The Great Southern Star - November 8, 2011 by The Great Southern Star

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Eyeing Olympics SOUTH Gippsland has not one but two elite sportswomen focused on achieving an Olympic dream. Kaila McKnight recently returned home from the World Athletic Championships in Daegu, Korea after competing in the 1500 metres event, with high hopes for a position in the Australian team for the 2012 London Olympics. Our newest star is Leongatha’s Mikaela Cornelissen, who at 13 has qualiﬁed for the Australian Olympic swimming trials to be held next March in Adelaide. While her aspirations are more pitched for the 2014 Commonwealth and 2016 Olympics, her drive to succeed means she is bound to give Olympic glory her best shot. Read their stories on The Star’s back page this issue. Left, On the right path: Kaila McKnight is aiming for a spot in the Australian athletics team for London. Right, Enjoying the challenge: Mikaela Cornelissen is taking long hours in the gym and pool all in her stride.

SPORT BACKLASH

By Simone Short

SOUTH Gippsland recreation reserves are being neglected by South Gippsland Shire Council, leaving committee members and volunteers pleading for additional funding and services. A previous council report has revealed South Gippsland reserves receive seven per cent less funding than the state average. The issue came to a head at recent budget consultation sessions held by council.

Sporting clubs using the Leongatha Recreation Reserve forced to pay huge maintenance costs on top of rent have questioned the council about their lack of support in comparison to neighbouring shire councils. Bass Coast Shire Council maintains a number of grounds. Committee chairperson Cr Jim Fawcett said there is a genuine concern in the community about the level of council commitment to sporting facilities. “I’m well aware of the level of support adjoining councils, either Latrobe council or Bass Coast, provide to recreation ovals in

their shires,” he said. “I think council needs to examine its capacity, but as a councillor, I also recognise we have a lot more reserves to deal with at probably a lower rate base. “As chairman, I’d welcome any council initiative to provide greater funding.” Cr Fawcett said extensive road works were needed around the reserve, but it was beyond the committee’s capacity. “Council ofﬁcers are supportive in grant applications and assistance, so they are keen to help, but the fundamental question is should council provide further

ﬁnancial assistance to our recreation reserves,” he said. Leongatha Football Club president Mal Mackie said he would like to see the council take on a similar approach to the Bass Coast. Continued on page 7.

More work to be done: Chris Winkler and Danny Hickey volunteered 2000 hours to install a drainage and sprinkler system in the Leongatha oval, and will now have to dedicate more time to levelling the ground to prevent this kind of damage.

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Guides sale empties car boots THE Leongatha Girl Guides are $500 richer after staging a successful car boot sale on Saturday. Stallholders came from as far as Trafalgar to offer toys, jewellery, home-made jams, dolls and children’s clothes, hair accessories, drinks and other delights. Leader Chris Oliver was impressed with the turnout of 36 stalls.

“This is the ﬁrst sale and we will do it again next year because it’s been a success,” she said. Funds raised will go towards maintaining the guide hall in A’Beckett Street and also subsidising the purchase of new uniforms for guides, compulsory from next year. Two levels of guiding are available in Leongatha: Lyrebirds for

juniors and Lizards for girls aged 10-15. Girls enjoy camping, taking part in community events, games and taking part in new activities. Three girls, Molly Clark, Meg Minogue and Jesseme Arnason, received centenary awards at a centenary of Guiding event in Melbourne recently, recognising their efforts.

Right, Top notch: Centenary Award winners, front, Molly Clark, Meg Minogue and Jesseme Arnason with fellow Leongatha Girl Guides Alahna Arnason, Ashlie Giliam, Tahlia Arnason, Amber Hansson and Maria Chandrasegaran. Below, Fun galore: Leongatha kids Luke Boyle, Lilly Walker, Darcy Stewart-Williams and Duke Stewart-Williams found some surprises at the car boot sale.

Spring fun Brielle and Amy Tudor visited the Koonwarra Farmers’ Market with grandma Mary Crosthwaite on Saturday. The trio, from Meeniyan, tucked into some fruit ice cream, among the selection of ﬁne goods on offer at the special event commemorating the market’s 11th birthday. The market is held in Memorial Park and Hall on the ﬁrst Saturday of the month. Be sure to come and experience the best in South Gippsland produce, and meet the people who grow and make the goods on offer.

Remembrance Day services SERVICES will be held across South Gippsland on Remembrance Day, this Friday, November 11. The day marks the end of World War One on November 11, 1918. Leongatha RSL will hold a wreath laying service at 10.45am outside Leongatha Memorial Hall at the cenotaph. Korumburra RSL will hold a memorial service at the Queen Street cenotaph at 10.45am. Inverloch RSL will hold a service at the war memorial in A’Beckett Street at the same time. Mirboo North’s service is being held at the memorial at the RSL subbranch at 10.45am. For the ﬁrst time af-

terwards, new memorabilia will be shown at the club. The sub-branch received a $5000 grant from the community and has used it to preserve and purchase new memorabilia. It is also the 90th anniversary of the Mirboo North charter. Wonthaggi RSL is holding a short service at 10.40am at the cenotaph and providing light refreshments afterwards at the RSL. Fish Creek RSL is having a service at 10.45am, with cups of tea afterwards. At Foster, assemble at the cenotaph at 10.45am and later enjoy a sausage sizzle at the RSL sub-branch rooms. Head along to your local Remembrance Day service on November 11.

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Man flees crash scene By Simone Short THE offender of an alleged hit and run fled the accident scene and police, after a woman was pinned between two parked cars in Leongatha last Thursday. A man driving a white Holden Commodore allegedly sped around the roundabout, losing control and ploughing into two parked cars outside Serafinos restaurant in Bair Street just before 7pm. The woman, who had been walking between the two parked cars, initially became pinned. She was freed by passers-by and the pizza shop owners, and comforted. She was taken to the Leongatha Memorial Hospital, before being airlifted to Melbourne with serious yet not lifethreatening injuries. The driver of the Commodore, a Leongatha man, will face a number of charges after he fled the scene on foot.

The 25-year-old was briefly pursued by a witness, but managed to escape. Officers later attended the offender’s residence around 7.30pm, however he again fled from police before being located behind Joel Court in Leongatha. The man was taken to Leongatha Police Station for breath testing before being conveyed to Wonthaggi Police Station where he was interviewed. He will be charged on summons with charges including reckless conduct, drink driving, leaving the scene of an accident, evading police and driving while disqualified.

Hit and run: a 25-year-old man faces a number of charges after ﬂeeing the scene of this accident, where a woman was airlifted to Melbourne after becoming pinned between two parked cars.

Knights assault claim Gunshot probe By Jacob de Kunder TWO members of the Leongatha Medieval Society may face assault charges. The man and woman, both aged 27, were part of a display at Coal Creek’s Halloween celebrations and dressed as knights – wearing full suits of armour – when the alleged incidences occurred. Sergeant Clive Smith of Korumburra Police is investigating the allegations. “The 27-year-old male and female persons have been interviewed at the Korumburra police station regarding the allegations of assault and shared

their own version of events,” he said. “So basically what’s happening is a base of evidence is being put together for me to check and see whether there is sufﬁcient evidence.” The allegations are that the 12-year-old victim was entering Coal Creek with an aerosol pack of Glow Wacky String in his hand. He apparently approached the man and activated the can. The man’s vision was constricted by the costume he was wearing and he only heard the can of aerosol going off. He was concerned for his own wellbeing, not knowing what the can contained, and tried to move the boy away. “The allegation was that the

27-year-old had hit the 12-year-old’s arm twice. In his defence he is saying that he has pushed his arm away,” Sgt Smith said. “The victim then attempted to activate the can at the 27-year-old female and she has also pushed him away in a similar manner.” Sgt Smith will gather all the information. President of the Leongatha Medieval Society Morgan Fisher chose not to comment. “There are two very different versions of the story going around and the police are investigating, so I shouldn’t say anything at the moment,” Mr Fisher said.

Nurses to take industrial action By Tessa Hayward

NURSES and midwives will take protected industrial action this Thursday, November 10.

South Gippsland hospitals may be affected but how remained unclear at the time of going to print. The Australian Nursing Federation (Victoria branch) claimed the State Government’s plan to force nurses and midwives to arbitration will mean the loss of 1758 nursing positions and the permanent closure of 800 beds across the state. South Gippsland Hospital Foster chief executive ofﬁcer Peter Rushen does not think the strike will

greatly affect the hospital. Bass Coast Regional Health chief executive ofﬁcer Lea Pope also does not know what will happen at this stage.The protected action bans will include: refusal to record,

collect and complete data required by the employer; wearing Respect Our Work campaign T-shirts; distributing information to staff, patients, visitors, residents and their families about what nurses are seeking in

their new agreement; and starting and ﬁnishing work at the rostered times. A spokesperson from Gippsland Southern Health Service was not available for comment before deadline.

reveals drugs A SHOOTING incident has led detectives to a drug haul in Venus Bay over the weekend. Wonthaggi Police obtained a search warrant for the home of a 45-year-old male after he allegedly fired three shots into the air on Saturday night. Police searched the man’s property on Sunday and after locating the firearm, found two hydroponic set-ups in the house used for growing marijuana. They then discovered a second set-up on a neighbouring property, which the alleged offender shared control of. More than 40 marijuana plants in total were confiscated by police. No one was injured in the shooting and police suggest alcohol was one factor behind the incident. A number of Venus Bay residents were anxious after hearing a gun fired.

One resident said he heard three shots go off around 7.30pm and saw police wearing bullet-proof vests. “When we went outside and spoke to police, they told us to get indoors,” he said. “Yesterday (Sunday) there was a squad car outside the house and there seemed to be some detectives in plain clothes sitting outside.” He said the incident continued into the night, with police still present at 10.30pm. Inverloch Police ﬁrst attended the incident on Saturday, supported by Wonthaggi Police who took over the case on Sunday. The Venus Bay man has been arrested and charged with ﬁrearm and drug offences. He will face the Korumburra Magistrates Court on December 15.

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Aussie Viking to ride world’s seas By Matt Dunn ADVENTURER Peter Hanson is ready to take his swashbuckling life to the world.

The seafaring fortune-hunter and CEO of Aussie Viking Adventures, has plans to ﬁlm his ocean voyages aboard the 27 foot steel cruiser Iron Maiden and put them on the web. The former New South Wales clothing retailer has been skirting the Gippsland coast, but is ready to take on the open waters of Bass Strait. “It’s almost like living in the old days but you can step into the 21st century any time you want. It’s life a bit raw. It appeals to me,” he said.

“I was a sole trader for 20 years, running around like a hairy goat. Because I’ve chosen life on the water, rushing just doesn’t do it for me anymore. Composure and creativity is now required.” Escaping the rat race has had a transformative effect on the youthful 48-year-old, but he needs someone with specialist knowledge if his charmed lifestyle is to continue. Recently Peter advertised on the free classiﬁed web site, Gumtree, for a camera operator and computer-wise companion to help him create his action adventure ﬁlm. So far there has not been an applicant with the computer smarts and adventurous spirit required. Peter’s goal is not fame and fortune, but the chance to keep sailing into the sunset.

The plan is to upload some free ‘teasers’ onto You Tube and facebook, with a link to Peter’s website. Viewers will be able to download a 10 to 15 minute segment every two weeks, at a cost of $1.19 through Amazon.com. “Amazon takes 30 per cent, which leaves me with 83 cents. I’ve had some replies to my ad, but I need the right candidate – someone who can visualise the big picture and embrace the lifestyle,” Peter said. “They need to love meeting people, gaining historical knowledge and transforming it onto ﬁlm. I have everything I need, except that person. When I ﬁnd a skilled adventurous companion, I will give them 50 per cent.” Peter plans to leave Refuge Cove at Wilsons

Promontory for Tasmania in February. “I reckon I’ll stay in Tassie for a while, filming its rugged coastline - which is similar to Wilsons Promontory’s - and hide out in places like Refuge Cove, catching a cray for dinner as I go,” he said. The trip to Tasmania will involve some island-hopping, with visits to the isolated Hogan Island, Deal Island, Flinders Island and Lady Barren Island along the way. “Going to Tassie I estimate will take two months, filming and waiting at the islands for the right weather patterns to travel. But there’s no rush, just a song to be sung and film to be shot,” Peter said. Peter can be contacted at: aussieviking@live. com.au.

Left, Sailing high: Peter Hanson will ride Iron Maiden around the world. Below, New life: from clothes to the high seas, Peter Hanson is relishing his new lifestyle.

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High seas rescue By Matt Dunn and Simone Short YESTERDAY morning, Port Welshpool ﬁsherman John Doran shouted: “Look what I found!”

He was coming into port. Waiting on the jetty were friends and family who heard the news he was towing a small, abandoned yacht back to shore. The craft’s skipper, who had got himself into trouble in the turbulent waters of Bass Stait, had set off a distress signal and was rescued by a passing container ship. The ambitious 35-year-old sailor was making his way from Melbourne to New Zealand. Although the salvage mission caused quite a stir, with Mr Doran being interviewed on ABC Radio, it was not the first time the 28 year commercial fishing veteran had seen people out of their depths in open waters. “I once came across a bloke in a canoe halfway between Deal and Hogan islands (near the Tasmanian coast). I asked him if he was okay. He said, ‘Yeah, I’m fine.’ I looked around me and said, ‘Are you sure?’ It’s a bloody big puddle for a canoe,” Mr Doran said. “He’d been island hopping. He was heading to Tassie apparently.” On Bass Strait, where waters can be calm one minute and treacherously high the next, being in the wrong vessel can mean never coming home. Mr Doran said he “knew nothing of the gentleman” whose yacht he had salvaged, but was told the long distance sailor was out on the water for six days before things turned nasty and his rigging became entangled. The sailor activated his GPS EPIRB - an electronic device that sends tracking signals to a network of satellites, which are intercepted by AusSAR (Australian Search and Rescue) in Canberra. The search and rescue authority sent a plane from Melbourne. They also diverted a ship, Imperial Fortune, with Gippsland Water Police travelling from Paynesville to attend at the scene. The distressed sailor was located about 30 nautical miles south west of South East Point, around the Hogan group of islands. He was taken from the yacht and boarded the commercial ship, while his vessel, the Constellation II, was towed for a short time until its line

broke and the boat ended up adrift. The adventurer was later taken by Gippsland Water Police to Port Welshpool, where he was treated by rural air ambulance and conveyed to Yarram hospital with minor injuries. Gippsland Water Police Leading Senior Constable Graham Shoobert said it was lucky the sailor had the best beacon technology. “If a beacon is activated, the Maritime Search and Rescue Centre in Canberra try and contact the owner if possible, or the next contact on the list,” LS/C Shoobert said. “As a result of his beacon being registered through AusSAR, we were able to locate this person with a quick response time. He’s done the right thing.” Mr Doran said the man was exhausted by his plight. “The wind came up and he got caught at the bottom of the Prom with the tide against the wind. Obviously the yacht was violently pitching – I mean, just look at the size of it,” he said. “He probably picked a good window of weather to sail, but Bass Strait on a map always looks ﬂat. In reality, 10 minutes can change Bass Strait. “The modest yacht, Constellation II, was well appointed. But the point was clear. This was not a vessel that could contend with Bass Strait when she chose not to be nice.” Mr Doran’s daughter Maddy, who was onboard throughout the drama, admitted to sleeping soundly after Constellation II was secured. Her father sailed on, a little weary for the longer and slower return to dry land, but relieved there were no tragedies to speak of. “I’m just happy no one came to grief over it. You have look inside the yacht. He’s certainly gone through some stages of fear. His laptop’s still going, his engine was still running. The boat was in gear,” Mr Doran said. He echoed LS/C Shoobert’s sentiment, saying the sailor at least had the foresight to pack a GPS EPIRB. The high tech beacon allows for an easy pinpoint of stricken vessels, within an accuracy of about 30m. “They would have been tracking me as I closed in on this. I’m tracked 24/7 because of Fisheries regulations. They would have seen me at Border Security honing in on this EPIRB. It’s great to know it’s there,” Mr Doran said. “I ﬁsh in some pretty ridiculous weather, but you know your limitations and when to get the hell out of it.”

Safely secured: Port Welshpool fisherman John Doran and daugher Maddy brought the Constellation II home after it was abandoned in Bass Strait. Beacon of hope: John Doran with the GPS EPIRB that was activated by the skipper of the Constellation II, leading to his rescue and the recovery of his yacht.

Train crash probe AN internal investigation has begun to locate the cause of the Coal Creek train derailment recently. The train came off the tracks during the Halloween event at Coal Creek on its last run at 9.15pm, October 29 while carrying passengers. “While we are conﬁdent that there was no contravention of safety regulations, we will be employing an independent investigator to assess the situation as well,” South Gippsland Shire Council’s development services director Phil Stone said. “The safety of visitors to the park is absolutely paramount to us and the popular train rides are an integral part of the Coal Creek experience that we will want to continue. “When it happened, the train driver and the guard and another guard who

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was a passenger at the time, took steps to get the public off quickly, calmly and safely.” Fortunately, apart from some minor bruising and shock, no one was hurt in the incident. “We will be doing everything in our power to

ensure the future safety of the service and passengers,” Mr Stone said. “While we cannot speculate on the cause at this point, I can certainly rule out claims that the train was overloaded. We deliberately sold less than the capacity amount of

tickets on the rides after dark because of the differing conditions.” Once the independent investigation is completed, council will be pleased to release the ﬁndings and recommendations. “We don’t think the investigation will take a

long time, perhaps a week or two,” Mr Stone said. “Those recommendations may involve doing some work before getting the train back on track, but if not and they can be done over time, we’ll get the train back on the rail as soon as possible.”

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Facebook encourages youth input MODERN technology is being used to encourage the youth of South Gippsland to voice an opinion on what happens in their community. The South Gippsland Shire Youth Council has posted a survey handed out at council budget consultation sessions recently on the social networking site Facebook. The group hopes it will encourage their peers to become more involved in where council funding goes within the shire. The youth council, consisting of mainly Year 11 students from Leongatha, Korumburra and South Gippsland secondary colleges, all have a keen interest in future plans for the region. Ashleigh Parr from Korumburra said she would like to see more public transport around the shire. “Especially in summer, it would be good to see more buses going from Korumburra to Inverloch,” she said. “At the moment, there are only two buses a day.” Leongatha student Michael Dixon said roads and pathways were also an interest

for young people. “They are an important factor, especially for people riding and skating,” he said. “I’d like to see more done to improve the skate bowl as well.” While the council agreed some young people don’t care about the budget and community funding, Michael said by putting the survey online, “people are going to read it at least”. Deputy mayor Mimmie Jackson said young people should “encourage friends of all ages” to ﬁll it out. The survey is available on the South Gippsland Youth Council Facebook page and people are encouraged to share the link on their own page.

Using online tools: South Gippsland Shire deputy mayor Cr Mimmie Jackson with Youth Council members, back: Megan Fraser, Amy Kindellan, Brittany Staple and Michael Dixon. Front: Georgina Williamson, Ashleigh Parr and Lauren Trani.

’Thaggi expands ANOTHER part of the north/east Wonthaggi residential development jigsaw has fallen into place. Cr John Duscher said this recently. Cr Phil Wright said, “It’s good to see something is moving. It’s an excellent step to get affordable housing to the region.” Councillors approved a development

plan for land east of Fuller Road, south of Heslop Road, north of Haywood Street and west of Wentworth Road, covering two hectares. Land to the north and west is part of the proposed Summerﬁelds Estate. The development plan in question went on formal exhibition in May this year. It provides for 24 residential lots ranging in size from 632 to 986 square metres.

Bypass hopes PROGRESS on the campaign for a heavy vehicle alternate route in Leongatha could be made by Christmas. That is when South Gippsland Shire Council is hoping to receive the outcome of a grant application to design the route and justify the

need for the project. Council’s director of development services Phil Stone told a budget consultation session in Leongatha recently he is conﬁdent the application will be successful. That grant is being sought from Regional Development Victoria, a State Government department.

Action! THE former Leongatha Primary School site in Horn Street is looking tidier.

Long grass around the site was mown last week, after The Star reported the community was sick and tired of the school being let go by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Pinocchio in Wonthaggi

Cast members: the cast of Pinocchio, Adam Turnbull as Grepetto, Emma Wolfe as Pinocchio and Jane McKinnon, Fairy Jane kept audiences at Wonthaggi’s Rescue Station entertained for two Sunday performances.

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Slow down, truckies warned By Jacob de Kunder THREE trucks have rolled in South Gippsland in less than two weeks, urging police to warn drivers to slow down.

The most recent accident was last Friday when a stockfeed truck rolled on Loves Lane near Dumbalk. The driver was uninjured. While the road remained open, two other recent incidents forced the closure of the Strzelecki Highway and Korumburra- Wonthaggi Road. Senior Constable Allan Piening from the Bass Coast Highway Patrol said speed may be a contributing factor in the truck rollovers. “We’re not really sure what’s causing them but we’re putting it down to a bit of excessive speed for the conditions,” he said. “I’m not saying that they are exceeding the speed limit, not at all, but too fast for the conditions. “We’ve got windy roads in the hilly areas and the trucks are just going too fast around bends.” Driver inexperience and pressure to get to the next job may also contribute to the crashes. None of the three drivers were seriously injured, but S/C Piening said there is potential for more serious consequences. “Fatalities are our main concern and if there are other vehicles involved, you’ve got potential for death and serious injuries,” S/C Piening said. “The cost of the damage that’s done when the truck tips over is pretty high as well, with a truck set-up being worth a couple of hundred thousand dollars. If you tip one of them over, it’s not only a big cost to the company but if any other infrastructure is damaged or another vehicle, that’s a lot of cost.” Victorian Transport Association board of management member Dennis Ryan said the condition of the roads makes a difference when it comes to truck rollovers. “Our roads here need a lot of attention. The potholes on our roads in my opinion are what need addressing immediately,” he said. “I took a b-double to Melbourne the other weekend and there was a huge pothole down near Loch. “Luckily it was during the day and I could see it. If not and I hit it, it could have caused all sorts of trouble.”

Mr Ryan said experience and training helps to minimise rollovers and accidents but can’t prevent them. “Lots of companies in the area train their drivers and make sure they’re up to scratch,” he said. “No amount of experience sometimes can stop something happening when a car or someone does a stupid thing in front of you. That kind of thing can cause an accident very quickly.” Truck rollovers can create a bad image for a company. “A truck rollover is devastating ﬁnancially, as well as operationally and also for your company’s image. Nobody wants any crashes of any sort. We certainly do our utmost to prevent that from happening,” Mr Ryan said. Regional transport manager for Murray Goulburn, Brad Close said that a combination of safety technology and driver awareness was important to reduce rollovers. “The terrain around this area is challenging,” he said. “We’ve really taken some major initiatives around how we deal with potential rollovers with the implementation of new technology such as electronic stability control on the trailers which we buy now. We’re doing a roll out of the trailers we already run and ﬁtting that technology to them.” Ensuring drivers know their routes and the risks associated with driving heavy vehicles in the area is important, Mr Close said. “We’re also constantly talking with our drivers about the risks associated with driving in this area and this terrain,” he said. “We put a lot of time and effort into trying to keep away from rollovers if we can.” S/C Piening’s advice for drivers is to watch their speed. “Just slow down for the conditions. I know we’ve got bad roads here. Everyone knows that and it’s not going to change overnight,” he said. “If you’re coming up to a corner, slow right down for it. Don’t worry about the cars behind you that are getting impatient because a truck is going slower. “Drive around safely. It doesn’t take much to tip a truck over.” VicRoads has been trying to combat truck rollovers, with various programs and materials available to trucking companies, along with networking sessions. “Many strong partnerships have been

formed with the local transport industry and heavy vehicle drivers as part of VicRoads’ South Gippsland Heavy Vehicle Crash Reduction Strategy,” regional director Patricia Liew said.

“Those involved have increased road safety awareness both for themselves and their employees. “One of the successes of the strategy is the creation of an industry safety group for the South Gippsland

Staying ﬁrm: a truck rolled on Loves Lane, Dumbalk on Friday.

Healthy living boost for seniors SOUTH Gippsland Shire will receive a $100,000 boost to help improve quality of life for older residents. Minister for Ageing David Davis last week announced that South Gippsland was one of 12 rural councils to share in $1.2 million from the new Improving Liveability for Older People Initiative. “This funding boost will help service agencies in South Gippsland plan projects and activities that will make a positive difference to the quality of life for seniors,” he said. “The projects and activities will aim to increase social participation and the health and wellbeing of older people in small

towns with a signiﬁcant ageing population.” Local organisations involved in the initiative include the South Coast Primary Care Partnership and Monash University Gippsland. Louise Brydon, council’s manager of aged and disability services, said council is the lead organisation to deliver the project over two years. Phase one will include consultation and planning with the community during the ﬁrst quarter of next year, followed by phase two - implementation of the project(s) - in 20122013. “I’m excited that South Gippsland Shire Council will be working in partnership with local commu-

Sport backlash at council Continued from page 1. “As soon as the season was ﬁnished this year, Bass Coast Shire Council went and aerated and top dressed both the Inverloch and Wonthaggi ovals,” he said. “We’ve had to do it ourselves, which has cost the club around $6000.” Mr Mackie said the club also pays around double that of other Gippsland League teams to rent the reserve each season. “The Moe Football Club pays only $2500 in rent per year,” he said. “They’ve got a new facility worth $3.6 million and the shire maintains everything.” Mr Mackie said the Leongatha Recreation Reserve Committee receives around $12,000 from the council each year, which is then divided between 14 clubs using the facilities. “We’re the only club in the Gippsland League in the shire. Our ground should be the showcase of Leongatha, but if it wasn’t for the volunteers, it would be a mess,” he said. “What we would like the council to do is just take over the maintenance of the ground. It’s not going to cost them a million dollars.” Football club volunteers Danny Hickey and Chris Winkler alone worked around 2000 hours to install a drainage and sprinkler system on the Leongatha ground before the 2010 season. “We volunteered our time, but the materials still cost around $60,000,” Mr Hickey said. “The council gives themselves a pat on

and Bass Coast area.” There is an upcoming heavy vehicle safety day scheduled for November 21 which is a result of the work done by the group and those partnerships formed within the group.

the back for all the fantastic facilities in town, when we’re the ones doing all the work.” Darryl McGannon, Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, called on council to help improve the state of the Leongatha reserve. “It’s a reserve that is a showpiece of the town and there is not a lot of maintenance on it,” he said at a recent budget session. “I do not believe they (the committee) get adequate funding down there for the reserve to be the showpiece of the town. We have a great facility that is let down by some areas.” President of the Alberton Football League and Town Cricket Club, John Schelling, said the council should be looking to dedicate more funding towards sporting facilities in the shire, with concern the number of volunteers is dwindling. “We’re lucky with our facilities in Leongatha, but the surrounds of our recreation reserve look pretty ordinary,” he said. “The Korumburra Committee put a huge amount of work into their reserve too, but the roads around them aren’t that great either.” Mr Schelling realises money is the main issue when it comes to upkeep, and said the lack of volunteers only adds to this problem. “It’s becoming a problem in all forms of sport and we’re having to pay more people to take on tasks,” he said. “We’d all love to have the council doing the grass cutting, and looking after our turf wicket, but at the end of the day it comes down to a bud-

get constraint. The council should be looking at supporting the surrounds of the grounds and providing technical advice when they can.” Foster Recreation Reserve committee member Marilyn Flett is also frustrated by the lack of funding from the council. Ms Flett was a member of a recreation reserves advisory committee that dealt with all funding applications for reserves; however the group was abandoned with no explanation from council. “Without notice, all of a sudden the next meeting wasn’t happening and then they just stopped altogether. We didn’t get any notiﬁcation at all. We virtually were left hanging,” she said. “That gave us that direct contact with the council. Now as a volunteer, there are no avenues. “I understand they have to prioritise for the budget, but if the council actually had to put the man-power in to cutting grass and doing weekly maintenance, it would be extremely costly,” she said. “They just need to give us enough money for basic maintenance and to support the volunteers who are actually doing the work.” The council declined to comment on the issue, but encouraged anyone who missed the consultation sessions to complete an online survey rating the value of community services, or submit their ideas and concerns by writing to council or chatting to their local councillor.

nity organisations such as South Coast Primary Care Partnerships, Monash University (research), Probus, senior citizens clubs to make a positive difference to the quality of life, social participation, health and well-being of older people within the South Gippsland community, as we have a signiﬁcant ageing population,” Ms Brydon said. Mr Davis said the Baillieu Government is committed to supporting senior Victorians to live independently and keep active and involved in their local community. “The new Improving Liveability for Older People Initiative is a key example

of this commitment to develop age-friendly communities,” Mr Davis said. “The initiative will support good physical and mental health, alleviate social isolation and increase social and economic participation and life-long learning opportunities for seniors. “It will also generate opportunities for older people to participate in community leadership and volunteering. “The government is working to develop well designed, liveable, safe and sustainable communities that support older Victorians to age in place and participate fully in society.”

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New centre to enhance tourism By Simone Short BASS Coast Shire had a successful ﬁnancial year in 2010-11, with accommodation bookings through visitor information centres exceeding $1 million for the ﬁrst time – and this is expected to increase in the new year.

The brand new Wonthaggi Information Centre is set to further improve the already thriving tourism industry in the Bass Coast when it opens before Christmas. The centre will be relocated from its current location in Watt Street to the Wonthaggi Centenary Centre in McKenzie Street. Council acting tourism manager Teresa Mahood said she expects the number of visitors to the new centre will be double those of 2010-11. “Last year we had just over 15,000 visitors, but I expect it to reach around 30,000 in the new centre’s first year,” she said. “We’re in a prime location here and the building will definitely be a big feature in Wonthaggi.” Ms Mahood said the centre would attract a different flow of visitors, who would normally pass through town without stopping. Construction of the building is well underway, with the handover of keys planned for the first week of December. The design of the centre has been inspired by the coal mine, with original wooden poles from the mines used in the building. Ms Mahood revealed impressive visitor centre figures to the council during a briefing session last Wednesday night.

The four centres located in Cowes, Newhaven, Wonthaggi and Inverloch serviced a total of 256,006 walk-in visitors in the 2010-11 ﬁnancial year. They also contributed $2.8 million to the local tourism economy, with ticket sales of more than $1.6 million and accommodation bookings reaching just over $1.04 million; a 42.7 per cent increase on the previous year. Councillor John Duscher said the visitor information centres were a real success story in the Bass Coast. “In the early ’80s, the Wonthaggi centre looked more like a toilet block and handled a lot of information in the community including welfare,” he said. “It’s come a long way and provides a much greater awareness and appreciation for the value of tourism in the shire.” Cr Duscher said it was happy to see the new centre, which he described as the ‘Taj Mahal of Wonthaggi’. Ms Mahood said the centre survives from the support of volunteers, with 15 volunteers currently working at the Wonthaggi branch. “They are brilliant and we are always looking for more people to volunteer their services,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity to be trained in the computer system and meet lots of new people.”

Wonthaggi Centennial Centre: Bass Coast Shire Council visitor service team leader Janette Little and acting tourism manager Teresa Mahood expect the new Visitor Information Centre to attract 30,000 visitors in its ﬁrst year.

POLICE BRIEFS Disqualified driver POLICE intercepted a disqualified driver behind the wheel in Leongatha last Saturday. The 26-year-old Rosebud man, who currently lives in Leongatha, was caught around 7.40pm during a routine check. The man is currently pending summons and will be charged with driving with a disqualified licence.

Driving drunk A WARRAGUL man has been charged with drink driving after being caught near McDonalds in Leongatha. The 24-year-old’s vehicle was intercepted around 1.30am on Sunday where he was breathalysed and found to be over the legal blood alcohol limit. He will receive a penalty notice from police.

Tractor stolen AN UNUSUAL brand of tractor has been sto-

len from a rural property in Jeetho. Residents are urged to keep an eye out for it. The Euroleopard tractor is a Chinese make and not many were imported to Australia. It was taken from a hayshed somewhere between October 23 and November 5. It is blue in colour and ﬁtted with a four-inone bucket and an old, red slasher. Anyone with information regarding the theft should contact Korumburra Police on 5655 1244.

Pay attention LEONGATHA Police are urging motorists to take note of stop and give way signs located near the Leongatha Primary School. A stop sign is situated at the intersection of McDonald and Ogilvy streets, while a give way sign is positioned at the intersection of Horn and Ogilvy streets. Senior Constable Rohan Michael said po-

lice have noticed only a few drivers are taking note of these signs and actually stopping. “With the increased trafﬁc in that area, and with the primary school now being in that precinct, we want people to be aware of the road conditions and the road signage there,” he said. “Not many people actually realise there’s a stop sign there and they need to be stopping.”

Bugging alarm

SMOKE alarms set off at Leongatha Memorial Hospital on Saturday afternoon may be due to a fault in the circuit. Leongatha CFA pumper and tanker and Koonwarra CFA attended the incident after the smoke alarms in the x-ray department were activated and a strong burning smell was detected. Leongatha captain Andy Kay said they were conﬁdent the cause was only a large insect getting caught and burnt in the insect circuit.

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Fragrant smells, vivid colours on way By Tessa Hayward BEAUTIFUL fragrances and a sea of colour is what will be smelt and seen on entering Memorial Hall, Leongatha on November 11 and 12. The 40th annual Leongatha Rose Show will be set up and viewed over two days by hundreds of people. A new section has been added only for the community of the South Gippsland Shire to enter. Organiser Sue Thompson said the show has not changed much during 40 years. “It started as a one day show on market day but grew to a two day show,” Ms Thompson said. The show was moved to Friday and Saturday about ﬁve years ago so that more people could attend. Leongatha is the only rose show in Victoria which still has old fashioned roses displayed; most rose shows feature hybrids. An important aspect of the Leongatha Rose Show is that all proceeds are donated to Vision Australia.

Ms Thompson thinks this is a really good thing as “I like giving back to the community.” There are about 60 to 70 clients of Vision Australia in the area, so it is a great charity to be raising money for. Although she has been running the event successfully for the past seven years, Ms Thompson decided this year would be her last. “Things are getting a lot busier and I want to spend more time with my family,” she said. The Red Cross will provide lunch and refreshments, plus there will be rose displays, plant stalls and potted roses for sale. “It is a beautiful show. We have great support from the Red Cross and the Leongatha Lions Club men come and help set up stalls,” Ms Thompson said. Go down to the spectacular 40th annual Leongatha Rose Show and experience the fragrance and colour of the roses for yourself on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12, from 10am until 4pm.

Colourful ﬂowers: Sue Thompson has been the organiser of the Leongatha Rose Show for the past seven years.

Coal Creek visitors rise by 463% By Jacob de Kunder COAL Creek Community Park and Museum is more popular than ever, new ﬁgures show.

More than 51,000 people visited the Korumburra park during the 2010-11 ﬁnancial year, a 463 per cent increase on the 11,000 people that visited when the park re-opened in 2007. Coal Creek co-ordinator Rowena Ashley is pleased with the results and said they reﬂected the hard work of staff and volunteers. “I think through the marketing we’ve established that the park is open and here to stay,” she said. “It has taken some time to rebuild that reputation but we’ve done it with the help of positive press regarding our events and refurbishments.” Free entry has also helped attract more visitors to the park. “We have kids coming back that came through on the school programs bringing their parents back. Parents love it too because it’s free entry,” Ms Ashley said. An increase of community use of Coal Creek, including gallery exhibitions, committee meetings and South Gippsland Wind Orchestra rehearsals, has also lifted numbers. Education programs in construction and hospitality, and in partnership with Korumburra Secondary College, are also broadening the park’s value. Highlights about Coal Creek mentioned in South Gippsland Shire Council’s quarterly performance report for June to September

include: • a 47 per cent increase in visitation to Coal Creek for this quarter in comparison to same quarter last year; • the education program has had an increase of 25 per cent on the same quarter last year; • visitation figures show increases above projected anticipated visitation of 11 per cent growth; • refurbishment of foyer windows has enhanced the main entrance; • the Community Gallery has featured Cancer Council of Victoria’s Arts Awards. The exhibition was exclusive to three galleries including Coal Creek with good media coverage; • Pirates Day event showed an increase of 42 per cent on last year; • Education Centre Gippsland (ECG) is delivering a Hospitality I Training Course to Yooralla Students using the cafe as the teaching venue; • finalist in two categories for the Tidy Town Awards 2011: Community Action – Easter egg hunt; and Community Government Partnerships – Coal Creek Engagement Program; and • the official opening of the Coal Creek Men’s Shed by Deputy Premier Peter Ryan was held in August. Family based events at the park including the South Gippsland Farmers’ Market, teddy bears’ picnic, Easter egg hunt and Halloween display, among others, have proved popular.

Increase in numbers: Coal Creek Heritage Village staff and volunteers Emma Fellows-Cook, David Clayton, Liz Leigh, Rowena Ashley, Suzanne Conlan and Jim Drysdale are over the moon about the booming popularity of the park.

“The great work of the staff and volunteers is really what makes the park run as smoothly as it does,” Ms Ashley said. “We take the mentality that we can only try something. All the events like the teddy bears’ picnic and the Halloween display were suggestions that started with thinking ‘Why can’t we do it?’. “Most of these things have been successes for the park.”

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SOME keen local Trida volunteers gave up their Saturday morning on the weekend to erect a much needed storage shed at their ﬁre station. The shed was needed to store equipment getting in the way in the Trida ﬁre shed. Fundraising activities such as trivia nights raised enough money to buy the materials to do the job. Volunteers on the day were Emma Corbett, Jed Dwyer, Neville Patterson, Peter King, Andrew Mumford, and Ron and Julia Ettery.

Volunteers: helping the Trida CFA were Andrew Mumford, Peter King, Emma Corbett, Neville Patterson and Trida CFA captain Ron Ettery.

Walk this way: the Inverloch Hub Walking Group – also known as the Walkie Talkies, recently enjoyed a walk at the entrance to Townsend Bluff in Inverloch. The rainy morning didn’t keep the spirits down and the group had a lot of fun walking, talking and socialising together.

Learning is so much fun MEENIYAN Preschool offers a lovely environment for children to learn in. There are always a variety of areas to stimulate different play such as a kitchen, hair salon, building

blocks, tent and bush scene, reading corner and puzzles. Plus there is a range of art and craft activities to encourage different skills. The kinder aims to provide an environment where children can explore and develop their own ideas. Activities are set out to foster development in all major areas: social, emotional, physical (fine and large muscle skills), language and intellectual. Outside is a great playground with a range of equipment under a shade sail. The children look after a vegetable garden as well as a pretty flower garden and the delightful fairy garden encourages imaginative play. There is also a sandpit, digging area, cubby house, path for riding bikes and a grassed area for ball games. Through fundraising, an interactive water course has been built where rain water is collected in a tank and then directed into rock pools using either a hand pump or tap. This is a great way to teach children about velocity, water flow,

sustainability and water conservation and is a popular play area with the children. The pre-school offers three-year-old playtime as well as a four-year-old pre-school program. The four-year-old session for 2012 has completely ﬁlled, however they do have a number of places available in the threeyear-old playtime session which will run on Fridays from 9am – 12pm. This Friday, November 11, Meeniyan Pre-school is holding an open day from 9am–12pm, giving families the opportunity to see three-year-old playtime in progress. If you visit during this time, Janine Harrison-Hewitt, who will be teaching the session next year and her assistant Faye Sinclair, will both be available for parents and children to meet and talk with. Janine Harrison-Hewitt can be contacted at the pre-school on 5664 7316 on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between 8am – 2pm or Fridays between 9am – 12pm.

Fun galore: Meeniyan Pre-school children love playing the in sandpit. From left: Stephen Gardener, Bodhi Abernethy, Brodie Laing, Erik Webster and Jack Proudlock. At the back is Isabella Mackie.

THREE gardens in Fish Creek are being opened to the public on Saturday, November 12 to raise money for the new Prom Country Aged Care facility. The three gardens include Maria and Bob Miles’ at 45 Boys Road, Beryl and Les Jones’ at the corner of Boys and Carnegies Road, and Nadia and Frank Stefanis’ at 140 Carnegies Road. Entry is $10 and includes afternoon tea. The gardens open at 1pm. CONGRATULATIONS to those businesses who were place-getters in The Star’s Melbourne Cup Sweep promotion. Shield Master P/L of Leongatha won the sweep after having number three, Dunedin, winning their advertisement for free. Second place was S.G Hire of Leongatha which picked up a half price advert for receiving Red Cadeux in the Sweep. Third place went to TTT Crash Repairs in Korumburra for picking up Lucas Cranich; receiv-

ing 30 per cent reduction in their advertisement. Bair’s Hotel placed last and wins a Tatts ticket. THE Meeniyan Antiques fair is on Saturday, November 19 in the Meeniyan Town Hall. Look forward to a fabulous selection of stalls ﬁlled to the brim with antiques and collectables. Art, porcelain, pottery, glass, jewellery and much more will be available. HOT weather led crowds to the beaches over the weekend with Waratah Bay, Venus Bay and Inverloch popular destinations for those looking to beat the heat. There were also lots of boats on the water around the area and Phillip Island with the ﬁne weather.

On display: Nadia and Frank Stefani’s garden will be open on Saturday.

LOTS of people came out to enjoy the Inverloch open gardens on the weekend, with a wide variety of gardens on display. The weather helped draw crowds to the Inverloch Uniting Church fundraising event.

LOOK out for the potholes on our roads. One to watch is on the South Gippsland Highway between Koonwarra and Leongatha near Windmill Ag. Another is on the Bass Highway between Leongatha and Inverloch near Screw Creek. IF you’ve had a wedding, take advantage of the free service from The Star and let people know you’ve tied the knot. Send your details and a photo to news@thestar. com.au or pick up a form from our ofﬁce in McCartin Street, Leongatha.

Generous donation: South Gippsland Ulysses Club president Brian Rintoule presented a $500 donation cheque to Leongatha SES controller Tony Lindhard. This donation is proceeds from the annual Biker’s Ball, held in August.

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Leongatha Red Cross AT the October meeting of Leongatha Red Cross, final arrangements were made for catering at the rose show to be held this Friday and Saturday. Members will be serving lunches and afternoon teas. A cake stall will also be held each day and tickets sold for our hamper raffle, which will be drawn on Saturday afternoon. This is our biggest fundraiser for the year, so we hope for another successful result. There will also be another stall in the hall foyer on Thursday, November 24 when there will be lots of goods available for sale together with a raffle for a Christmas hamper. Recently one of our members, who was on a cruise ship on the Rhine, noticed a ship docked alongside displaying the Red Cross flag. She immediately became interested and enquiries revealed that the ship is a hospital ship owned by the Red Cross in the Netherlands for the purpose of giving long term patients and their families a cruising holiday on the river. The ship is named after Henri Dunant, the founder of Red Cross. Next meeting of the unit will be held at 6pm on November 30 at Leongatha RSL and an invitation is extended to any people who would be interested in joining us. We feel that the later time may be more convenient for those who work – we will be having a meal in the bistro after the meeting and are all welcome to join us. We feel that the later time may be more convenient for those who work – we will be having a meal in the bistro after the meeting and all are welcome to join us.

Making a difference: Leongatha cub scout leader Darren Eastwood and his sons Michael and David.

Dad, son join scouts

DARREN Eastwood was recently inducted as assistant cub scout leader at the Second Leongatha Scouts.

He also helped invest his son Michael as a cub, who joins his brother David in the ranks. The group is starting to grow again, with some new cubs starting in the last few weeks. But the group is keen to keep growing and needs another cub leader and scout leader. If you can help, please contact the group leader on 0428 996 503.

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MP opens arts centre, library By Jacob de Kunder THE community of St Joseph’s Primary School in Korumburra blessed and opened their new building with the help of special guests last Friday. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent joined the vicar general for the Diocese of Sale Father Peter Slater, assistant director of Catholic education for the Diocese of

Blessed: Fr Peter Slater blesses the new building at St Joseph’s Primary Korumburra.

Sale Lorraine Barlow, as well as principals Michael Delaney (Mary MacKillop College), Chris Dortmans (St Laurence’s Primary School, Leongatha) and Martin Keogh (St Joseph’s Primary School, Wonthaggi) to open the lovely new arts centre and library. Fr Slater gladly blessed the new building and touched on his time as a student at the school, albeit only a week. This was followed by the ofﬁcial opening by Mr Broadbent. The MP got down on the same level as the students and talked about goals and hard work. Parents, friends, students, teachers and special guests joined in a morning tea after the formal proceedings to celebrate the opening. The building is a multipurpose room and doubles as the school’s library and will be a huge asset for the kids. It was built with a $925,000 Federal Government grant.

Declared open: Judy Abbey, Father Peter Slater, school principal Greg Synan, Russell Broadbent MP and Lorraine Barlow unveil the plaque in the new building at St Joseph’s Primary School in Korumburra.

Risks fail to Banking on goodwill keep lane open By Brad Lester A LEONGATHA lane is closer to being partly closed, despite public objections.

South Gippsland Shire Council will close Simons Lane at the intersection with the Bass Highway if new housing lots are created along the laneway. Council believes the extra housing will result in additional trafﬁc using the unsafe intersection, which is near a crest and offers drivers poor sight distance, increasing the risk of collision. With council progressing the development of a new subdivision on Simons Lane, the closure could occur sooner rather than later. In the past, residents and CFA leaders have opposed the closure, saying Simons Lane enables emergency and other vehicles to bypass Leongatha and reach their homes and emergencies quickly. In a letter to the editor in The Star this week, Leongatha resident Samantha Smith said closure “would be a disaster waiting to happen”. “If there was an incident at either end, it would allow ambulance, police, SES and CFA quicker access,” she said. The alternative to closing the lane was upgrading the intersection, and it seems the funds to do so are hard to ﬁnd. Cr Mohya Davies told council: “I would really like to see the road diverted in the future and that is something council would have to consider in its capital works budget.” The part closure of Simons Lane was proposed in the Southern Leongatha Outline Development Plan, which governs the construction of new residential and commercial land.

Council will notify all affected property-owners along Simons Lane and feeder roads, and within 500m of Simons Lane. Meanwhile the first stage of development along Simons Lane has proceeded by being referred by council to an independent planning panel. The project in question is the creation of a 16 lot subdivision on the undeveloped frontage of 185 Simons Lane. Council received five submissions in relation to the exhibition of the project, under Planning Scheme Amendment C62. As some of those submissions raised issues that could not be resolved, council was forced to refer the matter to the panel, in accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987. The panel will be appointed by the Minister for Planning and will consider the rezoning of the subject site from Farming Zone to Low Density Residential Zone. “This is the ongoing development of an opportunity for Leongatha to develop,” Cr Jim Fawcett said. Public concerns have been raised about sewerage connection. South Gippsland Water will not allow the proposed subdivisions to connect to the high pressure main running alongside the western side of the South Gippsland Highway, but only connect to the sewerage system via the pump station near the corner of Boags Road and Tarwin Ridge Boulevard. That could cost more than $100,000 and anyhow, council officers are satisfied the blocks could contain wastewater. “Council has looked at the issue of sewerage and does feel comfortable with the decision that is being made today,” Cr Davies said.

THE Milpara Community House Food Bank is a great example of a tight caring community.

The food bank is built on donations from the public and is available to anybody in the community. House co-ordinator Sandra Webster said they don’t ask questions. “If someone is in a bad enough position that they have to come and use the bank, we think they would deserve it,” she said. Each month the bank is stocked up with a pallet of food from the Vic Relief Food Bank and the gaps are ﬁlled in by donations from business and community members in Korumburra. “We had all the left over vegies from the Halloween celebrations at Coal Creek donated to the bank,” Ms Webster said. “This was great because with our partnership with the Kooringal Women’s group in town, they took on the task of making stews and casseroles which we can freeze and hand out.” There is a big focus on nutrition in the food bank, with lots of healthy and ﬁlling foods on offer. “We let people pick what they want and what they need, because there’s no point giving someone baked beans if they hate them and will waste them,” Ms Webster said. “If someone wishes to donate, we will take food as well as cash donations so then we can buy ingredients for meals. “We also take donations of time to help cook the meals that we can freeze then hand out.” If you wish to donate contact Milpara Community House on 5655 2524.

Bank on it: the Milpara Community House Food Bank provides food for those who need it in the Korumburra community, said Milpara House co-ordinator Sandra Webster

Draft kids’ plan released for future SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council faces challenges in delivering services to young families. On the list is planning for a children’s hub to service families in the western part of the shire – most likely at Korumburra - and responding to the needs of vulnerable families. Satisfying the Federal Government’s early years reform agenda – which requires four-yearolds to attend pre-school for 15 hours

a week – is another issue. These matters were identiﬁed in council’s draft Municipal Early Years Plan 2011-2016. The plan will establish local planning groups to undertake local planning. In 2014-15, council and UnitingCare Gippsland will review services in the shire’s east. UnitingCare Gippsland operates the newly opened Prom Coast Centre for Children at Foster.

The plan outlines council’s intention to work with the community, governments and services to support families and maximise opportunities for children; meet the needs of vulnerable children; and attract funding for new initiatives. With a child’s experiences early in life critical to their development, the plan fortunately states: “Most children in South Gippsland aged 0-8 years are already developing well and families

are participating in services at the state average or above.” Cr Mohya Davies said: “This plan has budgeted for a lot of goals. Any service improvements that arise from this that may have additional costs will be presented to council on an individual basis with business plans attached to them.” The plan was informed by community focus groups, where parents stated they wanted their children to

have opportunities to learn and a sense of belonging to the community. Discussions with service providers found early intervention services were not meeting the needs of children with developmental delays, speciﬁcally: speech pathology, parenting programs, public housing for families, psychology services, and childcare and kinder in the west of the shire. Public comments must be returned to council by Monday, November 28.

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Lives at risk THE closing of Simons Lane (Leongatha) would be a disaster waiting to happen and the reasons I feel this way are best described by giving you and your readers a few examples.

The ﬁrst one is if there is an accident on the Bass Highway between Simons Lane and the entrance to the town, and there have been at least two in the past year. It is the only close and safe detour road. Secondly if there was an incident at either end it would allow ambulance, police, SES and CFA quicker access. I am speaking of back-up units and in this case could be either Leongatha South Fire Brigade, Koonwarra Fire Bri-

gade or if ambulances, Wonthaggi or Foster. The main point I am trying to make is that if the council wants to close this road, they could be playing with people’s lives. Samantha Smith, Leongatha.

Tree mystery AS A resident of Inverloch, I have observed that the large pine and cypress trees that line the driveways and fence lines of farming properties from Inverloch to Wonthaggi, Wonthaggi through to Cranbourne, and also across to Koo Wee Rup and through to Pakenham have a disease that starts with one. Then they all seem to catch it one by one and continues through all the line of cypress trees, whether they be large or small.

E D I T O R I A L Raise the foot DO South Gippsland drivers have reason to be frightened on the roads? On top of massive potholes already making our roads dangerous, in the space of just two weeks, we have witnessed three truck rollovers. Fortunately, no drivers were killed and no one else was involved, but the law of averages tends to dictate that sooner or later, another car could be involved and the consequences drastic. That car could contain a young person about to set out on fulfilling their life dreams; a family connected to this community; or an older couple finally enjoying the fruits of a life of hard work. Truck drivers have a massive responsibility for public safety and The Star urges all drivers to take care on the roads, especially with the onset of summer and the increase in traffic that season brings, particularly drivers unfamiliar with local roads. Transport managers could take the recent spate of accidents as an opportunity to remind their drivers of the risks of their jobs and also set their staff realistic schedules in a bid to reduce the need for speed. After all, a late delivery will be forgotten in a week’s time. A death lasts an eternity. While most truck drivers do behave well on the roads, some do speed and intimidate drivers by tail-gating in a bid to get to their destination on time. The risk is not worth it. VicRoads is acting to reduce the incidence of truck accidents in South Gippsland, which is higher than the state average. Only so much talking can be done however. Change of attitudes must come from within.

Support nurses THE value of nurses to society cannot be ignored. Caring and devoted to their work, nurses can make the difference to a patient’s stay in hospital, when really, hospital is the last place that most people want to be. The job ranks as one of the most demanding and that is why the State Government cannot dramatically reduce the number of nurses stafﬁng the wards of the state’ s public hospitals, particularly in South Gippsland. Nurses around Victoria, including this region, will take industrial action this Thursday to help spread public awareness of what the Australian Nursing Federation (Victoria branch) claims is a government plan to cut 1758 nursing positions and close 800 beds across the state. Any action that puts pressure on a health sector that is often reported to be already struggling to cope with demand cannot be a good one. The State Government needs to declare its intentions for nursing and bed levels to the public, not just the nursing union.

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All that is left is dead trees, which is sad and expensive for the owners of properties. Does anyone know what causes this problem? It seems to be gathering pace. It’s a shame because people are losing their beautiful pine and cypress trees. June Laycock, Inverloch.

No fire levy IT INTERESTS me that the South Gippsland Shire Council is calling on the Ted Baillieu State Government to collect fire levy payments to fund the Country Fire Authority. As ratepayers we pay enough fees and charges to this council. The article “State should collect fire levy” in The Star on October 1 states: “Council has opposed a plan by the State Government to make councils collect fire levy payments on behalf of the government….Currently, fire levy is collected only on insured properties but the new model proposes to charge a fire levy on all properties.” As a council ratepayer I regularly clean up the property and remove the fire debris, preventing fires starting in the area, and I support the actions of this council in forcing the State Government to pay the levy, as we ratepayers already pay enough rates, taxes and council fees in this municipality. Perhaps the Premier Ted Baillieu and his state politicians recently receiving their large pay rises in 2010 could pay the costs on our behalf. By the way, are these costs progressive and increase annually? It is extremely disappointing this State Government intends to enforce the third tier of government and milk the ratepayers and property owners of the little wealth they possess. Let us refer to the State Government as the Sheriff of Nottingham. This State Government is out of control and should it enforce other illegal and unlawful fees, as the Commonwealth Government with the Carbon Tax, it is the responsibility of the Victorian voters to vote this government out of office in 2014. It is bad enough we have a local government structure and 79 municipal councils that work against the people of Victoria.

We ratepayers are overtaxed by the three tiers of government in the state of Victoria. Incidentally, referring to the recognition of local government in the Australian Constitution, and its push by Councillor Raabe, let the State Government fulﬁll their state election promises to clean up local government and its 79 municipal councils. I strongly recommend the voters at the referendum vote ‘no’ against local government being recognised under the Australian Constitution. Paul Richardson, Korumburra.

Shed dwellers PEOPLE of South Gippsland are sheltered or homeless. Well here we go again. Is South Gippsland Shire Council creating homelessness in this shire by choosing to ignore the real law under our Australian supreme law The Commonwealth Constitution Act 1901 (yet wish to be recognised by the same). I read with interest a very well written story in The Star on November 1, 2011 by Brad Lester (and Jacob de Kunder), titled “Wanted: ‘can do’ council,” in which he refers to a report from council’s development services director, Mr Phil Stone, and I quote: “sheds should not be lived in and council’s new enforcement officer will help address that. ‘We are sending the message to the community that it is not on, so if there is anyone who is living in a shed, we would like to know, so we can pay them a visit,’ Mr Stone said.” Phil, Phil, Phil you disappoint me, after your invitation and attendance, and introduction, private discussions and several meetings with constitutional lecturers, I was hoping you might have seen the light, as you are now well informed, but it seems it is not to be. Phil, I am sure you would like to tell the public in your own words why you and your enforcement officer believe you have legal/lawful authority to persecute them that are disadvantaged and/or have so little. Mr Stone, I know you are a busy man so I will take it upon myself to explain the facts, why you and your enforcement officer have no legal/lawful standing. Since time began the State

of Victoria has had three State Constitutions, ﬁrst 1854, 1855, and 1975. Prior to the 1975 State Victorian Constitution the Victorian Constitution Act of 1855 stood in concrete for 120 years. The South Gippsland Shire Council Corporation purports to derive its power from within the Victorian State Constitution Act 1975. To claim your purported legal authority constituent, ‘shed people’ and others, now require you and your enforcement ofﬁcer to produce the documentation to establish the purported now Victorian State Constitution Act 1975. There are two questions constituents require the answer to: • the referendum documentation legally required from and of the people to establish a new constitution in the State of Victoria; and • the legally required repeal documentation of the State Victorian Constitution Act 1855. These very questions have been put to Tim Tamlin and mayor Warren Raabe by myself and others, at the South Gippsland Shire Council public meeting held at Nyora on August 24 this year, and also recently to every Attorney General in Australia including Commonwealth Attorney General, The Hon Robert McClelland. None have produced the repeal or any other documentation requested. With respect, unless you can produce the same requested documentation Mr Stone, and if you and your employer lack the authority to make laws or produce signed warrants by a magistrate(s) to ‘remove by force’ it may not be the ‘shed dwellers’ that are breaking the laws of this great land. Ken Irwin, United Christian Constitutional Law Group, Foster.

Climate action WHEN it comes to environmental policies and tackling climate change, Premier Ted Baillieu is nothing more than a carbon copy of his federal leader Tony Abbott. He’d prefer to play politics and create fear rather than deal with this challenging issue. In almost 12 months, the Baillieu Government has done nothing to protect Victoria’s

environment for future generations. What Mr Baillieu has done is bring in legislation that could kill off investment in wind farms and the solar industry, introduce cattle into national parks, and dump incentives for people wanting to install solar panels on their homes. Now we learn the Premier is attempting to walk away from the state’s greenhouse gas reduction target to reduce emissions by 20 per cent by 2020. The government needs to be upfront about its plans. Instead Environment Minister Ryan Smith has announced a review of Victoria’s Climate Change Act, but has made little effort to tell the wider community about it. I’d encourage Victorians concerned about the Baillieu Government’s attempt to walk away from its climate change responsibilities to make a submission to the review at www.climatechange.vic.gov. au/home/review-of-climatechange-act As the scientiﬁc evidence has shown we must take action on climate change to provide a cleaner environment now and for future generations. Hopefully Mr Baillieu will take notice of the community’s concerns, and start acting in Victoria’s interests rather than following Mr Abbott’s destructive lead. Lisa Neville, Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change.

No suburbia

WE would like to agree with Beverley Walker (The Star, November 1, 2011). It is becoming more and more difficult to maintain the natural habitat around Venus Bay as new owners clear their properties, install a lawn and try to create suburbia in the bush. Increased development must consider the environment, both flora and fauna. As part-time residents, we said no to garbage collections. Not because we are part-time residents, but because of the flow on implications for future street and road developments including curb and channelling. Lina and Ian McGill, Venus Bay.

VOXPOP! VOX What do the interest rate cuts mean to you?

For retired people like myself, it means that investments and income in retirement goes down. Philip Pellatt, Canberra

It gives me more money that I can put back into my loan. Graeme Tilley, St Andrews

I have a variable interest rate on my mortgage so it is a bonus. It is proﬁtable as I can pay off more of my mortgage. Chris Tabuteau, Korumburra

It is very good and does help. It does not apply to me that much as I am retired but it is a great beneﬁt for young people. Anne Rogers, Leongatha

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Bena Primary bids farewell By Simone Short â&#x20AC;&#x153;THIS is the last time you will hear the bell ring at Bena Primary School,â&#x20AC;? PBE auctioneer Michael Wrigley announced to the crowd at the site of the former school on Friday.

Around 60 people attended the auction of the school, although bids were far from the topic of conversation among the small groups dotted around the yard. It is as much a school reunion as an auction, if not more. Stories of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember when...â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;This used to be...â&#x20AC;? were shared, while generations of students wandered through classrooms and were suddenly children again, excitedly discussing their primary school days. During a conversation about the old school bus stop, which sat on the opposite side of the busy highway to the school, Betty Wilson commented how she sought a slightly different form of

transport in her day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I used to ride my pony to school and leave it in the pony paddock across the road for the day,â&#x20AC;? she said. Betty began Grade 5 at Bena Primary in 1932, learning in the two classrooms still standing today under the guidance of three teachers and in the company of 75 students, around 40 more students than when her daughter attended the school two decades later. Betty fondly remembered the wonderful Christmas concerts the students would put on and others around her agreed. Fellow former pupil Ross Harris tried to work out when he ďŹ rst began at the school; he knew it was sometime in the 1960s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember sitting in class and watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon, and that was in 1969,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used to spend lunchtimes playing sport down on the oval or climbing all the trees around the yard.â&#x20AC;? Only in a small rural school, Ross joked, could you get away with murder sometimes, and from his cheeky

Home sweet home: it was love at ďŹ rst sight when Vanessa and Matthew Kolb ďŹ rst saw the former school, and they plan to turn the building into a permanent residence.

grin thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt he and his young school mates got up to plenty of trouble. The bell sounded and Michael was ready to begin the auction. It was not his ďŹ rst for the day; only hours before he sold another former primary school in Poowong. The old Bindaree School Camp passed in with only one genuine bid, but was sold at the reserve price of $280,000 to a Melbourne based buyer. Now it was time for the second auction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a chance to buy a piece of South Gippsland history,â&#x20AC;? Michael announced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to believe that in the 1930s, when it was really the peak for the school, there were 85 students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I cannot imagine how you would house them all here in only two classrooms!â&#x20AC;? Michael commented while the school has no ofďŹ cial heritage signiďŹ cance, there was deďŹ nitely special historical signiďŹ cance for the town of Bena. After a slow start, the bidding opened at $200,000 and quickly increased to $265,000. Michael quickly consulted the vendor and announced the property was up for sale. Two parties battled it out as the prices rose; $267,000, and then $270,000. It ďŹ nally settled on $275,000 and after going once, twice, three times, the former Bena Primary School sold. A couple from Inverloch, Vanessa and Matthew Kolb, were thrilled with their purchase; Vanessa is so excited she almost tripped over on her way to sign contracts. The stunning views, the surrounding land and the history of the place are what ďŹ rst caught their interest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We loved it the moment we saw it,â&#x20AC;? Vanessa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before it was even advertised, we heard about it and came to have a look around.â&#x20AC;? They have plans to turn the old building into an art and craft school and a residence, and said they would get â&#x20AC;&#x153;struck straight inâ&#x20AC;? to the renovations, with the building permit expiring next March. Michael said it was a great result

School reunion: Val Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children attended Bena Primary, pictured with grandson Noah Furness, while Maureen Beson, Julie Brannaghan, Don Macqueen, Janet Wilson, Ross Harris and Betty Wilson are all past students of the school.

Up for auction: PBE auctioneer Michael Wrigley auctioned the former Bena Primary School to a crowd of interested buyers and past students. and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deny the auction was foremost a chance for former students to catch up at the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what local communities are about,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This school has been part of the town since the 1800s, and this building in particular since 1921. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pleased the new owners plan to retain the integrity and character of

the building.â&#x20AC;? The crowd began to dwindle and ďŹ nally, the last students left. Stepping through the classroom door, they reverted back to their adult form and turned for one last glance at the building before heading home; heavily laden not with a school bag, but with cherished memories of the past.

Weeds draw crowd to Poowong WEED control was the topic for an information day at the Poowong Recreation Reserve on Sunday that attracted more than 50 people.

Guest speaker Gerry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keeffe, Department of Primary Industriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; weed control enforcement ofďŹ cer, delivered a blunt message at the meeting, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I cannot help you if I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know of the problem.â&#x20AC;? Mr Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe said the department was already visiting farms with a ragwort problem and putting plans in place with the landowner to control this noxious weed. The DPIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy is to listen to the community about where problem properties are and take action early to stop seed spread in the area. As Mr Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe has been out of the area for two years, he is looking to the local community to guide him to the offending properties. He will work out with the owner the best way to deal with the problem and inspect later in the year to see what progress has been made. Final inspections will be in February and severe penalties will be incurred if the job has not been done satisfactorily. Any landholder who knows of a problem property should call Mr Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keeffee on 0409 007 860. He will make a visit and take action. All discussions are kept conďŹ dential; no

Weed expo: from left, Ian Hodges, manager of Landmark Poowong, presents Garry Knox of Loch with the door prize. They are with one of the Poowong weed control event organisers, Jeff Clark. names will be revealed. Those attending the event were able to access the best information available from a variety of speakers and displays. Dan Spencer from the Community College Gippsland gave two demonstrations on calibrating spray units and understanding the correct nozzle to use. Dave Richards from DuPont explained the correct use of chemicals, and the best conditions to use them in. Melbourne Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Louise Kerferd discussed water weeds and

MW activities in the area. There was plenty of literature on hand at the South Gippsland Landcare/Community Weeds Task force stand. Landmark had a display of local chemicals and this stand was busy all day. The helicopter attracted a lot of attention and the pilot was busy all day with queries. It is used to spray weeds, crops and apply fertilizers, and customers had booked it for yesterday morning (Monday). Event organisers Jeff Clark and Russell HupďŹ eld were pleased with the response to the day.

IGA support: Milpara Community House Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed members were very appreciative of the $2000 cheque presented to them by the IGA Community Grants program on Wednesday, October 26. The money will be used to purchase new tools. The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shed has been going well since opening in August. It is open two days a week, usually Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9.30am.

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Police plea to young drivers By Simone Short POLICE are urging young people to behave responsibly behind the wheel after a teenager’s car was impounded.

At around 1pm on October 30, Bass Coast Highway Patrol police detected a 19-year-old Wonthaggi male driving at 159km/h along Lynnes Road at Wattle Bank. Under the new hoon laws, he had his car impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1181 and lost his licence for 12 months. The teenager was classiﬁed as a P1 driver - on the ﬁrst stage of his probationary licence. Senior Constable Scott Simcock said drivers need to slow down. “Having inexperienced drivers going too fast is a major concern,” he said. “Peer pressure is another issue; sometimes young people are peer pressured into doing things to impress their mates which then gets them into dangerous situations.” S/C Simcock said inexperienced drivers also need to adjust to road conditions and drive according to the weather. The changes to hoon laws have not deterred irresponsible drivers, with the frequency and number of impounded cars remaining at around one

per month in the Bass Coast and South Gippsland regions. Irresponsible drivers can have their cars impounded for driving more than 45km/h over the legal speed limit or doing burn-outs.

S/C Simcock said it was a busier than usual winter for police, with a large number of desalination workers creating more trafﬁc on the roads. “However it’s going to be even busier over summer or from here on

until the end of autumn,” he said. “With Christmas and New Year, there will more cases of drink driving, so people need to be responsible and careful.” The Transport Accident Commis-

Slow down or be caught: Bass Coast Highway Patrol senior constables Scott Simcock and Allan Piening remind young drivers to be responsible behind the wheel and to drive according to road conditions, after a 19-year-old Wonthaggi man was caught driving 59km/h over the legal limit.

sion is urging young people to have the courage to speak up when they are concerned about a driver’s behaviour. The TAC’s chief executive ofﬁcer Janet Dore said following a tragic week on Victoria’s roads, including the deaths of two 16-year-old passengers in separate crashes, the Talk the Toll Down message had become even more important. “Sadly, young drivers are over-represented in the road toll, both in Victoria and around the world,” she said. “While there are many safety conscious young people on the roads, no matter how much we do, no matter how much we educate, some people will choose to take risks.” Initiatives like the Graduated Licensing System, school education programs and the TAC’s youth inexperience and risk taking strategy are working for the majority of young people. “Fatalities and serious injuries among young people are decreasing steadily, but we need to reach out to those who still take risks,” she said. “In particular, we call on young people to speak out when you know somebody is putting yours or somebody else’s life at risk. “Our message for young people is please slow down, stick within the speed limit and remember you have a responsibility to look after your mates.”

Don’t skimp on safety when buying a car MODERN vehicles are safer than ever before, thanks to contemporary safety features.

For that reason, buyers of new cars are being urged to rank safety highly when considering which make and model to buy. Paying extra for additional features can make the difference between life and death in the event of accident, and so the cost of safety features should be seen as an investment, especially given the amount of time people spend on the road these days. The Transport Accident Commission is promoting Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and curtain airbags as

priority features. ESC reduces the risk of crashes by lowering the incidence of skidding or losing control due to over-steering. ESC becomes active when a driver loses control of their car. Computers apply individual brakes and help bring the car safely back on track, without the danger of ﬁsh-tailing. According to the TAC, Australian research shows that ESC reduces the risk of: • single car crashes by 25 per cent; • single 4WD crashes by 51 per cent; • single car crashes in which the driver was injured by 28 per cent; and • single 4WD crashes in which the

driver was injured by 66 per cent. No other active safety device has such potential to reduce single car crashes. ESC helps correct impending oversteering or understeering; stabilise the car during sudden evasive manoeuvres; enhance handling on gravel patches, such as road shoulders; and improves traction on slippery or icy roads. The effectiveness of ESC can be undermined by old, worn tyres or tyres not suited to the road conditions, such as non-winter tyres on ice and snow. In Victoria, it is mandatory for all new cars registered from January 2011 to be ﬁtted with ESC. Anti-skid Braking Systems and

traction control are part of every ESC system, but not every car with ABS and traction control has ESC. ABS and traction control only work in the driving (longitudinal) direction. ESC can help drivers to cope with sideways (lateral) movements that create instability. Financially, ESC also pays off by reducing a car’s depreciation, helping to retain the car’s resale value. From 2012, all new cars in Victoria will need to be ﬁtted with head protecting technology like side curtain airbags. Curtain airbags can protect the driver’s and passenger’s heads in a crash by activating instantaneously in

a side impact crash, deploying from the top of the door rails above the side window. The airbags cushion the occupant and stay in place if the car rolls over, protecting occupants’ heads. US research shows that such airbags can reduce driver deaths in a side impact crash by close to 40 per cent – a signiﬁcant factor when side impact crashes at intersections account for about 22 per cent of all major crash types where people are killed or seriously injured. To ﬁnd out more about car safety features, see the websites www.howsafeisyourcar.com.au and www.ancap. com.au.

If it doesn’t have ESC and curtain airbags, don’t buy it.

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Photo amongst Australia’s best and called everyone I know. I was very proud of myself,” Ms Hall said. The revelation came as a surprise AN Inverloch photographer has as Ms Hall had not heard from the achieved an amazing feat in her bureau for some time after being told field. she was a finalist. A spectacular image by Stephanie Ms Hall took the photo in October Hall will feature in the Bureau of 2010, as she and friend Evan Enbom Meteorology’s 2012 calendar. followed the storm along the coast Just 13 entries from 700 entered road from Cape Paterson to Inverloch. from across Australia were selected “The dark cloud was just amazing for publication. but by the time we got to the pier at Ms Hall’s photograph features Inverloch, the storm had fizzled out,” a storm cloud over Undertow Bay, she said. between Inverloch and Cape Paterson, A polarising filter was used to cut and will illustrate the month of April. glare over the shallow water in the This was her first submission to the foreground and a tripod enabled a low calendar. film speed setting to give rich colour She could not believe the news and reduce noise. when she received a letter from the The original image was taken on a bureau. Nikon D90 with an 18-55mm lens and “I did a little dance in the kitchen enhanced electronically to bring out details. The honour came a year after Ms Hall was finalist in the 2010 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition run by the Royal Observatory in London, with an impressive image of stars over Eagles Nest near Inverloch. A keen weather watcher, she regularly scans the bureau’s website to Photographic whizz: Stephanie Hall and the tool of track the progress her trade. of storms.

By Brad Lester

April image: Stephanie Hall’s photo of Undertow Bay near Inverloch in the Bureau of Meteorology’s 2012 calendar. “I have scoured the area and look for good vantage points because it’s not just a matter of catching the storm. You have to have some scenery in there too,” she said. “There have been some nights where I have woken at two in the morning after hearing thunder and rushed down to the beach with my camera.” After studying photography at

TAFE in Melbourne, Ms Hall worked as a school and portrait photographer before moving back to the area and working with Foons Photographics at Wonthaggi. She moved to Cairns in Queensland earlier this year and experienced the horror of Cyclone Yasi, capturing video footage before retreating to the safety of her home. “You could not even hear my voice

on the camera because the rain was so loud,” she said. Her dream is to travel to the United States of America and photograph tornadoes. Ms Hall and Evan Enbom now run Coastal Light Photography at Inverloch. The calendar is available online at http://shop.bom.gov.au

Fossil secrets await unearthing By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland has the potential to contribute to science on an international scale.

An expert from Museum Victoria in Melbourne believes somewhere beneath the region lay fossils of feathered dinosaurs. Dr Tom Rich is calling on the public to help find the fossils in a bid to undertake a large scale excavation and make history. “You’re sitting on potentially one of the most significant fossil sites if not in Australia, then in the world,” he said. The museum’s curator of palaeontology said rock at a former fossil dig at Koonwarra was similar to that of the Jehol Biota site in China where feathered dinosaurs have been found, along with bird and mammal skeletons. Fish, insects and plants On a quest: Dr Tom Rich believes South Gippsland could have substantial fossil fields. were also found at the Chi“In China they have good stuff and we should is finding someone who has dug into the rock and nese site, and at Koonwarra, when a site there has found a fish,” Dr Rich said. have them here,” Dr Rich said. was excavated in the 1960s and 1982, revealing Most fossils in the Strzelecki rock would have When he first explored the Chinese site, he fossils some 120 million years old, from the early was shocked by the resemblance to the Koon- been inside Antarctica at the time. Cretaceous period. He does not believe anybody has tried to dewarra dig. “The similarity is great enough to make the termine where prehistoric lakes existed in the effort worthwhile but it’s like digging for gold; region. “I do not think we have done enough digging. until you have the nuggets, you have not got I think we need about 50 square metres to get a them,” Dr Rich said. The renowned Inverloch dig site at The Caves fair test. To get that site would cost about half a was once carved by streams whereas the Koon- million dollars because we would have to go unwarra site was a lake, increasing the likelihood of derground or dig a major excavation,” he said. “There is a good chance (of finding somecomplete skeletons being found. “The dinosaurs would have just gone straight to thing) because there was a permafrost here at the the bottom (after dying), and would not have been time of the dinosaurs. There is evidence of permafrost at Inverloch.” rolled and tumbled and torn apart,” Dr Rich said. Dr Rich has since found a fragment of fish For that reason, he is now seeking a lake deposit site and needs the help of a farmer, excava- about two kilometres from the Koonwarra site, Hot spots: the Strzelecki Group of rock tor, road contractor or someone who has under- increasing his hopes fossils could be found further afield in what is known as the Strzelecki where the fossils of feathered dinosaurs taken earthworks and may have seen fossils. “The rocks are mainly overgrown and the trick Group of rock. could be found.

“We know they are there. We just need a site that is easier to dig,” he said. “A chip of bone was found at Bena but I’m not interested in that. I’m looking for the lake deposit that would yield a lot of plants, animals, insects and the occasional feather. “When you find fossils, you find scraps of bones and then you may find the skeletons. But with these lake deposits, you usually find the jackpot – a skeleton.” Dr Rich can be contacted by email at trich@musuem. vic.gov.au, phone 9270 5054 or mail to Dr Tom Rich, curator of palaeontology, Museum Victoria, PO Box 666, Melbourne, 3001. He made a plea to the public for information in April but only received one letter he is still considering.

Back then: an artist’s impression of a winter in prehistoric Victoria, depicting the dinosaur Leaellynasaura above and the hibernating Timimus dinosaur below. Artist: Peter Trusler.

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Behind the wheel: Ted looks at home in the driver’s seat of his 60-year-old automobile.

YOU don’t often hear of someone owning a car for 60 years, let alone from new, but that’s the case with Ted Adkins and his 1951 Chevrolet Pick-Up. The paint may be faded from the original red-brown gleam, the upholstery may be torn and the chrome not so shiny, but the car still does the job, according to the Arawata man. “I drive it every day down to the mail box and back just to give it a run and make it into Korumburra about once a fortnight in it,” he said. “It hasn’t really changed much to drive since when I ﬁrst bought it.” The car was ordered through Kurrle Motors in Korumburra in 1951 and arrived from America the following year. “It cost me £1000 at the time, which was around $1200,” Ted said. “I’ve never had any real troubles with it in its 60 years. It’s been very reliable.” The Chev has done more than 126,000 miles in its life-time, blown a head gasket, had a radiator replaced and is on its third gear box. The car has been looked after quite well, with rust prevention methods taken

since the day Ted brought it home to the family farm. “It’s always done the job for me,” he said. “I’ve carted calves in the back among other farm duties, but it’s also spent its time in the shed and has sat on a concrete ﬂoor.” The car is mostly original, with all the boards in the tray, panels and attachments in good condition. Add-ons only really include legal requirements such as seat belts and indicators. Ted’s dog Rover also loves the old brown ute and jumps straight in the back as soon as he hears the old engine spring to life. Ted’s ’51 Chev is a well recognised car around Korumburra. It has been to every single Korumburra Sheep Dog Trials since it was purchased and has also made an appearance at the Korumburra Show, among other town events. “I will deﬁnitely have the car in town soon for this year’s sheep dog trial,” he said. “I always get someone who’s looking to buy it when I take it to the sheep dog trials, but as long as it’s still doing the job, I want to keep it.”

One owner: the 60-year-old Chev Pick-Up was bought new in Korumburra.

Good boy: Ted’s dog Rover loves riding in the ’51 Chev.

30 years of Mitsubishi AFTER 30 years of driving a Mistubishi, John Westaway says the car is still a “bloody good product.” John, who handed the business over to son Bradley in 1993, began working with Mitsubishi Motors in Leongatha 30 years ago. Knights of Leongatha started selling Mitsubishis in 1980 after the company took over from Chrysler, and has never looked back. Last week the business was rewarded for its years of service with a plaque at the Mitsubishi awards night in Melbourne. Bradley was qui30 years well done: Bradley Westaway, principal dealer of Knights of Leetly surprised by the ongatha, with father John, who passed the business on to him 17 years ago. presentation. Between them the duo has overseen Mitsubishi’s 30 years in Leongatha. Leongatha was one of

just 14 dealers in Australia to receive the gong. “It was a bit of a shock, but of course I’m still rapt with it. Not many make it to 30 years,” Bradley said. “Mitsubishi has had its ups and downs but we’ve stood by it and they have stood by us. In the end we’ve come out on top. “This is such a hard driven industry, but to have a business stick by you is very good.” Bradley and Michael still receive plenty of advice from their dad. Bradley says his input is invaluable. Very much the family affair, the business currently employs around 30 staff, including Bradley’s wife Kathryn and Michael’s wife Anne.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - PAGE 19

Veloster coming soon THE exciting all-new 2012 Hyundai Veloster three-door coupe is set to be released in Australia early in the New Year. So far the car has earned the Urban Car of the Year title from Decisive magazine, a US based publication. The Urban Vehicles of the Year awards are selected by a panel of independent automotive journalists who spend several months evaluating the most stylish, practical and attainable vehicles annually. After driving dozens of cars and trucks in a variety of North American urban settings, the panel selected Veloster as a stand-out performer in the 2012 class. Hyundai’s all-new 2012 Veloster

delivers innovation to the compact coupe segment with standard features such as a unique two plus one door conﬁguration for easy rear-seat access, a new 1.6 litre petrol direct injection (GDI) four-cylinder engine and six-speed transmission. In the US GDI technology helps deliver highway fuel economy of 5.9 litres per 100km for the six speed manual transmission, lower emissions and higher reliability. “The Hyundai Veloster is a combination of a hip and edgy image, along with exceptional value to price and outstanding fuel economy that is perfectly suited for urban drivers,” said Lyndon Conrad Bell, Decisive magazine’s editorin-chief. “Hyundai’s choice to make its halo car an entry-level model ex-

Urban driver: the 2012 Hyundai Veloster has been selected as Urban Car of the Year by the US’s Decisive magazine.

cites us even more. With Veloster, Hyundai definitely proves that high style and reasonable pricing absolutely can go together.” Hyundai Motor Company Australia has also announced that a 1.6 litre turbo petrol engine will join the already confirmed naturally aspirated 1.6 litre petrol engine in the innovative Hyundai Veloster coupe line-up. Hyundai Motor Company Australia plans to launch the naturally aspirated Veloster in early 2012, whilst timing of the turbo model variants is yet to be confirmed. To showcase Veloster’s potential, Hyundai Motor America showcased the all-new three door Veloster at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas last week.

Expected soon: the all-new Hyundai Veloster is expected to hit Australia in early 2012.

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DO YOU like to have fun?

Then Inverloch is the place to be this Sunday, November 13, when the Inverloch Family Fun Festival presents competitions and activities galore. A fun run, billy cart race, and skateboarding, BMX and scooter races will be hotly contested, and for those not so competitive, check out face painting, climbing and jumping castles, and a hole-in-one golf. Take to the air in a helicopter and see the surf beach and Anderson Inlet from a new perspective. Tuck into a barbecue offered by Scouts, race a go-cart, enjoy live music, and ride in a horse and cart. Take the climbing wall, ﬂy a kite and move with the Zumba demonstration. Up to 600 people are expected to take part. Inverloch and District Lions Club president Michael Procter said families are the focus of the day. “It’s a signiﬁcant opportunity to bring families together to participate in sport. There are a variety of activities

with the fun run, the billy cart derby and the skating,” he said. “It’s about promoting an emphasis on a healthy lifestyle.” Festival co-ordinator Euan Wightman, a member of the Lions club, said the festival will encourage adults and children to try activities they may not usually do. Action starts at 9am, with the 1.8km fun run for children, followed by the 5km and 10km events at 9.30am. All runs will start at Rainbow Park in Ramsay Boulevard, take in the foreshore and ﬁnish in A’Beckett Street. Entry is $10 per adult (over 18 years) and $5 per child (ﬁve to 17). Register at the Lions marquee in front of the Inverloch Community Hub from 8 to 8.45am. “We’ve had enquiries from all over the state and we’ve introduced the 5km race, as a lot of people are not capable of doing the 10km,” Mr Wightman said. The festival has grown around the famous Inverloch billy cart derby that began as a fundraiser for the clocktower and

then Ripple replica projects. The derby starts at the top of A’Beckett Street (main street) at 11am. Competitors are guaranteed four races this year, with each race timed and the fastest three racers will compete in a final to determine the winner. Entries are just $10 per adult (18 years and over) and $5 per child (five to 17 years). Register from 8am to 10.40am on the day in the Lions marquee. Categories are professional, home-made and novelty. That afternoon, the festival moves to the Inverloch Skate Park in Reilly Street from 2pm for the skateboard, scooter and BMX events, presented by the YMCA. Entry is also $10 per adult (18 years and over) and $5 per child (five to 17 years). Register from noon to 2pm at the Lions marquee, and enjoy free give-aways from Crossover and Vortex. Winners and runnersup in all events will receive trophies, and all competitors will take home a medallion. Hallam based company Botanic Homes, which has built numerous houses around Inverloch, has given $10,000 towards the festival and many Inverloch businesses have thrown their support behind the day. Inverloch Primary School will receive $5000 from the festival towards establishing a garden and barbecue area. Last year, the school received $5000 to relocate cricket nets. To find out more, phone 5674 3744 or 5674 6030.

Ready to race: Inverloch Primary School students Alyssa Wightman, Walter Hutton, Keegan Page, Blythe Page and Sonja Diggerman, with Inverloch and District Lions Club members, festival co-ordinator Euan Wightman, Geoff Cole, David Butler, president Michael Procter and Ken O’Neill.

Action men: past Inverloch Lions Club president Ken Aly (centre) and David Thompson of Leongatha Lions competed in a previous derby.

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Off and racing SPRING Racing Carnival fever took over South Gippsland last week, with events held across the region.

Well dressed: Jenni Aitken, Gale Tyers, Barb Warren, Jud Praine, Deb Williams, Karen Clarke and Brenda Jordan were some of the best dressed ladies at the Foster Golf Club on Tuesday.

People gathered at the Foster Golf Club and Fishy Pub on Melbourne Cup Day (Tuesday), and then at Wonthaggi Club and Alchera House at Korumburra on Oaks Day (Thursday). The Star was there to share the festivities.

Prize picks: hard at work at Foster Golf Club on Tuesday were Heather Ray, Lloyd McKenzie, Jan Best and Alayne McKenzie. They are holding some of the prizes available on the day.

Oaks Day celebrations: Angela Duynhoven from Wonthaggi, Cindy Andrews from Dalyston and Wendy Bignell from Archie’s Creek had fun at the luncheon.

Pretty in pink: Merryl Churchill from Wonthaggi and Vikki Everett from Inverloch.

Ladies’ Ladi ies’ day: Alchera house residents Sheila Collins, Joyce Coill and an Lydia Summerﬁeld showed off their hats.

Fantastic fascinators: Catherine Bolding and Aileen Huitema, both from Wonthaggi, frocked up for the event.

Catching up: Dierdre Fegan, Pete Hargreaves, Sue Burns and Wayne Jenkins at Foster on Tuesday.

Mother and daughter: Megan Sestan travelled from Melbourne to share the Oaks Day lunch with her mother, Carol Senior from Wonthaggi.

Stress free: it was a time to relax for Fish Creek kindergarten’s hard working mums last Tuesday at the Fishy Pub in Fish Creek. They are, from left; Kirsten Rabbitt, Amy Rogers, Megan Vuillermin, Janine Taylor, Amy Robson and Sita Morton.

Enjoying their day: Claire Buckland, Amyy Paul,, Bridget g Crowe,, Cat Wheeler, Shianne Murray and Tara Ellard at the Fishy Pub.

Ladies day: da : bback, k JeaJ nette Brusamarello, Sue Smith, Caroline Donohue, Jacqui Dueling, all from Wonthaggi; and Kim Warr from Leongatha. Front, Donna van Veenendaal from Cape Paterson, Liza Mabilia from Wonthaggi and Bev Dobson from Cape Paterson.

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Kindness jumps borders “WHAT’S worse than being poor in a hot country? Being poor in a cold country.” That’s the word from Johanna Haasjes of Koonwarra. This time she’s dedicating her efforts to supporting disadvantaged people in eastern Europe. The magnanimous charity contributor has been creating and collecting goods as part of Mission Without Borders. The program collects donations

of knitted items – such as jumpers, beanies, socks, slippers and soft toys – for those who can’t afford them. Johanna organised a meeting in August with keen sewers and knitters in the district, and was amazed at the turn-out. “Over 30 ladies turned up and none of them were empty handed,” she said. “They came from San Remo, Welshpool, and everywhere in between. They’d knitted jumpers, beanies, gloves – one lady had even

Burns to reduce fire risk On display: Johanna Haasjes and Helen Guy check out the Mission Without Borders exhibition, showing off all the good work that has been done overseas.

Where shall people go? P O P U L AT I O N growth across the region will be tackled by South Gippsland Shire Council. Tenders will be called for the $100,000 Housing and Settlement Strategy to establish a framework to provide for more housing. The plan will identify growth areas in the shire for the next 20-30 years and inappropriate Crown township subdivisions that need to be restructured and where development will be discouraged. The strategy will consider employment projections, climate change impacts, and land use and supply. The successful consultant will draw on economic analysis, government policies, regulation, community feedback and establish council plans, such as the Rural Land Use Strategy, structure plans and urban design frameworks.

Meals roster (Leongatha) S. Smith & A. Heide, Lions Club (all week), Bendigo Bank (Mon), SG Shire Council (Tues), SG Special School (Wed) and A. & J. Hoy (Thur/Fri) will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning November 14, 2011.

FIRE risk in eight natural reserves around South Gippsland Shire will continue to be reduced by prescribed burning. Council recently adopted ﬁre management plans for eight reserves, which included burning in conjunction with the CFA, but not to the extent where the environment is threatened. Six of the eight reserves contain some endangered vegetation, while Hudson Park and Tom Kindellan Reserve contain the nationally listed Strzelecki Gum. Residents adjacent to reserves will be encouraged to leave early on days of high ﬁre danger. Council was posed with another option other than prescribed burning by the consultant behind the plans. That would have entailed removing native vegetation from certain zones within the reserves. Council deemed that option would harm biodiversity values and cost more than $180,000. The plans relate to: Dickies Hill Reserve, Mirboo North; Hamann’s Reserve, Leongatha North; Hudson Park, Koonwarra; Kings Park, Leongatha; Koonwarra Gravel Pit Reserve, Koonwarra; Pioneer Reserve, Kongwak; Tarwin Lower Flora Reserve, Tarwin Lower; and Tom Kindellan Reserve, Nerrena. Council allocates $40,000 per year towards prescribed burning in bush reserves.

Mt Eccles to shrink?

Walkerville wins CFA

PART OF Mount Eccles could become Leongatha North, if a petition received by South Gippsland Shire Council is successful.

A FIRE station will be built at Walkerville.

Council has received a petition with seven signatures calling for the boundary change. Council ofﬁcers will work with the petitioners to prepare a suitable submission to council, as the current petition does not meet the guidelines of the Ofﬁce of Geographic Names, the body responsible for boundary changes.

South Gippsland Shire Council will lease land to the Country Fire Authority for the station, to be a satellite of the Tarwin Lower CFA. The land is part of the Walkerville Retarding Basin. The CFA will invest $250,000 in the project and lease the land for $104 a year. Cr Kieran Kennedy said the deal was the outcome of a “protracted process”. “This is a great outcome for the people of Walkerville and surrounding district,” he said. The CFA will have a lease term of 10 years, with an option for a further term of 10 years.

made bears.” Jenny Grainger, Victorian co-ordinator of Mission Without Borders, was astounded as more than two car fulls were taken to the depot in Dandenong. The next meeting, on November 11 at the Uniting Church in Peart Street Leongatha, will give donators a chance to mingle with each other over a cup of coffee or tea, and learn different styles from each other. The meeting will start at 1.30pm and run for an hour.

Donations please

THINKING of giving a gift or donation to South Gippsland Shire councillors?

Well, make sure it meets council’s new Acceptance of Gifts and Donations Policy. The revised policy updates the 2007 version and notes changes to conﬂict of interest legislation, including what is deemed an acceptable gift. The Ombudsman Victoria now requires the minimum value of a gift to be registered is $20. Between 2004-2011, councillors registered 29 gifts and staff 43 gifts. The average value for each gift received by councillors was $46 and staff, $104. Cr Mohya Davies quipped: “I have not had a great need for the gifts and donations policy. I do not think that I have received one gift or donation.”

Mayor’s message Cr Warren Raabe

THE great community spirit in Mirboo North seems unassailable. Despite some senseless vandalism of the new Koala and Volunteer sculpture on the night before its official unveiling last week, locals attending the market the following morning just banded together without drama to clean the sculpture up in time for the 11am formalities. It’s a reminder that a community’s positive and generous attitude far outweighs the few negatives that occur from time to time. I congratulate those who stepped up for your unflappable resolve to honour the positive. It was a simple but inspiring action. The wonderful sculpture portrays a symbolism of humanity in the face of adversity, and the position chosen by the community to display it is perfect. I attended the launch of an impressive audio visual collation that showcases the village of Loch, another of our communities that keeps on delivering positive messages and events to put their locale on the map. Designed to be linked to their town website, it is an effective way of highlighting the many aspects of this vibrant community and beckoning people to visit or relocate. The blend of long time residents with new residents wanting to become involved in their communities is a fabulous boost to the shire, morphing new ideas and skills with years of local wisdom. Perhaps our smaller settlements benefit more than the larger towns, simply because everyone knows each other and is involved. Nominations for our Australia Day Awards Program closed last week with 27 nominations received, our highest number ever. Low figures last year drove us to simplify the nomination process and this has paid off, but the results could not have been achieved without the support of our local Australia Day committees and other nominators who took the time to honour those people who soldier on quietly in our clubs and community groups to keep the wheels turning. We hope you will come out in force on Wednesday, January 18 when we publicly recognise them at a shire wide awards ceremony before they are feted at their local celebrations on Australia Day. Coal Creek once again exceeded all expectations, drawing over 4000 people to the park for its now iconic Halloween event. Statistics collected at the entrance established that over 80 per cent of the visitors came from outside the shire, which confirms the event as not just a community event but a ‘bona fide’ tourism attraction. Many visitors also took advantage of the tourism services in the foyer to plan other activities while in the area for the long weekend. Congratulations to all staff, volunteers, service clubs and community groups who helped make the event such an outstanding success. Cr Warren Raabe, Mayor.

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Friendships from the east THE TIMOR-LESTE Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Abel Guterres, has praised an initiative of the Bass Coast community.

Trivial pursuit: Leongatha Secondary College’s successful trivia players with their medals, from left: James Fraser, Tim Sauvarin, Jess Clark, Celina Alba, Nikki Stockdale and Nick Jeremiah.

Trivia buffs among state’s smartest STUDENTS from Leongatha Secondary College enjoyed great success in the Epilepsy Trivia Challenge recently. Each year the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria runs the challenge as part of its fundraising program. Leongatha Secondary College’s Year 7 group placed third in the state and the Year 9 team placed a

pleasing second. The school has taken part for the last four years and the event has become part of the fundraising for the SRC. The quiz takes about 45 minutes and comprises 100 questions covering health and physical education, civics and citizenship, the arts, English, humanities, mathematics, science and technology, as well as

Epilepsy and its symptoms. The Year 7 team comprised Celina Alba, James Fraser, Nikki Stockdale and Tim Sauvarin. The Year 9 team included Sarah Sauvarin, Jess Clark, Nick Jeremiah and Lachie MacKenzie. Each student received a commemorative medal and a certiﬁcate of appreciation and achievement.

A friendship relationship has been established between an Australian and East Timorese community, the Bass Coast Friends of Laulara. Speaking at a ceremony at the Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club recently, the ambassador said the group continued a historic relationship between the two countries. “By establishing the link with the SubDistrict of Laulara in Aileu District, you are continuing a tradition of friendship between Australians and East Timorese which began during the Second World War,” he said. He reminded the gathering of around 50 people of how, when the Japanese invaded East Timor in 1942, 500 Australian commandos successfully fought off many thousands of Japanese soldiers with the support of local Timorese villagers, while only losing 40 of their own men. “Without their help, which the Timorese provided at great risk to themselves, the Australians would never have survived,” he said. “This was true friendship and it laid the basis of the friendship which continues to this day.” Introducing the ambassador, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent encouraged the people of Bass Coast to get behind the

fundraising effort for a new birthing centre in Laulara. “What might look like only a small amount of assistance to us, can make a very large difference to the lives of the East Timorese community there, particularly for the women,” he said. Commenting on the almost $1400 raised for the birthing centre at the launch, the interim convenor of Bass Coast Friends of Laulara, Gary Jungwirth, said he felt conﬁdent about reaching the ﬁnal goal. “After tonight’s great result, I am sure that we will be able to raise the rest of the funds needed for the project to go ahead,” he said. Bass Coast Friends of Laulara is seeking funds for the establishment of a birthing centre in the Laulara Sub-District of Aileu. The centre will provide accommodation and clinical services for women about to give birth, during, and following the birth of their babies. It will be staffed by doctors, midwives and nurses from the Aileu District Health Service. Currently, many women in Laulara do not have access to a midwife or other skilled birth attendant when giving birth, so the proposed birthing centre will go a long way to addressing these issues. For further information about the Bass Coast Friends of Laulara and the birthing centre project, contact Gary Jungwirth on mobile 0417 335 940 or email jungwirth@netspace.net.au

Caring for the carers LAST week carers were given some well earned ‘me time’ when they visited Leongatha’s GippsTAFE campus. Organised by Latrobe Community Health Service as an extension of Carers Week, the accent was on pampering. Carers had their hair done by the TAFE’s hairdressing

students and were then treated by the hospitality students to a sit down lunch. “People have come along and some have brought the people they care for. Ten had their hair done this morning and another 10 will have their hair done after lunch,” LCHS care support coordinator Joanne Stringer said. “We’re talking to the TAFE about offering this every term. The students

Here’s cheers: Noelia Phillips soaked up the ambience at Leongatha’s GippsTAFE campus restaurant.

Good times: Julia Sibly and Shareen Benson had fun at the Latrobe Community Health Service carers’ lunch.

have all been able to practice their hairdressing skills and it’s a nice way for the carers to get together, chat away about the things affecting their lives and share some stories. “They get to meet new people and feel a bit special. It’s all about people feeling special, and that others value

Great day out: Jillian Garrett, care support co-ordinator Joanne Stringer and Andrew Garrett enjoyed the fabulous lunch at Leongatha’s GippsTAFE campus.

them. It’s also an opportunity for them to come out and do something different.” Ms Stringer, who is part of the LCHS team at Korumburra, said many carers were socially isolated because of their “huge caring role”. “When they’re not feeling so great, because they are under a lot of pressure and a lot of stress, they become even more isolated within the community,” she said. “It’s a really nice way to say, ‘come out to a community venue, have lunch, feel good and connect in with others’.” Ms Stringer said the health service had plenty of other carer events in the pipeline. “We can be as creative and innovative as we like as co-ordinators,” she said. “If we can’t offer them the service, we can link them into the right one. Information and planning is a big part of what we do.”

Celebrating friendship: Richard Brown, Federal Member for McMillan Russell Broadbent, His Excellency Abel Guterres and Gary Jungwirth.

Police tap into Facebook A FACEBOOK page will be used by Bass Coast and South Gippsland Police to help keep residents up-to-date and aware of important safety matters in the community. Police community liaison ofﬁcer for Eastern Region Division 5, Leading Senior Constable Brett Godden launched the new Facebook page under the name Bass Coast Neighbourhood Watch/Safer Community Group. The new initiative is also in partnership with Bass Coast and South Gippsland Neighbourhood Watch and Safer Communities Groups. The page will be used by Bass Coast Police Service Area to pass information to the community about current policing issues, who also hope to use

the site to receive information on current crimes from the community. The South Gippsland and Bass Coast Shire Local Government Areas form the Bass Coast PSA, stretching from Mirboo North to Phillip Island, Poowong to Coronet Bay and from Wonthaggi to Port Welshpool. The page will be used to update the community about crime and to inform the community on how it can help police to solve crimes and give general crime prevention advice, and will be monitored by LS/C Godden during his normal rostered shifts. He will attempt to answer all questions and address issues put to him on this social networking forum. It may take a little time to get back to you with a reply, taking into account his other pro-active policing duties, rostered days off and annual leave.

The page may also be used in local emergency situations to keep the community informed and up to date. As a member of the Division’s Emergency Management Team, when requested by the incident controller, LS/C Godden will utilise the sites to pass on up-to-date information to the community in a localised manner with notiﬁcations such as road closures and trafﬁc diversions when an incident is occurring. However, the page is not intended to be used to report crime in an emergency or in real time. The public is urged to continue to report crimes in the usual manner via 000, by ringing your local police station or by giving information to Crimestoppers. If your inquiry is not urgent however, this may be the forum for you.

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First driver graduates Beautiful garden ceremony CASSIE-ROSE James is the ﬁrst person to graduate from the innovative L2P program.

After a few nerves, she passed her driving test with ﬂying colours. The program helps support young local people to complete the mandatory 120 hours of driving practice before they can go for their licence. Cassie-Rose’s L2P mentor Eddy Eastwood of Korumburra was thrilled with her success, as was her driving instructor from GR8 Driving School, Brenda Sanderson. Council’s L2P program co-ordinator John Ernst said, “Cassie-Rose is an apprentice hairdresser in Melbourne during the week but loves to return

MATT Holt and Prue Trease exchanged vows in a beautiful garden ceremony on Saturday, October 29.

Smiling support: L2P mentor Eddy Eastwood, L2P’s program co-ordinator John Ernst, Cassie-Rose James and GR8 Driving School instructor Brenda are all thrilled with the L2P program. home on the weekends.” Cassie-Rose was so enthusiastic she completed 140 hours of practice and demonstrated conﬁdent driving skills to

her mentor. “Having her licence will give her so much more independence and options for the future,” Mr Ernst said.

Mr Eastwood presented Cassie-Rose with an RACV Country Street Directory to mark the happy occasion.

Absolutely awesome first year By Tessa Hayward AFTER a fantastic ﬁrst year, Leongatha Panel Improvements are celebrating on Saturday, November 12 by having a big birthday bash. The support they have received from the community over the past year has been astonishing. Carly Roughead and Matt Hurst said they did not expect such support. “We are just a young couple giving it a go. The community and our families and friends have been a great support,” Carly said. Following so much positive feedback from the open day last year, Carly and Matt decided to

celebrate one year in to thank everybody for their support. “We want people to know who we are and that we are still here and are not going anywhere,” Carly said. The ﬁrst year birthday bash will include Myke’s Dyno Tuning Challenge, a show ‘n’ shine competition, jumping castle, Koko the clown, face painting, 3GG live broadcast, rafﬂes and the Leongatha South CFA putting on a sausage sizzle. Carly and Matt have enjoyed meeting people through the last year and seeing customers come back repetitively. “Some customers have come back a second and third time,” Carly said.

They also want people to know that they do not just repair and paint cars, but also do kitchens, boats, horse ﬂoats and trailers. “We give anything a go,” Matt said. At the end of a job, both Matt and Carly like stepping back and admiring what they have done. “This year has been absolutely awesome and we have accomplished so much,” Carly said. A few bare metal resprays will also be revealed at their birthday bash. Head down to Leongatha Panel Improvements on Saturday, November 12, 8.30am onwards for a fun day for all the family. Everyone is welcome!

Feathers needed Mayor’s message

THE Australasian Seabird Group (ASG) and museums have launched a national program to collect seabird material. The bank will provide a long-term collection point of seabird feathers that will be available as vouchers for species occurrence, assessment of moult, tissue sampling for DNA (other molecular techniques), stable isotopes and hormone stress analysis. These studies can reveal environment conditions during the long seabird migration, when the feathers are grown. For further details see the ASG website www. birdsaustralia.com.au/asg. If you are interested in participating you can contact Andre Chiaradia on achiaradia@penguins.org.au

Wet end to the month THE last few days of October were the wettest days of the month for Leongatha. The highest drop was on October 28 with 23.8mm, followed by 16.5mm on October 25. Leongatha recorded 92.8mm during October with 14 wet days. The progressive total is now a very healthy 913.7mm. Kay Puru of Leongatha said, “In October, 2010 we had 78.8mm, 93.6mm in 2009 and a very dry month of 28.5mm in 2008.” Kay is keeping her ﬁngers crossed for a dry November. “I’ve had enough of the rain, some nice, warm sunny days would be good.”

Neville Buckland of Fish Creek recorded 77.5mm during October over 15 days, well below the month’s average of 95.5. The progressive total up to the end of October was 1173.5mm; this is well above last year’s total of 981mm. Ruby’s Margery Robson said, “This October was not as wet as 2010, but there were more wet days.” The month collected 94.5mm over 16 days, a lot less than last year’s 119.5mm over 13 days. The progressive total to the end of October in Ruby was 970mm. “On this date last year the total was 900.5mm, so we are ahead this year,” Margery said.

Cr Veronica Dowman

WE ALL like to enjoy the beach so Bass Coast is planning for an event that supports people with disability to take part in beach recreation - and you’re all invited. A Beach Festival is being held on December 3 between 10am to 3pm at Inverloch Foreshore. The day is a part of International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) celebrations. The aims of IDPwD are to increase awareness of the benefits of people with disability joining in every aspect of life, and to support the dignity, rights and well-being of people with disability. The Inverloch Beach Festival is being organised by the South Coast Access Alliance (SCAA) of which council is a member. The role of SCAA is to involve people with disability in local sport and active recreation. For the event to be a great success we need people to register now to be involved in the activities. You can register to participate in fishing, beach volleyball, kite flying, surf lessons, sand castle building, snorkelling rock pool discovery, sailability, kayaking and windsurfing. All activities are come ‘n’ try so that everyone can have a go at something new. You may also like to volunteer to help set-up or pack down the event, or sponsor the event. Either way, if you are going to participate, please register for catering purposes. I encourage you to get involved on this significant day, have some fun, and support people with disability who are valued members of our community. To register to join in the activities, volunteer or sponsor this event, please contact Lisa Pettinella on 1300 BCOAST (226 278), or the National Relay Service on 133 677 for people with communication difficulties, or email ruralaccess@basscoast.vic.gov.au. For more information visit www.basscoast.vic.gov.au. Cr Veronica Dowman, Mayor.

Escorted down the aisle by her mother and father, Jane and Peter Trease, along with her daughter Laila, Prue looked a picture of happiness. The afternoon ceremony was held in Col and Di Williams’s garden in Leongatha, followed by a reception at the Dakers Centre for the 130 guests. The weather cleared up in time for the ceremony. Matt and Prue have two children Laila, 3, and Judd, 2. The happy couple is honeymooning in Mooloolaba, Queensland.

Picture perfect: Prue Trease and Matt Holt married in a gorgeous garden wedding in Leongatha. • OBITUARY

Nancy lived a long and full life NANCY Embleton loved wildflowers, the passion dating back to her early girlhood when she would walk in the bush around Yallourn with her father and two sisters. In September, the South Gippsland Bird Observers Club, of which she was vice president, had an outing to the Wonthaggi Heathlands where the wildflowers are magnificent this year. Someone told Nancy the Tarwin Lower Cemetery has a great show of wildflowers too and she and her husband Jack went to see them. She told Jack that when the time came, she would like to have her ashes scattered there. Neither had any inkling that such a sad event would take place soon afterwards. Nancy died suddenly on October 1. She had played bridge in Inverloch the day before, chaired a meeting of the bird observers’ club in Foster in the evening, enjoyed her usual nightly cup of tea in the lounge of the Leongatha home where she and Jack lived and didn’t wake up in the morning. Jack and Nancy had been married for 62 years. They raised a son and a daughter and the family grew to include five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Nancy was born in Morwell in 1927, the middle of Walter and Eva Douglas’s three daughters. The family lived in Yallourn and she went to school there, before joining the staff of the State Electricity Commission. After attending her

Active life: Nancy Embleton was involved in a wide range of activities during more than 25 years in Leongatha. older sister’s wedding in Melbourne, Nancy needed to be back in Gippsland before her family. Friends in Morwell agreed she could stay with them for a couple of days. Concerned about a young woman travelling on her own, the friends had asked a dashing young man they knew to meet Nancy at the bus and escort her to their home. That young man was Jack Embleton. He fulﬁlled his duties and also asked Nancy out! They married some years later, in the Yallourn Methodist Church in 1949 and settled in Morwell. Growing up, Nancy sang inYallourn’s thriving choirs and joined the choristers at St Mary’s in Morwell. She and Jack played tennis and Nancy became a foundation member of the Morwell Golf Club. Driving to Leongatha one day, she spied a house opposite Kat’s Korner in Roughead Street, that won her heart. Jack wasn’t in-

terested, but when she saw it for a second time, he agreed they should buy it. They moved in 1984, but a few years later found the house and garden too big and built a smaller home in Shingler Street, where Nancy planted a lovely garden with plenty of roses. She knew a lot about plants, including their botanical names and read widely. In typical style, Nancy threw herself into life in their newly adopted town. She joined the Leongatha South Golf Club, sometimes winning monthly medals and playing pennant. She loved organising social nights and picnic days with other golf clubs, often dressing up as the queen, a dowager duchess or Dame Edna Everage. The couple helped out at the St Peter’s Anglican Church Opportunity Shop and had some involvement with the annual Leongatha Rose Show. A thanksgiving service for Nancy’s life was held in St Peter’s on October 5. Nancy was secretary of the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Auxiliary and belonged to the South Gippsland Singers (formerly Village Singers) and Music Makers, entertaining aged care residents at Wonthaggi’s Rose Lodge, Korumburra’s Alchera House and Leongatha’s Woorayl Lodge. The Music Makers were due to mark their 20th anniversary and Nancy was organising the celebrations. Following her sudden death, the event lost its lustre and was cancelled.

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The latest model RXT-X AS260 RS will be available for anyone to try. Marriott’s Seadoo sales manager John Jones said it is the top of the line performance ski with manually adjustable suspension. “The The demo day creates brand awareness and brings families togethsaid. er,”, Johnn sa said id. He said jet skis are perfect for families as they get everyone involved and give them an activity at the beach. T h e r e is also a ski pack give-

Five cool things about owning a jet ski: • they are fun • bring the family together • ability to skim across water • meet new people • easy to transport

away worth $500 to be won by anybody who comes to the demo day. The ski pack includes skis, rope and handle. “Jet skis are becoming more and more popular every year. This is the perfect way for people to test before buy,” John said. theyy buy y,”, JJoh ohnn sa said id. Marriott’s are supplying the life jackets and licences are a must to ride the jet skis. interested must sign IfI iint nter eres este tedd yo youu m ustt si ign up before the demo day and get in quick before all spots out.t. thee sp th spot ots ts ru rrun unn ou out The best thing about

the demo day is that it is all free. Bring the family and have a fantastic day on the beach.

Come and try: sitting aboard one of the Seadoo jet skis, Marriott’s John Jones believes the Seadoo demo day is the perfect way to try out a jet

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Young performers: Josh Hooke, Andrew Nelson, Georgia Kaye-Helmot, Josh Gardiner, Charlotte Brew, Rachel Xu, Stephen Loftus, Adrian Xu and Mitchell Naughton performed at the Rising Stars concert.

MUSIC filled the Celia Rosser Gallery recently as music teacher Carmel Slater presented her Rising Stars concert for 2011. The concert showcased nine fabulous young musicians ranging in ages from 11to18. They performed solos and duos on piano, saxophone and clarinet, and Josh Gardiner offered stunning vocals. The primary focus of the concert was on giving Josh Hooke, Josh Gardiner, Georgia Kaye-Helmot and Mitchell Naughton a platform to perform their VCE units 3 and 4 solo

performance repertoire. A crowd of more than 100 was wowed by the performances, which featured a number of Australian compositions, and original compositions written and performed by Stephen Loftus and Adrian Xu. Standout performances by Charlotte Brew, Mitchell Naughton and Josh Hooke were met with much enthusiasm and applause by the audience. All performers have won numerous awards and first places at the Yarram, Warragul and Traralgon eisteddfods, and all are current or former students of Carmel Slater, apart from Georgia

and Mitchell. Proceeds from the concert totalling $900 will go towards a fund to buy a new piano for the performing arts centre at Leongatha Primary School. Carmel will present another concert later this month titled A Grand Gig. This will involve a plethora of local talent at the Celia Rosser Gallery, Fish Creek, on Saturday, November 26. All proceeds from the show will be going to the Leongatha Rotary Club. Bookings are essential so call Carmel on 0428 622 801 to book your seat.

TARGETPUZZLE ST Laurence’s Primary School and Parish in Leongatha join forces this Saturday, November 12 to present their annual fete. Organisers are hoping for fine weather to bring out the crowds, with activities galore from 9am until 1pm in the school grounds in Ogilvy Street. Activities for the children include pony rides, jumping castle, clay models, face painting and plenty of novelties and showbags to be purchased. For the adults try your luck on the spinning wheel, take home a home-made cake or slice, purchase some craft or items from the white elephant or plant stall. You won’t go hungry either, with hot and cold foods, Devonshire teas, the delicious Rotary chips stall or the Apex sausage sizzle. Students have some surprises in store for you also, with their own stalls and games. Don’t miss it this Saturday.

How to play: Find as many words of four letters or more from this group of nine letters. Each letter may only be used once per word. Each word must contain the middle letter and there must be at least one nine-letter word. No plurals ending in ‘s’; no foreign words; no proper names.

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Meeniyan’s third Antique Fair promises to be a must-see event, with stallholders coming from far and wide.

MCHAPPY Day will celebrate 20 years of smiles this year with past and present celebrity supporters visiting McDonald’s restaurants across the country to help make this the biggest year yet. Since the ﬁrst McHappy Day, the Australian community has helped raise over $18.5 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities. On Saturday, November 12, McHappy Day aims to raise a record $3 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). Since 1981 Australia’s 13 Ronald McDonald Houses have provided more than 75,000 families with a home away from home while their child has undergone treatment for

The town hall is expected to be transformed on November 19, with 15 stallholders to pack it with antique arts, porcelain items, pottery and beautiful jewellery. “There’s going to be everything from expensive down to the very, very affo r d a bl e ,” organiser Sue Ander-

son said. “Some of the jewellery will date back centuries, while some will be modern.” Mrs Anderson believes some items could be the perfect Christmas present for that special someone. “With Christmas just around the corner, people may just find it the best place to have a look. They will find things they can’t find elsewhere,” she said. “We may even have some furniture and cabinets and things like that, but who knows if we’ll have room.” Mrs Anderson is hoping for a large crowd, the likes of

Eat for a cause: McDonald’s staff are urging customers to support Ronald McDonald House Charities. serious illness at a nearby hospital. Sadly, every year some families also have to be turned away because Houses are at full capacity, so McHappy Day needs the support of Australians across the country to reach our biggest ever fundraising target and help even more families with seriously ill

children. Two dollars from every Big Mac goes to funding RMHC programs. Donations will be collected at more than 800 McDonald’s restaurants across Australia. If you can’t make it to McDonald’s on McHappy Day, donations can also be made via the website www. mchappyday.com.au.

Fair bargain: just one of the many items to be on display at this year’s Meeniyan Antique Fair.

which will rival the throng of 700 that knocked down the doors at the first event. “We should have good numbers all day. As long as the numbers are steady throughout, we will be fine,” she said. “Last time we had people coming from Wonthaggi and Inverloch, so it was really encouraging.” And with only a small entry fee, which will be sent to charity, there is no reason not to have a look around. “The profits from entry and catering will be sent to a project in Melbourne helping homeless youth,” Mrs Anderson said. The antique fair will run from 9-4pm on November 19.

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Surprise package

Famous Loves Lane views across the Dumbalk Valley from your living zone, available through Prom Country Real Estate. See page 32 for details.

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Sit back and enjoy the view U

NDER instructions from the mortgagee we offer this former four and a half star rating bed and breakfast which oozes character and sophistication at every turn.

VENUS BAY Location: 43-45 Louis Road Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4 Price: $499,000 Agent: Alex Scott and Staff,Venus Bay Contact: 5663 7111

It features parquetry ﬂoors, cathedral ceilings and an abundance of light from the northern views extending over Anderson Inlet. Have cosy ﬁres in the formal lounge, read your favourite novel in the library, share good times with the family in the formal dining room or soak up the best views Venus Bay has to offer. The hostess kitchen has all new appliances and a living area with a homely feel which invites you to enjoy family gatherings or the peace and quiet of Venus Bay. The residence sits above the township on a double block, offering privacy, plenty of room to move and views to enjoy forever. Three bedrooms have en suites and the main a walkin robe, plus a fourth bedroom. The three living areas include formal dining, study and library. There are multiple outdoor entertaining areas, and a shed with three large bays. Established gardens have a large fresh water supply, plus of course those views, and the list goes on. Come and see for yourself. An inspection will impress.

A beach or family home with plenty of space S ITUATED only minutes walk to the surf beach and overlooking a private reserve, this expansive brick residence offers value for money. Double door entrance is greeted by a sunny lounge and formal dining room which accesses the main

bedroom dressing room and spacious en suite. The main kitchen living area offers access to a delightful alfresco and sunny aspect. The kitchen is expansive in anybody’s language, including wall oven, grill and hotplates along with a dishwasher for those on holidays. A surprise feature of this three bedroom, two bathroom home is the

INVERLOCH Address: 51 Veronica Street Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Price: $595,000 Agent: Alex Scott and Staff, Inverloch Contact: 5674 1111

massive billiard room, which would easily convert into bunk bed accommodation for up to 10 people. A low maintenance garden with garden shed and double garage complete this awesome package. The block is approximately 820 square metres and very low maintenance. Open for inspection Saturday, November 12 at 1pm.

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Loves the views, Loves the house S

OME people would say that the loveliest views in our part of the world are from Loves Lane, looking down across the Dumbalk Valley over rolling green hills towards Foster and the bays.

Every time I have driven past this particular five acre property I have had “view envy”, for it sits at the very top with the best outlooks of all. And it’s not just the scenery, this home is a complete surprise package. At the end of a treelined driveway, the cream brick house with a deceptively modest exterior opens up like the Tardis into an enormous open plan living expanse of polished floor boards and big picture windows that are chock-a-block full of hills and sky. Sit by the fire and watch the weather roll across this ever-changing landscape. A stunning new granite and Jarrah kitchen with stainless steel appliances backs into one corner and takes command of its zone, providing the cook with a

most stylish work space and the essential window for the view. The “meals area” will accommodate the biggest of dining tables and dinner parties, and ﬂows through to a very generous living space – the one with the wood ﬁred heater and all the windows. Laundry and bathroom are completely new and gorgeous too, with stone and glass and ceramic counter-top basin. New carpets in the bedroom zone bring a modern freshness to the three bedrooms, each with robes. There is a choice of heating, insulation, and all is neat as a pin, with a fresh and open décor. A generous covered outdoor space offers shelter and room for entertaining and outdoor dining. It has a pretty garden outlook, and is easily accessed from the living spaces. Nearby, established vintage fruit trees, orchard, neat and sweet “house paddock” for the farm pets, and beyond, more paddock space for your horse or other animals, with a dam, and quality fencing. Other infrastructure

includes a three-bay steel vehicle or machinery shed, and a workshop (ideally positioned to be a studio or bungalow conversion possibility). With all this centrally positioned between Meeni-

yan/Dumbalk, Leongatha, and Mirboo North, this property offers a choice of work possibilities, buses to school, and is smack dab in the centre of some of South Gippsland’s best countryside.

MARDAN Location: 1630 Meeniyan - Mirboo North Road Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Price: $475,000 - $525,000 Agent: Prom Country Real Estate Contact: Allen Bartlett 0417 274 624

Right location, right price L OCATED in a highly sought after area this three bedroom, plus study, home is ideal for a ﬁrst home buyer, investor or even a family.

Very neat inside and out, it has a renovated kitchen, central family/dining area plus formal lounge. It features double glass doors in the lounge, wood heater, gas heater, ceiling fan and bathroom with separate bath and shower. Laneway access to the rear yard, top Leongatha street and more. Call today to inspect.

LEONGATHA Location: 12 Brumley Street Bedrooms: 3 (plus study) Bathrooms: 1 Price: $259,000 Agent: Alex Scott and Staff, Leongatha Contact: 5662 0922

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Looking down across the Dumbalk Valley from the top of Loves Lane, this is a complete surprise package. At the end of a tree-lined drive, the brick house with a deceptively modest exterior opens up like the Tardis into an enormous open plan living expanse of polished boards and big picture windows. Stunning new granite and Jarrah kitchen, new laundry and bathroom, three bedrooms. Orchard and dam. Big farm shed, plus workshop. Central to Meeniyan, Leongatha & Mirboo North.

With elevated living spaces stretching across the front of this brick home in one of Meeniyanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quieter streets, this home is way ahead of its time! Taking advantage of solar passive aspects for warm winter sunshine, the result is a wonderful sense of space and light. Other features include higher ceilings, fresh paint, timber architraves, pretty gardens and concrete water tank. Single carport, 2 enormous bedrooms, separate bathroom and toilet. Walk to shops and bus! A little beauty!

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Rural lifestyle at its best A

S soon as you enter the driveway of this magnificent rural lifestyle property you realise you are driving into something special. Ideally located between Leongatha and Korumburra on approximately 30 acres of gentle, undulating, heavy blue gum country, the land includes five acres of road and river lease. A substantial executive ranch-style brick veneer residence, 31 squares in size, has been well positioned to capture scenic views of the property. This is offset by the beautiful landscaped established gardens and numerous fruit trees including plum, nectarine, apple, lemon, loquat and peach, plus a vegie garden. The home comes complete with five bedrooms, main with walk-in robe and en suite and built-in robes in remaining bedrooms. The open plan Tasmanian myrtle hard-

wood kitchen features electric oven, gas hot plates and dishwasher. This leads into three great living areas enabling you to separate yourself from the noisy kids. Outside there is a large undercover entertaining area with double carport. Water is plentiful, with three tanks providing the house and a drought proof spring dam with pressure pump supplying the garden and troughs to all nine well fenced paddocks. A creek also runs through the property. Improvements galore exist with: hayshed, machinery shed, horse stable, dog kennels, large aviaries, chook pens, shearing shed, caravan shelter, kids’ cubby and stockyards with crush and loading ramp. Situated in a high 45-50mm annual rainfall district, if there was ever a property suitable for self sufﬁciency this is surely it. It is hard to fault and one of the best lifestyle properties on the market today.

KARDELLA SOUTH Location: 8955 South Gippsland Highway Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 2 Price: $760,000 Agent: Stockdale and Leggo, Leongatha Contact: 5662 5800

A dynamic duo – perfect land, perfect price T

HIS perfect parcel of land of approximately 2.8 acres is near the end of a quiet country lane, and only about three kilometres from one of South Gippsland’s most desirable small towns, Meeniyan. The vital community has a heart for art and a mind for music, has the Great Southern Rail Trail at its centre, a variety of accommodation, both quaint and quality shopping options, and cafés and eateries to be envied.

Surrounded by large rural holdings, with uninterrupted vistas, the land is very gently falling with good quality pasture, it’s well fenced to all boundaries, has a dam, and power is provided to the property boundary. A planning permit is included, so get ready to build your dream home on one of the best small acreages you could wish to ﬁnd. And the price? We think you will agree that like the land, it is particularly attractive.

MEENIYAN Location: 220 Martins Road Price: $185,000 - $215,000 Agent: Prom Country Real Estate Contact: Allen Bartlett 0417 274 624 or 5662 3100

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Stone’s throw from shops U

NITS in this well held complex are only a short walk to Leongatha shops and are keenly sought after. Unit eight, north facing and fronting onto Conway Street has a lovely outlook, plenty of room around it and would be ideal for retirees or ﬁrst home buyers wanting to get started in the property market. From the enclosed entry, you step into the spacious open plan living, dining and kitchen areas. A wall heating/cooling system servic-

es this area. The kitchen has delightful garden and street views. The two bedrooms have built-in robes, overlooking the private undercover courtyard. The central bathroom has been retiled and is separate to the toilet. The brick veneer unit has a tiled roof, aluminium windows, exterior sun blinds, new fencing, water tank and lock up garage with a remote roller door for easy access.

LEONGATHA Location: Unit 8, 106 - 108 McCartin Street Bedrooms: 2 Bathroom: 1 Price: $235,000 Agent: SEJ Real Estate, Leongatha Contact: Lyle Miller 5662 4033 or 0408 515 665

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Nice ride: Mirboo North’s Elley Hulls in action roping at a recent rodeo. Photo courtesy rodeophotos.com.au.

Stony set to saddle up ALL eyes will be on Stony Creek on January 21 next year as the rodeo rolls into town. Set to be a major event on the calendar, the rodeo will attract the top rodeo riders from all around Australia, some 1000 spectators and generate a huge economic and tourism boost for the area. “It’s going to have a huge impact on the community and also on the club,” event co-ordinator Neil Cope said. “We’ll be getting community groups in to help out with the running of the day.” The rodeo will be a major fundraiser for the Stony Creek Football Club and could become an annual event on the region’s calendar. Mr Cope, president of the Stony Creek Football Club social committee, said it is going to be huge. “We’re expecting quite a big crowd to come down and have a look. Hopefully we can kick a few goals and we’ll be bringing it back next year,” he said. “We’ve had a really positive run so far. APRA (Australian Pro Riding Association) have been really supportive, as have both councils and everyone we’ve spoken to.” With near on 12 hours of riding entertainment, it promises to reel in guests from all areas.

Steady on: Leigh Bowker works hard to stay on as this bronco gives him a hard time. Photo courtesy rodeophotos.com.au. The rodeo circus includes the arena, riders, cattle, horses and clowns, and is sure to entertain everyone in attendance. Gates open at noon, with the major events to be held around 7.30pm. Despite the riding finishing up around

11pm, the entertainment will not be finished. Well-known country entertainer Truckin’ with Tim will keep the crowd rocking into the early hours. Campsites are available for those travelling a long way, with toilets and showers available.

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In costume: South Gippsland Shire Council customer service officers Marg Turra and Caitlin Goodwin helped visitors in the Prom Country Visitor Information Centre during the Halloween event.

Broom rider: Hayley Pratt from Loch came to Coal Creek as the Green Witch.

Walk Through Loch Village production launch Wonthaggi hosts Lions district convention Muck Up Day celebrations Dumbalk Open Gardens

Their turn too: Leongatha Secondary College teachers Kate Lafferty, Greg Ellt, David McGillivray and Aimee Collins rivalled the students with costumes of their own.

Magical ride: Bronwyn Webster, Tracey Summerton, Jenny Goss, Sheena Cumming and Sue Gowers had plenty of reasons to celebrate, riding unicorns all day.

Surprise, surprise: South Gippsland Shire Council mayor Cr Warren Raabe, Cherie Smirl and production maker Rob Hicks at Loch.

Loch focus: Carmen Barnacle, Cherie Smirl and Howard Booth discovered lots about Loch at the production launch.

Social day: South Gippsland Shire Councillor Jennie Deane chats with Kate Strong at Loch. Cowabunga, dude: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from left, Tailah Warr, Fuschia Taylor, Hannah West and Sophie Bolge, rocked Leongatha Secondary College.

Favourite characters: Leongatha Secondary’s Greg Pate (Borat) and Lachie Sperling (Kenny) made it obvious which TV shows they watched.

The wacky and the wonderful: Wonthaggi students, back: Josh Latham, Clayton Mullett, Daniel Harley, Joel McIlvena, Christie Cook, Sam Huitema, Sam Docherty and Tom Cole. Front: Josh Hooke, Joe McFee and Joel Liddle.

Men in black: no one could tell who was who among these mystery men at Wonthaggi Secondary College.

Admiring: having a close look at the Mirboo North sculpture were local primary school and kindergarten children. Back: Ethan Woodall and Tom Cannizzo. Front: Ruby Woodall and Ruby Cannizzo.

Check it out: Mia Renouf and Jasmine Milne inspect the artist’s work at Mirboo North. Jasmine is the granddaughter of Jenny Moore who nearly lost her house in the Black Saturday bushfires.

The moment: after the unveiling of the Sam the Koala sculpture at Mirboo North were current Mirboo North CFA captain, Rob Nyhuis, David Tree, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, and CFA captain during Black Saturday, Mark Bourke.

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• Sam the Koala sculpture unveiling at Mirboo North • State Cattle, Sheep and Duck Dog Championships at Welshpool • Halloween at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum

Drawing a crowd: Beth Dortmans, Christie Panozzo and Jessica Shea added some colour to the day at Mary MacKillop.

Young spooks: Abbie and Xavier got into the spirit of Halloween at Coal Creek.

Cop that: Emma Williams and Emalie Gordon kept festivities under wraps at Mary MacKillop. Fraser garden: Ena Baker and Laureen Douglas were impressed with the beautiful water feature, a highlight of the Frasers’ garden on show during the Dumbalk Open Garden event.

Flying by: Catherine Bunn and Julie Kerr looked the part in their bee and lady bug outfits at Korumburra Secondary College.

What a group: the Mary MacKillop students get together one last time.

Puppy love: Montana and Zarly Lewis share a cuddle with future working dogs at the 15th Annual State Cattle, Sheep and Duck Dog Championships at Welshpool.

Warm welcome: Lions national co-ordinator from youth and community projects Ron Skeen, district governor Kenneth Blay, Bass Coast mayor Cr Veronica Dowman and Lions international director Eddy Widjanarko got acquainted at a special reception hosted by Bass Coast Shire Council.

Men in black: Will Crawford and Scott McIvor made sure no aliens invaded their Muck Up Day celebrations at Korumburra Secondary College.

Catching up: Sue Johnson from the Willow Grove Lions and Ken Marshman of the Leongatha Lions caught up at the Lions Convention.

Good and evil: Katie Trani and Tarli Hillberg were the angel and devil on Quella Deville’s (Alanna Besley’s) shoulders at Korumburra Secondary College.

Happy hosts: George Scott, Bryce Jeffery and John Fleming from the Wonthaggi Lions were happy to be hosting the 2011 Gippsland Lions Convention.

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Colourful characters: Grade 1 students at Newhaven College on Phillip Island enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book character for the recent authors celebration parade at the school. Among them were Coco Hosken, Stefﬁ Dixon and Zoe Reiter. First time: Andrew Nolte and His Orchestra are coming to Phillip Island for the seventh annual Phillip Island Jazz Festival from November 18-20. Organisers welcome for the ﬁrst time the Syncopators, George Washingmachine, Balajo Jazz Manouche, Australian Army Band Melbourne Jazz Group, and Andrew Nolte’s group. For more information visit the festival website www.phillipislandjazzfest.org.au or phone Robin on 0432 814 407 or Jill 0417 416 300.

Hide illegal fish, lose boat THE State Government has launched a new operation to crack down on illegal ﬁshing in Western Port and Port Phillip bays.

Bewitching: Newhaven College student Ella Dugga made the perfect little witch for the school’s recent authors celebration day.

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Listen to all suggestions before making a domestic decision. An announcement of a celebration may arrive by the end of the week. Publishing and advertising ventures are favoured. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

Watch a tendency to be overly cautious and overly subtle. This is a good time for tooting your own horn and selling your ideas. Originality is also to be encouraged. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

Your social life may sag, but professionally you’re making signiﬁcant strides. Reward may come your way by the end of the week. Friends respond positively to your advice. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Older people offer some bright, innovative ideas related to your professional and home life. Romance takes on an aura of glamour. Avoid over-extending yourself in the ﬁtness department. LEO - July 23 - August 22

You are in the spotlight, thanks to a recent accomplishment. Family support for your ideas grows. Motives of an acquaintance may be deceptive. Cultural events are highlighted. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

Nostalgia is this week’s theme as you meet old friends or browse through picture albums. At work however, an up to the minute approach is critical and wins admiration. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

A new partnership may be launched this week. Real estate and travel are generally favourable, provided you expect the unexpected. A romantic misunderstanding keeps you resourceful. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Your ability to see another person’s point of view wins you an important ally this week. Romantic differences can be mended. The key ingredient is a sense of humour. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

Salesmanship is your current strength. Use this week to sell ideas as well as products. The chance of earning spare cash may come your way. A romantic slowdown will only be temporary. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

This is the week for home improvements or shopping for new clothes. A friend’s encouragement can help you complete one major project and then launch a new one. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

This week ﬁnds you developing plans for an upcoming celebration. News of a partnership may catch you by surprise. An old skill of yours can prove unexpectedly useful. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

This is a great week for building a new relationship, for travel and for property transactions. In all areas, the key is to have realistic expectations. New pressures may greet you at work. New ventures are favoured. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

You are an adventurer, a student of life and a late bloomer. New interests keep you young and the year ahead accents change and travel. Although generally dependable, you tend to procrastinate. Give more attention to detail and a leadership role will be yours soon.

Minister for Agriculture and Food Security Peter Walsh said over the next few months Operation Rotor would see ﬁsheries ofﬁcers targeting people angling for snapper. “Snapper migrate into Port Phillip and Westernport bays this time each year to spawn,” Mr Walsh said.

“While the annual migration creates fantastic fishing opportunities, anglers need to know the catch limits and stick to them. Fisheries officers will seize boats and fishing equipment if illegally taken fish have been deliberately concealed. “Anglers who breach the bag and size limits for snapper face multiple fines of up to $366 on the spot, or $10,000 through prosecution and/or six months imprisonment,” Mr Walsh said. “We have also made changes en-

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Church Times ANGLICAN: Tuesday, November 8: 7pm St Andrew’s Dumbalk / St David’s Meeniyan Fellowship. Wednesday, November 9: 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Sunday, November 13: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Exploring Worship; 10.30am Union Church, Tarwin Lower HC. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am. ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am. ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: McBride Av. Wonthaggi. Sunday, 9am Eucharist, 11am Family Service, Wednesday 10am Eucharist. ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION: The Crescent, Inverloch. Sunday 9am Eucharist, Tuesday 10am Eucharist. For details of Community Meal, Youth Group, Bible Studies & Kids Club contact Rev Graeme Peters 5672 4590 or visit www.basscoastanglican.org.au. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248. A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, Sunday, 10am Worship Service and 5pm Prayer Service. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha Equip Church - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Ph: 0408 305 880. Sunday services: 10 am. 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. AGLOW KORUMBURRA: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214. GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Meets at Baromi Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays 4pm - 5pm communion, 5pm - 5.30pm refreshments, 5.30pm - 6.15pm Bible studies for adults, teens and children. All enquiries: Bob Stevens 0400 403 765. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Kid’s Club - Tuesday, 4 - 5pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome. Please contact Captain Claire Emerton or Lieutenant Rachael Collins, ph. 5662 5122. SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228. PRESBYTERIAN: Weekly Worship Service 10am Sunday, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Phone Rev. Dr D. Clarnette

0409 236 981 or elder Col Rump 5662 2107. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. Sunday evenings 5pm service. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2527. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, November 13: 10am HC. Mirboo North: 9.30am. Meeniyan: 10am. Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. Inverloch: Sunday 11am: Korumburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Pastors Gavin and Sue Sharp, 5655 1997. Arawata: 11.30am 1st & 3rd Sundays. Kongwak: 11.30am 4th Sunday. BAPTIST CHURCH KORUMBURRA: 39 Mine Rd, Korumburra. Service and Sunday School 10.30am. Pastor Ian Wilkinson. Phone 5658 1366. BAPTIST CHURCH WONTHAGGI: Cnr McBride & Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi. Morning Service & Children’s Activities, Sunday 10am. Weekly activities see www. wonbaptist.org.au, Pastor Geoff Pegler 5672 4769. MEENIYAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sunday, 10am: Meeniyan Youth Club Hall. COMBINED CHURCHES WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH: 4th Sunday each month at 7pm. SCOTS PIONEER CHURCH: Mardan South. Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm. See occasional ad in this paper for details. For enquiries phone 5664 9306. FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

abling the courts to prohibit anglers from fishing for up to 12 months if they are found guilty of serious fishing offences.” Mr Walsh said the minimum length for snapper caught in Victoria was 28cm and a bag limit of 10 applied, with no more than three of the fish equalling or exceeding 40cm. Anyone who suspects illegal fishing of snapper is asked to report it to the fisheries offence reporting line on 13FISH (13 34 74).

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ACROSS Successive (11) Chip (4) Introduction (8) Niche (6) Blurred (6) View (6) Hat (6) Practise (8) Persia (4) Pasta (11)

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DOWN Story (8) Building (6) Magnificent (6) Thailand (4) Vendor (6) Cool (5) Qualified (8) Detective (6) Vegetable (6) Contract (6) Courageous (5) Accordingly (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8298 ACROSS 6. The shot that put an end to it all (4,7). 7. Working with the Church formerly (4). 8. Holds the murderer’s not broken in (8). 9. Do I take the material back for a while? (6). 10. Getting saturated with rum when in the money (6). 12. The French have a nerve, I figure...(6). 15. ...while these foreigners have sophistication (6). 17. Grounds for seizing the money remitted (8). 19. She’s a little over-active (4). 20. Selected a particular route, one learned (4,1,6). DOWN 1. A particular spice that blends well with ale (8). 2. Can wriggle free to get out, which is bad (6). 3. Is liable to, if one gets up (6). 4. Seem mad she’s been admitted (4). 5. The attitude of the man with the keys (6). 6. A sticker with a name (5). 11. Handing over, in a manner of speaking (8). 13. Turns away, seeing a number in floods of tears (6). 14. Can’t perform again in “The Islander” (6). 15. Shoot back first to have a drink (6). 16. That’s the stuff, boy! (5). 18. A man following one from the club (4).

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Milpara Community House news

Inverloch bound: young Gemma Williams is looking forward to moving to Inverloch and had a great time at the Good Living Expo, where she patted one of the Dail Chluaidh stud’s Clydesdales, owned by Peter Xuereb of Kongwak.

KERRIE Reid, owner of the Gilded Lily Restaurant, will share her great ideas and recipes to entice fussy ﬁnicky kids to eat their vegies and enjoy nutritious food. The session will be held at Milpara Community House at 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra on Wednesday, November 9 from 10am to 1pm and includes lunch. Bookings are essential. **** On Monday, November 21 from 7pm to 9pm, Milpara together with Korumburra Secondary College have organised an information session for parents, guardians, grandparents and young people on how to keep safe using the internet. It is important that people understand how their

future could be affected by internet postings. This session is proudly presented by Victoria Police youth liaison ofﬁcer Brendan Horrocks and will be held in the Flexible Learning Centre at Korumburra Secondary College, Jumbunna Road, Korumburra. Please contact Milpara to register your interest on 5655 2524. **** If you would like to learn how to make professional looking cards, letterheads, posters and brochures - a Microsoft Publisher course will commence on Wednesday, November 30 for three weeks from 6pm to 9pm. **** A File Management class will be held on

Thursday, November 10 from 1pm to 4pm and will teach you how to create, ﬁnd, organise, save and move ﬁles and folders. **** Have you recently moved into the area? Would you like to meet other people and learn about this district? Then come to our newcomers’ luncheon on Wednesday, November 23 from 12.30pm. Please call Milpara to register your interest on 5655 2524. **** Would you like to help injured wildlife? Our next Wildlife Rescue course will be held on Monday, November 14 from 6pm to 9pm with Rachel Boler. This is an entry level course on wildlife rescue. You will learn

capture techniques for koalas, possums, birds, lizards, etc and learn how to safely transport them to a shelter or vet. Bookings are essential, with limited places available. **** Do you have old spectacles lying around? Just drop them into Milpara to be given to the Lions Club Recycle for Sight project for third world countries. **** Milpara has information on a wide range of subjects and is a contact point for many groups and organisations. So if you are new to this area or just need some information please contact us during ofﬁce hours.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star

Sack races: holiday-maker Amelie Park joined Inverloch children Willow Carr and Oscar Hughes in a sack race at Inverloch Primary School’s recent Good Living Expo.

One year ago, November 9, 2010 SOUTH Gippsland health services have received a $3.5 million boost with the ofﬁcial opening of Mirboo North’s new ambulance station and Foster’s state-of-the-art medical centre last week. **** STUNNING spring blooms ﬁlled the Poowong East Public Hall last Sunday for the milestone 75th Flower and Craft Show. Five years ago, November 7, 2006 THOUSANDS of tonnes of grain are coming to South Gippsland every week to keep drought stricken dairy

herds in production. **** THIS Thursday’s public water crisis meeting will give Leongatha residents the chance to ﬁnd out what South Gippsland Water is going to do about the current water situation. The meeting comes as Leongatha’s water holding has dropped to an unheard of 15.4 per cent of its capacity. 10 years ago, November 6, 2001 LEONGATHA’S Under 18 basketball team cemented their place in local sporting history after winning the state country title recently. The girls overcome favourites Bendigo to win by three points.

**** AFTER more than 20 years as operators of the V/Line coach service, Eldreds have ﬁnally called it a day, handing over to Dysons last Thursday. 30 years ago, November 10, 1981 LEONGATHA’S biggest water reservoir will be opened on Saturday, November 14. The reservoir cost around $1.4 million - $200,000 more than the original estimate. **** LEONGATHA battled on for many years without a Chinese restaurant, but now the wait is over with the opening of Mun Heng.

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By Simone Short IT’S ALWAYS refreshing to sit down and talk to a person who has a true passion for the arts. Julie Lundgren-Coulter has been painting almost as long as she can remember and it would be modest to say the Mardan artist is good at what she does. Blending brilliant blues and rich purples, deep greens and dazzling golds, among other spectacular colours and intricate details, her artworks portray stunning sceneries from all around the region. She describes her artworks as

traditional, using pastels and oils to bring to life landscapes and seascapes on paper. Julie said she always liked to draw as a child and art classes were what she loved most at school. “I really wanted to do art for a career but my parents said I’d better do something sensible, so I worked in the bank,” she said. “But after a while I really wanted to do some painting. My aunt was married to an artist, so I went and lived in Port Albert with them for a while and painted full time.” After joining Young Farmers and meeting her husband, Alan, Julie went back to working in the b a n k in Leongatha before having two chil-

Passion for art: Julie Lundgren-Coulter with one of her latest pastel artworks.

dren, but painting was never too far from her mind. “When the kids were little, I used to paint in the evenings when they were in bed,” she said, adding that you’d have to be mad to do it. “It’s just the desire is there and sometimes it’s crazy, because you think you should just be sitting down doing nothing, but you have to do what’s in your heart.” When her children were still young, Julie joined an art group with Korumburra artist, Lance Sullivan, and would go out painting once a fortnight. She holds many wonderful memories from these trips and said often when painting it’s about the journey, not just the ﬁnal product. “If you go out painting with someone it’s really good to have a memory of just the day out,” she said. “Some of my favourite paintings – it’s mainly the association; when you’re, doing something and you can recall how you were feeling when you were painting it. “Sometimes it’s a struggle but if you can pull it off, you think ‘this is terriﬁc’.” These days, Julie has a permanent studio at home and tries to paint every day, even if only for 10 minutes. Surrounded by picturesque views of the countryside, it’s easy to see she doesn’t have far to look for inspiration. She also attends an art group once a month at Inver-

loch, with teacher and artist Agata Aelek. “She’s been fantastic; she’s really encouraging,” Julie said. “Her forte is pastel portraits, but she’s got a knack of looking at somebody’s work and saying ‘How about you try this?’ and quite often she’s right.”

Julie describes herself as her own worst critic, often taking a long time to complete a painting because she always ﬁnds something not quite right. She said during a summer school art class she gave up on a piece and started something new, but was encouraged to continue at the persistence of Agata. “She said ‘Don’t even do that, you have got to continue, you can’t just give up’,” Julie said. So how did it turn out? “Not too bad, which was good; I just found it very hard. I think it was out of my comfort zone,” she said, motioning to a black and white charcoal sketch of two little boys sitting on a jetty. Of course, the ﬁnished piece is far beyond ‘not too bad’. Julie’s artworks hang in muse-

ums all around Gippsland and have been displayed in art shows as far as Mansfield, Portland, Bright and Victor Harbour in South Australia. She was awarded best exhibitor at the Royal Melbourne Show in 2001, and has also received an encouragement award from the Herald Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Show, one of the biggest in the state. She was also one of two featured artists at the recent Rotary Club of Leongatha Art and Photography Show. But prizes aside, Julie paints simply for the love of it. “I just really like trying to put down on a piece of paper something that’s from three dimensional to two dimensional,” she said. “I love trying to get the feel of a place and most importantly it’s the light; you can look at something different times of the day and it’s totally different.” Julie, who sold her first painting at the age of 19, said painting can be a proper job, but a hard one, and any aspiring artists should go with their passion, but also have something else to fall back on. “I think it’s like all the arts; you find a lot of musicians, actors and artists waitressing, or doing something else,” she said, adding she’d be poor if she relied on art and laughed. “But it’s also a wonderful desire to have; I’ve been really fortunate to have wonderful people as mentors.”

Teenagers wanted Round ’em up this weekend TEENAGE volunTHE annual Berryden Sheepdog Trial is on once again at Tarwinvale, near Mirboo North this Saturday and Sunday (November 12 and 13). This is the ninth year competitors have converged in Gippsland for this trial from all over Victoria and interstate. The encourage and novice sections will be judged by Keren Collins from Toora, and the more experienced dogs in the improver and open sections will be judged by John Tuddenham of Ross Creek near Ballarat. There are a good number of competitors in the encourage sec-

tion for those who are starting out or haven’t been long in sheep dog trialling. This will be judged by Ken Jelbart of Pakenham. In order to successfully run the large number of competitors, there will be two arenas operating at once on either side of the road at picturesque Berrys Creek. The handler and his dog have to negotiate three sheep through a series of obstacles which include a long cast, gap in a fence, a race, a bridge and a pen. All competitors start with a credit of 100 points and the judge deducts points where he sees the dog or handler not moving the sheep in an optimum manner.

The South Gippsland Working Dog Group appreciate the support of its sponsors: Alex Scott and Staff, Kelvin Johns Retravision, Stevens, Egan and Johnston Pty Ltd, Albert and Beryl Campbell, Bunyip and Rodwells Leongatha. The public is welcome to watch this great sport and competition at no charge. Starting times are at 8am each day. Bring a chair. The trial is held at Tarwinvale at Dyalls Lane, 17 kilometres from Leongatha, near Mirboo North and will be signposted. For more information phone 5997 7378.

Catholic leader announced AN assistant director of Catholic Education in Melbourne Archdiocese has accepted the position of next director of Catholic Education for Sale Diocese.

Bishop of Sale Christopher Prowse has announced the appointment of Maria Kirkwood. She will begin with Sale Diocese early next year as deputy director and will assume the role of director in November 2012 after the incumbent Peter Ryan retires. Bishop Prowse said he was pleased to be able to announce the appointment, following a lengthy and

thorough process to find Mr Ryan’s successor. “Maria brings a wide range of skill, qualifications and experience to this very significant position in the diocese, and is already a highly regarded Catholic educational leader in Victoria and beyond.” She had been a teacher, religious education coordinator, and principal of two schools prior to becoming assistant director of the Catholic Education Office in Melbourne. Bishop Prowse said that she had forged an outstanding reputation as a leader in the Catholic faith, as an educationalist and administrative leader. “I am confident that

Maria’s talents, personal and professional integrity, deep Catholic faith commitment, knowledge and strong work ethic will combine to complement and build

on the outstanding work of the current director, the staff of the CEO, clergy and community members of the schools within the Diocese of Sale,” he said.

Money for memorials EX-SERVICE organisations, local councils, schools and community groups are urged to consider applying for funding under the Restoring Community War Memorials Grants Program. Since the program was established in 2005 more than 350 war memorials and honour roll restoration projects across Victoria have been allocated funding. Applications will close on January 30, 2012 and a copy of the guidelines and details for how to apply for a grant can be obtained at http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au Further information is also available at http://www. veterans.vic.gov.au or by contacting Cathy Nash at the Veterans Unit on 03 9935 3042 or Information Victoria on 1300 366 356.

teers are now sought to help people with disabilities. Interchange Central Gippsland is now recruiting teenage volunteers throughout Latrobe, Baw Baw, South Gippsland and Bass Coast, with the assistance of funding from the Department of Planning and Community Development. The program is reaching out to students from years 10 to 12, providing the opportunity to become a volunteer attending day programs or camps organised and run by Interchange. A four day camp is run each school holidays known

as Teenage Vacation. The programs encompass a broad range of activities based around feedback and suggestions from attendees. This allows everyone the opportunity to not only do the things they love but also have new experiences. Joining the list of volunteers gives young people the opportunity to attend any of the programs in their area. There is no cost and two or more staff are there to take care of the group, so if you don’t mind joining in, having fun and helping others to also have fun, we would love to have you as a part of our team. Interchange supports families with a child with

disabilities. Teenagers aged from 14 to 18 having a low to medium disability can access the programs, while volunteers can be from 15 to adult. This results in a highly interactive group that not only builds strong friendships but gives the capacity to take on almost any activity that is available. Volunteering can be one the greatest rewards you can give yourself. If you would like to check out if volunteering at Interchange Central Gippsland is for you, please call. The ofﬁce on 5127 7979, email admin@icg.asn.au or our website www.icg.asn.au

So many tales to tell! A GOOD deal of reminiscing will take place, along with historical displays and the burial of a time capsule at Arawata later this month. The community celebrates its hall’s 75th anniversary on Sunday, November 27 from 2pm to 4pm. The event is part of a Regional Arts Victoria grassroots initiative that celebrates the role of community halls across Victoria during the month of November. South Gippsland Shire Council’s community strengthening team promoted the Home is where the Hall is initiative at the June meeting of the Towns and Districts Associations, and Arawata Hall committee members saw it as a great opportunity to acknowledge everyone who has contributed to both the hall and the Arawata community over its 75 year history.

“In small communities, these halls are the social hub, connecting people through dances and fundraisers, significant milestone celebrations from christenings and 21sts to weddings and wakes,” council’s community strengthening officer Barbara Look said. “They provide a venue for local groups such as the CFA, Red Cross, and CWA to meet, and are a neutral inclusive environment that holds a community together. “Talk to the older generation and you’ll no doubt find that many a local romance was kindled at a local dance or hall event too.” The Arawata Hall is situated at 371 Fairbank Road, Arawata. All are welcome and if you have items of historical relevance that could be displayed on the day, please contact Lorraine Kirk 5659 8268.

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PATRICK Benjamin Marks was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on October 22 to Claire Nunan and TOBY Liam Nicholas was born on October 27 at Leongatha Memorial HosDavid Marks of Anderson. Patrick is a brother to pital to Martin and Laura of Korumburra. He is a brother for Ethan, 4, and Heidi, 2. Lachlan, 5, Oliver, 3, and Tessa, 18 months.

JAKE Stanley Marke was born at Fremantle, Western Australia on September 22. He is the ﬁrst child for Ashley and Nadine Marke. Ashley is formerly of Leongatha.

KACEY Lee Purton was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on October 5 to Jessica Marinus and Michael Purton of Inverloch. Kacey is a brother to Seth, 2.

ANNA Elizabeth Hinchcliffe was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on October 19 to Jessica Jacobson and Dylan Hinchcliffe of Inverloch. Anna is a sister to Max, 21 months.

LUKE John Wilson was born on October 28 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. He is the ﬁrst child for Troy and Casey of Dalyston.

LACHLAN Barry Jeeves was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on October 26 to Amanda and Coby Jeeves of Wonthaggi. Lachlan is a brother to Aiden, 21 months.

A taste of secondary school Loch kids hits the beach MARY MacKillop opened its doors to Grade 5 students from across the region recently, giving the youngsters a taste of what secondary school is really like. If the smiles on the kids’ faces were anything to go by, they had no fears for what lies beyond primary school. The students were given lessons in science, cooking, languages and other subjects. Home economics teacher Shauna Delaney, who was teaching the primary school children how to cook mufﬁns, said they had ﬁtted in well. “The Grade 5 Orientation Day gives

students from within the area a chance to visit the school and experience different subjects and different classes,” she said. “They do four to ﬁve classes and it’s all about experience and seeing what we have to offer, not to mention developing a familiarity with the school environment. So then in Grade 6, those who come to the orientation day have an idea what it’s all about. “When they get here in Year 7, they’re not unfamiliar with the environment and it’s not daunting to them.” Mrs Delaney said the Grade 5s were not as keen on the theory behind food technology as they were cooking and eating their mufﬁns.

LOCH Primary School junior students enjoyed their Cape Paterson camp recently. Since the ﬁrst day of Term 4, all junior students had been looking forward to their annual camp and were keen to get down to the beach. The Preps didn’t know what they were in for, but many of the older Grade 1 and 2 students were able to recount their highlights from last year which included leaping from the sand dunes, swimming and rock-pooling. A cavalcade of cars, driven by parents, headed to Inverloch for morning tea at a playground.

Adventurers found the dunes and others made sandcastles. Around the coast at Cape Paterson, the kids enjoyed an early lunch and an afternoon of swimming. The children didn’t seem to notice the chill of the water and were overcome with excitement. After showers and a change of clothes, Mike Cleeland from Parks Victoria showed the students how to carefully look for sea life in the rock pools. After a night at the Cape Paterson Surf Life Saving Clubrooms, Friday dawned cloudy with damp ground from overnight rain, but the weather quickly warmed up for another swim.

Warming to it: St Joseph’s Primary School (Wonthaggi) students Connor O’Halloran and Jack Hibbins had a great time cooking chocolate chip mufﬁns.

Footprints: a fascinating exhibition

Returning soldiers: Percy Pepper (right) in his army uniform with a fellow returned soldier, wearing a souvenired German uniform, early 1920s.

THE Pepper family life is displayed in an interesting exhibition, Footprints at the Coal Creek Community Art Gallery until December 20. The exhibition follows the journey of Percy and Lucy Pepper and their seven children across Victoria in search of work. Phillip Pepper is pictured wearing a jumper with a swastika in 1920. A swastika symbol was said to have Hindu origins, signiﬁed wellbeing and it was in common use before it was taken up by the Nazi Party in Germany. In Koo Wee Rup there was a Swastika Cafe owned by George Colvan. Mr Colvan also owned the bicycle shop next door, and it too displayed the swastika symbol. Visit the Coal Creek Community Art Gallery from 10am until 4pm every day to learn more about the Pepper family and their strength and resilience.

Above: Searching the sea: Tyson Twite looks through the rock pools for different creatures on the Loch Primary School camp. In the water: Taleiya Brown jumped on a boogie board while taking a swim at Cape Paterson.

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Angus is the best YANCOWINNA Angus in Inverloch is providing a bull for the well known Angus Sire Benchmarking Program. Dennis Ginn from Yancowinna Angus has nominated Landfall Admiral E459 for the program in 2012. Landfall Admiral was sired by Ardrossan Admiral A2 (AI) (ET) and his dam was Landfall Loretta C387 (APR) (AI). The second round of joinings of the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program is about to commence. The 2012 program will include the joining of more than 2000 Angus commercial females in a synchronised AI program using Cue-Mate and Pregnecol supplied by Bayer Animal Health.

A total of 47 bulls will be included in the second cohort of this major progeny testing program. These bulls represent a wide range of Angus bloodlines sourced from all states of Australia, as well as New Zealand, USA and the UK. The program has generated so much interest that the number of bulls participating this time around has risen from the 35 nominated in the ﬁrst cohort. The participating bulls are some of the best young Angus bulls available in Australia. They include many of this year’s sale toppers, bulls found on the semen market, and elite bulls that have been retained for use in their herd of origin. “The high levels of participation in the Angus Sire

Benchmarking Program in 2012 demonstrate the ongoing dedication that Angus breeders have for improving the breed,” Angus Australia’s CEO Peter Parnell said. “This program will provide Angus Australia a rich source of information that will be used for the future improvement of Angus genetics.” The Angus Sire Benchmarking Program achieved an average conception rate in of 57.4 per cent in the ﬁrst year of the program and this should be equalled or bettered in 2012. Fixed time AI was used for the majority of these conceptions. A list of the 2012 Angus Sire Benchmarking Sires and their full details is available on the semen catalogues section of the Angus web site www.angusaustralia.com.au

Good beef: Dennis Ginn from Yancowinna Angus in Inverloch has nominated a bull for the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program.

• VLE LEONGATHA

Prices up despite smaller offering CONTINUING rain, and the public holiday the day before led to a smaller yarding, with all classes of cattle affected. The quality of the yarding improved, and a lot of cattle are showing the signs of the very good season, and presenting with heavier fat cover.

VLE LEONGATHA KOONWARRA

Sale Draw November 9 1. David Phelan & Co 2. Landmark 3. Elders 4. SEJ 5. Alex Scott 6. Rodwells

Upcoming Sales LEONGATHA Wednesday, November 9 Prime Sale - 8.30am Thursday, November 17 Store Sale - 10am

PAKENHAM Thursday, November 10 Store Sale - 10am Monday, November 14 Prime Sale - 8am Tuesday, November 15 Export Sale - 8.30am

All of the usual buyers were in attendance, and with all looking to purchase, prices were mostly 2c to 6c/kg dearer. Only the small penning of 15 vealers sold at cheaper rates, making 191c to 248c/kg. Quite a number of the 100 cattle sold in the trade sale were heavy, and of mixed ages. Most of this sale were heifers, which made from 165c to 201c/kg. Some older and dairy heifers sold from 126c to 175c/ kg. A small selection of steers were mostly of plainer quality and made from 177c to 190c/kg. In the grown cattle sale, there were 360 grown steers and bullocks penned. Prime C muscle bullocks sold from 185c to 194c, while steers made to 197c/kg. Price averages were 3c/kg higher at 191c/kg. Manufacturing steers were mostly heavy to very heavy Friesian and crossbred bullocks, which sold between 169c and 187c/kg. More beef cows were offered in the smaller penning of 365 cows, and the quality was quite good. Strong demand saw better quality beef cows sell from 146c to 166c, with some grown heifers to 176c/kg. Larger frame Friesian cows were of mixed quality, and sold between 145c and 158c, while poor quality, and lighter weight cows made from 100c to 142c/kg. The carcass weight price average was estimated to be 6c higher at 306c/kg.

Wednesday, November 2 BULLOCKS 10 B.F. & D.M. Summers, Fish Creek 6 G. & J. Wallis, Kongwak

630kg 197.2 $1243 590kg 195.6 $1154

13 Lackenby Nom P/L, Leongatha 620kg 194.6 $1208 12 A. Siggins, Korumburra 597kg 194.2 $1160 9 C.D. McIndoe, Leongatha 645kg 194.0 $1252 10 Jones G2, Almurta 609kg 194.0 $1182 STEERS 1 B. Wilkin, Mirboo 395kg 230.0 $908 1 D. & G. Ward, Altona North 325kg 225.6 $733 1 Lackenby Nom P/L, Leongatha 380kg 211.6 $804 1 S. Shepherdson, Korumburra 465kg 210.0 $976 1 G.D. Birrell, Wonga Wonga 390kg 203.6 $794 2 G. & J. Wallis, Kongwak 527kg 195.6 $1031 COWS 1 R.J. & C.M. Pearson, Hedley 550kg 175.6 $965 1 I. & R. Hengstberger, Stony Creek 565kg 165.6 $935 1 A. P. S. Harris, Dumbalk North 582kg 165.6 $963 5 Elm Valley P/L, Tarwin Lower 583kg 164.2 $957 1 D.E. & G.E. Gow, Moyarra 610kg 164.2 $1001 2 C.W. & G. White, Toora 667kg 163.0 $1088 HEIFERS 1 S. Shepherdson, Korumburra 370kg 247.6 $916 1 D. & G. Ward, Altona North 320kg 225.6 $721 1 B. Wilkin, Mirboo 360kg 220.0 $792 1 D. & N. Richardson, Jeeralang 415kg 200.6 $832 1 I. & R. Hengstberger, Stony Creek 335kg 189.6 $635 1 D. & M. McKean, Gelliondale 450kg 185.0 $832 BULLS 1 W.T. & K.J. Bowman, Won Wron 995kg 185.0 $1840 1 L.C. & G.L.2 Anthony, Meeniyan 1015kg 178.0 $1806 1 D. Pilkington & F. Toohey, Waratah Nth 625kg 174.6 $1094 1 H. Van Eck, Leongatha 580kg 172.6 $1001 1 G.D. Birrell, Wonga Wonga 975kg 172.0 $1677 1 N.P. & J.A. Chandler, Hedley 740kg 168.6 $1247

MG prizes unexpected THE 24 lucky winners of a Speedrite competition from across the state each received a Lavor wash pressure cleaner worth $750. Shane and Isobell Derrick of Mount Eccles were the lucky win-

ners of the pressure cleaner at Murray Goulburn Trading Leongatha. “We were really surprised. I remember ﬁlling something out a while ago but I didn’t think I would win,” Isobell said. To be eligible to enter the Speedrite competition, customers had to

Another winner: Murray Goulburn Trading Dumbalk employee Art Renden (left) congratulates Brian Cantwell on winning their store’s Lavor wash high pressure washer.

spend more than $150 in store on Speedrite electric fencing products. Cameron Kindellan of Murray Goulburn Trading Leongatha said the Lavor wash pressure cleaner is a quality machine with a high pressure function that is easy to operate.

Surprise win: Cameron Kindellan of Murray Goulburn Trading Leongatha presented Isobell and Shane Derrick of Mount Eccles with their Lavor wash pressure cleaner.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - PAGE 49

Kuhn a superb choice KUHN machinery has been a popular choice this season among farmers, according to the Windmill Ag sales team. The catalogue of agricultural products Kuhn supplies is more than an inch thick, so they can deliver machinery to suit any farmer. “The difference with Kuhn stuff compared to the others is that they have their own foundry in

France,” sales consultant Dean Celic said. “By being able to produce their own iron and steel, they can have the insurance of being with the production process the whole way.” Dean said other machinery companies use Kuhn components in their machinery. “That really just shows how good the Kuhn gear really is,” he said. Windmill Ag Leon-

gatha South has a great range of Kuhn mowers, rakes, bailers and other equipment in stock. Agricultural contractor Mark Schellekens recently bought a Kuhn baler from the Windmill Ag team and was impressed with the purchase. “I couldn’t ask for anymore so far. It’s been a great baler,” he said. “I picked the Kuhn mainly because of Windmill Ag. I buy a lot of my

Lots in stock: sales consultant Dean Celic and dealer principal Jason Henry have lots of Kuhn gear in stock at the Windmill Ag site at Leongatha South.

Farm rates top meeting FARM rates have been a big issue in Bass Coast and were mentioned at a Victorian Farmers Federation dinner at Wonthaggi last week.

VFF policy manager Darryl Harrison spoke at the dinner and touched on the issue. “The level of farm rates in the Bass Coast Shire has been receiving a large amount of press recently,” he said. “The current rates burden is threatening the viability of farms in the Bass Coast Shire. “The VFF has been working with local members and non-members to work with the council to develop a rating strategy that is fair to all residents.” About 50 people attended the dinner and also heard from nutrition marketing executive from the MLA domestic marketing team, Michelle McCracken. She provided an overview of the nutrition

Guest speaker: VFF livestock president Chris Nixon and MLA nutrition marketing executive Michelle McCracken spoke at the VFF dinner in Wonthaggi recently. program and how they combat the anti-red meat sentiments farmers often face. The nutrition program included the ‘red meat: ready for anything’ consumer marketing campaign, public relations, healthcare professional education, issues management and the human nutrition research program. VFF livestock president Chris Nixon also

spoke on the night and touched on a broad range of issues facing livestock producers. These included the creation of the Livestock and Rural Crime Squad, the changing rules around livestock, diseases that farmers are facing and animal welfare outcomes. The VFF is holding these dinners around the state to inform farmers about what’s going on in the industry.

gear through them. “When I was looking for what would suit me, Shane (Marshall) from Windmill Ag was great. He spent the larger part of the day with me sorting out what would be best for what I needed.” The strong frame and extra features is something that drew Mr Schellekens to buy the Kuhn baler. “I’m absolutely rapt with it; it’s got a fairly strong base and a well

built baler,” he said. “It’s a brick compared to a tin can, like some of the other brands. “The pick-up is a lot stronger and the rotor system is more open, which means the through put is just a little bit better.” Mr Schellekens said that in the pick-up, the pendulum moves both ways, making for a smoother process on uneven ground. “It also has a good low centre of gravity which is great for up in the hills in our area,” he said. “In my business, the Kuhn allows me to be open and flexible, to be able to suit every farmer.” There are lots of good features on the baler, but one stands out more than others for Mr Schellekens. “One of the best features about it is the drop floor. When you block up, you can pull the knives back and then put the floor down, and the blob that’s stuck in the rotor can get sucked straight back into

the chamber,” he said. The team at Windmill Ag will have some run out specials on the hay gear and have started to stock cultivating gear for pasture renovation. Look out for some special deals on cultivation gear at Windmill Ag Leongatha South as the season continues.

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public notices

LEONGATHA DISTRICT NETBALL ASSOCIATION

CHIROPRACTOR NORMAN G. VRADENBURG

is now taking names for

“NON-FORCE PRACTITIONER”

March 2012 Debutante Balls To register please contact Narelle Polato between 6pm and 9pm on 5668 6246 Provide your name, age and contact details of yourself and partner Cut off date for registration is 20.11.2011 Registration will be on a ﬁrst in basis

19th Annual General Meeting Members of the public are invited to attend the 19th Annual General Meeting of Gippsland Southern Health Service. The meeting will be held at Korumburra in the Hillside Leisure Centre Room, Hillside Lodge in Bridge Street on Thursday, November 24, 2011 commencing at 4pm. The President of the Board of Management, Mr David Harvey, will report on the 19th year of operation of GSHS, and release the Quality of Care Report and Financial Statements for the year ended June 30, 2011. 14 days notice must be given for any resolution to be considered. If you wish to attend, please contact Dianna Mollica, the Executive Assistant on 5667 5504 or email execassi@gshs.com.au. Light refreshments will be available.

CHIROPRACTOR Garry Harrison

STATE COAL MINE WONTHAGGI CATERING PERMIT - VISITOR CENTRE Applications are invited from local businesses wishing to operate the catering services in our new Visitor Centre. We have a fully equipped kitchen and facilities and would expect the successful applicant to commence prior to the forthcoming tourist season. Interested parties should contact Braxton Laine at the State Coal Mine, Garden Street, Wonthaggi on 5672 3053 or 0400 531 968

28 Reilly Street, INVERLOCH HOURS - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Phone and fax 5674 3666 South Gippsland Chiropractic Services & Adjunctive Therapies P/L

19 Moonah Street Cape Paterson Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday

ALAN HYDE is turning 90 All relatives and friends are invited to join family on

Sunday November 20 at his home from 1.30 - 5pm To assist with catering please ring 5662 4052 or 5668 6334

By appointment Ph: 5674 8290

Denbrok Contracting SILAGE & HAY BALING & WRAPPING Phone 5662 4096 0417 154 057

40TH ANNUAL LEONGATHA ROSE SPECTACULAR MEMORIAL HALL, LEONGATHA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 12 noon - 5pm (presentations at 2.30pm)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 9.30 - 4pm • Admission $5 • Rose plants for sale • Light luncheon & afternoon tea available from Red Cross • Open Gardens $3 one - $5 for 2 Enquiries Heather Bruce 5662 4917

VENUS BAY SLSC is celebrating its

50th Anniversary with a

Party and Reunion ON DECEMBER 3RD 2011 The club is looking forward to celebrating this achievement with past and present members. For tickets and more information contact Ken Schell on 0425 858 834

Meeniyan Preschool Inc. Caring for children from Buffalo, Dumbalk, Leongatha, Koonwarra, Middle Tarwin, Meeniyan, Stony Creek, Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay & surrounding areas 95 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan Phone: 5664 7316

“OPEN DAY” FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2011 9am - 12pm

Visit our 3 Year Old Playtime session in progress and meet the Teachers Modern purpose built facility Shaded playground equipment Registered Childcare Provider For enquiries please contact Janine Harrison-Hewitt on 5664 7316 between 8am – 2pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, or 9am – 12pm Fridays.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - PAGE 51

situations vacant

B-DOUBLE INTERSTATE / LOCAL DRIVER required

Urgent Swimming Coach Wanted

Carino’s Leongatha is seeking

WAITERS / BAR PERSON / BARISTAS Junior and over 18 positions available for casual work. Immediate start RSA certificate preferred or willingness to obtain one. Apply in person with your resumé at Carino’s 6-12 Smith Street, Leongatha (next to cinema)

FULL TIME POSITION Business Services and Governance Manager South Gippsland Water is a leading and innovative participant in the Water Industry committed to providing and managing quality water supply and wastewater systems in an ecologically sustainable and cost efficient manner. The Corporation has established a new senior officer position responsible for managing the Corporation’s Risk, Quality and Human Resources functions. The successful applicant will be based at our Foster Office reporting to the Manager Finance and Corporate Services. Applicants should possess a relevant tertiary qualification and/or relevant experience and proven high performance and professional knowledge in risk management, quality systems and human resources. The full position description and information regarding South Gippsland Water can be downloaded from our website www.sgwater.com.au To apply send your resumé marked confidential to Paula Smith at South Gippsland Water, P.O. Box 102, Foster. Vic. 3960 Telephone enquiries can be made on (03) 5682 0403 pduplessis@sgwater.com.au Applications close Friday 18th November 2011

Mirboo North Swimming Club would like to invite expressions of interest for a suitably qualified Coach commencing December 2011. Mirboo North is a small, family oriented club with outdoor pool facilities, participating in the South Gippsland Swimming Association Carnival season. Conditions and training schedule negotiable. All enquiries to Tonya phone 0438 682 298 or tonyaw@tpg.com.au

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We are looking for a production shift supervisor to join our existing production team. As a Production Supervisor you will be reporting to the Production Manager and be responsible on a rotating shift basis, for ensuring that production output is achieved within OH&S, environmental, quality, yield and cost targets. Previous supervisory experience with a sound understanding of manufacturing processes would be most beneficial. Dairy experience is preferred but not essential. To be successful in this position you would be able to demonstrate: • strong leadership & problem solving skills, • the ability to effectively communicate and build relationships • excellent attention to detail. • demonstrated skills in process/system improvement

CASUAL PROCESS WORKERS

South Gippsland Shire Council

Strategic Planning and Development Research and Administration Ofﬁcer • Temporary full time (18 months) • Option of 9 day fortnight

To be successful, you will have experience in an office administration and customer service role or similar along with well developed communication skills. Enquiries to Paul Stampton, Manager Strategic Planning and Development on (03) 5662 9200.

Volunteer Coordinator • Temporary full time (ceases 30 June 2013) • $58k including super • Option of 9 day fortnight You will provide a central point of contact to a wide range of volunteers who commit their time to Council activities. Through policy development and skills development, you will build volunteer capacity and facilitate events that recognise the contribution they make to the Shire. To be successful, you will have experience in working with volunteers and well developed interpersonal skills including the ability to engage a wide range of community groups and individuals. This position is subject to a satisfactory Police check. Enquiries to Ned Dennis, Manager Community Strengthening, on (03) 5662 9200. All applicants must submit an Employment Application form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm Wednesday 23 November 2011. Further information and a position description is available from our website.

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

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

HACC Training Coordinator- 16384 56 Hours per fortnight, ﬁxed term part-time, Morwell

CENTRE MANAGER Leongatha No late nights Monday - Friday: 8.45am to 5.15pm Above award salary + Tax effective salary packaging. Please see our website www.vinnies.org.au for further details Previous applicants need not apply

AGRICULTURAL DIESEL MECHANIC APPRENTICESHIP A full-time Agricultural Diesel Mechanic Apprenticeship is now on offer at our established Agricultural Machinery Dealership in Leongatha. The successful applicant must be willing to commit to a 4 year apprenticeship. This is a full-time position, with both on the job and off the job (TAFE) training, resulting in a qualification as an automotive mechanical (agriculture) trades person. To be considered for this position you will need an enthusiastic, motivated attitude and a willingness to learn and succeed in all tasks. Mechanical aptitude, computer skills and mathematical ability are skills considered desirable for this job. The apprenticeship will be structured in accordance with award requirements. To apply send or email your application to: The Manager 58 Yarragon Road, Leongatha 3953 admin@chapmanmachinery.com.au Closing date: November 25

South Gippsland Shire Council

Maternal and Child Health Nurses • Permanent part time – up to 15.2hrs per week • Casual positions available • Graduates encouraged to apply Rewarding opportunities exist for Maternal and Child Health Nurses to work across various sites to provide child centred, family focussed support services within our community. Display your talents in a supportive work environment that offers professional development, flexible work arrangements and excellent employment benefits. This position is subject to a satisfactory Police check. Enquiries to Maureen Boston, Maternal and Child Health Team Leader on (03) 5662 9200. All applicants must submit an Employment Application form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm Wednesday 23 November 2011. Further information and a position description is available from our website.

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Latrobe Community Health Service currently has a ﬁxed term part-time vacancy until August 2012 in our People and Culture Team for a HACC Training Coordinator. The responsibilities for this role will include identifying and prioritising, in consultation with the region, the training needs of Gippsland Home and Community Care (HACC) agencies and arranging training programs to meet these needs. For this role we are looking for a Learning and Development professional with: • A strong knowledge of adult learning practices and principles

We are looking for a professional and committed Marketing Manager to assist the school parttime in growing enrolments, improving communication and strengthening our alumni.

• Ability to develop, source, organise and cost training programs • Demonstrated ability in managing quality teaching and learning programs • Excellent community liaison and consultation skills

Executive Assistant to the Principal

A high level of oral and written communication skills is essential, as is a tertiary qualification in education or a health and community services related field and significant experience working in a training related role. If you would like to have a positive impact on the community and work with a highly sought after employer then this may be the perfect position for you.

Applications close 4:30pm Monday 14 November 2011

• For further information and copies of each position description visit our careers page www.lchs.com.au/careers. • Applicants must address the Selection Criteria and lodge their application online. • No late or hard copy applications will be accepted.

Must have at least 6 yrs experience. References essential. VicRoads Licence printout required Phone for appointment between 9-4 Mon-Fri Ross or Luke on 0400 515 930 O’Neill’s Haulage Korumburra

Experienced

TRUCK DRIVER

Must have MC Licence Night time runs Mirboo North to Melbourne Contact Cummaudo Farms 5668 4256

work wanted

DOG WALKER Confident animal handler happy to exercise your pets of all breeds, shapes and sizes. $10 per dog, per hour, based in Leongatha. Weekdays and Saturdays: mornings, afternoons and early evenings. Please call Kerryn 0407-823515.

FULLY Qualified Painter. No job too small. Good rates. Call Drew on 56624238 or 0418-517443.

garage sales

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

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An exciting opportunity exists to provide high quality, professional service and administrative support to our Strategic Planning, Economic Development and Tourism teams.

RETAIL VACANCY

CHAPMAN MACHINERY SERVICE P/L

A number of positions are available for the right people to work in a team environment. Duties will include product handling and packing, as well as some cleaning and housekeeping duties. Flexibility is essential, early and afternoon shifts as well as weekend work will be required. A forklift licence is an advantage but not essential. Applications for either position should be sent via post or email to: Burra Foods Pty Ltd PO Box 379 Korumburra, 3950 or to helena@burrafoods.com.au Applications close: 16th November 2011

situations vacant

A rewarding position for an experienced Executive Assistant, this challenging role demands excellent communication skills and the ability to project manage a variety of tasks.

Integration Aide Join our student support services team in assisting students with individual needs. For further information please visit www.newhavencol.vic.edu.au

13 Griffin Road Leongatha Saturday November 12 8.30 - 3pm

Camping gear, tent, convertible cot, household items, kids clothing

HUGE GARAGE CLEARING SALE 757 Boorool Road Berrys Creek Saturday & Sunday November 12 & 13 • Plumbing • Mechanical • Carpentry • Farming equipment • Household furniture inc. kitchen sink!

8am - 6pm

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situations vacant

MEENIYAN STOCKFEEDS Bookkeeper/Administration Officer We are seeking a self-motivated, energetic person for administrative and bookkeeping roles at our Meeniyan office. The position is for 2-3 days/week (12-20 hours) and is flexible to suit school hours, however the successful applicant must be able to work school holidays. A minimum of three years’ experience with Quickbooks is essential. Tasks will include accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, payroll and office administration. Please forward written applications, including 3 referees, to 24 Hanily Street, Meeniyan 3956.

for hire

for sale

BULLS for hire, Angus, Friesian, Hereford, Limo and Jerseys. All tested. Ph: 0447-331762.

for lease 5 AC LEONGATHA with shed, suit weekender, hobby farmer with few animals. $6,000 per year. Only 4WD access. Ph: 0432-572226, ask for Jag.

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

Building a Healthy Community

Rural Withdrawal & Pharmacotherapy Nurse

tenders

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

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

SEWING MACHINE FREE QUOTES

167 Graham Street Wonthaggi

• Leongatha Hospital Redevelopment 07/11 The National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry, in accordance with the Australian Government Implementation Guidelines for the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry, August 2009, applies to this project. This document can be viewed at the Australian Government website www.deewr.gov.au/building Please submit to: E: Jeshan.kand@abigroup.com.au Fax: 03 9828 5199

Most photos that appear in The Star can be purchased by calling 5662 2294. personal $ 70

personal day time special

hallam

pca 4609b

5672 3127

BREADCRUMB FEED $86 per tonne in Dandenong, 13.5% ME, 15% CP, 65% DM. Phone Ed Bread 0402212222. CARAVAN 2004 Jayco Expanda. MUST SEE! Excellent condition, includes aircon, microwave, auto awning, flies and annexe, $23,000. Ph: 0439374760.

meetings STONY CREEK FOOTBALL CLUB

AGM

penthouse make us your 1st stop

9702 4744

7 rimfire dr. hallam

livestock ISA BROWN pullets, 17 weeks, fully immunised, not debeaked, $20 each. Taking orders now. Tradeins welcome. Pick up on Friday, December 9 between 3-5pm at the old Korumburra Saleyards. Chook food available on the day. Unwanted animals taken, other animals for sale. Animals From The Farm, call Mark 0419425257 or 5629-9685.

used machinery HAY EQUIPMENT 4 disc Vicon mower SIP 360 rotary rake Feraboli FF55H round baler All in good condition Ready to work $8,500 lot Phone 0408 893 766 before 7pm

used motorcycles

Monday, November 14 at 8pm in the Dining Room at Recreation Reserve

meetings $

HAY Standing pasture for hay or silage, approximately 100 acres, best offer. Also 450 round bales net wrapped, last season’s, any reasonable offer. All situated at Carrajung. Inspection by appointment. Ph: b/h (03)9555-0728, a/h (03)9557-1372.

free

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE

Subcontractors & Suppliers are invited to price the following project:

Will pay up to $300 for complete car Buyers of scrap metal

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

REPAIRS & SALES

Constructing Australia’s Future

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

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

(Division 1 or 3 Registered Nurse) 0.6 EFT BCCHS seeks expressions of interest for the part-time employment of an experienced, qualified nurse to work with individuals, GP’s and local community services to manage drug & alcohol & mental health issues (Dual Diagnosis) & replacement therapy. Drug & Alcohol working experience essential. Successful applicant will also be required to deliver health and education groups to service users. Remuneration for this position as per relevant professional qualifications. Enquiries to Karley Oakley, Co-ordinator Drug & Alcohol Services. To obtain a position description and an employment application form, please telephone reception on 5671 3500 or refer to our website: www.bcchs.com.au Applications close 5 pm Tuesday 22 November 2011 and should be addressed to: HR Administrator Bass Coast Community Health Service 1 Back Beach Road, San Remo 3925 Or by email: hr@bcchs.com.au

FREE CAR REMOVAL

MASSEY FERGUSON Compact Tractor GC2400, front end loader, 4WD automatic. Worth $26,000, never used $17,000 ONO. 2 year warranty. Ph: 56644254. MULCH HAY - $5 per bale. Ph: 0419-313483.

for sale

used vehicles

COONARA wood heater with flue, bay window, good condition $750, cost $1,787. Have installed gas. 0407-556641 or 56741995.

KTM 85SX only ridden twice, $4,200 ONO. Ph: 0437-510108.

meetings KORUMBURRA-BENA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB

Annual General Meeting Monday, November 21 7.30pm at Amenities Complex Any queries phone Allan - 0418 766 135

All machinery Bins provided

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593 FORD FOCUS sedan, 2003, auto, ex. first car, VGC, RWC, well maintained, SHD190, $9,500 ONO. Ph: 0418998833. HYUNDAI EXCEL 1997 4 door sedan, RWC, reg. March 2012 OGO421, 190,000km, GC, $2,990. Ph: 0427-641277. MOTOR HOME: 1993 diesel Ford Econovan LWB. Full Sunliner conversion. 230,000km. 5 seats. No expense spared when totally overhauled by local mechanic for lady owner. Van was never used after work done. RWC and June 2012 reg. Fiama awning, rear privacy tent and full size free-standing side annex. LCD TV, fridge, gas stove and plenty of storage. Table converts to double bed. Very good condition. 5662-4909. Offers invited over $15,000.

births

deaths

OPRAY (Darlow) - To Michael and Briallen on October 26, 2011 two beautiful boys, Tamnais (2.4kg) and Tavish (2.68kg). First grandchildren for Ed and Annette.

marriage celebrant WENDY STAYNER 0409 259 195 03 9785 9186

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

CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

PAM HERRALD 5662 2553 0438 097 181

engagements HICKEY - ROONEY Georgie and Keith wish to announce their engagement on October 22, much to the delight of John and Delwyn, Frank and Jean. KELLY - RENDEN Tegan, daughter of Brenda and Nick, and Joel, son of Viv and Gerry, announced their engagement 28.10.11. Best wishes for your future together.

wanted

Wanted

HOUSEKEEPER New house/office Flexible working hours Approx 4 hrs a week Reliable & honest Start December Contact 0409 622 720 MIDDLE aged proffessional man is seeking clean, basic self-contained midweek accomodation in Leongatha. Please phone Douglas on 0431-380089 or 5662-3712

birthdays SUE HEMMING is turning 50 So watch out for this girl, she’ll swing at you with that tennis racquet of hers in one swift whirl. If you remind her of her age or give her any lip, Or say anything about those gorgeous kids of hers, You’ll cop one pretty quick. One day she’ll be old and slow, We can’t imagine this, To see her with her feet up, Would be pure bliss. So Happy Birthday Sue, We’d like to say to you, With Mick enjoy your special day, As you know we will too. With love from Mum and Dad

message of hope THE peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7.

thanks COLLINS - The family wishes to express their gratitude and thanks to everyone who came to the assistance of our wife and mother on Thursday night. Your help and kindness is very much appreciated. The Collins family.

O’BRIEN (Black) - Elsa. 22.3.1923 - 6.11.2011 Wife of Matthew (dec). Mother of Helen (dec), Kathryn (dec), Matthew, Frances, Marita, Philomena. Mother-in-law of Kate O’Brien, Ian Fehring, Mark Chapman, Tony Smith. Loved Nina of Alice and Justin Colclough, Joshua, Cameron and Elyse Chapman, Stuart, Jaclyn and Riley Smith. Sister of Una Stothers, Verna Robb, Alan (dec), Ian and James (dec) Black. R.I.P.

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in memoriam RICCARDI - Concetta (Connie). Mum, Nonna, one year ago our hearts were breaking as we watched you fade away. We still cannot find the words to describe how hard it is to not have you here. Some say time heals all wounds but the heartache we have does not seem to ease. We love you, we miss you. Daniel, Anna and Mattea.

deaths FUGE - George. Good friend and workmate. Fondly remembered. Yogi Bear. GLOVER - Leslie James. Died peacefully at LRH on November 1, 2011. Loving husband of Barbara. Cherished father of Travis, Ross (dec) and Vicki. Father-in-law of Clint. Adored grandfather of Charlotte, Riley and Dylan. Always loved by Catherine, Skye, Jake, Tamara and Chaise. Forever in our hearts. HARRISON - Raymond. 1.8.1960 - 29.10.2011 At Southport, Queensland. Much loved husband of DaryLyn. Father of Brenton, Krysta and Jarryd. Loved son of Ed (dec) and Meg. Brother to Russell, Helen, Florence, Don. Brother-in-law to Eileen, Ken, Greg, Debbie. Uncle to 9 nephews and nieces. Will be greatly missed, forever in our hearts.

O’BRIEN - Elsa The President, Board and Members of Leongatha Golf Club regret the passing of a much respected, long standing member. Elsa was a wonderful golfer, Life Member and valued for her tireless work for the club. Deepest sympathy for the family. Vale Elsa

OWEN - Emily Doreen. Passed away peacefully at South Gippsland Hospital, Foster on November 2, 2011, aged 94 years. Late of Leongatha. Beloved wife of Albert (dec). Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Dorothy and Brian, Amy and Allan, and their families. Reunited with Dad. STEWART - Alan. Late of Morwell. Passed away 3.11.11 after a short illness. Dearly loved and respected uncle of Ethel and Len. Sympathy to Thelma, Alan, Ray and their families. He was a kind, loving gentleman. I will miss our fish, chips and chats. I loved you, Ethel. STEWART - Allan Parker. Passed away on November 3, 2011 at Latrobe Regional Hospital Traralgon. Aged 87 years. Loving husband of Sylvia (dec). Loved father and father-in-law of Thelma and Doug, Allan and Cathy, Ray and Wendy. Loved granddad of Peter, Stewart, Narelle, Deborah, David, Brad, Tristan and Chelsea. Great granddad of Allan (Qld), Rhyce, Teagan, Kayla, Brodie, Fred, Indiana, Oliver, Griffin and Jai. May the winds of love blow softly And whisper for you to hear, That we will love and remember you And forever keep you near. To know him was to love him. WALLACE James Stewart. Age 32. Result of tragic accident on 28.10.2011. Loving and dearly loved son of Lynn and David Wallace, grandson of Reg and Norma Hannay. YER NO WAW, TAE BIDE AWA.

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O’BRIEN - The Funeral Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs Elsa O’Brien will be offered at St Laurence’s Catholic Church, Ogilvy Street, Leongatha on Friday November 11, 2011 commencing at 11am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for the Leongatha Cemetery.

STEWART - The Graveside Funeral Service for Mr Allan Parker Stewart will be held at the Leongatha Cemetery on Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11am. All ex-service personnel are respectfully invited to attend. LATROBE VALLEY FUNERAL SERVICES AFDA - MOE 5126-1111

OWEN - A Graveside Service to celebrate the life of the late Mrs Emily Doreen Owen will be held at the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 1.30pm.

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Kids explore secondary school By Tessa Hayward

THE transition from primary school to secondary college can be a daunting experience. Leongatha Secondary College made this transition easier by holding a Grade 6 Big Day Out on Friday. Junior school leader Tony Clark said the school has been holding the day for the past nine years as part of its transition program. “It is only for students going to Leongatha Secondary College next year and

the kids seem to really enjoy it,” Mr Clark said. Students participated in aquatics at South Gippsland SPLASH, played indoor games and took part in an orienteering activity followed by a delicious sausage sizzle. Grade 6 students from Leongatha Primary School, Tarwin Valley Primary School, Inverloch Primary School, Korumburra Primary School, St Laurence’s Primary School and South Coast Christian College attended the Big Day Out. In total, 62 Grade 6 students attended and they all had a fantastic day.

Big day out: Leongatha Primary School students back, from left; Jack Dunn, Zac Caughey, Matt Newton, Bailey Shannon and Sarin Barnard. Front: Tom Brew, Cameron Tucket and Jack Ballagh.

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Volunteers needed A BEACH Festival will be held on Saturday, December 3 along the Inverloch foreshore, as part of International Day of People with Disability celebrations. The event will be held from 10am to 3pm. The event is being organised by the South Coast Access Alliance of which Bass Coast Shire Council is a member. The aim of the alliance is to create opportunities for people with disability to participate in local sport and active recreation. Bass Coast Shire Council community facilitator for rural access Kathryn Pryor said the alliance is in the planning stage and needs help to make this day a success. “If you are available to assist with any aspect of the event, including set up, pack up or beach related activities, or to sponsor the event, please contact Bass Coast Shire Council,” she said. “The Beach Festival has been designed to raise awareness of beach access for people with disability in our community. “Activities held along the Inverloch foreshore will include ﬁshing, beach volleyball, kiting, surf lessons, sand castle building, rock pool discovery, sailability, kayaking and windsurﬁng.” If you would like to volunteer or sponsor this event, please contact Lisa Pettinella on 1300 BCOAST (226 278).

Fun day: Grade 6 students Aliesha Wrigley, Georgia Edwards, Christine Byrne and Hannah Stewart enjoyed the sausage sizzle and getting to know each other.

Sausage sizzle: Inverloch Primary School student Bailey Best was eager to eat the sausage given to him by Tarwin Valley Primary School teacher Gene Vanderzalm.

A ripping yarn ALMOST a decade after it began, the ground breaking GipRip project is still returning results. GipRip, a project that helped Gippsland dairy farmers protect and restore riparian (riverside) environments on their farms, is in many ways only just beginning to reveal its true impact. Farmers who participated in the program have noticed dramatic changes to their properties, from happy, healthier cows to unexpected changes in river courses. GippsDairy project manager Annette Zurrer, who along with GipRip facilitator, Jenny O’Sullivan, helped develop and implement the concept, said it is great to see the results of so much planning and hard work. “This is a project that GippsDairy is still very proud of,” she said. “It had great participation rates and it’s wonderful to see the GipRip properties and waterways having tremendous long term results.” Annette said GipRip

was the ﬁrst program to directly target waterway protection on dairy farms, with around 40 kilometres of Gippsland streams, creeks and rivers being fenced and de-willowed. “Once we started this project it became quite evident that Gippsland dairy farmers wanted to do something about protecting waterways - they just needed a hand in getting the job done,” she said. “GippsDairy had identiﬁed that need and, with the help of partners like Dairy Australia and the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, set out to work with farmers to get the job done.” Project areas included the Albert River near Yarram, the Franklin River near Toora, the Latrobe River and Sandy Creek near Willow Grove and Merrimans Creek near Gormandale. On Rae and Bruce Knee’s Toora dairy farm, the GipRip project was the icing on the cake of many years of revegetation work. The couple, who will soon move into town to allow their son to run the farm, will leave behind a

GipRip: Bruce and Rae Knee enjoy the fruits of their labour. changed landscape and changed ways of thinking about how their dairy farm connects with the environment. “We’ve been pretty excited about what we have done,” Rae said. “It’s made a big difference to the control of stock as well. The river has quite steep banks. The cows would walk down there to drink and they would walk along the river and we wouldn’t miss them until the next day.” Remarkably, the removal of willows and planting of native vegetation has seen the Franklin River change its course as it travels through their property. “Once the willows

were removed the stream straightened out because silt ﬁlled shallow side areas. I presume that was what the river was like before the willows were planted.” Looking back at his time on the farm, Bruce can see a marked change to the way that dairy farmers are looking at environmental management. “My dad would have said it was wasting good land and creating a corridor for weeds,” he said. “In fairness to him, he didn’t have the sprays available we do now. Something like Brush-Off has been invaluable.” In soggy Toora, the established trees have helped limit pasture damage in winter by soaking up some

of the excess moisture. “In wet and cold years it’s great. In dry years the drier area extends a longer way from the trees. But the general feeling would be that it is an overall beneﬁt,” Bruce said. Annette Zurrer said seeing the result from GipRip was important in helping GippsDairy plan where to target resources in the future. “Dairy levy money helps fund these sorts of projects, so it is vital we know it is being spent wisely,” she said. “GippsDairy believes GipRip was a great example of how dairy levy funds can directly beneﬁt farmers both today and for generations to come.”

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Meeniyan Golf Club SATURDAY was medal day and the ﬁrst round of the championships with the sponsor being Iconic golf outlet which is much appreciated.

The winner of A Grade and medal winner on a countback was Panu Kuhne with a net 68. A Grade runner-up was Craig Buckland with a net 69. The B Grade winner was Wilf Richards with a net 68. B Grade runner-up was Chris Buckland with a net 71. Balls down the line went to Col Graeme 72, Will Bullock 73, Brett McKnight 74 and Lloyd Hemphill with 75 net. The putts were won by Brett McKnight with 29. The pro pin on the eighth was won by Graeme Hughes. The members draw was Peter Riddle who was in the clubhouse and collected the money. The winners of the moos rafﬂes were Wino Reilly and Daniel Mooney. Sunday saw the second round of the championships with the sponsor for the day being Hocko. The A Grade winner with a return to form was Ryan McKnight with a net 69. Runner-up was Brett McKnight with a net 70. The B Grade winner was Chris Buckland with a net 70 and runner-up was Brian Dewar with 71. Balls down the line went to Wilf Richards 72, Alan Kuhne 75 and Will Bullock with a net 75. Nearest the pin on the 14th was won by Ryan McKnight.

With all the qualifying rounds for the championships now played, we go to the match play finals with the semi finals to be played on Saturday as follows. A Grade: Brett McKnight v Craig Buckland and Daniel Ong v Ryan McKnight. B Grade: Will Bullock v Alan Kuhne and Ian Trease v Panu Kuhne. C Grade: Wilf Richards v Wino Reilly and Brian Dewar v Chris Buckland. D Grade: Peter Riddle has the bye and Jim Cusack v Ian Inglis. Good luck to all those competing in the finals. A special thanks to all those volunteers who have helped out with the course this week to get it playable. Tuesday was Melbourne Cup Day and our annual Deering Day, sponsored by the Deering family which is much appreciated. The winner of the mens event was Chris Buckland with an excellent 45 points. The runner-up was Brett McKnight with 41 points. Best nine out was Peter Wilson with 21 points and best nine in was Ian Trease with 19 points. Nearest the pins were Will Bullock on the eighth and Russ Thomas on the 14th. The winner of the ladies event was Sue Hoskin with 30 points. The runner-up was Jan Trease with 29 points. Best nine out was Faye LePage with 16 points and best nine in was Dot Christie with 13 points. Nearest the pins on the eighth and 14th were both

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

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Big day out: sponsors and winners from the Melbourne Cup Deering Day. They are, from left; sponsor Melinda Deering, ladies winner Sue Hoskin, sponsor Paul Deering and mens winner Chris Buckland. won by Sue Hoskin completing a good day out for Sue. The winner of Thursday’s single stableford event was Fred Stalker with 36

points. Balls down the line went to Frank Peile with 35 points. Nearest the pin on the ﬁfth was won by Wilf Richards.

Woorayl Golf Club THERE was an the ﬁrst tee as championships.

air of excitement on we started our club

These aspirations for some were spoilt by the pace of the ﬁrst green. A Grade was won by Brett Stubbs with a net 72. B went to Danny Dwyer with a net 68. C Grade and best score of the day was Mick Herrald with his net 65. D Grade went to Brian Wilson with a net 72. Balls went to T. Burgess, G. McKinnon, P. Challis, T. Lund, B. Hogan, Bo Fiek, G. Maisey, C. Turner, D. Lim, G. Winkler, I. Smith, S. Hannon, and K. Riseley. Our nearest the pin recipients were Rod Goodwin (8th), and Steve Hannon (17th). The putting went to Doug Clemann with 27 putts. On Sunday our sponsor was Jim Newton Concreting. A Grade went to Ian Balfour with net 71 from Nathan Lovie. B Grade was won by Tim Burgess with a net 67 from Greg Fennel. C Grade went to Brian Hogan with a net 68 from Craig Turner whilst D Grade went to Les Wakeﬁeld on a countback from Ryan Higgins with net 69. Balls went to J. Barton, T. Lund, T. Ryan, G. Maisey, T. Walters, G. Calder, G. McKinnon, J. Diaper, M. Collins, T. Charlton and Jim Baum. The day’s nearest the pins went to Brian Wilson (8th) and Paul Carter (17th). Our Thursday competition went to Nev McKenzie with balls to Bo Fiek and Bob Beilby. The leader after 36 holes in the club championship is Ian Balfour. Don’t forget that our AGM will be held on Sunday November 27.

Mirboo North Golf Club THE monthly medal was played by 38 golfers on Saturday November 5, with a CCR of 71. A Grade was won by Mark Heiberg (13) 68 net. The monthly medal winner was Keith Clerks (27) 66 net. Down the line balls: John McFarland 71, Richie Robbins 72, Ray Thompson, Doug Taylor and Steven Mills each 73 on countback. Nearest the pin 2nd shot on 1st: Keith Clerks, 6th Andy Van Zeulen, 16th Russell Pentland. Pro Pin: Tom Traill $25. Birdies: 6th Andy Van Zevlen, 16th Stan Evison and Mark Heiberg. On Thursday November 3, the midweek game was attended by 21 starters with a CCR of 71. A Grade winner: Ray Tompson 37 (credit) bottle scotch. Down the line balls: Jeff Hughes 36, Tony Tomada and Tom Traill each 35 on countback. Birdies: 16th Tom Traill.

Midweek ladies tennis Ladders Week ending November 1 Section 1 Westernport .........................65.5 Inverloch Silver ...................54.5 Wonthaggi ............................46.0 Inverloch Gold.....................39.5 Leongatha..............................37.0 Section 2 Phillip Island........................60.0 Foster Yellow........................59.0 Wonthaggi Swans ................49.0 Wonthaggi Ducks ................42.0 Inverloch Madﬁsh .................39.0 Foster Black ..........................35.0 Section 3 Wonthaggi ............................63.0 Korumburra Red ................55.0 Korumburra White .............48.0 Phillip Island........................47.0 Inverloch Blue.......................43.0 Inverloch Pink .......................26.0 Section 4 Phillip Island........................65.0 Grantville .............................53.0 Wonthaggi ............................43.0 Nyora ....................................39.0 Inverloch ...............................37.0 Section 5 Fish Creek ............................55.0 Wonthaggi ............................51.0 Leongatha ............................49.0 Phillip Island........................46.0 Korumburra ...........................33.0

Abalone dates announced FISHERIES Victoria has announced the 60 nominated open days for the recreational take of abalone from central Victorian marine waters for the 2011/12 season. The 60 nominated days are: November 19-20, 26-27; December 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 24-31; January 1-2, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 26-29; February 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 2526; March 3-4, 10-12, 17-18, 24-25, 31; April 1, 6-9, 14-15, 21-22, 25 and 28-29. Central Victorian waters extend east of the mouth of the Aire River to the most northwestern part of Arch Rock (near Cape Liptrap), including Port Phillip Bay and Western Port. Fisheries Victoria Executive Director Anthony Hurst said most open days are on weekends and public holidays including 10 consecutive days over Christmas and four over Easter. “The first open days begin on the weekend of November 19 and 20, 2011,” Mr Hurst said. “Divers are reminded the statewide abalone bag limit is five, of which no more than two can be Greenlip. However, Greenlip abalone must not be taken from Port Phillip Bay. “A possession limit of five abalone, of which no more than two can be Greenlip applies in, on or adjacent to the water while the possession limit of 10 abalone applies any-

where in Victoria away from marine waters, including your home.” Abalone divers are encouraged to help minimise the risk of spreading the disease by following good biosecurity practices including: • Washing vessels, wetsuits, dive equipment and their hands with soapy fresh water. • Removing all marine organic matter from vessels and equipment. • Disposing of abalone shell, meat and gut with their household waste. “The 60 nominated open days in central waters are listed on a water-resistant pocket card to help recreational divers better plan their trips,” Mr Hurst said. “Abalone divers are reminded they must carry a measuring device and only use a blunt lever with rounded ends to harvest abalone.” “The free pocket cards and abalone measures are available by ringing the DPI Customer Service Centre on 136 186.” Taking abalone from the intertidal zone (waters less than two metres deep) is prohibited along the entire Victorian coast. Fisheries Victoria plans to review the effectiveness of the open day arrangements as a continuing means of preventing illegal ﬁshing.

Leongatha basketball Round 12 Mens A Grade: Rollers 51 v Shake n Bake 29; Amberﬂuids 36 v Brian Scalabrine 31; Burra 64 v Semi Pro 33; NBA Ballers - bye. Mens B Grade: Magic 23 v Grain Train 21; What a Team 80 v Gatha Tigers 38; Macca Mad Boys 20 v I Love Richo 0. Under 17 boys: Royal Blue 28 v Silver 16; Black 12 v Maroon 36; Green bye. Under 14 boys: Silver 40 v Black 22; Maroon 20 v Green 29; Red 18 v Royal Blue 36. Under 12 boys: Light Blue 19 v Maroon 24; Red 18 v Black 46; Blue 22 v Silver 11. Womens: The Young Ones 41 v The A Team 69; The Powder Puffs 16 v Heat 44; Parrots 36 v Zappers 35. Under 16 girls: Silver 48 v Royal Blue 10; Purple 24 v Gold 12. Under 12 girls: Black 4 v Navy Blue 17; Yellow 14 v Red 6. Under 10 mixed: Silver 8 v Maroon 19; Green 16 v Black 8; Yellow 4 v Light Blue 6; Royal Blue 6 v Red 17.

Ladders Mens A Grade Rollers ......................156.970 Shake n Bake ..........143.956 Amberﬂuids ............. 114.030 Burra ........................101.093 NBA Ballers ................92.790 Brian Scalabrine ..........94.699

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Semi Pro ..................... 47.138 11 Mens B Grade Magic ........................122.082 26 What A Team ...........139.949 24 Macca Mad Bys .......108.163 24 Grain Train .............. 111.196 21 I Love Richo ............. 111.808 16 Gatha Tigers ................55.512 14 Under 17 boys Silver ........................109.013 24 Royal Blue ................105.785 22 Maroon ....................130.986 21 Green ..........................90.984 20 Black ...........................73.129 20 Under 14 boys Silver.........................128.509 23 Red............................ 113.636 22 Royal Blue ................ 118.072 19 Maroon ......................88.148 17 Black ...........................76.510 17 Green ...........................84.722 13 Under 12 boys Black .........................143.316 28 Maroon ...................... 114.778 20 Blue .............................83.168 20 Light Blue ................106.701 19 Silver ...........................82.587 16 Red ..............................78.846 14 Womens The A Team ..............251.385 33 Zappers ....................146.057 26 Parrots ......................144.022 23 Heat ............................82.423 19 The Powdeer Puffs ......38.968 16 The Young Ones ..........42.921 13 Under16 girls Royal Blue ................155.030 26 Silver.........................214.583 23 Purple ........................57.817 15 Gold ............................56.604 13 Under 12 girls Navy Blue .................259.420 23 Yellow .......................135.714 19 Red..............................91.736 19 Black ...........................26.630 6 Under10 mixed Black .........................201.220 25 Yellow .........................94.444 22 Maroon ....................156.667 21 Red............................122.500 21 Royal Blue ..................73.333 18 Silver ...........................64.762 16 Light Blue ...................45.865 14 Green ........................... 67.901 11

Kelly’s wave of success LOCAL surfer Kelly Laity has qualiﬁed for an international surﬁng competition at Cronulla in January next year.

The Sandy Point teen won selection following her win in the Under 16 Ocean and Earth Teenage Rampage competition held at Jan Juc. Kelly stole top spot from Jan Juc local Zoe Clarke, scoring an 8.5 out of 10. She was the standout surfer on the day, completing a massive blow-tail backhand re-entry to earn the judges’ accolades. Kelly has also been selected to represent Victoria in the up and coming 2011 Action Sports Ready Australian Junior Surﬁng Titles to be held at Coffs Harbour on November 26 - December 3. The successful young surfer made particular mention of sponsors Ian Lyon of Atoll Travel and Jamie Gair of Shearwater surfboards, along with Billabong for their support and thanked Derek Bassed and Adrian Sorati for coaching her.

Tearing it up: Kelly Laity dominated the waves at the Jan Juc Teenage Rampage competition. Photo courtesy Greg McCarthy

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - PAGE 55

Woorayl THERE was an air of excitement on the ﬁrst tee as we started our club championships. These aspirations for some were spoilt by the pace of the ﬁrst green. A Grade was won by Brett Stubbs with a net 72. B went to Danny Dwyer with a net 68. C Grade and best score of the day was Mick Herrald with his net 65. D Grade went to Brian Wilson with a net 72. Balls went to T. Burgess, G. McKinnon, P. Challis, T. Lund, B. Hogan, Bo Fiek, G. Maisey, C. Turner, D. Lim, G. Winkler, I. Smith, S. Hannon, and K. Riseley. Our nearest the pin recipients were Rod Goodwin (8th), and Steve Hannon (17th). The putting went to Doug Clemann with 27 putts. On Sunday our sponsor was Jim Newton

Winners: Karin McKenzie, Marg Higgins, Fay Maynard and Sharon Lagden.

Woorayl ladies THE ﬁnal round of our championships and monthly medal was played last Wednesday, sponsored by the Robjant family. In the day’s event the winner of A Grade was Karin McKenzie (19) with 75, the B Grade winner was Thel Scoble (30) with 78 and the winner of C Grade and the medal was Fay Maynard (32) with 74. The putting was won by Shirley Thomas with 27 putts, who also won a ball down the line, along with Marg Higgins, Sue Wakeﬁeld, Anne Patterson, Di O’Connor and Marg Tuckett. No one claimed the nearest the pin on the eighth, Anne Grist had the best second shot on the 11th and Jenny Riseley took out the 17th. Karin McKenzie is the 2011 club champion with a total score of 281, B Grade champion is Marg Higgins with 302, C Grade champion is Fay Maynard with 321 and D Grade champion is Sharon Lagden with 345. The winner of the Dot Forrester 54 hole handicap trophy is Sharon Lagden with 213 and the senior ladies handicap trophy winner is Karin McKenzie with 223. Congratulations to all the winners. Next week the men are invited to come along for Guys and Dolls day, which will be sponsored by Evans Petroleum.

Foster BEST wishes to our esteemed captain Neville Thompson. Thommo was unwell after playing on Thursday and is having a spell in hospital. The course dried out well over the week to provide good conditions for the championship rounds on the weekend. Tuesday’s winner was Neville Thompson (nine) with 36 points. Down the line balls went to Noel Black on 36 points and Jim Parry on 35 points. Nearest the pin went to Larry Giddy. John Mathers (17) won Thursday’s event with 36 points with down the line balls to Kevin Flett and Neville Thompson, both on 35 points. Nearest the pin went to Thommo. On Friday, Matt Brown won with 14 points, with down the line balls to Gayle Reid on 13. Nearest the pin also went to Matt Brown. Saturday was the Star Medallist playoff and the ﬁrst round of the championship for trophies provided by Evans Petroleum. A Grade went to Noel Black with 77-7-70, B Grade went to Fred Tyers with 82-15-67. C Grade was won by Peter Wright with 88-21-67. The A Grade scratch score was well won by Pat McKay who had a great round of 74. Fred Tyers and Peter Wright were the scratch score winners in B and C Grades. Down the line balls went to Scott Rathjen with 70, John Mathers 71,

Concreting. A Grade went to Ian Balfour with net 71 from Nathan Lovie. B Grade was won by Tim Burgess with a net 67 from Greg Fennel. C Grade went to Brian Hogan with a net 68 from Craig Turner whilst D Grade went to Les Wakeﬁeld on a countback from Ryan Higgins with net 69. Balls went to J. Barton, T. Lund, T. Ryan, G. Maisey, T. Walters, G. Calder, G. McKinnon, J. Diaper, M. Collins, T. Charlton and Jim Baum. The day’s nearest the pins went to Brian Wilson (8th) and Paul Carter (17th). Our Thursday competition went to Nev McKenzie with balls to Bo Fiek and Bob Beilby. The leader after 36 holes in the club championship is Ian Balfour. Don’t forget that our AGM will be held on Sunday November 27.

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Flagging their intentions: Marg Tuckett and Di O’Connor at Ladies Day at Woorayl last week.

Ben Cooper and Lloyd McKenzie with 72, and Greg Dean, Kevin Flett and Jim Parry with 73. Nearest the pins went to Trevor Jones, Kevin Witheridge, Brian Robinson, John Mathers and Noel Black. The putting was won by Fred Tyers with 24 putts. The money hole went to Dickie Knee. The encouragement award went to Brian Robinson with 89 net. The monthly medal was won by Peter Wright on 67 on a countback from Fred Tyers, but Fred had great consolation in winning the Star Medallist for 2011 - an honour board event. Gayle Reid had a win with 72 net in the ladies event, with nearest the pin to Pam Witheridge. Sunday was the second round of the championship for trophies provided by Landmark. A Grade went to Kevin Witheridge with 80-12-68. B Grade was won by John Mathers with 89-17-72 and C Grade went to Phil Nightingall with 88-21-67. Phil’s score was top class, and came despite having an 11 on the 9th hole. Down the line balls went to Geoff Prue on 69, Scott Rathjen on 70, George Draegar on 71, Ben Cooper on 72, and Noel Black and Trevor Jones on 73. The putting went to Steve Reid with 26 putts. We had some good visiting golfers join our event on Sunday, and one of those was Michael Foote from the Montuna

Golf Club. Michael had 73 off-the-stick which gave him a 77 net - but he did win the A Grade scratch score trophy. The B Grade scratch was won by Ben Cooper with 85, while C Grade went to Phil Nightingall with 88. The nearest the pins went to Geoff Pru, Norm Cooper, Ben Cooper, Pat McKay and T. Bass. Ben Cooper also had an eagle on the 12th. The encouragement award went to Andrew Boyd with 91 net.

Championship leaders A Grade - Noel Black leads with 77-80-157, from Pat McKay 74-84158 and Scott Rathjen 80-79-159. B Grade is led by Ben Cooper with 85-85-170 from Fred Tyers 82-89-171 and John Mathers 88-89177. Phil Nightingall leads C Grade with 97-88-185 from Peter Wright on 88-101-189. Coming events Tuesday November 8 - stableford. Thursday November 10 - par. Friday November 11 twilight. Saturday Novermber 12 - third round of club championships. Sunday November 13 - fourth round of club championships. Friday night members’ draw Val Gow took out the $500 cash on Friday night, so the draw next week will be for $250. You need to be in the clubhouse between 7 and 8 pm to collect the cash available in the members draw.

SATURDAY’S medal round drew 69 players and Tony Goldie was A Grade winner with a super 74-8-66 score. Tony’s 74 was the day’s best scratch and showed what this long hitter is capable of. John Eabry won the monthly medal with a very low 64 off his 21 handicap. Congratulations John. Bruce Cathie who generally conﬁnes his Saturday starts to medal days, made the most of it with 94-27-67 to win C Grade. We have a new name for the Jim Chapman Star Medallist board, with Neil Gillin taking that honour after ﬁring a net 67. Well done Neil. John Federsen won pro pin while Fred de Bondt was just 10 centimetres from a hole in one, to put the issue beyond doubt on the 16th hole. Ball winners: N. Gillin 67, R. Thurston, K. Wardle, N. Cairns, D. Forbes, B. Hughes, R. Bride 69 A. Sparkes, D. Hanna, C. Leaver, D. McDonald, F. Debono, A. Adcock 70, I. Watson, M. James-Cull, P. Churchill, H. Sedelies 71.

to amass 42 points for the win in A Grade and Daniel Cairns returning the same score to dominate B Grade. Well done Daniel on your ﬁrst win. Col Sperling keeps on churning out the good rounds and he took C Grade with 37. John Eabry and Peter Hartigan were nearest the pin winners. Ball winners: D. Clemann, G. McDonald, P. Hartigan 37, R. Burton, K. MacFarlane, B. Cathie, A. Clemann 36, K. Godridge, A. Edney, T. Bruinewoud, A. Cairns, R. Davies, J. King 35. The spring tournament starts this Thursday with the fourball events and there will be no members’ comps on Tuesday or Wednesday. Upcoming events include Magpie Day on Saturday November 19, with dinner at 6.30pm and presentations to follow at 8pm. The Dandenong club will sponsor a charity day ambrose on Friday November 18.

Tuesday

The November round was played in nice summer weather with many of the 62 players scoring below par. The ladies best gross was won by Jan Paice with 46. She also won the best net with 46-13-33. Nic Cairns with 38 off the stick, won the men’s best gross, while Scott Phillips, with an excellent score of 4518-27 was the winner of the men’s best net. The 7-up team came ﬁrst by one point from The Young Ones. In third place ws the Floggers and the Espy Eagles were fourth. All the other teams scored two points. The next round will be played on Decmber 4.

Gerry Carcour was in ﬁne form, his 42 points being the day’s best and landing him the A Grade prize. Trevor Moss played very well to win B Grade on 40 points. Toni West won the ladies event with 39 points. Michael Thomas and Gerry Carcour were nearest the pin winners with balls going to to the following: N. Cairns, R. Rumian 38, G. McDonald 37, K. Godridge, R. Wilson 36, M. Berry, J. Smith 35, S. Rayson, B. Hutton 34, G. Marsham, K. Wardle, R. Burton 33.

Thursday A couple of oustanding scores saw David Vorwerg smashing his handicap

Sunday nine hole competition

Leongatha ladies WEDNESDAY November 2 was Monthly Medal Day with 24 players contesting in two grades. Ann Gibson had a lovely day winning the November Medal and A Grade with a ﬁne 99-27-72. Ann also won the putting taking just 23 putts. B Grade winner was Marianne Leaver with 112-38-74. Val Brydon won the Scratch with 94. Down the line balls went to Coral Gray 74 net, Kerry Hogan 75, Ann Blundy 75, Wendy Surman 77, Julie Howard 77 and Marg Danks 80 on a countback from Toni West.

Nearest the pin on 14th Coral Gray, and on 16th Ann Blundy. Saturday November 5 11 players played stroke. Marilyn Williams (22) won the day with 73net. Down the line balls; Di Williams 74 net, Derry Hogan 74, Dot Stubbs 75. Nearest the pin was won by Di Williams. A reminder that bookings are now open for the club presentation dinner on Saturday November 19 and the Lyric Theatre Christmas dinner and show on November 26. Please phone the clubhouse on 5664 3314 to book your seat or table.

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South Gippsland Pennant Bowls

Full concentration: Leongatha skipper John Hall leads by example during the Division One clash with Foster at Leongatha on Saturday.

Korumburra Parlor Bowls

“dragged the chain” into fourth place. Jim, Connie and Charlie managed 1W 1D 1L with the two top teams ﬁnishing closer. Sebastian, Mary and Joe who had two wins were beaten into ﬁrst place by a drawn game. Joyce and Arc were

Bowling sensation: Lorraine Dowson sends one down at Inverloch on Tuesday.

ﬁrst with 2W1D +12 shots. Their controlled, draw bowling proved decisive on the night. Thursday night’s parlor bowls had a similar theme. Fifteen bowlers picked a number each and when teams settled into place all the Gammaldi family, Michael, Sally and Arc, home from a Cairns holiday, teamed with Alan Dyall to win two games. Their controlled bowling blasted every other team from the tournament. Mick Bruzzese’s and Vince Sgarioto’s teams scored one win apiece but Keith Marshall and his players had two losses. Even so, an enjoyable night was had by all. Any bowlers or nonbowlers wishing to try their hands at indoor bowls has a choice of parlor bowls on Thursday nights 7.30pm in the Korumburra Uniting Church hall or bias bowls on Monday nights 7.30pm in the Outtrim Rec Reserve hall or, like many players, attend both. All bowlers are made very welcome at both venues.

Division 1: Leongatha 16-80 d Foster 0-49; Toora 1-46 lt Phillip Island 15-91; Inverloch 14-71 d Korumburra 2-60: Lang Lang 2-57 lt Wonthaggi 14-69. Division 2: San Remo 14-72 d Leongatha 2-56; Phillip Island 16-90 d Meeniyan 0-45: Wonthaggi 0-66 lt Mirboo North 1682: Loch 12-70 d Inverloch 4-50. Division 3: Foster 2-58 lt Fish Creek 14-65: Tarwin Lower 14-72 d Corinella 2-69; Inverloch 16-81 d Korumburra Maroon 0-52; Korumburra Gold 16-86 d Wonthaggi 0-62. Division 4: Leongatha 2-66 lt San Remo 14-79: Phillip Island White 16-98 d Phillip Island Blue 0-60: Wonthaggi 16-92 d Mirboo North 0-54; Lang Lang 1687 d Inverloch 0-57 Division 5: : Loch 14-79 d Port Welshpool 2-67; Fish

Creek 16-77 d Meeniyan 0-55; Tarwin Lower 4-70 lt Inverloch 12-74. Division 6: Wonthaggi 0-45 lt Corinella 14-50; Toora 14-49 d San Remo 0-34; Foster 14-74 d Meeniyan 0-27; Phillip Island 1455 d Korumburra 0-36

Ladders Division 1 Inverloch .........................129 Leongatha ....................... 119 Phillip Island...................100 Korumburra .....................94 Wonthaggi ........................55 Foster...............................-107 Toora ................................153 Lang Lang .......................-127 Division 2 Mirboo North ...................34 San Remo ..........................18 Loch ...................................26 Phillip Island.....................48 Leongatha ........................-41 Meeniyan...........................-18 Wonthaggi ........................-35 Inverloch ...........................-32 Division 3 Corinella..........................123 Inverloch ...........................16 Korumburra .....................35

74 74 60 49 30 17 9 8 58 57 48 36 36 35 28 22 60 60 60

Meeniyan Bowling Club OUR CUP Day bowls and lunch last Tuesday was attended by 54 players and partners. Bowls winners were Annie Maruzza, Mick Scott and Alex Thompson with Russ Thorson, Glenis Densley and Grace Kuhne runners-up. A big thank you to Barb Scott and her team for the lovely lunch, Alan Hanks for the sweeps and Russ Thorson for the roses. This Tuesday both divisions one and three were home to Phillip Island. Our monthly triples on Thursday November 3 was sponsored by Ruralco (Rodwells). Winners were Phil Stimson, Mike Arnold and Ray Czempinski (Mirboo North) with loclas Doug Kuhne, Dudley Harrison and Kevin McMillan runners-up. Saturday, November 5 pennant was a disappointing day for all three teams. Away to Phillip Island. Division Two were defeated 90 shots to 45. Away to Fish Creek Division Five lost 77 to 55, while Division Six away to Foster lost 74 to 27. Next week twos are away to Wonthaggi, ﬁves are home to home to Port Welshpool and sixes are home to San Remo.

Fish Creek ...........................3 Tarwin Lower ...................20 Foster.................................-32 Korumburra Maroon .........-50 Wonthaggi .......................-115 Division 4 San Remo ..........................82 Wonthaggi .........................63 Phillip Island White .........26 Lang Lang ........................-16 Phillip Island Blue ..........-18 Inverloch ...........................-26 Mirboo North .....................96 Division 5 Loch .................................153 Tarwin Lower ...................36 Port Welshpool .................28 Fish creek .........................-42 Meeniyan..........................-63 Inverloch ..........................109 Division 6 Toora ................................. 81 Foster................................. 59 Korumbura ....................... 12 Corinella...........................-34 Phillip Island....................... 4 Wonthaggi ............................ 4

48 34 30 25 11 71 52 49 43 35 22 14 76 63 50 46 35 18 56 54 41 40 34 28

San Remo ..........................-34 14 Meeniyan...........................-42 13

The ‘Kiss of death’ tips for next week’s round are: Division 1 Korumburra (home) will not be in the hunt against a rampaging Leongatha. Leongatha to win by 28 shots. The match of the round will see Inverloch (home) prove too good against Phillip Island. Inverloch to win all three rinks by 22 shots. Toora (home) will host Wonthaggi. Wonthaggi to win by 19 shots. Foster (home) should get over Lang Lang by 25 shots.

Tarwin Lower Bowling Club

ON TUESDAY November 1 a Cup Day function at the club was held. A wonderful chicken lunch was served by the ladies, which was enjoyed by all. Fashions on the Field were sponsored by Who Gives a Hair Cut with the winners being Heather Marshall, Julia Price, Lorraine O’Donohue and Craig and Wendy Williams. Garrick and Mick provided plenty of entertainment with Glenda and Steve also doing a great job. Thursday November 3 saw the ladies tournament held. The day started out bright and sunny and although the wind turned rather cool a good day’s bowling was had. The day was sponsored by A. and R. Henwood, Builders. The winners on the day were the team skipped by Leonie Hanks of Meeniyan with the runners-up the team skipped by Dulcie Mortlock of Foster. Twilight Bowls commenced on November 4 with 12 players. The winners on the night were Gordon, Marion and Mary. Sixteen people then sat down to a great meal. The next twilight bowls in on Friday November 18, names need to be in by 4pm for a 4.30 start. The November club dinner will be on this evening commencing at 6.30pm and names need to be put in at the clubrooms beforehand. Saturday pennant then concluded a very busy week. Division Three won by three shots with two winning rinks and Division Five, despite having two winning rinks, went down by four shots.

South Gippsland Field and Game results ON SUNDAY November 6 the South Gippsland branch held a 75 target event in humid overcast conditions with 70 competitors presented an excellent variety of rabbit, crossers, simulated pairs and loopers. It was also the annual club champion shoot, and for the fourth consecutive

Smooth style: Sebastian Blancato bowls low for Foster at Leongatha on Saturday.

year Kevin Jacobs is still the reigning champ, shooting 64 from 75. Other winners were: AA: W. Leishout 69 K. Jacobs 64 L. Bridle 60. A: D. Kells 57 J. White 55 P. Knox 55. B: P. Hume 59 J. Rogan 54 S. White 54. C: T. Reid 49 L. Martin 45 Z. Lawrence 43. Veterans: G. Hart 59 T. Power 57 J. Tait 51. Juniors D. Rodrigues 62 M. Ramsdale 54 B. Ayres 52. Our next shoot is on the ﬁrst Sunday in December. It is a 60 target novelty event. Hams and chickens will be prizes.

Club champion: Kevin Jacobs, a professional hunter from Cranbourne.

Winners: W. Leishout, D. Kells, P. Hume, T. Reid, G. Hart, D. Rodrigues and S. Couper.

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Bowlers supported LEONGATHA Bowls Club was a worthy recipient of this year’s IGA grants, according to IGA marketing employee John Markham. “The club has allowed many community groups to share the fund and provide equipment that will last for decades,” he said. “This means interaction with school children in the great participation sport as well as community fellowship through the business bowls program.”

The IGA Grant was awarded for the provision of modern sets of lawn bowls for new bowlers and beginners including School Bowls and Business Bowls sessions. This is a major initiative for the Bowls Club, allowing children from the local schools to play bowls as a sport with equipment that is suited to their size and skills. Michael’s Supa IGA Grant, combined with the club’s annual points cheque for 2011 and 2012 means the club has 100 per cent of the funds needed for this project.

Big handover: IGA’s Cheryl Boyle (Customer Service manager) and Chris O’Leary (store manager) present the big $2265 cheque to John O’Connor and Jack Kuiper. THERE was no ladies pennant last week due to the ‘race that stops the nation’, however, there were a dedicated number of bowlers and friends who came to the club on Tuesday November 1 and enjoyed a great luncheon and game of bowls was had before the running of the Cup. Thanks to Pam and Peter who ran the cup sweeps, and to Mary and her catering staff for a wonderful luncheon. Thanks also to Ellie and her team for organising the bowls events. The winners were A. Brown (s), Bev Thompson on two wins plus 17. The runners-up were J. Pendergast (s) with O. Crouch and Lorna Hulls with one win plus six. On Wednesday November 2, 17 players took to the greens in a social bowls event. The winners were J. Pendergast (s), G. Elliott and C. Harry with the runners-up W. Fisher (s) and J. Richards. Saturday November 5 Division 1 mens pennant was at home to Foster and they came out winning all three rinks and beating Foster 77 shots to 49. Division 4 also at home to San

Inverloch

A RATHER good result for our club after last Saturday’s pennant round, with three divisions winning their matches and wins on eight rinks overall. Division 1 were home to Korumburra, the first of the top four teams, they have played this season and recorded an 11 shot win to keep their unbeaten run intact. In this game we saw a rare loss by Ron Burge’s rink, despite making a great recovery from a very poor start, they looked like snatching a great win but unfortunately they lost seven shots on one end very late in the game - a rarity for this group, which ultimately caused their downfall. Division 2 travelled to Loch, and despite wins on Mick Yates’ rink, playing his first game as a skip in this division, and Ron Lawson’s rink - Ron back after a shoulder injury was not enough to cover the big loss on the other rink. Division 3 was the only division to secure wins on all rinks and saw another good performance by Bryan Hensley’s rink with a 20 shot win which helped to take a 19 shot win over Korumburra Maroons. Trevor Scott, back from his UK trip, led his team to a fight back win by three shots. Division 4 travelled to Lang Lang and lost on all three rinks, losing overall by 20 shots. Mic Van Grunsven’s rink were their best performers, losing nar-

Leongatha Remo could not quite topple the ladder leaders, San Remo, with the only home team to score a win and only just was the team led by skipper Don McIntyre with Ken Dean, George Witherow and Graeme Elliott winning 28 shots to 25 overall. San Remo won the day with 79 shots to 66. Division 2 travelled to San Remo and were again on the losing end, going down to San Remo by 16 shots. The next round of ladies pennant will see our Division 2 teams away to Mirboo North with our Division 3 teams at home to Toora. The next round of men’s pennant will see Division 1 teams away to Korumburra with Division 2 at home to Loch while Division 4 will be away to Mirboo North. Friday night on November 4 in excess of 50 members and friends gathered for the monthly kitty club tea. Thanks to Ron the chef and staff, along with president John as MC and raffle master. Another great night was had by all. There will be no kitty club tea night for December. Instead the rowly by four shots. Division 5 were away to Tarwin Lower and scored their first win for the season, mainly due to a great win by Brian Griffin and his lovely ladies, Nellie, Pam and Yvonne, who helped the Division to a four shot win. In this game it was pleasing to see Jock Pearson back playing pennant bowls after several years out of the game.

Results Division 1: Inverloch 71 d Korumburra 60: G. Butler (ld), H. Rybalka (2nd), P. Shaw (3rd), M. Bowman (sk) d J. Fisher 27-16; W. West (ld), P. Pope (2nd), C. Bucilli (3rd), R. Burge (sk), lt G. Fields 23-26; D. Roberts (ld), N. Hughes (2nd), K. Gardiner (3rd), M. Coram (sk) d K. Button 21-18. Division 2: Inverloch 50 lt Loch 70: G. Hardy (ld), K. Marriott (2nd), N. Everitt (3rd), M. Yates (sk) d R. Glover 22-16; R. Gostling (ld), C. Coram (2nd), J. Sutcliffe (3rd), R. Lawson (sk) d G. Hodge 21-19; A. Baines (ld), W. Parks (2nd, T. Hancock (3rd) D. Muir (sk) lt J. Tuckﬁeld 7-35. Division 3: Inverloch 75 d Korumburra Maroon 52: R. Kee (ld), R. Brevitt (2nd), R. Howard (3rd), T. Scott (sk) d G. Coulston 20-18; D. Watt (ld), K. Perrett (2nd), J. Miller (3rd), J. Hedley (sk) d B. Peters 30-23: E. Leszkiewicz (ld), B. Bain (2nd), J. Turner (3rd), B. Hensley (sk) d B. McLaren 31-11. Division 4: Inverloch 57 lt Lang Lang 77: H. Dunn (ld), G. Dunlop (2nd), B. Humphris (3rd), M. Scott (sk) lt R. Fullerton 16-35: K. Cousins (ld), R. Rees (2nd), B. Growse (3rd), S. Drew (sk) lt S. Fleming 19-26: E. Treadwell (ld), R. Pritchard (2nd), M. Cargill (3rd), N. Van Grunsven (sk) lt R. Jenkins 22-26. Division 5: Inverloch 74 d Tarwin

club will hold its Christmas function at the RSL on Wednesday December 14 at 6.30pm. If you wish to attend, please place your names on the list in the club rooms. The menu will be a la carte. Sunday November 6 saw the first of the Leongatha bowls club and club sponsors 2011/2012 tournaments play a mixed triples event. The winners were the Leongatha team of Russell and Glenda Trotman with John Hall, three wins plus 34. Runners-up were the Toora team of Ian Griffiths, Karen Baruich and Ray Lecher with three wins plus 24. Third place went to a combination team of Wendy and Wayne Hodges from Hastings with Ray Saunders of Leongatha, also with three wins plus 19. Overall a great day was had by all. Reminders: Tuesday night will see the start of the business bowls and if you are not playing then come down for a great night’s entertainment. Until next report, good bowling. Jackhigh. Lower 70: B. Pease (ld), D. Oates (2nd), V. Muir (3rd), Joyce Arnold (sk), lt G. Russell 23-25: J. Pearson (ld), K. Peterson (2nd), A. Johnstone (3rd), R. Delahoy (sk) lt J. Kent (22-25): Y. Kee (ld), B. Griffin (2nd), P. Sutcliffe (3rd), N. Martin (sk) d J. De Rooy 29-20.

Forty-six players bowled on Cup Day After brunch at 9.30am bowls began at 11.30am, when 10 fours and two triples were played. Two games one of 14 ends and one of 10 ends. The two triples took out the prizes. Winners with two wins and plus 17 shots were M. Flett (sk), R. Kee (2nd) and H. Nation (ld). The runners-up on two wins and 16 shots were R. Lawson (sk), J. Sutcliffe (2nd) and Nell Van Grunsven (ld). Last Thursday 28 players played pairs. After two games of 12 bowls, there were four two game winners. In a novel twist to this day’s play, normal leads were made skips and usual skips became leads. The winners with 37 points were E. Treadwell (sk) and N. West (ld). Runners-up were P. Delmau (sk) and J. Miller (ld) on 36 points. All at our club were sorry to learn that Huie Nation suffered a heart attack in the early hours of last Wednesday morning. He was taken to the Wonthaggi Hospital and later transferred to St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne where he had stents inserted. By late Thursday evening he began to feel much improved and was to be home on Saturday. Hearty congratulations to one of

Korumburra parlor

Buffalo

BIAS bowls is continuing to be played at Outtrim on Monday nights. October 31 saw 13 players arrive but only 11 able to play. The other two spent the night socialising. Lee, Michael and Ashley teamed well but, with three losses, “dragged the chain” into fourth place. Jim, Connie and Charlie managed 1W 1D 1L with the two top teams finishing closer. Sebastian, Mary and Joe who had two wins were beaten into first place by a drawn game. Joyce and Arc were first with 2W1D +12 shots. Their controlled, draw bowling proved decisive on the night. Thursday night’s parlor bowls had a similar theme. Fifteen bowlers picked a number each and when teams settled into place all the Gammaldi family, Michael, Sally and Arc, home from a Cairns holiday, teamed with Alan Dyall to win two games. Their controlled bowling blasted every other team from the tournament. Mick Bruzzese’s and Vince Sgarioto’s teams scored one win apiece but Keith Marshall and his players had two losses. Even so, an enjoyable night was had by all. Any bowlers or non-bowlers wishing to try their hands at indoor bowls has a choice of parlor bowls on Thursday nights 7.30pm in the Korumburra Uniting Church hall or bias bowls on Monday nights 7.30pm in the Outtrim Rec Reserve hall or, like many players, attend both. All bowlers are made very welcome at both venues.

ON Wednesday November 2 there were 13 players on a nice night to bowl, which saw four teams, one of four and three of three. We played three games of eight ends, with eight bowls. Also it was nice to have Karen Wolswinkle for a night of bowls, and welcome back to Ron Gloster. There was a countback second and first. In fourth (LLL) skipper Lee Armstrong, Bill Wolswinkle and Joe Occhipinti; third (WLW) 13 ends, skipper Carolyn Benson, Peter Heldens and Joyce Occhipinti; second (LWW) 14 ends and three shots, skipper Glenys Pilkington, Ian Benson, Mary Tumino and Karen Wolswinkle; first (WWL) 14 ends and nine shots, skipper Toni Heldens, Charlie Tumino and Ron Gloster. Also the skippers changed each game. The best first game Carolyn 11-3, second Toni 13-5, third Glenys 9-3. We hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

our ‘live wire’ members, Neil Everitt, for winning a commendation award for the recent book he wrote entitled They Fished In Wooden Boats, depicting the life of the early Port Franklin ﬁshing families. Neil was in the top ﬁve authors in his section. It was nice to see two rinks of bankers, made up of men and women playing social bowls last Saturday afternoon.

Inverloch ladies Melbourne Cup brunch and bowls day once again proved a hit with 58 people attending the brunch and 45 people playing two games of bowls. Winners on the day were Marg Flett,

Ron Kee and Huey Nation (get well soon Huey). Runners-up were Ron Lawson, John Sutcliffe and Nell Van Grunsven. King and queen of hats, Jack and Elaine Miller won the hat parade along with Lorraine Dowson with her novelty hat. Sixteen ladies enjoyed social bowls on Wednesday. Winners on the day were Pam Lawson, Lorraine Dowson, Peg Brook and Christine Gillman. Rafﬂe winners were Pam Sutcliffe, Cynthia Hensley and Edith Perrett. Don’t forget Friday night dinner November 11.

Good times: Elaine Miller, Yvonne Kee, Keith Cousins, Pam Sutcliffe, Brian Grifﬁn and Doug Muir enjoyed bowling last Tuesday.

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Cycling great taken by hills DAVIE McKenzie, SBS cycling commentator and former professional cyclist is the event ambassador for the upcoming Bass Coast Cycling Challenge to be held on November 19.

Riding high: Bass Coast Cycling Challenge ambassador David McKenzie (centre) at Inverloch with Rod Dux (left) of event sponsor carservice.com.au and Rob James, part of the organising committee.

McKenzie played a major part in Australia’s media coverage of the 2011 Tour De France where he had the pleasure of interviewing Cadel Evans at the end of the ﬁnal stage. On Sunday, McKenzie was at Inverloch to ride with the local cycling group, the Coastal Crewzers. He has previously raced and trained in the Gippsland hills so he was keen to take a preview of one of the rides being offered in the Bass Coast Cycling challenge.

After completing the 85km ride that takes in Mount Misery, Moyarra, Kongwak, Wonthaggi and returning along the magniﬁcent Bunurong Coast to Inverloch, David summed it up by saying: “You have a great ride here with lots of potential. Cyclists love a challenge and the Bass Coast Cycling Challenge offers that and much more.” He was impressed that this was a charity event, not a race and caters for all levels of riders. He also felt there is a strong sense of community in the area, especially with the many volunteers that have offered their services to run the event including organisations like Inverloch Lions, Inverloch Rotary, Wonthaggi Lions, Wonthaggi SES, Victoria Police, Bass Coast Triathlon Club and the Coastal Crewzers.

Likewise with the major sponsors – RACV Inverloch, Bass Coast Shire, The Esplanade Hotel, Carservice.com, Vision Stream and the smaller sponsors like Carman’s Muesli Bars and Chamois Butt’r. David is excited about returning on Saturday, November 19 in his role as cycling event ambassador for the inaugural Bass Coast Cycling Challenge, which starts and ﬁnishes in Inverloch. He is keen to meet the participant riders, wish them well as they head off and greet them when they return. He will then have time to talk to the organisers, volunteers and locals. The Event Management Committee for the Bass Coast Cycling Challenge is thrilled to have David on board. Despite his many commitments, he has offered his services freely.

Cyclists back on track TRACK season racing commenced on Friday night with a mix of senior and junior racing. Unfortunately the good turnout from Wednesday night training was thwarted by late injuries, illness and other events on Friday night. However, there were several riders having their first effort at track racing. The first event for the night was a one lap time trial. This will give all the riders a marker to see how they progress over the season. Nick Robinson in his first ride clocked up a 60.00.53

second lap on the 24 inch bike. Alex Bennet, whilst quick off the line faded in the last 100m and recorded 44.38 sec. Matt Minogue was slower at the start but finished well and recorded 41.85 sec. Thomas McFarlane was next onto the line and he flew away at the start and kept it going and recorded a very slick time of 31.97 sec. This may be a time which is difficult to improve upon. The senior riders followed, with Peter Holland a slow starter and strong finisher with a time of 36.62sec. Kevin Feely put in a 36.30 ride whilst Lachy Matthews punched out a 33.80 sec lap. All these riders have plenty of improvement to aim for over the season. Alex, Matt and Nick were given a three lap scratch race. Once again Alex was promptly away, however, the steady pedalling from Matt saw him win from Alex and Nick. The senior riders had an eight lap scratch race and this produced a great finish, with four riders across the track at the line. The fast finish from Thomas McFarlane around the field saw him claim the win. The juniors were given a one lap handicap.

Alex Bennett flew from the start whistle, chased down Nick Robinson and looked a winner. However, Matt Minogue flashed home down the finish straight to claim a narrow win from Alex and Nick. The seniors had a two lap handicap with Peter Hollins on 60m, followed by Kevin Feely, 40, Lachy on 20 and Thomas McFarlane on scratch. After 300m the middle markers chased down Peter Hollins and decided to prop on his wheel. This played into the hand of Thomas McFarlane who quickly joined the bunch. He was the first to move, heading down the back straight and quickly opened a gap to go on for another win. Lachy claimed second just ahead of Kevin. With plenty of racing the juniors were on the line for a second one lap handicap. This race saw Nick Robinson make the most of the changed handicaps and led from start to finish, claiming his first win ahead of Matt and Alex. The seniors fronted up for a sprint race with just three starters as Peter Hollands had retired for the evening. Lachy Matthews led out the race and man-

aged to hold off the challenges from Kevin and Thomas and hence claim his first win of the season. In the junior one lap sprint, Matt Minogue was too strong up to the finish line for the others. The result, another win for Matt ahead of Alex and Nick. The last events for the evening saw club coach Tony Smith bring the motor bike out for some motor paced scratch races. The senior event was over 20 laps (eight km) and this was ridden in a pretty quick time of 10.49min. The endurance work from Kevin over road season proved decisive at the finish as he led the others home to claim his first win ahead of Lachy and Thomas. The junior riders had a six lap motor paced event and once again it was Matt claiming the win from Alex. The riders, officials and parents finished the night with some pizza and talk. Riders were happy with the night and looking forward to more riders racing over the coming weeks. New riders at the Wednesday night training will progress to racing next week.

Junior twenty20 results THE Twenty20 rounds for the Gippsland Cricket League Under 16s were ﬁnally played on Sunday. After a failed attempt to get the matches played last weekend the weather was much kinder if a little on the warm side.

Round Two Sale-Maffra had a big win over Central Gippsland making 141 and restricting the visitors to just 48 at Maffra. Bohdi Walker led the way with the bat, notching up a handy 51 at the top of the order. Dean White (CGCA) and Harry Thackray (SMCA) both took 3/9 for their respective

sides. Bairnsdale posted 7/109 with Cormac Hassett continuing his good form with 34. Warragul chased down the total in the 18th over winning by three wickets. Traralgon batted ﬁrst at Stratford with captain Matt Dyke leading the way with 37 as they compiled 3/94. Leongatha fell agonisingly short, ending at 5/91 with contributions from Borschman 23 and McGavin 22 not out.

Round 3 Warragul set a big target of 6/141 in their second match and in reply LDCA could only

post 8/99 from their allotted overs. In the closest match of the day Traralgon set Central Gippsland 5/88 and they only just got them, finishing on 6/89. Kurt Holt picked up 3/12 for Traralgon. In the final match of the round Sale-Maffra won the toss and proceeded to put on 9/155. Richie Ingrouille snared 4/10 to add to his five wickets in the first round. The Bairnsdale boys were bowled out in the 19th over for 137 in an entertaining match. Will Patterson top scored with 49. Next weekend of GCL cricket is November 20 with all levels playing. Full scoreboard at gippslandregion7.vic.cricket.com.au

Junior cricket trials Under 16 GIPPSLAND Trials are being held this weekend for Under16s and Under 18s for Gippsland teams to play in Melbourne in January. Teams have to be finalised by November 23. Gippsland selectors have named seven LDCA players

in the 25 man squad for the Gippsland Under 18s side. Alex Manteit and Eli Richards (Phillip Island), Thomas Wyatt (OMK), Tim and Cam Harris (MDU), Ben Foon (Wonthaggi Miners) and Mitchell Elliott (Imperials) have all been named. A game will be played at Maffra on Sunday November 13.

Players playing in the November 20 twenty20s in Central Gippsland can still make the team with a good performance. Leongatha Under 14s and 15s have three practice games coming up for Country Week, Central Gippsland at Central on November 20, West Gippsland at home on December 4 and Warragul at home on December 18.

Fish Creek Tarwin 4/170 (J. Buckland ret. 76; T. Jenkin 2/26) v Korumburra. MDU v Phillip Island 5/136 (B. Johnston ret. 43). Inverloch v Foster 5/113 (J. Prain 36; J. Ritchie 3/19). Kilcunda-Bass 74 v Koonwarra RSL 1/22. Wonthaggi Workmens 7/177 (M. Davey 54, B. Jeffries 58; R. McGavin 2/17, J. Riseley 2/31; L. Bourke 2/40) v Imperials.

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Sun shines on little athletes at Leongatha AFTER rain washed out the previous meeting, more than 130 competitors from the Leongatha Little Athletics Club welcomed the warm conditions last Saturday and returned to the track and ﬁeld at the velodrome oval with renewed vigour and enthusiasm.

Many personal best (PB) achievements were recorded, along with one centre record. Middle Tarwin race-walking sensation Olivia Cope completed the 1500m walk in 9:07.93minutes to lower the previous mark for the Under 16 girls set by Alana Green in the 2007/08 season (9:37.41min). The Gippsland Region Relay Championships is also fast approaching, with entries requiring conﬁrmation this Saturday ahead of the event at Casey Fields Athletics Track in Cranbourne on December 11. This is a fun family day out and a great chance for all young athletes across the various age groups to compete in teams in a range of relay events. Parents are asked to register their interest at Saturday’s competition meeting in Leongatha. Personal bests (PBs) recorded last weekend were as follows:

Under 7 boys

R. Sturtevant 60m hurdles; T. Richards vortex, 60m hurdles, high jump;

E. Colwill 100m, 60m hurdles, vortex; D. Shone vortex.

Under 7 girls M. Kenzie 100m, C. Caithness vortex high jump 100m, L. Bevis 100m, J. Bevis 100m, N. Crimp vortex 100m 70m high jump, K. James vortex, B. Tudor vortex, Z. Gardner vortex.

A. Ritchie 100m.

Under 10 girls J. Rhoden 60m hurdles, triple jump, 100m; A. Marshman 100m, triple jump; L. Colwill 100m, triple jump; E. Lyons triple jump, 60m hurdles; C. Standﬁeld triple jump; K. Thomas 100m; M. Birrell 60m hurdles, 100m.

Under 8 boys

Under 11 boys

C. Quinlan 100m, 60m hurdles; L. Marshman long jump; R. Carter long jump, 100m, 60m hurdles; J. Wight discus; M. Mancarella long jump.

W. Pressnell javelin, 60m hurdles; P. Bevis javelin, 60m hurdles; M. Boasman javelin; S. Kennedy javelin, 60m hurdles, 100m, long jump.

Under 8 girls

Under 11 girls

E. Smith long jump; H. Belsar 100m, 60m hurdles; J. Standﬁeld 100m, 60m hurdles, long jump; L. Caithness 100m, long jump, 60m hurdles; A. Ritchie discus 60m hurdles; J. Findlay discus, 60m hurdles; E. Birrell 60m hurdles discus; K. Gange long jump, discus; G. Patterson discus, long jump.

J. Caithness discus long jump; L. Riseley discus, long jump; R. Martin discus, long jump; H. Wight long jump, 100m; S. Allen discus, long jump; P. Hendrikse discus; A. Tudor discus; J. Gardner discus.

Under 9 boys R. Kemp shotput, 100m; C. Riseley triple jump, shotput, 100m; B. Fennell 100m, shotput; E. Tudor shotput.

Under 9 girls A. Crimp 60m hurdles, shotput; C. Allen 100m, triple jump, 60m hurdles, shotput; M. Giles 100m; J. Woods shotput; M. Scott shotput, 100m.

Under 10 boys

Under 12 girls E. Burns 60m hurdles, 100m; N. Allen 100m.

Under 13 boys J. Norton 100m; C. Alexander javelin, long jump, 100m; M. Hendrikse javelin.

Under 13 girls L. Akers javelin.

Under 14 girls K. O’Loughlin javelin; G. Riseley long jump, javelin; G. Martin 100m, long jump.

Aths back in action AFTER last week’s dismal washout it was great to see the sun for the weekend’s competition. The track was still a bit damp in spots but enthusiasm was high. No records or personal bests were recorded this week although Ethan Slade was only half a second off the Under 14 boys 100m record. Andre Toussaint threw a Junior Development Squad qualifying distance in the Under 13 boys discus. Results 6 boy 100 metre sprint - 1st Zac Mabilia 23.76. Shot put - 1st Jett Garnham 0. 6 girl 100 metre sprint - 1st Jaelina Kiley 23.02. Shot put - 1st Lily Sprague 0. 7 boy 100 metre sprint - 1st Saher Biggs 18.88. Shot put - 1st Tadgh Mcgrath 5.00. 7 girl 100 metre sprint - 1st Tevuro Ihomana-Montgomery 19.82. Shot put - 1st Tevuro Ihomana-Montgomery 3.60. 8 boy 200 metre sprint - 1st Jacob Timmerman 41.93. 70 metre sprint - 1st Fraser Clark 12.97. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Fraser Clark 18.04. Discus - 1st Fraser Clark 14.82. Triple jump - 1st Fraser Clark 2.62. 8 girl 200 metre sprint - 1st Dallas Loughridge 40.90. 70 metre sprint - 1st Dallas Loughridge 12.86. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Dallas Loughridge 18.18. Discus - 1st Dallas Loughridge 11.72. Triple jump - 1st Dallas Loughridge5.14.

9 boy 200 metre sprint - 1st Jenson Garnham 40.77. 70 metre sprint - 1st Jenson Garnham 12.62. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Jenson Garnham 18.90 Long jump - 1st Jenson Garnham 2.36 Shot put - 1st Jenson Garnham 551. 9 girl 200 metre sprint - 1st Nicola Slade 41.27. 70 metre sprint - 1st Nicola Slade 13.12. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Nicola Slade 17.83. Long jump - 1st Nicola Slade 2.50. Shot put - 1st Madison Mitchell 4.92. 10 boy 100 metre sprint - 1st Declan Kirkpatrick 16.65. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Declan Kirkpatrick 17.96. 800 metres - 1st Declan Kirkpatrick 3:20.5. Discus - 1st Declan Kirkpatrick 15.93. High jump - 1st Declan Kirkpatrick 1.06. 10 girl 100 metre sprint - 1st Rya Wade 17.34. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Trinity Turnbull 18.21. 800 metres - 1st Emily Goode 3:46.1. Discus - 1st Emily Goode 12.78. High jump - 1st Samara Clark 1.00. 11 boy 400 metres - 1st Martin Peters 1:30.8. 70 metre sprint - 1st Leigh Ibrahim 11.69. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Leigh Ibrahim 18.89. Long jump - 1st Leigh Ibrahim 3.02. Shot put - 1st Jared Maynard 6.49. 11 girl 400 metres - 1st Melody Notley 1:33.0. 70 metre sprint - 1st Melody Notley 12.12. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Melody Notley 18.99. Long jump - 1st Melody

Girl power: Keeping cool between events are Under 9 girls (from left) Brylie Dyer, Niamh Martin, Merrin Giles and Autumn Crimp.

Notley 2.51. Shot put - 1st Melody Notley 6.44. 12 boy 1500 metres - 1st Brodie Anderson 5:51.9. 200 metre sprint - 1st Brodie Anderson 33.35. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Brodie Anderson 16.79. High jump - 1st Mitchell Fallaw 1.20. Javelin - 1st Brodie Anderson 16.83. 12 girl 1500 metres - 1st Dani Sprague 6:41.6. 200 metre sprint - 1st Ciara Ryan 32.25. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Ciara Ryan 17.08. High jump - 1st Dani Sprague 0.95. Javelin - 1st Dani Sprague 10.53. 13 boy 200 metre sprint - 1st Andre Toussaint 33.37. 400 metres - 1st Andre Toussaint 1:20.7. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Andre Toussaint 18.79. Discus - 1st Andre Toussaint 25.74. Long jump - 1st Andre

Toussaint 3.75. 13 girl 200 metre sprint - 1st Stephanie Slade 40.77. 400 metres - 1st Stephanie Slade 1:37.8. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Georgia Filippi 22.73. Discus - 1st Stephanie Slade 14.41. Long jump - 1st Stephanie Slade 3.08. 14 boy 100 metre sprint - 1st Ethan Slade 13.02. 1500 metres - 1st Ethan Slade 7:25.8. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Ethan Slade 20.04. Discus - 1st Ethan Slade 16.01. Triple jump - 1st Ethan Slade 7.65. 14 girl 100 metre sprint - 1st Jade Dalton 15.58. 1500 metres 1st Imigen Langford 6:07.5. 80 metre hurdles - 1st Tegan Lowe 17.17. Discus - 1st Nicole Davis 20.12. Triple jump - 1st Jade Dalton 7.63.

Got the jump: Jenson Garnham is a nose in front of Louis Armstrong in the Under 9 boys 80 metre hurdles.

South Gippsland Bridge results Inverloch – Friday North/South: 1st Bruce and Anne Gibson and Jack Kuiper, Jean Barbour, 3rd Faye Rowlands, Pat West, 4th Phillip Chap-

man, Neville Chapman. East/West: 1st Kaye Douglas, John Sutton, 2nd John Sullivan, Alan Johnston, 3rd Althea Drew, Ann Dujela, 4th Greg

Nicholson, John Farr and Vivienne Westaway, Maureen Stiles, Note: Friday 11 is a red point event, all welcome.

Come and try motorbikes KORUMBURRA Motorcycle Club will hold their annual come and try day at Outtrim this Sunday. Club president Darrin Taylor is urging riders of any age or experience to come along, promising a safe fun-ﬁlled day. “We are expecting around about 200 people to come along, these are usually big days,” he said. “We have a big emphasis on safety; smaller kids need not be intimidated. They will be in their appropriate class, we’ll look after them.” The day often converts guest riders into members, and any new members will

receive the day’s riding free as well as free entry to the club’s Christmas event. New riders will need to ensure their bike is safe, with checks on the day to help decide whether a bike passes the test. Also available for new riders is secondhand gear for sale in the club hall. “New gear can be so expensive, so for new riders it’s generally best to buy some second hand stuff ﬁrst,” Mr Taylor said. The day will begin at 10am with a brieﬁng session before letting riders rip around the Outtrim track. There will be a full canteen open all day.

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• B GRADE DIVISION 1

Inverloch set for win

AFTER a good bowling performance Inverloch have set themselves up for a win, scoring 71 of their required 82 so far.

Only three Miners batsmen scored double ﬁgures as they were rolled in 43 overs. Joe Courtenay (3/9), Craig Dudek (3/15) and Wayne Holmes (3/19) were the heroes with the ball. Leeroy Sharrock is 37 not out for the Stingrays.

The Wonthaggi Workmens have also worked their way into the box seat in their match with OMK. Dave Dutchman (63) and Liam Sawyer (62) led the way with the bat, and while no other batsmen passed 50 there were plenty of starts. Dylan McMeekin was the best of the bowlers, taking 3/43. Father-son pair Geoff and James Forrester took ﬁve wickets between them to restrict Glen Alvie to 217 from their 75 overs. Captain Steve Nippers scored 42 with the ball to

lead the way for his side. In the other match, Phillip Island scored 8/172 from their 75 overs. John Manning (68) was the best Island performer and Zack Trease (2/23) was the Red Caps’ best.

Details INVERLOCH v WONTHAGGI MINERS 1st innings Inverloch S. Brayley b. D. Beesey .............0 L. Sharrock n.o.........................37 B. Debono lbw. b. J. Piasente..........................19 M. Anderson b. P. Owen .............................10 N. Brayley n.o. ...........................1 Extras .........................................4 Total ......................................3/71 Bowling: D. Beesey 1/10, J.

Armstrong 0/21, J. Piasente 1/10, B. Zanella 1/19, P. Owen 1/3, B. Mattock 0/5. 1st innings Wonthaggi Miners R. Jones c. N. Brayley b. W. Holmes ..........................1 D. Beesey c. W. Holmes b. J. Courtenay ......................34 B. Mattock lbw. b. J. Courtenay ........................4 J. Waters b. W. Holmes ..............1 J. Armstrong c. L .Sharrock b. M. Anderson........................1 J. Piasente c. B. Sword b. J. Courtenay .........................1 W. Howson b. W. Holmes ........12 P. Cornelis c. B. Debono b. C. Dudek .............................0 B. Zanella c&b. C. Dudek ..........3 P. Owen stp. L. Sharrock b. C. Dudek ...........................15 C. Waters n.o. .............................6 Extras .........................................4 Total .........................................82 Bowling: J. Dalmau 0/16, B.

Sword 0/10, J. Courtenay 3/9, W. Holmes 3/19, M. Anderson 1/9, C. Dudek 3/15. PHILLIP ISLAND v NERRENA 1st innings Phillip Island P. Colla c. T. Trotman b. Z. Trease...............................5 M. Francis c. C. Eva b. Z. Trease............................21 M. Manteit r.o. ......................... 11 L. Keating b. B. Croatto .............7 J. Manning r.o. .........................68 P. Francis c. B. Croatto b. J. Trease.............................14 G. Excell c. A. Harrison b. T. Clark................................2 M. Cleary lbw. b. T. Clark..........8 D. Johnston n.o. .......................19 J. Sorarti n.o. ..............................4 Extras .......................................13 Total ....................................8/172 Bowling: C. Eva 0/32, J. Trease 1/24, Z. Trease 2/23, B. Croatto 1/19, T. Lawrence 0/16, T.

Clark 2/50. WONTHAGGI WORKMENS v OMK 1st innings Wonthaggi Workmens D. Dutchman c. M. Walker b. W. Dowell .........................63 D. Turton lbw. b. D. McMeekin ......................4 D. Britt c. M. Walker b. D. McMeekin ....................14 L. Sawyer c. D. Jeffries b. D. McMeekin ....................62 M. McCall c. M Walker b. R. White ............................29 S. Osborne n.o. .........................35 A. McLean n.o. ........................46 Extras .......................................10 Total ....................................5/263 Bowling: R. White 1/82, J. Paterson 0/29, D. McMeekin 3/43, C. O’Brien 0/11, B. Maguire 0/47, W. Dowell 1/35, M. Hems 0/13. GLEN ALVIE v IMPERIALS

1st innings Glen Alvie D. Wylie r.o. .............................13 A. Russell c. A. Pellin b. L. Ballagh..........................16 A. Hamilton c. R. McGavin b. D. Johnson.........................36 D. Gilbert b. J. Forrester ..........22 S. Nippers c. J. Forrester b. D. Johnson.........................42 M. Hull stp. A. Pellin b. G. Forrester .......................23 J. Tiziani a. A. Meyer b. G. Forrester .......................19 J. Huitson b. G. Forrester .........14 A. McBride lbw. b. J. Forrester ..8 J. Hamilton r.o. ...........................0 L. McRae n.o..............................0 Extras .......................................24 Total .......................................217 Bowling: R. McGavin 0/30, L. Ballagh 1/38, J. Forrester 2/16, Z. Price 0/38, A. Curnaw 0/21, G. Forrester 3/43, M. O’Loughlin 0/8, D. Johnson 2/11.

• B GRADE DIVISION 2

Half centuries kickstart Fishy DUAL half centuries from Fish Creek/Tarwin batsmen Wayne Cocksedge and John Pouw have helped their cause as they search for victory against MDU.

Other than the two 50s the score line was very miserly for Fishy. Eventually they were bowled out for 168 from 55 overs. Matt Olden (18*) and Tyrone Zukovskis (5*) will take up the batting next week for the Demons. Tight bowling from OMK has seen them knock over Poowong/ Loch for 115 at Outtrim on Saturday. The Diggers used nine bowlers, the best of which was Daniel Wylie (3/19). Rick Carvill was Poowong/Loch’s best batsman, scoring 23. OMK are currently 1/42. Trevor Allen crafted a well made 54 against Kilcunda/Bass to give his side a good start. Along with opener Keanu Miller (19) the duo created an opening partnership of 87. Eventually the Cobra’s were bowled out for 211 and have Kilcunda/Bass 2/24 in reply.

Details KORUMBURRA v KILCUNDA-BASS 1st innings Korumburra T. Allen c. B. Jones b. M. Long.............................54 K. Miller c. B. Jones b. M. Long.............................19 C. Smith lbw. b. R. Duff ..........38 A. Balfour. T. Aplin b. J. Dakin ...............................0 M. Olden c. T. Aplin b. R. Duff ..............................38 J. Oxlee c. T. Aplin b. D Clay ...............................24 N. Allen lbw. b. B. Egeberg...........................3 H. James r.o. ...............................3 P. Dunlevie n.o. ..........................6 D. James c&b. D. Clay...............3 Extras .......................................23 Total ....................................... 211 Bowling: R. Duff 1/52, B. Egeberg 1/63, M. Long 2/24, B. Jones 0/22, J. Dakin 1/33, D. Clay 2/4. 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass T. Aplin n.o.................................9 D. Clay c. D. James b. H. James ............................13 D. Matheson b. M. Olden...........0 J. Dakin n.o. ...............................1 Extras .........................................1 Total ......................................2/24 Bowling: M. Olden 1/5, H. James 1/13, N. Allen 0/3, P. Dunlevie 0/3. FISH CREEK v MDU 1st innings Fish Creek J. Spokes c. D. Thomas b. T. Zukovskis ........................0 B. Edwards c. B. Thomas b. M. Olden ...........................10 W. Cocksedge c. L. Mercer b. B. Coulter ..........................51 J. Pouw c. B. Thoams b. L. Mercer...........................54 M. Bright c. D. Thomas b. B. Thomas ...........................0 C. Fisher b. T. Zukovskis ..........6 J. Hibberd b. B. Coulter ...........19 L. Pratt c. L. Mercer b. B. Thomas ...........................6 C. Pratt c. M. Olden

b. K. Sinclair ...........................2 L. Buckland n.o. .........................0 Extras .......................................21 Total ....................................9/168 Bowling: T. Zukovskis 2/25, L. Mercer 1/31, T. Harris 0/19, M. Olden 1/18, M. Martin 0/17, B. Thomas 2/31, B. Coulter 2/25, K. Sinclair 1/1. 1st innings MDU D. Jones c. C. Fisher b . J. Spokes ..........................10 M. Olden n.o. ...........................18 W. Prosser c. M Bright b. J. Pouw ...............................6 T. Zukovskis n.o. ........................5 Extras .......................................12 Total ......................................2/51 Bowling: J. Spokes 1/12, C. Pratt 0/10, C. Fisher 0/4, J .Pouw 1/10, J. Hibberd 0/12, L. Buckland 0/2. KOONWARRA RSL v TOWN 1st innings Koonwarra RSL P. Miller ret. hurt ......................15 G. Lomagno n.o. ......................15 T. Knox b. S. McKinnon ............0 L .Wilson n.o. .............................3 Extras .........................................8 Total ......................................1/42 Bowling: S. McKinnon 1/17, T. Hancock 0/14, V. Rawat 0/10. 1st innings Town S. Magnusson c. T. Knox b. D. Halliday ........................ 11 R. Carvill c&b. G. Adams ........23 R. Humphrey lbw. b. G. Adams.............................9 T. Hancock c. T. Knox b. G. Lomagno ......................13 G. Humphrey c. G. Lomagno b. P. Green ...............................8 V. Rawat c&b. D. Wylie ...........19 P. Carns c. ................................17 R. Brown c&b. D. Wylie ............5 S. McKinnon lbw. b. D. Wylie ...0 R. McKinnon n.o........................1 Extras .........................................9 Total ....................................... 115 Bowling: G. Lomagno 1/22, D. Wylie 3/19, P. Green 1/12, G. Admas 2/20, P. Miller 0/12, D. Halliday 1/5, G. Knox 0/14, R. Wyatt 0/8, N. Audino 1/0.

Bending his back: Leongatha Town bowler Col Bruce sends one down. Photo by Mark Drury.

Big shot: Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL’s opening batsmen Blake Moscript sends one over midwicket. Photo by Mark Drury.

C Grade Division 1

C Grade Division 2

Wonthaggi Miers 0/18 v Korumburra 178 (G. Barrett 60, S. Hall n.o. 56; T. Hamilton 2/37, G. Peters 3/35, P. Loos 3/19. A. Zanella 2/9). Nerrena 5/172 (T. Clark 53, G. Bolge r.o. 46, B. Standﬁeld 66; I. Smith 4/40) v Inverloch. Kilcunda-Bass 7/220 (S. Ashenden 45, S. Shelton 49, S. VanSteensel 75; J. Turner 3/49, C. Rigby 4/65) v Wonthaggi Workmens. Town 173 (J. Schelling 48; J. Johnston 2/38, G. Taylor 2/13) v Phillip Island.

Foster 85 (S. McLennan 7/32 v Imperials 2/79. Phillip Island 7/287 (R. Purcell 68, L. McFee 55, D. Kenter 54, P. Cashman 49; S. Opray 2/48, S. Lofthouse 3/28) v MDU Blue. Glen Alvie 51 (A. Yann 2/6, A. Ray 3/20, M. Cadwallender 3/13, B. Evans 2/3) v Wonthaggi Workmens 4/82 (A. Yann 48; R. Gossow 2/28). Koonwarra RSL 1/92 (B. Moscript 55) v KilcundaBass 42 (S. Anderson 2/5, C. Moscript 4/14). OMK won on forfeit Poowong-Loch.

Swish: Koony’s Brayden Pickersgill takes a swipe at a head-high full toss. Photo by Mark Drury.

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• A GRADE DIVISION ONE

Rigby leads ‘Burra to win IT WAS only week one of the two day matches, but Korumburra has already taken the ﬁrst innings points thanks to a brilliant century from youngster Kallon Rigby.

The 18-year-old hit boundary after boundary as the Cobras surpassed the Imperials’ score of 128. Batting ﬁrst, the Imps were led by Troy Williams (53), but few others joined the party as Anoj Katipearachchi (4/31), Ilan Osman (3/38) and Udara Weeras-

inghe (3/4) tore through their attack. The Cobras took 45 overs to dismiss the Imperials, and took to the crease for 30 of their own. Korumburra lost three wickets for nine runs before Rigby and skipper Weerasinghe (63) took control of the game. Arin DeGennaro took 3/31 from his four overs with the ball. Nerrena have also taken ﬁrst innings points in their clash with Glen Alvie. The Alvie won the toss and batted, but nothing went their way as Tim Wightman took ﬁve wickets to destroy their batting

line-up. Then, in just 16 overs at the crease, Craig Friebe smashed up 89 unbeaten runs with partner Mitch Clark (18*). Their score of 109 saw them surpass Glen Alvie’s 90. In other matches, the Wonthaggi Miners posted 9/177 in their clash with Inverloch. Kaine Smith was the top scorer with 46 not out. OMK openers Daniel Lloyd and Kris Kerr (both 6*) survived the last 16 overs of the day after knocking over the Workers for 157 at Wonthaggi. Peter Dell took four

Long shot: Imperials’ Luke Rogers sends the ball towards the boundary.

wickets for the Diggers. NERRENA v GLEN ALVIE 1st innings Nerrena M. Clark n.o. ............................18 C. Friebe n.o.............................89 Extras .........................................2 Total ....................................0/109 Bowling: D. Hales 0/40, J. Hales 0/16, B. Ould 0/31, K. Simpson 0/15, D. Williams 0/7. 1st innings Glen Alvie S. Smith c. R. Clark b. T. Wightman ........................40 S. Lowe c. C. Friebe b. R. Clark ...............................4 P. Roberts r.o. .............................9 D. Hales c. D. Symmons b. T. Wightman ........................6 D. Tiziani r.o. .............................0 W. Luke c. C. Friebe b. T. Wightman ........................5 B. Ould b. A. Trotto .................15 K. Simpson c. C. Friebe b. T. Wightman ........................0 J. Wheeler c. R. Clark b. T. Wightman ........................2 D. Williams c. M. Clark b. R. Clark ...............................3 J. Hales n.o. ................................0 Extras .........................................6 Total .........................................90 Bowling: R. Clark 2/13, A. Trotto 1/23, M. Clark 0/2, G. Murphy 0/8, T. Wightman 5/28, P. Matheson 0/13. WONTHAGGI MINERS v INVERLOCH 1st innings Wonthaggi Miners M. Donohue c. W. Rankin b. R. Thomas ...........................1 J. Andrighetto c. J. Smith b. R. Thomas ...........................0 A. Donohue c. L. Rankin b. D. Clark .............................27 P. Jordan c&b. K. Rothier ........21 M. Johnson c. W. Taberner b L. Rankin............................26 K. Smith n.o. ............................46 C. Thomas c. A. Hall b. J. Smith .............................16 B. Foon lbw. b. K. Rothier .........0 P. Burgess lbw. b. K. Rothier ......................... 11 D. Foon b. L. Rankin .............. 11 R. Birkett n.o. .............................9

Extras .........................................9 Total ....................................9/177 Bowling: R. Thomas 2/28, N. Cant 0/9, K. Rothier 2/29, L. Rankin 2/29, D. Clark 2/33, A. Hall 0/29, J. Smith 1/13. OMK v WONTHAGGI WORKMENS 1st innings OMK D. Lloyd n.o. ..............................6 K. Kerr n.o. ................................6 Extras .........................................1 Total ......................................0/13 Bowling: R. Thomas 0/6, S. Williams 0/1, J. Sheerin 0/5, G. Bolding 0/0, T. Hooper 0/0. 1st innings Wonthaggi Workmens S. Huitema r.o. ...........................7 G. Bolding c. P. Dell b. J. Cochrane........................34 G. Britt c. D. Lloyd b. B. Wyatt ..............................8 R. Thomas lbw. b. S. Checkley 17 C. Harvey b. B. Wyatt ................0 M. Thomas stp. D. Lloyd b. P. Dell ................................44 T. Hooper stp. D. Lloyd b. J. Van Rooye .......................5 J. Sheerin c. D. Lloyd b. P. Dell ................................20 J. Liddle b. P. Dell ......................0 S. Williams b. P. Dell .................0 J. Thomas n.o. ............................0 Extras .......................................12 Total .......................................147 Bowling: P. Dell 4/34, A. Meade 0/17, J. Cochrane 1/27, B. Wyatt 2/17, S. Checkley 1/6, J. Van Rooye 1/35. IMPERIALS v KORUMBURRA 1st innings Imperials G. Sauvarin c. L. Williams b. A. Katipearachchi .............23 T. Williams stp. D. Salmon b. U. Weerasinghe .................53 S. Vagg b. A. Katipearachchi .....1 M. Elliott c. D. Salmon b. A. Katipearachchi ................1 L. Rogers c. U. Weerasinghe b. I. Osman ............................23 N. Eddy c. D. Scott b. I. Osman ..............................4 M. Adkins c. K. Ribgy b. U. Weerasinghe .................10

Nice touch: MDU’s Mark LePage works the ball to the leg side. K. Gray c. U. Weerasinghe b I. Osman ...............................0 A. DeGennaro lbw. b. U. Weerasinghe ...................0 R. Higgins b. A. Katipearachchi ................2 J. Bloom n.o. ..............................2 Extras .........................................9 Total .......................................128 Bowling: A. Katipearchchi 4/31, L. Williams 0/27, D. Wyhoon 0/11, I. Osman 3/38, K. Dorman 0/14, U. Weerasinghe 3/4. 1st innings Korumburra I. Osman c. M. Elliott b. A. DeGennaro .....................2

K. Rigby c. G. Sauvarin b. K. Gray............................ 115 A. Katipearachchi c&b. A. DeGennaro.................0 J. Richards lbw. b. A. DeGennaro .....................0 U. Weerasinghe c&b. M. Elliott ......................63 D. Salmon n.o. ...........................8 D. Scott n.o. ...............................2 Extras .........................................4 Total ....................................5/194 Bowling: J. Bloom 0/31, A. DeGennaro 3/31, M. Adkins 0/20, R. Higgins 0/31, M. Elliott 1/39, N. Eddy 0/35, K .Gray 1/17.

• A GRADE DIVISION TWO

Ton for Island’s Richards PHILLIP Island’s Eli Richards has scored an unbeaten century to help his team post 7/288 against Kilcunda-Bass on Saturday.

His teammate Alex Manteit (92) fell agonisingly close to a century of his own before he fell victim to a Todd Tracey-Van Steensel delivery. The Island have set

Hit out or get out: Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL’s Ben Thomas smacks another boundary on his way to a half century. Photo by Mark Drury.

themselves up with a big chance for victory next weekend. A decision to declare may cost Poowong-Loch their match against Foster. The Tigers will be searching for their ﬁrst win in A Grade since joining the division at the start of last season. Chasing 183 for victory, Foster are 1/100 at the end of their 29 over stint at the crease. Josh Toner was the main man with the bat, scoring 64 before he was removed by Colin Knox. Earlier in the day it was Patrick Dower who led the way, taking four wickets before Poowong/ Loch declared. Three half centuries from Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL batsmen have seen them cruise to a score of 9/266. Jack Hughes was unbeaten at the end of the day on 74, while Brad Anderson scored 75 and Ben Thomas scored a quick ﬁre 50. Jake Burge was the best of the Town performers, taking 4/86 from a marathon bowling spell. Fish Creek/Tarwin are on their way to a win against MDU. After bowling the Demons out for 113, Fish Creek/Tarwin

are 1/58. KILCUNDA-BASS v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Phillip Island J. Broomhall c. S. Oates b. T. Stacey-Van Steensel ........6 B. Johnston c. S. Oates b. C. Davidson.........................6 T. Hornsby b. C. Davidson.......20 E. Richards n.o. ......................103 A. Manteit c. C Hart b. T. Stacey-Van Steensel ......92 L .Cleeland c. S. Oates b. D. Pipicelli ..........................1 S. Murdoch stp. S. Oates b. J. Dakin .............................38 A. Matthews c. M. Hellman b. J. Mahood............................7 M. Price n.o. ...............................4 Extras ....................................... 11 Total ....................................7/288 Bowling: D. Pipicelli 1/43, T. Stacey-Van Steensel 1/64, C. Davidson 2/36, M. Hellman 0/12, J. Mahood 1/49, A. Larcombe 0/46, J. Dakin 1/32. MDU v FISH CREEK 1st innings MDU M. Johnson lbw. b. N. Wilkins .........................12 M. Le Page c. J. Shaw b. D. Britton ..........................15 C. Hoober c. G. Watkins b. J. Law ................................15 R. Olden b. S. Rabbitt ..............16 C. Le Page c. J. Flanders b. J. Law ..................................4 S. Arnup c. G. Watkins b. N. Wilkins ...........................6 J. Sinclair c. G. Watkins b. J. Flanders .........................15 M. Cantwell c. N. Wilkins b. J. Flanders ...........................7 S. McRae c. M. Watkins b. J. Law ..................................7 M. Patching c&b. N. Wilkins .....1 C. Harris n.o. ..............................3 Extras .......................................12 Total ....................................... 113 Bowling: S. Rabbitt 1/28, J. Flanders 2/13, D. Britton 1/17, N. Wilkins 3/21, H. Buckland 0/19, J. Law 3/5, T. Smith 0/8.

Watchful: Koony’s Brad Anderson makes sure of this shot as he adds another run. The middle order batsman ﬁnished with 75 runs. Photo by Mark Drury. 1st innings Fish Creek G. Watkins n.o. .........................14 J. Shaw c. M. Le Page b. C. Harris ............................22 J. Law n.o. ................................20 Extras .........................................2 Total ......................................1/58 Bowling: M. Cantwell 0/12, M. Patching 0/10, C. Harris 1/24, S. Arnup 0/4, M. Le Page 0/2, S. McRae 0/4. POOWONG-LOCH v FOSTER 1st innings Poowong-Loch M. Adderley c. J. Prain b. P. Dower ............................27 C. Knox c. M .Lynch b. P. Dower ............................10 C. Fraser lbw. b. N. Vening ............................5 P. Dyer c. M. Lynch b. J. Toner ..............................17

R. Greaves c. M. Lynch b. P. Dower ............................63 G. Poynton c. N. Vening b. P. Dower ............................34 S. Jenkins n.o. ..........................16 A .Jenkins n.o. ............................0 Extras ....................................... 11 Total ....................................6/182 Bowling: P. Dower 4/61, J. Prain 0/30, F. Griggs 0/15, N. Vening 1/15, J. Toner 1/26, S. Lanyon 0/31. 1st innings Foster M. Lynch n.o. ...........................13 J. Toner c. R. Greaves b. C. Knox .............................64 S. Westaway n.o. ......................20 Extras .........................................3 Total ....................................1/100 Bowling: A. Jenkins 0/23, R. Greaves 0/40, S. Jenkins 0/12, D. Brain 0/9, C. Knox 1/16.

TOWN v KOONWARRA RSL 1st innings Koonwarra RSL Total ....................................9/266 Bowling: A. Hickey 3/38, J. Schelling 1/53, W. Turner 0/19, J. Burge 4/86, C. Bruce 0/16, M. Borschman. 0/43.

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Yacht club’s season opened IN BLUSTERY wet conditions on Sunday October 30 with the sun reluctantly shining for short spurts, the member for Bass, Ken Smith MP, along with over 80 others attended the Cowes Yacht Club ofﬁcial opening of the 2011 season.

The Commodore, Glenn Plymin welcomed all present to the club for the blessing and 54th Opening and Sail Past of the Fleet. Mr Plymin told how the club had successfully purchased a new pacer, increased community involvements in various ways including support to Amanda Drennan’s swim around Phillip Island and a Nippers Day which attracted over 200 children to name a few. A Newhaven College Sail Day was another of the club’s success stories, with many girls attending and all having an exciting day, being introduced to sailing and learning the basics. Cowes Yacht Club has introduced sponsorship packages to assist with funding for club activities, the purchase of equipment, training gear and other club expenses. Mr Plymin thanked the committee for their hard work in getting all these programs up and running and for their support and enthusiasm which has ensured the club has a bright future. After entertainment by the Burns family and friends with their version of sailing, the Blessing of the Fleet was conducted by Reverend Peter Jewell from Cowes Uniting Church with the choir led by Mr John Perrin and accompa-

nied by organist Mrs Nylma Carruthers. Following the National Anthem The Hon. Ken Smith MP told the packed clubroom how it was great to see how the club has included so many kids in their programs and how training, activities and social days were being planned to be inviting to younger people so the club can continue to grow its young membership, sailing into the future. Mr Smith also stated the Hastings Port was going to go ahead. “It has been decided that this port would be the container port of Victoria to cope with the quadrupling of the number of containers coming into Victoria in the next 10 years,” Mr Smith said. “There has been a lot of thought put into the planning of this port. There will be a lot more shipping in the bay, not that yachts go into the shipping lanes but with consultation with all groups using the waters the government will take into account all contributing factors to ensure the environment is safe for all”. The Port of Hastings Authority will be established in 2012. The process to get the port up and running will take 10-15 years. Mr Smith ofﬁcially opened the season which was to be followed by the Sail Past and a short yacht race but due to inclement weather was cancelled. Instead, afternoon tea was served and everyone had the opportunity to enjoy the afternoon inside. The Cowes Yacht Club has an extensive website which is updated regularly where information on membership, training, the sailing calendar and much more can be found. The Commodore, Mr

Important men: Rear Commodore Mr Russell Newman, Commodore Mr Glenn Plymin, Member for Bass Ken Smith MP and immediate past Commodore Mr Ian Samuels. Glenn Plymin and Rear Commodore, Mr Russell Newman and immediate past Commodore Mr Ian Samuels are passionate about sailing and the Cowes Yacht Club. They are always looking for new members, both juniors and seniors and are increasing their community involvement and public awareness. Mr Smith congratulated the group on their great club house and facilities and said how he looks forward to continuing the long term friendship he has forged with the club over the many years he has been invited to open the season.

Leongatha confirms Thursfield signing IT DIDN’T take long for former Richmond full-back Will Thursfield to find a new role in football after officially retiring from the AFL two weeks ago. And nor should it have. The 25-year-old defender is in the prime of his career after working his way up from rookie status at the Tigers. He has been confirmed as the Leongatha Parrots new coach, and along with former Richmond teammate and new assistant coach, Tas Clingen, will be looking to take the local side to new heights.

Clingen, 22, has played at Wangaratta since 2009 after leaving the Tigers. Speculation the club was also chasing former Richmond and St Kilda footballer Adam Pattison was quickly quashed. Leongatha president Mal Mackie was rapt with the signing of Thursfield, saying his input will be invaluable despite never holding a coaching role elsewhere. “We wanted someone of a high profile with AFL experience, so we’re glad to have Will,” Mr Mackie said. “He won’t be Mick Malthouse in five minutes, we know that. But what he can bring to us as a footballer with

different ideas and structures will be extremely helpful.” With Thursfield signed the Parrots are now looking to put pen to paper with coaches in the other three football grades. Mr Mackie expects those names to be confirmed within the near future. Thursfield, as well as the other three coaches will be at the club’s meet the coaches session on Sunday, November 13. Senior training is expected to begin in early December, with four sessions to be carried out before the Christmas break.

• ALLAMBEE MIRBOO & DISTRICT TENNIS

Big weekend of tennis FINE weather for this round.

A Grade matches were a 6/3 result. Games varied 10 games to Korumburra against Gold, 14 games separated the other two matches. In A Reserve Baromi and Leongatha had big wins against Mardan and Hallston.There were some good sets and a tie-breaker in each match. Outtrim won by a game over Koony, a tie-breaker and a 7/5 helped them over the line. Berrys Creek scored a win over Korumburra. They were all good sets in this match. Baromi had a good social game and a win against Mardan in B Grade. Korumburra were pleased with the win over Foster, two tie-breakers went Foster’s way, another went to Korumburra. Outtrim won the points against Koony. Outtrim won a 7/5, Koony won the tiebreaker. A good day in all grades.

Results A Grade: Korumburra

6.60, Leongatha Gold 3.50; Baromi 6.63, Koonwarra 3.48; Leongatha North 6.65, Leongatha Green 3.51. A Reserve: Baromi 8.53, Mardan 1.23; Leongatha 8.54, Hallston 1.26; Outtrim 5.45, Koonwarra 4.44; Berrys Creek 6.47, Korumburra 3.43. B Grade: Outtrim 6.50, Koonwarra 3.33; Korumburra 5.51, Foster 4.35; Baromi 5.41, Mardan 4.29.

Ladders A Grade Leongatha North...................33.5 Leongatha Green ..................28.5 Koonwarra ............................27.0 Baromi ...................................25.5 Leongatha Gold ......................24.5 Korumburra ............................24.0 A Reserve Koonwarra ............................35.0 Baromi ...................................33.0 Leongatha ..............................29.5 Outtrim ..................................29.0 Berrys Creek ...........................29.0 Korumburra ............................27.5 Mardan ....................................21.0 Hallston ...................................16.0 B Grade Baromi ...................................32.0 Outtrim ..................................31.0 Korumburra..........................29.5 Koonwarra ............................27.5 Mardan ....................................23.5 Foster ......................................21.5

Mens and ladies doubles tournament The weather was ﬁne for the doubles tournament held on Sunday. Not a lot of entries but those that played enjoyed the day. Good to see players pairing up with other clubs. A Grade: Men: Justin Krohn, Sam Wilson; runners-up Ben Webb, Frank Dekker. Ladies: Bronwyn and Angie Williams (mother and daughter); runners-up Lauren Snell, Wendy Gervasi. A Reserve: Men: Neil Odgers, Greg Edwards; runners-up Jason Comrie, Ray Pickering. Ladies: Susan and Nicole Clark (mother and daughter); runners-up Belinda Whiteside, Nicole Dudman. B Grade: Men: Chris Amor, Craig Brown; runners-up Brayden and Connor Krohn (brothers). Good that young players did well. Well done to the organisers, only a small entry but all sections have to be set up. Trophies are to be awarded at the presentation night at the end of the season.

A mens winners: Justin Krohn and Sam Wilson. A ladies winners: Ange and Bronwyn Williams.

A Reserve ladies winners: Nicole and Susan Clark.

A Reserve mens winners: Greg Edward and Neil Odgers.

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Hayward is Australian champ By Isaac McCallum

THEY say practice makes perfect, and Koonwarra’s Brett Hayward may just be living proof. After two years of tampering with his self-built car, Hayward took home the outright Australian hill climb championship title at Bryant Park in Yallourn last weekend. In a stunning effort for local racing, he beat home Leongatha’s Greg Ackland, second, and Ruby’s Glen White, 11th. After taking out the Victorian, South Australian and record breaking Queensland titles, the national championship proves his status as the best hill climb driver in the country. “I guess I’m going to have a bit of a target on my back now,” Hayward said. The racing tragic designed his car in 2009, ﬁtted with a 1600cc Suzuki Kielbasa engine built by Phil Tainton Racing, and has been tampering with it in his shed at home for two years. “I’ve done a lot of driving in it in the past two years which has helped me get an idea of what I need to change to improve the car,” he said. “I’ve put a lot of time into testing and developing the car, and also the more you drive the better you’re going to get.”

Champion: Brett Hayward takes on a corner in the hee Australian Championship last weekend, and inset, t t, receiving the 2011 Australian championship troophy from John Bryant, Gippsland Car Club. Photo to courtesy of Elgee Words and Pictures.

Making his car lighter has been a key feature of Hayward’s ability to hit higher speeds, and it was especially significant when he beat home rival Ackland by a mere five hundredths of a second. Hayward sited stupidity, quickly replaced by bravery, as the key to succeeding in hill climb events. “It’s pretty scary sometimes, flying around these corners after going over steep crests. Even when you know they’re there they can still creep up on you,” he said. “I had a near miss on Saturday and I thought I was done, but luckily I had enough time to fix the car up and go again.” But fortune has favoured his bravery, with Hayward hurtling around the track quicker than anyone else all year. He broke the Queensland record, and wasn’t far away from the fastest South Australian time as he beat home the current record holder, Peter Gumley. But his competitive nature hasn’t seen him lose any friends along the way, with Hayward often staying at rivals’ houses before race meetings. “I get on pretty well with all of the guys we race against. I’ve stayed over with them, and they’ve done the same here,” he said. “It’s good to be able to go there and have friends to see.”

Mathew’s big Victory MATHEW Lowe had a dream meeting with some of his idols at the first Melbourne soccer derby of the 2011/2012 ALeague season.

The Wonthaggi Soccer Club player was part of the Gippsland Academy of Sport soccer program and is a keen Victory supporter. He was named as a train-on for the Under 14 boys Country state team in 2011, and will once again feature for the Gippsland Knights in the VCL with the Under 15 boys. A points system was put in place to reward good behaviour throughout the Academy program, and Mathew was the deserving winner thanks to his excellent attendance, commitment, discipline and attitude towards developing himself in all areas of his game. Melbourne Victory wanted to congratulate Mathew on his great achievements this year and was more than happy to donate free tickets to Mathew and his whole family for the A-League’s most exciting match. One of the regular features at the end of many Academy training sessions were full ﬁeld Heart and Victory matches, which among other things was designed to help promote the brand of Australian

soccer and support for the A-League, where many of the academy players are hoping to play one day in the future. Mathew, who is very polite and quietly spoken, says that his ambition in soccer is to “make the A-League, and hopefully play for Melbourne Victory because that’s my favourite team.” It just so happened that support for Melbourne’s two A-League clubs was split almost exactly down the middle, and so whenever numbers permitted, players would line up against each other and put into practice what they had been focusing on earlier in the session, but with a bit more spice and extra motivation to raise the quality of play and enjoyment. There was fantastic attacking soccer on show, some great goals, and even some last minute excitement with Victory coming from behind to secure a 4-3 win in the dying seconds. “It was great fun to play the Heart v Victory games,” Mathew said. “The Academy program was really good, I learnt a lot and met new friends.” Melbourne Victory would once again like to congratulate Mathew and all of the Gippsland Academy players, and looks forward to seeing some of them featuring in Victory colours in the near future.

Future Victory: Wonthaggi’s Mathew Lowe with players from his favourite soccer team, the Melbourne Victory. Mathew hopes to play for the Melbourne side one day.

Olympic dreams

Continued from page 64. “Noosa sort of kicked off my training. It wasn’t ideal to race after I’d rested, but I wanted to see where I was at,” she said. “I don’t enjoy running unﬁt, so it’s always good motivation. Now I’m ready to knuckle down until March.” As McKnight returns to training, she has begun using one of the region’s most valued tourist attractions. “I love training down here. We’re very spoilt with the rail trail and soft grass,” she said. “I don’t run a lot on concrete. It’s

important I do a bit on the track just so I’m prepared to compete.” And while the running enthusiast admits sometimes finding motivation can be a struggle, even for her, McKnight relishes the helping hand of fiancée Brad Hutchison – well known as being one of the fittest footballers in the Alberton Football League. “Brad is a fantastic support. If you’ve got someone in front of you you’ll always chase harder. I’ve got a guy who helps pace me through my sessions when Brad can’t,” she said. McKnight’s training isn’t only confined to running, with plenty of

work in the gym, heart rate monitoring and track sessions to accompany the work on the run. And of course there are tactics, which play a huge role in the outcome of important races. “It’s all very tactical. Most of the year we spend trying to run as fast as we can,” McKnight said. “Then it comes to championships and things like that where the result is all that matters. A lot of the girls that do make it are fast and strong, but they also get their tactics right.” The countdown to the London Olympics is well underway, with 262 days until the opening ceremony.

Mikaela’s flying Continued from page 64. “We are looking at the events as a great experience for Mikaela, it’s a great step for her, it gives her the drive to keep going” Freya said. Mikaela is in Year 7 at Leongatha Secondary College and turns 14 in June, 2012; three months after the trials. Mikaela is a member of both the Leongatha and Traralgon Swimming Clubs, dividing her time between both venues. One of Leongatha’s swimming coaches, Matt Pickersgill ﬁrst noticed her potential. “I ﬁrst saw Mikaela at regionals and while she swam extremely well, she needed help off the blocks,” Matt said. “I encouraged her to join the club and both myself and Caroline Bissett have de-

veloped her swimming.” Wishing to further improve her training Mikaela was encouraged to join the Traralgon Swimming Club and she has been coached there by head coach Brian Ford and Ben Geard. Mikaela’s parents are so supportive of their daughter, they own a house in both towns. Mikaela is up well before the birds and off to the gym and early swimming practice with her Mum acting as driver. Traralgon is afﬁliated with Swimming Victoria so Mikaela can compete in any of their meets, usually on a Sunday. Mikaela has already tasted success with a silver at the Country Shortcourse Championships last August and, judging by her training regime, is set to improve on recent success.

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Bound for glory Looking forward: Kaila McKnight has set her sights on the London Olympics.

Words of wisdom: Leongatha swimming coach Matt Pickersgill chats with Mikaela Cornelissen at training in Leongatha last Thursday.

Olympic dreams Mikaela’s flying By Isaac McCallum MAKING it into an Olympic team has been a dream of Leongatha’s Kaila McKnight since she was a little girl. But as the dream comes closer to reality, just getting to the world’s biggest stage won’t be enough. Kaila has recently returned home after competing in the 1500 metre race at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, Korea. “I was thrilled to make the Commonwealth Games team (in 2010), but once you make the team you just want to get better. “In Delhi (Commonwealth Games) I wasn’t out of the heats, in the World Champs I made the semi finals, so my aim would be to at least make the final in London.” And while the 25-year-old is certainly not getting ahead of herself, already having her A qualifier means a top two finish in the selection trials

in March will see her in the team. But the desire to succeed, and the ability to push herself over long distances has seen McKnight tackle the 5km event as well. “I was due to come home but I was invited to compete in the 5km event in New York’s Fifth Avenue so I couldn’t turn that down,” she said. “I was quite ﬁt so we thought I could run a time close to an Olympic qualiﬁer. We thought if I could keep up for 4.5km I may have a better sprint.” McKnight ran just shy of the required qualifying time, and although she believes she can run faster, her time was still the best by an Australian woman this season. Not bad for a girl who’d never run that far on a track before. She raced another 5km event last weekend in Noosa, and while three weeks rest was not the ideal preparation, McKnight placed sixth and found a reason to dive back into structured training. Continued on page 63.

By Tony Giles LEONGATHA swimmer Mikaela Cornelissen has qualified for the Australian Olympic trials in the 50 metres butterfly after swimming a personal best time of 29.67 recently. Mikaela was swimming for the Traralgon Swimming Club at the Victoria Centre Classic at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Sunday, October 30. Mikaela and her delighted parents Steve and Freya were over the moon to hear the news that she will swim in the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide in March 2012. These trials also double as the Australian Open Swimming championships. There are still hopes that Mikaela may even swim the 100 metre fly at the trials, having come extremely close to the qualifying time in that

event with a current personal best of 1.07.5 For someone who is only 13 and has swum competitively for only 2½ years, that’s an incredible achievement. Realistically Mikaela will probably not qualify for the London Olympics, but the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014 or the Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil in 2016 are distinct possibilities. Mikaela will also compete in a number of events in the Australian Aged Championships in Brisbane in April, 2012. This includes the 50 and 100 metre ﬂy, and the 50m and 100 m freestyle. Mikaela is ticking off every achievement as it comes but is certainly not getting too far ahead of herself! Mum, Freya, told The Star that the fact that she got there (to the Olympic trials) is a real spur for Mikaela and she was absolutely rapt with the result. Continued on page 63.