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Chasing glory FORMER Leongatha footballer Jarryd Roughead, above, will join his Hawthorn teammates in the AFL grand final against Fremantle, after they overpowered Geelong on Friday night.

The 2013 All Australian team member shares his thoughts ahead of the big game on page 49 in today’s Star and will be cheered by many South Gippslanders on Saturday.

Among them will be Hawks fans from Leongatha Primary School, who donned brown and gold at the school’s footy day last Friday.

Action photo courtesy Colleen Petch/Herald Sun.

ACID AMBUSH

By Matt Dunn

POLICE are appealing for public assistance after a 62 year old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a vicious ambush acid attack near Bena on Saturday.

Police are working on the theory the substance

used in the attack was hydrochloric acid.

The Pakenham man, who is a social rider and not a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang, had met friends at Korumburra and was riding home along the South Gippsland Highway when the incident happened about 11.45am.

As he approached Chapmans Road, near Bena, he saw a motorcyclist pulled up on the side

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of the road.

The motorcyclist indicated to the victim to pull over, which he did, coming to a stop several metres in front of the stationary bike. The victim got off his bike and started to walk back along the shoulder of the roadway, ready to lend assistance to what he assumed was a fellow rider in distress.

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The Good Samaritan was not aware of the other rider’s true intentions, nor that other attackers were lying in wait, ready to ambush him.

But the man quickly surmised something was awry when the supposedly stranded motorcyclist walked up and pushed him down an embankment.

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Hard at it: Newhaven College principal Gea Lovell and college business manager David Butt have followed the new middle school build every step of the way and met last Thursday for their weekly site inspection. Both are thrilled with the wonderful open spaces that will be available to students in 2014.

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EXCITEMENT is building at Newhaven College with the $5 million new middle school nearing completion and just announced $1.5 million funding for a new Trade Training Centre at the Phillip Island Road Campus.

There is no doubt about it Newhaven College is putting the wow factor into education with the stunning, environmentally friendly 3,500 sq middle school due for lock up at the end of October and on track for opening its doors next year to some 300 students in Years 5 to 8.

It was all action for dynamic duo college principal Gea Lovell and college business manager David Butt who donned their hard hats last Thursday for their weekly site inspection with site boss Trevor Lloyd, director of Lloyd Group, Mornington.

“It is all very exciting and the construction has just gone so smoothly and the team of builders have been wonderful to work with,” Mrs Lovell said.

The common area covers some 450 square metres, that is about two thirds of a full size basketball court and the massive laminated beams supporting this space come in at a hefty three tonnes a piece.

Soon to adorn the walls of this great space will be four massive 70” flat screen televisions, another exciting teaching tool.

Radiating off the communal area are five spacious open plan classrooms.

One of the Year 8 classrooms doubles up as a science room with all the latest technology and safety equipment including the fume cabinet and innovative rolling work tables, something even the builders had not see before in any of the other schools they have worked on.

Completing the school will be the communal courtyard area in the centre of the school, complete with extensive seating and landscaped gardens.

There is a spacious science preparation room, breakout classrooms will cater for specialist teachers and small group learning, sound proof music rooms and

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Gippsland and has just completed the Mirboo North Secondary College upgrade and recently the new Korumburra Ambulance Station.

The middle school was built with the assistance of $900,000 in Federal Government funding and when complete the project will see the biggest of all new school buildings erected on the 82 acre Phillip Island Road campus.

Mrs Jane McGillivray has been appointed the head of middle school and is already working within the middle school structure with Years 7-9 at the Boys Home Rd campus. Years 5 and 6 will join the middle school cohort when the new building opens in 2014.

The good news continues with Mrs Lovell announcing last week the college was successful in its application for up to $1.5 million to build a Trade Training Centre at the Phillip Island Road Campus.

The Centre of Excellence: Newhaven College Trade Training Centre will include the construction of a new building to deliver qualifications in construction and furnishing to address skills shortages in the trades of carpenter and furniture finisher.

All smiles: Newhaven College principal Gea Lovell and college business manager David Butt are thrilled the new middle school is on schedule and on budget.

Acid ambush Continued from page 1.

The victim was lying on the ground trying to take his helmet off when a small green sedan pulled up and three men got out.

Police have been told that one of the men spoke to the victim, saying “we don’t like bikies around here” or something similar.

One of the men then held up a bottle and squirted the victim with the acid, causing serious burns to his eyes, face, chest and legs after burning through his clothes.

The three men and the motorcyclist then drove away, heading towards Melbourne.

The attacked man was conveyed to Dandenong Hospital in a serious condition. He was released over the weekend, but went back in to seek further treatment. Investigating detectives are still to speak to the man, but believe he did not know his attackers.

Bass Coast Crime Investigation Unit’s Detective Leading Senior Constable Peter Johnstone said the attack was unprecedented in the area, and police could not say what had motivated it.

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The school’s new well-being centre will accommodate three beds - a waiting room special needs space that will be a safe place for students and this will be run by the college’s professional nurse.

Mrs Lovell has introduced some exciting innovations and ideas she brought back from a tour of schools in the USA. One of these is the student lockers, inset and flush to the wall that offer students ample space for all their educational needs including a precisely measured coat hook.

Mrs Lovell has a nice new office she will make use of before the planned administration building is erected.

The school is well positioned to be close by the junior school to encourage easy interaction but is still a comfortable distance away to be its own entity.

Apart from the main entrance there are several other entrances to the school allowing for smooth traffic flow throughout. Furniture will be moved in November along with concreting of pathways, fire accesses, landscaping and the teachers will move in supplies in December.

Mrs Lovell said the school is looking at March 2014 for the official opening.

“We still have a bit to go but we are on time and on budget and that is a great measure of a professional team working together,” Mr Butt said.

Architect and director of McIldowie Partners Craig Brown said he couldn’t be happier with the new school.

“I think this has been a case of harnessing energy and enthusiasm from a great construction team and we have achieved an outstanding learning centre,” Mr Brown said.

Trevor Lloyd, director of Lloyd Group from the Mornington Peninsula said his firm loved working on the new middle school campus.

“We certainly have a great relationship with the school and I am very impressed with what this school has to offer,” he said.

Mr Lloyd said the group handles a range of big developments in Melbourne and a lot in South

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He believes the victim could well have been left blind, if not for the assistance of two motorists, who arrived after the attack.

“A female and a male rendered first aid to him, which has probably saved his eyesight.

They had water bottles in the car and were able to rinse his face off,” Det LS/C Johnstone said.

“That was a big advantage for him. There’s been nothing at all like this occur in this area.

It’s quite a bizarre incident.”

Ulysses Motorcycle Club South Gippsland Branch president Andrew Grayden said he wished the victim well.

Like Det LS/C Johnstone, he was shocked by the nature of the attack.

“My wife Val and I have been riding for about 37 years and we’ve covered a lot of ground. We’ve never had a nasty incident with anyone. We had one close call on the West Gate Bridge, where a car moved across in front of us. But as far as confrontations go, we don’t get in those situations,” he said.

The Leongatha CFA posted a message on

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“On behalf of the South Gippsland community we wish to strongly deplore this attack and pass on our deepest apologies to the victim and his family,” the brigade message said.

“We assure the broader Victorian community that South Gippsland residents are shocked by this cowardly attack and will strive to see the offenders brought to justice. We further assure Victorians that the perpetrators are in no way representative of the people of South Gippsland.

“South Gippsland is and remains, a beautiful, friendly and safe place to live and visit. We sincerely hope that this incident does not reflect on the welcoming nature of South Gippsland and its residents.”

Anyone with information about the attack is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit the website at www.crimestoppers.com.au.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 3

Set to change: the site of the proposed Walkerville Village.

Grand plan for Walkerville

Big vision: architect Peter McIntyre and Jeremy Rich, of the family behind the proposal, presented glossy brochures about their Walkerville Village vision to South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday.

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The Walkerville Village proposal would feature around 80 two acre lots with houses designed by renowned Australian architect Peter McIntyre, the man who created the famed Dinner Plain township and the Melbourne Olympic swimming pool.

The project was released publicly at South Gippsland Shire Council’s public presentation session last Wednesday

by Mr McIntyre and Jeremy Rich, a member of the family that owns the land.

They have applied to council for the 90ha site to be rezoned to cater for the village. The land adjoins the existing Prom Views Estate and will be accessed from Walkerville Road.

Blocks are expected to sell at between $275,000 and $375,000.

The development includes a provedore selling local produce and includes a cafe, restaurant and fuel.

“The application that is before you is no ordinary development,” Mr McIntyre said.

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Mr McIntyre said the Rich family had engaged a leading soil scientist to design a drainage system that would retain all waste and stormwater on site, while keeping out such water from neighbouring properties.

“If you pass it, I will be doing my best to make it an icon for you,” Mr McIntyre told council.

Mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy supported the development.

“It is something unique to our shire, something we need because we are getting enquiry from overseas investors for accommodation on the doorstep of the Prom,” he said.

Cr Andrew McEwen wondered about the economic case for such a project.

Mr Rich said few locations in the region showcased local wares and said if tourists visited, he hoped small cottage industries would develop.

Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks questioned the tourism nature of the development when people would be buying blocks as weekend retreats.

Mr McIntyre: “The properties will be bought by people from Melbourne as holiday houses and they will be leased because the rents will be so high.”

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“It is a special application. The objective is to create an iconic tourist resort.”

The village will operate similar to that at Dinner Plain. People will buy land and have Mr McIntyre design a home reminiscent of a farmhouse.

They will be required to build that home within two years and if not, the developers will buy the land back at the same price at which they sold it.

“We built the village at Dinner Plain and did not buy back any land,” Mr McIntyre said.

Homes will be built from a limited range of materials, with the same materials used in each house.

Once trees are established, houses will not be visible from neighbouring properties. The land will not be sold until the trees grow.

“You will feel as though you have 100 acres around you,” Mr McIntyre said.

The provedore will be in the tradition of the Lakehouse at Daylesford or the famed Royal Mail Hotel at Dunkeld, Mr McIntyre said.

“Walkerville, at the moment, does not have a heart. It is spread out. There is not the place where people can come and have a coffee and a chat,” he said.

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Aussie show opens Friday FOSTER’S theatre company, FAMDA, is celebrating its 60th birthday this year and is about to stage the quintessential Australian drama, Foreigners from Home.

Written and directed by Chris Dickins, the play is set on a rural property between 1930 and 1936. It looks at six years in the lives of the Kidd family as they struggle through adversity and overcome tough times through sticking together.

The play is unashamedly Australian in its language, setting, characters and plot.

In its depiction of the past, it reminds us that history can indeed repeat itself and, though advances in technology may have altered some parts of our lives, the essential human qualities, fears and

strengths remain.

Foreigners from Home is a play of cultural significance to Australians and Chris Dickins has cleverly packaged it with emotional drama, gentle humour and nostalgic music to create a powerful and compelling tale which will both entertain and inform.

FAMDA has assembled a stellar cast to bring history to life.

Accomplished FAMDA performer, Dianne Paragreen, has a narrational role.

Bruce Grainger, winner of a Victorian Drama League trophy for his performance in FAMDA’s Oedipus Rex and a Gippsland Associated Theatre winner with both Leongatha Lyric (A Little Hotel on the Side) and FAMDA (Heroes), plays Walter, father of five.

Jo Street, who plays his wife, is also a GAT winner thanks to her performance in the title role in Lyric’s Educating Rita.

Their five children are played by Mike Street, Sarah Maclean, Jason Midwinter, Harley McDonald-Eckersall and Leuca Maclean.

Interestingly, it is the two youngest performers who have been entrusted with the largest roles in the play giving it added interest for younger audience members.

If you are in the mood to see a well staged production of a vintage Australian story, Foreigners from Home is the answer with appeal for both the seasoned play-goer and someone who has never been a theatre buff but is willing to give it a try.

The season opens at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre at 8pm this Friday, September 27.

The opening gala performance will be followed by supper with the cast and production team. All tickets for this event cost $25.

Normal ticket prices are adults $22 or concession $18. These prices apply to performances at 8pm on Saturday, September 28, Friday and Saturday October 4 and 5, and also the one matinée show at 2pm on Sunday, October 6.

Bargain hunters can enjoy a special midweek show at 8pm on Thursday, October 3 with all tickets available at a flat rate of just $16.

To get the best seats, book your tickets to see this truly remarkable play via Main Street Revelations at 31 Main Street, Foster or phone 0400 867 872.

All remaining seats will be available for door sales.

For further details go to www.famda.org.au

Up and coming: Harley McDonald-Eckersall and Leuca Maclean during rehearsal for Foreigners from Home.

Get set: cyclists will promote the Bass Coast Cycle Challenge at the Inverloch Community Farmers’ Market this Sunday.

Spin out at market THE Inverloch Community Farmers’ Market will be spinning with activity this Sunday at The Glade and not just with the expected 40 plus local farmers and makers stocked with this seasons produce.

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The Wonthaggi Woodcrafters Association will be turning their lathe and the Bass Coast Cyclers spinning their wheels in preparation for the upcoming cycle challenge.

The Wonthaggi Woodcrafters will have loads of their handcrafted pieces on display, along with wood turning demonstrations.

A raffle to be drawn at midday will be held to raise money for new equipment for the group, with some great handmade wood pieces up for grabs.

The group was established in 1989 by a group of keen wood turning enthusiasts wanting to share their knowledge with other people interested in learning the craft.

They open shops in December to sell the products made throughout the year. Information on the locations of these shops and opening times will be available at the market.

With the third Annual Bass Coast Cycle Challenge set for November 16, riders from Inverloch’s local riding group will be at the market decked out in fully lycra with bikes in toe to promote the ride.

The Bass Coast Cycle Challenge is a charity cycling event in support of Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA), a

road safety program for Year 12 students with all proceeds being returned to this cause.

With four distances ranging from 40km to 121km, it provides a great opportunity to experience this incredible ride, with riders enjoying amazing courses that take in the lush countryside of the Bass Coast hills and the breathtaking sights of the coastline between Cape Paterson and Inverloch.

All courses start and finish in the beautiful town of Inverloch.

September sees the beginning of the new seasons spring produce coming to life and the return of some of the much missed producers.

“Winter has been a great way to educate people on what is in season in South Gippsland,” market manager Tennille Hall

said.

“With most products readily available all year round, it’s difficult for many people to distinguish the difference.”

As a Victorian Farmers Market Association member, the Inverloch Community Farmers’ Market is under strict guidelines to ensure that there are no stalls at the market who are re-selling goods bought at supermarkets or anywhere else.

Tennille will be handing over the reins of management this month as her family relocate to northern Victoria.

For more information regarding the Inverloch Community Farmers’ Market and how you can be involved in this great monthly event, visit www. i n v e r l o c h f a r m e r s m a rket.com.au or call 0448 FARMER (327 637).

Nothing to fear A MINING boss said Yarragon had nothing to fear from his company’s plans to drill for brown coal on a private property.

Many people in South Gippsland had opposed potential coal seam gas mining in the region.

Green Power Energy Australia’s chief executive John Watts said the company was awaiting approval from the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation to drill a “single core hole” before work could begin.

“It’s for evaluation and scientific purposes,” he said.

“We can’t even think of a mine until we’ve done an exceedingly larger amount of work than we have at the moment. It’s a very difficult question to contemplate (what form a mine would take).”

Mr Watts said there was five years left on the exploration licence and a potential mine would be years away.

“Of course, once you go down that track, there’s a very large amount of community consultation to do.

It’s a long, long way in the future,” he said.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 5

Party turns sour

By Brad Lester OPPONENTS to the sale of council owned reserves at Venus Bay are outraged they will have to wait another month for South Gippsland Shire Council to decide the matter.

Council last week voted to sell just two of the seven reserves originally planned for sale, and rezone the remaining five to public purpose recreation zone.

But Cr Jim Fawcett then lodged a notice of recession, meaning council will now have to vote on the issue again in October.

He said council needed more information about the resources council allocated to the reserves and the potential for financial benefit to the whole shire from any sales.

Cr Fawcett’s earlier motion to defer the matter was lost with the casting vote of mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy, a Venus Bay resident.

However the controversy would have been avoided if a full council was present for the vote at last Wednesday’s special council meeting.

Cr Lorraine Brunt was the

only councillor absent from the meeting, due to personal reasons.

Councillors voted on whether to defer a decision pending further information. The vote was tied and the mayor determined the outcome with his casting vote.

He again used his casting vote when a vote to sell the two reserves was also tied.

Cr Brunt told The Star she had indicated to Cr Fawcett the matter needed deferring, “until we dealt with the issue in a more positive way with the community”.

“The Council Plan states ‘want, need, afford, rationalise, consolidate and afford’. We need to work through all of the above in the order listed with each community in conjunction with any land realisation to achieve positive outcomes for communities,” Cr Brunt said.

“I would have voted to defer; not to see the seven reserves sold or not sold, but to do the process in a more positive way with the community of Venus Bay.” Cr Kennedy told The Star on Friday the “community was reeling at the umpire’s decision not being accepted”.

He said the two reserves were selected for sale due to

their lesser environmental value, given they contained fewer trees.

Janet Carey, coconvenor of Friends of Venus Bay Peninsula, said on Friday the community’s elation after council voted to retain five reserves was quashed by news of Cr Fawcett’s recession.

“This won’t dent our spirit. We will go on fighting for what we know is the correct outcome,” she said.

“For Cr Fawcett to put this motion on the table, we are just flabbergasted.”

Cr Fawcett said his recession motion would not necessarily overturn council’s decision made on Wednesday.

“It is making sure the relevant information is before council before they confirm it,” he said.

“The motion is dealing with all the reserves but they were not in the original report. Some people are not aware of these reserves.”

Council officers recommended council sell reserves at 1 Neil Street, 22-24 Fishermans Road, 8A Margaret Avenue, 8 June Court, 8 Gary Court, 3 McMillan Drive and 1A Noble Street.

Residents objected to the sale of the reserves on the grounds of loss of native vegetation, animal habitat

Reason to smile: Venus Bay residents celebrate with councillors after the vote to retain five of the seven reserves, before news of the notice of recession. From left: Janet Carey, Matt Green, Cr Jeanette Harding, Sue Flere, mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy, Helen Macrae, Alyson Skinner, Cr Andrew McEwen, Colin Suggett and front, Annette Barclay. and public open space.

Cr Andrew McEwen said Venus Bay had 23 per cent less public open space compared with other towns.

He tabled a motion calling for the sale of 1A Noble Street and 8 June Court in exchange for

the other reserves to be retained and rezoned as public purpose recreation zone. The motion also called for all remaining council vacant land in Venus Bay to be rezoned as public purpose recreation zone.

Council adopted that

motion, on Cr Kennedy’s casting mayoral vote after a tied vote, with himself, Cr McEwen, Cr Jeanette Harding and Cr Don Hill for and Cr Bob Newton, Cr Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks, Cr Cr Mohya Davies and Cr Fawcett against.

Numerous objectors

addressed council before the vote, including representatives of the Tarwin Lower-Venus Bay Association and Venus Bay Community Centre.

Last Wednesday’s meeting was attended by about 40 Venus Bay residents.

Woman evicted from council A NERRENA woman will face charges of trespass and resisting arrest.

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Andrea Verboon refused to leave the South Gippsland Shire Council chambers when asked to do so by CEO Tim Tamlin during last Wednesday’s public presentation session.

Council received legal advice to issue Ms Verboon with a notice asking her not to enter council property following an incident earlier in the week involving Ms Verboon. Mr Tamlin said she had upset council staff.

She presented to council on Wednesday to return her rates notice, arguing council was not legally authorised to charge rates.

When Ms Verboon refused to leave, police were called.

Sgt Clive Smith told Ms Verboon she had been asked to leave and as she was refusing to do so, she was trespassing on council property.

Senior Constable Mick Felton warned Ms Verboon she would be arrested if she refused to leave.

She eventually left the chamber and police later removed her from the chamber foyer.

Ms Verboon will be summonsed to face charges of trespass and resisting arrest.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 7

Health slug

By Brad Lester PEOPLE without ambulance cover could be slugged a fee of more than $700 while waiting for a bed at Wonthaggi Hospital, the state opposition has claimed.

Patients in country Victoria are charged $11.95 for every a minute they wait with a paramedic in an ambulance outside hospital emergency departments.

Anyone waiting an hour at Wonthaggi hospital could face a $717 bill, state opposition health spokesman Wade Noonan told The Star.

Department of Health figures showed that between January and March this year, 90.4 per cent of patients were transferred from an ambulance to Wonthaggi hospital within 40 minutes, just above the state target of 90 per cent.

“So one in 10 patients are taking longer than 40 minutes to be transferred into hospital care,” Mr Noonan said.

“If the hospital for some reason does not have the capacity or no beds immediately available for you, the paramedic will wait with you until it is safe to transfer you into the care of the hospital.

“If you are unlucky and the hospital is busy, then you could have to pay hundreds of dollars extra.”

The waiting charge only applies to country patients without ambulance cover.

“David Davis is not willing to concede the charge is unfair. He is just sitting on his hands about the issue,” Mr Noonan said.

“There should be a thorough review of the level of fairness of the charges for country and city.”

The news came after a Bairnsdale woman was left with a $2636 bill for 137 minutes of care, including $394 for a 333 minute delay for paramedics to transfer her into hospital.

Bass Coast Regional Health CEO Lea Pope said data from the last quarter of 201213 indicated 97 per cent of patients were transferred from an ambulance within 40 minutes, above the target set by the Department of Health of 90 per cent.

“The BCRH Emergency Department continues to advise Ambulance Victoria if there will be a delay in transferring patients from the ambulance – that is when all cubicles are full,” she said.

Ms Pope said hospitals do not have any role in Ambulance Victoria billing for patients collected in the community and therefore she was unable to comment.

Deputy Premier and Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said the Victorian Government was undertaking a wide-ranging review of the Ambulance Victoria fee structure, including examining a fairer set of arrangements for rural emergency transport.

“The current ambulance fee structures relating to rural emergency transports are identical to those under the previous Labor government and were not addressed during Daniel Andrews’ botched merger of rural and metropolitan ambulance services,” he said.

“The Victorian Coalition Government halved the cost of ambulance membership, which now costs $80.60 for families and $40.30 for singles and encourages Victorians to take up the reduced price scheme. Transport is free for membership subscription scheme holders. Eligible concession cardholders are also not charged for ambulance travel.”

Bass MLA Ken Smith urged everyone to become a member of Ambulance Victoria.

“For the cost of $80.60 per year for family membership or $40.30 for a single membership, ambulance travel would be free. Private health insurance also covers ambulance costs under some categories,” he said.

Mr Smith said he would continue to push for the Wonthaggi Hospital to be upgraded to sub-regional status.

“This will be a great benefit to the Bass Coast and wider community and relieve the ambulance situation also but, as we all know, funding is the key,” he said.

“When the government took office with no money to fund these important facilities they had to do the best they could.”

The ambulance costs are not an issue at Leongatha, Korumburra and Foster hospitals as those hospitals do not have funded emergency departments.

Shiver me timbers!

LAST Friday was International Speak Like a Pirate Day. It was also the final day of term three and the students of Inverloch Primary School were encouraged to dress up as pirates.

They had great fun scaring each other with pirate-like grimaces and growls, not to mention black moustaches, eye patches and aggressive poses.

It was all in good fun and some of the staff joined in too, including principal Wendy Caple who struggled to see where she was walking when she put her eye patch on.

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Magic spot: Jacquie and Carly O’Malley smell the irises at the Nerrena Road garden.

Hundreds admire gardens THREE iconic Leongatha gardens were open to the public to enjoy on the weekend as part of Open Gardens Australia.

Sharing garden: Myrtaceae owners Barb Fleming and Kerry Pritchard at the entrance to their garden.

The gardens of Peter and Jacquie O’Malley, Barb Fleming and Kerry Pritchard, and Barry and Glenys Paterson were enjoyed by hundreds of visitors.

The O’Malley garden featured a mix of natives and exotics over

two and a half acres developed since 2006. The O’Malleys are now turning to mass plantings to reduce workload.

The Myrtaceae garden of Barb and Kerry was enjoyed by 263 visitors, and proceeds were split between the organisers of Open Gardens Australia, Leongatha Rotary and the CWA. The garden received many favourable comments with a wide variety of natives and some exotics

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The Patersons’ creation, Glenbar Garden, is two acres of lawn surrounding specimen trees, shrubs, roses, colourful annuals and perennials.

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COUNCIL PUBLIC SESSIONS Council Chambers, Leongatha Public attendance welcome Wed, 25 September 10.00am - Public Presentations Bookings: 5662 9222 2.00pm - ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING 1. Finance report July - August 2. Report on Assembly of Councillors - August 3. Councillor discretionary fund allocation report 4. Documents and contracts under CEO delegation - August 5. Community engagement and evolving vision 6. Strategic review of land holdings project - 8 McDonald St Meeniyan 7. Gifted asset - 'Toby's Paddock', Nyora 8. Adoption of Housing and Settlement Strategy 9. Gippsland Regional Growth Plan 10. PSA C83 - public acquisition overlay on 5 Little Princes Street and 'public use' rezoning for the Korumburra Integrated Children's Centre.

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BASS Coast Shire Council’s corporate services director Danny Luna was celebrated last Wednesday as he attended his final council meeting.

Mr Luna has more than 30 years experience in local government, and is also a board member with the Bass Coast Community Foundation and Bass Coast Regional Health.

Standing up, Cr Bradley Drew said as an incoming councillor he had welcomed Danny’s “support and help”.

“He’s been a mentor for me through this short term. I’m sure he’ll be sadly missed by all of us here, including the gallery and the media,” he said.

“He’s attended more than 700 council meetings and he’s never delivered a budget that hasn’t been in surplus.

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people in this room tonight, whether the councillors, my colleagues, the gallery and the media, I think we’re all here for one thing – the betterment of our community,” he said.

“I’d like to think I’ve played some small part in that. I thank you and I wish the council and everyone all the best.”

All smiles: Danny Luna contemplates retirement after a happy send off at last Wednesday’s council meeting, his final of more than 700.

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following a minor accident in Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan early on Sunday.

Conveyed back to Leongatha Police Station, he was breath tested and found to have a blood alcohol level of .135, more than three times the legal limit for experienced drivers.

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By Matt Dunn SECRETARY of the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council John Parker will push for ViPlus Dairy to be wound up, after workers were again left unpaid.

The troubled Toora milk factory owners were given the opportunity to pay workers in three instalments, but Mr Parker said the company’s management failed to set a date or pay the instalments.

But ViPlus Dairy director Leon Chen said the company had set a date for the payment of workers, but nothing had been put in writing.

“Some of the workers are starting to get paid now. We’ll finish the lot in three weeks,” he said.

Mr Chen confirmed the wages bill was about $20,000.

Contractors had similarly complained about not being paid, with one claiming his company was owed $30,000.

“We’ve sent the company a letter to the company saying they better reply or we’ll take them to Fair Work Australia.

A couple of workers rang me to say they’d spoken to the company, and the company told them they couldn’t be paid because they don’t have any money,” Mr Parker said.

“The question is, ‘Why are they still trading?’ We might find out the answer to that in the next few days. We’ll then have to approach ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) if they’re still trading, but are insolvent. It just makes you wonder, doesn’t it?

“It seems they can’t pay people after telling us they could.

They were going to give us three payments. The trouble is they couldn’t tell me how much each week and they couldn’t tell me which day of the week.”

Mr Parker said the situation at the factory had become progressively “messier”.

“It’s a shame, because if people are going to get ripped off they’ll be wary of overseas investment. Having said that, people need to be wary of investors fullstop, because many start off with the best plans, but don’t have the money to back them up,” he said.

Mr Parker said if ViPlus Dairy was to “fall over” it would be a matter of “trying to rescue them”.

“If it does wind up with an administrator, the issue will be whether we can get someone to take over the investment – which is reputable – or whether the community can take it over,” he said.

“Enough people around the place have a financial stake in it already.”

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some really big shoes to fill.

“Danny, I’ve really enjoyed my time with you.

Congratulations on a great career and I’m sure everyone will miss you.”

Mayor Cr Claire Le Serve joked that Danny would receive a lifetime membership to the council gallery.

“Danny’s given 30 years of service, starting off in Borough of Wonthaggi as a deputy town clerk, followed by a stint as town clerk and CEO,” Cr Le Serve said.

He would spend time too at South Gippsland Shire Council, before coming back to Bass Coast as corporate services director.

“My fellow councillors and I would like to congratulate you and wish you well in your retirement,” Cr Le Serve said.

Mr Luna said his 33 years in local government had been a “wonderful journey”.

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Opening looms

By Jane Ross THE wonderful new Leongatha Hospital will open for business on Monday, October 7 with up-to-the-minute machinery.

Some of it is unique.

For the first time, the hospital will have a brand new CT scanner with significantly better clarity than the second hand one the old facility had. The scanner, provided

by MIA Radiology, will reduce the need for patients to go elsewhere for their scans.

A new x-ray machine worth $300,000 has also been installed and hospital CEO Gary Templeton said an application has been lodged for a new digital mammography machine for investigative tests.

“It will be equal to if not better than what’s available locally and will do significantly more procedures than now.”

New cardiac monitoring equipment comes with a “first”. Its network is across the hospital’s network as opposed to having a separate one. It is believed this has not been done before and on top of that, it has saved $80,000.

The cross networking means whatever is on the main cardiac monitor can be shown on the internet for an al-

most real time external opinion from a specialist in one of Melbourne’s big tertiary hospitals.

“This could have a significant impact on patient outcome,” Mr Templeton said.

Machinery in the new hospital theatres is the equivalent of what you see in second tier metropolitan hospitals, offering a significant capacity upgrade in the main theatre and the ability for both theatres to function simultaneously.

“The range of procedures we could do here is definitely greater than before,” Mr Templeton said, adding discussions are underway with other hospitals about leasing out the theatres. Doing this will help shorten others’ waiting lists.

While the staged move into the grand edifice is going on this week, the tender process has begun for the next addition to the site.

This is an integrated primary care centre, a joint venture between the hospital and Leongatha Health Care.

The Federal Government has allocated $4.5 million but the final cost will be greater.

Building is expected to start this time next year and will accommodate GPs and specialists, allied health and education facilities.

“The more you have a relationship between local GPs and specialists, the greater the likelihood of better health outcomes,” Mr Templeton explained.

While Leongatha will never have its emergency department funded like you’d see elsewhere, Mr Templeton said the key to making good use of the new hospital’s urgent care/emergency section is “finding a mechanism to employ people directly”.

He and the board of management see this as a one-tofive year project.

The site master plan indicates co-location of the town’s ambulance station.

While that depends on Ambulance Victoria, Mr Templeton said, “We’re maintaining a spot for it.

“There are synergies between what their staff do and what our staff do in urgent care response.”

Hospital open day THE public is invited to tour the new Leongatha Hospital this Sunday between 10am and 2pm.

Many hundreds are expected so please stagger the time of attendance.

This will be a self-paced tour and maps will be provided. Staff will be stationed at key points to provide mini tours.

Visitors will not be able to go into pathology or the new theatres but there will be videos of both areas in the main reception hub, together with static displays.

Members of the Lyrebird Auxiliary will cater for morning and afternoon tea and money raised will go towards a reflections garden which promises to be a contemplative focal point of the new facility.

The hospital will be a smoke-free zone from October 1.

Open for business: hospital finance team member Kathy Materia and administration assistant Jodie Duckworth were happy to be in the new hospital on Monday. The staff move is being staggered over several days.

$8.58m boost to highways THE South Gippsland and Bass highways will be upgraded after Bass MLA Ken Smith announced $8.58 million last week.

But the works are not expected to start until the middle of next year.

The State Government will spend $5.4 million on the South Gippsland Highway from Lang Lang to Loch.

“This 14 kilometre stretch of the South Gippsland Highway is quite busy with local, freight and tourist traffic,” Mr Smith said.

The area had a history of crashes with 12 crashes in a recent five year period, the majority of these being runoff-road crashes.

“Of those 12 crashes, three people were killed and seven were seriously injured,” Mr Smith said.

“To tackle these crashes, a number of road safety measures to reduce both the risk and severity of crashes occurring will be put in place”.

Improvements as part of this project include:

• installation of a significant amount of wire rope safety barrier and guard fence to protect motorists from roadside hazards; • tactile edgelines that will make noise to alert drivers if they start to stray off the road; • removal of a number of trees and other vegetation, to both improve sight distance and reduce roadside hazards; and • additional reflective markers to give drivers more visual cues to stay within their lane.

The works are expected to start around mid 2014, and take around eight months to complete.

The government will spend another $3.18 million on road safety improvements to 9.4 kilometres along Bass Highway, from Lang Lang to The Gurdies.

There were 11 casualty crashes reported between January 2007 and December 2011 on the section of road.

Nine of these were run-off-road, two were fatalities, eight were serious injuries and two were other injuries.

“The Bass Highway leads to many

of the region’s popular tourism spots, including Phillip Island, but it is also just as busy with freight and local traffic,” Mr Smith said.

“It is important action is taken to reduce both the risk and severity of crashes occurring along this section of the highway.”

He said the area had a history of crashes with 11 crashes in a recent five year period, in which two people were killed and eight seriously injured.

The road safety upgrades will include: • installation of wire rope safety barriers; • tactile edgelines will be installed; • removal and trimming of some vegetation to improve sight distance and remove roadside hazards; and • new guideposts, signs and reflective markers.

These works are expected to start in mid 2014, and take around eight months to complete.

The funding will come from Victoria’s new Road Safety Strategy 2013-22 and Action Plan 2013-16.

International studies: Emma Germano will consider the impacts of free trade on global markets.

Emma wins farming honour MIRBOO North woman Emma Germano has been awarded a prestigious Nuffield Scholarship.

The vegetable grower received the award at the organisations prestigious National Conference dinner last week (Thursday) at Crown Perth, Western Australia.

Ms Germano will research global export opportunities for vegetables and other primary produce.

She is business development and operations manager for Germano Produce, a family business supplying cauliflower and cabbage crops for the Australian eastern seaboard fresh market and Woolworths Australia.

The family farm is around 120 hectares, with about 50 per cent planted to vegetable crops. The business currently grows about 50,000 cauliflower plants per week for six months of the year and also grows broad beans, cabbage, and Chinese cabbage periodically during the six month harvest period.

Ms Germano will research how different countries approach the issue of export, including what government programs are available to growers, as well as the market opportunities for Australian produce.

“I expect this will involve the study of tariffs and free trade agreements, and also how subsidies have an effect on global trade. To complement this, I would also like to investigate how Australia is able to compete in the global food market,” she said.

Ms Germano believed the Australian vegetable industry is at a critical point and government needs to support the Australian industry’s competitive advantage in food production.

“We produce an abundance of high quality fresh produce, but this works against the Australian grower - put simply, we produce in excess of domestic consumption,” she said.

“As a nation we need to capitalise on our productivity and create export opportunities for growers and processors.

“Australia is capable of becoming the ‘food bowl’ of Asia as envisioned in the government’s national food plan, but increased support is necessary for us to take advantage of this.”

Ms Germano plans to visit Europe, Israel, Brazil and China to complete her studies.

Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) CEO John Lloyd said HAL is a proud supporter of the Nuffield Scholarship program.

“This program provides the forward thinking leaders of our industry a strong foundation to achieve their research endeavours, which I am sure will contribute greatly to the ongoing growth of the horticulture sector,” he said.

“Emma is one of the rising stars in the next generation of Australian vegetable growers. She is enthusiastic and heavily involved with a broad range of industry activities.

AUSVEG CEO Richard Mulcahy said Ms Germano’s contributions to the industry are highly commended.

Nuffield Australia is an organisation providing opportunities to Australian farmers to travel overseas on an agricultural research scholarship.

It is a 16-week program consisting of both group and individual travel. In March 2014 one group will travel through Canada, United States (California and Washington DC), Mexico, Europe, Brazil and New Zealand, while a second group will tour South Africa, Kenya, Eastern Europe, Europe and USA. Ms Germano’s award is supported by Horticulture Australia Limited using funds from the National Vegetable R&D Levy and matched funds from the Australian Government.

Cool cash for pools

By Matt Dunn BASS Coast Shire councillors unanimously voted last week to support a study into the prospect of two pools – with a total price tag of about $19 million - in the shire.

The cost of building the Bass Coast Aquatic Centre (Wonthaggi) has been estimated at more than $10.6 million, while the Phillip Island Aquatic Centre’s projected cost stands at more than $8.2 million.

Cr Bradley Drew moved the motion, pushing the case for an “independent assess-

ment of the financial viability of developing and operating of two aquatic facilities in Bass Coast Shire located in Wonthaggi and Cowes”.

The cost of building and operating two pools would be recouped through a special rate or charge, increased rates or the sell-off of council land.

Cr Drew said Flinders MP Greg Hunt has thrown his support behind the plan for a pool on the Island.

Cr Phil Wright commended Cr Drew on the pool plan.

“Ten out of 10 to Cr Drew for taking the initiative and leading us here,” he said.

The report will be considered at council’s February 2014 meeting.

Artists in chase TWO South Gippsland artists have made the shortlist for the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards.

Lisa Kennedy of Yanakie and Patrice Mahoney of Wonthaggi are among the 31 artists named.

Ms Kennedy has entered two acrylic works on canvas, The Creation of Tasmania and Trowenna.

Ms Mahoney’s work Two World - Two Words was created from tusche, spitbite, intaglio with reduction block and pigment print.

Arts Minister Heidi Victoria said the awards showcase the work of the state’s indigenous artists and celebrate the contemporary and traditional ways artists express their culture.

“This year the awards and accompanying exhibition will be hosted at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, the largest and most prestigious venue to date, which not only helps to build the profile of the awards but gives shortlisted artists the opportunity to show their work to new and diverse audiences,” she said.

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LAST week’s rain has exposed quite a number of potholes in the district.

One of the worst areas is the road between Koonwarra and Leongatha where motorists have been playing “dodgem cars” trying to avoid the holes.

Please drive carefully and don’t veer onto the wrong side of the road! Let’s hope the work crews are onto these holes soon.

COUNTRY music group Goodnewsounds will perform for the second time at Scots Pioneer Church at Mardan South’s Ecumenical Pleasant Sunday Afternoon this Sunday, September 29 at 2pm.

The mature age group enjoys performing country gospel music and has been together for more than one year, providing music for various events in the Carrum Downs area and beyond.

Scots Pioneer Church is a pleasant scenic drive about halfway between Leongatha and Mirboo North.

Fellowship and afternoon tea follows the event and everyone is welcome.

MYSTERIES in Gippsland history is the subject of the Leongatha Historical Society’s biennial Shingler Lecture and Dinner.

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Mike was manager of the Murray Goulburn Trading Store at Dumbalk for many years.

WONTHAGGI woman Mel Sellings is raising money for Cancer Council Victoria by hosting a Girls’ Night In this year.

Taking part for the second time, Mel said participating is especially important this year as her mother-in-law was diagnosed with early stages of breast cancer at Easter.

She has received so much support from various groups and medical staff, and should make a full recovery.

Mel is hosting the event at her home on a Saturday night, with food, drinks, raffles and plenty of laughs.

To register your Girls’ Night In or find out more visit www.girlsnightin. com.au or call 1300 65 65 85.

MEMBERS of the Lyrebird Auxiliary wish to thank those who supported their Federal Election day barbecue on the lawn of the Dakers Centre in Leongatha.

The barbecue raised $800.

This will be added to the $160 raised through donation tins in various Leongatha businesses and the pool will go towards the cost of landscaping a reflections garden at the new Leongatha Hospital. Any businesses wanting to host a donation tin should contact Robyn Powney at Insight Real Estate in McCartin Street.

BAILEY Pavlou and Will Pridham from South Gippsland Secondary College competed at the recent interschool show jumping competition at Ayr Hill.

Bailey managed to come seventh from 53 competitors in her class, which is an exceptional effort. Well done to both students.

Film premier for Foster TWO anti coals seam gas documentaries - Undermining Australia, Coal Vs Communities and Fractured Country, An Unconventional Invasion - about the coal seam gas industry are set to premier locally this week.

The films, made by the Lock the Gate Alliance, will run at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha at 7pm this Friday, while the Foster Community Association is holding a matinee session at 2pm on Sunday at the Foster Arts Centre.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for communities in Gippsland to learn more about the potential risks of living close to or in a gasfield and that there are some very serious questions being raised about the impacts these projects can have on our groundwater, our farmland, out environment and human health,” said Foster Community Association’s Larry Giddy.

The premieres will feature an opening address by South Gippsland Shire mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy and Friends of the Earth’s Cam Walker.

Entry is by gold coin donation.

For more information contact Lorraine at Leongatha on 0427 863 173 (peddlinglazilyagainstgas@gmail.com) or Larry at Foster on 0428 592 684 (larrygiddy@gmail. com).

Citizens Advice Bureau Corner Q: Can I get help with my Tax Return?

A: Yes, the Bureau does free tax help two days a week, phone or call in to make an appointment We are on the corner of the Memorial Hall, opposite the Post office.

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Phone life saver AUSTRALIANS are more time poor than ever with one in five first aiders stating ‘lack of time’ as a key reason for failing to renew their certification.

With World First Aid Day held recently, Red Cross has released a free First Aid App to make learning first aid on the go an easy option for smartphone users.

The app guides users through the correct response for many incidents including heart attacks, strokes, diabetic episodes along with the more common burns, sprains and strains.

Localised for the Australian market, the app can be used anywhere, anytime and is the ideal tool to support the skills acquired through first aid training from Red Cross College.

The app is available through Google Play or App stores, or at http://redcross.org.au/first-aid-app.aspx

Phone 5662 2111 | Email cab@dcsi.net.au

Fine hospitality: four Yooralla students attended a four day course at GippsTAFE in Leongatha recently. Students learnt skills in coffee making, non-alcoholic beverages and customer service.

The course ended on Thursday and to demonstrate their skills the students provided a cafe service in the GippsTAFE Wildflower restaurant.

About 30 customers attended, enjoying delicious coffee and cake. If you would like to know further details about the course please contact Lisa Kuhne at GippsTAFE on 56626800.

The students were, from left, Dale Olierook, Mitchell Price, Mycalie James and Amber Betts.

Literary feel: 25 people attended the Between the Covers session at Inverloch Library recently to talk about books, focusing on the verse novel.

Phillip Island library manager Lucy Nuttal (left) and Inverloch library manager Anna Gebhardt co-facilitated the session.

Dream realised PARTS of Leongatha were without power when SP AusNet conducted maintenance works on Sunday, September 22.The work involved the replacement of a pole and 14 separate crossarms as well as a range of general maintenance items. Pictured are parts of the works in Church Street. There appears to have been no major problems to business with some closing and others using generators.

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The event will be held on Saturday, October 19 at 6.30pm for a 7pm start, at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha.

SIMON Hulls (pictured) has realised a lifelong dream.

He recently graduated from Monash University’s Clayton Campus as a Bachelor of Science, with a double major in Geo-science.

Simon, who was educated at Leongatha Primary School and Leongatha Secondary College, is the youngest son of Ann-Maree and Geoff Hulls of Leongatha.

He is looking forward to taking up a position in his chosen field.

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Genre: Comedy.

Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Salma Hayek.

Three years after the events of Grown Ups, Lenny Feder has relocated his family back to Connecticut where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises, the last day of school. In the beginning, all of them still think that their children are still kids, however they finally begin to accept that their children are growing up.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 11

On the move

By Jacob de Kunder

MIRBOO North Secondary School staff and students will move in to their new $7.5m building at the start of term four.

The new open spaced learning facility contains 11 classrooms and a swag of specialist learning equipment.

The new building contains language, science, art, home economics and technology classrooms as well as new toilets for the students and staff offices.

A number of the classrooms open out onto balconies for outdoor learning while the rooms can also be opened to become larger group rooms to accommodate joint classes.

“It was designed to make learning flexible and so the teaching can suit what the students need at the particular points of their learning,” school principal Karen Lanyon said.

“Most of our students have netbooks so it has to be a digital technology friendly space as well as we want students to be able to be inside classrooms, outside classrooms and in the learning avenue so they can get the most out of their school work.”

The new metal and wood work technology rooms are 30 per cent larger than the rooms students were in, while the home economics rooms sports both gas and electric stove tops and a demonstration mirror above the teachers’ desk.

“We still learn very much the same as in the past but students these days are in the information age and we know that so their learning needs are a little bit different,” she said.

“They are a bit better at multi tasking so we have specifically designed that space to allow for that to happen.

“It’s based on principles of good environmental learning designs and we worked a lot with the architects.”

The whole project was funded by the State Government.

Demolition of the old building started in September 2012 and the final project will be finished in mid to late November, with more demolition of the old buildings the final stage.

The 400 students helped move equipment into the new classrooms last week and will start classes in the new building when term four begins.

“We wouldn’t have this unless (Gippsland South MLA) Peter Ryan was as instrumental as he was in helping us get the funding,” Ms Lanyon said.

“It has also been a whole school community job as well.

“I would just like to thank my students and teachers because the last year has been pretty trying in terms of what they have had to work and learn in, and I am just very thankful they have got on with it and done it with a smile on their face.”

NEW CHIROPRACTOR STARTS THE Leongatha Family Chiropractic Group at 11 Bruce Street is pleased to announce Dr Joanna Ngo will be available for consultations at the end of September when Dr Belinda Hall leaves to work in Melbourne.

Joanna was born and raised in Melbourne and she has a passion for helping families to improve the quality of their life by getting great chiropractic and wellness care.

She is particularly interested in joining a group practice where she has the benefit of working with family based chiropractors Dr Dylan Adams and Dr Jovana Dumovic.

Both Dylan and Jovana have been in Leongatha for some years, and Dr Adams is currently undertaking a three year program of study in chiropractic paediatrics, the only chiropractor with this special training in South Gippsland.

Dr Ngo currently works in a family based practice in Melbourne, and is keen to move to the country and embrace the lifestyle.

She will also be working from the Bass Coast Chiropractic Centre in Wonthaggi.

Both the Leongatha Family Chiropractic Group and Bass Coast Chiropractic Centre are part of a group of 21 practices throughout regional Victor ia and Queensland managed by the Todd Chiropractic Wellness Group based in Sale.

Remedial massage therapists Kate Roche, Katie Grylls and Debra Watchorn, and psychologist Liz Croker ably support the three chiropractors in Leongatha.

During October the chiropractors in the 11

Helping out: Jesse Buxton, Darcy Mackenzie, Jake Porter and Beau Linforth lend a helping hand move objects into the new art store room at Mirboo North Secondary College.

CR Phil Wright has asked that a McDonalds advertisement on council land at Scenic Estate in Phillip Island be removed.

The road safety sign is partly sponsored by the fast food giant.

“The road safety sign is fine and I think it says, ‘Slowing down won’t kill you -’ Cr Wright began.

Mayor Cr Claire Le Serve quipped, “But Macca’s will?”

“I don’t know what it does for you, but I do know when I do the Clean Up Australia Day, McDonalds dominates the amount of rubbish collected. It’s a packaging disaster,” Cr Wright said.

Hub decommissioned BASS Coast Shire Council councillors voted unanimously to decommission the Inverloch Hub building (at the corner of Reilly Street and A’Beckett Street) as a Neighbourhood Safer Place.

Following an August inspection, concerns were raised in relation to the building’s suitability. The hub is also designated as an Emergency Relief Centre.

The grounds of the hub will continue to be designated as a Neighbourhood Safer Place for the Inverloch community.

In the black RETIRING corporate services director Danny Luna said council was in a good financial position, with an operating surplus of $6.6 million.

Mr Luna said council’s borrowings of $7.8 million had remained fairly constant, and were “well within the prudential parameters”.

A council financial report, which was audited by the Victorian Auditor-General, found council had:

• $67.4 million in revenue items with $40.4 million or 59.9 per cent coming from rates and charges; • $60.8 million in expenses; • $6.6 million operating surplus. This includes $5.1 million in land contributed and infrastructure built by private developers (mainly relating to subdivisions); • net assets $491.4 million; • $16.6 million total capital works program; • borrowings $7.8 million; and • cash holdings $17.0 million.

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Rating a charity BASS Coast Shire councillors voted unanimously to support a motion asking the Minister for Local Government to give a more specific definition of what constitutes a charity.

Charities are exempt from paying rates on land holdings.

Council will also seek “the support of the Municipal Association of Victoria to achieve the inclusion of such a definition in the Act”.

Under the State Revenue Office (SRO) defines ‘charitable purposes’ as “the relief of poverty; the advancement of education; the advancement of religion, and other purposes beneficial to the community”.

“The concern that some councillors have is there are probably instances in the municipality where you have land that is essentially used for substantial business activities,” retiring corporate services director Danny Luna said.

“They might fit under the definition of charitable purposes, but compete quite vigorously with private enterprise – and yet they pay no rates.

“I think there’s certainly been some concern expressed about that.”

Bruce Street practice and the 180 Graham Street Wonthaggi practice, are offering free spinal health care checkups for families.

This is by appointment only, will take around 15 minutes and there are limited appointment times available for each practitioner.

These visits enable you to meet the practitioner, discuss any health or spine related problem you are having, and have them check your spine and discuss what further tests and assessments and potential treatment options would be available.

Please phone the Leongatha practice on 5662 2497 or Wonthaggi on 5672 3122 to book your free spinal assessment.

Look up www.toddchiropractic.com.au to find out more about the practitioners in your region.

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More to it WHAT a black hole for Green Army budget!

It must be reassuring for so many people to simply “believe” things. For some of us, we need to do the simple sums, to make sure we’re not being taken for dummies.

This letter is triggered by a recent news item from Greg Hunt MP, conclusion of which was that Green Army contingent, for Phillip Island, will be a whole 10 youth volunteers to plant forest.

Mr Hunt wrote his “Direct Action Plan Policy” in 2008, with a few updates in 2010. From page 18 - “Based on industry estimates, the planting of 20 million trees will require approximately 200 to 400

square kilometres of land area depending on the intensity, and can be delivered at a cost of around $5 per tree…the Green Army announced by the Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on 14 January 2010…”

Plan/policy objective is to plant forest, enough to be absorbing 15 million tonne/year CO2 by 2020.

According to chiefscientist.org. au, because of low fertility soils and rainfall, absorption rate of CO2 by forest is 0.5 to two tonne/hectare/year.

The amount of 15 million tonnes of CO2 a year is only a small proportion of National GHG emissions, towards 630 million tonnes a year. This makes us worst in the world.

Also, despite the huge fuss

E D I T O R I A L

Waiting game THE whole saga surrounding the sale of council owned reserves at Venus Bay continues to drag on.

With a packed public gallery last Wednesday, South Gippsland Shire Council voted to sell just two of the seven reserves originally proposed for sale.

But while some councillors were celebrating with Venus Bay residents, Cr Jim Fawcett lodged a notice of motion to rescind the motion council passed, thereby deferring a vote to the October meeting.

While that does not necessarily mean council’s decision will be overturned, it could well be.

Cr Lorraine Brunt was absent from last Wednesday’s meeting and would have voted for the matter to be deferred, thereby not requiring mayor Cr Kieran Kennedy to use his casting vote to make a decision there and then.

Those councillors against deferral said they had inadequate time to consider the motion but Cr Kennedy said they had seven days. Cr Fawcett said he only learned of the motion that morning.

While the lesser environmental value of the two reserves to be sold may be well known to some councillors, councillors calling for deferral needed to be aware of the loss of income as a result of not selling the other five reserves.

Given last Wednesday’s special council meeting had been proposed for some time, one would have thought councillors would have found a resolution well ahead of the vote last Wednesday, or at least scheduled the public presentation a week at least before the vote to give more consideration to public opinion.

The result is that Venus Bay people will again be asked to wait and see, despite their tireless campaigning and research so far.

The new councillors agreed not to spring new motions upon each other without adequate notice but last week’s example seems to be a case of old habits returning.

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about how much more wealthy we all are, because of the mining boom, we’re not considered liable for any emissions from burning of exported coal, from which new wealth is derived.

By the time the massive, new Galilee Basin is exporting coal from Abbott Point in the Great Barrier Reef, including liability for emissions from this coal, our score will be close to 100 tonnes/person/ year.

Doesn’t this make the whole Green Army and forest solution nothing more than a distraction, just two per cent of size of problem.

No wonder the Coalition didn’t submit their costings to Treasury, well before election.

Sometimes every little helps.

At other times, every little just gets headline news, causing confusion and worsening the problem. Finally, why call 15,000 young tree planters an army? Who’s the war

against this time?

Bernie McComb, Cowes.

Not all rosy I TOO attended the community consultation session for the Leongatha town bypass but believe your headline ‘Big tick for bypass’ overstated the community response.

While it is nice to have some action on the bypass and to give our shire some credit, many have pointed at problems still needing attention.

I support the proposed work as probably an improvement on the current situation but hope this does not hinder or put paid to future Hughes Street, southern link and pedestrian and cycling improvements.

Steve Finlay, Leongatha.

Aged units plan MEMBERS of the Inverloch Residential Aged Care Development Committee are hoping to be instrumental in establishing a second group of independent living units in the town.

They held their annual general meeting last week, re-electing the small number that now makes up the group.

Jill Steer remains president supported by Marg Scott, Trevor Seebeck, Ross Owen, Trevor Richard and Pat de Lacy.

Established 20 years ago,

the committee was responsible for having what is now Domain Seahaven, the aged care facility in Cashin Street, constructed. It now boasts 109 beds.

The next project was 18 independent living units for low income people. On Bass Highway, Inverloch the units have been so popular, few residents have moved out.

The committee is now keen to work with those trying to set up affordable independent living units for those with mental health issues. Finding suitable land in Inverloch is a problem but the committee remains hopeful.

Praise for Jane THANK you to Jane Ross for 32 years in providing news via The Star to the public.

One may say she is always busy, dedicated, friendly, loyal, factual, advisory, determined and has the ability to converse with the best.

We the public wish Jane all the best in her ventures, holidaying,

etc and writing her memoir.

No-one is perfect though. Jane is rather reserved about supporting our wonderful Aussie Rules as borne out in The Star some years ago.

Ed Hanley, Dumbalk.

Editor’s note: our beloved journalist Jane Ross will retire this Friday.

Poisoning response BASS Coast Shire Council staff replanted indigenous plants after a spate of poisoning attacks in Inverloch.

Council has replanted indigenous plants and trees along the Inverloch foreshore reserve, putting back what was lost after someone poisoned a number of areas along the coastline, especially at the intersection of Ramsay Boulevard and Venus Street.

After scientific testing confirmed that vegetation in the Inverloch foreshore was poisoned with herbicide, council began the process of replacing the destroyed vegetation with the same species of plants that were originally there. The plants are locally sourced species that will grow to a similar size and shape to what was destroyed.

Council’s planning and environment director Hannah DuncanJones, said the shire has around 10 per cent of indigenous vegetation remaining, with coastal reserves playing an important role in buffering us from sea level rise, providing habitats for native fauna, and giving residents a “beautiful landscape” to enjoy.

“Our community places a high value on the natural assets of Bass Coast such as indigenous vegetation,” Ms Duncan-Jones said.

“It is important for council to take a stand on this vandalism and show the community that this behaviour is not acceptable.”

“If further vegetation damage occurs at this location in Inverloch, council’s next step will be to erect large signs on the foreshore, to deter further damage.”

Fines could also be issued, Ms Duncan-Jones said.

If you have seen anyone deliberately damaging foreshore vegetation or can provide any other information, please contact council on 1300 BCOAST (226 278). Details of those who provide information will be treated confidentially.

VOXPOP! VOX Who will win the AFL grand final on Saturday?

“Fremantle will win by 11 points because of the extreme pressure they will put on Hawthorn and Hawthorn will crack.”

Carmel Birkett, Wonthaggi.

“Hawthorn, because I want a Victorian team to win.”

Kathryn Sloan, Wonthaggi.

“Hawthorn by five points.”

Kristian “Pistol” Gray, Hawthorn fan from Leongatha.

“Freo by 19 points.”

Paul LePage, Leongatha footballer from North Balwyn.

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 8

A course information evening will be held at the Leongatha Secondary College’s Performing Arts Centre (PAC) on Tuesday October 8. All students wishing to enrol in year 10, 2014 should attend. Opportunities will be made to discuss courses and Pathways.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 13

Terrific travel with Trafalgar THE brochure itself is enough to propel any armchair traveller off the couch and into Jetset Leongatha to make a booking.

There are glorious glossy pictures of fiords, waterfalls, historic buildings, houses, gardens, flowers, views, ruins, waterways, beaches and food.

And you can see and enjoy them thanks to an extraordinary array of travel options with Trafalgar.

Jetset Leongatha’s Jill and Ed Carmody are privy to a “sneak peak” pre-release copy of Trafalgar’s Europe and Britain guided holidays and city breaks for 2014, thanks to a VIP night they attended in Melbourne.

Representatives from Trafalgar and its sister company Creative Holidays will join Jetset Leongatha staff at an information evening on Wednesday, October 23. It will be held in the Leongatha Memorial Hall and registrations are necessary to help with catering for supper.

Creative Holidays will attend because they provide independent travel arrangements complementing Trafalgar’s holidays as well as stopover packages to and from Europe and the UK. Booking your holidays early brings attractive discounts.

There are Trafalgar guided holidays and city breaks to just about everywhere in Britain and Europe; holidays of varying duration and experience. And within each country, there are different tours to cater for myriad tastes.

“Their programs are so exciting,” Jill said enthusiastically.

“Trafalgar is traditionally thought of as a coach touring company. They still are but their emphasis now is on guided holidays.

People join them because they want to see the highlights of places they wish to visit. They want their travel director to point the highlights out as well as coordinate travel plans.”

Jill said over the years Trafalgar has made changes to its itineraries and enhancements including special interest tours, family experiences and an ‘at leisure program’ which allows travellers to enjoy organised sightseeing but savour their own time as well.

Trafalgar CEO Gavin Tollman explains, “Travel is in our DNA. It’s our passion to help our guests travel beyond the unexpected.”

And that’s what happens.

Jill said, “One of the things I have loved with my Trafalgar experiences is the hidden treasures that are included. These have become part of Trafalgar’s itineraries. They don’t disclose the details but they involve a unique location.”

A hidden treasure Jill experienced – and loved – took her through a doorway in Amsterdam to a courtyard, chapel and collection of apartments for retired women. The apartments were in a converted convent. It had something really special.

“If I went back to Amsterdam and past that door, I wouldn’t know there was anything behind it.”

Another special experience with Trafalgar is ‘my guest dinners’. These run throughout the Trafalgar program and could take place at a small family-run restaurant or boutique winery.

Jill has enjoyed these too. She went to a ‘my guest dinner’ at a family-run boutique winery in The Luberon region of Provence, France.

“We had a game of petanque (like bowls) with the owners and a sumptuous meal with local wines. I’m going back!”

Jill said those interludes of hers are just two examples of Trafalgar experiences throughout Europe.

She said another great feature is that Trafalgar has introduced Wi-Fi to all its coaches for 2014.

“We all like to keep in contact when we’re away and this will help guests communicate with family and friends back home.”

Quintessential: Jill Carmody in Monmartre, an area dubbed so Parisian you still need a beret.

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You are invited to discover how to travel beyond the expected

History: Ed and Jill Carmody in front of one of the many museums in Rome with historical exhibitions, including on Genoa.

Join Trafalgar, Creative Holidays and Jetset Leongatha for your free night of holiday inspiration and exclusive savings for 2014.

Date: Wednesday 23 October 2013 Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start Venue: Memorial Hall, McCartin Street, Leongatha

To find out more or RSVP visit Jetset Leongatha in store or call (03) 5662 3601

Delightful: Ed and Jill Carmody of Jetset Leongatha overlooking the Cinque Terre. You, too, could be enjoying scenes like this on a Trafalgar guided holiday to Europe and Britain.

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History in literary spotlight TWO of the sessions at next month’s Coal Creek Literary Festival are a real treat for anyone interested in local history.

Expert insight: author Robin de Crespigny will present at the Coal Creek Literary Festival.

At the Courthouse from 11am there will be a talk entitled “The Land of the Lyre Bird: The local background.”

Variously described as “one of the most remarkable compilations of settler records,” and one of the “four primary works” on Gippsland writing, this book is easily the best known books on the settler experience in South Gippsland.

It is an indication of its popularity that it has gone through a number of reprints,

as well as a new edition when it was last released in 1998.

Both presenters are highly qualified to speak on the subject, and both are previous winners of the Victorian Community History Awards.

Jillian Durance lives at Bonnie Vale, the Moyarra property where early settlers met 100 years ago this year to record their stories of pioneer life.

She specialises in the period of the Great War and was the overall winner in the Victorian Community History Awards in 2007 for her work, Still Going Strong: The story of the Moyarra Honor Roll.

As Patrick Morgan points out in Foothill Farmers: The Literature of Gippsland,

a number b off things thi make k The Land of the Lyre Bird distinctive, if not unique.

It was written by the pioneers themselves, and women are included, and as well as this includes examples of poetry of a high standard.

Patrick is the other presenter who will be speaking at the session.

As well as being well known for his pioneering work in writing about Gippsland literature, in 1997 Patrick published the highly acclaimed The Settling of Gippsland. This work was the winner of the inaugural Victorian Community History Award in 1998.

A rare example of a work giving an overview of Gippsland history, as then Cr Peter Western wrote in his introduction to the 1997 edition, this book is “an eminently readable account, starting with the story of the of the original Ganai inhabitants and tracing the tribulations, transgressions, failures and successes of European settlers.”

The organisers of this year’s Coal Creek Literary Festival are proud to announce that Patrick Morgan will be releasing a

reprint i t off The Th Settlement Th S ttl t off Gippsland, from 2.15pm at the Coal Creek Gallery at Korumburra.

Another presenter will be author Robin de Crespigny, a Sydney film-maker, producer, director, writer and a former directing lecturer at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

Robin’s work includes the TV drama This Time Next Ti me (1990), Sanctuary (scree nplay by David Williamson), and the script Intersection, which was nominated in the 2007 Inside Film Awards.

In 2008 her short children’s film Wee Dreaming screened nationally as part of Little Big Shots and around the world in other international film festivals.

The People Smuggler is her first book. It has won the 25th Human Rights Award for Literature and the Queensland Literary Award.

It was one of three finalists for the Walkley award for non-fiction, and been nominated for the Waverley Library Award.

That book began as a film script about the life of Ali Al Jenabi, an Iraqi refugee who became a people smuggler to get his family to safety.

Mayor’s message Cr Kieran Kennedy THE ever popular Victorian Seniors Festival Concert will be held once again at the Korumburra Recreation Centre and promises to draw a capacity crowd as usual on Wednesday, October 9.

This year the guest entertainer is the former Eurogliders lead singer, Grace Knight.

The concert is free and is council’s way of saying thank you to our senior citizens who have contributed so much over the years to our communities. The concert fills up quickly so please ring council on 5662 9200 to book your seats. There are no tickets to collect but we do need to have your names.

We encourage everyone to be seated and settled by 12.30pm, with festivities starting at 12.45. The venue is wheelchair friendly and there is plenty of parking for buses and cars in the vicinity. Light refreshments will be served at the end of the concert and the whole event completed by 3pm.

Planning Minister Matthew Guy recently approved reforms to the rural zones for Victoria to better respond to present day requirements. The amended rural zones support agricultural activity, enable more tourism related uses and support population to sustain rural communities.

Unnecessary conditions and the prohibition of some land uses have been removed and more permit exemptions have been introduced for farming related activity.

Fact sheets are available at www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/ planning, but in short, the changes include • allowing councils to consider more ‘off farm’ income streams on farms, such as farm machinery repair businesses; • increasing the permit threshold for extensions to farm out-buildings, such as work sheds, shearing sheds and dairy facilities from 50 m2 to 100 m2; • removing the need for a permit for primary produce sales, rural stores and most rural industries in the Rural Activity Zone; • removing onerous restrictions on crop structures, to ensure protection from hail and other elements; • allow councils the ability to determine smaller lifestyle lots in the Rural Living Zone where land has already been taken out of agricultural production; • allowing greater consideration of tourism uses in all but Green Wedge zones; and • promoting farm gate sales such as the sale of fruit, vegetables and other produce.

This last point is topical at the moment given that we recently launched the Southern Gippsland Food Map, a website to encourage people to grow, buy and eat local produce. Purchasing produce at the farm gate has its charm for both locals and visitors travelling our country roads and lanes, and rewards of course for the growers.

Now that the elections are done and dusted, we look forward to the new government settling in to the business at hand. Council will continue to lobby for support from both State and Federal governments for its priority projects on behalf of the South Gippsland community.

Cr Kieran Kennedy, mayor.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 15

Cape Ecovillage launched The briefing was followed by a visit to the Ecovillage site and information centre at Seaward Drive in Cape Paterson.

Bass MLA Ken Smith officially launched the project. In his speech, Mr Smith commented the Ecovillage has taken 11 years to bring to reality, which is a testament to the commitment of the project directors.

The village demonstrates sustainable housing, solar energy and water conservation, and will show how Victorians can build beautiful homes that are comfortable and have low running costs and a light environmental footprint.

Mr Smith explained he has supported this project from day one and was delighted to officially launch the project.

Project director Brendan Condon said: “We were very happy with the turnout of the event, with a good atten-

dance from locals and people travelling from Melbourne and the Latrobe Valley for the launch.

“We appreciated the support of Ken Smith and our local builders TS Constructions and Archiblox.

“The huge amount of upfront work we have invested in good sustainable design has helped our builders to eliminate the premiums normally associated with sustainable housing.

“The homes will be comfortable in all weather, generate their own energy through grid connected solar energy systems, and have 10,000 litres of water storage.

They will have very low running costs compared to conventional housing. The house and land combinations at the Ecovillage will be on par with quality properties in Cape Paterson. The project has been priced at great value.

“All of these features are proven, reliable and will help residents cope with a future of rising energy and water costs and climate change. The features protect people’s comfort levels, household budgets through lower bills, their resale values in future, and the environment.”

Now open: the Ecovillage information centre.

Official group: the team behind the Ecovillage and supporters, from left: Tony O’Connell, director of TS Constructions at Wonthaggi, Bass MLA Ken Smith, Ecovillage director Brendan Condon, Ashley Beaumont of Beaumont Concepts and Ecoliv Buildings at Wonthaggi,and Dave Martin of Archiblox, Wonthaggi.

Mr Condon continued: “The builders from respected local companies TS Constructions and Archiblox are now in a position where they can work with residents to design and construct a beautiful house on any home site in the village, to the unique requirements of the homeowner, while still meeting the sustainability benchmarks and guidelines of the Ecovillage.”

Tony O’Connell, director of TS Constructions, said: “The Ecovillage is no doubt the way of the future. TS Constructions will be constructing demonstration houses at the village and as a sign of support for the Ecovil-

nity gardens, ocean views and nearby surf and swimming beaches.

Mr Condon said: “If you missed the launch and are keen to find out more about securing a home site at the Ecovillage, feel free to call our team on 1800-701-471 or email us at info@ capepatersonecovillage.com.au, or visit the onsite information centre at Seaward Drive, Cape Paterson each weekend between 11am and 2pm any weekend from now to summer.

“You can also contact our local agents Stockdale and Leggo, through their branches in Wonthaggi or Cape Paterson, to organise a site visit.”

lage, if we have 10 houses starting within a close timeframe in stage one, we will offer a significant discount to these first 10 homeowners. We look forward to a continued association with the project.”

Following the launch at the RACV, attendees headed to the Cape Paterson Ecovillage site in Seaward Drive, Cape Paterson, and walked the site.

The project team took the opportunities to explain the other features unique to the Ecovillage, including more than 50 per cent open space, kilometres of walking and cycling paths, restored habitat and wetlands, commu-

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What a way to finish term SAINT Laurence O’Toole Primary School ended term three on a high last Thursday night with a sensational concert in the multipurpose room.

The event was the culmination of months of hard work by students, teachers and arts and drama teacher at the Leongatha school Bronwyn Kalos.

The highlights were many but two included the opening and closing songs by the whole school featuring John Lennon’s

Imagine and a medley of songs to close the night out from the show Les Miserables.

The school has been focusing on French all year and this theme was evident through much of the concert with Be Our Guest and Frere Jaques items in the performance.

Jessica Stephens and Ms Kalos performed a flute duet while the grade 5 and 6 fashion parade was clever.

The school band and senior and junior choirs also performed several items as too did the gymnasts, trained by Mr Hughes.

The grand finale: students from the whole school perform numbers from Les Miserables.

Above, Clever: hours of preparation went into the Cup Song. Pictured from left are some of the participants, Tahlia Hill, Alison Mancarella, Zahli Charlton, and Meg O’Loughlin.

Left, Fashion parade: one of the comperes, Will Littlejohn interviews our former Prime Minister “Julia Gillard” (Alison Mancarella) Aussie pride: Jessie Fowkes performs We Are Australian with other Grade 3 and 4 students.

Well rehearsed: Meaghan Stothart enjoyed the big stage experience.

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN! FUN!

Join outdoor fun at Prom ARE you ready to celebrate spring and get the kids out into nature these September school holidays?

Great time: children can discover the outdoors by taking part in the Junior Rangers program at the Prom.

Children are invited to join the fun at Wilsons Promontory National Park where Junior Ranger activities will run from September 23 to October 1.

The range of activities will include learning how to identify animals from the evidence they leave behind, discovering why native plants are important and exploring rock pools to find, watch and touch some of the creatures that live there.

Parks Victoria ranger in charge Brett Mitchell said the Junior Ranger Program was a great way to encourage children to get outdoors and have fun in nature. “These activities are designed to inspire curiosity and help teach kids about the natural world around them. It’s wonderful to see them getting out of the lounge room and enjoying Victoria’s beautiful parks,� he said.

Junior Rangers is not a club; no membership is required to take part. Junior Ranger programs are run mostly during school holidays and on some weekends.

Visit www.juniorrangers.com.au for more information and booking details for each activity or call Parks Victoria on 13 19 63.

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LOST Knowledge is Rosslynne Crawford’s contemporary take on ancient myths and legends.

The body of work reflects her commitment to the transmission of values and knowledge from one generation to the next.

Textured abstract paintings and sculpture burst with enthusiasm for the wisdom of the muses and the three graces.

Using old discarded book spines and covers, string, paint and sand, Ros encourages exploration of the importance of astronomy, mathematics, poetry, drama and dance in the modern life of women.

Ros, a Phillip Island artist, trained originally as a sculptor. Later she branched into print-making and painting. “I’m not precious

Gallery in Wonthaggi on Sunday, September 29 at 2pm to share food and wine with Ros as she celebrates the launch of her new

collection.

The work can be viewed Thursday to Monday between 10am and 4pm until October 25.

Findings revealed: Korumburra Primary School’s team presents their topic, water aid, from left: Cayli Lane, Erin McLean, Lizzie Harms and Chelsea Sullivan.

Many themes: Rosslynne Crawford is exhibiting at Blue Pig Gallery, Wonthaggi, until October 25.

Leaders share water ideas STUDENTS taking part in the school leadership program Water Aware took part in a gala presentation evening at Korumburra Secondary College recently.

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Twenty-one students took part in the program run

by South Gippsland Water with a focus on all aspects of water within the community.

The program aims to give students an overview of water, where it comes from, who uses it in the community, and where it goes.

The Water Aware student teams for 2013 were: • Nyora Primary School, water treatment: Tyler Ditchfield, Jacob Douglas, Michael Lynch, Riley Levey; • Poowong Consolidated School, sustainability and the water cycle: Eugene Douglas, Daniel Dwyer, Kiarah Rogers-Trickey, Tyla Evans, Khloe Avery; • Korumburra Primary

School, wastewater treatment: Tyson Hanegraaf, Tate Moodie, Trent Kelly, Eric Zubcic; • Korumburra Secondary College, macroinvertebrates: Tina Telfer-McAuliffe, Jack Boston, Molly Hopkins, Teagan Hughes; and • Korumburra Primary School, water aid: Erin McLean, Cayli Lane, Chelsea Sullivan, Lizzie Harms.

The whole water picture in the area would not be possible without the help of guest speakers Marni Speed from West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority and South Gippsland Water’s Kerry Matthews, Courtney Lever, Brea Holton, Craig Harvey and Clinton Michael.

The presentation evening was a great success.

South Gippsland Shire Councillor and South Gippsland Water Director Jim Fawcett presented students with certificates and gifts. It was a full house with many parents, teachers and friends attending.

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN! FUN! Free holiday fun at your library JOIN in the fun at your local library with free Story Time and Baby Rhyme Time sessions running weekly at libraries across the region.

Story Time is a fast-paced session of stories and craft that encourages children to see how fun language and reading can be.

Baby Rhyme Time offers parents and carers the chance to enjoy rhymes, songs and some special time with baby – preschoolers are welcome too.

Story Time runs at Leongatha Library on Fridays at 10.30am, Korumburra

Library on Mondays at 10.30am, Mirboo North Library on Tuesdays at 11am, Poowong Library on Tuesdays at 11.45am, Foster Library on Thursdays at 2.30pm, Wonthaggi Library on Thursdays at 11am, Inverloch Library on Wednesdays at 10.30am and Phillip Island Library on Tuesdays at 11am.

Baby Rhyme Time runs at Foster Library on Fridays at 11am, Wonthaggi Library on Fridays at 11am, Inverloch Library on Tuesdays at 10.30am and Phillip Island Libraries on Thursdays at 10.30am.

Asian studies: Fish Creek and District Primary School principal Michelle Turner.

China bound FISH Creek and District Primary School principal Michelle Turner received a prestigious award at the Victorian Principals Association annual conference in Melbourne recently.

Burra pirate: sporting a fabulous pirate costume Riley and mum Amy Franklin had a ball at Coal Creek Pirate Day last year.

Entertaining storyteller: Foster librarian Marg Haycroft takes a story time session.

Ms Turner was awarded the Chinese Lessons for our Education System award by Richard Bolt, secretary for education and Gabrielle Leigh, VPA president.

The $5000 award will cover the cost of the study tour to China next September. Mrs Turner will be able to access high levels of professional learning within the context of Chinese schools and the wider community.

The award will help her to build an Asia Literate school and lead the development of the appropriate skills, attitudes and values in the students to enable them to become socially responsible global citizens.

“The study tour will give me the opportunity to visit schools in the global top tier and observe best practice models of teaching and learning. It was a honour to have received the award,” Mrs Turner said.

Looking for fun?

COAL Creek at Korumburra is the solution for great free family fun these school holidays.

As well as being a hive of local history and entertainment the park will be running special school holiday programs.

Your kids can learn some wool craft techniques at the park these school holidays.

Children will learn to use a Knitting Nancy on which the knitting takes place when the yarn is wrapped around the peglike object.

It is then lifted over, thereby creating stitches. This process is repeated continually until the project is complete.

Kids will also learn about carding wool by hand, which is an old fashioned way to prepare wool for spinning, quilting and felting.

Along with this, the park is offering tractor rides as a deal on Thursdays and Fridays but book to secure your place.

Also during the school holidays, Coal Creek’s Pirates Day will be happening.

The day of swashbuckling adventure will no doubt once again be a hit on September 29.

Families can hunt for treasure, play family games and be fun loving pirates.

Captain Twist will return to the park for two live shows as well!

Get down to Coal Creek for great family fun these school holidays and remember entry is free!

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Snapshot in time: The Looker by Bob Hickman will be on show as part of An Eclectic Mix.

Up close: a detail from Startled by textile artist Chris Beehag.

Art across spectrum FIVE artists of varying backgrounds have united to present the exhibition An Eclectic Mix at Meeniyan Art Gallery.

Printmaker Bob Hickman, ceramic artist Rob Barron, textile artist Chris Beehag, mixed media artist Rachel Warren, and sculptor and painter Bart Sanciolo present an extraordinary show that is set to appease all tastes.

The show starts this Saturday, September 28 and continues until October 24, with the official opening this Sunday, September 29 at 2pm.

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Milpara Community House news MILPARA Community House held its annual general meeting on September 12 at the Austral Hotel in Korumburra. It was a lovely evening with a tasty meal provided, good company, and an overview of the past 12 months operations of the community house. We were also fortunate to have Peter and Dianne Biggins as guest speakers for the evening and they shared their rich stories of their time in the United Arab Emirates.

The office bearers and committee of management were also elected for the coming 12 months: John Davies (president), Neil Coxon (vice president), Sandra Webster (secretary), Maureen Sivyer and Nicki Belling (treasurer), Jenny Ramage (committee), Nigel Chalmers (committee), Barbara Hosking (committee). Congratulations to all and thank you for the support of all members for the past year.

New move: Maude Farrugia (right) of West Gippsland Library Corporation, helps Hannah Alquier of Poowong find her way around a tablet.

Get social media savvy A NEW program for people keen to gain confidence in using social media websites will pilot in libraries across the region this September.

The Get Social Media Savvy sessions will run at Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster and Mirboo North libraries and will offer help about using websites like Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Pinterest.

The sessions will also look at privacy and other important issues with the way social media effects life online, according to Maude Farrugia at West Gippsland Library Corporation, who will be presenting the sessions.

“Social media has essentially transformed the way the whole web works,” Ms Farrugia said.

“It has made the web more interactive and democratic, offering ordinary people a platform to share their ideas, interests and content online. But it also comes with some caveats, including privacy issues and information overload which can

You may have seen The Yard Club mentioned in last week’s news item. This was supposed to be the Yarn Club, a typo on my part and I’d like to explain what this is about. So what is The Yarn Club? It is an opportunity for a social get together on a weekly basis, Mondays, 11am to 1pm, for anyone who enjoys knitting, crocheting, embroidering, quilting, tatting etc, or who may be interested in sharing what they know with others, or who would like to learn from others about any of these crafts involving yarn. This is very much an informal time to spend time with others who share similar interests, with a chat over tea or coffee. It is simply for the enjoyment of it. If you would like to come along, call us on 5655 2524.

I mentioned last week we are running an information session on companion planting during next term.

The date has now been set and this session will be run on Wednesday, November 6, 10.30am to 12.30pm. We have been fortunate to be able to arrange for experienced garden designer Juneen Schulz from Walkerville to present this session for us.

Juneen has been involved in the development of many community gardens and school kitchen gardens and we look forward to the information that she will be presenting.

Companion planting is creating plant communities for mutual benefit and is an old gardening tradition.

Companion planting isn’t just about pest control. By combining plants carefully, plants can help each other in terms of providing nutrients in the soil, offering protection from wind or sun and also, by attracting beneficial pests or acting as a decoy for harmful ones If you are interested in learning more, please call us to register your expression of interest in attending this session.

Milpara Community House will only be open during the school holidays follows: Tuesday, 10am to 2pm; Wednesday, 10am to 1pm; and Thursday, 10am to 1pm.

Access to the Emergency Foodbank will only be available during these hours also.

We’d like to thank the following local groups for their contributions to the Milpara Community House Emergency Foodbank: the Korumburra Scouts and their families, and the members of the Loch Uniting Church.

For information about any of the offered classes or courses at Milpara, please call Sandra, Leisa or Jenni on 5655 2524, or call into the house, 21 Shellcott’s Road, Korumburra.

make it daunting for new users.”

The Get Social Media Savvy sessions will help attendees get a better understanding of how they can protect their identity online and look in greater detail at the way large web services target advertising and filter information searches.

Small business operators and community groups are also invited to come along and get tips and tricks on expanding their reach online.

“Social media, and the digital age, offers South Gippslanders many opportunities – from working at home to opportunities for businesses and tourism industries to reach a wider audience. Getting savvy online is the first step in taking advantage of these opportunities,” Ms Farrugia said.

The program runs at Korumburra Library, September 23 at 3pm, Leongatha Library, September 25 at 3pm, Foster Library, September 26 at 3.30pm and Mirboo North Library, September 26 at 6pm.

For bookings and session times visit: www.wgrlc.eventbrite.com.au or call 5622 2849.

Leading way: the new committee of Milpara Community House, are from left:John Davies, Nicki Belling, Neil Coxon, Barbara Hosking, Nigel Chalmers, Sandra Webster, and Maureen Sivyer. Absent: Jenny Ramage.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star

OLIVIA Claire Verboon was born on September 15 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. She is the first child for Chris and Eleni of Leongatha.

30 years ago September 27, 1983

10 years ago September 23, 2003

5 years ago September 23, 2008

1 year ago September 25, 2012

GAME, set, match.

That was the score at Inverloch Tennis Club on Sunday when a new tennis complex was opened, giving the club the most modern facilities in the district.

The $73,000 complex, comprising of four flexipave courts and a toilet block, is the culmination of negotiations with the Shire of Woorayl which began about four years ago.

NO BULL, it’s bright, bold and some would even say beautiful. The bull on the sign at the South Gippsland Regional Saleyards at Korumburra is no longer black, but a multitude of fluorescent colours. The bull was recently painted to put the saleyards on the map by getting locals and visitors talking.

SOUTH Gippsland has been identified as having among the worst roads in the state. Leader of the Nationals, Peter Ryan said the June 2008 edition of State and Regional Indicators Victoria showed the number of distressed roads in Victoria has risen dramatically.

TENSIONS were rife at the last meeting of the current members of the Bass Coast Shire Council.

By the time they gather again, they will be in caretaker mode in the lead up to the October 27 election.

A number referred to the ongoing criticism aired in the media by the election reform team which is fielding candidates in every ward.

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A regional partnership with the TAC and the Victorian Government.

RACV talks dementia AS part of Dementia Awareness Week, RACV has released a new video to create awareness in the community about rights and responsibilities of someone driving with dementia.

RACV manager road user behaviour Melinda Congiu said the video compliments RACV’s guide Dementia, Driving and Mobility, launched earlier this year with the support of RACV community partner Alzheimer’s Australia Vic. “Having mild dementia is not necessarily a reason to stop driving but there are steps that need to be followed and many people are not aware of what their options are,” she said.

Ms Congiu said because the progression of dementia varies from person to person, decisions should be made based on close consultation with family members and their doctor.

“Many people are not aware that a licence holder is legally required to report a diagnosis of dementia to VicRoads. Drivers who have been diagnosed with dementia may need to undergo regular assessments to determine if they can still drive safely,” Ms Congiu said.

“The video supports the work RACV has done with Alzheimer’s Australia Vic in developing the Dementia, Driving and Mobility guide, which offers advice for people with dementia and their families, carers and friends.”

More than 74,000 Victorians are living with dementia and it is estimated that approximately one quarter of people 85 years and over will develop dementia.

Alzheimer’s Australia Vic CEO Maree McCabe said dementia and driving is a sensitive topic and the challenge is to respect the rights of people living with dementia while ensuring the safety for all.

“The video and guide encourage families to talk openly about discuss the issues of driving and dementia,” she said.

The video and copies of the guide are online at racv.com.au/dementia. Printed copies of the Dementia, Driving and Mobility guide are available at RACV shops and from Alzheimer’s Australia Vic. As part of a new partnership with Alzheimer’s Australia Vic, RACV will be funding the Driving and Dementia project to support families and carers in making informed decisions about the current and future driving abilities of a person living with dementia through the preparation of information kits, forums in Victoria and development of a guide for GPs.

Spreading word: TAC client Alex Wall tells media of his personal experience. Alex suffered an acquired brain injury in an alcoholfulled accident while riding his motorbike on the Mornington Peninsula in 2008, at age 16. Now 21, Alex has recovered to the point where he can study a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.

Driving? Don’t drink YOUNG men who might be tempted to drink and drive this footy finals season are being targeted with an online infomercial made by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).

Booze Busted highlights the expensive penalties for drink drivers and has been developed to specifically target men aged 18-29 who intentionally drink drive and have little regard for the law.

The campaign will be advertised in pubs and drive-through bottle shops, as well as hotel bathrooms and on posters in bars around Melbourne and in regional Victoria.

The campaign can be viewed online at www.boozebusted.com.

TAC senior manager of marketing Simon Strahan said close to a quarter (23 per cent)

of Victorian road fatalities involve a driver or rider with a blood-alcohol concentration of greater than 0.05.

“Almost 80 per cent of drink drivers killed are male with the majority aged 21 to 39 years,” he said.

“These figures illustrate that drink driving is inherently a male problem but all of us, women included, cannot afford to ignore the warnings.

“It’s simple – if you plan on drinking, don’t drive, and if you’re driving, don’t drink.”

In addition to the online campaign, the TAC is running its traditional Bloody Idiot campaign which features images of ‘A bloody idiot’s mum’, ‘A bloody idiot’s girlfriend’ and ‘A bloody idiot’s mate’.

It reminds Victorians that drink-driving is socially unacceptable and potentially deadly.

A bloody idiot’s girlfriend.

The campaign will also be present on advertising boards around the state, including on trailers at local football grounds with the ‘Don’t risk it’ message on one side, and standard beer measurements on the other.

“We know this is an exciting time for local clubs and towns as it’s the business end of the season and we ask all of you to plan your trips to and from the local footy ground before you leave home,” Mr Strahan said.

“Catching a lift with a designated driver who isn’t drinking alcohol is a great example of planning ahead.

“We ask everyone to take extra care and remember that if you drink and drive, you’re a bloody idiot.”

Increasing awareness of drink driving risks is a key component of the Victorian Government’s Road Safety Strategy 2013-2022.

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Landcare honours its own VOLUNTEERS’ dedication to Landcare was recognised at South Gippsland Landcare Network’s AGM and honour roll presentation recently.

Seven Landcare group members received gold certificates for 20 to 25 years service, two members were awarded a silver certificate for 15 to 19 years service and five members received bronze certificates at the network’s annual dinner and AGM at the Leongatha Bowls Club.

Honour roll nominations were received from the groups as a way of formally recognising member contributions to Landcare over 23 years since the first Landcare group was formed in the area.

Mark Cairns from Endangered Species Recovery was guest speaker at the AGM. The zoologist/conservation biologist brought

along several live animals for the group to see firsthand including a common wombat, growling grass frogs, lizards and a mountain pygmy possum.

Mr Cairns gave an insightful presentation on threatened and endangered wildlife, and thanked the work of volunteer movements like Landcare for continuing to protecting and enhancing wildlife habitat.

Five members were awarded their certificates after a delicious spit roast dinner, with the rest mailed to recipients who could not attend the evening.

Network board vice chair Mark Walters presented the awards. Copies of the Honour Roll booklet are available from the network.

Please call 5662 5759 if you would like a copy.

The night also marked the beginning of a new chapter for the network, with the appointment of new network coordinator Jenny O’Sullivan an-

nounced.

She will bring more than 25 years of experience in project management, group facilitation and adult education to the role along with her passion for animal production, nutrition and grazing management. Ms O’Sullivan will start her employment with the network in early October.

Departing coordinator Belinda Brennan was thanked on the night for her significant achievements over the last six years.

She has taken on a new role with the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority as a project development and monitoring coordinator. SGLN board, staff and members wish Ms Brennan every success in her new role.

The network would like to thank the caterers on the night, Country Style Catering, along with members of Leongatha Bowls Club for doing such a wonderful job.

Thanks for service: former South Gippsland Landcare Network coordinator Belinda Brennan is presented with a hamper by network vice chair Mark Walters in recognition of her contributions.

Native touch: Jean and Mike Carnell of Hallston catch a glimpse of one of Australia unique animals, a mountain pygmy possum.

Leading way: Honour Roll recipients for 2013, left to right: Martin Stone (gold, Jindanook/Tarwin Valley Landcare Group), Jeff Clark (gold, Poowong Landcare Group), Mark Walters (South Gippsland Landcare Network vice chair), Graeme and Rosemary Trease (bronze, Mardan/Mirboo North Landcare Group) and Suzanne Wightman (bronze, Mardan Mirboo North Landcare Group).

Men thank supporters Animal affair: Gary Wallis of Fish Creek gets up close to a blue tongue lizard with his grandson Zak Wallis.

Learning curve: student teachers Sarah Blundell and Justin Baido give some helpful tips to Travis Stephenson, Zoe Dummett, Leroy Stephen-Lowery and Phoebe Lamb-Hale.

Learning to teach TWO student teachers graced the halls of Leongatha Secondary College recently.

Korumburra’s Justin Baido and Cape Paterson’s Sarah Blundell are studying secondary teaching at Deakin University and got their first taste of teaching in a classroom.

Both found the experience helpful in their studies.

“It’s mostly an observation role that we play but it is good,” Justin said.

“I have really enjoyed it,” Sarah added.

“Some of the VCE classes bring back memories of when we were students too.”

INVERLOCH is full of support for the establishment of a men’s shed in town.

The Strengthening Men’s Sheds Program funding was announced by the State Government in June and the men are now hard at work.

Plans have been designed, quotes received and most importantly they have been raising money to support the grant application which offers $2 for every dollar raised.

The application was due on September 6. If the community support that enabled the application to be submitted is any indication, the Inverloch Men’s Shed is certain to happen regardless of the funding outcome.

The men’s shed has a site confirmed at the Inverloch Recreation Reserve.

Men’s shed spokesperson Brian Williams said the shed was a means of uniting men, as well as creating projects.

“The idea is get older people down to the shed, get a glass of coffee and have a game of darts. It’s to stop guys from sitting at home and having no social connection with anybody else,” he said.

Generous donations

were received from a number of sources including private individuals, Warrawee Seniors Club, Inverloch Walkie Talkies and other small interest groups.

The service clubs, Rotary and Lions and the RACV have been fantastic in committing some of their hard earned money and support to the build.

However being still short of funds the day before the application was due, the local Bendigo Bank came through with the final dollars to enable the application to be sub-

mitted.

The Inverloch Community House and the Men’s Shed blokes thank everyone for the donations, letters and continuing support.

The results of the grant won’t be known for some time but instead of sitting back and waiting, the men will be at markets selling raffle tickets and rustling up ongoing support, building more tables with the primary school and seeking other jobs they can do to make a difference in their community.

The Inverloch Men’s Shed meet on the first and third Mondays of the month at the Inverloch Community House. All are welcome to attend.

The first major fundraising activity is a trash and treasure type sale at the Angling Club on October 12.

If you have a few items to get rid, the men are looking for people who may be interested in booking a stall. Phone the community house on 5674 2444 or Carol on 0404 773 044 for more information.

Going places: members of the Inverloch Men’s Shed, from left, Brian Williams, Ken Roberts, Alan Gandy, Owen Tyler and Kevin O’Brien, discuss their grand plan.

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Well done: Ian Pattie of District 9 presents Aaron Wilson with his 10 years of service medal.

Nice attitude: Rob Nyhuis, captain of the Mirboo North Fire Brigade, presents Rebecca Easey with the Steve Groen Memorial Officer’s Encouragement Award.

Longstanding volunteer: Ian Pattie (right) of District 9 presents David Tree with his 30 years of service medal.

Greatly appreciated: Rob Nyhuis, captain of the Mirboo North Fire Brigade, presents Andrew Salinger with the Captain’s Appreciation Award – Ian Moon Memorial Award.

Brigade celebrates members LONG service to the CFA and community was recognised at the Mirboo North fire brigade’s Annual Presentation dinner recently with about 30 members and guests attending.

CFA District 9’s operations officer Ian Pattie presented long service medals to members.

Among the recipients was firefighter David Tree who was awarded his 30 years service with the brigade. Aaron Wilson received a 10 years service medal and Andrew Salinger a five year

certificate, as well Captain’s Appreciation Award – Ian Moon Memorial.

The Steven Groen Memorial Officer’s Encouragement Award went to Rebecca Easey.

While the Mirboo North Fire Brigade is running strong they’re always on the lookout for

Baling without compromise

Country COOKING

KUHN balers are dedicated to their purpose: baling without compromise.

Field performance, bale quality and bale density are fundamental to the profitability of every baling operation.

The unique features and innovations on the Kuhn balers make a real difference in field performance.

The large square balers produce rock hard and well shaped bales due to Integral Rotor technology, Power Density pre-chamber and Twin-Step knotting.

On the other hand, Powertrack on the fixed chamber balers and Progressive Density on the variable chamber balers is also reliable and proven technology.

The addition of Intelliwrap™ on the Balepack models gives the ultimate flexibility and an optimised wrapping process. The Bio is a very compact and light weight bale-and-wrap combination, extreme suitable for hilly conditions. In sum Kuhn offers the most efficient and versatile range of balers available for the market to suit your demands.

There are currently some great finance deals on Kuhn products including balers, rakes and mowers at the moment.

Call and in and see the team at Windmill Ag, Leongatha South. Alternatively contact sales consultants Mark Le Page on 0408 594 005 or Glen Vernon on 0427 833 004.

Maybe not a cold!

IF YOU or your child has a temperature, a severe cough and perhaps conjunctivitis, don’t assume it’s just a cold.

These symptoms may be present for three to four days before a rash appears that signals measles.

Health authorities have identified two separate clusters of measles in Melbourne in recent weeks and as it is a highly infectious (airborne transmission) disease and a highly mobile population, further secondary cases are likely to occur.

The incubation period is variable and averages 10 days (range: seven to 18 days) from exposure to the onset of fever, with an average of 14 days from exposure to the onset of rash.

The infectious period of patients with measles is roughly five days before, to four days after, the appearance of the rash.

South Gippsland Shire Council’s immunisation coordinator Tim De Vere urged residents to be watchful of these symptoms and to see a doctor if in doubt.

“Measles are rare in Australia thanks to immunisation but cases still occur in children or adults born during or since 1966 who have not received a measles vaccine,” he said.

“People who have never contracted measles or have low immunity are also considered to be susceptible.”

“Outbreaks like this are a good prompt for us all to check that our immunisations are up to date. Council’s immunisation team can usually verify the status for children through the national register, but adults may need to check with their doctor.”

For further information about immunisation matters, please contact council on 5662 9200.

new members.

Even if you don’t want to fight fires, there are still plenty of other ways you can contribute to the CFA. Anyone interested in joining the Mirboo North Fire Brigade should contact Rob Nyhuis on 0418 313 322.

WITH

Meg Viney A VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION

Another savoury tart this week. A bit of trouble, but if you are having guests you can make two, and it doesn't seem so much trouble to have one left for the next day. And then again, isn't it worth going to a bit of trouble if you are going to have something scrumptious?

ROASTED PUMPKIN, FETA AND CARAMELISED ONION TART

Busy times ahead: Mark Le Page and Glen Vernon from Windmill Ag are looking forward to a busy hay and silage season. They currently stock a huge range of Kuhn products for the season ahead.

Mayor’s message Cr Clare Le Serve

AFTER 18 years as CEO of Bass Coast Shire Council, replacing Allan Bawden will be no mean feat.

To have the same CEO for so long is quite rare for any organisation; in fact, this is the first time our Council will appoint a new CEO since amalgamation in 1994.

Appointing a replacement is a significant process, and one we are not rushing.

My fellow councillors and I are excited to learn more about this process, guided by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) and an appointed recruitment agency. All councillors are involved, having already worked on a position description and advertised the role.

Along with deputy mayor Cr Neil Rankine, I recently attended an MAV workshop focusing on CEO performance, appointment and re-appointment.

The workshop gave us a great insight into appointing a CEO, undertaking performance reviews, keeping track of key

performance indicators and providing constructive feedback.

The position has now been advertised and indications show that there has been quite a lot of interest.

This is an opportunity to lead a great organisation, with the coastal lifestyle an added bonus. Having known about Allan’s retirement well in advance, we’re fortunate to have the time to do the recruiting well and are on track to have identified a successful candidate by the end of the year.

We have allowed enough time for the new CEO to make arrangements for their new position and to take part in the handover from Allan, a CEO with extensive experience and a long history working in local government.

I am confident this process will continue smoothly and am excited for the opportunities this forthcoming change will present to council and you, our community.

SHORT-CRUST PASTRY: 250g plain flour 125g cold butter pinch of salt 1-2 tablespoons white wine or lemon juice Using a food processor, blend the butter, flour and salt until it resembles breadcrumbs. Pour the liquid in gradually, until the dough forms a ball – it will take between 1 and 2 tablespoons, depending upon the type of flour.

Remove the ball of pastry and set aside.

TART FILLING 125g feta, crumbled 1 cup pumpkin cut into 2 cm dice 1 tablespoon garlic oil (or olive oil) 4 eggs 200ml cream 2 tablespoons crumbled parmesan 1 large red onion, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon garlic oil (or olive oil) 1 tablespoon brown sugar ½ tablespoon red wine vinegar ¼ cup red wine Toss the pumpkin in garlic oil (or olive oil) and roast, about 20 cm from the oven grill, in a grilling pan, until golden on all sides.

ONION Melt the oil in a saucepan, add the onion and a pinch of salt.

Cook, covered, over a medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Add the brown sugar and cook another 5 minutes on low. Add the wine vinegar and the red wine and cook a further 10 minutes with the lid off, to reduce the liquid. You should have a caramelized and thickish sauce covering the onions. Cool slightly. Beat the eggs with the cream. Fold in the feta and parmesan. Stir in the onion and pumpkin.

TO ASSEMBLE: Preheat the oven to 200 c. Grease a 23 cm quiche dish.

Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to fit the dish.

Place carefully into the dish and press the pastry into the dish to prevent it from shrinking. Pour the egg/cream/vegetable/ cheese mixture into the pastry case and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until puffed and golden.

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Get set to rock and roll

WONTHAGGI will come alive with rock and roll fever when the local fire brigade holds its second Rock and Roll Night on Saturday, November 16.

This follows on from last year’s highly successful event.

The Wonthaggi Fire Bri-

gade has again searched far and wide and come up with another top rock and roll band and this year’s event will feature Johnny Stingray and The Wanderers. They will guarantee to keep the dance floor swinging and jiving with hits from the ’50s and ’60s all night.

Dress code is vintage so pull out the poodle skirts, the leather jackets and the Brylcreem, and you’ll be

right at home.

Held at the Wonthaggi Town Hall, just like the old days, the dance will not only raise vital funds for the CFA, but give you a chance to let down your hair and party like it’s the 1950s!

According to brigade volunteer Breeanna Bramfit the club has its new building in White Road opening soon and funds raised will really assist in

buying extra equipment.

“We are going to build security gates and a fence around the building so our cars and all equipment are secure while we are out on a call. We are often out for more than two hours. The rock and roll night is to help pay for these sorts of things,” Breeanna said.

Tickets are $50 each and selling fast, so make sure to get yours before it’s too late

Twist, shout: Gatha Rock dancers moved to the tunes of the South Gippsland Shire Brass Band at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha last Thursday night. The band dished up a mix of Beatles, Seekers and old time favourites as the dancers donned rock’n’roll attire for their third term break-up.

Gatha Rock members, led by, from left, John and Judy Kerville, and Dianne Thiele and John Stephenson, presented band president Darryl Hunt and musical director Greg Wright with a cheque as part of the dancers’ ongoing support of community groups.

Lessons are held every Thursday at 7.30pm at the Dakers Centre. To join, just arrive with your dancing shoes.

NO WILL?

and get ready for a rockin’ good time.

The tickets are available for purchase from Wonthaggi’s Amcal Pharmacy in McBride Avenue and South Coast Decor, 120 McKenzie Street, Wonthaggi, or by calling 0423 971 465 during business hours.

Supper will be provided on the night while drinks will be available at bar prices.

Doors open at 7.30pm, with hot rod pick-ups available between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Bookings are essential.

The night will also include prizes for best dressed

and best dancer, as well as raffles and door prizes. The Gatha Rockers will also be demonstrating their talents on the night.

For those who want to be picked up by a hot rod and delivered to the venue, for a small fee you can arrive in style!

Arriving in style: Wonthaggi Fire Brigade’s first lieutenant, Jamie Moresco, and captain, Kim O’Connor got their hands on the Brylcreem for last year’s rock’n’roll dance.

Make a will and help the Salvos MAKING a will is one of those vital tasks in life that’s easy to keep putting off.

So, the Salvation Army is providing local people with the opportunity of making a simple will or amending a current one through their community wills program.

At the same time, the program supports the Salvos.

“We all know we need a will but never get around to it,” Leongatha Salvation Army Captain Martyn Scrimshaw said.

The army’s territorial bequest development director John Williamson added, “Having an up-to-date will is the only way to ensure your requests are carried out properly and in accordance with your

wishes.”

The opportunity is available during October and in South Gippsland it’s thanks to Oakleys Lawyers in Leongatha, Korumburra and Foster.

Martyn said he is very grateful for their participation.

Appointments with those participating solicitors will cost $50, all of which goes to the Salvos and all of which will support their work locally. The lawyers are volunteering their time.

Martyn said the community wills program also provides a chance for people to consider including a bequest to the Salvation Army in their will.

To take part ring 1800 337 082 to make a booking.

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Community Wills Program to have a solicitor write $

50

or update a simple Will

During October 2013 The Salvation Army invites you to make an appointment with a volunteer solicitor in the South Gippsland area to write or update a simple Will.

Proceeds support the local work of The Salvation Army.

Enquiries and bookings phone 1800 337 082

So important: Leongatha Salvation Army captain Martyn Scrimshaw discusses the Salvos’ community wills program with volunteer solicitor Justin Heffey of Oakleys McKenzie-McHarg.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 25

STAR Real

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his large fattening property is just 10 minutes from Inverloch and 15 minutes from Gippsland’s major livestock selling centre VLE at Koonwarra.

pumps to a header tank and hosts a pressure system via Davey pumps to troughs throughout.

Stockyards, loading race, crush and calf rearing sheds are on offer and a central laneway with formed and stoned entrance to all paddocks.

The property has frontage to Andersons Inlet, with easy access over the levee bank and is a short drive to the stunning beaches of Inverloch and Venus Bay. It is 20 minutes drive to South Gippsland’s main centre of Leongatha and a 20 minutes drive to Bass Coast’s main centre of Wonthaggi.

Contact Alex Scott Leongatha office to arrange a ‘strictly by appointment only’ inspection.

This extremely well maintained, easily managed property has first class new fencing and laneways, completed within the past four years.

The property offers 316 acres of beef grazing with a three bedroom home, a four bay machinery/hay shed, a lock up work shop and disused dairy, extensive laneway renovations, new fencing throughout and 24 paddocks with a mixture of rye and clover pastures.

The property is watered by two dams with electric

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STAR Real

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Rose’s Cottage – private retreat O

N offer is this charming three bedroom cottage in an idyllic setting of 4.4 acres.

It features a recently renovated kitchen, two living zones with sunny aspect.

Coonara solid fuel heater, air conditioner and

Nobo electric heater The property is well fenced into five paddocks, with water troughs fed to from the dam.

A large four bay shed with concrete floor and power, a lock-up workshop plus numerous small sheds will keep everything under cover.

It also packs stock

yards and loading race, veggie patch, orchard everything you need to be self sufficient.

Located between Korumburra and Leongatha.

This is a must see to appreciate its charm!

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SPUD/ONION/CROPPING/GRAZING PROPERTY • • • • •

187 acres plus approx 5 acres of road lease Centrally located three bedroom country cottage Gently undulating red soils Large dam with 54 meg irrigation license Extensive shedding with power & concrete floor

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AUCTION

Saturday November 9th at 11am On-site 1480 Buffalo-Waratah Rd, Tarwin Lower

KINGS PARK • • • • • •

586 acres quality grazing land Excellent water supply via dams & reliable rainfall Balance of flat peat soils and warm sandy rises Lane way system with 12 main paddocks Cattle & sheep yards, hay shed, power connected 10 min Walkerville & Tarwin, 2hrs Melbourne

Web Id 5253734

Zel Svenson 0438 636 290 Don Olden 0417 805 312 Elders Leongatha 5662 3523 NEW LISTING

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146 McCartin Street, LEONGATHA OPEN FOR INSPECTION: SATURDAY, SEPT 28 - 11.30am

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Potential here for buyers to: break into the home owner's market; to down-size to a smaller home; to renovate; or investors to secure a suitable rental property. 2 BRs, separate lounge, neat kitchen/meals area & sunroom. Side access to a 3-bay shed (& lock-up workshop.)

Disabled ramp access. This solid home has a lot to offer.

4BR renovated house with multi –purpose bungalow. Use as a home business; convert into a rental. Double lock-up garage. On approx.

1,100 m2 with potential to be subdivided (STCA.) North facing lounge- modern kitchen/ dining room. Private BBQ deck & lovely leafy gardens. A private, peaceful oasis.

$274,000

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Picturesque property with flat, to undulating, to part steep land. 83 acres plus 18 acres river frontage with transferable lease, plus water diversion licence. Old cottage in need of TLC & disused dairy, both with power. Good 8-bay hay/ machinery- shed, stockyards & loading race. Sensational views.

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 27

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Neat as a pin – home business opportunity T

HIS immaculately presented home is destined to become a loved family home or smart investment addition.

A large workshop with lock-up garage is currently used as a home-business premises (own power and phone line).

The spacious separate lounge and two of the three bedrooms enjoy a rural outlook over designated parkland.

The updated kitchen and adjoining meals area conveniently opens out onto an extensive undercover entertainment deck (the front patio is another sunny spot for relaxation).

Fairly new roller blinds and easy care

polished floorboards feature throughout the main parts of the house.

Side access is available via the drivethrough carport to an open and sunny backyard and the shed.

There’s plenty of neat lawn area for family use, plenty of space to store the trailer and an additional small lock-up bike shed.

Gardens are low maintenance, mainly drought tolerant plants.

Within an easy walk to the shops and school bus pick-ups close by, this is an ideal home for the family.

Open for inspection Saturday, September 28, 11.30am -12.00.

AUCTION

FRIDAY OCT 11 AT 12PM Meeting Room 1. South Gippsland Shire Offices

LOT A, BOAGS ROAD, LEONGATHA

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Town water, sewerage and power are all available to the boundary.

Gently undulating with a warm, North facing aspect.

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Major Art Exhibition

By Emily Koenders (Relative of van Gogh)

“Wings in Paradise” SEPTEMBER 14 OCTOBER 6 Open daily 10am - 5pm

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A R T G A L L E R Y

2 3 0 Ru b y- Fa i r b a n k Ro a d FA I R B A N K 0 4 2 1 3 3 9 5 7 5

Music greats: the songs of AC/DC will be played live at Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club on October 12.

Be Thunderstruck AC/DC fans, this show is for you.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 SHOW STARTS 8PM

TICKETS: $28 Members | $30 Non Members Contact Ricky for bookings 5662 2012 or email ricky.mcnaughton@leongatha-rsl.com.au

LEONGATHA RSL LEO1640111

AND BISTRO Cnr Smith Street & Michael Place LEONGATHA Info provided for the benefit of members, guests and authorised visitors.

The Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club will host tribute band Thunderstruck on Saturday, October 12, paying homage to the AC/ DC’s classic hit list.

The show features Brendan Vernal as Bon Scott and Brian Johnson in a world class performance.

Rohan Moran will appear as Angus Young, nailing every solo with a brilliance unlike any other guitarist in Australia.

Adding to the line-up is a fantastic rhythm section of Steve Mitchelmore on drums, Dave Ross on bass and Danny Borthwick on rhythm guitar as Malcolm Young.

The last year has been huge for the guys, touring venues all over Australia, and receiving standing ovations and huge audience reaction as they belt out class such as Long Way to the Top, High Volt-

age Rock and Roll, Back in Black, Thunderstruck, TNT and from the latest album Black Ice, the single Rock and Roll Train.

Thunderstruck will deliver two outstanding one hour sets of this supergroup’s amazing songlist in a dynamic performance

not to be missed.

Members tickets are $18 and guests $20. Book by phoning the club on 5672 1083.

Iconic image: not only the inside of Leongatha Memorial Hall was “golden” during the recent Leongatha Daffodil Festival.

A local photographer, who wishes to remain anonymous, snapped this photo of a yellow Kombi van and a cyclist in a yellow jacket.

“One of those moments that just happen when you have a camera,” the photographer said.

COAL CREEK SIXTH ANNUAL LITERARY FESTIVAL 2013 • MEET WRITERS IN A WIDE RANGE OF GENRES, WHO WILL DISCUSS THEIR WORK.

Commencing at 10am sharp

Entry by gold coin for day-time activities

The theme this year includes some non-traditional formats, such as Comics, The Bardic Tradition, and Digital Literature.

Literature has come a long way via storytelling, the invention of the printing press and the internet, but what is it, and what is next?

South Gippsland Shire Council

Coal Creek Community Park & Museum is managed by the South Gippsland Shire Council

• ENTER THE SHORT STORY AND POETRY WRITING COMPETITIONS, AWARDS FOR BEST SHORT STORY (Bert van Bedaf Award), AND BEST SHORT STORY AND BEST POEM UNDER 18 YEARS

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“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 29

See Knight in the day SOUTH Gippsland seniors are busy circling Wednesday, October 9 on their calendars in anticipation of the Seniors Festival Concert which draws up to 500 guests to the Korumburra Recreation Centre each year.

This

year’s

concert

starts at 12.30pm and runs until 2.15pm when a light afternoon tea will be served.

Guest artist this year is Grace Knight, one of the most enduring talents in Australian music.

With ARIA nominations and chart topping recordings in each of the past three decades, her career spans over 35 years.

Knight’s spellbinding

performances touch the soul and lift the heart and she connects with audiences of all ages like few others can.

“Grace wowed audiences throughout the eighties as lead singer of internationally successful band Eurogliders,” said council’s Liz Walker, who is organising the event.

“She captivated fans with her Manic Ballerina stage persona and many people may know her from her appearances in ABC TV’s award winning miniseries, Come In Spinner and a recent guest appearance on the long running show, Neighbours.”

After Eurogliders, a string of successful solo albums followed. During her jazz career, Grace has done countless live shows including performances for five Australian Prime Ministers, President Bill Clinton, Princess Diana, and the Thai Royal Family.

Her most recent album,

Willow, was nominated for an ARIA in 2008 and she released her seventh solo album, Keep Cool Fool, last year.

Never one to slow down and rest on her laurels, Grace released her critically acclaimed autobiography, Pink Suit for a Blue Day in 2010.

Written with wit and warmth, she combines hilarious stories from her childhood with frank revelations of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father.

She is an ambassador for the Heal For Life Foundation, an organisation that empowers people to heal from childhood trauma and abuse and is also a patron to the Choir Of Hope And Inspiration (formerly Choir Of Hard Knocks). Last year she re-recorded her smash hit, Heaven (Must Be There), with the choir.

“The concert is council’s way of saying

thank you to our seniors who have contributed so much to our communities over the years,” Ms Walker said.

“It is an extremely

popular event that draws a capacity crowd each year, so while it is free, bookings must be made at council reception or by phoning 5662 9200 to

ensure your seat.”

The venue is wheelchair accessible and there is plenty of parking in the vicinity for buses and cars.

presents a truly special Australian drama

by Chris Dickins Singing sensation: Grace Knight will perform at the Seniors Festival Concert at Korumburra next month.

27 & 28 September, 3, 4, & 5 October at 8pm Sunday October 6 at 2pm

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Foster War Memorial Arts Centre Bookings: Main Street Revelations 31 Main Street, Foster, 0400 867 872

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at The Glade on Inverloch’s Foreshore

SUNDAY9 SEPT 2pm 1 8am -

THUNDERSTRUCK THE ULTIMATE AC/DC TRIBUTE Saturday, October 12 Members $18 - Guests $20 It’s time to book your Christmas Function!

Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre Saturday 12 October 2013 at 8pm Adults $35 Concession $30

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Ring Kim for all your festive season event inquiries

75 GRAHAM ST WONTHAGGI 56721083

Bookings: Wonthaggi Workmens Club Graham Street Ph. 03 5672 1083

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Don’t Miss “The Book Club” 12 October 2013 – Make it A Girl's Night Out

PAGE 30 - “THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Heart stopping announcement THE Inverloch and District Community Bank Branch is making a difference. The bank has invested in a project that has seen 10 automated defibrillator units placed across Inverloch, Kongwak, Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay. These are funded by the bank and through the support of the Defib Your Club for Life program.

Defib our Club for Life was formed in memory of 19 year old Stephen Buckman, a young Rupertswood footballer who collapsed and died during training in May 2010.

Sadly, his death was not the only one for the year, with a number of other young lives lost to cardiac arrest.

Defib our Club for Life was established by MICA paramedic Andrew White who, while off duty tried to save the life of Stephen, found that without timely access to a defibrillator he was unable to revive him.

The appeal now raises funds to help clubs have access to automatic defibrillators to potentially save lives.

This piece of equipment is the most important piece of equipment any club or group can have.

Anywhere where large groups gather, benefits from access to automatic defibrillators for use in emergency situations, for example local beaches, swimming pools, cricket grounds, football, netball, bowling clubs, shopping strips and other organisations.

One in 1000 people have an underlying cardiac condition they are unaware of and for every one minute that elapses after collapse, the chance of survival falls by 10 per cent.

Each unit is registered with the “000” help number and its location, and importantly callers will be advised of this in an emergency. This piece of equipment can make all the difference.

Nice works: Judy Atwell (left) presents Stella van Tongeren with her bush verse prize.

Stella’s stories make fine tales

By Tina Bowden INVERLOCH resident Stella van Tongeren has been a lover of the written word for as long as she can remember.

Out there: representatives of the groups now providing defibrillators, back, from left: Ivan Abbott (South Gippsland Yacht Club), Pat Kennedy (Tarwin Lower and District Community Health Centre), Craig Walker (Outtrim Recreation Reserve), Michael Robertson (Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club) and Ron Paice (Leongatha Golf Club). Front: Winston Parsons (Warrawee Seniors Club), Colin Leviston (RSL Club Inverloch), Ian Turnbull (Rotary Club of Inverloch), Simon Harrick (Inverloch Tennis Club) and Paul Aikins (Inverloch Cricket Club).

Probus still knitting SEVEN years on and more than 320 rugs and hundreds of warm knitted garments, the Inverloch Probus ladies are still knitting.

They started in September 2006 as a social group providing an important service to the family refuges administered by the Salvation Army.

In addition, they are now knitting for the overseas agency, Mission Without Borders, who supplies welfare organisations in the devastated countries of Eastern Europe with rugs, clothing and the like.

These countries include Bosnia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Muldova and the Ukraine.

The Probus Club of Inverloch is an active organisation and has several social and activity groups as well as the knitters, such as a weekly walking group, weekly golfers, monthly dine outs at various local restaurants, bus trips to various activities and an outdoor leisure group who go off on regular week long caravan and camping trips around the state.

In addition, its monthly meetings promote interaction among the members with regular talks by members, and a large range of guest speakers on important and interesting subjects.

For any information about the Probus Club of Inverloch, contact president Les Marriner on 5639 2001.

As a child, her favourite pastime was to visit the library as often as possible to read and escape a life of hardship and poverty.

Later in life, after retiring to Inverloch, she joined Bass Coast Writers Group, making new friends, and this is where her passion for reading manifested into a serious skill for writing.

Stella went on to win numerous first place prizes in many short story competitions and added to her stock of stories are a number of her published works.

Her imagination draws largely on her own life experience, having now lived a long and fruitful life, and experienced the whole gamut of human emotions, plus she has a degree in psychology and sociology.

Her worldly wisdom, profound insight into human behaviour, and deep understanding of all that life can bring is reflected in her writings, the least of which is this award-winning poem, Sam the Koala written in the wake of the 2009 Victorian bushfires.

In her twilight years now, other than writing, she knits pullovers for the penguins of Phillip Island, about 500 to date, part of her community/charity work.

Her family are immensely proud of her achievements. This modest mother, grandmother and great grandmother is a shining example of the greatest strength of character and an inspiration to all who know her.

The Ballad of the Bush Koala She fled before the roaring flames.

Her home was wrapped in fire.

Her breath was short, her tortured feet Could not afford to tire.

She lumbered on through hellish heat, To stay alive, she must; While all around was blazing scrub, And ash, and red hot dust.

And then, she saw the fighting men With tanks of precious water.

But could she make it through the heat Before exhaustion caught her?

She saw a kindly looking man Resting by his truck.

A precious drink was in his hand, She scarce could thank her luck.

Kicking goals: members of the Probus Club of Inverloch Knitters Group celebrate another milestone.

From left: Joan Lehmann, Hazell Billington, Helen Twite, Rhonda Armstrong, Dawn Lujic, Pauline Kitson, Peggy Marriner, Julie Sharp, Joanne van den Elst, Alma Hurst, Audrey Carter and Thelma Kee.

She watched with envy as he drank.

He, too, was hot and dry.

Exhaustion gave her courage and She gave a plaintive cry.

He looked down with his bloodshot eyes.

But would he stop to think?

And then, to her great puzzlement, He shared with her his drink.

He gazed around the ravaged scene.

The trees were black as night.

How could he ever let her loose With nothing green in sight?

‘Where could she go?’ he asked him self.

Her home was surely gone.

Bush tucker would be history For months, from this day on.

He gently took her in his arms And put her in his truck.

She nestled down quite happily.

She knew she was in luck.

He called his friends the Red Cross vets.

They bandaged up her paws, Put ointment on her nasty burns, And placed her safe indoors.

The keepers were a friendly lot, They loved her at first sight.

‘Sam’, they named their little guest.

Her future now looked bright.

For weeks the bushfires raged and burned But she saw none of this.

She won the hearts of everyone.

Her sheltered life was bliss.

When victims came and viewed their loss And wondered how they’d cope.

The tale of that koala would Renew their every hope.

The landscape would come green again.

The bush would bloom with rain.

The gum trees would regenerate.

Homes could be built again.

When bush folk come together now, And talk about the fires, The tale of their koala Is the one that never tires.

Though Sam has gone to Heaven now Her legend still remains.

Her fame will live forever In the folklore of the plains.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - PAGE 31

AN UPDATE FROM AQUASURE

Well it is more than two months since I joined AquaSure. I’ve had a whirlwind time, immersing myself as much as possible in the project and getting to know many of our stakeholders.

While I have met some members of the local community on my visits to the area, there are many more I haven’t yet met. So I thought it was time to introduce myself to you, share some of the observations I’ve made since I joined the VDP team, and also to update you on some key project matters.

Two key things that have struck me since coming on board: the very strong commitment that every one of our team members has to ensuring the VDP is a positive part of the local community, and the generous way in which the local community has come to accept the VDP and its people. I completely understand that it hasn’t always been an easy journey, but we are determined that the VDP will become a point of pride for the local community.

On project developments: the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has now revoked the pollution abatement notice (PAN) they issued to AquaSure in March this year.

You will recall, the PAN was issued after we advised the EPA of minor defects in the construction of the marine outlet structure. The environmental assessment undertaken at the time by industry specialists identified a minor reduction in kelp and red algae close to the outlet (approximately 10 metres). This was assessed to be a localised impact within a small

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area. This is allowed within the licensed mixing zone which extends 180 metre radius from the intake and outlet structures. In simple terms there was no pollution.

Repairs and improvements to the marine outlet structure have been implemented in accordance with recommendations approved by the IREA, and the performance of the structures fully tested and validated.

The EPA has confirmed that the waste discharge licence conditions, modifications to the ongoing monitoring program agreed in response to the PAN, and the ongoing independent review of the plant’s operations “assure ongoing review and effectiveness of the performance of the licensed works”.

AquaSure will continue to monitor and report to the EPA as required for compliance with the discharge licence. Monthly results for seawater quality monitoring are available online at www.aquasure.com.au (noting that the plant is currently not in production mode and there is no seawater concentrate discharge).

As you will be well aware, the VDP is not just a water production facility. The project also includes one of the biggest ecological restoration initiatives ever undertaken in the state. Work on the 225 ha ecological reserve is nearly completed and as we enter spring it is looking fantastic! We expect that planting of the area will be finalised by the end of October/ early November.

We are keen to give the plants the best opportunity to establish and flourish as the weather warms in the coming months so we are going to wait until early 2014 to officially open the reserve to the community. I look forward to providing you with further details of this event towards the end of the year.

Site tours continue to be popular. Since December 2012, there have been 140 site visits attended by more than 2100 people.

The ongoing interest of the public and stakeholders in visiting the site is terrific.

These visits are also good news for local businesses. Many tours are by people coming in from outside of the region. And when they come they often stop in the area for coffee or lunch, or visit other local attractions. All of this quietly but surely contributes to the local economy. While it certainly isn’t at the scale of the construction phase, we expect that the positive flow on effect will continue steadily over the next 27 years.

Finally we have recently completed a revamp of our website. I hope you get the opportunity to take a look at www.aquasure.com.au. We would certainly be interested in hearing your feedback.

Matt Brassington CEO, AquaSure

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Help teens cope with drugs NEWHAVEN College would like to invite parents, students, health professionals and the local community to attend an evening with one of the world's leading youth health and lifestyle speakers, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, who will present a socially challenging topic that is relevant to all families in today’s society, Coping with Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs.

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Farming Insight Get a wriggle on A GIANT Gippsland Earthworm information session and field day was held on a dairy property at Poowong East recently.

The day, organised by the South Gippsland Landcare Network, is part of a project aimed at providing private landholders with information about the biology and habits of these fascinating creatures (GGE), and to help landholders identify and manage worm habitat on their property.

Eighteen people attended to hear Dr Beverley Van Praagh, who has been studying the earthworm for over 20 years, talk about the worms’ history, biology and habitat.

“We are still very much in the dark when it comes to how they live their lives and what they need to survive,” she said.

“These worms only occur in South and West Gippsland where they survive under small areas of pasture along creekbanks and south facing hill slopes.

“Their very restricted distribution and limited ability to move from place to place means they are vulnerable to changes in their environment.”

The worms live a life of slow motion.

“They have a long life span, a slow growth rate and produce few young which means it is difficult for them to recover if their numbers are reduced,” Dr Van Praagh said.

It’s not just national parks and nature reserves that help protect our threatened species. The farming community can also play a significant role in helping to conserve our biodiversity.

“The majority of suitable GGE habitat occurs on private land, therefore farmers need the most up-to-date information to helpthem protect GGE habitat on their farms,” Dr Van Praagh said.

“The survival of GGE colonies is linked to very specific soil moisture levels. Revegetation of habitat occupied by worms can dry out soils making them unsuitable for GGE colonies.

“While revegetation has multiplebenefits for the environment, it is important that GGE are considered during the planning phase of revegetation projects where GGE potentially occur.”

After the presentation, the field day attendees donned gumboots and headed off to visit one of the

GGE colonies closest to the farm. The worms were quite active with lots of gurgling and squelching noises to be heard much to the delight of those present.

The GGE project is looking for suitable properties to take part in a trial of different revegetation techniques to find out what plants species are best suited for revegetation and the recommended proximity to GGE colonies.

These properties will then act as demonstration sites that other landholders can visit to see how they

can revegetate in a precautionary way so to not affect their worms.

“Ideally we are looking for properties where the landholder is sure they have GGE colonies on their property having definitely heard gurgles over the last winter, streamside sites or south facing slopes arethe most typical GGE habitat,” Dr Van Praagh said.

An expression of interest form can be downloaded from the GGE website, officially launched recently, can be found at www.giantearthworm.org.au

Making difference: Paul McAsey and Brian Enbom were among the volunteers to transform the banks of Foster Creek.

Tree target in sight THE Korumburra Landcare group embarked on its fourth community planting day of the year at Burke and Bronwyn Brandon’s sheep dairy farm Moyarra recently.

The group enjoyed a fantastic turnout, with more than 25 people helping out to put in another 2500 plants in the ground.

The planting was on a site along the Foster Creek which runs in the Powlett River. There has been a considerable amount of erosion along Foster Creek.

By fencing off the creek and planting it out with indigenous trees, the Brandons hope to slow the erosion process down, create shelter for their stock and increase the biodiversity of their farm.

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Holstein & Jersey Heifers - Export Order

Thursday, September 19

Agistment for 50 dairy Heifers from Now till March 2014

Total yarding: 1559.

Steers: G. Fox, Tyers, 6 x $1040; J.M. Jarvis, Glengarry, 7 x $990; D.K. & H.C. Campbell, Mardan, 17 x $989; Alpine Maintenance P/L, Tongio, 12 x $960; G. & L. Helleren, Yarram, 14 x $870; Aslins Bass Family Trust, Bass, 14 x $868.

Heifers: D. Wyhoon, Koonwarra, 1 x $600; D.C. & P. Burns, Doomburrim, 1 x $585; J.M. Jarvis, Glengarry, 4 x $530; S. Desantis, Krowera, 3 x $505; Fine Line Merinos, Grantville, 3 x $495; D. Pearce, Leongatha, 1 x $475.

Cows: F. & J. Dekker, Leongatha, 2 x $640.

Cows and calves: G.E. & S.C. Owen, Budgeree, 4 x $990; M.A. & A.L. Peters, Wonthaggi, 3 x $990; G.I. & L. Webster, Tarwin, 2 x $960; S. Fairbrother, Boolarra, 2 x $920; P.J. & G.R. Green, Jeetho West, 1 x $820; T. & C. Cuff, Jumbunna, 2 x $710.

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Steers, bullocks, cows in demand THERE were approximately 540 steers and bullocks, 330 cows and 270 young cattle penned.

The usual buying group was present and operating in a dearer market with stronger demand being the major driver.

Trade cattle were in short supply with several drafts of plainer cattle offered in the young pens. The 540 steers and bullocks held some excellent quality in places selling 2c to 8c dearer on the well bred drafts and more on the manufacturing steers.

The 330 cows contained most weights and grades and attracted strong competition from processors, with the heavy weights averaging from 289c to 307c/kg carcass weight.

Demand strengthened for the limited offering of heavy weight bulls also.

A few good steer vealers sold from 203c to 210c/kg. A limited selection of yearling trade steers made between 184c and 206c/kg. The well finished yearling heifers sold between 165c and 184c lifting 4c to 8c/kg.

Grown steers made from 186c to 202c lifting 4c to 7c/

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kg. Bullocks sold from 185c to 204c lifting 2c to 8c/kg. Most grown heifers made between 148c and 174c/kg.

Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers sold between 150c and 165c after a top of 180c lifting 5c on the better two scores and 16c/kg on the plainer one scores.

Heavy weight crossbred manufacturing steers made from 158c to 193c lifting 14c on the three scores and 6c/kg on the two scores.

Light weight dairy cows

Wednesday, September 18 BULLOCKS 11 S.W. & B.M. McLaren, Woodleigh Vale 13 D. Bishop, Denison 10 B. Woodward, Hazelwood North 10 B.W. & S.J. Harris, Jumbunna East 9 S. & L. Storti, Kongwak 1 A. Siekman, Korumburra STEERS 1 S.R. & M.K. Greaves, Nerrena 6 N.G. Hanks, Mirboo North 1 J. Dawson, Welshpool 6 Pronesti Partnership, Korumburra 8 B. Dixon, Mirboo North 2 K.A. & J.E. McAlpine, Leongatha COWS 3 S. Jenkin, Korumburra 1 D. Sim, Hazelwood 2 M. & K. Smith, Hazelwood 1 J.N. & D.J. Meikle, Meeniyan 1 E. Bourke, Rosanna 1 K.J. Hutchinson, Yinnar HEIFERS 2 S.R. & M.K. Greaves, Nerrena 1 L. & O. Livestock, Mt Eccles 4 D.D. & K.L. Belcher, Woodside 12 P.H, N.F. & D.P. Moore, Yarram 5 D. Sim, Hazelwood 1 J. Dawson, Welshpool BULLS 1 J.F. & M.C. Wilson, Glen Alvie 1 S. Jenkin, Korumburra 1 L.N. & V.L. McLeod, Won Wron 1 K.J. Hutchinson, Yinnar 1 B. Westaway, Leongatha 1 Simmons Investments, Woodside

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203.6 202.2 201.2 200.0 198.6 198.0

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345kg 454kg 405kg 548kg 532kg 510kg

210.0 $724 205.6 $933 199.6 $808 199.2 $1092 198.6 $1057 198.0 $1009

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157.2 $801 156.0 $1053 155.6 $902 154.2 $956 154.0 $893 154.0 $924

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sold from 62c to 138c lifting 12c to 19c/kg. Heavy weight dairy cows made between 115c and 154c lifting 15c to 18c/kg.

A few light weight beef cows sold between 80c and 146c/kg. Heavy weight beef cows made from 124c to 157c lifting 12c to 14c/kg. Heavy weight bulls sold from 140c to 170c lifting 8c/kg.

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Farming Insight

Yancowinna Angus first spring sale to be held on Friday, October 4.

The stud will present 30 plus performance recorded bulls, backed with 25 years experience of breeding selection. Rob is keen to draw on his previous time with Te Mania Angus, combined with Dick’s enormous industry profile and experience.

“Dick and I get together with Dennis and Christine Ginn, the owners, meet on a regular basis to plan and implement the embryo and

AI program, together with animal health and feed requirements of the herd,” Rob said.

Yancowinna Angus came to prominence as the first supplier to Certified Australian Angus Beef back in March 1996.

The highly recognised and hugely successful product is recognised both here in Australia, as well internationally as one of the leading branded beef products, which in turn drives the increasing demand for the

use of relevant Angus genetics.

“Our aim is to provide structurally sound, easy calving, quiet, fast growing young sires that are balanced in growth, performance and superior carcase traits that are affordable to the commercial producer. Recent sale average of Yancowinna Angus bulls is under $4000, guaranteed for two years and delivered free of charge to Victoria, Flinders and King Island,” Rob said.

LEONGATHA PH: 5662 3523 FAX: 5662 4316 EMAIL: Leongatha@elders.com.au BRANCH MANAGER Rohan McRae Mob: 0417 836 664 LIVESTOCK Don Bowman Mob: 0429 Alex Dixon Mob: 0409 Rod Draper Mob: 0428 Dean Foat Mob: 0488 Michael Foote Mob: 0427 Owen Kindellan Mob: 0438 Brian Kyle Mob: 0428 James Kyle Mob: 0427 Nick Lafferty Mob: 0407 Ross McRobert Mob: 0418

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REAL ESTATE Don Olden Mob: 0417 805 312 Zel Svenson Mob: 0438 636 290 FINANCE Stephen Hansen Mob: 0419 011 798 INSURANCE Korumburra Ph: 5658 1895 Leongatha Ph: 5662 2602 David Mathieson Mob: 0458 011 178 FARM SUPPLIES Michael Foote Mob: 0427 162 370

Upcoming sale time: beef consultant Dick Whale (left) and farm manager Rob Ewing pictured in the yards at Yancowinna. Yancowinna is holding its first spring bull, cow and calf sale on Friday, October 4.

Quad bike safety plea KIDSAFE VICTORIA has called for all quad bikes to carry a highly visible warning that children under 16 should not be driving or riding on the vehicles as passengers.

It would then become illegal to import or sell quad bikes without the warnings in place.

Parents are currently putting their children’s lives at risk by ignoring the mounting evidence of injury and deaths resulting from quad bike activity mainly on private land.

The renewed calls follow an article in the Australian Medical Journal again detailing the deaths and major injuries to children in Australia related to quad bikes.

Robert Caulfield, president of Kidsafe Victoria said, “The branding of the quad bikes with warnings should become part of a national community awareness campaign to stem the number of deaths and injuries of children involved with the quad bikes.”

From July 2000-June 2009 there were 27 deaths of children aged 0-15 years in Australia associated with quad bikes.

According to a Victorian Coroners Report, in Victoria alone, four children have died on quad bikes since 2009; three of these were aged between 10 and 14 years.

Mr Caulfield said that while quad bikes have become a major and useful vehicle in agriculture, they have also become a danger to children.

“It’s important that parent’s recognise the imminent danger they present to young children if they allow them to ride quad bikes as a recreational vehicle or while doing farm work,” he said.

“Like all community awareness programs, it is important to have the safety message up front and centre.

The inclusion of prominent signage on the quad bike would be a constant reminder that they are not suitable for use of children under sixteen.”

Think of ageing stock THE age of livestock directly influences their ability to maintain condition, reproduce and survive difficult conditions.

Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) district veterinary officer Natarsha Williams said animals with worn teeth were unlikely to effectively utilise pasture or supplementary feed regardless of the quality or quantity provided.

“These animals often continue to lose weight despite the feed they are offered,” she said.

“The additional burden of pregnancy and lactation on older stock places considerable strain on an animal already struggling to maintain condition and can often lead to rapid deterioration.”

Mrs Williams said aged

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stock have reduced fertility and were less likely to reproduce, representing a lower return on investment compared to that of younger classes of breeding livestock.

“Older livestock in poor condition find it difficult to survive extreme conditions especially where the winters are cold. The older animals need better shelter, feed and management,” she said.

“Good livestock owners

ensure their animals are not kept beyond their viable years.

“As stock age they should be ‘mouthed’ yearly to determine which animals have sufficient teeth to eat effectively. Animals which cannot feed effectively should be replaced.”

For further information please contact your local veterinarian or DEPI veterinary or animal health officer.

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At 24 years of age, born and bred in Dunkeld, Western Victoria, he now has the responsibility of managing the Yancowinna Angus operation owned by the Ginn family in coastal South Gippsland.

Located on the scenic Bunurong Marine Park, adjoining Bass Strait, the sight and sound of rolling surf, breaking on the pristine beaches below, the large scale beef breeding operation has its appeal to Rob who has recently taken up surfing in his spare time.

Not that he has much time for that at the moment, with the added responsibilities of calving down 300 Angus herd book and performance recorded females this spring, as well as 100 in autumn.

As a recent participant in the highly recognised leadership course conducted by Marcus Oldham College, Rob appreciated the opportunity for further self-development and mixed with many of the agricultural industry fu-

ture leaders drawn from all corners of Australia.

The course provided him with further skills to add to his already impressive list of achievements for someone so young.

Combined with the guidance and mentoring of the beef industry icon, independent consultant Dick Whale, they conducted the 12th Yancowinna autumn sale in March and are now preparing for their inaugural spring sale of working age bulls, cows and calves

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RECENTLY appointed manager of Yancowinna Angus, Robert Ewing, believes he has the best beef position going.

KORUMBURRA PH: 5658 1894 FAX: 5658 1895 EMAIL: Korumburra@elders.com.au

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WHEN: Last Thursday of each month WHERE: Community Hub 16 A’Beckett St, Inverloch TIME: 1pm - 3pm

TOTAL VALUE OF ITEMS PER ADVERT MUST NOT EXCEED $50 ROYAL DOULTON COFFEE SET. 6 piece. Including pot. Mint condition. $50.

Ph. 5682 1345.

NORITAKE DINNER SET. full 6 piece.

Mint condition. $50. Ph. 5682 1345.

SINGLE BED WITH TRUNDLE. Very good condition. $50. Ph. 5662 4810 COMPUTER DESK. Very good condition. $50. Must pick up. Ph. 5662 3266.

BINS. For feed or store. $25 each. Ph. 0443 452 686.

LEAF BLOWER. Electric. $35.

Ph. 0443 452 686.

FISH TANK. 3 foot. Holds 122 litres.

Good condition. $20. Ph. 5655 1104 JIGSAWS. Good quality. from 1000 to 4000 pieces. None over $5. Ph. 0447 624 561.

CANE COUCH. 2 seater. beige cushions.

Reasonable condition. $25.

Ph. 0429 139 242.

PHONE, FAX, SCANNER. Brother.

Model number MFC-640CW. Works well. $30. Ph. 0418 761 734.

TROLLEY JACK. Old mechanical. Very heavy duty. $50. Ph. 5662 4565.

ANTIQUE SINK AND PEDESTAL. Pink cast iron. Ph. 5674 5601.

ANTIQUE MIRROR. Gold. Oval. 760h x 1000w. $50. Ph. 0402 785 112.

TOWEL RACK. Black wrought iron. As new. 1000h x 680w x 270d. $50. ph. 0402 785 112.

REUSABLE NAPPIES. Pea pods.

0-9mths. Removable bamboo absorber. waterproof breathable outer layer. $10. ph. 5663 5439.

HIGH CHAIR. Peg Perego. Adjustable backrest and adjustable padded seat.

Swivel caster wheels. $25.

Ph. 5663 5439.

MANICURE & PROFESSIONAL ARTIFICIAL NAIL EQUIPMENT. Creative nail. Brand new. Nail tips and other. $50. Ph. 0438 982 729.

WALL OVEN WITH GRILL. Simpson.

600cm. $20. Ph. 0427 726 577.

LOUNGE CHAIRS. Dusty pink/orange.

Can text picture. Generous seating. $50.

Ph. 5664 1222.

TWO SEATER COUCH WITH 2 CHAIRS. Caramel. Velour. Generous seating. $50. ph. 5664 1222.

ANTIQUE FURNITURE. Timber bedside table, drawers, shelves and cupboard.

H750 x W615 x D450. $50.

Ph. 0498 532 554.

ANTIQUE FURNITURE. Timber dining chair, plain cottage style. teak stain. H915 x W395 x D395. $50. Ph. 0498 532 554.

MENS GOLF SHOES. New. Leather. 2 Pairs. Size 10. One white $20. One black. $30 for both. Ph. 5662 0916.

FLOOR LAMP. Timber stand. Neutral shade. $50. ph. 0419 160 720.

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STOOLS x 2, light colour, hardwood, 670mm high. VGC. $20 pair.

Ph. 5658 1050.

SEWING MACHINE DESK. VGC, with 1 door, 1 drawer. 850mm W x 450mm D x 790mm H. $20. Ph. 5658 1050.

TV CABINET. $20. Ph. 0430 767 950.

MATTRESSES. Three foam mattresses. $5. Ph. 0430 767 950.

PORTABLE COT. Steelcraft, birth to 15kg. Mesh sides, easy to assemble, compact folding. $25. Ph. 5663 5439.

STROLLER. Three wheel Steelcraft swivel wheel. Birth to 4 years. Harness, adjustable backrest. $50.

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LARGE TRAMPOLINE. $10. Ph.0407 076 425.

PLUMBING FITTINGS. Assorted box: PVC, brass, etc. $30. Ph. 5658 1443.

IKEA DRAFTSMEN TABLE. $15. Ph. 5658 1443.

COFFEE TABLE. Wood grain laminate.

1170x400m. Excellent condition. $10.

Ph. 5662 2570.

GRANITE. Polished black/grey tones.

270x1370x209. Excellent condition. $45. Ph. 5662 2570.

WHITE BAR STOOLS. Excellent condition. Two for $50. ph. 0427 686 264.

GLASS TOP HALLWAY TABLE. $20.

Ph. 0427 686 264.

BIRD CAGE. Double cage. standing with castors. easily moved. $50. ph.

5674 2722.

LADIES SHOES. Rieker white flats.

Size 39. (new) $40. ph. 0438 983 051 WARDROBE. Gentleman’s. Good condition. First to see will buy. $40. Ph. 0438 515 155.

VANITY BASIN. Drop in type. Also small powder room wall basin. Avocado colour. Excellent condition. $45.

Ph. 5662 2570.

GMC SAW BENCH. Small. Good order. $50. Ph. 0417 530 662.

HOMEDICS WITH HEAT. 5 Motor back massager. never used. $45. ph.

0488 105 451.

ULTIMATE BREVILLE BAKER OVEN. Bread and dough maker. Slightly used.

As new. $45. Ph. 5682 1345.

BREVILLE ULTIMATE HEALTH GRILL. Never used, still in box. $50. Ph. 5682 1345.

DRESSED PINE. New. 190mm x 19mm. 3 metres long. $10 each. Ph. 5689 1200.

HORSE BRIDLE, LEAD ROPE & BRUSHES. $30. ph. 5674 5601.

MENS DINNER SUIT. Black. Coat size 42 R. Trousers Size 37 R. Adjustable waist. Excellent condition. $30 ono. Ph. 5658 1850 or 0418 727 616.

Family, friends and carers of people with dementia are invited to attend the monthly Carers’ Support Group.

Meet people who share similar experiences in a relaxed setting.

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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.

55 Gordon Street, North Wonthaggi PS714072T as from 3rd July 2013 41 Hunter Street Wonthaggi PS706358U as from 4th July 2013 Tower Views Estate, 2 Fahey Street, Wonthaggi PS648353B as from 11th July 2013 82 Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi PS648355W as from 15th August 2013 9 Garden Crescent, Inverloch PS718074S as from 1st July 2013 10 Golf Street, Inverloch PS709424S as from 9th July 2013 3 Powlett Street, Inverloch PS706142U as from 20th August 2013 34-36 Williams Street, Inverloch PS706359S as from 21st August 2013 16 Pymble Avenue Inverloch PS710258A as from 27th August 2013 139 Elmores Road, Korumburra PS710315Q as from 5th August 2013 7 Louise Simon Court, Leongatha PS634666G as from 9th July 2013 9-11 Floraston Drive, Leongatha PS717830K as from 1st August 2013 13-15 Floraston Drive, Leongatha PS717831H as from 1st August 2013 7 Royal Place, Leongatha PS648060S as from 22nd August 2013 Philippe du Plessis Managing Director

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of the Club will be convened on Tuesday 8 October, 2013 at 7.30pm.

The meeting will be held in the upstairs Members’ Area at the Stony Creek Racecourse and Recreation Reserve.

All members are invited to attend.

Prospective members are also warmly welcomed.

Paul Boag

President and Chairman At the Club - 5664 0099 or enquiries@scrc.com.au

LCHS has recently been awarded funding to support a Dementia Nurse Practitioner/Candidate and is now seeking suitable applicants for this exciting permanent full-time position.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Nurse with current clinical experience in Mental Health, Dementia or other related areas to move into a Nurse Practitioner role or for a current Nurse Practitioner to take on a challenging and satisfying position.

The successful applicant must be able to work well in a team, have a high level of independence and accountability, provide exceptional customer service and have high level computer skills. Reporting to the Manager Ambulatory Care you will have comprehensive orientation to the organisation and will be considered a member of the Ambulatory Care Senior team.

If you are looking for an opportunity to work as a Nurse Practitioner within a highly motivated and supportive team, this may be the perfect role for you.

Readvertised, previous applicants may not apply.

For further information in regards to this role, please contact Teena Twaddle Manager, Ambulatory Care on (03) 5136 5444.

Applications close 4.30pm, 4 October 2013.

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• For further information and copies of each position description visit our careers page www.lchs.com.au/careers • Applicants must address the Selection Criteria and lodge their application online.

• No late or hard copy applications will be accepted.

Bass Coast Regional Health, Wonthaggi Hospital, Operating Suite and the Acute Ward require a permanent part time Ward Clerk.

A relieving Ward Clerk is also required on a casual basis for annual leave and sick leave cover.

The successful applicant will become an important part of the Ward Clerk team. Previous Ward Clerk experience preferred.

The successful applicant must have: • Excellent computer and communication skills.

• Capacity to work independently, as well as part of a team.

• Conscientious approach.

• Able to communicate effectively in a busy environment.

• Enjoys working with the general public.

• Current Police Check from Victoria Police Position Descriptions available from Nursing Administration on (03) 5671 3222. All enquiries welcome.

Written application and resumé to: Nursing Administration, Bass Coast Regional Health Graham Street Wonthaggi 3995.

Applications close - Friday 4th October 2013

Notice of Annual General Meeting to be conducted on Thursday 24th October 2013 at the Centre, commencing at 11am. Light refreshments will be served following the meeting.

BUSINESS: 1. To confirm minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting.

2. To receive the reports of the committee and the financial statement.

3. To elect three (2) members of the committee in place of retiring members.

The retiring members for 2013 are: Mr Ken Luder Mrs Heather Marshall.

In addition to the retiring members, there is one vacancy on the committee.

4. To consider the Notice of Motion that the model rules and statements of purposes of the Tarwin Lower and District Community Health Centre be ratified as required under the "Associations' Incorporations Act of 2012".

5. To consider any resolutions delivered within at least seven days' notice.

A copy of the revised Constitution is available at the Centre for perusal from the 14th of October 2013.

Nominations for the Committee close on Friday 18th October 2013, a current satisfactory police record check is required when accepting positions for the Committee of Management. Committee Nomination, Centre Membership and Police Check forms (online) can be obtained from and completed at the Tarwin Lower Community Health Centre.

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Long Jetty Caravan Park Join this newly created team as Council takes on the management of the Long Jetty Caravan park,

located in a bushland setting in the small Coastal township of Port Welshpool.

Park Maintenance Officer

Located onsite at Long Jetty $58,634 per annum including oncall and super

Located at Long Jetty Casual

Overtime payable when worked

$29.63 per hour

Permanent full time We require an experienced Park Caretaker to reside on site and supervise the daily Park Operations and Reception at Long Jetty. You will have previous experience in the administration of a Caravan Park or accommodation in the Tourism or Hospitality sectors. You will require strong communication skills to liaise with customers, public, contractors and Council staff while displaying a strong focus on customer service.

This is a hands on position that requires the successful person to work a roster including weekends and may have occasion to work at Council’s other park at Yanakie.

Reporting to the Park Supervisor and working closely with the Park Caretaker your primary role will be to maintain an exceptional level of cleanliness and appearance of the Park. This will include amenity and building cleaning, general repair works and parks and gardens maintenance. Previous experience in all of these areas along with experience in a hospitality environment will be an advantage.

You will be required to be available to work on any day of the week and may have occasion to work at Council’s other park at Yanakie.

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Fold out heavy-duty ramp included and stored under the rear of the trailer.

LED tail lights. $1,700 ONO Call Robert 0438 009 791

Tarwin Lower & District Community Health Centre Inc.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

for rent LEONGATHA

AT THE GALLERY

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL Phone Bob: 0417 524 005

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Park Cleaners Located at Long Jetty and Yanakie Caravan Parks Casual $27.78 per hour This position will be part of the Park Maintenance Crew and will involve the daily cleaning and minor maintenance of the amenities blocks, cabins, BBQ areas, kiosk, office and other assets of the Caravan Park.

The successful applicants will have proven experience in amenities or building cleaning and experience in a hospitality environment and be able to work as part of a small team.

You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of safe and competent use of cleaning and maintenance equipment and cleaning chemicals and be available to work on any day of the week.

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DEVELOP A CAREER IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY

Further information and position descriptions are available from our website.

Meat Processors, labourers and Skilled Staff Required For large Export Meat processing facilities in the Wonthaggi Region.

Stability and Long term Employment Opportunities Available Duties include: • General Labouring • Process Work • Rendering • Boning/Slicing/Knife Hand • Picking & Packing Experience not essential. Full training provided.

MUST be Australian citizen or permanent resident.

Full time & casual positions available. Early starts.

MUST be prepared to attend INFORMATION SESSION. Eligibility Criteria Applies.

To apply please call 8398 1728 or email your most recent resumé to madmin@miss.vic.edu.au

Enquiries to Alister Fixter, Building Coordinator on (03) 5662 9200.

All applicants must submit an Employment Application Form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description by 5pm Wednesday 2 October 2013.

FIREWOOD Local messmate / stringy.

Discount for bulk loads, cut and split, $90 per metre.

Ph: 0437-176187.

GOLF STAND BAG, MD, new, black and blue with back straps, $90. 0437247085.

ROWING MACHINE, Magnetic, very good condition, 12 months old, $95. 0437-247085.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each.

Free delivery for pack lots.

Phone Joe 0417-530662.

STORAGE SHED SALE Inverloch, CAFE FURNITURE. Contact Michael for appointment, phone 5674-1474 / 0448932164.

TIMBER Kiln dried blackwood, silver wattle, cypress, celery top pine, most sizes for furniture and craft, also slabs and structural pine. Ph: 56812261.

used machinery BALER New Holland 570, small squares, excellent condition $17,000. 0427302778.

wanted to buy www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

CASH PAID farm four wheelers, ag bikes, trucks, 4WDs and ride-on mowers.

Any condition. Phone Matt 0401-194601.

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South Gippsland Shire Council

An opportunity exists for a

FULL TIME POSITION IN SALES

at our Gift and Homewares Store in McCartin Street.

To be a successful applicant you must be able to work weekends on a roster based system.

Experience in retail would be an advantage, but not essential.

Applications and resumés can be forwarded to: The Manager, 15 McCartin Street, Leongatha 3953 or emailed to branch@awsmith.com.au Applications close 4th October 2013

Newhaven College, an independent co-educational school on Phillip Island, offers quality education for students from Prep through to Year 12.

Teacher of Strings (Violin/Cello) We are seeking a Violin/Cello teacher for group classroom instruction, individual tuition and ensemble direction commencing Term 1, 2014.

The ability to teach beginners to VCE level, conduct ensembles and work effectively with other instrumental teachers is essential.

Expressions of Interest Visiting Instrumental Teachers We are seeking Expressions of Interest from Instrumental Teaching Staff in: Woodwind, Brass, Percussion/Drumkit, Piano, Voice (Contemporary & Classical) and Strings.

For a full position description, please visit www.newhavencol.vic.edu.au Applications close Friday, 25 October 2013

WINDOW FURNISHINGS SALES CONSULTANT An opportunity exists for a self motivated, intelligent and organised person to demonstrate their creative flair within a professional team known for innovative, high quality customised window furnishings, providing excellent service to a strong customer base in the South Gippsland region.

We are looking for the following qualities: • self motivated, honest & reliable • strong design and colour sense • great communication skills & outgoing, friendly personality • precise eye for detail • good numeracy, literacy & time management skills • experience with measuring & quoting a definite advantage The position will provide you: • a challenging and satisfying career • a permanent/part time negotiable position (min 7 day fortnight) with possible advancement to full time • onsite car and mobile phone If you would like to be part of our friendly and successful team, address applications to: Invisage Interiors & Quality Window Furnishings Pty Ltd 22a Cashin Street, Inverloch Vic 3996 Email: invint@bigpond.net.au Fax: 03 56746249 Closing date: Friday 4th Oct 2013

SITUATION VACANT

Permanent, full me posi on Capeview Building Products is looking for an experienced and capable person to join our busy joinery team in Wonthaggi.

Working with existing clients and sourcing new, the role requires a results focussed all-rounder who can work through the endto-end process of joinery sales and design.

The preferred candidate will need to demonstrate: • Outstanding communica on skills and customer service • Ability to prepare ini al drawings for quota on purposes from a client’s brief • Good liaison skills when working with design team to produce finished drawings for clients • Good computer skills are required • Knowledge of joinery materials and accessories would be an advantage • Valid driver’s license required The successful applicant will enjoy an a rac ve salary, a good working environment and the opportunity to undertake ongoing training and career development.

All applica ons must be in wri ng, with CV and cover le er addressed to: Mark Warren Capeview Building Products PO Box 115 Wonthaggi VIC 3995 Or email mark.warren@cv-bp.com.au Closing date for applica ons – 4/10/2013

• Permanent full time position • Fortnightly RDO • $56,597 including super and allowances As a member of the Operations team, your primary responsibility will be to assist in the delivery of Council’s maintenance and construction works.

Experience in operating road construction and/or road maintenance equipment and knowledge of road infrastructure maintenance and construction techniques are essential.

• Current Medium or Heavy Rigid truck licence • Current Worksite Traffic Management Certificate • Construction Industry Red/White Card Enquiries to Fred Huitema, Manager Operations on (03) 5662 9100.

All applicants must submit an Employment Application Form and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description, by 5pm Wednesday 9 October 2013.

Further information and a position description are available on our website.

www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Positions Vacant South East Services Network GippsCare Leongatha (Full time 38hrs per week)

Building a Healthy Community

Family Reconciliation Initiative Case Manager

BCCHS seeks expressions of interest for the following part time positions:

GippsCare assists individuals and families with a range of services in the Bass Coast and South Gippsland shires.

Planned Activity Group Assistant

An exciting opportunity exists for enthusiastic and highly motivated professionals to join our team.

BCCHS requires an enthusiastic person with experience in working with older persons including men specific groups. This position will attract someone who is committed to planning and delivering activities which strengthen participant’s health, wellbeing, and community participation through a group setting.

Generalist Counsellor 0.5 EFT

This role aims to provide generalist counselling services to clients living in our community.

A Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification is required with a minimum of 12 months counselling experience.

Family Violence Counsellor 0.4 EFT

An effective and supportive counselling practice and interventions is required for victims of family violence.

Remuneration for these positions as per relevant professional qualifications.

Enquiries to Paul Greenhalgh, Coordinator Allied Health Services.

To obtain a position description and an employment application form, please telephone reception on 5671 9200 or refer to our website: www.bcchs.com.au All applicants must address the Key Selection Criteria contained in the position description, and include the Application for Employment form.

Applications close 4 October, 2013 and should be addressed to: HR Administrator Bass Coast Community Health Service 1 Back Beach Road San Remo Vic 3925 or by email to: hr@bcchs.com.au

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593

Affordable cars at drive away prices

To be successful, you will need to have the following licences/certificates;

Family Violence Outreach Worker

0.4 EFT

Joinery Salesperson

Operations Team Member Maintenance & Construction

used vehicles

(2.5 days per week)

Family Violence Outreach Worker: GippsCare’s Family Violence Outreach Support program provides support to women and children in the community who are experiencing or escaping family violence.

Applicants must have relevant qualifications and or experience in risk management, report writing, case planning, advocacy and have sound written and verbal communication skills. The successful applicant will have an ability to develop ways of engaging Women at risk.

Family Reconciliation Initiative Case Manager: The Family Reconciliation Initiative Program aims to prevent young people between sixteen and eighteen years of age entering into a cycle of homelessness as a result of family conflict.

Applicants must have a passion for working with young people knowledge of the homelessness service system, conflict resolution skills, experience in case management, report writing, case planning and have sound written and communication skills.

The following criteria is applicable to this position: • Applicants must be willing to work within the Mission and Values of The Salvation Army • A current driver’s licence is essential • A satisfactory Police Check is essential • A Working With Children Check is essential • Proof of eligibility to work in Australia is essential • All applicants are required to cite the name of three (3) referees.

South East Services Network is a Child Safe organisation.

Applications close 5pm Friday 4th October 2013 A position description can be obtained by contacting Debbie Gillin on 56624502 or email debbie.gillin@aus.salvationarmy.org

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

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.

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

garage sales VENUS BAY TOWN GARAGE SALE OVER 25 MOVING HOUSE AND ANTIQUE SALES Treasure hunt - over $200 worth of prizes.

Sunday September 29 8am start Map at Venus Bay Gift Shop

GARAGE SALE HUGE CLEAN OUT Books, DVDs, collectables, craft items, furniture, Honda postie bike

Saturday, September 28 8am - 4pm All under cover

Rear of 17c Bellingham Street, Leongatha

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

$27.50 GARAGE SALE KIT KIT INCLUDES 5cm x S/C advert (valued at $33.00) • 2 x A4 Garage Sale Signs • Garage Sale Tips (dos and don’ts) • Sheet of Price Stickers • Star Carry Bag

Total package valued at $41 ADVERTISE by calling 5662 5555 or emailing classifieds@thestar.com.au or call in to 36 McCartin Street LEONGATHA to pick up your kit when you place your advertisement

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Painting & Decorating Apprenticeship A local business is seeking a hardworking and reliable person who would be interested in a Painting & Decorating Apprenticeship.

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CHALLIS - Sandra, Peter, Ashleigh, Georgia and Chloe welcome a new son and brother, Joshua Peter Brian, on 13/9/13 at Leongatha.

Special thank you to Louise, Chris and Jo in Mid and Doctors Tim and Chris.

marriage celebrant PAM HERRALD 5662 2553 0438 097 181

LEONGATHA AND SURROUNDING AREAS For further enquiries please call Dexter on

Jenny Milkins

0438 539 679

CAM ABOOD

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All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

Leongatha 5662 4191

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QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSER Our successful salons located in Wonthaggi and Leongatha are seeking another talented Hairdresser to join our award-winning team. If you are looking to further your career and work in a young, dynamic and fun team environment who are motivated, talented and passionate, then we can offer you • • • • •

Ongoing training and development Career development opportunities Modern salons Incentives, commissions and rewards Only the best products

We offer excellent working conditions and remuneration and we know our people are our business.

Please email your resumé and cover letter to inspirehairdesign@bigpond.com by 30/9/2013

PHYSIOTHERAPIST GRADE 1or 2

RYAN - Joyce.

26.9.2012 Deep in my heart Your memory is kept, My dearest Mum, I will never forget.

Lynette.

RYAN - Joyce.

March 17, 1922 September 26, 2012.

Missing you and loving you always.

Much loved mum, gran and great gran of Elaine and Graeme, and family.

deaths DYKE - Bernice Rhoda.

Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital on September 19, 2013. Aged 87 years.

Late of Allambee South.

Beloved wife of Ron (dec).

Dearly loved mother of Jan and Russell, and their families.

Cherished always.

Special thanks to Gippsland Southern Health Services Palliative Care, Dr Chisholm, Dr Toohill, Dr Sonia Moncrief and the hospital staff for their care and support of Bernice and her family.

SMITH - Lorraine Mary.

12.2.1953 - 19.9.2013 Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital.

Loved daughter of the late Jack and Margaret Minns.

Dearly loved sister of Carol and Robert, Paul, Steve and Lee. Loved aunty of Andrea and Rob, Daniel and Cameron; Brendan and Michelle, Jake and Megan, Jesse and Clancy; Anthony, Lauren and Bryce, and Luke.

Loved friend of Gavin, Jacinta, Jay, Ebony and their families.

Forever in our hearts.

Full-Time / Part Time negotiable Bass Coast Regional Health is the major public healthcare provider within the Bass Coast Shire in South Gippsland. The service has provided quality service and care for the community of the Bass Coast Shire for over 90 years. It is an integrated health service providing a range of acute, sub-acute, ancillary medical, aged and ambulatory care services. The 58 bed hospital is fully equipped to offer a broad range of specialist medical, surgical and obstetric services including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, gynaecology, paediatrics, urology and rehabilitation. There is an extensive array of community and home based services delivered from facilities In Cowes, San Remo, Grantville, Inverloch and Wonthaggi.

The main campus, situated in Wonthaggi, is only 120kms south east of Melbourne (just over an hour) and is close to beaches, Phillip Island and many tourist attractions offering numerous leisure activities and a seachange lifestyle.

Two positions currently exist for qualified and enthusiastic Grade 1 or Grade 2 Physiotherapists to join our supportive and team-oriented department. You will be responsible for providing high quality, overall objective physiotherapy management for the patients across both inpatient and outpatient settings.

To be successful you will need to have recognised degree in Physiotherapy and to hold registration with AHPRA. Strong knowledge base and experience with ability to work in a team. New graduates and Grade 1 Physiotherapists are welcome to apply.

Terms and conditions of employment are according to experience. Salary packaging available. Current Police check required.

For information regarding Bass Coast Regional Health visit our website www.bcrh.com.au Enquires and written applications with CV and two referees to: Naveen Kurra Chief Physiotherapist Bass Coast Regional Health PO Box 120, Wonthaggi Vic 3995 Tel: 56713343 Email: naveen.kurra@bcrh.com.au Applications close 04 October 2013

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for lease LEONGATHA 7-9 Ashenden Street

deaths SMITH - Lorraine.

Passed away peacefully on 19/9/13 aged 60.

Beloved wife of Brian.

Loved friend of Fiona and Bernard, Karen and Brendan, Jeremy and Rachel. Much loved nanna of Prani, Josie and Henry.

To live in hearts left behind is not to die.

SMITH - Lorraine Mary.

Loved sister and sisterin-law of Steve and Lee Minns.

Nothing could be more beautiful, Than the memories we have of you, To us they’re very precious, Because they are of you.

A special lady now resting peacefully in God’s garden with her mum and dad.

SMITH - Lorraine Mary.

A true Christian, kind and loving to all, will be missed by many.

At peace in God’s garden.

Love Bob, Maggie and Joan, and families.

SMITH - Lorraine.

A life lived caring for many.

Long time friend of the Miles family.

Sympathy to Brian and family.

Love John and Julie.

A Service of Remembrance for Miss Margot Leckie Wischer was held at the Wilson Chapel, Springvale Botanical Cemetery on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 2.15pm.

for lease

FOR LEASE

36 X 20m SHED on ½ ACRE

$290 pw 3 BEDROOM KORUMBURRA HOME

Contact Stockdale & Leggo on 5662 5800 for further details

Under 13s: Kealee Hamilton most improved, Jayde McGlead best and fairest, Maddie Roberts most versatile, and Brylee Angwin runner up best and fairest.

Absent was Kyla Green with the coach’s award.

Under 15: Melissa Vanin best team player, Tori Cripps runner-up best and fairest and Keighley Starrett best and fairest.

WISCHER Margot Leckie.

Passed away suddenly at home on September 13, 2013, in her 80th year.

Daughter of the late Leath and Colin Wischer. Sister of Judith (dec). Much loved aunt of Wendy, Kate and Colin.

Remembered with love by Jon, Ann, Christie, Hayley, Sam, Jay, Jessica, Dwayne, Daniel and Jarrod.

$30,000 per annum + outgoings & GST.

Comes with hoist, paint booth, compressor, office.

Foster FNC junior netball awards

Gas heating/cooking Spa, single garage Loads of storage Available early October

Under 17: Gemma Baldwin runner up best and fairest, Kelsey Angwin best and fairest and Britt Roffey coach’s award.

funerals DYKE - The Funeral Service for the late Mrs Bernice Rhoda Dyke will be held at the Uniting Church, Mirboo North on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 commencing at 10.30am.

The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Mirboo North Cemetery.

Ph: 0437 599 589

FOR LEASE - INVERLOCH

funerals SMITH - A Funeral Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Mrs Lorraine Mary Smith will be offered at St Laurence’s Catholic Church, Leongatha on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 11.30am.

The funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery.

Rosary will be recited in the above church, Wednesday evening, September 25 at 7.30pm.

Retail shop town centre, approx 70sqm High exposure area. Street frontage, arcade sideage.

Surrounded by quality businesses.

Great opportunity here $3,000 pcm inc GST.

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Industrial factory 430sqms inc. office/showroom with r/c air, 3 phase power, front loading single roller door, 6m x 4.8m side opening, clear span.

Plenty natural light.

Southcoast First National 5674 2244 Blair Hodges - 0418 358 275

Paul & Margaret Beck proprietors Caring for our Community, personal dignified service to all areas 5662 2717

STORAGE SHEDS FOR LEASE IN LEONGATHA Sheds at 3.9m long x 3m wide $140 per calendar month.

Sheds at 5.4m long x 3m wide $150 per calendar month.

Secure location & 24 hour access.

PHONE 5662 5800 for more details

Pre-need Funeral Plans available Office and Chapel: 24 Anderson Street, Leongatha hfs1@vic.australis.com.au MEMBER OF AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

MG milks profit MURRAY Goulburn yesterday announced a $34.9 million profit for the financial year to June 30, up from $14.5 million in the previous 12 months.

Shareholders were also rewarded with a final dividend of 8 per cent on ordinary shares, representing payments of $21 million. The company recorded milk supply growth of two per cent, to 2.990 billion litres, as well as revenue growth of one per cent, to $2.385 billion.

When combining the final milk price of $4.97 with the dividend of nine cents, the total return to supplier shareholders on average is $5.06, a company spokesperson said.

“MG delivered a solid performance in 201213 despite tough seasonal conditions, lower dairy ingredients prices and a high Australian dollar – all factors which were beyond our control,” MG managing director Gary Helou said.

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Thirds: runner up best and fairest Jim Broadway, M Reilly Memorial Dan Campbell, most determined Nick Moore, best in finals Ryan Olden, most improved Joel Winderlich, best and fairest Sam Wilson, most consistent Jake McMillan and coach Dave Trotman.

Absent was Cam Harris, coach’s award.

Above, Fourths: back from left, runner up best and fairest Ethan Stephenson, best and fairest Dean Thorson, coach’s award Bill Horvarth, most improved Charlie Doherty, coach Geoff Stephenson, front, most determined Zac Cox, Angus McInnes (best six year old boundary umpire ever award) and most consistent Charlie McInnes.

11 and under: back, from left, Coach Nena Caithness, Shania Stewart-Taylor, Niamh Martin, Fleur Timmins, Hayley Young, coach Melody Martin, front, Chelsea Elliott, Lily Caithness and Brigid Johnson.

13 and under: back from left, coach Irene Gale, Lauren Gale, Tamara Lavarda, Jaslin Fisher, Jemma Caithness, Hannah McEwan, front, Stuart Bright, John Phillips and Kate Marshman.

Meeniyan and District Netball Club presentations MEENIYAN and District Netball Club held its presentation night on Saturday, September 14 in the Meeniyan Uniting Church Hall.

Under 17: best and fairest Lauren Redpath, runner up Tanya Derrick, coach Mel Harris.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.

To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below.

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

At Port Phillip Heads

Under 13: Coach Tanya Thorson, runner up Irene Thorson, best and fairest Abby Forrester.

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0426 0953 1612 2215

1.56 0.51 1.46 0.27

0501 1030 1646 2252

1.49 0.55 1.40 0.32

0539 1107 1725 2329

1.42 0.59 1.34 0.38

0619 1145 1806

1.35 0.64 1.28

0008 0707 1229 1856

0.45 1.29 0.69 1.22

0051 0802 1318 1958

0.51 1.25 0.73 1.17

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

The night was very well attended by players and their families, partners and friends; the committee, and coaches. Following presentations a light supper was shared.

Four teams played the 2013 season at the Leongatha and District Netball Association Courts, with the 17 and Under Blue team winning the grand final by three goals. The 17 and Under/C Grade Yellow and 13 and under teams were also finals contenders.

All players and their coaches were individually recognized for their efforts over the season.

Dudley Harrison was recognized for his fundraising efforts, as was Janet Phillips who prepared all of the rosters.

Kirsten Mowat and Sarah Sauvarin were equally awarded runner up best and fairest player

for the 17/C Grade Blue team, with Genevieve Scholte winning the best and fairest award.

Also on the night a cheque for $805 was proudly presented by president Nena Caithness to the MDU Netball Club President Tanya Thorson.

The money was fundraised by the club to assist with the costs of new netball courts being built at Meeniyan prior to the 2014 season commencing.

The committee would like take this opportunity to thank everyone who assisted or supported the club in some (or numerous ways) over the course of the season.

For any enquires or if you are interested in playing with the club in 2014 please contact president Nena Caithness on 0439 389 446.

Also, if you would like to make a monetary donation to assist with costs of building the new courts at Meeniyan please contact MDU Netball Club President Tanya Thorson on 0419 644 402.

All donations will be greatly appreciated.

Under 15’s netball: runner up best and fairest Sophie Thomas and best and fairest Tyla Riley.

17/C Grade Blue: back from left, Genevieve Scholte, Eloise Scholte, Rebecca Mangiafico, Erika Pocklington, Kirsten Mowat, coach Jacquie Mowat, front, Sarah Sauvarin and Alana Bright.

Thanks: club president Nena Caithness presents Tanya Thorson with cheque for the courts upgrade.

17/C Grade Yellow: Sarah Thomas, Belinda Pocklington, Jemma Caithness, Nena Caithness and Veronica Greaves.

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THE Fish Creek Football and Netball Club presentations were held last Friday night with a good crowd in attendance.

Whilst some grades perhaps could have gone a bit further with three football teams and four netball teams playing well into the finals it was a great effort by a small country club.

Left, Senior Award winners: Lachlan Park, Coach Andrew Seccull, Jordan Shaw, Gus Staley, Chad Macri, Lachlan Pratt, best and fairest winner Callan Park and Rhys Staley.

Reserve award winners: Captain Peter Mueller, Daniel Britton, B&F winner Chris Hudd, Michael Francis and Coach Jeremy Lawson.

A Grade: coach Kym Berryman, Maddie Kerr, best and fairest winner Cara Wogan-Brown and Nadia Leunig.

B Grade: Kelly Wylie, best and fairest winner Elysia Shaw, Nadia Leunig and Kate C Grade: Coach Wendy Sperling, best and fairest winner Kym Berryman, Fiona Smith and Sperling.

Chloe Danckert.

FX Kerr award: Creekers Grant Williams, Andy Kerr with Young leaders: mentors Kate Sperling, left, and Andrew the prestigious FX Kerr Award winner Alan Pell and Creeker Creeker’s Clubmen award winners: Creeker Nick Shaw, Seccull, right, support young leaders Kaylee Comben and Dulio Stefani.

Gareth Park.

Rhys Staley, Michael Francis, coach Andrew Seccull.

Aussie Hoops wraps up MIRBOO North Junior Basketball Association has just completed its seven week program of Aussie Hoops.

This year 25 kids were enrolled, congratulations to all 25 participants enrolled in the program.

Graduation night was held on September 20, 2013 with participants receiving certificates and kits, that included backpack, ball, drink bottle and warm up top.

Aussie Hoops is the fun and exciting national program for primary school kids.

Special thanks go to all parents involved, Tahlia Irwin for her assistance and the under 14 boys Jack, Connor, Andy, Trev, Sam, Zane, Thomas for all their help.

The Aussie Hoops program uses a game sense approach where children learn basketball through playing lots of games and activities. Aussie Hoops is for all boys and girls up to 10 years of age and all abilities.

Left, Fun times: Mirboo North’s Aussie Hoops group celebrate the end of their program.

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Daily winners: Wonthaggi lady golfers, from left, Marg Johnson and Jan Jeeves.

Wonthaggi ladies golf WEDNESDAY saw 28 players head out for the qualifying round of foursomes (or gruesomes as popularly called) for the Lyla Taberner Board Event where 4 pairs qualify for the knockout rounds.

The best score for the day was the pair of Jan Jeeves (16) and Marg Johnson (11) which after a shakey 7, 7 start saw them come in with 91 (13.5) 77.5 net, Denise Miller and Dot Hardeman were a close 79.5 net. Denise also scored the NTP on the 17th, no one was on the 2nd, and evidently Maree Anderson had a great shot on the normal pro pin hole the 8th, but sorry Maree no prize this time!

BDL were also given to current title holders Irene Walsh and Jacqueline Loughran 79.5 (trying for back to back ) , Anne Walker and Leonie Bentick (nice to see you out playing again Leonie ) 84, Chris Yann and Robyn Wilkinson 84.5, and Betty Bowmar and Maureen Masterman 85.

Next week we have our annual challenge with our visitors from Centenary Park, remember shot gun start, for 9am. Be early to make sure we start on time and remember the baking request from our President Anne.

• Leongatha Tennis Club

Big year ahead THE Leongatha Tennis Club will be hosting its annual opening day on Sunday, September 29.

An annual highlight on the tennis calendar, the opening day is for all players from all clubs to come in and have a warm-up hit before the actual competition begins in October.

The event will commence at 11am and an official opening will take place early in the afternoon.

There will be a free delicious barbecue on offer for all participants and if the weather is fine, the club anticipates an excellent day of tennis.

Children of all ages and skill levels are also encouraged to attend, where resident coach Matthew Pocklington will host some games and activities.

The season ahead appears full of promise with the Leongatha Tennis Club looking to win back-toback A Grade premierships, albeit with a different looking team.

Again we have a strong A Reserve side entered for the Saturday competition, along with a B Grade team full of excitement.

Our midweek and night tennis competitions appear healthy, so everyone is looking forward to the sun coming out and having a game of tennis.

WEDNESDAY, September 18 saw 10 teams take to the greens in the midweek social bowls, with the winners being the team of Alan Rayson (s) and John Richards with two wins plus 16.

Runners-up were Ian Todd (s) and Mike Carnell with two wins plus 12.

Just also happen to note attached to these results welcome back to the ‘nomads’.

Saturday, September 21 saw the first of the pennant practice on the greens with Leongatha at home to Phillip Island, and the home side managed to finish the day with an overall win, 174 shots to 129.

Division 1 had three teams in action and Division 3/4 had four. Division 1 won 89 to 57 shots and Division 3/4 won 85 to 72 overall.

According to all reports each club had a good workout and were also testing out some new pennant players. The club wishes to express its sincere thanks to the Phillip Island club for their valued support.

The next pennant practice will be on Saturday, October 5 between the Leongatha club members.

Tuesday, September 24 will see the start of the ladies pennant, round one, with Division 2 ladies at home to Port Welshpool and Division 3 away to Foster.

Wednesday, September 25 will see the monthly triples in action again with a 9.30am start and BYO lunch.

Saturday, September 28, grand final day, will see the club’s social bowls take place, but please note start time will be 11am not 1pm, with names to be in before 10am.

Several reminders: The mixed triples scheduled for November 3 tournament requires more entries. This is an open event so the club would like to see entries from other clubs as well.

If you wish to enter please contact Jeff Pendergast as soon as possible on 5662 0974.

Also to the Leongatha and district business places, it is time for you to put your teams in for the business bowls. I understand it is to commence Tuesday, November 12.

If you wish to enter your team please contact either Rod Jackson 5662 4151 or Jeff 5662 0974.

Until the next report, good bowling - ‘Jackhigh’.

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Anyone for tennis: Leongatha Tennis Club president Frank Dekker is ready for a great season ahead on the courts.

Korumburra volleyball Round 10 A Grade: Golliwogs d Warriors (2:1) 25:17, 25:12, 18:25, 6:3.

Pirates d Champions (2:1) 23:25, 25:19, 25:23.

Giants d Bugs (2:0) 27:25,

25:18, 10:10.

B Grade: Panthers d Shark Bait (2:1) 25:22, 12:25, 20:8.

Misfits d M. G. Holy Cows (2:1) 25:21, 22:25, 25:15.

Chargers d HELP (2:1) 25:22, 25:19, 11:22.

ON Wednesday, September 18 there were 18 players on a wet night to bowl which saw four teams, three of three and one of two.

We played three games of eight ends with six bowls, also it was nice to see Dudley Harrison and Kevin Robinson back for a night of bowls.

In fourth (LLL), skipper Bill Wolswinkle, Graeme Tobias; third (LWL), skipper Andrew Hanks, Peter

Parrots in celebration mode

Celebrations: Parrots netballers Rachel O’Loughlin, Kate McCracken, Abby Dowd, Courtney Lever and Kate McCarthy were dressed to impress on Mad Monday after the Gippsland League grand final on Sunday.

Family occasion: the Kelly brothers, Rhett (left) and Fraser, of Leongatha watched sister Tegan Renden play for the Parrots’ B Grade side in the grand final on Sunday.

Heldens and Peter Tiziani; second (WLW), skipper Rod McConchie, Dudley Harrison and Kevin Robinson; first (WWW), skipper Toni Heldens, Glenys Pilkington and Illene Tiziani.

The best first game Toni 9-2, second Andrew 704, third Rod 11-9.

We hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Mardan indoor IT was great to see some regulars back from their treks north.

We played two mats and two games of 10 ends.

Runners-up with two wins and 10 ends were Ronnie Baker, Laurna Roberts, Vito Serafino and Nic Rutjens (skip).

Winners with two wins and 12 ends were Bert Bright, Ann Plowman and Andy Plowman (skip).

Go Parrots: Maddie Kerr (left) and Rebecca Argento showed their colours in support of the Parrot netballers on Sunday.

Inverloch bowls THURSDAY the men’s turkey triples competition was washed out.

Sadly, we are at the mercy of the weather-gods at this time of year.

Saturday Divisions One and Two played a friendly pre-season match at Korumburra, and the two Division Four teams were hosted by Tarwin Lower.

These matches reminded Inverloch players of the strength of the competition they will face this season.

Normal Men’s pairs bowling will return to Inverloch this Thursday.

Next Saturday will be an at-home practice day, and Inverloch will meet Wonthaggi on the following Saturday, October 5 is the final warm-up match for Pennant season 2013-14.

Ladies WE managed a lovely day on Wednesday with weather and returning to the bowling green finishing with afternoon tea with the Golden Oldies.

The winners for the day were Carol

Hughes, Gloria Growse and Marg Griffin with 17 shots up. Runners up were Lois Luby, Carol Waters, Edith Perrett and Shirley Cook with 14 shots up.

The raffle winners were Gwen Rees presented with a lovely sponge made by Bev Kurle and Judy Parker, Yvonne Kee, Shirley Phillipson and Shirley Cook.

On the on October 7 at 10am I Choose Awesome will be coming.

Travelling Jack will be coming on Wednesday at 11.30, so if you need any new gear please come to see what Josie has for you.

A Special General Meeting will be held on Wednesday at 7.30pm in the downstairs clubrooms.

This meeting is required as a new Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 has come into effect. A few changes need to be made to our constitution to align with this Reform Act. All affiliated members are requested to attend.

We have a wonderful raffle going which will be drawn in December.

South Gippsland Bridge Club Results Meeniyan – Monday Evening: 1st Pat West, Barbara Axten. 2nd Kathryn Smith, Peter Braker. 3rd Susan Ruffin, Clive Hope.

Tarwin Lower – Tuesday afternoon: North/ South: 1st Greg Nicholson, Jean Barbour. 2nd John Sutton, Jack Kuiper. 3rd Faye Rowlands, Pat West.

East/West 1st Neville and Phillip Chapman. 2nd Ken McKenzie, Marie Sands. 3rd Hannah Martin, Leila Bell.

Inverloch – Friday afternoon: North/South: 1st Greg Nicholson, Kaye Douglas. 2nd John Farr, Anne Williams. 3rd Jack Kuiper, Jean Barbour.

East/West: 1st Clive Hope, John Sutton. 2nd John Sullivan, Alan Johnston. 3rd Ken McKenzie, Marie Sands.

Winners: Marg Griffin, Carol Hughes and Gloria Growse.

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Spring fiesta runners-up: Sue Waugh, Sandy Slayney, Wendy Pope and, front, Jennifer Nickell from Yarram Golf Club.

Leongatha ladies THE spring weather held on Wednesday for the annual Lois Cameron Canadian Foursomes event. Each year Rod Cameron generously sponsors this event, in memory of his wife Lois, who was a member for many years and particularly enjoyed this version of the game.

Mother and daughter combination, Wendy Brown and Rebecca Thomas won the event with 87 off the stick with not a lot of handicap to subtract. Their final result, after deducting 3/8 of their combined handicaps was 775/8.

Meeniyan SATURDAY was a singles stoke event and flag day with the sponsor for the day being Lloyd and Rita Redpath which is much appreciated.

The A Grade and flag winner was John Dumont with 70 nett .

Runner up was Col Graeme with 73 nett on a count back.

The B Grade winner was Jim Cusack with 72 nett on a count back from Peter Riddle with 72 nett.

Balls down the line went to Daryle Gregg 73 nett and Graeme Revell with 73 nett.

Nearest the pin on the fifth was won by Colin Graeme.

The pro pin on the second was won Graeme Revell.

The raffle winners were Graeme Revell and Will Bullock.

The members’ draw was won by Daniel Finnegan who was not present so it jackpots to next week.

The winner of Tuesday’s single stableford event was Allan Kuhne with 40 points.

Balls down the line went to Reg Hannay 37pts, Lloyd Redpath 34pts and Wino Reilly with 34 points.

Nearest the pin on the 8th was won by Reg Hannay.

Runners up, with 796/8, were Toni West and one of our promising new players Barb Miller. These two couples will now compete in a match play final in several weeks, a very new experience for Barb Miller.

Wendy Parker and Margaret Raynor had 797/8, to win a ball down the line followed by Trish Owen and partner Jan Brownlie, another emerging player, with 806/8. Val Brydon and Loris Clark combined well to have 835/8 and win a ball each while Jocelyn Howson and Glenyce McRobert won the last of the balls with 84.

Best nine was won by Greg Burridge with 17 points.

Thursday’s event was washed out even though four brave souls decided to get saturated.

This Saturday is AFL grand final day with a 4 person ambrose event with hit off time being from 8am onwards, so get your team organised, wear your team’s colours and we will see you there.

Meeniyan ladies On Wednesday 18th September 18, 14 Meeniyan ladies played Par. The trophy donor for the day was Gwen Heppell.

Section 1 winner was Andrea Thorson with -1.

Section 2 winner was Nancy Hammet with -2.

Best 9, Irene Holm was square.

DLB: Tanya Thorson -2, Heather Poletti -3 and Faye Le Page -4.

Nearest the Pin on 2nd Hole Irene Holm & 17 Hole was Tanya Thorson.

Wonthaggi ON yet another rain drenched course we played a stroke event on Saturday with a field of 81 players.

Spring fiesta winners: Margaret Frith, Pam Rothfield, Leongatha ladies golf: from left, Rebecca Thomas and Di Gray and Jeanette Diss, from Phillip Island Golf Club, Wendy Brown, winners, and Barb Miller and Toni West, sponsored by Handley Funeral Services Leongatha. runners up.

Marianne Leaver was closest to the flag on the 14th and Trish Owen on the 16th.

Captain Marea Maher congratulated Wendy Parker and Isobel Sutherland on their excellent result at the State finals of the Royal Women’s Hospital play off at Peninsular Golf Club. They finished with 40 points which placed them third in the state.

A small field played in a stableford event on Saturday. The winner was Marilyn Williams with 28 points. Marilyn also won the nearest the pin. Wendy Parker won a

A Grade winner was C. Andrew 68 net, B Grade D. Paproth 71 net, C Grade J. Crellin 73 net.

Balls down the line: M. Johnson 68, D. Vanagtmaal 69, K. Bayley 70, R. Sheean 71, M. Scott, S. Lowe, G. Dennis 72; P. Hanley, N. Cook, P. Young, D. Munro, F. Loughran 73.

Nearest the pins: 2nd I. Baker, 8th J. Jordan, 13th D. Vanagtmaal, 17th F. Loughran.

Thank you to all those members who attended last week’s annual general meeting.

This Saturday is a fourball event with a shotgun start at 8am, and then off to watch Fremantle beat Hawthorn.

Our October monthly medal has been sponsored by the Wonthaggi Show Society very generously and as such we will be presenting our A, B and C Grade winners with a voucher of $100 each.

Congratulations to our three new committee members, Josh French, Jaye Foon and Darren Tiley. I am looking forward to working with you and I am sure you will all do a fantastic job.

Great golfing and I will see you all on Saturday at 8am.

ball down the line with 27 points.

Spring Fiesta Spring was ‘almost in the air’ for the inaugural Spring Fiesta at Leongatha Golf Club last week.

Eighty-eight ladies, from as far afield as Barwon Heads, competed in an Irish 4BBB stableford event.

This version of the game required the three best of four scores to be counted.

Paul and Margaret Beck of Handley Funeral Services of Leongatha were the very generous sponsors of the day.

The winners, from Phillip

Foster THE course was quite wet after another damp week – but still playable with preferred lies.

Last Tuesday and Thursday, however, play was washed out.

On Friday, September 20, 3 brave golfers ventured out -with the best score being Gary Phelan with 15 points.

On Saturday a 4 Ball Stableford Multiplication event was played, sponsored by Michael Cahill. The winners were Athol McGrath and Gary Clavarino with 72 pts. DTL balls went to Steve Reid and Neville Thompson on 70 pts, and Andrew Naylor and Peter Dight on 68 pts. NTP’s were Pat McKay, Andrew Naylor, Paul Spencer, Steve Reid and Fred Tyers.

The encouragement award went to Trevor Jones and Greg Paine on 30 pts.

Neil Chandler broke his wood on the 13th tee – but before you draw conclusions, I must tell you-he broke it before he hit off. Seems the shaft broke when Neil leaned on the club while waiting for his partner Pat to hit off. Not sure if Neil needs to lose weight or get a stronger shaft. Anyway, Pat said Neil was more decisive in his club selection after that and

Holden scramble: Leongatha Golf Club hosted a qualifying round of the Holden Scramble Ambrose golf event on Sunday, September 22. The event was won by a team comprising Dan Poynton, Shane Wood, Brenton Dinsdale, and Nathan Magnuson. They are pictured with Colin Watson Holden Leongatha Manager Russell Hemming (on left).

Leongatha LEONGATHA Golf Club hosted a qualifying round of the Holden Scramble on Sunday sponsored by Colin Watson Holden of Leongatha.

Heavy overnight rain made scoring fairly difficult but the team of Dan Poynton, Brenton Dinsdale, Nathan Magnuson and Shane Wood seemed to relish the conditions to record an amazing score of 61 off the stick for a nett 55 and 7/8ths to win from the team of D. Birt, D. Tilley, D. Vanagtmaal and C. Andrew from the Wonthaggi club with a nett score of 57 and 5/8ths.

In third place was the team of Jeremy Westaway, Oscar Harry, Tony Goldie

and youngster Shane Harry with a nett 57 and 7/8ths on a countback from the team of Ben Ferrari, Chris Indian, Dan Brown and Brendan Simon.

NTP’s were D. Birt on the 7th, Simon Drummond on the 14th and David Forbes on the 16th.

The longest drives were taken out by Marriane Leaver for the ladies and Dan Brown for the men.

It was a very successful day despite the weather and the large field enjoyed the course and the hospitality provided.

Saturday’s Stableford event saw 66 players take part in heavy conditions with Chris Leaver, playing off 10, taking

out the A Grade honours with 38 points.

Allan Edney (17) was successful in B Grade with 36 points and Peter Jackson (26) had 34 points to take out the C Grade event.

NTP’s were Tim McCarthy on the 14th and Bruce Hutton on the 16th.

Balls DTL went down to 30 points and were won

by Russell Williams, Trevor Rickard, David Snell, John Housey, Steve Fisher, Peter Rayson, Gary Peters, Nev Munro, Paul Richardson, P. O’Connor, Merv Stubbs, Henry Sedelies, Jon Smith, Bryan McCorkell, Peter McKinnon, and Mark McHarg.

Tuesday’s Stableford competition was played in heavy conditions which saw Frank Smedley (25) win with 34 points on a countback from Ian Barlow and Anthony Clemann.

Keith Finney took out the NTP on the 14th and Russell Williams was NTP on the 16th.

DTL Balls went to Ian Barlow, Anthony Clemann, Peter Cannon, Michael Thomas, Keith Finney, Grant McRitchie and Kevin Scott.

Thursday’s event was washed out as the rain continued to fall. The Thursday Championship will now be held over the next two weeks.

Island Golf Club were Di Gray, Jeanette Diss, Margaret Frith and Pam Rothfield with 122 points.

Another visiting team, from Yarram Golf Club, were runnersup with 116 points. Team members were Sue Waugh, Sandy Slayney, Wendy Pope and Jennifer Nickell.

This group won on a count back from Sue Woods, Loris Clark, Fay Quilford and Marianne Leaver from Leongatha Golf Club.

Dot Christie from Meeniyan Golf Club, won the nearest the pin on the 4th, Nicole Allen from Mirboo North was closest on the 7th as was

his golf also improved.

The wet conditions are making scoring difficult for the ladies – the best score was Gayle Reid (21) with -9.

Pam Mathers was not present to get the $700 cash when her name was drawn last Friday. It will be $750 this week.

The Saturday golfers’ cash draw for $280 saw Sean Dunphy drawn out but he missed out so it will be $300 for the draw at 5.30 pm next Saturday.

The Saturday golfers’ card draw was won by Fred Tyers and David Hutchinson who each collected a nice bottle of wine.

The EGM approved changes which updated our club constitution. At the AGM the annual report was presented which showed the change to owner operator of the gaming operations has proceeded smoothly and things were going to plan. The club has made numerous improvements to the course and clubhouse in the last year and more are planned over time. We welcomed two worthy new committee members in Judy Bacon and Sue Wylie.

Thanks go to retiring members David Hutchinson and Neville Thompson.

Come along to enjoy an “all you can eat” buffet spit roast from now on every Sunday evening between 6 to 8 pm.

Coming Events Thurs. Sept 26th – Stableford Fri. Sept 26th - Chicken Run – Holes 10 to 18 Fri Sept 26th - Members Draw - $750 - 6.30 to 8.00 pm Sat. Sept 28th - Grand Final Day – Stableford Shotgun start at 9.30.

Sat Sept 28th - Golfers $300 Cash Draw at 5.30 pm Tues Oct 1st - Par The Happy Hooker

Woorayl NO Holdens for the winners but our club really appreciates the sponsorship of Colin Watson Holden for our stableford event last Saturday.

The A Grade winner with the best score of the day was Geoff McKinnon with 43 points. He won from Tim Burgess.

B Grade went to Graeme Salmon with 39 points from Rod Goodwin, and C Grade was won by Jim Newton with 38 points from John Hassett.

Balls went to Jack Howard, Paul Challis, Damian Symmons, Gary Young, Michael Collins, Graham Challis, Brian

Pauline Dorrizzi on the 14th and SGLGA President Anne Walker won the nearest to the pin on the 16th.

Balls down the line were won by the following groups: Loris Clark, Fay Quilford, Marianne Leaver and Sue Woods 116, Cathy Bartlett, Jill Kenneally, Katrina Jeremiah and Jocelyn Howson 114, Toni West, Marg Berry, Marion Bellingham and Pat West 113, Maxine Eabry, Sue Wakefield, Marg Tuckett and Trish Owen 109 and Debbie Miller, Glenyce McRobert, Jan Bissett and Pam Christensen 108.

Wilson, Max Wood and Bob Beilby.

Nearest the pins went to Tim Burgess and Jim Newton.

The ladies result saw Jackie Hockey winning from Jan Pope.

While football will be the main topic next Saturday, our club will sponsor a stableford event for men and ladies.

Would all ladies please note the event on Wednesday will be played at Woorayl.

Woorayl ladies JO Fennell sponsored her Green Card Day last week, a teams’ event with a twist! Each team was made up of an A, B, and C grade player, who played their individual stableford round as usual.

However there was a fourth “Green Card” for each team, on which the player to score on each hole was nominated according to their grade. This led to some interesting results, as the player with the best score on any hole was not necessarily the one whose score had to count! The winning team was Inge Giliam, Ann Poole and Sue Wakefield with 28 points and balls down the line went to Pauline Lancaster, Jenny Riseley and Linda Richards. Nearest the pin on the 8th was Jenny Riseley, on the 11th and 17th was Karin McKenzie. Thanks Jo for a great day.

Next week’s program has had a late change, with the Mirboo North day cancelled for this year and instead a Stableford round will be played at Woorayl.

Korumburra THERE were 36 players for the stableford competition on Saturday, September 21, with trophies by Matt and Eddy Hams.

A Grade (10 hcp): R. Spokes 40 pts countback, runner-up N. Perks 40. Balls: L. Guilfoyle 37, R. Ludenia 36, C. Clements 35, M. Garnham 35, S. Rose 35.

B Grade (23 hcp): A Rosa 38 pts, runner-up A. Worthy 36 on countback.

Balls: J. Little 36, S. Osboldstone 38, S. Webster 35.

Nearest the pin: 1st S. Osboldstone, 7th C. Clements, 10th P. Hopkins, 13th S. Rose.

NAGA: A. Brocklebank 24 pts countback.

Tuesday’s winner was Bob Beilby, Leongatha 40 pts.

Notices: Knockouts need to be played by Sunday, No-

vember 3.

Korumburra ladies SEVENTEEN ladies played 18 holes of golf, whilst three played 9 holes, in a Stableford event, last Wednesday.

The weather was lovely, although conditions underfoot were very wet in places, due to recent rains.

The winner in Section 1 (0-23) was Chris Rickard (23) with 32 points and runner-up, with 29 points, was Judy Webb (19).

Pam Eyres (42) won Section 2 (24-45) with 31 points and Beryl Brown (24) was runner-up with 29 points.

Chris Rickard was nearest the pins on the 1st and 13th greens.

After golf, there was a clinic for hitting out of bunkers. A number of women took advantage of learning some hints and we thank Chris Clements, for giving his time and sharing his expertise on this subject.

On Saturday, there was a small field of women who played in a Stableford event.

A great deal of rain that had fallen since Wednesday made the course much heavier, but thankfully, the day was fine.

Lee Clements (11) was the winner, with 32 points and Lynette McIvor (23) was runner-up with 29 points.

Lee was nearest the pin on the 1st and Lynette was closest on the 13th.

Next Wednesday, there is a time sheet for the Doris Chambers event. Those ladies, who are not in this competition, will play a Stableford round.

Mirboo North THE day winner of the stableford competition played on Thursday, September 19 was Mal Payne (10) 37 pts.

Down the line: J. Blunsden 35 pts, I. Evison 32.

On Saturday, September 21 the day winner (A Grade) of the stableford competition was Tom Whitelaw (4) 39 pts. B Grade winner was Ron Funnell (21) 37 pts.

Down the line: P. Woodall 38 pts, S. Duff 36, T. Traill 36, M. Payne 35, T. Bradshaw 34 countback, M. Kelly 34 countback.

2nd shot nearest the pin 1st hole: T. Whitelaw.

Nearest the pin: 4th S. Bickerton, 6th T. Bradshaw, 13th R. Funnell, 16th N. Whitelaw.

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Bulldog’s awards presentations

B Grade netball: coach Cheryl Nicholas, equal runner-up best and fairest Bianca Maskell and Rebecca Muir, best and fairest Jess Cook, coach’s award Alanah Besley.

U17 netball: coach Lauren Cossen, coach’s award Tanae Dixon. Absent, Jaquie Snooks best and fairest, runner-up best and fairest Gemma Dixon.

C Grade netball: coach’s award Abbey Moriarty, best and fairest Taylah Staples, coach Ricky McNaughton, runner-up best and fairest Louise McMeekin.

Reserves: runner-up best and fairest Dylan Muir, most consistent Jason Wilson, best team man Daniel Myors, coach’s award Nathan Cant, Jake Kilpatrick (absent) most improved; front, most determined Peter Kyle, coach and best and fairest James Kyle.

Seniors: U21 most promising player Ben Fitzpatrick, coach Peter Helms, best team man Michael Cooke, most determined Mick Urie, runner-up best and fairest Chris Urie, most improved Ashley Snooks, coach’s award Luke Carpenter, most consistent Scott Braithwaite. Absent, Mark Bradley best and fairest.

A Grade netball: coach and best and fairest Christie Hillberg, coach’s award Ange Croatto, runnerup best and fairest Kim Hillberg.

Life membership: president Michael Hopkins presenting to Peter Kettler.

Under 18 football: coach Neil Edwards, equal best and fairest CJ Hansen, most determined Scott Lacey, most consistent Brock Dorling, equal best and fairest Jack Harris, most improved Nathan Allen, best team man Zack Mayo, coach’s award Jesse Harris, assistant coach Kevin Moriarty, coach’s award Jack Walker; front, equal best and fairest Josh Hopkins.

Leongatha Knights end year LEONGATHA Knights Soccer Club capped off a successful season with the Junior Presentation and Family Fun day on Saturday.

It was heart warming to see over 70 people in attendance. Vice President Lorcan Heneghan thanked the president Lee Kirkus, the catering committee Lyn Mills, Samantha and James Wearne and Junior coaches Maddy Gatehouse, Drew McLean, Raj Ruthi and team managers.

(Lorcan was also a coach).

Participation medals were presented to all junior players.

The Under 13s coach Raj presented Javier Alba with the best and fairest award and Shem Murphy the runner up trophy.

Fiona Van Puyenbroek was the worthy recipient of the Don Morris award which is a perpetual trophy to his memory for best club person.

Senior Presentation was held at the RSL for a smorgasbord dinner where former club president Gerry Marvin was presented with the club’s first life membership.

Seniors: Travis Bennett runner up, Stuart McNaughton best and fairest.

Best club person: Fiona Van Puyenbroek with Don Morris Award and president Lee Under 13s: Javier Alba best and fairest and Shem Murphy runner-up.

Kirkus.

Women: Kim Kirkus runner up, Mimmie Ng best and fairest, Tammy McCaughan coach’s award.

Under 16s: Elijah Tacanelli runner up, Ethan Bath best and fairest and Tyson Chandler coach’s award.

Under 19s: Tom Stampton runner up, Fergus Warren best and fairest and Matt Wardle coach’s award.

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Stony Creek FNC MDU celebrates season presentations

Senior winners: back from left, Josh Schelling, most consistent, Sam Marriott, most determined, Bryce Rawson, most improved, front, Robert Eddy best and fairest and McCaughan Medal winner, Luke Bowman runner up best and fairest and Cam Le Page best team man. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Seniors: from left, runner up best and fairest Charlie Ampt, best and fairest Tom McDermott, most consistent Clint Johnson and the Rod Taylor Award, Lachlan Findlay.

Absent were most determined Callum Hutcheson, most improved Mat Harris and coach’s award Tim Harris.

Right, Reserves: from left, runner up best and fairest Brent Densley, best and fairest Pete Harris and coach’s award Kurt Sinclair. Absent were most consistent Steve White, most determined Matt Winderlich and most improved Sam Economou.

A Grade winners: Jess Casbolt coach’s award, Olivia Cope runner up best and fairest, Jess Gordon best and fairest. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Reserves: Michael Dyer best and fairest, Andrew Verboon runner up best and fairest, Sean Cope most consistent, Chris Amor coach’s award and Shane Moore Coach. Absent Jay Accardi, most determined. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

B Grade: Andrea Funnell runner up best and fairest, Abbi Taylor most improved. Absent was Kelsie Schelling best and fairest. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www.fourcornersframing.biz

Netballers: from left, A Grade runner up best and fairest Lauren Redpath, best and fairest Tyler Ralph, B Grade best and fairest Jane Harrison, runner up best and fairest Mel Harris, C Grade best and fairest Lauren Wightman and runner up best and fairest Molly Kuhne.

Club awards: Stephen Sinclair was awarded life membership while Dean Cashin was named best club person. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Club awards: from left, life member Greg Trease, Goldie Award recipient Tanya Thorson and life member Tim Trotman.

Left, C Grade: Lisa Burge runner up best and fairest, Michaela Stretton best team player, Caitlin Howard best and fairest and best in finals. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning@www. fourcornersframing.biz

Meeniyan Dumbalk United Netball Club

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To be held Monday, October 21, 7.30pm at the Meeniyan Football Clubrooms, Meeniyan-Nerrena Road, Meeniyan Need to note changes to Constitution

All welcome

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Tarwin Football and Netball Club presentations

Stan Sell Memorial Award: club president Dean Ellen presented the best club person award to Di Bell.

Seniors: back, from left, Brenton Taber, most determined, Rob Houston, runner-up best and fairest, Travis Cameron, best and fairest and Thorson Medal, front, Ben Chalmers, most promising U18s player, Nathan McRae, most improved, Brett O’Halloran, coach and Luke Thwaites, most promising U18s player. Absent Simon McMicking, best team man.

Life membership: Tim Burggraaff (middle) was presented with a life membership by current life members Colin McMicking (left) and Russell Ellen (right).

Reserves: back, from left, Will Lomax, best utility, Tom Giroud, most consistent, Scott Blencowe, coach’s trophy, front, Brian Launder, most determined, Paul McRae best and fairest and best in finals, Vaughan Van Dillen runner-up best and fairest and coach.

Above, Joffa Ellen Memorial Award: Bec Ellen presented this year’s recipient Mark Garnham with the Joffa Ellen Award.

Thirds: Luke Keily, most determined, Jason Van Lieshout, footy award, Logan Anderson, runner-up best and fairest, Kyle Robinson, most improved, front, Eamon Charles, coach, Joel Moore, coach’s trophy, Cade Brown, best and fairest, Rhett Boscombe-Hill, most consistent and Jordan Bell, best team man.

Fourths: back, from left, Jake Newton, most determined, Joel Norton, best utility, Izak Kennedy, most improved, front, Jack Van der Kolk, runner-up best Left, A Grade coach’s and fairest, Nick Johnstone, most consistent, Ben Ellen, best and fairest and award: Alex O’Sullivan. Michael Owen, coach.

A Grade: from left, Amanda Cann - equal runnerup best and fairest, Yolanda Lawton, coach, Paige Holness, equal runner-up best and fairest. Absent: Chelsea Moscript, best and fairest.

C and B Grade: from left, Rachel Cameron, B Grade best and fairest, Cindy Browne, B Grade most improved, Lynette Johnstone, C Grade best and fairest. Absent: Kelly McRae, B Grade runner-up best and fairest and Suzie Pedley, C Grade runner-up best and fairest.

17 and under: from left, Alex O’Sullivan, runnerup best and fairest, Elicia Garnham and Laura Browne, equal best and fairest.

15 and under: from left, Amy Robinson, best and fairest, Holly Knight, runner-up best and fairest, Emma Taylor, coach’s trophy.

Boardriders enjoy waves at Bells tles held at the spiritual home of surfingBells Beach.

SCB was defending its B Grade title won last year and Huey really turned it on for

the event , producing excellent four to six foot waves.

The team adapted well to the new format which consisted of one “skins” surfer (Dare Ahern ) in a man on man format as well as a

Here’s the team: the South Coast Boardriders competed at Bells Beach recently.

“pairs’’ event (Derek Bassed and Kelly Laity ) and finally a tag team event of five surfers each catching two waves, then tagging the next surfer into the water .

Dare opened proceedings with a solid effort in the pristine Bells walls – he was frothing like a baby with the opportunity to surf perfect Bells with only a couple of other surfers in the water and placed second.

Next up was the pairs and once again second place was banked with Kelly using previous Bells experience to great effect.

The highlight of the day was the tag team and we opened up with Zali Hill surfing Bells for the very first time. It was a fantastic effort from Zali who has really only taken up surfing recently and took on the shore break with great confidence.

Quickly in the water was Derek with a radical display of cutbacks and re-entries to score big and tag in Tim Baxter who massaged the lip with grace and flair. Timmy

tagged in junior surfer Matt Chalmers, fresh off a trip to Indonesia and Matt showed power and style beyond his tender years.

The elder statesman of the team Stevie Buckland, paddled out with the confidence of a local and proceeded to take to the Bells canvas with precise rail work mixed in with a bit of new school flair. This left Derek to bank one last bonus wave but unfortunately the ocean didn’t deliver the quality to show the powerful style Derek can unleash.

So with the points added from skins, pairs and tag team SCB placed a very close second to Point Lonsdale Boardriders - falling just short. Congratulations also to Kelly in the individual State titles as she finished second in the Victorian Open Women’s event.

For a sport that is known mostly as an individual pursuit it goes to show how surfers can pull together as a team and support each other to a higher level within the

sport. Well done and a top effort to all for putting our club up there with the best in the state. Special mention to Jezza Cicero (Coach) and Pete Machalaraty (strategic analysis) who pulled it all together.

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boardriders’ club, become a member or join our events, contact Jeremy Cicero on 0428 632 378. Be sure to follow us when we enter the National Boardriders Battle at Phillip Island in December. Our facebook page is also constantly updated with news and information.

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Roughead focused as grand final looms

By Brad Lester HAWTHORN footballer Jarryd Roughead will treat his third grand final this weekend as though it was his first.

So close: Hawthorn’s Jarryd Roughead is tackled by Geelong’s Harry Taylor during Friday night’s preliminary final. Photo: Colleen Petch/Herald Sun.

“You have got to experience the week and soak it all up because you never know when you will get the chance again,” he said.

The former Leongatha footballer recovered well from a collision with Geelong’s Mitch Duncan early in Friday night’s preliminary final and is set to make an impact on the Hawks’ forward line on Saturday when they take on Fremantle.

The Hawks overcame the Cats in the final minutes of the game, booting the last three goals to end the match with a five point victory, despite Geelong leading by 20 points at three quarter time.

Hawthorn restricted the Cats to just seven points in the final term to claim the game 102 to 97.

“It was rewarding,” Roughead said of the victory.

“In the end, there was a grand final spot on the line and we had to dig deep. We are the best last quarter side in the league and we had to work hard to pull together.

“Last night was another finals footy game and fortunately we got the chocolates.”

Talking to The Star on Saturday morning, the Hawks forward said either Sydney or Fremantle would pose strong opposition, despite Hawthorn not losing a match to either side throughout the year.

Sydney upset Hawthorn by 10 points – 91 to 81 - to win the 2012 flag.

While Roughead said the preliminary final “was not one of my best games” – he was restricted to scoring one behind – he said Hawthorn was fortunate to have a strong forward line.

He recorded five kicks, six handballs, one mark and a single tackle for the match.

He said coach Alastair Clarkson was impressed with his players, saying they had “ticked all the boxes”.

“Grand finals are what you play footy for. Not many people are lucky to play in one grand final, let alone three,” Roughead said.

Hawthorn players watched Saturday night’s other preliminary between the Dockers and Swans, before supporting their reserves side Box Hill defeat Geelong in the Victorian Football League grand final on Sunday.

The boys are now focusing on preparations for Saturday.

Players will take part in the traditional grand final parade through Melbourne this Friday.

“We have four or five fresh faces in the side and I hope they can enjoy the experience,” Roughead said.

After nine years as an AFL player, Roughead has learnt to handle the pressure of playing before a national audience.

His experience and performance throughout the year resulted in his first selection in the All Australian team this year.

“It (selection) is going to be something to look back on at the end of the year but you are not there for the individual, you are there to win the big one,” Roughead said.

He still has family and friends in Leongatha, and said he would never forget where he came from.

Will they be masters?

SOUTH Gippsland will be represented at the Australian Masters Games at Geelong next month.

Five athletes from Korumburra will compete: Billy Clarke, Gary-John Best, Gerard Higgins and Warren Burgess in basketball, and Benjamin Stein in cycling.

Philomena Smith of Leongatha will compete in netball and fellow Leongatha resident Lew Wilson will take part in volleyball.

Wonthaggi’s Max Oakley will compete in clay target

shooting.

The games will be held from October 5 to 12, and are one of Australia’s largest multi sporting events.

Entertainment and social activities including an opening and closing ceremony ensure it’s an event anyone 30 years and older should tick off their bucket list.

Mental as Anything and James Reyne will star at the opening ceremony whilst Pseudo Echo will headline the funky town ’80s themed closing ceremony.

Couldn’t split them: Wonthaggi’s Ben Graham, Leongatha’s Nick Phelan, Warragul’s Matt Nankervis and Wonthaggi’s Will Joplin all shared the Reserves best and fairest Rex Hartley Medal at the Gippsland Football League’s recent presentation night.

Local players bag awards LOCAL Gippsland Football League sides Leongatha and Wonthaggi polled well at the league’s awards night last Monday.

Leongatha Reserves big man Nick Phelan took out the grades best and fairest Rex Hartley Medal in a four way tie. The Parrot ended equal on 12 votes with Wonthaggi teammates Ben Graham and Will Joplin and Warragul’s Matt Nankervis.

Wonthaggi’s Lucas White polled at fourth with 16 votes in the Senior’s count while Zac Vernon was the highest ranking Parrot with 15 votes.

Wonthaggi’s Courtney Blair came third in the A Grade count but 11 votes behind first place getter Montanna Holmes of Sale.

Leongatha’s netballers were represented in the team of the year with Meg Rosser named as goal shooter and Kathy Reid at wing defence and also as coach.

Local inclusions in the football team of the year included Power’s Jack Blair in the back pocket and teammate Byron Dryden at half back flank while Leongatha’s Cade Maskell was named on the half forward flank and Lucas White of Wonthaggi in the forward pocket.

State winners: teachers Jesse Boyd and Clare Peterson (coach) with Inverloch Primary School’s state champion mixed netball team. Back row, James, Campbell, Xanthe and Abby, in front are Cooper, Siohban and Lanni. Absent are Marcus, Michael and Zali.

State netball champs INVERLOCH Primary School’s mixed netball team has won an all schools’ state championship.

The competition involved an initial 1000 schools and the Inverloch team won its way through to a grand final played at Waverley Park against St Thomas the Apostle.

Inverloch Primary fielded a team

of ten, including two students from its Kongwak annexe.

Coach Clare Peterson said the team worked really hard for their coveted result.

“It’s amazing and something to be really proud of,” she said.

School PE teacher Jesse Boyd said the team trained two or three times a week for several months and

he believes the state win is the culmination of training and the school’s culture of participation, commitment and philosophy of being positive.

The players are in Grade Five or Six. In a different netball state championship, Inverloch Primary’s all boys’ team came second and the all girls’ side placed third.

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B Grade goes back to back!

CELEBRATIONS flowed after the Leongatha Parrots came home with a convincing win against Morwell on Sunday.

Green, gold: cheering Leongatha were, from left, Hilary Gerrard, David Gerrard and Louise Gerrard, all of Leongatha, and Trudi McNamara of Korumburra.

This made it two in a row for the B Grade girls.

The green and gold army were in full flight early in the match but it was the second quarter that really saw them soar.

The whole team lifted and kicked the game into top gear really showing the

crowd and Morwell what they were made of.

Melanie Hughes was named best on court thanks to her fantastic performance and team rallying plays.

The Parrots took home a 14 goal win on the final siren and then stayed on to cheer on their A Grade teammates.

Final score Leongatha 58 def Morwell 44

Above, Well deserved: Leongatha’s B Grade captain Courtney Lever (left) and coach Mel Hughes raise the premiership cup high.

Left, Reason to smile: Leongatha’s victorious B Grade side, back, from left, coach Mel Hughes, Rachel O’Loughlin, Kate McCracken, Zoe Altmann, Sally Trease, Sarah McCahon and Tegan Renden. Front, team manager Melinda McLennan, assistant coach Nat Anderson, Abby Dowd, captain Courtney Lever and Jaclyn Smith.

A Grade netball IT was a good, even, strong first quarter by both teams and at the first break scores were even.

After a consistent first few minutes controlling the ball, Leongatha worked hard and found themselves in front at the half time break by four goals.

Sale fought back with some focused and determined play, intercepting Leon-

gatha’s passes consistently. Their effort was rewarded with a six goal lead going into the final term.

It was a hard fought last quarter with both teams showing strong determination.

Leongatha was coming back strongly, but unfortunately there wasn’t enough time left. Well done ladies you should be very proud of your efforts.

Left, Stars of South Gippsland: Leongatha’s A Grade girls may have placed runners-up but the town is proud of them. Back, from left, team manager Brooke Brown, Kasie Rump, Laura Higgins, Meg Rosser, coach Kathy Reid, Claire Fitzgerald, Kate McCarthy and team manager Crista Davies. Front, Nicola Marriott and Kate Govers.

Parrot search: Leongatha centre Kate Govers seeks a pass- Giving all: A Grade coach Kathy Reid was a look of determi- On target: Parrots goal shooter Meg Rosser takes aim during chance under pressure. ing the dying minutes. nation as the clock ticked down.

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Power house Wonthaggi brings home Reserves flag

AS predicted, it was a terrific contest between the two best sides in the Reserves competition on Sunday.

Savour the moment: members of Wonthaggi Power’s victorious Reserves side celebrate on the podium after their inaugural premiership.

Nimble feet: Aloysio Ferreira-Neto was everywhere for Wonthaggi and always had his eyes on the ball.

We’re proud Dad!: Wonthaggi Reserves player Gavin Coyne celebrates with wife Amy and sons Eddie and Will.

OTHER MATCHES GRAND FINALS SENIORS Morwell 17.15.117 d Sale 5.6.36 UNDER 18 Bairnsdale 9.11.65 d Traralgon 4.8.32 UNDER 16 Sale 4.7.31 d Traralgon 3.10.28

NETBALL GRAND FINALS A GRADE Sale 44 d Leongatha 42 B GRADE Leongatha 58 d Morwell 44 C GRADE Traralgon 32 d Bairnsdale 31 UNDER 17 Traralgon 37 d Sale 17 UNDER 15 Traralgon 34 d Wonthaggi 30 UNDER 13 Traralgon 31 d Maffra 30

Netballers fall short ALTHOUGH the rain was beating down neither of the under 15 netball teams from Wonthaggi and Traralgon would give in and the scores see sawed throughout a magnificent match which had the spectators engrossed in the battle taking place before them.

With umbrellas raised as well as voices cheering on their teams and ignoring the rain the final whistle was blown with a 4 goal win to Traralgon.

Left, Eva Lindsay of Wonthaggi Power is accepting a pass with team mate Ally Cengia looking on.

All year the intense rivalry has resulted in close games, finishing first and second on the ladder and sharing the spoils evenly coming into the ultimate battle for ultimate prize, the premiership.

The crowd looked forward to this game in anticipation of another great contest and they would not be disappointed.

A lot of rain in the days leading up to the final did little to alter the excellent condition of the ground and with brilliant sunshine the ground was drying out even further. There would be no excuses.

Wonthaggi, usually slow out of the blocks, burst into the game, attacking from the outset and were switched on, determined not to give Warragul a start. Adam Zanella marked strongly and kicked a goal in the first few minutes.

The key to setting up a win would be to contain the dangerous forwards of Warragul and Brendan Foon was prominent in defence, along with Gavin Coyne, Wayne Luke and Kye Atkinson setting up their run out of the backline into attack.

Glen Jobe, Nathan Jones, Josh Olden and Pat Ryan in particular were busy around the packs and damaging.

Wonthaggi appeared to be well on top but were still having trouble finishing off on the scoreboard. The forwards to their credit were working hard to keep the ball in and this was starting to cause some turnovers and mistakes.

Dangerous on-baller Rohan Todd narrowly missed two close shots on goal hitting the post on both occasions. Youngster Pat Ryan put Wonthaggi further ahead with a goal from a tight angle. For Warragul, ruckman Ben Bowman was dominating the centre bounces and Brad Nott, Matt Nankervis and Aaron Rhodes were beginning to pick up the pace of the game and putting pressure on their opponents.

Warragul’s defence lead by Tim Webster, Cooper Minichiello and Ty Galley were steadily building up the pressure and lifting the intensity.

Brad Nott got Warragul’s first goal from a free kick but Aloysia Ferriera-Neto, another Power youngster, goaled again for Wonthaggi only seconds before the siren rang to end the first quarter.

The second quarter saw Warragul lift noticeably.

Nathan Kaljouw, Bowman and their on-ballers were tackling hard but Wonthaggi was not taking a backward step as the game became a hot contest.

Nick Edney goaled for Warragul to bring them closer.

Power was battling to hold the forwards. When Brad Nott goaled again it was Wonthaggi that was under pressure.

Warragul’s gun forward Bryce Monahan gave his side the narrow lead following a strong mark and long goal.

Despite the low scoring the big crowd were enjoying the intensity of the contest. It was obvious that the result could go either way and they were looking forward to the second half.

Warragul had sorted out the matchups and were playing with greater confidence as Wonthaggi could only manage two single points for the quarter.

Wonthaggi would need to rediscover the spark it had brought into the game if it was to remain competitive.

With star ruckman Will Joplin now out of the game with concussion the pressure was on Adam Zanella and Wayne Luke to step up to the mark and this turned out to be a real turning point of the game. Luke to Rod Tack gave Wonthaggi the goal they were looking for and when Atkinson goaled it was Power which was now playing better as a team.

Pat Ryan goaled for Wonthaggi but Nankervis got one back for his side with a goal off the ground. Warragul still looked very dangerous and were coming hard.

The Wonthaggi supporters were fixed on the time clock as the ball moved back and forth. It was a real nail biter, plenty of spirit and so much to play for.

Bryn Hughes, John Rocotas, Nathan Jones, Glen Jobe and Brendan Foon were closing the game down and were rewarded for their courage over the ball and strong tackling. The siren rang giving Wonthaggi victory by two goals.

Wonthaggi’s Patrick Ryan took home the AFL Vic Country Medal as best on ground.

GRAND FINAL RESERVES Wonthaggi 6.10.46 d Warragul 5.4.34 Wonthaggi Goals: P. Ryan 2, K. Atkinson 1, A. Ferreira-Neto 1, R. Tack 1, A. Zanella 1.

Best: N. Jones, J. Rocotas, B. Foon, P. Ryan, A. Zanella, W. Luke.

Warragul Goals: B. Nott 2, N. Edney 1, B. Monahan 1, M. Nankervis 1.

Best: T. Webster, A. Rhodes, B. Nott, M. Nankervis, C. Minichiello, T. Galley.

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