The Great Southern Star - November 16, 2010 by The Great Southern Star

Celebrating 120 Years

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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INSIDE STUDENTS at the Leongatha Primary School have a bright future to look forward to with their new $10 million school nearing completion and $120,000 in new furniture on the way. There was big smiles of approval from brother and sister Adam and Beth Drury after giving the two new playgrounds recently installed at their school a good work out. A third playground, being stored at Murray Goulburn is due to be erected. It’s all good news from the local primary school with students to start the 2011 school year in their new state of the art school to feature new classrooms and impressive performing arts centre with seating for 280, new kitchen and catering facilities. See story page 14.

Ballet star visits page 5

We remember page 24 & 25

Hay & Harvest Pages 41-47

INDEX Column 7 ............ 10 Opinions ............. 12 Entertainment .... 26 Property Guide... 29 Kids’ Page .......... 36 Classiﬁeds.......... 52 Sport .............. 56-64

Star wins again FOR the second year in a row The Great Southern Star newspaper has won the prestigious Victorian Country Press Association’s 2010 Award for Journalism in the 300010,000 circulation category. The announcement was made by Dr K. Mandy Oakham, a senior lecturer in journalism at RMIT University at the gala Victorian Country Press Association (VCPA) Centenary dinner on Friday night at the Australia Club in Melbourne. Dr Oakham said, “The winner in this star studded category had to be The Great Southern Star, who wins the cup for its continuing sense of sheer exuberance. This paper would be the So You Think entrant in any competition – cheeky when required and certainly not afraid of yelling “look at me” with headlines like “Gutted” and “Snubbed Again”! “As with last year, this entrant was a

stand out, with very powerful fronts and a production staff clearly not frightened of “daring to dare” with their use of cut outs, strong layouts and effective use of colour and big photographs. “Another standout feature of this paper are the intros which do what intros are supposed to do - go straight for the jugular and make it extremely difﬁcult for a reader not to read on. “Again like many of the other winners this year, this star publication is packed with lots of locals, their stories and photographs. “This paper is also to be commended for its efforts to secure a younger audience, be it from birth with their “A Star is Born” feature to their youth vox pops clearly giving a voice to what it hopes will be its next generation of readers. “This is a newspaper that will always romp its way to the winner’s circle. Continued on page 12.

State winner: Tony Giles and Helen Bowering, managers of The Great Southern Star were thrilled to bring home to Leongatha a top Victorian Country Press Association 2010 Award for Journalism, presented on Friday night in Melbourne.

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Fete battles on in rain ST LAURENCE’S Primary School’s fete was held in damp conditions, but there was still quite a crowd of excited young children and parents.

Horsing around: Mitchell Scrimshaw has a ride on the horse with help from Angela Pearson.

Rafﬂe sellers: McDonalds manager Suzy Campbell was busy selling rafﬂe tickets with husband Alistair Campbell.

The fete featured rafﬂes, face painting, show bags, horse rides, lucky dips, cakes, Devonshire teas and plenty more. The event raised $11,000 which was slightly down on previous years, but principal Robyn Halliwell said the school was still lucky. “We think $11,000 is great for the day we had. We were lucky it wasn’t windy or cold. It ﬁnished a little bit earlier than normal, but people seemed to still come and buy, which was great.” Most of the crowd had left by 1pm, but much of the goods had gone with them, so the school could not have been happier.

Chefs: Darren Pors and Kim Bland of the Leongatha Apex Club kept the mouths fed with their barbecue.

Left: Face painting: Clare Cocksedge gets a nice pattern on her face thanks to Breanna Polato’s creative work. Right: Tricksters: Maddy Betts and Emily Chadwick with their tricks and jokes showbags.

LEONGATHA’S McHappy Day went off without a hitch on Saturday, raising $4375 for Ronald McDonald House Charities. The store was constantly filled with people looking to help the cause in any way they could. There were 575 Big Macs purchased, with $1 from every one going towards the charity total. Ten cents from every Happy Meal was donated as well, along with all money raised from raffle tickets, face painting and balloon animals that were purchased on the day. “We’d just really like to thank all the businesses that donated to the raffle prizes, all the people that came in and bought stuff and just anyone who helped out in anyway,” said manager Leigh Foster.

Safety group needs support MUCH has been achieved by the Meeniyan Neighbourhood Watch group since it formed ﬁve years ago. Now, the group is looking for volunteers to help keep it going. The group includes Stony Creek, Dumbalk, Koonwarra and Buffalo. Its achievements include initiating the reduction of the speed limit through the Meeniyan town shopping strip to 50km/h, they helped prompt a safety program for those using motorised wheel chairs and motor carts, initiated a seniors’ register and raised concerns about the safety of the Great Southern Rail Trail between Koonwarra and Meeniyan. The group meets six times a year. Meanwhile, the Victorian Coalition is pledging to revitalise and strengthen Neighbourhood Watch by providing $550,000 over four years. Opposition leader Ted Baillieu said the Premier John Brumby, had “refused to fund this practical, commonsense organisation”. “Neighbourhood Watch is a powerful grassroots crime ﬁghting tool.”

McPirate: Bethany Cust was bringing people in from the street in her pirate garb.

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Murray Goulburn managing director resigns

Supplier cheesed off By Matt Dunn A MURRAY Goulburn supplier believes the dairy co-operative needs to “bring justice” back after newspaper reports the former managing director’s wife was paid an exorbitant sum for her work.

The board-approved deal was kept secret for 12 years, until the company’s recent disclosure of its ﬁnancial records to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. Murray Goulburn Co-operative Ltd managing director Stephen O’Rourke resigned last Friday and will leave in July 2011, following a troubled two weeks for the dairy co-operative. Mr O’Rourke announced his plan to end his 12-year tenure in a personal letter to suppliers. Allambee South dairy farmer, Irene Walker, said it has crossed her mind to go to another supplier. “But I’m not about to walk until we’ve had a good cleanout there, because I believe in the co-operative. I think all the co-operative’s members need to hold them accountable,” Mrs Walker believes “the cooperative, built by dairy farmers, has lost credibility because of this affair. Our management needs to have a clear understanding of this fact.” Mrs Walker has vowed to ﬁght for the company’s future, and has urged other suppliers to do the same. She said she had no problem with Mrs O’Rourke receiving a wage, but believes the board was

motivated by greed in approving such an exorbitant payment. “I blame greed and manipulation at the highest level of management. For, every ﬁnancial move made with greed is a loss not just to MG suppliers but to the greater dairy industry,” she said. Other MG suppliers, like Hallston’s Frank Dekker and Mountain View’s Grant Olsen, also expressed “disappointment” in Mrs O’Rourke’s exorbitant wage and the apparent secrecy surrounding it. “The main thing for me is just feeling a bit disappointed. It’s going to take a long time to earn my respect back,” Mr Olsen said. He admitted to being tired, even as a “young farmer” at 44. “I could easily give it away. It wouldn’t take too much for me to say, ‘stuff it’. And then there’s another farmer gone. It’s not taking much to push a lot of us out of the industry,” he said. But former MG chairman Ian MacAulay believes the controversy surrounding the payments is unwarranted. “I’m surprised at the magnitude of the press response. It’s been way out of hand,” he said. “Most people are pretty supportive of Stephen O’Rourke and relatively accepting of Michelle being paid. They would have liked to have known, is mainly the comment. “But they haven’t been critical of the package Stephen O’Rourke received. People realise that’s the sort of pay people get in those sorts of jobs.” Mrs O’Rourke was employed in a “supporting role to the MD” including

“customer relations, which she was really quite good at”. Mr MacAulay said he “certainly hoped” the affair did not tarnish the reputation of the company. “The performance of the company has been very strong. The job’s been done very well. So hopefully people realise it’s a relatively minor issue, not affecting the performance of the company,” he said. “The company’s done the right thing disclosing (its ﬁnancial records). It hasn’t been hidden. I think in the end this will pass into history.” Mr MacAulay said the board had reviewed Mrs O’Rourke’s salary annually, and “it increased over the years”.

Ready to ﬁght: Allambee South dairy farmer Irene Walker wants to hold the MG board to account after recent revelations that the former managing director’s wife had been paid an exorbitant amount for her work.

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Bunnings plan lodged By Jane Ross A planning application for the $2.25 million Bunnings development in Wonthaggi has been lodged with Bass Coast Council. The warehouse should open late next year, offering about 40 new jobs. The site is the old Cyclone factory on the corner of McKenzie and Korumburra roads. Not everyone is happy. Residential neighbours have been letterboxed, urging objections on the grounds that the McKenzie/Korumburra roads in-

tersection is already “Wonthaggi’s worst”. Matthew Toohey, general manager property for Bunnings Group Ltd, told The Star, 60 jobs would be provided during construction. The 40 or so store jobs would offer “strong on-the-job training and career development opportunities”. Asked why Wonthaggi was chosen, Mr Toohey said, “Bunnings remains committed to long term investment and expansion in regional Victoria and we are looking forward to bringing the widest range of home improvement and outdoor living products at the lowest prices to the

Wonthaggi region.” The planning application seeks permission for buildings and works for trade supplies and a restricted retail premises. The retail warehouse will cover 2068 square metres, the timber trade sales area 1504 square metres, with 670 square metres for an outdoor nursery. The retail warehouse will be set back 28.9 metres from McKenzie Street. Parking will be provided for 90 cars, with two bays for trailer parking and two for disabled drivers. Bunnings will be open between 7am and 9pm Monday to

Friday and 8am to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays. An arborists’ report states the majority of trees on the site have little signiﬁcance and are either in poor health or poor form structurally. It is recommended that all the trees be removed before construction and that those planted afterwards be “in advanced state”. Bass Coast Council planning director Hannah Duncan-Jones, said the planning application has been referred to council’s infrastructure and property management team, economic and community development directorate, VicRoads and the State Department of Transport.

What a view: Principal Greg Synan with Grace, Ben and Harry in the new library which overlooks the school oval.

New library for St Josephs By Tessa Hayward THE new library/ICT centre has been completed at St Joseph’s Primary School Korumburra. Principal Greg Synan is rapt with the new facilities. “There are brand new laptops for the kids and a new projector and screen,” he said. The students love the new room, especially with the new laptops; they think Christmas has come early. It is not just a library/ICT centre; it is also a great space for lots of different events. “We had a bush dance here last week,” Mr Synan said. They started building at the end of last year and the certiﬁcate of occupancy was handed over at the start of term four. The school believes it is a great addition to help the students learn and they are looking forward to holding many more events in it in the future.

Modern look: Principal Greg Synan with the new state of the art library/ICT centre.

$4m fishing pledge BASS Coast’s recreational fishing industry will benefit from a $4 million commitment from a Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government. Bass MP Ken Smith said the Coalition had announced it will provide an additional $4 million over four years to improve infrastructure for recreational fishers and restocking programs. “A Coalition Government would reinvest all revenue raised from fishing licences back into the recreational fishing industry, along with the additional $4 million,” Mr Smith said. “The money will go to projects on a priority basis and may include new infrastructure and improving piers, jetties and roads for better access to the water. “As well as this, in government the Coalition has promised it will not create any more marine parks and will legislate to create a consultative body of key industry representatives to ensure future decisions on issues such as catch and size limits reflect the views of anglers.” Mr Smith said the commitments recognised the importance of the recreational fishing industry to the state. “State-wide the industry supports 5000 jobs and is worth more than $820 million to Victoria’s economy and a significant proportion of this is on the beautiful Bass Coast where water activities are a favourite pastime of residents and tourists alike,” he said.

Desal pipe nearly home

LAYING of the pipe that will take desalinated water to Melbourne, is nearing the plant at Williamsons Beach Wonthaggi.

Weather permitting, a section of Rances Road Kilcunda, will be closed on November 12 and 13 for the pipe to cross. Between November 22 and 27, part of the Bass Highway will be closed so the pipe can make its final road crossing before reaching the plant site. That crossing is near the Mouth of the Powlett Road and Turnbull Woolamai Road. A temporary slip lane is being installed on the highway to allow traffic through, but there’ll be a speed limit, so watch out for it. A trench will have to be dug across Bass Highway and this will be back filled once the pipe is laid. A works notification from Thiess Degremont Nacap states that the highway will be reinstated, as will the road diversion area. Access to the Mouth of the Powlett Road will be available at all times. Rances Road is between Turnbull Woolamai Road and Densley Road. More information is available on 1800 811 214.

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St Clair wind farm closer By Jane Ross THE 15-turbine wind farm at St Clair has come a step closer. St Clair is on the outskirts of Wonthaggi. The site is bordered by Lynnes, Kirrak and Shepherd roads. According to the website of developer Synergy Wind, the turbines will be 120m to 130m tall. That’s twice the height of the turbines at Toora. Bass Coast Council planning director Hannah Duncan-Jones, said council ofﬁcers had met with Synergy Wind representatives ahead of them lodging a planning application. She said Synergy Wind had committed to running workshops to tell the community about the wind farm. These will be held early next year. Objecting to the proposal, Bass MLA Ken Smith, said the company had not ruled out expanding the project to 25 turbines. He also pointed to recent studies of the health effects of living near wind turbines as a “major concern”. Health impacts and the height of the turbines are a big worry for Robert Atkinson, who is a third genera-

tion beef farmer on Lynnes Road. He said his home would be one of the closest to the turbines, nearly 1km away. When he read the developer’s draft planning submission to Bass Coast Council, he was horrified by it. The sheer size alarmed him. “I’m not an architect,” he said, but he estimated the height to be the equivalent of a 40 storey building. At that height, they will be highly visible from Wonthaggi. Other residents put their objections to Mr Smith in October and Mr Atkinson said there will be meetings between residents and Bass Coast councillors. He described the wind farm as “totally inappropriate” for the area. “I’m concerned and so are a lot of other people. There will be pretty universal opposition.” Mr Atkinson said the State Government was keen on renewable energy and “that’s fine with me, but there should be a 2km setback”. He does not think enough is known about the health impacts of living near wind turbines. And while there is no scientific evidence to say that wind farms have an adverse effect on health, he would far rather

there was scientiﬁc evidence to say they were not a problem. “It’s a bit late once they’re built. “I wish the government was not so intent on imposing these on people.” Mr Atkinson said he was not rabidly against wind energy, but thought the emphasis should be on solar power. Mr Smith said a study by a South Australian GP Dr Sarah Laurie, had shown that noise disturbance, sleep deprivation, headaches, increased blood pressure, body vibrations and tachycardia (fast or irregular heart beat) could all be symptoms of wind turbine syndrome. Synergy Wind’s website states the St Clair site “contains excellent wind yields due to its proximity to strong south coastal wind”. Being 5kms east of the existing Wonthaggi Wind Farm, “It will cement this region of Victoria as a key area for promoting wind energy.” The website said the land is privately owned and “suitable agreements” are in place with the owner. “Turbine layout has been chosen so that the amenity of neighbours will not be unreasonably affected.” The 15 turbines will be about 500m apart.

Prepared to dance: Lynette Wills spent time getting acquainted with (front) Xavier Pellin, Jasmine Susic, Claudia Bolam, Chloe Adkins, (back) Ebony Zuidema, Morgan Bolam, Lauren Mitchelson and Jonti Westaway before their class began.

Ballet star visits Leongatha LISA PELLIN’S dance studio received a prestigious honour, with a class taught by former principal artist with The Australian Ballet, Lynette Wills. Lisa Pellin likened it to a visit from AFL supercoach Kevin Sheedy. “This is as high as it goes. The kids are aware of where she’s from and it’s good for them to see that,” the studio owner said. Ms Wills visited as part of a program run by NAB in conjunction with the The Australian Ballet to provide

opportunities for young ballet dancers. “It’s a great opportunity for me to visit Leongatha and spend some time with the students at Lisa Pellin Dance Studio,” said Lynette Wills, former principal artist with The Australian Ballet and currently a teacher at The Australian Ballet School. Over 700 schools applied for the opportunity, and Leongatha’s dance studio was one of only two in Victoria selected. Applications were rated on their access, participation and willingness to give children an opportunity to learn.

Be prepared BASS Coast residents can learn how to develop their personal emergency plan during a forum tomorrow, Wednesday. The session is being run in conjunction with the Red Cross. It will recommend four steps: be informed, make a plan, get an emergency kit and know your neighbours so you can work together in an emergency. The forum, at the Phillip Island visitor information centre in Newhaven, starts at 1.30pm. There is no cost, but if you want to go, please let Kylie Pryor know on 1300 226 278 so that afternoon tea can be arranged.

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Surgeon warns on hospital growth By Jane Ross WONTHAGGI surgeon John Crellin, has sounded two warnings about the proposed upgrade of the town’s hospital.

Thank you: Bass Coast Regional Health board member Mary O’Connor, moved the vote of thanks to John Crellin, who was guest speaker at Wonthaggi Hospital’s annual meeting.

Firstly, there’s a danger the highly skilled Wonthaggi Medical Group doctors would be frozen out of the facility. That could occur with a teaching component which, he said, “may involve the appointment of deans, sub deans and professors”. Such freezing out has happened in other places. Secondly, massive investment in facilities and staff would be needed for the hospital to achieve higher status. This has been slated by the State Department of Health. Mr Crellin was the guest speaker at the hospital’s 100th annual meeting. He has been its surgeon for nearly 40 years. He drew on that history, combining it with his dry wit to entertain the 100 or so people at the meeting. When asked by CEO Lea Pope, to speak about the changing face of health services in Wonthaggi, Mr Crellin said he replied that he “didn’t know anything about that”. Mr Crellin said he ﬁrst discussed the future of health in Wonthaggi in 1976 and the report that resulted was in his view, the same as the one that was completed this year and is now with the Department of Health.

He and his wife Wendy and children holidayed in Inverloch in 1973 and found “the local doctors had been trying to ﬁnd a surgeon for years”. “That’s pretty much the situation today.” The Crellins moved to Wonthaggi and hadn’t ﬁnished packing when “a big bloke” came to the door bearing a tennis racquet. “Do you play tennis?” “Yes.” “Then let’s go!” That bloke was John Owens, who chaired the hospital board for decades. Mr Crellin said the doctors at the Wonthaggi Medical Group were multi skilled generalists who did everything. Those were the days when the doctors ran the hospital on a roster system and received no payment. “My medical insurance was $40 a year. This year, it’s $28,000.” The Crellins quickly became involved in community life, with John being club doctor with the former Rovers Football Club. He chaired Wonthaggi Secondary School during amalgamations and said he found out that community consultation was “a government device to bully communities into accepting decisions government has made”. “It’s still going on.” He said Wonthaggi Medical Group’s decision a couple of years ago to withdraw from servicing the hospital’s casualty department had been taken “as a question of survival for the doctors”. “I went to casualty tonight. The eight beds were all full, there were four ambulances wait-

ing outside and several patients in the waiting room.” He complimented visiting medical specialists, hospital staff and local doctors for the skills they provide. “There are no agency staff, there is no contracting out, there is personality and relaxation about the place. It is always a pleasant and constructive environment to work in and we appreciate that.” Mr Crellin said all members of his family – including himself – had been patients there. Once he had a bowel obstruction and when the ambulance took him from Wonthaggi Hospital to The Alfred, he was shocked to ﬁnd the two crew were women “but we got there all right”. Another time, he had heart failure at 2am “and I wasn’t very happy”. But when he reached Wonthaggi Hospital, “It was a great comfort to me to be comforted by a senior nurse and doctor I knew. I was resuscitated and I’ve been all right since.” So much so, he still works two days a week. A tribute to the surgeon printed in the hospital’s centenary annual report, states, “Mr John Crellin has had a distinguished career as a general surgeon in Wonthaggi and has given an enormous amount to Wonthaggi and broader community. “He has been one of the main-stays of surgical cover.” He was honorary medical director for nearly 30 years and in June this, was granted the Order of Australia.

Extending trail in stages By Chris B Ch i Brown B THE rail trail committee is aiming to extend the walking and cycling track towards Yarram in stages. It comes after an attempt to gain $4 million to fund the whole project was unsuccessful. It would cost about $368,000 to go from Foster to Bennison and another $533,880 to reach Toora. Secretary of Great Southern Rail Trail committee of management John McKay said they were embarking on a serious cam-

paign i tto ddo it iin stages. t He said the biggest cost of the rail trail extension would be dealing with structurally unsatisfactory bridges. Bridge work is estimated to cost $2,413,520 of a total of $4,541,520 for extending the rail trail 45km. However if some bridges only need minor modiﬁcations rather than replacement it will considerably reduce the cost. Integrity Testing will investigate the structural condition of bridges between Foster and Toora later this year if funding becomes available.

Raining? It’s pouring! FISH Creek copped the bulk of the weekend’s rain, with 55mm being dumped on the town. Weather recorder Neville Buckland, said 28mm fell during Friday night’s storm, with almost as much again on Saturday night when it “blew a gale from the east”. Not surprisingly, the Battery Creek storage is full to the brim. There was so much rain, the State Emergency Service issued a ﬂood watch for West and South Gippsland, but the situation eased on Sunday. A total of 40mm fell at Foster during the past week and the Deep Creek storage is full too. Wonthaggi’s Lance Creek recorded 36mm, Korumburra’s Coalition Creek 37mm and Poowong/Loch/Nyora’s Little Bass 38mm. Leongatha had 40.4mm. All the holdings are at 100 per cent of capacity, with the exception of Coalition Creek which is at 98 per cent. Not surprisingly, South Gippsland Water managing director Steve Evans, said the storage levels are “satisfactory for this time of the year”.

Meanwhile there are new plans to reopen the rail trail between Koonwarra and Meeniyan. Three unsafe bridges mean a 3km section is inaccessible to walkers and cyclists. Mr McKay said the committee is considering lower level bridges that would be a few metres above the water. “You won’t need big columns,” he said. “You could ﬁnd a couple of crossings that are 30m long or less.” This may only cost $500,000 instead of $2 million to build full size bridges. The trail would still be wheelchair accessible via ramps to the low level bridges, but access could be blocked to all during wet months. “It may be quite satisfactory to have a low level crossing. It’s being researched and we are taking it seriously,” Mr McKay said. The move comes following notiﬁcation from VicRoads they have no plans to build a bypass of the South Gippsland Highway in the area in the near future. Meanwhile vandalism remains a big issue for the rail trail. The toilets at Koonwarra and a gate at Buffalo require repairs due to destruction. It is the second time the toilets have been vandalised. Mr McKay said they were considering closing the toilet due to the vandalism. “The toilets at Koonwarra are visible and expensive. We can’t afford to keep repairing it,” he said. Another ongoing issue is the cost of vegetation maintenance. It could cost as much as $60,000 per year this decade as a backlog of projects is dealt with.

Above: Rail trail hope: committee of management secretary John McKay said extensions towards Yarram could happen in stages. Closure risk: the toilets at Koonwarra have been targeted by vandals since they opened.

Helping out the community STUDENTS from Tarwin Valley Primary School planted 250 local indigenous plants on the South Gippsland Highway boundary of the South Gippsland Water site recently. Thirty-two students from Grade 3 and 4, studying good citizenship and civics, participated and were able to gain an appreciation for helping out the community and the environment. South Gippsland Landcare staff members Kate and Jill co-ordinated the day by showing the students how to plant trees so they have the best chance of growing strongly. The children will be watching over the next few years to see how their trees progress, providing shade and shelter to the vicinity bounding the area. South Gippsland Water prepared the site by spot spraying the places for planting and in true partnership with the South Gippsland Shire Council, they provided the trees for the day. The tree planting counts towards the Landcare Network’s one million trees for South Gippsland project. Local landholders are hoping to restore and enhance the local environment by planting one million trees over the next ﬁve years.

Community service: Grade 3 and 4 students preparing to plant trees.

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Regional health in the red By Jane Ross BASS Coast Regional Health ended the 2009/10 year with a deﬁcit of $850,000.

That’s a better result than the previous year, when the loss was $2.183 million. Details of the health service’s finances and challenges were outlined during the annual meeting held at The Wonthaggi Club. CEO Lea Pope, said the deficit was kept down thanks to $360,000 found in savings and efficiencies. The Department of Health also helped, as did improved occupancy rates in aged care facility Armitage House. The Wonthaggi Hospital treated 7578 acute patients, up 6.4 per cent and there were 12,445 attendances at emergency, up 7.6 per cent. There were more than 73,000 non-admitted patient attendances and 142 babies born. A new model of short stay care for selected emergency patients improved flow through the emergency department and consultations by the Wonthaggi Medical Group was “an important adjunct”. Ms Pope said focus is now trained on increasing Wonthaggi Hospital’s ability to treat patients in Wonthaggi, rather than them having to go to Melbourne. The aim this year is to have senior medical staff on site seven days a week and increase the range of after hours radiology services. A geriatrician is being recruited. A new general surgeon Mr Rado

Andric, was appointed in 2009 and, following the retirement of Mr Peter Ashton, Associate Professor Amar Trevedi became consultant gynaecologist. Ms Pope said there is now a registrar in emergency and an additional hospital medical officer has been allocated to the acute inpatient ward. Emergency department nurse unit manager Deb Garvey, has qualified as a nurse practitioner, allowing for “an expanded model of care”. Four other nurses are working towards the qualification. The Royal Children’s Hospital has begun a monthly infant hearing screening program at Wonthaggi Hospital. During the annual meeting, Colin Wood was named employee of the year, quite an achievement for someone who has been there for only 20 months. Maureen Williams, James Dean, Frances Luna and Fiorina Berlatto were presented with certificates recognising their 25 years of service to the hospital. The health service’s challenges include the recruitment of health professionals and generating a response to a community advisory committee. Despite six months of work, there has not been sufficient interest in such a group. Ms Pope said there had been significant improvement in hand hygiene compliance rates and staff influenza vaccination rates. A 100 per cent return-to-work rate has been achieved for all work

Speed concern: many motorists swerve on to the footpath as they exit the Safeway Leongatha carpark.

based injuries and claims costs compared with remuneration is 46 per cent better than the health industry average. Board chairman Jeff Bennett, reiterated that it had been a very challenging year ﬁnancially. “The transition to become a sub regional health service is very demanding and places considerable strain on our recurrent funding needs. “We continue to work with the Department of Health regarding our ongoing ﬁnancial sustainability.” Mr Bennett said new dental instruments had been bought for the public dental service, natural gas had replaced LPG, more than $390,000 was spent on maintenance and repairs and the hospital’s early warning emergency system was upgraded. The maternity unit and central sterilising department are being redeveloped. “We are very pleased to hear only recently that funding has been provided through the Commonwealth/ State arrangements to redevelop our community rehabilitation centre and to increase geriatric evaluation management beds.” Mr Bennett said work will start on a master plan for the hospital. He commended the hospital’s role in celebrating Wonthaggi’s centenary, including a garden party. And he thanked health service staff for their “outstanding commitment and hard work in what is a rapidly changing and challenging environment”.

Above: Congratulations: employee of the year Colin Wood, with Maureen Williams, James Dean, Frances Luna and Fiorina Berlatto, who were presented with 25 year certiﬁcates of service to Wonthaggi Hospital. Board of management chairman Jeff Bennett is in the background.

Well done: Bass Coast Regional Health CEO Lea Pope, congratulates employee of the year Colin Wood.

Speed hump swerve

THERE’S nothing that can be done about cars swerving onto the footpath when exiting the Safeway carpark in Leongatha.

The vehicles are attempting to avoid a speed hump as they access Peart St. It has only become an issue since McNamara Place was reconstructed to provide safer pedestrian access, improve drainage and the surface, and formalise car parking. South Gippsland Shire Council engineering coordinator Paul Challis said the speed hump was in place before the new works were undertaken. “Consideration was given to not reinstalling the speed hump, as a bollard couldn’t be placed to prevent the ‘swerve’ factor where the speed hump meets the footpath due to the adjacent car parking conﬁguration,” he said. It was decided to reinstall it because the new road surface lends itself to slightly higher speeds and the original speed hump was installed at the request of the community due to the speed of vehicles exiting McNamara Place. “This was due to the inability of both pedestrians and motorists to see what was coming around the corner of the adjacent Safeway building,” Mr Challis said. “The works as undertaken have provided safer access for all in what is generally a low speed environment.”

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Armed robber caught in 20 minutes A LOCAL Mirboo North man who held up the Mirboo North Pharmacy yesterday (Monday) was arrested within 20 minutes of leaving the store.

Abattoir worker critically injured By Tessa Hayward A 32-year-old man was found crushed by a machine at an abattoir early morning Friday, November 12.

Wonthaggi Road, Lance Creek. It is believed the Lynbrook man was working as a cleaner and he climbed inside the machine and it somehow turned on. Ambulance ofﬁcers say he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated. A tube was inserted into his lungs

to help him breathe. A police spokesman said the incident is now being investigated by Work Safe and Bass Coast Criminal Investigation Unit. The man was ﬂown to The Alfred Hospital in a life threatening condition and is still in intensive care.

He was found by workThe 21-year-old wielded a mates at the Tabro Meat knife at the counter of the pharWorks on Korumburramaceuticals store at 9.20am, demanded a quantity of medication, which was taken from a safe and given to him before he A 55-year--old Venus Bay man sponse team and negotiators were called left via the back exit. who barricaded himself inside down from Melbourne. Police gathered an idea of The man is believed to have psychiathis shed and threatened sui- ric issues and had domestic problems. who they thought the man might be, and executed a search warcide was restrained after eight After the eight hour standoff the man rant on the thief’s house before came out peacefully and was conveyed to hours. they found his balaclava and Police received a call at 10am on Fri- the Latrobe Regional Hospital’s psychiatthe stolen goods, and arrested day morning that the man had locked him- ric ward. him at around 9.40am. Sergeant Dale McCahon lauded the efself in, poured petrol on the ground and A sniffer dog was brought himself and was preparing to attempt to forts of the CFA and ambulance members, to the scene via helicopter from who were present for the whole ordeal in explode the shed. Victoria Police’s Melbourne air Three houses in the area were evacu- case of emergency. wing. “It was a tremendous effort by local ated, including his own with his families The dog then tracked the members forced to leave the property due volunteers and CFA to give their time, scent to the theif’s house to especially for the whole day, it was much to safety concerns. “put the icing on the cake” as The area was cordoned off as a re- appreciated,” he said. Detective Sergeant John Rose described. “We just used it to prove that he was indeed the right man.” The offender was taken to Morwell mid afternoon where It was sitting in the in Korumburra has been he will be remanded in custody A TRAILER that was valued at $2500. owner’s front yard, and stolen from a Clanbefore facing court at a later The trailer, complete police believe that the cys Road residence date. with an electrical winch thieves were in and out for towing vehicles, was stolen overnight between quickly, attaching the trailNovember 7 and 8. er and driving off.

Suicide attempt thwarted

Scene of the crime: Mirboo North Pharmacy was the scene of an armed robbery yesterday (Monday). Photo courtesy Peter Richardson. Sniffer dog: the canine was brought in from Melbourne to track the scent and further convict the criminal. Photo courtesy Peter Richardson.

POLICE BRIEFS

Trailer stolen

Missing woman KORUMBURRA Police have had no luck in ﬁnding missing woman Donne Morgan in the three weeks she has been missing. “We’re still waiting for public assistance. Two people believe they’ve seen her but after follow-

ing it up we’ve found it was a case of mistaken identity,” Sergeant Clive Smith of the Korumburra Police said. “We’ve extended our search to the extremities of the area, but it’s still a mystery at this point in time.”

Well done: Michael and Paul discuss the progress of Michael’s health management plan.

Helping his health MICHAEL is a type two diabetic and has greatly improved his health, thanks to a program run by Bass Coast Regional Health. His story is told in a quality of care report tabled at the health service’s annual general meeting. The report is to be widely distributed in the community. Michael said he’d been slack in caring for his health, but agreed to join the program when early intervention co-ordinator Paul contacted him. “I recruited Michael through our client data base,” Paul explained. Michael said he’d like to lose weight, but Paul redirected Michael’s energies to setting behaviour-related goals, rather than an overall outcome. They planned physical activity and nutrition goals. This began with a two-hour session at Michael’s place and continued with phone calls a couple of times a month. “It was about the right amount of contact for me,” said Michael. “I really liked the tools he used to help me set my goals. “He wasn’t judgmental and this allowed me to gain self conﬁdence.” Paul said Michael improved his ﬁtness, lost six kilograms and reduced his blood sugar levels.

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All in the family By Jane Ross and Tessa Hayward THERE’S a distinct family thread among the 21 candidates for the Upper House seat of Eastern Victoria Region.

Father-in-law-son-in-law combination Terry Aeschlimann and Linden Stokes, are the two nominations for Family First. Campaign tactics won’t be difficult to plot because they both live in Leongatha. One of the Australian Labor Party’s Upper House nominees is Ben Maxfield, son of Ian and Christine Maxfield, both of whom have strong ALP leanings. Ian is a former Member for Narracan and Christine stood this year for the Federal seat of McMillan. Ben’s uncle, Neil Rankine, is the Greens candidate for the Lower House seat of Bass. Ian Maxfield said Ben is a former secretary of Young Labor and a past

Australian general secretary of student unions. Two of his voting ticket companions are Upper House incumbents Matt Viney and Johan Scheffer. The DLP has two candidates, the Coalition ﬁve including incumbents Peter Hall, Philip Davis and Edward O’Donohue, the Greens ﬁve and Country Alliance two. In the Lower House seat of Gippsland South, the Nationals’ Peter Ryan heads the ballot draw. He has been the member since 1992, but he’s not taking anything for granted. “There are no such things as safe seats,” he said adding, that’s not the way of contemporary politics. “I always regard my electorate as being my principal responsibility and I hope people respond by re-electing me. “I’m in their hands.” Mr Ryan said he is proud of the community effort that went into securing money to rebuild Leongatha Hospital. “There are many other projects I’m looking forward to advancing if the

people see ﬁt to re-elect me.” If the Coalition, formed in early 2008, wins the election, Mr Ryan will be deputy premier. Steve Boyce is challenging Mr Ryan on behalf of the ALP. Mr Boyce said the main focuses for the electorate are health and roads. He’s also particularly interested in a response to climate change and the changing coastlines. Kate Jackson for the Greens, said the Coalition has “no interest” in the environment, which is her most important issue. She believes in the importance of prime agricultural land, supporting farmers and caring for the country through groups such as Landcare. She also backs farmers’ markets. John Hirt is the Country Alliance candidate for Gippsland South, but told The Star he’d be making a statement in next week’s paper. Incumbent Ken Smith is conﬁdent of holding on to the seat of Bass. One of his main thrusts is health,

with particular emphasis on the upgrading of Wonthaggi Hospital. Roads, more police and ambulance services, respite and emergency housing, a bigger focus on youth issues, sporting facility upgrades and monitoring the effects of the desalination plant are of keen interest too. Neil Rankine is his Greens’ opponent. He wanted to run a split ticket, but the party won’t allow that because, he said, they had abused split tickets in the past. So, he’s on an open ticket. That means Greens’ voters put the Greens as number one and the rest however they choose. Mr Rankine is appalled that the Liberal and Labor parties would preference each other above the Greens and is just “trying to ignore “the carry on of both parties” in relation to preferences. For his own sake, Labor candidate Gerry Lonergan is disappointed he won’t be receiving Mr Rankine’s preferences. Mr Lonergan has been involved in

political campaigns before, but not as a candidate. He said he has been receiving a polite and respectful reception from people in the electorate. “There’s a diversity of views and there are issues, such as the desalination plant.” He sees management of growth and the division of infrastructure and services that go with that as the main issues for Bass. He’s at the top of the Bass ballot paper, but said his experience as a scrutineer, showed that didn’t make much difference to the way people voted. Bruce Rogers is a ﬁrst-time political candidate for the Country Alliance, which formed in 2006 to “better represent rural areas”. On the conservative side, the party backs a limit on poker machines, decentralisation of government departments and recreational four-wheel driving, ﬁshing, shooting and hunting. It also opposes the creation of more national parks.

Youth allowance hope

All done: Sarah Maskall and Lisa Richards have ﬁnished their Year 12 exams and are now preparing for the future.

By Tessa Hayward THE process is in motion to change youth allowance to include inner regional students as well as outer-regional and remote students. The notice of motion was endorsed in the House of Representatives on October 28 with 74 votes in favour and 70 against. Nationals senator and opposition regional education spokeswoman Fiona Nash said the 74-70 vote was: “The ﬁrst crack in the ediﬁce of the agreement that the government has with the rural independents to put rural issues front and centre.” A private senator’s bill was also introduced to the Senate on October 28. It is yet to be decided when it will be debated. In simpler language, if this bill gets approved, the students in this area

will be able to receive youth allowance if they earn about $20,000 in 18 months. Anna Synan took a GAP year this year. She knew the youth allowance rules were changing in March 2010 but she wanted to earn the money anyway. Now that the rules may be changing back again, Ms Synan is very happy she deferred. “It will make it a lot easier when I move to the city next year,” she said. Tess Ennoss also deferred and has been working full time at LJ Hooker in Inverloch. She is very confused about youth allowance as they keep on changing it. “It’s very hard to keep up with and it’s hard to know what I’m eligible for,” she said. A few Year 12 students from Mary MacKillop are also very confused about the changing youth allowance.

Sarah Maskall has decided to defer from University next year to work for six months and then travel for six months. If the new changes come into effect and if she earns the right amount of money within 18 months she might be eligible for youth allowance. Students are too confused about the changes to know if they will be eligible for it. Michael Fowles is

planning to study Arts/ Commerce at Australian Catholic University next year. He would like to receive youth allowance however he does not want to have to defer to receive it. If the Federal Parliament changes youth allowance again, it would enable students in inner regional areas to receive it. It would make the lives of those wishing to study a lot easier.

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DUMBALK’S Car Boot Sale, a unique event, will be on Saturday November 27 at the Dumbalk Recreation Reserve. Stalls include crafts, antiques, toys, linen, clothes, plant stalls, jams/chutneys, fresh produce and much more. Cars are welcome in at 7am. $10 for cars, utes and trailers. Free entry.

Up, going: Irene Hannah, Lester Harris, Libby Skidmore, Michele Fulwell and Ron Wiggins celebrate the Grantville bank’s success. THE people of Grantville and district have ﬁlled their minimum share subscription, ensuring their Community Bank branch will open before Christmas this year. The $300,000 target was achieved recently with 140 local people now joining the 530 existing shareholders in this exciting community venture. Committee chair Michele Fulwell said achieving this share capital total was a momentous occasion for the community. “To raise $300,000 is no mean feat,” Michele said.

STUDENTS at Poowong Consolidated School are excited about the debut of their production: Poowong The Musical next week. It features songs, acting and movies and is about a boy who moves to Poowong and brings a bad attitude with him. He then goes time travelling where he becomes a changed boy. The musical will debut on Tuesday, November 23 at 7pm in the Poowong Hall

“The people of Grantville and districts have faith in the Community Bank model; their community and Bendigo Bank and we look forward now to working towards the opening of our bank branch.” Now that Grantville and Districts Community Bank Branch has been conﬁrmed as a starter, the local company will continue to sell shares with a further 200,000 shares, valued at $1 each, available for purchase. For more information about the bank contact Michele Fulwell on 5678 8577.

with a matinee at 1pm the following day. Tickets are available from the school. ALAN Clark is retiring. The dance music performer has decided to hang up the sheet notes, and there will be an afternoon in his honour. Sunday, November 21 from 1pm-5pm will be Alan’s, as he is acknowledged and reminded of his fantastic efforts over the years.

THE Gippsland Type Two Diabetes Support Group’s Christmas meeting has been postponed. The meeting will now be held on Thursday, December 9 at 2pm in the Education Centre at Gippsland Southern Health Service. Guests are asked to bring a plate of Christmassy afternoon tea. For any further information call Andrea Curtis on 5667 5555.

A FULLY accredited First Aid course will be held at Leongatha Primary School. A CPR session will be held on Tuesday, November 23, running from 3.30pm to 5pm, and on Thursday December 2 from 9.30am to 3.30pm will be the Apply First Aid (Formerly known as level two). Contact Irene Beasley at LPS if you want to attend for the full course (Apply First Aid and CPR Session) or just for the CPR session. Bookings to be made by Friday, November 19 on 5662 2544 or email beasley.irene.m@edumail. vic.gov.au CORINELLA Boating and Angling Club will be hosting a free junior fishing competition this Saturday at Corinella jetty. Registration begins at 10.30am and fishermen can fish until 2.30pm. The competition is open to all children aged 5-16 years, and will be offering prizes in some categories. STEVE Sedergreen is returning to Foster, following a sell-out concert in Febru-

ary this year. His trio plus one will once again thrill audiences with a wonderful evening of Twilight Jazz. Some of Steve’s protégées from Monash University will be contributing to the music making. James Clark on bass and Michael Jordan on drums will again join Steve who will feature on piano and keyboard. Worldrenowned trumpeter Gil Askley will also be gracing the Foster stage as a special treat for all jazz lovers. Steve and his group will be performing one evening only at the Foster Arts Centre, from 6pm on Sunday, November 21. Tickets are on sale now at Main Street Revelations in Foster (0400 867 872). Illustrator of “Lennie’s Ride”, Marion Wilcocks of Surrey, England was guest speaker at the Leongatha and District Historical Society’s meeting on Thursday, November 10. “Lennie’s Ride”, written by Marion’s sister-inlaw Mary Small, relates the extraordinary story of Lennie Gwyther’s ride from Leongatha to Sydney for the opening of the Harbour Bridge on March 19, 1932. Marion travelled from Cobago with her daughter for the meeting and spent Friday visiting locations around Leongatha mentioned in the book and visiting members of the Gwyther family.

YEAR 12 students of Leongatha Secondary College of the year 2000, celebrated their 10 year anniversary at Bairs on Saturday night. Past students travelled long distances to attend and catch up with their old high school friends. A great time was had by all.

20th birthday by going on a party bus around Melbourne with her friends.

ST Laurence’s fete was a success even though it had to be moved indoors because of the rain. Everyone had a lot of fun.

HAPPY Birthday to Kayla Bowler who celebrated her

Three South Gippsland primary schools will compete in the ﬁnal of the State Bike Ed Challenge in Morwell on Friday. They are Poowong, Cowes and Boolarra. Students will pit their bike riding and road safety knowledge against their contemporaries from around Victoria.

THE Remembrance Day Service held at the monument at Loch was attended by the pupils from Loch Primary School. Tom Loughridge, who conducted the service, is pictured with his six grandchildren, Jake, Cody, Jye, Darcy, Taylen and Dallas Loughridge who attend Loch Primary. Also pictured is Bert

Kamphuis, who along with his wife Jill were visiting from Mount Gambier. Bert was a former resident of Loch and his name appears on the monument and he laid a ﬂoral tribute on behalf of the Vietnam Veterans. See The Star’s full Remembrance Day coverage on pages 24 and 25.

POT holes are once again forming along the South Gippsland Highway at the Ruby straight. They are becoming very dangerous for drivers.

Dumbalk’s heart staying strong DUMBALK is a town of only 200, but the town’s store has been kept alive thanks to loyal community members. There are none more so than Ineke and Tom Veale, who have been running the store since Christmas Eve 2007. So desperate were the townspeople to keep the shop, that when it came up for sale in late 2007 they offered to buy it as a whole. “If this (the store) went we knew we’d all lose,” said Mrs Veale, whose takeover of the shop was almost a spur of the moment decision. “We stepped off a plane from our holiday and I got a call from my sister, she said that the store was up for sale and someone needed to buy it. “Initially we laughed, but we decided to take a look and three weeks later we moved in.” And what grew from there was an all encompassing store that has kept the locals coming back. “A lot of people keep thanking us, saying how great it is,” said Mrs Veale. The store has not just come together as easy as it has seemed to, with a lot of maintenance and planning going into the building. When the couple ﬁrst took over the store it was a dilapidated old shed. “We’ve put in as much as

we could and taken as little as we could. My husband’s done all the renovation work,” Mrs Veale said. What people now see is a one stop shop for all Dumbalk residents’ necessities, and just recently added was a coffee shop. The store currently hosts fresh fruit, DVDs, dry cleaning, a post ofﬁce, alcohol and general shopping items, which means Dumbalk residents do not have to drive to other towns to shop. Plenty of hard work has been done to get the store into the shape that it is currently in, and Tom and Ineke have no plans of leaving any time soon. “I think we’ll continue for a few years yet,” said Ineke.

Store regulars: Judith and Helmut Altenhof are served by Tracie Tomada as they sit with store owner Ineke Veale.

Be wary of credit card scam THERE’S another scam doing the rounds. A Leongatha resident has drawn attention to the cunning aspect of the heist. It can result in the victim unwittingly handing credit card PIN number details over the phone. The scam is a slick one because the caller provides you will all the information, except the one piece they want – your PIN. They already have your card num-

ber and say they are calling from the security and fraud department of VISA or MasterCard. The message is, never give your PIN. Instead, say to the caller that you will ring VISA or MasterCard yourself to verify the conversation. This scam follows another highlighted in The Star last week, involving letters in the mail asking recipients to be next of kin to a dead person they’ve never met.

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Education precinct edges closer By Jane Ross THE next phase of planning for the Bass Coast Education Precinct takes place this week. It includes moves for a new senior campus of Wonthaggi Secondary College. Peter Hanley of Hanley Consulting, said on Friday that three planning papers will be presented to Bass Coast Council at a precinct steering committee on Thursday. Parallel with that, stage two of the new school building process will be lodged with State bureaucrats. Mr Hanley said there are six stages, the ﬁfth being construction. Nothing further will be known until the State budget is handed down next May. Mr Hanley and other precinct play-

ers will have their ﬁngers crossed that funding will come Bass Coast’s way. Land is already available in McKenzie Street, next to the new Bass Coast Specialist School. The 570 students at the senior campus of Wonthaggi Secondary College are squeezed into portables and buildings, some of which date to the 1920s. Principal Garry Dennis has told The Star the campus is bursting at the seams. Mr Hanley, a former teacher and campus principal at the college, said the system of applying for new school funding has changed. “The days of the government just giving money have gone. “Now, across the world, the way we design buildings shapes the way we learn. For example, having 25 students and one teacher with no outside lights

and four walls, that’s the old factoryline model. “In the 21st century, it’s about personalising education, especially with electronic devices. Informal learning spaces are now part of the game.” And that has introduced the new ﬁeld of education architecture. Mr Hanley said governments want to know what the educational outcomes of new school funding will be. Meeting different learning styles and emerging technologies are part of it all too. The crunch will come when the Wonthaggi funding application comes up against others in Victoria. Mr Hanley complimented the goodwill and intent of all post compulsory members of the education precinct steering committee. When he briefed Bass Coast

councillors on the precinct in early September, Mr Hanley told them the precinct was vital if Bass Coast was to compete. It promises a university presence in Bass Coast which council CEO Allan Bawden has long sought. Mr Hanley said as it stands, 9.9 per cent of the shire’s residents have university degrees. That needs to rise to 47 per cent. Because, he explained, in 10 years time, every one Bass Coast job applicant will be competing with 60 from China and 55 from India. New Bass Coast full-time resident and retired La Trobe University pro vice chancellor Rob Goddard, told The Star he thought universities should ﬁnd some ways of accommodating country students. He managed La Trobe’s regional

campuses, resisting pressure to close them. He said universities can’t be established in centres of fewer than 25,000 or 50,000 people, but there are smarter ways of dealing with the issue. The Bass Coast Education Precinct is one. “That’s one way it can be done,” said Mr Goddard. “Looking for a facility owned by the shire and used by the university as a virtual campus. “You might give the chance (for students) to do ﬁrst year studies. It’s a terriﬁc model and it can work. There is not a lot of outlay for the university and that is a way for a university to service the catchment. “I think that would work here, with a base at Wonthaggi. “For very little cost, you can engage with the community.”

Health plan ploy By Jane Ross THE South Gippsland health plan will be announced on the eve of the State election.

Tough going: Bass Greens candidate Neil Rankine, looks at some of the reasons why students ﬁnd school complex and difﬁcult.

Greens pledge student help WITH a better start in their education, all students can have a real chance to succeed to the best of their abilities. Bass Greens candidate Neil Rankine, said his party’s “head start” policy will help achieve that. Neil, who lives in Wonthaggi, is a former teacher in the town. He said he knows only too well the problems a couple of disruptive students can cause in a classroom. “These students reduce the teacher’s ability to teach. “They can wind up dropping out of school, ﬁnd it difﬁcult to

obtain work and possibly run into problems with the police.” Mr Rankine said such young people, who are part of the community, may have struggled with learning difﬁculties throughout their school lives. And that’s where “head start” comes in. The policy will increase funding for public education by $1billion to match the national State average. Currently, Victoria spends less on education that any other State in Australia and class sizes are the sixth largest in the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OECD).

“There just isn’t enough being spent to keep students engaged and stop them dropping out,” said Neil. “Head start” will also remove new TAFE fees, phase out fees and charges in the public education system “at all levels over time”, reduce class sizes and ensure all children have access to two years of free kindergarten. Flexible funding for more welfare workers, teachers’ aides, student support and alternative programs will also be introduced.

Tarwin Lower’s state dream TARWIN Lower Primary is in the running to become the school with the state’s best garden.

The 61 student school has entered the competition every year for 33 years, and was recently chosen as the regional champion. A judging panel, consisting of four experts, led by judging co-ordinator Paul Crowe, was ﬂown into the school via helicopter last Friday to consider their garden for state honours. The school won a $300 prize for winning the regional prize, and stands to win $1000 if their garden is the state’s best. Principal Walter Birkenbiel, along with volunteers Cheryl Brennan and Val Martin who tend the garden, were thrilled to receive such recognition. “It means a lot to our school after all the hard work,” said Mr Birkenbiel. School captains Ben Ellen and Evie Nye escorted the judges around the garden along with Cheryl, and answered questions about what was growing, what they had previously grown and what they plan to plant. On December 1, students and teachers will represent the school at the Botanical Gardens in Melbourne where the decision will be made.

Judges and students: Stewart Robinson from the Catholic Education Ofﬁce, Caroline McIntyre from Plants Plus, Evelyn Schultz from the Committee of the Schools Garden Award, school captain Ben Ellen, Paul Crowe the judging co-ordinator and other school captain Evy Nye.

That’s Ken Smith’s tip. Mr Smith is the State member for Bass. He said he expects Health Minister Daniel Andrews, to make a big play of “what we’re going to do for Wonthaggi Hospital just before Victoria goes to the polls on November 27. “I think he’s playing games,” said Mr Smith, “he’ll say he’ll drop X number of dollars to Wonthaggi Hospital. He’s playing games. “If they leave it to the last minute, that cuts me out.” The plan, which has been up to three years in the making, is expected to map out health service provision across South Gippsland. Upgrading Wonthaggi Hospital to sub regional status is just part of it. Mr Smith said the plan has been produced by a second group of consultants after the ﬁrst was “sacked”. But he doesn’t know what’s in it. “I’d like to see it,” he declared. Having no idea what

the document contains, Mr Smith said it was hard for the Coalition to make any commitments about its implementation. And that, he believes, is the key to its ongoing secrecy. At the 100th annual general meeting of Wonthaggi Hospital last week, both CEO Lea Pope and board chairman Jeff Bennett, referred to the work that had gone into the health plan during the past 12 months. In his annual report, Mr Bennett said, “We understand that the service plan is still under review by the Department of Health and look forward to its release so that implementation can be progressed. “We cannot stress

strongly enough the importance of the need to strengthen health service delivery in all areas of the south coast, in both shires.” Mr Smith said the department had had at least three months to “review” the plan. He is not the only political candidate for the seat of Bass to have called for its release. Neil Rankine of the Greens, said some weeks ago that local people deserve to know what it contains. All The Star has been able to elicit from the Department of Health is that the plan is “progressing”.

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Angling Club praise

E D I T O R I A L

Your shining Star THE Great Southern Star is not only celebrating its 120 year milestone this year, but another State award for journalism. This prestigious 2010 Award for Journalism in the 300010,000 circulation category was presented to The Star during a gala dinner in Melbourne on Friday night to celebrate the Victorian Country Press Association’s 100 years. For the second year in a row The Star topped the best in the state and that is no mean feat up against some very tough competition from the Highly Commended South Gippsland Sentinel Times, Pakenham Gazette and Colac Herald. This State award is a feather in the cap not just for The Star’s hard working journalists and staff but for the local community who help us bring you the latest news every week. The win was bittersweet, on one hand a huge thrill to win such high praise. On the other hand, we would have given anything not to have had to cover the devastating ﬁre that destroyed one of South Gippsland’s iconic stores, Henriettas earlier this year. On the front page of The Star, the headline summed up the feeling of locals, “Gutted”. That was certainly a blow to Leongatha but with that Aussie battler courage, out of the ashes Henriettas has risen again and we hope one day the much loved local store will be better and more successful than ever. Henriettas’ owners Meg and Alan Steenholdt were very generous in sharing their tale of tragedy with The Star during very difﬁcult times and kept the caring community well informed. Through hard work and determination, Meg and Alan have given the community back a new look Henriettas. A big thankyou goes to our many contributors and readers who share their stories on a regular basis with The Star and help make the local a shining light in the community. As we move ahead The Star will strive to do even better and with your continued support, input and ideas we hope to bring home another award next year.

On behalf of the Venus Bay Angling Club, community and visitors to Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay, I would like to thank the South Gippsland Shire Council / engineers / supervisors and workmen who carried out the work on the Venus Bay ramp and walkways. Our members and visitors to the area have said it has never been so easy to launch and retrieve their boats. Thankyou for a job well done. Ian R. McIntyre, Vice President, Venus Bay Angling Club.

Secret Greens The Australian Greens Party’s economic policies are irresponsible. For example, the Greens propose to reintroduce death duties, i.e. taxing a deceased estate before inheritance is distributed to family members. (Greens Policy on Sustainable Economy – Taxation – Policy No 23). Greens’ policies will also force up the price of food, transport, fuel and electricity. This will inevitably result from their policy of introducing a tax on carbon dioxide

emissions from households and businesses. (Sustainable Economy – Policy 26/Climate Change and Energy Policy 24). Victorian voters should put the Greens last on November 27. No matter how nice the Greens’ ideas about the environment might sound, their other policies make them impossible for thinking people to support. Arnold Jago

Greens last The Nationals will preference the Greens last in all lower and upper house seats at the 2010 State Election. The decision of The Nationals to place the Greens last is the same decision taken by The Nationals at the 2006 election. The Greens policies are destructive to regional economies and the leisure and lifestyle of regional Victorians. Some of the Greens abhorrent policies are: • An increase in marine parks • Heroin injecting rooms • Same sex marriage • Restrictions on recreation ﬁshing and camping • Phasing out of intensive farming • A ban on live exports The Labor Party has done a deal to exchange preferences

with the Greens at this election as it did at the federal election. John Brumby and the Labor Party must explain to regional Victorians what the Greens deal entails and which of The Greens policies it supports. The Nationals are also pleased with the Liberal Party’s decision to place the Greens last in every seat. Only a Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will deliver regional Victoria the stability and common sense direction for prosperity and growth into the future. Luke O’Sullivan State Director

Why the change? It’s been 12 months since the Victorian Government made changes to laws governing how we transport children in cars. As of November 9 last year, new laws came in outlining the different restraints, harnesses and or seatbelts that must be used for children, aged from birth to seven years old. The laws also cover where a child can sit in the vehicle. So why the changes? Research shows that children under seven are much more likely to sustain a head injury when using adult seatbelts. Using booster seats reduces that risk

by almost 60 per cent in a crash according to statistics. We’ve seen a number of cases where children hurt in car accidents have not only sustained physical injuries, but have also gone on to suffer long-term developmental problems. The impacts of motor vehicle accidents are not just physical, but can be emotionally and ﬁnancially draining. While no-one plans on being involved in a trafﬁc accident, using the correct child restraint and harness could mean a major difference to a child in the unfortunate case of an accident. Janine Gregory Transport Accident Lawyer Practice Group Leader Slater & Gordon Lawyers

Thank you, Bert

May I say how saddened I was to hear of Bert’s death, a man who was to be admired. His endless search for the truth and never afraid to publish it was most appreciated. He was a man whom I respected greatly. He was forever supportive of the smaller groups trying to improve their struggling community. Thank you Bert, FOCC and I salute you for your assistance in the township of Korumburra. Shirley Cowling Jumbunna

VOXPOP! VOX Would you like to see smoking banned in the main streets of Leongatha?

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Star wins again Continued from page 1. Manager of The Star, Tony Giles praised the paper’s journalists for their efforts in gaining the award: editor Brad Lester, Jane Ross, Matt Dunn, Chris Brown and the late Bert van Bedaf. Tony, along with co-manager Helen Bowering, have dedicated this prestigious award to former Star journalist, Bert van Bedaf, who fought a courageous battle with cancer this year, sadly losing the ﬁght on Wednesday, November 3. Bert was farewelled at his funeral by his partner Lerida Watt, family, friendss and colleaguess from The Star ar last Thursday on Remembrance Day. “As well as the journalists, I would also like to thank our production team for some great layouts; and indeed

all our staff from administration, to advertising, to production; I see it as a real team effort.” Mr Giles said. Highly Commended in this category is the Colac Herald, South Gippsland SentinelTimes and Pakenham Gazette. The Star also scored a mention in the Norske Skog 2010 Awards 3000 to 10,000 circulation for the Best Use of Colour as did sister newspaper the Yarram Standard in i the 3000 and under circuun lation. lation The Th Standard received receiv a Highly Commended C for Best News Photograph in Pho the 3000 and under und circulation, tio a Highly Commended Co in the Goss InternationIn al a Awards for f Overall Newspaper N Excellence in th the 3000 and under circulation and runner-up in the Awards for Journalism 300 and under circulation.

Yes. The smell and the butts are everywhere. They should do it in their own time in their own homes in their own space. Julie Brewer Arawata

Absolutely yes; the litter is a concern, but also the health of the people around them. Leah Smith Korumburra

They can’t ban people from smoking outside. Inside restaurants, shops and cafés is ﬁne but you can’t stop someone sitting outside having a cigarette and a cup of coffee. Olive Leongatha

No, as long as people dispose of their butts correctly. People are entitled to smoke if they wish, as long as they respect others and keep clear of food areas. Roger Nicholson Woorarra East

Young spread safety message FOUR Bass Coast teenagers have joined forces with the shire council, to encourage people to look after the coast and its attractions. Keely, Georgia, Damon and Dylan are the faces of council’s latest “Enjoy it, don’t spoil it…” campaign, which aims to highlight the natural attractions of the area while reminding people to care so everyone can enjoy the holiday period. “We love this place, especially the beach,” said Dylan. “It’s so natural and unspoiled.” “Nobody wants to see it getting wrecked and we’re happy to help get that message out to all visitors and holiday makers.” So much so, he and his friends braved an icy spring day at Smiths Beach to pose for photographs for campaign postcards and posters. Council’s community and economic development director Patti

Wenn, said council was working closely with the local community to manage the impact of visitors. “Every summer, people flock to Bass Coast, swelling the population from 29,000 to over 70,000,” she said. “So we decided to use local voices to highlight what our community values and encourage everyone to respect this. “We want people to have a great time when they are here on holidays, but it’s important not to spoil things for everyone else.” Rowdy and drunken behaviour or lighting fires on the beaches won’t be tolerated, sleeping in cars is not allowed, a permit is required for camping and camp fires. Drinking on the streets is not allowed either. There are monetary penalties and Ms Wenn said community safety rangers and local police will fine anyone who breaches local laws.

Community service: teenagers Damon, Keely, Georgia and Dylan braved wintry conditions for their “Enjoy it, don’t spoil it…” photo shoot.

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Chair procession to new school By Chris Brown LEONGATHA Primary School students will each carry a chair to their new school next month.

Half way through the last assembly of the year on December 10 they will walk down the footpath to the new site and complete proceedings there. Principal Rob Higgins said it was a symbolic and logistical activity. The following week the old school will be packed up on Monday and Tuesday, and removalists will be active the rest of the week with school ﬁnishing on the Friday. “Any child that is in school will be supervised and safe, but it will be a modiﬁed program,” Mr Higgins said. “No kid is going to be frowned upon for being at school.” The new school is almost ready for occupancy with all buildings due to be completed in December, although the Prep building still needed carpet and the performing arts centre also required some joining and carpet as of last week. The centre will have 280 seats and includes a kitchen and catering area. Community groups will be able to use it after hours. However another $60,000 to $70,000 is needed to fund seats for the centre. The school has been talking to government departments about where they can access a grant. Two new sets of playgrounds have been installed and a third is being stored by Murray Goulburn. About $120,000 of new furniture, mainly tables and storage cases, is arriving in early December. The present Leongatha Secondary College west campus library should be demolished over summer.

Next year Prep, Grade 1, 4, 5 and 6 students will be in new buildings. Grade 2s will be in the iLearn centre that is currently used by Year 9s. Grade 3s will move into old science labs that will be converted into classrooms. Mr Higgins said it was likely these room allocations would be long term. “The other option was to put portables on the site, which separates people into little boxes,” he said. “We have used the spaces there and that saves a lot of money.” Mr Higgins is encouraging parents and children, and even visiting grandparents, to take a tour of the school before school resumes. He said the office would reopen on January 10 from 9am to 1pm. “Drop into the office and we’ll go for a wander through the school,” Mr Higgins said. Meanwhile new street crossings will be installed on Nerrena Road and Horn Street over the summer holidays. Cars will be kept to the Horn Street side of the school and buses will use Nerrena Road in 2011. Buses will pick up primary students first before heading to the secondary college. As for any concerns about whether primary and secondary students will have too much contact, Mr Higgins said the site was naturally bordered. “There are boundaries that are clearly defined whether they are trees or buildings,” he said. “As soon as we get onto the site our handyman will be putting out a series of posts around the place with yellow markers saying this is the boundary between primary and secondary.” Students in Grade 6, and Years 7 and 8 are likely to have more contact than across other year levels.

New school: Leongatha Primary School students Adam (Grade 5) and Beth (Grade 1) Drury try out the new playground.

Making Victoria FireReady

New Total Fire Ban districts. Victoria now has nine Total Fire Ban districts that align with the nine Victorian Bureau of Meteorology weather districts. This means Total Fire Bans and Fire Danger Ratings now apply to the same districts. Total Fire Bans are declared by the CFA on days when fires are likely to spread rapidly and be difficult to control. They can be declared either state wide or in specific districts.

Mallee District Buloke Shire Gannawarra Shire Mildura Rural City Swan Hill Rural City Yarriambiack Shire (nrth of the netting fence) Wimmera District Hindmarsh Shire Horsham Rural City Northern Grampians Shire West Wimmera Shire Yarriambiack Shire (sth of the netting fence) West & South Gippsland District Baw Baw Shire Latrobe City Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort South Gippsland Shire Wellington Shire

South West District Ararat Rural City Colac Otway Shire Corangamite Shire Glenelg Shire Moyne Shire Pyrenees Shire Southern Grampians Shire Warrnambool City Northern Country District Campaspe Shire Greater Bendigo City Greater Shepparton City Loddon Shire Moira Shire Strathbogie Shire East Gippsland District East Gippsland Shire

North Central District Central Goldﬁelds Shire Lake Mountain Alpine Resort Mitchell Shire Mount Alexander Shire Murrindindi Shire North East District Alpine Shire Benalla Rural City Falls Creek Alpine Resort Indigo Shire Mansﬁeld Shire Mount Buller Alpine Resort Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Mount Stirling Alpine Resort Towong Shire Wangaratta Rural City Wodonga City

Central District Ballarat City Banyule City Bass Coast Shire Bayside City Boroondara City Brimbank City Cardinia Shire Casey City Darebin City Frankston City French Island Glen Eira City Golden Plains Shire Greater Dandenong City Greater Geelong City Hepburn Shire Hobsons Bay City Hume City Kingston City Knox City Macedon Ranges Shire

Manningham City Maribyrnong City Maroondah City Melbourne City Melton Shire Monash City Moonee Valley City Moorabool Shire Moreland City Mornington Peninsula Shire Nillumbik Shire Port Phillip City Queenscliffe Borough Stonnington City Surf Coast Shire Whitehorse City Whittlesea City Wyndham City Yarra City Yarra Ranges Shire

Fire Danger Ratings predict ﬁre behaviour should a ﬁre start. The rating should be your trigger to act. For more information on what you can and can’t do on a Total Fire Ban day, and the importance of the Fire Danger Ratings, visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au CODE RED or call 1800 240 667.

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First anniversary for Leongatha NILS By Tessa Hayward IT has been a year since the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) accessed $59,000 in loan capital from the National Australia Bank (NAB) to help low income earners in Leongatha.

Loan money: Geoff Clarkson shows off some of the money available for low income earners in Leongatha.

The Salvation Army in Leongatha has marked the anniversary by saying they have approved 12 loans last year and 12 already this year, which is almost $27,000. This has been received by low income earners in the region. When the loan is repaid by the borrowers, the scheme then re-allocates loan capital. Geoff Clarkson, NILS co-ordinator for The Salvation Army Leongatha, says, “every repayment tops-up the pool of loan capital, making it available for someone else in the community.” Mr Clarkson feels that, “It is an honour to deliver a service which empowers people who are usually unable to access mainstream credit – something many of us take for granted.” The ﬁrst NILS program was started in Collingwood, Victoria in 1981 by the Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service. There are now

about 300 NILS programs delivered by community-based organisations within Australia. NILS provides low income Australians with access to loans of up to $1500 through their local accredited community agencies. The interest and fee-free loans are generally issued for the purchase of necessary personal and household goods or services, not for emergency relief, bond or rent money, living expenses or to repay debt. “It’s rewarding to be able to assist people who, without this service, would not be able to access affordable credit for essential items such as washing machines, refrigerators and furniture,” says Mr Clarkson. Branch manager at NAB in Leongatha, Jenny Draper, says “the NILS loan process helps to develop ﬁnancial literacy and build assets for people on low incomes and in Leongatha we haven’t had any loan defaults.” However, NILS is not just about loaning money. “It is part of NAB’s goal to build strong, sustainable and more inclusive communities. It’s about providing the means for people to help themselves, by enabling access to small, safe and affordable loans,” says

Ms Draper. NAB is a microﬁnance partner of NILS, developed by Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service 29 years ago. In those 29 years NAB has committed $15 million in loan capital to support the operation of NILS across the country. In response to this, Mr Clarkson says, “the NAB capital makes a huge difference to the program and means we can deliver loans to even more people.” To be eligible for a NILS loan, applicants must hold a health care card or pension card, be low income earners, and have lived at their current address for a period of six months or more. Recipients of the loan are very grateful and know that their efforts in sticking to the repayment plan beneﬁts not just themselves, but their wider community. Mr Clarkson says, “we started slow in Leongatha, but word of mouth has got around and we are now giving out more loans,” and he is pleased to say that, “every loan has been repaid”.

Operation Santa TARGET and UnitingCare Gippsland are asking the community to join forces for their annual Christmas appeal, Operation Santa. This appeal helps the vulnerable children and families in our community. People can help by generously donating gifts at the Leongatha Target Country store. Gifts can be bought from anywhere. “We are asking the public to give an extra present and use their Christmas spirit to bring love, joy and hope to those in our community who are less fortunate,” Yarna Kraft of Uniting-

Care Gippsland said. Ms Kraft is overseeing the distribution of gifts donated at Target Leongatha: “There are many people in our community who struggle through the festive season, for reasons including ﬁnancial difﬁculties, mental illness, homelessness, family turmoil and an absence of loved ones.” An estimated two million Australians, including more than one in 10 children, still live in poverty. Each day, thousands of people request support services from UnitingCare agencies and this demand always increases around Christmas. Anyone can help by going to

Target Country and taking a gift tag off the large red Operation Santa tree and buying a gift for someone in need. Gift cards can also be purchased and placed under the tree. Over the past 18 years, UnitingCare and Target have collected and distributed more than 1.7 million gifts, with over 65,000 donated last year. Target and UnitingCare would like to aim to collect 100,000 gifts this Christmas for those in need. Operation Santa runs from Monday, November 15 to Thursday, December 23, 2010.

Signs not enough WITH summer approaching, Wilsons Prom will again be a popular destination for tourists. Little do they know they may be risking their lives driving on dangerous roads in order to visit Victoria’s southern-most point. Korumburra resident Katrina Adkins labelled the road itself as a death-trap, especially to those who are not aware that the hole is there. “There’s no way you can go around it if trafﬁc’s coming the other way. I saw a four wheel drive come

through with a boat the other day and it hit it like a ton of bricks,” she said. The concerned resident voiced her opinion to VicRoads, but said that they were still waiting themselves. “I rang them and they said they’re still waiting on quotes. It needs to be patched up to be made that bit safer,” Mrs Adkins said. “It (the pothole) is the worst one on the whole road. But the whole road from Fish Creek right through is appalling. I put the photos up on my Face-

Hoping for pot luck: this pot hole near Yanakie leaves drivers with a chance of a serious accident.

book and it got a hit from a Murray Goulburn driver who said he’d nearly put a dint in his roof with his head after going over it.” The road was patched over the weekend, but Mrs Adkins believes that the whole road itself is falling apart. “They patched one hole, but they’ve gone past the other two to do it,” she said. “If they don’t do something before Christmas it really is beyond a joke.”

Joining forces: Michelle Mason, Emily Bloom, Adele Martin and Yarna Kraft in front of the red Operation Santa tree.

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New learning areas: Grade 1’s Zac Gray, Jackson Beverly and Jess Holloway in the project space of the new building at Poowong Consolidated School.

Student influx at Poowong POOWONG Consolidated School’s new economic stimulus building has come just in time for a big enrolment boost next year. There will be about 120 students at the school in 2011 compared to about 100 this year. School principal Jenny Blackmore said it was a big increase. “We’ve got a large Prep group coming in and we only have a small Grade 6 group leaving,” she said. “We’ve had quite a few families moving into the area and settling in The Birches, which is the new development here.” Another class will be introduced to cope with the inﬂux. The school recently advertised for a graduate teacher to lead this sixth class. Ms Blackmore said a graduate would bring new ideas to the school. “We employed three graduates three years ago and they were brilliant,” she said. “We’ve got some really great expert staff, so it creates a balance, particularly

in the technology area.” The Prep and Grade 1 students have been working in their new classrooms since the start of term 3. It includes a project space between the two classrooms, which has new furniture, storage areas and the Grade 1 worm compost farm. This space is also helpful for parents helping in classrooms and the recent annual music camp. Ms Blackmore said the new building had been warmer in winter. “It opens directly onto the playground for the little kids, so that’s lovely. It’s new and comfortable. It’s just wonderful,” she said. The building will be ofﬁcially opened on December 3. The next stage of development at the school will be the enlargement of the four classrooms in the main building. An architect has been appointed and the project will soon be put out to tender. It will give the school six good sized classrooms and an art room.

Record funding for state emergency The Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition will provide record funding for the State Emergency Service (VICSES) if elected this month, Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Leader of The Nationals Peter Ryan said last week. Making the announcement at the Wangaratta SES station with The Nationals candidate for Murray Valley Tim McCurdy,

Mr Ryan said a Coalition Government would provide an additional $8 million to ease the pressure on overworked VICSES volunteers. “The additional funding provided by the Coalition amounts to a five per cent boost in government funding,” Mr Ryan said. “It will allow the service to employ volunteer support officers, enhance volunteer training and boost its capacity to tackle storms and floods.” Mr Ryan said Victo-

ria’s SES volunteers were increasingly burdened with administrative duties, taking them away from frontline duties and their families. “VICSES is a professional emergency service that Victoria simply could not do without,” Mr Ryan said. “This increase in recurrent funding will provide VICSES with the ﬂexibility it needs to support volunteers without dictating where and how the money should be used.”

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Celebrating with a family bush dance By Tessa Hayward KORUMBURRA Primary School is celebrating its achievements this year by having a Family Bush Dance and celebration on Friday, November 19.

The school is celebrating the completion of numerous projects around the school. The library is the oldest building at the school and it received a new roof from the Education Department. The old roof tiles were taken off and a new colorbond roof was put on. The Healthy Active Australian Schools and Community grant helped provide a roof over the quadrangle. However, from the time it was quoted and by the time it was ﬁnished there was not enough money so the National

Schools Pride stepped in and funded the rest. “It was a very big project to do,” Principal Bill Jeffs said. The National Schools Pride money also enabled the school to put a hard shade cover over the pony paddock tiered seating. Students are now able to sit in the shade and watch any sport being played. Adjacent shade cloths over the sand pit and playground were also set up. The bush dance is also celebrating the school being healthy and active. Principal Jeffs said that every school morning, rain hail or shine, the kids participate in action stations. “Having the roof over the quadrangle enables the students to be active even on wet days,” he said. The action stations are led

by Grade 6 leaders and are supervised by teachers. There are 14 different activities for the students to do, rotating the activities each day. It also gives the Grade 6 students a chance to further their leadership skills. In the week leading up to the bush dance, students will be learning and practising bush dances instead of the other healthy and active activities.

Right, Nice and shady: (Back) Chris Fowles, Jessie Harris, (Front) Erin Trewin, Jade Duve, Heidi Burgess and Principal Bill Jeffs. Below, Brand new: The new Pony Paddock shelters enable students to sit in the shade and watch other students play.

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Plan now for Christmas gardens by Karen Haw from The Town Centre Nursery Mirboo North

ANYONE visiting or driving through Mirboo North lately will notice that the town is looking a picture, and the trees responsible for this are the crab apple Ioensis plena.

These showy crab apples put on a stunning display of pinkish white flowers that smother the tree after it has come into leaf. This crab apple generally starts flowering as other blossom trees have finished so there is the added advantage of a prolonged flowering period in the garden. Also known as the Bechtel Crab Apple, this tree is a good choice for small to medium landscape projects where space is limited. The trees in the street of Mirboo Nth have been trained as standards and it is also possible to buy the trees grafted into standards. If left to grow naturally they grow into a broad spreading tree with a rounded crown to a height of approximately six metres and 4.5 metres wide. Spring is a busy time and following close on its heels is Christmas. Now is the time to plant your floral display and gifts for Christmas and these are also great projects to involve children. For a floral Christmas display consider red and white petunia or red celosia and/ or dianthus with white alyssum. For gift ideas grab a plastic terracotta bowl and plant it with mixed lettuce with parsley or a patio tomato centre piece, herbs, or annuals in Christmas colours. Another great Christmas gift is a decorative pot with cactus and/ or succulents or for something different use carnivorous plants. Children, especially boys, love the fly catching carnivorous plants. Every country except Antarctica has its own types of insect eaters. Carnivorous plants are exactly that, they are meat eaters, or more correctly insect eater, hence their true title Insectivorous plants (Carnivorous sounds far more interesting). These plants evolved in areas where there is a lack of nutrients in the soil or very poor conditions where roots do not survive well. The plants have adapted their leaves into insect catchers that can hold down an insect and digest the internal juices. Last month I wrote about purple carrots and sales have been strong, but many people have trouble raising successful carrots so here are some hints I found in the Weekly Times. Mix one packet of carrot seeds with three handfuls of sand and three drops of kerosene. This will improve the strike and keep earwigs and other underground predators away. Or place a drop of kerosene into a packet of carrot

seed and reseal the packet for 30 minutes to protect the seeds prior to shooting. Mix the seeds with pepper to deter underground predators. Mix the seeds with Epsom salts to improve germination rates. Cover the furrows with sand to enable tender shoots to push through. Sow the seeds two days before the full moon (as the moon wanes and the earth darkens the roots are stimulated to multiply). When the moon is new is also a good time as the carrots will have a chance to establish a good root system before the ground activity which takes place three weeks from the new moon. Remember to protect young seedlings from slugs and snails. Many snail baits are poisonous to animals but there are iron based formulas that are pet safe. If you do not want to use snail bait beer traps can be used as a safe alternative. It is the perfect time to plant tomatoes if you have not done so already. Tomatoes can be planted successfully up until January. Home grown tomatoes always taste so much better than supermarket purchased varieties. When it comes to choosing tomatoes the problem facing most growers is what sort to grow, whether the old favourites like Grosse Lisse, Ox Heart, Rouge de Marmande which are always reliable fruiters, or smaller cherry varieties like sweet bites or the heirloom tomatoes like Tommy Toe which has been voted by some as the best tasting tomato. Not all tomatoes are red. Black Russian has been popular and somewhat of a novelty because of its dark coloured flesh and also because it is known to be quite sweet flavoured. There are also varieties that remain green when ripe and yellow forms which add colour variation to salads. Tomatoes are relatively easy to grow but there are a few tricks you need to know to grow them successfully. Do not plant tomatoes in the same spot as the previous year. Select a sunny spot. After planting don’t overfeed; otherwise you will get big leafy plants and poor crops. Tomatoes have a low need for high nitrogen fertilisers. Give each seedling a good pinch of sulphate of potash and water in well. This mineral promotes early flowers, toughens foliage and gives plants more pest and disease resistance. Do not feed again until tomatoes are flowering, then feed regularly with a tomato food high in potash. Space tomato plants, especially vigorous varieties, about a metre apart when planting out and stake when planting. Tomatoes can also be grown successfully in large pots and under planting with basil and/or marigolds

for companion planting. Water regularly, especially as the plants are growing, and then decrease after the fruit has set. Don’t wet the leaves in the late afternoon, as wet leaves during the cold of night can cause fungal or bacterial problems. Last month I also mentioned some safe alternatives to combat some annoying pests. Another new product on the market is Tree Guard. This product is designed to protect trees

from crawling insects. It is an environmentally friendly product and is useful against the elm beetle and codling moth. Simply wrap a band of masking or electrician’s tape around the tree trunk at about 10cm in width and 50cm above ground level. Using a spatula, apply a thin layer of Tree Guard on the tape. Happy Gardening. If there are any questions on these products give us a call at the nursery on 5668 1859. Advertisement

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Gardens on show in Dumbalk DUMBALK hosted its Garden Walk on Sunday, November 7 with seven gardens on display in Dumbalk, Dumbalk East and Dumbalk North. The event attracted a pleasing number of onlookers who were prepared to be delighted and surprised by the works of passion that were on display. The fabulous ‘Atholstan’ garden was also opened to the public, and was one of the main attractions. This formal garden has been designed with just enough casualness to make it very welcoming and hospitable to all who wander its precincts. The two acres of urns, walkways and water fountains, are skilfully contrived to complement the lovingly restored historic house. Gardening is a passion which keen gardener, Alan Matthews, likens to an illness. “I tell people I suffer from Iris virus. I’ve loved bulbs all my life, but

the last 10 years it’s been Irises that I love to collect and cultivate.” Alan is not sure how many varieties he has, but it is in the hundreds; from the traditional to the very modern, from the commonplace to the rare. The collection includes many varieties from North America and some from France. “An advantage with Irises,” says Alan, “is that they are hardy in drought and the cold, and only need work for three months of the year. The other nine months you can have a rest.” Four years ago, Adrian and Pat Harris were devastated at the loss of their home and most of their possessions in a house ﬁre. They have now rebuilt on a green ﬁeld site and Pat has begun her garden again. The house, situated on a steep slope with a northern aspect, presents challenges. On driving in, the visitors were presented with a burgeoning garden

Immersed: Belinda Pocklington with her leeks and chives.

Buying hopefuls: Barb Kappes and Julie Riley looking over the plants for sale at the Dumbalk Valley Garden Centre.

of natives, conifers and pigface. The house sits with stately elegance above, and maintains an unimpeded view of the beautiful valley below. The garden walk ended at the Dumbalk Valley Garden Centre, Dumbalk North. Not only is this a commercial nursery, it is set among two acres of extensive garden, planted by owner and proprietor Richard Thornby. It is a mixture of native and exotic trees and shrubs laid out in such a way as to create a garden of space and seclusion, ideal for those who are looking for respite and solitude. After perusing Richard’s garden and nursery, people were invited to sit down and have afternoon tea, provided by the Dumbalk Progress Association and the Dumbalk Fire Brigade. In addition to the open gardens, there was a rafﬂe for a garden seat and lucky door prizes. All proceeds raised will go to the Dumbalk Fire Brigade.

Relaxing: Richard Thornby sits in one of his favourite spots in his Dumbalk North garden.

Teamwork: while Pat is the gardener, Adrian Harris sits on the steps he made for his wife’s garden with materials he bought from a stone mason in Melbourne.

Taking a break: Leigh Hylton-Stewart sits in her corner of paradise.

Atholstan: the colourful garden was a big hit.

Garden wonderland: Michael O’Grady, Alastair Maclean (current owner), Philip Stevens and Gary Cooper standing in the Atholstan garden, which each has had a hand in creating.

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By Tessa Hayward THE gardening centre of Capeview Mitre 10 is a place of relaxation and serenity. Mitre 10’s Paul Robinson said it gives people somewhere to go to relax. “I go out there as it is peaceful,” Paul said, “unless a truck roars past of course!” The garden centre now has a large range of pots, fernery hanging plants, water features and decorative wall hangings. The most popular item at the moment is seedlings; they are $2.99 each for vegetables or ﬂowers. “No one else has them at this price so

they are a bargain,” Mr Robinson said. Potted colours are also popular, with four for $10. Tomato growing kits have arrived recently and would be a perfect Christmas present for Dad. The gardening centre has a huge range of native plants, compost bins and worm farms along with raised vegie gardens. “People should now be planting plants, fertilising their gardens and spraying their roses for black spot,” Mr Robinson said. Having the gardening centre has increased sales for Mitre 10 and therefore, Mr Robinson invites everyone to, “Come and have a wander through the peaceful gardening centre.”

Colourful pots: Paul Robinson with the four for $10 potted colours.

Tidy up to beat fire risk MANY homes in areas of high fire risk are not built to withstand fire, despite Victoria being one of the top three most fire-prone areas in the world. More than 2000 houses were destroyed during the fires in January and February 2009, with many succumbing to fires started by embers. You should consider your individual fire-risk no matter where you live, especially if you’re near paddocks, grassland or bush. While your plan should be to leave the night before or first thing in the morning on days of high fire risk, you should still prepare your home to give it the best chance of surviving a fire. There are many ways to make your property safer. Clearing up and planning ahead will help protect your home from fire, and it could save the lives of you and your family if you get caught and need it for shelter. Having the space surrounding

your home cleared of vegetation will minimise your home’s exposure to radiant heat and direct flame, which will slow the speed and intensity of an advancing fire. Without this space, your home may not survive the fire front. If you are caught out at home when a fire hits, this space around your home may increase your family’s chances of survival. Green waste is accepted free of charge at all South Gippsland Shire Council transfer stations all year round. You may be able to clear vegetation on your property around your existing dwelling without a permit for fire protection. This includes trees within 10 metres of your house and ground fuel within 30 metres of your house. Visit www.cfa.vic.gov. au or call council’s planning team for further clarification. Important tips for preparing your home include: • leaf-free gutters: keep gutters

clean and install leaf guards or a leafless guttering system; • vegetation near the house: clear vegetation from around the house, keep grass less than 10 centimetres high and remove weeds; • mulch: use stones or pebbles or decayed humus mulch instead of woodchips or dry straw. Keep it moist; • gardens: avoid plants with high levels of oils in their leaves such as eucalyptus and tea trees, which are highly flammable; • metal flyscreens: install metal flyscreens on windows, chimneys, doors and vents to keep out embers; • around and under the house: remove flammable items from around your house, such as paper, boxes, doormats, woodpiles and garden furniture; and • back-up water source: in the event of power failure, use a nonelectric (i.e. diesel) pump from an alternative water supply such as a swimming pool, tank or dam.

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Seachange celebration is taking shape PLANNING for the 2011 Prom Coast Seachange Festival is now in full swing.

The initial program is in place but there is still room for new activities if community organisations wish to submit ideas. Festival chair Joan Liley said the 2011 program included a number of events that featured in the 2009 festival, as well as some terriﬁc new and inspired activities and exhibitions. “The extremely popular ‘hypothetical’ and the ‘street’ lunch featuring local produce will again be features, as will our expanded ‘living books’ and diverse art exhibition events,” she said. “One exciting new event in the 2011 festival is an antique ‘collectables’ roadshow, where you will be able to have your antiques appraised. We anticipate this will be very popular, so it will be essential to pre-book individual appraisal times. “Other new events include bush cooking, a bike ride from Fish Creek to Foster, and a Prom walk. We also have a unique sculpture event, which we hope will involve many creative people exhibiting their ‘themed’ works in local business shop windows.” The festival will be held from April 8-11, 2011. Iconic Australian rock legend, and former Goanna band lead singer, Shane Howard and his band, will headline a cabaret on the Saturday night at Foster Memorial Hall, adding to a fantastic range of live music happening

over the three days at various locations throughout the district. “After the ofﬁcial opening on Friday night April 8, FAMDA will perform a special show in the war memorial hall, which we anticipate will draw an enormous crowd,” Joan said. “The aim of the festival is to showcase the region in every sense, from the physical beauty of our national parks and bushland, through to the creative talents of our eclectic mix of local residents. Art, music, food, wine, theatre, walking, talking and of course just having fun are the features of the 2011 festival.” Individuals and organisations are invited to contact Joan Liley or any of the Prom Coast Seachange committee with ideas for events to be included in the Festival Program. For all information and updates visit: www.promcoastseachangefestival.org

Developing land? Read this CONSULTANTS, developers and residents who need to know more about the regulations and standards when developing land are invited to study the recently revised edition of the Gippsland Infrastructure Design Manual. Now available on South Gippsland Shire Council’s website (www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au), the latest edition incorporates additional consultation undertaken by the Gippsland Regional Procurement Group in June. Used as the basis for identifying regional standards for infrastructure design across the Gippsland region, the manual aims to: • document the requirements for the design and development of infrastructure; • standardise development submissions as much as possible and thereby speed up development approvals; and • ensure that minimum design criteria are met with regards to design and construction of infrastructure. “It is a document that will be continually revised and reﬁned to provide the best resources and guidance for future development of the region,” engineering services director Anthony Seabrook said. “We have been working with other Gippsland councils over the past two years and it is hoped that in the long term a manual will be developed that will standardise regulations across the state.”

On display: Grade 1s Cayden Lynn and Tegan Fox pointing to their art work at the Korumburra exhibition.

’Burra kids get arty KORUMBURRA Primary School held their seventh annual art show last week. It was titled “Take a Book, Find a Nook, Have a Look”. Every student had a piece of work featured, meaning there were about 400 items on display. Drawing, painting, print mats, collage and photography were among the mediums used to showcase student talent. Art teacher Jaci Williams said the kids had been working all year on their artist books. “The best thing has been when the kids can see the show set up,” she said.

Framed works are on display in two rooms while downstairs is a home concept with artist books placed appropriately around the rooms. When The Star visited last week a group of Preps and Grade 6 students were having a look at the exhibition. Ms Williams said students were able to have the experience of visiting an actual gallery. “It gives the Preps a chance to see what students can do and what they can create when they get older,” she said. The opening night on Tuesday featured a drama club performance, speeches and lots of proud parents.

Inverloch CWA PRESIDENT Joyce Ingle opened with a warm welcome to members on Tuesday November 9. It was a small group, quite a few ladies were absent due to sickness, and we hope they will be

Meals roster (Leongatha) Mary MacKillop College, C. Davies & P. Molden, Lions Club (22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th) and National Bank (23rd) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning November 22, 2010.

well by the next meeting which will be the Christmas break up. The craft was a gift card into which could be placed a monetary gift or a gift voucher, another novelty idea for Christmas or birthdays. Happy Birthday was sung to Wendy McBernie. International Reporter Marj White told us of the book she has been reading, Daisy Bates on helping Aboriginals, the meeting closed with the Motto. Thursday November 11 was the Blume’s Fashion Show and the usual delicious afternoon tea, a door prize and rafﬂes, we look forward to seeing you again next year, thank you for your support. Money made this year has been donated to the SES and the Fire Brigade.

Concept area: Preps Charlee Walker and Jakeb Taylor-Smith and Grade 6 Dylan Crook with some of the creative work of the Korumburra Primary School students.

Pen and ink: Grade 6 students Darcy Goad and Liiam Miller with their works based on a set up plate.

Ambassadors named FOUR people named as outstanding Australians will speak at Australia Day ceremonies in South Gippsland on January 26, 2011. The State Government recently announced Australia Day Ambassadors for 2011. Fashion designer and philanthropist Sally Browne will speak at Leongatha, and singer and actor Ted Hamilton will be at Mirboo North. Chairman of the Starlight Children’s Foundation Victorian Advisory Board, Gerry Hanily, will be at Meeniyan’s service and Shane Hills, managing director Koko Black and Suga chocolate companies, will speak at Wonthaggi. Deputy Premier Rob Hulls said the

ambassadors for 2011 had been selected from a diverse range of ﬁelds across the arts, sport, community, entertainment and business arenas. “Australia Day Ambassadors represent the broad range of experience of our rich nation and work to bring an understanding of the importance of coming together as a community,” he said. “They promote ideas surrounding nationhood, inclusion, diversity and excellence and I congratulate this year’s ambassadors and thank them in advance for their hard work and dedication to this important task.” Ambassadors act in an honorary capacity, giving freely of their time to help celebrate Australia Day.

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Sweet-scented success THE Leongatha Rose Spectacular was a sweetscented success. Held at Memorial Hall on Friday and Saturday, the event, which boasted more than 600 entries, drew people visitors from Gippsland and beyond. Glenice Griggs, who won first prize for ‘best scented rose’ for her lush Papa Meiland flower, is one among a group of flower-mad locals who exhibit

every year, come what may. “I used to be president when the blind auxiliary ran it, and secretary of the rose show for 12 years. How long have I been showing? I wouldn’t like to say. About 30 years I think,” she said. The reason Glenice keeps coming back is simple: “I like growing and showing roses, and I love the rose show”. She is certainly not alone.

Right, Margaret Monk: the keen poppy grower was well rewarded with ﬁrst prize in the container of annuals category. Below, Best in show: Glenice Griggs’ wonderful ﬂower won ‘best scented rose’.

In bloom: four-year-old Trinity Black had a great day out with her grandparents looking at all the spectacular ﬂowers.

Dinosaurs, spaceships and local government By Matt Dunn CAPE PATERSON is a novel about dinosaurs, intergalactic travel and contending with the planning orders of the Bass Coast Shire Council. The imaginative work was written by NSW Central Coast author Claude Joseph, who put the finishing touches to the novel after a visit to the area. “I stayed at the Inverloch resort for a week. By that time I’d virtually written the book and I was only there correcting factual information. I went and got lots of books from the Bunurong Environmental Centre and Museum Victoria and went to Cape Paterson and had a look around,” he said. “I just made sure everything I said was correct and true. Although it’s a fictitious book, it’s based on real historical events.” Cape Paterson is Jospeh’s first book, but one that willed itself into being. “I didn’t write it because I’m a

Claude Joseph: the NSW central coast author has written a rollicking tale of adventure. Photograph by Ramesh Manne.

Time travelling musical fun POOWONG Consolidated School is in the ﬁnal stages of preparing for the debut of their musical next week. Poowong The Musical features songs and storylines written and developed by students. It will also have several movies as part of the production, one of which was ﬁlmed at Coal Creek. In previous years the school has created a CD of recorded songs and last year they made a movie on DVD. A musical incorporating songs, movies and acting was the logical next step. Principal Jenny Blackmore said the musical is about a boy who has a change

of heart after travelling back in time. “We go back to the dinosaur era with heaps of volcanoes, then we progress through the aboriginal dream time and come forward to World War 1 and then the present day,” she said. The Prep students are dressed as dinosaurs while senior kids have lead roles. “It’s going to be great,” Ms Blackmore said. Among the big contributors to the production are the school’s music/arts coordinator Phil Beggs, musician Hugh McDonald, and Brendan Hodge, Silvia Brown and Sharon Mitchell for their movie making skills. The musical process has helped boost the conﬁdence of students. “Most of our kids here aren’t a bit

afraid to be on stage. They are really conﬁdent,” Ms Blackmore said. The production also helps keep students engaged in schooling. Practically they learn about using video cameras and music software, and working in teams. The musical will debut on Tuesday, November 23 at 7pm in the Poowong hall with a matinee at 1pm the following day.

Ready to go: Will Luke, Reuben De Battista, Taylor Kenshaw and Nicole Lancey are among the leads of the Poowong Consolidated School musical, which premieres next week.

writer as such, but rather because I had the story in my mind,” he explained. “It was a story that had to be told. It’s original in that I don’t think anyone’s covered dinosaurs and aliens in the past. Everyone thinks aliens are going to visit in the present or the future.” Joseph believes that “in the hundreds of millions of years of Earth’s history” an alien visit would more like have already occurred in our far ﬂung past, hence the accidental discovery of an “alien knowledge tablet” by the novel’s fossil-hunting protagonist Jessica Trellis. “The original reason for picking Cape Paterson was that they had the ﬁrst dinosaur bones ever found in Australia. It’s currently the only active site in Victoria for fossil digs,” he said. “It’s got other interesting things, like black coal, it’s got a volcano neck on the rock platforms. And then there’s the interesting names down that way, like Venus Bay and Neptune Street. Even though Cape Paterson’s a small town, it’s got a lot

of interesting things about it.” There are no less than six references to the Bass Coast Shire Council in the novel, though none paint the local government department in a particularly bad light; though an over-officious council officer does make our heroine’s life difficult when he threatens to demolish a building constructed without council approval. The building is, in fact, a mother ship, ready for intergalactic travel. In the novel: The council officer looked at her incredulously, tossed his hair back, and walked off in a huff. ‘It will be moved, all right! I’ll be coming back with a demolition order.’ But Jessica was gone, rocketing off into space. “The whole story is based on actual astronomical things. There’s a lot of strange things out in the universe – unexplained things. It’s as factual as it could be. But there’s also a lot of innovation in there,” Joseph said. There is little doubt Cape Paterson is an original.

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Students: Inverloch Primary School students Taylor Diggerman and Millie Hendricks lay a wreath at the cenotaph in Inverloch during the Remembrance Day service last Thursday.

National anthem: the sweet voices of some 250 students from the Inverloch Primary School singing the Australian National Anthem could be heard in the town during the special Remembrance Day service.

South Gippsland remembers Remembrance Day ceremonies were held throughout South Gippsland on Thursday, November 11. Inverloch

FROM the mouths of babies came a heartfelt “thank you for what you did for us”. Those were the words from one of the 250 Inverloch Primary School students to a local lady proudly wearing her family medals at the Inverloch Remembrance Day service last Thursday. Inverloch RSL president Bob Lambie said they always encourage the local students to be part of their annual Anzac and Remembrance Day services. The students did their school proud, sitting quietly during the speeches and proudly singing, “Advance Australia Fair” to conclude the service. In his address to the big crowd gathered at the cenotaph Mr Lambie said “92 years have passed since the great war, WW1.” “This was to be the war to end all

wars,” he said. Unfortunately, he said this wasn’t to be, with many more lives lost in WW11 and the many wars since. “Our freedom came at a price and many Australians gave their lives and this is our opportunity to remember them,” Mr Lambie said.

Korumburra A crowd of around 30 people gathered at Korumburra’s Coleman Park for Remembrance Day on Thursday. The congregation listened to the ‘Last Post’ before conducting their minute of silence, remembering the victims of wars gone by. A prayer and the National Anthem followed, as well as John McRae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’.

Leongatha Each year Australians observe one minute’s silence at 11am on November 11, in memory of those who fought and died for our country. King George V requested the si-

lence on November 6, 1919 so that: “in perfect stillness the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the Glorious Dead.” The Leongatha community gathered around the cenotaph at the front of Memorial Hall and remembered the sacrifices which were made during the wars. ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae was read by the president of the Leongatha sub-branch of the RSL, Dr David Edwards, to help the listeners understand the experience of service people and their relatives in wartime. The schools in Leongatha laid wreaths around the cenotaph to show their respect to those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflict. Mayor Jim Fawcett was also there to lay a wreath by the monument which commemorates those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the world wars.

Poppies: Inverloch Primary School students Matt McCaughan and Hayley Delacy-Shirves laid their specially made poppies and messages at the cenotaph during the Remembrance Day service in Inverloch.

Lest we forget: Mayor Jim Fawcett after laying a wreath in remembrance of the end of World War II at the Leongatha service.

Ladies auxiliary and Legacy: (front) Pat Holloway, Karlee Curphey, Evelyn Carfrae, June Jones, Dot West, (middle) Avis Tilley, Mary Fields, Jenny Vidler, Joy Anderson, (back) Jean Thomas, Margaret Measom and Marg Issell at Korumburra.

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Future Travellers: Serena Cope, Sophie Beckwith, Paige Richards and Leonnie McCluskey will be heading to Turkey next year.

Trip to Turkey for three THREE Leongatha students will be heading to Turkey next year as part of the Rotary Club’s exchange program. Serena Cope of Leongatha Secondary, Sophie Beckwith of South Coast and Paige Richards of Mary MacKillop colleges were selected as the girls who will be making the trip. They will be accompanied by Leongatha Secondary College Junior Campus principal Leonnie McCluskey.

Right, School’s tribute: Cleo Hogan and Emma Dwyer joined the rest of the Inverloch school students and teachers at the Remembrance Day service in Inverloch on Thursday, November 11.

Inverloch RSL: from left Inverloch RSL vice president Trevor Scott, president Bob Lambie and secretary Peter Allen ofﬁciated at the Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph in Inverloch last week.

Local politician: Bass MP Ken Smith caught up with Inverloch RSL president Ken Smith after the special Remembrance Day service last Thursday.

The program runs as part of Rotary’s idea to let young people experience the dawn service at Gallipoli on Anzac Day, and also to get a feel for the Istanbul culture. “It’s a big part of our history, it will be exciting to be a part of that,” said Sophie. The girls will be researching a local soldier that served in the first World War, and aim to find his grave in Gallipoli. The trio will find out who they will be staying with closer to Christmas, and will be making the trip on April 1, 2011.

Korumburra Lions: Armin Otto and Lions Club president Athol Worthy welcome their newest member, Karen Otto to the club.

Korumburra to host Lions AT THE Lions District convention in Warragul recently it was announced that the Korumburra Lions will host the upcoming 2012 Lions convention to be held at the Korumburra Recreation Centre. This year, Lions Club members have been busily hosting barbecues for playgroups, Carinya Lodge and Pink Awareness week in the main street at the Commonwealth Bank, as well as

preparing for the soon approaching Buskers Festival. Korumburra Lions were also there at the very successful Halloween event at Coal Creek, selling hamburgers and sausages to the large crowd. Several members also attended a working bee at Licola wilderness village where they installed a new kitchen and painted some of the buildings. Look out for the Lions selling Christmas Hamper Rafﬂe tickets at IGA in December.

Loch remembers: Dallas Loughridge and Taylen Loughridge, cousins and grandchildren of Tom Loughridge, who ran the Loch service.

Remembering: (back, from left) Korumburra RSL president Kevin Moon, Hugh Hendry, Jack Hart, Don Earle, John Gow, (front) Perry Neil, Allan Anderson, Margaret Measom, Duncan Reeves and Bill Whelan in front of the Korumburra cenotaph.

Change: Bass Coast CEO Allan Bawden (left) congratulates Steve Piasente on his new role with the shire.

Leadership changes PATTI Wenn has resigned from Bass Coast Council. She was the community and economic development director and her post will be taken by Steve Piasente. Mr Piasente has been the council’s infrastructure director. His place will be temporarily ﬁlled by Felicity Sist.

Council CEO Allan Bawden, said Ms Wenn had resigned to take up a position with Baw Baw Council. She ﬁnishes with Bass Coast on Friday. He thanked her for her work. Mr Piasente, who has been with council for 18 years starting with its Borough of Wonthaggi days, said he was looking forward to his new role.

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Inspired by street art By Tessa Hayward MEGAN Dell’s latest exhibition, Waterlines will be shown at Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek, from November 21 to December 18, 2010. Waterlines was inspired by stencil and street art and include paintings, drawings and mixed media. This will be her ﬁrst solo show: “I’ve been building up to having a solo show and now feels like the right time.” The exhibition will feature skateboards which have been painted and spray-painted on and varnished numerous times to produce a high gloss. Large pieces of artwork are also featured. They have been made up of many different layers with old paintings being placed on top of each other to create an effect. Ms Dell, 25, grew up in Wonthaggi and moved to Melbourne when she was 17 to study graphic arts. “I was inspired by local stencil artists, so I became involved in the street art scene,” she said. Her artwork almost always incorporates spray paint, and markers, with a preference to paint on reclaimed wood: “Each piece already provides its own character and history.”

Ms Dell has another exhibition about to open at For Walls Gallery, Melbourne CBD. Small Art Show is a group of A3 sized works, with a donation of all sales going to charity and will be running from November 17 to December 10, 2010. Gecko Studio Gallery ﬁrst got in touch with Ms Dell to stock some of her resin jewellery

she makes with a friend, under the name of Ruby & Sage. Her full time job is designing and making the resin jewellery for Ruby & Sage. “It takes up a lot of time, especially on the weekends,” she said. Ms Dell has quite an extensive resume for someone who is 25. She has exhibited about 35 times since 2002 when her ﬁrst group exhibition was shown. “I really enjoy group exhibitions where we are given something to do, it makes it a challenge,” she said. One of her favourite exhibitions was the Belvedere Vodka Show in 2009. They painted on the vodka bottles and Ms Dell took photos of every step. Ms Dell also enjoyed the KSPRAY, Custom Sneaker Exhibition Melbourne Stencil Festival in 2005. Next year Ms Dell and Nicole Tattersall are planning a duo exhibition, Drip, which is a follow up to their February 2010 exhibition. It will be held at For Walls Gallery, Melbourne CBD. She is planning to continue painting whenever she gets time and deﬁnitely do more solo shows. “I want to exhibit for as long as I can, I want to share my artwork with the people,” she said.

Winning posters for the fete By Tessa Hayward TO get students enthused about the schools fete on Sunday, November 21, St Joseph’s Primary School, Korumburra, held a poster design competition. The posters had to advertise the fete and the most creative poster in each year won $2 to spend at the fete.

The four winners were Tarek in Grade P/1, Travis in Grade 2/3, Kelsyn in Grade 4/5 and Alleza in Grade 5/6. All the students’ posters are now spread around Korumburra, in shop windows and on noticeboards to inform the community about the fete. There will be a major rafﬂe drawn at the fete. First prize is a $1000 IGA voucher, second prize is a $500 travel voucher and third

prize is a $300 Sports First voucher. Wristbands are available for unlimited rides on the GI Jane Eliminator, Go-karts, Chair-oPlane and Mega Fun Castle Slide. The wristband also includes a free BBQ sausage and juice box for lunch. Wristbands will cost $25 on the day and $20 if purchased before the fete. They are available for purchase in the schools ofﬁce.

Poster competition: Tarek, Alleza, Travis and Kelsyn with their winning posters advertising the school fete.

Free film festival SOME of the best films by, with, and about people with disability will be shown in Wonthaggi early next month. The Other Film Festival 2010 will screen the films free as part of celebrations for the International Day of People with Disability. Bass Coast Council’s community strengthening manager Antoinette Mitchell, said the films are entertaining and thought-provoking. When they were shown in Melbourne in August, tickets cost $120.

Despite the fact that the Wonthaggi showing is free, tickets must be booked. Light refreshments will be served before the screening, which starts at 1.30pm on Sunday December 5. The event will be wheelchair friendly and Auslan interpreted. Anyone needing assistance to attend, should contact Cheree Smith on 1300 226 278, Alisha McDonald, 5662 9376 or alisham@ southgippsland.vic.gov.au Those with communication impairments, can use the National Relay Service on 133 677. The ﬁlm festival is being staged by Bass Coast and South Gippsland councils.

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Milpara Community House

THE launch of the creative writers’ book ‘The Thursday Club’ was a huge success on Saturday November 6. Gill Heal, leading playwright, congratulated the group of eleven contributors on a third book. Carole Santin, facilitator, thanked her group; Jean Belstead, Shirley Chalmers, Peter Hearn, Diane Lambropoulos, Irene Lynch, Thelma Mostert, Anthea Spehr, Michele Stewart, Carole Davis and Jude Watson for their efforts and work over the last two years. Books are available for purchase from Milpara Community House, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra. Our Creative Writers meet every Thursday during school terms from 9.30am to 11.30am and welcome new members. ****** Our Photo Editing course will help you import photos into your computer and edit them and scan and restore old photographs. This course will be held over three Tuesdays from November 23 from 1pm to 4pm, for further enquiries please contact 5655 2524. ****** Come along to an information session with Chris Childs from Consumer Affairs about rental issues and to have your questions answered on Wednesday November 24 from 2pm to 4pm. Find out what the procedures are for making complaints. Find out what your rights are. ****** Fibromyalgia Support Group’s next meeting will be held at Milpara Community House, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra on Friday November 19. Come and share your experiences with other people in the same situation. ****** Responsible Service of Alcohol, Food Safety Level 1 and Level 2 courses will be held on Friday December 3. CFT International will undertake the training and assessment for these courses. For further information please contact Milpara on 5655 2524. ****** For the Blokes meets on Friday mornings from 10am to 12 noon until December 10. This is a friendly discussion group 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. ****** Due to popular demand, we will be running a second set of First Aid Courses, these include Applying First Aid, CPR and Administration of Adrenaline for Anaphylaxis, on Sunday December 5 and 12. If you are interested please contact Milpara on 5655 2524 and book your place.

ALREADY we are well into November, cricketers have replaced footballers on the telly, the Melbourne Cup is but a fading memory and it’s difficult to justify where the year has gone. I trust you had some successful wagers on the Cup and if not, at least had some fun with this legendary celebration. The CEO and I met up with an enthusiastic group at Mirboo North last week – the local Rail Trail Committee which has received substantial funds under the Bushfire Recovery Fund to create a new entrance for the Mirboo North to Boolarra Rail Trail. They have lots of creative ideas, including a highway underpass which would link the trail to Baromi Park, but as always, the challenge is to match the ideas with the available funds so that the project can be delivered. I’m confident they will come up with a worthy and achievable framework. A friendly reminder that Council’s community consultation sessions kick off this week to gather your ideas before we start the planning processes for 2011-2012. The first is in the Mirboo North Hall at 7.30pm tomorrow (Wed) and in Korumburra on Thursday at the Italian Club at 7pm. Leongatha is on Tues 23rd (Council Chamber - 7pm) and Foster on Tues 30th at the War Memorial Arts Centre at 7pm. This is considerably earlier than usual to give us ample time to consider the many great recommendations from community members. It really is grassroots democracy at work and we’d like you to be part of it. Our second last Council meeting of the year is next week, the fifth meeting under our trial season of six monthly meetings instead of fortnightly. We have been diligent in seeking feedback from the community on the viability of this schedule, and invite further feedback before we review the process early in the New Year. I sadly note the recent death of Bert van Bedaf, a well known local journalist who regularly attended Council Meetings and reported on Council activities. Bert had a sharp mind and wit plus a genuine interest in local politics, and was never afraid to tackle the hard issues and challenge us to rise to the occasion. He was a driving force in establishing the Literary Festival at Coal Creek and just recently launched his latest book at the October Festival. Our condolences go to his partner, Lerida and his family. I attended the Remembrance Day Ceremony last Thursday and as the years pass, the significance of the day remains ever poignant, with most families having stories of relatives who served or were lost in the war. It’s a time to remember, with gratitude, the price paid for the unsurpassed freedom we enjoy today, living in Australia. Cr Jim Fawcett

Greens announce candidate THE Victorian Greens has announced the candidate for the State Lower House seat of Gippsland South, Kate Jackson, who resides in Mirboo North Ms Jackson is a teacher, community worker and long-time member of the Greens, who believes that it is important to stand up for what is right, even though not always easy. “Our environment is changing, and we need to adapt rather than avoid” she advocates, stressing the need for change. As a member of Transition Town Mirboo North, Kate believes that change must be a gradual process of transition that helps people change to more sustainable ways of living. Kate is committed to issues concerning South Gippsland, in particular: • Water - Securing water supplies through better capture and treatment of rainwater and improved water efﬁciency. • Forests – Protection of remnant and old-growth forests and maintaining habitat for endangered species. • Land - Retention of our prime agricultural land, supporting farmers, Landcare and caring for country. • Climate - The need for future planning regarding coastal inundation, drought and ﬁre management. • Transport - Improved services, including the return of the South Gippsland railway. • Health - To focus on preventative health and early intervention

Church Times ARIES - March 21 - April 20

New challenges greet you and you enjoy new satisfaction at the workplace. At home especially, avoid making snap decisions. Launch dates for projects may be postponed. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

There is a trend to being bolder, but don’t overdo things. Friends are more supportive and less judgemental. Travel arrangements may undergo last minute changes. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

It’s tempting to make decisions for others, but resist such temptations, especially where money is involved. If travelling, you may ﬁnd yourself visiting a spot that has long intrigued you. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Friendship takes a supporting role to ﬁnancial and career matters. A sense of humour helps you cope with a demanding situation. Decorating and design are favoured activities. LEO - July 23 - August 22

Enjoy several lucky days, but don’t ignore the hard work required for seeing projects through to completion. Spend added time on health and recreation pursuits. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

A romantic revival is highlighted as you rebound from a recent slump. You impress people with your ability to make quick decisions. Your partner’s status receives a major boost. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

Your partner’s disposition may be unpredictable this week. Interesting times are spent at familiar places. a friend becomes more optimistic thanks to your quiet but steady encouragement. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Education expansion is favoured. You may be embarking on an all new area of learning. Curiosity is your middle name but don’t be too obvious with your questions. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

You excel at detective work and you may solve a key mystery at home or at the workplace. Family discussions can heat up. A youngster may prove to be the best mediator. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

Bright spots may include a modest ﬁnancial windfall and good news from a far away place. Don’t be overly quick to accept invitations, especially those that appeal to your ego. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

Your budget will beneﬁt from a thorough and realistic review. Recent tensions at work ease up, thanks to your more upbeat attitude. Your talents as a public speaker are admired by an older generation. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

This is a good week for embarking on creative projects. Professional activities, though, may beneﬁt from a traditional approach. If signing agreements, read between every little line. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

Friends know you to be meticulous, sometimes ﬁnicky and usually a perfectionist - but there’s another side too. You are charitable and the model of a friend in need. The year ahead ﬁnds you excelling in a supportive, rather than a leadership role.

ANGLICAN: Wednesday, November 17: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC; 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Friday, November 19: 7.30pm St David’s, Meeniyan HC. Sunday, November 21: 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: Wonthaggi. Sunday, 10.30am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Monday, 7.30pm: Holy Communion; Wednesday, 8.45am: Christian prayer & meditation, 10am: Holy Communion. CHURCH OF ASCENSION: Inverloch, Sunday, 9am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Tuesday, 9am: Christian prayer & meditation; 10am: Holy Communion; Thursday 7.30pm: Holy Communion. 5th Sunday services, alternating at Wonthaggi & Inverloch, contact Rev Bruce Charles for details, 5672 3984. 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; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am and 6pm: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Vic Butera 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday services: 11 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: Strongly family oriented church meets at The Grain Store, Mirboo North, Sundays: 4-5.10pm Communion, 5.15-6pm Bible Studies for Adults, Youth and Children. Friday evenings: Home Fellowships 7.30pm; Youth Activities. Enquiries: 5668 2226 Bob Stevens. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: 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, November 21, 9am and 10.45am. Tarwin Lower: 10.30am. 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.

mental health services. • Education - For two years of publicly-funded kindergarten and more support of public schools. “I originally joined the Greens because of their policies regarding social justice and the importance of meaningful work” Ms Jackson explained. “We have a rich and diverse rural life here where people know how to work together in times of crisis. We are facing the degradation of our environment with the risk of bushﬁres, ﬂoods, inappropriate housing development, and mining exploration throughout this rich agricultural land. No other political party is standing up to this. I’m certainly up for the challenge, and hope you have the courage to join me”. Kate can be contacted by phone on 0417566763 or email kate.jackson@vic.greens.org.au

Greens candidate: for Gippsland South, Kate Jackson.

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8248

1. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 18. 20. 23. 24. 25.

ACROSS Greeting (4,9) Frill (5) Assemble (7) Yell (6) Fold (6) Flower (5) Played (5) Tallied (6) Insect (6) Card game (7) Teach (5) Title (5,8)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 13. 15. 16. 17. 19. 21. 22.

DOWN Loud (6) Happen (5) Mean (7) Instant (4) Sovereign (5) Work (7) Lower (6) Resilient (7) Cat (7) Dish (6) Sport (6) Stand (5) Business (5) Vehicle (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8248 ACROSS 1. Misbehave but remain altruistic? (6,7). 8. Row right by the ship (5). 9. Gunman who gets people running! (7). 10. The vegeterian’s goose (6). 11. The bad weather carries on alarmingly! (6). 12. To many kids, is boring (5). 14. News that momentarily alleviates the gloom (5). 18. He’s wide awake and holding a book (6). 20. There’s a market, we’re told, for the thing (6). 23. Finding the dollar’s worth more has a cheering effect (5,2). 24. Get up on the platform (5). 25. What “All Set?” meets with? (5,8). DOWN 1. Charge nothing, in return, for the cat (6). 2. Have the man perform to music (5). 3. The sound barrier! (7). 4. Drive out, heartlessly, the outcast (4). 5. Insist on getting out of, and do (5). 6. Is bleeding no longer and trots off (7). 7. Favouring, at the outset, trees (6). 13. She poured out a beer and put a small quantity into it (7). 15. Is portable - and if it is we can ride down with it! (5,2). 16. Might care to get the doctor in: there is a slight bulge (6). 17. It ensures intercommunication between the banks (6). 19. He’s not the chap who’s well-oiled! (5). 21. Repeated “On the other hand” (5). 22. He peered inside at the sword (4).

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Ella Abbie Baker was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on October 29, to Lea Nicholas and Phil Baker of San Remo. Ella is a new sister for Chloe and Nicholas.

Tadhg John Brady is the ﬁrst child for Sally Morgan and Jolen Brady. He was born on October 27 at Birralee Birth Centre, Box Hill. He is the ﬁrst grandchild for John and Mary Morgan of Bass and eighth grandchild of John and Helen Brady of Bandon, Co Cork, Ireland.

Transport survey extended

DUMBALK residents have a further two weeks to respond to the Transport Needs Survey that was recently posted to all properties with a 3956 postcode.

Anastasia Gail Bridgeman was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on November 8 to Melinda and Matthew Bridgeman of Cowes. Anastasia is a new sister for Cayden 4 and Owen 3.

Green waste amnesty Twins Kolbi May and Darcy Kate Lavis were born on September 27 at the Latrobe Regional Hospital for Mal and Kylie of Leongatha. They are new sisters for Ethan, Tyler, Brienna-lee, Callam and Kierrah.

Aurelia Juliette Chandrasegaran was born on November 2 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital to Suryan and Therese. She is a beautiful little sister for Maria, Joseph, William, Patrick and Celine.

Tate William Kirk Connally was born on November 2 at the Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is the ﬁrst boy for Adrian and Jacqui of Turtons Creek and baby brother for Charlee, 22months.

Colyn John Meredith was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on November 3 to Clare and Damian Meredith of Wimbledon Heights. Colyn is a new brother for Ryan Ferry 13, Tahlia Ferry 8 and Tamzyn Meredith 3.

South Gippsland Shire Council’s Transport Connections co-ordinator, Fred Boreham, has received 40 responses so far to the council mail out of 130 surveys. “We are regularly asked about more transport options for the town, but interestingly all who responded have at least one car garaged at their property and 26 of these have two or more cars,” he said. “Only 12 households actually recorded a lack of transport as an issue for their household. “If this isn’t representative, then we need to hear from more residents by November 30.” Extra survey forms are available from the Dumbalk General Store. For further information contact Mr Boreham on 5662 9324.

Hector William O’Leary was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on October 30 to Nicole O’Leary of Wonthaggi.

BASS Coast’s annual green waste amnesty has started. It runs until December 13.

Jye John Larcombe was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on October 25 to Sarah Tyrrell and Ash Larcombe of San Remo.

Under the amnesty, green waste can be left free at any of council’s tips or transfer stations. And it doesn’t matter how much you have or how often you dump it. Normally, there’s a fee of $12 per cubic metre. Infrastructure director Steve Piasente, said the amnesty is designed to encourage residents and property owners to clean up before summer. This should include keeping grass cut short, removing long dry grass, fallen leaves and twigs, clearing away dead undergrowth and fallen branches and cleaning leaves from gutters. “This can reduce the ﬁre risk to your property as well as your neighbour’s.”

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago, November 18, 1980

Five years ago, November 15, 2005

WOORAYL Shire councillors have dug their heels in over their controversial decision to install a lift to their new ﬁrst ﬂoor council chambers and functions room.

A WILD night in Leongatha last Friday, November 11, has prompted Leongatha Police to crack down heavily on underage drinking. A brawl in McCartin Street, Leongatha later on the same night saw a person have their jaw broken.

10 years ago, November 14, 2000

Georgia Ann Norman was born on October 29 at Foster hospital, ﬁrst child for Ian and Sarah Norman of Leongatha.

THE level of the Leongatha town water storage hit 82 per cent capacity last week, its best level for more than four years. But the South Gippsland Water Authority ofﬁcials believe it is no time for complacency.

One year ago, November 17, 2009 BRAZEN thieves soured a sacred day at Korumburra Primary School last Tuesday, stealing about $1200 cash. It was during school hours on Remembrance Day.

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Enjoy a good drop? ELDERS are selling the “Nyora Vineyard & Winery’. Read all about it on page 30.

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Vineyard, pasture and bush S

ET on 70 acres of gently undulating land with a northern and easterly aspect, “Nyora Vineyard & Winery” consists of about 15 acres of established grapevines of red and white varieties, with the balance (about 55 acres) pasture and some natural bush.

It features a two storey high, 60’ x 30’ wine making building of steel and concrete construction with an open area for wine making, vat storage etc, plus truck roller door access. Downstairs also includes a cellar door sales area with a bar and an enclosed outdoor courtyard, which overlooks the property. Upstairs consists of ofﬁce/ weekend accommodation including bathroom, kitchen with electric cooking and dishwasher, and lounge/ sleeping area. There is also an underground

wine cellar used for all barrels in racks, bottle racks, bottling area and storage. Other features of the property include a barn style storage shed, a toilet block consisting of mens, womens and

handicapped toilets, plus another area for showering/laundry, a pump shed, stockyards, and water is provided by two concrete tanks plus dams. “Nyora Vineyard & Winery” is an

ideal lifestyle property for the wine enthusiast with all facilities required plus established vines and is already a part of the area’s wine trail as per highway signs.

With quality premises that could convert to a unique home, outstanding views over Loch valley to hills and mountains, and within one and a quarter hours of Melbourne, via access to both the Bass Highway (via Peacock Road) and the South Gippsland Highway, “Nyora Vineyard & Winery” deﬁnitely has enormous potential. Although the property is currently set up for a vineyard operation, it could easily be converted to an easy care lifestyle property, with lovely places to build a home. Inspection strictly with sole agent.

At a glance Location: 226 Williams Road, Loch. Price: $790,000. Agent: Elders, Korumburra. Contact: Don Olden 0417 805 312 or Zel Svenson 0438 636 290.

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“Mosey on in” Saturday M

AKE a date in your diary for this Saturday, November 20, and come and inspect this appealing four bedroom brick veneer home on a lazy 40 acres.

Located only 10 minutes from either Leongatha or Inverloch on the Bass Highway, this home caters for the whole family, with plenty of room to run around both inside and outside. With four bedrooms (including an en suite in main, and built-in robes), as well as a study on offer, you won’t lack for sleeping space for family or visitors. The timber kitchen features an electric wall oven and hotplates, rangehood, large corner pantry and a dishwasher. A glass sliding door from the dining room opens onto an undercover outdoor area, which is partially enclosed with lattice fencing, and overlooks the gardens. There are also two living areas, and a solid fuel heater as well as a reverse cycle air conditioner. Shedding includes a big three bay Colorbond open bay garage complete with concrete ﬂoor and power, stable, large enclosed chook pen, a hay shed, wood shed, and stockyards. The land has been divided into four main paddocks and two smaller paddocks, all very well fenced and supported by electriﬁed fencer. Water to the land is supplied via two dams and reticulated to troughs, while a 20,000 gallon and 5000 gallon water tank collect for the home. It is built in a private and sheltered elevated position, which overlooks the property. With views to Leongatha, and the school bus past your front gate, this home is just waiting for a family to move in. For more information, contact the team at Alex Scott & Staff on 5662 0922. Open for inspection this Saturday, November 20 11am - 12.30pm.

At a glance Location: 7595 Bass Highway, Leongatha South Price Range: $625,000 - $650,000. Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 0922.

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Prom Country N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

Super Couper!

A Portrait in Colour and Space – 1 acre country escape

ANYTHING in this street is great value because the position is soooooo perfect. When you throw in character, big bright rooms and high ceilings, and then add a brilliant bungalow (or teenager’s bedroom) and double garage, it’s a super combo with the lot! Along with three bedrooms, there’s a country style kitchen, spacious meals and sitting room, large lounge, bathroom 2 showers, elevated deck, BBQ area and paved verandah. Featuring wood heater, timber ﬂoors, ceiling fans…SUPER!

Immerse yourself in the vibrant personality of this welcoming property with beautiful views across farmland. Tall ceilings and long, broad rooms include 3 king sized bedrooms, two great living spaces, and a gorgeous country kitchen. Comforts include good insulation, wood ﬁred heating and decked verandas. Outside, an insulated art studio or bungalow, selection of good sized shedding, 3 bay carport off a circular drive. An easy commute to Mirboo Nth and Latrobe Valley towns.

INSPECT Sunday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 5 Couper Street, MIRBOO NORTH

INSPECT Sunday @ 1.30 - 2.00pm Address 147 Chute Road, THORPDALE

$245,000 - $265,000 N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

Still under construction. Photo next week.

$390,000 - $430,000

N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

Shine in Shinglers Ridge

Queen of the Court

Rustic Contemporary – On 40 Acres

Nearing completion, this beautiful home combines country warmth & contemporary styling. Open, bright living zone with pitched ceiling and timber ﬂoors, 3 BRS, 2 bath, dble garage & 2 verandahs. INSPECT By Appointment Address 6 Floraston Drive, LEONGATHA $320,000 - $340,000

A fantastic 3-4 brm family home with all the space and zones of a modern ﬂoor plan, 3 living areas, 2 bathrooms, big kitchen, northern entertaining deck, double garage. A surprise package! INSPECT Sunday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 3 Eveline Court, MIRBOO NORTH $330,000 - $360,000

An unapologetic appreciation for classy modern inclusions blends with an earthy love of timbers, trees and sky, resulting in an impeccably appointed, elegantly rustic, country retreat. Features modern, light filled living spaces, stunning views, a meticulous hostess kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 studies, and 2 bathrooms. New shedding, undercover parking, water storage, fenced paddocks and a 40 acre mix of pasture and timbers, round off this substantial rural property, filled with benefits. INSPECT Sunday @ 1.30 - 2.00pm Address 970 Boolarra-Mirboo North Road, BOOLARRA

$490,000 - $540,000

Y N DA PE R O ATU S IS

N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

Stand Out Value & Appeal

Fabulous Views – Fabulous Farmlet

Extended, renovated, refined. In elevated position not far to shops. Light-filled living, separate office/ study, 3 brms, decked entertaining area, workshop, carport, watering system, BBQ area. Perfect. INSPECT Saturday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 38 Greenwood Parade, LEONGATHA $240,000 - $260,000 $540,000 - $575,000

This 9 acre (approx) farmlet will ‘WOW’ & ‘WOO’ you with its breathtaking views. A complete renovation sees the original rooﬂine retained, whilst a contemporary interior exudes sophisticated yet relaxed country warmth. Featuring big picture windows, 2 living zones, timber decks, timberlined cathedral ceilings, food-lovers’ kitchen, huge main brm with exquisite ensuite, & 2 further brms. Outside, there are colourful gardens, 2 bay garage with workshop, ample shedding, yards, & paddocks. INSPECT Sunday @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 185 Smiths Road, MARDAN

Ritchie Rich Here’s a golden opportunity to capitalize on 2 key property ingredients - Location and Originality. The large allotment has rear lane access & if you’re prepared for a full renovation project, this is it. INSPECT By Appointment Address 5 Ritchie Street, LEONGATHA $200,000 - $220,000

Y N DA PE R O ATU S IS

N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

Selling Properties

24/7 Cottage Style–Town Convenience

Don’t Judge a Book...

Clean and Neat Budget Treat

Federation-inspired 3 brm character home on a 650sqm (approx) level block, in heart of Leongatha. Two spacious living zones, 2 bath, kitchen with 5 burner range, carport, shed. Lots of inclusions. INSPECT By Appointment Address 3 Leslie Court, LEONGATHA $265,000 - $285,000

A few exterior changes, & this 3BR home could be the ‘ugly-duckling-to-swan’ story! Inside, deco ceilings, polished boards, & updated kitchen. Owner occupier, investor (app $12,000pa) or builder opportunity. INSPECT Sunday @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 1 Giles Street, MIRBOO NORTH $215,000 - $235,000

Here’s your chance – with no maintenance work to be done to make your nest egg “resident – ready” – it’s all been done. New carpet, fresh paint, updated bathroom, good kitchen, secure fencing. The two bedroom accommodation has split system, built in robes, and a spacious bathroom . Like a unit, on a compact block with side street access to a double carport, a garden shed. A short walk to major sporting facilities, convenient. If you are an investor, we’ll ﬁnd you a decent tenant.

N AY PE D O SUN S HI

INSPECT Saturday @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 14a Yarragon Road, LEONGATHA

$180,000 - $200,000

allen bartlett 0417 274 624

N AY PE D O SUN S HI

kaz hughes 0417 516 998

Miles of Giles style! It’s a Space Bonanza!

You Know You’ll Love the Life in Yinnar

Unsurpassed Mirboo North accommodation, work from home opportunity and living space here! Four (or ﬁve) bedrooms, three (or four) living areas including a huge, stunning lower level, modern, self contained retreat perfect for teenage, in-law, paying, or home business (run your own ﬁtness studio!). Three bathrooms, massive quality timber kitchen, views across farmland, easy maintenance gardens. This property has been improved and renovated whilst retaining quality original features.

This 5 acre approx parcel is a delightful balance of grass, pasture & a smaller zone of native Australian bush. Raise your own animals, or enjoy the locals – koalas, wallabies & echidnas are your nearest neighbours. A triple carport, double garage or shed, & ample water from tank & dam all complement the colonial style home. You’ll ﬁnd extensive use of timber throughout the expansive living zones, 3 brms, 2 bathrooms & features of an OFP, wood heater, spa bath & soaring ceiling heights.

INSPECT Sunday @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 29 Giles Street, MIRBOO NORTH

INSPECT Sunday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 405 Whitelaw’s Track,YINNAR SOUTH

5664 0224

$380,000 - $420,000

93 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan 84 Ridgway, Mirboo North promcountryre.com.au

lisa williams 0438 133 385

$350,000 - $380,000

5668 1660

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Huge grazing property

eongatha SEJ will a 445 acre property at gatha South cember 3.

agents, auction grazing Leonon De-

It is on the corner of Wares and Cosgriffs Road. The ﬂat to undulating block has a scattering of natural bush. It is bordered by nine dams and is divided into four main paddocks. It would suit someone seeking a large acreage in a prominent location, which is between Leongatha, Inverloch and Korumburra. The Koonwarra saleyards are also conveniently nearby. The property is currently being run as a cow and calf enterprise, with some steers. It has been owned by the same family for more

than 65 years. Terms: 10 per cent de-

posit with the balance in 60 days or earlier.

At a glance Location: 320 Wares Road, Leongatha South. Auction: Friday, December 3 at 1.30pm on site. Agent: SEJ, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 4033, Barry Redmond 0418 515 666 or Lyle Miller 0408 515 665.

Highly sought after location O

NLY a short walk from all schools and the centre of Leongatha, this three bedroom home sits on a neat corner block. It would make an ideal ﬁrst home or investment property. Each bedroom contains built-in robes. A neat timber kitchen and meals area with dishwasher and new electric oven is well appointed to the living area with reverse cycle air conditioner. At the rear of the home there’s a handy area for a study or sitting room with a glass sliding door outside, near the two bedrooms, which could provide handy access for a home business if required.

A double carport and lock-up garden shed provide car and tool storage. The property is currently leased to an exceptional tenant, so inspection by appointment is appreciated.

At a glance Location: 56 Jeffrey Street, Leongatha. Price: $285,000. Agent: Stockdale and Leggo, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 5800.

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Stand out Leongatha value E

XTENDED, renovated and reﬁned – the result is remarkable.

In a quiet, elevated position and a short walk along the rail trail to the busy Leongatha shopping centre, you’ll be pressed to ﬁnd a better value package in this price range. The decor is soft muted tones in biscuit and cream. An open plan living zone has been created to incorporate kitchen, dining and lounge, all with big picture windows looking out across the treetops toward the town. The kitchen has a pantry, breakfast bar and adjoins the dining/meals room. Flowing through to the lounge with its gas log ﬁreplace the overall effect is of light and space. Painted timber panels connect the rooms and give a thoroughly modern feel to this home. A separate, central room, with a wall of storage, is presently the exercise zone, and

would also suit as a study, kids play room, sewing/hobby area, or TV nook. Three beaut bedrooms all with robes, a neat bathroom, separate laundry and separate toilet, complete the inside story; a story with a happy ending because you don’t have to lift a ﬁnger. Outside, read morning papers on the sensational front deck, or have cool barbecues out the back at the powered barbecue area

among the flowers. There’s a powered workshop, garden watering system, colourful landscaping and a single carport. This property has been pampered and preened for all of its life, and the result is perfection personified. If you are in the market for a spotless first home, or want to scale down and actually relax, here’s the thing.

At a glance Location: 38 Greenwood Parade, Leongatha. Price: $240,000 - $260,000. Agent: First National Prom Country. Contact: Kaz Hughes 0417 516 998.

Locals’ spec home success A

GLEN Iris home with strong connections to South Gippsland won Victorian Spec Home of the Year at the HIA industry awards recently. The award was won by Evolve Design and Manage, which is the brain child of former Leongatha residents Adam Salmon and his wife Penelope Johnston. Leongatha’s Kevin Gardiner Kitchens did all the joinery including robes and vanities. Others who were involved included Wil Kennedy from KB Carpets in Leongatha, Linc Thornton of Total Stainless who grew up in Leongatha and Tristan McMicking of Trimac Electrics who grew up in Tarwin. The site foreman Paul Le Page, and one of the carpenters Ryan Dowd were both originally from Leongatha as well. Frank and Shirley Welsford of Leongatha were crucial to the project.

Glen Iris: this home won an HIA award and was renovated with assistance from South Gippsland people. Contemporary and practical: Evolve Design and Manage adds a touch of individuality to their projects.

Adam said they have been supporting his business for some time and without them none of this would have come to fruition. Evolve Design and Manage transformed an original Californian bungalow at 45 Dorrington Avenue, Glen Iris into a true combination of tradition through its façade aesthetics and reinstatement of the original verandah leading into a sleek, large modern home with all of the luxuries and finishing touches that the discerning home owner craves for their family. The windows in Dorrington Avenue have been positioned to maximise the sun and light entry into the house and to capitalise on airflow, at the same time looking out onto gardens and tree tops, not neighbouring homes. Adam said Dorrington Avenue was a challenging project as it was speculative. “We did not know who the owner would be so in finalising the design we drew from our experiences of

previous projects in designing family homes to turn this one into a truly wanted house, he said. He cites examples of this being the placement of the master bedroom away from the rest for privacy, but close to the front of the house for security, and the ﬁrst ﬂoor being designed for the children with an open living space and private kids’ terrace. “Our designs are contemporary and practical, and being the designer and the builder, we always add that extra touch of individuality to ensure they are one of a kind,” Adam said. “Small things such as installing established gardens so when the clients move in they feel right at home are so important to our team.” Evolve Design and Manage is a full service design and building company who manage the entire project from concept to completion. For more about Evolve Design and Manage visit www.theevolvegroup.com.au.

Simply stunning: Kevin Gardiner Kitchens provided extra assistance to custom build the unique kitchen.

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Church as a family By Chris Brown

NEW pastors in Leongatha want the people coming to their church to feel like they are joining a family. John and Shelley Hermens became leaders at South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship earlier this year. The couple hails from Moe, and John was an assistant pastor in Drouin for the past three years. “We see our role as working with the people here and going on a journey together to learn what it is to be a Christian,” he said. “We’re learning about identity: who we are and then how we can best serve the community.” They will lead a contemporary church attempting to present God to people in ways they can understand and embrace. “The message of Christ is as relevant today as it was 2000 years ago and we have to bring that message to today’s hearers,” John said. But that doesn’t mean it will be a youth church. “We need the older people to help teach the younger people and the young-

er people because they have the energy and the drive,” John said. “So everyone is important to us.” John believes in preaching answers to life. “Sometimes we can preach the problem and we shouldn’t do this and we shouldn’t do that, but we believe you’ve got to teach the solution, because if we’re putting people down all the time how can they rise up?” he said. “Our goal is that people live the Christian life to the fullest. If they embrace Jesus and what he stands for and the way to live they’ll ﬁnd they will be so much happier and have so much joy in their hearts.” For Shelley pastoring is about helping people fulﬁll their destinies. “We want to make a really great vibrant contemporary church where everyone feels welcome and accepted and loved for who they are,” she said. The Hermens are currently searching for a home in Leongatha. Shelley likes having a beach nearby and John is looking forward to trying out the region’s golf courses. “The region has rich farmland and beautiful surroundings and very friendly people,” Shelley said.

New pastors: Shelley and John Hermens are new to the South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship in Leongatha.

Fun galore: Beth and the other Prep girls tackle the waves at Cape Paterson beach.

Seaside camp was so much fun JUNIOR students from Loch Primary School enjoyed a two day camp to Inverloch and Cape Paterson recently. Before setting up camp at the surf life saving club, time was spent at the playground at Inverloch and on the beach, exploring the sand hills. With ideal weather conditions for the beach, the children swam, built sand castles, dug holes and competed in races. A short trip to The Caves beach, with Pam from the South Gippsland Conservation Society, kept the children rapt with a rock pooling session, and looking at the dinosaur dig and fossilised footprint. Prep students loved the experience. “My favourite part was rock pooling and I did ﬁnd a small starﬁsh in the rock pool,” Tara said. “I liked when I was swimming because a wave knocked me over,” Ashlen said. “My favourite bit at Cape Paterson was swimming and I liked making sand castles,” Tyson said. “At Cape Paterson camp we went swimming and I got splashed by the water,” Acacia said.

Outdoor life: Tyson and Ben make their own fun.

Out, about: Acacia searches for sea critters along the shoreline.

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Final walk caps off month AS “Walktober” came to a close, the South Coast Active Community celebrated by holding ﬁve walks across the region recently. Walks were held at Toora, Meeniyan, Sandy Point, Inverloch and Churchill Island. The sun shone brightly as the walkers hit the beaches,

All go: Toora Primary School kids stretch their walks.

walking tracks and rail trails with ages ranging from as young as ﬁve to 75. GippSport program co-ordinator Gene Parini said: “It’s not just a celebration of “Walktober” but we hope that it has invigorated some to form walking groups and to continue being active.” Inverloch resident Len Cuttriss attended the polewalking event. Recovering from a hip operation he wanted to get more information on using the poles. “I think the use of the poles will assist me in walking longer and assist with my recovery,” he said. Toora Primary School held their walk as part of their after school care program. Active After-school Care regional manager Mark Lindsay was thrilled with the excitement from the students about walking. “We had around 30 kids marching around, having a great time and it was great to see them enjoy getting active,” he said. Anyone interested in ﬁnding out more about established free walking groups in the local area should visit www.gippsport.com.au or contact Anita Leyden at Bass Coast Community Health Service on 5671 9230.

Inspiring stuff: senior students at Wonthaggi North Primary School recently attended a leadership presentation held by Commonwealth Games medallist Linda Ryan and Collingwood premiership player Jarryd Blair. The students learnt about leadership skills, doing their best, working hard and being happy.

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Prevent the spread of weeds DPI is receiving calls from the public who are concerned about contractors and farmers baling hay in areas known to have weed species. Hay contractors and farmers are encouraged to ensure they adopt practical hygiene measures to minimise the risks of weed spread. Contractors, farmers,

transport operators and anyone else involved in the manufacture and transfer of fodder and grains can follow a few simple steps to minimise the potential for weed spread: Don’t allow fodder or grain to leave a property if it is contaminated with noxious weeds or seed of a noxious weed. Ensure machinery hygiene practices are adopted to prevent the spread of noxious weeds.

Only source fodder or grain from properties known to be free of noxious weeds. Ask for a certiﬁcation of quality to protect against contaminants. As a precaution, feed hay in designated paddocks or areas that can be closely monitored in future for weed infestation. During the drought, in most cases it was essential to import fodder and grain onto the farm to provide

stock feed. In the longer term, this may have created a weed problem which could last for many years. Noxious weed seed can pass through the gut of animals and be viable. We all have a duty of care to prevent the spread of weeds into and around our state. Victoria has legislation in place to protect the state and industry. This deals with control, purchasing, selling and transport that may be responsible for spreading noxious weeds. This legislation emphasises the responsibilities of the individual and carries severe penalties for offenders. Under the Victorian legislation, a person must not, without a permit from the secretary, wilfully bring or cause to be brought into Victoria or transport within Victoria the seeds or any other part of a noxious weed, whether or not it is for sale. It is also an offence to deposit on land, noxious weeds or seeds that are capable of growing. Severe penalties apply to those who choose to ignore this legislation. All farmers, contractors and transport operators are urged to take weed spread seriously this hay season and protect our agricultural industries. For any further enquiries or information please contact Customer Service Centre on 136 186.

Weed caution: hay delivered to South Gippsland may contain noxious weed seed.

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Managing hay with rain around “HOW often do we get a rain free hay harvest, even during the dry times,” asks Frank Mickan, Pasture and Fodder Conservation Specialist at DPI Ellinbank.

There is no need to read any further if you make round baled hay or get your small and large squares indoors before rain. However, if you get caught with rain on your square bales or will before shedding them, what can you do? The following suggestions may help you.

Rain is on the way but you won’t be able to get all bales indoors before it arrives. Stack small square bales into triangular stooks in either of two ways. One way is to stand the bales on their ends in groups of two or four so that they resemble an “Indian Tepee”. The other method is to stook bales on their horizontal sides in groups of three. The ﬁrst two bales are laid on their edge and leant against each other so that they touch only on their top corners. The third bale is then laid on top in the “V” shaped area formed by the

Clear skies: rain wasn’t a problem for this harvest, with the sunny weather last week on this farm near Leongatha.

ﬁrst two bales. The uncut side of the bales should be facing up since it tends to shed the water more effectively. Large square bales can be stacked, and preferably covered with tarps/plastic sheets, in small stacks around the paddocks. Although the outer edges of the bales will become wet, their internals should remain relatively dry, unless the rainfall event is gentle and persistent. A heavy downpour is far less damaging than a long continual drizzle. If only a light shower is expected (and who knows?)

then their increased density will prevent water ingress and it may be possible to leave them where they lie. Round bales, if baled tight, or net tied, will shed much of the rain. Bales made early in the season will have a high digestibility due to their leafiness and high content of sugars and, if rained on, dry matter and quality losses can be severe. They should be shedded as soon as possible or stacked and covered with plastic to prevent large losses. Over 50 per cent of the weight of a 2m diameter round bale of hay is in the outer 300mm so anything to reduce wastage of round bales stored outside will be very beneficial. What to do with hay bales that have become wet? When the rain finally clears up, pull the stacks of square bales apart to allow the outside bales to start drying. Cart the dry internal bales into the shed. Make sure the bales are completely dry. A small section of one bale containing moisture may be adequate to “fire” up a stack if shedded before

becoming sufficiently dry. Depending on where they are wet, you may need to flip them over for a few hours drying before shedding. If bales are still damp on shedding, the bales should be stacked to allow air to move through, around, or over the top of the stack. These bales will heat and doing this will allow the hot air to escape and prevent heat build up. Alternatively, if shed space permits, or an equipment shed is available, stack the wettest bales over the largest area possible. If you do not have sufficient area under cover to spread them out, and you must stack them, try to place something like sleepers or tyres between layers to allow the heat to escape. If the weather turns hot leave the wetter bales outside to dry out. If the weather looks like turning nasty again, put the wetter bales on top of the dry shedded bales. However, it would be preferable to spread these in another bay or shed until they were sufficiently dry. If large squares are baled too wet (or not cured enough), they will heat substantially without the added

moisture from rain. The larger denser nature of these bales does not allow them to “breathe” and will heat substantially. This will occur if baled at over 18 to 20 per cent moisture content. They should be baled at less than 16 per cent moisture. Over 80 per cent of ﬁres are in large square bale stacks for this reason. It is particularly hard to gauge the internal dryness of wet round bales, which have been left in the paddock for several weeks, so be ultra careful if they are shedded. Round bales can be tied using net instead of string. Net wrapped bales shed the rain much more effectively than string tied bales and it reduces dry matter losses by about 10 per cent. All bales in the above situations will be much damper than desirable, even after a period of drying, so carefully monitor the shedded stack for several weeks, watching for signs of dangerous heating. Be aware that bales sitting on damp paddocks, in puddles, or caught in rivulets of water or ﬂoods, are also at potential risk of spontaneous combustion. Many farmers in the past have spread salt between

the layers of hay to absorb the moisture. Research of this practice indicates that it is not a viable or reliable option to reduce moisture or the prospect of mould/ﬁre damage. A very large amount of salt is required to have any affect and this can cause problems if too much is consumed by cattle when fed out. The layer of salt may aid in absorbing some of the moisture at the junction between the layers, but won’t have a great affect within the bales.

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Thorson has the experience JACK Thorson aims to do the best quality job possible for his clients.

The Meeniyan-based contractor brings 29 years of experience to his work, which includes hay production, cultivating work, fencing and direct drilling. Jack specialises in round bales during the hay season, but can do little square bales for those who require them. He uses a 12-month-old John

Deere tractor, and recently purchased new power harrows. As the owner and manager of Jack Thorson Contracting, he works around Meeniyan and Leongatha, and can travel to places such as Mirboo North, Tarwin Lower, Fish Creek and Foster. He has some space in his schedule free for new clients this summer. Jack is the main man for the contracting work, but will sometimes employ others to help him in peak periods.

He was brought up on a South Gippsland dairy farm and has lived in the region all his life. This gives him the necessary skills to cope with the hilly conditions in the region. “You have to know what you’re doing and where to place the bales,” Jack said. “They can end up running into the neighbour’s paddock or a dairy.” If you need contracting work done, be sure to contact Jack on 0418 356 016.

Jack Thorson: his focus is on doing the best contracting job possible for his clients. In the paddock: contractor Jack Thorson baling silage near Stony Creek last week. His attention will turn to hay as the weather warms up.

Hay safety signs FARMS suffer a poor reputation for safety and the impact of falling large hay bales can be underestimated. At the 2010 National Fodder Conference, an Australian Fodder Industry Association member Suzanne Woods from Calingiri, Western Australia, presented her safety sign to create awareness of the dangers of falling hay bales from stacks and trucks. The seriousness of this situation was brought home to the Woods family when Suzanne’s father was killed in an accident involving falling bales on their farm in October last year. She now wants to

Good idea: a hay safety sign would warn people of potential dangers. see clear signage wherever large bales are stacked to prevent the same tragedy happening again. “The signs are designed to be used in a variety of situations and can

be customised to suit different locations. Whether it is in the form of a portable sign while a truck is being loaded or unloaded or adhesive signs on hayshed walls and columns, the simple graphic image gives a clear and immediate message,” Suzanne said. At the conference Suzanne outlined the risk of bales being stacked with a straight wall or face. “The ends of the stack without support should be stepped to reduce the risk of the end bales collapsing. Trying to get as many bales in the shed with a straight wall or face could come at the cost of a serious injury or fatality.

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Identical twins

By Tessa Hayward

MOTOR Ag has recently sold two identical Case JX70 tractors to Gary Forrester for roadside slashing. They are to update Mr Forrester’s old tractors which did not have cabins. “I needed the air-conditioning,” he said. Mr Forrester is contracted to the Shire

Council and has been for about 15 years. He searched around looking for the best price, and Motor Ag came up with it. Mick Charlton, manager of Motor Ag, is very pleased with the sale. Mr Forrester headed out for the ﬁrst time on his tractor on Tuesday, November 9 to start slashing the sides of Mardan Road. “They were really good, I’m very pleased with them,” he said after using them for the ﬁrst time.

New purchase: Gary Forrester (right) and his father Merv, with his new tractors.

Sealing the deal: Mick Charlton (left) and Gary Forrester with the two new Case tractors.

They are faced with a range of options to choose from to best suit their situation. Some factors which need to be considered include: • How long the hay is to be stored • Labour requirement at stacking • Frequency of outloading

• Available capital As a general rule the longer the life of the storage the cheaper the storage cost per tonne per year. However these options will require a far greater up front outlay of cash. While there are not always opportunities to store hay straight behind the baler, storage prevents spoilage from weathering and loss of dry matter weight. Selecting the most suitable storage option will greatly depend on a variety of factors,

for example time frame of storage, available capital, frequency of loading in and out and distance to existing storage. Often the storage selection can be determined by the target market. Members also report that a combination of storage options can also work well. It is important to consider the moisture that can permeate bales from beneath. Laying bales on a plastic layer, even on concrete ﬂoors in sheds is favoured by many members.

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Bale with McHale SOUTH Gippslanders can now purchase McHale balers from a local distributor. Impressive baler: Somersleigh Farms Agricultural Contractors’ Justin Richards and Gendore’s Tim Burgess with the McHale V660.

Working hard: the McHale V660 makes silage on a paddock near Dumbalk last week.

Gendore Leongatha has brought the high quality, low maintenance and reliable balers to the region. Many farmers and contractors in the region will already be familiar with McHale wrappers, which are also available through Gendore. McHale’s head ofﬁce is in Melbourne and the brand has a longer history in the Western District. Made in Ireland, the McHale balers are particularly good at handling the wet conditions and heavier bales associated with silage making. They boast heavy duty grass pick-up capabilities and a ﬂoor that falls away if silage or hay blocks up. Among those already taking advantage of the McHale baler’s availability in South Gippsland is Somersleigh Farms Agricultural Contractors. Father and son team, Ian and Justin Richards had already made about 1500 bales of silage with their new McHale V660 machine as of mid-last week. They needed a new baler as their old

one was wearing out, and broke down a few times last season. Justin, who was baling on a farm at Dumbalk when The Star caught up with him, has already noticed that a few things about the machine are better designed, including bigger wheels and stronger construction. More greasable bearings are another beneﬁt of the McHale baler according to Justin. He said they had trouble with nongreasable parts on their last baler. Justin also choose the McHale baler because it would be backed by Gendore’s superior service. Gendore’s Tim Burgess said they make good service a high priority. “We look after our customers, so we get there as quick as we can,” he said. “We’ll bring people from our Tooradin branch if we need to. “Tis time of the year we are on call seven days a week.” Gendore technicians have completed courses in Melbourne, so they are able to quickly react to any issues. Gendore is located on Yarragon Road, Leongatha.

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Safety first during harvest THERE are plenty of hazards and risks associated with the handling and transportation of hay and silage bales.

Friendly, fast service: Mobil’s John Schelling and Josh Fiddelaers are keen to team up to sell and deliver products to consumers.

Mobil’s harvest special MOBIL’S harvest deals are now on.

For any customer who purchases any 208 litre drum of Mobil Lubricants will receive a $50 fuel voucher, redeemable at any of the area’s 11 BP branded sites. Similarly, if someone were to purchase any two 20 litre drums of Mobil Lubricants they would receive a $10 fuel voucher. “They can be used for anything, whether it is fuel, confectionery or coffee,” said sales manager John Schelling. “It is available to all consumers, whether they are a farmer, in a workshop, commercial contractors or anyone else.” The deal will run until the end of De-

cember, giving customers two months to take advantage of the great offer. Mobil are also on the lookout for new Delvac customers, which is the number one brand of heavy duty diesel engine oil. The product is trusted by millions of transport professionals worldwide and endorsed by more than 300 original equipment manufacturers. “We believe we have the best service and backup lubricant supply in Gippsland, with staff that have been here for 30 years,” Mr Schelling said. And Evans Petroleum’s Managing Director Stuart Evans will shortly be celebrating 40 years of selling fuel and lubricants throughout Gippsland.

Fatal accidents have resulted from the instability of stacked bales. Bales have fallen from ﬁxed stacks and from trucks and trailers, onto people attempting to load and unload the produce. When preparing to stack hay or silage the following should be considered: • Keep anyone who is not directly involved with the activity away from the work area (especially children) • Evaluate the condition of the bales to determine if they should be stacked at all • Ensure methods of work associated with the stacking and unstacking do not expose anyone to manual handling risks or to the risk of falling from height • Ensure that the activity will be carried out at a safe distance from electrical power lines. Where overhead power lines cross the property consult your local electricity supplier for information: - on the height and

voltage of the lines; and - the vertical clearance distances required when travelling under or working near the line. Mark this information on your map of the property, and use it when planning the locations of stacks, silos, and other activities. This pre-planning will help to reduce the risk of accidental contact with live power lines.

• It is essential to use equipment designed for the conditions of the site (safe working load, lift height, reach and ground conditions (rough terrain) • Lifting equipment such as forklifts and attachments should have a backguard ﬁtted to prevent bales falling onto the operator. This is particularly important when travelling on uneven ground.

• Ensure appropriate communication methods are in place, and understood. When stacking: • Evaluate the density and uniformity of each bale as it is stacked to ensure that it is able to support bales on top (only use sound bales for foundation and sides). Try to arrange lighter or smaller bales above denser or larger bales.

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Japanese beautify ‘Gatha By Isaac McCallum

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Floral partnership: Murray Goulburn’s Ken Thomas with Four Leaf’s Jun Fujikuma and Murray Goulburn head of research and development, Dr Ross Crittenden.

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them looking colourful with regular maintenance. Four Leaf CEO Genjiro Katayama decided that Murray Goulburn should have stunning gardens, which is a tradition in his native Japan. “Mr Katayama believes that a company must exist for society, not only for chasing proﬁt,” said Four Leaf international communication director Jun Fujikuma. “We like people to look at it (the garden), not just the system. Then they can be happy.” Murray Goulburn technical manager Ken Thomas said the lactoferrin business took off when Four Leaf jumped on board. “When we started producing it, it was only in small qualities for a small customer base,” he said. “It’s been really good for dairy farmers, as price has remained stable even when commodity prices have ﬂuctuated.” Lactoferrin is extracted from milk for protein supplements.

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Supply increases

ON the strength of good cattle prices, and the time of year, there was an increase in supply with all classes of cattle up in number.

The quality of the yarding was mostly good through to very good, but after a very dear sale the previous week, demand was a little weaker. A small number of yearling and older heifers sold at unchanged rates, but most prices were 2c to 4c/kg lower. There were 35 vealers penned, which were mixed in weight and quality, making from 175c to 223c/kg. A small selection of 15 yearling steers made from 182c to 203c, with most of the young cattle being the 220 heifers penned. Demand varied here depending on weight and fat cover, but most made from 159c to 191c/kg. Some of the supply increase was seen in the bullock sale with 365 head penned. Prime C3 and C4 bullocks made from 173c to 180c for an average around 173c, which was 2c to 3c/kg cheaper. Manufacturing bullocks made from 162c to 174c, and included some very heavy Friesians (780kgs) at 166c/kg. More cows were penned, with a total of 475 head offered to all of the regular buyers, although one made no purchases. Demand was a little easier at times, but the cheaper rates were created more by better quality for the price paid. Most of the good quality beef cows made from 143c to 164c with a reasonable run of larger frame Friesian cows between 135c and 156c/kg. Plainer condition 1 score cows made from 95c to 138c/kg, with restockers paying some of the higher prices.

Wednesday, November 10 BULLOCKS 16 R. Duke, Cape Paterson 13 A.B. Ware, Wonthaggi 11 A. & P. Brown, Wattlebank 12 E. Bourke, French Island 4 G. & M. Moore, Jack River 10 J. McFee, Rhyll STEERS 1 R.J. & L.H. Harris, Korumburra 1 S. & D. Curtis, Korumburra 1 K.M. & J.M. Shea, Leongatha South 4 N.G. Hanks, Mirboo North 1 M.W. & D.E. Reynolds, Yinnar 1 M.C. & L. Wilson, Yarram COWS 1 Pukenui P/L, Mirboo 1 Coolaman P/L, Bena 1 R.J. Grylls, Welshpool 1 J. Farmer, Bena 4 R.J. & C.M. Pearson, Hedley 9 D.R. Ginn, Inverloch HEIFERS 1 S. & D. Curtis, Korumburra 1 T. Sargent, Meeniyan 3 R.J. & L.H. Harris, Korumburra 1 D.G. & C.M. Roberts, Foster 1 S. Newton, Mirboo 1 D.J. & R.E. Harrison, Meeniyan BULLS 1 S. McAinch, Yanakie 1 Jindinook Nominees, Dumbalk 1 R.J. & J.G. Newton, Mirboo North 1 T.R. & P.J. Dessent, Wonga Wonga 1 N. Fox, Mirboo 1 R.M. & J.M. Auchterlonie, Dumbalk

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Kongwak couple visits USA A GROUP of Australians recently had a guided tour of the biggest dairy show on the planet, World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin, United States of America. Among them were Roger and Helen Perrett from Kongwak. The expo included 2411 animals in

seven breeds; 65,146 people from 87 countries and 652 entries in the Holstein show alone. Not to mention 771 commercial exhibits, all with a dairy focus. The group also took in six high proﬁle farm visits at Budjon Farms, Milksource, Sandy Valley and Frozen Farms in the lead-up to the event.

Extra care marking lambs INFECTIONS from marking wounds can cause significant financial losses, especially with the current high lamb prices. Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Sheep Disease Surveillance Project Leader Robert Suter said DPI had investigated many cases during the past few months, where a little more attention to hygiene could have reaped a return of $1000 or more. “Lambs should not be marked on rainy days or returned to muddy paddocks with bleeding wounds,” Dr Suter said. “After marking, lambs should be placed carefully, feet first on the ground, not dropped out of marking cradles on their backsides.” Dr Suter said a clean, dry area should be selected

to place lambs after marking. “Using portable yards for lamb marking is ideal so the site where lambs are placed is free from contamination from last year’s marking and other uses,” he said. “Instruments should be clean and sharp, disinfected frequently and sterilised in boiling water each night. Change the disinfectant solution when it becomes dirty or soiled. “Vaccination needles should be replaced after every 100 lambs or with each pack, whichever is sooner. “Sucker lambs should be vaccinated against the ﬁve common Clostridial diseases including tetanus and pulpy kidney and must receive a booster four to six weeks later. “Replacement ewe lambs should also be given

vaccinations for cheesy gland and against Johnes disease. When using Gudair vaccine, remember to use eartags with the symbol. “Wethers to be kept for more than a year should receive the same treatment as replacement ewes, and both should receive boosters for the Clostridial diseases and cheesy gland with the sucker lambs.” Dr Suter said marking time is a good time to test your lambs for trace mineral deﬁciencies – copper, cobalt and selenium – which can be arranged with your private veterinarian. “A drench against worms is not usually required at marking but, due to seasonal conditions, may be needed this year by the time lambs are 10 to 12 weeks of age,” Dr Suter said.

Share the road with swarms

MOTORISTS are urged to be ready for the driving dangers posed by locust swarms. Swarming behaviour is very unpredictable and swarms can ﬂy hundreds of kilometres at a time, depending on wind speed and other factors. Locusts can impair vision when they splatter and smear on the windscreen. They can also potentially block air intake to radiators which can cause vehicles to overheat. Motorists should take steps including slowing down or pulling over during a swarm, carrying spare water and rags to clean the windscreen and monitoring the engine’s

temperature gauge. Motorists may also wish to consider using some sort of insect screen to stop locusts blocking up the radiator air intake. Commercial products are available which can be added to windscreen

wiper reservoirs to help remove locust residues from windscreens. For more information or to report locust activity contact the DPI Locust Hotline on 1300 135 559 or visit www.dpi.vic.gov. au/locusts.

BULLS FOR HIRE OR SALE

150 Friesian bulls: never worked, from 500 - 700kg. 80 beef bulls of all breeds: mainly Angus, never worked, 500 - 700kg. 20 Jersey bulls: suitable for heifers and cows, 350 - 600kg. Pesti virus vaccine and Vibriosis vaccine are optional.

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Overseas experience: Roger Perrett (back, fourth from left) and Helen Perrett of Kongwak (front, second from right) with other Australians who attended the World Dairy Expo in the United States.

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Back on their feet By Tessa Hayward THE Leongatha Medieval Society has now settled into their new base at Coal Creek after having to move from Mossvale Park two months ago due to it being ruled as a passive park by the Shire Council. President Morgan Fisher, co-founded the society seven to eight years ago. “I was very interested in history,” he said. Located in the Leongatha area of South Gippsland, the society is modelled on a free company of the English army in the mid to late 14th century (1346-1400). Based during the 100 year war against the French, this gave them a huge canvas in which to model themselves. Their members portray Ladies, English Archers, Men at Arms and the medieval Knight. All were prominent in this period and offer a wide variety of armour, weapons and clothing. “However, they do not represent speciﬁc characters from that time,” Mr Fisher said. The statement of purpose for members of the Leongatha Medieval Society is to provide a regular meeting opportunity for people who have a common interest in medieval history. Being a member of this society allows for activities which are associated with medieval re-enactment to be carried out in a legal and safe manner.

They have a sub-branch in Geelong called the Black Griffins which are devoted to the continuation of traditional archery. On October 23-24, the Leongatha Medieval Society participated in the 2010 Feast, Hastilude and Warbow/Longbow tournament. The Hastilude event involved one soldier challenging another soldier and being able to use any blunted historical weapon they wanted. On Sunday, October 31, they practised their traditional archery at Coal Creek and then participated in the Halloween festivities. “I was at the entrance scaring all the kids and their parents as they walked in,” Mr Fisher said. Last Saturday, November 6, they participated in the Victorian Traditional Archery Clout Championships. “Out of the two archers from the Leongatha Medieval Society participating, I took out third position and Fraser Scott also finished in the top five,” Mr Fisher said. Mr Fisher said they are look forward to events: The Timeline Fair, was on October 20-21, at the Old Cheese Factory in Berwick. The Bass Coast Summer Agricultural Show will be on Saturday, January 8, 2011. The Leongatha Medieval Society is happy to welcome new members who share their interest in medieval history. Photos taken by Morgan Fisher of Morgstar Productions at www.morgstar. net

Sky high: The Leongatha Medieval Society practises their aim. (inset) Two soldiers ﬁghting to win.

Traditional archery: The Leongatha Medieval Society with their traditional bows and arrows.

Scottish flavour enjoyed CELEBRATED organiser of the annual Ringwood Highland Games Sue MacLeod, is no stranger to Mardan.

Sue MacLeod and Rosalie McGuaig.

She has over the years, reminded some of the scions of local pioneers of their Scottish origins and last month she again ﬂavoured the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon at Scots Pioneer Church, Mardan South, with reminiscences of a Scottish nature. During her recent trip to Europe and the UK, she had visited among other places the Isle of Skye, whose status as an island has been thrown into doubt by the building of a connecting bridge,

and the more isolated isle of Raasay (which can probably only be pronounced correctly if one is Scottish or Dutch). The conditions she described, especially on Raasay, point to a certain hardiness of her (and other people’s) ancestors, somewhat emulated by herself with this visit to an island still without modern means of transport or communication. Sue was strongly supported by a couple of youngsters, Brianne Johnstone, eight and Gareth Rees seven, who under the guidance of Heather Johnstone, gave a ﬁne display of Highland dancing.

Both Brianne and Gareth dance under Cathy Rees at the Speyside Highland Dance Studio at the Arts Factory in Cranbourne. Brianne has won trophies in competitions well beyond her own age group. The Reverend Arthur Stamp, biblical scholar and before his retirement Minister of the Ringwood Presbyterian Church, led the devotions in customary ﬁne style. Flora Boxer, who grew up in the district and gave the address at one of the PSAs earlier in the year, read Psalm 121, while her son Lionel guided the congregation into and out of the church with his bagpipes, as he has done

so many times before. Sam Nicita introduced the participants and welcomed all in his customary eloquent manner. Afterwards in the hall, discussions were held, events recalled (especially those with a Scottish accent) and refreshments taken. The next Pleasant Sunday Afternoon is on November 28, at 2 pm. It will be a lead-in to the Christmas spirit. Darryl Hunt and his ensemble from the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band will be there. So will Patrick Lanigan, the well-known vocalist from Bena. This is an opportunity to hear and sing your favourite carols.

Red Hot start for jazz Piper Lionel Boxer (left) and the Rev. Arthur Stamp.

Upgrade for the kids By Tessa Hayward WILSONS Promontory National Park at Tidal River will receive an upgraded adventure playground if the Brumby Labor Government wins the election.

A future Labor Government will invest $14.9 million in a network of adventure playgrounds in parklands across Victoria. “Victoria has a great lifestyle that really sets our state apart. With 200 babies being born in Victoria every day, we are determined to provide the infrastructure that supports families across the state,” Labor Candidate for Gippsland South, Steve Boyce, said. Mr Boyce said the playground would be upgraded to the highest safety standards and would be a valuable asset for the area. “We know active children become healthier adults and Labor believes it is important to provide young people with new recreation opportunities, so they can be physically active and learn to savour the outdoors,” he said.

OPENING night of the Phillip Island Jazz Festival on Friday, November 19 will feature one of Australia’s foremost jazz groups Michael McQuaid and His Red Hot Rhythmakers. The band brings new life to the hot and sweet sounds of 1920s and 1930s jazz bands such as those led by Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and King Oliver. Formed in January 2004, the band is led by multi instrumentalist Michael McQuaid and features a combination of musicians already highly regarded in the jazz world as well as some exciting newcomers. Their debut international tour

took place in 2008, incorporating highly successful performances in Sweden, Germany, Scotland, Britain and Northern Ireland. The group continues to regularly perform on the international scene. In the words of Graeme Bell AO, MBE one of Australia’s most decorated musicians, “this is easily one of the best Australian bands on the scene today. With wonderfully evocative arrangements by their talented young leader the repertoire consists of various periods of classic American and Australian Jazz. The personnel comprises highly trained male and female musicians, all in their twenties. They will provide great music and it will be a certain crowd pleaser”. This group is a must

Australia’s foremost jazz groups: Michael McQuaid and His Red Hot Rhythmakers. see for any genuine jazz lover. A small number of tickets remain for opening night (tickets

must be pre-purchased) and tickets can also be purchased for the concert performance on Saturday,

November 20. Contact details Robin 0432 814 407 or Jill 0417 416 300.

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Lab techs are the unsung ‘heroes’ LEONGATHA Secondary College is fortunate to have Mark McPherson working as their laboratory technician.

He is the unseen, and rarely heard, driving force supporting all of the school’s endeavours to provide an interesting, motivating and meaningful experience for students of science. Mark starts early, ﬁnishes late and takes great pride in the service he provides. As well as supplying teachers with requested materials, Mark will suggest improvements and alternative equipment, he will set up and pack up experiments and he will act as a guest speaker when his areas of expertise (which are many, including physics, electronics, astronomy and chemistry) are being taught. Mark will source new ideas for experiments and on many occasions has made complicated electronic equipment from scratch to suit the teacher’s needs. Mark has taken his role as Laboratory Technician to the n-th degree in the Year 12 Physics topic of Photonics. Over the last four years the Leongatha Secondary College Science Domain has made a signiﬁcant contribution to a Photonics Workshop for students that has been co-ordinated by the Australian Institute of Physics (Vic Branch) and hosted by a number of universities in Melbourne. Mark was largely responsible for providing the student hands-on activities. Such was the success of these workshops that Mark and Craig were

Another day at the ofﬁce: from left, Max Rounds, Bentia Eygenraam, lab technician Mark McPherson, and Emily Wilson. invited to speak about them at a Beginning Physics Teachers’ conference in 2009, and to conduct a photonics workshop at the STAV Physics Teachers’ conference in 2010 (and again in 2011), where Mark ended up taking orders from other schools to supply the simple yet highly effective devices that he made for the workshop.

Outside of his role as the Laboratory Technician he has taken on the huge job of organising the activities for the Primary School Science Olympics and Solar Boat Races. This, for those who have not experienced it, is not a day for the faint hearted. The energy of 60+ engaged and buzzing Grade 6 students is hard to contain.

For the Olympics there are 10 mini experiments (which Mark ensures vary every year), all very different and focused on speciﬁc areas of science. Groups of students rotate through each and are awarded points for their efforts. The Solar Boat Race happens on the same day, and it is Mark who provides the expertise in the boat building days

prior. He also designed the kits used by the primary schools in the activity. The excitement and frenzy of screams supporting the final three boats to race on the day are a direct result of his efforts. When the average person would be satisfied with their contribution, and probably void of any extra energy, Mark devotes a lunchtime per week to the LSC Mythbusters Club. Here he teaches any interested junior students whatever takes his fancy for the week. Hot air balloons, how to make an air hockey table, the mind bending details of space and time, and many other ‘why is it so’ experiences are just some of the activities he has offered. Mark has always taken an interest in the happenings on the school farm. He regularly provides his time to collect eggs and keep an eye on the welfare of any animals that might be residing there. This is not just during the week but whenever required, including weekends and holidays. This year he also does the extras when the daily organiser is away and is involved in the timetabling process as well. There is no need to explain how all this has been anything but a positive influence on science at LSC and the college as a whole. If you see him, congratulate him on his efforts but expect the standard Mark response, “I don’t do anything around here”. Regardless of what he thinks, to Mark, Leongatha Secondary College says thank you.

New training for horticulture supervisor Appeal for cathedral PEOPLE wishing to further their careers in horticulture at the supervisory level have a new opportunity to gain accredited skills, with ECG McMillan offering the ﬁrst training course of its type in South Gippsland.

A series of information meetings will be held in Korumburra, Foster, Inverloch and Mirboo North to detail the new Certiﬁcate IV Horticulture program to individuals and businesses. ECG Manager Horticulture, John Brereton, said the new course which had commenced at the Leongatha campus this semester had quickly ﬁlled. “We are now seeking to extend the program to take more participants and also to assess the feasibility of offering programs at locations across South Gippsland to meet industry and community demand.” Mr Brereton said there were significant skill shortages in the horticulture industry at all levels.

“This new course aims to open a new career pathway for people already working in the industry, people out of work and seeking a career change, or someone who owns a small business in horticulture or landscaping and wants to increase their supervisory skills to expand their business. “South Gippsland has many growing horticulture and landscape businesses and this new program will help to ﬁll demand for higher level supervisor and team leader skills in these industries. “The program aims to equip participants with knowledge and skills to supervise staff, plan and organise projects, prepare budgets and costs, report on projects and promote and recommend plant practices.” He said the program delivery was ﬂexible, offering participants training in both classroom and on-the-job settings. A rolling enrolment structure means that participants can start the course at any time during the year when a new unit commences.

“We encourage anyone with interest to attend the information sessions, including people working in industry seeking to formalise a qualiﬁcation, businesses wanting to train staff, self employed people, and mature aged people who are unemployed or considering a career change into horticulture.” ECG is conducting information sessions on the new Certiﬁcate IV Horticulture at the following locations: • Korumburra Milpara Community House Monday November 22 10am -12noon . • Mirboo North Hall Monday November 29 from 10am-12noon. • Foster Community House and Learning Centre Monday December 6 10am-12noon. • Inverloch Community Hub Monday December 13 from 10am-12noon. For more information on ECG visit: ecg.vic.edu.au or phone ECG Leongatha campus on 5662 6700 or 1300 462 324.

A MAJOR appeal has been launched to raise up to $1 million towards the cost of restoring and enhancing the historic St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale. Bishop of Sale, Bishop Christopher Prowse launched the appeal at a function at the cathedral last week. The function was a triple launch, as it also combined the public release of the cathedral master plan and the launch of a cathedral history book written by Sale historian Peter Synan. Bishop Prowse announced his intention to renovate the cathedral when he conﬁrmed it would retain its role as Mother Church of the Diocese of Sale, even though the administrative headquarters would be transferring to Warragul in about 12 months time.

A project team headed by St Mary’s administrator Fr Bernard Buckley has been working with Gippsland design and construction engineering firm Gamcorp to assess what needs to be done to preserve and enhance the cathedral which is classified by the National Trust as a place of heritage significance. Detailed inspections were carried out to the structure and its surrounds to identify all significant works required to be undertaken both internally and externally. Parishioners across the whole diocese are being asked to be generous in supporting the cathedral appeal, similar to the way previous generations have funded the construction and development of the cathedral. Envelopes in which donations can be made will be available in all parishes.

Art in public places forum ART in public places, street scaping and green waste removal were some of the topics discussed during an Inverloch community planning group workshop. Other items included a community garden, accessible toilets along the foreshore, drinking fountains near ﬁtness stations, doggie bags and bins, a foreshore education program and devising ways of involving younger people in community planning. About 40 people attended the meeting and a cake was cut marking two years of work. Anyone interested in joining the group, should Farewell: Michelle Harris (right) thanks Inverloch Community Hub facilitator contact community planCathy Giliam, who is now on maternity leave. ning facilitator Karyn Scott.

The current cathedral: needs $1 million for restoration and enhancement work.

Leongatha Rose Show results Champion rose: prize donated by Birch Ross and Barlow - winner Rosalie Parsons. Best exhibit in cut ﬂowers: donated by Rodwells Sue Thompson. Best container of roses: donated by Jackson and Lawry - Barbara Jelbart. Best container of David Austin roses: donated by Marriotts Machinery Rosalie Parsons. Best exhibit in miniature roses: donated by Leongatha NewsXpress - Ro-

salie Parsons. Best stem of David Austin rose: donated by Knights Toyota - Rosemary Wood. Best perfumed rose: donated by Panthers Mensland - Glenice Griggs. Best container old fashioned roses - one variety: donated by RSL Joanne Horne. Best exhibit of Delbard rose/s: donated by Rankin’s Nursery - Margaret Close. Community group container of mixed ﬂow-

ers with some roses: donated by Mitre 10 - Outtrim Hall Committee. Children Under 16 - container of ﬂowers: donated by McDonalds Chloe Nesci. Leongatha Red Cross November rafﬂe was drawn at the Leongatha Rose Show on November 13. Congratulations to winners: 1st hamper was won by Judy Wilson, 2nd blender was won by Annie Bing, 3rd towel set was won by Josh Hunt. Thank you again for your support.

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LEONGATHA RSL THANKS Members of the community for supporting the Annual Poppy Appeal, and for their attendance at the Wreath Laying on Remembrance Day.

GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, November 16 at 6.30pm at LEONGATHA MEMORIAL HALL Meeting Room 2 Gerry Marvin AH 5662 3663

DUMBALK PROGRESS ASSOCIATION

CAR BOOT SALE Saturday, November 27

On Tuesday 23 November, 2010 Phil Head from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Morwell VAN office will be present at the

$10 a site Stallholders 7am starts 8am Contact 5664 4344 Also - Camp Draft in action

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November 21 at LEONGATHA BOWLS CLUB Company director present to discuss their full range of Regent quality caravans Further information phone Leongatha 5662 2169

Cleaning • Septic Tanks • Portable Toilets • Water Tanks Phone Stephen

OPEN GARDEN DAY Saturday, November 20 1 Davis Court Leongatha

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Permanent Part Time RECEPTIONIST / PROPERTY MANAGER We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly person who works well in a team environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service. Please contact Stockdale & Leggo on 5662 5800 if you feel you have the attributes to fulﬁll this position

Mirboo North Aged Care Facility Mirboo North ACF is now recruiting for a

CHEF / QUALIFIED COOK (Relief Position 03/01/2011 for four weeks) Qualified and experienced Chef/Cook required to supervise kitchen and staff at Mirboo North ACF for four weeks in January 2011. Must have extensive experience, preferably possess Food Safety for Supervisors certificate with Aged Care competencies or similar and a current National Police Check is required. Please apply to: Amanda Jones, Mirboo North ACF 27 Giles Street, Mirboo North, Vic. 3871 or mirboonorth@acsagroup.com.au Alternatively phone 5667 9100 for further information

Early Education Teacher The YMCA Kindergarten Cluster (YKCM) program operates 31 sites in regional and rural Victoria. YKCM exists to provide support to independent community kindergartens. The following opportunity exists to join our dedicated teaching team. Mirboo North Kindergarten Part Time 26.75 hours per week Position Commences: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Essential Requirements: Early Childhood Qualified; Current Police Records Check; Level 2 First Aid; Working With Children’s Check and Anaphylaxis Management Training A Position Description and further information is available by emailing julie.beatty@ymca.org.au or phone 5461 2145. Applications including cover letter and resume to julie.beatty@ymca.org.au Closing date: 5pm Wednesday, December 1.

An opportunity exists for someone with a genuine interest in Cabinet making to commence an apprenticeship in early 2011. The successful applicant must demonstrate initiative, an eagerness to learn and be self motivated. Please forward your resumé to:

KEVIN GARDINER KITCHENS

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DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

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Reduced pipi catch limit within Cape Liptrap Coastal Park

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1st YEAR APPRENTICES MOTOR MECHANIC

The daily recreational catch limit for pipis within Cape Liptrap Coastal Park, between Point Smythe and Arch Rock including Venus Bay, remains 2 litres in the shell or half a litre without the shell. This reduced catch limit was introduced in 2009 and remains in place for the 2010-11 summer. For more information about DPI visit the website at www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fishing or call the Customer Service Centre on 136 186

Wonthaggi Holden and Wonthaggi Toyota invite applicants for a career in the motor industry. A minimum requirement of a Year 10 pass is essential. Applicants must be self motivated and show an interest in the motor mechanic field. The successful candidates will enjoy excellent working conditions in a modern workshop. Be part of our growing team. Contact Mr Ted Simmons Wonthaggi Toyota 346 Bass Highway, Wonthaggi 5672 1722 WONTHAGGI TOYOTA

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ROSE LODGE AGED CARE FACILITY Due to the illness of the current incumbent this highly regarded facility is seeking to employ a Chief Executive Officer. Rose Lodge is a highly regarded facility within both the local community and the Aged Care field and is located in Wonthaggi, part of the spectacular Bass Coast Region, close to Phillip Island and 1½ hours to Melbourne. Rose Lodge is a not for profit community based 70 bed Low Care facility that has been operating successfully since 1967. Accreditation has been consistently achieved. Exciting plans to expand mean the new CEO will have skills in such areas as planning, finance, team management, aged care accreditation, governance and above all empathy toward our valued aged care clients. This is a challenging position that is supported by a volunteer committee and staff that are professional and committed. Rose Lodge wishes to attract the highest calibre person therefore an appropriate remuneration package, including salary sacrifice will be available to the successful applicant. Applications (including contact details for three professional referees) should be in writing and are to be received by close of business November 30, 2010 and addressed to: Mr Bill Berry (Confidential) President - Committee Rose Lodge PO Box 626, Wonthaggi, Victoria 3995

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St Laurence O’Toole Primary School

Full Time WONTHAGGI

Specialist Infant Protective Worker/Family Contact and Support Team Leader

School Administration Officer 2011 Part Time 15 hours per week

Child Protection, Gippsland Fixed Term (12 months)/Full Time $70,692 - $80,215 p.a. (+Superannuation)

Applicants for this position should demonstrate the following: • A strong commitment to Catholic Education. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. • Experience in financial procedures including payroll, BAS, accounts payable and electronic banking. • Sound knowledge of relevant accounting practices. • Advanced computer skills and knowledge including experience in financial programs, Microsoft Word, Excel and Internet applications. Relevant formal qualifications would be an advantage. Appointment will be made subject to successful Police and Working With Children Checks. Further information is available by contacting the school office, email or website. Written application and resumé including 2 referees to be forwarded to: The Principal, St Laurence’s School 33-35 Ogilvy Street, Leongatha 3953 5662 2192 www.stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au principal@stlleongatha.catholic.edu.au Applications close: November 19, 2010

Are you? • An experienced practitioner with strong organisational abilities, committed to continual improvement? • Able to work in a collaborative and strength based approach to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families? You will work in partnership with professionals, parents, other family members, Child Protection and Community Service Organisations to ensure the safety, stability and developmental needs of high risk infants reported to Child Protection are met. You will provide support, leadership, professional development and practice direction to ensure the delivery of quality case practice consistent with legislative requirements and policy which governs the practice. You will exercise authority under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005. If this opportunity appeals to you, please view the position description via the web site below. For further information contact Lee McNeill on (03) 51362400. Please quote reference no DHS/GIP/136564 Closing date for applications is Friday, 3 December 2010.

Child Protection Practitioner Child Protection, Gippsland Ongoing/Full Time $49,173 to $60,378 p.a. (+ Superannuation) Every year thousands of children get help from Child Protection. If you want to make a difference for these children, come and join our busy team working with families in challenging situations. Positions are currently available in Gippsland.

Primary & Secondary Educators: Part-time / Full-time

You will enjoy:• working in a strong enthusiastic team. • ongoing professional development and opportunities for career advancement.

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Safety Screening requirements including Police checks apply to DHS recruitment practices. Applicants need to be committed to the DHS Values - DHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values Diversity To apply online and view the job description, visit

www.dhs.vic.gov.au/careers/Latrobe For other Victorian Government opportunities, please visit www.careers.vic.gov.au

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If you have a social work or welfare qualification (or other relevant qualification), we welcome your application. For further information and details on how to apply online, please refer to our careers web site below. Applicants who do not hold a social work or welfare qualiﬁcation should contact DFP Recruitment Services on 1300 888 033. Please quote reference no DHS/CPW2/DEC2010 Closing date for applications is Monday, 6 December 2010

PRACTICE SUPERVISOR

❖ Are you a teacher with skill and talent in the following areas? ❖ Are you a committed Christian who has a passion for Christian Education? ❖ Would you like the opportunity to become part of a dynamic teaching team? South Coast Christian College is located in Leongatha in picturesque South Gippsland, Victoria. We are seeking VIT registered teachers in the following areas: • Primary trained classroom teacher • Secondary trained teachers in the following areas: * English * LOTE (French or Asian language) * Secondary trained teacher (general) for leave cover (March - July) If this is you, then we would love to hear from you. Contact: Wendy Watsford for application pack. 101 Horn St, Leongatha 3953, 5662 4355 email: Wendy.Watsford@sccc.vic.edu.au Australian residents only need apply Applications close 26/11/2010

We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Practice Supervisor to manage and oversee the day to day running of our busy newly extended Practice in Wonthaggi. To be successful you will be able to demonstrate your contribution to an evolving professional workplace. You will need to possess: • Management experience in a General Practice environment • Ability to provide leadership and manage a diverse team of professionals • Ability to promote and expand the Practice’s profile • Knowledge of MBS schedule, bulk billing services and electronic claiming • Excellent computer skills, experience in Practix and Medical Director would be an advantage • Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills • A commitment to high quality patient service and positive team environment • Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills. Please email resumé to: Trish Wilson at twilson@maacg.com.au

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FULL TIME DAIRY FARM WORKER REQUIRED FOR 300 COW FARM Modern 15 a side double up shed. Five km out of Meeniyan. To discuss further contact Brendon on 0421 554 511

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situations vacant MILKING POSITION - 50 unit rotary, regular milkings, Korumburra South. Ph: 0427-667114.

CAFÉ FOR SALE “NUMBER 9 DREAM” LEONGATHA

RELIEF MILKER required for Nerrena Dumbalk area, 200-250 cows. Ph: 0400188673.

and the occasional morning 20-30 hours per week Inverloch area Phone 0419 371 980

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APPRENTICESHIP/ TRAINEESHIP The opportunity exists for a person with a keen interest in agriculture, to undertake a Traineeship on a progressive dairy farm in Nerrena. Must be reliable and willing to learn. Phone 5664 7285 or 0439 409 949

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You will manage a team (up to 12) of Disability Development and Support Officers to provide high quality supported accommodation, generally in a Community Residential Unit. Disability Development and Support Officers support people with a disability living in group homes, other residential services and the community. This support includes assisting people with daily physical needs in addition to supporting people to exercise choice and enabling their involvement at home and with the community irrespective of their ability.

WILD DOG VALLEY - 3 bdrm farmhouse, wood heater, peaceful location 20 mins Leongatha. Nonsmokers, no pets, available now, $190 pw. Don 56689269 after 6pm

• Do you have developed leadership and management skills? • Are you interested in a career where you can make a difference? • Do you enjoy working in energetic and sometimes complex environments? Mandatory Qualifications: • Certificate IV in Community Services (Disability Work) or other qualifications recognised within Departmental guidelines as being equivalent for positions at the DDSO-3 level. • Current Level 2 First Aid Certificate. • Current CPR certificate

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DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF A 4.0ML CLEAR WATER STORAGE TANK, HACKWILLS RD, TOORA

Disability Accommodation Services Gippsland Ongoing/Part Time (57.5hrs per fortnight) Unqualified - $36,941 to $40,945 p.a. + Superannuation. (Cert IV in Disability) $41,334 to $45,426 p.a. + Superannuation

HAY - small square bales, $6 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. No weeds. Mardan - 5664-1320, 0428999691. HEN HOUSES, large or small, made locally. Ring Denis 5664-2443.

Tenders close 2pm Wednesday, December 8 2010. The Tenders marked as: Design & Construction of a 4.0ML Clear Water Storage Tank, Hackwills Rd Toora, Tender No. 10-37: should be submitted to:

• Are you interested in a rewarding career where you can make a difference and where there are opportunities for advancement? • Do you enjoy working in energetic and sometimes complex environments? • Are you excited about supporting people with disabilities in their home and in the community? Mandatory Qualifications: • Current Level 2 First Aid Certificate • Current CPR Certificate

South Gippsland Water 14 - 18 Pioneer Street FOSTER VIC 3960

If this position appeals to you please view the position description via the web site below. For further information contact Rae Cloak on 5177 2514. Please quote reference no DHS/GIP/99943 Please quote reference no DHS/GIP/99943 Closing date for applications is Tuesday 30 November 2010

training

meetings MIRBOO NORTH FOOTBALL / NETBALL CLUB

AGM Tuesday, November 30 8pm WALTER J. TUCK RECREATION RESERVE All positions of the Football / Netball committee will be declared open. Members of the public are welcome to attend

training

To apply online and view the job description, visit For other Victorian Government opportunities, please visit www.careers.vic.gov.au

UTE sports bar, 3” chrome (off R.A. Rodeo), could fit other utes. $200 ONO. Ph: 5683-2408 or 0428517733.

VARIOUS: Wooden toy box $100 ONO, near new clothes dryer $160, older style microwave oven $20, dressing table $30, Wartook Pottery kitchen set $50 ONO, mahogany slab $50. Ph: 0408-586144.

free

FREE Pick-up and delivery in Leongatha/Meeniyan areas for MOTOR MOWERS,

livestock

Certiﬁcate IV in Horticulture

INFORMATION MORNING

www.dhs.vic.gov.au/careers/Leongatha

TIMBER - kiln dried blackwood, clear pine, silver wattle. Most sizes for furniture and craft. Also builder’s graded structural pine. Phone 5681-2261.

Repairs and services

The Disability Development and Support Officer role involves supporting people with a disability living in group homes, other residential services or the community. This support encourages a person’s participation and choice, enabling involvement at home and with the community irrespective of their ability.

Monday, November 22 MILPARA COMMUNITY HOUSE 21 Shellcotts Road, Korumburra ZO041057 Fast Art122755_v3

Safety Screening requirements including Police checks apply to DHS recruitment practices.

SURPLUS square bales hay, dry, shedded, $5 per bale. Pick up only. Ph: 0409-270500.

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

Disability Accommodation Services Gippsland Casual Position Unqualified - $36,941 to $40,945 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation. (Cert IV in Disability) $41,334 to $45,426 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation

Applicants need to be committed to the DHS Values - DHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values Diversity

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662.

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC.

Disability Development and Support Officer

Applicants are encouraged to apply online at www.dhs.vic.gov.au/careers/Leongatha/ vacancies.htm For further information contact Rae Cloak on 5177 2514. Please quote reference no DHS/GIP/DDSONOV2010 Please quote reference no DHS/GIP/DDSONOV2010 Closing date for applications is Tuesday 30 November 2010

OUTDOOR DINING setting, black rattan, 2 x Carva chairs, redwood table, $650. Ph: 0400154385.

RAMS - Poll Dorset and Border Leicester. Flock registered, brucellosis accredited, well grown, $300 each. Can deliver. 0428-356376 or 56862699.

5672 3127

A mandatory site inspection will be held at the Water Treatment Plant, Hackwills Road, Toora commencing at 10am on Tuesday, November 23, 2010.

LABRADOR puppies, purebred, 3 black males, 3 gold males, vacc. and vet checked, ready for Christmas. Parents and 3 y.o. sister on view. Beautiful temperament. Ph: 56686246 or 0408-512297.

GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, pure bred, black and tan, 4M & 2F, dewormed, deflead, vet checked and vacc. Parents on view. Ph: 0409-856165.

South Gippsland Water invites tenders for the Design & Construction of a 4.0ML Clear Water Storage Tank at the Water Treatment Plant, Hackwills Road, Toora. Scope of works includes design, construction, corrosion protection and testing of a 4.0ML clear water storage tank and associated fixtures and fittings. For full scope of works, specification, tender documentation and enquiries contact Project Engineer John Pruyn on 5682 0411.

Disability Development and Support Officer

JAYCO CARAVAN, Poptop, 2 rear bunks, side kitchen, front lounge / double bed, 16 ft, full oven. Plus annex. VGC, $9,500 ONO. 56687202.

PAIR of rainbow lorikeets, good breeding pair, the female quiet and talks, $200. Ph: 5674-5551.

Ph: 5662 2754 CULTIVATOR, spring loaded, 6 tynes, 3 PTO, $150. Ph: 5664-0037 or 0408-314057.

for sale

HORSE FLOAT, new, 3 horse side load deluxe model, extra length, full of extras, $25,000. Ph: 56640037 or 0408-314057.

167 Graham Street Wonthaggi

All the usual acc. plus many extras

FOR TENDER

If this opportunity appeals to you, please view the position description via the web site below. For further information contact Rae Cloak on 5177 2514 Please quote reference no DHS/GIP/70644719 Please quote reference no DHS/GIP/70644719 Closing date for applications is Tuesday 30 November 2010.

SEWING MACHINE

CARAVAN

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

Disability Accommodation Services, Gippsland Ongoing/Full Time $50,778 to $56,094 p.a. + Superannuation

Weekly takings $7,000 - $7,500 15kg of coffee a week Open ONLY 5 days Very cheap rent: $416 a week Fantastic net profit Call Karli 0409 965 540 or Marc 0412 359 907 www.justbusinessbrokers.com

for rent

House Supervisor

for sale

10am to 12pm MORNING TEA PROVIDED Try plant recognition, garden design or a Chem. Cert or CI card RSVP Lyn Butcher 5662 6700 by 19/11/10

POULTRY and Cage Bird Auction at the Traralgon

Showgrounds Poultry Pavillion on Sunday, November 21 starting at 10.30am. Wide variety of poultry, young hens, many breeds, fertile eggs. Open for sellers from 8am. Ph: 5197 7270 or 0438 325 918.

ALPACA SALE Certified males, pregnant females, young alpacas. Need to sell, no reasonable offer refused. Ph: 5663-2341.

TEN 2nd and 3rd calved Jersey cows, 2 to 5 weeks off calving, $700 + $70 GST = $770 each. Ph: 0447-331762.

wanted to buy

FURNITURE: Parker, Noblett, Tessa, Chiswell, Moran, or any quality brand name used furniture. Phone Wendy on 0409-234482.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - PAGE 55

agistment

used machinery

30 ACRES agistment available immediately, Boolarra region. Marilyn 0429-618881.

GALLAGHER forage harvester with cart, excellent condition, 60” cut, $5,900. 0447-331762.

SUITABLE for 20 cows and calves or equal dairy heifers. Mardan. 0408641324.

HAY RAKE, New Holland 56 trailing. Good working order, $660 inc. GST. Ph: 0427-409827.

garage sales LEONGATHA: 10 Norview Drive, Saturday, November 20, 8am.

GARAGE SALE 1 Griffin Road LEONGATHA

Saturday, November 20 8.30am start Furniture, toys, books, clothes All sorts of good junk, ride-on mower, camping trailer

GARAGE SALE

36 Woodland Heath Dve INVERLOCH Saturday, November 20 8am start RELOCATION SALE Household furniture and contents, linen, beds, TVs, fridges, etc.

MASSIVE, HUGE, BUMPER GARAGE SALE 3 HOUSE LOTS Saturday, November 20 5 Trease Street Leongatha 8am Quality furniture, baby goods, etc.

GARAGE SALE 5 Grogan Court MIRBOO NORTH Saturday, November 20 9am onwards Furniture, prints, kitchen goods, clothes, country wares, toys, bric-a-brac Come and have a look!! NO EARLY CALLERS PLEASE

GARAGE SALE The “STAR” can help you promote your event with our

MOWER CONDITIONER, Vicon KM3000, 8 disc, fully reconditioned, $15,000 ONO. Ph: 5674-5520, mob: 0419-343307.

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 BMW 318i S coupe, 1998, all extras, books, lovely lady’s car, CD and leather, $8,500, RWC, Reg. OIS324. Ph: 5664-0037 or 0408-314057. HOLDEN Vectra 2000 sedan, 2.2 lt auto, a/c, p/s, 95,000km, reg. June 2011, EC, $7,250 with RWC. Ph: 5662-3120. HYUNDAI GETZ 2005, 5 door h/back, auto, 1.6L, ex. cond., full service history, only 25,000km, a/c, new stereo/MP3, $8,500 ONO. TVS991. Ph: 0428-130047. KHIA PREGIO 2004, 160,000km, near new tyres, new alt. 6 months ago. Reg: UWI255 June 11, $8,300. Ph: 0401-730203. TOYOTA HILUX 1995 SR5 dual cab 4x4, 2.8L diesel, 5 spd manual, a/c, p/s, lots extras, NFD334, $12,500 ONO. Ph: 5662-3085. TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 2008, 200 Series V8 diesel 7-seater, very low kms, $12,000 worth of extras and leather. As new $75,000. RWC. LMCT 4104. Reg. WDV122. Ph: 5664-0037 or 0408-314057.

bereavement thanks CONSIDINE Ruby Evelyn. The family of the late Ruby Evelyn Considine would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy, phone calls and cards. We would also like to thank the wonderful staff of Koorooman House, Dr Conway and Carol of Villa Maria, also Paul Beck. Ross, Johanna and Claire and their families.

message of hope

GARAGE SALE KIT KIT INCLUDES 5cm x S/C advert (valued at $31.90)

MAY God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. Ephesians 1:2.

• 2 x A4 Garage Sale Signs • Marker Pen • Garage Sale Tips (dos and don’ts) • Sheet of Price Stickers • Star Carry Bag

Jenny Milkins

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Total package valued at $39 ADVERTISE by calling 5662 5555 or emailing classiﬁeds@thestar.com.au or call in to 36 McCartin Street LEONGATHA to pick up your kit when you place your advertisement

marriage celebrant All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

PAM HERRALD 5662 2553 0438 097 181

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

MERLENE STRATTON Leongatha 5662 2574

births HUGHES (Dryden) Andrew and Jo announce the arrival of twin boys, Kayd Jack (stillborn) and Kahil Robert, at L.R.H. on October 28. LAMERS (Clement) Congratulations Chris and Alex on the safe arrival of Julian Christopher. A beautiful playmate for Sebastian and Arna, and another precious grandchild to love and cherish. Love Nana and Pop. POLETTI (Cashmore) 10.11.10, Keenai Jude. Precious baby grandson of Denise. Too little, too soon, not able to stay with Brooke and Trevor or sisters Ayanna and Leisha. Forever in our hearts.

deaths BUTCHER - Colin John. Suddenly on November 11, 2010. To my one and only Col, thank you for 44 wonderful and eventful years and the legacy you left behind with our wonderful family. We will never forget all the good times together. Bye darl, love you - Mary. Dear Col, thank you for teaching us so many of life’s important lessons. Your love, kindness, generosity and sense of fun will leave us grieving for a long time. Love - Peter and Lisa. Goodbye my best mate, I love you Dad. - Peter. Dear Poppy Col, we will miss snuggling with you in your bean bag. We will miss you throwing Cherry Ripes from your car. We will see you in Heaven one day Poppy. Love - Jack and Harry. Col, you are the best man in the world. You are my best mate who will never be replaced. Thank you so much for all that you have taught me. We will all stick together the way you taught us to. Look after Nan up there. Love and will forever miss you. - Craig and Ruth. Loved father of Wayne, father-in-law of Paula. Loving Poppy of Tyler and Chloe. Dad, you were the most generous, loving and caring father that I could ever ask for. The influence that you have had and will continue to have on our lives has been enormous and will never be forgotten. I love you so much Dad. - Wayne and Paula. Poppy Col, thank you for all the fun times we have had. We love you and miss you. - Tyler and Chloe. BUTCHER - Colin. Farewell to the Biggest Stirrer in the world. “Luv ya Collie Bobs”. Linda Loo XX BUTCHER - Colin. Dear Mary and family. Thinking of you with love on the loss of your beloved Col. “The Birthday Girls” RICCARDI - Concetta (Connie). Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital on November 8, 2010. Aged 48 years. Late of Leongatha. Dearly loved wife of Rudy. Beautiful mother of Daniel and Anna, Regina and James. Adored Nonna of Mattea. Loved by all.

deaths RICCARDI (De Maria) Connie. Loved daughter of Nick (dec.) and Vincenza. Loving sister of Mary, Joe, Frances, Dom, Rocky, Cathy, Frank and their families. Forever in our hearts and thoughts. A fighter to the end. Rest in peace. RICCARDI - Connie. The coffee, chats and laughter of my school-friend will never be forgotten. Sincere condolences to Rudi, Regina, Daniel. Lynn, John and Mark Tapscott. RICCARDI - Connie. To Rudi, Daniel and Regina and families. All our love and prayers. Connie was a great friend and neighbour. Terry and Marg Aeschlimann. RICCARDI - Connie. Passed away on November 8, 2010. My friend, my listener, my best mate, I love you. The battle is over. Rest in peace. Glenise XX RICCARDI - Connie. Passed away on November 8, 2010. Deepest sympathy on a loss of a great friend Connie. Rest in peace now. Love Paul, Rachel and kids. THOMSON - Allie. Alberta Elsie 18.4.1918 - 14.11.2010 Aged 92 years. Passed away peacefully at South Gippsland Hospital, Foster. Formerly of Fish Creek. Loving wife of Barney (dec.). Much loved mum of Charlie and Gill. Loved grandma and Gramster of Bec, BJ, Emily and Allie; Dean, Nicky, Mason and Bodhi; Jo, Gus, Charli and Tanami. Loved mother of Donald (dec.). Loved and loving mother of Ian and Carmel. Loved grandma of Stephen, Deidre and Ashley, Richard, Kayleen, and David. Great grandma of Brooke, Courtney and Amber. Loving mother and grandmother of Peter and Helen, Michael, Claire and Simon, Vicki and Jesse, and Amy. Loved mum of Malcolm and Jenny. Loved grandma and great grandma of Paul, Angie, Jobe, Kepler and Wilhelm; Brent, Tania, Brooke and Tess; Shane, Kerry, Flynn, Holly and Elle, and Kim. Loved and remembered always.

deaths THOMSON - Allie. Special friend and confidante of the late Mother Bowtell for many years. Fondly remembered. Pat and Keith. VAN BEDAF - Bert. Bert, you were a very dependable and enthusiastic supporter of the arts in our area. You will be greatly missed. Our sincere sympathy to Lerida. Marg and David. VERBOON - Maurie. Passed away peacefully at home on November 10 surrounded by his family. Loved and loving husband of Elaine. Loved dad of Clifford, Jackie, Darren, Mark and Melissa. Father-in-law of Nadine, David, Jodi, Tracy and Tim. Cherished Opa of Alyssia, Dylan, Dakotah and Harrison; Danielle and Ashleigh; Campbell, Abby and Emmerson; Hayley, Zoe and Callum; and Ceanna. Loved son of Wilhem (dec.) and Corrie Verboon. VERBOON Maurice Andreas Hendrikus. After a long illness Maurice passed away at his home on 10.11.10 at age 66. Dearly loved son of Corry and the late Willem. Loving brother and brotherin-law of Louise and Brian, Corry, Janny and Geoff, Bill and the late Leanne, Thea, Lenie. Loved uncle and great uncle of his nieces and nephews. Forever in our hearts.

funerals THOMSON - A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Mrs Allie Thomson will be held at the Union Church, Fish Creek on Thursday, November 18 commencing at 12.30pm. A private family service for burial will precede the above service. No flowers by request please, donations in lieu to the South Gippsland Hospital, Foster. Envelopes will be available at the service.

VERBOON - The Funeral Service for Mr Maurie Verboon of Wonthaggi will be held at the graveside, Wonthaggi Cemetery on Wednesday, November 17 commencing at 1.30pm.

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Carve up: historic Woolamai House site on Phillip Island may be subdivided.

Historic property carve up By Jane Ross

ONE of South Gippsland’s last surviving pastoral estates could be subdivided. Bass Coast Council has just received an application to carve up the historic Woolamai House site into 69 lots. The applicant is Adam Grollo. The estate is at Cape Woolamai on Phillip Island. Mr Grollo and his representatives were in the Bass Coast Council Chamber last week, to detail how the house and a number of significant trees, including a Bunyip Pine and domestic fig on the property would be preserved. Built in 1876, Woolamai House was the home of John Cleeland. Some of his descendants still live on Phillip Island. This is the second subdivision planning application for the site. The first, in 2008, failed to get up. Grant Hailes of Beveridge Williams Pty Ltd, told councillors that this application ensured views from the

historic house would be maintained and there would be design guidelines for the housing lots. “The focus is very much on maintaining the historic value of the property.” The Grollo family had decided against building on the lots themselves and selling the houses, rather than just the land. Phillip Island real estate agent Greg Price of Alex Scott and Staff, who sat in the gallery with the Grollo party, was asked how much the blocks would sell for. He wouldn’t speculate. Mr Hailes said the site covered eight hectares and there had been “a lot of debate about how to deal with it”. The result is an informal plan that reﬂects coastal living. It includes a wetland. “Landscaping is in clusters of indigenous vegetation throughout. We are open to community consultation with vegetation removal.” Council’s planning director Hannah DuncanJones, told council the subdivision application needed a permit from Heritage Victoria and from council.

Mayor’s message Cr Peter Paul

ALL Bass Coast residents in bush, coastal areas or in areas where grasslands meet the suburbs should have a Bushﬁre Survival Plan to improve your chances of survival during a ﬁre.

Plan with your neighbours and family, talk to your local brigade, attend a CFA FireReady meeting or join a Community Fireguard group. Make sure you are well informed and remain well informed all summer. I encourage everyone to get to know their neighbours – swap phone numbers. Not only does this create a good community atmosphere, but you can help each other prepare in the event of an emergency. If you rent your property out during the summer months, then leave some useful information for your tenants about fire danger. If there is a Neighbourhood Safer Place in your area let them know where it is and encourage them to have a Bushfire Survival Plan for their holiday. Council has been working with the CFA to make sure our neighbourhoods are prepared for summer by completing clearing works over the cooler months. Recently we have written to all vacant residential landowners advising them to cut their grass and clear their blocks. We have also written to almost 550 Silverleaves non-resident ratepayers advising them of the FireReady Meeting in Silverleaves this Saturday, November 20 at 2pm (cnr Sanders Road and Honeysuckle Grove). The CFA is hosting FireReady meetings at locations across our Shire over the coming months and Council is working hard to keep all residents and ratepayers informed of these. We all know the best made plans can sometimes fail, which is why it is so important to have a back-up plan. Visit www.cfa. vic.gov.au or call 1800 240 667 for more information on preparing your Bushfire Survival Plan. Just a reminder to all residents that you can dispose of green waste free of charge at any Council managed waste facility until December 13. Please take this opportunity to clean up around your home. While you’re working outside, check your barbecues and gas bottles to make sure everything is in safe working order. Cr Peter Paul, Mayor Bass Coast Shire Council

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$70,000 sprinkler LOCAL cricketers will be the first to benefit from a $70,000 irrigation system at the Dalyston Recreation Reserve. The system has been paid for by the rec reserve committee of management, Bass Coast Council and the Victorian Drought Relief for Community Sport Program. Work is all but completed and means the oval will be watered regularly over summer, thanks to a large dam on the site. Top dressing will add the final touch.

WONTHAGGI will host an exhibition wheelchair basketball match on December 3. The match will feature able bodied basketballers from the Wonthaggi Basketball Association (using wheelchairs), who will be pitted against the Gippsland Wheelchair Basketball Team. Held at the Wonthaggi YMCA, the match has been organised by the South Coast Access Alliance (SCAA) in conjunction with the Wonthaggi Basketball Association and Gippsland Wheelchair Basketball Team to promote inclusive sporting opportunities within the community. Spokesperson for the SCAA Vicki Bradley from the South Coast Primary Care Partnership, says the purpose of the alliance is to promote opportunities for people with disabilities to be involved in sport and active recreation within their communities. Local schools are getting in on the act too, with three schools in Wonthaggi participating in “Wheeltalk” sessions on November 24. These sessions are facilitated by Wheelchair Sports Victoria and allow students to ask those burning questions around living life in a wheelchair as well as experience time in the chairs themselves. The sessions aim to raise awareness of spinal injury prevention. The night starts at 6pm and concludes at 8.30pm. Free tickets are available to the event but you need to register with Kathryn or Cheree, Rural Access Ofﬁcers at Bass Coast Shire Council on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or ruralaccess@basscoast.vic.gov.au. The South Coast ‘Welcoming and Inclusive Club of the Year’ will also be announced. Free tickets will be available in this paper prior to the event, so cut them out and contact Kathryn or Cheree to let them know you are coming. Transport assistance to and from the event is available for people with a disability, so please mention this when registering.

Wheel fun: action from the Korumburra Wheelchair Basketball match in June 2010.

Harmony runs through Gippsland A LONE ﬁgure cut his way uphill towards Mirboo North on Sunday, running with a torch.

New: Bass Coast Council recreation planner Ella Angarane and Dalyston Recreation Reserve committee of management secretary Hans Kamphuis discuss the new irrigation system.

Surely it was too early for the Olympic torch relay? Veeraja Uppall was running for harmony, and he carried the torch to Mirboo North. The World Harmony Run is a global relay that seeks to promote international friendship and understanding. As a symbol of harmony, runners carry a ﬂaming torch, passing it from hand to hand travelling through 140 nations around the globe. “When we pass the torch on from hand to hand, we’re also passing on a message from heart to heart,” Veeraja Uppall said, after completing the run to Mirboo North. Veeraja was running to join the group, which has international representatives that each take turns running with the torch. “We loved Gippsland; I wished we could have seen more of it. It’s unfortunate about the rain,” he said. The group will now head to Traralgon and onto Sale to continue their run.

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

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Harmony run: Veeraja Uppall of the World Harmony Run takes the relay along the Strzelecki Highway into Mirboo North.

Lifesavers head inland SURF lifesavers will travel inland and volunteer their time this week to visit primary school students in the South Gippsland region as part of the Telstra Beach to Bush program. Schools at Inverloch, Wonthaggi, Powlett River, Cowes, San Remo and Lang Lang primary schools will receive a visit. The program will educate students during an interactive session including various surf safety messages, warning ﬂags and beach signs, identifying basic surf rescue equipment and most importantly, how to raise an alarm when in trouble. The skills taught by surf lifesaving volunteers will focus primarily on beach safety, however there will be skills covered that apply to aquatic safety in general including rivers, dams, creeks, pools and other waterways. The Beach to Bush program is the largest and most innovative surf safety education program in Australia, this year visiting more than 460 regional primary schools and educating more than 46,000 students throughout the country.

Croquet WEDNESDAY croquet was once again played on our good lawns. Leongatha 1 had a thrilling win over Leongatha 2. After the four singles, both teams had won two games and were 55 hoops each. Jenny Milligan, playing with Ruth Stevenson, played a top game and completed her ﬁrst pegout. This certainly helped her team to win by one hoop. This week, the grounds committee have worked hard to get the lawns to a high standard for our tournament. Good luck to all local players.

Top game: Jenny Milligan performs her ﬁrst pegout.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - PAGE 57

Leongatha

THE Leongatha Bowling Club Regent Caravan’s 2010/11 season tournament began with the mixed triples on Sunday November 7 and the Regent open pairs on Monday November 8. R. Trotman (s), M. Dillian and Glenda Trotman took ﬁrst place in the mixed triples with 3 x 200. Second place went to B. Rahilly (s), Ian Todd and Joy Todd 3 x 100. Third place went to the team of C. Clarkson (s), H. Wolfen and Joan Clarkson with 3 x 60 and fourth place to A. Worthington (s), Scott Byres and Ken Dowler with 3 x 40. The Monday Regent open pairs was won by the Yarram team of A. Moore and Theo Tymenson with 2 x 300. Second place went to Ron Hutton and John Fisher with 2 x 150. Third place was won by the Korumburra team of A. Robertson and B. Dilge 2 x 75. Fourth place went to the

Foster team of Dino and Lucy Vignocci 2 x 50. Best last game went to G. Drury and Ken Cecil with 2 x 25. The next event will be the ladies triples, to be held on Sunday November 21. November 9 ladies pennant Division 3 saw Leongatha ladies win at home against Phillip Island 50 to 38 shots while our Division 2 ladies went down by 10 shots to Korumburra in a very high standard game. In the next round, Division 2 Leongatha will be away to Loch while Division 3 are also away to Meeniyan. Tuesday evening, November 9 saw the start of this season’s business bowls, with a number of entries and the usual ‘no holes barred’ competition and a great evening was had by all. The business bowls continues each Tuesday evening for the next ﬁve to six weeks, weather permitting. Wednesday November

10 saw 18 players take to the greens in a social triples event. The winners on the day were J. Embleton (s), Don McIntyre and Peter Bolge with two wins plus 19. The runners-up were Ray McGannon (s), with D. Dunkley and M. Carnell with two wins plus 17. The sponsors for the day were Financial Blueprint and the club thanks them for their valued support. Friday evening, November 12 saw a good gathering of folks for the farewell and presentations to valued club members, Ron Cook and partner Dianne Adams who are shifting to the South Australian township of Mt Gambier. Margaret Fisher, the president of the ladies section, spoke of Dianne’s valuable contribution to the ladies, both at the bowls level as well as the club generally and on behalf of the ladies section wished Dianne and Ron the very

best for the future. This

was followed by a presentation made to Dianne. Peter Kennedy, chairman John O’Connor and Don McIntyre also spoke of all the contributions Ron has made to the club as a player, board member and pennant player in the 10 years that Ron has been with the Leongatha club. A presentation was also made to Ron who was also wished the very best for the future. Both Ron and Dianne responded after each presentation and those present carried the wishes with acclamation. The pennant games for Saturday November 13 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions and so the next round, on November 20 will see the Division 1 teams away to Inverloch while Division 2 will be home to Inverloch Blue and Division 4 will be home to Mirboo North. Leongatha members are

Tarwin Lower

Loch & District

BOTH divisions of the ladies pennant played at home last Tuesday in ﬁne and sunny conditions. Division 2 played Loch and in a well fought out game won by 13 shots, while Division 3 playing Wonthaggi weren’t so lucky, loosing by 10 shots. Men’s turkey triples saw a clean sweep by the Wonthaggi sides, the winners being Tony Merlo, Rod Beech and Roy Smith. The runners-up were John Bird, Alan Mcfaydon and Ken Webb. Best last game went to the Mirboo North team of Brian Harris, Don Birks and Paul Pugh. Sponsors for the day were Greg and Elaine Burridge from the Riverside Hotel Tarwin Lower. First round of the barefoot bowls competition got off to a great start, with six new teams participating. The four leading teams after the ﬁrst round are the Sharks, Bushwhackers, Supremes and Beezknees. Sponsors for the night were the Riverview Hotel Tarwin Lower, the Tarwin Takeaway and the Venus Bay General Store

TUESDAY pennant was the only pennant competition played last week, with the Saturday matches being called off mid morning. Division 2 played at Tarwin Lower where the home team proved to be too good on the day. Wednesday afternoon Bev Bowcher and Jenny Miller played the ﬁnal of the club championship in cordial style, with Jenny going on to retain the trophy. Those present enjoyed afternoon tea after the match. On Wednesday evening twilight bowls got off to a small start, with Hetty and Max as the winning pair. Twilight bowls starts at 6pm with all welcome, experienced or otherwise. Social membership is available for a low cost, a sausage sizzle follows the bowling and bowls are available for your use, so come along and give bowls a go. Thursday social bowls numbers were down but all enjoyed a game before adjourning for lunch. This week Division 2 is at home to Leongatha on Tuesday, with Division 3 at home on Saturday and Division 5 to play at Meeniyan. Members are reminded that the ladies will be holding a ‘Try Bowls’ day on Thursday, December 2, so please ask anyone who is interested to join us for the day. Both ladies and men, a 10am start with lunch provided, bowls are available and please wear comfortable clothes and ﬂat shoes.

Inverloch LAST Saturday’s washout of all pennant games, the third in the last five weeks, must have all clubs pondering what may have been. It is sure to have some effect on the final makeup of premiership ladders. Our first round of business bowls got off to a good start on Wednesday evening, November 3, with 24 teams taking part. After completion of the usual 12 ends, the winner, with the very good score of 26 shots up were the Espy 3 team. The runners-up, two shots away with +24, were the Broadbeach team. The second round last Wednesday evening also had 24 teams playing. Taking first place with 16 shots up was the Slice Of Paradise Bakery team. Two teams finished with 14 shots up. The runners-up were decided by the team with most winning ends. They were the Big 4 team, ahead of the Broadbeach team. Last Thursday we had 24 players playing social bowls. Two games of 12 ends of pairs were played and there were 3 x 2 game winners. Taking first prize was John Sutcliffe (sk) and Herb Barclay (ld). It is great to see Herb back playing and in the winners’ circle, with a good score of 34 points. Runners-up, close behind with 33 points, were the pairing of Ron Kee (sk) and Ernie Treadwell (ld). We have some news on two of our club’s stalwarts. Geoff Brook is having his good days and not so good days. Although he can’t get out and about, his wife Peg says he enjoys a chat with his friends who pop in to see him. Geoff’s many friends send him their best wishes and I am sure their thoughts are continually with him.

Lew Caile, who has not been on the scene for a few weeks, is feeling much better. He received a good result on a recent stress test, has been given the all clear and is now hoping to have a try-out on the green this week.

Ladies TUESDAY, November 9, pennant was a win, lose, win situation with Division 1 getting up by four points against Wonthaggi. Second Division also playing against Wonthaggi went down by 15 points. Third Division did very well getting a 13 shot lead against Toora at Toora. Wednesday, November 10, 24 ladies played social bowls. Winners for the day were the team of Bonnie Campbell, Sophie Brusamarello and Sue Nation. Runners-up were Carol Hughes, Cynthia Hensley and Maureen Paynting. Wednesday, November 17, is the monthly triples with a 10am start. This event is proving very popular with our new format. The following Wednesday, November 24, is the annual charity day. This year the charity is “Wheelchair Sports Association”. It is a 10am start, BYO lunch. The annual Christmas toy collection has begun so please donate a toy for this charity as it is such a worthy cause. Please leave the toys unwrapped. Birthdays this week are Carole Baines and Pam Lawson. The Christmas dinner this year will be held on Saturday, December 18, starting at 6.30pm. The cost is $22 per person, fully catered by Hassle Free Catering. Entertainment by Paddy O’Dowd. Should be a good night, so we hope to see you all put your names down on the sheet provided.

reminded that there is a special general meeting of the club to be held at the club rooms at 7.30pm on Wednesday November 17.

Buffalo indoor ON Wednesday, November 10, 10 players on a nice night to bowl saw four teams, two of three and two of two. We welcomed Alex Thompson for a night of bowls. In fourth (LLL), skipper Sebastian Terranova, Carolyn Benson and Jim Atkins; third (WLL), skipper Graeme Tobias, Ian Benson and Alex Thompson; second (LWW), skipper Rod McConchie and Peter Tiziani; ﬁrst (WWW), skipper Toni Heldens and Peter Heldens. Best ﬁrst game Toni 8-5, second Toni 12-3, third Toni 13-5. Hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

ON Monday, November 8, eight players competed in two games of 12 ends. The winners were Stephen Holmes (skip), Alec Thompson, Joyce Fuller and Morrie Parry with one win and plus seven shots.

Fish Creek WHILE the rain ﬁnished off all the association bowls on Saturday, it was a good day for Cor and Nellie Van Dyk and Nick and Helen Shaw sponsored day on Sunday when a full rink was seen. While there were no three game winners, there were eight two game winners. The eventual winners a Fish Creek four, Bill Ferbrache, Jo Lavarda, Nita Watkins and Allan Atwell (skip). Runners-up from Yarram were John Taylor (skip), I. Winslow, M. Winslow and June Taylor. There were three good rafﬂe prizes and two of these went to John Stefani and the other to Sylvia Hunt.

BOTH divisions in ladies pennant recorded wins for Korumburra on Tuesday. In Division 2, the ladies defeated Leongatha by nine shots on their home turf, with Jenny McVeigh’s team of Margaret Goad, Beryl Waycott and Joan Blogg, 11 shot win against Faye Turner’s team our best result. Division 3 were home to San Remo, with a 10 shot win for Korumburra, with Nancy Gilbert’s team of Margaret Hams, Joanna Lomagno and Judith Nicholls 17 shot win against Margaret Bates’ team our best result. Wednesday’s mixed fours day was a very successful day for the ladies. Many thanks to John and Chas for helping the ladies match committee with the draw. After three games, the winners for the day were BLG with 12 shots Chas Blogg, Margaret Brown and Hugo Paradiso, with three teams with three wins, Keith Pocklington, Beryl Waycott, Natalie Opray. The team to miss out on the major prizes were presented with a club memento. Runners-up with 19 ends and seven shots up David Goodridge, Nancy Gilbert and Margaret Hams. The winners, with 19 ends and 27 shots up, were Bob Snooks, Jan McLaren, Anne Maruzzo and Cheryl Prinz. Many thanks to our sponsors for the day T & G Mechanical Repairs. The club thanks Terrry Wyhoon for his support of the day. Thursday men’s pairs was another well supported day. The winners, after three games, were Hugo Paradiso (a winning week Hugo), Ross Lomagno with 2½ wins plus four shots (no three game winners) with the drawn card going to Doug Close and Graham Turton. Members of the bowling community were saddened to learn of

Round 6 Results - November 9 Division 1

Dumbalk indoor

Korumburra

Ladies pennant

the passing of one of our former members, Betty Beecroft, who was a member for 20 years until ill health curtailed her presence on the greens. Betty represented the club as a pennant player as well as at district tournaments. In 1988/89 she won the ladies B Grade championship and in 1995/6 the ladies club pairs with Jean Bowman. Betty was also very dedicated to the indoor bowls section of the club. To her family and friends, our sympathy on your loss of a special lady. Thursday night’s twilight bowls was another successful evening. Winners were Rob Cosson and Bill Dorling. Our thanks to the cook Peter Hearn, Ron for the lighting and the organisers of the night. Well done folks. Another successful counter tea was held on Friday night. Thanks to our cooks, Debbie, Joanna and Mary. Thanks also to Michelle Villinger who displayed a wide range of her Body Shop products. Those members and friends who stopped on after the meal were entertained by an interesting display of photos and commentary by Ross and Kerri Besley on their recent trip to South Africa and Egypt. The club extends their deepest sympathy to Norma and Maurie Rielly and family on their tragic loss. Pennant next week has the ladies in Division 2 to Corinella, whilst Division 3 are home to Meeniyan. The Division 1 men will play at Mirboo North and Division 3 will be home to Phillip Island. Division 4 will play at Phillip Island. Saturday was a wash-out over all divisions.

Port Welshpool 70 (1 shot) d Meeniyan 69 (M. Reilly 24 d L. Hanks 16, M. McDonald 26 d M. Pearson 20, A. Collins 20 lt A. Van Wamel 33). Phillip Island 70 (2 shots) d Foster 68 (P. Francis 25 d M. Climas 21, P. Davis 25 d R. Richardson 19, R. James 20 lt D. Mortlock 28). San Remo 75 (5 shots) d Lang Lang 70 (K. Hale 28 d J. Dowson 16, S. Carvosso 23 lt J. Prowd 26, C. Thorn 24 lt D. Motton 28). Inverloch 80 (4 shots) d Wonthaggi 76 (I. Sheppard 27 d K. Simpson 22, L. Luby 25 d L. Milkins 24, S. Cook 28 lt I. Donohue 30).

Division 2 Korumburra 74 (10 shots) d Leongatha 64 (J. McVeigh 30 d F. Turner 18, D. Williams 21 drew E. McIntyre 21, J. McLaren 23 lt T. McCormack 25). Tarwin 82 (13 shots) d Loch 69 (H. Twite 26 d G. Garry 19, D. Barnes 34 d V. Kennedy 20, G. Bright 22 lt J. Miller 30). Wonthaggi 78 (14 shots) d Inverloch 64 (M. McBain 27 d N. Martin 18, T. Kavanagh 32 d D. Patterson 24, J. Brusamarello 19 lt J. Bateman 22). Phillip Island 71 (2 shots) d Fish Creek 69 (A. Green 34 d P. Hazeltine 16, J. Boyce 23 lt L. Harper 27, H. Bosisto 14 lt F. McKenzie 26). Corinella - bye (2 pts).

Division 3 Inverloch 48 (13 shots) d Toora 35 (V. Muir 26 d B. Curram 19, J. Arnold 22 d K.

Barwick 16). Wonthaggi 51 (10 shots) d Tarwin 41 (D. Yarley 31 d J. Stafferton 14, G. Mitford 20 lt S. Browne 27). Korumburra 52 (10 shots) d San Remo 42 (N. Gilbert 31 d M. Bates 14, M. Wrench 21 lt G. Mendola 28). Leongatha 50 (12 shots) d Phillip Island 38 (G. Emmerson 27 d D. Coleman 20, P. Fleming 23 d E. Stephenson 18). Meeniyan 60 (13 shots) d Foster 47 (G. Densley 31 d M. Freeman 21, D. Lindhard 29 d E. Dudﬁeld 26).

Ladders Division 1 Inverloch ..........................+84 12 Wonthaggi ......................+126 8 Phillip Island....................+68 8 San Remo ............................-8 8 Lang Lang ........................ -11 6 Meeniyan............................-65 2 Foster..................................-66 2 Port Welshpool .................-128 2 Division 2 Leongatha ........................+68 9 Korumburra ....................+30 9 Wonthaggi ........................+36 7 Phillip Island....................+23 6 Corinella..............................+1 6 Tarwin ................................-24 6 Loch ...................................-28 5 Inverloch ............................-86 4 Fish Creek ..........................-20 3 Division 3 Toora ................................+70 10 Korumburra ....................+19 8 Inverloch ..........................+25 6 Leongatha ........................+12 6 Foster...................................+2 6 Meeniyan...............................-4 6 Phillip Island ......................-10 6 Wonthaggi ...........................-17 6 San Remo ............................-13 4 Tarwin .................................-84 2

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Balfour’s Woorayl champ again 2010 club champions

EVERGREEN legend Ian Balfour is our club champion again, adding to his many titles with a fine score of 310. (Maybe it’s time some of the young blokes in our club stepped up to give “Balf” a challenge next year). Veteran golfer Doug Clemann is our B Grade champion with a tidy score of 339. A great effort fighting off a fast finishing Greg Fennell. Friendly farmer George Johnson was too good for his contemporaries and carded a scratch score of 371. He was unavailable for presentations as he had to milk the cows. Well done to George. In D Grade, our closest result saw retired school teacher, Tony Johnston give one of his former students, Tim Burgess, a lesson on how to win. After two rounds, Tony led the grade by 10 shots and I am reliably informed young Tim got him back to one after 15 holes in the final round. But obviously with some nerves on both sides and due to a long ‘clutch’ putt made on 17, Tony took a great win with 387. Tim Burgess was successful in the junior championship over his great mate Ryan Higgins. Ryan shot a great round on Sunday to put the pressure on Tim. These guys represent the future of our club and are both great kids. Senior champion, Greg Fennell is a

legend around the club and also out on the course. At his tender age he is probably the most consistent golfer in the club. His net score of 284 was the best overall for the championships and is testament to his ability. Well done Egg. Perrett and Associates sponsored the event for best net scores over the 72 holes of the club championships. The winners as follows: A Grade - I. Balfour 290; B Grade - G. Fennell 284; C Grade - G. Johnson 295; D Grade - T. Burgess 286. Thursday’s men’s comp saw Bruce Challis have a win with 40 points. Down the line balls to Ed Poole with 39 and Neville McKenzie with 37 points. Saturday November 13 was the third round of the club championships. Thanks to Ryan’s Bricks for their sponsorship of the day. The forecast was for wet and miserable conditions and although conditions on the day were damp, overall they were not too bad. However, in a reduced ﬁeld of 33 players, the leaders struggled to post low scores and a few players back in the pack came back into contention. The A Grade winner was M. Grist 72 net. Runner-up: I. Balfour 73 net. B Grade was won by G. Fennell 72 net. The runner-up was D. Dwyer 73 net. The C Grade winner was T. Hogan 70 net. Runner-up: B. Fiek 72 net.

D Grade was won by B. Wilson 73 net. The runner-up was T. Burgess 73 net on countback. Down the line balls: T. Charlton, T. Walters and E. Poole 74 net; D. Lim, C. Hall, O. Vandervorm 75 net; Damien Burge, D. Clemann, Dale Burge, M. Wood 76 net; J. Redmond 77, P. Burgess 78; J. Howard, G. Maisey, G. Misson, G. Salmon 79 net. Nearest the pin: 8th Dale Burge, 17th B. Wilson. Sunday November 14 saw a good field of 33 players turn out in fine conditions to fight out the final round of the 2010 club championships. The sponsor for the day was Novus Windscreens. The winners for the day as follows: A Grade - I. Balfour 69 net; B Grade - D. Clemann 70 net; C Grade G. Fennell 67 net; D. Grade T. Burgess 70 net. Down the line balls: G. Johnson 70; M. Grist, N. Lovie, M. Wood 71; G. Salmon 72; T. Ryan, R. Higgins 73. Nearest the pins: 8th I. Balfour, 17th M. Carruthers. Next week we can all relax again with a stableford round. Don’t forget presentation night Friday November 26, starting at 7pm with $1 pots from 8pm to 9pm and a light supper provided. Also, the AGM will be held on Sunday November 28. See you there.

Club championships: Left to right - Greg Fennell (senior champion), Doug Clemann (B Grade champion), Tony Johnston (D Grade champion), Ian Balfour (club champion), Tim Burgess (junior champion). Absent: George Johnson (C Grade champion).

GCL Under 16s struggle GCL Under 18s mixed results THE LDCA’s Under 16s Gippsland League team has lost their first two games. Game 1 20-20 at Nambrok: LDCA v Traralgon. Traralgon won the toss and batted. After early wickets by Ben Foon, Max Francis and Thomas Wyatt, a couple of partnerships by Traralgon, B. Kearns 25 and A. Jenkins 29 and N. Dunston 18, and they were five/112 after 20 overs. Wicket takers Max Francis 1/9 from 3three overs, Ben Foon 1/9 from two overs and Thomas Wyatt 2/24 from for overs. Catches were from Nathan Allen, Jake Cochrane and a great run out by Ash O’Neill. LDCA batted, with the top order struggling it was left to first gamer Royston McGavin 34 (3 fours, 1 six) and Michael Manteit 20 not out (2 fours) to make the score respectable 8/95 off 20 overs. B. Burns from Traralgon 3/12 the

destroyer. Game 2: LDCA v Bairnsdale. LDCA won the toss and batted. With good bowling from Bairnsdale the batting struggled to break the shackles and Leongatha were 7/69 off 20 overs with Ryan Olden 11 and Thomas Wyatt 28. Bairnsdale battled and the LDCA boys made them earn every run, with Bairnsdale reaching the target in the 17th over 3/72. Ben Foon, Eli Richards and Thomas Wyatt took a wicket each. A few positives from the day were that Royston McGavin and Max Francis, both ﬁrst gamers, batted and bowled well, and Cam Harris our spinner, bowled well in both innings with a total of seven over’s 0/24 beating the bat a lot. Thanks to Ash O’Neill and Jack Harris for ﬁlling in with a couple of late injuries.

Leongatha District Cricket Association Umpire Appointments EVANS PETROLEUM Round 6 - November 20 & 27 Home team

Away Team

Ground Umpire

v v v v

Korumburra Inverloch Koonwarra-RSL Won Workmens

Nerr EC OMK WFG

Grade A2 KIlcunda/Bass Poowong/Long MDU Town

v v v v

Glen Alvie WT Phillip Island Loch Foster DUM Fish Creek/Tarwin WC1

Alan Jordan Luke Sullivan Paddy Cummins John Lea

Grade B1 Won Workmens Inverloch Phillip Island Glen Alvie

v v v v

Won Miners Imperials OMK Nerrena

MCM IT Cowes GA

Ian Thomas Dave Harris Alan Roberts Michael Heenan . Brendan Thomas

Grade B2 Fish Creek/Tarwin Koonwrra RSL OMK Korumburra

v v v v

Town Kilcunda/Bass MDU Poowong/Loch

FC Turf Koon KSC Kor

Stephen Lanyon Geoff Wyatt Dallas Wyatt Herb Roberts

Grade C1 Nerrena Town Foster Won Miners

v v v v

Phillip Island Korumburra Inverloch Won Workmens

LV WC2 FGC WNPS

TBA TBA TBA Marian Wishart

Grade C2 Glen Alvie Town Kilcunda/Bass

v Won Workmens INV v Poowong/Loch MM v MDU Bass

TBA TBA TBA

OMK Phillip Island

v Koonwarra RSL Tar v Imperials New

TBA TBA

Grade A1 Nerrena Imperials OMK Won Miners

Terry Rogers Ken Lester Clive Salmon Graham Laird

THE LDCA’s Under 18s Gippsland Cricket League team came away with a win and a loss from recent rounds. Round 2: U18 GCL Leongatha 8/153 d Traralgon 7/130: Leongatha won the toss and elected to bat at Maffra after the game had been moved from the turf at Briagolong due to the wet weather. The openers got the ’Gatha boys off to a great start with the ﬁrst wicket falling at 49 in the fourth over. The third wicket partnership of 55 for the third wicket between Clark and Mantiet was broken when Mantiet was out in the 13th over with the

Mirboo North junior tennis IT is good to have a complete round with no washouts. Interesting to see that C Grade’s Fish Creek White has only played once, with three washouts and a bye. They are followed by quite a few other teams who have only played twice. We hope the wet weekends are over. Some close matches. A Grade: Mardan Rockets 3/25 d Baromi Legends 3/24. B Grade: Baromi Bears just got the win with 3/24 d Fish Creek Blue 2/23.

Ladders A Grade Leongatha Asics.. 176.39 23 Leongatha Reebok ... 137.93 23 Baromi Legends 136.36 21

Baromi Superstars 79.07 14 Mardan Rockets ..... 67.74 12 L’gatha New Balance ... 44.62 8 B Grade Dumbalk North Aces 200.00 23 Leongatha Adidas179.66 22 Leongatha Puma 144.78 20 Leongatha Nike .. 151.61 17 Baromi Bears ....... 106.56 16 Fish Creek Red....... 95.40 15 Fish Creek Blue...... 91.86 13 Fish Creek White ... 86.11 13 Baromi Bulls .......... 55.56 13 Mardan Celtics ....... 83.52 11 L’gatha Nth Orange . 43.68 8 L’gatha Nth Green ... 33.73 8 C Grade L’gatha Quiksilver ... 174.51 21 Hallston ............... 132.14 17 Fish Creek White 105.56 15 L’gatha Billabong124.59 13 Fish Creek Red....... 64.29 12 Baromi Blue ........... 54.76 11 Baromi Black ........ 63.93 10 Mardan Jets ............ 33.33 10

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score on 114. The score continued to rise to give Leongatha the healthy total of 153 off 20 overs. Top scorers in the innings were Mitchell Clark 60, Alex Mantiet 32, Lachlan Sperling 20. The bowlers then restricted Traralgon to 7/130 of their 20 overs. Best of the bowlers were James Sheerin 3/26 off 4 overs, Mitchell Thomas 2/21 off four overs. Round 3: U18 GCL Bairnsdale 7/87 d by Leongatha 2/95. Round 3 was played on the Maffra turf and Leongatha got off to a great start, having Bairnsdale 3/4 in the third over then 5/25 in the ninth over. This was due to some great

bowling by Matt Wilcocks 4/12 off four overs. The Bairnsdale team ﬁnished up making 7/87 from their 20 overs. Leongatha passed this total in the 15th over having lost two wickets along the way. The not out batsmen at the end were James Sheerin who made 34 and Alex Mantiet who made 44, combining in a 75 run unbroken partnership. The Leongatha side is the only undefeated team in the U18 Gippsland Cricket League competition after three rounds. Rounds 4 and 5 will be played in January 2011.

Allambee Mirboo and District tennis ALL teams were washed out this week. There have been a lot of wash-outs this season, so far. It may be a good time to be thinking about the ladies and men’s doubles tournament to be held at the Leongatha tennis courts on Sunday December 12, 9.30am for a

10am start. Enquiries to president Matt, secretary Wendy or treasurer Rob. Early entries help the organisers to prepare. Let’s make this year’s tournament a success. Players have only had to play one game in the association to qualify. Wash-outs are not counted. Come along and enjoy.

Club championships this Sunday THE Leongatha Tennis Club is hosting its annual club championships event this Sunday in what promises to be an enthralling day of high quality tennis. All Leongatha Tennis Club members are invited to participate in this day, with senior players and junior players catered for in a range of gradings and age groups. There will be a delicious barbecue lunch on offer throughout the afternoon and organisers are

anticipating a large gathering of players to make the day a success. Matches will commence at 10am and all players, both juniors and seniors, can enter on the day with Michelle Krohn for the juniors section of the tournment and Frank Dekker for the senior side of the event. Many weekend tennis matches have been washed out recently due to the inclement weather. The club championships event is a great way to get a full day of tennis in and play some excellent competition. Bring it on.

Horse winner

MOE trainer, Michael Templeton, continued his excellent start to the season when High Lord impressively won his maiden at Sale.

He was bred by Alan Gibbons, who races him outright and it was pleasing to get a result for him. Alan Gibbons previously raced his horses with the late Peter Sutherland at Stony Creek, who prepared the dam of High Lord (Catch A Cloud). Templeton said the horse had always shown ability, but he does a few little things wrong. “He has a habit of laying-in and if not for that, I think he would have won by a lot further at Sale. “Once he got past them he ran straighter, but we might try him in blinkers next start and see if that makes a difference,” he said. “Michael Walker gave a very positive report on him and I think he can go on and develop into a handy galloper.”

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Leongatha spring golf tournament THE annual spring tournament got underway on Thursday in excellent conditions and congratulations to Dylan and his staff for the immaculate presentation of the course.

Thursday brought the fourball events for men and ladies. Visitors Paul Johnson and Charlie Hardy took out A Grade with 45 points on a countback from another visiting pair, Des Kerr and J. Scale. In B Grade, our members took control. The winning pair, Glen Marsham and David Reaby, combined beautifully to score a mammoth 50 points. Not far behind, runners-up on 48 points were Kevin Castwood and Frank Smedley. Gerry Carcour and Michael Thomas were nearest the pin winners for the men. The ladies winners in A Grade were Pat Pease and Di Grimmond, with a very healthy 46 points. The runners-up were Joan Peters and Jill Steer on 45. B Grade went to Korumburra’s

Meeniyan

LAST weekend the annual club championships commenced with two rounds of stroke. The aggregate top four gross scores in each grade qualified to play in the finals this coming weekend. The championships were once again generously sponsored by RF and HM Poletti Pty Ltd. The qualifying players will now play 18 holes of matchplay. They are: A Grade Graham Hoskin v Brad Hutcheson, Brett McKnight v Ryan McKnight; B Grade: Scott Browne v Allan Kuhne, David Thomson v Graig Buckland; C Grade: Rod Matthews v AJ McHarg, Jim Cusack v Wilf Richards. On Sunday, November 21 both the mens and ladies champions will have been decided. All members and friends are welcome to support the finalists and a barbecue lunch will be held between 2 and 3pm. On Sunday, November 7 Dimmi organised a four

Foster CLUB champion: Noel Black. B Grade champion: Norm Cooper. C Grade champion: Gary Clavarino. Senior champion: Noel Black. Sunday, November 14 - last round club championships. Noel Black, Alan Spooner and Ken Crompton trophies. Winner A Grade: Paul Robertson (8) 70 net. Winner B Grade: Norm Cooper (14) 68 net. Winner C Grade: Owen Kindellan (24) 68 net. Scratch A Grade: Paul Robertson 78. Scratch B Grade: Norm Cooper 82 on countback. Scratch C Grade: Geoff Prue 91. Putting: Owen Kindellan 26 putts. Down the line balls: Kevin Witheridge 68 net, Geoff Prue 70 net, Neville Thompson 71 net, Peter Dight

Nori Little and Betty Thompson with the ladies best score of 47 points, ahead of Loris Clark and Jeannie St. Ellen who had 46. Debbie Miller and Pat Pease were the ladies nearest the pin winners. Friday’s ambrose was very well attended and some excellent scoring was witnessed. The best men’s team was Peter Stivic, Kevin Scott, Keith Columb and John King (yet again), who combined good play (66 off the stick) with a good handicap to win with 53¼ net. The prizes for the leading ladies team went to Loris Clark, Ann Blundy, Marg Grifﬁths and Joy Runge with 75-163/8-585/8. The winning mixed team consisted of Trevor and Jill Steer with Tom and Sue Traill from Mirboo North with a very strong performance 64-10¼-53¾. Father and son Terry and David Poulton won the men’s nearest the pin events while Wendy Surman and Janet Hill were the ladies’ winners. The stroke events were held

on Saturday and despite the persistent rain, some top scores were recorded. Michael Thomas and Shane Jackson from Lang Lang both shot 76 gross scores and it was Michael who was awarded the prize. Shane’s great effort won him the A Grade handicap with 67 net. B and C Grades were played as stableford events and the winners were Ray Davies (B Grade) with 38 points and Bob Jamieson (C Grade) with an outstanding 45 points. Bob also won the senior men’s handicap. Reanna Matthews showed her class, winning the ladies’ scratch event, scoring 76 off the stick. Reanna’s good play also won her the Hyland trophy for best overall net score of 73 on a handicap of three. Coral Gray won the B Grade played as a stableford with 34 points and her score also gave her the senior ladies’ trophy. Nearest the pin winners were Dan Malone and Reanna Matthews on the 14th and Dan Cameron and Mary Brewis on the 16th.

Sunday’s mixed was played in better conditions and 32 pairs competed. Our two best golfers, both club champions, Michael and Rebecca Thomas, combined to win the scratch with a terriﬁc score of 72 despite a double bogey on the last hole. Trevor and Jill Steer had a good tournament and they took out the B Grade scratch for their 92. The A Grade handicap saw our youthful talent in Nic Cairns and Reanna Matthews, who won with a ﬁne 76-55/8-703/8, Ross and Glenyce McRobert took B Grade on 75½. The visitor’s trophy went to Tom and Sue Traill (76¼) who also had a successful tournament. Nearest the pin winners were Michael and Reanna Matthews on the 14th hole and Chris Leaver and Ann Gibson on the 16th. Thankyou to our sponsor Drummond Golf and to all who attended during the tournament.

ball ambrose event followed by a delicious spit roast. The winners on a three way countback were the team of Butch, Zerbs, Smooth and Rustler. Sumo won the chipping competition while Vanders pipped Truckie in the putting. A total of $300 was raised to help fund the 2012 KB Cup. More such fun days have been promised. The Friday evening twilight nine hole competition has started. Hit off is from 3pm and counter teas are available.

Ladies Wednesday, November 3 was medal day and once again one of the new ladies from the give golf a go program organised by Sue Hoskin played great golf and took out the medal. Section one winner was Dot Christie with 73 net, the medal winner and section two was Linda Brown with 69 net and a new handicap of 40. The best nine went to Dot Elliott with 33 ½ net, down the line balls to Jan Trease 76, Kristen Elliott 71 net, Steve Reid 71 net, Brian Blake 71 net. Nearest the pin: fourth Bruce Knee, sixth Steve Reid, 13th James Freeman, 15th Pat McKay, 17th Jim Parry. Money hole: Brenton McKenzie. Saturday, November 13 - third round club championships. Neville and Carmen Thompson trophy. Winner A Grade: Noel Black (7) 70 net. Winner B Grade: Norm Cooper (14) 71 net. Winner C Grade: Randy Reusch (26) 62 net. Scratch A Grade: Noel Black 77. Scratch B Grade: Norm Cooper 85. Scratch C Grade: Gary Clavarino 89. Putting: Noel Black 25 putts. Down the line balls: Gary Clavarino (19) 70 net, Pat McKay 72 net, Phil Schoﬁeld (18) 72 net, Phil Harris 72 net, Robert Blake 72 net, Neil

Linda Brown: Meeniyan Golf Club November medal winner. 78, and Faye LePage 79, Dot Christie took out the putting with 28. First round of the club’s championships took place on Wednesday, November 10, with 26 ladies playing. Section one winner was Dot Elliott with 75 net on a countback from Dot Christie and Irene Holm, section two was won once again by Linda Brown Chandler 72 net. Nearest the pin: fourth Norm Cooper, sixth Phil Schoﬁeld, 13th Robert Blake, 15th Kevin Flett, 17th Lloyd McKenzie. Friday, November 12 – twilight stableford. Winner: Ross McKenzie (29) 20 points countback. Down the line balls: Lloyd McKenzie (12) 20 points Nearest the pin: sixth J. Danuert. Thursday, November 11 - par. Winner: Peter Dight (8) +3. Down the line balls: Neville Thompson (11) +2 Wednesday, November 10 - stableford (Merle Barham trophy) A Grade Winner: Merle Barham (28) 36 points. B Grade Winner: Val Gow (39) 37points. Down the line balls: Maxine Symmons (32) 36 points, Alayne McKenzie (39) 36 points, Beth Curram (21) 33 points,

with 72 net. The best nine went to Jan Trease with 33, down the line balls Irene Holm 75, Dot Christie 75, Faye LePage 76, Veronica Park 76, Sue Hoskin 77 and Eileen Dorling 79. Dot Christie took out the putting with 26 and Marilyn McGeary won the stableford competition with 22 points. Jenny Mountford (24) 33 points. on countback. Tuesday, November 9 - stableford. Winner: Murray Welsh 42 points. Down the line balls: Jim Parry 40 points, Denham Grierson 40 points.

Coming events Tuesday, November 16 - stableford; Wednesday, November 17 - stableford. (Barbara Fuller trophy); Thursday, November 18 - stableford. Friday, November 19 - twilight stableford; Saturday, November 20 - four ball medley - draw for partners 11am. Foster FoodWorks trophy. Ladies Saturday, November 20 - stableford. Presentation night Sunday, November 21 SGDGA singles championship -Lang Lang.

The club thanks Ray and Heather Poletti and Campbells for their continued sponsorship of the club championships. Congratulations also to David Thomson for his presentation of the course. We appreciate the long hours you and your helpers have put in to get the course up.

Woorayl ladies THE course was in beautiful condition on Wednesday for the Star Medallist playoff, sponsored by Elsie McBride, with the winner for this year being Marg Tuckett. The daily event was sponsored by the club. Anne Grist (19) won A Grade with 70 net and Marg Tuckett (31) took out B Grade with 69 net. Melinda Martin (43) had a wonderful score of 64 net to win C Grade. Nearest the pin on the 17th was Lois Young and Anne Grist put the ball in the hole to have the best second shot on the 11th. Winners of balls down the line were Anne Patterson (who also had a great score with 75 net), Ann Poole, Marlene Rayson and Elsie McBride. We are ﬁnally seeing some handicaps start to reduce with Anne Grist, Ann Poole, Marg Tuckett, Lois Young, Melinda Martin and Thel Scoble all improving theirs. Next week’s event will be the annual Alstromeria Day sponsored by Heather Sullivan, with players asked to assemble at 9am for drawn partners.

Mirboo North A STABLEFORD event was held on Thursday November 11, with 20 starters and a CCR of 70. Adrian Williams was the winner with (22) 43 points. Down the line balls: Joe Taylor (18) 40, Gary Shandley (34) 39, Collin Bird (Tamworth) (20) 36. Birdies: 4th Joe Taylor, 6th Chris Webster. Twenty-one players attended the stableford held on Saturday November 13, won by C. Bracecamp (C) (24) 40 points. Down the line balls: Max Fletcher (B) (28) 39 points, Russell Pentland (B) (15) 38

points, Ian Worthington (B) (19) 36 points. Nearest the pins: 4th B. Randell (B), 13th K. Clerks (B), 16th Russell Pentland (B). Pro Pin: Russell Pentland (B). Birdies: 6th Russell Pentland (B). Eagles: First hole, second shot - Terry Donnison. Ladies The winner of the ladies stableford held on Wednesday November 10 was Mary Beruldsen (39) 43 points. Down the line balls: countback Freeda Fernandez 37 points, Lynne Winderlich 37 points. Nearest the pins: 6th Mary Beruldsen, 13th Raine Leslie.

South Gippsland Bridge Club MEENIYAN - Monday evening. 1st Susan Rufﬁn, Clive Hope. 2nd Faye Rowland, Frank Arndt. 3rd Bluey Aeschlimann, John Cocking. 4th Kathryn Smith, David Baggallay. Tarwin Lower - Tuesday - Butler Pairs - week 1: 1st Frank Arndt, Clive Hope. 2nd Jack Kuiper, Jean Barbour. 3rd Hannah Martin, Leila Bell. 4th Faye Row-

land. Pat West. 5th Colin Cameron, Kathryn Smith. 6th Maureen Stiles,Vivian Westaway. Inverloch – Friday afternoon – after day 1: 1st John Farr, Anne Williams. Kaye Douglas, John Sutton. 2nd Jack Kuiper. Jean Barbour. John Sullivan, Colin Cameron. 3rd Colin Manley, Althea Drew. Bruce and Anne Gibson.

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Chasing sheep in Korumburra By Tessa Hayward

OWNERS and their sheepdogs came from all over Victoria to participate in the annual South Eastern Victorian Sheep Dog Trials at Korumburra show yards from November 8-10.

First time: Tracey Ackland of Leongatha South with her dog Sam at his ﬁrst trial.

Back for more: Bruce Lang of Whitton, New South Wales, is competing again after winning last year’s trial.

Local talent: Joe Ryan of Welshpool, John Macdonald of Leongatha South and Keren Collins of Toora are all participating in the trials.

Secretary of the sheepdog trials, Judy Macdonald of Leongatha South, said there were 54 dogs competing. Her husband, John Macdonald, entered a few of their dogs in the trials. In the Alex Scott and Staff novice event Mr Macdonald came third with a score of 143. “He scatted a bit at the start but once he settled down he was good,” Mr Macdonald received ﬁrst and second place in the McIntosh Memorial Improvers. Joe Ryan of Welshpool came third. In the Ross Family Memorial Open, Mr Macdonald placed ﬁrst and sixth. One of his dogs: “Had a good run although had

trouble with the pen at the end,” he said. Mr Macdonald started entering his sheepdogs in 1985 as he always loved working dogs. Tracey Ackland of Leongatha South entered her dog Sam in his first trial. “The dog was better than me,” she laughed after finishing the trial. Ms Ackland decided to start participating in sheepdog trials as she loves dogs. “I am definitely going to keep going with it,” she said. Brian and James Kyle of Korumburra provided the sheep for the event. Three fresh sheep are used for every trial. There are three different trial events in a sheepdog trial. The novice trial is for dogs who have never won a trial before, the improver trial is for dogs who have won a maiden trial and an open trial is for dogs that have won both the novice and improver trials. The major sponsor of these sheepdog trials was Alex Scott and Staff.

Laps for Leongatha primary

Another lap done: Courtney Embury gets another lap marked off by her teacher, Cherie Hobbs.

LEONGATHA Primary School held their Lap-a-thon on a warm Friday afternoon last week. The half an hour session saw the students, and some willing teachers, running

laps around the present Leongatha Secondary College West Campus ovals, a place they will be familiar with next year. There were some consistent runners, others shot out of the blocks and tapered off quickly, but the effort could not be doubted.

Tons of runners: the Lap-a-thon saw the participation by all students.

Cooling off: this runner battles the heat by pouring water over his head, just like the pros.

Soccer for over 35s

Leongatha squash

JUST because you are getting a little more mature does not mean you should stop having fun.

A Grade: Gummi Bears 2-9-116 d Bananas 2-7-117. Jelly Beans 2-10-125 d Jelly Babies 2-8-108. Chicos 4-12-125 d Bullets 0-5-99. B Grade: Swans 4-12-120 d Tigers 0-2-50. Hawks 3-11-120 d Cats 1-6-107. This week is the last round for the season with ﬁnals starting next week. Don’t forget, if your team didn’t make it into the ﬁnals, come along and help with the scoring and umpiring. A reminder to all members that we will be holding our annual general meeting on Tuesday, November 23 at the squash courts commencing at 7.30pm. All members are requested to attend.

Now is a great time to return to playing sport. No matter what shape you are in, you are invited to join a new soccer club speciﬁcally dedicated to over 35s. The game is played in a non competitive environment with the focus more on exercising and enjoyment rather than any trophy. With seven per side and games played on a smaller pitch the

world game provides a great opportunity for those of us that are not ready to hang up our boots yet but do not want to deal with the rigours of senior competition. So if you are over 35 and want to enjoy this great game locally, make the time to come along to the inaugural public meeting on Tuesday November 16 at 6.30pm at the Leongatha Memorial Hall meeting room 2, Michael Place, Leongatha. For further information contact Gerry Marvin on 5662 3663.

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LEONGATHA Golf Club hosted their spring tournament last week. For all the results read the report on page 59.

Canadian Foursomes winners: Noirin McKeon, Michael Thomas, Alan Monahan, Ross and Glenyce McRobert ( B Grade Handicap winners); Rebecca Thomas and Sue Traill (Mirboo North GC); Rob Garrett, Audree Wyhoon, Reanna Matthews and Nic Cairns (A Grade handicap winners); Tom Traill (Mirboo North GC) and Trevor Steer.

Winners: Michael Thomas (A Grade Scratch) and Reanna Matthews (A Grade Scratch and Handicap) at Leongatha Golf Club.

Men’s ambrose event: Peter Stivic, Keith Colomb, Kevin Scott and John King (Leongatha Golf Club).

Quick manoeuvring: Jim Arnott and Bob Birrell use the easy method of getting around the golf course.

All smiles: Helen Fraser, Wendy Brown, Carol Sowden and Val Brydon.

Keith Colomb, Kevin Scott (winners of the Men’s Ambrose), Trevor Steer and Jill Steer (winners of the mixed Ambrose) (absent Tom Traill and Sue Traill), Ann Blundy, Loris Clark (absent Marg Grifﬁths, Joy Runge) (winners of the Ladies Ambrose).

Easy mobility: Margaret Danks gets from one hole to another in her golf cart.

Practice makes perfect: Neil Mackenzie and Peter Rayson practise their putting.

Teeing up: Jill Steer, Di Grimmond, Joan Peters and Pat Pease are ready for a fun day of golf.

Big day: Loris Clark (absent - Jeannie St Ellen, Mirboo North GC) (runnersup 4BBBB grade), Paul Johnson (Garﬁeld GC) and Charles Hardy (Warragul GC) (winners of the A Grade 4BBB), Pat Pease (absent - Di Grimmond, Wonthaggi GC) (winners of the A Grade 4BBB), and Jill Steer (absent - Joan Pete, Korumburra GC) (runners-up in A Grade).

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Runners and racers

INVERLOCH was alive and kicking on the weekend, with the town’s annual Fun Run and Billy Cart Derby.

Competitors were off and racing in the running event at 9.30am, and once their race was ﬁnished, the carts began. There were thrills, but luckily no big spills as former pushbikes, chairs, wheels and even drop tanks came together to help children speed down the A’Beckett Street hill.

Ready, set: racers prepare for the 10km journey around Inverloch.

Iron man: 55-year-old crossover man Peter Dower came third overall.

Flying: Inverloch’s Keegan Page sped down the hill in his billy cart.

The gang: Caleb McCaughan driving, with friends Zac Caughey, Sean Hayes, Alex Miller and Tanika McCaughan.

Ready to go: driver Jayden Matthews gets some last minute advice from friends Ky Benson and Marley Box.

Juniors learn cricket ELEVEN of the region’s schools competed in Kanga 8s cricket on Wednesday.

The event was not just exclusive to the boys either, with many girls joining in the fun. “Many girls have got into the game by playing this format. It’s non threatening – they don’t have to worry about equipment or whatever,” Gippsland Regional Cricket manager Rob Wood said. More than 500 girl’s teams enter Victoria wide in the 11-year-old competition, which joins the list of 800 boy’s teams that will enter. “The great thing about this game is they (participants) all get a turn and they don’t have to wait long to have a turn,” Mr Wood said. Leongatha and Fish Creek Primary Schools were the eventual winners of the boys tournament, while Nyora and Fish Creek were the girls champions. The winners will now play in a regional game at Traralgon West Sport Complex against 16 other teams on November 22. Should they win that tournament, the teams will make it through to a game on the hallowed turf of the MCG.

Agricultural: Mirboo North Primary School’s Aaron White used all sorts of tactics to ﬁnd runs for his team.

Run out chance: Josh of Korumburra Primary looks to dismiss the running batsman. Kyle Wilson: the Mirboo North youngster used the onside regularly in his knock.

Lining up: members and non-members alike were preparing to test themselves on the Korumburra Motorcycle Club track.

Trying out track KORUMBURRA Motorcycle Club attracted lots of interest to their annual come and try day at their Outtrim track on Sunday. The 120 member strong club hosted around 200 riders, and expects to sign up a few members from the day.

“It’s not a raceday. We have an emphasis here on safety, and we’d like to see a few people sign up,” club vice president Luke Pescarini said. The event, which was sponsored by Knights Honda, is aimed at giving the community a chance to use a ﬁrst class track and test their skills.

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Chloe Eberbach: the young driver made some good times down the hill at the billy cart derby at Inverloch.

Bending his back: Korumburra Primary School’s Colin gives his all on Wednesday at Leongatha.

Bombed out: Alex Jones’ car ‘The Bomb’ came ﬂying down the hill, so fast that he could not stop before the barriers at Inverloch on Sunday.

Brendan Hill: a great run saw him ﬁnish in the top few competitors at Inverloch on Sunday.

Keeping watch: a sheepdog keeps an eye on the sheep it is yarding at the Korumburra sheepdog trials last week.

Under 12s: Zac van Delft sends one down for Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL Under 12s on Friday night.

Above: Cassandra McRae: the young rider, who isn’t a Korumburra Motorcycle Club member, came to have a try at the try day on Sunday.

Full concentration: Di Grimmond practises her swing at the Leongatha Golf Club on Thursday.

Batter up: Hamish Mellor (K/LRSL) looks for a cover drive, while Ethan Lamers (OMK) keeps wicket.

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A walk around the oval LAP-a-thon team-mates: Leongatha Primary School’s Shontelle Malloy, Ella Bourke-Mathies and Cassie Taggart walked their laps together at the school’s lap-a-thon on Friday. Some of the children ran while others stayed cool on the warm day by deciding instead to accumulate their laps more slowly. See more about the lap-a-thon on page 60.

Heppell’s date with AFL destiny By Isaac McCallum DYSON Heppell has been long awaiting the decision of the 2010 AFL draft. Not only since Gippsland Power’s grand ﬁnal loss this year, but ever since the smooth mover started carving his way through football ﬁelds about eight years ago. The draft will be held at the Gold Coast Convention centre on Thursday night, due to the newly formed Gold Coast club having control of most of the selections. It is one of the biggest nights on the AFL calendar, where youngsters’ dreams are made as clubs choose their next big stars. It may just be the biggest moment of Dyson’s life so far, but the casual teenager remains relaxed about his prospects. “I’m not going too bad. I haven’t read

too much into all that stuff about me. I mostly hear it from friends,” he said. With such a large contingent of midﬁeld hopefuls, the defender noted his chances may be bolstered by a trip to the backline this season. “I think having that versatility could be a pretty big factor in deciding things,” he said. Dyson has been the forecast pick number ﬁve by most experts, which would mean a permanent stay in Queensland with the Brisbane Lions. “It’d always be nice to stay in Victoria, but I’ll go anywhere,” Dyson said, preferring to instead focus on the football rather than the location. The thought that there might be any rivalry with the other prospects was quickly quashed as well. “I know all the boys, they’re all good blokes. I’ve made some good friendships

with the blokes from here as well as interstate,” he said. Dyson will attend the draft night at the Gold Coast Convention Centre with his family – parents Ann-Marie and Paul and brothers Jamin and Aaron. The family took a few days off to ﬂy up a little bit earlier, and Paul says that Dyson’s draft dream is starting to set in for all of them. “It’s sunk in a bit now that we’re here (on the Gold Coast), but we’re trying to keep a lid on it all,” Paul said. “The boys will be having a surf together, and we’ll kick back together as a family. It’s been good to take a break together.” It might be the last time that the family is together for a while, as Dyson is due to be shipped off to his new home almost straight after Thursday night’s draft. It will mean that pre-season will start straight away, but the youngster feels he has

kept his body in good shape ready for next year’s preparations. “I had a good break after the season, I’ve kept the body fresh,” he said. Dyson’s Gippsland Power team-mate and draft hopeful Jed Lamb has also received platitudes in the papers, with experts saying the livewire forward will be deﬁnitely drafted. It’s been suggested that the Yarram youngster will go as a pick in the high teens or low twenties. He was reported as Mr X Factor, and will be looking to perform as such on the big stage next year. But, as it is with the AFL, one player drafted means that others have to make room, which is the case for unfortunate St Kilda player Robert Eddy, who was delisted from the Saints last week. The former Stony Creek footballer will nominate for the pre-season draft.

Dyson Heppell: displaying the talent that will see him drafted to an AFL club on Thursday night.