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Council heads to Spring Street By Brad Lester and Matt Dunn A NEW list of priority projects for South Gippsland Shire Council will be put to politicians by council leaders in a bid for funding.

Theatrical triumph Cabaret hooray: the hottest ticket in Wonthaggi this week will be Cabaret that opened last Friday to thunderous applause from the responsive audience. Taking centre stage was Cape Paterson’s talented Will Hanley who was outstanding in his lead role as Emcee, and along with an amazing cast of local performers, this musical is destined to be one of the region’s all time biggest hits. Cabaret runs for the next two weeks and from all reports tickets are selling fast. (See more page 2)

Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe and CEO Tim Tamlin will meet state and federal MPs over the next week, calling for their support of major projects that will create jobs and investment in the short and long terms. The mayor and CEO will also meet Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy at Parliament House in Melbourne today (Tuesday) to discuss rural land use, particularly minimum lot sizes and the government’s promise to offer councils more “ﬂexibility” on rural planning. On the list are the heavy vehicle alternate route for Leongatha, expanding the Great Southern Rail Trail from Foster to Yarram, advancing the children’s services hub at Korumburra, constructing an eco resort near Wilsons Promontory National Park and broadband. The revised list also features a new project: a marina development at Port Welshpool. That project would see the council-owned carpark between the Pier Port Hotel and wharf transformed into a marina similar to that at Newhaven on Phillip Island. “We will be saying to the politicians ‘These are the things that are most important to us and what can you help us with?’” Cr Raabe said. Port Welshpool’s Peter Rose believes if the plans for the marina and the Long Jetty came to fruition, a further renaissance of the town would be sparked. “In the last 12 months the real estate market here has boomed – there’s new houses going up in the town left, right and centre. There seems to be a lot more people looking for real estate down here. It’s going to pop, it’s going to go off,” he said. “They have talked about marinas here for a long

time. They did a master plan that wasn’t passed, but never considered what the people wanted. “It’s an asset that will draw business to the town. It would give leverage for negotiating commercial ventures, so there’s room for working boats, not just recreational boat users taking up the carpark.” The alternate route would pave the way for the development of Bair Street and only requires government funding to become a reality. The rail trail extension is high on council’s list. That project would help progress the trail, while VicRoads considers realigning the South Gippsland Highway between Koonwarra and Meeniyan, which would allow the rail trail to be linked between the two towns. In the meantime, Cr Raabe said the rail trail committee is considering an alternate route for the trail there. The Korumburra community is in “desperate” need of improved children’s services and that need would rise as the population around Nyora increases. “It’s a ‘no brainer’ that we need to do something in Korumburra now,” Cr Raabe said. “We have made the promise to the kinder committee that we will have something in place by the end of next year or the year after.” The eco resort will beneﬁt the region’s tourism industry, Cr Raabe said, and is planned for a Farm Zone site that needs rezoning to Special Use before proceeding. Faster broadband internet would help more students to access a tertiary education and also aid businesses. Another priority project – an overtaking lane on the Strzelecki Highway between Mirboo North and Morwell – has been promised by the State Government. Cr Raabe and Mr Tamlin will meet Gippsland South MLA and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent and Eastern Victoria MLCs Peter Hall, Philip Davis, Johan Scheffer, Edward O’Donohue and Matt Viney.

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Brilliant: Will Hanley (centre) shone as Emcee in Cabaret.

Come to the Cabaret CABARET has to be one of the greatest musicals of all time and four decades after its premiere, this classic musical is still a winner, as Wonthaggi Theatre Group proved when it wowed the audience on opening night last Friday.

Leading lady: Arawata’s Britt Lewis put in a stunning performance in her role as Sally Bowles, the Kit Kat night club singer and wowed the opening night audience with her show stopping Mien Herr backed up by the night club girls Natasha Eastman-Nagel (Grantville), Alison Kingston (Kilcunda), Emmi Latham (Wonthaggi), Marni McGrath (Wonthaggi), Sarah Bowler (Wonthaggi) and Bron Kalos (Leongatha).

Congratulations: Cabaret’s Kit Kat Klub dancer Marni McGrath was presented with a bouquet of ﬂowers on opening night last Friday by Nicki Gardiner, sister Tegan McGrath and her mother Kerri McGrath, all of Wonthaggi.

Leading lights: stars of the Wonthaggi Theatre Group’s latest production Britt Lewis, director extraordinaire Colin Mitchell and Will Hanley celebrated after the opening night of Cabaret on Friday night.

Afirst for South Gippsland, Cabaret delivered some great performances, unforgettable songs, dazzling costumes, superb sets and disturbing drama at the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre. Master designer and director Colin Mitchell delivered something amazing, with his production that was nothing short of amazing. Congratulating Colin after the show, well known local and Melbourne musical director Kirk Skinner said he just couldn’t move during Cabaret. “I didn’t want to miss a thing. The costumes, sets and music were all wonderful, there were no flat spots and it flowed beautifully,” he said. Wonthaggi’s musical revival is fresh, vibrant and thoroughly entertaining. Cabaret is set in 1929 in Berlin’s seedy Kit Kat Klub where just about anything goes at a time when the Nazis are flexing their muscles and a tangle of relationships are revealed. Standout performances came from the leads Cape Paterson’s Will Hanley as Emcee, and Arawata’s Britt Lewis as Sally Bowles. Will was so charismatic and witty, and his strong voice added to his awe-inspiring on-stage

delivery. His opening number Wilcommen set the stage for an outstanding show and his comic Two Ladies number with Wonthaggi’s Emmie Latham as Rosie and Grantville’s Natasha Eastman-Nagle as Frenchy was delightfully funny. Britt looked stunning and was every bit the leading lady. Her beautiful voice was a gift and Britt’s Mein Herr was brilliant. A show stopper came from the men’s chorus, singing in perfect harmony the hauntingly beautiful, patriotic anthem to the Fatherland, Tomorrow Belongs to Me. Fine performances came from Inverloch’s Michael Donohue as Cliff the American writer; Cape Paterson’s Karen Milkins-Hendry as Fraulein Schneider; and Leongatha’s John Watson as Herr Schultz. The all time classic musical numbers including Maybe This Time, Cabaret, Mein Herr, and Willkommen deserved the thunderous applause awarded to the talented singers. No stranger to local theatre, Sydney-based Colin grew up in Korumburra and has stamped his professional mark on many local productions. In his roles as director, set and costume designer, he teamed perfectly with Leongatha musician and teacher Carmel Slater who was musical director, and choreographer Bron Kalos. The sets, costumes, lighting, music and dancing were top class. Cabaret is deﬁnitely worth seeing.

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Wage stress sours budget By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has unveiled a host of exciting projects for the region in its 2011-12 draft budget.

Enhancing Korumburra’s town centre, furthering the Korumburra Children’s Hub, looking for more industrial land in Leongatha and pushing for the extension of the Great Southern Rail Trail to Yarram are among the new initiatives. The projects will come with a general rate rise of 5.25 per cent – which equate to average household rates of $1,355 – and have been clouded by concerns that council is employing too many staff at a ballooning cost to ratepayers. Cr David Lewis last week told council he was concerned employee costs were “escalating”, rising from $15.1 million in 2009-10 to $18.9 million in 2011-12 – an increase of 25 per cent. But other councillors defended the employment of 13 extra staff this ﬁnancial year, saying they were vital to delivering services. Council has a capital works budget of more than $13.5 million – including

$423,414 for the rehabilitation of the Koonwarra landﬁll. Among the highlights mentioned by mayor Cr Warren Raabe were: • an industrial land study for Leongatha; • a parking strategy and contribution plan for Leongatha; • a Housing and Settlement Strategy to predict future growth in the shire; • design work for the Korumburra Children’s Hub; • an aquatic strategy in place by the end of the year; • completing an equestrian feasibility study for the Stony Creek area; and • the Korumburra Town Centre Framework Plan. Council will provide street sweeping in coastal towns, and nearly $3.5 million will be spent on roads, $985,414 on waste services and $425,506 on bridges. Many playgrounds will also be replaced. Council is expecting an operating result of a surplus of $2.1 million, down on last year due to a likelihood of receiving less capital grants. Council will not borrow any more money and at the end of 2011-12, will owe $452,000, the lowest borrowings since 2000-01.

“The budget will ensure existing service levels are maintained, a number of new initiatives are funded and continue the allocation of additional funds to renew the shire’s infrastructure,” Cr Raabe said. Council will employ 13 additional staff, with the bulk being in planning and information technology, plus a property development co-ordinator, and a new director and personal assistant, The costs of 251 equivalent fulltime staff worried Cr Lewis more so because they were mostly for office staff. He said between the 2010-11 and 2011-12 budgets, council had employed 26 extra people. Cr Lewis claimed each officer cost nearly $100,000 in wages, plus the expenses of office space and transport. “That will bring the cost of staff up to more than $26 million,” he said. Cr Lewis believed ratepayers would rather council spend $26 million on infrastructure such as buildings, roads and footpaths. “I’m concerned this budget is under cooked. We have a 25 per cent increase in staff, yet materials and services costs are projected to go down by

$500,000,” he said. Cr Lewis later added: “The way we are going with staff increases, the budget has not got enough in it to keep us going. We really should have a look at this budget before we send it out to the public.” Cr Kieran Kennedy said the $500,000 came from surplus funds from individual council department budgets. Cr Jim Fawcett said that in 2005, council’s stafﬁng levels were inadequate, resulting in public complaints about service. Council’s computer system was then outdated and strategic planning lacked focus also, he said. He believed the staff increase was warranted to improve service. “Three to four people will be involved in wheeling out the new computer system. You have to have people to put things in place and unfortunately you have to spend a lot of money to get that expertise,” Cr Fawcett said. “This is about getting our organisation to a level where we can provide the level of service that this community deserves.” Cr Raabe said some new staff would be on three year contracts and may not be with council in three years’

time, resulting in savings then. As for the rate rise, the mayor said council’s previous rate charges were below those of similar sized councils. “Our community is saying ‘Do more’ so the expectation must be that rates will increase to increase service standards,” he said. Cr Lewis was the only councillor to vote against placing the draft budget on public exhibition. He also opposed council’s Long Term Financial Plan, saying councillors had a responsibility to find other ways of solving problems than by employing extra staff. He believed council could return to extreme debt by increasing spending. Cr Fawcett, an accountant, said such claims were “mischievous” as council reviewed its financial position annually and there was no need to worry. “Our accounting department is like a hawk on our long term financial outcomes,” Cr Fawcett said. Waste service charges are projected to rise by 2.5 per cent. The draft budget will be open for public submissions until June 29 and the final budget is scheduled to be adopted by council on July 29.

Signatures pour in UP to 1500 people have signed the petition seeking funding for an alternate heavy trafﬁc route in Leongatha. This follows a concerted campaign by the Leongatha Progress Association, supported by a number of South Gippsland Shire councillors and The Star. Cr Mimmie Jackson co-ordinated a petition door knock of the town which ended last week. She, Cr Jim Fawcett and Cr David Lewis took part. The petition will be presented to Deputy Premier Peter Ryan at a date to be ﬁxed. He will in turn, put it to State Parliament. Mr Ryan suggested the petition during last year’s state election campaign. The alternate route has the support of South Gippsland Shire Council and the South East Australian Transport Strategy.

Clowning around: Kate Russell and Bec Norman made colourful characters at the South Coast Christian College Arts Festival in Leongatha on Saturday. Discover more on page 6.

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Retired: Don Paproth has ﬁlled many roles during a 43 year career with the Department of Education. Chairing the Leongatha Education Precinct was one of them. He is pictured outside the new Leongatha Primary School, which is part of that precinct.

Don comes full circle By Jane Ross GROWING up on a dairy farm at West Creek near Wonthaggi, Don Paproth knew one thing – farming was not for him. He went to Wonthaggi High School and chose a teaching career. He retired at the end of March after 43 years in education and is devoting his energies to trying to improve tertiary and apprenticeship training options for people living in Bass Coast Shire. He is doing that as executive officer of the Bass Coast Education Precinct (see page 11) “That’s a gift for me in my dotage, to work for that.” His first teaching post was at Pakenham High School. “It was a country town in the early 70s and there were 1000 students. There was no high school in Berwick; the nearest was at Koo Wee Rup.” The mid-70s were characterised by a highly charged industrial atmosphere. “Stop work action was de rigueur. There was a split between the union branch and the principal at the time. I learnt a lot by watching the principal, how he dealt – and sometimes didn’t deal – with it all.” Mr Paproth taught English and some physical education but he realised early on that he was interested in administration. After five years in Pakenham, he and his wife Jenny – a Wonthaggi girl whom he met at school – returned to Wonthaggi. That’s when Bob Duke was the Wonthaggi High School principal and the high and tech schools were struggling for numbers. The competition kept both up to the mark.

“The education kids get now is a whole lot better than it was then. It is fashionable to criticise what kids learn in schools, but that goes back to Plato’s time. VCE is far more advanced now. If you don’t agree, try doing your child’s Year 10 maths homework!” After four years at Wonthaggi High, Mr Paproth applied for senior teaching positions all over Victoria “I had a list of 42 and number 24 came up – Bright Higher Elementary School, a Prep to Year 12. It was magniﬁcent, the best seven years of my life. “The only reason we left was because I wanted to be a principal. I couldn’t be principal at Bright because under an industrial agreement, the principal had to be a primary one and I was secondary.” He sought a number of assistant principal positions and also the principal’s job at Foster. “Not for a moment did I think I’d get it, but I did. It was a dream of a school to run. The buildings were atrocious but as a town, Foster was the easiest to live in. We were always welcomed by all groups.” Mr Paproth said at the time, he had “the best” crop of collegiate principals he could have wished for. Vic Rowlands was at Leongatha, Trevor Steer at Mirboo North and Stewart Woods at Korumburra. “They made life a lot easier.” In 1993, Mr Paproth’s “dream job” of district liaison principal was introduced. There were 60 in Victoria, four in Gippsland and Mr Paproth was appointed the one for West Gippsland. That was a mentoring role, one of bringing schools together, helping to implement the Schools of the Future self management and curriculum changes. That lasted three years; the role changed to one of regional principal consultant and re-

duced to 35 in the state. Mr Paproth was given responsibility for the Latrobe Valley, dealing mainly with issues of parental complaint. “My job was to alleviate the stress on principals. It’s a very lonely job being a principal, very difficult, you can’t blow off steam. You have the department coming down on you from the top, staff from the side and parents coming at you too as well as being responsible for between 30 and 1500 children. “Having said that, it’s a wonderful job!” The department got rid of the regional principal consultants, calling them senior education officers. The numbers went down to 22. “All the original district liaison principals were retiring – or dying. One of the most touching moments in my career came when I was at a meeting in Melbourne and someone gave me a message from one of those original DLPs.” The message was: ‘and then there was one’. Don Paproth was the last one still in a similar position. He became Gippsland’s deputy regional director and when that role changed, he was asked to be the director of major projects for Gippsland. That included overseeing the Leongatha Education Precinct, the regeneration of education in Morwell and Bairnsdale and now, the “most important of all”, the Bass Coast Education Precinct. Don and Jenny raised three children, Catherine a personnel and training manager married to a geologist, Michael who runs Ray White Real Estate agencies in St Kilda and Port Melbourne, and Jessica, a primary school teacher. There are seven grandchildren. Jenny is electorate officer to McMillan MHR Russell Broadbent.

Mossvale to receive make-over THE West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority is set to implement the next stage in a four-stage weed control program at Mossvale Park. Together with the support of the Mossvale Park Advisory Committee and South Gippsland Shire Council, the WGCMA will start the second phase of works at the park to remove weeds and revegetate with native species to improve the area. The work will be conducted after Mossvale Park was identiﬁed as a major source of current and future weed distribution. The range of invasive riparian weeds existing along the riverbank, including blackberry

and English ivy, will be addressed during spring. According to Mossvale Park Advisory Committee chair Jean Carnel, many areas of the park had become weed-infested, resulting in a “haven” for wasps and other pests. “The advisory committee knows that the park is dearly loved and valued by the local community, and these weed problems are now being addressed,” she said. “To prevent these problems recurring, we need the community to help with regular maintenance work of weeding, mulching and replanting.” Ms Carroll said the committee would establish a Friends of Mossvale Park group to ensure

community input and “help with this important task”. WGCMA water and operations unit manager Kylie Debono said: “The weed removal and revegetation programs carried out by the WGCMA in partnership with local landholders and the community form a crucial part of our river restoration work. “This is particularly important in this area as it contains vegetation of national botanic signiﬁcance. “We’re very aware of the importance of the park as an area to conserve endangered species as well as its importance within the community and as a tourist destination. We know that while it will take some time for the new plants to mature, the long term

beneﬁts to the waterway and the park as a whole will certainly be worth the wait.” Works on the next stage of the Mossvale Park Weed Management Plan will begin soon. Ms Debono said while the area would look bare after the removal of so many weeds, the native vegetation would soon ﬁll in the gaps. To register interest in joining the Friends of Mossvale Park, please contact either the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority on 1300 094 262 or South Gippsland Shire Council on 5662 9200.

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Mate remembers fallen soldier By Simone Short SERGEANT Brett Woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closest friends remember him as a mischievous youngster, a loyal mate and on top of everything else, a true blue hero.

The 32-year-old soldier was completing his third deployment to Afghanistan last week when he was tragically killed in action, leaving behind a loving wife and family. He also leaves behind a community in mourning. Brett grew up on a dairy farm in Woodleigh, near Loch and attended Bass Valley Primary School before continuing on to Wonthaggi Secondary College. He started playing footy for Loch Football Club in 1990 and later on, the Kilcunda Bass Panthers before joining the army when he was 17. Matthew Stokes was eight-years-old when his family began picking up Brett for football, and alongside his brothers Benjamin and Cameron, it was not long before their new friend became the fourth â&#x20AC;&#x153;sonâ&#x20AC;? in the Stokes family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known him for nearly 21 years,â&#x20AC;? Mr Stokes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brett lived with us for a while as a kid. He was like a brother to us and he always will be.â&#x20AC;? The boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mother Fiona Stokes said Brett was one of the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He even had his own coat hook at our place,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolutely devastating.â&#x20AC;? Mr Stokes could not speak enough praise for his friend and said he was an inspiration to him and his brothers when they were growing up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the best people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever met,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brett did live on the wild side; he was a bit of a prankster. Other than that, he was just a friendly person, very lively and he would do anything for anyone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one of those lovely people you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t often meet.â&#x20AC;? Peter Hanley was campus principal of the Wonthaggi Secondary College when Brett ďŹ nished in 1994 and also remembers him as a young larrikin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was one of those kids who had a cheeky grin on his face all the time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember him as being strongly loyal to his friends from the Woodleigh and Killy-Bass areas.â&#x20AC;? Mr Hanley said although Brett was not necessarily an outstanding academic student, he was certainly a part of the school and was always involved in school sports teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was very keen on being in the army,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He spoke about that a lot and he was really driven by it.â&#x20AC;? Mr Stokes said Brett had dreamed of joining the army since they ďŹ rst met. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He loved his country and he wanted to ďŹ ght for it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was very patriotic and when he was 17, he got a tattoo on his left shoulder of the Australian ďŹ&#x201A;ag bursting out of his skin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He loved his country so much he died for it.â&#x20AC;? South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Brett on behalf of the shire council. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sergeant Wood was an outstanding son of South Gippsland, growing up in the Loch area and playing football in the Loch Juniors and later at Kilcunda Bass,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His ultimate sacriďŹ ce for his country

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Arts attract festival-goers ART was in the air at the South Coast Christian College Arts Festival open day in Leongatha on Saturday.

Many people viewed work by local artists as well as students. Lots of arty fun was also on offer with sketching workshops, quick scarf making, caricatures, wood burning and

many more. Face painting, pop corn, hot chips and a sausage sizzle sparked up the day while a couple of clowns brought colour to the courtyard. Gourd burning and paper cutting demonstrations by Sue Gilford and Marilyn Zanella were highlights, as well as presentations of awards for student art by Renae Carmody.

Tribute to Ivy CHILDREN of the late Ivy O’Neill are happy South Gippsland Shire Council decided to name a park after their mum. Charlie and Ken O’Neill are the youngest and oldest sons respectively of Ivy, and are proud of her and her story. In 1927, at the age of 26 with four children under seven, Ivy lost her husband Frank in a coal mining accident in Korumburra. “She raised us four boys with ﬁve shillings a week and two cows,” Ken O’Neill said.

“We were always working to help keep the family going, either skinning rabbits or picking mushrooms and retrieving some coal to light the ﬁre that night. “I had to leave school at 12 and work to help provide for the family. “Our mother made us everything, all our clothes, our bread and she had a vegetable patch that she picked from to make meals.” Charlie O’Neill was only 15-months-old when his father tragically died but said his mother would’ve never thought of marrying again. “Mum said she never wanted to bring another man over Frank’s chil-

dren,” he said. “There was support from her in-laws and from her sister who lived in town, but it was never ﬁnancial.” Cr Bob Newton instigated the need for a memorial to Mrs O’Neill in Korumburra. “It’s a fascinating story of survival from a local family that needs to be remembered,” he said. The area along Mine Road, situated across from Inches Road, will be known as Ivy O’Neill Park. Cr Newton aims to have a walking path through the park and a large memorial plaque in memory of Mrs O’Neill.

Into art: showing off the school banner in the gym were Ashlee de Boer, Luke Malherbe and Lachie Noble. Big names: top band My Friend The Chocolate Cake performed at the Meeniyan Hall on Friday night. Vocalist David Bridie commented: “That was one of the best times we have ever had at a gig in our whole 21 years. Great hospitality, sound, crowd, everything.” The event, hosted by the Lyrebird Arts Council, featured band members David on piano, Helen Mountfort on cello, Hope Csutoros on violin, Greg Patten on drums, Dean Addison on double bass, and Andrew Richardson on acoustic guitar.

New job for Llew Vale By Jane Ross

In memory: Cr Bob Newton (middle) with Ivy O’Neill’s sons Charlie and Ken O’Neill.

LLEW Vale of Toora, will chair the new board of Goulburn-Murray Water. His appointment was announced last week by State Water Minister Peter Walsh. Mr Vale said yesterday he would chair the board during a transition phase until September next year. He will retain his chairmanship of South Gippsland Water, a position he has held since water board mergers 14 years ago. Mr Vale said earlier this year that he would retire from the South Gippsland role when his term ends this September. The former board of GoulburnMurray Water fell apart when auditors were called in last November

over an $80 million shortfall in that authority’s books. In February this year, Mr Walsh approached Mr Vale, asking if he would act as troubleshooter to the Goulburn-Murray authority. Mr Vale said then that the request came out of “left ﬁeld” but he was looking forward to the challenge. It’s still there. “Goulburn-Murray is a really important organisation and it needs to get back on track. We are moving to appoint a new managing director and that should give the organisation more stability. “There are a lot of important things happening.” Mr Vale said he expects to spend a couple of days a week at the Tatura headquarters of Goulburn-Murray Water and will commute from his

farm at Toora. “It’s a bit of a lift on occasions.” Mr Vale said he is “very pleased with the spread of people” who have been appointed to join him on the board. Trying to restore order to the authority which has a staff of around 600 is a challenge, but he’s enjoying it. Richard Anderson who chairs the Victorian Farmers Federation Water Council, has welcomed the appointment of Mr Vale and other new board members. Llew Vale has served the water industry for about 20 years and has chaired the Victorian Water Industry Association as well as the Gippsland Sustainable Water Strategy. That document is due to go to the Water Minister next month.

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Movie makers rush here By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland continues to remain a popular film location with production companies from Australia and the world. An Indian director recently met with South Gippsland Shire Council about a movie to be filmed in Foster in September. Council has also received an enquiry about a horror film that could be made in the region. Another crew followed a tour by German automobile manufacturer Mercedes Benz through the region earlier this year. Short sections of a television commercial have been filmed in Foster and scenes from a television documentary were shot in Mirboo North. Council’s economic development co-ordinator Ken Fraser said the financial spin-offs – now and into the future – were too good to refuse. The filming of Bed of Roses by the ABC around Meeniyan injects

Community milestone: more than 130 people attended the Centenary Birthday Gala held by the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club last Thursday night. Bass MLA Ken Smith and club president Ian Harper unveiled a plaque commemorating the club’s centenary. Turn to page 42 for the full story and pictorial.

Confusion reigns still By Jacob de Kunder LANHOLDERS are still confused by new planning rules proposed for South Gippsland Shire.

That was the upshot of a public meeting about council’s draft Rural Land Use Strategy at Korumburra last Thursday. Council’s acting planning manager Paul Stampton ran the session and outlined the current planning laws and how the strategy would beneﬁt the shire. The strategy covers two new Rural Activity Zones: RAZ 1 and RAZ 2. RAZ 1 aims to allow smaller agricultural land lots to be used for tourism purposes without adversely affecting surrounding land users. These proposed RAZ 1 areas are proposed for Loch, Kardella, Koonwarra, Waratah North, Yanakie and Foster North. RAZ 2 is mooted for two large areas between Poowong East and Trida, and Dollar-Gunyah-Toora North to enhance natural resources, biodiversity and host developments that result in net environmental gain. Many farmers mentioned changes which they would like to see, such as the ability to subdivide farms for family and why some areas had been selected while other similar areas were left out. People also challenged the Farming Zone rules but Mr Stampton stressed changes to that zone were out of council’s hands. “Since 2007 Farming Zone controls

planning across the entire state and the entire shire, and we can’t, as a council, change this,” he said. Mayor Cr Warren Raabe added: “We’ve made presentations to Victorian Tourism who also agree that Farming Zone is too difﬁcult for tourism usage. “Farming Zones across the state are something that all rural shires are having troubles with.” The process will be lengthy before any rezoning will occur - a minimum of two years according to Mr Stampton. But council aims to have a ﬁnal copy of the strategy by August this year, with public comment still welcome until June 8. Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy will then have to approve the strategy - or some of its provisions - to be adopted into the planning scheme before the RAZ will come into effect. Only 60 people attended the information session. Mardan farmer Phillip Murphy raised the point and proposed a reason. “There’s hardly anybody here tonight, probably because everyone’s so disgusted and so disillusioned at the performance of the shire over the past three years. I know I am,” he said. This statement was followed by applause from the crowd. Many land-owners left the meeting with a slightly better understanding of what is to come. The offer of individual advice from council was welcomed.

about $100,000 into the economy over several weeks of production, he said. “If the crews are in the area, there is the potential for accommodation and food, and then there is the showcasing of the area with people to visit once they’ve seen the film,” he said. Meeniyan and Nyora – the scene of another ABC TV show, Something in the Air – continue to display signs from the shows, boosting their tourism appeal. A crew from southern India will be filming in Foster and Leongatha for 10 days, gathering scenes for a movie about Indian migrants in Australia. Father Jacob Thadathil, the Catholic priest at Foster, is a friend of the director Joy K. Matthews, who hopes the film will bridge the divide between India and Australia created by recent crime against Indians in Australia. The movie will be based on true stories and will feature scenery from Wilsons Promontory. “He was interested in the hills, the beaches and the flowers and the greenery,” Father Thadathil said. Several scenes were filmed around

Mirboo North for a documentary about a murder that occurred in the area. Foster’s Pearl Park will feature in an advertisement for an insurance company. The Mercedes Benz crew shot scenes around the Toora Wind Farm, Foster and Koonwarra, harnessing the region’s natural beauty to convey the sustainability theme surrounding their hydrogen-powered cars. The producers of a horror film have only made initial enquiries with council regarding its filming policy. South Gippsland, and particularly Wilsons Promontory, was the scene for the horror film, Long Weekend. The region has also featured heavily in the television mini-series, The Legend of Billy Sing, about a Chinese-Australian sniper. “Most of us who live in South Gippsland know what a fantastic, scenic location it is. It’s a photographer’s paradise and that’s why the Indian film crew is here. They want to get a lot of the iconic shots of the area,” Mr Fraser said.

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POLICE BRIEFS Knife scare A PRACTICAL joke turned ugly moments before the Mirboo North Secondary College cross country event last Tuesday.

Around 11am, ﬁshing line was strung across the track by two ex-students just before runners began. When approached by a school staff member, one of the ex-students produced a knife. The two 17-year-old offenders will face court at a later date. Police stress to concerned parents that incidents of this nature are extremely rare and they are conﬁdent there won’t be any further cases like this.

Crowd threatens police

A HOSTILE crowd was locked inside the Esplanade Hotel at Inverloch on Saturday night, after police arrested two men. Three police ofﬁcers were conducting a routine walk through the hotel at around midnight when they came across heavily intoxicated patrons. Before entering the premises they were advised there were heavily intoxicated people inside. When two of these patrons were instructed to leave, the patrons became aggressive. When police attempted to arrest one of the men, the other intervened.

While the ofﬁcers struggled with the drunken pair, a hostile crowd had formed inside the pub, angry their friends were being arrested. The quick thinking bar manager locked the doors so aggressive patrons wouldn’t interfere with police. Capsicum spray was used to help constrain the pair and they were transported to the Wonthaggi police station where they were lodged for the night. Both men were charged with being drunk and disorderly, and behaving in a riotous manner, with ﬁnes amounting to almost $1000 each. Police have requested a review of the practices of the premises on the night in regard to lack of security and over serving of alcohol.

Diesel spill delays traffic DIESEL was spilt across the South Gippsland Highway in two places at Foster on Friday. Police from Meeniyan and the Bass Coast Highway Patrol assisted the Meeniyan and Foster CFA with the spills between 9.30am and 11am. One spill was near Falls Road and the second was near Carmichaels Road. Traffic was stopped for a short time to allow the CFA to wash the fuel from the road surface. A third diesel spill was reported at 12.40pm on the South Gippsland Highway near the Black Spur Creek at Koonwarra. The Koonwarra CFA washed the spill away with assistance from Meeniyan and Leongatha police. Traffic was blocked for a short time to allow the spill to be cleared. Police encourage motorists to report fuel spills immediately by ringing 000. No collisions were reported on this occasion.

Slick operator: Meeniyan/Stony Creek CFA ﬁre-ﬁghter Malcolm Price helped with the clean up during last Friday’s diesel spill on the South Gippsland Highway.

Fire suspicious

A CAR was set alight in Korumburra on Thursday. The CFA was called around midnight. The car was parked in the driveway and close to a house. Police attended the scene and investigators from Bass Coast CIU believe the ﬁre was deliberately lit. Investigations are continuing

Burnt out: the suspicious car ﬁre in Korumburra was dangerously close to the owner’s house.

Wooreen may be revived WOOREEN could return to the record books.

The rural locality between Leongatha North and Hallston has its own avenue of honour and the old school building still remains, but in 1988, was removed from the record of localities. Half of Wooreen became part of Leongatha North and the other half Hallston. That agitated residents Nicole Pouw and Jill Forrester, who have campaigned for the district’s official recognition. Now as part of the South Gippsland Shire Localities Review Project, Wooreen could return. “It’s important from a historical perspective,” Mrs Pouw said. Her husband Tom added: “I just find it amazing that with one stroke of a pen, Wooreen was gone and it’s taken this long to try and get it back.” The latest plan is to align the boundary of Wooreen with Dawsons Road, on which the Pouws live. The Office of Geographical Names (OGN) has accepted 11 community submissions and 14 council submissions in principle, in relation to the review project. These will now undergo the full consultation process which involves a 30 day period for affected parties to lodge objections to the proposals. The community is also planning to create a roadside reserve off the avenue of honour, complete with tables and chairs made by Don Cook, a former resident and now of Koonwarra.

Teens lobby and win VICROADS will extend the opening hours at its Leongatha branch for a three-month trial following a campaign by the Wonthaggi Secondary College Youth Advisory Committee. The committee of students last year raised concerns that because of study and work commitments it was difficult to access VicRoads at Leongatha during the week, such as learner permit testing and driving tests. A lack of public transport, one-car families and working parents also made it difficult, Bass MLA Ken Smith said. “As a result I wrote to VicRoads requesting that it consider opening its Leongatha office on Saturday mornings as it does in some metropolitan areas,” he said. Starting last Saturday (May 28), the VicRoads Leongatha customer service centre will open one Saturday a month until noon and will provide learner permit, driving tests and other services by appointment.

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Climate change will cost us By Simone Short NOTED climate specialist Rob Gell left audience members with the cold hard facts about global warming and the Federal Government’s carbon tax at a presentation last Wednesday night. Working with the Gippsland Climate Change Network, Mr Gell spoke at GippsTAFE about global climate change and its impacts upon south eastern Australia. “I’m appalled with the lack of information coming out of Canberra. It’s not a great debate, it’s about how can we respond to what’s happening in our atmosphere,” he said. Mr Gell related the matter to a quote by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being selfevident,” he said. The audience was told the earth is at risk of warming 0.8 degrees Celcius in the near future. While that does not seem like a

significant amount, this could mean a total increase of three degrees Celcius by the year 2050. “At 1.5 degrees, we will lose the coral reefs and the polar ice caps. At two degrees, we will lose about one third of all species, as well as Greenland and Antarctica and experience a three to four metre sea rise,” Mr Gell said. “Three degrees will see the death of the Amazon, and we’re actually on track for a five or six degree rise by the end of the century.” Mr Gell encouraged everyone to read and understand the science behind climate change. “The Liberal Party had a climate change policy in 1990 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent by 2000. Now, the Federal Government aims to reduce emissions by five per cent by 2020,” he said. “You’ve got to ask yourself what’s happened since, if the science behind climate change was accepted back then.” Mr Gell talked down the spin on the carbon tax and said while there will be some financial impact, “we’re going to pay for it one way or another”. “Our lifestyles are responsible for the problem and the way

to avoid paying a carbon tax is to build a climate safe home,” he said. “Install double glazed windows, solar panels and drive an energy efficient car.” GCCN executive officer Scott Ferraro said there are already 20 organisations as well as local governments working on how to change climate change issues in Gippsland. “South Gippsland Shire has just recently introduced a Sustainability Strategy while the Bass Coast Shire has introduced an Environment Sustainability Plan,” he said. Mr Ferraro said however, up to 60 per cent of the region’s gross regional product could be affected in the attempt to reduce carbon emissions. “There will be a big impact on those driving industries in the area, with the big five being manufacturing, construction, mining, electricity, gas and water and agriculture, forestry and fishing,” he said. Mr Gell is a coastal geomorphologist by training and has taught environmental science and physical geography at Melbourne State College and Mel- We must act now: Gippsland Climate Change Network executive officer Scott Ferraro and GippsTAFE general manager Carol Elliot with guest speaker, Rob Gell. bourne University.

Super deals: Renae Carmody of Art Zillery is participating in the sale with 20 per cent off art supplies storewide and massive specials on packets of Jumbo pencils. For all the specials turn to pages 18-20 of today’s Star.

Sale paints Leongatha red GET set to pick up a bargain or three in Leongatha stores all this week, starting today (Tuesday) and ending this Saturday, June 4. More than 20 traders are participating in the Paint the Town Red Sale promoted in The Star this week on pages 18-20. With sales already on in Melbourne, Leongatha is not about to be caught napping! Renae Carmody of Art Zillery, a participant in the sale, said it was important for people to shop locally. Renae, who is president of the South Gippsland Business Women’s Network, said often people don’t realise how vital a business is until it is taken away from them. “Retail is a lot of hard work and it takes a huge effort to set up so it is impor-

tant that we back our local businesses,” Renae said. “Support of Leongatha keeps our whole economy ticking along. What I love about Leongatha is its unique stores; it really is a boutique shopping hub. “It’s the relationships between business owner and shopper that are important too; you won’t get that by shopping elsewhere. “Often Leongatha retailers know the customer and can give them advice that is useful. They will be honest and recommend appropriate things. Because it is a local business you can go back if you have any problems with that item.” Participating businesses in this week’s sale will have posters on their windows, or go to pages 18-20 in The Star and you’ll be able to view all the bargains!

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THE PEOPLE of Dumbalk thank the many supporters of their new community notice board. Their supporters and sponsors include Telstra (whose land is being used for the notice board), Paul Teychenne and Kathy Salmons. FINER weather brought riders from far and wide to the rail trail on Sunday. Many explored Koonwarra and Meeni-

yan while in the area, which was great for the local businesses. THE LEONGATHA Community House is running a construction induction course next Monday, June 6. To enrol or for more details please ring 5662 3962.

NEIL and Dorothy Warren opened up their house to celebrate Neil’s 60th birthday on Saturday. A number of friends from Lyric Theatre, SES and Inverloch Yacht Club joined in the celebrations and enjoyed a great night at the Inverloch home.

A BIG happy birthday to Vicky Stokes for tomorrow (Wednesday) from her family.

WONTHAGGI Theatrical Group’s production of Cabaret is an excellent show and will certainly

sell out fast, so make sure you get your tickets quickly and don’t miss out. STAFF from the Bendigo Bank branch in Leongatha raised $450 in their Biggest Morning Tea event on Thursday. The lovely baking done all by the staff made it hard not to give to the worthwhile cause, which raises funds for the Cancer Council.

Slithering: the snake alongside the rail trail three kilometres outside of Leongatha. A LOCAL couple spotted two snakes moving slowly on the Great Southern Rail Trail between Leongatha and Koonwarra on Sunday afternoon. Both snakes were moving slowly due

to the recent cold temperatures and lack of sun. It’s just a warning that snakes are still active in these cool conditions, although they won’t be moving too quickly.

Women in uniform TWO local women graduated from the Australian Army basic training at

Three cheers: Joyce Bennison celebrated her 90th birthday with her family at the Mirboo North Golf Club. Joyce has lived in Leongatha for 45 years and has been an active member of the community, being involved in Red Cross, senior citizens and Coal Creek. About 65 friends and relatives attended the party, including her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Joyce is with her surviving children, Ray, Robert, Beverley, and in front Ronda, Joyce and Sue.

Joining force: Simone Beale is congratulated by her father Wayne and mother Liz.

FORMER Leongatha woman Simone Beale has been inducted into the NorthernTerritory Police Force.

Simone studied at Leongatha Primary School then Mary MacKillop College, where she was school captain. After leaving school,

Simone worked at Ayers Rock resort for a few months, then commenced a law degree at university. She joined the police force to get some handson law experience. Simone is the daughter of Wayne and Liz Beale, formerly of Leongatha. Wayne was a police ofﬁcer in the South Gippsland area for more than 30 years before retiring in September last year. Simone is looking forward to getting to work at her training station, Alice Springs.

Kapooka, recently.

NSW, Roslyn Patton, 25, of

Ventnor, Phillip Island Freya Scott, 18, were the latest South of Cape Paterson and Gippslanders to become soldiers in the Australian Army. Freya has been initially posted to Bandiana in Victoria for a course in administration and then a further posting anywhere in Australia. She has signed up for the one year ADF gap year program and has deferred a place at Monash University. Roslyn has signed on for four years and will be based at the transport unit at Puckapunyal. Roslyn attended Newhaven and Wonthaggi secondary colleges. Freya ﬁnished Year 12 at Newhaven College last year. The proud families of both women Looking the part: Roslyn Patton and Freya attended the march out Scott in fatigues. parade.

Supporting African ladies LADIES, it’s time to riﬂe through your underwear drawer and dig out all those bras you never wear anymore.

Australia. The ﬁrst program, held in January, was a great success, collecting almost 40,000 bras and raising $3740 for women with

breast cancer. So get sorting and help support women less fortunate than yourselves by dropping your bras into Shan’s Lingerie.

Shan’s Lingerie in Leongatha is taking part in Berlei’s Bra Recycle program by collecting your pre-loved undergarments to donate to underprivileged women in developing African nations. For every bra donated, $1 will also go towards Breast Cancer Network

Donate your bras: Shirleyanne Wright and Marlene Stockdale from Shan’s Lingerie

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Carers fear for children By Matt Dunn FEAR of death strikes everyone at some point, but for older family carers with adult disabled children it is something that keeps them awake at night.

Mirboo North’s Brian Ahearne, who, along with wife Meralyn, is an unpaid carer for 50-year-old son Malcolm, said the question of what became of children with a disability after their parents died was the “big cherry”. “Some carer parents bury their heads in the sand. You wake up in the middle of the night and say, ‘What’s going to happen to Mal if we go?’ He’d be just devastated if he had to live in an environment like a community residential unit. He just wouldn’t cope with it,” he said. “I’ve instructed my will so that it’s possible for Mal to live the way we want him to live. He’s been given our whole estate, to be administered by two of our other children. When he passes on the estate is distributed to them. “You go to a carers meeting and every person there echoes the same sentiments, the same concerns about what will happen to their children when they’re gone.” Friends and neighbours, Neil and Isobel Trease, also know the fear. The couple cares for 45-year-old daughter Julie. “She has epilepsy and special needs, but she’s just beautiful. She has a lovely life here. Just goes out for meals. She gets taken to the footy,” Isobel said. “She can’t read and write but she doesn’t miss anything. She gets upset too when Geelong gets beaten.” Isobel said older carers were always

Caring bunch: Brian Ahearn with Isobel and Neil Trease. The three friends all know about the trials and tribulations of being carers. thinking about what would happen when they died or became too sick to care for their children. “Where will they live when we can no longer care for them? There is a lack of accommodation places for full time care and respite,” she said. All agree that much of the fear is driven by what they see around them. A system that is underfunded and collapsing; a system that would fail their children if they were not able to make their own plans.

Julie is perhaps one of the lucky ones. Her uncle Peter, Isobel’s brother, who died some years ago, bequeathed his superannuation to her. It helped the Treases put plans into place for their daughter. They put money toward a house that services her needs and will keep her comfortable when they are gone. Neil took six months long service leave to build the impressive abode, which boasts an extra big shower and a special open space that is Julie’s own.

Neil said it would be a perfect place for Julie and others to live after he and Isobel have passed on. “We put the money into this house. As you can see, you can get all around this house in a wheelchair. Hopefully some day, a child with a disability and their carer can come here and look after Julie and Malcolm and live in one of the bedrooms.” But the Treases’ ability to care for Julie is far beyond what many unpaid carers are able to manage.

Gippsland Carers Association president Jean Tops said carers “are often very isolated people”. The association has established a support group for carers, so they don’t feel so alone. “They are used to putting the needs of those they care for at the top of the list with their own needs often coming a distant second. Our new support group is about putting carers’ needs first,” she said. Statistics show there are 26,000 family carers in Gippsland, with about half of them accessing available services. “Carers come from all walks of life and, even if they are aware that they may be eligible for some assistance, they are often isolated, under resourced and unable to negotiate a complex landscape that includes form filling, assessments and dealing with numerous agencies,” support group co-ordinator Kate Buxton said. “A carer support group enables people to have some time-out from caring and gain from the experiences of others. But, perhaps the biggest benefit of a support group lies in the fact that you are with people who really understand what it’s like to be a carer – the heartache, frustrations, challenges and rewards.” The support group will meet on the first Wednesday of each month. It is free and open to all unpaid family carers in Gippsland. Anyone interested in attending the support group is asked to RSVP Kate Buxton on 0439 377 001 or email gippscarer.kate@gmail.com The first meeting will be on Wednesday, June 1, from 10am to 12pm at ECG (next to iGain), 58-60 Commercial Road, Morwell.

Step closer for new precinct By Jane Ross SUPPORTERS of the Bass Coast Education Precinct expect to seek funding from the 2012 or 2013 government budget. “We need to go to government and say this is what Wonthaggi needs.” Those words come from Don Paproth, the precinct’s executive ofﬁcer. It’s a new role and one that suits Mr Paproth very well. He is a former secondary school teacher, principal, regional bureaucrat and past chair of the Leongatha Education Precinct. He retired from the Department of Education at the end of March (see page 4) and, as a former Wonthaggi High School student, is keen to see educational opportunities expand for those living in Bass Coast Shire.

Last year he said, Wonthaggi Secondary College (WSC) had the equal highest mean study score in Gippsland. But Bass Coast has one of the lowest university entrance rates in Victoria. VCE results are excellent but young people don’t go on to university. “It’s economic,” Mr Paproth said. “There’s no public transport to the Monash University campus at Churchill and you can’t get to the Berwick Campus. “So there is very little opportunity to go on to further studies. “We want to improve education opportunities locally. “We won’t have a university campus at Wonthaggi, but the National Broadband Network will be in Wonthaggi soon and there will be opportunities to use that for higher education purposes. “Chisholm (TAFE) has signed a licence agreement with at least one university and with

a higher presence of Chisholm TAFE in Wonthaggi, we will have a greater reach of university offering.” Mr Paproth said Apprenticeship Groups Australia (AGA) is keen to set up in Wonthaggi and is an enthusiastic partner in the precinct group. “They’re having discussions with Chisholm and there is almost a memorandum of understanding between AGA and WSC,” he said. “Reintroducing apprenticeship training in Wonthaggi is all part of the total education provision we’re on about. “We love Wonthaggi, but in terms of provision of services it’s isolated. “We really need to improve the provision of all services locally. If we do it for Wonthaggi, we are doing it for the whole of South Gippsland. All of South Gippsland is disadvantaged.” Thirty years ago, apprentices did their training at Wonthaggi Tech. Now, they have to travel far and wide to get to trade school, an almost

impossible task because of the cost of petrol and the lack of public transport. Department of Education ‘regeneration’ funding has made Mr Paproth’s precinct employment possible. He’s working with Bass Coast Shire CEO Allan Bawden and community strengthening manager Antoinette Mitchell. Their education credentials are impressive too. Mr Bawden spent years on a Monash Gippsland advisory committee and Ms Mitchell chairs the board of Newhaven College. Mr Bawden is a driving force behind the precinct. Mr Paproth has addressed the Rotary Club of Wonthaggi, the town’s Probus club and found support at every turn. He said the main task now is to develop a management structure for the precinct. “We need a pretty good case with all the details worked out. Management is the most important detail of all.”

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Park backed

REGARDING the Leongatha railway land (The Star editorial, May 24), the land beyond the railway tracks - main line, sidings two, three and four – in Leongatha should be a park. The South Gippsland Tourist Railway has a Nyora Sub Group which has done wonders with the railway yards and adjacent railway land (land beside the skate board area) in Nyora. The railway yards are free

of debris, rusted rail etc to enable regular mowing and the railway land beside the yards has been transformed into a great park which has enhanced the area and is a beneﬁt to the community. The group still has lots of work but the fruits of their labour can be seen. Having a park area behind the shops would be a great asset for the town not only for workers but to shoppers and visitors to the town. Peter Hinksman, Fish Creek.

E D I T O R I A L Jobs boost must pay off THE people now have a chance to comment on South Gippsland Shire Council’s draft 2011-12 budget. Council is planning an extensive capital works program – valued at a total of $13.5 million – with projects to benefit most of the region. Cr David Lewis, ever keeping a watchful eye on proceedings, voiced his concerns about the number of extra staff council was seeking to employ – 13 this financial year on top of a further 13 the previous year. With rates continuing to rise (but they always will with costs to council further increasing) and memories of council’s past substantial debt still fresh, Cr Lewis had every right to be concerned. Council is fortunate to have a team of councillors with a variety of interests and skills, including Cr Lewis’ willingness to delve deeper into issues and to not simply take officers’ recommendations for granted. But on the flip side, council needs more planners and a better information technology system, and it appears the new staff will largely fill that void. Bums on seats in council offices, as well as outdoors staff, are needed to ensure the services the public demands are offered. Given the substantial increase in staff numbers in recent times, it appears council did not have enough staff to do the job properly years ago and that is no good for anyone. Workers with excessive workloads are subject to stress and at risk of not doing their job properly. Service to customers – ratepayers in this instance – suffers as a result. Let’s hope the extra staff will result in visible spin-offs. If not, no doubt Cr Lewis will be watching.

Soldier farewelled FORMER South Gippslander Sergeant Brett Wood’s contribution to the region as a boy is being rightly commemorated after the 32-year-old was killed while serving with the Australian Army in Afghanistan. But how things have changed. The media’s in-depth reporting of every Australian casualty in the war has been a far cry from the cold treatment shown to Vietnam veterans upon their return from service decades ago. While there are many Australian men and women serving this country abroad, let us not forget those who have gone before them and returned with anything but arms wide open.

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Questioning land grab AT a recent meeting given by the South Gippsland Shire at Korumburra, several good questions were raised regarding rezoning old township blocks and blocks of land with old roads never used. All these phases are put in place by your local shire as a way of segregating you, divide and concur you might say. I sat in amazement listening to the people having to bow and scrape, trying to ask for permission from the council to build on their own land. We had the leader of the pack standing up front, dictating the terms set down by the State Planning Minister while all the time pretending that the people had input and some say in where and how they could live, even to the point of what animals they could raise, if any. I don’t understand why the public has to put up with state planners and local council telling them what they can and can’t do with their land. Show me the law or act that says that my soul belongs to any man other than the Lord himself. Your land is the greatest asset one can own and by the same token, the greatest asset the government will try and take from you. The question is, how do we defend our rights to our property? The ﬁrst and foremost is not to be ignorant of the facts; no knowledge is your greatest enemy. Nearly all properties are held in fee-simple. Fee-simple is an imperial law which cannot be changed and despite whatever your council or councillor may say to the contrary, if fee-simple is written on your title, no State Government or shire council can dictate their will on you regarding your property, regardless of any local government act. At this so-called meeting of understanding, our great leader, I believe, was either conspiring with the State Planning Minister to defraud the people of their land or was in complete ignorance of our laws under the Constitution, as a question of fee-simple was raised.

His answer was to totally deny the people their rights to their deed of land. The thing I can’t understand is if Robert Hulls, Attorney General, took the Queen’s emblem off all government papers the State Government is now registered as a corporation. Would that not leave our State Government standing with no jurisdiction and if that’s the case, nothing coming out of the state planner’s ofﬁce shall have any standing, as the same should apply to our planners in council. The greatest power in our country is not the courts, judges, politicians or even the police. It’s the people’s love for liberty, so let us stand together and keep what is ours. Please feel free to email me or ring. I would like to set up a night of learning regarding property and rates. Ken Irwin on email:ken_ lyn@live.com.au or 8790 5249.

Remove trucks now MY wife and I recently returned to our property near Leongatha after having been away for a year working overseas. It amazes me that with the taxes Australians get slugged at the petrol pump and what we witnessed at Leongatha that VicRoads haven’t got their act together and actually created a bypass around Leongatha. What do they do with the fuel taxes? The stink of excreta as cattle trucks drop their loads as they round the roundabout and the smell of fumes coupled with the noise are not conducive to the street being suitable or relaxing for pedestrians shopping. I could hardly hear a discussion with a friend over the top of the noise. For goodness sake, when are apathetic authorities (read VicRoads) going to wake up and realise that it’s not a matter of if, but when that a bypass will occur. Or do we want to see some pedestrians squished under a B-double to prove the point? It frustrates the living daylights out of me paying exorbitant fuel taxes, only to see the road infrastructure in Victoria deteriorating. Melbourne is still a mess. The Greens would have us riding horses and carts, so thank goodness Peter Ryan will ﬁx it

by the time the next election will come around! Get with it. It’s black and white, a bypass has to happen, make it happen and stop procrastinating and dithering. Australia is drowning in rules and committees. Oh for the days when people would make decisions and then enforce them. Tony Griggs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and of Hallston.

Falls support HOW many people have visited Agnes Falls? I was completely blown away. With the river full, these falls are spectacular and the thundering down of the water is something not to be missed. Sure I have visited the Canadian Niagara Falls and Zimbabwe Victoria Falls and of course there is no comparison, but in our own area we have the most beautiful and spectacular water falls that every person should take the time to go and have a look. I wish Kathy Whelan from Toora well in her endeavour with government to secure funding to further enhance the public viewing points. However there is an urgent need to promote and upgrade the signage to these falls. It would be very easy to drive past the small sign at Toora. There needs to be an improvement in the advertising/ promotion far wider than this area, similar to how we all see the Penguin Parade and the Prom advertised. In the meantime, take time soon and take the lovely scenic drive 10km from Toora and visit the Agnes Falls. They are at their most spectacular at the moment. The thundering of the water will blow you away! Marjie Pearson, Tarwin.

‘Investment’ chance DO desalination plants work underwater? If this is true, the new desalination plant commissioned by Labor in South Gippsland, because of, ummm, ‘climate

change’, will also be under water. Do desal plants work under water? Thank God pigs can fly or my pork chops would be. Might be a good time to invest in land identified as under threat, as it should be going very ‘cheap’. As the song goes: it’s not (going to be) “easy being green”. Climate change is upon us and woe unto those who do not believe. Julia Gillard has declared she will not “shirk the responsibility” of fighting climate change as a new study predicts $34 billion worth of homes, commercial property and roads in Victoria are at risk from rising sea levels. Brian Handley, Moe.

Renew acknowledgement

THE article, “Black-Flip,” in the Herald Sun on May 19 is certainly offensive to all Aboriginal Australians. As an Aboriginal Australian and former state independent candidate for Narre Warren North who provided second preferences to the Ted Baillieu Liberal Party, I expect greater recognition and support to the traditional land-owners in this land we call Australia. It is time all ministers, public servants and the 79 local councils acknowledged traditional land ownership and the proper teaching of Aboriginal Australian history in our schools and across the school curriculums state-wide. The true Australian history recognises the barbaric acts of rape, murder, genocide and theft of our lands forced onto our earlier ancestors by the British invaders and its earlier settlers. Whether this is taught in our schools is questionable as it does totally embarrass the British race. The actions by Premier Ted Baillieu and the person encouraging him to make the changes, Jeff Kennett, identiﬁes their true biases and prejudices towards the Aboriginal Australians. Wake up Ted and show your support for the descendants of the 500 traditional tribes Australia-wide. Paul Richardson, South Gippsland Community Watchdog, Korumburra and Endeavour Hills.

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Tops in VCE THE secondary schools of South Gippsland were well represented at the presentation of the annual VCE top achiever awards.

Premier Ted Baillieu congratulated the total of 283 students who last year achieved study scores of 46 or higher out of 50. Three students from Leongatha Secondary College (LSC) two from Newhaven College and one from Wonthaggi Secondary College (WSC) were among those presented with certiﬁcates. They were James Golding and Nathan Kemp of LSC for engineering, Euan Cumming of LSC for music, Jacinta Cox of Newhaven College for environmental science and Claire Toole of Newhaven College for psychology, and Matthew Draper of WSC for furnishing.

I like Leongatha because it is just far enough away from Melbourne yet it is still accessible, and simply it’s just a great place to live. Phillip Carter Leongatha

I like that it has all the fast food shops and that they’re all close together so you have a better choice. Jack Joyce Outtrim

I like all the cool shops around the town and I like McDonalds because it’s open 24/7. Bridget O’Halloran Leongatha

It’s good that you don’t have to walk far when you’re shopping because all the shops are pretty close together. Krystal Humphrey Leongatha

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Bridges bring trail’s return closer A LARGE crane has lifted the ﬁrst of two bridges into place on the Grand Ridge Rail Trail between Mirboo North and Boolarra.

Building bridges: the ﬁrst of two bridges goes into place along the Grand Ridge Rail Trail.

The works are part of ﬁre recovery works on the trail. Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) project manager Bill Storer said the bridges would replace two smaller crossings that were burnt in the 2009 ﬁres. “The new bridges are a key part of the project. Each is approximately 60 metres long and is made up of three arched trusses. Both bridges are much bigger than those they are replacing. The bridges will cross over at the top of the gully so there will no longer be a steep walk down and up on either side of the bridge, which makes the rail trail much

more accessible,” he said. The Darlimurla Crossing is located about 500 metres from the location of the old Darlimurla station. The Bair Creek Crossing is about 3km west of Boolarra. “Building bridges of this size has many logistical challenges, including transporting and getting the bridges into position. “Lifting the bridges into place is an exciting milestone for both the contractors, the Grand Ridge Rail Trail Committee of Management and the community,” Mr Storer said. The total cost of the project is about $1.6 million with most of the funding going towards the cost of the bridges. “We hope to complete the project over the next couple of months. Most of the remaining works are weather dependent

though, so we will have to wait and see,” he said. The works are being carried out by local contractor Hourigan and Walsh with assistance from another local company, Strzelecki Engineering. The design work was done by another local business, Chris O’Brien and company. The project is being overseen by a steering committee, which includes representatives from the local community reconstruction committees, the Grand Ridge Rail Trail Committee of Management, local councils, Department of Sustainability and Environment and other stakeholders. This project is part of the Victorian and Commonwealth governments Rebuilding Together – Statewide Bushﬁre Recovery plan, launched in October 2009.

Water, water everywhere

MORE rain fell in the Loch/ Nyora/Poowong catchment in the past week than elsewhere in South Gippsland. The ongoing rain and run-off have ensured that South Gippsland Water’s reservoirs are full to capac-

ity, with the exception of Korumburra’s Coalition Creek which stands at 97 per cent. Loch/Nyora/Poowong’s Little Bass reservoir had 33mm of rain last week and Coalition Creek 18mm. A total of 16mm fell on Leongatha’s Ruby Creek and Fish Creek’s Battery

Creek. Wonthaggi’s Lance Creek recorded 11mm. The rain and state of the storages prompted South Gippsland Water managing director Steve Evans to say, “The continuing high storage levels are very satisfactory for this time of the year.”

In a puzzle: Renee Auddino with daughter Emila from Korumburra check out a wide range of children’s jigsaw puzzles at the sale at Leongatha Memorial Hall last week. The sale was held by Megasales Victoria.

Nearly there: Leongatha Primary School’s crossing is almost ﬁnished. Work is expected to be completed next week by South Gippsland Shire Council’s road crew. Crossing supervisors will commence duty on Tuesday, June 14 and the crossing will be ofﬁcially opened on Thursday, June 16, in conjunction with the school.

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Couples step into society

THIRTY-SIX debutante couples took part in the Mary MacKillop Debutante Ball at the Korumburra Indoor Recreation Centre on Saturday night.

The couples were presented to Federal Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent, Bronwyn Broadbent and college deputy principal Michael Brennan and Fiona Brennan. Back row: Jack Turner, Darcy O’Connor, Nick Browne, Joel Piasente, Ben Patterson, William Egan, Luke Taylor, Brayden Krohn, Gaven

Forrester, Matthew Edwards, Benjamin Thomas, James Monoghan, Matthew Miller, Jake Coldebella, Michael Green, Michael Dixon and Edward Newcome. Fourth row: Jarryd Atkinson, Jack Rippon, James Susic, Anthony Foon, Eamon Charles, Madeleine Gatehouse, Brydie Bourke, Elizabeth Krog, Courtney Mallia, Emily Clifford, Annie-Lee Hengstberger, Laura Williams, Aaron Heppell, Beau Coulter, James Missen, Rocci Thomas and Thomas Dudley .

Third row: Jarrod Witherow, Scott van Lieshout, Michael Ginnivan, Matthew Howell, Myca Alba, Brianna Delaney, Brittany Verity, Kate Hemming, Maddie Kerr, Alice Lindsay, Nicola Marriott, Kai Busch, Jaclyn Smith, Patrick Eldred, Mathew Hinkley, Mick Keogh and Will Dutton. Second row: Tim Burns, Tierney Lilleyman, Emily Dwyer, Ella Ozalp, Tayla McLean, Kaitlyn Longley, Danielle Preston, Rebecca Argento, Clare De Silva, Hayley Hunter, Samantha James, Ashlea Hughes, Kimberley Mackay, Paige Rich-

ards, Brianna Simpson and Josh Vella. Front row: Chantelle Mansell, Charlotte Milkins, Riley Anderson, Donna Matthews, John McKeown, Lynn Missen (representing the college board), Michael Brennan (college deputy principal), Fiona Brennan, Russell Broadbent (Federal Member for McMillan), Bronwyn Broadbent, Ken Pedersen (trainer), Jenni Pedersen (trainer), Emma Franceswilliams, Brooke Hedley, Kyah Stephenson, Zoe Reid (ﬂower girl), Alessi Green (page boy) and Kirra Sleeman (ﬂower girl).

Kinder change Wastewater to flow Better road KINDERGARTENS along the Prom Coast will receive a shake-up.

The committee of Prom Coast Children’s Services – responsible for preschools at Fish Creek, Foster, Toora and Welshpool – has voted to disband. Cr Mohya Davies raised the matter at last Wednesday’s South Gippsland Shire Council meeting. She has been associated with the group as a teacher, volunteer and parent. The decision comes in the wake of the opening of the new Foster children’s centre soon. “Hundreds of volunteers have worked in many different capacities,” she said. “The main objective was to ensure that pre-schools in Foster, Toora, Welshpool and Fish Creek were the best possible.” UnitingCare Gippsland will operate the children’s hub and the other kindergartens. The ﬁrst intake of children at the Foster hub will be in June and July this year.

GIPPSLAND Water will release treated wastewater into the Little Morwell River at Mirboo North, following approval from the Environment Protection Authority. Treated wastewater from Mirboo North is usually stored over winter and re-used for irrigation on a Gippsland Waterowned farm and the Mirboo North Golf Course during drier periods. Heavy rain over the past six months has not only meant little irrigation has occurred, but the ﬂows into the wastewater treatment plant

are signiﬁcantly higher than normal. This has resulted in Mirboo North’s treated wastewater storages nearing their capacity. The process of lowering the level of the treated storages at the Mirboo North Wastewater Treatment Plant is expected to take 12 weeks. Gippsland Water will be releasing one million litres a day of treated wastewater, as approved by the Environment Protection Authority. The water company will frequently sample the water upstream and downstream of the discharge point on Little Morwell River to determine

the impact on water quality. Gippsland Water expects the impact on the water quality of the Little Morwell River to be minimal, given the dilution of the water being discharged. If the monitoring program determines that the Little Morwell River’s water quality has been negatively impacted by the treated wastewater, the water corporation will cease the discharge program. In conjunction with Southern Rural Water, Gippsland Water will communicate this process to irrigators downstream of the discharge point.

WORK was due to finish on Henry Street West and part of Reed Crescent near the rifle range entrance in Wonthaggi, recently. Bass Coast Shire Council acting infrastructure projects manager Derek Peters said the renewal works were needed to make sure sections of the road were safe. To achieve this, part of the road in Henry Street West was removed, stabilised underneath and re-laid with new pavement. A section of Reed Crescent was being stabilised and re-sheeted. To find out more, contact council’s infrastructure projects team on 1300 226 278.

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Fonterra in strong position FONTERRA held an industry meeting with supliers at the Leongatha RSL last Thursday morning.

The breakfast conference was run by Simon Bromell, the managing director of Fonterra Ingredients Australia. Fonterra was pleased to announce their return to high prices following the

Talking business: Simon Bromell, managing director Fonterra Ingredients Australia, with Rabobankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scott Price and general manager of milk supply at Fonterra Ingredients Australia, Heather Stacy.

recovering commodity prices at the end of last year. Mr Bromell expected prices to be at around $5.50/kg milk solids at the end of the year. The price is currently $4.50/kg.

He also announced the factors shaping the year ahead, including global economy demand, cow numbers, climate volatility, rising input costs and the access and availability of skilled labour

in Australia. Fonterra expect to open their price at around $4.65/kg milk solids at the beginning of next year, which will be the third highest opening price ever.

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Captain Williams Canberra-bound

Pays off: a passion for the CFA has resulted in Leongatha South CFA captain Gary Williams heading to Canberra this week.

LEONGATHA South CFA captain Gary Williams has been selected to join 12 other CFA ﬁre-ﬁghters to attend the 2011 National Emergency Management Volunteers Summit in Canberra this week. Mr Williams has been a dedicated Leongatha South volunteer for 25 years. “I’m extremely proud to be given the opportunity to represent CFA, giving volunteers a voice on a national stage and I look forward to bringing back some valuable information for the organisation,” he said. The theme of the summit, ‘The future is in our hands – Partnerships –

Experiences – Solutions’ will focus on providing networking opportunities for emergency management volunteers, and those working with volunteers from across Australia. It will also focus on developing and strengthening relationships across all levels of government and non-government organisations, and providing recommendations based on issues identiﬁed at the summit. There is an online forum where the public can discuss and debate the conference themes and interact with other CFA volunteers on the topics: www.cfaconnect.net.au/cfa-connect-forums/41-public-chat-area/8208vol-summit-partnerships-experiencessolutions

In person still best By Brad Lester South Gippsland Shire Council is concerned elderly people could be assessed for their eligibility for home care by telephone or internet.

Did you know the Child Care Rebate now has more payment options?

The Child Care Rebate pays up to 50% of your out-of-pocket expenses up to an annual cap, per child per year in approved child care, or out of school hours care. You may still be eligible for the Child Care Rebate even if you don’t receive the Child Care Beneﬁt.

From July, the Rebate could be paid fortnightly, quarterly or annually.

Fortnightly payments can be paid directly to your child care service as a fee reduction or to you.

If you use approved child care for work, study or training, you should check your eligibility.

If you currently receive the Child Care Rebate and would like to receive more regular payments for the Rebate for the next financial year, you should inform the Family Assistance Office by 17 June 2011. For more information visit australia.gov.au/mychild or call the Family Assistance Office on 13 61 50

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Council’s director of community services Jan Martin told council recently aged care reforms proposed by the Federal Government could result in potential clients no longer being assessed in person. The reforms could also lead to private industry providing home and community care services now offered by council staff, possibly disadvantaging rural areas, given the travel costs involved. Mayor Cr Warren Raabe said the prospect of internet or phone assessments was “horrifying”. He also believed private operators could select major towns and neglect outlying areas to avoid the costs of travelling. “I do not see any advantage in this,” Cr Raabe said. Home care enables the elderly, disabled and frail carers to remain in their homes, and includes cleaning, handyman services and Meals on Wheels. Council is not meeting current service targets set by the Department of Health, falling short by 2000 hours. “We attribute this to reduced demand, episodic care (providing short term support over a difficult period rather than ongoing care), the introduction of the Active Service Model philosophy which encourages people to do as much for themselves as they are able, and an historical lack of promotion of our services,” Ms Martin told The Star. “We are actively promoting our services both within the health care sector and the community and we do not have anybody on our waiting list.” Demand for Meals on Wheels has diminished due to the availability of alternative food sources, such as frozen meals. By the end of the year, 500 less meals than anticipated will have been delivered. “People have a number of other options through the supermarkets and takeaways, and through our Active Service Model we will assist people to continue to cook for themselves rather than having meals delivered to them,” Ms Martin told The Star. “This is a national trend and we are providing an important service of both meals and daily monitoring to those who have requested it. “We are over-achieving in community transport. This demonstrates that we are meeting a vital need in a rural community that lacks good public transport. The majority of our transport service is for people attending medical appointments.” Demand for aged care services is expected to rise in the future, concurrent with an increase in costs. Council employs 38 carers and contributes about $300,000 a year to a $1.9 million home care program to help 1050 residents, including Meals on Wheels. Victoria and Western Australia are the only states where local governments contribute to the cost of the service. “I believe we can be justifiably proud of the quality of the service that we offer to some of our most vulnerable residents in South Gippsland,” Ms Martin said. She mentioned staff were difficult to retain due to the lack of guarantee of regular hours, as well as low pay and physical work. South Gippsland has a higher than average number of people aged 65 and over compared to the state average, with 17 per cent of the population in that age bracket compared to 14 per cent in Victoria. And that population in South Gippsland is expected to triple by 2035. A survey of home and community care clients in South Gippsland found 95 per cent were satisfied with the service they received.

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Happy together: back, Axle Horch. Middle, from left, Judith Knight, Glenys Rippon, Dianna Campbell (retiring volunteer) Lynne Langdon, Esme O’Flaherty, Bev Ware (volunteer). Front from left, Janette McNair (speech pathologist), Wilf O’Flaherty and Ted Langdon.

10 years of better living

THE task of blowing out the candles on the Communication Skills Support Group’s 10th anniversary cake fell to Korumburra’s Wilf O’Flaherty.

He was celebrating an anniversary of his own – his 83rd birthday. The group meets in Inverloch twice a month, providing a social outing, activities and support for those suffering communication loss in themselves or their partner. It was founded by

speech pathologists Debra Bray and Janette McNair. Welcoming those who came to mark the 10th anniversary, Janette said the onset of any signiﬁcant illness, such as stroke, disrupts life’s sense of continuity, made all the more difﬁcult when the ability to communicate is also impaired. She said 75 per cent of stroke victims suffer high levels of emotional distress, depression and anxiety, with communication loss dramatically impacting on social integration. The group commenced in May 2001, welcoming

Huff and puff: Wilf O’Flaherty blew out the candles on the Communication Skills Support Group’s 10th anniversary cake. It was also his 83rd birthday.

people from all over Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires; some of whom still attend. Group members tell stories of new friendships, a sense of somewhere where you are accepted and listened to, a means of accepting your own disability through mixing with others, and important carer support. The group enjoyed a slideshow of photos detailing their rich history - days in the centre sharing lunch and a chat or doing some craft or quizzes, other days out visiting places of interest, bowling, at the movies, eating out, and their annual weekend away. Janette thanked Gippsland Southern Health Service and Bass Coast Regional Health and Latrobe Community Health service. Inverloch artist Dianna Campbell, was thanked for her 10 years of volunteer service and move to “semiretirement” with an appreciation certiﬁcate and a gift. Founding members and now volunteers Bev Ware and Pat Berryman were also acknowledged for all their dedicated support as was speech pathologist Deb Bray. Bev made the 10th anniversary strawberries and cream cake. Enquiries about the group can be made by phoning Janette McNair, chief speech pathologist at Bass Coast Regional Health on 5671 3343.

Many thanks: Inverloch artist Dianna Campbell (left) and speech pathologist Deb Bray were thanked for their years of helping the group.

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Cheese wins again BERRYS Creek Cheeses has added yet another award to its impressive list of achievements at the Dairy Industry Association of Australia Victorian and Australian dairy competitions this month. Their Koorooman Blue cheese, named after the Hulls family heritage at Koorooman, has taken out a gold medal and trophy for the highest scoring blue mould cheese. Not to be outdone, the Bellingham Blue cheese, named after the Bellingham family heritage of Boorool, was also awarded a gold medal at the Royal Queensland Show last week. It is a fantastic effort considering these were the ﬁrst showings for both the Koo-

rooman and Bellingham cheeses. Cheese-maker Barry Charlton was quietly ecstatic with his success. In the two shows, the company took out a total of 10 awards, including silver medals for the other blue cheeses entered. Mr Charlton will soon release a blue cheese supporting his own family name. Charlton’s Choice will be a mild blue, soft, creamy cheese and will be released at the Loch Food and Wine Festival in June.

Blue gets gold: Laura Rowe, Heather Hancock and Cheryl Hulls of Berrys Creek Cheese show off one of many awards recently won.

A healthy respect By Matt Dunn

News from last Wednesday’s council meeting

SOUTH Gippsland Hospital CEO Peter Rushden could always hear the country calling to him.

Even while he was working in Melbourne, the former business high ﬂier knew he wanted a simpler life than the one on offer in the city. “My wife Liz and I, had a property in Stony Creek for about 20 years. It was a weekender and while I worked in the commercial world we used to come down as a family. When I retired from there we took on a vineyard at Fish Creek – the Waratah Hills Vineyard – for seven years,” he said. “We’ve got fairly close ties to the area now and since selling the vineyard we’ve been living here in Foster. My appointment as CEO is really seen as very much a local appointment. “Some ‘locals’ have been here a lot longer, of course. But at least I’m known in the community because of my work at the vineyard.” Before his appointment as CEO in January, Mr Rushden was on the hospital’s board for almost eight years. He knew the ins and outs of the establishment. And he believed he could add something by taking on the top job. “Because I am a local I think I can engage with the community more easily. I’m known and recognised. The people we’ve had previously have probably only been looked at as a three year appointment and working as part of their advancement,” Mr Rushden said. “For me, I’m a local and I’m satisfying a real need the community had for someone to step in and operate the hospital.” He said a lot of people

South Gippsland Shire Council briefs CR Bob Newton congratulated ofﬁcers involved in producing the Korumburra Live, Work and Invest brochure. The document highlights the advantages of living, working and investing in Korumburra. It was produced in conjunction with the Korumburra Business Association and Korumburra Community Development and Action Inc.

Peter Rushden: the South Gippsland Hospital CEO is part of the local Foster community. approached him in the street to tell him their opinions on the hospital. Fortunately, most opinions are positive and constructive. “I do have people coming up and giving their view on the hospital, which is fantastic. One of my big tasks is communicating with the community about what’s happening here,” he said. “The hospital is such a highly valued asset in the Foster community. It would certainly be a real loss if it weren’t here.” Mr Rushden said the “familiarity” of the hospital’s goings on had made it easier for him to step into the CEO role. Not that he would ever describe the job as “easy”. “The job is complex. And it made me realise how little I actually knew of the hospital’s operations,” he said. Mr Rushden believes there “deﬁnitely are” extra challenges for country hospitals. “We’re classed as a small rural

hospital and we’re in the lowest level of categories. In some ways that makes it difficult, because we’re trying to deliver a broad range of services with a small budget and a small facility,” he said. “We’re lucky at Foster, because we have a strong board that reflects a lot of community interest and needs. We end up with a level of service that reflects that.” For Mr Rushden, the hospital’s prosperity is very much linked to the region’s prosperity. He said the hospital needed to plan for delivering services to an ageing population, but by the same token care of those coming into the world. “We have in the order of 80 to 90 births here per year. There’s a very strong demand to have babies locally.” These healthy delivery numbers reflect something that he knows only too well: a country hospital cares for its own.

A FINAL bid has been made to restore the Toora boat ramp. Cr Jeanette Harding tabled a petition with 1087 signatures to council, calling for a solution to the long vexed issue. She said the State Government had been supportive but the Federal Government had not. Cr Harding said petitions with a further 200 signatures awaited collection. THE people of Port Welshpool are calling for improvements to the town’s tennis courts and picnic area. Cr Jeanette Harding presented a petition to council signed by 42 people. Council ofﬁcers will prepare a report for the June 22 council meeting. CR Kieran Kennedy continued the petition theme, lodging papers bearing 63 signatures calling for two cricket practice nets at Sandy Point. CR Jim Fawcett submitted the fourth and ﬁnal petition of the day, from Amanda Campbell and Tona O’Connor requesting a child-proof fence around McIndoe Park, Leongatha. The park is surrounded by busy roads. That petition had 700 signatures. CR Mohya Davies has been travelling around the region as part of the Gippsland Community Leadership Program. She described it as a “challenging program with the opportunity to explore big

Mayor’s message Cr Warren Raabe REPRESENTATIVES of other coastal Councils at the recent Climate Change Forum in Melbourne echoed the frustrations we are feeling here as we wait for Federal and State governments to provide clear guidance on the safeguards they expect us to have in place when implementing the Planning Scheme in coastal areas vulnerable to predicted sea level rises. Their position is that the science is young and they are still doing research using various models to project what the coastline may look like in 2100. Unpredictable climate volatility in 2009 saw ﬂood levels reach supposed 2100 levels in the Koo Wee Rup area yet they did not create the projected ﬂood invasion of the swamp, highlighting the variability of these models. Meanwhile Stony Point is recording sea level rises of 1.3mm annually and

in Perth they are recording 7mm. So while there are still many unknowns, a line still needs to be drawn in the sand that can be modiﬁed as needed in the future, so that Council and landowners can make clear decisions today about the risks they are willing to take in these vulnerable areas. Council’s main concerns are to protect people’s assets and manage risk to community infrastructure. We have taken the proactive step of asking dwelling permit applicants to sign a Section 173 Agreement that protects Council’s liability, but other unresolved issues abound: who is responsible if vital road linkages in these areas become immersed? Can we afford to rebuild them elsewhere? Will certain areas need to be surrendered to the sea? The urge to bury our heads in the

sand is strong, but these challenges may present far earlier than we imagine. As landowners and ratepayers, you are part of this Council risk and liability and we take the implications of climate change seriously for the protection of us all. The NSW Government has recently legislated a statutory legal indemnity for Councils and I believe it should also be introduced by the Victorian Government. There needs to be a change of mindset from the old concept of the Crown being the insurer of last resort. The recent ﬂoods in Queensland and Victoria have nearly brought the Federal Government to its knees, and if such weather events become more common we can’t expect them to bail us out every time. There are now parts of Queensland

where you cannot get insurance, illuminating the high risk in those areas. There may be areas here where we simply need to bite the bullet and say ‘not suitable for development’. My intent in raising these matters is so we start the public debate and raise awareness of the implications of predicted sea level rises associated with climate change. The volatile global weather catastrophes we’ve witnessed this year (cyclones, tsunamis, ﬂoods, earthquakes and tornadoes) as well as recent VCAT decisions at both Grip Road, Toora and Waratah Bay, reafﬁrm that council must consider these issues now. Cr Warren Raabe, Mayor.

issues in Gippsland”. Cr Davies will visit Parliament House in Melbourne as part of future days. She also attended a meeting of the Municipal Fire Management Committee, comprising representatives of council, DSE and the CFA, to produce a single ﬁre plan. FIVE new members have joined the management committee of the Great Southern Rail Trail. Cr Davies attended the group’s AGM and said members are looking forward to the extension of the railway past Foster and the development of the Foster railway reserve. THE South East Australian Transport Strategy group is lobbying VicRoads to straighten the bends on the South Gippsland Highway between Koonwarra and Meeniyan. That will allow the rail trail to be completed, linking the two towns. The group is also working with VicRoads on detailed route and intersection plans for the Leongatha heavy vehicle alternate route, Cr Jeanette Harding said. She is a member of the strategy group. COUNCIL has announced the new committees to advise the use of Leongatha Memorial Hall and Toora Railway Reserve. On the hall committee will be Nicole Pouw, Shirleyanne Wright, Graham Carpenter, David John, Lindsay Powney, Jeanne Dekker, Jayne Scott, Ralph Naudi and a member of the Leongatha RSL to be appointed. The railway reserve committee will comprise Peter Lee, Kathy Whelan, Greg Bull, Diana Droog, Irene Spooner, Nick DeMaria, Dinah Brownﬁeld, Pat Doran, Ray Argento and Cr Harding.

Tea time at Loch

LOCH’S Biggest Morning Tea, run by the ladies of the bowling club for the Loch Community last Wednesday was a great success.

The generous donations of money, time, cooking and the free use of the Masonic Hall went a long way toward contributing to the $955 raised for the Cancer Council. The organisers send a big thanks to all those nonbowlers who helped on the day, as well as the businesspeople and school teachers who ordered morning tea. Many thanks as well to the visitors from outside the area who showed their interest by attending the function.

What a waste HALF the rubbish that goes to landﬁll in Gippsland consists of food scraps and garden waste.

The Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group and Bass Coast Council have combined on a compost trial to try to make better use of the organic matter. Seventy-ﬁve Inverloch households will take part, trialling two different compost bins, a dual compost tumbler and two types of worm farms. Householders will undergo a short training session.

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Research into the unknown PATIENTS at Mirboo North’s Strzelecki House Aged Care are involved in research into the previously unknown condition apathy, suffered by the elderly. For anyone who’s visited a nursing home, you’ve probably seen apathy. It can be found in the face of an older person as they stare vacantly into space. Sufferers of apathy are often misdiagnosed as being depressed and can have trouble engaging with the world. Apathy is often associated with dementia, resulting in patients being left alone.

Dr Julie Ellis, director of research for Japara Aged Care Group and a nursing expert, is leading the study into apathy to improve the level of care provided for the elderly. There is very little known about how many people are affected by apathy and Dr Ellis wants to get an understanding of how many apathy sufferers there are in the community and develop useful programs to make life better for them. “It’s a mistake to assume the apathy sufferer wants to be left alone. They really want and need human contact; they just can’t reach out and get it”, Dr Ellis said. “If we can gain a better understanding into this condition, we

can dramatically improve the quality of life for those living in aged care.” Apathy sufferers can appear totally disinterested in what is happening around them and cannot initiate interactions with other people. Ironically those suffering from apathy need a great deal of positive interaction from others for their psychological well being. Around 200,000 Australians experience dementia, a number which is likely to increase to more than 700,000 by 2050. “Let’s face it, the improvements in our health today mean that most of us are going to live longer and spend some time in aged care before we die, so we all want to know that we can

have a decent quality of life in our retirement,” Dr Ellis said. Some of the preliminary results of Dr Ellis’s research are disturbing, she found. A staggering 96 per cent of residents do not have any visitors, only 6.3 per cent of residents are interested in the day to day events put on at their facilities and only 14 per cent of current activities focused on the individual. “Clearly we’re going to have to develop useful programs for dealing with people with dementia,” Dr Ellis said. “At the moment there is simply not enough available but we are moving towards helping people maintain their

personal dignity. “It may be that the group style activities that many focus on today are not the most suitable. I suspect apathy sufferers will greatly beneﬁt from more positive, one to one, engagements,” Dr Ellis said. “We do know that positively engaging with other people helps apathy sufferers maintain their personhood and that is why we are moving towards person centred care.” Dr Ellis is conducting her research through the Aged Care Services Australia Group. Nine aged care facilities in Victoria are taking part in the research.

Children of feather flock AROUND 20 children gathered at Leongatha Library last Wednesday to celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime.

The group read popular children’s book Feathers for Phoebe by Rod Clement. The national event was also celebrated locally at Inverloch, Wonthaggi, Korumburra and San Remo. Now in its eleventh successful year, National Simultaneous Storytime 2011 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 has been organised by the West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation and the Australian Library and Information Association, to promote the value of reading and literacy, the importance of Australia’s book industry and the role of libraries. Feathers for Phoebe is a wonderful Australian tale about self-esteem, selfacceptance and learning that appearances aren’t everything. It’s always a challenge to maintain the attention of young children for long, but South Gippsland Shire Council’s Jan

Martin proved a dab hand when asked to read to a young audience at the Leongatha Library last Wednesday. Ms Martin, who is council’s director of community services and a board member of the West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation (WGRLC), was one of hundreds of local government ofﬁcers and councillors who took part in the National Simultaneous Story time program. Wearing a feather boa and a sparkling boater, Ms Martin captivated the crowd of young listeners and their mums to highlight the value of libraries and their many services. Cr Bob Newton also took part in the event, reading at the Korumburra Library. Both guest readers expressed their high opinions of the region’s libraries. “Libraries are an enriching part of the social fabric of our communities,” Mrs Martin said. “They are a treasure chest of information and reading pleasure, environmentally friendly and cost effective for members to use for research and leisure. “If you aren’t a member yet, we warmly invite you to tap in to this wonderful community resource.” The children listened to other stories as well, before undertaking art and crafts, mainly focusing on bright feathers.

Adventures continue THE South Gippsland Walking and Adventure Club continues to hold regular activities. Walkers have enjoyed regular day walks on a Tuesday to local areas and further aﬁeld. Unfortunately, the Prom has not been available for visits. A beginners overnight hike carrying backpacks was held at Mount Baw Baw. The weather was so cold and wet the weekend was reduced to two days and the hardy adventurers who took part claimed

the expedition was most enjoyable. Club cyclists have been active. Day cyclists meet each Thursday to ride locally and very popular rides have been held on the bike paths in Melbourne, with the latest one being an overnight stay in the city. Base camps have also been enjoyed in caravan parks, either staying in tents or cabins. The weather has not been the best for canoeing, but this will commence again when conditions improve. The usual coffee and cake has been enjoyed

after day activities. Social evenings have been held at local restaurants or pubs. The club meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Leongatha Community House at 8pm. Members come from all over the area including Traralgon, Drouin, Nyora, Wonthaggi, Archies Creek, Inverloch, Meeniyan, Koonwarra Korumburra and Leongatha. New members are most welcome. President Ros can be contacted on 5664 2358.

Court clears fines A BACKLOG of unpaid ﬁnes totalling $20,000 has been cleared for Bass Coast Shire Council by the Wonthaggi Magistrates Court. The ﬁnes related mainly to illegal camping and having alcohol in a public place. Council’s community safety manager Philippa O’Halloran said more cases would be followed up soon. She said the cases banked up because

council preferred to have them heard by a judicial registrar, rather than wasting a magistrate’s time. In the coming months, further groups of outstanding cases will go before the court. Ms O’Halloran said council staff spend a lot of time promoting and explaining local laws and if these are ignored, ﬁnes are issued. If these are unpaid, council pursues them.

Feathery friends: Jan Martin (centre) was the guest reader at the National Simultaneous Storytime. She is ﬂanked by children eager to hear the story Feathers for Phoebe by Rod Clement, and librarians Janet Aumann and Leonie Parker.

Loch kids head to surf THE Australian Government’s Active After-School Communities (AASC) program welcomed Loch Primary School to the program in 2007. Since that time the program has grown, and in term one this year, a mini bus full of eager Loch Primary School students headed to Inverloch Surf Lifesaving Club for seven weeks of surf life saving action. The club was the perfect setting to host the beginner surf life saving program, with a brand new clubhouse and an active member base always looking to recruit new junior members. Two club members Malory Huther and Holly du Plessis introduced the students to ﬂag racing, paddle boards, swimming in the What: Jacksen prepares to take off at the Inverloch surf beach. surf and beach/water awareness. Excited Loch Primary School student and AASC program par- and cost. by the Australian Sports Commisticipant, Tara Wilson said: “I liked “We have selected activities to sion designed to build and strengthsurf lifesaving because it was the appeal to students from across the en the links with local community ﬁrst time I went to the beach. It was full seven years of primary schoolorganisations including sporting fun in the water and we even played ing and are delighted with an AASC clubs based in the region. beach games.” program participation rate of apIt runs in up to 3270 schools Loch principal Greg Bull was proximately 75 per cent of the full and out of school hour care services equally impressed. school enrolment.” “We are very appreciative of the AASC regional co-ordinator across Australia. support from the Australian Gov- Mark Lindsay was delighted to see Up to 190,000 children particiernment which enables us to pro- the program run so well. pate in the national program each vide exciting and engaging activi“It’s great to see kids having fun term, which provides children with ties for the students,” he said. playing with their friends and learn- the opportunity to participate in up “The funding allows us to em- ing at the same time. It is also great ploy coaches in a wide range of ac- to see the local community support to 70 different sports and 20 structivities, ensuring maximum partici- our kids to experience the sport of tured physical activities. For more information about the pation by children, many of whom surf life saving,” he said. would not have the opportunity to The AASC program is an Austra- AASC program visit ausport.gov. be involved because of the location lian Government program managed au/aasc

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Their beer is grand all right MIRBOO North’s Grand Ridge Brewery lays claim to being the world’s most awarded brewery. Twelve more medals were added at the 2011 Australian International Beer Awards, taking an already impressive list to160. The 2011 awards attracted 1195 entries from 241 breweries representing 34 countries. Grand Ridge won medals for its Natural Blonde (Belgian style wheat beer), Yarra Valley Gold (real ale), Moonshine (dark Scotch ale), Mirboo Midnight (oaked dark ale), Hatlifter Stout and WHOA (wet hopped oatmeal ale). The medals were presented during a dinner at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Brewery owner and managing director Eric Walters was thrilled with the latest accolades; the more so because the six beers were awarded medals in both packaged and draught categories. That, he said, showed excellent consistency. “This amazing little brewery is located high up on the Strzelecki Ranges in Mirboo North and has cleaned up the international awards with loads of medals every year for a long time now.” Eric said Grand Ridge beers are available at the brewery and “all good bottle shops”.

Mayor’s message Cr Veronica Dowman AS THE end of the ﬁnancial year approaches, council is in full swing creating its 2011-12 budget.

Top drop: Eric Walters of Grand Ridge Brewery, which has won another swag of honours at the Australian International Beer Awards.

Sports store in action SPORTFIRST in Leongatha opened with a successful day last Wednesday. Owners Mark and Kate Lafferty, who already run a SportFirst store in Korumburra, were flat out for most of the day. Mr Lafferty said he was very happy with the morning’s business. The new store generated a great deal of interest from curious customers on the opening day as well as If the shoe fits: Mark helps Kyle Brown find the throughout the rest of the week. perfect pair of runners.

For council the budget is a working document of how we will achieve what we set out to achieve in our Council Plan. Rates and charges account for about half of council’s total revenue therefore deciding the rates and charges to be levied is a crucial balancing act. Earlier this year council was criticised for not having higher rates, which would allow us to spend more on new projects as well as maintaining the infrastructure we have. This doesn’t take into account the delicate balancing act and that many of our residents are on fixed incomes, meaning any rate rise is sorely felt. Not increasing rates or increasing them by CPI is also not a sustainable option, as the cost pressures we face here in Bass Coast increase each year by more than CPI. Complementing this balancing act is the work done by our officers to seek other funding sources through federal and state grants. While council makes an invaluable contribution to many capital work projects both funding and in kind, they would not be possible without grants we secure. The financial pressures on councils across Australia are well documented, but not well appreciated. Long term under funding by state and

federal programs of joint programs like libraries, kindergartens and home and community care has meant we increasingly rely on ratepayer revenue. There is much inequality in the tax revenue collected by the Federal and State governments compared to that collected by councils. Despite this we are collectively responsible for billions of dollars of community assets and over three quarters of the state’s road network. We are also called on by other levels of government to deliver services without enough funding or where the funding levels reduce over time. However this kind of pressure breeds innovation and in an effort to keep rates affordable without compromising service levels, this council has developed a culture of doing things better to make processes more efﬁcient. This includes more efﬁcient and better use of resources on hand, improving our grant applications and preparing plans and collecting data to prove our need for funding. The 2011-12 budget will include one of our biggest capital works programs ever, funding of some new initiatives and a strong focus on maintaining our existing assets. The draft budget will be presented and considered by council at our meeting on June 15. Cr Veronica Dowman mayor

Bass Coast Council briefs CR Peter Paul did his best at the May meeting to have council ask the State Minister for Water Peter Walsh to undertake an urgent review of the structural arrangements for water and sewerage service provision to Phillip Island. This follows what he called “considerable changes to water management in Bass Coast”, such as the raising of the Candowie Dam wall. “We need quantity and quality at the best possible price,” Cr Paul said. “Let’s have a review and see what’s the best way forward. This is not an inquiry, it’s a review.” But not all of his colleagues supported

him and his motion was lost.

tained but “lopped for their health”.

PATSY Hunt of Cowes asked council to explain a permit for lopping and/ or removal of native vegetation on Cape Paterson Road, Inverloch, outside the RACV resort. Ms Duncan-Jones told her that what has actually been allowed is “quite different” from an original application. “Council values the natural environment”. The Department of Sustainability and Environment became involved in the matter and Ms Duncan-Jones said all blackwoods and messmates would be re-

CR John Duscher acknowledged mayor Cr Veronica Dowman for talking to local school children during Education Week. “I’m told you did an excellent job.” Cr Dowman said the students came to the council chamber. “They had some tough questions. I look forward to more student groups coming in.” VETERAN gallery watcher Maurice Schinkel of Cowes, asked if council had made a submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry

Meals roster (Leongatha) St Laurence Primary School, Leongatha Secondary College, Woorayl Lodge Aux (6th, 8th, 9th, 10th) and National Bank (7th) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning June 6, 2011.

into Australia’s Urban Water Sector or the most recent Westernport Water application for a bulk entitlement. The CEO said “no”. A NUMBER of kindergarten parents put questions to the council about proposed management arrangements of some of the shire’s preschools. In an attempt to shore up the council’s image, CEO Allan Bawden said, “Bass Coast Council is the only one I know that has an education policy and action plan and early years plan. Council values the provision of early years services and has no intention of allowing those to close.” A decision on kindergarten management was deferred until the next council meeting. EXTRA training for the CEO’s staff has reduced council’s reliance on external graphic designers, saving up to $4000 a year. Cr Gareth Barlow commended staff for “month after month ﬁnding ways to save money”. They do so at the direction of councillors.

Three members of the CEO’s staff undertook InDesign training and are now able to create invitations, posters and ﬂyers for civic receptions, events and functions, instead of it costing $95 an hour for an external graphic designer.

DETAILED plans are underway for a town square at Cowes and tenders probably will be called for stage one in the 2011-12 ﬁnancial year. The square will feature “rain gardens” to ﬁlter storm water before it enters the drainage system, paving, public art, seating, trees, a drinking fountain and a big screen for promotions and community use. It will be developed outside the Cowes Cultural Centre.

DALYSTON, Bass and Kilcunda community planning groups will present ﬁnalised documents to council in the coming months. Inverloch’s community plan has been ﬁnished and printed, as has the one for Cape Paterson.

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Two sugars please South Gippslanders have a cuppa for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, to aid Cancer Council research.

On the job: The Star team took time out for morning tea at the Leongatha ofﬁce on Friday. From left: journalists Isaac McCallum and Simone Short, graphic designer Barb Lee, advertising manager Joy Morgan, and journalist Jacob de Kunder.

Fun for a cause: Jo Williams, Kerry Mooney and Carrie Danckert from South Gippsland Water enjoyed the morning tea hosted by South Gippsland Water at Foster.

Social affair: Koonwarra joined in the fun of the Biggest Morning Tea last Wednesday, hosting 31 people inside the Koonwarra Hall. The morning tea raised $411 and a $500 donation from St Peter’s Anglican Op Shop Leongatha took the amount to $911. The ladies worked hard to set up a stall and had some door prizes to raise money. Organisers Sue Humphries, Phyl Davison, Joy Hayward and Ada Baker were prominent in the fundraising effort. Tasty tucker: South Gippsland Water hosted 47 people at a Biggest Morning Tea at its Foster ofﬁce last Thursday. The team raised $500 for the Cancer Council. Sharon McDonald, Carol Semmens and event organiser Janice Pell enjoyed a cuppa.

Sharing a cuppa: Jilly Taylor of Berry’s Creek shared a coffee with Leongatha’s Dawn Green and Mavis Wightman for Koonwarra’s Biggest Morning Tea. Right: Tea time: residents of Woorayl Lodge in Leongatha enjoyed a biggest afternoon tea last Tuesday (May 24) to raise money for cancer ﬁghting research. Joining the residents were friends and family, residents from the ﬂats behind the lodge and some members of the Mirboo North singers. The activities department treated everyone to scones, jam and cream and a cup of tea, all for a gold coin donation to a good cause. Dorothy Satchwell made sure she was having a big afternoon tea.

Pleasant afternoon: Woorayl Lodge visitors Maria Babbro, Lenie Bongers and Maria Rademaker all enjoyed a scone and cup of tea.

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$320,000 - $340,000

glenys foster administration manager

5668 1660

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Fresh as a daisy I

N the ever-popular Scarlett Street and within walking distance of shops, parks and the brewery, you will ﬁnd this beautifully presented brick veneer home. Having been repainted in recent weeks, both inside and out, in warm neutral tonings, the home is bright, light and fresh. The lounge room opens off a wide entry foyer and overlooks the verandah and leafy garden. Behind the lounge room is an

open-plan, casual living space comprising a warm timber kitchen with plenty of cupboards and bench space, a dining area, and space to spare for children’s play or a TV nook. This area ﬂows outside through sliding doors to a gently sloping, north-facing garden. There are three good-sized bedrooms, the main with walk-in robe and en suite, and robes in the other two. Even temperatures can be maintained by a reverse cycle air conditioner and there is also a gas heater

MIRBOO NORTH Location: 7 Scarlett Street Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Price: $250,000 - $275,000 Agent: Prom Country First National Real Estate Contact: Lisa Williams 0438 133 385

in the meals area to keep you toasty in winter. Outside there is a double carport attached to the home, and the all important garage or workshop behind. The home and garden are low maintenance in nature, leaving its occupants time to get on with life. With rental properties in high demand in Mirboo North, this property would also be a great start or addition to your investment portfolio. With so much on offer in such a location and at such good value, your inspection is highly recommended.

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Rare three bedroom unit A

RARE opportunity has arrived to purchase a three bedroom unit in Leongatha, highly maintained for more than 10 years by an elderly retiree. The unit is exceptional value at $279,000. Agent with SEJ Real Estate, Lyle Miller, said three bedroom units in town are hard to come by. Considering the size of the unit, the price would be under replacement value. The unit, in the middle of a group of six at 18 Clinton Court off Turner Street, is accessed by a wide driveway. There is a lock-up garage and shelving for storage and ample room for another park in front of the garage. The unit is quite spacious with lawns, a garden and paved area at the back. Inside, the property features an open plan kitchen/dining/lounge room with reverse cycle air conditioning and a gas heater. An additional wall heater

services the passage leading to the three bedrooms. All bedrooms have ceiling fans and situated between the bedrooms, a large bathroom houses a bath, separate shower and toilet. Other highlights of the unit include new carpets, a kitchen with electric oven, and cupboards above and below the benches. The unit is of brick construction with aluminium windows, tiled roof, there’s a bay window in the lounge, quality drapes and external sun blinds. The property is well set up for retirees with additional handrails. It would be equally suitable for a small family as well. As neat as a pin, you could move in straight away. Some furniture could also be purchased. Nearby is lovely McIndoe Park, a corner milk bar and recreational facilities like the swimming pool and golf course. Call in and see Lyle or Barry for an inspection.

LEONGATHA At a glance: Location: 18 Clinton Court, Leongatha Price: $279,000 Agent: SEJ Real Estate Contact: Lyle Miller 0408 515 665 or Barry Redmond 0418 515 666

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Beachy keen A

RE you keen to get yourself a bargain? Are you keen to get yourself a holiday house by the beach?

If you listen to all the industry experts you will deﬁnitely be keen on this home. The home ticks all the expert advice boxes: • Close to town amenities/shops – yes. • Within walking distance to a patrolled surf beach – yes • Affordably priced – yes • A free set of steak knives – if we must!

The home itself has been recently renovated and refurbished, giving the home a modern vibe though still keeping yesterday’s charm with original features. Open and bright, the home captures all the natural light and with a clever ﬂoor plan makes living a breeze. Multiple living zones with two bedrooms, two living areas, and two decks are the key features to this home. Other features include split system Daikin air conditioning in the lounge and master bedroom, polished ﬂoorboards, landscaped

gardens and fencing. This is a home that would suit the investor, being low maintenance with low cost, as all renovation and building works have just recently been completed. The home would also suit the ﬁrst home buyer or young family looking to get into the property market. An inspection will deﬁnitely please and you will be impressed. Contact Michael Wilkinson on 0439 783 294 at Alex Scott & Staff Venus Bay for an inspection.

VENUS BAY Location: 2 Anthony Avenue Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Price: $265,000 Agent: Alex Scott & Staff,Venus Bay Contact: Michael Wilkinson on 0439 783 294

Developers look at this

NLY 300 metres to the Inlet beach and community barbecue facility, this parcel of land and original beach shack is a unique offering, one of few like it in this prized location. The block is 44 metres in length and lends itself to a solar passive dual occu-

Leongatha 45-53 Young Street

pancy development (STCA). In the meantime, holiday and enjoy this cute early 1900s beach shack, set back deep on the block offering privacy and a large space for summer fun. Consisting of three bedrooms, outdoor laundry and bathroom, this property is ideal for a weekender. This one won’t last, so be quick.

INVERLOCH Location: 16 Grandview Grove Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Size: Approx. 680sqm Price: $440,000 Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Inverloch Contact: 5674 1111

E C TI

O N L A N I F “Wildwood Springs”

A SLICE OF PARADISE WITHIN PRIME LEONGATHA TOWNSHIP Outstanding location within the township, this unique 2.7acre /1.1ha property boasts dual road frontages, two titles and a large, privately owned lake with mature trees creating a rainforest microclimate full of ﬂora and fauna. The residence features a spacious 34sq (approx) 3 br solid brick home featuring two bathrooms, spacious living zones and open plan kitchen. Large, 3 car undercover parking and separate workshop. TOWN WATER. ZONED R1.

MELBOURNE 409 St Kilda Road (03) 9866 1414 www.bfp.net.au

AUCTION Saturday 4th June 2011 2pm on the property LAND

2.7 acres / 1.1ha approx

INSPECT

By appointment

AGENT

Bruce Falk 0400 939 081 Kristin Richardson 0427 092 983

LEONGATHA 10 - 12 Hughes Street (03) 5662 4388 www.ruralcopro.com.au

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Learn to live sustainably on the coast THE annual Sustainable Living Festival is on again.

Sharing ideas: alpaca producer Angela Betheras will be among the AgFutures speakers.

Rural life ideas inspire ALPACAS to agistment, herb growing to historical rainfall data – a wealth of information for farmers, and anyone interested in farming, is coming to South Gippsland. Inverloch will host three AgFutures sessions from next month. The free sessions, run by the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in partnership with the Bass Coast and South Gippsland shire councils and Agribusiness Gippsland, will see experts from across Victoria discuss issues vital to the future of agriculture in the region. Topics to be aired include diversifying income off small holdings, looking at future land use and bringing lucrative agritourism to the region. The ﬁrst session, to be held on June 9, features the DPI climate variability agronomist Dale Grey examining historical rainfall data for South Gippsland. Mr Grey will outline the prevailing drivers of our rainfall, explaining its variability and how farmers can apply the information to their own

situations. The second session, on June 22, features Victor Sposito, a DPI spatial information scientist. He will explain a computer-generated 3D planning tool that gives land managers a much clearer view of how their farming enterprise might look in a future environment affected by climate variability. Also addressing that session will be Gippsland’s Maria Armistead, who used the devastating 2009 bushﬁres to design a whole new approach to her smallholding farm-based business. Another hands-on presentation will come from David Pearson, the owner of Country Fresh Herbs on Phillip Island. He will offer a look at intensive horticulture and valueadding off small areas. Farm consultant John Mulvany will examine the business options of leasing and agisting land for agriculture, discussing the pros and cons of each system. The ﬁnal session, on July 7, will feature a look at the growing trend of farmers markets. The day will also offer insights into marketing a successful agritour-

ism venture from West Gippsland’s Angela Betheras. The alpaca producer and agritourism business operator won the 2011 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Rural Women’s Award. AgFutures project ofﬁcer Karen Thomas said the sessions offered an unmatched opportunity for people to hear ﬁrst-hand some of the most vital issues facing farming in this part of Gippsland. “Anyone with any interest in the business of farming, and its future, should try to attend these sessions,” she said. DPI AgFutures assists farmers and farming communities make sense of the changes that will affect agriculture in the future, and contributes information towards better long-term decision-making. The free sessions will be held at Inverloch Community Centre, 16A A’Beckett St, Inverloch from 10am to 3pm and include catering. Please register by providing your name and contact details to Karen.thomas@ dpi.vic.gov.au or phone (03) 9785 0103 or 0488 372 411.

Change the dream on Sunday BASS Coast residents have the chance to participate in a special community event aimed at reconnecting with the natural world, highlighting the importance of community and harnessing our power to make a difference to the environment. Bass Coast Shire Council environment ofﬁcer Liza Price said council was hosting the event on World Environment Day - Sunday, June 5. “The Changing the Dream Symposium is a global education program already reaching out to hundreds of thousands of people across the industrialised world,” Ms Price said. “Designed in partnership with some of the ﬁnest scientist and activist minds in the world, the symposium explores the current state of our planet from a new perspective. “It connects participants with a powerful global

movement to reclaim our future by generating hope, inspiration, purpose and a commitment to individual and collective action. “Residents will be able to meet with other members of the community who are already taking action including community gardens, Transition Towns and the Westernport Biosphere. The day will consist of a series of workshop sessions, presentations and small group breakout sessions. The Changing the Dream Symposium will be held from 1 to 6pm on Sunday, June 5, in the Bass Coast Shire Council Chambers, Baillieu Street, Wonthaggi. Entry is by gold coin donation but bookings are required. Please phone Liza Price on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or Carolyn Rowson 5657 4221 to book. For more information go to www.changingthedream.org.au or contact council.

This year’s theme is ‘Living a Low Impact Lifestyle’ and aims to showcase local products and services that enable us to save money and lighten our load on the planet. The venue for the festival is the Cowes Cultural Centre and it is to be held on Saturday, June 18 from 10am to 3pm at the Cowes Cultural Centre. Entry is via gold coin donation and everyone is welcome. There will be some great guest speakers, with people from Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab (VEIL) speaking on localised solutions, Energy Innovation Co-op on solar hubs, Phillip Island Nature Park on living sustainably - lessons from the penguin world, the Barb Martin Bushbank on indigenous plants and Miessence on natural skin products. Some of the products that will be displayed on the day will include renewable energy, furniture from recycled timber, native nurseries, gardening and composting, community gardens, a hybrid car and water saving products.

There will be exciting entertainment with live music from Little Oberon, kids activities and face painting, and the popular 100 Mile Lunch Workshop is back on again for limited numbers (please book on 0409 366 914). This festival is proudly brought to you by the Phillip Island Landcare project, Sustaining Coastal Communities. Supporters and funders of the project include the Victorian Government Sustainability Fund, Bass Coast Shire Council, Westernport Water, Phillip Island Nature Parks, South Eastern Councils Climate Change Alliance and Mornington Peninsula Westernport and Biosphere Reserve Foundation. Some Festival supporters will also be presenting and exhibiting on the day. For general information on this event or to volunteer to help run this community day, please contact event organiser Lisa Wangman on 5951 3329 or 0409 366 914. For information on exhibiting products or services please contact exhibition liaison ofﬁcer, Diana Whittington on 0438 595 215.

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Milpara Community House news

In tune: women from around the region gathered at Ruby recently for the Gippsland Hills Group CWA Performing Arts Day. Woorayl Branch members donned costumes for their song The Cornish Floral Dance.

ARE you new to Korumburra and surrounding areas? Come along to our next Newcomer’s Luncheon. You will meet other people new to the area and learn about this district. Next luncheon is on Wednesday, June 15 from 12.30pm at Milpara Community House, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra. Bookings are essential, please call 5655 2524. **** We are holding a Responsible Service of Alcohol course on Tuesday, June 21 from 9am. This course meets the requirements of bar and hospitability staff. People handling packaged liquor or planning on being the Licensee will need an LLVRSA certiﬁcate and must attend a class.

**** Yoga for Pain Relief and Stress is held on Thursdays from 11.45am to 1pm. These are special sessions to assist relaxation, joint mobility, pain management and fatigue. Suitable for people with chronic fatigue syndrome, ﬁbromyalgia, arthritis, osteoporosis and other related conditions. For enquiries call Mary Lewis on 0417 305 689. **** Do you require a Food Safety certiﬁcate? Our next food safety courses will be run on Tuesday June 21 from 1.30pm. Please contact Milpara on 5655 2524 for further information and bookings. **** Course in Construction (OH and S Induction)

(21883VIC). This qualification is now mandatory and legally qualifies the holder for entry to building and construction sites. Course will be held on Wednesday, June 22 from 3.30pm. Australian SafeT Consulting will be responsible for the training and assessment of this course. **** The Korumburra Walking Group meets at the Richard Street football oval every Tuesday morning at 8.30am - rain, hail or shine. Get fit with friends and join us as we exercise in the fresh air to our own level of fitness. **** For the Blokes meets on a Friday morning from 10am to noon from April 29 to July 1 and gives men the

opportunity to discuss issues that are relevant to them. For further information contact Colin on 5655 2510 or leave a message on 0428 520 034. **** Cards with Barb is held every Friday during school terms from 1pm to 4pm. Come and create your own beautiful gift cards for special family and friends. Please call Milpara on 5655 2524 for further information. **** Milpara has information on a wide range of subjects and is a contact point for many groups and organisations. So if you are new to this area or just need some information please contact us during ofﬁce hours.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star

Strong voices: competitors in the public speaking competition at the CWA Performing Arts Day. From left: Coral Phelps (Mirboo), Heather Owen (Inverloch), Chris Opray (Bena), Meryl Ashworth (Korumburra), Samantha Wearne (Woorayl), Heather Scott (Meeniyan), Margaret Robson (Kardella). The competition, on the topic “In my Garden”, was won by Heather Owen.

30 years ago, June 2, 1981 KORUMBURRA’S 50 Lions Club members have taken on the biggest job of any country Lions club. They are building a caravan from scratch. **** IT SEEMS unlikely that a Supreme Court injunction will be taken out to prevent the State Government introducing a bus service to South Gippsland. The injunction was considered last week. 10 years ago, May 29, 2001 POLICE are playing down fears of an outbreak of violence after three people were assaulted in Wonthaggi last week. ****

MANY hours of work will come together on Thursday, June 7 with the ﬁrst performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. The themes of love, jealousy and betrayal are easy to relate to as this story from the book of Genesis bursts onto the stage with all the colour, sound and emotion that Leongatha’s Lyric Theatre can muster. Five years ago, May 30, 2006 BASS Coast Shire Council has until June 16 to comply with a number of recommendations from WorkSafe in relation to bullying. Issues with bullying amongst the council members have been simmering for about a year. ****

WITH plush new fairways, greens and tees, the new Leongatha Golf Club is set to soar. The course upgrade, which began 10 years ago has been very much anticipated. One year ago, June 1, 2010 THE future of two Leongatha institutions remains uncertain after a devastating fire caused $2 million damage last Tuesday evening. Henriettas café and gift store and its home, the former Knight’s Garage, were destroyed despite attempts by 100 fire-fighters to save the widely recognised business and building. An electrical fault is believed to have caused the blaze, which has left 20 people without a job.

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ROD and Tennille Hall of Inverloch welcomed their third child, Milla Blair, on April 30 at Cabrini Hospital, Malvern. Milla is a little sister for Charley, 6, and Noah, 4.

JACOB Graham Adams was born on May 20 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is the ﬁrst child for Ricky and Stephanie of Cowes.

ANNABEL Gammon was born at her family’s Nerrena home on May 9. She is the third child for Joy and Toby, and a sister for Merlin, 10, and Reuben, 3.

Super college created A MERGER between Education Centre Gippsland (ECG) and Adult Community Education Sale (ACES) has formed a new super college to further adult education and training across Gippsland. A new name – Community College Gippsland (CCG) - has also been formally adopted by the board, to take the organisation forward. The merger brings together eight campuses stretching from Pakenham to Warragul, Morwell, Traralgon, Sale, Leongatha and Wonthaggi – making it the largest community college in Gippsland. Board chair Cheryl Glowrey said Community College Gippsland was a leap forward for adult education

and training across Gippsland. “This merger allows for a broader scope of delivery in all of the communities we serve to increase opportunities and pathways for people to gain vital foundation skills to get into the workforce or advance their job roles,” she said. Ms Glowrey said with a more sophisticated economy that is technology driven, there is an increased need for people to keep developing their skills to keep pace. “Both ECG and ACES have experienced signiﬁcant increase in demand for programs that support a range of people including those who are socially or economically disadvantaged, have a disability, been out of the workforce for an extended period, or

★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ARIES - March 21 - April 20

This is the week for completing tasks. All those unﬁnished jobs should be completed without delay. More care is required in ﬁnancial matters this week. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

The pieces of a career puzzle are all there. It’s up to you to put them in place. Your talents in a new area of interest surprise everyone, especially yourself. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

If making a pitch, be sure you are not preaching to the converted. Your partner’s sense of humour improves. Be wary of deals that seem too good to be true. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Criticism coming your way may be more valid that you initially believe. Your creative skills are sharp this week and this could be a great time to write that special letter or construct that important email you have been contemplating for a while. LEO - July 23 - August 22

An inﬂuential individual may be having difﬁculty reaching you. Be sure that you keep contacts informed of your current status. A romantic puzzle may be solved by an unlikely source. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

You ﬁnd yourself centre stage and thoroughly relishing the limelight. New travel or business ventures are in the offering. There are some misses this week, but many more hits. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

Watch a tendency to complain to the wrong parties. This week is generally favourable for becoming involved in new ﬁelds of interest. Recreational activities however, may prove too strenuous. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Be alert to people who may be overly eager to spend your money or volunteer your precious time. Your career path is smoother now and new friendships are highlighted. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

Meetings that occupy many hours could lead to an important business contract. There is less stress in a relationship, thanks to your partner’s good fortune. More family time can be enjoyed this week. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

Watch leanings toward extravagance. This is a week that accents thrift and budgeting. Children respond to your honesty. Career challenges arrive when they are least expected. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

An interest in an idea of yours perks up and acceptance of it may be just around the corner. A romantic puzzle is solved, thanks to your partner’s more open approach. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

If travelling, watch a tendency to do too much in too short a time. A platonic relationship may be launched this week. New academic interests are spotlighted. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

You have a very romantic nature and a view of life in an idealistic manner. Life with you is always an adventure. You are easily ﬂattered. Academic expansion is highlighted over the next six months. A shaky relationship may stabilise.

who are working and want to extend their qualifications,” she said. ECG and ACES are both not-forprofit community colleges that have been delivering adult education and training programs in Gippsland for more than 30 years. CEO Bernadette O’Connor said increasing access for people to gain accredited qualifications on their own doorstep rather than having to travel elsewhere was a recognised priority of Community College Gippsland. In South Gippsland the college is opening a new campus in Wonthaggi and extending programs into Korumburra, Foster, Toora, and Inverloch. For more information on CCG and courses offered visit: www.ecg.vic.edu. au or phone 1300 462 324.

Fresh stage: the new board of Community College Gippsland. Front, from left: Peter Campbell, Jim Pennell, Graham Paynter and Des Williams. Back from left: Kim Reilly, chair Cheryl Glowrey, Vivienne Helps, Mavis Gallienne (AO), Elaine Cuthbertson, Lesley Hocken, Julia Ettery and Jenny Carmichael. QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8275

Church Times ANGLICAN: Wednesday, June 1: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC; 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Friday, June 3: 7.30pm St Andrew’s, Dumbalk HC. Sunday, June 5: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Contemporary Worship with HC. 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 Av. Wonthaggi. Sunday, 9am 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. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248. A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, Sunday, 10am Worship Service and 5pm Prayer Service. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday services: 10 am and 7pm. Office: 5662 3100. Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984. CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha. Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455. THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Meeting every Sunday at Archies Creek. Morning Communion Service 11 am: Evening Holy Spirit Revival 6pm: Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5674 3867 or 5672 4660. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST:

Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School 11.30am. CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday. Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday. Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays. Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays. St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass. Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass. Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass. KORUMBURRA’S AGLOW: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214. GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Meets at Baromi Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays 4pm - 5pm communion, 5pm - 5.30pm refreshments, 5.30pm - 6.15pm Bible studies for adults, teens and children. All enquiries: Bob Stevens 0400 403 765. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Kid’s Club - Tuesday, 4 - 5pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome. Please contact Captain Claire Emerton or Lieutenant Rachael Collins, ph. 5662 5122. SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228. PRESBYTERIAN: Weekly Worship Service 10am Sunday, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Phone Rev. Dr D. Clarnette 0409 236 981 or elder Col Rump 5662 2107. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH: Reformed Church

meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. 7.30pm service: All Sunday evenings except 1st Sunday of the month, 5pm service. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2527. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, June 5: 10.30am (cuppa 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 9853 6627. FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

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

ACROSS Entertainment (12) Hospital (6) Band (6) Fabric (7) Sting (5) Foam (5) Frankness (7) Onset (6) Fish (6) Oddness (12)

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

DOWN Adventurer (8) Bird (4) Fruit (7) Ornamental stone (5) Knowledgeable (8) Light (4) Waterfall (8) Game (8) Mug (7) Dye (5) Notice (4) Treaty (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8275 ACROSS 7. Pinching the honey of the bee that’s stung you? (5-7). 8. Meaning it’s trendy accommodation (6). 9. Oo! Sandwiches! (6). 10. Do short when you mix them up (7). 12. Make a joke about the rift (5). 15. Silver-blue, it’s shining (5). 16. Here to introduce (7). 18. Sound you understand (6). 20. Beaten when feeling seedy? (6). 22. Be the focus of all eyes as you prevent the coach from leaving (4,3,5). DOWN 1. The flier takes the air for a last appearance! (4-4). 2. He takes the van to be Swiss (4). 3. Beef is required for the experiment (7). 4. Avoid a woman who’s turning right (5). 5. Asks to take in the many sheets (8). 6. Induce one to go ahead (4). 11. Not much of a rise? (8). 13. Cold and on edge, meet (8). 14. Fall through, for the excursionist (7). 17. Strike the son: a little child (5). 19. One takes an hour to get through - and that’s long (4). 21. The head is probably livery! (4).

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FAMDA to show off heroes FOSTER audiences are about to see the play which won the 2006 Olivier Award for the Best New Comedy on London’s West End.

FAMDA will stage Heroes, Tom Stoppard’s award-winning translation of Gérald Sibleyras’ 2003 French comedy which earned four Molière nominations in its native France in 2003.

The play is set in a French military hospital in 1959 where three veterans live out their days sitting on a terrace dreaming and arguing in a prison without walls. They hatch a plan to make a break for freedom and embark on a story that is funny, poignant and also absurd. The comedy is gentle but, thanks to Stoppard’s brilliant translation, the play never quite gives in to the overwhelming sense of sad-

ness that hovers around the lives of these men, preferring instead to play up their eccentricities, their follies and their quiet desperation. FAMDA has assembled a brilliant team to present Heroes to Foster audiences. Playing the three veterans are Bruce Grainger, Max Hastings and Murray Maclean, all of them multiple winners of Gippsland Theatre Awards. The production team is ﬁrst class, with talents recognised by the Victorian Drama League as well as Gippsland Theatre. Andrew Oldroyd is directing, Geoff Davey is in charge of set design and Rob Ellis has composed music for the show as well as doing the sound. FAMDA will stage Heroes between June 17 and 25 at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre. The season begins at 8pm on Friday, June 17 with a gala opening followed by supper with cast and production team. Evening performances are on Fridays and Saturdays, June 17, 18, 24 and 25. There will be two matinées at 2pm on Sunday, June 19 and Saturday, June 25. Tickets on sale with allocated seating at Main Street Revelations from June 1. Phone 0400 867 872. Credit card facilities are available. Check www.famda.org. au for further details.

All set: FAMDA’s Heroes cast members, Max Hastings, Bruce Grainger and Murray Maclean.

Teddy Bears’ Picnic on again COAL Creek Community Park will once again celebrate the Queen’s Birthday weekend by staging a giant Teddy Bears’ Picnic on Sunday, June 12 from 10am to 3.30pm. “With winter bearing down upon us, it’s a great time to bring your teddy bears out for a picnic before they head to their caves to hibernate,” Coal Creek co-ordinator Rowena Ashley said. “This is our fourth year of what has become a favourite annual event for families. Parents and children

can enjoy a fun day playing old fashioned games, painting your own bear picture and hunting for bears. “Come and see our ﬁve foot big brown bear before he runs away for winter!” Take a ride on the train or enjoy your own packed picnic lunch by the lake. The café will also be open if you are not in the mood to cook. Admission to the park is free and there is plenty to entertain bear lovers of all ages. Bear Hunt: 10am to 11.30am; $5 per hunting ticket, prize: special teddy bear. Collect three golden blocks to receive your teddy bear.

Competitions: 11.45am best dressed teddy and most loved teddy in two categories, 12-years-old and under and open age group. Captain Koala: noon -1pm. Have your photo taken with Captain Koala. Free activities will be held from 10.30am to 2pm, with old-fashioned games and paint your own teddy picture. Train rides will be held from noon to 3.30pm. Rides $6 per person. For further information, contact Coal Creek Community Park and Museum on 5655 1811.

Fun day: Lisse Bath of Ruby is looking forward to the Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

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Trivia not just arty farty FOSTER theatre company FAMDA held its second Arty-Farty Trivia Party in the newly painted auditorium of the Foster Arts Centre recently.

Ticking boxes: Judy and Rod Jackson contemplate their answers.

Simple approach: Kerry Spokes’ piece based around the theme of war and peace.

The party atmosphere started from the moment the ﬁrst guests arrived, with musical entertainment provided by the talented combination of Natalie Burrows and John Laurie. Quiz master Andrew Oldroyd provided an intriguing variety of trivia questions, some related to visual and performing arts, music, stage and screen, plus topics such as geography, history and literature. Artworks auctioned included drawings, paintings, sculpture, textiles and woodwork by such noted South Gippsland artists as Marilyn Ardley, Anda Banikos, Yianni Banikos, Deborah Harris, Jason Pell (South Coast Joinery), Anne Roussac–Hoyne, Kerry Spokes and Fleur Wheeler. Prizes came from an amazing variety of sponsors and donors: Ando’s

Bakery, Cadbury’s Chocolates, Dino the Butcher, Elsie’s Florist, Essential Body Basics, Foster IGA, Foster Seafood, Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, OK Pizza and Pasta, Parks Victoria, Prom Meats, Pulham’s Furniture and Carpets, RACV Inverloch and Wonthaggi Theatrical Group. Bob Morris was the lucky winner of the major rafﬂe, taking home a Celia Rosser print. The winning table group consisted of Georgina, Ross and Wendy Williamson, Amy and Liz Kindellan, Genevieve Davies, Melina Newman, and Jan and David Gallacher. FAMDA’s next venture is staging the gentle comedy, Heroes, translated and adapted by Tom Stoppard from a French play. Heroes will be staged at the Foster Arts Centre from June 17–25. Early bird booking forms can be downloaded from www.famda.org.au

Sweet victory: at the winning table were Jan and David Gallacher, Georgina Williamson, Liz and Amy Kindellan, Genevieve Davies, Melina Newman, and Wendy and Ross Williamson.

Artists take to paper TWELVE artists from around South Gippsland are now exhibiting at Gecko Studio Gallery at Fish Creek. From June 5 to June 18, the gallery will feature works on paper around the topic of ‘opposites’. No other brief was given so it will be very interesting how these artists respond. None of the works will be framed. The show will open on Sunday, June 5 from 2 to 5pm.

Sounding good: vocalist John Laurie seizes the mike.

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The Workmen’s Club current committee: (above left) Bill Humphrey, Ian Davidson, Jan Monro, president Ian Harper, Neil Barnes, Wendy Williams, John Allamby, Terry Bird, Robert Street and Kevin Williams. Alan ‘Gus’ Hindmarsh of Wonthaggi (above right) the club’s longest living member, cuts the centenary cake.

Gala marks 100 rich years

Social event: Keith Jones of Cape Paterson, Alan Matthies of Wonthaggi and Penny Clarke of Wonthaggi. Messrs Jones and Matthies are former Workmen’s committee members.

Night out: Friends of the State Coal Mine, Rhonda Clark and president Michelle Evans, with former Workmen’s committee member Garry Greenaway.

Full list: Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club president Ian Harper and wife Judy with Clubs Victoria CEO Richard Evans, unveil the presidents honour board.

THE Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club will remain an integral part of the Bass Coast community for another 100 years, if the club’s centenary celebration last Thursday night was anything to go by. About 130 gathered for the Centenary Birthday Gala evening at the club, 100 years to the day the club was founded in 1911 to provide the miners and workers of the newly developing town with a social outlet. Club president Ian Harper said the club had been served by only 13 presidents in its 100 year history. “We have encouraged a friendly and warm atmosphere, and that shows in the results we have here and that shows throughout the whole town,” he said. Mr Harper joined with his wife Judy, a social committee member, and Clubs Victoria CEO Richard Evans to unveil an honour board listing the club’s presidents during its ﬁrst 100 years, with space for the presidents of the next 100. Wonthaggi historian Sam Gatto spoke about the town’s birth under the State Government’s determination to have a black coal mine in Victoria to provide fuel for industry and homes, and the subsequent growth of the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club. Until then, miners would travel to Dalyston Hotel for a drink, as alcohol was banned in Wonthaggi. Mr Evans said clubs played a vital role in communities as a way of socialising, but added clubs needed to remain relevant to their communities to continue to prosper. Bass MLA Ken Smith said the Workmen’s Club remained a “backbone of the community” that was prepared to help people in need. “The club has given back to this town 100 times over,” he said, before joining Mr Harper to unveil a plaque acknowledging the centenary. The club’s longest living member, Alan ‘Gus’ Hindmarsh of Wonthaggi, had the honour of cutting a centenary cake before an Elton John tribute show entertained guests. Renowned comedian Rod Quantock was chosen as master of ceremonies after he made the Workmen’s Club famous around the world. He bought a 1940s Workmen’s Club jacket from an op shop in Inverloch many years ago and went on to wear that jacket at performances around Australia and overseas. That jacket is now part of an exhibition commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival at the Victorian Arts Centre. Guests enjoyed a meal featuring local food and wine served by staff dressed in period costume, and were given a souvenir club membership badge. The club now has 2500 members - of whom 1100 are ladies - and employs 42 staff. The not-for-proﬁt organisation gives thousands of dollars every year to community groups around Bass Coast and South Gippsland, and also the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Looking the part: club staff Helen Hender, Karen Hancock, Emily Hall, Kate Machell and Katherine Tiley in period costume lent by the Wonthaggi Theatrical Group.

Many links: Wayne Corbett and Kim Simrajh of suppliers CUB, with Colin and Caroline Donohue of Wonthaggi and Bass Coast Refrigeration, tradespeople to the club. The Donohues have been club members for more than 30 years.

Celebrating: Michelle Turner, Wonthaggi ANZ bank manager and Wonthaggi Lions Club president, with Caitlin Cooper, manager of ANZ bank Leongatha.

Touching base: former Wonthaggi residents Jack and Margaret Sloan, now of Hastings, with Joan and George Scott of Wonthaggi.

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Prices remain steady ANOTHER increase in numbers, although small, created weaker demand for most of the cattle sold, despite selling to the same competition.

Some of the vealers, steers and bullocks sold at rates that were mostly unchanged, generally prices were 1c to 5c/kg cheaper. Overall the quality of the yarding was quite good, although some cattle were noted in plainer condition. Prices for most of the 80 vealers sold were between 187c and 250c, with the top price being 264c/kg. These prices were slightly dearer. Good quality saw a top price of 206c paid for yearling steers, but most of the 35 head made from 185c to 195c/kg. The penning of 150 heifers sold to weaker demand, with most making between 172c and 198c/kg. Of the 800 grown steers and bullocks penned, Angus steers sold to the best compe-

tition making 188c to 195c/ kg. Others made from 182c to 192c, while the better quality medium weight bullocks and heavy yearling steers (mouthed 0 to 2 teeth) made to 204c/kg. Prices were 3c to 5c dearer, but manufacturing were this amount cheaper, making from 162c to 185c/kg with some good quality offered. Most of the 800 cows penned sold at rates 2c to 5c/

kg cheaper. However, strong restocker competition lifted the price for some suitable cows, with these purchases anywhere between 120c and 162c/kg. Better quality beef cows made from 137c to 158c, with some European breed cows to 172c/kg. Most others made from 110c to 145c, and the carcass weight price average was estimated to 286c/kg.

Wednesday, May 25 BULLOCKS 12 B.A. Hollands, Sale 1 M.C. & C.A. Pearson, Mardan 15 D.J. Bentley, Leongatha South 14 T. & M. Neesham, French Island 4 A. Cook, Thorpdale South 14 C.A. & J.A. McMicking, Tarwin Lower STEERS 1 P.J. Allen, Budgeree 1 J. & B. Beale, Boodyarn 1 B.G. Whittaker & J.L. Staton, Waratah Sth 1 K.S. & N.M. Reid, Korumburra 1 L. Adams, Wonga Wonga 1 M. Lamers, Kirrak COWS 2 A.H., S.L., G.G. & R.M. Castles, Jeetho 2 M.W. & D.E. Reynolds, Yinnar 1 D. & K. Clark, Nerrena

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527kg 171.6 $905.19 745kg 165.0 $1229.25 635kg 164.6 $1045.21

Clear meter access SOUTHERN Rural Water is asking its licence holders to make sure that access to any meters on their property is safe. “Our team of ﬁeld ofﬁcers is about to start reading meters across the southern half of the state,” general manager groundwater and rivers, Craig Parker, said. Southern Rural Water has a strong commitment to safety and has one of the best safety records in the water industry. “We know that meter reading can sometimes lead to injury if access to the meter is poor,” Mr Parker said. “We urge all our licence holders to make sure that the area around their pumps and meters is kept clear and that all barriers to ac-

cess are removed before our field officers pay a visit.” Suggestions for landowners: • remove long grass, blackberries and other vegetation; and • make sure pumps are properly guarded. Mr Parker said that under Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, landowners and managers have a responsibility to ensure their property is safe to enter. This includes any Crown Land they occupy. Worksafe Victoria has the power to prosecute anyone who breaches the act, which can result in fines up to $215,010 for individuals or $1,075,050 for a body corporate. For more information about Southern Rural Water’s meter reading program, please phone 1300 139 510.

1 C.E. & B.J. Matthews, Glen Alvie 1 T.C. & I.P. Walker, Mirboo North 2 N. & L.M. Harvey, Loch HEIFERS 2 P.J. Allen, Budgeree 2 D.P. & C.M. Brown, Mirboo North 1 M. & K. Nicholls, Toora 1 J. & B. Beale, Boodyarn 1 M.W. & D.E. Reynolds, Yinnar 1 J. Stephens, Allambee East BULLS 1 Melaleuca Pastoral, Meeniyan 1 Z. & M. Spehar, Yinnar 1 Vening Pastoral Co, Hedley 1 D. & K. Clark, Nerrena 1 B.V. & G.A. Silby, Woolamai 1 G. Jones, Fish Creek

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Sheep sale Wednesday, May 25 Total yarding: Ewes 90 av. $110.46; hoggets 8 av. $115.63; lambs 1295 av. $134.26; rams 20 av. $64.88; sheep 21 av. $107.14; two tooth 11 av. $111.36; wethers 23 av. $116.04. Ewes: R. & H. Calder, 4 x $151, 10 x $107.50; M. Steenholdt, 6 x $130, 1 x $78; B. Williamson, 21 x $120; Loch Hope Nominees, Leongatha, 2 x $120; I. Long, 15 x $119, 7 x $118, 19 x $89; J.D. & K.A. Campbell, Toora, 1 x $118; . Hoggets: D. McCuaig, 5 x $125; K.K. & J.B. Graham, Mirboo, 1 x $100, 2 x $100. Lambs: K. Marshman, 2 x $163.50; B. Peters, 46 x $163.50; Tomol Nominees P/L, 7 x $163; Gembost P/L, Tarwin Lower, 118 x $157, 57 x $155; Loch Hope Nominees, Leongatha, 21 x $155, 27 x $149.50; M.G. & E.A. Hobbs, 43 x $154, 20 x $154; R. Svenson, 28 x $152. Rams: J.D. & K.A. Campbell, Toora, 2 x $83; H. & J. Burton, 1 x $70, 4 x $60; R.P. & J. Lomagno, Jumbunna, 4 x $70; D. & N. Reynolds, 1 x

$65; Quoin Hill, 2 x $62; R. & H. Calder, 3 x $60; M. & H. Arestia, 2 x $57.50; J. Giliom, 1 x $57.50. Sheep: M.G. & E.A. Hobbs, 1 x $120; J.H. & M. Jeffrey, Ventnor, 15 x $110; I.M. Wise, 2 x $110; M. Steenholdt, 2 x $90; M.G. & E.A. Hobbs, 1 x $80. Two tooth: I. Long, 3 x $115; J.H. & M. Jeffrey, Ventnor, 8 x $110. Wethers: D. McCuaig, 3 x $135; H. & J. Burton, 1 x $125; N. Littlejohn & Son, Mirboo, 9 x $119; C.W. Littlejohn, Mirboo North, 6 x $114; M.G. & E.A. Hobbs, 4 x $96.

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Wet wrecks rural sales By Jacob de Kunder THE rain the region has had since February has been well above average and does have its positives, but it’s more of a negative according to the team from Landmark.

Wet weather: Barry Svenson and Sam Vagg from Landmark in Leongatha say farmers are struggling in the wet.

Branch manager Barry Svenson said they have 100 tonnes of fertiliser on back order and seed sale has pretty much ceased. Farmers reacted differently coming into the wet weather by planting their crop early, but the rain made it grow quickly so an early harvest was also in order. Other farmers planted at normal times and after the deluge of water they were unable to access the paddocks with stock or machinery to harvest. Therefore they have had to sacriﬁce those paddocks until spring. “The wet weather also brings lots of health problems for stock such as milk fever and grass tetany from the lack of minerals and undue stress,” Mr Svenson said. Landmark agronomist Sam Vagg agrees. “On top of those issues the sheep

and cattle will develop foot problems if preventative measures aren’t taken,” Mr Vagg said. “Things like improving the diet with a product like Multi-Min will help, as will making sure to include things like zinc.” Seeing it is still only May, farmers have a long way to go. Mr Vagg said that alternative options will have to be explored by farmers over winter because of the unique season structure. “Adding nitrogen to the accessible paddocks is what farmers will want to do but they have to make sure they minimise runoff,” he said. “We don’t want the chemicals being washed away and leeching into the run off systems such as the Tarwin River for example.” Due to the cool summer there is a large amount of silage around, but according to Mr Svenson it’s not very good quality. “Silage won’t keep well in a bale, so it needs to be used soon,” he said. “And the cattle need to eat to keep warm so it’s best to feed them instead of trying to save the silage for years to come.”

Phil’s on the upside of down By Isaac McCallum VET Dr Phil Poulton will be starting a ﬁeld study for a Masters degree shortly, but he won’t be the only one beneﬁting from his research. The Leongatha veterinarian will be taking three months leave from the Tarwin Veterinary Group to conduct research on the management of downer cows for Dairy Australia through the University of Melbourne.

His study should aid farmers in not only nursing downer cows, but helping them to regain their full strength. “There are many causes for recumbency but a lot of cases are complicated by the secondary nerve damage that occurs after they initially go down,” Dr Poulton said. “Downer cows are a big problem for South Gippsland dairy farmers, especially these days as they can be very time challenged.” Once the cow has

been down for 24 hours it qualiﬁes as a downer cow. Farmers are still urged to contact their vet during the ﬁrst stage. Dr Poulton can be contacted and will attend on the second day, assessing the cow to give advice on what is the best way to treat her. He will take information and monitor the cows from the second day up until they are ready to get up. In some cases Dr Poulton will be conducting post-mortems on cows at the knackery. Information will be gathered over winter this year, as well as the same time next year, before he writes his thesis, to be presented to the University of Melbourne. Cases will be restricted

to dairy cows, as Dairy Australia is covering the running costs of the project. Dr Poulton is keen to see as many cases as possible during the months of June, July and August. He is willing to visit farms any day of the week, including weekends. “Without wishing any downers (on anyone), please contact me if you have any cases,” Dr Poulton said. “It is an important project for the dairy industry, and a good opportunity for the dairy industry and farmers to receive free veterinary visits to their downer cows.” Dr Poulton is contactable on his mobile on 0428 642 371 or via the Leongatha Tarwin Veterinary Group ofﬁce on 5662 2251.

Downer, but not out: Dr Phil Poulton’s research on downer cows will be very helpful for dairy farmers around the district.

Cattle staggers alert CATTLE producers are being urged to monitor stock following reports from local farmers of outbreaks of paspalum staggers. Paspalum staggers is seen in cattle, and more rarely in sheep and horses, grazing paspalum grass or water couch seed heads infested with the fungus, or ergot, Claviceps paspali. Mike Jeffers, Department of Primary Industries (DPI) senior veterinary ofﬁcer cattle, said outbreaks usually occurred in the autumn when warm, wet weather promoted the ergot’s growth. “The ergots are initially sticky and yellow-grey, but then become hard and black. They are most

toxic when changing from the sticky ‘honeydew’ stage to the black stage,” he said. “Staggers-affected stock shows signs of tremors, head shaking, lack of co-ordination, falling and paddling convulsions. These signs are exaggerated when the cattle are moved or are disturbed by noise. “They usually recover fast and uneventfully once they are removed from the affected pastures but care should be taken when moving animals and they should be allowed to move in their own time. “Producers should also take care when approaching animals as they will be anxious and can be aggressive and unpredictable.” Dr Jeffers said calves and

yearlings were particularly susceptible. “Deaths are not common from paspalum staggers if stock are promptly removed from toxic pastures,” he said. “However stock can suffer injuries or die of misadventure or become cast so they should be put in safe paddocks and observed until they recover. “There is no effective treatment apart from nursing as needed. Producers who don’t have clean paddocks are advised to feed a supplement such as hay. “Regular slashing or mowing of affected paddocks is one potential way to reduce the development of the fungalaffected seed heads.”

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Farm becomes classroom AGRICULTURE students have discussed pasture and crop establishment and management at a ﬁeld day at Poowong.

The group of Certificate III and diploma students attended the day at Peter and Elaine Notman’s farm. This year is going to be a difficult year to manage pasture due to the very wet conditions on farm, said Dan Spencer, co-ordinator of the agricultural program with Education Centre Gippsland. So understanding soil structure decline and the effects of pugging will help make decisions to maximise pasture growth across the growing season. Mr Notman said: “We emphasise the importance of grazing down to about 5cm across the farm to maximise pasture use efficiency. “However in a year like this with such wet

conditions on this farm, it will be necessary to leave a bit more pasture on the paddock to reduce damage being done to soil surface and ensuring that we can continue to graze across the winter.” The damage a herd of cattle can do to soil structure and pasture in a wet year can impact on production for the remainder of the year. “We had a fantastic spring and summer for growing feed and have been able to conserve more silage and hay than normal, which has been paid for, so why not use that extra surplus to support the reduction in pasture consumption while soils are wet?” Mr Notman said. The students were also given the opportunity to discuss farm layout and planning requirements. The Notman farm is unique as it used to be seven smaller individual farms, therefore planning

track routes, water trough positioning and other key infrastructure around topography and existing infrastructure was important in an undulating to hilly farm. This ensured cattle do not have to use huge amounts of energy to get from the paddock to the milking shed and ensured OH and S requirements for staff are met as well. The course also teaches students how to compare different feeds in order to make an informed decision based on budgetary and bottom line considerations, and understanding feed values. Students also learnt that comparing feed values on a common denominator is integral to saving money on inputs across the farm, Mr Spencer said. Diploma students will be starting the unit Develop a Whole Farm Plan within the next few weeks so the

Practical learning: Peter Notman of Notman Pastures discusses farming matters with students Jess Murphy, Kirsten Edgar, Emma Egan and Sheena Coughlan. visit to the Notmans’ farm has given everyone some things to consider for their own enterprise. For more information

on the courses ECG offers please call Dan Spencer 5622 6000 or 1300 GO TO ECG (1300 46 86 324).

Soil studies lure farmers LANDCARE ofﬁcers joined farmers at Hallston and Fish Creek on Friday, testing and assessing different soils.

The project was designed to replace the current drought affected pasture species with the introduction of productive species that will withstand future dry periods and higher temperatures on north facing slopes. The group of around 20 talked about keeping soils healthy and what to look for to ensure great results. Guest speaker Gerhard Glasser spoke about worms, insects, microbes, fungi and colours to look out for in the dirt. A healthy soil can be tested by the eyes, ears and tongue.

Getting the dirt: Jeff Clark, Gunter Radisch, Gerhard Glasser, Frank Dekker and Tony Hodger inspect soil at Hallston. “If the soil smells bad, then it’s not healthy,” Mr Glasser said. Farmers were urged to

consider factors that affect soil, including structure, organic matter content and pH level.

Lamb study seeks answers AS THE lambing season gets into full swing, farmers are reminded there is help to investigate unusual deaths in young lambs. The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Lamb and Kid Mortality Surveillance Project is determining the causes of death in lambs and kids aged from two weeks of age until just after weaning. DPI Gippsland district veterinary ofﬁcer Leanne Horstman said the project also provides surveillance to ensure Victoria is free of Emergency Animal Diseases (EADs). “DPI animal health ﬁeld staff or private veterinary practitioners investigate lamb deaths when contacted by producers,” she said. Since the start of the project, hundreds of investigations have been conducted throughout Victoria on all types of sheep and goat enterprises, involving the

examination of 1365 lambs and kids from a total of 195,163 at risk animals on the farms where the investigations occurred. Most investigations were done in winter, when most lambs are present in Victoria. “Nearly half of the lambs and kids examined died of infectious diseases such as navel infections, and bacterial diarrhoea or pneumonia,” Dr Horstman said. “The next most frequent group of diseases were those associated with problems during the neonatal period (shortly after birth), followed by diseases associated with trauma, toxicity and nutrition. No EADs were detected in any of the cases. The project provides for a free postmortem examination with appropriate laboratory testing and the provision of a written report. For more details contact your local Department of Primary Industries ofﬁce and speak to an animal health ofﬁcer.

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9702 4744 7 rimfire dr. hallam

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

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FULLY QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSER Required for busy Foster salon Either full time or part time available Above award wage Enquiries phone 5682 2888 or 0419 131 229

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RICKY MAUND RACING

Needed to assist with mixed farming operations at Tarwin Lower and Walkerville. Person must be experienced with cattle and sheep husbandry, machinery operation and maintenance, and pasture and weed management. Immediate start Phone 0419 397 820

Permanent and casual positions. Experience and driver’s licence essential. Forward applications to kianieden1@bigpond.com or phone Ricky 0419 349 627.

Administrative Officer (Educational Support) Part Time (30.4 hours per week) Contract position initially to December 2011 Position based at our new state of the art Leongatha Campus (Job Reference No. 1132) Our busy and thriving new Leongatha Campus is looking for a confident and professional administration officer to work closely with our teaching staff in a supportive educational environment. In this diverse role you will be required to demonstrate outstanding administration, IT and communication skills with exceptional attention to detail. Your flexible approach to working within a team, your demonstrated initiative, and your capacity to multi task effectively will also see you well placed to be successful in this position. In return we will provide you with a rewarding work environment in our vibrant new campus, on the job training and access to professional development opportunities. Should you require further information about the role please contact Vanessa Marsh, Team Leader Educational Programs on 03 5662 6811. A three month probationary period applies to this position.

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EXPERIENCED FARM WORKER

GippsTAFE

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For further job details and a copy of the position description, please visit our website www.gippstafe.edu.au Applicants must apply online via our website (Job Reference No. 1132) No late or hard copy applications will be accepted. For further enquiries or assistance, please contact Human Resources on 03 5120 4570.

Closing date for the above position is no later than 9.00 am on Monday 6 June, 2011. ZO150913

STABLE HANDS and

TRACK RIDER

AGRONOMIST Trainee or Experienced

Located in our Leongatha office, you will be providing agronomic services to existing and new clients of the branch, and achieving allocated sales and earnings objectives. Major duties would include: • Develop professional relationships with a group of existing customers • Target new clients through the provision of sales and agronomic input for the promotion of Browns products and services. • Provide agronomic information to all customers. • Achieve product sales in line with sales and earnings objectives. • Assist in the successful running of field days and farmer meetings and conduct trial work for product development in partnership with key suppliers. Key requirements to be successful in this role include: • proficient in software applications; • an ability to work autonomously including problem solving and decision making skills; • a strong customer focus in all aspects of your work; • highly developed communication skills • Degree/diploma in agricultural science or related field. • An understanding of the products, seasonal timing and general requirements of rural producers within the area. Working with a customer focused team, including operations (blending/spreading) you will have a professional approach which is coupled with a genuine affinity to the agricultural market and farming customers in particular. Salary package to be commensurate with experience, but all applications encouraged- either as a new entrant to the industry position or as an experienced person. Applications and enquiries to: Human Resource Department PO Box 367, Leongatha 3953 Ph: 5662 4146 Fax: 5662 4514 Email: hr@impactfert.com.au

“Opportunity Plus”

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

South Gippsland Shire Council

Building and Planning Enforcement Officer Permanent full time with option of 9 day fortnight $70k total salary package including vehicle An exciting opportunity exists to contribute to the delivery of building and planning compliance and enforcement services to the South Gippsland community. To be successful in this role you will have qualifications in building surveying, town planning or a related field and relevant experience in compliance in a government or private sector organisation. You will also be involved in the preparation of Council policies and procedures relating to the implementation and enforcement of the Building Act and the Planning and Environment Act. You will bring your highly developed written and verbal communication skills, display a strong customer service focus and a commitment to working in a team environment. A current driver’s licence and a satisfactory Police Check are essential for this position. We welcome direct discussion with Matthew Patterson, Municipal Building Surveyor on (03) 5662 9200 regarding this role.

Executive Assistant Permanent full time with option of 9 day fortnight $58k total salary package Council has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and suitably experienced person to join the Corporate Services Directorate as an Executive Assistant. You will be responsible for providing executive assistance in the delivery of a range of administration activities including managing and organising appointments and meetings, handling correspondence, responding to requests, managing records and facilitating events and functions. You will have Year 12 secondary education and a Certiﬁcate IV in business or equivalent plus extensive experience in an executive administration role or similar. You will be exceptionally customer focussed and be able to demonstrate your advanced word processing and spreadsheet skills and your strong attention to detail. Your professional approach and ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the organisation will be highly regarded. We welcome direct discussion with June Ernst, Director Corporate Services on (03) 5662 9200 regarding this role. Applications for the above positions addressing the selection criteria are to be submitted by 5pm Wednesday 15 June 2011 addressed to: Human Resources, South Gippsland Shire Council, Private Bag 4, Leongatha 3953 or emailed to careers@southgippsland.vic.gov.au Further information and position descriptions are available from Human Resources on (03) 5662 9200 or visit our website.

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Grade One (Permanent Full Time) An opportunity has become available for a grade 1 physio with clinical experience to join our progressive and committed physiotherapy team. With the capacity and clinical scope to manage a variety of caseloads across inpatient, outpatient, residential care and community-based teams, job satisfaction, clinical variety, and career development is a given. As a grade 1 practitioner with a couple of years under your belt you will: • Provide exceptional service delivery in the physio department • Have the capacity to further develop your clinical skills • Have clinical guidance from exceptional senior clinicians • Enjoy a truly exceptional lifestyle GSHS also offers a comprehensive staff support program including, education & mentoring support, orientation program and employee assistant programs. Salary Packaging is also available to all permanent staff including our rural and remote housing salary packaging benefit. As an enthusiastic, committed physiotherapist you will: • Have a positive can do attitude • Enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team • Like the challenge of a variety of caseloads • Enjoy gaining knowledge and continually improving clinical practice A New Graduate opportunity will be considered for the right candidate. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Daniel Smith – Director Ambulatory Care Services on 5667 5696 or via email: daniel.smith@gshs.com.au Applications should be submitted via the employment application process at www.gshs.com.au or directly to Daniel Smith, Director of Ambulatory Care Services, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Private Bag 13, Leongatha, 3953. Police check and working with children check are required.

SPARE PARTS INTERPRETER / APPRENTICE A fulltime Spare Parts Interpreter or someone to undertake an apprenticeship is required at our established agricultural machinery dealership. You must be reliable, motivated, have sound computer skills and the ability to communicate effectively with clients. Your duties will include a mix of: • Counter service • Picking of stock • Managing telephone enquiries • Building/maintaining rapport with regular customers • Computer related tasks - daily orders, administration and franchise program entries. To be successful for this role you will be someone with an eye for detail, time management skills and an interest in the agricultural industry. The apprenticeship will be structured in accordance with award requirements. To apply send or email your application to: The Manager

CHAPMAN MACHINERY SERVICE P/L 58 Yarragon Road Leongatha 3953 admin@chapmanmachinery.com.au

Manager - Support Services Moonya Community Services Inc is a not for profit community service organisation fulfilling the aspirations for life for people with a disability. We want a vibrant energetic person to lead our Day Services team. Does this sound like you? Are you: • Passionate about promoting the rights of PWD • Someone who can create and sustain a positive work culture in the disability sector • A leader of men and women in the Disability field • Committed to embedding contemporary practices to improve the lives of PWD • Able to build positive relationships with PWD and their supports based on dignity and respect • Someone with exceptional time management and interpersonal skills If you have a Degree in Community Services – Disability, or equivalent, and a current drivers licence then we want to hear from you. Applicants will need to pass a police check and working with children check. Applications close 4pm on Friday June 24. Previous applicants will be considered and need not re-apply. For further information and a position description, call 5672 4343.

UnitingCare Gippsland has the following vacancies:

Prom Coast Centre for Children - Foster CO-ORDINATOR - Integrated Children’s Service (Bachelor or Diploma in Children’s Services required) Full Time

QUALIFIED Early Childhood Educators (Child Care) (Bachelor or Diploma in Children’s Services required) Full Time, Part Time and Casual positions available

UNQUALIFIED Early Childhood Educators (Child Care) (Cert III Children’s Services required) Full Time, Part Time and Casual positions available For further information on the above positions please telephone Tracey Gibson Ph: 5662 5150 Application forms and position descriptions are available at www.ucgipps.org.au or call Kirstie on 5152 9600 to have copies emailed/sent to you. Applications close 5pm Monday, June 6, 2011 and are to be sent to: Kirstie Pearce HR Co-ordinator UnitingCare Gippsland PO Box 454 Bairnsdale Vic 3875 Interviews will be held on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 UnitingCare Gippsland interviews in the interests of safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

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DENTAL NURSE - Full Time position Trainee / Qualiﬁed An opportunity exists to join the team at South Gippsland Dental Our team is dedicated to excellence in all areas of dentistry. Applicants need to be enthusiastic, well presented with a caring nature and willing to learn. Computer experience required. If you possess these qualities please apply in writing to: Dr Taehee Lee ANZ Arcade, 32-34 Bair Street Leongatha VIC 3953

POSITIONS VACANT Gippsland Southern Health Service is dedicated to providing exceptional health services to our local community. As part of our Mission “We Care For You” this applies equally to all our staff who are the key to providing care to our community. GSHS offers a comprehensive orientation program on commencement of employment. All staff have access to excellent staff mentoring, education and support programs. Salary Packaging is available to all permanent staff.

REGISTERED NURSE DIVISION 1, GRADE 2 64 Hours per fortnight Applications are invited for the above position. The successful applicant will provide all facets of acute nursing care, while working as part of a team at GSHS. Midwifery would be an advantage. Applicants should possess the following qualifications/ experience: • Current registration with Nurses Board Victoria • Evidence of recent professional development • Effective interpersonal skills • Basic computer literacy • Proficient written and communication skills Further information regarding this position can be obtained from Mr Neil Langstaff, Director of Nursing 03 5667 5507.

ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANTS - QUALIFIED Casual These roles support a number of multidisciplinary care teams in the provision of services to a broad cross section of the community. Suitably qualified and experienced individuals are invited to apply for casual positions to support the delivery of services in two key service streams in Allied Health Services and Planned Activity Group Services. As an Allied Health Assistant you will undertake: • Referral and patient bookings • Care assessments • Running group activities • Supporting care delivery i.e. hydrotherapy classes. • Supporting clinical practice As an enthusiastic, team oriented, allied health assistant you will: • Have a positive can do attitude • Hold a Certificate 3 or 4 in Allied Health Assistant • Enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team • Like the challenge of a variety of caseloads, across all allied health areas • Enjoy expanding your knowledge and continually improving care provision • Hold a current Victorian Driver’s Licence

SOCIAL WORKER - GRADE 2 Fixed Term 12 months appointment / 64 hours per fortnight This position provides social work services through a diverse and varied caseload, working with inpatients, outpatients and providing community counselling services to the residents of South Gippsland Shire. The Social Work Departments at Gippsland Southern Health Services provides services to two rural health service campuses and three community health services. The successful applicant shall be required to work at all locations. Applicants should be eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Further information regarding this position can be obtained from Kim Bolding, Social Work Co-ordinator 5667 5522. Applications for the above positions should be submitted via the employment application process at www.gshs.com.au or directly to: Janet Arrott-Watt, Personnel Manager, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Private Bag 13, Leongatha 3953. Closing date for all positions: June 13, 2011 All applicants will be required to provide a current satisfactory police check and in some cases a working with children check.

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DENTAL ASSISTANT The Dental Clinic in Foster is now accepting applications for a Trainee Assistant. The full time position requires no experience other than a friendly hard working attitude. Trainees will learn dental nursing on the job, and at the completion of the program you will receive Certificate III in Dental Assisting. Your ability to work in a team environment is essential. Applications close 5pm Friday, June 10, 2011 For further information please contact Brooke Daff on 5682 2696 Please forward a cover letter with attached resumé to: Dental Clinic Foster 14 Main Street Foster 3960 Or email to ﬂossy5@dcsi.net.au

RECEPTIONIST Established accounting firm has a vacancy for a full time receptionist who has the following qualities: • Bright, friendly and helpful personality • Outstanding reception and customer service skills • A solid background in providing administrative support • Ability to use own initiative • Proficient with Microsoft Office and Word • A team player The position would be ideal for a person with the above attributes who is looking for long term employment in a pleasant working environment. Salary is subject to negotiation. Please forward your resumé by June 10, 2011 to: The Manager PO Box 186 LEONGATHA VIC 3953

LEONGATHA

FULL TIME

We currently have a full time position available Monday - Friday in our timber yard. We require someone who has excellent customer service, is computer literate, and willing to learn all aspects of the hardware industry. A forklift licence and either an MR or HR truck licence would be an advantage, but not essential. Some rostered weekend and public holiday work may be required at times. Please forward resumés to: Capeview Mitre10, Attention Ben Davey Lot 2 Cusack Road, Leongatha or email ben.davey@cv-m10.com.au

CIVIL DESIGN ENGINEER WONTHAGGI Beveridge Williams is a customer focused team of professionals working in a friendly team environment offering superior services in land surveying, civil engineering, town planning and environmental services. The Company is experiencing exceptional growth with opportunities to work on significant and diverse projects throughout Gippsland and the south-east growth corridor. We are looking for a Civil Design Engineer to work in our Wonthaggi office. You should be ready to take the next step in your career and professional development by taking responsibility to provide quality service and make quality decisions. You will be good at working in a complex environment, solving technical problems and delivering exceptional products. You will be involved in all aspects of the delivery from client liaison and feasibility, through design, construction supervision and contract administration. Preferred applicants should also have: • Experience in the civil design of land development projects; • Eye for detail, being thorough and organised; • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; • A sense of pride in you presentation and work; The successful applicant will be rewarded with a stable position working for a highly regarded company inclusive of a competitive salary. Please forward your covering letter and resumé in confidence to recruitment@bevwill.com.au www.beveridgewilliams.com.au Beveridge Williams will not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies for this role. Closing date for application is Friday, June 3, 2011.

for hire BULLS for hire, Angus, Friesian, Hereford, Limo and Jerseys. All tested. Ph: 0447-331762. FAIRY FLOSS machines. Very good fundraiser, fetes, fairs, etc. Ph: 0419365691.

for lease 5 ACRES land for lease with shed. Ideal weekender, 4WD access only, $5,000 per year, Dumbalk. Phone Jaganat 9699-5122, mob. 0407-830168.

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for rent

for sale

VENUS BAY - house, short stroll to beach and shops, sleeps 7. Permanent rental also available. Contact: 0408-320001.

VACUUM CLEANER Repairs

DUST BAGS

wanted to rent

Sales

2-3 BDRM HOUSE, Foster area, not in town. Quiet older couple with excellent references. Ph: 5678-0817.

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

CARAVAN - Franklin, 1970, with annex, reasonable condition. $1,500. Ph: 5689-1209.

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COLOSTRUM MILK for calves. Ph: 5664-3107, mob. 0447-595436.

FREE

QUOTES

167 Graham Street, Wonthaggi (opp. Ritchies IGA)

5672 3127

Barperson / TAB Operator

CONCRETE REMOVED Cheap rates. Call Gippsland Concrete Recycling. Ph: 0418-142316.

Must be experienced in bar AND TAB operations to work on a 3 week rotating roster. Open & close of venue, reconciliation of TAB and tills, stockhandling & general operations.

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

Applications to: wpp-po@wppipe.com.au in confidence

HAY - small square bales, new season’s, $8 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. Mardan - 5664-1320, 0428999691.

HAY - large quantity of 2009 season grass hay, oaten hay and wrapped silage rolls, located at Phillip Island. Will accept reasonable offers and sell in semi loads. Ph: 0428-269459. HUSQVARNA 385 XP chainsaw, 22” bar, 10 hrs old, $1,200. Tradesman trailer, 6x4, good condition, $1,700. Ph: 0410-641070.

ENGINEERING CAD DRAFTSPERSON WONTHAGGI Beveridge Williams is a customer focused team of professionals working in a friendly team environment and offering superior services in land surveying, civil engineering, town planning and environmental services. The Company is experiencing exceptional growth with opportunities to work on significant and diverse projects throughout Gippsland and the south-east growth corridor. We are looking for an Engineering CAD Draftsperson to work in our Wonthaggi office. You should be able to provide quality service and possess the following: • Microstation experience (though we will consider training the right person) • Eye for detail, being thorough and organised; • A sense of pride in your presentation and work; • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; • Strong, customer focused work ethic. The successful applicant will be rewarded with a competitive salary dependent on experience. Please forward your covering letter and resumé recruitment@bevwill.com.au www.beveridgewilliams.com.au Beveridge Williams will not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies for this role. Closing date for application is Friday, June 3, 2011.

JACK RUSSELL pups, 10 weeks old, 2 male, $250. Ph: 0438-056987. LAYER PULLETS Quality disease resistant Tas White and Tas Splash, 320 eggs per year. Available now. 5668-5161, 0438-565721.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662. TRAILER 7x4 with crate, carried 750K, new $1,000. 0429-675145. Masport rotary hoe, home gardener, new $700. 0429675145. Suzuki Eiger 400, 4x4 quad, good order, $3,000. 0429-675145.

Latrobe Community Health Service is one of the largest community health providers in Victoria. We provide professional and career development, salary packaging, an employee assistance program, work life balance and much more. We are currently offering the following career opportunity:

Senior Contracts Ofﬁcer – Ref. no: 15655 Permanent Full Time, 76 Hours per fortnight, Based in Morwell Are you a dynamic professional with extensive procurement and contract management experience. The role is suited to a highly motivated, self driven, results orientated professional, who is able to balance customer and commercial imperatives. In this newly developed role you will lead contract management end to end across the organisation ensuring alignment with best practice and delivering commercial results. Appropriate qualiﬁcations and a minimum 5 years relevant experience is required. In return, the successful candidate will be rewarded with progressive employment conditions within a growing health organisation. Please Contact Andrew Douglas on 03 5136 5481 for more information.

Closing date for applications is 4:30pm, Friday 10 June 2011. • • •

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.

B e t t e r h e a lt h , B e t t e r l i f e s t y l e s , S t r o n g e r c o m m u n i t i e s

1800 242 696

www.lchs.com.au

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MOVING SALE

There will be an

High quality furniture and a couple of single beds, plus sundry items 5664 2430

Open Afternoon Tea

livestock

ISA BROWN pullets, 17 weeks, fully immunised, not debeaked, $20 each. Taking orders now, bookings essential. Trade-ins welcome. Pick up on Friday, June 3 between 3-5pm at the old Korumburra Saleyards. Chook food available on the day. Unwanted animals taken, other animals also for sale. Animals From The Farm, call Mark 0419425257 or 5629-9685.

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

NISSAN PATHFINDER, 2003, St V6, reg. SIN278, 151,000km, bullbar, towbar, roof racks, tinted windows, new tyres, $15,000. 56649217.

wanted WANTED - sheep, cows, and calves. Cash paid. Unwanted animals picked up or dropped off by arrangement. Call Mark 0419-425257.

wanted to buy GAZEBO - waterproof, with sides, to use at markets. Ph: 0422-774708. WANTED to buy older model caravans or annexes, cash paid, ring 0427-138355.

work wanted LAWN MOWING, gardening, pressure cleaning and general farm work. Ph: 0428-646523.

garage sales GARAGE SALE Saturday June 4, 8am-11am at 6 Carr Avenue, Leongatha.

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DUMBALK HALL for

Lindsay & Elma Richards JUNE 5 AT 1PM To celebrate their

60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY No presents please

marriage celebrant

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

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

in memoriam LUFF - Hazel, SSStJ. (Formerly Williams, nee McRae). 06.08.1922 - 28.05.2010 One year since you passed away, and life truly isn’t the same Mum, but you are forever in our thoughts and hearts. Love always - David, Judith (dec.), Janet (dec.), Rodney, Bronwyn and families.

deaths BARTON - Florence Thora (Thora). 10.5.1917 - 29.5.2011 Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital after a short illness. Late of Leongatha, formerly of Loch and Ranceby. Dearly loved wife of Barty (dec.). Much loved mother of Eric, Jill and Lynne. Loved mother-in-law of Liz, Peter and Geoff. Dearly loved grandma of David and Narelle, Stuart and Susie, and Shane; Tambree and Stuart, Elton and Leah; Emily and Richard, Eliza and Aaron (UK), Nigel, Lucy and John. Great grandmother of 16 great grandchildren. “No funeral gloom, my dears, when I am gone: think of me as withdrawn now into the dimness - yours still, you mine. Remember all the best of our past moments and forget the rest. And so where I wait, come gently on.” BARTON Florence “Thora”. Treasured mum of Lynne, dear mother-in-law of Geoff, darling Bomar of Emily, Richard, Eliza, Aaron, Nigel, Lucy, John, Ariella, Lilly and Alec. You were so special and we shall miss you dearly. Our grateful thanks to the wonderful Woorayl Lodge staff for their care and devotion to Thora. We shall be eternally grateful. Very much loved mother of Jill, mother-in-law of Peter. Loving grandma of Tambree and Stuart, Elton and Leah. Great Grandma Thora of Casey, Karis, Teisha and Amarlia. Mother Bear, thank you for the many wonderful years we were privileged to share with you. Your unconditional love for your family will remain with us always. I will miss our weekly telephone chats and regular visits to Victoria to catch up with you and family. Go now to your beloved “Barty” (Dad). Much love and we will never forget you. Jilly and Peter Cannell, Adelaide.

deaths A beautiful grandmother and great grandmother who will be missed by all who loved her. Tambree, Stuart, Casey and Karis. Our loving memories of Grandma Thora. Love Elton, Leah, Teisha and Amarlia. BARTON - Florence Thora. Much loved mum, grandmother, and “big nanny Barton” to Eric and Liz, David and Narelle, Stuart and Susie, Shane, Katelyn and Shane Jnr, Shaun, Shaun Catt, Daniel, Maddison, Jacinta, Ashlee and Braden. She was the bedrock of our lives, a listening ear and a caring presence who will be loved and treasured forever. BARTON - Florence Thora. “Bomar” Dearly loved grandmother of Emily, Eliza, Nigel, Lucy, John, Aaron and Richard. Great grandmother of Ariella, Lilly and Alec. We couldn’t have wished for a better grandmother and loved your caring and gentle nature. We have such fond childhood memories of you, our sleepovers at Loch, walks to the bowls club, post office and the milkbar for mixed lollies, minties and icypoles. We will miss your nut loaf, scones and jelly cakes. You were always at the farm for family gatherings and your presence will be deeply missed. We feel blessed to have had such happy times with you, the memories of these we shall always treasure. xxx Now at peace with Bopar. BARTON - Thora. On 29.5.11 at Leongatha, aged 94 years. Dear friend of Thelma Mackenzie. I will miss you Thora and our long phone chats. Resting peacefully. DAVIDSON - Keith W. (Bluey). Aged 91 years. Dearly loved brother-inlaw of Pat and Frank (dec.) Holloway, and treasured Uncle “Bluey” of Dayle, Barrie, Ken and Lyn and their families. Will be sadly missed by us all. Rest in peace Blue xxx EASTHAM - Neil Douglas (Bluey). 28.09.1955 - 27.05.2011 Passed away peacefully. Dearly loved son of Alan (dec.) and Beatie. Much loved brother of Alan and Jan, Ray and Irene. Much loved Dad of Mat and Jase. Loved by his many nieces and nephews. RIP Bluey Love ya mate. For funeral details please see a later edition of the Herald Sun, or phone: NIELSEN & HANDLEY FUNERAL SERVICES Warragul 5623 2771 EASTHAM - Neil. We are saddened by the sudden loss of our friend and workmate “Bluey”. We will all miss working with you as you were a great character with an exceptional humour and wit. Your friendship will be missed by us all. Our thoughts are with your family and friends. Darryl, Ian and staff at Edney’s Leongatha.

deaths FOSTER - Alan Raymond. Passed away on May 19. A tender thought still brings a tear, A secret wish you were here. My heart still aches with sadness, My secret tears still flow. Love Joyce, Sandra and Elenor. We will meet again. LAWRENCE - Mark Cato. Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital on May 22, 2011 aged 58 years. Loving husband of Donna. Dearly loved father of Zara, Fiona, Amy, Rebecca, Tahneah, and Kylie. “The Poppy” adored by Samantha, Maartin, Aeden, Ryen, Liam, Dylan, Maddison, Hannah, Janelle and Declan. Devoted son of the late Jack and Paula Lawrence. Little brother of Robert, Peter and John. A brave heart finally at rest. MAGUIRE - Hazel June. To my Darling Mum, Privilege to support, care and love you throughout these recent months of ill health at home surrounded by family love. Mum, you and I have had an exceptionally close bond throughout our years spending many times together, I have happy memories. Your good values, strength, stoicism, knowledge and humour of yours and Dad’s is our family trait, the family gettogethers attest to that. Special wonderful thoughts thinking of you back with Dad. You knew how much I loved you. Miss you. Loved you. Your eldest daughter Judith and Rex (dec.). Mum, feelings flow with matters of the heart. Your youngest son Paul. Mum, it is a comfort knowing you were there for us with calm and quiet words, now sadly you are gone, no words can express our love for you. Evelyn and Ken. Loved visiting you and the outings. I remember the music box you gave me as a little girl. Loved you Nanna Belinda. Mum, you will be greatly missed. Sleep peacefully. Your loving son Peter, Terrie, Kristy, Ian, Emily, Ash, Clinton. Nanna, your life was full of loving deeds, Forever thoughtful of our special needs. Today and tomorrow my whole life through, I will always love and cherish you. Kerry. Nanny, knocking on the door, rushing inside, looking to see where you were to hug and say wake up Nanny, and play with the coloured magnets. Now I come and say “Oh no, nanny not here, nanny gone.” Hugs and kisses, your great grandson Cohen.

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deaths WYHOON - Margaret Ann. Aged 66 years. Mum, you fought such a strong fight right to the end; a display of your amazing strength and resilience that you were renowned for.Your legacy is that you passed on some of that to us, which will need to continue on in life where you left; to carry on without you. For that task alone we will need every bit of strength that we can muster. Rest in peace mum, pain no more. Love Chris, Jen and Tyler.

funerals BARTON - The Funeral Service for the late Mrs Florence Thora (Thora) Barton will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha on Wednesday June 1, 2011 commencing at 2pm. A private family interment will precede the above service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Woorayl Lodge, Leongatha. Envelopes will be available at the service.

LAWRENCE - The Funeral Service for the late Mark Cato Lawrence will be held at the Dakers Centre (cnr Smith and Watt Sts) Leongatha on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 commencing at 1.30pm. Private Cremation. Mark’s family request that you all wear St Kilda colours to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cancer Council of Victoria. Envelopes will be available at the service.

Great win for Parrots THE LEONGATHA Parrots played the game of their season on Saturday when they took on the tough to beat Newborough Reds. The game was off to a tough start with neither team scoring in the first quarter, but all players played hard for the ball, showing a great team effort. The second quarter, Rhys Lindsay put his body on the line with a hard knock to the ribs but later played on. Jordan Brown and Jacob Wrigley marked well and consistently shepherded their opponents. Newborough were up by two points at the end of the second quarter. This conditioned the Parrots to play hard for the third quarter to succeed in scoring two points, with Jack Fisher scoring the first point to open the account for the Parrots. Jack Hume played three quarters in the ruck, competing well, with Flynn Materia taking the duty for one quarter and putting in a great effort. The kids played hard with Tim Boler, Shem Murphy and Ethan Lamers putting their bodies on the line. In the final quarter, the team showed their determination and strong character to stay focused on their game, putting their heads over the ball in every contest. With two minutes remaining, Ethan Lamers found some space in the forward line and kicked for goal, unfortunately hitting the post. A free kick was then awarded at the top of the goal square allowing Ethan to kick the ball through for the first goal and sealing a hard fought win to the Parrots. Their coach Nick Summers was proud of the kids’ team playing efforts and keeping their cool throughout the game under pressure.

UNDER 10S

Leongatha 1.3.9 d Newborough Reds: 0.3.3 Goal kickers: E. Lamers Best players: T. Boler, J. Hume, S. Murphy, E. Lamers, J. Brown, J. Wrigley UNDER 11S

Leongatha 4.8.32 d Wonthaggi Power 2.1.13 Wonthaggi Power goals: J. Bates, S. Bent Best players: K. Brown, T. Murray, T. Sleeman, J. Gilmour, J. Hull, J. Brann Leongatha goals: B. Perry, Z. Clark, J. Stockdale, M. Hoober UNDER 12S

Leongatha 7.7.49 d Newborough Reds 3.2.20 Leongatha goals: N. Trotto 2, T. Westaway, J. Dunn, M. McKinnon, Z. Van Delft, T. Brew Best players: J. Ballagh, T.

Westaway, D. Ginnane, T. Evans, M. McKinnon, C. Olden UNDER 13S

Leongatha 14.10.94 d Wonthaggi Power 2.1.13 Leongatha goals: J. Patterson 3, B. Amato 2, J. Hoy 2, B. Chadwick 2, E. Tracanelli 2, O. Maclean , B. Jones , N. Matsoukas Best: J. Cecil, B. Chadwick, T. McFarlane, J. Patterson, B. Amato, T. Sauvarin Wonthaggi Power goals: S. Bent, F. Brosnan Best: S. Michael, D. Rielly, B. Rielly, C. Beaumont, J. Beesey, M. Crutchfield UNDER 14S

Leongatha 9.7.61 d Newborough Reds 9.4.58 Leongatha goals: J. Henderson 4, K. Materia 2, H. Duff 2, B. Moscript Best: J. Ginnane, K. Bentvelzen, A. Argento, B. Moscript, H. Duff, L. Wright

• UNDER 13 SOCCER

Knights and Island draw WITH CARE & DIGNITY WE RESPECTFULLY SERVE THE DISTRICTS OF: LEONGATHA / KORUMBURRA Paul and Margaret Beck

5662 2717

FOSTER Paul and Margaret Beck

5662 2717

WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH Ray and Maree Anderson

5672 1074

PHILLIP ISLAND Ray and Maree Anderson

5952 5171

MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

crossword solutions CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8275 - SOLUTIONS Across - 7, Sweet revenge. 8, In-tent. 9, Rounds. 10, Confuse. 12, Crack. 15, Ag-low. 16, Present. 18, Fathom. 20, Pipped. 22, Hold the stage. Down - 1, Swan-song. 2, Gene (van). 3, pro-test. 4, AvErt. 5, In-quires. 6, Lead. 11, Foothill. 13, C-on-verge. 14, Trip-per. 17, S-mite. 19, Ac-h-e. 21, Pate. QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8275 - SOLUTIONS Across - 7, Extravaganza. 8, Clinic. 9, Troupe. 10, Brocade. 12, Smart. 15, Froth. 16, Candour. 18, Charge. 20, Kipper. 22, Eccentricity. Down - 1, Explorer. 2, Wren. 3, Avocado. 4, Agate. 5, Informed. 6, Lamp. 11, Cataract. 13, Roulette. 14, Tankard. 17, Henna. 19, Heed. 21, Pact.

ON a very wet pitch the Phillip Island Breakers played at home, hosting the Leongatha Knights. The Knights got off to a great start with an early goal from Ryan Kirkus. The Breakers manned up and had a few shots on goal, unfortunately not finding the net until a line of play from Rosie Colletta, Kye Lumsden and Lachie Phillips mixed with some great teamwork saw Lachie put through the Breakers first goal for the day. This goal was shortly followed by another goal to Ryan Kirkus, scoring the Knights’ second for the day just before half time. Austin Szova, Sineade Keating, Harry Pavert, Maddie Wilson and Liam McLaren held tight in the midfield attempting to close down the Knights’ advances. A stalemate continued for quite a while, with scores three to two the Knights’ way. Spectators were on the edge of their seats until seconds before the final whistle when Lachie Phillips scored the equaliser goals finishing the game off in a draw with three goals to each team.

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• LEONGATHA BADMINTON

• WONTHAGGI TABLE TENNIS

Young talent Winklers combine well recognised MICHAELA Campbell of Leongatha Table Tennis Association last week was recognised for her determination and achievements throughout her 2010 involvement with the Gippsland Sports Academy. Michaela was a fitting recipient for the David Drane Award, given to an athlete who has shown consistent improvement in their sport. In only her first year with the academy Michaela was identified by selectors and was offered the opportunity to represent Victoria in the Under 13 team. As a 12-year-old Michaela came home with a bronze medal.

HUSBAND and wife doubles pair, Ross and Sherrill Winkler, have had an awesome season, combining to win their ﬁrst four doubles sets, assisting Mercury to climb up the ladder. Brayden Krohn and Trish Berryman also provided great support in Mercury’s telling victory, their opponents Saturn were gallant in defeat, with Glen O’Neill showing a return to form, and Karsten Krohn appeared to be in everything. Pluto welcomed back club stalwart Suriyan Chandrasegaran who played well in his comeback match to secure two sets, but this wasn’t enough as the overall depth of Venus proved too strong. Dianna Neary was excellent all night and she got wonderful support from Guilia Joyce and Jo Callister. The ﬁnal B Grade contest for review was Jupiter’s whitewash of Neptune. Tracey Ryan, Callan Porter and Kathy Smith were brilliant in this match, while Sharna Cafarella tried valiantly for Neptune who will look forward to a return of a few regular players next week.

The A Grade action this week provided a number of surprises. Phuket recovered after last week’s disappointment to thrash the previous top side Mauritius by five sets to one. Ryan Jeremiah and Bev Porter both played well, but the superstar of the night was Matthew Oomman. He appears to have improved rapidly this season and won his three sets in style. The least said about Mauritius the better, except to say they didn’t stay around too long after the match. Bali’s season of frustration continued this week, narrowly losing by 13 points to Fiji. Greg Marshman and Keinen Hemming brought Bali to a winning position, but club president, Alan McEachern couldn’t finish the job. He lost all his three sets in this match and appeared devastated at the end of the night. Arthur Grabham and Steve Turner were the heroes of Fiji’s confidence-building win. Finally, Hawaii re-assumed top position on the ladder, comprehensively defeating Maldives. Tim Bright

is having a vintage year, while Jason and Rhonda Richards both won all their three sets. Steve Boag and Jason Comrie won the Maldives’ only set for the night. Results A Grade: Hawaii 5/123 d Maldives 1/83, Phuket 5/121 d Mauritius 1/93, Fiji 3/115 d Bali 3/102. B Grade: Venus 4/98 d Pluto 2/88, Mercury 4/113 d Saturn 2/88, Jupiter 5/104 d Neptune 1/73. Ladders A Grade Hawaii .............................. 22 Phuket .............................. 18 Mauritius ......................... 18 Maldives ........................... 15 Fiji ..................................... 13 Bali .................................... 10 B Grade Jupiter .............................. 22 Venus ................................ 21 Pluto ................................. 15 Mercury............................ 15 Saturn ................................ 14 Mars .................................. 13 Neptune ............................. 12

Leongatha table tennis

Big hit: Michaela Campbell of Leongatha has shown big improvement in her table tennis in the past season.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area. To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below. Earlier Minutes Apollo Bay ...........................25 King Island (Grassy) ...........10 King Island (Surprise Bay)....40 King Island (Franklin) ...........40 Lakes Entrance .................... 170 Lorne ...................................... 20 Mallacoota Inlet.................... 158 Rip Bank ................................ 15 Snowy River Entrance ......... 170 _______________________ Cape Schanck, Flinders, Mornington Ocean Beaches, Seal Rocks, Venus Bay, Waratah Bay, Woolamai ....... nil _________________________ Later Minutes Altona ................................... 195 Barwon Heads Bridge ........... 15 Carrum ................................. 195 Corinella ................................. 68 Cowes Pier............................. 50 Dromana .............................. 195 Frankston ............................. 195 Geelong ............................... 210 Hastings ................................. 66 Hovell Pile ............................ 195 Inverloch Pier ......................... 15 Melbourne ............................ 200 Mornington ........................... 195 Newhaven Jetty ..................... 30 No. 1 West Channel (Annulus)........................... 50 No. 2 South Channel Light .... 70 No. 8 South Channel Light .. 150 Port Albert Pier ...................... 90 Portarlington Pier ................. 190 Portsea Pier ........................... 80 Port Welshpool (Rabbit Island .................... 10 Queenscliffe Pier ................... 30 Rhyll ....................................... 60 Rosebud............................... 195 Rye Pier ............................... 170 St. Leonards Pier ................. 190 Sandringham ....................... 195 Sorrento Pier........................ 130 Stony Point ............................. 40 South Channel Pile Light ..... 190 Swan Island Dock ................ 120 Tooradin ............................... 105 Warneet.................................. 84 Williamstown ........................ 200 Welshpool Pier....................... 90

At Port Phillip Heads

JUNE Time

1 WED

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6 MON

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height (metres)

0447 1157 1727 2315

0.49 1.48 0.93 1.31

0536 1242 1817

0.43 1.55 0.89

0007 0619 1323 1900

1.34 0.38 1.61 0.83

0056 0700 1404 1940

1.38 0.35 1.65 0.78

0142 0738 1444 2019

1.41 0.33 1.68 0.73

0226 0817 1523 2059

1.43 0.33 1.68 0.68

0310 0856 1601 2139

1.44 0.35 1.67 0.64

All times shown in 24 hour clock 0001 - 1200..................AM 1201 - 2400..................PM

A RESERVE teams, team Bundy and team Bombers are neck and neck. Team Bombers have a very slim advantage. When they play each other tomorrow Wednesday June 1, you can expect a nail biting experience. This week Team Yogi Bears enjoyed their ﬁrst victory against the Tigers. Results A Reserve May 18 Eagles 6-22 d Stud Bulls 5-18, Bombers 6-23 d Tigers 5-17, Bundy 7-27 d Yogi Bears 4-16, Cruisers 7-24 d Horse Power 4-20. May 25 Bundy 6-19 d Eagles 5-17, Cruisers 8-28 d Stud Bulls 3-12, Bombers 8-25 d Horse Power 3-15, Yogi Bears 7-22 d Tigers 4-18. B Grade May 19 Smiley 3-9 d TAS 2-9, Get

Away 5-15 d Team 5 1-0. May 26 Smiley 8-26 d Team 5 3-14, TAS 4-12 d Get Away 1-3. Ladders A Reserve Bombers ............. 14 60 199 Bundy ................. 14 56 185 Eagles ................. 10 47 165 Cruisers .............. 10 45 160 Tigers .................... 6 44 159 Stud Bulls .............. 4 38 133 Horse Power .......... 2 33 142 Yogi Bears ............. 2 26 105 B Grade TAS ....................... 12 42 135 Smiley .................... 8 30 99 Get Away ............... 2 26 84 Team 5 ................... 2 2 83 Aggregate top ﬁve players - A Reserve: Ian Tuckett 23, Kevin Dowling 22, Maurice Valk 21, Sebastian V 18, Michael Bracecamp 17 and Alan Fletcher 16 points. B Grade: Tony Ray 19, Steve Santilli 15, Tammy

Holwerda 11, Johnno Page 11, Jackie Page 10 points. More B Grade players are needed. If you have ever contemplated a game of table tennis, now is the time to give it a go. Come and try for as little or as long as you like. With the help of the club’s six qualiﬁed coaches, we are now able to deliver better programs. Having qualiﬁed coaches in your club can only be described as an investment to the club. The club is now offering an After Schools Activity Program. Starting June, every Thursday from 4-6pm there will be training opportunities and a junior (5-18 years) competition. To register your interest or for more info call Tammy 5664 0178.

Leongatha squash A Grade Dragon 3-9-113 d INXS 1-7-108; ACDC 3-11-129 d Noiseworks 1-6-96; Angels 3-11-128 d Mondo Rock 1-6-97; Adam’s team 2-7-84 d Mike’s team 2-7-80. Match of the week was

between John Jones and Joe Tumino. John had a poor start but he has a lot of speed around the court and had to work hard to break Joe’s clever shot making. After the pair were two all Joe took the initiative,

Leongatha Small Bore Riﬂe Club R9:

Leongatha A 574.024 (bye). R10: Brunswick 579.029 d Leongatha A 565.015. Best shooter for Leongatha A: Danny Croatto 1938.72 (2nd of 28).

Final ladder MCC A.....................................40 Shepparton..............................32 Leongatha A............................20 Brunswick ...............................20 Frankston B ..............................8

50m pennant results (section E) R8: 551.011 559.015.

Leongatha B d Kyneton

R9: MCC B 570.014 d Leongatha B 546.010. R10: Leongatha B 555.010 d Albury B 554.015. Best shooter for Leongatha B: Robert Spratt 1877.050 (3rd of 23).

Final ladder MCC B ....................................40 Leongatha B............................20 Lanceﬁeld ................................20 Kyneton ...................................20 Albury B..................................20

We shoot Friday nights at 8pm at the riﬂe club on the recreation reserve. Any inquiries, please call R. Spratt 5664 2358.

boasting and driving, taking the win three games 33 points to John two games 30 points.

B Grade Pies 3-9-116 d Hawks 1-6-92; Swans 3-10-133 d Tigers 1-6-115; Cats 4-12115 d Dogs 0-3-70. Match of the week between Tom Ryan and Bryan Byrne saw Bryan just hang on to take the ﬁrst game 10 points to eight. Tom won the next two games running Bryan all around the court. The fourth game was another close one with Bryan again winning 10 points to eight. With the match at two all the last game was a ﬁne display of squash with both players giving their all, but Tom managed to hang on and take the win three games 43 points to Bryan two games 36 points.

Tight finish to A Grade IN a spectacular finish to the A Grade pennant matches, four of the five teams were separated by only four points. Bruce Harmer and Tricia Denier finished in the number one spot. In a close run for second place were Dutchies (Dirk Holwerda, Fred de Bondt) on 16 points and Zirtex (Justin Licis, Andrew Donohue), also on 16 points. Dutchies came in the winner by the most narrow of percentages. Flying Bats (Averil Roberts, Michael Chang) and Try Hards (Michael Ede, Neil Chilvers) were fourth and fifth respectively. The elimination final between Dutchies and Zirtex will be held on Tuesday June 7. This week, Tuesday May 31, there will be an A Grade tournament at the table tennis centre. A Reserve: The standard of new players in A Reserve matches this season is improving at a rapid rate. It has been great to see the return of previous players who have definitely lifted the standard. Others making waves recently have been teenager, Kyle Cester and new player this year, Andrew Bright. Top team Kicknrs (Will Joplin, Kyle Cester, Rob Taylor) are surging ahead and are a challenge for other teams. One of the top sets last week was played between Wayne Pitts and Dean Snelling. Dean won on the fifth with every game a thriller. B Grade: There will be no junior coaching or B Grade this week as the table tennis centre is unavailable

for matches on that day. Country week: WTTA president, Bruce Harmer attended the grading meeting at MSAC on Sunday this week. Wonthaggi will be represented by four teams and players are looking forward to this long weekend coming up. Veterans: Six Wonthaggi players were at the Victorian Closed Veterans Championships at MSAC on Sunday. Results next week. Gippsland Sports Academy: Wonthaggi representatives were at a training day in Traralgon last weekend. Sports psychology, diet and nutrition were on the agenda, as well as concentrated training under top Australian coach, Alois Rosario. Gippsland Regional Development Group: Local junior representative, Daniel Chetland and several other Wonthaggi youngsters will be involved in training days being organised at Traralgon, Leongatha and Wonthaggi, commencing soon. The ﬁrst Traralgon training date will be Saturday August 6. These young people have the GSA as their ultimate ambition and are the up and coming juniors in Gippsland table tennis clubs. Active after schools program: This continues on Wednesday afternoons with students from St Joseph’s School. Nancy Pattinson, Jarrod Donohue, Dean Snelling, Tanya Milnes and Brittney Taylor are assisting with this fun program from 3.30pm till 4.30pm. Extended time from 4.30pm to 5pm is available after the program ends each week if any of the children wish to stay on.

Midweek ladies tennis WE have come to the end of another season. Could all home teams please either ring scores in to Di Harrison on 5664 5467 or email scores to bdharrison@activ8.net.au and also send scoresheets. Teams will only be contacted if there is a change after this ladder, otherwise all remains the same. Don’t forget, teams not in ﬁnals must umpire their relevant sections. Section 1 and 2 will play at Leongatha, Section 3 will play at Phillip Island and Section 4 at Inverloch. Good luck to all teams in ﬁnals.

Ladders Up to May 24 Section 1 Westernport .........................51.0 Inverloch Silver ...................45.0 Inverloch Gold.......... 112.5 41.0 Wonthaggi .................104.7 41.0 Bena ......................................38.0 Leongatha..............................35.0 Inverloch Madﬁsh .................14.0 Section 2 Wonthaggi Swans ................41.0 Phillip Island........................46.0 Foster Black .........................45.0 Foster Yellow........................44.0

Wonthaggi Green ..................29.5 Bena ......................................29.0 Korumburra ...........................24.5 Section 3 Korumburra ........................61.0 Wonthaggi ............................54.0 Phillip Island Silver.............42.0 Inverloch Blue ..........132.8 39.0 Inverloch Pink ..............96.9 39.0 Nyora........................................19 Phillip Island Gold ...................15 Section 4 Grantville .............................61.0 Inverloch ..............................57.0 Wonthaggi White.................44.0 Leongatha ............................35.0 Fish Creek .............................33.0 Wonthaggi Red......................23.0 Korumburra ...........................18.0

Tarwin pool Round 5 results

Burra 5 d Grizzlys 4, Bairs 5 d Gingers 4, Middle 6 d Tarwin 3, Gladiators 7 d McCartins 2.

Ladder Games Bairs .................31-14 Burra ................25-20 Middle ..............25-20 Grizzlys ............23-22 Gladiators ..........23-22 Riversiders ........18-27 McCartins..........17-28 Gingers ..............18-27

% 221.4 125.0 125.0 104.5 104.5 66.6 60.7 66.6

Pts 20 16 16 12 8 4 4 0

Round 6: Bairs v McCartins, Gladiators v Gingers, Riversiders v Burra, Middle v Grizzlys.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - PAGE 51

• BASKETBALL

Noel Ladgrove awarded life membership THE KORUMBURRA Wildcats recently held their annual association awards, recognising the emerging young talent coming from the club. Korumburra Basketball Association legend Noel Ladgrove was awarded for his years of service on and off the court. It was during the compilation of the History of the Korumburra Basketball Association for their 50 year celebration (1956- 2006) that Noel’s early history with the Association came to light. Noel had been an outstanding player over many years and won multiple Best and Fairest and leading point scorer trophies for the entire competition over many years. In the early days the Korumburra competition was really a district competition as there were no other venues available for basketball except for the Army Drill Hall at Korumburra and then later Sanders Pavilion. As a very young player beginning in the late 50s Noel’s skills were immediately evident. He was a member of the very successful team that won the Victorian A Reserve competition in 1961 competing against much larger towns and beating Traralgon in the grand ﬁnal

of Country Week that year. The long-time player, coach and committee member admits he took more from the game that he gave back to it, but he certainly did the sport proud. It was clear through the early history and various newspaper clippings examined by the historians, John Myors and John Sullivan that Noel was a highly deserving recipient of Life Membership and that this had been overlooked for so many years. Korumburra Basketball Association was very pleased to overcome that anomaly with this award to Noel and congratulate him on his outstanding achievement in our early history. “He put basketball on the map in this area,” president of the Korumburra Basketball Association Bill Jeffs said. “He won everything; best and fairests, highest scoring, you name it, he won it.” Noel was taken aback when he received the life membership, saying he was both surprised and honoured. “I was pretty happy obviously; it’s not something you ever expect, but it is quite an honour,” he said. He joins a group of several other life members of the club.

Under 12 girls: the squad is, (back from left) Abbey Kelson, Ellie Holmes, Chloe Hogg, Tiana Heylen (front) Cayli Lane and Darcy Holmes.

Under 12 boys squad: (back, from left) Jack Felton, Travis Whiteside, Lachie Snooks, Jesse O’Leary, (front) Tyson Hanegraaf, Bailey Paterson and Nicholas McKenzie. Life membership: president Carl Baido with newly welcomed life member Noel Ladgrove, John Sullivan and Bill Jeffs.

Under 16 boys: awards went to Brock Dorling, MVP, Dylan Wilson, Coach’s Award and Kurt Cosson, Most Improved.

Under 18 boys: MVP Justin Smith is with Coach’s Award winner Dylan Heylen.

Under 14 boys: award winners are (from left) Cam Trewin, Coach’s Award, Hugh Suckling, MVP and Matt Kenniwell was Most Improved.

CBL men awards: Cade Maskell, Coach’s Award and Dexter Rodwell, runner-up MVP.

Under 14 girls: awards went to Katie Baido, Coach’s Award and MVP Shannon Heylen.

Lightning strike at Foster THE LEONGATHA Lightning Under 12s basketball team won their section of the Foster Basketball Tournament on Sunday May 1, 2011. The under 12 team began the day playing against Poowong. The Poowong team was very strong and the game was very exciting to watch and ended in a draw. The next match was against Foster and the Leongatha Lightning team was beginning to ﬁnd their rhythm and play more as a team. They won this match

by 10 points which gave them a place in the semifinals. The match was played against Korumburra. It was fast and very competitive and the Leongatha Under 12 boys worked hard to win the match and a place in the final against Wonthaggi. The boys got a handy lead during the first half and were able to hold off the strong challenges the Wonthaggi team kept applying throughout the match. The boys were tiring as the match was coming to and end, but with regular subs and a lot of encouragement by coach Rick Coleman, they managed to hold on to

Lightning players: (back, left from right) Mason McGannon, Jacob Lamers, Sam McGannon, Riley Coleman, Rick Coleman (front) Cam Olden (MVP), Jack Stockdale and Bailey Bacon. win the match and the tournament. Leongatha’s Cam

Olden was named Most Valuable Player for the tournament.

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Meeniyan Golf Club SATURDAY was a single par event and again a very soggy track after all the rain, so thanks to Dave and all his helpers for getting the course up and ready for the day. The sponsor for the day was Col Stewart with square on a countback from Daryle Gregg. Balls down the line went to Ian Warman -2 and Graeme Hughes -2. Nearest the pin was won by Col Stewart. Sunday saw the fourth round of pennant with both sides still undefeated. Division 1 played the top side and weren’t quite able to get over the line, losing 5/2. Division 4 continued on their merry way and had a very good 4/3 win which will put their ﬁnals aspirations in good stead. Due to the wet conditions our Farm Traders day that was due to be held this Thursday has had to be re-scheduled to Thursday November 17. On the social side of events, we have a trivia night being held at the club house by the local Meeniyan Fire Brigade on Saturday June 25. Entry is only $25 per person and a two course meal is provided. Please get a table organised. Proceeds from the night go to a very good cause. All bookings and enquiries, please call Denise on 5664 7490.

Tuesday The winner of Tuesday’s single stableford day was Reg Hannay with 37 points. Balls down the line went to Brad Wright with 35 points. Best nine was Tony McHarg with 18 points and nearest the pin on the 8th was won by Wino Reilly.

Thursday Due to the very wet conditions, Thursday’s comp was turned into a nine hole comp. The winner was Fred Stalker with 23 points. Balls down the line went to John Mortensen with 17 points on countback.

Ladies The results from Wednesday May 18 where 15 ladies played stableford, were section one winner Dot Christie with 36 points and the section two winner was Janine Redpath with a ﬁne 35 points. Heather Poletti won the best nine with 18 points on a count back from Irene Holm. The Doris Chambers event was played on May 25 where six pairs played for the chance to playoff in the state ﬁnals in October at Devil Bend. The day’s winners were Irene Holm and Dot Elliott with 36 points, the runners-up were Jan Trease and Veronica Park with 29 points, down the line balls to Sue Hoskin and Lyn Jennison with 26 points.

South Gippsland District Pennant - May 29 Division 1 (at Leongatha Golf Club): Woorayl 5 d Korumburra 2, Lang Lang 5 d Meeniyan 2, Phillip Island 4 d Wonthaggi 3, Leongatha - bye. Division 2 (at Phillip Island Golf Club): Foster 5 d Wonthaggi 2, Lang Lang 4 d Leongatha 3, Phillip Island - bye. Divison 3 (at Aussie Golf Ranch): Wonthaggi 4 d Woorayl 3, Lang Lang 6 d Korumburra 1, Foster 4 d Leongatha 3, Aussie Golf Ranch - bye. Divison 4 (at Wonthaggi Golf Club): Korumburra 4 d Welshpool 3, Woorayl 7 d Phillip Island 0, Lang Lang 5 d Leongatha 2, Meeniyan 4 d Wonthaggi 3.

Ladders Division 1 Wonthaggi .. (55.51%) 3.0 Lang Lang ... (55.25%) 3.0 Phillip Island.................2.0 Meeniyan ......................2.0 Woorayl .........................1.0 Korumburra .................... 1.0 Leongatha.......................0.0 Division 2 Foster.............................1.0 Leongatha .....................1.0 Wonthaggi .....................1.0 Lang Lang .....................1.0 Phillip Island.................0.0 Division 3 Foster.............................3.0 Aussie Golf ...................2.0 Woorayl ......................... 2.0 Wonthaggi .....................2.0 Lang Lang ......................1.0 Leongatha....................... 1.0 Korumburra ....................1.0 Division 4 Meeniyan ......................4.0 Woorayl .........................3.0 Lang Lang .....................3.0 Korumburra .................2.0 Phillip Island .................. 2.0 Leongatha.......................1.5 Wonthaggi ......................0.5 Welshpool.......................0.0

17.0 17.0 12.0 10.0 12.0 11.0 5.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 15.0 13.0 11.0 10.0 14.0 11.0 10.0 21.0 16.0 15.0 13.0 11.0 14.5 12.5 9.0

THERE were 19 players for the midweek event on Thursday, May 26. Peter Chapman was the A Grade winner. Down the line: Chris Bracecamp 38, Mal Payne 38, Jeff Hughes 37 countback. Birdies: 4th Mal Payne, 6th Peter Chapman. Eagle 11th Peter Chapman. The stableford and Captains trophy events were attended by 37 starters. A Grade was won by Richie Robbins (15) 42 on countback. A Grade runner-up: John Woodall. B Grade runner-up: Jeff Hughes (17) 29 points.

Down the line balls: John Woodall (8) 42, Neil Whitelaw (15) 40, Graham Watson (5) 39, Dave Woodall (6) 38. Nearest the pin: 4th Doug Taylor, 13th Graham Watson. Pro pin: 6th John Woodall, ﬁrst hole: N. Whitelaw. Birdies: 4th Peter Draper, 6th John Woodall, Noel Fox, 13th and 16th Graham Watson. Captains trophy: Terry Bradshaw d John Blunsden 6-5; Jeff Hughes d Peter Draper 1up. Final: Jeff Hughes v Terry Bradshaw.

Winners: A Grade - D. Green / Evan Agtmaal +9, B Grade - I. Chambers / I. Cunningham +7. Balls down the line to +5. Nearest the pin: 2nd P. Dell, 13th Evan Agtmaal. Pro-pin 8th R. Sheean. Money won by

N. Burne. Ken Chisholm shield was won by I. Chambers and I. Cunningham +15. Fourball championship was won by M. Scott and D. Crellin 143. Pennant results: Division 1 lt Phillip Island 3-4, Division 2 lt Foster 2-5, Division 3 d Woorayl 4-3, Division 4 lt Meeniyan 3-4. Next week is monthly medal sponsored by Michael Scott.

Four ball champions: Michael Scott and Danny Crellin won with a gross score of 143.

Shield winners: Ian Chambers and Ian Cunningham won the Ken Chisholm Shield +15.

Woorayl Golf Club

ON Saturday we held our monthly medal. The day was sponsored by Mick Cole. Despite the dampness underfoot, the scores were excellent. A Grade was won by Brendan Robjant with a net 68 whilst B Grade went to our treasurer Dennis Lim with a net 71. C Grade and the medal went to Pat Wallace with a ﬁne net 65. Down the line balls went to B.

ONCE again only small fields graced the course this week. Tuesday saw seven players brave the elements with John Mathers victorious with 40 points. Balls down the line went to Kevin Witheridge with 39. John Mathers also took out the nearest the pin (17th). Nine players did battle with the course on Thursday with Peter Dight coming out on top with 39 points. Balls down the line went to Larry Giddy (37) and Dave Hutchinson (35). Larry Giddy also took out the nearest the pin (15th). Friday night’s chicken run will be a carryover as only a few players were willing to challenge the course. The final round of the Stig Nelander was run and won on Saturday. Special envoy to China Neville Thompson burst through the field to not only win Saturday’s A Grade event with 40 points but also ran away with the Stig with a

total score of 157 over the four rounds. Rod Coughran-Lane and Andrew Boyd were the next best with 150 points each, but I can tell you that in a little side bet Andrew was the winner of 10 pots. Phil Nightingall was the winner of B Grade, also with 40 points. Balls down the line went to George (Tigpie) Draeger (39), Peter Dight (38), Alan Spooner (38), Norm Cooper (37) and Steve Reid (37). Nearest the pins were Phil Nightingall (4th), Athol McGrath (6th), Nev Thompson (13th), Peter Dight (15th) and Steve Reid (17th). Norm Cooper, who I’m told has a new found passion for the GPS system, took out the money hole. If he wins another 30 of these he will be able to buy one for himself. This week is the monthly medal which is sponsored by Pulhams Furniture along with the Bendigo Bank. It is also the ﬁrst round of the W. E. Tuer trophy.

Just you and that hill Hold it together: riders and bikes regularly part company on the Knox’s Hill climb.

Mirboo North Golf Club

Wonthaggi Golf Club ON Saturday May 28 we had the second round of fourball in very trying conditions.

Foster Golf Club

Stubbs, Damian Burge, D. Symmons, G McKinnon, D. Clemann, T. Ryan, J. Redmond and G. Young. The nearest the pins were won by Col Graeme (one of our visitors) and Pat Wallace. The ball rafﬂe was won by Damian Burge’s syndicate. Next week is a stableford event and is also the right handers versus those who say ‘have nice day’ and then turn their back on you. The day is spon-

sored by G. D. and J. E. Fennell Bricklayers. Ladies Last week our ladies travelled to Mirboo North for the challenge which unfortunately did not go our way, however, everyone had a lovely day. This Wednesday we will play for our monthly medal and it will also be the qualifying round for the Ken Grist memorial singles knockout.

HAVE you got what it takes? The annual Knox’s Hill Climb takes place on the Labour Day Weekend, Sunday, June 12 and it’s not for the fainthearted. Last year’s winner, Adam Dean, has been competing since 1996 and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon. “The great thing about this event is that you’re not racing anyone, it’s just you and the hill,” Adam said. “I just turn up, I do it for the fun of it and there are all these top class riders there, and young riders in their prime, so it’s pretty special.” The event usually attracts the young and not so young with usually plenty of thrills and spills to keep the crowd entertained. Entries close today, May 31 so it is expected to be as big an event as in previous years.

Engines start at Korumburra KORUMBURRA Motorcycle Club held the ﬁrst round of their club championships on Sunday. The track was at its best after a lot lof recent work. Plenty of spectators watched a great day’s racing. The next round will be held on Sunday, July 24 at the Outtrim track.The club’s website, where all the information and results can be found, is www. kmcc.com.au Results 50cc Division 1: 1st Zak Peachy; 2nd Phoenix James. 50cc Division 2: 1st Bailey Stephens; 2nd Scott May. 65cc: 1st Nathan Cuteri; 2nd Jordan Holt. 85cc/150 small wheel, A Grade: 1st Josh Bailey. C Grade: 1st Jake Wooley; 2nd Dean Defazio; 3rd William Pay. 85cc/150 big wheel A Grade: 1st Jake Salems; 2nd Thomas Taylor; B Grade: 1st Tanner Kram; 2nd Dan Bailey. C Grade: 1st Jack Hemming; 2nd Callum Briffa; 3rd Marley Luckett. Junior 125/250cc A Grade: 1st Joel Pay; 2nd Thomas Taylor. B Grade: 1st Jake Cahir; 2nd Sarah Stubbs; 3rd Tanner Kram. C Grade: 1st Harrison Pescarini; 2nd Acland Rush; 3rd Callum Briffa.

Scott May: the experienced rider negotiates this corner. Womens: 1st Hayley Wilkinson; 2nd Jade Taylor; 3rd Burgan Svenson. Vets: 1st Craig Holt; 2nd Adam Cotterell; 3rd Danny Forrester. Senior 125/250cc A Grade: 1st Ben Gardiner. B Grade: 1st Dylan Stubbs; 2nd Nicholas Stewart; 3 Steve Hunter. C Grade: 1 Des Bow-

man; 2nd Gaven Forrester; 3 Ben Hallyburton. Senior 250cc and over: A Grade - 1st Aiden Smith; 2nd Nick Svenson; 3rd Ben Gardiner. B Grade 1st Chris Hunter; 2nd Jake Hallyburton. C Grade - 1st Steven Forrester; 2nd Mick Kyle; 3rd Andrew Brown.

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Leongatha WEDNESDAY May 25 saw a ﬁeld of only 42 players take to the greens in the club’s monthly afﬁliated two bowls triples. Winner was the Fish Creek team of A. Kerr (s), K. Flanders and J. Linderman with four wins plus 13. Runner-up was an Inverloch team of A. Easterbrook (s), K. Gardner and M. Yates, also on four wins plus 11. Best last game went to the Mirboo North team of D. Bricks (s), B. Bright and B. McCartin with 20 plus.

The John O’Connor Wines winner was the Foster team. Sponsor for the day was Stockdale and Leggo, and the club thanks them greatly for their valued support. Presentations were made by the company’s rep, John O’Connor. Saturday May 28 saw only eight players in rather cold and at times occasionally moist conditions. A bowlers’ medley was held which consisted of two teams of four players playing a foursomes, followed by a pairs and then a triples game, with two players playing a singles.

It was considered this type of social bowls should be introduced again, however there is a slight problem that entries of players must be in multiples of eight players (8, 16, 24 etc). To Jeff, well done and thanks for as they say, the memory. Reminders: 2011/2012 afﬁliation fees are now due and payable. The new cleaning roster comes into play this Friday, June 3. All members are asked to check the roster notice in the board room as this may change from time to time. Until next report, good bowling Jackhigh.

Korumburra Parlor bowls SEMI-FINAL night at Korumburra parlor bowls produced three high quality games. The two top teams, Pretenders and Kookaburras, played a game of two halves with Kookaburras leading 15 to 7 at the half way point. Pretenders then took the second half 16 to eight, leaving scores tied at the end of the game. A 25th deciding end was played with Kookaburras stealing the game on the last bowl of the night. They now progress to the grand final whilst Pretenders have a second chance by playing in the preliminary final where they will compete against The Burra. The Burra and VRI matched each other throughout their game with scores being even three times during the game. At one stage The Burra took 11 points in three ends but VRI turned the next three ends their way for eight points to again even the scores. But when The Burra won four of the last five ends, they finally broke VRI’s fighting spirit. The third game matched the tenacity of the other two games. Battlers took on Sicilians for the second week in a row and another close game emerged. After 19 ends, the game was still deadlocked but Sicilians closed Battlers down when they won two ends of multiple points. Final scores were: Kookaburras 25 d Pretenders 23, The Burra 27 d VRI 21,

Inverloch bowls

Bowling them over: Mike Carnell, Bill McCartin, Jeff Pendergast, Bert Bright, Jack Embleton and Don Birks competed in the triples at Leongatha on Wednesday.

Buffalo indoor bowls ON Wednesday May 25, eleven players on a nice night to bowl saw four teams, three of three and one of two. It was nice to have Ian and Carolyn Benson back. In fourth (LLL), skipper Sebastian Terranova, Peter Heldens and Ian Benson; third (LWL), skipper Rod McConchie and

Joyce Occhipinti; second (WLW), skipper Andrew Hanks, Alex Thompson and Bill Wolswinkle; ﬁrst (WWW), skipper Toni Heldens, Joe Occhipinti and Carolyn Benson. The best ﬁrst game Toni 9-6, second Rod and Toni 10-2 each, third Andrew 10-6. We hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Leongatha golf

A RATHER small Saturday ﬁeld meant just two grades for the stableford event. Glen Marsham is playing great golf and his 39 points was too strong in A Grade, though Trevor Rickard had the same score, only to lose on a countback. Glen’s handicap has plummeted from 23 to 15 in the last six months or so. Ron Findlay took the B Grade prize with a good 37 points. Pro-pin went to John Feddersen and nearest the pin to Dan Malone. Ball winners: T. Rickard 39, A. Macfarlane 38, M. Berry 37, J. Feddersen, B. Attwood, N. Gillin 36; R. Davies 35, T. Steer, R. Wedlock 34, A. Sparkes 33.

Tuesday Battling against the elements, Frank Smedley ground out a gritty 39 points to edge out Andrew Macfarlane whose name appears prominently in most of our match reports. Merv Stubbs and Geoff McDonald were nearest the pin winners. Ball winners: A. Macfarlane 37, J. Curtis 36, D. Clemann, G. McDonald, J. Eabry, M. Stubbs 35; R. Gourlay 34, K. Scott 32.

Thursday The Inverloch Publicans’ Day proved very popular, with 78 play-

SGIBBA pennant Results Foster Black 21 d Buffalo 16, Mardan Gold 35 d Korumburra White 18, Korumburra Blue 26 d Foster Yellow 19, Mardan Purple 30 d Fish Creek 20.

Ladder Mardan Purple ............. +53 16 Foster Black .................. +42 16 Mardan Gold ................ +33 12

ing the ambrose teams event. Many thanks to Bruce and John for backing this event. The winning team was a family affair, Andrew Macfarlane with Micah, Marg and Judy Berry combined beautifully to score 67 off-the-stick and 55¾ net. Dave Webster and Tim McCarthy were nearest the pin winners, and the following teams won generous prizes: M. Thomas, C. Sperling, A. Adcock 565/6; T. Gedye, W. Howson, J. Howson, R. McRobert 57; C. Leaver, P. Hartigan, K. Gardner, K. Scott 57½; J. King, T. Moss, G. Shaw, J. Smith 581/8. Not a good week for our pennant teams, with all three teams involved losing. Division 2 lost in a nail-biter to Lang Lang at Phillip Island. Our winners were Tony Goldie 4/3, Jon Smith 5/4 and Peter Hart two up. Division 3 played Foster at the Aussie Golf Ranch and again the result was a 4-3 loss. Alan Adcock two up, Andrew Macfarlane 5/4 and Daryl Matthews 6/5 were our winners. Division 4 lost 5-2 to Lang Lang, with our players having to give many shots to their opponents. Great efforts from Neville Williamson who won one up after conceding 14 shots, and John Dalton who won 3/1 while conceding 11 shots. This Saturday’s event is the June

Buffalo .......................... +10 Foster Yellow ..................-21 Korumburra White ..........-35 Korumburra Blue ............-43 Fish Creek .......................-39

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Next week’s games: Foster Yellow v Korumburra White, Foster Black v Fish Creek, Mardan Purple v Buffalo, Mardan Gold v Korumburra Blue.

monthly medal sponsored by Colin Watson Holden.

Ladies THE SECOND round of the Club Championships was played in ﬁne but cold weather, on a heavy course, on Wednesday May25. The defending champion, Bec.Thomas, had a great round of 79 -8 -71 which took her to the lead of this year’s championship ahead of a group of four players all on the same total. However the day’s winner in A Grade was Wendy Surman with 89 -20 - 69, just defeating Anna de Bondt in a countback. Rita de Bondt showed the beneﬁt of some frequent golf to win B Grade with 95 -26 - 69. Marianne Leaver was C Grade winner with 117 - 41 - 76. Anna de Bondt 69, Debbie Miller 70, Bec. Thomas 71, Di Williams 75, Georgina Mitchell 75, Dot Stubbs 76, Loris Clark 76, Trish Owen 76, Sharryn Rayson 77 and Maxine Eabry 78 won balls. Bec Thomas won both nearest the pins on the 14th and the 16th. On Saturday May 28, Marilyn Williams was the winner of the stableford event with 35 points. Balls down the line went to Wendy Surman 34, Di Williams 32 and Jean Chaplin 30. Marg Berry was nearest the pin.

On Tuesday evening May 24 Indoor Bowls (carpet bowls) was held with eight players, two games of fours, each of 10 ends. Winners (with two wins) were Carol Hughes (skip), Althea Drew (L), Joan Clark (S) and Rob Huntley (T). Wednesday May 25

Mixed Mufti lawn bowls - 43 players, two games of fours/triples, each of 12 ends. Winners (with two wins, 37 points) were Carol Hughes (skip), Allan Baines (L), Allan Johnstone (S) and Maureen Paynting (T). Runners-up (two wins, 35 points) were Rob Howard (skip), Edith Perrett (L), Brian Grifﬁn (S) and

Mardan indoor bowls BOTH Mardan teams travelled to away fixtures for their pennant matches. Purple played Fish Creek and Gold played Korumburra. Mardan Purple were away to a big early lead, but the Fish Creek team just kept attacking and managed to close the gap in the scores and finished up winning more ends than Mardan, but were unable to accumulate enough shots. After the 25 ends were completed the Mardan team came away with a 10 shot victory and remain undefeated after four rounds. The Mardan Gold team found it difficult to hold on to their shots at times with the Korumburra White skipper doing some regular damage to the heads, but by the end of the night it was a solid win to the Mardan team with a 17 shot victory. Well done both teams, both are looking to stay in the top four and take their

Tarwin Lower bowls THE FIRST indoor bowls for the winter season will commence this Friday June 3 at 4pm. A meal will follow at 6.30, with the menu for the night including a roast, vegetables, and dessert. Please make an effort to attend this exciting night and enjoy the camaraderie of your bowling friends. On Sunday June 5, commencing at 12 noon, the Tarwin Lower Bowls Club will have a day to celebrate the life of our great mate Bob Armstrong, who passed away on May 13.

Sicilians 22 d Battlers 19. Next week’s preliminary games will be Pretenders v The Burra and Battlers v Kardella. Kookaburras are into the premiership grand final, Sicilians are through to the consolation grand final and VRI have been knocked out of the competition. On Monday evening, Korumburra’s social bias bowling group welcomed new bowler, Margot to the sport. She quickly picked it up and joined with Mary Tumino and Lee Armstrong to win the night with 2W 1D +7 shots. In second place were Sally Gammaldi, George Bentley, Ross Lomagno and Joe Occhipinti with 1W 2D +4. No game was won or lost by a large margin as the emphasis for each game was to draw bowl only. This allowed Margot and fellow new comer, Charlie Gillian, plenty of bowling practice. Tuesday night’s pennant games were also held at Outtrim. Korumburra White played Mardan Gold and, although defeated, acquitted themselves well during the match. Korumburra Blue faced Foster Yellow. Blue took an early lead as Foster struggled on the Korumburra mat. They managed to hold on for their first win of the season despite a fast finishing Foster.

Rod Barlow (T). Sunday May 29 Mixed mufti lawn bowls- 24 players, 2 games of triples, each of 12 ends. Winners (two wins, 36 points) were Mick Coram (skip), John Miczs (Wonthaggi) (L), Frank Cimino (Wonthaggi) (S). Men’s triples lawn bowls will start this Thursday.

place in the finals. Wednesday evening again got under way with three singles matches, wins to Jeanette Grady, Tony Allen-Clay and Vito Serafino, all advancing to the next round. Numbers were down just a little for social bowls with 15 bowlers split into three sides of four and one of three players. There was a change to the format, with two games of 10 ends for all teams, resulting in two teams winning both their games, the number of winning ends deciding the winners for the night. The winning team with 15 winning ends was John McColl, Bert Bright, Russel Grady and Andy Plowman (skip), Andy already doubling his number of wins from last season. Runners-up with 13 winning ends were Brian Kilpin, Ann Plowman and Vito Serafino. Looking forward to a good turnout this week as we enjoy some early winter sunshine.

In keeping with the way Bob would have liked it, the day will be an informal occasion (casual dress). We will start with a game of bowls (for those wishing to participate) for a couple of hours accompanied by a sausage sizzle. This will be followed

by a gathering in the club house when we can relive our memories of Bob and express our appreciation of his part in our lives. Our club would be most pleased to welcome all of Bob’s friends, bowlers and non-bowlers, for this day in his memory.

Dumbalk Indoor

ON Monday, May 9, eight bowlers played two games of 10 ends. The winners were Robert Burden (skip), Carol Muller, Mary Cook and Morrie Parry with two wins. The night of Monday, May 16, saw 10 players competing in two games of 10 ends. Robert Matthies (skip), Joyce Fuller and Morrie Parry came out on top without a loss. After two games of 10 ends, Mary Cook (skip), Robert Burden, Joyce Fuller and Paul Holmes were winners by four shots, on Monday, May 23.

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Top two soccer teams play off DROUIN Dragons have defeated Wonthaggi United 5-3 to claim the top ladder spot after Round 5 of the South Gippsland seniors’ competition.

Wonthaggi were on the board early, scoring in the 13th minute of the match. However, Drouin hit back quickly, forcing a penalty in their forward zone which was put away by captain Dan Brown. The battle in the midﬁeld was ferocious, with both sides trying their utmost to control the ball. Wonthaggi managed to score again in the 21st minute after a succession of shots on

Drouin’s Shanon Knegt. Once again, Drouin came back and put the Wonthaggi defence under great pressure, forcing another penalty from a handball. Brown stepped up again and finished, to claim his brace just before half time. Drouin retained their good form after the break with Charles Zaire scoring in the 55th minute. With the game in the balance, Wonthaggi lifted and managed to break through Drouin’s back half to make it 3-3. It looked as if it was going to be a drawn game before Nick Woodson made a desperate charge through the midfield and passed it to Daniel Burski who finished calmly and scored Dr-

ouin’s fourth goal. The Dragons continued to press Wonthaggi’s defence up to the final minute, when Nick Woodson managed to convert one last goal to ice the game. Mirboo North and Korumburra drew 2-2 in a hard fought match in poor weather. Both teams fought hard to dominate the flanks and made an effort to attack into their opponent’s back half, but it was Mirboo North who gained the upper hand and began to dominate the play. However, a solid effort from the Korumburra defenders kept Mirboo at bay and prevented them from breaking through. The first half ended with both sides remaining 0-0.

After the break, the game’s intensity lifted and both teams began to apply some hard tackles and quick passing in an attempt to retain possession. Korumburra were awarded a penalty which Keanu Miller coolly put away to give them the lead 1-0. After the restart, Mirboo’s Andy Soplakow made a brilliant individual effort, charging up the park and breaking through the Korumburra defence before he was brought down in the box and awarded a penalty. Soplakow slotted it past the keeper to level the scores and keep his side in the game. Mirboo continued to gain momentum with Arin Degenna-

ro and Justin Mulry fluidly running the ball up field in a great passage of play. Damian Turner just missed his shot at goal with the ball coming off the post, but he managed to scramble onto the deflection and score with his second chance. Korumburra rallied and threw everything they had into the attack, flooding their forward line. Mirboo struggled to clear the ball effectively, and Korumburra booted another goal during the scrum to equal the scores. The momentum shifted back and forth for the remainder of the match, but neither side were able to find the elusive winner. In the final game of the round, the match between Phil-

lip Island and Leongatha was abandoned by the referee at 2.30pm after a pitch inspection at the Newhaven ground found that too much surface water was dangerous to players. Earlier in the Under 19’s match between the two teams the match was abandoned after a Phillip Island player sustained a nasty ankle injury. The match was called off at the 17 minute mark with Leongatha leading 1-0 at the time. Next round sees Leongatha play Korumburra while Mirboo North take on Wonthaggi United. Drouin and Phillip Island have the bye.

Junior soccer result Korumburra City Soccer Club

Under 13s Wonthaggi 4 d Drouin 3 The U/13s saw Wonthaggi defeat Drouin 4-3 after a great contest between the two teams. Conditions were tough, but the kids gave it their all with some brilliant play. Wonthaggi just managed to gain the upper hand in the end and ran out the game with a one goal victory. Phillip Island 3 drew Leongatha 3 This was a great match between two very even sides in ﬁne weather but with a very wet pitch. Leongatha got the upper hand early but Phillip Island found fresh legs late in the second half to score the equaliser just before full time. Keepers for both sides were excellent. Ryan Kirkus scored all three goals for Leongatha. Under 15s: Half time score: Drouin 1 vs Wonthaggi 2 Full time score: Drouin 3 vs Wonthaggi 3 In the U/15s, Drouin and Wonthaggi drew 3-3, playing on a muddy and wet ground in Drouin. The game was fast paced with several attempts at goal by both teams. Matteo Gatto scored the ﬁrst two goals for Wonthaggi and Darcy Parker scored the team’s

third goal in the final half. Parker’s goal was scored after sheer persistence, continually kicking the ball through the mud. Matthew Foreman almost scored a goal from the centre of the pitch, but it just stopped short. The whole team played well under difficult conditions. Under 18 Girls: The Wonthaggi Under 18 girls played a friendly, seven a side match against a strong Drouin team. Wonthaggi acquitted themselves early with a goal by Beth Reggardo and the young team held this lead until half time, thanks to the superb efforts of goalie Alyse Brusamarello. Drouin returned with renewed vigour in the second half, quickly levelling the scores. Wonthaggi tried their best to hold off against the Drouin attack, but many of the girls were tired after already playing in their respective mixed teams. The final result was a win to Drouin, 3 goals to 1. A special mention to the Under 11 girls who put in a huge effort to play against the older girls. Under 15s: In the U15s, Mirboo North defeated Korumburra 6-1. Down to 11 men, the boys started in impressive fashion with a goal to Connor

Williams inside of two mins. Some sustained pressure out wide resulted in another goal to Williams and the ‘Boo were up 2-0. A penalty decision by the referee resulted in a spot kick for Mirboo North and Williams stepped up to take his third with only 15 mins gone. Some end to end play resulted in little opportunities for both sides but a defensive lapse let Korumburra reduce the gap and score their ﬁrst. This spurred Mirboo into action again and goaled three minutes later via Adam Miller. The second half started slowly with both teams tiring in the tough conditions. There was some end to end football and the Mirboo defence, marshalled by Tom Rech, kept a spirited Korrumburra at bay. With another forward thrust, Mirboo were awarded a corner and scored again putting them up 5-1. Mirboo captain Jack Swallow had goal of the day which saw him take the ball down the left side, past two defenders and put the ball around the keeper from the tightest of angles. There were chances for both sides as the game continued, but Korrumburra tightened their defence and stopped goals.

UNDER sunny skies Korumburra Under 13s got off to a good start with some good passing in muddy conditions. Korumburra seemed to have all the action at their scoring end. Some quick team work saw Zac Allman with two goals and Hayden Smith with one for the half. The second half got off to an attacking start with two quick goals to Jack Boston followed by a great shot and goal to Olivia Methven. More goals followed with a good goal to Mirboo North before Hayden Smith and Zac Allman scored their 2nd and 3rd goals respectively. A great win to Korumburra with great team work. Well done to all players, a fantastic effort.

Korumburra Under 15s came up against a strong Mirboo North who came out attacking strongly with an early ﬁrst goal from a penalty. Korumburra stepped up the defence and prevented Mirboo North from attacking with Ben Norris in goals saving three great shots at goal. Kaleb Peattie scored Korumburra’s only goal 30 minutes into the game. Well done to all players. Final score Mirboo North 6 Korumburra 1. Korumburra womens continued their winning streak defeating Mirboo North 4-1. Korumburra starting well and continued to pressure the defence for the whole game. A beautiful goal to young gun Zoe Allen in the ﬁrst 10 minutes was followed by an own goal off a Korumburra corner kick. Half time score 2 – 0.

City centric: Korumburra City’s Emma Reeve clears the ball out of defence. Moving forward: Shay Handley takes clean possession in the Under 13 match.

Heavy going for Panthers ROUND ﬁve saw the South Gippsland Panthers teams play in tough conditions after the heavy rain.

Match drawn: in a nail-biting ﬁnish Phillip Island Under 13s scored a last minute goal to draw the match with Leongatha Knights.

South Coast Stars make friends It was another lovely day at Outtrim Reserve and South Coast Stars’ ‘Bring a Friend Day’ saw even more new faces come to hone their soccer skills. The focus of the day’s session was “First Touch” and everyone had loads of fun practising and trying their best to get the technique right. South Coast’s membership has grown in the past few weeks and as a result, they

will be able to field teams in the Under 7, Under 9 and Under 11 age group in their first friendly match, to be held at Outtrim next Sunday at 10am. A calendar of events will be released shortly and will also feature an adults “Come and Try Day” during the school holidays. Next year, South Coast hopes to be able to field teams in more age groups, including a Seniors side that would compete in the South Gippsland League.

The second half again saw Korumburra continue to attack, with the youngest player Emma Reeves hitting the back of the net from right in front of goal. Tara Wallace ﬁnished the game off with her ﬁrst a minute before the end. Well done ladies. In the last match of the day and under trying conditions both teams put in a hard but fair game. End to end football led to 0-0 at half time. Korumburra were awarded a penalty that was converted by Keanu Miller. Two minutes later Mirboo North scored from a penalty to even the score. Mirboo North went ahead after 23 minutes of play in the second half but two minutes later Korumburra equalised with a well taken goal by Simon Jones. Final score 2-2.

South Gippsland U/14s lost to Morwell Falcons 7-1. Although South Gippsland scored the first goal, it didn’t take long for Falcons to find their feet and score the equaliser. Morwell Falcons continued attacking for the entirety of the match with South Gippsland chasing and defending to the best of their ability. In the end, the Panthers were overmatched by their opponents. The U/16s managed to outmuscle Tyers 4-0 in a convincing victory. Great runs through the mid field by Craig Wallace, Keanu Miller and James Ryan were a feature of play. Daniel Longden was brilliant up front, scoring a hat trick for the day. Frazer Griggs also chimed in with a goal late in the first half. In the second half, Tyers went on the offensive but the defence of Brad Perks, Oaklen Hamilton, Frazer Griggs and Craig Wallace held firm all game. In the U/18 girls game South Gippsland Panthers thrashed Monash 9-2. The Panthers played a fluid game of football with plenty of great passing and team work. The confidence of the team is building nicely each week, with lots of great talking and team work on the field. Bree Allen kicked her second hat trick for the season with Tara Wallace and Neesa Kirkus each kicking a brace. Zoe Allen and Marissa Preston also scored one apiece. The Panthers’ defence of Kate Rodda, Jayde Miller and Bridie Allen also made it difficult for Monash to get on the board.

Soccer results Seniors: Drouin Dragons 5 d Wonthaggi United 3, Korumburra 2 drew Mirboo North 2, Phillip Island v Leongatha - match abandoned due to state of pitch, Women: Drouin Dragons 5 d Wonthaggi United 3, Phillip Island 0 drew Leongatha 0, Korumburra 2 drew Mirboo North 2. Under 15: Drouin Dragons 3 drew Wonthaggi United 3, Korumburra 1 lt Mirboo North 6, Phillip Island 5 d Leongatha 2. Under 13: Drouin Dragons 3 lt Wonthaggi United 4, Korumburra 8 d Mirboo North 1, Phillip Island 3 drew Leongatha 3.

Ladders Seniors Drouin Dragons ......................... 15 Wonthaggi United SC............... 12 Leongatha..................................... 8 Korumburra ............................... 7 Mirboo North ............................... 6 Phillip Island ................................. 5 Women Korumburra .............................. 15 Phillip Island ............................. 12 Leongatha................................... 12 Mirboo North .............................. 6 Drouin Dragons............................. 3 Under 19 Leongatha................................... 12

Phillip Island.............................. 12 Korumburra ................................ 9 Drouin Dragons ........................... 6 Prom Coast SC (Foster) ............. 3 Wonthaggi United SC ................... 0 Under 15 Mirboo North ............................ 12 Wonthaggi United SC................11 Phillip Island.............................. 10 Korumburra ................................ 7 Leongatha ...................................... 6 Drouin Dragons............................. 5 Under 13 Wonthaggi United SC............... 15 Drouin Dragons ......................... 10 Leongatha................................... 10 Korumburra .............................. 10 Phillip Island................................ 4 Mirboo North ................................ 3 Prom Coast SC (Foster) ................ 3

SOCCER FIXTURES ROUND 6 - JUNE 5 Prom Coast SC (Foster) v Drouin Dragons at Welshpool Rec Reserve Leongatha v Korumburra at Mary MacKillop Regional College Wonthaggi United SC v Mirboo North at McMahons Reserve Phillip Island - bye

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Alberton netball Results - Round 9 May 28 A Grade: Stony Creek 48 d Inv-Kongwak 41, Foster 50 d Dalyston 47, Korumburra-Bena 80 d Toora 16, Phillip Island 44 d Yarram 38, DWWWW, Fish Creek and MDU - bye. B Grade: Inv-Kongwak 65 d Stony Creek 37, DWWWW 62 d Tarwin 33, Foster 63 d Dalyston 57, Korumburra-Bena 56 d Toora 26, Phillip Island 79 d Yarram 18, Fish Creek 41 d Kilcunda-Bass 27, MDU - bye. C Grade: Stony Creek 28 d Inv-Kongwak 27, Tarwin 25 d DWWWW 23, Foster 53 d Dalyston 23, KorumburraBena 46 d Toora 19, Fish Creek 42 d Kilcunda-Bass 10, Phillip Island and MDU - bye. 17 & Under: Stony Creek 35 d Inv-Kongwak 32, DWWWW 26 d Tarwin 25, Dalyston 39 d Foster 21, KorumburraBena 74 d Toora 11, Yarram 40 d Phillip Island 15, Fish Creek 66 d Kilcunda-Bass 6,

MDU - bye. 15 & Under: Stony Creek 32 d Inv-Kongwak 30, DWWWW 38 d Tarwin 9, Dalyston 29 d Foster 24, KorumburraBena 19 d Toora 12, Phillip Island 36 d Yarram 21, Fish Creek 48 d Kilcunda-Bass 5, MDU - bye. 13 & Under: Inv-Kongwak 58 d Stony Creek 8, Tarwin 20 d DWWWW 10, Dalyston 25 d Foster 12, Korumburra-Bena 35 d Toora 5, Yarram 27 d Phillip Island 18, Fish Creek 43 d Kilcunda-Bass 3, MDU - bye.

Ladders A Grade Kor-Bena .........................261.7 Dalyston ...........................263.5 Foster ...............................151.0 MDU ................................141.9 Stony Creek..................... 118.5 Fish Creek .........................92.2 Phillip Island ....................108.5 Toora ...................................58.5 Inv-Kongwak .....................91.4 Yarram ................................68.8 DWWW.............................. 37.8 B Grade Foster ...............................297.7

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Kor-Bena .........................197.2 Inv-Kongwak ..................157.8 Dalyston ...........................157.4 Phillip Island...................142.3 Stony Creek..................... 119.9 DWWWW........................ 118.9 MDU................................. 111.2 Fish Creek ..........................86.3 Toora ...................................64.1 Tarwin .................................46.9 Kil-Bass .............................. 47.9 Yarram ................................ 15.0 C Grade Foster ...............................225.4 Kor-Bena .........................202.7 MDU ................................124.8 Dalyston ...........................154.8 Stony Creek.....................135.2 Inv-Kongwak ..................142.6 Phillip Island ....................109.9 Fish Creek ........................101.7 Tarwin .................................66.0 Toora ...................................58.2 DWWWW.......................... 70.3 Kilcunda-Bass .................... 38.0 17 & Under Yarram.............................248.9 Fish Creek .......................409.0 Kor-Bena .........................342.2 Phillip Island...................178.3 Dalyston ...........................179.2 MDU ................................ 117.7 Inv-Kongwak .....................94.2

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Stony Creek ........................76.3 DWWWW..........................43.0 Foster ..................................41.9 Toora ...................................32.5 Tarwin ................................. 56.7 Kil-Bass .............................. 19.9 15 & Under Stony Creek.....................199.3 DWWWW.......................185.9 Fish Creek .......................171.5 Inv-Kongwak ..................143.3 Kor-Bena .........................109.5 MDU ..................................93.6 Foster ..................................90.4 Dalyston..............................89.5 Toora ...................................85.6 Phillip Island ......................92.9 Yarram ................................71.8 Tarwin ................................. 48.5 Kil-Bass .............................. 33.2 13 & Under Dalyston ...........................467.9 Phillip Island...................334.7 Kor-Bena .........................421.7 Fish Creek .......................301.2 Yarram.............................202.7 MDU ................................139.8 Foster ..................................89.4 Inv-Kongwak ...................161.0 Toora ...................................37.2 Kil-Bass ..............................34.7 Tarwin .................................37.0 Stony Creek ........................ 10.5 DWWWW ......................... 13.4

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Fight for the ball: Stony Creek’s Di Schelling and Inverloch’s April Morris weren’t willing to leave the ball behind. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Leongatha & District netball

Don’t fall: Inverloch’s Sophie Cook tries to regain possession of the ball without falling inside the goal circle while Stony Creek’s Lauren Minns tries to snatch the ball away. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

• LEONGATHA CYCLING

Visiting rider claims win A VISITING rider, Stefan Kircsh took out the road race event for the Leongatha Cycling Club on Saturday with a strong charge to the line.

Racing was held around the tough Kernot circuit on Saturday. The weather was cold, with light winds and the odd shower impacting the riders. Riders had two laps of the circuit making a race over 52km. For the second week in a row it was the scratch bunch triumphing. This week there was a bunch of nine riders and they were pushed along by the visiting rider Stefan Kirsch. There were 23 starters with nine on scratch, six riders on four minutes, five riders on seven minutes, three on 12 minutes and limit at 20 minutes. The circuit runs from Kernot around through Woodleigh and then up the climb to the Gurdies Road before heading south across the ridge to the Grantville-Glen Alvie Road, via Almurta and back to Kernot. By the end of the first lap the 12 minute trio were back to two riders with Brad Bouquet and David Barker pedalling well. However, the seven minute bunch had cut the five minute gap back to around two minutes. It was a similar story with the four minute bunch as they were just one minute down on their quarry. However, all the out markers were in trouble

as the big scratch bunch was really moving and had cut the four minute bunch back to just one minute. In the process the pace was impacting on their numbers. Second lap saw the gaps shrink on the run up the hills. Also causing some impact was the farmer shifting his cattle along the road. However, the brief delay was a respite for some riders as Jason Scott was heard to say “Great, I can get my heart rate back under 200”. By the time the riders were crossing along the ridge line there was a bunch of around 15 riders. The run back through Almurta saw Phil Hanley try to

break away and this surge unhinged a few riders. He made another effort on the last few kilometres back to the ﬁnish. However, this effort was countered by an attack from the visitor, Stefan Kircsh. His charge to the line was timed well as he held on to win by around 10 metres from the inform David McFarlane (scr) for a ﬁrst and fastest. In third place was Jesse Boyd (4min) who led the rest of the bunch over the line. Tony Smith (4min) picked up 4th, Jason Scott (Scr) 5th, Kevin Feely (4) 6th, Greg Bill (7) 7th, Steve Allen (7) 8th, Lachlan Matthews (4) 9th and

rounding out the top 10 was Gavin Slavin (scr). In the junior race, run over an out and back run of 15km, first home was Matt Minogue who showed after last week’s first ride for the season that he is finding some form. Thomas McFarlane was second and fastest time. Next weekend there is no racing on Saturday but the club is in action on Sunday as they promote the Gippsland Road titles. Racing will have the assembly at the Leongatha Secondary College from 10am with racing from 11am around the tough NerrenaMardan circuit.

Winners’ group: from left, second David McFarlane, ﬁrst Stefan Kirsch, junior event winner Matthew Minogue and third in seniors, Jesse Boyd.

Results - Saturday May 28 11/Under: Town Black 16 d Mirboo North Gold 2, Mirboo North Purple 15 d Town Tangerine 6, Mt Eccles White 4 d Mt Eccles Navy 3, Mt Eccles Pink 11 d Mt Eccles Aqua 2, South Gippsland 20 d Town Green 1, St Laurence Gold 14 d St Laurence Blue 13. 13/Under: Town Green 15 d Town Black 11, St Laurence Gold 23 d Town Tangerine 12, St Laurence Burgundy 16 d Mt Eccles Pink 8, Mt Eccles Aqua 22 d Mt Eccles Purple 16, Mirboo North 12 d South Gippsland 11. 15/Under: Town Green 34 d Mirboo North 5, South Gippsland 41 d Town Tangerine 5, Mt Eccles 25 d Town

Mirboo North Netball 15 & Under: Mirboo North 33 d Hill End 10. Mirboo North best: A. Loh, M. Kerr. 17 & Under: Mirboo North 36 d Hill End 19. Mirboo North best: M. Windsor, M. Carney. D Grade: Mirboo North 23 d Hill End 16. Mirboo North best: K. Koene, A. Houghton. C Grade: Hill End 29 d Mirboo North 21. Mirboo North best: E. Morrison, E. Rogers. B Grade: Mirboo North 47 d Hill End 40. Mirboo North best: M. Joustra, M. Foat. A Grade - bye.

Black 14. 17/Under / C Grade: South Gippsland 40 d St Laurence 18, Town 37 d Mirboo North 36. B Grade: Town Black 42 d St Laurence 34, Mt Eccles Navy 38 d Mt Eccles White 28, Mt Eccles Pink 37 d Town Tangerine 21. A Grade: Mt Eccles Aqua 54 d Town 44, St Laurence 52 d Mt Eccles White 20.

Ladders 13/Under St Laurence Burg ..... 189.47 Town Green................162.22 Town Black ................128.13 Mt Eccles Purple ......105.00 Mt Eccles Aqua .............95.06 Mt Eccles Pink .............84.88 Mirboo North ................60.29 Town Tangerine.............77.63 St Laurence Gold ..........89.22

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South Gippsland ............60.56 15/Under South Gippsland ........383.33 Town Green................289.58 Mt Eccles ....................101.14 Town Black ..................82.91 Town Tangerine.............42.50 Mirboo North ................19.74 17/Under / C Grade Town ...........................181.13 South Gippsland ........164.29 Mirboo North ..............81.17 St Laruence` ................38.46 B Grade Town Black ................169.92 Mt Eccles Navy ..........143.79 Mt Eccles Aqua..........131.08 Mt Eccles White ........101.75 Mt Eccles Pink ..............63.25 St Laurence ...................63.24 Town Tangerine.............60.75 A Grade Town ...........................129.80 St Laurence ................131.43 Mt Eccles Aqua..........104.42 Mt Eccles White ..........53.73

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Wet Tigers’ big win By Rover

MIRBOO North easily defeated Hill End by 59 points at Tigerland last Saturday, where drizzle was prevalent, sunshine was absent and the going was decidedly heavy.

With mud almost everywhere, this was no day for fancy footwork or players with the turning circles of Mac trucks. It was Mirboo North’s 17th consecutive victory over Hill End and sees it consolidate second position on the Mid Gippsland ladder after eight rounds. The only negative for Mirboo North was losing ﬁrst-gamer, Joel Graeme, with a dislocated shoulder, when he put his body on the line to gain possession during the second quarter. It was a disappointing outcome for Graeme, who was celebrating his 19th birthday and had earned his Senior call-up, after several best aﬁeld performances in the Reserves. Tigerland continues to be a hoodoo venue for Hill End, where it hasn’t tasted victory since 1999. Giant ruckman, Don

Webb, who was dominant at the stoppages and in the air, booted the Tigers’ ﬁrst goal after marking a long roost from Brett Palmer, who had received a clever pass from Liam Nash. The Tigers kept building momentum, but Hill End’s game-plan non-conformances, limited its likelihood of establishing productive work-ﬂow systems. Five more Mirboo North goals from Ben Stoops, Peter Taylor, Tim Traill, Joe Brooks and Simon Busuttil would follow, before Matt Moseley booted Hill End’s only major in the last quarter. Earlier, Amburupa Uliando had marked brilliantly for Hill End on the quartertime siren, but his 35-metre set shot with the heavy ball failed to make the distance. Shane Peters was in superb form for Mirboo North; the gifted onballer used his pace, poise, precision and balance to easily elude opponents who were bogged down in the mud. Hill End’s defensive tactic to push extra players into Mirboo North’s forward 50, made scoring challenging for the Tigers and almost impossible for the visitors. At times, Mirboo North’s forward area was so clogged

up with Hillmen, it resembled 2011-style peak hour traffic in Morwell. Hill End’s flawed flurries, were more painful for its supporters to watch, than having their teeth pulled without an anesthetic. Mirboo North maintained its normal structures and defenders, Drew Gardener, Dwayne Gunn, Daniel Taylor, Alex Windsor and Liam Nash had a field day, combining often and silkily rebounding the Sherrin through enemy lines. Down back, Hill End was getting plenty of the ball, but was unable to do much with it. Despite some big-bodied Hillmen being stronger than Samson, their underresourced five-forward setup, was as ineffective as Superman when exposed to kryptonite. Busuttil, Brayden Wilson, Anthony Bence, Kallum Nash, Damien Turner and Palmer, were other Tigers who teamed together well and thrived on the treacherous surface. Mirboo North’s fearless in-and-under work ethic was sensational and its tackling pressure was consistently ferocious. The Hillmen had solid contributors in Kris Ayton,

Sven Batten, Rhys Lee, Simon Fairbairn and Ashley Savige, but none was dominant enough to swing the game their way. Mirboo North ploughed on dutifully to the end with majors to Webb, Wilson and Stoops, after Moseley had goaled for Hill End. Reserves Mirboo North’s twogame winning streak came to an abrupt end when a better-equipped Hill End marched to a handsome 46-point victory. Popular club stalwart and life member, Glen Byrne, booted four match-winning goals for the Hillmen. Smokin’ Joe O’Loughlin was Mirboo North’s only goal scorer with two majors during the second quarter.

O’Loughlin’s ﬁrst goal came after a brilliant diving mark left him covered in mud and barely recognisable to his team-mates or his father and coach, Brendan. Luke Palmer performed well in his ﬁrst match for the season for Mirboo North and team-mates, Simon Lawson, Dale Banks and Andrew McCarthy were also in good touch. Thirds Mirboo North was well on top at quarter-time after a brilliant four-goal opening term gave it a decisive 17-point advantage in the muddy conditions. However, the Tigers proceeded to boot 11 behinds on the trot during the next two quarters. Such are the mysteries of footy, which no one

Mirboo North 9.14 .68 d Hill End 1.3.9

D Lockie, L Gervasi THIRDS

Mirboo North goals: D Webb 2, B Stoops 2, P Taylor, J Brooks, S Busuttil, T Traill, B Wilson Mirboo North best: S Peters, B Wilson, A Bence, B Palmer, D Turner, S Busuttil Hill End goals: M Moseley Hilll End best: K Ayton, S Batten, R Lee, S Fairbairn, A Savige, A Uliando RESERVES

Mirboo North 5.13.43 d Hill End 4.4.28

Hill End 9.11.65 d Mirboo North 2.7.19

Mirboo North goals: T Taylor 4, M Hinkley, J Best, M Barker, L Smit, L Joustra Mirboo North best: L Joustra, L Heath, S Pratt, N Kreun, D O’Keefe, T Taylor

Mirboo North goals: J O’Loughlin 2 Mirboo North best: L Palmer, S Lawson, D Banks, A McCarthy,

Mirboo North goals: J Robins 3, B Hopcraft, B Groen Mirboo North best: M Wightman, B Joustra, B Taylor, B Hopcraft, N Gervasi, J Robins FOURTHS

Mirboo North 9.7.61 d Hill End 6.2.38

really understands. Fourths Both teams had their kicking boots on early with six goals straight registered in the ﬁrst term – four to Mirboo North and two to Hill End. The Tigers kept the momentum going and ran out comfortable winners by 23 points. Thomas Taylor’s four goal haul for Mirboo North was a terriﬁc effort and Liam Joustra befuddled his opponents with skilful play in the sloppy conditions.

OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Yall Yall North 12.9.81 d Newborough 710.52. Yinnar 11.6.72 d Morwell East 7.6.48. Trafalgar 6.4.40 d Yarragon 5.9.39. RESERVES Newborough 11.10.76 d Yall Yall North 1.5.11. Yinnar 6.11.47 d Morwell East 6.10.46. Trafalgar 12.11.83 d Yarragon 5.4.34. THIRDS Newborough 15.15.105 d Yall Yall North 3.0.18. Yinnar 12.18.90 d Morwell East 3.6.24. Yarragon 5.11.41 d Trafalgar 4.3.27. FOURTHS Yinnar 5.13.43 d Morwell East 4.5.29. Yarragon 9.8.62 d Trafalgar 2.2.14.

Mid Gippsland League SENIORS LADDER Trafalgar ............... 166.82 Mirboo North ........ 126.00 Boolarra ................ 139.87 Newborough ........... 90.98 Hill End ................... 88.52 Yall Yall North ........... 95.44 Yinnar ...................... 86.74 Thorpdale ................ 83.62 Yarragon .................. 95.78 Morwell East ............ 66.81

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RESERVES LADDER Boolarra ................ 201.72 Yinnar ................... 104.86 Hill End ................. 120.36 Newborough ......... 118.44 Trafalgar ............... 144.82 Thorpdale .............. 120.51 Morwell East .......... 112.92 Mirboo North............ 65.90 Yall Yall North ........... 41.49 Yarragon .................. 55.83

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THIRDS LADDER Newborough ......... 295.90 Yarragon ............... 148.07 Yinnar ................... 146.72 Mirboo North ........ 157.94 Trafalgar ............... 118.26 Hill End .................... 91.73 Thorpdale ................ 78.23 Morwell East ............ 37.42 Yall Yall North ........... 30.41

32 24 24 22 18 16 12 8 4

FOURTHS LADDER Yarragon ............... 682.42 Newborough ......... 387.76 Boolarra ................ 250.35 Mirboo North ........ 101.08 Trafalgar ................. 83.65 Thorpdale ................ 97.88 Yinnar ...................... 35.04 Morwell East ............ 21.01 Hill End .................... 27.50

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Tall timber: Drew Gardener and Dwayne Gunn from Mirboo North got the better of Hill End’s Karl Sobott in this three man ruck contest.

Good hands: Brett Palmer takes a solid two handed mark for the home team.

Hard at ‘em: Parrots hard men Nathan Trotto and Tom Brew are ready to swoop on a Newborough Reds opponent.

Tom Brew: the Parrots’ in-and-under specialist leads the chase to the ball.

Parrots Under 12s LEONGATHA has cemented itself in top spot, with a comprehensive victory on Saturday over the previously undefeated Newborough Reds. Zac Van Delft opened the Parrots’ account with an early major. Trent Westaway and Tom Evans proved their worth by dominating the centre. Damon Ginnane was starring in one of his best games. NathanTrotto continued on from last week’s stellar goal-kicking performance, marking and slotting one through the big sticks. Everywhere man Zac Caughey was ﬂying. In the second quarter Jack Balagh, among the most improved of all the

Parrots, was in top form, a wall of resistance against Newborough’s attacks. Clay Alexander showed his trademark toughness. Jordi Geary demonstrated why he is regarded as one of the most skilled in the line up, dodging and weaving through the opposition lines. Jack Dunn marked in the pocket and easily slotted through a goal from the boundary. The Reds got one in reply. Nick Battersby was rising to the occasion, while Tom Brew was showing true grit beneath the muddy packs. Westaway continued to stamp his authority on the game, by taking charge in the aerial duels.

In the third quarter the hard running small man brigade of Joel Norton, Cam Olden and Josh Boler led the way in the contested possessions count. Brew converted the trio’s good work into a valuable goal. Tully Benaldo was standing tall in defence. In the last quarter Caughey took an inspired dash down the wing, which resulted in a slick Michael McKinnon goal. The Reds kicked two of their own, but the Parrots had already ﬂown the coop. Nathan Trotto sealed the game with another super goal. Final score: Leongatha 7.7.49 to Newborough Reds 3.2.20.

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 10 - June 4 Stony Creek v DWWWW Dalyston v Tarwin Toora v Foster Phillip Island v Kor-Bena Kilcunda-Bass v Yarram MDU v Fish Creek Inv-Kongwak - bye

MID GIPPSLAND Round 9 - June 4 Yall-Yall North v Boolarra Yarragon v Newborough Hill End v Trafalgar Morwell East v Mirboo North Thorpdale v Yinnar

GIPPSLAND Round 7 - June 4 Warragul v Traralgon Wonthaggi v Maffra Morwell v Moe (S) Sale v Drouin Bairnsdale v Leongatha

ELLINBANK Round 9 - June 4 Garfield v Nar Nar Goon Koo Wee Rup v Catani Ellinbank v Lang Lang Longwarry v Warragul Ind Bunyip v Cora Lynn Poowong v Buln Buln Neerim Neerim Sth v Nyora Nilma Darnum - bye

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Interleague action GIPPSLAND rounded out a successful interleague weekend with a win in

the senior match and East defeating West in the Under 18 curtain-raiser. Hitout: Wonthaggi’s representative Matt Kremmer won this contest.

Under 18s: Dylan Westaway, Phil Williams, Tom Gordon, Luke Castagna, Justin Pellicano, Dom O’Connor, Jack Blair, Ben Graham, Mick Kelly, Ricky O’Loughlin, Jess Hickey and Bryn Hughes represented Leongatha and Wonthaggi in the East team against West in the interleague curtain-raiser in Morwell on Saturday, where the East narrowly missed out on a win.

Alberton Junior interleague squads chosen ALBERTON Junior Football League is competing in the 2011 GrainCorp Dandenong Junior Carnival.

Under 13 representatives: (back, from left) Tommy Keating (coach), Luke Dyball, Eddie Smith, Hugh Suckling, Tom Beaton, (front) Dylan Rielly, Billy Horvath, Marty Snooks, Jack Vanderkolk, Bailey Andersen and Tim Sauvarin will represent their league on June 12.

They are ﬁelding teams in the Under 11, 12 and 13 at Casey Fields, Cranbourne on Sunday June 12. They will be competing against the very strong Mornington Peninsula, Dandenong Ranges and Frankston and District leagues. Squads are as follows: Under 11: (coach) Dean Duursma - Corner Inlet. X. Duursma, B. Cripps, B. Thorson and J. Stefani - Corner Inlet. D. Garnham, B. Lewis and K. Wright - Dalyston. B. Anderson, B. Taylor, I. Batty and C. Thompson Phillip Island. J. Hutchinson, C. Serong

and R. Sparks - InverlochKongwak. J. O’Leary and B. Patterson - Korumburra-Bena. M. McGannon, B. Bacon, B. Perry and B. Kewming Leongatha. T. Andrighetto, S. Bent and J. Bates - Wonthaggi. Z. Crow, J. Rosenow and L. Alford - Kilcunda-Bass. Under 12: (coach) David Pugh - Wonthaggi. C. Loughridge, C. Kilgour and S. Speed - Dalyston. F. Brosnan, M. Crutchﬁeld, D. Brosnan and F. Anderson - Wonthaggi. J. Bracher, A. Arney and S. Casey - Kilcunda-Bass. J. Celebrine, N. Wylie and J. Wyhoon - KorumburraBena. L. Scott, C. McKenzie, H. McInnes and Z. Javier - Inverloch-Kongwak.

M. McGannon, W. Chester and C. Buckland - Corner Inlet. J. Keating, L. Sullivan and J. Virtue - Phillip Island. Under 13: (coach) Tommy Keating - Kilcunda-Bass. T. Sauvarin, K. Patterson, S. Forrester and T. McFarlane - Leongatha. E. Smith, B. Green and D. Thorson - Corner Inlet. S. Watson, R. Cousins and B. Andersen - Kilcunda-Bass. T. Ofﬁcer, B. Horvath and A. Duyker - Phillip Island. B. Gough, T. Beaton and C. Collins - Dalyston. D. Rielly, B. Rielly and L. Dyball - Wonthaggi. O. Toussaint, J. Vanderkolk, B. Ellen and J. Teakle - Inverloch-Kongwak. H. Suckling, H. Anthony, M. Kennewell and M. Snooks - Korumburra-Bena.

Heppell wows students DYSON Heppell returned to the Leongatha Primary School recently where he spoke to the whole school in the new gymnasium about his career as a star AFL footballer. Heppell, a former captain of the school, was interviewed by teacher Jack Hughes, who was Dyson’s ﬁrst senior captain at Leongatha. He was so pleased when chosen by Essendon in the draft as he barracked for the Bombers and always looked up to champion player James

Hird, who is now his coach. Dyson spoke about his footballing journey, started at Leongatha Auskick, then the “Little Parrots”, the senior team, Gippsland Power and then the Bombers. After the interview students were allowed their turn at asking questions. Items of interest for the students included comparing hair styles between Jack Hughes, Dyson Heppell and Dale Thomas who must all share the same hairdresser! Dyson revealed his dislike for ice

baths which are used for recovery from niggling injuries post-game. Dyson’s favourite super hero is batman “because he has an awesome car”. So far Dyson’s toughest opponent has been Alan Didak, the toughest team he’s played against so far is Collingwood, while Chris Judd is currently the AFL’s best player, according to Heppell. Ebony Best and Dot Coughlin arranged the visit by Dyson and were most appreciative of him giving his time for his former school.

Welcome Dyson: Kyra McGrath, Maya Williams and Imogen Funnell were delighted to meet Dyson Heppell.

Sign here: Brooke Materia has her Bombers jumper signed by Dyson Heppell.

Dyson returns: Grade 1 students at Leongatha Primary School get to meet a former school captain now Essendon player, Dyson Heppell.

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Foster prove Tarwin’s first win they’re worthy

SENIORS LADDER W L D

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

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Pts

205.72 201.99 195.98 163.73 122.74 114.79 96.38 151.38 115.41 96.29 66.36 29.95 22.09

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GOALKICKERS L. James (Kil-Bass) ............ (5) C. Maskell (Kor-Bena) ........ (8) T. Bartholomew (Foster)..... (6) B. Anderson (Fish Creek) ... (6) C. Graham (Dalyston) ........ (0) C. Langley (Stony Creek) ... (2) T. Krause (Inv-K’wak) ......... (2) M. Standfield (Fish Creek) .. (1) J. Wells (Kil-Bass).............. (3) B. Lawrence (PI) ................ (4)

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RESERVES LADDER W L D

Kor-Bena ...... 8 0 0 461.67 Dalyston ....... 7 0 0 474.29 Fish Creek..... 7 1 0 335.14 Phillip Island . 5 2 0 192.45 Kil-Bass ....... 5 3 0 163.96 MDU............ 5 2 0 113.40 Tarwin ..............4 4 0 104.72 Inv-Kongwak ....3 6 0 129.82 Foster .................2 5 0 86.14 Stony Creek........2 6 0 71.59 DWWWW ...........1 8 0 25.99 Toora ..................1 6 0 18.74 Yarram ...............0 8 0 13.93 GOALKICKERS L. Wilkinson (Dalyston)...... (7) R. Quaife (Kor-Bena) .......... (4) J. Jackson (Inv-Kongwak).. (0) J. Wallis (Kor-Bena) ........... (5) K. Taylor (PI) ...................... (4) B. Redpath (Fish Creek) ..... (0) S. Cunningham (Kil-Bass) .. (0) N. Cant (Inv-K’wak) ............ (0) S. McRae (Tarwin) ............. (4) M. Boyle (Dalyston) ........... (0) D. Smith (Foster) ............... (1) D. Jenkins (Fish Creek) ...... (0)

Pts

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Pts

Kil-Bass ....... 8 0 0 362.50 Kor-Bena ...... 7 1 0 431.65 Phillip Island . 6 2 0 293.85 MDU............ 6 1 0 279.26 Dalyston ....... 5 2 0 312.25 Foster .......... 5 2 0 172.95 DWWWW .........4 5 0 110.50 Fish Creek ........3 5 0 53.53 Toora ...............2 5 0 36.96 Yarram ..............2 6 0 33.65 Stony Creek.......2 6 0 32.89 Tarwin ...............1 7 0 39.97 Inv-K’wak ..........0 9 0 26.63

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GOALKICKERS J. Goewie (Kil-Bass) .......... (8) J. Meade (Kor-Bena) .......... (5) M. Green (Foster) .............. (2) P. Pattison (Kor-Bena) ........ (0) D. Vardy (DWWWW).......... (6) K. Salama (Kil-Bass) .......... (6) J. Hughes (PI) .................... (0) J. Black (PI) ....................... (0) M. Jones (PI) ..................... (1) S. Taylor (PI) ...................... (4) M. Howell (Dalyston) ......... (1)

39 31 26 24 22 22 18 17 13 13 13

UNDER 15 LADDER W L D

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

0 1 0 1 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 6 8

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts

790.35 847.67 754.55 416.67 188.03 137.33 113.65 54.12 32.91 30.06 23.28 4.34 15.94

32 28 28 28 20 16 16 12 12 4 4 4 0

GOALKICKERS N. Arney (Kil-Bass) ............ (2) J. Hopkins (Kor-Bena) ........ (4) J. Buckland (Fish Creek) .... (5) B. Johnston (PI)................. (0) E. Staley (Foster)................ (2) B. Dorling (Kor-Bena)......... (5) M. Manteit (PI() ................. (0) O. Bates (Dalyston) ............ (3) G. Staley (Fish Creek)......... (2) J. Taylor (PI) ...................... (0) M. Boyd (Kor-Bena) ........... (1)

31 30 30 27 26 23 20 19 18 17 17

FOSTER has again shown why they can be a contender in 2011 with a comfortable 25-point win over Dalyston at home on Saturday. Despite not starting strongly, the reigning premiers did enough to win the match in the final three quarters. The Tigers were blown away early in the match, with Dalyston running them ragged and piling on five goals to one in the opening term. Alby Russell was proving a handfull up forward for the home side, who were struggling to get play going with their usual run and carry style. The second term was a similar affair, except this time with the roles reversed. Kicking with a breeze it was Foster who took control of the match and started to dominate play. They kicked seven goals to four; many thanks to their lead-up full forward Tom Bartholomew, who finished the day with

six goals. Last year’s league best and fairest winner Shaun Everington got fired up as well, and may just be doing his bit to ensure it is his name on the medal again this season. At half time Dalyston held a one-point lead, but it looked as if it would evaporate quickly without some improvement. Unfortunately for the Magpies the improvement came from Foster again, who outscored their opponents by a goal in the third. Dalyston’s Sibly duo Joe and Scott were battling hard for their side around the stoppages, but the skill of Foster shone through in the end. With one quarter remaining Foster prepared for one final charge, inspired by words of wisdom from their coach Mark Garnham. Again though, they were unable to score and the Tigers stormed ahead, kicking four unanswered final term goals to ensure a large lead.

Foster 16.11.107 d Dalyston 12.10.82

liams, D. Thornell, M. Lothian. UNDER 18

Foster Goals: T. Bartholomew 6, J. Best 2, R. Johnston 2, S. Condon 1, S. Everington 1, S. Zachariassen 1, N. Grylls 1, T. Howe 1, S. Hawking 1. Dalyston Goals: A. Russell 3, N. Burchell 3, P. McKenna 2, D. Wylie 1, K. Donohue 1, M. Rosendale 1, M. Garnham 1. Foster Best: T. Bartholomew, S. Everington, S. Hawking, M. Aabryn, N. Grylls, B. Angwin. Dalyston Best: A. Russell, K. Schrape, S. Sibly, J. Sibly, J. Gheller, K. Maloney. RESERVES

Dalyston 5.8.38 d Foster 4.12.36

Dalyston 15.12.102 d Foster 4.1.25 Leading Goalkicker: L. Wilkinson (Dal) 7. Dalyston Best: A. Wallis, L. Johnstone, D. Brown, J. McRae, R. Beaton, L. Wilkinson. Foster Best: E. Davies, J. Dows, M. Comben, J. Wil-

Leading Goalkicker: M. Green (Fos) 2. Dalyston Best: L. McRae, M. Howell, D. Van Agtmaal, J. Alexander, S. Alexander, J. Connell. Foster Best: J. Moore, D. Clearihan-Jervies, D. Hateley, S. Chaseling, M. Allott, B. Busuttil. UNDER 15

Dalyston 10.8.68 d Foster 5.4.34 Leading Goalkickers: O. Bates (Dal) 3, J. Magro (Dal) 3. Dalyston Best: J. Legione, D. McRae, K. Kirk, J. Magro, L. West, C. Hill. Foster Best: M. Green, E. Smith, B. Hateley, J. Coffey, L. Coffey, B. Thomas.

Mud slows down Magpies THE MUDDY home ground of Korumburra-Bena hosted the Toora and District Magpies on Saturday. UNDER 13 LADDER W L D

Pts

L’gatha Jnr .... 7 0 0 580.91 Inv-Kongwak .. 6 1 0 347.31 Kor-Bena ......4 2 0 193.64 Dalyston .........4 3 0 79.93 Corner Inlet .....2 4 0 48.79 Won Power ......2 5 0 31.38 Phillip Island ......1 6 0 34.50 Kil-Bass..............1 6 0 26.56

28 24 16 16 8 8 4 4

GOALKICKERS O. Toussaint (Inv-K’wak) .... (3) A. Toussaint (Inv-K’wak) .... (3) B. Amato (L’gatha Jnr) ....... (2) P. Ahokava (Kor-Bena) ....... (0) K. Patterson (L’gatha Jnr) .. (0) L. Riseley (L’gatha Jnr) ...... (0) J. Smith (L’gatha Jnr) ........ (0) J. Black (PI) ....................... (2) H. Suckling (Kor-Bena) ...... (0) J. Patterson (L’gatha Jnr) ... (3)

28 14 14 11 10 10 9 8 8 8

The start of the game looked interesting with the Magpies looking good against the Bulldogs who are fresh off their first loss for the season. Both teams were getting a bit of the ball in the first but Toora and District were working hard and managed to lead by 13 at the first break. Korumburra-Bena came out firing in the second and proved they were top of the table contenders, attacking the ball hard and getting good possessions. A six goal to two second quarter had the Doggies in front at the main break but they were still hungry for more coming into the third quarter. Magpies couldn’t keep

up with the home team once they had it together. The Bulldogs’ defence picked up in the third and kept the ball out of Toora’s forward 50 for a large percentage of the quarter. After three-quarter time the Doggies kept up the pace, scoring 10 goals up until the ﬁnal siren. The muddy ground made it hard for players to keep traction but the quick young KorumburraBena side weren’t overly affected and kept their speed and agility up until the end. The Bulldogs ended the game 96 points up despite the Magpies looking the better side at the start of the game.

UNDER 11 LADDER W L D

Pts

Inv-Kongwak .. 7 0 0 868.00 Corner Inlet ... 6 1 0 579.17 Dalyston ....... 5 2 0 244.87 L’gatha Jnr ......4 3 0 79.29 Won Power .... 3 4 0 105.76 Phillip Island ...2 5 0 20.52 Kor-Bena ............1 6 0 16.75 Kil-Bass..............0 7 0 29.73

28 24 20 16 12 8 4 0

GOALKICKERS C. Serong (Inv-K’wak) ........ (0) J. Roylance (Inv-K’wak) ..... (2) J. Bates (Won) ................... (1) S. Bent (Won) .................... (1) S. Flanders (Corner Inlet) ... (3) C. McInnes (Inv-K’wak)...... (0) H. Hilberto (Dalyston) ........ (0) L. Wake (Corner Inlet) ........ (1) J. Thornell (Corner Inlet) .... (1) J. Stockdale (L’gatha Jnr) .. (1) X. Duursma (Corner Inlet) .. (0) J. Hill (Corner Inlet) ........... (3) D. Garnham (Dalyston) ...... (0)

15 13 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6

Korumburra-Bena 24.10.154 d Toora & District 9.4.58 Korumburra-Bena Goals: C. Maskell 8, I. Osman 3, S. Braithwaite 3, D. Muir 2, W. Jeffs 2, R. Staples 2, B. Fitzgerald 2, B. Anthony 1, D. Wyhoon 1. Toora & District Goals: J. MaurilliPullin 1, W. Stoitse 1, P. Grant 1, P. Hollier 1, R. Cartledge 1, D. McKean 1, A. Green 1, J. Toner 1, D. Hanratty 1. Korumburra-Bena Best: S. Braithwaite, R. Staples, C. Maskell, B. Fitzgerald, J. Rippingale, C. Macri. Toora & District Best: P. Grant, B. Scammell, L. Dyson, T. Allott, A. Green, J. Maurilli-Pullin. RESERVES

Korumburra-Bena 20.22.142 d Toora & District 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: J. Wallis (KB) 5. Korumburra-Bena Best: A. Ward, J. Myors, J. Caporale, A. Meade,

M. Lambe, J. PATERSON. Toora Best: B. McGrath, R. Fowler, L. Toner, M. Daley, B. Stone, M. Stone. UNDER 18

Korumburra-Bena 15.12.102 d Toora & District 2.6.18 Leading Goalkicker: J. Meade (KB) 5. Korumburra-Bena Best: J. Hopkins, K. Spokes, Z. Mayo, D. Whittingham, A. Bull, M. Edwards. Toora Best: K. Holmes, J. Harry, L. Whittle, B. Doran, C. Hanratty, N. Stone-Hussen. UNDER 15

Korumburra-Bena 18.15.123 d Toora & District 0.1.1 Leading Goalkicker: B. Dorling (KB) 5. Korumburra-Bena Best: H. Bull, J. Hopkins, K. Cosson, N. Somerville, B. Dorling, P. Dunlevie. Toora Best: M. Harris, N. Nicholls, L. Anderson-Luxford, V. Ditta, L. Chatfield, S. Fischer.

TARWIN scored their ﬁrst win of the season against a gallant DWWWW at Shark Park on Saturday.

The Allies, had a clean clearance from the ﬁrst bounce. A long kick to Sheedy who marked and goaled. The Allies went forward again for a point from a set shot. From the restart the Sharks worked the ball forward to Stewart who marked and goaled. The Sharks quickly added two more goals. Tarwin marked the ball on the wing, kicked into the man on the mark, something which occurred many times for both sides throughout the match. The resultant turnover plus 50 metres also occurred frequently throughout the game. The Allies shot at goal hit the post but they held the ball inside 50 and Riley goaled. The Sharks added two goals before quarter time to lead by 18 points. First quarter score:

Tarwin 5.2.32, DWWWW 2.2.14. DWWWW opened the scoring in the second quarter with a long point. Tarwin scored the ﬁrst two goals. DWWWW rallied with two quick gaols. The Sharks ﬁnished the quarter strongly with two more goals to lead by 32 points at the long break. Half time score: Tarwin 9.5.59, DWWWW 4.3.27. The third quarter began under dark threatening clouds with rain only minutes away. DWWWW into attack with a goal to Quigley and Colbert took a high mark in the wet and goaled. The Sharks went forward and goaled their only goal for the quarter. DWWWW went forward. Colbert marked, played on and goaled. The Allies held the ball inside 50, creating many opportunities, disappointing. Three points and another set shot out of bounds on the full. The Sharks were under pressure before

Tarwin 18.9.117 d DWWWW 7.8.50 Tarwin Goals: N. McRae 3, R. Mckenzie-Edwards 3, T. Lomax 2, T. Cameron 2, J. Stewart 2, J. Chalmers 1, J. Cann 1, D. Lawton 1, J. Bloom 1, J. McMicking 1, S. O’Neil 1. DWWWW Goals: W. Colbert 3, A. Sheedy 1, M. O’Sullivan 1, G. Riley 1, D. Quigley 1. Tarwin Best: T. Cameron, J. Cann, J. Chalmers, C. Lamers, T. Lomax, S. O’Neil. DWWWW Best: L. Ferguson, W. Colbert, T. Graeske, K. Henderson, M. O’Sullivan, S. Kilgower. RESERVES

Tarwin 18.10.118 d DWWWW 5.5.35 Leading Goalkicker: S. McRae (Tar) 4. Tarwin Best: W. Joplin, J. Holloway, T. Giroud, S. Marcus, V. Van Dillen, D. Leggo.

three quarter time. The Allies went to their huddle with a spring in their step, trailing by 18 points but with the momentum. Three quarter time score: Tarwin 10.6.66, DWWWW 7.6.48. The Allies forced the ball forward for a rushed point in the ﬁnal quarter, only 17 points the difference. Tarwin worked the ball the length of the ground for a goal. The Sharks through Lamers, Cameron and Chalmers began to win the ball consistently forward. The Allies under constant pressure became ragged and undisciplined. The Sharks kicked eight unanswered goals to run out 67 points winners in a game that had been a close contest for three quarters. Final score: Tarwin 18.9.117 d DWWWW 7.8.50. Next week Tarwin travels to Dalyston. DWWWW is on the road again to Stony Creek.

DWWWW Best: K. Sellings, N. Morris, O. Henderson, B. Barlow, B. Asif. UNDER 18

DWWWW 14.14.98 d Tarwin 6.1.37 Leading Goalkicker: D. Vardy (DWWWW) 6. DWWWW Best: T. Williams, B. Vardy, J. Pintus, E. Paterson, D. Vardy, B. O’Loughlin. Tarwin Best: A. Bell, D. Ginkel, J. Moore, O. Cumming, T. Nye, H. Russell. UNDER 15

DWWWW 7.3.45 d Tarwin 2.4.16 Leading Goalkicker: S. Vening (DWWWW) 3. DWWWW Best: S. Gamlin, R. Benis, A. Moore, D. Skarratt, B. Weston, W. Kilgower. Tarwin Best: N. Lomax, K. Teylor, B. Ellen, C. Brown, J. Van der Kolk, A. Turner.

Yarram pushes Island YARRAM had a red hot crack at Phillip Island on Saturday, but were not good enough to come home with the points. The Bulldogs, much like their AFL namesake, have had a fall from grace since finishing off in a losing preliminary final last year, but did enough to get over their opponents. Playing at home, Yarram got off to a poor start and could never peg back the lead. Phillip Island kicked six goals to three in the first term and held a 21-point buffer at the first change. The second term was a slightly better affair for the home side, who managed to outscore the Island. At the half they were 16 points down and still in need of a spark to give them any

major ascendancy. Christopher Bruns was battling well, and managed to sneak home three goals in a near best on ground performance. Scott Riordan continued his brilliant form for the Bulldogs, taking it up to his opponents across the ground. At the beginning of the ﬁnal term the Island had a 25 point lead that seemed unassailable, but Yarram were desperate for a win. The Demons were only able to kick two goals however, and fell 15 points short at the ﬁnal siren. Next week they will take on ladder leader Kilcunda-Bass in what is expected to be their biggest challenge for the season. Phillip Island also has a tough game in store, taking on second placed Korumburra-Bena at home.

Phillip Island 11.14.80 d Yarram 9.11.65 Phillip Island Goals: B. Van Brummelen 4, B. Lawrence 4, A. Stock 2, M. Price 1. Yarram Goals: C. Bruns 3, B. Lynch 2, A. Holt 1, S. Grazotis 1, C. Sutherland 1, R. Coulthard 1. Phillip Island Best: S. Riordan, A. Stock, S. Murdoch, L. Cleeland, D. Larsson, T. Daff. Yarram Best: C. Bruns, J. Swift, R. Jamieson, L. Jenkins, J. Reid, J. Parry. RESERVES

Phillip Island 23.9.147 d Yarram 4.2.26 Leading Goalkicker: L. Neubauer (PI) 6. Phillip Island Best: S. Fenech, L. Neubauer, J. Elson, T. Cleeland, M. Guy, S. Kirton. Yarram Best: R. Durkin, D. Borgia, W. Jenkins, M. Leggett, B. Geard, B. McMahon. UNDER 18

Phillip Island 17.15.117 d Yarram 1.2.8 Leading Goalkicker: B. Johnston (PI) 5. Phillip Island Best: D. Hunter, M. Jones, B. Johnston, A. Cook, J. Black, J. Peters. Yarram Best: B. Davis, A. Holt, L. Le Blanc, P. Le Blanc, D. Hay, R. Baxter. UNDER 15 Phillip Island won by forfeit.

Under pressure: this Phillip Island player is rushed into his kick by his Yarram opponent.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - PAGE 59

Over the top: Fish Creek’s Blake Anderson aims to split this pack open.

Snap forward: Fish Creek’s Jake Staley sends the ball forward.

Got it: this Killy-Bass defender couldn’t thwart his opponents marking attempt.

Tim Smith: the Killy-Bass star sends the ball long down the wing.

Lions fall to Sea-Eagles

Sandwiched: Inverloch’s Trav Blackney gets crunched by team-mate Shane Buxton and Stony Creek’s Andrew Verboon. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

INVERLOCH-Kongwak got off to a good start in slippery conditions at Stony Creek on the weekend. The Lions couldn’t keep up in the ﬁrst as their opponents developed a three goal lead by the ﬁrst break. Stony Creek regrouped at quarter time but the Sea Eagles kept winning the ball in the contests and kept the ball in their forward. Although the visitors had lots of possessions they couldn’t convert as well as they would’ve liked, with only one goal and three behinds. Half time sparked life back into the Lions who took control of the game in the

third. The Stony Creek forwards had their eye in between the big sticks, kicking four straight goals to have them within a kick of the lead at three-quarter time. Both teams brought it all in the ﬁnal quarter and the scrappy contests saw the football come out in the hands of the SeaEagles more often than not. The Lions were unable to put a major score on the board in the last and Inverloch-Kongwak got the better of them, developing a 22 point lead when the ﬁnal siren sounded. Both teams played good football throughout the game but the Sea-Eagles just ran all day and came out on top.

Flick it away: An Inverloch Thirds player gets his handball away to space. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Inverloch-Kongwak 10.7.67 d Stony Creek 7.3.45 Inverloch-Kongwak Goals: C. Chapman 4, A. Cross 2, T. Krause 2, D. Clark 1, N. Cant 1. Stony Creek Goals: C. Langley 2, J. Shields 2, K. Van Der Pluym 1, B. Langley 1, C. Stone 1. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: A. Powell, M. Coyne, C. Allum, C. Chapman, T. Wyatt, J. Clottu. Stony Creek Best: M. Linke, K. Van Der Pluym, B. Hutchinson, C. Stone, B. Bowman, D. Zuidema. RESERVES

Stony Creek 11.13.79 d Inverloch-Kongwak 3.5.23 Leading Goalkickers: S. Browne (SC) 3, L. Horsbourgh (SC) 3. Stony Creek Best: t. lonsdale, M. Luscombe, A. Verboon, D. Carey, S. Hughes, M. Coulter. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: W. Holmes, B. Miller, S. Worthy, Z. Fowler,

T. Price, S. Clay. UNDER 18

Stony Creek 16.5.101 d Inverloch-Kongwak 5.6.36 Leading Goalkicker: S. Worthy (IK) 4. Stony Creek Best: D. Potter, J. Bright, B. Cashin, B. Savage, G. Pate, S. Cole. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: B. Fisher, J. Harris, L. Johnson, B. Robertson, C. Casey, J. Dalmau. UNDER 15

Inverloch-Kongwak 8.10.58 d Stony Creek 5.6.36 Leading Goalkickers: N. Brayley (IK) 2, L. Kavanagh (IK) 2, T. Sinclair (SC) 2. Inverloch-Kongwak Best: J. Burton, W. Piasente, C. Casey, S. Wallace, L. Michael, J. Best. Stony Creek Best: L. Harrington, S. Kelzke, T. Sinclair, B. Smith, J. Riseley, T. Stone.

Where is it?: Rick Harmes and Mark Billows ﬂy as Adam Cross keeps his eye on the ball. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

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Local boys help Gippsland in win GIPPSLAND proved too strong for Central Murray in the Worksafe VCFL Country Championships at Morwell on Saturday and will play Bendigo next year. Wonthaggi and Leongatha were represented by three players, Matthew Kremmer, Leigh McDonald, and Tom Marriott and each played a vital part in the win. Both sides had difﬁculty in handling the greasy conditions and there were plenty of handling errors and initial pressure. Gippsland had the bulk of the play in the ﬁrst term with Chris Dunne prominent early and Matt Kremmer, Matt Ferguson and Dan Mc Kenna presenting well, but failed to

capitalise on their chances. Jordan Dessent, Jack Brown and Tom Long were good across half back and had no trouble repelling any attacks made by the visitors. An early goal to Darcy Ryan to start the second quarter and a couple of points gave Central Murray hope, but that was the end of their scoring for the term. Gippsland started to play with system and were combining better which led to more scoring opportunities. Toby Leeds was getting the better of the ruck duels and palming the ball to Andy Soumilas and Danny Campbell. James Gibbs was Gippsland’s most effective forward kicking two goals and ﬁnished the day with ﬁve and Matt Ferguson was still providing a target.

Worksafe VCFL

Country Championships Played at Morwell Saturday May 28 Gippsland League 14.17.101 d Central Murray FNL 4.6.30. Gippsland best: A. Soumilas, S. Anderson, J. Gibbs, J. Dessent, J. Brown, T. Leeds, L. McDonald. Goals: J. Gibbs 5, M. Ferguson 3, D. McKenna 2, L. McDonald, C. Dunne, T. Marriott, M. Gray. Central Murray best: X. Moloney, N. Trenﬁeld, E. Kuret, J. O’Rourke, C. Millward. Goals: J. Arentz, D. Ryan, L. Kirkland, G. Kickson. UNDER 18

East 9.11.65 d West 9.9.63. East best: D. Loprese, M. Stevens, B. Hammer, N. McCourt. Goals: J. McIntyre 3, J. Martin, J. Read, J. Pratt, N. Storer, N. George, B. Lamanna. West best: D. Westaway, M. Kelly, R. Buttner, S. Spiteri, D. O’Connor, D. Seri. Goals: D. O’Connor 3, R. Buttner 2, S. Spiteri, M. Kelly, T. Gordon, D. Seri.

Midfielders Pat McGrath, Andy Soumilas, Danny Campbell and Gary Jones were getting plenty of possessions as Central Murray turned the ball over with regularity. Gippsland dominated the third term and several times took the ball untouched with great link play. James Gibbs’ fourth goal was a classic example of this play. Central Murray’s forward line was totally ineffective and could only manage one solitary point for the quarter. Gippsland’s half back line led by Jordan Dessent and Tom Long were impenetrable. The visitors finally broke through for their third goal at the seven minute mark of the final term and followed up with their fourth eight minutes later. As hard as they tried Central Murray were not in the same class as Gippsland and finally went down by 71 points. All Gippsland players contributed to the effortless win with Chris Dunne, Jack Brown, James Gibbs, Stuart Anderson and Andy Soumilas as my best in a great team effort. Gippsland’s Under 18 players played an exciting curtain raiser, with the East getting up on the last kick of the day to win by two points from the West. East comprised players from Bairnsdale, Maffra, Morwell, Sale and Traralgon while the West came from Drouin, Leongatha, Moe, Warragul and Wonthaggi.

Our boys: Wonthaggi’s Matthew Kremmer and Leigh McDonald, and Leongatha’s Tom Marriott were part of Gippsland’s big win over Central Murray.

Kilcunda-Bass still number one

Goal of the day: Fishy’s Robert Smith scored the goal of the day after volleying the ball over his KilcundaBass opponent in the goalsquare.

KILCUNDA-BASS have proven themselves as this year’s team to beat after their win against Fish Creek on Saturday. The Panthers, who sit a game clear, fought off a gallant Kangaroos line-up to win by four points in a sensational finish at Terrill Park. The Creek were disappointed, but not totally despondent following their loss to the ladder leaders. The four point margin is as close as any team has been to Killy-Bass at the final siren. It was a hard fought game, battled out in wet, slippery conditions. It was the underdogs who started the first quarter better, getting the ball in long to key forward Blake Anderson. The Panthers were able to hit back late in the term, and held a one-point lead at the first change. League leading goal-kicker Luke James came into his own during the second, kicking four of his side’s five goals for the quarter. At half time, and with a 20-point lead, it seemed as if Killy-Bass were going to stroll away with a comfortable win, but Fish Creek had different plans.

To their credit they fought hard in the third quarter and were able to peg back, showing some very encouraging signs for their supporters. Kilcunda-Bass’ Jason Wells played his part with two goals in the third quarter, just when they were needed. Jared Attenborough played a solid game throughout the day and Tim Smith swept the backline well. Fish Creek started the last quarter with a bang, kicking a couple of early goals and shocking KillyBass into action. The premiership favou-

Kilcunda Bass 13.7.85 d Fish Creek 12.9.81 Kilcunda Bass Goals: L. James 5, J. Wells 3, X. Reicha 1, J. Evans 1, D. Holmes 1, P. Lange 1, J. Attenborough 1. Fish Creek Goals: B. Anderson 6, M. Schneider 2, M. Livingstone 1, R. Smith 1, J. McMahon 1, M. Standfield 1. Kilcunda Bass Best: J. Attenborough, X. Reicha, D. Holmes, L. James, T. Smith, C. Endres. Fish Creek Best: B. Anderson, J. McMahon, B. Anderson, J. Shaw, N. Barry, T. Manne. RESERVES

Fish Creek 19.7.121 d Kilcunda Bass 7.8.50 Leading Goalkicker: J. Law (FC) 7 Fish Creek Best: D. McKenzie, J. Law, B. Redpath, A. Hamilton, J. Danckert, M. Van Boven. Kilcunda Bass Best: D. Snowden,

rites were able to respond to the test and managed a few of their own before Fishy rallied again. Unfortunately for the home side their shots on goals were steering either side of the big sticks and they weren’t able to kick the extra major to make up the points. Killy-Bass will play Yarram next week, and will be looking forward to their clashes with Foster in Round 12 and Korumburra-Bena in Round 13 as potential grand ﬁnal previews. For Fish Creek, they will play MDU in a grudge match.

B. Nolan, A. Hansch, O. Milton, C. Smith, J. Turner. UNDER 18

Kilcunda Bass 21.13.139 d Fish Creek 0.0.0 Leading Goalkicker: J. Goewie (KB) 8 Kilcunda Bass Best: D. Crawford, J. Joyce, A. Marks, N. Milton, N. Arney, L. Andersen. Fish Creek Best: K. Young, T. Smith, R. Musinskas, B. Demaria, S. Dorling, Z. Redpath. UNDER 15

Fish Creek 11.10.76 d Kilcunda Bass 2.1.13 Leading Goalkicker: J. Buckland (FC) 5 Fish Creek Best: G. Park, K. Byers, E. Park, G. Staley, J. Flanders, K. Jacobson. Kilcunda Bass Best: T. Thatcher, N. Arney, D. Stafford, J. JordanLelliott, B. North, M. Homer.