The Great Southern Star - August 31, 2010 by The Great Southern Star

Celebrating 120 Years

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010

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Girl beats cancer Brave Korumburra girl Jessica Allamby, celebrated her 11th birthday on Friday - also Daffodil Day, the Cancer Council’s fundraiser - a year after cancer threatened her life. She was only the 12th person in Australia to be diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that resulted in major surgery and will undergo further surgery next month. Jessica (bottom right) marked her birthday with, clockwise, from left: sister Rachel, grandmother Marie Macpherson, brother Kameron and mother Christine. See story on page 7.

Jobs galore Growth and skills shortage creates opportunities By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland is experiencing a wave of job vacancies due to an increase in development and higher milk prices. More than 600 vacancies were reported between January and June this year, with an average of at least 100 vacancies per month in South Gippsland Shire. Opportunities for job seekers peaked in March, when 212 vacancies were available. Most vacancies were in the industries of hospitality, health and wellness, trades, administration and tourism. Dairy farmers are also seeking more workers, as they can now afford to hire staff. South Gippsland deﬁes the regional trend, with the latest unemployment rate for broader Gippsland now 5.7 per cent, a rise of one per cent for the same

period last year. Vacancies are expected to continue, with some sectors such as hospitality experiencing a skills shortage. Employment agency Workways has had up to 20 vacancies listed at its Leongatha ofﬁce, topped by farm hands, truck drivers, plant operators and hospitality roles, said CEO John Hartley. “The number of vacancies is deﬁnitely higher. Twelve months to two years ago it was particularly lower and we have noticed an increase since,” he said. Manager of the Leongatha, Wonthaggi and Cowes branches Carolyn Little, said: “We have quite a varied range of positions at the moment, from hospitality to drivers to banking and school camp leaders. “In the past couple of months, we did not have any farmhand positions but that has taken off with

the increase in milk prices.” Not all vacancies have been filled by locals, with a shortage of skills meaning outsiders take the roles or positions remain unfilled. “It’s about having the skills and the experience that employers want. We do not always have the clients on board but we are trying to get them upskilled to fill those roles,” Ms Little said. “We are still getting sea and tree-changers and semi-retirees heading here from Melbourne, particularly to Foster, Fish Creek and Venus Bay way.” Construction of the desalination plant at Wonthaggi is also producing spin-offs, with truck drivers and plant operators sought by companies servicing that project. The hospitality sector has flourished along the Bass Coast due to the population boom, said manager of Employment Innovations’ Wonthaggi branch, Alisha Twite.

“I’ve had lots of cleaning positions, mostly for the accommodation that desal workers are staying in, and also the plant requires cleaners after hours,” she said. Ms Twite believes jobs will continue to be available. “I expect there is still a fair amount of work to come on with the desal plant and with Bunnings (hardware) coming to the area and Coles supermarket shifting, that will create more opportunities in the area,” she said. The employment ﬁgures were presented to South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday. Cr Jennie Deane said the ﬁgures were a positive sign and could lead to more opportunities for young people. Council’s Social and Economic Development unit received 18 requests for help between April and June to establish new businesses or expand existing businesses.

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Raffle prize announced LEONGATHA Rotary club is pleased to advise that it has purchased a painting titled Old Bluestone Homestead - Hamilton by Port Albert artist Warren Curry, to rafﬂe. The prize will be up for grabs at the club’s 34th Leongatha Art Show from October 8-10. The winner will be drawn at the conclusion of the art show on October 10. This part of the show is always popular with people from Leongatha and surrounding areas and this year’s offering should be no exception.

Tickets will go on sale at the Koonwarra Market on Saturday and will be sold in the streets of Leongatha from Wednesday, September 9. All proceeds from the show will be used by the club for a variety of Rotary projects.

Stunning piece: the Leongatha Rotary Club’s Art Show committee with the painting to be rafﬂed. From left: Colin McKenzie-McHarg, Gordon Morrison, Bruce Grainger, Ron Stanley, Lindsay Moore, Graeme Evans, Paul Beck and David John.

Bollywood ball nets $20,000 FRIDAY night’s Bass Coast mayoral ball is expected to have raised more than $20,000.

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The money will go to the Bass Coast Community Foundation which assists the disadvantaged, and $5000 will be presented to the Inverloch Life Saving Club Mayoral balls held over the last seven years have netted nearly $100,000 for the foundation. Mayor Cr Peter Paul, said Having fun: Bass Coast mayor Cr Peter Paul and his wife Glenyce, with about 230 people danced the shire CEO Allan Bawden (centre). night away to an exotic Bol-

lywood theme in the Wonthaggi Town Hall. He said support for the ball had been overwhelming and thanked sponsors including Kerryn Drenan from Wonthaggi Fabric and Beads, Lisa Brorsen from Tabro Meats and former Bass Coast mayor Neville Goodwin. “We’ve also had many council staff, friends and family members donate hours and hours of time to ensure this event is a success – I’d like to thank them too.”

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‘Slow’ council no more By Brad Lester DEVELOPMENT will be fasttracked in South Gippsland Shire, as the council aims to turnaround its reputation for being too slow to approve permits. Councillors last week voted to allow applications for planning permits to be processed more quickly. Officers will now only refer permits to council when five or more objections are received or when the chief executive officer believes an application is of major public or policy interest, rather than having to consult council for approval. The move came as a planning department report showed 62 per cent of permits were decided within council’s target of 60 days during the April to June period. Cr Warren Raabe tabled the motion at last Wednesday’s council meeting at

Foster, saying action was needed. “I believe the current approach is leading to the slow decision-making about planning permits,” he said. He said planning staff recently referred an application to the three Strzelecki ward councillors for consideration but Cr Jennie Deane was away and so the application was delayed for a month. Cr Raabe said his motion would ensure developments in zones other than farming would be assessed the same way. He said Planning Minister Justin Madden had reminded council to focus on strategy rather than minute daily procedures by removing council’s planning powers. Cr Bob Newton said Cr Raabe’s intention was good but not right. He said councillors should consider permits to ensure democracy, as few young people could afford the cost of

appealing a planning ofﬁcer’s decision at the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). The State Government’s imposition of the C48 and C51 planning rules, resulting in restrictions on development in rural areas, was “criminal”, Cr Newton said. “(Planning Minister) Justin Madden, sitting at his desk in Melbourne, would not be aware of this effect. I do not believe the planning department should have all the power to make decisions,” he said. “I have been trying to help a young family set up an embryotic transplant business on their parents’ property, but they can’t cut off property from the 110 acres because it was built on before 1999. “How do young people get established in farming activity when the average age of farmers is 65?” Cr Kieran Kennedy said the respon-

sibility for the delay in issuing permits lay with planning officers. Many Melbourne councils have a five-day turnaround as applicants are initially required to meet with planning staff with an architect or similar, he said, to ensure applications meet criteria when lodged. “This change (Cr Raabe’s motion) will make it that much harder for objectors, who often raise genuine concerns,” Cr Kennedy said. “If someone can’t get at least five objectors, then there is no voice for the objectors.” Cr Kennedy said the notice of motion should have requested a report from council officers about the positives and negatives of such a planning change, instead of coming directly to council. Cr Jennie Deane supported Cr Raabe, saying councillors should focus on developing strategy rather than where potholes will be fixed.

Festival charms again By Jane Ross

THE charm of the annual Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Festival was evident once again last week. Leongatha Memorial Hall was awash with ﬂowers of many forms and crowds visited despite the cold. South Gippsland Shire Council Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett was amazed at the different varieties of daffodils. He described the festival as “an institution” and commended organisers for their enthusiasm and dedication.

Daffodil grower extraordinaire Ian Dyson, was presented with this year’s champion trophy. His winning bloom bore perfect bright yellow petals, with a large, equally perfect trumpet to match. A magnificent creation of hellebores and magnolias won a blue certificate for floral artist Arie Bos. Show secretary Margaret Fox, of the Leongatha Horticultural Society, noted more camellias in the novice section but less entries in the daffodils novice section. Graeme Heath scooped the pool with an aggregate in the fruit and vegetable section. Was it his plate of three exotic pepinos that tipped him over the line? Fewer Leongatha businesses decorated their windows for the festival, but A. W. Smith in McCartin Street had its usual

Cr David Lewis was concerned the determination of applications would lack transparency if discussed by ofﬁcers behind closed doors rather than in public. “The system we have now is remarkably successful. Why change it?” he said. Planners have received more applications over the past 12 months than number of permits decided. This was largely due to staff receiving more enquiries about C51 and Farming Zone properties, and general development interest. In his quarterly planning and building department report to council, acting planning manger Paul Stampton said 224 applications were yet to be decided at the end of June, 44 more than the end of the March quarter. About 62 per cent of permits are decided within 60 days, down from the 73 per cent the previous quarter.

Boost for economy THE region’s economy will beneﬁt from major shipping activity to start at Barry Beach in October. South Gippslanders could be employed to help transport plant for ExxonMobil’s $3 billion Kipper Tuna Turrum gas project in Bass Strait. Barry Beach will host vessels that will erect a new platform and lay 60km of new pipeline. The platform is now being built in Indonesia. An inﬂux of workers from around Victoria and interstate will also result in business for the hospitality industry around Corner Inlet, said ExxonMobil’s public affairs advisor, Rebecca Arnold. “We would expect that people will use local accommodation and restaurants as they go through town,” she said.

Bright future: one of the youngest competitors at the festival was Alita Mellups-Smith, who won various prizes. fetching display of delicate craft. St Peter’s Anglican Church evoked the theme “My father’s house has many rooms”. Indeed it did, with one serving dainty cup cakes and slices, while others displayed

furnishings of old, including a (thankfully empty) chamber pot. The South Gippsland Gemstone and Lapidary Club staged a workshop in the old bowling clubrooms, as it has done for the past 35 years. The

event is a fundraiser. The Leongatha Horticultural Society is welcoming new members, so the future of the ﬂoral show is assured according to festival organiser, Sue Thompson.

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AN UPDATE FROM AQUASURE

Since AquaSure was awarded the contract for the Victorian Desalination Project in July 2009, we have received a great deal of valuable feedback from the community. From that feedback, we certainly do understand that an issue of great interest to the local community is the protection of the environment, particularly the coastal and marine environment. Since my last update, the EPA has completed its assessment of the design and location of the outlet structures and has provided its formal approval. This means that construction of the intake and outlet structures can proceed later in the year. As many of you will be aware, the environmental impacts of the project were assessed through an Environment Effects Statement (EES) undertaken by the State Government some time ago now. The EES was based on the project being delivered as a Public Private Partnership. It recognised that the final design of the winning bidder was likely to be different to the ‘reference project’, and so the environmental assessment encompassed both the reference project and a range of possible variations. The reference project and variations enabled potential environmental impacts to be assessed and performance standards to be defined for the project, yet still allowed scope for further research and innovation from bidders to refine the design further. I can now confirm that AquaSure’s design requires two intake structures and two outlet structures, regardless of whether the plant is upgraded to 200GL.

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The two intake structures will be located approximately 1.2km from the plant site, or around 800m from the Williamsons Beach shoreline. The two outlet structures will be located approximately 1.5km from the plant site, or around 1.1km from the shoreline.

COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION

The design and location of the structures has been thoroughly investigated, building on the studies undertaken during the Environment Effects Statement (EES) process, and has also been subject to scientiﬁc testing. This included the construction of a physical model in a laboratory to validate results.

AquaSure and Thiess Degrémont will be hosting a community information session on Saturday 4 September from 9am to 1pm.

All test results predict that AquaSure’s design will deliver a range of improved environmental outcomes for the project. This is a complex subject and central to the environmental performance of this project. To help you learn about the marine structures, their design and performance, we will be hosting a community information session, detailed below. I would like to take this opportunity to personally invite you to come along to the Community Information Centre to view new display material about the marine structures. Senior representatives from AquaSure and Thiess Degrémont will be available to help with information about the marine structures, or any questions you may have about the project. I hope you are able to join us.

Chris Herbert CEO, AquaSure

Interested community members are invited to attend the information session at the Victorian Desalination Project Community Information Centre at 33–35 Murray Street, Wonthaggi. New information about the marine structures will be on display and senior members of the project team will be available to assist with your questions. Community Contact Line 1800 811 214

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Desal benefits below forecast By Jane Ross WONTHAGGI’S desalination plant is not proving to be the economic boom it was touted to be. This is despite the ﬁrst $1 billion having been spent on the project. A study of the 2010 June quarter in Bass Coast Shire, details average growth in sales of 1.6 per cent. That surprised the CEO of the Western Research Institute which conducted the research commissioned by Westpac Bank’s Wonthaggi branch. He is Tom Murphy, who described the June quarter in the shire as showing “strong business performance but I wouldn’t say it’s a boom”. Nevertheless, shire council CEO Allan Bawden said growth in Bass Coast was running at twice the Melbourne average. “Wonthaggi is poised to be a major

regional centre in Victoria.” The hospitality sector has beneﬁtted the most in the June quarter, showing an average 7.4 per cent growth. Mr Murphy said if that were teased out over a year, it would be 30 per cent. The purchase of basic goods was down 2.2 per cent, consistent with the rest of Australia. Mr Murphy said construction industries had shown growth of 1.8 per cent, but that was tempered by the fact that the sector was losing trades people and workers to the desalination plant. He said he had also expected a greater than 1.3 per cent growth in the use of services such as doctors and accountants. Six per cent of businesses boosted full and part time staff and 22 per cent increased capital expenditure. Ninety-six per cent of businesses surveyed expressed conﬁdence about their business performance over the coming 12 months.

Dom Brusamarello of the Inverloch supermarket, told The Star his sales for the quarter were higher than 1.6 per cent. He regarded the monitor as a good analytical tool, but would have preferred forecasting rather than reactive research. Mr Brusamarello is worried about traffic management too, given the desalination workforce will peak at about the same time as the Christmas holiday influx. The monitor shows optimism for future jobs. In the June quarter, 22 per cent of businesses in Bass Coast increased expenditure and employment levels are expected to rise again in the next quarter. Less than five per cent of commercial properties are vacant. Mr Murphy described the results as “very positive”. At the launch of the monitor in the Bass Coast Council Chamber, Mayor Cr Peter Paul said: “It’s great to have

academic rigour; it’s the only way forward for rural councils.” He said the data in the monitor would “table our directions for the future”. Westpac’s State general manager for regional banking Mark Paton, said the monitor would help the local community “put a pitch to government saying we’ve carried the impact of the responsibility” of the desalination plant – what will you do for us? Westpac Wonthaggi’s manager Dean Herbert, said the purpose of the monitor is to help plan for the ﬂuctuations in the business community resulting from the rise, then fall of economic activity from the desalination plant’s construction. Mr Murphy said Bass Coast had a labour force of 11,000 out of a population of 29,000. At its peak, the desalination plant will provide jobs for up to 2000. Top occupations recruited in the shire have been labourers, maintenance

and hospitality and food workers, but it has been hard to find carpenters, office admin workers and traffic controllers. Information for the monitor was drawn from 30 random businesses, a panel of 20 businesses who were surveyed regularly and a telephone survey. Desalination consortium AquaSure has commended Westpac’s economic monitor initiative, pleased it has confirmed that the desalination project is having a positive impact on local business and jobs. A spokesperson said as a long term member of the Bass Coast community AquaSure is keen to see opportunities for economic growth continue. “We look forward to the insight and direction that future monitors will provide.”

Police embroiled in email scandal Deal to be made public A WONTHAGGI police ofﬁcer has been found to be involved in an email scandal that may cost him his job. No comment was made by the Wonthaggi police in regard to the matter which has attracted large interest from the local public. Four police ofﬁcers have been dismissed in Victoria, two have been demoted and others have been disciplined. The members concerned have 14 days to appeal their dismissal at the Police Appeals Board and show cause as to why they should not be

dismissed. Police members from around the area refused to comment on the response to an initial round of discipline hearings, in relation to the circulation of disturbing and highly offensive material. Police investigators said emails found on the ofﬁcers’ computers contained highly offensive material including sexual, violent, homophobic and racist content. The dismissals are part of Operation Barrot, which was established in June this year to investigate a series of emails which had been circulated on the Victoria Police

system before December 18, 2009. Over the past two days, 10 members have reappeared before a hearing ofﬁcer and been advised of the outcome of the discipline process and what sanctions they face. Two other members were to face determinations this week, but recently resigned, effective immediately. Whilst Operation Barrot will end soon, Victoria Police will continue to audit its email system to detect emails of concern and work to educate ofﬁcers about using the email system appropriately.

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will release more information to the public about its recent purchase of the Carino’s complex in Leongatha. Council paid $1.5 million in total costs for the building at auction, guaranteeing existing ofﬁce space for the council and also income from tenants Carino’s restaurant and Curves gymnasium. Council CEO Tim Tamlin will now prepare a report for council detailing the purchase price, including stamp duty, plus expected maintenance costs for the property for the next ﬁve-10 years, as well as the names of councillors who

Hospital relief By Jane Ross LEONGATHA’S new hospital comes a step closer this week with the number of beds confirmed. There will be 37 all together in a much more flexible configuration in a brand new facility. Work is expected to start later next year. The State Government allowed $20 million for the project in its May budget and Gippsland Southern Health Service will tip in whatever else is needed. Health service CEO Gary Templeton, would not say how much that would be, but when the budget money was announced, Nationals Leader Peter Ryan told The Star “we always thought $29.7m will do it”. The old hospital, administration and allied health buildings will be

pulled down. Their replacements will house 25 “multiday” acute beds (including maternity), 10 same day acute beds and two more for palliative care. There will be a delivery suite, operating theatre and procedure room, both signiﬁcantly larger than what is there now, medical imaging, pathology and a central sterile supply department. Community and allied health care will be accommodated, together with areas for education, administration and support services such as kitchen, laundry, staff cafeteria and stores. Mr Templeton said an ambulance station and co-location of medical clinics have not been funded, but remain on a master plan as options. The scope of the new facility allows for additional day medical services and increased day procedural services.

Appreciating art: Robert and Joy Cowie of Arawata took a look at the work of Geraldine Phelan at the Loch Winter Art Exhibition on Sunday morning. The weekend-long event featured the works of four artists.

supported the buy. The move follows a successful notice of motion tabled by Cr Kieran Kennedy at last Wednesday’s council meeting. “Residents believe they have a right to hold us to accountability in how we spend the budget, which is essentially money coming from the community,” he said. Cr David Lewis hoped the report would contain an explanation of how the purchase ﬁts in with council’s strategies and plan. “The people will be able to make note of whether this was a wise decision or not. I can see no problems in releasing this information,” he said.

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Council to recognise Aboriginals By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will fly the Aboriginal flag outside council offices and also acknowledge indigenous people at the start of meetings. Councillors debated whether to formally recognise Aboriginals during last Wednesday’s meeting at Foster. Cr David Lewis believed council should fly only the Australian and Victoria flags, representative of all people, rather than the flag of a single group. Only 0.5 per cent of South Gippsland

residents claimed they were Aboriginal at the last Census, he said. If council were to fly the Aboriginal flag, council should also fly the Irish flag on St Patrick’s Day, the French flag on Bastille Day and the American flag on American Independence Day, Cr Lewis said. “I wonder whether it’s a good idea to make it compulsory. I think it could lose some of its value,” he said. He noted the mayor always led a prayer at the start of meetings, despite that not being mandatory, and suggested giving recognition to Aboriginals at the start of the meeting be at the mayor’s

discretion. Cr Kieran Kennedy moved the motion for traditional custodians to be respectfully acknowledged, saying the move “has been a long time coming”. “There are a lot of shires around the state that fly the flag,” he said. Aboriginals from Cape York living in Korumburra would feel more at home when they saw their flag flying locally, Cr Kennedy said. “This council has come a long away in its understanding of doing what it needs to do as decent human beings by respecting our past,” he said. Cr Mimmie Jackson was initially concerned

with the wording of the motion referring to “spirits”, believing it could conflict with her own Christian understanding of the term. But she had been reassured after talking to Cr Kennedy. Cr Jennie Deane said the Aboriginal flag was declared a flag of Australia by the Federal Government in 1995. The motion was changed to read council flying the Aboriginal flag during working hours, not just on Sorry Day and during NAIDOC Week as Cr Kennedy initially suggested. Members of the Bass Coast/South Gippsland Reconciliation Group – in the gallery - applauded council’s final decision.

Group takes action Soldier to be remembered ELECTRIC vehicle conversions and solar thermal electricity generation will be hot topics of discussion at the Energy Innovation

Co-operative’s ﬁrst AGM in Korumburra this Saturday, September 4. The EI Co-op was established by people in South

Gippsland and Bass Coast who decided that governments were moving too slowly in helping communities adapt to both climate change and peak oil. Rhys Freeman, who has been leading projects at the CERES environment park in Brunswick, and who is now building an energy efﬁcient house in Fish Creek, will be the guest speaker. Progress on a range of projects the co-op has proposed will also be discussed, including a bulk purchase of solar panels to help more households, businesses and committees managing community buildings to take up the opportunity to reduce electricity costs. “There are a whole range of new technologies being developed and made more affordable, which can help people save on energy costs as well as reducing their carbon emissions”, Susan Davies, chair of the Energy Innovation Co-operative, said. The AGM will be at the Masonic Hall in Bridge St Korumburra, from 2pm on Saturday. A gold coin donation is requested to help cover the meeting costs and RSVPs are requested to Ph 5657 3108.

A SOLDIER long forgotten will be remembered at Meeniyan today (Tuesday). Englishman Private Edwin Tompkins joined the Australian Imperial Force while working in Meeniyan when World War One was declared in 1914. He was sent to Gallipoli and was severely wounded soon after landing in 1915. He died from his injuries ﬁve months later and was buried in Northampton, England. In 2007, Private Tompkins’ grave was vandalised. The Western Front

Association (WFA) in England organised to have his headstone replaced. An article in the Gallipolian magazine in 2009 mentioned Edwin had enlisted at Meeniyan. That information prompted Australian military historian Mike Irwin to come to Meeniyan where he discovered the soldier’s name was not on the Meeniyan Cenotaph. Mr Irwin contacted Meeniyan RSL secretary Richard Powell with a plan to have Private Tompkins’ name added. Donations from Mr Irwin, the

WFA, Foster Summerson of the Gallipolian and Meeniyan RSL, have enabled Private Tompkins’ name to be engraved on the Meeniyan Cenotaph. Only people who joined from the Meeniyan district and who died during World War One appear on the Cenotaph. South Gippsland Shire Councillors Bob Newton, Jennie Deane and Warren Raabe will attend the service at the Cenotaph at 11am. They will be joined by RSL ofﬁcials Mal Bugg, Bob Lambie of Inverloch, and Tony Burland of Phillip Island.

Teens plan futures TEENAGERS gained an insight into future careers at the Wonthaggi Secondary College Jobs Expo on Friday.

Thinking ahead: at the careers expo were, front, from left: Brad Lester (The Star newspaper), Mal Lindsay (TS Constructions) and Steve Curtis (chef, Wonthaggi Club). Back: Bass MLA Ken Smith, youth committee members Ruben Bull-Milne, Anthony Foon, Mitchell Sanders, J’Aimie Pugh, Wonthaggi Secondary College McBride campus principal Darren Parker and Tayla Ritchie. Absent: Rebecca Egan.

A real estate agent, police ofﬁcer, paramedic, builder, accountant and a newspaper editor were among the people from the community to talk to students about their jobs. The Year 10 students learnt about tasks, career opportunities and pay rates. The event was organised by the school’s Youth Advisory Committee and the ofﬁce of Bass MLA, Ken Smith.

Water aplenty THE next step in South Gippsland Water being able to access desalinated water from Wonthaggi is underway. South Gippsland Water has applied to State Water Minister Tim Holding, for a bulk entitlement from the desalination plant. Authority managing director Steve Evans, has said that with future growth, the district will need an alternative water supply source at some time in the future. Meanwhile, all South Gippsland Water’s storages are full to the brim. “This is a very satisfactory situation for this time of the year.” Solid rain recorded during the week included 32mm at Leongatha’s Ruby Creek, 31mm at Korumburra’s Coalition Creek, 37mm at Fish Creek’s Battery Creek and 34mm at Wonthaggi’s Lance Creek.

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‘Gatha not an option VENUS Bay residents continue to push for a bus service to Wonthaggi, rather than Leongatha. Bass MLA Ken Smith has thrown his support behind people calling for a link with Wonthaggi, saying Venus Bus residents considered Wonthaggi the ‘hub’ of South Gippsland. V/Line has threatened to withdraw a bus service running from Venus Bay to Leongatha via Tarwin Lower because of lack of support. South Gippsland Shire Council last week received a report from council’s economic unit that

stated the Venus Bay bus trial was not being well patronised and would most likely discontinue once the trial ends. “However residents tell me that this is because Leongatha does not have the same health services, employment, business, social and cultural opportunities as does Wonthaggi,” Mr Smith said. “They consider Wonthaggi, not Leongatha as the business, employment and cultural hub of South Gippsland and they want a bus service to go there.” Mr Smith said while he and residents appreci-

ated the support of Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan who is pushing for the existing service to Leongatha to remain, Wonthaggi was clearly the preferred option. “Close to 500 Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay residents have signed a petition tabled in Parliament requesting a weekly bus service from Venus Bay to Wonthaggi be immediately provided,” Mr Smith said. “This is what they are asking for and at the very least should be entitled to. A regular public transport service is vital for remote townships such

Birthday girl cherishes yet another year By Jane Ross THIS time last year, Christine Allamby didn’t know whether her ﬁrst-born would live to see her 10th birthday. Her daughter Jessica underwent a 10 hour operation in the Royal Children’s Hospital for a cancer that is so rare, she is the only known child in the world to have had it. Not only did Jessica survive through her 10th birthday on August 27, she has just celebrated her 11th. On Friday, her mother took a birthday cake to St Joseph’s Primary School in Korumburra so that Jessica could share that with her friends. And on Sunday, she went to a Cancer Council Daffodil Day at Hot Spot Pizza Shack which

hosted a fund raiser involving Mini Minor cars. Burra Hot Bread surprised Jessica with another birthday cake. Jessica wanted to be part of the day because it is one way she can give back to the community that has helped her and her family through the past year. “It’s her way of saying if I can survive, other kids can too,” said Christine. The young girl’s life was turned upside down when she was hit in the face by a football. Within 24 hours, the tumour the size of a tennis ball that had been growing slowly inside her mouth, came down into her palate, bumped by the football. She was diagnosed with a hyalising clear cell carcinoma and her devastated mother was told her daughter was only the 12th person in Australia to have such a tumour and the 53rd in the world.

The cancer generally presents in women aged 40 to 70. Jessica went straight to Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, where a head and neck specialist told Christine no radio or chemotherapy had been found to be effective in such cases and surgery at the Royal Children’s was the only option. Jessica lost 95 per cent of her hard palate during the operation, 30 per cent of her soft palate and her upper right jaw. The latter was replaced with a piece from her hip, done at the same time. She has a plate that creates a hard palate and has recently undergone a jaw realignment. Early next month, her tonsils will be removed and the remaining ﬁstula in her mouth closed up. “Hopefully that will be it,” declared her mother. Jessica is cancer free at the moment and has returned to school

full time. Despite her illness, she passed Grade 4 last year. “At the moment, she’s doing really well,” said Christine. Jessica is a Girl Guide, she serves on the altar at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Korumburra and was proud to walk with the cancer survivors at this year’s Dumbalk Relay for Life. The family is extremely grateful for all the support the school, church and general community has given. “Once you get to the point where you realise you need help, you relax and take it,” said Christine, who has two other children Rachel, eight and Kameron, who is nearly three. Her elderly mother Marie Macpherson lives with them too.

as these.” In a letter to the editor this week, Venus Bay’s Colin West backed a service to Wonthaggi. Fellow Venus Bay resident Robert Field agreed. “The current bus service does not suit our purposes because a lot of people have their banking, optometrist and doctors in Wonthaggi,” he said. “To use the V/Line service to Leongatha, they would have to change it all to Leongatha and that does not suit these people. “There are more supermarkets in Wonthaggi which helps them stretch their dollar further.”

Council faces fire cost SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council would most likely have to employ an arborist to monitor trees overhanging powerlines to reduce bushfire risk. That is the likely outcome of a new bill that has passed through Parliament, requiring councils to identify trees at risk of falling over powerlines. The State Government released its response to the Bushfire Royal Commission on Friday. Council was concerned the government would demand more of council to reduce the fire risk, without increasing funding. Speaking at last Wednesday’s council meeting, council’s emergency manager Lew Wilson said legislation would need to be amended to ensure vegetation could be removed to reduce fire risk and building codes changed. Neighbourhood safer places also need clarification. Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett said: “Council has a great deal of anxiety about the proposed costs the State Government will be putting on councils as a result of the Bushfire Royal Commission.”

Italian steed THE Porsche Club of Victoria took a picturesque tour to South Gippsland on Sunday. About 20 drivers left from Hallam and made their way to Coal Creek Heritage Park at Korumburra for morning tea. Their next stop was Brandy Creek winery, near Drouin, for lunch. Yannick and Graeme Anderson are pictured with their valued car.

Year 9, 2011 Year 9 is a challenging time for adolescents. As they mature into young adults, friendships change and the serious end of secondary education commences. At Newhaven College, our separate Year 9 Environmental Centre has a positive and innovative approach, taking your child beyond the curriculum to develop the skills and aspirational attitude needed to make the most of opportunities in their education and future career.

Find out more at our Information Evening Thursday, 9 September, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Year 9 Environmental Centre, 1770 Phillip Island Rd, Sunset Strip For further information or to make a time to visit us, please visit our website, www.newhavencol.vic.edu.au, or contact Ashley Kershaw on 5956 7505.

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POLICE BRIEFS

25 years of service

Damage rampage

Man arrested

PARTY-GOERS from a joint 18th birthday party have gone on a destruction path, smashing shop windows, air conditioners and business doors in Korumburra.

A 21-YEAR-OLD male was ejected from McCartins Hotel in Leongatha, but refused to leave.

Fence palings were also broken, and police believe the vandalism was caused by someone at the party. Video footage was obtained from one business, and the Korumburra police checked through it yesterday in the hope of ﬁnding the offenders.

Police stepped in and issued the man with a $478 ﬁne for being drunk in a public place, and conveyed him to his Leongatha home.

Burglary overnight

Truck turnover

POLICE are after offenders who broke into and stole $140 from a business in McCartin Street, Leongatha on August 24.

A TRUCK rolled over on the KorumburraWarragul Road near Ranceby on Saturday.

If anyone knows or has heard anything they are urged to contact police.

Police believe the truck turned over at 5.30 am when the driver tried to avoid wildlife. The accident occurred on a corner, and the truck went through a fence. Thick fog was also present at the time. The driver was not injured.

A TRAILER was stolen from a Meeniyan residence recently.

Chief concern THE Leongatha and Korumburra police stations hosted a very special visitor on Friday, when police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland made a visit to speak with staff. He had a question and answer session with the members about any concerns or queries they had.

Trailer thief The trailer was custom built and blue. Anyone with information should contact police.

Domestic hindrance A MAN was charged with hindering police on August 26 after a domestic dispute broke out and police were called to the scene. The man continued to hinder ofﬁcers and was arrested and charged. He will appear at the Korurmburra Magistrates Court in due course.

TOM Loughridge has been presented with his 25 year certiﬁcate for service to Legacy. South Gippsland Legacy Group president Ken Marshman, recognised Tom’s contribution during the group’s last meeting. In that 25 years, Tom has been president three times and secretary for one term. The presentation was timely because this is Legacy Week. Members will be in the supermarkets and streets of Korumburra, Leongatha and beyond, selling Legacy badges. This is the organisation’s main fundraising event for the year. For Tom, who lives in Loch with his wife and fellow veteran Legatee Sue, Legacy has given him an extended family.

Congratulations: South Gippsland Legacy Group president Ken Marshman (left) presents a 25 year service certiﬁcate to Tom Loughridge. While the idea is for Legatees to offer support and friendship to the widows of ex-servicemen, the widows themselves help provide an extended family which the Legatees enjoy too. “It’s a great experience sharing with the widows and the friendships you make,” said Tom. Tom and Sue attended the ofﬁcial launch of Legacy Week on Sunday, taking

two Legacy widows from Korumburra to the service at the Shrine of Remembrance and the lunch that followed. Tom is a Vietnam veteran who served two years as a national serviceman with 1RAR. The South Gippsland Legacy Group was founded 61 years ago. Members look after the interests of more than 500 widows.

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Youngest deputy appointed THE new deputy mayor of South Gippsland Shire Council is the youngest person to have served in the role. Cr Mimmie Jackson was elected unopposed at last Wednesday’s council meeting at Foster, in just her second year on council. She replaces Cr Kieran Kennedy, who resigned in protest at council’s decision to reduce discretionary funds available to councillors to support community activities. “It is an honour and a privilege to have been elected by my fellow councillors as deputy mayor,” Cr Jackson said. “It is pleasing to see the people of South Gippsland actively shaping their communities and contributing to the vibrancy of our area. I expect to see and hear even more of their needs and aspirations while deputy mayor. “I am conﬁdent that my contributions as deputy mayor to council’s community engagement, advocacy and governance will go a long way toward

fulﬁlling council’s mission: ‘To effectively plan and provide for the social, built, economic and natural environments that ensure the future wellbeing of South Gippsland communities’.” Her chief role is to assist Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett in carrying out mayoral duties. The mayor praised his former deputy. “He assisted me very capably in his capacity over the past seven months and his dedication to that role has been of real signiﬁcance to us as a council,” Cr Fawcett said. A lawyer with Oakleys McKenzie-McHarg legal practice in Leongatha, Cr Jackson studied at the University of Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Bachelor of Arts (Politics) and Diploma of Modern Languages (Japanese). She was a member of the South Gippsland Youth Council while at school and was named South Gippsland’s Young Citizen of the Year in 2003. Cr Jackson undertook an internship with the council’s governance

Right hand woman: Cr Mimmie Jackson is congratulated on her election as deputy mayor by Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett. department as part of her tertiary studies. Her areas of interest are planning, sustainability, transport, community engagement and governance. She is a keen bike rider and sees her cycling as a way to reduce her impact on the environment. “My vision for South Gippsland is that we have vibrant communities in well planned environments governed by an effective council,” Cr Jackson said.

“I’m keen to see people take up opportunities to be involved in planning their communities and telling council what services are important to them.” A Leongatha resident, Cr Jackson is involved in the Leongatha Progress Association, the Leongatha and District Australia Day Committee and the Leongatha Uniting Church. In her spare time she enjoys playing soccer with the Leongatha Knights, jogging, reading and Japa-

nese conversation. She is also a member of the following committees: Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group, director/chair of the Education Steering Committee, South Gippsland Youth Council, SG SPLASH Advisory Committee and Leongatha Memorial Hall Advisory Committee. Cr Jackson’s election to the position came in the Year of Women in Local Government.

Dream could be realised RETIREMENT units could ﬁnally be built at Tarwin Lower, ﬁlling a longheld dream of the community. South Gippsland Shire Council last week voted to call for expressions of interest from developers to build independent retirement units at 19-41 Walkerville Road. The public land has been set aside for such a complex since 1993. Sixteen couples and two single people have expressed an interest in building the units, Cr Kieran Kennedy told council last Wednesday.

“From the community of Tarwin Lower and surrounding districts, this project has great support,” he said. “We will be helping aged people to stay in the area and not have to go to homes in Rosebud or Surrey Hills. People will be able to live longer and be happier.” Cr Kennedy said the land was ideally located next to the recreation reserve, bowls club, pony club and football club, as well as within walking distance to the town’s health centre and pharmacist. Council will require potential developers to

buy the land before building. The land is subject to vegetation protection but any trees removed could be offset by new trees planted elsewhere. Cr David Lewis backed the proposal. “Selling public land is always a tricky thing but in this case I feel that Cr Kennedy knows what the wish of the community is,” he said. If the development of units does not proceed, council ofﬁcers will seek to rezone the land from Township to Public Conservation Resource Zone.

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A BIG happy birthday goes out to Leongatha resident Brenton Arnup, who turned 19 yesterday. Brenton is a mad Carlton supporter, who will be happily watching his Blues in the ﬁnals series, despite their six point loss on Friday night. YOUNG artists are invited to exhibit in the 38th Meeniyan Art and Craft Show held at the Meeniyan Hall from October 29 until November 2. The youth section is open to ages 13-18 in any medium. All entries must be for sale. Prizes include hanging space at the Meeniyan Art Gallery. To receive an entry form, email tarnyawilson@bigpond.com or call 5664 7473.

ORGANISERS of the Korumburra Show Jumping Classic in November are holding a fundraiser to help put on the event. Trish Joyce said that a grant of $4000 helped put the event on in 2009 but that money was not available this year. “We are organising a Rock Revival night featuring a top band on Saturday, October 9, from 8pm until midnight at the Korumburra Recreation Reserve (the former footy rooms in Richards Street),” Mrs Joyce said. For ticket purchases, at only $15 per head, call Trish on 0433 450 223. All monies raised will go straight to the Korumburra Agricultural and Pastoral Society to help with the showjumping event. THE Leongatha Junior Football Club presentation date has been changed. It will now be held on Sunday, September 5 at the Leongatha Football Club function area, starting at 2pm. Please bring a plate of afternoon tea to share.

MARY Small is coming to Leongatha on September 4, courtesy of the Leongatha Historical Society. Mary has written a charming book called Lennie’s Ride, about Lennie Gwyther who rode his horse from Leongatha to Sydney for the ofﬁcial opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Details are in an advertisement in this issue). CANCER is the focus of this year’s men’s health booklet produced for The Alfred’s Fathers’ Day Appeal, proudly supported by Carpet Court. The no fuss guide looks at the most common cancers suffered by men and covers symptoms and diagnosis, with The Alfred’s specialists advising what you can do to minimise your risk. Men & the Big C is the book, which includes bowel cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer among many others. For more information please contact Public Affairs, Alfred Health on 9076 2266, or follow them on Twitter @AlfredHealth.

WATCH out for the territorial magpie nesting in a large gum on the corner of McCartin and Watt streets, Leongatha. It’s nesting time and the magpie is swooping. STAR reporter Jane Ross has lost her glasses. They are red framed in a dark blue case. She’s not smart enough to have put her name and contact details in the case so if anyone ﬁnds them, you know where to ﬁnd her! RODGER and Gwen Elliott are to be the guest speakers at the South Gippsland Group of the Australian Plants Society on Sunday, September 5 at 2pm. The society will be meeting at the Anderson Inlet Angling Society Club, 88 The Esplanade, Inverloch. This is a rare and wonderful opportunity to meet this talented couple and learn more about how we can grow our beautiful Australian plants along the South Gippsland coast. All are welcome. For enquiries, call 5662 2443.

A HUGE congratulations has been sent out to the Leongatha Parrots Under 12 side for their excellent season, and capping it off with the premiership. Some very excited parents and friends watched the boys play, and would have been very happy with the effort put in from the young bunch. Maybe one day they will be senior premiers. WHALES are still being sighted at Waratah Bay, coming in close to shore in the afternoon. Sometimes they are there and sometimes they are not, so visitors will have to try their luck if they wish to see some whales. A PICTURE of a snail in last week’s Star was supplied by the publication, Milk Magazine. Because of layout restrictions, the picture was not published with a caption.

100 years celebrations CENTENARY celebrations take place at Melbourne Furnishing Company in Wonthaggi this Saturday, September 4 and the customers are set to beneﬁt. One of the main activities on the day will be a 100-minute super sale, between 10.20am and 12 noon where some unbelievable specials will be offered. The business is in its fourth generation of family ownership. Current owner Talia Abraham said the business was started by her great-grandfather Samuel Abraham in September 1910 in the premises where they are today, 119 Graham Street. As well as the 100-minute sale, there will be a bed making challenge starting at 9.15am, with the winner

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receiving a $500 prize. Other activities include a performance by the Wonthaggi Citizens Band, a historic photo exhibition in the business and the cutting of the cake at 11.30am. Many of Talia’s relatives will support her on Saturday, including her mother and father. “I am already nervous as to how the day will go,” Talia told The Star. And when they mean bed making, it’s not just throwing on the sheets and a few pillows; you have to make it from the ground up including all the bits and pieces. Be sure to grab a bargain and call in and wish them a happy birthday. The day also coincides with a re-creation of the ‘Hospital Saturday’ march. This will take place from noon, leaving Wonthaggi Railway Station. The gathering will march behind the

Gearing up: ready to celebrate the store centenary this Saturday is the team at Melbourne Furnishing Company, from left, Jason Napier, Andrew Fernleigh, Talia Abraham, and Brett Kerr. Wonthaggi Citizens Band and the Wonthaggi Urban Fire Brigade. At 12.45pm at Wishart Reserve, McBride Avenue, local historian Sam Gatto will launch Accepting the Challenge - A History of the Wonthaggi and District Hospital 1910-1970.

The Wonthaggi and District Historical Society will also hold a hospital exhibition this Saturday at the Railway Station Museum in Murray Street. From 10am until 2pm you can see old photographs, a hospital display of uniforms, photos and equipment.

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Help needed

E D I T O R I A L

Cancer deserves proper treatment EVERY day, cancer is around us. Someone is battling the disease, is being tested for it or has died after enduring ongoing treatment and uncertainty. Others have beaten cancer and are relishing a second chance. Last Friday was Daffodil Day, the Cancer Council’s annual fundraising event, and the birthday of 11-year-old Korumburra girl, Jessica Allamby, who is continuing to have surgery after being diagnosed with a rare cancer. Also on Friday, Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) hosted the annual Field of Daffodils at Leongatha Memorial Hospital, a display of daffodils with messages commemorating those people who have been affected by cancer. One thousand daffodils were placed in the hospital lawn, testimony to the proliferation of cancer in South Gippsland. But despite this, many people are still travelling beyond the region for treatment, accompanied by a relative or friend driving them to appointments. GSHS offers chemotherapy, but spaces are limited. Leongatha hospital provides the only chemotherapy service in South Gippsland. Wonthaggi hospital only offers surgery and palliative care for cancer patients. As a result, when places are full, patients either have to travel to Latrobe Regional Hospital at Traralgon or Melbourne, often for treatment every day for weeks on end. Traralgon is still a two hour return drive daily – an exhausting experience when one’s health is already low. GSHS chief executive Gary Templeton said the service experiences issues with the availability of clinician time and facilities, and would like to help more local cancer patients. But to do that requires more funding from governments. The State Government last week announced Latrobe Regional would take part in a $1.9 million trial of the effects of aspirin on reducing cancer rates – one of six regional areas to do so. But the cost of cancer services at GSHS is incorporated into the overall budget. GSHS typically provides up to 12 per cent more treatments every year than government funding covers. Governments, State and Federal, must do more to expand the availability of services at Leongatha and Wonthaggi hospitals to better serve the needs of these communities. Once the hospital is rebuilt, Mr Templeton said facilities would be better suited to providing chemotherapy, but may not necessarily meet demand given the size and role of the hospital in the broader system. If cancer patients in Melbourne can have a lot of options available to them, then why not South Gippslanders?

Letters guidelines ALL letters should be kept to 400 words or less. The Star reserves the right to edit all letters for length and style. Writer’s details, including full name, address and phone number (not for publication), must be included.

I WISH to thank The Star for a recent article written on change of ofﬁce bearers at Leongatha Progress Association. I wish to correct one statement in that article that stated, “We don’t need more members.” We have a strong loyal group of members who support us every meeting and their input is greatly valued, but I question how well a group of 10 or less can represent a district/town of over 5000 - that is 0.2 per cent attendance. I recognise and thank members of churches, service clubs, sporting bodies and other organisations who contribute so much good to our community and have done so for many years, but I believe that LPA has a unique opportunity to help achieve even greater things for Leongatha. So on behalf of Leongatha Progress Association I issue a warm welcome to any and every member of our community to come and join us. We meet at 7.30pm every third Thursday of the month at the Leongatha RSL Gold Room. We need your support so we can support you. Terry Aeschlimann, President, Leongatha Progress Association.

Highway disgrace I’D like to know what is happening about the upkeep of our local roads and highways? For instance, the South Gippsland Highway from Korumburra through to Koonwarra and beyond is littered with pot holes and uneven surfaces which remain unattended for weeks on end. Some of these are quite dangerous, forcing cars and motorbikes to swerve around. As someone who travels regularly to Melbourne and Warragul, I must say our local roads are by far the worst. I have seen the occasional road worker shovelling asphalt into some holes, which lasts about a day or two and then breaks up again. Surely we must be able to construct and maintain roads to withstand the wintry conditions in this area better than at present. They are a disgrace and we deserve better! Bob Hickman, Koonwarra.

Not happy I THINK it is a disgrace the way South Gippsland people are ripped off with fuel prices. We never seem to get discount days like Lang Lang and other towns on the way towards

Cann River or back towards Melbourne. Last week I did a trip to Cann River and the fuel at Cann River was the same price as Leongatha. How can that be four hours away when I believe their fuel at Cann River comes from Leongatha? Are we paying for their freight? Some of the prices on the trip where: Cann River $1.30; Bruthen $1.24; Bairnsdale $1.19; Stratford $1.26; Sale $1.20. Closer to home, up we go: Yarram $1.30, Foster $1.29, Leongatha $1.30. Who supplies these towns I wonder? Next day I went to Melbourne. On the way, same thing: Korumburra $1.30, Lang Lang $1.15 and at Koo Wee Rup, a jump up to $1.22. I wonder why? I ask the question. Then you get to Tooradin, $1.16 and Cranbourne, $1.15. I am glad I don’t have to get my fuel from here and I can wait until I do a trip to Melbourne. If I do need any I will only put in enough to get me away from here. They do not support us so I will not support them. These entire prices are before the discount, no wonder pensioners cannot afford to travel. They cannot afford these prices. Wake up Leongatha. Look after locals. Wayne Mathieson, Leongatha.

Bus matters AN open letter to Peter Ryan, MLA Member for Gippsland South. In response to your newspaper article in The Star and others, I would like to make the following corrections. The residents of Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay and Walkerville want the bus from Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower discontinued, in favour of a new bus service from Venus Bay, Tarwin Lower to Wonthaggi. The petition you mentioned in your article is only about one bus and one bus service: Venus Bay to Wonthaggi. Four hundred and forty-eight signatures were collected for that service only. Your article has confused the issue and the community here does not know what you are referring to. The existing bus service from Venus Bay to Leongatha on average carries only 0.3 passengers per day. Please check with the Transport Connections Ofﬁcer at South Gippsland Council. If you want the facts on the bus saga please speak to the people of Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower. I believe you are sincere in trying to help us and we would appreciate your intervention in this ongoing attempt to achieve our goal of a bus to Wonthaggi from Venus Bay. Colin West, Venus Bay.

VOXPOP! VOX What is your favourite part of the daffodil festival?

My favourite part is the variety of exhibits. It is good to be able to take a break and look at different things. Bob Bruce Leongatha

There is a great variety of daffodils; I did not know there were so many. It is also good to see the kids get involved. Ken Stockton Tyabb

The colour is amazing. For years I have wanted to come and I have ﬁnally made the trip. I am very glad I did now. Judith Pugh Warragul

The colours of the ﬂowers are my favourite part, and the variety of all the plants. Joan Lehmann Inverloch

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Auction raises $4000 POOWONG’S main street turned into an auction strip recently. Auctioneer Alex Dixon and colleagues Michael Foote and Melissa Fowles from Elders’ Korumburra ofﬁce sold a wide range of goods from farm equipment, sewing machines, furniture, a tractor and even the pro-

verbial kitchen sink. The fundraising auction was organised by the Poowong Uniting Church and brought in about $4000. People also bought items from the overloaded cake, preloved treasures and plant stalls in the church hall. They were amazed at the quality

AFTER watching the results flow in on election night, many people would have felt a bit like those watching the first televised footy final in1977 that ended in a draw - a lot of energy expended for an inconclusive outcome! Local government often reflects the characteristics of a hung parliament, in that councillors are elected independently and bring a range of views to the table. The fact that they are still able to achieve good outcomes might be a handy model on how to proceed for our federal cohorts. My congratulations go to all candidates who stood in McMillan and worked hard to get their message out, and in particular to Russell Broadbent who retained the seat with a healthy margin. Our congratulations also go to Bridget McKenzie who secured a seat in the Senate. Bridget is a local resident and will be a strong advocate for the region. Cr Raabe and I went to the well attended launch of the Poowong Community Plan last week. This is the second town, following Meeniyan, to develop their plan in conjunction with council’s facilitators. The process shows great promise of success, with the communities taking ownership of their future directions and partnering with council to achieve practical

and quantity of the craft items for sale, and enjoyed coffee and fresh scones in the warmth of the recently renovated church building. Organiser Margot Foley said the church appreciated the work of the Elders team who donated their time, and also the support of the Poowong community.

enhancements of their towns. Like council, it too brings people together with a range of views that require robust debate to come to consensus. We appreciate the participation of so many people in this exercise and thank Poowong stalwart Heather Gregg for her professional presentation of the ﬁnal document. For other towns contemplating or undertaking the planning process, this document is a worthwhile read. I also had the pleasure of opening Leongatha’s widely acclaimed Daffodil and Floral Show last Thursday. In latter years the daffodils around town seem to be coming out earlier and earlier, but were still in full bloom to draw the admiration of locals and the busloads of visitors from further aﬁeld. Events such as this take a lot of organisation and I just hope there are younger people becoming involved to carry on these wonderful traditions in the future. We elected Cr Mimmie Jackson as our new deputy mayor on Wednesday, following the recent resignation of Cr Kennedy. Cr Jackson brings great enthusiasm and practical knowledge of meeting procedures and local laws to the table, and we welcome her warmly. Cr Jim Fawcett Mayor

Up close: Bill Loughridge displays a pressure lamp while auctioneer Alex Dixon seeks bids. Colleague Michael Foote takes notes with the help of Bill McNally and Noel Gregg.

Councillors have already begun to spend their discretionary funds for this financial year. The beneficiaries are the Venus Bay Community Centre (combined $700), Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association ($200), Venus Bay and Tarwin Lower Men’s Shed ($500), St Peter’s Community Kitchen ($300) and Powlett Darts Association ($100). **** South Gippsland continues to be a popular tourist destination, with 26 per cent more visitors at the region’s three information centres between April and June. Of note was the 2058 visitors to the Foster centre during April, a 120 per cent increase on April 2009. For April 2010, visitors at the Leongatha centre were down 40 per cent. **** Prom Country Regional Tourism has received a $10,000 grant from the State Government to create a shopping guide for South Gippsland. The guide will be distributed through visitor information centres and tourism businesses to encourage visitors to spend locally. **** More than 97,500 people visited SG SPLASH leisure centre in Leongatha during the past financial year. Cooler weather and the temporary closure of the pool for maintenance resulted in lower attendance between April and June, but visitor numbers were above figures forecast during February and March. **** Five South Gippsland businesses were finalists in the recent Gippsland Business Awards but unfortunately not one received an award. The businesses were Cleaning Solutions at Korumburra, Toora Tourist Park, Hard Loch Café at Loch, The Gilded Lily restaurant and bar at Loch, and Sports Power Leongatha. **** A trial library service will be established at Nyora between October and December. This follows calls

from the community for such a service. It will be provided by the West Gippsland Library Corporation’s mobile library. Council will contribute $3000 to the trial. **** The Poowong community will also be part of a trial library service during the same period. The existing library at Poowong has a leaking roof and books have been damaged. The community’s hopes for a community hub including a library are unlikely to eventuate, according to council. **** Council will defer a decision on the subdivision of a property in Louise Simon Court, Leongatha into four lots, to allow objectors time to present to council before the next meeting. **** Last Wednesday’s meeting was held at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre instead of the usual location, Meeting Room One at Leongatha Memorial Hall. A conflicting booking meant council was unable to secure the Leongatha hall. About 15 people filled the gallery, including Foster residents and members of the Bass Coast/South Gippsland Reconciliation Group. Cr Mohya Davies, a resident of Foster herself, welcomed council to town. She said: “This is the first time council has met at Foster since I’ve been on council.” **** The committees of the Toora, Mount Best and Hedley halls will apply for $270,000 from the State Government for works. The Toora Hall needs a new roof, the Mount Best Hall could be extended and an upgrade of the Hedley Hall is planned. **** An unnamed no-through road at Pound Creek will be named Ti-tree Road. It currently runs off Sparks Road. Council was initially to rename the road Whyberg Road, but

an objection was received. Before clearing, Pound Creek was extensively covered by ti-tree, hence the new name. **** Cr Davies opened the Country Women’s Association recent regional conference held at Foster, which featured a speech by a representative of the group, Compassionate Friends. The conference attracted people from Bass Coast through to Yarram. **** Cr Bob Newton represented the Kongwak community at the State Library of Victoria recently, where a revised edition of the Kongwak history, Valley of the Peace was nominated for an award. Cr Newton wrote the foreword to the book. **** A committee dedicated to supporting people with disabilities was praised by Cr Bob Newton. He said council’s Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee did a “fantastic job”. He also noted the input of Leongatha South man Paul Norton, whose late son had a disability and was a Paralympian. **** The contract for the management and cleaning of Leongatha Memorial Hall has been extended, as council was happy with the service given by the existing contractor. **** Council will seek funding under the Victorian Government’s new blueprint for regional and rural Victoria. The blueprint outlines $630 million in new funding for such projects as economic development, training young people and tourism. **** Council will join the Australian Wide Rural Road Group, a body to lobby governments for more road funding. But Cr David Lewis was unsure, given the cost of sending council representatives around Australia to meetings.

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South Gippsland Shire Council briefs

Scientists estimate that Victoria could be facing the worst locust plague since the 1930s. To help reduce the damage, there are things we all need to do. You must monitor your property and report any activity urgently to the DPI Locust Hotline 1300 135 559 or visit www.dpi.vic.gov.au/locusts

Locust control starts at your place.

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Meals keep elderly at home VOLUNTEERS who deliver food to needy people across South Gippsland were celebrated on National Meals on Wheels Day last Wednesday. South Gippsland Shire Council Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett and Cr Mimmie Jackson delivered meals to commemorate the value of council’s Meals on Wheels service and its outstanding team of volunteers. Council co-ordinates hundreds of volunteers across the shire to deliver about 350 meals each week through its Meals on Wheels service. For many frail and aged citizens, the service allows them to maintain their independence in their own homes. Volunteers range from school children, young mums, service club

members, staff from local businesses and retirees through to people who can spare just an hour or two each week. “It is an extremely important service in our community, keeping people connected and nutritionally supported,” aged and disability coordinator Louise Brydon said. “The three course meals are prepared to meet the special dietary needs of our clients and where possible, their likes and dislikes. “After an initial assessment is carried out, the Meals on Wheels service is available to frail, aged people, people with a disability and their carers, and those who are nutritionally at risk. “Often this is the only contact the client has for the day and it is an occasion they look forward to. It is

also an opportunity to assist in monitoring the health and wellbeing of each client on a regular basis.” Hot meals are delivered from Monday to Friday. Weekend meals are supplied cold and delivered on the Friday. Food options include soup, main hot meal, salads, puddings, fresh fruit and/or fruit juices. People wishing to volunteer a few hours on a regular basis or at times that suit are invited to contact Virginia Hall on 5662 9363 or Bernadette Hulls on 5662 9359.

Doing a deed: Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett and Cr Mimmie Jackson deliver lunch to Albert and Lorraine of Leongatha.

Mayor’s message Cr Peter Paul

Ball builds community

Ready for Tomorrow is the Victorian Government’s $631 million blueprint to protect and strengthen our regional and rural way of life, now and for future generations. The blueprint includes: $110m for Skills & Young People $99m Backing Jobs & Industry $204m for Regional Infrastructure $158m Supporting the Regional & Rural Way of Life

COUNCILS across Victoria provide a range of services to make their municipalities a safe, clean and enjoyable place to live. Traditionally councils were ‘marked’ on the three Rs – roads, rates and rubbish and to a certain extent, this still holds true. However, communities have come to expect much more of their councils. Residents expect us to advocate on their behalf to State and Federal governments, to improve services to those in need and to hold events that strengthen and build communities. Last Friday night, Bass Coast Shire Council hosted one of these events. The Annual Bass Coast Mayoral Charity Ball is the main fundraising event for the Bass Coast Community Foundation – but it is also a lot more than this. One of the objectives in our Council Plan is to help build cohesive communities – the Mayoral Ball embraces this objective. It gives residents and businesses the opportunity to come together and share in what is a fantastic night out. People catch up with old friends, colleagues and make new acquaintances and develop relationships. In an increasingly fast paced world, the opportunity to take the time to have a night out like this is limited. It’s also an event where businesses and individuals help each other out. Council staff, family and friends donate countless hours of their time to ensure the event runs smoothly. Local businesses donate goods and services so that the community can beneﬁt. Volunteers and businesses work together, get to know each other better and a web is woven. These relationships contribute to making Bass Coast stronger. As a community we know each other, talk to one another down the street, at schools, at sporting events and at the beach. We support each other and the local businesses that we know so kindly donate their skills or goods. As a council we are committed to ensuring we are part of a strong, cohesive community so that Bass Coast remains a fantastic place to live and work and is a place we truly identify as being ours. Cr Peter Paul, Mayor

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And that’s just the beginning. To ﬁnd out how you, your business and community can beneﬁt, call or visit our website.

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council advises that the Buffalo-Waratah Road (100m north of King’s Flat Road) is closed until further notice.

The future starts now.

A bridge collapsed due to abutments undermined by recent heavy rain, infrastructure director Anthony Seabrook said. Buffalo-Waratah Road is a gravel road, carrying about 60 cars per day. “The bridge will be replaced with box culverts as part of the 2010/2011 capital works program,” Mr Seabrook said. “The works cannot commence until the creek has subsided, so closure is expected to be in place for several months.” Motorists are asked to ﬁnd alternate routes to avoid the area. Residents in the area have been advised personally. Council apologises for any inconvenience caused.

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Teaching lessons for life SKILLS for life are not always taught within the formal education framework. However the team at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College have been running an innovative practical program this year. Basic everyday skills some adults take for granted are taught in the Skills for Life subject, such as sewing, table setting, map reading, basic car maintenance, changing a tap washer, gardening and cooking. The students in years 7 to 10 really beneﬁt from as well as enjoy these sessions. Jo Callister and Ken Myors have been teaching the students since the beginning of the year and are thrilled with the progress of the students as well as their enthusiasm. “It’s a great way for students to gain exposure to some of these skills,” Mr Myors said. The students have two classes a week. Ms Callister said: “They seem to really look forward to this class and want to know what we will be doing in

the coming lessons.” The skills have proven that the gender divide need not exist. “I am amazed at how much the big tough guys love sewing and sew so neatly!” Ms Callister said. The pair enjoys team teaching the program and watching the students embrace their learning. They often use guest presenters to bring further skills into the program and add to its authenticity. Jackie Smith from Leongatha Taekwondo came in to instruct in self defence. “The students have happily embraced all the skills we have covered so far,” Ms Callister said. The 38 students who are currently undertaking the subject have chosen it over other options in the Launch program. This fantastic array of options extends the students beyond the usual array of subject choices and offers new possibilities and interactions. “It’s such a great opportunity for students to be able to choose a subject they are interested in,” Ms Callister said.

Mucking in: Skills for Life students learn gardening skills, from left Broderick MeadAmeri, Alex Castagna and Joshua Carroll.

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Celebrations continue at Wonthaggi primary WONTHAGGI Primary School celebrates its century this year and the biggest gift of all came in the form of the new library and classroom complex. Recently the whole school, including the 250 students, teachers, family and friends gathered in the stunning new development for the ofﬁcial opening by Senator David Feeney. The Wonthaggi Primary School received $2,125,000 Federal Government funding and in opening the stateof-the-art facility, Senator Feeney said: “It is tremendous to celebrate the open-

ing of the new library and refurbished classrooms and to witness ﬁrst hand, the impact this has on the Wonthaggi Primary School and the local community. “I am delighted this project has supported the construction sector and kept Victorians in work through the Global Financial Crisis. “This is what we strived to achieve, this is the essence of the Economic Stimulus Plan.” The historic school is now looking forward to its big 100th birthday celebrations and Wonthaggi Primary School assistant principal Vin Hally said November 20 is a likely date.

Hi tech: assistant principal Vin Hally checks out the latest technology installed in the environmentally friendly new library and classroom development at Wonthaggi Primary School.

Celebrations: from left Wonthaggi Primary School (WPS) assistant principal Vin Hally, Department of Early Childhood Development Koorie Education support ofﬁcer John Murray, WPS council president Steve Marston, and Labor candidate for Bass Gerry Lonergan attended the recent opening.

All happening: Wonthaggi Primary School students, teachers, parents, friends and assistant principal Vin Hally at the ofﬁcial opening of the school’s new library and classrooms.

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Exciting times ahead LIFE at the new Leongatha Primary School will be even more exciting in the new buildings and facilities that will be offered at the new education precinct site. The same high standards of literacy and numeracy will be maintained, with the new buildings allowing more individual attention. The school proudly showcases Kathy Walker’s developmental curriculum and has now extended this

into investigation times. This is where students are taught how to ﬁnd information, ask and answer crucial questions and present their ﬁndings in an exciting way. The school employs teaching coaches in investigation and also in maths. These coaches teach the teachers and particularly mentor new teachers. Principal Rob Higgins and his assistants Wendy Caple and Grant Kuhne are all involved in curriculum development and each has various

Learning looks: Courtney Embury and Zara Gardner.

Focused on farm success OVER the last 10 years, farmers have had to contend with poor seasons and volatile prices, and now with rising interest rates. There is also the risk of a possibly changing climate. If you are a farmer and you want to plan a successful future, then the new course, Achieving Farm Business Success in a Risky World, is probably what you are looking for. The course is being offered through Bass Coast Adult Education Centre and delivered in association with a Victorian Farmers Federation state-wide training program. Participants in the new course will be supplied with special software, Farm Business Planner Version 5, which they can use to plan their own farm business, evaluate farm business opportunities, and develop strategies for managing their farm. Course topics include: • being proactive and knowing what you want to achieve; • knowing your current ﬁnancial position; • developing plans for capturing opportunities;

•developing plans for managing risks; • evaluating scenarios for moving forward.; and • choosing the path ahead. The course and the software has been developed by farm consulting ﬁrm Alan Blackburn and Associates Consulting, which will also be delivering the training. Mr Blackburn said: “Farm business planning issues often involve two generations. Consequently we encourage all family members affected by the proﬁtability of the farm and its ongoing success to attend.” Farmers and their immediate family may apply for full reimbursement of the course costs of $1390 ($990 for subsequent family members), through the FarmReady program. This will mean that the course is essentially free. To enrol in the course and obtain information on how to register for FarmReady reimbursement grants, contact Bass Coast Adult Education Centre by phoning 5672 3115. Alan Blackburn and Associates will assist you in applying for the grants.

Proud counter: Jade McLennan shows her work.

student groups they work with for specific programs. Grant Kuhne currently works with senior students in the Rocks and Water program, helping children to develop skills in deciding when to stand firm on issues and when to go with the flow. The computer program will be introduced in 2011 and phased in over three years. Every student will have their own notebook computer at the cost of about $1 a week.

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Building skills the key to success TRACKING of past students has highlighted the wide spectrum of careers and employment opportunities taken up by students at Leongatha Secondary College. From automotive mechanics to journalists, child carers to doctors, the list is both endless and impressive. Students have an opportunity to study VCE, VET, VCAL or a combination in order to satisfy their personal needs and goals.

To assist students in selecting the right course for them, the college offers extensive counselling. As early as Year 9, students are encouraged to identify what they enjoy, what they are good at and what will challenge them when contemplating future studies. Extra-curricula activities are also an important part of a student’s personal development. Whether it is through participation in the State School’s Spectacular, music, outdoor education, sport

or as an SRC representative, these activities enhance social awareness and community belonging. As mentioned earlier, VET is one of the pathways available LSC students. An example of what can be achieved in this area was highlighted recently at the VCE Premiers award presentation. Two LSC students achieved this prestigious award for being in the top ﬁve engineering students in the state.

Centenary of education nears By Lyn Skillern Award winners: Nathan Kemp and James Golding with engineering teacher Ted Clarke after taking out awards for their engineering efforts.

WHEN the Victorian Government passed the Education Act of 1872 and set up an Education Department, a primary education became the right of all Victorian children. In pioneering areas like South Gippsland, parents had to put a lot of pressure on the Education Department in order to have schools established. A new display at the Leongatha Historical Society includes a time line showing when schools opened and in many cases closed. The Leongatha community was very forward thinking and they worked hard through the Woorayl Shire Council and the local members of parliament to have an agricultural high school established on part of the Labour Colony. The Labour Colony was an 800 acre experimental farm, which ran on the edge of Leongatha from 1893 to 1919. It was designed to provide work for the unemployed men in the 1890s depression. This farm extended from where Mary

Taking part: girls at the inter school swimming sports in the 1970s at Mirboo North, including Mandy Dowd (centre) and Sue Charlton (nee Forrester), to her right. MacKillop Regional College is now to the Leongatha Secondary College site. The work of the local community succeeded and on February 6, 1912 Leongatha Agricultural High School opened in a large room at the primary school and a rented hall in Roughead Street. The word agriculture went out of the name in 1930 and the original building burnt down in 1933. The current heritage listed building was constructed in 1934 and ofﬁcially opened in 1935. In the 1940s, there were calls for a technical school, or at least a multi-purpose school, with technical education as part of the curriculum. During the 1960s, pressure mounted and the

government ﬁnally decided to establish a Technical School in 1967. The actual technical school buildings were ready for the 1971 school year. The two schools continued as separate identities until the 1980s when moves were made to amalgamate and form Leongatha Secondary College. The staff of Leongatha High School and Leonatha Technical School worked well together and a very good school came out of this process, with a curriculum the envy of many throughout Victoria. Therefore, we come to the present and we are heading towards the centenary. Celebrations will be on April 28 and 29, 2012. A “back to” is being planned and a centenary

book written. Your memories are wanted and if you wish to be interviewed in the next year please contact Lyn Skillern on 5668 6304. We also need the names of those who attended the school from 1912 to 1933 and of course photos. There are lists and photographs on display at the Leongatha historical Society and Lyn would like people to come in and add names to these. Ex students and staff will come from all over Australia and from overseas for the event. The planning for this event has begun and a meeting will be held at Leongatha Secondary College on September 7, (please see the advertisement for details). Please come along and help make our centenary a great event.

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Education more than just books SOUTH Coast Christian College was founded on the idea that schooling should be conducted in an environment that is an extension of the home, and that the education of a child involved much more than just improving knowledge. It is about learning a range of new skills, being supported as mistakes are made, learning how to relate to others, gradually developing independence, and ultimately developing a resilient and forthright character through knowledge, spiritual development and Christian values. This is encapsulated in the South Coast Christian College motto: “Nurturing Childhood, Empowering Youth, Proclaiming Christ”. The relationships that are developed with the students, families and teaching staff during their time at South Coast, along with the educational and personal programs offered, greatly assist in each of life’s transition stages. The college, primary and middle school programs are designed to support

the students as they develop the basic skills required. Their senior school program, which incorporates VCE, then extends students into areas of new challenge as independent learners. From Year 10, students may enhance their studies with Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses or a VCE subject. In Years 11 and 12, students may continue with VET subjects or access additional courses through distance education, providing a wealth of study opportunities. In addition to the educational foundation, their Pastoral Care program provides intimate support for students and is based around the college ‘s“Values for Healthy Relationships” program. Biblical studies and community service are also an integral component of student’s schooling, helping them to develop resilience and character. If you would like to know more about the college and how they can assist in the growth of your child, feel free to contact the school.

Teaching career starts at Monash MONASH University offers an exciting range of education courses for anyone looking to take the ﬁrst step into their teaching career. And best of all, you can complete your studies right here in Gippsland. Over the past two years, 638 education students have graduated from Monash Gippsland, with almost every school in the region having a teacher who has completed their studies at the campus. Their strong links with local schools throughout Gippsland also mean that they’re able to provide an unmatched experience for students undertaking work placement and who are eager to gain handson experience in the classroom. Not sure where to begin? If you have a previous degree or simply want to hear more about what study options are

Learning to teach: education students get back to creativity. available, come along to their free information evening which will be held on Monday, September 6 at Monash University, Northways Road, Churchill. To register for the evening, please visit edu.monash.edu/ teachingcareer. The evening is the perfect opportunity for you to learn more about the Graduate Diploma of Education, which is speciﬁcally designed for students with a previous degree and who want to become primary or secondary school teachers.

Flexible options, such as part-time and offcampus modes, also make the program ideal for students who are trying to juggle work, family and their study. Monash’s friendly staff are also available to assist you with any enquiries. Just call (03) 5122 6367 or email edugippslandcourseinfo@monash.edu. More information on Monash courses, support services, alternative entry options and scholarships is also available at gippsland. monash.edu.

Exchange student: the Year 11 and 12 students say goodbye to Turkish visitor Can Elvanlioğlu.

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Benefits are many NEWHAVEN College is an independent, ecumenical and coeducational school which was founded in 1980. Since the start of 2008 the college has been a full Prep to Year 12 school. Newhaven College provides a diverse academic curriculum with a caring pastoral approach in a beautiful setting. The ethos of the school is based upon mutual respect between teacher and students, in which high standards of social and academic expectations are actively encouraged. The college caters for individual differences among students and places great importance on each student being known. The strengthening of self-esteem and the students’ sense of community equips each individual with the qualities required for good citizenship and the conﬁdence to contribute.

In recent years the college has extended its Junior School and constructed a multi-purpose auditorium and technology centre. The college has a Year 9 Environmental Centre, playing ﬁeld and pavilion. All Year 9 students attend the Year 9 Environmental Centre for a full year. Their academic program is highly supportive and features integrated approaches to learning, environmental themes and opportunities for personal development. Courses in Year 10 are chosen from core subjects and specialist electives such as business, music, art, drama, Japanese and technology studies. Advanced classes in maths are provided in years 9 and 10. Remedial assistance in English and Maths is also available. Personal and social development is fostered through the house system.

Tree planting: Newhaven College students joined a dedicated team of volunteers for the tree planting day at their school recently. Pictured are Erin Gin of Wonthaggi and Bonny Dickie of San Remo.

School grows: Newhaven College students Isabelle Hally, Alice Johnston and Corrie Wilson, all from Phillip Island helped plant some 3000 trees during a recent tree planting day near the new junior school campus.

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Supporting each other through illness By Jane Ross IT’S not much fun having Parkinson’s. The neurological condition has a trajectory all of its own and no two sufferers are affected in the same way. Parkinson’s attacks the basal section of the brain and unconscious movement is impaired. It’s progressive and incurable and very difﬁcult to diagnose. Trevor White of Leongatha, found out he had it 12 years ago. His wife Pearl suggested they attend a Parkinson’s support group in Moe, but Trevor didn’t like the idea. Eventually she persuaded him, others joined them and they decided to form a group of their own. The South Gippsland Parkinson’s Support Group has been going for six years and once a month, an average 30 members enjoy gathering at the Leongatha RSL. Trevor is the secretary/treasurer and Peter Thiele the president. Group meetings take the form of formalities, followed by a guest speaker then lunch. Members share camaraderie, humour, compassion and anything they’ve been able to ﬁnd out about the condition. Treatment is often trial and error

Support: Peter Thiele (left) and Trevor White of the South Gippsland Parkinson’s Support Group, with Sara Cox, who spoke to the group about the Home and Community Care services provided to those who are frail, elderly or disabled. and the exchange of information can be valuable. Peter and Marion Thiele of Mirboo North, are on the Parkinson’s journey together. Peter was diagnosed seven years ago and Marion is his carer.

They have some support from South Gippsland Council’s HACC program. Peter has just become part of a new international drug trial through The Alfred Hospital. He underwent four hours

of examination and doesn’t know if he is being given a high or low dose of the new drug, or if he is on a placebo. Nevertheless, he thinks he is seeing some improvement and Marion confirmed that. One of the common aspects of Parkinson’s is the frequency of involuntary movement and Marion told last Friday’s support group meeting that Peter had been able to watch a football game on television without the usual jerking about. He first became aware that something was amiss when he was out walking. “I used to walk and swing my arms, but my right arm wouldn’t swing.” Then there were the tremors. Speaking of walking, Parkinson’s Victoria ran its 2010 unity walk on Sunday, August 29, starting from Federation Square in Melbourne to raise money and awareness. Trevor explained there is no real diagnostic procedure for Parkinson’s. And no one knows the cause. Marion said there has been some thought that toxins are at fault. Trevor was a farmer and Peter an orchardist, so they fit that theory. But there are plenty of other people with Parkinson’s with-

out those histories. “We get a lot of comfort out of this support group,” said Peter. “A group like this is a great help to me too,” added Marion, “there’s an understanding of each other.” Members come from all over South Gippsland, from Corinella to Venus Bay and Foster. Friday’s guest speaker was Sara Cox, who leads South Gippsland Council’s team of Home and Community Care assessors. There are around 1500 people on the team’s books, receiving home help, meals on wheels, home maintenance or community transport. The latter is extremely popular and South Gippsland is one of few councils in the region that provides such transport. Fees for the HACC services are based on income. Peter Thiele said the voluntary driver service was “wonderful”. Joy Hoy complimented the spring cleaning service that can be provided in conjunction with home maintenance. “It’s brilliant, I recommend it!” Trevor emphasises the role of carers. “Without them we are lost.”

NT bound with donations galore A PROJECT that began at the Wonthaggi Baptist Church has now spread interstate.

Superb job: Leongatha Secondary College students Matt Wardle, Lachie Sperling and Adrian Kerr, with school IT teacher Fiona McKenzie and Angles Run owner, Ann Roberts.

Techno whizzes star A TEAM of students from Leongatha Secondary College has placed second in a Gippsland web design competition. The team, Four X, comprised Matt Wardle, Lachie Sperling and Adrian Kerr. They designed a website for mixed farming business, Angles Run. They were among 137 IT-savvy secondary students to help local businesses get online. They were recently acknowledged at this year’s GippsWebs for Business awards presentation night A joint venture between Monash University Gippsland, Telstra CountryWide and Gippsland Local Learning and Employment Networks, the GippsWebs for Business program helps to link lo-

cal businesses and students for online success. Students spend time with small business owners and local entrepreneurs, gathering information and learning about the daily operation of the business before using their skills in IT and web development to create a website that will help grow the business. Angles Run owner Ann Roberts was impressed with the quality of design and web page created by the Leongatha students. “Four X produced a fantastic page for my business. The team was in constant contact with me regarding the webpage. I am really excited about having such a high quality site produced for my business,” she said.

The church has established two op shops to support indigenous communities at Lajamanu and Kalkaringi, 900km south west of Darwin. The project was started last year by church members Lin and Kevin Davies. The congregation has since collected donations of good quality new and used clothing to restock the shops and bought a purpose-built trailer to take goods to the Northern Territory for needy and isolated families. The spirit of giving has been overwhelming and word spread far and wide with clothing, toys and educational materials being donated from Wonthaggi, Inverloch, San Remo, Cowes, Nyora, Beaconsﬁeld, Berwick, Dandenong, Hawthorn and as far away as Ulverstone in Tasmania. Church pastor Geoff Pegler endorsed the project and the local church

Healthy cheque for hospital CHOIR group Just Harmony have presented the Leongatha hospital with a cheque for $600. The choir raised the money from their performance at the Masonic Hall in Leongatha recently. President of the Just Harmony group Ted Stephens, was happy to support the hospital. “It’s good to be able to help. Hopefully they can put the money to good use,” he said. Mr Stephens, along with 18 members, made their way from Berwick to perform a variety of songs which were very well received. “People kept asking us if we were coming back again, so I think we might have to now,” he said. Finance manager Peter Van Hamond accepted the cheque, and said that the money will go towards purchasing pressure reducing mattresses for those patients who stay in the hospital for the long term. A huge thank you went out from the Just Harmony choir to the Leongatha Freemasons Thanks mate: hospital ﬁnance manager Peter Van Group for all their help during the day and with Hamond accepts a cheque for $600 from Just Harmony choir president Ted Stephens. preparation.

embraced and supported the project with further donations to help with the high cost of fuel to deliver the load. More than one-and-ahalf tons of goods have been donated and are now being taken north by Kevin and his co-driver Neil Sampson. They set off last Saturday to meet Bill and Pauline Morrison, formerly from the Nyora Baptist Church, who are now working in the Lajamanu and Kalkaringi Communities through Global Interaction Australia. This project has been seen as so successful that it has inspired others and is now being used as a model by other churches to support other isolated communities in far north Queensland and the Top End of NT. Last year Kevin used the saying “Out of little things, big things grow” which was so appropriate. But now the project has grown so much bigger and on reﬂection he now believes: “You never never know if you never never go – just give it a go”.

All set: Kevin Davies loads the purpose-built trailer with clothing and toys to be taken to the Aboriginal communities of Lajamanu and Kalkaringi in the Northern Territory. This project is just one of the many community activities at the Wonthaggi Baptist Church. The Church also operates three playgroups, an after school Kids Club, a weekly seniors activity called Welcome Inn plus many more activities focused on serving the community.

Geoff is also the Police Chaplain for the Bass Coast District and has been well embraced by our community. The Wonthaggi Baptist Church is certainly an active participant in the Bass Coast Community and beyond.

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Children remembered By Tayla Kershaw

EVER since Thomas Green went to the Jewish Holocaust Museum in June, he been trying to collect buttons to raise awareness of the children murdered by the German Army in World War Two.

Making a difference: Thomas Green is seeking buttons to help remember children murdered during World War Two.

The Year 10 humanities student from Wonthaggi Secondary College was influenced by the displays at the Melbourne museum, including a memorial for the children who died in concentration and extermination camps. That exhibition features buttons in clear plastic tubes, as curators believe buttons are the perfect way to represent children. From his own experience, Thomas was determined to help people become aware of the cause. He aims to collect two boxes of buttons to send to the museum to display. “I don’t care if I’m waiting years, as long as I collect as many as I need,” he said. At the museum, Wonthaggi students were introduced to George Gizburg, one of the survivors of the tragic event. Mr Gizburg’s family risked everything in 1912 to escape the communist regime in the Soviet Union to create a safer life in Berlin. While trying to enter Switzerland via France, he was betrayed by Swiss guards and arrested as a spy. He served time in Gestapo prison, where he underwent interrogation and torture before suffering an unbearable journey to Europe. Mr Gizburg survived three years in the concentration camp and managed to escape Auschwitz in the infamous death march in January, 1945. He escaped into the Bavarian forest and struggled for survival before being found by American forces. Serving as an official scout and interpreter for West Germany, he was the longest surviving Jewish slave labourer in Auschwitz. He has published an autobiography about his horrendous experience, entitled A Will to Live. Donations of buttons can be made to Thomas at the offices of both campuses of Wonthaggi Secondary College. “The museum is such a life changing experience once you see it,” Thomas said.

Wed in the Dandenongs SARAH Wilson Wil andd Daniel D i lP Price i were married on June 4 at Tatra Receptions, Mount Dandenong. More than 110 guests travelled to witness their marriage in the chapel nestled amongst the beautiful grounds in the Dandenongs. Sarah is the eldest daughter of Don and Tarnya Wilson, and Daniel is the eldest son of Malcolm and Cathy Price of Meeniyan. The bride was lovely in an elegant slim-line Essence gown of champagne tulle and crushed taffeta with an attractive empire-line, highlighted with a band of taffeta and caught at the centre front with a jewel-effect brooch. The dress was appliquéd with corded lace motifs, beaded with twinkling Swarovski crystals and diamantes and ﬁnished with a matching scalloped lace edging. Delicate lace cap sleeves completed the dress. The simple silk and lace ﬂower worn in Sarah’s hair was handmade by her cousin Tara.

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago, September 2, 1980 IN KEEPING with Father’s Day on Sunday, Leongatha Neighbourhood Centre has paid a special tribute to all the dads. Rather than say thank you with material gifts, the centre expressed their appreciation in words. **** CEMENT piles are on their way for a new boat ramp at Inverloch. Minister for Public Works, Mr Tom Austin, gave his assurance during an on-site inspection of the old ramp yesterday. 10 years ago, August 29, 2000 THE FIRST Alberton Football League premiers of the new millennium are Fish Creek! And they won the year 2000 cup in a titanic arm-wrestle with reigning premiers DWWWW before a huge crowd. **** SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is reeling in shock after being told that the fast ferry service will not be returning to Port Welshpool. Word came through

from the Tasmanian Government on Friday evening. Five years ago, August 30, 2005 MORE than 100 kids, from Leongatha and district, will long remember Sunday, August 28, 2005 as the day they helped win four premierships in one day for the Leongatha Football Club. **** Daffodil Day in Leongatha raised an amazing $1680 for cancer support and research. The day is conducted by the Can Do Club and member Barbara Russell said she was delighted with the result. One year ago, September 1, 2009 A MIRBOO North toddler narrowly escaped death when a tree fell on the room where he was sleeping during last week’s storms. Saxon Rodda was unhurt when the large eucalypt crashed through the roof of his Balook Street home during a severe wind gust.

Meals roster (Leongatha) Catholic Women’s League, Leongatha Primary School and Mr and Mrs Hogan will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning September 6, 2010.

Th id id were the th bride’s b id The bbridesmaids friend Kaetche Park, cousin Tara Hicks, sister Emily Wilson and sister in-law Teana Price. The four girls looked gorgeous in fuchsia pink chiffon cocktail dresses from the Kmarche range. The groom’s best man was brother Matthew Price and the groomsmen were brother Kyle Price and brother-in laws Ben Jones and Sam Wilson. Flower girl Zylah Mooney, daughter of Asha Poletti and Daniel Mooney, nearly stole the show as she ran down the aisle in her pink lace dress and crooked tiara. Family and friends enjoyed a wonderful night as they celebrated the occasion. Sarah and Daniel honeymooned in Fiji and have returned to ﬁnish setting up their home in Leongatha. They have lived and worked in Melbourne for the past three years and their families are happy to have them home

Wet topic enthrals kids CHILDREN learnt about local water supplies during the annual Water Aware forum at Coal Creek, Korumburra recently. Students from Poowong, Loch, Nyora, Korumburra, and Saint Josephs Primary schools and Korumburra Secondary College took part. While good winter rains have seen all reservoirs across South Gippsland reach 100 per cent this year, climatic patterns are changing and it is important to have an understanding of this natural resource. Supported by South Gippsland Water and the Smart Water Fund, the two day forum focuses on all aspects of local water. Students toured Little Bass Reservoir, Poowong Water Treatment Plant, and Korumburra Waste Water Treatment Plant. Speakers including Karl Wild from Burra Foods gave an insight into the factory operations and water use. Tania Brooker from the Department of Environment and Sustainability and Graeme Jackson spoke about the water cycle, ground water and who uses water. Other topics included river health, bugs, catchments the new Poowong, Loch and Nyora sewerage scheme and more. Students will now complete a project based around an area they have learnt about.

UK flavour THE new president of Tarwin Lower Red Cross, Margaret Fisher, welcomed the members to the August meeting followed by the Red Cross pledge. As there was not much correspondence or general business to deal with, the meeting was very short. Margaret welcomed guest speakers for the day, Ian and Lorraine Park, who spoke about their wonderful trip overseas to the UK. Lorraine was wearing her PJs that were given to them on the plane; they just looked like a black tracksuit set. Margaret thanked them for sharing their experiences with us and presented them with a posy of ﬂowers. Next meeting is on Tuesday, September 7 with the theme ‘spring’. Please bring something relating to the season – ﬂower, plate, dress etc. All welcome.

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They shared love and life THEIRS was a life of love and devotion with hard work, a family to raise and a community to serve. But underpinning it all was their bond of selfless abiding affection. It began on April 24, 1939 when young Wal Slaney had enjoyed a night out in Melbourne. He was on his way home in the tram when he spied Iris Christie, who was being squired by two male cousins. Thus began a love that lasted for 71 wonderful years, 67 of them married, most spent in Leongatha. Iris and Wal died within three months of each other and are buried together at the town’s lawn cemetery. At their respective funerals, family members paid tribute to the example set by their matriarch and patriarch. Iris was everyone’s favourite nana, whether the children belonged to her or not. Wal was credited with having the intuition of anticipating whenever his loved ones needed support or guidance. Two weeks before he died, he was mowing his daughter Pam’s lawn – with a smile on his face. He was 90! When one of their grandchildren asked Wal to reflect on his life with Iris, he replied: “Iris was gentle, sincere and she never growled at me. We never wasted any time fighting. She always carried herself with great dignity. She was behind me in everything we did. She was part of me.” Wal had many sayings, among them “everything in moderation” and “I don’t like him, I must get to know him better.” Iris was born to Mildred Rose and Charles James Christie on December 16, 1920 in the Melbourne suburb of Moreland. She grew up in Coburg, leaving her Together: Wal and Iris Slaney died within three months of each other. domestic arts training early to care for her th This photo was taken on Wal’s 90 birthday. injured mother.

When her mother recovered, she began working for a leather goods manufacturer, but continued to play a major role helping at home. After meeting Wal, she’d ride her bike to watch him compete in the cycling races he loved and when a work injury left him bedridden for three months, she visited him every night with sarsaparilla and a block of chocolate. The couple married on March 13, 1943 at the Brunswick Methodist Church. Iris continued to work, making leather hats for the war effort. Three children were born and the family enjoyed annual camping holidays to Phillip Island. In 1957, the Slaneys moved to Leongatha, with Wal going into refrigeration sales and service. Leongatha Refrigeration became a family business and Iris helped in the ofﬁce. A fourth child was born in 1960 and the Slaney family was complete. Iris was a Leongatha Rotaryanne for about 30 years and was a passionate member of the Woorayl Lodge ladies’ committee. She loved spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren with a bottomless lolly jar and a handbag full of silver coins. She was renowned for her cooking and was passionate about travelling. Iris died on April 22 and her funeral was conducted on April 28 at St Peter’s Anglican Church; also the setting for Wal’s funeral on July 30, ﬁve days after his death. Born Walter John Harry Slaney, he was the eldest son of Walter John and Alice Slaney of West Coburg. Wal played the cornet in the Coburg West State School band and was proud to play at the laying of the foundation stone at the Shrine of Remembrance in 1927. Later in life, he continued his enjoyment

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8237

Church Times ARIES - March 21 - April 20

This week focuses on new destinations and new ideas, while an old fashioned approach to romance can get off to a sweet beginning. Follow-ups in general bring bright results. TAURUS - April 21 - May 22

Unexpected visitors may play havoc with your schedule, but you may be granted a reprieve at work. Romance and travel blend well. Review all situations requiring shared expenses. GEMINI - May 23 - June 21

Blessings in disguise form the theme this week, and hidden pleasures are sprinkled through the whole week. Some detective work may bring signiﬁcant results which may help you ﬁnd something you have been looking for. CANCER - June 22 - July 22

Your partner’s expectations may be unrealistically high, but don’t bring him/her down to earth too suddenly. This week is favourable for outlining a complicated project. LEO - July 23 - August 22

Business plans may be subject to revision and travel detours are possible through the weekend. Romance is on the upswing, thanks to a more positive philosophy on your part. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

Avoid extremes, notably in areas of recreation and diet. Keywords through the week are moderation and compromise. Cleaning or tidying up may inspire a major inventory project. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

Minor family difﬁculties should be resolved before they assume larger proportions. A sense of humour helps you cope with a brief series of crisis. Your romantic situation stabilises. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

Avoid shortcuts in areas related to health and diet. Documents require meticulous review. If you are purchasing anything, be sure to check the guarantees. The weekend spotlights your writing talents. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 22

You may be called upon at the eleventh hour to save a troubled project. Travel planning is highlighted. Be unusually selective when choosing both your companion and destination. CAPRICORN - December 23 - January 20

Expect last minute cancellations, rescheduled events and surprise guests during a socially hectic week. At work, systems operate more smoothly and a long lasting rivalry evaporates. AQUARIUS - January 21 - February 19

A close friend responds positively to your words of praise on his/ her capabilities. A difﬁcult family situation requires a democratic discussion and perhaps a vote. A friend proves his/her loyalty. PISCES - February 20 - March 20

Avoid taking anyone into your conﬁdence too soon. A possible conﬂict of interest may exist at the workplace. Romantic intuition could pay handsomely after the weekend. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK

Enthusiasm and generosity are your positive qualities. Your negative traits include a sarcastic streak and a restless nature. Finances require careful thought, especially through the next six months, if you are to attain a major goal. A new romantic cycle may begin soon.

ANGLICAN: Wednesday, September 1: 9.30am Woorayl Lodge HC; 10.15am Koorooman House HC; 11am St Peter’s Mid-Week HC. Friday, September 3: 7.30pm St Andrew’s, Dumbalk HC. Sunday, September 5: 8am St Peter’s HC; 10am St Peter’s Contemporary Worship with HC. ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Mirboo North. Phone 5668 1346. Holy Communion 8.30am: Worship and Sunday School 10am. ST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Korumburra: Sunday 9.30am and Wednesday 11.30am. Poowong: Second and fourth Sundays, 11am. ST GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: Wonthaggi. Sunday, 10.30am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Monday, 7.30pm: Holy Communion; Wednesday, 8.45am: Christian prayer & meditation, 10am: Holy Communion. CHURCH OF ASCENSION: Inverloch, Sunday, 9am: Holy Communion & Sunday School; Tuesday, 9am: Christian prayer & meditation; 10am: Holy Communion; Thursday 7.30pm: Holy Communion. 5th Sunday services, alternating at Wonthaggi & Inverloch, contact Rev Bruce Charles for details, 5672 3984. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: Prom Coast Community Church Inc. - Foster Community House, Station Street, 10am: Sunday. Sunday School and Creche operates. Pastor Bill Watson 5686 2248. A.O.G. Inverloch - Cnr Bear and McIntosh Street, Inverloch. Sunday Service 10am; Imagine Christmas Day Service 9am. Contact: Jeff Robertson, 0418 125 832 or Imagine Burwood 9888 7466. Korumburra Southern Hills A.O.G. - 4 Mine Rd, 10am and 6pm: Sunday. Also Children’s Church and Creche. Contact: Pastor Vic Butera 5655 2478. Youth: Neville Stuart ph. 0407 343 219. Leongatha South Gippsland Liberty Fellowship - 17 Michael Place, Leongatha. Sunday services: 11 am and 7pm. Office: 5662 3100. Wonthaggi A.O.G. - Billson Street, 10am: Sunday. Contact: Pastor Barry Smith 5672 3984. CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CRUSADE: 40 Hughes Street, Leongatha. Sunday, Morning Service 10.30 am: Inspirational Service, 6.30pm: Children’s Church 10.30am: Home cells weekly; Kids Club Wednesdays 4pm Guide Hall. For all enquiries contact 5664 5455. THE CHURCH AT ARCHIES CREEK: Meeting every Sunday at Archies Creek. Morning Communion Service 11 am: Evening

Holy Spirit Revival 6pm: Phone: Ps. Chris Chetland 5674 3867 or 5672 4660. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST: Saturdays, Church service 10am., Leongatha Sabbath School 11.30am. CATHOLIC: St Laurence’s Parish Leongatha: 5 pm Mass Saturday, 11am Mass Sunday. Tarwin Lower: In St Andrew’s Union Church, 5pm winter, 6pm summer Mass Saturday. Meeniyan: 9.30am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 11am, 2nd and 4th Sundays. Mirboo North: 11am Mass, 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and 9.30am Mass, 2nd and 4th Sundays. St. Joseph’s Parish Korumburra: 9.30am Sunday Mass. Loch: 5pm/6pm Daylight saving Sunday Mass. Wonthaggi: Saturday evening 6.30pm: Evening Mass; Sunday, 10.30am: Mass. Inverloch: Sunday 9 am: Mass. KORUMBURRA’S AGLOW: First Monday every month at Korumburra Day Centre, Korumburra Hospital, Bridge St., Korumburra at 7.45pm. Inquiries phone 5657 2214. GIPPSLAND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Strongly family oriented church meets at the Senior Citizens Centre, Mirboo North, Sundays: 4-5.10pm Communion, 5.15-6pm Bible Studies for Adults, Youth and Children. Friday evenings: Home Fellowships 7.30pm; Youth Activities. Enquiries: 5668 2226 Bob Stevens. SALVATION ARMY LEONGATHA COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 52 Anderson Street (South Gippsland Highway) - Sunday: Family Worship at 10am: Kid’s Club - Tuesday, 4 - 5pm; mainly music, Thursday 10am. All welcome. Please contact Captain Claire Emerton or Lieutenant Rachael Collins, ph. 5662 5122. SALVATION ARMY WONTHAGGI COMMUNITY CHURCH meets at 149 McKenzie Street every Sunday at 11am for Family Worship. Kids' Club - every Tuesday at 4 pm, Women's Group - Wednesday at 1.30pm, and Playgroup - Friday 9.30am. Evening Ladies' Fellowship - First Monday each month and Youth Groups held monthly. All welcome. Please contact Lt. Robyn and Max Lean. Ph. 5672 1228. PRESBYTERIAN: Weekly Worship Service 10am Sunday, corner Bent and Turner Streets, Leongatha. Phone Rev. Dr D. Clarnette 0409 236 981 or elder Col Rump 5662 2107. CHRISTIAN REFORMED

CHURCH: Reformed Church meeting at the corner of Peart and Brown Streets. Sunday family service at 10.30am. (10am daylight saving time), creche and Sunday School available. Teaching service at 7.30pm. Fortnightly youth activities. Home Bible Fellowship groups. Contact 5662 2762. Minister: Rev. Ron Nauta. UNITING CHURCH: Leongatha: Sunday, September 5, 9am and 10.45am. Mirboo North: 9.30am. Meeniyan: 10am. Wonthaggi: Sunday 9.30am, Family Service, all welcome. Inverloch: Sunday 11am: Korumburra: Sunday, 9.30am: Rev. Pastors Gavin and Sue Sharp, 5655 1997. Arawata: 11.30am 1st & 3rd Sundays. Kongwak: 11.30am 4th Sunday. BAPTIST CHURCH KORUMBURRA: 39 Mine Rd, Korumburra. Service and Sunday School 10.30am. Pastor Ian Wilkinson. Phone 5658 1366. BAPTIST CHURCH WONTHAGGI: Cnr McBride & Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi. Morning Service & Children’s Activities, Sunday 10am. Weekly activities see www. wonbaptist.org.au, Pastor Geoff Pegler 5672 4769. MEENIYAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Sunday, 10am: Meeniyan Youth Club Hall. COMBINED CHURCHES WONTHAGGI / INVERLOCH: 4th Sunday each month at 7pm. SCOTS PIONEER CHURCH: Mardan South. Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm. See occasional ad in this paper for details. For enquiries phone 9853 6627. FISH CREEK UNION CHURCH: 1st & 3rd Sundays, 9am; 2nd & 4th Sundays, 7pm. Contacts: Fran Grimes 5683 2650, Sue Poletti 5663 6325.

of music with the piano, organ, mouth organ and button accordion. He learnt various trades including carpentry, tin smithing, soldering, clay modelling and engineering at the Brunswick Technical School for Boys, leaving at the age of 15 to work at Radio Corporation in South Melbourne. He had various factory jobs before signing up for a five year apprenticeship at Polson Motor Parts in Carlton. He had to attend school four nights a week for three years and three nights a week for the fourth and fifth years, showing the determination and dedication which continued throughout his life. At the age of 16, he joined the Coburg Professional Cycling Club. A year later, he won the Senior Professional Road Aggregate Trophy and his name remains etched in gold lettering on an honour board that hangs in the club rooms. After moving to Leongatha, Wal became one of the founding committee members of the Leongatha Cycling Club. He was involved in many community activities, including the Rotary Club of Leongatha, which he served as president, community director and service director. With the late Walter Holtscke, he made the first move in sponsoring the Rotary Club of Phillip Island and in 1989, was awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding service. He was a trustee of Koorooman House, belonged to the Masonic Lodge, was part of the Woorayl Lodge Committee which awarded him a life governorship in 1998, as well as being a proud member of the RSL. Wal played a variety of sports, including golf later in life. He, too, revelled in travelling with his beloved Iris. He was one of nature’s gentlemen.

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CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8237 ACROSS 6. Think you can contribute to the suggestion box (4,2,4). 8. A bird act, followed by another (4). 9. Though a cold man, does suffer (4). 10. The female, having invested in, will do really well (5). 11. Must have once had a figure (4). 12.The claimant has had a previous offer (9). 16. Unable to cope with, being less tall than? (3,2,2,2). 20. Regard as a prospect (4). 22. Complains about what are for one’s own protection (5). 23. Almost miserly (4). 24. Tea with a member of the crew (4). 25. Snoring (5,5). DOWN 1. For the sailor, a souvenir of a brawl in Los Angeles? (6). 2. Softens and lets the French enter (7). 3. Concert one child is taken to (6). 4. Think highly of and take out the maid again (6). 5. A number get to port carrying cargo (5). 7. Took it easy for one day, having a guide (5). 13. She made the man retire (3). 14. Such a fight as one’s not prone to take part in (5-2). 15. And squeezed four into one seat (5). 17. He has nothing with his meat (6). 18. Unusually, step in ourselves, with surprise developments (6). 19. Type it to give to the man in charge (6). 21. Get the point right in and twist and pull (5).

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BUY your Father’s Day gift from a Leongatha Chamber of Commerce store and you could be arriving home with a wheelbarrow full of goodies. Simply fill out a ticket in store after making your purchase and place it in the box provided. To find out who is participating, check the front window of the store, or look for the competition box and flyer in-store. The competition is open to anyone who makes a purchase, not just a Father’s Day gift. Some of the gifts you can win include luggage,

a GPS for your car, a Darrell Lea Dad’s Bag, two beautiful hampers from the local pharmacies, a gift voucher for sporting goods, an X-Box, a ratchet set, board games, hair products, a Ford Racing Shirt and a jerry can. You also get to keep the wheelbarrow! The wheelbarrow of goodies is on display in the front window of Sportspower, Leongatha. The winner will be drawn on Saturday, September 4 and will be notiﬁed. Owner of Sportspower, Ben Elliott, is a chamber member and also a young father. Ben is married to Kristin and has two lovely daughters, Macy, almost two, and Cleo, three months. On Father’s Day, Ben’s day will be very much spending time with the family. “Sunday is usually the only day off from the business so we always do things together. We may go for a drive to Inverloch or visit relatives or friends. There’s usually something on or else we have some

time in the garden.” If Ben is very lucky, on Father’s Day he may even get a sleep in, breakfast in bed and time to read the papers! He’ll have to wait and see what happens. “Often I would go for a walk with Macy down the street to buy the newspaper. It is a relaxing day for us.” Ben said although bringing up children was demanding, it was all worth it. “It’s the best job in the world. It’s not actually a job, I love it. I have two lovely daughters who love their mum and dad.” Chamber president, Darryl McGannon, thanked all those businesses who donated prizes for the draw: Autobarn, A. W Smith and Sons, Capeview Mitre 10, Edneys Leongatha, Hair Bairs, Westaway Ford, Leongatha Toyworld, Leongatha Photographics and Electronics, Michael’s Supa IGA, Nagel’s Pharmacy, NewsXpress, Panther’s Mensland, Sportspower, Leongatha and Terry White Chemists.

Gifts galore: win a Father’s Day wheelbarrow load of gifts in Leongatha. Ben Elliott of Sportspower is pictured with the barrow load of goodies that someone will win.

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A MASSIVE crowd came through A.W. Smith and Sons Home Hardware on Wednesday to see the great deals on offer. Representatives from SP tools

and Makita made their way to Leongatha, and were able to offer service to those in need. The many visitors were also impressed with the car that situated itself outside the shop for the day. The car, which was a replica of

Shane van Gisbergen’s V8 race day vehicle, was quite a talking point for all the customers. The representatives also provided demonstrations, as well as giving advice on ways to look after, use and get the most from the tools.

A day just for dad FATHER’S Day began as a celebration early in the 20th century to complement Mother’s Day and ensure men’s role in parenting was not forgotten.

Super car: Trudy Haw and SP Tools’ Ken Noble with Shane van Gisbergen’s replica V8 supercar. Interested: Leongatha’s Craig McGannon receives advice from Brad Muller of Makita about the company’s products.

The day was ﬁrst observed in the American state of West Virginia on July 5, 1908, to mark the deaths of 210 fathers in a mining disaster. Other sources believe the day was developed through a church and the YMCA in the USA. The day did not became an ofﬁcial celebration for many years but slowly the day gained attention, even despite early ridicule from the populace. Congress did not make the day a permanent national holiday until President Richard Nixon signed

it into law in 1972. Australians continue to mark Father’s Day on the ﬁrst Sunday of September and it is not a public holiday. YMCA Victoria continues the tradition of honouring the role fathers, and father ﬁgures play in parenting through the annual awarding of Local Community Father of the Year in 32 municipalities in Victoria. The Father’s Day Council of Victoria annually recognises fathers in the Father of the Year Award. See www.fathersdaycouncil.org.au Germans celebrate the day differently to everywhere else in the world, holding festivities on Ascension Day, the Thursday 40 days after Easter, which is a federal holiday. Regionally, the day is also called men’s day, Män-

nertag, or gentlemen’s day, Herrentag. It is tradition to do a males-only hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, Bollerwagen, pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or beer and traditional regional food. Men often use this holiday to get very drunk, so often groups of drunk people roam the streets all day. Such traditions are probably rooted in Christian Ascension Day’s processions to the farmlands, some of which reportedly took on the character of drinking sprees as early as in the 17th century. In towns, “gentlemen parties” have taken place since the 19th century, excluding women and going along with alcohol consumption. However, some fathers also spend the day with their families and re-

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Saw choice: Ben Davey can help you choose something for dad at Capeview Mitre 10.

THIS Sunday, September 3 is Fathers’ Day. Give dad the gift he will appreciate from Capeview Mitre 10. Their extensive range of power and hand tools is sure to offer the item he has always wanted. Having the right tool at hand makes any job a breeze. With the warm weather on its way, some new outdoor furniture will enable dad to entertain in style.

There are patio dining settings and benches to suit any budget or decor. Barbecues and their accessories as well as ﬁre pits and chimineas would be welcomed and warm up a chilly spring evening. Getting going with garden chores will be easy with some ﬁne new equipment. Mowers and blowers will help him get the jobs done in no time, leaving more time to kick the footy with the kids.

A new esky could be just the thing to help dad get organised in the great outdoors. There is a huge variety of gift ideas on display at Capeview in time for dad this Sunday. If you haven’t got him anything yet, come on in and have a look around. Let the staff help you choose dad a really special gift for this Father’s Day.

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YOU’LL feel rejuvenated after a long day, coming home to this magniﬁcent period-style family home. Originally the Presbyterian Manse, this house has been re-created into a family home. See story on page 29.

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Like a Berocca for your soul Y

OU’LL feel rejuvenated after a long day, coming home to this magniﬁcent period-style family home. Originally the Presbyterian Manse, this house has been re-created into a family home. The home offers four bedrooms including master with en suite and spa, and a central hallway leading from the front door through to the open family/kitchen extension (seven years old) at the rear of the house. Cooking for the family will be a breeze in the Blackwood kitchen, with electric wall oven, gas hotplates, double drawer

dishwasher, and a large walk-in pantry. Along with the tiled meals area, this living section of the house looks out across the secure backyard, making it easy to keep your eyes on the kids. Relaxing in the adjoining lounge, you’ll love the warmth and ambience of the combustion heater. Twelve foot ceilings throughout this home create the character and sense of space that really only comes with a house of this era. All this within a level 300 metre walk from Safeway. Opportunities to purchase these period-style homes are rare in Leongatha, so don’t be the one who misses out.

At a glance Location: 33 Peart Street, Leongatha Price: $415,000 O.F.I: Saturday, September 4, 12.30pm - 1.15pm Sole Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 0922

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Farmlet with presentation plus S

OUTH Gippsland farmlets just don’t come better presented than this.

On a gently undulating eight acres, minutes from town, yet with privacy that makes you feel you’re a million miles away, is this immaculately presented, renovated three bedroom home, with equally immaculate outdoor living, garden and farm infrastructure. There is not a cent to spend on the home that has been thoughtfully renovated for minimum maintenance and includes a new roof, windows and external cladding. Inside, period features include high skirting

boards, ceiling roses, ornate cornices in some rooms, timber doors and architraves and a heritage colour palette. An open-plan kitchen, dining and living room form the hub of the home, and are warmed by a cosy wood heater. In summer, the living zone and bedrooms enjoy a comfortable temperature with the installation of an evaporative cooling unit. The kitchen is galley-style, with a breakfast bar at one end where family and friends can gather to encourage the cook (or lick clean the pudding bowls). Said puddings are cooked in an almost new electric oven that is complemented by gas hobs. Cabin-

etry is Tasmanian oak. All bedrooms have built-in robes, and the large main bedroom is delightful, with rose-pattern cornices and a gorgeous decorative open ﬁreplace. There are two bathrooms, the main with timber cupboards, dual vanities and a cast-iron claw-foot bath in front of a ripple iron dado wall. The ‘home zone’ is fully fenced for children and pets, with a high picket gate heralding your entry from the ‘farm zone’. Just outside the front door is an attractive undercover entertaining or barbecue area next to a small ﬁsh pond.

In the farm zone but not far from the house is an orchard that includes berry varieties, vegie garden, compost bay and chicken run. The ‘fowl manor’, certainly is a manor in which any chook worth her chicken salt will be proud to produce perfect eggs. In addition, there are two paddocks for stock or horses with a wildlife corridor planted between, three bay lock-up machinery shed with concrete ﬂoor, a two bay shed, hayshed, cattle race and crush. With all the hard work done, “Fowl Manor” is ready to simply move in and enjoy.

At A Glance Location: 200 Old Nicholls Rd, Mirboo North Price: $450,000 - $475,000 Agent: First National Prom Country Contact: Allen Bartlett 0417 274 624

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N AY PE D O SUN S HI

Town and Country

Andy’s Pizzeria

Fabulous Fifties Favourite

Cottage cutie in the heart of Mirboo North. 1.5 acres with great views. Original features, 2 separate living areas, big country kitchen, 2 bedrooms + study, elevated, covered deck. Beautiful gardens. INSPECT Cancelled - Property Sold Address 50 Giles Street MIRBOO NORTH $290,000 - $305,000

A Pizzeria with a difference. Serving up pizzas, ﬁsh & chips, curries, ribs and pasta, Andy’s is a popular casual dining choice for locals and tourists. Prom trafﬁc stopper, BYO license, pavement dining. INSPECT By Appointment Address 106 Whitelaw Street MEENIYAN $69,500 - $75,000 WIWO

Packed with character, and “added extras”: high ceilings, roomier rooms, hardwood ﬂoors and big back yard. Comprising big kitchen, sunny lounge, 3 decent bedrooms, bathroom, sep toilet and “mud room”. Features beautiful art deco style ceilings, restored terracotta tiled roof, water tank plus town water, gorgeous cottage garden, and a single garage. There really isn’t anything needed to be done: this is the ideal ﬁrst or scale down home, or addition to your investment portfolio. INSPECT Sunday, September 4 @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 14 Miller Street DUMBALK

$165,000 - $180,000

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History in the Making

“Fowl Manor”- a Farmhouse for the Fastidious

“Tom’s Place” is a contemporary 3BR home with a functional split-level ﬂoorplan. 46 acres of pasture, dams, long creek frontage, plenty of shedding, workshop, stockyards, crush, and gorgeous views! INSPECT Cancelled - Property Sold Address 49 Turners Road TOORA NORTH $535,000 - $585,000 $450,000 - $475,000

On a gently undulating 8 acres, minutes from town with privacy & rural vistas, is this immaculately presented, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home, with equally immaculate outdoor living, garden & farm infrastructure. The home has been thoughtfully renovated for minimum maintenance & includes a new roof, windows & external cladding outside, & period features & colours within. Plus orchard, veggies, fowl manor, 3 bay shed with concrete ﬂoor, hay sheds, 2 paddocks, cattle race & crush. INSPECT Sunday, September 4 @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 200 Old Nicholls Road MIRBOO NORTH

90 Acre Improvement Potential Grazing parcel, lifestyle opportunity. Fertile soils. Flats to gently rising paddocks, to hills. Home will improve dramatically with redecoration. Gigantic 30m x 15m “factory size” shed. Serious sellers. INSPECT Cancelled - Property Sold Address 375 Boolarra Sth-Mirboo Nth Rd, MIRBOO NORTH

People, Ponies, Cars,Trucks Amazing views from big family home on 3 ac. 4 brms inc huge teenagers retreat, 2 bath, 2 zoned living areas. Massive 18m x 12m shed & more, pony paddocks, circular driveway, made road frontage. INSPECT By Appointment Address 330 Boolarra-Mirboo North Road, MIRBOO NORTH $395,000 - $425,000 N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

• people pop in and tell us how good our shops look • buyers call us to thank us for our courteous and informative service • real estate shoppers call in and say “about time we could look on Sundays” • people come to our Open Homes and say “this is how we like to look at properties” • prospective buyers thank us for the colour property guides and brochures they pick up • our sellers thank us for our professionalism and friendliness • buyers and sellers tell us they love our quality internet presentation • our sellers tell us they are amazed at how well we photograph their homes • people tell us that “we’re a bit different” We know we’re a bit different Put our differences to the test Call us to sell your property this Spring N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

Village Fare Coffee Shop Successful business opposite Safeway and walk thru to McCartin St. Immaculately presented, impressive food display, seats 50 and good catering sideline. Ready-made, established and respected operation. INSPECT By Appointment Address 7 McNamara Place LEONGATHA $155,000 - $170,000

Lifestyle Plus! This multi-level home is full of drama, including a stunning exposed timber ceiling in the lounge. 3 double BRs, 2 bathrooms. study, 2 living rooms, undercover alfresco dining, and great views! INSPECT By Appointment Address 10 Scarlett Street MIRBOO NORTH $350,000 - $375,000

Selling Properties

24/7 Double Fronted Victorian Original cottage featuring timber-lined ceilings, Baltic pine ﬂoors, 2 OFPs, 3BRs, and 2 wcs. Sep bungalow and storage room. Rear lane access.. Potential to subdivide STCA? Genuine opportunity. INSPECT Cancelled - Property Sold Address 12 Ridgway, MIRBOO NORTH $200,000 - $220,000

allen bartlett 0417 274 624

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kaz hughes 0417 516 998

Family Fun

Rail Trail And River Lifestyle

This 3 BR home aims to please. The 12yo home provides elevated rural views from the upstairs living room and wraparound deck, & has 2 bathrooms, a downstairs rumpus and garaging for 3 cars. INSPECT Sunday, September 4 @ 12 - 12.30pm Address 3 Grogan Court MIRBOO NORTH $285,000 - $315,000

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Family home, family location T

UCKED away in quiet Blair Crescent, this brick home is only six years old and conveniently located on the school side of Leongatha. Modern in appearance inside and out, the home boasts 21 squares of living, including three spacious bedrooms each with ceilings fans, walk-in robes and space for queen beds and extra furniture. The large master bedroom contains an en suite and walk-in robe and is well appointed to the study and formal living

At a glance Location: 9 Blair Crescent Leongatha Price: $369, 000 Agent: Stockdale and Leggo Leongatha 5662 5800 Contact: Christie Bowler 0407 812 904

area, with reverse cycle air conditioning. An open plan kitchen with pantry, ample cupboards and dishwasher is adjacent to the dining and second living area, also with a reverse cycle air conditioner, taking in an elevated aspect from large windows. A double garage can be accessed directly from the house, plus there’s an extra car space off the driveway, ideal for those with teenage drivers. Don’t hesitate to contact the ofﬁce for an inspection, as this is an affordable brick home that won’t last long.

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Opening draws teachers ART enthusiasts enjoyed the opening of “Full Play” – an exhibition of prints, paintings and drawings by Kerry Spokes and sculptures by Laurie Collins now at Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek. Kerry’s former art teacher at Leongatha Technical School, Chris Larsen of Phillip Island, opened the exhibition. Laurie is also a retired art teacher and there was a call from the crowd at one stage for a show of hands from all art teachers and retired art teachers present. There would have been an extensive and talented roll call. Laurie spoke of teaching art to kids and explaining that with art, students can not do anything wrong but just do it differently. He also spoke of the need for kids to be allowed to have fun using their own imaginations. To ﬁnd out more about the gallery, see the website: www.geckostudiogallery.com.au

Long connection: artist Kerry Spokes and her former art teacher, Chris Larsen. Fascinating pieces: Kerry Spokes and Laurie Collins with a sculpture by Laurie entitled Games of Life #2. Ludo. In the background is the watercolour No Electricity Tonight!. Photo: Peter Richards of Foster North.

Images to go on show THE recent photographic competition held by South Gippsland Shire Council attracted 223 entries.

Concert a journey through time THE Tudor Choristers’ ﬁrst concert in South Gippsland will take place on Sunday, September 19 at 2pm in the Poowong Public Hall. Presented by the Poowong Historical Group, the concert will showcase an intriguing program based on the themes of time and place. People throughout the ages have been moved by music connected to the seasons and the passing of time. The music in this concert will reﬂect community and the lives of people at different times of the day and the year. The concert will contain the world premiere performance of Pater Noster by Tasmanian-based composer Ron Nagorcka as well as the Australian premiere performance of recently discovered Brahms lieder. Travel the world of music and people

with the Tudor Choristers from the Matra mountains to the Australian bush; from the tangos of Buenos Aires to the folk tunes of Hungary; from a morning hymn to an evening prayer. The group is also looking forward to sharing the excitement of autumn in Buenos Aires as depicted by Astor Piazzolla, the wistfullness of autumn in Australia as seen by Peter Sculthorpe, an elegiac evening song by Kodaly and a morning song for the Christ Child again by Peter Sculthorpe. Both Kodaly and Bartok are masters at evoking the strong rhythms and melodies of the folksongs of their native Hungary, which will be displayed in Matra Pictures by Kodaly and a selection of works by Bartok, including Huszarnota and Ciposutes. Tickets are $25 or $20 concession. Phone 5627 5576.

The works will be exhibited at the Coal Creek Community Gallery, Korumburra, during September. The exhibition will be launched at Coal Creek on Saturday, September 4 at 2pm by Mayor, Cr Jim Fawcett, who will also announce the prize winners. “There are prizes of $600, $300 and $100 in each of the categories of scenery and lifestyle,” competition co-ordinator and communications ofﬁcer, Nick Edwards said. “We were extremely impressed by the calibre and originality of the images, while we have a good repository of traditional shots of the region. “We encouraged people to take shots on their own properties as well and this has given us some fresh new perspectives for use as promotional tools.” The six winning entries will be enlarged on canvas and will go on display in the Prom Country Visitor Information Centres at Korumburra and Foster. The judging panel comprised Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett, international photographer Carolyn Johns of Nerrena, council’s communications co-ordinator Jeannie Hicks, tourism co-ordinator Christian Stefani and economic development co-ordinator Ken Fraser. “Jeannie, Christian and Ken will be the main users of the images, selecting from this new stock to illustrate council publications and promotional materials,” Mr McKenzie said. “We are quite overwhelmed with the interest in the competition and many entrants commented that they were happy to share their images with us to promote the shire, which was extremely generous. “It’s another creative example of our people being our best ambassadors.” The exhibition will remain on display until September 30 at Coal Creek Community Park from 9.30am to 4.30pm daily.

Music Extravaganza Tuesday, 7 September 2010 Newhaven College invites all members of the community to join us for an evening featuring solo artists and various ensembles. The concert will commence at 7.30 pm in the College Auditorium, Malcliff Road, Newhaven, with supper served at Interval. Adults $4.00, Students/Concession $2.00 All funds raised will be put toward the purchase of a new piano.

Remarkable show: Roslyn White, Deirdre McNally, musical director Andrew Blackburn, Tim Andrews, Barry Wilkes, Poowong Historical Group concert co-ordinator Laurie Gregg, Pamela Brooke and Megan O’Connor.

For further information, please contact Elaine Epifano, Director of Music at the College on 5956 7505 or by email: epifanoe@newhavencol.vic.edu.au

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Photo earns international acclaim By Brad Lester A DRAMATIC image of an Inverloch icon has placed a photographer in the ﬁnal of an international competition. Stephanie Hall of Inverloch created a night-time shot of Eagles Nest, with rings of stars streaking through the sky and a ball of ﬂame twirling in the foreground. The image, entitled “Spin Cycle”, is now in the running to win The Astronomy Photographer of the Year competi-

Amazing scene: “Spin Cycle” by Stephanie Hall.

tion held by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England and the photography website, Flickr. Her work was shortlisted from more than 400 entries from around the world and will be exhibited at the observatory. “Another (Flickr) member actually suggested I enter one of my images in the competition and I hadn’t thought much more about it until they contacted me to inform me that my image had been short-listed,” Ms Hall said. “I was thrilled, of course, as there were hundreds of fantastic entries in this year’s competition.” The Royal Observatory will use the photo in promotional material for the competition and has asked her to submit a tutorial on shooting star trails for the observatory’s website. Winners are due to be announced early in September. “I’m just delighted to have made it this far and been offered this wonderful opportunity to share my work with the community,” Ms Hall said. She took the photograph in January after spending a few months of concentrating on night photography. “I have a great love for the night sky and bringing it to life in my photographs. For this image, in particular, I really wanted to capture the south celestial pole (point of rotation) over Eagles Nest as this is an instantly recognisable feature of my home town, and a place that I particularly love,” she said. The spinning ball of ﬁre resulted from experimenting with light painting –

Talented artist: Stephanie Hall and the tool of her craft.

a technique entailing using a light source to paint objects or leave a painted trail of light in the image. In this case, the object was a ball of steel wool on wire and set alight. “Light painting can give some spectacular results and I really wanted to incorporate this into an image with my star trails. “I’m really just a sucker for things that glow in the night!” she said. Star trails are made by leaving the shutter of a camera open for at least 30

minutes. As Earth rotates, the stars leave a trail of light on the camera sensor or ﬁlm. “Long exposures like this can create an excessive amount of grain or noise so to counteract this I take multiple shorter exposures, such as more than 100 exposures at 30 seconds each, and then use a specialised star trail software to combine all of the images into one,” she said. “The result is very low level noise and better clarity in your images.”

Star trail images of other local icons such as the old Kirrak mine brace in Wonthaggi and Wilsons Promontory are on Ms Hall’s website: http://www.redbubble. com/people/ishbel Her interest in photography began at secondary school. Ms Hall has since studied applied photography at TAFE and has worked in Melbourne as a portrait and school photographer. For the past six years, she has worked at Foons Photographics in Wonthaggi.

Kokoda beckons trekkers Chance to recycle more THEY have accepted the challenge before them. To raise thousands of dollars to help people living in the jungles of Papua New Guinea and then trek 96km through mountainous terrain over eight days, enduring humidity, rain and heat. But at least they will not have to dodge bullets and pray for their lives, as Australian soldiers did on the Kokoda Track during World War Two. Kirby Shields, her mother Lynn Spittal and step-father Rob Spittal, will join with Alicia and Sean Roche of Cape Paterson to walk the Kokoda Track in late September, on a tour led by Tony Quinlan of Wonthaggi. “We all have our different reasons. Myself and Rob originally wanted to do it as an historical

thing. My pop was in the war there, and we wanted to learn more about Australian history too,” Kirby said. The group is raising funds for the Kokoda Track Foundation which invests in health, education and housing for Papua New Guineans along the trail, and also maintains the track to ensure the region’s tourism industry can continue. “The people are letting us come and enjoy their land, and the least we could do is to help improve their poverty,” Kirby said. The party will ﬂy out from the northern Queensland city of Cairns on September 29. “I’m looking forward to meeting a lot of the local people in the villages up there,” she said. Kirby and her family and friends have been training for six days a

RECYCLING has become easier in South Gippsland, with council’s kerbside contractors now accepting plastics coded 1-7.

Hard at it: Rob and Lynn Spittal with Kirby Shields, training at Labertouche. week, undertaking major bushwalks at Wilsons Promontory, Hallston and Labertouche on weekends, and taking part in personal training during the week. “We could be walking between eight and 10 hours a day so we will be training up to six hour walks before we go,” she said. “The mental side of it is going to be the hardest part of it because you have to skip your emotions and

keep going. “We will need to be strong enough. I’m sure there will be some amazing sights to see.” The group is holding a wine dinner fundraiser at the Inlet Hotel at Inverloch this Friday night (September 3) and also a jungle themed dress-up party at the hotel on Saturday, September 18. To book, phone the hotel on 5674 1481.

This means people can now recycle the following items previously not accepted: • Plastic type 4 – ice cream container lids, garbage bins. • Plastic type 5 – ice cream containers, drinking straws, toys • Plastic type 6 – yogurt containers, plastic cutlery, takeaway food containers • Plastic type 7 – mixing bowls, hard hats, computer cases, wheel covers. Residents are reminded that only rigid

plastics are able to be collected by the kerbside recycling service, and that plastic bags and film are not acceptable. “Even small amounts of these materials in a load of recycling can lead to the whole load being rejected by the recycling sorting facility and ending up in landfill,” Eric Neville, council’s environmental projects officer said. “It is also important that residents place all of their recyclables loosely in the recycling bin to ensure that the entire contents of the bin are able to be emptied.” Mr Neville said while this expanded service is only available through kerbside collections and not at transfer stations, it will allow most residents to recycle a much larger

percentage of their waste and minimise the amount that goes into landﬁll. “It’s a great outcome at no additional charge to our residents and has evolved through the collaborative partnership of council and its contractor, Cleanaway,” he said. Residents should note however, that at this point polystyrene still cannot be recycled, and that transfer stations can only accept plastics coded 1, 2, 3 and 5. The expanded service has begun, so take advantage of it to clean up around the home and support the environment.

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Fabulous new arrivals Native favourite: the dainty thryptomine.

NZ origin: the Volunteer form of the camellia.

by Karen Haw, from the Town Centre Nursery

IN THE last few years we have seen many advancements and new varieties of trees, especially fruit trees. We can now buy dwarf species of apples, peaches, cherries, pears and citrus that are ideal for pots or small backyards, or trees like the ballerina apples that are designed to grow narrow and upright. There are many new varieties of plums that are a cross between European and Japanese and plum

apricot crosses. One of the most exciting new developments is the introduction of leaf curl resistant peaches and nectarines. These trees are available now and are called eco peach and eco nectarine. Curly leaf is a fungus that can affect all stone fruits and causes the leaves to become lumpy and puckered. The only way to prevent this is spraying trees at bud swell several times with a copper based spray or lime sulphur. If trees are not sprayed the cycle continues and the trees become weakened and do not thrive or produce well. Not having to continually spray and use chemicals is also hugely appealing to consumers who want a more organic lifestyle and also those who want a low maintenance garden. This year has proven to be ideal for camellias and love them or loathe them camellias have a multitude of uses in the garden, from hedging plants, to screening areas, a colour feature, espaliered, topiary or stunning pot specimens. There is such a huge range from which to choose,

from the flamboyant Japonicas to the more subtle sasanquas. They flower for many months from autumn to spring. Camellias are evergreen and drought tolerant. Over the last few years there have been many new camellias introduced and one of the best is a new Japonica called Volunteer. This striking camellia has bicoloured deep pink and white peony form flowers. It was originally released in NZ in 2008 for their “Year of the Volunteer.” Another beautiful camellia is Sweet Jane, which flowers from early winter into spring, with pink buds which open to an informal semi double bloom with pink rear petals and light pink to white central petals. The graceful slender branches make this a wonderful espaliered specimen or will look great in a pot. Spring is the time when the garden comes alive and as there is massive growth it is time to fertilise. Citrus, roses, azaleas and just about everything will benefit from a feed at this time of year. Organic based fertilisers not only boost plants but

improve the soil. Snails and slugs are also a problem but care must be taken if there are animals around and it is better to use an iron based formula. This does work but needs to be applied more frequently than the blue baysol. Spring is also an ideal time to start or revamp the vegetable garden. Potatoes can be planted but it is important to use certified seed potatoes and to practise crop rotation. Asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries and Jerusalem artichokes can go in now along with lettuce, silver beet, broccoli, cabbages and cauliflowers. Seeds of carrots and parsnip can be sown directly into the soil, whereas tomatoes need to be raised in a warm sheltered position. This is also the case with basil. Most people associate spring with daffodils but there are also many Australian natives that flower profusely late winter/spring. These include the white thryptomine, hardenbergia, many wattle varieties include the stunning red wattle, eriostemon and Geraldton wax to name a few.

Large range of garden supplies AT TONY Williams Garden Supplies, their land is big, and so is their range of garden supplies. Spaced over two acres of land at Foster is a huge variety of product choices to help your garden grow, look better or just to keep it living. The team invites anyone to come in and browse; they are open seven days a week and their team of friendly staff will be happy to talk you through their products. They also do driveways and cow

Check it out: with a wide range of pebbles and crushed rock, Rob Lay and team mascot Sheila, are happy to show off the wide range.

tracks, and have all the materials to get the job done. There is a ﬂeet of trucks, trailers, track rollers and bobcats, as well as a couple of excavators and a grader. All machinery is new, and is top of the line to help ensure that the job gets done efﬁciently and effectively. A lot of unique materials are on show, as well as normal products such as pebbles, sleepers, mulch and pavers. So feel free to make your way down to the store and see it all for yourself.

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Bringing nature back By Brad Lester AN INFLUX of people to the Venus Bay peninsula over the years has changed the environment of this natural wonder. Houses now sit on sand dunes and roads carve paths through the bush, and with humans have come plants previously unknown in this coastal setting. A group of volunteers is working to return the landscape to a hint of its past by removing foreign ﬂora and replanting indigenous species. The Friends of Venus Bay Peninsula group has established the Venus Bay Indigenous Gardens project. Two sites have been established so far: the surrounds of the Venus Bay Community Centre and a parcel of public land at the corner of Louis and Canterbury roads. Friends co-convener Mae Adams is passionate about the project. “We hope that people will see these plants and be encouraged to

plant them on their own blocks to help retain the vegetation that is naturally there, and by doing so, also give a home to wildlife,” she said. “For example our beautiful Australian butterflies need grasses, flowering shrubs and flowering trees for different stages of their growth cycle. The interdependence of wildlife and native plants is not widely understood.” More than 3500 seedlings have been planted so far, including groundcovers, creepers, trees and shrubs creating a demonstration garden of coastal indigenous plants and an ecosystem capable of sustaining wildlife. Seed was collected locally and the plants propagated, with the advice of botanists and officers from the Department of Sustainability and Environment. The gardens surrounding the community centre are the most prolific site so far, with native clematis, daisies and even wombat burrows. Visitors can wander an informal walking track through the gardens.

“There’s a lot of wildlife living amongst the houses. That’s why it’s really important for people to know about it so they can take a little bit of extra care,” Ms Adams said. The project began in 2006 and several government grants over time have literally seen the project blossom. “It takes time to develop because we have to ﬁrst remove the nonindigenous plants and the new ones take some years to establish,” Ms Adams said. “Some native grasses live to 300 years or more, similar to the age of trees.” The natural surrounds of the peninsula were among the attractions for Ms Adams when she moved to Venus Bay in the 1980s. Today, the Friends group works with Trust for Nature, Birds Australia, Coastcare, Landcare, South Gippsland Shire Council and Parks Victoria to help preserve the local natural environment.

Spring into garden activity SPRING starts tomorrow, so pop into Capeview Mitre 10 to have a look at their huge range of plants and garden accessories. There are several types of compost bins available. Paul Robinson personally favours the Aerobin. “It’s a no brainer. Just pop all the waste in the top, it aerates itself, and take your compost out from the bottom when it’s ready.” The unit is uniquely designed to draw air in from the bottom to speed the composting process without the need for turning. You can readily construct raised garden beds for vegetables or ornamental plants using either the corrugated iron or timber kits that are quick and simple to assemble. The timber used is known as ‘naturewood’ and is not treated pine. Mini greenhouses are available for seed raising. Now is a great time to raise your special varieties from seed. They should then be ready to be transplanted out into the garden as the weather warms. Garden arches, seating and other features can be used to great effect to create interest and add value to your home. Drip tube irrigation is an excellent way to ensure your precious plants are watered effectively in the warmer months. It is easily installed and the tubing is ﬁltered to ensure it does not block and the low pressure type can be used effectively by those on tank systems. Double grafted citrus trees are a great way to get more variety of fruit from a small area. Having two varieties on

one tree also ensures a longer fruiting season so these trees are great to plant and are available now. The folk at Mitre 10 know the plants they stock and can help you choose from a carefully selected range that suits our local climate and soils. There is a great range of mulch products and it is an ideal time to get garden beds under control as we head into the warmer months. See Paul and the friendly staff and they can help get your growing season well underway.

Wattle it be: Paul Robinson can help you with all your gardening requirements.

Retaining nature: Mae Adams in the indigenous gardens surrounding the Venus Bay Community Centre.

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Feelgood fitness Open Days HUNDREDS of people availed themselves the opportunity of inspecting the facilities at the recent open days at the feelgood ﬁtness centres in Wonthaggi and Leongatha.

Above: Exciting times: celebrating last week’s Wonthaggi opening were gym instructors, from left, Christina Burns, Derek Terblanche (manager) and Lauri Osmond. Balloons anyone: Miranda McGaw hands out balloons in Wonthaggi with twins Ben and Dylan Rielly.

Right: Jarrod Coulson gets a workout while young Jesse Perkins looks on.

Richo: Cooper Scott of Wonthaggi gets to meet one of Richmond’s greatest, Matthew Richardson.

Chalking up new customers: Paul Senior advertises for new members last week.

Having a look: Kim and Taya Winspear of Leongatha came to see what the gym had to offer.

Happy members: Ruth and Dudley Harrison of Meeniyan discuss their exercise routines with trainer Paul Senior.

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HOLLY Louise McRae was born on August 23 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. Holly is a daughter for Emily and Matthew of Inverloch and a sister for Jack, seven, Trenton, ﬁve, and Blake, three.

AMELIA Millie Lee Quilford was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on July 14 to Hannah and Ric Quilford of Tarwin Lower

OLIVIA Diniz Pereira Lovwdijk was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on August 14 to Renatah Pereira and Nathan Lovwdijk of Cape Woolamai. Olivia is a new sister for Aleni, aged two and Victor, 12.

MICHAELA Maree McGuirk was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on July 21 to Heidi and Daniel McGuirk of Wonthaggi. Michaela is a new sister for Jessica, aged three-and-a-half.

MADDISON Johanna Chow was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on July 30 to Samantha Gerard and Roger Chow of Wonthaggi. Maddison is a new sister for Emillia Dekota Henson and Kyle James Chow.

LEVI William Waite was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on August 21 to Elaine Neducic and David Waite of Wonthaggi. Levi is the couple’s ﬁrst child.

TAFARA Karema was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on August 2 to Bertha Guveya and Tawanda Karema of Wonthaggi. Tafara is a new brother for Esinath Kundai, aged 12 and Rufaro, aged six.

CHARLOTTE Jacqueline Hughan was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on August 19 to Catherine Hughan of Tenby Point. Charlotte is a new sister for Sophie aged 14, Jaymee, 11 and Siobhan, 22 months.

CHARLIE Mae Bickel was born at South Gippsland Hospital, Foster on August 15. She is the ﬁrst child for Shane Bickel and Karen Pettitt of Leongatha.

Brent and Jane Speed of Trafalgar, formerly of Mirboo North, welcomed their ﬁrst child TIMOTHY Paul Speed into the world on August 12 at Warragul Hospital.

CAYCEE Arden Cervi was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on August 9 to Chelsea Wheelhouse and Steve Cervi of Inverloch. Caycee is a new brother for Dakota, aged four and Sienna Cervi, aged three.

MYA Elizabeth Yarker was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on July 30 to Emily Pate and Brodie Yarker of Wonthaggi.

RYLEE Cooper Effern was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on August 6 to Milissa Painter and Travis Effern of Inverloch. Rylee is a brother for Tyler Jai, aged two.

RAHNI Ava Horell was born on August 18 at Leongatha Memorial Hospital. Rahni is the ﬁrst child for Mick and Kylie of Koonwarra.

LOGAN John Benetti was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on July 28 to Kellyanne Petter and Jason Benetti of Wonthaggi.

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Wood guru: Jim Geary of South Gippsland Woodworkers. South Gippsland Woodworkers always welcome new members.

Daffodil: Hundreds of daffodils were “planted” in the grounds of Leongatha Hospital on Friday, in tribute to those who have been touched by cancer. On the left are Robert and Julie Bailey and Noreen Williams. The group on the right consists of staff members Gay Stockdale, Annie Owen, Jeanette Hill and Helen Hadden (retired). In the front are Evelyn Stephens and her granddaughter Chloe Battersby. Weather permitting, the ﬂowers will stay for a week or two. Money raised by the event will go towards the hospital’s chemotherapy unit, which receives little government funding.

Judging: Carolyn Dennis of Wonthaggi and Pamela Hanley of Cape Paterson helped out with the ‘You be the Judge’ competition.

Nice bouquets: Margaret Jerram, Eilleen Harrison and Colleen Harvey were at St Peter’s Church checking out the ﬂowers.

2010 Leongatha Daffodil and Floral Show results Class A - Daffodils Champion Daffodil - Ian Dyson. RHS England Silver Cup Rodney Emmerson. RHSV Louise P. Brumley Perpetual Memorial Trophy (open) - Ian Dyson. Vic Daffodil Society Eve Murray Trophy (open) - Ian Dyson. Vic Daffodil Society Irene Fairbairn Trophy (open) - Ian Dyson. Best bloom open section - Ian Dyson. Aggregate open section - Rodney Emmerson. Best bloom amateur section - Sue Thompson. Aggregate amateur section - Wendy Muir. LHS Perpetual Shield best bloom L.H.S. members section - Josie Rutherford. Aggregate - L.H.S. members section Colin Drewitt Jnr Memorial Trophy - Wendy Muir. Best bloom novice section - Margaret Close. Aggregate novice section - Daniel Wylie. Best bloom non-open sections - Sue Thompson. RHSV S.S. McKay Silver Medal - Wendy Muir. Class B - Other Bulbs Best exhibit - Heather Sullivan. Aggregate - Alf Ladson Trophy - Margaret Monk. Class C - Cut Flowers RHSV Trophy - best exhibit - Joan Michael. Aggregate - Margaret Monk. Class D - Camellias Best exhibit open section - June Dineen. Best bloom named varieties - Norm Corn-

thwaite. Best bloom novice sections - Alita MellupsSmith. Aggregate - Doreen Horsburgh. Best camellia - A.W. Jessep Medal - June Dineen. Class E - Cut Shrubs & Trees Terraﬂora Trophy best exhibit - Josie Rutherford. Aggregate - Josie Rutherford. Class EA - Australian Plants Denis Hawkins Trophy best exhibit - Jean Humphrey. Aggregate - Jean Humphrey. Kuranga encouragement award - Jim Lyons. Class F - Floral Art Championship ribbon and trophy - Arie Bos. Aggregate - Heather Bruce. Floral Art Group encouragement award - Sue Thompson. Class G - Pot Plants Best exhibit - Mary Morgan. Aggregate - Wendy Muir. Class H - School Students Best exhibit - Alita Mellups-Smith. Aggregate - Alita Mellups-Smith. Best exhibit (special needs) - Senior Year Leongatha Specialist School. Class I - Fruit & Vegetables Best exhibit - Alita Mellups-Smith. Aggregate Graeme Heath. Class J - Photography Best exhibit - Gary Lewis. Most successful exhibitor in show - Doreen Horsburgh.

First prize: Heather Bruce came out on top in the Traditional Massed Design.

Always busy: Colleen Harvey of Tarwin Wool Group.

Watching over: president of the South Gippsland Gem Club, Janice Pitcher, watches on as Brian Summers works away.

Cutting to the stone: member Len Ralph was busy cutting gem stones at the South Gippsland Gem club display.

Bright and beautiful: Lois Rogers of South Gippsland Woodworkers with her painted toys.

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Check it out: Ness Irving of Kardella South and Pam Russell of Wonthaggi have a look at the arrangements.

Best interior/ofﬁce window: won by the Department of Primary Industries. Pictured, from left, Mark Brammar, Ashley Michael, and David Shambrook amongst their display.

Daffodil windows JUDGES Dawn Gough and Jean Yeowad praised those who entered the Daffodil Festival window competition. They favourably commented on the diversity and high standards of the entries. Winners were Best Small Window, Buzz Hair Studio, Special Commendation, CSC Bakery; Best Large Window, Leongatha Shoe Gallery, Special Commendation, Shan’s Lingerie & Leisure; Best Interior/Ofﬁce, Department of Primary Industries, Special Commendation, Marriott’s Motorcycles and Power Equipment. The judges awarded an Honourable Mention to Pomegranate (South Coast Christian College).

Left: Best small window: won by Buzz Hair Studio. Pictured are Shelley Williams (left) and Buzz proprietor Leanne Moore with the winning entry. Shelley assisted Leanne with the display.

Congratulations: Mayor Cr Jim Fawcett, who ofﬁcially opened the festival, congratulates winners of various categories, Rodney Emmerson and Wendy Muir.

Winner: Joan Mitchell with her winning ﬂowers and Leongatha Horticultural Society secretary Lillian Brittain.

Best large window: won by Leongatha Shoe Gallery. Pictured are Diana Cafarella and Louise Poynton with their award.

Beautiful array: Leongatha Horticultural Society president Nola Harland with June McIndoe, who was displaying for the ﬁrst time.

Ian Dyson: The Pearcedale resident always makes his way to the Leongatha show to try his luck.

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Fertiliser delay as rain persists FARMERS throughout the district await access to their paddocks to enable them to apply fertilisers. According to Brown’s

agronomist Stuart McNaughton, sales are “currently at a standstill” due to the substantial rains that have fallen throughout the district. Whilst the rains are

widely welcomed, they do present management difﬁculties for almost all farm activity. Stuart believes what he has heard anecdotally from more than one local

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SALE DATES Leongatha Wednesday, Sept 1 Prime Sale - 8.30am

Pakenham Monday, Sept 6 Prime Sale - 8am Tuesday, Sept 7 Export Sale - 8.30am Thursday, Sept 16 Store Sale - 10am

farmer: “We haven’t had a wet winter like this since 1996”. The orders are coming in however, despite the practical delays in application. Great growth is expected this coming spring and many farmers are poised to maximise its potential. “Prices are well back on the high of two years ago,” Stuart said. A peak in world demand for fertiliser resources saw prices increase dramatically back in 2008. “Basically during this time, which coincided with the downturn in dairy, less fertiliser was used, particularly within the beef industry as the economics just weren’t there.” The prices have come down to a more affordable level and nutrient programs are being reestablished. Warren Redmond of Redmond Dairies is milking 850 cows over three leased properties and employing six staff to assist. “We’re pasture farm-

Class grass: Warren Redmond and Stuart McNaughton discuss pasture production. ers, the proﬁt is in the grass”, he said. He is working in conjunction with Stuart McNaughton from Browns fertilisers to maximise the potential of his pasture. “When the milk price dropped last year we soil tested and found we had good fertility,” Warren

said. “We’ve been able to cut back in the lean times and not go backwards because we had stayed on top of things.” Following the wet season it is wise to soil test to ensure all nutrients required are at sufﬁcient levels. As nitrogen is a key element for dry matter pro-

duction, Stuart would advise farmers to apply again as soon as possible. Ensuring withholding periods for grazing are observed following nitrogen applications is advisable to avoid nutrient toxicities which can be dangerous. Getting underway with a good start to the spring is vital.

Sharing seeds for harvest SEEDS collected during a “swap your favourites” day, will be trialled at Wonthaggi’s Mitchell House Harvest Centre. The seeds were taken to Mitchell House by 15 people who gathered there to exchange saved vegetable, herb and spice seeds. The swap is part of a wider sustainable living movement and another is planned for November. Mitchell House has set up a project called The Harvest Centre. It’s a community response to the effects of environmental change and food security issues. Activities will include food growing opportunities, cooking classes featuring home grown food, education workshops and working models showcasing alternative and sustainable environmental practice which people can duplicate in their own backyards. A harvesting helpers’ group will offer to care for, prune and harvest fruit trees that are not being looked after in the community, such as fruiting trees in the backyards of elderly residents. Pending events include an excursion to the Bass Coast Adult Education Community Garden on August 25 and planning your spring food garden on September 8. To ﬁnd out more, ring 5672 3731.

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Bullock prices down again AFTER some very good results the previous week, there were more cattle penned, which were mostly bullocks.

“Not good enough”: truck drivers Andrew Wilson, Mick Debenham and Darran Cafra are not happy about the saleyards fence.

Had a truckload of it TRUCK drivers are facing difficulties finding their way into the saleyards out at Koonwarra, and they are not happy. Bigger trucks are finding that they have to drive through the exit, just so they are able to get inside the saleyards. The problem occurring is that cars are parking where the trucks are trying to drive through. “They’ve put an extra fence in, which is fine, but the job’s only half done,” says truck driver Mick Debenham. Mr Debenham has called for signage, to indicate to car drivers they cannot park in an area that is to be used by trucks. “It’s probably not the cars’ fault; maybe a bit of common sense could be used. But I guess there are no signs to tell them not to (park there),” he said. It has been a few weeks since the fence was first erected, yet no signs have been located in that time. “They printed up laminated signs for the sheep sales,” Mr Debenham said,

bemused as to why permanent signage has not been organised. “The other day they had to make an announcement before the sales started for cars to move. Then someone had to walk down there and ask all drivers to move their cars. “So now the bigger trucks are forced to drive

in the exit, and one day there’ll be an accident. A car will drive out, not expecting to see someone coming the other way, and they’ll blame the truck driver.” Mr Debenham noted that the authorities have been told, but have still done nothing about the existing problem.

However, the extra competition available previously was not here, and prices for bullocks reverted to the levels of two weeks ago, being 3c to 5c/kg cheaper. Away from the bullocks the balance of the sale sold at unchanged rates, with only better quality lifting price averages for some young cattle. There were 25 vealers, 20 steers and 135 heifers penned, but the quality was quite varied. The vealers made between 171c and 224c/ kg. There were several pens of very good quality yearling heifers sold from 172c to 199.2c producing higher prices of 3c to 5c/kg. Plainer quality heifers made anywhere between 110c for plain dairy breeds to 176c/kg for others. A small number of plainer condition steers were purchased to return to the paddock, from 165c to 185c/kg. A penning of 380 bullocks and steers was larger, and very mixed in quality and weight. Lacking the competition of the previous sale led to lower prices, but demand was steady from all of the regular processors. Steers mouthed 0 to 2 teeth of all weights made from 172c to 193c, while prime C muscle bullocks were between 182c to 190c/kg. Grown heifers sold well making from 150c to 174c/kg. There were a few good quality beef cows sold in the similar size offering of 460 head, and these sold at unchanged rates between 145c and 165c/kg. Larger frame 1 and 2 score cows also sold to similar rates with prices ranging from 127c to 158c/kg. Away from these demand varied with restockers having some impact on results, lighter weight cows making between 110c to 148c, with only very poor condition cows from 80c to 122c/kg. The carcass weight price average was estimated to be 299c/kg.

Wednesday, August 25 BULLOCKS 7 D.M. & L.S. Minogue, Kardella South 12 G. & S. Owen, Budgaree

573kg 189.6 $1086 619kg 189.2 $1171

5 G.R. & G.J. Hutchinson, Stony Creek 1 M. Babos & S. Cross, Leongatha 6 D. Shandley, Pakenham 6 T.J. & H.D. Robb, Leongatha STEERS 1 T.J. & H.D. Robb, Leongatha 1 B. Webster, Boolarra 2 A.M. Arrott-Watt, Korumburra 14 Ideal Communication, Archies Creek 1 D.M. & L.S. Minogue, Kardella South 1 M. Babos & S. Cross, Leongatha COWS 1 N.R. & K.D. Hansford, Yinnar 1 A. & N. Haig, Drumdlemara 1 U. Pruin, Kongwak 1 A.M. & L.D. Callister, Koorooman 2 A.M. Arrott-Watt, Korumburra 2 S.J. & L.E. Berryman, Yarram HEIFERS 1 R.J. & E.M. Brewer, Toora 1 Katelea Past, Toora 1 B.S. & D.J. Lelliott, Meeniyan 1 S.R. & J.A. Bland, Alberton 1 B. Webster, Boolarra 2 T.J. & H.D. Robb, Leongatha BULLS 1 Fitzerald D. Benavale, Bena 1 M. & L. Huitson, Kernot 1 Katelea Past. Toora 1 S.I. & C.A. Harrison, Giffard West 1 T.M. & M. Jans, Meeniyan 1 R. Jeffery, Phillip Island

598kg 595kg 668kg 563kg

188.6 188.6 188.0 188.0

$1127 $1122 $1256 $1057

315kg 450kg 440kg 573kg 540kg 540kg

223.6 $704 203.2 $914 200.2 $880 190.0 $1088 189.6 $1023 188.6 $1185

495kg 655kg 610kg 685kg 563kg 595kg

162.0 $801 162.0 $1061 162.0 $988 159.6 $1093 159.6 $897 159.6 $949

405kg 410kg 435kg 295kg 405kg 313kg

200.2 199.2 197.6 197.6 196.6 195.0

$810 $816 $859 $582 $796 $609

895kg 855kg 825kg 825kg 915kg 800kg

180.0 176.6 176.0 172.0 170.0 168.6

$1611 $1509 $1452 $1419 $1555 $1348

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BOOK LAUNCH Water Act 1989 Notice of applications to grant new Bulk Entitlements

21st Annual Orchid Show

LEONGATHA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Friday & Saturday September 10 & 11 9.30am - 4.30pm Friday 9.30am - 3pm Saturday

McCartin Street

Saturday, September 4 - 2pm

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SOUTH GIPPSLAND ORCHID SOCIETY INC.

“Lennie’s Ride”

by: Mary Small The story of Lennie Gwyther’s ride

WONTHAGGI TOWN HALL For 2 days only

Presentations 1.30pm Saturday A large range of Orchids on display and for sale. Potting demonstration - bring a plant & for a small fee have it repotted. Growing information & advice.

Where? Uniting Church Peart Street When? September 6 Time? 2pm Hope to see you there to praise God, build up our faith and fellowship with friends over a cup of tea/coffee.

Morning, Afternoon Teas and Light Lunch available

Admission $3 - children free Enq: Glenda Smith 5655 1163 Russell Bradley 5662 5084 mitch36674

The Minister for Water, the Hon Tim Holding MP, has received applications to grant new bulk entitlements under section 36 of the Water Act 1989. • City West Water, South East Water and Yarra Valley Water have each applied for bulk entitlements to water produced from the Victorian Desalination Project. • Barwon Water, South Gippsland Water, Western Water and Westernport Water have each applied for bulk entitlements to water from the augmented Melbourne water supply system. The new bulk entitlements will allocate up to 150 billion litres per year of water produced from the Victorian Desalination Project to Melbourne. They will also allocate up to 40 billion litres of water per year from Melbourne to Geelong, and to towns in greater western Melbourne, South Gippsland and Western Port. These water sharing arrangements have been made possible by investment in major water projects including expanding the Victorian Water Grid and building the Victorian Desalination Project. The new bulk entitlements are part of the next stage of the Government’s Our Water Our Future plan to provide long-term solutions to secure the State’s water supplies. Further information on the applications can be obtained from the Department of Sustainability and Environment Customer Service Centre on 136 186 or at: www.ourwater.vic.gov.au/allocation/bulk-entitlement-applications Dated: Saturday 28 August 2010. www.ourwater.vic.gov.au Customer Service Centre 136 186

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HEAD 2 HEAD 4 YOUTH Friday, September 10 - 7.30pm St Peter’s Church McCartin Street, Leongatha Youth Presentations & Motivational Speakers ART YOUTH PATHWAYS MUSIC SUPPER FREE All welcome

1912 - 2012 ✦ LEONGATHA HIGH ✦ TECH ✦ SECONDARY

CENTENARY REUNION APRIL 28 - 29, 2012

There will be an important meeting to consider a broad program for the Centenary Reunion in the Staff Centre at the Secondary College at

7.30 on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 All interested are invited to attend.

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CHIROPRACTOR NORMAN G. VRADENBURG

BOAT LICENCE COURSE

“NON-FORCE PRACTITIONER” 28 Reilly Street, INVERLOCH HOURS - Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday by appointment Phone and fax 5674 3666 South Gippsland Chiropratic Services & Adjunctive Therapies P/L

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WONTHAGGI Saturday, Sept 4 10.30am - 2.30pm Bookings essential Phone Bob: 0417 524 005

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South Gippsland Water Corporation is seeking an amendment to its existing Bulk Entitlement for Leongatha, Koonwarra and Korumburra. The amendment will allow South Gippsland Water to take water, in years when it is necessary, from the Tarwin River at Coalition Creek and near Koonwarra. For more information please contact Graeme Watkins on 5682 0430 or visit www.sgwater.com.au. An information display will be held: Leongatha Memorial Hall, September 7, 10am-2pm (Meeting Room 1) Meeniyan Hall, September 7, 3pm - 6pm Staff of South Gippsland Water will be available to explain and discuss the proposed amendment, one to one, with interested persons. Written submissions on the proposal can be posted or emailed by 5pm on September 21 to: Executive Director, Water Entitlements and Strategies PO Box 500, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002 Or email: water.be@dse.vic.gov.au

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PLUMBERS / ROOFERS Required COMMERCIAL PROJECTS Immediate start Phone Andrew 0418 540 668

Approved Marine Safety Vic. course Australian Boating College. Provider No. 3399

SOUTH GIPPSLAND WATER CORPORATION PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO EXISTING BULK ENTITLEMENT

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Apprentice Butcher Full Time Wanted at Inverloch Quality Meats RELIABLE AND KEEN TO WORK Apply in person or drop a resumé off at the shop: 1c A’Beckett Street, Inverloch Phone 5674 1635

Employment Consultant Employment Innovations Victoria Pty Ltd is a provider of employment services under Job Services Australia and has been helping Gippslanders find work via Government employment services since 1998. A position has now become available in our Wonthaggi Office for a full time Employment Consultant. The successful applicant will be required to possess the following skills: • Ability to work alone or as part of a team • Excellent verbal and written skills • Experience in a Job Services organisation or equivalent. • Experience in case management • Excellent Customer Service Skills • Knowledge of the local labour market. • Computer literacy. • High level of personal motivation and goal orientation • Results oriented All applications must address the Selection Criteria stated in the Position Description which can be obtained by emailing wonthaggi@eiv.com.au or telephone Wonthaggi Office on (03) 5671 4800. Applications to be addressed to Alisha Twite, Site Manager, Employment Innovations Vic, Shop 7, 1 Billson Street, Wonthaggi 3995 or emailed to atwite@eiv.com.au. Applications will close Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5pm.

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DIVISION 1 REGISTERED NURSE (Grade 2) - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Permanent full time with option of 9 day fortnight $76k package including super

Full-Time or Permanent Part-Time position available Bass Coast Regional Health, Wonthaggi Hospital (BCRH) is a rapidly developing Health Service currently experiencing a growth phase, with a 54 bed acute hospital, with 6 trolley Emergency Department. Set amidst rural and coastal environs, it is an easy 80-minute trip to Melbourne. Wonthaggi offers excellent local facilities, with beaches only minutes away. An opportunity exists for nurses to broaden their horizons, by working in our progressive Emergency Department, seeing approximately 12,000 patients per year. Desirable attributes: • Abilities in leadership, communication, problem solving, and quality improvement. • Postgraduate qualifications – Emergency, or willingness to work towards the same. • Adaptability to changing working environments. • Advanced life support credentialing, cannulation, catheterisation, and Triage training, or willingness to work toward same. Required Attributes: • Experience in the emergency setting. • Applicants must have a commitment to continuous quality improvement. • Current credentialing as a Registered Nurse (Division I) • Capacity to work independently, as well as part of a team. • Current Police Check from the Victorian Police Department. Location Bass Coast Regional Health (Wonthaggi Hospital) Contact For further information, please contact Robert Gresham, Deputy Director of Nursing on 03 5671 3222. Written application with a current Curriculum Vitae, including 3 referees, should be forwarded to Ms. Janet Lodge, Director of Nursing, Bass Coast Regional Health, Graham Street, Wonthaggi Victoria, 3995. Email: janet.lodge@bcrh.com.au Expiry Date: September 10, 2010

ENROLLED NURSE (DIVISION 2) Permanent Part-Time Residential Aged Care (Armitage House and Kirrak House) An opportunity exists for nurses to broaden their horizons, by participating in the provision of optimal care by working in the onsite high care aged residential facilities at Bass Coast Regional Health (Wonthaggi Hospital). Generous terms of employment, and Public Sector remuneration – including Salary packaging options. Required Attributes: • Applicants must have a commitment to continuous quality improvement. • Current credentialing as an Enrolled Nurse. • Capacity to work independently, as well as part of a team. • Current Police Check from the Victorian Police Department. Desirable attributes: • Abilities in leadership, communication, problem solving, and quality improvement. • Medication administration accreditation with NBV, or willingness to work toward same. • Experience in High Level Aged Care Facilities • Adaptability to different working environments. Contact For further information, please contact Robert Gresham, Deputy Director of Nursing on 03 5671 3222. Written application with current Curriculum Vitae, including 3 referees, should be forwarded to Ms. Janet Lodge, Director of Nursing, Bass Coast Regional Health, Graham Street, Wonthaggi Victoria, 3995. Email janet.lodge@bcrh.com.au Expires September 10, 2010

Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced professional to join the Finance Department as Financial Accountant. Reporting to the Management / Systems Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring that Council’s statutory annual reporting requirements are carried out within the required timelines. Your responsibilities will include preparing and managing:• Annual financial Statements; • Victoria Grants Commission return; • DVC (financial) Asset management survey; • Council’s investment and borrowing portfolio; and • The integrity of the financial accounting information in Oracle. You will have tertiary qualifications in Accounting, or Business and either CPA or CA, combined with substantial experience including working with sophisticated financial systems. You will have well developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to gain co-operation and assistance from clients. We welcome direct discussion with Tom Lovass, Manager Finance on 5662 9200 regarding this role.

Executive Support Officer Permanent full time with option of 9 day fortnight $50k package including super An exciting opportunity exists to provide administrative support within the Chief Executive’s Office and to Councillors. You will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of a range of administration activities including handling correspondence, coordination of Councillor requests and responses, administration of events and functions and provision of back up support for Council Meetings and briefings. You will have Year 12 secondary education or equivalent, experience in office administration, accurate keyboard, word processing and spreadsheet skills and a strong attention to detail. Your professional approach and ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders will be highly regarded. We welcome direct contact with Lauren Green, Executive Assistant to the CEO on (03) 5662 9200 regarding this role. Applications for all positions addressing the selection criteria are to be submitted by 5pm Wednesday 8 September 2010 addressed to: Human Resources, South Gippsland Shire Council, Private Bag 4, Leongatha 3953 or emailed to careers@southgippsland.vic.gov.au Further information and position descriptions Human Resources on (03) 5662 9200 or www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

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EXPERIENCED FARM WORKER WEIGHBRIDGE CLERK

The Leongatha Quarry operation is seeking a Weighbridge Clerk. The role requires a high level of customer service dealing direct with customers and drivers along side sales and production staff. While assisting site Management with reporting and site clerical duties you will be required to work Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm, and Saturday mornings as required. You will be responsible for customer enquiries, sales orders, arranging delivery to sites, assisting the Transport Allocation with the daily operation of raw materials transport fleet and despatching products over the weighbridge. The successful applicant will posses excellent customer service skill and phone manner. Have strong computer literacy and data entry skills. Quarry product knowledge and experience in customer service roles will be well regarded but not essential. All applications through Workways Leongatha. 1A Church Street, Leongatha Vic 3953 Phone: 5662 5264 Fax: 5662 4697 email leongatha@workways.com.au Application by fax, email or in person and close Friday 3/9/10

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

Are you the Right person? A Full time Career in Dentistry... appealing? • Dental Assisting Training on the go • Fast Track Promotion and assured career path • Exciting opportunity to make THE team! We have moved - the practice needs new energy to match the new location. A person with Year 11, well presented with computer know-how, who loves being around people whilst playing a healing role - does that sound right for you? Please send us your personal statement (hand written) and CV to: ANZ Arcade, 32-34 Bair St Leongatha VIC 3953 Contact: 5662 5000 See you in our new digs!

Workways Australia Limited ACN 141 659 734

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LIGHT ENGINE / MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC Experienced qualified mechanic preferred, will consider 3rd or 4th year apprentice for a busy repair workshop. IMMEDIATE START Apply in writing or phone: Manager, Leongatha Motorcycles 5 Roughead Street, Leongatha Phone 5662 3670

SPRAYPAINTER / PRODUCTION EMPLOYEE A spraypainter / production employee position has become available for a fit and highly motivated person to join the team at High Performance Coatings. This position will be full time and duties will include preparation / spraypainting and finishing of automotive components. Remuneration will be in accordance with the manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2010. You can email your application at hpcvic@bigpond.net.au or write to HPC High Performance Coatings P/L 6 Watson Road, Leongatha 3953

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Permanent Part Time - 24 hours per week

SOCIAL WORKER

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT

BCCHS seeks expressions of interest for the part time employment of an enthusiastic person to provide a high quality counselling/case work/ social work service to assist unemployed people to gain improved access to appropriate support mechanisms and to provide interventions that address the adverse effects of unemployment, resulting in better outcomes for the unemployed and their families. Remuneration for this 2 day per week position as per relevant professional qualifications.

Permanent Part Time - 16 hours per week

0.5 EFT 12 Month Limited Term Contract (Second round advertisement, previous applicants need not apply)

Enquiries to Louk Thiele, Coordinator Child, Youth & Family Services Team. 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 Applications close 5 pm Friday, September 3, 2010 and should be addressed to: HR Administrator Bass Coast Community Health Service 1 Back Beach Road, San Remo 3925 Or by email to: HR@bcchs.com.au

LOOKING FOR WORK? FREE TRAINING! ECG in conjunction with Access Pathways is offering 7 weeks full time Training in Practical Employment, incorporating fully accredited modules from Certificate ll Business in the Wonthaggi area. Following the training, our team will work with you for 13 weeks, to assist you in your search to find suitable employment. You will also receive post placement support of up to 26 weeks. This course could well be the missing link to getting you into employment, or back into the workforce. For further information or to apply please call: Lola Rowell - Adamson on: 5662 6700 or 0488 223 211 The Access Program is funded by the Australian Government.

AGM & PROGRESS REPORT Guest speaker: Rhys Freeman Electric Vehicle Conversion & other projects

2pm Saturday, September 4 Masonic Hall, Bridge St Korumburra All welcome ~ Afternoon Tea RSVP Ph 5657 3108 or robbie@eico-op.com.au

for lease 5 AC LEONGATHA with shed, suit weekender, hobby farmer with few animals. $6,000 per year. Only 4WD access. Ph: 9699-5122, ask for Jag.

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3 BDRM HOUSE in Meeniyan township. $220 pw. Phone Paddy 0427647534.

WONTHAGGI SEWING CENTRE 167 Graham Street, Wonthaggi (opp. Ritchies IGA)

BOARD AVAILABLE Leongatha, private room and living area. Suit single fully employed person, $150 - $200 per week. Glenda 0418-540533.

BILLIARD TABLE, threequarter, slate, accessories, excellent condition, $2,200. Ph: 5186-1375.

CALL Stockdale & Leggo 5662-5800 for more information about very neat home at Dumbalk, large rumpus room, wood and gas heating $280 pw. Three bdrm home with study, freshly painted and new carpet $275 pw. Three bdrm home, quiet court, r/c heating-cooling, remote garage $280 pw. Two bdrm unit, short walk to shops, low maintenance $220 pw.

5672 3127

BORDER COLLIE pups. Parents good workers. $150 each. Nerrena. Ph: 0427-647213. CARAVAN, 2003 Galaxy Series 2 pop-top, 17’6” x 7’, excellent condition. Single beds, side kitchen, rollout awning, 3-way fridge, $23,750. Ph: 0417-673581. CARDS, Bibles, CDs, giftware available New Beginnings Christian Bookshop, 38 Bair Street, Leongatha. 5662-0999.

ROOM for rent Inverloch, $150 pw. Bond required. Phone Tony 5674-6254.

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

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

FIREWOOD Redgum, split & Deliverd 0409-218775.

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HAY - small square bales, $6 each. Fully shedded, suitable for horses, never been wet. Quality guaranteed. No weeds. Mardan - 5664-1320, 0428999691. HAY - oaten, wheaten and lucerne, 8x4x3. Phone John for delivered price 0427-821755. HAY - small square bales, VG quality, $7 per bale. Ph: 5662-2074. HEN HOUSES, fox proof, good quality, 6-8 chooks. The perfect hen house. Ph: 5664-2443. KELPIE PUPS, purebred bloodlines, $500 each. Contact Justin 0428488718. NSW red gum, split and delivered. 0412-486353 or 5664-9208. OATEN HAY, 8x4x3, shedded, feed tests, single or BD loads, $88 per tonne. 0418-501548.

Building a Healthy Community

Bass Coast Regional Health is seeking an experienced administrative assistant to work in our Maintenance department. Applicants are required to have advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office products and good communication skills. Further information can be obtained from our website, www.bcrh.com.au or by calling Mr Matt Cardy, Chief Engineer, on 5671 3333.

Bass Coast Regional Health is seeking an experienced information technology assistant to work in its IT Department. The position will support the IT Manager and provide IT support to all departments of the hospital. Experience in network administration and installation of application software would be an advantage. Further information can be obtained from our website, www.bcrh.com.au or by calling Mr Tim Moutafis, IT Manager, on 5671 3333. Successful applicants will be required to provide a current valid police check (issued within the last 6 months). Applications for both positions close at 5pm on Friday, September 10, 2010. Written applications are to be lodged with Mr Trevor West, Human Resources Manager, Bass Coast Regional Health, Graham Street, Wonthaggi or emailed to trevor.west@bcrh.com.au

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for sale HAY, small squares approx. 800, good quality, shedded locally, 2yo, $2.50 each. 0408-113060. HAY: 5x4 from $38.50 inc. SMALL SQUARES: From $5.50 inc. SILAGE: Knifed, inoc, clover and rye, excellent quality, $66 inc. Delivery available. Contact 0417532262.

4’ FISH TANK, deluxe model, inbuilt lights and filter. With cabinet, gravel and bonus canister filter. $400. Ph: 0432-236208. HAY, 5x4 net wrapped round bales, $40 each. Leongatha. 5668-9228.

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200x50x2.4 $12.10 each, 200x75x2.4 $16.75 each. Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417-530662. TIMBER - kiln dried blackwood, clear pine, silver wattle. Most sizes for furniture and craft. Also builder’s graded structural pine. Phone 5681-2261.

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

CHAINSAWS AND STATIONARY ENGINES ETC. Repairs and services

Phone JOHN GOULD 5664 0012

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

Bass Coast Metal Recyclers 5672 2946 0417 556 593 BMW 735, 1989, good order, reg. to Oct. EJJ149, $2,500 ONO. 0407535127. LEXUS LX 470, 2002. Top of range, 4.7 V8, factory diff locks, full time 4x4, leather int. w woodgrain finish, full electrics, sunroof, fridge, GPS, cruise, new tyres, vapour inj LPG system. Reg. XST647, RWC, 140,000km, $39,900. 0418140717. PEUGEOT 307 HDi diesel tourer, 5 speed manual, white, red leather, amazing 4.7 ltrs per 100km, 93,000km, RWC, reg. July 2011, UGA494, safe family car, 5 airbags, $22,850. Ph: 0427-302773.

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TOYOTA Prado, 2000, 4x4, petrol, white, 245,000km, 7 seats, RWC, roof racks, towbar, USM116, $9,999. Ph: 0409-426042, 0418586148, Korumburra.

Jenny Milkins

TRUCK, 1977 D Series Ford, 5m tilt tray, EC, low kms, RWC, $8,900. Ph: 0419-313483.

Leongatha 5662 4191

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

All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

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MERLENE STRATTON Leongatha 5662 2574

in memoriam

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BONNAR (Scantlebury) Kristy Louise. 6.9.1977 - 2.9.2007 Three years have passed since you left us and we miss you more and more as time goes by. You are always in our thoughts beautiful girl. Love Mum, Rob, Brooke, Meagan, Joe, Bree and Alyssa. HUMPHREY - Mark. 7.9.96. Forever in our thoughts, always in our hearts. Love Mum, Dad, Sharee, Jodie, Daniel, Aleisha and Krystal.

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McKNIGHT - Donald. 31.8.97 Time passes, memories stay, loved and missed every day. Verna and family.

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births

EMILY NIELSEN was born on August 20 at the Angliss Hospital, Ferntree Gully. She is the first child for Tanya Wilkinson and Kristian Nielsen of Warrenwood, and first grandchild for Peter and Heather Wilkinson of Leongatha. DEBORAH BAILLIE, now Deborah Batton had a baby boy! On August 20 at 4.30pm, 5lb 11oz.

birthday remembrance HUMPHREY - Mark. 3.9.76 Thinking of you Markie with love on your 34th birthday. Love Mum, Dad, Sharee, Jodie, Daniel, Aleisha and Krystal.

bereavement thanks DIAPER - Joy (nee Arnold). The family of the late Joy Diaper would like to thank everyone for cards and support. Thanks to hospital, staff and doctors, special thanks to medical clinic staff. John, Karen and Sandra.

PICKERSGILL - Herbert John. February 15, 1921 September 4, 2007. Three years have gone so fast Dad. Beautiful memories are only ever a thought away. Miss so much by us all. You are forever in my heart Bertie. With love, your devoted son James. PICKERSGILL - Bert. 4.9.07 If memories can keep you close You’re never far away, Because they live in our hearts and minds Each and every day. We miss you so much Dad. Sian, Dion, Caitlyn, Michael, Louise, Hannah and Emily. PICKERSGILL - Bert. 15.2.1921 - 4.9.2007 Our wonderful Dad and Grandpa, This day is remembered and quietly kept, No words are needed, we shall never forget, For those we love don’t walk away, They walk beside us every day. Unseen and unheard, but always near, So loved, so missed and so very dear. Always in our thoughts. Jo, Mark, Kasey and family, Liam and Heidi xxxxx. SAARIO - Burnice May. 24.12.18 - 1.9.07 Three years gone, my darling partner for 60 years, miss you every day. Cannot share my love and thoughts. The love and care you gave to all people, especially our families. Loving husband, Stan. Loving memories of our wonderful mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. Love Mary, Kim, Kerrie, Mark, David, Christy, Clare, Tim and children. Miss you heaps Mum, especially your sense of humour. I know you’re in a better place now, no more pain. Your loving daughter, Thelma and son-in-law Ash.

deaths

CUMMING - Anne Patricia. Passed away peacefully August 26, 2010. Aged 73. Beloved wife of Bill. Loving Mum of Lindy, Andrew and David. Loving mother-in-law of Jeff, Susanne and Tania. Proud and loving Nanna of Justin, Gemma, Ryan, Owen, Sharna, Harrison, Taite and Olivia. Anne always offered her family and friends light and warmth. She was always laughing and smiling even when her days and nights became restless and hard for her to endure. We will speak of you often and think of you daily.

No longer in our lives to share, but in our hearts you’ll always be there. Love always Missie and Wazza.

KENT-LEVISTON - Marie Jean (Jean). May the winds blow softly on that quiet and restful place where the ones we love are sleeping, words are so futile that they could never explain. The loneliness, longing, heartache and pain. - The Kent family.

MALONEY - Betty. Passed away peacefully at Korumburra Hospital on August 27, 2010 after a long illness. Aged 83 years, late of Nerrena. Beloved wife of Len (dec.). Loved mother of Frank (dec.), Peter, Bernard, Alan (dec.), Brian and John (dec.). Loving Nana of Scott and Gary; Brenton and Kane; and Dylan. Re-united with her loved ones.

KENT-LEVISTON - Marie Jean (Jean). Loved granddaughter of the late William Turner and Mary Damms of Sharron, Sheffield England. Much loved daughter of the late Marion and Bert Kent. Sister of George, Kathleen (dec.), John (dec.), Noel (dec.), Roy, Don, Betty (dec.) loved ones. Many special times we shared are pleasant to recall. The happy family memories are the nicest ones of all. LOGAN - Ronald Hyne (Darky). 1.2.1924 - 28.8.2010 Late of Leongatha. Loved husband of Irene (dec.). Loving father of Denise, Bernard, Robert (dec.), Margaret, Catherine (dec.), Henry, Annette, Kerry and Paul, and their families. Go Hawks. Peacefully passed away August 28. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Henry and Sandra. Much loved Poppy of Brendan and Geoff, and their partners. Our wonderful father is resting peacefully. It’s surreal to us that you are gone. We love you and adore you with all our hearts, now and forever. Enjoy watching your beloved Hawks from above. Mum and Dad reunited. R.I.P. Passed away peacefully. Don’t think of me as gone away, just think of me as sleeping in the warmth and comfort of your mum’s and grandmother’s arms. Loving memories always. Kerry, Bec, Matt and Kayla. “Go Hawkers” Passed away peacefully 28.8.10. Dearly loved Pop of Robert and Naomi, great poppy of Ainslee. We have so many treasured memories, forever in our hearts you will be. At rest with Nan. Cheers Pop. C’arn the Hawks! Pop, Many fond memories of helping on the farm during school holidays. The early morning wake-ups and the breakfasts we all shared. Watching the Hawks play and you yelling at the TV, Nan and I giggling as you yell so passionately.

LOGAN - Ron. Deepest sympathy to the Logan family. Fond memories of a great man. Heather, Bruce, Gary, Karen and families. LOGAN - Ron (Darky). Will be sadly missed. Deepest sympathy to all his family. Peter and Leonne.

Finally at peace. MALONEY - Betty. 27.8.2010 Special friend neighbour. Resting peacefully. Rosemary, Geoff family.

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McCAUGHAN - Ed. We have been blessed to have a father like you. Our memories of you will remain forever. Love Graeme, Loris, Ashley, Brad and Lorretta, Callum and Tammy. SIMPSON - Peter Smith Campbell. Formerly of Scotland, late of Chambers Slat, Qld. Passed away peacefully after a long illness August 22, 2010 aged 65 years. Remembered by family and friends. THIELE (nee Thiele) - Elma Sylvia. 10.4.1918 - 29.8.2010 Passed away at Leongatha Hospital after a short illness. 92 active years of farming, gardening, croquet. Loved wife of Ron (dec.). Loved and loving mother, grandmother and great gran of Brian: Lorraine, Cameron. Diane: Penny and Andrew Hunt, Joshua and Sienna, Miranda and Aaron, friend of John. Julie: Ross Parsonage and Callum. What a wonderful, active life, and great memories of a kind, adventurous spirit. Keep on gardening. THIELE - Elma. A beautiful lady will be always loved. Sympathy to Elma’s family. Flo and family. VIERGEVER - Willy. Passed away peacefully at home after a long illness surrounded by his loving family. Aged 63 years, late of Nerrena. Dearly loved husband of Sue. Loved father of Paula, Natasha, Duncan (dec.) and Rebecca. Friend of Haiden, Robert and Nathan. Adored Poppy of Shane, Chelsea, Shelby and Rose; Karla, Kate and Lachlan. Great Grand Poppy of Corey. Forever in our hearts.

My darling husband Will, We have been through so much together, laughter and tears, joy and pain. You were always true to yourself, brave fighter to the end and such a kind heart. You will never leave me. I love you always, Your Susie X I am truly blessed to have had you in my life for 32 years. You gave me the ultimate gift of all by creating a family filled with love for each other. I will miss our conversations, laughs and your big hugs, no one will ever replace them. I love you always and forever Daddyo. Your loving daughter Paula (Pooh). You fought so long and hard to stay with us. Now all the pain is gone. You will stay in our hearts forever. Love you. Natasha, Robert, Karla, Kate, Lachlan and Corey. My wonderful Dada, the bravest, strongest and funniest man I know. I am so lucky I got to call you my Dad. I miss your smile, your cheekiness, your big hugs and your silly songs. You were my best friend, and now my hero. I love you so much. Love your little girl, Becky (Gurgle) X Thank you for your humour and wisdom, your memory won’t be forgotten. Love you Poppy. Love Shane. We will miss you and I know you will always be looking down on us, love you Poppy. Love Shelby (Heckle). We will miss you and we will keep you in our prayers and in our hearts. I love you Poppy. Love Rose (Jeckle). Forever in our hearts and always on our minds. We will miss you Poppy. Love Chelsea. Your kind, considerate, loving nature created something intensely beautiful, a family full of love and those close to them. Your company, warm smile and love will be missed by all but felt forever! Pals forever, Hal. Will, I am a better man for having known you. Hearing all the wonderful stories from you (and about you) of all the happiness, joy and love you all shared as a family will never be forgotten. I can only pray to be half the husband and father you were, as men like you don’t come along very often. I will keep my promise to you... Nate your mate.

funerals GRAY - Clare. A thanksgiving service to celebrate the life of Clare Gray will be held at the Salvation Army, Shingler Street, Leongatha on Wednesday, September 1 commencing at 2pm. LOGAN - The Graveside Funeral Service for the late Mr Ronald Hyne (Darky) Logan will be held at the Wonthaggi Lawn Cemetery on Friday, September 3 at 11am. All Ex-Service Personnel are respectfully invited to attend.

funerals MALONEY - The Graveside Funeral Service for the late Mrs Betty Maloney will be held at the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 2pm.

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funerals THIELE - The Funeral Service for the late Mrs Elma Sylvia Thiele will be held in our Leongatha Chapel (cnr South Gippsland Hwy and Bellingham St, on Friday, September 3, 2010 commencing at 2pm. A private family service for burial will precede the above service. All Leongatha Croquet Club members are respectfully invited to attend. No flowers by request please, donations in lieu to the Cancer Council Victoria. Envelopes will be available at the service.

DO not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7.

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School’s great: Wonthaggi North Primary School captains Jackson Pitts and Jasmine Chambers talked to the current Prep students Jacob Kulbe, Freya Scapin, Leah Zappa and Kobie Wood about what they like about their school.

Spreading the good oil on their school SCHOOL captains Jackson Pitts and Jasmine Chambers at the Wonthaggi North Primary School had a huge task when asked to capture on ﬁlm what they thought was great about their school. As part of the school’s transition program, the captains prepared a slide show for a special presentation given to the parents of the new 2011 Prep class recently. When The Star asked Jackson and Jasmine what they loved about their school, they said “everything”. Both captains started at the school in Prep and listed the school gymnasium, playground, special education, physical education programs, science, art, music, the library and their Friday morning extension maths and break in the staffroom as some of the things they love about their school.

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’Gatha’s Under 12 footy win FAVOURABLE weather conditions for the Under 12 grand ﬁnal between Leongatha and Newborough Blues made for a hard fought contest where goals were hard to come by The game started off at a fast pace with Sam Forrester leading the way, pushing forward at the ﬁrst bounce. Branson Amato was working the ball at ground level and Julian Patterson led up forward, running for a left foot shot only to go wide for a behind. Louis Riseley was going hard at the ball on the wing and Brock Jones put his body on the line in the forward pocket, making way for Branson Amato to win a free kick for a great tackle at 35 metres, which was touched on the line. Newborough worked hard in defence, holding the Parrots goalless and just three behinds with the Bulldogs yet to score. At the start of the second quarter the Parrots went into attack again. Timothy Sauvarin was winning the hard contests and hitting targets with his passes and Kaj Patterson avoided the tackles, pressing forward. Dillon Hofman was holding up play by taking on three Bulldog players at ground level, resulting in a ball up. A big push by Newborough in the dying minutes was denied, so at half time it was Leongatha 0.3.3 to Newborough Blues 0.0.0. Once again Leongatha pushed hard from the bounce, with Elijah Tracanelli stealing the ball using his speed through the middle, driving the ball forward. Julian Patterson marked, passing to Timothy Sauvarin and goaling about 30 out. Thomas McFarlane was hovering through the centre, cutting off the run coming from Newborough. Leongatha was leading by 13 points going into the last change. Now it was Newborough’s turn to attack, with the Parrots rushing back to help out the back line with Zaine Barnard marking and passing the ball on to Kaj Patterson. Branson Amato led and marked 15 metres out, goaling and easing the pressure on the score board. Ethan Stephenson was working hard all day pressing into attack. Jackson Smith goaled, putting the game out of reach of the Newborough Blues. Leongatha won all their home and away games and by taking out the premiership showed why they were the team to beat. Final score: Leongatha 3.9.27 to Newborough Blues 0.0.0. Best on ground medal: Sam Forrester.

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

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’Burra basketball begins season THE Korumburra Basketball Association has just commenced their spring domestic season. With a number of new junior boys and girls taking the court for the first time, the future of basketball is looking bright. The age groups are Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 boys and girls and Under 18 boys. In their senior competition they have A women and B women, in the mens, A men and Masters. There is an age group for everyone and every standard of basketball. If anyone would like a game of basketball it’s not too late to enter. KBA have just finished an Aussie Hoops program that teaches primary school first timers the basics of basketball. KBA will be looking to run another program soon. Korumburra basketball has recently completed a successful year of representative basketball around the state, often beating towns and cities much larger. The KBA go to about seven tournaments a year, including their own Junior Tournament which is held on October 23 and 24 at the Korumburra Indoor Recreation Centre. This is a fantastic weekend, with hundreds of junior players from other associations coming to town. They also have weekends away at some tournaments where all the players and parents stay together in a great family atmosphere. The association had several

junior age groups finish in the top five in the state championships this year, competing against cities like Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat. They are currently looking for coaches and players for the next representative season so if you think you may be interested in playing or coaching, at domestic or representative level, contact the KBA. Korumburra basketball consistently produces players capable of representing country Victoria at state level. This year was no exception, with four players chosen: Gemma Dixon, Brock Dorling, Tayla Smith and Kaila Bentvelzen all representing Country Victoria. Gemma and Kaila at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup at Albury. Brock and Tayla at the Pacific Coast Slam at Port Macquarie. They are also looking to enter teams in the VJBL (Victorian Junior Basketball League), which they play on Friday nights, playing Melbourne sides such as Melbourne Tigers, Dandenong and Eltham. This is a very good standard of basketball and every second game would be played at home at the Korumburra Indoor Recreation Centre. Any interested players should contact the KBA. In October the CBL competition starts. This is the best senior competition outside the metropolitan area. Korumburra play in the Gippsland Conference, against places such as Traralgon, Warragul, and Westernport. The games are played on

Representative players: Gemma Dixon, Brock Dorling, Tayla Smith and Kaila Bentvelzen all played for country Victoria. Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. Last season the Korumburra Wildcats women missed out on playing in the grand final after winning an unprecedented five championships in a row. The men narrowly missed out on the finals.

Fundraiser funds flow LIFE member of the Gippsland netball region Pat Kuhne, said a recent “Sunday Brunch” fundraiser at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha was a huge success. “This year, because I’ve been connected with town for a long while, I told them I’d do them a fundraiser, because they were a bit low on funds for uniforms,” Pat said. “I went to the region and told them I was going to raise some money for the club. Do you want to come on board? They said yes. We decided to raise money for the club, the region and the oncology department at Leongatha Hospital.” This year’s proﬁt was about $10,700. A meeting this week will decide who gets what – with the hospital expected to be the biggest beneﬁciary of what was raised.

Thanks very much: Leongatha Salvation Army captain Claire Emerton gratefully accepts $690 from Gippsland netball region’s Pat Kuhne after a recent fundraiser. The money will be used for purchase of a blanket and hot meals for about 100 people.

This season the women will be out to redeem themselves and the men are keen to make the ﬁnals. Anyone interested in playing, or if you are just keen for a good night out, please contact the Korumburra basketball Association for details: 5655 2112 or kbainc@ dcsi.net.au

Korumburra Basketball Domestic results August 23 16 boys: Spurs 58 (B. Dorling 41) d Bulls 34 (D. Hansch 10); Jazz 45 (A. O’Neill 32) d Celtics 43 (K. Cosson 20). 18 boys: Rodwell 42 (J. Osboldstone 16) d Mortimer 33 (M. Winderlich 13); Olden 58 (B. Johnson 14) d Jeffs 42 (M. Lower 21). B Women: Miami 26 (D. Schelling 10) d Hoodies 15 (N. Smith 4); Bunch of Grapes 47 (T. West 13) d Blondies 26 (B. Maskell 11). A Women: Bird 57 (L. Cosson 16) d Harp 30 (B. Allen 8); Grovers 57 (K. Govers 23) d Shamrocks 34 (A. White 13). August 25 10 girls: Black 10 (L. Koscal 4) d Mixed 4 (T. Roberts 2). 12-14 girls: Cosson 55 (C. Hogg 20) d Blair 8 (A. Kelson 6); Dowel 32 (C. Nestoriwsky 10) d Donohue 13 (B. Harper 6). 16 girls: Spirit 41 (B. Allen 13) d Capitals 29 (C. McRae

12); Boomers 58 (C. Rodda 17) d Rangers 25 (E. Sorrell 13). Masters: Witches Hats 33 (S. Moriarty 0, 1 Tech) d BSC 21 (J. Kennedy 0); Mixtures 40 (A. Riseley 17) d Local Blokes 37 (J. Heylen 0); Gilmores 43 (T. Riseley 0) d Doggers 35 (W. Burgess 0). A men: Molten 75 (J. Smith 39) d Blood 47 (C. Hulsholf 24); Amberﬂuids 41 (M. Malloy 14) d Bird 26 (T. Morrison 6). August 27 Under 10 boys: Breakers 14 (T. Harlin 5) d Tigers 9 (M. Nicholas 6); Kings 12 (J. Finlay 8) d Crocs 11 (T. Newton 9. 12 boys: Sixers (L. Snooks 8) d Taipans 12 (R. Dixon 8); Hawks 12 (N. McKenzie 4) d Blaze 6 (T. Anthony 4); Bullets 20 (N. Wylie 12) d Dragons 15 (L. Thomas 7). 14 boys: Rockets 51 (K. Cosson 24) d Suns 23 (H. Watson 7); Lakers 41 (D. Wilson 31) d Magic 22 (M. Fiever 15).

Netsetgo! fun finishes at Leongatha LEONGATHA netsetgo! ended on Saturday after 14 weeks of activities, with participants receiving certificates. The junior netball program was attended by 24 keen youngsters, who learnt the finer points of the game and filled in for a few of the junior LDNA teams during that time. The program was run by accredited coaches and sponsored by the San Remo pasta company, with participants receiving packs, including a bag, ball, diary, towel and other goodies. Participants were: Zoe Michael, Elizabeth Harms, Simone Dekker, Taylah Brown, Holly Hanily, Amelia Dunn, Luca Riseley, Isabella Pruin, Aliesha Wrigley, Ella Findlay, Grace Allen, Hayley Geary, Amelia Riseley, Cobie Standfield, Maddy Well done: the young netballers have come a long way from when they Birrell, Jordan Gardner, Hayley Wright, Tomei Dal Pozzo and Elysha Stephens. first started.

“THE STAR”, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - PAGE 51

Can bat, can bowl By Matt Dunn

CHELSEA Moscript is ready to take her cricket game to the next level. For this 14-year-old, it’s a case of can bat, can bowl. While Chelsea has great credentials as a spin bowler, she is also a star with the bat. Friend and mentor Rob Wood, who has worked hard on developing the sport in his role as Cricket Victoria Gippsland regional cricket manager, believes Chelsea has what it takes to make it to the very top. “She’s got an extremely good batting technique. She’s got a foundation she can build on. She’s got one other major asset too: she’s got no fear,” he said. “She plays against Under 16 boys and she doesn’t mind getting behind the ball. In the ﬁeld, they can smack it as hard as they like and she’ll stop it. It was to her detriment last year, because she severely damaged a ﬁnger there at one stage, but just kept playing. “Physically she’s tough.” Chelsea has been training with Cricket Victoria’s High Performance Academy Youth Development squad after a stellar performance in Janu-

ary last year, where selectors and talent scouts watched the best female cricketers from the various regions of Victoria. Chelsea has long been recognised as one of the best in Gippsland, and seems likely to gain selection to the Victorian team. The issue may well be decided when a game is played in Geelong in the coming weeks. “Selectors had to rate the girls as being A Grade and likely to play for Victoria in the next age group. Chelsea easily qualiﬁed. She got the second most runs of the competition and was captain of the winning team,” Cricket Victoria Gippsland regional cricket manager Rob Wood said. “She only missed the boys Under 16s bowling average for the association last year in Leongatha by two wickets.” The last time The Star caught up with Chelsea was in 2008, after the then 13-year-old claimed a hat trick playing for the U14 Leongatha Koonwarra RSL Cricket Club against Outtrim. She now plays for the Under 16s with the same club. But cricket is not Chelsea’s only sporting love. She is an excellent netballer too, playing for the Mt Eccles Under 15s in the LDNA competition. She

also umpires and helps mentor the youngsters. Asked if cricket is her ﬁrst love she replies hesitantly: “Yeah, I suppose. I do like netball though. I like to umpire netball because I ﬁnd it really fun. I like seeing little kids enjoying sport.” Her enthusiasm extends far beyond the sporting arena. This is a girl who loves life. Little wonder she is happy to work as hard as she does to achieve her goals. If Chelsea succeeds in being selected to the Victorian team she will have a chance to strut her stuff on the national stage. “If you get chosen for the teams you go on to the national championships. We have about two months of training and then they’ll select the team,” she said. “I am probably one of the few spin bowlers there, but I was actually selected as a batter, which I was a bit surprised about. Most of the people can bat and bowl.” Chelsea said the excellent cricketing programs in Gippsland had gone a long way toward helping her succeed in the sport. “I have to mention Rob Wood. He’s done so much. He organises everything,” she said.

Can bat, can bowl: though Chelsea loves her cricket, netball comes a close second. She is pictured here before taking to the court for her beloved Mt Eccles team.

’Burra and Island dominate soccer KORUMBURRA City Soccer Club has had another fantastic season, with four out of their five teams making it into the grand final next week at Korumburra. Phillip Island made it into all five grand finals. Due to the pitches at Phillip Island being under water, all games this weekend were moved to Korumburra. Korumburra seniors played Leongatha again with both sides carrying on from where they left off last week, playing open, attractive football. After several close encounters in both penalty areas, Leongatha took the lead after 17 minutes. The game continued on at the same hectic pace

until Korumburra managed to score through Bowie Crook eight minutes later. Half time 1 all. Fifteen minutes after, the restart Korumburra topped off a spell of continuous pressure to score through Josh Crook. Leongatha were then awarded a penalty that they duly converted. Full time 2 all. In extra time neither team scored, so penalties were needed to decide the winner; Korumburra missed one from the ﬁrst four and when Korumburra’s goalkeeper George Bokagiannis saved a second penalty, Ian Wallace scored to win the game. Korumburra were winners 6 – 5. In the other semi, Phillip Island defeated Mirboo North 5 – 1.

Korumburra women put the pressure on Mirboo North and it didn’t take long for the first goal to come, with a beautiful pass to Ash Parr who goaled. Tara Wallace got her first for the game just before half time, giving Korumburra a 2 – 0 lead. The second half saw Korumburra continuously attacking the Mirboo North goals. Mirboo North scored the next goal, but it didn’t take long for Korumburra’s Tara Wallace to get the goal back again scoring her second. Final score 3 – 1. In the other women’s game, Phillip Island defeated Leongatha 4 – 1. In the Under 19s Josh Crook scored early. The midfield played extremely well, backed up with fantastic defence and

this led to Korumburra’s second goal, scored by Daniel Longden. Prom Coast was only able to put the one goal on the scoreboard for 2 – 1 at half time. The second half saw two goals to Prom Coast and a second goal to Josh Crook. Scores were even, so the game went to extra time where Josh Crook scored his third, to give Korumburra the chance to win. Great defence kept Prom Coast scoreless in the second part of extra time, to see Korumburra take the win 4 – 3. In the other semi Phillip Island defeated Leongatha 4 – 1. Korumburra Under 15s had a quick goal to Lochie Taylor against Prom Coast followed by Daniel Longden just minutes

Run: Knights’ Ryan Hill leads the chase in Leongatha’s Under 15s loss to Wonthaggi.

later. Lochie Taylor went on to score his second moments later. Aiden McDonough got into the action, scoring his first not long after, followed by a second goal to Daniel Longden. More goals to Keanu Miller, Adam Richards and Phil Moon meant Korumburra went into the half time break 9 – 0 up. The play evened out a little in the second half and goals were harder to come by. Prom Coast put their first on the board late in the half. But Korumburra hadn’t finished, with Cameron Feely, Craig Wallace and Jarrah Raabe scoring to see a great win to Korumburra 12 – 1. In the other semi final Phillip Island defeated Leongatha 3-1. Korumburra Under 13s played Wonthaggi and they put the pressure on Korumburra early on, with many attempts at goal. James Dunn kept Wonthaggi from scoring. Korumburra goaled 25 minutes into the game. Wonthaggi’s Matt Lowe with some fancy footwork scored just before half time. During the second half both teams attacked strongly and halfway through Korumburra’s Kaleb Peattie scored and it took until just before the final whistle for Wonthaggi to level the score. With 10 minutes extra time, both teams took the field looking tired. Wonthaggi stepped up the pace and scored two more to win the semi final 4 -2. In the other Under 13 semi final, Phillip Island defeated Mirboo North.

Everyone’s a winner: The competition winners, (back, from left) Elizabeth Fincher, Norma Davis Lyn Tuckett and Sue Peatﬁeld. The runners-up were Jill Mason (second from left) and Joan Jones (with racquet), with the wooden spooners Geraldine Davidson (far right) and Lyn Gower (second from right) and Mavis Hogan.

Kookaburras win midweek tennis LEONGATHA’S midweek veteran’s tennis ladies competition has been decided, with the Kookaburras coming out on top. Runners-up in the competition were the Finches, with the Swallows winning the wooden spoon. It was a tough year for the players, with 11 of the 18 rounds cancelled due to poor weather. Hopefully it gets better for the players during the warmer months, with the summer competition beginning on October 7. Anyone who is interested in taking part, contact the committee for more information. Absent from the photo were Judy Nichols and Debra Staples from the Finch team, and Meryl Agars from the Swallows.

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Leongatha THE 2010/11 bowls season is just about ready to roll. Wednesday August 25 saw the last of the afﬁliated monthly triples winter comps take place at the Leongatha rinks with 42 players (16 teams) braving the cold and windy elements. The winners on the day were the Leongatha team skippered by Fred Sauvarin ably supported by Murray Blackburn and Graham Greenway with four wins plus 20. The runner-up team was also from Leongatha, well led by Ian Todd and backed up by a new bowler/member to the club, Olle Crouch with Graeme Elliott on three wins plus 11. Best last game winner was another Leongatha team, led by Jeff Pendergast with Robert Young showing early form and Brian Turner on plus 10. The club sincerely thanks the sponsors for the day, the Leongatha Motel, for their valued support. The winner of the John O’Connor wines was an Inverloch team led by John Sutcliffe. During the presentations, those present were advised that Leongatha club stalwart, Murray Blackburn was moving northward and this will be a sad loss to the Leongatha club and South Gippsland bowls generally. Murray, before joining Leongatha, had given some 20 plus years service to Meeniyan Bowls Club and has been with Leongatha for some 10 plus years. The Leongatha Club sincerely thanks Murray for his valued support and contribution in the service of bowls, both pennant and social bowls and extends our best wishes for the future. Saturday August 28 saw only six players front the greens in a one game triples. The winners were Graham Greenway, with Wayne Walker and Trish McCormack. The sponsors for the

Mardan indoor THIRTEEN bowlers ventured out to Mardan on what was again a cold, windy, and wet evening. There were two 75 up matches before the social bowls got under way, with both producing some good bowls by all four players. The winners were Jeanette Grady who defeated Theresa Bateman, and Cliff Smith who defeated Russel Grady. Cliff’s win was not decided until the last end of the match. The social bowls saw three teams of three players and one of four, all playing two games of 10 ends.

day were Williams Signs and the club thanks them for their valued support. Reminders: the 2010/11 season gets underway from September 1. Already there are a host of events outside of the pennant season listed on the club room’s notice boards. These include the Leongatha Bowls Club and Regent Caravans 2010/11 tournament beginning with a mixed triples event on Sunday November 7 followed by the open pairs on Monday November 8. Members or clubs wishing to take part are asked to contact either Jeff Pendergast on 5662 0974 or Russell Trotman on 5662 3439 or Glenda Emmerson on 5662 2082. Information is also available associated with the 2011 Rod Nicholson Memorial pairs and if you wish to enter, please contact any of the above. Friday, September 3 will be the club’s opening dinner night combined with the monthly Kitty Club tea night and all members along with wives/partners and friends are asked to attend. The main meal will be the usual Kitty Club menu but members are asked to bring a sweet to share. Please ensure that your names are placed on the meal list in the club rooms before Thursday night, September 2 to enable catering staff know the numbers attending. Saturday September 4 will be our opening day on the greens for the new season and members are asked to bring a plate for afternoon team. Play will commence at 1pm. If you wish to play, please ensure that your name is on the day’s list which is in the club house. Don’t forget ladies, the dates for pennant practice are listed on the ladies notice board. The men’s pennant practice dates are September 11, with Leongatha as host to the Hastings Club and also October 2 with Leongatha as host to the Phillip Island Club. Two teams managed to win both their games this week, but when the winning ends were added up it was Rotten Ronnie Baker, Ann Plowman, Russel Grady and Vito Seraﬁno who won the night with two wins and 13 ends. Runners-up with two wins and eleven ends were Brian Kilpin, Jeanette Grady and Cliff Smith. This team’s ﬁrst game was somewhat unusual, in a winning score of 16 shots 14 were penalty shots from the other side removing the kitty from the mat on four of the 10 ends, must have been something in the tea.

Bowls season opened IT’S time to get out the bowls and give them a polish as we prepare for the coming season. Of course, like all other years as we commence our new season, there have been the passing of those we will see no more, and so to those clubs and families who have lost bowlers from last season, the SGBA extends their sympathies. The season was opened last Friday night at Meeniyan Bowls Club when the incoming president Alan Hanks declared the season opened. The monthly triples events will commence at Wonthaggi Bowls Club this coming Wednesday at 9.30am. Whilst the ﬁxture remains similar from year to year, the change implemented last year in extending the pennant competition to six divisions, has remained for the 2010/2011 season. Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 5 have eight teams each

In A Grade, Koonwarra, who finished the season in third position on the ladder, were in blistering touch during their finals campaign and their whole team seemed to build in confidence. They demolished a dishevelled Berrys Creek outfit who appeared stunned by the onslaught. The only set Berrys Creek secured for the night was the first one. From there, everything went Koonwarra’s way, in particular, the singles matches. Greg Marshman and Ryan Jeremiah were solid contributors all night but the real stars of this finals series were Roger Callister and Allun Hashim, who won virtually every set they played. Congratulations to Koonwarra on a fine season. Berrys Creek can also be satisfied with a good year. Things didn’t go their way on grand final night. In B Grade, Raspberry were too talented for a gallant Solo side. Rhonda Newton had a great night for Raspberry, winning all her three sets. She received wonderful support from Jo Callister and Davis Loo with the greatly improved Melanie Plunkett also having a strong match. Again it was in the singles sets that Raspberry

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tained by Jim Carlisle, a friend of Alan and LeTHE new season is almost upon us with people, onie Hanks who hails form Benalla. Jim kept including yours truly returning from holidays. Our Monday winter bowls has been very us amused with his jokes, anecdotes and songs successful with only a few wash-outs. about his life experiences. It was a most sucSeptember 6 will complete the season. cessful evening. Wednesday social bowls continues as usual. Members are reminded that Meeniyan’s Friday September 27 was the SGBA openopening night is Friday, September 3, with the ing of the season dinner held at Meeniyan, with Alan Hanks as president. Some 65 people attraditional casserole tea, beginning at 6.30pm. tended, including special guests Peter Hanlon, This will be followed on Saturday 4 with social CEO of Bowls Victoria, our own Ian Dewar, a bowls beginning at 1pm. Whites and afternoon past president of the former RVBA and his wife tea please. Marion, and David Marsh our district represenPennant for the ladies begins on Tuesday tative. September 28 with Saturday pennant beginning The ladies, as usual, provided a superb three course meal preceded by tasty nibbles with the on October 2 for Division 6 and October 9 for waiters and bar person doing a great job. A big Division 2 and 5. thank you to all involved. Congratulations to popular member and our Peter Hanlon provided us with an overview latest super veteran Evelyn Thorson. Ev joined of what is happening with amalgamation and the club in season 1968/9 and has played regugave us information on the new corporate image larly. A great record. with a new tie being presented to Ian. points so it went to a count a good start. Inverloch back for shots up and the We ask for members LAST Tuesday, August 24, lucky team to win was Eddie to please bring a plate for was the last night of carpet Morrissey, Ron Rees and afternoon tea. bowls. There were 13 bowlJoan Clark. Now for the sick list, Joy ers in attendance. Coming in second Hargreaves is progressing There were two, two place was the team of Ray slowly but surely after her game winners and in ﬁrst Paynting, Shirley Morrissey triple by-pass operation. place with plus 12 were Carol and Carol Waters. We also have Robyn Hughes, Molly Treadwell Thanks was given to Dennis and Mavis Parks in our and Gary Hardy. In second Ron Rees who has done a thoughts as Robyn’s daughter place with plus nine were wonderful job of running the undergoes chemotherapy. Marg Flett, Bob Huntley and winter bowling season. Bill Brown had an Harry Dunn. Ladies don’t forget our operation this past week for Thanks to Carole Baines, opening day on Tuesday, prostate cancer and came Eddie Walsh and Marg Flett August 31, uniform, 1pm home on Friday. for supper. start, please have your names Next on the sick list is Pat Carol Hughes and myself down by 12.15pm. Also Stoneham, who after playing would like to thank all the please bring a plate to share bowls last Wednesday was carpet bowlers. for afternoon tea. taken to Wonthaggi Hospital Wednesday, August 25 Next Saturday, in a lot of abdominal pain. saw the last day of winter September 4, 1pm start, is She was taken to Latrobe bowls with 26 bowlers. the club opening day, mixed Hospital for an ultrasound There were three, two bowls, uniform please. Be and was operated on Sunday game winners. sure to put your names down for an obstruction in the Two teams were on 34 and let’s get the season off to bowel.

Koony wins from third GRAND ﬁnal night of Leongatha Badminton produced two emphatic victories to the two favourite teams.

consisting of 12 players per team, Division 4 has six teams with each team consisting of 12 players, and Division 6, which also consists of six teams, consists of eight players per team. All clubs, which have teams in Divisions 4 and 6 are reminded that pennant commences one week earlier on Saturday, October 2, with the remaining divisions commencing a week later on October 9. Division 1 will see Inverloch start red-hot favourites, with Leongatha and Phillip Island expected to provide the hottest competition. After missing the finals for the second year in a row, Wonthaggi could be the ‘sleeper’ in the competition. Korumburra will also be not far away come finals time. Newcomers, Lang Lang may find the competition a little hot, as will Mirboo North and Foster.

capitalised on their strengths. They won all four singles encounters and ultimately secured their grand ﬁnal win. Solo tried valiantly, with Kathy Smith the pick of the bunch. She has enjoyed a top season. Suriyan Chandrasegaran, Tracey Ryan and Tash Maskell all battled hard during the night but Raspberry was simply too good. Well done to all players on a great match. Presentation night The Leongatha Badminton Club conducted its presentation dinner on Friday evening at the Woorayl Golf Club and a delicious meal was had by all. Major trophy winners were Aaron DeGennaro and Steve Johnson sharing Best Player in A Grade. Paris Buckley won the Best Player in B Grade. Most Improved Player went to Melanie Plunkett and the Encouragement award went to Scott Cafarella. The Best Clubperson award went to Rhonda Newton for all her hard work during the season. It has been a tremendous season for the Leongatha Club and all players and ofﬁcials are looking forward to the 2011 season. Results A Grade: Premiers - Koonwarra 7/138 d Berrys Creek 1/77. B Grade: Premiers - Raspberry 6/137 d Solo 2/107.

New season: David Marsh (RVBA councillor), Ian Dewar (past president RVBA); Peter Hanlon (CEO Bowls Victoria) Alan Hanks (SGBA president); Paul Buckner (Meeniyan Bowls Club president).

Buffalo indoor ON Wednesday, August 25, ﬁve players, on a wet, cold night to bowl, saw two teams, one of three and one of two. We played two games of 10 ends, both teams had one win and one loss. In second (WL) 10 ends

seven shots, skipper Andrew Hanks, Peter Heldens and Carolyn Benson. First (LW) 10 ends and seven shots, skipper Toni Heldens and Ron Gloster. The best games - both teams. We hope to see you all next Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Midweek MIDWEEK wound up their winter games on Thursday August 26 with two games of eight ends. Thanks from our grateful bowlers for the lovely lunch which was prepared by Helen and Mary, our tireless workers in the kitchen. There were 42 in attendance and despite a cold wind, we all had a very happy day. There were ﬁve two game winners. The winners, with 32 shots was the team of Peter McWilliams (skip), Thelma Kavanagh (3rd), (2nd) Norm Adams, Peter Langeweg (lead). The runners-up with 31 points were Jan Stubbs (skip), (3rd) Jim Donahue, (2nd) Reg Excell, (lead) Bev Emett. The best one game winners with 17 points were (skip) John Routley, (2nd) Ron West, (lead) Cliff Pulling. The encouragement award went to (skip) Bruce Sawyer, (3rd) Val Wallis, (2nd) Verna Donahue, (lead) Norma Sharrock. The Bowler Of The Year award went to Reg Excell with 49 points with John Routley and Pauline McWilliams equal second with 48 points. A very enjoyable day was had by all. We resume the summer season in whites on September 7 opening day at Phillip Island. Come along and join in the fun. New members are made very welcome.

Mirboo North A CHILLY Mirboo North day didn’t stop bowlers turning up in force to ﬁll the green. Prizes were announced for resting touches throughout the day. Only Trevor Cooper from Moe fronted up to collect. The only four game winner for the day was composite Thorpdale/Yinnar team of Gerry van Duip (skip), Brian Carpenter (second) and Mike Arnold (lead).

Runners-up with three winning games were the boys from Yallourn: Mike Arnold (skip), John Hannant (second) and Handbrake Harry (lead). The jackpot stayed intact with the total going to $175 next week. Once again the homemade soups and dim sims were a hit; thanks ladies. We thank Somersleigh Jersey Stud for sponsoring the day.

Croquet PLAYERS were happy in Leongatha 2 team to be playing in our ﬁrst pennant game. The weather was freezing but this did not stop Betty Strong playing well. The games were level but we lost by nine hoops to Traralgon. Leongatha 1 had a bye. Golf croquet players are enjoying their Saturday afternoons but would like more people to come along for a Great team: Sandra Birch, Thelma Arnup, Sue Peatﬁeld and Betty Strong. game and a cuppa.

Leongatha Squash South Gippsland Bridge A Grade Chicos 3-11-122 d Gummi Bears 1-6-112. Bullets 2-8-97 d Bananas 2-6-79. Witcheties 3-10-105 d Jelly Babies 1-3-47. Match of the week: Michael Foote - three

games 40 points d Brian Collier 2 games 40 points.

B Grade Tigers 2-7-85 d Pies 1-4-72. Cats 2-6-83 d Dogs 2-6-72. Swans 4-12-121 d Hawks 0-3-85.

Results Meeniyan – Monday evening: 1st Frank Arndt, Faye Rowlands. 2nd Jack Kuiper, Susan Rufﬁn. 3rd Bluey Aeschlimann, Margaret Munro. 4th Noel and Margaret Smith. Tarwin Lower – Tuesday: 1st John Sutton, John Sullivan. 2nd Jack Kuiper, Jean Barbour. 3rd Phillip Chapman,

Mavis Parks. 4th Ian and Julie MacPhee. 5th Colin Cameron, Kathryn Smith. Inverloch – Friday afternoon: 1st Colin Manley, Althea Drew. 2nd Anne Williams, John Farr. 3rd John Sutton, Kaye Douglas. 4th Hannah Martin, Beth Hopcraft. 5th Noel and Margaret Smith. 6th Margot Moylan, Moya Crowley.

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Tennis talent shines through ASPIRING Leongatha North tennis player, Sarah Ford, has taken the next step on her pathway to her future on the world’s professional tennis circuit, having accepted a placement at the prestigious Pat Cash International Tennis Academy on the Gold Coast next year. The talented 17-year-old had the opportunity of a scholarship to the USA and to play and study through their college system, but Sarah decided that she really wanted a gap year and a break from study and did not wish to commit to living in the US for the next few years. “It was an awesome prospect to consider, but I really would rather stay based in Australia,” she said. Sarah will start at the academy on February 7 and be coached by one of the most highly credentialed coaches in Australia, academy director, Chris Steel. She will also get the chance to play with, and against, some of the best players in Australia. “I know it is going to be really hard at ﬁrst, leaving home and training full time, but I am really looking forward to it and I know I can rise to the challenges that lay ahead,” the shy Mary MacKillop College student said. “This year has been really frustrating as studying Year 12 has had to take priority and my ranking has dropped really low. It is currently 1399 overall, 27 for my age in Victoria and 96 for my age in Australia.” Tennis triumph: Leongatha North’s Sarah Ford will head to a Gold Coast tennis acadThis year has been all about focusing on improving ﬁtemy next year. ness and just playing as many tournaments as possible.

It has been mixed fortunes for Sarah lately. Playing in a high performance series of six tournaments in Melbourne, disaster struck. Sarah was playing her first match of the women’s open in the fourth tournament and was winning easily when the freak accident occurred. Her opponent framed a ball which just made it over the net, but it had so much spin on it it did not bounce up at all. Committed to the run Sarah could not stop and trod on the tennis ball. Her concerned parents, Angela and Neville, heard the crack of her ankle from outside the courts. An MRI scan later revealed extensive damage – fractures, a ruptured ligament, partial tears and stretching to the remaining ligaments, and extensive internal bone bruising. It has been a frustrating five weeks for Sarah as she undergoes treatment for the injury which will keep her off court for an estimated further two months. But even the disappointment and the hindrance of wearing an air-lined moon boot can’t stop her – she still trains weekly Initially Sarah will be going to the Pat Cash academy for nine weeks, at the end of which she hopes to be able to apply for a scholarship there to stay on more permanently, but even the nine weeks will be very expensive, so if anyone can help, Sarah would much appreciate it, and she doesn’t mean just sponsorship or a donation. If anyone has any temporary flexible work that she can do between November and February, it would help a lot.

Debenham conquers ’Gatha North LEONGATHA Cycling Club racing was staged around the Leongatha North circuit on Saturday with the start and finish at the Leongatha North tennis courts. Riders had a steady north westerly wind to battle, but fine conditions. There were only 15 starters for the day of tough racing involving two laps of the circuit and around 38km distance. The field saw Matt Dudley on limit by himself at 16 minutes followed by three riders on seven minutes, three riders on 3.30, three riders on 1.30min and a scratch bunch of five riders. By the end of the first lap the seven minute trio had caught Matt whilst scratch had ridden through, catching the 1.30 and 3.30 minute bunches. At this stage they were just two minutes

adrift of Neil White and Malcolm Gin. The second run back into Leongatha saw the scratch bunch lose Clem Fries with a puncture. However, by the time the field headed back up Creighton’s hill all the field was together. Phil Hanley had some difficulty changing gears and is now in need of some training wheels for next weekend. The mishap dropped him well down the finishing order. Following last week’s effort on the hill climb, Elliot Gin put the pressure on up Creighton’s Hill and once again dropped several contenders. However, with the steep section of the climb up to the tennis courts still to come, he was to pay the price for this early aggression. At the end of the race it was the duo of Ronald Purtle and Tom Debenham battling

Leongatha golf SATURDAY’s par event brought out two excellent scores, but unfortunately for Nick Lafferty, both scores were in A Grade. Nick had +4, but Alan Adcock trumped that with a terriﬁc +5. Ted Bruinewoud got away with B Grade on square. Pro-pin winner was John Feddersen and Steve Fisher won nearest the pin on the 16th. Down the line balls: N. Lafferty +4, B. Hutton, M. Stubbs sq.; C. Leaver, S. Fisher, I. Watson, S. Law -1; A. Monahan, P. Du Plessis, T. McCarthy, S. Hansen, J. Feddersen -2. Tuesday The weather forecaster frightened a lot away, but conditions turned out to be good. John Stewart was the best player on the day and he produced a winning score of 38 points. Nearest the pin winners were Keith Godridge on the 14th and Michael Thomas on the 16th. Ball winners: M. Oliver 36, A. Edney, G. McDonald, K. Godridge, J. Lowell, T. Moss 35, E. Poole 34. Thursday The fourball included a special event for pairs who supported the same AFL football team. Trevor Steer was somewhat disgusted to have to present this prize to a pair of Carlton fans, Chris Leaver and Kevin Scott who had a ﬁne round of 48 points. The non-aligned pair of Bob Jamieson and Ken Gardner accepted their prize for also having 48 points, a great result. Vic Rowlands (14th) and Geoff Maher (16th) were nearest the pin winners. Pairs to win balls: M. Stubbs - G. Maher 45, J. Lowell - C. Manley 44, A. Hawkins - P. Hobson 44, R. Davies - B. Cathie 43, J. Eabry - K. Macfarlane 42. Saturday’s event is the September monthly medal and round seven of the McMicking Plate. The following Saturday is an ambrose teams of four and it is an open event. The club’s annual general meeting is coming up on Sunday, September 12 at 2pm.

for the win. In this instance it was Tom taking the win and fastest time in claiming his ﬁrst win of the season. The time was 54.46 minutes. Third place went to Kevin Feely just ahead of Tony Clark and Elliot Gin, all 15 seconds behind the leading duo. They were followed by Justin Matthews, Tony Smith, Malcolm Gin, Neil White and Paul Taranto rounding out the top ten. Next week the club will race the club road title around the Pound Creek Circuit followed by a pie run to Paul the Pieman at Inverloch on Sunday morning. Riders will start from Leongatha, Wonthaggi and Inverloch, meeting at the Outtrim Rd/ Kongwak Rd T intersection prior to the run to Inverloch. Riders will leave Leongatha at 9am from the IGA car park.

Woorayl golf THE winner of A Grade and the medal, sponsored by J.S.L. Light Engines was Ash Hickey, with a great net 65. B Grade went to Bo Fiek with a 68 net, and C Grade was won by Mick Collins with a 72 net. The down the line balls went to: I. Balfour (parred the course), G. Calder, M. James, D. Symmons, N. Lovie, J. Baum, G. Maisey, D. Dwyer, R. Hughes and G. Salmon. The nearest the pins went to I. Balfour and D. Symmons. The Thursday competition was won by John Hassett with 38 points. The footy tipping dinner and presentation will be held on Friday September 10. The guest speaker will be David ‘The Ox’ Schwarz. The trivia night and fundraiser will be held on Friday, October 8. Next week we will play a par event sponsored by Handley’s Funeral Services.

Ladies ON Wednesday, August 25 a stableford event was played and sponsored by So! me. The AWCR was 72. A Grade winner was S. Wakeﬁeld 19 / 31 pts, B Grade F. Maynard 31 / 34 pts. Nine holes out - P. Harvey. Nearest the pin: 8th M. Tuckett, 17th

Mirboo North THERE were 13 starters for the stableford event on Thursday, August 26. The CCR was 70. A Grade winner was Tom Traill (11) 40. Down the line: Joe Kus (16) 36, Chris Bracecamp (22) 34. Birdies: Joe Kus (13 & 16), Tony Tomada (13).

Saturday, August 28 A stableford event was played on Saturday with 31 starters, and

S. Wakeﬁeld, 2nd shot on the 11th A. Poole. Down the line balls: M. Higgins, T. Scoble. Next week, Wednesday, September 1 - monthly medal, putting, 7th round Hayes Trophy, sponsored by Woorayl Golf Club.

Foster golf SATURDAY, August 28 - par (Terraﬂora Landscape Centre trophy), A Grade winner: Ray Prain (15) + 2. B Grade: Phil Schoﬁeld (17). Down the line balls: Greg Paine (15) +1, Gary Clavarino (19) -1. Nearest the pin: sixth Brian Blake, 17th Kevin Witheridge. Tuesday, August 24 stableford winner: David Hutchinson (14) 36 points. Down the line balls: Larry Giddy (19) 34 points. Nearest the pin: 17th Athol McGrath (18) 35 points. Coming events Tuesday August 31 stableford. Wednesday September 1 par. Thursday September 2 stableford. Friday September 3 twilight stableford. Saturday September 4 medal day (club trophy). the CCR was 70. A Grade winner was John McFarlane (15) 40, B Grade Tony Tomada (23) 37.Down the line: Tom Whitelaw (6) 40, Ian Evison (9) 38, Max Fletcher (27) 37, Phil Stimson (19) 37. Nearest the pin: 4th Adrian Williams, 6th Tom Whitelaw, 13th John McFarlane, 16th Joe Kus, 1st hole 2nd shot Ian Evison. Birdies: Tom Whitelaw (6th), John McFarlane (16th), Nigel Bracecamp (16th) and Adrian Williams (4th).

Winners: Ron Purtle second, Tom Debenham ﬁrst and Kevin Feely third after racing. Photo courtesy Lynton Clay.

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Under 12s winners: in the photo are coach G. Stephenson, assistants G. Sauvarin and Coxie. As well as R. Hoy and Mr Tracanelli. Players pictured: B. Jones, D. Hofman, E. Tracanelli, J. Lindsay, H. McGannon, S. Forrester, O. Maclean, L. Riseley, T. Sauvarin, E. Stephenson, A. Argento, B. Chadwick, J. Patterson, R. Smith, B. Amato, Z. Barnard, K. Patterson, T. Bernaldo, T. Wilkinson, A. Roberts, T. McFarlane, S. Barnard, Z Cox, J. Hoy and J. Smith. (Not pictured team manager T. Lindsay).

Parrots Under 12s win Central Gippy THE Leongatha Parrots Under 12 team was celebrating after winning their grand ﬁnal in the Central Gippsland Junior Football League. The Leongatha Under 14 team was runners-up on the weekend.

See the Under 12s match report on page 50.

Results Under 12s: Leongatha 3.9.27 d Newborough Blues 0.0.0. Leongatha goal kickers: J. Smith, T. Sauvarin, B. Amato. Leongatha best players: S. Forrester, T. McFarlane, J.

Patterson, K. Patterson, E. Tracanelli, E. Stephenson. Under 14s: Newborough Blues 10.8.68 d Leongatha 3.5.23. Leongatha goal kickers: W. Stewart, L. Riseley, N. Bracecamp. Leongatha best players: not supplied. pp

Under 14s runners-up: pictured coach A. Riseley, assistant coach N. Kelly, runner J. Harry, team manager Ms Dennison and water R. Hoy; players: N. Argento, D. Betts, N. Bracecamp, C. Brown, M. Chalmers, J. Harry, M. Dennison, J. Graham, B. Peterson, J. Riseley, W. Stewart, C. Hengstberger, T. Jones, F. Kelly, S. Kelzke, B. Rosser, J. Stoll, L. Riseley, T. Sauvarin, J. Petterson, B. Amato and K. Patterson.

Results - Week 1 A Grade: Elimination final - Morwell 46 d Wonthaggi 41. Qualifying final - Drouin 57 d Maffra 52. B Grade: Elimination final - Traralgon 41 d Sale 35. Qualifying final - Leongatha 54 d Drouin 39. C Grade: Elimination final - Wonthaggi 37 d Traralgon 34. Qualifying final - Morwell 42 d Drouin 33. 17 and Under: Elimination final - Sale 38 d Wonthaggi 25. Qualifying final - Leongatha 45 d Maffra 40. 15 and Under: Elimination final - Drouin 27 d Morwell 15. Qualifying final Maffra 24 d Sale 23. 13 and Under: Elimination final Traralgon 21 d Drouin 18. Qualifying final - Wonthaggi 32 d Leongatha 30.

Parrots netball Qualifying finals B Grade Leongatha 54 d Drouin 39. Awards: Kate Pellicano (Network Video) and Tameka Bullen (Leongatha Skin Therapy). Auction player: Tameka Bullen. We had a solid tight first half with the Hawks applying lots of pressure. We pulled together, adhered to our game plan and triumphed in the end. Well done to all 10 players. Let’s keep improving. Under 17 Leongatha 45 d Maffra 40 Awards: Nicola Marriott (Serafinos) and Sophie Bolge (McCartins). The girls started the game playing great netball. Accurate passing and excellent movement around the court set the girls up for a real chance to seal this game. They continued to keep up the pressure and were worthy winners on the day. Congratulations to Maddie Kerr for her best on court award. Under 13 Wonthaggi 32 d Leongatha 30 Awards: Sarah McCahon (Network Video) and Jess Clark (Excessorise). It was great defending mid court by the Parrots in a tight game. Wonderful teamwork at both ends of the court ensured the score was close for the entire match, with Power hitting the front just at the end. Excellent effort by every player and well done to Sarah McCahon for her best on court award. A special mention to the mum who did her ankle (no alcohol involved).

West Gippsland Leongatha & District netball netball Saturday, August 28

Going down: Wonthaggi A Grade had a ﬁve goal loss to Morwell.

Power elimination finals A Grade Morwell 46 d Wonthaggi 41 Morwell kept alive its grand final hopes over an unyielding Wonthaggi outfit that refused to admit defeat. Just when it appeared that Morwell looked set to gain complete control, the Power would regain their composure to keep themselves in the contest. The Tigers got away to a fast start. The Power remained unfazed by the deficit in the second half, and began to penetrate more on attack than what they did in the first half and this helped reduce the margin significantly. The strong play from Courtney Blair brought Wonthaggi back to within five goals with a quarter to play as they trailed 35-32. A dour struggle for control followed throughout the final stanza; the Tigers were able to prevail with a strong finish. C Grade Wonthaggi 37 d Traralgon 34

The Power ﬂicked a switch in the second quarter and ignited a 12-5 dominance that had the Maroons reeling towards a stunning defeat. Brooke Scapin supplied a valued contribution through the midcourt as the Maroons struggled to fully recover from the early deﬁcit. Despite outscoring the Power 21-16 in the second half, time fell short. 17 and Under Sale 38 d Wonthaggi 25 After an even spectacle throughout the opening half, Sale stamped their authority on the contest against Wonthaggi with a dominant third quarter that steered the Magpies to a compelling triumph. The Power matched Sale in general play early and trailed by just three goals at quarter time. After half time Wonthaggi completely fell away and Sale was able to establish a match-winning lead.

West Gippsland Latrobe Netball Association 2010 finals Semi finals Saturday September 4 at Sale 13 and Under - Sale v Wonthaggi. 15 and Under - Traralgon v Maffra. 17 and Under - Traralgon v Leongatha. C Grade - Maffra v Morwell. B Grade - Morwell v Leongatha. A Grade - Leongatha v Drouin. 1st semi finals Sunday September 5 at Warragul 13 and Under - Leongatha v Traralgon. 15 and Under - Sale v Drouin. 17 and Under - Maffra v Sale. C Grade - Drouin v Wonthaggi. B Grade - Drouin v Traralgon. A Grade - Maffra v Morwell.

Semi ﬁnal results 13/Under: Town Tangerine 19 d South Gippsland 13. Town Green 12 d St Laurence 11. 15/Under: St Laurence 20 d Town Green 17. Mt Eccles Navy 25 d Mirboo North 16. B Reserve: Mt Eccles Navy 34 d Town Green 26. St Laurence Blue 49 d St Laurence Gold 30. B Grade: Mt Eccles Aqua 47 d Mt Eccles Pink 35. Mt Eccles White 38 d Town Black 28. A Grade: Town Green 62 d Mt Eccles White 44. St Laurence 53 d Mt Eccles Aqua 22. Preliminary ﬁnals September 4 13/Under: 11am, court 5, South Gippsland v Town Green. 15/Under: 12 noon, court 5, Town Green v Mt Eccles Navy. B Reserve: 1pm, court 4, Town Green v St Laurence Blue. B Grade: 1pm, court 6, Mt Eccles Pink v Mt Eccles White. A Grade: 1pm, court 5, Mt Eccles White v St Laurence.

Leongatha and District Netball Umpires Roster for Saturday, September 4. 11am: Jo Allen, Janice Sing. 12 noon: Emma Smith, Andrea Funnell. 1pm: Kerry Bentvelzen, Tenille Bentvelzen, Emma Smith, Janice Sing, Andrea Funnell, Pat Kuhne. Thank you to all the umpires who helped out during the season.

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A Grade: Kor-Bena pips Dalyston A Grade Korumburra-Bena 36 d Dalyston 35. These top two teams have met twice and won once each. On the weekend both teams started confidently. The mid court was tough to thread the ball through and the pressure on each pass caused small errors. Early Dalyston was lifting the ball over the tall defenders to Jarney Thomas, which gave them a two goal advantage at the first break. As the game progressed the passing into the goalers became vital at both ends. Jaimie Lee Jeffs (Kor-Bena) had a purple patch that even saw a fine basketball-type layup and levelled

B Grade Foster 55 d MDU 47. MDU started with two quick goals, but Foster replied to settle into their game. Therese Dalmau (Foster) returned to the court after an excellent performance in A Grade last week. She teamed well with Tarryn McKenzie to score accurately and share the load in the circle. Laura Nicholas (MDU) was driving hard on to the ring and provided plenty of support for her attackers. The second quarter saw MDU work more conﬁdently and at one stage had reduced the margin to four. MDU were picking up those loose balls in defence and shooting more accurately. Foster made some changes for the third quarter and their midcourt pressure lifted. They picked off loose passes and caused plenty of turnovers. Foster were in a commanding position, with a 12 goal break. MDU lifted again, bringing Mel Harris into goals, but Foster al-

the scores at half time. The third quarter was incredibly tight, with only nine goals thrown in total. Tall defenders rebounded missed shots both ends, goalers were under enormous pressure to score and space was hard to find. Kor-Bena was leading by one going into the last but the lead changed several times. Kor-Bena happened to be one goal up when the final whistle went. A Grade: Foster 51 d Inverloch-Kongwak 34. Foster came out firing, handling the ball confidently and snatching up any pass in dispute. As is characteristic of this team, they were looking long into the circle while I-K struggled with the pressure.

ways regained control. B Grade: InverlochKongwak 47 d Korumburra-Bena 45. Kor-Bena started the game patiently. The attackers were working the ball around the ring to get front position and best shot. The contests in the ring were tight, with open space shut down. I-K were working the ball into Kate Turner while Kor-Bena’s smaller goalers worked forward. Kor-Bena held a three goal lead at the ﬁrst break, but I-K levelled this immediately in the second and goals then went on centres. The wet weather was causing unsure footing and uncharacteristic fumbling. Shelley Snooks (KorBena) was shooting well. One the difference at the long break, I-K brought Jess Crowe into the centre and their attack end seemed to open up, with their timing more effective. Early in the ﬁnal quarter I-K had extended their lead to six and though Kor-Bena came back at them, I-K won by two.

I-K could not seem to get passes into their circle and were forced to look for the impossible lead. The score at quarter time was Foster 18 to I-K 5. The second quarter saw I-K relax, with Melissa Zanella moving more freely. I-K won this quarter, but could only reduce the deﬁcit by three. More changes in defence for Foster produced a tight start to the third term until the Tigers lifted to extend their lead. Nic McKenzie and Nicole Coates were combining well in the Foster circle, while Hannah Bassett (Foster) closed down space in the defence end. Foster were too strong and deserved their place in the preliminary ﬁnal.

C Grade Dalyston 39 d Foster 34. Foster started the better of the two in this game with their passes into the tall shooter, Jess WoganBrowne, working well. They also worked hard on pressure over the ball and held a five goal lead at the first break. This seemed to give Dalyston a lift with Clair Burns adding extra height in defence and Leanne Garnham moving well mid court. Gayle Bloch was starting to shoot well and Dalyston had a one goal lead at half time. Dalyston continued to grow in confidence though Deb Hams was working hard to get front position in the goal circle. Foster made changes to both ends of the court to try to give their team a boost. In the early stages of the last quarter Foster was making a dent in the deficit, but Stacy Smith and Gayle Bloch steadily worked the ball to their advantage giving Dalyston a five goal win. Korumburra-Bena 40

On target: Inverloch-Kongwak’s Melissa Zanella playing in the goal shooter position.

d MDU 38. This game was a seesaw battle for the whole match. The centre third seemed open and free flowing but both rings were crowded. Scores were level at the first break, but Kor-Bena managed to get a small lead through the second term. Bec Muir (Kor-Bena) and Mel Harris (MDU) were having a great battle. At half time MDU’s Mel Harris went into defence and Louise Bruce replaced her in goals. It worked, as MDU turned the game around and had a five goal lead going into the last. All through the final quarter play moved up and back before goals were scored. A late injury time was called and with less than two minutes to go rattled nerves. When the final whistle blew it was a draw and extra time was needed to break the deadlock. Throughout extra time goals went with centres until finally Kor-Bena took a two goal lead.

Tough tussle: Stony Creek’s Olivia Cope is closest to the ball. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www. fourcornersframing.biz

17 and Under Yarram 34 d Korumburra-Bena 31. Kor-Bena started well with strong defence and accurate shooting and had eight on the board before Yarram scored. But after their first, a change of pace meant they were only down by one at the first break. The goal attacks, Dees’ Lara Dunkley and Bulldogs’ Kimberley Hillberg were the focal points. Accurate shooting continued to be a highlight though errors caused by increasing pressure increased as these two top teams commenced a see-saw battle. The second and third quarters were even, with Kor-Bena leading by one as the last term began. Yarram picked up the pace and slowly took control. Foster 53 d MDU 25. Foster came out firing on all cylinders and handled the ball like it was a dry day. They had hands over the ball from the first MDU pass and showed no mercy in a good display of netball. Britt McKenzie (Foster) passed long, strong passes into the goalers. Kara and Zoe Wogan-Browne were ready and shot accurately to finish off these attacking moves. Some days nothing seems to go right and perhaps MDU felt like that when the scoreboard read 18 to 6 in Foster’s favour at quarter time. But they kept trying to lift themselves, with Alex Turner running hard for four quarters in the centre.

15 and Under Fish Creek 34 d Stony Creek 28. This game drew one of the largest crowds of the day even in the drizzly conditions. After a very even start FC broke the deadlock just minutes before the end of the first quarter. Hannah Flanders (FC) took some strong intercepts to keep the ball in her attack end and score. The lead was five at the first break. This proved to be enough to hold off a very determined SC for the rest of the match. Olivia Cope (SC) was the focal point for her team in goal attack. She ran hard all game, shooting well when she had the opportunity and linking with her centre, Jade Cashin, through the midcourt. The last three quarters were very evenly contested but SC could not bridge the early lead. Korumburra-Bena 32 d Dalyston 21. The Bulldog girls settled quickly with Ellen Sorrell moving the ball confidently in goals. Dalyston were not able to settle as KorBena pressured every pass through the mid court. Hayley Pupetti (Dalyston) was the main focus of the Dalyston attack end. Although Dalyston lifted they were unable to make a dent on the scoreboard. Korumburra were able to make changes in both ends during the second half and maintained their control. Their midcourt pressure and ability to find space in attack stopped Dalyston many times.

13 and Under Foster 27 d Dalyston 18. The conditions were wet and slippery for the start, with both teams making passing errors. Foster relied on long passes into the goal circle while Dalyston found it congested at their attack end. After an even first quarter Foster took control in the second. Kobe McKenzie and Britt Roffey combined beautifully in Foster’s goals to take easy shots. In the last quarter Dalyston showed glimpses of their play that earned them top spot on the ladder with better movement and making front position, but Foster maintained their advantage to move on to the grand final. Korumburra-Bena 19 d Yarram 9. The damp conditions caused many footwork problems and ball control issues. Early misses were rebounded confidently by Holly Johnston (Yarram) and sent into attack. Yarram held a slender lead at the first break but for the next three quarters the Bulldogs restricted them to three goals; one in each quarter. Carolyn Crawford (Kor-Bena) repeatedly took great intercepts in defence and her team mates backed her up by being first to the loose ball. Gemma Dixon (Kor-Bena) worked the front position confidently and Kate Archer (Kor-Bena) rebounded well in the circle.

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’Gatha’s year finished LEONGATHA has ended the 2010 season with a 62 point loss to Drouin in the elimination final at Wonthaggi on Sunday. The Parrots season came to a close on a sour note, with the Hawks out-muscling, out-running and outplaying the now eliminated side. In a physical game, the Hawks put the heat on the young side, and the pressure seemed too great, with uncharacteristic mistakes and poor decision making. At stages it seemed as if Drouin had all their 21 players on the ground as they ran, tackled and harassed with a never say die attitude. They won every quarter, and made it a tough day out for the trying Parrots, who just seemed to lack the polish to complete their rebounding efforts. After the game coach Adrian Campbell thanked the supporters and his assistant coaching staff for the year, and above all thanked the players. “After a slow start to the year it was good to see you pull yourself back up,” he said. The Parrots lost their first three games and then only just nudged out Warragul before the famous away win against then premiership favourites Traralgon. The match on Sunday was a far cry from that game, but the players gave their most all the same. Drouin came out firing with all guns blazing, kicking four goals to one in the first quarter, and missing

many other opportunities. Had the Hawks kicked straight, it could have been very ugly, notching up 15 behinds to go with their 20 goals, many of which were easy shots, too. Sam Marriott played a fantastic game, especially in the opening quarter, as he took plenty of marks inside the defensive fifty, and kept his head when many others would have felt pressured. At quarter time, Campbell showed the passion that his players were lacking out on the field. “There’s too much space. They are taking it too easy because you’re not working hard enough,” he told his players in an attempt to fire them up. It worked to an extent, but the Parrots were still outplayed in the second quarter, with Drouin moving swiftly around the ground. Tom Dowd worked tirelessly on the wing, trying to make something out of nothing, but too often things just did not go the Parrots’ way. At half time the scores looked grim, with the Hawks holding a 39 point lead and running out the first half much better than their counterparts. Things just got worse for the Parrots, who lost Col Sanbrook with a hamstring in the third quarter. He came into the game under an injury cloud, but surprisingly it was his right hamstring that was giving him grief, not his left like last week. The last half was just a copy of the first, but with Leongatha sneaking home a couple more goals, not

that they meant much towards the end of the game. Jason Casey and Marc Truscio provided some highlights during the disappointing game, each kicking miraculous goals. Casey moved smoothly through a pack, calmly picked up the ball and slotted the goal from 45 metres, right on the boundary line. Truscio then upped the ante on that, dribbling through a major from the boundary line with pressure from behind. They were shining moments in an otherwise dark day for the Parrots, whose season ended poorly, much to the dismay of the supporters. Drouin will now face Morwell in a semi ﬁnal, as Leongatha sits back and cools their heels, celebrating a season that had everything; inspiring wins, big losses, comebacks, and most importantly the unearthing of future stars. Drouin 20.15.135 d Leongatha 11.7.73. Drouin goals: T. Kneebone 5, C. Dunne 4, B. McCallum 3, D. Barrand 2, B. Walker 2, P. McGrath 1, J. Edwards 1, B. Edwards 1, S. Proctor 1. Best: A. Soumilas, C. Dunne, D. Barrand, B. McCallum, D. Woodhead, P. McGrath. Leongatha goals: M. Truscio 4, M. Willcocks 1, N. Nagel 1, T. Marriott 1, T. Dowd 1, D. Westaway 1, J. Casey 1, D. Holt 1. Leongatha best: J. Sutherland, M. Truscio, R. McLennan, M. Willcocks, T. Dowd, T. Marriott.

Under 18s impress in fourth AFTER a very good build-up to the game, the young Parrots took to the field in cool, drizzly conditions. The game began at breakneck speed with players throwing themselves into the competition. Jason Kennedy and Lachy Dumont were prominent early. Maffra kicked the first goal, leading to a lift from Leongatha onballers then to Luke Castagna. Quarter time: Leon 1.0.6 v Maffra 1.2.8. The arm wrestle recommenced with the ball moving between the half back lines early on. Tim Burgess brought the ball to ground in the marking contest and followed up to crumb and goal. Mitchell Elliott was dominating in defence, Christian Eva was getting on top on his wing and Nick Phelan provided a strong marking target around the ground. A quick kick into the Leongatha forward line allowed Lachie Sperling to snap a goal. Maffra kept fighting to stay in the game with a goal, which was followed by one from Christian Eva. Half time: L’gatha 4.2.26 v Maffra 3.2.20. The strong Leongatha defence led by Mitchell Elliott and Matt Sullivan

Under pressure: Leongatha’s Justin Sutherland tackles Drouin’s Patrick McGrath as Bob McCallum looks on.

Parrot Fourths bow out THE LEONGATHA Fourths side’s year is over, after a three point loss to Warragul at Wonthaggi on Saturday.

Good work: best on ground Mitch Elliott shepherds for fullback Ricky O’Loughlin against Maffra. and with great support from Ricky O’Loughlin, Phil Williams and Jess Hickey was proving almost impenetrable. Marty O’Loughlin was getting into the game across half back and the middle. Lachie Dumont scored Leongatha’s only goal for the quarter. Three quarter time: L’gatha 5.4.34 v Maffra 4.2.26. The Leongatha side was simply magniﬁcent in the ﬁnal twenty minutes. Maffra tried to push forward but they were

simply choked out of the game by the dominant Leongatha midﬁeld. Paddy McCaughan played some courageous football across half forward. Tom Gordon started to assert his own will on the game. Rhett Kelly was strong at every contest. A crumbed goal followed by a running goal from make-shift wingman Paddy Kindellan sealed the game. Every Leongatha player stepped up in the ﬁnal quarter to lead the young Leongatha side to a con-

vincing 23 point win with Maffra held scoreless in the last term. Best player on the ground, Mitch Elliott, was presented with a Richmond jumper by Parrot stalwart Billy Clarke. Leongatha 7.7.49 d Maffra 4.2.26. Leongatha goals: L. Castagna 1, J. Tuckett 1, L. Dumont 1, T. Burgess 1, P. Kindellan 1, C. Eva 1, L. Sperling 1. Best: M. Elliott, C. Eva, L. Castagna, P. McCaughan, L. Dumont, M. Sullivan.

The heartbreaking loss was not all bad however, the players battled their hearts out but in the end just ran out of steam. The players can be satisfied with their successful year, getting themselves into the finals with some great wins. They held a lead for most of the day, keeping the supporters enthralled with their level of tenacity and skill. At half time the boys were down, but were never willing to give up the fight, pushing to take the lead going into the last term. But the Parrots could only put four behinds through as Warragul kicked two goals and snatched the victory. It was a disappointing end to what has

been a great year for the young guys. Ben Graham was the best for the young Parrots, particularly in the ﬁrst half, launching his side into attack consistently. Matt Sullivan and Dan Gordon came back into the side after playing in the Thirds side the day before. Both the boys deserve a huge thank you for their efforts, putting in the hard yards for the year, as did their team-mates. Warragul 6.4.40 d Leongatha 5.7.37. Warragul best: T. Edwards, A. Neville, T. Fusinato, S. Kelly, M. Weadley. Goals: R. Buttner 2, J. Brown 2, T. Fusinato 1, M. Weadley 1. Leongatha best: B. Graham, A. Heppell, N. Tuckett, J. O’Loughlin, B. Chalmers, D. Gordon. Goals: T. Goss 2, D. Gordon 2, A. Heppell 1.

Jump: Parrots’ captain Jack Hughes tries to obstruct a Drouin kick.

OTHER MATCHES Qualifying ﬁnals Traralgon 18.12.120 d Morwell 15.14.104 Reserves Traralgon 7.8.50 d Morwell 7.7.49 Under 16s Sale 9.5.59 d Maffra 7.3.45 Elimination ﬁnals Reserves Sale 8.14.62 d Drouin 8.5.53 Under 18s Warragul 11.10.76 d Sale 9.9.63

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Mirboo North out of finals race MIRBOO North’s 2010 season is over, after losing to Morwell East by 21 points on Sunday. The biggest crowd ever seen at Tigerland paid a record Mid Gippsland first-semi-final gate of $9780, to see Morwell East advance to this Saturday’s preliminary final against Yarragon at Ronald Reserve, Morwell East. Ground conditions were bordering on horrific, after recently persistent winter rain and three preceding footy matches, had turned much of the well-grassed turf into a mud heap. Mirboo North opened brilliantly when Jacob Nash accepted a Don Webb tap-out and sent the Burley flying 50 metres through the air to Joe Brooks, who booted the Tigers’ first goal inside 45 seconds. Both teams were attacking the footy hard and using power, productivity and persistence to establish authority over their opponents. Mirboo North’s Jacob Nash, Shane Peters, Matt Holland and the elusive butterfly, Brett Palmer, were getting lots of contested possessions, eluding grappling hands and heading downfield at every opportunity. Mark Van Dyke, Chris Smogavec and Brandon Francis were also up and about early for the Hawks. Four unanswered goals by Dave Walker (2), Smogavec and Steven Tobin Senior, put the Hawks 18 points in front, and they were never headed for the remainder of the match. Kallum Nash brought up Mirboo North’s second, from a 50 metre penalty, before Francis slammed through the goal of the day for the Hawks, with a sensational 45 metre running shot from the scoreboard flank. Palmer picked up and snapped Mirboo North’s third major to have the Tigers trailing by 11 points at quarter time. The heavy conditions began to sap the players’ energy levels; suddenly pace made way for stop start football, with hard tackling and stackson-the-mill predominating. Short kicks became shorter, ball movement was slow and goal scoring completely dried up,

with neither side managing a major in the second term. Mirboo North locked the ball inside its forward 50 for much of the second quarter, but a couple of scoring opportunities went begging when errant shots went wide of the big white sticks. Alex Windsor pulled down a magnificent contested chest mark, running against the flight of the ball for Mirboo North, that successfully stopped a promising Morwell East forward sortie in its tracks. Despite doing plenty of attacking, Mirboo North repeatedly broke down at centre-half-forward, where traffic was severely congested. In the third term, the Tigers simply couldn’t break Morwell Easts’ resolute defence, led by experienced campaigners, Jason Sutherland, Eddie Lithgow and Jason Shields. Shields sacrificed his renowned flamboyance for steadfastness, Lithgow mopped up well across half-back and Sutherland kept marking everything that came his way. Podgy Ben Draper brought up Morwell East’s sixth major at the 21 minute mark against the run of play - it was the only goal registered by either team in two quarters of football. Last term Morwell East goals from Aaron Frood and Draper, pushed the Hawks’ lead out to 27 points. Jacob Nash defiantly broke out of the centre and found Peters, who handballed to Brooks for his second and the Tigers’ fourth. But it was too little, too late; the proverbial fat lady was already singing. Mirboo North had fought the good fight, but Morwell East’s bigger bodies in the decidedly heavy going and greater playing experience, had proved too much for the young Tigers. As any wise football philosopher will tell you, “Any team that only kicks one goal after quarter-time, very rarely wins.”

Reserves A superb seven-goal opening term by reigning premier, Morwell East, set up the Hawks’ 28 point victory over Mirboo North in the second semi-final at Boolarra on Saturday.

Staring a 37 point quarter time deficit in the face, the mighty Tigers collectively gritted their teeth and clawed themselves within 20 points of the Hawks by the end of the third quarter. However, Morwell East, which had marvellous contributors in Travis Willis, Chris Harmer and Darren Tatterson, regained its momentum with a four goals to one last term. Steven Rogers booted three goals for Mirboo North, one of which came when he was awarded a 50 metre penalty after flying like an eagle, to pull down a strong overhead mark. Steven Wallace was resolute in defence for Mirboo North and team mates Dale Banks, Pat Aveling and Luke Palmer never stopped trying all day. The match ended devastatingly for speedy Mirboo North rover, Aaron Tangusso, who severely injured his left leg close to siren time and left the field on a stretcher. Mirboo North now plays Thorpdale in this week’s preliminary final at Morwell East.

Thirds A brilliant four unanswered goals in the third quarter saw Hill End gain the ascendancy and record an impressive 19 point win over Mirboo North in the second semi-final at Boolarra on Saturday. Mirboo North was unable to capitalise on its hard-earned seven-point half time lead; its defensive structures were found wanting under the Hillmen’s intense forward pressure. Liam Nash, Charlie Kat and Ben Heath were Mirboo North’s best players. The Tigers now face Newborough in the preliminary final at Morwell East.

Fourths Three goals from Ben Quirk and multiple quality on-ball possessions by Mitchell Wightman, set up Mirboo North’s hard-fought eight-point win over Newborough in the first semi-final on Sunday. Jack Battersby, Tom O’Loughlin, Chris Irwin and Liam Nash were also excellent contributors in the tough conditions for the mighty Tigers.

Semi final Morwell East 8.6.54 d Mirboo North 4.9.33. Morwell East goals: David Walker 2, Ben Draper 2, Brandon Francis 1, Steven Snr Tobin 1, Aaron Frood 1, Chris Smogavec 1. Best: Chris Smogavec, Brandon Francis, Edward Lithgow, Jason Sutherland, Mark Van Dyke, Michael Higgins. Mirboo North goals: Joe Brooks 2, Brett Palmer 1, Kallum Nash 1. Best: Donovan Webb, Jacob Nash, Stuart Keel, Daniel Taylor, Shane Peters, Brett Palmer. RESERVES Semi final 2 Morwell East 12.9.81 d Mirboo North 8.5.53. Morwell East goals: Matthew Reid 2, Mark Lawrence 2, Craig Francis 2, Roger Henry 1, Robert Hobbin 1, Travis Willis 1, Jay Crofts 1, Chris Harmer 1, Steven Jnr Tobin 1. Best: Travis Willis, Chris Harmer, Darren Tatterson, Brendan Evans, Craig Francis, Nathan Burney. Mirboo North goals: Steven Rogers 3, Dale Banks 2, Andrew Soplakow 1, Simon Lawson 1, Peter Gilpin 1. Best: Steven Wallace, Dale Banks, Patrick Aveling, Luke Palmer, Cayden Dalliston,

Other matches Semi final 2 Trafalgar 12.8.80 d Yarragon 7.11.53. RESERVES Semi final 1 Thorpdale 5.4.34 d Trafalgar 3.4.22. THIRDS

LSC are Gippsland football’s finest LEONGATHA Secondary College’s intermediate football team has become the Gippsland champions, after triumphing over Bairnsdale at Traralgon recently. The team played under the experienced eye of Rob Davies, the Leongatha Under 16s coach with Cal Park as captain and Ben Graham as vice captain. Rob was unavailable for the match against Bairnsdale, so in stepped volunteer community member, coach Nick Eddy. After convincingly winning the first two games against Korumburra and Drouin Secondary Colleges, the stage was set for a big clash with Bairnsdale. The wind and the short end of the ground considerably influenced the course of this game. In the first quarter LSC were leading by a comfortable margin

but this was stripped away when Bairnsdale answered back, kicking six goals straight. However, Leongatha rallied and regained the ascendancy, running out winners by 16 points. Leongatha Secondary College 14.14.98 defeated Bairnsdale Secondary College 12.10.82. Becoming the Gippsland champions meant that the secondary college went on to the next round which was a round robin competition at Casey Fields on August 11. The Year 9 and 10 boys played Box Hill, Wangaratta and Hallam. They were outclassed in the ﬁrst and last games and lost the second by two points, after some inaccurate shots at goal. However, the boys all played with admirable sportsmanship and were proud of the skill and effort they displayed through the whole series.

By the end of the game the ﬁnal margin was 77 points but it wasn’t a true reﬂection of the pattern of the match. Yes, the Power had dominated key statistics like forward entries and tackles, but at times the Jets were able to score too easily against the run of play. When things looked dicey for the Power early in the game, captain Dyson Heppell led by stellar example and made sure they were

Semi final 1 Newborough 8.7.55 d Yinnar 7.7.49. FOURTHS Semi final 2 Trafalgar 6.6.42 d Yarragon 2.7.19.

FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Saturday, September 4 Preliminary ﬁnal at Fish Creek Foster v Phillip Island

MID GIPPSLAND Saturday, September 4 Preliminary ﬁnal at Morwell East Morwell East v Yarragon

GIPPSLAND Saturday, September 4 Second Semi ﬁnal at Sale Maffra v Traralgon Under 18 at 10.45 Leongatha v Traralgon Sunday, September 5 First Semi ﬁnal at Warragul Morwell v Drouin

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The Gippsland champs: (back, from left) Ryan Olden, Harry Sullings, Tim Harris, Wayne McCaughan, Blake Van Rooy, Jimmy Broadway, Ben Graham, Jack Charlton, (middle) Aaron Heppell, Brandon Savage, Steve Cornelissen, Callan Park, Jacob Cook, Aaron Cardy, Sam Wilson, Jay Breen, Jake Fenby, (front) Daniel Gordon, Matt Borschman, Toby Goss, Lachie Findlay, Nick Tuckett, Ben Chalmers, Michael Van Weel, Rob Davies (coach) and Jake McMillan (foreground).

Gippsland Power continues TAC Cup finals fight GIPPSLAND Power moved into the second week of the 2010 TAC Cup ﬁnals series but had their supporters on tenterhooks early when they trailed the Western Jets at the ﬁrst change.

Steven Rogers. THIRDS Semi final 2 Hill End 9.2.56 d Mirboo North 5.7.37. Hill End goals: Phillip Dow 3, Jamie Somers 2, Patrick Muccillo 1, Dylan Lee 1, Nicholas Rees 1, Jonathan Noy 1. Best: Jonathan Noy, Amburupa Uliando, Jamie Somers, Jake Gibbs, Kane Whelan, Mathew Mits. Mirboo North goals: Charlie Kat 1, Dean Ross 1, Benjamin Heath 1, Jake Farrington 1, Sam Leach 1. Best: Liam Nash, Charlie Kat, Benjamin Heath, Patrick Sandall, Matthew Dyke. FOURTHS Semi final 1 Mirboo North 6.5.41 d Newborough 5.3.33. Mirboo North goals: Ben Quirk 3, Luke Heath 1, Bradley Sanders 1, Liam Nash 1. Best: Jack Battersby, Mitchell Wightman, Ben Quirk, Tom O’Loughlin, Chris Irwin, Liam Nash. Newborough goals: Joshua Keyhoe 2, James Grant 1, Ryan Beck 1, Nathan Perkins 1. Best: Joshua Keyhoe, Michael Rosato, Rowan Williams, Jesse White, James Grant, Bradley McDonald.

able to steady and then wrest the initiative off the Jets. He continued to be the pivotal inﬂuence for the side for the rest of the game either as a defender or when on the ball. The learning curve of young ruckman Jordan Staley has been steep in recent weeks and once again he took his already impressive game to another level. He dominated the hit-outs, won his share of contested possessions and worked tirelessly to spoil, tackle and harass opponents. Jed Lamb was another whose versatility was on show as he provided a potent target up forward, kicked goals and then was a driving force as a midﬁelder where his determination, pace and skill were important in allowing him

to win over 25 possessions and take 11 strong marks. In the second week of the ﬁnals the Power face another stern challenge as they take on the Northern Knights next Sunday in another sudden death game. When the two sides met during the season both teams were without their state players and the Knights scraped home by six points. Final scores: Loy Yang B Gippsland Power 20.14.134 defeated Western Jets 8.9.57. Goal kickers, Dyson Heppell, Tim Northe, Dean McDonald and Jed Lamb 3, Simon Deery and Ryan Pendlebury 2, Shaun Wyatt, Clay Smith, Jordan Staley and Josh Tynan 1. Compiled from information written by Bryan Mitchell.

Saturday, September 4 Second Semi final at Garfield Nar Nar Goon v Cora Lynn Sunday, September 5 First Semi final at Neerim South Garfield v Warragul Ind.

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Stony into grand final FOSTER’S season has taken another hit, with a loss to Stony Creek at Tarwin on Saturday.

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’Burra flag fav KORUMBURRA-Bena’s Thirds side has been put in a favourable position to win the Alberton League flag again after a comfortable win over the second placed Phillip Island on Saturday. The first quarter started with some fumbles from Phillip Island, which Korumburra capitalised on. Goals to Wright, Blackwell and Cleeland put Phillip Island in front at the first change, which was about it for their day as they were completely outplayed from that moment on. The Korumburra boys were first to the ball, had cleaner possession and delivered the ball to their forwards with long precise kicking. The backline tried all day, with skipper Tester, Powles and Smith never giving in. Pewtress and Garton were solid, with Wright the only onballer that held his own. Luckily for the Island they have the chance up their sleeve, and they will take on Yarram in the preliminary final. Korumburra-Bena 16.10.106 d Phillip Island 6.5.41. Korumburra-Bena goals: I. Osman 4, T. Sorrell 3, B. Fitzpatrick 2, M. Edwards 2, A. Harrison 1, J. Meade 1, S. McIvor 1, A. Snooks 1, K. Rigby 1. Best: J. Rippingale, B. Fitzpatrick, I. Osman, A. Snooks, C. Macri, T. Mayo. Phillip Island goals: M. Wright 2, L. Cleeland 1, A. Manteit 1, J. Blackwell 1, M. Justice 1. Best: J. Smith, G. Powles, D. Garton, M. Wright, B. Tester, B. Pewtress.

The former reigning premiers have been defeated again, this time at the hands of the second placed Lions. What appeared to have been a dream has been a serious crash back to reality for the minor premiers, who have lost all the momentum that they had previously held. The Tigers were completely outplayed by a better side on Saturday, and as a result the Stony Creek Lions will appear in their second grand final in as many years. Stony did have a scare late in the game when Foster charged from behind, but calm heads prevailed and they won through to just their fourth Alberton League grand final. The Lions won the toss and kicked with the breeze, but they did not have their kicking boots on, kicking two goals and four behinds to be led by Foster at the first change. The Stony Creek boys were fired up, and came out full of fire.

They ran the ball and shared it between themselves well, and most importantly they converted when it counted. With Shields and Veale getting on the scoreboard with a couple each the signs started to look ominous for the Tigers. Brett Eddy was trying his best to keep his team in the game, but he did not have much chance in the second quarter. He finished with eight for the game, and was Foster’s one shining light on an otherwise dim day. The Tigers found a lot more of the ball in the third quarter, and the forwards received much more supply, but to Stony’s credit they held them off well. Foster’s midfielder’s legs were ticking over, covering plenty of ground in a bid to boost their chances, but the Lions seemed to have all the answers. That was until the last quarter however, when things started to go the minor premiers’ way. They kicked five goals in a row, and eventually hit the lead as Stony

started to fumble and overuse the ball. A saving goal from Cam Stone after a strong mark was enough to give the Creekers some breathing space, before Shields ﬁnished the job moments later. Stony will now take the week off to prepare for the grand ﬁnal, while Foster will take on Phillip Island, who had a good win against the inform Fish Creek last week. Last time these two sides met Foster won by just one point, so it should make for a tantalising clash for the observers at Fish Creek. Stony Creek 12.11.83 d Foster 11.9.75. Stony Creek goals: J. Shields 4, L. McMillan 3, D. Veale 2, L. Byrnes 1, A. Huggins 1, C. Stone 1. Best: B. Byrnes, L. McMillan, C. Verboon, L. Byrnes, J. Shields, B. Hutchinson. Foster goals: B. Eddy 8, T. Bartholomew 1, C. Ratcliffe 1, J. Best 1. Best: B. Eddy, T. Bartholomew, C. Ratcliffe, N. Grylls, S. Hawking, S. Zachariassen.

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Yarram surprises Toora YARRAM pulled off a surprise victory against Toora at Meeniyan on Sunday. The Magpies had an impressive start, kicking six goals to one in the first quarter, but the Demons came back strongly to stun the boys from Toora, leaving the battling town unrepresented in the third week of the finals. Toora had finished the season in fifth on the ladder with 12 wins, followed by Yarram in sixth with 10 wins. In the second quarter Yarram kicked four goals to a single for Toora. In the third quarter Yarram kicked another three to Toora’s one. It was a similar story in the last quarter, with Yarram putting another two through the big posts while Toora could only manage one. Yarram would have been further ahead if not for

inaccurate scoring. They managed to pile on 15 behinds to two by a very accurate Toora side. Both sides shared the goals around. For Yarram Shem Rendell and David Coulthard kicked three each, while Fred Cooper and Benjamin Doran scored two each for Toora. Yarram will play in the preliminary ﬁnal against Phillip Island, which ﬁnished second on the ladder with 17 wins, at Fish Creek on Saturday. Yarram 11.15.81 d Toora 9.2.56. Yarram goals: S. Rendell 3, D. Coulthard 3, B. Jamieson 2, J. Anderson 1, M. Mason 1, M. Clavarino 1. Best: S. Rendell, M. Mason, M. Clavarino, B. Davis, J. Anderson, D. Borgia. Toora goals: F. Cooper 2, B. Doran 2, Z. Clavarino 1, S. Whatley 1, C. Hanratty 1, B. Scammell 1, K. Holmes 1. Best: S. Brett, S. Whatley, K. Kokoras, F. Cooper, C. Round, W. Stoitse.

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Solid Panther win Island is top dog KILCUNDA-Bass had a solid win over Dalyston in the second semi final at Tarwin Lower on Saturday. A massive first quarter, where the Panthers kicked four goals and two behinds, set up the impressive victory. K-B finished the regular season undefeated on the top of the Under 15s ladder with 18 wins to Dalyston’s 16 wins in second place. The Panthers kept the Magpies’ Jakeb Thomas scoreless for the match. Thomas had finished the year in third on the Under 15s goalkickers ladder. Dalyston didn’t score a major until the fourth quarter when Matthew Schreck and Luke Bowler both kicked goals. After a strong first quarter K-B was kept goalless in the second quarter, before snagging another two in the third and a further goal

in the fourth. Jacob Dakin did the most damage for the Panthers kicking four on the day. Dane Blackney booted two and Nicholas Arney a single for K-B. The Panthers have a week off while they prepare for the grand ﬁnal. Dalyston will play Phillip Island, which ﬁnished the season in third place on the ladder, with 14 wins to see who will join them on September 11 at Inverloch. Kilcunda-Bass 7.7.49 d Dalyston 2.6.18. Kilcunda-Bass goals: J. Dakin 4, D. Blackney 2, N. Arney 1. Best: D. Clay, J. Dakin, S. Hammond, C. Smith, B. North, J. Andersen. Dalyston goals: M. Schreck 1, L. Bowler 1. Best: M. Schreck, T. Landells, J. Ray-Angarane, S. Joma, B. Wardle, H. Wright.

IT was the Battle of the Bulldogs in the Fourths semi final between Phillip Island and Korumburra-Bena. Slippery conditions awaited both sides at the first bounce as the Island won the first clearance and had the first goal on the board within the first minute. A vital inclusion in Cook boosted the Island’s backline, whilst Horvath got the side off to a great start. The match looked to be a beauty at quarter time, with the likelihood of a tight contest. Taylor began to provide a strong target across half forward for the Island, and Sandbach attracted plenty of the footy through the midfield. The old cliché of the premiership quarter proved true for the Island, as they ran away with the match in the third quarter. Richards was in everything setting up numerous attacks, and

Van Cuylenberg finished off the hard work up field with goals to his name. The Island put themselves in a winning position at the final break due to their hard work and willingness to put their bodies on the line. The winning Bulldogs will now take on Dalyston next week for a spot in the grand final. Phillip Island 9.7.61 d Korumburra-Bena 1.7.13. Phillip Island goals: T. Van Cuylenburg 5, T. Sandback 1, J. Black 1, B. Johnston 1, A. Officer 1. Best: T. Sandbach, S. Taylor, S. Horvath, J. Black, A. Cook, E. Richards. Korumburra-Bena goals: M. Boyd 1. Best: B. Cosson, C. Poynton, N. Allen, S. Lacy, N. Somerville, M. Boyd.

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Fish Creek out of finals PHILLIP Island has booked themselves a spot in the preliminary final with a 36 point win over Fish Creek on Sunday. They will face a Foster, which went through the home and away season almost undefeated, but that has lost two in a row, and which the Island only lost to by two points last month. On the weekend the Island once again got off to a great start to a final, with Docherty goaling in the opening minutes. This was followed by a goal to Weir, before Fish Creek regrouped and responded with a goal of their own. Beau Vernon was stamping his authority on the match, with numerous possessions in the opening stages setting up his teammates. Scoring halted as play clogged up and the conditions started to play a part. The Bulldogs went into the first break with a slight advantage, although it was not fully represented by the scoreboard. The second quarter was not pretty to watch, as the match became a tough slog with many turnovers from both teams. Phillip Island looked to be in control, but could not turn their hard

work into results on the scoreboard, as the Fish Creek backline held strong. Zak Vernon was the key to the Bulldogs’ defence once again, repelling anything that came his way with ease. Riordan played a perfect support role, doing all the hard stuff down back. Neither side could score a goal for the quarter, in what was a lacklustre quarter of football from a spectator’s perspective. The game opened up after half time and become free flowing. A goal in the first minute to Fish Creek cut the difference to less than a kick and the game was alive. Stock became a ball magnet for the Island, with his cool head under pressure vital in this important final. McDonnell goaled to give the Bulldogs some breathing space, and he followed this up with another goal moments later to ignite his side and give them the momentum. Fish Creek managed to get the ball forward and make the most of their limited opportunities, kicking a goal to keep them in the game. But it was the Phillip Island side who looked to be in control, which was typified when Chris Dykes waltzed into goal and slotted a major. This was followed by goals to Tim Oke and Jarrod Dykes, putting

them into the box seat going into the final term. The Island had a perfect start to the final quarter, with Sam Docherty showing his pace on the lead to mark and goal for a handy buffer. Fish Creek worked hard to get another goal on the board, but the Bulldogs had all the answers as Docherty goaled again to seal the win for the Island. A stalemate in scoring began, before Docherty kicked his third for the quarter to extend the Island’s lead further. Fish Creek managed to push forward and kick two goals but it was a case of too little, too late. The Phillip Island side now proceeds to the Preliminary Final against Foster on Saturday for a spot in the grand final. Phillip Island 11.11.77 d Fish Creek 6.5.41. Phillip Island goals: S. Docherty 3, S. McDonnell 3, C. Dykes 1, T. Oke 1, J. Docherty 1, J. Weir 1, J. Dykes 1. Best: Z. Vernon, S. Riordan, A. Stock, J. Youle, S. Docherty, B. Vernon. Fish Creek goals: J. Rouda 2, R. Smith 2, B. Anderson 1, T. Price 1. Best: T. Manne, N. Barry, S. Blencowe, M. Livingstone, J. Shaw, R. Staley.

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Korumburra takes control INVERLOCH-Kongwak has suffered a defeat at the hands of Korumburra-Bena, going down by 31 points at Tarwin on Saturday.

Reserves: Stony Creek’s Josh Schelling goes ﬂying in their loss to Fish Creek. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning @ www.fourcornersframing.biz

Fish Creek stays alive FISH Creek has kept their grand final aspirations alive with a 10 point win over Stony Creek on Sunday. Stony had to fight back from a 20 point deficit at quarter time, but could not muster enough to get them over the line. It was all Fishy in the first quarter, with the Roos kicking four goals to Stony’s one. Brett Mitchell and Cam Brown were proving dangerous up forward, and made life difficult for the Lions’ defence. For Stony it was gun player Mur-

ray Fleming who kept them in the match. He kicked a couple of goals and set up others to try and bring his team-mates into the game. Fish Creek’s second quarter was good; however poor kicking hurt them as they only managed to score five behinds. A physical match developed, and the desperation of both sides became evident as the crowd started to fire up. The Kangaroos were able to keep their heads in a frantic last quarter that will give them some confidence in the remainder of the year. Fishy will take on Inverloch next

week in what should be a great clash. The winner will go into the grand ﬁnal play-off against Korumburra in a fortnight. Fish Creek 7.11.53 d Stony Creek 6.7.43. Fish Creek goals: B. Mitchell 3, C. Brown 2, J. Jordan 2. Best: C. Brown, J. Danckert, J. Spokes, C. Smith, B. Mitchell, A. Ireland. Stony Creek goals: M. Fleming 2, R. McKnight 1, A. Verboon 1, M. Davies 1, D. Rodwell 1. Best: M. Fleming, R. McKnight, R. Hutchinson, A. Marty, J. Schelling, C. Le Page.

The Bulldogs completely outplayed the second placed Sea Eagles, who will be forced to play Fish Creek next week for a spot in the grand final. Robert Quaife led the way for the Bulldogs up forward, kicking five goals and creating numerous others. The minor premiers got off to a good start and never looked back, winning the first three quarters before easing off in the last. Walter Taberner was the best for the Sea Eagles; he battled hard all day and did not let his opponent get the better of him. The Bulldogs had too much skill for their opponents, moving the ball with slick skills around the ground to find their teammates. Barry Withers was trying to help his team-mates get on top in the middle, but the big ruckman was fighting a losing battle as ’Burra worked together to outplay their midfield opponents. Just four goals for the day is an ominous sign for the side that has lost its last two games. On the other side of things, Korumburra are

running smoothly, and will take a week off in preparation for either Fish Creek or Inverloch again. Korumburra-Bena 10.6.66 d InverlochKongwak 4.11.35. Korumburra-Bena goals: R. Quaife 5, L. Allott 1, D. Muir 1, R. Stubbs 1, M. Walker 1, R. Provan 1.

Best: A. Miller, D. Caporale, M. Walker, J. Caporale, J. Myors, S. Hancock. Inverloch-Kongwak goals: M. Miller 1, J. Jackson 1, J. Dowie 1, R. Tegg 1. Best: W. Taberner, M. Shaw, J. Brosnan, R. Minns, B. Dryden, R. Tegg.

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