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SILAGE EVERYWHERE Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, Eastern Victoria Region MLC Danny O’Brien, Great Southern Rail Trail committee of management member Bruce Beatson, South Gippsland Shire Cr Mohya Davies and council CEO Tim Tamlin cheered the funding announcement for the completion of the Black Spur section of the rail trail.

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Pedal power Rail trail missing link to be completed By Sarah Vella THE completion of the Black Spur section of the Great Southern Rail Trail is expected to inject $1.9 million into the South Gippsland economy annually. Funding for the project was announced last Thursday at the Koonwarra

Recreation Reserve by Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan. The State Government will provide $1.3 million towards the $1.85 million project and the remaining $550,000 will be provided by South Gippsland Shire Council. Tenders are expected to be sought soon, with construction anticipated to begin during summer.

The project is predicted to be finished by December 2015. Mr Ryan said the completion of the 2.6 km section of trail between Koonwarra and Meeniyan would create a continuous 69 km route between Leongatha and Welshpool. “When we started off the trail in Leongatha in 1997, it seemed like an impossible dream to have the trail running all

the way through to Welshpool,” he said. “The Black Spur section will be carried out in two stages, with the first stage to include the construction of new bridges.” Stage two will connect the end of the second trestle bridge and picnic area to the existing trail at Minns Road. Around 70 per cent of the existing trestle bridges will remain with a new

surface, while the remaining 30 per cent will be replaced. Stage one work will consist of demolition and reconstruction of two historic bridges spanning the Black Spur Creek, the construction of a 130m connecting trail between the two bridges, and the construction of a picnic area and viewing location at the end of the second bridge. Continued on page 4.

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FIX CRIGHTONS HILL & SAVE LIVES

Petition speaks Crightons Hill works brought forward By Brad Lester COMMUNITY concern over the high number of fatalities and accidents causing serious injury at Crightons Hill, Leongatha, has prompted $3.8 million worth of roadworks to start earlier than planned. Deputy Premier Peter Ryan last week said additional signs and rumble strips would be installed and trees removed at Crightons Hill. VicRoads would also review current speed advisory signs. The works were not due to be undertaken for 15

months’ but that timeline was revised in the wake of a community petition calling for road safety improvements at Crightons Hill. The petition was initiated by the Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and The Star newspaper in the wake of the death of a 17 year old Mirboo North girl at Crightons Hill on September 1. Her death was the fourth in four years on the hill, where about 20 accidents resulting in serious injuries have also occurred during the same period. The petition has received more than 1209 signatures to date. The petition has called

for flashing warning signs and/or for the speed limit at Crightons Hill to be reduced to 80km/h, and for the hill to be bypassed in the long term. Mr Ryan said, “The safety upgrade will include the installation of rumble strips along the centre line designed to make noise and alert motorists veering onto the wrong side of the road. “In addition to reduced speed advisory signs already in place, VicRoads is working to identify the best location for additional warning signs along the two kilometre stretch of road. “VicRoads will review the existing signage to

ensure the appropriate advisory speed limits are in place and the signs are in the best locations. “The safety improvements at Crightons Hill will begin in the next four weeks and will go some way to address community concerns about that particular section of the road.” Mr Ryan said other additional works along the remaining eight kilometers of road would be carried out in the next 15 months as planned. “The safety works include the removal of trees and the installation of safety barriers,” he said. Mr Ryan said according

to VicRoads, traffic volume on the Strzelecki Highway had increased steadily over the past 15 years, making the road a priority for future planning. The petition was presented to Mr Ryan, the Gippsland South MLA, and Eastern Victoria Region MLC Danny O’Brien last Thursday by chamber secretary/treasurer Sandra Fleming and The Star’s editor Brad Lester. Mr Ryan was due to present the petition to the parliament clerk yesterday (Monday) and it is expected to be tabled in parliament on Tuesday, October 14. He believed the petition would have an impact on road safety at Crightons Hill. “A petition of this dimension is invariably talked about. If road debate arises (in parliament), I will take the opportunity to speak about the matter,” he said. “The petition will be relevant to the discretion of VicRoads in how it allocates the funding that comes to it. VicRoads has to make a lot of the assessments in compet-

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Plea for safety works: Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan (left) receives the Crightons Hill petition from The Great Southern Star editor Brad Lester and Leongatha Chamber of Commerce and Industry secretary/treasurer Sandra Fleming last Thursday at Crightons Hill, Leongatha. They were joined by Eastern Victoria MLC Danny O’Brien (right).

only about 20 per cent of cases,” he said. Mr Ryan said the government was investing $1 billion over 10 years for the Safer Road Infrastructure Program, which was on top of more than $500 million it was investing this year for roads maintenance.

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Leukaemia funds reach $10,000 WONTHAGGI’s Light the Night for the Leukaemia Foundation was a huge success on Friday night. The community raised $10,000 for the charity. Organiser Amber Morrissey said she was overwhelmed with the community support, as her goal was to reach $6000. The walk around the guide park was led by Madeline and Justine Margetts. Madeline and Justine’s sister Peta suffered from leukaemia and passed away in 2009. The 17 year old was a beloved Leongatha girl. The community walked with gold, blue and white lanterns which symbolised remembering a loved one, the journey and supporting others. Children were entertained on the night with a jumping castle, face painting and guest appearances from Dora the Explorer, Elmo and Elsa. The dressed up characters were provided by Bass Coast Character Mascots. Market stalls were also available to browse. Amber would like to give a special thank you to the SES, police, CFA and ambulance members for their support on the night.

Right, In memory: Wonthaggi’s Amber Morrissey (centre) organised the Light the Night charity event in Wonthaggi for the Leukaemia Foundation and was supported by Madeline (left) and Justine Margetts. The gold lanterns symbolise remembering a loved one.

Special visit: Arwen Baker and Oscar Riley were excited to see Dora the Explorer at Light the Night on Friday in Wonthaggi.

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Pedal power Continued from page 1 Stage two will include reconstruction of a 146m bridge that spans the Tarwin River, the construction of a 170m connecting trail between two bridges, and the construction of an 800m connecting trail between bridge three and Minns Road. Mr Ryan paid tribute to the people who had made the completion of the trail possible, particularly council, and past and present members of the rail trail committee of management. “It is a great opportunity to realise and celebrate the contribution made to the community by volunteers,” he said. “The Great Southern Rail Trail is a major asset to the South Gippsland region, attracting tourists, supporting local businesses and improving health and wellbeing of local residents.” Completing the missing link in the rail trail is expected to provide more than $1.9 million in annual economic benefits to the region through tourism related business opportunities, employment and new attractions. “The rail trail in its current form has surpassed the expectations of many and with the completion of this small part, it will provide a boost to the local economy, which fundamentally is what it’s all about,” Mr Ryan said. “It is a great project and we are delighted to support it. It is an absolute champion for our region.” South Gippsland Shire Council mayor councillor James Fawcett said the rail trail was a wonderful asset for tourism, as well as general health and wellbeing.

“The number of people using the trail is increasing every year. Completing the trail will mean a greater experience for those visiting the shire,” he said. The rail trail is governed in part by a committee of management, members of which have been campaigning to ‘close the gap’ since the Leongatha to Koonwarra section opened in 1997. Current president Neville Pulham said the announcement of funding for the trail was a momentous occasion and likened it to winning Tattslotto. “It is going to be great to close the gap, and we look forward to the prospect of continuing the trail all the way to Yarram,” he said. “One of the most common complaints about the trail is the missing Black Spur section. Fixing it will be like opening a flood gate, it has been holding visitors back. “We often get phones calls to ask if it had been opened yet.” Eastern Victoria Region MLC Danny O’Brien welcomed the investment and commended the rail trail committee for its work. “Extending the rail trail has been a high priority for the Coalition Government, the community and the committee of management, and thanks to this investment we will now complete another vital link in this impressive rail trail,” he said. “This Black Spur leg will consolidate the entire length of the rail trail between Leongatha and Welshpool, and represents the realisation of a long held vision for the Great Southern Rail Trail.”

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Roads millions for shires

By Brad Lester

SOUTH Gippsland and Bass Coast shire councils will share in $14 million from the Federal Government towards roads. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss last week confirmed he would write to all councils to advise each of its share of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $2.1 billion injection into Roads to Recovery over the 2014-

15 to 2018-19 period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, the Australian Government is allocating $350 million to councils under Roads to Recovery,â&#x20AC;? Mr Truss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are also making good on our commitment to double Roads to Recovery funding next year, to $700 million, which we announced in the 2014 Federal Budget. This will greatly assist local councils in being able to meet local construction and repair needs.â&#x20AC;? South Gippsland Shire Council will receive $10 million. Projects funded for the 2014-15 fi-

nancial year are: â&#x20AC;˘ Henrys Road, Nyora (road reconstruction) - $523,681 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3501 square metres of road will be reconstructed including kerb and channel, drainage and road pavement; â&#x20AC;˘ Victory Avenue, Foster (road reconstruction) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $729,750 - 4380 square metres of be reconstructed including kerb and channel, drainage, footpath and road pavement; â&#x20AC;˘ Leongatha Industrial Estate (road rehabilitation)- 1600 square metres of road pavement will be rehabilitated including some drainage; and

â&#x20AC;˘ Stewarts Road, Outtrim (reseal) - $127,355 - 4.1km of road will be resealed. Bass Coast Shire Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general manager infrastructure, Felicity Sist, said its shire would receive about $4 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are happy to see that the Federal Government has made a commitment to continue roads to recovery funding for another four years,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Council will be receiving $664,642 in 2014-15 which is a slight increase on the allocation from last year

($660,116). The overall allocation for the four year period of approximately $4 million is an additional $575,000 on the previous four year allocation, which we welcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would always welcome more as there is a gap in how much we need to do and how much we can fund overall for road maintenance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The 2014-15 allocation for roads to recovery will be spent on renewing Grandview Grove, Cowes and Loch-Wonthaggi Road/Baum Road to Grantville Glen Alvie Road in Ryanston.â&#x20AC;?

SES to the rescue

By Brad Lester

THE volunteers of the Inverloch State Emergency Service is better equipped to rescue stricken mariners.

Modern times: Inverloch State Emergency Service deputy controller Rod Phillips (left) with Paynesville Marine Electronicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chris Bennett and Frank De Vries, installing new equipment in the SESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; open water rescue boat.

High definition radar was last week installed on the unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open water rescue boat, making the shoreline more visible at night. Bigger screens were fitted and an auto-pilot unit was added, giving the true position of the boat at any stage. A new depth sounder will enable SES members to see obstacles below the waterline and even locate a sunken boat.

The work was undertaken by Paynesville Marine Electronics. The businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Frank De Vries said the equipment would enable to the SES to respond to emergencies quicker by aiding navigation through channels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The existing gear was about four generations old and there have been some dramatic changes since then,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the safety of the crew so it can have a quicker response, because it is always working in challenging conditions.â&#x20AC;? Inverloch SES deputy controller Rod Phillips said the equipment was sorely needed.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The volunteers can get out and get the job done, and get home to their families,â&#x20AC;? he said. The equipment was funded by grants and volunteer fundraising. Mr Phillips is also in the midst of installing a new kitchen in the SES unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shed in Bear Street. During last Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wild winds, the unit received four call-outs to remove fallen trees that had blocked or impeded access to roads. Trees were removed from Millars Road and Inverloch-Venus Bay Road at Pound Creek, and Bass Highway at Leongatha South.

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The importance of a smile, with Dr. Dean Kim. South Gippsland Dentalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dr. Dean Kim speaks with us to discuss the importance of your smile, and ways that you can improve your smile. Tell us a bit about yourself Dr. Kim, and your background in dentistry. I am a general dentist at Leongathaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South Gippsland Dental. I have a dental degree from the University of Otago, with credit. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an active member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the Australian Dental Association. At South Gippsland Dental I concentrate on providing comprehensive functional and aesthetic dentistry, where we provide a range of treatments such as comprehensive orthodontics, implants, crowns, bridges, and veneers. What is the importance of a beautiful smile? Your smile plays a major role in how you perceive yourself, as well as in the impressions you make on the people around you. Surveys have shown that a beautiful smile is what both men and women find most attractive in other people, more than any other physical features. A beautiful smile makes a great first impression. It is one of

attractive, successful, and healthy.

Misaligned, badly shaped, dicolored, crooked or missing teeth, on the other hand, may not only perceived by others to be unattractive and unhealthy, but literally drag the face down.This in turn affects a person's overall appearance, and how people perceive you as a person. There is a close correlation between form and function. Discolored, decayed, maligned, worn down, chipped, or broken teeth may not only look unattractive, but can be a visible sign of active disease process, disharmonious bite and jaw relationships. How can we improve our smile? Teeth bleaching or whitening is usually the most conservative way to brighten up your smile for cleaner, healthier appearance. It can be done in both the dentist's chair (in office bleaching) and at home with a customised tray (home bleaching). The best results can be attained by combining both in-office and home bleaching together. Orthodontics reposition teeth into better alignment over time, to give more even and harmonious appearance and bite. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change the colour or individual shape of teeth. Well aligned teeth are easier to keep clean and distribute the biting forces evenly, which helps to keep your teeth and gums healthy for

longer. Orthodontic treatments can be given utilising either traditional metal brackets and wires, clear ceramic brackets, or removable clear aligners which can be much more aesthetic. Veneers are facings that are placed on the visible surfaces of the teeth to drastically improve the colour and shape of tooth. Some minor correction of alignment and gaps between teeth can be achieved when a number of teeth are treated with veneer. The modern dental techniques and materials allow a minimally invasive approach in veneer treatments, to drastically improve the appearance of the smile in one or two visits. There are also other options for our patients such as bonding, facial injectables, implants and bridges.

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Falls officially opened THE upgrades to visitor facilities at Agnes Falls Scenic Reserve were officially opened last Thursday by Deputy Premier Peter Ryan.

economy. “I must acknowledge the work of the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, South Gippsland Shire Council, Parks Victoria and the Friends of Agnes Falls,” he said. He reserved particular praise for the Friends of the Agnes Falls’ Kathy Whelan. “Kathy is a wonderful ambassador for Agnes Falls and her passion for the place is infectious,” he said. Eastern Victoria Region MLC Danny O’Brien welcomed the upgrade at Agnes Falls and acknowledged new partnership with Corrections Victoria. He said Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place at Won Wron, a community corrections centre for Koori men, would be involved in the ongoing maintenance of the tourism site. “The project really shows environmental partnerships in action and demonstrates the many benefits of using local knowledge and developing relationships beyond the park boundary,” he said.

The State Government invested $195,000 to provide the upgrades to the park. “Agnes Falls Scenic reserve is home to a spectacular waterfall that cascades over a series of rocks over a 59 metre drop,” Mr Ryan said. “Tourists and locals already know Agnes Falls is a spectacular place for a picnic or a short walk, and the upgraded facilities will help attract more visitors to the wonderful tourist attraction.” The new facilities include a picnic shelter with tables, toilets, new signage and there are plans for a new lookout over the picturesque park. Mr Ryan said the upgrades at the park will enhance the reserve and attract more visitors which will deliver benefits for the local

Rotunda open: Deputy Premier Peter Ryan was joined by Eastern Victoria Region MLC Danny O’Brien, South Gippsland Shire Council’s Cr Mohya Davies, Friends of Agnes Falls’ Kathy Whelan and Peter Lee, and Parks Victoria’s Graeme Baxter at the official opening of Agnes Falls’ new facilities last Thursday.

No wrongdoing By Brad Lester THE Federal Government is satisfied Bald Hills Wind Farm has not cleared vegetation illegally.

Nice drop: Jonathon Stevenson from Parks Victoria, Graeme Baxter, Cr Mohya Davies, Kathy Whelan, Danny O’Brien, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan and Peter Lee admired the magnificence of Agnes Falls during their visit last Thursday.

Eastern Victoria Region MLC Danny O’Brien said he had been informed by the government that wind farm contractors had not illegally removed vegetation along the powerline route between the wind farm and the switching station at Leongatha South. Residents were outraged by the amount of vegetation cleared from roadsides around Tarwin Lower.

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Step forward for Phillip Island PHILLIP Island is on the way to independence. Residents were thrilled to hear the state government’s announcement to review local government’s service provision, infrastructure and investment last week. Liberal Party candidate for Bass Brian Paynter said the review would determine whether Phillip

Island was receiving an equitable allocation of funding and services for the rate revenue base. “We are very pleased the state government has actually done it,” Phillip Island Progress Association’s (PIPA) Stephen Fullarton said. “The government has finally acknowledged the fact Phillip Island is too important for international

tourism to witness its demise.” Stephen said PIPA expects the review to reveal the lack of spending on Phillip Island and justify their call for de-amalgamation. “Phillip Island can regain its independence and be in control of its own destiny,” he said. “We’ve had 20 years of Bass Coast Shire deci-

Railyard carpark hopes THE Leongatha railyard will finally be used for parking.

“We recognise what a key site it is so we are keen in the longer term to have the site used as best as it could be,” he said. A VicTrack spokesperson said council has expressed interest in leasing or purchasing the land. “The transport department has been approached to clear the land for lease or sale. Talks are also being held with the tourist heritage railway group,” the spokesperson said.

South Gippsland Shire Council has been in discussions with VicTrack – the State Government agency that owns the land – to use part of it for parking. Whether the whole site will be used in the long run remains uncertain said council’s economic development coordinator Ken Fraser.

sions negatively impacting on Phillip Island. We don’t want that anymore.” Stephen said there needs to be a vast improvement of the presentation of Phillip Island so residents can feel pride in their island and to increase the hub of international tourism. Mr Paynter said the review would also look at the level of state government investment on the Island, which is one of Victoria’s and Australia’s major destinations for overseas and domestic holidaymakers. The Island is home to world renowned surf beaches, nature parks and the iconic penguin parade. “Broadening the review to include the amount of

state government investment on the Island will help the government identify, in partnership with the community and council, a range of future priorities that together we can work towards,” Mr Paynter said. Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Neil Rankine said council is pleased to see the review go ahead and hopes the study will provide information stating council is capable of servicing every town in the shire. “We don’t necessarily think funding has been inadequate,” he said. “We are really pleased the state government is on board.” Cr Rankine said he

allocation of resources, services and capital investment and I applaud it for this,” Mr Paynter said. Mr Paynter also praised the role of Minister for Local Government Tim Bull, who has met with representatives of PIPA and council to discuss their concerns and identify a positive way to support the community. Mr Bull said the Victorian Coalition Government would contribute financially to the review and would also provide in kind support through Local Government Victoria to ensure the appropriate oversighting and independence of the review.

was disappointed the state government only approached PIPA and selected media outlets with its announcement and council was left in the dark. “We are in a partnership with the state government and this didn’t show it,” he said. Council will hold a meeting with PIPA on the morning of its next annual meeting. Mr Paynter welcomed council’s support for the review. “Bass Coast Shire Council has indicated its willingness to explore the concerns of residents and ratepayers on Phillip Island and review the

New path for Poowong SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council crews will start work this week to construct a new footpath in Poowong. The path will be built on the west side of Drouin Road, from Nyora Road to the Drouin Road gate of the recreation reserve.

The project will cost $43,000, drawn from the Capital Works budget. Council’s coordinator of engineering services Paul Challis said it was part of the long term plan to link the residential development to the north with the town centre and recreation facilities. “Footpaths enhance

the amenity of our towns and hopefully this will encourage residents to pull on their sneakers and enjoy this beautiful spring weather,” he said. ‘Whether strolling to the recreation reserve or pushing a pram to the shops, the footpath is expected to make life a little easier for Poowong residents.”

Award winner: Korumburra’s Coal Creek Historical Village played host to the 7th annual Literary Festival on Saturday which was another great success. Carmel Lillis, pictured, from Yarraville took out the Bert van Bedaf Memorial Prize for the second year in a row, for her piece Siren Call. See story on page 53.

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Many bikes blessed THE first ever Blessing of the Bikes in Mirboo North on Saturday was a huge success.

PUBLIC SESSIONS Council Chambers, Leongatha PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Bookings for speaking times essential Ph 5662 9222 Wed, 15 Oct 2.00pm; 7.00pm* (*by noon 14/10) VENUE: Leongatha RSL Wed, 22 Oct 10.00am ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING Wed, 22 Oct – 2.00pm AGM: TOORA & DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL Tues 14 Oct, 6.30pm, CFA, Gray St Toora Ph: 0431 053 089 AUDITORS REPORT Notice is given that pursuant to Section 131 (12) (a) LGA 1989 Council has received a copy of the report of the auditor in relation to the 2013/14 Financial Report and Standard and Performance Statements. Copies of the report can be inspected at Council.

Organised by Marcel and Sabine Widmer of Inline 4 Cafe, more than 1000 people rode into town for the event, and many more gathered to spectate. It was such a great day; the event is set to become an annual spectacle with October 10 already scheduled for 2015. Mr Widmer said the response to the event was overwhelming. “The weather was make or break, but I am absolutely gobsmacked by the turn out. I cannot believe it, this is the biggest day of my life,” he said. “I am proud to be a part of this event. Together we can celebrate the friendship and camaraderie we all share, motorbikes are our lives.” Pastor David Holt conducted the blessing of the bikes, which gave each and every rider an opportunity to have their bikes blessed for the upcoming riding season. Acting sergeant Allan Piening from Bass Coast Highway Patrol also provided a message of safety to the gathering of riders, urging them to stay safe on the roads. “It is important for every rider to remember to keep safe and wear the right gear and helmet. We know South Gippsland Roads aren’t perfect, so be careful out there,” he said. “Stay safe on the roads and enjoy the ride.”

CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014 Council's Annual Report 2013/14 is available on public exhibition and will be considered at the Council Meeting to be held on Wed 22 October, at Leongatha. The Annual Report including the Auditor General's Report can be inspected at Council or www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Bike mad: Rob Logan from Marriotts Motorcycles and Power Equipment was on hand at Mirboo North on Saturday to chat bikes.

Great job: Marcel Wilder from Inline 4 Cafe, Allan Piening and Pastor David Holt were instrumental in the organisation of the Blessing of the Bikes event in Mirboo North on Saturday.

Planning and Environment Act 1987 SOUTH GIPPSLAND PLANNING SCHEME Notice of Approval of Amendment C77 (Part 2) The Minister for Planning has approved Amendment C77 (Part 2) to the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. The Amendment came into operation on 25 September 2014 when notice was published in the Victoria Government Gazette. The Amendment rezones land at 25 Welshpool Rd, Toora, from Public Use Zone 3 to Rural Activity Zone. (Former site of Prom View Lodge Aged Care facility) A copy of the Amendment can be inspected, free of charge, at www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/publicinspection and, during office hours, at South Gippsland Shire Council, 9 Smith St, Leongatha. JOHN PHILLIPS Director DTPLI COUNCIL WORKS THIS WEEK Road Maintenance: Darlimurla/Mirboo/Koorooman/Fish Ck/Waratah Nth/Yanakie Footpath Extension: Drouin Rd, Poowong Resheets: Buffalo-Stony Ck Rd Intersection Works: Mardan Rd, Leongatha TENDER SGC15/20 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THREE BRIDGES – GREAT SOUTHERN RAIL TRAIL – BLACK SPUR SECTION Council is seeking submissions from qualified companies/applicants for the above Tender. Tenders close 2pm AEDST on Thurs 30 October 2014. Documentation is available from www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au or 03 5662 9254.

Set up shop: Matt O’Donnell from Wonthaggi Motorcycles had some bikes on display at Mirboo North on Saturday, as part of the Blessing of the Bikes event.

Blessed be: Steve Dunn (left) and Glen Bath from Leongatha rode their bikes to Mirboo North on Saturday to take part in the inaugural Blessing of the Bikes event.

Around town: Ian Nicholas, from Outtrim, Max Wise from Leongatha and Michael Robinson from Syracuse in New York took their Oaklands out and about on the weekend as part of the annual rally.

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARD NOMINATIONS Nominations close 31 October for Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year and Youth Contribution Certificates. Download an interactive nomination form from www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au or call us and we can post/email one out to you. Not sure where to start? Call Jeannie on 5662 9221 to find out how easy it is! 9 Smith St., Leongatha 3953 (Private Bag 4) Ph: 5662 9200 Fax: 5662 3754 council@southgippsland.vic.gov.au www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

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Sixteen Oakland owners attended the rally, as well as other car enthusiasts who went along for the ride including one man from New York. The oldest vehicle was made in 1924 and the youngest in 1930. Local member and Oakland owner Ian Nicholas said it was a great event. “We would like to thank our sponsors, Evans Petroleum, Autobarn and the South Gippsland Shire Council for helping to make it happen,” he said. On Saturday the group travelled through Mirboo North and Boolarra and on Sunday they headed to Wonthaggi and Phillip Island.

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Don’t fuss about gas By Brad Lester THE South Gippsland community may be worrying about coal seam gas (CSG) for nothing. That is the view of Eastern Victoria Region

Left, Wait and see: Eastern Victoria Region MLC Danny O’Brien is urging South Gippslanders to not worry excessively about the prospect of coal seam gas mining in the region.

MLC Danny O’Brien. “What concerns me is there has been a lot of fear generated in the community for something that might not happen,” he said. “I can fully appreciate people protesting against the industry and calling for it to be stopped if there was a genuine proposal for mining in the area.” Mr O’Brien said while he shared some of the public’s concerns about the potential impact of CSG, he called for caution. “As a government, we are taking a very con-

servative approach to this industry compared to New South Wales and Queensland where it has already happened,” he said. “We are not going to allow anything to happen that will threaten our land and water or harm our community, and that is why we are taking our time. “It’s because there are risks and we are working out what an appropriate approach to development is, if at all.” Mr O’Brien said the government would not make a decision about

Uncertain future

Cloud hangs over job, training options By Brad Lester THE future of an organisation that helps young people find jobs and education in South Gippsland remains unclear beyond 2015.

The Federal Government shows no signs of reinstating the $5 million it withdrew from Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLEN) across Victoria in May. That includes the South Gippsland Bass Coast LLEN, which is responsible for covering the two local shires. The State Government recently announced it would pay an extra $5.7 million on top of its existing funding to LLENs across Victoria, to make up for the withdrawal of federal support. LLENs have helped young people find work or continue learning by creating links between education institutions and employers. Many of

those young people had left school or were unemployed. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent said LLENs ran the Federal Government’s Partnership Brokers program, which was initially funded until the end of 2013. “The previous Labor Government funded the program for a single additional year, with funding concluding at the end of 2014. As planned, this program will be ending in December 2014,” he said. “This program was always intended to finish and partnerships were funded to become self-sustaining. Since the beginning of this program there has been an increase in schools funding by the Commonwealth, which allows for states, territories and school communities to allocate money where it is needed most. “This government will be investing a record $64.5 billion in government and non-government schools over the next four years. It is expected states and territories, as well

as school communities, will make choices about which programs they wish to run to best serve their community’s needs.” Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said the State Government would triple its funding for LLENs in 2015, bringing its total commitment to $8 million next year. Mr Ryan said the government had stepped in to save LLENs following the Federal Government’s decision to discontinue funding for the program from next year. “Just as the Victorian Coalition Government stepped in with $5.1 million to save the Workplace Learning Coordinators program in 2013, we have again stepped in to save LLENs after the Commonwealth cut its funding,” Mr Ryan said. “Over the past few months we have been working with the LLENs to ensure they have funding certainty for next year. “While I am disappointed the

Commonwealth has chosen to cut its funding for this program in 2015, I am proud the Victorian Coalition Government has stepped into to ensure the continuation of LLENs.” LLEN executive officer Wendy Major said her organisation would need to reassess its strategic goals in light of the new funding. Ms Major said “Community based strategies such at the Bass Coast Education Plan and the South Gippsland Skills Training Alliance are working hard to improve outcomes for young people,” she said. “Businesses and individuals who would like to support the LLEN to create opportunities for young people in our region can do so through the Gippsland Youth Commitment by contacting us at the LLEN in Leongatha.” The office of Senator Scott Ryan, parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Education, did not wish to comment.

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whether to extend the moratorium on new exploration licences and hydraulic fracking before the state election on November 29, which he believes the government will win. The moratorium remains in effect until July

2015. “When people see what we are proposing to do as opposed to what (Labor leader) Daniel Andrews is trying to do, which is undo what we have done, I’m confident they will give us another go,” he said.

Forum to reveal CSG stances COAL and CSG Free Mirboo North will be hosting a policy forum in Mirboo North on Sunday, October 26.

The forum is an opportunity for people from across Gippsland to become better informed on where Gippsland South and Eastern Victorian Region candidates stand on: new coal development, unconventional gas and renewable energy. Attendance has been confirmed by Gippsland South MLA and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan, Labor’s Harriet Shing, Independent Phil Piper, Andrea Milsom of The Greens and Dave Snelling of Australian Country Alliance. The forum will be run as a free community event and the public will hear from all candidates on these important issues and include a question session. “We wanted the community to have the opportunity to be better informed before the upcoming state election,” event organiser Marg Thomas said. “This is about allowing all of us to have a better understanding of each candidates’ policies and considering these positions before voting. “These issues have the potential to have huge impacts on those living and working in the Gippsland region.” Event moderator Cam Walker said the community has the right to hear how each candidate intends to act on the community’s behalf. The forum takes place on Sunday, October 26 at 1pm at the Walter J Tuck Reserve (football clubrooms), Strzelecki Hwy, Mirboo North.

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Local Snippets

Getting ready: the demolition started with the removal on internal timbers and roofing to be salvaged.

Wrecking ball: the hall, once a venue for many community functions, was first to go.

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SOUTH Gippsland Quarries completed the demolition of the Lord Brassey Lodge A FREE meal will be available to families who might be doing it a bit tough at the moment. Provided by the people of the Leongatha Christian Revival Crusade (CRC), this is a service to the community, and will be on the second and the fourth Monday of every month, excluding school and public holidays. All are welcome. It is at the CRC church in Hughes St at 5.30pm, Monday, October 13. Cross the railway line between KFC and Subway and turn left.

on the corner of Church and Bruce Streets in Leongatha last Friday.

The entrance is up over a rise on the right, behind the golf course. Contact Margaret Aeschlimann on 0439628053 for more information. Leongatha Tennis Club is hosting an Octoberfest event this Saturday night, October 11 at the tennis clubrooms. It’s a bring your own stein and European beer event (or wine and glass) and it’s not too late to attend. Come dressed as a Bavarian boy or beer wench and join in the fun. For details contact Renae

Built in 1961 by local builder Mr W.R.Tilson, the premises had served as the temple for the masons for 53 years. It replaced the original temple

Littlejohn 0428 686 250. THE third annual Fairer World Bazaar will be held on Saturday, October 18, 9.30am-1.30pm at the Leongatha Uniting Church Hall. This alternative gift fair offers a great variety of handcrafted goods from Asia and Africa – the purchase of which support self-help projects to overcome poverty. Entry is free, and highlights include an antipoverty Tree of Hope, an inter-active Water Walk for children and adults, light refreshments, and music provided by Michael Warner. This registered Anti-Poverty Week event is hosted by the Leongatha Make Poverty History Action and TEAR Groups. Contact person is Johanna: 5662 2494 or albert60@ sympac.com.au

The rest is history: the final part of the Masonic Hall is demolished last Friday.

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that had been operating since 1905. Due to a decline in numbers the masons in Leongatha was wound up several years ago.

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LUCY May Mertens is the owner of the popular Lucy May’s Café in Korumburra.

Her business was a finalist in the 2013 Bendigo Bank Business Awards and the list of nominations and awards she has personally won is long and impressive for someone so young. Lucy credits her success to a long standing love of baking, and the passion and drive to forge a career that would allow her to do what she loves. On Wednesday, October 8 at 2.30pm, Lucy will be at the Korumburra Library, where she will share her insight and experience on how she created a business doing what she loves, and aims to shed some light on the process and her personal journey to get there. If you are looking for some inspiration to start your own business or make a career change, you will find this talk particularly relevant. The library is located at 165 Commercial Street,

Koonwarra Fire Brigade will be in celebration mode this weekend. On Sunday, October 12 the brigade will be marking the official opening of its new station as well as a truck handover. The official proceedings get underway at 2.30pm with local member and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan doing the honours. The brigade welcomes all the community to this event which will include a tour of the facilities, fire information for the coming season and afternoon tea.

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gateway to hundreds of thousands of visitors to the region each year. The current toilet block is in a strategically placed position, on the sealed main road, and is easily seen by passers-by. It is adjacent to a car park, which currently accommodates buses and cars quite easily. It is located across the road from the primary school and is used by mothers and fathers picking up and dropping off children. It is opposite the secondary school bus shelter and not far from the V/Line bus stops. CWA members are concerned

AS THE secretary of the local Fish Creek branch of the Country Women’s Association I write to you about a matter which has recently come to our group members’ attention. South Gippsland Shire Council plans on demolishing the only public toilet block in Fish Creek. Your readers would be aware Wilsons Promontory National park is one of Australia’s most popular national parks and Fish Creek is the most direct route to the Wilsons Promontory from Melbourne and as such is the

E D I T O R I A L Rail trail celebrations THE State Government and the South Gippsland Shire council should be congratulated for providing money for the missing link in The Great Southern Rail Trail between Koonwarra and Meeniyan. The opening up of a continuous 69 km section of rail trail between Leongatha and Welshpool will provide endless tourism opportunities. Like similar rail trails between Bright and Wangaratta, at Mansfield in the high country and in East Gippsland, this final piece of the trail once completed will provide opportunities for tourism operators. Expected to thrive are accommodation providers, cafes, wineries, hotels, gift stores and art galleries; in fact all small and larger towns along the route should benefit from the disposable income bike riders bring with them. Once completed, a new print run of the rail trail brochure should make coming to South Gippsland an even greater attraction with the brochure able to list all the services and reasons to stop in each town. Another plus is that no more will bike riders have to enter the dangerous Black Spur section of the highway in order to link between Koonwarra and Meeniyan, making it an added attraction for families along the whole route. The rail trail is governed in part by a committee of management, members of which have been campaigning to ‘close the gap’ since the Leongatha to Koonwarra section opened in 1997. They should also be congratulated for playing their part. As well as improving the health and well being of users, the rail trail will see an economic benefit to the whole region for many years to come!

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no survey of existing users has been solicited by council and that replacing the existing (four stall) block with one single, unisex, self-cleaning toilet will not be adequate for the volume of users to the township. While it may save council money in having the current toilet cleaned by replacing it with a self-cleaning model, it is envisaged the new toilet will not be adequate for the volume of users to the township. Also, the planned location does not adequately address the issues of ease of access (for current and new users), bitumen road with adjacent off-road car park, suitable pathways, adequate lighting, 24/7 access and of course, adequate signage. CWA has written to council, individual councillors as well as the Fish Creek Development Association highlighting the group’s concerns. The CWA has placed notices on the current toilet block highlighting future council plans and has placed survey petition forms strategically around the town. In addition, people can register their concerns by contacting the South Gippsland Shire Council on 5662 9200 or via CWA Fish Creek Branch 0427 033 119. Fish Creek Country Women’s Association.

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Get real on dogs I AM writing this letter in relation to all the garbage dog owners have to endure at this time of year. I seriously do not see what the problem is with taking our dogs for a walk along the beach or even letting them have a paddle. As long as pet owners take a bag to collect the dogs business straight away, I do not see what the problem is. My dogs are always controlled by me on their leads and even when on longer leads so

“I think they are nice but they could be better kept.” Hattie Steenholdt, Leongatha.

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rubbish behind. I think dogs have as much right as humans to be on our beaches as long as they are on leads, and as owners we clean up after them. Dog owners have no issue with taking a doggy bag or two to make sure there is no mess left on the beach. There are more important things to ban in this world than our fur babies going for a walk on the beaches for goodness sakes. Get real! Anita Jones, Korumburra.

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WOMEN may be more capable of changing a flat tyre or checking the oil now they’ve attended a recent workshop.

Edney’s Leongatha Hyundai hosted the Women in Motion safety and vehicle maintenance workshop last Thursday, October 2. All of Edneys mechanics were on hand as the 35 participants were divided into five teams. There were many topics covered on the night including cooling system, fuel box, air conditioning, oil system, electrical system, jump starting a car, and tyre pressure and changing. Women also exam-

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Mayor’s message

Cr Jim Fawcett

Cr Neil Rankine

OUR LOCAL member Peter Ryan delivered great news on Thursday when he announced two funding grants totalling a million dollars toward the completion of the Black Spur section of the Great Southern Rail Trail (GSRT). The keenly sought funds come from Regional Development Victoria’s Improved Local Infrastructure Fund. This stage, which will see the repair of the three old wooden trestle bridges to an acceptable safety standard, will resolve the 2.6 km missing link and provide safe offhighway access for pedestrians, cyclists and other users along the full length of the rail trail. When this and the Welshpool leg are complete, it will be a 69km leisure attraction stretching from Leongatha to Welshpool, and linking up with the six kilometre pathway to Port Welshpool. It will then be a highly marketable product to lure visitors to the region and previous funding has already enabled Melbourne design company Heine Jones to start working with the GSRT committee, the community and council to develop the associated Marketing and Promotion Plan. You may recall it held community workshops in June to gather input into the plan that yielded requests for directional and interpretive signage, rest areas and many other features. So council’s long term commitment to providing core tourism infrastructure that will grow the local economy is now coming to fruition. Its recent rezoning of land at the Prom Gate to enable the development of an ecotourism resort and its ongoing advocacy for the Black Spur link as a priority project have delivered a strong platform for future tourism development in the region. It makes way for communities and business operators (existing and intending) adjacent to the trail to capitalise one merging

opportunities for increased accommodation, food, retail and side attractions. Much credit goes to the dynamic GSRT Committee that has guided the development and maintenance of the trail; just another example of the fabulous volunteer committees that make such a difference to our shire. Their efforts and commitment over 15 years have been relentless and are greatly appreciated by trail users, council and the community. Aldi’s grand opening on Wednesday is another business milestone and will shore up some of the economic leakage from the shire. Aldi management is to be congratulated on its smooth construction of the facility and its willingness to consider community views and relocate the flame tree. Thanks to Aldi, Dick Lester, Thelma Arnup and others, the tree has been saved from destruction and it seems to be coping in its new position. The retail environment is tough everywhere at the moment and while Aldi provides competition for the existing supermarkets, its product range varies and is likely to draw new shoppers to the town which will flow on to other businesses as well. It is important we make an effort to support local business or we may lose services we are unlikely to regain. An example is that two music shops have closed in Leongatha over the past three years, so we are unlikely to attract another music shop, given new purchasing trends. Local business operators know the area and its needs and can generally deliver their products and services competitively if you give them a chance. They’ll appreciate your loyalty and support. Cr Jim Fawcett, mayor.

BASS Coast is famous for its beautiful beaches and stunning summer weather that see thousands flocking for a swim in the ocean. While water activities can be fun, there are risks involved, and I urge our community and visitors to take extra care around water and ensure children are well supervised. Drowning is one of the leading causes of death for Australian children under five years of age. Every year in Victoria, approximately four children aged up to four drown and a further 40 children are hospitalised due to non-fatal drowning incidents. Backyard pools are the most common location where these incidents occur; however parents must be vigilant around all kinds of water. On rural and private properties, looking away or leaving a child unsupervised for only a minute near something as small as a cow trough, shallow dam or small creek for a tragedy to occur. Many people think they may hear their child if they were in trouble in the water, but small children often make no sound at all when drowning and it can happen in seconds, resulting in untold heartache for families. While constant supervision is required around open water, there are measures we can take to protect children in our own backyard pools. KidSafe Victoria recently launched it pool safety campaign, asking people to ‘Close the Gate on Backyard Pool Drowning’ this summer. This can be done by people thoroughly checking their pool barriers and gates, and to take action immediately to repair any faults to help ensure their pools and spas are safe. Studies have shown pool fencing, particularly isolation fencing, to be effective in reducing the risk of drowning. However, evidence suggests that a large number of child drowning incidents occur as a result of pool fencing that is faulty or non-compliant with Australian Standards. All pool and spa fencing will experience exposure to extremes of weather and wear and tear over time including rust, missing bolts or screws and damage. Therefore it is important that it is regularly checked and maintained. You can find more information by visiting www.kidsafevic.com.au, with an online home pool safety assessment tool available. Cr Neil Rankine, mayor, Bass Coast Shire Council.

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IGA backs South Gippsland SINCE 2001 Michael’s Supa IGA has been managing one of the largest community donations program in South Gippsland.

Total funds of over $1.2 million has been raised to date and distributed in much needed cash to the many groups that have taken the time to join and develop their own group of supporting shoppers. The Community Rewards Program is a simple way all locals can assist their school or registered community group, simply by shopping at Michaels IGA and scanning their Bar Coded Key Tag, after assigning their points to that group. From then on a minimum of one per cent of their shopping will be converted to cash and given to the community. Over the past 10 years IGA has

units since 2001. Michael’s Supa IGA is very proud to support the local community volunteers. By continuing to support IGA by shopping there, benefits will continue to flow back to the community. Currently Michael’s Supa IGA is giving shoppers in Leongatha and Korumburra the chance to win their grocery purchase. A winner will be chosen each day from now until October 19 so you could win anything from a small amount to something in the hundreds! Simply complete an entry form after your purchase on a valid shopping docket. Michael’s is also offering a major prize draw in each supermarket, with a Sony 42 inch TV and Blu-Ray home theatre system to be won.

Happy shopper: Marlene Millett, left, was quite happy to have her groceries for free after being drawn out last week. She receives her cheque from Zara Lawrence at the Leongatha store.

Not bad: Pauline Kamphuis, right, had a great shopping day and won her groceries at Michael’s Supa IGA Leongatha. She receives her cheque from Peta Pollard.

Lucky day: Maria Lamers, right, won her grocery shop. She receives her cheque from Adrianne at the Leongatha store.

donated IGA Community Chest funds to local CFA units, plus IGA state retailers have also supported Reach and the Little Athletics. From 2013 some major changes were made giving more options to local CFA’s as well as other community organisations, by combining the IGA Community Chest and Michaels Community Fund into the one set of Community Grants. IGA believes this will be a fairer way for it to distribute funds and allow more for special projects regardless of the size of the CFA unit. This culminated in 2013 with the funding of a major piece of safety equipment for Leongatha South CFA Combining the Community Chest as well as Michaels Supa IGA Community Rewards and Community Fund Grants it has donated $195,944 to local CFA and SES

Another winner: Peg Williams, left, picks up her grocery winning cheque from Karl Misale at Leongatha’s Michael’s Supa IGA.

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Treasures live on

By Stuart Biggins

COAL Creek Historical Park and the Korumburra RSL received Federal Government grants totalling almost $8000 to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of the World War One landings at Gallipoli.

The grant was announced at Coal Creek on Friday, by Russell Broadbent, McMillan MP. He spoke of the commemoration as an important time in the nation’s history. He said these lean and tough men who found it difficult to take orders were “the cream of the nation’s young men; its future doctors, lawyers and teachers.

“This is the story of the loss of virtually a complete generation.” Almost $1000 has been allocated to the preservation of an historical Australian flag which has been donated to Coal Creek by the Kongwak RSL. Little is known about the origins of the flag but it would be among the first few thousand Australian flags produced.

Despite being 100 years old it is in very good condition. The Korumburra RSL has received $4400 towards the cost of producing a book which will tell the stories of the 219 men listed on the cenotaph in Korumburra. Andrew Moon of the Korumburra RSL is in the thick of collecting everything he needs to detail the

lives of the soldiers, the mysteries surrounding them and map where they died. His project is frustrated by how much is missing. The rest of the grant will go towards refurbishing the Anzac room in the court house building at Coal Creek. Interactive audio visual equipment will be purchased for the Anzac Room to bring to life the story of

the four Dawes brothers, only one of whom returned from Europe. The interactive display is based around photographs and a letter from the government to the Dawes family acknowledging the depth of the loss of three sons. Coal Creek’s education program leader Emma Fellows-Cooke said, “It is important we understand

the sacrifice soldiers made and that the story is presented in such a way young people can relate to it. South Gippsland Shire mayor Cr Jim Fawcett also emphasised the importance of the younger generation in keeping alive the memory of those who served. “Their mates are dead and now it is the younger generation’s responsibility to remember them,” he said.

Strong heritage: from left, Lola Bailey, Leongatha Historical Society; Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks, South Gippsland Shire Council; Lyn Skillern and Pat Spinks, Leongatha Historical Society; and Russell Broadbent, McMillan MP, inspect an existing display of World War One memorabilia.

Exhibition remembers war THE Leongatha Historical Society is the beneficiary of a $3918 Federal Government grant to assist it to mount an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the World War

One landings at Gallipoli. McMillan MP Russell Broadbent,was at the society’s premises in McCartin Street on Friday to hear the society’s Lyn Skillern outline plans for the exhibition.

Important commemorations: from left, Cr Jim Fawcett, South Gippsland Shire Council mayor; Andrew Moon, Korumburra RSL; Kevin Moon, president Korumburra RSL; David Doyle, curator of the Anzac Room at Coal Creek; Neil Perry, Korumburra RSL; Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks, South Gippsland Shire Council; and Russell Broadbent, McMillan MP at the announcement of grants to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the World War One landings at Gallipoli.

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Watching on: Sue Stephens from Yea, Kerry Pritchard from LeonGuests: from left, Carryn Caithness (Trease), Amy Young (Gall), gatha and former local Melanie Scott (now from Melbourne) were at Andrew Dale and Sue Arney were the conductors for the band re- Mesley Hall on Saturday afternoon to watch the South Gippsland Concert Band rehearse for its reunion performance later in the evening. union on Saturday night.

In the band: former band members now living in Geelong, Millie Abouzeid and Sharon Rooney were looking forward to the reunion concert on Saturday evening.

40 years of the South Gippsland Concert Band THE South Gippsland Concert Band celebrated 40 years of music at Mesley Hall on Saturday. Trombone player Vic Riley started the band at the Leongatha Second-

ary College. It was initially a brass band and evolved in the South Gippsland Concert Band. “It’s important to recognise the part Mr Riley played in the music in this area,” compere for Saturday night’s

Tuned in: Jemima Irving from Allambee South, Kerry de Kunder from Korumburra and Barb Fleming from Leongatha were ready to play their clarinets in the open rehearsal at Mesley Hall on Saturday. The South Gippsland Concert Band celebrated 40 years on the weekend, highlighted by a reunion concert on Saturday night.

concert Sue Arney said. Ms Arney said when Mr Riley retired in 1985 it took four people to replace him. Larry Hills, Andrew Dale, Andrew Mott and Ms Arney took over his role. The music program he start-

ed spread across South Gippsland schools. Many of the students became talented musicians, music teachers and conductors and a good sprinkling of these participated in the celebration of the concert. President conductor Eric Cross con-

Celebration: back left, Jeff Watsford, Dianna Reardon, Greg Frank, front left, Alita Mellups-Smith, Belinda Langston and Ryan Frank were at Mesley Hall on Saturday night for the anniversary of the South Gippsland Concert Band.

ducted the Concert Band with Andrew Mott as one of the guest conductors. Ms Arney thanked everyone involved in making the reunion weekend such a success, presenting flowers and gifts to the organisers and visiting conductors.

Getting ready: Charlie Palfrey from San Remo, Jodie Mason from Melbourne and Phoebe Epifano from Phillip Island warmed up their flutes for the open rehearsal at Mesley Hall in Leongatha on Saturday. Past and present musicians from the South Gippsland Concert Band gathered in Leongatha on the weekend to celebrate 40 years of music.

Lions, Rotary unite for kids THE students of Bass Coast Specialist School will be able to play with less risk of sunburn this summer, thanks to dedicated volunteers. The members of the Inverloch and District Lions Club, have joined with the volunteers of the Rotary clubs of Wonthaggi and Inverloch to erect two massive shade sails over a playground and sand pit at the Wonthaggi school. Poles were installed recently and the whole project is expected to be completed by the end of October. The $10,000 project has been made more cost effective by the use of volunteer labour. Lions members carried out most of the steelwork, the steel was supplied by Smiths Steel of Pound Creek and Donmix donated 50 per cent of the concrete. Shane Tieman of Tieman Excavations completed all digging work. Lions club president Klaus Edel said, “We get a lot of satisfaction out of the appreciation of the people who we do the work for. “The school does a great job teaching the students life skills: how to cook, how to pay electricity bills, and how to go shopping, read and write.” The project is one of many being undertaken by the Lions. They are in the midst of installing new toilets in a house they look after at the Lions Wilderness Vil-

lage, a camp for children and community groups. “All the children have got to do up there is run around, kayak, climb walls, hike, all physical activity,” Mr Edel said.

Cyclists under watch OCTOBER is Safe Cycle month.

The aim of the Safe Cycle campaign is to reduce the frequency and incidence of bicycle collisions and injuries through raising awareness of bicycle safety in the community. Safe Cycle is a road safety initiative of Victoria Police and is sponsored by VicRoads and supported by the Amy Gillett Foundation. Police will be specifically targeting cycling behaviour during Safe Cycle month. Correct behaviour will be recognised and encouraged throughout the month. Names of cyclists, particularly children, will be recorded and will go into a prize draw at the end of the campaign. Prizes include bicycle lights and other bicycle safety accessories. As well as encouraging and rewarding correct behaviours, police will also be concentrating on inappropriate behaviours and will issue infringement notices accordingly. Victoria Police encourage the community to get out on their bikes and enjoy the improving weather with their families. South Gippsland and Bass Coast is fortunate enough to have an extensive rail trail and road network through the spectacular countryside. Victoria Police encourage cyclists and motorists to be patient and accommodating towards each other to ensure everyone’s safety. Parents are asked to ensure their children have the correct safety equipment and their bikes are in good working order with safety features like brakes, reflectors, bells and lights all operational.

Lions’ roar: pictured presenting Mike Touzel with his membership certificate are, from left,Gerry Shellcot (president), Mike Touzel, John Frank (sponsor) and Lawrie Burge (membership officer.)

Mike Touzel joins ‘Gatha Lions THE Leongatha Lions are always on the move, making every effort to support the community with a variety of activities along with the camaraderie of working together.

So when Mike Toulzel was looking to serve his community it was natural he joined the Lions. Mike is not afraid of work and has contributed to his community throughout

his building and teaching vocation through a service club in Colac before returning to the Leongatha district with his wife Colleen. Having been Loch borne and bread, Mike is enjoying catching up with friends and old times. The Leongatha Lions contribute financially and in kind to causes across the district. Serving your community supports the current and future generations, why not become a Lion and make a difference?

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A regional partnership with the TAC and the Victorian Government.

Fancy a breath test every time you drive? AN EXPANDED alcohol interlock program came into effect last Wednesday, Victorian Roads Minister Terry Mulder announced. “An alcohol interlock stops vehicles from being started if the driver has been drinking and are proven to reduce drinkdriving by up to 64 per cent while they are fitted,” he said. “Every repeat offender will have to fit an alcohol interlock to any vehicle they drive, and a very large number of firsttime drink-drivers and riders will also now get an alcohol interlock.” Alcohol interlock laws have been expanded, beyond offenders with a BAC of 0.15 or more and repeat offenders and young drivers with a BAC of 0.07 or more, to include: • all probationary drivers and learner drivers regardless of their BAC; • other drivers who have a BAC of

0.07 to 0.15; • drivers with a BAC under 0.07 whose licences are cancelled, including professional drivers of buses, taxis and vehicles over 15 tonnes; • all repeat offenders with a BAC reading under 0.07; • novice motorcycle riders who are subject to a zero BAC limit; and • serious alcohol-related offences under the Sentencing Act 1991, including first offences. Offenders will be required to have an alcohol interlock fitted for at least six months once they regain their licence, with at least a 12 month minimum for repeat offenders.

Right, Watch out: drivers who disobey alcohol laws relating to driving face having an interlock device fitted to their vehicle.

Traffic photos to be online – for free Medication may affect driving

VICTORIAN motorists will soon have free online access to photographic images taken by road safety cameras during infringement offences.

Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells today the Victorian Government had cut through red tape to make the road safety camera program as transparent as possible. “This is what motorists want and we have worked hard to make it free and as easy as possible to access,” he said. “Currently to get an image, motorists have to go to the trouble of personally attending Civic Compliance Victoria to view the images for free, or paying $7.50 for a copy to be sent via post. “Last year more than

10,000 people had to pay for their images, and already this year 7000 motorists have done the same. This new system will deliver savings to any Victorian who wants to use the service.” Mr Wells said access would be available for images taken by either fixed or mobile road safety cameras relating to red light, speeding and unregistered vehicle infringement notices. “Images will be accessible online for six months from the date of infringement, with the program to commence in the first week of December,” he said. “This free online access to road safety camera images will provide members of the public with a clearer understanding of their offences.” Mr Wells said the images would be available via

the Fines Victoria website. “This is part of the Napthine Government’s collaborative approach to road safety with the community. Together with our road safety partners – Victoria Police, VicRoads and the TAC – we are working to deliver our 10-year road safety strategy,” he said. “It is in line with the Victorian Coalition Government’s other road safety initiatives, including the appointment of Australia’s first Road Safety Camera Commissioner Gordon Lewis and the quarterly publication of road safety camera statistics on the Cameras Save Lives Websites.” Mr Wells said the privacy of all motorists would be protected, with only the individuals concerned being able to access their own images.

A NEW campaign aimed at providing drivers and riders with information about pharmacy medications and how they affect driving was launched last Wednesday. Victorian Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips, the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia unveiled the program. The new Medicines and driving Self Care Fact Card provides a range of information and safety advice about pharmacy and over-thecounter medications, and how they may impair driving ability and judgment. Mr Rich-Phillips said while alcohol and illicit drugs were the most common substances associated with fatalities and injuries among drivers and riders, prescription drugs were increasingly associated with serious road trauma.

“The combination of some medications, the dosage or the introduction of new medications can impact our driving capabilities,” he said. “Most prescription and over-thecounter medications don’t significantly increase the risk of a crash if they are taken as prescribed, however if they are abused or taken with alcohol, they can affect the ability to drive safely and increase the risk of a crash. “Awareness that some medications can affect driving will reduce their potential impact on road safety and help people better understand the risks and how to manage their driving.” Research with older drivers has shown that some prescription medications, such as benzodiazepines which are a class of medicines used for sleep or anxiety problems, can increase the risk of a crash by five per cent. “Some medicines can cause drowsiness, poor concentration and problems with eyesight and hearing,

so it’s important to understand the side effects and ask your doctor or pharmacist if it’s safe to drive,” Mr Rich-Phillips said. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Victorian President Michelle Lynch said community pharmacies were increasingly being utilised as a hub for preventative health activities. “We are delighted to be involved with the TAC to launch the medicines and driving campaign. Consumers are able to pick up this free Self Care information fact card from their community pharmacies across Victoria. I encourage everyone to check with their pharmacists if their medicines may affect their driving,” Ms Lynch said. Educating drivers and riders about the effects and risks associated with driving and taking prescription medications is a key goal of the Victorian Government’s Road Safety Action Plan 2013-16. For more details visit www.roadsafety.vic.gov.au

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A regional partnership with the TAC and the Victorian Government.

New licensing to improve safety STAGE one of the new Motorcycle Graduated Licensing System (GLS), designed to help ensure the safety of Victorian learner motorcycle riders came into effect last Wednesday.

Minister for Roads Terry Mulder said, “The Motorcycle GLS is being introduced in two stages over the next 18 months following the success of the GLS for car drivers which has helped reduce road trauma. “The new GLS for motorcycle riders is another step in the Victorian Coalition Government’s commitment to road safety. “Newly licensed riders will be required to drive with their headlights on at all times and to wear a high visibility vest or jacket to ensure they can

be more easily seen. “In addition, riders who take their test on an automatic motorcycle will only be able to drive an automatic motorcycle.” Stage one of the motorcycle GLS also includes the introduction of new requirements for learners and newly licensed riders and extends the current requirements, including zero blood alcohol, no pillion passengers and a ban on mobile phone use, from 12 months to three years, bringing them into line with novice car drivers. The new motorcycle GLS includes: • learner phase: ride with headlights on at all times; wear a high visibility vest or jacket whilst riding; and can only ride an automatic motorcycle if tested on an automatic motorcycle; • restricted licence phase: ride with headlights

on at all times; no mobile phone use; no towing; can only ride an automatic motorcycle if tested on an automatic motorcycle; and compulsory carriage of licence; • retaining current requirements of learner phase: must only ride a learner approved motorcycle; zero BAC; no pillion passenger; no mobile phone use; no towing; must display L plates; and compulsory carriage of permit; and • retaining current requirements of restricted licence phase: must only ride a learner approved motorcycle; zero BAC; and no pillion passenger. The duration of the licence restrictions will be increased from the current one year to three years for anyone obtaining a learner permit or licence after October 1, 2014. Mr Mulder said stage two will introduce en-

hanced training requirements, a new on-road test and on-road assessments during the learner phase, and will come into effect

from late 2015. Mr Mulder said the introduction of the motorcycle GLS follows the introduction of a GLS for

car drivers and extensive consultation with rider groups and road safety experts. “Introducing the mo-

torcycle GLS was one of the key initiatives in Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy 2013-22 and Action Plan (2013-16),” he said.

Take note: stage one of a new motorcycle licensing system came into effect last week. Photo: TAC.

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Treases to mark 150 years THE sixth Trease reunion will be held at the Dumbalk Hall on October 26.

Fun time: members of the 1st Thorpdale, 2nd Leongatha and 1st Mirboo North cub packs, Harry, Brayden, Crystal, Dylan and Chantelle, have a ball at Cuboree.

Huge camp for small Scouts SOUTH Gippsland children are among 3019 Cub Scouts enjoying the 8th Victorian Cuboree at Scouts Victoria’s Gilwell Park campsite, near Gembrook. Locals having an action-packed week in the bush include six from 1st Mirboo North Scout Group, nine from 2nd Leongatha Scout Group and six from Wonthaggi Scout Group. The Cubs (aged 8-10) are well cared for by 1500 volunteer Leaders, parents and older scouts (Venturers aged 15-17 and Rovers aged 18-25). For many of the Cubs, this will be a life-changing adventure and their biggest holiday away from home. Cuboree chief director Russell

Bradd said the youngsters were well prepared to cope with five days away from home. “For many children, and parents, the idea of living five days in the bush with friends, sleeping four nights in tents, eating outdoors, sharing the chores of daily life, and tackling a challenging activity program would be daunting,” he said. “But our Cubs have been practising for Cuboree for the past year with smaller camps with their own local Cub pack. “They are learning to be resilient and independent, and to care for others. They’ll also be glad to head home next Friday to their own beds and bathrooms, fridges and screens, and of course their family.”

Cuboree 8 will be 100 times larger than any school camp that most Cubs have attended. The budget of $1.35 million includes $350,000 for food. The menu includes 5000 litres of milk, 30,000 slices or bread, 100,000 pieces of fruit and 600 litres of sauce, with special diets for 300 people. A fleet of 88 buses will transport the Cubs to and from their home towns all over Victoria. Each day 1000 Cubs will be taken on a mystery off-site excursion. The transport bill is $145,000. While most of the 3019 Cub Scouts attending are from Victoria, there are also groups from New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

Since the first gathering in 1981, family members have travelled from all over Australia, England and the United States to meet those who share the same family history. This year is a special celebration, as it is 150 years since the Trease family came to Australia. In February 1864, William Trease and his sister Amelia, with husband Julius Bone, arrived in Melbourne. They had travelled from Cornwall, England, on the sailing ship Hurricane. Although William had trained in London to be a policeman, he was a Cornish blacksmith by profession and worked his trade in Ballarat. He married Letitia Osler in 1869, selected land at Mardan in 1879 and with a family of seven, they moved to their property Seven Streams in 1884 and had three more children. Amelia Trease had married Julius bone in Cornwall before making the 140 days’ journey to Australia. They settled in Ballarat where a son was born in 1864 but died a few months later. Another son was born in 1865.

Julius was killed in an accident at Sebastapol in 1866 when he and two other men fell down a mine shaft. In 1868 Amelia married Thomas Woolcock, a miner from Cornwall. They stayed in Ballarat and had a family of seven. Thomas Trease and his wife Mary Mably sailed to Melbourne from Liverpool on the ship Star of India in 1866 and joined the others in Ballarat. He is listed as a smith in Ballarat in 1869, and owned a workshop and dwelling in St Arnaud in 1873. Their five children were all born in Victoria. Mary and their youngest daughter both died in 1875. Thomas remarried in 1877 and five more children were born at St Arnaud. Land in Gippsland became available for re-selection and Thomas applied for a block at Mirboo South (Dumbalk North) and was granted a lease in January 1888. Six more children were born after the family moved to the property known as The Mount. As this is an extra special reunion, there will be souvenirs commemorating the 150 years. It is hoped those with a Trease connection will come and see where they fit on the family tree, and catch up with those who are coming from far away.

Leading way: the organising committee of the Trease family reunion. Back, from left, Meryl Pyle, Glenda Xuereb, Len Trease and Anita Trease. Front, Sue Symmons, Mary Trease and Faye Marshman.

Back then: Thomas and Mary Trease and their family at The Mount at Dumbalk North in the early 1900s.

Prevent pod drownings THE days are a little warmer and the pool is probably still too chilly to contemplate a swim, but now is the time to check the safety of your pool and spa barriers for the coming summer season.

Above and right, International occasion: Paul Fawcett and Marinela Gradinaru wed in London, England and enjoyed a reception in Romania.

English wedding, Romanian reception PAUL Fawcett and Marinela (Neli) Gradinaru married in the English capital of London on August 30. Paul is the son of James and Joan Fawcett of Leongatha, and Marinela is

the daughter of Elina and Marin Gradinaru of Romania. The wedding was held at St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch, London, officiated by Reverend Dr. Paul Turp, and the reception was held on Septem-

ber 6 at Restaurant Cereul Gospodinelor, Piatra Neamt, Romania. The Fawcetts were joined by daughter Bronwyn Fawcett, Julie Servante, Kerry Thornton, Jeanette and Rod Draper, Sarah Mileto, Jared Beck

and Anthony Vaughan. Marinela wore a lace wedding gown to the ceremony and traditional Romanian costume to the reception. The couple now lives in London and will reside in Australia in 2015.

Last year, 40 Australian children under 14 drowned in backyard pools and evidence suggests a large number of these were the result of barriers being faulty, misused, or non-compliant with Australian standards. So, when was the last time you checked your pool or spa barrier? Pool safety barriers are effective in reducing drowning incidents when they are maintained and used correctly. Some common issues that affect the safety of pool barriers include: • gates that don’t self-close; • gates that don’t self-latch; • gates that are propped open, eg. with

a chair; • ground movement around the fence; and • a climbable object on the neighbour’s side of the boundary fence. South Gippsland Shire Council officers will conduct routine inspections over the coming months to ensure optimum safety standards are being met. “Death or injury to even one child is preventable, but it takes the whole community to be vigilant in providing a secure environment and not leaving children unattended for even a minute in the pool area,” said Matthew Patterson, council’s manager regulatory services. “Any parent can testify to the speed of a curious child.” To check the safety of your pool barrier, or find out more about pool barrier legislation, please head to www.kidsafevic. com.au/water-safety/pool-fence-safety or call council on 5662 9200.

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Retirement incorporating Seniors Week

Woorayl, a haven on the move WOORAYL Lodge was a hive of activity during AFL grand final week. As the big day approached, it was marked by a barbeque on the Friday with red and white, and brown and gold serviettes. The football tipping competition was popular with most members participating. Given that Hawthorn champion, Jarryd Roughead’s mother works at the lodge, a great section of the audience in front of the television on Saturday was cheering on the Hawks. The activities room itself was given plenty of finals’ atmosphere, decorated with the scarves of all the AFL clubs. Arm Chair Travel is as popular as ever, with really interesting monthly sessions.

Games too are popular and regular bus trips to such places as Inverloch or a cafe in the middle of the town keep everyone at the lodge lively and on the move. As usual the ladies auxiliary has been working hard to provide extras for the residents. A recently completed project has been the paving of an outdoor area to provide a new space ideal for gathering with family visitors or for barbeques. The auxiliary is active in ensuring everything is done perfectly. One of this month’s outings is to a reciprocal afternoon tea at Carinya Lodge in Korumburra. Musical events such as regular visits by the Mirboo North Singers are always a big hit.

Friendships: from left, Bertha Andrews, Nancy Stewart and Noelle Bright find there is always a friendly handy and something to keep them busy at Woorayl Lodge.

Count us in for health THE week beginning Monday, October 13 is Veterans’ Health Week.

Open in Foster & Leongatha Family dentistry - Cosmetic dentistry Orthodontics - Invisalign Crown and bridge work Dentures/Mouthguards Root canal therapy - Implants - TMD

Leongatha RSL is marking the week with a day focused on nutrition, Live Well, Play Well, Stay Well, aimed at helping people stay healthy in their later years. Often the elderly carry over into retirement all the advice they received about what to eat and what not to eat while they were still working and younger. However, Wendy Wyhoon, who is coordinating the event, says advice for the elderly can be quite different. Held on Thursday, October 16 between 11am and 3pm, the day will raise awareness of good nutrition for the elderly. The RSL’s very own ‘Masterchefs’ – Ron Hutton and Keith March – will cook up a storm with tastings and recipes available to all participants. Attendees to this free day will then be treated to a healthy and nutritious two course

meal prepared by chef Brett McKenzie. A local dietician and occupational therapist will provide assistance and answer any questions. Australian Hearing will provide free hearing checks targeting people over 65, those most at risk of hearing loss. Bookings are essential for catering purposes: 5662 2747. The week after the RSL is hosting two Seniors’ Festival community forums on behalf of South Gippsland Shire Council and the Municipal Association of Victoria. The two free sessions titled Ageing Well, enhancing your physical, social, emotional and spiritual well being and Economic Forecasts and the five key tips for managing your finances as you grow older will be led by highly qualified couple, Roland and Colette Naufal, and a financial advisor from AMP giving independent and practical advice. Gather at 10am for a 10.30am start. The session will run for approximately two hours and be followed by morning tea.

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For appointments call

25 Bair Street Leongatha - 5662 0040 14 Main Street Foster - 5682 2696 HOURS: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm Woorayl Lodge Aged Care Inc. is a Leongatha based 'not for profit' hostel which offers thirty-nine (39) permanent and one respite low care beds. All rooms in the hostel have their own ensuites which ensure our residents have the level of privacy and dignity they deserve.

Live well: Wendy Wyhoon of the RSL Leongatha, who is coordinating special events for seniors at the club, with club member Zel Fawcett of Leongatha.

The lodge also continues to provide 'in house' cooked meals together with a comprehensive activities program to cater for all residents. The lodge also provides one bedroom independent living units which are available for eligible aged tenants. Details of access to the hostel and units can be obtained by ringing the number below.

The committee would also like to take the opportunity to thank all in the community for their past support to the Lodge re-furbishment program, and the ongoing support of the Lodge by volunteers and contributions of goods and financial assistance. Jo White, Manager, on behalf of Woorayl Lodge Committee of Management.

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Woorayl ladies: from left, Noelle Bright, Wilma McLennan, Olive Harris, Doris Holton and Shirley Strawhorn relaxing before morning tea at Woorayl Lodge. A week on and Hawthorn's win in this year's grand final was still a hot topic of conversation.

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Mountain View welcomes RACV MOUNTAIN View Leongatha proudly welcomes the RACV to present its informative Years Ahead Program on Thursday, October 23.

The session will include information on personal and home safety. Officially launched in August 2014, it involves a 45 minute information session on healthy aging and staying connected. Year’s Ahead presenter Steve Robinson said the new topics had been well received by older members of the community. “We talk about the importance of staying healthy and active to help people maintain their independence and to enjoy a good quality of life. We also provide some handy tips to help folks reduce the likelihood of having a fall around the home,” he said. The presentations are free and Mountain View Leongatha will host the next talk in the South Gippsland area

on Thursday, October 23 at 11am, to complement its own popular Lifestyle Options For The Over 55s. Mountain View property and sales manager, Fiona Routledge, initiated the collaboration, as part of Mountain View Leongatha’s educational benefit program. “Mountain View Leongatha offers a one stop for those gathering all the information they need to make the safest, cost effective decisions for their future,” she said. “For anyone who is over 55, exploring their options as they move closer to retirement or are already retired, these workshops are well worth attending. “For many, downsizing the family home and opting for the peace of mind offered by boutique, maintenance free villages, is exactly the answer. “Village and community living are a great way to remain active and interactive amongst like-minded people, whilst minimising the risks and costs of

up keeping larger homes and gardens.” As well as RACV’s Years Ahead Program, Mountain View is a proud sponsor and host of the Prom Coast U3A program, which offers educational and inspirational classes aimed at the over 50s. All U3A teachers are volunteers, and aside from a $40 a year membership, classes are offered free to attendees. Mountain View is open six days a week, Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Web: www.mountainviewleongatha. com.au Anyone interested in attending on October 23 can freecall 1300 306 255 to register their attendance, and also enjoy a complimentary lunch and guided tour of the unique resort facilities. Mountain View Leongatha is located at 1 Dale Drive, Leongatha. RSVP for catering and registration by phoning 1300 306 255 or email admin@mountainviewleongatha. com.au

Relaxing spot: the indoor pool at Mountain View Leongatha is the spot to go to unwind.

Seniors to get ‘tech savy’ TELSTRA, in conjunction with Public Libraries and the State Government, has rolled out a new and free training program that encourages more seniors to embrace technology as part of their everyday life.

West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation has received funding to hold 76 sessions across seven of its libraries: Drouin, Inverloch, Korumburra, Leongatha, Phillip Island, Warragul and Wonthaggi. The sessions will include face-to-face training, selfteaching DVDs and printed guides. Topics include: cyber safety, online banking and bill paying, online shopping, social media, email, downloading and sharing photos, at both a beginner and intermediate level. “Our libraries have so much to offer,” said Cr Mikaela Power, chair of the West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation Board. “Being able to offer more tech sessions to seniors throughout the region will mean more people able to communicate with their families, save time and energy by banking online and importantly, lowering the incidence of cyber theft and scamming.” John Murrell, CEO of West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation, said, “In the 2013-2104 financial year, the corporation increased its one-on-one ‘Tech Talks’ by 397 per cent on the previous year, mainly due to the uptake of tablets and mobile technology for eBooks and eAudio books. “Our experience has

shown that more and more seniors are interested in learning how to use tablets, smartphones and the web for a number of activities. “Banking, socialising and conducting business has become more accessible and with the combination of public PCs, free high speed Wi-fi in our libraries and our knowledgeable staff, we can offer a comfortable environment to use

the internet safely.” Victorian Tech Savvy Seniors is a Seniors’ Card Age Friendly Partners Program. It is designed to give older people, particularly those in regional and rural areas in Victoria, the opportunity to develop skills to use technology for socialising, accessing important services, or conducting personal business. Bookings are free but

essential. Call or drop into a participating library for further information or book online at www.wgrlc.eventbrite.com.au Tech Savvy Seniors sessions will run from October 2014 until June 2015 in Drouin, Inverloch, Korumburra, Leongatha, Warragul and Wonthaggi libraries. To see the full list of session dates and times visit www.wgrlc. vic.gov.au

RACV PRESENTS YEARS AHEAD PROGRAM at Mountain View Leongatha RACV presents its acclaimed Years Ahead program on Thursday 23 October. This presentation provides information and tips on healthy ageing and staying connected. The 45 minute information session held at Mountain View Leongatha, with presenter Brian Grist, covers the importance of staying healthy and active to help people maintain their independence and to enjoy a good quality of life. DATE

Thursday 23 October 2014

TIME

11 am for Presentation Enjoy complimentary lunch & facilities tour

WHERE Mountain View Leongatha, 1 Dale Drive, Leongatha Please join us for this great event. Contact for catering and registration by phoning 1300 306 255 or email admin@mountainviewleongatha.com.au

Visit www.mountainviewleongatha.com.au for more details, or call 1300 306 255 to arrange a tour or to request a free information pack.

Phone: 1300 306 255 1 Dale Drive, Leongatha, VIC 3953

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Hearing loss linked to dementia ONE in six people in Australia has a hearing loss, and with the ageing of the population, hearing loss is projected to increase to one in every four Australians by 2050.

through illness, accident, exposure to certain drugs and chemicals, or as part of the normal ageing process. Most people treat hearing loss as a relatively inconsequential part of ageing but recent findings suggest that it may play a much more important role in brain health than previously thought. A study published in The Archives of Neurology showed a strong association

Excessive noise exposure causes 37 per cent of hearing loss in Australia but hearing loss can also be acquired

between hearing loss and dementia. Researchers from the John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore partnered with other research institutions in the United States to conduct their study, which looked at 639 different adults aged between 36 and 90 years old. Between the years of 1990 and 1994, these adults underwent a series of tests to

determine their cognitive and aural health, and were monitored until the end of May 2008. During these years the researchers monitored any development of dementia. It was found those who suffered from hearing loss at the beginning of the study were more likely to develop dementia and the greater the hearing loss, the more chance there was. There was also a notice-

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able trend for Alzheimer’s. For every 10 decibels of hearing lost, the extra likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s increased by 20 percent. Although the reason for the link between the two conditions is unknown, the investigators suggest that a common pathology may underlie both, or that the strain of decoding sounds over the years may overwhelm the brains of people with hearing loss, leaving them more vulnerable to dementia. They also speculate hearing loss could lead to dementia by making individuals more socially isolated, a known risk factor for dementia and other cognitive disorders. Alzheimer’s and dementia are normally associated with old age but it is not only senior people who suffer from hearing loss. Poor hearing is widespread across all age groups. Today, young people increasingly have hearing impairments too – excessively loud music via headphones, at concerts and at nightclubs is having a major impact.

Construction workers, ambulance drivers, DJs and factory workers are all examples of professions where loud noise can have a lasting and damaging impact. Could we do something

Clear link: a study published in The Archives of Neurology showed a strong association between hearing loss and dementia.

More benefits for seniors

THE Victorian Government is providing an additional $5 million to expand the popular Seniors Card program and better support seniors, Minister for Ageing David Davis announced last week. Launching Seniors Count! – the Victorian Government’s Seniors Participation Action Plan ahead of the 2014 Victorian Seniors Festival, Mr Davis said the blueprint signalled a major shift in how we think about ageing, setting a new direction for ageing in Victoria. “The Victorian Coalition Government is committed to encouraging greater participation of seniors in our community,” Mr Davis said. “As a part of the plan, we will expand the Victorian Seniors Card program in 2015 to provide business discounts to more than 160,000 seniors who are still working 35 hours or more per week. “This is a significant expansion that will provide access to a wide range of business discounts currently enjoyed by more than 940,000 Victorian Seniors Card holders. “With people now living longer and more active lives, we need to ensure that seniors have the opportunity to fully participate in our community, and are better supported to

take advantage of those opportunities especially in the areas of technology and workforce participation.” Mr Davis said seniors will be able to take advantage of training programs to improve uptake of technology and bridge the digital and generational divide. “We are also providing support for our mature-age workforce, with mature-age workers skills development, tools and advice for flexible workplace practices, and the promotion of age-friendly workplaces,” he said. The Victorian Government will also encourage seniors to remain active and engaged in their local communities with a grants program to support the development of agefriendly environments. The Seniors Count! – Seniors Participation Action Plan was developed by Victoria’s first independent Commissioner for Senior Victorians, Gerard Mansour, and a 12 member Ministerial Advisory Committee for Senior Victoria, in consultation with the ageing sector and government departments. Mr Mansour said Seniors Count! was a blueprint to create an age-friendly society, and ensure seniors were respected and supported. For more information on Seniors Count! visit www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au

Victoria’s Seniors Participation Action Plan

Supporting the mature age workforce – training programs to improve uptake of technology and tools, and advice for employers to promote ﬂexible workplaces. Expanding the Victorian Seniors Card program – from 2015 this will provide business discounts to more than 160,000 seniors who are still working 35 hours or more per week.

For a copy of Seniors Count! visit seniorsonline.vic.gov.au or call Seniors Information Victoria on 1300 135 090

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Explore USA: experience Bourbon Street, New Orleans, with Leongatha Travel and Cruise.

New name in travel You’re Invited! brate...

Formerly Jetset Leongatha, the business is now trading under the name of Leongatha Travel and Cruise, effective from Wednesday, October 1. All phone numbers, email contacts will be the same. The signs, staff uniforms and other minor changes will have been affected by the date of the official launch in November. Leongatha Travel and Cruise will be operating as an independent travel agency under the Travellers Choice banner. “Through this well established buying group, we will be able to provide a fantastic range of destinations at great prices for our clients,” Jill said. “We have state of the art technology in our operating systems and a very experienced travel consulting team on staff to assist clients with all their travel queries and needs. We are very excited that our association with Travellers Choice will provide us with an additional range of new deals to present to our clients.” Jill said herself, Ed, and the staff are looking forward to the change, and assure their clients they are guaranteed the same quality support and service that has been the trademark of their business since 1994. “There will be no slowing down or stopping for the changeover. It is business as usual for all of our clients throughout South Gippsland and beyond,” Jill said. Leongatha Travel and Cruise has some magnificent ongoing group departures for 2015. They still have limited vacancies for a major group departure in 2015 to the USA. This exclusive trip is a group departure, including a seven day cruise on the famous Mississippi and a 12 night luxury land journey, and starts in Memphis and finishes in New York City.

The tour includes an experience of Amish Country, and visiting the music cities of Memphis and Nashville. There are limited cabins available and the Companion Fly Free deal will be finishing on November 28. It has been reported this tour has a high satisfaction rating, and the cruise on the Mississippi is absolutely fantastic.

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This year’s theme is

“Nutrition Live Well, Play Well, Stay Well”

Suffering from aches & pains??

Thursday October 16 11am-3pm

Jose Shelton is now offering a full range of Physiotherapy Services for a wide variety of conditions including: Neck & Back pain, Muscles & Joint pain, Arthritic conditions, Sports injuries, etc.

An interactive lunch will be provided, including a cooking demonstration. Dietition and occupational therapist in attendance.

No out of pocket fee for Veteran’s affairs and EPC (Medicare) eligible clients.

Call 0469 926 536 to make an appointment.

Australian Hearing offering a free hearing tests from 1:30pm.

Consulting on Thursdays at the Leongatha Healthcare Services (Koonwarra Road) clinic. AUSTRALIAN PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION

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Jack’s battle with ice JACK, 23, became addicted to the drug ice around five years ago.

Jack is now in recovery and is helping others to battle addiction as the centre manager of the DayHab Addiction Treatment Centre in Melbourne. This is his story. “Throughout high school I was just like any other kid. I had a good family, I was popular with lots of friends and I was playing basketball at a pretty high level. “I first came into contact with ice through some friends when I was 18 or 19 years old. I had been using other methamphetamines recreationally but found that my tolerance was building and I could get a better high from ice. “I thought my ice use was recreational as well, but looking back it was probably more serious. I was able to hide my use from family and friends for a while as I wasn’t behaving too crazy or out of character to start with. “I was working as a carpet layer, but I soon lost that job because I was constantly showing up late. “It wasn’t long before ice was no longer the cheap option it had seemed to be and I was spending hundreds of dollars to get a hit. I got involved in worse and worse activities to find the money. “I’d say it was only a few months before I was a full blown addict, but even now it’s hard to be certain. I felt like I was in control but I might actually have been hooked within a few weeks. “The highs and lows started to become more extreme. When I was high I couldn’t eat and I began to

lose a lot of weight. I was really scattered and was having crazy thoughts. “I also had phases of psychosis and paranoia, and then I would come down into the deepest of depressions. I made a suicide attempt and had to be resuscitated but even that didn’t make me realise that I needed help. “I got a lot of money at one point and spent it all in four days and went on an absolute bender where I was awake for 10 days straight. “I showed up at my mum’s house. She hadn’t been able to contact me and was so worried. It was there in her bathroom I looked in the mirror and saw myself truly for the first time in ages. I was skinny, gaunt and sick. I could feel the pain of my addiction hanging like a dead weight off my heart. “I asked mum for help. She had been waiting and hoping for this moment and she was ready to go with contacts for the support services she had researched. “I went for an assessment at a rehab clinic and I was told I would have to wait a week. They told me to ‘try not to use’ but they expected that I would. “I managed to detox myself in that week but I was reliant on other drugs to do so, so I was still in a really bad way when I checked in to the clinic. I was there for 28 days and I felt absolutely bonkers for the first two weeks. “I was having the weirdest, most ridiculous thoughts and I believed that the other patients were talking about me. “After rehab I lived in supportive accommodation for a year. I had so much baggage, so many broken relationships and issues

I had to deal with. It took so long to claw some semblance of my life back and I was in rehab and the accommodation longer than I had been on the drug in the first place. “It only took a year for ice to absolutely bring me to my knees. “The What are you doing on ice? campaign has really struck a chord with me. I was exactly like the people in the ads; trying to hide my use from family and friends and denying that my problem was already out of hand. That’s the thing about ice, it takes a hold of you so quickly and pulls your life apart before you even realise it. “I have been clean now for three years, but it is still with me. I consider myself to still be an addict, just one who is not using. “To anyone out there who is using ice: if you think you have a problem then you definitely do.”

Reaching out: the Victorian Government is spreading the word about the dangers of ice use through a series of videos available online at www.ice.vic.gov.au

Tackling ice in regional Victoria THE Victorian Government will work with more than 980 local sporting clubs in regional Victoria to deal with illicit drug

problems, including the use of ice.

Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge, joined by Liberal candidate for Bendigo East Greg Bickley and Liberal candidate for Bendigo West Michael Langdon, last week announced the expansion of a community-based program to educate rural and regional communities about the dangers of ice. The Good Sports program, run by the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF), currently works with sporting clubs to warn young people about the dangers of high-risk drinking, providing a vital link for families and young people to local support services. “The expansion of the Good Sports program in regional and rural Victoria will enable football and netball clubs to lead the discussion about the dangers of methamphetamine use,” Ms Wooldridge said. “While alcohol is still the most widely abused drug by young men and women, the increased use of methamphetamines such as ice is a

trend we need to address and reverse.” Ms Wooldridge said the government would provide the ADF with $200,000 to run programs that tackle ice and other drugs. The funding will: • enable more than 980 regional and rural sporting clubs to act as community leaders in responding to the issue of ice in local communities; • facilitate the up-skilling of club leaders and other key community sporting leaders to strengthen community resilience to ice use; • support confidencebuilding in club leaders and members to enable them to better manage drug related issues; • enable local sporting clubs to develop effective ice strategies and assist them to identify and respond to ice use; and • enable sporting clubs to link families and young people to local support services. “Local sporting clubs such as football and netball clubs are often the heart of the community and by running drug education, diversion and support programs

in this familiar environment, young people and their families can learn about the harsh realities of ice,” Ms Wooldridge said. “This additional funding builds upon the Victorian Coalition’s whole-of-government approach to tackling methamphetamine use in the community announced earlier this month, including funding for the Good Sports program to deal with ice related issues in metropolitan sporting clubs. “Education and prevention is a key element to stopping young people from experimenting with this dangerous drug and the Good Sports program is well placed to provide the education as well assisting families and those needing help to access the support they need.” To complement these announcements, the What are you doing on ice? campaign is underway to educate young Victorians and parents about the risks of using the drug ice, including a website www.ice.vic.gov. au where people can share their stories and find out how they can get help.

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

HALLSTON 2450 Grandridge Road Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha Jason Harris 0417 640 079

$480,000

3 2 1 INVERLOCH 2-4 Williams Street UNPRECEDENTED RE-DEVELOPMENT SITE • Strategic corner site • 3 Street frontages • Tenanted Commercial buildings & 3 bedroom home • Zoning – Mixed Use • Land area: 2360m2 (approx) Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 12.00pm on site 10% deposit, balance 90 days Allan Mann 0409 855 753 Scott Hughes 0488 748 888

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There are two generous sized living areas that are heated by a solid fuel heater and reverse cycle air conditioner, study area and a large separate entrance. The master bedroom has a walk in robe and an ensuite. The second bedroom also has a large walk in robe with the third boasting a built in robe.

The second bathroom is central to these bedrooms with a large bath and separate shower. Outside the home has a double carport, wide verandah, a big outdoor entertaining area taking in the spectacular view and two sheds both with power. Completing this beautiful property is the manicured gardens.

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25 Lewis Street - on site Sat Oct 18 at 11am

FORESHORE FRONTAGE, 4 BR HOME & SEPARATE BUILDING On the popular Port Welshpool foreshore with views to Wilsons Promontory and bay. Set on 1305m2 block.

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HIS great family home located in Meeniyan on a 2420 m² block and within walking distance to the shops and local school is full of outstanding features. The three bedroom home has been partially

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cypress pine kitchen bench top and mantle piece, family dining area with access to outside undercover entertaining area, rear lane access and raised vegetable beds, orchards and a garden shed. In addition to all of this is a fully self contained one bedroom cabin with its own access from Meikle Street.

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Planning a new building project?

Building permits are issued by building surveyors and designed to protect property owners. South Gippsland Shire Council’s manager of regulatory services Matthew Patterson explained many people were under the impression they would be exempt if the cost was less than $5000. “That building permit exemption was removed in 2005 and now the cost of work is not a consideration when determining if a building permit is required,” he said. “There still are some exemptions but it is advisable to check with council to avoid a possible penalty.”

Spring in bloom at Capeview Mitre 10 Experienced operator: Karen Treyvaud assumed the reins as store manager at Capeview Mitre 10 Leongatha in June and has settled into the diverse role quickly. One of the most interesting and demanding tasks is making sure the store has everything its customers require. The garden centre at the store is a riot of colour right now with ideas at every turn to give your garden a burst of spring and summer colour. New release petunias, carpet roses in assorted colours and natives galore are just some of the many flowering plants that beckon. It is still a few weeks away from planting the tomatoes but now is the ideal time for many other herbs and vegetables. It is time for lettuce and basil seedlings and of course, being early spring, most of your plants will benefit from a good feed.

tion of garages, carports, decks, farm sheds, reblocking an existing house and retaining walls greater than one metre in height. A magistrate can impose a fine of up to 500 penalty units (approxi-

Generally, all building works require building permits to be issued before the work can commence, but exceptions are: • construction of small sheds not more than 10m² in floor area; • demolition of sheds not more than 40m² in floor area; • repair work to a house providing the work is non-structural, that is bathroom/kitchen • renovation; and • unroofed pergolas not more than 20m² in floor area and located at the rear or side of a house. “Building permits ensure that building practitioners are registered and carry the required insurance, and that adequate documentation and planning is prepared to construct the building or extension,” Mr Patterson said. “An independent review of the building documentation then takes place and key stages of the work are inspected.” A building permit is required for the construc-

mately $74,000) for building work undertaken without a building permit. Council’s building department invites your enquiry on 5662 9200 if you are unsure about whether you require a building a permit.

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Find beauty in natives Gardeners of all kinds are turning to natives to fill their yards with colour and variety year-round thanks to the larger variety of plants now available.

Natives are now suitable for gardening styles such as cottage and formal, not just sprawling bushy gardens people typically associate natives with. Inverloch’s Melaleuca Nursery has an extensive range and the staff have the expertise to help you transform your garden into a natu-

ral haven. “Natives are good for the environment, they are bird attracting, they adapt to the local area and they do not take too much watering,” the nursery’s Brendon Eishold said. “But we’re also trying to get it across to people not to just buy them for the en-

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Local option: Brendon Eishold and Megan Hewett of Melaleuca Nursery encourage gardeners to consider natives for their homes. up from groundcovers to small shrubs to nice feature trees; having the tiers so that everything is not all at the one height.” Megan said natives come in a variety of foliage and flower types, and often surprise customers. “There are a lot of plants that people would not know are native,” she said. “For example, a lot of people would not know there is a native hibiscus.” Melaleuca Nursery is nestled in a bush setting,

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with more than 90 species of birds flying around the property, making a visit a worthwhile experience for the wildlife along. The nursery offers around 150 species of plants, all arranged according to height, from groundcovers through to trees. “We can provide plants for gardens right through to large revegetation projects on farms,” Brendon said. Nursery staff deliver plants across Bass Coast and South Gippsland

shires. Brendon and Megan have owned the nursery for three years, and come to the job with experience working in landscaping in Melbourne and property management in Japan. The nursery is located at 50 Pearsalls Road, Inverloch, and is open 9am-5pm, Monday to Saturday. Phone 5674 1014 or online at www.melaleucanursery.com Mastercard, Visa and EFTPOS accepted.

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vironment but to buy them because they’re beautiful. “People think they’re messy but there are so many native plants that have come on to the market in the last decade that have been bred for the garden.” Many typically larger trees such as eucalypts are now available in dwarf versions, and kangaroo paws have been bred to offer a larger variety of coloured stems and flowers. Standard grafted grevilleas will flower for up to nine months of a year and make an attractive centerpiece. Brendon and Megan Hewett not only run a retail and whole nursery, but also offer a full garden design service. “We have people in newer houses that have an idea of what they want and we can help,” Megan said. Brendon added, “We can advise on plants that will do well in a particular position and so they’re more likely to survive. “We will try to recommend plants that offer a variety of foliage and flowers, so customers have something that flowers all year round. “We can build a garden

tween neighbours.

Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark said the new laws would make it easier and more straightforward for people to reach agreement with their neighbour about building, rebuilding or repairing a boundary fence. “These changes are the first in nearly 50 years and will provide clarity for property owners in what has been an often uncertain and complicated area of law,” he said. The commencement of the new laws coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria, which helps Victorians with advice and mediation to prevent neigh-

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bourhood and community disputes from escalating. Figures released by the centre show that it fielded nearly 20,000 calls for assistance in the 2013-14 year, with nearly one third (6489) of all calls relating to fencing matters. “Fencing disputes have typically been the number one issue for the centre and the new laws will help reduce the number of disputes where neighbours need to seek assistance,” Mr Clark said. The new legislation sets out clear rules and procedures on a wide range of common fencing issues. Mr Clark said the centre had provided assistance for more than 225,000 callers and opened 40,000 separate cases over the 20 years it has been operating. “The Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria has provided valuable early assistance in a range of community disputes across the state, helping facilitate a more harmonious Victoria,” Mr Clark said. “Countless other people have benefited from advice and mediation which has avoided disputes from escalating further and potential hearings in court or VCAT.” The Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria operates from 14 locations around the state, providing free advice and mediation for people in a range of situations. For more information on the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria or fences laws, please phone 1300 372 888 or visit www.disputes.vic. gov.au.

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Qualified, capable: the Wonthaggi Plaza shopping centre is one of many notable heating and cooling projects undertaken by Williams and Burns Contracting.

Established in 1990, the business is a partnership between Darren Burns and Wayne Williams. The business has provided quality installation to hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, clubs, cinemas, hostels, operating theatres, schools and other industries. Among the projects completed so far have been RACV Resort Inverloch, Novotel Hotel at St Kilda, Cowes RSL and Newhaven College. Williams and Burns Contracting encourages high quality regular maintenance and repair of air conditioning systems in order to prevent expensive refurbishments and upgrades. The company offers air-conditioning and mechanical services, breakdown repair and replacement. Williams and Burns Contracting sees your heating and cooling system as one of the most valuable purchases you make for your

Buyers save for longer RISING property prices are forcing first home buyers to save for longer than ever before in order to get their foot onto the property ladder.

According to Mortgage Choice’s latest First Home Owner survey, one in four first home buyers said they had saved for “more than five years” before buying their property. “It isn’t surprising to see first home buyers saving for longer than ever before as property prices are climbing at an impressive rate,” Mortgage Choice spokesperson Jessica Darnbrough said. “Research from RP Data shows property

prices across Australia’s combined capital cities have climbed 10.9 per cent over the 12 months to September.” The survey also found first home buyers were comfortable with their mortgage repayments. “Looking at the data, 36.9 per cent of first time buyers said their mortgage repayments accounted for less than 25 per cent of their after tax income,” Ms Darnbrough said. “Meanwhile, in 2011, just 24.4 per cent of first home owners said their mortgage repayments were less than 25 per cent of their after tax income, while 50.5 per cent said more than 36 per cent of their after tax income was being spent on their mortgage.

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business or home. It is not only important to get the right heating and cooling system to suit your needs, but it is just as important to service and maintain your cooling system. The company has a full team of qualified staff and technicians available to ensure you get the help you need, especially during peak season periods when you require it the most. If your air-conditioning is not properly maintained you may void your manufacturer’s warranty and reduce the life of your valuable investment. Guarantee your peace of mind for the lifetime of your investment with a range of ongoing maintenance packages customised to suit your system and budget. Packages are available annually, bi-annually and quarterly. System checks include cleaning of air filters, and fan, duct, electrical, mechanical and preventative maintenance checks. Williams and Burns Contracting is located at 92 Archies Creek Road, Archies Creek. Phone 5678 7463 or 0419 359 269, fax 56787 019, email info@wilburns.com.au or head online to www.williamsandburns.com.au.

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Cook safely outdoors WITH sunny weather here, now is the time to ensure your gas barbecue is in good working order.

CFA deputy chief officer Steve Warrington said checking your barbecue was easy. “You can check the hose and regulator connections are safe by spraying them with soapy water,” he said. “Bubbles will form if gas is escaping. If you’ve got any doubts about the connections, turn off the gas and replace the connection or contact a licensed gasfitter. “You should leak-test the connection to the gas cylinder every time you connect it.”

If a fire occurs, don’t try to extinguish the flames if not safe to do so. Call triple zero and turn off the gas at the meter or cylinder, but only if you can do so safely. Check the LP gas cylinder on your barbecue before you turn it on. A cylinder must not be refilled if it hasn’t been tested for more than 10 years or if the cylinder has been damaged. To have your gas cylinder tested, ensure you use a licensed gasfitter. Check the hose to make sure it has not deteriorated, ensure connections are tight, and that the O rings are in good condition and have not cracked or split.

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“There is a wide range and they can be used for houses, holiday homes and businesses.” With superior strength, the window roller shutters are also useful for security. The spring clean-out is also the perfect time to enhance the quality and style of your home with new pavers Shield Master has in stock. The business offers Boral and national masonry for pavers and retaining walls, as well as Stratco patios and colorbond fencing to complete the look. There is also a selection of sheds to store your gardening tools.

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Spring inspires garden magic By Karen Haw from The Town Centre Nursery, Mirboo North SPRING reveals itself in layers and just about every week there is something new budding or coming into bloom.

Early spring is heralded with jonquils followed by daffodils and crocus. Next are the flowering apricots, daphne odora and the brilliant yellow forsythia. Mid-spring there are the brilliant tulips, Dutch iris, freesias, flowering prunus including flowering cherries and stunning magnolias, and then late spring brings us rhododendrons and old time favourites like lilac and roses, and this is just a small summary. Lilacs are a genus of extremely popular, hardy deciduous shrubs and small trees that include some of the most elegant, colourful and deliciously fragrant of the woody plants that flower in late spring and early summer. Most are native to north eastern Asia, with just two species hailing from Europe, one of which, the common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) has given rise to more than 1500 named cultivars. Lilacs belong to the olive (Oleaceaea family) and as

well as their unforgettable fragrance, lilacs also yield dyes: green from the flowers, green and brown from the leaves and orange-yellow from the stems. Lilacs are easily grown in well drained sandy and gravelly, preferable slightly alkaline soil. They perform best when planted in a position in sun or light shade and flower on old wood so produce more flowers if left unprunned. Some sucker freely (especially Syringe vulgaris) and for that reason it is best to buy plants that are grafted. Lilacs are one plant that when purchased bare rooted the graft is planted below the soil. There is a huge range of flower colours available including single and double varieties. Look out for Congo, with rich lilac-red flowers in large, compact panicles; Charles Joly, dark purplish red flower, borne late; Katherine Havemeyer, lavender flowers; S.Madame Lemoine, flowers creamy yellow in bud, opening to pure white; and Sensation, deep purple and white flowers. Species varieties are all single flowered and less well known than the considerable number of large-flowered garden lilacs, but their fine qualities deserve much wider recognition. Generally they are not grafted. Whereas the popular

Syrina vulgaris are all large shrubs/small trees, many of the species varieties are much small growers. One of the most interesting of the lilacs is the cut leaf variety called Syringa x lacinita. This graceful hybrid produces fragrant, pale lilac flower clusters up to four inches long in late spring and has finely textured foliage. It forms a spreading shrub 2m tall and originated from Turkey, being introduced in the seventeenth century. A smaller growing variety is the dwarf Korean lilac (syringe meyeri Palibin). This is a slow-growing compact rounded shape shrub of dense habit. The pale lilac-pink flowers are fragrant and are borne in numerous elegant panicles, even on young plants. This is a lovely lilac suitable for small gardens. While we often think of Northern Hemisphere plants as the showy stars of spring, there are some Aussie natives that can out do most of them. When it comes to perfume, it is hard to outdo the boronia and when it comes to beauty, the Waratah is hard to surpass. Waratahs are spectacular garden plants. These plants are in the genus Telopea which is in the family Proteacea. They produce bright red stunning large red flowers in spring (although some

plants selected and/or bred in cultivation produce white or pink flowers) on an evergreen shrub that make wonderful floral arrangements. Waratahs require a deep, well drained, acidic soil in full sun or partial shade. They have a low resistance to excessive phosphorus and prefer not to be overfed. Tip: prune from an early age to encourage branching and after flowering cut old flowered stems back to halfway. One of the most popular varieties of Waratah is Shady Lady Red. This is a hardy and vigorous hybrid Waratah providing lots of spectacular flowers in spring and is great to use in low maintenance gardens. Lady Red was developed at the Australian Botanic Gardens in Canberra and is a cross between the Telpea speciossima and oreades. Another introduction bred for cold hardiness is Braidwood Brilliant which has brilliant red flowers and is a cross between Telopea speciosissima and monganensis. Many would not be familiar with a shrub called Philotheca because for many years this was called eriostemon or know as wax plant. This is a very hardy shrub with scented foliage and masses of pink buds that open to pink or white starry flowers. This is a great feature

plant that can be also be used as a cut flower and is an asset for any garden. Depending on the variety, height varies from 50cm to 1 metre. Plant it near paths where the pleasant aroma of the foliage will be released as you brush against it. Spring time is a popular time for revamping gardens

and planting but it is also the time to fertilise. Most plants will benefit from fertilising at this time of year, especially fruit trees, citrus and roses. There is a strong belief that giving plants Seasol (sea weed solution) is equivalent to feeding and while Seasol is beneficial to plants (especially when planting and as

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Police officers remembered LOCAL police honoured police officers who died in the line of duty in Inverloch on September 29.

In honour: police marched through Inverloch’s A’Beckett Street in recognition of police members who died in their line of work. National Police Remembrance Day was held on Monday, September 29. Photo: Facebook.

Wonthaggi’s Inspector Graeme Sprague said the service was well attended. Around 200 people witnessed the march from The Glade to the Inverloch Community Hub. The names of police who had died on duty in the last 12 months were read. A presentation was given by the Police

Legacy to recognise the deceased officers’ families. Minister for Police and Emergency services Kim Wells said the National Day of Remembrance was a chance to take reflect on the heroic work of officers. “Today (September 29) Victorians remember those police officers who lost their lives while protecting the community,” he said. “In Victoria, 159 brave officers have died serving their community since the formation of the police force in 1853.”

Foster families wanted

By Tayla Kershaw

GIPPSCARE is looking for loving foster families.

There are around 6500 children and young people in Victoria in out of home care, and there is a big demand for foster families in South Gippsland. There are not enough carers to meet increased demand. Gippscare likes to place children in families within the child’s community so they don’t lose connections with school, extracurricular activities, friends and family where appropriate. “We are looking for stable placements,” Gippscare’s foster care recruitment and training coordinator Michelle Merange said. “Carers need to have an interest and they make a real difference. We’ve had a lot of success stories.” Gippscare has a screening process to allow people to become carers. They must be above 21 years old and receive training and assessment over three to six months. Otherwise, carers can be couples, families or singles, heterosexual or same sex couples, working or non-working, young, older or retired and renters or ho-

meowners. “Carers must realise it’s a big commitment,” Ms Merange said. “It can be challenging but there are plenty of rewards.” Ms Merange said all children just need a safe environment where they can be children and have the opportunity to succeed in reaching their full potential.

“Foster carers go a long way to make that happen,” she said. Foster carers help give children a steady routine, as some may come from trauma and have trouble trusting. “We offer 24 hour support through the Salvation Army,” Ms Merange said. “We have case managers to help with the children

and care support to help the carers.” There is support right through the process. Hayley Boram is one of Gippscare’s leading managers. Her role is to provide support for 16 to 18 year olds preparing to leave foster care. “We help set them up, as well as giving them independence,” she said.

Empty building: Coles reopened in the Wonthaggi Plaza on December 5, 2012, leaving the old building in Watt Street up for lease.

What’s up, Watt Street?

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WONTHAGGI’S Watt Street has appeared abandoned lately.

Looking for help: from left, Gippscare’s carer support manager Michelle Rowe and foster care recruitment and training coordinator Michelle Merange can help you take the steps to becoming a foster carer.

Dollars could go up in smoke AS people spring clean and prepare their properties for a fire safe summer, many are not aware of the regulations surrounding open air burning in townships.

South Gippsland Shire Council has received complaints regarding open air burning breaches in townships and is obliged to pursue these. Offenders face a fine of $500. A local law adopted by council in April introduced open air burning restrictions in townships. The restrictions were a result of complaints council received about the health and nuisance impacts caused by open air burning in townships. The recent Morwell mine fire was a reminder of the impacts of smoke on community health. The open air burning restrictions apply to land zoned under the South Gippsland

Shire Planning Scheme as residential, township, low density residential, commercial or mixed use. A permit is required from council to undertake open air burning in these areas. The restrictions don’t apply to the use of a barbecue, pizza oven or other properly constructed appliances while it is being used for cooking food, or a manufactured fireplace used for outdoor heat-

ing. The application fee for a permit is $55 (GST included). A permit will only be issued by council in specific circumstances giving consideration to the size of the land, whether the land is in a designated bushfire area, whether the burn-off is strictly for fire prevention purposes, the ability of the landowner to remove the vegetation via more appropriate methods,

the proximity to neighbouring assets and property, and the risk of smoke nuisance. Regardless of council’s local laws, no open air burning can be undertaken within the shire during the CFA’s declared fire danger period or on days of total fire ban or smog alert. For more details, contact council on 5662 9200 or view www.southgippsland. vic.gov.au.

With Coles and the library relocated to other parts of town and the demolition of the old bakehouse, what once was the heart of the town has become quiet. The bakehouse site is now in the hands of a developer. Wonthaggi Historical Society president Sam Gatto is unsure what is to become of the site but said the developer must replicate the raised lettering and facade as it was. Bass Coast Shire Council has confirmed the terms of the permit. Any new development must incorporate the exact wording, font, size and colour in recognition of its history. A future developer must provide an application detailing the way in which the replica sign will be used. Mr Gatto worked to keep the integrity of the bakehouse as it represents generations of Wonthaggi, dating back to 1912. It was the original site of the first cooperative. The bakehouse was built later. “Times change and people forget,” he said. “But everything we have has come

from past struggles people have overcome in their humble way. Council insisted this be done.” Since moving to its big location at the old Target site in Murray Street, the little old library in Watt Street has not been of much use to the public. It is currently being used by council. The empty Coles building is in the hands of CRS Property in Melbourne. CRS real estate agent Ian Robertson said there has been interest in the building but nothing had progressed. “It’s great for parking but it’s disconnected from the rest of the town,” he said. It is a 2500 square metre building which can be subdivided and has underground parking. Mr Robertson said potential buyers had expressed interest in purchasing it for community based purposes. “It’s all ready to go but unfortunately our buyers have looked further afield,” the real estate agent said. Mr Robertson said buyers regularly inspect the building so they never know when they will get some good news for Wonthaggi. “Though the centre of town is shifting, the building is still close to the main hub and the right buyer could reactivate Watt Street,” he said.

Kitchen on track DEPUTY Premier Peter Ryan last week announced $15,000 to upgrade the restaurant kitchen on the South Gippsland Railway. “The South Gippsland Railway is a not-for-profit tourist railway operated by volunteers. The 37 kilometre track between Nyora, Korumburra and Leongatha is the longest heritage railway in Victoria,” the Gippsland

South MLA said. Mr Ryan said the $15,000 project would include a complete upgrade of the kitchen to commercial standards while maintaining its heritage features. “Currently the railway’s food service is limited and the food is prepared offsite,” he said. “This investment will deliver a modern kitchen that is capable of providing high-quality food for tourists travelling on this iconic train.

“The addition of a kitchen will allow the railway to cater for special events and functions and offer a unique experience to locals and tourists.” President of the South Gippsland Railway Terry Franklin welcomed the funding. “This investment will enable our organisation to continue to hold special events and functions which support the continued operation of the South Gippsland Railway,” he said.

Council owned: since relocating to Murray Street, the Wonthaggi Library in Watt Street has been used by Bass Coast Shire Council.

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Probus clubs descend on Korumburra

MEMBERS of Probus clubs from across South Gippsland gathered for a delegates meeting at the Austral Hotel in Korumburra last Tuesday, September 30.

The Combined Probus Club of Coal Creek Korumburra hosted the meeting, attended by representatives of clubs from Yarram, through to Foster, Leongatha, Wonthaggi and Phillip Island. Probus Victoria president Les Barber was present and joined by Euan Coutts, representing the Rotary Club of

Korumburra. Probus is one of the most popular organisations in South Gippsland, with clubs’ memberships ranging from 50 to 150. Host club secretary Cheryl Routley said Probus was an ideal organisation for retirees to join. “There are such a lot of different activities people can do. There are a lot of tours and dining out, and some of the clubs have caravan clubs, music clubs and dine-out clubs,” she said.

Above, KAIRAV Manandhar was born at Bass Coast Health on September 8 to Kripa and Rabin Manandhar of Inverloch. Right, MACY Lynn Bruce was born to Dan and Carrie Bruce of Inverloch at Leongatha Hospital on September 15. She is the couple’s first child.

Milpara Community House news Calling shots: officiating at the Probus gathering were, from left, Combined Probus Club of Coal Creek Korumburra secretary Cheryl Routley and club president Margaret Issell, with Probus Victoria president Les Barber and Rotary Club of Korumburra representative Euan Coutts.

MILPARA Community House will reopen again for business as usual from Monday, October 6. Our term four program is available on our website, so if you would like to know what will be offered during the coming term look at our webpage at www.milparacommunityhouse.org. au and click on the Courses tab. Enrolments can be completed online. On Tuesday, October 7 we will be commencing English as a Second Language for people who would like

to improve their grasp of written and spoken English. This course runs from 10am to noon on Tuesdays and a further course on Thursday afternoons at 2pm concentrates on spoken English. For enrolments or further information contact Milpara on 5655 2524. On October 15 a Computer Basics course will be held for nine Wednesdays from 1pm to 4pm covering introduction to computers, email, the Internet and word processing. With the many changes to the sup-

ply of energy, Milpara Community House is pleased to be able to offer a session to assist consumers. Take Control of Your Power Bills is a session which will cover three main areas. Firstly, reading your electricity bill and smart meter; secondly, tips to reduce your energy use, and lastly, assessing retail offers and using the Price Comparator ‘My Power Planner’. This session will be held on Wednesday, October 22, between 11am and 12.30pm.

Social time: enjoying the Probus meeting were, from left, Wonthaggi-Inverloch Probus president John Stewart, treasurer Laurie Culph and acting secretary Jill Demo.

Next stage: from left, team facilitators Carron Forwood and Amy Wallace will be journeying to Melbourne with students Fergus McKittrick, Harrison Burns, Alex Benetti, Alex Dunbar, Tom Mendes, Elijah Gemmill and Angus Brown to the Tournament of the Minds Australasian Pacific final on October 18.

Young minds excel Leongatha way: representing Woorayl Probus Club at the delegates meeting were, from left, vice president Jennie Warner, secretary Pat Allaway and president Warren Warner.

Happy bunch: Leongatha Probus Club members had a pleasant time at the delegates meeting. From left, president Jim Geary, vice president Maureen Casey and secretary Pauline Kamphuis.

THE young minds of Wonthaggi Secondary College (WSC) are enjoying a well earned rest after nine hectic weeks of intellectual competition in the Tournament of the Minds.

This year marks the seventh year of involvement for WSC in this competition. The students have proven once again strong minds and team spirit rule supreme within the school community. This year the school entered five teams in the Gippsland regional final at Federation University. Two of these teams won their way through to the state finals held at Latrobe University in Bundoora on September 14. For the first time the WSC Maths Engineering team won their way to the Australasian Pacific final to be held in Melbourne. The team have been a regular at

the state finals in the last two years but victory has always eluded them. This victory is a particularly impressive result for the school considering the competition. WSC was the only state secondary school in the group of schools from across the state. For the state final, the team of seven needed to complete both a long term and spontaneous problem. The long term challenge involved creating a scenario where the team was trapped somewhere and needed to create an object which helped them to escape in six different ways. Each team was given three hours to come up with a solution. Wonthaggi’s solution was both innovative and good humoured. The Australasian Pacific final is held in a different city each year in the Asia Pacific region. This year it is Melbourne’s turn to host the final. The two day event held over October 17 and 18 will be a great expe-

rience for the team and their facilitators. These events usually showcase the host city’s most popular destination such as the Melbourne Zoo. Last year the Applied Technology team from WSC made it through to the Australasian final in Canberra. This year the school is hoping to go one step further with an Australasian award. It is a real feather in the cap for the whole Bass Coast community to have seven young minds representing them once again. None of this would have happened without bright minds and dedicated teachers. The students involved in this year’s Math Engineering challenge are Fergus McKittrick, Angus Brown, Tom Mendes, Elijah Gemmill, Alex Dunbar, Alex Benetti and Harrison Burns. The team’s facilitators are Carron Forwood and Amy Wallace. The school wishes them the best of luck on October 18.

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Show celebrates local art LEONGATHA Rotary Club’s 38th Art and Photography Show is fast approaching opening.

The show will be held in Leongatha Memorial Hall from Friday, October 17 until Sunday, October 19. The event opens at 7.30pm on the Friday, with tickets now on sale at Oakleys Law, 13 McCartin Street, Leongatha. Cost is $20 per person, and includes nibbles and a complimentary glass of champagne/refreshments. The show may also be viewed from 1-5pm Friday, and on Saturday from 10am–7.30pm, and Sunday 10am–3pm. Admission is $5 per adult and children are free. Show coordinator Rotarian Harry Leggett said, “It is clear we have a wealth of talent in our area and we are so pleased present this show to the community.” Mr Leggett

Local artist: Peg Elliott will offer paintings at the Leongatha Rotary Club’s art show.

acknowledged the generous sponsors whom have contributed. “Without them this show could not go on and I would like to thank everyone who is participating. Things are tough and the marvellous community keeps on giving,” he said. “We invite everyone to come along to experience the wonderful talent we have on display. It will be a show not to be missed.” Featured artists this year are locals Elizabeth Dunlop, Naomi Zaghet and Peg Elliott, all members of the Leongatha Painters Group. Each has their own story about their passion for painting and their medium of preference and experience. Florence Stone is also a member of Leongatha Painters Group and has greatly assisted with the show by offering her vast expertise to bring the show to an even higher level. Simon Gregg, curator of Gippsland Art Gallery at Sale, is judge this year. He

Displaying work: Elizabeth Dunlop will exhibit at the Rotary art show.

Expert eye: Simon Gregg, curator of Gippsland Art Gallery at Sale, will judge Leongatha Rotary Club’s 38th Art and Photography Show. was raised in Mirboo North. He has worked in public galleries throughout Melbourne and Victoria, and has curated more than 100 exhibitions. A former artist, he

trained at RMIT and is also the author of two books on Australian art: New Romantics – Darkness and Light in Australian Art, and Nicholas Chevalier – Australian Odyssey. In 2012 Simon received a scholarship to study to Royal Art Collection, spending three weeks at Windsor Castle, England. He is currently working on a third book examining the place of thunderstorms in 500 years of European art. See www.leongatharotary.org.au or Leongatha Rotary’s Facebook page for further details.

Rocking time: be at Korumburra’s Austral Hotel this Saturday to see Rolling Stones tribute band, Jaggers Banquet, rock the night away.

Stones’ tunes to rock Austral

AUSTRALIA’S Rolling Stones experience, Jaggers Banquet, is bringing the appeal of the famed band to Korumburra’s Austral Hotel. Savour the magic of the gig this Saturday, October 11 from 8.30pm till late, for a night to remember. Jaggers Banquet plays the songs of the greatest rock and roll band of all

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Taking part: see Naomi Zaghet’s art at the Leongatha show.

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10am and followed by another one of the region’s horticultural heros, Sandra Kavanagh from Clear Creek Valley Herbs. She’ll be giving a tomato growing talk and with tips to ensuring you have a bountiful crop this season. She’ll have all of her other herbs and seedlings potted, ready for you to transplant into your patch and turn into delicious summer meals. Find out how to cultivate your tomatoes, prune, fertilise, spot and treat pests and disease, crop rotation, companion planting and importantly, how to preserve your seeds for next year. A must if they are heritage varieties, and Sandra has an enviable range of those along with 20 popular toms.

You can find Sandra at many of the local farmers’ markets including Koonwarra and Inverloch, and she has a wealth of knowledge so if you after an elusive herb or have a questions, she’s happy to help. So head down to Coal Creek Farmers’ Market this Saturday. There’ll be lots of new spring things to try and buy. Grab a coffee, sweat treat from the CWA cake stall and get set for a relaxing, informative and above all delicious day. The market goes from 8am until 12.30pm in the Coal Creek car park Korumburra. See you there! As it’s the market’s fourth birthday, there will be cake and other festivities, so come and celebrate four fabulous years of fresh local fare!

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Paul Kelly to play Mossvale Park

This October, Lyrebird is presenting three acts in short succession to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The first is a sojourn to Meeniyan on Friday the 19th by American artist Justin Townes Earle. Son of Steve and previous winner of the Americana Music Award for Song of the Year, Justin Townes Earle has toured Australia before to rave reviews, but this will be the first time he has brought his band with him. Just a few days later on Friday the 24th, Lyrebird will present a charmed double header. Whilst Nikki Lane will headline, do not, whatever you do, get there late, as The Delines will open. The Delines are a super group (Richmond Fontaine, The Decemberists) of masterful musicians and, as with Nikki Lane, this is their debut Australian tour. On Saturday the 25th, Lyrebird will host the first live performance in five years of Augie March. There’s a great Australian tradition whereby a fairly oddball band with an underground following crack through into middle Australia for a while. Augie March had that with Moo, You Bloody Choir and the now-classic One Crowded Hour. Their albums have continued to make their way into discerning ears around the world, despite the band’s recent five-year hiatus.

They are a band deeply loved by those who know them; people get married to their music, people get buried to their music, kids get named after them and the characters in their songs. Few albums have ever scored 9/10 from prestigious music magazine Uncut, but that is precisely what American band Hurray for the Riff Raff did. On the band’s fifth and best offering yet you’ll find all the instruments of Americana: acoustic guitar, fiddle, harmonica, dobro, drum brushes and boot stomps, not so much rustic though as re-imagined. Now New Orleans indie folkies Hurray for the Riff Raff – led by Alynda Lee Segarra – are bringing their acclaimed sound to Australia for the very first time in November. You will be able to experience this worldwide revelation yourself at Meeniyan on Saturday, November 29. Lyrebird’s final show for the year on December 12 will feature, not one, but three, of Australia’s leading female performers: Mia Dyson, Jen Cloher and Liz Stringer. All three names are synonymous with great songwriting and powerful live performances. With eleven albums, ARIA Awards, Australian Music Prize short listings and countless other accolades between them, all three songwriters have forged careers in Australia and overseas to an ever growing audience. Mossvale Park Summer of Soul will co-headline two of Australia’s greatest live music performers: The Cat Empire and Paul Kelly. The Cat Empire is excited to be playing Summer Of Soul for the first time in 2015. The Cat Empire comprises born and bred Melbourne musicians, and the band loves an opportunity to play regional Victoria shows. The band played its

1000th show together back in March 2014, and has spent the rest of the year touring the world, taking its unique style of festival music to big stages around the globe. Now a fully independent band, these guys released their album Steal The Light in 2013, debuting top 20 on charts in six countries. The Empire Horns will be along for the show, the band has some new music in the set, and plenty of old tunes too. Dancing shoes essential. Following the recent releases of his groundbreaking song cycles, Spring and Fall and Conversations with Ghosts, Paul Kelly is pleased to announce another innovative chapter in his longstanding career. Earlier this year, Paul assembled his touring band and an exciting group of singers to record a set of new songs as well as one old classic. The tracks were performed live in the studio by Clairy Browne, Vika and Linda Bull, Dan Sultan, KiraPuru and himself. Dubbed The Merri Soul Sessions, the album will be released in December 2014.

See Paul Kelly, with Dan Sultan, Clairy Browne, KiraPuru, Vika and Linda Bull, and all the musicians on the album perform the album

and new songs live for the first time at Mossvale Park’s Summer of Soul on January 10, 2015. Also performing will be

The Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Mojo Juju and The Perch Creek Family Jugband. Tickets for all Meeniyan shows are now on sale via Lyrebird Arts Council’s website and local ticket outlets and tickets for Summer

of Soul go onsale via Lyrebird’s website, local ticket outlets and Oztix on October 13. For information and enquiries, see www.lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au or phone 5664 9239.

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SILAGE & CROPPING Making quality silage with minimal losses A FOCUS on fast wilting and good compaction is the key message from Debenham Australia consultants Andrew Debenham and Donna Woerz, when discussing quality silage making with their clients.

Checking the quality: Donna Woerz, nutritionist with Debenham Australia, with client Hans Van Wees from Newry, inspect silage made last season that was ensiled using the inoculant Trilac 3000 and Silostop.

From the moment you cut a plant to the moment it is ensiled (pickled) you are losing nutrients, so the faster this process can be, the more silage and a better quality feed you will get. Wilting during the first six - eight hours is very important for fast preservation, as the rate of water loss from a plant quickly drops off after this period of time. In these first few important hours a plant is losing 100ltr/ha/hr, but after eight hours this rate of wilting is only 20 percent as stomata on the leaf close. With a mix of bale and pit silage made by producers (after fast wilting) compaction is the second most important factor to maximising the amount of quality silage produced, regardless of the type of silage made. Ensuring that no more than 30cm layers are added to a silage pit at a time, this allows good pressure to be applied through stack rolling tyres. There are often questions regarding specific conditions on individual farms and how to maximise silage quality, including the use of silage inoculants. “You spend a lot of time and effort on growing, packing conserved forage, to leave the fermentation part of silage making up to chance can be a losing gamble,” Donna explained. When asked why a silage inoculant should be used, Donna added, “For just a few dollars per tonne, inoculating your silage with quality lactic acid producing bacteria gives insurance that the right fermentation occurs when you lock up that bale.” The difference between inoculants and preservatives, including where each product might have strengths and weaknesses, is also often a key discussion. For more information/advice on quality forage conservation, Andrew Debenham can be reached on 0428 556 408 or Andrew.d@debenham.com.au or Donna Woerz on 0427 991 543 or donna.m@debenham.com.au

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SILAGE & CROPPING Krone EasyCut R Series Mowers THE new EasyCut R and F rear and front mounted linkage disc mowers range from 2.8 to 3.6 metres, and are now available through Chapman’s Machinery, Leongatha.

The line-up features a new wider cutterbar model, the EasyCut R 360 with 3.6m work width and over the centre upright folding. Linkage mower customers today will have three ranges to choose from Krone: the AM entry level, the EasyCut and the new EasyCut R series. The goal of the design engineers for the new R Series was to make a very successful EasyCut mower range even

better. As farmers and contractors seem to couple larger horsepower tractors onto their mowers, the breakaway and headstock system has been redesigned. The breakaway is now positioned to the end of the outrigger arm, where the mower bar is carried in the centre of gravity DuoGrip system. In case of impact, the spring loaded breakaway will give way to guide the mower backwards and up over the obstacle, to automatically swing back into working position after the impact. This is a vast improvement as the force of the impact does not have to travel through the headstock and down to the lower link arms like on conventional disc mowers, but instead happens directly at the mower bar.

The headstock itself is designed heavy with smooth lines and sits close to the tractor. The floatation of the mower takes place via mechanical springs that are still the most effective ground contouring system. The operator simply changes the position of a pin to adapt the floatation of the mower. The range of EasyCut R Series rear mowers includes five models with or without conditioner. The EasyCut F Series front mowers include two 3.2 metre models: the ECF320M and ECF320CV. The tine itself is made out of hardox hardened material and has a more intense conditioning effect. For details contact Gavan Stewart at Chapman’s Machinery on 5662 3973, mobile 0428 872 979.

Easy mowing: the line-up features a new wider cutterbar model, the EasyCut R 360 with 3.6m work width and over the centre upright folding.

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SILAGE & CROPPING Pasture creates opportunities WITH October now here, the Department of Environment and Primary Industries

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sidual. Silage can be used to harvest longer than ideal grazing height pasture whilst still getting quality silage. In years of slower pasture growth rates and lower surpluses, cutting silage from the milking area can be detrimental to milk production. The cost of silage cut rather than pasture eaten and milk produced is high. Boosting silage growth with nitrogen fertiliser can

be profitable, provided the silage cut is of high quality. For the cost and risk of forcing a surplus, farmers may be better off buying good quality milking cow hay from off farm, or having a combination of good quality home grown silage and some good quality purchased hay. To secure feed now for the summer feed gap, DEPI suggests farmers estimate feed required to feed cows well over anticipated feed gap.

Farmers are also urged to investigate all options for filling the feed gap and act early to secure the feed at the best possible price. Common options are grain, silage, purchased hay and summer crops. To get most from the silage season, DEPI suggests farmers aim to make good quality silage, even if looking for quantity as well. Large quantities of low quality silage will result in bigger silage cost and lower milk production.

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With low rainfall in the vetch growing regions, higher water prices for lucerne growers and competition for fodder in NSW and Queensland, the price of milker quality hay looks like being relatively expensive this year. In addition, a warm summer is on the cards which will reduce the growth of temperate pasture species such as ryegrass. Silage will be an important replacement for any reduced summer pasture growth. Grain prices are looking favourable, but there is a limit to how much grain a cow can be feed. Generally, it is the forage side of the diet that causes herds to be under-fed in summer and autumn. What is the case for boosting silage yields? Fertilising pasture with urea nitrogen at $630/tonne spread increases the cost of surplus pasture by $130/t (low response to nitrogen), $90/t (moderate response) and $70/t (high response). If you add the cost of conserving the extra feed at $140/t for contract made round bale silage, then boosting silage yields costs between $210-$270 /tonne dry matter. Typically around 100kg of urea per hectare is applied. Vetch and lucerne hay is likely to cost $280/tonne wet behind the baler, or more. Add cartage and allow 10 – 15 per cent moisture and you can see that this year the price of urea boosted pasture silage is much cheaper than buying in high quality hay.

Also, there will be a good return on feed at $270 per tonne of silage dry matter. In addition, feeding cows the supplements they require post spring avoids over-grazing pasture. This results in better summer, autumn and winter pasture growth. Cows will also be in better condition which is very important for production and reproduction next season. Another tip is to have short lockups of silage paddocks. Every grass tiller that comes through winter becomes a seed head. It needs to be replaced by a vegetative tiller. Short lock ups for silage (four weeks) results in much higher pasture regrowth because new tillers are encouraged to form and they survive as they have avoided prolonged shading. Total spring growth (silage plus grazed pasture) has been measured at 25 per cent higher, compared to when longer lock-ups are used (six weeks). So the length of lockup makes a big difference. The energy and protein in the silage will be higher and fibre lower. This results in more milk when fed back. If energy in the silage improved from 10 to 11, then this is 10 per cent more energy from the same dry matter. Of course silage yields per hectare are lower with short lock-ups, but the extra pasture regrowth allows for an early cut and a second cut. Also more early summer grazing is available (due to higher tiller numbers from stronger tillering). So there are many benefits to boosting silage yields this spring.The only proviso is that the extra feed is actually eaten and not wasted.

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SILAGE & CROPPING

Mowers put to the test

WITH their unique suspension system and state-of-the-art cutter bars, Claas Disco Contour series mowers can reduce fuel consumption by up to 20 per cent while achieving a cleaner cut and less wear-and-tear.

The mower was put through its paces at the recent Lardner Park Hay and Silage Day attended by representatives from Claas Harvest Centre South Gippsland. Sales manager Anthony Blackshaw says Claas’ ‘active float’ technology suspends the mowing unit from its mid-point, achieving perfect balance. “In effect, the system allows the mower to ‘hover’ above the pasture in rough or wet conditions without damaging the mower or contaminating cut fodder with foreign material,” he said. “If the ground conditions become smoother and higher forward speeds are possible, then the mower may be set with higher ground pressure to allow cleaner and more accurate ground contour following. “What we are aiming for is minimal ground pressure under all mowing conditions. “This will give us cleaner, more efficient and economical mowing while increasing the longevity of the mower investment.” The hydraulically adjustable flotation system can be simply adjusted from the cab via a hydraulic lever as ground conditions change. The selected pressure setting can be monitored from the cab via an easy-to-read pressure gauge located on the mower. Independent European tests have found ‘active float’ technology can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 20 per cent and reduce foreign material in fodder by up to 16 per cent. “In mowing situations where lighter crops are encountered, the PTO speed can be reduced to 850rpm without any reduction

in mowing quality, even over rough terrain,” Anthony says. “This is only possible with the design of the ‘P-cut’ mower-bar with its heavy duty construction, industry-leading blade tip speed and self-cleaning wear skid profile, which all adds to cleaner, more effective mowing.” Hugh says the new range has been a hit with producers and contractors alike. “The engineers at Claas Germany have really done their homework in designing these mowers,”he said. “The design, construction and functionality of this mower really is superb. “It’s all about efficiency, reliability and ease of use. “The bottom line is a cleaner, faster and more efficient cut with improved ease of use and reduced maintenance.” Claas Disco Contour mowers also incorporate a shaft-driven driveline that eliminates the need for v-belts, further enhancing ease of servicing. The mowers incorporate a ‘break back’ safety system that allows the mower to pivot backwards and upwards if an obstacle is encountered. “The centre pivot arm is mounted at 15 degrees, allowing the mower to swing backwards and upwards if it hits an obstruction,” Anthony said. “In addition, each disc incorporates a “safety link’ system designed to protect the gear-driven cutter bar if foreign obstacles are encountered.” Contact Claas Harvest Centre South Gippsland for more information on the Disco mower. Anthony Blackshaw is available on 5662 2299.

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SILAGE & CROPPING

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SILAGE & CROPPING

Top bale quality New Holland has led the round baler segment for over 25 years, and has introduced a string of pioneering firsts that have revolutionised the way variable chamber balers operate today. Over 225,000 roll belt balers are working around the globe in the expert hands of farmers and contractors to bring the harvest home. The latest generation is set to redefine round baling with advanced roll belt (RB) technology that can improve capacity by up to 20 per cent and density by up to five per cent. What’s more, operators can select between a 150cm or 180cm maximum bale size to suit their individual needs. The RB baler will also captivate the eye with its distinctive sweeping lines, which adds a touch of class to every baling operation. Shaun O’Hara from Gendore said the new RB series of balers feature a completely new design compared to the previous model. “New Holland is really focussed on increasing the capacity in silage, so has added a heavy duty five bar pick-up and a New Holland only overshot feed auger,” he said. “And the bale density system has been upgraded to incorporate a dual ram to apply consistent density throughout the whole bale.” Mr O’Hara said he is feeling positive about the spring season. “We have had very strong sales up until this point. Our new Pottinger franchise has been going particularly

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The product has been successfully applied to walkways, factory floors, driveways, shed and garage floors, dairies, stock yards, metal roofing, decks, water tanks and much more. The protective coating is perfect for water tanks and troughs. It can fix concrete leaks and improve water quality by applying a coating to the inside of the tank or trough. Gordon Thompson from Fish Creek has had three water troughs and three water tanks renovated by Bass Coast Waterproofing. “The troughs were leaking, which meant the pressure pump was running constantly and wasting money and water,” he said. “The troughs I have aren't manufactured anymore, so it wasn't an option to knock them down and replace them.” Mr Thompson had his first water trough coated almost four years ago now, and he remains happy with the product. “The coating is guaranteed for 10 years, but I expect it to last much longer. I would be expecting 20 more years out of them, which makes the coating quite cost effective,” he said.

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2014 South Gippsland DAIRY EXPO

Expo showcases dairy RELOCATING the South Gippsland Dairy Expo to the Korumburra Showgrounds from Poowong has proved a winner for the Strzelecki Lions Club.

Expo coordinator Deanne Kennedy said the high profile of the showgrounds and the community’s support made for yet another successful expo this year. “The venue in Korumburra has been a great asset to the dairy expo, as it is on a main road where people pass through, so it is hard not to notice the expo is on,” she said. “The support from the A and P Society and the Korumburra-Bena Football Club is fantastic. The Lions club moves in once a year for the event, and people from both these organisations are readily available if keys are required or assistance needed. “Honestly, we have some of these people on ‘hot dial’ and they drop everything and

come and help. “The Rotary Club of Korumburra has organised the entire kids’ entertainment pavilion this year for the Lions club, and the Poowong Kindergarten has taken care of all the catering. “The event has a nice community feel about it and I know the exhibitors enjoy the fact they can order food without leaving their site - a

great personal touch.” Relatively fine weather helped attract nearly 1000 people this year. “The expo provides a great opportunity in the school holidays to entertain the whole family and so when the sun shines it brings dairying families out for the day,” Ms Kennedy said. “In addition, the expo was fortunate this year to

have some interstate guests that were present for the Cows Create Careers’ 10th anniversary celebration.” The expo committee made minor changes this year. The session by farm consultant Matt Harms reviewing the 2013 dairy season was moved to the Wednesday instead of the Thursday. This helped traffic flow

across the Wednesday and Thursday, as the Thursday had always been busy due to the Murray Goulburn and Reid Stockfeed Breakfast. Changes to the layout of the expo plans were also made to ensure a better flow of traffic around the exhibition and an Udder Truth Showbag competition was introduced. “This initiative was a huge success for the participating exhibitors and organisers of the expo. It created a create opportunity for participating exhibitors to meet new farmers,” Ms Kennedy said. “The Devondale Murray Goulburn and Reid

Stockfeed breakfast was also a highlight with record number of registrations – 175 - and a great atmosphere in the room.” Planning has not started for the 2015 expo. The Lions club will host a wrap-up meeting to evaluate the expo in November and the first expo meeting to get the plans underway for 2015 will start in February. Among the exhibitors to appear at the expo this year were Browns Stockfeed of Leongatha and Dairy Management Solutions of Korumburra. Browns Stockfeeds recently opened a rural merchandise store, in addition

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Farming Insight

Bulls sold well

YANCOWINNA Angus held its second annual spring bull sale on property at Inverloch last Thursday.

The sale was well attended, particularly by repeat purchasers. The stud sold 17 of 26 bulls offered on the day, with an average of $2750. The top price on the day was $3750, paid for Yancowinna J10, one of the 18 month bulls offered at the sale. Farm manager Rob Ewing said the clearance for the sale was good but prices could have been better. “We did see the return of some repeat buyers, who keep coming back due to the quality of the calves their Yancowinna bulls are producing,” he said.

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restricting the supply of stock to southern processors from these areas. The limited selection of trade cattle held firm. A better quality selection of grown steers and bullocks improved 6c to 10c, with the odd sale up to 15c/kg dearer. Heavy weight grown heifers showing good finish lifted 14c/kg. Heavy weight Friesian and crossbred manufacturing steers improved 10c to 15c/kg for most. Most weights and grades were offered in the cows and demand strengthened considerably

with prices improving 11c to 17c/kg. Heavy weight B and C muscle bulls recorded firm averages, while the D muscle dairy bred bulls gained 6c/kg. A handful of yearling trade steers sold from 200c to 221c/kg, while yearling heifers suited to the trade made between 178c and 205c/kg. Grown steers sold between 190c and 218c/kg, while bullocks made from 200c to 219c/kg. Heavy weight grown heifers sold from 170c to 193c/kg. Heavy weight Friesian

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manufacturing steers made between 167c and 181c with the crossbred portion between 175c and 202c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows sold between 130c and 155c/kg, while heavy weight cows made mostly from 150c to 175c/kg. Heavy weight B and C muscle bulls sold mostly from 177c to 207c with the D muscle dairy bulls from 165c to 178c/kg. The next sale draw - October 8: 1. SEJ, 2. David Phelan, 3. Landmark, 4. Elders, 5. Alex Scott, 6. Rodwells.

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Total yarding: 1698 Steers: Nave Pastoral Company, Tanjil South, 15 x $940; P.M. & J.A. Johnston, Mirboo North, 1 x $920; G. & S. Duran, Korumburra, 12 x $905; G.A. Murdoch, Kernot, 8 x $880; J. Agostino, Rosedale, 7 x $875; Gaph Past Co, Dumbalk, 1 x $820. Heifers: P. Whelan, Agnes, 1 x $680; D. Baud, Yarram, 2 x $645; P.M. & J.A. Johnston, Mirboo North, 3 x $630; G.E. & L.J. Simmons, Woodside, 10 x $595; H. & K. Warr, Meeniyan, 10 x $585; Gaph Past Co, Dumbalk, 1 x $550. Cows: H.C. Jones, Hazelwood, 3 x $1170; Maxray Nom, Buffalo, 5 x $1040; M. Jeffrey, Phillip Island, 4 x $910; L. Morse, Budgeree, 1 x $895; I.J. Ramsay, Yarram, 4 x $890; A. McCall, Yarram, 3 x $820.

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Farming Insight

Top the market: Warragul DLS representative Luke Russell parades the cow which sold for $12,500 at the Bushlea Holstein dispersal sale held at the Koonwarra VLE on Monday, September 29.

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BUSHLEA Holsteins held a complete dispersal sale at the VLE Saleyards in Koonwarra on Monday, September 29. Sixty exclusively bred Holstein cows were offered for sale at the auction, as well as around 90 outside vendor cattle. Wayne Kuhne from Bushlea said they were very happy with how the sale panned out. “Cattle sold to all parts of Victoria, as well as a good strong base that stayed within Gippsland,” he said. “We were very happy with the prices. The milking cows sold particularly well, averaging just under $4800 and the registered animals averaged $4180, right down to young calves.” Mr Kuhne said the sale came about as the stud needed to reduce overall stock numbers. “The sale was a good way of doing that without impacting on the jerseys,” he said. Andrew Mackie from Dairy Livestock Services said all 60 cows, calves and heifers sold with an average price of $3700 reached.

“The top priced lot was a cow and a package of embryos which sold for $12,500 to Munden Farms at Nilma North near Warragul,” he said. “A daughter of the top priced cow sold to Les and Louise Calder from Meeniyan for $10,000.” Mr Mackie said a lot of the other lots sold for similar prices, including a milking cow purchased by Bob Calder of Leongatha North for $7500. It was a well attended sale, with buyers coming from all over Gippsland, northern Victoria, the western district and from South Gippsland. “It is the biggest crowd we have ever seen at the Koonwarra saleyards,” Mr Mackie said. All together, around 150 head were sold on the day, including one line of 24 crossbred and Friesian cows from Kelvin Jackson at Agnes, which averaged $2250. “This was the highest individual average for the outside vendors,” Mr Mackie said. “It was a very solid sale with good demand.”

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A CHILD found a bone from the hand of a dinosaur at Inverloch recently, during a school holiday program run by Bunurong Coast Education. Another participant discovered a stomach stone used by a dinosaur for digestion. The centre’s education officer

Mike Cleeland said the youngsters were delighted by their finds. “Continuous erosion is exposing new bones so there is a big chance of finding something new,” he said. Mr Cleeland led tours to The Caves west of Inverloch to search for bones in rocks and study the area’s geology. Among the attractions were the

impacts of a volcano, the big fossil trees and an earthquake fault line, as well as venturing up to 20m inside The Caves. “For many of the children, it was their first caves exposure,” Mr Cleeland said. Bunurong Coast Education is part of the South Gippsland Conservation Society.

Festival for readers THE 7th annual Literary Festival was held at Coal Creek Historical Village on Saturday and featured workshops, book launches, activities, panel discussions, a poetry slam and roving bush poets from the Henry Lawson Society.

Around 17 presenters ran workshops or gave talks on the day. Former journalists Jane Ross and Richard Schmeiszl presented a talk entitled ‘writing memoirs or family

history’. Richard has achieved the rare honour of receiving a Walkley Award while working on a country newspaper, and Jane is currently writing a memoir about her late mother. Another of the presenters was Mirboo North’s David Arnault, who gained international recognition last year and award recognition for his 2012 novella, The Koan of the Fisherman’s Wife. His most recent work The 3 Whores of Bertolt Brecht reflects his long held interest in history and social justice.

His presentation was entitled ‘literature’s cautionary tale: can it make a difference in the world?’. During the lunch break presentation of the local schools’ picture book awards were made, as well as the announcement of winners of the short story

and poetry competitions run in conjunction with the festival. This year’s winner of the Bert van Bedaf Memorial prize was Carmel Lillis from Yarraville, for her piece called Siren Call. Ms Lillis also won the award in 2013.

Book signing: author Michael Thornton from Melbourne and publisher Catherine Lewis, also from Melbourne were at Coal Creek on Saturday to talk about their books. Left, Read out: Patricia Sykes (right) author of The Abootsford Mysteries, and Jill Sanguinetti, author of School Days of a Methodist Lady presented at the Coal Creek Literary Festival on Saturday.

Highway Patrol crack down By Tayla Kershaw THE Bass Coast Highway Patrol (HWP) will amp up patrols to minimise serious injuries on the road.

In the South Gippsland division – which includes Baw Baw and the Valley – the HWP said there were 191 accidents resulting in serious injury this time last year. There have been 171 serious accidents this year. Acting Sergeant Allan Piening said

they are finding far too many people are hospitalised for serious injuries due to drivers’ speed and distractions. “We’ve come up less but it’s still too many,” he said. “The year is still not finished.” South Gippsland has suffered seven fatalities this year with three months to go. This time last year the road toll was only three. “We know the roads are no good,” Sergeant Piening said. “But people still need to drive to the conditions.” The HWP will undertake more

operations, number plate readings, and operating booze buses in the coming weeks. The Strzelecki Highway will be particularly targeted. The TAC will be funding a “Think Twice” campaign for the HWP to crack down on drink and drug driving. There is also a motorbike campaign coming up. The state has been following the “Motosafe” campaign since October 1. The State Highway Patrol will be coming down with a drug bus for targeted operations.

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DECLARATION OF SERVICED AREAS In accordance with Section 144 of the Water Act 1989, notice is hereby given that the lots listed below have been provided with water and/or sewer services and are now liable to be rated as serviced properties from the dates also given below. Hidden Haven Estate, 9 & 35 Macqueen Avenue, Korumburra PS714779 as from 1st July 2014 31 Dixon Street, Inverloch PS720924G as from 1st July 2014 7 Allison Street & 15 Stockyard Lane, Leongatha PS702135N/S2 as from 3rd June 2014 11 Victory Ave, Foster PS706455W as from 1st July 2014 50 Veronica Street, Inverloch PS716653L as from 16 July 2014 Prom Island Park Lots 1-26 Stage 1, Venus Bay-Inverloch Road, Inverloch PS710372C as from 4 July 2014 118 Merrin Crescent, Wonthaggi PS646879V as from 17 July 2014 4 A’Beckett Street Leongatha PS 723885X as from 17 July 2014 68-76 Stuart Street, Korumburra PS709411C as from 24 July 2014 35 Dixon Street, Inverloch PS616724W as from 4 August 2014 73 Merrin Crescent, Wonthaggi PS709407S as from 18 August 2014 113-117 & 119-129 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan PS729024W as from 19 August 2014 2 & 6 Romano Way, Korumburra PS729020F as from 21 August 2014 2 Tarwin Ridge Blvd, Leongatha PS729786 as from 25 August 2014 Philippe du Plessis Managing Director

Newhaven College Reunion All past students & staff are invited to attend the Phillip Island Road Campus for an all-school reunion.

“Back to Newhaven” Sunday 9 November, 12–3pm Please register by October 31 at www.newhavencol.vic.edu.au PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE MOBILE PHONE BASE STATION AT VENUS BAY Telstra plans to upgrade a telecommunications facility at 113 Canterbury Road, Venus Bay. 1. The proposed facility consists of the replacement of three (3) existing antennas with three (3) new antennas and the installation of six (6) tower mounted ampliﬁers. 2. Telstra regards the proposed installation as a Low-impact Facility under the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 (“The Determination”) based on the description above. 3. Further information can be obtained from Michaela Moore on behalf of Telstra, (03) 8663 4838, consultation@urbis.com.au and at http://www.rfnsa. com.au/3956002. 4. Written submissions should be sent to: Urbis Pty Ltd, Level 12, 120 Collins Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 by 21st October 2014.

meeniyan art gallery invites you to our third ‘Tarwin Valley Design Tour’ This presents a unique opportunity to visit some of the regions most interesting houses. This years tour features coastal designs.

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APPRENTICE FLORIST Leongatha Flower Power is seeking an Apprentice Florist to join our team Applicants must be fast learning, punctual and show initiative, as well as having customer service skills, a creative ﬂair and an interest in the industry. Driver’s license essential Post resumés to: 9 Lyon Street, Leongatha VIC 3953 Applications close 24th October 2014

Music by Rhonda Richards A plate of supper please

Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College South Gippsland Is searching for high quality educators with the ability to teach combinations of the following

Senior English

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LOTE - French

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(The College currently offers French as its preferred LOTE but would consider other modern languages for the right candidate)

KOONWARRA FIRE BRIGADE ◆ By The Hon. Peter Ryan MP ◆ Afternoon tea provided Date: Sunday 12th October 2014 Time: 2.15pm for 2.30pm start Location: Koonwarra Fire Station, 5 Koala Drive, Koonwarra

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Marriotts is a growing locally owned and operated business of more than 60 years with multiple franchises in motorcycles, power equipment and personal watercraft. We currently have a full time position available within our company for an enthusiastic self motivated person able to carry out the role of a workshop / spare parts liaison, able to assist the workshop techs with parts supply and submit warranty claims as they arise. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate: • A strong mechanical knowledge • Excellent communication skills • Time management skills • Computer skills • The ability to work within a team environment If you believe you have the ability to ﬁll the above role, please apply in writing or by email to: wade@marriottsmpe.com.au

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Gippsland Southern Health Service invites applications from suitably experienced PCA candidates for casual positions at Hillside Lodge. The role will have responsibility for care provision in our Residential Aged Care Facility, as well as providing ongoing support to nursing staff. The successful applicant should possess the following: • Current Certificate III or IV in Aged Care Work • Current Certificate in food handling • Clinical experience in a health services environment • Evidence of recent professional development • Demonstrated ability to work with others • Proficient written and verbal communication skills • Ability to implement required tasks in allocated time frames • Current First Aid Certificate GSHS offers a comprehensive orientation program on commencement of employment. All staff have access to excellent staff mentoring, education and support programs. All applicants will be required to provide a current satisfactory police check. If you are interested in joining a supportive and progressive team, please contact the Executive team, on 5667 5664 to obtain a position description or visit our website at www.gshs.com.au Completed applications, including covering letter and CV can be forwarded by Monday, 20th October 2014 to: Brendan Kellow Acting HR Manager Gippsland Southern Health Service Private Bag 13 LEONGATHA 3953

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Can you demonstrate an active commitment to the ethos of a Catholic school? Then why not visit www.mackillopleongatha.catholic.edu.au for more information Written applications, including the names of three referees, should be included on the application form and emailed to the Principal’s Secretary (jdamon@mackillopleongatha.catholic.edu.au) as soon as possible but no later than Wednesday 22 October 2014

For 200 cows, 20 swing over with cup removers. Sandy Point area Phone Tamara 0407 509 644

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A position exists as a Sales Representative Assistant, stationed in our Wonthaggi store. This position requires a very high customer service focus both internally and externally. The successful applicant will have the following attributes: • A thorough knowledge of the Timber/Trade industry. • A comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Ofﬁce, speciﬁcally Excel and Word. • Outstanding administration skills • Excellent computer literacy, Sympac knowledge an advantage • Proven numeracy skills • Excellent communication skills • Able to work with little supervision • Adaptable and Flexible • An approachable and friendly nature If you believe you have the qualities we are looking for, you are invited to apply in writing by Friday 17th October 2014 to: Noel Green, Operations Manager, Capeview Hardware Pty Ltd, Cape Paterson Road, Wonthaggi, or by email noel.green@cv-m10.com.au

Truss Fabricator An opportunity exists for a suitably qualiﬁed person to join our Truss production team. Experience is preferred but not essential. Full training is provided. The successful applicant will have the ability to work unsupervised, have excellent communication skills and be able to work in a busy team environment. The ability to be accurate and have an eye for detail are key requirements for this position. Applications close on Friday October 17th 2014 and should be forwarded to: Mark Warren C/- Capeview Building Products, P.O Box 115 Wonthaggi 3995

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Park Services Ofﬁcers • Located at Yanakie Caravan Park • Casual - seasonal • $30.98 per hour

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SALES PERSON Do you love serving customers? Do you want to join an energetic team of car lovers? Our franchise is a member of the Autobarn group who are one of Australia’s leading Automotive Spare parts and Accessories retailers. We are seeking dynamic, self motivated, enthusiastic and highly ﬂexible team members for our Leongatha team. If you have an exceptional phone manner, enjoy serving customers and have strong communication and people skills then we want to hear from you. With a relaxed and fun team environment, consistent professional development and a company that truly values a work/life balance then this could be the opportunity for you. Automotive retail experience is an advantage but not essential. A seven day roster applies. An attractive salary package is offered commensurate with experience and performance. Resumés should be emailed to the Store Manager. peter@leongatha.autobarn.com.au More information about Autobarn can be found on our website: www.autobarn.com.au

• Grounds maintenance & cleaning experience essential

Park Cleaners • Located at Yanakie Caravan Park • Casual - seasonal • $29.14 per hour Enquiries to Jock Wilson, Caravan Park Coordinator on (03) 5662 9200. Applications close by 5pm Wednesday 15 October 2014. All applicants must submit an Employment Application form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Please refer to our website for further information.

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for sale TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 56812261. TRITON WORKCENTRE New Series MK3. Multifunction workcentre fitted with saw and other accessories. Comes with manual. VG, $250 ONO. 5668-2721. No Saturday calls.

garage sales LEONGATHA 12 Allison Street, Saturday, October 11, 8.30 - 1.30. Books, clothes, DVDs, furniture, bric-a-brac and more.

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ANTIQUES Sideboard, chest of drawers, dressing table, $100 each. 3 picture frames, $30 each. Ph: 5668-7203. CARAVAN Evernew, 1995, 16’6” x 7’6’, island bed, front kitchen, lots of cupboards, full annex and rollout awning, fridge, microwave, cooktop. Always under cover, very clean, $13,000. Ph: 0428-922488. FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408-980711, A/H 5662-5175. HAY: Small squares, excellent quality, shedded. New season, $9 each. Can deliver, conditions apply. Mardan 5664-1320. JAYCO Sterling, 2013, 21’6”. One trip, as new. Full ensuite, leather trim 2 door fridge, full annexe, rubber floor, $52,000. 5662-5334. LIQUID inoculant dispenser $1,100; 1 granular inoculant dispenser $600. Ph: 0417563033. PANASONIC TH-50PH9 50” Plasma display monitor, resolution 1366 x 768, picture aspect 16:9, 4 years old, good condition, $200 ONO. Ph: 0407-528192. POPE WATER WINCH and pipes, working order, best offer. Ph: 0437-510108. RANCHER (Rover) ride-on mower, Model No. 1766. Reliable, good working condition, $800 ONO. 5668-2721. No Saturday calls. RIDE-ON MOWER Toro, XL440H, 2005, new belts and battery, $1,650 ONO. Ph: 0411-547064. RIDE-ON MOWER Bolens, VGC, $500. Ph: 5662-3746. RMZ 450 2009 model, fuel injected, rec. reg, comes with spares, $4,000 ONO.

10 McCartins Lane, Mirboo North 8am to 2pm MOVING SALE Table tennis table, ﬁle cabinets, electric space heaters, good ladder, tools, leaf blower, router and table top saw, Rancher (Rover) ride-on mower, Simpson washing machine extra large, bookcase and books, booster seat, dolls, games, other house and shed goods.

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14’ Brooker tinny, 20hp Evinrude with canopy, $3,500 ONO. 0427157709.

BULLS FOR HIRE OR SALE

ROUTER mounted into table top with 12 piece GMC 1/2 inch router bit set (one missing). Tungsten carbide tipped bits. VGC, $150 ONO. 5668-2721. No Saturday calls.

FRIESIAN, ANGUS, HEREFORD, LIMO OR JERSEY All sound, young Hire or sale Phone 0447 331 762

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each, 200x75x3.0 $ 20.90 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662.

EWES with lambs, Dorper “Roslynmead” bloodlines, Wiltshire Gracelyn bloodlines, from $200. Leongatha South, 56643281 or 0400-511554.

used vehicles Affordable cars at drive away prices

SG CHEAPEST CARS Geary Road Leongatha LMCT 10804

Phone Judy or Geoff 0428 920 095 for full range of vehicles Or visit: www.sgcheapestcars.com NOTE: drive away means no more to pay. All on road costs paid.

FREE CAR REMOVAL Will pay up to $300 for complete car Buyers of scrap metal All machinery Bins provided

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engagements WISHART - BRIGHT Pat and Angela, together with Rick and Cheryl are happy to announce the engagement of Amelia and Dan. Wishing you all the best for your future together.

deaths BOX - Graeme William. 27.09.1938 - 01.10.2014 Beloved husband of Anne. Father of Kerryn, Kate, Tim and Stuart, dear Nonno to 12 grandchildren. After a valiant fight you are at peace at last. Determined to the end. A mentor to many, Respected by all. FINLAYSON (York) - Joyce Millicent. Loved sister of Ron and Marie York (both dec). Aunt of Sue, Jude, Jen and Kaye, and their families. Fond memories. McPHERSON (Tobias, nee Lockwood) - May Edith. 29.05.1936 - 01.10.2014, aged 78 years.

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Dearly loved wife of Norm and Syd (dec).

MAZDA 3 2004, blue, rego end June 2015 (ZVY243), 5 speed manual, RWC, 178,000km, $5,900. Ph: 0427-870980.

Dearly loved and respected mother of Sheryl and Gary and loved mother-in-law of Reno. Loved step-mother of Peter and Glenda; Kevin; Darryl and Kerry and families.

NISSAN NAVARA 1 tonne ute, 1988 model, done 220,000km. Good order for its age, $4,000 or n/o. Registered DWG582, no RWC. Ph: 5664-4273.

wanted to buy ANY OLD farm four wheelers, good or bad, 4WDs or trucks. Phone Matt 0401-194601.

bereavement thanks POLETTI - Gemma (Mele). The families of the late Gemma Poletti would like to sincerely thank all our friends and family for their support, cards, flowers, messages and phone calls. Your support, kind words and attendance was a comfort to us all. Thank you to those who donated to Promontory Country House. We would like to thank the staff and volunteers at Prom Country House for two years of care, love and support that was shown to Mum while she was with you. Your constant love and support in so many ways was not unnoticed and very much appreciated. A special thank you to the doctors who attended Mum over the years, especially Dr David Iser for his care and support. Thank you very much to Paul and Margaret Beck from Handley Funeral Services for their professional and personal care in organising Mum’s funeral, you made it so much easier for us. Please accept this as our personal thanks. Ray and Heather, Lynda and John, Maria, John and Narelle, and families.

marriage celebrant CAM ABOOD Leongatha 5662 4191

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

Dearly loved “Mardi” and “Great Mardi” of Bianca, Rodney and Tobias; Ross, Hayley and Estella; Talia; Kris, Sam, Abbey, Alex and Aden; Kellie and Luke. Xxxx Youngest child of the late Benjamin and Beatrice Lockwood, and loved sister of Marie, Elsie, Rene and Reg (all dec). “The last link in the chain a family reunited.” Dearly loved wife of Norm for 25 years. “My soul mate and companion,” I will miss you, my darling May. - Norm xxxx Memories Mum, “Memories”. Always there to help when I needed you. Nothing was ever too much trouble for you. I will never forget. - Your “Floss” xxxx Mum, you were always my ‘back-stop’, always there for me when I needed anything. I will always remember you, you will always be in my thoughts. - Gary xxxx

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Say cheese: Barry Charlton and Cheryl Hulls in the Masterchef kitchen with the championship trophy at the Royal Melbourne Show.

Local cheese wins big at the show funerals BOX - A service to celebrate the life of Mr Graeme William Box will be held at The Daker’s Centre, cnr. Smith & Watt Streets, Leongatha on Thursday, October 9, 2014 commencing at 1.30pm. A private cremation will precede the above service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Pancare Foundation. Envelopes will be available at the service.

FOR the third consecutive year Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese has won a Melbourne Fine Food Award at the Royal Melbourne Show.

Its Tarwin Blue won champion blue cheese. The award function was held in the Taste of Victoria pavilion at the showgrounds on Monday, September 22 and was followed by a cocktail party held in the Masterchef kitchen also at the showgrounds where award winning products were on display for tasting. “We were up against King Island which had entered its Bass Strait Blue so to win against such competition makes us feel good about what we are doing. “We feel we are right on top of blue cheese making.” Tarwin Blue is the cheese maker’s signature blue with many awards including gold medals from the Sydney Royal Easter Show and the Australia wide ‘best of the best’ Grand Dairy Award.

McPHERSON - The Funeral Service for the late Mrs May Edith McPherson will be held at the Uniting Church, Bridge Street, Korumburra on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 commencing at 10.30am. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Korumburra Lawn Cemetery. All Lions Club members are respectfully invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart Foundation. Envelopes will be available at the service.

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Sewerage update CONSTRUCTION of the Poowong, Loch and Nyora Sewerage Scheme continues to progress well.

The Connections Team has commenced on site consultations with homeowners in Nyora to identify the location of on property pressure sewer infrastructure. All Nyora properties in the Mandatory Area and any in the Voluntary Area wishing to connect to the sewer will need to arrange an on-site visit with the Connections Team. Simply call 1800 728 256 to book an appointment time. On-site consultations for Poowong and Loch will commence in the New Year. Construction of the transfer main connecting Nyora to the Lang Lang Water Recycling Plant continues with approximately six kilometres of pipework installed. In addition, construction of the transfer main connecting Nyora and Poowong has now commenced. Pressure testing of the Poowong reticulation pipework will be completed shortly and now only small sections of township reticulation remain to be completed, for rail and highway crossings at Nyora and Loch. For any general queries regarding the Poowong, Loch and Nyora Sewerage Scheme, please call South Gippsland Water on 1300 851 636.

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Fight Nerrena fires By L B Laura Gibb NERRENA fire brigade is calling for new members to join the Country Fire Authority (CFA).

Protecting Nerrena: from left, Richard Baillie, captain Gary Beard and Dianne Clark of Nerrena CFA would like others to join them.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the whole of CFA,” Dianne Clark of Nerrena CFA said. “Everybody helps you out. “You’re serving your community and that’s really important.” Nerrena station is well established at 55 years old and was recently refurbished with a kitchen, toilets and a kit out area. It also has a new, second hand tanker. Nerrena fire brigade is part of the Leongatha group and trains with four other brigades. “You meet the people in the community,” Nerrena CFA captain Gary Beard said. However, the Nerrena brigade needs new members. “The brigade’s only as strong as the members who turn up,” Nerrena CFA member Richard Baillie said. Members said most people expect the

fire bbrigade i d tto come when h fire strikes t ik bbutt few are willing to volunteer their own time. “It’s part of living in the Nerrena community,” Ms Clark said. Firefighters first learn how to use the tanker, fire extinguishers and radio, how to protect themselves in a fire and to understand fire behaviour in bush and grassland. The fire brigade is open to women and men. “We’re quite happy to give young members a go,” Mr Beard said. “If people are interested in coming, we meet every Sunday at 10am. “Come down and have a look. “There’s no obligation to join.” On Sundays, members do a maintenance run on the truck, test the hoses and clean the station and the tanker. Nerrena CFA is at 80 Nerrena Hall Road, Nerrena, beside Nerrena Hall and cricket ground. For more information, contact Dianne Clark on 5664 9340 or at diannec48@gmail.com or Gary Beard on 0429 629 752.

Concert a winner at Waratah Hills MOZART rang out from the wonderful Waratah Hills Vineyard concert on Saturday.

Also featuring Kammermusik the musical feast was presented by the Prom Coast Arts Council, this concert was the first in an ongoing program of classical, jazz and world music concerts. The weather was superb, the wine and food superb, the seats hired from Sandy Point Community Centre comfy, the turnout very pleasing for a first concert, the sound quality great and the music was sublime. The members of Kammermusik were very pleased with the performance and the venue. There was a good feeling in the room with the intimate setting, the exchanges between audience and ensemble and the charged atmosphere as the crowd all luxuriated in beautiful music. The members

of Kammermusik in this performance were : Violins: Roy Theaker and Rachel Gamer; Viola: Nicky Kilpatrick; Bass: Stuart Riley. Waratah Hill Vineyard hosts Neil and Judy Travers with daughter Megan were also very pleased

with the whole evening. The venue certainly lends itself to these intimate concerts. Prom Coast Arts Council is delighted with the whole event. Thanks to Kammermusik, Waratah Hills Vineyard and the volunteers of Prom Coast Arts

Council (Andrew Oldroyd on lighting) and the music lovers who attended. Enquiries about PCA concerts can be made to Michael Lester at info@ geckostudiogallery.com. au ph 5683 2481 or 0421 209 878.

Animals win: an oil spill wand developed in Victoria helps reduce stress to penguins during an oil spill.

Vote for magic wand A WORLD-FIRST technology developed in Victoria with the assistance of Phillip Island’s Penguin Foundation has been named one of 10 finalists in the Google Impact Challenge Australia.

Kammermusik perform: from left, Stuart Riley, bass, Nicky Kilpatrick, viola and Roy Theaker and Rachel Gamer, violins.

POLICE BRIEFS Calling for witnesses

POLICE are appealing for any witnesses to a car accident in April. The accident occurred in Graham Street, Wonthaggi, at 10pm on April 11. It was 100 metres from McDonalds. Anyone with information is urged to contact Senior Constable Chris Di Ciero at the Wonthaggi Police Station on 5671 4100.

Trial on hold

THE woman accused of stealing money from the Powlett Darts Asso-

ciation faced trial at the Korumburra Magistrates Court on October 2. Her trial was adjourned until November 13 with a

plea of guilty. Her crime allegedly occurred over a period of three years.

Unregistered car spotted AN unregistered car was intercepted in Foster on Wednesday. The driver was a 41 year old from Turtons Creek. He received a $738 fine and three demerit points.

Head on: two cars collided on the corner of Parr Street and McDonald Street at around 11.30am on Monday morning (October 6). Those involved suffered minor injuries and an ambulance was called to the scene. More details to follow.

That is a Google grant program for Australian charities developing technologies to tackle global problems and transform lives. The Victorian technology, dubbed the oil spill wand, is set to revolutionise the way oiled wildlife are cleaned, resulting in less stress to oiled animals, and a faster and cheaper oil spill cleaning method. Traditional oil spill cleaning methods involve scrubbing oiled wildlife with warm water and detergent, often resulting in stress to the animal. The oil spill wand works when metallic

powder is applied to oiled wildlife and binds with the oil. A magnetic wand is then waved over the animal, drawing up the metallic powder and oil. The Penguin Foundation is urging Victorians to head to the Google Impact Challenge website and ‘Vote 1 Oil Spill Wand’ http://tinyurl.com/lygafn4. “Oil spills have a devastating effect on the environment but with the oil spill wand we can dramatically reduce the impact they have on wildlife such as penguins,” Dr Peter Dann from the Penguin Foundation said. Four winners of the Google Impact Challenge Australia will receive a $500,000 grant and technical assistance from Google. One winner will be determined by public voting which closes on October 13, Australian time. Vote 1 for the Oil Spill Wand at: http:// tinyurl.com/lygafn4.

Council awards grants BASS Coast Shire Council has awarded $50,463 to community groups and organisations in the second round of the grants program this year. Mayor Cr Neil Rankine said council approved 30 grants at the September council meeting, with a wide range of projects awarded funds. “There were nine projects awarded funds in the area of arts, culture and heritage, followed by four projects each in the areas of sports and recreation, health and wellbeing, and seniors,” Cr Rankine said. “This is another great result for both our grants program and our

community groups and organisations, many of whom are run by dedicated volunteers.” Council’s third round

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Here’s an opportunity: community groups and organisations could receive up to $2500 in funding, like Bass Coast YMCA did, if they apply for a Bass Coast Shire Council community grant in round three. From left, mayor Cr Neil Rankine, YMCA’s Rebecca Wilson and Fiona Passarin, and Cr Bradley Drew.

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Bulldogs celebrate 2014 success The Korumburra Bena Football Netball Club marked the end of another season with awards night on Friday, September 20 at the club

rooms.

The following day the juniors were presented with their awards.

Above, Seniors: from left, coach, Dean Hendricks; Best Team Man, Brent Fitzgerald; runner-up Best and Fairest, James North; Best and Fairest, Paul Pattinson; Most Consistant, Ben Fitzpatrick; Most Determined, Michael Cooke; Coach’s Award and Golden Fist, Jack Griffiths; Ian Hillberg Memorial Award and Most Promising U21 player, Josh Hopkins, and Most Improved, Dylan Muir.

Milestones: from left, 100 gamers, James Paterson and Jason Wilson, and 350 games, Paul Whelan. Absent: 100 games, Brett Kelly.

Right, Thirds: back row from left, assistant coach, Ash Zuidema; Coach’s Award, Hugh Suckling; Most Improved, Matt Kenniwell; Most Determined, Cam Trewin; team manager, Russell Trewin. Front row from left, coach, Mario Arestis; runner-up Best and Fairest, Brock Dorling, Best and Fairest, Jack Harris; and Best Team Man, Kurt Cosson.

A Grade: Coach’s Award, Brylie Wilson; coach, Best and Fairest, Christie Hillberg; runner-up Best and fairest, Kim Hillberg.

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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C Grade: from left, runner-up Best and Fairest, Amy White; Coach’s Award, Maddie Dowel; and coach, Bec Cant. Absent: Best and Fairest, Taylah Staples.

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Reserves: back row from left, Most Improved, Jake Kilpatrick; Most Consistent, Matt Edwards; and Most Determined, Nick Paterson. Front row from left, Best Team Man, Tim Morrison; Best and Fairest, Jimmy Kyle; Coach’s Award, Danial Robbins. Absent: runner-up, Best and Fairest, Murry Fleming.

Life Members: from left, Shelley Snooks, Merrissa Cosson and Julie Hillberg.

B Grade: from left, coach Karen Sorrell, Coach’s Award, Bec Muir; and runner-up Best and Fairest, Jess Cook. Absent: Best and Fairest, Bianca Maskel.

U17 Netball: from left, coach, Shelley Snooks; Coach’s Award, Chelsea Kenny; and Best and Fairest, Gemma Dixon; and runner-up Best and Fairest, Mairead Donohue.

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Awards for Korumburra-Bena’s Best

THE Korumburra-Bena Netball Junior Awards were presented at an afternoon tea on Sunday, September 21 at the Korumburra Bena Club rooms.

Left, Fourths: from left, Tom Sorrell (coach),Tristan Halliday (Coaches Award), Lachie Norris (Best Team Player), Josh Wyhoon (Most Improved), Jye Celebrine (runner up Best and Fairest), and Nick Wylie (Best & Fairest), Nathan Cant. Below, U15: from left, coach, Simone Dixon; Most Improved, Britt MacQueen; Most Valuable Player, Alana Hanegraaf; Coach’s Award, Shae Kyle; coach, Alana Bassett.

U13: from left, assistant coach, Tenae Dixon; Most Improved, Maddie Smith; Coach’s Award, Jess Koolen; Most Valuable Player, Seanan Trewin; and coach, Nicole MacQueen.

Sauvarin at Meeniyan best MEENIYAN and District Netball Club held its presentation night on Saturday, September 6 in the Meeniyan Uniting Church Hall.

Nena welcomed the Section 2 Under 11’s to the club. The night was well attended by players and their families, partners and friends, the committee and

C Grade Yellow: from left, Jemma Caithness, Sarah Vella, Nena Caithness, Belinda Pocklington and Miranda Wilson. Absent: Vicki Nink, Jocelyn Mackie, Liz Jukes and Veronica Greaves.

C Grade Blue: back row from left, Rebecca Mangiafico, Erika Pocklington, Gen Scholte, Bree Kane, Kirsten Mowat and Eloise Scholte. Front row from left, Sarah Sauvarin and Alanna Bright. Under 11 Section One: back row from left, Archie Brewer, Lachie Rathjen, Niamh Martin, Ebony Cashin, Lilly Caithness and Shania Stewart-Taylor. Front row from left, Oliver Callcott, Katie Lavarda, Chelsea Elliott and Chloe Caithness.

Under 13: back row from left, Holly DeGaris, Fleur Timmins, Jaslin Fisher, Tamara Lavarda, Gemma Caithness and Hannah McEwan. Front row from left, Brigid Johnson, Kate Marshman and Stuart Bright.

coaches. The 11 and Under players as well as 13 and Under players were recipients of medallions and certificates. The C Grade Yellow team opted for each players to be awarded a block of their preferred chocolate rather than medallions or trophies. C Grade Blue team’s Sarah Sauvarin was Best and Fairest player with Kirsten Mowat runner up. The Under 13’s and C Grade Blue were fortunate to win grand finals against Mirboo North. The committee thanks everyone who assisted or supported the club in some way over the course of season. The club also invites any interested players for the 2015 season to register their interest by contacting either Nena Caithness on 56642387 or Jacquie Mowat on 0407654427. In 2015 the club is hopeful to enter teams in the 11 and Under, 13 and Under and 15 and Under as well as C grade sections with B and A Grade teams also an option if enough interest is shown.

Left, Under 11 Section Two: back row from left, Stella Brewer, Maddi Boyd and Meg Rathjen. Front row from left, Tynisha Lim and Isabelle Callcott. Absent: Kirra Grange, Olivia Vuitermin, Katie Lemchens and Bessie Davis.

Goannas mighty THE Gippsland Goannas Over 60 cricket team played their first match of the season at Elsternwick Park, Brighton, on Sunday, October 5 against the Bayside Gold team.

Winning the toss on a sunny, but cool day, Captain Val Popov wisely decided to bat first. After a bright opening from Ian Gibson (eight), Peter Dell (43 retired) and Kevin Lanigan (18), the Goannas were two for 83 at the 20 over drinks break, and heading for a score over 200. The wicket played lower as the day progressed with Alex Dowsett (14), Popov(40 retired), Kel Bond (21) and Gordon Cowling (23 not out) progressing the score to 178 for the loss of four wickets after the 40 overs of their innings. Interestingly, the Bayside bowlers were unable to bowl a single maiden over during their 40. After a sumptuous afternoon tea the Goannas bowlers quickly warmed to their task. Ian Southall bowled six overs, with two maidens, and took three for five in one of the better spells of bowling seen in Over-60’s cricket. He and Cowling kept Bayside to three for 16 after 11 overs! All up the Goannas bowlers bowled 11 maiden overs with Fred Debono taking two wickets, and Graeme Freshwater, Phill Higgins and Peter Dell all claiming a wicket. The Bayside batsmen could only muster 76 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their 40 overs. Well done Goannas! The next match will be a home game against Iona on October 19. Training will continue at Glengarry and Maffra on Wednesdays from 4.45pm. New players are welcome and should call Ian Gibson on 51221542.

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B Grade winner: from left, Denise Miller; A Grade and Medal, Irene Walsh; C Grade, Leonie Bentick.

Wonthaggi Ladies OCTOBER Monthly Medal. The first round of the Lorna Jeeves Bowl and high hopes by all the girls setting out last Wednesday but after a long day only a couple of clever players can keep those hopes going for next week. The clever girl of today was Irene Walsh whose game scoffed at the wind and her low ball flight bored through any wind out there and with a lovely 91 (18) 73 net she won A Grade and the October Monthly Medal. Irene was pleased to get another stroke back at the start of play but that only lasted one week; the handicapper has taken it back. B Grade was won by Denise Miller 96

Wonthaggi ON Saturday, October 4 we played our October monthly medal in beautiful conditions. The field was a little light on with 81 players. A Grade winner was C. Jeeves 71 net, B Grade and monthly medal winner R. Furborough 67 net, and C Grade D. Garry 71 net. Balls down the line: R.

Leongatha BARRY Stevens (14) had an excellent round of nett 68 on Saturday to take the Monthly Medal, the A Grade event and the Super Comp. B Grade was won by Frank Gill (25) with nett 72. NTP’s were Oscar Harry on the 14th hole and Ken Wardle on the 16th. DTL Balls : Geoff McDonald, David Forbes, Merv Stubbs, Chris Leaver, Russell Williams, Nick Lafferty, Dan Poynton, Ken Wardle, Ron Paice, Rob Thurston, Tom Sorrell, Jon Smith, Peter Hobson and Andrew Henley. Tuesday’s A Grade event was taken out by Jon Smith (11) with 36 points whilst Geoff Maher was successful in B Grade with 37 points. NTP’s were Peter Hobson on the fourth hole, Peter Hartigan on the seventh, Dave Vorwerg on the 14th and Merv Stubbs on the 16th. DTL Balls : John Eabry, Graeme Spruzen, Peter Hobson, Geoff McDonald, Doug Clemann, Joe Lowell, Eddie Poole, Bob Birrell, Mick Oliver and Mark Scarpella. Thursday’s Stableford competition was played in showery conditions which made scoring difficult. Geoff McDonald (11) continued his good form to take the A Grade event in a countback with 37 points. Andy Bassett (20) had an excellent score of 39 points to win B Grade. NTP’s were Peter Hobson on the fourth hole, Peter Hartigan on the seventh, Dave Vorwerg on 14th and Merv Stubbs put his tee shot to within two metres to again be closest on the 16th. DTL Balls : Norm Hughes, Ian Barlow, Peter Hartigan, Peter Walsh, Col Sperling, Ian Nunn, Dave Vorwerg, Peter Horman, Neil Mackenzie, Ray

(21) 75, while C Grade was tightly contested by three players but Leonie Bentick 111(29) 82 on count back from Betty Bowmar and Vickie Milner won the section. Di Grimmond had the best scratch score of 89 she also had the least number of putts on the day and won the voucher. NTP on the 17th was Denise Miller and the pro pin on the 8th was won by Chris Yann. Please put your names down for the Mixed Championships on Sunday, October 26 in the Golf Shop for our premier Mixed day Event. Also come and try golf lessons each Sunday at 9.30am. Everyone welcome.

Walker 68, R. Johnson 69, R. Yann 70, J. Wintle, M. Foster, M. Johnson 71; M. Scott 72, I. Baker, K. Bayley, N. Cook 73; I. Murrells, R. Sheean, J. Lowe, N. Burne 74; S. Laing, A. Lowe 75. Nearest the pin: 2nd B. Clark, 8th P. Young, 13th G. Hennequin, 17th J. McEachern. Eagle: 7th D. Crellin, 7th M. Scott. Putting: R. Walker

25 putts. This Saturday is a stableford event and the following Saturday is a two person ambrose, which I have decided to change to a four person ambrose due to a large number of groups of three players, plus it is a better game and more fun. Have a great week and I will see you all on the course this Saturday.

Burton and Andrew Smith. Thursday also saw the completion of the Thursday Championship for the best two of three rounds over the last three weeks. Leading comfortably after the first two rounds with 73 points, Norm Hughes had to produce his best golf to fight off strong finishes from Geoff McDonald and Andy Bassett who both had excellent rounds to match his 73 two round total. However, Hughes was not to be outdone and carded an excellent 37 points in difficult conditions to improve his two round total and take the Championship by two points. The Top Gun competition sponsored by BJS Insurances in Wonthaggi is coming to an exciting conclusion with 19 players to tee off together on Sunday, November 9.. One player will be eliminated each hole until there is an eventual winner. As it stands at the moment you will need at least 36 points in any round to join the top 19 and be part of what promises to be a spectacular final.

played on Sunday, November 9. Any player who wishes to join in is invited to come on that day. Thank you to our sponsors Kevin and Deborah Scott. Leongatha ladies golf on page 64

Sunday nine hole competition Good weather to start this season of the Sunday nine hole competition. The ladies’ best gross was shared between Wendy Brown, Jill Steer and Gwen Chapman, all with 52 strokes. Barry Attwood with 39 strokes won the men’s best gross. Best net for the ladies was shared by Sue Bowler 60-22½-37½ and Louise Schache 59-21½-37½. Trevor Bowler with 42-10½-31½ was the winner of the men’s best net. The winning team of the day was 7-Up followed by Chariots of Fire, Espy Eagles and Kit’s Litter. The next round will be

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Korumburra Ladies THERE were some showers at the start of play on Wednesday but thankfully the rest of the day remained fine. Unfortunately, after heavy rain on Tuesday, the course was quite heavy in patches, with little run. Fifteen women played 18 holes and three played nine holes. Our appreciation is extended to the House of Golf, which sponsors the Monthly Medal events. Well done to Lee Clements, who scooped the pool, winning a number of events. Lee was the winner in Division One (0-22) with 89 (12) 77, the October Monthly Medallist and the Scratch Score winner. Lee won the Silver Spoon event from the qualifiers and will play in the Golf Victoria Final at Sanctuary Lakes on November 10. Runner-up in Division One was Barb Walker 98 (19) 79 on a count back from Joan Peters (19). Division Two was won by Betty Thomson 110 (32) 78 and runner-up was Marg Harper 113 (34) 79. Balls Down the Line went to Joan Peters 79 nett, and Moira Rogers and Corrie George, both finishing with 80 nett. Nearest the Pins went to Jenny Blackmore on the first, who won the Lucy May’s voucher and Beryl Brown was closest on the 13th. The DSR was 73 and the green course was played, with a slope rating of 127. Thank you to Joan and

Norrie for preparing the salad rolls for lunch. Raffle winners were Lee Clements (yet another win) and Norrie Little. Next week is the 27 hole Foursomes Championships and there is also an 18 hole daily event. Norrie will assist in sending out the field, although please note there is a time sheet and all players in this event will hit off from the first tee. If there are others who wish to play, please contact Lee. Due to inclement weather and many golfers being away, it has been decided to extend the round robin putting competition until the end of October. Congratulations to Norrie Little who had a win at Wonthaggi’s Guest Day, last Friday, and Moira Rogers won a Ball Down the Line. It was terrific to see an increase in our Saturday numbers, with ten women making the most of the ideal conditions and enjoying perfect weather all day. Well done to Kath Welsh who won the RB Stroke event with a great score of 100 (29) 71 nett. Chris Rickard was runnerup with 95 (23) 72. Kath was also nearest the pin on the 13th and scored a birdie after a long putt. Lee Clements was the Scratch Score winner with 88. The DSR was 73 and the green course was used. Thirteen played in the new nine hole competition last Monday afternoon in magnificent weather and with the course dried out a bit to gain some run. David Enbom was the winner with 17 points and both David and Viv won the nearest the pins on the first. This is a social and enjoyable round with members and non-members most welcome.

Clean sweep: Lee Clements scooped the pool last Wednesday at Korumburra by winning Division 1, the Monthly Medal, was Scratch Score winner and the Silver Spoon finalist.

Korumburra THERE were 53 players on Saturday, October 4 for a stroke monthly medal competition, and trophies by Neil Green and Greg Jones. A Grade: J. Solly 70 net (10 hcp), R. Spokes 72 net, T. Fowles 72, T. O’Neill 73, P. Hopkins 73, S. Rose 74, N. Perks 74. B Grade: T. O’Neill 77 O.T.S. (16 hcp), J. Solly 70 net, I. Cash 73, M. Webb 73. C Grade: K. Spokes 74 net (18 hcp), G. Wilson 71 net, N. Ladgrove 72, A. Rosa 74, K. Spokes 74.

Nearest the pin: 1st B. Hessels, 7th T. Fowles, 10th G. Wilson, 13th R. Crawford. Tuesday’s winner was M. Giles 38 pts and Thursday’s winner was R. Spokes 31 pts. Notices: Guest day October 25. Winter eclectic: (scr) T. Marotti 57 hcp; D. Van Rooye 53.0, Devil Bend.

Foster THE golf course was greeted by weather from all four seasons this week. All in all the course is great shape, and with the works going on around the course, it can only get better. Tuesday, September 30 - men’s stableford: A small field turned out on a beautiful spring day. John Mathers was the winner with 30 pts. Down the line Nev Thompson. Nearest the pin - Nev Thompson. Thursday, October 2 men’s stableford: No golf. Friday, October 3 - stableford: John Mathers took home a chook, winning on a countback from Kevin Flett. The pair both had 18 pts, however John’s back nine was superior to Kevin’s. Down the line: Kevin Flett, Lloyd McKenzie. Nearest the pins: Peter Dight, Lloyd McKenzie. Saturday, October 4 - monthly medal stroke: Medal day saw a large field gather in beautiful conditions. The scoring was a vast improvement from last weekend, although the result was still the same. Norm Cooper continued his stunning form from last week, by upstaging the rest of the field to take home the medal. Norm Cooper was also the winner in A Grade 81 - 11 - 70. The B Grade winner was Andrew Naylor 88 - 16 - 72. The scratch event was won by Tony Vanin with 76. Putting was won Lloyd McKenzie with a measly 24 putts. Down the line: Tony Vanin, Dave Hutchinson, Neville Thompson, Noel Black, Greg Cox and Geoff Prue. Nearest the pins: Jim Freeman, Peter Dight, Owen Kindellan, Scott Rathjen and Jim Parry. Norm Cooper also collected two birdies on par threes to take home $70.50 in the Two Two’s competition. Members and golfers draws: The winner of the draw was Tim Gash, who unfortunately was away and not present to collect the $600. The draw will jackpot to $650 this coming Friday. The Saturday golfers’ draw was won by the man of the moment Norm Cooper who pocketed $200. Draw remains at $200 for next week. Don Cripps was the winner of the card draw to collect the six pack of beer. Coming events: Thursday, October 9 - par. Friday, October 10 - Friday friendly. Friday, October 10 members’ cash draw 6.30pm - 8pm - $650. Saturday, October 11 - stroke, lefties v righties - Kevin and Marilyn Flett Trophy. Saturday, October 11 golfers’ cash draw 5.30pm - $200.

Tuesday, October 14 stableford. Sunday, November 23 - Foster Swimming Pool Charity Golf Day. All welcome for this Ambrose Day.

Meeniyan SATURDAY was medal day kindly sponsored by Avabundy Charolais. The A Grade winner with a nett 71 was D. Thomson (16) and W. Bullock (16) was runner-up with 73. The B Grade and medal winner was P. Riddle (23) with a nett 70 and F. Stalker (25) was runner-up with 72. Balls to C. Stewart 73, L. Redpath 74, D. Gregg 74 and R. Matthews 75. Putting went to A. Kuhne, on a count back, with 27 and the pro-pin was taken by C. Graeme. The member’s draw was unclaimed by A. Dunn. Tuesday’s event was won by G. Hoskin (7) with 35 points on a count back from F. Stalker (25). The best nine went to B. Fiek and NTP to C. Stewart. Thursday saw a clear win to A. Kuhne (18) with 37 points. C. Stewart (25) was next best with 31. Best nine, W.Pratt and NTP to P. Wilson. A mixed Ambrose was held on Sunday. The winners were M. McGeary, M. Roe, W. Pratt and I. Warman with a nett score of 36.875 by a margin of .125 from J. Trease, H. Boyle, I. Trease and R. Boyle.

Meeniyan Ladies OUR intrepid reporter Jan Roberts has been unwell (hope you feel better Jan) so our reports have lapsed. Here is a quick rundown of the last few weeks. With some wonderful weather, walking the course doesn’t seem too bad. Twelve ladies played in a 4BBB on Wednesday, September 10 and the winners were Heather Poletti (17) and Marilyn McGeary(35) with a very handy 39 points. Runners-up were Lyn Jennison (35) and Linda Brown (25) with 37 points. Thank you to Linda Brown for sponsoring and Gwen Heppell won the raffle. On September 24 we played Stableford with 13 players. It actually was quite warm, something we’re not used to yet. A Grade was won by Dot Christie (8) with 35 points; ever consistent. B Grade was Grace Benson (30) with 23 points; welcome back Grace. Best nine went to Faye Le Page (20) with 18 points on a count back from Veronica Park (18). The raffle was won by Grace Benson and many thanks to the sponsor of the day in Jo Graeme with her Chefs Toolbox prizes. Monthly Medal was played on Wednesday, October 1 with only a small field of eight players. The horrid day Tuesday and the grey beckoning skies Wednesday morning scared a few off. The winner for the day

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and also the medalist was Dot Christie (8) 84, 76 nett with the runner-up Veronica Park (19) 96, 77 nett. Best nine was Jan Trease (18) 40 nett. In golf the short game is probably the most important part of the game so when you only have 28 putts, you can more than likely be assured of a podium finish. Well done to Dot Christie on winning the putting. Many thanks to Sue Hoskin who sponsored the day. Our raffle winners were Dot Christie and Faye le Page who both took home vouchers from our kind sponsors, Moo’s of Meeniyan.

Mirboo North Thursday 2, Stableford Winner : Ian Evison (11) 38 points. DTL: W. Turner 36 points and J. Taylor 34 points. Saturday 4, Monthly Medal Winner : Gary Renwick (17) 68 nett. A Grade: Ian Evison (10) 69 nett. DTL: P. Garlick 70 nett , S. McInnes 71 nett, J. Kus 71 nett, D. Taylor 71 nett and M. Lont 72 nett. NTP: fourth, T. Donnison; sixth, G. Watson; 13th, J. McFarlane; 16th, B. Pinner; second shot nearest the pin on first, P. Draper.

Woorayl WE played for the September medal last weekend and it was sponsored by Bendigo Bank. Our medalist and winner of A Grade was Brett Stubbs with a net 71 from Brendon Robjant. B Grade went to Marcus Luscombe with net 73 from Bo Fiek, and John Hassett took out C Grade, also with a net 73 from Ivor McLennan. We gave balls to I. Balfour, T. Ryan, Dale Burge, G. Calder, G. Fennell, G. Maisey, R. Winkler and T. Martin. Nearest the pins went to Brian Hogan and Peter Burgess. The least putts went to Bo Fiek with 27 and Rob Davis won the ball raffle. Our Thursday competition went to Ed Poole with 34 points and balls to Pat Wallace and Joe Burke.

Woorayl Ladies WOORAYL ladies played for the Monthly Medal this week and the sponsor for this event is Berry’s Creek Cheese. The winner was Pauline Lancaster 99 (21) 78 nett. Down the Line balls went to Marlene Rayson 79 nett and Shirley Thomas 81 nett. Nearest the Pins were won by Marlene Rayson on the eighth and Shirley Thomas on the 11th and 17th. Putting was won by Sue Wakefield with 28 putts. Next week there is a change in the program. The event will be a singles Stableford event instead of a 3BBB event sponsored by Marg Tuckett. Don’t forget our AGM on Tuesday, October 14 at 10am.

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thestar.com.au Leongatha TUESDAY, September 30 saw round one of the ladies pennant in progress. Division 1 ladies were away to Wonthaggi and were unable to hold the Wonthaggi ladies and went down 52 to 94 shots. In Division 3 the ladies travelled to Inverloch and again were unsuccessful, losing 40 shots to 53. Tuesday, October 7 will see round two in progress, with Division 1 ladies at home to Foster and Division 3 away to Korumburra. Wednesday, October 1 saw midweek social bowls in action and the winners were Jeff Pendergast (s) and John Richards with two wins plus nine. Runners-up, the pair of Jack Kuiper (s) and Neville Stone with two wins plus four. Friday evening saw the first of the season’s Kitty Club tea nights, with some 60 plus members and friends with MC John O’Connor at the helm and a great job by the catering staff. Saturday, October 4 saw Division 1, 3 and 4 teams travel to Korumburra Bowls Club for pennant practice, and again a great day was had by all. The Leongatha club extends its sincere thanks to the Korumburra club for not only a great day’s bowls but also their hospitality. Saturday, October 11 will see the start of round one of the men’s pennant, with Division 1 teams away to Inverloch, Division 3 teams also at Inverloch and Division 4 away to Wonthaggi. Until the next report, good bowling - ‘Jackhigh’.

Buffalo indoor

Wednesday, October 1 ANOTHER good night of bowling at Buffalo this week. It was good to have Lee and Allan and also Joe Iaria (friend of Joe Occhipinti) join

us for the night. The first game was drawn between Charlie Tumino, Joe Occhipinti, Joe Iaria and Rod McConchie, Ian Benson, Lee Armstrong, Peter Heldens 8-8, and a 8-7 win to Bill Wolswinkel, Toni Heldens and Chloe Barnfield over Andrew Hanks, Mary Tumino, Carolyn Benson and Allan Odgers. In the second game Charlie’s team was too strong for Andrew, having a good 10-4 win, and Rod had an 11-6 win over Bill. Peter and Chloe sat out the third game so Mary swapped teams, and Charlie’s team played well beating Bill 15-5. Andrew’s team had a win over Rod 10-6. With Lee bowling against Allan, and Carolyn bowling against Ian there was intense competition and lots of cheeky comments. Winners on the night were Charlie (DWW), next Rod (DWL), third Andrew (LLW) 10 ends and fourth Bill (WLL) nine ends. Social bowls at the Buffalo hall, 7.30pm Wednesday - all welcome.

Fish Creek

HOW time flies; it is the start of yet another season. Our ladies played their first round of pennant against Toora but were defeated by 20 shots. However, to compensate, the game was played with friendship and fun, as bowls should be. Unfortunately,PaulClarke’s day had to be cancelled because of lack of entries. We hope to schedule it again later in the season. We are all pleased to hear that Lindsay Williams is now due home after a protracted stay in hospital. Hopefully once he is in the comfort of his own home he will improve rapidly. Our own Ferbie is in the Dandenong Hospital and we send him our regards and get

Golf reports Country Week THE Country Week series was played at various golf courses in Melbourne during last week. The South Gippsland District competed in the Bowl section. The round robin, match play games commenced at Patterson River Country Club on Wednesday morning where South Gippsland District played South Western District. The overall result saw a tied match of three and a half games each. South Gippsland received a bye for the afternoon round. Play resumed at Cranbourne Golf Club the following day where South Gippsland played Kara Kara District. By the end of play, South Gippsland had recorded their first win four matches to three. Following lunch, the team was matched against Dalhousie District where the team tasted further success with four and a half games to three and a half games. These two wins cemented the team into second position on the ladder with the final round to be played on Friday morning at the Peninsula Kingswood Golf Club in Dingley, against top of the table Wimmera District. Play commenced at 7.30am and by the time all players passed through the nine holes it was not looking good for South Gippsland who were down five games

to two. As we all know in golf though, changes can happen during the final nine holes. With only one game left out on the course, games were tied at three all, and the final game between Mark Boulton (SG) and Levi Burns (Wimmera) saw Boulton two down with three holes to play. The 16th hole went to Boulton, as did the 17th hole. Standing on the 18th tee, Boulton hit his drive around 250 metres down the left side of the fairway, whilst Burns pumped a massive drive down the middle which passing Boulton’s drive on the fly. Boulton then hit his second shot into the left greenside bunker, pin high, whilst Burns played his second shot into the middle of the green around 12 feet from the hole. Boulton then played his bunker shot past the pin which left him with a putt of around eight feet. Burns then putted past the hole leaving him a two foot putt. Boulton then putted to around six inches and was given the putt. Burns then sunk his two foot putt to take the Bowl series for Wimmera four matches to three. It was an extremely exciting finish worthy of the final match. Whilst South Gippsland finished in second place on the ladder, the district will still receive promotion to the Plate Division for the 2015 series.

well wishes. We have a Show and Tell night at our club on Thursday at 6pm. There is to be a barbecue tea catered by our ladies and all are welcome. The men play their first round of Saturday pennant this week and the selected teams are as follows: DIVISION 2: Tim McLean(S), Robin McKenzie, Robbie Grylls(Mgr), Andy Kerr. Dave Christie(S), Rob Knight, Rob Staley, Brian O’Keefe. Milton Hywood(S), Robert Mortlock, Joe Lavarda, Bruce Cooper. DIVISION 3: Kelvin Flanders(S), Wil Stefani, Rob Constatine, Cliff McGannon. Jack Lindeman(S), Neville Buckland(Mgr), Fred Carter, Robbie Poletti. Ray Barham(S), Colin Bell, Rob Everett, Paul Dean. Emergency Alan Atwell. Both teams are away to Loch and the bus departs at 11.15am.

Margaret Campbell, Denyse Menzies and Russell Grady (S), and Kristy Rutjens, Robert Campbell and Ian Hasty (S). Winners with a win, 10 ends plus four were: Theresa Bateman, John McColl and Tony Allen-Clay (S). I haven’t reported on such a close night since I took on this task and it was good to be a part of such a great night. Vito is home next week so we look forward to seeing him and hopefully now that school holidays are over we might get Cliff and Diane back. The word out there is that Ann and Andy are heading back east after their circumnavigation of this great Island continent so it’s only weeks away from all the clubs nomadic travellers being back in the fold in time for the end of our playing season. Thanks to everyone for turning up and let’s see a few more members if possible next week.

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Meeniyan

IT was another week of changing faces but we maintained our average turnout of 11 members. Welcome back to Robert Campbell and Bruce Douglas who added to the fun and frivolity of the night. There were no disputes and very little in the way of measuring took place. All in all it was a very relaxed and sporting night enjoyed by all. The familiar format of two games of 10 ends was played by three teams of three and one of two and with the mats on a slightly more acute angle than usual they played a little differently. Nevertheless this did not advantage any one team in particular since once again the spoils of victory were shared by every one of them. A win and a loss was the end result taking it down to the decision for outright winner being decided once again on ends and shots up. There were two teams that could not be split for the runner-up’s position since they both had a win. Ten ends and no shots up and they were:

THE pennant season got under way on Tuesday, September 30 with our Division One team playing at home to Inverloch. In a very close game with a one shot and two shot win and an eight shot loss they went down overall by five shots. This week they played away to Wonthaggi Two. Thursday, September 2 was the first of our regular Monthly Triples which was sponsored by life member Keith Pocklington and his wife Pat. In a very even day which was marred by drizzling rain there were four three game winners. Bad luck to Bob Wylie (Meeniyan) and Rob McKenzie (Fish Creek). Winners were locals Doug Kuhne, Keith Pocklington and Col Densley. Runners-up were Peter Shaw (Leongatha), Garry Hardy and Rick Brevitt (Inverloch). Friday was Ladies’ Invitation with most clubs in the association represented. Sponsor was Handley Funeral Services (Paul & Margaret Beck).

Playing in ideal conditions the winners were Mirboo North’s Rena Sparke, Dot Stein, Marg Briscoe and Dot McFarland. Runners-up were Anne Green, Sue O’Connell, Ria Stewart and Sue Hamilton (Wonthaggi). The encouragement award went to Loch. Our catering staff led by Larraine Godkin provided a superb meal. After the winners’ presentations B.V.R.R. Marj Pearson presented a super veterans badge to Rene Gillett. Rene joined bowls in 1979 and has held many positions on the ladies’ committee as well as playing in several premierships. Saturday pennant gets under way this week (October 11) with both teams at home to Inverloch. Monday 13 is a catered day of Invitation Fours.

Tarwin

TARWIN Division Two Ladies went to Port Welshpool under extreme windy conditions. The home team handled the wind with aplomb. Tarwin went down by 28 overall. Division Three ladies had a bye for the first round and had a great try out at home. Both teams are looking forward to the second round on October 7, playing at home Division Two Fish Creek, Division Three MirbooNorth. Saturday Pennant saw a practice match between Tarwin and Fish Creek. As Fish Creek could not field a full contingent, a team of Robyn, Chookie (Glenda), Val Martin and our new star, Pat O’Donohue, rose to the occasion, coming from behind showing their Tarwin Men’s team a thing or two about bowls, winning by seven. Well done Ladies. All teams put in a good performance and there are plenty of smiles around the club. Men’s Pennant starts this Saturday with Division Three away to San Remo and Division Five away to Inverloch. The new design jackets are

expected at the club sometime this week. Carol will let us know when. Nice to see Mark Handorf (Tommy’s twin) visiting the club while Tommy is away although it was heard he can’t bowl as well as Tommy. Perhaps, just not his best performance last Saturday. Friday’s chicken raffle was won by Alf Bright, a big smile, and ‘Gwen will be happy tonight’ followed by, ‘We’ve got chicken tonight.’ Pity Laura Barker went home early. She should have stayed to collect the lucky member draw prize. Members still want to know who wrote on the new blackboard. Was it write or right or wright or rite? Best wishes to Pat O’Donohue who will be representing Tarwin in the Ladies Novice Singles on Thursday.

SGBD Tuesday pennant bowls

Lang 0/49 (J. Farquhar 36 d B. Kitchen 10, W. Brunsden 30 d J. Prowd 21, V. Ryan 30 d V. Harris 18). Toora 16/80 d Fish Creek 0/60 (R. Richardson 27 d F. McKenzie 18, K. Barwick 30 d N. Van Dyk 24, B. Curram 23 d J. Cunningham 18). Port Welshpool 14/79 d Tarwin Lower 2/51 (A. Collins 30 d H. Twite 12, L. McLean 31 d H. Marshall 17, M. McDonald 18 lt. R. Griffith 22). Corinella 14/70 d Loch 2/60 (M. Hoy 29 d V. Kennedy 19, J. Carter 21 d J. Miller 16, P. Scammell 20 lt. G. Garry 25). Korumburra - bye, 16 points. Division 3: Foster 12/50 d Korumburra 2/43 (J. Bohn 26 d M. Wrench 18, R. Raiti 24 lt J. Blogg 25) Inverloch 14/53 d Leongatha 0/40 (B. Kurrle 22 d M. Rayson 21, J. Moule 31 d C. Hardy 19). Mirboo North 12/51 d Wonthaggi 2/50 (D Stein 12 lt. M. Eurell 36, ?.Sparkes 39 d L. Beaumont 14). Tarwin Lower - bye, 14 points.

Round 3 - October 8

Ladders

Division 1: Foster 15/81 d Wonthaggi (2) 1/64 (G. Facey 32 d R. Stewart 17, J. Miles 21 drew A. Jenson 21, L. Wheeler 28 d J. Kellow 26). Wonthaggi (1) 14/94 d Leongatha 2/52 (J. Burns 25 lt T. McCormick 26, I. Thomson 31 d R. James 15, A. Green 38 d G. Trotman 11). San Remo 14/70 d Phillip Island 2/55 (J. Cohen 26 d P. Francis 13, S. Corvosso 20 lt D. Wagner 23, R. Dennis 24 d J. Boyce 19). Inverloch 12/76 d Meeniyan 4/71 (C. Hughes 26 lt M. Pearson 27, L. Luby 21 lt A. Van Wamel 23, A. Tschiderer 29 d A. Maruzza 21). Division 2: Inverloch 16/90 d Phillip Island 0/46 (A. Martin 30 d L. Waters 15, D. Patterson 37 d M. Rogers 11, S. Nation 23 d R. Eames 20). San Remo 16/96 d Lang

Division 1 Foster ..................................+17 15 Wonthaggi (1) ....................+42 14 San Remo ...........................+15 14 Inverloch ..............................+5 12 Meeniyan ...............................+5 4 Phillip Island ........................-15 2 Leongatha .............................-42 2 Wonthaggi (2).......................-16 1 Division 2 San Remo ...........................+47 16 Inverloch ............................+44 16 Toora ...................................+20 16 Korumburra .............................. 16 Port Welshpool ....................+28 14 Corinella ..............................+10 14 Loch ......................................-10 2 Tarwin Lower .......................-28 2 Fish Creek ............................-20 0 Phillip Island ........................-44 0 Lang Lang ............................-47 0 Division 3 Inverloch ............................+13 14 Tarwin Lower ............................ 14 Foster ....................................+7 12 Mirboo North ......................+1 12 Wonthaggi ..............................-1 2 Korumburra ............................-7 2 Leongatha .............................-13 0

Finalists: from left, Rosa James of Leongatha and Ann Tschiderer of Inverloch.

South Gippsland Bowls District

Winning team: from left, Carol Waters, Sue Nation and Carol Hughes won Wednesday Social Bowls.

Inverloch

WEDNESDAY Social Bowls had a small but determined number of players this week. Perhaps the rest were recuperating from the first game of Tuesday Pennant for the season. There was no two game winner so a win and a draw determined the winning team. Congratulations to Carol Waters, Sue Nation and Carol Hughes. The runner-ups on the day were Laurel Lee, Gail Burge and Carole Baines. Raffles were won by Carol Hughes, Shirley Phillipson and Carol Waters. Obviously it was a day out for anyone called Carol or Carole. Our monthly Ladies Meeting will be held on Wednes-

day, October 8 at 11.00am. Please try to come along to find out what is happening and bring any issues or suggestions you may have. Well done to our Tuesday Pennant Divisions One, Two and Three all of whom started the season with a win. Thursday, October 2. Men’s Social Bowls enjoyed a good turn up in spite of indifferent weather. Two 12 end games produced two, two game winners. Winners with 36 points were Graeme ‘Doc’ Pope (S), Graeme Dunlop and Keith Cousens. Runners-up with 34 points were Harry Rybalka (S), Ron ‘Pud” Kee and Malcolm Marshall. Saturday, October 4. Inverloch sent fourteen

teams (fours) to Wonthaggi to contest the annual Bunurong Shield event, the last of our pre-season matches before the start of the official Saturday competition beginning next Saturday, October 11. In a closely contested 21end match, Wonthaggi retained the shield with 296 points to Inverloch’s 277. Wonthaggi president, Fred Kellow, welcomed the visitors and Inverloch president Ron Burge responded. Congratulations Wonthaggi, but we will be back. Reminder: the Inverloch Pie Night at which the opening round selections are announced will be held this coming Wednesday, October 8. Pennant players and others are invited to attend after 5.50 pm.

THE first of the state events for the Ladies Season 201415 was the over 60s Singles. Played over two days at Fish Creek and Leongatha,

the event saw some good games played on the first day, after a small rain delay. Rosa James of Leongatha and Ann Tschiderer of Inverloch went on to the final. A very close game resulted in Rosa being the winner.

Leongatha Netball Club Leongatha Netball Club is pleased to invite applications for 2015 netball coaching positions in all senior and junior netball teams (A, B, C, U17's, U15's and U13's) Please forward all applications and any enquiries to the Secretary, Brooke Brown at bbrown@bigpond.net.au Remuneration negotiable with successful A Grade applicant Applications close Friday October 31, 2014 LEO6090030

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thestar.com.au Right, Proud ladies: from left, Aunty Dione Thompson, Swan Hill, Gwen Heppell and Aunty Tanya Thorson, Dumbalk.

Heppell boys: from left, brothers Aaron and Jamin, and father Paul assemble prior to the awards function.

Above, Star: Dyson with his grandmother, Gwen Heppell, at the Palladium.

Dyson on top at the Bombers DYSON Heppell capped off a fantastic season by taking out his first Essendon Football Club best and fairest award, the Crichton Medal in Melbourne on Monday, October 1. Heppell polled 520 votes from Cale Hooker, his

nearest rival with 354 and Brendon Goddard, third with 279. Heppell did not just win the medal, he romped it in and few people would have been surprised given what a year the ex Parrot has had. Dyson said, “I thought I polled reasonably well. “I had a consistent year and winning the medal was good. It is a bit of a re-

ward.” Heppell averaged 28.5 disposals from 21 matches. Past winners of the medal have included club greats Simon Madden, Tim Watson, Mark Thompson, James Hird and Jobe Watson, so it puts Heppell in illustrious company. Before the pre-season begins on November 6 Dyson, along with others from

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the leadership group at the club are off to India to visit orphanages and run a few sporting programs to promote Aussie Rules football. It is both an AFL initiative as well as one of the ways the club will develop the skills of its players’ leadership group. On the way home girlfriend Kate Turner of Leongatha will be meeting Dyson for a well earned break in Bali.

Right, Medalist: Dyson wearing the Crichton Medal is pictured with his mother, Ann-Maree.

Power coach wins award WONTHAGGI Power coach, Rob Railton, has been named the Gippsland Football Coaches Association Senior Coach of the Year. Railton is now a finalist for the Australian Football Coaches Association Victorian Coach of the Year. He led the Power to its first Gippsland League grand final since the club’s inception in 2004 when the then Wonthaggi Blues merged with Wonthaggi Rovers. The Power lost to Morwell by 18 points but its journey to the 2014 premiership decider, and structured and disciplined VFL style of football reflected Railton’s influence on the young playing group. He was commended for his commitment, tactical ability, professionalism and regard for the well being of his players in his approach to coaching. Railton has been the senior coach at Wonthaggi for two years and said it is always good to be recognised. He said he is fortunate to have the task of coaching “a really special bunch of young blokes.” “They’re the ones who go out there each week and give it their all.” Railton grew up in Cape Patterson and played all of his junior football with the then Wonthaggi Blues. He finished playing in 2002, and since that time he has been a physical education teacher at McLelland College at Karingal near Frankston and has concentrated on coaching. His first coaching position was conditioning coordinator for the Frankston Dolphins in 2003. Finalists will be shortlisted this month and the winners will be announced at the annual awards dinner at the MCG on Friday, November 19.

Commended: Rob Railton was commended for his commitment, tactical ability, professionalism and regard for his players in being named the Gippsland Football Coaches Association Senior Coach of 2014.

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Perfect golf GIVE Golf a Go is an annual program run by the Meeniyan Golf Club designed for novices interested in trying out the sport or lapsed golfers returning to the sport after an absence. The program begins on Sunday, October 12 and runs for five Sundays and costs $100.

Twelve people including a nine year old have already enrolled and the club strives to offer a family environment and encourages people of any age to try Give Golf a Go. Teaching and equipment professional, Trevor Hollingworth, from the Wattle Park Golf Club in Surrey Hills, will be present at three of the five sessions. Mr Hollingworth is well known in the area; he has been a visiting coach at

Meeniyan for many years. Organiser of the program Sue Hoskin said it is great a man with such a busy a schedule can make it down. “He has a good manner with people,” she said. Apart from Trevor Hollingworth there are 12 community coaches at the club. Bookings are essential. Enquiries: Sue Hoskin 0429 932 467

Colourful fun: there was a distinct and fun grand final flavour on September 27.

Making the most of spring A WHOPPING 93 runners and walkers took part in the Inverloch parkrun on Saturday, September 27.

Many wore their favourite footy colours to celebrate the AFL grand final. Forty five of the participants were first timers, attending their very first parkrun and seven athletics clubs were represented. Inverloch parkrun is a free, weekly 5km timed run or walk that takes place every Saturday morning at Rotary Centenary Park on Ramsey Boulevard in Inverloch commencing at 7:45 am with an event briefing. Event winners Matthew Sullivan (run time 17:37) and Kaitlyn Jobling (23:53) were first male and female over the line. Matthew Sullivan, Thierry Rolland and Hamish Gleeson recorded best Age Grade scores and 21 participants recorded new personal bests. A special gong for Anne Wood completing her first full course after two half circuit warm ups in previous weeks. The huge grin on her face said it all. Volunteer All Stars did a stellar job: Bill Barry as marshal, Kat Denny on stopwatch, Glenn Sullivan on barcodes, Kirsty Harris on finish tokens, Mark Legg as tail runner and also Stephen Pykett who stepped in to take some extra photos. October 4 saw 111 runners and walkers turn out on a gorgeous day to celebrate Inter-

national parkrun Day, the 10th anniversary of parkrun worldwide. Twenty seven participants smashed their Personal Best Times. Fastest male was Shannon Cox in 18:31 and Sarah Lewis was the quickest female home in 20:47 taking nearly a minute off the female course record time for Inverloch. Run Director Tony O’Connell said, “Today, in brilliant spring conditions, we had a great blend of runners, walkers, people pushing prams and people with dogs on leads sharing the path just getting out and enjoying being active in the sun. “That’s what parkrun is all about; it’s not a race, more a social event with heaps of smiles.” Inverloch parkrun started on Saturday, September 13, and since then 168 different runners, including participants from 13 athletics clubs have completed 248 runs covering a total distance of 1,240 km, and there have been 33 new personal bests. The women’s record is held by Fiona Crozier who ran in a time of 00:21:39. The men’s record is held by Mack Clarkson who ran in a time of 00:17:08. Check out the album on facebook and don’t forget to tag yourself to help spread the word.

Coaching rules: Give Golf a Go attracts a diverse group to the Meeniyan Golf Club. If you would like to attend then bookings are essential.

Footy back to Loch THE Loch Recreation Reserve has not seen a game of football for a long time; 22 years in fact. That is about to change. The Poowong-Loch Junior Football Club has

been formed and in 2015 is almost certain, given the numbers attracted so far, to field Under 10, 12 and 14 sides. These teams will play in the Warragul and District Junior Football League (WDJFL). “It is a start,” said Peter Notman, president of the

Poowong Football Netball Club. “It will be great to see some football activity, games and training, at the ground. Junior football will provide children in the Loch Poowong district an opportunity to transition

from Auskick to competitive football in the local environment. The junior club idea was initially introduced with information nights, sessions at schools and community networking but is now a reality.

Tarwin Sharks U11’s and U13’s to kick off in 2015 TARWIN Football Netball Club is set to field two sides in the Alberton Junior Football League for the 2015 season.

Junior footy: Poowong-Loch Football Netball Club president Peter Notman is confident footy will be back at Loch in 2015.

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Local interest in establishing a junior club has been strong and the club committee believes Tarwin has the right facility (with its extra ground), personnel, enough children who love football and a great club culture to ensure this latest venture is a success in 2015. The club would endeavor to have its home games on a Saturday for families’ convenience and further promotion of its family environment. Heading up the development of the new junior committee are Mick Owen and Mark Garnham who have both been involved in junior football for a number of years. Mick said, “The Tarwin Football Netball Club is well known for its focus on family values and for providing a safe and welcoming environment. He said newcomers to the club always comment on how friendly and family orientated it is. “Tarwin members are really proud of this culture and we think that our values will enable us to provide a great environment for children learning the game.” At Tarwin FNC junior footy is about having fun, having a go, getting a kick. The club promotes participation with an emphasis on cooperation in a team environment, development of skills, and ensuring the children enjoy playing the game. President of the Alberton Junior League, Anthony Hill, is supportive of Tarwin’s proposal and believes the junior game is growing every year. Mr Hill said, “We want to see the league develop further. Aussie Rules is alive and well in South Gippsland and there are lots of children out there who want to play. “Tarwin could be a great option for parents wanting to start their children off” The club will establish a junior committee, which will meet monthly to see the establishment of two junior sides in 2015. Anyone who is interested in finding out more should visit the Sharks webpage or speak to Mick Owen on 56635454.

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More than a club VOYAGE Fitness is more than a gym, it is a club and more than a club it is a home away from home. Melinda Meade, manager at Voyage Fitness has been a trainer in the area for 13 years and has an overwhelming amount of clients still with her. She says this is a tes-

tament to knowing that fitness is not a fad but a lifestyle; you have to stick with it. “People have enough stress in their lives. When people come down here they want a positive experience and to leave feeling better than when they walked in.” According to James, a member of the gym for

four years, “A gym is only as good as the people who work in it. “It makes a lot of difference having Mel here. She is a generous and caring person.” Ann Overmass and her husband train at the gym every morning of the week for an hour and enjoy the wide range of equipment and entertainment which means

visits are always enjoyable. David Noble, an employee at Voyage Fitness, said it is definitely a great place to train. “It has a good atmosphere and all the members are nice and friendly.” Voyager Fitness has a community feel to it; it is a place where anyone, regardless of age or fitness goals can feel comfortable. The gym is celebrating its fourth birthday and Melinda said that while in those four years a lot more people have been coming through, a lot more of them have been staying. “No matter what changes take place in people’s lives, health and fitness stay a priority.”

Left, Good vibe: a gym is only as good as the people who work in it. Ann Overmass enjoys turning up to her sessions

Generous and caring: Melinda Meade strives to make Voyage fitness more a home than a club.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis THE season opened with perfect weather. Inverloch’s both sections played at their home venue. A good set-up for players and supporters. Well done to the club with two teams in the association this season. Leongatha had the four teams playing at home this round and venues look good with all courts full. There are quite a few new players this season, let’s hope all players enjoy a good season. Section 3 started the season with four players and a different format. Hope all players enjoy the game. There were late scores this week so the ladders will be brought up to date next week. Please ring the scores through if you are not able to drop the scoresheet off on Saturday after the match.

Results

Section 1: Leongatha North 5.64 d Leongatha 4.54, Inverloch 8.68 d Koonwarra 1.39, Burra-PI v Mardan - no score *. Section 2: Baromi 5.62

d Koonwarra 4.57, Leongatha 7.67 d Young Ones 2.37, Hallston 6.64 d Inverloch 3.40, Longshots 7.69 d Berrys Creek 2.44, Outtrim 6.62 d Leongatha North 3.46. Section 3: Baromi Gold 3.42 d Mardan Red 4.38, Leongatha Green 6.49 d Leongatha Yellow 1.24, Baromi Black v Mardan Blue - no score, Outtrim bye. Section Inverloch .................................... 10 Leongatha North ......................... 7 Leongatha..................................... 4 Koonwarra ................................... 1 Burra-P/I ........................................ * Mardan........................................... * A Reserve Longshots ..................................... 9 Leongatha..................................... 9 Hallston......................................... 8 Outtrim......................................... 8 Baromi ........................................... 7 Koonwarra ..................................... 4 Leongatha North ........................... 4 Inverloch........................................ 3 Berrys Creek.................................. 2 Young Ones ................................... 2 B Grade Leongatha Green ........................ 8 Baromi Gold ................................ 5 Outtrim...................................... 4.5 Mardan Red.............................. 4.0 Leongatha Yellow ...................... 1.0 Baromi Black ................................ * Mardan Blue.................................. *

South Gippsland Bridge Results of last week's competitions

Meeniyan: 1st Brian and Sally Hoskins, 2nd June Metcalf, Colin Cameron; equal 3rd Robert Kain and Barbara Axten, Clive Hope and Vivienne Westaway. Tarwin Lower: 1st Jack Kuiper and John Sutton, 2nd Richard Moss and Dina Drury, 3rd Leila Bell and Hannah Martin, 4th Dawn Jolly and Ruth Stevenson, 5th Norma Hannay and Marj Freeman. Inverloch: NS: 1st Barabra Axten and Matti Shub, 2nd Richard Moss and Dina Drury, 3rd Greg Nicholson and Jean Barbour, 4th Han-

Stableford winners: from left, Maxine Eabry (A Grade), Debbie Miller (B Grade), and Louise Schache (C Grade).

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nah Martin and Margaret Munro. EW: 1st John Sullivan and Jack Kuiper, 2nd Kaye Douglas and John Sutton, 3rd Faye Rowland and Pat West, equal 4th Mavis Parks and Beth Banks, Shirley Stewart and Debbie Anglim. A few of our players travel to play in weekend congresses. In the Bairnsdale congress held over the weekend, Richard Moss and Dina Drury were third in the pairs and then won the teams along with another former club member Colin Manley. Greg Nicholson and Jean Barbour have had several recent placings in weekend events.

New member: Margaret Gordon is the newest member at the Leongatha Croquet Club.

Leongatha Croquet Club THE club is having a very busy October as the Mirboo North Secondary College has a group of budding players coming to try their hand at croquet every Monday during the month.

Also the Mirboo North Scouts group are visiting to have a try out. Our pennant team has not lost a game so far this season. They play teams from as far away as Bairnsdale to Phillip Island. Our lawns have been sprayed as we have an infestation of cock chaffer grubs below the surface. We certainly hope this will make the grass roots lethal to their feeding on them.

On Wednesday, October 8 we are having a coach from Victorian Croquet Association to assist all players in the rules and playing of croquet. If anyone is interested please ring Ann on 56686213. Being Seniors Week we are holding a Come and Try on Saturday, October 11 commencing 1pm. Afternoon tea will be provided and all equipment necessary is at the clubhouse. Flat soled shoes are essential. On November 29 we are having a Garden Party at Thelma and Graeme Arnup’s beautiful garden at Outtrim. New members are always welcome. Come and Try!

Berwick Montuna Bowl: Fay Quilford, Toni West and Evelyn Indian won the coveted bowl.

Leongatha Ladies Golf ANOTHER Stableford event this week drew a field of thirty five women. This event was sponsored by Debbie Miller. Maxine Eabry, playing very steady golf, won A Grade with 33 points. Debbie Miller, also figuring amongst the winners recently, and our sponsor, won B Grade with 31 points. One of our new members, Louise Schache, won C Grade with 32 points. DTL: Colleen Touzel 31 points, Wendy Parker, Loris Clark and Val Brydon 29

points, and Julie Howard, Sharyn Rayson, Dot Stubbs and Shirley Welsford 28 points on a count back. NTP: Trish Owen on the 16th The nine hole competition was won by Kit Boag with 13 points. Captain Marea Maher congratulated three of our players who competed at BerwickMontuna Golf Club last week. This trio, including Evelyn Indian, Fay Quilford and Toni West came home with the coveted Berwick-Montuna Bowl. Saturday September 27 Winner: Dot Stubbs 15/76 nett. DTL: Di Williams 78 nett.

Night tennis teams selected THE Leongatha Tennis Club’s popular night tennis competition begins in mid October, with a different format for Section 2 and the same format for Section 1. The teams for Section 1 have been selected as

follows: Steak: S. Wilson, P. Munro, D. Bennett. Sausages: S. Thomas, S. Caughey, J. Hayward. Roasts: J. Monahan, F. Dekker, S. Frazer. Cutlets: D. O’Neill, S. Jume, R. Ripper. Chops: G. Marshman, S. Johnson, C. Kordoet. Kebabs: M. Pockling-

ton, S. Ford, M. Giles. Rissoles: G. Kleeven, N. Lanstaff, G. Edwards. Play will begin on Thursday, October 16 with the first round bye team being Roasts. All enquiries can be directed to Greg Marshman on 0417 373 588. We antitipate a highly successful season.

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C Grade cricket kicks off C Grade Division 1 WON WORKMENS def by PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Won Workmens S. Roche b. S. Cox ................ 50 I. Barnes b. S. Cox ................ 16 S. Webster c. W. Paterson b. G. Odgers ...................... 33 D. McGuirk c. J. Asbury b. M. Christopher .............. 16 J. Sheerin b. P. Francis .......... 15 A. Geyer n.o............................ 5 B. Sword b. P. Francis ........... 12 S. Coldebella c. M. Haringsma b. P. Francis ...................... 16 S. Jeffries n.o. ......................... 0 Extras ................................... 22 Total ......................... 7/185 (cc) Bowling: W. Paterson 0/26, G. Odgers 1/29, M. Parsons 0/27, S. Cox 2/17, B. Christopher 0/13, P. Francis 3/41, M. Christopher 1/8, M. Haringsma 0/11. 1st innings Phillip Island M. Parsons lbw. b. B. Sword ... 9 R. Purcell c. J. Sheerin b. S. Roche ........................ 67 P. Francis c. I. Barnes b. M. Sharp ....................... 32 W. Paterson c. S. Liddle b. S. Roche ......................... 0

G. Marshall c. A. Geyer b. S. Roche .......................... 9 G. Odgers c. A. Geyer b. S. Jeffries ...................... 17 J. Asbury c. S. Webster b. S. Roche .......................... 0 M. Christopher b. S. Jeffries ... 0 M. Haringsma n.o. ................ 35 S. Cox n.o. .............................. 8 Extras ................................... 23 Total ......................... 8/199 (cc) Bowling: B. Sword 1/29, S. Liddle 0/27, A. Geyer 0/38, M. Sharp 1/37, S. Roche 4/24, S. Jeffries 2/26, J. Sheerin 0/12. INVERLOCH def by MDU 1st innings MDU T. Bright r.o............................. 0 P. Robinson b. ....................... 84 B. Davey r.o. ......................... 99 B. Thorson n.o. ..................... 31 C. Olden n.o. ......................... 16 Extras ................................... 28 Total ......................... 3/258 (cc) 1st innings Inverloch Extras ................................... 17 Total ......................... 8/154 (cc) Bowling: D. Tuckett 3/16, P. Robinson 2/17, B. Thorson 0/27, W. Collins 2/19, J. Bright 0/56, C. Olden 1/19. IMPERIALS def by NERRENA Imperials lost on forfeit TOWN def by OMK Town lost on forfeit

C Grade Division 2 WON MINERS d KORUMBURRA 1st innings Korumburra R. Francis c. J. Nelson b. G. Peters ......................... 8 I. Riddell c. J. Nelson b. T. Walker ....................... 21 P. Pattinson c. D. Brosnan b. J. Nelson ....................... 21 M. Wrigley c. J. Rumbold b. J. Nelson ....................... 10 T. Morrison c. P. Loos b. J. Nelson ....................... 13 M. Cozzio r.o. ......................... 0 T. Sorrell n.o. ........................ 19 S. Hall b. P. Loos .................... 2 A. Brinksma n.o. ..................... 6 Extras ................................... 17 Total ......................... 7/117 (cc) Bowling: F. Brosnan 0/4, J. Rumbold 0/9, G. Peters 1/10, J. Piasente 0/21, T. Nelson 0/13, J. Nelson 3/25, T. Walker 1/16, P. Loos 1/10, C. Gooch 0/7. 1st innings Won Miners G. Peters c. T. Morrison b. M. Wrigley .................... 27 C. Gooch c. A. Brinksma b. M. Cozzio ....................... 2 T. Nelson b. S. Hall ............... 10 J. Nelson c. H. McNeill

b. M. Wrigley ...................... 3 D. Brosnan b. M. Wrigley ..... 15 P. Loos c. T. Sorrell b. M. Cozzio ..................... 41 A. Honeysett n.o. .................. 26 J. Piasente b. T. Sorrell............ 6 F. Brosnan c. S. Hall b. H. McNeill ...................... 1 J. Rumbold n.o. ..................... 13 Extras ................................... 14 Total ................................ 8/158 Bowling: M. Cozzio 2/32, S. Hall 1/13, M. Wrigley 3/27, I. Riddell 0/16, P. Pattinson 0/24, R. Francis 0/20, A. Brinksma 0/6, H. McNeill 1/2, T. Sorrell 1/12. OMK def by POOWONG-LOCH 1st innings OMK D. Wylie c. J. Hamilton b. N. Hancock ..................... 9 C. Walker b. S. McKinnon .... 14 P. Harper lbw. b. N. Hancock .. 2 A. McKinnon c. A. Dixon b. S. Head ......................... 27 M. Gow c. B. Hall b. J. Hamilton.................... 14 W. Hayes n.o. .......................... 8 N. Audino c. A. Dixon b. L. Miller.......................... 1 J. Whiteside c. J. Hamilton b. S. Head ........................... 0 N. Paterson n.o. ....................... 0 Extras ..................................... 4 Total ........................... 7/79 (cc) Bowling: S. Head 2/10, L.

Miller 1/16, N. Hancock 2/9, S. McKinnon 1/6, B. Hall 0/23, J. Hamilton 1/7, M. Allen 0/7. 1st innings Poowong-Loch S. Magnusson r.o. .................... 7 G. Curry lbw. b. D. Wylie ....... 5 T. Allen c. N. Audino b. M. Blackburn .................. 7 N. Hancock c. b. D. Wylie ..... 21 A. Dixon lbw. b. M. Blackburn 0 S. head c. b. M. Gow ............. 10 B. Hall c. b. D. Wylie ............ 11 J. Hamilton n.o. ....................... 4 L. Miller c. .............................. 4 M. Allen n.o. ........................... 1 Extras ................................... 18 Total ........................... 8/87 (cc) Bowling: D. Wylie 3/20, C. Walker 0/8, N. Audino 0/21, M. Blackburn 2/12, M. Gow 1/15, A. McKinnon 0/4, J. Whiteside 0/4, R. Wyatt 1/1. GLEN ALVIE def by KOONWARRA-L/RSL 1st innings Koonwarra-L/RSL C. Mondal c. J. Thorn b. P. Palmer ....................... 11 S. Wentworth c. D. Burke b. T. Tack .......................... 41 S. Anderson lbw. b. T. Tack ..... 6 P. Kennedy c. T. Piasente b. P. Palmer ......................... 0 D. Clark b. T. Tack .................. 2 J. Rockall n.o. ....................... 10 J. Pearce c. b. P. Roberts ......... 6 J. Geary n.o. ............................ 3 Extras ................................... 38

Total ......................... 6/117 (cc) Bowling: D. Gilbert 0/25, D. Burke 0/8, T. Tack 3/28, J. Thorn 0/14, P. Palmer 2/8, A. Spradbury 0/15, T. Piasente 0/11, P. Roberts 1/5. 1st innings Glen Alvie A. Spradbury lbw. b. S. Wentworth................... 1 G. Chisholm c. b. D. Clark ...... 9 P. Roberts c. b. A. Piksons..... 29 I. Thorn c. b. S. Wentworth ... 20 T. Tack b. J. Rockall .............. 11 D. Gilbert b. S. Wentworth .... 13 T. Piasente r.o.......................... 0 J. Thorn b. P. Kennedy ............ 0 P. Palmer lbw. b. P. Kennedy ... 0 D. Burke b. S. Anderson.......... 1 B. Davidson n.o. ..................... 2 Extras ................................... 25 Total ................................... 110 Bowling: S. Wentworth 3/16, S. Anderson 1/18, D. Clark 1/19, P. Kennedy 2/8, L. O’Connor 0/9, A. Piksons 1/21, J. Rockall 1/15. WON WORKMENS d KILCUNDA-BASS 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass S. Johnstone c. B. Evans b. S. Knight ....................... 26 P. De Rubeis b. A. Babu .......... 4 E. Garratt b. N. Dobbie ......... 11 S. Blake c&b. B. Evans ......... 36 D. Blackney c. M. Davey b. B. Evans ........................ 22 J. Reilly c. J. Licis

b. B. Evans .......................... 9 S. Burchell n.o. ....................... 1 G. Burchell r.o. ....................... 0 J. Rosenow c&b. M. Dobbie ... 0 K. Henry stp. M. Davey b. B. Evans .......................... 1 Extras ..................................... 8 Total ......................... 9/117 (cc) Bowling: A. Ray 0/14, A. Babu 1/18, S. Knight 1/25, N. Dobbie 1/13, M. Dobbie 1/22, B. Evans 4/22. 1st innings Won Workmens C. Rigby c. P. De Rubeis b. D. Blackney .................... 9 B. Evans c. S. Burchell b. E. Garratt ...................... 24 M. Davey c. J. Rosenow b. D. Blackney .................. 10 J. Licis n.o. ........................... 55 M. Dobbie c. S. Blake b. K. Henry ......................... 2 K. Dudley r.o. ......................... 1 N. Dobbie c. S. Johnstone b. J. Rosenow ...................... 7 A. Babu b. S. Burchell ............ 3 Extras ................................... 11 Total ................................ 7/122 Bowling: E. Garratt 1/20, S. Blake 0/17, S. Johnstone 0/26, K. Henry 1/11, D. Blackney 2/16, P. De Rubeis 0/19, J. Rosenow 1/3, S. Burchell 1/8. PHILLIP ISLAND def by INVERLOCH Phillip Island lost on forfeit.

LDCA ladders A Grade Division 1 Won Workmens ......................12 Town ........................................12 Nerrena ...................................12 Won Miners ............................12 Inverloch ....................................0 Imperials ....................................0 OMK ..........................................0 Phillip Island ..............................0 A Grade Division 2 MDU ........................................12 Glen Alvie................................12 Korumburra ...........................12 Poowong-Loch ........................12 Kilcunda-Bass ............................0 Foster..........................................0 Koonwarra-L/RSL .....................0 Fish Creek-Tarwin......................0

C Grade Div 1: MDU batsman, Cam Olden hits out on his way to 16 not out.

B Grade Division 1 OMK........................................12 Nerrena ...................................12 Won Workmens ......................12 Inverloch .................................12 MDU ..........................................0 Phillip Island ..............................0 Imperials ....................................0 Town...........................................0 B Grade Division 2 Won Miners ............................12 Korumburra ...........................12 Poowong-Loch ........................12 Kilcunda-Bass...........................0 Koonwarra-L/RSL .....................0 Glen Alvie ..................................0 Foster..........................................0 Fish Creek-Tarwin......................0

C Grade Division 1 MDU ........................................12 Phillip Island...........................12 OMK........................................12 Nerrena ...................................12 Won Workmens ..........................0 Inverloch ....................................0 Imperials ....................................0 Town...........................................0 C Grade Division 2 Koonwarra-L/RSL .................12 Won Workmens ......................12 Won Miners ............................12 Poowong-Loch ........................12 Inverloch .................................12 OMK ..........................................0 Korumburra ................................0 Kilcunda-Bass ............................0 Glen Alvie ..................................0 Phillip Island ..............................0

Netballers have a night on the town LEONGATHA Town Netball Club held its Presentation/AGM Night on August 30 at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha.

The night was attended by players and their families, partners and friends, the committee, coaches and life members Norene Williams, Cynthia Bellingham, Pat Kuhne, Kerri Bentvelzen and Brenda Hockon. A big congratulations to Maria Everson who was awarded with her life membership. Open Tangerine. Best and Fairest, Suzie Bath. It was a tie for runner-up: Jess Beardsworth and Katrina Spark. Open Green. Best and Fairest, Michelle Chandler. Runnerup, Stacie Witton. Open Black. Best and Fairest, Lori McKenzie. Runner-up, Katrina Beekman. C Grade. The major trophy went to Helena Brew with Poppy Trewin runner-up. U15 Tangerine. Best and fairest, Ebony Burns. Runner-up, Lisa Mildenhall. U15 Black. Best and Fairest, Chelsea Hofman. Runner-up, Molly Clarke. U13 Black. Best and Fairest, Brittany Thomas. It was a three way tie for runner-up: Harvey Chandler, Bridie Fisher and Elise Kleeven. The Under 11s were all given certificates and medallions. Leongatha Town Netball Club has had another successful year with some fantastic support and would like to thank everyone who assisted or supported the club in some way over the course of the season. We hope you join us in our 2015 season.

C Grade: Best and Fairest Helena Brew, runner-up Poppy Trewin.

Open: Tangerine Best and Fairest winner Suzie Bath, runner-up Jess Beardsworth, Green runner-up Stacie Witton and winner Michelle Chandler, Black runner-up Lori McKenzie.

Under 15: from left, Black’s Best and Fairest runner-up Molly Clarke, winner Chelsea Hofman; Tangerine winner Ebony Burns and runner-up Lisa Mildenhall.

Under 13: Best and Fairest winner Brittany Thomas with the three runners-up. From left, Elise Kleeven, Brittany Thomas, Harvey Chandler and Bridie Fisher.

Meeniyan Dumbalk United Football Netball Club

SAT OCT 11 AT 1PM Bring yourself & flat soled shoes Afternoon tea provided.

To be held Monday, October 20, 7.30pm at the Meeniyan Football Clubrooms, Meeniyan-Nerrena Road, Meeniyan

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Life members: back row from left, Maria Evison, Brenda Hockon, Kerry Bentvelzen. Front row from left, Norene Williams, Pat Kuhne and Cynthia Bellingham.

LEONGATHA CROQUET CLUB COME & TRY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Enquiries to Adrian Coulter 0427 641 326

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• B Grade Division One

OMK off to good start OMK has a win on the board after facing Leongatha Town at the start of B1 competition on Saturday.

Town batted first but were up against Jake Cochrane who took four wickets. Cochrane had the best ball skills for the B1 division on the day, securing 4/18 off eight overs, including his four wickets and three maidens. Justin Greenwood was a stand out on the field, taking three catches against the Leongatha side. OMK finished its innings with 4/190. Nerrena won both the toss and the game against the Imperials. Tim Clark took control of the innings with 66 runs not out, helping to secure 4/210 at the end of the 40 overs. Charlie Dougherty gave the Imps’ batsman a challenge with 1/11 in eight overs, including one wicket and three maidens. Nerrena’s Michael Croatto claimed three catches on the day. Fielder Koby Brann put the Wonthaggi Workmen’s in a good position after catching Phillip Island’s first batsman with only one run on the scoreboard in the first innings. Zane Macdermid’s bowling also kept Wonthaggi in the top spot, claiming three wickets and a maiden against Phillip Island in 7.4 overs. Phillip Island finished their 40 overs with a total

of 151 with Blake Young not out. Steven Brann dominated with 61 runs before being run out, assisting to put the Workmen’s on a winning final score of 5/160 after 37 overs during the one day match. Inverloch’s Daniel Ruffin performed well both with bat in hand and out on the field. With MDU batting first, Ruffin took two catches within the opposition’s 40 overs. Batting at number three, Ruffin then claimed 78 runs for the Stingrays and was not out. Inverloch took the win on the day with a finishing score of 5/129.

Results

OMK d TOWN 1st innings Town G. Goss c. J. Greenwood b. T. Eustace ......................... 11 W. Turner c. A. Rose b. J. Cochrane.........................4 B. McKnight c. A. Rose b. J. Cochrane.........................8 M. Warren c. J. Greenwood b. J. Cochrane.........................2 D. Pell c. R. White b. T. Eustace ...........................0 D. Goss r.o..................................4 P. Carter c. D. McMeekin b. J. Cochrane.........................3 C. Dowling n.o. ........................27 R. Edwards c. L. Van Rooye b. D. McMeekin .....................0 J. Hume c. J. Greenwood b. D. McMeekin .....................0 R. Shields r.o. .............................1 Extras ........................................7 Total .........................................67 Bowling: R. White 0/4, N. Cant 0/6, J. Cochrane 4/18, T. Eustace 2/8, D. McMeekin 2/14, D. Jeffries 0/16. 1st innings OMK D. Creed c. D. Pell b. J. Hume ............................18 N. Creed c. J. Hume b. D. Goss.............................15 T. Eustace n.o. ..........................42 J. Greenwood n.o. ....................22

Leongatha District Cricket Association Umpire Appointments EVANS PETROLEUM Round 2 - October 11 Home team Grade A1 Nerrena Won Miners Phillip Island OMK Grade A2 MDU Poowong-Loch Kilcunda-Bass Glen alvie Grade B1 Inverloch Town Imperiald Won Workmens Grade B2 Korumburra Fish Ck-Tarwin Koon-L/RSL Won Miners Grade C1 MDU OMK Nerrena Phillip Island Grade C2 Inverloch Kilcunda-Bass Koon-L/RSL Korumburra Poowong-Loch

Away Team

Ground

Umpire

v v v v

Town Won Workmens Inverloch Imperials

Nerr Won Rec Cowes Butch W

V. Baskerville G. Laird T. Rogers C. Salmon

v v v v

Foster Korumburra Fish Crk-Tarwin Koon-L/RSL

Meen Poow Bass 1 GA

A. Stride J. Curry L. White A. Jordan

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Phillip Island Nerrena OMK MDU

Inv SP 1 EC McM Res

G. Stabb B. Bek T. Grace A. Roberts

v v v v

Poowong-Loch Kor Rec 1 N. Grabham Kilcunda-Bass Tarw I. Thomas Glen Alvie Koon S. Lanyon Bye

v v v v

Won Workmens Imperials Town Inverloch

Dumb Outt Nerr Newh

TBA TBA TBA TBA

v v v v v

Won Workmens Glen Alvie Won Miners OMK Phillip Island

WSC Bass 2 M McK KSC Loch

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Any person interested in umpiring contact Graham Laird 0408 454 741. Please note all games start at 1pm.

A. Rose lbw. b. W. Turner ........17 R. White c. D. Pell b. R. Edwards .......................66 Extras ......................................10 Total .............................4/190 (cc) Bowling: B. McKnight 0/27, W. Turner 1/12, R. Edwards 1/46, J. Hume 1/32, C. Dowling 0/30, D. Goss 1/21, R. Shields 0/17. NERRENA d IMPERIALS 1st innings Nerrena T. Clark stp. N. Hodges b. D. Ginnane .......................66 W. Telfer c. N. Hodges b. T. Cashin ..........................40 A. Joboy b. B. Davidson ..........42 J. Hoy c. N. Hodges b. A. Meyer ..........................12 C. Baudinette n.o......................23 A. Harrison n.o...........................1 Extras ......................................26 Total .............................4/210 (cc) Bowling: B. Davidson 1/41, J. Forrester 0/39, M. Elliott 0/24, H. McGannon 0/18, D. Ginnane 1/20, A. Meyer 1/27, R. O’Loughlin 0/9, H. Marshall 0/13, T. Cashin 1/5, J. Ballagh 0/6. 1st innings Imperials T. Cashin c. M. Croatto b. J. Hoy ...............................18 R. O’Loughlin c. M. Croatto b. C. Dougherty ......................3 B. Davidson c. M. Croatto b. D. Campbell .....................56 J. Forrester b. D. Campbell ......39 A. Meyer r.o. ..............................4 N. Hodges r.o. ..........................10 D. Ginnane c. A. Harrison b. A. Joboy .............................4 H. McGannon n.o.......................6 J. Ballagh n.o..............................6 Extras ........................................9 Total ....................................7/155 Bowling: T. Davison 0/12, C. Dougherty 1/11, J. Hoy 0/35, J. Hoy 1/27, A. Joboy 1/28, D. Campbell 2/36, C. Baudinette 0/5. PHILLIP ISLAND def by WON WORKMENS 1st innings Phillip Island B. Insall c. K. Brann b. Z. Macdermid.....................1 A. Finlayson c. S. Brann b. L. McGuirk ........................6 R. Young c. L. McLean b. L. McGuirk ........................8 L. Keating c. D. Dutchman b. L. Sawyer .........................31 J. Manning c&b. L. McLean ....12 P. Cleary b. Z. Macdermid .......39 J. Sorarti c. S. Osborne b. L. Sawyer .........................12

M. Cleary c. K. Brann b. Z. Macdermid...................20 J. Johnston c. K. Brann b. M. McCall ..........................0 A. Thomas c. S. Osbourne b. M. McCall ..........................4 B. Young n.o...............................0 Extras ......................................18 Total .......................................151 Bowling: L. McGuirk 2/14, Z. Macdermid 3/36, M. McCall 2/29, L. McLean 1/42, R. Geyer 0/7, L. Sawyer 2/12. 1st innings Won Workmens S. Brann r.o. .............................61 D. Dutchman b. A. Thomas......54 L. McLean c. L. Keating b. A. Thomas ..........................4 C. Harvey c. B. Insall b. B. Young...........................15 L. Sawyer n.o. ..........................14 S. Osbourne c. M. Cleary b. B. Young.............................0 R. Geyer n.o. ..............................5 Extras ........................................7 Total ....................................5/160 Bowling: P. Cleary 0/24, R. Young 0/21, A. Thomas 2/39, J. Johnston 0/27, B. Young 2/21, J. Sorarti 0/19, L. Keating 0/5. MDU def by INVERLOCH 1st innings MDU C. Harris c. b. E. Cousins .........46 T. Sinclair c. D. Ruffin b. J. Muir ..............................19 D. Thomas c&b. D. Ruffin .........2 S. Arnup lbw. b. D. Ruffin .........0 M. Patching c. E. Cousins b. D. Ruffin ............................5 P. Vine r.o. ................................33 J. Riley b. S. Hayes ....................9 C. Dyke n.o. ...............................3 S. Riley n.o.................................0 Extras ........................................6 Total .............................7/123 (cc) Bowling: D. Phillips 0/19, A. Brayley 0/19, J. Muir 1/14, D. Ruffin 3/10, M. Woods 0/15, E. Cousins 1/28, S. Hayes 1/15. 1st innings Inverloch J. Belli b. ....................................0 T. Luckhurst c. .........................14 D. Ruffin n.o. ...........................78 A. Brayley c. ..............................0 M. Anderson c. ...........................5 D. Phillips b. ............................10 J. Muir n.o. .................................8 Extras ......................................14 Total .............................5/129 (cc) Bowling: J. Riley 0/37, M. Patching 2/16, P. Vine 2/29, S. Arnup 1/13, S. Riley 0/20, C. Harris 0/6.

Great start: from left, MDU C Grade’s Paul Robinson and Ben Davey were happy to get the cricket season underway in Leongatha on Saturday. Davey made 99 runs before being run out.

• B Grade Division Two

No shows upset B Grade season beginning FORFEITURES decimated the opening rounds of B Grade Division Two of the Leongatha and District Cricket Association season.

Both Foster and Fish Creek Tarwin were unable to field teams this weekend and have informed the association that they will be unable to field teams in B Grade. As a consequence the field at B Grade Division Two has been reduced from eight to six teams and the fixture redrawn. The A Grade Division Two fixture will remain unchanged. Association secretary Gary Adams said the situation will be discussed at a scheduled meeting of the league executive next Monday, October 13. While there are parallels with the Alberton Football Netball League and the evident imbalances between the eastern

and western halves of the competition, Mr Adams pointed to Poowong Loch which was struggling a few years ago but is once again fielding teams in three divisions. “It ebbs and flows but nevertheless we need to see what we can do to stimulate interest in cricket,” he said. Meanwhile, the Wonthaggi Miners were too strong for Koonwarra L/ RSL. Winning the toss Koony preferred to send Miners in first and it posted 7/146 off its forty overs. Clint Honeysett was the top run maker of the match with 45. Daniel Pearce took three for 28 and Ben Perry with two for 18 also gave good service to Koony. Shane Paterson bowled eight overs. Five of them were maidens and he conceded just four runs and contributed no extras to the opposition’s score. That is tidy bowling.

In reply, though, Koony was 9/115. Opener Callum Moscript failed to score and his partner at the other end only managed two before being caught. In effect, neither team could get any consistency happening with the bat. The bowlers defined the game and there, on the scoreboard, Miners had the edge. Loos, Todd and Honeysett all made a dent. Korumburra played Kilcunda/Bass and unlike the Miners versus Koony game this was a game won off the bat. It was won off the bat of the two Korumburra team mates, Cameron Smith and Jeremy Oxley who scored 65 and 62 respectively. Their innings contributed well to the team’s match winning 209/4. Daniel Bettles took 3/35. In reply of its forty overs Kilcunda/Bass held

onto its wickets but wasn’t ever quite in sight of Korumburra and finished with 138.

Results

KILCUNDA-BASS def by KORUMBURRA 1st innings Korumburra J. Meade c. b. D. Bettles ..........20 C. Smith c. b. D. Bettles...........65 J. Richards c. b. D. Bettles .........2 D. Scott c. b. S. Tapscott ..........19 J. Oxlee n.o. .............................62 T. Jenkin n.o. ............................28 Extras ......................................12 Total .............................4/209 (cc) Bowling: R. Duff 0/21, A. Blackney 0/51, D. Bettles 3/35, S. Tapscott 1/23, D. Ferguson 0/33, R. Gardiner 0/37. 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass P. Mohascy b. J. Meade............19 B. Jones b. D. Bailey................18 S. Tapscott c. b. T. Gray ...........19 R. Gardiner n.o.........................35 D. Bettles b. J. Oxlee .................5 R. Duff n.o. ..............................27 Extras ......................................15 Total .............................4/138 (cc) Bowling: D. Scott 0/25, J. Richards 0/16, J. Meade 1/27, D. Bailey 1/13, T. Gray 1/34, C. Mileto 0/7, J. Oxlee 1/2, G. Barrett 0/7. WON MINERS d KOONWARRA-L/RSL 1st innings Won Miners P. Hammer lbw. b. R. Brown ...21 P. Owen lbw. b. B. Perry ............1 J. O’Reilly c. P. Buckley b. B. Perry ..............................3

B. Andrighetto c&b. S. Moore ......................31 C. Honeysett c. B. Perry b. D. Pearce ..........................45 R. Todd lbw. b. D. Pearce...........8 S. Ivekovic b. D. Pearce .............1 D. Jones n.o. .............................12 T. Latham n.o. ............................0 Extras ......................................24 Total .............................7/146 (cc) Bowling: S. Paterson 0/4, B. Perry 2/18, J. Moore 0/24, P. Buckley 0/13, R. Brown 1/19, S. Moore 1/27, D. Pearce 3/28. 1st innings Koonwarra-L/RSL C. Moscript lbw. b. J. Loos ........0 J. Moore c. P. Hammer b. J. Loos ................................2 B. Moore c. C. Honeysett b. R. Todd .............................21 B. Anderson c. D. Lambert b. R. Todd ...............................6 B. Perry c. J. O’Reilly b. J. Loos ..............................20 N. Grimes b. R. Todd .................1 S. Moore r.o..............................23 D. Pearce b. C. Honeysett ........12 P. Buckley n.o. ...........................5 S. Paterson b. C. Honeysett........2 R. Brown n.o. .............................0 Extras ......................................23 Total ....................................9/115 Bowling: J. Loos 3/16, D. Jones 0/15, R. Todd 3/20, P. owen 0/18, C. Honeysett 2/31, B. Andrighetto 0/6. GLEN ALVIE v FOSTER No results POOWONG-LOCH d FISH CREEK-TARWIN Poowong-Loch won on forfeit.

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thestar.com.au • A Grade, Division 1

Ratnayake shows class for Town THE season opening one day matches were played on an unseasonably warm day.

Workthaggi Workmen opened the season with a resounding win over Phillip Island. Batting first Workmen made it to 246 for four wickets down with a solid display of batting strength. Opener Tim Hooper hit eight fours and three sixes on his way to 71 Opening at the other end of the pitch David Britt contributed 20 runs but the best support came from Mitchell Thomas at number four and the captain, Gavin Britt, at number six who both finished the innings not out and contributed 98 runs between them. None of Phillip Island’s bowlers were able to make an impact against the confidence of the Workmen at the crease. In reply Phillip Island went down for only 103 Eli Richards opened with 30 and Richard Evans coming in at number three posted his team’s top score with 36. Thomas (27) and Sheerin (16) each took three wickets. Town defeated OMK in a closer match. OMK was sent in to bat and compiled an innings of 192 runs. Most, however, came off the bat of Jason Wilson who batted down the list. His 76 gave respectability to an otherwise lacklustre innings. Amila Ratnayake starred with the ball for Town taking five wickets and conceding only 18 runs. In the field Jareth Hume held three. Town got off to a solid footing when its turn came to bat. Openers Wither and

Johnson had 85 runs on the board between them. Ratanayake, so effective with the ball, contributed the second highest score with the bat, 40. In reply, off forty overs, Town were 205. Dell, Van Rooye and S. Jenkins each took two wickets for OMK. Nerrena won the toss and batted first against the Imperials. It was 5/241 at the conclusion of its innings and Damien Symmons batting at number four fell five runs short of a century which would have been a memorable start to the season for him. Captain Mitchell Clark opened with 65. Chasing a respectable total the Imperials gave it a very good look and Higgins, McLennan and Silkstone all showed class with the bat. For Nerrena Ryan Clark took four wickets for 39 in a great bowling display across eight overs without contributing one extra to the score. Town notched up an innings of 217. The Wonthaggi Miners made it a double for Wonthaggi with a win against Inverloch. Inverloch won the toss, batted and reached 180 fir the fall of three wickets. The captain Kit Rotthier made 90 of those. Rotthier was also the only bowler to have an impact on the match with three wickets for 31 runs. He couldn’t make the difference on his own though and the Miners snuck home with 184 runs at a cost of seven wickets.

Results

IMPERIALS def by NERRENA 1st innings Nerrena M. Clark c. J. O’Loughlin b. T. Sauvarin .......................65 D. Trotman r.o. .........................10 T. Wightman c. R. McLennan b. K. Gray.............................14

D. Symmons c. R. McLennan b. K. McGavin......................95 R. Clark c. R. McLennan b. L. Rogers ..........................42 D. Baldi n.o. ...............................6 P. Matheson n.o. .........................0 Extras ........................................9 Total .............................5/241 (cc) Bowling: L. Rogers 1/35, Z. Price 0/45, T. Sauvarin 1/45, J. O’Loughlin 0/22, K. Gray 1/36, C. Silkstone 0/11, K. McGavin 1/47. 1st innings Imperials G. Sauvarin c. C. Viljoen b. R. Clark .............................9 R. McLennan b. R. Clark .........49 L. Rogers b. J. Trease ...............26 C. Silkstone c. M. Clark b. C. Viljoen .........................40 J. Ginnane b. D. Symmons.........0 J. O’Loughlin c. D. Baldi b. R. Clark ............................ 11 R. Higgins n.o. .........................50 K. Gray b. R. Clark ....................0 K. McGavin n.o........................12 Extras ......................................20 Total ....................................7/217 Bowling: R. Joy 0/41, R. Clark 4/39, J. Trease 1/55, T. Wightman 0/51, C. Viljoen 1/15, D. Symmons 1/13. WON WORKMENS D PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Won Workmens T. Hooper c. J. Keating b. Z. Brown ..........................71 D. Britt c. J. Black b. T. Officer ..........................20 S. Huitema c. A. Manteit b. R. Evans ...........................12 M. Thomas n.o. ........................44 R. Thomas lbw. b. A. Manteit ..31 G. Britt n.o. ..............................54 Extras ......................................14 Total .............................4/246 (cc) Bowling: S. Boyack 0/49, T. Officer 1/54, J. Cox 0/26, R. Evans 1/27, Z. Brown 1/61, A. Manteit 1/23. 1st innings Phillip Island E. Richards c. G. Britt b. J. Sheerin ..........................30 L. Cleeland c. J. Liddle b. R. Thomas ..........................6 R. Evans lbw. b. J. Sheerin.......37 A. Manteit c. T. Hooper b. R. Thomas ........................10 B. Johnston c. R. Thomas b. J. Sheerin ..........................12 J. Keating n.o. ............................0 J. Black c. J. Liddle b. G. Britt ...............................0 S. Boyack c. M. Thomas b. G. Britt ...............................0 T. Officer c. J. Liddle b. J. Thomas ...........................0 J. Cox b. J. Thomas ....................0 Z. Brown c. R. Thomas b. J. Thomas ...........................0 Extras ........................................8 Total .......................................103 Bowling: R. Thomas 2/32, J. Thomas 3/27, M. Thomas 0/26, J. Sheerin 3/16, G. Britt 2/2. TOWN d OMK 1st innings OMK P. Dell r.o. ...................................2 A. Miller c. J. Withers b. S. Browne.........................38 A. Jenkins b. A. Ratnayake ........0

Getting ready: OMK players Andy Gorrod, Paul Dyer and James Paterson were pleased to see some warm weather for the opening round of the LDCA on Saturday. J. Paterson b. A. Ratnayake........5 K. Kerr c. C. McGannon b. M. Weerasinghe-Silva ........6 P. Dyer b. M. Davies ..................1 J. Van Rooye c. J. Hume b. A. Ratnayake ......................6 S. Jenkins n.o. ............................2 D. Lloyd c. J. Hume b. A. Ratnayake ....................10 A. Gorrod c. J. Hume b. A. Ratnayake ......................0 J. Wilson n.o. ............................76 Extras ......................................16 Total .............................9/162 (cc) Bowling: A. Ratnayake 5/18, M. Davies 1/30, Z. Trease 0/31, A. Fixter 0/19, S. Browne 1/29, M. Weerasinghe-Silva 1/33. 1st innings Town J. Withers b. K. Kerr ................28 N. Johnston c. A. Miller ...........75 D. Burge lbw. b. J. Van Rooye ...8 M. Weerasinghe-Silva c. A. Jenkins b. S. Jenkins ...........................4 A. Ratnayake n.o. .....................40 M. Davies c. K. Kerr b. J. Van Rooye ....................22 C. McGannon c. S. Jenkins b. P. Dell ...............................14 J. Hume c. S. Jenkins b. P. Dell .................................0 Z. Trease n.o...............................1 Extras ......................................13 Total .............................7/205 (cc) Bowling: A. Jenkins 0/35, P. Dell 2/40, J. Wilson 0/10, K. Kerr 1/9, J. Paterson 0/24, J. Van Rooye 2/36, S. Jenkins 2/49, a.

Away: OMK’s Paul Dyer plays the ball out through mid wicket. Town’s Jareth Hume is behind the stumps. Miller 0/1. INVERLOCH def by WON MINERS 1st innings Inverloch W. Taberner b. R. Birkett ...........9 N. Brayley c. A. Hall b. B. Foon...............................5 W. Rankin c. A. Hall b. P. Nelson ..........................35 K. Rotthier n.o..........................90 J. Smith n.o. .............................24 Extras ......................................17

Total .............................3/180 (cc) Bowling: R. Birkett 1/28, A. Hall 0/17, B. Foon 1/32, D. Beesey 0/20, P. Nelson 1/56, D. Loos 0/23. 1st innings Won Miners G. Kent lbw. b. D. Mathews.....18 L. Earl b. R. Thomas ..................0 P. Nelson c. W. Taberner b. K. Rotthier........................21 J. Honeysett lbw. b. J. Smith ....21 J. Andrighetto b. K. Rotthier ......5

D. Loos c. L. Rankin b. B. Thomas ..........................0 D. Beesey b. K. Rotthier ..........57 R. Birkett n.o. ...........................17 B. Foon n.o.................................9 Extras ......................................36 Total .............................7/184 (cc) Bowling: R. Thomas 1/27, D. Mathews 1/27, K. Rotthier 3/31, B. Thomas 1/19, L. Rankin 0/10, J. Smith 1/43, L. Anderson 0/18.

• A Grade, Division 2

Forfeiture changes the pitch UNABLE to field a team, Fish Creek Tarwin had to forfeit its match against Poowong Loch.

Both it and Foster have informed the association neither will have the numbers to field both A Grade and B Grade teams in 2014/2015. As a consequence B Grade Division Two will contract from eight to six teams and the fixture will be re-drawn accordingly. The A Grade Division Two fixture will remain unchanged. In other matches, Koonwarra Leongatha RSL won the toss and sent the visitors in to bat. Maybe that was sign of weakness. MDU posted an in-

nings of 7/161, but in reply Koony could only survive 23 overs and eek out 64 runs against the MDU attack. Nick Eddy in particular. Off six overs, Eddy took four wickets and conceded only twelve runs for MDU. Jason Kennedy batting at number nine for Koony was his side’s highest scoring batsman with a meagre 19. His score though left the rest of team in his wake. Glen Alvie won the toss and batted first in its match against Foster. Glen Alvie was quite firm at the top of the order where most of its runs came from and posted a modest 146. Thirty five of the total,

however, were bowling extras, mainly wides. Collis and Griggs bowling for Foster were otherwise damaging with the ball. In reply Foster found it hard to get going with the bat and Glen Alvie had it all out for 87. Jeremy Wheeler made good use of the ball with 4/22. Lachlan McRae took two for eight. Playing at home Korumburra won the toss and batted first. It compiled 185 runs for eight wickets from steady contributions from all the way down the batting order. Daniel Salmon contributed a majestic 72 which was probably, at the end of the day, the difference

between the teams. Kilcunda/Bass came out fighting but after 40 over had only managed to post 143 with the loss of nine wickets. Dorman and Taglia ferro between them took seven of those wickets and at a cost of only 63 wickets.

Results

FOSTER def by GLEN ALVIE 1st innings Glen Alvie A. Hamilton c. J. Prain b. H. Griggs ..........................15 R. Slade b. G. Collis.................29 D. Hales c. b. T. Smith .............34 R. Burke c. M. Lynch b. G. Tanner ............................3 D. Tiziani c. D. Lacasa b. T. Smith ..............................4 J. Burke c. H. Griggs b. G. Collis .............................4 D. Hateley c. T. Smith b. F. Griggs ...........................15 D. Williams b. G. Collis .............5 A. McBride c. Lacasa b. F. Griggs .............................2 J. Wheeler r.o. ............................0

Extras ......................................35 Total .......................................146 Bowling: F. Griggs 2/14, G. Collis 3/19, H. Griggs 1/28, J. Prain 0/20, G. Tanner 1/22, T. Smith 2/43. 1st innings Foster M. Lynch lbw. b. L. McRae .......8 G. Collis c. R. Burke b. D. Williams ......................14 J. Prain c. D. Hales b. A. McBride.......................20 A. Starret lbw. b. J. Wheeler ....16 T. Smith c. D. Hateley b. A. McBride.........................3 F. Griggs c. J. Burke b. J. Wheeler...........................1 H. Griggs c. D. Hateley b. J. Wheeler...........................2 G. Tanner c. D. Hales b. J. Wheeler...........................6 D. Lacasa n.o..............................6 B. Cripps c. R. Slade b. L. McRae............................1 Extras ......................................10 Total .........................................87 Bowling: D. Hales 0/8, D. Williams 1/27, L. McRae 2/8, A. McBride 2/21, J. Wheeler 4/22. KORUMBURRA d KILCUNDA-BASS 1st innings Korumburra J. Cook c...................................16

K. Rigby c. ...............................27 S. Dole c. ..................................14 D. Salmon c..............................72 I. Osman c. ............................... 11 K. Dorman c. ............................13 T. Lucas c. ................................ 11 A. Tagliaferro n.o. ......................2 P. Dunlevie r.o. ...........................3 S. Hayes n.o. ..............................0 Extras ......................................15 Total .............................8/185 (cc) Bowling: J. Dakin 2/35, T. Smith 0/37, J. Mahood 0/21, J. Tregear 1/13, A. Donohue 2/32, D. Pipicelli 2/41. 1st innings Kilcunda-Bass Extras ......................................13 Total ....................................9/143 Bowling: A. Meade 1/18, I. Osman 0/16, S. Hayes 1/13, S. Dole 0/23, K. Dorman 3/34, T. Lucas 0/5, A. Tagliaferro 4/29. FISH CREEK-TARWIN def by POOWONG-LOCH Fish Creek-Tarwin lost on forfeit KOONWARRA-L/RSL def by MDU 1st innings MDU M. Olden lbw. b. J. Kennedy .....0 W. Prosser c. S. Sperling b. J. Kennedy........................45 C. Hoober b. S. Hughes ...........34

N. Eddy b. J. Kennedy .............23 M. Olden b. J. Kennedy ...........19 S. McRae b. M. Boswell ............2 M. Martin c. S. Hughes b. M. Boswell .......................14 A. Eddy n.o. ...............................6 Extras ......................................18 Total .............................7/161 (cc) Bowling: J. Kennedy 4/15, C. Sherriff 0/11, N. Toms 0/13, J. Nichols 0/15, S. Sperling 0/30, S. Hughes 1/38, M. Boswell 2/34. 1st innings Koonwarra-L/RSL C. Sherriff lbw. b. M. Cantwell ..0 N. Toms lbw. b. N. Eddy ............9 D. Baker r.o. ...............................3 S. Hughes b. N. Eddy .................9 S. Sperling c. J. Burge b. N. Eddy ..............................2 J. Nichols lbw. b. J. Burge..........0 M. Boswell b. N. Eddy...............0 D. O’Connor c. M. Martin b. J. Burge ..............................3 J. Kennedy c. M. Martin b. A. Eddy ............................19 P. Stow r.o. .................................2 L. Enter n.o. ...............................9 Extras ........................................9 Total .........................................64 Bowling: A. Eddy 1/15, M. Cantwell 1/10, J. Burge 2/18, C. Hoober 0/1, N. Eddy 4/12, S. McRae 0/4.

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