxine Kiel said the attention to presentation has resulted in more items being donated and a richer history available to share.

“It’s just made a big difference being able to showcase this for the members. It’s important

so the members feel that they are being recognised for what they have been through,” she said.

The collection includes a full set of The Official History of Australia in the War (World War One) by Charles Bean.

The set owned by the RSL was donated to the school and the school

subsequently gave it to the library. The library then forwarded the collection to the historical society and now the society has returned the books back to the RSL. “That’s something that I’m really proud of,” Ms Kiel said.

Photos, medals and stories are among the collection, as are model aircraft and silk scarves with detailed maps of Vietnam given to troops in the event they were captured and attempted escape.

“It will be a growing display that we will continue to do. It gives a lot of pride to the members that we have in the branch,” Ms Kiel said.

Living history: Mirboo North sub-branch vicepresident Maxine Kiel inspects a display case with Aaron Wilson of the Mirboo North CFA and Lions Club president. The case shows brass statues depicting military uniform changes over time.

Sharing message: Mirboo North RSL sub-branch president Rick Elliott was appreciative of the participation of Mirboo North Primary School and Mirboo Secondary College leaders. They were, front, from left: Leah Williams, Jack Burgess-Pincini and Clancy Peters. Back: Scott Marriott, Elliyah Salinger, Nik Gervasi and Sinead Allen.

Australians warrant remembering ANZAC Day is far from a celebration of war in the eyes of Mirboo North RSL sub-branch president, Rick Elliott.

“It’s acknowledgement of the service and supreme sacrifice of those who gave their lives in defence of our nation,” he said.

Mr Elliott held the rank of lieutenantcolonel when he retired from the Australian Army in 1992, after serving with the Royal Australian Engineers.

He graduated from Officer Cadet School at Portsea in 1967 and served in Vietnam during 1970 and 1971, and completed 26 years with the engineer unit.

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Three cheers and off they went

By Jane Ross ON Tuesday, August 18 1914, the first 20 Wonthaggi volunteers were farewelled to go to war.

Their heritage: brothers Aaron (left) and Brent Renehan were the flag bearers at the Wonthaggi Anzac parade. Marching with them were Brent’s sons Hayden (left) and Seth (right). In the middle is nephew Ethan Carlisle with his brother Mason.

In honour: Wayne Webster of Wonthaggi (left) marches each year in memory of his father Bill Caldow who fought in Korea. Rae Stuart was in the Air Force in 1953. He’s wearing his National Service Medal and Australian Defence Medal.

A huge crowd waved them off, God Save the King was sung and three cheers for the king were given. Most town businesses closed so employees could attend and a large number of schoolboys cheered as the train drew away.

There was a similar atmosphere when the second batch left two days later.

The details of what was happening on the home front before, during and after the Gallipoli campaign were delivered by historian Sam Gatto during last week’s Wonthaggi Anzac commemoration.

An ambulance corps had formed to call for nursing volunteers and a Ladies Defence League to support the war effort was also underway.

Mr Gatto said municipal elections, a vote on Sunday pictures and other domestic industrial matters were put on the backburner “as patriotic fervour engulfed the town”.

By April 1915, despite propaganda that Germany was on the verge of defeat, information to the contrary filtered through.

More volunteers were needed. By May 1916, 800 men out of a popula-

tion of around 5000 had joined up.

Mr Gatto said as battles raged, various organisations in Wonthaggi continued to raise funds for the war effort and returned wounded soldiers.

Appeals for books, magazines, nonperishable food, socks, underwear, linen for bandages and tobacco were sent to troops via the Red Cross.

“Kiss Lass”, the small coal pit pony from Wonthaggi marched through Melbourne streets, alone raising 250 pounds.

But volunteers became harder to attract and Prime Minister Hughes tried to bring in conscription, via referendum. The move was defeated and Mr Gatto said in Wonthaggi, there were clear majorities against.

Galloping inflation and war weariness caused a major strike in 1917, actively supported by Wonthaggi’s miners and ruthlessly smashed by the government, split the town and led to increased anti-war feelings.

Mr Gatto said when peace came in 1918, Wonthaggi greeted it more with a sense of relief rather than triumph. Money was raised to build a victory arch through which the returned soldiers walked. Speeches were delivered and dinners held.

The Wonthaggi branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (later RSL) had been formed. Mr Gatto said most of the pine trees at the hospital and other parts of the town were planted

by members of the league in remembrance of their fallen mates.

Two 11-year-old school students read poems they had written themselves as part of the last week’s commemoration.

They were Christopher McLean of Wonthaggi North Primary School and Ruby Reid of St Joseph’s Primary.

Hundreds of people gathered at the cenotaph where service personnel from HMAS Cerberus made up the catafalque party.

Introducing proceedings, Wonthaggi RSL Sub Branch president David Weekes said, “This year, in recognition and in honour of our New Zealand comrades at this time, we will today sing the New Zealand National Anthem.”

The Renehan family was out in force, with brothers Aaron and Brent leading the parade as flag bearers.

This is Brent’s sixth year of doing so and Aaron came from his Hampton Park home to join Brent. Their nephews Ethan and Mason Carlisle were there too, along with Brent’s sons Seth and Hayden.

They were honouring Aaron and Brent’s late father Colin, who fought in the Vietnam War, their late grandfather Maurice Renehan who was in the Air Force in World War Two and their great grandfather Richard Pickett who was a prisoner in Changi in World War Two. The brothers agreed, “It’s quite a heritage.”

200 at dawn service AROUND 200 people braved the cold to attended Korumburra’s Anzac Day dawn service.

The crowd gathered at the cenotaph in Coleman Park to pay their respects to the fallen soldiers of defence forces.

Korumburra RSL sub-branch president Kevin Moon ran the sombre occasion, while the Korumburra Primary School choir provided some Anzac-themed songs during the service.

Craig Marinus from the Wont-

Tradition passes on

Remembering: Korumburra RSL sub-branch president Kevin Moon with members Perry Neil, Don Earl and Brian Patching take a moment together during the Anzac Day dawn service in Korumburra.

AS the crowd gathered around the Inverloch cenotaph launched into Advance Australia Fair, the most enthusiastic singers were a group of young boys in the front row.

Breakfast’s here: Alex Blackmore, Riley Olden and the other Korumburra Scouts provided breakfast to all those who attended the dawn service.

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haggi Citizens Band had the honour of playing The Last Post and Reveille as the sun peeked into view.

Many dawn service attendees opted to share in breakfast offered by Korumburra Scouts while discussing stories of lost loved ones.

Mateship: National Serviceman Col Leviston (left) helps World War Two veteran Lionel Dombret with his medals. Lionel was in the Army and his service included six months in Burma. Both men were at the Inverloch Anzac commemoration.

Bless their patriotic hearts, they sang with meaning and gusto; one lad with his eyes closed in reverence and concentration.

Those who fought, suffered and died in the wars in which Australia has been involved, would no doubt have been pleased by the boys’ choral fervour.

There was standing room only for a service in The Hub, followed by a march and wreath laying.

An enthusiastic crowd braved the early morning chill for the dawn service and members of the Inverloch Lions Club cooked a gunfire breakfast in the RSL rooms for 80 people.

Sub-branch president Bob Lambie laid a wreath on behalf of the RSL.

LEONGATHA Thursday 24th May 2012, 10am - 3pm St Peter’s Anglican Church, 2 Bruce St, Leongatha

COWES Friday 25th May 2012, 10am - 3pm St John’s Uniting Church, 86 Chapel St, Cowes For appointments please contact Sue Worland on 03 9341 7559 or sworland@redcross.org.au

School: Inverloch Primary School captains Olivia Peterson and Jake Roylance laid a wreath on behalf of their school.

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Experience decadence at Dalliance

UNTIL recently, a Mirboo North store has been renowned for exquisite chocolates and superb goods only.

Boutique beers include Vienna Rye from Mirboo North’s own Grand Ridge Brewery, Red Duck pale ale, chilli and mango beers, Knappstein Brewery’s reserve lager, Mildura Now Dalliance Chocolaterie and Brewery’s honey wheat beer and lines Providore offers a high end range of from Holgate Beer of Castlemaine. wines, beers and non-alcoholic drinks, Plus there is the range of Cheeky for enjoyment in store or take-away.

Rascals ciders and strawberry The business recently obtained a champagnes, and also French full liquor licence, complementing its lemonades and organic drinks. existing range.

Chocolate enthusiasts will adore There are such reputable South Ganache Chocolate Gippsland wines as Lithostylis from Dalliance proprietors Kaye and Leongatha South, used in high end Ivan Henry urge residents and visitors restaurants in Melbourne, and also to town to drop in.

Mardan Hills, Mallani of Leongatha “People can have a drink here to South and Berry Springs of Berrys see if they like it and then they can take Creek. some away or we can put some into a A selection of Italian wines offers gift hamper,” Kaye said. an international touch.

Dalliance will be the place to be over the Arty Gras weekend (May 12-13), offering an exciting variety of events.

On Saturday from noon, roller skate girls dressed in 1950s attire will be showcasing Rebello wines, and there will also be sparkling wine and Cheeky Rascal cider tastings.

Guests will enjoy tastings of award winning Gundowring ice-cream, made near Albury, NSW, with such flavours as almond and Frangelico, fig, raspberry, honey and almond, and chocolate made with Belgian chocolate.

At 8pm, relish in Foie Gras @ Dalliance, a night of entertainment with outstanding musician Brian Extensive collection: Ivan and Kaye Henry Baker, with nibblies, a of Dalliance Chocolaterie and Providore decadent chocolate supper showcase the range of wines now available. and a glass of local or

Top team: Chloe Dentroom and Alanna Gobel are among the friendly wait staff at Dalliance.

Italian wine or boutique beer.

Tickets are now selling for $50 and are limited to 40, with half already sold.

Every ticket will be entered in the draw to win a $100 hamper drawn on the night.

On Sunday (Mother’s Day), bring your mum in for a treat and enter the draw to win a Mother’s Day hamper valued at $150.

Dalliance is open 8am to 5pm, but can cater for later functions with eight

weeks’ notice to allow for an extended liquor licence to be sought.

“We have so many people that are still finding us. We have a huge following. We are coming up to our second birthday on May 6 and we really just want to share it with people,” Kaye said, thanking customers.

Dalliance employs 15 staff from age 15, and the Henrys continue to enjoy the thrill of finding new products to offer.

Breakfast is popular and although not the cooked variety, customers can enjoy such delights as toasted corn bread with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

“Some people now even just come for the coffee,” Kaye said.

Dalliance is located in a 115-yearold building that has been a drapery, butcher’s, training base and antique store.

Experience Dalliance for yourself on Ridgway, Mirboo North.

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Arty Gras is on again

The workshop will be conducted by Steph Hutchison, It is of the most prestigious events on the South an independent choreographer, performer and teaching Gippsland arts calendar and winner of the 2011 South artist and will culminate in a free public presentation, followed by a solo performance from Ms Hutchison.

Gippsland Event of the Year, Traditionally, the parade attracts the most number of Held in Mirboo North over the Mother’s Day weekend smiles during the festival and pulls the biggest crowd. It is (May 11, 12 and 13), the festival is set to take over the town. not your ordinary parade, but you’ll have to attend to find The centrepiece of the weekend is the art show. With out why. over $5000 in prize This year’s Arty money, it attracts Gras will feature works from a range the travelling organ, of talented artists.

Australia Fair, which Categories inwill link the local cluding 2D, 3D, festival to the grand sculpture, photogtradition of festivals raphy, textiles and in Europe. jewellery add a The music from great variety to the the travelling organ show. provides a carnival The artworks will atmosphere, playbe on display in the ing the happiest Shire Hall, which music in the world. is rich in local hisLive entertaintory and provides a ment continues beautiful backdrop across the weekto the diverse range end, in fact live muof art. sic is the order of Don’t forget to the whole weekend. check out the Arty Eddie Rayner Bras exhibition, and Brian Baker are held in the Centebound to be one of nary Room at St the highlights of the Andrews Church. weekend, together The exhibition performing some will have on show of the great songs booby-licious bras, they wrote as the fancy footwear and Entertaining and fun: Arty Gras is a wonderful and colourful celMakers, some of beautiful bags that ebration of all things arty, held in Mirboo North over the Mother’s Brian’s solo work, have either been Day Weekend. a few early Split created or revived Enz classics and of by talented artists. Visitors can vote for their favourite course their brilliant new material. pieces.

More than a dozen acts will be performing, either on one Activities for young people are plentiful, such as photographic exhibitions, quilts, model railways, vintage cars of the main stages, or in one of the more intimate locations.

The popular Mother’s Day afternoon tea, which has and even dancing chooks.

A feature event for local teenagers will be a two-day become somewhat of a tradition of the festival, is on again performance workshop focusing on contemporary dance, in the Shire Hall.

The weekend will be entertaining, educational and a improvisation, circus arts and physical theatre. little quirky too.

ARTY Gras is on again.

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Lifestyle among the vines

Sit back and relax with a glass of wine whilst overlooking the stunning views of Tilson Block Vineyard, available through Prom Country First National. For details, see page 33.

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Just move in and enjoy

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ITUATED only a short walk to the shops, kindergartens and day care facilities, this four bedroom home is only two and a half years old and boasts all the comforts of a modern family home.

A huge central kitchen, dining and family area features stainless steel natural gas appliances, dishwasher, large breakfast bar, loads of storage, reverse cycle air conditioner and dual access to the outdoor entertaining area via glass sliding doors.

The master bedroom and second living area are located at the front of the home and can be separated from the rest of the house. Each bedroom contains built-in robes, with a walkin robe and en suite to the master bedroom. Natural gas central heating services the whole house and hot water.

A large tiled bathroom has a separate bath and shower, and storage abounds with two linen cupboards and a wall of cupboards and under-bench space in the laundry.

A large double garage provides remote access through to the back yard and 6x3m shed with concrete floor and power.

This is a spacious family home in a quiet, no through street with a lot of wanted features.

LEONGATHA Location: 1 Higg Street Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Car spaces: 2 Price: $459,000 Agent: Stockdale and Leggo, Leongatha Contact: 5662 5800

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his centrally located, three bedroom home is beautifully presented and on a corner allotment with loads of character and a sunny northerly aspect.

It overlooks bushland and is located close to the swimming pool.

The neat and cosy weatherboard home has an en suite to the main bedroom and a large bright open living area, which also features a modern kitchen with near new stainless gas and electric stove and polished floors.

Undercover decked pergola areas at the entrance and a balcony off the lounge make for two lovely outdoor areas to sit and enjoy the perfect surrounds.

A superb double lockup Colorbond garage with power, remote roller doors and additional work area is a real highlight and together with neat well maintained gardens this compact package offers plenty to the would-be purchaser.

MIRBOO NORTH Location: 42 Baths Road Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Price Reduced: $259,000 Agent: Stockdale and Leggo, Mirboo North Contact: 5668 1300

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OR those looking for a quiet location, this comfortable brick family home fits the bill.

MEENIYAN Location: 13-15 Brendan Street Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Land size: Approx. 1854sqm Price: $379,000 Agent: Insight Real Estate SOLE AGENT Contact: 5662 2220

Situated in a quiet no through road close to schools, bus stop and on the very edge of town, this property is in an ideal setting for the young family.

A circular driveway caters for plenty of parking and leads to a single garage and large workshop, ideal for the handyman. The house can be accessed from the garage.

A low maintenance garden and abundance of wildlife (particularly birds) all on a fairly level block makes this an attractive prospect for all categories of buyers.

An aviary, chook shed and runs cater for those wanting pets.

The home itself is large with two large living areas allowing for two zone living.

The large kitchen/ family room is warmed by a solid fuel heater, plus under-floor heating (to the lounge room as well).

This north facing room also features a galley kitchen complete with a very large gas cook top

and St George oven, imported slate to the kitchen floors, walk-in pantry plus plenty of cupboard space.

The large separate lounge room could be used in many ways; as a formal lounge lounge, formal lounge/dining room, rumpus room, even a home office area.

The bedrooms have built-in robes, the main bedroom with walk-through access to a spacious family bathroom.

Doors leading straight out onto the front and rear patios are convenient for those wanting to sit and enjoy the peaceful environment.

All of this, and on two titles, means this property is versatile and full of potential.

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OSITION is everything.

Situated in the heart of Leongatha, just a few minutes walk from the shops, rail trail and Medical Clinic, this comfortable brick home offers the best of both worlds- a country feel in a town setting.

The well maintained home combines a great location with many features.

A flexible floor plan allows for new owners to decide how to best utilise the larger main rooms.

A neat well-designed galley kitchen comes complete with all electrical appliances, dishwasher and generous pantry.

A cosy sun room off the

kitchen provides a delightful sunny retreat area.

Comprising two generous bedrooms with the possibility of a third, the master bedroom has direct access to the bathroom.

An open fire-place and electric heater add warmth to the home.

The lock-up single brick garage has the potential to be extended to include a carport.

The home itself is nestled in a cottage-style garden at the front, with natives and sun-filled areas to the rear.

This property would suit the first home buyer, investor or retiree couple.

Vendor is very keen to sell.

LEONGATHA Location: 10 Holt Street Bedrooms: 2-3 Bathrooms: 1 Price: $265,000 negotiable Agent: Insight Real Estate Contact: 5662 2220

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Is this Leongatha’s best renovated house?

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You’ll be hard pressed to find a house with all the old world charm of high ceilings with ornate panels and cornice, bay windows and street appeal to die for, combined with all the modern conveniences (en suite, butler’s pantry, ducted vacuum, air conditioner), then the added luxury of an in ground, solar heated salt water pool, plus the added practicality of a 15m x 6m shed with rear lane access.

All this on a large, level block only 400 metres from the main street.

A wide central hallway offers access to the four bedrooms, and then opens out into a formal dining area.

Formal lounge plus separate study to the right, while continuing on leads to the French provincial inspired kitchen, with Corian bench tops and 900mm Ilve stove.

The back of the house offers a huge 10m x 6m covered entertaining area, and beyond that the 15m x 6m shed (with toilet) and the self cleaning Compass pool.

As is the case with houses of this calibre, only an inspection will truly reveal the quality of inclusions.

Leongatha’s best renovated house?

You be the judge!

LEONGATHA Location: 32 Ogilvy Street Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Price: Contact agent Agent: Alex Scott and Staff, Leongatha Contact: 5662 0922

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HIS beautiful 3.5 acre lifestyle property is situated in the ever increasingly popular town of Meeniyan.

Well known for its arts and crafts it is host to local and international musicians.

With arguably some of the best views in Meeniyan, this modern home features three to four bedrooms with the garage partly fitted out as an extra bedroom, easily re-convertible, master with en suite, modern kitchen including dishwasher and electric cooking, large dining area and spacious light-filled north facing lounge, with floating timber floors, reverse cycle air-con and Coonara wood heater

to keep you warm on these cold winter days.

The property is well fenced into two paddocks, suitable for horses, with a new horse stable recently built.

The garden area has been fenced off to keep kids and pets in.

Other features include a 10,000 gallon tank, town water, cubby house, fox proof chicken run, garden shed, stock yards and Gazebo with amazing views to relax and admire while you enjoy a nice quiet beverage at the end of a hard day.

Only minutes to shops and the local primary school and a short 20 minute drive from the coast.

Inspection is highly recommended.

MEENIYAN Location: 26 Welsford Street Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Car spaces: 1 Price: $389,000 Agent: Stockdale and Leggo, Leongatha Contact: 5662 5800

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Tilson Block Vineyard

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HETHER you are passionate about wine, Tuscany, or the rolling green hills of a rich, country region, this unique 10 acre parcel is packed with all the reasons to pursue your dream.

Situated at the edge of Leongatha’s township, with glorious views across rich red agricultural fields, the big question is who will be the winner: a true vigneron, or the lucky lifestyle owner who is happy to dabble in the vines - or ideally, a combination of both?

With a five year planning permit safely tucked away, for house, winery and shedding, it’s now an easy coast to exploiting one of the best positions South Gippsland has to offer and will be one of the best investments you’ll ever make.

Providing a unique opportunity to establish a presence on a major tourist route

in South Gippsland, there is potential for the planning permit to be altered with the permission of the Responsible Authority.

This iconic block was planted by Philip Jones approximately 20 years ago.

The plantings consist mainly of Pinot Noir and some Chardonnay, with one acre of clear ground.

On deep, red volcanic soils, the vineyard is frost free and the cellar door would provide some of the best views available to the east and south east of this most productive part of South Gippsland.

The block was owned for some years

by Caladonia Australis Wines and produced many memorable vintages.

This district is renowned for producing some of the most outstanding pinot noir wines in Australia.

Power and town water to the site, and detailed plans and permits available for perusal upon request.

LEONGATHA Location: 9658 South Gippsland Highway Land size: 10 acres Price: $475,000 Agent: Prom Country First National Contact: Kaz Hughes on 0417 516 998

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★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ARIES - March 21 - April 20

Staying informed of community happenings may lead to an honorary position. A friend reveals a little known sentimental side. If seeking information, opt for a subtle approach.

TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

This is a good week to keep abreast of events at the work place.

News from a friend could require prompt clarification. Your partner is pre-occupied. A new interest may have a profitable tie in.

GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

Goals are clearly defined and you find it easier to arrange priorities. a family member is unusually generous with time and/or gifts. Avoid committing yourself to too many obligations.

CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Professional development is accented through the week. New academic interests are highlighted too and may include studies in languages or the arts. Romantic reconciliations are favoured.

LEO - July 23 - August 22

Your taste is impeccable. This is a good week for renovating and designing. A partnership venture may prove favourable provided the division of work is set out clearly.

VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

Watch leanings toward extravagance. A conservative approach could lead to accomplishments at work and at home. Shared activities, though not on a perfect 50-50 basis are highlighted.

LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

Maintaining a sense of perspective is particularly important this week. Financial dealings require attention to the smallest details.

Last minute travel opportunities may materialise.

SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Be sure not to make decisions rashly and without the consultation of an involved party. This is a great week for entertaining but remain within your budget. Partnership activities prove generally favourable.

SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

This is a great week for travel, provided you leave ample time for detours. Pets figure in the picture - you might be picking up a stray.

Some good news on the financial front may arrive by the end of the week.

CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

Family issues occupy a good portion of your time. Results may not be immediate, but there are signs of progress. The workplace could offer more unexpected excitement than expected.

AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

A pleasant financial news brightener may arrive, but don’t reveal too much. Correspondence is unusually lively. Romance remains upbeat.

Sports and recreation are on the list this week.

PISCES - February 20 - March 20

A favourite acquaintance may be trying too hard to impress you.

It may be time to bring him/her down to earth gently. Financial ventures require further research.

BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

You are compassionate and sympathetic. Your emotions run high.

You adapt easily to changing surroundings and changes are accented through the coming months. A new direction in career or education is quite possible.

Church Times ANGLICAN: Wednesday, May 2: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC; 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Friday, May 4: 7.30pm St Andrew’s, Dumbalk HC. Sunday, May 6: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Contemporary Worship with HC. Tuesday, May 8: 7pm St Andrew’s, Dumbalk / St David’s, Meeniyan Fellowship.

ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am.

ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am.

ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi. Sunday, 9.30am Eucharist, 11am Family Service, Wednesday 10am Eucharist.

Anglican Church of the Ascension: The Crescent, Inverloch.

Sunday 9am Eucharist, Tuesday 10am Eucharist.

For details of Community Meal, Youth Group, Bible Studies & Kids Club, contact Rev. Graeme Peters 5672 4590 or visit www. basscoastanglican.org.au AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES (AOG): Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248.

A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466.

Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Rob Davey 5625 3226. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219.

Equip Church - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday service 10am.

Contact: John 0408 305 880.

Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984.

CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha.

Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455.

THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Every first Sunday of the month. Sunday morning 11am 12.30pm. Fun and games, all ages, all are welcome. Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5678 7692, 0447 724 989.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST: Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School 11.30am.

CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday.

Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday.

Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays.

Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays.

St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass.

Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass.

Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass.

KORUMBURRA’S AGLOW: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214.

GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Strongly family oriented church meets at The Grain Store, Mirboo North, Sundays: 4-5.10pm Communion, 5.15-6pm Bible Studies for Adults, Youth and Children. Friday evenings: Home Fellowships 7.30pm; Youth Activities. Enquiries: 5668 2226 Bob Stevens.

SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Sagala - Tuesday, 4 - 5.30pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome.

Please contact Captain Martyn and Heather Scrimshaw, ph. 5662 5122.

SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship.

Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228.

PRESBYTERIAN: Sunday Service 10am, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Moderator Rev. Mark Smith 5625 4112.

CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. All Sunday evening services at 5pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2527.

UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, May 6, 10am. Tarwin Lower: 10.30am (HC). Mirboo North: 9.30am. Meeniyan: 10am.

Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. Inverloch: Sunday 11am: Korumburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Pastors Gavin and Sue Sharp, 5655 1997. Arawata: 11.30am 1st & 3rd Sundays. Kongwak: 11.30am 4th Sunday.

BAPTIST CHURCH KORUMBURRA: 39 Mine Rd, Korumburra. Service and Sunday School 10.30am. Pastor Ian Wilkinson.

Phone 5658 1366.

BAPTIST CHURCH WONTHAGGI: Cnr McBride & Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi.

Morning Service & Children’s Activities, Sunday 10am. Weekly activities see www. wonbaptist.org.au, Pastor Geoff Pegler 5672 4769.

MEENIYAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sunday, 10am: Meeniyan Youth Club Hall.

COMBINED CHURCHES WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH: 4th Sunday each month at 7pm.

SCOTS PIONEER CHURCH: Mardan South. Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm. See occasional ad in this paper for details. For enquiries phone 5664 9306.

FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

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DOWN Old fashioned (8) Mark (4) Fish (7) Saying (5) Killer (8) Shed (4) Sharpshooter (8) Brush (8) Long-winded (7) Juncture (5) Glance (4) Hint (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8323 ACROSS 7. Much the same as before; a few coins (6,6). 8. Write to the son and be totally abject (6). 9. Recoil from the psychiatrist (6). 10. Be behind the slogan “Drink wine”? (7).

12. A second-rate room (5). 15. Lie about a gold pen (5).

16. Faint sound of a bell heard when working in the garden (7). 18. Crated as a precaution (2,4). 20. A father: a holy man or clergyman (6). 22. Like Old Father William’s hair? (8,4).

DOWN 1. Pay attention to the woman’s title (8). 2. Standing before what the tourists are gawping at in Sicily? (4). 3. They reckon they’re not going to keep it a secret (7). 4. Piece of furniture you put your shirt on (5). 5. I printed the translation, fearless (8). 6. Very near, aim (4). 11. Had some, as usual, captured (8). 13. Feeling better seeing cheats on the dole found out (8). 14. Direct the jet towards again (7). 17. Had settled up with “19 Down” (5). 19. He’s scratch (4). 21. Indication that the soldiers are going back north (4).

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Faces, famous and not so, to remember THE Great Southern Portrait Prize is up and running, with 60 open section entries and 105 junior entries.

There are only a few 3D entries this year and the mediums used throughout the show are fairly standard, but the standard is certainly high.

Thanks to all the Prom Coast Arts Council

Fresh faces: Janette Arnold-Collins with work titled Louise – my Carmen (subject is Louise Arnold) and Tracy Roberts, with a self-portrait titled Middle aged white chick, deliver their works.

volunteers, the South Gippsland Shire Council and the many generous sponsors. The exhibition runs until 2pm, May 8 at Stockyard Gallery at Foster.

Personal take: Audrey Wade with her self portrait.

Seuss on stage

SOME of the best loved Dr Seuss characters will spring to life on the stage of the Wonthaggi Arts Centre this week.

Newhaven College’s 2012 production Seussical features Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie Bird, The Whos and The Cat in the Hat. They will weave together Dr Seuss’s enduring values of generosity, friendship, loyalty, resilience and individual spirit.

The music, costuming and sets beautifully capture the characters’ exuberance, rhythm and rhyme.

The director is Will Hanley, who is well known in South Gippsland theatrical circles.

The stories of Dr Seuss have taught generations of children that anything is possible.

Seussical will be on stage at the Wonthaggi Arts Centre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday May 3, 4 and 5 at 7pm, plus a 1pm matinee on Saturday.

Tickets are available from Newhaven College on 5956 7505. They cost $20 for adults and $15 for concession. Family tickets are also available.

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• Civic reception for Governor Alex Chernov, Leongatha.

• Relay for Life, Dumbalk.

Dairy talk: Glenn Falcke, general manager operations at Burra Foods, chatted with Bill Brown of Kongwak Community Group, at the Governor’s civic reception at South Gippsland Shire Council’s chambers.

Young representation: Poowong teenager, Ashleigh Parr of South Gippsland Youth Council, met Governor Alex Chernov at Leongatha. “It was such an honour,” Ashleigh said.

Spruiking produce: Judy and Neil Travers of Waratah Hills Vineyard, Fish Creek, and Graeme and Georgia Wilson of Windy Ridge Winery, Foster at the reception.

Hot food: John Bennett, Dot McGarvey, David Thompson, Jodie Dowling and Alister Dowling were cooking up a storm as part of the Lions catering tent at Relay for Life.

Walking together: Janice and Bill Sing from Leongatha North took part in the relay.

Left Family day: Julie and Steve Riley from Dumbalk were relaying with Corey Dyke from Dollar and their daughter, Sarah Riley.

Local issues: Andrew and Lyn Jamieson of Golden Creek Olives, Fish Creek, talked with Barbara Ford of the Walkerville Ratepayers and Residents Association at the Governor’s reception.

Local girls: from left, Hayley Geary, Chelsea Geary, Ashlie Giliam, Meg Minogue, Hannah Box, Molly Clark and Katelyn Jackson took a break from relaying to enjoy the Koonwarra Line Dancers.

Scouts unite: Scouts Connor Murrell, Lachlan Murrell and Patrick Bier enjoyed the atmosphere at the relay.

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Heading off: fundraisers prepare to walk from Poowong to Loch.

Long walk for kids THE third annual Good Friday Walkathon between Poowong and Loch attracted strong support this year.

Sixty walkers gathered at the

Poowong Hall at 8am to walk to the Loch Recreation Reserve to have a great time at the fun day held yearly by the Poowong and District Apex Club, who put on many children’s activities.

The walkathon includes two walks each year: one is 8kms and the other is 13.5kms.

At the Poowong Hall, Geoff Douglas from Poowong CFA announced if anyone donated more

Wed by sea

than $50, he would walk 13.5km in his turn-out gear in 30 degree heat.

The Attenbourgh family put in a further donation of $135 and Geoff walked the whole way.

The day raised $1385 for the Royal

Children’s Hospital.

Organisers hope the 2013 Good Friday Walkathon will have triple the number of people and raise a lot more money next year.

Signing off: Energy Eco’s Dave Chiavaroli, chair of Energy Innovation Co-op Susan Davies and Solarcorp’s George Fairlie.

THE stunning setting of Screw Creek boardwalk at Inverloch was the setting for the wedding of Amanda Nicholls and Simon Lawson on February 4.

The couple celebrated their marriage with a honeymoon to the Maldives and Thailand.

Amanda is the daughter of Jamie and Judy Nicholls of Inverloch and Simon is the son of Ann Lawson.

The bride was attended by her sister Kerry Bartsch, Dianna Neary, Katherine Brownley and Sarah Lewis, who wore chocolate brown dresses and carried orange Asiatic lilies.

Simon was attended by Brian Lawson, Cameron McIlwaine, Travis Nelson and Phillip Lawson.

The couple joined family and friends for a reception at Manna Gum at Broadbeach, Inverloch, and will live in Leongatha.

Solar opportunities open

Seaside bliss: Amanda Nicholls and Simon Lawson wed at Screw Creek, Inverloch. Photo: Lucas Piera, Lens to Life Photography.

Dairy towns boost SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has received a further $150,000 to advance towns along the Tarwin River.

The Gardiner Foundation allocated the funding towards initiatives that arise through the Lower Tarwin Valley Communities Project until late 2013.

The project began in February 2011 to enhance Dumbalk, Meeniyan, Fish

Creek, Buffalo, Stony Creek, Koonwarra, Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay and rural districts in the area.

The project is designed to help small communities in dairying areas to develop greater levels of co-operation and resilience to benefit the district and back the ongoing viability of dairying.

A District Advisory Network has been established and meets bi-monthly to provide advice on implementing the project.

ENERGY Innovation Co-op has launched round two of its solar power and solar hot water bulk buy, with the announcement of new partnership arrangements, and a new round of presentations to help people understand solar better.

Local representatives from the two solar power partners, Solarcorp’s George Fairlie and Energy Eco’s Dave Chiavaroli, shook hands with co-op chair Susan Davies at the recent Korumburra Sustainability Festival.

Inverloch’s Tim and Greta Eberbach, trading as The Hot Water Experts, signed up the next week to provide solar hot water information and services. The agreements followed a tendering process which attracted 15 local and interstate tenders.

“The co-op has selected three quality local providers to work with us on this bulk buy round two,” Ms Davies said.

“Supporting local employment, and encouraging more local trades-

men to become accredited solar service providers plus providing quality systems and installations, were both a part of the original Sustainability Victoria grant. We have continued with this focus in this second round.

“The Solar Hub funding continues through to August 2012, but our tender arrangements are designed to take the co-op beyond that time. We look forward to a long term arrangement with each of the businesses.”

The co-op wants to help more local people make informed choices on whether solar suits them, and on what size and type of system, solar power and/ or solar hot water, might suit their particular needs best, Ms Davies said.

“Of five Victorian solar hubs funded by the Victorian Government in 2010, the co-op’s Southern Solar Hub is the only one to have already reached its target of facilitating the establishment of a minimum of 500 kW of solar pv into the three shires of Bass Coast, Cardinia and South Gippsland,” Ms Davies said.

“Some government subsidies for solar were reduced late in 2011.

However, the price of panels and inverters, and hot water systems, continues to drop.

“So going solar now, whilst some subsidies still remain, is an excellent option for many people. You will save on energy bills.”

The co-op is urging people to come along to the information sessions. All are welcome.

“We really advise people to be wary, particularly of unsolicited phone calls from what are often ‘fly by night’ companies trying to pressure people to sign up before they really know enough about the suitability of the offer to their personal circumstances. If an offer or ad sounds too good to be true, it’s probably a risk,” Ms Davies said.

“In June this year, the multiplier subsidy will reduce, and after the end of 2012, the price new entries will receive for the power they export back to the grid will reduce significantly, with the expected end of the Victorian Government’s transitional feed-in tariff. So now is the time to find out, and to make a decision to sign on.”

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Proud descendant: Paige Barry proudly wore her great-grandfather’s medals at the Loch Anzac day service.

Right Representing: Mackenzie Gardner and Kaden Fullerton laid the wreath at the flagpole during Anzac celebrations.

Teens conquer Cathedrals KORUMBURRA Secondary College’s Year 11 outdoor education students took on the Cathedral Ranges near Marysville recently in a rock climbing expedition.

S Sombre moment: Leah Wallis and Brad Monson ccarry the wreath past the eternal flame at the Shrine oof Remembrance.

Loch kids honour Anzacs

After an early morning start and a brief hike, the group arrived at their destination high in the picturesque ranges.

The group climbed for around five hours, taking on different walls with varying levels of difficulty.

Student Josh Hopkins said: “All in all, it was an awesome experience and great fun.”

Outdoor education students enjoy excursions and camps tackling hiking, surfing, skiing and many more exciting activities while learning about the outdoors.

Rock and roll: the outdoor education students learning about safely scaling the rock faces.

Right Hanging out: Brock Dorling thinks about his next step while climbing in the Cathedral Ranges.

S STUDENTS from Loch Primary School exppressed their thanks and remembered all fallen ddefence force personnel at the service at Loch oon ANZAC Day. Sixteen students attended the service, with two layiing a wreath on behalf of the school community and Jye Loughridge raising the flag following the Reveille.

L The students have been studying Australia’s involvement in various wars recently along with a trip to the m Shrine of Remembrance for the schools’ service last S week. w

Congratulations: Victoria Wolk of Wonthaggi is congratulated on her citizenship by Bass Coast Shire representatives mayor Cr Veronica Dowman (left), community services director Steve Piasente and Cr Gareth Barlow (right).

Welcome to new citizens SEVEN people from all over the world have been welcomed to Bass Coast Shire as new citizens.

den, now living in Won- person would have put a lot of thought into,” Cr thaggi.

“Making the decision Dowman said.

There’ll be another and commitment to become an Australian citi- Bass Coast Shire Council zen is a courageous step citizenship ceremony on Mayor Cr Veronica and something that each July 18.

Dowman conducted the ceremony last week in the Wonthaggi council chamber.

Cr Dowman congratulated Miss Ameetkaur Duggal born in Iran, now living in Wonthaggi, Mr Ebube Chukwu Okoli born in Nigeria, now living in Cape Woolamai, Mrs Andrea Lamar Olsen and Mr Lars Herlov Olsen born in the United States of America, now living in Sunderland Bay, Ms Paulette Francine Smith born in the United Kingdom, now living in Cowes, Mrs Paradee Kayla Titulaer born in Thailand, now living in Cape Woolamai Welcome: Bass Coast Shire mayor Cr Veronica and Ms Victoria Monica Dowman (left) with new citizen Ameetkaur DugNadja Wolk born in Swe- gal of Wonthaggi.

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Autism help is out there WHEN Bronwyn Davis’s fouryear-old daughter was diagnosed with autism late last year, she quickly discovered that there was no specialist advocacy service for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

The Yarragon mother also found general advocacy groups didn’t have sufficient resources to meet demand.

“A lack of specialist advocacy support means that parents and individuals do not have someone to adequately represent them or advocate on their behalf and are forced to ‘go it alone’, something the majority of us are poorly equipped to do,” she said.

“Sadly this is resulting in the needs of autistic children often not being taken into account, particularly in the classroom, or children being unfairly labelled as ‘naughty’ or ‘disruptive’. The upshot is enormous distress all round.”

Determined to fill this void, Bronwyn, with the help of Autism Victoria CEO Murray Dawson-Smith, has founded a brand new community organisation, Support and Advocacy for Autism Spectrum Individuals and Families (SAAIF).

Soon to be available to families across Victoria, SAAIF is intent on providing a state-wide network of advocates, also to educate individuals and families how to self advocate and generally to create greater community awareness and an understanding of what it means to have autism.

“When a child is diagnosed with an ASD, their parents feel completely

overwhelmed and are often at a loss about where to seek help and how to deal with the emotional impact on their family,” Bronwyn said.

“How will friends and people in our social network react to the diagnosis?

Will my child be able to go to a mainstream school? Will they be able to work? How can I help them fit in and have a friendship group? Who should I go to for help? Can I get financial assistance? These are just a few of the myriad of questions racing through parents’ minds.

“It will be our job to not only answer these initial questions but also to provide ongoing support. We will do this by creating and co-ordinating a network of fully trained and certified advocates across Victoria to ensure that all ASD affected individuals and families have access to an advocate regardless of where they are.”

Advocates will provide families with an objective third party to speak out on their behalf. They will attend meetings with individuals and families and act as mediators to resolve conflict in schools, legal and medical settings, government departments, places of employment and other private or public institutions.

They could also be involved in resolving bullying at school, unfair treatment or discrimination in the workplace, or assist parents to secure a proper diagnosis for their child.

Currently in start-up phase, SAAIF is now calling on people passionate about affecting positive change in autism advocacy to provide input about the purpose, principles, structure and precise nature of

Guiding change: Bronwyn Davis and her daughter, Auslinn. the new service and to become involved in building the initiative from the ground up.

“We would like to hear from families and relatives of children with ASD, professionals in the area, people involved in disability advocacy and anyone with first-hand experience or knowledge of ASDs. For more information, contact Bronwyn directly on 1800 778 008 or see www.saaif.org.au

Marg’s morning tea for cancer

By Jane Ross

SO many of Marg Denbrok’s family and friends have either died or are suffering from cancer, she wanted to raise money for the cause.

A few years ago her hairdresser daughter Cathy Waldron dyed Marg’s hair pink and when people remarked on it, Marg asked for, well demanded really, a donation for cancer research. She raised $500!

That sum is her goal again this year, when she stages a Biggest Morning Tea at her new home in Parr Street, Leongatha.

The event starts at 11am tomorrow and Marg thought it a good idea to combine it with a house warming.

She’s sent texts and has put the morning tea on Facebook.

“I have no idea how many people will come. But everyone has been touched by cancer.”

Marg certainly has.

Her mother Lorna Warren died at 88 with bowel cancer. Her eldest brother Lionel also succumbed to bowel cancer; he was only 51. Marg’s other brother John Warren has leukaemia. Her mother-in-law Cornelia Denbrok also died of cancer.

She has had friends die of cancer and a dear friend is currently very ill with the disease.

Another friend and mentor, Elizabeth McKeown died from cancer too. Marg met her when she started volunteering at Vinnies in Leongatha.

“She really encouraged me and boosted me. I kept saying ‘Oh, I can’t do that’ and Elizabeth would say ‘Yes you can Marg, yes you can’.

“Too many people are dying of cancer. There are so many people with cancer and I want to raise money.”

Touched by cancer: Marg Denbrok has had many relatives and friends with cancer, including her two brothers Lionel and John. Marg is holding a photograph of herself with her brothers when they were little. Lionel (right) died of bowel cancer and John has leukaemia.

Meals roster (Leongatha) Rotary Club, Leongatha Community Pre Schools (all week), S. Birch (Mon, Thur, Fri), National Bank (Tues), SG Specialist School (Wed) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning May 7, 2012.

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High achievers meet THE Order of Australia Association Victorian Branch Gippsland Group met at San Remo recently.

Chairman Beth Delzoppo welcomed 31 members and friends, and outlined the aims of the association: to foster love and pride in Australia, and inform other people about the order.

The Gippsland Group wants to encourage nominations from the community for the order and is happy to address groups to talk about it.

Guest speaker was Frank Lyons OAM and Churchill Fellow who spoke about

his role as founder of the Sunraysia TAFE college in 1980.

A need for an agricultural college in that area had been apparent for a very long time following the irrigation system set up by the Chaffey brothers in the late 1800s, but it had taken a long time to convince governments and the agricultural department to do so. Frank, who was its first principal, spoke of the success of the college and how it had developed from a vision to where it is today.

The Gippsland group plans to hold another get together in the eastern half of the region later in the year.

Worthy members: Doug Caulfield OAM, Gippsland Group, Order of Australia committee member; Beth Delzoppo OAM, chairman; and Frank Lyons OAM, guest speaker at the Order of Australia gathering at San Remo.

Lifeline seeks counsellors

LIFELINE Gippsland is seeking people interested in training to become volunteer telephone crisis supporters for Lifeline’s 24 hour Crisis Telephone Service line (13 11 14).

The organisation will hold an information session at 7pm on Monday, May 28 at Garnham House (Wonthaggi Hospital), Graham Street, Wonthaggi Lifeline Gippsland CEO Dawn Gilbert said: ‘If you are sitting at home watching the news on TV and asking yourself ‘What can I do?’, then I urge you to consider training as a volunteer telephone counsellor.

“It’s an excellent way to give back to your community and make a real difference to people’s lives.”

Whilst the training is open to people from all walks of life, trainees will need to demonstrate that they have good communication and listening skills and a non-judg-

mental attitude.

“Many of the qualities needed to be a telephone counsellor such as understanding and the ability to listen come with life experience,” Ms Gilbert said.

Lifeline Gippsland expects to respond to more than 14,000 calls to the 13 11 14 service this year.

“Without our volunteer counsellors we simply would not be able to provide this vital service,”Ms Gilbert said.

“We know, from talking to our volunteers, that the training delivers a wide range of benefits including practical counselling skills, personal growth and development, improved communication and relationship skills and can open up career opportunities.”

If you are interested in joining the Lifeline community and supporting its vital work please come along to the information session on Monday, May 28 or contact the trainer Kathleen Pennicard on 0458 585 081 or Kathleen@llg.org.au for more information.

Milpara Community House news

MILPARA will be hosting a workshop on Improving Cashflow and Profitability in conjunction with Small Business Victoria on Thursday, May 3 from 7pm to 9pm ***** Are you new to the area? Would you like to meet other people and learn about the district? Come along to our Newcomer’s Luncheon on Monday, May 14 from 12.30pm at Milpara Community House, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra.

Bookings are essential for catering purposes, please call Belinda or Sandra on 5655 2524. ***** A QuickBooks course will commence on Tuesday, May 8 from 10am to 1pm.

Learn how to set up your business books, step by step with the QuickBooks accounting program over six weeks. ***** Introduction to Community Services course will help you make the right choice if you are thinking of enrolling in any of the following courses – Aged Care, Home and Community Care, Disability, Child Care or Community Services.

This course will be held over four days; May 24

and 31, June 14 and 21 from 9.30am to 3pm at Milpara Community House at 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra. Please contact Belinda or Sandra on 5655 2524 for bookings and further enquiries. ***** Course in Construction (OH and S Induction) formerly Red Card will be held on Wednesday, May 16 from 3.30pm to 9pm. This qualification is now mandatory and legally qualifies the holder for entry to building and construction sites.

Bookings are essential. ***** With the colder weather now upon us come along and learn the essential aspects of chainsaw operation, maintenance and relevant legislation.

Course held by Australian SafeT Consulting at Milpara Community House on Saturday, May 19 from 9am to 3pm.

Bookings are essential. ***** Excel Spreadsheets course will be held over three Thursdays, commencing on May 17 from 6pm to 9pm. Learn how to create tables, invoices, budgets and graphs. ***** Mother’s Day is

approaching fast. How about a Mosaic Workshop class or a Cake Decorating class for mum this year?

Our Mosaic Workshop will be held on Sunday, May 6 from 10am to 2pm. Or perhaps a Cake Decorating class to learn the art of making flowers and decorate a cake for that special occasion to be held over three Mondays from May 7. To book, please contact Belinda or Sandra on 5655 2524. ***** Limited places are still available for Adult Literacy and Numeracy classes. Get personalised help with reading and writing and/or numeracy with a qualified teacher to get you on the right path and gain confidence. One on one tutoring is available on Mondays, please call Sandra or Belinda on 5655 2524 for further enquiries and to book your place. ***** During Neighbourhood House week Milpara would like to recognise and say thanks to our many volunteers with an afternoon tea to be held at 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra on Wednesday, May 9 from 2pm.

Please contact Milpara to register your interest on 5655 2524.

Memorable setting for outback wedding PETER Kenny and Susan Marshall married on Easter Sunday near Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

The couple chose the picturesque Jessie Gap, 20km east of town for the ceremony and were surrounded by family and friends who had travelled from all parts of Australia for the special day.

Sue is the eldest daughter of Sandra Nawell (nee Boyd, formerly of Foster) and Bill Hodgens of Box Hill, and Pete is the eldest son of John and Ann Kenny of Hallston.

Sue was given away by her three children, Isaac, Jasper and Imogen at a 4.30pm ceremony conducted by local celebrant Meredith Campbell.

The bride wore a strapless aubergine ruched silk gown accessorised with handmade pearl and crystal jewellery created

by Darwin artist Paula Moggs. She carried a white bouquet of oriental lilies and freesias.

Imogen wore a hal-

Grand plans: Peter Kenny and Susan Marshall will enjoy a future honeymoon cruising to New Zealand. terneck tea length pewter gown complementing the strapless full length pewter gown worn by the bride’s matron of honour, Colleen Marzohl. Diamante encrusted thongs for the three ladies accommodated the sandy riverbed ceremony location.

The groom was attend-

ed by best man Brad Lester, and along with Isaac and Jasper, wore charcoal pants and vests.

Pete’s purple and crimson paisley tie and jacket complemented the crimson tulips and white roses of the bridesmaid’s bouquets.

Guests enjoyed nib-

bles and drinks in the picturesque national park location before enjoying a buffet dinner at the Heavitree Gap Outback Lodge.

The couple enjoyed a short break at Kings Canyon with plans for a future honeymoon cruising to New Zealand.

From pages past

Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago, May 4, 1982 QUICK action by local residents saved a man’s life during a fire in Leongatha on Saturday night.

Mr Nelson and his son, Alan, were working in the front yard of their Roughead Street home at about 7.45pm when Mr Nelson was alerted by the sound of fierce crackling a few doors up.

Alan ran out on to the street and saw that a house a few doors up was on fire. **** RUSSEL Sanders, of Nerrena Road, Leongatha, spent several days in hospital after he was thrown from a horse on Sunday, April 25.

Mr Sanders suffered a temporary loss of memory and was treated for concussion.

10 years ago, April 30, 2002 SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has applied to the Commonwealth Government for a $2.5 million grant

to help kick-start the development of a deep-sea port at Port Welshpool.

The application has been made for an allocation from the Federal Government’s sustainable Regions Fund and will help council make a start on the development. **** WONTHAGGI is not a crime ridden town, despite public perceptions, said South Gippsland’s new police leader. Inspector Brian Curley stated this yesterday, despite the Wonthaggi Police reporting eight incidents of crime in the district last week.

5 years ago, May 1, 2007 A $30 MILLION investment could see South Gippsland become a major producer of clean energy for Victoria. Sydney company Granite Power is set to start drilling geothermal bores in the region after being granted exploration rights for “hot rocks” that lie beneath South Gippsland. ****

SCHEDULED maintenance at the Murray Goulburn factory and boosted flows in to the Tarwin River have given Leongatha’s water crisis a brief respite. Factory manager Craig Turner said yesterday afternoon the factory was shut on Saturday, Sunday and Monday for annual maintenance.

1 year ago, May 3, 2011 CLOSE to 900 people took advantage of two community viewing days at the Wonthaggi desalination plant last week. They were bussed to the plant, which is still under construction. Most of those who went were locals, including the former owners of the site. **** LOCAL councils are bearing the financial burden of South Gippsland’s libraries. And they’re paying for the bulk of the stock too. West Gippsland regional Library Corporation CEO John Murrell said that municipalities are putting up 80 per cent of library funding in Victoria.

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TYSON James Troy Ireland was born on April 20 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is the first child for Warren and Kirby of Inverloch.

LACHLAN James Coyne was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 17 to Rachael and Matt Coyne of Wonthaggi.

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MACKENZIE Rose White is the first child for Russ and Amy White of Leongatha South. She was born at the Leongatha Memorial Hospital on April 8.

HAYLEY Faye Magro was born at Leongatha Memorial Hospital on April 19. She is the first child for Steph and Greg of Wonthaggi.

Below, HARRY and Chloe Anderson of Korumburra are proud to announce the arrival of Ruby Lee at Leongatha Memorial Hospital on April 19. She is a baby sister for Samantha, 18, and Emma, 6.

JEWEL Holly Macfarlane was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on April 20 to Angela and Brent Macfarlane of Inverloch. Jewel is a new sister to Koby, 18 months, and Hope, 3.

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Leasing planning eases stress

Bulldog surprise at sale

LEASING dairy farms has become more popular over the past few years and offers many benefits.

That’s the question Landmark Wonthaggi asked clearing sale attendees at Blind Bight on Saturday.

The sale was conducted on behalf of Gerry and Gail Van Damme and the Lanz Bulldog tractor was the star attraction.

The name Lanz Bulldog reeks of tenacity: to the bystander it’s a rusty coloured hunk of solid, unforgiving steel on wheels. To the tractor enthusiast it’s the holy grail of the tractor world and its rarity is a powerful attraction. Only 179 exist worldwide.

More than 100 substantial lots were offered at the sale. Most items had been crucial to Gerry Van Damme’s earth moving and contracting business.

Gerry proudly tells the story that his Dutch father once said to him “you ain’t got the patience to be a dairy farmer, find something else”. Consequently Gerry has been a contractor all his working life, using the profits much later to purchase a Wonthaggi dairy farm.

Everything from ploughs to excavators, Fordson Majors to Field Marshall trucks $6200, antique seeders $300, mobile cranes $5500, and a backhoe at $4000.

A Chamberlain loader was one of Gerry’s first implements and was used extensively to create VFL Park at Waverly back in the seventies.

At least 10 Caterpillar tractors in their distinctive yellow livery, all in going order sold for prices ranging from $2000 to $6100.

One item described as an army toilet, (imagine heavy shed on heavy wheels) and “seen plenty of action”, sold for the token sum of $50.

Auctioneer Glen Wright added this to his list of novelty items sold in his clearing sale career. A Blitz truck sold to the buyer of the army toilet for $500.

A large crowd was in attendance, with more than 150 buyer’s cards activated. Andrew Grant from Landmark was well satisfied with the sale and thanked the clearing sale crowd for their enthusiasm when buying the machinery.

In true clearing sale spirit, opinion differed as to the value of the Lanz Bulldog. Sometimes it’s not the value of a particular item, but how much money is needed to separate a keen collector from his most treasured possession. The Bulldog was passed in at $17,000.

It allows the lessee to progress their dairying career without borrowing heavily to buy land, and allows a landholder to step away from active involvement on the farm while generating an income and retaining ownership of the land.

Dr Pauline Brightling, who manages The People in Dairy program for Dairy Australia, says a successful leasing relationship involves respect and trust, but is built on robust discussion and a written agreement.

“A written agreement is essential because it defines the expectations of both parties,” Dr Brightling said.

A lease clearly states who will be responsible for what, particularly regarding financial issues.

“There are many issues that need to be discussed and clarified. It is important for both parties to talk about their concerns and how they might go about working them out.”

Some common issues that can lead to conflict if they are not discussed and clarified in a lease at the outset include: • plant and equipment maintenance versus capital replacement; • farm repairs and maintenance and weed control; • level of fertiliser applied; • pasture re-sowing and cropping; • effluent systems; and • access by the lessor.

Some people draw upon the experience of a trusted farm advisor to facilitate the discussion and come up with an arrangement that works both ways.

“The discussions involved in preparing a lease agreement give both parties an understanding of each other’s perspective, and that’s a very good foundation for building the relationship,” Dr Brightling said.

Once the general conditions are agreed upon, the next step is to have them incorporated into a formal lease agreement. A solicitor may be involved in this step.

The People in Dairy website includes information about leasing, including a checklist for developing an agreement for a dairy farm. For more information visit www.thepeopleindairy.org.au

HOW much is a Lanz Bulldog worth?

Rare machine: Andrew Grant and Glenn Wright of Landmark with Gerry Van Damme (centre) and the Lanz Bulldog.

Brave new world of dairy apps THE techno world has reached the dairy industry, with a range of applications that add convenience and power to the business of producing milk, without costing the earth.

FutureDairy post-graduate students, Nicolas Lyons and René Kolbach, held the audience at the recent Australian Dairy Conference entranced, with their presentation that gave an insight into some of the ‘apps’ now available to Australian dairy farmers.

Applications which gave the ability to log onto the farm remotely held the greatest appeal.

Nicolas outlined the first remote access application: the use of cameras installed at critical places on the farm, that can be viewed through a home computer, lap top or smart phone.

“The cameras are not expensive; they are the type commonly installed for security purposes,” Nicolas said.

For example, a dairy farm in South Australia has a camera installed at the calving shed which is accessed frequently to monitor calving progress.

“You could get on with other jobs, say down the paddock, while keeping a check on the progress of a calving cow,” Nicolas said.

FutureDairy’s robotic milking shed at Camden has five cameras, which staff use when they receive an alert from the automatic milking system (AMS).

“When we get an alert we can

view the cameras and decide on the best follow up action. For example there’s a camera over the entry gates so we can see if a cow is blocking access for other cows. It is really handy if we are away from the dairy or when the alert is received out-of-hours,” Nicolas said.

The second application allows the farm computer to be accessed remotely, using remote log in software. The software allows a computer – say in the dairy of-

fice – to be accessed from a smart phone, laptop or computer located elsewhere.

Remote log in software has been commercially available for a number of years, with a wide range of applications. What’s new is its application in the dairy situation.

“For instance, you may be down in the paddock and notice a sick cow. Remote access would allow you to use your smart phone to look up the cow’s health records on the farm computer in the of-

fice,” Nicolas said.

“I know of dairy farmers across Australia and New Zealand who use remote log in regularly. It gives them easier access to important computer records, without having to be physically in front of the farm computer.”

For more information about cameras for viewing areas of the farm via smart phone or computer, contact a local supplier of security systems and cameras.

Remote access: security cameras can be installed at various places around a dairy farm then viewed through a remote computer or smart phone.

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Ride day: Marriott’s Motorcycles and Power Equipment held an ATV ride day at Nerrena on Friday. Prospective customers were able to take a drive or ride around the well thought out test track that, thanks to the recent rain, was quite muddy. John Jones from Marriott’s said that the day gave anyone interested in learning more about ATVs and their capabilities a chance to try different vehicles out.

VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw May 2 & 3 1. David Phelan & Co 2. Rodwells 3. Elders 4. Alex Scott 5. Landmark 6. SEJ

Upcoming Sales LEONGATHA

Dairy prices climb in milk supply chase DAIRY companies Murray Goulburn and Burra Foods have announced price increases.

MG announced its third increase in farmgate milk prices for the current season.

Managing director Gary Helou advised of a price increase of $0.20 per kilogram of protein and $0.08 per kilogram of butterfat for milk supplied across the 2011-12 season.

“I am pleased to an-

nounce that this step-up takes MG’s price to $5.35 per kilogram milk solids which exceeds our recent end-of-year forecast of $5.30,” Mr Helou said.

“The price increase has been achieved through cost reductions and operational efficiencies, which have improved our margins despite a softening in world market prices and unfavourable foreign exchange conditions.”

Mr Helou said that

MG continued to focus on implementing a change agenda that delivered Murray Goulburn a significantly lower cost base.

In regards to next season, Mr Helou said that MG was currently completing the budget process for 2012-13 which would determine the opening milk price.

“The market outlook continues to soften in the face of increased international supply and a strong Australian dollar,” Mr

Helou said.

Burra Foods announced an increase of a further 17 c/ kg of milk solids, boosting Burra Foods’ average annual milk price by over 10 per cent for the season.

CEO Grant Crothers announced the increase of $0.10 kg fat and $0.25 kg protein, despite the impact of a continued high Australian dollar combined with a softening of global dairy market conditions putting pressure on farm gate re-

turns.

The Korumburra based business has this week commenced works as part of its annual maintenance upgrades and further enhancements to the spray dryer.

“While demand for our speciality dairy ingredients products continues to grow, the additional supply in the market, particularly from New Zealand, has resulted in a moderate decline in commodity prices,” Mr Crothers said.

“The works being undertaken before next season will assist Burra Foods to react to an ever changing marketplace and stay ahead of the pack,” he said.

May 2: Prime - 8.30am May 3: Store - 10am May 9: Prime - 8.30am Lamb Sale - 12 noon

PAKENHAM May 7: Prime - 8am May 8: Export - 8.30am May 10: Store - 10am

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CHIROPRACTOR

CHIROPRACTOR NORMAN G. VRADENBURG

OPEN DAY

MARDAN FAMILY DANCE

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

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

Sunday May 6th Fish Creek & District CFA 1.30pm Static Display of Fire Fighting and Rescue equipment, historical photo display and afternoon tea Deputy Premier Peter Ryan will dedicate the Memorial Rock to deceased members of the Fish Creek and District CFA by at 3pm All welcome!

Come and Sing

SIGNPOSTS for Building Better Behaviour Do you have a child under the age of 6 with a developmental delay or an intellectual disability?

SIGNPOSTS is a FREE program that helps parents work out the reasons for their child’s behaivour, develop ways of managing that behaviour and prevent more difficult behaviours developing in the future.

Dates: May 8,15, 22, 29, June 5,12 (6 weeks) Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm Venue: Equip Church 17 Michael Place LEONGATHA For more information or to register contact Parentzone on 5133 9998 Registration is necessary

Mardan Hall Saturday, May 12 Commencing 8pm Music by Rhonda Richards A plate of supper please

MEENIYAN STONY CREEK CFA

AGM

HYMNS ALIVE

Wednesday May 9 8pm at Station

J. Hoy 5662 4515

All members invited to attend and please bring a plate of supper thank you.

Any apologies to Sec. Denise 5664 7519

Monday May 7 2pm LEONGATHA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Yarram Country Club

Expressions of Interest Expressions of interest are sought for a contract

Prom Country Aged Care Inc

AGED CARE FINANCE INFORMATION EVENING Prom Country Aged Care Inc. will be hosting an information session about finances related to Residential Aged Care and Respite Care.

Martin Jones from ipac will be discussing different fees and charges including rates and Accommodation Bonds.

The information night will be held on WEDNESDAY 9 MAY 2012 at the South Gippsland Hospital Community Health Centre, 83-87 Station Road, Foster between 6pm and 8pm The evening will conclude with a wine and cheese supper

catering opportunity in the Yarram Country Club, a dynamic sporting and not for profit community club in the Wellington Shire.

The operator would have catering rights in the club’s premises and provide: • a popular bistro style menu to attract members and visitors; • a light lunch menu for bowlers; • catering for special events, group bookings and private functions.

This is a fabulous business opportunity for an energetic applicant who has a good knowledge of clubs and is customer driven. Favourable contract terms will be offered to the successful applicant.

Offers close Friday 25 May 2012

Please RSVP to Kerry Bright by close of business Monday 30 April 2012 on 5683 9600.

For further information please contact the Manager, Rod Coughran-Lane on (03) 5182 5399 www.yarramcountryclub.com.au

You are invited to the

Buffalo / Fish Creek

Community Plan Workshop & Free BBQ Lunch Date: Sunday May 6, 2012 Time: 11.30am to 12 noon BBQ 12.30pm to 4pm Workshop Venue: Fish Creek Hall Come along to help plan for the future you want Everyone welcome Facilitated by the Lower Tarwin Valley Districts Project

• Create a Vision for your community • Vote for your priority project • Establish project teams • Find out what’s happening in your community

For more information: Marzia Maurilli ph: 5662 9805 or email marziam@southgippsland.vic.gov.au

SOUTH GIPPSLAND Group CWA of Victoria Inc. result of raffle of quilt drawn on 23.4.2012. Won

by Desma Murphy from Dandenong.

CENTENARY OF STATE SCHOOL EDUCATION IN LEONGATHA Grant raffle results $2 Raffle Leongatha Luxuries 1st prize Heather Bruce 2nd prize Sybil Smith 3rd prize Crystal Taylor 4th prize Val Pistrucci 5th prize Elaine Marshman 6th prize Troy Bentley 7th prize D. Forrester 8th prize Jean Fletcher 9th prize M. Grist 10th prize Tex McMahon 11th prize Elizabeth Popple 12th prize Rob Atkin $5 Raffle Prom Cruisers 1st prize Wayne Moon 2nd prize Len McAinch 3rd prize Vivienne Renden

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situations vacant

situations vacant

situations vacant

situations vacant

situations vacant

situations vacant

agistment

AGISTMENT available Leongatha, 109 acres.

5662-2578, 0430-767950.

A long established family business is seeking a

SALES REPRESENTATIVE/TRUCK DRIVER

Teaching Associate Year 3B MBBS Program

for On Farm Delivery of Farm Chemicals and Consumables The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the following requirements: • Strong focus on customer service • Excellent communication skills • Excellent organisational skills • Ability to work unsupervised • A sound knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office software. Experience with MYOB accounting program would be an advantage but not essential.

• Highly motivated • Honest, trustworthy and reliable • Maintain stock control and inventory/data entry Applicants must hold a current driver’s licence, Medium Rigid licence and forklift licence.

The position is 3 days a week with the flexibility to increase upon experience.

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

UnitingCare Gippsland has the following vacancies:

Kindergarten Assistant - 3 yr old group 13.5 hours per week Woolum Bellum Kindergarten, Morwell

Kindergarten Teacher - 4 yr old group 27.25 hours per week Woolum Bellum Kindergarten, Morwell • “A Victorian Government incentive of up to $12,000 may be available to the person appointed to this position. Visit www.education.vic.gov.au/careers/ earlychildhood for more information” • Bachelor of Education or Diploma of Teaching required

Applications must include a handwritten cover letter with resumé and send to: The Office Manager 62 Old Waratah Road Fish Creek, Vic 3959 Applications Close: Friday 11th May 2012

for rent

PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Gippsland Regional Clinical School School of Rural Health

Contact Janine for a FREE appraisal

Remuneration: Appropriate sessional rates will apply Duration: Sessional appointment Enquiries: Elaine Evans, School Manager, Gippsland Regional Clinical School, 03 5122 7132

MEENIYAN 2BR brick unit Avail now, $190pw Retail/office premises Avail now, $300pw

Location: Gippsland campus Job number: 501722 You can learn more about this position and apply online at monash.edu/jobs

MIRBOO NORTH 3BR brick house $330pw or $345pw inc garden

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Kindergarten Teacher - 3 yr old group

Prom Country

17.75 hours per week, Morwell • “A Victorian Government incentive of up to $12,000 may be available to the person appointed to this position. Visit www.education.vic.gov.au/careers/ earlychildhood for more information” • Bachelor of Education or Diploma of Teaching required

Community College Gippsland Program Leaders Community Services (Aged Care, Disability) Conservation and Land Management Agriculture

QUALIFIED Early Childhood Educator (Child Care)

Community College Gippsland is a not-for-profit organisation and registered RTO offering a wide range of community based adult and further education programs throughout the Gippsland region.

We are currently seeking 3 highly motivated trainers to lead to our experienced and professional teams.

The primary objective of the Program Leaders is to provide the highest level of academic leadership and operational oversight of the programs within the relevant portfolios across all of CCG. If you are ready for an opportunity to grow with CCG then please contact customer service for a full position description on Ph. 5622 6000 or visit www.ccg.asn.au Applications to: Sue Geals, Director Community Services Education, sueg@ccg.asn.au Closing date: 14/05/12 www.ccg.asn.au - Campuses located at: Pakenham, Warragul, Morwell, Traralgon, Sale & Leongatha

This position will be responsible for the planning, organisation and implementation of Children’s programs in accordance with The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia. This position will provide leadership, direction and support to immediate co-workers and create as well as maintain a highly valued ‘working together’ culture.

In addition to daily care and support of children Early Childhood Educators will be required to implement a program that is responsive to children, have a holistic approach through play and implement learning environments that are welcoming, which supports learning that is supportive to the interests and abilities of each child whilst critically reflecting on one’s own practice.

• “A Victorian Government incentive of up to $6,000 may be available to the person appointed to this position. Visit www.education.vic.gov.au/careers/ earlychildhood for more information” Application forms and position descriptions are available at www.ucgipps.org.au or call Kirstie or Pam on Phone 5152 9600 to have copies emailed/sent to you.

Applications addressing the key selection criteria close: 5pm 7th May 2012 and are to be addressed to: Kirstie Pearce HR Co-ordinator UnitingCare Gippsland PO Box 454 BAIRNSDALE VIC 3875 Or email humanresources@ucgipps.org.au

Latrobe Community Health Service is one of the largest community health providers in Victoria. We provide professional and career development, salary packaging, an employee assistance program, work life balance and much more.

Foster & District Community House & Learning Centres Inc. Fixed Term Part-Time Contract 12 hours p/week for 12 months Volunteer Recruitment and Training Program Co-ordinator The FDCH requires a paid Volunteer Recruitment and Training Program Coordinator able to engage a wide spectrum of volunteer participants from the community to develop sustainable workplace skills through volunteer programs.

The project is to be implemented in three areas for which the House requires volunteers and through which workplace skills can be developed. These are: Establishment of a community enterprise; development of a data base to track student and course evaluative data related to house activities; and establishment of an effective marketing process.

All inquiries regarding the position to: Dr Chris James, Committee of Management Mobile: 0411 797 396 or Phone: (03) 5688 1081 Email: doctorchrisjames@bigpond.com OR Terri Potter, Office Manager Phone: (03) 5682 1101 Email: fosterdchlc@dcsi.net.au Position description and selection criteria can be downloaded from South Gippsland Community Houses website at www.sgcommunityhouses.org.au or FDCHLC (03) 5682 1101.

Applications close 3pm Friday 18th May 2012

ROOM for rent in Oakleigh South on Centre Road. Ph: 0458-087460.

free

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

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

situations vacant

QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSER FOR BUSY CUTTING-ONLY SALON

Full time / permanent part time position

Cuttin-In 33 Murray Street Wonthaggi Phone 5672 3533 AH: 5672 3696

UnitingCare Gippsland interviews in the interests of safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Alcohol and Drug Clinician: CCCC Counsellor – 17437

Operations and Maintenance Operator

Fixed Term until June 2013, Full Time, across Latrobe Valley.

If you are an experienced Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) Counsellor and looking to step into a challenging and diverse role with a strong interest in diversifying your skills this is a great opportunity for you to become part of this team.

Using your experience and knowledge you will provide high quality treatment to individuals and significant others affected by alcohol and other drugs. This will include the provision of information and advice, referral, support, assessment, treatment and a range of other clinical interventions within a harm minimisation framework.

To be a successful applicant, experience working with nonvoluntary clients and clients with an Acquired Brain Injury is desirable.

If you like working within a highly motivated and supportive team, this may be the perfect role for you.

ZO250452

If you require further information, please contact Jenny Svoboda, Assistant Manager Drug Treatment Services on 5136 5233.

Applications close 4.30pm, Monday 7 May, 2012 and are to be submitted electronically via the E-Recruit system on the LCHS website (www.lchs.com.au/careers).

Diploma in Children’s Services required St Andrew’s Child Care Centre, Mirboo North Part Time: 15-37 hours per week

PHONE: Janine - 5662 3100 www.promcountryre.com.au

• 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.

A vacancy exists in the Central Western region based in Wonthaggi for an Operations and Maintenance Operator.

This role involves carrying out all aspects of the operation and maintenance of South Gippsland Water’s water and wastewater systems.

The Corporation is committed to staff development and training and provides ample opportunity to gain skills and experience in a wide range of operations.

Salary package is band 3/4: Starting salary ranges between $42,139.24 - $45,185.92 Commuter use of a vehicle is provided.

The successful applicant will need to be available to work outside of ordinary hours, and require a current manual driver’s licence. Knowledge of the water industry and the ability to use computers are advantageous.

Applicants should read the position description which is available with further information at www.sgwater.com.au or phone Paula Smith for a confidential conversation on 03 5682 0403.

South Gippsland Shire Council

Administration Officer – Operations Temporary Full time up to 12 months $53,800 incl super Work with our roads and parks & gardens teams Based at Leongatha Depot

Casual Teachers – Coal Creek $34.37 per hour Share your passion for education in a historical setting Flexible work hours

Casual Tour Guides – Coal Creek $27.67 per hour Be the front face of our guided tours Flexible work hours Previous applicants for the Coal Creek positions do not need to apply.

Applications close on Friday 4th May, 2012 email: psmith@sgwater.com.au Att: HR & Payroll Coordinator, South Gippsland Water, P.O. Box 102, Foster Vic. 3960

For more information go to our website or contact us on (03) 5662 9200.

All applicants must submit an Application Form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm Wednesday 9 May 2012.

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

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situations vacant

Advertising Sales Consultant An exciting opportunity exists for an energetic, enthusiastic and creative person to work with The Star’s advertising sales team.

The successful applicant will be a well presented person with good communication skills, enjoy meeting new clients and have the ability to work with others in a busy work environment.

Experience in advertising sales and customer service is preferred.

Duties include consulting with business clients and helping with newspaper catalogue pick up and deliveries.

On the job training will be provided Applicants who have recently completed their VCE are encouraged to apply.

Please apply with covering letter and resumé to: Manager Tony Giles on email tony@thestar.com.au Applications close on Friday, May 4.

For further information call 56622294.

wanted ROOSTER Rhode Island Red. Ph: 0429-675145.

work wanted FULLY Qualified Painter.

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

HOUSE CLEANER female.

Efficient service available to Leongatha and Meeniyan areas. Reasonable rate.

Ph: 0438-580148.

garage sales

GARAGE SALE 1 Olinda Court Leongatha 8am - 2pm Saturday & Sunday May 5 & 6

Childrens PJ, Queen size doona, office chair, and much more 5662 4647

personal

personal

ALONE Have the courage to make a change We can connect you with other singles and from the safety and privacy of your own home you can correspond with those of your own choice - ages 30 to 80+

LETTER BOX FRIENDS is Victoria wide established13 years with over 300 members For information on how it all works PHONE 5326 1770

for sale

for sale

RENOVATION LEFT OVERS FOR SALE

HAZELNUTS 150g $2, feijoas 1kg $1.50, persimmons 40c each.

0433-776369.

New slide out range hood $180 Wooden panel corner vanity, blue basin $180 Laundry basin in cupboard $20 Simpson 8kg Eziset 800 washing machine $240 Aluminium sliding window 1550x1550 $50 Westinghouse fan forced oven ceramic cook top $250 Toilet with cistern $50 Bench top 2.3mtr x 755mm $50 Kitchen sink 1220 x 460 $40 All prices are negotiable call 0432 729 872

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each.

Free delivery for pack lots.

Phone Joe 0417-530662.

VACUUM CLEANER

Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford and Limo

Repairs

DUST BAGS

Sales

FREE

QUOTES

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

5672 3127 FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175.

FIREWOOD Local wood split. Pick up or delivered.

Ph: 0437-176187.

HAY for sale, Kardella, 5x4 netwrapped, shedded.

Good quality, this season, $45 each. Ph: 0418514518.

HAY CLEARANCE 1,000 small square bales, ex quality, suitable for horses. Must go $5 each.

Can deliver 50 or more, conditions apply. 56641320, 0428-999691.

TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 56812261.

livestock

BULLS FOR HIRE OR SALE

GARAGE SALE The “STAR” can help you promote your event with our

$25 GARAGE SALE KIT KIT INCLUDES 5cm x S/C advert (valued at $31.90) • 2 x A4 Garage Sale Signs • Garage Sale Tips (dos and don’ts) • Sheet of Price Stickers • Star Carry Bag

Total package valued at $39 ADVERTISE by calling 5662 5555 or emailing classifieds@thestar.com.au or call in to 36 McCartin Street LEONGATHA to pick up your kit when you place your advertisement

GARAGE SALE 17-21 Koala Drive KOONWARRA 8am - 2pm Saturday May 5 As new household furniture, whitegoods, clothes, books, and stuff

thanks

All tested Phone 0447 331 762

used vehicles

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

wanted to buy OLD FARM four wheelers, ag bikes, machinery, to do up. Call and let me know what you have. Will pay cash. Phone Matt 0401194601.

THANK YOU The Korumburra sub branch wishes to thank all who supported the Anzac Day Appeal, by buying the Anzac tokens at our various locations.

Also we thank everyone who attended the Anzac services on the 25th April 2012 to remember the sacrifice made by so many service men and women over the years. A special thanks go to the second Korumburra Scouts and Cubs for preparing and serving the hot breakfast.

Also thanks to the IGA Korumburra for the use of their store to sell tokens.

Also South Gippsland Hire Leongatha for the donation of the floodlights.

Kevin Moon.

anniversaries HOY (Watson) 50th Wedding Anniversary Bill and Joy married 5th May 1962 at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Leongatha A time for being thankful for our friends and families, for all the good things we have shared, and special memories.

marriage celebrant

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

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

in memoriam BENNISON - Joyce.

April 8, 2012 To a wonderful friend and former neighbour. You will be truly missed. May you rest in peace.

Love Pina Materia and family.

CAMPBELL Marion Lorna.

Ten years have passed.

Missing you now and forever.

Ian, Stuart, Fiona, Paul and families.

MATERIA Gaetano (Tom).

May 4, 1990 As time goes by our loving memories live on.

Always remembered and loved.

Love your wife, Pina and family.

deaths BREEDIN - Jeffrey Murray.

Passed away on April 30, 2012 aged 95 years.

Loved husband of Lorna (dec).

Cherished father and father-in-law of Paul (dec) and Heather, Phil and Bev, Julie and Colin. Adored Grang of 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

Our wonderful Dad gone from our world.

Forever in our hearts.

Rest peacefully with our Mum. GREGG - Daniel Neal.

Born 26.1.1915 at “Woodland Park”, Poowong. Died 26.4.2012 at Korumburra Hospital.

Loved husband of Christina (nee Hamblin) (dec 1994).

Father, father-in-law and grandfather of Neil (dec 1994), Tony, Laurence and Cameron; Ken and Helen; Ian and Sheila, Jenny and Gary; Graeme and Heather.

Fourth child of John and Grace Gregg. Brother and brother-in-law of Catherine and Carl (Wilson), Thelma and Gordon (Hamblin), Richard and Dorothy, May, Flora (all dec), Angus and Joan.

Please see later papers for funeral notice.

HANISCH - Alan Vincent.

Passed away at Leongatha Hospital on April 29, 2012 aged 79 years.

Loved husband of Patricia, devoted father of Russell, Greg, and Kim. Father-inlaw of Carly and Tania, and grandad of Shayna and Tegan.

At peace.

deaths

HELMS - William Frederick (Bill).

04.05.1928 - 26.04.2012 The thoughts and well wishes of the entire Leongatha Football Netball Club are with your family during this sad time.

HELMS - William Frederick (Bill).

04.05.1928 - 26.04.2012 Passed away at Leongatha Hospital.

Formerly of ‘Woodlands’ Stony Creek.

Loving partner and soulmate of Kara. Devoted father and friend of Charles and Meredith, David and Brendon, Peter and Sharon. Loving grandad of Jesse, Camille and Kyra.

Reunited in the loving arms of parents, Frederick and Margaret Helms and brother Bob (dec Dec 11, 2011).

At peace.

funerals BREEDIN - The Graveside Funeral Service for the late Mr Jeffrey Murray Breedin will be held at the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery on Thursday May 3, 2012 commencing at 11am.

All ex service personnel are respectfully invited to attend.

funerals HANISCH - The Funeral Service for the late Mr Alan Vincent Hanisch will be held at our Leongatha Chapel (cnr South Gippsland Highway and Bellingham Street) on Friday May 4, 2012 commencing at 1.30pm.

The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cancer Council, Victoria.

Envelopes will be available at the service.

All Masonic Brethren are respectfully invited to attend.

HELMS - The Funeral Service for the late Mr William Frederick (Bill) Helms will be held at the Uniting Church, Meeniyan on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 2pm.

Private Cremation.

All RAOB Lodge members and Stony Creek Football Club members are respectfully invited to attend.

message of hope HE who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

Psalm 32:10

deaths

deaths

Paul & Margaret Beck proprietors Caring for our Community, personal dignified service to all areas 5662 2717 Pre-need Funeral Plans available Office and Chapel: 24 Anderson Street, Leongatha hfs1@vic.australis.com.au MEMBER OF AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

crossword solutions CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8323 - SOLUTIONS Across - 7, Little change. 8, S-crawl. 9, Shrink. 10, Support. 12, S-pace. 15, St-or-y. 16, Wee-ding. 18, In case 20, Pa-St-or. 22, Clerical grey.

Down - 1, Di’s-count. 2, Etna (rev.). 3, Tellers. 4, Chest.

5, Intrepid (anag.) . 6, Mean. 11, Par-taken. 13, Cons-oled.

14, Respray. 17, Devil (rev.). 19, Nick. 21, SIG-N. QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8323 - SOLUTIONS Across - 7, Punch and Judy. 8, Adored. 9, Gadget. 10, Stamina. 12, Fresh. 15, Adorn. 16, Refrain. 18, Closet.

20, Become. 22, Orange squash.

Down - 1, Outdated. 2, Scar. 3, Sardine. 4, Adage. 5, Murderer. 6, Byre. 11, Marksman. 13,Skirmish. 14, Verbose. 17, Stage. 19, Look. 21, Clue.

Win with your pet PRIZES will be awarded in six different categories at the Bass Coast Pet Expo to be held at the San Remo foreshore on Saturday, May 5.

The expo starts at 10am, with the pet show starting at 12.30.

There will be prizes for most interesting dog and cat, most interesting pet other than a canine or feline, best dressed dog and cat and judges’ choice.

Lots of free activities, give away bags, face painting, jumping castles, pony rides and an animal farm will make the day fun for all.

Discounted microchipping for pets, dog obedience demonstrations and panel discussions on responsible pet ownership are also included.

Use rights

WHEN you buy a product, you have every right to expect it to be of good quality and to work properly.

Under Australia’s new consumer laws, if you buy a product and it is not up to scratch, you have the right to take it back to where you bought it and ask the business to fix the problem.

Depending on the extent of the problem, the business is obliged to offer to repair or replace it or refund your money. The same applies if you engage a service and it is not provided to an appropriate standard.

These rights are called consumer guarantees and they apply to all goods and services bought or leased new, secondhand, in stores and online.

In broad terms, consumer guarantees state that all goods sold in Australia must be of acceptable quality, be fit for any purpose that you made known and match the description given.

If the goods or services don’t meet the consumer guarantees, the most appropriate way to resolve it will depend on how serious the problem is. If it is a major problem, you are entitled to choose a refund or a replacement product (or receive compensation in the case of services).

If you have a problem with a product or service you should first contact the business you bought it from. If they refuse to help, contact your local consumer protection agency or the ACCC. For further information visit www.australia.gov.au/ consumerrights

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 49

AN UPDATE FROM AQUASURE

As the project moves further into the commissioning phase there is increased interest in the processes used to produce drinking water and the quality of the final product. I would like to take this opportunity to outline some of these processes in more detail for the community so that the facts are on the table.

Australia has some of the best drinking water in the world and our water and health authorities are determined to keep it that way. All the drinking water produced by the plant must meet strict quality standards which are specified in AquaSure’s contract.

Water quality is continuously monitored at various stages of the process and if it does not meet the contractual standards the process is stopped.

Each of the transfer pipeline’s seven delivery points between Wonthaggi and Berwick is fitted with a water quality monitoring system, so the local water authorities, DSE and AquaSure can monitor the quality of the water they are receiving in real time. If the water doesn’t meet the required standards it will not be accepted – it’s that simple.

Just like drinking water supplied from water catchments, desalinated water is treated to ensure the highest drinking water standards.

The chemicals used are common in drinking water treatment facilities all over Australia and around the world.

www.aquasure.com.au

Water that has entered the marine tunnels out at sea is dosed with sodium hypochlorite which helps to keep the tunnels clean.

Sodium bisulphite is added to neutralise the sodium hypochlorite when the water reaches the plant. During the filtration stage, ferric sulphate is added to bind the particles in the water together so they are more easily filtered out. A coagulant aid and sulphuric acid are also added to optimise the coagulant performance.

The reverse osmosis membranes are kept clean with an antiscalant, caustic soda and sodium bisulphite. Any chemicals used during treatment process have been removed by the reverse osmosis membranes or completely neutralised. The only chemicals that will be present in the final drinking water are the same as those in water from any drinking water treatment plant.

Because the water is so pure at the end of the RO process , carbon dioxide and lime are added to remineralise the water. Fluoride is added as required by the Fluoridation Act and a small amount of hypochlorite is added to maintain the quality of water during transportation through various pipelines and storage in the city reservoirs, before it reaches consumers. These are the same chemicals that are commonly used in drinking water treatment facilities all over the world.

Water from the desalination plant will NOT need to be mixed with other water sources before drinking. It will be ready to drink when it leaves the plant – this is a key contractual requirement.

It is important that the community is aware that the plant is not classified as a major hazard facility, thanks to the types of chemicals we are using and the quantities we will have on site at any one time. The storage and use of chemicals on site is a focus of our OH&S and environmental procedures and in line with best practice and safety regulations.

For further information, I refer you to the Water Treatment fact sheet on AquaSure’s website www.aquasure.com.au.

With construction nearing completion and commissioning of the plant underway we expect to have first water from the plant around mid-year and achieve full completion in February 2013. We look forward to celebrating that milestone and thanking you all for your support and patience during the (sometimes) challenging construction period.

Chris Herbert CEO, AquaSure

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Cycling juniors successful

THE Leongatha Cycling Club promoted its 15th Junior Experience weekend with a good turnout of 75 entries.

The promotion involves races at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve on Saturday involving four different events for each age group whilst Sunday sees an early start at 9am with the State Hill Climb titles followed by a road handicap race.

On Saturday the weather was fine but windy with the rain coming through around two hours after race completion.

Sunday was a clear and generally fine day with no wind and racing was completed without any falls.

The Leongatha club had six riders in action over the weekend with Saturday being their best day.

Austin Timmins in his first open meeting grabbed a third place in his criterium race and followed up with a fourth in his scratch race in a major learning experience

but looks well capable of building on the outing.

This may happen in two weeks time when the club joins with the powerful Carnegie-Caulfield Club for racing at the Phillip Island Track.

Thomas McFarlane, back on the bike after a few weeks break from his successful tilt at the National Track Titles found the legs were a bit rusty as he tackled his first events.

The first event of the day was a one lap handicap and Thomas had to settle for 2nd in this event.

He managed to pick up a second in his criterium and a win in his scratch race, looking better as the day wore on.

Will Lumby read the move in his criterium to be in a winning position but faded over the last 800m to finish third. In his scratch race it was a similar outcome with another third. It was a similar situation for Alexander Bennet as he also picked up a third in his scratch race.

Close competition: Leongatha riders Will Lumby (centre) and Matt Minogue (rear) during their Criterium event.

In order: Phil Ewington of the Leongatha Cycling Club takes registrations from Rylan Bird and Ryan Burt of the Geelong Cycling Club on Saturday.

Matt Minogue found himself riding well but in unfamiliar territory was a little tentative.

With the aggressive racing from the visitors he found himself chasing when he could have been better placed in the bunch.

He will benefit from the racing in close company.

On the Sunday morning, Alex chose not to race the title event but to race the Under 13 Boys B Grade event. This proved to be a smart move as he came away with the win.

He followed up with a fourth in the handicap event as his bunch just failed to catch the leading trio.

In the Under 15 event, Hamish Bissett who had missed the Saturday rides fronted for the B Grade hill climb and finished with a third pace just ahead of Matt Minogue

with a fourth place ride.

In the handicap the club had 4 riders in this division. Our riders finished in the main bunch but out of contention.

Whilst we had no female Leongatha club riders there was a good turnout of girl riders in all the age groups. So any girls in the area wishing to try out the sport should contact the club for assistance to give it a try.

Cycling is not just a sport for boys – you may be our next Anna Meares, World Champion.

Next Saturday the racing is at Pound Creek. The seniors will have a scratch race for the McIndoe Cup and the club is anticipating several new junior riders to front next weekend.

If you are keen to try cycling, get in touch with the Club and see how they can help.

All set: Leongatha Cycling Club members Tom McFarlane and Matt Minogue prepare to tackle the Wonthaggi track on Saturday.

• UNDER 14 FOOTBALL

Leongatha keep opponents scoreless LEONGATHA’S under 14 side gave it their all against Hill End on Sunday.

The hard working side stopped their opponent from registering a score and worked hard all over the ground.

The Leongatha team shared the ball around fairly with nine different goal scores sharing in the 110 point victory.

R. Smith scored four for the game with J. Patterson bagging three. R. Smith was named best on the ground along with T. Sauvarin also getting a mention.

The scores were standardized to a 10 goal win for statistic purposes due to the mercy rule.

Top players: St Laurence Netball Club players Sharnee Meadameri, Melissa Busana and Michaeleah Stephens enjoyed the first round of the Leongatha and District Netball Association.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 51

• LEONGATHA BADMINTON

Clubs get VicHealth GippsSport Badminton encourages begins tonight funding boost

THE Leongatha Badminton Club commenced its 2012 season in fine style, with all players competing strongly and looking forward to an exciting season ahead.

The A Grade section appears to have seven very even sides. Gun player Steve Johnson led his team Honeyeaters to a comprehensive victory over Lorikeets. Gary McGrath had a great match after a nice holiday, which seemed to freshen him up and all round the Honeyeaters appear a dominant force.

A shining light for the Lorikeets was return player Nigel Grimes after years in badminton wilderness. Nigel put on a display to suggest even better things are to come.

The Parrots put together a solid performance and it seems their overall depth is going to see them right up amongst the action.

The Parrots were too good for the Bowerbirds, Jason Richards put together a good standard match for his team, relishing the chance to play in the number one position.

The Rosellas were up and about early putting together a fantastic opening match. Neil Langstaff was brilliant all night, as was his good mate Jim Newton who is set for a stellar year.

Their opponents, the Cockatoos put together some good sets, with Roger Callister the best player for his side.

The B Grade action went

off very smoothly, the Bosch team had a super win over Makita. Mat Howard and Tracey Ryan the stand out players for Bosch, while Davis Loo and Tracey Miles played some exciting badminton for Makita, and a good season looms ahead.

Finally DeWalt assumed early premiership favouritism with a crushing victory over Ryobi. Kylie Buckland and Brayden Krohn were awesome for Ryobi, but new players Barb Jenkins and Brett Hampshire seem highly talented, emphasising how strong the B Grade competition is this season.

For Ryobi, there were some promising signs, particularly from Melanie Plunkett and Katrina Hodges. To assist our new treasurer Glen O’Neill with his job this season, players are requested to pay their subscription early.

Results A Grade: Rosella 6/128 d Cockatoos 2/102, Parrots 6/140 d Bowerbirds 2/111, Honeyeaters 6/131 d Lorikeets 2/100.

B Grade: DeWalt 6/128 d Ryobi 0/92, Bosch 4/121 d Makita 2/95.

Ladders A Grade Honeyeaters ..............................8 Parrots .......................................8 Rosellas......................................8 Kookaburras.............................5 Cockatoos...................................2 Bowerbirds .................................2 Lorikeets ....................................2 B Grade DeWalt.......................................8 Bosch .........................................6 GMC ..........................................5 Makita .......................................2 Ryobi ..........................................0

Kormburra domestic basketball Results April 27 16 Boys: Celtics 65 (H. Suckling 21) d Bulls 34 (L. Thomas 13); Jazz 79 (K. Materia 27) d Spurs 38 (K. McKenzie 17).

18 Boys: Rodwell 67 (D. Hansch 13) d Olden 23 (O’Neill 12), Mortimer 55 (R. Johnson 8 d Maskell 36 (K. McKenzie 21).

B Women: Hoodies 24 (S. Whelan 9) d Young Cats 20 (S. Dixon 8), Bunch of Grapes 42 ( A. Verdon 17) d Average Janes 12 (T. Conway 5).

A Women: Dalyston

51 (H. Pupetti 14) d Bird 32 (A. Harper10), Flames 51 (K. Bentvelzen 13) d Possums 27 ( M. Donohue 6).

10 Boys: Tigers 26 (I.Fox 8) d Taipans 8 (B. Walker 4), Blaze 17 (R. McQueen 8) d Kings 14 (J. Harris 4).

12 Boys: Knicks 40 (J. Anthony 8) d Hawks 10 (R. Tracey 6) Heat 28 (M. Bentvelzen 17) d Wildcats 2 (C.Alger 2), Wizard 34 (J. Newcombe 16) d Magic 23 (T. Hanegraaf 14).

South Gippsland Bridge

mann. 3rd Frank Arndt, Clive Hope.

East/West: 1st Greg Nicholson, Jean Barbour. 2nd Vivian Westaway, Maureen Stiles. 3rd John Sullivan, Alan Johnston.

Congratulations to Jack Kuiper and John Sutton who played nationwide at Phillip Island and won with 75 per cent. They are leading with two clubs to submit results.

Inverloch – Friday.

North/South: 1st John Farr, Anne Williams. 2nd Anne and Bruce Gibson. 3rd Jack Kuiper, Jean Barbour. 4th Phillip and Neville Chapman.

East/West: 1st Hannah Martin, Margaret Munro. 2nd Margot Moylan, Maureen Stiles. 3rd Kaye Douglas, John Sutton.

Next four weeks are Grand National Restricted Pairs, normal play, come when you can.

Results

Meeniyan – Monday evening.

Second Week championship pairs: 1st Jean Barbour, Greg Nicholson. 2nd Susan Ruffin, Clive Hope. 3rd Sally and Brian Hoskins. 4th Faye Rowlands, Frank Arndt. 5th June Metcalf, Colin Cameron.

Championship Pairs Final Results: Winners: Jean Barbour, Greg Nicholson.

Runners-up: Faye Rowlands, Frank Arndt.

Tarwin Lower – Tuesday afternoon – Nationwide.

North/South: 1st Kathryn Smith, Colin Cameron. 2nd Dawn Jolly, Bluey Aeschli-

TWENTY-FIVE local sporting organisations from across Gippsland South have been awarded grants of up to $2500 under the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation 2011/12 Active Clubs Program, Deputy premier and member for Gippsland South Peter Ryan announced on Thursday.

Mr Ryan said grants were available for the training of volunteers, purchase of essential sports equipment, injury prevention and equipment management, and portable sunshades.

“The Active Club grants are designed to get more people in the community physically active and to support smaller regional and rural clubs that sometimes need extra support,” Mr Ryan said.

Mr Ryan said the 25 Gippsland sporting organisations that received funding were from a wide variety of sports including football, netball, surf lifesaving, surfing, golf, shooting, athletics, basketball, swimming, cricket, pony club, soccer, tennis and motorcycling.

“Gippsland residents love participating in a wide variety of sports and it is pleasing to see so many different sporting groups and organisations supported through this round of funding,” Mr Ryan said.

“Regular physical activity is impor-

tant as it not only protects against many illnesses, it also makes us mentally healthy, alert and resilient to the stresses of modern life.

“As well as the physical benefits, research shows sport builds community pride and loyalty, offering people the opportunity to get involved and providing them with a sense of self-worth.”

Some of the local sporting organisations to receive funding under the program are: Woodside Recreation Reserve - $1500, Devon Welshpool Won Wron Woodside Football and Netball Club $2485, Korumburra and District Pony Club - $2273, Corner Inlet Pony Club - $2500, Outrim–Moyarra-Kongwak Cricket Club - $1935, Poowong Amateur Swimming and Lifesaving Club $2000, Poowong Football and Netball Club - $400, South Coast Stars Soccer Club - $1900, Loch-Nyora Pony Club - $2200, Welshpool Golf Club - $820, Rosedale Rifle Range - $2070, Wellington Athletics Club - $1000, Golden Beach Surf Lifesaving Club - $2500, Gippsland Swimming - $900, Loch Sport Boat Club - $2450, Korumburra Motorcycle Club - $2500, Meeniyan Golf Club - $2450, Meeniyan and District Netball Club - $2430, South Coast Board Riders Club - $1800, Yarram Basketball Association $1370, Yarram Colts Cricket Club - $2500, Venus Bay Surf Lifesaving Club - $2500.

Wonthaggi Table Tennis THE deciding A Grade game in the set between Averil Roberts (Dynamites) and Tricia Denier (MP’s) last week went to an astonishing 2422, with Averil the winner.

However it wasn’t enough to take her team, with Sebastian, to a win.

Tricia is paired with Michael Ede and they are only percentage points behind the top team (In it to Win it). MP’s won on the night 4 sets to 1. Michael remains the only undefeated A Grade player so far this season.

A Reserve was a night of surprises. Thirteen year old Heitor Hilberto (3 Amigo’s) caused a commotion when he defeated Ashley Hewlett (Thrashers) 411, 11-8, 11-9, 14-12.

Brittney Taylor kept up the momentum when she defeated Ashley 9-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-8. Other thrillers were the set between Rod Kimmins and Wayne Pitts (won by Rod in five) and the battle between Luke and Zach Anstey, (won by Luke in five).

Micah Condron (Slashers) remains the only unbeaten player in B Grade, with Josh Bailey and Tristan Thomas close behind. Micah’s team partner is Euan Connors and they are on top of the ladder.

Tristan Thomas and Jaxon Wade (Bullants) jumped from fourth place to second last week with a 4-1 win over Destroyers (Josh Bailey, Jack Connors).

Ladders A Grade In it to Win it ............ 16 15 (65) MP’s ........................... 16 13 (60) Thrashers .................... 8 10 (57) Inverloch ....................... 4 8 (36)

Dynamites ...................... 4 7 (39) Barca .............................. 0 7 (40) A Reserve Who Knows ............... 12 19 (67) We the People ........... 12 15 (51) Awesome (bye) ............. 8 13 (49) Homebrand ................. 4 14 (62) 3 Amigo’s ..................... 4 14 (55) Thrashers ...................... 4 12 (44) B Grade Slashers ..................... 12 10 (20) Bullants ......................... 8 9 (20) Stingerz ......................... 4 8 (19) Butterfly Bats ................ 4 7 (17) Destroyers ...................... 4 6 (13)

Best players A Grade Michael Ede ...................... 8 (32) Bruce Harmer .................... 7 (28) Justin Licis ........................ 6 (28) Case deBondt .................... 6 (24) Andrew Donohue .............. 4 (20) Dean Snelling .................... 4 (20) A Reserve Zach Anstey ...................... 6 (21) Brittney Taylor .................. 5 (21) Heitor Hilberto .................. 5 (19) Wayne Pitts ....................... 5 (18) Luke Anstey ...................... 5 (15) Kakoii Ushi .................. 4 12 (43) B Grade Micah Condron ................. 6 (12) Josh Bailey ........................ 5 (10) Tristan Thomas .................. 5 (10) Jesse Condron ................... 4 (10)

Reaching out: Tamika Pedlow of MDU and Dorathea Mununggarr of Toora both go for the ball in the A Grade match on the weekend.

good sports EVERY person in Victoria has the right to participate in community sport which is safe, welcoming and inclusive.

Equally everyone plays a part in ensuring their actions and behaviours are supportive of these values.

Community sporting clubs have a responsibility to ensure participation in any community sport event is free of any anti-social behaviour both on and off the field which prevents others from taking part and getting active.

Acts of violence, discrimination and vilification are illegal acts within Victoria. It is a club’s responsibility to not only report these to the appropriate legal authorities but to ensure these acts are not tolerated by the sport or club.

A Code of Conduct provides the opportunity to make a positive impact on community participation in sport and recreation by encouraging appropriate behaviour at all times. Implementation of a Code of Conduct in your sporting club will ensure that community

sport remains safe and inclusive for all.

GippSport’s executive officer Mr Barry Switzer said: “A Code of Conduct adopted by sporting clubs can ensure that every person: spectator, player, club member, official, participant, administrator, coach, parent or member of the community involved with the club knows what sort of behaviour is expected of them.

“This helps clubs enforce any breaches of unacceptable behaviour and gives a clear message to the community that anti-social behaviour at sporting clubs will not be tolerated.”

GippSport has a number of resources available for clubs to use including posters with clear expectations for players, coaches and spectators.

A sample club commitment document prepared by VicSport can be adopted by clubs and adapted for an individual club member to sign.

This form can be downloaded from the VicSport website.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.

To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below.

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

At Port Phillip Heads

MAY Time

2 WED

3 THUR

4 FRI

5 SAT

6 SUN

7 MON

8 TUE

height (metres)

0014 0657 1223 1934

0.64 1.29 0.56 1.39

0104 0806 1322 2030

0.61 1.30 0.65 1.37

0206 0927 1433 2132

0.55 1.35 0.73 1.36

0316 1044 1552 2236

0.47 1.45 0.77 1.39

0426 1151 1709 2337

0.36 1.58 0.77 1.43

0530 1251 1815

0.26 1.69 0.73

0034 0629 1345 1909

1.48 0.18 1.76 0.68

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

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Korumburra takes local derby KORUMBURRA City and the Leongatha Knights battled it out of the pitch in the weekend’s derby.

The teams played for the Brian Newey Memorial Shield in memory of Brian who lost his life in a tragic accident earlier this year. The shield will be played for each year between the two clubs from here on in.

Senior men First half: Korumburra struck early with a free kick just off the top of 18 yard, Leongatha hit back in. Four minutes later one off the boot of Mike Vaneck levelled scores. Leongatha worked hard to keep Korumburra at bay but were out-muscled by Korumburra who looked hungry for another goal to Mike Vaneck on the 44th minute left.

Second half: Scores at 5-2 to Korumburra at half-time. Korumburra struck first with a penalty to K. Miller on 46th minute leaving Leongatha wounded and they never recovered but a goal to Andrew Angwin softened Korumburra’s assault.

Full credit to Korumburra for their first win of the local derby. Good luck for the rest of the season, Leongatha was left winless after two rounds.

Women First half: Playing with a new sound for the first time together the women worked well as a team. Some good passing through from midfield players saw some good runs and attacks from forwards Jess Burrows and

Tayal McLean. Late in the first half saw a great run from Marrisa Preston to the left wins crossing into the box for Tayla to volley into the top of the net.

Second half: Once again some great midfields runs from Lauren, Natasha, Minnie with multiple shots on goal. But Korumburra’s keeper and defence held out. Korumburra counter attacked having their own shots on goal, but some great saves again by Danika Dent and some firm defence from Leongatha saw them hold out for a 1-0 win.

Great team play with a lot of midfields playing and passing.

Under 19s First half: Leongatha applied early pressure. Good attacking runs by Scotty. Korumburra’s score on the 10 minutes caught Leongatha by surprise.

Quick reply by Leongatha by scoring through Ruben. Another goal for Leongatha when Scott followed up a loose ball off Korumburra’s keeper. Darcy scored long range. Scores five yards out of the box. Good through ball by Scott for Adam to score. Strong midfield, Shane, Ruben, Lewis, Fraser. Adam shot and rebounded off the keeper for Raja to clean up and score.

Second half: Great goal by Fraser.

Taking the ball at the back post and volleying it into top left corner. Adam crossed the ball for Tom Stampton to top the ball to make it 8-1 8-2. Furgans in goal saved some shoots from corners, punching the ball off the line.

Korumburra late goal 8-3 in the last 20 minutes. Korumburra gained confi-

dence with continual pressure put on the Leongatha defence. Korumburra continued with another late goal to make it 8-4.

Under 16s On a windless perfect day at Korumburra, Ryan Kirkus kicked the first goal of the day for Leongatha from a penalty shot. Strong defence from Dean Peterson and Jason Van Leishout and Fercny Warren in goals saw every attempt by Korumburra to score thwarted. A stab pass from Ryan Kirkus to Tom Stampton resulted in a decisive goal.

Second half: After half time a high corner ball from Kevin McGavin enabled Ryan Hill to head the ball over the outsretched hands off the Korumburra goalie late in the match and Zoe Allen provided a score for Korumburra.

Under 13s First half: A quick first goal by Javier was soon countered by Korumburra’s Oakley who took a great shot that unfortunately hit the post and the ball continued to be hotly contested.

Second half: A slow start by both teams with lots of to and fro. Korumburra scored and were quickly answered by three goals from Leongatha ably kicked by Javier, Tom Jarryd. Another attempt by Tom hit the post. Korumburra then scored to make it 4-3.

Leongatha’s way. A spectacular goal

by Ethan put Leongatha two in front, but was soon countered by Korumburra. A scramble from the ground by Tom saw another goal with scores 6-4.

Welsh heads to World Cup HAND-CYCLIST Alex Welsh is heading to Europe later this month to compete as part of the national team.

The Korumburra man will take part in races in Switzerland, France as well as the World Cup races in Spain in early June.

“I’m pretty excited to be racing in a world cup,” Welsh told The Star.

Unlike a bicycle, a hand-cycle is built using three wheels and is powered by the arms, rather than legs.

“It’s a much bigger hand-cycling scene in Europe which will be a good change,” Welsh said.

“There you can get up to 200 competitors in a section whereas here you struggle to get 30.

“It will be a whole different experience.”

Welsh will be travelling with 14 other athletes in the Australian para-cycling team whom he met when he headed to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra to train as part of the Australian development squad.

He also recently competed in Perth and the Sunshine Coast in national races where he secured third places in all his time trials and road races.

The World Cup is great preparation for the ultimate goal of the 2016 paralympics but after the 20-year-old returns from Europe, he’s looking for a break.

“I think I will have some time off and relax for a bit,” he said.

“I have been training six days a week full-on since November so it will be good to have some time off.”

Racing abroad: Korumburra’s Alex Welsh is travelling to Europe later this month to represent Australia in the 2012 Hand-cycling World Cup.

Sliding in: Bree Allen swoops in for a steal during the women’s derby match on the weekend.

Concentrate: Tobey Harkins of Korumburra City gets the ball up during the Under 11 game.

Stars light up SUNDAY was a huge day for the South Gippsland Soccer League’s newest team, the South Coast Stars, as both the women’s and men’s senior teams played their first ever competitive games away against Mirboo North United.

First up was the women’s team who had only formed a week ago and put up a tremendous performance to go down 3-0 against a strong Mirboo side. The Stars could only put 10 on the field, whilst their opposition had fresh legs on the bench. Only two out of the 10 Stars players had ever put on the boots before and that was some time ago.

The Stars fought hard defensively and goal keeper Fi cemented her position with some spectacular saves.

The women proved that with some game time under their belts they will be a force to be reckoned with and evenly matched an experienced Mirboo North side. The Stars, a group of soccer mums, surprised themselves, working well together as a team showing they have what it takes for future fixtures.

The season looks promising and the Stars look forward to fielding a full side and putting some points on the board in the not too distant future.

The men’s team came up against a solid Mirboo North outfit that had already notched up a good win against Korumburra the previous week.

There were plenty of nerves as the team, a mix of youthful flair and a few (much) older heads lending their ex-

perience, prepared for their first taste of South Gippland league soccer. Early exchanges in the game gave little away and the match developed into an intriguing arm wrestle as both teams sought to gain the early advantage.

In the end it was the Stars who broke the deadlock with some great skill from their livewire winger San Oo, who slotted the ball home from a difficult angle.

Visibly growing in confidence the Stars took the game to the opposition and the attacking verve of the Stars, particularly San Oo and gun Irish import Tony Lawless, had the Mirboo North defence on the ropes. It was no surprise when Lawless finished some good work in the final third to power home the Stars’ second.

The Stars seemed to take their foot off the pedal af-

ter the second goal and the last period of the first half belonged to the home side.

Mirboo North were playing with more attacking intent and gained a penalty after the Ref spotted a hand ball in the box. The Stars sighed in relief when the penalty flew over the bar but their joy was short lived when the home side pulled a deserved goal back just before half time.

With the game evenly poised the Stars redoubled their efforts in the second half. Captain-coach Pat Gilbert and Simon GibsonGoldsmith were imperious in the centre of defence leading a disciplined back four who were giving nothing away. In the midfield the Stars took control, with some neat passing and impressive individual skill enabling the attack to create a multitude of chances. The

newcomers banged in four goals to no reply and there was no way back for Mirboo North. Another penalty to the home side did pull the score back to 6-2 but the Stars were not to be denied their victory, notching up another goal before the final whistle, final score, 7-2 to South Coast.

It was a great performance by all the players but special mention has to go to Lawless and San Oo, who finished with four and three goals apiece. The team can now look forward to the rest of the season knowing they can be competitive and give the established teams in the league a challenge.

Both teams are still looking to boost numbers so if you are in the Inverloch, Venus Bay, Outtrim areas visit our website and join us: www. southcoaststars.com.au

Started well: the women’s team for the South Coast Stars enjoyed their first official match against Mirboo North.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 53

South Gippsland bowls presentation night THE inaugural South Gippsland Bowls Division Presentation Night was held at Wonthaggi Bowls Club last Friday evening.

The night is held each year at the end of every season to honour those players and clubs who have excelled throughout the season. With the two main bowls bodies (men and ladies) amalgamating last year, this was the first time the men’s and ladies presentations were held together. The season highlight was the number of players/ teams that made it through to the Victorian State events at Bendigo. The major trophy winners recognised were: Over 60s Singles Championships: Ray Naylor (San Remo) – Men, Marj

Pearson (Meeniyan) – Ladies.

Over 60s Pairs Championship: Ian Griffiths and Alan Spooner (Toora) – Men. State Pairs: Michael Smith and Rick Pendry (Wonthaggi) – Men, Robyn Dennis and Joy Brown (Inverloch) – Ladies.

South Gippsland Triples: Norm Hughes; Kieran Gardiner; Mick Coram (Inverloch) – Men, Glad Mitford, Lorraine Farrell, Kathy Simpson (Wonthaggi) – Ladies.

South Gippsland Fours: Dave Roberts, Kieran Gardiner, Mick Bowman, Mick Coram (Inverloch) – Men. Ladies State Fours: Pat Francis, Dorothy Wagner, Pat Davis, Maureen Oates (Phillip Island).

Men’s Singles: Ron Burge (In-

verloch).

Ladies State Singles: Kathy Simpson (Wonthaggi).

Champion of Champions: Shane Holmes (Lang Lang) – Men, May Climas (Foster) – Ladies.

Champion of Champions Pairs: Dave Roberts and Mick Bowman (Inverloch) – Men, Pam Kennedy and Fay Turner Ladies.

Skipper of the Year: Brian Edwards (Corinella) – Men, Kathy Simpson (Wonthaggi) – Ladies.

Ladies Novice Singles: Heather Marshall (Tarwin Lower).

Club Aggregate Trophy: Corinella Bowling Club – Men, Wonthaggi Bowls Club – Ladies.

Mens winners: Trevor Bidwell, Rod Jackson, Wes Logan, Bob Graeme, Max Brown and Kim King.

Leongatha’s looking good THE members of the Leongatha Bowls Club have enjoyed showing off their new uniforms which they received recently.

The new uniforms have been designed and purchased thanks to the ongoing sponsorship and support of Evans Petroleum.

Managing director of Evans Petroleum Stuart Evans was presented with a Leongatha Bowling Club shirt of his own when providing a cheque for the sponsorship.

Club president Robert Young and sponsorship and advertising committee member Brian Turner were overjoyed with the new shirts.

“We’re really happy to have such a great looking uniform that will have us looking very smart out on the green,” Mr Turner said.

“We’d really like to thank Stuart and the team at Evans for all the support that they have given us and the ongoing sponsorship into the future.”

Evens Petroleum has a close relationship with the Leongatha Bowls club due to being next door neighbours.

Mr Turner is very grateful for the support that Evans Petroleum provides to a range of sporting clubs.

“Stuart’s a great man the way he backs us all up here in the area,” he said.

“It’s not just us but lots of groups in the community; it’s a really good way to give back.”

As well as paying for the shirt’s design each member of the club has been provided with a shirt free of charge thanks to the support of the Evans team.

Free gift: Leongatha Bowls Club president Robert Young presents Stuart Evans with his very own bowling shirt.

Ladies winners: Clare Loughrey, Rene Gillett, Barb Grant and Marj Pearson.

Thank you: Brian Turner accepts the cheque from Stuart Evans which will pay for the Leongatha Bowls Club new club shirts.

Buffalo indoor WEDNESDAY, April 25 Anzac Day saw another group of bowlers keen to do battle at Buffalo.

We welcomed guests from Foster and selected four teams of three for three games of eight ends.

Skippers had the option of leaving kitty where it rolled or placed to their advantage, i.e. longer ends or at the edges of the mat etc.

During the night players changed position, skippers to leads, with interesting results. All teams had one victory.

Lorraine Wheeler, Toni Heldens and Alex Thompson combined very well for three wins (WWW) 12 ends from Charlie Tyers, Carolyn Benson and Andrew Hanks (LWL) 14 ends. Beverley Tyers, Glenys Pilkington and Peter Heldens (LLW) 12 ends, and Bill Wolswinkle, Ian Benson and Josie Bohn (WLL) eight ends, and several ends even (no score).

Best first game Toni 10/4, second game Lorraine 10/3, third game Bev 12/2.

Pennant team selected for Tuesday, names for Mid Gippy visit, delicious supper, packed up ready for next week.

Meeniyan Bowls Presentations

Club champions: Marj Pearson and Max Brown.

Fish Creek NOT a great deal to report this week.

Thursday triples had reasonable weather with Mick Scott’s team from Meeniyan winning the day and Kevin Quail’s team from Mirboo North the runners-up.

Members please remember it is our Presentation Night on Friday, May 6.

Best wishes and rapid recovery to Maureen Napier and Peg O’Neill who are both in hospital.

The club AGM is not far away, so if you haven’t nominated for a position on the committee please consider doing so.

The club cannot run without input from all of us.

High hands: Nick Johnson takes a solid mark in front of a Toora opponent during the weekend’s game. See page 56 – 59 for more footy action.

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Leongatha

RESULTS are brief this week due to a communications glitch. On Saturday, Tony Goldie played an excellent round, scoring 39 points off a six handicap equal to 73 off the stick.

Justin Burt had a breakout round, amassing 43 points to win B Grade. C Grade winner was John Fraser with 22 points and no, that is not a typing error.

Thursday’s winners were Rob Martin with 38 in A Grade, Mich Herrald on 36 in B Grade and P. Williamson with 35 in C Grade.

Pennant: Division 2 had a strong 6-1 win over Foster at Lang Lang. Our winners were Clint Walker, Rob Bride, David Poulton, Peter Hart, Doug Clemann and Bruce Hutton.

Division 3 also won 6-1 against Foster at Wonthaggi where Shane Law, Micah Berry, Shane Fisher, John Dalton, Peter Rayson and Chris Leaver were successful.

Division 4 completed the 6-1 hat trick by beating Woorayl at Woorayl.

The winners were Ryan Jacka, Chris Indian, Brendan Simon, Gene Vanderzalm, Robert Rumian and Shane Moncur.

Monthly medal this Saturday and note that the A E Edney event will be played on Saturday May 19.

Leongatha ladies TWELVE ladies played par on Anzac Day afternoon. The winner was Marea Maher with -2.

Down the line balls went to Gwen Chapman -3, Shirley Welsford -4 and Maria Bell -5.

Seventeen ladies ventured out on Saturday, April 28 to play stableford. Elaine Dempsey (22) 32 pts was the winner for the day. Di Williams won nearest the pin.

Down the line balls went to Dot Stubbs 30 pts, Anna deBondt 30 pts, Glenyce McRobert 30 pts and Georgina Mitchell 29 pts on a countback from Di Williams.

Korumburra FORTY-TWO players attended the par competition on Saturday April 28. Trophies Roger Hamill and Darren Bronsemr. The CCR was 70.

The winner was D. Child 35 points.

A Grade: T. O’Neill square, N. Spargo -1, R. Ludenia -1.

B Grade: L. Fowles +3, N. Zunneberg +2, J. Wilson -1.

C Grade: R. Olsen +4 on countback, D. Cartwright +4, M. Giles +2, G. Wilson +1, P . Dixon -1.

Putting: 1st R. Ludenia, 7th M. Garnham, 13th G. Wilson.

NAGA: K. Axford -12.

Woorayl ON Saturday we held our monthly medal; the day was sponsored by JSL Light Engines.

A Grade went to Danny Dwyer. His 72 net was not quite good enough. The medal and B Grade went to Gavin Maisey his 72 net prevailing on a countback.

The C Grade went to John Maynard with a net 74.

The ball distribution was R. Higgins, P. McCaughey, J. Barton, I. Smith (his syndicate also won the ball raffle), W. Turner, J. Hassett and G. Blew.

The ladies event went to Barb James with a ball going to Elsie McBride.

On Anzac Day we held a mixed American foursomes event sponsored by David Rounds. The winners were Ros and Gavin Blew, their net 73 prevailing on a countback from Janet Thompson and John Hassett.

Balls went to F. Maynard, J. Maynard and M. Harris and Bo Fiek. The mens nearest the pins went to Graeme Salmon and Ed Poole.

The ladies failed to hit either green with their tee shots.

Next week will see us play a foursome event sponsored by McDonald and Roberts.

Foster FOSTER’S greens are improving quickly after the sanding on April 16, while the fairways are heavy after the big rain last week.

On Thursday, April 26 John Stone (24) was on fire, returning 40 pts to win again – its marvellous what a dose of sea air does for you.

Down the line balls went to Kevin Witheridge (9) with 38 pts and Robert Fulton (10) with 37 pts. Nearest the pin was won by George Draegar.

Friday’s chicken run had Gary Phelan on 20 pts to get the chook, narrowly beating evergreen Ross Mackenzie on 19 pts and Peter Dight on 18 pts. Nearest the pins went to Peter Wright and Lloyd McKenzie.

On Saturday the field played for trophies provided by Tony Vanin.

Scott Rathjen (10) returned to form to win with the good score of 39 pts. B Grade was won by Paul Spencer (28) with 36 pts on a countback from Don Cripps (24). Other down the line balls went to Phil Schofield (16) 38 pts, Dave Hutchinson (11) 36 pts, and Pat McKay (6), Neville Thompson (8) and Lloyd McKenzie (8) all on 35 pts.

Nearest the pins were won by Peter Dight, Neville Thompson, Tony Vanin, Scott Rathjen

and Noel Black.

The encouragement award was shared by David Knee and John Mathers on 23 pts.

The finalists in the Frank McKenzie trophy and the matches playable are – Phil Schofield v Pat McKay, Colin Pulham v Fred Tyers.

The ladies event was won by Sheryn Cripps (23) with 32 pts and she made a clean sweep by winning both nearest the pins.

Pennant Division 2 played Leongatha at Lang Lang. They lost 6/1. The winner was Noel Black. We now need to beat Phillip Island on their home course next week to make the final.

Division 3 played Leongatha at Wonthaggi. They also lost 6/1. The winner was Dave Hutchinson. They now cannot make the final.

Nola Stone was not present to collect the $250 in the members cash draw on Friday. The prize will be $300 next week. You need to be in the clubhouse between 7pm and 8 pm when the draw is made to be eligible to win the cash.

Coming events include Thursday’s Stableford, Friday’s chicken run – holes 1 to 9, Saturday’s Medal Day – D and S Cripps Trophy and next Tuesday is a stableford.

Mirboo North

Meeniyan SATURDAY was a four-

ball event with the sponsor for the day being Catherines Hair Technique, which is much appreciated.

The winners for the day were Jeff Wilson and Paul Deering with 44 points.

Runners-up were Alan Kuhne and Panu Kuhne with 43 points.

Balls down the line went to Ian Inglis and Frank Peile 41 points, and Ian Trease and Brian Dewar with 41 points.

The pro-pin on the 11th was won by Ian Inglis. Near-

est the pin on the 2nd was won by Ian Trease and the raffle winners were Ian Warman and Russ Evans.

The members’ draw was won by Richard Millar who was not there, so it jackpots to next week.

Next week is a monthly medal.

Tuesday was a singles stableford event, but due to the two inches of rain the event was washed out.

Thursday saw the veterans at Meeniyan so no club event was held.

Final surf contest for boardriders SOUTH Coast Boardriders recently held their final contest for the season at Venus Bay in fine though overcast conditions.

The waves were around the one metre mark with a light cross shore wind ruffling the surface.

With all division results yet to be finalised there was a keen roll up of competitors looking to add to end of season points tallys and also grab a prize from Rip Curl who sponsored the contest.

The Open division was first in the water and it was clear that the lighter framed and younger surfers were going to have an advantage in the small conditions.

In the final a much improved Dare Ahern had his best result for the season with a 2nd place including a couple of solid backhand re-entries in the shorey.

Tim Baxter couldn’t link the outside section into the shore and Kelly had a shocker in the final unable to find a wave good enough to get a score.

Derek stood out in conditions that were very similar to his home break of Sandy Point and unleashed a series of powerfull backhand re-entries to clearly take home the chocolates.

The over 40s final was next to hit the water and with much on the line a full field of six paddled out.

Jamie Taylor was keen to make amends after an ordinary performance last start at the Prom and

jumped out of the blocks with two very high scoring waves to start the heat.

Some competitors were clearly rattled with this opening but not Bones!

He replied with a long carving left hander right to the beach to peg back the lead somewhat.

Then Pete Mclaraty added a bit of intrigue to proceedings with a good scoring wave in the middle of the heat. One judge had Pete winning the heat at this stage but overall J.T. was too strong and chalked up a comfortable victory.

For many the highlight of the day was the Womens open heat which included some recent graduates from the Bones school of Tuesday night surf lessons.

In red and first out the back was Megan Bassed and she opened proceedings with a nice right hander which impressed the judges. Chelsea Taylor, following up some good form at the Prom Expression session, and with a very determined gleam in her eye, took off on a set wave and nose dived straight up .

Shaken but not stirred, she dusted herself off and went out the back again to ride a long righthander right through to the beach, even when the wave had receded from the shore she was still standing, waving to the judges in the vain hope of gaining an extra point or two.

Simone Gilliam had a couple of very smooth take-offs and the shuf-

fle produced mid-way through one wave was impressive.

Somehow, Dare Ahern was admitted to the Womens heat and unfortunately couldn’t match their level, coming a disappointing fourth. Chin up Dare ….

To finish off, the Juniors final went out and Jasper Walker the youngest of the three Walker brothers out shone his older and more experienced siblings with a fantastic effort to finish 3rd in the final. Perhaps a taste of things to come in

the future for the young charger who has put in a few head turning rides over the summer / autumn. Also Matt Chalmers did the same thing to his older brother getting a second place while Ben could only manage fourth, the small conditions not suiting him. Kelly Laity showing a real liking for the conditions won the Juniors quite clearly.

Overall, a high standard of surfing for the last contest, many thanks to our sponsor Rip Curl who have been with the club

for many years now as a major sponsor and to the surfers who put on a good display in the conditions.

Results Open: 1st Derek Bassed, 2nd Dare Ahern, 3rd Tim Baxter, 4th Kelly Laity.

Junior: 1st Kelly Laity, 2nd Matt Chalmers, 3rd Jasper Walker, 4th Ben Chalmers.

Over 40: 1st Jamie Taylor, 2nd T . Bones, 3rd Petey Mclaraty, 4th Paul ONeill.

Women: equal 1st Megan Bassed , Simone Gilliam, Chelsea Taylor, last Dare Ahern.

Determined: Chelsea Taylor shows great style at Venus Bay.

Thursday results Day winner was D. Hill (20) 40 pts. (Churchill/ Monash).

Down the line balls were J. Kus 38 pts, D. Woodall 37 pts, P. Chapman 36 pts, and J. Hughes 35 pts on countback.

Birdies: 6th J. Blunsden, M. Fletcher and C. Hogbin; 16th S. Woodall.

Saturday results Day winner: was (B Grade) T. McConville (18) 40 pts. A Grade winner was P. Chapman (13) 39pts on countback. Ladies winner was M. Thompson (10) 36 pts.

Down the line balls were J. Kus 39 pts, P. Draper 38 pts, C. Williams 38 pts, M. Payne 37 pts and M. Heiberg 37 pts on C/B. Nearest the pins were 4th M. Thompson, 6th P. Draper, 13th T. Whitelaw and 16th (pro-pin) P. Stimson. Nearest the pin: 2nd shot on 1st was T. McConville.

Birdies: 4th M. Payne and M. Thompson, 6th P. Draper, 16th M. Payne.

South Gippsland Pennant Results April 29

Division 1 (at Lang Lang Golf Club): Lang Lang 4 d Wonthaggi 3, Phillip Island 6 d Korumburra 1, Woorayl 4 d Meeniyan 3.

Division 2 (at Lang Lang Golf Club): Lang Lang 5 d Phillip Island 2, Korumburra 4 d Wonthaggi 3, Leongatha 6 d Foster 1.

Division 3 (at Wonthaggi Golf Club): Wonthaggi 5 d Aussie Golf 2, Phillip Island 4 d Woorayl 3, Leongatha 5 d Foster 2, Korumburra 5 d Lang Lang 2.

Division 4 (at Woorayl Golf Club): Leongatha 6 d Woorayl 1, Lang Lang 6 d Aussie Golf 0, Lang Lang 6 d Woorayl 1, Wonthaggi 6 d Welshpool 1.

Ladders Division 1 Phillip Island......................4 - 23 Wonthaggi ..........................2 - 16 Korumburra .................. 2 - 13 Lang Lang ...................... 2 - 12 Woorayl .............................1 - 11 Meeniyan.............................1 - 9 Division 2 Leongatha ...........................4- 21 Foster..................................3 - 18 Lang Lang ........................2 - 16 Phillip Island....................2 - 15 Korumburra ........................ 1- 7 Wonthaggi .......................... 0 - 7 Division 3 Phillip Island......................5 - 28 Leongatha ..........................4 - 25 Woorayl ............................ 3 - 23 Wonthaggi ............(50.43) 3 - 20 Lang Lang ..............(48.09) 3 - 20 Foster................................. 2 - 18 Korumburra ............(48.06) 2 - 17 Aussie Golf ............ (47.11) 2 - 17 Division 4 Wonthaggi ..........................5 - 32 Leongatha ...........................5 -30 Lang Lang ........................ 4 - 27 Korumburra .................... 3 - 22 Meeniyan.............................3 - 16 Korumburra ....................... 2 - 17 Welshpool..........................1 - 10 Aussie Golf .........................0 - 6

Fast day out: Cameron Brown of Leongatha took sons Jhett and Kyle to enjoy the MX racing action at Wonthaggi on the weekend. For more photos and coverage turn to page 60.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 55

• LEONGATHA PARROTS NETBALL

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Quick hands: Jade Cashin and Rebecca Gysberts both going for the ball on Saturday at Phillip Island.

Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

Alberton netball Results - Round 5

April 28 A Grade: Dalyston 38 d Yarram 28, MDU 49 d Toora 33, Foster 71 d Tarwin 16, Fish Creek 49 d Inverloch-Kongwak 36, Phillip Island 34 d Stony Creek 32.

B Grade: DWWWW 40 d Korumburra-Bena 38, Fish Creek 45 d InverlochKongwak 44, MDU 43 d Toora 39, Stony Creek 38 d Phillip Island 36, Foster 51 d Tarwin 31, Dalyston 36 d Yarram 31.

C Grade: KorumburraBena 26 d DWWWW 25, Inverloch-Kongwak 40 d Fish Creek 24, MDU 42 d Toora 23, Stony Creek 26 d Phillip Island 12, Foster 40 d Tarwin 7, Yarram 38 d Dalyston 32.

17 & Under: Korumburra-Bena 47 d DWWWW 18, Fish Creek 35 d Inverloch-Kongwak 23, Toora 47 d MDU 45,

Stony Creek 28 d Phillip Island 15, Tarwin 37 d Foster 17, Dalyston 37 d Yarram 14.

15 & Under: Korumburra-Bena 52 d DWWWW 4, Fish Creek 33 d Inverloch Kongwak 16, MDU 21 d Toora 9, Phillip Island 26 d Stony Creek 14, Foster 28 d Tarwin 8, Dalyston 49 d Yarram 20.

13 & Under: Korumburra Bena 30 d DWWWW 1, Fish Creek 10 d Inverloch Kongwak 9, Toora 15 d MDU 10, Phillip Island 60 d Stony Creek 2, Foster 30 d Tarwin 1, Dalyston 52 d Yarram 2.

Ladders A Grade Foster..........................243.88 20 Fish Creek ...................176.33 16 Korumburra-Bena......205.69 12 Phillip Island...............150.70 12 Dalyston ........................139.53 8 MDU ...............................94.74 8 Yarram .........................104.03 4 Toora ...............................99.34 4 Stony Creek......................97.02 4 Inverloch-Kongwak........69.23 4

Tarwin ..............................35.97 0 Kilcunda-Bass .................25.32 0 B Grade Foster...........................234.92 20 Dalyston ......................136.89 16 DWWWW................... 117.80 14 Kor-Bena .....................139.20 12 Fish Creek ...................108.16 10 Phillip Island.................96.45 8 MDU ...............................93.79 8 Stony Creek......................72.04 8 Tarwin ..............................88.76 6 Inv-Kongwak ..................91.43 4 Toora ...............................90.79 4 Kil-Bass............................37.04 4 Yarram ..............................60.58 2 C Grade Kor-Bena .....................139.87 20 Foster...........................234.15 16 MDU ...........................143.00 12 Inv-Kongwak .............134.44 12 Yarram .......................122.22 12 Dalyston .......................139.58 8 Stony Creek....................125.53 8 Phillip Island ....................66.02 6 DWWWW.......................76.92 4 Toora ................................75.21 4 Fish Creek ........................63.80 4 Tarwin .............................63.04 4 Kil-Bass...........................28.30 2

17 & Under Kor-Bena .....................319.67 20 Fish Creek ...................216.84 20 Stony Creek ..............233.80 16 DWWWW...................103.90 16 Tarwin ........................ 112.61 10

Toora .............................90.65 10 Dalyston ........................109.71 8 Phillip Island ....................83.74 4 Inv-K’wak .......................81.42 4 Kil-Bass...........................61.73 4 MDU ...............................77.71 0 Yarram ..............................40.71 0 Foster.................................34.30 0 15 & Under Kor-Bena ....................286.57 20 Dalyston ......................351.79 16 PhillipIsland................267.31 16 Foster...........................198.41 16 Fish Creek ...................144.00 12 Yarram ..........................123.08 8 MDU ................................65.22 8 Toora ..............................106.25 4 Stony Creek.....................78.41 4 Inv-Kongwak ...................54.14 4 Kil-Bass............................45.45 4 Tarwin ..............................24.12 0 DWWWW........................13.81 0

A Grade: Leongatha 51 d Morwell

Awards: Ebony Best (Henriettas) and Nicki Eddy (Influence) A very slow start to the game with Morwell in front at quarter time. The girls soon settled in to a rhythm which had them in front at half time and then with a few minor changes they came out with a ‘great’ win in the end. Well done girls!

B Grade: Leongatha 63 d Morwell 44 Awards: Kate Govers (Evans Petroleum) and Nicola Marriott (Body First Fitness) Great first three quarters, everyone adapted well to the change in teams with an excellent flow down the court proving why we are at the top of the ladder.

A slight drop off in pressure and talk in the last quarter was the only downfall in an excellent game. Well done girls.

C Grade: Leongatha 31 d Morwell 26 Awards: Brooke Brown (L’gatha Skin Therapy) and Ruth Crawford (L’gatha RSL) It was great to see everyone go out there and play as a team from the start to the finish. Defensive end played a beautiful game and adapted to the changes during the game. The attacking end worked the ball into the ring well. Great to see everyone have confidence in each

other. Hope to see Bek out on the court again soon.

Under 17s: Leongatha 29 d Morwell 28 Awards: Bridget Argento (Leongatha Driving School) and Sarah McCahon (Serafinos) An unsettled start from our girls left us 4 down at quarter time but we fought on although still down at half time.

Sheer determination by all players at every contest found us taking control.

A few missed opportunities in quite a rough game but ultimately we came through. A real nail biter.

Under 15s: Leongatha 35 d Morwell 20 Awards: Aimee O’loughlin and Abby Bolge We saw some great passages of play down the court with an improvement in intercepts as well. Keep the momentum going for the next week. Great to have a win on the board!

Under 13s: Leongatha 44 d Morwell 7 Awards: Brooke Materia (Sportsfirst) and Macey Davidson (Paradise Pizza) What a game girls! Great leads down the court, great passes, great shooting and great defending. You all did exactly what we’ve been practising. Let’s take all this into next week. Well done.

13 & Under Foster..........................615.38 20 Phillip Island...............860.00 16 Dalyston ......................543.48 16 Kor-Bena .....................364.86 16 Fish Creek ...................154.00 12 MDU ...............................89.13 8 Toora ................................86.36 8 Inv-Kongwak ...................75.47 4 Kilcunda-Bass ..................67.39 4 DWWWW........................20.67 4 Tarwin ..............................17.72 4 Yarram .............................21.01 0 Stony Creek........................9.44 0

Leongatha & District netball Results Saturday, April 28

11/Under: Mt Eccles White 7 d Town Black 3, Mirboo North Gold 11 d St Laurence Gold 3, Mt Eccles Aqua 13 d St Laurence Blue 5, Mt Eccles Pink 4 d Town Tangerine 2, Meeniyan & District 10 d Mirboo North Purple 4, Mt Eccles Navy - bye.

13/Under: Mirboo North Gold 25 d St Laurence Gold 4, Town Black 17 d Mt Eccles Aqua 6, Mirboo North Purple 15 d St Laurence Blue 11, Mt Eccles Pink 13 d Town Tangerine 12, Town Green 29 d Meeniyan & District 18.

15/Under: St Laurence Gold 38 d Mt Eccles Purple 9, Town Black 25 d Mt Eccles Aqua 6, Mirboo North 33 d St Laurence Blue 18, Mt Eccles Pink 20 d Town Tangerine 12, Meeniyan & District 20 d Town Green 17.

17/Under / C Grade: Mt Eccles 41 d Town Green 12, Mirboo North 37 d St Laurence 19, Town Black 58 d Meeniyan & District Yellow 22, Town Tangerine 25 d Meeniyan & District Blue 24.

B Grade: Town Black 62 d St Laurence 24, Mt Eccles White 54 d Mt Eccles Aqua 34, Mt Eccles

Navy 38 d Mt Eccles Pink 17.

A Grade: St Laurence 57 d Town 48, Mt Eccles Navy 38 d Mt Eccles White 28.

Vision: Kathy Reid looks for a Leongatha teammate to pass to during Saturday’s game against Morwell.

Ladders 13/Under Mirboo North Gold .....625.00 Town Black ..................283.33 Town Green.................. 161.11 Mirboo North ..............136.36 Mt Eccles Pink ..............108.33 Town Tangerine...............92.31 St Laurence Blue .............73.33 Meeniyan & District .......62.07 Mt Eccles Aqua ...............35.29 St Laurence Gold ............16.00 15/Under St Laurence Gold ........422.22 Town Black ..................416.67 Mirboo North ..............183.33 Mt Eccles Pink .............166.67 Meeniyan & District ..... 117.65 Town Green .....................85.00 Town Tangerine...............60.00 St Laurence Blue .............54.55 Mt Eccles Aqua ...............24.00 Mt Eccles Purple .............23.68 C Grade Mt Eccles ......................341.67 Town Black ..................263.64 Mirboo North ..............194.74 Town Tangerine ...........104.17 Meen & Dist Blue ...........96.00 St Laurence .....................51.35 Meen & Dist Yellow .......37.93 Town Green .....................29.27 B Grade Town ............................258.33 Mt Eccles Navy ............223.53 Mt Eccles White ..........158.82 Mt Eccles Aqua..............62.96 Mt Eccles Pink ................44.74 St Laurence .....................38.71 A Grade Mt Eccles Navy ............135.71 St Laurence .................. 118.75 Town ...............................84.21 Mt Eccles White ............73.68

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Gippsland netball Results - Round 3

Successful day: Leongatha Town Tangerine players Kaillie Simpson, Sarah Paterson and Janika Murray.

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All clear: goal attack Kirby Mileto passes away for Mount Eccles White during the Leongatha and District Netball Association match against Mount Eccles Aqua.

A Grade: Sale 60 d Drouin 47, Leongatha 51 d Morwell 37, Warragul 30 d Maffra 32, Bairnsdale 44 d Traralgon 27.

B Grade: Sale 28 lt Drouin 51, Leongatha 63 d Morwell 44, Moe 24 lt Wonthaggi 39, Warragul 37 lt Maffra 46, Bairnsdale 25 lt Traralgon 60.

C Grade: Sale 23 lt Drouin 61, Leongatha 31 d Morwell 26, Moe 19 lt Wonthaggi 35, Warragul 18 lt Maffra 29, Bairnsdale 30 lt Traralgon 45.

17 & Under: Sale 45 d Drouin 9, Leongatha 29 d Morwell 28, Moe 8 lt Wonthaggi 29, Warragul 7 lt Maffra 58, Bairnsdale 17 lt Traralgon 42.

15 & Under: Sale 45 d Drouin 15, Leongatha 35 d Morwell 20, Moe 14 lt Wonthaggi 42, Warragul 14 lt Maffra 44, Bairnsdale 14 lt Traralgon 39.

13 & Under: Sale 48 d Drouin 5, Leongatha 44 d Morwell 7, Moe 21 lt Wonthaggi 26, Warragul 23 d Maffra 22, Bairnsdale 4 lt Traralgon 52.

Ladders A Grade Leongatha ...................147.57 12 Maffra .........................106.09 12 Sale ............................... 116.85 8 Bairnsdale .................... 112.71 6 Traralgon .........................97.03 4 Morwell ...........................92.13 4 Wonthaggi .......................70.54 2 Drouin ..............................85.98 0 Warragul ..........................77.06 0 B Grade Leongatha ...................154.78 12 Maffra ........................ 116.94 12 Drouin ..........................174.47 8 Traralgon .....................155.67 8 Wonthaggi .....................102.40 8 Morwell ...........................99.24 4 Sale...................................81.75 4 Bairnsdale ........................72.73 4 Warragul ...........................52.70 0 Moe .................................48.34 0 C Grade Drouin ........................220.97 12 Traralgon ....................201.51 12 Morwell .........................162.50 8 Leongatha ....................126.67 8 Bairnsdale ...................... 111.11 8 Wonthaggi .......................89.25 4 Maffra..............................77.78 4

Moe .................................63.27 4 Sale..................................55.56 0 Warragul ..........................31.45 0 17 & Under Maffra ........................413.51 12 Sale .............................390.00 12 Traralgon ...................314.00 12 Wonthaggi .....................122.97 8 Leongatha.........................82.24 8 Morwell ...........................87.23 4 Drouin .............................48.25 4 Bairnsdale ........................61.16 0 Moe ..................................25.20 0 Warragul ..........................22.50 0 15 & Under Traralgon ...................386.49 12 Sale .............................367.50 12 Wonthaggi ..................312.77 12 Maffra .........................230.61 12 Drouin .............................72.92 4 Leongatha........................56.15 4 Warragul ..........................36.61 4 Morwell ............................54.08 0 Moe ..................................41.48 0 Bairnsdale .......................25.00 0 13 & Under Traralgon ..................1228.57 12 Wonthaggi ...................178.00 12 Maffra ..........................348.65 8 Sale ...............................247.73 8 Warragul ........................103.95 8 Bairnsdale .......................54.17 4 Leongatha........................47.32 4 Drouin .............................41.46 4 Moe ..................................54.55 0 Morwell .............................7.26 0

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MDU shoots up ladder MDU has shot up to second place on the Alberton Football League ladder in view of its percentage boosting win over Toora on the weekend and Inverloch-Kongwak’s loss to ladder leaders Fish Creek.

MDU hosted the Magpies who were actually very competitive despite the scoreline which showed United running out 120 point winners.

Tremaine Tohiariki was again outstanding for MDU and he racked up possessions at will. He and Joel Sinclair, also an on-baller, have been in stellar form all season with Matt Doyle, with his hard ball gets in the middle, not far behind.

Clint Johnston was very good again at CHB whilst Aiden Harris booted seven with his second game back from injury. Nick Johnson was

M.D.U. 22.20.152 Toora & District 4.8.32 M.D.U. Goals: A. Harris 7, M. Trotman 3, C. Johnston 3, T. TOHIARIKI 3, C. DeLuca 2, M. Doyle 2, C. Hutcheson 1, T. Findlay 1 Toora & District Goals: J. MaurilliPullin 2, V. Proud 1, B. McGrath 1 M.D.U. Best: T. TOHIARIKI, A. Harris, C. Johnston, J. Sinclair, M. Doyle, N. Johnson Toora & District Best: B. Scammell, A. Keen, J. Maurilli-Pullin, T. Allott, M. Brown, J. Dows

RESERVES M.D.U. 19.22.136

also very steady down back.

Toora had a game plan, was a bit more organised; but were just down on numbers and quality. The Magpies put up a consistent effort, but tired at the end.

MDU scored four goals in the opening two quarters to lead 8.9 to Toora’s 3.4 at half time.

The Demons really put the hammer down in the third quarter when they added 8.6 to Toora’s 1.2; running away with it in the last quarter with six goals to Toora’s 0.

MDU is travelling nicely and have a couple of players back this week after attending a wedding in Western Australia. Ben Maxwell played his first game back from injury in the reserves and will push for senior selection.

United journey to Yarram this week while Toora travel to Dalyston to take on the other Magpies.

On the social side MDU enjoyed a great ‘Flight Night’ theme party at the clubrooms on Saturday night.

Toora & District 2.2.14 Leading Goalkicker: B. Maxwell (MDU) 6 M.D.U. Best: B. Maxwell, R. Livingstone, m. East, N. Mathieson, C. Ricardo, M. Olden Toora & District Best: D. Brett, C. Johnston, B. Stone, S. Benton, C. Skinner, R. East

THIRDS M.D.U. 7.15.57 Toora & District 7.3.45 Leading Goalkickers: J. Krohn (MDU) 3, S. Brett (Too) 3 M.D.U. Best: L. Findlay, B. Thomas (Jnr), J. McMillan, J. Winderlich, J.

Pull on the pink socks REGISTRATIONS have now opened for the McGrath Foundation’s Pull On Your Socks campaign.

An initiative that gives grassroots footy clubs the opportunity to add a splash of pink to their footy field in support of the McGrath Foundation and the Harvey Norman Women in League round (22-25 June 2012).

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, footy clubs around Australia are encouraged to get in quick, not only to be one of the first to sport the new and exclusive McGrath Foundation Pink Footy Socks, but also to show their support for the incredible women who contribute to the game.

This season, footy clubs will be able to purchase McGrath Foundation Pink Footy Socks, host a pink footy match and fundraise on the day for the McGrath Foundation.

By registering and then fundraising for Pull on Your Socks, clubs will have the chance to win various prizes including Mount Franklin marquee event packs and plenty of sporting memorabilia.

McGrath Foundation Ambassador and Director, Tracy Bevan, is thrilled by the support and enthusiasm of communities for the Harvey Norman Women in League round and is hoping Pull On Your Socks will be bigger and pinker in 2012.

“We’re always amazed by the incredible response we receive from the community, so we can’t wait to see footy clubs across Australia in their pink socks, supporting the McGrath Foundation and celebrating women who contribute to the game,” she said.

“Support from the football community will go a long way to helping us achieve our goal of ensuring

that all Australian families experiencing breast cancer have access to the support of a breast care nurse.

“To date, we’ve been able to support over 12,000 families through the great work of our 73 McGrath Breast Care Nurses– that’s 11 more nurses than this time last year.”

All funds raised will help the McGrath Foundation to place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia and to increase breast awareness in young women.

Clubs can now register to participate in Pull On Your Socks and purchase the limited edition McGrath Foundation Pink Footy Socks at www.mcgrathfoundation. com.au. Available in adult and youth sizes, the socks are $12 for one pair or $10 each for purchases of 20 or more while stocks last.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Newborough 12.12.84 d Morwell East 7.8.50 Hill End 15.10.100 d Yallourn-Yall North 9.7.61 Thorpdale 12.7.79 d Yarragon 12.4.76 Trafalgar 12.5.77 d Yinnar 10.7.67 RESERVES Newborough 9.6.60 d Morwell East 8.8.56 Hill end 9.12.66 d Yallourn-Yall North 4.7.31 Thorpdale 6.8.44 d Yarragon 2.9.21 Yinnar 10.4.64 d Trafalgar 7.6.48 THIRDS Newborough 22.20.152 d Morwell East 0.2.2 Hill End 10.14.74 d Yallourn-Yall North 5.4.34 Yarragon 11.10.76 d Thorpdale 2.5.17 Trafalgar 13.10.88 d Yinnar 9.4.58 FOURTHS Newborough 21.18.144 d Morwell East 0.1.1 Yallourn-Yall Nth 14.17.101 d Hill End 2.5.17 Thorpdale 7.9.51 d Yarragon 3.9.27 Yinnar 6.6.42 d Trafalgar 3.8.26

Krohn Toora & District Best: N. Bravington, B. Doran, J. McGrath, W. Stoitse, S. Fischer, A. Vening

FOURTHS M.D.U. 4.8.32 Toora & District 2.8.20 Leading Goalkicker: D. Cole (MDU) 2 M.D.U. Best: B. Thorson, D. Thorson, W. Horvath, C. McInnes, B. Pickersgill, Z. Barnard Toora & District Best: S. Argento, K. Morgan, B. East, S. Walker, L. Chatfield, T. Koolen

Close shot: Chris DeLuca puts one on his boot close to the goals during MDU’s match with Toora.

Tigers too good converted from 40 metres on the run.

Soon after, Traill brought up his fifth major and the Tigers’ 12th for the afternoon and Mirboo North had beaten Boolarra for the 55th time in 97 starts since 1955.

by Rover REIGNING MGFL premier, Boolarra, remains winless this season, after suffering a 31 point loss against Mirboo North in round three, at Boolarra Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

As a result of its workmanlike victory, Mirboo North retains the George Lewis Memorial Trophy for another year.

This was a contest where tackling was fierce, possessions were hard-earned and there were no roles for sheep dogs.

Both clubs wore black armbands in support of brothers, James and Ross Kelly, whose father died during the week.

Mirboo North jumped out of the blocks, playing surge footy with plenty of run and spread.The effervescent Tigers booted four quick goals in a storming, power-driven opening 12 minutes, that excited the large crowd and forced the stunned Demons onto the back foot.

With Don Webb controlling the hit-outs, Matt Holland winning the clearances, and Tim Traill providing a strong marking target up forward, the tenacious Tigers resembled bees swarming around a honey-pot.

Boolarra eventually settled with steadying goals to Scott Cooper and Jesse Giardina that saw the Demons trailing by a respectable 10 points at quarter-time.

Mirboo North was able to keep its nose in front during the second term, after quality goals from Damien Turner, Brian Waters and Josh Taylor.

However, with the lively Giardina (two goals) on fire in the pocket and onballers, Matt Dyer, Tristan Salerno

Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER

Getting clear: Matt Holland looks for an option as his Boolarra opponent nears. and Daniel Metcalf featuring prominently, Boolarra looked ready to wrest control.

The Demons were forcing the Tigers into pressure-related mistakes, by catching them unawares and dragging them to the ground in bone-jarring tackles.

Work rates were high and the congested corridor traffic resembled dodgem cars at Luna Park, as both sides crashed into each other and looked for a clear pathway forward.

Boolarra was marking superbly and doing most of the attacking towards half-time, but a string of five costly behinds let the Tigers off the hook.

Oh, how coaches must wish their players could always shoot as straight as Annie Oakley!

Both defences were on top in a hard-hitting third quarter, where Boolarra’s Tyson Leys was the only goal scorer from either camp.

The Tigers seemed vulnerable and needed to dig deeply for survival.

Protecting their four-point three-quarter time lead would be challenging, following match-ending injuries to Holland, Daniel Taylor and Ben Joustra.

Mirboo North outran and

overran Boolarra in a definitive surging final term, where it rammed home five goals and kept the inaccurate Demons to three behinds.

Suddenly, Boolarra’s intensity had diminished and it was unable to establish any scoreboard pressure.

Catch-up footy had finally caught up with the tiring Demons as they struggled for traction. Anthony Bence was impassable down back, Kris Berchtold owned the airways, Simon Busuttil kept on keeping on, Adam Leach fed the Sherrin

off cleverly and Alex Windsor slid past outstretched fingers with the greatest of ease.

As well, full-back, Drew Gardener, protected the goal square and Kallum Nash’s tagging role on Matt Dyer, restricted the Boolarra champion’s output efficiency.

The Tigers’ coast-to-coast 10th goal around the members’ side of the oval involving Bence, Turner, Jacob Nash and finally Berchtold, was classic footy. Then Adam Leach creatively handballed to Waters on the outer flank, who brilliantly

Newborough .......... 289.34 12 Trafalgar ................ 194.12 12 Yall-Yall North........ 200.00 8 Mirboo North ......... 152.67 8 Hill End .................. 103.33 8 Yinnar ..................... 103.83 4 Morwell East ............. 68.78 4 Thorpdale ................. 24.77 4 Boolarra .................... 63.79 0 Yarragon ................... 53.56 0

RESERVES LADDER Hill End .................. 145.81 12 Boolarra ................. 144.44 12 Yall-Yall North........ 150.37 8 Newborough .......... 130.39 8 Yinnar ...................... 96.59 8 Trafalgar .................. 127.01 4 Mirboo North............. 88.32 4 Thorpdale ................. 62.13 4 Morwell East ............. 72.88 0 Yarragon ................... 35.53 0

THIRDS LADDER

SENIORS Mirboo North 12.9.81 d Boolarra 6.14.50 Mirboo North goals: T. Traill 5, B. Waters 2, D. Webb 1, D. Turner 1. J. Brooks 1, K. Berchtold 1, J. Taylor 1.

Boolarra goals: J. Giardina 3, S. Cooper 1, D. Leys 1, T. Leys 1.

Mirboo North best: K. Berchtold, T. Traill, D. Turner, S. Busuttil, B. Waters, A. Windsor.

Boolarra best: M. Dyer, T. Salerno, S. Cooper, D. Metcalf, C. Riseley, C. Podmore.

RESERVES Boolarra 9.8.62 d Mirboo North 5.11.41 Boolarra goals: B. Dodd 5, B. Cain 1, C. Sykes 1, D. Leys 1, J. Wilson 1.

Mirboo North goals: T. Hopcraft 1,

P. Lea 1, L. Chila 1, B. Van Heurck 1, A. Soplakow 1.

Boolarra best: E. Stanton, D. Leys, C. Blackberry, D. Reiske, J. Kelly, L. Haustorfer.

Mirboo North best: B. Wilson, D. Banks, L. Chila, M. Taylor, L. Gervasi, S. Littlejohn.

THIRDS Mirboo North 13.6.84 d Boolarra 9.6.60 Mirboo North goals: M. Hinkley 5, C. Irwin 3, J. Abbey 2, J. Salinger 1, P. Hinkley 1, J. Redmond 1.

Boolarra goals: J. Battersby 2, D. Brand 2, B. Campbell 2, J. Dudek 1, P. Thomas 1, S. Mazou 1.

Mirboo North best: M. Wightman, L. Smit, M. Hinkley, J. Salinger, B. Richards, J. Gostling.

Morwell East best: J. Anderson, S. Mazou, P. Thomas, J. Battersby, J. Francis, L. Lewis.

Newborough .......... 948.94 12 Mirboo North ......... 275.00 12 Trafalgar ................ 188.34 12 Yarragon ................ 228.70 8 Yinnar .................... 163.69 8 Hill End ..................... 45.95 4 Thorpdale ................. 34.21 4 Boolarra .................... 51.14 0 Yall-Yall North ........... 43.96 0 Morwell East ............. 16.18 0

FOURTHS LADDER Newborough ........ 1306.45 12 Yinnar .................... 161.54 12 Mirboo North ......... 397.56 8 Yarragon ................ 127.93 8 Thorpdale .............. 102.14 8 Yall-Yall North ......... 100.00 4 Trafalgar .................... 66.67 4 Hill End ..................... 13.65 0 Morwell East ............... 6.25 0

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 57

Fish Creek secures top spot FISH Creek showed that they are the real deal on Saturday in their match of the round against Inverloch-Kongwak at Terrill Park on a very windy day.

The game started with Fish Creek kicking with the wind advantage to the creek end and they were into attack immediately.

Van Boven in the ruck

was controlling the centre bounces and Manne found himself in the unfamiliar role as an on baller. Kicking was the biggest difficulty for both sides, with the wind wreaking havoc and the teams having difficulty initially acclimatising.

Four behinds were registered to Fishy before the first major at the 10 minute mark, a nice snap from Angwin after grabbing

the ball out of a boundary throw-in. It wasn’t until around the 20 minute mark that the second goal was on the board after a great tackle by Cal Park was rewarded, his resulting free kick a goal.

This was the start of a good couple of minutes for Fish Creek where they added a further two more goals both to Angwin; the first the result of an errant I-K handball and the sec-

ond from a strong mark and beautiful kick, putting Fishy on top at quarter time up by 29 points, with I-K goalless.

The errant kicking continued into the second quarter and Cooper continued to be a rock in defence for Fishy. I-K got their first goal on the board half way through the quarter when Johnson found himself in the right place at the right time after

Still standing: Travis Manne got clear for a handball during Fish Creek’s clash with Inverloch-Kongwak.

Bulldogs set for game of the month AUSTRALIAN Football Hall of Famer Peter Knights will be heading to Korumburra on Sunday, May 6 where he will attend the Alberton Football Netball League clash between Korumburra-Bena and Kilcunda-Bass for the second WorkSafe Game of the Month for season 2012.

The WorkSafe Game of the Month will bring a bumper crowd to the stand alone Round 6 clash between the finals aspirant and the reigning premier.

Knights played 264 matches with the Hawthorn Football Club in a golden era with premierships in 1976, 1978 and 1983. He was Hawthorn’s Best and Fairest in 1975 and 1978 and is a member of the Hawthorn Team of the Century.

At full flight, Knights was roundly seen as the best centre half back in the game, and a player who could turn a match off his own boot. He represented Victoria nine times and finished runner-up in two Brownlow Medal counts in his career.

Knights was the inaugural coach of the Brisbane Bears Football Club and had a stint coaching his beloved Hawks.

Knights was recruited from Gippsland club Longwarry, and continues his passion for football at the grass roots to this day as the senior coach of the Victorian Country Football League.

The footy legend will present the win-

ning senior football and netball teams with specially struck WorkSafe Cups at the conclusion of the senior football match.

The WorkSafe Game of the Month program, now in its 10th year, has become a major highlight of the WorkSafe VCFL calendar according to WorkSafe VCFL CEO, Steven Reaper.

“The WorkSafe Games of the Month have been very popular over recent years and a definite highlight of the WorkSafe VCFL calendar. It is fantastic to have AFL icon Peter Knights to join us at this match,” said Mr Reaper.

“Knightsy is such a genuine and engaging fellow, he is one of the true gentlemen of the game of Australian Rules. I know that he will enjoy the match between these two teams in the Alberton League.”

In an extra initiative at the WorkSafe Games of the Month, country supporters can also receive a free comprehensive health check courtesy of WorkHealth at the match.

Reaper asked all fans and officials to support this endeavour.

“We encourage all supporters who are at the game to come and see the nurses at the WorkHealth marquee and book in for a health check. It will take just 15 minutes out of your day to get your own personal scorecard on your health. It could be the most important 15 minutes of your weekend.”

Footy legend: Peter Knights will be attending the clash between Korumburra-Bena and Kilcunda-Bass on Sunday.

a shanked kick for goal by an I-K teammate. The visitors were working back into the game and could have got themselves even closer but for a number of misses and errant kicks in the forward 50. Fish Creek again won the quarter after a good lead, mark and massive 55 metre kick on target from Angwin gave him his fourth goal deep in red time that pushed their lead out to 30 points at the long break.

The third quarter was the highest scoring of the match, with Fishy adding five goals to I-K’s four. Fish Creek jumped out quickly and kicked the first three goals of the quarter to give them a 47 point lead. I-K were able to pinch one back against the run of play when Aaron Powell kicked truly and this seemed to give them the spark they needed. Another goal to Reddie who had been well held prior and I-K were lifting.

Fishy lost Cooper who was almost best afield with a shoulder injury, they went forward and Angwin kicked the goal of the day off the turf when the ball went to ground in a marking contest. Angwin recovered best and got his boot to the ball which sailed straight through the middle from 25 out.

I-K went back into attack and the following 10 minutes was their best of the game. They used the footy well and Reddie had a purple patch kicking two goals two points for what could easily have been four goals straight and there was a buzz about them again.

The margin at three quarter time was 34 points in favour of the Kangaroos.

The Sea-Eagles needed the first couple of goals of the final quarter to give them a sniff and they went straight into attack. The conditions were not any better and the footy, although fast paced was messy as a result. After a couple of misses from both sides it was the best man on the ground, Lachie Park who broke the quarter open when he stole the ball from an opposition attack, had three bounces and carried the ball to about 40, his kick a goal that seemed to break the back of the opposition. When the final siren sounded the margin of 57 points stood in the home side’s favour.

Fish Creek head down the road to Phillip Island next week to take on the Bulldogs and I-K also have another tough match against the much improved Tarwin Sharks.

Fish Creek 14.14.98 I nv e r l o ch - Ko n g w a k 5.11.41 Fish Creek Goals: L. Angwin 7, C. Park 2, L. Park 2, T. Manne 1, M. Van Boven 1, J. Law 1 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: L. Reddie 3, R. Johnson 1, A. Powell 1 Fish Creek Best: L. Park, L. Angwin, L. Pratt, C. Park, J. Rouda, N. Barry Inverloch-Kongwak Best: D. Lawton, T. Cannon, T. Wyatt, D. Clark, T. Thornby, D. Kilpatrick

RESERVES Fish Creek 8.4.52 I nv e r l o ch - Ko n g w a k 7.6.48 Leading Goalkickers: B. Mitchell (FC) 2, Z. Fowler (IK) 2 Fish Creek Best: J. Spokes, K. Staff, D. McKenzie, W. Cocksedge, D. Devonshire, J. McDonald-Eckersall Inverloch-Kongwak Best: S. Buxton, R. Bertuleit, N. Salamon, C. Spencer, M. Miller, S. Fisher

THIRDS Fish Creek 9.11.65 Inverloch-Kongwak 1.0.6 Leading Goalkickers: J. Buckland 2, L. Edgelow 2 (FC) Fish Creek Best: J. McGannon, L. Edgelow, D. Mulholland, T. Hamilton, D. Gordon, T. Shanahan Inverloch-Kongwak Best: B. Butler, J. Dalmau, A. Brayley, A. Dowie, B. Fisher, E. Wilson

FOURTHS Fish Creek 15.14.104 Inverloch-Kongwak 0.4.4 Leading Goalkickers: R. McGannon 3, G. Staley 3, M. McGannon 3 (FC) Fish Creek Best: G. Park, R. McGannon, M. McGannon, G. Staley, O. Straw, D. Walker Inverloch-Kongwak Best: N. Anderson, Z. Tonkin, J. Teakle, J. Best, M. Burton, C. McCaughan

Island on a roll PHILLIP Island’s Seniors made it three wins in a row to sit fifth on the ladder and only percentage separates them from second place.

The Island welcomed Stony Creek to the kennel, and even though Stony is winless this season the Island knew that they would have a game on their hands.

Stony Creek started with the breeze and kicked the first of the game, the Island managed shots on goal but couldn’t put it through the big sticks.

The Lions kicked four straight for the quarter to the Island’s one goal and four behinds and looked like they were coping with the conditions better than the home side and took a 14 point lead into the first break.

Corbin Stevic has returned to the Island after a couple of seasons away and along with Ben Van Brummelen are a couple of big targets up forward. Unfortunately the Dogs weren’t hitting the targets like they wanted.

The Island had nine shots on goal for the quarter and could have buried their opponents but the radar was off for the big forwards who only managed three goals for the quarter, including a great goal off the ground by Stevic.

The Island took a very tight one point lead into the long break and knew they had to work harder in the second half if they wanted to take the points Jamie Robinson was given the task at half time of shutting down Stony’s skipper Brad Hutchinson, who was tearing the Island apart through the midfield, and much like a cheap suit from Thailand, wore him like a glove for the rest of the game and really minimised his effect on the game.

Stony still took control with a lot more inside 50s than the Island, but much like the Island in the previous quarter, butchered a few opportunities to only kick three from their nine shots on goal, but that was enough to take a three point lead into the last break.

Stevic found his radar and slotted a great goal on the run from the pocket early in the last to put the Island back on top.

Old boys, Rob Linford and Luke Forrest were having another good game across half back, setting up a couple of goals. Marcus Wright was having a day out kicking two in the last to take his tally to five for the match and grabbed himself a share of the Anzac medal along with Stony’s Jack Stuart. The Island fitness stood out in the last quarter, running out 18 point victors.

The Island take on top

of the ladder Fish Creek next week at the kennel and this will be the start of

a big month for the Island to see where they are at while Stony Creek host the Allies.

Tricky hands: Robbie Linford takes a mark and avoids Brad Hutchinson’s spoil in the weekend’s clash. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www. fourcornersframing.biz

Phillip Island 11.15.81 Stony Creek 9.9.63 Phillip Island Goals: M. Wright 5, C. Stevic 4, T. Cleeland 1, S. Riordan 1 Stony Creek Goals: L. McMillan 3, B. Langley 2, L. Bowman 1, C. Langley 1, R. Harmes 1, T. Stone 1 Phillip Island Best: J. Robinson, R. Linford, J. Rocotas, M. Wright, S. Riordan, L. Forrest Stony Creek Best: L. Bowman, J. Hughes, K. Van Der Pluym, B. Hutchinson, J. Byrnes, R. Hillis

RESERVES Phillip Island 19.26.140 Stony Creek 1.3.9 Leading Goalkickers: D. Johnston 3, K. Taylor 3 (PI) Phillip Island Best: T. Cole, D. Garton, J. Docherty, R. Brown, A. Hornsby, R. McKenzie Stony Creek Best: M. Dyer, M. Ellicott, B. Rawson, J. Densley, J.

Monaghan, A. Byrne

THIRDS Phillip Island 19.12.126 Stony Creek 1.7.13 Leading Goalkicker: A. Officer (PI) 5 Phillip Island Best: M. Jones, E. Richards, G. Powles, C. Phillips, A. Officer, Z. Wagner Stony Creek Best: J. Densley, J. zuidema, J. Charlton, J. Monaghan, D. Potter, S. Wilson

FOURTHS Phillip Island 10.9.69 Stony Creek 0.3.3 Leading Goalkickers: J. Black 2, Z. Jankowicz 2 (PI) Phillip Island Best: A. Edwards, J. Sanna, D. Ryan, Z. Jankowicz, D. Matheson, J. Babare Stony Creek Best: T. Sinclair, L. Harrington, T. Francis, M. Darmanin, R. Harrington, J. Tiziani

PAGE 58 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tarwin topple Tigers SENIORS LADDER W L D

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

0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 4

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

%

133.64 237.99 222.52 156.85 151.87 148.07 119.36 95.56 105.54 89.37 60.96 39.82 19.75

Pts

18 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 8 4 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS C. Maskell (Kor-Bena) ...... (10) 24 S. Pimm (Dalyston)............ (4) 21 S. Sperling (Fish Creek) .... (0) 19 A. Russell (Tarwin) ............. (5) 19 J. Cann (Tarwin) .................. (4) 17 C. Sutherland(Yarram) ....... (4) 16 I. Osman (Kor-Bena) .......... (7) 15 J. Swift (Yarram) ................ (2) 15 L. Reddie (Inv-Kongwak) ... (3) 14 L. James (Kil-Bass) ............ (0) 14

RESERVES LADDER W L D

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

0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 3 4 4 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

%

Pts

763.64 20 994.00 16 685.71 1 6 379.63 16 323.19 12 175.29 12 97.86 4 40.17 4 34.27 4 30.11 4 27.27 4 23.84 0 3.80 0

GOALKICKERS S. McRae (Tarwin) .............. (1) 20 L. Wilkinson (Dalyston)...... (9) 18 A. Guymer(Tarwin) ............. (7) 14 R. Birnie (Dalyston)............ (0) 14 K. Taylor (Phillip Island) ...... (3) 13 T. Sorrell (Kor-Bena) ........... (5) 12 L. Palmer (Kor-Bena) .......... (3) 10 L. Wilson (Kor-Bena) ......... (1) 10 R. Brown(Phillip Island) ........ (2) 9 J. Fowles (Kor-Bena) ............ (1) 9

UNDER 18 LADDER WL D

%

Pts

Kor-Bena ....... 5 0 0 731.52 20 Dalyston ........ 4 0 0 661.54 16 Phillip Island .. 3 1 0 295.39 12 Kil-Bass ........ 3 1 0 237.70 12 MDU............. 3 1 0 200.60 12 Fish Creek...... 3 2 0 155.45 12 Toora ............ 3 1 0 104.46 12 Yarram ..............2 2 0 51.27 8 Foster ................1 4 0 32.94 4 Stony Creek.......1 3 0 22.95 4 Tarwin ...............0 4 0 32.29 0 Inv-K’wak ..........0 4 0 20.58 0 DWWWW ..........0 5 0 17.11 0 GOALKICKERS B. Dorling (Kor-Bena)......... (5) 17 B. Doran (Toora) ................. (2) 16 T. Wyatt (Kor-Bena)............ (3) 15 T. Davey (Dalyston) ............ (4) 15 M. Edwards (Kor-Bena) ...... (8) 15 J. Krohn(MDU)................... (3) 12 K. Salama (Kil-Bass) .......... (0) 10 J. Buckland (Fish Creek) .... (2) 10 J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena) .......... (0) 9 M. Schreck(Dalyston) .......... (0) 9

UNDER 15 LADDER WL D

%

Pts

Fish Creek.... 5 0 0 925.86 20 Phillip Is...... 4 0 0 816.33 16 Kor-Bena ..... 3 2 0 304.48 12 Yarram ........ 3 1 0 140.37 12 Foster ......... 3 2 0 135.40 12 MDU........... 3 1 0 79.87 12 Dalyston ......... 2 2 0 140.12 8 Kil-Bass.......... 2 2 0 61.28 8 Inv-K’wak ....... 1 3 0 63.14 4 Tarwin ............ 1 3 0 34.66 4 DWWWW ....... 1 4 0 22.81 4 Toora .............. 0 4 0 19.08 0 Stony-Creek ... 0 4 0 9.09 0 GOALKICKERS G. Staley (Fish Creek)......... (3) 15 T. Hamilton (Foster) ........... (3) 11 B. Rogers (Fish Creek) ....... (2) 10 M. Jones (Foster) ................ (4) 10 Z. Richards (Yarram).......... (4) 10 S. Anderson(Kor-Bena) ........ (5) 9 A. Edwards (Phillip Island) ... (0) 9 G. Park (Fish Creek) ............. (0) 9 R. McGannon (Fish Creek) ... (3) 9 M. Homer (Kil-Bass) ............ (0) 9

ON Saturday, Tarwin welcomed Foster to Shark Park, which was in great condition apart from a strong North West wind blowing across the ground.

The first quarter saw Tarwin kicking to the town end which was slightly favoured by the wind, but it was Foster who drew first blood, kicking the first two goals through James Stevenson and Jarred Prowd.

Tarwin were then quick to respond opening their account with good goals from Albert Russell and Tom Williamson.

Both teams were playing a fast brand of football, yet hitting targets proved to be very hard with the crosswind. The end of the first quarter saw Tarwin just in front with a two goal lead.

Tarwin were happy with the start they had, but knew the second quarter would keep the backline under constant pressure due to the conditions.

Tarwin worked hard in defence and kept Foster to four goals, but, Tarwin, with better ball use and run from on-ballers, in particular Jamie Cann and Travis Cameron, put on three goals for themselves.

Foster trailed at the half time break by 13 points.

Tarwin came out of the break fired up extending

their half time lead with a further five goals to one in the third quarter. Williamson and Cann were still dominating for the home team as was Mark (Pop) Garnham.

Nathan Grylls and Shem Hawking were working hard to keep the Tigers in the game.

Tarwin went into the last quarter in a commanding position leading the opposition by 40 points.

Foster didn’t give up trying and goals to Darren Granger and Richard Johnston made the score line a little more respectable for the visitors.

Tarwin added a further goal in the final quarter, putting the game beyond doubt.

The win was a fitting way for Tarwin to end the day in Travis Cameron’s 250th game.

Tarwin 13.15.93 Foster 9.7.61 Tarwin Goals: A. Russell 5, J. Cann 4, T. Williamson 1, B. Chalmers 1, P. McRae 1, J. Stewart 1 Foster Goals: D. Granger 2, J. Stevenson 2, J. Weston 1, R. Johnston 1, N. Grylls 1, J. Prowd 1, J. Northam 1 Tarwin Best: T. Williamson, J. Cann, T. Cameron, M. Garnham, W. Nye, J. McMicking Foster Best: N. Grylls, S. Hawking, D. Granger, S. Zachariassen, D. Vandyke, T. Hamilton

RESERVES Tarwin 14.20.104 Foster 2.1.13 Leading Goalkicker: A. Guymer (Tar) 7 Tarwin Best: A. Guymer, J. Van Dillen, W. Lomax, M. Cooke, D. Wilson, J. Gray

Foster Best: J. Chaseling, W. Davy, D. Smith, L. Cripps, E. Smith, A. Heal

THIRDS Foster 6.5.41 Tarwin 2.6.18 Leading Goalkickers: M. Green 2, K. Rhodes 2 (Fos) Foster Best: M. Green, D. Clearihan-Jervies, S. Allott, G. Rerden, M. Prowd, B. Busuttil Tarwin Best: M. Hives, L. Anderson, N. Lomax, M. Chalmers, E. Charles, K. Robinson

FOURTHS Foster 15.9.99 Tarwin 1.0.6 Leading Goalkicker: M. Jones (Fos) 4 Foster Best: E. Smith, A. Turner, J. Cripps, T. Hamilton, B. Cripps, B. Green Tarwin Best: C. Brown, J. Smith

Dalyston hang on DALYSTON survived a last quarter surge to take out the match against Yarram on Saturday by nine points.

UNDER 13 LADDER W L D

Corner Inlet .. 3 Dalyston ...... 2 Won ........... 2 Inv-K’wak..... 2 L’gatha Jnr ..... 1 Kor-Bena ........ 0 Kil-Bass.......... 0 Phillip Is ......... 0

0 0 0 1 1 3 2 3

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

%

Pts

557.50 234.09 132.61 216.50 59.35 30.94 25.84 19.74

12 10 10 8 4 0 0 0

GOALKICKERS B. Best (Inv-K’wak) ......... (3) B. Rogers (Corner In) ..... (3) D. Bronsnan (Won ) ........ (1) B. Smith (Corner In) ........ (0) X. Duursma (Corner In) .. (2) H. McInnes (Inv-K’wak) ... (2) K. Reid(Inv-K’wak) .......... (2) M. McGannon (Corner In)(2) J. Roylance (Inv-K’wak) .. (1) A. Honeysett(Won )......... (0)

8 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3

UNDER 11 LADDER W LD

%

Pts

Won ............ 3 0 0 2500.00 12 Inv-K’wak...... 3 0 0 504.00 12 Corner Inlet ... 2 1 0 995.45 8 Dalyston ....... 2 1 0 123.44 8 L’gatha Jnr ...... 1 1 0 133.33 4 Phillip Is .......... 0 3 0 15.61 0 Kil-Bass........... 0 2 0 11.90 0 Kor-Bena ......... 0 3 0 0.76 0 GOALKICKERS J. Thornell (Corner In) ......... (2) 6 N. Anderson(Won) ............... (0) 6 R. Angwin (Corner In) .......... (2) 6 J. Henry (Won) .................... (0) 5 S. Flanders (Corner In)......... (1) 4 W. Lindsay(Won) ................. (0) 4 L. Gheller(Dalyston) ............. (0) 4 C. Scott (Won) ..................... (0) 4 B. Mitchell(Corner In) .......... (0) 3 J. Hull(Dalyston) .................. (0) 3

Going into the match Dalyston and Yarram were locked together on one win apiece so it was always going to be a tight contest.

Last year when Dalyston travelled to Yarram they came home without the four points.

The strong swirling wind which greeted the players as they ran out wasn’t going to help matters either with kicks being blown across the ground.

Dalyston controlled much of the match for three quarters, narrowly missing a goal just before three quarter time to give them a decent buffer.

But the Magpies, who failed to put Yarram away, found the Demons coming back hard in the last quarter.

Yarram dominated the first 20 minutes of the final term. Both Corbin Sutherland and Josh Swift, who had been well held by Pete Dunlop and Clay Tait respectively, were finding the goals as Yarram narrowly hit the lead.

It took a brilliant long range goal from Dalyston coach Paul Brosnan, who played a top game, to lift the heads of the Magpies who again turned things around. Another important grab from the coach also helped the defenders.

Dalyston managed to steady and win the game.

The Magpies defence held pretty well all day with Scott Sibly, Pete Dunlop, Jackson Brooker, and Clay Tait leading the way. Onballers in Brosnan and Paddy McKenna also racked up good possessions. Steve Pimm slotted home four goals.

Dalyston have a decent team and, but for a couple of lapses in games against top sides in Fish Creek and Inverloch-Kongwak, could have been further up the ladder.

Dalyston will host the other Magpies Toora this Saturday with hopes of getting their season further back on track.

Yarram is home again and will have their work cut out against second placed MDU.

Above: Strong hands: Albert Russell takes a great mark for Tarwin in their win over Foster.

Quick thinking: Josh Chalmers gets a hand past off before hitting the ground.

Maskell gets 10 KORUMBURRA-BENA took the long drive west to Devon on Saturday to take on the Allies.

From the first bounce the Bulldogs were in charge with the wind at their backs. The visitors had the energy and skills that they may have been lacking in the past weeks and put up a quick lead.

Reid Staples was performing well for the Bulldogs from the first bounce and wasn’t slowing down.

Ten goals and four behinds later for the visitors saw quarter time and scoreless Allies.

The strong wind advantage assisted the Allies in the second as they put their first score on the board.

The home side managed to slot through five goals but their defence couldn’t keep the Bulldogs from scoring despite the wind.

The Bulldogs battled against the elements to kick four and make sure they still had a solid lead of 10 goals at the main break.

As the sides took the field again Korumburra-Bena once again shot out of the blocks with smooth possessions and long kicks deep into their forward line resulting in good goals.

Stand out forwards were Ilan Osman and Cade Maskell. Maskell ended the game with 10 majors which put him at the top of the goal kicking for the sea-

Dalyston 11.9.75 Yarram 9.12.66 Dalyston Goals: S. Pimm 4, M. Rosendale 2, B. Carew 1, D. Wylie 1, D. Kelly 1, T. Osbaldeston 1, P. Brosnan 1 Yarram Goals: C. Sutherland 4, J. Swift 2, D. Clavarino 1, B. Lynch 1, C. Strobel 1 Dalyston Best: P. Brosnan, S. Sibly, P. Dunlop, J. Brooker, P. McKenna, C. Tait Yarram Best: M. Pettitt, B. Davis, J. Moore, C. Strobel, C. Bruns, C. Pettitt

RESERVES Dalyston 19.12.126 Yarram 5.7.37 Leading Goalkicker: L. Wilkinson (Dal) 9 Dalyston Best: S. Langenberg, L. Wilkinson, A. Wallis, L. Johnstone, M. Boyle Yarram Best: L. Borne, M. Emery, H. Moore, M. O’Connor, j. Northey, M.

O’Loughlin

THIRDS Dalyston 11.18.84 Yarram 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: T. Davey (Dal) 4 Dalyston Best: N. Ridley, S. Joma, M. McCoy, K. Thomas, L. McRae, L. Bowler Yarram Best: D. Hay, L. Le Blanc, A. Caygill, L. Rodaughan, P. Shrubb, K. Shrubb

FOURTHS Yarram 7.5.47 Dalyston 3.10.28 Leading Goalkicker: Z. Richards (Yar) 4 Yarram Best: T. Chisholm, J. Mitchell, J. McDonald, L. Farley, T. Jeffs, D. Hooper Dalyston Best: L. Marotta, C. Magro, R. Scapin, A. Papodopoulos, J. Magro, M. Davey

son so far.

Shaun Becker was looking good for the Allies but his team just couldn’t match the visitors as they sat behind by 109 points at three quarter time.

The ever fighting Allies didn’t let the scoreboard put them off their game.

The wind was back behind the home team and they were scoring well again.

The five goals were not enough to catch up for the Allies especially matched with another six goals from Korumburra-Bena before the siren.

As the siren sounded the Bulldogs walked to the rooms with their heads held high as the scoreboard showed off their 121 point victory.

The Allies travel to Stony Creek next week and Korumburra-Bena host Kilcunda-Bass for the WorkSafe Game of the Month on Sunday.

Korumburra-Bena 29.15.189 DWWWW 11.2.68 Korumburra-Bena Goals: C. Maskell 10, I. Osman 7, A. Salter 3, L. Carpenter 3, D. Wyhoon 2, J. Smith 2, B. Anthony 1, J. PATERSON 1 DWWWW Goals: T. Sparkes 3, M. Poland 2, N. Graeske 2, S. Kilgower 1, B. O’Loughlin 1, B. Hidgcock 1, B. Tillack 1 Korumburra-Bena Best: C. Maskell, A. Hillberg, L. Carpenter, B. Fitzpatrick, I. Osman, R. Staples DWWWW Best: L. Ferguson, M. O’Sullivan, T. Sparkes, B. Hidgcock, M. Poland, S. Becker

RESERVES Korumburra-Bena 18.16.124 DWWWW 0.7.7 Leading Goalkicker: T. Sorrell (K-B) 5 Korumburra-Bena Best: L. Palmer, D. Muir, T. Sorrell, D. Robbins, J. Caporale, J. Kyle DWWWW Best: M. Marshall, D. McKean, G. Griffiths, T. Crawford, D. Quigley, T. Hunter

THIRDS Korumburra-Bena 25.8.158 DWWWW 3.1.19 Leading Goalkicker: M. Edwards (K-B) 8 Korumburra-Bena Best: A. Harrison, M. Edwards, T. Wyatt, B. Dorling, R. Stewart, M. Boyd DWWWW Best: B. O’Loughlin, J. Pintus, R. Benis, B. Coffey, T. McDonald, M. McKeane

FOURTHS Korumburra-Bena 22.21.153 DWWWW 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: S. Anderson (K-B) 5 Korumburra-Bena Best: S. Anderson, K. Cosson, M. Kennewell, J. Harris, J. Riddell, T. Jenkin DWWWW Best: J. Saliakos, J. Vening, K. Hanning, B. Askew, W. McDonald, C. Pintus

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - PAGE 59

Parrots continue streak ROUND 3 SENIORS LADDER W L D

%

Sale ............3 0 0 405.26 Leongatha .....3 0 0 187.93 Maffra .........2 1 0 150.00 Won Power ....2 1 0 100.39 Traralgon ......1 2 0 84.62 Drouin .............1 2 0 73.93 Warragul .........1 2 0 73.91 Bairnsdale .......1 2 0 68.33 Morwell ...........1 2 0 66.76 Moe.................0 3 0 51.77 GOALKICKERS M. Ferguson (Sale) ............ (6) B. Hughes (Warragul) ........ (3) D. Holt (Leongatha)............ (4) K. Fraser (Sale) .................. (4) A. Ware (Won Power) ........ (3) D. Stubbe (Maffra) ............. (1) A. Burgiel (Maffra) ............. (0) B. Martin (Sale) .................. (2) D. Bedggood (Maffra) ........ (4) D. McKenna (Traralgon) ..... (3)

Pts

12 12 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 0 23 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9

RESERVES LADDER W L D

%

Pts

Leongatha ....3 0 0 241.03 Sale ...........2 0 0 1269.57 Maffra ........2 1 0 108.28 Won Power ...1 1 0 105.81 Morwell ......1 2 0 87.70 Warragul ........1 2 0 69.71 Traralgon ........1 1 0 68.42 Drouin ............1 2 0 43.91 Moe................0 3 0 29.89 GOALKICKERS

12 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 0

M. Davies (Leongatha) ....... (6) K. O’Dwyer (Sale) ............... (1) M. Fowler (Sale) ................. (5) M. Davis (Sale) .................. (4) R. Tack (Won Power) ......... (2) S. Snr Tobin (Morwell) ....... (0) A. Slottje (Traralgon) .......... (0) T. Porter (Maffra) ............... (1) L. Castagna (Leongatha) .... (2) J. Lambourne (Maffra) ....... (1) J. Kilsby (Leongatha) ......... (0)

14 10 10 9 6 6 4 4 4 4 4

UNDER 18 LADDER W L D

%

Bairnsdale ....3 0 0 217.39 Sale ............2 1 0 318.56 Won Power ....2 1 0 280.58 Traralgon ......2 1 0 175.57 Warragul ......2 1 0 165.83 Maffra .............2 1 0 95.38 Drouin .............1 2 0 69.90 Morwell ...........1 2 0 51.52 Leongatha .......0 3 0 34.94 Moe.................0 3 0 8.06 GOALKICKERS P. Ryan (Won Power) ......... (5) R. Buttner (Warragul)......... (7) J. Brown (Warragul)........... (6) N. Campbell (Sale) ............. (4) J. Freeman (Sale) ............... (6) J. Weatherley (Maffra) ....... (1) E. Johnson (Sale) ............... (1) A. Murray (Won Power) ..... (3) R. Jacobsen (Traralgon) ..... (1) T. Huther (Won Power) ...... (4) J. Gray (Traralgon) ............. (1) W. Russell (Maffra) ............ (1)

Pts

12 8 8 8 8 8 4 0 0 0 11 11 11 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5

UNDER 16 %

Leongatha started the game really well in the first quarter, keeping the ball in their forward half for most of the quarter and looked convincing in their control of the play.

The home side did however miss a few scoring opportunities, putting a few out on the full, meaning the score line was less impressive that it could have been.

Inaccurate kicking aside, Leongatha still posted a five goal to zero first quarter and seemed to have the game won early.

Zak Vernon played a sensational quarter and really ran off the half back well.

Leongatha’s forwards looked dangerous with Dwayne Holt, Jake Best, Matt Willcocks and Chris Verboon all taking strong marks up front.

At the quarter time break, the game wasn’t over, but the Parrots did appear too good for Morwell.

However, Morwell slowed Leongatha’s scoring down in the second and third quarters, applying a lot more defensive pressure.

The Tigers became much more competitive at the centre bounce and managed to take the ball out and forward several times.

The Leongatha backline had been performing well until that stage, with Will

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 6 - May 5 Stony Creek v DWWWW Yarram v MDU I-K v Tarwin Kor-Bena v Kil-Bass (Sun) Dalyston v Toora Phillip Island v Fish Creek Foster - bye

MID GIPPSLAND

LADDER W L D

WINDY, wild conditions were the basis of a scrappy game in Leongatha on Saturday as the Parrots hosted Morwell.

Pts

Sale ............3 0 0 662.07 Traralgon ......3 0 0 510.18 Maffra .........3 0 0 427.69 Morwell .......2 1 0 69.02 Bairnsdale ....1 2 0 176.25 Leongatha .......1 2 0 88.21 Moe.................1 2 0 57.14 Drouin .............1 2 0 38.17 Warragul .........0 3 0 30.70 Won Power .....0 3 0 11.18 GOALKICKERS

12 12 12 8 4 4 4 4 0 0

N. Dennison (Bairnsdale) ... (3) L. Ronchi (Sale) ................. (1) B. Connelly (Maffra) ........... (2) N. Holmes (Sale) ................ (6) C. Driffield (Maffra) ............ (3) B. Smith (Leongatha) ......... (1) B. Ingram (Bairnsdale) ....... (0) M. Bristow (Sale) ............... (4) B. McCarrey (Bairnsdale) ... (2) J. Askew (Morwell) ............ (1) B. Regan (Maffra) .............. (0)

11 10 10 10 7 6 5 5 5 5 5

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Bairnsdale 16.16.112 d Traralgon 7.7.49 Warragul 12.8.80 d Maffra 11.12.78 Sale 17.16.118 d Drouin 3.5.23 RESERVES Warragul 8.6.54 d Maffra 5.8.38 Sale 18.20.128 d Drouin 1.4.10

Round 4 - May 5 Yarragon v Hill End Yall-Yall Nth v Morwell East Newborough v Boolarra Trafalgar v Thorpdale Mirboo North v Yinnar

GIPPSLAND Round 4 - May 5 Traralgon v Moe Morwell v Bairnsdale Maffra v Leongatha Drouin v Warragul (Sun) Wonthaggi v Sale

ELLINBANK Round 5 - May 5 Buln Buln v Bunyip Cora Lynn v Catani Garfield v Poowong Longwarry v Koo Wee Rup Neerim South v Ellinbank Nyora v Nilma-Darnum Warragul Ind v Lang Lang Nar Nar Goon - bye

UNDER 18 Bairnsdale 10.7.67 d Traralgon 7.6.48 Warragul 15.8.98 d Maffra 3.7.25 Sale 18.21.129 d Drouin 3.2.20 UNDER 16 Traralgon 8.11.59 d Bairnsdale 7.7.49 Maffra 9.17.71 d Warragul 3.1.19 Sale 18.17.125 d Drouin 0.0.0

Thursfield and Tas Clingan managing to clear the ball out, only letting two goals through in the first half.

The score line reflected Leongatha’s dominance, reading 58 to 18 at half time.

From the third quarter onwards, the game turned fairly scrappy and resulted in pretty even scoring for the second half.

Leongatha played a fairly poor last quarter, and allowed Morwell to kick some fairly easy goals. In turn, the Parrots missed some easy opportunities to score.

Morwell managed to beat the home side in the last quarter kicking 4 goals and 3 behinds, with the Parrots only managing to kick two majors, with six going through for minor scores.

Morwell has been a bit of a bogey side that Leongatha has struggled against for the past few seasons.

Terry Ginnane said that although the team posted a win, it was a disappointing last quarter.

“It was good to notch up a win against the Tigers; however the team struggled in the last quarter and should have won the game

more easily than they did,” Mr Ginnane said.

“After the first break, the Leongatha players looked as though they were controlling the game, but never managed to put Morwell away. They were winning comfortably the whole game, but never really surged ahead like they should have done.

“At the end of the day we are not a power house team yet and we still have a lot of improvement to do.

We need to start playing all quarters, not just one or two.”

Hayden Browne sat the game out with a corked thigh and Ben Geitz was out with the flu. Both players should return to the side for this week’s match against Maffra, in Maffra.

The Parrots haven’t won a game in Maffra for a long time and will have to play better to overcome the strong side.

Terry Ginnane believes that they should be able to put together some good match up’s with Maffra’s dangerous players.

“It will be the biggest match for the year so far,” he said.

Leongatha 15.15.105 Morwell 9.11.65

L.Norder, A.Morris, D.Embleton, K.Barlow

Leongatha Goals: D.Holt 4, J.Best 3, B.Vernon 2, M.Otto 1, C.Verboon 1, Z.Vernon 1, C.Stone 1, J.Stone 1, D.Gourdis 1 Morwell Goals: D.Hutchison 3, T.Crosby 1, B.Harvey 1, S.Ryan 1, J.Soutar 1, B.Bailey 1, R.Michaelides 1 Leongatha Best: Z.Vernon, T.Clingan, M.Otto, C.Sanbrook, C.Verboon, W.Thursfield Morwell Best: A.Bailey, T.Crosby, J.Brown, D.Soutar, B.Harvey, J.Soutar

THIRDS Morwell 7.3.45 Leongatha 5.7.37

RESERVES Leongatha 16.9.105 Morwell 6.2.38

Leading Goalkickers: T.Tobin 2, B.Darby-Lock 2, A.Jenkin 2 (Mor), J.Nagel 2 (Leo) Morwell Best: C.White, A.Thompson, L.Welch, A.Jenkin, T.Richards, B.Darby-Lock Leongatha Best: C.Casey, J.Nagel, N.Argento, L.Moore, D.Tuckett, J.Harry

Leading Goalkicker: M.Davies (Leo) 6 Leongatha Best: L.Dumont, C.Roughead, M.Davies, S.Vagg, T.Pellicano, S.Marriott Morwell Best: J.Wyhoon, T.Lock,

Above, Flying over: Zak Vernon gets some elevation against Morwell on Saturday. He missed the mark, but his efforts put the ball back in parrot hands, and resulted in another major.

Photo by Mark Drury.

Leading Goalkicker: T.Weatherill (Mor) 3 Morwell Best: J.Scott, Z.Anderson, R.Kearns, N.Wilson, H.Maximiw, T.Weatherill Leongatha Best: W.McCaughan, B.Davidson, A.Taranto, B.Vanrooy, S.Cornelissen, N.Tuckett

FOURTHS Morwell 9.8.62 Leongatha 4.8.32

Kick away: Dave Gourdis gets his kick away just before he is wrapped up by his Morwell opponent. Photo

by Mark Drury.

Wonthaggi over-power Moe THE Moe ground and facilities were impressive when they hosted Wonthaggi Power in weather fine with the young Moe side keen to put in a good performance at home.

Wonthaggi were looking forward to another close contest, still without some of their prized recruits but with a more settled senior side and the youngsters again stepping up.

The Power came out firing, full of running and getting first use of the ball out of the centre through Chris Wylie in the ruck, Warnett and Ware around the packs and ever reliable Nathan Jones on ball. Andrew Seccull got the Power’s first major of the day and Warnett snapped another, putting the Lions backline under pressure. Pleasingly the Power forwards were working hard to keep the ball in and this resulted in a goal to Dom O’Connor at centre half for-

ward. Two quick goals, one off the ground and another from a snap from Yates put Moe back in the contest. Gary Blandford in the centre was constructive and Needham was doing a lot of work down back for Moe. Morrow in the ruck was making more of his opportunities and Wonthaggi knew it had a real game on its hands. Seccull was proving a handful for Moe and he ran in for his third goal of the quarter. It was a solid challenge now for the young Lions.

The Power began where they left off with some passages of great handball and running to position. White marked and goaled and Ware kicked another. But as has happened in recent weeks Wonthaggi when in control seemed to settle into the comfort zone and once this happens the opposition starts to get back in the game. Moe didn’t need much encouragement, the backline tightened up and they got a run on.

Yates presented well, adding three quick goals and weaving his magic up forward. Tommy Long kicked another and Moe actually

hit the lead, exciting the big home crowd. They were playing inspiring, intelligent football and their tackling was excellent. A goal to Krause for Power close to half time gave Wonthaggi a narrow five point lead.

With their ears still ringing after the half time address Wonthaggi knew it had to work hard if it was to win this one.

Moe were playing with more confidence and were prepared to hold onto the ball and run it into the wind. The game was building for a big finish. A good running goal to Power’s Jack Blair gave them some relief and another after four bounces from Ware widened the gap. Still Moe was getting numbers to the ball and putting pressure on and their tackling was drawing mistakes. Youngster Byron Dryden was excellent down back for the power, well supported by Leigh Cummins.

Phil Young kicked an important goal for the visitors but a long goal to Moe on the siren gave them hope coming into the final quarter.

With the Power leading

only by 16 points the game was there to be won. There was a lot of excitement in the Lion’s camp. Neither side was giving ground. Ware kicked another for Wonthaggi but Kerrigan responded for Moe. Power were missing a key forward but doing the damage through their on ballers.

Blair and Jones kicked another but again Moe responded through Long. However in

Wonthaggi 15.8.98 Moe 10.12.72 Wonthaggi Goals: A.Ware 3, A.Seccull 3, J.Blair 2, N.Jones 2, D.O’Connor 1, P.Young 1, T.Krause 1, L.White 1, L.Warnett 1 Moe Goals: P.Yates 4, T.Long 3, B.Kerrigan 1, G.Atkinson 1, J.Blaser 1 Wonthaggi Best: L.Warnett, B.Dryden, C.Wylie, L.Cummins, A.Ware, N.Jones Moe Best: G.Blandford, J.James, B.Morrow, P.Ainsworth, J.Thornton, J.Needham

RESERVES Wonthaggi 8.11.59 Moe 3.5.23 Leading Goalkicker: E.Shaw (Won) 3 Wonthaggi Best:T.Harley, R.Birkett, R.Jones, L.Jones, A.Jerrard Moe Best: A.Gould, L.Hale, A.Law, G.Harrison, C.McIntosh, S.Taylor

the end it was Wonthaggi’s day they were still running strongly at the end, notching up a 26 point victory.

Wonthaggi had done enough to take the points and Moe’s young guns had earned their respect. To be a real contender this season the Power must learn to play for four quarters but they are building strongly for better things to come.

THIRDS Wonthaggi 21.19.145 Moe 1.2.8 Leading Goalkicker: P.Ryan (Won) 5 Wonthaggi Best: J.Liddle, T.Huther, A.Murray, Z.Gilmour, J.Read, B.Graham Moe Best: D.Illingworth, L.Morrow, J.Ferguson, N.Clarke, S.Kersten, N.Ryan

FOURTHS Moe 17.21.123 Wonthaggi 2.0.12 Leading Goalkickers: D.Grech 3, B.Young 3 (Mor) Moe Best: T.Brown, D.Grech, S.Skinner, L.McKenzie, B.Ruot, J.Weir Wonthaggi Power Best: P.Dunlevie, L.Henry, L.Membrey, C.Gilmour, C.Waters

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Up high: riders spent as much time in the air as on the ground.

WONTHAGGI was packed full of two wheel racing enthusiasts for the third round of the Monster Energy MX Nationals on the weekend.

Short work: contestants tackled a range of jumps and tight bends on the Wonthaggi track.

The crowd enjoyed the high octane action over the two days, with fans travelling from all over the area and state for the muddy mayhem.

The professional riders enjoyed what the Wonthaggi track had to offer as they gave it their all.

Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing rider Brad Anderson broke through for his first victory of the season during this third round.

The two-time British champion boosted himself right back into championship contention with a consistent effort at round three of 2012, winning the opening moto before going on to seal the overall with second and third place results in the closing motos.

“The first race went really well, I got the holeshot, but towards the end I got a little bit of arm pump,” Anderson reflected.

“I felt really good, didn’t feel as though I was pushing too hard and I was able to control the race.

“When the second one came I got another good start, was lead, but then the dreaded arm pump kicked in again and Todd Waters came past. I relaxed a bit and came away with second in that.

“The last race came and that was my worst start of the day, but I came through a little bit and was riding pretty solid. I was able to take third, which I’m happy about, and I’m glad to pull some points back on Josh Coppins.”

It was a mixed day in the premier MX1 ranks with three separate race winners. Todd Waters (Motul

Pirelli Suzuki) finished the round second overall after winning moto two, plus he scored third and fourth place finishes in the remaining motos to lock in his second podium of the year.

CDR Yamaha’s Lawson Bopping completed the podium in his first of the season since joining Craig Dack’s team. Bopping was another to be rewarded by consistency with 2-3-6 finishes.

Bopping’s teammate Josh Coppins has retained the series red plate as points leader in MX1 after taking fourth overall. It was the first time the Kiwi veteran has finished off the podium this year, but the result means he maintains a 20-point lead in the standings.

Final moto winner Cody Cooper (Motul Pirelli Suzuki) could only manage fifth overall after suffering with starts all day long, but once he got one in the third race, he proved unstoppable in a dominant performance.

The experienced Kiwi was quickest all weekend long.

The Motul MX2 class was taken out by Carlton Dry Honda Thor Racing’s Ford Dale, breaking Serco Yamaha Metal Mulisha Racing’s streak in the 250 class. Dale won the third and final moto to clinch the overall after a hard-fought battle all day long.

Dale’s consistency was the key at Wonthaggi with a pair of second places to start the round, before a relentless performance in moto three after battling with Adam Monea (Zero Seven Motorsports Suzuki) handed him his first overall win of the 2012 season.

“Qualifying went well yesterday, which was a good start to the weekend,” Dale explained.

“In the first two motos this morning I didn’t get the best of starts and got second in both.

Podium: Brad Anderson (centre) won the MX1 class over Todd Waters (left) and Lawson Bopping (right). Image: Simon Makker/Makkreative.com.

Close start: riders approach the first bend in the Wonthaggi track.

“And then in the last moto I had the game plan to get to the front as quick as I could and go from there – I’ve been struggling with the flu all weekend. I ended up making it through and came out on top.”

Styke was again impressive with the red plate and will maintain it into round four for Serco Yamaha, finishing second overall after winning the second moto of the day. Styke finished third in moto one, but a sixth in the third moto denied him of the round win.

Cachia was impressive with a breakthrough win in moto one after coming under all kinds of pressure from Dale. He claimed his first overall podium of the season in third after claiming fourth and seventh places in the final motos.

A third new winner of the 2012 season was also awarded in the Pirelli MXD category, with New Zealand KTM contender Kayne Lamont taking out his first win of the year with 2-1-7 results.

“I’m really enjoying

the new power of the twostroke and it seems to get good starts – except for the last race,” Lamont said after switching from a four-stroke recently.

“Qualifying went well for me and the first gate pick helped a lot.

“I had a moment in the first race and got up to second, then in race two I got the holeshot and won it. In the third moto I was 25th through the first turn and got back into the top 10, so it was a good result.”