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Dash of colour LEONGATHA Primary School students Emma Mark (left) and Sophie Kreutzberger immersed themselves in the School Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion last Friday. Children ran through an obstacle course as teachers sprayed them with fluorescent coloured powder. The event has so far raised $13,000 towards new shade sails over playgrounds at the school. Read more on page 5.

ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS... By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has promised to deliver Leongatha a $1.15 million Christmas present if the Federal Government backs councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application for a grant to redevelop Bair Street.

Council last Wednesday voted to allocate the extra funding to the project, conditional on the grant being successful, bringing councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total commit-

ment to Bair Street to $2.7 million. Council had already committed $1.55 million to the project in 2019-20. The project will cost a total of $5.4 million. Council has applied for $2.7 million for the Bair Street redevelopment project from the Federal Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Better Regions Fund grant program for infrastructure projects. An outcome is expected before next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s federal election, tipped to be in May, and if the grant is awarded, council expects construction to start in late 2019, with completion late in 2020 at the earliest.

The grant requires council to increase its share of the funding. Mayor Cr Don Hill said councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extra investment was warranted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is a good use of money. Leongatha is our main town and I believe the development will have an enormous drawcard effect and bring people into town,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will liven up this side of town and even though it is an expensive project, it is one that this community is looking forward to.â&#x20AC;? Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution could be reduced if an

application for state funding early next year is successful. The redevelopment will include landscaping, trees, angle parking and traffic reduced to one lane, and potentially public art. At last Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s council meeting, Cr Jeremy Rich said the redevelopment of Bair Street was an important project for the whole region, and Cr Alyson Skinner said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will be a really exciting project for Leongatha and will revitalise our Bair Street precinct.â&#x20AC;? Continued on page 3.

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Holiday hiccup Caravan parks investment fails to impress By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council failed to make an impressive return on its investment in caravan parks at Yanakie and Port Welshpool in the past financial year, and will now consider returning the parks to private management.

During 2017-18, council made an operating surplus of $11,742 on the Yanakie park and an operating deficit of $135,621 on the Long Jetty Caravan Park at Port Welshpool. Council will receive a report at the June 2019 council meeting determining the parks’ futures, including whether council should manage the parks or offer the parks for lease. Despite the shortfall at Long Jetty, mayor Cr Don Hill told The Star, “Everything in the budget has the ability to end up costing more or less than budgeted for. Overall, the budget is not at risk. We saved money from other areas in the budget in the last 12 months.” Cr Alyson Skinner supported council’s decision at last Wednesday’s council meeting to rescind a resolution to establish a caravan and

camping park committee. She said the committee had met several times, but believed council’s private discussions should be open to the public. “A better way forward, I think, is to have these discussions in open council and work towards looking at options for the third party management model or direct management,” she said. During 2017-18, Yanakie Caravan Park earned income of $617,404, above budget of $424,715, due to more overnight and short stay visits. However expenditure of $605,632 was higher than the budget of $525,393 due to extra costs incurred by having more visitors. At Long Jetty Caravan Park in 2017-18, income of $285,746 was lower than the $315,674 budgeted. Operational expenditure of $421,367 was lower than the budget of $462,857. Regarding Yanakie, the council report stated, “The loss of annual site holders through attrition of non-compliant vans and making the park compliant with the access provisions of the guidelines was predicted to adversely affect revenue in the short term. The loss of this income is now being substituted by short stay visitation. “Expenditure was higher than budgeted primarily due to operational costs to support the

increased patronage at the park. Increased costs included cleaning, administration and water supply.” All major capital works at both parks have been placed on hold until council considers what capital investment should be made at the parks. “Overall the Yanakie Caravan Park is trending in the right direction. It is anticipated that income can be increased in forward years by completing the park improvements, increasing marketing activities and by attracting a small number of compliant annual site holders to increase base recurrent revenues,” the report stated. The report stated the parks were previously mainly occupied by annual site holders and offered limited short stay accommodation. “The majority of the private caravans and annexes were in poor condition with compliance and safety deficiencies. Throughout the lease tenure, a range of private structures were unlawfully erected on Crown land,” the report said. The report also said the parks were not being managed in accordance with State Government guidelines. In April 2013, council decided to bring the parks back under direct management.

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Cr Hill told The Star he did not believe the project had taken overly long so far, with council required to follow a process that included waiting for VicRoads to complete construction of the heavy vehicle alternate route, thereby giving council responsibility for Bair Street. “We had to have the whole plan worked out, sent out to tender and that then came back and we now have a project that is shovel ready,” he said. In 2017-18, council tried to secure state funding for the Bair Street redevelopment and railway station site stage one, to no avail. Council’s manager infrastructure delivery John Moylan said, “An expression of interest was submitted to the State Government for $4.25 million based on a project cost of $5.8 million. The scope of works in this bid was for the Bair Street works plus stage one of the rail precinct works which included the Bair Street bridge, carpark and some landscaping. “Funding was sought under the Regional Development Victoria – Regional Jobs and Infrastructure fund. However, council was never invited to the application stage. Although feedback was sought as to why council was not invited to submit an application, no feedback was provided by the State Government other than advice that streetscape type projects were not favoured.” The Bair Street component of the project is ready for construction, with concept designs for a pedestrian bridge as part of the railway station stage one project still being undertaken.

Council will consider options in coming months and will include the possibilities for a crossing at Roughead Street to accommodate the Great Southern Rail Trail extension from Leongatha to Korumburra. Until this work is done, further design for other aspects of the railway station site stage one cannot start.

Gippsland South MP Danny O’Brien last Friday called on the State Government to support the Bair Street and rail yards project. “We need VicTrack and council to be able to work together to clean up the site, re-open the toilets that have been closed for a few months and then ultimately redevelop the area for the benefit of the town,” he said.

Getaway car: the vehicle used in the ram raid at Harvey Norman, Wonthaggi, last Wednesday, was believed to have been a Ford Ranger later found burnt at Cranbourne. Ram raid ELECTRICAL goods were stolen during a ram raid burglary at the Harvey Norman store at Wonthaggi. The offenders rammed what is believed to be a Ford Ranger into the store at 3.30am, Wednesday. They entered via the Big W carpark, cut a fence down, and cut a chain on the back gate to Harvey Norman, leaving the same way. The Ranger carried a licence plate stolen from another Ford in Leongatha. As a result of police investigations, a 28 year old Pearcedale man has been remanded in custody to appear before the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court at a later date in relation to offences committed in the Latrobe, Baw Baw, Bass Coast, South Gippsland and Cardinia shires. A Harvey Norman store in Moe was ram raided the previous week. Police were late to the Harvey Norman Wonthaggi robbery due to two car fires in Wonthaggi at 3am. Two cars were destroyed by suspicious fires in Inverloch Road and Loch Street. The fires were extinguished by Wonthaggi CFA and no damage to other property occurred. A 28 year old male offender has been remanded to Dandenong Magistrates’ Court at a later date. Cars were also set on fire when the Harvey Norman store at Moe was ram raided. It is unknown if the Wonthaggi fires were related to the ram raid in town.

Urinated in public AN INVERLOCH man was fined $635 for urinating in public at Tidal River at Wilsons Promontory National Park on November 26. The 18 year old Schoolie was processed by Foster Police after the incident at 4.50pm.

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Lyric, WTG scoop theatre awards SOUTH Gippsland’s theatre companies dominated the 26th Annual Gippsland Associated Theatre awards night at Warragul on Saturday. Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s productions of Annie and Death and the Maiden were applauded by judges, while Wonthaggi Theatrical Group’s The Boy from Oz dominated the awards, including the coveted title of most outstanding musical. Foster’s FAMDA received a judge’s certificate for The Web.

Leongatha Lyric Theatre won: • most outstanding program – musical for Annie; • most outstanding program – drama/comedy for Death and the Maiden; • most outstanding lighting design – drama/comedy, Garry Boast, Death and the Maiden; • most outstanding youth performance – female, Grace Farmer as Annie, Annie; Talented performer: Grace • most outstanding support actor Farmer won most outstanding drama/comedy – male, David Baggalfemale youth performance for her lay as Dr Roberto Miranda, Death and role as Annie in Leongatha Lyric the Maiden; • most outstanding lead actor – draTheatre’s production of Annie at ma/comedy - male, Todd Miller as Gethe Gippsland Associated Theatre rardo Escabar, Death and the Maiden; awards at Warragul on Saturday. • most outstanding lead actor – drama/comedy – female, Melita Tough as Paulina Salas, Death and the Maiden; • most outstanding director – drama/comedy, David Tattersall, Death and the Maiden; and • judges certificates were awarded to the Servants in THURS DEC 6 TO WED DEC 12 Annie for their animated MORTAL ENGINES (3D) (M) 128 mins *NFP facial expressions, and FRI: 3:55pm, 9:05pm. to Kim O’Connor for his SAT: 3:55pm. performance as the Irish MORTAL ENGINES (M) 128 mins *NFP THURS, WED: 1:25pm, 4:00pm, 7:20pm. Policeman in Annie.

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Wonthaggi Theatrical Group won: • most outstanding set design – musical, Colin Mitchell, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding lighting design – musical, Trevor Wyhoon, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding sound – musical, Brett Van Hoorn, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding hair

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Lucky 13: Wonthaggi Theatrical Group won 13 awards at the Gippsland Associated Theatre awards on Saturday night. Holding the awards were, from back left, Bron Beach, Brad Beach, Peter Hanley, Evy Nye, Nick Jeremiah and Abigail Boucher, and front, from left, Taj Cooper, Kerrin Barker, Max Duff, Bella Kent, Vicky Bristow and Lauren Baudinette. and makeup design – musical, Bronwyn Beach, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding costume design – musical, Colin Mitchell, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding youth performance – male, Taj Cooper as Young Peter, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding technical achievement, projections by Nick Jeremiah, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding lead actor – musical – male, Josh Gardiner as Peter Allen, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding choreographer: Rose Wray-McCann, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding director – musical, Brad Beach, The Boy from Oz; • most outstanding production – musical, The Boy from Oz; and • judge’s certificates for Youth Chorus in The Boy from Oz and raising awareness of violence against women in The Boys. Foster’s FAMDA won a judge’s certificate for dedication to young performers in their production of The Web. Foster proved to be a fertile breeding ground for ground performers at the Gippsland Theatre celebrations with FAMDA alumni, Louise Dower

Lyric winners: from left, Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s winners at the Gippsland Associated Theatre awards were Melita Tough (most outstanding lead actor drama/comedy - female), Garry Boast (most outstanding lighting design), Grace Farmer (most outstanding female youth performance), David Tattersall (most outstanding director – drama/ comedy) and David Dearricott for their work in the productions of Death and the Maiden, and Annie. and Taj Cooper, taking home awards. Louise Dower won the trophy for the most outstanding cameo performance for her work in Off the Leash Theatre’s musical, RENT, in which she played multiple roles including a coat vendor, a tango dancer, a parent and first vocalist in the anthem, Sea-

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Colours explode at school By Michael Sidors LEONGATHA Primary School participated in its first School Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion last Friday, raising $13,000 so far towards new shade sails for playgrounds.

The entire school and parents were involved in the day of colourful fun. As children navigated obstacle courses to test their skills of evasion, teachers sprayed them with colourful fluorescent powder. Fundraising coordinator and Grade Five teacher Tanya Starkey said, “The school opted to bring in professional fundraisers Australian Fundraising to give the kids a new and exciting event to experience while working together for the school.” The shade sails are expected to be erected over the coming school holidays. The school unsuccessfully applied for three grants from the Department of Education towards Rainbow run: Leongatha Primary School principal Dot Coghlan and students Avery Hughes and Alex Begg ran for colour at the school last Friday. the sails.

Security risk being ignored By Brad Lester SECURITY will not be upgraded at the Leongatha rail yards any time soon, despite a man recently watching a teenage girl change clothing in an old carriage at the overgrown and vandalised yards. The Star last week asked VicTrack, the State Government agency responsible for

the rail yards, if VicTrack would install a closed circuit television security system there. A spokesperson said there were no plans to do so. South Gippsland Shire Council and VicTrack have long discussed council securing a lease to the rail yards site. Such a lease would enable council to transform the rail yards into a community park with possibly more car parking.

Trail vandalism A VANDAL graffitied signs along the Great Southern Rail Trail at Foster with the word “JOKER” between November 7 and 23. The offender used a blue and black permanent marker to write the words on several signs along the trail between Station Road and Charity Lane, Foster.

Shed attacked GRAFFITI was marked on the rear of a shed at Inverloch between November 23 and 27. The graffiti was placed on the rear wall of the shed in Inverloch Parade. The shed backs onto a laneway at the rear of the home. The graffiti read “punta”.

Storage shed burgled BURGLARS stole many items from a storage shed in Inverloch between November 7 and 27.

Now, it is an unsightly place of long grass that poses a fire risk, a hub of unsocial behaviour, including drinking, and a target for vandals, particularly the once grand former Leongatha railway station. That is despite the station also being Leongatha’s V/Line bus stop. Council’s manager infrastructure planning Tony Peterson said there had been no delay in the finalisation of the

Offenders cut a padlock from a roller door to the shed in McIntosh Street and stole power tools, a welding mask, air hoses, blow lamp, Rover lawnmower, tarp and tool box.

Inverloch burglary A MINI bike and beer were stolen from a shed at a holiday home in Inverloch between November 25 and 27. A padlock was broken from a shed in Freda Street and a window forced. Drawers and cupboards were opened.

Woman fined A CAPE Woolamai woman was fined $484 and received three demerit points for having more than one passenger in her car while driving on a probationary one licence. She was also fined $161 for not

lease. He said council was also trying to seek leases from VicTrack for rail land around the Korumburra railway station and the rail corridor from Leongatha to Nyora. The Korumburra site is council’s preferred location for a community hub that could include a community house, while the council hopes the rail corridor will be used to extend the Great Southern Rail Trail from Leongatha to Nyora.

“The land consists of a large number of separate allotments and numerous encroachments which need to be dealt with by VicTrack before they can provide council with a correct leasing document,” Mr Peterson said. “Council has been liaising with VicTrack about leasing the railway land since council adopted its priority projects. “Council has an undertaking from VicTrack that they will

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Theft from car CASH, a wallet and boom box speaker were stolen from an unlocked vehicle at Cape Paterson. The incident occurred in a driveway in Anglers Road between 10pm, November 25 and 8.30am, November 26.

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Idol attracts a crowd

By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas

PERFECT weather was the order of the day for Mirboo North Idol on Saturday.

was the second time she had performed at Mirboo North Idol. Alyssa said she began singing recently – inspired by her mum Alison – and enjoyed hearing the applause after her performance. Ms Baker and the team thanked Destiny, the judges, the contestants, the sponsors and the volunteers for once again supporting the terrific event. See the results of Mirboo North Idol below:

Making the most of the sun, 558 were through the gate at the Mirboo North outdoor pool to have a splash and listen to some amazing talent. Thirty four people took part in the competition across the primary, secondary and open sections; an increase on last year’s line up. Primary: Contestants from Sale, Melbourne, Morwell, First: Violet Johnson. Boolarra, Yinnar, Inverloch, Traralgon, Churchill, Second: Georgia Paterson and Violet Johnson. Korumburra, Pakenham and Leongatha took Third: Isabella Davies. part. The band Destiny was the guest performer on Encouragement award: Madeline Carey and the day. Dinisty Francis. Around the grounds, people also enjoyed the Secondary: pool inflatable Nessie, food trucks, showbags, First: Kayla Thomas. cupcake decorating and raffles. Second: Georgia Robinson. Organiser Mary Baker said Mirboo North Idol Third: Jaslynne Salerno. continued to be popular because it was a great Open: Well done: Georgia Paterson, Violet Johnson, Madeline Carey and Dinisty Francis received community event for the whole family. their awards from Destiny band members at Mirboo North Idol on Saturday. First: Deanne Battaglia. One talented local performer on the day was Second: Tayla Clavarino. Alyssa Snell, who is in Grade 6 at Mirboo North Third: Elizabeth Lynch-Berands. Primary School. Alyssa sang Mean by Taylor Swift and this Encouragement award: Robyn McDermott.

Centre stage: Mirboo North performers Alyssa Snell and Jobeka Siaman listened to Award winners: secondary placegetters Kayla Thomas, Georgia Robinson and Jaslynne Sal- Destiny play at Mirboo North Idol before erno accepted their awards from Destiny band members at Mirboo North Idol on Saturday. getting up on stage themselves on Saturday.

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Service appreciated: president of the Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) board of management, Alex Aeschlimann at left, presented recent retirees Peter Siggins and Jan Busy year: from left, president of the Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) board of Martin with service appreciation awards at last Thursday’s GSHS annual general meeting management Alex Aeschlimann with GSHS CEO Mark Johnson at last Thursday’s annual general meeting at Korumburra. at Korumburra.

Health service reports on a busy year “We also commenced delivery of services to NDIS clients and currently provide services to over people. GIPPSLAND Southern Health Service 150“In total, we invested approximately $693,000 in (GSHS) held its 26th annual general the purchase of equipment using government grants, meeting in Korumburra, last Thursday. donations and bequests and our reserves. “During the year we purchased a radio frequency The GSHS board was proud to announce the “ontime and on-budget” completion of the $4.1 million ablation device and video-scope for theatre, an infant Leongatha Integrated Primary Health Care Centre incubator for the birthing unit, a mannequin birthing (LIPHCC) and investment in almost $700,000 worth simulator and training aides for use in our training facility, beds and mattresses for all units and a bus of new equipment. Since completion of the LIPHCC, Leongatha for the Planned Activity Group, just to name a few of Healthcare has filled six of 12 consultancy rooms the significant purchases.” He said in December 2017, Koorooman House and two of four treatment rooms. President of the board of management, Alex was surveyed against the Aged Care Accreditation Aeschlimann, spoke favourably of the “significant Standards and found to be compliant with all 44 outgrowth and important improvements” seen at GSHS come measures, and was so awarded a further three years’ accreditation. throughout the 2017-18 year. “In March this year the health service was sur“2017 will go down as the year that marked the open contestability of home care packages and the veyed against the 15 EquipNational standards by the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Australian Council on Healthcare Standards,” Mr Aeschlimann said. Scheme (NDIS) in the Gippsland region,” he said. “We were found to be compliant with all of “We entered the home care package market not knowing what level of demand we might expect and the standards and awarded a further four years’ now provide services to 50 home care package re- accreditation.” cipients, helping them to remain living in their own Board vice president Susan Hanson announced a homes. net surplus for the 2017-18 year, before capital and

specific items, of $565,000, down on the previous year’s $1,187,000. The net result for the year was $873,000 compared to last year’s $1,160,000. Budgetary objectives were exceeded due to the achievement of a larger than anticipated surplus. This result was obtained with assistance by the organisation’s share of the Gippsland Health Alliance surplus of $305,453. Of the 14 Statements of Priority, all were met but two, those being the feasibility of establishing a Maintenance Care in the Home model of care and the establishment of a formal agreement with Latrobe Regional Hospital to provide clinical, governance specialist services for surgery, maternity and acute services. Two board members were presented with service awards. Treasurer Peter Siggins and board member Jan Martin, both retired as of August 30, were recognised for their contributions. The board concluded with acknowledgements and congratulations to the some 100 volunteers registered with GSHS, the Lyrebird Auxiliary and Friends of Hillside, Leongatha Horticultural Society, service clubs of Leongatha and Korumburra who provide funds for equipment, and fellow board members.

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Leongatha speaks out against violence By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas

ism for a violence free world. Organiser and family counsellor from the Wonder Women Support Group Marianne Ruff LEONGATHA united to end violence on said women and children are generally the vicSaturday. tims of violence, but the event was to recognise The Orange the World Street Festival to end vi- the men who fall victim to violence as well. olence was held in the Memorial Hall courtyard. This is why the Wonder Women Support The festival was part of the 16 days of activ- Group was thrilled to have the Leongatha Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Shed come along to support the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is fantastic to have the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed here. The charter for the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed resonates with our group and I feel there are ways we can work side by side,â&#x20AC;? Ms Ruff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women also need their own space where they can feel safe and be heard.â&#x20AC;? To raise awareness and denounce violence in the area, the courtyard was lit up by the colour orange on Saturday. There was face painting, hopscotch, lucky dips and painting for children, and the opportunity for others to show their support for the people in their lives who have been touched by violence. Information packages handed out on the day contained a full list of the latest support services in the area.

Local businesses have been extremely generous and donated a range of raffle prizes. The total value of the prizes donated was $1395. Entertainment was provided by West Gippsland based band The Savannah Bongo Extravaganza. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Violence is amongst us. The recent incident at the railway station is considered violence of a predatory nature,â&#x20AC;? Ms Ruff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wonder Women Support Group came together after undertaking a life skills program. We decided to continue working together because whilst there is plenty of support during a crisis, people begin to feel isolated in the aftermath. Less people want to hear about it. People can come to us and share their stories and receive the support they need.â&#x20AC;?

Entertaining: Brian Jones, Roger Terrill, Connie Flores and Alan McKie of The Savannah Bongo Extravaganza performed at the Orange the World Street Festival in Leongatha on Saturday.

Raising awareness: Korumburraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bec Courtier, event organiser and family counsellor Marianne Ruff and Korumburraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lyla Courtier donned orange to help bring an end to violence at the Orange the World Street Festival on Saturday.

Councils act on bushfire risk By Brad Lester A MAJOR emergency training exercise will be held at Venus Bay in April 2019, based around the scenario of a major bushfire in the town. Venus Bay is surrounded by bush and is located on an isolated peninsula, with only one road in and out of the town. South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday voted to endorse an application for $50,000 from the Department of Land, Water and Planning

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for the training exercise. The application was submitted on October 29. The exercise will be conducted with Bass Coast Shire Council and emergency services, and both councils will contribute $2500 to the exercise. A council report stated the likelihood of a bushfire occurring in Venus Bay was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;very likelyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and would have a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;major consequenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for the area. However there are no designated emergency relief centres or neighbourhood safer places â&#x20AC;&#x201C; places of last resort in Venus Bay. Cr Ray Argento said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This grant application and willingness to conduct this exercise at Venus Bay is probably prudent given we are about to draw on the 10th anniversary of Black Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that we conduct these types of exercises just so people are aware of what could occur and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become complacent in our communities regard to that disastrous day nearly 10 years ago,â&#x20AC;? he said. Deputy mayor Cr Alyson Skinner said the exercise was initiated by concerns from the community and the Country Fire Authority of the potential for a bushfire to occur at Venus Bay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The learnings from this wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t apply only to Venus Bay,â&#x20AC;? she said. Cr Jeremy Rich said vegetation growth in South Gippsland, combined with a forecast for a dry summer, increased the fire risk in South Gippsland this season. Cr Rosemary Cousin noted there were no designated emergency relief centres in Venus Bay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I trust that a major outcome from this project will actually be to help us to identify the most appropriate places,â&#x20AC;? she said. If funding is approved, a consultant will be engaged to be involved in five stages: community education, councilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roles in emergency management, a workshop, the training exercise and debriefing.

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BCH celebrates exciting year the community and in Victoria and it is time for us to do something proactive,” she said. This will be supported through the hospital’s BASS Coast Health (BCH) is looking partnership with Bass Coast Shire Council, Ambuforward to an exciting year ahead after lance Victoria, Victoria Police, Monash Health and Peninsula Health. recording a solid surplus for 2017-18. Ms Child said the hospital was thrilled with the The operating surplus was $716,000, exceeding success of the year. the target of $94,000. “We have money in the bank and we are open to On paper, this result was below the 2016-17 surfeedback because it is a way for us to continue learnplus of $2.5 million. Chief finance and accounting officer Shaun ing,” she said. Brooks said last year’s surplus was the result of nonrecurring financial support from the Department of Health and BCH is rapt with this year’s surplus. This year, BCH was proud to achieve subregional (Right) Great result: Bass Coast Health status with a new emergency department, new the- CEO Jan Child and board chair Don Paproth atres and new wards on the way. were thrilled with the achievements of the “We received funding of $150 million to build the hospital and its staff this year. new stage of the Wonthaggi Hospital,” Bass Coast Health board chair Don Paproth said at the BCH annual general meeting last Thursday. “If the State Government had any doubt about our executive team or the capability of providing quality healthcare, there is no way that would have happened. I am proud to be part of this team. “The team is doing extremely well to provide a strong, resilient and vibrant hospital.” CEO Jan Child said the investment and the development of the emergency department were welcomed to deliver a quality service to a growing population. During 2017-18, the Wonthaggi Hospital emergency department saw 16,204 presentations, compared to 15,249 in 2016-17 and 14,274 in 2015-16. BCH also opened its high dependency unit this year, which admits patients who require greater care without transporting them to metropolitan hospitals. Ms Child reported more work had been done to provide quality care to stroke patients and BCH had obtained more medical specialists. Next on the agenda is to expand BCH’s cancer services and paediatric services. Initiative: back from left, board director Kate McCullough, Richard King, Kirsten WienziMs Child said BCH would also be doing more to erl, Alice Bradley, Joy Ball, Dr Margot Lodge, Julie Maloney, chief medical officer Bruce raise awareness about family violence. “As a health service, we need to challenge the Waxman and Christine Hammond, and front from left, Mim Kershaw, CEO Jan Child and way this issue is approached. It is a prevalent issue in Claudia Murray-White wore a splash of orange to the Bass Coast Health annual general

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meeting on Thursday to support action against family violence.

Nick thanked for years of service THE staff of Terry White Chemmart Leongatha congratulates Nick Anagnostou on his retirement. After a dedicated 23 years of service to the Leongatha community, the team wishes Nick all the best as he steps into a new chapter of his life. The team thanked Nick for his leadership and commitment to the pharmacy, not only in his capacity as a pharmacist, but as a community role model and friend to many. He is a selfless individual who has always put his customers’ health first, spending countless hours dedicated to his profession. The staff wishes Nick health and happy days in his retirement; you will be missed by many. New pharmacist Ailu Liu was warmly welcomed to the Leongatha team. Passionate about delivering first-class healthcare, Ailu believes in service with a smile and going the extra mile to cater for her customers’ health needs. Ailu will be working closely with the current staff, local health professionals and the community to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of service. The team is continually working to improve and expand services; it is excited about what’s in store for Terry White Chemmart Leongatha. Come in, meet the team and make yourselves at home. For all your healthcare needs, Terry White Chemmart Leongatha is here to help you.

Mustang stolen A 2016 black Ford Mustang with personalised plates was stolen from a home in Silverleaves. The theft occurred from Sanders Road between 10pm, Friday and 6.30am Saturday. Offenders smashed the laundry window with a brick to gain entry and found the keys to the victim’s vehicle. They entered the garage from inside and stole the Mustang, leaving the front roller door open.

No helmet A ROSEBUD man received a $322 fine and three demerit points when he rode a motorcycle without wearing a helmet at Foster North on November 17.

Wallet theft A WALLET containing cash and cards was stolen from a car in Darling Avenue, Inverloch at 3.34pm on November 21. The victim had left his car unlocked and the windows down, with the offender reaching in to take the wallet while it was unattended. The theft was discovered later by the victim. Contact Bass Coast Criminal Investigation Unit on 5671 4100 if you have any information.

TV, toiletries stolen BURGLARS stole a television from a children’s bedroom, along with toiletries, at a holiday house at Wimbledon Heights, Phillip Island. They entered the home in Diane Crescent between 10am, November 24 and 6pm, November 30, via the toilet window, using the shower and toilet.

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Inverloch schoolies: Amelia Cass and Elizabeth Barratt of Glen Waverley and Maddy Dehaan of Mount Bruno near Wangaratta chose to spend their Schoolies get away on the beach at Inverloch last week. They said they didn’t want to go to any of the Schoolies hotspots and chose Inverloch as they love the beach there.

years with 750 accredited volunteers across Australia in 2018. There were 600 Tax Help centres nationally. In Gippsland, more than 500 people were asThe bureau can help wage earners with their tax sisted with the preparation and lodgment of their tax returns. The service is absolutely free and confiden- returns this year. tial, and approved by the Australian Tax Office. The South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau Nicholas Peck has been helping people complete will continue to offer this service as long as there is basic returns at the South Gippsland Citizens Advice a need. The program runs from early August to the Bureau in Leongatha for more than 10 years. This end of October. year, new volunteer Greg Lewis joined him. The South Gippsland Citizens Advice Bureau is Fewer people have needed the service as the tax located opposite the post office in the Memorial Hall office has moved to making completion of returns complex, Michael Place, Leongatha. It operates from on-line more and more simple. Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. “But many people prefer to deal with a person, People can call in or phone 5662 2111. The centre especially if they are not comfortable with a com- also operates as a Community and Visitor Informaputer,” Mr Peck said. tion Centre and is open in this capacity seven days The Tax Help program has been running for 30 a week.

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With perfect weather on Saturday, it was a busy day for Kardella potter Rob Barron and guest potter Sarah Black. It was an excellent opportunity to view the pieces in time for Christmas. The kiln was unpacked last week, producing stunning pieces from the latest firing at the start of November. Mr Barron said he had recently replaced the render in the kiln, which had resulted in some amazing affects on various pots. “I achieved a nice blue in the ash, which I have been searching for,” he said. “It’s hard to achieve unless you get the right atmosphere and I’m very pleased with the result.” Among the new pieces were patterned baking dishes, unique bread and butter plates in a few different styles and colour ranges, and a new range of mugs.

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As a further enticement, wine and cheese was on offer, as well as demonstrations from Mr Barron. This was Ms Black’s first time firing her pieces in Mr Barron’s kiln. “(Mr Barron) changed the face of wood firing in Australia. He travelled overseas and bought back these new ideas. As a student back then, I was blown away,” Ms Black said. “He is a ski instructor at Mount Hotham and that’s where I met him. He has become a great friend.” Ms Black said she had given pottery and ceramics away for a while, but felt she was back on that path after the recent firing. “For me, it has been an extraordinary creative journey and I have been drawn back in,” she said. “Pottery is something I knew I would always come back to. Clay runs through your veins. I just didn’t know when I’d be back, but after unpacking the kiln it just hit me.” Gooseneck Pottery will be open again this weekend from 10.30am until 5pm.

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O’Brien hits back at ‘swing’ claims By Tony Giles GIPPSLAND South MP Danny O’Brien has refuted the claim in last week’s Star that he suffered a “big swing” against him in Mirboo North. “The campaign against me in Mirboo North didn’t result in any reduction in my vote,” Mr O’Brien said. Mr O’Brien said The Nationals primary vote in Mirboo North in 2014 was 45 per cent (Peter Ryan), in the 2015 by-election it was 41 per cent (a Liberal candidate ran also) whilst in this election it was 46 percent, in fact a better result than last time. “There were people handing out flyers at the polling booth in Mirboo North saying not to vote for me because of my forestry stance so I thought given that, it was a pretty good result. There was no swing against me at all,” he said. Mr O’Brien didn’t deny Mirboo North remained a challenge and the vote for The Nationals in that town had traditionally been lower compared to all other towns in the electorate. In this election, Mr O’Brien polled 499 votes for The Nationals but the combined Labor/ Greens vote was 581, an 82 vote margin. “I always expected there could be a backlash but in the main people have acknowledged the honesty of my position in relation to forestry so I’m overall pretty pleased with the result of this election,” he said. Marg Thomas from Preserve our Forests said The Nationals vote being low in Mirboo North compared to everywhere

Good result: the vote in Mirboo North this time around was on line with previous elections, Gippsland South MP Danny O’Brien, pictured, said. else was because their stance had been successful, in both this election and the previous one. “I think Danny has a bit of work to do in Mirboo North Firstly we had the CSG issues in 2014 and this year was the issue of protecting our forests,” Mrs Thomas said. “We are a non-partisan group and wanted to provide a forum for our views but we weren’t handing out flyers against him. But we do disagree with him on the forests issue. “For a start, if he wants to represent his constituents here he should take our concerns to parliament.” Mrs Thomas was referring to the socio economic survey which was carried out which indicated $1.83 million could be lost to Mirboo North’s economy if timber was harvested around the town. “The survey was analysed by the economic development unit at the South Gippsland Shire and it was confirmed this equates to a loss of nine jobs,”

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she said. “Mirboo North does not have a mill, no timber jobs in the town. We rely on our beauty like the rolling hills, the rail trail, Lyrebird Walk and other great walking trails, our bed and breakfasts and lovely cafes.” She said tourism would suffer if the timber was harvested in this area. “He doesn’t seem to want to have a look at our survey and take it to parliament. We understand he wants to have a viable timber industry but not in our town,” she said. Vice-president of the South Gippsland District Council for The Nationals, Adrian Harris, said it should be pointed out that VicForests comes under the State Government and that it was the Andrews Labor Government which was in charge when the decision about Mirboo North came in. “The Nationals are supportive of logging of quick growth forests as we don’t want to see the importation of old growth timbers from overseas and the destruction this has caused to countries especially across Asia,” he said. Mr Harris said given the defeats suffered by the Liberals, he was pleased to report The Nationals vote across Victoria was only down .17 of a percent. “Russell Northe looks liked being re-elected in Morwell; he was a former Nationals member, Mildura, which we consider a marginal seat, was only just lost to an independent. “I believe the people of Mildura thought if they elected an independent they may hold the balance of power and get more for their area. Well, with the huge majority by Labor I don’t think Mildura will get anything now,” he said.

Tarwin Lower deserves better By Brad Lester TARWIN Lower is crying out for better infrastructure that will not only improve the town’s amenity, but also address dangers in the town. Jodie Anderson, assistant manager at the town’s Riverview Hotel, is calling for authorities to fix potholes on roadsides and fix a possible leaking septic tank. She also sought a new cover for an inspection pit that risks breaking the legs of people and horses passing by. This has since been fixed by Regional Roads Victoria after the authority was contacted by The Star after being alerted by Ms Anderson. She has seen boats and caravans lift off trailers after colliding with potholes and uneven ground on the side of River Drive, and people bogged on the roadside. “VicRoads have in the past just shovelled some bitumen in some of the holes. The rest of it was pretty much left the same as it was,” Ms Anderson said. “Coming up to summer it’s a concern because you get a lot of people here.” She is also calling for council to seal the carpark at the hotel, which she said is council’s responsibility, although she said council told her the hotel must undertake the work. That is despite the carpark being used by the public and not just hotel patrons. “We get people walking behind cars with children in prams and on pushbikes,” she said, with the lack of a foot-

path at the hotel leaving pedestrians confused about where to walk, especially after crossing from the path on the other side of River Drive. “I’m just dreading the day when I see an accident.” Further down River Drive towards the main shops, until recently a road sign with a bollard weight holding it down was the only covering on a deep inspection pit. The concrete lid had broken and fallen into the pit, approximately a metre deep. Ms Anderson said the sign had been covering the pit for about 12 months. “Not everybody walks on the path. They walk on the edge of the road and children ride past here on their bikes or play on the lawn with their mates. I’m just shocked no one has fallen in the hole,” she said. Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) sent a crew out to inspect the stormwater pit and a new lid has been installed. Acting RRV Eastern Region director Pas Monacella said, “We encourage the community to report road maintenance issues directly to us by calling 133 778. This helps us to get out to the site quickly to identify hazards or repairs needed.” River Drive is a section of Inverloch-Venus Bay Road and is under the management of council, however the stormwater pit is managed by Regional Roads Victoria (RRV). At the site of former public toilets on the river side of River Drive, a bog exists in the lawn. Ms Anderson is concerned the rising water is septic waste, with the surrounding green grass suggesting ample water and nutrients are available.

Danger zone: Jodie Anderson with a stormwater inspection pit on River Drive, Tarwin Lower, that was covered only by a roadworks sign until Regional Roads Victoria fixed the problem after being contacted by The Star. She is concerned people could be exposed to germs and the river contaminated by the run-off. During wet weather, footpaths flood. Council’s environmental

health team is investigating the source of the water on the site of the former toilets. This maintenance season, several resurfacing jobs will be undertaken on Inverloch-Venus Bay Road by RRV crews.

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OPINIONS

Praise for artists

CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the recent Leongatha Art Show which involved the Leongatha

Painters Group and Florence Crighton’s watercolour students. Clearly it was a great opportunity to showcase the talents of our local artists, be they

E D I T O R I A L

Leongatha’s long wait for action NOT only did South Gippsland miss out on election promises from the Labor Government in the lead-up to the state election recently, but neither did the shire receive funding from the government for the redevelopment of Leongatha’s Bair Street. South Gippsland Shire Council applied for state funding for the project – from a grants program for infrastructure and regional jobs. Council received no explanation for why its grant application did not advance further, only that streetscape type works were not favoured. This either should been pointed out to council beforehand or the grants program should be renamed, as the Bair Street redevelopment is not only a major infrastructure project for Leongatha and the shire, but will also generate regional jobs, both during construction and by enticing more shoppers into Bair Street, thereby increasing retail jobs. Council consulted the community about its vision and ideas for Bair Street so long ago that many of those people who contributed could be forgiven for forgetting what their suggestions were. The wheels of government turn too slowly to maximise public enthusiasm for projects, while creating expectations only to see people’s hopes fall. This time round, council is seeking federal funding and its application should be looked upon favourably by the government and be supported by local federal member, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, himself a member of the government. The traders of Bair Street deserve more angle parking to make it easier for shoppers to access shops there. Now the eastern side of Bair Street, with its parallel parking, is difficult for drivers to access, with two lanes of traffic approaching them from behind as they attempt to reverse park. Like the Leongatha rail yards rejuvenation project, the redevelopment of Bair Street is one of those neverending issues in Leongatha the community would have preferred to have been resolved long ago.

well schooled in their skills or relatively new to the pallete. The venue provided a great light space to show entries at their best, provoking a good number of picture sales, which will be rehung locally or further afield in Melbourne and beyond. There is a great deal of work goes into to putting together such an event and with the South Gippsland Shire Council on board to assist with the venue, the effort was well rewarded attracting more than 800 visitors. Well done to all. One can but look forward to next year with the shire’s support. Peter Griffiths, Leongatha.

MP corrects record TONY Giles’ story (The Star, November 27) stating there were “big swings” against me in Mirboo North over the issue of forestry is factually incorrect, something I could have rectified had he contacted me for a comment after the state election. I am under no illusion there are people in Mirboo North who are unhappy with me for maintaining my longheld position (and that of The Nationals) in support of the native forestry sector. However the election re-

Letters to the Editor sult in Mirboo North was in fact a small swing towards me on primary vote (46 per cent) compared with the result for my predecessor Peter Ryan in 2014 (45 per cent) and at the by-election in 2015 (41 per cent). The Labor vote in Mirboo North increased from 2014, but given it is the Labor Government that is proposing the logging in the area, that can hardly be considered a message from the anti-logging brigade. Indeed, in 2014 the combined vote for local activist independent candidate Phil Piper and the Greens was 25 percent in Mirboo North while in 2018 the Greens could muster only 17 percent. In the face of a concerted campaign against me by the Greens, The Nationals still won the booth. Reading the minds of voters by interpreting results like this is fraught but the results suggest that perhaps people respect that I’ve stuck to my principles rather than chasing popularity. Or maybe people have bigger issues of concern. The area of regrowth forest proposed to be logged is just 4.3 percent of the forest around Mirboo North. As a result I don’t think the purported tourism impacts will be large because the forest that helps

attracts visitors and new residents alike to Mirboo North will still be largely intact. I am also confident that by working with VicForests and the Labor Government we can further reduce any impacts on the Lyrebird Walk area which attracts many visitors to the town. Danny O’Brien, The Nationals Member for Gippsland South.

Rates are too high IT was disappointing to note the first comments in the media from new South Gippsland Shire Councillor Jim Fawcett were lacking in transparency. Cr Fawcett has an accounting practice operating from a building in Bair Street and whilst promoting the council’s proposed Bair Street works as a priority, he failed to declare this conflict of interest. Cr Fawcett was a member of the previous council and was dumped at the 2016 elections, reflecting the poor performance of that council. He was also a councillor for much of the period when council rates were hiked excessively. If council had been more modest and only adjusted rates at a CPI level, then most ratepayers would not have paid upwards of $4000 extra over

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the past 10 years. These extra rates have allowed council to accumulate millions of dollars which they are now proposing to spend in the coming year. The past council and the current council refuse to adjust their expenditure to match reduced income levels. Ratepayers have to manage with reduced income levels so why not council? Lindsay Love, South Gippsland Action Group.

advised action could take some considerable time. This situation is not unusual. I have logged similar complaints with ones for Nyora, Kongwak, Fish Creek, Korumburra, as well as Buffalo. It has been an ongoing concern for me and is a community issue. It would be a tragedy, as ‘Trucky’ says, that council finds some money from somewhere after a tragedy. In response to the issues of a lack of policy and budget for tree removals, I requested council undertake an assessment of the number and cost Avoiding a tragedy of these requests. To the credit GRAEME ‘Trucky’ of council they are undertaking Hughes was in The Star last an audit of requests of the past week talking about the dan- few years and the costs that ger of falling trees in Buffalo would have been involved. When the findings are on the Buffalo-Stony Creek available, I will pursue the isRoad. I share his concerns that a sue as a policy and budgetary number of dead trees are shed- matter for 2019-20. Councilding limbs and may be hazard- lors are not magicians, but they ous to the number people who can though advocacy makes a difference. use the road daily. As an active councillor I I met with ‘Trucky’ on July 28 to discuss and understand have assisted more than 300 the issue and take photos. I people over six years and will made representations on July continue to do so. Some we 30 and again on November 1 can win, others unfortunately we lose, but our role is and to council. His concerns were in- should remain be to be a strong spected and a job number al- advocate for the community. Cr Andrew McEwen, located. The issue is however Strzelecki Ward, there is no specific budgetary South Gippsland Shire allocation for the removal of Council. dangerous trees and as he was

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AN open letter to Walkerville Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management. I was at Walkerville South recently and saw the sign the foreshore committee has erected regarding the closing of the boat ramp over the summer. This sign is very misleading, as it says that the ramp is closed to recreational vehicles. This I assume is motorbikes, dune buggies, jet skis and the like, when in actual fact Mr Bill Bray is on record at the ratepayer’s AGM saying they would be putting bollards up to stop fishermen from entering the beach. This is a designated public launching ramp, and should not in any shape or form be allowed to be closed. The committee members should already be aware that recreational vehicles are not allowed on the beach (only those launching and retrieving boats). To label this program a safety trial is deceiving the public. I am unaware of any safety issues on the beaches at Walkerville. How can any result from this study have any influence when there are no figures or incident reports to compare it with? If the trial finds no safety problem because there aren’t any boats be-

ing launched on the beach, will it be deemed a success? On the other hand, does it become a failure as there was no one on the beach to study? How will it be monitored? Would a ranger be employed to monitor the area or electronic surveillance be used? If rangers are used would they be qualified to keep records that can be distributed to interested parties? These interested parties would include the ratepayers, DELWP, VRFish, council, fishermen in the caravan park and the boat club. How would the exclusion be covered 24 hours a day? I am sure the park users won’t be happy to see South closed, as well as the reduced parking at North Walkerville. Not to mention the people that come to the area from afar to go fishing for the day and then suddenly find these changes. They know the ramp is public access and without an official notice from DELWP or some other government body they will be annoyed. I have been going to this area for 41 years now and I have never seen or been involved in a safety incident with anyone on the beach. At times when the sea conditions change these people are all too willing to help the boats get off the water. Bill said at the rate-

payers’ AGM the bollards would be put in place to stop vehicles going on to the beach, and if there was an emergency these could be removed. He said that a key would be available in an emergency. But who will be responsible for that key? If there is an emergency the key would be needed immediately.There are some fishermen who go out at night. If there is an emergency who would unlock the bollards then? Who will be funding all these changes? Will this come out of the fees of the people who come to the caravan park to go fishing, and will they return in the future? Recently I was shown an article on the VRFish Facebook page. On writing this letter I checked this page again. There are now over 200 comments and 100 shares. All the responses are negative. It would be in your interest to look at this and take notice of the public response. They are not very happy. I have discovered on the website of the Boating Industry Association of Victoria a Position Statement (titled Proposed Closure of Walkerville South Boat Ramp). This statement was updated in July and says they are very cautious of any boat ramp being closed, as trailer boat water access is already below required standards. They state that on the Walkerville Blue Wa-

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ter Boating and Angling club Facebook page it says South Walkerville should be left open at all times. On BIAV’s website they say parking at North Walkerville has been severely reduced, and that closing South Walkerville will only make the situation worse. BIAV’s position is to keep the boat ramp open at this stage, and for the foreshore committee to explore other options to safely accommodate swimmers and boaters. In the past my family, friends and other like-minded families have enjoyed fishing at Walkerville. We would like to continue to do so in the future (with the next generation – our grandchildren). We would like answers to our current concerns. Your committee need to listen to the public and actively address the opinions of all stakeholders– fairly and openly (not behind closed doors).

Richard Turner, Tatura and Prom Views Estate.

A better world THANK you so much to anyone who supported my recent campaign for better sanitation – not the most appealing cause, but of vital importance in the fight to eradicate extreme global poverty. More than $2600 was raised for WaterAid community projects such as a

gravity-fed water system and toilets in Timor-Leste that transformed the lives of 60 households. Did you know that 50 percent of profits from Who Gives a Crap toilet paper is donated to WaterAid sanitation projects? Or that 100 percent of profits from Thankyou products fund projects that save lives and reduce global poverty? Or can you imagine the difference our combined effort would make if every family purchased just one gift from a charity gift catalogue this Christmas? “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention”, said Oscar Wilde.

Johanna Haasjes, Make Poverty History campaigner, Leongatha.

Library rebellion I BELIEVE Bass Coast Councillors have made a terrible mistake. After the August council meeting and behind closed doors, they unanimously decided to cancel our mobile library service. If councillors had talked to their community before making this “incamera” decision, they may have been in a better position to dig deeper and question more thoroughly the recommendation to “retire the mobile library”. Our councillors not only failed to consult with

us, but they have also failed to demonstrate the courage of their convictions. Not a word from them until recently challenged by residents.

Louis Magee, Corinella.

Time to review library services GOOD on the small towns opposing the removal of mobile library services. They must wonder what services they do get for their rates and taxes. As the West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation reviews its services, financial considerations and relevance, the question must be asked is, “What is the future of libraries anyway?” I am a keen reader, library member and the son of a librarian, but visit my library only occasionally these days and rarely borrow books. When I do visit my library, the few people there are parents with young children, young people using computers and oldies like me. I understand South Gippsland Shire Council contributes $1.4 million (Bass Coast is more) to fund the WGRLC with headquarters and administration in Warragul, and also has the additional expense of providing and maintaining the local library buildings. Press reports state

Email: letters@thestar.com.au Post: PO Box 84 Leongatha 3953 Fax: 03 5662 4350 many new schools are being built without libraries “because everything is on the internet anyway”. Public libraries are an icon within our society, and to some a sacred cow, but

with most people rarely or never using our libraries l think a review of the library service and funding is due.

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Re-elected MP lobbies ministers By Brad Lester THE afternoon after he was sworn in as the re-elected Member for Gippsland South on Friday, Danny O’Brien sat down to sign letters to new ministers in the reshuffled Andrews Labor Government. Those letters called for the government to support the Coalition’s election pledges for the electorate: a new primary school for Foster, new fire stations at Mirboo North and Foster, construction of stage two of Korumburra Secondary College, and an integrated transport plan for South West Gippsland. “Labor made zero commitments for the Gippsland South electorate but I’m certainly not going to let them get away with ignoring us for four years,” Mr O’Brien said.

He won 62.25 percent of the first preference votes, followed by Labor’s Denise Ryan with 28.18 percent and the Australian Greens’ Ian Onley with 9.57 percent. After the declaration of the vote by Victorian Electoral Office election manager Janine Taylor at the early voting centre in Leongatha, Mr O’Brien said, “It was strangely a real buzz to get those little words you just gave. To be re-elected as the Member for Gippsland South for the first time is a real bonus.” He noted past member Sir Herbert Hyland held the seat for 41 years and also paid tribute to his immediate predecessor, former deputy premier Peter Ryan. Mr O’Brien is married to Vicki and they have twin children: Milly and Harvey, aged eight. They enjoy visiting the beach, camping, watersports on the Gippsland Lakes and playing in their garden.

The MP recently completed a Bachelor of Economics degree. Mr O’Brien was supported at the declaration by Koonwarra’s Meree Bath, who is The Nationals district council secretary. She is a party life member, having been a member of it and its predecessor, The Country Party, for more than 50 years. “It understands the needs of regional Victorians,” she said, noting the party moved with the times by elevating women within the party’s ranks. In the nearby seat of Bass, Labor’s Jordan Crugnale is expected to win the seat from the Liberals’ incumbent Brian Paynter, but the Victorian Electoral Commission believes the final result is unlikely to be known until the middle of next week, following the distribution of preferences.

Back in the game: re-elected Gippsland South MP Danny O’Brien is congratulated by Nationals life member Meree Bath of Koonwarra in Leongatha after the declaration of the election outcome on Friday.

Latest Lennie book to be launched THE sister of Leongatha hero Lennie Gwyther is the latest author to publish a book about the boy who rode his pony to Sydney in 1932.

Beryl Ferrier’s book, Encore Lennie – The Story Behind the Statue, details how the community raised funds to erect a statue of Lennie and his pony Ginger Mick at Rotary Park, Anderson Street on October 14, 2017. The public is invited to the launch of the book this Saturday, December 8 at Leongatha RSL at 2.30pm, at which Ms Ferrier will be present. She will travel from her home on the Gold Coast in Queensland for the occasion. Lennie was just nine when he rode 1000km on horseback to Sydney to witness the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, as a reward for caring for his family’s farm at Koonwarra after his father was injured.

The book is a tribute to Ms Ferrier’s niece, Julie Campbell of Mardan, who encouraged her to meet then mayor of South Gippsland Shire Council, Bob Newton, to discuss Mr Newton’s proposal for a statue. He drove the campaign to erect the statue, with a committee of dedicated volunteers. Ms Campbell said of the statue, “I’m thrilled that it was recognised like this because it’s such an incredible story. When I tell people that my uncle rode to Sydney as a nine year old boy, you can tell they think, ‘Sure’.” Peter Lalor’s book The Bridge, published in 2006, is an account of the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and includes a chapter about Lennie’s epic journey. Mary Small later wrote the book Lennie’s Ride, inspired after seeing a photo of Lennie at the 75th anniversary of the opening of the bridge.

“Until Peter Lalor’s and Mary Small’s books, less than 99 percent of Leongatha would have known of the story of Lennie. It’s amazing to think he could ride from Leongatha to Sydney,” Ms Campbell said. An addition to the statue is planned; a billboard with greater detail of Lennie’s journey will be erected over it, in a frame in the shape of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Historical event: Julie Campbell, the niece of Lennie Gwyther and his sister Beryl Ferrier, at the statue of Lennie as a boy and his pony Ginger Mick in Leongatha. She has a copy of Ms Ferrier’s book, Encore Lennie – The Story Behind the Statue, which will be launched at Leongatha RSL this Saturday, December 8, at 2.30pm.

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Historical: Steve Harrop, Kevin Bridle, Col Ormerod, Raye Tucker (front), Isabell Parker, Karen Wallace, Noelene Lyons, former miner Lou Storti and Jill Harrop marked the 50th year since the State Coal Mine closed in Wonthaggi on Saturday.

Wonthaggi history celebrated By Tayla KershawThomas

years ago, people thought Wonthaggi would die. However, the mine was reopened to tourists and it brought people in,” she said. “It is amazing how many people come here and absolutely love the place. People do the underground tour and come out blown away by it.” Ms Ormerod said the Friends group is always looking for new members. “It is $10 a year to become a member and you receive a monthly newsletter. We are always looking for new volunteers; it’s a great way to meet people from all over,” she said.

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Two buses driven by Ron Metherell and John Bordignon took people on tours of Wonthaggi throughout the day. These buses SATURDAY marked the were donated for the day by the 50th year since the mine Wonthaggi Club and Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club. closure in Wonthaggi. Underground tours also ran as A celebration was held at the normal. Wonthaggi State Coal Mine to Old photographs were on mark the occasion. display and a video was played The event was open to the relating to stories to the mining public with invitations extended days. The video was contributed to former employees. by Bev Main. Entertainment on the day was There were also around 20 provided by the Wonthaggi Citi- stalls, including a Wonthaggi zens’ Band, the Kernot Country Theatrical Group stall selling cosBand and Lee Moran, who sang tumes from previous shows. There’s a Part of my Heart in Friends of State Coal Mine’s Wonthaggi. Sheila Ormerod said many thought For the children, activities in- the end of the mine would result in cluded a jumping castle and slide, the end of Wonthaggi. “When the mine closed 50 face painting and Barn Buddies.

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Marriotts the place for a sale LAST week saw Marriotts duction to Christmas and a Motorcycles and Power chance for anyone to grab Equipment have a huge a bargain. The business, which has been three-day sale as an intro-

operating since 1956, is committed to stocking the best brands and accessories for the avid motorcyclist, gardener and power tool operator. Owner Tim Marriott said ordinarily the business hosts an end of financial year sale, but this year decided to run the sell out to clear stock and offer major discounts. “We were running out of room a little, and it’s been an excellent time for customers to come in and grab a bargain,” he said. “It’s not just old stock that we had a clearance on; we had some pretty red hot deals on new products. “We pride ourselves in being the ‘one stop shop’, with quality products, spare parts, accessories and customer commitment.” To make it easier for both trade and retail customers, Marriotts has introduced online OEM spare parts, for Honda Power EquipBargains galore: Marriotts Motorcycles and Power Equipment ment, Suzuki Motorcycle and KTM Motorcycles spare parts. owner Tim Marriott launched a pre-Christmas sale last week.

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Action at last as shop sells ONE of Bair Street’s large vacant shops has been sold with a new tenant planning to take up the space.

Alan Steenholdt, licensed estate agent with Alex Scott and Staff, Leongatha made the sale; proudly placing the sold sticker over the window on 43 Bair Street. The space is just less than 500 square metres and was sold on Friday, November 23. Mr Steenholdt remained tight lipped about which business is going in there but hoped to let The Star know as soon as he could. The shop which has sold has largely been vacant since the shops were built several years ago. Further along the street,

but in the same development, Best and Less was located in one of the shops for some time before relocating to Wonthaggi, while Henriettas was there for a time before moving back into part of the Knight’s Garage building across the road. In various times, the shops have housed a café, various pop-up shops, and recently was used by the Victorian Electoral Commission for council elections. Another pop-up shop will be going in in the lead-up to Christmas. The shops are available on a long term lease, enquiries to Alan Steenholdt at Alex Scott’s.

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Leongatha’s combined churches and the South Gippsland Brass Band are again putting on an exciting show to celebrate the Christmas season. The new location next to the Leongatha velodrome at the Leongatha District Netball Basketball Association netball courts is expected to DON’T BE cater for an expanded program, including secondary school bands and DISAPPOINTED! children’s activities. One of the main organisers, Trudy Murphy, said every year the organising committee aims to make the event bigger and better. “We are really excited to have high school student bands Contagion and Lost In Sound performing as well as the Chairo band,” she said. “The aim is to have a carnival atmosphere so children can play on the jumping castle, ride on a go-kart or play some mini golf from 5.30pm. “The carols will begin at 7.15pm and there will be a few food trucks and stalls as well. Not to be missed will be the combined local schools carollers.” 26A McCartin St. LEONGATHA Coming back to perform will be National Institute of the Dramatic Arts gradu(FACING SAFEWAY) ate and musical theatre performer Britt Lewis, as well as Leongatha local Jackson Patterson who recently graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts. Mr Jackson, who attended Leongatha Primary School, said he was excited to come back and perform in his home town along with the talented Britt Lewis.

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RYDA demo hits safety mark By Leticia Laing HITTING a dummy while driving at high speed and braking suddenly are only some of the tactics used in Rotary’s Youth Driving Awareness course being delivered across the country. Last Thursday, Year 11 students from Leongatha Secondary College and Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College were among a group who received this training to be safer drivers.

New drivers: from left, Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College students Mason McGannon, Elii Clark and Erin DeSantis will be heading into Year 12 next year with more safe driving skills thanks to a program run by Rotary Club of Leongatha whose president is Jeremy Curtis (far right).

After the instructor hit a dummy which went hurtling through the air, students visibly cringed when they were asked to imagine if the dummy was a child. Driving just 10km/h faster quadruples a vehicle’s braking distance and the demonstration by a qualified instructor showed that if the speed was just 10km/h slower, the accident could have been avoided. Rotary Club of Leongatha president Jeremy Curtis said this was a successful program run by the club for many years to encourage safe driving among new at-risk motorists. “Most of the students here have their learner plates and some are already on probationary licenses,” he said. “My father was a neurosurgeon in Melbourne and he was all too familiar with putting people back together after a road traffic accident. “This course is so important for these young drivers and we hope it helps them become safer drivers.”

Call to protect library services AN appeal was made to extend library hours and retention of the mobile library was lodged at Bass Coast Shire Council’s November meeting.

and rightly so. The broader community is coming together in support.” Cr Ellis said he would strive to ensure current users retain their connection to local libraries. “Access to a range of books Cr Geoff Ellis addressed mayor and a librarian is the obvious startCr Brett Tessari in his councillor reing point for a library service. We port and spoke in favour of supportwant to extend our current service ing local libraries. to more people and increase the liAccording to Cr Ellis, the current brarians’ available hours per week,” semi trailer used for the mobile lihe said. • Bass Coast Shire brary has reached its used by date. “It’s heartening to see people Council’s On November 2, people from the from towns that aren’t currently Cr Geoff Ellis. Waterline area attended the Library serviced support retention of the Corporation board meeting – chaired current mobile service; I often talk by Cr Ellis – and demonstrated the importance of about bringing library access to towns in the the truck based service. hills. Nimble vehicles and local ideas will enable Official launch: the Let’s Life program was launched in Wonthaggi on November 21. The “A new truck and trailer would cost over $1 that. million. If the State Government, or anyone else, “Over the next six months, we’ll talk to people program is the initiative of youth advocate Josh Baker (centre). was going to hand me $1 million, I’d handball it about their ideas for comfortable and creative to our neighbourhood houses to provide greater places to enjoy books and library programs. amenity for the general population and library us“As ward councillors, we all strive for the best ers,” Cr Ellis said. services for our people. As chairperson of our lihave excursions to Melbourne to practise using “I know that saying farewell to such a well brary, I am helping to write the next chapter in its By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas public transport,” he said. loved vehicle is heart rending. People are grieving proud history.” program will start after Schoolies Week YOUTH advocate Josh Baker recently andThe end in March, with a break over Christmas. launched the Let’s Life program in Bass A mix of students from Phillip Island, WontCoast. haggi and Inverloch have opted to take part. The three month program will help students The program was funded by council and the safety concerns. Our school council was pleased making the move to Melbourne for university ad- Federation Youth Council, and will be coordinatBy Michael Sidors when informed it withdrew its planning applica- just to change. ed by Anglicare, YMCA, YSAS, South Gippsland Our community is small here and we would Mr Baker said the launch of the program – and Bass Coast Local Learning and Employment AN 81 year old Turtons Creek local ral- tion. like to see its character preserved. held at Wonthaggi’s Coffee Collective – was well Network and the Bass Coast Adult Learning lied the Mirboo North community to“In saying that, the South Gippsland Shire received and attended by participants, representa- Centre. gether, resulting in the withdrawal of Council has done good work here with Pick My tives of Bass Coast Shire Council and sponsors. Mr Baker said there is intention to make the United Petroleum’s planning application Project endeavours concerning swimming and Council’s coordinator social and community program annual. for a proposed petrol station at the corner the recreation reserve. Road safety and widening planning Chris Wightman officially launched the “We have had expressions of interest so I am was also welcome, it is great to see the aged care program. confident the program will run again. Like all of Ridgeway and Brennan streets. home rebuilt with more beds and our community Mr Baker said there were 12 participants lined things though, it depends on the feedback from the Ronald Brown, a self-confessed “design conhere would love a medical centre.” up for the pilot program. students. We will use their feedback to guide and scious individual cum artist cum designer cum United Petroleum was contacted multiple “The program will help students with things improve the program into the future,” he said. dreamer”, has no sympathy for ugly designs times for comment but did not respond to The like finding a job, trying new recipes, budgeting Mr Baker thanked the partners and sponsors without thought to community needs. Star’s requests. and looking for accommodation. We will also who have supported the program. He protested the application with Mirboo North Primary School principal, Matthew Snell, and concerned community members and students. “I didn’t recall seeing a permit on-site for this proposed monstrosity. I couldn’t believe it when students, with $7.2million in funding since its inI first saw whispers about this tucked away con- ONE Promontory District student will forge their careers and achieve their dreams.” Successful Toora and Foster Community Bank ception in 2007. spicuously in the Mirboo North Times. I thought again benefit from our scholarship proFor further information please contact Toora Scholarship applicants will initially receive funding to myself that’s not right!” Mr Brown said. gram, which will supplement their for one year and depending on academic perfor- and Foster Community Bank Branch on 5686 2000 “Of all the places they could have chosen for study costs in their first year of higher mance, the scholarship may be renewed to assist in (Toora) or 5682 2287 (Foster) or visit www.benpetrol station, they had to choose a block oppodigobank.com.au/scholarships. the second year of their study. site the library, kindergarten and aged care home education. Applications are invited from eligible students, Toora and Foster Community Bank Branch (Japara). “Ten to 15 years ago there was practically no chairman Rob Liley said the Toora and Foster starting their studies in 2019, from December 3, 2018. Applications close on January 29, 2019 and traffic in Mirboo North compared to these days Community Bank Branch Scholarship Program, will be assessed in early February 2019. and it’s similar in Yarragon. We were all shocked which opens in December, was launched because Last year, the Toora and Foster Community the branch believed local students deserved every that nobody knew anything about the planning Bank Branch Scholarship supported local student opportunity to achieve their dreams. application, so I decided to drop off information “An investment in education yields great long- Melaleuca Maclean with his Bachelor of Science to surrounding local businesses and schools in term dividends and by helping young people gain studies at Melbourne University. early August. Shortly after, the principal of the Leuca said the scholarship gave him the necesaccess to tertiary education, the returns to the stuprimary school (Matthew Snell) decided to get dent, their families and the local community are sary funds to find accommodation, relieving the fiinvolved. nancial pressure of attending university. significant,” he said. “I may be 81 years old with a bung hip, but “I am grateful to Toora and Foster Community “This year applications will also be considered people still need to stand up to governments and from students wishing to undertake study at TAFE. Bank Branch for helping me to attend university the rich with deep pockets to preserve democ“The Community Bank Branch Scholarship Pro- and to pursue my ambitions,” he said. racy, transparency and local community needs. gram is a transformative undertaking that changes The Toora and Foster Community Bank ScholThe older I get, the more I seem to fight for what the lives of local students, strengthens communities arship is part of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank I believe in, which is a shame because younger for the long term and is a tangible example of the Scholarship Program, which partners with Commu- Financial help: Leuca Maclean received a people are needed for causes of importance.” nity Bank branches, Rural Bank and The University Toora and Foster Community Bank Branch good that banking with us can achieve. Mr Snell said, “Given that a lot of our stu“Our young people are our future and we be- of Melbourne. Scholarship to help with his Bachelor of Scidents walk to school along the main road, we had lieve they deserve the best support possible to help The program has now supported more than 670 ence studies at Melbourne University.

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Expo attracts tradies TRADIES gathered at afternoon. The Capeview Mitre 10 Tradies the Wonthaggi Workwas on again with more innomen’s Club on Thursday Expo vative products to discover.

Forty-three Mitre 10 suppliers set up shop at the Workmen’s Club and introduced local tradies to the latest market. “Innovation takes place all the time, but not necessarily in the regional area,” Capeview Mitre 10 Group CEO Tony Cruickshank said. “What we do is bring our supplies out to the regional area. They bring something with them that’s new to the market, about to be introduced or only available in the metro areas. “We hope to make the expo an annual event.” This year, the special guest at the expo was Keith Schleigher – the foreman from the television show The Block. Tradies were given the opporAdvice: Cape Paterson’s Norm Brash had a discussion with tunity to meet Mr Schleigher, as Ross Jelleff from USG Boral Plaster at the Capeview Mitre well as discussing products with the suppliers. Quality expo: from left, store manager of Mitre 10 Cowes Perry Wylie, foreman from The 10 Expo on Thursday in Wonthaggi. The open floor expo was open Block Keith Schleigher and Capeview Mitre 10 Group CEO Tony Cruickshank were picfor two and a half hours, attracting tured at the Capeview Mitre 10 Expo on Thursday. between 300 and 500 people. The expo featured everything from timber to power tools. Later in the evening, a dinner was held for 250 guests in the bistro of Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club. The dinner was attended by Dave O’Neill. “(The dinner) is an opportunity for us to thank our existing customers who have been on the journey with us,” Mr Cruickshank said. Capeview Mitre 10 is committed to providing quality to its customers and its expanding its Meet and greet: Gary Sauvarin (left) and Butch McGannon range. (right) from Considine and Johnston met foreman from The That’s why the company conBlock Keith Schleigher at the Capeview Mitre 10 Expo on tinues to grow and has now extended its services to Grantville. Thursday.

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to discuss issues with the perceived high rate burden placed on the community and what council might be able to do to assist with this problem. These individuals organised two public meetings in Korumburra and an upcoming meeting in Mirboo This group comprises of the six Gippsland coun- North where the public was able to air views and cils and is the main lobby group for projects that link have open discussions on the matter. between the six shires. We discussed the ways council can assist in lowSouth Gippsland does not have a major project ering the overall rate burden and how council also listed with GLGN at the moment but council is keen needs to lobby the State Government to get higher to have a major project listed at the earliest oppor- funding levels for rural shires. tunity and to have that promoted to other levels of Council is currently working through its Rating government. Strategy which defines how much each category of Together with the CEO, we discussed various ratepayer pays of the whole rate burden. ideas with the other councils and will bring these This strategy does not alter the amount of rates discussions back to our council next month with the collected in total but can change how much each cataim of having a project put on the drawing board in egory pays by altering the differentials. the near future. Council will be viewing the first draft budget In late December, the deputy mayor and I have in December and both the Rating Strategy and the been invited to attend a meeting of the Municipal 2019-2020 Annual Budget will be made available for Association of Victoria in Melbourne with the state public consultation early in the New Year. ministers where we will have a chance to make conWhilst it is too early to discuss details in either tacts and lobby for our region. of these two important strategies, I feel we are in Closer to home, I met with four community mem- a strong financial position in South Gippsland and bers from the Korumburra area in the mayor’s office have options. Stay tuned.

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RECENTLY, along with the CEO Tim Tamlin, I attended the Gippsland Local Government Network meeting (GLGN) for new mayors and CEOs.

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Foster

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You’re invited to Christmas lunch VOLUNTEERS are spreading the joy in Foster again this year.

Manna Gum Community House and Foster St Vincent de Paul Conference are joining to present Christmas Lunch on Wednesday, December 19. The lunch will be held at Manna Gum Community House at 33 Station Street, Foster, at noon.

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They also stock bathers and light items of clothing ready for summer, plus jewellery, handbags and wallets. For summer barbecues, social gatherings and Christmas tucker, stock up at Prom Meats. The high quality retail butcher specialises in local meat products, with beef, pork, chicken and turkey from Gippsland.

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The salon specialises in full body and facial waxing, eyelash and eyebrow tinting, ear and nose piercing, manicures and pedicures, gel nails and make-up for weddings and all special occasions. The team of colourists can personalise the look you desire according to your facial features, skin tone and shape. During the busy Christmas period, why not drop in for a gift voucher? Cath-

erine’s also stock a wide range of salon exclusive products like Matrix Hair Care Packs starting at $27.95. Trust the team at Catherine’s to get you ready for summer with spray tanning available too. Christmas opening hours are 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Wednesday, 9am to late Thursday and 8am to late Saturday. Call the friendly team at Catherine’s to book in or talk to one their professional, courteous staff members. Call Catherine’s on 5664 7211 or drop-in to their salon at 108 Whitelaw Street, Stre Stre St Street reet eet, et,, Meeniyan. M Me Meeniyan eniy iyan yan aan. n..

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Pets feel Christmas coming on

STAR readers love their pets and last Thursday, we put out the call on Facebook for photos of readers’ pets dressed in festive attire. Here are the results.

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Sitting pretty: Tully on the chair and Riley on the ground wish Terrific trio: from left, Jad, Dex and Brian don festive collars at South Gippslanders a merry Christmas. Thanks to Andrea O’Hara of home in Leongatha and think they look quite stylish. So does their Foster for her contribution. owner Kaity-Lee Taylor.

So cute: Ko Koh, a bulldog cocker spaniel Got the look: Bundie of Leongatha looks as Looking smart: Kiersten Allen of Leoncross, enjoys a reflective moment with Flynn cute as an elf. Thanks to Wendy George for gatha has some patient dogs in Preston (left) and Yoda. Fowkes at their Leongatha home. this photo.

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Bass Coast tourism is golden BASS Coast Shire Council took out gold environment to how they travel around our shire at the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards and the services available to them while they are here.” Gala on Thursday, November 22. The award is judged on five categories: tourThe annual awards are presented by the Victoria Tourism Industry Council and celebrate outgoing contributions to the tourism industry from organisations and suppliers across the state. Bass Coast won gold in the Local Government Award for tourism category and was a finalist in the visitor services category. Mayor Cr Brett Tessari said the award was a great recognition of the services Bass Coast visitor information centres and staff provide, and the strategic goals the economic development and tourism team have been delivering. “This award acknowledges the way our council has gone above and beyond to support the visitor economy,” he said. “Our aim is to provide an exceptional visitor experience and we achieve this through our visitor information centres, and also through coordinating fantastic events throughout the year. “We are also delivering on the actions set out in our San Remo and Phillip Island Visitor Economy Strategy, which looks at the whole visitor experience from the way they interact with our unique

ism excellence, business planning, marketing, customer service and sustainability. Congratulations to all Bass Coast businesses that were acknowledged in a range of categories that showcase the diversity of tourism experiences in our region. These included Big 4 Inverloch (gold), A Maze ‘N’ Things (silver), Naturaliste Tours – French Island (bronze), Phillip Island Helicopters (finalist) and Phillip Island and Bass Coast Visitor Information Centre Network (finalist).

Congratulations: Bass Coast Shire Council’s Nadine Page, Arnika Martin, Lucy Couper, Janette Little, Frank Angarane, Emile Barkley, Teresa Mahood, CEO Paul Buckley PSM, mayor Cr Brett Tessari, Allison Jones and Lucinda Cousens accepted the gold tourism award at the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Gala on Thursday, November 22.

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SOUTH Gippsland Water is preparing for the final stage of the Lance Creek Water Connection, with plans underway for the new water supply for Poowong to be activated late this week. South Gippsland Water is currently targeting December 12 for water supply to change over. South Gippsland Water managing director Philippe du Plessis said, “The team is currently testing the pipeline and pumping water through the 8.8km section from Korumburra to Poowong. “This water is being released into the reservoir whilst preparations are underway for the changeover next week.” Once the water supply changes over to the Lance

Creek Water Supply System, water will be pumped directly into the existing treated water storage tank at Poowong. This final stage of the Lance Creek Water Connection will see this significant milestone achieved and is the culmination of years of work to provide water security to the townships of Korumburra, Poowong, Loch and Nyora. Mr du Plessis said, “Achieving switch over to a secure water supply at the start of this summer season means that for these four townships, it is the first summer in some years, where there is not a looming prospect of water restrictions”. Key project statistics: • $43m total project cost with $30m in State Government funding;

On the job: Mark Lynch, South Gippsland Water general manager infrastructure and planning, standing in front of the pump station at Korumburra. These pumps will transfer an average of 800KL water per day to Poowong.

• the Lance Creek Water Supply System will supply an average of 8ML per day to approximately 60 percent of South Gippsland Water’s customer base and with the system secure for the next 50 years; • the Lance Creek Water Supply System has access to 4200ML water from Lance Creek Reservoir and up to 1000ML per year entitlement from the Melbourne Supply System; • a total of 30.5km of new pipeline installed as part of the project: 21.7km Lance Creek to Korumburra and 8.8km Korumburra to Poowong; • the pipeline will transfer an average of 2.6ML of water per day (the volume of an Olympic-sized swimming pool) from Lance Creek to Korumburra; and • a second pump station at Korumburra will transfer around 800KL per day to Poowong for Poowong, Loch and Nyora customers. Providing access to a secure water supply will give local businesses confidence in their water supply and the security they need to continue investing in the region. Whilst the new supply for Korumburra saw a change in treatment process with Korumburra receiving chloraminated water for the first time, Poowong, Loch and Nyora already have a chloraminated water supply. The significant change for these townships is that the water will now be fluoridated in line with Department of Health requirements and to meet world class standards. Customers with aquariums and fish tanks, tap water will still require additional conditioning to make it safe for use in fish tanks. Due to the changing water source, customers may notice a change in the taste and smell of their water supply. Customers are encouraged to discuss any questions or concerns they may have regarding the new water supply or treatment processes. Call the South Gippsland Water Customer Service Team on 1300 851 636 with any enquiries.

SCOTT Hillis still remembers when he stood at the bottom of Melbourne’s tallest building, the Eureka Tower, and looked up. He knew he had to run up every stair in the building, wearing 25kg of firefighting gear. “It’s hard on the brain,” he said. The Leongatha firefighter and his partner Tiffany Van Horick recently completed the 11th annual Eureka Stair Climb. They climbed 1642 steps - 88 floors - to the Eureka Skydeck at the top of the 297m Eureka Tower, and raised money for the Fred Hollows Foundation while doing so to restore sight to some of the poorest people in the world. Mr Hillis completed the climb in 42 minutes, just two minutes longer than he took in 2017, wearing full breathing apparatus gear. His heart rate peaked at 196 beats per minute. Ms Van Horick did the climb in 25 minutes. Mr Hillis said, “When I got to the top I was pretty exhausted. I felt like I was going to be sick. There was good camaraderie with the other firefighters and police too. They really help you push yourself to the breaking point. “You have to be prepared not only physically, but mentally. “It was really good to see more women firefighters having a crack as well.”

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BASS Coast Shire Council issued a notice of RECREATION projects will receive a fundrefusal for a planning permit in Silverleaves. ing boost in Bass Coast. The applicant required the permit to develop a two storey house and remove six trees. Councillors felt the application was insensitive to the environment. “I look back at our council plan and the number one item was to protect the environment,” Cr Pamela Rothfield said. “Australia has the largest average home size in the world; 96 percent larger than Germany and 91 percent larger than France. We need to modify what we live in,” she said. Cr Stephen Fullarton agreed the application was unsympathetic. “Silverleaves has been destroyed. It’s totally unnecessary and we have to stop somewhere,” he said. Cr Les Larke said he was sympathetic to the environment on Phillip Island, but opted to vote against the notice of refusal on the grounds the conditions of the permit called for the applicant to protect vegetation on the site. He was supported by Cr Julian Brown only.

Bass Coast Shire Council resolved to allocate more than $1.2 million towards the projects at its meeting on Wednesday, November 21. Inverloch’s Rainbow Park will receive $158,159 and the Inverloch Sound Shell project will receive $150,000. Corinella’s Harold Hughes Reserve will receive $250,000 and $282.498 was allocated to a Corinella pathway project. The Kilcunda skate park project will receive $42,187 and $385,515 was allocated to a future recreation project in Wonthaggi subject to the Wonthaggi Activity Centre Plan. Cr Les Larke said the centre plan is close to being completed, set to be presented to council in the next few months, and the Guide Park could be a priority for recreation works. Mayor Cr Brett Tessari said the projects were chosen following community consultation, as part of council’s Active Bass Coast Plan 2018. “Earlier this year, our communities were provided

information and consulted about preferences for township recreation projects. Council has been listening and it is great to see that we can take the next step in the process and commit funding to these important community projects,” Cr Tessari said.

Rothfield joins CEO committee COUNCILLOR Pamela Rothfield joined the CEO Employment Matters Committee following Bass Coast Shire Council’s November meeting. She will be appointed to the committee until the review of appointments to council committees and delegate committees on December 19. She replaced Cr Brett Tessari, as he stepped down from the committee after accepting the mayoral position. The committee is responsible for appointing a CEO or acting CEO, reappointment of the CEO and remuneration and conditions for the appointment of the CEO. Current CEO Paul Buckley is set to step down in February. Councillors Julian Brown and Stephen Fullarton endorsed the nominations of Cr Rothfield at the meeting.

Job done: Leongatha couple Scott Hillis and Tiffany Van Horick after completing the 11th annual Eureka Stair Climb – all 88 floors. Mr Hillis, a Leongatha firefighter, wore 25kg of breathing apparatus gear.

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Trauma Teddies Living with disability comfort children is no barrier for Kim

The Probus Club of InverHANDKNITTED teddies, proved a great comfort for loch Group has added having become known young children in times of these Knitters teddies to their efforts for as Trauma Teddies, have stress. organisations such as the Salvation Army and Mission Without Limits for children in stressful situations. The immense value of these teddies has long been recognised by the Red Cross, as well as hospitals and other organisations supporting children in refuges and in poor communities in the Outback, and refugees and impoverished families living in countries of the Eastern Bloc of Europe. There is always a high demand for these soft, cuddly, handmade Trauma Teddies as ‘comfort friends’. The Probus Club of Inverloch Knitters Group has for more than 12 years met twice a month providing rugs, knitted clothing, and now Trauma Teddies for several organisations. At these knitters get-togethers, the group has provided more than 600 rugs, both large and small. The rugs are stitched together from knitted squares that have been completed at home by the knitters or received from many extra supporters. In addition to the rugs, over the years the group has also provided an array of knitted clothing that Craft for cause: Hazell Billington, a member of the Inver- is of immense value to children loch Probus Knitters Group, with some of the Trauma Ted- in the freezing winters of Europe and now the Trauma Teddies that dies ready for delivery to the needy. provide extra comfort.

DURING this year’s International Day of People with Disability, which fell yesterday (Monday), Bass Coast Health (BCH) client Kim Allan would like to share the message: “Don’t be afraid to talk to people like me, to allow the time we need to communicate”.

Ms Allan suffered a life changing stroke which left her with a severe expressive speech difficulty three and a half years ago. She can understand what is said to her but struggles to express herself. Despite this, Ms Allan has worked diligently in her speech pathology sessions, and with the love and support of her daughter Esther, continues to move onwards. Ms Allan’s loss of speech remains a major frustration, however this doesn’t mean she can’t communicate and participate in her community. Communication is much more than being able to form words and sentences. Ms Allan uses a ‘total communication’ approach which means she expresses herself with some words and sentences, and also uses natural gestures, body language, facial expressions, pointing and using an app on her phone to spell some words. More recently she has commenced using key word sign to improve her communication and is investigating a more high-tech device to aid her further. Communication partners also play an important part in ensuring Ms Allan’s success. Being courageous in maintaining friendships, allowing time and assisting people suffering a communication loss is key to the person conveying their message. From the outset, Ms Allan’s attitude has been one of keeping positive, staying busy, going about life as normally as possible and participating in her community. While this has been challenging and at times she has felt quite lost and overwhelmed, her message for people who are struggling with a disability is to “have hope and never give up” - which she is living testament to. Ms Allan continues with everyday tasks such as keeping her home, gardening and shopping. She enjoys going out with friends to meals and shows, has travelled independently to Queensland and enjoyed overseas trips to Fiji, Bali and Thailand, crochets,

Loving life: Kim Allan gets into the Christmas spirit with Santa at Bass Coast Health Communication Skills Support Group. and walks her dog each day where she connects with familiar faces. Ms Allan thoroughly recommends a companion animal for people with a disability and has really blossomed since she adopted her beautiful dog Gracie. Ms Allan feels empowered, connected and included in her community through participation in groups and volunteering. She walks with a local walking group weekly and attends BCH’s Communication Skills Support Group fortnightly where she can meet and connect with people who understand communication loss. Ms Allan also volunteers every week at the Anglican Church Community Meal and assists the Allied Health team in the development of therapy aids BCH.

Milpara Community House news WE are excited about attending the second community meal at Korumburra’s Anglican Hall on Bridge Street this Friday, December 7 at 5.30pm. It is a free and everyone is welcome.

Back in action: the Venus Bay Jetty will be safe for the public to use over summer following load testing.

A Star is born

Venus Bay Jetty re-opens

For those who missed the first one, let me set the scene for you as we all know it can be a little nerve racking if you don’t know what to expect. I, Belinda Nicholls of Milpara Community House, arrived with my two children Abbey and Xavier to a room of beautifully set tables and fresh flowers. We were greeted at the door with welcoming smiles and we chatted with a few people, some we knew, some we didn’t. Live musicians played happily in front of the stage and it was really a comfortable place to be. We sat down with another family who we had not met

Mayor’s message Cr Brett Tessari

FOLLOWING the outcome of the state elec-

THE Venus Bay Jetty has re-opened after tion, council will continue to advocate on our interim improvement works by the South key priorities and look to deliver improved outcomes, particularly in areas such as highGippsland Shire Council.

PATRICK Thomas Corrigan was born on November 11 at Leongatha Hospital. Patrick is the first baby for Cameron and Stephanie Corrigan of Krowera.

The jetty was load tested recently using a crane and 860kg concrete blocks as per structural engineering advice. Following the successful testing, the jetty has been deemed safe for public use over the summer months. Council has secured funding from the Victorian Government for a pontoon structure replacement of the jetty, but due to long lead times the works will not begin until after the upcoming busy season. Council’s projects coordinator Jareth Goss was pleased the jetty could be open for the community to use this summer. “The improvements we’ve made will ensure the jetty is accessible to the public when it is used most,” he said. “While the new pontoon will be a fantastic replacement for the jetty, it wasn’t feasible to have it completed ready in time for summer. “We would like to thank community members for their patience during the recent jetty closure and we look forward to providing an upgraded facility in the near future.”

who quickly become new friends. We lined up for dinner, lasagne, salad and bread; it was delicious. Lovely people came and took our plates when we declined seconds and we continued chatting. Then we were offered sweets about which my children were very excited; a rare treat. After eating the apple and pear crumble with custard, let us just say the plates were clean when they headed back to the kitchen. We are very keen to attend the next dinner and meet more people. A little birdy said it would be roast meat with salad followed by Christmas pudding and custard. If you need transport to the meal, phone 5655 1007. I am looking forward to seeing you there. You should find posters up around town but it is also on our Facebook page and website.

er education, health, erosion, public transport and infrastructure.

It was great to receive many promises and commitments in the lead up to November 24. Now, we will look at chasing those commitments, introducing our advocacy priorities to new ministers and establishing a relationship with our local member of Parliament, to ensure the government really does ‘get things done’ for Bass Coast. I attended the Bass Coast Adult Learning open day recently and it was great to gain a deeper insight in to what the organisation provides for the local community. The beauty of the campus is that there is something for everyone and there are opportunities delivered in all sorts of ways. BCAL is an organisation truly connected to its community, with a vested interest in strengthening our community through sharing knowledge and providing opportunities for development. It was fantastic to see 33 Bass Coast community groups share in $82,236 when we presented round two of the 2018 Community Grants last week. Projects ranged from a dust extraction system for Wonthaggi Woodcrafters, to new tents for Inverloch Scouts, to a motor for Woolamai Beach Surf Lifesaving Club’s res-

cue inflatable boat, to a digital platform for the Phillip Island and District Historical Society. Congratulations to all of the worthy recipients. I attended the Bass Coast Health AGM last Thursday where I heard some insightful presentations from guest speakers and learned about how the health service has performed over the last 12 months. It will be exciting to see work starting soon on the $115 million expansion of the hospital, funded by the State Government. It’s inspiring to see a number of community groups and individuals getting out an about to clean up our roadsides and beaches. A recent gathering along Cape Paterson Road saw around 30 people collect almost five square metres of litter along a six kilometre stretch. Included in their haul, among all the fast food packaging, were three vacuum cleaners and two child car seats. It’s so disappointing to hear about. We have some of the most spectacular beaches and coastal reserves in the country, not to mention our pristine hills, bushland and waterways. If we keep throwing trash out of our car window and littering on our beaches, we risk losing the natural amenity which our economy relies on and which is key to making Bass Coast such a beautiful place. Please, if you see something, say something, and if you walk past some litter, pick it up and put it in a bin. Let’s try to break these dirty habits and rebuild the pride in our community.

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carport/machinery shed; stables/calving shed; and disused dairy. The traditional farmhouse with verandas to two sides features high ceilings, dado wall panelling, good heating to lounge and bedrooms via a two way

solid fuel heater, updated kitchen and bathroom. The timber kitchen is equipped with gas cooking, breakfast bar, pantry and meals area. This room opens into a formal lounge which in addition to solid fuel heating has a split-system, decorative cornices and like the kitchen and third bedroom, beautiful South Gippsland views. The house gardens are well fenced with plenty of space for purchasers to create more garden beds if desired. Paddocks are also well fenced and ideal for keeping a few animals; horse, steer or two or a few sheep. Shedding will be attractive to those wanting plenty of parking or storage and offices, or for a work from home situation. On sealed road frontage and just minInsight Real Estate utes from town, secure a property that Leongatha has plenty of potential 5662 2220 along with a comfortable, picturesque country lifestyle and huge shedding.

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ATED as one of the best residential developments in South Gippsland, if not the best, the highly successful Daisybank Estate in Korumburra is now two-thirds sold and into its seventh stage of growth.

And with 100 quality homes already built, there’s likely to be only one more stage to go. Livio Cellante, general manager of Vic Properties, the firm developing the property off Shellcot Road, was pleased to announce last week that construction works would begin soon on roads and drainage for the new stage of 36 blocks,

noting that five or six of the allotments on offer had already been sold by local agents. “Once we are given the green light by the shire, we would expect commencement of earthworks and road construction within the next fortnight and certainly before Christmas,” Mr Cellente said. “Over the past eight to 10 years, the estate has really grown and it’s pleasing to see the quality homes that are being built there, the families moving in and the obvious pride people are taking with their lawns and gardens. I believe it’s the best estate in South Gippsland by a country mile and it’s not just me saying that.” Building sites in the Daisybank Estate start

at $169,000, in sizes from approximately 700m2 to 1200m2, and available through most local real estate agents in the town. Mr Cellente says he believed the Daisybank Estate has played its part in the growth of Korumburra over the past five years in particular, helping to make Korumburra the seventh fastest growing town in the region. “There are a lot of positives for Korumburra including its proximity to Melbourne’s growth areas, its picturesque location in the hills and the prosperity we are seeing in the town’s CBD with more to come,” he said. “The bigger Korumburra grows, the more jobs there’ll be and we’ve really been seeing that in recent times.” Mr Cellente said that with one more stage of the Daisybank Estate to release, it was likely he

would be moving on to his next project in the town, the development of a 30-acre site next to Korumburra Secondary College. “Positive developments like the construction of the shared pathway out to the school are welcome announcements and we’ll need to see the 100 or so allotments come on to the market in this area, in the next 18 months, to help Korumburra continue its momentum,” he said. “I think we are seeing something special now in the development of Korumburra and we’re delighted Daisybank has been able to play a part in that. “We’ve seen a nice mix of locals and new arrivals to the town building there and I think we can expect that to continue.” For more details see the Daisybank advert on this page.

Call to scrap stamp duty THE Housing Industry Association city in the country and is short changing Victorian (HIA) is calling for stamp duty to be households.” Ms Nield said stamp duty is notoriously cyscrapped in Victoria. clical and the state’s fiscal position is heavily exHIA executive director Victoria Fiona Nield said Victorian Treasury projections show the softening housing market is set to strip $2.4 billion from the budget. “Over the last decade, successive governments have become ever more dependent on stamp duty. Stamp duty on homes now accounts for 30 percent of the state’s revenue,” Ms Nield said. “Three dollars in every 10 of Victorian state revenue come from this highly inefficient tax on people buying a home. “The stamp duty liability incurred by a homebuyer purchasing a median priced home in Melbourne equates to an extra 5.2 percent of the purchase price. This is a higher rate than any other

posed to any downturn in stamp duty receipts. “While the decline in overall stamp duty receipts will not reduce the cost impost on individual buyers, it will certainly impact on the Victorian government spending and activity,” she said. “Stamp duty is an inefficient and inequitable tax. There is no need for the state budget to be highly subject to volatility in the economy and the housing market. There are better options for raising revenue than stamp duty. “Victoria should follow the example of the ACT and phase out stamp duty altogether and replace it with a form of revenue that doesn’t punish home buyers pursuing their dream of home ownership.”

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• weed and cultivate the garden beds; • add a splash of colorful flowers to the garden; • remove rubbish; • repair and paint where necessary; • ensure fences are in good order; • clean walls, floors and windows; • prune trees or shrubs close to the property to help with natural light; • clean dust and cobwebs from the exterior; • steam clean carpets if necessary; • repair items such as dripping taps, sticking doors and drawers; • remove all unnecessary articles from cupboards; • create an entrance or decorate a dull garden with pot plants and garden furniture that can be taken with you; and • store excess furniture to ensure rooms appear as spacious as possible.

• clean all appliances and ensure they are in working order; • clean mirrors, windows, remove cob webs and the like; • have your home smelling of nice aromas at open for inspections; • clean down outdoor table and chairs; • clean out gutters, downpipes, facias and spouting; • trim back overgrown trees/shrubs if required; • clean out and tidy the garage; • store all equipment, tools and toys neatly out of sight; • mow the lawns and maintain gardens; • sweep all paved areas; • keep rubbish bins tidy and hidden; and • clean up after your pets. For those with a pool, keep it clean and have all equipment stored neatly.

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Give back this Christmas CHRISTMAS gifts are stacking up under Bass Coast Shire Council’s Giving Tree as part of the annual donation drive to support families experiencing disadvantage.

Special donation: Bass Coast Shire Council is calling for more gifts for Bass Coast families under the Giving Trees. Pictured are council’s Shaye Wilson and Eileen Rooke with some examples of great Christmas gifts.

The Christmas Giving Tree program helps ensure Christmas is a special day for all Bass Coast community members and many gifts are needed. The project is coordinated by the Combined Welfare Group, which includes organisations such as the Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul and Bass Coast Health’s Davey House. These services work directly with local families. Mayor Cr Brett Tessari said council is proud to be supporting this initiative once again. “There are many factors that can contribute to families experiencing financial hardship. The Giving Tree takes a little bit of pressure off some families over Christmas,” he said. “Donating a gift can make the world of difference to a child and their family on Christmas Day.” Christmas Giving Trees will be on display in all council customer service centres in Wonthaggi, Cowes, Grantville and Inverloch, and accepting gifts until Monday, December 12. Any gifts received after his date will be held over until next year. It is also requested the gifts are new and left unwrapped under trees. Food donations are not recommended.

These areas are located in Cape Paterson and Kilcunda. The off leash area in Cape Paterson is located on the First Surf Beach from Whale Rock, around 250 metres east towards the channel.

located below the Kilcunda foreshore caravan park, around 150 metres west towards the rocks. This area is off leash 24/7. Summer regulations regarding dog walking came into effect on many beaches in Bass

Fun outing: Buddy loves running on the beach in Bass Coast.

JUST like counting down the days to Christmas, Nautilus Theatre Project is counting down the days to the opening night of its new production, A CrissCross Christmas, produced in association with FAMDA.

Elves, fairies, gnomes and toy soldiers are being fitted out in bright, festive costumes and old Father Christmas is trying on his new cape, trimming his white beard and keeping his helpers in line. Several families from the 1950s are looking for warmer clothes as the traditionally hot summer gives way to flurries of snow. A Criss-Cross Christmas has been written especially for local family audiences and features a comic script, larger than life characters, music from the 1950s and a talented and appealing ensemble cast drawn from South Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley. The play is the first Christmas Coast on December 1. play from prolific local author Dog owners have a respon- Chris Dickins, who has written sibility to ensure they are fol- and directed many plays for young lowing regulations by checking people. the signs at the access points The idea for the play began to beaches and reserves, or two years ago when Chris visited by visiting council’s website a store at Christmas time and was www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/ captured by the magic northern Christmas characters he saw there. dogwalking. You need to carry a leash and A question popped into his mind. What would happen if a winter use it immediately if the situation calls for it, your dog must Christmas descended on a small be under effective voice control Australian township in the middle at all times, your dog mustn’t of December? Like most of Chris’ work, A rush or jump on any person or Criss-Cross Christmas combines attack an animal, and you need to keep your dog within sight at humour with a story that stirs audiences with a range of emoall times. tions and insights into people’s All dogs must be on a leash behavior.

Pet owners prep for summer This area allows off leash BASS Coast Shire Coundogs before 9am and after 6pm cil has opened two new from December 1 to April 14. off leash beach areas for No dogs are allowed on the people and their pooches beach between these times. to enjoy this summer. The Kilcunda off leash area is

Winter descends on Aussie Christmas

when out in public and not in a designated off leash area. You must also pick up after your dog when out in public. Council officers will be patrolling the beaches, off leash areas and parks throughout the summer period to make sure everyone is doing the right thing and having a great time. For more information, contact council’s community safety team on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or 5671 2211.

Yuletide yearnings: from left, Zarni Holt, Tayla Gane, Doug Stark and Crystal Libreri with feathered friends in rehearsal of A Criss-Cross Christmas. Chris is also playing several roles in the production in a return to acting, following his performance earlier this year with Christine Skicko in the Nautilus one act play, The Art of Fencing. Seeing him play Nanna might be worth the price of admission on its own. Christine is also back with Nautilus in the lead role, adding another fine performance to her extensive and successful history of performing in regional plays and musicals. Young performers from the Latrobe Valley, Tayla Gane, Crystal Libreri and Shara Smith, bring an energetic vibrancy to their roles. Well known local identities, Luke Dearlove and Margaret Haycroft, will be on stage in leading roles, joined by Doug Stark and Zarni Holt who are enjoying the challenge of playing multiple roles. Doug’s characters even in-

clude a mysterious character called Nunndermann, a mystical Father Christmas. A Criss-Cross Christmas will be staged at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre between December 6 and 15. This is a charming comedy for families to watch together. For that reason two matinees have been scheduled for Sunday, December 9 at 2pm and 5pm. Evening performances are at 7.30pm on December 6, 7, 13, 14 and 15. You can pre-book tickets via famda.org.au, trybooking.com/ ZOXV or at Main Street Revelations, 31 Main Street, Foster. Cash door sales will be available at the door prior to each performance. Come and enjoy the enchantment of A Criss-Cross Christmas when young and old alike will be treated to a glimpse into a magical world.

Bass Coast Council briefs Ace to build transit centre

Large reappointed

ACE Infrastructure Pty Ltd was awarded TIM Large was reappointed as an indepenthe contract for the Cowes Transit Centre dent member of the Audit Committee at Bass construction. Coast Shire Council’s November meeting. A panel – including four council officers – concluded Ace Infrastructure would satisfy the requirements of the centre and provide value for money. The centre is a key element in a suite of projects developed in the 2015 Cowes Activity Centre Plan. It will include facilities such as all day car parking, bus stops, taxi rank and toilet facilities. The contract will begin on February 4 and is anticipated to end on June 24. Cr Stephen Fullarton sought to delay awarding the contract for a month due to over budget concerns. This motion lapsed. Cr Pamela Rothfield was confident in council’s decision to go ahead. “The tender process is accredited with best practice guidelines. Ace Infrastructure was looked over carefully and will offer good value for money,” she said. “We must move on with this as fast as we can. Time is pressing and the community needs parking.”

His appointment will be from March 1 next year to February 28, 2022. The audit committee is vital and advises council on a range of governance matters. Cr Stephen Fullarton said Mr Large was great to work with and a valued member of the committee.

Council plea for more cash BASS Coast Shire Council endorsed a submission to the Victoria Grant Commission at its November meeting. The submission seeks to change the major cost drivers used to calculate grant allocations. Council is at a disadvantage because of its high number of non residential ratepayers. Permanent population is used as a cost driver. Cr Pamela Rothfield said it would be great to show better recognition for arts and culture in the area, as well as improving traffic conditions.

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Tickets now on sale for Mossvale summer special COOL green lawn rolls forever at Mossvale Park for Summer Nights on Saturday, January 5, 2019. One hundred year old trees throw a glorious canopy of dappled sunshade over your picnic rug. You can see the stage from here. You can hear every note. If you were expecting the usual summer music festival panic, welcome to another green world. The spectacular leafy amphitheatre of Mossvale Park, two hours from Melbourne near the Gippsland coast, is an open secret for lovers of soulful music who prefer good food, local brews and a relaxed circle of deckchairs to the frenzied multi-stage stampede. Honouring that old school Motown sound and working it into something of their very own, Australian four piece The Teskey Brothers stunned many in 2017 with their gorgeous debut album Half Mile Harvest. A raw combination of soul and blues, the record has warmed the hearts of listeners everywhere. Following a hugely successful debut tour

Favourite act: Saskwatch will play songs from its fourth album, Manual Override, at Summer Nights at Mossvale Park on January 5, 2019.

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chilling with a grin on your face. They play acoustic guitar, electric guitar and upright bass but it’s the two and three part harmonies and varied lead vocals that give The Rechords their individuality and punch. They are known for their live performance energy on stage and hypnotic melodies and infectious rhythms. Gates to Summer Nights open at 3pm and music kicks off at 6pm Tickets online through Oztix and local outlets. For festival information, go to: http://www. lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au Ticket prices: $50 concession. $55 adult. Under 12 free.

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Catholic donations benefit Nyora, Wonthaggi EIGHT charities operating in Gippsland have shared $108,544 in funding allocated by the Catholic Diocese of Sale charitable fund Trinity Families.

Grinning winners: from left, accepting Welshpool and District Primary School’s gardening award were school captain Katelyn Doran, Paul Boland, chairman of the Nursery and Garden Industry of Victoria, teacher Sophie Callcott and school captain Cara Demaria.

Welshpool’s garden tops Victoria WELSHPOOL and District Primary School has won a state-wide gardening award. The school won the Best School Garden Exhibiting Biodiversity Award, presented at the Victorian School Garden Awards (VSGA) at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne on November 15. Nominated for its bush tucker garden de-

velopment project which began 12 months ago, the school received a $1000 nursery voucher as a prize from Paul Boland, the chairman of the Nursery and Garden Industry of Victoria (NGIV). The school would like to thank VSGA and NGIV and their wonderful students, teachers, parents and community volunteers who helped to develop and maintain the school garden.

The allocation brings the total amount distributed by Trinity Families to $1.5 million in the past 14 years. Cheques were presented to representatives of the various charities at a small function at Warragul on Tuesday, November 20 by Bishop of Sale, Pat O’Regan. Bass Coast Health, in conjunction with the Wonthaggi Inter-church Council received $6000 for its volunteer pastoral care program which operates in the Wonthaggi hospital and nursing homes in the region. The cheque was accepted by Kim Bolding from Bass Coast Health and Geraldine Heffernan from the Wonthaggi Inter-church Council. Remar Australia received $7000 towards its residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program at Nyora. Other recipients were: CatholicCare, $50,000 towards its family counselling services in Sale, Warragul and Pakenham; A Better Life for Foster Kids, $6000 towards its program of providing basic needs for children placed in foster care; FareShare Australia, $6000 towards its program of cooking and providing 80,000 nutritious meals annually for Gippsland’s needy; Interchange Gippsland, $10,000 for its work with young people with disabilities in the Latrobe Valley and South Gippsland; Uniting Church Frontier Services,

Caring gift: from left, Luis Brito from Remar Australia, Nyora, received $7000 from Bishop of Sale, Pat O’Regan, towards Remar’s residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. $20,000 for its family support and drought relief work in East Gippsland and the High Country; and Warrina Counselling, $2544 for an early intervention program for young people in the Latrobe Valley.

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RAAF icon bids farewell A FORMER Leongatha bank manager the sky. “I called ‘jump, jump, jump’, but I couldn’t who was well known in the community hear it in the headphones, so nobody else could has died in Ballarat. either,” Mr Clifton said in 2016.

Bruce Clifton’s death broke another link in Ballarat’s long chain of connection with the RAAF of World War Two. The former Bomber Command flying officer died on Saturday, November 17 at the age of 94. He had joined the Royal Australian Air Force as an 18 year old and earned his wings flying de Havilland Tiger Moths, before graduating to Avro Ansons, Airspeed Oxfords, Short Stirlings and Vickers Wellingtons. He then flew the last great tailwheel bomber of the war, the Avro Lancaster. “I was posted to No 57 RAF Squadron at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire as a 20 year old. We flew in a gaggle of 220 ‘Lancs’ plus a master bomber in a Mosquito,” Mr Clifton said in an interview with The Courier in 2016. “They were the ultimate as far as I was concerned. A joy to fly.” Less joyful was the night of February 8, 1945, when Bruce Clifton’s Lancaster was struck by flak over Sweden while returning from a bombing raid on oil refineries in Stettin, then a part of Germany. Four shells hit the belly of the aircraft and Mr Clifton’s control stick died as the plane fell from

“When the flight engineer turned away to get his chute, the aircraft blew up. There was a vivid flash and I can remember thinking Mum was going to be upset. “I must have been thrown out by the explosion and thought I might be dead but then I saw a dark shape, which was an engine cowling. That woke me up and I pulled my chute.” He landed safely in Sweden and returned to Scotland soon after. Bruce Clifton’s son David said his father reReach out: from left, Kim Bolding of Bass Coast Health and Geraldine Heffernan of turned to Australia and worked for the National Wonthaggi Inter-church Council receive $6000 from Bishop of Sale, Pat O’Regan, towards Bank of Australasia (now NAB). The job required a lot of moving around, the volunteer pastoral care program at Wonthaggi hospital and nursing homes. something which Bruce did not want to inflict on his young family. They settled in Leongatha and then Ballarat, where Bruce was a branch inspector. Bruce loved the Footscray Football Club, born of a youth spent in a house backing onto the West- PHILLIP Island Nature Parks’ research- danger as Mildred crossing the road, George is at ers have revealed some of the findings risk of severe injuries through fighting with feern Oval. ral cats, which also carries the risk of subsequent He was, said David, a great role model, self- from their recent domestic cat tracking infection. less and always putting his family first. study, and there were a few surprises Puncture wounds from fights can often go unThis story was reproduced by courtesy of The in store for some unsuspecting owners detected, particularly in cats with long coats like Courier at Ballarat and was written by Caleb George. about the secret lives of their cats. Cluff. To date researchers have conducted two trackResults showed pet cats were regularly travelling up to 700 metres from home, crossing busy ing sessions, with the first completed in August roads, exploring neighbours’ yards and nearby last year and the second in April this year. These bushland, and spending more than six hours per day sessions coincided with the migratory habits of the short-tailed shearwaters that were still in the northaway from home. “One of the aims of the project was to challenge ern hemisphere during the August session, but presperceptions and build awareness of owners to the ent on the Island during the April session. “We noted that both George and Mildred apbehaviour of their pet cats when left unsupervised, allowing them to understand what responsibilities peared to wander further over the April period. they need to take for their feline best friends,” Jes- While there are no known shearwater rookeries sica McKelson, Phillip Island Nature Parks’ conser- within George and Mildred’s immediate exploration zones, rookeries do occur at ‘The Colonnades’ near vation manager, said. The project, in collaboration with Bass Coast the Phillip Island Airstrip, on the southern coast Shire Council, commenced by fitting a small GPS at Surf Beach and throughout the Cape Woolamai receiver onto a purpose built harness which the par- natural reserve,” Ms McKelson said. “In addition to the potential risk posed to wildticipating cat then carried for a period of two weeks. The GPS uses signals from 30 satellites orbiting the life such as shearwaters, free roaming domestic cats Earth to find the position of an object, and is accu- also run the risk of being injured while fighting, suffering road trauma, contributing to the feral cat poprate to within 10 metres. Mildred, one of the 13 cats participating in the ulation through unwanted litters, and also catching study, lives at Surf Beach, and makes the most of feral cat borne diseases such as Toxoplasmosis.” Toxoplasmosis is generally regarded as harmher nine lives as she takes the risk of crossing Philless in adult humans; however people with weaklip Island Road on a regular basis. Mildred’s owner was astonished to see how of- ened immune systems and infants whose mothers ten she crossed that busy road, not to mention re- were infected during pregnancy can develop severe illness from this parasite. lieved that Mildred had not been hit by a car. “Reducing the contact between feral and domesGeorge lives at Cape Woolamai and is quite an Survivor: former Leongatha bank manager Bruce Clifton in 2016. He was the only survivor when tic cats will lead to an improvement in the health avid wanderer, enjoying exploring the Phillip Island his aircraft was struck by flak and exploded during World War Two, blown out into the night sky airstrip reserve. While not in the same immediate and wellbeing of our domestic pets as well as the and parachuting safely to Sweden. Picture: Jeremy Bannister, The Courier, Ballarat. Island’s biodiversity,” Ms McKelson said.

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THERE were approximately 1130 export and 150 young cattle penned representing a decrease of 330 head week on week. Most of the usual buying group was present and operating in a mixed market with prime cattle improving in places while cows struggled to attract competition. Quality was more limited with most of the reduction in supply being from the prime categories while cows represented almost half of the sale. Trade cattle sold firm while secondary and plain conditioned young cattle were cheaper. Grown steers and bullocks gained 3c/kg on most sales. A limited selection of heavy heifers improved 9c/kg. Heavy Friesian and crossbred manufacturing steers lifted 2c to 4c/kg. Heavy cows eased 3c to 8c while light and medium weights slipped 10c to 20c/kg. Heavy bulls were a little mixed but sold generally firm. Yearling trade steers sold from 265c to 288c/ kg. Yearling heifers to the trade made between 236c and 288c/kg. A limited selection of grown steers sold between 275c and 288c/kg. Bullocks made from 273c to 293c/kg. Heavy heifers sold from 210c to 275c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers made mostly between 210c and 238c with the crossbred portion between 220c and 270c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows sold between 122c and 190c/kg. Heavy weight cows made mostly from 172c to 218c after a top of 240c/kg for a heavily muscled Euro cow.

Better shaped heavy bulls sold from 194c to 238c with the dairy portion from 184c to 230c/ kg. The next sale draw - December 5 & 6: 1. Rodwells, 2. Landmark, 3. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 4. SEJ, 5. Elders, 6. Alex Scott & Staff.

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LEONGATHA South dairy farmer Tim Jelbart has been appointed to the board of DataGene, the dairy industry’s organisation to drive herd improvement. He was appointed at DataGene’s recent annual general meeting at which Simone Jolliffe, dairy farmer from Wagga Wagga and Graeme Gillan, Holstein Australia CEO were re-appointed to the board. Mr Jelbart is general manager of the 1000cow dairy operation, Jelbart Dairy, in South Gippsland, which he co-owns with his two brothers. Before returning to the family farm, he established a career in agribusiness property valuation which he continues on a part-time basis. Jelbart Dairy has used its herd improvement program to continue to accelerate genetic gain and build a significant income stream from the sale of genetically superior livestock, as a byproduct and business focus. The detailed records kept on the Jelbart herd and business led them to be a Genetics Focus Farm in the ImProving Herds project and host the National Muster on their farm in May 2018. While his late father, Max Jelbart, was a passionate breeder, Mr Jelbart describes himself as an analytical farmer, who relies on farm data, his financial skills and the expertise of his staff and support network. “I’m a good example of the type of farmer who can’t wait for more tools from DataGene so that I can make informed business decisions based on our own farm records and industry improvements,” he said. He looks forward to bringing a practical perspective to the DataGene board and being an advocate for positive change. DataGene is an independent and industry owned organisation responsible for driving

Genetics focus: Leongatha South dairy farmer Tim Jelbart has been appointed to the DataGene board. genetic gain and herd improvement in the Australian dairy industry. DataGene performs many pre-competitive herd improvement functions such as genetic evaluation, herd testing and herd improvement software development and data systems. DataGene is a Dairy Australia and industry collaboration. For more information about DataGene’s activities for 2017-18, refer to its Annual Update, available from www.datagene.com.au For more information contact: DataGene 03 9032 7191 or enquiries@datagene.com.au or www.datagene.com.au.

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Farming Insight Great spring kick starts Focus Farm STORE SALE

IT would be fair to say the Moon family’s first few months as Focus Farmers have been as good as it gets.

Jared, who is in a business partnership with wife Melissa and his parents Alex and Tricia, is about to cut November silage (second cut) on their Yanakie farm for the first time in memory. To have so much feed on hand is a huge bonus when imported fodder is at such high prices. While the weather can take credit for the extra cut of silage, Jared said the Focus Farm experience has already improved his all-round pasture management. “I’ve never been someone who worried about topping, but this year I have done it, which is a first for me,” he said during their first Focus Farm open day on Wednesday. “It’s made a big difference in grass quality. The group has been encouraging me to focus on that a lot more, which is one of our goals, so that has been good.” The Focus Farm program is jointly supported by GippsDairy and Dairy Australia. The program gives farmers and agribusiness professionals the opportunity to participate in the decision-making processes of a dairy farm business. Each Focus Farm provides an ongoing demonstration of the value of goal setting within a dairy business and the processes required to achieve these goals. For the Moons, the support group has already made a difference to how they look at their farm

business and develop the knowledge and skills that modern dairy farmers need. “Dad was out of dairy farming for about 12 years while he ran the bus business, and now he’s back into it again, he has found the Focus Farm really good for catching up with the new ways of doing things,” Jared said. “Dad’s always been a very good farmer – even in the 1990s, his cows would do 480 to 500 kilos - so there was nothing wrong with the way he used to farm. But as someone said, if you are not moving forward in this industry, you are going backwards. “Matt Hall was explaining cost creep, where you might be running the same business, but costs go up and suddenly you’re not making a margin because you haven’t kept up with the latest grass varieties or genetics or something else. That’s something the Focus Farm has made me conscious of.” GippsDairy regional extension officer Donna Gibson, who co-facilitates the Focus Farm with consultant Matt Hall, said the Moons and their Support Group have gelled quickly and are already helping change the farm business for the better. “The Moons have come into the Focus Farm with a plan of where they want to end up, but they are pragmatic about it and have contingencies in place if things don’t go to plan,” she said. “The Support Group has been fantastic, really vocal and positive. They will challenge and ask questions of why the Moons are wanting to head in a certain direction, which is what Focus Farms are all about – asking the question about why are we doing things a certain way.”

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Unique leadership opportunities are currently available at Latrobe Community Health Service

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• Negotiable work location within our Latrobe Valley sites • Permanent Full Time • Two management positions are available for our Integrated Primary Health Clusters

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of youths in the local community? Are you ready to take the next step in your career? If so, this could be the role for you! Manage and lead the functions of the headspace centre and a range of other aligned programs which aim to improve outcomes for young people living primarily in Latrobe City. The ideal candidate will have: • A university level qualiﬁcation in a health or social service discipline • Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team in a community setting • Highly developed interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills

Do you have a record of leading and managing effective teams? Do you enjoy the challenge of seeking out and implementing new opportunities? Would you like to take responsibility for establishing a new program model? This could be the role for you!

Contact: Belinda Ogden, Community Services Manager. Ph: 5667 5620 or email belinda.ogden@gshs.com.au Full details, including the position description is available at www.gshs.com.au. Email applications, quoting the job reference number, to jobs@gshs.com.au by Sunday, 16th December 2018.

Lead a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, which will include allied health, district nursing and general practice services to create an integrated service model that will better serve our community. The ideal candidate will have: • A university level qualiﬁcation in either business, health science, nursing or relevant • Previous health management experience or equivalent • Ability to lead and manage an interprofessional team of tertiary qualiﬁed health professionals.

For more information including how to apply, position descriptions and application closing dates, please visit our website https://www.lchs.com.au/careers. ■ Applications from Aboriginal people, people from culturally diverse background and people with a lived experience of disability are encourages. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualiﬁed applicants will receive consideration for employment. ■ No late or hard copy applications will be accepted.

COLLEGE OPERATIONS ASSISTANT Education Support ES1-3 One year contract position commencing 29/01/2019 22.8 hours/week (0.6FTE) ﬂexible hours 4-5 days/week Please contact Gabe Windsor on 5667 2200 or: gwindsor@leonsec.vic.edu.au for full role description and selection criteria requiring response

Applications close December 12

GREAT things happen here. Gippsland’s local TAFE are looking for passionate education and training professionals across the Health, Community Services and Professional Education disciplines in a number of full-time, part-time and casual teaching positions throughout the region. Be part of a dynamic, ﬂexible and family-friendly organisation helping to shape the future skills for Gippsland.

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Position Vacancies Bass Coast Health Bass Coast Health is seeking applications for the following positions:

Dental Assistant (Re-Advertised) Casual position commencing in 2019

Supported Play Group Coordinator Casual position

Speech Pathologist Grade 2 Permanent Part-Time – 38 hours per fortnight For full position details, a position description and how to apply, please visit the employment section on our website at: www.basscoasthealth.org.au

EXPERIENCED MACHINE OPERATOR Required Various earthmoving machines & tractors. Minimum 5 years experience. Must be reliable and able to work unsupervised. Based Tarwin Lower Contact Dave 0438 056 987

DAIRY FARM HAND A dairy farm worker is required in the Leongatha area. Full-time work on a roster system. Experience with cattle and tractors required. Phone 0448 409 418

A.W Smith & Sons P/L Hardware

Part Time Retail Position Tyres galore: Russell ‘Will’ Willis, tyre technician and general manager at Beaurepaires Leongatha, loves his work.

Russell’s always willing to roll out service RUSSELL ‘Will’ Willis has turned out a steady rotation of satisfied customers for some 20 years at Beaurepaires Leongatha. Still a tyre technician but taking on the revolving, day-to-day tasks as general manager, Will loves the job security he has enjoyed throughout the decades. “If you are willing to give it a crack and are not afraid to learn from your mistakes, you can make a great, steady living with job security and peace of mind. Apply yourself with a no fear attitude coupled with initiative and the rewards will come your way,” Will emphasised. Spinning into a hands-on role such as a tyre technician does not necessarily require formal training and qualifications, but sound mechanical knowledge and know-how is advantageous. Attention to detail, self-motivation and thinking outside the square will aid the role. Make sure

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you have a current manual driver’s licence too. Diagnosis and problem solving is also a strong component of the role, as is having a cheerful customer service and a willingness to undertake further training in fitting and OH and S practices, where required. After initial morning setup and a mandatory cup of coffee, a typical day at the tyre workshop on Monday morning sees many punctures roll in from weekend activities. The unpredictable nature of continual, revolving customers means that it is necessary to jump on jobs and finalise them as they come. Will also enjoys the 24 hour service Beaurepaires provide to the community, meeting an assortment of people from all walks of life. Beaurepaires also cater to minor mechanical work and service shockers and brakes. He fondly recalls his earliest job on a local farm where a tractor was bogged almost off the horizon. He had to make a double river crossing to access the site and got bogged along the way. Weekly barbeques at work celebrate good performance and veteran technician Terence ‘Jocky’ Dwyer is always on board for cheery comradeship.

EXCITING NEW RESTAURANT IN FOSTER AREA SEEKS

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Acute Care Nurses (Division 1) wanted ICU/PICU experience preferred but not essential Wanted for home care in Leongatha area who love the outdoors and having fun! Due to nature of program, females are encouraged to apply. Please contact Patrik 0n 0410 942 230 or email patrik@intensivecareathome.com

LEONGATHA COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL CENTRES INC

Hassett Street Preschool is seeking applicants for a full time Diploma Educator position commencing 29th January 2019. The successful applicant will work as an Assistant Educator alongside the existing Early Childhood Teacher and Additional Educator. They will need to have strong interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work as part of a team to assist in the delivery of a high quality program for our sessional 4 year old program. The ability to establish a positive, friendly rapport with children, families and other staff members is highly regarded. If you are interested or require more information please email resume and covering letter and 2 referees to: Leongatha.preschools@kindergarten.vic.gov.au by Friday 7th December 2018 • Hours and Days Monday to Friday 38 hours per week (30 contact 8 non contact) • Qualiﬁcations Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (or equivalent as assessed by ACECQA • Requirement o Current Working with Children Check; o HLTAID004 First Aid; o Knowledge of the National Quality Framework and o Quality Improvement Plan and o Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 and o Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and o Child safe standards • Industrial Agreement/Award Victorian Early Childhood Teachers and Educators Agreement 2016 (VECTEA)

This part-time position requires an enthusiastic person to be involved in the daily running of our business, must be available to work weekends as rostered. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound customer service skills, have good computer knowledge and a willingness to learn. Previous experience in Hardware Sales would be beneﬁcial, although not essential. Please forward hand written application and resumé to: Manager A W Smith & Sons P/L 7 - 13 Roughead Street Leongatha 3953 Or Email: accounts@awsmith.com.au Applications close 14th December 2018 Successful applicants only will be notiﬁed.

Prom Country Financial Planning Pty Ltd

Office Administrator Prom Country Financial Planning, a well-established and continually growing Financial Planning business based in Inverloch, is seeking a full time Ofﬁce Administrator. This role involves general administrative duties, client liaison, use of own initiative, preparation of routine business reports and has a strong focus on diary management and support to our dedicated team with daily tasks. The ideal candidate will possess experience in administration, have strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to complete all tasks with a high level of accuracy and efﬁciency and be a team player. This is a role that we are extremely excited to be recruiting for. A role that offers the right candidate further opportunities to increase their knowledge and advance their career within an expanding company and a rewarding Industry. Please email your resume to joanne@promcountryfp.com.au Applications close: Friday, 14th of December 2018

Fixed Term Positions

Network Maintenance Technician

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South Gippsland Water is an equal opportunity employer committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are treated with respect and feel valued and supported. The Customer Service Officer position is Full Time Fixed Term for 18 months. The Information and Records Officer is Part Time (0.5FTE) Fixed Term for two years. Flexible working arrangements may be considered. Located in idyllic South Gippsland with beautiful beaches and National Parks on the doorstep, you will have the best of the South Gippsland and Bass Coast region close by. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit www.sgwater.com.au for a copy of relevant Position Descriptions and for a detailed outline of the application process. Please contact People and Culture on 1300 851 636 for enquiries about the application process or working at South Gippsland Water. Questions regarding individual role requirements should be directed to Paul Tregoweth 03 5682 0426 for the Information and Records Officer role, or Kerry Mooney 03 5682 0402 for the Customer Service Officer role. Both positions close 9am Monday 17 December 2018.

South Gippsland Water is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are treated with respect and feel valued and supported. • Do you have experience in an operations, maintenance or equivalent industry? • Looking for a role in which you can make a real difference? • Do you have an understanding of water/sewer/network or other equivalent infrastructure? • Willing to participate in an after-hours on call roster? Located in idyllic South Gippsland, with beautiful beaches and National Parks on the doorstep, you will have the best of the South Gippsland and Bass Coast region close by. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit www.sgwater.com.au for a copy of the Position Description and information on how to apply. For enquiries about the role contact Greg Baud on 03 5682 0440. For general employment enquiries contact People and Culture on 03 5682 0471. Applications close Monday 17th December at 5:00pm.

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deaths ALTENHOF - Helmut Georg Lothar. Passed away peacefully at Leongatha Hospital on November 24, 2018 aged 81. Loved husband of Judith for 59 years. Loved father of Susan and Troy, Peter and Melissa, Christine (dec), Robert and Liz, and Marina (dec). Much loved Opa and Gross Opa. Resting peacefully. GRIST (nee Juffs) Jean Lillian. Passed away peacefully at Koorooman House on November 29, 2018, aged 91 years. Loved wife of Claude (dec). Loved Mum and Mother-in-law of Rita and Warren (dec), Ray (dec) and Joan, Ken (dec) and Anne, Steve and Marge. Loved Nana of 8 Grandchildren and 7 Great Grandchildren. To our dearest Jeanie, Mum and Nana. You will always be in our thoughts and will be cherished forever. We will miss that mischievous sense of humour. We will miss and love you always. Ken (dec), Anne, Michael, Katie, Craig, Jye and Makenzi. 91 years young Loved Mum and motherin-law of Rita, Don (dec) and Warren (dec). Loved Nana of Kerri and Chris. Special Nana Jean of Michelle and Adam. At Peace Gone to be with her boys. xx

HUME - Stewart. The members of the Allambee Rural Fire Brigade regret the passing of their life member and past captain, and extend deepest sympathy to the family. Will always be remembered.

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SMITH - Shirley. The family of the late Shirley Smith would like to thank relatives and friends for your comfort and support, caring words, cards, calls, messages, visits, flowers and attendance at Shirley’s Memorial Service. Thank you also to Dr Chris Perry, Dr Leslie Chisholm and Dr Chris Webster, staff at Leongatha Healthcare, staff at Gippsland Southern Health Service, Koorooman House and Brett and staff at Nagel’s Pharmacy for your care of Shirley. We would also like to thank Paul and the staff from Handley’s Funeral Services and the Rev Paul Bauer for your kindly care. Please accept this message as a person thank you - your thoughtfulness has been very much appreciated by us all.

GRIST - A Funeral Service to Celebrate the Life of Mrs Jean Lillian Grist will be held at our Leongatha Chapel, corner of Bellingham Street and South Gippsland Highway on FRIDAY, December 7, 2018 commencing at 11am.

Judith and Bob, Janette, Peter and Sarah, Greg, Leonie, Michael, Tayla, Kellie and Connor.

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At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery. In memory of Jean, attendees are requested to wear bright colours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Koorooman House. Envelopes will be available at the Service.

BASS Coast Shire Council adopted its 2018 Provision of Resources to Councillors Policy at its November meeting. Councillors are provided with a range of resources to help them carry out their role, included a councillor’s allowance The policy provides transparent guidelines about the level of support received by councillors. The policy was endorsed by councillors Pamela Rothfield and Julian Brown.

New date for December meeting Bass Coast Shire Council’s December meeting will be held in Cowes. It will take place at the Cultural Centre Hall. The date of meeting has been pushed back to December 19. The community connection session will take place at council chambers in Wonthaggi on December 12.

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A TOORA woman will have to pay $1306 to recover her vehicle after it was impounded. The 32 year old returned a blood alcohol concentration limit higher than 0.01 when she was intercepted by Foster Police on Foster-Fish Creek Road, Foster at 8pm on November 26. A Toora man’s vehicle was impounded in Toora on Wednesday at 1.06pm after he was intercepted by Foster Police and found to be driving while suspended. He will be summonsed to Korumburra Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

Driver fined A FISH Creek man was fined $320 and received three demerit points for speeding at Yanakie on Wednesday. The 18 year old was found to be travelling at 114km/h in a 100km/h zone on Meeniyan-Promontory Road.

Grassy Spur Pool burgled GRASSY Spur Pool was robbed overnight between November 26 and 27. Offenders cut a padlock from the access gate to the remote community swimming pool on the South Gippsland Highway Highway at Stony Creek. A door was found jemmied open. Stolen were five sodium hypochlorite drums, cleaning chemicals, chlorine, brooms, shovel and a rake.

Voicing concerns: Korumburra siblings Abbey and Xavier Nicholls took part in School Strike 4 Action in Melbourne on Friday.

Siblings act on climate change KORUMBURRA siblings Xavier and Abbey Nicholls swapped the classroom for activism on Friday when they took part in School Strike 4 Action in Melbourne.

The event saw students from across Victoria parade through the streets and rally outside the Treasury to campaign against using coal for electricity production, oppose the Adani coal mine and call on governments to act on climate change by promoting renewable energy. The Nicholls’ signs read, “Defend our Future 100 percent Renewable Take Action” and “Make Coal History 100 percent renewable.”

The Nicholl children, students of Korumburra Primary School, organised their own travel via bus, train and walking, and wrote letters to MPs and Prime Minister Scott Morrison. “Before we got there I felt a bit sick and nervous because I had never done it before,” Xavier said. Abbey said, “We feel because we have no plan B, at this rate our earth will not be a great place to live. We need action now before it’s too late. “We wouldn’t need to miss school if the government stopped trying to make bigger coal mines and ruining our planet and listened to what kids have to say.”

New primary care centre opens THE official opening of Leongatha’s Integrated Primary Care Centre took place at Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) yesterday (Monday).

The centre will create a one stop shop for expanding GP primary care services provided by Leongatha Healthcare, as well as integrate and extend allied health and community services provided by Leongatha Healthcare and GSHS. The opening was performed by GSHS board president Alex Aeschlimann along with partners

at Leongatha Healthcare, doctors Hugh Chisholm and Graham Toohill. As part of the opening, a ‘Pop-up’ Art Show displayed work by featured artist Laura Welsh and other NDIS participants. Guest speaker Marty Thomas spoke about his work in Cambodia with the Opportunities for Development for Art (ODA) project. More details on the IPCC opening, Leongatha Healthcare’s new location and the art show in next week’s Star.

Care helps elderly stay at home ELDERLY South Gippslanders can she said. “The kind of assistance on offer varies greatfind a new lease on life thanks to South ly from client to client. It can be anything from Gippsland Hospital

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The hospital is now offering home care packages to clients to enable them to continue to live in their homes with the assistance they need. This includes help with domestic duties, showering, gardening and maintenance, as well as access to some health services. South Gippsland Hospital’s acting home care packages manager Melissa Henwood said the packages were funded by the Federal Government. “Most people want to stay at home. The focus of the packages is helping people stay at home and live as independently as possible,”

showering assistance to domestic cleaning, and even outside home maintenance like window cleaning, gutter cleaning, lawn mowing and pruning trees.” The hospital has been delivering the packages to the Corner Inlet region since May this year. “If we can support people to stay at home, I think their quality of life is improved and they have much greater control over their own destinies,” Ms Henwood said. To learn more about the packages, phone Ms Henwood on 0447 253 792.

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Ribbon cutting: from left, doctors Graham Toohill, Hugh Chisholm and Gippsland Southern Health Service board president Alex Aeschlimann cut the ribbon to officially open the Leongatha Integrated Primary Care The Woni Proud initiative aims to discover the look of the town centre, providing benefits to Centre (IPCC) yesterday (Monday). ways to improve the town centre and to test out community ideas through events. These events, such as the pop up town square in Apex Park and pop up mall in McBride Avenue, form the consultation of Bass Coast Shire Council’s Wonthaggi Activity Centre Plan. Council is capturing feedback through these mini projects to develop the plan, which will provide recommendations for improving the town centre. A draft plan will be available for further community consultation in early 2019. The grants program provides businesses and

both traders and the wider community. Vibrant and attractive streets, shops and public spaces are key to a prosperous town centre. “This is a really exciting and easy way for businesses to update their ‘brand’ whilst providing wider benefits for the look and feel of the town centre,” Wonthaggi Business and Tourism Association’s Dee Connell said. For more information and to apply for the grants, head to www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/ Business. Applications close on January 31.

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SPORT | BOWLS South Gippsland Pennant Bowls Division 1: Wonthaggi 14-73 defeated Leongatha 2-62; Korumburra 3-66 lost to Phillip Island Blue 13-76; Inverloch 16-78 defeated Fish Creek 0-61; Phillip Island White 14-81 defeated Toora 2-52.

Ladder Inverloch ............... 79 Phillip Is. Blue ...... 77 Korumburra ........... 72 Wonthaggi ............. 65 Leongatha.............. 50 Phillip Is. White .... 46 Fish Creek ............. 36 Toora ..................... 23

+111 +121 -18 +30 -1 -63 -60 -120

Division 2: Corinella 16-74 defeated Inverloch 0-59; Tarwin Lower 1683 defeated Phillip Island 0-54; Leongatha 12-74 defeated Wonthaggi 4-60; San Remo 14-85 defeated Lang Lang 2-58.

Ladder Corinella................ 95 San Remo .............. 71 Phillip Island ......... 60 Tarwin Lower ........ 57 Inverloch ............... 54 Wonthaggi ............. 44 Leongatha.............. 44 Lang Lang ............. 23

+195 +100 -27 +9 +6 -73 -109 -101

Division 3: Loch and District 13-79 defeated Foster 3-61; Korumburra 4-68 lost to San Remo 12-74; Inverloch 14-92 defeated Wonthaggi 2-62; Mirboo North 2-60 lost to Meeniyan 14-86.

Ladder Foster..................... 76 Inverloch ............... 76 Meeniyan............... 70 Loch and District... 54 Wonthaggi ............. 54 Mirboo North ........ 52 Korumburra ........... 34 San Remo .............. 32

+88 +80 +41 +13 -29 -3 -90 -100

Division 4: Wonthaggi 2-63 lost to Inverloch 14-

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77; Port Welshpool 16105 defeated Meeniyan 0-44; Leongatha 0-53 lost to Corinella 16-85; Phillip Island 16-94 defeated Korumburra 0-46.

Ladder Inverloch ............... 93 Phillip Is. .............. 74 Corinella................ 74 Port Welshpool ...... 73 Leongatha.............. 46 Korumburra ........... 46 Meeniyan............... 30 Wonthaggi ............. 12

+147 +84 +30 +149 -35 -75 -159 -141

Division 5: Loch and District 7-69 drew Mirboo North Purple 9-69; Inverloch 13-82 defeated Phillip Island 3-59; Mirboo North White 14-85 defeated Corinella 2-55; Fish Creek White 0-45 lost to Tarwin Lower 16-82; Foster 0-62 lost to Toora 16-77; Fish Creek Red 16-0 (bye).

Ladder Toora ................... 106 Mirboo Nth White . 90 Phillip Is. .............. 81 Fish Creek Red...... 80 Inverloch ............... 61 Corinella................ 60 Foster..................... 50 Loch and District... 40 Tarwin Lower ........ 37 Fish Creek White .. 37 Mirboo Nth Purple 30

+115 +139 +12 +93 +43 -98 -45 -74 -28 -82 -75

Kiss of Death tips Phillip Island White (home) will have to pull out all stops against Wonthaggi. Wonthaggi too strong by two shots. In the game of the round Inverloch (home) will just get up against Korumburra by five shots. Fish Creek (home) will be the surprise package against Phillip Island Blue winning by a comfortable 13 shots. In the final game, Toora (home) will get back on track with a solid win over a struggling Leongatha. Toora will win by 17 shots.

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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South Gippsland Midweek Pennant Bowls DIVISION 1: Inverloch 16-76 defeated Corinella 0-52; Foster 1666 defeated Phillip Island 0-52; San Remo 16-91 defeated Wonthaggi 0-52; Leongatha 12-73 defeated Korumburra 4-72.

Ladder Inverloch ............... 66 San Remo .............. 62 Foster..................... 60 Leongatha.............. 50 Corinella................ 40 Phillip Island ......... 39 Korumburra ........... 37 Wonthaggi ............. 30

+46 +60 +16 +73 -38 -19 -26 -112

Division 2: Meeniyan 16-83 defeated Korumburra 0-61; Toora 12-71 defeated Mirboo North 4-65; Tarwin Lower 16117 defeated Wonthaggi 0-40; Port Welshpool 16108 defeated San Remo 0-39.

Ladder Tarwin Lower ........ 86 Meeniyan............... 64 Port Welshpool ...... 63 San Remo .............. 50 Toora ..................... 45 Wonthaggi ............. 40 Mirboo North ........ 20 Korumburra ........... 16

+182 +16 +186 -44 +22 -140 -87 -135

Division 3: Inverloch White 16-94 defeated Foster 0-49; Leongatha 14-85 defeated Fish Creek 2-56; Phillip Island Blue 16-93 defeated Tarwin Lower 0-46; Phillip Island White 0-58 lost to Inverloch Blue 16-69; Loch and District 16-98 defeated Lang Lang 0-41.

Ladder Leongatha.............. 72 Inverloch Blue....... 61 Foster..................... 53 Phillip Is. Blue ...... 48 Phillip Is. White .... 48 Loch and District... 46 Inverloch White..... 46 Fish Creek White .. 46 Lang Lang ............. 39 Tarwin Lower ........ 21

+54 +13 -7 +52 -7 +59 +19 -8 -76 -99

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BOWLERS welcomed Denyse Menzies, Ian Hasty and Glenys Pilkington to Buffalo this week and six teams played three games of eight ends. In the first game a close result between Joe Occhipinti, Glenys Pilkington and Danah and Stephen Suckling, with Joe winning 8-7.

Leongatha ROUND six of the Midweek Pennant Bowls Competition was played last Tuesday and both club sides enjoyed success on the home green. Division 1 recorded the barest of margins with an overall score of 73-72 shots. The individual rink scores were as follows: Jenny Miller (Leongatha) vs. F. Smethurst (Korumburra) 32-27 shots; Trish McCormack (Leongatha) vs. J. Lomagno (Korumburra) 18-21 shots; Marj Pearson (Leongatha) vs. R. Dow (Korumburra) 23-24 shots. Division 3 were comfortable winners overall and the final score of 85-56 shots is indicative of their superiority on

The other two games were not close with Charlie Tumino, Bill Wolswinkel and Carolyn Benson beating Joyce Occhipinti and Gary Stirling 15-2. On mat three Ian Hasty and Mary Tumino beat Toni Heldens and Denyse Menzies 12-6. In the second game Joe and Glenys continued to bowl well and easily beat Joyce and Gary 112. On mat two Toni and Denyse scored five on the last end to beat Danah and Stephen 11-5. After a good tussle Charlie, Bill and Carolyn just beat Ian and Mary 6-3. The last three games were low scoring and very close. On mat one Gary and Joyce scored their first win by beating Toni and Denyse 6-4. Mat two saw Joe and Glenys score their third win by beating Ian and Mary 6-5. After some good bowls being played a drawn game resulted between Charlie, Bill and Carolyn and Danah and Stephen, 7-all. The night’s winners were Joe and Glenys (WWW) 14 ends, second Charlie, Bill and Carolyn (WWD) 13 ends; third Ian and Mary (WLL) 15 ends; fourth Toni and Denyse (LWL) 11 ends; fifth Joyce and Gary (LLW) nine ends; sixth Danah and Stephen (LLD) 10 ends. The last night of bowling for 2018 is December 12. Social bowls Wednesday 7.30pm at the Buffalo hall. All welcome.

Fish Creek IT was a good day weather wise for pennant on Saturday, but sadly this did not work in Fish Creek’s favour. Division1 went down to Inverloch and Division 5 White lost to Tarwin Lower. For the diary: Christmas dinner: this will be held at the clubrooms on December 7 and will take the place of the casserole evening. Tickets are selling like hot cakes and there will only be catering for 80 persons, on a first come first served basis. So as not to be disappointed, be sure to make your reservation and pay your money to Chris or Eileen in good time. Only those with reservations will be able to the day. Individual Rink scores were as follows: Carol Harry (Leongatha) vs. Nellie Van Dyk (Korumburra) 35-13 shots; Glenice Emmerson (Leongatha) vs. Nicole McKenzie (Korumburra) 13-29 shots; Mary Jepson (Leongatha) vs. Sally Gibson (Korumburra) 3714 shots. The Monthly Triples event fielded 28 teams last Wednesday. Unfortunately, one visiting team did not arrive before the start of play which upset the draw for the program. The match committee will no doubt address the problem to ensure that the draw does not have to be amended at speed before the bowlers take to the green. The bowlers had previously supported the

attend. Christmas Dinner and Christmas pudding / Pavlova will be served at $15 per person. January three day tournament: this is to be held on the January 5, 6 and 7. All interested should contact Tim McLean or Ferbie as soon as possible to ensure a spot. January 2019 Barefoot Bowls will take place from the fourth week of January –Tuesday, January 29 and Wednesday, January 30. Thereafter, it will be every Tuesday and Wednesday until the first week of March. There is a whole new look for the bowls, with the renovation of the back room, a lovely new rack made by Rob Staley, and some lovely boxes for the bowls, made by the Men’s Shed Foster. This will make it a lot easier to select the bowls you need. To sign up, please contact Andy Kerr as soon as possible.

Meeniyan ROUND six of midweek pennant on November 27 was a home match for the Division 2 team. Hosting Korumburra, it was up on all three rinks 85 shots to 61 which put it in second place. This week completed the first half of the pennant season with an away match to Wonthaggi. Saturday, December 1, was an away match for both divisions. Division 3 played Mirboo North and came home with 2 rinks up; 66 shots to 60 which cements third place on the ladder. Division 4 played Port Welshpool with the home team giving us a lesson on grass 44 shots to 105. This Saturday the second half of the draw begins with threes hosting Foster and fours away to Corinella. The six week corporate bowls pairs results were a win to Bombers with Old Salts runners up in week one and a washout in week two. Coming events for December include Monthly Triples on Thursday, December 6, Christmas break up on Thursday December 13, and Farmers’ Day on Monday, December 17. Upshot 2. scheduled four games of 10 ends and that was played on the day. A local team of Chris Richardson, Bill Harry and Russell Trotman were successful with four wins and 40 shots up. The runners up team skipped by Dino Vignocchi were not far behind with 4 wins and 35 shots up. A most enjoyable day was had by all who participated. Round seven of the Saturday Pennant Competition was played on Saturday and the club was represented by sides in Division 1, Division 2 and Division 4 and managed to achieve success in Division 2 thanks to a large win by Alan Rayson’s team.

Great effort: the winners of Inverloch’s Thursday Social Mufti Bowls were, from left, Jack Miller (skip), Jill Bateman, John Hallas and Craig Selby.

Inverloch MIDWEEK pennant resumed on Tuesday, November 27, with all three Inverloch teams registering good wins over their opponents. In Division 1, Inverloch scored a 16 point, 24 shot win over the Corinella team and remain in top position, just four points ahead of San Remo who also had a strong win. The Division 3 Inverloch Blue team has moved from fourth to second position courtesy of a good 16 point, 11 shot win over the Phillip Island White team. Inverloch White also improved from ninth to seventh on the ladder after an impressive 16 point, 45 shot win over the Foster club. The midweek pennant ladder, at the conclusion of round six, shows the Inverloch Division 1 team still sitting on top with 66 points and 46 shots, four points clear of San Remo. In Division 3, Inverloch Blue sits in second position on 64 points and 13 shots up while the Inverloch White team has improved two places to seventh position, sitting on 46 points and 19 shots up. Round seven of the Saturday pennant was played on Saturday, December 1. The Inverloch Division 1 team hosted the Fish Creek team, taking a 17 shot win with a score of 16/78 – 0/61. The Division 2 team travelled over to the Corinella club, suffering its fourth loss for the season with the scorecard reading 0/59 – 16/74. Division 3 hosted the Wonthaggi club and registered a comfortable win by 30 shots, 14/92 – 2/62. The Division 4 team travelled to Wonthaggi

and struggled for most of the day, finally taking the match by 14 shots, 14/77 – 2/63. Division 5 welcomed the Phillip Island team and recorded a 23 shot win, 13/82 – 3/59. The Saturday pennant ladder shows Division 1 moving into the top position on the back of their win, two points ahead of the Phillip Island Blue. Division 2 slipped to fifth position following their loss, only three points behind Tarwin Lower. The Division 3 team held on to second position with 76 points and 80 shots up, just eight shots behind the Foster club, which also has 76 points and sit on top of the ladder. The Inverloch Division 4 team has again extended its lead at the top of the ladder on 93 points and 157 shots with Phillip Island holding on to second place. The Division 5 team, on the back if its win on Saturday, continued its move up the ladder to fifth position on 61 points and 43 shots, with the Fish Creek Red team now in their sights. The club championship matches are now getting toward the pointy end and there are some very interesting matches to be played over the next few weeks so if you’re looking to watch excellent bowls, head on down to the greens where you are sure to be entertained. Social mufti bowls was played in fine conditions on Thursday, November 29, and 32 players attended and competed in a fours event over two, 12 end games. Only two of the four first game winners managed to win their second game. Nonetheless, there was only two points separating the two teams, reflecting the competi-

Achievement: Russell Trotman, Bill Harry and Chris Richardson were the winners of the MonthContinued on page ly Triples last Wednesday in 43. Leongatha.

tive nature of the team members. The runners up, with two wins and 32 points, were Bob Davis (skip), Kevin Woolstencroft, Trevor Steer and Alan McLean. The winners, recording two wins and 43 points were Jack Miller (skip), Jill Bateman, John Hallas and Craig Selby. The lucky draw winners were Jim Grace, Crag Selby and Harry Dunn (twice). Congratulations are extended to Inverloch players, Ross Gabb and Gary Hardy, who will be representing the Strzelecki Region in the Bowls Victoria, Over 60’s Pairs Championship. Their opponents, representing the Yarra Region (Diamond Creek), will be Terry Bain and Brian Wintrip with the match being played at the City of Frankston Bowls Club on Thursday and Friday, December 13 and 14, with play starting at 10am and 1pm. Members are invited to make the trip to Frankston to watch some outstanding bowling and to give support to both Ross and Gary in their quest for the title. Travelling Jack will be at the club on Thursday, December 6, from 11am delivering orders. Bowling goods may be purchased from Josie on the day. Friday, December 7, is the next scheduled meals night which is also the last for the year and your names should be with Bev Kurrle by now if you are attending, don’t use the board. The next members draw will be on Friday, December 14, and is Christmas orientated so dress up to impress. The last member’s draw didn’t produce a winner so it has jackpotted. Don’t forget, you need to be in attendance to claim the prize.

Runners up: Sabastian Blancato, Lucy Vignocchi and Dino Vignocchi were the runners up in the Monthly Triples in Leongatha.

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U n f o r t u n a t e l y, losses happened in the Division 1 and Division 4 sides. In Division 1, the Wonthaggi side on their home turf were too good and recorded an overall win of 73-62 shots. Individual rink scores were as follows: Russell Trotman (Leongatha) vs. Robert Aitken (Wonthaggi) 15-34 shots; Ray McGannon (Leongatha) vs. Tony Marotta (Wonthaggi) 19-22 shots; Alan Easterbrook (Leongatha) vs. Raymond Hin (Wonthaggi) 28-17 shots. Division 2 played host to Wonthaggi and won one rink but went down on the other two rinks. The final score on the winning rink was enough to register a final score of 74-60 shots. Individual team scores were as follows: Alan Rayson (Leongatha) vs. Scott Morrison (Wonthaggi) 41-10 shots; Ian Todd (Leongatha) vs.

Mary McBain (Wonthaggi) 18-20 shots; Robert Young (Leongatha) vs. Aldo Sartori (Wonthaggi) 15-30 shots. Division 4 hosted a Corinella side, which went home cock a hoop after winning on all rinks with the scoreboard showing 85-53 shots in favour of the visitors. It was a disappointing result for Leongatha who were outplayed by a side whose ability was superior. Individual team scores were as follows: Ron Symons (Leongatha) vs. Charles Wright (Corinella) 1741 shots; Fred Sauvarin (Leongatha) vs. John Oates (Corinella) 20-22 shots; Liz Beale (Leongatha) vs. Lance Bullock (Corinella) 16-22 shots. The ladies have scheduled the Ladies Four Person Medley for Thursday, December 13, and more entries would be appreciated. If you would like to enter a team contact tournament secretary Janice Sing on 5662 4114 or Mobile 0429 436 991.

Juniors take to the track FRIDAY night saw the Leongatha Cycling Club get to run a track program after being washed out the week before.

Well done: Wonthaggi winners of the Triples Open Day on Thursday were Joan Anderson, Alan Ireland and Thelma Kavanagh.

Wonthaggi ON Wednesday, a mixed mufti social day was held and the winning team was Rob Aitkin, Peter McBain and Chris Miller. Thursday was a pleasant day on the greens with the monthly nominated Triples Day being played. There were three games of 12 ends played. The winners were Joan Anderson, Alan Ireland and Thelma Kavanagh. Runners up on the day were the team of Peter Miller and Mary and Peter McBain. Saturday was the first day of summer and it turned out a hot day with Saturday pennant games underway. Division 1 defeated Leongatha 73 -62. Division 2 lost to Inverloch 60 – 74.

Winners: Vern Elliott, Joy Brown (s) Pauline McWilliams and Mark Hanrahan shared success at midweek bowls in Lang Lang on Thursday.

Good result: Phil Wright (s), Frank Truscott, Sean McWilliams and Reg Excell came in second at midweek bowls in Lang Lang on Thursday.

South Gippsland Midweek Bowls Group THURSDAY, November 29, midweek bowls was played at Lang Lang with 31 bowlers. Winners were Joy Brown (s), Mark Hanrahan, Pauline McWilliams and Vern Elliott. Runners up were Phil Wright (s), Sean McWilliams, Frank Truscott and Reg Excell. The one game winners were Peter McWil-

liams (s), Laurie Bell, Bob Glogoski and Judy Dickie. The greens were running well and the weather was perfect for bowling with a slight breeze. Thank you to Don in the bar for serving us our refreshments and Helen in the kitchen for the delicious lunch time salad rolls. It was a great day of bowling and friendship. Next week midweek will be played at Corinella come along and join the group. For details or to register, contact Peter on 56785974.

Great feat: Laurie Bell, Peter McWilliams (s), Judy Dickie and Bob Glogoski were the best one game winners at midweek bowls in Lang Lang on Thursday.

Top team: the Wednesday winning team in Wonthaggi on a mixed mufti social Day were Peter McBain, Rob Aitkin and Chris Miller. Division 3 lost to Inverloch 62 -92. Division 4 lost to Inverloch 69 -77. Entries are now being taken for the annual Christmas tournament. Please note the change from the details in the fixture booklet. The events are to be open triples on Friday, December 28, and open pairs on Sunday 30th December. Both days will commence at 9:30am with bowls at-

Inverloch winners: the team of Mick Bowman, Gary Scott and Chasalinco Buccilli won Tarwin Lower’s Wednesday Triples.

Tarwin Lower IT was a great week of bowls for the Tarwin Lower and District Bowls Club with three out of the four sides having very good wins. Tuesday pennant saw Division 2 secure 16 points at home against Wonthaggi while Division 3 was not so lucky against Phillip Island B. Saturday pennant resulted in 16 points each for Division 2 at home

tire required. Entries can be lodged at the club by phoning 56721058, Rod Beech 56721764 or Fred Kellow 56724826. Entries are also being received for the annual “Jimmy Smith Triples” to be played on Sunday, February 17. The bowls club annual Christmas dinner is on Friday, December 14 so names on the list in club rooms please for catering purposes.

Home side: Tarwin Lower’s Ned Clark, Bill Massier and Peter Tainton were the runners up in the Wednesday Triples.

against Phillip Island and Division 5 away against Fish Creek White. Tuesday pennant this week will see Division 2 play away against San Remo and Division 3 play at home against Loch. Saturday pennant will see Division 2 travel to Leongatha while Division 5 has a bye. Wednesday Triples winners were the team of Mick Bowman, Gary Scott and “Chasalinco” Buccilli from Inverloch while Tarwin’s own Peter Tainton, Bill Massier and Ned Clark were run-

ners up. Thanks to the efforts of Mary and Bill Massier and Bev Martin the clubrooms are beautifully decorated for the festive season and the celebrations that are to come. The Christmas party will be held at the Venus Bay Cavity on Sunday, December 16. Please let Pat (0408 581 573) know by Wednesday, December 5, if you would like to party with the club. Good bowling everyone.

All was quiet until bell lap. At the finish it was Erica winning from Renee and Kate. After a short recovery the riders had a one lap handicap. Kate Geary (25) flew With senior riders rac- away at the start and quicking at Bright over the weekly hit the front. end it was left to the juniors She raced home a clear to have some Friday night winner from Erica Deery fun. (scr) and Emily Hadicke Racing started with (35). four girls racing and then The follow up re-handhalfway through the eve- icap saw Renee Hardacre ning the club was pleased make full use of a 10m lift to see new member Grace in the handicap mark (25) Peterson get a start. to blast away and score an The first race of the eve- easy win from Erica (scr) ning was the one lap time and Emily (40) in third. trial to see how the riders’ The four riders were fitness is progressing. split into two riders teams Best time for the night for a one lap team sprint. went to Erica Deery in Erica and Emily had a 42.36 sec. very narrow win over ReNext was Renee Harda- nee and Kate with the wincre in 45.17 sec. ning time at 45.69 sec. Kate Geary rode a 48.00 After that the riders had sec lap whilst Grace was at some sprint heats. 49.43 sec just ahead of EmIn the first heat Erica ily Hadicke at 50.12 sec. was too quick for Renee. Whilst the handicapper In the second heat it was sorted out some handicaps Kate going from the start the girls raced a three lap whistle who took the win. scratch race. At this point in the

evening Grace was able to make a start. She was given a sprint heat against Kate and Emily and managed to take the win at her first race from Kate and Emily. A re-match between Erica and Renee saw a close race but once again it was Erica crossing the line in first place. To finish the night the riders raced another three lap race, this time with five starters. At the bell it was Renee who was most determined and she raced away to take the win whilst Erica took second and after a hard battle Grace just edged out Kate and Emily for third place. Training is on Wednesday evening. The club had a new boy rider tryout last Wednesday so it would be a great time for others to come and try out at 6.30pm this coming week. The club has bikes to help riders get started.

Wonthaggi named Softball Champion WONTHAGGI Primary School’s Grade 4, 5 and 6 boys are the 2018 Primary Boys Softball State Champions after an outstanding performance in Melbourne recently. Led by captain Jarvis Harvey who plays baseball in Melbourne on the weekends, 10 boys qualified for the state finals after being named South Coast District and Gippsland Regional winners, with over 500 schools starting out in the competition, and many teams fielding regular softball players. The boys displayed tremendous skill under pressure, a fierce competitive streak and above all, a supportive and inclusive team culture that delivered many forms of success. To win the competition, the team had to play against Sorrento Primary School, Templestowe Valley Primary School and The Lakes Primary School in a round robin format at Jells Park in Glen Waverley on November 28. The boys didn’t have the best start to the day going down in the first game against Sorrento four to two. After that game they regrouped and there was nothing stopping them. They went on to win their next two matches

12 to five against Templestowe Valley and 14-1 against The Lakes Primary School. From these convincing wins, gave them a spot in the final. In the final, they came up against the very competitive Strathmore North Primary School. Batting first, the boys got off to a wonderful start in the final, scoring three runs to one in the first innings. With powerful hits and difficult catches taken, the boys knew that if they continued to play this way they were in with a chance. The second innings was the determining innings for the game. The boys continued to display their wonderful skills but most of all, their excellent attitude to just simply giving it a go, no matter the result. At the end of the second innings, the score was four to two with neither team adding to their first innings score. At the start of the third innings was where the boys’ knowledge of the game really came into play. They knew that they had to keep playing their game and keep the pressure on Strathmore North. The team just needed to hold their lead this lead as they didn’t know

if there was going to be enough time to complete a fourth innings. They managed to do so finishing that innings on still four to two. The boys added two more run to their score in the fourth innings and knew that to be State Champions they either had to get three easy outs, not allow Strathmore North to get three more home runs or have the innings incomplete due to time being up. Strathmore North managed to only get two more home run. With about one minute to go in the game, Strathmore had two out with the batter on two strikes. Jarvis pitched a fast, low pitch the batter couldn’t get onto. The ball went straight back to Jarvis, he picked it up and threw to first. Batter was called out and time was called. The game finished with the score being six to four. Throughout the day the boys were continuously commended by umpires, spectators, organisers, coaches and fellow competitors, on their skills but mostly their behaviour and attitude that they consistently displayed throughout the day.

A Grade grand final to Trish Denier and Fred deBondt THE last match of 2018 was played last week between Peugot (Fred deBondt and Trish Denier) and Audi (Fred deBono and Averil Roberts). It was always going to be close. Trish came home in two thrilling singles against Fred and Averil to secure the win for Peugot. Trish and Fred deBondt also won their doubles and Fred deBondt had a win

in the first singles against Fred deBono. The end result was four to one to Peugot. Murphy Wei has kept up his stunning form this season in the individual comp with another win against Michael Chang last week. The new format A Grade has been a successful change and will be considered again in 2019. Justin Licis finished the season as leading A Grade player.

Wonthaggi’s international table tennis umpire Averil Roberts left on Saturday to umpire at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Bendigo. Bendigo is fast becoming known as a top sporting venue in Australia and has hosted a number of national and international table tennis events this year. All the best to Averil for this event.

Congratulations: Wonthaggi Primary School’s boys’ team became the 2018 Primary Boys Softball State Champions last week.

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SPORT | GOLF Foster THIS week saw a quieter week on the course with a lot of the men away on the annual golf trip. There was however enough around for the men to have a good comp on Saturday which saw Lloyd McKenzie take the points in a count back from Russell McCallion for the A Grade. Col Pulham had a good day, taking out the B Grade. On Wednesday, there were 18 ladies on the course with Jan Best and Val Gow taking out the A and B Grade respectively. A highlight of the day was Jan Best getting a hole in one on the 17th. With summer now here, Wiggy’s on the Green will be opening back up on Tuesdays for lunch, so come on up to the club for lunch Tuesday to Friday from12pm to 2pm. Results: Tuesday, November 27: Stableford. Winner: A. Howell (13) 35. NTP: sixth P. Dight and 15th P. Dight. DTL: N. Thompson (12) 34. Wednesday, November 28: Maxine Symmons Trophy. A Grade: J. Best (21) 34. B Grade: V. Gow (38) 35. NTP: sixth D. Berryman and 17th J. Best. DTL: M. Symmons (27) 34, L. Shields 32 and T. Prue (22) 30. Eagle and hole in one: Jan Best on the 17th. Thursday, November 29: no play. Friday, November 30: Chook Run (nine holes). Winner: R. McCallion (15) 21. NTP: 13th G. Clavarino and 17th G. Clavarino. DTL: B. Fuller (28) 20. Saturday, December 1: Stableford. Winners: A Grade: L. McKenzie (12) 39 c/b. B Grade: C. Pulham (20) 38. NTP: fourth L. McKenzie, sixth S. Reid, 13th K. Flett, 15th R. McCallion and 17th P. Dight. DTL: R. McCallion(15) 39, R. Prain(16) 38 and P. Schofield (18) 37. Nine hole: C. Pulham 21. Ladies: Winner: B. Warren (12) 30 c/b. NTP: sixth D. Williams and 13th V. Gow. DTL: J. Prain (25) 30.

Leongatha SIXTY four golfers contested a two person Ambrose competition on Tuesday, November 27, in which the team of Grant McRitchie and Ashleigh Hutton did best with a very good net score of 62.5. This was two strokes clear of runners up Chris Leaver and Allan Edney. Balls were won by the teams of Stephen Lacy and Greg Ellt, Andrew Smith and Kevin Michael, Marilyn and Russell Williams, Peter Waters and David Forbes, Brad O’Brien and Bob Smith, Frank Gill and Rod Brown, Alan Kuhne

and Col Martin, Bob Birrell and Leroy Sharrock and Ron Findlay and Fred Debono. Marilyn Williams provided a highlight with a brilliant eagle three on the par five ninth hole. Nearest the pins were Bob Smith on the 14th hole and Chris Leaver on the 16th. On Thursday, November 29, a Par Plus competition was dominated by Kevin Scott with an extraordinary score of +11 to win the Overall and C Grade events. This was three clear of Fred Debono who would have won on most days with his +8 but only received a ball for his excellent score. A Grade was won by the inform Alan Kuhne with +6 and Ron Paice took B Grade also with +6. In a day of high scores balls went down to +1 and were awarded to Fred Debono, Ted Rudge, Jim Arnott, Gary McGrath, Colin Bear, Keith Finney, Brad O’Brien, Andrew Smith, Max Hyde, Allan Edney, Paul Luck, Peter Stivic, Kevin Michael, Bryan McCorkell, Bruce Cathie, Peter Horman, Malcolm Legge, Hans Hoefler, Frank Smedley, Gordon Morrison and Peter Walsh. Peter Hobson was nearest the pin on the 14th hole and Allan Edney was closest on the 16th. Saturday was Medal day and at Leongatha and in ideal conditions Matthew Bowey had an amazing score of Net 62 (70 off the stick) to take the Medal and A Grade events. Alan Kuhne continued his excellent form to win B Grade with another great score of Net 65 and David Barrack won in C Grade with net 66. Balls were awarded to Phil Douglass, Chad Clasby, Ted Rudge, Richard Nelson, Ross Batten, Chris Indian, Peter Hartigan, Bryan Roylance, Frank Gill, Bryan McCorkell, Jarryd Roughead, Allan Edney, Nicholas Hill, Andrew Westaway, Col Martin, Ken McKenzie, Mitchell Gill, Geoff Tyson, Barry Stevens and Gordon Morrison. Malcolm Legge was nearest the pin on the 14th hole and Bryan Roylance was closest on the 16th. Sunday nine hole results: The December nine hole Sunday Golf was played in cooler conditions but the showers stayed away. The course was in excellent shape and many good scores were recorded. Dot Stubbs scored the best gross for the ladies with 44 strokes while Chris Lever with 35 off the stick had the best gross for the men. Karen Bear with 4814-34 recorded the best net for the ladies and Chris Lever with 35-3-32 had the best net for the men. NTP winner on the 14th was Chris Lever. The winning teams were: Divots 138.5 Top Dogs 142 Rule 25A 144 The Floggers145 Thank tou to sponsors South Gippsland Boarding

thestar.com.au Kennels and Cattery. The next round will be played on Sunday, January 6.

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Winner: Jeremy Riddle 38 points. Runner up: Will Bullock 36 points. Best nine: Bruce Betts 21 points. NTPs: 11th Pete Gornall and 14th Peter Riddle. Thursday, November 29: Winner: Neil Williams 43 points. Runner up: Jeremy Riddle 41 points. Best nine: Jeremy Riddle 26 points. NTPs: eighth Neil Williams and 14th Peter Wilson. Saturday, December 1: 4BBB Stableford. Winners: Brad Wright and Rob Poletti 48 points. Runners up: Winston Reilly and Lloyd Hemphill 44 points. Pro pin: eighth Lloyd Hemphill. NTP: 14th Col Graeme. Members’ draw jackpots once again. A reminder that the Betta Electrical Day is coming up on Sunday, December 16, 4BBB Stableford men’s, ladies, mixed, A, B, and Z (non handicap) Grades.

Mirboo North WEDNESDAY results: Competition: Stableford (sponsor Dot Kidd). Date: November 28. Day winner: Wendy Gervasi 38. NTP: 13th Mary Smeriglio. DTLs: Lia Brent 38 and Sue Traill 37. Thursday results: Competition: Stableford. Date: November 29. Day winner: Garry Shandley (13) 40. B Grade: Ray Thompson (24) 36. NTP: fourth Jeff Hughes. DTLs: Mal Payne (11) 40, Josh Robbins (16) 37 and Dave Woodall (9) 37. Saturday results: Competition: Monthly Medal (stroke). Date: December 1. Medal winner: Richie Taylor (18) 69. Winner A Grade: Tom Traill (14) 70. Low Gross: Simon McInness (5) 75. DTLs: Terry Bradshaw (11) 70, Tom Whitelaw (9) 71, Joe Kus (17) 71, Steve Beitz (20) 72 and Noel Baker (22) 73. Second shot NTP first hole: Travis Baker. NTP Fourth: Travis Baker. Sixth: Keith Clerks. 13th: Richie Taylor. 16th: Mal Payne.

Woorayl ON Saturday, golfers played a round of Fourball Stableford Aggregate for trophies donated by R and J Spokes Fresh Meat and Fish. The club appreciates their sponsorship provided over many years. The winners with an excellent score of 77 points were Rob Gourlay (42) and Pat Wallace (35). Runners up with 74 points were Jason Redmond (38) and Geoff

McKinnon (36). Balls down the line went to Dennis Lim and Graeme Winkler 73, Greg Fennell and Peter Burgess 73 and Brian Wilson and Ray Sullivan 72. NTP on the eighth was Geoff McKinnon and on the 17th was Rob Gourlay. Peter Burgess had an eagle on the 12th hole. The captain was obviously very tired after a busy presentation night the night before combining with Tony Willcocks to collect the encouragement award with 33 points and 23 points respectively for a low total score of 56 points. Col James won the ball raffle. The winner for the ladies with a great score of 39 points was Ann Poole. Jackie Hockey scored a BDL with 33. On Sunday, golfers played Four Person Ambrose to thank the many sponsors of the club who provide trophies for the competitions every week. The winners with a great score of 52.5 net (62 off the stick) were Brian Hogan, Ty Hogan, Alister Hillis and Rob Warren. Runners up, a few shots back with 55.875 net, were Ross Winkler, Graeme Winkler, Geoff Forrester and Linda Forrester. Balls down the line went to M. Robjant, A. Robjant, B. Robjant and L. Giliam (56), D. Dwyer, M. Dwyer, S. McNamara, D. Lim (57.375), P. Challis, C. Gillespie, P. McGory, D. Symmons (58.5), J. Hickey, A. Hickey, T. Martin and M. Herrald (59.25). NTP for the ladies on both the eighth and 17th was Michelle Dwyer. NTP for the men on the eighth was M. Caruthers and Brian Hogan played the ultimate shot on the 17th hole, scoring a hole in one. Well done Brian.

Hole-in-one dream

Brian Hogan, a member of Woorayl Golf Club, scored his first ever holein-one during the Ambrose competition at the club on Sunday. Hitting an eight iron to the par three, 17th hole, the group of Allister Hillis, Rob Warren, Brian’s son Ty and Brian didn’t see the ball drop in the hole. On approaching the green Brian asked where his ball was. Ty looked in the hole and told his father the good news. For his trouble Brian then had to “shout the bar” as is tradition at the club.

Grade winners: Chris Lay won C Grade, Marea Maher won B Grade and Fay Quilford won A Grade at the Leongatha Golf Club.

Leongatha ladies W E D N E S D AY ’ S Stableford event was a shotgun start, enabling the field to be in together for the presentation of trophies for the Women’s Extra Competitions for the year. Thanks to Sue Woods who donated the raffle prize. A large field of 44 played in excellent conditions. Although the greens were still a bit challenging from last week’s coring, this was not reflected in the scoring. Chris Lay’s outstanding 44 stableford points was the best score of the day and quite possibly the best score of the year. She was a clear winner in C Grade. A Grade was won by Fay Quilford with an excellent score of 39 points B Grade winner was Marea Maher who scored a well played 35 points. Down the line balls went to Jan Brownlie 37, Alison Strong 36, Anne Bowd and Linda Bassett 35, Maryanne Gartner, Maxine Eabry, Liz Hodge, Anna deBondt and Marg Berry all with 34, Colleen Touzel 33, Trish Owen, Kerry Hogan, Wendy Parker, Rita deBondt and Joc Howson all with 32 points. Nearest the pin on 14th was Lynda Bassett 5.7m and 16th Maryanne Gartner 2.9m. Second shot NTP on 14th was Chris Lay 1.9m and 16th Chris Lay 5.9m. Nine Hole Comp: The winner was Noreen Williams with an outstanding score of 24

points. Noreen’s score matched the brilliance of Chris Lay’s score in the 18-hole event. What a day this pair had. A down the line ball was awarded to Gwen Chapman with 17 points. Captain Trish Owen had requested all players wear all the badges of honor they had won during their career and usually left at home in a drawer. Dot Stubbs wore a very impressive display, but the most revered badges had been won by Nancy Sperling and Rebecca Thomas. Nancy had won Women’s Golf Victoria’s Mona McLeod brooch for the best net score over two rounds in the State, some years ago and Bec won WGV’s Laurel Wreath, awarded for playing under par in a stroke round some years ago as well. Saturday, December 1: The first round of summer golf was played in quite hot weather. The18 women who played a stroke round relished the conditions, returning some very good scores. In particular, Alison Strong, who broke 100 for the first time. A Grade winner was Liz Hodge 88 – 18 – 70 net. B Grade winner was Alison Strong 99 – 30 – 69 net. Nearest the pin 16th hole was Liz Hodge. Down the line ball winners were Kerry Hogan and Helen Fraser both with 72 net, Anna deBondt 3, and Coral Gray 74 and Sue Wylie 78 net.

Star golfer: winner Jo Graeme with the day’s sponsor Alice Campbell and runner up Marg Tuckett.

Woorayl ladies THE weather was calm along with lovely spring sunshine and did not disappoint the 11 ladies who arrived for play in the Stableford Select Nine event on Wednesday, November 28. Thanks to Alice Campbell for her sponsorship of the day. Alice set the format of play with being able to choose the best five holes on the front nine and the best four holes on the back nine. This certainly added a unique ‘twist’ to the scores.

Jo Graeme was the winner of the event with a great 24 points for her nine holes and the runner up was Marg Tuckett with 21 points, this was a popular score as a three way countback was needed with Janet Thompson and Elly Berryman ‘dipping out’. Nearest the pins on eighth and the 11th were Jo Graeme and on the 17th Janet Thompson. A reminder that the Christmas counter teas (from 6pm) and lucky draws are on again on December 6 and 13 the club – all welcome This week: Monthly Medal.

Wonthaggi winners: A Grade went to Anne Tschiderer, C Grade went to Susan Jagoe and B Grade went to Irene Walsh.

Wonthaggi ladies AFTER the ladies committee annual general meeting, the ladies had a shotgun start for their round of Par in perfect conditions. Par is a quicker game and encourages boldness in attitude. This was borne out by Susan Jagoe (32) returning a great score of four up and the round of the day to win C Grade. Not far behind was Irene Walsh (21) 3 up who won the B Grade prize. Irene put her first shot of the day on the green at the second hole and it

stayed there as the best shot to win that NTP. A Grade was won by Anne Tschiderer (15) two down. Evidently Anne was sinking some long putts as well as a birdie on the 11th to help her card. Sev Piasente also birdied the second in her round. NTP on 17 was Marg Ryan. No one stayed on the eighth to claim the prize. BDL went to Anne Poulton sq., Shaz Patullo one down, Marg Ryan two down, Patsy Britt two down, Judy Berry four down, Pam Hanley four down, Catherine Bolding four down and Ally Adams four down.

Wonthaggi golfers do battle in club championship MAKING it to the Club Championship final is an achievement, but brings with it stresses even with the most perfect day conditions. Add in the unrelenting wind factor and the effect of the heavy rain and the stress-o-metre goes through the roof. Congratulations to all the players who managed their nerves and some fine golf was on display for the family and friends who supported them on the sidelines. The Open Championship was a display of the experienced, steady, calm player Ian Baker against the might of youth and power and Champion of the future Beau Van Agtmaal which saw them square after the morning 18 holes. The afternoon saw Ian steady and showing his

Congratulations: back from left, Beau Van Agtmaal, Russell Parker, Glen Hewlett, Ian Baker, Doug Putt, Bob Cornelis, Mark Tiziani, Richard Johnson, front from left, Gabor Heim, Harry Adams and Ross Yann performed well in Wonthaggi’s Club Championship. Absent: Michael Scott. brilliant short game and Beau fighting back with massive accurate drives from the tee. Ian prevailed fittingly with a long final put on the 17th to win two up. A Minor was another close match with Glenn Hewlett victorious from

Mark Tiziani on the 17th (after 35 holes). B Grade was a back to back win to Ross Yann over Doug Putt. Ross had defeated his son Aaron in the semi-finals. C Grade was won by Bob Cornelis over Richard Johnson.

D Grade was won by Russell Parker over Gabor Heim Other awards were K. Hollolle (lowest scratch qualifier) Michael Scott, Senior Champion (as well as Open Champion) Ian Baker and Junior Champion Harry Adams.

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thestar.com.au Korumburra ladies golf THE weather was perfect and the course in immaculate condition for the Korumburra Summer Tournament. The club appreciates the generous sponsorship of local businesses and families for their support, to visitors and members who participated to make the week successful and all those who assisted with work on the course, catering and in the planning and organisation prior to and throughout the tournament. There was a good field for the women’s Stableford event on Wednesday and the club thanks PharmaSave Korumburra Pharmacy for the lovely trophies provided for the day. Mary Morgan (10) from Morwell, won A Grade with 34 points. Runner up was Barb Walker (23) with 33 points on a c/b from Lynette McIvor. B Grade was won by Lyn Perks (31) with 33 points on a c/b from Sherrin Solly (32). NTPs went to Mary Morgan on the first and 10th holes and Kath Welsh on the 13th green. BDL winners were Lynette McIvor, 33 points, Judy Webb and Marg Harper, with 31 points and Jan Hewitt and Jan Follett, both with 30 points. Next Wednesday, December 5, is a Stableford event, with minor trophies for the year presented after golf and a committee meeting at the end of proceedings. On Friday, the conditions were pristine for the Shirley Johnson Memorial Fourball event and the club appreciates the Johnson family for their generous support. Well done to Lee Clements and Anne Walker (Wonthaggi) who were the Scratch Score winners, with 81, following a playoff with Wendy Parker (Leongatha) and Jan Beaumont (Wonthaggi). Wendy and Jan won the best nine holes, with a great 25 points. Congratulations to Elly Berryman and Heather Sullivan from Woorayl who were the winners of the Shirley Johnson Memorial trophy with an impressive 46 points. B Grade was won by Marg Clasby and Lyn Perks, with 41 points. NTPs went to Sherrin Solly first, Wendy Parker seventh and Corrie George 13th. BDL winners were

Well done: grade winners and runners up in Korumburra Tournament’s Stableford event Sherrin Solly, Lyn Perks, Mary Morgan (Morwell Golf Club) and Barb Walker are pictured proudly displaying their trophies. Worthy cause: Kara Landells and Nina Barry-Macaulay plogging (jogging and picking up rubbish) along Cape Paterson as training to prepare for the Bali Hope Swimrun.

Off to save Lembongan Great result: winners on Sunday in the Mixed Canadian Stroke/ Stableford event were Rob Edwards, Wendy Parker, Laurie and Sandra Webster, Tim O’Neill, Joan Peters, Deb and Mat Wrigley. Irene Holm/Faye Le Page (Meeniyan), Maxine Eabry/Trish Owen (Leongatha), and Joan Peters (Korumburra) /Anne DeLeuw (Lang Lang). Sunday was the Mixed Canadian Foursomes Stroke/Stableford event, kindly sponsored by Djinta Djinta Winery and the Korumburra Newsagency. There were some showers at the start of play but thankfully most of the day was fine. There was a tie for the Scratch score winners, with Tim O’Neill and Joan Peters and Chris and Lee Clements finishing with 83. Another play off was required and congratulations to Tim and Joan who won this event on the second hole. Mat and Deb Wrigley were the A Grade Handicap winners, 33 points and Laurie and Sandra Webster won B Grade, also with 33 points. Chris and Lee Clements won the best nine holes in A Grade, with 19 points and Jake Wrigley and Chris Rickard won the best nine in B Grade. Rob Edwards and Wendy Parker won the visitors trophy, with 32 points. NTPs went to Laurie Webster and Chris Rickard on the first, Tim O’Neill seventh, Phil Willshire and Wendy Parker 10th, and Shane McKiernan and Janine Williams on the 13th. BDL winners were Murray Webb/Sherrin Solly, John Solly/Judy Webb, Steve Rose/Irene Holm and Steve Davey/ Julie King. Twilight winners on

The pair will compete alongside athletes from around the globe in an effort to raise funds and awareness for the community of Lembongan. This previously pristine island has been heavily impacted by massive tourism growth, and is now threatened with an environmental disaster. The $86,000 fundraising target

Top duo: Elly Berryman and Heather Sullivan were the winners of the Shirley Johnson Memorial event at Korumburra last week.

Outstanding: Lee Clements and Anne Walker were the Scratch Score winners in the Fourball at Korumburra. Thursday evening, where one shot was permitted to be replayed, were Gail Beer and Simon Perks, 23 points and Barb and Noel Walker were runners up 18 points. There will be no Twilight on Thursday, December 6, as there is a function at the club but the popular social competition will resume on December 13, with a Joker on a nominated hole. A special note of ap-

preciation to all those who have been able to travel to neighbouring clubs to support those events. With much golf at the club and within the district, as well as many of our regulars being unavailable due to injuries or with other commitments, it has been a juggling act. Well done to the team who went to Phillip Island last Monday and won balls down the line.

Volunteers thanked at parkrun A BEAUTIFUL first day of summer greeted 103 Inverloch parkrunners on Saturday morning, although a little cool to begin soon warmed up to a beautiful day. Anne Gleeson and Joanne Parsons joined the 100 club by completing 100 parkruns and were easily spotted out on the course wearing the black capes signifying the achievement. Thank you to Koonwarra parkrun for the use of their cape.

International volunteer day on December 5 was acknowledged, with a round of applause for the volunteers, and the parkrun event directors and ambassadors. The event directors and ambassadors work behind the scenes assisting the local volunteer team to run parkrun each week, and promoting the benefits of parkrun to the community. First timers and visitors from other parkruns, Maribyrnong, Karkarook, Coburg, Mullum Mullum, Hastings Foreshore, Lakes Entrance

TWO girls from Bass Coast, Kara Landells and Nina BarryMacaulay, are heading off to Nusa Lembongan, Bali to represent Australia in Asia’s first Swimrun, and help save a community drowning in plastic.

and interstaters from Wagga Wagga were welcomed. Congratulations also to those who achieved personal bests: Adam Bellairs, Clinton Rigby, Finn Gleeson, Kasie Rump, Nicole Goatley, Mark Harrison, Ingrid Mason, Elise Kilsby and Ailsa Goding. The event was made possible by seven volunteers: Stuart Hutchinson, Sheridan Goldsmith, Felicity Castellan, Claire Wylie, Donald Smith, Sue Best and Mardi Jones. Full results and a com-

plete event history can be found on the Inverloch parkrun results page. The female record is held by Charlotte Wilson who recorded a time of 18:11 on October 29, 2016. The male record is held by Ed Beischer who recorded a time of 16:27 on June 10, 2017. The age grade course record is held by Lavinia Petrie who recorded 106.20 percent (22:03) on November 26, 2016.

will go equally towards improving recycling infrastructure and systems, and educating the community and visitors on how to manage and reduce the plastic pollution. The severity of the issue was highlighted when a sperm whale washed up recently on a nearby beach with 6kg of plastic waste in its stomach including flip-flops, 115 drinking cups, plastic bottles and bags, and much more. Kara and Nina explained that while this problem is critical in Lembongan, pollution doesn’t recognize international borders, and raising awareness is just as important in Bass Coast as it is in Bali. “It is predicted that there will be

more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050,” Kara and Nina said. “It has been great to use the Swimrun to help raise awareness in our own community. We’ve participated in clean ups, and held a few beach plogging (picking up rubbish) events, which have been really eyeopening. “We always find rubbish when we are training down the beach. Sometimes, it’s just one or two things, and sometimes we can fill a whole green bag.” Kara and Nina are $2000 away from reaching their team goal of $7750. To donate, head to: https:// everydayhero.com.au/event/ balihopeswimrun2018.

Wonthaggi take part in World Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships

Great experience: fourth row from left, Aaron Sarrell, Michelle Sterchi, Rhett Scott, third row from left, Dennis McDonald, Iona McJames, second row from left, Amy Vernandal, Alex Goss, Jessica Horsburgh, president Mark Scott, front row from left, Jasmine McJamesCourt and Kiara McJames-Court from Wonthaggi Life Saving Club participated in the World Inflatable Rescue Boat Championships. WONTHAGGI Life Saving Club has just returned home after attended the 2018 Life Saving World Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Championships held in Glenelg, South Australia. Though not winning any medals, Wonthaggi placed fourth in the men’s teams in the B final placing them 12th in the world in that event.

Not to be out done, the women’s teams made it through to the quarter final against strong competition from Australia and abroad. Williamstown Swimming and Lifesaving Club (Victoria) took the crown on the points score winning the title of World IRB Champions followed by Kirra (Queensland) and Sunset Beach (New Zealand). It was a great experience and the

team performed well on this massive international stage. After its results at the Australian IRB Titles, it was great to see the team again perform at this level. The experience and friendships established at this international event was second to none and the team is currently considering the possibility of going to Italy for worlds in 2020.

Breakers welcome new coach THE Bass Coast Breakers are thrilled to announce weeks in prior to the first match in late April,” Jason said. Jason Mitchell as head coach in 2019. Jason comes with extensive knowledge of football in the South East Women’s League having coached Warragul Women’s team for the past two seasons. Jason’s coaching experience extends to men’s and juniors which gives him a great understanding of the game at different levels. Having recently achieved his level two coaching accreditation, Jason has a wealth of knowledge and is looking forward to pre-season. “I have coached against these girls and they are a powerhouse. I can’t wait to jump into pre-season and see what they can do in 2019. My pre-season plan involves lots of skills work and game sense. We’re looking to start training in late January and get a solid 12

As well as coaching the Breakers, Jason is a development coach for Gippsland Power Youth Girls. “We are really excited to welcome Jason and his family into our club. Jason has commenced the role and has been involved in the clubs very successful Social Football Program,” Breakers president Ella Angarane said. If you would like to meet Jason come along to the last round of GippyGirlsCan Social Football this Wednesday night (December 5) at 6pm at Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve. New players welcome. For more information visit https://www.facebook. com/aflwbcoast/.

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Zac sets standard in new event AFTER competition was cancelled last week due to wet and rainy conditions, warm weather greeted 97 Leongatha little athletes on Saturday.

Three centre records were broken and 179 personal best performances were achieved. Zac Fowles set the record for the U8 boys in the new event of 700m with a time of 3.02.61min. James Heneghan broke the U13 Boys 200m hurdles record with a time of 34.70s. The previous record was set by Oscar Murdoch earlier this season in a time of 36.58s. Mitchell Bath broke the U14 boys’ 200m hurdles record with a time of 33.61s. The previous record was set by Xavier Bolge earlier this season in a time of 35.35s. Next week’s meet will be the personal best round. A ribbon will be awarded for every personal best performance achieved. This is a fun meet with lots of enthusiasm and encouragement among the athletes. It will also see the final On Track

session for the season with the U6 athletes then progressing to normal competition for the remainder of the season. Personal best report: U7G: Mackenzie Evans 100m 21.83, Discus 4.98, Isabella Giliam 100m 19.27, 300m 1:09.50, Darcey Matheson Discus 5.51; U7B: Arky Cameron 100m 23.50, Vortex 10.34, Keagan Koedoot 100m 21.79, Vortex 12.70, Archer McRae 100m 24.22, 300m 1:28.96, Declan Russell 100m 21.86, 300m 1:17.18, Vortex 7.37; U8G: Anika Edwards 100m 19.31, Shot Put 5.33, Beau Glenn 100m 19.47, 700m 3:17.88, Shot Put 2.74, Samantha Heneghan 100m 43.04, Lacey McRae 100m 22.72, 700m 4:27.55, Shot Put 3.11, Ruby McRae Long Jump 1.84, Mikayla Richards 100m 21.10, Shot Put 3.54, Amy Stevic 100m 22.39, 700m 3:38.80, Shot Put 2.70; U8B: Ambrose de Gooyer 100m 18.51, Shot Put 3.39, Zac Fowles 100m 18.28, Lachie Grimes 100m 19.61, Long Jump 2.57, Shot Put 4.21, Raidyn Harrison 100m 18.49, Cooper Rogers Long Jump 2.13, James White 100m 19.52, Shot Put 2.81;

U9G: Imogen Cruickshank 100m 19.28, 50m 9.29, 800m 3:51.91, Long Jump 2.70, Turbo Javelin 7.35, Rachel Denbrok 50m 9.54, Charlotte Evans 100m 18.39, 50m 9.05, Turbo Javelin 6.80, Lacy McNaughton Turbo Javelin 4.94, Harper McRae 100m 20.25, Long Jump 2.21, Florence Patterson 100m 22.77, Turbo Javelin 5.18; U9B: Quinn Brady 50m 9.67; U10G: Ruth Bates 100m 20.91, 50m 10.01, Discus 6.18, Long Jump 2.24, Georgia Hutchinson 100m 18.36, 50m 9.15, Discus 7.59, Anna Hutchinson 100m 19.25, 50m 9.86, Discus 8.39, Ava McRae 100m 20.48, Lily Reid 100m 19.53, Long Jump 2.11, Ella White 100m 17.51, Discus 10.41, Clara Wilson 100m 18.58, Long Jump 2.82, Mia Yates 100m 17.89, 50m 8.83; U10B: Jacob Bolge 100m 16.32, 800m 3:17.86, Shot Put 5.32, Jacoa Cameron 100m 15.80, 800m 3:01.50, Shot Put 6.17, Manning de Gooyer 100m 18.73, 50m 9.36, 800m 3:33.94, High Jump 1.00, Shot Put 4.39, Patrick Frayne 100m 16.13, 800m 3:01.22, High Jump 1.10, Shot Put 5.27, Cohen Harrison 100m 19.99, 50m

9.84, 800m 3:19.47, Jarrah Lowe 100m 18.02, 50m 9.36, Shot Put 4.53, Lincoln Russell 50m 11.07, Shot Put 5.57; U11G: Alyssa Edwards 100m 17.68, 50m 8.97, High Jump 1.05, Ana Heneghan 100m 17.72, 50 8.92; U11B: Jack Aeschlimann Javelin 14.62, James Barry High Jump 1.19, Henri Bott 100m 17.24, High Jump 1.17, Zane Brady 100m 17.21, Indie Cameron 100m 16.51, Charlie Collier 100m 17.50, 800m 3:34.07, High Jump 1.05, Max Fowles 100m 17.21, High Jump 1.00, Billy Horskins 800m 3:00.39, Javelin 12.15, Jack McNaughton 100m 14.80, 800m 3:12.68, Finn Seabrook 100m 18.74, 800m 3:41.25, Javelin 11.24, Jasper Shone 100m 15.27, 800m 3:21.17, Daniel Taylor 100m 16.80 800m 3:01.50; U12G: Lisse Bath 100m 17.61, Discus 16.39, Cecily de Gooyer 50m 8.32, 800m 3:47.39, Discus 10.83, Aphra Lamers 100m 16.98, 50m 9.18, 800m 3:10.57, Discus 11.08; U12B: Isaac Bolge 100m 17.47, High Jump 1.05, Reuben Gammon 100m 14.36, 50m 7.61, 800m 2:55.08, Campbell Reid 100m 16.91, Mason Selder 100m 14.62,

South Coast leading the ladder THE Athletics Victoria Shield has now reached the halfway point and South Coast athletes are performing very well.

15.84 (-1.8). 400m: Harrison Clark 77.17 Long Jump: Harrison Clark 3.56m. Open women 100m: Sarah Lewis 14.60 (-2.7); Aliesha Wrigley 14.95 (-2.7); The open are women Courtney Clark 16.60 now on top of the ladder (-3.7). in their division, once 400m: Aliesha Wrigagain finishing first at ley 70.31; Courtney round six on November Clark 83.92; Naomi 17. Merrilees 1:30.04. The women are in a 1500m: Sarah Lewis great position to qualify 4:50.3h; Aliesha Wrigley for their first final, to be 5:27.8h; Naomi Merriheld in February. lees 8:00.1h. South Coast Athletics 4x 100m Relay: held local meet seven at South Coast (Aliesha Wonthaggi on November Wrigley, Sarah Lewis, 27. Courtney Clark & Naomi A relaxed and fun Merrilees) 62.67. night was enjoyed by the Discus: Naomi Merathletes who attended rilees 13.18m. and as is becoming a Javelin: Courtney regular occurrence 10 Clark 13.44m; Naomi local meet records were Merrilees 7.40m. also broken across four F18 events, which was very High Jump: Alarna impressive. G i b s o n - Wi l l i a m s o n Results for both 1.55m. events are below: Local meet seven Athletics Victoria results - Wonthaggi NoShield round six results vember 27: – November 17: 200m M40 U14B - Beau Ran800m: Colin Gibson- som 34.79, Harrison Williamson 2:34.3h. Clark 36.93. Shot Put: Colin GibU14G - Mollie Ranson-Williamson 7.80m. som 35.51. M14 U16B - Tyler Butcher 100m: Harrison Clark

29.64. U18G - Rachel Aitken 33.79. U20G - Courtney Clark 37.05. Open Men - Mark Coulter 28.32, Brenton Taber 28.85. Open Women - Sarah Lewis 29.16. Masters Men - Luke Ransom 31.08 (50+ local meet record), Bob Robinson 48.57 (60+ & 70+ local meet records) Masters Women - Janine Wynen 40.03 (50+ local meet record) High Jump U14B - Harrison Clark 1.20m, Beau Ransom .95m. U14G - Mollie Ransom 1.15m. U16B - Tyler Butcher 1.60m. U16G - Nicola Slade 1.25m. U18G - Rachel Aitken 1.45m. U20B - Caleb Lowson (INV) 1.20m. U20G - Courtney Clark 1.00m. Open Men - Brenton Taber 1.50m. Masters Men - Luke Ransom 1.40m (40+ and 50+ local meet records), Jeffter Ihomana 1.30m. Masters Women - Janine Wynen 1.10m (40+ and 50+ local meet re-

cords), Beth Montgomery .95m. Shot Put U14B - Harrison Clark 5.24m, Beau Ransom 3.88m. U14G - Mollie Ransom 3.61m. U16B - Tyler Butcher 8.41m. U16G - Nicola Slade 5.55m. U18G - Rachel Aitken 6.53m. U20B - Caleb Lowson (INV) 6.97m. U20G - Courtney Clark 6.44m. Open Men - Brenton Taber 8.43m, Mark Coulter 7.31m. Open Women - Sarah Lewis 5.12m. Masters Men - Luke Ransom 8.55m, Bob Robinson 7.45m (70+ local meet record).

Masters Women - Beth Montgomery 6.76m, Janine Wynen 5.51m. 3000m U14B - Beau Ransom 12:23.93, Harrison Clark 14:58.69. U14G - Mollie Ransom 14:31.31. U20G - Courtney Clark 17:41.88. Open Men - Mark Coulter 10:50.27 (local meet record). Open Women - Sarah Lewis 11:36.53 (local meet record). Masters Men Luke Ransom 11:55.83 (40+ & 50+ local meet records) Russell Johnson 13:43.09. Masters Women - Janine Wynen 14:32.32 (50+ local meet record).

Sprint: Courtney Clark competed in the 4x100m relay recently.

Team Joyce take on dressage MUM and daughter duo Trish and Sarah Joyce ventured out to Bennison Dressage on Sunday.

Sarah placed first in her two Level 1 HRCAV tests, winning the Jackpot. Sarah rode LH Albert. Trish placed first in her two tests as well in Level 3, now pointed up to Level 2. She rode LH Lily Puss. Trish described the event as an amazing Amazing day: Trish Joyce and LH Lily Puss once in a lifetime fam- performed extremely well at Bennison Dresily lucky day out. sage on Sunday.

Achievement: Sarah Joyce and LH Albert won the Jackpot at Bennison Dressage on Sunday.

Wonthaggi little athletes wow IT was a super sunny Saturday with just a slight breeze blowing - meaning perfect conditions for some excellent performances by our competitors. Baia Pugh, fresh from successfully competing at the Australian Primary Schools Championships broke two U12 girls’ club records. Her first was in the 800m with a time of 2.32.12. Her second record of the day came when she leaped a massive 4.25 metres in the long jump. Congratulations once again Baia. Other super success-

ful performances this week came from two boys, Archie Terlich (U12) and Jake Marotta (U11), who both managed to achieve five personal bests out a possible five events. Archie’s personal bests were 800m 2:47.65, javelin 22:34, long jump 3.94, 80m hurdles 16.54 and 70m 10.95. Jake’s results were 800m 3:00.00, javelin 10.70, 60m hurdles 13.26, 70m 11.63 and long jump 3.56. It was a fantastic effort from these two boys, however, they were not the only athletes to achieve personal bests at the Wonthaggi Little Athletics Club on Saturday. In fact 61 athletes were successful in obtaining at least one personal

best. Those with one personal best were Alicia Smith, Ella Smith, Baia Pugh, Riley Rutland, Isaac Shaw, Jai McDonald, Jaedon Kindom, Jay Saha, Ceuz Bettles, Archie Smyth, Ryder Van Steensel, Axl Moore, Jack Bird, Xavier Holmes, Darby Smyth, Millie Butler-Hemming, Edith Rowbottom, Jordan Tomic, Hunter Bettles, Marco Masi, Rosinda Charlton and Oisin Flynn. Those with two personal bests were Oscar Schumack, Jillianne Wallace, Camryn McKenzie, Jack Howell, Jarvis McDonald, Qiarshi Adams, Nash Adams, MollieValentine Ransom, Aidan Smyth, Joe Brusamarello, Austin Grime, Olivia Holmes, Chephan Raya,

Poppy Miles, Harvey Strachan, Harriette Burness and Lenny Chandler. Those with three personal bests were Lily Duscher, Hayden Purton, Mackenzie Wain, BeauJack Ransom, Lara Smyth, Lachlan Wight, Timothy Wallace, Ruby Atkinson, Scarlett Tomic, Mackenzie Luz and Rhys Geiberras. Those with four personal bests were Jacob Timmermans, Saher Biggs, Lila Terlich, Gemma Shumack, Archie Moore, Zara Duscher, Taj Blundy, Bevan Bell, Ailish Flynn and Cormac Flynn. The club is really proud of the effort that each and every child puts in each week. They all deserve a big pat on the back.

50m 7.74, High Jump 1.15, Javelin 15.19; U13G: Erika Allen Triple Jump 7.74, Paige Barry 200m Hurdles 40.59, Javelin 12.20, Triple Jump 7.36, Mia Burt 100m 15.64, Javelin 14.90, Sienna Cruickshank 100m 15.81, Pallas Lamers 100m 16.45, Emma Mark Triple Jump 6.34, Lucy Patterson Triple Jump 8.01, Eileen TanakaMorrison 800m 3:51.80, Triple Jump 5.92; U13B: James Heneghan 100m 15.02, 200m Hurdles 34.70, 800m 3:02.53, Shot Put 6.57, Triple Jump 7.84, Oscar Murdoch Shot Put 6.17, Triple Jump 8.10; U14G: Zara Kreutzberger 100m 16.79, Shot Put 5.96; U14B: Mitchell Bath 100m 14.40, 200m Hurdles 33.61, 800m 2:46.20, Shot Put 10.00, Triple Jump 9.57, Xavier Bolge 100m 14.32, Triple Jump 8.35, Tyler Richards 100m 15.62, 200m Hurdles 37.77, Shot Put 7.18; U15G: Georgia Burns 100m 14.52, 300m Hurdles 57.35, 800m 2:51.58, Triple Jump 8.64, Bree-anna Roy 300m Hurdles 1:05.03, Shot Put 7.08.

Leongatha Small Bore Rifle Club 2018 50m Bench Pennant - Section E:

Round nine:

Numurkah 707.015 defeated by Leongatha Round seven: Frankston ‘D’ 718.024 4. Leongatha 691.013 defeated by Le- shooters and scores (top three to count). 247.010: ongatha 717.029 4. Leongatha shooters Robert Spratt. 238.010: and scores (top three to Mathew Eldridge. count). 233.004: William Ross. 245.009: Robert 226.002: Allan Ross. Spratt. 239.008: William Ladder: Ross. 233.012: Mathew Ballarat East ‘C’ .........36 Eldridge. 226.008: Allan Wangaratta ‘B’ ...........28 Ross. Leongatha...................24 Round eight: Numurkah ..................12 L e o n g a t h a 718.029 (bye). Le- Frankston ‘D’ ...............8 The club shoots ongatha shooters and scores (top three to Friday nights at 8pm count). 249.017: Robert at the rifle club on the Spratt. 235.005: Allan Leongatha Recreation Ross. 234.007: Mathew Reserve. Amazing effort: Baia Pugh powered her Eldridge. 229.006: WilAny inquiries, please liam Ross. way to another club record recently. call R. Spratt 5664 2358.

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Thrilling premiership for junior basketballers MEENIYAN Junior Basketball grand finals were completed on Friday, November 30.

Epic final: Robbie Trew, Harry Burns, Tristan Thomas, JP McNamara, Max Duff, Ted Brooks, Oliver Schmidt and Andrew Sorensen battled it out in the last game of the season at the Inverloch Tennis Club.

Team McNamara stands triumphant INVERLOCH Tennis Club held the grand final and season breakup of its six monthly night doubles competition on Friday, November 30.

In the first two sets (played to eight games) McNamara and Brooks continued their dominance of the last month to close out Thomas and Burns eight nil, despite some fine play from the losing pair. On the second court a David A close contest was anticipated and Goliath competition saw Soand such it turned out to be. Club coach JP McNamara was rensen and Trew well ahead of leading his team of Ted Brooks, their younger opponents, who Max Duff and Oliver Schmidt into fought a valiant rearguard action the final night of the season, having as they went down eight to two. The resulting two-game lead survived the previous two weeks by the most slender of margins on was soon countered by Thomas and Sorensen as they took the both occasions. Up against them were the third set eight to three over McNathreatening combination of mara and Duff. On the other court, Brooks was Tristan Thomas, Harry Burns, Andrew Sorensen and Robbie Trew, flying the flag for the club’s more fresh from some strong recent mature players as he and his young partner evened the overall score performances.

Leongatha North was the big winner against Inverloch Storm. Good to see Warren Littlejohn back on the court. Inverloch Kroams was the winner against Leongatha. The young girls from Leongatha had no answer for Michelle Krohn and Bron and Angie Williams. In Section 2 Outtrim won by five games against Berrys Creek. This was the first loss this season for Berrys Creek. Green and Gold played the Leongatha derby, with Green the winner. We see that name Luke Marshman popping up again, maybe next season he maybe ‘too old’ for that spot, but quite capable of competing with the men.

Korumburra was the winner over Hallston by five games. Susan Clark enjoyed the day, with young players in both teams. In Section 3 Korumburra won by eight games over Leongatha. Noah McColl and Will Brusamarella played their first games for the season. Inverloch was the stronger team in this section and won by quite a few games over Koonwarra. Four points each have been given to the two teams Inverloch versus Leongatha - score missing.

Results

Section 1: Korumburra 6.59 d Phillip Island 3.50, Inverloch Kroams 7.67 d Leongatha 2.29, Leongatha North 8.66 d Inverloch Storm 1.35, Koonwarra - bye. Section 2: Outtrim 4.60 d Berrys Creek 5.55, Leongatha Green 6.59 d Leongatha Gold 3.46, Korumburra 5.56 d Hallston

Mirboo North and District Tennis Round 8 results

A Grade: Fish Creek bye; Leongatha De Minaur forfeit to Mardan; Baromi forfeit to Leongatha Barty. B Grade: Leongatha Osaka 3sets, 24 games def Fish Creek 3 sets, 22 games; Leongatha North 4 sets 28 games defeated Leongatha Djokovic 2 sets 15 games; Mardan 5 sets 30 games defeated Leongatha Halep 1 set, 19 games; Baromi 5 sets 35 games defeated Leongatha Millman 1 set 15 games. C Grade: Leongatha Wozniacki 6 sets, 29 games defeated Baromi Black 2 sets 10 games; Mardan 8 sets, 32 games defeated Leongatha North 0 sets, 3 games; Baromi Yellow 8 sets, 32 games defeated Leongatha Federer 0 sets 10 games.

Stu Bright (Blue) effortlessly controlled the ball at both ends, and scored vital goals and was hard to stop. Blue still had the edge by 12 points at half time and always looked to have the game in control. Hughie Elliott, Isobel Pedley, Flynn Moore (Blue) and Elly Jones, Lachie Elliott (Red) all contributed for their respected teams. Red tried hard all game, but it was Blue that was a much better team on the night, to come out eventual winners by 17 points. Score: Blue 46 defeated Red 29. Most valuable player: Stuart Bright. Raffle winners: Archie and Kade Livingstone. Thank you to Marg Thomas for the kind donation of the raffle prize. A big thank you goes to all players, coaches, umpires, scorers, parents and committee for a great season. The annual general meeting will be held on Monday, December 17, at the Meeniyan stadium at 7pm. The new summer season will start in February.

by moving to a six three lead. They then prevailed in a tense climax to maintain the two game advantage established by the night’s youngest competitors in their hard fought first round; a great effort on the night. Commiseration to Thomas’s team who came so very close to taking home the coveted coffee mugs, and congratulations to McNamara’s combination for holding out against such a stern challenge. The final result was Team McNamara, (2 sets, 21 games) defeated Team Thomas (2 sets, 19 games.) The 2019 summer comp begins in February. New players are welcome. Contact Shane Clements on 0413 Section 2: back from left, Anthony, Bryn, Conor, Lenny, Cooper, Rose, Olivia, front from 339 341.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis KORUMBURRA won the match at Phillip Island in Section 1 on Saturday, nine games the margin.

The night started with the Section 2 players, who have improved greatly throughout the season. The little basketball stars completed a series of skills, games and a round robin to finish off the season. A big thank you goes to Darlene, Stu, parents and players for their season. The Section 3 game was hotly contested between the Blue and Red teams. Even though it was a low scoring first half with great defensive pressure from both teams, it was Blue that got off to a quick start with a few quick goals through Jade Cousins and Ossie Pedley. Jade McLennan (Red) was strong and made her way to the basket whenever possible, keeping them with in one point at half time. The second half saw Zara Jones (Red) play a consistent game which saw her take in some great rebounds and score some crucial goals to

grab a handy lead. Jordan Cleator (Red), Kirra Jones and Sienna Musilli (Blue) all scored important goals for their teams. With only three points in it, Jet Chandler (Blue) was fouled outside the three point line on the siren but was unable to capitalise the free attempts, with Red hanging on to win by three. Both teams fought hard and showed great sportsmanship throughout the game. Score: Red 22 defeated Blue 19. Most valuable player: Zara Jones. Section 4 saw Blue versus Red for a quick paced game. Other than a quick goal from Will McDonald (Red) to start, it was Blue that took off running quicker with 10 points on the board in a matter of minutes. Sam Bright and Stu Bright were scoring with ease with some great team work down the court. Red had a time out, which seemed to help change the momentum a little and moved the ball through hands much better with great drives to the basket by Harry and Lucas Vanderzalm.

left, Alex, Angus, Ella, Cole, Shamus and Brody had a lot of fun playing in the last game of the season for Meeniyan Junior Basketball.

4.51, Baromi - bye. Section 3: Korumburra 5.46 d Leongatha 3.38, Inverloch 7.56 d Koonwarra 1.38.

Ladders

Section 1 Inverloch Kroams .................70.0 Leongatha North ...................60.5 Phillip Island..........................56.0 Korumburra ..........................52.0 Inverloch Storm ......................37.0 Koonwarra...............................35.5 Leongatha................................33.0 Section 2 Berrys Creek..........................72.0 Hallston ..................................56.5 Outtrim ..................................54.0 Baromi ....................................45.5 Leongatha Green .....................45.0 Leongatha Gold.......................36.0 Korumburra .............................35.5 Section 3 Inverloch ................................49.0 Korumburra ..........................41.0 Koonwarra .............................26.0 Leongatha ..............................14.0

Section 3: back row, Blue (runners up) Jade Cousins, Scott Mackie, Kirra Jones, Sienna Musilli, Ryan Marshman, Jet Chandler, Ossie Pedley, Darlene Jones (coach) congratulated, front row, Red (premiers) Gene Vanderzalm (coach), Ruby Mackie, Jordan Cleator, Farrah Vanderzalm, Zara Jones, Jade McLennan, Nenita Lacanaria and Brody Laing on their win.

South Gippsland Ladies Midweek Tennis FINALS begin this week, good luck to all teams. Anyone interested in having a hit or joining in with a team please contact association through our Facebook page. New season begins next February, always room for new players. Ladders After round 16 Section 1 Inverloch Sapphires ......74.5 Inverloch Rubies ...........71.5

Bena.... ..........................67.0 Inverloch Diamonds ......66.0 Wonthaggi Chooks ..........59.5 Leongatha........................45.5 Section 2A Invy Chicks ....................91.0 Bena.... ..........................78.0 Phillip Island A ..............74.0 Wonthaggi Owls ............50.0 Korumburra .....................46.0 Fish Creek .......................45.0 Section 2B Inverloch Blue ...............86.0 Nyora.. .............................80 Inverloch White .............80.0 Grantville .......................77.0 Phillip Island B ...............40.0 Wonthaggi Eagles ...........21.0

Section 4: back row, Red (runners up) Gene Vanderzalm (coach), Lucas Vanderzalm, Will McDonald, Harry Vanderzalm, Elly Jones, and Lachie Elliott were pictured with, front row, Blue (premiers) Tim Bright (coach), Bryce Judd, Stuart Bright, Isobel Pedley, Hughie Elliott, Sam Bright and Flynn Moore.

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Ladies’ committee remembers A REUNION of the Leongatha Football Club ladies committee was held at the Leongatha RSL on Wednesday.

they get the opportunity to catch up. It’s great to have a chat and reminisce on days gone by,” Pam said. Photos, news clipping, hard copies of records dating back to 1961 and other such memorabilia Around 30 ladies attended the event. were available to have a look at on the day. The reunion was organised by Pam Gardner, A special guest on the day was Maie Riseley, who Robyn Weaver and Pat Kuhne, who felt it was a ter- was a valued committee member now in her 90s. rific opportunity to get together and celebrate the Pat said the ladies were brought together on the achievements of the former committees. day by a sense of comradery that came from heart “Many of the ladies are local but it’s not often felt support for their club.

“They say premiership players have a bond for life. Being on the ladies committee resulted in long lasting friendships and memories,” she said. “Each committee has its own stories to tell and memories to share. I would just like to thank everyone for the hours that were put in.”

Right, Lovely event: from left, organisers Pam Gardner, Robyn Weaver and Pat Kuhne were thrilled with the turnout at the Leongatha Football Club ladies committee reunion on Wednesday. Below, Great team: front from left, Faye Gardiner, Faye Rump, back from left, Sally Hickey, Judy Bright and Leanne Taranto served together on the 2004 Leongatha Football Club ladies committee and attended the reunion on Wednesday.

Valued members: back from left, Shirley Welsford, Maria Flynn, Lorraine Trease, Mary Haywood, Elaine Olle, front from left, Ev Fawcett and Maie Riseley attended the Leongatha Football Club ladies committee reunion on Wednesday.

Goannas win GIPPSLAND Goannas enjoyed a victory against Iona at the picturesque Iona ground on Sunday.

The game was transferred to Iona after heavy rain rendered the turf at Churchill unplayable. Iona won the toss and batted, on a summer’s day punctuated with showers, a cold wind and occasional sunny periods. The Iona team starting brightly when openers Russell Ferguson (17) and Peter Felstead (8), then Jeff Phillips at number three (23), took the score to one for 60. Iona’s lower order struggled, and the last nine wickets fell for 32. The side was dismissed for 92 in the 39th over. The wrecker for Gippsland was Neil Meredith, who took four for 17 off five venomous overs. Other successful bowlers were Murray Moore (2 for 7), Jim Armstrong (1 for 16), Barrie Nunn (1 for 11), and the inimitable Bob Duljas (1 for 2). Catches were taken by Ray Smith, Murray Moore and Ian Southall (2), and Ian Gibson effected one stumping. Meredith also produced a run out following some sharp fielding. Gippsland’s openers Col Carmody (30 retired) and Fred Debono (23) started brightly, and Neil Meredith (21), Murray Moore (9), Peter Jones (29 retired) and Barrie Nunn (19 not out) took the score to 4 for 141

ALBERTON FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TUES, DEC 18, 2018 AT 7PM AT M.D.U. FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB ROOMS

To vote on AFNL Board Directors holding a club position other than on committees To vote on 2019 Draw of 15 rounds & 2 byes

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AGM BUSINESS: 1. To confirm minutes of 2017 AGM 2. To receive reports 3. To receive financial statements 4. To appoint Board of Management Directors 5. To adopt By-Laws as per Constitution 11.1 6. Annual levies 7. General Business

when rain stopped play after 35 overs. Both teams were delighted to play a game of cricket, after a cancellation looked a possibility early in the day. It was a solid win for the Goannas, who play the Australian Cricket Society team at Bundalaguah next Sunday. Training continues at Glengarry at 4.45 pm each Wednesday.

Reminiscing: back from left, Evonne Redmond, Pam Charman, Shirley Welsford, front Through the gate: Jim Armstrong completes from left, Kaye Littlejohn and Faye Laing enjoyed a catch up at the Leongatha Football Club a brief stay at the crease for the Goannas. ladies committee reunion on Wednesday.

Flags signal new patrol season Continued from page 52. “Even if you only spend two years with a club, you take away skills you will use for life,” he said. Cr Skinner said surf life saving clubs are the lifeblood of small communities and congratulated the club on being welcoming and inclusive to all. Club director Natalie Ashdown said the club is expecting to have 180 Nippers. The club had its largest intake of Nippers last year and has sustained the number this season. Nippers will kick off on December 26 and go through to mid January. There will be 162 patrollers and around 600 members all together. Fifteen new trainees will also be able to crew the marine rescue boat this season, joining the five crew members who were previously trained. There is a big emphasis on training this season, so the club will be hosting more training days, Bronze camps and community CPR. It will also host the Bass Coast Development Camp, which welcomes lifesavers from across the region. “We are aiming to see as many people as possible in our community learn the basic skills to save lives” Ms Ashdown said.

Celebration: from left, Bendigo Bank director Rob Liley, Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club director Natalie Ashdown, Andrew Ashdown, Nathan Ashdown, McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, Bendigo Bank director Jill Nicoll, Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club president Rob O’Brien, South Gippsland Shire Council deputy mayor Cr Alyson Skinner, Fonterra’s regional manager Gippsland Simon Hood and South Gippsland Shire Council’s Ray Argento marked the opening of a new season at Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club on Saturday.

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Pouw ton leads Town to a win TOWN’S John Pouw walked away with 120 runs and secured a win over Nerrena at the Leongatha Velodrome on Saturday. This tally was the biggest haul of the round. Town was chasing 165. John Collins increased Nerrena’s score during the previous week when he made 64 runs late in the innings. Pouw ended his run when he was bowled out by Michael Collins.

Tim Cashin later contributed 21 runs and helped bump Town over the line. Collins wreaked the most havoc against Town, taking 4/37. He was Nerrena’s only wicket taker. Town finished its innings with a score of 4/173. OMK enjoyed a comfortable victory over Inverloch. Inverloch succumbed to the pressure during the previous week and could only manage 54 runs. OMK’s Mitchell Rowe top scored with 38 not out towards the end of the innings.

Captain Russell White contributed 24 runs. Inverloch bowlers Isaac Seuren and Zack Scholz took 2/34 and 2/19 respectively. OMK declared after 27 overs with 6/106. Inverloch opened its second innings. Scholz had the top score with 11 runs before he was caught by Murray Gow, bowled by Patrick Jobling. Jobling claimed 4/2 and Michael Whiteside took 3/10. Inverloch made 45 runs at the end of the day.

One day matches were played out between Korumburra and Wonthaggi Club, and MDU and Phillip Island. Club defended 9/160 and defeated Korumburra. Club’s captain Craig Harvey top scored with 42 runs. Blake Cornelis and Nicholas Dobbie made 31 and 23 runs respectively. Korumburra bowler Adam Brinksma took out 4/39. Two wickets fell to Ryan Sinclair. A massive 71 runs from Korumburra captain Peter Churchill wor-

ried Club early. Churchill opened the innings and was not out. However, little else was contributed to the score and Korumburra fell short. Wickets were taken by Cornelis, Scott Williams, Rob Geyer and Heath Dobbie. Korumburra made 6/110. Phillip Island had an easy victory over MDU. Phillip Island set the standard when opening batsman Mark Christopher made 48 runs. Batting fourth in the order, Mat-

thew Cleary top scored with 67 runs. Connor Brown had MDU’s best bowling figures. He took 2/11. Phillip Island made 5/193. For MDU, Ben Davey made 27 runs early. This turned out to be the top score. Sam Bright contributed 14 runs. Phillip Island bowlers Matthew Wright, Peter Cleary, Andrew Tolley and Daniel McCausland claimed two wickets each. MDU surrendered the points to Phillip Island, as it was all out for 69.

• LDCA C Grade Division Two

Wonthaggi outlast Burra WONTHAGGI Club defeated Korumburra in the only two day match for the round.

Top score: Glen Alvie’s Jay Thorn made 87 runs on Saturday.

Club went in to bat during the first week, setting the standard at 241. Korumburra’s Andrew Cavigan opened well with 55 runs before he was stumped by Justin Dempsey, bowled by Sam Liddle. Robert Francis made the top score of 59 runs before he was caught by Dempsey, bowled by Andot Mankhong. However, the Club bowlers ensured this was the only damage to the scoreboard Liddle claimed 4/60. Sean Roche and Justin Licis took out 2 wickets each. Korumburra fell short when it was dismissed for 207. The rest of the matches for this

round were one day games due to the poor weather and ground conditions on November 24. Maintaining its spot on the top of the ladder, Koonwarra/LRSL Gold defeated Phillip Island. Gold went in to bat first with Brad Anderson making the top score of 59 runs. Jake Rockall and captain Shane Moore made 56 and 33 runs respectively. Phillip Island bowler John Manning took 3/38. Gold finished its innings with 5/203. Manning made 36 runs early but the top score wasn’t made until late in the innings. Captain John Johnston came through in the end with 42 runs. Gold’s Shane Moore took 3/19. Phillip Island finished the day with 6/167. Glen Alvie had a convincing win over Koonwarra/LRSL Blue.

Glen Alvie won the toss and opted to send Blue in first. Jordan Pickersgill performed well at the crease, making the top score of 40 runs. Alvis Piksons and Darryl Chilcott contributed 21 and 24 runs respectively. Tom Otton had Glen Alvie best bowling figures, taking 2/21. Blue ended the innings with 4/121. Jay Thorn was too strong for Blue, top scoring with 87 runs. Jarrod Newsome made 69 not out. Blue’s wicket takers were Dylan Van Puyenbroek and Austin Chilcott. Glen Alvie won with 2/241. OMK trounced Kilcunda Bass on Saturday. OMK won the toss and chose to bowl first. For Kilcunda Bass, Lincoln Brock made the top score of 12 runs. Captain Ben Pugh contrib-

uted nine runs. OMK’s Daniel Wylie hurt Kilcunda Bass’ game, taking 5/2. Kilcunda Bass was all out for 33. Peter Miller opened for OMK and retired after making the top

score of 53. For Kilcunda Bass, Andrew Blackney took out 2/19. Other wicket takers were Jack Donohue and James Matser. OMK claimed the points with a score of 4/96.

In action: Koonwarra/LRSL Blue’s Darryl Chilcott challenged Glen Alvie on Saturday.

• Mirboo North cricket

Youth Premier League Thriller for C Grade coming to Korumburra Premier A

MIRBOO North defeated Morwell Tigers Yinnar Raiders on Saturday.

Playing at the Mirboo North Recreation Reserve, Mirboo North’s winning streak began when it won the toss and went in to bat first. William Wheatley was Mirboo North’s top scorer with 41 runs. He was caught by Liam Maynard, bowled by James Speer. Mirboo North captain Rob Phoenix contributed 31 runs. Speer was the toughest contender for Morwell/Yinnar. He claimed 3/14. Mirboo North was all out for 175. It managed to hang on to the win with Wheatley and Dale Banks each taking three wickets. Morwell/Yinnar’s top scorer was Matt Dyke, also with 41 runs. Morwell/Yinnar was all out for 103.

Premier B Mirboo North overpowered the Morwell Tigers Yinnar Raiders. Mirboo North won the toss and sent Morwell/Yinnar into bat first.

Not strong enough for Mirboo North, it only scraped together a score of 50. Mirboo North bowler Jarrod Speed took 3/2, and Todd Alexander and Steve Rogers took two wickets each. Christopher Anders was the opening batsman for Mirboo North and made 24 not out. Jed Alexander contributed 16 and retired not out. David Woodall and Logan Anders were the only other batsmen required to win the game, and they accumulated eight and six runs respectively. Mirboo North declared at 1/57.

C Grade In a nail biter, Mirboo North defeated Moe. Moe won the toss and sent Mirboo North in to bat first. Justin Cook made the top score of 29 runs before he was caught and bowled by Daniel Mobourne. Joel Fife contributed 23 runs. For Moe, Daniel Farmer and Ty Rendell each took two wickets. Mirboo North made 9/106. Mobourne was Moe’s top scorer with 33 runs. Lachlan Getzendorfer had Mirboo North’s best cricket figures, taking 3/13. Moe just fell short, all out for 105.

THE Youth Premier League U14 boys’ cricket is coming to Korumburra on Sunday, December 9. It will start at 10am between Sharks (South East Country) and Eagles (Metropolitan Outer East) round two. Umpire for premier cricket is Russ Turner who lives at Grantville. This is a chance to see some of Victoria’s finest talent. Both teams won the first round games. Sharks defeated Gippsland Pride by 22 runs and Eagles won by 112 runs with a score of five for 241 off 50 overs, Daniel Roe making 103 not out off 122 balls. Cricket Victoria is bringing the Youth Premier League (previously Pathways) to the country and Leongatha Association received the offer of a game at Korumburra with two games played at Warragul on Sunday. Leongatha has three players playing Youth Premier League; Harry Hoestra (Koonwarra/LRSL) in the Gippsland team U14s and Evan Allaway (Korumburra) and Ethan Lamers (OMK) playing in the U16s. All three boys played well in round one. Entry is free so come and support the game on Sun-

Kookaburras on a bus to somewhere THE Kookaburras over sixty cricketers are going places. On Sunday, most of the Kookaburras hopped on the local cricket bus and headed off to play a match against the well credentialed Australian Cricket Society. Where else but trendy Brighton could such a match take place? If the game wasn’t a trip down memory lane, the bus trip certainly was. There’s something about a bus trip; team spirit, camaraderie, a chance to get to know your teammates, a team with common purpose. The bus is owned by the Leongatha and District Cricket Association and available for hire. On Sunday’s trip to Brighton, War-

wick Hayes was the driver. It’s a job he has done for other cricket teams many times before. Ken Piesse, well known author and captain of the ACS tossed the coin, a two dollar coin that neither captain could work out which was a head and which was a tail. A “Ted Whitten type intervention” saw the Kookaburras win the toss and elect to bat. The Kookaburras would wear black armbands in honour of Julie Sheedy. Pat was in the area and called in to wish them luck. A bit of early trouble and the Kookaburras were 3/40. Only driver Warwick Hayes could play shots around the ground.

He was out for 38, stumped one shot before retiring. Some good lower order batting from Trevor Wilson 40 ret which later earned him the Kookaburra Man of the Match, and Garry Knox and Neil White both with 31 ret saw the Kookaburras finish with 5/196. Some speeches at lunchtime told us that the Australian Cricket Society is now into its 50th year and Ricky Ponting is their Patron. By contrast, the Kookaburras are in their first year but have the advantage of Glenn Wright as Patron. The rest of the match was a good battle, and not until the last ten overs was it clear that the ball in the hands of the Kookaburras would win out.

Pieter Loos took two wickets and was unlucky not to have taken two more, (dropped catches) but it was Gary Adams allowing just 14 runs off his seven overs that contained a very capable batting team. ACS finished with 5/161. The most inspiring over was the second last. Steve Whilesmith who hails from Cowes and “doesn’t bowl much” landed all six on the spot and gave the Kookaburras a win. He later won the Workmen’s Club raffle. The Kookaburras next game is in a fortnight. They train every Wednesday night at Outtrim 4.30 pm.

day and watch these boys in action. Good support for this game may lead to other games in the future and shows Korumburra supports cricket.

Leongatha District Cricket Association

Umpire Appointments EVANS PETROLEUM Round 7 - Dec 8 & Dec 15 Home team

Away Team

Ground

Umpire

v v v v

Glen Alvie Kilcunda Bass Nerrena OMK

Inv Turf Kor Turf Won Turf Cowes

J. Schelling G. Laird G. Goss T. Rogers

Grade A2 Town Imperials Won Miners MDU

v v v v

Koon L/RSL Foster Poowong Loch Bye

SP 1 Leon Turf Won FG

G. Wightman A. Stride L. White

Grade B1 Koon L/RSL MDU Nerrena OMK

v v v v

Town Korumburra Won Club Phillip Island

Koonwarra Meeniyan Nerrena Outtrim

M. Heenan N. Grabham K. Scrimshaw A. Jordan

Grade B2 Poowong Loch Kilcunda Bass Inverloch

v v v

Foster Glen Alvie Won Miners

Loch Bass 1 Tarwin

G. Wyatt N. Barnes I. Thomas

Grade C1 Town Phillip Island Won Club OMK

v v v v

Inverloch Korumburra Nerrena MDU

SP 2 Rhyll McMahon Digger Pk

TBA TBA B. Beck TBA

Won Club OMK Phillip Island Koon L/RSL Blue

Mary McK Glen Alvie Bass 2 Kor SC

TBA TBA TBA TBA

Grade A1 Inverloch Korumburra Won Club Phillip Island

Grade C2 Koon L/RSL Gold v Glen Alvie v Kilcunda Bass v Korumburra v

Subject to conﬁrmation Any prospective umpires contact G. Wyatt 0413 081 136

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• LDCA B Grade Division One

Nerrena’s two ton victory TWO centuries drove Nerrena’s campaign to victory over Town on Saturday.

Nerrena was chasing 180 after a decent innings from Town. Captain Jareth Hume had contributed 84 runs to this score. However, Paul Matheson and Joel Renden dashed all of Town’s hopes. Matheson made 104 before he retired hurt. Renden made the top score of 116 and was not out at the end of the innings. For Town, the wicket takers were Darcy Hume, Craig McGannon, Noah Fixter, Tom Hanily, Jacob Harris and Michael Hanily. However, Nerrena was far too powerful and claimed the points with ease. Nerrena finished it off with a huge tally of 6/304. MDU went down to Wonthaggi Club over the weekend. The match was MDU

captain Craig Hoober’s 400th game and he had led the charge to a handy score of 9/172 the week previous. However, opening batsman Mitchell Davey led a strong innings for Club. Davey made the top score of 84 runs and it was followed by 57 runs from captain Lochlan McLean and 65 runs from Mitchell Thomas. Davey was ultimately out LBW by Mitch Hoober and McLean was caught by Mitch Hoober off Tyrone Zukovskis. MDU’s wickets were taken by Zukovskis, Ben Cantwell and John Phillips. Club won with a score of 4/266. Koonwarra/LRSL was left in a tough situation as it attempted to defend 69 runs on Saturday. Phillip Island’s opening batsman Matthew Parsons made a steady score of 24 runs before he was trapped in front by Nick Arnup. Captain Clint Wilson brought it home with 44

runs and Jarrod Black made 30 runs. Wilson was caught by Arnup off Adam Drury and Black was not out at the end of the innings. Arnup had Koonwarra/LRSL’s best bowling figures, taking 4/34. Phillip Island declared with 9/171. Koonwarra/LRSL opened its second innings with Arnup making the top score of 30 not out. Phillip Island bowler Blake Christopher claimed 3/25. Korumburra and OMK was the only one day match this round. It was a hard day for Korumburra with OMK attacking early. OMK’s Jacob Lamers dismissed most of the top order, taking 4/12. Jye Celebrine made Korumburra’s top score with 17 runs. Captain Michael Patching and Paul Dixon contributed 11 runs each. Korumburra was all out 69. It took just two batsmen for OMK to claim the points.

Luke Jones made 46 runs and Sam Matthews made 40 runs. Jones was caught by Kade Anderson off Dixon and Matthews was not out. OMK’s score was 1/94. PHILLIP ISLAND d KOONWARRA L/RSL 1st innings Koon L/RSL 69 1st innings Phillip Island M. Parsons lbw. b. N. Arnup..................... 24 K. Taylor c. B. Tomada b. N. Arnup....................... 5 B. Insall stp. M. Wilson b. C. Moscript ................ 12 T. Hornsby b. B. Tomada b. N. Arnup..................... 18 G. Odgers b. C. Riseley ....... 6 Z. Brown c. M. Wilson b. N. Arnup..................... 12 C. Wilson c. N. Arnup b. A. Drury ..................... 44 J. Black n.o......................... 30 J. Blackwell c. N. Arnup b. B. Tomada .................... 4 H. Shawcross lbw. b. B. Tomada .................... 9 B. Christopher n.o. ............... 1 Extras .................................. 6 Total .....................9/171 (dec) Bowling: N. Arnup 4/34, A. Drury 1/28, B. Tomada 2/42, C. Riseley 1/15, C. Moscript 1/26, M. Cooke 0/1, C. Buckland 0/6, J. Moore 0/17. 2nd innings Koon L/RSL C. Moscript lbw.

Concentration: Town’s Warren Turner sent the ball towards his Nerrena opponent, Paul Matheson on Saturday.

Big haul: Paul Matheson made a whopping 104 runs for Nerrena against Town on Saturday. b. C. Wilson.................... 10 H. Arnup n.o....................... 30 D. Baker c. J. Black b. B. Christopher ............ 24 J. Moore c. J. Black b. B. Christopher .............. 3 B. Manicaro c. G. Odgers b. B. Christopher .............. 6 B. Tomada n.o. ................... 16 Extras .................................. 9 Total ................................ 4/98 Bowling: B. Christopher 3/25, J. Blackwell 0/6, Z. Brown 0/9, C. Wilson 1/9, K. Taylor 0/20, T. Hornsby 0/9, M. Parsons 0/7, B. Insall 0/11. KORUMBURRA def by OMK 1st innings Korumburra T. Allen b. J. Lamers ............ 0 B. Kerr c. D. McMeekin b. N. Wylie ....................... 0 N. Allen c. N. Wylie b. J. Lamers ...................... 2 K. Anderson c. P. Harper b. J. Lamers ...................... 4 M. Allen c. N. Creed b. J. Lamers ...................... 5 J. Celebrine c. R. Dixon b. A. Busana ................... 17 M. Patching b. J. Greenwood ............. 11 T. Crocker b. B. Nation ........ 0 P. Dixon c. J. Lamers b. A. Busana ................... 11 J. Whiteside lbw. b. J. Greenwood ............... 9 H. McNeill n.o. .................... 0 Extras ................................ 10 Total ................................... 69 Bowling: J. Lamers 4/12, N. Wylie 1/9, B. Nation 1/6, J. Greenwood 2/13, A. Busana

2/12, R. Dixon 0/16. 1st innings OMK L. Jones c. K. Anderson b. P. Dixon ...................... 46 S. Matthews n.o.................. 40 Extras .................................. 8 Total ................................ 1/94 Bowling: M. Allen 0/17, H. McNeill 0/15, M. Patching 0/14, J. Whiteside 0/27, B. Kerr 0/16, P. Dixon 1/3. TOWN def by NERRENA 1st innings Town 180 1st innings Nerrena J. Kelly lbw. b. C. McGannon ............... 5 J. Collins b. D. Hume ........... 8 A. Harrison c. N. Hanily b. T. Hanily....................... 8 C. Baudinette c. N. Hanily b. J. Harris ........................ 7 S. Helms c. N. Hanily b. N. Fixter ....................... 7 P. Matheson ret. hurt ........ 104 J. Renden n.o. ................... 116 C. Dougherty c. N. Hanily b. M. Hanily ................... 17 S. Murphy n.o. ................... 11 Extras ................................ 21 Total .............................. 6/304 Bowling: D. Hume 1/45, C. McGannon 1/2, N. Fixter 1/72, T. Hanily 1/32, J. Harris 1/38, J. Hume 0/5, W. Turner 0/33, S. Embuldeniya 0/20, B. Hanrahan 0/26, M. Hanily 1/23. WON CLUB def by MDU 1st innings MDU 9/172 (cc) 1st innings Won Club M. Davey lbw. b. M. Hoober .................. 84 J. Liddle c. T. Zukovskis b. B. Cantwell ................ 17

L. McLean c. M. Hoober b. T. Zukovskis ............... 57 M. Thomas n.o. .................. 65 B. Osborne c. K. Sinclair b. J. Phillips ...................... 4 E. Dempsey n.o. ................. 25 Extras ................................ 14

Total .............................. 4/266 Bowling: T. Zukovskis 1/46, K. Sinclair 0/43, B. Cantwell 1/47, C. Hoober 0/37, A. Richardson 0/19, M. Hoober 1/22, J. Bright 0/16, J. Phillips 1/30.

LDCA LADDERS A Grade Division 1 Won Club .......................... 68 Phillip Island..................... 60 Nerrena ............................. 54 OMK.................................. 42 Inverloch ............................ 38 Glen Alvie .......................... 36 Korumburra .......................... 6 Kilcunda Bass ...................... 0 A Grade Division 2 Imperials ........................... 50 Town .................................. 48 Koonwarra-L/RSL ........... 36 MDU .................................. 30 Foster.................................. 30 Won Miners ........................ 18 Poowong-Loch ................... 12 B Grade Division 1 Phillip Island..................... 60 Nerrena ............................. 48 Won Club .......................... 48 MDU .................................. 42 Koonwarra L/RSL.............. 42 OMK .................................. 30 Korumburra ........................ 12 Town..................................... 6 B Grade Division 2 Inverloch ........................... 66 Glen Alvie.......................... 66 Kilcunda Bass ................... 48 Foster................................. 44

Won Miners ........................ 24 Poowong-Loch ................... 12 Imperials .............................. 0 C Grade Division 1 OMK.................................. 62 Phillip Island..................... 60 MDU .................................. 44 Korumburra ..................... 42 Won Club ........................... 42 Inverloch ............................ 30 Nerrena ............................... 12 Town................................... 12 C Grade Division 2 Koon L/RSL Gold ............ 66 Glen Alvie.......................... 66 Won Club .......................... 54 OMK.................................. 42 Korumburra ........................ 24 Phillip Island ...................... 24 Kilcunda Bass .................... 12 Koon L/RSL Blue ................ 0 Under 16 Town ..................................42 Won Club ..........................42 Korumburra .....................30 Inverloch ...........................24 Phillip Island ......................24 OMK ..................................18 Koonwarra L/RSL................6 Kilcunda Bass ......................6 Foster....................................0

• LDCA B Grade Division Two

Glen Alvie too strong for Foster GLEN Alvie easily overpowered Foster on Saturday.

Foster was forced to defend 78 after an impressive six wicket haul from Glen Alvie bowler Joe Burke the previous week. Four Glen Alvie batsmen took to the crease to defeat Foster. The opening partnership of Peter Roberts and Sam Watson combined to make 53 and five runs respectively. Andrew Brown contributed 43 not out and Wayne Luke top scored

with 61 not out. Foster’s wicket takers were Craig Jenkins and Dalton Clearihan-Jervies. Glen Alvie declared with 2/172. Foster opened a second innings with Jenkins top scoring with 19 runs and Brandon Busuttil contributed 17 runs. Roberts and Watson claimed 2/1 and 2/24 respectively. Foster ended the day with 6/69. Inverloch successfully chased down Poowong Loch’s score of 8/131. The match was played out at Inverloch’s home

ground at Thompson Reserve Clayton Fisher was Inverloch’s star of the show; opening the innings and making 61 not out. Warren Williams opened alongside Fisher and contributed 32 runs. Sixteen runs from Bradley Phillips and seven not out from Nathan Brayley was enough to hand Inverloch the match. For Poowong Loch, the wicket takers were Matthew Hancock and Shaun McKinnon. Inverloch claimed the points with 2/132. Kilcunda Bass defend-

ed its target of 224 runs on Saturday against the Wonthaggi Miners. Kilcunda Bass bowled Shaun Tapscott had an outstanding day on the field, claiming 5/31 and wiping out the Miners’ middle order. Jason O’Rielly put the pressure on Kilcunda Bass when he made the top score of 59 runs for the Miners. He was caught by Darcy Clay, bowled by Tapscott. Ben Walsh and Wayne Chapman contributed 29 and 26 runs respectively. As well as Tapscott,

wickets fell to Rohan Duff, Chris Peckett, Harrison Berry and Clay. The Miners ended its innings all out for 181, leaving the points to Kilcunda Bass.

KILCUNDA BASS d WON MINERS 1st innings Kil Bass 244 1st innings Won Miners G. Kent c. S. Tapscott b. C. Peckett ................... 10 C. Farrington c. R. Gardiner b. R. Duff ......................... 8 B. Walsh c. C. Peckett b. S. Tapscott .................. 29 J. O’Reilly c. D. Clay b. S. Tapscott .................. 59 R. Arestia c. R. Gardiner b. S. Tapscott .................. 11 W. Chapman c. K. Duff

b. S. Tapscott .................. 26 S. Ivekovic c. H. Berry b. S. Tapscott .................... 1 B. Maguire r.o. ..................... 9 N. Thatcher b. H. Berry........ 5 P. Loos c. C. Chasemore b. D. Clay ....................... 15 D. McGuirk n.o. ................... 1 Extras .................................. 7 Total ................................. 181 Bowling: D. Blackney 0/28, R. Duff 1/13, C. Peckett 1/27, K. Duff 0/31, H. Berry 1/34, S. Tapscott 5/31, C. Chasemore 0/5, D. Clay 1/8. GLEN ALVIE d FOSTER 1st innings Foster 78 1st innings Glen Alvie P. Roberts c. P. Jervies b. C. Jenkins ................... 53 S. Watson lbw. b. D. Clearihan-Jervies ..... 5 A. Brown n.o. ..................... 43

W. Luke n.o. ....................... 61 Extras .................................. 9 Total .....................2/172 (dec) Bowling: P. Jervies 0/34, S. Roffey 0/14, A. Starret 0/4, G. Tanner 0/27, C. Jenkins 1/48, W. Davy 0/21, D. Clearihan-Jervies 1/20. 2nd innings Foster S. Roffey c. S. Watson b. P. Roberts ..................... 0 G. Tanner c. J. Tiziani b. S. Watson...................... 9 W. Roffey b. P. Roberts ........ 0 C. Jenkins c. A. Brown b. S. Lowe ...................... 19 B. Busuttil c. D. Tiziani b. J. Thomas ................... 17 W. Davy b. S. Watson ........ 11 P. Jervies n.o......................... 0 B. Cripps n.o. ....................... 0 Extras ................................ 12 Total ................................ 6/69

Bowling: J. Thomas 1/11, J. Hull 0/0, P. Roberts 2/1, J. Burke 0/11, L. McRae 0/3, W. Luke 0/6, S. Watson 2/24, S. Lowe 1/3, D. Tiziani 0/4. INVERLOCH d POOWONG LOCH 1st innings Poowong Loch 8/131 (cc) 1st innings Inverloch C. Fisher n.o. ...................... 61 W. Williams c. b. S. McKinnon .............. 32 B. Phillips lbw. b. M. Hancock ................ 16 N. Brayley n.o. ..................... 7 Extras ................................ 17 Total .......................2/132 (cc) Bowling: M. Hancock 1/42, S. McKinnon 1/18, G. Birnie 0/11, R. Bardwell 0/7, J. Knox 0/28, B. Nicholls 0/9, B. Regan 0/12.

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A Grade Division 1

OUTTRIM MOYARRA KONGWAK 5/203 DEF KORUMBURRA 201 KILCUNDA BASS 45 DEF BY WONTHAGGI WORKMENS 2/224 GLEN ALVIE 133 DEF BY PHILLIP ISLAND 162 NERRENA 7/158 (CC) DEF INVERLOCH 8/151 (CC)

WONTHAGGI 37 McKenzie St. 5672 0800 (Computer/Electricial only) WARRAGUL 133 Victoria St. 5623 9000 (Computer/Electricial only)

• LDCA A Grade Division One

Diggers score solid victory OMK batted well to claim an easy A1 win replying with 5/203 chasing Korumburra’s 201.

The Diggers’ top three all did fine jobs with open-

ers Ethan Lamers 48 and Jake Cochrane 75 scoring an opening partnership of 95. Then first drop Ryan Williams made 51 not out and had some good partnerships along the way as OMK got the result it

Watchful: Jarrod Hoy of Nerrena keeps his head down as he drives to mid-off. He finished not out 11.

wanted with the loss of just five wickets. Phillip Island managed to defend its 162 when it knocked over Glen Alvie for 133. At 3/31 it wasn’t looking good for GA but Senal De Silva with 66 and Paul Palmer 29 pushed the score to 3/113 before Palmer lost his wicket. This sparked a major collapse as Glen Alvie lost 6/10 to slump to 9/123 with little hope of salvaging the win. Simon Kirton with 6/19 was superb taking out the bulk of GA’s middle order. Wonthaggi Workmens scored a big win over Kilcunda Bass, winning outright. After declaring on the overnight score of 2/224 and leading by 179 runs, the Workers went for the jugular and had Killy Bass all out for 81, posting an easy win. Alex Geyer 3/15 and James Sheerin 2/7 were two of the big wicket takers in the second innings. The Nerrena and Inverloch one dayer resulted in a win to Nerrena 7/158 to Inverloch 8/151. Nerrena won the toss and batted first with a good opening stand of 43 before Luke Giliam was dismissed for 26. The other opener Dave Baldi batted well for 56 before he was run out. Tim Wightman went on to make the next biggest score of 21 in the total.

Tom McQualter’s 3/18 for Inverloch was the standout. In the chase opener Dave Newman scored a well earned 66 but the rest of the innings was generally disappointing, no other bat able to put together a solid innings. Tim Wightman was brilliant taking 6/39 ripping out a succession of middle order wickets. Workers are now on top of the ladder after its big points gain this week, Phillip Island is second, Nerrena third and OMK now back in the four.

GLEN ALVIE def by PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Phillip Island 162 1st innings Glen Alvie R. Slade c. M. Royal b. S. Kirton ....................... 4 D. Perera b. T. Officer .......... 2 J. Smith stp. G. Selby b. E. Richards ................... 7 S. De Silva b. T. Officer ..... 66 P. Palmer c. G. Selby b. S. Kirton ..................... 29 S. Smith c. C. Keerthisinghe b. S. Kirton ....................... 0 D. Diwell c. G. Selby b. S. Kirton ....................... 8 A. Hamilton c. G. Selby b. S. Kirton ....................... 0 D. Hales b. S. Kirton ............ 0 B. Thomas c. J. Watts b. C. Keerthisinghe .......... 6 D. Williams n.o. ................... 0 Extras ................................ 11 Total ................................. 133 Bowling: T. Officer 2/9, S. Kirton 6.19, M. Royal 0/29, E. Richards 1/29, C. Keerthisinghe 1/19, J. Watts 0/21. OMK d KORUMBURRA 1st innings Korumburra 201 1st innings OMK J. Cochrane c. A. Dhaliwal b. E. Allaway .................. 75

Round the wicket: Tom McQualter of Inverloch bowls Caine Salmon for a duck on Saturday with this delivery. Despite this Nerrena still got home by seven runs. E. Lamers c&b. B. Arnold .. 43 R. Williams n.o. ................. 62 T. Keily c. D. Wyhoon b. S. Dole.......................... 2 J. Van Rooye c. D. Lloyd b. B. Arnold .................... 12 J. Serong b. A. Dhaliwal ...... 2 J. Paterson n.o. ..................... 0 Extras .................................. 7 Total .............................. 5/203 Bowling: S. Checkley 0/28, E. Allaway 1/34, A. Dhaliwal 1/22, B. Arnold 2/42, D. Wyhoon 0/20, S. Dole 1/52. NERRENA d INVERLOCH 1st innings Nerrena L. Giliam b. D. Newman.... 26 D. Baldi r.o. ........................ 56 Z. Trease r.o.......................... 6 T. Wightman lbw. b. T. McQualter .............. 21 D. Symmons c. L. Anderson

b. T. McQualter .............. 16 J. Hoy n.o. .......................... 11 C. Salmon b. T. McQualter .. 0 N. Trotto r.o. ......................... 2 H. Funnell n.o. ..................... 4 Extras ................................ 16 Total .......................7/158 (cc) Bowling: L. Anderson 0/28, D. Newman 1/33, W. Barker 0/28, M. Mujtaba 0/49, T. McQualter 3/18. 1st innings Inverloch D. Newman c. J. Hoy b. J. Trease...................... 66 B. Debono b. D. Symmons .. 6 J. Williams stp. C. Salmon b. T. Wightman ............... 16 T. McQualter c. L. Giliam b. T. Wightman ............... 12 W. Taberner c. J. Hoy b. T. Wightman ............... 17 J. Strickland c. A. Trotto

b. T. Wightman ............... 12 A. Mujtaba c. A. Trotto b. T. Wightman ................. 3 J. Dennerley c. J. Trease b. T. Wightman ................. 8 E. Cousins n.o. ..................... 1 L. Anderson n.o. ................... 2 Extras .................................. 8 Total .......................8/151 (cc) Bowling: J. Trease 1/25, A. Trotto 0/11, D. Symmons 1/18, Z. Trease 0/32, J. Hoy 0/20, T. Wightman 6/39. KILCUNDA BASS def by WON CLUB 1st innings Kilcunda Bass 45 1st innings Won Club 2/224 2nd innings Kilcunda Bass J. Tregear c. J. Sheerin b. Z. Macdermid............... 5 B. Joseph c. R. Lovett

b. R. Birkett ...................... 6 A. Donohue c. R. Birkett b. Z. Macdermid............... 9 A. Youles c. R. Birkett b. A. Geyer ....................... 9 S. Mather lbw. b. A. Geyer ..................... 21 M. Khan b. M. McCall ......... 0 A. McBride c. K. Brann b. J. Sheerin ...................... 8 S. Leman b. A. Geyer ........... 0 J. Mahood c. K. Brann b. J. Sheerin .................... 16 R. Duff b. J. Brann ............... 0 D. Bettles n.o........................ 2 Extras .................................. 5 Total ................................... 81 Bowling: R. Birkett 1/16, Z. Macdermid 2/21, A. Geyer 3/15, M. McCall 1/10, J. Sheerin 2/7, J. Brann 1/8.

• LDCA A Grade Division Two

Brett Thorson steers MDU win A FIGHTING win 136 over Im40 not out by perials 125. Taking up the chalBrett Thorson has lenge at the overnight steered MDU to a score of 4/37 MDU lost

Gerard Murphy out for 17 then Darien Mathews for 24, leaving the side 6/64 and still a bit to do. But Thorson came in and ex-

Second dig: Jamie Casson of Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL shows great technique as he drives for the Cougars in the second innings where he made 29.

erted his authority with 40 from 124 balls faced. The fighting innings was backed up by a ripper 16 by Cooper Cary who came in when the score was 9/107, the side still needing a further 19 for victory. Steven Hammill for the Imperials tried hard and claimed 5/58 from 34.1 overs with Jack Ginnane taking 3/34. Town has successfully chased down Foster’s target of 212 after replying with 7/255 to take out the victory. Matt Davies 17 and Sahan Perera 21 knocked the ball around but it was the number three bat in Amila Ratnaike who found top form with 91, including eight 4’s and six 6’s. He forged partnerships with Madura Madusanka of 71 and 51 with Lahiru Jayakody; Jayakody making 44 and Damian Burge 36. Koony needn’t have worried too much with its score of 161; the Miners haven’t been troubling the scorers too much this year with the Cougars knocking them over for 53 and

cruising to a win. Top scorer was Josh Andrighetto with 19 but none really set the world alight. James Rushton claimed 5/17 and Ben Perry 2/10. Koony had time for another bat, making 4/75 in its second innings Jamie Casson making 29 and Sam Hughes not out 21. Poowong Loch had the bye. KOONWARRA L/RSL d WON MINERS 1st innings Koon L/RSL 161 1st innings Won Miners D. Loos c. J. Kennedy b. T. Elliott ....................... 8 J. Andrighetto c. S. Hughes b. J. Rushton................... 19 D. Magana Arachchige c. J. Hughes b. J. Rushton..................... 5 C. Thomas c. J. Hughes b. B. Perry ........................ 1 S. Farrington b. J. Hastings .................. 15 Y. Alwis c. J. Hughes b. J. Rushton..................... 0 J. Rumbold b. J. Rushton ..... 2 J. Loos b. B. Perry................ 1 M. Martin b. J. Rushton ....... 1 A. Hall lbw. b. B. Moscript .. 4 R. Thomas n.o. ..................... 0 Extras .................................. 3 Total ................................... 53 Bowling: T. Elliott 1/15, J. Rushton 5/17, B. Perry 2/10, J. Hastings 1/6, B. Moscript 1/3. 2nd innings Koon L/RSL J. Casson c. C. Thomas b.

D. Magana Arachchige... 29 C. McPhee b. Y. Alwis ......... 3 S. Hughes n.o. .................... 21 T. Elliott lbw. b. D. Magana Arachchige..... 6 B. Davison c. C. Thomas b. D. Magana Arachchige..... 7 B. Moscript n.o. ................... 3 Extras .................................. 6 Total ................................ 4/75 Bowling: Y. Alwis 1/20, J. Loos 0/8, D. Magana Arachchige 3/20, J. Rumbold 0/23. FOSTER def by TOWN 1st innings Foster 212 1st innings Town M. Davies c. M. Lynch b. J. Bright ...................... 17 S. Perera b. F. Griggs ......... 21 A. Ratnaike c. M. Lynch b. J. Toner ....................... 91 M. Madusanka c. M. Lynch b. J. Chaseling ................ 14 L. Jayakody c. G. Watkins b. H. Griggs .................... 44 D. Burge b. G. Watkins ...... 36 S. Clark n.o. ....................... 16 Extras ................................ 15 Total .............................. 7/255 Bowling: J. Bright 1/84, F. Griggs 1/45, H. Griggs 1/24, J. Toner 1/23, J. Chaseling 1/27, K. Davy 0/16, M. Jones 0/7, G. Watkins 2/6, J. Pilkington 0/18. MDU d IMPERIALS 1st innings Imperials 125 1st innings MDU W. Prosser lbw. b. Z. Price ... 0 T. Sinclair c. L. Wright b. S. Hamill ...................... 9 T. Harris c. L. Rogers b. S. Hamill ...................... 1 D. Mathews lbw.

Charging in: Jonothan Rumbold of Wonthaggi Miners took 0/23 from eight overs in the second innings against Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL. b. S. Hamill .................... 24 M. Martin c. L. Rogers b. S. Hamill ...................... 0 G. Murphy c. G. Sauvarin b. J. Ginnane .................. 17 B. Thorson n.o.................... 40 S. Arnup r.o. ....................... 12 C. Harris c. T. Sauvarin b. J. Ginnane .................... 4 M. Cantwell lbw.

b. J. Ginnane .................... 0 C. Cary c. L. Rogers b. S. Hamill .................... 16 Extras ................................ 13 Total ................................. 136 Bowling: S. Hamill 5/58, Z. Price 1/12, D. Ginnane 0/6, J. Ginnane 3/34, T. Sauvarin 0/9, K. Gray 0/0, L. Rogers 0/6.

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Flags signal new patrol season WARATAH Beach Surf Life Saving Club raised its flags and launched the opening of its patrol season on Saturday.

McMillan MP Russell Broadbent launched the season, along with South Gippsland Shire Council deputy mayor Cr Alyson Skinner, Cr Ray Argento and sponsors from Fonterra and the Bendigo Bank. The patrol season will run until Easter. Mr Broadbent was pleased to congratulate the club on its success in obtaining a Community Strengthening Grant, which will go towards upgrading the toilet facilities. The grant was for $20,000. The club also secured $350,000 from Emergency Management Victoria for its marine rescue boat. Mr Broadbent described being part of a surf life saving club as a “life changing experience”. Continued on page 48.

Flags raised: McMillan MP Russell Broadbent, South Gippsland Shire Council deputy mayor Cr Alyson Skinner, Nathan Ashdown, Andrew Ashdown, Chris Hargreaves and Jamaica Wake were thrilled to launch the new patrol season at Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club on Saturday.

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