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MAYOR ADMITS THEY’RE GONE “Monitor’s report reveals only low level issues” By Peter Chapman THE band has already begun to play the funeral march for Mayor Don Hill and his fellow South Gippsland Shire councillors. That’s the frank assessment delivered by the mayor himself yesterday as he sits waiting for the Minister for Local Government to bring down the axe. Despite admitting early defeat he remains defiant about the proposed suspension order facing the councillors. “I am disappointed that a democratically elected council can be overturned by a small number of people in this community through an orchestrated campaign of liars and false accusations,” he said. The mayor continued to claim that failed candidates at the last election were behind a conspiracy to get themselves back on the council pay. “We went to the last election with a policy platform and the people supported that, since then those who missed out are revealing they would rather see this council thrown out than accept that democratic decision. “They have used the local press to sensationalise their displeasure and the press should get back to just printing the truth.” The mayor said he had read through the council monitor’s report and he believes it doesn’t warrant the suspension of the council. “I can’t talk in any detail about the facts in the report other than to say compared to every recent Victorian local council investigation it is low level. “It’s pertinent to observe that bullying allegations are not noted by the monitor.” Council plans to hold a special meeting tonight (April 9) to discuss the Minister’s show cause notice and to begin preparing its response. The former local maths teacher admitted that the stress of the issue was weighing heavily on not only him, but every other councillor. “I have had just a few hours sleep in the past four days and I know it has been the same for my fellow councillors.” he said. While the mayor has the white flag out and is ready to march off the battle field he says he remains committed to the community and didn’t rule out running again for council at the next election.
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Where: Wonthaggi streets When: Saturday April 13 from 1-pm-9pm. What: The annual, free Wonthaggi Street Festival is a fun evening out which will see the streets and ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: former resident of Phillip Island, Emma Volard, future soul artist laneways of Wonthaggi livened up with amusefrom Melbourne, has recently been announced as one of the artists performing at the Wonthaggi ment rides, games, yummy food stalls, live music Street Festival on Saturday April 13. including bands at the main stage and the youth busking competition. With plenty of light, colour, art and entertain- Coal Creek Historical Dinomania ment for the whole family, come and join the Where: Wonthaggi Workmens Club, 65–75 GraWonthaggi locals and surrounding areas as main Village and Museum ham Street, Wonthaggi streets are transformed and brought to life this Where: 12 Silkstone Road, Korumburra When: Friday 12 April 10am - 12:30pm When: Thursday – Monday, 11am-4.30pm Saturday. What: Diomania is a highly interactive dinosaur The free entry museum in Korumburra is adventure for the whole family. Leo Sayer ‘Just A Boy At 70” What: a recreation of a 19th century mining town, on the Let your imagination run wild as you embark Where: Wonthaggi Arts Centre, 96 Graham site of a historic coal mine. Among the attractions on an awe inspiring journey back through time to Street, Wonthaggi are a blacksmith, Korumburra’s old courthouse, a an age when dinosaurs roamed the earth. When: Friday April 12 from 7pm-11pm Pre show entertainment includes a face painter, What: Coming straight off the back of his sold war museum, general store selling hard candies out 2016, 2017 and 2018 UK tours, the Grammy and a diesel train. Come and take a leisurely stroll photo opportunities with Regina the T-Rex, giveaward winning and international chart topping through the picturesque open air museum, with is aways and a children’s entertainer revving up the music legend, Leo Sayer, is touring Australia and home to over 500,000 objects, and explore what crowd prior to show time. New Zealand this year. Tickets available at the door. this hidden gem has to offer. The tour, “Just A Boy At 70”, comprises a series of special shows to celebrate this 70th years on the earth. For tickets, visit www.trybooking.com/book/ event?eid=450604 or call 1300 226 278 for more information.
Step Up! Youth Street Festival Where: Foster streets When: Saturday, April 13, 10am – 3pm What: Saturday, April 13, 10am – 3pm The free Foster street festival aimed at celebrating young people aged between 12 and 25 are invited to participate and exhibit their own works of art. The event, funded by an FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation grant and the State Government, is a free event with a vision to help young people ‘step up’ and become leaders. A Leap of Faith photo booth workshop, acrobat lessons and wood art demonstrations will be a few of the activities on offer. The team from Wonthaggi headspace and Victoria Police will also be present at they introduce some of their youth and LGBTI officers.
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SOUTH Coast Taxis has put its hand up admitting it let a client down badly by abandoning him at a local bus stop in the early hours of the morning.
Last week’s story of Denis Hawkins’ taxi nightmare told of him being forced to walk more than eight kilometres home while dragging his suitcases. In that story he said he had made a booking to be collected at the Leongatha bus stop, but when the V/line Melbourne bus arrived at 11pm there was no sign of a cab. He said the booking had been confirmed and he was upset that he had just been left in the dark to get his own way home. South Coast Taxis owner, Michael Wright, said he was disappointed to read about the issue and had phoned Denis up to personally apologise.
“This was a comedy of errors on our behalf and I understand fully that no-one was laughing. “We carried out a full investigation and it revealed that we had fallen down in a number of areas and we have moved to fix them. “Denis should not have been left at the bus stop waiting for a cab. “Our call centre based in Melbourne has been reprimanded.” South Coast Taxis services a large expanse of the South Gippsland district with a fleet of just 16 cabs. The cabs in the Leongatha and Koonwarra area operate on Sunday to Thursday from 6.30am to 10.30pm while on a Friday and Saturday that’s extended to around the clock. Mr Wright said that the driver’s all made their money on the spinning of the meter and they couldn’t just sit around for hours late at night waiting for just a few fares. “The hours of operation are extended in busier areas such as Phillip Island, it’s obviously easier to service high demand areas than districts where the jobs are sporadic,” he said. “We are proud of our reputation and we take any complaint seriously. In the past year from more than 60,000 fares we received around 10 complaints and all of these were followed up. “We are committed to the area and we strive to provide the best customer service.” While South Coast Taxis has investigated and
taken action on the Hawkin’s issue, it is still in the firing line from other residents. Ann-Maree Hulls of Korumburra said a cab that arrived late to take her son to the airport had ended up with her son missing the plane and incurring hundreds of dollars in extra costs to get new flights. “Simon was quite prepared to pay the $350 taxi fare to the airport as he wanted to guarantee he would make his 9.30am flight to Brisbane and then his connecting flight to Proserpine,” she said. That all collapsed when the local cab arrived 35 minutes late and he got to Tullamarine after the flight had closed. “The service is sub-standard and he certainly will not be relying on them ever again. In future he will have to go back to Melbourne the night before his flight and pay for accommodation,” she said. Mrs Hulls said her son put a complaint into the taxi company and asked for his $350 fare to be reimbursed as compensation for the extra costs he incurred. She said South Coast Taxis had refused the total refund and had instead promised $100 in cab vouchers. She said they were still waiting on the vouchers. Mr Wright said once again the investigation into Simon’s fare had revealed a flaw with the call centre and this has now been fixed.
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“THE STAR” Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - PAGE 5
Finally someone said yes to role Job may be brief, but that’s OK THE wait is over to know the name of ter suspends the council, but it will still be a learnthe final member of besieged South ing curve for me if I stand again in the future,” he said. Gippsland Shire Council. Former school bus driver, Steve Finlay, accepted the role yesterday after the third recount of preferences caused by the resignation of Jim Fawcett. In the past week, Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks and then Graeme Winkler were both announced as new councillors only to turn down their opportunity. Mr Finlay realised he may become one of the shortest serving councillors in the history of the local shire, but that didn’t stop him agreeing to the role. “It might only be for a short time if the minis-
Mr Finlay finished well down the list of council hopefuls at the last election, but by a process of elimination he surprisingly rose to the top. After missing out at the polls he became the president of the South Gippsland Action Group. The group has been vocal in recent months on a number of key regional issues. Mayor Don Hill was at yesterday’s draw and was delighted that Steve Finlay had won the ballot. “He will make a good councillor, he’s a sensible guy and will do what’s right for the shire,” the mayor said.
Instigators of the South Gippsland latest round of council reshuffles, Jim Fawcett and Lo- SHORT, BUT SWEET: New councillor, Steve Finlay, realises he may be making history as raine Brunt. the shortest serving councillor in the shire’s history.
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Much debate surrounds the 24-hour cat curfew set to be enforced by South Gippsland Shire Council mid 2019.
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@thegreatsouthernstar Hagrid Wearne “The rats and mice will be in force once the cats are off the streets. The Star will be doing a story on a rodent infestation before we know it. Watch this Space...”
“It’s a great idea, thanks Council. Our vet agrees that inside cats are healthier. No problems at all with keeping our puss Residents of the Shire inside for the last twelve months showed varying options in the or so. She’s healthy and happy Mark Bourke lead up to the curfew. Here is and our birdlife has increased “Best thing South Gippy what the locals had to say: enormously.” council have done. Dogs have to Faye Harris Toni Arfaras be confined so why not the thrill “OMG...Such a priority… “Responsible ownership killing cats.” Pity that maintenance of our means not allowing your cat to roads, dead tree removals, roam and is no different to rewere not top of the “Let’s do sponsible dog ownership. My something List”.....EMOJIS cat loves his enclosure and I HERE” love knowing that he is always Loz Pitts safe.” “Good luck enforcing it Rob Brown South Gippsland Shire Council, “The cost of any enclosures I’m not doing it at all. Absolute should be covered by our rates.. bullcrap.” I get bugger all for my $3,000
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“I think this is really naive. What’s to say that cats are wholly responsible for the killing of wildlife. Foxes are more responsible and other pests like Indian miner birds, ect. Cats keep rodents at bay, in towns and around the house. Domesticated cats stick close to towns. I feel money and the shires resources would be better spent.”
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Dave Berry Recently the JPA financial planning team went to New Zealand for our annual financial planning conference. Sadly we arrived the morning after the terrorist attack. At JPA we sincerely would like to say thank you to our friends “across the ditch” for their wonderful welcome during such a sad time in their country. As part of our ANZAC remembrance, we took time out to visit the beautiful yet confronting exhibition at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington. This allowed us, as a team, to reflect and be grateful for the women and men who protected both our country and NZ. It was a moving experience for us all. It also allowed us to share something about ourselves, some of our personal vulnerabilities, and acknowledge our appreciation of our wonderful team, both in Wellington and those who held the fort back home. So, as ANZAC Day approaches, we encourage you to also reflect on those people in your life now, as well as those who have gone before us, that have afforded us the luxury to live in such a wonderful country. Lest We Forget. Warmest regards,
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A MALE passenger died in a single vehicle crash which occurred at Cowes yesterday morning, Monday April 8. It is alleged the car lost control and struck a tree. Police reported the male driver fled the scene soon after the incident occurred. The male passenger, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene. Police are currently trying to locate the male driver and is urging him to report to Cowes Police and hand himself in. Investigators are yet to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the crash which occurred at the intersection of Phillip Island Road and Ventnor Road at about 5.50am. Anyone with information or who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Death toll rises
THE LIVES of four people have been claimed on Victorian roads since Monday, April 1. Police are urging drivers to help stop lives being lost unnecessarily on our roads, saying that one simple mistake has the potential to end in tragedy. Police encourage drivers to think twice about their behaviour when behind the wheel, and a reminder to not text and drive and to keep an eye open for cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians.
Roof rack bag found
A ROOF rack bag was located on the Bass Highway in Leongatha South on April 5. Please contact Leongatha Police Station on 5662 2285 with details of the bag to claim it.
Buggy stolen in Wonthaggi
A GOLF buggy was stolen from the Wonthaggi Little Athletics storage shed in late March. If you have any information that will assist police in this investigation, please contact the Wonthaggi Police Station on 5671 4100.
Surfboard found at Woolamai
A SURFBOARD in its board bag has been located at Woolamai Beach on Tuesday, March 28. If you know who owns this board please contact the Full Circle Surf shop on 5658 0200. Accurate details of the board must be given to claim ownership.
Holiday Safety
NOT AGAIN: We are betting every parent can relate with this one!
VICTORIA Police are again putting more patrols on the road this long weekend to make sure everyone gets to their holiday destination safely. Police are giving up time spent with their families and friends to make sure we all can spend time with ours. Holidays are a high-risk time on Victoria’s roads as more people are heading away for a short break or to visit family or friends. There are also more people out riding motorbikes, cycling or walking so we all need to be aware of what is going on around us, slow down, don’t drink and drive and make sure we aren’t driving when tired. Statistics show the risk of crashing increases for people as they travel longer distances to unfamiliar areas, experiencing fatigue and speeding. Make sure you take a break at one of the SES Pitstops around the state and enjoy some fun roadside activities.
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Achoo .. it’s time to get your flu shot BASS Coast Health is ready for a systems due to diseases like HIV and cancer potential flu outbreak after an early or medications such as chemotherapy and long term steroids. start to the season. Neurological and neurodevelopmental Eight inpatients were diagnosed during the early outbreak and 12 hospital staff were given sick leave. However, there have been no other confirmed cases in the last week. Bass Coast Health CEO, Jan Child, said they had now reopened its subacute ward “We closed the ward to new admissions to prevent any further spread and we were proactive at managing the outbreak,” she said. “Our Armitage staff did a brilliant job in containing the spread to any further patients.” During the outbreak, access was restricted to Armitage House. Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that can cause severe illness and potentially life threatening complications, including pneumonia. It is more serious than the common cold with severe symptoms such as fever, body aches, extreme tiredness and dry cough. Victoria’s annual influenza season typically runs from April to October, but there were signs of early influenza across the nation this year. People at increased risk of complications from influenza include people aged 65 and over, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with conditions such as asthma and lung disease, people with morbid obesity and people with weakened immune
conditions including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, moderate to serve developmental delay and muscular dystrophy can also cause complications. The best way to deal with flu is to isolate yourself, drink plenty of fluids, take medication like Panadol to relieve symptoms, use good hand hygiene, practice good nasal etiquette and don’t go to work until you are free of symptoms. Ms Child said immunisation is also key to prevention and Bass Coast Health is offering vaccinations. “The most important message it to get yourself immunised. Influenza is highly contagious and the virus changes each year, so even if you were immunised last year, you are not protected,” she said. “Anyone with specific chronic diseases, immunosuppressed patients, consumers with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, babies, children and those community members older than 65 years of age are eligible for free vaccines. “For those who do not fit into any of these categories, vaccines are available and can be supplied and given at any many local pharmacies for a small fee up to $55. Otherwise, see your GP.”
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RESIDENTS CALL FOR ACTION ALBERT Ruttle Estate residents are mon land as initially thought, lot 28 has a Section considering Victorian Civil and Admin- 173 agreement attached, meaning the public can access the land between 9am and 6pm. istrative Tribunal (VCAT) action to reThe same cannot be said for lot 29. solve its public space issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are worried the landowner will apply The estate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; located in Inverloch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; became the site of controversy in 2017 when residents discovered their wetland reserve was not open green space and could be sold to a private owner. The existing 30 residents of the estate had bought their land on the understanding that the estate would only contain 30 lots and would include green space. However, lots 28 and 29 were sold to a private landowner in February, 2018, leaving residents angry and confused. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have considered going to VCAT. We asked council to take the matter to VCAT because we feel it is their responsibility to clear up the status of the land,â&#x20AC;? resident Cait McMahon said. Fears have reignited recently due to the belief one of the blocks may be up for sale again. It is feared a new owner would not be aware of the situation at the estate and would destroy the integrity of the wetlands. Although it appears the two lots are not com-
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for a building permit. They will only need to go through council if they want to build within 100 metres of the wetland,â&#x20AC;? resident Peter Ghys said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The problem is that there is no way they could get a road through there without going right to the edge of the wetlands. It will greatly impact on the environment.â&#x20AC;? The wetland is currently home of native flora and fauna, and was once frequented by dog walkers and bird watching groups. Ms McMahon said she would like to see the wetlands restored to public land at all times because it was a well used area for residents and the wider Inverloch community. To resolve the issue, resident Peter Cook said council needs to clear up whether the planning overlay or the plan for the subdivision has priority. If the planning overlay has priority, then 14 percent of the estate needs to be allocated for public green space.
Buster
BUSTER was a great and loyal family member of Kurt, Maddy, Ammey, Matt, Kristan and Denis. Kurt brought Buster home to Denhams Road, Hallston as a pup and he grew up with Denis and his dad's dog Lucy and shared an idyllic life on acres that included a large lake to swim and keep amused with the ducks and local animal life. After moving to Leongatha and different abodes including Brisbane and the passing of his dad's dog Lucy, Kurt left Buster with dad who cared for him for the following 10 years in idyllic Koonwarra where Buster became an icon and lived a true free dog's life and was often seen outside the Koonwarra stores. He will be sadly missed by some as I believe his good condition was also due to some local neighbours' fare of roast chicken and such. He will be missed also by his rail trail buddies for his voice of warnings, friendship and exhilaration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His spirit will linger till he feels I'm okay and the sorrow wanes and I only think fondly and grieve no moreâ&#x20AC;?. RIP Buster....Your mate Denis
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WORLD FIRST: Ross Batten and Tony Gardner of West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority with Niels Olsen, and the SoilKee Pasture Renovator on the demonstration plot at Mr Battenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Buffalo farm.
World first tick for carbon storage A HALLORA farm is the first in the a massive increase in soil carbon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is exciting to see the work at the Olsensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; world to be eligible for soil credits under farm has resulted in the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first ever carbon the Paris Agreement. credits for a soil carbon project and, importantly, The carbon credits were issued to Niels and Marja Olsen and the Grounds Keeping Carbon Project for capturing and storing carbon in the soil on their farm. The carbon credits were the first issued for a soil carbon project under the Emissions Reduction Fund. The project showcases the work of the SoilKee Pasture Renovator, which combines aeration, top dressing, green manuring and mixed species seeding, to improve pasture and build soil carbon. The carbon credits were hailed as a breakthrough by the Chair of the Clean Energy Regulation, David Parker. He described the project as a beacon of innovation, calling it â&#x20AC;&#x153;a triple win in aiding international efforts to address climate resilience, improving soil health and food productivity, and the bottom line for farmers.â&#x20AC;? As part of its Healthy Soils Sustainable Farms program, West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) ran a three-year SoilKee demonstration on the Buffalo farm of Madeline Buckley and Ross Batten. WGCMA partnerships and engagement programs coordinator Tony Gardner said deep soil core samples from the demonstration plots showed
it has demonstrated a new technology that could have such a significant impact for farmers and the environment,â&#x20AC;? Mr Gardner said. Sequestering carbon in the soil not only benefits pastures, but can reduce the use of fertilisers and improve water holding capacity, which impacts on the health of waterways. Increasing the amount of carbon captured in the soil has the potential to increase farm profitability, while contributing the equivalent of a forest worth of trees to environmental health. Mr Gardner said the WGCMA continued to work with local farmers to improve profitability and productivity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In June this year, we are hosting the Gippsland Climate Risk in Agriculture 2019 Conference, examining climate change and what it means for farmers. This will cover topics from building farm resilience through to carbon farming opportunities.â&#x20AC;? For more information on the Soil Carbon Farming Project, visit https://www.bootstrap.net. au/carbonfarming. Details of the Gippsland Climate Risk in Agriculture 2019 Conference are available on the Events Calendar at www.wgcma.vic.gov.au.
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Cr Don Hill THE Mayor and councillors acknowledge receipt of a letter from the Minister for Local Government Mr Adam Somyurek on Tuesday 2 April 2019 at 5.00pm, providing the final report and recommendations from the local government monitor. Council takes this report very seriously. The delivery of the final report from Municipal Monitor Mr Peter Stephenson concludes his appointment at Council effective from 4 April 2019. The Minister has invited comments and submissions from the Council about the issues identified in the final report by 2 May 2019, including steps taken by Council to address and remedy the issues identified, and other considerations relevant to the recommendations. Following this, the Minister will consider submissions and the monitors report and will make a recommendation to the Governor of Council. All documents will then be publicly available. The Minister has requested that Council continues to conduct its business as usual, and that councillors continue to make every effort to effectively perform the role of councillor; councillors remain committed to doing this. We will carefully consider the contents of
the report. Councillors are committed to working with fellow councillors, council officers and Local Government Victoria to ensure the best interests of the South Gippsland community are met; we welcome and support the new members once confirmed; and are committed to provide every opportunity for members to receive all necessary training and support to take up their duties. We note the Minister has asked that Council make every effort to constructively address the issues raised in the report, and that this will be a chance for the Council to work out how to work constructively as a team and build faith with the local community. Council looks forward to the Monitor’s Report and Council’s response both being made public; we welcome the opportunity for the public to read all facts and circumstances. The community will then be in a better position to make an informed assessment. All events, forum and processes across the Shire will continue as usual; the community consultations and submissions relating to the Council Plan, Council Budget and Rating Strategy and all other matters will continue and we encourage all community members to contribute their views on things that matter to them. Cr Don Hill Mayor
Mayor’s message Cr Brett Tessari
WONTHAGGI’S Bass Coast Children’s Centre has been renovated and now provides the children and staff with a bright, modern learning space. The work on the Centre was done in record time and includes a fresh coat of paint, new flooring, accessible classroom facilities, accessible toilets and a new kitchen. Early education and the provision of child care options is critical for a thriving, healthy community and we are very proud of the work that has been done at the Centre. Summer is over, which means cricket has finished and winter sport is about to start. Speaking of cricket, Bass Coast teams were involved in plenty of the grand finals held recently, with several coming out on top. While there was no luck in C Grade, Phillip Island were victors in B1 (against Club), Inverloch took out B2 (against Kilcunda-Bass), and Club took top honours, winning the A1 final against OMK. What a great outcome for all local teams, let’s hope that success can carry on throughout winter. Footy and netball has already started for
some leagues, with others kicking off this weekend, and soccer will be starting up soon as well. There are lots of teams to get behind locally, and I am sure all of the clubs would appreciate the support of their community. So get out there, grab a hot dog and enjoy some great local talent. If watching sport isn’t enough for you, why not sign up for Premier’s Active April, a great State Government initiative aimed at getting Victorian’s moving. There are heaps of benefits for signing up, including 10 free YMCA passes. Go to www.activeapril.vic.gov.aufor more information, or to sign up. Consultation has begun on the extension of Inverloch’s Surf Parade Shared Path project, with the first pop-up event occurring last Saturday. The community engagement with this project so far has been fantastic, with plenty of people filling out the survey, or coming to see us in person to voice their views. There is still time to provide feedback on the project, the online survey can be found at our website, www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/surfparade, send an email to surfparade@basscoast.vic.gov. au, or attend one of our pop-ups in Inverloch on Saturday, April 20. For more information on the pop-up sessions, head to our website, and make sure you follow us on Facebook.
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Barnum-a juggling act for young Jonah BALANCING his lead role in Newhaven College’s Barnum – The Circus Musical and Year 12 studies Jonah van Stekelenburg, 17 of Loch is taking it all in his stride. The lure of the circus and his passion for the stage have combined perfectly for Jonah who seemed destined for the role of Barnum , the nineteenth century’s greatest show-biz legend. “It’s my first lead role but when I found out Newhaven was doing Barnum I really wanted this part so much”, Jonah said. “I am really happy to be able to play Barnum, it is a bit scary at times as it is a demanding role but at the same time it’s fun and a real challenge. “It’s really my passion, it’s what I love to do.” Preparing for the role Jonah said he has watched heaps of YouTube videos of the musical in particular one of his favourites Hugh Jackman a few times as The Greatest Showman on Earth. As for what Jonah brings to the role, apart from youth, good looks and his amazing repertoire of impressive circus skills he said, “I am hoping to connect with people and get them to see what Barnum sees, the beauty and the bigger picture.”
From an early age Jonah started with the Fly Factory Circus School in Blackburn where he was immersed in flying trapeze, tumbling, backflips, and a whole range of circus skills with some of the best instructors in the industry. It was here he developed self esteem, strength, fitness and skills in a fun and supportive environment. Jonah said he gave football, cricket and the usual sports a go but it wasn’t his thing. He admitted that at age 15 he was struggling with low self esteem. Thankfully that all changed when he started at the Fly Factory and then became involved in musical theatre at his former school on the Mornington Peninsula. Jonah said he has been in Oliver twice as an orphan and Grease where he took the role of Johnny Casino and sang a solo number.”It was a bit scary but also exciting.” His favourite character he has played to date is Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. For now though he is enjoying Barnum rehearsals with the cast. They are a great bunch, we are all starting to gel. Jonah said, “When the rehearsals get really in-
LEAD ROLE: Jonah van Stekelenburg, 17 of Loch is thrilled to be playing the title role in Newhaven College’s Barnum – The Circus Musical that opens in Wonthaggi on May 3. He was hard at it at rehearsal at the college last Friday. tense and you spend so much time together you become one big family and that is great.” He said he loves the Barnum role, the singing, dancing and movement and would encourage any student thinking about trying out for a show at Newhaven to give it a go. While there is still a lot of work to do college musical director Kirk Skinner told The Star last Friday it all going extremely well. “It it just so much fun, there is great music, lots of movement and colour.” Jonah said he is looking forward to opening night when that curtain goes back.
“The best part is when that opening night show is over and I know it has been a success- then you can enjoy the rest.” As for what the future holds and this well adjusted student said he would like to pursue a career in the arts but understands it is difficult to break into so he is also considering teaching. Barnum – The Circus Musical opens at the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre on Friday, May 3 at 7.30pm and other performances will follow Saturday, May 4 at 1.30pm and 7.30pm and Sunday, May 5 at 1.30pm and tickets are available at trybooking.
Monster ball proves a big hit YOUNG Frankenstein inspired costumes were the order of the night for some 170 people who attended the successful Steampunk Monster Ball, run by Leongatha Lyric Theatre on Saturday , April 6 at Memorial Hall.
The evening acted as a fundraiser for Lyric’s next production Young Frankenstein that will open July 5. Entertainment was provided by Traralgon based band, Sweet Lip that had almost every person on the dance floor for much of the night. Lyric Theatre welcomes new members looking to build
great friendships and work as a big team to create magic on the stage. If performing is not your thing, there is always another role backstage in set building, props, costuming, lighting, stage management and more. Young Frankenstein tickets are on sale now via Lyric Theatre’s website www. lyrictheatre.net.au
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Lynette reaches out to animal lovers in time of need By Grace Griffith
ADORABLE puppies and dogs rescued from dire situations need foster carers, transport aiders and general help in the South Gippsland area. South Gippsland co-ordinator for ‘Starting Over Dog Rescue’, Lynette Hawkes from Toora, volunteers her time doing just that – caring for an abundance of puppies and dogs in need of love and attention. The not for profit organisation primarily receives weekly deliveries of dogs (and other animals) in need from Mildura and Broken Hill, New South Wales. “It’s much needed up there. If dogs are unfortunate enough to be found without a microchip, they have eight days before they are euthanized,” Mrs Hawkes said. “We all meet at Calder Park in Melbourne to pick up the animals – it’s amazing to see everyone there to help.” Every dog is temperament tested so that the organisation can determine if the dog is human and pet friendly and can be re-homed. However, the rescue group has no conditions of acceptance when it comes to the state of the dogs. “All of them are in poor condition,” Mrs Hawkes said. From flees to broken bones, even amputations, ‘Starting Over Dog Rescue’ will do whatever it takes ensure their rescue dogs are on the road to recovery. “Recently a ranger found a pup run over in a drive way with two broken legs. They paid to fly him down to Melbourne,” Mrs Hawkes said. “It just breaks your heart. “But it’s a great thing to do, and beautiful to let them go to a good home.” Four years ago Mrs Hawkes started her foster carer journey when she visited the Carlton Dog Lovers Show. She adopted a dog from the rescue group there and then and later applied to rescue groups as a volunteer. ‘Starting Over Dog Rescue’ was just lucky to snap her up first. When asked if she was tempted to keep all of her foster dogs, Mrs Hawkes laughed. “It happens. We call them ‘foster fails’ – when you end up adopting them yourself”. Birk, an ex-foster pup of Mrs Hawkes, now lives out his blissful life on her farm in Toora after she made the decision to adopt him. “You do get attached to all of them, but seeing families with excited children coming to adopt their new dog makes it worth it. And most families send updates” Mrs Hawkes said.
Cannabis plan moving ahead THE future of Wonthaggi’s medicinal cannabis facility is in the hands of Bass Coast Shire Council. International cooperation MediPharm Labs has submitted a planning application to council, which is currently under assessment. Initially, MediPharm Labs had suggested the facility could be fully operation by the start of this year. “This application proposes to use the land at 2 and 2A Cyclone Street, Wonthaggi, for industry associated with the processing of medical cannabis oil,” council’s general manager advocacy, economy and liveability Allison Jones said. “Council is waiting for the applicant to supply additional information so assessment of the application can progress. Once this information is received, the application will be advertised.” The matter will go before councillors if the application attracts more than five objections once it has been advertised. Previously, council had approved the development of a warehouse in Cyclone Street. The planning control applied to the land is the Industrial 1 Zone. In this zone, a permit is not required to use the land as a warehouse. However, operations inside the facility cannot begin until a permit is approved by council for extraction practices. The facility intends to cultivate medicinal cannabis for local as well as national hospitals. In Australia, the product is generally used for treating conditions such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and arthritis, but has also been known to be beneficial for patients suffering from HIV, Aids and anorexia.
Council commits to shared services AT its March ordinary meeting, Bass Coast Shire Council committed to progress a joint funding application to establish the next stage of a shared services entity in Gippsland.
PUPPY LOVE: Lynette Hawkes with a bunch of friends who are looking for homes in the region. Lynette has dedicated her life to helping animals in distress and finding new home with caring owners. While the initiative is thriving across the state, foster carers in South Gippsland are few and far between with just five volunteers in the region. “We need foster carers, but we also need volunteers to help with transport and vet trips,” Mrs Hawkes said. ‘Starting Over Dog Rescue’ as-
sists carers with all their needs, including providing cages and housing for dogs, food, bedding, dog runs, toys and more, as well all covering all vet costs – all that’s needed is to give the dogs some much needed love and attention. Individuals aged 16 and upwards can apply as a volunteer – and it doesn’t matter if you work full time.
“We understand people are busy, most of our volunteers work full time,” Mrs Hawkes said. “Even if people are travelling to Melbourne on Wednesdays, it would be great if they could transport dogs back here,” Mrs Hawkes said. To volunteer, you can visit www. startingoverdogrescue.org.au or call Lynette Hawkes on 0422 511 882.
In 2018, the four participating including East Gippsland, South Gippsland and Wellington councils announced their collaboration to investigate the establishment of a shared services model that may eventually deliver combined back office/corporate services and IT functions into the future. Shared services had the potential to provide Bass Coast with an innovative operating model that aims to maintain service levels while, improving efficiency and increasing savings. Council resolved to be a participant in the entity, subject to a successful funding application under the Victorian Government’s $20 million Rural Council Transformation Program. The project aims to support projects that help make Victoria’s regional and rural councils and the services they deliver more sustainable. The other Gippsland councils will each be considering their involvement in shared services over the next four weeks. Funding announcements are expected to be made in early June. Over the last five months, the four participating councils will begin setting up the entity and undertake the necessary procurement processes.
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Saving lives in Inverloch By Grace Griffith
location once an emergency call is received. “Once the 000 call goes in, Ambulance Victoria will be able to pinpoint the location and get EVERY second counts when a person help. They can also talk you through the process suffers a cardiac arrest and with that in of using the AED.” Ms Saxton said. mind the Heart Foundation and InverWith helicopter and ambulance accessibility, loch’s Men’s Shed have joined forces to Inverloch’s first 24 hour defibrillator is in an ideal help support those in serious trouble in location at Inverloch Men’s Shed at the recreation reserve – all while still being in the heart of the their area. Inverloch’s first 24-hour automated external town. The Men’s Shed now aims to raise awareness defibrillator (AED) is now accessible on the exof the defibrillator through direct contact with ternal walls of the Inverloch’s Men’s Shed. It’s the only 24 hour defibrillator in a radius of community groups and via Facebook to ensure LIFE SAVING: Inverloch Men’s Shed’s Matt McDonald and Julian Sellers with Danielle everyone knows of its location and use. Saxton and Amy Skelton from the Heart Foundation. approximately 70 kilometres. Other defibrillators exist in the town, but are only available during business hours or at specific times. Heart Foundation’s Danielle Saxton said the unit is designed for people with no experience at all. Everybody can step in and save a life. Heart Foundation CEO Victoria, Kellie-Ann Jolly, praised the community-led initiative in the busy tourist town. “Gippsland has the state’s highest incidence for out of hospital cardiac arrests, so it’s vitally important that we get more lifesaving defibrillators out from behind locked doors.” For every minute without lifesaving intervention, a person’s chance of surviving decreases by 10 percent. Tragically, only one in 10 Victorians who suffer out of hospital cardiac arrests survive. “Every second counts in a cardiac arrest. Saving a life can be as simple as knowing CRP and using an AED,” Ms Jolly said. Following the recent presentation of the AED, representatives from the Heart Foundation demonstrated how to apply the device and how to perform CPR to a group of community members at the Inverloch Hub. According to the Heart Foundation, a person is twice as likely to survive when CPR is performed. When an AED is also used, this survival rate dramatically increases again. The presentation formed part of the Heart Safe Community Project, launched in March this year, which aims to empower communities to feel confident to act if they witnessed a cardiac arrest. As of January 1st, Not only is the AED available around the clock, but it will also be registered with Ambulance Vicproviders have dropped toria so that paramedics can quickly determine the
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ALASKA IS A BUCKET LIST MUST
By Peter Chapman
I HAVE been fortunate enough to have been on a few cruises in my life and I have enjoyed each and every one of them. That said, over the past few years going on a cruise hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been my number one choice for a vacation. While I realise there are many who regularly line up for a cruise fix, I have got to the point where the cruise now has to offer something spectacular for me to book. My latest journey aboard Holland Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MS Westerdam provided just that. It was an inspiring seven-day cruise from Seattle up the Inside Passage to Alaska with four ports of call. I really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to expect and that was probably good because I went with an open mind. Having sailed with Holland America before I knew the food and service on board would be first class and, quite frankly, they went up another notch on this cruise. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expecting, however, to be overawed by the magic of Alaska. One guest came up with his special word and called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;awesomenessâ&#x20AC;?, and he was right. It is a word perfect description for the Alaskan wonderland I was to encounter for the first time. While you can go on some cruises and give shore excursions a wide berth, on the Alaskan trip the excursions are a must. The three I did will stay with me forever. The first was out of Juneau, the capital of Alaska and home to just 31,000. With nine other cruise guests we boarded a seaplane in the harbour and flew for 20 minutes, scooting over glaciers before landing at the re-
mote Taku Lodge. We all knew barbecue king salmon and homecooked corn bread was on the menu, what we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know was that we were about to get up close and personal with a black bear. Showing no concerns for anyone except the lodge attendant with the large bamboo pole, the
bear patiently waited until the barbecue was done before devouring half a bucket of sand into which the fish oil had soaked. He was just metres from us. As we flew back to the ship I wondered if anything could top that experience. Just 24 hours later I had my answer. Marceau
was our fishing expert for a half-day Alaskan King Salmon sports fishing trip, and what a trip it was. These prize fish sell at the Sitka fishing co-op for upwards of $500 and before our four-hour trip was over we had four in the boat. Next to a blue fin tuna they are pound for pound one of the best fighting fish I have ever hooked.
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Council takes the job For 2019-20, the trail could cost council SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council will $56,613 to maintain – once grants and rental intake over management of the Great come were considered. Southern Rail Trail from Leongatha to This would increase if the trail was extended Welshpool, after volunteers said they to Korumburra, with the cost tipped to rise to were overworked. Councillors unanimously voted to take on the committee of management role at the request of the committee, who said the task of caring for the 72km unsealed track was excessive. Council will assume responsibility for the Leongatha to Welshpool section of the trail once the term of the current committee expires or earlier if negotiated with the committee. Deputy mayor Cr Alyson Skinner said the task was “a gigantic responsibility for a committee of management” but noted council’s decision would have budget implications. A council report stated additional funding would be needed, in addition to the $65,500 already allocated to maintain the Leongatha-Welshpool section of the trail.
$209,345 by 2021-22. The employment of a rail trail officer from January 2020 would add to this cost, with $23,026 allocated for the 0.6EFT position in 2019-20. The role will be fulltime come 2022-23, with a budgeted cost of $66,184. Cr Jim Fawcett said council’s investment equated to a one per cent rate rise a year. “We need to explain to our community that you can’t do this without the cost and the cost could be at the sake of a rate reduction,” he said. Cr Andrew McEwen agreed, but noted the trail’s tourism benefit. “Meeniyan is a town on some weekends now HELP: Cr Ray Argento supported the request by the Great Southern Rail Trail committee that is overrun with bicycles,” he said.
Newstart needs lift COUNCILLOR Michael Whelan encouraged Bass Coast Shire Council to go a step further in its support for a raise in Newstart payments.
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Cr Whelan called for councillors to write to the major parties in the Federal election, emphasising the importance of raising the Newstart allowance to a level that will lift people out of poverty. By supporting a Newstart raise, council is addressing its advocacy priority to help alleviate homelessness and emergency housing in Bass Coast. Currently, Newstart payments are $280 per week. This has not changed in 24 years. Cr Whelan stressed that it was time to see change. “My sister was on Newstart a few years ago, in her early 60s. She was sent around all over the place, being asked to go to jobs out near places like Greensborough – places you cannot get to on a single train ride. For a woman of that age, being asked to apply for jobs as a security officer in a shopping centre is really ridiculous. It was punishment, and I believe that’s what it was intended as,” he said. “One of council’s advocacy priorities is to address homelessness, emergency housing and the flow of income. The reason I put an alternate motion forward is to write to the Federal Government. They don’t care. It’s clear they don’t care and they haven’t cared for some time. However, in this context of an election, we clearly need to write to the major parties and start to advocate for these people in our community who are so disadvantaged. “When you are living in poverty, it is hard to make clever decisions about your finances.” Council was approached by the community to support the allowance raise. A petition was submitted to council in February with 108 signatures. Jessica Harrison from the Wonthaggi Branch of the Australia Unemployed Workers Union was elated by council’s support. “We were very pleased that Bass Coast Shire Council voted at its last meeting to lobby for a raise in Newstart payments,” she said. “The council has shown it has a heart and understands that local people are finding it hard to survive on $39 a day. “Bass Coast Shire Council joins 19 other councils which have passed similar resolutions.” The new system is on a digital platform to match jobseekers with suitable vacancies. “While the scrapping of the requirements for a set number of job searches is a good thing, we are concerned that digitising employment services could mean more punishments for the unemployed. In the last financial year alone, 1.6 million penalties were handed out to jobseekers. In the new system, penalties may be imposed on welfare recipients without warning or human contact,” Ms Harrison said. “Also many people in our area do not have reliable internet access or their own transport to travel to places where internet access is available.” The Wonthaggi Branch of the Australian Unemployed Workers Union offers support at 12pm on the first Monday of the month at the Men’s Shed in the Harvest Centre Garden, behind Mitchell House in Wonthaggi.
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NEWS IN BRIEF Museum aid THE Port Welshpool and District Maritime Museum committee will have to wait until May to find out if it will benefit from $15,000 of proposed council funding to manage the museum’s collection.
Surfing the world for his inspiration A PASSION for photography has transformed into a lifestyle for former South Gippsland local Ted Grambeau.
The $15,000 may be used to pay personnel to help the volunteer committee document and value the collection. At its last meeting council considered adopting the draft Port Welshpool and District Maritime Museum and Collection Policy to guide the acquisition of new items. A council report also stated the museum needs essential works within the next 18 months, including floor repairs and the eradication of termites, that would cost approximately $45,000. Cr Ray Argento successfully moved to defer the matter until the May 29 council meeting to give council time to review and clarify the matter.
Don’t forget to register your pet LOSING your beloved pet can be an upsetting and stressful situation for the UP CLOSE: Ted Grambeau – formerly of South Gippsland – has made an incredible living as a surf photographer, journeying to exotic locations whole family. around the world.
If your pet is registered and microchipped, however, your dog or cat has a much higher chance of being returned to you if it ends up in an animal shelter or vet clinic. Pet registrations this year are due on April 10, with renewal notices currently arriving in mailboxes. Under Victorian law, every cat and dog three months of age and over must be registered with their local council. Pets being registered for the first time must also be microchipped prior to registration. Bass Coast mayor Cr Brett Tessari said registering your pet is a key part of being a responsible owner. “No family wants to experience the distress of losing a pet so having your pet microchipped and registered will give you the best chance of being reunited as soon as possible,” he said. “It’s also important to make sure your contact details are kept up to date, including your current address and phone number.” Former South Gippsland photographer Ted Grambeau captured world For more information on pet registration and champion surfer Mick Fanning with gorillas in Rwanda. responsible pet ownership, please contact council’s local laws team on local.laws@basscoast.vic. gov.au or call them on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or 5671 2211. If you have a new pet, you can also chat to the local laws team about what you need to do to register them.
Ted Grambeau is backed by 40 years experience as a surf photographer and has a wealth of experiences to share. Photo credit: Trent Mitchell.
Mr Grambeau specialises in adventure surf photography, which has taken to around 100 countries – give or take a two. “I have been pretty lucky to be able to search the planet for new and unlikely surfing locations in some of the most bizarre places on the planet; places like Russia, Iceland, Madagascar, as well as the usual Tahiti, Bali and Hawaii annually,” he said. Mr Grambeau has been in the photography profession for around four decades. His interest piqued on the beachside of hotspots of South Gippsland. “I became interested in photography as a result of a football injury. I would go to the surf on the weekends and because of my injury I couldn’t surf and started to take photos of my friends at Walkerville, Waratah Bay and Wilsons Promontory,” he said. “Living in Foster at the time, I joined the local camera club at Port Franklin and took a greater interest in photography. “Later on, when studying for an economics degree at La Trobe University failed to excite me, I switched to photography at RMIT.” Mr Grambeau has gone on to work for magazines and for commercial clients in the surf industry such as Rip Curl, Billabong, Quiksilver and Patagonia. He has also worked for non surf companies, including Speedo, Apple, Redbull and BMW. Mr Grambeau considers the opportunity to make a living doing what he loves and sharing his experiences is his greatest achievement. “This was made possible by my parents’ unconditional support to follow my chose path and the ongoing support from family and friends to pursue my dreams,” he said. “I have sailed throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. I have ridden a motorcycle from Los Angles to Patagonia at the bottom of South America for eight months. I have worked with the world’s best surfers for the last 40 years and life still has plenty challenges to excite me.” Mr Grambeau’s wealth of experiences led to the production of three photo books; Masters of Surf Photography (USA), The Surfer and the Mermaid and Adventures in Light. The Surfer and the Mermaid is a children’s book with an environmental message. The most current book – Adventures in Light – is a photographic collaboration with Recur and contains some of the best surfing moments of the last 40 years. Mr Grambeau admits his career path hasn’t always been the wisest financial decision and he is grateful for his family’s unrelenting support along his journey. “Ironically, I would have to consider myself one of the richest people if you count life’s experiences and countless amazing friends,” he said. Mr Grambeau grew up with his family in Wonthaggi. His father – Russell Grambeau – was one of the first professional coaches in the area. He coached Wonthaggi Blues and later Foster. Mr Grambeau attended St Joseph’s Primary School with his brother Patrick and sisters Maureen and Kate. He attended Wonthaggi Secondary College until Year 8 and finished his secondary education in Foster. Following his injury, most of his photography was related to the ocean and surfing culture at Walkerville, Waratah and Wilsons Prom. “Recognition that we had some of the most beautiful beaches in the world expanded the type of images I like to capture; in particular the Prom,” he said. “I had the good fortune to work on the hiking stations at Sealers and Refuge Cove as a ranger during my holidays.” Mr Grambeau said the loss of his parents relatively early in life gave an added urgency for him to achieve what he wanted out of life. For those interested in Mr Grambeau’s work and publications, visit https://tedgrambeauphotography.com/.
South Gippsland Shire Council Strzelecki Ward Extraordinary Vacancy DECLARATION OF RESULTS At the countback of votes on Monday 1 April 2019, the following candidate was elected to fill an extraordinary vacancy in Strzelecki Ward within South Gippsland Shire Council: HIRST, Frank
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Boxing up care packs for battling farmers By Grace Griffith
Grantville gets information upgrade A NEW information shelter is being built at the corner of Grantville Glen Alvie Road and Bass Highway, with work starting recently.
DUMBALK’S Jan Stirling - a full time volunteer for Gippsland Farmer Relief - helps oversee that drought stricken farmers across South Gippsland receive monthly food hampers delivered to their door. The organisation, founded in 2016 by Melissa Ferguson of Yinnar, aims to boost morale whilst delivering support services with total confidentiality and respect for Gippsland farming families. Jan applied for a role with the not-for-profit organisation when she retired and is now busier than ever, volunteering five days a week – sometimes more – to keep up with the high demand for help. “We currently provide for140 farming families Gippsland wide and have 74 volunteers across Gippsland,” Mrs Stirling said. “We get at least one farming family referral a week, sometime it can be three or four.” Mrs Stirling said the organisation started when dairy prices dropped and farmers weren’t able to cover their costs, but since then farmers have been hit with widespread drought and bushfires. “The drought came along and if you don’t have rain you don’t have grass, so there is no feed,” Mrs Stirling said. “Then there are the bushfires – some still burning – and they’ve burnt off what grass the farmers did have. “It’s not an easy life for them.” Non-perishable foods are purchased from food banks and local businesses which are then packed at the Gippsland Farmer Relief warehouse in Traralgon. Volunteers bundle provisions into two banana boxes per family which is then delivered directly to the door of farming families in need each month. “That’s where it becomes very rewarding, every family appreciates what we do,” Mrs Stirling said. “I get a lot of feedback from the families via email and phone calls. “It’s good to know you are making a difference.” Mrs Stirling said that the organisation has a lot of “awesome” sponsors including St Vincent De Paul Society and many anonymous sponsors. “We have a lot of people supporting us financially,” she said. Gippsland Farmer Relief also offers third party referrals for up skilling to assist with budgeting and management of finances as well as referrals for counselling. “We like to accumulate money so that at least once a quarter we can give gift cards to farming families so they can pay bills or buy fresh fruit
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The Grantville Business and Community Association requested replacement shelter from the Bass Coast Shire Council. The request coincides with council’s Open Space Asset Management Plan for renewal, as the existing information shelter has reached the end of its life. This new shelter is being built as part of council’s 2018/19 Building and Open Space Renewal Program at a cost of $15,000. The works will involve the removal and disposal of the existing shelter, supply and installation of a new shelter and concrete base pad and new information boards. Appropriate traffic and pedestrian measures will be in place whilst these works are being carried out. Council’s contractor will make every effort to minimise any disruptions. The local community and other stakeholders can keep up to date with the project at www. basscoast.vic.gov.au/projects or by calling council’s infrastructure delivery team on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or 5671 2211.
HAPPY TO HELP: Jan Stirling from Dumbalk is a full time volunteer for Gippsland Farmer Relief. Mrs Stirling can receive one to four referrals for farming families in need each week and is determined to help those that need it. and vegetables,” Mrs Stirling said. Volunteers also accrue shampoos, toothbrushes, deodorants and other personal care products to hand out once a quarter; however this is reliant on people donating these items. Non-perishable food or personal care product donations can be made at the Leongatha Community House or on a Thursday between 9.30am2.30pm at the warehouse in Traralgon. Leongatha Community House in conjunction with Black Sheep Men’s Club are holding a trivia night at Leongatha Bowls Club on April 6, 7pm with funds going toward farming families in need. Tickets are available at the Leongatha Community House. To volunteer with the Gippsland Farmer Relief and help provide assistance to our struggling farmers, please contact Jan on 0488 445 153.
Gippsland Farmer Relief volunteers pack food boxes for their 140 farming families in need across South Gippsland.
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CONCERN OVER RISING CANCER RATES
June deadline issued for move on services By Tayla Kershaw-Thomas WITH high rates of cancer presentations locally, hospitals and the State Government are urging people to consider cancer screening. According to the State Government, 1249 people are living with cancer and 487 are diagnosed per year in the Gippsland South electorate. For the Bass electorate, the rate of people living with cancer is higher, sitting at 1408. However, 439 are diagnosed each year. Bass Coast Health CEO Jan Child said the Wonthaggi hospital is going to address these rates by introducing chemotherapy services. “We can’t explain why, but the statistics are high for cancer presentations are our hospital,” Ms Child said. “These patients need to go down the highway for treatment. Some will travel daily and some will travel up to 10 times a week. Introducing this critical service will change lives and support families.” The hospital anticipates it will begin the process to introduce chemotherapy services by June and would launch a fundraising campaign to ensure the necessary resources. “Our message to the community is that supporting us supports local people. A lot of money goes out of our community to support metropolitan hospitals. In two years, we still won’t have forgotten the generous contributions made by our locals,” she said. Though the introduction of these services will be a huge step forward for Bass Coast Health, Ms Child said it was likely the hospital would never be able to treat complex cancers involving the head or the brain.
Gippsland Southern Health Service CEO Mark Johnson stressed the importance of cancer screenings. “Burden of disease data indicates that cancer has the highest prevalence of any disease in the Gippsland region and is the second highest cause of death. Given early detection – whether it is for breast, bowel, cervical, prostate or skin cancers –provides a higher likelihood of effective treatment and survival. Screening for these cancers should be on everyone’s “to do” list,” he said. “In addition to encouraging people to have regular screenings, Gippsland Southern Health Service encourages everyone to reduce their risk of cancer by not smoking and maintaining a healthy diet and exercise regime.” Mr Johnson said Gippsland Southern Health Service is a member of the Gippsland Regional Integrated Cancers Service which focuses on development and implementation of regional referral pathways and treatment models. “For the past five years we have been working in partnership with Latrobe Regional Hospital to provide medical oncology and chemotherapy services locally,” he said. The State Government encouraged regular cancer screens following World Cancer Day, which fell on February 4. Eastern Victoria Region MLC Harriet Shing called on locals to become aware of what they can do to reduce the risk of cancer. “Screening and early diagnosis is key to surviving many types of cancer. That is why it is so important to keep up regular screening and talk to your GP if you have any concerns,” she said. “Your chance of reducing your cancer risk is in your hands. I encourage you and your family to prioritise cancer screening and take action to prevent cancer.”
Early detection key to survival IN Victoria, the most common cancers are prostate, breast, bowel and skin. Finding breast cancer early before any symptoms are noticed – and when treatment is more likely to be successful – gives people the best chance of survival. For bowel cancer, early detection provides the best chance for a positive prognosis and 90 percent of bowel cancers can be successful treated if found early. Everyone aged 50 to 74 should be screened every two years. Around 75 percent of women diagnosed with cervical cancer have either never had a pap test or had not had them regularly before diagnosis. Cervical cancer is preventable with regular cervical screening and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. The two yearly pap test had been replaced with the five yearly cervical screening test, which looks for the types of HPV that can cause lesions that may develop into cervical cancer if not treated. You still need regular screening, even if you’ve had the HPV vaccine. Men who are concerned about prostate cancer should speak to their doctor to help them decide whether testing is right for them.
High demand for ambulance service AMBULANCE Victoria are doing their best to meet the demands of rapidly growing requests for ambulance services in South Gippsland and Bass Coast. Simon Jemmett, Gippsland regional director for Ambulance Victoria, said “in Bass Coast and South Gippsland, across both Code 1 (urgent case) and Code 2 (emergency cases) we attended 120 cases more than we did a year ago.” Mr Jemmett assured that Ambulance Victoria is working hard to improve their response times and service. “Our aim is to give every patient the best care, every time. Improved response times are leading to improved patient outcomes, especially for cardiac arrest, stroke and trauma patients,” he said. At present, there are approximately 25 paramedics that work across the Leongatha branch and neighbouring Korumburra branch. In the most recent quarter Ambulance Victoria attended 385 urgent cases in South Gippsland, 15 more cases than a year earlier. While the number of calls attended within 15 minutes dipped slightly, paramedics are getting to patients faster with an average response time of 18.07 minutes compared to 19.16 minutes a year ago. Over the same period, Code 2 response in South
Gippsland showed an improvement to an average of 30.44 minutes in the most recent quarter from an average of 32.08 a year earlier, despite an increase in calls. “In Bass Coast we attended 65 more urgent cases in the last quarter than we did for the same time last year. As a result, our response time went from 14.07 minutes a year ago to an average of 14.28 minutes in the most recent quarter. Consequently, our response time performance went from 66.7 per cent a year ago to 65.6 per cent,” Mr Jemmett explained. However, Code 2 response in Bass Coast showed an improvement with an average of 26.04 in the most recent quarter from an average of 27.33 minutes a year prior. 515 emergency cases were attended in the recent quarter, 19 more than a year ago. “While fluctuations of this type are not uncommon for large geographic areas with a relatively low number of Code 1 call outs, we are reviewing how we can best provide coverage to this area to improve our response performance,” Mr Jemmett said. Following recent transformational reforms and significant investment in ambulance services, there has been a deployment of an additional 450 paramedics across the state along with extra vehicles, new resources, and new and upgraded ambulance branches.
Skin cancer checks Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, so being familiar with your skin and being sun smart is an important way to reduce the risk of skin cancer. If you notice any changes to your skin, including new spots or changes in shape, colour or size of a spot, make an appointment with your GP. You can reduce your risk by not smoking, maintaining a healthy diet and weight by being physically active, limiting alcohol consumption and being sun smart. “We know that a cancer diagnosis can be devastating not only for the person, but for friends and loved one – that’s why the Andrews Labor Government is committed to cancer prevention and early detection,” Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos said. “Everyone has the power to reduce the impact of cancer for themselves and for their families.” Where can I get reliable information? Cancer Council 13 11 20 Information and support for you and your family for the cost of a local call anywhere in Australia.
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YOURW ONTHAGGI WONTHAGGI
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Music and fun to delight in Wonthaggi’s streets
THE Wonthaggi Street Festival is on again this Saturday, April 13 in a brand new location.
Reserve, where the main stage will be located. The festival will run from 1pm to 9pm and will close with a fireworks display. It is anticipated the festival will Food vendors and stalls will line attract 6000 to 7000 people. the reserve with a bar section uphill The action will kick off in Wishart provided by licensee The Caledo-
nian Hotel. Children’s activities such as giant board games and face painting will be provided in this space. Entry will be $5 with a great line up of bands scheduled. Following an official opening address from Bass Coast Shire Council mayor Cr Brett Tessari, fitness instructors from Voyage Fitness will take to the stage. Bands Jase ‘N’ Leigh, Hoi Polloi, Emma Volard and Westall 66 will follow on. These bands feature local performers. Fire twirlers will perform prior to the headlining act Nicky Bomba’s Bustamento, who will play from 7.15pm until 9pm. From Abraham Lane to Durham Lane, Watt Street will be closed for PICTURE IT: Wonthaggi Street Festival organisers Terry Earl and carnival rides. Emma Demunk are looking forward to seeing Wishart Reserve transDown McBride Avenue, more market stalls will be set up and local formed for this year’s festival on Saturday.
businesses are encouraged to continue trading. A small stage will be set up at the end of McBride Avenue for the Youth Busking Competition. The Youth Busking Competition was held for the first time last year in an empty shop on Murray Street. It was a massive success with a lot of emerging talent eager to be involved. Wonthaggi Business and Tourism Association’s Terry Earl said the future of the festival is to extend the activities right down to Apex Park. Ideas are also following to create a spectacular two day event. Mr Earl said organisers are hoping to see a strong social media presence this year. Be part of the action by uploading your festival photos to social media platforms accompanied by A map of the new Wonthaggi Street Festival #wonthaggistreets. location.
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“It’s wonderful to have that community in- prizes from previous years. volvement and support. We have had a state winner before, so there’s something exciting to aim for.” The colouring competition kicked off at the beginning of March with all entries to be returned next week. The newsagency staff will judge the entries on April 18. The winners will go to the nationals, which will be judged on May 7. A stationary prize pack is in store for national
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Forest landscape was our heritage WELCOME to my first history column which I am happy to say will now become a regular feature in The Great Southern Star newspaper.
I trust you will enjoy reflections of our heritage using the information and photos made available through the Leongatha Historical Society. For my first column I am featuring the forests that were once the dominant feature of the local landscape. When you look around South Gippsland today you see farmland, settlements and some rare remnant forests. So, what was South Gippsland like before it was changed into a farming region by our pioneer selectors? The hill country of our region was covered with a magnificent forest of mountain ash and blue gums with an under story of tree ferns, wattles, myrtles, blanket leaf and wire grass. The foothill areas south of Leongatha had forests of messmate and peppermint. Along the coast ti-tree and banksia dominated with mangroves in swampy sections. Lyrebirds, koalas, black tailed wallabies, possums and a wide variety of birds lived in these forests. The great increase in population during the Gold Rushes of the 1850s and 60s created a call to unlock the land and make farmland available for small farmers. This led the Victorian Government to pass a series of Land Acts from 1862. These allowed men and women to select 320 acres of crown land for £1 an acre. Land was purchased with a deposit and paid off over time. At first the selectors could hire a guide to help them find land to peg out. They would then go to Melbourne, claim the land and pay a deposit. They would then have to return to the land and start to clear it. Later surveyor John Lardner and his team divided the forestland into farms and townships. Land was then selected from a map at the lands department. Selectors then travelled into the forest to find their land. It is difficult to comprehend what these early settlers thought when they first saw these massive trees that had to be cleared with axes and saws. Clearing was tough work Almost every settler had to cut his own scrub,
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first, to clear a track in, then to build a hut or house out of bush timber. Getting lost in the forest was a problem. Several selectors became lost in the bush. In one instance a settler was lost between Korumburra and Leongatha for nearly a week because he could not estimate the distance travelled in the forest. Others had been hopelessly lost within a few hundred yards of their own camp. These pioneers lived in tents and make-shift ABOVE: The Dodd fomily home in the trees at Dumbalk housing and got on with clearing. Trees were cut BELOW: A fallen tree becomes a bridge as early settlers move in to the homesteads. down or ring barked. Huge stacks of plant material accumulated ready to burn on a hot day in summer. Bushfires also helped clear the land. In many cases wives and children lived elsewhere until a reasonable house was constructed and some food could be grown. When enough land was cleared rye grass and clover was planted and pastures developed. With pasture came dairy cattle and then small butter factories. Services for the farmers were established in the townships. South Gippsland became the unique farming region it is today. Our communities were developed by these strong pioneers over 130 years ago. In recent years local farmers and other groups have rehabilitated the environment and reintroduced local vegetation to hillsides and river banks. Hopefully South Gippsland will survive all the changes the future has in store. Those wishing to research the early history of a crown allotment can do so at the Public Records Office of Victoria. The Leongatha Historical Society can help you get started. Please come in on a Thursday or Friday afternoon from 12pm to 4pm and speak to our helpful members.
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The highlight of the auction was the $4.468 million bid for 30 early-issue black and white numerical NSW number plates. The top individual price of $215,000 was paid for the right to display the Heritage plate ‘271’ followed by ‘296’ at $210,000 – both amongst the 18, 3-digit plates on offer. However it was the four and five digit plates that inspired many bidders, with ‘1116’ selling for $126,000 and the numerically attractive ‘lucky’ plate ‘33388’ bringing $102,000. Further underscoring the demand for Heritage plates, 25 of the 30 on offer sold for $100,000 or more. Of the 13 motorcycles in the auction, the outstanding result was the world market price of $160,000 paid for a fabulously original 1953 Vincent Black Shadow Series C – the ultimate road bike of its era. With its hand-assembled 998cc air-cooled V-twin engine designed by Australian Phil Irving, the Black Shadow re-wrote the rule book when it came to high performance motorcycles, while it also proved a winner in competition, particularly in Australia and on the Bonneville salt flats. Classic British and European sporting cars brought top money, with a red, restored 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190SL roadster selling for $165,000, a silver 1960 Porsche 356B 1600S Coupe bringing $160,000 and an extensively refurbished, red 1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Series 2 Fixed-Head Coupe sold for $120,000. British luxury cars were also in demand, with a striking 1938 Bentley 4¼ Litre in the style of a Vanden Plas open tourer selling for $110,000, a restored, one-owner 1932 Rolls-Royce 20/25HP Open Tourer bringing $76,000 and a one-owner 1985 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur saloon coming to auction in excellent condition from a blue-chip Sydney Family, sold with ‘no reserve’ above its high estimate for $57,000. At the other end of the size spectrum, a 1969 Morris Mini Cooper S MkII Saloon in older restored condition and good provenance achieved an impressive $53,000. American sporting classics were also popular with bidders, with the highlights being the $90,000 paid for a beautiful, restored left-hand drive Chevrolet Bel Air Sports Coupe, while a right hand drive 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Coupe in lovely condition throughout surprised by almost doubling its pre-auction low estimate to sell for $84,000. Italian sporting classics also performed well, with a 1965 ‘Stepnose’ Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Coupe upgraded mechanically to Veloce specification selling with ‘no reserve’ for $70,000, while a now-rare 1966 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint Coupe in older restored condition brought $58,000. Emerging classics also showed their potential, with a 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Sedan selling for $30,000, a 2005 Holden VZ Monaro CV8Z ‘manual’ coupe bringing $67,000 and a 1991 Holden HSV VG Maloo Ute (No 99 of 132 built) selling for $43,000.
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Kona ticks the top SUV boxes EVERY mainstream brand you can think you: that’s part of the point of it. The Kona should do that, with its muscular of is investing in SUVs these days and toning, sensuous surfaces and high-contrast fendAussies are lapping them up. er cladding.
It suits our lifestyle as we pack up the kids or just load up the back with the large suitcases as we head off to the airport. When you delve into the detail of the small SUV market you’ll find that some are taking this segment more seriously than others. Hyundai is a manufacturer who knows just what a difference a car of this kind can make. With a product designed precisely for the needs of buyers in the fastest-growing part of this sector the Hyundai Kona is proving a hit. Kona’s are now the entry point to the company’s expanded and now much wider-ranging cutting-edge SUV line-up. This more affordable, more accessible Kona model is becoming a familiar sight on our roads.
It all combines to make this little SUV seem a little more serious in its intent than some of its rivals - which actually isn’t far from the truth. Most competitors in this segment are merely stylised versions of the existing superminis they’re based upon. The Kona in contrast, is one of the few contenders in the class boasting its own purpose-built SUV platform - which is why it’s one of the only ones that can be engineered to offer the option of all-electric power. At the wheel, the driving position isn’t especially commanding but the cabin feels of decent quality. You can also connect in your handset using the ‘Apple CarPlay’ and ‘Android Auto’ smartphone mirroring. There’s also a reasonably-sized On the move, it’s probable that likely buyers 361-litre boot. will approve of the attributes that Hyundai has prioritised here - refinement, ease of use and the way So, what will it cost to buy this car and what the company’s light but accurate ‘Motor Driven will you get for the money? Power Steering’ system makes the car so easy to The most popular model at present is the precisely place on the road, whether you’re in 2.1litre front wheel drive model which sells for a town or threading your way at speed through cordrive away price starting at just under $26,000. ners on the open road. At the moment through the month of April Hyundai will also throw in $1000 worth of free A car of this kind has to evoke a reaction from accessories. The Kona boast the best of the safety options
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continual growth in the market. Combined with its was fair enough, given that to be what most buywinning design is a passenger-car-like driving dy- ers in the smaller SUV segment wanted. namic along with versatility and refinement. So does this car have what it takes to stand Aussies are stamping the Kona as a winner. out? Well most agree that it’s been styled to do so which in this segment is half the battle. Until the arrival of this Kona, cars of this kind Now the sales of the Kona reveal that it’s had been all about style over substance. Which quickly becoming a favourite downunder.
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The Good Life
o e o Your LOC Yo Y LO LLOCAL OC OCA OC CA A ALL g guide uide tto o Art Arrt A rt and an nd Entertainment Entertta ainment
LEAD ROLE: Jazzmine Kaye (left) was brilliant as feminist author Margot Mason. Also pictured is Jake Benson, Ashley Reed and Nina Prideaux in Female of the Species on Thursday night in Cowes.
Female of the Species - a real blast By Helen Bowering NOTHING short of a real hoot, this play Female of the Species by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith is the latest offering by Phillip Island’s Offshore Theatre previewed in Cowes on Thursday night and gave the audience plenty of bang for their buck, literally. There were ear splitting bangs that made the audience jump on numerous occasions, compliments of the gun slinging lunatic, expertly played by the very troubled Molly Rivers (Rebecca Parfitt) who invades the home of best-selling feminist writer Margot Mason (Jazzmine Kaye). Seated at her desk for most of the play Margot, her character is said to be based on Germaine Greer despite the playwright’s denials is very much the central character, totally self-absorbed, flamboyant and Jazz is fabulous in this role. This play walks a fine line between satire and farce. While it would be normal to find it disturbing to watch a middle-aged woman, Margot threatened with a gun, handcuffed and gagged by a lunatic and Molly who blames Margot for expressing ideas that ruined the her life, you can’t help but see the funny side to this unfolding drama.
The play is a comic take on feminism and is hilarious but at the same time the themes are still very relevant today, raising issues on how men and women work together, raise their children and also get the house work done. Talented director Amanda Price has again offered a thoroughly entertaining production with good performances by all the actors including Nine Prideaux, no stranger to the local stage, she takes on the role Tess Thornton, the daughter of the feminist, Margot Mason, tells the gun-wielding Molly, “For a homicidal maniac, you’re awfully sweet”. This was after Tess had done a complete back flip on trying to save her mother to wanting to see her killed after over hearing a barrage of put downs relayed from Molly. Bryan Thornton, Tess’s husband is played by Steven Boon who lights up the stage with his strong but feminine portrayal, Frank, a macho taxi driver (Jake Benson) and Ashley Reed, the gay publisher who is awaiting Margot’s latest manuscript, all deserved the loud applause for their convincing and entertaining performances. The play boasting an elegant set by Remi D’Agostin, is loaded with great lines and is guaranteed to give you a top night out. Book your tickets at trybooking for performances Evening: April 11,12 and 13 at 7.30pm,.
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Help shape skate park BASS Coast Shire Council is holding community consultation sessions for the San Remo regional skate park and play space project. People will be able to provide feedback and ideas for the project at community workshops and drop in sessions throughout April and May, as well as online. The consultation will focus on gathering ideas for the project to help council work towards a design that suits the location and the needs of the local community. In addition to creating a regional skate facility, the $1.3 million project will include an upgrade to the existing play space on the San Remo foreshore, improved access to the cenotaph and will create a better gathering space for commemoration ceremonies. The workshops and pop up sessions will start in early April and continue throughout May. If interested participants are unable to attend these sessions, there will be an opportunity to provide feedback online. An online survey is available at www. basscoast.vic.gov.au/skate.
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The Good Life
Your LOCAL guide to Art and Entertainment
Coal Creek Easter egg hunt is on again Pack a picnic lunch, enjoy the general from the 1870’s to the 1920’s and is home to around 500,000 objects ranging store and explore the 53 historical buildings on the picturesque 27 hectares of from trains to thimbles. Not only is the location the perfect bushland. backdrop for an Easter hunt, but parents Come along to support the wonderful The much loved event by children can also admire the historical village tourist attraction while creating a memoand adults is happening again on Easter while children busily search for gold rable Easter for you and your family this Sunday, April 21, from 10am-1.30pm. blocks. year. As always, entry to the park is free and all are welcome, and to participate in the hunt a $6 hunting licence is required. The licence will allow children to hunt for gold blocks which they can then exchange for Easter eggs. With over 1500 golden blocks to find, hunting grounds will be allocated for different age groups allowing everyone a fair chance to discover their gold blocks. Three gold blocks are needed to be exchanged for Easter eggs. Lucky door prizes of Easter egg baskets will be won and a non-denominational church service will be available to all. Children will also have an opportunity to meet the Easter bunny in person and have a photo taken at the historic village. The fun doesn’t stop there; Coal The coal mining village at Coal Creek is holding its annual, much loved Creek’s little blue diesel locomotive will Easter hunt with 1500 golden blocks to be found and exchanged for yummy be running for this not to be missed event chocolate eggs. There will be lucky door prizes of Easter egg baskets to be won when you buy your egg hunting license, a non-denominational church STEAM TRAIN: Coal Creek’s little, blue diesel locomotive will be at $6.50 per ride. The park, established in 1974, is an service and an opportunity for children to meet the Easter bunny - all haprunning for the special Easter hunt event on Easter Sunday, April 21, authentic coal mining village spanning pening Easter Sunday, April 21. at $6.50 a ticket.
GET your egg baskets ready for the long awaited Easter hunt at Coal Creek Community Park and Museum this Easter!
Doing it for the kids The Good Friday TOGETHER we can make a difference in Appeal auction is on again at the Wonthaggi a child’s life. Workmen’s Club. Start-
ing at 12.30pm on Fri- tainment including a day, April 19 it sure to giant jumping castle in be a great day out, with the main foyer. lots of children’s enterThere’s something for everyone with food and drink available all afternoon and including three member’s draws and Easter raffle. The main event of the day is the huge auction that has been supported with donations from businesses across Bass Coast and South Gippsland. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the afternoon BIG EVENT: the main event of the day is the huge auction which, while supporting this great community event. as can be seen last year, was well supported by the community.
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OPINIONS
Letters to the Editor
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Mayor’s wife says it’s now time for the home truths BACK in 2012 my husband, Don Hill, change council going forward. The electorate spoke resoundingly and all bar decided to run for Council. He saw that he could make a difference and stand up for ratepayers against an administration that seemed unaccountable with annual rate rises of over 6% pa. During the campaign he got to know Andrew McEwen who seemed to have similar views. They were both elected-just! Cr McEwen just scraped in by 30 votes and Cr Hill was unopposed. Council was that exciting in those days! After just a few short months however, these two were making waves by proposing some progressive ideas in many areas of Council business. This did not sit well with the majority block leader at the time and the two progressives were soon at the receiving end of some rough tactics. Whilst the two progressives were always in the minority they continued to put forward their ideas to Council and the ratepayers. Council nearly always voted them down. Key ideas put forward early on in that Council were a 15 year 2% rate rise budget ahead of rate capping and new ideas such as shared services which council is currently enacting with support of government. These ideas were also voted down by the old guard until rate capping was introduced. Then, many of the progressive ideas were incorporated into the 15 year budget to achieve compliance with rate capping with no cuts to services. In all this time I watched as my husband would work late into the night on research and proposals often in collaboration with Cr McEwen and then see those ideas dismissed out of hand by the majority block when he tried to present them. They never gave up. Despite working full time teaching and running a 250 acre farm he managed to visit ratepayers and assist them in their concerns as well as do all that late night work preparing proposals to give to the councillor group. In 2015 the heat was really put on when Cr Fawcett organised 5 other Councillors to call for a code complaint against my husband for daring to inform the ratepayers that Council was proposing to spend $32 million of their funds on a municipal office project without ever having the ratepayers approve that in a budget process. During 2015 the minority group actually won a vote on an amendment to the rating strategy. Cr Fawcett strode into the Mayor’s office after the vote and its alleged threatened Mrs Harding that she must change her vote or lose out with projects in her area. She did not buckle under this threat and eventually Cr Fawcett was found guilty and to date has been the only Councillor to be found guilty of misconduct in this Shire. My husband eventually was acquitted at vcat in early 2017 of the false charges laid against him by Cr Fawcett, Brunt, and Davies. I believe those false charges were pushed to intimidate and bully my husband with an aimed for guilty verdict to be used to discredit his standing in the 2016 elections. The battle lines were drawn and both the progressives and the majority block campaigned hard for the 2016 council elections. The progressives promoted a wide range of policy ideas and proposals, the old guard offered up nothing new but scare tactics. They produced an illegal how to vote card, promulgated negative press about the progressive individuals and their only solution was for a no
one of the old guard failed dismally in their bids for re-election. The only one returning just scraped in whilst the two progressives were returned with a large increase in votes. Of the new Councillors, three were independents (Argento, Skinner, Rich), and four (Brunt, Edwards, Brown, and Kiel), were aligned with the old guard Council. So looking like 4-3-2 split in ideology the new Council began. In theory, the 3 independents should be able to ensure no block vote survived and the best ideas would win out. One unsuccessful candidate with tendencies towards the old guard informed my husband that the locals were not happy-Leongatha did not have a representative on Council. He said that a group was forming comprising elements of the Leongatha Chamber, the local press and others and that he should watch out for the State! My husband thought he was joking at the time. The new Council chose one of the independents as the Mayor and in that first year tactics employed were to white-ant the two progressive councillors by telephoning two independents on a daily basis and talking at length on who knows what about how bad those two Councillors were. The two progressives continued to promote sound ideas in debate but the voting seemed to come down to 6-3 against change. The second year began with Cr Brunt being elected as Mayor. Council continued 6-3 but over the next 6 months first one then another independent started to change some of their votes towards the progressive proposals. Leading up to the third Mayor election it still looked like 6-3 but the resignation of Cr Edwards resulted in a new independent being elected. With Mr Fawcett also coming back to Council it still looked like 5-4 to the old guard going forward. The Mayor vote now was perhaps a surprise to the old guard but on the day Cr Argento chose to trust in Cr Hill. Disruption increased after Cr Hill was elected as Mayor as an attempt was made to campaign against the elected Council using anything except a discussion on policies. Rumours and false statements were run in the press against individual Councillors and Council in general. Although this had been occurring over the time since the election it began to get more aggressive. Two Councillors then chose to fall on their own swords after the vote by Council to advertise the CEO position. They made outrageous unsubstantiated claims as they departed and took part in a public political rally to speak against the elected council and request that it be removed by the State Government. The local Chamber of Commerce even declared itself as a political party! Who organised the public political rally? Elements of the Leongatha Chamber, the Star Newspaper and others. From where I sit, this looked like an orchestrated campaign over the last three years by a group of Leongatha centric individuals who have plain and simply lost the will of the electorate and rather than adapt to change or propose policies they just chose to disrupt, undermine and pull down.
BETTER DAYS: mayor Don Hill (centre) with Shire CEO Tim Tamlin and Federal Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent. If they could not run the Shire they wouldn’t allow others to unless they had the same views. If this tactic were successful it could legitimately be called a coup. In future, if a group lost an election, rather than wait to the next one and attempt to produce actual policies, just cause disruption with false allegations and attempt to have the decision overturned by the State! These last few months have been tough on all the remaining councillors. Being accused of unsubstantiated behaviours is hard to hear when they are standing up to give their time and efforts to improve the outcomes for the Shire.
It seems to me as well that what they have been accused of is exactly how the others have been behaving themselves over the years. The community needs to pay attention because the old guard will return in 2020 and throwing their non-policy driven agenda of defame and besmirch, will attempt to get a new council that returns to the old ways. If that happens the community will have lost some free thinkers and be back with rubber stampers just approving what the administration supplies them each month. BARBARA HILL WILD DOG VALLEY
Dismiss not suspend! Our community of South Gippsland has overwhelmingly and clearly demanded the dismissal of the dysfunctional South Gippsland Councillors by the Minister for Local Government. The community who are dedicated to the best interests of South Gippsland, have done this: • generally on and offline in meetings and impromptu discussions; • by an overwhelming vote at a public meeting held with around 400 people in attendance; and • by an online survey in which over a 1,000 voters participated and 96% agreed Well respected, independent (demonstrated by that they did not follow a bloc voting pattern, did not campaign together and do not share Facebook and website platforms - all of which some of their former colleagues did and still do) former Crs Kiel, Edwards, Fawcett & Brunt were hounded out by behaviour that has been well documented by the media and no doubt, some of which, will be reported in the public realm once the Monitors report is released. Even as recently as 28 March 2019, the hollow claim of openness & transparency has seen the report on Councillor Expenditure & Conduct of Councillors remains locked away by a group of 6 Councillors namely Hill, Argento, Rich, Cousins, Skinner, McEwen - despite the good governance demanded by Fawcett and Brunt for this to be released. It is our rate money being secretly spent by some Councillors and the report is ordinarily available for the public to view. The lack of professionalism, ignoring of adherence to good governance, poor implementation of the local law on meeting procedure, lacking a sound working knowledge of the Local Government Act -Examples of this inexcusable behaviour - a Councillor during formal monthly meetings posting on facebook, a police raid on a Councillors home to seize Council equipment in part of an ongoing investigation by the Municipal Inspectorate, failure to implement recommendations from the independent Audit Committee, the huge personnel and financial cost of investigating bullying claims, decisions not made on merit but on appeasing colleagues who seek to manipulate outcomes using tactics
such as silencing diverse opinions and information that should be considered, Councillors having to apologise to staff for poor behaviour. The aforementioned 6 Councillors failing to attend a public meeting, in a sense, says it all and so it goes on. Perhaps the most damning indictment as to the character of the current Mayor is to have redacted all bar two lines of now ex Cr Fawcett valedictory speech tabled in reports and heavily redacted ex Cr Brunts valedictory report. What was written by those two former Mayor’s was 100% factual I say enough is enough, we need the community to demand the Minister to not just make a decision to suspend the Councillors but to dismiss all - I encourage ratepayers and residents who value good governance, diversity of representation and respectful conduct to email the Minister for Local Government, Adem Somyurek at adem.somyurek@parliament.vic. gov.au Like the councillors who have resigned, most of the South Gippsland community, which have diverse backgrounds, respect our foundations, what makes South Gippsland what it is and value change as a positive continuum not a radical force of ‘reform’ to be imposed on and at the silencing of others. For those who wish to ‘reform’ South Gippsland by discarding all that has been done for and before you, if you want to make the region we love something so different, to discard and discredit others and our foundations…. I ask ‘why did you come here?’ The broader community engagement and support for those balanced councillors who have been bullied out is inspiring, we need to continue to support them and those who are willing to stand next. Action by the Minister now is what is needed to stop the negative force of the current council on our community. Action will demonstrate how 6 of our current councillors have conducted themselves is intolerable and action will give confidence to new candidates of calibre with strong community focus to stand in the 2020. JIM FORBES Former Cr South Gippsland Shire Council & Shire of Korumburra Shire President 1999/2000
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Recognised as one of Victoria’s premier regional agricultural shows, this iconic event provides a platform to showcase the best of agribusiness, the latest in technology, equipment and information and provides an ideal opportunity to get up close and chat with the experts. In 2019 we’re celebrating our farming community with a “Love Your Farmer” theme. Throughout the event you will see a host of activations and opportunities to celebrate the significant contribution our farmers make and the importance of this $13b food and fibre industry. There’s plenty at Farm World for both urban pioneers and lifestyle farmers interested in equipment, farm machinery, DIY passions, sustainable gardening and horticulture, drone innovation, outdoor living including boats and vehicles plus masses of must-have tools. And it wouldn’t be Farm World without a huge variety of animals. Come and chat to the cattle breeders and check out the different breeds, watch the kelpie dogs round up sheep, learn to walk an alpaca or get up close and cuddly with the animals in Farmer Darryl’s Animal Nursery. A new addition to the program in 2019 will be an extravaganza of the Australian Stock Horse breed with 4 days of action-packed ultimate horsemanship including a Super Horse Open Challenge and Junior Challenge, Dan Steers from Double Dan Australia, ASH Team Challenges and PCAV Team Competitions. The Telstra Women in Ag lunch, a signature event and highlight for many, will feature a spectacular line up of presenters. Visit our website to read all about this year’s speakers and secure your ticket to this awesome event. On the Saturday and Sunday only, the Events Centre will come alive with Farm World Market Place. Bring your basket and stock up on garlic, cupcakes, handmade wooden toys, soaps, sweet
treats, jams and condiments, jewellery and heaps more. And just in time for Easter, Bushies Bakery from Glengarry will be ready to tempt you with their famous variety of Hot Cross Buns – better get in early for these! Keen for fitness and a bit of a challenge? Make sure you enter Farm World’s Fittest Farmer, located in the Entertainment Arena on Sunday. Some great prizes are up for grabs so jump on our website and sign up; or if you’re happy to be a spectator, come along and cheer on the participants as they battle it out for the crown! For football enthusiasts, call by the Evans Petroleum stand and take part in some handball games and activities with AFL Gippsland. Shop until you drop with plenty of retail shopping options both indoors and out – add in a parcel delivery service to assist with all those shopping purchases, and you have the perfect way to shop! And whilst Farm World’s landscape is a little bit up and down, there’s no need to be concerned if your mobility is a challenge as we have fantastic single and double scooters available for hire. Visit the Lardner Park website for booking details. Farm World boasts a huge variety of unique and memorable experiences and value for all visitors including helicopter rides where you can experience Farm World from an aerial perspective, agri-tech zones, cattle dogs, animal nursery, pony and camel rides, live music, food + drink, demonstrations and presentations, masses of retail shopping and so much more! Great fun and entertainment for all the family – we can’t wait to welcome you to Farm World 2019. Information and ticketing for Farm World and functions are available online now at lardnerpark. com.au, purchase ahead and save both money and time at the gate! Follow the event on Facebook to keep up with all the latest news and additions to Farm World in the lead up to the event, or if Social Media is not your thing, sign up on our website to receive a regular e-newsletter.
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Can-Am is coming to town A FREE demo day and test drive for Can–Am is being held in Koorooman on April 16 by Marriotts MPE and CanAm with specials offers and giveaways up for grabs! The one off day event will run from 10am – 3pm at 100 Crightons Road, Koorooman and will allow interested persons to enjoy a no obligation test drive on some of the world’s best farm vehicles, including the number one selling side-byside Can-Am Defender and the best in class CanAm Outlander. Try the whole range with six different Can-Am’s - three all terrain vehicles and three side-by-side vehicles – all available to test drive on the day. Marriott’s John Jones said the side-by-side vehicles with roll cage were the safer option with seat belt, bench seat and three speed limiting keys, making them ideal for farm work. John Jones and Tim Marriott from Marriotts MPE, along with a representative from Can-Am, will be present throughout the day to provide ex-
pert tips and assist with any queries. Spaces are limited and registration is encouraged - and anyone to register will go into the draw to win an Outlander 450 Pro quad bike. “If you don’t come and try, you’ll never know. And you get the chance to win a quad bike!” Mr Jones said. “You can arrange a farm demonstration with us so you can try the unit in your own environment as well.” Additionally, chances of winning increase when you attend the test drive day with a bonus entry into the draw, and again when you ask for a farm demonstration. A barbeque will also be held throughout the day, giving farmers an opportunity to talk with other like minded farmers. Mr Jones said Farmworld deals will continue to run after the test drive day on April 16, so people needn’t worry about missing out on great deals. To register and view more details, visit canamiscomingtotown.com.au or call 5662 2028.
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE: Talk to the experts, learn new skills, test drive a Can-Am and have a sausage sizzle with like-minded farmers on April 16 in Koorooman – and go into the draw to win an Outlander 450 Pro quad bike for registering and attending.
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A/C COL & JOE BOLDING, PROPERTY SOLD 465 HESLOPS RD, ST CLAIR VIA WONTHAGGI Due to the sale of the property, this is a complete clearing sale of all machinery and equipment of excellent quality and condition. Massey Ferguson 7616 "DynaVT" 4WD Tractor (2013) with cabin, 165Hp, approx. 2000hrs; Massey Ferguson 6465 "Dyna4" 4WD Tractor with MF898 F.E.L., cabin, 120Hp, approx. 6300hrs, with bucket & forks; Massey Ferguson 4235 4WD Tractor with cabin, approx. 3450hrs; M.F. 148 2WD Tractor; Mercedes truck with "Kuhn Knight 3060" Commercial SDL Feed mixer approx. 9m³; McIntosh MC900 Forage Wagon; M.F. Hesston 2846A Round Baler "Autocycle" 6x4 bales approx. 5-6000 bales, exc. cond.; Claas "Disco 3450" Hay mower, 8 disc; Pottinger twin rotor Hay rake; Herbst Tipper trailer, 14 tonne with twin underbody hoist & hydraulic tailgate; Duncan "MK3 Renovator" Seed Drill, 3mtr with harrows; Berends Pasture Topper, 3mtr; Berends "Growmaster 3600" aerator; Kuhn Rotera Pto 3pl; Colbern 11 Tyne aerator, 3mtr with discs; Gasprado Precision Planter 6 Row; Pasture Seeder 3mtr with roller; Pearson Slurry tanker "quickfill" approx. 12,000ltr; Ford 550 Backhoe/loader (Backhoe not working); Page 5ft Slasher; David Brown 5ft Graderblade; Celli Rotary hoe 2.9mtr; Paddock Roller 12ft; Hardy 600ltr Spray unit with 6mtr Boom; Trailing 2500ltr Spray unit with 10mtr Boom; Agromaster 3pm G52-800 Spreader, 800ltr twin spinner with hydraulic shut off; Wickwiper 3pl 10ft; 4 Disc plough; "Kverneland" 3 furrow moldboard plough; "V" Silage Cart; Carryall 10ft; Hay Trailer 5mtr; 2 x older hay trailers; Saw bench 3pl, pto belt drive with tungsten tip blade; Nelson grain Silo approx. 40tonne; Bauer Effluent pond stirrer, pto, 3pl; 4 wheel framed cow lifter; Stationary motor with high volume pump 11Hp; Briggs & Stratton Generator 16Hp; Old tandem trailer; Old milk vats: Sunbeam hair clippers cordless; Assort. cable & chains; Assort. elect fence equipment; Assort. poly fittings & poly pipe; Assort. scrap steel & metal; 2 x old cast iron coppers; 3 x Coppers; Saddles x 5; Cricket netting; Assort. tools, shovels etc; Other sundries too numerous to mention. Outside vendor: Keogh 40ft x 9” PTO Grain Auger, 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso truck 270 24 foot tray with stock crate 156000 kms vin no JLFFM65FPOKK00474 no reg no rwc. Terms: Number system will apply, Photo ID required; strictly cash, EFTPOS or cheque on day of sale; no buyers premium, GST where applicable, lunch and refreshments available
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A NEW agriculture and horticulture program has been launched by Mary MacKillop College which has recognised that the students of the region need to be alert to the challenges and opportunities ahead for agriculture in our region. With some of the best dryland farming in the world - as well as good climate conditions, rich soils and its proximity to a major metropolis South and West Gippsland is set to boom as they key food bowl of Victoria and beyond. Meanwhile climate change and market forces are accelerating that rate of change. In addition, tourism is a growing phenomenon in the region and each visitor becomes an ambas-
sador for Gippsland’s food, beverages and pristine environment that locals cherish. Mary MacKillop has decided to drive the new agricultural and horticultural program to prepare the young people of the region to make the most of this opportunity. The recently launched program will begin with Year 10 students with hopes of offering studies to all levels and to provide pathways to further training and employment in the near future. The college’s goals are to build community connections, making the most of our community’s parents, farmers, horticulturalist, local educational institutions and the businesses of Gippsland; and then aim be the vanguard for an informed response to changes in agriculture in South and West Gippsland.
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Farm World visitors can also come along to the THE world of farming safety will be on GippsDairy site to inspect the quad bike operadisplay at the GippsDairy stand at Farm tor protection devices, approved helmets and hear World. Work Safe Inspector Michael Vanderzalm will be available to chat with farmers at site 312 (right opposite the exhibition hall) on Thursday and Friday, April 11 and 12 from 10am to 12noon. GippsDairy regional extension officer Sarah Cornell said the opportunity to talk safety with Michael should not be missed. “Michael is great at working with people who live and work on dairy farms to make sure they go home safely each night,” Sarah said. “He can also discuss Work Safe’s role in respect to farm visits and your obligations regarding Work Safe visits.”
about the quad bike rebate scheme for operator protection devices while Michael is there. You can also pick up a copy of the Farm Safety Starter Kit to get you started with farm OH&S. While you’re at the GippsDairy site, make sure you have a chat to our regional extension officers, who can discuss your current farm situation and point you towards programs and workshops which might help improve your farm business. There will also be a chance to have your say on the Australian Dairy Plan, which will help set the agenda for the dairy industry for decades to come.
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Farming Insight Foxes, rabbits to be targeted “SGLN will deliver the project management FOXES or rabbits contemplating a sea change might want to reconsider their and on-ground works through a number of avincluding volunteers, contractors, local exoptions, due to a new program being in- enues perts and consultants.” troduced along the Bunurong Coast. The Bunurong Coast supports a variety of The South Gippsland Landcare Network (SGLN) has signed a contract with the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) to deliver a three-year fox and rabbit control program worth almost $1 million. By June 2021, the program will have covered 16,000ha of coast from Venus Bay to Walkerville. “This program should deliver a significant boost to the survival rate of native flora and fauna living along the coast,” said Martin Fuller, CEO of the WGCMA. “Landcare will work with public and private landowners to roll out the program and it will build on existing pest animal programs on public and private land.” The program is funded by the Victorian Government as part of its Biodiversity Strategy. Farmers with existing pest control programs will be encouraged to continue these, with the assistance of the program. “Community groups such as Friends of Venus Bay Peninsula, the Tarwin Lower Landcare Group and Walkerville Friends Group are just a few of the interested community people wanting to make a change,” Mr Fuller said.
nectar-feeding birds, while the open forests are important for hollow-dependent species such as the threatened Powerful Owl. Seventeen species of waders using Anderson Inlet are covered under international migratory bird agreements. The Hooded Plover, a nationally vulnerable species listed under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act, lives and breeds on the beaches. The orange-bellied Parrot, a critically endangered species also listed under the Act, has been recorded near Point Smythe. Threatened mammals include the Swamp Antechinus, a heathland species, and a breeding colony of Common Bent-wing Bats. Glenn Brooks-MacMillan, SGLN coordinator, said detailed planning of the project is currently underway. “While pest animal management in this region has been active for some time, this recent injection of valuable resources will reinvigorate and help resource new landowners and groups to continue the great work,” he said. “We will be calling on the community in the area for their expert knowledge and skills to help deliver this important program.”
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Prime cattle lift prices THERE were approximately 2,400 ex- 12pm (fortnightly). port and 375 young cattle penned, repPrime Sale - Wednesday, April 3 resenting an increase of 1,500 head from BULLOCKS 18 O’Loughlin Bros, Meeniyan 778.1kg 313.6 $2439.98 the sale of a fortnight ago. The usual buying group was present and operating in a dearer market. Quality improved with a larger selection of prime cattle, while cows represented a large proportion of the yarding. Trade cattle gained 20c/kg. Grown steers and bullocks improved 15c to 20c/kg. Heavy weight grown heifers lifted 15c/kg. Heavy manufacturing steers sold 20c/kg dearer.Cows gained mainly 10c to 30c/kg and more on some sales. Heavy bulls sold firm.Vealers sold from 235c to 324c/kg. A small number of yearling trade steers made from 285c to 307c/kg. Yearling heifers to the trade sold from 240c to 294c/kg. Grown steers made from 270c to 305c/kg. Bullocks sold from 284c to 314c/kg. Heavy heifers made from 230c to 283c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers sold from 209c to 252c, with the crossbred portion making from 224c to 289c/kg. Most light and medium weight cows made from 120c to 210c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold mainly from 171c to 245c/kg. Better shaped heavy bulls made from 217c to 240c, with the dairy lots making from 195c to 222c/kg. The next sale draw - April 10 & 11: 1. Phelan & Henderson & Co, 2. SEJ, 3. Alex Scott & Staff, 4. Landmark, 5. Elders. The next Lamb and Sheep Sale is May 1 at
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12 S.W. Scott, Inverloch 742.1kg 313.6 $2327.17 14 B. & H. Williamson, San Remo 700.0kg 313.6 $2195.20 10 N.J. & S.K. Geary, Leongatha 760.0kg 311.6 $2368.16 9 D.J. Bentley, Leongatha South 706.1kg 310.6 $2193.18 21 M. & C. Bruce, Leongatha 764.3kg 310.6 $2373.87 STEERS 1 Maxay Nominees P/L, Buffalo 455.0kg 323.6 $1472.38 1 G.T. Cummaudo, Mirboo North 345.0kg 320.0 $1104.00 1 T. & M. Dwyer, Leongatha 425.0kg 318.0 $1351.50 1 A. Mort, Loch 450.0kg 315.0 $1417.50 1 D. & L. Morris, Loch 395.0kg 315.0 $1244.25 1 P. & K. O’Neill, Waratah North 480.0kg 306.6 $1471.68 HEIFERS 1 J.V. & F.L. Surace, Korumburra 400.0kg 318.6 $1274.40 1 D. & E. Perczyk, Leongatha 440.0kg 310.0 $1364.00 1 T. & C. Collins, Mirboo North 365.0kg 295.6 $1078.94 17 B. & D. Summers, Fish Creek 432.9kg 293.6 $1271.12 1 P. & K. O’Neill, Waratah North 435.0kg 287.6 $1251.06 11 E. Dunne, The Gurdies 589.5kg 282.6 $1666.06 COWS 1 W. Bullock, Nerrena 565.0kg 250.6 $1415.89 1 D. & E. Perczyk, Leongatha 755.0kg 240.0 $1812.00 1 W. Bullock, Nerrena 645.0kg 230.6 $1487.37 1 I. & R. Hengstberger, Stony Ck 700.0kg 230.6 $1614.20 1 Sage Family Tr, Jumbunna East 660.0kg 230.6 $1521.96 1 G.T. Cummaudo, Mirboo North 615.0kg 230.0 $1414.50 BULLS 1 G.T. Cummaudo, Mirboo North 770.0kg 239.6 $1844.92 1 P. & B. Cook, Nyora 920.0kg 238.6 $2195.12 1 Gem-Brae Ag, Lang Lang 945.0kg 236.6 $2235.87 1 Scott Mattern, Tarraville 1105.0kg 231.6 $2559.18 1 M. Brady, Glengarry West 1020.0kg 231.6 $2362.32 1 I. & R. Hengstberger, Stony Ck 770.0kg 229.6 $1767.92
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GROWN A/C HEDLEY DOWNS, BINGINWARRI (SEJ) 110 Hereford steers, 14-16 months, East Gippsland bred A/C MARK VAUGHAN, YARRAGON (LANDMARK) 60 Angus & Hereford steers, East Gippsland & Northern Victoria bred, 16-18 months A/C JA COMMINS & CO, ENSAY (BREEDER) (SEJ) 60 Angus & Angus hereford x steers, 16- 18 months, very quiet A/C M & D DUNN, KERNOT (LANDMARK) 45 Angus & Ang/hfd x steers, 18-20 months 12 Hereford steers, 18-20 months A/C VON PACE PASTORAL, GIFFORD (LANDMARK) 50 Angus steers, 16 months, Boddy bred, 1 mark A/C RJ COOK, ROSEDALE (LANDMARK) 30 Angus steers, 20 months, Pinora & landfall blood 15 Angus heifers, 20 months, PTE, Pinora & Landfall blood A/C O'LOUGHLIN PAST, TARWIN (LANDMARK) 40 Angus steers, Kunuma bloodlines, 18-20 months, well grown A/C T & L BUTCHER, ALLAMBEE SOUTH (SEJ) 40 Angus heifers, 18 months, Yancowinna blood. A/C PI OPERATIONS, PHILLIP ISLAND (SEJ) 40 Angus heifers, 16-18 months, East Gippsland bred A/C AREJAYDEE, KERNOT (SEJ) 20 Angus/Hereford x steers, 16 months, 1 mark, Hazeldene blood 20 Angus steers, 13 months, 1 mark, Lawson blood A/C MD LEE, AGISTED MIRBOO (LANDMARK) 38 Angus heifers, East Gipps bred, 18 months A/C MALANIK FARM, TRAFALGAR SOUTH (ELDERS) 16 Angus & BB steers, 18 months 16 Char x steers, 18 months A/C M DEAN (SEJ) 28 Angus steers, 2 y/o A/C B & S JONES, GLENGARRY (LANDMARK) 26 Angus steers, 18 months MALABAR FARM, TARWIN LOWER (SEJ) 25 Poll Hereford & Angus steers, 14-16 months A/C TAZACH TRADING, WOOLAMAI (ELDERS) 20 Angus steers, 20 months, ex 'hurley bred' East Gippsland A/C L OSBOURNE, GLENGARRY (LANDMARK) 18 Angus steers, 18 months A/C J&N GIBSON, HALLSTON (ELDERS) 16 Angus steers, 20 months A/C R CROMBE, PERRY BRIDGE (ELDERS) 15 Angus steers, 2 yo A/C BRIDGEWATER PARK, WATTLEBANK (SEJ) 15 Angus steers, rising 2 yo A/C G&J COOK, ‘RAVENSLEIGH’, ATHLONE (ELDERS) 14 Hereford/Red Angus x heifers, Mawarra & Hicks blood, 0-2 teeth, no bull A/C N & A AFFLITTO, FOSTER NORTH (SEJ) 12 Angus & Hereford steers, 15 months A/C R & C JACKSON, STRZELECKI (ELDERS) 11 Angus steers, 2 years A/C RM & CL JENNINGS “MERRIMANS PARK”, GORMANDALE (LANDMARK) 26 Charo x heifers, unj, 18mths, drenched & multimin 1/1/19, forward cond 16 Angus/Fries x heifers, bucket reared, drenched & multimin 1/1/19, 18 months, unjoined A/C TC STEWART, BOMBALA (LANDMARK) 7 Char x heifers, 18 months, PTE 9 Char x heifers, 12-14 months 12 char x m/s weaners, 10 months A/C D & S KING, MOE (LANDMARK) 10 Angus heifers, 2yo, forward cond, PTE WEANERS A/C CJ PENDERGAST, 'OMEO STATION', BENAMBRA (BREEDER) (ELDERS) 180 Angus & Angus Hereford x steers, 9-10 months 180 Angus & Angus Hereford x heifers, 9-10 months ‘Ireland blood’ A/C M&H JOHNS (THE BREEDER) (ELDERS) 170 Angus & BB mix sex calves, 4-6 months, Te Mania blood, piliguard & 7in1 vaccinated A/C BREEDER KATELEA PASTORAL, QUEENSFERRY (PHC) 110 mixed sex Angus weaners, spring '18 drop by banquet and anvil bulls A/C B BARRETT, TRARALGON (LANDMARK) 100 mixed sex Angus weaners, drenched, Leawood & Yancowinna blood A/C R & J DAVIES, ALBERTON WEST (LANDMARK) 60 Angus steers, 12-14 months 30 Angus heifers, 12-14 months Yancowinna bloodlines, 2x5in1, dectomax at weaning, yard weaned 2/01/19, very quiet A/C LOWANNA PROPERTIES, CATHCART (LANDMARK) 90 Angus steer weaners, 7-9 months A/C MA & MH SCANLON, WANDONG (ELDERS) 70 Angus & BB heifers, 12 months, Battersby blood, yard weaned, grass fed only, anti - biotic free A/C G&J TUCKETT, WOODSIDE (ELDERS) 60 Angus steers, 12-14 months, landfall blood A/C G ROSE (SEJ) 60 Angus m/s weaners A/C NR & SS CONSTANTINE (SEJ) 30 Angus steers, 12- 15 months old, weaned, very quiet 20 Angus heifers, 12- 15 months old, weaned, very quiet 5662 4033
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• Accounts Payable Officer • High volume transactions • Friendly office with dynamic team • Located in Wonthaggi, Victoria The role An opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Accounts Payable officer exists to join our growing business in a dynamic and friendly team. Reporting directly to the CEO, you are an enthusiastic self-starter who enjoys working in a team environment. The role requires a set of skills and personal qualities that will assist the finance department. Responsibilities Responsibilities include but not limited to: • Coding and entering supplier invoices, ensuring that the invoices are authorised for processing and payment. • Ensure all supplier invoices, when due and payable, are identified as such, to ensure the timely scheduling of weekly, fortnightly and monthly EFT payment runs, within creditor payment terms • Able to work autonomously • Reconcile all creditor statements by the 2nd week of each month • General ad hoc tasks, analysis and other projects as required. • Further responsibilities include, amongst others, WorkCover expenses, uniform ordering, Mighty rewards administration, expense reimbursements and insurance claim management The successful applicant will have • Minimum 2 years Accounts Payable experience • A basic understanding of accounting principles to an intermediate level • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders • Excellent organisation skills including the ability to plan and multitask • Strong work ethic and the ability to work under pressure in an open office environment • Ability to problem solve and think independently • Excellent attention to detail • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills would be an advantage. If you are looking for an opportunity where you can utilise your skills and experience, and be part of a professional, friendly team, with a culture of collaboration and support then please send your resume, together with a cover letter to tony.cruickshank@cv-m10.com.au or post to Mr. Tony Cruickshank, CEO Capeview Hardware Pty Ltd, Cape Paterson Road, Wonthaggi, Victoria 3930. Only successful candidates will be contacted Applications close Friday 26th April 2019
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WHEN you think car salesman, the stereotype of a pushy consultant might spring to mind – but that typecast is well buried as the industry has morphed and changed into a full service orientated industry. Jase Crawford from Leongatha Ford and Mitsubishi has experienced this change firsthand throughout his 27 years of experience as a sales consultant. “That image of a
car salesman in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s has changed dramatically,” Mr Crawford said. “I don’t believe we really sell cars anymore, these days’ people do their research into vehicles - they know the product before they even come in. “Now my role has changed from pushing sales to assisting with people’s purchasing decision based on building trust and a relationship. Engaging people is what I do now,” he said candidly. Mr Crawford worked primarily for Ford dealers in metro Melbourne before a job
Financial Services Office Administration Retire & Wealth Planners Pty Ltd, seeks an administration person in their Leongatha office. Initially a permanent Part time shared position, which may develop into Full time. The role will entail a combination of reception, customer service, data entry and general administrative duties, with an emphasis on financial services. Experience in either office administration or financial services is essential. Whilst attention to detail, sound mathematical competence and computer knowledge is a must, the successful applicant must also have a vibrant personality relating to customers and staff members alike. Applications to be made in writing to the Managing Director, 68 Commercial Street Korumburra 3950, and may be sent via email to info@retireandwealth.com.au by 12th April 2019.
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Forthcoming vacancies on the Gippsland Ports’ Board The Minister for Ports and Freight is seeking expressions of interest to fill upcoming Gippsland Ports’ Board Member vacancies. These appointments are expected to commence from 1 August 2019 for a term not exceeding three years determined by the Minister. Gippsland Ports manages the local ports of Anderson Inlet, Corner Inlet & Port Albert, Gippsland Lakes, Snowy River and Mallacoota and two waterways, Shallow Inlet and Lake Tyers. For further information on Gippsland Ports go to www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au
opportunity as a sales executive and consultant presented itself at Leongatha Ford and Mitsubishi last February. The change from hustle and bustle to a rural setting suits Mr Crawford who says he loves the region and the people. “Country people is my thing; I’m a country person myself and I love dealing with country people,” he said. According to Mr Crawford, manufactures now put significant emphasis on product training and consumer law, as well as contacting the buyer after purchase and requesting feedback on the performance of the sales team in terms of service and process of vehicle delivery. “Manufactures are now looking for dealers to provide 100 percent satisfaction to every
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guest every time,” Mr Crawford said. “It’s very beneficial for the customer who knows they will be protected through the process,” he said. Mr Crawford was also sincere with the pros and cons the industry has to offer, saying that it can be a very challenging occupation in regards to achieving sales targets, customer service targets, making commissions and maintaining an in depth knowledge of countless types of vehicle. “There are over 400 different versions, within manufacturer brands, of cars you can buy. When I started there were potentially only 50 types,” he said. “But there are lots of positives; it’s something young people can get their teeth into if they are positive. “There are certainly fantastic benefits; great company vehicles and if you are good at your job, you have the potential to earn quite good money.” Mr Crawford said the role was a great platform to hone communication skills which could then be applied to any aspect of one’s life.
The purpose of the Board is to provide strategic direction for the management and operations of the ports and waterways, and to ensure good organisational governance. These appointments represent a major leadership opportunity to become part of an important regional organisation. The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring that the diversity of our boards represents the diversity of our communities. Women, Indigenous people, people with a disability, young people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. More information can be obtained from Marcus Higgins, Senior Project Officer, Department of Transport on (03) 8392 6466 Shortlisted applicants are required to undergo police and other probity checks. Expressions of interest close at 23:59 on Sunday, 5 May 2019 at https://getonboard.vic.gov.au
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Brothers take out Victorian titles TWO brothers, Lachie and Reghan Lewis from Corner Inlet Boxing Club, donned their boxing gloves and put up a good fight in their respective weight and age divisions to both be crowned 2019 Victorian champs at the Victorian Amateur Boxing Association titles. The impressive sibling feat means the pair qualifies to compete at the Australian titles midyear. The event, held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on the weekend of March 16 and 17, was also meant to see Corner Inlet Boxing Club’s Jarvis Bindloss compete. Unfortunately, Mr Bindloss was unable to attend due to illness. BOXING DUO: from left, Corner Inlet Boxing Club trainer The club wishes to acknowlScott Bindloss with 2019 Victorian boxing champ, Reghan edge the hard work Mr Bindloss invested into competing. Lewis at the Victorian Amateur Boxing Association titles.
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From left, trainer Brad Anderson, boxing champion Lachie Lewis and trainer Scott Bindloss after Lachie and brother Reghan received their medals for the Victorian Amateur Boxing Association titles.
Rain no deterrent IT was a dark and drizzly morning as the 20:08 only five seconds off his personal best. volunteers gathered at the picnic table Jol Dutton completed the parkrun alongside parkdog Ginny. for the 77th Koonwarra parkrun. Janice and parkdog Bob were next to run The conditions could not, however, darken or dampen the enthusiasm of the 70 runners, children and dogs who turned out for their weekly dose of exercise. Three runners donned the “50” cape this week as they participated in their 50th parkrun – Leanne Stuchbery, Janice Bouquet and Jol Dutton. This tradition really sums up the parkrun spirit – effort and achievement are recognised with publication of your times and personal bests, but its turning up and participating that is celebrated. Many thanks go to Lisa Riley who regularly mows the verges of the trail and brightens up some quaint piles of rocks with a dab of colourful paint. The rain didn’t do anything more than drizzle, just enough to stop the parkrunners from overheating, helping six of the runners to achieve personal best. Fastest home this week was Ethan Bath in
through the 50 tape, both smiling as ever. Bob should get a prize for taking the most steps each week as his are the shortest of any participants legs and Janice for pedalling Bob to Koonwarra (and back) from Leongatha. A family from Westerfolds parkrun enjoyed their first run at Koonwarra. Also, a first time at Parkrun anywhere was Shannon and Logan in the pusher who appeared to be having a ball. Shannon commented that she walked the course before building up to running in the future – a wise decision, especially when pushing a toddler. A big thank you goes to the volunteers this week; timekeepers Jaspar Anthony and Cathy McKnight, barcode scanning Kelly Fuery, finish tokens Amanda Browne, tail walker Laurie Bier, photos Neil Forth and run director Steve Fuery.
GETTING EXCITED: Mirboo North’s parkrun volunteers can’t wait for the launch on April 27.
MIRBOO North is not the little town that could it is the little town that did. Mirboo North is legendary for its support of community events and parkrun is another feather in its cap. A total 134 runners and walkers enjoyed the beautiful weather on the beautiful Rail Trail. This week the parkrun team ran like a well oiled machine. As usual there was the prerun brief by run director Katrina Palmer. Gippsland parkrun ambassador Kate Lew Ton encouraged anyone interested in volunteering to speak to her at the finish token table. A big shout out goes to the many volunteers in their fluro orange vests. They are there during all aspects of the event. There were timekeepers Sta-
cey Harriage, Lani Cropley and Anne-Marie Dieperink and back up timer Matt Briggs to record accurate course times. Kathy Lloyd was the turnaround marshall at the halfway point encouraging runners and sending them in the right direction and tail-walker Faith Buchanan to make sure nobody got left behind. Carmel Quirk was the photographer capturing the determination on faces and the excitement crossing the finish where runners were happily handed their finish token by Kat Smith or Mark Lynch and then had their barcodes scanned by Liz Radcliffe. They are all a critical part of the success of the event. Definitely all hands required on deck. It’s great to see support from other parkrun groups with runners coming from Koon-
warra, Inverloch, Newborough , Churchill, Warragul, Sale and Maffra. There even seems to be some fun friendly rivalries developing and great to see runners motivating others to give their best effort with fun and sometimes comical banter. Local footy umpiring legend Darcy Linforth got out of bed late and got to the start late but still managed to bob and weave through the trail traffic to finish near the top. Four year old Josephine from Churchill was there with her parents and 3 siblings. This is Josephine’s 7th Park Run and her mum says it is a great family activity for them all. Get on board as the Grand Rodge parkrun, Mirboo North JOGGERnaut is set to launch on Saturday, April 27th, at 7:45am at the entry to the Trail MILESTONE: Jol Dutton completed his 50th parkrun alongside parkdog Ginny. behind the Hardware Store.
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Big night of awards for Koonwarra cricketers KOONWARRA cricket presentations proved to be another massive night at the Cougar Dome on Saturday, The club began with the U12s and U14s all receiving medals followed by a meal break with meat from Leongatha Fresh Meat and Fish, rolls from Bakers Delight, vegetables, salads and desserts from Brent Sinclair Catering, plus June Drury’s delicious sponge cakes. Leongatha Auto Wreckers also provided a massive hamper for the raffle which the club was thankful for. President Nick Arnup thanked all of the club’s sponsors for their support.
Under 16 awards went to: Batting: Billy Manicaro. Bowling: Callum Buckland. Fielding: Dylan Hanily Cricketer of the Year: Billy Manicaro Coach’s award: Cambell Riseley The Rob Wood Award (best junior club person) was presented to Kayden Scrimshaw and Jess Bohn. C Blue awards: Batting: Darryl Chilly Chilcott. Bowling: David Thomas. Fielding: Austin Chilcott COTY: Darryl Chilcott C Gold awards: Batting: BradAnderson Bowling: Shane Paterson. Fielding: Jordi Geary COTY: Brad Anderson B grade awards: Batting: Jimmy
Rushton. Bowling: Jimmy Rushton. Fielding: Brendan Tomada. COTY: Jimmy Rushton A grade awards: Batting: Sam Hughes Bowling: Jason Kennedy. Fielding: Ben Davison COTY: Ben Perry The senior coach’s award went to Anthony Hunt. Harry Hoekstra won the best individual performance award for his 6/34 off 10 against Wonthaggi Workmen’s in C Blue in Round 11. The best club person award went to John Manicaro for his tireless efforts. Plaques were also presented to Ben Davison for his 100 games, and to Shane
Moore for his 500 games. Billy, Shane and Tom Elliott all received commemorative bats from Rob Wood. Tom Elliot will soon be leaving Australia after two seasons with Koonwarra. Finally, the Brown Jacket award; and no-one was surprised when it was presented to Colin McPhee (and it fitted perfectly). He’ll be wearing it to all club functions next season.
Right, Brendan Tomada won the B Grade fielding award and was given his trophy at the Koonwarra cricket presentations on Saturday night.
CRICKET STANDOUTS: U16s Campbell Riseley, Billy Manicaro, Callum Buckland and C Blue awards went to Austin Chilcott, Darryl Chilcott and Harry Hoekstra. Dylan Hanily claimed their awards at the Koonwarra cricket presentations recently.
Koonwarra cricket presentations saw A Grade trophies claimed by Ben Perry, Jason Ken- Brad Anderson, Shane Moore and Shane Paterson claimed C Gold trophies at the recent Koonwarra cricket presentations. nedy, Sam Hughes and Ben Davison.
Running for a worthy cause REGISTRATIONS for the Leongatha Fun Run (LFR) are now open and will remain open until the event on Friday, April 19 - however early registration is encouraged. So far the event has attracted over 100 registrations, with all proceeds going to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. The event, now in its fifth year, is perfect for serious runner, those wanting a challenge or for a stroll with friends or family. Different run categories include 5km timed, 5km untimed, 10km, 15kms and 21.1km. Registrations include first aid, water, race bib, cheer squad and some very motivational running signage along the course. This year Ebony Knox and
Kate Lew Ton have taken over the organisation of the Fun Run with lots of local support. Ebony Knox said her own personal experience as a child made her realise the importance of fundraising events like these. When she was just 13 years old, Ms Knox was flown to the Royal Children’s Hospital after having an asthma attack. “Now I’ve gone on to run seven half marathons and am a regular participant and volunteer at park run. So I know firsthand the amazing work that the Royal Children’s Hospital does.” Last year’s Leongatha Fun Run saw an abundance of on course entertainment, including super heroes, lollies and musical instruments. This year organisers are working on something even more special to help motivate runners and walkers, especially
in the last incline. Raffle tickets are being sold throughout the town in the lead up, with prizes including a SportsFirst voucher and vouchers to local pubs and cafes. For those who do not wish to jog, you can still have your part to play too –people of all ages are encouraged to come on down and support as a spectator or cheer squad. LFR has a reputation for being a family event, attracting a great family atmosphere and this year will be no different with face painting, coffee cart (BYO reusable cup) DJ, Voyage Fitness warm up, Easter bunny appearance and freebies, all while showcasing the iconic Great Southern Rail Trail. With over $8000 raised last year, organisers are keen to beat those figures this year.
12 compete in Club Doubles LEONGATHA Croquet Club held its inaugural Club Doubles handicap event on Wednesday, April 3, which was attended by 12 members. It was a beautiful sunny day for play and the competition was close. Congratulations to Tom Kudelka and Hazel Wise who won four out of five of their games and were closely followed by Judy O’Sullivan and Nanette Meredith who also won four out of five games but had two more hoops won against them. It was a great day with lots of fun amid the COMPETITORS: 12 members took part in the inaugural Club Doubles at the Leongatha Croquet Club. competitiveness. The club welcomes anyone The club plays every Coaching and use of who would like to come and Wednesday and Saturday at equipment is free, please wear try the great game. flat soled shoes. 1pm.
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Winners of the mufti social bowls at Inverloch on Thursday, Elaine Williams (L), Bob Glogoski (3), Wilma Brunsden (2) April 4, were (from left) Ron Burge, Carol Thorn (skip) and Mary Jepson and Bob Frazer won the Social Bowls at the and Robbie Hill (S) were the winners of midweek bowls at Arthur Moule. Absent: Pat Smith (Wonthaggi). San Remo on Thursday. Leongatha Bowls Club. Nominations close on Saturday, April 27, French and Pam Win- jack. The winners on John Hall, John White Would Mardan AT Buffalo this week Inverloch WITH the club’s annual general meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 1, nominations are now open for two directors, a secretary and a treasurer. These positions are a two year appointment. Nominations for the directors’ positions close on Friday, April 26, at 5pm. Voting, if required, will take place at the annual general meeting. Nominations are also open for Midweek and Saturday Pennant selectors. Nominations close for these two positons on Friday, April 19, at 5pm. Voting, if required, will take place during the week starting April 22. Dates and times are to be advised. Nominations are also now open for match committee.
on Friday, April 28, at 5pm. Results will be announced at the annual general meeting. The club’s annual Bowl-Over Cancer Day is to be held on Thursday, April 11, from 12:30pm. There will be a trading table and items for sale on the table would be most welcomed. If you are unable to attend on the day, donations to this most worthy cause can be made at the club in advance. The club has been running this fundraising event for many years and has raised many thousands of dollars during this time. All members and guests are invited to attend and support the Club’s chosen charity, the Cancer Council of Victoria. The club’s annual garage sale will be held
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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from 8am until 2pm at the club. There will be plants, ornaments, preserves, tools, furniture, DVD/ CDs, books, homewares and other bits and pieces. If you have anything that can be put up for sale bring it to the clubrooms for storage. The ladies’ annual Wine and Dine outing is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, starting at 11:30am for sherries. The afternoon will be full of fun and fashion celebrating the theme “Down by the Sea”. A two course lunch and entertainment by Rob Foenander will be provided, all for $20. With time marching on, get your “Down by the Sea” outfit ready or you would be most welcome without dressing up. Bookings are now being taken through Cynthia Hensley. Mufti social bowls on Thursday, April 4, saw a great turnout of 53 bowlers, which included visitors from both Tarwin Lower and Wonthaggi, to contest a “fours” match over two games, each of 12 ends. The competition proved to be of high class with the score cards showing that five teams did not lose a game; two of them recorded a draw, the other three teams winning both of their games. Two of these three teams finished on the same score and the Match Committee resorted to shots-up to separate the two. The hard luck story, with two wins, 35 points and seven shots up was John Hill (skip – Tarwin Lower), John
thrup (Wonthaggi). Sitting on 10 shotsup and with two wins and 35 points were the runners up John Turner (skip), Robbie Howard, Thelma Cavanagh (Wonthaggi) and Harry Dunn. The winners of the day were, with two wins and 38 points, Carol Thorn (skip), Arthur Moule, Pat Smith (Wonthaggi) and Ron Burge. Friday, April 12, is the next scheduled club dinner evening which will feature a two course meal supplemented by Jack’s Mailbag and the biggest spinning wheel that you’ve ever seen. Last Friday’s membership draw provided a jackpot to $70 as Judy Thomas was not in the clubhouse when the random draw was made. Ross Gabb took out the wine while David Turnbull took the $50 envelope from Jack Miller. The next scheduled membership draw will take place on Friday, April 19. Don’t forget, you must be in the clubhouse to take the jackpot.
the day were Bob Fraser and Mary Jepson with a score of two wins and a draw with 25 shots up. Runners up were Alan Moxey and Dot Jarvis with a score of two wins and a draw with eight shots up. On Friday night, the club had a most enjoyable and pleasant presentation night when prizes were distributed to the winners of the various events. The Ladies Singles Champion prize winner was Angela Hackett and the Men’s Singles Champion prize winner was Ray McGannon. Runner up Ladies Singles Champion was Liz Beale and the runner up Men’s Single Champion was John Hall. The most valuable player award, which is decided by the Saturday Pennant bowlers, went to Wayne Walker closely followed twp points behind by Bob Young and Marj Pearson. The annual general meeting is scheduled for this coming Thursday evening and hopefully all positions are filled on the night by personnel who have a desire to make a contribution to the functionLeongatha LAST Wednesday, ality of the club. Fish Creek 22 bowlers arrived at THE bowling seathe club to play social son was appropriately bowls. The match commit- concluded with the tee made a decision to Lyndsay, Anne and select teams having rec- Toni Williams Day ognised skips and leads held on Sunday, April rotate which was a 7. This hugely popugreat initiative because lar and successful day of the appreciation one has been held at the gained from the switch Fish Creek Bowls club for over 25 years, with of responsibilities. The recognised the Williams family skips may not become very generously always too disappointed in fu- donating the prizes and ture when their leads their time. The overall winners position a bowl not within cooee of the were Ray McGannon,
and Graeme Drury. Runners up were Phil Stimson, Marg Bristoe, Maurie Bristoe and John Chadwick. Lyndsay himself kindly did the presentations. The lucky raffle winners of $100 vouchers donated by Toni for the Garden Supplies, were Anthony Thornton, Dave Christie, Sarah Gregory and Dave Collier who walked away with a superb bottle of Waratah Hills Pinot, donated by Neil and Judy Travers. For the diary: presentation night is to be held on casserole night, May 3. The annual general meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 14, at 7pm. It is to be held at the clubrooms. Members are reminded to submit nomination forms at their earliest.
Mardan THERE were no new or prospective bowlers but the club did have 15 bowlers turn up to play and Jeanie Baker came to check up on everyone. Three games of eight ends were played using eight bowls. The runnersup was team was skipped by Cliff Smith. The team had Bert Bright, Suzanne Whightman and Johny McColl. They had two wins and a loss. The winning team had three players and was skipped by Ann Plowman, Ian Hasty played second and president Denyse Menzies played lead to good effect with the team achieving three strong wins.
bowlers please note that next week they will be travelling to Buffalo for the evening and there will not be bowls at the Mardan hall as is usual. The club will see you all bright eyed and with bushy tales at Buffalo next week. That’s all for this week, RG.
South West Gippsland Midweek Bowls Group ON Thursday, April 4, midweek was played at San Remo with 36 bowlers. The winners were Rob Hill (s), Bob Glogoski, Wilma Brunsden and Elaine Williams. Runners up were Peter Bott (s), Laurie Bell and Margaret McConville. The best one game winners were Tony McKiernan (s), Sean McWilliams and Michael Chidley. It was another great day for bowling although the green was challenging. Like always, at midweek the bowls was played in good spirits, and a great day was had by all with some great scores to beat. Thank you to Peter in the bar and June in the kitchen. Also, a special thank you goes to Judy for her delicious hot cross buns. Next week, bowlers will be at Koo Wee Rup. It is the end of Summers Final Game so if you have not your name on the list please ring and register. Come along at 10am for a 10.30am start. For information, please call Peter on 5678 5974.
Buffalo indoor Wednesday, April 3
13 bowlers played three games of eight ends. The first game saw a close game on mat one and after the eight ends Joe Occhipinti, Carolyn Benson and Connie Occhipinti narrowly beat Charlie Tumino, Danah Suckling and Peter Tiziani 7-5. On mat two both teams scored on four ends but Gary Stirling, Joyce Occhipinti, Stephen Suckling and Illene Tiziani won by beating Toni Heldens, Bill Wolswinkel and Mary Tumino 8-4. In the second game Charlie, Peter and Danah bowled well and scored their first win beating Toni, Bill and Mary 12-5. On mat three after the lead changed several times a drawn game resulted between Gary’s team and Joe’s team, 7-all. In the last game scores were level with one end to play but Gary, Joyce, Stephen and Illene scored two shots to beat Charlie, Peter and Danah 9-7. A low scoring game on mat three saw Toni, Bill and Mary score their first win by beating Carolyn, Joe and Connie 6-2. The night’s winners were Gary, Joyce, Stephen and Illene (WDW) 12 ends; second Joe, Carolyn and Connie (WDL) 11 ends; third Charlie, Peter and Danah (LWL) 13 ends; fourth Toni, Bill and Mary (LLW) 11 ends. Bowlers from all clubs will have a catch up at Buffalo’s opening night this week. Social bowls Wednesday, 7.30pm at the Buffalo hall. All welcome.
Life member awarded KORUMBURRA City Soccer Club awarded former president Glenn Odgers a life membership for his outstanding contribution to the club over the past 11 years.
Glenn has been involved in the club as a player, a coach a committee member and as a long serving president. Glenn has retired as president and will continue to play. Korumburra City thanks Glenn for his hard work over the years.
WELL DESERVERED: 2019 Korumburra City Soccer Club president Rory Cull congratulated for his life membership Glenn Odgers with City’s first life member Fred Clarke during the Korumburra Cup presentations. Photo credit: David Hurst.
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Run supports local patients “I’ve been looking in to doing a GEMMA Baldwin is committed to easing pressure on families marathon for a reason,” she said. “Although 42.2km is a long way to going through hardships. run, it’s nothing in comparison to what The former Foster and Leongatha local will be running in the Noosa Marathon in May, with her fundraising efforts going towards resources in the chemotherapy ward for Gippsland Southern Health Service. Gemma lost his mother Donna (Prain) McIbor to cancer, and whilst this was an extremely difficult time, she felt gratitude towards the Leongatha hospital for the care it provided. “This hospital will always be close to my heart after caring for my mum during the end of her journey with cancer. In order to thank them for their endless efforts, I’d love to help them achieve the funds needed to give future patients any chance for a longer life my mum wasn’t able to have,” Gemma said. Gemma has a passion for running and has always wanted to complete a marathon.
many suffer daily. Therefore a few hours of brutal running in order to raise money to help those who need it most is truly worth it Her Go Fund Me page has set a target at $5000, but all donations will be gratefully accepted. She also has fundraising tins located in Leongatha’s Bendigo Bank, IGA and Newsagency. She also has a few tins scattered near her home in Melbourne. “Online, we’ve reached nearly $2000 and I’ve collected $300 from the tins in Melbourne,” Gemma said. She had not yet tallied the tins in Leongatha before speaking with The Star. To support Gemma, head to https:// www.gofundme.com/marathon-forgippsland-southern-health-service and MARATHON TRIBUTE: former local Gemma Baldwin is raising funds for the Gippsland Southern Health make a donation. Donations will be accepted until the Service by taking part in the Noosa Marathon in May. It is her way of saying thank you for the care extended to her mother Donna (Prain) McIbor. beginning of June.
Athletes celebrate LEONGATHA Little Athletics held its annual presentation night for the 2018/19 season on Friday, April 5.
Volunteer of the Year awards were presented to Angus Ritchie and Maddi Cruickshank at the Leongatha Little Athletics presentation night.
Hot contests at championships WONTHAGGI table tennis player Zach Anstey will compete in National Table Tennis event at Churchill. The association wishes all the best to Zach for his tough week of matches at Latrobe Churchill. Congratulations to Wonthaggi Association competitors Michael Ede and Averil Roberts for their Over 70 Mixed Doubles win in the 2019 Victorian Closed Veterans Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre last week. Michael was also runner up in the Over 65 Men’s Singles and Averil was runner up in the Over 70 Women’s Singles. There were 154 competitors from around Victoria in a total of 43 events in this major championship on the 2019 table tennis calendar. Ladders (Wonthaggi):
A Grade will continue the round robins on Wednesday nights, as well as practice for the Victorian Country Championships 7.30pm to 9pm. A Reserve Snails....................8 16(58) Huntsmen……....8 16(58) Witchetty Grub..8 16 (55) Daddy Long Legs...8 14 (51) Bat Bugs…..……4 10 (44) Redbacks………...0 9 (39) Leading players: Braden Andrighetto: 5 (16), Jack Donohue: 5 (16), Brad Scott: 5 (15), Leanne Costello: 5 (15), Callum Martin: 4 (12). B Grade Sharks………….12 9 (20) Dolphins………...8 7 (14) Sea Cucumbers....4 7 (18) Stingrays………..4 7 (16) Sea Horses…….…4 5 (10) Octopuses……...….4 4 (8) Clown Fish……....0 6 (15) Leading players: Andrew Chetcuti: 6 (12) undefeated. Jayden Burns: 4 (9). Charley Donohue: 4 (8).
The evening was well attended by athletes, parents, grandparents and carers. President Ben Cruickshank began the evening by welcoming all in attendance and thanking the hard working committee. Little Athletics Victoria service awards were presented to five athletes for completing seven years of service with the state association. These awards were received by Mitchell Bath, Connor O’Loughlin, Connor Richards, Bree-Anna Roy and Sarah Doolan. Volunteer of the Year awards were presented to teenagers Angus Ritchie and Maddi Cruickshank. Both Angus and Maddi were Little Athletes themselves for many years, and have returned to share their knowledge with young athletes. They both completed coaching courses run by Little Athletics Victoria prior to returning at the beginning of the season, where they excelled in their roles as On Track coordinators. After the completion of the On Track program prior to Christmas, Angus and Maddi volunteered their time each Saturday morning to share their passion for athletics by coaching athletes while running field events. Age Champion and personal best trophies were awarded, with runner up trophies awarded in age groups with large numbers. Participation plays a huge role in accumulating points for all awards, with a minimum of 70 percent attendance required to be eligible.
WELL DONE: Leongatha Little Athletics congratulated its Age Champions on April 5.
Leongatha Little Athletics Personal Best Champions were presented with awards at the recent presentation night. All athletes present were awarded with a participation medallion. Special recognition was given to the only outgoing U16 athlete for the season Sarah Doolan. Award winners were: U6 girls: Age Champion Arya O’Malley; equal Personal Best Champions Jordyn Browne and Arli Edwards. U6 boys: Age Champion Joseph Watt, runner up Age Champion Kevin McRae, Personal Best Champion Tyler Stevic and runner up Personal Best Champion
Zane Dowel. U7 girls: Age Champion Isabella Giliam and Personal Best Champion MacKenzie Evans U7 boys: Age Champion Oliver Bolge, runner up Age Champion Keagan Koedoot, Personal best Champion Archer McRae and runner up Personal Best Champion Declan Russell. U8 girls: Age Champion Beau Glenn, runner up Age Champion Anika Edwards, Personal Best Champion Amy Stevic, and equal runner up Personal Best
Champions Annabel Gammon and Lacey McRae. U8 boys: Age Champion Zac Fowles, runner up Age Champion Raidyn Harrison, Personal Best Champion Elijah Le Serve and runner up Personal Best Champion Lachie Grimes. U9 girls: Age Champion Charlotte Evans, runner up Age Champion Imogen Cruickshank, Personal Best Champion Lacy McNaughton and runner up Personal Best Champion Harper McRae. U9 boys: Age Cham-
pion Quinn Brady and Personal Best Champion Jed Matheson. U10 girls: Age Champion Ella White, runner up Age Champion Georgia Hutchinson, Personal Best Champion Anna Hutchinson and runner up Personal Best Champion Ruth Bates. U10 boys: Age Champion Patrick Frayne, runner up Age Champion Tej Gaddam, Personal Best Champion Cohen Harrison and runner up Personal Best Champion Jacob Bolge. U11 girls: Age Champion Ana Heneghan and Personal Best Champion Alyssa Edwards. U11 boys: Age Champion Jack McNaughton, runner up Age Champion Billy Horskins, Personal Best Champion Max Fowles and runner up Personal Best Champion Fraser Shaw. U12 girls: Age Champion Cecily de Gooyer and Personal Best Champion Kahlyn Van Rossen. U12 boys: Age Champion Reuben Gammon, runner up Age Champion Connor Richards, Personal Best Champion Isaac Bolge and runner up Personal Best Champion Casper Rhoden. U13 girls: Age Champion Mia Burt, runner up Age Champion Sienna Cruickshank, equal Personal Best Champions Paige Barry and Lucy Patterson, and runner up Personal Best Champion Erika Allen. U13 boys: Age Champion James Heneghan and Personal Best Champion Oscar Murdoch. U14 boys: Age Champion Xavier Bolge and Personal Best Champion Mitchell Bath. U15 girls: Age Champion Georgia Burns and Personal Best Champion Bree-Anna Roy. U16 girls: Age Champion Sarah Doolan.
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Heather Grist was the winner of A Grade Woorayl Golf Club’s Inge Giliam was the and the Monthly Medal and Sharon Adams Sue Straw and Sue Hoskin recorded some Monthly Medallist and Anne Grist was the A won B Grade at Korumburra Golf Club last fabulous scores at Meeniyan Golf Club last week. week. Grade winner for the day. Leongatha SATURDAY was Medal Day at Leongatha with Malcolm Gin having a great day winning the Overall and Monthly Medal with a net 70. Except for a slight glitch on the 18th hole, where he lost a ball and had an eight, Malcolm played very steadily all day and produced some great golf shots, none better that his tee shot to the 16th to within two meters and be nearest the pin there. A Grade was taken out by Nathan Wardle with net 71. John Moor also had a net 71 to win the B Grade and Andy Bassett had a win in C Grade with net 73. Rod Hopcraft was nearest the pin on the 14th hole and balls were awarded to Mark Anderson, Walter Taberner, Patrick Bowd, Winton Knop, Rod Hopcraft, Allan Kuhne, Ian Murchie, Bryan McCorkell, David Forbes, Doug Clemann, Gordon Morrison, Mitchell Gin, Ian Watson, Ron Findlay, Ian Miller, Grant McRitchie and Fred de Bondt. Tuesday, April 2, was a perfect day for golf and Mark Warby took advantage of the conditions to record the best score of the day of 40 points to win the Overall. A Grade honours went to Russell Williams with 37 points and Ian Barlow and Brian Wall also had 37 points for wins in the B and C Grade respectively. Balls were awarded to Peter Waters, Antony Gedye, Mike Street, Barry Attwood, Doug Clemann, Geoff McDonald, Hans Hoefler, Tony Roberts, Les Newton, Trevor Seebeck, Keith Godridge, Wayne Keen, Peter Buttinger and Greg Ellt. Nearest the pins were Wayne Keen on the 14th hole and Andrew Smith on the 16th. In ideal conditions, Thursday‘s Par Plus event attracted 80 golfers and was dominated by Lachlan Thomas who had a remarkable score of 10 up to easily
win the Overall and C Grade events. Geoff McDonald had one up to win the A Grade event and David Child finished Square to win B Grade. Balls were won by Col Sperling, Bruce Clarke, John Renwick, Brad O’Brien, Michael Thomas, Brian Wall, Neale Gillin, Allan Kuhne, Andrew Smith, Nathan Wardle, Ian Watson, Bryan McCorkell, John McInnes, Peter Horman, Peter Hartigan, Peter Stivic, Garry Friend, Peter Waters, Hans Hoefler, Ken Smirk and Robert Pritchard. Nearest the pins and both inside a metre were Geoff McDonald on the 14th hole and Peter Walsh on the 16th.
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the raffle prize. Ladies Saturday Stroke event was contested by 23 ladies, an excellent number with Dot Stubbs winning with a net score of 74. Down the line balls went to Liz Hodge 75, Wendy Brown 76, Rebecca Wilson 77, Dianne Williams 79, Maryanne Gartner 81, Marea Maher 83 and Nan Meagher 84 on a countback. Nearest the pin on the 16th was Linda Bassett at 3.69 metres.
Woorayl A GREAT field of 50 players competed for a fantastic array of prizes, generously provided by a couple of members, John Bolge and Ross Winkler; good mates who have sponsored the club for many years. It was great to see a few of the cricketing members back for a hit after being freed up from their cricket commitments. The event was the very popular format of two man Ambrose, with the requirement to have seven drives each, which levels out the field. The winners with a great score of 63 net were Col James and Gaz Miller who combined well to defeat a quality field. Runners up were the motley pairing of Rod Goodwin and Jason Redmond, just one shot behind on 64 net. Balls down the line went to Tom Ryan and Anthony Clemann 64.25, the unlucky Kevin Riseley and Geoff McKinnon 64.5, Dennis Lim and Ross Winkler 64.75, Brian Hogan and Ty Hogan 65.25, Greg Fennell and Ivor McLennan 65.75. NTP on the eighth was Woz Turner and on the 17th Tom Ryan. Tom Ryan’s syndicate also won the much sought after ball raffle. Next week is Single Stableford sponsored by Drummond Golf and is also the fourth round of the Woorayl shoot out event.
ON a very pleasant day for golf, 34 ladies participated in the April Monthly Medal. A very popular winner of the Monthly Medal was Nan Meagher with 76 net. A Grade winner: Wendy Parker 76 net. B Grade winner: Wendy Brown 77 net. C Grade winner: Nan Meagher 76 net.. B Grade Scratch winner was Nancy Sperling with 104. The Putting Competition was won by the ever reliable Wendy Parker with 29 putts. Nearest the pin on the 16th went to Wendy Parker at 11.2m. Down the Line balls were won by Noreen Williams, Toni West, Rebecca Thomas with 77net, Colleen Touzel 78, Julie Howard, Alison Strong, Anne Gibson, Melina Willder 79, and Dot Stubbs, Liz Hodge and Linda Bassett 80 on a countback. There were 12 ladies who played the nine hole competition. Winner was Marie Sands with a score of 16 points on a countback from Karen Murchie. Down the line balls went to Karen Murchie 16, Pam Christensen 14 and Cheryl Borg 13. Well done to all the ladies who played nine holes. Woorayl ladies A big thank you IT was perfect goes to Bronwyn Debenham for donating weather for the Month-
ly Medal this Wednesday, April 3. Fourteen ladies arrived to play stroke with our sponsors Sue and Les Wakefield providing the prizes for the day. The winner of B Grade and the Monthly Medal was Inge Giliam (33) with net 74. A Grade winner was Anne Grist (22) with 75 net. BDL went to Shirley Thomas (19) 76, Elsie McBride (33) 77 and Elly Berryman (11) 77. NTP on eighth was Elly Berryman, 11th Elly Berryman and 17th Anne Grist. The winner of the putting was Shirley Thomas with 26 putts. Next week is the first round of the Perrett Family Foursomes, which will be sponsored by Sharyn Rayson. Don’t forget the counter teas are on this Thursday, April 11, for the special Easter fish and chips. All welcome from 6pm.
Meeniyan TUESDAY, April 2: Winner: Bob McGeary 40 points. Runner up: Brian Erving 36 points. Best nine: Bob McGeary 21 points. NTPs: second Bob McGeary, eighth Bruce Betts and 11th Peter Wilson. Thursday, April 4: Winner: Marilyn McGeary 40 points. Runner up: Bruce Betts 32 points on a countback from Peter Wilson and Neil Williams, both 32 points. NTPs: eighth Bob McGeary and 11th Michael Steele. Saturday, April 6: Medal Day. Winner: Bruce Betts 70 net. Runner up: Col Graeme 71net on a count back from Jeff Buckland, Rob Poletti and Bob McGeary, all 71net. Least putts went to Bob McGeary with 29. NTPs: second Col Stewart and eighth Mat Vanboven. The pro pin on the 11th went to Paul Robinson and the members draw jackpots as Neil
Wonthaggi Golf Club’s daily event winners were Anne Walker in A Grade, Medallist Chris Hamilton in C Grade and Marg Ryan in B Grade.
Wendy Parker won A Grade, Nancy Sperling won the B Grade Scratch, Wendy Brown won B Grade and Nan Meagher won the Monthly Medal and C Grade at Leongatha Golf Club. Park had already left the building and therefore doesn’t collect the cash. This Saturday is the annual Col Stewart plate teams of four with the best three score to count. Glow golf is fast approaching. This is a four person Ambrose on Friday, April 26.
Meeniyan ladies A LOT was riding on the results of this week’s golf event. The qualifying round of the Lorraine Eddy singles knockout, the second round of the Golf Victoria silver spoon event, the second round of the Christie/Hoskin eclectic event and of course the Monthly Medal were held. Fortunately, the golf course was in excellent autumn condition with the deciduous trees beginning to turn colour and the greens and fairways running beautifully. The weather too was mild and autumnal. What would you rather be doing? There were some very good scores recorded as behoves the conditions the best and medal winning being a stunning 65 net (25) from Susan Straw. Another good score a 69 net (22) from Sue Hoskin scored the runner up prize. The club would like to thank trophy donor Tanya Thorson very much for generously donating the trophies. Balls down the line
Thursday, April 4: went to Nancye Hammet 71 (37), Heather Stableford. Winner: J. Stone Poletti 72 (18) and An(21) 35. drea Thorson 75 (8). NTP: sixth A. Brown Foster WITH the weather and 15th N. Thompson. DTL: J. Mathers putting on a great show, there were some good (20) 34 and D. Hutchinfields on the course for son (13) 34. Friday, April 5: both ladies’ and men’s Chook Run. Medal Days. Winner: M. Spooner Wednesday saw a strong field take to the 22. NTP: 13th A. Morris course with Trudi Prue holding on to take the and 17th L. McKenzie. DTL: L. McKenApril Medal. B Grade’s winner zie, A. Brown and M. was Kaylene Morris. Dave. Saturday, April 6: On Saturday, 40 gents –Medal and four ladies took to Stableford David Knee Electrical the course. In the men’s April Services. Medal A Grade: S. Medal, Scot Rathjen held off new club mem- Rathjen (10) 66. B Grade: A. Morris ber Andy Morris to take home A Grade and the (21) 68. Scr: S. Rathjen 76. Medal. Putting: N. Cooper Andy won B Grade, his first win at Foster 25. NTP: fourth J. Golf Club. Tuesday, April 2: Stone, sixth G. Paine, 13th S. Rathjen, 15th Stableford. Winner: L. Giddy N. Cooper and 17th J. Stone. (23) 39. DTL: N. Shaw (19) NTP: fourth R. Fulton and 17th T. “Kiwi” 69, D. Hutchinson (13) 69, N. Cooper (10) 70, Jones. DTL: C. Gray (25) O. Kindellan (19) 71, 39, R. Fulton (9) 35 and B. Knee (16) 72, G. Watkins(13) 72 and A. S. Venna (35) 34. Wednesday, April Harris (22) 73. Nine hole: A. Mor3: Stroke Medal ris 24. Day –Merle Barham 2x2: N. Cooper. Trophy. Ladies: P. WithMedal: A Grade: T. Prue eridge 32. Pennant results: (22) 71, B Grade: K. Division 2, round Morris (27) 76, A Scr: four: Woorayl 6 defeatB. Warren 86, B Scr: K. ed Foster 1. Morris 103. Division 4, round Putting: B. Warren four: Foster 3 lost to 27. DTL: B. Warren 75 Korumburra 4.
(Stroke). Date: April 3. Medal winner: Chris Gunn (19) 74. Putts: Wendy Gervasi 32 points. NTP: Fourth: Dot Kidd. 16th: Jan Head. NTA sixth: Chris Gunn. Nine holes winner: Miriam Pickett 18 points. Thursday results: Competition: Stableford. Date: April 4. Day winner: Danial Bullen (4) 39. B Grade winner: Mark Hales (20) 37. DTLs: Garry Shandley (12) 37, Nick Whichello (23) 36, Neil Whitelaw (13) 36 and John McFarlane (17) 35. NTP 16th: Joe Taylor. Saturday results: Competition: Monthly Medal (Stroke). Date: April 6. Medal winner: Rob Clark (19) 69. Day winner: Andrew Lappin (36) 62. Winner A Grade: John Woodall (8) 69. DTLs: Steve Bickerton (11) 70, Nigel Bracecamp (20) 71, Jake Smith (0) 71, Travis Baker (8) 71, Peter Sanderson (22) 72 and Maree Thompson (15) 34 points. Second shot NTP first hole: Noel Baker. NTP: Fourth: Jeff Hughes, Sixth: John Woodall, Mirboo North net, Di Berryman 76 net and A. McKenzie W E D N E S D A Y 13th: John McFarlane and 16th: John 77 net. results: NTP: sixth S. Cripps C o m p e t i t i o n : Woodall. Continued on page 45. and 17th T. Prue. Monthly Medal
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Nerrena recognises its stars THE Nerrena Cricket Club concluded its 2018-19 season with a presentation dinner at the Leongatha RSL on Saturday, April 6. Many of the U14 players and their families were in attendance and coach Dave Trotman awarded trophies to Mitchell Croatto (batting), Raph Jefferies (bowling) and Saxon Wayman (coach’s award). The batting and bowling for C Grade were won by Jamie Cann and captain Michael Collins presented the captain’s award to Rohan Baudinette. B Grade captain Shaun Helms won the B Grade batting, Charlie Dougherty won the bowling and Shem Murphy received the captain’s award. A Grade captain Tim Wightman presented Luke Giliam with the batting and the captain’s award, and Josh Trease the bowling. Tim went on to win the Cricketer of the Year and Jamie Cann was the club best and fairest. Special presentations were made to Damien Symmons (best club person) and Ryan Clark (president’s award), and club treasurer Andrea Funnell was thanked for her five years service to the club.
NERRENA: Cricket Club’s Ryan Clark received the president’s award, Best Club Person was awarded to Damien Symmons and Shaun Helms picked up the B Grade batting award.
GOLF RESULTS Continued from apge 44.
Korumburra ladies THE day was fine and calm for the golfers last Wednesday. There were members playing in the Monthly Medal competition and a number of people also took the opportunity to play their games for the Singles Knockout and Matchplay Championships. Heather Grist had a great score to win A Grade and the April Monthly Medal, with 94(21)73 and Joan Peters was not far away to be runner up with 97(22)75, after a c/b with Sherrin Solly. B Grade was won by Sharon Adams 111(35)76 and runner up was Betty Thomson120 (36)84. NTPs went to Barb Walker on the first, who received the Corner Garden Café voucher, and Heather Grist on both the 10th and 13th greens, winning the Pure Fitness voucher. BDL went to Sherrin Solly 75 net, Chris Rickard 77 net and Lee Clements 79 net. On Wednesday, April 10, there is a timesheet for the Royal Women’s Hospital 4BBB event, with Williams, Edwards and Findlay sponsoring the day. Three members enjoyed their day at Foster on Friday and were fortunate to have absolutely beautiful weather. Congratulations to Chris Rickard who won A Grade following a countback. Sandra Webster (32) was the winner on Saturday with 80 net and Deb Wrigley was NTP on the 10th green. After some close matches, Section 2 had a 2/3 loss to Phillip Island in last Monday’s Pennant. Well done to Section 3, with a 3/2 win against Wonthaggi. This week, Section 2 plays at home and will
play Woorayl and Section 3 plays Phillip Island at Wonthaggi. Members are reminded about the Dinner Auction planned for Saturday, May 11, at 6pm, with the three course meal costing $35. As numbers will be limited, please book to guarantee your place. If members have new items or services that could be auctioned, please contact David 0408 515 622.
Wonthaggi ladies THE final of the 4BBB Board event was played on Wednesday and it was a nail biter of a match where neither pair took control. It was decided on the 19th hole and the eventual winners were Betty Bowmar and her partner Kaylene Hodgetts from Geraldine Prentice and Patsy Britt. Congratulations for reaching the final to all these four girls. The daily event was the April Monthly Medal and there were two blistering scores returned which caused a countback for the medal winner. Chris Hamilton 100 (32) 68 net had the medal pinned to her at presentations; she was also the C Grade winner. Anne Walker had a stellar round of 80 (12) 68 net to also win the stroke prize, which included a birdie in her round. B Grade was also decided on countback with Marg Ryan 98 (21) 77 net declared the winner. Her great putting with 27 putts saw her win that event. The other countback contestants were Dawn Judkins and Dot Garry. NTP on second was Marg Johnson. Pro pin on eighth was Anne Poulton. Birdie on the second went to Sev Piasente. BDL went to Heather Wintle 70, Marg Johnson 74, Bev Dobson 74,
Dawn Judkins 77, Dot Garry 77, Pam Russell 78 and Robyn Wilkinson 79.
South Gippsland Golf – Pennant
Luke Giliam accepted the batting and cap- U14 bowling winner Raph Jefferies was contain’s award, Tim Wightman was named gratulated by his mentor Josh Trease. Cricketer of the Year and Josh Trease won the bowling award.
Seniors contest Korumburra Cup SOCCER was welcomed back to the district for another year with the annual running of the Korumburra Cup.
Senior competition: Six men’s teams battled it out for the honour Division 1 at Leonof having their name on the Korumburra Cup for gatha Golf Club: Leongatha 4 defeated Lang 2019. Inverloch Stars, Korumburra City, Drouin Lang 3; Phillip Island Dragons, Leongatha Knights, Lang Lang United bye. and Mirboo North United entered the event. Ladder Two pools of three teams saw Inverloch with Lang Lang .................. 2–11 one win one draw top the table in Pool A from KoPhillip Island .............. 1–10 rumburra two draws and Leongatha, Pool B, DrLeongatha ................... 1 – 7 ouin with two wins topped the table over Mirboo North one draw one loss and Lang Lang. Division 2 at LeonDrouin took on Korumburra in the first semi gatha Golf Club: Koand at full time the hard fought battle was nil all. rumburra 5 defeated A penalty shoot out saw Drouin take the win Meeniyan 2; Woorayl 6 five to three to secure the spot in the grand final. defeated Foster 1. The second semi saw Inverloch win over MirLadder boo North in another close battle, one nil. Kurraburra .................. 3–19 The battle for the 2019 Korumburra Cup came Meeniyan .................... 3–16 down to Drouin Dragons vs. Inverloch Stars. Woorayl ...................... 2–17 Another close game, both teams fighting hard Foster ............................ 0–4 saw the game tied at one all. Division 3 at KoIn the penalty shootout that followed, Drouin rumburra Golf Club: came out the victors eight to seven and took home Leongatha 4 defeated the Korumburra Cup for 2019. Woorayl 3; Lang Lang 5 Five women’s teams took to the pitch over defeated Meeniyan 2. the day, each playing five games with the top two Ladder teams entering the Cup grand final. Leongatha ................... 3–17 Phillip Island topped the ladder with three wins Lang Lang .................. 3–16 one draw, Korumburra two wins two draws, Drouin Woorayl ...................... 1–13 one win two draws one loss, Leongatha one win Meeniyan .................... 1–10 three losses and Inverloch one draw three losses. Phillip Island played off with Korumburra City Division 4 at Ko- for the 2019 Cup and managed to solidify their rumburra Golf Club: game and find the net on four occasions to become Korumburra 4 defeated clear victors. Foster 2; Phillip Island 5 Both teams played well however Korumburra defeated Wonthaggi 2. were unable to find the net during the final and Ladder Phillip Island secured the win four nil. Foster .......................... 3–19 Phillip Island .............. 2–16 Wonthaggi .................. 2–13 Korumburra .................. 1–8
Division 5 at Wonthaggi Golf Club: Lang Lang 6 defeated Welshpool 1; Leongatha 4 defeated Phillip Island 3.
Ladder Leongatha ................... 4–18 Lang Lang .................. 2–13 Welshpool ................... 1–13 Phillip Island .............. 1–12
Division 6 at Wonthaggi Golf Club: Wonthaggi 4 defeated Woorayl 3; Aussie Golf 5 defeated Korumburra 2.
Ladder Aussie Golf................. 3–17 Woorayl ...................... 2–17 Korumburra ................ 2–12 Wonthaggi ................ 1 – 10
BREAKERS WIN: Phillip Island Soccer Club was the women’s 2019 Korumburra Cup Winners. Photo credit: Rose Hurst.
The men’s 2019 Korumburra Cup winner was the Drouin Dragons. Photo credit: Rose Hurst.
Juniors play for the Cup SIX teams entered for U12s in the 2019 Korumburra Cup; Korumburra City, Leongatha Knights, Mirboo North United, Phillip Island Breakers, Drouin Dragons and the Gippsland Soccer League all girls team.
Island and Mirboo North defeat Korumburra for a chance to take the cup home. The grand final saw Mirboo North the victors over Leongatha Knights in a four to three penalty shootout after a drawn game of nil all. Seven teams entered for the U14s; Korumburra City, Leongatha Knights, The round robin event over the day Lang Lang United, Phillip Island Breakers, Drouin Dragons A, Drouin Dragons saw some great action. Phillip Island and Mirboo North B and the Gippsland Soccer League all girls team. topped the tables. Finals saw Leongatha defeat Phillip The round robin event was played in
great spirit show casing junior soccer in the region. Both Drouin sides topped the tables for the qualifying events, Drouin A the firm favourites for a chance at the cup. Drouin A moved into the Cup final beating Phillip Island two nil. Drouin B narrowly snuck into the final over Korumburra one nil. Drouin B played hard against their Drouin A side and found the net for an upset win one nil and proudly took the Korumburra Cup home.
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CHEER SQUAD: from left, Jack, Jarrah, Melanie and Chloe sup- From left, Maxwell, Blake and Jesse were ribbon winners at Wontported their teammates at Wonthaggi North Primary School’s house haggi North Primary School’s swimming carnival. Maxwell was third in backstroke, Blake was second in breaststroke and third in freeswimming sports on Thursday. style, and Jesse was second in backstroke and third in breaststroke.
From left, Bree and Indy enjoyed participating in swimming events at Wonthaggi North Primary School’s swimming carnival on Thursday.
Swimmers compete in school carnival WONTHAGGI North Primary School students from Grades 3 to 6 having a go at the students took part in the annual house events. Once again, the teacher race and the cork swimming sports on Thursday. scramble were the highlights of the day. Participation was excellent with around 140
The results will be released next term.
GREAT COMPETITION: back from left, Sue Mooney, Anne Philpott, Isobel Collins, Lorna Dawson, middle from left, Sue Pryde, Anne Thornby, Marg Barnabus, Norma Davis, front from left, Lina Tumino, Adrienne Collyer and Vera Derrick competed in the Leongatha CHAMPIONS: the Individual Age Champions at St Joseph’s Primary School were, back Veteran Ladies Summer Tennis Competition. from left, Maryam Joma, Augustus Finsterer, Jesse Dugard, front from left, Julia Lindsay, Will Hullick, Finn McNally, Ruby-Jean Hallam and Annalise O’Halloran following the House Athletics Carnival.
Thrilling win for Red team
Students take on athletics challenge
If there is anyone interested in coming to play THE Leongatha Veteran Ladies Summer tennis on a Thursday, it would be fantastic. Competition ended on March 28. The numbers are declining and it is most im- ST Josephs Primary School, Wonthaggi, A total 165 students participated in seven track The winner was Red with 82 points, runner up portant to keep this great day going. and field events in glorious sunshine at the Wonheld its annual House Athletics Carnival was Green with 81 points and with 63 points, Blue For more information, contact Lorna Dawson thaggi Recreation Reserve. The school was lucky was awarded the wooden spoon. on 0488 574 284 or Isobel Collins on 5664 7306. on Thursday, March 28. enough to have Mary MacKillop Year 9 students help run the events and it was a resoundingly successful day. Overall House Champions on the day was Gold House – Sleeman. Individual Age Champions were: U9s: Ruby Jean Hallam and Will Hullick. U10s: Julia Lindsay and Finn McNally. U11s: Augustus Finsterer and Maryam Joma. U12s: Annalise O’Halloran and Jesse Dugard.
WORTHY CAUSE: more than 50 people raise money for the Heart Foundation recently.
Cyclists join Sauvarin Ride A lovely warm day encouraged participants to MORE than 50 people attended the John ride 35km on the Pound Creek Circuit or to ride Sauvarin Ride on Sunday at Koonwarra and walk the rail trail to Meeniyan and back. Reserve, collecting more than $500 for Some of the juniors were having their first ride The Heart Foundation. without trainer wheels and the rail trail provided a
terrific safe venue for this while others enjoyed a coffee at the Meeniyan turnaround. Many then stayed for the barbeque after the Sleeman captains Annalise O’Halloran and event and enjoyed the facilities at the Koonwarra Eva Garnham proudly accepted the house athletics shield at St Joseph’s Primary School. Reserve.
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Alberton netball Results - Round 1 April 6
A Grade: Fish Creek 59 d Stony Creek 31, Tarwin 12 lt Toora 68, Foster 67 d MDU 30. B Grade: Fish Creek 40 d Stony Creek 35, Tarwin 33 lt Toora 59, Foster 36 lt MDU 41. C Grade: Fish Creek 36 d Stony Creek 21, Tarwin 38 d Toora 21, Foster 33 lt MDU 38. 17 & Under: Foster
22 lt MDU 25. 15 & Under: Fish Creek 34 d Stony Creek 8, Tarwin 21 d Toora 17. 13 & Under: Fish Creek 2 lt Stony Creek, Tarwin 15 lt Toora 20, Foster 18 lt MDU 22.
Ladders
A Grade Toora ................. 566.67 4 Foster................. 223.33 4 Fish Creek ......... 190.32 4 Stony Creek ........ 52.54 0 MDU .................... 44.78 0 Tarwin .................. 17.65 0
B Grade Toora ................... 178.79 Fish Creek ........... 114.29 MDU .................... 113.89 Foster..................... 87 80 Stony Creek............ 87.50 Tarwin .................... 55.93 C Grade Tarwin ................. 180.95 Fish Creek ........... 171.43 MDU .................... 115.15 Foster..................... 86.84 Stony Creek............ 58.33 Toora ...................... 55.26 17 & Under MDU .................... 113.64 Foster..................... 88.00
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Fish Creek ............... 0.00 Tarwin ..................... 0.00 Toora .................... 46.38 Stony Creek.......... 16.48 15 & Under Fish Creek ........... 425.00 Tarwin ................. 123.53 Toora ..................... 80.95 Stony Creek .......... 23.53 Foster........................ 0.00 13 & Under Stony Creek ........ 250.00 Toora ................... 133.33 MDU .................... 122.22 Foster..................... 81.82 Tarwin .................... 75.00 Fish Creek .............. 40.00
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CONTEST: Wonthaggi Power’s goal attack Ellie Bates lunges for the ball ahead of her Warragul opponent.
Gippsland netball results Results - Round 1
Fish Creek goal attack Lauren Gale accepts a long pass in a prime position in front of the goal ring against Stony Creek.
West Gippsland netball Results - Round 2
A Grade: Cora Lynn 42 d Kilcunda Bass 29, Garfield 40 lt Inverloch Kongwak 73, TooradinDalmore 53 d Dalyston 26, Warragul Industrials 45 lt Bunyip 65, Korumburra Bena 59 d Phillip Island 35, Koo Wee Rup 26 lt Nar Nar Goon 48. B Grade: Cora Lynn 53 d Kilcunda Bass 25, Garfield 45 d Inverloch Kongwak 34, TooradinDalmore 49 d Dalyston 40, Warragul Industrials 35 lt Bunyip 41, Korumburra Bena 37 lt Phillip Island 54, Koo Wee Rup 35 lt Nar Nar Goon 36. C Grade: Cora Lynn 51 d Kilcunda Bass 21, Garfield 23 lt Inverloch Kongwak 38, TooradinDalmore 44 d Dalyston 30, Warragul Industrials 36 lt Bunyip 51, Korumburra Bena 37 d Phillip Island 27, Koo Wee Rup 21 lt Nar Nar Goon 24. Under 17: Cora Lynn 39 d Kilcunda Bass 12,
Garfield 14 lt Inverloch Kongwak 44, TooradinDalmore 13 lt Dalyston 40, Warragul Industrials 13 lt Bunyip 54, Korumburra Bena 33 lt Phillip Island 42, Koo Wee Rup 25 d Nar Nar Goon 18. Under 15: Cora Lynn 54 d Kilcunda Bass 11, Garfield 4 lt Inverloch Kongwak 50, TooradinDalmore 10 lt Dalyston 42, Warragul Industrials 31 d Bunyip 11, Korumburra Bena 17 lt Phillip Island 31, Koo Wee Rup 36 d Nar Nar Goon 6. Under 13: Cora Lynn 40 d Kilcunda Bass 7, Garfield 15 lt Inverloch Kongwak 38, TooradinDalmore 32 d Dalyston 2, Warragul Industrials 2 lt Bunyip 44, Korumburra Bena 10 lt Phillip Island 21, Koo Wee Rup 15 d Nar nar Goon 8.
Ladders
A Grade Tooradin-Dalmore . 222.22 12 Bunyip ..................... 152.63 8 Inverloch-K’wak ..... 182.50 4
Warragul Indust ...... 130.77 4 Korumburra Bena .. 125.64 4 Nar Nar Goon............ 101.28 4 Phillip Island ............... 82.28 4 Koo Wee Rup .............. 79.31 4 Cora Lynn.................... 65.19 4 Kilcunda-Bass ............. 68.06 0 Dalyston ...................... 49.06 0 Garfield ....................... 44.90 0 B Grade Tooradin Dalmore .. 143.88 12 Phillip Island........... 239.58 8 Bunyip ...................... 121.62 8 Warragul Indust ...... 130.16 4 Koo Wee Rup ........... 100.00 4 Cora Lynn.................... 97.44 4 Nar Nar Goon.............. 85.71 4 Garfield ....................... 82.72 4 Dalyston ...................... 81.63 0 Korumbirra Bena ........ 79.07 0 Inverloch-K’wak ....... 675.56 0 Kilcunda-Bass ............. 31.58 0 C Grade Tooradin Dalmore .. 137.50 12 Cora Lynn ............... 146.27 8 Inverloch-K’wak .... 165.22 4 Koo Wee Rup ...........115.09 4 Bunyip ......................110.94 4 Phillip Island ............ 103.57 4 Nar Nar Goon........... 100.00 4 Korum-Bena............... 98.51 4 Warragul Indust .......... 96.05 4 Dalyston ..................... 68.18 0 Garfield ...................... 64.00 0 Kilcunda-Bass ............ 48.78 0 Under 17 Cora Lynn .............. 208.33 12
Phillip Island........... 227.08 8 Inverloch-K’wak .... 314.29 4 Dalyston .................. 307.69 4 Bunyip ..................... 152.94 4 Korum-Bena............. 149.15 4 Garfield .................... 105.26 4 Tooradin Dalmore .... 105.26 4 Koo Wee Rup ............. 61.90 4 Nar Nar Goon............. 75.00 0 Warragul Industrials ... 26.00 0 Kilcunda-Bass ............ 25.47 0 Under 15 Cora Lynn .............. 300.00 12 Warragul Indust .... 625.00 8 Phillip Island.......... 356.52 8 Koo Wee Rup ......... 352.63 8 Inverloch-K’wak . 1250.00 4 Dalyston .................. 420.00 4 Tooradin-Dalmore ..... 57.47 4 Korum-Bena.............. 48.39 0 Bunyip ....................... 39.34 0 Nar Nar Goon............ 33.87 0 Kilcunda-Bass ........... 16.19 0 Garfield ....................... 5.32 0 Under 13 Cora Lynn .............. 391.67 12 Phillip Island.......... 350.00 8 Tooradin-Dalmore . 276.00 8 Inverloch-K’wak ... 253.33 4 Garfield .................. 121.74 4 Bunyip ......................119.51 4 Koo Wee Rup .......... 100.00 4 Korum-Bena.............. 87.10 4 Nar Nar Goon............ 40.00 0 Kilcunda-Bass ........... 16.18 0 Warragul Indust ..........11.76 0 Dalyston ...................... 6.25 0
A Grade: Wonthaggi Power 28 lt Warragul 63, Sale 46 d Bairnsdale 38, Leongatha 41 d Maffra 40, Drouin 56 lt Traralgon 71, Morwell 60 d Moe 35. B Grade: Wonthaggi Power 30 lt Warragul 62, Sale 50 d Bairnsdale 39, Leongatha 64 d Maffra 38, Drouin 42 lt Traralgon 60, Morwell 48 lt Moe 50. C Grade: Wonthaggi Power 13 lt Warragul 37, Sale 41 d Bairnsdale 31, Leongatha 33 lt Maffra 37, Drouin 32 lt Traralgon 45, Morwell 29 d Moe 22. Under 17: Wonthaggi Power 49 d Warragul 31, Sale 46 d Bairnsdale 31, Leongatha 48 d Maffra
33, Drouin 27 d Traralgon 22, Morwell 42 d Moe 28. Under 15: Wonthaggi Power 39 d Warragul 21, Sale 53 d Bairnsdale 30, Leongatha 34 drew Maffra 34, Drouin 2 lt Traralgon 63, Morwell 25 d Moe 20. Under 13: Wonthaggi Power 21 d Warragul 17, Sale 25 lt Bairnsdale 36, Leongatha 12 lt Maffra 23, Drouin 9 lt Traralgon 46, Morwell 17 lt Moe 24.
Ladders
A Grade Warragul ............. 225.00 Morwell ............... 171.43 Traralgon ............ 126.79 Sale ...................... 121.05 Leongatha ........... 102.50 Maffra..................... 97.56 Bairnsdale .............. 82.61 Drouin .................... 78.87
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Moe ........................ 58.33 Wonthaggi Power ... 44.44 B Grade Warragul ............. 206.67 Leongatha ........... 168.42 Traralgon ............ 142.86 Sale ...................... 128.21 Moe ...................... 104.17 Morwell .................. 96.00 Bairnsdale .............. 78.00 Drouin .................... 70.00 Maffra..................... 59.38 Wonthaggi Power ... 48.39 C Grade Warragul ............. 284.62 Traralgon ............ 140.63 Sale ...................... 132.26 Morwell ............... 131.82 Maffra................... 112.12 Leongatha............... 89.19 Moe ........................ 75.86 Bairnsdale .............. 75.61 Drouin .................... 71.11 Wonthaggi Power ... 35.14 Under 17 Wonthaggi Power 158.06 Morwell ............... 150.00 Sale ...................... 148.39 Leongatha ........... 145.45
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Drouin ................. 122.73 Traralgon ................ 81.48 Maffra..................... 68.75 Bairnsdale .............. 67.39 Moe ........................ 66.67 Warragul ................. 63.27 Under 15 Traralgon .......... 3150.00 Wonthaggi Power 185.71 Sale ...................... 176.67 Morwell ............... 125.00 Leongatha ........... 100.00 Maffra................... 100.00 Moe ........................ 80.00 Bairnsdale .............. 56.60 Warragul ................. 53.85 Drouin ...................... 3.17 Under 13 Traralgon .............511.11 Maffra ................. 191.67 Moe ...................... 141.18 Wonthaggi Power 123.53 Bairnsdale ........... 104.00 Sale......................... 96.15 Warragul ................. 80.95 Morwell .................. 70.83 Leongatha............... 52.17 Drouin .................... 19.57
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Parrots netball results A Grade
Maffra 34
Auction player: Jess Edgar. Awards: Jess Edgar - A.W. Smith & Sons, Jasmin Friend - Leongatha Pizza. It was an awesome first game and our first time on the court together was just great. Everyone gave 100 percent and I thought we played well as a team. An intense first game and looking forward to the rest of the season Go Parrots.
Awards: Pheobe Hinds - Baker’s Delight, Zara Littlejohn - Leongatha Pizza. It was an extremely close game, up and down. Everyone on and off the court was encouraging. Well done to both teams with a great start to the season.
B Grade
Under 13
Maffra 23 d Leongatha 12 Awards: Jayde Hall - Rusty Windmill, Olivia Cumming - Baker’s Delight.
A good game with a tough opposition, had a Auction player - Kate Sperling. Awards: Kasie lot of the team. Can’t wait for next week with evRump - Bairs Hotel, Kate Sperling - Leongatha eryone back. Pizza. What a great first game, with a brand new team. We had a nervous start but our fitness and are lots of positives to persistence paid off. C Grade Excellent start to the season. Mirboo North 25 lost work on at training. Leongatha 63 d Maffra 38
Stunning start to Tigers’ season U15
Mirboo North 37 defeated Newborough 9. Best on court: Tarni Bartlett and Flynn Burgess-Pincini. Really impressive flow down the court reflected everything the girls have worked on at training. Everyone worked hard to the end. It was a very exciting start to the season.
U17
Mirboo North 54 defeated Newborough 27. Best on court: Miki Hilliar, Lucy Edmondson and Alannah Knowles. What a great first game
together. No matter what changes were made, you all did your job and increased the lead each quarter. Keep working hard.
D Grade
Mirboo North 58 defeated Newborough 14. Best on court: Connie Lia and Maryce Oakley. It was an impressive win for the first game of the season. The girls put into play everything they have been working on at training. The improvement in fitness showed as they ran it out until the end. Let’s keep pushing hard at training.
to Newborough 33. Best on court: Janet Bradley and Chelsea Loh. It was an awesome first game as a new team. The girls have a few things to work on but they are really excited to see where they can take this team.
B Grade
Mirboo North 30 drew with Newborough 30. Best on court: Sofie Disisto, Laura Robbins and Janet Bradley. It was a tough first game together, but there
Special thanks to Janet for playing another full game after C Grade
C Grade
Maffra 37 d Leongatha 33
Auction player - Ash Payne. Awards: Ash Payne - Lyn Rose Boutique, Ash Van Rooy Mirboo North 61 de- Rusty Windmill. Great first game and all the girls pushed really feated Newborough 41. Best on court: Jes- hard all game to challenge the reigning premiers. sie Holland and Christina For a first game playing together we all gelled Stoertebecker. so well. Bring on the rest of the season.
A Grade
After a slow start, the team pulled together a great win. There were lots of slick fast passages of play. It was great to see the girls run right to the end. Keep training hard girls and the rewards will come.
Under 17
Leongatha 48 d Maffra 33
Awards: Zali Rogers - Sportsfirst, Stacey Gillian - Leongatha Pizza. It was a good start to the season, we get a high intensity throughout the game. Leongatha’s Nicola Marriott looks for an Let’s bring it next week. Go Parrots.
Under 15
Leongatha 34 drew
option from the centre against Maffra on Saturday.
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SPORT | FOOTBALL Mid Gippsland ladders SENIORS Mirboo North ..... 532.00 Morwell East...... 168.18 Boolarra ........... 130.77 Yinnar.............. 104.65 Yall-Yall North ...... 0.00 Trafalgar..................95.56 Thorpdale ................76.47 Hill End ...................59.46 Newborough ...........18.80
4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
RESERVES Boolarra ........... 631.25 Morwell East...... 519.05 Mirboo North ..... 300.00 Trafalgar .......... 230.77 Yall-Yall Nth ......... 0.00 Yinnar .....................43.33 Newborough ...........33.33 Hill End ...................19.27 Thorpdale ................15.84
4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
THIRDS Hill End .............580.95 Mirboo North ......361.29 Trafalgar ...........208.16 Yall-Yall Nth ..........0.00 Yinnar................ 48.04 Newborough ............27.68 Morwell East ............17.21
4 4 4 4 0 0 0
FOURTHS Yinnar............. 1261.54 Mirboo North .... 1215.38 Morwell East.......531.25 Yall-Yall Nth ..........0.00 Hill End .............. 18.82 Newborough ..............8.23 Trafalgar.....................7.93
4 4 4 4 0 0 0
OTHER MATCHES SENIORS Yinnar 14.6.90 d Trafalgar 13.8.86 Morwell East 10.14.74 d Hill End 6.8.44 Boolarra 11.2.68 d Thorpdale 6.16.52 RESERVES Trafalgar 9.6.60 d Yinnar 4.2.26 Morwell East 15.19.109 d Hill End 3.3.21 Boolarra 15.11.101 d Thorpdale 2.4.16 THIRDS Trafalgar 16.6.102 d Yinnar 7.7.49 Hill End 19.8.122 d Morwell East 3.3.21 FOURTHS Yinnar 25.14.164 d Trafalgar 2.1.13 Morwell East 12.13.85 d Hill End 2.4.16
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Tigers trample Newborough By Rover MIRBOO North easily retained the Ron Skinner Memorial Trophy when it destroyed Newborough by 108 points at Tigerland, in round one of Mid Gippsland football on Saturday. It was a horror afternoon for Newborough’s footballers with only Alex Skinner not having previously played in the Seniors. Newborough had first use of the breeze and both teams remained goalless for 12 minutes. Finally, Adam Miller set Mirboo North on its way to victory when he marked and converted an ill-fated Newborough sideways defensive giraffe kick. The Tigers continued to rush the goals, but four successive shots went either side of the big white sticks. Then, man mountain ruck recruit Justin Fulton marked strongly and kicked truly to secure a 19 point lead for the locals at quartertime. Goals were coming thick and fast in the second quarter, with Mirboo North adding eight and Newborough compiling three through Anthony Battista, Josh Whittaker and Joel Mitchell.
Sadly for the Bulldogs, Mitchell’s major just before the half-time siren, would be their last for the match. Newborough had no one who could successfully compete with Fulton’s height, massive frame and nous. When Mirboo North found and exploited weaknesses in Newborough’s midfield resources, everyone knew there was no way back for the Bulldogs. Brayden Wilson, who finished with four goals, vigorously made his presence felt, whilst Mitchell Wightman, Peter Taylor and Adam Marangon were also prominent for the winners. Other Tigers in top form and showing zeal were skipper Damien Turner, Riley Oddy, Darryl Mayman, Hudson Kerr, Shane Peters, Clancy Bennett, Julian Blackford and Rhys Kratzat. Uncatchable Tiger Lloyd Powell had wings on his heels as he sped down the ground and slammed home two more goals in as many minutes. The only downside for the Tigers was playing coach Josh Taylor limping from the field with an injured left foot. A solid third term into the breeze by Mirboo North saw it boot another four majors whilst limiting the opposition to four
behinds. The Tigers were dominating all areas of the oval and had successfully closed down Newborough’s time and space opportunities. The more the Tigers pushed, prodded and probed, the more the Doggies seemed to be in need of a lucky break to restore their confidence enough to win the contested ball. Michael Rosato, Robert Wilson, Whittaker and Mitchell were getting their fair share of the footy, but overall teamwork was lacking authenticity in the Bulldogs’ structures. Mirboo North was still motoring at full pace in the final term and showing Newborough no favors. Five goals were added by the Tigers and the Bulldogs could only MARK: strong hands ensured the ball stayed in Mirboo North’s Clancy Bennett’s possesmanage a behind. sion against Newborough.
SENIORS
Mirboo North 19.19.133 Newborough 3.7.25 Mirboo North goals: B. Wilson 4, P. Taylor 2, L. Powell 2, J. Blair 2, R. Kratzat 2, F. Austin 1, D. Mayman 1, A. Miller 1, H. Kerr 1, A. Marangon 1, R. Oddy 1, J. Fulton 1. Newborough goals: J. Whittaker 1, J. Mitchell 1, A. Battista 1. Mirboo North best: J. Fulton, M. Wightman, P. Taylor, A. Marangon, F. Austin, B. Wilson. Newborough best: M. Rosato, R. Wilson, J. Whittaker, J. Mitchell, L. Flahavin, J. Bland. RESERVES
Mirboo North 18.12.120 Newborough 6.4.40
Mirboo North’s Brayden Wilson fights to receive the ball as his Newborough opponent leans in to spoil.
Mirboo North goals: B. Maxwell 5, R. Martin 3, L. Palmer 3, K. Holmes 2, C. Le Page 2, J. Vuillermin 1, D. Pinneri 1, T. Fenton 1. Newborough goals: R. Louch 4, Z. Guttridge 1, J. Pullar 1.
Mirboo North best: B. Maxwell, D. Pinneri, J. Vuillermin, P. Aveling, L. Gervasi, A. Salerno. Newborough best: A. Fanning, B. Richards, J. Dworznik, W. Troy, K. Bowie, C. Palmer. THIRDS Mirboo North won by foreit. FOURTHS
Mirboo North 23.20.158 Newborough 2.1.13 Mirboo North goals: P. Winmar 7, I. Linn 3, Q. O’Kane 3, B. Peters 2, B. Melbourne 2, W. Lewis 2, H. Reville-Gent 1, B. Peters 1, R. Melbourne 1, W. Jacka 1. Mirboo North best: I. Linn, P. Winmar, H. Mahoney, B. Peters, Q. O’Kane, N. Cummaudo.
Dogs’ day over Giants Strong start for Poowong KORUMBURRA-Bena was at home to last year’s premiers Phillip Island on Saturday. Phillip Island was armed with a plethora of new talent, including Cameron Pederson from Melbourne AFL and Jason Tomada from Leongatha to add power to the forward line. On the other hand, the Giants had lost five of its forward players. The Giants had to make a late change with Jamie Cann out sick. James Patterson took his place. The Giants kicked to the town end, but it was all Phillip Island through Pederson, Tomada and co who took charge and kicked six goals. Korumburra-Bena tried hard but its defence was under pressure for the quarter. At the close of the first quarter, the score was Korumburra-
Bena 0.0.0 to Phillip Island 6.4.40. Phillip Island goaled first in the second quarter, but under coach Paul Alger, the Giants are made of sterner stuff and started to fight back. Bradley Monson goaled for the Giants from an impossible angle and when Ben Fitzpatrick kicked two quick goals the Giants were back. Lucas Dohnt and Emmanuel Jakwot were winning in the ruck contests and Dohnt scored a late goal with a good mark and 50 metre penalty. Going into the long break, the score was KorumburraBena 4.0.24 to Phillip Island 9.9.63. At the start of the third, Phillip Island goaled through Pederson, who was proving a thorn in the side of the Giants. The goal extended Phillip Island’s lead but the Giants tightened in defence and
managed to limit the Bulldogs’ scoring. The Giants scored a late goal. With one term to go, the score was Korumburra-Bena 5.2.32 to Phillip Island 12.12.84. In the last, the Bulldogs booted six goals with Pederson, Tomada, Jack Taylor and co using their experience to kick away from the young Giants. However, under Alger, the Giants are keen to improve with every match and kicked a late goal. The final score was KorumburraBena 6.3.39 to Phillip Island 18.16.124. Next week, the Giants are at home again to Warragul Industrials – a game they can win if they play it well. Phillip Island will unfurl its premiership flag when it hosts Garfield.
IT was a start for Poowong that has not happened for along time with wins in the Seniors, Reserves and Thirds. Coming up against Catani, Poowong kicked to the Drouin road end with the ground in excellent condition. Poowong opened the season with a point but it was Catani that scored the first major followed up by a kick out of bounds. A good mark by Mitch Cochrane led to Poowong’s first goal of the season but Catani replied with a goal. Catani looked dangerous but Jack Hazendonk and Tom Wyatt replied with good goals from loose balls. Catani immediately replied, followed by a point from a snap. Poowong’s Trevor Hooker kicked a great goal from the boundary and Jai Newcombe kicked a great goal on the run. A late free kick to
Catani resulted in no score The quarter time score was Poowong 5.3.33 to Catani 3.0 18. At the start of the second quarter, Catani attacked hard. However, some wayward kicking led to four points in a row with Poowong adding two points. From a free kick, Catani hand balled to Paul Pattison for a goal. Poowong had a couple of snaps both out of bounds. Catani scored two late goals, one bouncing through and then a quick snap to take the lead at half time. At the long break, the score was Poowong 5.5 .35 Catani 6.4.40; a five point lead. A disappointing second quarter by Poowong after a promising start had let Catani back into the game. The third quarter would be vital to both sides. Poowong started with a goal off the
ground to James Doria followed by a hand pass to Tom Wyatt for another. A good mark to Catani resulted in a goal followed by a point. Goals to Tom Wyatt from the boundary, two goals to James Doria and one to Jack Hazendonk Poowong had opened a good 31 point lead at three quarter time. The score was Poowong 12.6.78 to Catani 7.5.47. Both sides worked hard in the last quarter with goals to Jack Hazendonk and James Doria and plus three points and three out of bounds. Catani added two goals and a point. Poowong won by 33 points; 14.9.93 to Catani 9.6.60. It was a good win by Poowong, but without the wayward kicking the gap could have been greater. Tackling will improve; at times players were caught out but once they know the new
HIGH FLYER: Poowong’s Mitch Cochrane launches himself to the ball ahead of his Catani opponent. players traits the game plan will improve. Goals to James Doria 4, Jack Hazendonk and Thomas Wyatt 3 each and singles to Mitch Cochrane, Trevor Hooker, Lachie Green
and Jai Newcombe Best players were Lachie Green, Jack Hazendonk, Jayden Sullivan, Josh Chivaroli, Mitch Cochrane and Michael Harris.
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CORA LYNN 14.13-97 DEF KILCUNDA BASS 5.8-38 GARFIELD 4.16-40 DEF BY INVERLOCH KONGWAK 11.14-80 TOORADIN-DALMORE 16.9-105 DEF DALYSTON 8.9-57 WARRAGUL INDUSTRIALS 6.3-39 DEF BY BUNYIP 11.13-79 KORUMBURRA-BENA 6.3-39 DEF BY PHILLIP ISLAND 18.16-124 KOO WEE RUP6 .5-41 DEF BY NAR NAR GOON 8.16-64
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WONTHAGGI 5672 0800 FOUNTAIN GATE 8796 6777 WARRAGUL 5623 9000 MOE 5127 9500
MORWELL 5120 0200 TRALAGON 5175 6700 SALE 5149 5100
• Inverloch-Kongwak v Garfield
Sea Eagles outplay the Stars Whilst the Sea Eagles managed to get two and point on the board. INVERLOCH-Kongwak opened its Next week, the Sea Eagles will face Bunyip at Bunyip. 2019 season by doubling Garfield’s score goals across in the first quarter, Garfield built up This promises to be a good match up with Bunyip also coming off a win six points on the board. on Saturday. Inverloch-Kongwak established some momen- against the Warragul Industrials.
The Sea Eagles admitted getting back into the tum in the second and third quarters. swing of the game was a struggle. High praise was awarded to young gun Both teams had to work hard to adjust to the Jack Hutchinson who kicked two crucial goals. windy conditions out at Garfield, which resulted Hutchinson is the Thirds co-captain this year, but in a number of points on the board. has played a number of games in Seniors. On baller Brendan Iezzi also played a crucial Inverloch Kongwak 11.14.80 B. Withers, T. Lomax, B. War- role through the middle throughout the first half. dle, C. Scott Garfield 4.16.40 Position changes also increased InverlochIK Goals: S. Gibbins 3, J. THIRDS Kongwak’s scoring opportunities. Hutchinson 2, C. Beattie-Pow- Inverloch Kongwak 11.8.74 ell 1, T. Mahoney 1, L. Rankin Garfield 7.7.49 Callum Cusack was moved into the ruck, 1, C. Roughead 1, B. Iezzi 1, Leading Goalkicker: S. Simpwhere he dominated the clearances and made a D. Clark 1 son Brewer 3 Gar Goals: T. McDonald 1, IK Best: C. Cummins, J. Soumihuge impact. J. Goumas 1, S. Batson 1, J. las, C. Scott, P. Holian, P. Passages through the midfield gave Sam GibMcKellar 1 Harmer, H. Orpin IK Best: B. Iezzi, D. Clark, L. Gar Best: L. Bow, C. Verleg, J. bins and Cameron Roughead greater opportunity Rankin, J. Hutchinson, C. Cun- Pickering, S. Simpson Brewer, to score. ningham, C. Cusack S. Lyall, B. Roberts Gar Best: J. Goumas, N. FOURTHS Gibbins kicked three for the game. Marsh, T. Stanton, T. Hobson, Inverloch Kongwak 4.6.30 The star of the show was Dylan Clark in half N. Macente, J. Morgan Garfield 1.8.14 back. Clark’s marking was strong throughout the RESERVES IK Goals: M. Hewitson 1, J. Garfield 8.8.56 Soumilas 1, H. Lindsay 1, A. entirety of the match and his spoils gave InverInverloch Kongwak 5.8.38 Eberbach 1 loch-Kongwak a definite advantage. Leading Goalkickers: J. Bow 3, IK Best: M. Hewitson, J. GarBy the fourth quarter, Inverloch-Kongwak had EASY MOVE: Corey Casey was uncontested as he handballed to a S. McMillan 3 nham, B. Chizzoniti, J. SoumiGar Best: J. Bow, M. John- las, A. Hewitson, J. Williams left Garfield behind. son, D. Clebney, J. Barnes, B. Gar Best: N. Mildren, C. teammate against Garfield on Saturday. Teammate Xavier Hughes was Six goals to the Sea Eagles solidified the win, Scamporlino, Z. Harper Heagney, W. Pickering, B. AlIK Best: M. Eales, R. Bertuleit, lan, A. Fitzpatrick, T. Talbot where Garfield could only manage one more goal watching on.
TD Goals: A. Dean 4, J. Cronin 3, J. O’Donnell 3, N. Lang 2, T. Lenders 2, J. Suarez 2 Dal Goals: B. Carew 4, B. Dryden 2, P. Caruso 1, J. Legione 1 TD Best: J. Suarez, J. Smaluch, K. Sabbatucci, C. Shipp, T. Lenders, D. Wilson Dal Best: R. Silver, K. Thomas, B. Carew, C. Wakefield, C. Tait, H. Wright RESERVES
Tooradin-Dal 16.17.113 Dalyston 3.3.21 Leading Goalkicker: D. Hull 5 TD Best: not submitted Dal Best: T. Woolan, J. Armstrong, J. Jones, C. O’Halloran, S. Joma, S. Coldebella THIRDS
Tooradin-Dal 10.9.69 Dalyston 3.2.20 Leading Goalkicker: J. Sheeran 4 TD Best: J. Trezise, J. Trezise, G. Sieben, R. Loudon, M. Birnie, J. Sheeran Dal Best: L. Armstrong, F. West, B. McRae, M. Gatherum
Fronting league newcomers TooradinDalmore, the Magpies were unsure of what to expect from the match. Ultimately, Dalyston felt it was a little underdone with a number of players still out and having played fewer games than its opponents. Tooradin-Dalmore set the standard for the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition when it ran out of
W L D
%
Pts
Phillip Is..... 2 0 0 385 Cora Lynn ... 2 0 0 186 Toor/Dalm ... 2 1 0 106 Inv-K’wak.... 1 0 0 200 KooWeeRup.. 1 1 0 127 Nar Nar G ....... 1 1 0 111 Bunyip........... 1 1 0 99 Garfield ......... 1 1 0 79 Dalyston ........ 0 1 0 54 Warr Indus .... 0 2 0 42 Kor-Bena ....... 0 2 0 39 Kil-Bass......... 0 1 0 19 GOALKICKERS N. Gardiner (Cora L).......(6) A. Dean (Toor-Dal) .........(4) J. Taylor (Ph Is) .............(4) J. Rout (Cora L) .............(1) J. Suarez (Toor-Dal) .......(2) J. O’Donnell (Toor-Dal) ..(3) C. Pedersen (Phillip Is) ..(6) L. Walker (KooW) ..........(0) J. Dalton (Cora L)...........(0) B. Carew (Dalys) ............(4) J. Cronin (Toor-Dal) .......(3)
8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4
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Magpies go down to new rivals Tooradin-Dal 16.9.105 Dalyston 8.9.57
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• Cora Lynn v Kilcunda-Bass
ALTHOUGH Dalyston could not start its season off with a win, the Magpies are optimistic for improvement going forward.
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the gates and kicked eight early goals in the first quarter, leaving Dalyston with just one goal to show for its efforts. Dalyston slowly gained momentum but had to adjust to the stiff cross breeze over the Tooradin ground. The defence picked up steam and gave Tooradin-Dalmore fewer scoring opportunities, but Dalyston was unable to covert this into goals of its own. For Dalyston, Ryan Silver played an important role against half back. His intercepts kept the Tooradin-Dalmore forwards from running over the Magpies. Kurt Thomas is the ruck was also a driv-
ing force for Dalyston. Thomas played a stronger game in the ruck than his opponent, which created links into the midfield. This resulted in a lot of appearance in the forward 50 during the fourth quarter, where Dalyston really hit its stride. Blake Carew made the transition from the back line into the forward with ease and came away with four goals for the day. His silky skills were put to good use and his leadership brought the team together in the second half. Dalyston held Tooradin-Dalmore to one goal in the last quarter and added four goals on to its tally.
Regardless, Toora- 8.9.57. If Dalyston works din-Dalmore had the Dalyston will play hard to play at its best, win with a final score of Nar Nar Goon at home it could prove to be a 16.9.105 to Dalyston’s this weekend. challenge for the side.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
%
Pts
284 472 458 253 117 113 35 68 61 19 18 16
12 8 8 8 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
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BREAKTHROUGH: Dalyston’s Darcy Brosnan tries to breaking away from his Tooradin-Dalmore opponents.
Panthers fizzle against the Cobras The Panthers travelled to Cora Lynn Recreation Reserve to take on the Cobras. An evenly matched first quarter suggested it could’ve been anyone’s game. Each team managed to get three goals on the scoreboard. Some inaccurate kicking from the Cobras saved the Panthers early. The Cobras had five opportunities at goal but could not convert, allowing the PanBOOTED: Kilcunda-Bass’ Jake Smith thers to stay within four points. Into the second quarter, the kicked to a teammate in the third quarter.
0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2
D. Hull (Toor-Dal) .........(5) 10 D. Young (Bunyip) ........(9) 9 M. Cameron (KooW) .....(4) 8 A. Duyker (Ph Is) ..........(3) 6 J. Hand (KooW) ............(3) 6 D. Sughrue (Toor-Dal) ..(3) 5 J. Simpson (Ph Is) ........(0) 4 B. Parrott (Toor-Dal) .....(4) 4 B. Harrison (KooW).......(1) 4
• Cora Lynn v Kilcunda-Bass
A STRONG Cora Lynn outfit was too much for Kilcunda-Bass on Saturday.
Toor/Dalm ... 3 Phillip Is..... 2 Bunyip ....... 2 KooWeeRup.. 2 Cora Lynn ... 1 Garfield ......... 1 Warr Indus .... 1 Inv-K’wak ...... 0 Nar Nar G ....... 0 Dalyston ........ 1 Kil-Bass......... 0 Kor-Bena ....... 0
Cobras started its campaign to pull away. Kilcunda-Bass was unable to hit its targets and only managed to record two points. Meanwhile, the Cobra’s Nathan Gardiner was driving his team to victory and three more goals were added to the scoreboard. By the end of the match, Gardiner had recorded six. For Kilcunda-Bass, Connor Steel was the leading goal kicker with three, followed by Bradley Aldwell and James Phillips with singles. The long break gave the Cobras a chance to regroup. Using it to its advantage, the
home team began to dominate. Kilcunda-Bass could not catch a break and recorded one goal to Cora Lynn’s five in the third quarter. It was done and dusted by the fourth with Cora Lynn increasing its lead out to 59 for the win. The final score was Cora Lynn 14.13.97 to Kilcunda-Bass 5.8.38. Kilcunda-Bass’ best players were Riley Cousins, Thomas West, Steel, captain Daniel Mock, Hayden Spierings and Aldwell. Next week, Kilcunda-Bass will have a tough contest against Tooradin-Dalmore at home.
Cora Lynn 14.13.97 Kilcunda Bass 5.8.38 CL Goals: N. Gardiner 6, N. Langley 2, T. Woodfield 2, J. Rout, T. Tharle , T. Meyer, H. Briggs KB Goals: C. Steel 3, B. Aldwell, J. Phillips CL Best: N. Langley, H. Briggs, B. White, C. Johnson, T. Meyer, W. Thomas KB Best: R. Cousins, T. West, C. Steel, D. Mock, H. Spierings, B. Aldwell RESERVES
Cora Lynn 10.13.73 Kilcunda Bass 2.1.13 Leading Goalkicker: B. Pullen 2 CL Best: T. Drew, T. Arnett, C. Brook, K. Vandenberghe, M. Chadwick, T. Stiglich KB Best: A. Honeysett, D. Clay, J. Osborne, J. Robinson, A. Walker, L. Jenkins
%
Pts
Phillip Is.....1 1 0 869 100 Kil-Bass .....2 0 0 165 100 Inv-K’wak....1 0 0 151 100 Toor/Dal .....2 1 0 130 67 Bunyip .......1 1 0 262 50 Nar Nar G ...... 1 1 0 104 50 Cora Lynn .... 1 1 0 91 50 Warr Indus ... 1 1 0 50 50 Garfield ........ 0 2 0 51 0 Dalyston ....... 0 1 0 29 0 Kor-Bena ...... 0 2 0 27 0 GOALKICKERS K. Van Dord (KooW) ......(2) 7 R. Grange-Lylak (KooW) ..(5) 5 T. Taylor (Nar G) ............(3) 5 L. Murphy (Bunyip) ........(5) 5 B. Hefford (Warr Ind) .....(1) 4 D. Mooney (Bunyip) .......(3) 4 J. Sheeran (Toor-Dal) ....(4) 4 J. Verhagen (Cora L) ......(0) 4 M. Sellars (Ph Is) ...........(3) 3
FOURTHS LADDER W L D
Bunyip .......1 Inv-K’wak....1 Phillip Is.....1 KooWeeRup .1 Kor-Bena ....1 Garfield ........ 0 Nar Nar G ...... 0 Cora Lynn .... 0 Dalyston ....... 0
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
%
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts
827 100 214 100 155 100 143 50 86 50 47 0 46 0 12 0 0 0
GOALKICKERS E. Hartley-Smith (Buny) ...(0) I. Fox (Kor-Bena)............(3) L. O’Connor (Bunyip) .....(0) C. Pursell (Nar G) ...........(3) D. Parker (KooW) ...........(2) M. Walton (Ph Is)...........(2) C. Stow (KooW) .............(2) B. Brasier (Bunyip) .........(0) T. Twite (KooW) .............(2)
6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
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Stony wins Jack Charlton Memorial Trophy STONY Creek travelled across to Fish Creek on Saturday to take on the reigning premiers at Terrill Park. The ground was in good condition after some great work in the off season. Stony welcomed some new faces into the side for the season while Fishy welcomed Mick Danckert back, as well as introducing some promising juniors into the Senior side.
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Foster .........1 0 0 509 Toora ..........1 0 0 133 Stony Ck ......1 0 0 131 Fish Ck........0 1 0 76 Tarwin ............0 1 0 75 MDU...............0 1 0 19 GOALKICKERS T. McGowan (Foster) .... (7) B. Mitchell (Toora) ........ (5) B. Rooney (Foster) ........ (4) J. Maurilli-Pullin (Toora).. (3) M. Williams (Tarwin)..... (3) M. Baxter (Toora) .......... (3) J. Marriott (Stony) ........ (3) L. Howes (Tarwin)......... (2) J. Byrnes (Stony) .......... (2) K. Bergles (Stony) ......... (2) P. Hinkley (Tarwin) ....... (2) J. Shaw (Fish Ck) .......... (2) S. Hawkins (MDU) ........ (2) L. Anderson (Tarwin) .... (2)
Pts
4 4 4 0 0 0 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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Stony Ck ......1 Foster .........1 Tarwin ........1 Toora ..........0 MDU...............0 Fish Ck ...........0
0 0 0 1 1 1
%
Pts
0 755 4 0 319 4 0 186 4 0 53 0 0 31 0 0 13 0
GOALKICKERS B. Nolan (Stony) ........ (12) 12 J. Bright (Foster) .......... (5) 5 C. Cary (Stony) ............ (4) 4 B. McKnight (Stony) .... (3) 3 K. Morgan (Toora) ....... (2) 2 M. Allott (Foster) .......... (2) 2 S. Bright (Meen) .......... (2) 2 B. Cantwell (MDU) ........ (2) 2 M. Green (Foster) .......... (2) 2 L. Saunders (Fish Ck).... (1) 1 J. Grant (Toora) ............ (1) 1 C. Hanratty (Toora) ....... (1) 1 L. Lidstone (Foster)....... (1) 1 R. Fisher (MDU) ............ (1) 1 J. Platt (Toora) .............. (1) 1 T. Francis (Stony) ......... (1) 1 C. McPhee (Fish Ck)...... (1) 1 M. Green (Foster) .......... (1) 1 A. Richardson (Stony)... (1) 1 E. Smith (Foster) ........... (1) 1 L. Cripps (Foster) .......... (1) 1 L. Jones (Toora) ........... (1) 1
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MDU...........1 Stony Ck ......1 Fish Ck........0 Foster .........0 Toora ..............0
0 0 1 1 0
%
Pts
0 912 4 0 513 4 0 19 4 0 10 0 0 0 0
GOALKICKERS Sam Bright (Stony) ....... (4) J. Bright (Stony) ........... (4) B. Cantwell (MDU) ........ (3) S. Pearce (MDU) ........... (3) W. Lindsay (Stony) ....... (2) Stuart Bright (MDU) ...... (2) L. Elliott (Stony) ............ (2) H. Elliott (Stony) ........... (1) R. Drysdale (Stony)....... (1) T. Pipicelli (Stony)......... (1) K. Davy (Foster) ............ (1) A. Dyke (Stony) ............. (1) D. Kavanagh (MDU) ...... (1) L. Gale (Fish Ck)............ (1) L. Cocksedge (Fish Ck) .. (1) C. Verboon (Stony) ....... (1) S. Cross (MDU)............ (1) B. Stefani (Fish Ck) ....... (1)
4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Both sides entered the ground and gathered immediately for the unfurling of the 2018 premiership flag and to honor the late Jack Charlton, who was a legend of both clubs. After a minute’s silence to honor Jack, Stony won the toss and the game got underway with the Lions kicking with the aid of a strong breeze. Stony got off to the best possible start with goal kicking machine Kael Bergles kicking the opening goal in the opening minute. Stony continued to attack through the early part of the match and at the eight minute mark had three goals on the board to nil. The Lions were using the wind well and after three practice matches in as many weeks leading into round one, it was obvious that they were keen to open the season proper very strongly. Another goal at the 13 minute mark to Justin Marriott and things were looking ominous for the reigning premiers. The Kangaroos, however, started to settle and some better movement of the ball saw them back in the game and pushing into the forward 50 more often. Jacob Byrnes added another goal late in the quarter to push the margin out beyond 30 points but Fishy answered immediately when John Danckert outpointed his opponent beautifully to mark and get the Kangas’ first major just prior to the siren. With the margin 25 points in the Lions favour, the Kangaroos’
FOOTY DRAWS THIS WEEKEND ALBERTON Round 2: April 13 MDU v Tarwin Stony Creek v Foster Toora v Fish Creek
MID GIPPSLAND Round 2: April 13 Newborough v Yall/Yall Nth Yinnar v Mirboo North Hill End v Trafalgar Thorpdale v Morwell East Boolarra - bye
GIPPSLAND Round 2: April 13 Maffra v Bairnsdale (N) Moe v Drouin Morwell v Wonthaggi Warragul v Sale Leongatha v Traralgon
WEST GIPPSLAND Round 3: April 13 Cora Lynn v Koo Wee Rup (N) Kor-Bena v Warragul Indust Dalyston v Nar Nar Goon Kil-Bass v Tooradin Dalmore Bunyip v Inverloch Kongwak Phillip Island v Garfield
ELLINBANK Round 2: April 13 Buln Buln v Poowong
three time premiership/ three time Coach of the Year Greg Hoskin went to work in the huddle and with positive encouragement he had his charges up and about ands ready for their turn as using the wind in the second quarter. Use it they did very well, straight into attack and controlling the majority of the second quarter. Through all their attacking, however they could only manage behinds early along with an out on the full before they could get a major at the 11 minute mark to Jordan Shaw. Further goals to Jai Stefani, Sam McGannon and Brent Cooper had the Kangaroos in front for the first time of the match late in the half. The Fishy youngsters proved to be very effective with Liam Howard, McGannon, Stefani and Kairon Dorling all getting their hands on the ball and using it well. For the Lions, Tait Sabec, Darcy Atkins, Cameron McKenzie and Hayden Egerton were all very busy while youngster Lachlan Thomas was also going well. After the long break, the Lions with the breeze again started the better of the two sides. They attacked early with the Fishy defense working hard to repel the attacks. Egerton goaled for
the Lions at the seven minute mark and this was followed very quickly by two more to Marriott and Bergles and the margin was 19 in favor of the Lions. The Kangaroos had to lift and they did, they attacked again and a goal to Harfield Park had the Kangas on the board and with their tails up they continued to attack with no success on the scoreboard. Late into the quarter, the Lions managed a goal via a dubious free kick which had Byrnes with his second for the day and the Lions at three quarter time holding a 17 point lead. The final quarter was set for a great finish with Fishy kicking with the aid of the breeze and the large crowd vocal. The Lions had other ideas however and attacked early. A beautiful snap by Sabec had the margin out to four goals early in the last. Fishy wasn’t going to give up and rallied again. When Fish Creek’s Jarrod Walker was aided by a 50m penalty, his shot for goal from just inside 50 sailed through the big sticks to give the Kangas a sniff again. Neither side could get on top through the middle part of the quarter and when the Lions finally broke through for another goal to Marriott 18 minutes in the game seemed done. Fishy replied when
Fish Creek Thirds coach Dave Dorling and committee member Peter Mueller unfurled the Thirds’ premiership flag on Saturday. DISPOSAL: Stony Creek’s Darcy Atkins got rid of the ball ahead of an oncoming tackle from his Fish Creek opponent. Photo courtesy Gerard Bruning-@fourcorners framing. Shaw answered only a minute later but it was too late and the Lions run out winners by 18 points. The players all remained on the ground for the Charlton family to present the Jack Charlton Memorial Trophy to a pleased Stony Creek president
Stony Creek 11.10.76 Fish Creek 8.10.58 Stony Creek Goals: J. Marriott 3, J. Byrnes 2, K. Bergles 2, L. Harrington 1, H. Egerton 1, J. Nolan 1, T. Sabec 1 Fish Creek Goals: J. Shaw 2, J. Stefani 1, B. Cooper 1, J. Walker 1, S. McGannon 1, B. Harfield/Park 1, J. Danckert 1 Stony Creek Best: D. Atkins, C. McKenzie, H. Egerton, L. Thomas, T. Sabec, D. Zuidema Fish Creek Best: J. Smith, J. Walker, L. Howard, L. Gay, B. Pulham, O. Straw RESERVES
Stony Creek 21.10.136 Fish Creek 2.6.18 Stony Creek Goals: B. Nolan 12, C. Cary 4, B. McKnight 3, A. Richardson 1, T. Francis 1 Fish Creek Goals: C. McPhee
1, L. Saunders 1 Stony Creek Best: T. Gordon, N. Svenson, B. Nolan, O. Brennan , S. Murphy, R. McKnight Fish Creek Best: B. Stefani, J. Standfield, C. McPhee, T. McGannon, T. Price, L. Edgelow THIRDS
Stony Creek 17.16.118 Fish Creek 3.5.23 Stony Creek Goals: S. Bright 4, J. Bright 4, L. Elliott 2, W. Lindsay 2, A. Dyke 1, H. Elliott 1, R. Drysdale 1, C. Verboon 1, T. Pipicelli 1 Fish Creek Goals: L. Cocksedge 1, B. Stefani 1, L. Gale 1 Stony Creek Best: J. Phillips, W. Lindsay, A. Dyke, J. Bright, S. Bright, B. Cary Fish Creek Best: D. Tracy, R. Standfield, A. Harding, L. Cocksedge, L. Bradbury, A. Delbridge
Tarwin suffers a loss to Toora TARWIN experienced defeat at the hands of Toora in its first game of the season on Saturday.
Nevertheless, the side was not disconcerted with Seniors captain Nick McCrae saying there were positives to be gained from the loss. Tarwin was quick off the mark in the first quarter but essentially was inaccurate in its play. The lack of chances taken resulted in the side falling five beChad Macri gathers the ball for Fish Creek hind as Toora quickly with teammate Owen Straw offering dominated. The second quarter support. showed huge improvement on the scoreboard with Tarwin making up its loss and overtaking its opposition with 50 points to Toora’s 40. The team lapsed a little again coming into THIS week is round six of the NAB the thirds as it started Girls’ League. to come second at the Gippsland Power is set to take on the Northball. ern Knights on Saturday, April 13. Despite Tarwin The match will be played at Garfield Footfalling behind again, ball Ground at 12.45pm. competition remained The boys’ Gippsland Power squad have a strong throughout the bye for round four. quarter.
Power to clash with Knights
Mark LePage after the Lions had got over the line in all three football matches for the day. Round two has the Kangaroos heading to the Magpies nest (Toora) while Lions are at home to the Tigers (Foster).
SENIORS
Eventually fitness started to slow players down a little bit. Heading into the final quarter of the game, Tarwin backed off a little too much and didn’t utilise the ball as much as it did in the second and start of the third quarter, allowing Toora to get on top. Finals scores were Tarwin 75 and Toora 100. Tarwin captain, Nick McCrae, said five Senior players were out for their first game of the season, but would be back for their next game this weekend. “Hopefully that will bring a little more into the game,” he said. “We can take a lot of positives out the game – there were more positive than negatives. We are a very young side, so it’s all about getting experience.” Matt Williams from Tarwin was great all day, contesting the play. Lachlan Howes, Benjamin Ellen, Paul Hinkley, Dylan Garnham and Joel Norton comprised the younger
Toora player Jonathan Pintus makes a dash with the ball, eager to make a break from Tarwin players bearing down on him during the Saturday game at the Tarwin Lower recreation reserve. ones in the side, bringing speed and agility into the game and all moving the ball really well throughout the day.
Tarwin will go head to head with MDC this weekend and is hopeful to show improvement and progress in its playing technique.
SENIORS
Howes, B. Ellen, P. Hinkley, D. Garnham, J. Norton RESERVES
Toora 15.10.100 Tarwin 10.15.75 Toora Goals: B. Mitchell 5, J. Maurilli-Pullin 3, M. Baxter 3, B. East 1, L. Ireland 1, J. Schober 1, L. Manders 1 Tarwin Goals: M. Williams 3, P. Hinkley 2, L. Howes 2, L. Anderson 2, D. Garnham 1 Toora Best: L. Ireland, B. Willder, B. Mitchell, J. Pintus, L. Manders, L. Toner Tarwin Best: M. Williams, L.
Tarwin 12.8.80 Toora 6.7.43 Tarwin Goals: not submitted Toora Goals: K. Morgan 2, J. Platt 1, L. Jones 1, J. Grant 1, C. Hanratty 1 Tarwin Best: not submitted Toora Best: C. Hanratty, N. Nicholls, O. Cashmore, J. Cripps, J. Knox, C. Ferguson
“THE STAR” Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - PAGE 51
FOOTBALL | SPORT
thestar.com.au • Wonthaggi v Warragul
Power surge in season opener WONTHAGGI Power opened its season with a bang, running over Warragul by 39 points. Although Power was missing five strong contenders from its side, it was looking forward to giving its young players a good run out on the field, including 16 year olds Josh Schulz and Kye Benson. Benson was making his debut on the Senior side.
Power went into the match looking to be competitive and certainly delivered. Warragul kicked with the wind advantage in the first quarter but unable to capitalise. Wonthaggi set up a strong defence with Jordan Staley putting the pressure on in centre half back, backed by Tom Murray. Timothy Knowles used the ball well and set up outstanding connections in the midfield
SENIORS Wonthaggi 12.9.81 Warragul 5.12.42
THIRDS Warragul 9.8.62 Wonthaggi 5.3.33
Wonthaggi goals: M. Betson 3, P. Ryan 3, M. Hayes 1, J. Collins 1, T. Huther 1, J. Schulz 1, T. Harley 1, B. Eddy 1. Warragul goals: L. Di Ciero 1, J. Nuttall 1. Wonthaggi best: A. Lindsay, B. Eddy, P. Ryan, T. Knowles, J. Staley, T. Huther. Warragul best: J. Hughes, T. Kelly, N. Tworkowski, S. Whibley, N. Mulqueen, N. Stevenson.
War goals: L. Bambridge 3, E. McGillivray 2, D. Bagot 2, L. Wilson 1, L. Giliam 1. Won goals: D. McRae 4, C. Scott 1. War best: L. Bambridge, C. Ives, H. Prestidge, E. McGillivray. Won best: M. Pier, H. Dawson, W. Speed, J. Gilmour, D. McRae, B. Cornelis.
RESERVES Wonthaggi 7.6.48 Warragul 6.8.44 Wonthaggi goals: K. Brann 2, S. Roche 2, K. Mohen 1, L. Jones 1, M. Davey 1. Warragul goals: T. Bransgrove 3, S. Kelly 2, J. Orlicki 1. Wonthaggi best: M. Ware, K. Brann, K. Brown, L. Jones, B. Walsh, W. Joplin. Warragul best: T. Stoll, M. Lynn, S. Kelly, B. Nott, S. Fairbairn, A. Baxter.
to move the ball away from the back line. Power managed to kick two goals against the wind to be leading at quarter time. By the second quarter, Power had adjusted to match and was ready
to pull away. Adding five goals to the scoreboard, Patrick Ryan was instrumental in providing Power with a comfortable lead going into the long break. Mitch Betson and
Toma Huther played well in the ruck, winning most of the clearances on the day. This fed the ball to captain Aiden Lindsay and Ben Eddy, who worked the ball through middle and found pas-
sages into the forward line. The second half was a similar affair. Power kicked three against the wind in the third term. Betson contributed to the tally with three goals.
OTHER MATCHES
FOURTHS Warragul 18.14.122 Wonthaggi 3.1.19 War goals: T. Carpenter 3, M. Roberts 3, N. Whitten 2, W. Hatfield 2, V. Caia 2, L. Serong 2, T. Stern 2, C. Maric 1, E. Turner 1. Won goals: C. Scott 1, E. Dickison 1, B. Senior-Gibson 1. War best: T. Carpenter, M. Roberts, V. Caia, R. Galvin, C. Maric, T. Stern. Won best: E. Dickison, K. Yann, A. Dunker, H. Tiziani, O. Dawson, H. Fincher.
Power began to slow by the fourth quarter, but the work had well and truly been done, resulting in a convincing win. The final score was Power 12.9.81 to Warragul 5.12.42. Next week, Power will play Morwell at Morwell. All games present challenges in the Gippsland league, but Power it hoping to compete in a close contest.
DOMINATING: Wonthaggi’s Toma Huther was a powerful presence in the ruck against Warragul on Saturday.
SENIORS Sale 16.6.102 d Bairnsdale 15.9.99 Drouin 10.16.76 d Traralgon 8.13.61 Moe 14.17.101 d Morwell 8.7.55 RESERVES Bairnsdale 14.13.97 d Sale 1.3.9 Traralgon 19.15.129 d Drouin 0.1.1 Moe 18.14.122 d Morwell 3.2.20 THIRDS Bairnsdale 11.7.73 d Sale 8.8.56 Morwell 13.8.86 d Moe 6.5.41 FOURTHS Sale 9.9.63 d Bairnsdale 7.11.53 Moe 8.13.61 d Morwell 5.2.32 Traralgon 23.27.165 Drouin 1.3.9
Parrots make striking start Continued from page 52. Come the last quarter, Leongatha started well with an early goal but their opposition made most of the scoring from then on. Leongatha stepped up and were able to hold the eager team off with a strong back line, repelling most of their attacks. Despite being a tough final quarter, it was Leongatha who took victory and proved the better side throughout the day. Sam Forrester, playing off the half back flank, used the ball well and ran the field all day. RESERVES: Leongatha’s Josh Hastings in Cade Maskell, playing high half action against Maffra on Saturday. forward, also got plenty of the ball
and played a good game. Josh Hopkins, Matt Borschman, Kyle Cooper (all mid fielders) and Ben Willis as ruckman, all showed great skill on the field on Saturday. Aaron Hillberg won’t be playing next week due to his injured foot. The extent of the injury is yet to be determined. Kristian Gray, Leongatha Parrots correspondent, said “It was a really good start to the season. Obviously next week is going to be a challenge when we go up against Traralgon – we’ll probably have to play a bit better as they put on a tough show.”
By the third quarter, Foster had asserted their lead and was determined to maintain it. MDU quickly lost pace as they became tired. Foster continued full steam ahead into the final quarter, taking the win with ease as MDU fell right behind. With a finishing score of 107, Foster made a clear win over MDU’s 21. New player Cameron Pace was good through the midfield throughout most of the night, along with newcomer David Cook. Coach Brad Rooney said both of the newcomers fit into the team’s system really
well. Thomas McGowan shone of the field, kicking seven goals throughout the game, as well as passing off the ball later in the game and giving other players the opportunity to go for goal. James Cook was good in the ruck, proving to be another noticeable player to keep an eye on. Matt Clarke, another on-baller, was great through the midfield. The two 17 year olds playing in Seniors, Jake Thornell and Ryan Angwin, stuck to their job pretty well throughout the night. “I think we followed instruction re-
W L D
%
Pts
192.86 183.64 124.59 103.03 97.06 80.26 54.46 51.85 0.00 0.00
4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
GOALKICKERS B. McCarrey (Bairns).....(5) E. East (Bairns) .............(4) D. Grech (Moe) .............(3) P. Ryan (Won) ..............(3) D. Loprese (Trar) ..........(3) J. Freeman (Sale) ..........(3) M. Betson (Won)...........(3) S. White (Moe)..............(3) D. Grech (Moe) .............(1) R. Salter (Drouin) ..........(3) E. Morris (Drouin) .........(2) D. Siddle (Morwell) .......(2) R. Loprese (Trar) ..........(2)
5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Wonthaggi .. 1 Moe .......... 1 Drouin ....... 1 Sale .......... 1 Bairnsdale .. 0 Traralgon ...... 0 Morwell ......... 0 Warragul ....... 0 Maffra ........... 0 Leongatha ..... 1
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RESERVES LADDER W L D
Traralgon ...1 Bairnsdale..1 Moe .........1 Wonthaggi .1 Warragul ...0 Morwell ....... 0 Sale ............. 0 Drouin ......... 0 Maffra ......... 0 Leongatha ... 0
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
%
Pts
1290.00 1077.78 610.00 109.09 91.67 16.39 9.28 0.78 0.00 0.00
4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
GOALKICKERS J. Van Iwaarden (Trar) ..(4) J. Bishop (Trar) .............(4) J. Galea (Moe)...............(4) L. Durkin (Moe).............(4) T. Bransgrove (Warr) ....(3) K. Vickery (Bairns) ........(3) C. Forrester (Bairns) .....(2) K. Brann (Won) .............(2) T. Morrow (Moe)...........(2) C. Mein (Bairns) ............(2) W. Gaudion (Trar) .........(2) S. Roche (Won) ............(2) J. Chessells (Moe) ........(2)
4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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Parrots player, Cade Maskell playing high half forward, was one of the best players on the field for Leongatha on Saturday, managing to get hold of the ball frequently throughout the day.
Foster takes first win with ease under lights at the Foster showgrounds. The game started out even but it didn’t take long before Foster began to pull away from MDU, especially picking up pace towards the end of the quarter. It was much the same in the second quarter with a slow start for both sides, making it fairly even among for the first half. However, Foster again stepped up and kicked away forward the second half of the quarter. MDU’s main ruckman suffered an injury around half time which SPOIL ATTEMPT: Foster’s Matthew Clark ultimately gave Foster rushes in to smother a kick by MDU’s Tom a fairly big advantage in the centre. Corry.
LADDER
THIRDS
• Foster v MDU
FOSTER’S hard thrashed MDU on work invested into Saturday. The sides’ first game its preseason training paid off when it on the season was held
ROUND 1 SENIORS
ally well, especially in the second half and if we can continue that going forward, it will hold us in good stead for the rest of the year,” coach Brad Rooney said.
SENIORS
Foster 16.11.107 M.D.U. 3.3.21 Foster Goals: T. McGowan 7, B. Rooney 4, A. Kane 1, J. Thornell 1, M. Clark 1, L. Galle 1, D. Cook 1 M.D.U. Goals: S. Hawkins 2, W. Stewart 1 Foster Best: C. Pace, D. Cook, T. McGowan, M. Wilson, J. Cook, M. Clark M.D.U. Best: M. Hoober, W. Stewart, J. Wright, T. Corry, L. Marotta, J. McMillan RESERVES
Foster 13.21.99 M.D.U. 5.1.31 Foster Goals: J. Bright 5, M. Allott 2, M. Green 2, L. Lidstone 1, L. Cripps 1, E. Smith 1, M. Green 1
“Stony has picked up a few new players but I’m fairly confident our boys will get the job done,” he said about Foster’s upcoming battle against Stony Creek this weekend.
M.D.U. Goals: S. Bright 2, B. Cantwell 2, R. Fisher 1 Foster Best: L. De NieseMcgregor, S. Dobson, E. Smith, M. Allott, B. Cripps, J. Bright M.D.U. Best: Y. Zorzos, J. Hoy, C. Krohn, M. Olden, B. Cantwell, Z. Cox THIRDS
M.D.U. 10.13.73 Foster 1.2.8 M.D.U. Goals: S. Pearce 3, B. Cantwell 3, S. Bright 2, D. Kavanagh 1, S. Cross 1 Foster Goals: K. Davy 1 M.D.U. Best: J. Tom, S. Chadwick, S. Bright, H. VanderZalm, A. Hrvatin, J. Brown Foster Best: O. Callcott, H. Garlick, W. Roffey, B. Judds, B. Armstrong, Z. Sinopoli
%
Pts
209.76 187.88 141.67 130.36 76.71 70.59 53.23 47.67 0.00
4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
GOALKICKERS D. McRae (Won) ...........(4) B. Vickery (Bairns) ........(3) J. Hutchins (Sale) .........(3) H. Kellow (Bairns) .........(3) C. Kennedy (Morw) .......(3) L. Bambridge (Warr) .....(3) K. Noonan (Bairns) .......(3) T. Thatcher (Maffra) ......(3) J. Hurst (Leon) ..............(2) J. Lamers (Sale) ............(2) J. Ziino (Sale) ................(2) Z. Bezzina (Morw) .........(2) B. Deering (Morw) ........(2) K. Simpson (Sale) .........(2)
4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Morwell...... 1 Warragul .... 1 Maffra........ 1 Bairnsdale .. 1 Sale .......... 0 Leongatha ..... 0 Wonthaggi .... 0 Moe............... 0 Traralgon ...... 1
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOURTHS LADDER W L D
Traralgon ....1 Warragul ....1 Leongatha ...1 Moe ..........1 Sale ..........1 Bairnsdale .... 0 Morwell ........ 0 Maffra .......... 0 Wonthaggi ... 0 Drouin .......... 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
%
0 1833.33 0 642.11 0 211.54 0 190.62 0 118.87 0 84.13 0 52.46 0 47.27 0 15.57 0 5.45
Pts
4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
GOALKICKERS T. Carpenter (Warr) .......(3) M. Roberts (Warr).........(3) B. Bockman (Bairns) .....(3) F. Kennedy (Trar) ..........(3) R. Adams (Trar) ............(3) T. Blackshaw (Moe) ......(3) T. Birss (Sale) ...............(2) J. Scholtes (Trar) ..........(2) K. Ruyters (Trar) ...........(2) S. Hallyburton (Trar) .....(2) A. Connolly (Moe) .........(2) T. Stern (Warr) ...............(2) D. Grinstead-Jones (Trar)..(2)
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‘ BURRA CUP CONTESTED
SEE PAGE 45
PREMIERSHIP BANNER: from left, coach Paul Carbis acknowledges Shirleyanne Wright, her husband ex-president and life member Glenn Wright’s continued support and involvement in the club by allowing them to hoist the Seniors premiers flag. Right, Shirleyanne and Glenn also had the honour of raising the Reserves flag on Saturday before the first match back this season. Photo by Sam Corothers, Maffra.
Parrots make striking start LEONGATHA Parrots Seniors proved a score of 71 to 59. The first quarter started well for Leongatha at the stronger team in their first game back this season against Maffra, finishing with its home ground on Saturday. SENIORS Leongatha 10.11.71 Maffra 9.5.59
THIRDS Maffra 10.8.68 Leongatha 7.6.48
Leongatha goals: J. Lloyd 3, J. Hopkins 2, C. Dunne, C. Maskell, J. Schelling, J. Ginnane, N. Trotto. Maffra goals: A. Petrou 2, J. Johnstone 2, C. Nettleton 2, H. Holmes, J. Egan, D. Butcher. Leongatha best: S. Forrester, C. Maskell, J. Hopkins, M. Borschman, K. Cooper, B. Willis. Maffra best: K. Renooy, D. Butcher, J. Johnstone, H. Holmes, d. Bedggood, C. Nettleton.
Maffra goals: T. Thatcher 3, T. Bradshaw 2, R. Boyle 1, H. Gravener 1, M. Harrigan 1, Z. Perkins 1, A. Fleming 1. Leongatha goals: J. Lamers 2, S. Kennedy 2, C. Michael 1, N. Harris 1, L. O’Neill 1. Maffra best: A. Fleming, T. Thatcher, T. Bradshaw, S. Atkinson, H. Gravener, Z. Perkins. Leongatha best: A. Krausz, J. Lamers, T. Vanderkolk, M. Portelli, L. O’Neill, T. Davies.
RESERVES Maffra 9.6.60 Leongatha 4.1.25
FOURTHS Leongatha 7.13.55 Maffra 4.2.26
Maffra goals: R. Thatcher 2, M. Dignan 2, S. Bedggood, W. Pleming, L. Carman, J. Reeves, C. Johnson. Leongatha goals: T. Bernaldo 2, L. Wright, J. Monaghan. Maffra best: C. Johnson, J. Edey, J. Whelan, S. Day, J. Reeves, T. Schacht. Leongatha best: T. Bernaldo, J. Monaghan, A. Trotto, J. Ballagh, B. Hastings, S. Forrester.
Leongatha goals: J. Burns 2, F. Materia 2, T. Cumming 1, T. Crocker 1, D. Berryman 1. Maffra goals: Z. Perkins 1, H. Gravener 1, D. Mahoney 1, M. Knobel 1. Leongatha best: T. Crocker, D. Berryman, L. Hickey, D. Hume, H. Kewming, C. Riseley. Maffra best: Z. Perkins, H. Gravener, H. Langford, B. Missen, S. Wain, B. Harrington.
The Parrots had the favour of the breeze which they utilised well to land a couple of goals. It was Maffra that dominated the beginning of the second quarter though, kicking three goals in the first five minutes and one within the first 30 seconds. This levelled up the scores for the two sides. After an initial good start for Maffra, Leongatha was able to slow down its progress and take control of the game, making all the scoring for the remainder of the quarter. Just before half time, Leongatha’s Aaron Hillberg was lost to injury. The player had injured his foot last season and damaged it again on Saturday. The team was a little apprehensive as it was down by one, but it maintained a good game despite losing Hillberg. By the third quarter, the breeze had dropped but was still favouring Leongatha, helping it to make a couple of goals early. However Maffra was determined to stand its Josh Hopkins was another best on field on ground, with each side taking goal for goal for the Saturday, getting plenty of the ball and showremainder of the quarter. Continued on page 51. ing great potential for the season ahead.
Justin Pellicano and Maffra’s Jack Egan both made impressive leaps for the ball, determined to take the ball and win in their first game back on Saturday.