The Great Southern Star - January 11, 2011 by The Great Southern Star

Celebrating 120 Years

TUESDAY, JANUARY Y 11, 2011

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The fascinating story of the Bass Coast’s prehistoric past has been captured in a book, edited by fossil preparator at Monash University, Lesley Kool. Dinosaur Dreaming tells the tale of the 8m high Allosaurus (left), whose claw Ms Kool holds, and other creatures that wandered the land between Inverloch and San Remo about 120 million years ago. Read more on page 11.

PIPI OUTRAGE Call to stop harvesting at Venus Bay

By Isaac McCallum CALLS to shut down Venus Bay beaches to pipi harvesting were made at a public meeting on Saturday, as poachers continue to break the law. More than 100 outraged residents packed the Venus Bay Community Centre to share their concerns about the ongoing issue of pipi harvesting.

The crowd demanded more patrols by fisheries officers and tougher penalties on poachers of the shellfish, collected as food and for fishing bait. Parking, safety, bag limits and erosion issues were raised as irritated locals finally had their say. Despite five people being arrested in the past two weeks for collecting excess pipis, Venus Bay people have demanded more action to eradicate the problem. Gippsland’s operational manager of

Fisheries Victoria, Peter Courtenay, said 70 per cent of visitors to the Venus Bay beaches were complying with the two litre limit. The crowd scoffed at the comment, saying people simply were not being caught. One woman suggested the only solution was to make pipi collecting illegal. Guest speaker Dick Bromley, senior ﬁsheries management ofﬁcer for the Department of Primary Industries, said that would be going too far. Continued on page 3.

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Tall ambition: Kaitlyn, Chloe and Hayley Gaskin from Wonthaggi with a girl on stilts.

Friendly face: Brittany and Hayley Schultz with the SES platypus at the Wonthaggi show.

By Tessa Hayward DESPITE the hot weather, a big crowd turned out to the annual Bass Coast Summer Agricultural Show in Wonthaggi on Saturday. Wonthaggi reached a high of 34 degrees Celsius on Saturday, a few degrees higher than last year. Yet Rosemary Loughnan, one of the organisers of the event, was pleased with the turnout. “It was very hot, but we still had a good number of people attend,” she said. The show featured many different acts, from horse showjumping to wood chopping and home produce to carnival rides. The Wonthaggi Citizens Band did an excellent job in the heat and drew a large crowd to watch and listen. One of the highlights of the ANZ Entertainment Arena was Paul MacPhail and his working dog demonstrations. Mr MacPhail taught his dogs to not only round up sheep but to also round up ducks. “I hold this pole, and what I do with it tells the dogs what to do,” he said. A cattle, sheep and duck dog championship is held by Mr MacPhail once a year at his property, Beloka Kelpie Stud, in Welshpool. The heat did not stop Miss Jojo from running a Zumba class in the middle of the day. Kids, adults and even the MC Geoffrey Graham joined in. “Everyone is getting involved and it is running very smoothly,” Ms

Loughnan said during the day. Biscuit readings were available from Betty and Bert Bircher and kids ﬂocked to the petting zoo to pet some little and ﬂuffy animals. Shade was very popular and fortunately there were many big trees around. Ms Loughnan said Sunday was a huge success with the horses. “We had a record number of horse entries and the weather was perfect. If only the weather could have been like that on Saturday as well,” she said. Next year the show will be held on January 14. “We are already planning for next year, we are hoping to put on more and hopefully the weather will not be so hot!” Ms Loughnan said. Results on page 14.

Above: Fun stalls: from back, Brittney and Tyson Elmore-Wonth and Jasmine Tobin-Wells of Wonthaggi enjoyed playing different carnival games.

Left: Clowns: Claudia Schumann has been staying in Venus Bay for the holiday period. Right: Biscuit readings: Bert and Betty Bircher with Rick Alabaster of Australia Fair liked entertaining onlookers.

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New school all set - offering whole new way to learn

By Jane Ross SOMETHING special.

That’s how Leongatha Primary School principal Rob Higgins, describes the $10 million new facility that marks the next stage of the Leongatha Education Precinct. His words are an understatement. The new primary school, which will welcome students early in February, is remarkable. It’s the culmination of four years of planning and will, said Mr Higgins, enhance students’ learning experiences. Light, airy student learning centres are a far cry from the ﬂuorescent-lit classrooms of yore. They encourage inquiry and concentration and provide for teachers working together with plenty of room for students to learn to their abilities. Mr Higgins said the buildings offer a “buzz of learning”. He’s seen that in action, having toured the new and similar Broadmeadows Primary School buildings which opened at the start of last year. There, the bulk of pupils are disadvantaged, but their learning surroundings offer them the chance to thrive. The Prep/Grade 1 centre is big and welcoming and has its own internal toilets. The Grade 1 area will look out onto a giant sculpture of a blue tongue lizard. It’s not in place yet, but will

Thumbs up: Brylie Dyer can’t wait to come back to school to a whole new learning experience in the new buildings. Her parents Michael (left) and Joanne toured the $10m facility with principal Rob Higgins. be soon. Apart from the unpacking of endless boxes, landscaping is the only work yet to be completed. The Grades 2 and 3 will be housed in the former secondary college Year 9 learning centre. Around $250,000 has been spent bringing that hub up to speed for the primary students. From Grade 4, every child will have a netbook computer. They’ll be able to take the computers home and will retain them through until Grade 6. Mr Higgins is excited by the prospect of his charges being

able to compete in maths challenges with peers from around the world. He’s pretty stoked about the whole school project, leaving his thongs at the door of each section of the school so as not to dirty the new carpets. He’s spending most of his holidays on duty, as are many of his staff. As he guides a school family and The Star around the facility, his attention is constantly sought. Does he have a key to the uniform shop? Does he know where the groundwater markers are?

Big issue: more than 100 locals packed into the Venus Bay Community Centre to talk about pipis.

Pipi outrage

Contined from page 1. “I wouldn’t be jumping to that right now. We’re obviously concerned about the sustainability of the ﬁsh, but the bag limit at Venus Bay has already been reduced (from ﬁve litres to two),” he said. The most serious concern was raised by a spokesperson from the Venus Bay Surf Lifesaving Club. In the face of two near drownings recently, fears of safety have now been brought to the table. Two young men hunting for pipis were treated for water inhalation and hypothermia by lifesavers and the Community Emergency Response Team last week. Both were transported by ambulance to hospital in Melbourne. But the safety of lifesavers is another matter to be taken into consideration. “Every time members from our club are going in to save people they are putting their own lives at risk,”

the spokesperson said. The Number One beach is patrolled, but lifesavers do not have the resources to guard the other four beaches as well. “By the time an alarm is raised from beach three and us getting there, there could be a potential tragedy,” the spokesperson said. “If those board riders hadn’t been out there (last Sunday) we could’ve seen something really serious. We are extremely concerned. Many of these people (pipi harvesters) can’t swim. It is an issue despite the fact that they’re only in knee deep water.” Thousands of pipi gatherers ﬂock to the beaches on any day. “It’s indescribable when you look down there. They totally cover the whole beach,” the spokesperson said. Five people were ﬁned in excess of $800 and given a two year good behaviour bond after facing Korumburra’s Magistrates Court.

A 55-year-old Ringwood man and a 44-year-old man from Ringwood North, along with two children, were caught with 66 litres of the shellﬁsh in their possession. In addition to this, a Mordialloc couple were allegedly detected with a total of 33 litres of live pipis. A 40-year-old man, also from Mordialloc, had a further 21 litres of live pipis. Anyone observing illegal ﬁshing should call the 24 hour reporting line 13 FISH (133 474). For further information, call 131 186. The meeting on Saturday was the annual general meeting of the Tarwin

Lower Venus Bay Association, but no other issues were discussed as the pipi meeting consumed all time available.

There are working bees to organise, tours to guide (these will be held at 11am every day) and an ofﬁcial opening to plan. Mr Higgins hopes that will be in March or April, but he has to juggle Federal and State political availability because both governments put money into the project. He wants as much student participation as he can muster, with singing, musical and sporting displays. A new library will be shared by primary and secondary students and although the books are probably out

of date, the surroundings are the opposite. Eyeing the library’s large, circular atrium, Mr Higgins joked: “We beam you up and send you into outer space!” The new performing arts hub will be shared with the secondary college and available to the community as well. It’s a little like an amphitheatre, with graded steps leading down to an arc-shaped stage. The whole of the primary school will be able to be seated there, with room for their parents too. With the secondary college having use of a large kitchen at Mesley Hall for home economics, primary students will be free to make good use of the new kitchen in the performing arts centre. There’s space for the canteen too - and for chairs and tables where students can eat inside. Part of the Grade 4/5 centre overlooks the school oval and decking can be accessed from a learning area door. “I want to come back to school!” exclaimed Joanne Dyer, who was touring the facility with her husband Michael and their Grade 2 daughter Brylie. Michael was at the old Leongatha Tech when it combined with the high school to form Leongatha Secondary College and he couldn’t believe the space that the primary students will enjoy. Staff will have three pupil-free days at the start of term to settle in.

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Adventure tales cross globe By Jane Ross DAVID Arnault becomes so involved with the characters he writes about, he hates to have to leave his computer. “I want to know what they’ll do next!” he declared, laughing at the slight absurdity of the comment. As the characters’ creator, he’s the only one who can know what they’ll get up to. The fact that he so thoroughly enjoys his writing is reflected in the books that result. He’s been penning a series called the Kovic files. Now, he’s released the fourth and fifth. Initially, he said there would be six, but he’s hinting at a seventh. “Seven is a good number. “I’ve finished them all.” The Mirboo North author self publishes his work. His books are available locally, in Morwell and Traralgon and he’s just managed to persuade a book shop in Eltham to stock his stories. He’s excited about that because it gives him a toehold in Melbourne. Because he publishes his own work, David has to do his own marketing and distributing. These are necessary evils, but he’d much rather be writing. He rises early and con-

Prolific: Mirboo North author David Arnault has published two new books in his Kovic files series and has others on the go. fesses to sitting at his computer 365 days of the year. “I stop when my mind is tired and my concentration waning. That could be after an hour, three or four. Writing demands mindfulness and being in the moment. I know when the time is coming for me to stop, that’s when I do other things. “I write every day and I love it. “I get caught up in a story. I love the characters and I become attached to them.” He’s been a full time author since 1994. David has finished writing the series, but there’s checking to do on the final books. “When I finish a story, I put it away for a year

then go back and review with fresh eyes. I get close to a story and I get carried away.” Returning after a long break allows objectivity. The fourth volume in his series is called A Banquet of Consequences. It’s about a 14-year- old girl who disappears from her home village in South America and those who try to rescue her, before she disappears into a nether world of drug addiction and prostitution. There are notes in the back of the book pointing to some of the research he undertook. “I don’t try to squeeze everything in, but I add a few pages of research. As a writer, my first responsibility is to tell the story and make it entertaining.” The fifth in the Kovic files is called Life Itself. David describes it thus: “An innocuous but rational economic decision by a corporate power brings two people together, taking them from Melbourne to Istanbul and then to Sudan in an effort to make sense out of the politics of water, all the while trying to keep one step ahead of a killer.” In an epilogue, he writes: “I don’t want you to think that this is a story of good triumphing over evil. “It’s not, but there were some minor triumphs.” Now that he has finished writing the Kovic series, David is writing something

quite different. The idea germinated 10 years ago when he visited an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, curated by a nun. “All the pieces of art dealt with spiritual issues. I saw my ﬁrst print by Kathe Kollwitz. I nearly fell over I was so impressed. “I found out more about her, including a copy of her diaries and letters.” She has become the central character of his story, which is about three women living at different times in

history in Germany; one in 1920-33, another in 1550 and the third today. “What links them is the German peasants’ revolt at the time of the Reformation. It’s the only time a peasants’ revolt was successful. “All of my books involve history, current events and my imagination. “I like to think each of them tells a good story and I like to think people enjoy reading them as much as I like writing them.”

Tracing family histories By Tessa Hayward FOR the past 25 years Merle Black has been tracing family histories.

Many memories: Merle Black reminisces over some of her favourite memories from when she lived in Leongatha.

Prisoner of war: for 666 days of captivity, Merle Black’s great uncle, Robert William Barguss, wrote in a diary about his experiences.

She believes her own family history is very intriguing. Her great uncle Robert William Barguss enlisted for war in May 1941. He was captured by the Japanese in Malaya and died on the Burma railway of malnutrition on January 12, 1944. “He kept a diary for 666 days while he was held in captivity. I have no idea how he was able to keep it hidden,” Ms Black said. The diary is currently in Ms Black’s possession and she plans to show family and friends before she hands it over to the National Museum of Australia for safe keeping. Ms Black also investigated eight Leongatha men who disappeared during World War Two. They were thought to have been put on a ship that sunk, however Ms Black discovered they were executed on a beach in New Britain. “They went to war together and left together,” she said. One of these men was Harry Millson. The Memorial Park gates at Koonwarra have two plaques on them remembering local soldiers Mr Millson and Robert Barguss. Ms Black has a strong connection to the Leongatha district. Her great grandparents, the Goodwills, had a farm in Dumbalk in the early 1900s and her grandparents, the Jacksons farmed in Mardan and Koonwarra. “They were all dairy farmers,” she said. During her time in Leongatha, Ms Black lived in Fairbank and out Nerrena Road. She moved to Leongatha from Melbourne when she was 13 as family was located in Leongatha. “It was a big change as I went from a strict school in Melbourne where the uniform was very proper, to Leongatha High

School where the uniform was very casual,” she said. Ms Black worked at the Leongatha telephone exchange after school and was there until 1963 when it went automatic. “The company was obliged to ﬁnd the 18 employees new jobs after that,” she said. Due to the shortage of jobs in Leongatha, employees were given jobs all over the state. Ms Black and three other girls moved to Melbourne to get work. She was employed by Ansett Airlines. “I didn’t want to leave the farm but there were no job opportunities in Leongatha at that time,” she said. Ms Black moved to Sydney in 1975 and was always travelling back and forth to Leongatha, visiting family. However when she moved to Queensland in 1980, she did not come back and visit for more than 20 years. “When I did come back and visit, I was amazed at the prosperity of the town and I learnt that Sky Farmers had come and gone in the time I had been away,” she said. Ms Black was in Leongatha for a month recently, visiting friends and family. “The thing I miss the most is the green hills of South Gippsland. I live by the beach in Mooloolaba, Queensland where green hills are nowhere to be seen,” she said. Since being back, Ms Black has done a lot of catching up with old friends and reminiscing about the days spent at the Leongatha pool and the Meeniyan dances. “If there was a Meeniyan dance on, everybody went,” she said. She was sad to see Henriettas burn down as it was an icon of the town. “A friend was taking photos while it was on ﬁre and sending them to me by email,” she said. Ms Black has not permanently moved back to Leongatha, partly because of the weather. While visiting, Ms Black planned to spread her father’s ashes on his parents’ graves in Leongatha and Warragul.

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Fire risk still remains THE CFA has one clear message for the people of Gippsland: be prepared.

The wet and mild weather has calmed fears of fires this summer amongst the public, but CFA officers were quick to warn the fire risk is as real as ever. Although the threat of large bushfires may not be as prominent as other years, the CFA’s township protection planning co-ordinator, Gary Burns, said there are many other concerns. “People need to be aware that the fire scenario may be different this year. We could see fast running grass fires once the long, lush grass dries out,” he said. “In the past we’ve always worried about forest fires, whereas a grass fire can be just as devastating. It doesn’t take much to get them going and they travel so fast we can’t catch them, even in a truck.” CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson said the CFA was prepared for fast-running grass fires across Victoria but the community should not be complacent. “Grass fires are particularly quick-moving, wind driven and intense. When a high wind combines with an uphill slope the effect can be especially ferocious,” he said. “The taller and drier the grass, the faster it will burn. People living in areas with crops, pastures and open native grasslands need to be prepared. It’s not too late to prepare a Bushfire Survival Plan.” Prom Country’s brigade support officer Jodi

Butler said having at least two fire plans is crucial to safety. “You really need two plans. Have a backup plan. It’s okay to have a plan and say this will happen, but if your initial plan fails, what are you going to do?” The CFA website offers plans that can be put in place, but there is no plan like being prepared. Mr Burns had a simple answer for those are in the mindset that fires will not threaten them this summer. “It will happen to you one day. Emergencies happen when you least expect them. You have to be prepared,” he said. “It happened to a lot of people on Black Saturday who had the mindset they would be fine.” He said people should cut lawns and maintain fire fighting equipment. Inverloch residents have the chance to learn more about preparing for fire and local conditions when the FireReady Roadshow visits the Inverloch Farmers Market on Sunday, January 16 from 8am to 1pm. The roadshow is a community education initiative to raise awareness of the need to have a Bushfire Survival Plan. FireReady Victoria meetings held so far in Sandy Point and Waratah have been well attended, with CFA officers happy with the discussions and questions brought forward. Meetings will be held at Venus Bay on January 12, Walkerville on January 13, and Inverloch and Foster on January 16 and 17. For more information check the CFA website. South Gippsland Shire

Council has completed works to help prepare for the fire danger period including roadside slashing, vegetation management in reserves and parks, fire access track and static water tank inspections, and private property inspections. The list of nine things that people can do right now to help prepare their house can be found on the CFA website. The website also has information on how to protect both home and person in the case of bush and grass fires. It is anticipated that fire restrictions will be announced shortly. Important numbers for the bushfire season are: The Victorian Bushfire Information Line, 1800 240 667. To report a fire, phone 000.

Fire plans a must: Gary Burns and Jodi Butler urge residents to go to the CFA website, www.cfa.vic.gov. au and prepare at least two ﬁre plans for the upcoming ﬁre period.

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Swap meet: a big crowd turned out to the annual swap meet on Saturday. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning, www.fourcornersframing.biz

Record turnout at swap meet By Tessa Hayward LOCALS and tourists were hunting for treasures at the annual Swap Day at the Korumburra Showgrounds on Sunday. The South Gippsland Branch of the Gippsland Historical Automobile Club has presented the event for the past 28 years. President Ian Nicholas said they were very close to having a record year. “We had more sellers this year. Buyers started off slow, but crowds got

big between 9 and 10am,” he said. People came from far and wide to buy and sell. The swap meet has a nation-wide reputation and brings thousands of car enthusiasts to the showgrounds each year. This year a vintage and classic car display was on show, which attracted many admirers. “The day went very well. We were very pleased with the turnout,” Mr Nicholas said. Anything mechanical was there, from auto, motorcycles, stationary engines and farm machinery to

antique parts. Bric-a-brac, car books and much more were present in the pavilion. Car enthusiasts were in heaven with so many car parts. Families ventured out to browse through the secondhand items, looking for treasure. What to them may be someone’s junk may be someone else’s treasure. Mr Nicholas acknowledged the efforts of St John’s Ambulance and Ambulance Victoria for their help on the day.

New and old: Steven and Rachel Van Der Hulst, Sally the dog, Alexia Van Delft, and Valentino and Emilia Auddino from Korumburra and Leongatha, enjoyed searching through new and old goods.

Junk and treasure: Norm Hetherington of Port Franklin hoped to sell some of his unwanted items.

Swap meet: Seanan, Erin, Cameron, Claire and Russell Trewin of Korumburra checked out some of the goods on offer.

Lyric recruits talent By Tessa Hayward AUDITIONS were held for Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s one act plays on Sunday.

A youth play A Dog’s Life by Pam Valentine attracted several kids aged between 12 and 18. Director Peter McAlpine said he chose this play as he thought

it would be good for teenagers. “I saw it last year at a Foster play festival and decided to use it as one of Lyric’s three plays to be performed in the one night,” he said. The other two plays are No Chocolates By Request and Lost, directed by Jack Millar and Sacha Lamont, respectively. Each play will run for up to 40 minutes. A Dog’s Life is a compassionate drama with comedy about four dogs in an animal shelter waiting to be taken home and loved. When a woman comes to choose one of them, it’s a choice that literally means life or death for one of them. No Chocolates By Request by Chris Hodson is a comedy about a man walking his dog who ﬁnds himself in possession of a chocolate box full of money, which results in his death. Lost by Alex Broun is a contemporary com-

edy about Edith, a temporary in a big advertising agency. She ﬁnds a dead policeman in her cupboard and that is followed by murder, suspense, karaoke, action and loads of laughs. “The auditions went well and I have just about cast A Dog’s Life, however the other plays are still a few people short,” Mr McAlpine said. If interested in auditioning contact Peter McAlpine on 0407 538 245 or Mark Eva on 0422 894 149.

Above right: Power: director Peter McAlpine helped Kate Ball and Asha Casey warm up for their auditions by playing a power game. Right: Warm up: Bridget Monaghan, Kate Ball, Asha Casey, Alex Beyer and Holly Monaghan warmed up before their audition for A Dog’s Life.

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Roads funding joke By Brad Lester VICROADS will spend just $5500 on ﬁxing South Gippsland roads riddled with potholes, as vehicles continue to collide with road hazards.

VicRoads will undertake pavement strengthening works on 55 square metres of major thoroughfares over the next three months. Among them are the South Gippsland Highway, Inverloch-Korumburra Road, and MeeniyanPromontory Road. Drivers hit potholes on the highway, particularly on the ‘Loch Hill’, and a big hole on the Prom road near Eastaways Road, over the Christmas-New Year period - a time when not only local motorists are travelling roads more frequently but so are visitors unfamiliar with road conditions. VicRoads crews recently patched holes on the Inverloch-Kongwak Road, north of the Bass Highway intersection, but still the surface remains rough and frequented by hollows. Residents of that road say more needs to be done. Tony McGarvey lives on the road and believes it needs a major overhaul, rather than constant patching. “Now the ground is drying out underneath, hopefully the patches will hold for a while. But my biggest concern is for the motorbikes on the road, because if they hit the holes, they will come off,” he said. “The guys that are ﬁxing it are doing a good job. They’re ﬂat out, leaving one job and then going to the next. It’s not their fault. There obviously is just not enough funding to do the job.” Resident Jeff Burton

said before being patched recently, the road had been “let go for weeks”. “Only 100m down the road, they were putting patches on the Bass Highway but not on our road,” he said. “There were virtually bricks coming out of the holes. We all have half decent cars around here and it’s hard to think about how much suspension costs we are going to be up for in the next year. “It’s been shocking. I’ve had rocks hitting the cars when I’ve had kids in the front seat. We’re always battling with the country roads around here.” Resident Darrin Taylor described the surface as “appalling”. He said the holes have been repaired about four times and continue to crumble. “They patched the holes one day and a truck just went through it the next day and there were just stones everywhere,” he said. “A worker told me the road was soft underneath and this was all they could do.” Mr Taylor cycles along the road with a group from Inverloch and during a recent ride to Loch and back, said the section of the Inverloch-Korumburra Road near Inverloch was by far the worst. “One poor new bloke did not know where the holes were and hit them and did a tyre,” he said. “With some of the holes, if you hit them with a boat and caravan on the back, you could destroy it.” Mr Taylor believes the worst part is the intersection with the highway.

“There are quite often vehicle collisions due to being a dangerous crossroad and it is deﬁnitely only a matter of time before there is a fatality there,” he said. Fellow cyclist, Blair Hodges, said the road has been a “patchwork quilt” for many years. “It has not been formally re-built for many years. They (VicRoads) have probably not got the dough to do it.” Mr Hodges said the road was used by many Inverloch and Venus Bay residents, and tourists, as a thoroughfare to and from Melbourne. Coupled with vehicles servicing construction of the desalination plant, the road carries a lot of trafﬁc. Ian Inglis, acting regional director of VicRoads’ eastern region, said VicRoads is aware of the problem areas. Temporary repair works have been done to maintain the roads in safe condition until more

permanent pavement strengthening works can be undertaken. “The sites have been signed to advise motorists of the rough surface. The pavement strengthening works are scheduled to be carried out over the next three months,” he said. “VicRoads will continue to monitor the sites and carry out regular inspections to ensure appropriate repair works are undertaken.”

Temporary action: a patched pothole on the Inverloch-Korumburra Road.

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Where have cigarettes gone? By Tessa Hayward CIGARETTES are no longer allowed to be seen in retail outlets.

Hidden display: Faye Olcorn has to open a door every time a customer asks for a pack of cigarettes since new laws for tobacco retailers came into effect.

From January 1, 2011 tobacco displays must be covered, under law. The reasons? So that smokers ﬁnd it easier to quit since packaging is not on show and young people will not be inﬂuenced by cigarette displays. Ken Olcorn of Lunchworks in Leongatha thinks the new law is ridiculous. “It makes it so much harder for us when we are ordering and re-stocking,” he said. When ordering cigarettes, Mr Olcorn and his wife Faye now have to open doors to check how much stock is left.

“It is an inconvenience,” Mr Olcorn said. “We are not allowed to re-stock unless the shop is empty.” Mr Olcorn does not agree with the reason behind the laws, that young people are inﬂuenced by cigarette displays. “We didn’t get to have a say in the matter and now there is nothing we can do about it,” he said. Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of illness and death in Victoria, claiming around 4000 lives, causing 80 per cent of lung cancer cases and costing Victorians around $5 billion every year. Victorian Health Minister David Davis believed the ban on the display of tobacco products in retail outlets will further protect young people from exposure to tobacco marketing and promotion. “Our aim is to continue to have

a signiﬁcant impact in reducing the burden of ill health and the cost of smoking to the Victorian community,” he said. Outlets may use one prescribed price board to advise customers of products available for sale. If outlets are caught with an incorrect display of tobacco product or price board, they will be ﬁned. Mr Olcorn is curious about what happens when a customer purchases a pack of cigarettes and goes to the tables outside and sits down. “The cigarettes are in clear view for everyone to see,” he said. All known 11,606 tobacco retailers in Victoria received a letter and fact sheet providing a summary of their obligations under the Tobacco Act before January 1, 2011. Retail outlets should all now be complying with the new obligations.

Jet skiers warned By Chris Brown JET skiers at Waratah Bay were spoken to by the police over the holiday period. Police were called by people in the beachside town concerned about the proximity of the jet skiers to swimmers. Jet skiers are not allowed within 200m of swimmers. Foster Police’s Sergeant Neil Coates said the people were not using the jet skis when police arrived. “I think there were only a couple of blokes doing it and they were spoken to and they have since stopped doing it or moved on,” he said. Sgt Coates said it was the only complaint about jet skis Foster Po-

lice had received this summer. “It’s only been a minor problem most times and when the people are made aware of the rules they move away from the swimmers,” he said. He said the rule about not being within 200m of swimmers was the main rule for jet ski drivers. “Most people who have jet skis are well aware of it,” Sgt Coates said. A Waratah Bay local told The Star the incident was the ﬁrst time they had heard of jet skiers being so close to people. “It hasn’t been an issue in the past and it is probably a one off. Generally people are fairly considerate of people swimming,” they said.

Fishy theme: gallery volunteers Kaye Stone and Karen Maggs are busy helping to organise the upcoming Life Aquatic competition and exhibition.

Fishy art for Foster FOSTER’S Stockyard Gallery is embracing a ﬁshy theme for its second small arts exhibition and competition. This year’s event will focus on a Life Aquatic, and is open to anyone, be they professional or amateur, adult or child. Gallery president Heather Downing said the $15 entry fee provided artists with an eight inch canvas and the opportunity to create a seaworthy artwork in “any medium”. “The range last year was just amazing. You looked at the works and just thought ‘wow’. The imagination is where the limit is,” she said. Entries for the competition close this Sunday, January 16 at 4pm. The exhibition of the works will run from January 21 to February 22.

If last year’s successes are anything to go by, the exhibition should see a ﬂood of visitors to the gallery. For the art lover there will be plenty to see. “Last year there was only a small space between each of the canvases, so they ran as a mosaic across the walls of the gallery. There were paintings, really ﬁne line pen and ink work, photography, there was metalwork, and it all looked amazing,” she said. This year’s exhibition is expected to be even bigger, with about 300 canvases set to hang on the gallery’s walls. “The theme is all about a creative response by Gippsland artists to our marine and coastal environment,” Heather said. “It’s a pretty broad idea, but it really allows people to take into consid-

eration what they want. All the works are for sale and we sold a lot of them last year. “Being on a canvas of this size is not threatening to someone who dabbles in art, but a lot of the professional artists found it a real challenge.” There will be an ofﬁcial opening of the exhibition on Sunday, January 23 at 12pm, with a barbecue, live music and an announcement of prize winners in various categories. South Gippsland Shire Council provided the gallery, which is a notfor-proﬁt entity run by volunteers, with a $4000 events and festivals grant. Information can be obtained by visiting www.stockyardgallery.org. au, emailing info@stockyardgallery. org.au or by calling Kaye Stone or Heather Downing on 5682 1125.

Steve’s still smiling STEVE Evans and his staff at South Gippsland Water are still smiling. Healthy summer rains have ensured the district’s storages are still almost full. The rivers are running freely too. “Storage levels and

river ﬂows are very satisfactory for this time of the year,” said a very satisﬁed Mr Evans. He is the managing director of South Gippsland Water. There wasn’t much rain over the Wonthaggi, Leongatha and Korumburra catchments in the past week, but Foster and

Fish Creek told a different story, with 21mm at each. Wonthaggi’s Lance Creek storage is 94 per cent full, Leongatha’s Ruby Creek 94 per cent, Korumburra’s Coalition Creek 87, Foster’s Deep Creek 99, Fish Creek’s Battery Creek 100 and

Poowong/Loch/Nyora’s Little Bass 93. The Tarwin, Agnes and Tarra rivers are ﬂowing well. They supply water to Meeniyan and Dumbalk, Welshpool, Port Welshpool, Toora and Port Franklin and Yarram, Alberton and Port Albert.

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Please listen, traders’ plea By Brad Lester TRADERS have welcomed a move to beautify an entrance to Leongatha but believe the proposed works could affect their businesses. South Gippsland Shire Council is planning to give the town’s Melbourne entrance a facelift by installing a service lane alongside the highway, with carparking either side. A median strip would separate the lane and the highway, or Anderson Street. The verge is currently gravel. But business-people are urging council to consider their needs when finalising the design, saying the service lane would be too narrow to allow trucks access. John Burke of SG Hire and Sales said the vicinity needed upgrading. “I’m definitely in support of that but they need to make sure it’s something that does not affect our businesses as well,” he said. “Council needs to consider the types of businesses in the area. They’re proposing a one-way service lane but we have tilt tray and B-double trucks coming in here. How’s it going to work?” Mr Burke himself offers a heavy tow truck service. That vehicle will be difficult to drive through a single lane surrounded

by cars, he said. Mr Burke is also concerned the proposed service lane would leave the highway outside his front door, impinging on customers’ access to his business. “All the trucks and other vehicles will have to come in straight past my front door,” he said. Instead of the service lane proposal, Mr Burke suggests the verge be sealed and left open to allow ease of access. He also believes above-ground powerlines be put underground. “When the former railway land (the current site of businesses in Anderson Street) was purchased, the town was not as big as what it is now. When all the factories were put here, there was no consideration given to this,” he said. Benton’s Plumbtec is another business that will be affected. Manager Ray Pearson believes the verge should simply be sealed, and kerb and channelling installed. He believed the service lane plan would force delivery trucks to park in the service lane, blocking access, while goods were unloaded. Plumbers, often with trailers in tow, would also block the service lane, particularly early in the morning when they gathered en masse to buy supplies. “They should bitumen the area as one parking area, just as it is now,” Mr Pearson said.

He does not want to relocate the business, preferring highway frontage to take advantage of passing trade. Andrew Houston of Leongatha Garden Supplies said under the proposal, he will no longer be able to park his tip truck and goods on the verge, despite paying council to do so now. “The shire needs to come down here and have a look for a day and see what comes in and out of all the shops here,” he said. “The shire said we have outgrown where we are and we can just shift. It’s not like there are hundreds of industrial blocks ﬂoating around. “There are no blocks with highway frontage. We have customers from Sandy Point and Waratah Bay and Venus Bay that come in here on their way.” But Mr Houston welcomed action, as work is needed to address drainage issues. Council’s engineering manager Tony Price said council would undertake a “formal communication process with affected parties and landowners” to discuss issues. The $80,000 works will be the ﬁrst stage of the project, with the second stage to cost $287,000. Council is proposing a special charge scheme to fund the cost of stage two. As a result, property owners will be asked to contribute to the expense.

New Year: Leonie and Patrick Gilbert with their sons Lachlan and James. Lachlan was the ﬁrst baby born at Leongatha Memorial Hospital this year.

First bub of 2011 By Tessa Hayward

PATRICK and Leonie Gilbert, both 34, were very glad their son was born in the New Year. They are now eligible to receive paid parental leave thanks to the Federal Government. Lachlan Gilbert was born on January 2, 2011 at 4.28pm at the Leongatha Memorial Hospital, the ﬁrst baby born at the hospital in 2011. Lachlan weighed eight pounds, three ounces and is a brother for James, four. Patrick and Leonie went out on New Year’s Eve and bets were made as to when the baby would be born. “We did not know it would be so

Christmas is gone, now it’s time for the sales! By Tessa Hayward CHRISTMAS is over and January sales have begun. Leongatha, Korumburra and Wonthaggi businesses have recovered from the Christmas rush and are now focused on getting rid of last year’s stock to make room for 2011 products. Leongatha found that sales were slightly down on 2009. Nick Eddy of Sportspower Leongatha said they were a bit quiet over Christmas. “I think a lot more people are buying presents on the internet, which makes it harder for us,” he said. Christmas and January are Sportspower’s busiest time of the year. The most popular items sold were clothes, cricket and tennis items, ﬁtness equipment and family games. Mr Eddy also said he had seen a lot of tourists walking around but none have been major buyers. Lina Chizzoniti said sales at her business Excessorise were also down compared to 2009. “I don’t think people have as much money as they used to because utility prices have gone up,” she said. The most popular products sold at Excessorise over Christmas were jewellery, accessories, bags and shoes. One business in Leongatha which was satisﬁed with sales over Christmas was Hays Jewellers. “We were about the same as last year which was a bit of a surprise as we heard other businesses were down,” owner Sheryl Hogan said. The last three days before Christmas were really busy. “Kris Kringles were extremely popular. People would come in and ask to get some-

Discounted: Nick Eddy and Bec Grabham promoted marked down shoes during Leongatha Sportspower’s big sale. thing for a certain amount,” Mrs Hogan said. The jewellers sold lots of earrings, pendants and silver bracelets. The Christmas rush may have ended but Mrs Hogan said trade has still been brisk. Korumburra businesses have been inundated by an inﬂux of tourists. Lyn Perks of Burra Sports and Cycles said tourists have been making the most of the sales. She was quite pleased with Christmas sales. “We were down by $100 from last year’s ﬁgure, but considering 2009 was my best year yet, I am not too disappointed,” she said. Countrywide Clothing and Safety Supplies started off slow in December but picked up a couple of days before Christmas. “We have been quite steady now since Christmas. Lots of people want camping gear,” owner Roly Jones said.

While Korumburra and Leongatha businesses struggled a little bit compared to 2009, Wonthaggi businesses did a roaring trade. Kanen Dicker of Wonthaggi Retravision said business was outstanding over Christmas. “We were overwhelmingly busy and our sales were well up on 2009,” he said. There was about a 20 per cent increase in sales in 2010. In 2009, too much stock was ordered but in 2010 they were running out of stock as the demand was greater. “Our biggest turnovers were televisions, refrigeration and washing machines,” Mr Dicker said. Some shops may have been down on 2009 sales but they all agree that Christmas is their busiest time of the year.

soon,” Leonie laughed. Unlike some births, there was no drama in getting to the hospital even though Lachlan was not due for another eight days. “It took 40 hours from the time my waters broke to Lachlan being born,” Leonie said. Patrick said the couple planned on having a summer baby but it was just a coincidence that Lachlan was the ﬁrst baby born in the New Year. Leonie works at Mary MacKillop College as a physical education and religious education teacher, and Patrick works at Hewlett Packard, a software company. Lachlan has been well behaved so far and will be great company for James.

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DUMBALK Hall’s dancing has resumed after the New Year. The old time, new vogue dancing started last Wednesday, and will be on again this Wednesday, January 12 from 8pm to 10pm. A partner is not compulsory, so it is a great way to meet new friends. For any enquiries call 5664 1236. FOR those looking to start the new year on a healthy note, then the 2011 Australian Women’s Health Diary is the choice for you. The unique diary is produced by the Breast Cancer Institute of Australia, and has the latest information on how

to lead a balanced, healthy lifestyle in 2011. It’s the perfect way to make a valuable contribution to breast cancer research. The diary is available for $14.95 at any selected Commonwealth Bank, newsagents, Woolworths branches, online at www.bcia.org.au or by calling 1800 423 444. THE REMEMBRANCE service for the 2/22nd Battalion and Lark Force will be held on Sunday, January 23 at 2.30pm at the Shrine of Remembrance. This battalion was wiped out at Rabaul in New Guinea in late January 1942. Of the 16 local men in the battalion,

only three came home to Leongatha and district. Family and friends are most welcome to attend. THE MARDAN Family Dance on New Year’s Eve was once again a lovely evening. A cheque has been forwarded to the Peter McCallum Cancer Foundation from the proﬁts raised on the night. The organisers send out a huge thank you to everyone for their attendance and support. The next dance will be on April 16. PROM Coast Arts Council Inc is having a cake stall - not just any old cakes stall but the Great Southern Art Cake Sale! It is on January 15 at the Walkerville Hall, 57a Bayside Drive Walkerville starting at 9am. PCA has very few means of raising funds. They need funds to stage art events and cover administration costs, so help them out and enjoy some delicious cakes at the same time. Contact Abigail on 0448 018 226 for more information. A LARGE crowd gathered to watch as a Leongatha resident’s four - wheel motorbike was pulled from the mud by a local mechanic last Wednesday night. They cheered as the vehicle was ﬁnally removed from a

swamp behind a house on Chamberlain Drive in Leongatha, and then again when the resident was reunited with his vehicle. THE Rotary Club of Inverloch reported a busy but successful weekend, staging two community events. The club hosted a popular craft market in The Glade on Saturday, with more than 150 stalls drawing a large crowd despite the heat. That night, Rotarians put on Music in The Glade, a public concert featuring Inverloch family band, Party Town. Music lovers supported the event and the club’s crayfish raffle, before rain drew the evening to an early close. Some dedicated Rotarians were at the Inverloch Farmers Market on Sunday morning, selling raffle tickets, with the prizes being a boat and accommodation. THE congregation of the Inverloch Uniting Church is smiling, albeit a little exhausted, after holding a successful jumble and cake sale on Saturday. The annual fundraiser lured locals and visitors, and by the opening of gates at 9am, many people had gathered. Many bargains were found for big kids and little kids alike.

MICHELLE Van Sinderen-Niven, daughter of Garry and Sue from Leongatha South, graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy in December. Michelle went to school at St Joseph’s Primary School, Korumburra and then Mary MacKillop College in Leongatha. Dr Van Sinderen-Niven is currently working for Monash University of Medical Research in brain cancer research.

Beware snakes in grass PARAMEDICS are urging people to be on the lookout for snakes and know what to do if someone gets bitten. As the weather warms up Ambulance Victoria receives an increased number of reported snakebites. The service’s Jeff Kenneally said on average about 160 people each year go to hospital with a suspected snake bite. “Many of those who suspected they’d been bitten were walking through long grass, putting out the rubbish or working in the garden at the time,” he said. “Snakes can be found in hot or cool places in summer. Although snakes don’t like being near humans, as urban areas move further out they are more often now sharing a habitat with us. “On really hot days you might even ﬁnd snakes trying to cool off, just like us, near rivers. So it’s best to be careful and watch where you’re walking.” If you feel a bite, even if you’re not 100

per cent sure it was a snake, it’s better to be safe than sorry. “Knowing some basic ﬁrst aid can make a signiﬁcant difference. ‘Perhaps one of the most important things to remember is to keep the victim calm and still,” Mr Kenneally said. “Any increase in muscle activity, even just walking, can speed up the spread of any venom through the body. “Don’t apply a tourniquet as it can actually lead to other complications. “Don’t wash any puncture marks or try to suck the venom out. Leaving it there can help identify what kind of snake was involved. “Wrap a moderately tight bandage around the affected area and bandage from the bottom of the limb working up the limb as high as you can. This will also help slow the spread of any venom. “Call for an ambulance or see a doctor as soon as you can.”

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More fossils to find, says expert By Brad Lester FOSSILS of dinosaurs, mammals and birds will continue to be found along the Bass Coast as long as researchers keep searching. That is the belief of Lesley Kool, a fossil preparator at Monash University and the editor of the ﬁrst book to encapsulate the history of the Bass Coast’s dinosaur days. The publication, entitled Dinosaur Dreaming after the research project run by Monash and Museum Victoria of the same name, is a summary of all dinosaur exploratory work along the coast over the past 25 years and has been years in the making. Seventeen fossil sites between Inverloch and San Remo are covered in the book, complete with photos of fossils found and artists’ impressions of the dinosaurs,

mammals and birds they belonged to. The first Australian dinosaur bone – a claw - was found at Eagles Nest, near Inverloch, by William Ferguson in 1903. “It really is an amazing coastline and we are finding dinosaur bones all the time,” Ms Kool, of Wonthaggi, said. “With constant erosion, there will always be new bones exposed. If we can get these bones when they are newly exposed, then we will have less chance of missing that bone, otherwise they will be eroded away.” The first intact dinosaur skeleton found on the Bass Coast was discovered last February at Inverloch but has only recently been confirmed as such. It belongs to a small ornithopod, a plant eating dinosaur, possibly the Qantassaurus. At the time of its discovery, the skeleton looked just like “jumbled

ﬁsh bones”, Ms Kool said. “It’s now very obvious that it’s the top half – the skulls, the neck with all the vertebrae in the right location – all the way down to the waist,” she said. “Having all the bones in the right articulation also gave us a lot of information about all vertebrae that we ﬁnd. “It will take another 12 months of preparation (to clean the rest of the skeleton) because the rock is so hard.” The year 2011 is the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the major fossil site, Flat Rocks, just west of Inverloch. In May 1991, a group of researchers and volunteers from Monash University and Museum Victoria, found 20 fossil bones exposed in the rock after sand was washed away by a storm and high tide. Since, fossils including that of the freshwater dwelling plesio-

saur, which grew up to three metres long, lived there. Fossilised tree trunks up to one metre diameter are also revealed. The book and an educational CD will be available as a kit for primary schools later this month. “The book is not very scientiﬁc so as to appeal to all ages and make it as easy to understand as possible,” Ms Kool said. The book was funded by Bass Coast Shire Council and Parks Victoria. The Dinosaur Dreaming crew will start digging at the Flat Rocks site on February 5 for three weeks, before heading to the Otway Ranges for another dig. • The book is available at the Bunurong Environment Centre, Inverloch and the Inverloch Visitor Information Centre for $19.95. Proceeds fund further dinosaur research.

Intriguing tale: Lesley Kool and an Allosaurus claw.

Vinnies on sale FOLLOWING the trend of the post Christmas sale, Leongatha’s Vinnies store will be having a car park sale this Satur-

day. The store room has been blessed with donations and it was decided to redistribute the stock. From 9am until noon the car park at the rear of

the store via Edney Lane will be packed with items available for purchase at cheap prices. The store will be open and running as normal, so Vinnies volunteers are en-

couraging shoppers to pop in and take a look around the back. All items must be collected on the day and no EFTPOS will be available.

Hundreds of hampers given By Chris Brown ALMOST 250 hampers were distributed to needy South Gippsland families prior to Christmas.

St Vincent de Paul Society’s Leongatha Conference president Josie Bleeser said her organisation distributed 99 hampers mostly to Leongatha families, but also to Venus Bay, Mirboo North and Meeniyan. They were very well received. “One lady I delivered one to had tears in her eyes and she said ‘I didn’t know what we were going to do for Christmas’,” Ms Bleeser said.

A basic hamper contains about $80 worth of goods while families may receive up to $150 of goods. St Vincent de Paul also distributed $3000 worth of toys with the hampers, which were sponsored by Leongatha chiropractor Lorcan Heneghan and Body Kneads Leongatha. The Salvation Army distributed 140 hampers across the South Gippsland Shire. Salvation Army Leongatha community support services co-ordinator Geoff Clarkson said the majority of these went to people in Leongatha and Korumburra. “Everybody’s very appreciative of the hampers,” he said.

“We’ve had some feedback from people who have said how much they did assist somebody over the Christmas period and how much of a blessing they were.” Salvation Army hampers were distributed from December 21 until Christmas Eve. Mr Clarkson said the need is increasing, with the number of hampers almost doubling from slightly more than 70 in 2008 to 140 this year. People apply to the Salvation Army for a hamper. The organisation works with St Vincent de Paul’s Society Leongatha conference to make sure people do not receive two hampers.

Smith tracks Now for $12m health report for new hub BASS MLA Ken Smith, hopes to track down the South Gippsland health services report before parliament resumes in early February. He said yesterday that he wanted to speak to Health Minister David Davis about the matter. In opposition, Mr Smith called regularly for the report to be released because the future of health service provision depends on it. This includes the long-touted upgrade of Wonthaggi Hospital to sub-regional status. The initial report was due to be released in September 2009, but that time line blew out when the report had to be done again. Local health service providers such as hospital CEOs have been on a steering committee drawing up information contained in the report but they are unable to speak about it publicly. Mr Smith is the Speaker of the new parliament, which resumes on February 8.

Pool boost THE project to open the Bass Valley Primary School pool for public use recently received a boost, with the announcement of a $52,700 grant from the Macpherson Smith Community Alliance. Bass Coast Mayor, Cr Veronica Dowman, said the project aims to make the outdoor heated pool at the primary school available for public use during the summer months. “In order to do this the pool needs to be modiﬁed so it is at a public access standard,” she said.

SUPPORTERS of the Leongatha Education Precinct have their ﬁngers crossed that the next stage will be funded in this year’s State budget. With the relocated Leongatha Primary School ready to open for this school year, sights are set on a new secondary college. Primary school principal Rob Higgins, said yesterday that tender documents are ready for new ofﬁces, a Year 7 to 9 centre and Year 10 to 12 hub, plus a visual arts facility. All this would cost in the order of $12 million. In the lead up to the State election, local Legislative Assembly member Peter Ryan, pledged National Party support for the project. He personally has backed the precinct which boasts a new specialist school, new GippsTAFE campus complete with restaurant for hospitality training and now, the new primary school. The precinct is strung out along a long stretch of land on Nerrena Road. The new 7 to 9 centre is scheduled to be built next to the Grade 5/6 building. There is a natural dip in the land between the two sites, which will give the secondary college its own identity. Mr Ryan could not be reached for comment because he was in cabinet meetings all day. Landscaping of the new primary school is set to be augmented by 100 tonnes of rock being dug out of the site of a new school in Werribee. “All we have to pay for is the trucking,” Mr Higgins said.

Teamwork: the Vinnies team, back from left: Glenda Graham, Gillian Comans, Bob Marsh and Graham Eddy. Front: manager Anne Pellicano, Val Martin, Anne Read and Lindy Clemann are working hard to be ready for Saturday.

Need an outﬁt?: Vinnies have cheap outﬁts too. Marg Parry, Val Caithness and Giselaine Raven model the latest fashions, which will be available on Saturday.

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Pipi disgust

E D I T O R I A L

Water bills just don’t add up WATER bills were delivered to mailboxes across South Gippsland last week, as quarterly account time came around again. While a wet summer may be casting the need to save water to the back of people’s minds, this is typically the season when people use more water for their gardens and pools. But when people receive their bills and realise just how cheap water is, they could be forgiven for thinking “Why bother to save water?” When one can buy a thousand litres of water for $1.39, why risk hurting one’s back and subsequent physiotherapy costs to lug buckets of water from the shower to the garden? Why worry about spoiling oneself with a long hot shower? And more so, why go to the expense and effort of installing a water tank in the backyard. A 3000 litre plastic tank can cost about $800 but only holds $4.17 worth of water. Only those people who care for the environment and sustainable water supplies into the future would surely go to the trouble of storing water harvested from their roof and turning taps on for minimum time. Yet, water service charges are up to $250 for a household – nearly 80 per cent of a total water bill. This to ensure South Gippsland Water has the necessary funds to maintain and update the pipes that bring water to our doors. Fair enough, but this system does not reward people who save water. The problem is that South Gippsland Water does not receive base funding from either the State or Federal governments, with the only funding available for major projects such as connecting towns to sewerage. Governments should be contributing some level of funding to water corporations to enable service charges to be dropped, and at the same time, water prices should be increased. This would ideally provide adequate funding for water corporations to maintain their services while at the same time lowering water use through financial incentives for the paying public. The former State Government was willing to commit Victorians to higher water bills to pay for the desalination plant at Wonthaggi. Why not a fair system – for residents and the environment – to start with?

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AT the annual general meeting of the Tarwin Lower Venus Bay Association (TLVBA) on Saturday, January 11, 108 people packed the Venus Bay Community Centre. The hall was palpable with justified rage about the continued desecration of our five Venus Bay beaches by pipi collectors. For about an hour the majority of the audience politely listened to the invited pipi issue speakers, while others had difficulty hearing due to lack of a microphone and/or anger getting in the way of listening. Eventually people were able to ask questions and make statements. For example: a refrigerated truck waits at Tarwin Lower Jetty collecting the contents of bucket loads of pipis, ferried by car from the beaches; market price cited from the inner city was $23 a kilo; witnesses state that spades and even large shovels are used to enable more efficient production. We are assured by invited speaker Dick Bromley, the Fisheries department head, that research indicates the current collection rate is sustainable. But it is the uncontrolled breaking of the law which is galling this community. Carol Dwyer met the feeling in the room when she stated to resounding applause “Close the beach to pipi collectors”. Ken Walker suggested that only the aboriginal custodians ought to have access. Questions were put to speakers DSE operations manager compliance, Peter Courtney, Gerard Delaney of Parks Victoria and Dick Bromley. Peter Courtney revealed that 214 inspections, 61 warnings, 20 infringements and various verbal education with written notices had been carried out. There were five convictions, 800 two-year good behaviour bonds, 48 infringements, coprising six bags of pipis equating to 27-30 litres. Those taking 66 litres are dealt with by court. None of those issued with infringements had prior convictions. Monies collected go in to consolidated revenue. These compliance efforts

did not appear to appease most of the crowd on the day. Individuals over many years, Friends of Venus Bay Peninsula (FVBP) and other groups, have raised pipi concerns by mail, phone calls and deputations which resulted in zero change, except for a reduction from five litres to two litres allowable collection three years ago. In 1998, my grandson asked: “Why are these people allowed to rape the beach?” Past explanations by government officials have been that funding is not available to provide more staff with the ability to enforce the law. We assume that the state consolidated revenue is not transmitted to the rural DSE or Parks Victoria to provide adequate staff to protect these molluscs or any other fish. One woman rang 000 and told us that three arrests were made as a result. It was suggested by one of the speakers that this would be the best solution. The compliance officer stated that specific facts ought to be reported, rather than broad statements, for example, car registration numbers. Twenty-seven people (count via my grandson) walked up the Number One beach at 5.30 pm on January 3. A quick estimate was of two litres of Pipies in five cent to a dollar size shells (apparently allowable) in buckets of size from two to 20 litres. South of Beach One, a number of groups, including young children, were on the tidal line creating huge holes in the beach. Two large boxes (for pipi collection) sat inside the hooded plover fence line – erected to protect this endangered species. I pointed out the examples, set by reams of local people (of diverse racial groups) breaking the law at Venus Bay. These infringements, added to those brought up at the meeting, include: large numbers of dogs run loose on the beach among families and hooded plover nests; cars speeding resulting in the loss of 12 wombats last year and two already this year; illegal parking at the beaches prevents tourist or local family cars from leaving or arriving easily; household rubbish and other dumping (inadequate numbers of bins) added to rubbish distributed carelessly on the dunes.

VOXPOP! VOX What other shops would you like to see in Leongatha?

We need a big $2 warehouse like they do in other big towns, and also more butchers. Michelle Douglas Meeniyan

An Aldi or a K-Mart. It doesn’t matter where they go, even if they’re out of town a bit. People will drive to go there. Stan Robertson Leongatha

Leongatha needs more restaurants, entertainment venues, better community services and more car yards. Holden should come back to town. Kerryn Perczyk and Steven Occhipinti Leongatha

These beaches are part of the Cape Liptrap Coastal Park and there ought to be effective ways to stop the unmitigated rampaging. Signage structure and print is minute and ethnic language absent. Bass Coast Shire is able to include multiple language signs along its foreshore. The final and most concerning statement was made by a Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club member. This woman stated that “the lives of the volunteer rescuers are being put at risk”. Further, she stated that pipi collectors, which include young children, are at risk from rips and drowning and collecting done outside the flag area, and this occupational health and safety hazard has increased. I suggest an action group now be formed. I suggest the community swamp the current (still fragile) political parties to urge relocation of funds. Appropriate fisheries money ought to be transferred across forthwith to provide Parks Victoria with the personnel numbers to protect Venus Bay. Beverley Walker, Venus Bay.

Costs unacceptable AN interesting local media article and discussions at the recent South Gippsland Shire Council Meeting of December 21 identified the Council blow-out costs of $500,000 on its organisational restructure which was not included in the financial council budget of 2010-2011. This action immediately identifies the incompetence, negligence, and lack of professionalism by the CEO Tim Tamlin and his management team and its nine councillor representatives. It is gross mismanagement and a total sham to say the least that our nine councillors, especially its former mayor councillor Jim Fawcett and the CEO intentionally excluded the planning, administrative and financial costs of this council restructure from the council budget. Where are the planning and professional skills of this shire council and is it total negligence on the parts of the CEO and the elected councillors? How can this so-called professional council fail dismally to budget for more than $500,000 in costs? It is expected that the CEO and councillors should repay the costs from their own salaries and allowances, including their personal assets and properties, instead of increasing the already high council rates in the 2011/2012 council financial budget. I hold these councillors and its management team accountable for this blunderous, negligent and financial oversight. It is obvious the CEO and his seven associate councillors would not accept paying the costs from their own pockets.

Instead it is their intention to make us pay the costs as is the usual practice of this council and its irresponsible, unprofessional councillors and the CEO Tim Tamlin. I challenge these councillors and Cr Raabe to state in council they will pay the costs themselves, but this is a definite dream that will not eventuate. In fact these councillors will never accept the mistakes made here and immediately pass the costs to the South Gippsland Shire Council ratepayers every time. This is one major blunder that will be raised at the council elections in November 2012 and are these seven councillors worthy of being re-elected? It appears the restructure costs saw council employing three new directors and making the position of director of sustainability held by Andrew McEwen redundant. Why was Andrew McEwen made redundant by the CEO and its councillors and what were their true motives and agendas to relinquish the position of Director of Sustainability? What is this shire council concealing from us ratepayers? In assessing the actions to appoint the three other directors, it is worth considering the total salary costs of each specific director, as well as the usual perks and allowances that are allowed under the governance of the CEO Tim Tamlin and the Mayor Cr Raabe per annum. Cr Jennie Deane stated in the same article that the new directors filling this vital role are now looking at reducing costs for the new budget. How will this financial blunder reduce council costs and how could it, considering these additional salaries are now part of the council expenditure costs? It will only increase the costs of the council budgets now and into the future. What a lot of trash coming from Cr Deane and associated councillors and management. It appears a local government investigation is now in order. In a recent email sent to this shire council on January 2, I requested a detailed manual copy of the Shire Council Financial performance report of October 31, 2010. I await this report as stated, though the threads of the report were supposedly included in the council agenda of December 22, 2010. I encourage all ratepayers to read this report and question its contents. I will let you be the judge. Paul Richardson, C48/C51 Community Watchdog, South Gippsland Community Watchdog.

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German ﬂavour: the city of Valdivia, where the Peterses lived for 13 years. The architecture has a German inﬂuence from the many German migrants who helped settle the area in the 1850s.

Never forget: Samuel and Martin Peters with Samuel’s best friends Javier and Martin before returning to Australia.

Back home: Reverend Graeme Peters back on Australian soil in Wonthaggi.

Memories of a mission still fresh By Brad Lester

Chilean quirks

FOR more than a third of his life, Reverend Graeme Peters called the South American country of Chile home.

His three sons were born there and many Chileans now have homes thanks to an innovative building program Rev Peters and his wife Jane oversaw during their 18 years in the country. The rector of the Anglican Parish of Wonthaggi and Inverloch helped develop the Anglican Church’s presence in Chile, opening a church, fostering Christianity within university students and teaching native Chileans how to construct their own homes. Learning the language and the culture after landing in the country as a 30-year-old newlywed, Rev Peters has returned to Australia permanently with an appreciation of what matters in life. “In Australia, people have got insurance policies, savings and the pension, and have decided they do not need God. In Chile, there is no government aged pension. Just when you have built up your business, there is an earthquake. People can be stranded in the mountains by blizzards and so they are a lot more dependant on God.” As part of the Church Missionary Society – the Anglican church’s overseas mission agency - the Peters only returned to Australia for six months every three years to gain more financial support for their work, and allow their sons to develop their English skills and visit their grandparents. “Chile is a great place to live. It’s now a First World country but for the time we were there, it was an emerging country,” Rev Peters said. For the final five years of their mission, the Peterses lived in the city of Concepión with a population of 900,000, the epicentre of last year’s devastating earthquake.

ANY society has its idiosyncrasies and Chile is no different. Here are some fascinating ones: • Chilean people rarely say “no” to a friend who has invited them to a meal or an activity, even though they may not be enthusiastic; • Chileans will offer their resignation if they feel they are not being supported by their superiors, but are really just asking to be valued and do not actually intend leaving; • Family life is highly valued, with up to 10 people living in a home. Often grandparents will share a home with their grandchildren.

Foreign land: Graeme, Benjamin, Samuel and Martin Peters on a family holiday near San Pedro de Atacama, in the desert landscape of Chile’s north. They oversaw two congregations totalling 150 and Rev Peters delivered two of his three services in Spanish. The other was given in English largely to Anglo-Chileans, descendants of the British coal miners of the nineteenth century. “One of the interesting challenges there was the oversight of the indigenous congregation that lived in the mountains ﬁve hours away.” Here lived the Pehuenche people, who learnt to read by reading the Bible. No builder was interested in constructing homes so far away in the hills and so the church initiated a program of teaching the local people to build

Digital TV advances BOOLARRA residents will need to be digital ready by next month. Their community-operated ‘self help’ transmitter will be converted from analog to digital in February. Jeeralang and Yinnar South residents will also switch over at the same time. As part of the wider digital switchover, Anton Hockey has been appointed digital switchover liaison ofﬁcer for Gippsland and is based at the Latrobe City Council. He will work with local organisations and community groups to advise people how to get ready for digital-only free to air TV in the Gippsland region by May 5 this year. Eighty per cent of households in the Gippsland region were digital ready in the third quarter of 2010. This was up by six percentage points on the previous quarter. “The liaison ofﬁcer will work closely with local organisations and community groups with a particular focus on those households yet to convert to digital TV,” Mr Townend said. Mr Hockey can be contacted through the Digital Ready Information Line on 1800 20 10 13.

their own homes. Thirty-ﬁve homes and three church buildings were erected with the aid of skilled tradespeople within the Concepión congregation. For 13 years, the Peterses were based in the southern city of Valdivia, a city of 150,000 people and 12 hours’ drive south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. One of the major sea ports on Cape Horn, control of the city alternated between the Spanish, Dutch and French until Chile’s independence in 1810. Rev Peters worked as a minister in a church and also with the university student organisation, the University Bible Group of Chile, helping train

student leaders, operate a soup kitchen and providing ministry. After six years, the Peterses began planning for a second Anglican church as the congregation grew. In a country were Roman Catholics were once 80 per cent of the church-going population, that ﬁgure has now dropped, with more like 40 per cent of the population now practicing the Catholic faith, while Protestant numbers have risen to around 22 per cent of the population of 15 million people. “People have been trusting more in materialism than they have in God and churches need to keep abreast of the times, particularly in universities

where people have a lot of questions about faith.” Upon arriving in South America, the couple spent six months in Santiago, developing their Spanish with a Chilean twist. “Learning the language was hard initially, but when we were there all the time and everyone was speaking Spanish, you became immersed.” The couple headed the congregation at Wonthaggi and Inverloch in July last year, just six months after returning from Chile. Sons Benjamin and Samuel attend Newhaven College and Martin is educated at Wonthaggi Primary School, a far cry from their schools in the cities of Chile. • During February, the St George’s Anglican Church of Wonthaggi will be holding a traditional service at 9am Sundays and a contemporary service for families at 11am.

Conference chase is on By Chris Brown THE Bass Coast region is attempting to attract conferences to compensate for the winter tourism lull. Bass Coast Shire Council has been working on the project for some time as conferences are a good way to promote the region. Council events coordinator Frank Angarane said they can bring a lot of people into the region. “They are generally not weather dependent, so you can have them all year round,” he said. “Our events are mainly summer based and what we are trying to do is get that spread of events across the year.”

Recently service clubs such as the Lions have held their state conference in the Bass Coast. A huge range of conferences are staged around Australia each year by employer groups and various companies. Mr Angarane said due to the other attractions in the region Bass Coast was a great destination for conferences. “People like to come to a convention or conference where there is stuff to do and see in the off time,” he said. “They can bring the family along who can take advantage of what we have to offer.” One limitation is there are no venues to cater for large delegations in the

Tourism lure: Bass Coast Shire Council is seeking to capitalise on the region’s tourism appeal. Bass Coast. While newer options such as Archies on the Creek at Archies Creek, the RACV resort at Inverloch and Silverwater Resort at San Remo provide good facilities, they can only hold smaller conferences. Mr Angarane said some places, such as Shepparton,

have built their own conference facilities. “They have recognised the value of conferences,” he said. “It gives them the capacity to appeal to that sort of market and there is deﬁnitely a big market.” But the Bass Coast Shire Council will not be building

a conference facility as there are other more important infrastructure needs. “We would be encouraging some of the newer developments to bear in mind the beneﬁts of conferences and when they are built to take that into account,” Mr Angarane said.

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Bass Coast Agricultural Show results THE best produce and talents of the region were on display for people to appreciate at the Bass Coast Agricultural Show in Wonthaggi on Saturday. Results

Poultry John Rowe Memorial Trophy for Champion Bird in Show: Silkie female, Debbie Sigmund, Boolarra. Reserve champion bird in show: OEG Partridge D/L, David Holden, West Creek. Champion Softfeather large: Silkie female, Debbie Sigmund, Boolarra. Champion Hardfeather large: OEG Partridge D/L, David Holden, West Creek. Champion Softfeather Bantam: Welsummer female, Grieg Humphrey, Leongatha. Champion Hardfeather Bantam: OEG black/red DL, David Holden, West Creek. Champion Waterfowl: White Mallard Duck, Wendy Bentick, Wattle Bank. Champion Bird – junior: White Leghorn female, Hayden Stephens, Morwell. Reserve Champion Bird – junior: Blue Langshan female, Jack McElhone, Inverloch. Best eggs: Bantam eggs, Jonathon Luke, Glen Alvie. Best novice: Duck, Cassie Sheen, Mirboo North. Judge: Brad Power, Grantville. Victorian State Title Wood Chopping 250mm Standing Block: 1. Brian Williams, Yinnar; 2. Adam Arbuth-

Up high: Elly Burton ﬂew over a jump in the showjumping course. snot, Colac; 3. Rick Molloy, Traralgon; 4. Harold Winkel, Traralgon. Novice Standing Block: 1. Scott Anderson, Colac; 2. John McCartney, Beaufort; 3. Wayne Caldwell, Yinnar. Novice Underhand: 1. Ashley Estcourt, Traralgon; 2. Allan Henry, Swan Reach; 3. Scott Anderson, Colac. 250mm Standing Block: 1. Colin Eaton, Eagle Point; 2. Colin Wadley, Bairnsdale; 3. Harold Winkle, Traralgon; 4. Rick Molloy, Traralgon; 5. Brian Williams, Yinnar; 6. Allan Henry, Swan Reach. 300mm Underhand: 1. Wayne Caldwell, Yinnar; 2. Colin Wadley, Bairnsdale; 3. Harold Winkel, Traralgon; 4. Shane Maxwell, Inglewood; 5. John McCartney, Beaufort; 6. Brian Williams, Yinnar. 325mm Underhand: 1. Adam Arbuthsnot, Colac; 2. Daniel Anderson,

Greenwald; 3. Colin Eaton, Eagle Point; 4. Colin Wadley, Bairnsdale; 5. Brian Williams, Yinnar; 6. Harold Winkel, Traralgon. Pavilion Garden and farm produce: Best Exhibit, Mary Morgan; Aggregate, Mary Morgan. Cut Flowers: Best Exhibit, Joan Hales; Best Dahlia, Lita Gill; Aggregate, Lita Gill. Bowls, arrangements and pot plants: Best Exhibit Floral, Rhonda Street; Aggregate Floral, Lita Gill; Best Exhibit Pot Plants, Mary Morgan; Aggregate Pot Plants, Lita Gill. Cookery: Best Exhibit, Keith Ritchie. Jams and preserves: Best Exhibit, Cathey Visscher. Home produce: Aggregate, Cookery Megan Prentice; Aggregate, Jams Cheryl Enbom. Knitting and crochet: Best Exhibit, Lucia Tiziani; Best Exhibit Spinning, Dawne Wylie. Needlework: Best Exhibit, Carolina Kloosterman; Aggregate, Patricia Griggs. Craft: Best Exhibit, Michael Cook; Aggregate, Patricia Griggs. Art: Best Exhibit, Bill Lancaster; Aggregate, Judy Jennison. Photography: Best Exhibit, Colin Allen; Aggregate, Joan Hales. Juniors: Best Exhibit Cookery, Luke Dietrich; Best Exhibit Craft, Meg Pryor; Best Exhibit Floral, Luke Dietrich; Best Exhibit Photography, TJ Sartori; Aggregate Cookery, Luke Dietrich; Aggregate Craft, Lee Duke; Aggregate Floral, Luke Dietrich; Aggregate Photography, TK Sartori.

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First showing: Clay Mabilia, and Wayne and Jenny Churchill of Kilcunda said it was the cows’ ﬁrst time showing.

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Big year for Leongatha SES By Isaac McCallum A LOT can be accomplished in one year - just ask Leongatha’s State Emergency Service. The crew has attained five new pieces of equipment valued at around $700,000 since January of last year, which has re-energised the members. The fleet includes two brand new Nissan Navara vehicles, a storm trailer, a truck and a light tower. Unit controller Anthony Lindhard said acquiring all five items in one year was a huge surprise. “For a long time now we’ve been looking to get brand new things, but to get five pieces of equipment in the one year was amazing,” he said. Mr Lindhard has described the Leongatha New trailer: Leongatha’s SES crew, from left: Les Boyd, Neil Warren, Jacqui McDonnell, Chas SES site as the “best looking in the kingdom”,

Baillie, mascot Max, Ian Lester and Lance Waller get acquainted with their new trailer.

Don’t mow with kids CHILDREN were seen sitting on rideon lawnmowers as their parents cut grass around Leongatha last week. A concerned resident contacted The Star about multiple children on a ride-on lawnmower with a parent. Following this incident the resident saw another child riding on a moving lawnmower. Kidsafe Victoria said it was unwise to have children under the age of 14-years-old riding on or operating machinery such as ride-on lawnmowers due to the risk of injury. Parental vigilance is important around machinery such as ride-on lawnmowers. Kidsafe said injuries were likely to occur as children may fall from the ride-on mower when they are riding on it or sitting on an adult’s lap. Injuries may include lacerations after falling from the ride-on mower and coming into contact with the mower blades. When operating ride-on lawnmowers it is important to ensure children are not in the area where it is being used. There is the potential for injury as children could be hit by the ride-on lawnmower if they are not seen.

Water savers rewarded OVER the past five years South Gippsland Water has run a free water efficient shower head program. Thousands of shower heads have been given away to households across South Gippsland that wish to reduce water consumption. South Gippsland Water is again rewarding those customers by giving away a water conservation pack to four lucky shower head program participants for the months of January, February and March – that is 12 winners in all. An average shower head runs at about 20 litres of water per minute, but by swapping to a water efficient model, the water flow is cut to nine litres per minute, saving 55 litres of water during a five minute shower. The brand of shower head supplied by South Gippsland Water in the program is the ‘interbath; intouch rainmaker’. A premium full size shower head, this gives a great shower and features three separate spay selections. To be in the running to win, customers must have either registered for a free shower head during 2010 or must register before March 30. To register, simply call South Gippsland Water’s customer service team on 1300 851 636 or visit the head office at 14 – 18 Pioneer Street, Foster. Winning customers will be notified by mail. Managing director Steve Evans said: “The corporation recognises the effort customers across the region put into water efficiency in their every day routine. “Swapping to a water efficient shower head and keeping showers to a reasonable length is the simplest way to considerably reduce water and power usage.”

and is conﬁdent the new services will further aid the team. “When we were at the bushﬁres 18 months ago, we felt the equipment wasn’t good enough,” he said. “Now we can go to any job anywhere and do the best job we can.” The SES raised around $43,000 for the lighting tower, which will be brought to the station in mid February. They will be holding a demonstration for other emergency services, as well as a public demonstration around that time. “We’d like to thank anyone who helped out, even in the littlest way. It all counts,” Mr Lindhard said. The group raised money with sausage sizzles outside IGA, manning driver reviver stops and a host of other community and public events. Finding new members to add to their tally of 34 is the SES’s aim at continuing their yearlong purple patch.

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Jumping for joy: Inverloch lifesavers Mariah Dhar, Cameron Allum, Kyle Sultana, Max Rounds and Kelsey Boxton celebrate the new clubhouse. The clubhouse looks sensational at night (right) as captured by Trevor Dando.

100,000 reasons to thank U. At Inverloch & District Community Bank ® Branch we’re committed to building strong, successful communities. That’s why we return a portion of our proﬁts to our communities. So far we have contributed $100,000 to the Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club.This commitment enabled the Club to access the balance of funding to complete the Clubhouse. We’re keen to increase this amount and that’s where you come in. You see the amount we’re able to give back depends on the amount of banking the community does with Inverloch & District Community Bank ® Branch At Inverloch & District Community Bank ® Branch we’ve always been a bank with a difference – and we want U to join us. To ﬁnd out more drop into our Branch at 16C Williams Street, Inverloch or phone 5674 2800. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL 237879. (U024A) (00/00)

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Lifesavers finally have clubhouse THE Inverloch Surf LifeSaving Club is delighted to be in its new state-of-the-art clubhouse This will assist the club to provide a safe beach environment, and emergency rescue service for the Inverloch community and its many visitors. It will be officially opened on Australia Day at 1pm. The club’s building project manager, Trevor Dando said the club had secured some $1,300,000 of funds (including more than $300,000 of its own funds) over an extended period of time and took out a loan for $200,000 (backed by some members’ personal bank guarantees) in order to construct the $1,500,000 surf lifesaving facility. Trevor said the clubhouse is to be used for a range of purposes, including as an operations and response base for lifesavers patrolling the nearby beach, delivering first aid and the storage of equipment. It will serve the club’s needs of operational and emergency response, training and development, equipment storage and maintenance, social activities and limited commercial activities. The lower level of the new Inverloch Surf Life Saving headquarters at the Inverloch surf beach features a storage area for club vehicles, boards, boats and skis, a small workshop for maintenance, wet area toilets and change-rooms, a first aid treatment area with easy ambulance access and a kiosk due to open sometime in the future. Upstairs there is a large training/

function space with outdoor decking, a kitchen, toilets (including disabled facilities), accommodation to be used for camps and training, and ofﬁce space. Trevor applauded the exceptional work of the builder, Loizou Design and Construction Engineering, in constructing this building to the high standards required by the club and in such a short timeframe for the year’s summer season. “It has been a pleasure, as clubhouse building manager, to work with this team in order to complete what is a state-of-the-art Victorian lifesaving facility right here in Inverloch,” he said. “It is a great model of what a local community group can achieve if it sets up the right partnerships with both local and state governments.” Inverloch Garden Supplies supplied the sand and cement, while Inverloch Foodworks is a sponsor of the club. Current club president Alan Bolton said the club was originally formed in 1998 as a result of a number of water safety incidents. “The club operated out of three shipping containers located in the Inverloch surf beach car park, which was totally unsatisfactory for the safety of a high visitation beach and the needs of a growing and active club,” he said. The club of volunteers started with 70 members and currently has more than 500, with about 200 patrolling. Alan said the club’s volunteers patrol the Inverloch surf beach from November to April each year to provide a safe beach environment

and emergency rescue services, deliver water awareness, swimming skills and a sense of community to some 160 Nippers each year (aged from six to 13), provide surf lifesaving training, leadership skills and self esteem to many of the region’s youth and have developed a sustainable club culture. The Inverloch and surrounding community will benefit greatly from the facility via: • enhanced safety for all beach users; • a quality venue for training lifesavers, other emergency services and many volunteer groups; • helping young people to become more capable and involved members of their communities; and • other multi-purpose usage opportunities, including a base for local schools to operate marine based programs, facilities for the local groups, a regional training venue for Emergency Services such as Victoria Police. Immediate past president, Philippe du Plessis who oversaw the development of the original concept plans, the business plan and importantly the funding, said: “I cannot be more proud of the hard work, support and efforts of so many people over an extended period to finally get this facility built. “Those include past presidents and members who saw the need, business and personal sponsors who assisted with funding during the tough years, and finally to those who have assisted in ways big and small to ensure the safety of the community”.

Better facilities: previously house ﬂags, rescue boards and motors were stored in container number three (left), but now lifesavers Jack McElligott and Dylan Pittock retrieve boards from the clubhouse storage area.

Finally ﬁnished: club building manager Trevor Dando on the spacious balcony at the back of the clubhouse.

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Stages of growth: one of the three shipping containers at the Inverloch surf beach car park used by the club for storage (above left). The clubhouse under construction in August 2010 (above centre) and the ﬁnished building this month (above right).

Excited life savers plan new future EXCITEMENT is high at the Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club with the completion of the club house.

New home: Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club members Daniel Pearson, Kane Theisinger and Jack Stringer sit on the stairs of the new clubhouse.

Trevor Dando, who was the club building manager and is also vice president of administration, said they were looking forward to growing bigger and better. “I think probably the best comment I’ve ever got is that there’s hot and cold running water,” he said. “When we’re doing rescue boat training in the middle of winter, that will make a huge difference, to be able to come in and grab a warm shower. “The girls are especially loving it.” The club gained its certificate of occupancy on New Year’s Eve, allowing the club members to stay overnight for the first time. There are three bedrooms in the new clubhouse, with sleeping space for eight in each. “It means our members can stay overnight when they are patrolling. Fifty per cent are from Melbourne,” Trevor said. “They don’t’ have to pay for accommodation round town, so that’s a great benefit for them. They can also have their own meals.” The sleeping quarters will be especially beneficial during bronze training camps. Also important for bronze camps will be the upstairs training room where budding juniors will be schooled in the skills of resuscitation and first aid, which are crucial when treating patients on the beach. Previously teaching was done on the grass, making it weather dependent. The training room can hold about 100 people standing up or 80 people sitting down. Currently the planning permit does not allow public functions in that space, but there is a chance this could be reviewed in 12 months time. “We’ve already had many requests for functions and meetings in here, and we’d really like to do that because the community supported us in the fundraising,” Trevor said. “We consider it not to be a life saving club building, but a community asset.”

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The builder’s perspective CONSTRUCTING the new clubhouse was something of a challenge, with completing it in eight months despite heavy rain the most difﬁcult.

Rain was particularly cursed by the plumbers and carpenters, who soldiered on regardless. Loizou Design and Construction Engineering’s Louis Loizou said the project consisted of about 800 square metres of unconventional construction. “The combination of perimeter load bearing block work, structural steel (columns and beams) anchored into this block work, in conjunction with several split levels within the main building above - not to mention its fantastic looking “waved” roof line, did make the task a little more difficult,” he said. “Let me say however, that such complexities are overcome when you have highly skilled staff and contractors that always deliver professionalism and craftsmanship of the highest calibre.” Other challenges included building a large building against a naturally occurring and living sand dune as well as maintaining surrounding flora and fauna. “Socially, our challenge was to minimise disruption to beach access, car parking and noise control,” Louis said. He said working with shire project manager Trevor Dando was his technical highlight of the project. “His calibre of knowledge and professionalism is possibly the best I’ve seen in my years of experience,” Louis said. More than 70 people, most of them from the Bass Coast region, were employed on the project. They worked six days a week during the last four months of the project. “There was a late rush, with our staff and contractors working every day 90 hours per week in December,” Louis said. “These men and women put in the effort and delivered.” Louis thanked the Inverloch club for choosing his firm.

Louis Loizou: Loizou Design and C o n s t r u c t i o n Engineering.

Community backing

Beach patrol: Shaun Allen, Wade Berry, Josh Truman and Lucas Jurey will be able to do a better job with the better facilities provided by the new Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club headquarters.

THE club secured a myriad of community partners. The key ones with respect to funding/project development include the Inverloch and District Community Bank (the local Bendigo Community Bank), the State Government, the Bass Coast Shire Council, Lifesaving Victoria, Thiess Degremont, LJ Hooker Real Estate, the Inverloch Jazz Festival, the Bass Coast Foundation, local Lions and Rotary clubs, and many individual community members via the “Buy a Brick” campaign.

Prizes up for grabs ROYAL Life Saving is urging parents and other adults to keep a close watch on children while they are swimming this summer. The drowning of children remains a major issue in Australia, with 33 children under the age of ﬁve drowning between July 1, 2009

and June 30, 2010. Now in its 15th year, the Royal Life Saving’s Keep Watch program is on again to help raise awareness that child drowning deaths are preventable. To ﬁnd out more, see the website: www.royalifesaving.com.au Royal Life Saving has joined with The Star to promote the pro-

gram by giving away two Wiggles Beach Ball prize packs and four Royal Life Saving Designated Child Supervisor Hat prize packs, valued at $50 each. To collect yours, be among the ﬁrst six people to visit The Star ofﬁce at 36 McCartin Street, Leongatha and tell us the name of Royal Life Saving’s program.

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Hot weekend for Kustom Nats HOT weather, hot cars and hot bands made for a great party on the foreshore at San Remo on Friday night to herald the start of the annual Kustom Nationals event on Phillip Island on the weekend.

Lots to see: Damien Lewis of Mill Park is a regular visior to the Kustom Nationals on Phillip Island and enjoyed showing off his newly acquired 1951 Ford Pick-Up.

People came from near and far to attend this event, including Damien Lewis of Mill Park who returned to the Island with his family for a fifth year and was thrilled to be driving his newly acquired 1951 Ford PickUp, only just shipped out from the USA. Damien said he imported the car from Georgia in the deep South and he is absolutely thrilled it is in mint condition. The Pick-Up looks pretty mean, sporting a black duco and red flame detail on the bonnet and the apt number plate, “Bad-51”. Damien said he did a lot of research before buying the vehicle and while he didn’t actually make a trip to the States to check it out he was sent a lot of photos and couldn’t be happier with his new impressive hot rod. The good thing about Damien’s car is it features the original 1951 body but has been fitted with all the latest running gear including air conditioning. “The cabin is quite small and with the hot weather the air conditioning makes it comfortable to head off for weekends with the family,” Damien said. Before purchasing the Ford, Damien

had a 1968 Chevrolet Impala Convertible. I sold that during last year, I chop and change a bit,” Damien said. Damien said he loves coming to Phillip Island for the Kustom Nats. “It is a great place to hold this event as there is so much on offer for the family. Last year we took our son to the penguins and this year we headed out to Churchill Island and really loved that,” he said. On Saturday the event moved to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit where Chopper and the John’s Rod and Custom crew demonstrated how to chop a 1950 Ford Single Spinner Tudor. Pinstriping Alley proved popular and there was a large variety of lifestyle traders displaying their wares as well as the extensive Kustom Kulture Exhibition and the Model Car Show. The action continued Sunday at the track, with car displays, demonstrations, shows, a ﬂamethrower exhibition and Rockabilly Festival. The Rockabilly Festival featured the largest gathering of Rockabilly bands in the land, including the Flyin’ Saucers, Atomic Hi-Tones, Blackhill Ramblers, Wild Turkey, Detonators, Ignition, Infernos, Headliners, Itchy Fingers, Dive Bombers, Vampire Boogie, Honkey Tonk Boogie, Sonya and the Incinerators.

Look out for kids Vehicle safety a top priority

WITH summer weather heating up, Health Minister David Davis has warned parents about the dangers of leaving young children unattended in cars.

serviced. It focuses on the ﬁve most important safety features of your vehicle - tyres, brakes, lights, steering and restraints – and it is free of charge. VACC’s data also revealed nearly one in ﬁve vehicles that failed the test, had problem tyres. “As well as making sure their car is safe, drivers should also ensure the trailer or caravan they tow is safe too. Often a trailer is dormant and exposed to the weather for much of the year until it is hitched up and expected to travel hundreds of kilometers. Tyres, lights and electric cables, in particular, can deteriorate over time and become unsafe,” VACC Executive Director, David Purchase, said.

Mr Davis said the interiors of cars heat to dangerous temperatures on hot days. “Parents should be aware that in Victoria, it is against the law to leave a child unattended in a vehicle,” Mr Davis said. “Last year (2009) alone, there were 1272 children rescued from locked cars. “With hot weather, such as today, leaving a child unsupervised in a car even for a short amount of time - can cause injury and potentially death.” Mr Davis said that on a typical summer’s day, the

Fine weather: perfect weather made for a perfect weekend for the running of the Kustom Nats at the weekend.

THE holiday season is here and many families are on their annual trips to visit friends and relatives. Top of the list of things to prepare should be the safety of the vehicle you will be travelling in and any trailer, or caravan, that will be towed. New Vehicle Safety ﬁgures, released by VACC, reveal more than a quarter of cars on Victoria’s roads are unsafe. VACC repairers surveyed 5004 vehicles during 2010, and found that 27.62 per cent failed the Five Point Safety Check. The Five Point Safety Check is an additional check by participating VACC repairers when a car is

“VACC repairers tell us that many motorists are unaware the vehicle they drive is unsafe. That is why it is important to take your vehicle to a trained professional on a regular basis. The best way to do this is to book your vehicle in for a service before heading off on holiday. “VACC has, for many years, campaigned for better vehicle safety. We call on the new Victorian Government to support our campaign and to incorporate the Five Point Safety Check in the ‘Arrive Alive’ strategy. The issue of vehicle safety is as signiﬁcant in the ﬁght against the road toll as the issues of speeding, and drink and drug driving,” Mr Purchase said.

temperature inside a parked car can be 20 to 30 degrees hotter than the outside temperature. Tests conducted on a 29°C day, with the car’s air conditioning having cooled the interior to 19.2°C, it took just 1.5 minutes to reach the outside temperature of 30.4°C. It took 6.5 minutes to reach 40.5°C, more than double the initial interior temperature. Mr Davis said these dangerous temperatures could rapidly lead to heat distress, to which children were likely to succumb very quickly. “Research has shown that leaving the window down has little effect, so take your child with you after parking your car, even to run a quick errand,” he said. President of Kidsafe Victoria, Dr Mark Stokes,

said children in the past had died after being left in parked cars. “Due to their smaller body size and underdeveloped nervous system, children have an ineffective cooling system,” Dr Stokes said. “Information for parents and carers about the impact of leaving a child in a hot car is available on the Kidsafe website: www. kidsafevic.com.au” The fact sheet Kids in Hot Cars provides information and advice for parents about summer safety issues including: • providing plenty of cool ﬂuids to avoid dehydration during long trips; • dressing children appropriately in hot weather; • ensuring all children wear well ﬁtted, and age appropriate restraints; and • plan travel in the cool hours of the day.

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Netballers back health service GIPPSLAND Southern Health Service now has some new equipment to boost patient care, thanks to the generosity of netballers. Leongatha’s Pat Kuhne and her fellow members of the Gippsland Regional Netball Association presented the health service with a cheque for $5000 to buy two Niki T34 syringe drivers. The money was raised at a charity event held in August last year at the Dakers Centre in Leongatha and attended by more than 200 people. The Niki T34 is a small, battery powered ambulatory pump designed to deliver the contents of a syringe subcutaneously over a speciﬁc duration or at a given rate. This equipment will help

in the care of patients undergoing chemotherapy and those receiving palliative care. In 2009, the association also donated more than $7300 which allowed the health service to buy other important equipment. GSHS’s director of nursing, Neil Langstaff said the syringe drivers are the latest technology in delivering medicine subcutaneously and allowed patients greater freedom in their pain management regime. “Thank you to everyone involved in organising the Gippsland Regional Netball Association charity event, and thank you to the members of the local community who supported the fundraising drive and allowed GSHS to purchase this equipment,” Mr Langstaff said.

Summer fun: padding up in board shorts at Inverloch’s main surf beach last Wednesday were Ben Heyde, Rob McConnell, Blair Prendergast and Billy Gysberts. Mr Prendergast has been holidaying at Inverloch for 32 years.

Mayor’s message Cr Veronica Dowman

Thanks a lot: Pat Kuhne, who volunteers at the weekly chemotherapy day at Leongatha Memorial Hospital, with, from left, health service staff Gay “Snooky” Stockdale, Maureen Bacon, director of nursing Neil Langstaff, Linda Fiddelaers and Wendy Gervasi.

Action plan released THE draft Dalyston Community Action Plan is now available for comment. Bass Coast Shire Council’s community development team leader, Kerri Ritchie, said the plan was developed during a series of public workshops held in Dalyston in late 2010. “This plan has been prepared by community volunteers who are keen to contribute to their local community,” said Ms Ritchie. “It is not a council plan. “Group members have developed a vision, priority areas and possible community projects they are interested in pursuing. “This includes investigating options for a multi purpose community space.” At this stage the projects are just ideas and will need further investigation and discussion with possible partner organisations, authorities, funding bodies and the community if they are to proceed further. “Ideas for the plan came from the local community through an initial survey and through the workshops,” Ms Ritchie said.

“The group has then used this information and the interest and expertise of those willing to be involved to come up with the key projects.” The Draft Dalyston Community Plan is on display at the Dalyston General Store, or alternatively contact: communityplanningteam@basscoast. vic.gov.au. Feedback can also be sent to this address, where it will be forwarded to the Dalyston Community Planning Group for consideration before they ﬁnalise the plan. Feedback should be provided by January 21. Please note that feedback will be made available to the public. The Dalyston Community Plan has been developed by the community, with support provided by council through funding provided by the Victorian State Government’s Community Support Fund. If you are interested in being involved, or would like further information please contact Karyn Scott, community planning facilitator, on 1300 BCOAST (226 278).

Meals roster (Leongatha) Mary MacKillop College, Leongatha Primary School and South Coast Christian College will be responsible for the delivery of meals on wheels, the week beginning May 30, 2011.

Exciting times ahead 2011 is set to be a big year for the Bass Coast community and council. Many residents welcomed the New Year in style at beachside towns, restaurants and at homes around our shire. One of the first items the community will consider this year is feedback on the ‘no fireworks or entertainment’ approach in Cowes. In the coming month we will start conducting random phone surveying to gather feedback on the success or otherwise of the trial. All residents are invited to be involved in a range of community engagement activities over the coming 12 months. For example McHaffie Ward residents and visitors are invited to a

‘meet your councillor’ session with Jane Daly on Saturday, January 22 Sunset Strip Park Gazebo, Sunset Strip from 10.30am - 12.30pm. There is a community forum coming up for Leadbeater Ward residents in April to hear presentations from community planning groups. Events like these will be held throughout the year. A key project we’ll be working on during 2011 is the draft rural strategy which will look at how we use our rural land. Residents and landowners will be invited to participate in a range of sessions to help us develop this strategy. In late 2011, the desalination plant is due for completion and that will see many construction workers moving on to other employment and the ﬁrst water from the plant being delivered to Melbourne. We are yet to ﬁnd out what this will mean for our community.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind residents that despite the wet winter and spring and relatively cool start to summer, we all need to remain alert to the risk of bushﬁres. The CFA is hosting FireReady Meetings in Harmers Haven, Cape Paterson and the FireReady Roadshow at Inverloch in the coming week. I encourage all residents and visitors in this area to attend. I’m looking forward to hosting the weekly radio show on 3MFM which resumes on January 18. The show runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.30am and 4.30pm, so there is plenty of opportunity to catch it. To check the frequency in your area, log onto www.3mfm. com.au Cr Veronica Dowman, Mayor Bass Coast Shire Council

From pages past Historical snippets from The Star 30 years ago, January 13, 1981 JUDGES had difﬁculty choosing Miss Inverloch 1981 from the 20 bathing beauties in this year’s quest. More than 3000 people had their eyes glued to the stage as the entrants were introduced and interviewed by radio personalities. **** AS 1981 commences its travels into history, a completely new section of Leongatha’s shopping centre is taking shape. It is located in McNamara Lane, which is between McCartin Street and the Woolworths large store. 10 years ago, January 9, 2001 THE expansion of Leongatha’s commercial area looks set to continue into 2001 with news that Target Country is coming to town. ****

LIFESAVERS rescued 16 people from the water at Venus Bay on New Year’s Day. Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club said most of the people rescued were aged under 12 and had drifted from between the ﬂags. Five years ago, January 10, 2006 ARRIVING at 8.36am on January 1, William Heath Roberts was the ﬁrst baby to be born at Leongatha Memorial Hospital in 2006. **** MORE than 25 people were rescued from the sea in one busy day at Venus Bay during the Christmas-New Year break. Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club captain, Scott Cameron, cannot remember a mass rescue as big as that on December 27. One year ago, January 12, 2010 A MUCH loved couple was fare-

welled with a seemingly endless round of hugs, kisses and tears on Sunday. Salvation Army captains Martyn and Heather Scrimshaw conducted their ﬁnal service at the Leongatha corps. **** MORE than 600 young lifesavers from around Victoria swelled the Inverloch surf beach to bursting point on Sunday, for a major competition. The Life Saving Victoria Junior Carnival drew strong entries from Inverloch, Venus Bay, Waratah Beach, Wonthaggi and Woolamai surf lifesaving clubs, as well as from clubs across Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and Geelong region.

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EXPERIENCE the tastes of Koonwarra amidst the sounds of the bush. This property at 11 Koala Drive will be open for inspection this Saturday, January 15 at 1pm. For full details see page 31.

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Romancing the home Country Style on three quarters of an acre F

OR more than a century, the lives and loves of its inhabitants have made their indelible mark on this rare Meeniyan offering in the heart of South Gippsland, presenting like a photo shoot straight out of Australian Country Style magazine.

With none of the dark fustiness that can too often spoil period homes for today’s “light hungry” tastes, this generously proportioned home has many of the best features of the era. Most of the panelled doors feature glass sidelights and highlights, adding a colourful dimension to rooms as light is dispersed at different times of the day. The ceilings are high (around 12’), and two of the three bedrooms still retain their original tongue and groove panelling. Deep skirting boards, wide hallways, decorative cornices, ceiling roses and lead lights – are more of the prerequisites of the era. Every window, wall and architrave is painted and presented to

perfection. Rooms include decorative feature walls in warm muted tones, and there are large picture windows and doors to bring the outdoors in. The main living room is huge, with a big Coonara, and a study off to the side. At one end, French doors open to a paved terrace, extending the living space to be truly “indooroutdoor”. The adjoining country kitchen, with hardwood cabinets, enjoys views of the beautiful private gardens and terraces. Fully ﬁtted, with dishwasher, walk-in pantry, table-height breakfast bar, the kitchen is the epitome of casual, country living. It overlooks a huge family dining room, big enough to take the 12 seater dining table, the dresser, and the large loads of extended family gatherings. You’ll be forgiven for wanting to play musical bedrooms – for each bedroom appears to be straight out of a B&B. The main bedroom is fantastic – built-in robes, a separate en suite, and light-ﬁlled nook perfect for an

arm chair and a book (or snooze) as the sun streams in the window. The great Aussie outdoors is also here to be enjoyed – why else would you live in a country town? Rows of raised vegetable garden beds, fruit trees, a chicken run, and a fully fenced, sectioned off yard for the dogs and the kids. The access indoors and out is level, ideal for empty nesters with dicky knees. The block is double width, with a single garage, and adjoining carport. It will easily house the van and the boat, with room to spare. You will ﬁnd an extremely well-thought out piece of land – private gardens (not too much, so the upkeep is minimal), utility areas, productive areas and recreational areas too, including a potential studio/workshop. It’s a short walk to the shops and eateries of Meeniyan, and a 20 minute drive to the beach. Two and a bit hours to Melbourne…where else would you want to be? Subdivision potential (subject to council approval) also exists.

At a glance Location: 57-59 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan. Price: $400,000 - $440,000. Agent: First National Prom Country. Contact: Kaz Hughes 0417 516 998.

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Prom Country N AY PE D O SUN IS TH

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In a perfect location, this 3 BR home has character, high ceilings, a brilliant bungalow / teen BR, elevated verandah, paved BBQ area, double garage & rain water to the kitchen- it’s a SUPER-COUPER combo! INSPECT Sunday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 5 Couper Street, MIRBOO NORTH $245,000 - $265,000

An easy-to-manage, smaller home on a near-level allotment of around 915sqm at the top of a court. Bright open-plan living, 2BRs, single carport URL, 2 sheds, tank & town water, attractive outlooks. INSPECT Sunday @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 10 Eveline Court, MIRBOO NORTH $225,000 - $250,000

This property just MUST have been the inspiration for the term “lifestyle property”. On 4.8 acres, fulﬁl your life-style wishes with sensational views, a beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with Tas Oak ﬂoors and private verandahs, 2 SC cottages, a multi-use building, barn/workshop, orchard, ornamental lake with gazebo and jetty, meandering gardens plus a separate paddock. Continue operating the successful ‘Loves Lane Cottages’, or develop your own dream. Many inclusions. LOVELY! INSPECT By Appointment Address 1445 Meeniyan-Mirboo North Road, MARDAN

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Ten-Plus Acres Holiday haven!

A gorgeous white weatherboard house, epitomizing country romanticism. More than 100 years of character make up this spacious, warm and welcoming property. Enhanced with leadlights, high ceilings, big picture windows and comfortably elegant décor. Three bedrooms, study, fully ﬁtted country kitchen, enormous dining room, two bathrooms, generous living room with French doors, patios, garage, carport, studio/workshop, beautiful gardens and a very short walk into Meeniyan village.

With elevated views, this attractive home has a clever ﬂoorplan where rooms wrap round a central courtyard. 3BRs, 2 bathrooms, formal & informal living zones, ducted vac, lovely gardens & views. INSPECT Saturday @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 76 Baromi Road, MIRBOO NORTH $285,000 - $315,000

Open plan home with three big brms. Outdoor facilities include 13 paddocks, dam, stock/horse facilities. Gentle north sloping pastures, productive gardens. Ideal permanent home or weekender. INSPECT By Appointment Address 36 Main Street, BUFFALO $380,000 - $410,000

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Executive Style on Giles

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Owner Says SELL! Renovated home has selfcontained retreat downstairs with computer network for teenagers, in-laws or home business! 3-4 brms, 4 living, 3 bath. Furniture available too! INSPECT Saturday @ 1.00 - 1.30pm Address 29 Giles Street, MIRBOO NORTH $375,000 - $415,000

Family friendly home, renovated and extended, 4 bedrooms incl. an upstairs retreat, and two separate living zones downstairs. Great outdoor areas, fully re-clad and insulated. Side street access. INSPECT Sunday @ 11.00 - 11.30am Address 8 Brumley Street, LEONGATHA $340,000 - $370,000

...For entertainers, romantics, chefs, outdoor adventurers, and those in need (or want) of a big workshop! Clad in radial-sawn boards, this warm and inviting 3BR home features a new hostess kitchen, 2 living rooms (1 upstairs, 1 down), ensuite with luxury corner spa, & huge upstairs deck. Double garage URL plus an 18 x 7.6m workshop designed to garage earth-moving equipment. All this, plus lush garden & a rock-climbing wall on 1670sqms (approx) within walking distance of schools.

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Sheltered 8 acre parcel, spectacular views, 2-4 bedrooms, 2 bathroom homestead plus 1 brm, self contained cottage. Beautifully maintained, completely private, easy commute to major centres. INSPECT By Appointment Address 973 Whitelaws Track,YINNAR STH $380,000 - $420,000

Federation-inspired 3 brm character home on a 650sqm (approx) level block, in heart of Leongatha. Two spacious living zones, 2 bath, kitchen with 5 burner range, carport, shed. Lots of inclusions. INSPECT Sunday @ 12.00 - 12.30pm Address 3 Leslie Street, LEONGATHA $250,000 - $265,000

Step inside & be surprised by polished timber ﬂoors, art deco ceilings, & fresh paintwork.3 BRs, bathroom with spa, & 2 loos. Great location - walk everywhere. INVEST-$12,000+ pa return or NEST- and enjoy! INSPECT By Appointment Address 1 Giles Street, MIRBOO NORTH $215,000 - $235,000

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“Ferndale Cottage”

Idyllic, private country residence on around an acre and a half, surrounded by rolling hills & broadacre farmland. The master-crafted home provides expansive casual living & entertaining spaces, elegant formal rooms, gorgeous kitchen, 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms, all appointed to perfection. Beautiful timber ﬂoors, decorative ﬁreplace surrounds, lead-lighting, internal pillars, period cornices, ducted air conditioning, storage galore, & oversized garage & meticulous gardens.

“Ferndale Cottage” is an original timber cutter’s cottage, & has undergone a thoughtful renovation to provide upgraded facilities and a warm, modern décor. Set on a delightful landscaped acre, with a perfect balance of mature trees, shrubs, and ﬂowing lawns, Ferndale Cottage has a tranquil country getaway feel which is enjoyed as a weekender by the current owners as well as providing charming guest accommodation (visit ferndalecottage.com to view additional details).

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Birchwood Retreat the real deal L

IFESTYLE properties come and go and in their wake are some that don’t quite measure up to their potential or hype, created in the hurry to market them.

“Birchwood Retreat” is deﬁnitely not one of these! It is the real deal, and what is offered here in this homestead and self contained accommodation package on 40 acres could hardly be replaced at the asking price. Just off the Strzelecki Highway and tucked away from civilization along a private “no through road”, yet within four kilometres of schools and shopping in Mirboo North Township, the property consists of an approximately equal share of grazing land and pristine native bushland. Each of the three individual 2 x 1 bedroom and 1 x 2 bedroom open living designed, self contained cabins face north and overlook pasture divided into four main paddocks which back on to the bush retreat.

The area provides all the smells of a eucalyptus forest, the sights of the tree ferns, massive gums and even orchids and the entire native wildlife one could wish to see. Walking tracks through the bush, and along the creek winding through, provide constant relaxation and meditation for those lucky enough to enjoy a stay and a stroll. Detached and separate from the cabins is the 24m2, three bedroom brick veneer homestead with double garage under roof line is set in its own established

gardens providing a private entertainment corner with pool and shaded deck area. Inside the home gives off a warm cosy atmosphere with extensive use of exposed timber beams and timber lining boards. A grand ﬁreplace greets visitors to the lounge and a modern electric kitchen is accompanied by three good sized bedrooms with the main connected to an en suite. Other improvements to the property include a four bay machinery shed and workshop, huge 40m x 20m lockup steel shed with

concrete ﬂoor, power and access from roller doors and an excellent water system for troughs, tanks, and the town water supply. An RACV 4½ star accreditation guarantees the vendors maintain their turnover ﬁgures of $50,000 p/a: with the genuine scope for at least a 50 per cent improvement in occupancy and the possibility of further increase with the provision of overnight facilities for motor homes and caravans. Well worth the inspection which can be arranged with prior notice through the agent. At a glance Location: 4kms from Mirboo North. Price: Enquire through agent. Agent: Stockdale and Leggo, Mirboo North. Contact: Richard Taylor 0407 081 957.

Fun at the beach I

T’S all about fun and enjoyable holidays at this easy to look after home. Located at 10 Crichton Crescent, Venus Bay is this modern three bed-

room home, an easy walk to pristine beach. A huge 8m x 8m open plan family/meals/kitchen area has beautiful timber polished ﬂoors for ease of cleaning (after all, mother needs a good rest too).

The kitchen has electric hot plates and under bench oven, wide benches with breakfast bar and a space for a dishwasher should you decide you need one. A split system heats and cools this fantastic fun and entertaining room. There are two large sliding doors that open onto the timber deck to the west and north. There are three large bedrooms all carpeted and with BIRs. The bathroom has a hip bath with shower over it. A separate toilet is handy for family use. The home’s exterior is designed for low maintenance with Colorbond roof and walls. Created for family relaxation and enjoyment, come and check it out with either Lewis Stone or Heather Atkins at Harcourts Inverloch, 5671 1212. At a glance Location: 10 Crichton Crescent,Venus Bay Price: $275,000 Agent: Harcourts, Inverloch Contact: Lewis 0407 505141, Heather 0409 741 607.

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Add a little luxury W

ITH the frantic pace of life these days, allow yourself a little luxury and make some time to inspect this property. Located in the quiet rural township of Kardella, this stunning retreat provides you with a sense of relaxation and space. Sitting on approximately 1.8acres of landscaped gardens, which include an ornamental dam, this home even offers four

bedrooms. The hub for any family is the kitchen, and this solid timber kitchen has it all. Wall oven and separate griller, electric hot plates, island bench with the sink and a breakfast bar, and loads of cupboards. An open plan formal dining/lounge area features polished timber ﬂooring and a solid fuel heater, as well as a split system. The master bedroom is huge and inviting, offering large ﬂoor length windows with quality swags and drapes, ceiling fan with

light, downlights, and an ensuite with timber vanity and mirror, walking through to the large wardrobe complete with a window. A rumpus room or second lounge is an ideal addition for any party. Outside features an undercover timber deck area running along the north and west side of the home with perfect views over the stunning gardens. Take advantage of the undercover spa, kicking

back sipping a glass of your ﬁnest whilst viewing your hard earned investment at its best. From the sweeping concrete driveway, double carport and shedding, horse stables with a yard and loading race, two horse paddocks (one on title, one on lease) to the additional two acres of railway lease available, the longstanding owners of this property are very house proud, and it shows.

At a glance Location: 60 Huttons Road, Kardella Price: REDUCED to $495,000. Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Leongatha. Contact: 5662 0922.

Rare three bedroom unit

rare opportunity has arrived to purchase a three bedroom unit in Leongatha. Agent with SEJ Real Estate, Lyle Miller, said three bedroom units in town are hard to come by and, having only been listed for a few days, should attract keen interest. The unit, in the middle of a group of six at 18 Clinton Court off Turner Street, is accessed by a wide driveway. There is a lock-up garage and shelving for storage and ample room for another park in front of the garage. The unit is quite spacious with lawns, a garden and paved area at the back. Inside, the property features an open plan kitchen/dining/lounge room with reverse cycle air conditioning and a gas heater. An additional wall heater services the passage leading to the three bedrooms. A large bathroom

houses a bath, separate shower and toilet. Other highlights of the unit include new carpets, a kitchen with electric oven, and cupboards above and below the benches. The unit is of brick construction with aluminium windows, tiled roof, there’s a bay window in the lounge, quality drapes and external sun blinds. The property is well

set up for retirees with additional handrails. It would be equally suitable for a small family as well. As neat as a pin, you could move in straight away! Nearby is lovely McIndoe Park, a corner milk bar and recreational facilities like the swimming pool and golf course. Call in and see Lyle or Barry for an inspection.

At a glance Location: 18 Clinton Court, Leongatha Price: $305,000 Agent: SEJ Real Estate Contact: Lyle Miller 0408 515 665 or Barry Redmond 0418 515 666

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Sounds of the bush E

XPERIENCE the tastes of Koonwarra amidst the sounds of the bush.

This sparkling bush setting with a tree top canopy experience is waiting to ignite your spirit and imagination. The property offers three large bedrooms and two bathrooms as

well as open plan living, dining and kitchen overlooking 27 acres of ﬂora and fauna. The expansive upper and lower level decks soak up the bush ambience and north east sunlight. This is truly a property to be enjoyed by a family who appreciates the cafe atmosphere of Koonwarra

along with its peace and quiet. The block size is 2080 square metres with mixed use zoning. A double carport plus an outside studio, adjoining bush reserve at rear, completes this property. This home is within a short walk to rail trail and Koonwarra store and only 15 minutes to Inverloch.

At a glance Location: 11 Koala Drive, Koonwarra. Price: $395,000. Open for Inspection: Saturday, January 15 and 22 at 1pm. Agent: Alex Scott & Staff, Inverloch. Contact: 5674 1111.

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CLAYE James Eaves was born at Leongatha Memorial Hospital on December 31. He is the ﬁrst child for Ryan Eaves and Tammie Bastian, and the ﬁrst grandchild for Tammie’s parents Sid and Sharon Bastian.

LIAM Robert Fowler was born at the Mercy Hospital on December 3 to Michelle and Sam Fowler of Cape Paterson.

ADDISON Amy Bedford was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on December 6 to Kim McLean and Allan Bedford of Pioneer Bay. Addison is a new sister for Hailey Bedford, aged ﬁve and Cohen Bedford, two-and-a-half.

DYLAN James Fincher was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on January 3 to Stacey and Anthony Fincher of Wonthaggi. Dylan is a new brother to Jack aged, two.

ELIZABETH May Kimmins was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on December 13 to Samantha and David Kimmins of Cape Paterson.

SHIANNE Holly Francis Godena was born at Bass Coast Regional Health on December 24 to Miranda and Ryan Godena of Cowes. Shianne is a new sister to Kye, six and Xavier, three.

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Summer festival returns

THE 17th annual Summer by the Sea program will offer South Gippslanders another action packed events schedule to delight all ages.

Co-ordinated by Parks Victoria, the program will be run throughout the region from the Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park to Nooramunga Coastal Park, through to Cape Liptrap Coastal Park, Corner Inlet Coastal Park and Bunurong Marine National Park. South Gippsland will come alive with an array of ranger-guided tours and exploratory activities.

Slithering feeling: Stacy Anastos was keen to acquaint herself with a black headed python.

There will be festival fun from Port Albert to Walkerville, Bear Gully, Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay, Inverloch, Wonthaggi, Cape Paterson, Harmers Haven, Kilcunda and Cape Woolamai. Parks Victoria ranger in charge Gerard Delaney said the team has worked tirelessly to create a summer events program that will inspire, educate and excite visitors of all ages. “Whether it is a guided ranger walk through the mudﬂats to view sealife in its natural habitat, a night walk under the stars listening to rangers’ tales or the simple pleasure of beachcombing, we are sure visitors will enjoy their trip

to South Gippsland this summer,” he said. “They can also extend their experience by joining in the fun with Parks Victoria’s licensed tour operators who will be offering a host of adventures this summer including boat touring, sailing, fishing, horse riding, surf education and more.” An added bonus is that all of the activities are free, though Parks Victoria are recommending certain sessions and activities are booked ahead due to limited spaces. The program is a festival of all things marine and coastal! Summer by the Sea provides opportunities for all Victorians to get to know more about coastal environments. Paddle an ocean kayak, dive into the marine environment, explore the coastline on a guided walk, meet the inhabitants of a rock pool, take in some bird watching, try a spot of fishing, join a snorkelling tour, earn a junior biologist certificate and there is even a dog’s breakfast. All activities are delivered by local experts, and are intended to provide a fun and safe learning experience. To make a booking, contact the Parks Victoria information Centre or your local park office. For further information, contact the Parks Victoria Information Centre on

13 1963 or visit www.parks.vic.gov.au • Cape Paterson: Geology Adventure – Volcanics on the Bunurong Coast, Thursday, January 13, 9.30am11.30am. Bookings essential, 5674 3738. Location provided upon booking • Harmers Haven: Geology Adventure - Volcanics on the Bunurong Coast, Tuesday, January 11, 12.30pm2.30pm. Bookings essential, 5674 3738. Location provided upon booking • Inverloch: Coastkids – touch table, coastal mural and activities until Sunday, January 16 at the Bunurong Environment Centre, 10am-4pm daily. 5674 3738. Rockpool Ramble: Wednesday, January 12, 11.30am-1pm; Friday, January 14, 12.30pm-2pm; Sunday, January 16, 2pm-3.30pm. Bookings essential 5674 3738. Location provided upon booking. Geology Adventure - Dinosaurs on the Bunurong Coast: Tuesday, January 11, 9.30am-11.30am. Wednesday, January 12, 9.30am-11.30 and 12.30-2.30pm. Thursday, January 13, 12.30pm-2.30pm. Bookings essential 5674 3738. Location provided upon booking. Coastal Connections - Morning Exercises and Meditation in the Marine Environment. Sunday, January 16,

9am-10am. Meet at Eagles Nest car park. Coast Care for a Day - Bunurong Shore, hands on marine monitoring: Sunday, January 16. 12.30-4.30pm. Bookings essential 5674 3738. • Seabank, Port Albert: Bookings essential 5683 9000. Coastal Discovery – Life in the Mudﬂats and Seagrass. Sunday, January 16, 2-4pm. • Tarwin Lower. Mini-beast safari on the river at Tarwin Lower. Friday, January 14, 10am-noon. Bookings essential 5674 3738. Location provided upon booking. • Walkerville: Geology Adventure – Hard Rock Ramble. Friday, January 14, 2-4pm. Bookings essential 5183 9116. Location provided upon booking. Walk on the Wild Side night walk with a Parks Victoria ranger. Saturday, January 15. 8.30-10.30pm. 5683 9000. Location provided upon booking. BYO torch and binoculars. Rockpool Ramble: Saturday, January 15. 1.30-3pm. Bookings essential 5183 9116. Location provided upon booking. • Yanakie: Coastal Discovery - Life in the Mudﬂats and Seagrass. Thursday, January 13. 10am-noon. Bookings essential 5683 9000. Location provided upon booking.

Reptile fans: Miranda and Jasmin Philpot meet a bearded dragon during a wildlife activity at the Bunurong Environment Centre at Inverloch last Wednesday.

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The jacket being loaded on to its barge earlier this year.

Activity in Western Port In January, you may see an unusual sight in Western Port – a section of a new oil and gas platform sailing in to the bay and mooring just off Cowes. Esso Australia (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) is currently building a platform to be installed in Bass Strait as part of the Kipper Tuna Turrum Oil and Gas Project. In mid-January, a section of this platform (called the “jacket”) will sail in to Western Port on a large heavy lift vessel. The jacket will be offloaded from the vessel just off the coast of Cowes. This activity will involve lowering the heavy lift vessel down into the water. From a distance this may look like the heavy lift vessel is sinking, but this method enables the jacket to float off the vessel rather than be lifted by a crane. The jacket will then be towed to Corner Inlet in preparation to be towed out into Bass Strait for installation in March. This activity will take several days depending on weather conditions. The jacket alone weighs 4,700 tonnes and is 75 metres long, 50 metres wide and 45 metres high. It will be accompanied by additional vessels. If you have any concerns or queries, please contact ExxonMobil Public Affairs on 03 9270 3124. You can find out more about the Kipper Tuna Turrum Project at www.exxonmobil.com.au/ktt.

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Left: Lino print: artist Angela Newberry concentrates on her next piece of artwork.

Below: Finished product: Angela Newberry’s artwork Fogg Dam feature intricate detail.

Above: Natural land: Bungles Landscape was created by artist Angela Newberry, inspired by her travels through Western Australia.

Love affair with Australia By Tessa Hayward THE Australian landscape is an inspiration to Angela Newberry because of its natural form.

“It is the wide open spaces, stunning shapes and strong colours of the Australian wilderness that have proved to be my strongest inﬂuence,” she said. Ms Newberry will be exhibiting her latest collection from January 15 to February 6 at the Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale and will then move to her studio at Berrys Creek from February 9 to May 9. The exhibition, A twenty year love affair with Australian landscape, will feature more than 40 artworks inspired by the natural land forms in Australia.

“It is homage to the inspiration drawn from wilderness areas, deserts and dunes, wide horizons, strong shapes and the amazing colours to be found in the natural landscape of Australia,” she said. Travelling has literally been part of her journey. “I have visited the Kimberlys, the west coast and I took a boat trip from Wyndham to Broome,” she said. Central Australia was also a destination. Growing up in England, she studied at London’s Royal College of Art from 1954 to 1957. “I was always interested in creating things. My parents sent me to art classes from age seven,” she said. Winner of the Vogue talent contest in 1958, Ms Newberry worked for several magazines and on a number of interior design projects until 1971.

In 1984, she made the decision to return to full time printmaking. “I have worked in South Africa, Australia and Britain and have exhibited in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Australia, Britain, France and the US,” Ms Newberry said. Her work has been purchased for both private and public collections. She has been in many group and solo exhibitions and won an Earthwatch art fellowship to Kenya. “A highlight of my career was working with Larry Rawling,” she said. “He has worked with a lot of Australian artists and the National Art Gallery of Australia acquired a collection of his prints.” Her fruitful collaboration with Mr Rawling enabled 11 of her prints to be shown in his collection.

Ms Newberry attended the London Film School and then became a course director when it became the London International Film School. She wrote a film script that was sold to EMI in Hollywood and as a result became a member of the Guild of Writers. In 2007, Ms Newberry was granted an Australian visa under the category of distinguished talent (artist/printmaker). “To benefit the local community, I have organised the Sculpture in the Vineyard exhibition (at Lyre Bird Hill Winery, Koonwarra), along with other local exhibitions in Inverloch,” she said. Ms Newberry is excited her exhibitions show off the hard work she has put into printing over many years. “I have been in love with Australia ever since I first visited 20 years ago,” she said.

Library trial probe LIBRARY users who accessed the trial Poowong and Nyora mobile library service have been asked to complete a questionnaire about their experience. The trial service visited the two towns on alternate Saturdays from early October until the end of December. “Staff from the West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation (WGRLC) will analyse the survey data to help us evaluate the most appropriate service provision for these townships in the future,” said Jan Martin, South Gippsland Shire Council’s director of community services. “The responses and data will be made available to the public on www.wgrlc.vic.gov.au “Items on loan may be returned to any West Gippsland regional libraries or they can be dropped in to the Nyora General Store until January 15.” The survey forms part of council’s review of its library services across the shire. During the last ﬁnancial year, the libraries serviced 241,391 loans which included books, magazine, CDs and DVDs. This represented an increase of ﬁve per

cent over the previous year. “Our current library membership represents 35.9 per cent of the shire’s population which shows healthy community participation,” Mrs Martin said. “Use of the internet and the regular story-time sessions for young children are just some of the innovative services that draw people to our libraries to access the enormous resources that they provide.” South Gippsland Shire libraries are located at Foster, Korumburra, Leongatha, Mirboo North and Poowong. The mobile service visits Fish Creek, Port Welshpool, Sandy Point, Tarwin Lower, Toora and Welshpool. Books can also be ordered on line and collected from your designated library. The West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation was established in 1995 by a formal agreement among Bass Coast, Baw Baw and South Gippsland shire councils. Councils contribute to the service using a funding formula based on a per capita amount, that is, Baw Baw 40.64 per cent, South Gippsland 28.81 per cent and Bass Coast 30.55 per cent.. For further details please contact the Libraries Regional Support Centre on 5622 2849.

Council promises faster decisions FASTER planning decisions are set to be made by South Gippsland Shire Council.

Council has joined the STEP planning process improvement program recently launched by the Municipal Association of Victoria. The program will help councils identify efﬁciency improvements, manage compliance and risk, and deliver better outcomes for their communities. It uses an intensive audit and review approach to pinpoint the trouble spots, prioritise areas for improvement and ultimately deliver better and faster planning

decisions. Director of development services Phil Stone said the program would allow council to examine planning services on a regular basis in a low cost, structured way. “We welcome the opportunity to shine a spotlight on our performance and look forward to improving our services for the community and the development industry,” he said. “We have committed to the involvement of all levels of staff and the different functions of council that interact in planning decisions. We will also allocate time and resources to implement improvements.

Phil Stone: South Gippsland Shire Council’s director of development services.

Restoration planned: the ageing Shady Creek Bridge.

Extreme makeover for 67-year-old AFTER years of being used and not really noticed, an extreme makeover has been commissioned for an elderly bridge at Welshpool. The Shady Creek Bridge on Woorarra Road will get a new lease of life by South Gippsland Shire Council, to the tune of $180,000. Project manager Mohammad Chowdhury said works were due to start on January 10 and should be ﬁnished by the end of February. During this period the bridge site will be closed. “We are currently writing to all residents in the vicinity to advise of the impending works and the closure, and to ask them to use alternate routes,” Mr Chowdhury said. “We will also be placing some advisory signage in the area by Christmas to warn regular users of Woorarra Road of the temporary disruption.”

Emergency services and service providers will also be advised. “These works will replace decaying timber in the bridge structure and extend its lifespan by 10 to 15 years,” Mr Chowdhury said. “We do apologise in advance for any inconvenience, but we are conﬁdent the community will appreciate the end result.” Built during World War Two, the bridge is one of a number of projects to beneﬁt from council’s 2010-2011 Capital Works Program. Other works include the replacement of the Stockyard Creek pedestrian bridge, which started in mid December. Current works on the King’s Flat Bridge near Buffalo are expected to be completed by the end of January. Further information about the works can be obtained by phoning Mr Chowdhury on 5662 9266.

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Outback journey inspires show ANNIE Stark is returning to exhibit at Fish Creek’s Gecko Studio Gallery. The artist has shown at the gallery twice before

- Powerlines in 2008 and Fragment in 2009 - and her current exhibition of images of the Kimberleys is sure to be as well received. Annie’s exhibition is

a nice segue from Linda Gibbs’ exhibition of South Gippsland landscapes with the misty green rolling hills and moody river scenes. Annie’s work is deep and rich yellow and red ochres with ﬂashes of bright colour and lots of folded textures. “The work in this exhibition is based on a trip from Darwin to Broome through the spectacular Kimberly region in 2009,” Annie said. “It is a continuation of my fascination, obsession some might say, with the Australian outback. It is not only the colours and textures I am drawn to but the overwhelming feeling of ‘before’.” Her landscapes are reinterpretations of what she has seen and heard, and what she has not. “When I am out there I am acutely aware of the collective unconscious that I believe exists in all of us,” Annie said. “Unseen and unheard, I am never alone in the outback. The past is palpable and the power that emanates from this landscape

is mighty. How could I not be drawn to it?” A self labelled ‘studio painter’, Annie paints from photographs and site sketches, using a mixture of acrylic paint and a thick gesso medium. The paint is frequently rubbed and scraped back and overlaid with washes. Between 1985 and 2003, Annie’s work was textile and mixed media focused. Along with exhibitions, she was involved with the Community Arts Network which included residencies at Dight Street Community Centre in Collingwood and Albert Park Primary School. She taught general art and craft at primary school level and was a creative embroidery tutor at the Council of Adult Education. Her last exhibition of textile mixed media work was in 2003 at Meeniyan Art Gallery. Annie’s work is held by the Council of Adult Education, Melbourne and private collections in the USA, Germany, UK, Japan and Canada.

Natural inﬂuence: Annie Stark ponders the sense of ‘before’ emitted by the outback.

Enter art show ARTIST Michael Goff will judge the Phillip Island and San Remo Rotary Art and Photographic Show. Trevor Foon of Wonthaggi, will judge the photographic section. The prize pool is worth more than $10,000. Major prizes are $2000 for the best entry in any medium, $1250 for second and $1000 for the Bass Coast Art Award. There are many other awards, in-

cluding a people’s popular choice, best overall photographic print, volunteer’s award and best local seascape photograph. The art show is staged at the San Remo Recreation Centre over the March Labor Day weekend. Art show co-ordinator is Robyn Dennis and project manager John Carruthers. Entries close on February 18. To ﬁnd out more, ring Robyn Dennis on 5678 5348, 0411 549 380 or email sanremoartshow@gmail.com

Concert to launch careers A MAJOR concert to showcase talented young musicians will be held in Wonthaggi next year. The Bass Coast Community Foundation will host the evening at The Wonthaggi Club on Saturday, February 19 to raise money to be used to help talented, young, local musicians to further their careers. Foundation chairman Alan Brown said many talented musicians have the capability to go on to higher education to pursue music as their career but are constrained because of the ﬁnancial circumstances of their family. “We want to do something to assist these young people,” Mr Brown said. Tickets for the event which is expected to sell out early are $60 per head and are available from the Community Foundation on 5672 3356 or The Wonthaggi Club, www.wonthaggiclub.com.au

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Striking piece: Owen Schmidt from the Lyre Bird Hill Winery is impressed by the sophisticated sculpture now exhibiting at his Koonwarra winery. The Sculpture in the Vineyard exhibition continues daily from 10am5pm until January 30.

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Classifieds for sale

PHONE 5662 5555 P FAX 5662 4350

situations vacant

Sell it in the "Star"

for sale

situations vacant

Hay’s Jewellers Leongatha Gold Medal Award winning jewellers

SALES ASSISTANT Saturday Work A vacancy exists for a Junior Sales Assistant. Must be honest and reliable. Willing to learn product knowledge. Apply after 1pm in person with handwritten resumé at 31 Bair Street, Leongatha.

Customer Service Officer / Property Manager, Leongatha Elders have a great opportunity for a Customer Service Officer / Property Manager to join their team at Leongatha. Duties would include property management, reception duties, livestock sales processing, banking, and daily administration tasks. The successful applicant would need to have: • Strong organisation and communication skills • Competent with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Outlook • Agents Rep certificate desirable, but not essential • Year 12 or equivalent experience • FSRA Tier 2 accreditation (not essential). Applications in writing to: Rohan McRae Branch Manager 105 Commercial Street, Korumburra VIC 3950

ADMINISTRATION TRAINEESHIP Cert 3 Business Administration Windmill Ag Meeniyan, a leading distributor of John Deere and other quality farm machinery has an administration traineeship position available at our Meeniyan branch. The full time position provides an opportunity for an enthusiastic person to become involved with an expanding and progressive company. Qualities • Excellent people skills • Excellent communication skills • Excellent time management and organisational skills are necessary as well as being able to liaise with customer and fellow employees • Must be computer literate with Windows, Excel and Word • Reliable and honest • Ability to adapt to different tasks • Have a strong dedication to superior customer service and display a positive outlook • Must demonstrate a willingness to learn Applications must be submitted no later than Friday, January 14, 2011

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

Please forward applications and resume to: Jason Henry Windmill Ag 110-116 Whitelaw Street Meeniyan VIC 3956 jason.henry@windmillag.com.au Enquiries to Jason or Marilyn - phone 5664 7365

Applications close Wednesday, January 19, 2011

JOURNALIST • Cadet (VCE completed), Graduate or Qualified Journalist A position exists for a full time journalist on the award winning South Gippsland newspaper, The Great Southern Star, Leongatha. The successful applicant will need to live in or close to Leongatha, be highly motivated and have excellent communication skills. Cadet position would suit student with VCE completed with high English score. Qualified Journalist or Graduate would preferably have a journalism degree. Immediate start All applications to: Manager Tony Giles Email tony@thestar.com.au Enquiries phone 0407 528 192 Applications close Monday, January 17

POSITION OF

Sous Chef

For new Bar & Grill in Fish Creek opening in March Please call Will on 0417 372 435

DAIRY TECHNICIAN A long established family business is seeking 2 Dairy Technicians for immediate start in South Gippsland. Positions are full time. Applicants must be able to work independently and within a team, be highly motivated, have good verbal and written skills, and hold a current forklift and Victorian driver’s licence. Knowledge of dairies, water pumps, computers and some experience in welding would be useful but not essential. Applications to: The Manager 62 Old Waratah Road Fish Creek 3959 Closing date: January 12

CASUAL POSITION

AGI DRIVING Heavy Rigid required and Red Card Uniforms provided after trial period Good rate of pay In first instance send resumé to: Position Vacant PO Box 194, Leongatha

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situations vacant

public notices

public notices POUND CREEK CFA AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATION With a FREE BBQ lunch At the Pound Creek Fire Station On Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 11.30am

UnitingCare Gippsland is a quality accredited community service agency. Staff and volunteers provide a range of community services in Gippsland for children, young people, families and individuals. The agency has a vision of a healthy Gippsland, where disadvantage and inequity are challenged. UnitingCare Gippsland has vacancy:

Child Care Worker Outside School Hours - Poowong Qualified and Unqualified 17.5 hours per week For further information including closure dates, application form and position descriptions are available at: www.ucgipps.org.au Or call Kirstie on 5152 9600 to have copies emailed/sent to you. UnitingCare Gippsland offers a family friendly workplace. You can negotiate to pick the kids up from school, or to have school holidays off, and we offer many other forms of practical family friendly opportunities. UnitingCare Gippsland interviews in the interests of safety and wellbeing of children and young people

POSITION VACANT REGISTERED NURSE DIVISION 1, GRADE 5 After Hours Supervisor - Korumburra Campus 0.6 EFT (6 shifts per fortnight) An opportunity exists for a highly skilled and motivated nurse to provide clinical leadership in a 35 bed unit covering acute, residential and emergency presentations. Whilst the position is predominantly night duty, the applicant will be required to work all tours of duty. You will ideally possess the following:• Current nursing experience in a range of disciplines – including emergency presentation. • Well grounded interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels. • A commitment to high quality patient care. • Clinical and administrative leadership. GSHS offers a comprehensive orientation program on commencement of employment. All nursing staff have access to excellent staff mentoring, education and support programs. A current, satisfactory police record check is required. If you are interested in joining a supportive and progressive team, please contact the Executive Assistant, Dianna Mollica on 5667 5504 to obtain an application kit or visit our website at www.gshs.com.au. Applicants are also encouraged to contact Neil Langstaff on 5667 5504 to discuss employment opportunities at GSHS. Completed application kits can be forwarded by Friday, January 28, 2011 to:Neil Langstaff Director of Nursing Inpatient/Residential Care Gippsland Southern Health Service Private Bag 13 LEONGATHA VIC 3953

situations vacant

Guest speaker - Peter Vanzuyden Music by Sth Gippsland Shire Brass Band All welcome - BYO drinks Enquiries to: Tania Frank 5674 5506, Meg Walker 5674 5520

situations vacant

BASS COAST LANDCARE NETWORK

Dr R.P. Delbridge

is looking for a

DENTIST

Part-Time Administrative Assistant

FALLS ROAD, FISH CREEK

to fill a 12 month maternity leave position (16 hrs/week, flexible on a contractor basis)

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The role requires a well organised person who has a sound knowledge of Quickbooks, MS Word, Excel and Outlook. The job entails daily book-keeping, quarterly BAS statements, monthly financial reports, weekly payroll and ongoing record management. A full job description is available upon request by calling Tracey on 5678 2335. Please submit a letter of application with resumé to: The Treasurer, Bass Coast Landcare Network, 2-4 Bass School Road, Bass 3991 before January 21.

CLOSED for holidays until February 1, 2011

BOAT LICENCE COURSE Jetski endorsement included

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Specialising in light engines preferred but not essential, required for busy retail and repair business. Full and part time position available. A suitable applicant would have a strong customer focus, work ethic and have the ability to work in a team environment. All applications treated in the strictest of confidence. Applications in writing with resumé to be forwarded to: The Manager, JSL LIGHT ENGINE REPAIRS 48 Yarragon Road, Leongatha 3953. Applications close Friday, January 21

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DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

Reduced pipi catch limit within Cape Liptrap Coastal Park

We will have a fulltime position available at the end of January. Must be honest and reliable. Excellent communication skills. Willing to dust and clean. Willing to learn product knowledge. Apply after 1pm in person with handwritten resumé, or ring to make an appointment at 31 Bair Street, Leongatha - Phone: 5662 2289 Happy to employ a Gap Year student

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without shells

½L

Hands and feet only - no tools

The daily recreational catch limit for pipis within Cape Liptrap Coastal Park, between Point Smythe and Arch Rock including Venus Bay, remains 2 litres in the shell or half a litre without the shell. This reduced catch limit was introduced in 2009 and remains in place for the 2010-11 summer. For more information about DPI visit the website at www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fishing or call the Customer Service Centre on 136 186

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Prevent Skin Cancer It is advisable to get any skin blemishes or moles checked by your doctor on a regular basis. particularly if they appear to be changing eg growth in size, dark or black areas, bleeding, pain. Early action to identify and remove potentially cancerous skin lesions can be a life saver. In some cases your GP may refer you to a specialist dermatologist. Everyone should ensure that they take proper precautions against excessive sun exposure, particularly during periods of extreme UV. Avoid exposure during hazardous times of day in summer (10am to 3pm), wear protective clothing, eg hats and long-sleeved shirts, and use sunscreen on exposed and vulnerable areas, especially face, backs of hands and forearms, ears. www.wonthaggimedical.com.au

To ensure the best possible management for the Crown land known as the Inverloch Recreation Reserve, the Minister for Environment & Climate Change is seeking expressions of interests from the community to form part of the new Inverloch Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated. It is the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention to appoint no more than three community representatives together with representatives of each user group of the reserve for aÂ three-year appointment.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Expression of Interestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; forms and further information on the role and responsibilities of the Committee of Management are available from Kylie Douglas at the Department of Sustainability and Environment in Traralgon Phone (03) 5172 2149.

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CLYDESDALE, 5 years old, pure bred. Gentle giant, no vices. Comes when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called. Regretful sale. $2,500 ONO. 0428647287.

ROTARY DRAINER HD, 3pt linkage, little use $1,000. 5664-0037, 0408314057.

COUCH / double bed, as new $160; 2 desks: 175x135cm, 80x120cm, $60 each. 5664-1268.

SHIPPING CONTAINER for hire, your place or mine, $25 per week. Can deliver. Ph: 0419-313483.

DEXTER CATTLE - 4 heifers, 2 steers. Friendly, small, manageable animals. Ideal lawn mowers for small acreage. $500 each. Ruby. 0429-139242.

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

ELECTRIC SCOOTER, as new (used 3 times) $1,800. Large grey/blue Wheelie Walker, good condition, $70. 5668-2629, mob. 0421-953136. FIRE PUMP 5hp, little use, is on a trolley, $350. 56640037 or 0408-314057.

for rent WONTHAGGI - LARGE FACTORY: Prominent location, $385 p.w. including GST. Refer to Page 7 of this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper. Phone 0408981 819.

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0447 331 762 ISA BROWN pullets, 18 weeks, delivering to Korumburra 29.1.11 at the Old Korumburra Saleyards. Pick-up time 9.30am till 11am. Bookings only. Also unwanted animals, pick-up by arrangement or drop off. Also wanted calves, goats and sheep. Animals From the Farm, call Mark 56299685 or 0419-425257.

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FRONT END LOADER JCB413 Articulate 4WD Approx. two yard bucket with hay forks ROPS cabin Good stockpile loader $15,000 inc. GST Phone John 0407 863 529

wanted to buy OLD MOTORBIKES road, trail, motocross, farm, scooters, 4WDs, minis, wrecks or just parts. Cash paid. 5664-8344. OLD HOLDEN panel van, any condition. Ph: 56648344.

MINI-BIKE Suzuki JR 80, seldom used, rider out grown, VGC, $1,550. 0438635339.

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garage sales FAMILY Garage Sale. Bargains galore. January 15, 9am, corner Brown and Worthy Streets, Leongatha. GARAGE SALE Saturday, January 15, 8am open, 14 Messmate Terrace, Inverloch. Household and workshop.

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COME, let us praise the Lord! Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us. Psalm 95:1.

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GRACE (Jones) Congratulations Elizabeth and Clee on the safe arrival of Jake Xavier, 8lb 7oz, on the 4.1.2011 at Leongatha. A little brother for Chad. So happy for you all. Love Garm, Grandpa Phill and Aunty Aimee.

NEWMAN (Draper) - Laurie and Owen are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, a boy, Harry John on 26.12.10. Born at St Vincentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Private, Melbourne. Rod and Jeanette Draper are the proud grandparents.

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Applications will be assessed by a panel appointed by the department who will recommend appointment to the Minister.

BERRIES BERRIES, pick your own at Yileen Berry Farm, 1345 LeongathaYarragon Road, Hallston. For opening hours phone 5668-5268.

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Pool is the place to be WHEN the weather warmed up last week, locals and tourists ﬂocked to the Toora pool for some summer fun.

CHADWICK HILLIGSØ Congratulations to Darren and Maria. Wishing you all the best with love from all your family.

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deaths ARROTT-WATT - Andrew McDonald. Passed away suddenly on December 30, 2010 late of Arawata. Loved and remembered by Janet, James (dec.), Steph, Tom, Liana, Jock and Joan, Julie and Dirk, Allister and Stuart. And, so many precious memories. My everything for life Janet xx. No words to describe how much I will miss you - Stet xx. You are my mate, my leader, but more importantly my funny Dad forever. Love you - Tom cat xx. Thanks Andrew for a great and wonderful friendship. Love - Liana Arrott Wyman. ARROTT-WATT - Andrew McDonald. On behalf of the Board of Management and all staff at Gippsland Southern Health Service, we extend our deepest and sincere condolences to Janet and her family during this difficult time. HENNESSY - Dorothy Leona (Topsy). Passed away peacefully on Friday, January 7, 2011. Aged 81 years. Beloved wife of Keith, mother of Lynne and Gaye, mother-in-law of Roy, grandmother of Chris, great grandmother of Regan, sister and aunt of a great extended family. A friend to many. Loved by all. Will be Sadly Missed LANGENBERG - Matthys (Martin). Passed away at Leongatha Hospital on January 5, 2011. Aged 73 years, late of Mirboo. Our wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather: Helen for 53 years; Janine, Karen; Andrew (dec.), Daniel (dec.), Frances, Megan and partners: Matthys, Kelly, Matthew, Joshua and Hayden; Lauren and Hugh; Edward and Henry; Ella, Jackson, Cooper and Darcy; great granddaughter Mckenzie Mae Dillon.

Plenty of children enjoyed both the

learners and main pools at the undercover facility. Toys and the inﬂatable offered even more options for visitors. Carol and Ernie Bennett manage the Toora pool.

deaths Second son of the late Jacob and Nieskje, much loved and admired brother of Herman and Siepie, Arie and Maria, Anne and Jos, Bart and Anke, Tina and Wally, and their families. Loved and appreciated son-in-law of Hugh and Jean Hilliar, brother-in-law of Henry and Mardi, Norma and George (dec.) Tuck and their families. All so lucky to be loved by you.

LANGENBERG - Martin. Respected Member, friend and worker of our club. Deepest sympathy to Helen, Lauren and Hugh. Will be sadly missed. President, committee, players and supporters of the MDUFNC. SHAW - Francis John. 14.03.1925 - 08.01.2011 Passed away peacefully in the arms of his beloved family. Dearly loved husband of Meg. Father of Therese, Simon, Nicholas and Camille. Father-in-law of Murray, Helen and Gary. Da to Caitlin, Nicholas, Luke, Daniel, Aaron (dec.), Jordan, Elysia, Abbey, Jessie. Great grandfather to Lily. Loving, caring, strong and constant. Thanks for the memories. Dad, a more wonderful father I could never have asked for. Your gentle strength and the memories I have of you will be cherished forever. Love - Therese. Dear Dad, I was blessed to have you as a father. Everything you taught me, your beautiful, calm manner, quiet smile, reliability and boundless kindness. Thank God for you. I’ve always loved you Francis John and I always will. - Your son Simon. Dad, you were my Mr Everything Man, my Hero, my Idol and advisor. I will always love and remember you. Love - Nicholas. Dad, you taught me to love and respect others. You will always be my Rock. Love - Camille.

Most photos that appear in The Star can be purchased by calling 5662 2294.

Keeping cool: Bridget Gertzel (right) of Foster holds Emily Rerden of Mount Best.

Floating around: Taylah Bush of Buffalo, Ella Chauble of Yanakie and Olivia Bishop of Port Welshpool.

funerals ARROTT-WATT A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Mr Andrew McDonald Arrott-Watt will be held at the Arawata Hall on Friday, January 14, 2011 commencing at 2pm. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart Foundation. Envelopes will be available at the service.

HENNESSY - A service to celebrate the life of Dorothy Leona (Topsy) Hennessy will be held in our Williamstown chapel on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, commencing at 2pm. A service, followed by burial will be held at the Leongatha Cemetery, Begg Street, Leongatha on Thursday, January 13 at 11am. NELSON BROS 81 Kororoit Creek Road Williamstown Ph: 8398-4333 SHAW - The Funeral Mass for the repose of the soul of Mr Francis John (Frank) Shaw will be offered at St Laurence’s Catholic Church, Leongatha on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 commencing at 11am. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for the Leongatha Lawn Cemetery. Rosary will be recited in the above Church, Tuesday evening at 7.30pm. All ex-service personnel are respectfully invited to attend.

Great place to be: Jayne Thackray of Mount Best with son Charley Garito in the learners pool.

Pool cool: Emily Rerdon and Leevi Lidstone, both of Mount Best ﬂoat around at Toora last Thursday.

Junior country week Continued from page 53 LDCA batted after lunch and were in trouble at 5/87 having lost Keanu Miller 14, Royston McGavin 10, Michael Manteit nine, Brodie Johnston 27 and Jarryd Black 13 but a solid partnership by the Leongatha boys Brok Davidson 24 and Matt Borschman 56 following his century the day before saw us over the line, ﬁnally being dismissed for 209. LDCA ﬁnished third over the week, a good result as Sale Maffra and Warragul were both undefeated up to Friday with Sale winning the week. With Jack Flanders eight wickets and Matt Borschman 169 runs leading run

crossword solutions CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8274 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Fast bowling. 7, True. 8, O-n the set. 9, Bobbed. 10, Ha-RA’s-s. 12, Wavers. 15, Des-ire. 17, Hawt-horn. 19, Grew (anag.). 20, Thought-less. Down - 1, Assemble (anag.). 2, A-broad. 3, Switch. 4, Di-me. 5, Ag-re-es. 6, For-go. 11, Resigned. 13, Awaits (anag.). 14, St-odg-y. 15, De-not-e. 16, Reels. 18, To-OK. QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8274 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Protuberate. 7, Hang. 8, Tricycle. 9, Renown. 10, Thwart. 12, Bicepts. 15, Choice. 17, Adhesive. 19, Unit. 20, Embrocation. Down - 1, Mongoose. 2, Mutton. 3, Depict. 4, Easy. 5, Cellar. 6, Peace. 11, Whodunit. 13, Indeed. 14, Sailor. 15, Cretan. 16, Cairn. 18, Elba.

maker. Michael Manteit took ﬁve catches behind and Keanu Miller three catches and four stumpings plus assisting in run outs. Thanks to Mark Manteit, Matt Pickersgill and Alan Mclean for their efforts coaching the Under 15s.

Under 14 The Under 14s took a couple of days to settle down but a win over Warragul and a one run loss to the undefeated Traralgon in the last over the highlights.

Game 1 v Sale Maffra Bellbird Park Drouin Sent into bat by Sale they managed 5/125 off 40 overs on a slow ground James Honetsett 21, Daniel Turton 40, Blake Moscript 28 the main scorers. Sale Maffra were soon 3/32 but a couple of missed chances cost them any chance as J. Allison 99 not out and T. Jolly 52 added 154 for the fourth wicket to be 3/186. Jakeb Thomas 2 /24 and Blake Moscript 1/23 were the wicket takers. Game 2 V Bairnsdale at Jindivick Bairnsdale batted ﬁrst and were 4/152 off 40 overs, Costigan 60 top score. Wicket takers Lachie Moore 1 /36, Chelsea Moscript 1/14, Brayden Pickersgill 1/14 and Max Homer 1/18. LDCA batted and made

118 off 40 overs with Daniel Turton 24, James Honeysett 15, Bailey Condoluci 24, Brayden Pickersgill 13 and Michael Olden 7 not out. Game 3 v Warragul at Buln Buln LDCA won toss and sent Warragul in bowling them out for 85 off 40 overs with the Moscripts doing the damage Blake 4/19 off eight overs and Chelsea 3/11 off six overs. Ben Ellen, Jai Dalmau and Michael Olden each took one wicket. LDCA batted and were 8 /71 after Jye Dalmau 22 and Ben Ellen 24 had added 42 for the fifth wicket but some solid batting from Jakeb Thomas 16 saw them win by two runs to the delight of the players and supporters. Game 4 v Traralgon at Bell Bird Park Drouin: LDCA batted first and made 8 for 126 with solid partnerships by Blake Moscript 18, James Honeysett 33, Daniel Turton 22, Jye Dalmau 15 with the running between wickets the feature, Ryan McGannon five not out and Kevin McGavin four not out adding nine runs at the finish. Traralgon batted and were 7/127 off 40 overs getting one run off the last over. Jakeb Thomas 2/8 off eight overs,

Blake Moscript 2/23 off eight overs, Jye Dalmau 1/10 off five overs with Chelsea Moscript 1/21 and Michael Olden 1/20. Ben Ellen took three good catches. A great effort as Traralgon won the Under 14s title. Game 5 LDCA v Central Gippsland at Neerim South:\ LDCA won the toss and batted making 8/133 off 40 overs with Brayden Pickersgill 25, Jakeb Thomas 39, Ryan McGannon 22, James Honeysett 14 and Kevin McGannon 10 not out. Traralgon batted and were soon 3/44 but a partnership of 117 M. Hibbs 107 and G. Bone 31 resulted in Traralgon making 9/208. James Honeysett 3/31, Jye Dalmau 2/14, Blake Moscript, Jakeb Thomas and Brayden Pickersgill each tookone wicket. The under 14s had a great week with the features being their fielding and running between wickets, some very good bowling efforts and the overall improvement of every player over the week. It is a big effort to play five days in a row considering they only play one day a week in local games. Congratulations to everyone on their efforts and coaches Jim Dalmau, Clint Honeysett and assistant Michael Turton.

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• VLE LEONGATHA

Demand firm as sales return

QUALITY was mixed in the slightly smaller yarding of cattle, which did include some very good qual-

ity vealers. There was good competition over all classes of cattle with local and export processors in attendance, plus a few restockers.

There has been no market here for three weeks, and demand was equal to the previous sale. Prices varied 2c either side of ﬁrm, with some bullocks selling as

much as 5c/kg dearer. Of the 170 vealers penned a good percentage were of good to very good quality, but they varied in weight. The best quality

made between 202c and 223c, while others sold both to the trade and restockers from 175c to 215c/kg. A small selection of yearling steers were penned, which made anywhere between 173c and 195c/kg. Yearling heifers made up the larger percentage of the yearlings with 200 head penned, and although prices varied, some were 4c/kg dearer selling to strong supermarket demand. Prices were mostly between 174c and 205c/ kg. The sale opened to a mixed quality penning of 250 bullocks and steers, and they sold to strong competition including the regular local processors and one interstate buyer. Prices for better quality prime bullocks averaged 4c higher ranging from 179c to 189c/kg. Manufacturing bullocks sold very well, which saw crossbreds make between 165c and 182c, while Friesians were from 145c to 168c/kg. In the penning of 325 cows there were some very good quality beef cows penned, but a large number of the yarding were plain to very plain dairy breeds. Steady demand saw good

quality beef cows make from 146c to 168c, while most of the reasonable to good quality dairy breeds were between 138c and 152c/kg. Processors and restockers clashed over

the plain one score cows, which made mostly from 106c to 133c with the best turn out cows to 155c/kg. The carcass weight price average was estimated at 299c/kg.

Wednesday, January 5 BULLOCKS 13 J. Scarbossa, Tarwin Lower 12 I. & J. Montgomery, Inverloch 12 B. & M. Stackhouse, Alberton 6 B. & T. Pepperell, Bena 14 E.J.B. Forrester, Clyde 14 Hengstberger/Lloyd, Mirboo STEERS 2 K.A. & J.E. McAlpine, Leongatha 1 P. & B. Cook, Nyora 10 R.J. & L. Kimmins, Cape Paterson 1 J.F. & M.C. Wilson, Glen Alvie 1 W.G. & F.M. Pratt, Inverloch 1 L.R. & J.M. Boyd, Korumburra COWS 1 M.W. & D.F. Reynolds, Yinnar 1 B.R. & M.M. Stackhouse, Alberton 1 M. & M. Stephens, Moe 3 P. & B. Cook, Nyora 1 M.R. Hayman Family Trust, Woodside 3 R.S. & J.M. Smith, Woranga HEIFERS 1 K.A. & J.E. McAlpine, Leongatha 1 N. Belcher, Woodside 1 J.F. & M.C. Wilson, Glen Alvie 7 J.P. O’Loughlin, Leongatha 1 M.W. & D.E. Reynolds, Yinnar 1 D. O’Sullivan, Yarram BULLS 1 M.W. & D.E. Reynolds, Yinnar 1 R.L. & P.J. Olsen, Poowong East 1 A. & T. Ireland, Glen Forbes 1 A. Duncan, Balnarring 1 J.K. & D.E. Wilson, Nerrena 1 P. Donchi, Leongatha

700kg 602kg 648kg 684kg 596kg 673kg

189.2 187.6 186.6 186.6 185.2 185.0

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325kg 355kg 354kg 350kg 340kg 405kg

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735kg 635kg 795kg 725kg 695kg 685kg

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530kg 535kg 875kg 915kg 990kg 575kg

175.0 $927 170.6 $913 170.6 $1492 170.0 $1555 168.0 $1663 166.6 $957

Grain tips online THIS year’s rain-affected grain harvest poses opportunities but also risks for dairy farmers. As a result, Dairy Australia has updated its website advice to help farmers buy and feed weather-damaged grains. Advice from Dairy Australia’s Grains2Milk program is now available at www. dairyaustralia.com.au/damaged-grain Dairy Australia Grains2Milk program leader Dr Steve Little said unseasonal rains would see a lot of shot and sprouted feed grain in the marketplace. “Dairy farmers are asking how its nutritional value compares to sound grain, how well it will process, and how to feed it safely,” Dr Little said. Farmers should be aware weatherdamaged grain is not a major issue for dairy cow nutrition. Most studies in cattle indicate the nutritional value of shot and early sprouted grain equals or even surpasses that of sound grain. “It does not significantly affect animal performance or feed conversion efficiency,” Dr Little said. “However, shot and sprouted grain is more rapidly fermented by the bugs in the cow’s rumen, so this may increase the risk of ruminal acidosis in more digestible types of grain such as wheat. Buffers and other measures might therefore be needed to manage this risk. “It’s worth knowing the test weight of a given type of grain is not a direct indicator of its nutritional value. Expect shot and early sprouted grain to have a slightly lower test weight than sound grain. “However, be wary of grain more than five kilograms/hectolitre below the relevant 2010/11 Grain Trading Australia (GTA) feed grain standard, as its starch reserves may be depleted and energy value reduced.” When considering whether or not to buy a particular parcel of weather-damaged grain, Dr Little said dairy farmers should also check its moisture content

and look for any signs of mould. “High moisture, shot and sprouted grains are more susceptible to mould growth before harvest or during storage,” he said. “Various types of moulds produce toxins, called mycotoxins, which can be harmful to cow productivity and health. Any mouldy grain (or fodder) should therefore be treated with caution.” Farmers should be wary of grain higher than the maximum GTA standard for moisture of 12.5 per cent. “While it may look okay, it is more likely mould will grow during storage, and it will also be more prone to insect infestation,” Dr Little said. “You can be confident grain drawn from a bulk handling facility or stockfeed company will be below the maximum moisture limit of 12.5 per cent. But if grain has been stored on-farm, buyers will need to check moisture levels.” Dairy farmers should carefully inspect each grain load for moulds, insects, foreign objects and weed seeds, then store it in dry and well-aerated conditions to avoid the growth of moulds. “When feeding weather-damaged grain, it should be introduced into the ration slowly over several days while monitoring for any feed rejection, drop in milk production, milk composition or changes in cow health,” Dr Little said. “Ideally, limit weather-damaged grain to five kilograms per cow per day until you are confident it is okay. “Continue to monitor for decreases in production and any changes to the health of the animals. As test weights of different grains vary, ensure your grain feeding rates per cow are always calculated by weight, not volume.” Grains2Milk is one of the many examples of the dairy service levy at work. For more information on this and other levy investments visit www.dairyaustralia.com.au

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Hay harvest rolls on By Brad Lester FARMERS are enjoying a prolonged hay season, with bigger yields but quality varying across South Gippsland.

A wet summer delayed harvest and extended the growing season, and contractors are likely to continue working until late January – more than a month later than usual. Some paddocks have been too wet for tractors to access and in some districts that has resulted in hay going to seed and quality dropping. Inverloch contractor Tony McGarvey said volume was largely average, with his highest harvest being 1490 bales in a day. “There are still some wet patches in paddocks but having said that, the rest of Australia is under water so we have got it pretty good really,” he said. “It was a frustrating silage season. A lot of paddock damage was done by trying to bale in wet paddocks so there will be a lot of cultivation to be done in autumn.” Krowera-based contractor Shane Uren said farmers who locked up their paddocks early are relishing having more bales in their sheds. “The yield is probably back to where it usually is. But some people did not lock up early because it was so wet and they have got the better quality hay,” he said. “Some paddocks are still a bit wet. Every-

one was trying to do their hay early and we were leaving marks in the paddock.” Quality is typically higher on the drier hill properties where contractors have been able to harvest earlier than on ﬂatter country. This was particularly so around Krowera, Bena, Kongwak and Woodleigh where Mr Uren bases himself. This season, some farmers have planted alternative hay crops to the traditional pasture rye and clover species, turning to trials of peas, oats, fetch and lucerne. The results are yet to be determined, with baling being done now. “Rather than buy in oats from up north, people are trying to grow their own and be a bit more sustainable with their own property,” Mr Uren said. “Plus you can get a more silage off the one area from it.” Farmers around the coast from Cape Paterson through to Walkerville were also making hay from the native grass species, Mr McGarvey said. “It really does bulk up the volume,” he said. More people have made hay to sell this season, rather than feed it on their own properties. “But I think they will struggle this year because everyone has got plenty themselves. I think hay will be really cheap this year,” Mr Uren said.

Still working: Inverloch agricultural contractor Tony McGarvey and others like him are experiencing an unusually long hay season.

Elite bulls sit international test THREE Gippsland Angus breeders, including Inverloch’s Dennis Ginn, have nominated bulls for a new national progeny testing program.

Mr Ginn, and Geoff McInnes and Tom Lawson, have nominated bulls into the program, involving 35 bulls.The Gippsland bulls will be compared with elite young bulls from around Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The program includes the joining of 2000 Angus commercial females in a synchronised AI program using Cue-Mate and Pregnecol supplied by Bayer Animal Health. Steers and heifers generated in the program will be assessed to identify which bull’s progeny performs the best for growth performance, carcass merit, feed efficiency and daughter fertility. Mr Ginn has nominated his bull, Landfall Infinity D66, the highest priced bull sold in the Tasmanian autumn sales in 2010. Bought by Mr Ginn for $18,000, the bull is a good combination of structure, phenotype and figures. Clean shouldered with thickness and the best weight gain bull in his group, he has been nominated for the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program for his top carcass attributes and expected daughter performance. Innesdale Carbine C31 is one of the 35 elite Angus bulls being used in the first year of the largest single breed progeny test program ever conducted in Australia. Innesdale Carbine C31 has

been bred and nominated by Geoff McInnes. C31 is very sound and quiet. His progeny in the Innesdale herd have been very impressive and his ﬁrst progeny have just been scanned. Carbine has been used by other stud breeders. Tom Lawson from Paringa Livestock nominated Paringa Red New Man E128. This is the only Red Angus bull nominated so far and will be used over black Angus cows the same as other nominations. E128 has been bred from black animals which carried the red gene and combines high growth and carcass performance in a red package. He is one of the younger bulls to provide semen for the program. Angus Australia is currently calling for bulls to be nominated for the 2011 program. For further information, contact Bob Dent on 0457 457 141. The Angus Sire Benchmarking Program is being conducted by the Angus

Society of Australia, with funding support from Meat and Livestock Australia.

Top class: Landfall Inﬁnity D66, a bull nominated in the program by Dennis Ginn.

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Inverloch OUR club won another South Gippsland Association championship on Sunday, January 3 at Wonthaggi. The team of Ron Lawson sk, Peter Shaw 2nd and Kieran Gardiner won the association triples championship beating another Inverloch team of Ron Burge sk, Norm Hughes 2nd and Norm West ld, with the final score 18-10. The winners now go on to play in the Group 8 final on a date to be fixed. Ron Burge was a member of the Group 8 team from Gippsland that performed so well in the State Fours championships on that event’s first

day last Saturday played at Corowa. They won their section easily with an overall score of plus 33, the best overall score of the four sections. The results of final day’s play was not known when this was written. Last Thursday another good field of 35 played social bowls. There were five teams of fours and five teams of triples. After two games of 12 ends there were three twogame winners, all triples. Taking first place with 35 points were K. Gardiner sk, B. Growse 2nd and I. Bulloch ld. Runnersup with 33 points were G. Thatcher sk (a visitor from Mooroopna Bowling

Loch & District

OUR men’s three day tournament was held over last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The conditions of the ﬁrst two days were very warm, especially on Saturday but all scheduled games were played. Friday’s mixed triples results were: Best last game: the Loch team of Gary Horner, Francie Heylen and Graham Turton. Runners-up were Ken Mynard’s Lang Lang team and the winners were the Loch team of John Tuckﬁeld with Margaret and Colin Cochrane.

Club), A. Moule 2nd and E. Leskiewicz ld. The other two game winners with 32 points were J. Arnold sk, M. Yates 2nd and R. Kee ld. Next Saturday the club has arranged a fours event and it is pleasing to see it has a full list of 14 teams. It has been arranged with the restart of pennant on the following Saturday in mind. Most of the teams will consist of players from the various pennant rinks during the season which will be good pennant practice. This day is a 9.30am start with BYO picnic lunch.

Ladies CONGRATULATIONS

Saturday’s mens triples results were: Best last game: Graham Turton (Loch) and the Mordialloc combination of Billy Salsby and ‘Zulu’. Runners-up were the Korumburra grouping of Keith Button, Ron Williams and John McVeigh, with the winners being the Hodge trio of father and sons, Charlie and Greg (Loch) with Phillip (Mount Beauty). On Sunday the pairs were played in very pleasant conditions. Results were: Best last game: John Tuckﬁeld and Alan Mort. Runners-up were Greg and Charlie Hodge, with the winners being Col and Margaret Cochrane.

Joy Brown for winning the singles against Robyn Dennis in a hard fought match with only two points the difference. Also congratulations to Joy and Robyn for winning the state pairs. Wednesday, January 5 saw 35 members, including three visitors and one new member play mixed bowls. Winners were Glen Thatcher (visitor from Mooroopna), Brian Phillipson and Joan Clark. Runners up were Lois Luby, Mike Yates and Nell Van Grunsven. Social bowls for this Wednesday, January 12 will start at 10am. Hope to see you there.

Many thanks to all players (both visitors and locals), all sponsors, the greens committee, match committee and the catering ladies, and all members who gave their time to make the three days a success. Well done to Greg who played in the Champion of Champions since my last notes and best wishes to Jenny for her Champions event on Wednesday. Twilight bowls resumes this Wednesday and social bowls on Thursday. Tuesday’s pennant team has the bye this week and the ladies will play their Pairs competition on that day.

Meeniyan

FIRSTLY congratulations to Meeniyan’s 2010/11 South Gippsland Champion of Champions Rod Jackson. Rod won the title competing at Wonthaggi on January 1 and 2. He now goes on to the zone ﬁnal in February. In our local event he defeated Col Hair in a reversal of last season’s result. Competing at Korumburra this week will be our ladies champion Marj Pearson who defeated Annie Maruzza in a hard fought match last week. Social bowls has continued throughout the break. Last week’s winners were Alan Hanks and Morrie Parry. Graeme Tobias won the lucky draw. On Thursday, January 6, monthly triples was sponsored by Leongatha Heating and Refrigeration. Winners were locals Max Brown and Don Paterson with Jim Hutton (Inverloch). Mirboo North’s Kevin Queale and Mick Dillon and Peter Willilams (Foster) were runners-up. Col Hair’s team were also three game winners. This week ladies pennant resumed with Division 1 away to Phillip Island and Division 3 away to Inverloch. Saturday pennant resumes on January 22. Division 2 is home to Toora, Division 5 is away to Fish Creek and Division 6 is home to San Remo.

Great effort: Marjie Pearson (left) won the Meeniyan Ladies Bowling Club championship for the third time recently after being declared the 2010/2011 club champion. She is with runner-up Annie Maruzza.

Good work: Korumburra Bowling Club men’s A Grade champion Rob Cosson with runner-up Peter Goad.

State pairs THE ladies state pairs were held this week. The preliminary games were held at Korumburra in warm conditions and the ﬁnal was held at Tarwin Lower between

Inverloch’s Joy Brown and Robyn Dennis and Phillip Island’s Paddy Francis and Ann Green. In a hard fought game the victors were Joy Brown and Robyn Dennis. Well done to all the participants and thank you to the clubs for making their greens available.

State pairs: runners-up Paddy Francis and Ann Green from Phillip Island, association president Joy Hargreaves and winners Joy Brown and Robyn Dennis from Inverloch.

Korumburra HAPPY New Year folks. With all the feasting and partying over, bowls events are back on the menu in ernest. Our final of the men’s championship was held during the last week of 2010 and excellent bowls was witnessed by those present, with Robert Cosson becoming club champion for season 2010-11, and runner-up Peter Goad. Both players are to be congratulated for the sportsmanship in which the game was played. Prior to Christmas the ladies championship was finalised between Jan McLaren and Debbie Williams. This was also an excellent match with Jan our club champion for 2010-11. This is the fourth time Jan has won our championship. We wish her well when she contests the SGDLBA Champion of Champions event tomorrow, Wednesday, January 12 at the Korumburra club. Rob Cosson contested the SGBA Champion of Champions on January 1 and 2 with considerable success, winning both matches on the Saturday, but on the Sunday in the semi finals he was drawn against the eventual winner Rod Jackson, representing the Meeniyan club. Rob is to be congratulated for his

excellent achievement. Monday, January 3 the club held their afﬁliated triples with 26 teams present. After three games winners for the day were B.L.G. John Standeven, Graeme Wild and Tony Marotta, with three teams with three wins. Runners-up with three wins plus 35 shots was the Warragul team of G. Van Duin, Mike Arnold and Brian Carpenter, with three wins plus 37 shots. The local lads Andie Robertson, Ken Cecil and Bill Dilg the team who had three wins plus 26 were from Warragul, Peter and Janette Gallasch and Graeme Davis who received a club trophy. The club thanks our sponsor for the day, ANZ Bank, our ladies in the kitchen and bar staff for their excellent support on the day. The men’s pairs during Christmas week playing for their Christmas turkey, was won by Chas Blogg and Brian Pepperell with 2½ wins plus 18 shots and the drawn card to Ken Cecil and Emanual Sgarioto. The last pairs day for 2010 was won by Geof Barber and John Myors with three wins and 25 shots. The ladies social bowls winners last week were Jan McLaren, Margaret Claney and Margaret Hams with 17 ends.

The men’s triples winners on Thursday were Rob Cosson, Emanual Sgarioto and Don MacKay with three wins plus 14 shots, and the drawn card went to Chas Blogg, John Halliday and Will Thomson. Dates to remember: Ladies social bowls this Wednesday. Counter tea on Friday night. The men’s annual tournament on Wednesday, January 26. Affiliated fours Thursday, January 27, affiliated pairs and Sunday, January 30 mixed fours. More entries are required for all three days. The ladies resume their pennant matches after the Christmas break next week. The girls are home in both divisions, with Division 2 hosting Wonthaggi and Division 5 the Foster ladies. The men don’t resume their pennant until January 22, with only three rounds to play before the finals for both the ladies and the men. There were no results recorded for the men on Saturday.

Correction

Last week The Star had a headline incorrectly stating Debbie Williams won the Korumburra Bowling Club A Grade championship. In fact Jan McLaren won. The caption was correct.

Venus Bay Angling Club

Lessons for youngsters

THE Venus Bay Angling Club January competition commenced on Friday, January 7 and ﬁnished on Sunday, January 9.

INVERLOCH Under seven nippers hit the water in their club uniform colours for the ﬁrst time this season.

Finally the sun had some warmth, and the rain clouds had disappeared for the weekend. Many of our members ﬁnally had the chance to get out on the water, and do what they love to do best. The winners for this competition were: Senior members: 1st Paul de Hamer, ﬂathead 2000g, 2nd Phil Nebel, perch 1000g and 3rd Tyrone Nebel, perch 780g. Junior members: 1st Emilio Di Lallo, Whiting 200g, 2nd Adriano Di Lallo, Whiting 180g and 3rd Romeo Di Lallo, Mullet 260g. Heaviest gummy shark: Stephen Walpole 4400g. Our club held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, January 8, at the Venus

Bay Community Centre. Again what a great turnout of members who attended. Trophies were awarded in many categories for our annual awards. Andrew Godfrey was awarded the “duck” for the 2010 angling year. Congratulations to all winners of our annual awards. A new committee will be taking us in to 2011, many thanks to all committee members for their hard work last year. A special mention to our outgoing secretary, Maria and weigh master Christos, your contribution to our club is appreciated. For 2011 our committee is: president: Gary Young; vice president: Ian McIntyre; treasurer: Doug Grigg; secretary: Anne McIntyre; and general committee: John Blezard and Tony Swindon. For more information about our club visit www.venusbayanglingclub.org.au or email mail@venusbayanglingcub.org.au

Paul de Hamer: came ﬁrst in the senior section with a 2000g ﬂathead.

Nippers is the starting point to becoming a future surf lifesaver and club competitor. At this young age they initially learn the fundamentals of treating the water with respect, how to look for dangers and how to help themselves if they experience trouble. They also learn how to compete in ﬂag racing, relays and some basic ﬁrst aid of placing someone in trouble on their side into the recovery position. Along their journey they will experience clubmanship, respect for themselves and fellow members from all clubs. The movement as a whole is about family input so every person experiences the wellbeing of helping the community. Kirsty Evans and Nicole Hassall are two members of Inverloch’s nipper age manager team. Both experienced ladies have been with the club for 10 years plus and have

extensive knowledge including ﬁrst aid, and coaching skills for surf boarding, surf swimming and ﬂag racing. Their experience has been gained through many hours of training and patrolling to help pass on knowledge to help the Inverloch club grow.

Nipper season: Under sevens at Inverloch enjoy their lessons at the beginning of the surf lifesaving experience.

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Leongatha

A GREAT summer field of 112 golfers played for the January medal in Saturday’s heat. Spare a thought for Dan Malone who scored 64 net and was beaten for the medal by Rob Jenkins who finished with a blazing 63. Ken Wardle won A Grade and had the best scratch score in the field. John Feddersen had a nice 66 to win B Grade, while Ted Bruinewoud took C Grade on 67. Brendan Simon scored a great eagle two on the third hole. Glen Marsham was best putter (26 putts) and the one-hole prizes went to Chas Baldwin (pro-pin) and Ron Chaplin (nearest the pin). Ball winners: D. Malone 64, R. Martin 66, E. Jenkins, J. Coulter, G. Marsham, B. Stevens, P. Rayson, R. Rumian 68, M. Burt, G. Burt 69; R. Davies 70, F. de Bondt, C. Leaver 71; J. Housey 72, N. Savino, N. Penney, G. Whitehead 73; J. Fraser, R. Evans, L. Littlefield, D. Clemann, J. Drummond 74. Tuesday The summer of super scores continues with five scores above 40 points and 37 required to win a ball. A Grade went to Anthony Sparkes with a strong 42 points off 14 handicap. Ed Poole was best in B Grade on 41, with John Fraser just holding out Bruce Gibson to win C Grade, both scoring 43 points. Frank Smedley and Geoff McDonald were the nearest the pin winners. Down the line balls: B. Gibson 43, J. Arnott 42, M. Williams, J. Eabry 39; M. Oliver, E. Jenkins, D. Comrie, N. Smith, T. Bruinewoud, A. Adcock 38; M. Thomas, N. Savino 37. Thursday

Another big ﬁeld allowed for four grades. Peter Rayson smashed A Grade scoring a massive 44 points. This score was equalled by Noel Johnson who strolled away with the D Grade event. Marcus Fraser joined the party with 42 points in B Grade, while Alex Hawkins managed to win C Grade with a moderate 36 points. Peter Rayson’s great score was given a healthy boost when he played his second shot on the par four 8th hole into the cup for an eagle. Congratulations Peter. Jon Smith 14th and Saul Downes 16th were nearest the pin winners. Ball winners: C. Leaver 41, V. Creed, K. Macfarlane, S. Rayson, B. Hutton 39; N. Mackenzie, K. Finney, J. Lowell, D. Clemann 38; R. Cathie, J. Eabry, A. Sparkes, R. Burton 37; G. Calder, P. Hart, I. Watson, R. Davies 36.

Ladies WEDNESDAY, January 5 results: excellent scores were again recorded this week. A Grade winner Marea Maher scored 45 points and in B Grade Marg Grifﬁths won with 42 points (on a count back). Down the line balls went to Glenyce Mc Robert 42, Loris Clark 39, Pat Pease 39, Wendy Brown 38, Val Brydon 38, Coral Gray 38 and Wendy Surman 38 (on a count back). Nearest the pin: 14th, Anna de Bondt, 16th, Marea Maher. Saturday, January 8 results: Winner: Di Williams 87/21/66. Down the line balls – Coral Gray 69, Wendy Surman 70, Jean Chaplin 71, Anne Gibson 72 (on count back). Nearest the pin 14th – Noirin McKeon.

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Meeniyan Tuesday THE winner of Tuesday’s single stableford was W. Richards with 40 points. Down the line balls went to W. Reilly 39 pts, C. Stewart 36 pts and B. Hutchen 35 pts. Fourball aggregate winners were W. Reilly and B. Hutchen 74 pts. Best nine was M. Olden with 19 pts and nearest the pin on the 14th was won by no one due to lack of talent.

Thursday Thursday’s winner was L. Hemphill with an excellent 44 points. Balls went to C. Stewart 40 pts and A. Kuhne 38 pts. Fourball winners were C. Stewart and J. Mortensen with 77 pts. Best nine went to R. Hannay with 23 pts and nearest the pin on the 2nd was won by C. Stewart.

Saturday Saturday saw our ﬁrst medal day for the year, with very warm conditions greeting us. The much appreciated sponsor for the day was Nagel’s Pharmacy. The winner of A Grade and the medal on countback was Phil Smedley with a net 70, runner-up was B. Hutchinson with a net 70. B Grade winner was P. Riddle with a net 70, runner-up was J. Walker with a net

Woorayl ON Saturday the Opal Motel sponsored our stroke day and there were some great scores despite the wind and the heat. Our winner of A Grade was Col James with a net 65, the B Grade winner was Ian Atcheson with a net 67, while C Grade and best score of the day went to John Hickey with a great net 59. Needless to say he won fairly convincingly. Balls went to G. John-

Balls went to R. McKnight 71, R. Evans 72, G. Revell 73, L. Hemphill 73, R. Thomas 74 and P. Vandermeer 74. The best putter for the day was P. Smedley with 27 putts on a countback.

Sunday On Sunday we held our annual Power Pod ambrose day with this being the 18th year that Nev and Joy Ramsay have sponsored the event, which is very much appreciated. The day attracted a very healthy ﬁeld of 138 contestants, of which not all were there just to play golf. The eventual winners were J. Sinclair, C. Harris, M. Olden and T. Harris with a net 55.25. Runners-up were P. Goss, S. Chisholm, T. Brown and B. Stubbs with 56. In the non handicap section the winners were I. Trease, P. Goodwin, P. Trease and G. Barbsley with 51.62. Runners-up were C. Christie, M. Fowler, S. Hughes and S. Evans with 56. The men’s straightest drive with the power pod went to P. Cogan, and the ladies’ straightest drive with the power pod went to Gwen Heppell. Ladies nearest the pin on the 2nd went to S. Thomas and the 14th went to K. Benson. Men’s nearest the pin on the 8th went to P. Cogan and the 11th to G. Eastham. Thank you to everyone who helped out to make the day a successful one.

son, R. Symmons, J. Baum, M. Collins, T. Charlton, R. Warren, R. Beilby and T. Johnston. The men’s nearest the pins went to T. Walters 8th and G. Johnson 17th. The ladies event was won by Sue Wakeﬁeld with a net 65, with a ball to E. McBride. I will take this opportunity to point out that there is a ladies’ nearest the pin on the 8th hole and for the second week it went begging. Pauline Lancaster won the 17th nearest the

pin. Thursday’s bar voucher went to Brian Thomas who had 44 points despite losing two golf balls. Down the line balls went to T. Burgess, G. Winkler, N. McKenzie and J. Howard. The nearest the pin on the 17th went to Ed Poole. Next Saturday we will play a mens and ladies par event sponsored by our old stalwart Frank Schwarz. It will also be the 7th round of our summer trophies.

Mirboo North THERE were 36 starters for the stableford event on Thursday, January 6. The CCR was 69. A Grade winner was W. Reynolds (15) 41 pts. Day winner was Sandra Hughes (31) 41 pts countback. Down the line: L. Chila (20) 41, P. Kearns (14) 41, S. Traill (23) 41, M. Payne (9) 40, G. Graeme (27) 39. Birdies: 4th Ray Matthews, Andrew Soplokow, 16th Col James. Eagle 17th Peter Draper.

Saturday, January 8 A 4BBB stableford was played on Saturday with 45 starters and the CCR was 69. A Grade winner was Gary Shandley 32, Ron Funnell 22, 52 points. Runner-up Russell Pentland 15, M. Higginbottom 35, 51 points. Down the line: Keith Clerks, T. Donnison 49 pts; T. Whitelaw, A. Van Zuylen 49 pts; M. Fletcher, Stuart Henning 48 pts; D. Woodall, J. Woodall 45 pts; D. Taylor, C. Bracecamp 45 pts. Nearest the pin: 4th E. Dudek, 13th S. Henning, 16th Andy Van Zuylen, 2nd shot 1st G. Watson. Pro pin Joe Taylor.Birdies: 4th E. Dudek, D. Taylor; 6th J. Taylor, G. Graeme, T. Donnison, R. Anderson, J. Woodall.Eagles: 13th S. Henning, 16th R. Funnell.

Westernport Bay “HEY Marge, the makos are here.” What a great way to kick off the new year. Over the last two weeks there have been some big sharks taken inside and outside the bay. Makos and seven gills have been caught in front of Cowes as well as in the Western Channel and between The Corals and Snapper Rock. A little bit of improvement in the snapper reports this week, with fish around 2kg being taken in the deeper water on the The Corals. Corinella hole has been giving up a lot of small pinkies. The whiting continue to impress, with fish over 40cm taken around Coronet Bay and on the Tortoise Head. One report came in of a flathead measuring 81cm caught in Blake’s Channel on low tide. Still some big gummies out there, with Elizabeth Island being one of the hot spots. I took a call from Scott of Pioneer Bay on Thursday last week, who caught a 7kg gummy as well as two 3kg snapper in Mosquito Channel on the run-in tide using silver whiting as bait. Well done Scott. One of the best bits of news I have been getting is about the flathead being taken at the moment. Good numbers of decent sized fish are being caught by boaties and land-based fishermen in a variety of locations. The pick of these spots are Reef Island, Bird Rock, Ram Island, Punchbowl, Shelley Beach,

Rhyll jetty and Corinella jetty. Newhaven jetty has pinkies on the start of the run-in tide, with some mullet, gummies and trevally thrown in for good measure. San Remo jetty is still giving up squid, with baited jigs doing best. Some good catches of whiting as well as wrass and a few salmon also being taken. As mentioned, Corinella has flathead with some trevally still around. Grantville has been good for mullet, with quite a few small gummies and schoolies over the last couple of weeks. It has been brought to my notice that two locals to this jetty have been taking home a lot of undersized gummies and schoolies. I won’t name them at this time but they know who I’m talking about. Have a bit of respect fellas and do the right thing. Cowes jetty has its usual fair of flathead, ling and trevally, with the coutta now having moved on to colder waters. Surf Conditions haven’t been great recently but a few breaks in the weather have certainly brought out the fishermen. Thursday afternoon last week I counted around 60 people fishing at Kilcunda, with another 20 or so at Williamson’s. Salmon between 700gm and 2kg were taken, with bluebait and green poppers working best. One young fellow at Williamson’s had two flathead over

30cm along with a mullet that was probably 1½kg. Dad was chuffed as he had an empty bag. Some good quality whiting were taken at Cape Paterson, but the best catches were with those fishing about 300m offshore. The entrance at Inverloch has been very hit and miss at the moment, with a lot of weed around. The run-out tide still the best time for salmon, whiting and silvers. Inverloch jetty has been rather busy lately with small flathead providing a lot of fun times for the kids. Crabs have been in plague-like numbers, both here and on the beaches. Shallow Inlet Good results for those targeting the whiting with peeled prawns around low tide, around the entrance. Still some good catches of salmon and flathead around as well. Port Welshpool The local shire is proposing to put parking restrictions around the boat ramp area. After seeing the numbers of boaties last week, in the 100s, this can’t be a good idea. Someone needs to look at expanding the facilities rather than restricting them. On the fishing front all seems good at the moment. Snapper, flathead and schoolies are around in very good numbers. Franklin and Toora channels are the top spots for snapper over 5kg. The jetties are starting to produce some good

fish, with leatherjackets, garfish and whiting providing a feed for most anglers. No reports from Port Albert this week, maybe the locals are keeping secrets. Metung Whiting have shown up at Shaving Point along with a few bream. The flathead are still biting off the boardwalk, with plastics and pilchard fillets the best baits. Lakes Entrance Flathead and trevally still on the bite in the Cunningham Arm, with peeled prawns the pick of the baits. Bit quieter on the jetties at the moment, with a few dolphins getting around eating well and scaring off the rest of the fish. Evening is still reasonable for smaller trevally and bream. I had a call recently about the price of pipis in most shops still being too high, so I did a bit of research. The price varied from $11/kg to $20/kg for the same bait at six different stores. While I am loathe to name the stores, it would seem that some businesses are taking advantage of previous problems in the pipi industry and not lowering their prices to cater for the recent decrease in wholesale price. My advice is to shop around and avoid paying too much. A more appropriate price would be around $13-$14/kg. Stay safe and good fishing to you all. If you have a report or a question, call Fishnutt on 0409 865 843.

Chris wins chip it comp

FISH Creek resident Chris Buckland came first in the chip it junior boys 11 years and under section at the V Golf Victorian open shoot out on Sunday. Chris is an 11-year-old student at Fish Creek Primary School. Chris, and Lachlan Thomas of Leongatha, both qualified for the V Golf skills challenge state final at Spring Valley Golf Club after winning the regional final at Traralgon last October. Lachlan is an 11-year-old Leongatha Primary School student. The V Golf shoot out is part of the Victorian open and is a competition comprising the four skills of: chip it, roll it, fly it and rip it. It is played on the last day of the Victorian Open on Sunday, January 9.

V Golf: Chris Buckland of Fish Creek and Lachlan Thomas of Leongatha qualiﬁed for the V Golf skills challenge state ﬁnal.

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By Tessa Hayward THE 2011 Wonthaggi Toyota Australian 4WD Mud Racing Championships held at Dalyston on Sunday attracted a very big crowd.

The Bass Coast Shire Council events co-ordinator Frank Angarane said he was pleased with how the day went. “Attendance was up and there were about 1500 people watching from the sidelines,” he said. The mud race at the Dalyston Recreation Reserve consisted of two cars racing side by side on separate tracks around a speciﬁcally made circuit through mud, water, bends and jumps to achieve the fastest time. They are not allowed to hit any marker pegs. Action is relentless and often airborne.

Four-wheel-drive vehicles are modiﬁed to compete in the race and by the end they are covered head to tail in mud. Windscreen wipers are given a workout to enable the drivers to see where they are going. A few locals even got in on the action this year. Shane Buckley had a go at the competition and although he did not win, he had fun. During the lunch time race break, a human foot race went through part of the mud circuit, which proved to be very popular. “It is a key fundraiser for the Dalyston Football Club and Recreation Reserve,” Mr Angarane said. The crowd “oohed” and “ahhed” at every spray of mud and the weather was luckily not too hot for the event.

Close ﬁnish: this race had a very close ﬁnish, with one car pulling away just at the end.

Mud track: the race track was completely full of mud; which is what made it interesting. Photo courtesy: Peter Richardson.

Family outing: Chelsea, Maddy and Paul Buswell of Inverloch enjoyed watching the cars race.

Fun day: Anthony McRae, Mark Boyle, Bernard Kelly and Andy Magro of Dalyston had a fun day at the mud racing championships.

Young guns: getting ready to start the race were, from left, Merrin Giles, Max Shuttleworth, Gretel Tobin and Lucy Shuttleworth.

Hundreds front fun run Getting balance: instructor Josh Flipp helped Aidan Glackin from Sandringham learn how to windsurf.

Learn to windsurf By Tessa Hayward WINDSURFING is becoming a popular sport for those who love the beach and water. Due to a learn to windsurf initiative presented by SHQ Boardsports, the Inverloch Windsurﬁng Club partnered with them to teach people how to windsurf. Located outside the Inverloch Foreshore Reserve and Holiday Park, tourists migrated to the learn to windsurf tent and booked out sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Inverloch Windsurﬁng Club president Doug Hocken said there have been 70-80 beginners and 60

intermediate to experienced people sign up for the free initiative. “It has been popular. The guys from the club have been giving the free lessons,” he said. SHQ Boardsports stocked one trailer full of gear and travelled all around Victoria promoting windsurfing. “The last two days of the initiative are being held here in Inverloch,” Mr Hocken said. Two of the biggest manufacturers in the world have been supporting SHQ Boardsports: Neil Pryde Windsurfing and JP-Australia Windsurfing. Luke Meyers of SHQ Boardsports said the Inverloch Windsurf-

ing Club asked them to come down to introduce windsurfing to kids and adults. “Age ranges from kids as young as eight to adults as old as 80,” he said. Mr Meyers said windsurfing is a lot easier to learn these days due to improved products. “The boards have changed quite a lot and are much more stable now,” he said. Windsurfing is becoming popular in Inverloch due to initiatives by the Inverloch Windsurfing Club and with the help of volunteer instructors. “Clubs are gaining popularity and everyone is having a great time,” Mr Meyers said.

THE annual Waratah Bay to Sandy Point beach fun run on Sunday saw several hundred line up for the start. In ﬁne conditions with a slight headwind many broke half an hour for the 9km run while others were content to walk the distance. The winner of the event was Harry Smithers, 19, of Ashburton who ran the

distance in 26.47. He had a tough race against Lachie Connell of San Remo who ﬁnished second at 27.10. First female across the line was Michelle Jelleff who ran the distance in 33.36. The event was well run by the Fish Creek Football Club, with many of their own footballers and netballers competing.

Race ready: all set to go in the fun run are, from left, Finlay Tobin, Jacob Lay, Oliver Maclean, Xavier Tobin and Tim Rowland.

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Junior tournaments a big hit

THE 30th annual Inverloch tennis tournament kicked off from January 2 to 4 and the 11th annual Leongatha tournament from January 5 to 7, featuring singles, doubles and mixed in all age groups from 10 and Under to 18 and Under.

For many youngster this was their very ﬁrst tournament experience, with all winners and runners-up receiving a trophy. It was great to see local players participating and the events attracted many players from Melbourne also, with about 60 entries at each tournament. The standard of tennis was high, with a lot of close matches. With participation and match play the focus, players averaged six to eight matches each day. We thank the Inverloch and Leongatha tennis clubs for their involvement with a special thanks to Shane Clements at Inverloch and Frank Dekker at Leongatha for the running of the canteen each day. The tournament was run by local coach Matthew Pocklington from South Gippsland Tennis Coaching. If you are after any information regarding tournaments or coaching call Matthew on 0402 736 693 or visit www. southgippslandtenniscoaching.com.au Results Inverloch Boys 10 and Under singles: Harvey Wilson defeated Connor Krohn 8/3. Boys 10 and Under doubles: Flynn Read and Harvey Wilson defeated Conner Krohn and Will Littlejohn 8/5. Boys 12 and Under singles: Oliver Read defeated Jack Wilson 8/3. Boys 12 and Under singles consolation: Tim Halverson defeated Alex Brown 8/5. Boys 12 and Under doubles: Jack and Mitchell Wilson defeated Travis Chapman and Corey Harvath 8/2. 12 and Under mixed: Alex Brown and Rebecca Woods defeated Sam Brown and Lanni Pryor 6/3. Girls 12 and Under singles: Breanna Clements defeated Alison Dawes 6/2. Girls 12 and Under doubles: Breanna Clements and Zali Anderson defeated Rebecca Woods and Lanni Pryor 6/5. Boys 14 and Under singles: Jack Clements defeated Oliver Read 6/3, 0/6, 7/6. Boys 14 and Under singles consolation: Flynn Anderson defeated Ashley Tilling 8/2. Boys 14 and Under doubles: Jack Clements and Corey Horvath defeated Oliver Read and Ashley Tilling 8/7. 14 and Under mixed: Winner Ashley Spinks and Ashley Tilling; runner-up Whitney Anderson and Flynn Anderson. Girls 14 and Under singles: Ashley Spinks defeated Holly Monoghan 8/1. Girls 14 and Under singles consolation: Shayla Marsh defeated Whitney Anderson 8/6. Girls 14 and Under doubles: Shayla Marsh and Ashley Spinks defeated Whitney Anderson and Sophie Scott 8/0. Boys 16 and Under singles: Sam Wilson defeated

Keinan Hemming 8/2. Boys 16 and Under doubles: Keinan Hemming and Sam Wilson defeated Brad Perks and Jack Clements 5/7, 6/4, 7/6. 16 and Under mixed: Sam Wilson and Georgia Du Plessis defeated Keinan Hemming and Shannon Meechan 8/4. Girls 16 and Under singles: Donata Honeyborne defeated Ashley Spinks 8/6. Girls 16 and Under doubles: Madison Sanders and Georgia Du Plessis defeated Shannon Meechan and Telese Lane 7/6. Boys 18 and Under singles: Sam Wilson defeated Jack Clements 8/3. Boys 18 and Under singles consolation: Justin Krohn defeated Scott McIvor 8/4. Boys 18 and Under doubles: Sam Wilson and Justin Krohn defeated Keinan Hemming and Jack Clements 6/1, 6/3. Leongatha Boys 10 and Under singles: Conner Krohn defeated Will Littlejohn 8/1. Boys 10 and Under singles consolation: Tristan Thomas defeated Eldon Westaway 6/0. Boys 10 and Under doubles: Will Littlejohn and Connor Krohn defeated Eldon Westaway and Ben Chapman 6/1. 10 and Under mixed: Will Littlejohn and Evie Dekker defeated Ben Chapman and Simone Dekker 6/1. Girls 10 and Under singles: Simone Dekker defeated Evie Dekker 8/5. Girls 10 and Under doubles: Keira Tilling and Simone Dekker defeated Evie Dekker and Holly Hanily. Boys 12 and Under singles: Corey Horvath defeated Sam Browne 8/3. Boys 12 and Under consolation singles: Flynn Anderson defeated Anthony Argento 6/0. Boys 12 and Under doubles: Travis Chapman and Corey Horvath defeated Sam Browne and Alex Browne 6/4. 12 and Under Mixed Doubles round robin: winner - Anthony Argento and Janie Gordon 18 games; runner-up: Oliver MacLean and Phillipa Littlejohn 13 games. Girls 12 and Under singles: Janie Gordon defeated Rebecca Woods 6/1. Girls 12 and Under doubles: Phillipa Littlejohn and Janie Gordon defeated Madison Wright and Jessica Smith 6/3. Boys 16 and Under singles: Sam Wilson defeated Justin Krohn 8/4. 16 and Under mixed: Emily Wilson and Justin Krohn defeated Serena Cope and Keinan Hemming 6/0. Girls 16 and Under singles: Jarnah McMillan defeated Madison Sanders 8/7. Girls 16 and Under doubles: Emily Wilson and Serena Cope defeated Telese Lane and Shannon Meechan 6/1. Girls 16 and Under girls consolation: Emily Wilson defeated Ashley Spinks 8/6. Boys 18 and Under singles round robin: James Monaghan 45 games defeated Justin Krohn 40 games. Boys 18 and Under doubles: Sam Wilson and Justin Krohn defeated Keinan Hemming and Scott McIvor 6/5.

Madison Sanders: the Cowes player in action at Leongatha.

Serving focus: Keinan Hemming of Leongatha playing in the 16 and Under matches.

Happy players: Jye Gourlay of Leongatha, Holly Hanily of Koonwarra and Christian Pouw of Hallston.

Forehand power: Emily Wilson from Meeniyan at Leongatha.

Game over: Simone Dekker is congratulated by sister Evonne on her 10 and Under singles win at Leongatha.

Will Littlejohn: serves at Leongatha.

Watching on: Wendy Tilling (right) and daughter Kiera of Poowong.

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• A GRADE DIVISION ONE

Symmons, Moore score unbeaten tons

NERRENA’S Damien Symmons has led his team to victory with a comprehensive 122 not out.

However, the same could not be said about Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL’s Shane Moore, who had to be content with a century in a losing side. Symmons’ ton included ﬁve sixes as he took apart the Korumburra attack. The veteran run scorer came to the crease after a good start set up mainly by a handy 47 to Mitch Clark. In reply the Cobras missed captain Udara Weerasinghe, and were not able to trouble the Red Caps’ score. Shane Moore’s Koony played out a close game against OMK, falling just ﬁve runs short of their required target. Jesse Van Rooye and opening partner Adam Miller notched up a handy 122 run partnership in the early afternoon which

allowed their team-mates to cruise to their final score of 5/227. In another close game, the Imperials required every one of their 40 overs to knock off Inverloch. Number nine batsmen Adam Eddy was on strike as his side needed two runs to win from the final ball. Eddy hit a four and took his team to victory, many thanks to the man at the non strikers end, Mark Lafferty. Lafferty took 3/25 off his allotted eight overs earlier in the day before smashing up a quick fire 53 from just 30 balls. In the battle of the Wonthaggi clubs, the Workmens rolled the Miners by 76 runs. Mitch Thomas (57), Richie Hassett (82) and Gav Britt (59*) were the best with the bat while James Sheerin (4/28) was the pick of the bowlers.

Details NERRENA v KORUMBURRA 1st innings Nerrena C. Friebe c. D. Salmon b. D. Wyhoon ........................12 M. Clark b. J. Cook ..................47 T. Wightman b. D. Wyhoon .....14 D. Symmons n.o.....................122 D. Baldi c. D. Scott b. J. Cook ...............................34 P. Matheson c. D. Wyhoon b. J. Cook .............................. 11 C. Rump b. D. Scott ................. 11 J. Renden n.o. ...........................10 Extras .......................................25 Total ....................................6/286 Bowling: K. Dorman 0/52, D. Wyhoon 2/36, M. Olden 0/57, J. Cook 3/66, D. Scott 1/52, K. Rigby 0/15. 1st innings Korumburra K. Rigby b. T. Wightman ........48 I. Osman c. J. Renden b. C. Rump ............................10 J. Cook r.o. ..............................25 D. Salmon r.o. ............................5 L. Roberts c. J. Renden b. J. Trease................................1 C. Smith c. D. Symmons b. T. Wightman ......................10 P. Edwards n.o. .........................55 K. Dorman c. C. Rump b. P. Matheson .........................4 D. Wyhoon b. P. Matheson.........4 D. Scott c. C. Friebe b. Z. Trease............................40 M. Olden n.o. .............................0 Extras .......................................13 Total ....................................9/215 Bowling: C. Rump 1/29, R. Clark 0/32, J. Trease 1/27, T. Wightman 2/24, Z. Trease 0/56, P. Matheson 2/47.

Right Bowling arm: Imperials player Luke Rogers hoped to get a wicket.

Scorers: Louie Rankin and Daniel Rufﬁn kept score of the match. • A GRADE DIVISION TWO

LePage comes close in MDU win

MARK LePage took the willow to Foster on Saturday with an aggressive 89 runs off just 51 deliveries. The MDU batsman did not take long to ﬁnd his touch, the impressive innings was just his second for the season. He helped his side ﬁnish with 9/249 with a couple of handy innings from Joel Sinclair (30) and Mark Cantwell (30*). In reply, Foster got off to a shaky start before Simon Andrews scored a well made

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FISH CREEK/TARWIN v TOWN 1st innings Fish Creek/Tarwin M. Watkins r.o. ...........................6 G. Watkins c. S. Ellicott b. L. Bowman........................68 J. Law b. S. Ellicott ....................2 J. Shaw c. N. Johnston b. J. Burge ...............................7 J. Danckert c. R. Paine b. C. Bruce ............................36 G. Webster c. B. Bruce ...............3 N. Wilkins c. R. Paine b. C. Bruce ............................12 M. Danckert c. C. Bruce b. N. Johnston ........................0 W. Cocksedge n.o.......................1 S. Emmanuel r.o. .......................0 D. Britton c. M. Smith b. C. Bruce ...............................0 Extras .......................................26 Total .......................................161 Bowling: N. Johnston 1/23, M. Davies 0/27, S. Ellicott 1/11, J. Burge 1/21, A. Hickey 0/10, L. Bowman 1/38, C. Bruce 4/20. 1st innings Town R. Paine c. S. Emmanuel b. M. Danckert ........................1 C. Bruce b. N. Wilkins .............16 M. Davies c. W. Cocksedge b. N. Wilkins .........................29 L. Bowman c. M. Watkins b. M. Danckert ........................5 M. Smith c. M. Danckert b. J. Shaw ................................6 J. Schelling c&b. J. Law ............1 N. Johnston lbw. b. J. Law .........0 A. Hickey c. W. Cocksedge b. J. Law ..................................0 M. Wilson b. J. Shaw ...............10 S. Ellicott n.o............................17 J. Burge c&b. N. Wilkins .........10 Extras .......................................32 Total .......................................127 Bowling: M. Danckert 2/24,

71. Still it was not enough to get his team over the line as they fell 62 runs short. Fish Creek were too good for Town at the Fishy turf. The home side notched 161 all out thanks to a great innings from Graeme Watkins (68). In reply Town had few contributors, with only Matt Davies (29) going past the teens. Glen Alvie recorded a decent win

J. Danckert 0/20, N. Wilkins 3/8, D. Britton 0/14, M. Watkins 0/15, S. Emmanuel 0/7, J. Law 2/9, J. Shaw 3/27. KILCUNDA/BASS v GLEN ALVIE 1st innings Kilcunda/Bass P. Mohascy c. S. Edwards b. B. Ould ..............................45 C. Davidson b. J. Hales .............0 A. Oats c. S. Smith b. B. Ould ................................1 A. Larcombe b. D. Hales ...........5 J. Dakin b. D. Hales ...................2 D. Pipicelli c. S. Lowe b. J. Good ................................7 J. Brown b. K. Simpson .............1 S. Tapscott r.o. ..........................30 J. Mahood no..............................7 J. Tregear n.o. .............................6 Extras .......................................13 Total ....................................8/116 Bowling: B. Ould 2/5, J. Hales 1/44, D. Hales 2/22, A. Simpson 0/4, K. Simpson 1/10, J. Good 1/29. 1st innings Glen Alvie S. Smith b. .................................4 S. Lowe c. ...............................30 T. McCoy lbw. ...........................4 A. Simpson ret. hurt .................30 O. Santalucia n.o. .....................44 S. Edwards lbw. b. .....................0 D. Hales c. ...............................44 B. Ould c. ..................................3 J. Good c. ..................................4 J. Hales n.o. ................................0 Extras .......................................20 Total ....................................7/183 Bowling: D. Pipicelli 1/16, C. Davidson 2/35, J. Mahood 1/27, T. Stacey-VanSteensel 0/39, J. .Brown 0/30, S. Tapscott 0/21, A. Larcombe 0/8, J. Tregear 3/5. MDU v FOSTER 1st innings MDU B. Spokes c&b. J. Prain ...........10

Above Well batted: Inverloch player Will Rankin kept his concentration on hitting the ball.

over Killy Bass at home on Saturday. With some encouraging starts from a few batsmen, the Alvie were able to build a winning score. Phillip Island won a low scoring affair with Poowong Loch at Cowes, thanks to a tidy bowling performance.Skipper Clint Wilson took 4/2 from just 2.1 overs, and teammate Andrew Matthews claimed 3/4 off three overs.

G. Logan b. B. Coates ................5 J. Sinclair lbw. b. M. Dower ....30 M. Le Page c. M. Dower b. S. Lanyon ..........................89 C. Hoober c. M. Lynch b. P. Dower ............................10 W. Prosser r.o. ............................0 S.McRae b. P. Dower .................9 M. Cantwell n.o........................30 T. Harris c A. Grylls b. S. Lanyon ............................3 S. Arnup b. B. Coates ...............23 C. Harris n.o. ..............................1 Extras .......................................39 Total ....................................9/249 Bowling: M. Dower 1/48, B. Coates 2/28, J. Prain 1/37, J. Chaseling 0/27, A. Grylls 0/29, P. Dower 2/48, S. Lanyon 2/30. 1st innings Foster G. Wagstaff b. T. Harris ...........10 B. Coates r.o. ..............................0 M. Lynch c. J. Sinclair b. C. Harris ............................26 A. Grylls b. T. Harris................18 S. Andrews b. S. Arnup ............71 W. Davy c&b. C. Harris .............1 M. Dower b. M. Cantwell ........16 P. Dower c&b. C. Harris ............0 S. Lanyon c. M. Cantwell b. C. Harris ..............................0 J. Prain n.o................................21 J. Chaseling n.o. .........................2 Extras .......................................22 Total ....................................9/187 Bowling: T. Harris 2/19, M. Cantwell 1/53, S. McRae 0/9, C. Hoober 0/27, C. Harris 4/33, S. Arnup 1/25, J. Sinclair 0/18. POOWONG/LOCH v PHILLIP ISLAND 1st innings Poowong/Loch C. Knox b. S. Kirton .................5 M. Adderley c. T. Hornsby b. S. Kirton ..............................7 R. Greaves c. J. Emery b. A. Matthews ......................38

B. Hancock lbw. b. E. Richards ........................ 11 P. Dyer c. A. Manteit b. A. Matthews ........................4 M. Holloway c. J. Emery b. A. Matthews ........................6 S. Poynton stp. A. Manteit b. C. Wilson.............................3 S. Jenkins b. C. Wilson ..............0 M. Lambe lbw. b. C. Wilson ......0 N. Owens c&b. C. Wilson ..........0 J. Poynton n.o.............................0 Extras .........................................5 Total .........................................79 Bowling: D. Johnston 0/11, S. Kirton 2/20, S. Boyack 0/8, J. Emery 0/18, E. Richards 1/12, A. Matthews 3/4, C. Wilson 4/2. 1st innings Phillip Island S. Boyack c. S. Jenkins b. R. Greaves ..........................10 J. Emery c. J. Poynton b. B. Hancock........................17 A. Manteit c. S. Poynton b. R. Greaves ...........................9 T. Hornsby c. R. Greaves b. N. Owens..........................39 E. Richards r.o. ...........................9 J. Broomhall stp. P. Dyer b. S. Jenkins ............................4 C. Wilson c. S. Poynton b. C. Knox .............................16 A. Matthews lbw. b. N. Owens ..0 M. Francis lbw. b. N. Owens .....0 D. Johnston b. C. Knox ..............2 S. Kirton n.o. ..............................0 Extras .......................................15 Total .......................................121 Bowling: N. Owens 3/15, S. Jenkins 1/20, R. Greaves 2/19, B. Hancock 2/19, J. Poynton 0/32, C. Knox 2/17.

C Grade Division 1 Nerrena 3/156 (G. Giliam 105, T. Clark n.o. 28; T. Ofﬁcer 2/14) d Phillip Island 93 (A. Trotto 3/11, T. Lawrence 2/14, C. Eva 3/14). Town 4/150 (G. Goss 47, M. Warren n.o. 29; G. Barrett 2/19) d Korumburra 9/133 (D. Goss 4/21, M. Warren 4/19). Inverloch 8/158 (P. Jervies 2/25, B. Tilley 4/49, D. Dower 2/16) d Foster 9/151 (D. Tilley n.o. 22; A. Jones 2/16, J. Ogden 2/26, J. Bertuliet 2/35, R. Bettess 2/21). Wonthaggi Workmens 137 (A. Johnson 2/10, T. Walker 3/20, P. Loos 2/12) d Wonthaggi Miners 8/95 (R. Jones n.o. 25; A. Yann 2/14, S. Coldebella 3/7, L. McLean 2/32).

Division 2 Poowong/Loch 7/221 (C. Fraser 90; R. McGavin 3/36) d Imperials 153 (D. Pellin 43; D. Thomas 5/30). MDU 4/136 (G. Jones n.o. 24, K. Brown n.o. 29; M. Chizzonitti 2/15) lt. OMK 7/193 (K. Houghton 81; N. Grayden 3/24, P. Wynne 2/16). Koonwarra RSL 7/98 (L. Hughes n.o. 22; R. Shepherd 2/14, D. Masinovic 3/18) lt. Kilcunda/ Bass 5/121 (R. Gardiner 60; A. Vaughan 2/8). Glen Alvie 3/129 (R. Slade 59) lt. Phillip Island 6/248 (M. Haringsma 72 (J. Tiziani 2/38). Wonthaggi Workmens 5/296 (M. Chizzoniti n.o. 108; M. O’Loughlin 3/62) d Town 9/138 (P. Hulshof n.o. 22; P. Huitema 3/13, S. Knight 3/47).

Central Gippsland Cricket TRUenergy Yallourn Cup: Trafalgar 9/185 d Mirboo North 180. CGCA 2nd Grade: Mirboo North 9/278 (A. Soplakow 102, S. Lawson 45, B. Van Heurck 33, C. McIlwaine 31; R. Hearn 4/49, G. Keyhoe 3/32, H. Brown 2/43) d Yallourn North 9/147 (H. Brown 98; A. Soplakow 2/12, C. McIlwaine 2/21, A. Matthews 2/21, S. Lawson 2/27).

LDCA ladders A Grade Division 1 Nerrena ...........................122.07 Won Workmens ...............122.04 Inverloch ............................83.80 Won Miners .......................80.24 Korumburra ......................79.87 OMK ...................................69.05 Imperials .............................54.88 K’warra L’gatha RSL ..........40.37 A Grade Division 2 Phillip Island....................106.08 Town .................................104.74 Fish Creek/Tarwin ............95.51 MDU ...................................82.31 Poowong/Loch ...................81.05 Glen Alvie ...........................77.56 Kilcunda/Bass .....................53.42 Foster...................................36.44 B Grade Division 1 Nerrena ............................107.79 Won Miners .....................105.30 OMK...................................87.47 Won Workmens .................84.31 Glen Alvie...........................68.45 Imperials .............................59.49 Phillip Island .......................53.84 Inverloch .............................50.31 B Grade Division 2 OMK.................................103.42 Town ...................................95.75 Korumburra ......................83.30 MDU ...................................73.43 Poowong/Loch ...................70.25 Fish Creek/Tarwin ...............68.83 Koonwarra RSL ..................55.94 Kilcunda/Bass .....................53.63

C Grade Division 1 Won Workmens ...............107.83 Inverloch ............................92.98 Nerrena ..............................90.31 Korumburra ......................77.70 Won Miners .......................68.85 Foster...................................61.19 Town....................................53.51 Phillip Island .......................47.32 C Grade Division 2 Kilcunda/Bass ....................97.44 OMK...................................96.72 Poowong/Loch ...................93.42 Phillip Island......................76.84 Koonwarra RSL ................68.92 Won Workmens ...................68.58 MDU ...................................67.78 Imperials .............................56.54 Town....................................46.13 Glen Alvie ...........................41.46 Under 16 East Town/Nerrena ....................58.98 Korumburra ......................48.81 Koonwarra RSL ................39.81 Fish CreekTarwin..............39.47 MDU ...................................37.20 Foster...................................19.36 Imperials .............................10.72 Under 16 West Phillip Island......................77.31 OMK...................................72.97 Won Workmens .................54.51 Wonthaggi Miners.............38.43 Kilcunda/Bass .....................35.13 Glen Alvie ...........................35.08 Inverloch .............................16.66 Poowong/Loch ....................15.87

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• LDCA B GRADE DIVISION ONE

Luke Jongebloed smashes 100

NERRENA’s Luke Jongebloed smashed 100 not out to guide Nerrena to a win and the highest score in B Grade Division One on Saturday.

Nerrena scored 3/256 to defeat Glen Alvie 92. Gerard Murphy contributed 67 and Ash Harrison 38 for the Redcaps. In reply no Glen Alvie bat got a start, Croatto, Giliam and Castles all claiming three wickets apiece. Despite a magniﬁcent spell of bowling from Inverloch’s Ian Smith who took 5/10, this wasn’t enough to pull off victory. In fact Imperials, who batted ﬁrst and made 195, were too strong for Inverloch 144. Lee Ballagh was top scorer for Imps making 62 with James Forrester making 45. Inverloch featured two players in the 20s but neither

could go on with it. Shane McLennan claimed 4/32 for Imperials. With several OMK batsmen contributing, the Diggers scored 8/188 to defeat Phillip Island 8/141. Best of the Diggers were Adam Sheedy not out 41 and James Paterson 36. Opener Peter Colla made 41 for the Island but other bats fell short. Despite a 47 from David Dutchman for the Workers, they fell about 20 runs short against Miners in the local derby. With Miners’ three top order bats all doing well, the Miners cruised to victory despite a hiccup in the middle order.

Details Imperials 1st innings R. McLennan b.........................16 L. Ballagh c. ............................62 A. Meyer c. ...............................0 J. Roughead c. .........................19 J. Forrester c. ...........................45 T. Jans b. ..................................12

D. Connelly stp. ........................0 R. O’Loughlin b. .......................1 S. McLennan b. .......................21 C. Roughead b. ..........................0 G. Forrester n.o. .......................4. Extras .......................................15 Total .......................................195 Bowling: J. Dalmau 1/18, J. Jackson 1/45, J. Courtenay 1/40, W. Williams 2/43, A. Ware 0/11, N. Goodall 0/19, I. Smith 5/10. Inverloch 1st innings B. Phillips lb. b. R. O’Loughlin .9 I. Smith b. D. Connelly ..............6 C. Bulter b. S. McLennan ........25 L. Sharrock c. A. Meyer b. D. Connelly .......................26 A. Ware c. R. O’Loughlin b. J. Roughead ........................5 W. Holmes c. R. McLennan b. S. McLennan .......................8 N. Goodall c&b. G. Forrester...14 W. Williams c. A. Meyer b. S. McLennan .......................8 J. Courtenay c. J. Roughead b. S. McLennan .......................0 J. Jackson c&b. R. O’Loughlin .......................18 J. Dalmau n.o. ..........................16 Extras .........................................8 Total .......................................144 Bowling: R. O’Loughlin 2/16, S. McLennan 4/32, D. Connelly 2/31, J. Roughead 1/24, C. Roughead 0/17, G. Forrester 1/22.

NERRENA v GLEN ALVIE Nerrena 1st innings L. Jongebloed n.o. ..................100 A. Harrison c. ..........................38 G. Murphy c. J. Wheeler b. M. Wright ..........................67 T. West b. S. Nippers ................26 B. Standﬁeld n.o.......................17 Extras .........................................8 Total ....................................3/256 Bowling: W. Luke 0/56, S. Nippers 1/62, R. Bolding 0/55, J. Huitson 1/15, P. Roberts 0/8, M. Wright 1/35, A. McBride 0/19. Glen Alvie 1st innings G. Chappell c. G. Murphy b. L. Giliam ...........................18 M. Wright c. J. Holloway b. L. Giliam .............................8 J. Wheeler b. B. Croatto .............9 P. Roberts c. J. Holloway b. L. Giliam ..............................0 W. Luke b. B. Croatto ..............12 L. Gennicarro b. B. Croatto .......0 D. Wylie c. A. Harrison b. J. Holloway ........................12 R. Bolding c. T. West b. B. Castles ..........................14 S. Nippers lbw. b. B. Castles ....12 J. Huitson n.o. ............................0 A. McBride b. B. Castles ...........0 Extras .........................................7 Total .........................................92 Bowling: B. Croatto 3/19, L. Giliam 3/39, B. Castles 3/15, J.

Holloway 1/12, G. Murphy 0/1. OMK v PHILLIP ISLAND OMK 1st innings P. Harper c. C. Morris b. J. Bruhn ...............................9 R. White b. J. Bruhn...................0 A. Rose c. M. Manteit b. B. Johnston........................28 K. Kerr c. B. Johnston b. P. Francis ...........................21 M. Walker c. B. Johnston b. B. Francis ..........................17 P. Kyle c. M. Manteit b. P. Colla ................................6 T. Wyatt c. C. Morris b. C. O’Neill..........................16 J. Paterson b. B. Young ............36 A. Sheedy n.o. ..........................41 Extras .......................................15 Total ....................................8/188 Bowling: J. Bruhn 2/45, B. Young 1/49, P Francis 2/18, G. Excell 0/23, B. Johnston 1/21, P. Colla 1/23, C. O’Neill 1/6. Phillip Island 1st innings P. Colla c. A. Sheedy b. J. Paterson .........................41 P. Francis c. K. Kerr b. P. Kyle ...............................10 C. Morris c. T. Wyatt b. P. Kyle .................................2 M. Manteit ret. n.o. ..................14 A. Finlayson c. A. Rose b. J. Paterson ...........................8 M. Cleary b. J. Cochrane .........10

B. Johnston c. K. Kerr b. J. Paterson ...........................5 G. Excell b. R. White ...............22 C. O’Neill n.o...........................12 J. Bruhn c. M. Walker b. R. White ..............................0 B. Young n.o...............................0 Extras .......................................17 Total ....................................8/141 Bowling: A. Rose 0/28, J. Cochrane 1/23, P. Kyle 2/4, A. Harrison 0/24, J. Paterson 3/29, A Sheedy 0/6, T. Wyatt 0/13, R. White 2/6. WONTHAGGI WORKMENS v WONTHAGGI MINERS Wonthaggi Workmens 1st innings S. Huitema c. C. Honeysett b. M. Owen .............................0 S. Brann c. P .Cornelis b. B. Foon..............................28 C. Harvey b. J. Armstrong .......21 D. Britt c. C. Honeysett b. J. Armstrong ........................4 L. Sawyer lbw. b. B. Foon .........9 D. Dutchman c. G .Kent b. M. Owen ...........................47 A. McLean c. C. Honeysett b. J. Piasente............................8 M. McCall c. B. Foon b. M. Owen .............................7 S. Williams c. C. Honeysett b. M. Owen .............................5 S. Roche c. S. Williams

b. P. Cornelis ...........................2 A. Sartori n.o. .............................4 Extras .........................................4 Total .......................................139 Bowling: S. Williams 2/25, M. McCall 0/22, A. McLean 1/32, L. Sawyer 0/8, A. Sartori 2/47, S. Roche 0/16, C. Harvey 1/2, D. Dutchman 1/8. Wonthaggi Miners 1st innings G. Kent lbw. b. A. Sartori.........35 K. Smith c. S. Huitema b. C. Harvey ..........................38 P. Hammer c. S. Brann b. A. Sartori ...........................29 J. Piasente c. S. Huitema b. A Sartori ............................29 J. Piasente c. S. Huitema b A. McLean............................0 C. Honeysett c. A. McLean b. S. Williams ..........................6 S. Williams c. S. Huitema b. S. Williams ........................14 P. Cornelis c. D. Britt b D. Dtuchman ......................24 B. Foon n.o.................................3 M. Owen n.o. .............................5 Extras .........................................6 Total ....................................7/160 Bowling: S. Williams 2/25, M. McCall 0/22, A. McLean 1/32, L Sawyer 0/8, A. Sartori 2/47, S. Roche 0/16, C. Harvey 1/2, D. Dutchman 1/8.

• LDCA B GRADE DIVISION TWO

Sam McCallum takes four TOWN cricketer Sam McCallum claimed four wickets in the best bowling performance in this division for the round.

His four scalps were vital in Town’s victory 8/180 to Fish Creek/Tarwin’s 77. Town batted first and thanks to opener Brett Moore’s 43 and Wayne Turner’s 51, Town recorded a solid total. At 4/7 Fish Creek never recovered despite Staley’s late order 20 not out. Korumburra 6/173 successfully defended this score when they bowled Poowong/ Loch out for 163, 11 short of victory. At 5/140 Poowong/Loch looked the goods until Patching broke two partnerships then Meade cleaned up the tail. The ‘Burra’s Ricky Webster top scored with 34 while Peter Dufus scored 52 for Poowong/Loch. Michael Patching and Ashley Meade took three apiece for the Cobras. Chasing MDU’s 5/150 OMK got over the line thanks to a fine knock of 79 not out by Steve McNamara. The Diggers finished on 3/159 after their 40 overs. Earlier Alan Baillie had scored 59 for MDU and Cameron LePage 39. The scores may have been low but the result was very close when Koonwarra/Leongatha RSL played Kilcunda/ Bass. Batting first Koony made 100 with Daniel Pearce making 41. Rohan Duff claimed 3/9. In reply Killy/Bass made 7/105, opener Trevor Aplin making 29 of these. Ben Thomas with 3/4 bowled the best.

Details KORUMBURRA v POOWONG/LOCH Korumburra 1st innings R. Webster lbw. b. P. Dufus......34 J. Richards b. M. Hancock .........5 B. Hayes c. G. Staindl b. N. Hancock .......................18

A. Balfour b. P. Dufus ..............20 T. Allen c. R. Knox b. G. Poynton ........................29 J. Greenwood c. D. Brain b. M. Hancock .......................28 K. Miller n.o...............................7 M. Patching n.o. .......................18 Extras .......................................14 Total ....................................6/173 Bowling: G. Poynton 1/28, M. Hancock 2/34, C. Poynton 0/17, D. Brain 0/27, P. Dufus 2/46, N. Hancock 1/18. Poowong/Loch 1st innings S. Dinger r.o. ............................ 11 I. Jenkins b. M. Patching............0 P. Dufus c. K. Miller b. H. James ............................52 N. Hancock c&b. T. Allen ..........7 G. Staindl c. K. Miller b. B. Hayes ..............................2 G. Poynton c&b. M. Patching ..27 D. Brain c&b. M. Patching ......26 C. Poynton b. A. Meade .............9 R. Knox c&b. A. Meade.............4 P. Hancock c&b. A. Meade ........1 M. Hancock n.o. .........................0 Extras .......................................24 Total .......................................163 Bowling: A. Meade 3/43, M. Patching 3/27, H. James 1/21, B. Hayes 1/32, T. Allen 1/13, J. Greenwood 0/22. TOWN v FISH CREEK/TARWIN Town 1st innings B. Moore c. C. Bawden b. C. Fisher ............................43 M. Borschman c. C. Bawden b. J. Pouw ................................4 W. Turner c. C. Fisher b. C. Bawden .........................51 N. Moore c. B. Roberts b. J. Pouw ................................1 M. Borschman stp. C. Bawden b. J. Staley ............................31 S. Fixter c. J. Staley b. C. Fisher ..............................4 I. McCallum c. J. Spokes b. J. Pouw ................................0 L .O’Brien b. B. Roberts ............5 J. McMillan n.o. .........................6 S. McCallum n.o. .......................1 Extras .......................................34 Total ....................................8/180 Bowling: J. Spokes 0/40, J. Pouw 3/23, B. Roberts 0/29, L. Pratt 0/21, J .Staley 2/18, C. Fisher 3/28, T. Stybosh 0/13. Fish Creek/Tarwin 1st innings C. Fisher c. S. Fixter b. S. McCallum .......................0 J. Pouw c&b. W. Turner .............6 G. Buckland lbw. b. W. Turner...0 J. Spokes b. S. McCallum ..........1 M. Bright c. M. Borschman b. S. McCallum ......................10 J. Buckland b. L. O’Brien ........15 C. Bawden c. L. O’Brien ............. b. S. McCallum ........................0 B. Roberts lbw. b. B. Moore ......1 L. Pratt c. B. Moore b. S. Fixter ............................. 11 J. Staley n.o. .............................20

T. Stybosh c&b. S. Fixter ...........5 Extras .........................................8 Total .........................................77 Bowling: W. Turner 2/13, S. McCallum 4/12, B. Moore 1/15, L. O’Brien 1/6, S. Fixter 2/27. MDU v OMK MDU 1st innings N. Hill r.o. ...............................29 R. Olden c. T Knox b. W. Dowell ...........................0 A. Baillie c&b. W. Dowell .......59 T. Zukovskis c. G. Adams b. G. Knox ...............................6 C. Le Page c. T. Knox b. B. Maguire ........................39 M. Olden n.o. .............................4 M. Martin n.o. ............................2 Extras ....................................... 11 Total ....................................5/150 Bowling: B. Maguire 1/17, W. Dowell 2/30, G. Lomagno 0/22, M. Hems 0/26, G. Adams 0/29, G. Knox 1/24. OMK 1st innings W. Dowell c. ............................22 P. Miller c. ............................... 11 S. McNamara n.o. ....................79 C. Maguire b. ..........................22 B. Maguire n.o. ........................16 Extras .........................................9 Total ....................................3/159 Bowling: T. Zukovskis 1/8, L. Mercer 0/16, C. Le Page 0/28, S. Browne 0/23, M. Olden 2/30, S. Riley 0/23, R. Olden 0/11, M. Martin 0/8. KOONWARRA RSL v KILCUNDA/BASS Koonwarra RSL 1st innings C. Moscript c&b. S. Blake .........9 M .Dooney c&b. R .Duff ...........4 M. Hardy lbw. b. R. Duff ...........2 B. Davison c&b. J. Aplin ..........5 N. Grimes b. J. Aplin .................6 T. Sperling c&b. H. Grace........12 D. Pearce c&b. S. VanSteensel 41 E. Charles c&b. B. Egeberg .......2 S. Turner b. B. Egeberg ..............1 D. Kruse n.o. ..............................5 Extras .......................................13 Total .......................................100 Bowling: R. Duff 3/9, S. Blake 1/13, H. Grace 1/18, J. Aplin 2/13, D. Clay 0/14, S. VanSteensel 1/9. Kilcunda/Bass 1st innings T. Aplin c. ................................29 D. Clay b. ................................14 S. Blake b. .................................5 N. Arney c. ................................2 H. Grace c. ..............................14 S. VanSteensel lbw. b. ............. 11 R. Duff c. ...................................8 D. Petrie c. .................................4 B. Egeberg n.o............................1 J. Aplin n.o. ................................6 Extras .......................................12 Total ....................................7/105 Bowling: B. Davison 1/16, D. Kruse 0/35, S. Turner 1/15, E. Charles 1/26, B. Thomas 3/4, T. Sperling 0/6.

Under 15s: LDCA Team Country Week, back row, Jordan Pickersgill, Jack Flanders, Russell Thomas, (bus driver) Brok Davidson, Thomas Hamilton, Michael Manteit, Jarryd Black, Jai Prain, Geoff Wyatt (manager). Front row, Matt Pickersgill, (assistant coach) Lochie McLean, Blake Young, Brodie Johnston, Keanu Miller, Nick Arney, Royston McGavin, Matt Borschman, Ryan Wyatt (scorer).

Junior country week THE Leongatha and District Cricket Association fielded teams in Under 15s and under 14s at junior country week at Warragul last week. The week at Warragul was a great week with the Warragul Cricket Association and clubs are to be congratulated on their organisation and presentation of the week. The turf pitches at Hallora, Eastern Park and Western Park were excellent, thanks to the curators for their efforts. We thank the Buln Buln Cricket Club for their hospitality and support over the week and tremendous facilities, and look forward to next year. It was a year where all players contributed. Under 14s and 15s will benefit from their week of cricket and will have made life longfriends on the way. The standout performance was Matt Borschmans 105 on the Thursday, his first century.

Match summaries Under 15

Game 1 v Sale Maffra at Hallora (Turf) Sale won the toss and batted on a very good pitch, Thomas Hamilton took two early wickets but partnerships of 43, 25 and 40 with Taylor Tatterson 63 and the some lusty hitting took the total to 8/200. Thomas Hamilton ﬁnished with three wickets, Michael Manteit two wickets, Jack Flanders, Blake Young and Brok Davidson. Bowling was steady but 62 runs off the last eight overs pushed the score up. Leongatha batted and were in trouble early losing Brodie Johnston and Michael Manteit for ducks to be 2/1 but

partnerships between Keanu Miller 52 and Jarred Black 12, Royston McGavin eight and Brock Davidson 32 took the score to 138. Sale Maffra’s bowling was excellent and kept the pressure on the batting though Kenau Miller and Brok Davidson both batted well.

Game 2 v Bairnsdale at Buln Buln (Synthetic) Leongatha won the toss and sent Bairnsdale in, Blake Young took two early wickets to have 2/3 then a partnership of 14 and 10 took the score to 31. Then a ﬂurry of wickets and the score was suddenly 9 /39 then all out 47 off 32.3 overs. Lochie McLean 2/6, Matt Borschman 2/4, Jack Flanders 1/4 and Jai Prain 1/1 the wreckers. LDCA batted and were soon 2/6, Keanu Miller eight and Michael Manteit 10, were out at 32 and suddenly slumped to 7/47 but with a very good 21 from Royston McGavin got to 59 off 27.2 overs. Bairnsdale batted again and were 6/44 before W. Paterson 43 and L. Bogle 11 added 54 for the seventh wicket. They were bowled out for 114 with no time to bat again, Brodie Johnson and Michael Manteit two wickets each, Jack Flanders, Jai Prain, Brok Davidson, Nick Arney and Matt Borschman one each.

Game 3 v Warragul at Hallora (Turf) Warragul won the toss and sent LDCA in on a pitch which was soft we were soon 3/20 but a partnership of 69 from Brodie Johnston 22 and Michael Manteit 38 took the score to 91 before a major collapse saw LDCA out for 102. L. Diston taking a hat trick knocking the middle stump out of the ground three balls in a row to ﬁnish with 3/12, J. Barnes 3 /16 and T. McDonald 2/16, a

disappointing effort after being 3/ 91. Warragul batted for eight overs before lunch and 1/18 but with the pitch rolled during the lunch break S. Batson 73 and J. Engellener 27 took the score to 103, but could have been different with some near misses on attempted run outs. Warragul slumped to 8/121 but some lusty hitting saw the score ﬁnish on 172. Jack Flanders the standout bowler 4/18 off 10 overs, Jordan Pickersgill 3/21 off seven overs backing Jack up.

Game 4 v Traralgon at Longwarry (Synthetic) Traralgon won the toss and batted but lost wickets gradually to be all out for 97 off 41.5 overs with Jai Prain 3/17 off seven overs and Brodie Johnston 3/13 off 3.5 overs. Thomas Hamilton, Lochlan McLean and Jordan Pickersgill each took one wicket. A change of batting order and some poor bowling and 65 sundries saw LDCA make 320 of 58 overs. A partnership of 113 between Michael Manteit 42 and Matt Birschman 105 (nine fours) and Thomas Hamilton a lusty 59 not out (10 fours and a six). A great innings by Matt to make his ﬁrst century at any level was the standout.

Game 5 LDCA v Central Gippsland Eastern Park (Turf) Central Gippsland batted ﬁrst on a good pitch, L. Heath 32 (leading run scorer for week 213 runs) and T. Brown 44 pushed the score to 4/79 but a continual loss of wickets saw Central all out for 138 off 46.3 overs. Brok Davidson 3/23, Nick Arney 2/13 leading wicket takers, Jack Flanders, Royston McGavin, Tom Hamilton, Brodie Johnston and Jarryd Black one wicket each.

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Demons to visit ’Gatha THE MELBOURNE Football Club will be calling Leongatha home for two days in February. Star players such as Brad Green, Aaron Davey, James Frawley and Nathan Jones are expected to be part of the group coming to South Gippsland. The Demons will be coming as part of next year’s Telstra AFL Community Camps. They are expected to conduct training sessions, visit schools, nursing homes, and hospitals as well as conduct an NAB AFL Auskick clinic. AFL national and international development general manager David Matthews said the camps provide an opportunity to kick off the Australian football season. “It’s a great opportunity for football fans in regional locations to see the players up close as they prepare for Round One,” Matthews said.

Patterson breaks record THE summer athletic season is hotting up with some sizzling performances from the South Coast members, none better than Eleanor Patterson who broke the Victorian and the Victorian Country Under 15 record and equalled the Under 16 state high jump record, with a leap of 1.78m. The performance at the Rare Air competition, held at Melbourne University was a World Youth Championship qualiﬁer, however 14-year-old Patterson is too young to compete. The meet was only her second competition for the season after being out injured for the last six months. In other news Sam Quirk, fresh from his one mile win at the Woodside

Gift, along with our walkers Josh Kaiser, Cassie Raselli, and Stephanie George have completed a 10 day altitude camp at Falls Creek. No doubt we will see the beneﬁts from this training camp in their up coming performances. Patrick Ryan ﬁnished the year with a bang throwing the hammer over the 60 metre mark at the AV throwers meet. The throw sees Ryan ranked number two in 2010 for his age group in Australia. Ryan’s training partner, Mitchell Green has been invited to join Australia’s best junior hammer throwers at an Athletics Australia funded camp in Sydney this week. The camp, organised by Athletics Australia national youth event coach for hammer and recent Commonwealth Games athlete, Karyne DiMarco will focus

on assisting athletes in the areas of development, education and training. The camp will be attended by top level coaches with vast international experience and will conclude with a competition at Greystanes, Sydney on Sunday. Angela Byrne has been selected in the Target Talent program for the 4 x 100m relay and will attend an Athletics Australia camp in Hobart from February 20-22. Alana Green’s recent long jump leap of 5.52m at Box Hill gave her automatic qualiﬁcation for the Australian Junior Championships, which will be held in Sydney in March. So far the following South Coast members have secured a place in the Victorian team: Eleanor Patterson (high jump), Julian Patterson (high jump), Angela Byrne (100m, 200m), Alana Green (pole vault,

long jump), Ben Green (pole vault), Mitchell Green (hammer throw),Cassie Raselli (5km walk), Stephanie George (3km walk), Josh Kaiser (5km walk), Sam Quirk (3000m), Lachie Connell (1500m), Patrick Ryan (hammer), Hayley Matthews (triple jump), and Lucas Taylor (5km walk). At meet 7 in Leongatha new member, Mark Tapscott broke the men’s open 200m and 400m records with times of 24.30 sec and 53.58 sec respectively. The following athletes produced season best performances: Zoe Plumb (triple jump, 100m, javelin), Josh Plumb (triple jump, javelin), Brenton Taber (triple, 100m, 200m, 400m), Rachel O’Loughlin (100m, javelin, 200m), Sadie Plumb (100m, 400m, javelin), Sandra Plumb (100m, 200m), Lauren Goldie (100m), Alana Green (100m), Julian Patterson (javelin), Peter Cardilini (javelin, 400m), Sarah Lewis (400m, 200m) and Sinead Ryan (200m).

Results Meet 7 Leongatha - Jan 4

Good times: Melbourne player Aaron Davey at a recent community camp. The Dees will be in Leongatha for two days in February.

Leongatha District Cricket Association Umpire Appointments EVANS PETROLEUM Round 10 - January 15, 12.30 start Home team Away Team Ground Umpire Grade A1 Nerrena v K/L’gatha RSL LT/Nerr Terry Rogers Won Miners v Inverloch WFG Ken Lester OMK v Won Workmens W/T Graham Laird Imperials v Korumburra EC Clive Salmon Grade A2 MDU v Fish Crk/Tarwin Meen Michael Heenan Kilcunda/Bass v Phillip Island Bass Alan Jordan Poowong/Loch v Foster Loch Brendon Thomas 16th Jan, 12.30pm start Town v Glen Alvie L/T/WC1 Clive Salmon Grade B1 Phillip Island v Nerrena Cowes Alan Roberts Inverloch v Won Miners I/T Dave Harris Won Workmens v OMK MR John Lea Glen Alvie v Imperials GA Paddy Cummins Grade B2 Fish Creek/Tarwin v MDU FCT S t e p h e n Lanyon Korumburra v Kilcunda/Bass Kor Ian Thomas OMK v Poowong/Loch OMK Dallas Wyatt K/L RSL v Town Koon Herb Roberts Grade C1 Nerrena v Inverloch Ner/LV Geoff Wyatt Won Miners v Korumburra WNPS? Marian Wishart Foster v Won Workmens FGC TBA Town v Phillip Island WC1 TBA Grade C2 Glen Alvie v MDU Dum TBA K/L RSL v Town MM TBA OMK v Imperials KSC Les White Kilcunda/Bass v Poowong/Loch Bass TBA Won Workmens v Phillip Island WSC? TBA

Impressive: 14-year-old high jump sensation Eleanor Patterson who jumped at the World Youth Championship with a qualifying height of 1.78m.

Umpire retires BOB Allan has retired after over 200 games umpiring in LDCA due to health reasons. Bob returned this year after a bypass operation but found he was struggling to stand for 80 overs with his feet and body telling him it was time to give it away. Bob has been a great ambassador for cricket, umpiring also in the

GCL U18 team ROUND 4 of the U18 Gippsland Cricket League will be played this Sunday, January 16 at the Wonthaggi Turf against Warragul. The LDCAteam selected to play is Mitchell Clark (C), James Sherrin (VC), Tom Gordon, Troy Harley, Benn Hayes, Alex Mantiet, Ilan Osman, Kallon Rigby, Joel Sinclair, Lachlan Sperling, Mitchell Thomas and Matt Willcocks. Emergencies Mark McCall and Tim Harris, All players to be at ground before 9.30am for a 10.15am start. Players to bring own gear and spikes, lunch will be provided. Please call Terry Clark on 0428 644 237 with any queries.

Wonthaggi Association and we hope to ﬁnd him a job where he can assist the umpires. Well done Bob. Thanks to Korumburra and Poowong Loch for their assistance in Saturday’s game.

Senior GCL team THE Leongatha senior GCL representative side for Round 4 match versus Bairnsdale at Inverloch Turf on Sunday, January 16 is: Jason Wilson (capt) OMK Adam Miller - OMK Clint Wilson - Phillip Island Paul Dyer – Poowong/ Loch Matt Johnson – Miners Ryan B. Thomas – Miners Tim Wightman – Nerrena Chris Rump – Nerrena Ryan Thomas – Workmens Udara Weerasinghe – Korumburra Adam Eddy – Imperials Luke Rogers – Imperials Meet at Inverloch at 9.15 am. If unavailable, contact Gary Sauvarin 0407 343 204 or Kristian Gray 0439 825 168.

Javelin: U/14 Men: Julian Patterson 25.50m; U/16 Men: Mitchell Green 23.02m, Patrick Ryan 30.61m; U/16 Women: Sadie Plumb 25.01m, Rachel O’Loughlin 18.77m; U/18 Women: Lauren Goldie 29.26m; U/20 Men: Josh Plumb 25.40m; Open Men: Mark Coulter 25.30m, Peter Cardilini 27.40m, Steve Plumb 25.30m; Open Women: Zoe Plumb 11.28m, Sarah Lewis 9.62m. Triple Jump: U/14

Men: Julian Patterson 8.87m, Ciara Ryan 6.46m; U/16 Men: Mitchell Green 8.10m; U/16 Women: Rachael O’Loughlin 9.42m, Sinead Ryan 7.36m; U/20 Men: Josh Plumb 10.61m; Open Men: Mark Coulter 9.77m, Brenton Taber 11.22m; Open Women: Zoe Plumb 6.40m. 200m: U/14 Women: Ciara Ryan 33.16sec; U/16 Women: Rachel O’Loughlin 29.73sec, Sandra Plumb 30.07sec, Sinead Ryan 33.18sec; U/18 Women: Lauren Goldie 32.22sec; U/20 Men: Josh Plumb 25.92sec, Mark Tapscott 24.30sec; Open Men: Brenton Taber 25.24sec; Open Women: Sarah Lewis 30.17sec. 100m: U/16 Women: Rachel O’Loughlin 13.29sec, Sandra Plumb 13.91sec, Sadie Plumb 14.36sec; U/16 Men: Mitchell Green 13.68sec; U/18 Women: Lauren Goldie 14.85sec; U/20 Women: Alana Green 13.08sec; U/20 Men: Josh Plumb 12.38sec; Open Men: Mark Coulter 12.63sec; Peter Cardilini 15.17sec, Brenton Taber 11.90sec; Open Women: Sarah Lewis 13.87sec, Zoe Plumb 17.30sec. 400m: U/14 Women: Ciara Ryan 1.18.42min; U/16 Women: Sinead Ryan 1.20.78min, Sadie Plumb 1.08.90min; U/20 Men: Josh Plumb 1.03.66min, Mark Tapscott 53.58sec; Open Men: Mark Coulter 1.03.26min, Peter Cardilini 1.15.41min, Brenton Taber 1.08.55min; Open Women: Sarah Lewis 1.08.57min.

Dakar challenge continues LEONGATHA’S Steve Riley was in 49th overall in the Dakar Rally after racing yesterday (Monday Australian time). It was the seventh stage of the race, which was halved by organisers due to difficulties in the last two stages. Riley is driving for the Coconut Resort Race Team across South America with Geoff Olholm from Cairns. In stage eight racers will travel at levels between 2000m and 150m above sea level for 508km according to a status update on the group’s facebook page. Riley’s 49th position comes after a difficult stage six. They spent most of a day and night on stage six waiting for a welding unit on the back of their T4 assistance truck, after tearing an A-bar (radius bar) clean off its chassis mounts on the rear right side of the BMW powered Coconut Resort race car. The duo were able to fix the problem with the welder from the truck, and

made their way through the treacherous course of dunes, rocks and steep dropoffs in pitch blackness, eventually lobbing into camp at 5.30am. Another difficulty has been motion sickness for Riley, which was caused by looking down to navigate while driving, though he is getting used to it. Other setbacks faced by the Coconut Resort Race Team include a locked diff, a BMW turbo diesel that keeps going into limp-mode and motion sickness. But according to their spokesperson they have faced it with humour, broad Aussie grins and general misbehaviour. “The butters have become firm favourites among Argentine crowds, even teaching the locals ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi!’ at every chance,” he said. “Riley received a standing ovation from one crowd, stepping out of the car to take a photo with a young boy suffering from a mental disability.” The race finishes on January 16 in Argentina.

Under repair: Steve Riley’s BMW under repair on the Dakar rally.

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Parrots’ professional plan By Isaac McCallum LEONGATHA Football Netball Club is moving forward. Since the ﬁnal siren sounded in 2010 the club has joined the two sporting fraternities and begun work with many other projects. An updated logo has been devised and the grounds irrigation and drainage systems have been revamped. The ground improvements will ensure that the Leongatha Recreation Reserve will be in great shape for years to come. The players have already ﬁnished one block of pre-season training and the committee is working furiously to prepare for the

season proper. New roles have been created to add a touch of professionalism to the club in the hope that Leongatha can build long term success. “If you look back, Leongatha has had great success but it has never been for a prolonged period of time,” said Football Department and District Development Manager Rhett McLennan, who will be stepping up into one of the new jobs. As one of the hardest working behind the scenes members, Mr McLennan is determined to see the club reach its full potential. “We’re hoping to see people coming through who can ﬁll a void if a

player leaves a club, or if someone’s injured,” he said.

“We want a seamless changeover, so that players stepping up into the senior

side can know their role.” But the plans are not strictly conﬁned to the two hours of game time. The club will employ rehabilitation and conditioning coaches who will work with players before and after the matches to maintain ﬁtness and health. And in 2011 Leongatha Football Netball Club will be searching to build a rapport with the surrounding clubs from the Alberton Football League, as well as Mirboo North. “We’ve got a big interest in working with them. We’re not competing with these clubs,” Mr McLennan said. “We want to be able to offer a different standard to players without coming

off with the appearance of poaching players.” The club will be offering facilities to surrounding teams, with joint training options as well as inviting other clubs to their functions. “Ignorance feeds ill will, and we don’t want that,” the football manager said. The updated logo will be featured on the pre-season training tops in a trial run. Featuring the Parrots’ traditional gold ‘V’ above the words ‘Since 1984’, the logo is aimed to bring the club into the future whilst also remembering its past.

Woolamai winner: “we did it Ray!” By Tessa Hayward THE Woolamai races went off without a hitch on Sunday, with pleasant weather and a big crowd.

The Oamps Insurance Open Trophy Race Handicap was a close race. With a distance of 2008 metres, the winner did not hit the lead until the last metre. The tight race was won by King of Dendy, ridden by Dani Walker. Half the jockeys riding in the race were female. On ﬁnishing the race Ms Walker said: “We did it Ray,” to trainer and owner Ray

Caldwell. This is not the ﬁrst time Ms Walker has ridden King of Dendy and won a race at the Woolamai races. In 2008, they won the 2000m Open Trophy Race. The weather was not too hot and the shade of the big trees enabled people to keep cool when the sun got too much for them. A clown wandered around entertaining the kids, making balloon animals and objects, while parents put bets on and relaxed. Men and women, boys and girls were all dressed to impress on their big day out at the races.

Colourful exhibit: Paige Persijn, Ashleigh and Micaela Harvie and Lily Persijn of Newhaven had a great day running around at the races in Woolamai.

We did it: jockey Dani Walker was very excited she won on King of Dendy, as was owner Ray Caldwell.

Great mates: Meg Keogh, Harry Wright, Leah Joyce, Maddi Golby and Connor Smith from Wonthaggi, Bass and Corinella had fun at the races.

Foster Golf Club

THE Banksia Lodge Charity Day was held on Sunday January 9 (Foster Pharmacy trophies).

Winners Men: Michael Cahill, Richard Cahill and Gary Clavarino 58. Mixed: John Mathers, Pam Mathers and Norm Cooper 58½. Ladies: Ursula Cahill, Denise Cahill and Beth Curram 64⅓. Down the line balls: Lloyd McKenzie, Randy Reusch, Barb Britten 59⅓, Fred Tyers, Anne Horstra, M. Lewin 60¼, M. Williams, R. Williams, B. Attwood 60¼. Nearest the pin: 4th Paul Nelson, sixth John Mathers, 13th Fred Tyers, Anne Horstra, 15th B Attwood, 17th Norm Cooper, Marilyn Williams. Saturday, January 8: medal day (Robin Taylor trophy) medal winner: James Freeman 67 net. A Grade: James Freeman 67 net. B Grade: Randy Reusch 68 net. A Grade scratch: James Freeman 74. B Grade scratch: Gary Clavarino 90. Down the line balls: Greg Cox 68 net, Jim Parry 70 net, Noel Black 71 net, Greg Dean 72 net, Steve Reid 72 net, Fred Tyers 72 net. Nearest the pin: fourth John Mathers 13th David Knee, 15th James Freeman, 17th Fred Tyers The ladies winner was Gayle Reid 70 net. Down the line balls: Beth Curram 73 net. Nearest the pin: sixth Beth Curram. The twilight stableford on Friday, January 7 was won by A. Grant 21 points. Down the line balls: Gayle Reid 16 points, Beth Crompton 16 points. Larry Giddy won the stableford on Thursday, January 6 with 40 points. Down the line balls: Peter Wright 39 points. Tuesday, January 7: par winner was P. Burgess +7. Down the line balls: Kevin Witheridge +6, Jim Parry +6. Nearest the pin: 15th Kevin Witheridge.

Coming events Relaxing day: Elizabeth Dietroch and Tony Wallis of Tenby Point and Phillip and Jennifer Brown of Krowera had a lovely day at the races.

Ladies day: Lyndal Standish of Grantville, Kaye McCraw of Lang-Lang and Kate Carew of Darwin, formerly Dalyston had a great time catching up with old friends.

January, Tuesday 11 stableford. January, Wednesday 12 - stableford. January, Thursday 13 par. January, Friday 14 twilight stableford. January, Saturday 15 stableford (ﬁrst round Stig Nelander trophy)..

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WARATAH Beach attracted the ﬁt and the keen on Sunday for the annual Fish Creek Football Club fun run. Harry Smithers ran the nine kilometres of beach the fastest and is pictured shaking hands with second placegetter Lachie Connell (right). In the far right picture women’s section winner Michelle Jelleff is with partner Chris Harvey whose time of 30.36 was three minutes ahead of hers. See more on page 50.