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SCHOOL SURGE Influx of families boosts enrolments

By Brad Lester, Lucy Johnson and Jessica Anstice

SOUTH Gippslandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schools have experienced significant increases in enrolments this year as the region continues to attract new families.

End of an era THE Westaway family has stepped out of the motoring business in Leongatha, after more than 92 years. Brothers Bradley and Michael Westaway have sold their dealerships to PM Regional and the changeover occurred last Wednesday, January 31. From left, Bradley Westaway and Michael Westaway wish new dealer principal Warren Stewart and Nicole Stewart all the best as they take on four new franchises. Full story on page 13.

Inverloch, Loch and Fish Creek are among the growth centres, with Mary MacKillop College in Leongatha breaking a record. The college received its biggest Year 7 enrolment ever of 126 students, up from 101 last year, and total enrolment has grown from 545 last year to 590 in 2018. Principal David Leslie said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This seems to be a combination of a larger birth year, as well as general growth throughout the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are noticing new families moving into the area. Some are moving to take up local jobs, some are starting new businesses in the area, and some are moving into our region for the lifestyle and are able to do some of their work from home and some in the city.â&#x20AC;? Mr Leslie said Mary MacKillop College had gained space by converting a former computer lab that was no longer needed into a Year 8 classroom. Continued on page 4.

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CEO to face court Wind farm probe delay prompts legal action Public Health and Wellbeing Act. Mr Tamlin returns from leave today (Tuesday). Acting council CEO Faith Page said, “We unSOUTH Gippsland Shire Council chief derstand Tim has been asked to appear sometime in executive officer Tim Tamlin will front March. We are confident the independent investigathe Supreme Court to answer questions tion will be underway by that time. “Council’s lawyers will brief Tim on the outover the Bald Hills Wind Farm. come of the hearing when he reA directions hearing of the court turns to work.” held last Wednesday ordered Mr Landowner John Zakula enTamlin to be examined in court. He gaged Melbourne law firm DST will be asked about the action counLegal to act on his behalf. cil has taken to comply with a court Council officers initially deterorder to investigate noise levels at mined the noise levels of the turbines the Tarwin Lower wind farm. by using their ears only and not speThe Star was told council opcialist noise monitoring equipment, posed the order, saying there was and concluded turbine noise was not a council meeting taking place on at nuisance levels. February 28 where council would The court action could turn out consider a proposed course of acto be significant cost for council – tion. and ratepayers. Council has already Council’s executive had planned been forced to pay neighbours’ leto put a report about a noise invesgal fees of $20,000 following last tigation plan to councillors for apyear’s Supreme Court action, in adproval at the December 2017 meetdition to council’s own costs. • South Gippsland ing, but this will not come before Council said the delay in reShire Council CEO council until the February 28 meetsponding to the court order was due ing. Tim Tamlin. to the time taken to find a suitably Council sought to adjourn the qualified investigator. direction hearing until after the council meeting, but In an email from Mr Tamlin to councillors sent the court refused. in late December 2017, and leaked to the public, Mr Tamlin will front the Supreme Court on Mr Tamlin states that on November 2, 2017 - two March 20. months after the court order - he requested an inThis order came about after council failed to advestigation plan from an independent expert in the equately address the concerns of neighbours, who field. He said due to their unavailability it took some said excessive noise produced by turbines was aftime for them to prepare a draft plan to undertake the fecting their health. work, but that had been received. Council is the authority responsible for moni“I have requested for this to be finalised and toring noise compliance at the wind farm under the

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costed so a report can be presented to you at the February council meeting.” Mr Tamlin’s email continued, “It is not ideal that it is taking so long to get to this stage, but I believe we cannot afford to get this wrong and that careful planning will ensure satisfaction with the process for all concerned.”

As for whether the leaking of the email would be investigated by council, Cr Brunt said, “I believe council is obligated to investigate any breaches of the Victorian Government Act 1989 and all necessary investigation processes have been enacted. I am unable to make further comment on the matter.”

New Preps: from left, Koonwarra Village School Preps Charlotte, Bella, Aiden and Sol appreciated the outdoors during their first day of school on Thursday. Read more about the start of the school year in South Gippsland on pages 15 to 19.

Megaramp tussle Peter Wilson will soon finish the second ramp he has built on his property at 80 Restlee Drive, after agreeing to move the original ramp at a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) hearing following objections from neighbours. The new ramp measures 95m long by 13m wide, and cost him $65,000 to build. Mr Wilson, a professional golfer, is now seeking to operate bed and breakfast accommodation on site, and hopes to attract elite skaters to train at the ramp and hold events. South Gippsland Shire Council approved the offering of accommodation within an existing building it had approved, but neighbours objected and appealed council’s decision at VCAT. VCAT held a hearing on Tuesday, January 30, and the matter is now with VCAT for decision. Skating spectacle: the new mega skating ramp built at Nyora is the second ramp to be constructThe Star has been told VCAT has asked couned on the rural living property, after the original ramp was dismantled. Photo: Facebook. cil for more information. A decision could be made within six to eight weeks. Mr Wilson said, “I wanted a place for my interstate family to be able to stay when they come to visit, for the athletes to be able to stay and train on

the mega ramp, and for tourists to have an Air B and B option to stay for the Penguin Parade, Gumbuya World and Wilsons Promontory.” Testing of the new mega ramp began on the Australia Day long weekend. “It worked out fantastic. Both my kids now use the whole ramp. There are a couple of minor adjustments to go and it will be fully operational,” Mr Wilson said. “To have such a ramp in the South Gippsland Shire is going be fantastic for the community and tourism of the area. Athletes are going to come from around the state, interstate and all over the world.”

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Cheeses please national judge after achieving success at the Dairy Industry Association Australia awards, winning 10 trophies; winning the riverine, goat’s/sheeps/buffalo’s and cheeseboard championships at the Royal Sydney Easter Show; and winning grand champion dairy product with the Riverine Blue at the Royal Queensland Fine Food Awards. Mr Charlton said Australian Grand Dairy Awards chief judge Russell Smith has judged cheese around the world. “He said our blue cheese was among the best he has judged in the world,” Mr Charlton said, noting Mr Smith was impressed by the cheese’s consistency. “He said the balance of milk level, presentation of the blue veining, flavor and aroma is perfect.” Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese sources cow milk from the Berrys Creek farm of Les and Marj, and Owen and Claire Hutchinson. “They care about what they do. They are passionate about their animals and their farming,” Mr Charlton said. Buffalo milk is sourced from water buffa-

By Brad Lester BERRYS Creek Gourmet Cheese continues to be rated among Australia’s best cheesemakers.

The Fish Creek company has won two accolades in the country’s most prestigious dairying awards – the Australian Grand Dairy Awards – in Melbourne last Thursday night. Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese won champion goat’s/sheep’s/buffalo’s milk cheese with its Riverine Blue, and champion blue cheese for its Tarwin Blue. The company is run by Barry Charlton and Cheryl Hulls. “It’s all very exciting. It was an adrenaline rush,” Ms Hulls said of the company’s success. Mr Charlton added, “The show is the best in the Australia because it’s the best of the best. To be invited to enter the competition, you have to have won gold at another show.” Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese qualified

los on the Giffard West property of Bryan Jans, and is whiter than cow’s milk. Compared to cow’s milk, Mr Charlton noted buffalo milk has a high pH level, higher butterfat content and is lower in fat particles, so is easier for people to digest and suitable for people with lactose intolerance. It’s also lower in cholesterol and higher in calcium. Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese employs seven staff, including cheesemaker Matthew Taylor. Mr Charlton has made cheese for 44 years. “I’ve got a passion for it and trialling different cheese and seeing what works and what does not work,” he said. “It’s an art mixing different cultures with different milks and different moulds.” Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese has won five awards from the Australian Grand Dairy Awards, run by Dairy Australia, over the years. Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese is available at outlets in Fish Creek, Foster, Meeniyan, Leongatha, Korumburra and Inverloch.

Nation’s best: Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese’s Barry Charlton and Cheryl Hulls savour their two wins in the Australian Grand Dairy Awards last Thursday evening.

Influx of families boosts enrolments Continued from page 1. “Two more rooms are slated for conversion and refurbishment, so we are well placed to handle these numbers should the level of intake continue,” he said. Inverloch Primary School welcomed 39 extra students this year, as more families pursue a coastal lifestyle. The school had 395 students in 2017 and is now at 434, with families moving from such locations as the Latrobe Valley, Queensland and even overseas from Bali. Enrolments rose at the school’s annexe school, Kongwak Primary, from 22 to 26, due to new families. Principal Wendy Caple said, “We had to make an extra Grade 5/6 class, and so we have a total of 18 classes and 68 Preps.” Loch’s popularity was reflected by the primary school’s enrolments, growing from 76 students three years ago to 123 students this year. Principal Tracey King said, “We have students travelling from all over - Leongatha, Bena, Krowera, Woodleigh, Korumburra, Poowong and Nyora - to attend Loch and a number of new families have moved from the city to the Loch area too. “Many families tell me they have moved for a change in lifestyle, wanting to live in a smaller supportive community and have a desire to live more sustainably with space for animals, vegie gardens and play.”

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Our students come from Walkerville, Sandy Point, Waratah Bay and Buffalo,” he said. “With the increase of students, it has created some challenges in regards to classrooms and manipulating class sizes. We have increased our classes from four to five, and we also have added an additional teacher for three days a week to work with all students from the grades 3 to 6 area.” Mr Banks said Fish Creek and South Gippsland in general have become destinations for people looking to relocate from Melbourne. “It is a great community and lifestyle, with excellent schools all across the South Gippsland area. We often have calls from perspective parents looking at enrolling their child at the school, but they are waiting for housing to open up in the Fish Creek area,” he said. Enrolments have remained steady at Korumburra schools, with 50 Year 7s, said Korumburra Secondary College senior school coordinator Jo Parsons. “We had about eight late enrolments to other year levels across the school, which is also a good sign,” she said. Wonthaggi Secondary College has 240 Year 7 students and that number is set to grow as families that moved to the area over summer enrol their children. Mirboo North Primary School has 20 extra students this year and Mirboo North Secondary College an additional 10.

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A new portable classroom was installed at the end of last year, and the school has welcomed new teachers Natalie Francis and Meredith Birnie. Prep enrolments are up at Leongatha Primary School, with 103 students compared to 85 last year. Overall enrolment is 640 students, up from 628 last year. Principal Dot Coghlan said, “Hopefully we’re receiving lots of enrolments because we offer such an excellent educational experience for our students and our curriculum is fantastic. “Our school hasn’t had to add extra classrooms but over the holidays we have renovated the Grade 3 classrooms and they look wonderful.” Leongatha Secondary College welcomed 95 Year 7 students from across the region, with overall enrolments increasing to 580 students. Six more students joined Koonwarra Village School, bringing total enrolments to 51, with the school’s senior classroom to be extended and a new kitchen to be built later this year. At Fish Creek and District Primary School, enrolments increased from 91 last year to 108 in 2018 as more people move to the area. Principal Dale Banks said the school had grown “quite dramatically over the last 18 months” “We had a small cohort in Grade 6 last year and 18 new Prep students starting with us this year. We receive our students from many of the smaller surrounding towns, not just Fish Creek.

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Pipeline a monumental disruption By Lucy Johnson THE laying of the Lance Creek Water Connection has caused major disruption to Barry Wakleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monumental mason business, after his landline was cut for more than a fortnight.

The Jumbunna resident said he has been without both his landline and internet connection after construction on the pipeline saw 150m of phone cable pulled out of the ground near his property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were away on holidays and when we returned we discovered our phone had been disconnected for the past two weeks,â&#x20AC;? Mr Wakley of Barry Wakley Sculptors said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Telstra said it will not be back on until February 14, which will mean we end up being four weeks without a phone line.â&#x20AC;? The lifelong mason works with more than 40 cemeteries across the state, many of which rely on him to craft more than 90 per cent of their monuments and headstones. Without access to his website and landline, Mr Wakley had more than 250 phone calls diverted to his workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mobile phones within the fortnight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our clients cannot get through to us and our worry now is that they will start turning to other businesses,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is getting ridiculous. We are dealing with a lot of cemeteries and when we came in to work on Thursday our workers were just spraying weeds on the property. We did not have any other work to do.

Boat stolen A BOAT and trailer were stolen from a house in Toora between Tuesday, January 30 and Saturday, February 3.

The boat, a 4.1m aluminium vessel with a 25 horsepower Mercury motor, and the trailer, black at the front and blue at the rear, were on a property on Foster Road, Toora. Police are urging anyone who has seen a similar boat and trailer to please come forth.

We were in limbo.â&#x20AC;? Mr Wakley said he believed the contractors did not follow protocols in checking the area before starting to dig. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The cable was less than a metre below the ground, so I do not think the workers conducted a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dial before you digâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am starting to frighten them. I will be looking to fight for over a quarter of a million dollars.â&#x20AC;? Wakley Sculptors received more than 20 tonnes of granite last week, valued at over $5 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been in the business for 72 years,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family has worked in this field all the way back to 1530. I do not want to put my business at risk because of this disruption.â&#x20AC;? The Lance Creek Water Connection pipeline disrupting Mr Wakleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business is part of the State Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project delivered by South Gippsland Water to secure water supply in Korumburra, Poowong, Loch and Nyora over the next 50 years. The $43 million project will consist of 20km of pipe connecting Lance Creek Reservoir to the Korumburra Water Treatment Plant. A South Gippsland Water spokesperson said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;South Gippsland Water and its contractor Jaydo Construction were in contact with the business owner as soon as his situation had been reported. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jaydo Construction informed Telstra regarding the fault and arranged for a service technician to investigate the cause of the problem. Jaydo Construction also provided a wireless internet modem and router so business and home emails and calls could continue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fault was found by the Telstra service tech-

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Pipeline problem: Jumbunnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barry Wakley has been without his landline or internet for more than a fortnight after cables connecting his property during construction of the Lance Creek Water Connection were damaged.

Ambos to improve response times By Brad Lester AMBULANCE Victoria is striving to improve response times to emergencies in South Gippsland Shire.

The average response times of paramedics to Code One incidents from October to December 2017 was 18:51, above the average response time of 15:28 for the three months prior. School speed limits Nearly 49 per cent of incidents were responded POLICE are targeting drivers who fail to in less than 15 minutes. This is a four per cent to adhere to speed limits of 40km/h in improvement on the same period last year despite a 12 per cent increase in patients. school zones at required times. Paramedics attended 366 incidents from October Operation Schools Back started on Tuesday, to December, up from 345 the previous quarter. February 1 and will continue to see an increase Ambulance Victoria aims to respond to Code of police presence around schools between 8 and One incidents within 15 minutes for 85 per cent of 9.30am, and 2.30 and 4pm on weekdays. incidents state-wide, and within 15 minutes for 90 The operation will run throughout Bass Coast per cent of incidents in centres with populations and South Gippsland until the end of February. greater than 7500.

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In Bass Coast Shire, paramedicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; average response time was 14:07 for September to December, down from 14:27 the previous quarter. Paramedics responded to 66.7 per cent of Code One calls in less than 15 minutes, up from 62.6 per cent the previous quarter. Simon Jemmett, regional director Gippsland for Ambulance Victoria, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transformational reforms, significant investment in services and the Save 000 for Emergencies campaign are contributing to improved response times in South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have more ambulances and paramedics available to respond more quickly to people who need our help, especially those who are seriously ill, following the full implementation of our revised Clinical Response Model 12 months ago.â&#x20AC;? Mr Jemmett said Ambulance Victoria still receives Triple Zero calls from people with less urgent needs and asked them to contact their GP or local emergency department instead.

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Bulls on display for Beef Week FARMERS opened their gates for Beef pressure to buy. Mr Meikle said although beef prices Week on Sunday. In Meeniyan, potential buyers ventured to Tarwin Poll Herefords. With a current crop of 21 bulls, beef farmer David Meikle said it had been an excellent season. “The bulls responded well to the season. We’ve had good summer rain since December so we’ve been able to maintain our green pastures,” he said. “We’d always take more rain, but if it dried up now I wouldn’t be too upset. Rain is always a bonus this time of year. “We pride ourselves on breeding cattle that are easy to handle.” “We’ve been doing this since the 1950s and you can see the depth of breeding, which gives reliability.” Mr Meikle has been involved with Beef Week for the past 24 years. It is an opportunity for people to have a look at his Poll Herefords without any

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were down at the moment, he was confident the market would make a comeback. “It’s still fairly solid. Bull prices depend on the sale,” he said. As well as participating in Beef Week, Mr Meikle will have a display at Lardner Park. Over in Mirboo North, Merlewood Angus also hosted an open day. This was a presale viewing, with an auction set to be held on March 23. Around 37 bulls were displayed. Merlewood Angus manager Luke Buchanan said Angus bulls were best suited to Gippsland and had a good temperament. The stud is owned by Daniel and Anne Marie Barrow. It was their dream to come back to Australia and develop the stud.

Urgent call for volunteers GIPPSLAND Farmer Relief Inc has grown and so is in urgent need of a district coordinator and hamper delivery volunteers.

Open day: from left, Merlewood Angus manager Luke Buchanan and breeding consultant Willie Millnie displayed around 37 bulls for Beef Week in Mirboo North on Sunday.

Beef Week display: from left, David Meikle, Ann Diviny, Gillian Meikle, Amelia Carter and Laura Meikle-Carter welcomed people to their Meeniyan property, Tarwin Poll Herefords, on Sunday.

Council seeks feedback

SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is seeking community feedback on the revised Council Plan and the proposed 16 new initiatives for 2018-19. Community drop-in sessions are being held to collect this feedback, including: • Thursday, February 8 at Memorial Hall, Michael Place, Leongatha from 1pm to 6pm. • Friday, February 9 at Memorial Hall, Michael Place, Leongatha from 10am to 3pm; • Sunday, February11 at the Mirboo North Italian Festa, Baromi Park, Mirboo North from 11am to 3pm; • Thursday, February 15 at 41 Main Street, Foster from 1pm to 6pm; and

• Friday, February 16 at 41 Main Street, Foster from 10am to 3pm. An online OurSay forum will be open from February 5 to February 18 for people to share ideas. The forum will be accessible at www.oursay. org/southgippsland/council-priorities. Mayor Cr Lorraine Brunt said, “The Council Plan and its associated initiatives drive the actions of council and what we determine as a priority for our term.” All ideas gathered will be provided to council in late February to consider. The revised Council Plan and initiatives are expected to be endorsed for formal submissions in April and final adoption towards the end of June 2018.

Do you have a spare day per month or even a four-hour timeframe? Would you consider volunteer work? If so and you would like to help the organisation reach out to farmers in the community doing it tough, please contact Michelle on 0413 390 533. Gippsland Farmer Relief needs volunteers to: • assist with delivering food hampers to farmer families in the Latrobe, Yarram and Fish Creek areas, and • help with two-hour shifts at monthly fundraising barbecues at Morwell and Wonthaggi. For someone who has a little more time per month, the Latrobe District is in urgent need of someone with leadership skills to become a volunteer district coordinator. They need to be a person with good people skills, an organised mind and respect for others’ privacy. Volunteers of any age are welcome to apply. Gippsland Farmer Relief Inc. is a group of people who have come together to help support farmer families in need, particularly dairy farmers who may still be struggling as a result of the drastic farm gate milk price reduction in 2016 and the ensuing turmoil. That incident caused a ripple effect that still exists, and farmers have and are going without so they can provide the community with milk. Gippsland Farmer Relief is an incorporated body that coordinates the assembly and delivery of relief food hampers directly to farmers in need. This helps alleviate the stress of household budgets, and assists farmers to continue with their everyday lives and farm duties. A ‘hands up’ approach to farmers’ needs is offered, with strict confidentiality and respect for them and their families at all times. If you would like to make a monetary donation contact Jan, or go to our GoFundMe page at: https:// www.gofundme.com/27t38ak or direct deposit to: BSB 633000, Account number: 158 192 724 To make an on-line donation go to: GoFundMe at:https://www.gofundme.com/27t38ak

Poowong, Korumburra reservoirs on watch RESERVOIRS at Korumburra and Poowong will be monitored by South Gippsland Water as dry weather continues. South Gippsland Water’s general manager operations Ravi Raveendran said, “Korumburra and Poowong’s storages continue to decline to levels that require close monitoring by South Gippsland Water. All other systems continue to decline, however, remain at satisfactory levels for this stage of the season.”

Rainfall across the region from January 26 to February 2 was: Lance Creek reservoir 18mm; Ruby Creek 24mm, Coalition Creek 22mm, Deep Creek 18mm, Little Bass 23mm and Battery Creek 23mm. Reservoir levels are: Lance Creek (services Wonthaggi, Inverloch and Cape Paterson) is 85 percent full, Ruby Creek (services Leongatha) is 76 percent full, Coalition Creek (services Korumburra) is at 73 percent, Foster Dam is 96 per cent full, Little Bass (services Poowong, Nyora and Loch) is 83 percent full and Battery Creek

(services Fish Creek) is 89 percent full. South Gippsland Water urges customers to ensure they follow the Permanent Water Saving Rules which are in place all year. More information is available at the South Gippsland Water website: www.sgwater.com.au/ services/water/permanent-water-saving-rules. Any customers who have questions or concerns regarding their water supply can contact South Gippsland Water’s customer service team on 1300 851 636.

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Minister won’t sack council, CEO VICTORIAN Local Government Minister Marlene Kairouz will not sack South Gippsland Shire Council and chief executive officer Tim Tamlin.

A request to do so was made by the band of council watching ratepayers known as South Gippsland Action Group, but Ms Kairouz is refusing to intervene. The action group cites a “tragic litany of actions and maladministration”, and a perceived breakdown in trust between councillors and the administration as justification for its call. Group secretary Lindsay Love wrote to the minister, “We seek State Government intervention culminating with the dismissal of the shire council and the CEO, and the appointment of suitable administrators for a suitable time to resolve issues indicated.” Mr Love claimed council was not communicating openly with ratepayers, including the action group, by not responding to its questions, and objected to Mr Tamlin’s censoring of questions put to council by the public. The action group said the CEO was only happy to answer questions that were not sensitive but not those that “shed light on some maladministration activities”. “The council and the CEO have nobbled us from asking questions. This process suggests they have something to hide. We need government interven-

Laptops found TWO men suspected of stealing 13 laptops from Poowong Consolidated School last year have been caught and are facing several charges. Two men from Pakenham and Lang Lang were arrested on Thursday, February 1 when Bass Coast Criminal Investigation Unit conducted a search warrant on their Lang Lang property early in the morning. Police uncovered 13 laptops stolen from the school in December and the men were found to also be in possession of an illegal firearm. The men were charged with burglary and will face court at a later date.

Hoon fined a fortune A HOON was caught and fined in Korumburra after he was reported by members of the public last Wednesday. The 20 year old man was caught performing a series of burn-outs in the town, leaving burnt tyre marks on Commercial Road. Police attended the scene where his car was confiscated. The driver was charged $1165 in towing fees and will face several charges at Korumburra Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

tion to allow suitable democratic processes to be restored,” Mr Love said. He said council refused to answer its questions about spending at Yanakie and Long Jetty caravan parks, saying council’s management of the parks has resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars being lost from the economy each year due to annual siteholders leaving. The group accused council of forcing parties to take council to court to obtain answers. Mr Love cited the family company of Cr Jeremy Rich, Ansevata, and neighbours of the Bald Hills Wind Farm as examples, with both cases involving those parties taking Supreme Court action, “costing the community large sums of money”. When asked for comment about the action group’s call for the dismissals, council’s acting chief executive officer Faith Page said, “We are not aware of this. We suggest you contact the Minister for Local Government.” Mayor Cr Lorraine Brunt said she had not been notified by the Local Government Minister or the action group of any impending or lodged action. “The directions the organisation undertake will always be in the best interest of the community as a whole as not to waste public funds,” she said. “We have so many exciting plans and priorities to make happen. Let’s keep focused on making them a reality.” The State Government told The Star councils are responsible for employment matters in relation to their CEOs, including addressing any complaints in

relation to them. The Local Government Investigation and Compliance Inspectorate is responsible for investigating and prosecuting alleged breaches of the Local Government Act 1989. The Victorian Information Commissioner is responsible for reviewing Freedom of Information decisions. Police wished to thank members of the public for “Dismissal of a council through an Act of Parliareporting the incident. ment is the most serious intervention of the state, and If you know the identity of a hoon driver, have is only considered where serious and systemic govknowledge of hoon driving activity, or are able to pro- ernance failures have been identified at a council,” a vide a description of vehicles involved (make, model, spokesperson said. colour, registration number) you can report this to “In the past, this has occurred on the basis of Crime Stoppers without revealing your own identity. reports by municipal monitors, Commissions of InContact the Crime Stoppers Hoon Hotline on 1800 quiry or other integrity bodies. 333 000 or report it online. “Local Government Victoria is not aware of any such reports in this instance.” Car stolen Mr Tamlin returns from annual leave today A LEONGATHA resident had their brand new car (Tuesday). stolen from the backyard of a business property late last month. A white 2017 Mitsubishi ASX was taken from the Church Street property sometime between Tuesday, January 23 and Tuesday, January 30. The car’s registration plates read 1JI2HP. Anybody who has seen the car since the 23rd is asked to contact Leongatha Police.

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Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message Cr Lorraine Brunt AS your elected councillors, it is our responsibility to ensure we act with integrity for the greater good of our community.

Our roles come with obligations to ensure we serve those who elected us and make decisions that benefit the area. It is an understatement to say I am disappointed one or more of my colleagues â&#x20AC;&#x201C; your elected representatives â&#x20AC;&#x201C; may have acted inappropriately with information relating to a legal case. This self-serving behaviour â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if substantiated â&#x20AC;&#x201C; goes against all our teachings as councillors and negates our responsibility to one another and to you, the people we are here to represent. This is a serious issue and if it is found to be true, there could be severe consequences. Releasing confidential information to someone in a legal dispute with council undermines the integrity of your local government, and exposes each and every South Gippsland resident and ratepayer to greater risk and unnecessarily in-

creased costs. It is inexcusable and will not be taken lightly. On a much more positive note, I am pleased we are getting that little bit closer to the 123rd Korumburra Show! I have been working with the A & P Society of Korumburra and it has been fantastic to see the last pieces come together in the planning. The Korumburra Show is important to me and holds a special place in my heart. When I was younger my parents used to attend shows where I rode horses all over Gippsland. In those days every town had a show; now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re down to just a handful, so it is vital we support those that are still running. It is with this in mind I urge everyone who can to attend the show. Not only will you be helping a long-standing community event, you can also join in on the fun. Those who read the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message last week will know the show is on this Saturday and Sunday at the Korumburra Showgrounds. Make sure to book it in your diary and come along to support such a fantastic event.

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Astronomical event: David Barton took a series of photos of the blue blood super moon in Korumburra last Wednesday night, and arranged the images on the computer program Photoshop to produce this fascinating photo. LEONGATHA Secondary College staff and students enjoyed the unveiling of a new mural last Tuesday, January 30, at a whole school assembly. The Painting the Way to Acceptance mural was initiated by students who attended Gnurad Gundidj School for Student Leadership at Glenormiston South in 2017, to promote acceptance, and join the school and broader community together. The mural features handprints of students and teachers and is displayed in the ECA building.

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INVERLOCH Primary School is welcom- circus in Leongatha last week. ing parents and other volunteers to join a craft group that will make creations for sale at the Easter Fair Craft Stall. Come along to the school’s art room at 9.15am this Friday, February 9 to share ideas.

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Young entrepreneurs: two girls have bought themselves a tandem bicycle after selling newspapers, including The Star, around the Cape Paterson camping and caravan park. Emiley Haddick of Bena and Willow Bakogiannis of Jumbunna were camping for a month and undertook their paper round every morning from December 30 to the Australia Day weekend. They bought newspapers at a local shop and sold them at the same price to campers. They worked for tips to put towards the bike they had been dreaming of.

The globe of death had everyone on their toes as two motorbikes travelled at speeds up to 80 km/h inside a confined space; but this time three people had to stand inside that globe as the motorbikes roared around them! It was almost a relief to see circus promoter Damian Syred and two of the showgirls get through unscathed! On a lighter note there were plenty of impressive acrobatic displays, dancing horses, performing dogs and magic illusions to keep the audience thoroughly entertained. The circus now shifts to Warragul where it plays on February 6 (7.30pm), 7 (7.30pm), and 8 (6pm).

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Medical students ready to work By Lucy Johnson TEN future doctors are gaining handson experiences in clinics across South Gippsland with the support of Monash University.

The fourth year students have just commenced placement at Leongatha, Foster, Wonthaggi and Korumburra healthcare providers where they will learn a variety of practical skills throughout the year. Wonthaggi’s South Gippsland Family Medicine and Wonthaggi Medical Group will host two students who will assist at both the clinic and the hospital for birthing and surgeries. The same practices will be studied by two students at Korumburra’s Gippsland Southern Health Service and Korumburra Health. Future doctors: from left, Robyn Langham, Katie O’Donoghue, Professor Shane Bullock, Monique Bihari, Andrew Stainsby, Pietra Leongatha’s Hospital and Leongatha Healthcare will host students, as well as Foster’s South Dekker, Emily Pryor, Jackie McDonnell, Adam Dubrava, Jayden Kelly, Beau Wilson, Ash Garin-Michaud and Michael Taylor celebrated the commencement of the Monash Rural Health fourth years’ medical placement on Thursday evening. Gippsland Hospital. Program coordinator Marlene Archbald said the placements have proven to be successful in the eight years since Monash made its partnerships in rural health across South Gippsland. “All of the clinics and hospitals involved have been extremely supportive of the program and we have had fantastic supervising doctors working with our students at the clinics,” she said. Ms Archbald conducts weekly tutorial classes with the 10 students on site at Leongatha Hospital in its Monash Rural Health modules. “The students partake in classes and other studies on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and spend the rest of the week at their placement gaining hands-on experiences,” Ms Archbald said. “They get to work in paediatric health, women’s health, alongside psychiatrists and general practitioners in order to get more experiences than may have been possible had they taken placement in Melbourne.” Ms Archbald said the program offers students the chance to work with doctors in surgery, which is rare for students in metropolitan areas. “In Melbourne, many students are competing with fifth years to gain experience. Often fourth years may be told to stand in the corner. But our students are right there in assisting to deliver babies,” she said. The 10 students had a celebratory dinner at Leongatha Hospital last Thursday to mark the commencement of their placement. Jackie McDonnell, a former student from the 2010 round of placements, spoke about what she gained from the program, having been employed since at Korumburra Medical Clinic. Head of Monash Rural Health, Robyn Langham and Head of Monash Medical School Professor Shane Bullock and program teacher Jennie Casey also attended.

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OPINIONS

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REGARDING the Inverloch History and Maritime Museum proposed by Inverloch Historical Society. I make another plea to the Bass Coast Shire Council relative to my letter published in this paper around February 2016 advocating the need for council to demonstrate greater support for the outstanding commitment and contribution by the society. I am extremely pleased to learn of the recent efforts of the society relative to its proposal for a history and maritime museum incorporating an impressive café, playground, sculpture park and community space. I understand it has been suggested it could be constructed in the area used for (infrequent) summer overload parking nearby to the boat ramp, which I also understand could still remain. This proposed excellent initiative would at long last provide an appropriate focal point for the society and in turn, our communities in our district, for a permanent platform to feature the outstanding work of the society and its supporters, which include some of our most prominent local community leaders.

I again urge Bass Coast Shire Council to favorably consider the society’s vision through this proposal which I am sure will complement local interest in the history of the area and strengthen the local economy through increased and/or enhanced tourism. Clearly, the concept has great merit and creates the opportunity for council to capitalise on the enthusiasm and professionalism of the society and the community leaders who are supporting the concept which is so desperately needed. Peter Marke AFSM JP, Inverloch.

Planning tip RECENTLY I wrote regarding a planning application by the Leongatha Motorcycle Club and Holgates Road. I wish to advise there is a website, https://www.planningalerts.org. au which anyone can access to find out more about their local area and the planning applications currently in progress. It is simple to use, covers the whole of Australia, and best of all it does not rely on shire councils untimely releasing information. All planning applications are listed and I encourage everyone to check the site regularly to allow ad-

E D I T O R I A L Funding needed for future RISING enrolments across many of the region’s schools point to the need for funding for the infrastructure and services South Gippsland needs to satisfy demand for ongoing population growth.

The Star today reports of a number of schools, from Loch to Fish Creek and Inverloch, receiving significant increases to enrolments this year compared to 2017. We can expect more people relocating to South Gippsland and Bass Coast shires as the urban centres of the Mornington Peninsula, Cranbourne and Pakenham grow. Newcomers are – and will continue to be - attracted to our part of the world by the promise of the joys of rural living: space, a quieter lifestyle, less traffic and community bonds. While the extra people result in more trade for local businesses and hopefully more volunteers for community groups, at the same time more people place greater demand on existing services and infrastructure. VicRoads has promised to upgrade the South Gippsland Highway this year and improvements to the highway’s surface are sorely needed. Works are also in the pipeline for the Bass Highway. We are fortunate to have modern hospitals at Leongatha and Korumburra, however funding is needed to upgrade Wonthaggi Hospital to sub-regional status. Our councils will need further government funding to keep up with the current demand for services and facilities, let alone the likely new requirements that a burgeoning population brings. Then there are the pressures placed on our schools. They will require extra staff and buildings to match the additional enrolments they are now experiencing and will no doubt continue to receive. Wonthaggi was identified as one of Victoria’s regional growth centres in the past, along with the likes of Warragul and Drouin, but only last year was the announcement made of funding for a new senior secondary college campus. The track record shows that State and Federal governments need to get on the front foot and take an active approach to planning for South Gippsland’s future, by discussing the region’s needs with councils and fulfilling projects sooner rather than later.

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equate time to respond. Carolyn Burton, Leongatha South.

Call for MP to back Mirboo North GIPPSLAND South MLA Danny O’Brien does not support the Mirboo North community. I was saddened and annoyed when I read the reply from Mr O’Brien, our local Parliamentary representative, to a letter from a concerned citizen of Mirboo North asking for his support in stopping the proposed logging by VicForests of the three coupes near our town. Bearing in mind this is something our whole town does not want and also Danny proudly states in his vision “Putting locals first is about standing up for local issues “ and “I am committed to putting our local communities first”. Here is a section from a reply from Danny‘s reply to the letter: “I have long been a supporter of the native forest industry in Victoria and have been on the record numerous times to that effect. It would be inconsistent and hypocritical of me if I were now to come out and oppose forestry in my electorate, including around Mirboo North. “I have in fact had significant contact on numerous occasions with VicForests to raise the concerns of the community since the consultation process first began. In conjunction with the community campaign, I believe my advocacy has been responsible to the increased buffer zones that will be used around Lyrebird Walk and along the Strzelecki Highway. “I have also raised this matter in state parliament which you can confirm by doing a search of Hansard at www.parliament.vic.gov.au. “I appreciate that yourself and many others in the community want no logging at all. That is not a position I support as outlined above.” Here is the extract from Hansard that he refers to, on September 21, 2017: “I extend my congratulations to the Mirboo North community for a massive turnout to a public meeting last Thursday night to learn more about proposed timber harvesting operations by VicForests in the Strzelecki Ranges. Some 350

people attended the meeting and listened carefully to VicForests about their proposals for harvesting three coupes near the town, but they forcefully put their views on the issue. I have been liaising with VicForests about this matter since it was first brought to my attention some weeks ago and am optimistic that some of the concerns of the community can be addressed.” Danny states in his letter and in Hansard he has been liasing with VicForests regarding our community concerns and believes he was responsible for the “increased buffer zones that will be used around Lyrebird Walk and along the Strzelecki Highway.” Unfortunately Danny has only been liasing and consulting with VicForests and not the Preserve our Forests Steering Committee that our town voted to run the campaign to ensure this logging does not proceed. If Danny had been paying attention to the people of Mirboo North and consulting with our committee, he would have realised that his “increased buffer zones around Lyrebird Walk and along the Strzelecki Highway” were totally rejected out of hand by the committee because this is not what our town wants. As a reminder, at that public town meeting the following motion was passed unanimously. “This urgent public meeting: a) strongly opposes any logging as proposed by Vic Forests (i.e. the three coupes of native forest near Mirboo North identified by VicForest as the Oscine, Doug and Samson coupes); b) endorses the immediate establishment of the Preserve Our Forests Campaign to ensure that the logging of the three coupes does not proceed; c) endorses the immediate establishment of the Preserve Our Forests Steering Committee to run this campaign on behalf of the community; and d) as a priority, requires the Preserve Our Forests Steering Committee to call for an urgent meeting with the Premier, relevant Ministers and VicForest to ensure this logging does not proceed.” Phil Piper. Mirboo North.

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Councillors, take charge SOUTH Gippsland Shire ratepayers, you have one of the worst performing councils in the state for public engagement. In November 2016 we voted in a new council and we all hoped that there would be a change. Last week’s comments in the press from mayor Cr Lorraine Brunt and the past mayor Cr Ray Argento indicate we still have a council that seems to be more supportive of the CEO than they do of their constituents. We have both councillors not facing up to the duties that they legally have – to monitor nuisances in the shire. Mayor Brunt even went so far as to suggest that unelected legal people should provide the answers. This was all spin from the council administration that had failed in its duty to the poor ratepayers alleging the nuisance and treating the August Supreme Court order with little care. Much of the problem is due to the control the CEO exercises over the councillors. The CEO does not report significant enquiries to the councillors so they are kept in the dark like mushrooms. This problem was made worse mid 2017 when the CEO introduced the C65 Policy – the policy that deals with engaging with council. That policy says council will have open and transparent engagement with us, the ratepayers. However, if

you want to ask council a question, it passes through the CEO’s office where it is censored and may be read at the council meeting. It seems the CEO failed to read out the enquiries about the court order or even to advise the councillors of what was happening. It appears the time is right for the council to take another look at Policy C65. The current policy is not serving the community to improve its engagement with councillors. Lindsay Love, secretary, South Gippsland Action Group.

Ratepayers’ money wasted THANK you for the front page article in last week’s edition advising the community of the situation in the court case between the South Gippsland Shire Council and the nearby residents to the Bald Hills Wind Farm. It seems after months of stalling by the council, the court option is all that is left for the residents. Forget the bureaucratic bungling that caused the problem in the first place, the hundreds of thousands of dollars of ratepayers’ money wasted or the addressing the concerns of the residents; this council’s priority seems to be catching and punishing whoever ‘leaked’ the relevant documents. All this from a council professing a commitment to transparency. The executive, South Gippsland Action Group.

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Car changeover End of an era as Westaways, Knights exit motor industry By Tony Giles GEARING up for new challenges are Westaway brothers, Michael and Bradley, who have been part of a family motoring dynasty in Leongatha spanning more than 92 years.

Westaway Ford, Knights Toyota, Knights Mitsubishi and Knights Honda have been sold to PM Regional. Director and dealer principal of the new group is Warren Stewart who will be based in Leongatha. The official handover and last day for the Westaway family was Wednesday, January 31. The business was established in 1926 by Vin Knight, the grandfather of Michael and Bradley Westaway. It was then that Mr Knight, Gippsland’s first A Grade mechanic, opened a small motor and engineering business in Bair Street, Leongatha. The family line continued when in 1955 John Westaway joined his future father-in-law Vin Knight and married Viv Westaway (Knight) in 1956. During the 1960s, the business expanded, employing 20 staff members to service highly successful brands Chrysler, Honda and Massey Ferguson. The year 1993 was another big one for the company when John Westaway re-opened the Ford dealership at its former Hughes Street site in Leongatha. That year, John’s son Bradley became the youngest dealer principal in the Mitsubishi dealer network. In 1994, John’s other son Michael, a CPA ac-

countant, joined the Ford team and took on the role of dealer principal of Westaway Ford. In 2000 an impressive new building was opened on Hughes Street, Leongatha, home to Toyota and Honda products. Dealer principal of the Mitsubishi, Honda and Toyota businesses, Bradley Westaway, admitted it was “sad to see it all come to an end.” “The enjoyment we’ve got out of it has been immense; from servicing our local customers to the privilege of employing so many people throughout the years and giving many apprentices a start in the industry,” Bradley said. Bradley joined the company as a mechanical apprentice in 1983 and has held down almost every position in his 35 years at the business, including in the workshop, service, parts, then car sales and finally as dealer principal. Bradley said he had no immediate plans but would now spend more time in the gym and get fit as urged by his wife Kathy, who also worked in the business. He also wants to spend some more time with his car collection and is a member of the South Gippsland Historical Automobile Club. “This has been a very personal thing for us. The customers have driven our passion,” Kathy said. “Leongatha is a brilliant community and the support has been immense. Most people have lived by Farewell: Bradley and Kathy Westaway spent their last day on the job at Knights Toyota and the buy local adage. “The staff has been great. They are like a fam- Knights Honda on Thursday, February 1. ily to us and many have left and come back again Michael Westaway described the sale as “bitter of the founder of the business, Viv Westaway, who because they have enjoyed working here. lives in Leongatha, was very supportive of her sons’ “The farming community too, the backbone of sweet”. “Both Anne and I are proud of what we have decision. the area, has stuck with us right through.” achieved and happy to leave on such a good note with “I’m happy for them; they have owned the busi30 employed across the franchises. On the other hand ness for some time and the decisions they make I we will miss the staff and the people who have come support,” she said. The business names have been changed to reflect through the door over so many years,” he said. Michael said his immediate plans were unclear the new management and to identify more with the but said time off was on the agenda; a “gap year” town location, and will now be known simply as as he put it. Leongatha Ford, Leongatha Mitsubishi, Leongatha Mother of Michael and Bradley and daughter Toyota and Leongatha Honda.

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SCHOOL’S BACK

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Purple worn with pride KSC scores new facilities MIRBOO North Secondary College students donned their purple uniforms with pride when they returned to campus last Tuesday morning, January 30.

The school has seen a steady growth recently and the student population grew to 330, up from 320 last year. “We have 62 Year 7s joining our school this year which is a great number for us to be taking on,” principal Karen Lanyon said. “We also have new facilities and some new staff members joining us, so the new year has started off beautifully.” Madison Kerr and Anthony Tatchell are university graduate teachers whose first educational roles will have them oversee science, physical education and health at the secondary college. A new refurbishment of the Year 9’s community breakout program will also see students pushing themselves to learn more about their community.

KORUMBURRA Secondary College “The new Year 9 showcase program will give students were keen to use their new students an opportunity to get involved in a range facilities when school returned last of performing arts fields. Students select their tal- week. ent, whether it be making a play, a musical piece, a video or performance of some kind, and showcase it in front of an audience,” Ms Lanyon said. “We also have a Year 9 group of students involved in the entrepreneurial program. They explore an interest and study it for a semester and produce a project that contributes to the school community.” Mirboo North Secondary College’s award winning Landcare project will return for the year, with Allen Riseley and his environmental warriors maintaining the tree program across various year levels. Both Year 7s and Year 12s started the year off with camps at Waratah Bay. The new Year 7s spent their time playing a variety of programs to get to know their new classmates, while the Year 12s focused on self and study.

The college welcomed the construction of the new $5.6 million STEM building which was ready for use when the bell rang on Wednesday. Senior school coordinator Jo Parsons said students across all year levels would benefit from the new building and its vast resources. “The building is focused on STEM subjects, so science, technology, engineering and mathematics, so there are modern laboratories for all students to use in their science classes,” she said. “Aside from those we also have new facilities for woodwork, metalwork, home technology kitchens and an art room. During recess and lunch time the area is also a designated study space for the senior years.” The return of the school year also saw 50 Year 7s join the school and five staff members join the faculty. Aleesha Ng, Greg Grant, Alex Aspenall and Nicole Greaser will be filling positions, within the staff while former student Ellen Sorrell has returned to teach. Some Year 12 students are also improving

their chances of acceptance into universities. They are partaking in university units at Federation University. If students receive adequate marks to pass their subjects, they receive automatic acceptance into the related course. “It is hard work for now but I think it will pay off. My focus is not just on getting the ATAR I need now,” Tristain Halliday said of his Determinants of Health unit.

Final year: from left, Josh Hill and Tristain Halliday are already busy studying for their Year 12 subjects at Korumburra Secondary College.

Primary students excel MIRBOO North Primary School got off to a stellar start for 2018.

Hitting the books: from left, Josh, Ben and Sam have just commenced VCE at Mirboo North Secondary College and are already busy studying their Unit One Psychology textbook.

Renovations planned at St Laurence’s ST LAURENCE’S Primary School Prep students took their first steps into the world of school in Leongatha on Wednesday.

Prep students were welcomed with an entirely new environment, peers and teachers. Principal Kate Dourley said enrolments for this year were reasonably steady. New staff includes Year 5-6 teacher Robyn Piasente and junior level learning support officer Hannah Collocott. The school will embark on an exciting building program this year. The administration will move into a renovated convent on Ogilvy Street, Leongatha and the current administration area will be renovated into contemporary learning spaces. This will give the school a frontage onto Ogilvy Street and expand the school grounds for the students. The new classrooms will house students in the buildings more effectively. The school is looking forward to Fish ‘n’ Chip Social Night on Friday, February 9 and the fete on March 23.

First day: from left, St Laurence Primary School students Mitch, Aiden, Reaghan and Aiden enjoyed their first day of Prep on Wednesday at the Leongatha school.

The school welcomed new Prep students and three new teachers. Nancy Jarvis flew from Calgary, Canada, on exchange. “It is pretty exciting, but I know it will take a bit of adjusting to get used schooling here in Australia,” she said. Anthony Collins came from Phillip Island Village School to take on the role of learning specialist. Lucy Elvin was another fresh face on campus, and will be teaching grades 1 and 2 on her first year out of university. There are 43 Preps and many other students enrolled in older year levels. Paula Calafiore, Mirboo North’s South Gippsland Shire Council Citizen of the Year, teaches the Preps. “We have 20 students more in 2018 than we did in 2017,” principal Matthew Snell said. “We are all really excited to be back, especially considering we have just received a grant of $200,000 to upgrade our multipurpose room and outdoor learning space.” Construction on the upgrades will commence soon with the project looking to be finalised by the end of term one. “We are also happy to have our three new teachers joining the team. They are all bringing fantastic skills across with them,” Mr Snell said. “We will host a school production again this year in term three, which will bring together the school community.”

New students: from left, Mackenzie, Fred and Jorge were all smiles during their first day of Prep at Mirboo North Primary School last Tuesday, January 30.

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Big year ahead for Leongatha LEONGATHA Primary School (LPS) is in for an exciting, busy year of fun and learning.

Prep enrolments are up with 103 new students starting compared to 85 last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the Prep students walked in beautifully because we had so many Prep orientation days last year,â&#x20AC;? principal Dot Coghlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the parents were really good and there were no tears.â&#x20AC;? This year enrolment sits at 640 students, whereas last year 628 students enrolled. During the summer break, the front of the school was resurfaced for safety purposes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brenton Williams did an excellent job. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so proud of the work he has done,â&#x20AC;? assistant princi-

pal Paris Buckley said. Three of the Grade 3 classrooms have been modernised with 18 science benches removed and replaced with tables, new carpet and new walls. The space has been turned into a better learning and teaching space. The school would like to thank Jim Williams, Mark Hardy, Brian Collier, Len Buckland, Gary Nelson, Shelley Williams and all of the parents who helped over the holidays. The school swimming carnival was held on Friday for grades three to six. The school and house captain ceremony will be held in the near future. There are three new learn- Big milestone: from left, Leongatha Secondary College students Hannah Kleevan, Braesyn ing coaches who will focus on literacy, including Beavis, Tori Ackland and Ella Littlejohn enjoyed their first day of Year 7 exploring the wonChanelle Rathjen, Szilvia Smith and Jenni Turner. derful college facilities, and meeting their teachers and peers on Tuesday, January 30. Further into the year, the whole school will present the production Seussical.

Leongatha college grows

LEONGATHA Secondary College (LSC) welcomed 95 Year 7 students from across the region to the college on Tuesday, January 30. Principal Wayne Chester said the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall numbers have increased again and the college now has 580 students. New staff members Lucy Bowman and Chris Van Pelt will be taking on teaching roles at the

college this year and three teachers have returned from leave including Russell Ogden, Tarryn Boden and Penny Lester. The 2018 Outdoor Education trainee is Archie Leggett. Upcoming exciting dates include the college swimming sports to be held on Friday, February 9; the Year 12 study skills day on Monday, February 12; and Year 7 camp, also on the Monday.

Big day: from left, Leongatha Primary School Prep students Oscar, Kade, Piper and Maddilyn on their first day of school last Tuesday, January 30.

Student leaders: from left, Leongatha Secondary College Mitchell Buckland, Jye Davey, Chloe Hogg and Grace Thorson were nominated as the senior school leaders during their first day back on Tuesday, January 30.

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Excited Year 7s: from left, Mary MacKillop College students Lachlan Aulich, Maddie Chilver, Abbey Sutherland and Jordon Clark enjoyed reading time in the school library during KORUMBURRA Primary School stu- stopped working,â&#x20AC;? Noah said. their first day of Year 7 on Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it was okay, we got through it. It will not dents were excited to commence the new

Bigger and better at Mary MacKillop

MARY MacKillop College welcomed 126 Year 7 students - 25 more students than last year - to the college on Wednesday.

Principal David Leslie said it was the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest enrolment for Year 7 ever. There are six Year 7 classes, and a number of new staff in teaching and learning support. The achievers assembly was held on Monday to award the 2017 Year 12 subject dux and college dux. The school swimming sports is on Tuesday, February 13 and the opening mass is on Wednesday, February 14. New teaching staff includes graduate Melanie Grimshaw, curriculum leader and religious education teacher John Poole from Box Hill, Maydia Parry, graduate Allison Mondous, Year 9-10 wellbeing teacher Kate Lafferty and James Wearne, who will move from a learning support role to a teaching role. In learning support the college has Cate Kavanagh, Michelle Hackett and Danielle Paulson. The college welcomes Shane Stiles as business manager.

New devices: Mary MacKillop College students Caitlyn Foote and Christine Denbrok enthusiastically set up their new MacBook Air laptops on their first day of secondary school on Wednesday.

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school year when classes resumed last Korumburra Primary Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teachers are also Wednesday. learning new skills with the personal development

Acting principal Sharon Mitchell said the school has continued to thrive with the enrolment of 61 Preps this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have 390 students all up. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prep class is extra special. We have five sets of twins, so that will keep things interesting,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is going to be a busy term with our swimming and athletics sports coming up, as well as our community night.â&#x20AC;? The staff at Korumburra Primary School will see the addition of Lucy Butler taking on the Prep class and Ashlee Cuff who will be teaching the Grade 3s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ashlee is a former Korumburra Primary School student and I think she is actually teaching in one of her old classrooms, which is pretty fantastic,â&#x20AC;? Ms Mitchell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also have our welfare officer Kelly Hunter working out of the green room with individuals and small groups, which is great to see.â&#x20AC;? New school captains Alana and Noah conducted their first school assembly on the first day back and despite some technical difficulties, managed to pull off a great event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just as we went to speak the microphone

support of Jacqui Rotthier, who is the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learning specialist. The students will band together later in the year to produce a school production, which is sure to draw a crowd.

New students: from left, Zahara and Hudson have been practising how to write their names in the Preps class at Korumburra Primary School.

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Jam packed term for Wonthaggi Secondary WONTHAGGI Secondary College is gearing up for an action packed term one over both campuses.

The school welcomed around 240 Year 7 students, with the number set to grow as families that moved to the area over summer enrol their children. Several new teachers have also been welcomed. Stephen Carr and Neil Austin will teach technology, Harry Wykes, business studies, and Hayley Dench, physical education and science. Tom Burdekin will continue the Pathways and Transition Setting program with primary and secondary school students this year. The program aims to help disengaged students fulfil their education goals. It offers a flexible schedule to help students tackle any social and wellbeing problems, as well as improving their academic results. Ally Kershaw, Louis Paxton and Tom Mendes have come on as trainees. Ally and Louis will be working with the physical education staff, and Tom will be working in the science department. On top of this, 11 teachers – who were previously on different types of leave – will be returning to teach this year. It is set to be a full on term, with all year levels involved in various activities in the coming weeks. The Year 12 tertiary camp will be held next

week to help students set a goal and focus on the year ahead. The Year 7 camp will also go ahead this term to help students get to know their peers and teachers. A science excursion to Questacon is on the calendar, as well as the house swimming and athletics carnivals. A group of Year 10 students will embark on the Hike for Higher Education. Held in Tasmania, a small group will go on the hike with Outdoor Education university students. It is aimed for students who want to explore the outdoor education field further in their tertiary studies. The Year 8 students have a geology excursion coming up, and a Year 7 information session will be held on February 19. This session is intended for parents to meet the teachers, and discover ways they can support their child during the transition into high school. As always, perennial favourites like the Talented Students Concert will go ahead again this year. On top of all this, the school is looking forward to reopening its home economics classroom. The home economics room has been treated to a total refurbishment. It is set to be completed by the end of term one, with works undertaken by TS Leadership team: Wonthaggi Secondary College Dudley Campus principal Ross BramConstructions. Home economics classes will continue to run as ley congratulated Year 9 leaders Jessy Sadler, Dustan Britt, Ellie Burns, Jorja Holmes and Zander Conboy on their roles. normal, using the facilities in the staffroom.

New staff at St Joseph’s Enrolments rise at Koonwarra KOONWARRA Village School has 51 students enrolled for 2018, up from 45 last year.

ST JOSEPH’S Primary School in Korumburra welcomes two new teaching staff for 2018.

Hannah Taylor will teach Grade 2 and Anne Vick will teach grades 5 and 6. “We are very excited by the roof over our basketball court which was completed over the school holiday period,” principal Michelle Charlton said. “We thank all of our past and current families that have supported the organisation and running of our annual school fete, which has paid for the cost of this structure. “It could not have been built without their support and fundraising.” The school opening and Ash Wednesday Mass will be held

Nine Prep students smoothly transitioned into the school community on Thursday.

The school plans to start further renovations to the buildings at the end of this year. A new kitchen will be built and the senior children classroom will be extended. All students and families will attend a school camp at Cape Paterson at the end of the month.

Fun day: from left, Korumburra’s St Joseph’s Primary School Prep students Colbie, Lachlan and Micah had fun looking through at pictures in books during their first day of school on Thursday. on Wednesday, February 14, followed by school swimming sports with St Laurence’s Primary School, Leongatha and Chairo

Christian School, Leongatha on Thursday, February 15. Enrolments have dropped slightly compared to last year.

Loch continues to grow LOCH Primary School’s new Prep class had a fantastic start to the school year when classes started on Thursday.

whom they made special Prep crowns to commemorate the big day. Principal Tracey King said 18 is the perfect sized classroom for the school, which has experienced steady growth in the past couple of years. “We have gone from having

76 students only three years ago to 123 students this year,” Mr King said. “We had a really smooth start to the term. Everyone was really organised and keen to get into the new school year.” The class of 18 students enTo adapt with the growth, joyed the day with brand new Loch Primary School has installed Prep teacher Natalie Francis with a brand new resource centre to Friendly faces: back from left, Koonwarra Village School Prep students Connor, Quillan house its library and perform- and James, and front, Raf and Winnie enjoyed their first day of school on Thursday. ing arts space. It is here that new teacher Meredith Birney will teach performing arts and music. This year is sure to be a big year in the arts department as the school plans to stage its first ever musical. “It is going to be a self created show put on by our students,” Ms King said. “The students will focus on our oceans and perform pieces about sustainability, pollution and the environment.” The campus also installed a new module five portable building with two classrooms for grades Two to Four. “They are beautiful facilities. We had to get them craned over the gym and oak trees,” Mr King said. “It was definitely a sight to behold for our students.” First day: from left, new Prep students Phoebe Colliss, This year also marks the launch Flynn Jelbart and Ella Hughes-Macguire sit by the Loch Pri- of the Quest Program, aimed at mary School bell that has been on campus since the school providing extension learning to opened in 1889. gifted students across the board.

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Ready to learn: Prep students Kate, Flynn and William were excited to start school at Wonthaggi Primary School last week.

Classroom fun: Leongatha Chairo Christian School Prep students Taylah and Peter experienced their first day of primary school on Tuesday, January 30.

Chairo celebrates 40 years LEONGATHA Chairo Christian School will celebrate 40 years of Christian education in Leongatha this year. It will be celebrated at its annual expo and other events later in the year.

The school welcomed 132 students to term one last week. Principal Anthony Collier said this was similar to last year’s figures and the school community welcomed this stability. “There is always room for more, and we’re always

Learning time: Leongatha Chairo Christian School Prep students Isabella and Eleanor enjoyed their first day of school together on Tuesday, January 30.

keen to meet new families and show them around the campus,” he said. This year, due to enrolments, years 7 and 8 classes have been split. Year 10 students will be attending a combined intercampus camp where they get to choose from numerous options, including a service trip to the Northern Territory. Grades 5 and 6 students use a laptop while at school and secondary students are able to use the laptops at home as well. The school welcomes Sarah Karapen who will be teaching French to students from Preps to Year 8. Ms Karapen comes from Cairns and previously taught in the Northern Territory. Rachel Smith and Helen Neumann have also joined the team as teacher aides. Mr Collier urged the community to stay tuned for an exciting announcement regarding 2019 very soon.

Students jump into learning at Powlett River POWLETT River Primary School is ready and raring to go for first term. The Preps have settled in to the Dalyston school and Grade 6 students are getting ready to take on the challenges of their final year of primary school. This year, the school has employed a science, technology, engineering and mathematics specialist. Peter Matthews will work with the students from all year levels once a week. The program is being delivered in response to the growing need for children to have an awareness of science and technology in the modern world. The lessons

will help to develop their skills and promote awareness of job prospects that may be available to them in the future. The school recently received a delivery of new surface tablets, which will further help the students in their studies. To keep the students active throughout the term, Athletics Australia will provide an eight week athletics program at the school. This imitative was developed through the Sports School Program and will be similar to the AFL program students undertook last year. The school will also be having a smoking ceremony for its playgroup in the coming weeks. The playgroup is offered to families on Fridays.

Successful first week at WPS THERE was no shortage of smiles and excitement as students returned to Wonthaggi Primary School last week.

This year, the school has 45 Prep students. This has been a fairly constant number over the last couple of years, and the school anticipates it will continue to grow. Wendy Bradley was excited to take over the role of principal. Ms Bradley has been with the school for the last 11 years, in teaching roles and as the literacy coach. Megan Leversha will be the literacy coach this year and Karyn Thomas will continue her work as numeracy coach. The coaches work with teachers and students to im-

prove learning outcomes across major subjects. Emma Wilkinson and Christie Smith have joined the staffing team, both teaching Grade 1/2 classes. With a short term ahead, there will be plenty going on around the school. Students will undergo a swimming program, which will lead into the district swimming trials. Grades 2 to 6 will also be involved in a swimming program at the beach. They will learn skills such as surfing and swimming in open water, and will be educated about the dangers they may encounter and how to stay safe. Out of the pool, the students will

also be training for the athletics trials. The school is filled with excitement, as a refurbishment of the old brick building is on the way. The school received a grant for $109,000, and it is anticipated the building will have a full facelift in the next six to 12 months. Ms Bradley said the school has made an excellent start to 2018. “It has been brilliant. We had the Leap into Learning program during term four last year, so our Preps have been able to transition well and settle in during their first week. They’ve all had the chance to find out where things are and meet new people, so everyone has been really happy,” she said.

Fresh look for Wonthaggi North WHILE many schools went quiet over the Christmas and summer period, Wonthaggi North Primary School was busy and buzzing with excitement.

Members of the community pitched in to help the school upgrade some of its classrooms and facilities before students return last week. The support of the School Council and the Parents and Friends Association resulted in the purchase and installation of interactive televisions in four junior classrooms. The school community then came together to paint, and install new cupboards and whiteboards in each classroom. “We are incredibly fortunate to have such an amazing school community,” assistant principal Wendy Nicol said. “I even had a call from a parent who has been unwell, but is better, asking if we need anything else done.” Ms Nicol also pitched in with painting herself and local businesses were helpful. Rob Geyer from Paint Place in Wonthaggi visited the school and gave advice about painting and preparing the walls. Dave Schmidt from DS Scaffolding picked up 24 flat pack cabinets and delivered them to school on a Sunday at no cost to the

New staff: Wonthaggi North Primary School welcomed new teacher Emily Burns this year. She is pictured helping Grade 2 students Jude and Archie. school. The school community didn’t stop there, with parents, staff, students and former students spending an afternoon cleaning up the gardens and making sure the school was in top shape for the start of the school year. Some staff members and parents from School

Council gave an incredible amount of time to the school. Staff member Lenore O’Neill was responsible for more of the prepping and painting the rooms, and classroom teacher Sean Webb spent most of his holidays with a cordless drill in hand. “The junior classrooms

look bright and fresh now. It’s a great learning space,” Ms Nicol said. “What makes our school special isn’t our facilities, it’s our school community; the way our parents, families, students, staff and even local businesses care and come together. No money can buy that.”

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Students galore at Inverloch, Kongwak ENROLMENTS have risen by 39 students at Inverloch Primary School compared to 2017, as more families move to the seaside town. The school had 395 students in 2017 and at the start of this year, late enrolments boosted that number to 434. Numbers have also increased at the school’s annexe school, Kongwak Primary, rising from 22 to 26 students after more families relocated to the district. People are moving to Inverloch from such places as the Latrobe Valley, Queensland and even overseas from Bali. “At Inverloch, many of this year’s Preps are the oldest children in their families so there are more families in Inverloch whose children are now of school age,” principal Wendy Caple said. “We had to make an extra Grade 5/6 class and so we have a total of 18 classes and 68 Preps.” New staff at Inverloch are Sharnee Gray, Prep, Sammy Jacobson, Grades 5/6 and Russell McCartney, returns to Inverloch after a two year secondment as a maths coach at Wonthaggi North Primary School. He will be a maths learning specialist.

Kady Hemming, Grades 1/2, returning from family leave, Della King, Grades 1/2 , Elisha Redmond, teacher support; and Gab Patterson, Grades 1/2. Kerri Besley will be an English learning specialist. New staff at Kongwak Primary School are Karen Woods returning from family leave (Prep, One and Two) and Deanne Bull (Grades 3 to 6). Nigel Kilpatrick is leading teachercurriculum and Loree-Lee Jamieson is leading teacher-student wellbeing. Plumbing and electrical works were undertaken during the school holidays, and volunteers maintained the school’s vegetable garden. Volunteers Glenys and Bill Warren of Inverloch tidied and cared for the school’s native garden. School captains Zak Box and Amy Scott, along with house captains, were presented with their badges last Friday by former Kongwak Primary student Flynn Anderson, who will study health science and physiotherapy at Latrobe University. School athletics and swimming sports are on the way, as well as the Grade 4 camp to Candlebark at Healesville in March.

Fun, games: from left, Prep students James, Emma, Marc and Adrian with new Prep teacher Sharnee Gray enjoy the start of the school year at Inverloch Primary School last Wednesday.

Tarwin Lower to offer playgroup A PLAYGROUP will be offered at Tarwin Lower Primary School this year.

The school is working with South Gippsland Shire Council to provide the service for young families in the area.

“The playgroup will be run by the pre-school field officer Michelle Gough. We are very excited about the playgroup and en-

Energetic group: new Grades 2/3 teacher Renee Pilkington meets her students Yara (left) and Niamh at Tarwin Lower Primary School.

abling an easier transition for students to primary school. We look forward to it starting soon,” principal Jenni Cox said. Three international students from Russia are due to start school at Tarwin Lower this week and will remain for term one. “This is a great opportunity for both them and the students at Tarwin Lower Primary School, and they will make our enrolments 53,” Ms Cox said. The school has eight new Preps this year, with a total enrolment for now of 50, up from 38 in 2017. The school also welcomes Renee Pilkington, who will teach Grades 2/3. “We are very lucky to have such a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher with us this year,” Ms Cox said.

Facelift for Foster Primary FOSTER Primary School students returned to a new look school. New flooring has been installed in the covered walkway, senior toilets and front entrance, and new carpet has been laid in the junior building. Enrolments are similar, with 206 students in 2018, just down from 210 in 2017. Children have much to look forward to this term, with the water safety program for Grades 3 to 6 held from last Thursday to tomorrow (Wednesday), and the school swimming carnival this Friday at

the Foster Pool. Student leaders will attend the Foster Community Association meeting on February 13. District swimming will be held on February 21 and the school will take part in Clean Up Australia Day on Friday, March 2, with students to tidy the grounds of the school and surrounds. Swimmers will compete in regional swimming on March 15 and the whole school will enjoy a Scien-Tastic science incursion on March 16. Student/parent/teacher interviews are scheduled for March 28 and 29. Students have set goals and will describe their progress towards them.

This year, the school will focus on numeracy using the Professional Learning Communities approach – working collaboratively to use student data to teach to students’ abilities and needs. As part of the cluster of schools that is the Corner Inlet Learning Alliance (comprising Tarwin Valley, Tarwin Lower, Welshpool, Toora and Fish Creek primary schools), Foster Primary is analysing data collected to continually improve learning outcomes for students. Lorraine Gurnett remains principal at Foster and the school this year welcomed welfare officer Sarah Hogan.

New subject: Fish Creek and District Primary School will be offering environmental science as a new subject this year. From left, students Lilly, Shelby (back of tree) and Coby.

Exciting changes at Fish Creek MORE children are attending Fish Creek and District Primary School this year. Enrolments have increased from 91 in 2017 to 108 in 2018, with 18 Preps starting school. More people moving to the area have increased junior enrolments. Nick Mollison has joined the school as Grades 3/4 teacher. Cam Le Page has returned to the school to teach in Grades 1/2 and Damian Howard will be in the new specialist role of environmental science. The school will be offering environmental science as a subject. Principal Dale Banks said, “As a school and a community, we have been looking heavily at sustainability and the environment through our gardening program and coastal ambassadors.

“This will now be extended so that every grade will have the opportunity to learn about sustaining and protecting our environment.” Late last year, the school community unveiled two new interactive play spaces made by students with the help of Lucy Parkinson through an artist in schools grant. The first space is an indoor sand pit with surrounding walls decorated by the students depicting the local seascape. The second houses 25 mini theatres that can be used to create plays and acting scenes. During term one, senior students will enjoy camp programs, with the Grades 5/6 class going to Melbourne for five days for their urban camp, while Grades 3/4 students will be having a three day camp at Wilsons Promontory.

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SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council’s Aged and Disability team is experiencing high demand, as more people request support than council’s capacity and resources allow.

When instances such as this occur, the Federal and State governments require councils to implement a process that prioritises the provision of services to ensure proper care and help is given. This means council’s existing clients may have their service levels reviewed and reprioritised according to their needs and associated risks. New clients will be assessed before being placed in a queue which will prioritise the most vulnerable and highest care clients. Council is committed to ensuring resources are fairly allocated to provide the most benefit to the greatest number of people with the highest need. Consideration will be given to: • ensuring the level and type of service provided matches government funding agreements; • the range of services a client may receive from other service providers; • the impact on the carer of any change to services; and Rides: back, Nakayla and Simone and front, Sophie and Stacey Jans from Meeniyan en• services that are targeted at assisting people joyed the rollercoaster ride at the Korumburra Show in 2017. to attain their goals. Clients in the queue will be monitored and Get riding: Steph Goode from Poowong reviewed on a regular basis. When resources become available clients will be offered services competed at the Korumburra Show in 2017 and those with high needs will have their services with horse Sinclairs Diamond Jubilee. commence immediately. Council’s coordinator aged and disability services Monica Pound emphasised the importance of the service for the community. “Council will maintain contact with all clients and keep them informed of how these changes may impact them. We do however encourage clients to contact us with their concerns or if their Holding a tune: Kathryn Davey-Philips EST. 1530 UK situation changes,” she said. 1882 AUSTRALIA from Leongatha participated in the buskers “We understand that care and support for our festival at the Korumburra Show in 2017. community is imperative, and we will ensure the BARRY WAKLEY SCULPTOR PTY. LTD. best service possible is provided in an equitable way.”

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Show to be a stellar event Now in its 123rd year and boasting the title of Gippsland’s oldest show, the Korumburra Show brings together agriculture, arts, rides and activities for all ages at the Korumburra Showgrounds. Inverloch’s Bev Kurrle has been involved in organising the show for 55 years and said the event continues to thrive every year. “Every year we receive more than 800 artwork entries from school children and it continues to be a success,” she said. “The show also hosts a buskers festival where musical acts from far and wide come to perform.” The weekend will see magicians take to the stage alongside talented live musical entertainers, while the animal nursery and pet parade will show off South Gippsland’s cutest furry friends. Show bags, carnival rides and food stalls will keep the children occupied, while an antique exhibition will draw the attention of adults. “Last year we had an exhibition with old wedding gowns in the amenities complex. The theme this year is ‘the home of bygone years’,” Mrs Splendid sponsors: from left, Sarah Bunn and Des Fitzgerald of Korumburra Newsagency Kurrle said. “Old sewing machines, crockery, kitchen and will be sponsoring the junior art competition for the fifth year in a row. homewares will be on display and I’m sure it will

Left, Show feed: from left, Priscilla Jacobson and Zack Rapson will have show punters well fed with a variety of hot meals at CC’s Chicken Korumburra. The new cafe has been open for eight weeks and Ms Jacobson said locals have been very supportive of the business. CC’s has a range of delicious hot meals, roast chickens, salads and more to choose from during the Korumburra Show.

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• OBITUARY

Gladys left a legacy for mental health South Gippsland Community Support Service members and supporters were thrilled when a Wonthaggi psychiatric service She was a well known opened its doors, based at pioneer for mental health in Wonthaggi Hospital. South Gippsland for many It was all happening years. after a long and still conIn 1984, Gladys joined tinuing campaign to raise another local, Nancy awareness of the need for Pattinson, in opening a better mental health servicWonthaggi branch of the es in Bass Coast Shire and Schizophrenia Fellowship Health pioneer: Glad- the surrounding district. Carers’ Group at the WontGladys was proud to ys Bradshaw paved the haggi Hospital. become a life member of way for mental health The carers’ group grew South Gippsland Commulike topsy and eventually services in Wonthaggi nity Support Service. became South Gippsland and beyond. An eventual name Community Support Serchange saw Gladys finally vice to include all consumers, family mem- become involved with South Gippsland bers and supporters involved with mental FOCAS (Focus On Care And Support) health issues. There were previously few before her always supportive husband supports of any kind in the area. Alec passed away. Gladys, Nancy and a dedicated band Gladys moved to Cobden a few years of volunteers worked relentlessly over the ago to be near her family but always following years to raise awareness in the maintained her interest in S/G FOCAS area of the urgent need for mental health and in mental health. services and support in South Gippsland. Gladys had three sons, Malcolm, KenSupported housing in Wonthaggi, In- neth and Stephen. Malcolm predeceased verloch, Leongatha and Korumburra be- her five years ago. came a reality, and social activities and RIP Gladys. You deserve it. A well other supports were put in place. lived life.

GLADYS Bradshaw, recently of Wonthaggi, died on December 10, 2017 at Cobden.

Coming along: Burra Brewery owner Phil Dempster and bar manager Narelle Jones are looking forward to the opening of the Korumburra brewery in June.

Brewery on the way for Burra WITH construction underway, Burra Brewing Co is set to open in June this year. Owners Phil Dempster, Anthony Dempster and Luke Jones are thrilled to be bringing Korumburra a brand new, fully equipped brewery. “It will attract a lot of tourism to Korumburra and a lot of brewery and winery tours will come through the town,” co-owner Phil Dempster said. “We will work with Mirboo North and Loch breweries because we know that will attract more people to the region, similar to Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula.”

Mr Dempster has been brewing for more than 20 years although this will be his first commercial venture. “It all came about on a blokes’ golf weekend away, however, we had our eye on the venue well before that weekend with a dream of one day doing what we’re doing,” he said. “It was a quiet dream for a little while but we’ve made it happen.” The brewers will produce 1500 litre batches of beer, predominately ale and a variety of special beers on tap from time to time. Home style wood fired pizzas and platters will be offered to customers to enjoy alongside a cold beer

or cider, and the venue will cater for events of up to 150 people. There are four separate zones, including the front deck, the front synthetic grassed beer garden area, the indoor bar and the indoor back room, where customers can watch professional brewers in action. “We’re using local timbers to build the bar to bring character to that space,” Mr Dempster said. “The venue will be completely child friendly. We might even have games for them to enjoy.” The brewery will be open from Thursday through until Sunday and public holidays, with longer hours during the summer peak periods.

Time to discuss transport TRANSPORT for Victoria held local transport forum in Inverloch recently, to meet a key priority of the Regional Network Development Plan, released in 2017. The meeting was held to discuss solutions to local transport challenges. “We are seeking input from the community, stakeholders and local transport providers through the forums to help influence when and where local transport services can be developed or improved to suit local needs,” a Transport for Victoria spokesperson said. The forum was the first of many. The group established at the forum will now work together to identify initiatives to improve local transport in Gippsland.

Boost for businesses BUSINESSES can now apply for funding from the State Government’s new Boost Your Business vouchers.

These will help businesses develop new products, and improve processes and systems. It will also help them identify new export markets, undertake research and development and gain industry certification in different areas. The first round of applications closes on Friday, March 2, 2018. For more information and to apply, visit business.vic.gov.au/boost-your-business or call Business Victoria on 13 22 15.

Milpara Community House news WELL it has been a fantastic summer break. We are now all back refreshed and excited to deliver a year full of great adult classes, workshops, social groups and support services. This term our information sessions are all in February. They include Seasonal Vegie Gardening on Thursday, February 8; an evening Money and Savings Plan on Thursday, February 15; Skin Cancer Awareness on Tuesday, February 20; and RediPlan (Emergency Planning) on Wednesday, February 21. This week our English and Maths class commenced on Monday, Adult Tap is back on Wednesday February 7 and The Craft of Story Writing will commence on Thursday, February 8. If English is not your first language, we have classes Wednesday mornings or Thursday evenings. Milpara Singers are also back this

week on Wednesdays and of course Playgroup on Friday mornings. In computers and technology this term we the some great courses and workshops. Office Essentials – Workplace Skills Excel and Word Focus, a six week course commencing February 15. Two Intel Learning courses: Introduction to Computers Beyond Basics, a six week course starting February 20 and an eight week Introduction to Computers starting March 1. We are very excited to be offering the new #Gippslanddigital 1: Kickstart your career in digital marketing which will run over six weeks and starts February 20. A workshop on Google Maps is on February 13. Get Creative with the following February workshops: Cold Press Soap Making Tuesday, February 20, and Wet Felting – Flowers and Necklaces Saturday, February 24. For more information and bookings call Milpara 5655 2524.

Mayor’s message Cr Pamela Rothfield

AS the president of the Rotary Club of Phillip Island and San Remo, I am often involved in planning events and working with other volunteers at sausage sizzles. Sausage sizzles are so quintessentially Australian – who doesn’t love a sausage in bread? In Cowes alone on Australia Day, we threw 900 sausages on the barbecue, Corinella fed another 300 people and there would have been at least 2000 sausages devoured across Inverloch, Wonthaggi, San Remo and everywhere in between on that magnificent day. While the number of events (and sausages) are not necessarily a measure of our economic growth, they certainly reflect how we, as a shire, are tracking in relation to a vibrant and happy community. However, what is a measure of economic growth, is GRP (gross regional product), and I am delighted to report that according to the 2017 Victorian Auditor General’s Office draft report, Bass Coast Shire is the third strongest GRP of all Victorian councils, beaten only by Wyndham and Melton. We are certainly tracking in the right direction. We have had so many events and activities happening over summer and, whilst the children might be back at school and adults back to work, the events continue. This coming weekend the Woolamai Cup will provide a great country picnic race day. Next weekend the San Remo Channel Challenge and Inverloch disabled surfers event will both be held on Saturday, February 17.

Another event, which I am looking forward to, is the upcoming Bass Coast Young Leaders Awards. Council recognises two students from each school at an awards ceremony held at Inverloch’s RACV Resort. It’s an opportunity to recognise student leadership within schools. It’s a fantastic event. I love the diversity of the award recipients, who range from academic and sporty young people to others who demonstrate that leadership encompasses fairness, kindness and being a good friend to peers. I have been hearing from many residents in relation to the car ferry proposal; I have heard many diverse opinions and can understand the main concerns facing those for and against a potential car ferry. The draft business case will be available to the public on Friday, February 16 as an agenda item for the council meeting the following Wednesday, February 21, and can be accessed on our website www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/meetings I would encourage those passionate about this to read the draft business case, and I am keen to ensure the community sees the facts of what is being suggested within the draft business case, and do not rely on the misinformation which has been circulating around the Island. Once the draft business case is released for public exhibition, community feedback will be invited for some two months, which give us all the opportunity to provide comment and get involved in a respectful, well informed discussion.

JACKSON Tommy Kyle was born at Leongatha Hospital on December 13, 2017. He is a son for Mick and Sally Kyle of Outtrim, and a brother for Milli, four.

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The Good Life

Your LOCAL guide to Art and Entertainment

Milestone show: from left, Red Sector’s Barry Duvoison, Luke Anthony, Jen Holm, Andrew Clark and Frank DeGennaro (obscured) had the Mirboo North crowd jumping during the band’s 30th anniversary concert. Photo: Mark Drury Photography.

Dalyston market a success THE Old Dalyston Deli held its market on Satur-

day, January 27.

The first car entered the mar- leapt from the vehicle when they saw the massive jumping castle. There was plenty for the adults at the Deli to do. Excellent stallholders showed off their exceptional local produce, such as Mirboo North Blueberries, Jo Jo’s Gluten Free Goodies and the Olive Twist. Local therapies and natural products were also being showcased by exhibitors such as Autumn Grace, Koonwarra Essential Therapies, Conscious Courses and Therapies, Lasting Therapies, and to top it all off there was Bohemian Creations. The huge crowd that attendPlenty to see: the team from Olive Twist from Jumbunna was just one of the great stalls at the Dalyston Deli Market ed the market made the event a success. recently.

The cover band played songs from the seventies, eighties and nineties to an appreciative crowd of 80 at the Grand Ridge Brewery, Mirboo North. Many of the fans were Red Sector devotees and filled the dance floor for the 40 songs performed, from the likes of covers of musicians Katy Perry and Jessie J. Among those present on the night were two of the band’s early drummers: Peter Doyle of Mirboo North and Rod Whitfield, now a music journalist. Red Sector members took a break in the mid nineties to raise families and moved to Melbourne, and reformed in 2008 when three original members, Luke Anthony, Andrew Clark and Barry Duvoisonreturned to South Gippsland. The group now comprises Anthony of Leongatha South on guitar, keyboard, harmonica and vocals; Clark of Koonwarra on guitar; Duvoison of Leongatha North on bass guitar and vocals; Jen Holm of Tarwin Lower on vocals and keyboard; and drummer Frank DeGennaro of Mirboo North. Red Sector performs at the Phillip Island Moto

Brand new Australian play for FAMDA FAMDA is seeking a cast for its upcoming staging of The Web by Australian actor and playwright Kate Mulvany.

As an actor Mulvany’s film credits include The Great Gatsby and television appearances in shows such as The Hamster Wheel, The Underbelly Files, All Saints, Blue Heelers and The Chasers War on Everything. On stage she has played lead roles with major Australian theatre companies and she won the 2017 Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play for her mesmerising performance of the title role in Richard 3 with Bell Shakespeare. Mulvany is a prolific and successful playwright. In 2004 she won the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award for The Seed, a play she wrote about an Australian Vietnam veteran and his daughter. Since then there have been more than 20 plays. Her adaptation of Craig Silvey’s novel Jasper Jones has been staged in Perth and Sydney and by the Melbourne Theatre Company, while her adaptation of Media has been performed internationally. The Web was commissioned by Albury-Wodonga’s HotHouse Theatre, who wanted a play with a rural setting, and then staged by Perth’s Black Swan State Theatre Company. Mulvany declares that The Web is not a geek play. The focus is the story of two fictional boys, headstrong Travis and introverted Fred, and examines the nature of their friendship, and the way friendship curdles into hate, through love and isolation. “The criminal investigation became this journey through lie after lie being told by one of the boys,” Mulvany said. “And I thought I might transcribe that into a rural

setting in Australia, and the play itself has become more of an examination about what it is to belong somewhere, what it is to be lonely, to be socially ostracised, particularly in a country town, so it has taken on a whole other world, but I kept those two boys. “It’s about what is truth, about not taking things at face value, and also about friendship, the different forms, particularly contemporary friendships. For instance, on Facebook you can accept or ignore your friends, or people who want to be friends. Does that make us better friends or worse friends?” FAMDA’s production of this intriguing play is being directed by Sue Lindsay with performances scheduled from April 27 to May 5 at the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre. The character list calls for three 16 year old teenagers (two boys and a girl), plus the mother of one of the boys and a policeman. Sue plans to expand the cast by incorporating non-speaking roles for extra actors/dancers and she is taking a flexible approach to cast ages. Sue lists the casting requirements as: • two men under 30 to play teenage boys; • one man aged 40-plus to play a police officer; • one woman aged 30-plus to play the mother of one of the boys; • one woman under 25 to play a teenage girl; and • four to six actors or dancers, male or female of any age, as the non-speaking chorus. Auditions will be held by appointment between February 8 and 13. Anyone interested in being involved in FAMDA’s staging of The Web must contact Sue Lindsay via lindsay@netspace.net.au.

Sue will then provide more details, negotiate an audition time and send script extracts to read beforehand. Sue is keen to have young people involved either as actors or being mentored in backstage roles, lighting, stage management, hair and make-up, set construction, whatever your interest. Anyone keen to be involved behind the scenes is warmly invited to email Sue.

GP each year and has also played at Crown Casino. The band’s repertoire is diverse, covering from dance floor tunes to classic and new rock, and easy listening music.

Feeling the music: Frank DeGennaro of Mirboo North keeps the beat on drums during Red Sector’s 30th anniversary gig at Mirboo North. Photo: Mark Drury Photography.

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Families explore new children’s centre THE Bass Valley Children’s Centre held its first open day on January 23.

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“We treat our website the same way – it is more of an educational tool than a commercial site. I try to post something on the blog at least once a week and keep it relevant,” Phil said. Phil and Anne decided to produce free range eggs because they wanted to make a living from their 200 acre property, without clearing the native vegetation. The Westwoods’ land adjoins the Bass River and includes the last remaining riparian forest on the river, as well as some important fauna, such as mountain brushtail possums and goannas. “The number of hens we have varies from around 900 to 1200,” Phil said. “We run flocks of about 300 hens, each with mobile roost houses. We tend to have more hens at the end of each year because we try to meet the excessive demand created by tourists.” Phil said they deliver their eggs weekly to Phillip Island. “Of course in the tourist season, orders increase from shops and restaurants. Farm gate sales also increase because of the numbers of people visiting the area,” he said. “It is never possible to keep up with demand for eggs, which is why we encourage more people to establish genuine free range egg farms.” At Freeranger Eggs, the hens have unrestricted access to pasture, 24 hours a day. “We don’t have to lock them up at night because each flock is protected from predators by maremma guardian dogs,” Phil said. “As well as foraging in the paddocks, the hens have a supplementary diet of grains with no additives such as meat meal and manufactured colouring agents used by most egg producers in Australia.” Phil said by its nature, free range egg production is a low density system filling a niche market. “This is why genuine free range eggs are not found in supermarkets. Free range farms don’t have the volume to send truck loads to meet supermarket demands,” he said. “We deliver eggs to restaurants and retail outlets in boxes, 15 dozen at a time. We are not able to take on any new outlets because our production is fully committed.” The Westwoods’ blog can be found at fre- Excellent eggs: Phil (pictured) and Anne Westwood operate Freeranger Eggs at Grantville and are the authors of one of the top 20 egg industry blogs in the world. erangereggs.blogspot.com.au.

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THERE were approximately 1060 export and 200 young cattle penned representing an increase of 670 head week on week.

The usual buying group was present and showing more interest resulting in a dearer market in places. Quality was good in the grown steers and bullocks, while the young cattle held many plain conditioned lots and the cows were mostly dairy lines. Most trade cattle sold firm with a better selection of yearling trade steers lifting 19c/kg. Grown steers and bullocks improved 3c to 9c/ kg. Heavy weight Friesian manufacturing steers sold firm while the crossbred portion gained 7c/ kg. Heavy beef cows sold firm with the dairy lots 2c to 6c/kg dearer. Heavy weight bulls eased 3c/kg. Vealers suited to butchers sold from 275c to 310c/kg. Yearling trade steers made between 267c and 282c/kg. Yearling heifers to the trade sold between 247c and 271c/kg. Grown steers made from 248c to 273c/kg. Bullocks sold from 256c to 275c/kg. Heavy weight bullocks made between 262c and 270c/ kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers sold between 206c and 225c with the crossbred portion between 230c and 266c/kg.

Most light and medium weight cows made from 148c and 204c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold from 190c to 223c/kg. The better shaped heavy bulls made between 220c and 270c with the dairy lots between 185c and 220c/kg. The next sale draw - February 7: 1. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 2. Elders, 3. Landmark, 4. Alex Scott & Staff, 5. Rodwells, 6. SEJ. Sheep Sale Wednesday, February 7 at 12pm.

Prime Sale - Wednesday, January 31 BULLOCKS 11 E. & M. Stephens, Allambee 13 B. & M. Hartung, Balnarring 6 J. & A. Fahey, Thorpdale 10 B. & L. Cummins, Doomburrim 9 N. Rowe, Outtrim 13 N. Littlejohn &Son, Mirboo Nth STEERS 1 G. & M. Tuckett, Leongatha 1 Craigendale P/L, Dudley South 1 I. & B. McAlpine, Yarram 1 T. & H. Ohia, Devon 2 T. Carvan, Poowong East 2 M. Derbyshire, Woodside HEIFERS 1 P. & B. Ruby, Anderson 1 G. & M. Tuckett, Leongatha 8 Craigendale P/L, Dudley South 1 T. Carvan, Poowong East 1 D. Coric, Nerrena 2 T. & H. Ohia, Devon COWS 1 J.W. & M. Kee, Yarram 1 D. & R. Ross, Koo Wee Rup 1 B. Wilkin & G. Hambridge, Mirboo 1 R. & W. Davey, Hazelwood 1 M. Hanks, Leongatha

626.8kg 274.6 $1721.24 561.5kg 273.0 $1533.00 719.2kg 272.6 $1960.45 685.5kg 270.6 $1854.96 675.0kg 270.6 $1826.55 625.0kg 270.2 1688.75 350.0kg 345.0kg 375.0kg 310.0kg 380.0kg 450.0kg

307.6 300.0 289.6 289.6 280.6 280.0

$1076.60 $1035.00 $1086.00 $897.76 $1066.28 $1260.00

380.0kg 309.6 $1176.48 295.0kg 298.6 $880.87 318.1kg 291.6 $927.65 315.0kg 287.6 $905.94 365.0kg 275.0 $1003.75 362.5kg 272.0 $986.00 600.0kg 690.0kg 625.0kg 745.0kg 815.0kg

223.0 223.0 221.6 218.6 218.6

$1338.00 $1538.70 $1385.00 $1628.57 $1781.59

1 J. & S. Humphrey, Nerrena BULLS 1 G. & M. Tuckett, Leongatha 1 P. & B. Ruby, Anderson 1 Nearhaven P/L, West Creek 1 J. & R. Piasente, Mount Eccles 1 G. & Y. Humphrey, Allambee 1 Malabar Farm, Tarwin Lower VEALER BULLS 1 T. & H. Ohia, Devon 2 J. Dean, Rosedale 3 J. & C. Triantafyllou, Woodside 3 A. Abrahamson & Son, Archies Ck 1 J. Linn & Sons, Allambee South 1 Stockeell Plains

780.0kg 218.6 $1705.08 890.0kg 995.0kg 635.0kg 900.0kg 860.0kg 1055.0kg

270.0 269.0 256.6 248.0 240.0 235.0

$2403.00 $2676.55 $1629.41 $2232.00 $2064.00 $2479.25

315.0kg 500.0kg 278.3kg 376.7kg 430.0kg 380.0kg

275.6 235.0 228.0 219.6 217.6 200.0

$868.14 $1175.00 $634.60 $827.16 $935.68 $760.00

VLE Store sale Thursday, February 1 Steers: I.K. & D.C. Ricardo, Dumbalk North, 14 x $1310; Burrabardoo, Tarwin, 6 x $1265; W.G. & F.M. Pratt, Inverloch, 10 x $1245; Ordexus Holdings Pty Ltd, Rhyll, 9 x $1220; Brompton Lodge, 18 x $1200; G. Clarke, Nyora, 2 x $1160. Heifers: E.R. Black Enterprises, Binginwarri, 1 x $1210; R. & C. Turnbull, Allambee South, 6 x $1040; G.L. & W.J. Price, Yarram, 3 x $1000; F. Colaciello, Tyers, 16 x $970; N.B., A. & L.J. Smith, Pound Creek, 1 x $870; Box Bank Pastoral, Woodside, 5 x $850. Cows: K. Park, Fish Creek, 1 x $1290; T.J. & S.g. Cuff, Jumbunna, 1 x $790; K. Melbourne, 1 x $770. Bulls: K. Park, Fish Creek, 1 x $1180. Cow and calf: K. Park, Fish Creek, 1 x $2220, 3 x $1860; T.J. & S.G. Cuff, Jumbunna, 2 x $950; M.H. Staben, Poowong East, 1 x $780.

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Farming Insight

PRELIMINARY NOTICE

CLEARING Field night proves insightful A/C TSALE & B MCDEVITT

MORE than 50 farmers and 15 children attended a herd walk and field night at Meeniyan recently.

The event was hosted by the South Gippsland Sub Branch of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Australia, at the farm of the Templeton family of Bruce, Jan and Mat. Champion cows were on display, including View Fort Trekka Stylish, the Templetons’ Semex On Farm local champion and runner-up in the state final for mature cows. A herd inspection was followed by a branch barbecue and two guest speakers: Graeme Nicoll, Dairy Australia board member, and Brian Behnke, manager for ABS St Jacobs. A great night was enjoyed by all who attended.

CONTACT: BRIAN MCCORMACK 0407 931 735

MG, Saputo date set back THE outcome of a likely deal between dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn and Canadian company Saputo will be Dairy insight: from left, enjoying the herd walk and field night at Meeniyan were Stuart known on March 1. Mackie, president of the South Gippsland Sub Branch of the Holstein-Friesian Association

Murray Goulburn announced the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of Australia, with herd walk hosts Bruce Templeton, Nicola Paulger, Mat Templeton, Graeme has extended the provisional date for the announce- Nicoll of Dairy Australia and Brian Behnke of ABS St Jacobs. ment of the outcome of its review of Saputo’s acquisition of all of MG’s operating assets and operating liabilities from February 15 to March 1. The former provisional date was delayed due to ACCC requiring more time to consider data and other information. In large transactions of this nature, it is not unusual for a short delay to occur in the ACCC regulatory approval process, particularly given the Christmas break, a MG statement said. Murray Goulburn will continue to work with the ACCC to assist in its review. The transaction is still anticipated to be complete in the first half of 2018.

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Time to test: from left, Matthew Whiteside, RodAbbott and the team at Korumburra Lime and Spreading are here to help with soil testing and fertiliser treatments. farmers can have their results back before application. “That way they can make an informed decision about exactly what mix of fertiliser they need, and they can save money at the same time,” Mr Abbott's right hand man, Matthew Whiteside said. Korumburra Lime and Spreading also offer high analysis fertiliser for aerial distribution. Mr Whiteside believes the use of high analysis fertiliser is cost effective and can still farmers save money while still providing the same amount of nutrients as traditional fertilisers. “Aerial contractors are

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Talented jeweller: Koonwarra jeweller Denis Hawkins has been hand crafting jewellery in Koonwarra for 10 of the 50 years he has been in the industry.

Jeweller creates with passion PGL Camp Rumbug in Foster PGL Adventure Camps is Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading provider of school camps and residential activity holidays for young people. We are looking for a positive and motivated person that is highly organised who can deliver exceptional customer service to our clients. The permanent Guest Care Co-ordinator position has the option for full time hours, for the right person hours of work can be negotiable. The suitable applicant will: â&#x20AC;˘ Demonstrate excellent customer service communication skills. â&#x20AC;˘ Have a good working knowledge of MS OfďŹ ce Suite; speciďŹ cally Outlook and Excel. â&#x20AC;˘ Team orientated and self motivated. â&#x20AC;˘ Have a keen eye for detail. For a Job Description or more information on the role contact: Jack.weston@pgladventurecamps.com.au Expressions of interest will close 16th February

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Jeweller Denis Hawkins now works from his Koonwarra home, repairing, creating and selling unique, quality jewellery. Studying and learning the art of handmade jewellery under master jeweller and internationally renowned Kennedy Blair of Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diamond Rings in Christchurch, New Zealand, Mr Hawkins learnt to create and manufacture handmade pieces of his own.

Mr Hawkins is renowned worldwide and has been commissioned by clients from places such as Russia, the Netherlands, England, America, Africa, Mauritius and most parts of Australia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The satisfaction of finishing pieces is the most rewarding thing about my job,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of my pieces are absolutely unique; no two pieces are the same.â&#x20AC;? Mr Hawkins prides himself in creating custom pieces to clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; specifications. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is very little handmade jewellery made anymore,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Star requires an enthusiastic individual to work in our advertising sales department. A background in sales and customer service would be an advantage. Apply in writing to: Manager, Tony Giles email tony@thestar.com.au Applications close Friday, February 16 Enquiries on 5662 2294

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Capeview - Mitre 10 Leongatha Reporting to the Store Manager, the Trade Manager will deliver and lead, through a loyal and dedicated trade team, excellent customer service in the provision of trade and timber products. You will have extensive trade sales experience, strong communication skills, and proven leadership skills with experience in a similar role. Key responsibilities include: â&#x20AC;˘ Provide exemplary customer service and satisfaction â&#x20AC;˘ Plan and prepare staff rosters ensuring adequate coverage â&#x20AC;˘ Offer problem solving skills â&#x20AC;˘ Manage inventory to company expectations â&#x20AC;˘ Comply with, and adhere to, O,H&S standards â&#x20AC;˘ Provide effective leadership, coaching and direction to your team â&#x20AC;˘ Demonstrably high administration skills are required in this role â&#x20AC;˘ ProďŹ ciency in computerised point of sale systems You will ideally have experience in managing staff in a retail and trade/DIY environment. You are invited to apply in writing, inclusive of your resumĂŠ, by Friday 23rd February 2018 to: The Store Manager Capeview Mitre 10, Lot 2 Cusack Road, Leongatha, Vic 3953 or by email to craig.marinus@cv-m10.com.au Only applicants successful in making it through to the next recruitment stage will be contacted.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crafting jewellery is really quite a dirty job. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have perfect fingers and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind a broken nail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really got to love what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endless with what you can do.â&#x20AC;? Mr Hawkins has previously had stores in Leongatha, and has found the town and district have been prosperous areas for specialised businesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leongatha has really done me well and I believe there is room for specialist outlets in this area,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people who do well specialising in a certain area are the ones which succeed.â&#x20AC;?

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Position Vacancies Bass Coast Health SALES CONSULTANT REQUIRED Job Summary We are seeking a self-motivated and enthusiastic person to immediately join our team as a Full Time Furniture and Bedding Sales Consultant. Responsibilities and Duties To be successful in this role you will need to be customer focused, results driven with a proven sale track record with strong motivation. You will be conďŹ dent in your ability to build and maintain good relationships and have strong communication skills. Also, the applicant must be able to assist where necessary in the moving and lifting of heavy furniture. Some Saturday work applies. QualiďŹ cations and Skills Experience as a Sales Consultant would be highly regarded, If you believe that you have the necessary skills and would like to be a part of our team as we continue to grow and develop our business, please email your application and resumĂŠ to: rigbyhomemakers@bigpond.com Rigby Homemakers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sleepzone 24 Inverloch Road Wonthaggi, Vic 3995

Based in Leongatha, Country Cart runs niche waste disposal operations throughout southern Gippsland. We are currently seeking interest from truck drivers to ďŹ ll a casual position. Ongoing work is a possibility for the right person. Mechanical skills would be an advantage. Five years truck driving experience desirable, minimum Heavy Combination truck licence with clean record. You will have a strong focus on providing excellent customer service, attention to detail and adherence to safe working standards. If you think you are the right ďŹ t for this position, please call Alex Aeschlimann on 5662 3287 for more information or email alexa@countrycart.com.au with your resumĂŠ.

Bass Coast Health is seeking applications for the following positions:

Accountant Full-Time/Part-Time up to 80 hours per fortnight

Registered Nurse Grade 3 District Nursing & Palliative Care Full-Time

Best Start Project OfďŹ cer 38 hours per week

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Waste and Resource Recovery Groups The Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change is seeking expressions of interest for the appointment of 23 board directors to Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seven Waste and Resource Recovery Groups. Expressions of interest are now open and close 25 February 2018.

For full position details and how to apply please visit our website on: www.basscoasthealth.org.au

These Groups play a critical role in developing the plans, programs and infrastructure needed to support our waste and resource recovery system that minimises waste generation, maximises resource recovery and only uses landďŹ ll to dispose of materials that cannot be reused.

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Appointments will commence on 1 August 2018.

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For more information, visit the Victorian Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Get on Board website getonboard.vic.gov.au or phone Lysanne Kingswell on (03) 9637 9317 or Salome Pinto on (03) 9632 4303. The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring boards represent the diversity of our communities.

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RAINBOW PALACE CHINESE, KORUMBURRA: We will be closed on Tuesdays from February 6 onwards, open as usual all other days. Thank you to all our customers for your support over the years. Chinese Restaurant

LEONGATHA CEMETERY TRUST

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The Leongatha Cemetery Trust is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualiďŹ ed members of the community who would be interested in becoming honorary trust members. Women and those from a diverse background are actively encouraged to seek appointment to ensure that the trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership accurately reďŹ&#x201A;ects the composition of the community it serves. Cemetery trust members are appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of up to ďŹ ve years and are responsible to the Minister for Health for the proper and eďŹ&#x192;cient management of the public cemeteries under the control of the trust, including the provision of future cemeteries services and the preservation of local history.

Provided by the people of the Leongatha Christian Revival Crusade (CRC), this is a service to our community, and is on the SECOND AND THE FOURTH MONDAY of every month, excluding school and public holidays. Everyone welcome. It is at the CRC Church in Hughes Street at 5.30pm Cross the railway line between KFC and Subway and turn left. the entrance is up over a rise on the right, behind the golf course. Contact Margaret Aeschlimann on 0439 628 053 for more information

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Current and previous cemetery trust members may apply for reappointment as part of a competitive selection process. More information about the role of cemetery trust members is available at: https://www2.health.vic. gov.au/public-health/cemeteries-and-crematoria/ cemetery-trust-appointments/class-b-cemetery-trustappointments To register your interest please contact the Leongatha Cemetery Trust by telephoning the Secretary on 5662 2454 or emailing: leongathacemetery@gmail.com within two weeks of the date of this advertisement. The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring that government boards and committees reďŹ&#x201A;ect the composition of the Victorian community. This includes appropriate representation of women, regional Victorians, Aboriginal people, young Victorians, Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culturally diverse community, the LGBTI community and Victorians with a disability.

KORUMBURRA WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM Interruptions To Water Supply 12th February â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6th April 2018 South Gippsland Water is commencing an â&#x20AC;&#x153;air scouringâ&#x20AC;? water mains cleaning program, on the Korumburra Water Supply System as part of water quality maintenance works for the area. Customers in Korumburra will be periodically impacted. Who will it affect & for how long?

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is available to families who might be doing it a bit tough at the moment, and for those who would enjoy some company.

Being appointed to a cemetery trust provides successful applicants with a unique opportunity to develop their competencies as a board member. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services provides free governance training to all trust members.

This position requires a person with: â&#x20AC;˘ Previous experience in a legal ofďŹ ce â&#x20AC;˘ Customer service ethic â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent communication and organisational skills â&#x20AC;˘ Experience in conveyancing â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work effectively in a team Please express interest in writing, complete with CV, by Tuesday 20/2/2018 to: The OfďŹ ce Manager P.O. Box 83 Leongatha 3953

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The work will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm on week days. Customers are advised to store water for their daily needs. When notiďŹ ed that the cleaning process will affect their property, customers should avoid using water, including all water appliances (i.e. washing machines, dishwashers & toilet cisterns).

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HALL Loris (Standfield). 29.01.2018 Passed away peacefully after a short illness. Aged 70. Much loved sister, sister-in-law, aunt of Ron (dec), Betty and their family. Friend to Kelvin. Special memories forever.

Mum, Nan. You were a gift to the world. An example to us in every action and deed. Your quick wit, your giving and gracious nature, your love and caring words, a delight. May you bless others in your journey. Deeply loved and forever in our hearts. Graeme, Robyn, Jake and Katie and Alex. Dearest Mum, Our life long memories shall never fade, a most beautiful lady with a generous, loving heart. Your time has come to be reunited with Dad, rest peacefully together. Love always Wayne, Jane, Katrina, Beau, Stephanie, Dylan and CJ, Joshua, Rebecca, Allira and Eli, Nathan and Tayla. Loved and loving Mum of Andrea and Bernard and Nan to Elliot, Josh and Ben. Mum you were gracious to the very end, always thinking of others before yourself. At peace now and reunited with Dad. We will miss you always but you and Dad are forever in our hearts.

FLOOD - A Memorial Service for Marjorie Flood will be held at the Arawata Hall, 371 Fairbank Road, Arawata on Friday, February 9 at 2pm. Drinks and light refreshments to follow. Guests are asked to dress their best in honour of Marj’s love of fashion.

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in memoriam GRAY - Malcolm Scott. 8.12.1945 - 4.02.2016 A real gentleman. Years may come and go but memories of you stay forever. From Wendy and Bernie. MUIR - Veronica May. 15.7.1972 - 11.2.2015 Three years have passed, but the memories are with me. Loved and remembered always. Mum.

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deaths FLOOD (nee Biggs) Marjorie Patricia. 8.5.1941 - 27.1.2018 Adored mother of Rebekah and motherin-law of Michael. Cherished and loved sister, aunt, cousin and friend to all who knew her. The loss of you has been deeply felt by us all. You won the battle; you found peace. Until we meet again.... love forever. FLOOD (nee Biggs) Marjorie. 8.5.1941. We mourn the passing of our generous, caring cousin and friend. We pay tribute to her with love. Kathie, Jim, Joe, Mark, Richard, Nanette, Chris, and families. R.I.P.

PEARSON - Vernon William. Aged 81 years. Passed away peacefully at Wharparilla Lodge, Echuca on January 29, 2018. Late of Loch and Lockington. Dearly beloved husband of Val. Loved father of Malcolm and Tracie, Roger, Sharyn and Andrew. Loved Pa of Ben and Hannah, Charlotte, Anika and Emily. Not gone from memory, Not gone from love, But gone to a Father’s home above. SPINKS James (DEREK). Passed away peacefully at Opal Seahaven, Inverloch on February 1, 2018 aged 87 years. Formerly of Korumburra. Husband of Lily (dec) and Maggie. Fond father of Stewart with Jill, Sheryl, Gretchen with Brad. Grandfather to Michelle with Rick, Simone with Amir, Cameron (dec), Bec, Jessica with James and great grandfather to 4.

In lieu of flowers we ask that instead donations be made to the hospital that cared for Marj in the last stage of her illness. A donation box will be available on the day. SPINKS - The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Mr James (DEREK) Spinks will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Leongatha on Thursday, February 8, 2018 commencing at 1.30pm. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Derek may be made to Beyond Blue or Parkinson’s Victoria. Envelopes will be available at the service.

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Heifer sale success FARMERS eagerly gathered at Leongatha’s Victorian Livestock Exchange yesterday (Monday) for the 29th Annual F1 Heifer Sale.

The sale saw Landmark, Alex Scott, Phelan and Henderson and Co, and SEJ offer the best heifers from across the region. The day saw 150 calved heifers, 450 joined heifers and 700 unjoined heifers on the market.

Cow and calf: M.J. & L.M. Schwennesen, Poowong, 2 x $2560; Mindarra Park, 9 x $2550; M. Berry, Wonthaggi, 4

x $2450; M.A. & A.L. Peters, Wonthaggiu, 3 x $2425; D.L. Brain and B.J. Thorson, Poowong East, 15 x $2400; J.G. & M.L. Douglas, Poowong, 8 x $2400. Springer: D., N., I. & A. Couper, Mardan, 10 x $1750; R.J. Harris, Korumburra South, 1 x $1750; J.G. & M.L. Douglas, Poowong, 4 x $1725; L.A. & L.R. Hornby, Outtrim, 12 x $1725; Amiet Park, Korumburra, 3 x $1700; D.L. Brain and B.J. Thorson, Poowong East, 1 x $1700. Unjoined heifers: B. & L. Jefferis, Korumburra, 19 x $1085; M. & N. Bracecamp, Berrys Creek, 7 x $1070; L.R. & E.A. Jervies, Foster, 10 x $1050; T.P. & J. O’Loughlin, Mardan,

18 x $1050; G.W. & T.a. Shilliday, Fish Creek, 8 x $1050; I.D. & M.N. Conn, Hedley, 4 x $1040.

Bullock browse: Korumburra’s Ian Pepperell checked out the F1 Heifer sale at Victorian Livestock Exchange Leongatha yesterday (Monday).

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Sincere thanks to all the various members of staff at Seahaven for their care and friendship to Derek and all the family. SPINKS James Derek. 02.06.1930 - 01.02.2018 Much loved father of Sheryl. Grandfather to Cam (dec), Bec, Jess and James. Great grandfather to Dallas and Tylah. You will be greatly missed Pa. Rest peacefully. STANLEY - Joyce (Joy) Elaine. 1.12.1934 - 3.02.2018 Passed away peacefully at Alchera House. Daughter of Nell and Norrie Preston (both dec), sister and sisterin-law to Wal (dec) and Gill, Kel and Barbara. Much loved and loving wife of Ron (dec), mother, mother-in-law and friend to Wendy and Greg, Graeme and Robyn, Wayne and Jane, Andrea and Bernard. Adored Nan to her 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Our loving Mum, Nan and friend. You loved us unconditionally, supported us in all that we did, lit up our lives with your smile, and made everything right with a cup of tea and slice. So much more than a Mum/Nan - a confidante and friend. So many beautiful memories. Love Wendy, Greg, Melanie, Rick and Gus, and Chelsea.

Father, son duo: from left, Jack and Terry Ginnane of Landmark Livestock Leongatha sold a lot of Mindarra Park heifers for $2550 at the Victorian Livestock Exchange sale on Monday morning.

RAINFALL in South Gippsland has provided farmers with greener pastures going into the New Year, with better rain than in previous years. Fish Creek’s Neville Buckland said high rainfall in December was to thank for the continued green grass in the region. “Last December we had the highest rainfall I have recorded since 1970,” he said. “We had 139mm of rain in December which is well above average. By the end of the year we had 1104mm of rainfall in total, which is above our 1032mm average.” Ample rain has fallen in January, with 54.5mm so far compared to 35mm for the same period in 2017.

“We received 24mm just on January 30 alone. It has been a good start to the year and we cannot complain,” Mr Buckland said. Lindsay Fromhold recorded similar figures to last year at Woorarra and Meeniyan. Meeniyan recorded 35.5mm of rain over five days, only 1.5mm more than the same month last year. “It is on par with being an average start to the year. We have not got the lustre of spring anymore but it is summer and to be expected,” he said. “Last January it rained over 10 days, but this year we only received rain over two major rain events, which was just enough to keep us going.” Woorarra received 56.5mm for the month, which was far more than January of last year when only 38mm fell.

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By Lucy Johnson CONCERNS about the risk of a gasto outbreak can be put to bed after the virus was contained to one patient in Foster recently.

South Gippsland Hospital chief executive officer Chris Trotman said one patient was admitted presenting symptoms of gastro, however they were treated before anybody else contracted the virus. “We are grateful it was only one patient and do not feel there is any cause for concern in regards to viral infections at the moment,” she said. Prom Country Aged Care chief executive officer Rhett McLennan said no residents have presented symptoms of the virus, however if an infection were to present itself, mandatory action would be taken. “Infection control processes are in place so that if three or more people exhibit symptoms of gastro-like viruses

or flu, they are isolated. Cleaning of facilities increases and infection controls are implemented so fewer people move around the facility,” Mr McLennan said. “It is kind of like a lockdown process. If it gets to the stage where we have an outbreak we then contact authorities, the local shire and government.” “The last viral outbreak at Prom Country Aged Care occurred in January 2017. Rose Lodge in Wonthaggi experienced a similar outbreak in August 2017.” Simple measures can be taken to reduce the risk of infection, including basic hygiene practices. “We recommend you are free of any symptoms for at least 48 hours before visiting people in aged care. This means two days with no signs of illness,” Mr McLennan said. “At the onset of symptoms we ask that all visitors and staff stay away from the facilities and once they return, please wash hands before going in and out of any rooms.”

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Corner Inlet host horse trials CORNER Inlet Pony Club hosted 104 riders for their Pony Club and Open Big Weekend Horse Trials on January 27 and 28.

Training hard: Tarwin Sharks netballers kicked off preseason recently.

Sharks return for pre season TARWIN Sharks Senior netballers returned to the court for the first of the preseason training sessions recently. “We have had a good turnout for our first session in great conditions” said Cathy Giliam, Netball Operations for the Tarwin Football Netball Club. “It was exciting to be able to announce coaches for all our Senior grades. Our A Grade coach Deb Griffin came to us from Inverloch in 2017, whilst our B Grade coach Kelly McRae and C Grade coach Trina Houston have both been long time members of our club. “However, we still have a big vacancy to fill for our Juniors with all Junior coaching positions currently vacant. Junior netball teams also still have room for more players so bring your friends,” Cathy said. Junior netball and football training begins on Thursday, March 15, at 5pm and continues on Thursday nights throughout the season. “Last year, U13s were grand finalists and A Grade entered the final series so it would be awesome to see an improve-

ment on that in 2018,” Cathy said. The Alberton season starts with a split round on Easter weekend with an exciting opener between Tarwin and MDU on Tarwin’s home ground. The rest of Round 1 will continue the following weekend. Tarwin Football Netball Club president Anthony Hullick says; “We expect to see high numbers through the gates on Easter weekend and we are looking forward to the exciting atmosphere to kick off a great season. “Our seniors and reserves footballers have been training since mid January and we are expecting them to hit the ground running for the first round. Senior coach Nick Lecchino has continued his great work from 2017 whilst Brian Launder takes over as Reserves coach this year.” Vacancies also exist for Junior football team players, as well as Junior football coaches. For more information or to register as a player, contact Cathy Giliam (netball) on 0413 148 942 or Vaughan Van Dillon (football) on 0407 365 893 or email tarwinsharks@gmail.com

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McFarlane breaks season record THE week saw children back to school and members back to track racing.

However, as with most nights, it is hard to get all the riders along. The senior numbers may have been minimal but the racing was pretty classy as Thomas McFarlane had his first racing for the season and showed his road season form translated well to the track. For the one lap time trial Thomas clocked 30.67 sec which is the fastest time recorded for the season. Ollie McLean posted a 32.12 sec time which was also good given the strongly southerly wind blowing for the start. Thomas Fitzgerald rode a 35.67sec lap. In the junior group, Paris Reynolds rode 43.47 sec slicing 11 secs from her preChristmas time. Erica Deery was next with a time of 44.01 sec, Kate Geary at 50.92 sec and Jake Johnston at a new personal best at 65.15 sec. The seniors raced an eight lap scratch race with Tom McFarlane doing just enough to roll past Ollie McLean and Tom Fitzgerald at the line.

In the junior three lap race, Jake was given a start and that encouraged Erica to chase hard in the opening laps and close the gap. Paris Reynolds challenged but it was not enough and Erica took the win from Paris and Kate Geary. The one lap handicaps produced some interesting races. Tom Fitzgerald (55) made the most of his start and stayed away to win from Tom McFarlane (scr) and Ollie McLean (15m). After a rework of the handicaps the second race went to Ollie(25m) from Tom McFarlane(scr) and Tom Fitzgerald(40m) with the end result just five metres between all crossing the line together. In the junior group, Jake Johnston (140) made full use of his start to win from Kate Geary (25m) and Paris Reynolds (scr). The rehandicap saw Kate Geary (15) quickly of the mark and hitting the lead with 200m to go, take the win. Paris Reynolds (scr) finished well to move into second spot just ahead of Erica Deery (10). To break up the night, the junior riders had a slow race on the grass. With several riders go-

ing too slow and falling onto the grass it left a battle between Jake and Erica. Jake was doing really well but a moment’s lapse of concentration saw him out also so an easy win went to Erica Deery. Back onto the track for some sprint heats and Erica accounted for Kate in their one lap heat. In the senior sprint heat, Oliver McLean did the lead out but was never quick enough to trouble Thomas McFarlane in the dash to the line. Thomas Fitzgerald trailed in for third. The final eight lap scratch race saw Oliver put the pace on at two laps to go which shook Thomas Fitzgerald from the wheel but Thomas McFarlane was up for the challenge and cruised past up the straight to take another win from Ollie and Tom F. Training is again scheduled for Wednesday night so hopefully some of the numbers at training can swell the Friday racing numbers. There is only four nights of track racing for the season left. The Gippsland clubs have scheduled some road races for later in March.

The event at Bennison Recreation Reserve included dressage, show jumping and a three kilometre cross country course (XC). The water jump and skinny obstacles proved challenging for some but overall most riders managed to complete the XC course. The event was a State Qualifier for Grade 1 and 2 riders and one of only four Pony Club State accredited XC courses in the West Gippsland Zone. The Club wishes to thank Technical Delegate, Michelle Debenham, who inspected and accredited the course prior to the event, and was wonderful support during the competition. Grateful thanks also to all the Corner Inlet Pony Club families, sponsors, supporters and volunteers. Pony Club classes from Grade 1 to 5 and Open classes from Grade 1 to Grade 6 were held. There were two delightful and very capable young Grade 6 riders, Adam Gregory and Matilda Charlie, who rode their lovely ponies independently across all phases. President Deb Collins herself a huge contributor in preparing and helping run the two days, stated:-“We showcased CIPC beautifully on the weekend making all those weeks of preparation worthwhile. Great job on Saturday Deb Clavarino and crew with the showjumping and to District Commissioner, Julie Nicoll and crew, for the dressage. “Special mention to Chris Brown on Gear check both days, to Karen Dorling for all the copying and managing the office so efficiently on both days. Denise Richardson and team with the help of some of our young riders ran a beaut canteen, and Geoff and Lucy Spooner arrived at the grounds every day this last week to work on the cross country course. “We couldn’t have run horses on the cross country track without the help of Andrew Lees and his bobcat and Bruce Best who loaned us a smudger. Our neighbours, Tom and Janet Lind and Neale and Heather Blunden allowed full access to their paddocks at no charge for our XC obstacles so we are very lucky to have so much support from lots of different people in the community.” The weather was quite

In the zone: Adam Gregory and Jojo focused on the job in the showjumping.

Talented: Amy Slocombe (Grade 1) rode Aroona Park Jester in the Corner Inlet Pony Club horse trials. warm and humid and events commenced early in the day to ensure the wellbeing of the horses and riders. The shaded bush tracks and horse yards gave plenty of shelter from the sun. The club provided free ice and plentiful water at the XC finish and our Vet Check officer, Carolyn Degaris, educated young riders on cooling their horses after the XC phase. The trials ran very smoothly and positive feedback has been received from competitors who travelled from far and wide to attend the event. The success of the event is entirely due to the ability of the club to harness the talents and energies of the members and supporters. The next event at Corner Inlet Pony Club will be the annual Labour Day Gymkhana on Monday, March 12.

CIPC Horse Trials results Major Sponsor- Horseland Traralgon Pony Club – Grade 1 (Sponsors – R and D Collins) Amy Slocombe (Aroona Park Jester), Megan Vistarini (Beezie). Pony Club - Grade 2

(Sponsors – Cavell, Chris and Calypso) Brooke Wheeler (Orlando sl), Georgina Hocking (Misty Isle Caprice), Sophie Veerman (Lamont Friendly Fire), Jaime Keenan (Fire Truck), Elli Clavarino (Money Muncher). Pony Club - Grade 3 – (Sponsors – Matuvu Stud) Fleur Timmins (Legally Blond), Bec Savage (Contando Stars), Brigid Johnson (Winter of Bennelong), Tracey Gorick (Mokoan Copper Creek), Lucy Phipps (Manooka Hoot), Adelaide Tomlinson -Dale (Bessie). Pony Club - Grade 4 (Sponsors – P and D Backhoe Hire) Jaslyn Streeter-Gillard (Allengreen Captivate), Sharli Hams (Miracle), Jade Kenny (Toblerone), Tracey Gorick (Callanish Emrys), Ebony Clavarino (Splash of Class), Tanya Turvey (Zara), Pony Club - Grade 5 (Sponsors – A and K Dorling Pty Ltd), Jaelina Kiley (Jasper), Bree Harvey (Shirralee Australis), Adelaide Tomlinson-Dale (Ducky), Sarah Eldridge (Scooter), Madison Amore (Sunny Side Bridget), Mia Burt (Tilly). Open - Grade 1 (Sponsors – Hams Livestock Transport)

Molly Barry (Ka-Ciao). Open - Grade 2 (Sponsor – Sally Bastone) Taleah Cameron (Equine Affair Black Jack), Molly Barry (Mr Farenheit), Vickey White (Desert Master). Open - Grade 3 (Sponsors – Ginverlane Pty Ltd) Suzanne Heislers (Liljana), Linda Harvey (Baileys ’n Ice), Melissa Wheeler (Aquarius), Catherine Wilson (Fraarzu), Rachelle Gray (C’est Logique), Celina Gray (Wombo). Open - Grade 4 (Sponsors – Bridgestone Tyre Service, Bairnsdale) Katherine Stewart (Krystelle Park Jedidiah), Rachel Lyon (Nigel), Tina Eason (Venus), Miranda Norton (Hamaki), Kaity-lee Taylor (Lil Miss Audrey), Penny Johnson (Blackwood Spellbound). Open - Grade 5 (Sponsor – Liz Pallet) Coby Elmore (Charity Lane), Maddy Truong (Romeo La Flecha), Andrea Smith (Lexie), Penny Dunster (Tolstoy), Lexi Elmore (Jake), Tarley Maurilli Pullin (Radish). Open – Grade 6 (Sponsor – Stephanie Grubb - In Loving Memory of Tanja Grubb) Adam Gregory (Jojo), Matilda Charlie (Chunky).

Accolades for showjumper JUMBUNNA showjumper Wes Joyce and his young seven year old warmblood stallion Oaks Volta won a massive prize recently; the 2018 Future Stars Triple Crown Series.

They were the most successful young horse combination attending three classes at three different venues over three weeks running. The first Future Stars qualifying class was the Gippsland Showjumping Championships Tonimbuk then Boneo Classic and today Sale Summer Elms. The result was Wes and Volta crowned the Future Stars Champion. Wes and Oaks Volta are now working towards some singular Futurity classes coming up at Lang Lang and Mt Gambier.

Champion: Jumbunna showjumper Wes Joyce and Oaks Volta were recently crowned Future Stars Champion.

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SPORT | Inverloch LAST Wednesday’s Triples saw 60 players form 20 teams to play four 12-end games.

Three teams won all four games, with only three points separating them. The winners, with 66 points, were Nic Van Grundsven (S), John Arnold and Bruce Corrigan. Runners-up, with 65 points, were Paul Davis (S), Bryan Hensley and Trevor Steer. Unlucky thirds were Gary Hardy (S), Rick Brevitt and Mal Scott, with 63 points. First game winners were Paul Griffiths, Peter Tainton and Ned Clark. The second game went to Harry Rybalka, Gary Scott and Ray Gostling. Third game winners were Frank Seaton, Wayne Parks and Guilio Marcolongo.

thestar.com.au Second game winners Harry Rybalka, Gary Scott and Ray Gostling took the fourth game as well. Thursday’s mixed-mufti social game had 21 players contesting two 10-end games, in fours and triples. The winning team with 34 points were Bob Davis (S), Bruce Corrigan and Shirley Turton. Runners-up, with 32 points were Mick Yates (S), Mike Applin and Michael Buckridge. Social games return on Wednesday and Thursday now that January is finished. Play starts at 12.30pm with names in by 11.30am. Friday was the Inverloch Tournament Day sponsored by Cardell Accountants. There were 16 teams of fours that played three games of 10 ends. To start to game, a ditch to ditch was played with Cynthia Hensley and Helen Shears coming the closest. The Best Overall game with 18 shots up was won

by Jan Fraser, Maureen Paynting, Leonie Hanks and Rosa James. There were four teams that won all three games. Out of the winning circle were Janis Park’s team on 42 points. With Val Davis and Helen Twite’s teams both finishing on 47 points, it was shots up that determined the winner between these two teams. Bad luck Helen Twite as her team had 11 shots up to Val Davis’s team with 15 shots up. The runners up were Val’s team led by Laurel Lee, Marg Griffin and Linda Gallyot. Congratulations to the winners on 49 points, Pat Davis, Dee Reynolds, Jan Dyer and Robyn Eames. Thank you to all the ladies who donated prizes for the raffle and cent boxes. It was a fun day played in good spirits with weather to match. The next tournament is

a Mixed Fours and will be held on Sunday, March 11, starting at 10am. Friday, February 9, is members’ night. Saturday pennant results, round 13: Division 1: Inverloch Blue 84 defeated Foster 53; Inverloch White 63 lost to Philip Island Blue 82. Division 3: Inverloch 81 defeated Foster 58. Division 4: Inverloch 67 lost to Philip Island 72. Division 5: Inverloch Blue 77 defeated Fish Creek 59; Inverloch White 88 defeated Loch and Districts 59. Saturday Pennant League ladder, with one round to go; Division 1: Inverloch Blue second and Inverloch White eighth. Division 3: Inverloch second. Division 4: Inverloch second. Division 5: Inverloch Blue fifth and Inverloch White seventh.

South Gippsland Bowls Division Midweek pennant Round 11 results: Division 1: San Remo 14/65 (13 shots) defeated Foster 2/52; Leongatha 14/75 (16 shots) defeated Wonthaggi 2/59; Port Welshpool 14/83 (25 shots) defeated Inverloch 2/58; Phillip Island 14/70 (6 shots) defeated Corinella 2/64.

Ladder Leongatha ........... Phillip Island ....... Wonthaggi ........... Corinella .............. Inverloch .............. San Remo ............. Foster .................... Port Welshpool .....

112 111 96 95 95 93 52 50

+121 +57 +62 +38 +23 +7 -95 -213

Division 2: Tarwin Lower 12/63 (5 shots) defeated Wonthaggi 4/58; Korumburra 14/72 (10 shots) defeated San Remo 2/62; Toora 16/91 (43 shots) defeated Lang Lang -/48; Mirboo North 13/86 (7 shots) defeated Meeniyan. 3/79.

Ladder Korumburra ....... Tarwin Lower ..... San Remo ............ Mirboo North ..... Wonthaggi ............ Toora .................... Meeniyan .............. Lang Lang ............

Well done: best overall game at the Inverloch Tournament was won by Rosa James, Leonie Hanks, Jan Fraser and Maureen Paynting.

Teamwork: bowling director Cynthia Hensley presented the runners up team of Linda Gallyot, Marg Griffin, Val Davis and Laurel Lee with their prize.

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

FEBRUARY height (metres)

Add one hour for daylight saving

7 WED

0545 1142 1820 2345

1.61 0.25 1.49 0.42

0622 1222 1911

1.54 0.26 1.43

THUR

0025 0659 1300 2000

0.51 1.47 0.29 1.38

FRI

0104 0735 1340 2052

0.60 1.39 0.34 1.32

SAT

0147 0816 1423 2146

0.68 1.31 0.38 1.29

SUN

0237 0904 1515 2245

0.76 1.24 0.43 1.27

MON

13 TUE

0337 1001 1618 2345

0.82 1.19 0.45 1.28

All times shown in 24 hour clock 0001 - 1200..................AM 1201 - 2400..................PM

149 +236 116 +71 111 +31 109 +59 86 -105 78 -78 5 5-214

Ladder Winners: congratulations to the winners of the Inverloch Tournament Robyn Eames, Jan Dyer, Dee Reynolds and Pat Davis with Cynthia Hensley, bowling director.

Tarwin Lower

Ladder

Division 4: Foster 12/46 (4 shots) defeated Inverloch 2/42; Phillip Island (W) 12/55 (7 shots) defeated Phillip Island (B) 2/48; Tarwin Lower 12/44 (3 shots) defeated Wonthaggi 2/41.

At Point Lonsdale Time

+208 +148 -40 -27 -68 +75 -67 -229

Division 3: Leongatha 14/61 (2 shots) defeated Inverloch (1) 2/59; Korumburra 14/71 (12 shots) defeated Fish Creek 2/59; Loch v. Phillip Island (wash out) 8 points each; Inverloch (2) had the Bye (16/-). Inverloch (1) ....... Korumburra ....... Inverloch (2) ....... Phillip Island ....... Leongatha ............. Fish Creek ............ Loch .....................

TIDES

136 109 93 91 88 87 56 44

IT was Tarwin Lower Bowls Club against Wonthaggi last week for three of our four pennant teams.

Tuesday pennant saw Division 2 win a very close match on the grass green. Two rinks finished well before the third but rather than going inside for lunch, all players lined the rail outside the clubrooms to watch the last few ends of play as the overall score was very close. At the end of play Tarwin Lower won by five shots, securing 12 points for the day. Division 2 are in second position on the ladder, 16 points clear of San Remo whom they play in the final game of the season. This week Division 2 play away against Toora. Division 4 played at home against Wonthaggi and again it was an extremely close game with

Tarwin Lower winning by three shots, also securing 12 points for the day. This win placed Division 4 fifth on the ladder, 28 points clear of Inverloch whom they play this Tuesday. With three more games for the season, Division 4 can still make the finals. Saturday saw Division 4 lose against Wonthaggi Gold, the top side for the division. Division 2 played away against Mirboo North, winning by 29 shots and managing to secure 16 points. This was an extremely important game for both sides as prior to the game there were only nine points between them on the ladder and both teams are facing relegation. The final game for the season sees Tarwin Lower play third positioned San Remo, while Mirboo North face Phillip Island that is in fifth position. Good bowling everyone.

Phillip Is. (W) ..... Phillip Is. (B) ....... Foster ................... Wonthaggi ........... Tarwin Lower ....... Inverloch ..............

133 88 80 73 58 30

+103 +53 +17 +18 -44 -147

Meeniyan LAST week was extremely busy at Meeniyan.

Tuesday, January 30, was a home game for Division 2 against Mirboo North with a seven shot loss. This week they played San Remo away. Week three of corporate bowls saw Koony Rollers winner and Bombers runner-up on Tuesday, with The Graemes winner on Wednesday and Mr. McBrown’s runner-up. Thursday, February 1, was the Monthly Triples with a win to Charlie Bucilli’s Inverloch team with Bert Bright’s Mirboo North team runners up. Best overall game went to Phil Stimson’s Mirboo North team. Thank you to the sponsor Tiger Turf that installed the new synthetic green. Saturday pennant was a home game for both Divi-

South Gippsland pennant Results: Division 1: Wonthaggi 2-71 lost to Korumburra 1474; Inverloch White 0-63 lost to Phillip Island Blue 16-82; Phillip Island White 2-53 lost to Inverloch Blue 14-84; Leongatha16-84 defeated Fish Creek 14-71.

Ladder Phillip Is. (B) ......... 163 Inverloch (B) ......... 156 Leongatha ............. 140 Phillip Is. (W) ....... 98 Korumburra ............ 96 Wonthaggi .............. 81 Fish Creek .............. 68 Inverloch White ...... 30

+254 +237 +113 -60 -49 -64 -161 -270

Division 2: Mirboo North 0-50 lost to Tarwin Lower 1679; San Remo 16-91 defeated Phillip Island 16-91; Toora 14-85 defeated Lang Lang 2-71; Corinella 15-83 defeated Wonthaggi 1-55.

Ladder Corinella ................ 167 Toora ..................... 116 San Remo .............. 107 Lang Lang ............. 94 Phillip Island .......... 92 Wonthaggi .............. 91 Mirboo North ......... 87 Tarwin Lower ......... 78

+353 -51 -1 -62 -73 +30 -95 -87

Division 3: Loch and District 0-57 lost to Leongatha 16-102; Inverloch 14-81 defeated Foster 2-58; Meeniyan 2-60 lost to San Remo 14-73; Korumburra 14-88 defeated Port Welshpool 2-68.

Ladder San Remo .............. 138 Inverloch ............... 127 Korumburra ......... 123 Foster ..................... 115 Leongatha ............... 105 Loch and District .... 96 Meeniyan ................ 86 Port Welshpool ....... 42

+79 +136 +15 +23 +8 -19 -33 -209

Division 4: Wonthaggi Gold 16-109 defeated Tarwin Lower 0-44; San Remo 15-77 defeated Korumburra 1-63; Phillip Island 12-72 defeated Inverloch 4-67; Leongatha 0-47 lost to Wonthaggi Blue 16-83.

Ladder Wonthaggi Gold ... 178 Inverloch ............... 147 Phillip Island ......... 144 Wonthaggi Blue .... 109 San Remo ............... 85 Korumburra ............ 69 Leongatha ............... 62 Tarwin Lower ......... 38

+375 +209 +89 +115 -124 -168 -183 -313

Division 5: Inverloch Blue 14-77 defeated Fish Creek 2-59; Phillip Island 0-64 defeated Corinella 16-77; Loch

sion 3 and 5. Winning one rink against San Remo, three’s went down 60 shots to 71. Fives had all rinks winning against Mirboo North purple 87 shots to 45. An enjoyable barbecue followed. In the final pennant round, threes are away to Korumburra and fives are away to Lang Lang. Sunday was the annual married couples’ event with two fills of eight rinks each. First fill winners were Alan and Marlene Rayson (Leongatha) with John and Elaine White also Leongatha runners up. Second fill winners were Colin and Margaret Cochrane (Loch) with Jim and Ann Lye (Leongatha) runners up. Thanks to Lyn and Dawn for staffing the kitchen and Keith for getting the teams together. Upshot 2.

and District 2-59 lost to Inverloch White 14-80; Meeniyan 16-87 defeated Mirboo North Purple 0-45; Toora 4-69 lost to Mirboo North White 1274; Lang Lang 12-78 defeated Foster 4-71.

Ladder Corinella ................ 167 Meeniyan ............... 164 Mirboo North (W) 126 Fish Creek ............. 122 Inverloch (B) .......... 117 Foster ...................... 112 Inverloch (W) ......... 110 Phillip Island .......... 95 Toora ...................... 78 Loch and District .... 67 Lang Lang .............. 48 Mirboo North (P) ... 42

+281 +190 +166 +163 +65 +119 -53 -17 -135 -145 -298 -336

Round 14 (Division 1) Kiss of Death tips: Division 1: Phillip Island Blue (home) will have no trouble against Wonthaggi winning by a massive 29 shots. Korumburra (home) will cement their place in the four with a strong win against Inverloch White and win by 36 shots. Fish Creek (home) will ‘put paid’ to any chance Phillip Island white had of playing in the finals with a strong 25 shot win. Inverloch Blue (home) will stamp their authority by send out a strong message to Leongatha for the finals getting home by 12 shots. Next week will see the final round before the finals. Some clubs still seem to believe the final two rounds don’t count in the qualification process for playing in the finals. If any club is in doubt as to the status of a player and whether he/ she can play in the finals, they should contact the Saturday pennant recorder Denis Stanes, who has an up to date list of all players. Good bowling to everyone.`

Fish Creek THE Dutch auction was held at the monthly casserole evening on Friday and as expected, was a lot of fun with many satisfied (if a little confused) bidders.

A big thank you goes to all those who attended and contributed to a very successful evening. The 2018 Barefoot Bowls has started, and all who were present on Tuesday, January 30, and Wednesday, January 31, were treated to lovely summer evenings, and a good time was had by all. Barefoot Bowls will continue, beginning at 5.30pm for 6pm start, for the usual five weeks. All interested parties should contact Andy Kerr (5683 2380) or a member of the Fish Creek Bowls Club to register as soon as possible. Club members please note that due to the above, official practice will be suspended on Wednesdays for the next five weeks, however all are welcome to take part in unofficial practice at any time the rinks are free. Teams for next Saturday are: Division 1 plays Phillip Island at home. B. Cooper (S), T. McLean , M. Angwin, A. Kerr; continued on page 39

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R. Mortlock (S), R. Knight, Milton Heywood, C. McGannon; D. Christie (S), Boka, R. Grylls (M), R. Vuillermin Division 5 plays Inverloch at home. R. Poletti (S), A. Atwell, P.Poletti, B. Symmons; R. Barham (S) (M), Mal Heywood, P. Dean, A. Masson; K. Flanders (S), D. Stefani, C. Bell, G. Hoskin Emergency: N. Buckland Please be reminded a social evening is to be held at the Wonthaggi Club on Thursday, February 15. All interested parties should put their names down on the list displayed on the notice board at the club. Transport will be a bus leaving and returning to the club and the transport cost will be calculated on numbers. Any queries can be directed to Ray Barham (0408 317 030).

Leongatha MIDWEEK pennant Tuesday, January 30 saw Division 1 at home to Wonthaggi and Division 3 travelled to Inverloch to play Inverloch 1. Results of that game were Inverloch 1 won overall, 69 to 61 shots: L. Hank’s team won 23 to 20 shots, J. Sing’s team lost 16 to 25 shots and S. Crouch’s team lost 22 to 24. Round 12 will see Division 1 at home to Phillip Island and Division 3 away to Fish Creek. Tuesday evening, January 30 saw round one of the business bowls, with 24 teams on the greens. Results were as follows: Davo’s 75 d Spencers HBB 25, Repco 72 d Lynn Bunn 28, Parks 67 d Smiths 33, Browns Boys 54 d Leongatha Holden 36, Mt View No 2 58 d Mini Skips 41, X Factor 63 d Dirt Digger 37, Whachers 63 d Gatha No. 2 37, Posties 62 d Browns Girls 38, Mt View No. 1 62 d Nesci Transport 38, Beers 57 d Bowls & Beauty 43, Leongatha Lovies 55 d Murray Goulburn 45 and Edney’s 55 d BJ Earthmoving. After round one the top 10 sees the Davos on top followed by Repco, Parks, Browns Boys, X Factor, Whackers, Posties, Mt View No. 1, Mt View No. 2 and Beers. A full ladder will be given after round two. Midweek social bowls’ winner was B. Fisher (s) with Lyn Robertson, runners-up were Janice (s) and Peter Ellison. Saturday pennant, February 3 saw Division 1 at home to Fish Creek and won overall 84 shots to 53: R. Trotman’s team won 26 to 25 shots, W. Walker’s team won 28 to 23 shots and J. Hall’s team won 30 to 15 shots. Division 3 travelled to Loch and won overall 102 to 57 shots: J. Turner’s team won 38 to 18 shots, J. Pendergast’s team won 29 to 24 shots and G. Drury’s

team won 35 to 18 shots. Division 4 was home to Wonthaggi Blue and lost overall 47 to 83 shots: C. George’s team lost 22 to 26 shots, R. Young’s team lost 13 to 24 shots and R. Symmons’ team lost 12 to 33 shots. Round 14, the last of the home and away games, Saturday pennant sees Division 1 away to Inverloch to play Inverloch Blue, Division 3 at home to Inverloch and Division 4 away to Inverloch. Saturday, February 17 sees the semi finals under way with 1v2 and 3v4 on the ladder. Sunday, February 18 will see the short form open pairs tournament played at Leongatha with a 9.30am start and BYO picnic lunch. For entry contact A. Rayson 5662 3042 or M. Grant 0427 430 144. Until the next report, good bowling - ‘Jackhigh’.

Buffalo indoor Wednesday, January 31

A VERY enjoyable, friendly night of bowls was played at Buffalo this week with 19 bowlers ready to play three games of eight ends. Five teams of three and one of four were selected and bowling gegan. Mat one saw Toni Heldens, Danah Suckling and Gwenda Bevan start slowly, but after four ends they bowled steadily to catch Joe Occhipinti, Mary Tumino, Carolyn Benson and Peter Stapleton and then won 8-7 on the last end. On mat two Ian Hasty, Illene Tiziani and Mark Taylor combined well to out bowl Charlie Tumino, Peter Tiziani and Maureen Taylor 10-6. Bill Wolswinkel, Joyce Occhipinti and Gary Stirling recorded a win beating Stephen Suckling, Joy Dyson and Denyse Menzies 11-7. In the second game Charlie’s team had a tussle with Stephen’s team and had a one shot win 9-8. Toni’s team did well beating Bill 18-3 and Ian, Illene and Mark won easily beating Joe’s team 17-8. Game three saw Ian, Illene and Mark record their third win beating Bill 114. Stephen’s team had its first win, beating Joe 107. Charlie, Peter and Maureen had their second win, beating Toni 16-3. The night’s winners were Ian, Illene and Mark, the only team that won all three games (WWW) 16 ends 38 shots; second Charlie, Peter T. and Maureen (LWW) 13 ends 31 shots; third Toni, Danah and Gwenda (WWL) 12 ends 29 shots; next Stephen, Joy and Denyse (LLW) 12 ends 25 shots; fifth Bill, Joyce and Gary (WLL) nine ends 18 shots; and sixth Joe, Mary, Carolyn and Peter S. (LLL) 11 ends 22 shots. There was a good selection of prizes for lucky tickets. Social bowls is 7.30pm Wednesday at the Buffalo hall - all welcome.

South West Gippsland Midweek Bowls Group

All set for Woolamai Cup By Gavin Stubbs

THIS week, bowlers THE Woolamai and District Racing Club is poised to host played at Corinella. They were very happy its flagship race of the season to welcome back Betty on Saturday afternoon with Cowan, who recently celthe running of the 2018 Alex ebrated her 90th birthday. Unfortunately, there Scott and Staff Woolamai were only 16 players again Cup. this week. The winner on the day was the team skipped by Dennis Talbot playing with Gillian Harper, Luke Monckton and Laurie Bell. The runner up was the team skipped by Peter McWilliams playing with Betty Cowan, Pauline McWilliams and Rob Jeffries. Next week, bowlers are playing at San Remo. The group would like to invite any bowler to come and join in; just be at the green by 10.30am. They look forward to seeing you there.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis IT was a good round in Section 1 on Saturday with all matches close.

Koonwarra and Phillip Island were level on games, but Koonwarra won by a set. Inverloch won by six games and Leongatha North won five sets. Inverloch took the points. Leongatha was pleased with the win over Korumburra by a set and two games.. In Section 2 Hallston and Koonwarra had four tiebreakers, two each way. Hallston won by five games. Korumburra had a win against Green. The Korumburra team has played together for a number of years and has certainly become quite competitive against all teams. Baromi won well against Gold with Gold winning two ladies sets. Berrys Creek, the top team in the section, met Outtrim at Outtrim and Berrys Creek won by five games in a close game. In Section 3 Federer was the winner by four games against Mardan. There were lots of good rallies and it was good to see the young players progressing. Well done Tracie McColl keeping the Mardan team playing together. No score was received from the Baromi versus Nadal match.

The club has around 150 years of history behind it and once again there will be no shortage of stables keen to etch their horse’s name onto the honour roll. With the race being run over the 1708 metre journey, having your horse at peak fitness is a non negotiable and having a rider aboard who practices tactical supremacy is paramount when plotting the path to victory. The Murray family from Sale has had a good grasp on the Cup in recent times, winning three of the last four. Last year’s Woolamai Cup went to Cranbourne trained mare Jilly Blu, trained by John Rattle and ridden with polish by jockey Grant Seccombe. Able to control the race by having the mare situated up on the pace from the outset, the pair skipped clear of rivals of rounding the home turn. Halfway up the straight it was apparent the race was in their keeping when three lengths clear, leaving the rest of the field panting as they pursued in vein. While Seccombe has been riding well this season, Bendigo jockey Toby Lake has been in cracking form of late and is closing in fast on Courtney Pace’s lead in the rider’s premiership. Just three wins separate them and Pace will be looking to find the winner’s circle again at

Leongatha North v Koonwarra (no score). Section 2: Berrys Creek 8.60 d Korumburra 1.37, Hallston 6.60 d Baromi 3.43, Koonwarra 6.58 d Leongatha Green 3.44, Outtrim 5.60 d Leongatha Gold 4.56. Section 3: All teams had a bye.

Ladders

Section 1: Inverloch 9.72 d Leongatha 0.44, Phillip Island 5.55 d Korumburra 4.53,

Section 1 Inverloch ............................105.5 Phillip Island........................96.5 Korumburra ........................92.5 Koonwarra ...........................62.0 Leongatha North ...................62.0 Leongatha..............................52.0 Section 2 Berrys Creek......................109.5 Baromi ..................................93.0 Outtrim ................................87.0 Koonwarra ...........................80.0 Hallston .................................78.5 Korumburra ...........................59.0 Leongatha Gold.....................54.0 Leongatha Green ...................49.5 Section 3 Nadal ....................................63.0 Federer .................................63.0 Mardan.................................36.0 Baromi ..................................30.0

Mirboo North and District Junior Tennis Association

Leongatha Millman ............ 55 Fish Creek ........................... 53 Leongatha Groth .................. 42.5 Mardan ................................. 38 Baromi .................................. 21.5

Results

Ladder

B Grade RESULTS and ladFish Creek 6 sets, 36 ders from round 12 – games defeated Baromi 0 February 3: sets, 20 games; Leongatha Gavrilova 4 sets, 29 games A Grade Mardan 4 sets, 32 defeated Leongatha Duckgames defeated Baromi 2 worth 2 sets, 22 games; sets, 24 games; Fish Creek Leongatha Thompson 4 5 sets, 32 games defeated sets, 31 games defeated Leongatha Groth 1 sets, 18 Mardan 2 sets, 22 games; games; Leongatha Millman Leongatha Rodionova – bye – bye.

Woolamai, which is proving a testing circuit so far this season for the popular jockey. Cranbourne rider Dani Walker has also continued her consistent form, riding with confidence and will be looking to repeat her winning double at the last meeting here. The trainer’s premiership is evenly balanced as well, with Sale’s Troy Kilgower and Seymour’s Barry Goodwin alongside each other on seven wins apiece. Mornington trainer Bec Waymouth is bridging the gap rapidly though with six victories to date and will be looking forward to a successful day. Whilst we often read about the jockeys and trainers, rarely do we hear from the person broadcasting the afternoons on track encounters other than the actual race. One of the nation’s finest callers in Adam Olszanski has been calling at Woolamai since the early 2000’s and this year will be his 16th Woolamai Cup. These days Olszanski calls at the state’s provincial and on occasion metropolitan tracks and he was keen to share some Woolamai Cup memories. ‘’The first Cup I called was in 2003 when Moruya Bay won. He was a very handy horse that won races around the Gippsland circuit. Perhaps one of the best horses to win the Cup was Mighty Impulse in 2005. He was a Flemington and Caulfield winner earlier in his career and went to Woolamai and won the race with considerable authority. Sir Brief came from Mt Gambier over the border to win in 2012 for trainer Bob Post. I recall being amazed that someone would travel such an extraordinary distance for

our Cup race.” In addition to the on course action, a giant screen will be positioned just near the winning post allowing the expected bumper crowd easy viewing access. Local sporting and community groups will again benefit from the running of the bar and on track food kiosks. The TAC will have a marquee at the track to engage with racegoers and Club Zero has several activities planned for the children throughout the afternoon. Always popular is the face painting; the jumping castle will again be there as will Pockets the Clown applying his brand of tricks and fun. An interesting sideline to the afternoon will be the filming of not just the races but the day as a whole by the Japanese Racing Channel. It has representatives here filming a documentary on horses and horse culture in Australia. Keen to experience the ethereal charm of picnic racing, Woolamai captures the essence of the occasion and should provide an array of highlights for the horse loving Japanese public. Race club secretary Bev Carmichael has worked extensively on preparations for the day and said “we couldn’t have put it all together without the hard working team of volunteers who continue to give time to make all this possible. Sponsorship from not only Phillip Island but many Bass Coast businesses continues to get stronger and we work closely with them to ensure a good result for all. The track is looking in superb condition and with warm weather forecast we look forward to an outstanding day.”

Leongatha Table Tennis challenges you A NEW season is about to start, with the first of two practice nights being held tonight Tuesday, February 6, and again on Tuesday, February 13, at the Table Tennis Centre at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve.

Competition is planned to start on Tuesday, February 20. This season, the association has a number of top players, past club champions who still compete in various competitions throughout Australia, who are prepared to “adopt” a promising junior in their team to give them some

Ladder Fish Creek ........................... Baromi ................................. Leongatha Rodionova ......... Leongatha Duckworth ....... Mardan ................................. Leongatha Thompson ........... Leongatha Gavrilova ............

66 64.5 50.5 35 27 26.5 24.5

C Grade Leongatha Barty 8 sets, 32 games defeated Leongatha Stosur 0 sets, 9 games; Mardan 6 sets, 25 games defeated Leongatha North 2 sets, 19 games

Ladder Leongatha Barty ................. Leongatha North ................ Mardan ................................. Leongatha Stosur .................

84.5 57 39 35.5

high level coaching and training. This could lead to being able to compete in State level competitions as has been the case with juniors from the sister club in Wonthaggi. While most people play a bit of backyard table tennis, few go on to become top flight players and Leongatha Table Tennis challenge you all to come along to our practice sessions, regardless of your experience, and have a hit with some of the best. The association has excellent facilities and top equipment for you to try out, including a robot than can deliver up to one hundred balls a minute. Think you are fit? The association challenges you to handle 50 balls a minute for 20 minutes straight. Don’t want to play A Grade? Then come along and have a hit in the more relaxed atmosphere of A Reserve, which is more about having a lot of fun while you get some pretty good exercise. Same practice nights but competition in A Reserve is on Wednesday nights. For an even more relaxed game of table tennis attend our mixed social days, held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9am to noon, every-

body welcome, or on any other morning if you have a group that would like to use the centre. Ladies only sessions can be arranged if there is enough interest. The association has six tables which are set up ready to go, excellent lighting, tea and coffee facilities in a small kitchen area and indoor unisex toilet. Table tennis is affordable, and there are deals for families, so come along and have a go. Contact leongathatt@ hotmail .com or president Kevin on 5662 4613, Bill on 0409 217 900 or secretary Ian on 0428 625 578.

Give it a go: Leongatha Table Tennis Association is encouraging more players to get involved in the upcoming season. Pictured is the 2017 Premier team of Fred Debondt, Michael Grist and Jack Duff.

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SPORT | GOLF Leongatha TUESDAY’S event was won by Alan Kuhne with a fantastic 41 points.

Grade winners were Wendy Parker in A Grade with 36 points and Will Norden in C Grade with 39 points. Peter Waters was unlucky to miss out after a very tidy 40 points but he won a down the line ball. Other DTL winners were Frank Thomas (39), Nick Perrin (38), David Child (38), David Vorwerg (38), Tony Roberts (38), Terry Grace (35), Doug Clemann (35), Chris Leaver (35), Peter Horman (34), Joe Lowell (34) and Craig Hams (34). Ken Smirk hit a beauty to just over two metres on 14 to win nearest the pin. Eighty players enjoyed the return to the regular shotgun starts on Thursday with a novelty Hi-Lo stableford event, where the best score and the lowest score on each hole counted towards the team total. Winners were Garry Friend, Peter Walsh, Greg Ellt and Colin Bear with 71 points, narrowly pipping runners up Barry Day, Arthur Nilsson, Ray Barbour and Bob Pritchard with 69 points. It wasn’t just a team game with prizes being awarded to individual stars. Michael Oliver had the best score of the day with 42 points to win C Grade, Nicholas Perrin’s 40 points took out B Grade and Kevin Castwood was the best of the A Graders with 40 points. Down the line balls went to Garry Friend (40), Colin Bear (38), Fred Debono (38), Peter Brownlie (38), Al Sperling (37), Allan Edney (37), Neale Gillin (37), Barry Day (36), Chris Leaver (36), Craig Hams (36), John French (36), Alan Kuhne (35), Bruce Cathie (35), Dave Vorwerg (35), Greg Ellt (35) with a couple of 4 pointers, Joe Lowell (35), John Dumont (35), John Simon (35), Leon Collier (35) and Ray Barbour (35). Saturday’s Monthly Medal was won by Fred de Bondt with a classy 65 net rounding out a good day for the de Bondt family. Grade winners were Anthony Sparkes in A Grade with 69 net, Norm Hughes in B Grade with 68 net and Stuart Wigney in D Grade with 68 net. Paul Papadopoulos won the Pro Pin with a nice shot into the third, Peter Stivic and Rod Mackenzie won the nearest the pins. Down the line balls went to Grant McRitchie (69), Tim McCarthy (70) Brod Courtney (70), Phil Douglass (70), Rod Mackenzie (71), Craig Geradts (71), Neil Jones (71), Alex Hill (71), Malcolm Legge (72), Neal Gillin (72), Colin Moyle (72), Matt Bowey (73), Jon Cowling (73), Ray Burton (73), Gordom Morrison (73), Kev Castwood (73), Henry Sedelies (73), Ian Debenham (73), Chris Leaver (73), John Moor (73) Andy Horvath (74), Geoff Sherman (74), Nick Hill (74 and Barry Stevens snuck into win the last ball with 75 on a countback from many others. Sunday Nine Hole Competition: The February round was played in great conditions. Toni West with 43 off the stick won the ladies best gross and Chris Lever with 37 was the best for the men. The ladies best net winner was Karen Bear with 50

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–17 – 33. Phil Knox with 42 - -10.5 – 31.5 won the event for the men. Trevor Steer with a great shot scored NTP. The place getters were: 1. LLT ................ 136.5 2. Top Dogs ....... 138 3. Rule ............... 35.1 141 4. 7 UP ............... 144.5

Woorayl Quick Six

The final round for the season will be played on March 4. It will be a very close game as Rule 35 and the 7 UP team are now equal on points. Thank you to sponsors the South Gippsland Kennels and Cattery.

Top team: Inge Giliam, Ann Poole, Chris Perrett and Anne Grist won the Opening Day Nine Hole Ambrose at Woorayl Golf Club.

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WEDNESDAY:

The last of the Mixed stableford events of the summer was played today with 43 entrants.

The girls reigned supreme this week winning all three grades. A Grade winner: Mel Willder (23) 37 points. B Grade: Lianne Adamson (31) 39 points. C Grade: Barb Miller (38) 37 points. Down the line balls: Colleen Touzel34, Vicki Milner, Karen Orford, Maryanne Gartner and Alison Strong all 33, Bec Thomas, Sue Wylie, Nan Meagher, Wendy Parker and Karen Bear all 32, Fay Quilford, Colin Bear, Anne Gibson and Mark Collison all 32 c/b Nearest the pin on 14th was Bec Thomas 1.3m and 16th was Melinda Martin 5.3m. Nine Hole Competition: Six players competed in this event. Winner: Jill Martin (45) 16 points. Down the line ball went to Karen Murchie with 15 points on a count back. Saturday: In perfect weather, 16 women played a stroke round. Winner: Rita de Bondt 90 -18- 72 net. Down the line balls were won by Anna de Bondt net 73, Coral Gray and Marilyn Williams both net 75, Toni West 78 and Mel Willder 79 net. Nearest the pin on the 16th was Rebecca Wilson 2.2m.

Korumburra THERE were 41 players on Saturday, February 3 for a stroke monthly medal competition, with trophies supplied by Ross Dowel. A Grade: L. Webster (13 hcp) 65 net, B. Clasby 67, G. Wilson 68, S. Bromby 71, M. Garnham 72. B Grade: S. Bromby (1 hcp) 72 O.T.S., I. Dixon (22 hcp) 69 net, M. Webb 70, R. Gallagher 71, W. Hopkins 71, B. Kerr 72, S. Osboldstone 72, M. Trewin 71. Nearest the pin: 1st G. Bull, 7th C. Clements, 10th M. Trewin, 13th M. Garnham. Tuesday’s winner was T. Fowles 39 pts and Thursday’s winner S. Harland 41 pts. Notices: Championships begin next week, All Gippsland championships March 3/4 and pennant list is up in the foyer.

Successful event: Ross Winkler hosted Woorayl Golf Club’s quick six afternoon on Friday, which saw a good turnout for its first event.

Green afternoon: Len Staff played six Pro putt: Collin James enjoyed a round at holes at Woorayl Golf Woorayl Golf Club at its first quick six event on Club’s first quick six event on Friday. Friday.

WHEN the regular season for the ladies closes in mid December, there is a Summer Cup Competition which is conducted on a Saturday over 10 weeks, for those who like to play during the break.

Foster RESULTS:

Tuesday, January 30: Stableford. Winner: T Jones (23) 38 points. NTP: fourth R. Fulton and 17th P. Spencer. DTL: R. Fulton (13) 38. Wednesday, January 31: Summer Golf. Winner A: Rae Knee (23) 36 points. B: Pam Witheridge (35) 39 points. NTP: 17th Jan Best. DTL: K. Morris (29) 34, Maxine Symmons (27) 33 and Barb Warren (9) 32.

Inge wished all players a good year of golf and then announced the drawn partners for the Opening Day Nine Hole Ambrose event. The 15 ladies were keen to be back on the fairways and it was great to have a new interested player Lyndy Elliot join the group. Although only out for nine holes, the weather still managed to give players ‘four seasons’ in a couple of hours. Thanks go to Mitre 10 for its sponsorship of the day. The winners with a score of 34 net (6) were Anne

Legacy golf at Lang Lang A BIG field is expected at the second annual South Gippsland Legacy Charity Golf Day, at the Lang Lang course, on Monday, February 19.

Ann wins the Summer Cup

The best six rounds of each player are averaged out and this determines the winner of the Cup. Congratulations goes to this year’s winner Ann Poole who put together some great golf to record an average score of 72.50. Runner up was Alice Campbell with 73.50.

PLAYERS were welcomed back for the new season on Wednesday, January 31, by club captain Inge Giliam.

The event, which benefits Legacy’s work regionally, is open to men and women of all golf handicaps. Players will range from several near scratch, to those who could not break 100 in perfect conditions. There will be shotgun starts at eight and 8.30 am. The $40 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf on a superb layout, and lunch in the clubhouse.

Grist, Ann Poole, Chris Perrett and Inge Giliam. The team of Sharyn Rayson, Lois Young and Fay Maynard 35 net (7) received a ball down the line on a countback from Heather Sullivan, Dianne O’Connor and Janet Thompson NTP: eighth Heather Sullivan. A shared lunch followed play allowing time to catch up socially with those who had taken ‘time off golf’ over the Christmas/New Year period. A reminder there will be two counter teas (from 6pm) during next week due to the Gippsland Classic. The first is on Monday, February 12, and then the ‘regular’ tea on Thursday, February 15. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy good fellowship and great food. This week: Monthly Medal, first round Hays Trophy, Putting. Competition will be Individual Stableford, plus the Legacy at Lang Lang Perpetual Club Trophy for the winning team The trophy will go to the four-member team with the leading aggregate of the best three scores. Lang Lang, tight and demanding, is in peak condition. South Gippsland Legacy president, Tony Kamphuis, promises a great day’s play, He urges local golfers to support this important event, whose date was changed after last year’s inclement weather. Entry forms, available at the club, should be sent to Golf Operations Manager, Lang Lang Golf Club, PO Box 36, Lang Lang, Victoria, 3984. Entries close on Monday, February 12, or when the field capacity is reached.

Winner: Ann Poole won the Summer Cup at Woorayl Golf Club. Thursday, February 1: Par. Winner: Trevor Jones (22) 42 points. NTP: sixth N. Cooper. DTL: R. Smith (24) 39, and R. Fulton (12) 39. Friday, February 2: Chook Run. Winner: C. Riddell (36) 19 points. DTL: G. Nott (32) 19, and S. Rathjen (7) 18. Saturday, January 3: Monthly Medal. Medal: G. Prue (23) 65. A Grade: P. Schofield (16) 66. B Grade: G. Prue (23) 65. SCR: C. Buckland 74. NTP: fourth J. Stone,

sixth F. Tyers, 13th J. Appell, 15th R. Fulton and 17th C. Buckland. DTL: D. Jenkins (28) 66, J. Mathers(18) 67, and R. Smith(24)67, R. McCallion(18)68, S Barwick(14)71and C. Buckland(3)71. Putting: R. Smith 28. Nine hole: C. Downing 19 points. Ladies: V. Gow (38) 70. DTL: A. Heywood (27) 70. Thanks to Bruce and Rae Knee for sponsoring this week’s event. Don’t forget the CFA Charity Day, February 18; contact the club for details.

Event ready: Dave Allen, golf club president; Pauline and Tony Kamphuis, South Gippsland Legacy secretary and president; and Peter Cook, golf club board member, are looking forward to the South Gippsland Legacy Charity Golf Day, to be held on February 19.

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thestar.com.au Korumburra ladies THE course was looking good for the 27 golfers playing last Wednesday.

Recipients of the generous gift vouchers and NTP trophies were thrilled. There were some excellent results on the day. A Grade (0-26) was won by Judy Webb, 89(21)68, followed closely by Julie Brannaghan, 93(24)69, on a countback from Lee Clements, who was the Scratch score winner with 81. Betty Yann had a day out with an outstanding result of 96(31)65, to win B Grade, February’s Monthly Medal and the second round of the Silver Spoon. Club members admire Betty’s approach to golf and are in awe of her fitness at 86 years young, fabulous scores and positive attitude to everything she does. Runner up in B Grade was Johanna Van den Heiligen-

Woorayl SATURDAY, February 3– Irish Fourball:

A good field of 44 men and seven ladies took to the course on Saturday in fine conditions.

The format for the men’s event was Irish Fourball with the trophies for the day generously provided by one of Leongatha’s leading transport companies, Riseley’s Transport. Thank you, Trev, for your company’s continued support of the club and for being considerate enough on the day to not win your own trophy. The winner with a great score of 125 points (on a countback from the runner-up team of Greg Fennell, Geof Forrester, Ivor McLennan and Gav Price) was the team of Brian Hogan, Ty Hogan,

berg, 99(30)69. NTPs went to Lee Clements on the first and seventh, Moira Rogers on the 10th and Heather Grist on the 13thgreen. Balls Down the Line went to Lee Clements, 69 net, Betty Thomson, 71 net, Merrissa Cosson, 74 net, Moira Rogers, 75 net. Joan Peters and Deb Wrigley both had 77 net and it was good to have Deb at Wednesday golf. Two women played nine holes and it was lovely to see Marge Barton back on the course and to have Barb Tonkin playing in the competition. Next Wednesday is Beginner’s Day and it is fantastic to have so many women interested and keen to play. Beginners and experienced golfers will be paired up to play nine holes using the ‘big’ putting holes and the shorter Yellow course. There is a timesheet in the ladies’ rooms and members are asked to bring some lunch to share after golf. Thank you to Viv and David Enbom for sponsoring

the day and providing the trophies. There will be a committee meeting next Wednesday, February 7, on Beginner’s Day, after lunch and presentations. With the ‘Joker’ hole in play at Twilight last Thursday, there were some unbelievable scores. Jean White and Greg Jones combined well to have 29 points for nine holes, with the ‘Joker’ earning them a handy 8 points, rather than a mere four. Lynette McIvor and Steve Rose were runners up with 26 points on a c/b from Sandra and Laurie Webster. Sandra, as well as Terry Maskell won the NTPs on the first green. Perfect weather brought out the Saturday golfers, with nine women playing in the RB Stroke event. Deb Wrigley had a very nice round with 95(25)70 and Marg Harper was runner-up, 110(35)75. Deb was also the Scratch score winner and NTP on the first green. Jenny Blackmore was NTP on the 10th and Sandra Webster

Kenny Miles and George Johnson. So the story goes, it was a three putt on the last from a member of the team that didn’t win that cost them the trophy. Well done to the winners and bad luck to the losers. Balls down the line went to Graeme Calder, Craig Hall Peter Burgess, Gary Young and Brett Stubbs, Ash Peters, Reese Stubbs, Beau Peters, both teams having 121 points. Nearest the pin on the eighth was Greg Fennell and on the 17th Ross Winkler. Elly Berryman claimed the prize in the lady’s event with 35 points on a count back from the unlucky Alice Campbell who scored a ball down the line for her efforts. Nearest the pin on the 17th was Alice Campbell. Sunday, February 4 - 46th Forrester Plate: On what is always a big occasion for the Woorayl Golf

Club, the day dawned fine and sunny for the prestigious Forrester Plate teams event and stayed that way for the whole day, creating ideal scoring conditions for many players. A fantastic field of 70 players took to the course, representing nine visiting clubs. The plate itself is sponsored by the Forrester family with trophies for the day’s event generously provided by Russell and Lynne Moyes, continuing a long running partnership in supporting the Forrester Plate. It was great to see Woorayl Golf Club life member Dot Forrester in the clubhouse for the presentation of the trophies and the plate. The winners of the plate with a great score of 115 Stableford points was a team from Morwell Golf Club comprising Lucas Towns (37), Chris Towns (34), Alex Henderson (26), Matt Cunningham (44).

was closest on the 13th. The SGG Inc Women’s Opening Day is at Lang Lang on Friday, February 9, with five pairs from Korumburra playing in the 4BBB event. The day is also a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Women’s Golf in South Gippsland.

Top golfer: Korumburra’s A Grade winner last Star duo: Jean White and Greg Jones were the winWednesday was Judy ning combination at Korumburra’s Twilight golf, Webb. last Thursday.

Wonthaggi ladies Fantastic result: Betty Yann had a day out at Korumburra last week to win B Grade, the Monthly Medal and the second round of the Silver Spoon. The A Grade winner was Matt Cunningham from the winning Morwell plate team with a great score of 44 points off a handicap of 12, shooting four over the card. B Grade was claimed by Adam Hunter from another Morwell team with a fine score of 40 points, knocking off the captain, Gary Young on a count back. The winner of C Grade, Robin Smith from Foster, rounded out the trifecta of winners from visiting clubs with a steady score of 36 points. Balls down the line went to Ross Winkler, Brian Hogan, Gary Young 40, Michael Grist, Richard Taylor Trent Walters 38, Lucas Towns, Gav Maisey, Matthew Van Boven 37, Martin Atkins 36, Danny Dwyer, Noel Underwood, Robin Gourlay, Graeme Calder, and Dale Burge 35. The ball raffle was won by Terry Charlton.

LADIES Opening Day at Wonthaggi had a brilliant turnout of 33 players playing 18 holes and four ladies on the nine hole competition. The tradition continued with lady president Chris Hamilton back from the injury list sending the ceremonial first drive down the first fairway to resounding applause. The day was a fight against the elements with the wind, rain, sun and flies, but everyone came in with smiles on their dials happy to be back in “the swing”. A twist in the results as it was a blind draw for partners after the cards were returned so luck was a huge factor in the winners. A Grade was won by Marg Johnson (13) 36 and Jan Beaumont (19) 35 total 71, with the A Grade runners up Pam Hanley (25) 33 and Delores Harvey (24) 36 total 69. B Grade winners were Shaz Patullo(40) 35 and Robyn Wilkinson (23) 33 total 68 and the B Grade runners up Chris Yann (31) 36 and Marg Ryan (22) 31 total 67 A recognition prize for the girl with the best score on the day was awarded to Catherine Bolding with (20) 37 points, Catherine is play-

Great effort: A Grade winners Marg Johnson and Jan Beaumont with Catherine Bolding, who had the best score on the day. ing beautiful golf and has been rewarded by dropping her playing handicap in two months from 25 to 20. The nine hole comp winner was Helen Williams with a great 18 points. There was a plethora of birdies and gobblers with Sev Piasente and Jan Beaumont gobbled in their ball for birdies on the second and fifth, while Maureen Masterman was a bees whiskers from a hole in one on the fourth with a birdie putt of 20 cm, while Marg Johnson birdied the eighth to take home the ProPin balls. NTP on second was Delores Harvey, and the 17th

Marg Johnson. BDL went to Ally Adams 36, Sev Piasente 35, Jacqueline Loughran 33, Anne Walker 33, Anne Poulton 33, Donna van Veenendaal 32, Irene Walsh 31, Maree Anderson 31, Betty Bowmar 30, and Susan Jagoe 29. Upcoming events: Rescheduled Wonthaggi Opening Day Mixed now planned for Sunday, February 11. Names to be in the Golf Shop as usual. South Gippsland Golf Inc –Mixed Canadian Foursomes at the Meeniyan Golf Club, Sunday, February 25; see golf shop for entry form.

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Wonthaggi takes on Melbourne Open On the green: Dale Burge and Danny Dwyer from Leongatha, and George Bell and Glenn Hastie from Traralgon were pictured moving on to the next hole Teammates: Bevin Pinner and Doug Taylor were during Woorayl Golf Club’s Forrester Plate on Sun- on Mirboo North’s team for the Forrester Plate at the Woorayl Golf Club on Sunday. day.

Competition: Tom Ryan (Woorayl), Noel Black (Yarram), Bill Reid (Yarram) and Trent Walters (Woorayl) took part in Woorayl Golf Club’s Forrester Plate on Sunday.

Winners: the Morwell team of Matt Cunningham, Chris Towns, Lucas Towns and Alex Henderson won the Forrester Plate at Woorayl Golf Club on Sunday.

WONTHAGGI table tennis players competed in the Melbourne Open Table Tennis Championships over the Australia Day long weekend.

It was held in new and impressive Loops Stadium at Sunshine. Zach Anstey won Division 1 Singles, Division 1 Doubles with Matt Avers and Division 2 Doubles with Rocky Chen in a very successful tournament for the 21 year old local. His great run in the Open Singles event unfortunately came to an end when he met top seed Georgias Pittas. Nancy Pattison and Leanne Costello competed in Division 5 doubles and Division 6 finals. Local update: Wonthaggi is up and running this week

with A Reserve competition practice on Mondays from 6.30 pm, A Grade Wednesdays from 7 pm and junior coaching/B Grade practice from 6pm on Thursdays. The popular social table tennis morning continues on Thursdays from 11am. Everyone is welcome to join in. New players of all ages will be made very welcome on any of these days. The Access for All Abilities program starts on Thursday, February 15, at 1.30 pm. This is for over 18 players. For further information on all programs phone Bruce on 5682 3130, Nancy on 5674 4628 or Trish on 5672 3421. I forgot to mention that the Melbourne Open Table Tennis Championships were held over the long weekend, 26th to 29th.

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Athletes back to compete Great results for local athletes U9B: Jacob Bolge Shot Put 4.09, Jackson Com- THE Australia Day long weekend saw SATURDAY was the first meet back after the holidays for Leongatha Little Ath- madeur Shot Put 4.30, Triple Jump 5.27, Manning 12 South Coast athletes and their famide Gooyer 400m 1:51.14, 50m 11.20, Shot Put 3.35, lies travel to Ballarat to compete in the letics. Beautiful weather was welcomed by 130 ath- Triple Jump 3.42, Max Fowles Shot Put 5.05, Triple Victorian Country Championships. Jump 7.14, Miller Richards Triple Jump 4.65, Lin-

letes. A total of 183 personal bests were achieved for the day, and one centre record was broken. Beau Glenn broke the record in the U6 girls’ 300 metre event in a time of 1.19.08. The previous record was held by Anika Edwards with a time of 1.20.12. Saturday was also the day Little Athletics Victoria organise a state wide Relayathon to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital. Each Little Athletics centre in Victoria aims to keep a baton moving around their track for a three hour period while competition is running. Leongatha athletes, parents and friends ran a total of 85 laps, equating to over 32 kilometres. U6G: Isabella Giliam 300m 1:21.65, Long Jump 1.72, Beau Glenn 300m 1:19.08, Vortex 6.45, Darcey Matheson 60m Hurdles 19.02, Long Jump 1.90, Vortex 6.08, Charlotte Roberts Long Jump 1.07; U6B: Oliver Bolge 300m 1:20.44, Long Jump 2.07, Arky Cameron Long Jump 1.72, Archer Commadeur Long Jump 1.84, Brody Jarvis 300m 1:29.04, Keagan Koedoot 300m 1:25.26, Long Jump 2.21, Archer McRae 300m 1:53.93, Oscar Richards 300m 1:31.77, Long Jump 1.86, Declan Russell 300m 1:32.90, Long Jump 1.63; U7G: Lucy Carter 60m Hurdles 16.15, Vortex 5.91, Clover Cocks Vortex 6.18, Anika Edwards 300m 1:16.01, 60m Hurdles 15.01, Vortex 9.95, Florence Patterson Vortex 8.83, Mikayla Richards 300m 1:23.51, 60m Hurdles 17.90, Vortex 10.11, Amy Stevic Long Jump 1.96, Vortex 6.49; U7B: Zeb Anderson 300m 1:05.10, 60m Hurdles 13.55, Riley Collins 300m 1:25.93, 60m Hurdles 17.70, Shot Put 3.50, Ambrose de Gooyer 300m 1:16.54, Zac Fowles 300m 1:16.18, Raidyn Harrison 300m 1:15.01, Rory Jackson 300m 1:26.41, Jake Johnston 300m 1:27.39, Long Jump 2.20, Shot Put 4.02, Elijah Le Serve 300m 1:26.18, 60m Hurdles 19.01, Long Jump 2.17, Cooper Rogers 300m 1:23.46, 60m Hurdles 18.35, Long Jump 2.03, Hugh Williams 300m 1:26.78, 60m Hurdles 17.58, Shot Put 3.44; U8G: Leah Kirkbride Discus 12.44, Lacy McNaughton 400m 1:48.88, Discus 7.52, High Jump 0.70, Harper McRae Discus 8.52, High Jump 0.81, Tallarah Murdoch 400m 1:45.41, Discus 8.05, High Jump 0.84, Christie Vandermeer 400m 1:41.63, Ella White 400m 1:38.22, 60m Hurdles 14.31, Discus, 10.22, Mia Yates 400m 1:40.98, High Jump 0.89; U8B: Jacoa Cameron 400m 1:30.44, 60m Hurdles 12.99, Turbo Javelin 13.92, Sam Kreutzberger Turbo Javelin 8.60, Jarrah Lowe 60m Hurdles 13.06, Jed Matheson Turbo Javelin 11.91, Liam Roberts 60m Hurdles 16.01, High Jump 0.85; U9G: Ebony Collins 60m Hurdles 15.48, Triple Jump 5.31, Ana Heneghan 400m 1:35.10, Discus 6.42, Anna Hutchinson 400m 1:50.12, 60m Hurdles 15.16, Triple Jump 5.41, Georgia Hutchinson 400m 1:38.68, 50m 9.96, Triple Jump 5.32, Amelia Le Serve Discus 9.76, Triple Jump 4.76, Leah Mark 400m 2:21.01, 50m 11.48, 60m Hurdles 18.09, Lily Reid 60m Hurdles 14.92, Ruby Taylor 400m 1:55.15, Triple Jump 4.22, Clara Wilson 50m 10.10, 60m Hurdles 14.94, Triple Jump 4.80;

coln Russell Triple Jump 5.08, Ben Vandermeer Triple Jump 5.61; U10G: Lisse Bath 400m 1:31.40, Shot Put 6.22, Triple Jump 7.10, Tennessee Crimp 400m 2:18.69, 60m Hurdles 17.42, Triple Jump 4.90, Alyssa Edwards 60m Hurdles 15.76, Shot Put 4.05, Sari Hickey 60m Hurdles 13.95, Triple Jump 7.37, Aphra Lamers Shot Put 5.55; U10B: Froley Anderson Turbo Javelin 13.95, Isaac Bolge Turbo Javelin 14.03, Mitchell Cooke 60m Hurdles 17.41, Turbo Javelin 12.42, Angus Livingstone Long Jump 3.36, Jack McNaughton Long Jump 3.76, Connor O’Loughlin 400m 1:36.28, Turbo Javelin 11.94, Jasper Shone 400m 1:26.14, Patrick Wilson Long Jump 3.43, Turbo Javelin 14.02; U11G: Mila Cocks 60m Hurdles 15.15, Long Jump 2.67, Cecily de Gooyer Long Jump 2.82, Allison Tuckett 60m Hurdles 14.56; U11B: Josh Doolan 400m 1:25.67, Discus 11.32, Fletcher McLennan 400m 1:37.80, 60m Hurdles 13.42, Connor Richards 400m 1:26.61, 60m Hurdles 13.37, Discus 15.09, Triple Jump 6.77; U12G: Erika Allen 60m Hurdles 14.90, Triple Jump 7.43, Mia Burt Shot Put 7.33, Triple Jump 8.49, Madeline Herbert 400m 1:52.69, Lucy Patterson 400m 1:27.30; U12B: Xavier Bolge 50m 8.00, 60m Hurdles 11.91, Scott Mackie 400m 1:22.17, Oscar Murdoch 60m Hurdles 13.17, Discus 19.23; U13G: Nevada Crimp Javelin 10.82, Georgia Hamilton Javelin 12.69, Harper McLennan Javelin 14.14, Abby Osborne 400m 1:33.11, 70m 12.07; U13B: Mitchell Bath High Jump 1.35, Harrison Clark 70m 12.29, High Jump 1.15, Javelin 13.95, Harrisen Herbert 400m 1:20.92, Tyler Richards 400m 1:18.85, High Jump 1.20; U14G: Georgia Burns 400m 1:11.86, Long Jump 4.10, Charli Burns 70m 11.48, Long Jump 4.09, Lily Caithness 400m 1:26.90, Discus 13.64, Rebecca Mckeown Discus 12.32, Bree-anna Roy Discus 13.91; U15G: Autumn Crimp 400m 1:40.85, 70m 13.16, Javelin 8.70, Sarah Moncrieff Javelin 12.34, Ella Osborne Javelin 12.67, Paris Reynolds 70m 11.72, High Jump 1.30, Javelin 12.44; U16G: Maddi Cruickshank Javelin 16.12

This event is traditionally a highlight of the season, and once again a great time was had by all who attended. Despite not being one of the largest clubs, South Coast was definitely one of the loudest and most supportive, with everyone cheering on their teammates, friends and family in true South Coast spirit. Although extremely hot conditions made it very tough for the athletes, there were some really impressive performances, with the coasters bringing home 19 medals and five club records, as well as numerous personal bests over the weekend. Thanks must also go to all the club helpers who volunteered over the weekend and ensured the event ran smoothly. Results are below: U14B: Harrison Clark - 100m 7th 17.49, 200m 6th 35.46, Long Jump 4th 3.60m, Triple Jump bronze 7.61m, Javelin bronze 14.43m U14G: Tevuro Ihomana Montgomery - 100m bronze 14.16, 80m Hurdles gold 13.53, 200m Hurdles silver 36.50, Javelin gold 32.36m (club record) U16G: Charli Burns - 200m 16th 31.53, Long Jump 10th 3.89m, Triple Jump 9th 9.03m Nicola Slade - High Jump gold 1.45m, Pole Vault silver 2.45m (club record), Long Jump 4th 4.56m U18G: Rachel Aitken - 200m 9th 30.65, High Jump silver 1.58m, Long Jump 11th 4.14m, Triple Jump 9th 9.41m U20G: Courtney Clark - 100m 5th 16.90, 200m 7th 34.46, 800m 7th 3:17.52, Shot Put bronze 7.01m, Javelin 4th 13.88m Naomi Merrilees - 200m 10th 36.49, 400m 8th 1:21.63, 800m 8th 3:23.70 Aliesha Wrigley - 400m 5th 1:05.57, 800m bronze 2:35.68, 1500m 4th 5:28.04 Open Women: Sarah Lewis - 800m silver 2:22.24, 1500m bronze 5:13.65 Rachel Aitken - High Jump 4th 1.45m Open Men: Brenton Taber - 100m 4th 11.93, 200m 5th 24.78, 400m bronze 57.04, High Jump bronze 1.60m, Long Jump 6th 5.33m Mark Coulter - 200m 6th 27.10, 400m 4th 59.95, 1500m 5th 4:57.63, 400m Hurdles silver 1:13.11 Masters Men: Jeffter Ihomana - Pole Vault silver 2.40m (club record), Long Jump silver 4.60m (club record), Triple Jump silver 8.90m (club record).

First: Nicola Slade received a gold medal for the high jump.

Duo: father and daughter Jeffter Ihomana and Tevuro Ihomana Montgomery claimed seven medals and four club records between them.

Team effort: Jack and Lacy McNaughton run a lap of the state Relayathon with their dad Stuart.

Personal bests recorded in Wonthaggi

Amazing outcome: Sarah Lewis and Aliesha Wrigley competed well in the 800m.

WONTHAGGI athletes enjoyed mild conditions for the first day of competition after the school holidays.

Amelia Fletcher scored four personal bests for the day, the most of any athlete who attended. A reminder there is no meet on the weekend of February 17 and 18, as many athletes will be participating in the Gippsland Regional competition at Berwick. Four personal bests: U9G: Amelia Fletcher, Triple Jump, 60mHurdles, Discus, 700m Three personal bests: U6B: Bailey Whitehead, Turbo Javelin, 60m hurdles, 70m U9B: Olivia Holmes, Triple Jump, Discus, 700m U11G: Lara Smyth, 800m, Javelin, Long Jump; Baia Pugh, Javelin, Long Jump, 60m Hurdles U14B: Tyler Butcher, Shot Put, High Jump, 200m Focused: Jacob Timmermans threw the shot

put in the U14 boys’ event.

Impressive: Mardan’s Jasmine Woods came home with four medals after competing in the ACT Athletics Championship recently.

Jasmine wows at championship MARDAN’S Jasmine Woods continues to impress in athletic circuits.

Most recently, Jasmine came home with four medals around her neck after competing in the ACT Athletics Championship over the Australia Day weekend. After getting through the finals in the top eight of her heats, she won gold medals in long

jump and triple jump, a silver medal in the 100m, and a bronze medal in the 200m. Jasmine said she was very excited about her achievements. “It’s fun and it’s amazing to look back and see how far you were able to go,” she said about her triple jump and long jump wins. Jasmine’s personal best in long jump is 5.34m, and in triple jump 11.34m. Competing with Leongatha Little Athletics and South Coast Athletics, Jasmine has been involved in athletics since she was nine years old. She is now in the U16 age group, and trains three or four times a week. Jasmine has a lot to look forward to with several competitions in the pipeline. In particular, she is looking forward to nationals. She competed at nationals for the first time last year, coming in 14th in triple jump. She thanked her coach David Green for the support.

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Campdraft enjoys success THE MDU Football and Netball Club held its annual Campdraft at the Dumbalk Campdraft grounds on the weekend.

With more than 760 runs to go through on the weekend, it was an early start, with the first competitors meeting judge Charlie Hengstberger in the camp at 6.30am. There were a total of 160 riders to push through; 17 riders achieved a score of 83 or better. Matt Bechaz was able to put a 90 together with his first round score of 85 to take the blue ribbon on his horse Monica, with three riders coming hot on his heels to come second. Lachlie Bowman took the judges roll and sat on his horse for more than five hours putting the 200 odd nominations through in the “Nails Cook” Memorial Novice Campdraft, a score of 87 or better was needed. A very happy Jody Rozynski on her horse Dream was excited to win this event when she put a 88 on top of her first round score of 89. Three riders were also very close to come second with a 176. The Open event was next with Darren Goff taking the judges role, with 100 runs to get through and daylight running out the quick running cattle where exciting to watch. Sixteen riders made it through with a score of 85 or better. Eventually winner Ken Boulton on his horse D Max won outright with a 180. Boulton also took second spot on his other horse Tina Arena with a 175. The light was fading and some very tired but hungry campdrafters made their way to the shed for a beautiful meal made by the MDU members. Sunday saw the two run Novice event start again at 6.30am, with judge Karen Penny putting the 170 riders through, a score of 87 or bet-

ter was needed to go in the final round, young Charlie Hentsberger was the winner. He is riding very well, on his horse Tango, with a 177, Terrence O’Loughlin and Karen Sutherland were hot on his heels with a 176, to take second place. Alan Mitchell took the reins of the judge to watch over the U17 children’s ride, with Sharnie Beeches riding her horse Hayley and winning outright, Angus O’Loughlin on Oakie came second. Alan Mitchell also watched the very cute U13 run, asking them to run steadily. Lane Bowman showed he was in control of his horse Rundy and received a score of 78 to take the blue ribbon with Nick Rand on Kite coming second. The last event for the weekend was the Open, with Neil Park sitting on the back of a ute with a comfortable chair, and a whip in hand. The 80 riders were tested on the big cattle, eventually 13 riders made it to the final with a score of 86 or better. A very excited and pleased Tracey Scoble, put a 90 together with her first round score of 89 to take the blue ribbon, with Mark Ruff on his horse Martha coming second. MDU Football and Netball Club thanks all who helped over the weekend; from the cattle donors to the very busy truck drivers, who were very efficient in bringing the cattle to the arena and returning them safely to their paddock hours later. The yards men, the GCA members who manned the front and side gate’s when needed, the announcers and judges who gave their time to do a job that can be quiet exhausting at times. To everyone behind the scenes making this campdraft what it is, your efforts were appreciated.

Winner: Dumbalk’s Charlie Hengstberger won the two run Novice event at the MDU Football Netball Club campdraft on Sunday.

Lending a hand: MDU netballers Ebony Best, Nat Rayson and Brooke Jones ensured everyone was well fed at the MDU Football Netball Club campdraft on Sunday.

Cheering: Leongatha’s Alison and Hayley Blackshaw were supporting family at the MDU Football Netball Club campdraft on Sunday. Drafter: Fish Creek’s Glenn Park competed at the MDU Football Netball Club campdraft on the weekend. He is pictured with horses Jewel and Flame.

Family event: Leongatha sisters Katie, HayCongratulations: Leongatha’s Aylah and Hannah Hengstberger were excited to watch their ley and Alyssa enjoyed the weekend together cousin Charlie Hengstberger win the two run Novice event at the MDU Football Netball at the MDU Football Netball Club campClub campdraft on Sunday. draft.

Competitor: Mardan’s Terrence O’Loughlin competed in the two run Novice event at the MDU Football Netball Club campdraft on Sunday.

age to play in the Youth Girls, so I’m looking forward to see how they develop in the (Bass Coast) Breakers.” The playing age for Youth Girls is between 13 and 18 years old. Nicole is entering her second year of coaching. The inaugural Youth Girls local league posed some challenges for the new team, with all players at different levels of skill. “It was a bit of fun for everyone. The girls improved out of sight throughout the season. The more they played, the better they got,” Nicole said. “This season, I feel like we can go a bit harder. Hopefully we can go that step further and make finals.” Power came in third last season. Once training kicks off, the girls will be out on the ground at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve every Thursday night, with the option of including another night down the track. Nicole has a connection to the Wonthaggi Power Football Netball Club through her sons. While the boys were out playing football, Nicole was more than willing to lend a hand around the club. After some coaching with the U14s, the club approached Nicole to coach the Youth Girls. “I didn’t know what to expect but it was fantastic. I wish they had something like this 20 years ago so I could play,” she said. Nicole played Super 9s at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve during the off season. The Youth Girls play on Sundays. Although no

draw has official been released yet, the season is expected to kick off on April 22. Wonthaggi Power’s second try not will be this Thursday at 4.30pm at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve.

Ready to train: girls interested in joining Wonthaggi Power’s Youth Girls team attended a try night on Thursday with coach Nicole Moresco and assistant coaches Kris Baker and Neil De Santis. The next try night is this Thursday at 4.30pm.

Power preps for new season WONTHAGGI Power hosted a try night for Youth Girls on Thursday afternoon. The night focused on refining skills like kicking, marking, and protecting the body. Coach Nicole Moresco was thrilled to see a lot of new faces on the night, along with many of the

girls who played for the team last year. “It was great to see how many girls were interested. The girls are at the age where most fall out of sport, so it’s great to see so many still wanting to give it a go,” she said. “A few of our girls from last year are above the

LEONGATHA INDOOR NETBALL ASSOC. (ECA CENTRE) Sections: Senior Ladies: start 6.30pm Junior 15 & Under girls or mixed: Start 6.00pm Junior 13 & Under girls or mixed: Start 6.00pm Single player entry or team entry for all sections Season commences: Feb 12 All Entries Close: Feb 7 Enquiries: Wendy 0400 534 694 Mandy 0409 868 470 or jbongers@dcsi.net.au LTN2310030

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Diggers continue domination C GRADE’S Division One teams took to the field on Saturday to play out the 12th round of the season. Meeniyan Dumbalk United did not get a chance to bat when it played at home against Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak. OMK’s opening batsman Sam Matthews made 38 runs alongside batting partner Adam Busana, who finished up on 23. It was James Paterson who contributed the most to the board though, finishing up on 79. MDU’s Jai Bright and John Phillips each took two catches and OMK finished the innings on 7/258 in the 60th over. Korumburra lost the toss against Town at Scorpion Park and batted first with Iian Riddell making 94 runs before he got trapped LBW by Jay Lindsay. Aaron Brinksma and Matt Wrigley were next best, contributing 37 and 35 runs respectively. Town’s Noah Fixter took two catches as Korumburra finished up 7/283 in the 49th over. Town commenced its innings with Graham Pouw making four runs not out for the day. Nerrena played its first innings at home against Inverloch on Saturday with Stephen Martin batting 110 before Cameron Bulter bowled him out. Bulter bowled three for one in 12 overs. Brian Gannon also managed to run 83 before he was bowled out by Jack Butcher. Inverloch then played nine overs with opening batsman Jacob Strickland making three runs before

he was caught out by Tony Dyke. Phillip Island won the toss at McMahon Reserve and opted to let Wonthaggi Workmens bat first. Matthew Cadwallender made the most for the side, putting 51 on the board before John Johnston bowled him out in one of his three wickets for the day. PI’s Peter Cleary also took three and a maiden in eight overs while Joshua Excell took two catches with Workmens finishing on 149 in the 51st over. PI played eight overs with Kevin Taylor contributing 18 to the 3/28. Workmens remain at second on the ladder below Korumburra going into the second innings this weekend. Division Two’s Poowong Loch batted first against home team Glen Alvie on Saturday with opening batsman Adam Sheedy making the most on 70 runs before Joe Burke caught him out. Brady Nicholls contributed next best with 48 before GA’s David Hynes ran him out. PL finished on 7/194 in the 60th over leaving GA will bat this coming weekend. Diggers played at home against Kilcunda Bass who batted first with Darcy Clay making the most on 41 runs. Danny Elford, Tom Bye and Mitchell Rowe each took two wickets for the Diggers while Josh Whiteside caught out three from KC, who finished the innings on 105 in the 35th over. Diggers’ Mark Blackburn made 36 for the side

Eyes on the ball: Wonthaggi Workers’ Matthew Cadwallender was in form of Saturday, making the top score of 51 runs. while Donald Wylie ran 22, with the side winning in the 24th over on 5/113, maintaining top position on the ladder. Workmens’ Stewart Beaumont made 45 as opening batsman for the side as they played off against Korumburra. Rob Geyer made the most, putting 52 on the board as the side made 190 in the 60th over as Sam Hall took three for three in 17

overs. Robert Francis also took two wickets and a maiden in 10 overs. Phillip Island won the toss and opted to bat first against Koonwarra with Daniel McCausland and Carl Muscat contributing the most runs, making 57 and 48 respectively. Koonwarra’s Mitchell Scrimshaw took two catches as PI finished in the 60th over on 9/255.

Mirboo North cricketers march to finals THERE were strong performances this week by lower grade players and teams. Near centuries went to Dave Woodhall 98 and good bowling performances were made by Dave Calder and Andy Evans with four wickets a piece. The Firsts, however, put in a strong batting effort against Moe with Shane Peters leading the way with 71 putting all sides in great positions. First Grade: the Firsts batted all day and compiled a very patient six for 217 off 85 overs on a good but slow wicket at Mirboo North turf. Captain Shane Peters led by example batting for over 40 overs for 71. The rest of the top and middle order bats got going against a very tight Moe bowling attack led by Price who sent down 26 overs. Jed Alexander 17 and Brett Pedlow 27 got Mirboo North started but Peters, Rob Phoenix 19, Will Cheatley and a smart 36 not out by Sahed Qureshi held out. Second Grade: this was a very one sided game at Mirboo North as the Seconds pounded Boolarra Jeralang. Mirboo North batted first and compiled a mas-

sive five for 281 off 45 overs with Dave Woodall a fine 98 and Cam LePage 71 as they put on 150 for the first wicket, Liam Powell, who has had a fine season made 41, Brandon Bradshaw 24 and Pete Grima 16 as the Seconds batted out the opposition side. Boolarra managed only 92 with Duffy scoring 57 of the runs. Dave Calder four for 13, Liam Powell two for five, and Connor Williams two for 20 destroyed Boolarra 15, chances in another good win to stay on top. Third Grade: over at Newborough the talented Thirds side marched on with an emphatic win compiling an impressive one for 268 and some retirements to give some bats a go. Andy Evans 61, Chris Anders 52, Chris Gilmore 51, Paul Banks 50 and Justin Cook 37 all contributed well with the huge total off 45 overs. Mirboo North bowlers restricted Newborough to eight for 128 and Andy Evans had a day out with bat and ball took four for 13. Just about every player bowled except the captain and scorer with wickets to Brad and Chris Gilmore, Chilla and Banks also chipped in with a wicket each in a very one sided game.

Great participation at parkrun BLUE skies were appreciated by parkrunners in Koonwarra on Saturday.

Top team: back from left, Eliott Amalos, Paul Mullarvey, Allan Latto, George Curran, Marty McCorriston, Mark Lloyd, Simon Gee, Nick Glasson, Ric Mitchell, Russell Stewart, front from left, Tom Goode, Kristie Clappison, Craig Watson, Kimberley Gee, Elise McCorriston and Paul Hoffman formed the masters team for the Victorian championship held over the weekend.

Venus Bay dominate Masters Championship

The event ran smoothly, thanks to the team of amazing volunteers. Scott Morrison is a strong runner who has finished in first place at Koowarra and Inverloch parkruns, was a late volunteer recruit. THE Victorian Surf Lifesaving Masters Volunteer veterans included Amy White Championships were held at Lorne over (time keeper) aiming for a purple 25 volunteer the weekend and the team from Venus milestone t-shirt and Steve Fuery, a regular at Bay exceeded all expectations. Koonwarra. The team of 13 competitors and a further six supSteve is also run director at Inverloch. port crew medalled in 34 events, making it the most The Koonwarra parkrunners welcomed visisuccessful competition event in the club’s 56 year tors from nearby Inverloch parkrun, as well as history. Maria Lissenburg from Lillydale Lake parkrun. Tom Goode (72) won five medals, and Kimberley Twenty one minutes and 15 seconds into the Gee and Kristie Clappison won 20 medals between event, Sarah Lewis crossed the finish line. Sarah them. holds the female record at Koonwarra. In the men’s 34-39 category Venus Bay won the The Saturday results were processed after the trifecta in the Beach Flags and Beach Sprint with event. Elliott Amalos, Russell Stewart and Simon Gee all Congratulations to the 97 participants who medalling. took part. Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club president Craig Also, congratulations to the 33 people who Watson said; “It’s just another step on our journey to recorded personal bests, including Jane Harribecoming a better club. We have record membership son, Bret Dalgeish, Fiona Dalgeish, Quinn Braand on the back of our National Club of the Year the dy, Simon Brady, Sheridan Goldsmith, Lynnette next logical step was to be more competitive in Surf Sports. We already have an incredibly successful McCarthy, Peter Rose, Sue Dutton, Kylie Burns, Nippers Competition Team and we are really bookAlex Richie, Karen Argento and Garry Knox. ending that well with the Masters Group.” Photos were uploaded to Facebook. Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club finished sixth Runners and walkers alike are encouraged to come down to Koonwarra’s parkrun this Satur- Getting active: 97 people enjoyed Koon- overall at the championships, finishing ahead of more fancied teams like Portsea, Anglesea, St Kilda day. warra’s parkrun on Saturday. and host club Lorne.

Great effort: Russell Stewart (bronze), Elliott Amalos (gold) and Simon Gee (silver) from the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club took home medals from the men’s 35-39 Beach Flags event at the Victorian Surf Lifesaving Masters Championship over the weekend.

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Black day for Scorpions PHILLIP Island’s Jarrod Black and Clint Wilson made a stunning 219 run stand against Town on Saturday.

Playing on Town’s home ground at Scorpion Park, Phillip Island won the toss and went in to bat first. Phillip Island batsmen Russell Cleeland and Blake Insall made 19 and 21 runs respectively before the top partnership came into play. Black and Wilson contributed 151 and 89 runs to Phillip Island’s 5/316 total respectively. Wilson was caught and bowled by Marcus Kreutzberger and Black was caught by Darcy Hume, also bowled by Kreutzberger. Kreutzberger tried to slow Phillip Island’s run, taking four wickets each.

Town will go in to bat this weekend. A window is open for MDU to upset ladder leader Wonthaggi Club. The Workers went in to bat first, with the top score being 28 runs from David Britt. Liam Sawyer and Chad Harvey contributed 20 and 22 runs respectively later in the innings. MDU bowler Jason Riley was on the ball, taking 4/35. Simon McRae and Craig Hoober took out two wickets each. This left the Workers in a vulnerable position with a total of just 127. Joel Brann showed determination to stop MDU reaching its target by taking 4/11 after MDU opened its innings. Brann removed most of MDU’s top order, with Hoober making the top score of 14 runs before the end of the day.

Sitting on 6/53, MDU will continue chasing 127 this weekend. Kilcunda Bass has its work cut out for it, as it will be defending 78 runs this Saturday. Coming up against a lethal OMK, Kilcunda Bass batsmen Ray Gardiner and Ashley Wells top scored with 22 and 24 runs respectively. OMK bowler Russell White caused the most damage for Kilcunda Bass, achieving a hat trick 3/16. Jacob Lamers, Nick Auddino and Justin Greenwood each took two wickets. OMK opened its innings. White and Luke Jones each made 20 runs. White was not out at the end of the day, but Jones was trapped LBW by Kilcunda Bass bowler Daniel Blackney. Koonwarra/LRSL set a challenge of 257 against Nerrena.

Opening batsman Callum Moscript had an outstanding stint with 71 runs, top scoring for the day. Moscript was eventually caught by Ben Martin off Shem Murphy. Martin took four catches for the day. Brendon Tomada also performed well, making 45 runs. Nerrena bowlers Charlie Dougherty and Jack Collins took three wickets each. Nerrena will bat on Saturday. MDU v WON CLUB 1st innings Won Club I. Barnes c. D. Thomas b. S. McRae................. 19 D. Britt c. D. Thomas b. S. Benra .................. 28 L. McLean c. S. McRae b. M. Olden ................. 13 B. Evans lbw. b. C. Hoober 7 J. Schulz c. D. Thomas b. S. McRae................... 4 L. Sawyer b. J. Riley ....... 20 C. Harvey c. C. Hoober b. J. Riley .................... 22 J. Brann c. D. Thomas

b. J. Riley ...................... 0 J. Wade b. C. Hoober ......... 1 N. Dobbie b. J. Riley ......... 0 M. Sharp n.o. .................... 0 Extras ............................. 13 Total ............................. 127 Bowling: J. Riley 4/35, S. Benra 1/14, S. McRae 2/36, M. Olden 1/14, C. Hoober 2/11, M. Hoober 0/16. 1st innings MDU M. Olden c. I. Barnes b. J. Brann ................... 13 M. Olden b. N. Dobbie ...... 5 P. Allen lbw. b. J. Brann .... 0 W. Prosser c. C. Harvey b. B. Evans .................. 10 C. Hoober c. D. Britt b. J. Brann ................... 14 M. Hoober b. J. Brann ....... 0 D. Thomas n.o. .................. 0 Extras ............................. 11 Total ............................ 6/53 Bowling: J. Brann 4/11, M. Sharp 0/11, N. Dobbie 1/8, B. Evans 1/6, L. Sawyer 0/9. KILCUNDA BASS v OMK 1st innings Kilcunda Bass B. Joseph c. N. Auddino b. J. Lamers ................... 8 E. Elliott c. R. White b. J. Lamers ................... 8 R. Gardiner c. N. Creed b. R. White .................. 22 A. Wells c. N. Creed b. J. Greenwood .......... 24

S. Tapscott lbw. b. R. White .................... 0 D. Blackney b. R. White.... 0 M. Grant c&b. N. Auddino 1 R. Duff b. J. Greenwood.... 2 C. Elliott c. J. Lamers b. N. Auddino ................ 3 B. Pugh r.o. ....................... 2 H. Berry n.o. ..................... 0 Extras ............................... 8 Total ............................... 78 Bowling: R. Dixon 0/10, J. Lamers 2/11, N. Besley 0/14, D. McMeekin 0/11, R. White 3/16, N. Auddino 2/9, J. Greenwood 2/6. 1st innings OMK R. White n.o. ................... 20 L. Jones lbw. b. D. Blackney ............ 20 J. Lamers lbw. b. D. Blackney .............. 0 J. Greenwood n.o. ............. 0 Extras ............................... 1 Total ............................ 2/41 Bowling: A. Wells 0/18, R. Duff 0/19, D. Blackney 2/3, S. Tapscott 0/0. KOONWARRA L/RSL v NERRENA 1st innings Koon L/RSL C. Moscript c. B. Martin b. S. Murphy ............... 71 M. Wilson lbw. b. J. Collins ................... 7 J. Moore c. b. C. Baudinette .......... 17

B. Tomada b. J. Collins ... 45 A. Tatchell c. B. Martin b. C. Dougherty ........... 14 J. Stockdale c. B. Martin b. J. Collins ................. 11 K. Thorne b. J. Beckwith . 18 J. Pickersgill c. B. Martin b. C. Dougherty ........... 20 N. Arnup b. J. Beckwith .... 7 J. Hoy n.o. ....................... 19 D. Clark c. b. C. Dougherty ............. 7 Extras ............................. 21 Total ............................. 257 Bowling: C. Dougherty 3/71, J. Collins 3/41, J. Beckwith 2/45, C. Baudinette 1/31, S. Murphy 1/42, J. Kelly 0/20. TOWN v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Phillip Island R. Cleeland lbw. b. A. Hanily ................. 19 M. Parsons c. D. Goss b. M. Kreutzberger ........ 0 B. Insall b. M. Kreutzberger ...... 21 J. Black c. D. Hume b. M. Kreutzberger .... 151 C. Wilson c&b. M. Kreutzberger . 89 G. Odgers n.o. ................. 17 A. Finlayson n.o. ............... 1 Extras ............................. 18 Total ................... 5/316 (cc) Bowling: M. Hanily

0/51, M. Kreutzberger 4/58, A. Hanily 1/51, S. Fixter 0/55, L. Kleinert 0/19, R. Edwards 0/39, T. Cashin 0/33.

Russell White: took a rare hat trick for OMK.

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Top innings for Foster A COOL 237 run partnership from Jake Pilkington and Daniel O’Keefe has Foster sitting comfortably in its two

day match against the Imperials. Pilkington and O’Keefe made 98 and 139 runs respectively towards Foster’s 5/300 total. Imperials bowler Ricky O’Loughlin made an at-

Top bowler: Poowong Loch’s Scott Head claimed 5/36 against the Wonthaggi Miners.

tempt to slow Foster’s run, taking 4/91. The Imperials opened its innings before the end of the day. Chiranjib Mondal topped the scoring with 37 not out. Foster bowler Paul Jervies kept the Imperials under pressure, taking 3/25. The Imperials left its innings at 3/75 and will continue batting on Saturday. Poowong Loch is 2/67 chasing 141 against Wonthaggi Miners. Miners opening batsman Rohan Todd made 39 runs before he was dismissed LBW by Matthew Allen. This was the top score, with Frank Andrighetto and captain Wayne Chapman also contributing 37 and 28 runs respectively. Andrighetto was also trapped LBW by Allen, and Chapman was caught by Paul Dyer, bowled by Scott Head. Allen claimed 4/48, but it was Head who wreaked the most havoc against the Miners, taking 5/36. Poowong Loch opened

its innings with Dyer leading the charge with 30 runs. Miners bowlers Geoff Peters and Chapman took out a wicket each. Poowong Loch’s innings will continue on Saturday. Glen Alvie is under pressure to defend 111 after coming up against Korumburra. Glen Alvie batsman Jay Tiziani top scored with 38 runs before he was caught by Nick Leppin, bowled by Shayne Harland. Alex Hamilton also performed well, making 23 runs. Harland was the stand out bowler, claiming 4/15. Michael Patching took out 3/21. Korumburra opened its innings, in which time Barry Kerr made 20 runs. Glen Alvie bowler Jay Thorn took two wickets. Korumburra is sitting on 3/55 after 25 overs with its innings set to continue on Saturday. Inverloch has the bye this round. FOSTER v IMPERIALS

1st innings Foster W. Davy c. C. Mondal b. R. O’Loughlin ................. 9 J. Pilkington b. R. O’Loughlin ............... 98 D. O’Keefe c. P. McCaughan b. R. O’Loughlin .............139 S. Venna r.o.............................. 0 S. Roffey b. R. O’Loughlin ............... 21 S. Lanyon n.o. ......................... 7 Extras.................................... 26 Total .......................5/300 (dec) Bowling: R. O’Loughlin 4/91, P. McCaughan 0/65, K. Gray 0/62, J. Forrester 0/22, D. McLennan 0/26, P. McCaughan 0/17. 1st innings Imperials A. Meyer c. W. Davy b. P. Jervies .......................... 3 C. Mondal n.o........................ 37 R. O’Loughlin lbw. b. P. Jervies .......................... 0 D. McLennan lbw. b. P. Jervies .......................... 0 J. Forrester n.o. ...................... 10 Extras.................................... 25 Total ...................................3/75 Bowling: P. Jervies 3/25, N. Clarke 0/13, D. O’Keefe 0/7, S. Lanyon 0/7, A. Starret 0/9, G. Tanner 0/7. KORUMBURRA v GLEN ALIE 1st innings Glen Alvie S. Lowe b. M. Patching ........ 13 J. Hales c. J. Richards b. M. Patching ..................... 9 A. Hamilton b. D. Bailey ...... 23 J. Hull c. S. Checkley

b. M. Patching ..................... 0 J. Tiziani c. N. Leppin b. S. Harland...................... 38 S. Watson lbw. b. D. Bailey.......................... 1 J. Thorn c. D. Bailey b. B. Kerr ............................. 4 D. Tiziani c. N. Leppin b. S. Harland........................ 0 J. Thomas c&b. S. Harland................. 13 D. Gilbert b. S. Harland .......... 6 B. McRae n.o. ......................... 0 Extras...................................... 4 Total .................................... 111 Bowling: D. Bailey 2/19, M. Patching 3/21, S. Checkley 0/26, D. Scott 0/22, S. Harland 4/15, B. Kerr 1/5. 1st innings Korumburra B. Kerr c. S. Watson b. J. Thorn.......................... 20 T. Crocker b. D. Gilbert .......... 2 J. Petrie lbw. b. J. Thorn.......... 8 D. Kemp n.o. ........................... 2 J. Richards n.o. ...................... 14 Extras...................................... 9 Total ...................................3/55 Bowling: J. Thomas 0/10, D. Gilbert 1/5, J. Hales 0/20, J. Thorn 2/11, B. McRae 0/4, A. Hamilton 0/0. WON MINERS v POOWONG LOCH 1st innings Won Miners R. Todd lbw. b. M. Allen ...... 39 J. Aitken b. M. Allen ............... 1 F. Andrighetto lbw. b. M. Allen......................... 37 W. Chapman c. P. Dyer b. S. Head .......................... 28

Concentration: Wonthaggi Miners opening batsman Rohan Todd was the top scorer of the day with 39 runs. G. Peters c. M. Adderley b. P. Dyer ........................... 0 T. Wells c. T. Allen b. s. Head ......................... 18 S. Ivekovic b. S. Head .......... 3 D. McGuirk b. M. Allen ....... 2 L. Granger b. S. Head ........... 0 P. Loos b. S. Head ................. 1 M. Greenway n.o. ................. 4 Extras.................................... 8 Total .................................. 141 Bowling: M. Allen 4/48, S. Head 5/36, G. Birnie 0/22, P.

Dyer 1/26, I. Jenkins 0/5. 1st innings Poowong Loch S. Magnusson lbw. b. G. Peters ........................ 7 P. Dyer b. W. Chapman....... 30 T. Allen n.o. ........................... 7 B. Hall n.o. ............................ 2 Extras.................................. 21 Total ................................2/67 Bowling: R. Todd 0/12, M. Greenway 0/24, G. Peters 1/9, W. Chapman 1/6.

Cricket stalwarts recognised ROUND 12 of Leongatha and District Cricket Association’s 2017/18 season is a Recognition Round. This season, the association recognised Brian Dennerley and Rob Francis. In 1986, after a great career at Springvale Cricket Club which awarded him life membership, Brian Dennerley and his family decided to make the move to Inverloch to live. This was the start of his great contribution to the Inverloch Cricket Club and local cricket. Inverloch Cricket • Brian Dennerley. Club was in remission at

the time and Brian, along with Ken Harris, were the main instigators of the revival of the club who fielded a C grade side in 1988/89. The next year they quickly expanded to A, B, C and U/16’s and fantastically took out the A Grade premiership. Brian has had a great cricket career as a player with Inverloch, playing in C Grade for many a year. His children played at the top level for the club but one of his most treasured moments was playing with his grandson Jake in C Grade, who was only seven years old at the time. Aside from Brian being instrumental in getting the Inverloch Cricket Club up and running again, he has also been involved as a committee member for the club since 1988. During that time, he has held most positions on the executive including president, bar manager, groundsman, and Jack of All Trades. In 2008 he was awarded life membership of Inver-

loch Cricket Club. A great stalwart of the Inverloch Cricket Club, Brian epitomises what local cricket is all about and the club is extremely lucky and proud to have people like Brian Dennerley involved in the club. Rob Francis started his cricket in Horsham back in 1962 and found his way to Korumburra at the beginning of the 1986/87 season from Mirboo North. Rob has been a great competitor on the field for many years for the club, having played 271 games with his stubborn defence as an opening batsmen and left arm spinners. Rob has captained all grades at the club and is currently captain of the C2 side. He has won many personal achievements along the way with Korumburra Cricket Club from A Grade batting and bowling awards and five A Grade Cricketer of the Year awards as well as winning awards in B Grade and C Grade over the years. In 2011 and 2012, Rob had a hip and knee replace-

ment but they haven’t stopped him from returning to playing again in 2014 for Korumburra. Rob has not only been a great contributor on the field but off the field as well having served over 20 years on the committee holding several positions including president. Rob is not only a well liked and respected member of the club, but is held in high esteem by other players and clubs in the Leongatha and District Cricket Association for what he has achieved and contributed to in local cricket. Rob Francis was awarded a 50 year certificate for service to Cricket last year • Rob Francis. by Cricket Victoria.

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• LDCA A Grade Division One

Diggers on fire with three tons THREE Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak batsmen scored tons on Saturday as it smashed its way to a score of 3/476 after day one.

Opener Tom Wyatt scored 184 with 21 fours and 5 sixes part of the brilliant display of batting. Young Ethan Lamers was having his first outing in A1 and the youngster had a stunning debut opening with 36 in a partnership of 168 with Wyatt. At only 15 he has a bright cricketing future ahead of him. Lamers started as a junior player in Under 12’s at OMK at 10 years of age. Over the last two seasons he has played about four senior games each year filling in and gaining experience. This year the club decided he

would also play B Grade each week and be given the opportunity to open the batting each game. This season in the U/16s Ethan has made 398 runs and in B grade 281 runs with a top score of 83. He is also a competent wicket keeper. But the Diggers efforts with the bat didn’t stop there with both Daniel Lloyd and Jesse Van Rooye making tons, both scoring 105 not out in an unbeaten partnership of 202. This included 25 fours and 7 sixes between them. The 476 total for OMK comes with one of its star players Daniel Mock not even getting to bat! This score is the second highest score made by OMK in A grade. The record for OMK is 4/519 against Mirboo North in November, 1991. However that was achieved over two days after bowl-

ing Mirboo North on the first day. On Saturday it is the first time there has been three centuries by three different batsmen in the one innings at OMK. It now means there have been six different players make 100’s for OMK A grade this season. Needless to say the Kilcunda Bass bowlers came in for some stick with Daniel Bettles the best of the bunch taking 2/56 from 10 overs. Ladder leaders Inverloch is set for a good tussle with Glen Alvie after the Stingrays scored just 215 in fine cricketing conditions on the Invy turf wicket with Kit Rotthier managing a solid 102 before retiring. Jamie Glen with 3/68 was the best of the bowlers. Second placed Wonthaggi Club is in the box seat in its match after dismissing Korumburra for just 135 and being 1/33 in reply at the close. Top scorer for the Cobras was Kallon Rigby on 44 while Matthew Houston hit 31. The Club’s James Sherrin claimed 4/50 while Ryan Birkett took 3/9 and Ryan Thomas 2/26.

Phillip Island, eyeing a spot in the top four scored a very competitive 267 against bottom side Town at Cowes. Lachie Cleeland opening steered the ship with 84 but Eli Richards stepped it up a gear and made a superb 105, sharing in a 133 run partnership with Cleeland. Greg Selby’s 61 included seven 4’s and one 6. Town’s Sam Clark 5/31 and Madura Madusanka with 4/89 claimed 9 out of the 10 wickets giving the Scorpions a big job this Saturday. INVERLOCH v GLEN ALVIE 1st inings Inverloch B. Debono b. D. Hales ....... 12 T. McQualter lbw. b. J. Smith ........................ 8 W. Stewart c. M. Heeps b. J. Smith ...................... 13 W. Rankin b. D. Hales.......... 0 K. Rotthier ret. ................. 102 D. Newman c. b. J. Glen .... 15 W. Taberner c. J. Minahan b. J. Glen ........................ 16 L. Rankin c. J. Minahan b. W. Luke ...................... 10 A. Mujtaba n.o. .................. 21 B. Thomas c. R. Slade b. W. Luke ........................ 0 E. Cousins c. J. Minahan b. J. Glen .......................... 5 Extras ................................ 13 Total ................................. 215 Bowling: D. Hales 2/39, D. Diwell 0/33, J. Smith 2/24, J. Glen 3/68, D. Williams 0/23, W. Luke 2/18.

Bending his back: Ryan Birkett puts in plenty of effort in this delivery for Club. OMK v KILCUNDA BASS 1st innings OMK T. Wyatt c. C. Davidson b. D. Bettles.................. 184 E. Lamers c. A. Donohue b. A. McBride................. 36 A. Miller b. D. Bettles........ 31 D. Lloyd n.o. .................... 105 J. Van Rooye n.o. ............. 105 Extras ................................ 15 Total .......................3/476 (cc) Bowling: M. Gill 0/86, D. Bettles 2/56, C. Davidson 0/34, A. Donohue 0/80, C. Peckett 0/75, A. McBride 1/56, J. Mahood 0/56, J. Markland 0/27. WON CLUB v KORUMBURRA 1st innings Korumburra I. Osman c. J. Sheerin b. R. Birkett ...................... 7

T. Richards c. J. Sheerin b. J. Sheerin .................... 13 S. Dole r.o. ........................... 3 M. Houston c. M. Thomas b. J. Sheerin .................... 31 P. Dunlevie c. R. Birkett b. J. Sheerin ...................... 2 K. Rigby c. J. Wallace b. R. Thomas .................. 44 L. Roberts lbw. b. R. Thomas .................... 9 P. Edwards c. J. Wallace b. J. Sheerin ...................... 5 D. Wyhoon c. J. Sheerin b. R. Birkett .................... 15 H. McNeill c. R. Thomas b. R. Birkett ...................... 1 E. Allaway n.o. ..................... 0 Extras .................................. 5 Total ................................. 135 Bowling: R. Thomas 2/26, R. Birkett 3/9, M. Mc-

Call 1/18, J. Sheerin 4/50, A. Geyer 0/19, D. Herbert 0/8. 1st innings Won Club J. Wallace c. P. Dunlevie b. E. Allaway .................... 0 S. Huitema n.o.................... 13 M. Thomas n.o. .................. 11 Extras .................................. 9 Total ................................ 1/33 Bowling: T. Richards 0/9, E. Allaway 1/5, D. Wyhoon 0/6, S. Dole 0/0, I. Osman 0/5. PHILLIP ISLAND v TOWN 1st innings Phillip Island L. Cleeland c. J. Hume b. S. Clark ...................... 84 C. Keerthisinghe c. J. Schelling b. J. Hume ........................ 0 E. Richards c.

b. M. Madusanka.............. 105 J. Watts c. b. S. Clark ........... 0 T. Hornsby c. J. Schelling b. S. Clark ........................ 0 J. Keating c. J. Schelling b. S. Clark ........................ 5 G. Selby stp. J. Schelling b. M. Madusanka............ 61 S. Kirton b. S. Clark ............. 1 M. Dennerley c. J. Schelling b. M. Madusanka.............. 0 Z. Brown n.o. ....................... 2 B. Christopher stp. J. Schelling b. M. Madusanka.............. 0 Extras .................................. 9 Total ................................. 267 Bowling: Y. Alwis 0/36, J. Hume 0/60, M. Davies 0/35, M. Madusanka 4/89, S. Clark 5/31, S. Browne 0/9.

What a day: backing up from a 70 in junior cricket in the morning Ethan Lamers made Innings opener: Korumburra captain Ilan Bright future: Harry McNeil, left, made 17 in his second A Grade game while Evan Al36 opening in his A1 debut; scoring a “cen- Osman kicked off the innings with seven runs laway made 14 in his first A Grade game for Korumburra. against Wonthaggi Workers on Saturday. tury” of runs for the day.

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Evenly poised games in A2 THE contests will be fierce and competitive as A2 games get set for an interesting climax as day two approaches.

a partnership of 59; Dave Baldi was first to go with 38 while Dave Trotman finished with the top score of 47. Despite the loss of some cheap wickets Paul Matheson made Nerrena will be look- 36 to keep Nerrena well ing to hold its spot on the in contention. Jason Kennedy top of the A2 ladder after making 201 but has third claimed 3/46 for Koony placed Koonwarra/Le- while Thomas Elliott ongatha RSL breathing provided a good cameo with 2/5. down its neck. Poowong Loch 212 The Red Caps got things away pretty well also face a strong chalwith the openers making lenge from Wonthaggi

Miners looking to break into the top four. For the batsmen Jacob Bardwell made a solid 59 opening with Aaron Bardwell who made 73; a total partnership of 118. Just as well these two stepped up as the innings fell away once these two departed. For Miners Clint Honeysett claimed 3/13 but not the top two; Jonothon Rumbold claimed the dangerous Aaron Bardwell and finished

with 3/43. In the final match MDU produced a competitive total when it made 9/198 against Imperials. It took the latter part of the order to stand up after United was 4/36 at one stage. Matt Martin 41, Brett Thorson 44 and Steve Arnup a handy 56 not out has given the Demons a good chance for an upset here. Jack Ginnane took 3/36 from 20 overs for Imps. Giant killers Foster is

enjoying the bye. POOWONG LOCH v WON MINERS 1st innings Poowong Loch J. Bardwell c. C. Thomas b. J. Loos ........................ 59 A. Bardwell c. C. Thomas b. J. Rumbold ................. 73 W. Pollock b. J. Rumbold .. 11 C. Knox b. C. Thomas b. C. Honeysett................. 5 D. Fawcett r.o. ...................... 0 R. Greaves c. J. Rumbold b. D. Loos....................... 17 N. Allen c. D. Loos b. J. Rumbold ................... 0 A. Jenkins c. A. Honeysett b. C. Honeysett................. 7 S. Jenkins n.o. ...................... 8 B. Monson b. C. Honeysett .. 0 M. Loader c&b. D. Loos ...... 5

Extras ................................ 27 Total ................................. 212 Bowling: J. Loos 1/46, J. Piasente 0/26, J. Honeysett 0/33, J. Rumbold 3/43, B. Andrighetto 0/14, D. Loos 2/31, C. Honeysett 3/13. IMPERIALS v MDU 1st innings MDU G. Webster c. M. Lafferty b. J. Ginnane .................. 11 T. Sinclair r.o. ....................... 4 N. Eddy b. T. Sauvarin ......... 4 D. Mathews c. G. Sauvarin b. L. Rogers .................... 25 T. Harris c. L. Rogers b. J. Ginnane .................... 1 M. Martin c&b. D. Ginnane ............ 41 B. Thorson c. R. Higgins

b. M. Lafferty ................. 44 C. Harris b. J. Ginnane ......... 1 S. Arnup n.o. ...................... 56 P. Vine b. Z. Price................. 1 M. Cantwell n.o.................... 6 Extras .................................. 4 Total .......................9/198 (cc) Bowling: J. Ginnane 3/36, Z. Price 1/30, T. Sauvarin 1/32, L. Rogers 1/5, M. Lafferty 1/62, L. Riseley 0/5, M. McGrath 0/4, D. Ginnane 1/22. NERRENA v KOON L/RSL 1st innings Nerrena D. Baldi b. .......................... 38 D. Trotman c. ..................... 47 H. Funnell lbw. ................... 10 A. Trotto c. ......................... 13 Z. Trease lbw. ....................... 4

P. Matheson b. .................... 36 J. Hoy r.o. ............................. 5 S. Helms b. ......................... 14 N. Trotto c. ......................... 14 N. Battersby c....................... 0 J. Trease n.o.......................... 0 Extras ................................ 20 Total ................................. 201 Bowling: JT. Elliott 2/5, B. Perry 1/21, J. Kennedy 3/46, C. McPhee 1/45, J. Hastings 1/51, B. Hastings 1/13, B. Davison 0/8. 1st innings Koon L/RSL B. Davison n.o...................... 9 J. Hughes b. J. Trease ........... 0 J. Hastings n.o. ..................... 0 Extras .................................. 2 Total ................................ 1/11 Bowling: J. Trease 1/2, P. Matheson 0/4, N. Trotto 0/5.

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Wonthaggi Club wins T20 final WINNER of the T20 competition for the 2017/2018 season was Wonthaggi Club, defeating Imperials in the grand final on the Inverloch turf on Sunday.

Club hit a competitive 9/158 from its 20 overs with opener Michael Thomas knocking out 40 and Ryan Thomas 37. In reply Imperials lost a few wickets early and could not recover despite a solid 30 from Tim Sauvarin. The Imps finished with 103; going down by 55 runs. Ryan Thomas was announced as player of the final. Earlier in the day the two semi finals were played with Imperials 2/120 defeating Nerrena 8/117 on Leongatha

turf and Club 8/124 defeat- J. Ginnane c. S. Huitema b. J. Sherrin .......................... 14 ing Phillip Island 7/118 on L. Rogers c. R. Thomas Inverloch turf. WON CLUB d IMPERIALS 1st innings Won Club M. Thomas b. D. Ginnane ........ 40 S. Huitema c. b. T. Sauvarin ........................ 2 J. Wallace c. b. K. Gray.............11 R. Thomas c. T. Sauvarin b. L. Rogers .......................... 37 James Sherrin r.o. ..................... 21 D. Turton c. L. Rogers b. Z. Price ............................. 12 Jack Sherrin r.o........................... 0 A. Geyer b. L. Rogers ................ 7 M. McCall n.o. ........................... 4 R. Birkett r.o............................. 12 Extras .......................................11 Total .................................... 9/158 Bowling: D. Ginnane 4 - 1/25, T. Sauvarin 3 - 1/29, K. Gray 1 1/7, M. Lafferty 2 - 0/30, Z. Price 3 - 1/18, L. Rogers 4 - 2/17, J. Ginnane 3 - 0/25. 1st innings Imperials M. Lafferty c. S. Huitema b. R. Birkett ............................ 0 R. Higgins c. M. Thomas b. R. Thomas .......................... 7 S. Vagg c. J. Sherrin b. M. McCall .......................... 7

b. M. McCall .......................... 3 K. Gray c. M. Turton b. J. Sherrin ............................ 8 T. Sauvarin b. A. Geyer ............ 30 D. Ginnane n.o. ........................ 13 Z. Price b. A. Geyer ................... 1

L. Riseley c. J. Sherrin b. D. Herbert .......................... 2 G. Sauvarin b. D. Herbert .......... 5 Extras ...................................... 12 Total ....................................... 103 Bowling: R. Birkett 3 - 1/20, R. Thomas 2 - 1/8, J. Sherrin 4 2/26, M. McCall 4 - 2/21, A. Geyer 3 - 2/9, D. Herbert 2.4 - 2/14.

Well done: Ryan Thomas was congratulated by the LDCA president Russell Matthews on his T20 efforts winning the player of the final with 37 runs and claiming 1/8 from two overs.

Club prevails: Wonthaggi Club took out the T20 grand final in the LDCA. Pictured back, Jack Sherrin, Mark McCall, Ryan Birkett, Jake Wallace, Sam Huitema, Ryan Thomas, Daniel Turton and front, James Sherrin, Alex Geyer, Drew Herbert, Mitchell Thomas.

Life savers vie for championships VENUS Bay Surf Life Saving Club held its annual Club Championships on Australia Day.

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In the morning, 120 people turned up to the club for the free bacon and egg breakfast hosted by the South Gippsland Shire Council for Australia Day. At 12.30pm, competitors made their way to the beach to prepare for competition. The first event of the day was the two kilometre beach run, taken out comprehensively by young gun, Hopper Fagan. In just his third year of competition, Hopper has made it clear that the run is his pet event and one that he looks forward to winning each year. Jaz McJames and Jack Roper proved they were once again the quickest male and female on the beach after both taking out the beach sprint and beach flags in their respective groups. Victorian champion and masters favourite, Craig Watson, didn’t perform to his expectations after coming fifth in the beach flags. “It just wasn’t my year this year,” he said. “The hamstrings are tight, my calves are stiff and the sand is different from what I’m used to.” Hopefully Craig can come back bigger and stronger next year. Once the sand events finished, everyone shifted their attention over to the water where the surf race (swim), board race and iron man were held. Kimberly Gee took out the swim for the females and Joshua Latto backed up last year’s effort with another win in the open swim. The open men’s board race was taken out comfortably by Josh Seri, who stated after his win, “It’s always good to get the win over daylight.” It was great to see Josh back in competition after a few years off due to a soft tissue injury. Whether competitors were there to have fun or were there for the serious side, it was great to see so many club members competing and having fun.

The junior boys board race was the highlight of the day where two young guns - Declan Wolff and Luca Lytis - went head to head at the finish line. In what was a close and impressive finish, and Luca came out on top. Kimberly Gee and Joshua Latto took out the iron man event for their groups.

Go girls: enjoying the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club championships on Australia Day were, back, from left, Giulia Lytis, Heidi Woolf, Greta Curran, Zara Curran, Daniela Lombardo, Sabrina Lombardo, Kiara McJames and Emmy Lamontagne and front Sarah Thompson and Jasmine McJames.

Great finish: Declan Wolff crosses the finish line after an impressive board paddle in the junior board race at the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club’s championships on Australia Dedicated helper: event official Alan Latto explains the circuit format for the girls swim Day. race during the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club’s championships on Australia Day.

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Swimmers make a splash LEONGATHA Primary School kicked off this year’s house swimming carnivals at the Mirboo North Outdoor Pool on Friday.

The school was thrilled with this year’s participation. Around 350 students jumped in the pool and had a go. All students were required to swim in the freestyle and backstroke events, but butterfly and breaststroke were optional. Confident swimmers also took part in relays and individual medley events towards the end of the day. “It’s been a crazy start to the term. A lot of schools in the district like to use the Mirboo North pool, so we were happy to use it during the first week of school. It’s the first week of February, so it was a great day to be out,” physical education teacher Joel Cahir said. For the Grade 3 and 4 students, the carnival was a great follow on from their swimming lessons in term four. Grades Prep to 4 participate in the swimming lessons at the end of the year. Age group champions were announced on the day, with the top few swimmers of each age group going on to districts in three weeks time. These swimmers will compete against other schools at the Korumburra Outdoor Pool. Bright and colourful: Sienna and Sophie The winner of the House Shield has been kept under wraps, and will be announced at the school’s Great day: Zac, Luke and Gerad had an awesome time at Leongatha Primary School’s were well into the spirit of House Swimming Sports on Friday. House Swimming Sports on Friday. first assembly of the year this Friday.

Age champions: front from left, Eleanor (U11), Rani (U10), Jacob (equal U9), Jacoa (equal Cheering: Leongatha Primary School’s Tannah, Alicia and Chloe were looking forward to U9), Naomi (U9), back from left, Hugh (U10), Rem (U12), Nicolette (U12) and Tom (U11) enjoyed success at Leongatha Primary School’s House Swimming Sports on Friday. supporting the next race in the House Swimming Sports on Friday.

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