The Great Southern Star - March 27, 2018

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Home with friends: the beautiful smile said it all as young Mattea Riccardi, who suffered serious injuries in a recent car accident, was back home in Leongatha and enjoying the St Laurence’s Primary School twilight fete last Friday. Pictured from left, Ava, Julian, Mattea, Jayda and Braydi enjoy THE Alberton Football Netball some time out together at the fete. Read about the fete and the latest on Mattea on page 15.

League executive will meet tomorrow night (Wednesday) to review the 2018 draw after the Allies Football Netball Club announced the club would enter recess this season.

BRIDE’S HORROR

The Allies did not have enough footballers to field teams after a mass exodus of players who hailed from Melbourne in 2017, and other challenges.

The club is facing financial difficulty, with some players from last season still owed money.

Full story on page 7.

LATER STAR THE Star will publish a day later next week due to the Easter public holidays.

You can buy your Star from usual outlets early next Wednesday, April 4.You can lodge any news, sport or advertisements up until noon, Tuesday, April 3.

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Children destroy new home

entered the house and destroyed the carpet and plaster on Saturday at 4.15pm.

Neighbours heard windows smashing before calling poNEWLYWEDS Bianca and Jack Sykes’ lives lice, who caught the offenders in action.

Bianca and Jack received a phone call from the police half have been shattered after two young boys an hour before their wedding ceremony on Saturday. caused around $30,000 worth of damage to The home was only recently finished and was to be handtheir brand new Korumburra home. ed over to the couple who are moving to Korumburra from The children, both aged under 10 years, smashed almost Mornington on Thursday. every window of the Riflebutts Road house using bricks, and Continued on page 6.

By Jessica Anstice

Dreadful news: Jack and Bianca Sykes were told half an hour before their wedding on Saturday that their newly built Korumburra home, which they were to move into on Thursday, was all but destroyed by two children.

From everyone at The Star, we wish you a happy and safe Easter

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“THE STAR” Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - PAGE 3

Powerlines spark bushfire

By Tayla Kershaw SEVENTEEN acres of farmland and two acres of roadside scrub were burned in a bushfire at Pound Creek last Wednesday.

Caused by clashing powerlines in Wednesday’s gusty conditions, the fire ignited just before 2pm. Inverloch CFA captain Allan Williamson reported winds of up to 60km/h winds on the day.

Police and CFA units were on scene within seven minutes, and the Bass Highway was closed from the start of the fire until 5.30pm.

Seventeen fire units, an aircraft and Helitech were called in to fight the flames. CFA units came from Inverloch, Pound Creek, Tarwin Lower, Ruby, Kongwak, Meeniyan, Koonwarra, Wonthaggi, Glen Alvie, Leongatha and Leongatha South.

Water carriers from South Gippsland and Bass Coast were also used.

The area was cleared around 5.30pm and VicRoads inspected the highway before it was reopened. Parks Victoria from Wonthaggi and Foster also inspected the area.

CFA units continued the black out process until 8.30pm and continued to monitor the area overnight.

A flare up occurred on one tree at 6.30am Thursday, but was quickly under control with CFA units still on patrol.

Mr Williamson said no houses or structures were endangered during the blaze. However, he warned residents living near bushland to always be ready for a fire.

“Make sure you are always prepared and leave early. If you are feeling unsafe, don’t leave it until the last minute,” he said.

On scene: units from several local fire brigades, Helitech and an aircraft fought a highway bushland fire in Pound Creek on Wednesday.

Contained: CFA and police units were on scene of the Pound Creek bushfire within seven minutes on Wednesday.

Council backs businesses

By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is refusing to drop farm rates and hit small businesses with higher rates bills.

At last Wednesday’s council meeting, Cr Don Hill pushed for farmers to pay a rating differential of 65 percent of the general rate – down from 70 percent. He expected the resulting shortfall in council’s rates income to be largely footed by an increase for commercial and industrial ratepayers of 110 percent and 120 percent respectively - up from the current 105 percent.

Those figures were the draft recommendations of council’s Rating Strategy Review Steering Committee, but were not supported by all committee members. The Star understands the proposed reduction in farm rates divided the committee.

That division resulted in council opting to undertake its own review over the next 12 months and retain the existing rating differentials for now.

Cr Hill last Wednesday lost his bid for the committee’s recommendation to be released to the public for comment. He moved a motion to do so, but failed to attract support from other councillors.

The rating committee of councillors and members of the public considered how the rates burden was shared by all ratepayers.

Other councillors, including farmers mayor Cr Lorraine Brunt, Cr Aaron Brown and Cr Ray Argento, felt existing farm rates were just. South Gippsland’s farm rates differential is the lowest in Gippsland.

Cr Hill said, “I just find it quite appalling that the rating committee spent all that time and effort, and we just throw it out”, despite council voting to consider the committee’s recommendations when making its decision in 12 months’ time.

Cr Hill claimed Cr Brunt directed a council officer to not accept the committee’s recommendations after holding a vote of councillors by email - a claim the mayor rejected.

Cr Hill tabled a rescission motion for the April 26 council meeting, but that would have prevented council from satisfying legislative timelines for the release of its budget and council plan for public submissions – documents to which the rating strategy is linked.

Therefore Cr Hill’s motion was considered at an urgent special meeting last Wednesday, but neither Cr Hill nor his ally Cr Andrew McEwen could attend. His rescission motion was lost unanimously. Councillors Alyson Skinner and Jeremy

Rich were absent.

Cr McEwen said the proposed increase for small businesses would equate to $20 to $28 a week.

“If they can’t afford that, they probably should not be in business,” he said.

Cr Maxine Kiel said the rating committee process was “flawed from the beginning”, “dominated by the farming sector” and “self interest”.

She said the second rating review committee had again been a “treacherous process”, with farming rates also dominating deliberations of the previous rating review.

Cr Brown said rates for commercial properties worth $500,000 in South Gippsland were the second highest in Gippsland, and the same for industrial properties worth $400,000.

Cr Brunt said, “For me, as a farmer, a ratepayer and councillor, and my primary source of income is farming, I consider myself to be a good councillor who is fair and decisive and considers all ratepayers.”

Council unveils action plans FROM today (Tuesday), the public can comment on three documents that will set the next 12 months for South Gippsland Shire Council.

These are the Proposed Annual Budget, Revised Council Plan 2017-2021 and Proposed Rating Strategy 2018-19.

The budget proposes a two percent rate rise in 2018-19 and $21.39 million worth of capital works, including the expansion of the Great Southern Rail Trail from Welshpool to Hedley, building a new footpath to Korumburra Secondary College, a new bridge on Bena-Kongwak Road, and a $3.8 million refurbishment of Mirboo North pool.

The Council Plan identifies projects for government funding: Korumburra Revitalisation, Leongatha Revitalisation, Great Southern Rail Trail extensions, Mirboo North Pool refurbishment and East/West South Gippsland Public Transport Study. Written submissions on the documents must be received by close of business on April 26.

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Logging to hurt Mirboo North’s economy

By Brad Lester MIRBOO North’s thriving tourism industry would be decimated by any logging north of the town, South Gippsland Shire Council heard last Wednesday.

Members of the Preserve Our Forests Steering Committee said visitors were attracted by the chance to walk, cycle and enjoy nature in the town’s forests.

They said the prospect of logging in three coups of state forest north of Mirboo North would reduce the number of tourists who visit the town.

Councillors heard from Mirboo North Newsagency proprietor Heather Le Mescam, Viki Sinclair and Grand Ridge Brewery proprietor Eric Walters.

The comprehensive results of a community survey of how businesses will be impacted by logging will be known next month, Ms Sinclair said.

“Surveys are already showing that visitors and locals alike share concerns about a large negative impact on the local lifestyle and on visitors’ enjoyment and experiences here,” she said.

“What do you first notice when you enter our town from Leongatha or Morwell? I think you will agree it is the beautiful natural forested

environment. This is a town that actually does nestle in the forests as all the tourism blurbs say.

“Our timbered forests and all they offer to visitors and locals surely make it one of, if not the greatest asset to Mirboo North.”

Ms Sinclair said the 2016 Mirboo North Structure Plan Economic Inputs by Tim Nott found that because Mirboo North catered for visitors, residents also spent more locally.

“This enables Mirboo North town centre to capture a much higher proportion of the available spending of trade area resident; approximately 30 percent when 20 percent might be normal for a trade area of this size,” she said.

Ms Sinclair said the structure plan also found an estimated $42.6 million was spent at Mirboo North’s retail businesses in 2016, with tourism a major contributor to that.

Ms LeMescam is concerned logging would impact her business, given “visitors stay, shop and eat in Mirboo North”, and the bush also attracts new residents.

“The town and the forest have a unique relationship and we must support our forests,” she said.

Ms Le Mescam said staff could lose hours and with other businesses at risk of also being affected, she said people could be forced to leave town to seek work, resulting in property values falling and council losing rates income.

Standing firm: from left, South Gippsland Shire councillors Don Hill and Andrew McEwen have submitted a notice of motion to be debated at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting, calling on council to object to proposed logging at Mirboo North.

They were pictured in the council chamber last Wednesday with Mirboo North Newsagency proprietor Heather Le Mescam, Grand Ridge Brewery proprietor Eric Walters, resident Viki Sinclair and Cr Maxine Kiel.

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Mirboo North resident Grace Adamo has walked along the track almost every day for almost 12 years and said the track is popular with locals seeking relaxation.

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Parks Victoria has agreed to implement a visitor count in order to calculate the number of people who walk through Lyrebird Forest Against logging: from left, Mirboo North residents Susan Koci, Grace Adamo, Viki Sinclair and Dick Lester love the forest they have in Mirboo North and will continue to support it by Walk.

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“THE STAR” Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - PAGE 5

Mirboo North forestry furore • Logging reprieve for six months

• Council urged to back Mirboo North against VicForests

By Brad Lester

(26ha) and Doug (31ha). Oscine borders the eastern side of the Strzelecki Highway, with a six hectare buffer along the highway to be retained, as well as a 150m buffer on the southern boundary, alongside Lyrebird Walk. The Samson and Doug coups are inland to the west of the highway.

VicForests is facing the challenge of having less state forest to harvest as more forest is set aside for conservation across Victoria, Dr Devoe said.

Likely protection measures for the Greater Greater – now under review – could result in more forest being protected from logging.

Crs Hill and McEwen’s notice of motion calls on council to support Mirboo North’s campaign to stop VicForests’ logging in and around Mirboo North, and “make the transition to sustainable plantation timbers wherever opportunities arise”.

The motion also calls for the inclusion of “an objective in the Community Plan to work collaboratively with all key agencies and the community to advocate for the preservation and enhancement of the Strzelecki bioregion”.

Their motion states, “It is a choice between a once off payment of may be up to $8m, most of which will flow out of the community, or continuing to support a thriving and growing tourist industry valued at $30m locally.

“Currently there are only six forestry and logging jobs and 24 wood product manufacturing jobs in the shire (2016 Census Council Remplan) versus tourism 606 jobs. In short tourism jobs are 101 times more important to the shire than logging. Currently agriculture brings in $2685 million, tourism $100 million and timber only $11 million. This project would add a once off $8 million with little local impact once in 60 years or just $133k per annum.”

VicForests said in South Gippsland, timber generated 81 jobs, but Cr Andrew McEwen said many of those jobs were based on plantation timber and he felt to suggest they resulted from forest timber was misleading. Rosemary Cousin of Allambee South said VicForests should withdraw from logging given the clear community opposition.

MIRBOO North’s forests have been thrown a lifeline of at least six months, with VicForests planning not to log 112ha during 2018.

Three coups were due to be logged by the middle of this year but community uproar has resulted in VicForests conducting further talks with stakeholders to resolve issues.

VicForests wants to log 112ha at Mirboo North to meet rising demand for timber products in Victoria. Harvesting could be staged over many years.

The State Government owned business is looking to log three coups north of Mirboo North township, with one of those next to the iconic Lyrebird Walk.

The proposal has angered the Mirboo North community, with a massive crowd turning out to a council meeting last Wednesday to protest the proposal. Opponents say logging will decimate the district’s forests, hurting tourism and businesses.

Council will debate a notice of motion at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting, with councillors Don Hill and Andrew McEwen urging council to support community opposition to the logging.

VicForests will not log the coups during 2018, with no final decision about the details of the logging yet made, said VicForests’ manager environment and planning, Dr Nora Devoe, but adding, “We need the wood”.

“Because the area that is deemed available and suitable is being reduced, we are being pushed closer to communities,” she said.

While VicForests has access to six percent of Victoria’s state forests, it logs just 0.04 percent – or 3000ha – a year.

“We grow every hectare that we harvest,” Dr Devoe said.

She added, “The door is open to talk about low intensity harvesting”.

The three coups are Oscine (55ha), Samson

Brewery may leave town

By Brad Lester MIRBOO North’s iconic Grand Ridge Brewery could leave the town if logging proceeds in the town’s water catchment and risks the quality of the award winning beer.

Proprietor Eric Walters told South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday he had already purchased additional property to expand the brewery in Mirboo North, but was prepared to act to protect the quality of his product in the long term.

“It concerns me enough that I’m assessing other sites,” he said.

Should the business leave the shire, he said the shire stood to lose the $15 million to $17 million his business brought to the shire every year, including his 36 staff.

“The quality and purity of that water to our business is paramount,” Mr Walters said.

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the town that sits within the catchment of Mirboo North’s water supply, which Mr Walters is concerned could impact the town’s appeal to natureloving tourists.

“I would hate to think logging would proceed. It would be economic suicide for South Gippsland,” Mr Walters said, adding visitors spend between $1000 and $2000 on a weekend holiday in the shire.

Referring to a notice of motion before council tomorrow (Wednesday) to support the community’s opposition to the logging, Mr Walters said, “Next Wednesday is the day to show what you were elected for and that is to save the economy of this area.”

He said less than two percent of the original Strzelecki forest now existed, despite the forest being home to vulnerable species such as the Powerful Owl, Greater Glider and Strzelecki Koala.

He said the discovery of 11 gliders was enough to stop logging at Glengarry, yet 33 gliders lived in the Mirboo North coups.

Standing firm: above, Mirboo North residents, with South Gippsland Shire Councillor Andrew McEwen (blue shirt, at left), outside South Gippsland Shire Council’s chambers last Wednesday, are objecting to proposed logging at Mirboo North.

Talking logging: from left, VicForests’ Dr Nora Devoe and Peter West from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, addressed South Gippsland Shire Council last Wednesday. They were listened to by many objectors from Mirboo North, in the background.

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Good day: Leongatha’s Kannika Dowling sold plenty of quality Supporting locals: Helen Cripps from Kardella South bought a bag plants and garlic at the Leongatha Farmers Market on Saturday. of Thorpdale Potatoes from Lindsay Hotchkin.

Lovely stall: Colleen Debondt and Rachel Simpson had a wonderful display of succulent plants at the Leongatha Farmers Market on Saturday morning.

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Rain falls on market DESPITE the wind and rain, dedicated grown produce, as well as handmade items and go to a market,” organiser Tracel Devereux said.

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“The day was quiet due to the rain but we’re winter season and encouraging people to make the visited the Leongatha Farmers Market looking to encourage people to support our local most of it by buying from the best producers and on Saturday.

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Lovely morning in Dumbalk COMMUNITY members gathered for the 17th annual Dumbalk Village Market on Saturday.

Most of the 45 stallholders were undercover in the hall due to the predicted rain.

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There was a great display of varied goods to be purchased from homemade jams, scones and other desserts, to aprons, plants, bric-a-brac, fresh produce, palm reading, gem stones, soaps and other goods.

The Devonshire tea put on by Marg Cantwell, Faye Bland and Toine Bovill was popular.

The builder’s insurance company will be left to cover the damage costs given the children are underage and unable to pay the cost.

“We’re all really devastated. We were due to move in on Thursday,” Mrs Sykes said.

“Jack received a call half an hour before our wedding; we were all over the place.

“It’s our first home and we worked really hard to

build it and it’s just been ripped out from under us.

“Our three year old son is very upset and confused; he doesn’t understand what has happened.”

Builders were at the house early yesterday (Monday) morning to secure the site to prevent any further damage.

“The builder is devastated. He said it has never happened to him and that he is heartbroken for us,” Mrs Sykes said.

“He said he will do all he can to repair it.”

Korumburra Police said they are unable to act further because the children are underage.

Reckless behaviour: two children caused around $30,000 worth of damage to a newly built Korumburra home on Saturday.

“THE STAR” Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - PAGE 7

D-Day for Allies THE Allies Football Netball Club will decide whether to close permanently or enter recess for 2018 only at a special general meeting on April 5.

The club’s committee decided last Thursday evening to enter recess for 2018 after it was clear the club would not have enough players to field Seniors and Reserves football sides this season.

The Alberton Football Netball League will now be contested by six clubs this season.

About 95 percent of the Allies’ senior footballers from 2017 hailed from Melbourne and those players have since left the club.

The Allies were in recess in 2014 and some players who joined other clubs have not returned to the Allies.

President Sarah Kidd said “mismanagement” of the Allies last year saw some players receiving large payments per game and “that’s why we don’t have any money”.

“We ran out of money from paying them and they’re still owned money,” she said, adding the outstanding payments related to matches in the latter part of the 2017 season.

Ms Kidd said the club did not have the funds necessary to fulfill contracts with past players.

“Before anything else is done, we will be paying any debts to the players who are owed” he said.

“We are trying to do the best for the club. We want to work with these players and come back next year as strong as we can. They (the players) can rest assured they

will be paid.”

Ms Kidd also said, “Thankfully our committed players are playing for the love of the game but our Melbourne players came for the love of the money.”

While failure to pay players has contributed to the club’s decision to enter recess, so has the fact the Allies are one of three clubs drawing sponsorship from the small Yarram community - along with Yarram and Woodside - and fewer men play football these days.

Ms Kidd said the decision to enter recess was “devastating” for the club’s committee to make.

“It was not a decision we wanted to make, and it was one we made seriously and that’s why it took so long to make this decision,” she said.

“This club is one my grandfather Peter Moore and my uncle Matt Moore have been president of, and that is why I did not want something like this happening.”

Ms Kidd told The Star yesterday, “We will do everything in our power to come back for 2018.

“We are having a meeting on April 5 for financial members and life members where we will put it to a vote as to whether we go into recess or will fold, but at this stage we are hoping to be back rather than folding.”

The meeting on April 5 will be held at Alberton West Recreation Reserve. The club’s committee met last night (Monday) to prepare for the April 5 meeting.

While the Allies have had as many as 30 players at training sessions, just four or five players have attended others.

With the Allies due to play their first game on April 7, it was clear to the committee not enough

players were going to be found in time.

Last year’s Seniors coach Scott Andersen is now coaching Stony Creek’s Seniors and has taken with him some former Allies players.

Others have joined KilcundaBass and the remainder have joined clubs close to their Melbourne homes.

Ms Kidd said, “We have been training since last year with our committed locals but unfortunately we just did not have enough time to find more players.”

While the Allies had more players in netball, with enough to field teams in A and B grades, it was unclear how many netball sides the club would have had this season.

“We are going to use 2018 to maintain the ground and the facilities. We will have Thursday night dinners and social events to raise money,” Ms Kidd said.

The club needs new goal posts, and upgraded changerooms for netballers and footballers. The club’s netball courts are only several years old.

Alberton Football Netball League executive will meet this Wednesday to discuss a revised draw.

The Tarwin versus MDU match will proceed as planned this Easter Saturday, March 31. The league did not wish to comment further.

Readers, please note the Alberton draw on page 34 in The Star’s football and netball preview in today’s edition is now inaccurate in light of the Allies’ announcement. The draw was printed on Friday, before the Allies’ decision was known.

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Digging for fossil secrets

By Sarah Vella THE former lake bed on the side of the South Gippsland Highway just near Minns Road in Koonwarra could be the focus of a major fossil hunt in the future.

Museums Victoria curator of vertebrate palaeontology Tom Rich and his crew spent last week excavating the site, in order to develop a plan for future fossil digs.

Dr Rich said the site has previously turned up fossils of small fish, plants and insects as well as nine feathers.

He said one of those feathers was “almost certainly� from a dinosaur. “It shows they are around,� he said.

The site at Koonwarra was discovered in 1961 and was the location for major digs in the 1960s and in 1982. In 2013, the site was visited again, mainly for surveying purposes. “What I am interested in is the bones of land animals and we haven’t found a single one here,�

Dr Rich said.

Last week’s dig was undertaken to determine how the former lake bed can be effectively excavated, to best facilitate the hunt for dinosaur fossils.

Dr Rich said they were trying to determine whether or not they could remove the rock in blocks. “The rock on the surface was breaking up so we dug a trench down about a metre to try and cut out

more blocks to establish whether or not it was possible to do so,� he said. “If we can’t take them (the blocks) out systematically, we will take them out in layers. It is certainly worth doing.�

The last dig aimed at recovering fossils at the site was in 1982.

Dr Rich said since then, technology had advanced greatly and there were now lots of ways to scan rocks to hunt for fossils.

He said the information gathered last week would be used to “formulate a sensible plan to take advantage of the technology that now exists�. “We need to write a plan that suits 2020, not 1982. We would also like to figure out how to find places like this one,� he said. “As technology develops opportunities may arise we didn’t have before. I hope by the end of the year, we will have the information we need to formulate the plan.�

Dr Rich said returning to complete the dig would depend on funding, but the Koonwarra was too important to ignore. “Sooner or later it will happen, someday support will be found,� he said.

As a by-product of the survey, around 20 new fossils were found, including insects and fish.

Museums Victoria collections manager Tim Ziegler said the specimens would be taken back to the museum, documented and studied. “They will become part of the state collection,� he said.

Fossil hunting: searching for fossils among the piles of rock at Koonwarra last week were, from left, Gerrit Kool from Wonthaggi, Mary Walters from Mount Waverley and Lesley Kool from Wonthaggi. Ms Kool coordinated the Dinosaur Dreaming dig at Inverloch for 20 years.

Noticeboard SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF COUNCIL Wednesday 28 March, 9.30am (30min) Hearing of submissions as prescribed under the Local Government Act 1989, s.223 in respect of the proposed opening of part Fish Creek Quarry Rd, Fish Creek.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PREPARATION OF THE REVISED COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021 INCLUDING THE FOUR YEAR STRATEGIC RESOURCE PLAN, THE PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET 2018/19 INC.15 YEAR LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN AND PROPOSED RATING STRATEGY 2018/19, Council prepared a Revised Council Plan 2017-2021, a PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Proposed Annual Budget 2018/19 and Proposed Rating A list of presentations can be viewed the day prior on Strategy 2018/19 in accordance with Sections 125 and Council’s website for Wednesday 28 March.

127 of the Local Government Act 1989, which will be ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING considered for adoption at the 27 June 2018 Ordinary Council Meeting.Copies of these documents, together Wednesday 28 March, 2.00pm *Question/s were registered (by COB 23/3) by accessing with information prescribed by the Local Government (Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2014 are available Council’s ‘Questions for Council Meetings’ webpage. for inspection on Council’s website www.southgippsland.

Please note that Council live streams and records its Ordinary Council Meetings, refer to the Policy on vic.gov.au

from 8.30am to 5.00pm between 27 March and 26 Council’s website for more details.

2.1. Planning Scheme Amendment (PSA) C116 - Land April 2018. A person proposing to make a submission under s.223 of the Act must do so no later than 5.00pm, subject to inundation overlay - Authorisation 2.2. Planning Permit Application 2017/285 - 141-143 Thursday 26 April 2018. Late submissions will not be considered by Council. Submissions must be addressed Jupiter Boulevard, Venus Bay - Native vegetation

removal Council. Any person lodging a submission may request 2.3. Strategy: South Gippsland Coastal Strategy to be heard in support of their submission, or to be 3.1. Petition response: South Gippsland Bass !" # !

Swimming Club - Remove lane hire charge 3.2. Petition response: Establishment of a skate park a meeting to be heard in support of their submission.

Separate submissions are to be lodged that relate to facility in Venus Bay either the Revised Council Plan 2017-2021, the Proposed 3.3. Home and Community Care Services Review Annual Budget 2018/19 or the Proposed Rating Strategy 4.1. Fish Creek Quarry Lease Proposal 4.2. Country Football Netball Program (SRV) funding 2018/19. Submissions are encouraged to be sent via email for the Revised Council Plan 2017-2021and application 4.3. 2017/18 Capital Works Program - Status update Proposed Annual Budget 2018/19 to submission@ southgippsland.vic.gov.au and for the Proposed Rating and proposed amendments Strategy 2018/19 to ratingstrategy@southgippsland.vic.

5.1. Policy review: C51 Councillor support and gov.au expenditure Alternatively, submissions will also be accepted in writing 6.1 Walkerville Retarding Basin report $

7.1. Notice of Motion - Leadership Plan for Shire Council, Private Bag 4, Leongatha, VIC 3953.

Leongatha 7.2. Notice of Motion - Consultation to plan for local Submitters (or Representatives) will be heard at an Open Hearing of Council in the Council Chambers, Michael bus services Place, Leongatha at 10.45am on 23 May 2018 for the 7.3. Notice of Motion - Proposed Mirboo North Revised Council Plan 2017-2021 and Proposed Annual logging coups Budget 2018/19 and an Open Hearing at 2.15pm for the 8.1. Financial Performance Report July - February Proposed Rating Strategy 2018/19. Council will consider 2018 and determine the s.223 Revised Council Plan 20178.2. Assembly of Councillors 22 January - 21 2021, Proposed Annual Budget 2018/19 and Proposed February 2018 8.3. Document sealed awarded or extended by CEO Rating Strategy 2018/19 at a Special Meeting of Council in the Council Chambers, Michael Place, Leongatha at 20 January - 23 February 2018 11.00am on Wednesday 30 May 2018. Please note that TENDER copies of submissions (including submitters names and

% ! ' # addresses) will be made public in Agenda and Minute companies/applicants for the following: documents at the Open Hearing of 23 May 2018 and RFT/177 ANNUAL SUPPLY – PLANT HIRE AND the Special Meeting of Council 30 May 2018. Council CARTAGE CONTRACTORS is also required to make submissions available for RFT/178 ANNUAL SUPPLY – QUARRY PRODUCTS public inspection for a period of 12 months. Following AND ROAD MAKING MATERIALS consideration of the submissions, Council may amend RFT/179 ANNUAL SUPPLY – CONCRETING or not amend the Council Plan, Annual Budget or Rating SERVICES Strategy.

Tenders close 2.00pm AEST on Tuesday 17 April For further enquiries contact Director of Corporate & 2018. Documentation is available from Council’s Community Services, Faith Page 5662 9820 (Council e-Tendering Portal: Plan) and Acting Manager Finance Stuart Smith 5662 www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/tenders 9313 (Budget and Rating Strategy).

EMPLOYMENT South Gippsland Shire Council Council advertises all employment opportunities on CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY its website.

For details please visit: When: Wednesday 4 April 2018, 6:00pm www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/employment Where: Council Chambers, Michael Place Leongatha

IMMUNISATION Tuesday 3 April at Foster (10.00-10.30am) at War Memorial Arts Centre Tuesday 3 April at Leongatha (12.30-1.30pm) at Leongatha Uniting Church Hall Wednesday 4 April at Mirboo Nth (9.00-9.30am) at Maternal and Child Health Centre Wednesday 4 April at Korumburra (11.30am-12noon) at Karmai Community Children’s Centre.

WORKS THIS WEEK Sealed roads maintenance: Whole Shire Tree clean-up after wind event: Whole Shire Roadside slashing: Moyarra, Bena, Jeetho, Yanakie Road stabilising: Silcocks Hill area Unsealed road drainage: Toora, Port Franklin, Jumbunna, Moyarra, Bena Road reconstruction: Hudsons Road, Leongatha South Road rehabilitation: Falls Road, Fish Creek Footpath renewal: Ogilvy Street, Leongatha Pavement rehabilitation: Coopers Road, Foster Unsealed road maintenance: Poowong, Nyora, Pound Creek, Venus Bay Sealed road drain maintenance: Meeniyan, Foster, Fish Creek, Toora, Tarwin Lower, Venus Bay, Waratah, Yanakie, Port Franklin, Port Welshpool Road reseals: Nyora, Poowong Road regulating: Leongatha North, Wooreen Road pavement upgrade: Berrys Creek Road, Berrys Creek & Nicholls Road, Mardan

Out of line A WOMAN was given a $317 fine for using profane language in Nelson Street, Foster.

The 22 year old Foster woman yelled at police officers on Tuesday, March 20 at 2pm.

Roadworks underway SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council has started work on repairing four sealed roads.

The works will be completed in the following order: • 650m of Grip Road, Toora west from Lawsons Road; • 1.5km of Patersons Road, Nyora between Lang Lang-Poowong Road and Berrys Road; • 115m of Hawkins Street, Korumburra from Jumbunna Road; and • 1km of Mt Eccles Road, Mt Eccles north of Amietts Road.

NEW ROAD NAMES South Gippsland Shire Council has endorsed the following new road names and requested that they be sent to the Registrar of Geographic Names for consideration and approval. The Registrar of Geographic Names has approved and gazetted these new road names. The names have now been registered and emergency services informed.

ROAD NAME LOCALITY LOCATION Stapleton Road

FOSTER

The road traverses east from Elphicks Road

Hendras Lane FOSTER

The road traverses south from Devlin Street

Hewett Street

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The road traverses west from Meeniyan Promontory Road [previously Mcilwaine St]

Livingstone Lane

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The road traverses east from Morgans Road [previously Mcilwaine St]

Avery Lane

LEONGATHA

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Sadies Way

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Auction backs Renee’s cancer ride

Dog owners fined

DOG owners were fined for such offences “A special thank you to Neil and Jo Cope for Mackay to Cairns in Queensland, from April 27 as failing to properly confine a dog and RENEE McLennan has beaten cancer to May 5. failing to register a dog, at Korumburra and is now continuing to support others their help in organising the event.”

Ms McLennan is taking part in the 2018 To participate in the ride, cyclists must raise Magistrates’ Court last week. through their journey.

Signature Tour De Cure, a 1059km ride from a minimum of $12,000 before the epic ride.

One owner received a fine of $4200 for not regisAfter conquering breast cancer, she is supporting the cancer fundraiser, the 2018 Signature Tour De Cure.

An auction organised by the Leongatha woman raised $16,500 at Inverloch’s Esplanade Hotel on Saturday night.

Eighty people attended the event and bid for 43 auction lots, including a number of silent auction items, sold by auctioneer Glenn Wright.

Among the major items sold were concrete from Donmix, the services of concreter Matt Linke, mountain bikes from Cross Over Cycles at Wonthaggi, 2018 football jumpers signed

by Essendon and St Kilda footballers, stays at holiday houses at Phillip Island, Meeniyan Golf Club membership, a dinner and tour of Parliament House with Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath, a bulka bag of calf pallets from Southern Stockfeeds, a car service at Edney’s Leongatha, a barbecue from Mitre 10, loads of firewood, and restaurant, massage and hairdressers vouchers.

Russell Hemming provided entertainment.

“I would like to thank everyone who came along on the night and local businesses for their amazing support and generosity with donations,” Ms McLennan said.

tering their dogs and allowing them to roam around the neighbourhood. South Gippsland Shire Council’s local laws team continues to receive a number of complaints about wandering dogs from concerned residents throughout the municipality.

Wandering dogs pose a risk to themselves and the community; they are subject to attacks from other animals, road trauma and ingesting pest baits.

These dogs may also attack other animals, making owners liable for any injury or damage caused.

The courts recognise the potential for harm caused by wandering or unrestrained dogs and this is reflected in the decisions being handed down.

Council’s local laws coordinator Bruce Gardiner said of the court hearings, “We believe that this is a positive outcome for the community and will hopefully encourage owners to make sure their properties are secure enough to keep their animals contained and register their animals.

“Animal owners are reminded that if their dog is found wandering but is registered with council, wearing its registration tag and has not been the subject of any previous issues, we will usually return it Tackling cancer: from left, Eastern Victoria Region MLC Melina Bath, Karena Kerr, fund- home without cost or the need for impounding it.”

Further information and advice on animal manraiser Renee McLennan, Trudi Wright and Leesa Hemming enjoy the auction organised

by Ms McLennan at Inverloch’s Esplanade Hotel on Saturday evening to raise money for agement issues may be obtained from council’s local laws team on 5662 9200 or via council’s website. cancer research.

CEO: ratepayers’ money wasted

By Brad Lester SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council CEO Tim Tamlin has described his interrogation in the Supreme Court in Melbourne by a barrister representing Tarwin Lower residents as a “complete waste of ratepayers’ money”.

Mr Tamlin was grilled for three hours by a barrister engaged by DST Legal last Tuesday, March 20, about the actions council took to explain council’s handling of noise complaints in relation to Bald Hills Wind Farm.

He was questioned about why council experienced delays in appointing a consultant to investigate noise complaints made by wind farm neighbours, who said the noise was having an adverse impact upon their health.

Council has appointed a consultant to investigate, at a cost of $33,600.

Council had already paid the neighbours’ legal fees of $20,000 and reportedly $20,000 in council’s own fees too.

Mr Tamlin said he responded to the barrister’s questions with reasons he felt that indicated council had acted in “good faith” and to “dispel any myths” that council has not acted appropriately.

The hearing occupied the CEO’s entire day, with the court hearing lasting from 10.30am to 4.15pm.

“It was a complete waste of ratepayers’ money but hopefully it gave the proponent every opportunity to hear from me directly as to what council has or has not been doing,” Mr Tamlin said.

The CEO believes councils should not have responsibility for investigating nuisance complaints in relation to wind farms when the State Government issues planning permits for them.

Mr Tamlin has expressed in his concerns in a flyer entitled Conflicting Legislation Blows Up A Storm and presented to staff of Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne.

The flyer states, “Local governments are obliged to investigate regardless of whether the wind farms are operating in accordance with the planning permits issued under the Planning and Environment Act 1987.

“This has significant reputational, financial and resource implications for local governments. It could

Q&A: South Gippsland Shire Council CEO Tim Tamlin (right) addressed the Supreme Court in Melbourne on Tuesday, March 20, in relation to council’s investigation of noise complaints relating to Bald Hills Wind Farm. also potentially impact on the operation of any wind farm or any large infrastructure project at which a complaint was substantiated.

“It must also be noted that the Victorian Government’s Guidelines state that: Section 13 (a) of the Act has the effect that the responsible authority for

enforcement purposes is the local council, unless the planning scheme specifies another person as the responsibility authority for those purposes.

“Given this provision we call on the minister to take responsibility for managing these issues.”

The matter will return to court on April 11.

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COLUMN 7 APPROXIMATELY 200 people attended the Berrys Creek Hall clearing sale on Sunday.

With great weather, the day felt more like a fete than a sale. Bidders travelled from as far as Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, and the hall committee raised enough money to build all weather carparking for hall patrons.

Members of the Berrys Creek Hall community, vendors, Landmark Leongatha staff and the hall committee worked to ensure the success of the day.

The hall committee thanks Landmark staff for donating their time and expertise.

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During their stay they attended English lessons and in the afternoons spent time in the school’s classrooms with their host students.

On the last evening the school hosted a farewell barbeque and a thank you to families.

The Japanese students performed a ‘Fishermen’s dance’ and each student was presented with a certificate for their English studies.

IT was a very wet start to the LDCA C Grade cricket grand final at Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve on Saturday and while ladder leaders Phillip Island kept dry in the stand, the good spirited Wonthaggi Workmen’s players made sweeping the wet pitch look like a lot of fun.

There’s nothing like a bit of water play before getting down to the business of battling it out in the grand final.

THE Anzac Day service in Meeniyan will start 30 minutes earlier this year. Assemble at 8.45am for a 9am march. Enquiries to Tarnya Wilson, 0427 647 473.

Marking the occasion: The annual Palm Sunday Walk of Witness on Sunday saw Christians from the churches of Leongatha come together to celebrate their faith with praise, thanksgiving and prayer.

Palm Sunday marks Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey, before the events of Easter, his crucifixion and resurrection.

The walk, attended by around 100 people, started at the Salvation Army, proceeded up Bair Street and into McCartin Street, stopping at various points to pray for aspects of the life of the town, before gathering outside Leongatha Memorial Hall. Everyone was then invited to St Peter’s Anglican Church hall for tea and coffee and hot cross buns.

Noah Bowman is pictured carrying the cross.

DAYLIGHT saving ends this Sunday, April 1. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour at 2am. Also change your smoke alarm battery and if your smoke alarm is more than a decade old, replace it.

The Leongatha Fire Brigade warns out of date smoke alarms could be a liability in an emergency. All smoke alarms have a 10-year life span and need to be replaced or may not work.

“We highly recommend installing hard-wired 240 volt,10year photoelectric smoke alarms with a long-life lithium battery in a tamper proof chamber,” the brigade’s Andy Kay said.

“If you do choose to use a nine volt battery smoke alarm, the battery will need to be replaced every year.

“A good reminder is doing it every year at the end of daylight savings.”

WITH the coming Easter long weekend there are many opportunities to join in celebrating the events of the first Easter.

St Paul’s church in Korumburra will explain the symbolCANCER Council Victoria ism of the Passover meal in its is calling on the community to Communion service at 7.30pm get together for a good cause on Thursday, March 29.

On Good Friday after a reand raise a cuppa to celebrate the 25th birthday of Austra- flection at St Paul’s on Jesus’ passion at 9.30am, all Korumlia’s Biggest Morning Tea. On show: the exhibition Moments in Time by Leongatha’s The official Australia’s burra churches will gather at Biggest Morning Tea date is the crosses at the entrance to Jenefer Chitty opened at Fish Creek Hotel Artspace recently.

She put on a wine and cheese afternoon to open the show, HORSE riders will show Thursday, May 24 but hosts town at 11.30am.

Easter Sunday will begin which will continue until mid June. are encouraged to hold an off a new sport in South Ms Chitty (left) is pictured with the hotel’s Karyn Peavey. event and raise funds anytime at 6.30am at the Pioneer ChaGippsland while raising The collection of pastel paintings includes local landscapes pel in Poowong, then celebrathroughout May or June. money for a Leongatha Funds raised go towards tions will continue at 9.30am as well as cats, dogs, owls and other animals. family in need in April. cancer research, preven- at St Paul’s.

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Teams of three competitors, again on horse-back, are given a number. They must draft the beast with that number through a gate and then the beast with the next number, and so on. Fastest time to complete the draft wins.

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Farmers provide emergency relief

By Tayla Kershaw FARMERS stick together and that’s never been truer than now in light of the recent fires in South West Victoria.

Local farmers – and members of the Leongatha South CFA – saw the disaster unfolding on the news and wasted no time in sticking their hands up to assist.

A hay drive was proposed and Hilco Zuidema of the Leongatha South CFA put the call out on Facebook for people to donate hay bales.

According to Mr Zuidema, the CFA expected to be carting around 60 bales. What resulted was a whopping total of 530 bales.

Donations came in from Yanakie all the way through to the Mornington Peninsula.

Mr Zuidema was amazed by the generosity and was backed heavily by the local community.

“We are all farmers here in Leongatha South.

We’ve all had a fairly good season and have

some bales to spare,” he said.

“Something like this could happen to anyone and we’d like to think people would help us out if we were in the same situation.”

Mr Zuidema put his Facebook status up on Sunday night, March 18 and by the Monday donations were already starting to roll in.

Once it began to snowball, he called on the help of emergency relief service Need For Feed, which helped to organise trucks to move the bales.

The bales were carted on Friday and trucked to Officer on Saturday morning. A convoy of up to 50 trucks took the bales through to Camperdown for distribution around South West Victoria.

“It’s been a big effort. It just goes to show what everybody thinks of one another,” Leongatha South CFA member Michael Landry Donations: from left, Leongatha South CFA members Michael Landry and Hilco Zuidema said. sought the help of Need For Feed to support farmers suffering through fires in South West “We are all farmers and we need to look out Victoria by donating hay. for each other.”

Interested in 3D printing?

THE South Gippsland Trade Skills Alliance (SGTSA) is offering the local community an opportunity to explore and create using 3D printers.

An open day will be held to provide members of the community with information about 3D printers and showcase the equipment we have available here in Leongatha.

The open day will be followed by an opportunity to participate in a one day Introduction to 3D Printing course.

The SGTSA is a partnership between all secondary schools in South Gippsland that promotes, and provides opportunities, for students to undertake a broad range of trade training programs as part of their secondary schooling.

A 3D printing workshop has been established in Leongatha, with nine 3D printers that schools can access as part of new curriculum options exploring digital technologies.

The new curriculum is now being offered in schools and students are gaining a better understanding of how technology is changing our society and what future career options are available.

SGTSA project coordinator John Cargill said, “Many people have heard of 3D printers and the changes they are bringing to manufacturing but not many people will have seen one in action.

“We are opening our doors to the community so they can see for themselves how 3D printers

work, get an idea of what is possible and give 3D printing a try.”

An open day will be held, at no cost, on April 5 between 9.30am and 1pm with 3D printing expert Mitch Gazzard available to demonstrate the operation of the printers and chat with people about how 3D printers are becoming part of our lives.

Members of the public are welcome to drop in and have a look, a chat and a cuppa. Mitch will be able to provide further information about the upcoming 3D printing workshops.

A lucky door prize will be available to somebody who attends the open day to access a free place in one of the upcoming workshops.

In addition to the open day, one day 3D printing courses will be offered to the public for those who would like to explore the basics of what 3D printers can do and how to do it. Participants will get the chance to do some basic design and printing.

Anybody interested in participating in this opportunity to explore and create with 3D printers can choose between one of two programs between 9am and 4.30pm on either April 14 or April 28. Cost is $120 and bookings are essential as places are limited.

Further information is available from John Cargill on 0427 468540 or john@sgbcllen.org. au Bookings and payment for the workshops can be made at: www.sgtsa.eventbrite.com

Community Satisfaction Survey Council has implemented a new approach for the annual Community Satisfaction Survey this year.

Rather than a phone survey, this year the survey will be sent out to randomly selected residents.

The surveys should arrive in mailboxes this week.

The survey seeks feedback on a range of Council services and a number of mandatory questions that Council must include in its Annual Report.

If you have any questions regarding the survey please contact Council on 5662 9200 or via: council@southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Please note: This year’s Council Community Satisfaction Survey will be sent via hard copy only.

If you receive a phone call from someone indicating that they are doing a Satisfaction Survey for Council, please do not supply them with any information.

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OPINIONS

Save HACC

WE have heard the Home and Community Care (HACC) program offered by South Gippsland Shire Council is at risk of being shut down for Leongatha (and I presume, the wider region), and that a vote on this matter is taking place tomorrow (Wednesday).

We would like to strongly communicate that we need this program to continue as it enables our mother/ grandmother to live independently in Leongatha. Currently she can access the following services: Meals on Wheels and community house cleaning/carer help.

We strongly request this be a continuing service.

Please do not leave my mother stranded.

I am her only ‘child’. I live outside of Melbourne and have no way of supporting her daily life in Leongatha.

She cannot afford to move to Melbourne and is frankly too frail to do so.

I do all I can, but we rely on the HACC program.

My mother is fiercely independent and only accesses the bare minimum of programs. We endeavour to

cover the rest.

Marianne Craighead, Mount Evelyn. .

Thanking government IT appears to me there is a lot of good news about investment in regional Victoria and particularly in South Gippsland, where the State Government has announced several projects involving millions of dollars for the Bass state electorate, but the sitting member says little of consequence when we might expect at least a modicum of praise.

Letters to the Editor

time when Victoria’s regional population grows apace?

Well the answer is obvious our State Government has been doing lots to build infrastructure for all Victorians, including those electorates that are traditionally conservative.

Allan Billham, Inverloch.

Cut HACC

HI South Gippsland Shire councillors. I urge you to proceed with the HACC’s (Home and Community Care) services termination.

As part of the Council Plan you have a commitment to work towards a three percent reduction in the rate burden over four Instead I’m reminded of the years.

Monty Python sketch where the question is posed “what have the Romans done for us?”

Well, what about the schools?

Additional funding for land to build new schools as part of the expansion and improvement of the education system that the previous administration ignored.

What about the health system?

Almost $2 million for improvements at Wonthaggi Hospital.

What about the myriad of other commitments that add up to making our region a better place to live at a

As you have not made any change in the first year, you now need to aim at a one percent reduction this year.

I note that council officer Stuart Smith is suggesting a two percent rate increase. It would appear you need to get the administration on the same wavelength.

Cutting HACCs and allowing for the redundancies, etc would enable you to substantially work toward that target.

There are plenty of service providers for HACC services.

I would applaud an achievement which is in line with the Council Plan.

Gus Blaauw, Venus Bay.

Port hopes

E D I T O R I A L Footy payments simply ridiculous WOULD you like $1000 a week to play the sport you love?

That’s the reality of football in South Gippsland, where The Star has been told that amount of money has been paid to footballers who are playing at an amateur level. Not bad if you can be paid to have a kick with your mates and attend training sessions too.

In days gone by, playing football and netball was a way of socialising, keeping fit and representing your home town. Saturday sport was a way of bringing the community together, and continuing on friendships often established in school while making new mates too.

Now amateur football has become a business, with clubs having to fork out ridiculous sums of money to some locals – but largely outsiders – just to be able to get enough players to field a team.

The changing face of footy over the years has contributed to the Allies Football Netball Club’s decision last week to enter recess for 2018. The Allies are facing the prospect of closing shop all together, although club officials are doing all they can to ensure that does not happen. A club meeting on April 5 will determine that.

The Allies have said themselves they paid big money when they could not afford it, just to recruit enough players to get a team on to the ground. Unfortunately the trend to pay players – far beyond fuel costs – has led to a lack of loyalty that results in some players shopping around for the best deal come season’s end.

Club officials – all volunteers – should not be giving their time to raise funds to pay people to play amateur sport. Nor should businesses be expected to donate to clubs in order to buy players.

Playing amateur sportspeople is contributing to the demise of sport, along with dwindling populations in rural areas and more competition for the sponsorship dollar.

We’re country people living in communities where money is hard enough to earn. Let’s not forget who we are.

IN response to the letter “Port unlikely”, The Star, March 14, 2018 by Mike Ashby.

The former Welshpool and District Development Group quite a few years ago researched and promoted the idea of a deep sea port at Port Welshpool or Barry Beach Marine Terminal.

At the time our focus was on growing industrial and ongoing employment within the eastern end of the South Gippsland Shire. Port Albert was not part of our study.

During our research we were heavily involved with shire officers, State Government departments and MPs, and attended development committees in the Latrobe Valley and local government at Leongatha, alongside a lot of stakeholders.

A huge amount of research was done and the main theme that came out of the study was that coastal shipping could be very successful.

Larger shipping could be entertained if dredging was undertaken.

Studies by oceanographers determined that by altering the main channel and using the 90 mile long shore drift, the channel could remain open to reduce the need for ongo-

ing dredging. We were all aware of the channel restrictions without dredging.

The current proposed offshore wind farm could be a vital factor in the larger use and development of the current port at Barry Beach.

Our group was retired quite some time ago when negotiations become confidential.

I have replied to your comments merely on history and I have no current knowledge of South Gippsland Shire Council’s current position.

I remain hopeful the development will continue in the future.

Edward Fowler, former president, Welshpool and District Development Group, Welshpool.

Councillor alleges inappropriate behaviour LAST week at the South Gippsland Shire Council meeting I submitted the rate strategy committee report recommendations as an alternative motion to the agenda report which was written by the officers at the behest of Madam Mayor.

This motion was voted down by the five councillors, who all supported Madam Mayor as the current mayor.

Two councillors were absent from the meeting at a conference.

I thought the matter should be held over to the following week, when all councillors would be in attendance.

I believed this due to the allegations of breaching of the Local Government Act in the process of how the officer report came about and the involvement in that process by Madam Mayor.

Given the possible breach of the Local Government Act, I believe all councillors should show their opinion of whether the actions were or were not something Madam Mayor should have to answer to.

I therefore submitted an appropriate motion to the CEO the effect of which was to bring the matter to the following week’s council meeting for decision.

Later that day around 4.20pm, after I had left council and was attending to other business elsewhere in the shire, I received an email from Madam Mayor in which she called a special meeting of council for 5pm of that same day so they could vote on my motion which had specifically been submitted for the following week so that all councillors could participate.

In my opinion this is a most inappropriate way for the Madam Mayor to behave, to contrive a hastily ar-

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ranged meeting where only her supporters could attend and where the submitter of the motion was clearly unable to attend.

I believe the calling of this meeting with less than an hour’s notice is not condoned in our local meeting laws, which states that reasonable time must be given.

The two councillors at Geelong were obviously not getting there and Cr McEwen and I had other commitments and were also unable to get back in time.

So we have allegations Madam Mayor might have breached the Local Government Act and Madam Mayor is seemingly doing everything in her powers to prevent council discussing the matter.

I will attempt to have the matter raised in urgent business. Let’s hope the councillors decide it is better to be open about such things rather than being secretive.

Good governance is based on all people complying with the rules. No one should be exempt. The rules are there to ensure fair play and democratic processes.

Whatever the merits of the rating review committee report, it should in my opinion gone out for consultation and then the council should have voted on its merits.

Cr Don Hill, South Gippsland Shire Council.

Praise for council I APPLAUD South Gippsland Shire Council for making the decision to retain the current rating strategy for 12 months whilst an internal review is carried out.

There is clearly a wide divergence of views around the council table and also with majority and minority reports coming from the Rating Strategy Review Committee.

However I do ask council to ensure that rational debate on rating strategy is based on a correct understanding of rating principles and only statistics verified by the finance department should be put on the table. It was disappointing this was clearly not the case at the council meeting on March 21, 2018.

Cr Aaron Brown made a thoughtful and reasoned contribution analysing verified statistics which compared rates paid at various levels of capital improved values by different groups within our shire and comparing our shire to our neighbouring councils.

Cr Maxine Kiel made a strong contribution on behalf of the commercial and industrial groups to retain rating differentials at their current level and cited her references.

However Cr Don Hill simply

made the bald assertion that Cr Brown was “wrong” but gave no evidence to support this statement (by the way Cr Brown was totally correct).

Cr Hill justified his alternate motion that industrial and commercial differential rates should be substantially increased by anecdotal evidence that he had walked around Leongatha and noted the number of people employed and therefore the sector was very profitable.

This is an absurd economic analysis. In addition Cr Hill asserted council had spent “millions” on industrial and commercial sectors.

This statement is not backed up by an analysis of council budgets over recent years.

Distorted unverified statistics supporting an additional differential for farmers and the revised definition of farm land for rating purposes was offered by Cr Hill which clearly over rode the principles of a rating strategy which considered all ratepayers in our shire.

All information above can be verified by listening to the recording of the meeting.

Whilst rating is a complex subject I would ask councillors to utilise the information in the Best Practice Guidelines for Rating and Revenue Strategy and the Ministerial Guidelines for Differential Rating in their decision making.

It is difficult for a good decision to be made for all ratepayers when outrage, confected statistics and distorted analysis is put on the table and seems to override attempts at rational and reasoned debate.

Megan Knight, Foster.

Rates demand

YOUR article (The Star, March 20) stating “South Gippsland ratepayers may receive a $100,000 gift from council” cannot go without comment.

“Only” increasing our rates by two percent, when the State Government permits a 2.25 percent increase could be seen as a positive but for the council plan promising a three percent decrease in our rates, a predicted underlying surplus of $3.3 million for 2018-2019, with who knows how much held in “reserves” an increase of nearly one million dollars in staff costs and another $1.307 million to be spent on caravan parks.

When will we be free of this catastrophe?

Will our council please advise when and how this supposed three percent rates decrease will occur?

Steve Finlay, South Gippsland Action Group.

VOXPOP! VOX

The Star asked Mary MacKillop College students, “What are your plans for Easter?”

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“My favourite part is being able to find chocolates with my little sister; it’s so good seeing her reaction. We also have a big family lunch and eat pancakes.”

Amber Sullivan, Korumburra.

“I think Easter is about catching up with friends and family after being at school for a term and eating lots of chocolate.”

Cooper Simcock, Korumburra.

“My sister and I are going to Swan Hill together where we used to live to catch up with everyone. It will be nice to see everyone over Easter.”

Aliarna Wright, Leongatha.

“Easter is a time to just sit back and enjoy chocolate.”

Jeffrin Mathews, Leongatha.

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Young women feel the power AN event organised by Leongatha Secondary College Year 11 student Lizzie Harms brought hundreds of young women together last Tuesday, March 20.

The event, aimed at empowering young women, saw students from local secondary schools and a group from Yooralla come together to hear from guest speaker Clementine Ford.

Ms Ford is a bestselling author and feminist commentator.

Lizzie said she organised the event at Leongatha Memorial Hall after completing a school project and after deciding she wanted Ms Ford to be the speaker, it was just a matter of bringing it all together.

“It was really good. I was nervous, because the issue is quite controversial, but everyone’s response has been really positive,” she said.

“Clementine was really engaging and different to speakers we had seen in the past.”

Lizzie said Ms Ford spoke largely about gender inequality as a whole and the issues that affect young women.

The event was sponsored by the State Government, Bass Coast and South Gippsland shire councils, South Gippsland Business Women’s Network, the South Gippsland and Bass Coast Local Learning and Employment Network and the South Gippsland Primary Care Project.

KORUMBURRA is on track to have a new supermarket, with negotiations between South Gippsland Shire Council and the developer, Michael’s SUPA IGA, over the contract of sale of the land on track.

What an effort: Leongatha Secondary College student Lizzie Harms organised the empowering young women event held in Leongatha’s Memorial Hall last Tuesday, March 20, where feminist commentator and author Clementine Ford was the guest speaker. Other event coordinators were back, from left, Kasey Thorson, Amelia Riseley, Grace Allen, Maddie Brew, Irene Thorson and Emma Vandenberg.

“We need people to lock their cars. Police have involved. pushed this many times for people to lock their He received a penalty notice for having unTHREE teenagers wreaked havoc at vehicles,” Wonthaggi police officer Scott Morri- roadworthy tyres.

Wonthaggi Woolworths on Friday and son said.

Careless driving assaulted a BWS employee.

“A reminder: don’t leave expensive items in A DRIVER lost control, crashing into The offenders from the Western District ar- cars.” an embankment on the side of the South rived in town at around 6.30pm Friday.

Policing over long weekend Police said they entered BWS with a bag and Gippsland Highway on Tuesday, March made their way around the store loading items in OPERATION Nexus will be running this 20. long Easter weekend, from Thursday, the bag, preparing to steal them.

The 24 year old Korumburra woman was travA worker asked the offenders to leave and they March 29 to Monday, April 2. elling along the highway in Jeetho towards Koruassaulted him.

The state-wide road policing operation will mburra when she approached a slight right hand A couple of customers attempted to assist the see police target traffic enforcement and there will bend and landed her vehicle on the opposite side BWS worker. be an increase in police conducting breath testing of the road around 7am.

Police were called and the offenders then fled over that period.

Her vehicle was written off and she received and were subsequently arrested.

Police will be maintaining a presence from an infringement notice of $318 and three demerit One of the young women attempted on two oc- now until Anzac Day. points for careless driving. casions to strike a police officer.

The woman was not injured.

Car thefts The offenders will appear in court at a later Drivers nabbed FOUR cars were broken into in Leondate.

Teens assault worker

gatha last week.

More car thefts

All cars were left unlocked and only minor ELECTRICAL items and cash were sto- items were stolen. len from two cars in Wonthaggi North.

The thefts occurred overnight in Parr, Hassett, Offenders stole the items from cars parked in Ogilvy and McCartin streets.

Wentworth Road and adjoining streets on Friday.

“Being parked in the driveway is no safety One offender was disturbed and found to have measure,” Leongatha Police Sergeant Dale Mca tablet computer.

Cahon said.

It appears both vehicles were left unlocked.

“It isn’t just cars out on the street getting broken into and at this stage the only cars getting entered into are cars which are unlocked.”

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FOSTER Police had a breathtesting site on Toora Road, Foster on Sunday.

A Stony Creek driver was found to have an open can of alcohol beside him at 5.30pm.

The 64 year old man was charged $317.

A 39 year old Meeniyan driver was taken back to the station where he blew a reading of 0.11 around 5.40pm.

The man’s licence was immediately suspended for 11 months and his vehicle was impounded.

He will face court at a later date.

Truck collides with trees

Expensive drive

A TRUCK driver lost control in Nyora, A DRIVER received three penalty nocrashing into trees on the opposite side tices after being intercepted by police in of the road.

Nelson Street, Foster on Tuesday, March The 28 year old Wonthaggi North man lost 20 at 2.10pm. control of the truck on a slippery patch on McThe 24 year old Foster woman received a $317 Donalds Track and crossed over the road, crash- fine for having false number plates, a $793 fine for ing into trees around 6.15am Tuesday, March 20. driving an unregistered vehicle and another $793 The accident wasn’t cleared until 1pm. fine for driving without a licence.

The man was not injured and no one else was

The development will result in the demolition of the former Korumburra Shire Office, which now houses the library, historical society, art gallery and community meeting room.

A meeting of the Korumburra Business Association (KBA) last Tuesday, March 20, heard the library will be relocated to the former kindergarten site as early as the end of September and no later than December.

“The community meeting room will no longer be used after the end of March. This all indicates everything is moving in the right direction,” KBA president Noelene Cosson said.

“The Community Hub is also moving in the right direction with talks well underway with VicTrack for the preferred site.”

The former railway station will be restored by VicTrack after the Railway Station Working Group successfully applied to VicTrack for funding.

“They will now be closely working with the shire to have the hub and railway station a combined project for further funding and use to complement both buildings,” Ms Cosson said.

“The Railway Precinct requires a masterplan for the whole area. When completed, this along with the streetscape, will form part of the Korumburra Revitalisation Project which is a priority project for the shire. Funding will then need to be sought from government.”

Cr Andrew McEwen told the KBA meeting that businesses in South Gippsland were experiencing difficulty recruiting staff across all industries, with many advertised positions going unfilled.

“KBA will be forwarding a survey compiled

by Andrew to businesses to gauge how widespread this problem is,” Ms Cosson said.

“It is the intention to compile the results and make recommendations to South Gippsland Shire Council to lead appropriate action.”

The KBA is watching the future of the Korumburra Visitor Information Centre at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum closely, with South Gippsland Shire Council due to release a report about the issue ahead of it being discussed at the April council meeting.

“KBA will be very interested in the report and what the recommendation will be,” Ms Cosson said.

Ms Cosson said the KBA meeting exuded a “very positive vibe” and a “very united force”.

“Members of the KBA committee are also represented on several other committees in Korumburra, giving them a wide knowledge of what is happening in town and keeping abreast of any important issues,” she said.

About 30 people attended last Tuesday’s KBA meeting.

“We now have 104 members with 15 businesses coming on board in the last two months,” Ms Cosson said.

“We have our annual Easter Egg Hunt in full swing now. Every member has a numbered picture of an Easter egg in the theme of the Karmai Worm in their window for anyone to grab an entry form and fill in the numbers for a chance to win some Easter eggs. We are running it right through the school holidays, closing on April 18.”

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Crowds enjoy twilight fete THE weather turned out to be perfect for last Friday night’s St Laurence’s Fete in Leongatha, with the mild conditions drawing a good crowd

serious injuries in a terrible car accident recently, was back in Leongatha last week, attending the fete to the delight of all her fellow students. Mattea’s positive spirit, beautiful smile plus the support of her family of the whole Leongatha community has just been The dunking machine on the oval was amazing. extremely popular with plenty of volunteers Mum Anna said Mattea will be home for lining up for a dip into the water. a few weeks before going back to the Royal There were plenty of other rides to keep Children’s Hospital for scans to determine if the fete goers happy including the rotating the “halo” on her neck can be removed. She pole, mini-train rides and the swing merry will also begin rehabilitation on her left leg. go around.

Fortunately all her vital organs are stable.

Singers took turns at the microphone, the Raising money for the Royal Children’s spinning wheel was rotating regularly while Hospital, don’t miss the Leongatha Fun yummy food like roast pork and lamb rolls and Brent Sinclair’s chicken took care of Run this Good Friday, March 30 starting at 9.30am. Get there and register early for four those looking for dinner.

Students also put in a lot of effort with run options.

The fete was a great way to bring out the a haunted house spooking those who dared school community and the public in general enter the room!

Young Mattea Riccardi, who suffered who all voted it a great success.

Get scared: Alice and Gretchen greeted visitors who dared into the haunted house at St Laurence’s Fete, Leongatha.

Easy ride: Kade and Mitch took to piggy backing their way around the St Laurence’s Fete grounds at the Leongatha school.

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Wire rope barriers on the way

By Brad Lester ROADWORKS are underway to prepare for the installation of centre wire rope barriers on the South Gippsland Highway between Leongatha and Meeniyan.

Works are occurring on a section of road between Leongatha and Boags Road to prepare for a wide centreline treatment and left-side flexible safety barriers. This involves shoulder widening, kerb and channel installation, and drainage works.

These works will be completed in around two weeks, before flexible guard fence is installed on the left side and final linemarking is undertaken.

The South Gippsland Highway from Leongatha to Meeniyan has been identified as a one of Victoria’s high

risk roads.

The State Government is investing $12.8 million to install flexible safety barriers on sections of the highway at Meeniyan and Koonwarra.

VicRoads is also investigating the best safety options for the highway between Boags Road and Beilbys Road, Leongatha, taking into account the community’s feedback and the environment.

Designs are expected to be finalised in coming months and VicRoads will keep the community informed as this progresses.

VicRoads director Safe System Road Infrastructure Program, Bryan Sherritt, said, “These upgrades to South Gippsland Highway will prevent headon and run-off-road crashes – saving lives.

“This section of the highway has been identified as one of the highest risk in the state so we’re working hard

to make it safer for everyone.

“We thank the community for their patience while we get these lifesaving works done.”

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien called for the State Government to spend more on general road repairs instead.

“Driving on the South Gippsland Highway at the moment is quite an exercise with potholes, pavement break up and unevenness a particular issue,” he said.

“I’ve been campaigning for more roads funding for some time especially after the Labor Government cut the road maintenance budget by 17 percent on coming to office.

“It’s great that we’re soon to finally see works commence on the Black Spur bends at Koonwarra thanks to the funding of my federal colleague (Gippsland MP) Darren Chester, but Labor failed to match his commitment to additional

works between Foster and Yarram.

“Our roads are in a poor state and we need to do more to fix them. Daniel Andrews is spending billions on level crossing removals in Melbourne but country Victoria is getting crumbs.

“South Gippslanders are frustrated at seeing millions of dollars spent on safety barriers when the road surface itself is in such a poor state of repair.”

Victorian Minister for Roads Luke Donnellan said the previous Coalition Government cut funds to regional Victoria.

“We’ve doubled spending on road maintenance with more than $14 million going into maintaining arterial roads in South Gippsland,” he said.

“We’ve invested $4 million to improve the South Gippsland Highway making it safer and more reliable.”

Road reconstruction works have recently been completed between Toora and Foster on the South Gippsland

Highway.

VicRoads Eastern Regional director Scott Lawrence said, “A section of the highway near Toora was recently excavated to remove poor underlying material that was affecting the road surface, and strengthening materials added.

“This surface material has now set and the road will be resurfaced in the next week before the speed limit is restored to 100km/h.”

VicRoads is also undertaking a $300,000 planning study to realign a 4.1 kilometre section of the South Gippsland Highway, south of Korumburra near Coal Creek Community Park and Museum.

VicRoads is working closely with key stakeholders including emergency services, South Gippsland Shire Council, businesses and landowners as part of this planning stage.

New home needed for Wonthaggi learning program

By Tayla Kershaw A NEW portable will vastly improve the learning opportunities for Bass Wonthaggi’s at risk students.

Last year, the Wonthaggi Pathways and Transitional Setting program was developed. The program targets students who are disengaged or too anxious to attend regular schooling.

The program offers a flexible timetable to allow the students to gradually become accustomed to the expectations of school, with the goal to reintegrate them back into mainstream classes.

Wonthaggi Secondary College, Wonthaggi North Primary School, Wonthaggi Primary School and Bass Coast Specialist School are involved in the program.

The program is still in its Supporting education: Wonthaggi Secondary Col- infancy, and the goal is to lege Dudley campus principal Ross Bramley and include more Bass Coast teacher Tom Burdekin are working to ensure all lo- schools as it progresses.

“We were concerned cal children have an opportunity to be educated. A about the cohort with recent new program has been established to target at risk numbers showing more stu-

and disengaged students.

Mayor’s message Cr Lorraine Brunt MANY of you will want to know more about the court proceedings in relation to the nuisance complaints for the Bald Hills Wind Farm.

was examined and cross examined. We are still waiting for an outcome of the proceedings as I write this, but it is important for our ratepayers to be aware of all the information we have available to us.

Council does not choose to take legal acOur chief executive officer Tim Tamlin tion against others in these sorts of circumappeared in the Supreme Court last Tuesday, stances. However, when other parties take action against council that we believe to be March 20.

He was called upon to present evidence unjustified, we have a duty to good goverthat council has been actively working to- nance in order to protect our ratepayers and wards an independent investigation into the organisation.

These actions are never taken lightly. the proposed nuisance complaints. Council endorsed an independent investigation plan Making the decision to defend ourselves in as part of the February Council Meeting court always comes at a point where the risk and since then the investigation has been to South Gippsland residents and ratepayers is greater than the risk of not. underway.

It is for this exact reason that we act James C. Smith and Associates, highly experienced public health consultants, were in good faith and are doing our best to enappointed to conduct the investigation to sure that the process runs as smoothly as ensure there was no doubt about the inde- possible.

My hope is that you can have trust in us pendence of the process. The direction from council also ensured that if James C. Smith as your elected representatives, trust that we and Associates decide that noise monitoring are doing everything in our power to ensure is required that a suitably qualified acousti- this issue is resolved. This isn’t the ideal for anyone involved and we certainly recognise cian will be utilised.

Mr Tamlin was in the stand for approxi- the importance of having the comprehensive mately three hours, during which time he investigation finalised.

dents are coming to us from out of home care. We had 15 students in one year level, which is the most we’ve had,” Wonthaggi Secondary College Dudley campus principal Ross Bramley said.

“We had some students choosing not to attend school at all, with some causing trouble in town.

Their education can’t be a success when their home life is unstable.”

The main concern was for the children transitioning to the secondary college who were dealing with behavioural issues and choosing not to attend school.

Mr Bramley said there were occasions where he had to attend children’s homes to encourage them to get out of bed and go to school, which was a huge workload.

The need for an alternative setting was growing more apparent.

“We’ve been operating for two full terms. We have students who are dealing with high anxiety so the flexible setting works for them,” Mr Bramley said.

“For example, we had one student from Grade 6 who was barely attending school and coping with family violence at home.

We moved him into the program and he hasn’t missed a session.”

The program has turned over some fantastic results.

Fifteen children have attended the program, and so far two students have returned to mainstream classes and one is going part time.

However, it currently operates at the Wonthaggi North Primary School campus, defeating the purpose of the alternative school option.

The secondary college is currently undergoing discussions with the Department of Education to retain the use of Webb Shed. If successful, they would be looking to install a portable in the courtyard for the program.

Mr Bramley and teacher Tom Burdekin approached Bass Coast Shire Council at its community connection session recently to seek council’s support.

New look: Sarah Spragg, a university student on placement with South Gippsland Shire Council and Vicki Bradley, council’s social planning officer, tested the education dementia immersive experience at last Wednesday’s South Gippsland Diversity Forum in Leongatha.

Diversity celebrated THE South Gippsland Diversity Forum pulled together people from diverse groups in the community to help local healthcare professionals hone their services last Wednesday.

South Gippsland Shire Council intake and assessment coordinator Sara Cox said the day focused on healthcare professionals to help reduce barriers within the community.

“The goal was to provide education around diverse groups...to make sure the

services provided are inclusive for everyone in the community,” she said.

Presenters at the cafe style forum included an elder from north east Arnhem Land, Leongatha’s Vivian Carroll, the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, a LGBTI elder, as well as representatives from Dementia Australia, Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, Language Loop, Leongatha Community House, Milpara Community House, Open Place, SalvoCare and Switchboard.

The forum was also a celebration of World Harmony Day.

Raising issues: Rosemary Bisnell from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Leongatha’s Vivian Carroll, who is the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, presented at the South Gippsland Diversity Forum in Leongatha last Wednesday.

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Planting seeds for children’s futures THE Dream Seeds team recently visited Mirboo North.

The group is made up of rural young adults who have received scholarships to university or completed leadership training with the Macpherson Smith Rural Foundation.

Dream Seeds is a fun, interactive workshop, which is all about inspiring Grade 6 students to follow their dreams, and overcome any barriers to education and participation.

“The idea for Dream Seeds began in 2014, based on research released in October 2013 suggesting rural Victoria youth can face barriers to learning, particularly when developing aspirations,” a group spokesperson said.

“The original interactive curriculum aims to counter this, by developing the knowledge and skills young people need to create a vision and practical pathways towards positive futures and to be leaders of their own lives. The core themes of Dream Seeds are aspiration, resilience and connection.”

Students at Mirboo North Primary responded

Talking goals: Mirboo North Primary School children, from left, Jewell Kendall Jones, Ruby Woodall, Imogen McGrath, Phoebe Dell and Kaylee Riordan discuss their goals for the future with Dream Seeds team members. well to the program, with many reflective and ma“It was a pleasure to be warmly welcomed by Dream Seeds looks forward to working with the ture discussions occurring around the themes of the Mirboo North Primary School and the Mir- students and community of the area again in the values and self-reflection. boo North and District Community Foundation. future,” the spokesperson said.

Council acts to keep children safe SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council staff undertook child safe training recently to finalise the organisation’s implementation of the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards.

mitted to providing safe spaces for our children.

“It is vital we are educated on this issue and have the tools available to report any inappropriate behaviour. We ultimately could be the difference to our young people who are vulnerable.”

Council’s coordinator children and family serThe session highlighted what child abuse is, vices Sally Baker facilitated the sessions with asthe requirements under the new standards and legislation, council’s response and reporting guidelines.

The session was the final presentation made after all staff within the organisation had completed the essential training.

The Child Safe Standards are compulsory minimum standards required by organisations that provide services to children. The standards aim to build a stronger and more consistent approach to preventing and responding to child abuse.

Mayor Cr Lorraine Brunt said, “Council has a zero tolerance policy towards child abuse and is com-

sistance from Baw Baw Shire Council’s child safe officer Leonie Martens.

“Council takes all allegations of abuse seriously and has practices in place to investigate thoroughly and quickly. We are proud to have conducted this training across the whole organisation and to have dedicated child safe officers available

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For instance a note is made in the 1890s Cemetery Trust Minutes to ‘remind the grave digger to dig the entire eight feet’, I can’t help but envision the scene lonely, cold, wet, windy… hand-digging through the red clay-loam soil, risking his own life – as OH and S was non-existent and no shoring would have been used in those days.

There was a real possibility of the walls caving in. It was also possible the grave being dug was for a friend, a neighbour or indeed a loved-one, for Phillip Island was a small, tight knit community.

What I’ve discovered too, was that our early settlers were a resourceful lot who well knew the priorities of their community and weren’t afraid to advocate for them!

The first burial, after the Island was opened up for selection, was 20 month old Mary Smith, which took place in April 1870. The site the government of the day had reserved for the cemetery, was a four acre allotment on the corner of Church Street and Dunsmore Road, now our beloved footy oval.

The local community, however, held a public meeting on March 21, 1870, to ask for a more suitable location. Despite a visit by the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, on April 1, 1870, no alternative site was forthcoming.

However, this clearly didn’t faze the locals nor the family of little Mary, who obviously preferred a site high on a hill, overlooking beautiful Westernport – the site where our present cemetery is located.

It took 30 years for the government to finally record and gazette the Phillip Island Cemetery in its present location and henceforth little Mary, along with 75 others buried on that hill over those 30 years, were guaranteed permanency.

The other two agenda items back at that March Public Meeting in 1870 were – i) a site for a recreation oval and 2) Cowes Jetty. Timeless topics, needless to say.

Bass Coast has never been stronger when it comes to recreation planning and doing, and I am very pleased with last week’s adoption of the Bass Coast Skate Strategy and the recent Active Bass Coast community engagement. Both informed and shaped by the community.

Active Bass Coast had over 850 surveys returned and the Skate Strategy was driven by a passionate and diverse steering committee, with broad community input. So plenty of opportunity now and into the future to get outdoors, get active and get social!

Finally, wishing you all a wonderful and safe Easter.

There’s so much to do over the Easter break – from the Easter Fun Festival at Churchill Island, to the Inverloch Primary School Easter Fair to Walk With The Kids at San Remo.

Easter is a great time to enjoy a last burst of major tourism energy and activity, before we settle in to the middle-months – winter sports, a book by the fire, windy walks on the beach.

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LEONGATHA

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LEONGATHA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB a successful 2018 season!

Parrots looking for top three UNDER new coach Paul Carbis, reigning premier Leongatha is looking forward to another successful year with a top three finish in its sights.

Leongatha has had three highly successful years with three grand final appearances in a row, culminating in a breakthrough premiership in 2017 by just one point over a gallant Maffra.

With the departure of 2015-2017 coach Beau Vernon to Phillip Island, the Parrots will be looking for Carbis to place his own stamp on the team, obviously building upon the success the team has had in the past three seasons.

Leongatha will unfurl its premiership flag on the opening day of the 2018 home and away season when it hosts near rivals Wonthaggi Power in one of two Good Friday fixtures this Friday, March 30. Warragul is also kicking off its campaign with a second annual Easter matchup against inaugural host Morwell.

The remaining round one games take place the following weekend, with Moe hosting Drouin, Bairnsdale taking on Traralgon in a twilight fixture and Sale meeting Maffra in a standalone Sunday clash.

The senior football grand final rematch of the season is scheduled for round four when Maffra makes the trek to the Parrots’ nest. Another highlight for Leongatha will be in round two on Saturday, April 14 when the Parrots journey to Traralgon for a night game.

The Parrots list has not had the “clean out” many could have expected after a premiership and a new coach with just four notable exceptions: Zak Vernon, Aaron Hillberg, Aaron Coyle and Joel Sinclair the four players missing from the 2017 premiership side.

Zak Vernon has joined his brother Beau (coach) at Phillip Island, Hillberg has gone back to Korumburra-Bena and Joel Sinclair has retired. Jess Hickey is having a run with MDU. The club has retained the core of its 2017 premiership team and has two important inclusions to the team: Col Sanbrook and Blake McGrath. Sanbrook, a strong and tough on-baller not unlike Tom

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Since then, his passion for the game hasn’t waned and he has continued on in coaching roles.

Coming off a premiership, Carbis said he didn’t want to come in and shake things up around the club; preferring to learn from the feedback from the players.

“I told the boys I didn’t want to change things too drastically,” Carbis said.

“I just wanted to go into more detail of what they were doing and also learn from them any little bits in the game we can do better.”

To this end the players and the leadership group of Ben Willis, Tom Marriott, Sean Westaway, Chris Verboon, Hayden Browne and Cade Maskell have helped Carbis fine tune things ready for the season.

After two practice matches the Parrots are up and about and raring to go for this Friday night’s match against Wonthaggi at Parrot Park. Get along and watch as they unfurl the premiership flag.

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Marriott, has returned to the club after a couple of seasons with Moe. Blake McGrath is another who will be welcomed to the club after a season in the amateurs. The 208 cm ruckman will bolster Leongatha’s rucking stocks which already has Ben Willis and Josh Schelling. It may well free up Schelling to move into a key position. Willis too could be considered for more of a running role than tap ruckman.

Leongatha has developed its juniors to the point where the ones coming through are quality players like Nathan Trotto, who has a great turn of pace, and Louis Riseley, who played most senior games last season before being injured.

Carbis comes to Leongatha from the Casey Demons where he spent several years as a development coach. Carbis previously spent time as playing coach for the Eastern Ranges. He also played in the Victorian Football Association.

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THERE’S been a lot of work done in the offseason for the Parrot netballers with coaches working closely together to organise the preseason training calendar.

This included the senior and junior grading sessions and two practice matches - against Mirboo North on February 27 and hosting a game against MDU on March 15.

Player numbers are excellent for the Parrots with solid numbers for the junior grades of Under 13s, 15s and 17s, and an Under 13s “Budgies” team in the LDNA competition.

For the seniors, there will be an opportunity for juniors to also step up into this space to push themselves into an environment that will help improve their general and technical skills of netball.

There will be a strong focus on advancing the players understanding on body positioning, passing and catching, pass variation, footwork, shooting, attacking and defensive skills.

Senior and junior players will train together each week and opportunities to play with the senior squad on game day will be dependent on the individual player’s approach, matchups and ability.

The seniors will be led by A Grade coach Alisha Hemming in partnership with B Grade coach Jaclyn Smith and C Grade coach Melinda McLennan.

Junior coaches are Under 17s team co-coaches Lauren Redpath and Nikya Wright, Under 15s Paris Rogers and Under 13s Georgia Riseley.

Players to look out for include Stacey Gilliam, Beth Scott, Keilly Price and Simone Dekker. Parrots netballers are on target to play netball with respect, commitment and harmony in time for the opening season game hosting Wonthaggi this Friday, Good Friday, March 30.

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Stuart Gilmour is once again coaching the Seniors side and has been happy with numbers at preseason training.

Featured in this year’s side is Jordan Staley who is originally from Foster and played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League, Toma Huther returning from injury, Steven Scott from the Allies, Dean Wylie from Dalyston, and a few promising juniors.

Power finished the 2017 season seventh in the Seniors.

“This year we are looking to be more competitive and consistent,” Gilmour said.

Assistant Seniors coaches are Tim Gilliland and Lee Rowe, Reserves coach is Tom Wells, Thirds coach is Ross Bramley and Fourths coach is Darren Brown.

Power’s committee has shifted this year with Peter Liddle taking on the role of president from Brett Tessari. The work of the committee has helped to drive the works currently being undertaken at the Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve.

The works on the pavilion are underway, and the change rooms will also be revamped.

The netballers are looking strong with good numbers across all grades.

Fiona Cengia is coaching A Grade, Carmel Birkett is coaching B Grade, Jo Duscher is coaching C Grade, Brooke Scapin is coaching Under17s, Linda Tack is coaching Under 15s and Rebecca Wright is coaching Under 13s.

C Grade and the Under 15s had an exciting 2017, with the Under 15s winning the premiership and C Grade coming in as runner up.

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Sea Eagles aim for back to back

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PREMIERSHIP success in the inaugural year of the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition is driving Inverloch-Kongwak Football Netball Club to strive for back to back flags.

STRONG leadership is set to be the competitive edge that will drive Korumburra-Bena.

Hard yards: from left, Inverloch-Kongwak Seniors players Shem Hawking, Andy Soumilas, Shane Buxton and Adam Cross have had a solid preseason and are ready for the 2018 competition.

Butcher will share the presidency with Bruce Clark, joined by secretary Andrew Strickland and treasurer Peter Scott. Butcher said fans can look forward to impressive performances by rising players, including Xavier Hughes and Lachie Scott, who are both expected to play in the backline.

Renee Pilkington will coach A Grade netball, with Jess Pupetti coaching B Grade, Liz Donohue coaching Under 17s, Bec Hawkings

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coaching Under 15s and Clare Peterson coaching Under 13s.

The club will have an Under 11s side too, and enter four teams in a local netball association.

The netballers welcome Sam Hodge from Ellinbank, as well as Jaylee Fitzpatrick and Cassie Atkinson to the senior squad. Olivia Cope has joined the Sea Eagles from Stony Creek Football Netball Club.

Juniors rising up to senior level are Alex Burke, Bianca Phillips, Millie Sadler and Lani Pryor.

Kylie Debono is netball president, Kate Dwyer vice-president and Shahn Hogget secretary.

Sixty people attended a team bonding camp at Inverloch recently, and 60 runners competed in the Keeping Kids on Track Fun Run at Kilcunda, winning I-K $500 for the club with the most attendances.

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The I-K Seniors won the 2017 premiership and co-president of the football club, Peter Butcher, said footballers want a second trophy.

“The vibe is still really positive and they are still hungry for success,” he said.

The Sea Eagles have retained most of their Senior premiership side, with Tom Bartholomew returning to Melbourne and Santo Joma joining Wonthaggi Power.

I-K welcomes back onballer Dan Reid and ruckman Connor Cunningham to the Seniors’ fold. Ben Soumilas returns for his sixth year as Seniors coach, Justin Jackson is back to coach Reserves, Shane Bertacco continues as Thirds coach and Lew Rankin retains his role as Fourths coach.

Seniors coach Ben McGee said strong young players will learn the game alongside experienced leaders.

Young players Jye Celebrine and Josh Hill played Seniors matches for the Giants last season, and will be ones to watch this year. The Giants are also excited to have Bailey Patterson on board.

Matt Edwards has also joined the Giants from Kilcunda-Bass and Ben Schulz has come over from Poowong. They will be competing with Brock Dorling and Jake McMillan – who are stars in the making – and will combine with Michael Cooke, Ben Fitzpatrick and Aaron Hillberg.

“This is our second year in the (West Gippsland) competition and it can only get better from here,” McGee said.

Phil Huguenin is the president of the club, Andrew Newton, vice president, Sam Norrey, secretary, Nadine Smith, treasurer, all backed by an excellent general committee.

Club legends Paul and Chris Whelan will share the Seniors coaching with McGee. Jamie Walker, Reserves, Brock Dorling, Thirds, David Robbins, Fourths and Wendy Rahilly is coaching the Youth Girls.

Netballer numbers are strong, with another junior Korumburra-Bena side to compete in the Leongatha and District Netball Association.

This year, Angela Williams will be coaching A Grade, Julie Hillberg, B Grade, Kerry Besley, C Grade, Kim Hillberg, Under 17s, Shelley

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DALYSTON F.C.

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Dalyston to be rewarded DALYSTON Football Netball Club will soon have new change rooms and clubrooms.

Construction is underway with the project anticipated to be finished during the season.

On the field, the club is still looking for footy players. Training kicked off in November and started again in mid January after the

Christmas break.

Paul Brosnan is back on deck for his seventh year as Seniors coach.

After coming in fourth last year, Brosnan is looking to rebuild and come back stronger in 2018.

Michael Wright was recently appointed as Reserves coach. Kainen Schrape and Kristian Butler have teamed up again to coach Thirds, and Noel Sibly will coach Fourths.

The netballers have completely

Pumped: after a successful 2017, Dalyston netballers, back, from left, Laila Kane-Dipaolo, Abbey Kirk, Emily Turton, and Gemma Thomas, and front, from left, Emma Ton, Hayley Verboon and Zahli Davis are ready to get back on the court.

filled their sides, with plenty of new and returning faces on the court.

Dalyston’s netballers had an amazing run home in the 2017, claiming premiership wins in Under 17s, C and A grades.

Premiership coach Jenny McRae will once again coach A Grade and Under 13s. Oona Shepherd will coach B Grade, Emma Phillips will coach C Grade, Hannah Carew will coach Under 17s, and Alana McRae will coach Under 15s.

An Under 11 side will run in the Wonthaggi and District Netball Association. The team just started running the six week Net Set Go program.

McRae said the year would be about focusing on the development of young players and being competitive.

Dalyston has a big season planned with an Amazing Race, black and white season launch, an around the world flight night, a Casino Royale ball, and a reverse dress reverse draw raffle highlighting the calendar.

Dalyston will play its first game away against Kilcunda-Bass on April 7.

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The team has recruited well with new players set to debut on the Panthers’ stage under the leadership of new Seniors coach Damien Holmes.

Holmes said it was a young list, but there is a lot of talent coming through. Holmes has played Seniors with the Panthers previously.

The Reserves will be coached by Dean Pipicelli and Dale Rosenow will coach the Thirds.

Holmes is expecting energetic footy this season.

“The Seniors just missed out on the finals last season. We have a new team here so we will be pushing to be exciting, attacking and one of the top sides,” he said.

On the netball court, the teams are filling with plenty of players at preseason training.

Lucy Monahan has returned to the club as playing coach of A Grade.

B Grade will be coached by Jo Cartmel, Elisa Lindsay will coach C Grade, Sally Wells will coach Under 17s and Katie Birch will coach Under 15s.

Cartmel is looking to bring a positive attitude to the netball squad and make finals this season.

Socially, the Panthers are looking forward to its club lock in after round one, a 30 year premiership reunion on June 2, its black tie ball on June 16, netball’s themed trivia night on July 14, football’s yobbo lotto on August 4 and presentation night on September 21.

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Club co-president Chris Ross said the club was “excited” to have Beau back.

“The feeling he’s brought to the club is awesome.

He’s brought so much professionalism with him and everyone is champing at the bit to get going,” Ross said.

“We’ve had really good numbers at training and a lot of the juniors want to train with the Seniors.”

Zak will play in the Seniors’ lineup, in the midfield and forward line.

The Seniors also welcome Hayden Bruce to the midfield after he undertook preseason with Richmond’s VFL side, and Marcus Wright, a defender who has returned to the club, plus walk-in new players lured by the chance to play under Beau.

Players to leave to return to Melbourne are last year’s full forward Steve Pinn and midfielder Shaun Everington.

The Bulldogs came close to glory in the inaugural season of the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition, with the Seniors losing to Cora Lynn in the preliminary final, the Reserves succumbing to Koo Wee Rup in the grand final, the Thirds making the first week of the finals and the Fourths losing to Bunyip in the grand final.

The Reserves coaching roles will be shared by Jake Weir and Simon Nolan, Brad Thompson will coach the Thirds, and Sean O’Brien will coach Fourths.

Numbers across all sides have been pleasing and the club will field two sides in each of Under 12s, Under 14s and Under 16s, as well as youth girls, in the Southern Gippsland juniors competition to be played Sundays.

The club looks forward to the construction of new football away rooms and umpires changerooms after Easter, followed by new home and away netball changerooms.

The club will be lead by co-presidents Chris Ross and Casey Cleeland, with Sam Walton secretary and Jodie Ross treasurer.

In the netball department, Andrea Felsovary is netball operations manager.

Coaches will be: A Grade, Kate Steel; B Grade, Kasey Beattie; C Grade, Luke Johnston; Under 17, Janelle Smyth; Under 15, Andrea Blair Dempsey; Under 13, Alice and Nell Chaston; and Under 11 to be decided.

Captains are expected to be announced this week.

Ms Cleeland said, “We had 37 seniors try out and we have two Under 13 sides this year, with one playing in a Cranbourne association.”

The Bulldogs welcome new netballers, with Kate Steel returning from maternity leave, Chloe Kalis back after a few years off and Nell Chaston up from the 17s to play B Grade.

Watch for Emily Donovan in defence, the ever reliable Janelle Smyth as goal shooter and up and coming netballer, Abbey McCaughan, is stepping up to A Grade after playing 17s last year.

The club is hoping to possibly have new courts by the start of 2019.

On July 28, expect a few laughs at the club’s comedy night, with The Suburban Footballer appearing.

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Tigers fighting fit FOSTER is looking to improve on last year’s performance in the Alberton League, with teams in the Seniors, Reserves and Thirds.

The club will welcome several new players, including Tom McGowen, Jack Roper and Brendan Neville, with a few more being finalised.

The club will farewell around five senior players.

This year, the club president is Bud Prain, secretary is Marilyn Flett and treasurer is Terri Bohn.

Mr Prain said Brendan Neville will be one player to watch this year, as the club strives to be competitive in all grades.

“We have a new Senior coach Brad Rooney and back at the club as assistant coaches we have Nathan Grylls and Sam Davies,” he said.

“We also have a new Reserves playing coach, James Sparkes, and our Thirds coach is Billy Davy.”

Over the summer, grounds maintenance will see the Foster Showground primed and ready for play come the start of the season.

Foster’s A Grade netballers are coming into the season fired up after a loss to MDU in last year’s grand final.

The club also had all junior sides in the grand final last year, with only the Under 13s taking home a premiership.

“After experiencing that grand final loss, hopefully all the girls will be after a win,” club secretary Tarryn McKenzie said.

This season, the A Grade side will be under newly appointed coach Kelsey Angwin with the guidance of assistant coach Nics McKenzie.

Jess Foote has taken over as B Grade coach and Jea-

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by Keighley Starrett, and Keighley will also coach the Under 17s.

The club has picked up a new player this season in Sarah Hogan and number of players return to the club after a year away.

Deanna Brown is returning after playing with Toora, while Ashley Angwin, Amika Jenkins, Georgia Wake, Jamaica Wake and Gemma Baldwin are all back.

Last year’s club best and fairest Kelsey Angwin and runners up Keighley Starrett, Jayde McGlead and Brylee Angwin will be players to watch this year.

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Football teams entered this year include Seniors, Reserves and Thirds, and numbers in all grades are looking very encouraging according to MDU president Jason Harris.

“Our Thirds played off in the finals and the Seniors experienced a tough year which we are looking to turn around this year,” he said.

“New players are always more than welcome.”

Steve Wright will be coaching the Seniors, Sam Turner will coach Reserves and Mark Cantwell is coaching Thirds.

Captains are yet to be named for both football and netball.

Jason Harris will remain president, John Matthews vice president and Wendy McEachern secretary/treasurer.

Fortunately, only a few players were lost.

MDU football would like to welcome new play- Determined club: MDU footballers have been enthusiastic at every training in the lead up ers Josh Wright from Murrumbeena, Jess Hickey and to the 2018 season and are looking to participate in finals.

Nick Moore from Leongatha, Jake Proctor from Warragul, Jake Brydon and Wayne Steward from Stony Creek, Sam Hanrahan back to the club, and Tim Harris and Matt Winderlich return from a year off.

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MDU finished up very nicely last season, winning premierships in A, B and C grades, and Under 17s.

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FISH CREEK FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB

Fishy is on the ball THE Fish Creek Football Netball Club is hoping for another successful season, after celebrating several premierships last year including the all important AFL Senior Football flag.

The footballers are ready to replicate last year’s excellent season, with Greg Hoskin signed on to coach the seniors after two successful seasons under his reign.

Adam Bright has taken on the Reserves coaching role with Butch McGannon as his assistant, and the Thirds boys will be co-coached by Dave Dorling and Toby Redpath.

Club president Jason Harding said there were a few changes to the playing roster for 2018 with some significant losses.

“Our captain Callan Park, Blaine Coates and Ryan McGannon have all signed with Mt Eliza; the latter also signing a contract with the Box Hill Hawks,” he said.

“We wish these men all the best and look forward to having them all back at

Fishy in years to come.”

Matt Taylor, Trevor Hooker and Liam Eade also left the club this year.

“We also lose a couple of promising juniors in the Mitchell boys, Brady and Toby, who have followed their dad across to Toora where Brett has taken on the head coaching role,” Mr Harding said.

With losses come gains, and on the recruitment side there are some great additions coming into the club.

“These include Jordan Shaw, Matty Watkins and Billy Rogers who return home after a few years away,” Mr Harding said.

“We also welcome to the club Evan Hiscock, Darcy Hargrave, Jarryd Walker, Liam Adlington, Wil Robertshaw, Nick Oaten and Elliot O’Farrell and we continue to work with a couple of others and hope to secure their services in the coming days.”

Mr Harding said junior numbers were okay.

“We are hopeful of getting a few of

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Back to back: Fish Creek Seniors footballers Colin McPhee, Brad Pulham and Bailey Harfield-Park have been training hard this season and are keen to defend their premiership. the boys returning who have not yet committed to 2018,” he said.

“If this is the case, we believe our Thirds boys will be very competitive again and will be looking to defend our crown again.”

The ground at Terrill Park is in good condition and with some water will be ready to go come round one when Fish Creek will host Toora on April 7.

The netball club has welcomed new faces this season.

Abbey Shaw has returned as A Grade coach, joining forces with second A Grade coach, Tayla Smith.

“This is proving to work very well with Abbey taking trainings for Melbourne based seniors while Tayla is coordinating the local training sessions,” club secretary Jacqui Tracy said.

Elysia Shaw is coaching B Grade, Katie Hamilton and Kelly Pruyn are coaching C Grade, Amy Watkins, Under 17, Emma Watkins and Tracy Hams, Under 15, Kym Berryman, Under 13 and Jade

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“We have some new faces in our senior teams this year and we welcome to the club Tyler Ralph, Molly Edwards, Tessa Vuillermin, Katie Roberts and Lisa Czyczelis, while Jasmine Harper joins us to play in the Under 17 team,” Ms Tracy said.

The club is reporting healthy numbers this season, with only a few players taking a break to travel.

Fish Creek’s netballers had a successful 2017 season and Ms Tracy said the club hopes to continue the same form this season.

“Some juniors are progressing to the senior grades and the juniors remain largely the same players with some moving up a grade,” she said.

“We hope all our grades are competitive again this year.”

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STONY CREEK

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Reagan Maddaford took part in an intra-club match at training at Shark Park recently.

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STONY Creek Football Netball Club is training well.

FORMER Sharks best and fairest winner Paul Hinkley has returned to Tarwin Lower Football Netball Club after a stint overseas.

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There are two new players from Narre Warren, Michael Milivojevic and Jack Soroczynski, one player from Hallam, Matija Sigeti, Brad Hutchinson from Wantirna South, Jack Spencer from Phillip Island and Zac Van Delft from Inverloch.

The club was sad to see Kerem Baskaya and Kane Airdie retire. Jayden Gee has left to play at Noble Park, Jakob Brydon and Wayne Steward have gone to MDU, Nathan Brown, Mladen Josic and George Angelopoulos are at Springvale districts, Sarin Barnard is at St Paul’s and Jake Cameron has retired.

Hayden Funnell, Lachie Thomas, Rohan Baudinette and Jake Rockall have moved up from Under 18s.

President Mark Le Page said key players to watch were Darcy Atkins, Kael Bergles, Lachie Thomas, Hayden Funnell and Jack Soroczynski.

Scott Anderson will coach the Seniors, Jay Accardi the Reserves and Matt Linke the Thirds. Captains will be appointed before the first game on Saturday, April 14.

Rod Cope is vice president, Andrea Funnell is secretary and Michelle Moore is treasurer. At the end of 2017, the Seniors finished fourth and the Reserves were premiers.

The club is entering Seniors, Reserves and Under 18 football, A, B, C, Under 17, 15, 13 and 11 netball, and may offer Junior Netta and Auskick this season.

“Player numbers are strong throughout all senior grades of football and netball,” Mr Le Page said.

“Under 17 netball is strong however Under 15 netball is looking for more players and anyone looking for a game should contact the club. As always, Under 13s and Under 11s netball are always looking for more players to join in.”

Mr Le Page said the club would aim to make the finals of all grades of football and netball.

Jamie Gourlay is the only new netballer, along with returning players Jenna Zuidema and Kara Schelling.

A Grade netballers Olivia Cope and Ally Martin are out this season.

Last season’s best and fairest Jade Cashin will still run the middle and there will be some big changes all over the court with the new and returning players.

Bec Browne is A Grade coach, Racheal Frassenei B Grade coach and Corrine Hoddinott C Grade coach. Under 17s coach is to be announced, Under 15s coach is Kristen Elliott, Under 13s coaches are Hannah Potter and Alex Cecil, and Under 11s coach is Dot Elliott.

Captains are yet to be determined.

Bec Browne is headlining the netball and Marlene Dyke is looking after the juniors.

All of the netball teams finished marginally out of finals at the end of last year.

“The new depth in the team will hopefully land us in the finals,” Bec Browne said.

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The Sharks have lost some players for various reasons, but that has paved the way for younger players to stand out.

“The players to watch are some of our younger guys who have come to the club over the last couple of years and have developed through our Reserves and played some great games in our Seniors last year. That’s great to see,” president Anthony Hullick said.

“Senior grade numbers are good. Like all clubs, we would certainly be more than happy to welcome more juniors. If any children are looking for a game of football/netball, please venture to Shark Park.”

Tarwin Lower hopes to field teams in all grades of football, with coaches to be: Seniors, Nick Lecchino; Reserves, Joh Giliam/Brian Launder; Under 18s, Vaughan Van Dillen; Under 12s, Leigh Western; and Under 10s, Travis Cameron.

The Sharks Seniors are hoping to improve on their fifth placing last year and the Reserves are poised to go one further after finishing runners-up in 2017.

The Sharks will be led by president Anthony Hullick, secretary Laurrisa Falls, treasurer Kieran O’Loughlin, sponsorship Kathleen Brack, football operations manager Rob Houston, netball operations manager Cathy Giliam, junior football operations manager Vaughan Van Dillen and junior netball operations manager Freya Carbone.

Netball coaches are: A Grade, Deb Griffin; B Grade, Deb Griffin and Kelly McRae; C Grade, Trina Houston; Under 17, Deb Griffin for training, Saturday coach to be confirmed; Under 15, Leasa Allcorn; and Under 13, Kelly McRae. There is no Under 11 team this year.

The club’s social calendar kicked off at the Unify Festival in January and the heavy music gathering was another success.

The Easter game at Shark Park against MDU will also be Vaughan Van Dillen’s 400th Senior/Reserves game.

“Thanks to the MDU Football/Netball Club for being a part of the day and celebrating the Alberton Football Netball league 2018 start,” Hullick said.

The club also looks forward to offering a black tie night, players auction, Goods and Services night, and the June long weekend Super Draw.

“We are looking forward to another year in the Alberton Football Netball League. Last year was great both on and off the field for our club and let’s all make this year even better,” Hullick said.

Fans can expect some improvements to the reserve this year, including a children’s playground.

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“Retired footballers can make great umpires and understand the rules,” Mr McCoy said.

He said there were no significant rule changes coming in for season 2018.

The umpire’s season launch is on this Wednesday night, March 28 at Leongatha RSL following training.

Allies coach brings passion THE Allies have welcomed newly appointed senior coach Alan Morrison to the club, who will be assisted by former Devon player, Chris Craig.

Morrison, 63, has not coached since he was 28, but was looking forward to the challenges ahead of him.

His decision to put his hand up for the coaching job at the Allies was brought about because he was fed up with seeing country football clubs folding.

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The Allies’ first match is against Foster on April 7.

The club has a lot of work to do before now and then to get two football teams on the ground and netball teams as well.

Allies president Sarah Kidd was pleased the club had finally signed a coach for the 2018 season after a few false starts in the off season.

“Both Alan and Chris will be fantastic for the club,” she said.

The club is still looking for netballers.

“We want to fill teams in A, B and C grades and welcome anyone who would like to come and have a game with us,” Kidd said.

Off season recruits include midfielder Jesse Manton out of the WAFL, forward Matthew Andrews from Seaford, Luke Darwell from Yarra Ranges and Brady Mitchell.

Lukas Jenkins, Welles Jenkins and Dirk Mulholland have left the club to play at Yarram.

Last year’s joint league best and fairest Ben Wells is overseas, however the club is hopeful he will return to play midway through the season.

Brett Mitchell, the assistant coach at Fish Creek last year, is the new Seniors coach at Toora.

Toora club co-president Craig Jenkins said last year’s playing coach Jack Weston will be one to watch this year, as well as new recruits Jesse Manton and Matthew Andrews.

The club will once again field three teams, which had mixed results last season.

“We played off in the grand final last year in the Seniors, Reserves made finals but went out in the first round and the Thirds didn’t make finals,” Mr Jenkins said.

“This year we are hoping to win a grand final.

That would be nice.”

Toora played a practice match against Newborough at the weekend and will open its season with a grand final rematch against Fish Creek on April 7.

Toora’s netball season has started off in a positive way with lots of new faces attending training.

Off season recruiting has helped the club pick up a few new players, including Grace McLean from Fish Creek and Brittany Roffey, and Alanna Pepperell has returned after having a baby.

Club co-president Sarah Stone said the senior sides have been working hard at training and the club was positive it would see good results this year.

“Our junior sides have also begun training and we are seeing encouraging numbers,” she said.

“We have had an influx of Under 11s and 15s to training, which is fantastic to see but we have smaller numbers in the 13 and 17 age groups.”

The club’s committee this year sees Emily Grylls and Sarah Stone as co-presidents, Megan Shellcot as vice president, Jess Thorne as secretary and Michelle Bacon as treasurer.

Hannah Weston and Alanna Pepperell will coach A Grade, Belinda Crawford and Shannon Leggett will coach B Grade and Jess Thorne will coach C Grade.

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FOOTY DRAWS 2018 Alberton Football League

EASTER: March 31 Tarwin v MDU Round 1: April 7 Fish Creek v Toora DWWWW v Foster Stony Creek - bye Round 2: April 14 Fish Creek v DWWWW Foster v Tarwin MDU v Stony Creek Toora - bye Round 3: April 21 DWWWW v Toora Tarwin v Fish Creek Stony Creek v Foster MDU - bye Round 4: April 28 Toora v Tarwin Fish Creek v Stony Creek Foster v MDU DWWWW - bye Round 5: May 5 Tarwin v DWWWW MDU v Fish Creek Stony Creek v Toora Foster - bye

Round 6: May 12 Toora v MDU Fish Creek v Foster DWWWW v Stony Creek Tarwin - bye Round 7: May 19 Toora v Foster MDU v DWWWW Stony Creek v Tarwin Fish Creek - bye Round 8: May 26 Toora v Fish Creek Foster v DWWWW MDU v Tarwin Stony Creek - bye Round 9: June 2 DWWWW v Fish Creek Tarwin v Foster Stony Creek v MDU Toora - bye Round 10: June 9 Tarwin v Toora MDU v Foster Stony Creek v Fish Creek DWWWW - bye Round 11: June 16 Toora v DWWWW Fish Creek v Tarwin Foster v Stony Creek MDU - bye Round 12: June 23 Toora v Stony Creek Fish Creek v MDU DWWWW v Tarwin Foster - bye Round 13: June 30 Foster v Fish Creek MDU v Toora Stony Creek v DWWWW Tarwin - bye Round 14: July 7 DWWWW v MDU Foster v Toora

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Tarwin v Stony Creek Fish Creek - bye

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Round 13: July 7 Morwell East v Newborough Yinnar v Yall/Yall North Thorpdale v Mirboo North Hill End v Boolarra Yarragon v Trafalgar

Round 7: May 19 Yarragon v Yinnar Thorpdale v Morwell East Mirboo North v Hill End Boolarra v Newborough Trafalgar v Yall/Yall North

Round 14: July 14 Mirboo North v Yarragon Newborough v Yall/Yall North Thorpdale v Yinnar Boolarra v Trafalgar Morwell East v Hill End

Round 8: May 26 Newborough v Mirboo North Yall/Yall North v Boolarra Yinnar v Trafalgar Morwell East v Yarragon Hill End v Thorpdale

Round 15: July 21 Trafalgar v Newborough Yarragon v Thorpdale Boolarra v Mirboo North Yall/Yall North v Morwell East Yinnar v Hill End

Round 9: June 2 Yarragon v Hill End Thorpdale v Newborough Mirboo North v Yall/Yall North Trafalgar v Morwell East Sunday, June 3 Boolarra v Yinnar

Round 16: July 28 Yinnar v Yarragon Morwell East v Thorpdale Hill End v Mirboo North Newborough v Boolarra Yall/Yall North v Trafalgar

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Round 4: April 28 Newborough v Morwell East Yall/Yall North v Yinnar Mirboo North v Thorpdale Boolarra v Hill End Trafalgar v Yarragon

Round 11: June 23 Hill End v Newborough Yarragon v Yall/Yall North Morwell East v Yinnar Thorpdale v Boolarra Mirboo North v Trafalgar

Round 18: August 11 Hill End v Yarragon Newborough v Thorpdale Yall/Yall North v Mirboo North Morwell East v Trafalgar Yinnar v Boolarra

Round 5: May 5 Yarragon v Mirboo North Yall/Yall North v Newborough Yinnar v Thorpdale Trafalgar v Boolarra Hill End v Morwell East

Round 12: June 30 Boolarra v Yarragon Yall/Yall North v Hill End Newborough v Yinnar Mirboo North v Morwell East Trafalgar v Thorpdale

Round 15: July 14 Toora v Fish Creek DWWWW v Foster Tarwin v MDU Stony Creek - bye Round 16: July 21 Fish Creek v DWWWW Foster v Tarwin MDU v Stony Creek Toora - bye Round 17: July 28 DWWWW v Toora Tarwin v Fish Creek Stony Creek v Foster MDU - bye Round 18: August 4 Toora v Tarwin Fish Creek v Stony Creek Foster v MDU DWWWW - bye Round 19: August 11 Tarwin v DWWWW MDU v Fish Creek Stony Creek v Toora Foster - bye Round 20: August 18 Toora v MDU Fish Creek v Foster DWWWW v Stony Creek Tarwin - bye Round 21: August 25 Foster v Toora MDU v DWWWW Stony Creek v Tarwin Fish Creek - bye SEMI FINAL 1v2 ELIMINATION FINAL 3v4 PRELIMINARY FINAL GRAND FINAL

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Round 1: March 31 Phillip Island v Koo Wee Rup Inverloch-K’wak v Cora Lynn April 7 Kilcunda Bass v Dalyston Bunyip v Garfield Nar Nar Goon v Korum-Bena Round 2: April 14 Dalyston v Phillip Island Garfield v Nar Nar Goon Koo Wee Rup v Inverloch-K’wak Cora Lynn v Bunyip Korum-Bena v Kilcunda-Bass Round 3: April 21 Kilcunda-Bass v Garfield Phillip Island v Korum-Bena Inverloch-K’wak v Dalyston Nar Nar Goon v Bunyip Koo Wee Rup v Cora Lynn Round 4: April 28 Bunyip v Kilcunda-Bass Cora Lynn v Nar Nar Goon Dalyston v Koo Wee Rup Garfield v Phillip Island Korum-Bena v Inverloch-K’wak

Round 8: June 2 Kilcunda-Bass v Inverloch-K’wak Bunyip v Dalyston Phillip Island v Cora Lynn Nar Nar Goon v Koo Wee Rup Garfield v Korum-Bena Round 9: June 9 Cora Lynn v Garfield Dalyston v Nar Nar Goon Inverloch-K’wak v Phillip Island Koo Wee Rup v Kilcunda-Bass Korum-Bena v Bunyip Round 10: June 16 Cora Lynn v Inverloch-K’wak Dalyston v Kilcunda-Bass Garfield v Bunyip Koo Wee Rup v Phillip Island Korum-Bena v Nar Nar Goon Round 11: June 23 Kilcunda-Bass v Korum-Bena Bunyip v Cora Lynn Phillip Island v Dalyston Inverloch-K’wak v Koo Wee Rup Nar Nar Goon v Garfield Round 12: June 30 Bunyip v Nar Nar Goon Cora Lynn v Koo Wee Rup

Dalyston v Inverloch-K’wak Garfield v Kilcunda-Bass Korum-Bena v Phillip Island Round 13: July 14 Kilcunda-Bass v Bunyip Phillip Island v Garfield Inverloch-K’wak v Korum-Bena Koo Wee Rup v Dalyston Nar Nar Goon v Cora Lynn Round 14: July 21 Bunyip v Phillip Island Dalyston v Cora Lynn Garfield v Inverloch-K’wak Korum-Bena v Koo Wee Rup Nar Nar Goon v Kilcunda-Bass Round 15: July 28 Cora Lynn v Kilcunda-Bass Phillip Island v Nar Nar Goon Dalyston v Korum-Bena Inverloch-K’wak v Bunyip Koo Wee Rup v Garfield Round 16: August 4 Kilcunda-Bass v Phillip Island Bunyip v Koo Wee Rup Garfield v Dalyston Korum-Bena v Cora Lynn Nar Nar Goon v Inverloch-K’wak Round 17: August 11 Cora Lynn v Phillip Island Dalyston v Bunyip Inverloch-K’wak v Kilcunda-Bass Koo Wee Rup v Nar Nar Goon Korum-Bena v Garfield Round 18: August 18 Kilcunda-Bass v Koo Wee Rup Bunyip v Korum-Bena Phillip Island v Inverloch-K’wak Garfield v Cora Lynn Nar Nar Goon v Dalyston QUALIFYING FINAL ELIMINATION FINAL 2nd SEMI FINAL 1st SEMI FINAL PRELIMINARY FINAL GRAND FINAL

August 25 August 26 September 1 September 2 September 8 September 15

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Round 1: March 30 Leongatha v Wonthaggi Warragul v Morwell April 7 Moe v Drouin Bairnsdale v Traralgon (T) April 8 Sale v Maffra (S) Round 2: April 14 Drouin v Maffra Morwell v Bairnsdale Sale v Moe Wonthaggi v Warragul Traralgon v Leongatha (N) Round 3: April 21 Leongatha v Morwell Bairnsdale v Drouin Warragul v Moe Maffra v Wonthaggi Traralgon v Sale (N)

Round 8: June 2 Moe v Wonthaggi Leongatha v Bairnsdale Warragul v Sale Drouin v Morwell Traralgon v Maffra

Round 14: July 21 Wonthaggi v Bairnsdale Morwell v Maffra Leongatha v Moe Traralgon v Warragul Drouin v Sale

Round 9: June 9 Maffra v Moe Sale v Leongatha Bairnsdale v Warragul Wonthaggi v Drouin Morwell v Traralgon (N)

Round 15: July 28 Sale v Wonthaggi Moe v Morwell Drouin v Traralgon Warragul v Leongatha Maffra v Bairnsdale

Round 10: June 16 Morwell v Warragul Traralgon v Bairnsdale Drouin v Moe Maffra v Sale June 17 Wonthaggi v Leongatha (S) Round 11: June 23 Maffra v Drouin Bairnsdale v Morwell Moe v Sale Warragul v Wonthaggi Leongatha v Traralgon

Round 6: May 12 Wonthaggi v Sale Morwell v Moe Traralgon v Drouin Leongatha v Warragul Bairnsdale v Maffra (N) BYE - May 19 Round 7: May 26 Sale v Bairnsdale Wonthaggi v Morwell Moe v Traralgon Drouin v Leongatha Maffra v Warragul

Round 17: August 18 Wonthaggi v Moe Bairnsdale v Leongatha Sale v Warragul Morwell v Drouin Maffra v Traralgon Round 18: August 25 Moe v Maffra Leongatha v Sale Warragul v Bairnsdale Drouin v Wonthaggi Traralgon v Morwell

Round 4: April 28 Leongatha v Maffra Moe v Bairnsdale Morwell v Sale Wonthaggi v Traralgon April 29 Drouin v Warragul (S) Round 5: May 5 Bairnsdale v Wonthaggi Maffra v Morwell Moe v Leongatha Warragul v Traralgon Sale v Drouin

Round 16: August 4 Bairnsdale v Sale Morwell v Wonthaggi Leongatha v Drouin August 11 Traralgon v Moe Warragul v Maffra

Round 12: June 30 Morwell v Leongatha Drouin v Bairnsdale Moe v Warragul Wonthaggi v Maffra Sale v Traralgon Round 13: July 7 Maffra v Leongatha July 8 Bairnsdale v Moe (S) July 14 Traralgon v Wonthaggi Sale v Morwell July 15 Warragul v Drouin (S)

QUALIFYING FINAL ELIMINATION FINAL 2nd SEMI FINAL 1st SEMI FINAL PRELIMINARY FINAL GRAND FINAL

Sat Sept 1 Sun Sept 2 Sat Sept 8 Sun Sept 9 Sat Sept 15 Sat Sept 22

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The Good Life

Your LOCAL guide to Art and Entertainment

Lester’s new book backs hospital BY purchasing the book, The Silver Sea you will be helping support the Royal Children’s Hospital.

fellow author Jane Godwin and the children from the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.

Together they have created a stunning new book, The Silver Sea, with Alison and Jane writing the beauAward winning author and illustrator Alison Les- tiful story and the children helping Alison illustrate it. ter has kicked a goal with her new collaboration with Alison visits the hospital monthly to work with the

Book with heart: authors Jane Godwin and Alison Lester with their new book, The Silver Sea, made in collaboration with the children from the Royal Children’s Hospital.

children in the Education Institute, creating pieces of art, so it was a natural progression that they create a book.

The book explores the hidden treasures of our seas and celebrates the joy of exploration and of returning home.

All profits from the sale of this book go to The

Royal Children’s Hospital Education Institute.

Instead of giving eggs this Easter, why not support the hospital?

The Silver Sea is available at the Alison Lester Gallery/Bookshop in Fish Creek.

Alison will be in her Fish Creek shop on Easter Sunday, between 1pm and 4pm to sign books.

Service awards: the Korumburra Probus Club had the pleasure of presenting a group of longstanding members with 20 year certificates recently, in recognition of their service to the club.

Back, from left, Barbara Walker, Noel Walker, John Myors, Glenyce Cherrett, Alan Cherrett and Don Evison. Front, from left, Mary Fields, Margaret Myors, Dot West, Wendy Pepperell, Ian Pepperell and Gwen Evison. Probus is a social club for retirees and offers outings, activities and more.

r z Memorable show: Leongatha Lyric Theatre’s comedy, California Suite, wrapped up on Saturday after providing South Gippsland with an entertaining and hilarious series of performances at Mesley Hall. The show depicted four sets of guests who, at different times, all came to stay in the same hotel suite. The four acts of this amusing comedy had a different cast, with a total of 11 talented actors involved.

Pictured is Bruce Grainger as Marvin waking up to find a young woman (Evy Nye) in his bed. Photo: Lyric/Facebook.

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Anyone interested in an on-stage or offstage role in this production, or interested in learning more about it, is encouraged to attend this session.

Auditions will be held on Sunday, 15 April (day time, starting from 9.30 am), in the WTG building at the State Coal Mine.

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If you are not able to get to the Information Session, but would like to book an audition time, please email your name and preferred audition time on Sunday 15 April to WTG at davidwall800@gmail.com If you have any queries about “The Boys” and the audition process please contact the Director, Sophie Cuttriss, on 0438 741 097.

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CWA serves Meeniyan THE Meeniyan branch of the Country Women’s Association of Victoria, one of the oldest branches in the area, formed in 1931, and is still busy in the community.

as finishing individual entries in floral art, cookery, preserves, knitting, sewing, craft and photography.

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Members recently joined forces with the MeeniAnyone thinking about joining Meeniyan CWA yan Red Cross to provide Devonshire teas and garlic is welcome. Friendship is the most important part of scones at the Meeniyan Garlic Festival. the branch.

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All together: from left, members of the Kardella and Leongatha Twilight branches of the Country Women’s Association, Marie Stuart, Ellen-Jane Browne, Lynn Missen, Rhonda Chapman, Lill Roberts, Kay Murray, Niki Curtis, Thelma Rogers, Margaret Robson, Helen Smith and Jo Carfrae celebrated the 90th birthday of the CWA in Victoria at Ruby Hall recently.

CWA celebrates 90 years MEMBERS of the Kardella and Leongatha Twilight branches of the Country Women’s Association recently come together at the Ruby Hall to Taking shape: Toora Primary School student Lara waters the newly built celebrate the 90th Birthday of raised vegetable gardens in the school grounds. the CWA in Victoria.

Garden leads school revamp TOWARDS the end of last year, Toora Primary School community, with the expertise of Juneen Schulz, came up with a masterplan to revamp the entire school grounds.

Stage one is now underway and entails setting up a raised vegetable gardens and re-establishing the school’s kitchen/garden program.

The school has received donations of

seedlings to plant in beds built and filled with soil. The winter vegetable crop is cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and Brussels sprouts.

The kitchen/garden program is made possible by the help of an awesome team of volunteers: Juneen Schulz, Kerry Duroux, Kerry Corcoran and kitchen chefs Di Need and Di Walker.

The Toora Primary School Garden Design can be viewed inside the school administration foyer.

Not content to celebrate amongst themselves, they decided to invite the local community groups, including the SES, CFA and Red Cross branches, to celebrate with them.

Kardella Branch president Lill Roberts said it was important to recognise the amazing work other volunteer groups do our in the com-

munities and what better way to say this, than to ask them to share in the celebration.

It was therefore pleasing to see so many people come along and enjoy wonderful salads, a barbecue and delicious deserts.

The Ruby Hall was full of chatter and everyone seemed to have a most enjoyable evening. There were even balloons for the children, ice cream cones with sprinkles, and a celebration cake and for the child in us all - a real fire truck from the Ruby CFA and the SES truck from Leongatha.

The Kardella and Leongatha branches of the CWA are part of

the Gippsland Hills Group of CWA branches, which in turn is part of the Country Women’s Association of Victoria, Inc. The CWA is an organisation for country and city women living in Victoria and bordering towns. It is a vibrant association aiming “to improve conditions by community service more especially as they affect the welfare of women and children”.

The CWA was formed on March 12, 1928 and today boasts more than 5600 members. Each member belongs to one of 320 branches state-wide that maintains its own program and is empowered to meet community needs.

Tarwin Lower Red Cross FEBRUARY was Tarwin unit’s scrap books which have been service badge.

Members Muriel Riley and LorLower Red Cross first meeting kept since 1989. It was a very enjoyable afternoon going over old times. raine Park had a birthday cake to celof the year 2018.

At the March meeting, we or- ebrate special birthdays with a ‘0’ at The president Glenda Arbuthnot welcomed everyone, especially a new member Terri Taylor. This was followed by the Red Cross pledge.

A report was given by members who attended the Australia Day ceremony at the Venus Bay Surf Life Saving Club.

As there was not a lot of business, members enjoyed looking at the

ganised Red Cross Calling. It is 70 years since it first started in Australia.

Money is to be raised by a Postie Fashion Party at Pauline Heatherton’s house with Terri Taylor being the model. Members will also be collecting with shaker tins at Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay. Terri Morris received her 10 year

the end.

We also farewelled Shirley and Colin West, who are moving to Pakenham to be closer to amenities and family. We wish them all the best in their new home.

A lovely afternoon tea followed a fun day. Next meeting is on Tuesday, April 3. All welcome.

A Star is born Transformation taking place: Bella and Jade helped plant seedlings in the newly built garden beds at Toora Primary School.

Milpara Community House news OUR term two program is official- Gippsland Transmission Service. Before you head off on your winter holidays, this ly off to the printers.

You can access an early copy now on our website www.milparacommunityhouse.org.au. You should receive a copy in your mail box during the school break.

If you don’t please let us know.

We have some great information sessions in term two, including an NDIS session to answer all of your questions: What is it? Is it for me? Where to start? Who is eligible? What can the funding be used for? How do I apply? Who can help me?

The session is for people with disabilities, their carers and support staff. Please book your seat for Tuesday, May 1 so we can confirm minimum numbers.

We also have a caravan towing safety and tips information session at the South

would be a worthwhile session to attend on Saturday, June 2.

Milpara will be closed during the school holidays from Thursday, March 29 and we’ll be back on Monday, April 16.

We hope you all have a safe Easter break.

Please take care on the roads.

The Centrelink Agency will still operate normal hours, with the exception to public holidays. Last Wednesday the Centrelink office had a bit of a technology upgrade. This includes Wi-Fi access now being available for Centrelink purposes; this should make some tasks easier e.g. printing documents from your phone.

Have questions or want to make a booking? Please call Milpara 5655 2524.

NAVARNA Avon Margaret Morehouse was born LACEY Eve Houston was born on March 16 at on March 6 at Leongatha Hospital. Navarna is the Leongatha Hospital. Lacey is the first baby for Pete first daughter for Jarryd and Aimee Morehouse of and Alyce Houston of Inverloch.

Dumbalk and is a sister for Lennox, two.

Paths to be upgraded A NUMBER of path renewal projects are underway in Cape Woolamai and Cowes as part of Bass Coast Shire Council’s open space pathway renewal program.

The three pathway renewals include: the crushed rock track within Sunnyside Park, Cape Woolamai is being improved to become a three metre wide path with a timber edge border; the asphalt path in Cape Woolamai along Phillip Island Road is being replaced with a 2.5 metre fiAlmost 300 metres of pathways across three locations bre reinforced concrete path; and the concrete path along are being renewed or replaced to the approximate value Robert Drive, Cowes, is being replaced with a 1.5 metre of $54,100. wide fibre reinforced concrete path.

The works are funded by council and will be underFor information on all of council’s renewal projects, taken by a contractor. head to www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/projects.

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310.0kg 307.6 $953.56 Most light and medium weight cows sold from 1 R. & M. Kenney, Dumbalk 243.1kg 290.6 $706.52 140c to 192c/kg. Heavy weight cows made between 16 I. & L. Murfett, Carrajung 173c and 215c/kg. Better shaped heavy weight bulls HEIFERS sold between 199c and 240c/kg.

1 A. & R. Dixon, Loch 335.0kg 325.6 $1090.76 The next sale draw - March 28 & 29: 1. Land- 1 J. & B. Beaumont, Alberton West 390.0kg 310.0 $1209.00 The usual buying group was present, but not all mark, 2. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 3. Alex Scott 2 R. & M. Kenney, Dumbalk 365.0kg 307.6 $1122.74 operated fully in a mixed market. Quality declined & Staff, 4. Rodwells, 5. Elders, 6. SEJ. 3 C. Scholten 361.7kg 307.6 $1112.49 with a greater proportion of the yarding lacking fin378.3kg 293.2 $1109.27 Sheep Sale Wednesday, April 4 and 18 at 3 J. Geary, Leongatha ish and more poor conditioned cows and prices re- 12pm.

9 D. & K. Kuch, Darriman 380.0kg 286.6 $1089.08 flected this.

COWS Prime Sale - Wednesday, March 21 The better quality vealers improved a little while 1 D. & D. Fairbrother, Tarwin Lwr 560.0kg 230.0 $1288.00 secondary calves were mixed with little competition BULLOCKS 1 G. & J. Wallis, Leongatha South 550.0kg 230.0 $1265.00 from processors. Yearling cattle to the trade sold firm 1 W. & A. Holwerda, Stony Creek 560.0kg 294.0 $1646.40 1 R. Pocklington, Stony Creek 665.0kg 230.0 $1529.50 627.5kg 273.6 $1716.84 1 N. & K. Hansford, Yinnar with plainer young grass cattle hard to sell and the 2 L. Harris, Mt Eccles 530.0kg 225.0 $1192.50 670.0kg 273.6 $1833.12 1 R. & M. Bowron, Sandy Point odd trade weight heifer dearer. Grown steers and 5 J. Allen, Almurta 555.0kg 224.0 $1243.20 680.4kg 272.0 $1850.73 1 M. & J. Elliott, Kilmany bullocks sold firm on most sales with a few pens of 12 S.W. Scott, Inverloch 460.0kg 224.0 $1030.40 727.2kg 269.6 $1960.59 plain quality older steers attracting weak competi- 9 L.E. Kerr, Yarram BULLS 578.6kg 269.0 $1556.36 tion. Friesian and crossbred manufacturing steers 7 Julie K Livestock, Foster 1 Langmoor Farm, Fish Creek 990.0kg 240.0 $2376.00 held firm.

STEERS 1 A.C. Grabham, Kongwak 995.0kg 240.0 $2388.00 The larger offering of cows sold 5c to 10c/kg 1 A. & R. Dixon, Loch 365.0kg 334.6 $1221.29 1 T. &M. Johnson & Sons, Ferndale 920.0kg 234.6 $2158.32 cheaper for all but the well finished heavy beef cows 2 C. Scholten 440.0kg 311.6 $1371.04 8 Gembost P/L, Tarwin Lower 985.6kg 230.0 $2266.94 sold firm. Heavy weight bulls sold firm on most sales 1 Calder Dairies, Meeniyan 365.0kg 310.0 $1131.50 1 A.C. Grabham, Kongwak 875.0kg 230.0 $2012.50 with the odd lot a little cheaper.

3 K. Foote, Fish Creek 416.7kg 307.6 $1281.67 1 R. & M. Bowron, Sandy Point 925.0kg 227.6 $2105.30 Vealers to butchers sold from 295c to 335c/kg.

Yearling trade steers made between 263c and 273c/ kg. Yearling heifers to the trade sold between 242c and 268c after a top of 287c/kg. Young steers to feedarsenic, excluding currently regers and restockers made from 230c to 291c/kg de- AGRICULTURE Victoria able service.

Firstly, carry out an inventory istered copper chromium arsenate pending on condition and breeding. is encouraging producers of chemicals in storage, book un- products.”

Grown steers sold from 240c to 275c/kg. Bullocks made between 240c and 274c/kg. Heavy weight to use Agsafe’s national wanted or prohibited chemicals These products include: grown heifers showing good finish sold between ChemClear service as a either online or by phone, then la• Lebaycid insecticide spray; 238c and 255c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing safe and effective solution bel the products and store securely • Luci-Jet jetting and spray steers made from 189c to 216c with the crossbred until collection. race fluid; for disposing of unwantportion from 214c to 258c/kg.

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STORE SALE VLE - LEONGATHA

Farming Insight

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Stunning result for Merlewood Angus DESPITE challenging seasonal conditions, $11,000 was the top auction price at Merlewood Angus on Friday.

VFF to sponsor young farmers THE South Gippsland Branch of the Victorian Farmers Federation will sponsor two young farmers in the area to attend VFF commodity conferences this year.

The group held its annual general meeting on March 19, with the committee re-elected: Gordon Vagg as president, Meg Parkinson as vice president and Damian Murphy as secretary and treasurer.

Mr Murphy said at the meeting, there was a motion passed that acknowledged the need to help get the next generation of farmers engaged in agricultural policy and advocacy.

“The branch resolved to sponsor two young farmers in the area to the value of $350 each to attend any of the VFF commodities conferences,” he said.

“For more details contact me on 0458 645 437.”

The meeting also included an update on Dairy Australia’s activities from board member Graeme Nicoll.

“He spoke about the Feedbase project kicking off later this year, the dairy business management program and Federation Training taking on the delivery of training in this area after GoTafe pulled out,” Mr Murphy said.

Meg Parkinson sits on the VFF policy council and updated the meeting on animal welfare, workplace relations and proposed planning guidelines around intensive use of agricultural land.

“Our guest speaker South Gippsland Shire Council Cr Don Hill spoke about shire rates and how farmer’s rates in this shire compare to other shires, as well as commercial and industrial within the South Gippsland shire,” Mr Murphy said.

“He also spoke about the rating strategy and review committee and their findings and how the council is handling these recommendations.

This generated a number of questions from the members.”

Top dollar: Ian Bates from Anvil Angus – based in Acheron – bought a Merlewood Angus bull for $11,000 at auction on Friday. He is pictured with Merlewood Angus owners Anne Marie and Daniel Barrow. despite everything, we still managed to have the bulls looking good,” Anne Marie said.

Anne Marie and Daniel credited the condition of the bulls to farm manager Luke Buchanan and breeding consultant Willie Milne.

The auction was in partnership with Landmark

and Elders. Ross Milne from Elders was the auctioneer on the day.

The Mirboo North Rotary Club was on deck to provide a complimentary breakfast and lunch.

Daniel said Merlewood Angus is looking to host another auction at the same time next year.

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Out of a pool of 34, 29 bulls were sold at an average price of $4946. The remainder will be sold through private sale.

Merlewood Angus owners Daniel and Anne Marie Barrow said it was a good result, and were pleased with the support from their clients.

This was the second annual auction at Merlewood Angus.

“We are very happy; we got a very good result here,” Anne Marie said.

“We had lots of locals and new clients as well.

It’s nice to see some new faces around and know our name is getting out there.”

Merlewood Angus’ involvement in Beef Week for the past six years has helped drum up interest both in the local area and across Victoria.

Anne Marie said throughout the showing during the morning, she received positive comments about the bulls.

“We heard some great comments about the temperament and nice even line of our cattle,” she said.

“It’s been lovely to hear people say these bulls are a real credit to us considering recent weather conditions.”

Anne Marie said Angus cattle were very popular in South Gippsland because they are built for the climate. The climate is similar to that of Scotland, where Angus cattle are predominately bred.

However, it has been a tough season with very dry conditions and unseasonably warm start to autumn.

“Our clients have been pleased to see that

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A/C MRS E JONES, TANJIL SOUTH (LANDMARK) 60 Angus & Angus/Hereford x mix sex weaners, 12 Angus steers, 18 months A/C LORSTAN NOMINEES, BENGWORDEN, (BREEDER) (SEJ) 75 Angus & Angus/Hereford x mix sex calves A/C MCRAE PASTORAL ‘GOORABIL’, INVERLOCH (LANDMARK) 60 Angus Steers, 18 months A/C A CONISBEE & CO, GLENGARRY (LANDMARK) 60 Angus steers, 10-12 months, EU accredited. Pilliguard, yard weaned A/C P CASHMAN, STRATFORD (ELDERS) 60 Hereford mix sex weaners, 7-11 months, Mawarra blood, drenched & 7 in 1 vaccinated A/C R & M HUNT, NEWRY (LANDMARK) 20 Angus steers, 10-12 months, Latrobe Park blood.

30 Hereford steers, 10-12 months, Mawarra blood, yard weaned & extremely quiet.

A/C BOXBANK PASTORAL, WOODSIDE (RODWELLS) 48 Angus & Murray grey mix sex weaners, 8 months A/C J BATCHELOR, GLENGARRY (PROPERTY SOLD) (LANDMARK) 40 Bullocks, 2-2 ½ years, A/C MARTIN SANDY, SWIFTS CREEK (BREEDER) (SEJ) 40 Hereford & Hereford s/horn x steers (roan), 18-20 months, drenched forward condition A/C M RICE, MOE (LANDMARK) 40 Hereford & Black Baldy steer weaners, 10-12 months.

A/C McGAUREN PASTORAL CO, NAMBROK (LANDMARK) 40 mixed sex, Hereford weaners, 11-12 months, by Newcomen bulls, yard weaned, 2 x 7 in 1, grass fed, beef only.

A/C G JACOBSON , KILCUNDA (ELDERS) 40 Angus mix sex weaners, Fernleigh blood A/C CW LITTLEJOHN, MIRBOO (LANDMARK) 8 Angus steers, 18 months 30 Angus mixed sex weaners, 10-12 months A/C NETHERWOOD PASTORAL (ALEX SCOTT) 35 Angus steers, Oct - Nov 16 drop by stud Fernleigh bulls 7-1 vacc & multimin on 10/1/18 and very quiet A/C KATELEA PASTORAL, GLEN ALVIE (PHC) 30 Angus mixed sex weaners, Banquet blood A/C M JOHNSON, ERICA (LANDMARK) 20 Angus steers, 10-12 months 10 Angus heifers, 10-12 months, yard weaned, A/C MM LAWLESS, DRIFFIELD (LANDMARK) 30 Angus steers, 10-12 months, Latrobe park Angus blood, yard weaned, very quiet.

A/C MARK DUNMORE, FIVE WAYS. YARRAM (PHC) 30 Angus mix sex weaners, 9-11 months, weaned drenched & 5 in 1. Anvil blood, very quiet.

A/C M&E&K TRIANTAFYLLOU, WOODSIDE (ELDERS) 25 Murray Grey/Charalois x steers, 20-22 months, forward condition A/C GLENGARRY PLANT FARM (LANDMARK) 15 Angus steers, 10 Angus heifers, 15-16 months Leawood blood, A/C AW & CM O'MARA, GLENGARRY (LANDMARK) 25 Angus steers, 14 months, yard weaned, Leawood blood, very quiet.

A/C SNOW RURAL, ( BREEDER) (SEJ) 25 Angus steer calves, weaned and drenched 3 weeks A/C F & A AUDDINO, KORUMBURRA (BREEDER) (ELDERS) 25 Angus steers & heifers, 9-10 months, 'Battersby' blood A/C D & M JONES, MIRBOO (LANDMARK) 20 Angus steer, 12 months A/C R & DAVEY, TRARALGON (LANDMARK) 8 Angus steers 8 Angus heifers 6-8 months, Leawood blood, very quiet.

A/C R&G & S& M DAKIN (ALEX SCOTT) 15 Angus steers, 14-16 months by Fernleigh bulls A/C R KRIEGER, GLENGARRY (LANDMARK) 10 Angus x steers, 12 months 5 Angus x heifers, 12 months A/C P SHAW, HAZELWOOD (LANDMARK) 15 Angus/sim x steers, 10-12 months A/C M & M STEPHENS, YALLOURN (LANDMARK) 15 French pure Limousin heifers, 10-12 months, weaned & forward condition A/C C & E FORD, GLENGARRY (LANDMARK) 10 Angus steers, 10 months A/C S & C JONES, KERNOT (BREEDER) (ELDERS) 8 Angus steers, 9 months, 'Fernleigh' blood A/C R&H STEPHENS, WELSHPOOL (ALEX SCOTT) 3o Angus/Friesian x heifers, 5-6 months, bucket reared A/C G WALLIS, FISH CREEK (SEJ) 18 Angus heifers & 2nd calvers with calves with at foot 10 Angus springing heifers, depastured with Angus bull.

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On the road to independence Landmark Foster is recruiting Do you have a passion for excellence in customer service, agriculture, are self-motivated, success driven and enjoy leading and working in a team, then we would like to hear from you.

We are seeking a full time Rural Merchandising Manager with a proven record and skills in the following areas: • Rural merchandising & sales • Inventory and stock management • Negotiation and relationship building • Business management • Advanced financial and computer skills • Agronomy, heavy duty truck, fork lift and AgSafe licences, an advantage Applicants please send a cover letter along with your curriculum vitae to: The Recruitment Manager, sevagg13@gmail.com or 6 Power Street, Foster 3960.

For more information please contact Sylvia on 0407 990 810. Applications close at COB on Wednesday 4th April, 2018.

By Tom Hertig IT seems there is no time to party at the Yooralla Centre in Leongatha.

At 2pm on a recent Thursday, the stereo broadcasted a Beatles song throughout the room.

Sharon Peattie is not responsible for the music here, but she is responsible for the Yooralla Centre in Leongatha.

She joined Yooralla to help people with disabilities six years ago now.

Today, she is the service leader for the Leongatha Yooralla hub. ''My job is to make sure the service is run at a high standard. I support the family, the staff

and the customers here”, she said.

Yooralla hub doesn’t take care of residents but customers.

People with disabilities whom Sharon cares for don’t live here; they just come to acquire new skills.

"Our policy is to focus on the life goals of our customers. We are just giving them a little bit of help to achieve what they planned for their own future," she said.

Yooralla focuses on community access, life skills and educational programs. It works in close collaboration with Federation Training and the Gippsland Community College to maximise community participation opportunities for

Manager, Early Parenting Support

customers.

“It’s really about giving people skills they need to be independent in their own world and with the community," Sharon said.

Laundry and clothing care, cooking, gardening and activities to improve life skills are among them. The centre has a kitchen and a vegetable garden outside. The centre’s customers can learn to cook with vegetables they grow themselves.

When asked to tell the most beautiful moment of her career, Sharon responded the most beautiful moments are those “everyday”.

“When you see somebody who's been trying to do something, which may seem really small, like make a sandwich for example, it's always incredible to see the evolution of their skills

day after day until they finally succeed. It's just beautiful,” she said.

“I can rely on an incredible team such as the disability support workers who are truly

the heart and soul of our services.”

That’s one of the most rewarding jobs according to Sharon, and for the 100th anniversary of Yooralla’s creation

which will takes place throughout the year, she hopes more young people will look at disability support as a career choice.

Helping out: from left, Yooralla Leongatha centre customer Victoria Savva, disability support worker Kerry Ennis and service leader Sharon Peattie at the reception of the Yooralla centre in Leongatha.

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• VPS5 • Full time, FTE 1.0

The role is responsible for oversight of implementation monitoring and service delivery at a local level, maintaining strong relationships across the Department and key external stakeholders including other government departments, local government, and community service organisations.

Job Summary This role will make a significant contribution to the successful implementation of the expansion and reform of parenting support services including the Maternal and Child Health Service for parents of children aged 0-4 years in the local government areas of Latrobe City, Baw Baw Shire and Wellington Shire.

We require an experienced team member with strong conceptual and analytical skills to develop innovative solutions, and the ability to establish professional relationships with external stakeholders to influence outcomes.

The role provides oversight of implementation monitoring and service delivery at a local level, maintaining strong relationships across the Department and key external stakeholders including other government departments, local government, and community service organisations.

Position Details The Manager will be located in the newly created Early Parenting Support Unit in the South Eastern Victoria Region. The Early Parenting Support Unit will have the responsibility for overseeing the implementation and monitoring of the significant expansion and reform of parenting support services and the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Service for parents of children aged 0-4 years in the local government areas of Latrobe City, Baw Baw Shire and Wellington Shire.

We require an experienced team member with strong conceptual and analytical skills to develop innovative solutions, and the ability to establish professional relationships with external stakeholders to influence outcomes.

The Manager will be responsible for establishing and participating in appropriate governance structures and negotiating with local service providers and stakeholders. The Manager will also be responsible for: • work closely with central office (Early Childhood and School Education Group) to plan for and implement evidence-based reforms to ensure timely implementation and high levels of fidelity in service provision • support and participate in governance structures to support senior managers in their negotiations with local service providers and stakeholders • monitor service quality including: • designing an information management and reporting framework (including data collection and analysis) • designing and implementing strategies to engage service providers in continuous quality improvement and budget management.

Position Details The Senior Program Officer will be located in the newly created Early Parenting Support Unit in South Eastern Victoria Region. The Early Parenting Support Unit will have the responsibility for overseeing the implementation and monitoring of the significant expansion and reform of parenting support services and the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Service for parents of children aged 0-4 years in the local government areas of the Latrobe City, Baw Baw Shire and Wellington Shire.

The Senior Program Officer will support the Manager to: • work closely with central office (Early Childhood and School Education Group) to plan for and implement evidence-based reforms to ensure timely implementation and high levels of fidelity in service provision • support and participate in governance structures to support senior managers in their negotiations with local service providers and stakeholders • monitor service quality including: • contributing to the design of an information management and reporting framework (including data collection and analysis) • contributing to the implementation of strategies to engage service providers in continuous quality improvement and budget management.

The role is directly responsible for 1.0FTE staff member and will lead and participate in crossdepartmental teams and governance arrangements (including with Central Office) to achieve program objectives. The role will maintain strong relationships across the Regional Services and Early Childhood and School Education Groups, other Divisions within DET as appropriate, senior management and key external stakeholders including other Government Departments, local government, the Municipal Association of Victoria and community service organisations.

The role will be required to maintain strong relationships across the Regional Services and Early Childhood and School Education Groups, other Divisions within DET as appropriate, senior management and key external stakeholders including other Government Departments, local government, the Municipal Association of Victoria and community service organisations.

The successful applicant will have strong conceptual and analytical skills to develop innovative solutions. Strong written and verbal communication skills will be required in the role. The ability to establish professional relationships with external stakeholders to influence outcomes is crucial. The successful applicant will be able to work in a team and independently.

The successful applicant will have strong conceptual and analytical skills to develop innovative solutions.

Strong written and verbal communication skills will be required in the role. The ability to establish professional relationships with external stakeholders to influence outcomes is crucial. The successful applicant will be able to work in a team and independently.

Demonstrated success leading a significant reform or change management project is required.

Demonstrated success leading a significant reform or change management project is required.

The location of the position is negotiable between Moe or Sale.

The location of the position is negotiable between Moe or Sale.

Department of Education and Training is committed to diversity. The Department places considerable effort and resources into responding to the needs of staff with a disability. People from disadvantaged groups are encouraged to apply for this position. Information about the Department of Education and Training’s operations and employment conditions can be obtained from the following websites: www.education.vic.gov.au and www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx.

Department of Education and Training is committed to diversity. The Department places considerable effort and resources into responding to the needs of staff with a disability. People from disadvantaged groups are encouraged to apply for this position. Information about the Department of Education and Training’s operations and employment conditions can be obtained from the following websites: www.education.vic.gov.au and www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx.

Applications close 29/03/2018

Applications close 29/03/2018

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The successful applicant will have ďŹ nance experience and relevant formal qualiďŹ cations will be an advantage.

Please contact the school ofďŹ ce on 5672 1052 for further application information.

This school community promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.

Early Childhood Teacher • Teacher – 0.8 FTE, permanent part- me

An exci ng opportunity is available for an innova ve educator to ďŹ ll a key teaching role overseeing the academic, social and emo onal development of students working at Founda on to Level 2 at Koonwarra Village School.

Koonwarra Village School approaches learning by suppor ng the development of independence, decision-making and self-regula on.

We are looking for a crea ve and energe c Early Childhood professional to work alongside our children in a exible and responsive learning environment.

The posi on is available for commencement as soon as possible.

Applica ons close Tuesday 10 April 2018 Visit www.koonwarravillageschool.org (news page) for a position description and to apply online.

Phone Fiona McKenzie (School Coordinator) 0409 172 812 to arrange a visit or for more information.

With the recent merger of the Tarwin Veterinary Group and Wonthaggi Veterinary Clinic, we are seeking self-motivated, enthusiastic additions to support our expanding administration team.

Applications close on Monday 9th April 2018.

Please send a cover letter and CV to the Practice Manager at admin@tarwinvetgroup.com.au.

Email your adverts to The Star ads@thestar.com.au

Job Role: HR/Administration Assistant – 3 days a week part-time SpeciďŹ c qualiďŹ cations required Diploma in Leadership and Management or HR SpeciďŹ c experience required Previous experience in a HR/admin role SpeciďŹ c personal qualities and attributes required • exceptional organisational abilities with the ability to work independently and prioritise workload to support an efďŹ cient ofďŹ ce environment • good communication skills – a friendly, approachable personality • ability to contribute and work as a member of a team • demonstrated human resource knowledge – eg create employment contracts; induct new staff; maintain OH&S protocols; organise, participate and minute annual staff appraisals • sound knowledge and application of all Microsoft software • experience in organising and implementing conferences/seminars including the creation and distribution of promotional material • experience in maintenance and support of IT systems; provide sound technical advice and deliver a range of solutions Job role characteristics to note (eg extra hours may be undertaken) • permanent part-time (x 3 days) • work from varying clinics • equirement to work additional days when the Practice Manager has time off

Job Role: Financial Assistant – 2 days a week part-time SpeciďŹ c qualiďŹ cations required CertiďŹ cate IV in Accounting SpeciďŹ c experience required Experience within a ďŹ nancial role SpeciďŹ c personal qualities and attributes required • attention to detail – processing, analysing and reporting ďŹ nancial transactions • self-motivated – ability to work autonomously and as part of a team • good verbal and written communication skills • proďŹ ciency with computers • experience in the following would be desirable: - pay roll assistance - debtor and creditor invoice control - stock control Job role characteristics to note (eg extra hours may be undertaken) • permanent part-time (x 2 days) • extra hours during busy times of year (eg EOFY) • requirement to work additional days when the Financial Administrator has time off.

NURSING VACANCIES Full time, part time, casual, ongoing and ďŹ xed term Would you like to work in beautiful rural surroundings, close to beaches, in scenic South Gippsland, amongst a supportive community?

GSHS is seeking Registered and Enrolled Nurses and Midwives as follows: • Leongatha Campus - Urgent Care, Midwifery and General Ward and Aged care (Koorooman House) • Korumburra Campus - District Nursing, Multifunction Ward and Aged Care (Alchera) Our state of the art facilities in Leongatha have a strong team of professionals who are multiskilled, supporting our Community in delivering best practice nursing care in an Urgent Care Centre, twenty-one bed Acute Ward and six bed midwifery service. Applicants with Urgent Care experience or midwifery trained are particularly sought after.

Koorooman House is our thirty-six bed Aged Care facility co-located within the hospital, with residents enjoying best practice nursing care from a close-knit nursing team, supported

by Allied Health Professionals. Diploma qualiďŹ ed or Medication skilled, Enrolled Nurses are required.

In Korumburra, we have a Multifunction Ward with twenty Aged Care beds and twelve Acute beds. The surveyors from our recent accreditation audit described the culture at Korumburra as “the love is in the walls�. We are particularly interested in recruiting Registered Nurses.

Our busy District Nursing Service works out of Korumburra, with a very supportive, dedicated team of Grade 3 Nurses delivering nursing care across the region to assist vulnerable people within our Community.

We are also seeking Registered and Enrolled Nurses to go on to our Casual Bank, whether it’s to work in a speciďŹ c area or across the health service.

Position descriptions that detail our requirements are available from our website at www.gshs.com.au. Contacts for further information are also listed.

If you believe you have the right skills and experience to join our team, please submit an application, including your resumĂŠ and a covering letter quoting job reference number ND0305 to jobs@gshs.com.au no later than Sunday 8th April 2018.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST Grade 1 We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our team of 18 at Latrobe Regional Hospital.

The successful applicant will beneďŹ t from the support of a department that aims for excellence in all areas of service delivery. Rotations are available through diverse areas such as orthopaedic, acute and rehabilitation units in addition to mental health and community rehabilitation services.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work successfully within a team.

A sound knowledge base in Occupational Therapy theory and practice and commitment to skill development and enhancing client outcomes is expected.

For further information and a position description please contact Nicole Tierney, Occupational Therapy Manager on telephone (03) 5173 8383 or ntierney@lrh.com.au The successful applicant will be required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.

To apply for this vacancy please visit our website – www.lrh.com.au and go to our Careers Section.

Applications close: 4 April 2018

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER

B Double Experienced Driver

LEONGATHA AREA

FOR MAINLY LOCAL WORK (General Freight Cartage) Experience preferred Please contact 0418 175 506

We are seeking a suitably qualiďŹ ed person.

Please mail your CV/ResumĂŠ Bus Driver Position P.O. Box 14 Fish Creek 3959

Acute Care Nurses (Division 1) wanted ICU/PICU experience preferred but not essential Wanted for home care in Leongatha area who love the outdoors and having fun!

Due to nature of program, females are encouraged to apply.

Please contact Patrik 0n 0410 942 230 or email patrik@intensivecareathome.com

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

Hospital Social Worker Permanent Part-Time

Registered Nurse Acute Ward Fixed-Term, Part-Time Leave Replacement – ASAP to 06/05/18

Fundraising & Communications Manager Permanent Part-Time

Health Service Coordinator Permanent Part-Time For full position details and how to apply please visit our website on: www.basscoasthealth.org.au

Rural Merchandise Salesperson PERMANENT - FULL TIME Monday - Friday Saturday mornings (rostered) An exciting opportunity exists to join a locally owned and operated independent rural merchandise business. Our preferred applicant will have extensive sales experience in agriculture and be willing to go that extra mile to achieve the success we desire.

The purpose of this role is to provide agricultural advisory and sales service to farm clients and to build business partnerships with our existing customer base and the potential to bring new customers into our business through the provision of sound technical advice. To be successful, you will possess strong interpersonal skills, be enthusiastic and self motivated with a sales focus.

Key requirements and responsibilities: • Proven rural sales, merchandising and marketing skills to continue strengthening an exciting customer base • Commitment to value-add for our clients with exceptional customer service • Vibrant can do attitude with a commitment to make a positive contribution to the existing team • Sound written and verbal communication skills • Hold a Current drivers licence • Medium Rigid or above truck licence, forklift licence would be preferred but not essential An application addressing the selection criteria listed can be sent to: Email: info@leonrs.com.au Post: Leongatha Rural Supplies P.O. Box 306 Leongatha Vic 3953 Salary Range to be negotiated in line with experience & qualiďŹ cations Any questions please call: Caine Salmon 0409 436 242 Applications close Tuesday 10th April 2018.

Competent Blind / Awning Installer Invisage Blinds Drapes & Awnings – Inverloch Work Type: Full Time Job Summary A wonderful opportunity in a permanent role, within a business with an excellent reputation.

Providing you with a stable and supportive work environment, installing a wide variety of blinds, drapes, awnings and shutters.

Industry experience is preferable, however will also consider applicants with suitable trade backgrounds eg. carpentry, cabinet making.

Vehicle and tools provided.

Requirements • High attention to detail • Passionate about customer service • Highly motivated, energetic and reliable • Excellent oral and written skills • Self-starter, able to work unsupervised • Great presentation • Exemplary time management skills • Physically ďŹ t (heavy lifting is involved) • A full manual driver’s licence.

Quality service is our priority - understanding the importance of working within a team and the vital role the installer plays in our customer service is essential.

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career with a progressive company and pride yourself on providing quality workmanship and excellent customer service, then this position could be for you. email: trina@invisageinteriors.net.au Application close 8th April

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Southern Smiles Dental is now accepting applications for the following positions: Available position: • Full Time Qualified • Part time Qualified - 4 days a week • Traineeship Certificate III Dental Assisting Trainees will learn dental nursing on the job and at the completion of the program you will receive a certificate III in Dental Assisting.

Your ability to work in a proactive team environment is essential with a hard working attitude.

Location: Leongatha & Foster, Victoria Applications close: 5pm Friday 6th April 2018 For further information please contact Brooke Dessent on (03) 5682 2696 or Ella McCall on (03) 5662 0040.

Please forward a cover letter with attached resume to: Southern Smiles Dental 25 Bair Street Leongatha 3953 Or email to southernsmilesleongatha@gmail.com

public notice

for sale

for sale

LEONGATHA & District Historical Society raffle won by Jack Hughes.

COUCHES, 2 and 3 seater, VGC, $90 lot. Ph: 0488-105451.

STREET STALL outside Leongatha Historical Society, Thursday, April 5, 9-1. Proceeds to society.

EXOTIC and native kiln dried timber suitable for furniture and hobby. Ph: 5681-2261.

SCOOTER, deluxe mobile, large black, with battery charger.

For pick-up, $2,800. Ph: 5663-5366.

Tarwin Lower Hall

MARKET MONDAY APRIL 2 7.30am to 2pm Numerous stalls of new and old wares, produce, clothing, plants, food and BBQ Stall sites available Bookings Brian 0490 970 377

MARINE LICENCE COURSE Vic. Boat Licence with Jetski endorsement

Start a career with The Star as a

All enquiries can be directed to: Helen Bowering, manager on 5662 2294.

Resumés to: helen@thestar.com.au

by Tuesday, April 3 The Star will contact only those applicants required for an interview

HARDI boom spray, 800lt tank, $2,530 inc.

GST. Ph: 0417-563033.

HAY for sale. Small bales, about 400, will separate, $8 each, Poowong area. Ph: 5659-2087.

HAY, small squares, new season’s, shedded, no weeds, $8 each; 164 5x4 rounds, $77 each inc GST. Mardan 56641320, 0428-999691.

MOWERS

Wednesday, April 4 6pm - 10pm BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL Phone Bob: 0417 524 005 Approved TSV course www.abcboating.com ABN 43080057923

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

SLEEPERS, treated pine, 200 x 50 x 2.4 $12.10 each, 200 x 75 x 2.4 $16.75 each, 200 x 75 x 3.0 $ 20.90 each.

Free delivery for pack lots. Phone Joe 0417530662.

livestock BULLS for hire or for sale. Friesian, Angus, Hereford, Limo or Jersey. All sound young bulls. Hire or sale. Phone 0447-331762.

OLD PORT POULTRY FARM Delivering 18 wk old Isa Brown laying hens to your area on Sunday, April 8, $21 each. Ph: 0438-832535.

LAYER PULLETS Commercial crossbreds Vaccinated Duncan's Chickens (previously B.L. Poultry)

LEONGATHA

CADET JOURNALIST You will be paid on the job as you train with us for a cadetship.

This is a great opportunity to begin your career and work and live in South Gippsland.

An interest in being part of a vibrant community would be an advantage.

The position will commence immediately.

FIREWOOD, redgum & local wood, Ph 0408980-711, A/H 56625175.

used vehicles

We stock the largest range of New push and ride-on mowers in South Gippsland, including - Honda,Victa, Greenfield, Deutscher, Cub Cadet, MTD, Masport, Toro, Yard Machines & Rover from $149.

Professional repairs and service for ALL mower makes and models.

Also stocking a large range of parts and accessories.

We also have a large range of secondhand mowers available.

MOTORCYCLES & POWER EQUIPMENT

Cnr Allison & South Gippsland Hwy, Leongatha. L.M.C.T. 2714

12wk (Isa Brown) $17.50 14wk (Black X, Red X, White X) $18.50

Wednesday 11th April 11am

Leongatha Elders 5662 3523 to order

marriage celebrant PAM HERRALD 5662 2553 0438 097 181

Wendy Rutjens

Weddings ~ Funerals ~ Namings

0429 688 123 e: rutjenswendy@gmail.com

Jenny Milkins All areas - 5672 3123 jenny_milkins@hotmail.com

Ph: 5662 2028

www.marriottsmpe.com.au

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Jesus died for you Join us in Tanderra Park on Good Friday at 10am to find out why TOYOTA HILUX Dual cab, 2002 3.0L (PNDCK1) $7,000 Service history Ph: 0402 863 720 5662 4137

wanted to rent HOUSE - 2 bedroom, Leongatha.

Ph: 5644-3310 (or leave message).

All very welcome Hear Bob Fergie from Whitedog Kayaking Share a cuppa and hot cross buns after. Sponsored

by Meeniyan Christian Fellowship

wanted to buy ANY OLD farm four wheelers, good or bad, 4WDs or trucks. Will pay cash. Phone Matt 0401194601.

work wanted LOOKING for a job milking cows in a rotary, mornings only, close to Leongatha. Dean 0418160866.

Classified advertising closes 12 noon Mondays

bereavement thanks MARR (nee Foster) Noelene.

I would like to thank all the hospital staff in palliative care who looked after Noelene.

Also like to thank family and friends for attending the funeral.

Macca, Andrew and family.

public notice in memoriam

SOUTH GIPPSLAND TEAM PENNING DUMBALK TEAM PENNING & RANCH SORTING

Placement/Senior Placement Coordinators • • • • •

2 x Ongoing Full-time positions – 1 x CYF3 & 1 x CYF4 Location: Morwell CYF 3: $78,560 - $88,368 plus superannuation CYF 4: $89,432 - $98,677 plus superannuation Based on fulltime hours of 76 hours per fortnight

7 & 8 April 2018 START: 8am Saturday & Sunday $75 per team - Team Penning - 2 runs per team $75 per team - Ranch Sorting - 1 run per team Team or single entries welcome $25 per person per run $12 per person per run - Junior 3 riders per team required MAX 3 runs per person per day $20 event insurance per day Entries open: Monday 15th March Entries close: Monday 26th March

This role involves being a part of the Placement Co-ordination Unit within the Client Support Services program. You will be responsible for the facilitation of Out of Home Care planning and care options for children within the Child Protection program. Having a clear understanding of the placement requirements of children and young people, negotiation skills and ability to work with key internal and external stakeholders is essential to ensure service delivery for children in Out of Home Care.

For further information on the position description and the selection criteria visit; www.careers.vic.gov.au or contact Pauline Somerville on (03) 5136 2578 or Pauline.Somerville@dhhs.vic.gov.au

Applications close: Monday 2nd April 2018 For more information about the Department of Health and Human Services visit www.dhhs.vic.gov.au To apply online and for other DHHS and Victorian Government job opportunities please visit www.careers.vic.gov.au Police Checks form part of the Department of Health and Human Services recruitment process.

The department promotes diversity and equal opportunity in employment and is committed to a more diverse workforce.

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicant,or if you have a disability, and require advice and support with the recruitment process, please contact our Diversity Unit on DiversityInclusion@dhhs.vic.gov.au The department is committed to the safety of its clients. The department takes a zero tolerance approach to abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability.

Departmental employees are required to comply with all legal requirements including the Child Safe Standards to keep children safe from harm and abuse.

VG1554

Job Reference number: DHHS/SSD/00381772/00381774

ALL ENQUIRIES TO

Stan Harris 0427 573 209

tenders

Claudia Harris 0408 959 257

tenders

JOHNSTON - Sonya.

10.9.73 - 28.3.89 KENNEDY - Sarah.

1.10.73 - 28.3.89 In our thoughts and prayers every day.

So much love.

Coral, Terry, Angela, Penelope and Fraise.

(VIC/National Code Compliant) All tender documentation is available via www.estimateone.com/ireland-brown Please submit tenders to E: estimating@ibconstructions.com.au or F: 9805 5299

Pre-paid & pre-arranged funeral plans available

HOLWERDA - Tammy.

Player, friend, life member and so much more.

Tammy a person of courage who worked tirelessly for the club.

Will be missed by all at Leongatha & District Table Tennis Club.

PARK (nee Raitt) - Julie Maree.

• Wonthaggi Secondary College 27/03

CARING & PERSONAL 24 HOUR SERVICE

deaths

Our condolences to the family.

Subcontractors and Suppliers pricing the following:

Scott and Sharon Anderson

Passed away at Leongatha hospital March 18, 2018.

Loved and loving daughter-in-law to Lorraine and Ian, sisterin-law to Susan and friend of Terry.

Sympathy to Kelvin and Ben.

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www.handleyandandersonfunerals.com.au Serving South Gippsland and Phillip Island

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Lightning claim three more titles THE Leongatha Lightning’s Under 12 A Boys continued their red hot form with another fantastic tournament at Casey recently.

They played some impressive basketball to come away from the weekend victors. Well done everyone involved.

The U12 Girls had a great weekend playing an assorted group of opposition from Casey and Pakenham.

The girls were defeated once throughout their pool games but brought it home strong to win the grand final.

U14 Girls The U14 Girls came into the weekend full of confidence and it definitely showed.

They won all pool games except for one against Casey they later came up against in the grand final and won by three.

The U12 B Boys played five games including a shattering buzzer beater against Casey.

Three U10 boys (Alec, Jake and Will) rose to the occasion, joining the team, fitting in so well. The association thanks Paul Carter for coaching the team this season with the support of Dan Sheehan and Rennae Popple as team managers.

The U14A boys had a terrific tournament coming runners up to Casey 2.

They played tight defence and the ball movement was the best it’s been all season.

The U14 B boys had a fun tournament. They were able to implement defensive techniques they learnt in training. There were tough matches but such a great opportunity for all.

The U16 Girls played some great basketball over the weekend. With only one division in 16 girls they came up against some strong Casey

and Pakenham VJBL teams.

The girls needed to win their final game to make finals and went down by eight to Pakenham 1.

With the Under 18s only having five due to injuries and Gippsland Power football, it was going to be a tough ask, but to the lads’ credit they fought hard every game.

Their greatest losing margin was just five points against Casey 2, the eventual winner of the tournament.

Their highest winning margin was 15 points against Sandringham 2.

There were buzzer beaters, one going Lightning’s way and two going against, finishing off the weekend 2-3, just missing the finals by less than 5 percent.

The guys had a feed of pizza to celebrate a great season and weekend. Coach Kyle was very happy with the improvement of his team from the first tournament of the year to the last one.

U12 A team: back, from left, Archie Fixter, Billy Rogers (coach), James Tuckett, Isaac Bolge, Melissa Hume (team manager), Willem Duursma, Connor Richards, Fletcher McLennan, front, Ethan Smith, Rhett Hume and Aydan Williams played impressive basketball in the Casey tournament.

Cricketers congratulated

by Rover MIRBOO North Cricket Club held its annual presentation night at W J Tuck Reserve on Friday, March 23.

Club president Brendan Van Heurck, along with other speakers, paid tribute to Mirboo North’s curators who week-in, week-out, painstakingly prepare what is regarded by almost everybody as the best turf wicket in Gippsland.

Mirboo North made the finals in all three grades this season, but for the first time since 2012/13, failed to win a premiership.

Morwell took a clean sweep in 2017/18 Central Gippsland cricket, winning the A, B and C Grade pennants.

Similarly to last year, Mirboo North reached the A Grade grand final, but disappointing batting and Morwell’s consistently good pace bowling, saw it fall well short of victory.

Mirboo North could only manage 116 against Morwell’s 168 at Morwell Recreation Reserve.

Rob Phoenix’s 526 runs at 58.44 and 20 wickets averaging 14.10 earned him the Central Gippsland Cricket League Cricketer of the Year title.

Jarrod Speed, who has played 161 career matches with Mirboo North, was a popular winner of the annual Luke Beyer Memorial Trophy.

The junior presentation night, took place earlier in the week at Mirboo North Golf Club.

A Grade: Batting Aggregate: R. Phoenix 526 runs. Batting Average:

R. Phoenix 58.44. Bowling Aggregate: D. Banks, and R. Phoenix 20 wickets each. Bowling Average: R. Phoenix 14.40. Captain’s Trophy: R. Hughes. Vin Kallady Memorial Trophy: R. Phoenix. Centuries: R. Phoenix 194, R. Phoenix 117.

B Grade: Batting Aggregate: L. Powell 421 runs. Batting Average: L. Powell 32.38. Bowling Aggregate: B. Bradshaw 27 wickets.

Bowling Average: L. Powell 19.42.

Captain’s Trophy: T. Alexander. B and D Bright Perpetual Cricketer of the Year: L. Powell. Century: S. Rogers 157. Best bowling: A. Khalid 7/19.

C Grade: Batting Aggregate: R. Hussey 421 runs. Batting Average: J. Cook 68.80. Bowling Aggregate: C. Gilmore 25 wickets. Bowling Average: C. Gilmore 7.88. Captain’s Trophy: B. Gilmore. Mercer Bros Cricketer of the Year: R. Hussey.

Seeking energy innovators THE search is on for entries for the Energy Innovation Co-op’s inaugural Energy Innovators Competition.

Entries will be on show at the co-op’s stand at the Southern Gippsland Sustainability Festival, State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi on Sunday, April 9.

“We know there are farmers and tinkerers in our communities who have fiddled with technologies to make life easier or more interesting or cheaper to run,” co-op chair Moragh Mackay said.

“Likewise there are students who might still have last year’s developments or this year’s ideas in some form. And there are lots of young and older people with new ideas.

“We are seeking innovators to enter our new competition. There will be some cash and other prizes to help support them.”

The Energy Innovation Co-op wants to encourage energy innovation.

“We are very flexible about what exactly constitutes an ‘energy innovation’ and will accept entries in every form from actual items to software to ideas on paper, with age categories from open age to primary school, and from anywhere at all,” Ms Mackay said.

The first entry is a bio-digester unit made by young Will Fairlie from Kongwak. He and his father George researched the idea on the internet before assembling it.

They have their first unit stewing away with a mix of cow manure and water. Once the mix is bubbling, they aim to feed it kitchen waste, and gather the gas produced for use in an outdoor gas cooker.

“The best bit was probably filling it up,” Will said, who is aiming to have a second empty unit at the festival and talk to festival-goers about his experiment.

To enter, phone 03 5657 3108, email Peter at info@eico-op.com.au or see the website www.eicoop.com.au

U14 girls: back, from left, Molly Heber, Harper McLennan, Grace Guy, Lilly Hume, Bree Harper (coach), front, Katie Harris, Zara Kreutzberger, Ella Littlejohn, Kirra Jones and Maddy Herbert played confidently and won the grand final by three at the Casey tournament.

Wonthaggi break swim records TWENTY seven Wonthaggi Secondary College students competed in the Gippsland Swimming Championship in Sale on March 15.

Conditions were perfect for the day, unlike previous levels.

It was a successful day for Wonthaggi Secondary College with a couple of new records made by the 12-13 year old girls’ freestyle relay team and Lily Robinson in the 50m breast Luke Muir won his 200m freestyle, with Jarrod Muir also claiming wins in the 100m and 50m backstroke events.

Jess Gislingham won the 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke multiclass.

Jen Sokac won her 50m backstroke and Mayson Vanderkolk has an impressive performance in the 200m individual medley.

Individuals weren’t the only win-

Energy Innovators wanted!

ners for the day. The relay teams all had very impressive swims to claim first place in the freestyle relay.

The relay teams included; 12-13 year old girls: Jorja Newman, Hannah Simmons, Matilda Grace and Jordi Vanderkolk.

15 year old girls: Mikaela Notley, Izzy O’Neill, Mayson Vanderkolk

and Zara Hooper.

17 year old girls: Lily Robinson, Juliette Townsend, Ash Moxey and Sophie Chapman.

The school congratulated the swimmers on their efforts, and gave its best wishes to those competing at the State Championship next month.

Teamwork: Wonthaggi Secondary College’s Zara Hooper, Mikaela Notley, Izzy O’Neill and Mayson Vanderkolk performed well in the 15 year old girls’ relay to bring home medals after the Gippsland Swimming Championship recently.

Entry now open for Energy Innovators' Competition Cash & other prizes & display: Southern Gippsland Sustainability Festival, State Coal Mine Wonthaggi Sun 9th April 2018 All ages, multiple categories (from prototype to draft design on paper)

Competition entries contact: Ph 5657 3108 OR: info@eico-op.com.au ALL WELCOME !

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PLUS at Festival: Holmesglen Institute solar/ batteries display, Southern CORE (community owned renewable energy) Fund details & other energy ideas & support.

Here’s an idea: Will Fairlie (right) from Kongwak will enter this bio-digester into the Energy Innovators Competition. He is with brother Rohan.

Haul: Wonthaggi Secondary College’s Lily Robinson was a record breaker at the Gippsland Swimming Championship recently.

First place: Wonthaggi Secondary College’s Matilda Grace, Jorja Newman, Hannah Simmons and Jordi Vanderkolk impressed in the pool at the Gippsland Swimming Championship recently.

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thestar.com.au Inverloch

Top team: winner of Inverloch’s Monthly Triples sponsored by Monacellars was the Leongatha team of Alan Easterbrook, Ray McGannon and Bill Fisher.

Korumburra parlour bowls THE last competition night of parlour bowls before Easter may prove to be a pivotal night in terms of changing the top four ladder teams.

Wonthaggi winners: Ken Gage, Keitha Bird and Ron Snooks won Thursday’s Mixed Social Day.

Wonthaggi IT has been a fairly quiet week in Wonthaggi on the greens this week, mainly due to the weather.

There were also several teams in ladies’ and men’s who went to country week.

The club certainly has had four seasons in one day lately with rain and then sun making it humid Thursday was a social game of mixed mufti and the wind was a real

challenge to the players.

The winning team was Ken Gage, Keitha Bird and Ron Snooks (skip).

Saturday was cancelled due to rain.

This coming Thursday, the nominated Monthly Triples will be held with players in uniform and 9:30am start.

Easter is fast approaching so the club hopes everyone has a safe and enjoyable time.

TIDES Here is an easy guide to tides in your area.

To determine tides for a particular area, add or subtract periods of times as shown below.

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

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Sicilians remain strongly on top after easily defeating a second makeshift Battlers team.

Battlers players will come home from holidays to find themselves having slipped from top of the ladder to fourth, holding that position by their finger nails with 0.05 percent. ‘ Kardella’s drawn game in round three, together with its hold on win from a fast finishing The Burra, has given it the edge into second place from three other teams.

Pretenders, last year’s premiers, have made slow progress this year but proved too consistent for a luckless VRI and now find themselves in third position.

Results: Sicilians 22 d Battlers 13; Kardella 22 d The Burra 19; Pretenders 27 d VRI 21; Kookaburras – bye.

The ladder at the halfway mark: Sicilians 24, Kardella 18, Pretenders 16, Battlers 16, VRI 16, The Burra 12, Kookaburras 10.

There is no parlour bowls on the Thursday before Easter but bias bowls at Outtrim continues on each Monday night and all are welcome to come for a game.

Buffalo indoor Wednesday, March 21 WEDNESDAY night at Buffalo was enjoyed by everyone when three games of eight ends were played.

Three teams of three and one of two were selected and bowling began. To add variety to the night skippers were changed at the end of each game, giving everyone a chance to lead their team to a win.

In the first game a close result between Charlie Tumino, Peter Tiziani and Gary Stirling, and Stephen Suckling, Mary Tumino and Bill Wolwinkel, but Charlie’s team narrowly won 10-8.

On the other mat Toni Heldens and Danah Suckling easily beat Joe Occhipinti, Carolyn Benson and Illene Tiziani 9-2.

Skippers were changed and Toni and Danah scored their second win beating Bill, Stephen and Mary 13-7.

On the other mat Peter, Charlie and Gary narrowly beat Carolyn, Illene and Joe 8-6.

In the third game Illene, Joe and Carolyn won their first game after Illene skippered well to beat Stephen, Mary and Bill 11-8. Gary, Peter and Charlie had their third win beating Toni and Danah 9-3.

The night’s winners were Charlie, Peter and Gary (WWW) 15 ends, second Toni

and Danah (WWL) 13 ends, third Joe, Carolyn and Illene (WWW) 10 ends, fourth Stephen, Bill and Mary (LLL) 10 ends.

Social bowls Wednesday 7.30pm at the Buffalo hall - all welcome.

Mardan indoor THE bowlers met up at the Dumbalk Hall for the Mardan club’s opening night, which was well supported by the district clubs.

The runner-up team was skipped by Dumbalk’s Kaye Cook with John McColl [Mardan] second and Bert Bright[ Mardan] playing lead they had a score of thee wins.

The winning team was led

by Mark Taylor from Foster and seconded by Bev Greenwood [Mardan] with the irrepressible Joy Dyson from Dumbalk as third and Mardan’s Andy Plowman as skip with a score of three wins and plus four shots.

President Denyse Menzies ran a novelty event where the players who took the kitty off the mat were recorded on the back of the score cards.

There were a lot of kittys going off. Charlie Tomino [Korumburra] and Ann Plowman [Mardan] tied for the prize.

A rather embarrassed Robert Matties skipped the lowest scoring team with no wins.

They had the usual sumptuous super provided by the Mardan ladies.

They also had some generous contributions from other clubs as well, which are always appreciated. The prizes for the winners and raffle prizes followed the theme of Easter.

That’s all for this week.

RG.

IT was with great sadness the club notes the passing of Patricia Stoneham on Sunday, March 18, at the age of 85.

Pat and her family were a large part of the Inverloch Bowling Club and the district.

Pat will be sadly missed by all at the bowling club.

Monthly Triples, sponsored by Monacellars was played on Wednesday, March 21, with 14 teams competing for the ultimate prize as well as bragging rights.

The reduction in teams entering this competition has no doubt been affected by clashing with the Bendigo Country Week tournament.

The event was conducted over four matches with two matches of 12 ends followed after lunch by two matches of 10 ends.

Precision bowls was going to be very difficult due to a stiff wind blowing in from the east which provided a testing arena for the teams to play on.

Despite the testing conditions, at lunch there were six teams in contention; three teams with two wins A. Easterbrook’s team, P. Tainton’s team and J. Kirk’s team, as well as three teams each with a win and a drawn match.

After lunch, with the wind not having abated at all, the teams got stuck into each other and at the conclusion of the final end there was only one team with four wins.

The runners up, on three wins and a draw with 65 points was the team of D. Stanes, J. Hedley and K. Cousens.

The winners, and grinners, with four wins and 72 points was the Leongatha team of A. Easterbrook, R. McGannan and B. Fisher.

Best first game went to the team of A. Robertson, K. Cecil and A. Dow with 13 shots up.

Best second game, with 12 shots up and needing to go to percentage for a decision, went to the team of A. Hanks, M. Brown and G. Hogan, by three percentage points over A. Alibone, J. Kirk and J. Korda.

Best third game was also decided by per-

centage with two teams finishing on five shots up.

The winners, by three percentage points, were A. Alibone, J. Kirk and J. Korda over the team of A. Hanks, M. Brown and G. Hogan.

The best last game, with eight shots up was the team of N. Van Grunsven, J. Arnold and D. Turnbull.

The next Monthly Triples competition is scheduled for Wednesday, April 18.

Social bowls is on this Thursday.

It is a mixed mufti event starting at 12.20pm.

Names are to be in by 11.30am.

Open Pairs is scheduled for Thursday, April 5, starting at 10am.

Any combination of players is welcomed.

Please add your name to the list if interested.

Sunday, April 15, is the presentation night at which the club champions are to be acknowledged as well as being a time for all members to enjoy the end of the competition season.

Partners, of course, are most welcome.

As this is a catered affair with entertainment, names of attendees are required by April 6 for catering purposes.

The club’s annual general meeting is to be held on Wednesday, May 2, at 7:30pm.

Nomination forms for the position of president and four directors, Midweek and Saturday pennant selectors and match committees are currently on the notice board.

Nominations for the positions of president and directors close on Friday, April 27, with voting, if needed, to take place at the annual general meeting on May 2.

The pennant selector nominations close on Friday, April 13, with voting, if needed, commencing the week of April 16.

Please consider nominating for any of these important positions within the club.

A reminder that due to next Friday, March 30, being Good Friday, there will not be a meal.

The next meal night is scheduled to be held on Friday, April 13.

Ladies’ winners: Marilyn Forrest, Karen Fidler and Rosa James were the winners of Leongatha Bowls Club’s Berry’s Triples Day.

South West Gippsland midweek ON Thursday, bowlers played in perfect conditions at Inverloch.

After a morning tea of hot cross buns 24 players took to the green to play two games.

The winner on the day was the team of Gavin Blew, Marg McConville and Lois Hammond skipped by Peter McWilliams. The runner up was the team of Judy Dickie, Frank Truscott and Rob Jeffrey skipped by Joy Brown.

Best one game winner was the team of Elaine Fitt, Pauline Henwood and Arthur Moule skipped by Charlie Wright.

A good day was had by all but we can’t all be winners.

Players are reminded there will be no bowls this coming Thursday as it was decided with the Easter break starting that day it would not be a good travelling day.

The next bowling day will be at San Remo on April 5.

The group hope to see you all there.

Safe travelling if you are going away over Easter.

Men’s winners: Archie Down, Peter Spark and Russell Trotman had a win in Leongatha Bowls Club’s Berry’s Triples Day.

Leongatha TUESDAY, March 20 saw action in the Berry’s Triples Day sponsored by Berry’s Bowling Systems, with results as follows.

In the ladies section the winner was the team of Rosa James, Merlyn Forest and Karen Fidler with four wins plus 31.

Runner-up was the team of Judy Murile, Chris Gillman and Marg Feleman with four wins plus 18.

Third went to the team of Linda V-Dury, R. Crane and M. Hick with three wins plus 21.

Fourth place went to the team of Loraine Latham, Jenny Roffey and Gwen Williams with three wins plus 20.

The best last game went to the team of Trish McCormack, Bev Thompson and Janice Sing with plus 15.

In the men’s section the winner was the team of Peter Spark, Russell Trotman and Archie Dow with three wins, a draw plus 16.

Runners-up were K. Gore, Trevor Fink and A. Moore with three wins plus 36.

Third place went to Graeme Dury, Wayne Walker and Ollie Crouch with three wins plus 13.

Fourth went to Les Wilson, H. Deenen and John Richards with three wins plus one.

The best last game went to the team of Jeff Pendergast, Ken Williams and Rodger Balment with plus six.

Overall a great day was had by all and the club thanks Berry’s Bowling Systems for its sponsorship of $750 in prizes and valued support.

Saturday, March 25 was to be a social bowls day for the Royal Children’s Hospital, however mother nature was unkind with the weather so no actual bowls took place, however the club did undertake a social get together and a fun afternoon with afternoon tea took place in the clubrooms. There will be more on this event in the next report.

Wednesday, March 28 will see the club’s monthly triples in action sponsored by Leongatha Fresh Meat and Fish.

Until the next report, good bowling ‘Jackhigh’.

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thestar.com.au Fish Creek bowls TURKEY Triples took place at Fish Creek on Thursday, March 22.

It was a little windy, but this did not deter from it being a most enjoyable day.

The encouragement award went to Bill Thorne, Bill Harry and John Richards.

Runners up were Terry Cocoran and his merry team, Dave Legg and Ray Lechner.

Overall winners of the day were Ray Barham, Cliff McGannon and Ben Worsterling.

The next and final Turkey Triples for the season will be played on April 26, and again all interested parties are requested to contact

Ferbie (5683 2284) or Tim McLean (0419 540 901).

There will be no winter bowling at the Fish Creek Club.

Anne and Lindsay Williams Day will be held on April 8.

This is a catered day, with lunch being served between games.

All interested parties are to please contact Ferbie (5683 2284) or Tim McLean (0419 540 901) as soon as possible to facilitate catering.

This is always a very popular event and the club would not like anyone to be disappointed.

The monthly casserole night will be held on Friday, April 6.

Last hitout: from left, Leongatha Parrots seniors players Chris Verboon, Cade Maskell, new coach Paul Carbis, Tom Marriott and Ben Willis at the final practice match against Caulfield in Leongatha on Saturday.

Parrots season ready Winners: pictured with Duilio Stefani were Fish Creek’s Turkey Triples winners Ray Barham, Cliff McGannon and Ben Worsterling.

Ladies country week bowls MORE than 600 ladies participated in fours and pairs.

In the pairs event of 280 pairs teams competing, the team of Marj Pearson (left) of Leongatha Bowls Club and Nancy Parry of Foster Bowls Club played off in the final eight, losing to local team, Ocean Grove.

Flying flag: the Victorian Ladies Country week bowls event was contest at Geelong and played on surrounding clubs greens, last week.

Pumped: A Grade was addressed at half time by Collingwood Magpies netball assistant coach Rob Wright during the practice match against Gormandale.

Tigers enjoy family day

Although the seniors had quite a few players missing, they had a good hit against Caulfield and won by about 25 points.

Seniors player ruckman Ben Willis was one of the standout players on the day as well as Joel Norton, 19, who played a couple of different positions.

It was Norton’s second seniors practice match this year and coach Paul Carbis said he thinks he will play well this season as things are starting to come together and he has improved.

The reserves lost by a little bit but they were also a few players short and same with the thirds.

President Mal Mackie said everything should be alright for Friday’s match against Wonthaggi Power.

There were a few players who played two games over the weekend.

Mr Carbis said he is quietly confident about Friday’s game and if they stay injury free throughout the season the will be in contention for the top three.

On the ball: Mirboo North Seniors ruckman Joe Brooks outpaces his Gormandale opposition in Saturday’s practice match.

Practice game: Leongatha Parrots reserves player Fraser Kelly had a tight grip on the ball during the practice match against Caulfield in Leongatha on Saturday.

Team spirit: the Bass Coast Breakers are gearing up for the 2018 season with great numbers at training.

Big year for Breakers INTEREST in women’s football is booming.

ALTHOUGH the weather wasn’t ideal, the Family Day at the Mirboo North Football Netball Club on Saturday, March 24 was a resounding success both on and off the field.

Aside from competitive matches against Gormandale in all levels of netball and football, there were volunteers cooking barbecues, entertaining the children, and selling merchandise, memberships and registration.

The day was a success for the club as a whole.

LEONGATHA Parrots footballers played a practice match against Caulfield at the Leongatha Recreation Reserve on Saturday ahead of Good Friday’s blockbuster and flag unfurling at home to Wonthaggi.

After playing an inaugural season in 2017, the Bass Coast Breakers are looking to include a Reserves team this year.

Numbers are still needed, but the Breakers have already had 45 individuals coming to preseason training.

All players from last year’s team have returned to play again, with the exception of Emma Volard who is trying out for a higher division.

As well as a few new faces who have not played football before, the Breakers have also recruited a few numbers from the Youth Girls.

Bonnie Mullins is one of the young guns to look out for in 2018. Bonnie played in Phillip Island Youth Girls’ premiership team, and filled in for the Breakers a few times.

The Breakers had a strong 2017 season. Undefeated all season, the Breakers were behind in the grand final and al-

most brought it back, but were ultimately pipped.

“I was happy with the way the girls conducted themselves throughout the entire season and after the grand final. A lot of blokes would sulk after losing a grand final like that. An hour later – after a few tears – it was like we had won. This is a really great club culture here, and I think that’s what has brought a lot of the girls back,” coach Steve Kenny.

Kenny had a successful year as well, receiving the Gippsland Coaches Association Female Team Coach of the Year award.

While a captain has yet to be decided, the Breakers have a leadership program underway to help all the girls develop the skills to lead a team.

“It encourages some of the quieter girls to step up. They alternate leading warm ups and cool downs, which will help them to develop their leadership skills and confidence,” Kenny said.

The Breakers are a Bass Coast team and includes players from across the shire. To accommodate this, the Breakers will continue alternating training and game day grounds.

The girls train in Dalyston on Wednesdays, and alternate between Inverloch and Newhaven on Fridays.

The first game is in May, and the girls will be looking to play a few practices matches in the meantime.

Breakers’ Ella Angrane said the girls are looking forward to the season ahead now that they know what to expect.

Ella said they would continue to work on their fitness and will be holding a KickA-Thon in the coming weeks. Prizes will be given for the most number of kicks, as well as the most improved.

The girls are looking great out on the field in their new training tops, and Ella thanked the club’s sponsors for continuing to show their support.

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SPORT | GOLF Leongatha Golf Club Putting competition final BEAUTIFUL conditions and some really close matches were the making of a great afternoon/ evening for the quarters, semi’s and grand final rounds, of the 2018 putting competition.

Of the 64 players that were all inspired to take out the winner’s trophy, Friday afternoon saw the final eight players fight it out.

Quarter finals and semi finals: First match up saw mother and son Bec and Lachlan Thomas head to the putting green.

Lachlan was under the gun from the start, and even though mum was full of support for Lachlan, one could see that Bec was in pennant form and went on to beat Lachlan 6/5.

Match two was the battle between Norm Hughes and Hugh Goodman, during which a number of one putts dropped on both sides and the contest went through the full circuit to the 18th, with Hugh winning on the last.

This match was certainly one of the closest of the night and could have gone either way.

Match three brought out the reigning title holder in Craig Hams against Pennant Division 4 captain Chris Indian.

The lead changed several times, but in the end, Craig won 3/2.

Match four was a forfeit to Rod Hopcraft by Andrew Henley who was otherwise engaged in playing his Hyland Cup match against Phillipe du Plessis.

The first semi final saw Rod play Bec, and even though Rod was living the dream of having five straight one putts to beat his opponent and make the finals, he couldn’t replicate that form

early in this contest.

The contest had lead changes all through the front nine until Bec took charge during the back nine and put her foot on the accelerator, securing a place for herself in the grand final with a 3/2 win over Rod. The next semi final had Hugh and Craig locking horns, and the lead seesawed right up until the last four holes, where Craig dug deep and finally got over the top of Hugh with a two up win on the 18th.

The clubhouse was pumping and the barbecue and salads were going down quicker than Winx, which the barbecue jockey Greg Ellt, Roz and the volunteers had well prepared for the evening. The women golfers out to support Bec well out numbered the men supporters for Craig and the chirping was deafening.

Pro Pin Chip Off: During the break before the grand final of the Putting Comp, Tyler took a number of the Pro Pin winners over to the 18th for the Pro pin Chip Off. The Chip Off final was played from a spot 54 metres to the centre of the 18th green behind the bunkers.

Craig, ready and primed for the putting final, was first to chip and caressed his three attempts over the bunker, landing one shot within easy putting distance from the pin, for him.

He had set the bar which the others had to beat.

Garry Friend, new member of the men’s committee, was distracted during his chipping by a heckler, and fell short on a usual strength.

Ron Paice chipped well but couldn’t stop one any closer to the pin.

Pro Pin Chip Off champ was Craig Hams Putting Comp grand final: George Misson had kept excellent control of the matches and handled the pin markers and pace of play with

Georgina Mitchell and Mel Willder all 33, Marea Maher and Deb Miller 32, Collen Touzel 31 and Trish Owen 30 c/b.

Nearest the pin on 16th was Alison Strong and second shot Lesley Renwick.

Thanks to Nan for genCongratulations to the erously sponsoring the raf- Section 4 pennant team fle as well. having a win against Foster The conditions may at Foster. have been challenging but Special mention goes several players were up to to the two debutantes Karen that challenge returning Bear and Nan Meagher who very good scores. both won their matches.

Marg Griffiths shot the Section 3 gave it their best score of the day and best shot but lost a couple of was the B Grade winner deciders on the 18th against with 37 points.

Phillip Island at Woorayl.

A Grade winner with 34 Nine Hole Competition: points was Nancy Sperling.

Only four entrants today C Grade winner was but the scoring was hot.

Lesley Renwick with 36 Winner was Gwen Chappoints. man (29) with 19 points.

Down the line balls: Chris Lay was awarded Else Gedye 35, Melinda the only down the line ball Martin and Coral Gray 34, with a score of 18 points.

Nan Meagher, Sue Wylie,

Leongatha ladies

WEDNESDAY: In extremely gusty conditions, 34 women participated in a stableford event sponsored by Nan Meagher.

Foster TUESDAY, March 20: Par. Winner: J. Mathers -1.

NTP: fourth J. Mathers.

Wednesday, March 21: 4BBB Stableford.

Winners: M. Barham and H. Fulton 40 points.

NTP: 17th J. O’Sullivan.

DTL: B. Curram and K. Morris 39, and J. O’Sullivan

and S. Cook 39.

Second shot: fourth M. Symmons.

Second shot: B. Curram.

Thursday, March 22: Par. Winner: K. Witheridge (16) 43 points.

NTP: 17th J. Mathers.

DTL: R. Coughran-Lane (29) 36.

Friday Chook Run: nine

thestar.com.au Woorayl ladies IN stark contrast to last week, Winds-day returned again for the 12 ladies playing on Wednesday, March 21, in the second round of the Tony McLeod Memorial Stableford Aggregate event.

DTL balls: Chris Perrett (22) 32 points and Jo Graeme (31) 31 points.

It was congratulations to Janet Thompson who was announced the winner of the 2018 Tony McLeod Memo-

rial Stableford Aggregate Event with her combined two round score of 67 points.

This week: Final round D and J O’Connor 4BBB Stableford.

The strong gusting easterly left players feeling like they had been through a ‘tumble dryer’, as the winds blew buffering leaf and limb debris around the course for the duration of play.

Champion: putting champ Bec Thomas with runner up Craig Hams and referee George Misson. aplomb.

His one finger, two finger or fist pumped clear messaged to the watching throng as to what the score was, at any given time. The finals had gone like clock work and now for the big one, and so the battle began.

Like most of the other matches, the lead changed hands early and for a number of holes including the ninth, the match was square with some good second putts keeping it so.

The 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th were played and the match still square.

Then on the 17th the break was made.

Bec slipped a six metre putt across the green and into the hole with the balls’ last roll, much to the delight of the crowd in the clubhouse.

Craig was cordial in his praise to Bec for the good putt then settled to send his own ball on a very similar line, only to see it slide past over the edge of the hole.

They were going into the final hole, Bec one up.

They played out the 18th which was a seven metre putt which both wanted to ace.

When Bec’s putt slipped by, Craig knew his would be sink or swim.

The putt was well weighted but Craig followed it down the rink like a Thursday night bowler, knowing the title of Putting Champ for 2018 was firmly in the grasp of Bec Thomas.

Longest Drive: To wrap up the evening, 10 players and spectators (including Darren from Welshpool) took grip of their favourite driver and let fire three balls from the black tombstones down the first fairway.

In the fading light, Tyler played catcher and with his laser, measured any balls which landed near him on the fairway.

Best driver off the Black went eventually to Michael Thomas with a best distance of approximately 282 metres, followed by Chris Indian some 20 metres astern.

Overall a great night was had by all.

See you all in 2019.

Saturday: Wet conditions didn’t stop Fran O’Brien having a great round in the Stableford event.

The other eight women found the going more difficult.

Winner: Fran O’Brien (26) 39 points.

Down the line balls: Coral Gray 32 points and Marg Griffiths 31 points c/b from Jan Brownlie.

The winner for the day was Alice Campbell who recorded a great (24) 34 points in the challenging conditions.

Janet Thompson was the runner up on a countback from Chris Perrett with another good score of (30) 32 points.

NTP: eighth Elly Berryman, 11th Chris Per- Congratulations: Janet Thompson was the winrett and 17th Janet ner of the Tony McLeod Memorial Stableford AgThompson. gregate and Alice Campbell daily event winner at

Woorayl Golf Club.

Korumburra ladies THE relentless and strong wind tested all the golfers last Wednesday in the 4BBB drawn-partners event.

Jean White (40) and Tina Prosser (45) had an impressive score of 41 points to be the winners and Kath Welsh (31) and Corrie George (34) were runnersup, with 39 points.

Chris Rickard was NTP on the first to win the cafe voucher and Barb Walker was closest on the 13th to be the recipient of the fitness voucher.

Four women also played matches in the Singles knock out and the draw is moving closer to semi final rounds.

Next Wednesday is a Par event with possibly some match-play games being played as well.

Pennant began last week, with very powerful winds causing some wayward balls and trying conditions.

Although Section 1 was defeated by Foster, 4/1, all the women were pleased with their individual results and congratulations to Merrissa Cosson who had a win in her first pennant match.

Section 4 also had a loss, 4/1 to Meeniyan, with

Well done: Jean White and Tina Prosser had a good round to win the 4BBB event at Korumburra last week.

Jenny Blackmore having a win in her game.

Three women travelled to Welshpool on Friday to compete in the South Gippsland Bowl.

The wonderful hospitality and organisation, delicious lunch and glorious weather made for a great day. Thank you to Welshpool and congratulations to the winners.

A small field played on Saturday, with Sherrin Solly (32) having an excellent score, with 38 points and was also NTP on the 10th.

The weather was per-

knockout were 1. Michael THE qualifying round for Darmanin 71 net, 2. Neil the Ron Trease Memo- Park 72 net, 3. Jeremy Ridrial Trophy was played last dle 75 net, 4. Brad Wright 76 net 5. Winston Reilly 76 week. net 6. Brian Erving 78 net, Very welcome rain fell all day as the field played.

Grade winners: A Grade’s winner was Nancy The scores reflected these trying conditions.

Sperling, B Grade was won by Marg Griffiths and There is always someone Lesley Renwick won C Grade at Leongatha Golf who is not bothered much by Club. the weather and it was Michael Darmanin who scored sixth D. Summers, 13th T. a very nice 71 net (20). holes.

Runner up was Bob Winner: Shane Corrie Johnson, 15th W. Griggs and McGeary with a 72 net (12) 17th T. Price.

(29) 20 points.

DTL: D. Jenkins (25) 38, on count back from Neil DTL: R. McCallion 18 K. Flett (11) 36, L. Ellis (12) Park also 72. and G. Phelan 17 c/b.

The Pro pin was won by Saturday, March 24: 35, L. Giddy (21) 35, and D. Graeme Truckie Hughes and Summers (11) 34.

Stableford.

NTP on second went to Bob Nine hole: S. Corrie 20 Winner A Grade: S. CanMcGeary and 11th Jeremy points. ning (12) 38 points.

Riddle.

Ladies: Val Gow (35) 35 Winner B Grade: S. CorNeil Park was the only points. rie (29) 40 points. ball down the line.

DTL: G. Reid 34.

NTP: fourth S. Canning, The qualifiers for the Great result: Meeniyan

Meeniyan

fect for the final night of twilight until it resumes later in the year.

Thank you to the many helpers and to those who have supported the event throughout the season.

Winners of the sevenhole round were Karen and David Sorrell, with 19 points.

Jean White and Greg Jones were runners- up with 17 points on a c/b from Dawn and Mark Marotti.

Gail Beer and Don Hislop were the NTP winners on the first.

7. Daryl Gregg 79 net and 8.

Jeff Wilson 80 net.

Good luck to all these players in the matches to come.

captain Peter Riddle congratulated winner Michael Darmanin 71 net (20).

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to another qualifying round and Jan Roberts 39 points.

Others to qualify were SATURDAY was a guest at Woorayl for the men’s Sheila Constantine and day at Leongatha with a pair’s aggregate board Belinda Angwin 37 points, event.

4BBB Stableford competiSponsored by Geoff Ste- Susan Straw and Sue Hoskin tion contested in conjuncphenson Plastering – Geoff 37 points, Veronica Park and tion with an individual Staand Tiff have been sponsors Jenny Cope 34 points and Jan bleford event. at our club for many years Trease and Cheryl Launder

In the 4BBB competition John Belli and Nick Lafferty did best with 48 points ahead of Trevor Moss and Peter Hartigan who were runners up with 46 points.

Nick and John also featured in the Individual Stableford event with John winning the Best Score and C Grade events with 40 points and Nick taking out B Grade with 37 points.

Chris Leaver took out the A Grade in the Individual event with 37 points Balls in the 4BBB event were awarded to Chris Leaver, Peter Stivic, Doug Clemann, Mal Legge, David Forbes, John Eabry, Steve Fisher, Trevor Rickard, Denis Wallace, Antony Roberts, Don Smith, Dave Smith, Frank O’Brien and Coral Gray.

Balls in the individual event were won by Antony Roberts, Don Smith, Steve Fisher, David Forbes, John Eabry, Trevor Moss, Malcolm Legge, Antony Sparkes, John Moor, Rod Hopcraft and Trevor Rickard.

NTPs were Chris Leaver on the 14th and visitor Paul Bowd put his tee shot only 70 cm away on the 16th hole to be NTP there.

On Tuesday, March 20, in very nice conditions the field of 58 golfers enjoyed the Gentsomes format with some outstanding individual results, none better than Ray Barbour with 51 points followed by Hans Hoefler with 49 points.

The winning team was Keith Finney, Mick Oliver, Ray Barbour and Mark Warby with 105 points.

They were closely followed by runners up Dominic and Greg Davis and Alan and Col Sperling.

Balls were awarded to the teams of Trevor Moss, Kevin Scott and Chris Leaver, Bill Warren, Frank Thomas, Terry Grace and Peter Waters and Hans Hoefler, Greg Ellt, Malcolm Legge and Geoff Maher.

NTPs were Michael Thomas on the 14th hole and Keith Finney, who put his Tee Shot inside a metre on the 16th hole.

Thursday, March 22, was a Stableford event in which Max Hyde handled the windy conditions best, to record a very creditable 42 points, to take Best Score and C Grade events.

A Grade was won by Kevin Castwood with 37 points and Peter Buttinger took out B Grade with 36 points.

Balls were won by Jim Arnott, Hans Hoefler, Alan Sperling, Ian Barlow, Colin Bear, Craig Hams, Peter Hobson, Denis Wallace, Barry Stevens, John Moor, Peter Walsh, Frank Smedley, Grant McRitchie, Wayne Keen, Jon Smith, Keith Finney, Joe Lowell, Kevin Michael and Garry Friend.

NTPs were Keith Finney on the 14th hole and Doug Clemann on the 16th.

and the club thank them for their generous support.

Winning on a count back in the rain was Gav Price and Brian Wilson with 70 points, gallant in defeat M. Grist and W. Turner.

Speaking of qualifiers as mentioned above, also B. Stubbs and A. Peters 68 points with M. Herrald and J. Hickey 66 points.

Ball winners were C. Gillespie and K. Riseley 64 points and T. Walters and J. Newton on a count back from two other teams with 62 points.

Very last ball of the day went to G. McKinnon and G. Ennoss.

Nearest the pin winners on the eighth was Bulldog Hall and 17th W. Turner. .

A. E. Smith Qualifying Event: The qualifying round for one of our most soughtafter board events, the very popular A. E. Smith mixed foursomes was held recently with a big field taking to the course.

It was fantastic to see Joan and Matt Smith playing the event on what would have been a very emotional day for all concerned, being the first qualifying event since the sad passing of Ian late last year.

Ian was a very well respected life member of the Woorayl Golf Club, who is very much missed around the club.

The winners on the day were the dynamic pairing of Di O’Connor and Gav Price who combined brilliantly for a score of 70 1/8 net, to beat the unlucky runners up, Ann and Ed Poole by 1/8 of a shot.

Ann and Ed have dominated the event in recent years and are a formidable pairing in the match play format, so good luck to those that come up against them.

Ball down the line went to Sharon and Peter Rayson with 72 3/4, Anne and Michael Grist also with 72 3/4 and Chris and Don Perrett with 72 7/8 net.

Both nearest the pins for the men went to Peter Rayson and for the women, Ann Poole took out the eighth and Elsie McBride played a nice shot to claim the 17th.

The match play event will see Di and Gav take on Anne and Michael, while Ann and Ed will square off against Sharon and Peter.

Good luck to all.

Meeniyan ladies GOLFERS played the qualifying round of the RF and HM Poletti 4BB knockout on Wednesday in very rough and windy conditions.

32 points.

Mirboo North ladies MONTHLY medal winner: Anne Wood 72 net.

Results for March 7: Division 1 winner: Wendy Gervasi 35 points.

Division 2 winner: Barb Stimson 35 points.

Results for March 14: Captains’ trophy winner: Wendy Gervasi plus six.

Runner up: Rhonda Evans plus four.

Results for March 21: Winner: Barb Stimson 37 points.

DTL: Lorrae Hamilton 34 points and Dot Kidd 34 points.

NTP: fourth Maree Thompson and 13th Nicole Allen.

Birdie: Freda Nair 16th.

made by Anne Walker fifth, Marg Johnson 15th, Di Grimmond and Catherine Bolding both on the sixth NTP 17th Irene Walsh.

Evidently Heather Wintle tried a “hero” shot out of the water on the As it always happens 13th. while most people struggle When asked how it on the day, some clever went, golfers were advised possum comes in with the ball ended up being put a great score despite the in Heather’s pocket. conditions.

BDL went to Anne Congratulations to Walker 35, Irene Walsh Anne Tschiderer for be- 33, Susan Jagoe 31, Robyn ing the star on the day Wilkinson 30, Pam Russell with (16) 37 points with 28, Pam Hanley 28, and two birdies as well in her Chris Yann 27. score on the fourth and the Pennent results: 11th.

Round one, March 19; B Grade was won by Section 1 played Betty Bowmar (27) 32 Meeniyan at Wonthaggi points as well as the NTP and won three to two, while on the second, C Grade Section 3 played Woorayl was won by Shaz Patullo at Woorayl and halved the with a steady round on the match 2 1/2 each. day (40) also 32 points.

Well done all players.

Other birdies were

Wonthaggi ladies

WHEN asked at presentations to sum up the days golf there were a general consensus of ‘horrendous wind, awfully difficult, glad to be off the course”.

South Gippsland Pennant Golf PENNANT results –March 18.

Division 1 at Lang Lang Golf Club: Wonthaggi 4 defeated Meeniyan 3, Lang Lang 5 defeated Leongatha 2

Ladder Lang Lang ......2 – 10 Wonthaggi ......2 – 8 Meeniyan........0 – 5 Leongatha.......0 – 5

(56.22%) (52.94%) (45.91%) (45.02%)

Division 2 at Lang Lang Golf Club: Korumburra 7 defeated Foster 0, Phillip Island 5 defeated Woorayl 0

Ladder Phillip Island ..2 – 12 Korumburra ....1 – 10 Woorayl ..........1 – 6 Foster..............0 – 0

(58.74%) (59.71%) (46.12%) (35.24%)

Division 3 at Woorayl Golf Club: Woorayl 6 defeated Foster 1, Lang Lang 5 defeated Meeniyan 1

Ladder Lang Lang ......2 – 11 Woorayl ..........1 – 9 Meeniyan........1 – 6 Foster..............0 – 2

(54.49%) (54.65%) (49.36%) (41.33%)

Division 4 at Korumburra Golf Club: Wonthaggi 5 defeated Korumburra 2, Leongatha 4 defeated Phillip Island 3

Ladder Leongatha.......2 – 8 Wonthaggi ......1 – 8 Phillip Island ..1 – 7 Korumburra ....0 – 5

Winners: C Grade was won by Shaz Patullo, A Grade went to Anne Tschiderer and B Grade was won by Betty Bowmar at Wonthaggi Golf Club.

Probians down the fairway EVERY Tuesday, a group of Inverloch and Wonthaggi Probus club members, with a few guests thrown in, meet at the Wonthaggi Golf Club to enjoy a full round of golf.

Come rain or shine they are not deterred. It is believed it was Mark Twain who said, “Golf is the ruination of a good walk”, but that does not dampen the enthusiasm of this group.

They have monthly trophies and a unique handicap system that pretty much defies logic.

It has been known for

certain members to use a walking stick for balance when putting.

For non-golf club members green fees are payable on the day and a cost of $5 per month from the players covers the cost of prizes, with the remainder going to July and December lunches.

Although it is a Probus group, anyone is welcome to come and join. The aim is to enjoy a game of golf in a pleasant atmosphere.

Play starts at 9am at the Wonthaggi Golf Club and there is always a chat afterwards. For anyone interested in joining the group, either regularly or casually, they can contact Ian Turnbull on 0408 549 866 for more information.

(48.67%) (51.74%) (50.22%) (49.33%)

Division 5 at Leongatha Golf Club: Leongatha 5 defeated Korumburra 2 , Welshpool 4 defeated Lang Lang 3

Ladder Welshpool.......2 – 11 Leongatha.......2 – 9 Lang Lang ......0 – 6 Korumburra ....0 – 2

(53.51%) (52.68%) (50.00%) (43.81%)

Division 6 at Leongatha Golf Club: Phillip Island 4 defeated Aussie Golf 3, Woorayl –bye

Winners with a very good score of 44 points were Dot Christie and Belinda Angwin with 44 points.

Ladder Runners up with 42 points Phillip Island ..1 – 4 (51.25%) were Andrea Thorson and Woorayl ..........1 – 4 (51.83%) Nancye Hammet.

Aussie Golf ....0 – 6 (48.47%) NTPs were won by Dot Christie and Andrea Thorson.

Woorayl BDL went to Irene Holm SATURDAY’S inclement and Heather McCaughan 41 weather was the backdrop points and Heather Poletti

Social golf: Probus golfers enjoyed another relaxed round at Wonthaggi Golf Club last Tuesday, March 20.

Front, from left, Theo Schoely, Rob Howard, Peter Jones, Alan Ireland, Murray Wilson, John Haynes and Ian Turnbull. Back, Chris Graf, Peter Sullivan, Lindsay Guerin, Bill Blackmore and Neil Bowman.

Grade winners: A Grade winner Elly Berryman from Woorayl, B Grade winner Trudi Prue from Foster and C Grade winner Denise Mitchell from Phillip Island were pictured with South Gippsland Golf president Mrs Irene Holm (behind).

Foster 2 take out the South Gippsland Ladies Bowl

IN absolutely cracker conditions, 45 golfers (15 teams) represented from Phillip Island, Wonthaggi, Leongatha, Korumburra, Woorayl, Meeniyan, Foster and Welshpool golf clubs played in the Stableford Aggregate event for the Association Bowl on the Welshpool golf course.

The sponsors for the day were Pinhead Productions, Toora bowl trophies, Roberts Family of Binginwarri, individual grade trophies and Mrs Anne Walker NTP trophies.

Apologies were received from Barb Twite, Sharon Adams, Anne Walker and Lang Lang

South Gippsland Golf Women’s Pennant Begins

THE first round of the South Gippsland Golf Women’s pennant season began on Monday, March 19, at Wonthaggi, Woorayl and Foster golf courses.

Players endured extremely blustery conditions, with almost gale force winds wreaking havoc with distance calculations.

Sections 1 and 2 play scratch, and sections 3 and 4 play handicap.

In Section 1 at Wonthaggi, the home team was able to secure a hard fought win against the current title holders Meeniyan, three games to two, with two games ‘going down to the wire’ on the 18th.

Foster had a four to one win over newcomers to Section 1 Korumburra, whose players were pleased to make it past the 10th hole in all their games.

Section 2 had a bye round, and will start the season on March 26 at Welshpool.

Section 3 played at Woorayl, where Wonthaggi

Golf Club.

Results: Bowl winners: Foster Golf Club with an aggregate score of 106; Barbara Warren 31 points, Trudi Prue 38 points and Anne Heywood 37 points.

Congratulations Foster 2 team - a fabulous combination and some wonderful golf played.

Individual grade winners: A Grade: Elly Berryman Woorayl 36 points.

B Grade: Trudi Prue Foster 38 points.

C Grade: Denise Mitchell Phillip Island 34 points (on a c/b to Susan Brown).

NTP: third Elly Berryman, eighth Jenni Delaney and 15th Maree Anderson.

BDL: Jenni Delaney 37, Toni West 35, Beth Curram 35, Heather Sullivan 35, Sue Brown 34, Joy O’Sullivan 33, Sue Woods 33, Jan Beaumont 33, Faye Quilford 33 and Faye Le Page 33. almost snatched victory from the home team, but the match ended up all squared.

Again, two games went to the 18th and another to the 17th.

In the other match, Phillip Island won four games to Leongatha’s 1 in another contest which could have gone either way.

Section 4 travelled to Foster.

Both Leongatha and Meeniyan clubs made excellent use of their non playing Section 2 players by enlisting them as caddies to support their newer pennant players.

Leongatha carded a 3½ games to 1½ win over home team Foster, but again, four games went to the 18th and the other to the 17th, so while the score might suggest a comfortable victory, it was anything but.

The other match saw Meeniyan win four games to Korumburra’s one in another series of close encounters.

Next week’s matches will be at Korumburra (Section 1), Welshpool (Section 2), Leongatha (Section 3) and Meeniyan (Section 4).

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Combined sports held in strong winds STUDENTS gave jump, shot put, sprints and war cries and finishing with successful with all events held at Mary MacKillop it their best despite discuss, kicking off the day the 1600 metre races. with the 800 metres and the The day was again very College oval. windy conditions last Thursday when St Joseph’s Korumburra, Chairo Christian College and St Laurence’s, Leongatha got together for their athletics sports.

Throughout the day students rotated through hurdles, high jump, long

Under 11 girls 800 metres: placegetFirst placings: taking out firsts in their respective 800 metres age ters all from St Laurence’s were, from groups were, from left, Max first in the Under12/13, Indie, first in left, Lydia, second, Olivia, first, and the Under 9/10 and Reuben, first in the Under 11.

Brooklyn, third.

Off they go: the girls race keenly in the open 800 metres race.

Leongatha night tennis grand finals GRAND Finals of Leongatha night tennis were fought out last week, Tuesday, March 20 after a very good summer season.

Section 1 winner was Holden that defeated Subaru in a very keenly contested and close final, 4 sets 37 games to 2 sets 35 games.

These two teams finished the season in first and second place on the ladder and it was an epic grand final that came down to the last doubles set of the night to decide the winners.

Connor Krohn and Simon Perks held their nerve getting the better of their opponents Rob Brownlow and Aiden Simmons 8-6.

Connor Krohn was filling in for club champion Will Littlejohn, seizing the opportunity by winning all three of his sets on the night.

Section 2 was won by the Blue Team that only just scrapped into the finals series.

Blue had previously upset the top team in the semi-finals and backed up a week later defeating the Red team quite convincingly 5 sets 32 games to 1

Section Two: Leongatha night tennis runner-up, Red, back row from left, David Simon, Luke Marshman, Alicia Marshman, and Taylor Mitchell.

Premier, Blue, front from left, Robyn Scott, Alasdair Campbell, Lochie Row and Jacinta Chisholm.

set 17 games.

It was great to see families on court playing together, especially with mother and son Jacinta Chisholm and Lochie Rowe playing together in the winning grand final team.

Anyone interested in playing in the next night tennis season should contact our night tennis coordinator Greg Marshman on 0417 373 588.

The Autumn Night Tennis competition commences on Wednesday, April 18 at the South Gippsland Regional Tennis Centre, Leongatha.

Allambee Mirboo & District tennis P R E S E N TAT I O N night at the Outtrim Hall was well attended.

The Outtrim club did a great job with the meal, hot meats, potatoes, coleslaw and all the trimmings.

Damper was a big hit too, well done.

As the grand finals were washed out tournament winners and most games won throughout the season were awarded their trophies.

Most games won: Section 1: Matt Pocklington and Ange Williams, Section 2: Sean Fraser and Susan Clark, Section 3: Adam Watchorn and Taylor Mitchell.

The grand finals were washed out on Saturday

and the rule is to play on the Sunday.

Section 1 Inverloch v Phillip Island Won by Inverloch on a forfeit by Phillip Island.

Section 2 Berrys Creek 7.64 d Outtrim 2.37 Berrys Creek has been the top team all season and grand final day went its way. Outtrim played well in all sets but couldn’t take the games.

Well done to all players, a match well played.

Section 3 Nadal 3.42 d Federer 4.36 The match of the grand finals. Maybe Nadal can thank Jo Eady as the

steadying influence on the team of young players.

The first boys set was a tiebreaker won by Federer. Mother and daughter played well to win a ladies set. The singles went a set each way, and before the last set games were level.

Nadal won the set and grand final by six games.

Well done to Aiden Pouw winning all his sets.

The association has quite a few mother and daughter players and perhaps father and sons too.

A good season by all clubs. Outtrim, the host club, has to be happy with the season.

Enjoy the off season and look forward to 2018/19.

Section 2 winners: Berrys Creek’s Jarrard Hayward, Cor Kordeot, Leonie Degnan, Riece Du- Section 3 winners: Phil Smith, Taylor Mitchell, gard, Jane Harrison and Ray Pickering won the Jo Eady and Adam Watchorn of Leongatha Nadal were thrilled to win the grand final, played on grand final against Outtrim.

Sunday.

Section 2 runner up: back from left, Outtrim’s Lachie Rowe, Marty Nicholas, Jeff Brusamarello, front from left, Sara Beale, Louise Sherar and Noelene Cosson came in second in the grand final, played on Sunday.

Section 3 runner up: Jordan Thomas, Mat Fowkes, Aiden Pouw and Zac Cox of Leongatha Federer competed well in the grand final on Sunday.

Section One: Leongatha night tennis runner-up, Subaru, back from left, Cor Dekoet, Rob Brownlow, Aiden Simmons. Premier, Holden, front from left, Will Littlejohn, Connor Krohn, Simon Perks and Cameron Stone.

Section 1 premiers: Inverloch’s Connor Krohn, Michelle Krohn, Justin Krohn, Brownyn Williams, Tom Dudley and Ange Williams were named the premiers.

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Mittyak win the shield A GOOD number of students competed for house points at the Leongatha Secondary College athletics this year.

Congratulations to all students who participated; from competing in an event, assisting with tasks on the day and cheering for fellow students and friends.

As always, a very big thank

you must go to the staff of the college; without you the day would not run as smoothly and successfully as it did.

There were many family and friends who visited across the day to support the students – thank you.

Congratulations to Mittyak on a superb day.

The win today, makes it two from two events so far in 2018. Bring on the Cross Country.

To the students who broke

records; some old, some new, the champions and runners up and all participants and cheer support.

House results: First: Mittyak 740 points Second: Joatoba 687 points Third: Mundara 597 points Fourth: Kindyerra 565 points

Records set: 20 years girls’ shot put: Chloe Hogg 10.77 (J. Bath 2008 8.73). 13 years boys’ hurdles: Lachlan Gill 17.75 (H. Kewming 2015 18.09).

17 years girls’ hurdles: Kasey Thorson 22.46. 16 years girls’

Supporters: from left, Leongatha Secondary College students Kade Jarvis, Kinesha Anderson, Jaxon Hayes and Chloe Goff at the Leongatha Secondary College athletics on Tuesday.

hurdles: Brooke Johnstone 21.31 (A. Wildes 2016 33.25). 15 years girls’ hurdles: Niamh Martin 18.92 (T. Roffey 2016 20.66). 20 years girls’ hurdles: Kayla Redpath 20.69 (L. Redpath 2016 33.13). 16 years boys’ hurdles: Brock Pollard 18.57 (J. McFarlane 2016 19.17). 17 years boys’ hurdles: Liam O’Neill 19.05 (D. Tree 2016 19.66). 20 years boys’ hurdles: Jordan McFarlane 19.10 (J. Webb 2016 20.91)

Age champions and runners up: 12/13 boys: champion Lachlan Gill and runner up Mitchell Bath; 12/13 girls: champion Harper McLennan, and equal runner up Ruby Clark and Katelyn Harris; 14 boys: champion Raj Lamers and runner up Joel Leeden; 14 girls: champion Jennifer Moss and runner up Bree-Anna Roy; 15 boys: equal champions Ned Hanily and Aaron Turton, and runner up Levi Hickey; 15 girls: champion Jessie Fowkes and runner up Evie Bath; 16 boys: equal champions Travis Nash and Harry Vanderzalm, and runner up Reegan Kemp; 16 girls: champion Zali Rogers and runner up Isla Hickey; 17 boys: equal champions Jack Hume and Mitchell McKay, and equal runners up Merlin Gammon and Liam O’Neill; 17 girls: equal champions Kasey Thorson and Irene Thorson, and runner up Willow Bass; 18-20 boys: champion Nathan Trotto and runner up David Williams; 18-20 girls: champion Chloe Hogg and runner up Kayla Redpath.

Aths day: from left, Leongatha Secondary College Year 7 students Sophie Carruthers, Shelby Hastings, Georgia Challis, Shae Dennehy, Tayla Ognenoski and Caitlin Dooley wore their house colours for the athletics day on Tuesday.

Fun day: from left, Leongatha Secondary College Year 12 students Tash Turton, Kaitlyn Casbolt and Grace Thorson at the athletics on Tuesday.

Cheering: Maryam, Maeve, Julia, Juliette, Eva and Audrey supported their classmates at St Joseph Primary School’s house athletics on Thursday.

Gold wins house athletics Winners: Augustus, Ben and Memphis from Star of the Sea went home with ribbons after ST Joseph’s Primary School, Wont- Thursday.

Gold won the day with 548 points, followed by haggi, held its house athletics sports on St Joseph Primary School’s house athletics on Thursday.

Blue with 508, Red on 285 and Green on 254.

The school congratulated its age group champions: U9 girls: Julia Lindsay; U9 boys: Jack Howell; U10 girls Mia Weir; U10 boys: Ben Martin; U11 girls: Baia Pugh; U11 boys: Jesse Dugard: U12 girls: Analise O’Hallaran; U12 boys: Xavier Lindsay.

Leongatha Small Bore Rifle Club 2017 50m Prone gatha) with 197.010.

Ladder Pennant - Section B Leongatha ......................... 16 Round five: Frankston ‘B’.................... 16

Glenelg Region Stawell ............................... 12 ‘B’ 564.015 defeated Launceston .......................... 8

by Frankston ‘B’576.020; Glenelg Region ‘B’ .............. 4 Achievement: after a season of improvement, the personal best Champions: Leongatha Little Athletics Club congratulated its age Stawell 573.027 defeated Numurkah ‘A’....................... 4 The club shoots

by Launceston 574.018; group champions on Friday. champions were awarded on Friday night.

Leongatha 585.022 de- on Wednesday nights at feated Numurkah ‘A’ 8pm at the rifle club on the Leongatha Recre575.021.

The best shooter ation Reserve.

Any inquiries, please for round five was The Volunteer of the Year was awarded to Jemma U14 Girls: Georgia Burns; Under 15 Girls: Ella Os- Daniel Croatto (Leon- call R. Spratt 5664 2358.

LEONGATHA Little Athletics Club held for her dedication and commitment to the borne; U16 Girls: Maddi Cruickshank. its annual presentation night on Friday Caithness On Track program and development of U6 athletes.

Personal Best Champions: night in the Leongatha Primary School Meeniyan and District Volleyball Assoc.

Age Champion and personal best trophies were U6 Girls: Darcey Matheson; U6 Boys: Declan PAC. presented in each age group for boys and girls.

Russell; U7 Girls: Mikayla Richards; U7 Boys: Little Athletics Victoria Service Awards were Age Champions: Raidyn Harrison; U8 Girls: Lacy McNaughton; U8 awarded to athletes who have served for either seven U6 Girls: Beau Glenn; U6 Boys: Oliver Bolge; Boys: Cohen Harrison; U9 Girls: Leah Mark; U9 Interested players from beginners to or 10 years.

U7 Girls: Anika Edwards; U7 Boys: Zeb Anderson; Boys: Max Fowles; U10 Girls: Alyssa Edwards; Recipients of these awards were: U8 Girls: Ella White; U8 Boys: Jacoa Cameron; U10 Boys; Toby McDuffie; runner up 10 Boys: Anexperienced are welcome to join our annual Seven years: Madeline Herbert, Sienna Cruick- U9 Girls: Georgia Hutchinson; U9 Boys: Tejamshu gus Livingston; U11 Girls: Hannah McKeown; U11 mixed competition starting April 17, ending shank, Ella Snell, Xavier Bolge, Paige Barry, Alex Gaddam; U10 Girls: Aphra Lamers; U10 Boys; Jack Boys: Connor Richards; U12 Girls: Sienna CruickSeptember 18 at Meeniyan Sports Stadium.

Ritchie, Erika Allen, Tyler Richards, and Maddi McNaughton; runner up 10 Boys; Jasper Shone; U11 shank and Lucy Patterson; U12 Boys: Oscar MurCruickshank.

Girls: Emma Mark; U11 Boys: Reuben Gammon; doch; U13 Girls Chloe Caithness; U13 Boys: Tyler If interested contact Keith on 10 Years: Harrisen Herbert and Kiara McJames- U12 Girls: Mia Burt; U12 Boys: Xavier Bolge; U13 Richards; U14 Girls: Bree-Anna Roy; U15 Girls: 0448 891 215 or Darren 0407 807CAS2940265 082 Court.

Girls: Nevada Crimp; U13 Boys: Harrison Clark; Paris Reynold; U16 Girls: Erin Clark.

Leongatha athletes awarded

PLAYERS WANTED

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OMK celebrate a premiership OMK won victory over Korumburra in the C1 LDCA grand final held over the weekend.

Korumburra batted first but were bowled out in the 29th over for just 52.

Jimmy Petrie top scored with 14, whilst Tom Bye ripped through the Korumburra line up, taking 4/7 off just three overs. OMK never looked troubled in reply, Well done: OMK Cricket Club C1 team, back, from left, Mick Whiteside, Paul Harper, Danny Elford, Scott Thom- passing the target in 33 as, Tom Bye, Adam Busana, Murray Gow and front from left, Sam Matthews (captain), George Lomagno, Peter overs, scorring 5/53.

George Lomagno got Miller, Brad Hayes, Hayden James and Mitch Rowe won the grand final against Korumburra.

OMK over the line with

a solid 15 not out.

The wickets were shared amongst five bowlers with one apiece.

KORUMBURRA def by OMK 1st innings Korumburra J. Petrie c. S. Matthews b. D. Elford .................... 14 A. Brinksma c. S. Matthews b. M. Whiteside ................ 2 P. Churchill lbw. b. D. Elford ...................... 0 I. Riddell b. M. Whiteside .... 0 T. Jenkin c. P. Harper b. D. Elford ...................... 3 N. Arney c. D. Elford b. H. James ....................... 6 T. Morrison c. S. Thomas b. T. Bye ........................... 7 M. Olden b. T. Bye ............... 6 P. Dixon c. H. James b. T. Bye ........................... 6 M. Wrigley b. T. Bye............ 0

S. Perks n.o. ......................... 0 Extras .................................. 8 Total ................................... 52 Bowling: M. Whiteside 2/19, D. Elford 3/13, H. James 1/6, T. Bye 1/4.

1st innings OMK P. Miller c. J. Wrigley b. P. Dixon ........................ 4 S. Matthews c. I. Riddell b. M. Wrigley ................... 0 S. Thomas c. N. Arney b. P. Churchill................... 7 B. Hayes lbw. b. M. Olden ...................... 6 G. Lomagno n.o. ................ 15 P. Harper c. b. A. Brinksma ................. 7 A. Busana n.o. ...................... 5 Extras .................................. 9 Total ................................ 5/53 Bowling: P. Dixon 1/2, M. Wrigley 1/20, P. Churchill 1/13, M. Olden 1/10, A. Brinksma 1/4.

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Phillip Island takes victory in the 32nd over. Aidan Churchill did his best to keep his side in the game with a gutsy 32 in the middle order, but no one could stop Phillip Island bat- Mark Forrest (5/47 off ted first and Daniel 16 overs) and a strong McCausland (54) hit Phillip Island outfit. the boundary consisPHILLIP ISLAND d tently, setting his team WON CLUB a strong total of 9/146 1st innings Phillip Island off their 60 overs.

C. Muscat c. B. Jeffries Luke Borne and Sam b. L. Borne ....................... 0 Liddle each took three J. Manning c. S. Liddle b. L. Borne ....................... 4 wickets for Wonthaggi.

Niven c. M. Schreck In reply, Wonthag- S. b.

B. Jeffries ................... 21 gi were never in the D. McCausland b. B. Jeffries ................... 54 C2 premiers: Phillip Island claimed a victory against Wonthaggi Workmens on the weekend at the Wonthaggi game.

Phillip Island struck D. Kenter b. S. Liddle .......... 0 Recreation Reserve and back from left Steve Niven, Dan Stevenson, Matt Roy, John Manning, Dave Kenter, Wade regularly, and bowled W. Paterson r.o. .................. 26 Paterson, Daniel McCausland and front, Glen Marshall, Blake Young, Tom Niven, Mark Forrest, Tyce Kleverkamp Wonthaggi out for 78 M. Forrest b. S. Liddle ......... 7 G. Marshall b. L. Borne ....... 7

PHILLIP Island claimed the C2 premiership bowling Wonthaggi out in 31 overs.

and Carl Muscat.

M. Roy n.o. .......................... 7 T. Niven c. L. Gennicarro b. S. Liddle ....................... 3 D. Stevenson n.o. ................. 0 Extras ................................ 17 Total .......................9/146 (cc) Bowling: L. Borne 2/28, S. Roche 0/25, S. Liddle 2/34, B. Jeffries 2/23.

1st innings Won Club S. Beaumont b. M. Forrest ... 6 B. Jeffries r.o. ..................... 10 S. Roche b. M. Forrest ......... 2 D. Brosnan b. M. Forrest ..... 0 J. Licis b. M. Forrest .......... 11 L. Gennicarro c. b. S. Niven........................ 5 A. Churchill b. S. Niven..... 32 L. Borne c. b. M. Forrest..................... 3 T. Brosnan c. b. S. Niven........................ 1 S. Liddle n.o. ........................ 2 Extras .................................. 6 Total ................................... 78 Bowling: M. Forrest 5/47, G. Marshall 0/5, S. Niven 3/21.

South Gippsland Bridge Club RESULTS for last week:

Friday, March 23, at Inverloch Friday was the third and final week of the Club Championships for 2018.

On the final day, the field was divided into the A Section, which competed for the Championship Cup, and B Section which competed for the Championship Plate.

Results for Championship Cup: First with the outstanding score of 72.80 percent were Dina Drury and Richard Moss.

After three weeks of rigorous competition, where they were constantly close to the weekly winners, the final week saw them forge forward with a stunning result.

Second in the Cup were Greg Nicholson and Jean Barbour with a super strong 67.59 percent, also a pair who played some superb Bridge to always be near the winning post over the three weeks.

Third with an excellent 58.06 percent were last year’s winners Anne and Bruce Gibson, a very strong pair in any Bridge competition.

Results for the Championship Plate: First with the outstanding runaway score of 67.71 percent were Philp and Neville Chapman.

Second with a very forceful 59.38 percent were Ruth Stevenson and Dawn Jolly and third with a very commendable 57.29 percent were Bluey Aeschlimann and a relative newcomer to the game, Dirk Jacobs with a fine 57.29 percent.

Well done to all competitors.

Tuesday, March 20 – Tarwin Lower pairs North/South First with the excellent score of 61.86 was the ever strong pair of Faye Rowlands and Pat West.

Second with a strong 56.94 percent was the evergreen pair of Anne Gibson and John Sutton.

Third with and very sound 53.47 percent were Neville Chapman and Carol Sowden.

East/West First with one of the most superb scores of many this week was Dina Drury and Richard Moss with the score of the week on 73.91 percent.

Second with another extremely impressive score, were Jean Barbour and Greg Nicholson with 63.69 percent and third with a very sound 49.85 percent were Alan Johnston and Julie Perriam, a pair to watch in the future.

Monday, March 19 – Meeniyan pairs First with the excellent score of 61.81 percent was the very experienced and skilful pair of Katherine Smith and Colin Cameron.

Second with another lovely score was Pat West, having a halcyon week and Margaret Munro with 59.72 percent.

Third with another fine score were the strong pair of Viv Westaway and Ineke De Graff with 56.94 percent.

Please check the club website for events and locations.

Visitors are always welcome and partners can be found if you ring the number on the website.

Achievement: Seniors from South Gippsland Freestyle Karate System recently completed their grading requirements.

Karate students excel in grading EIGHTY four students from the South Gippsland Freestyle Karate System attended their first major grading for 2018 on Sunday, March 18.

Three clubs attended the grading with students from Leongatha, Korumburra and Foster ready to impress and demonstrate new skills to family and friends.

The event was held at the community college gymnasium on Howard Street in Leongatha.

“The day was filled with excited yet nervous students ready to attempt for a new belt on the day,” Renshi Mick Ognenovski founder and head instructor said “The focus and concentration on the day was amazing and the level of technique produced was

of a very high quality.”

The club, now open for two years, is the culmination of hard work put in by the Ognenovski family to support the local community through Martial Arts training and events.

“We approach local groups to get involved in our events, it makes for a stronger community and helps us all grow,” Mick Ognenovski said.

Loch CFA provided the club with a fantastic barbecue, which kept all members fed and coffee hot spot mobile coffee van provided warm drinks and sweets for the group.

South Gippsland Freestyle Karate is a family oriented martial arts club with Dojos located in Leongatha, Korumburra and Foster.

Check the group out on Facebook or sgfkarate. com for more info.

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Sharks hang on to claim victory PHILLIP Island continued on its winning way, claiming the premiership title against OMK over the weekend.

A

rainy

Saturday

morning suggested play may not get underway at Wonthaggi’s McMahon Reserve, but clear skies pushed through and the finals contenders were able to go head to head.

Phillip Island won the toss and went in to bat

first.

Matthew Parsons started strong, putting 38 runs on the board before he was trapped LBW by Justin Greenwood.

Batting fourth and fifth, Jarrod Black and Clint Wilson took the last

opportunity to showcase their fine form. They contributed 36 and 43 runs respectively.

Greenwood was OMK’s top bowler, taking 2/35. Wickets were also taken by McMeekin, Russell White and Nick

Auddino.

Phillip Island wrapped up its innings with the big job ahead of defending 9/184.

The Sharks managed to hold on by the skin of their teeth.

OMK played a fairly

consistent innings. McMeekin top scored towards the end of the innings with 37 not out.

Ethan Lamers, James Paterson and Noel Creed also performed well, accumulating 27, 25 and 23 runs respectively.

However, bowlers Wilson and Geoff Odgers had their eyes on the win.

They each claimed 3/48.

Wickets were also taken by Michael Young and Chris Andrews.

Ultimately, OMK fell short of its target, finishing the day all out for 175.

PHILLIP ISLAND d OMK 1st innings Phillip Island R. Cleeland c. b. R. White ....................... 7 M. Parsons lbw. b. J. Greenwood ............. 38 B. Insall b. J. Greenwood ..... 9 J. Black c. D. McMeekin b. N. Auddino ................. 36 C. Wilson c. b. D. McMeekin ............. 43 M. Yount r.o. ...................... 10 P. Cleary r.o. ......................... 3 G. Odgers c. R. Dixon b. D. McMeekin ............. 12 C. Andrews n.o................... 16 A. Finlayson n.o. .................. 1 Extras .................................. 9

Total .......................9/184 (cc) Bowling: D. McMeekin 1/42, R. White 1/37, J. Lamers 0/12, J. Paterson 0/52, J. Greenwood 2/35, N. Auddino 1/5.

1st innings OMK L. Jones c. b. C. Andrews................. 17 E. Lamers lbw. b. C. Wilson.................... 27 R. White lbw. b. G. Odgers ................... 11 J. Paterson b. M. Young ..... 25 J. Lamers c. b. C. Wilson.................... 19 N. Creed r.o. ....................... 23 G. Miller r.o.......................... 1 D. McMeekin n.o. .............. 37 J. Greenwood c. b. G. Odgers ..................... 4 N. Auddino lbw. b. C. Wilson...................... 3 R. Dixon b. G. Odgers ......... 0 Extras .................................. 8 Total ................................. 175 Bowling: R. Cleeland 0/8, M. Young 1/32, C. Andrews 1/26, C. Wilson 3/48, G. Odgers 3/48, P. Cleary 0/11.

Sharks victorious: the members of the premiership winning B Grade Division One team, Phillip Island, are from left, back, Jarrod Black, Andrew Tolley, Geoff Odgers, Blake Insall, Russell Cleeland, Chris Andrews, front, Michael Young, Andrew Finlayson, Clint Wilson, Matthew Parsons and Peter Cleary.

Left, Intent: OMK’s bowlers ran in with aggression on day one of the B1 final against Phillip Island.

Right, Stumps rattled: Phillip Island’s Blake Insall misjudged the line to be bowled

by OMK’s Justin Greenwood in the B1 grand final.

• LDCA B Grade Division Two

’Burra win in finals upset THE B2 season finished in upset after Korumburra swiftly took the premiership out of Glen Alvie’s hands.

Champion team: back from left, Korumburra Cricket Club B2 players Nick Leppin, Michael Patching, Evan Allaway, Harry McNeil, Barry Kerr and front from left, Jacob Whiteside, captain Jason Richards, Tom Crocker, Jye Celebrine and Darren Scott won the grand final against OMK on the weekend. Absent: Shayne Harland, Dean Bailey.

Glen Alvie had led a successful season campaign, finishing on top of the ladder.

Playing the last showdown at the Outtrim Recreation Reserve, Glen Alvie won the toss and went in to bat first.

However, Korumburra bowler Darren Scott was on fire, and managed to wipe out the entire Glen Alvie’s top order before any serious damage could be done. Scott ended his spells, claiming 5/44.

Glen Alvie batsman Jay Thorn top scored with 50 runs towards the end of the innings. Josh Thomas ended the innings on a high note with a further 41 runs.

Korumburra bowlers finished it off with Harry McNeill taking 3/38 and Dean Bailey taking 2/43.

Glen Alvie was in trouble, all out for 154.

Korumburra had a rocky start, but it wasn’t long before it found its form and sealed the deal.

Jason Richards, Jye Celebrine and Evan Allaway brought it home for Korumburra, making 34, 46 and 32 runs respectively.

Thomas was one of the Glen Alvie’s stars, claiming 2/66. Wickets were also taken by Thorn, Ben McRae and Wayne Luke.

Korumburra is B2’s 2017/18 premiers with a final score of 5/160.

GLEN ALVIE def by KORUMBURRA 1st innings Glen Alvie P. Roberts c. B. Kerr b. D. Scott ........................ 9 S. Watson c. B. Kerr b. D. Scott ...................... 16 R. Slade c. H. McNeill b. D. Scott ........................ 8 J. Hull c. S. Harland

b. D. Scott ........................ 2 J. Tiziani c. J. Richards b. D. Scott ........................ 0 S. Lowe c. N. Leppin b. D. Bailey ...................... 1 J. Thorn b. D. Scott ............ 50 D. Tiziani c. S. Harland b. D. Bailey ...................... 3 W. Luke c. J. Richards b. H. McNeill ................... 4 J. Thomas c. D. Bailey b. H. McNeill ................. 41 B. McRae n.o. ...................... 5 Extras ................................ 19 Total ................................. 158 Bowling: E. Allaway 0/15, H. McNeill 3/38, D. Scott 5/44, M. Patching 0/13, D. Bailey 2/43.

1st innings Korumburra S. Harland c. J. Tiziani b. J. Thomas ..................... 1 B. Kerr c. J. Thorn b. W. Luke ...................... 14 J. Richards lbw. b. B. McRae ................... 34 J. Celebrine r.o. .................. 46 E. Allaway b. J. Thomas .... 32 D. Scott c. J. Hull b. J. Thorn ........................ 7 N. Leppin n.o. ...................... 4 M. Patching n.o. ................... 4 Extras ................................ 18 Total .............................. 5/160 Bowling: J. Thomas 2/66, J. Thorn 1/33, B. McRae 1/12, W. Luke 1/28, P. Roberts 0/14.

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• LDCA A Grade Division One

Workers triumph by 52 runs WONTHAGGI Club has won the premiership in A1 cricket over Inverloch in a rain affected match.

A1 premiers: Wonthaggi Club took out the grand final in A Grade Division One, pictured, back row from left, Jack Sheerin, Sam Huitema, Mark McCall, Daniel Turton, Alex Geyer, Jake Wallace, James Sherrin (captain), front from left, Ryan Birkett, Ryan Thomas, Zane Macdermid, Mitchell Thomas and Heath Dobbie (12th man).

Players waited patiently for the rain to clear at Scorpion Park on Saturday with the umpires making the right decision to only commence play when showers had cleared to give both sides an opportunity to win the game.

The match conditions allowed for 71 overs each with 52 to be bowled on Saturday and a full 90 overs on Sunday.

Club won the toss and batted sensibly to make a pretty daunting total of 286 with Ryan Thomas top scoring with 86 and plenty of others chipping in to progress the score. Mitchell Thomas made 38, Alex Geyer 37, Daniel Turton 35, Jake Wallace 24 and Sam Huitema 21 to all contribute.

Inverloch had its turn to bat on Sunday and given its ability to chase down big totals it was definitely in with a chance of winning.

The openers made a steady start before Brett Debono fell for 19, Warren Stewart was next out for 11 but a good partnership formed between Tim Thornby who went on to make 54 and Walter Taberner who scored 33.

The pressure was building on Inverloch though as the run rate got out to six an over. But with Dave Newman coming to the crease spectators still thought Inverloch could do it.

Wonthaggi didn’t care much about giving away singles as Inverloch needed boundaries so the Workers had at one stage nine fielders on the boundary and just the bowler and keeper up.

Newman batted steadily to make 46 but with pressure on to score runs building Kit Rotthier was run out for 7 and Tom McQualter caught for 6. Will Rankin finished 31 not out but others fell chasing quick runs; Inverloch’s tilt was extinguished as it was all out for 234.

It fought gallantly till the end.

Ryan Thomas, with a catch, a wicket and 86 runs to his name, was named man of the match by officiating umpires Greg Goss and Graham Laird, who praised players from both sides for their sportsmanship displayed in tricky conditions for the final.

A good crowd had gathered at Scorpion Park for the late finale to A1 with Leongatha Town Cricket Club praised by association president Russ Matthews for hosting the A1 final for the first time.

SCOREBOARD Umpire’s best: umpires Graham Laird, left, and Greg Goss, right, Family proud: the Macdermid family was out in force supporting congratulate Wonthaggi Club’s Ryan Thomas on winning the man of Zane Macdermid and the Wonthaggi Club team, pictured from left, the match in the A1 cricket final for the LDCA. Zane’s dad, Paul, nan Maureen, mum Melissa and sister Jade.

Square cut: Club batted aggressively to put 286 on the board, mak- Tough day: Inverloch’s bowlers toiled hard in the A1 final to try to contain Club’s batsmen. ing it a tough total for Inverloch to chase down.

WON CLUB d INVERLOCH 1st innings Won Club M. Thomas b. L. Rankin .... 38 S. Huitema c. W. Taberner b. W. Rankin................... 21 A. Geyer c. W. Taberner b. L. Rankin.................... 37 R. Thomas stp. W. Taberner b. W. Rankin................... 86 D. Turton c. D. Newman b. T. McQualter .............. 35 J. Sheerin c. B. Debono b. T. McQualter .............. 11 J. Sheerin c. K. Rotthier b. W. Rankin..................... 2 J. Wallace c. b. T. McQualter .............. 24 M. McCall c. B. Debono b. T. McQualter .............. 19 R. Birkett r.o......................... 1 Z. MacDermid n.o. ............... 1 Extras ................................ 11 Total ................................. 286 Bowling: K. Rotthier 0/78, L. Rankin 2/80, W. Rankin 3/60, T. McQualter 4/64.

1st innings Inverloch B. Debono c. R. Thomas b. A. Geyer ..................... 19 T. Thornby c. M. Thomas b. M. McCall .................. 54 W. Stewart c. M. Thomas b. Z. MacDermid ............ 11 W. Taberner c. J. Sheerin b. M. McCall .................. 33 D. Newman b. R. Birkett ... 46 K. Rotthier r.o. ..................... 7 T. McQualter c. D. Turton b. R. Birkett ...................... 6 W. Rankin n.o..................... 31 L. Rankin r.o. ....................... 7 E. Cousins r.o. ...................... 3 L. Anderson b. R. Thomas ... 4 Extras ................................ 13 Total ................................. 234 Bowling: R. Thomas 1/63, R. Birkett 2/63, Z. MacDermid 1/22, J. Sheerin 0/41, A. Geyer 1/9, M. McCall 2/25.

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Nerrena caps off big year On Saturday underdogs Imperials, which FAVOURITES Nerrena didn’t disappoint its supporters with a convincing had done well to get into the final, were put into

by Nerrena in very damp and tricky condiwin over the Imperials in the A2 cricket bat tions at Korumburra turf. grand final on the weekend.

The Imps hit trouble early on, losing Gary The Red Caps seem to have made a habit of immediately bouncing back whenever they drop from A1 and down; having once again secured a position in the premier section.

Sauvarin for 9, Ryan Higgins for 2 and A Meyer for 2 to be 3/13. The middle order tried to put up resistance with Jack Ginnane 12, Mark Lafferty 20 and Tim Sauvarin 19 but just couldn’t

get a big partnership going.

Nerrena bowled and fielded superbly ; Dave Baldi taking three ripping catches to dismiss several of the top order to help the Red Caps into a commanding position.

Three Nerrena bowlers claimed three wickets apiece; Josh Trease 3/44, Jarrod Hoy 3/20 and Tim Wightman 3/20 as Imps were bowled all out for 100 after 35.1 over.

With a small total to get and plenty of time and overs Nerrena had just one hiccup when opener and captain Dave Trotman was out for 5, caught Meyer bowled Rogers.

After that though Dave Baldi, who made 68 not out, and Tim Wightman, not out 24, settled in to hit the winning runs after 31.1 overs. Baldi secured the man of the match award.

A Grade Division 2

NERRENA v IMPERIALS

1st innings Imperials

Red Caps: Nerrena’s A Grade Division 2 premiership side, back, from left, Caine Salmon, Jarrod Hoy, Zack Trease, Paul Matheson, Josh Trease, Nick Battersby; front, Tim Wightman, Adam Trotto, Dave Baldi, Dave Trotman (captain), Damien Symmons and Nathan Trotto.

G. Sauvarin c. D. Baldi b. J. Trease.................. 9 R. Higgins c. C. Salmon b. A. Trotto ................. 2 A. Meyer c. D. Baldi b. J. Trease.................. 2 J. Ginnane c. D. Baldi b. J. Hoy ................... 12 M. Lafferty c. Z. Trease b. J. Trease................ 20 T. Sauvarin c. Z. Trease b. T. Wightman ......... 19 L. Rogers lbw. b. J. Hoy. 8 K. Gray c. Z. Trease b. J. Hoy ..................... 0 R. McLennan stp. C. Salmon b. T. Wightman ........... 8 D. Ginnane b. T. Wightman ......... 13 Z. Price n.o. .................... 0 Extras ............................ 7 Total ........................... 100

Bowling: J. Trease 3/44, A. Trotto 1/10, J. Hoy 3/20, T. Wightman 3/20.

1st innings Nerrena D. Trotman c. A. Meyer b. L. Rogers ................ 5 D. Baldi n.o. ................. 68 T. Wightman n.o. .......... 24 Extras ............................ 4 Total ........................1/101

Bowling: J. Ginnane 0/36, Z. Price 0/16, L. Rogers 1/20, M. Lafferty 0/10, T. Sauvarin 0/4, R. McLennan 0/6, Well done: man of the match, David Baldi, D. Ginnane 0/9.

left, is congratulated on his great game by Nerrena A2 captain, David Trotman.

Snell named in Opals squad BELINDA Snell is looking forward to neighbourhood.

She went on to finish Year 12 at the Ausrepresenting Australia on home soil in tralian Institute of Sport in Canberra, and has the upcoming Commonwealth Games. since represented Australia in Athens, Beijing Formerly of Mirboo North, Ms Snell was selected for the Australian Opals squad recently and will soon be heading off to compete in Townsville.

“I’m excited to play to represent Australia again, and getting the chance to play with the Opals on home soil,” she said.

Ms Snell has competed in three Olympic Games, and won a gold medal in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne.

She began her basketball career in the gym at Mirboo North, and worked her way up to playing all over South Gippsland, including Leongatha, Korumburra and Foster. She accredited her brothers for igniting her love of the sport, and enjoyed practicing around her

and London, Her selection into the Commonwealth Games team comes in the wake of her major milestone in the Women’s National Basketball League season.

Playing and captaining the Sydney Uni Flames, Ms Snell played her 300th game.

She said it was a pleasure to play her 300th match with the Sydney Uni Flames, and the support that came out made her day. She has signed on for another season.

Ms Snell said she will head to Mackay on March 31 for a five day camp. The matches will be played out in Townsville, and the finals will Representative: former Mirboo North basketballer Belinda Snell was recently named in the take place on the Gold Coast.

Australian Opals squad bound for the Commonwealth Games. Photo credit: FIBA.

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NERRENA is back into the top A1 division of cricket after taking out the A2 premiership in the LDCA with victory in the grand final over Imperials. See story page 55.

Red Caps flag: A Grade Division Two premiers, Nerrena, pictured back from left, Nicholas Battersby (12th man), Nathan Trotto, Josh Trease, Zack Trease, Adam Trotto, Paul Matheson, Caine Salmon; front from left, Damien Symmons, David Baldi (man of match), David Trotman (captain), Tim Wightman (vice-captain), and Jarrod Hoy.

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